Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13

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was stressed as the Outstanding fea-
ture Of any Rotary Club by Rey-
nolds Pratt, past president at the
meeting Of the Smyrna club recent-
".
He outlined plans for programs
during the year, and said that the
committee includes, in addition to
himself, Howard Pletsch, James
VESSEL and William Willis. He am
nounced that Sept 26 will be dis
trict governors night.
DINER BLAZE -Firemen OF the
Robbins Hose Company were called
out recently to extinguish a blaze
within an outside wall Of the new
Hollywood Diner on u. s. 13 on
the east outskirts Of Dover.
Chief William A. Hayes. who es-
timated the damage at 500, said
it apparently started from an oven
in the kitchen. The fremen had to
rip two aluminium panels from the
heavily insulated outside wall to
get water to the fire.
KIDDIE PET SHOW-The eighth
annual children's pet show, spon-
sored by the Dover YMCA, will be
held at the Water Street Recreation
Center on Wednesday. August is.
at D. m, Elmo Hackett, play
ground supervisor, has announced.
Prizes will be awarded for the
/ prettiest, funniest, smartest and
most unusual pets Entry blanks
may be obtained at the Water Street
playground The dealine for entries
will be Tuesday, August IT,
/ CHURCH SU PPE r. Nelson's
/ Methodist Church is the first in the
Delmar area to announce the date
Of its ham, chicken and oyster sup
per It viii be held Saturday, Oct.
2. beginning at p. m. Last fall,
more than 500 people were served
at the Nelson supper.
Mount Hermon Methodist church,
near Delrnar has chosen Sept. 25
, as the date Of it's fall chicken and
I dumping and oyster supper, with
serving to start as early as 3 p. m.
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ANTIQUE SHOW-The fifth an
nual Antique Show sponsored by
! the parish Of All Saints Episcopal
Church Of Rehoboth Beach will be
a four-day affair this time, August
1921.
The shows, originated by Mrs.
, Mae Hall McCabe in 1949. are held
Z in the parish house on Olive Ave-
nue.. This years general chairman
is G. Woodrow EllingsWorth, assist
! ed by willard S. Yarnall Both are
members Of the church vestry.
A patron and patrOness list is
being compiled by Mrs. Carl Hen
: ming, to be included in a special
= catalogue for the four-day show.
. CHESWOLD FIRE-Fire destroy
+ ed two small barns on a farm o.
= Denney's Road owned by the Rev
4. Joseph Ravy Of Dover and tenante
Il by Mrs Mary Benson last Sundal
The loss was estimated at 5000
4 The blaze, of undetermined origin
o leveIed one barn before firemen ar
+ rived and had almost destroyed tn
v second. Firemen from CheswolC
8 Ieipsic, and Dover kept it frOI
h spreading to four other buildings
: including the house, within a ~
e foot radius.
0 The loss is partially covered b
e insurance. Smyrna firemen stood 3
: at the CheswoId firehouse Will
that Company battled the fire.
+ TIMBER WASTE State Foreste
i w. T. Taber told the recent Dove
d Kiwanis Club meeting that los
e from wasteful harvesting and man
II agement of timberlands is abou
L four times that Of naturally-cause
: losses.
d Mr.. Taber pointed out that tim
Der is a crop that should be sub
.e iect to the same management prin
4 ciples that have proved rewardin
10 in agricultural enterprise. He de
re scribed the propaganda" tha
Americas boundless forests ar
" crying for human exploitation"
st He said that, although the move
I'd ment to conserve Americas fOrel
re resources was started rs years ag'
IS. Delaware did not create its Stat
e. Forestry Department until 1927 an
e. still does not grant 1t suhicieE
lg funds to carry out its assigned dt
e ties.
de He listed the duties of the depar
in ment, including conservation. edt
m cation, announcement Of consei
vation practices, and "answerin
rs the question, what is wrong wit
he my tree?
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