Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30
Local happening.

Local Happenings
BAKE-Group #S Of the Calvary
WSCS will hold bake in front
Of J. c. Penney's Store. on Saturday
morning. July 31st, at $3.50 Viva
Webb, Chairman
BAKE Group No. 3 Of the Cal
vary WSCS will hold a bake in
front of j. G. Penney's Store on
Saturday morning, July 81, at $3.50
o'clock. Viva Webb, chairman
COVERED DISH DINNER-Cir-
Gle No / will hold a covered dish
dinner at Sharp's cottage at Slaugh-
ter Beach on August 4. at $3.50 p,
m. All members are cordially in
vited.
AUCTION SALE - Sponsored BY
Calvary Methodist Church, Satur-
day, August 14th. at 10:30 a. m.
Rain date, Wednesday, August 1S,
at D. M, on Carlisle Zane, beside
Kempie's Dry Cleaning. Furniture
of all types will be auctioned. Pro-
duce and cakes will be on sale.
Lunch counter viii be available
to satisfy your hlnger and thirst.
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CLUB PICNIC - The Shawnee
Home Demonstration Club met at
tSe home of Mrs. Kathryn Algard
on Friday afternoon, July 8. There
was a large number present Plans
were made for the club picnic to
be held on August 18th at the VFW
Home.
The meeting time is A o'clock and
supper will be served at 6. Each
member is to bring a covered dish
and place setting for each guest.
Bring the family and help make
this an enjoyable event. If stormy,
will meet at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. John LeCompte, in Lin
coin.
SENATOR BURRIS BETTER =
The condition Of State Senator
John w. Burris Of Milford and Re-
hoboth Beach. who was stricken
1 with paralysis recently, shows
some Improvement.
Mr.. Burris was stricken at his
summer home at King Charles and
! St. Lawrence streets, Rehoboth
and was unable to walk, although
mentally unaffected.
He was taken TO the Beebe Hos.
pital, Lewes, where he is still &
patient.
Mr.. Burris is a we'll known
/ trucking contractor delivering fooC
supplies to chain stores by regular
/ and refrigerated trucks throughOu
the Delmarva Peninsula. He is ;
Republican.
SCHOOL BOARD RE9RGANIZES
AT the reorganization meeting o
the Milford Board of Education
held recently, w. Dean Kimme
was elected president; Mrs. Her
man r. Phillips. vice president
and DR.. Ramon Cobbs, secretary.
The new board member takin,
the place Of John Roosa is viii
liam " Sipple, Jr. The remain
ing member Of the board is Harr,
Mayhem
& Several vacancies in the facult
of the elementary school, sre I
be filled and applicants for the po
sition are being considered.
New walks and drivewaSs ar
being laid at the school and tn
class rooms are being made read
for the new school term.
Few, If any change will be mad
in the faculty Of the new hig
school.
HOME DAMAGED-Fire. Of ur
determined origin damaged I'll
home Of Mrs, Cleota Wiley, 10
Northeast Second street, last FIR
day at p. m.
The Carlisle Fire Company {
Milford, called by neighbors VIII
observed smoke coming out of II
building, found the fire confined /
a back bedroom where a mattre'
was blazing.
The room was scorched by Il
fire, and the dwelling filled wit
smoke. Mrs. Wiley was away
the time, employed in a Milfol
plant.
Three trucks of.the fire compaI
responded, and while fighting Il
blaze another fire alarm WI
sounded for the North Milfol
dump a short distance away.
One Of the trucks at the fire w
sent to the dump where the bla
was soon extinguished.