Milford chronicle., 1954-01-29

viving the program, "The Story
Train, which was given several
years ago. It will be a Is week
series, from January 10th to April
10th. The station is WDEL and the
time is 11.45 to 1900 every Satur-
DAY. Miss Margaret Elliott, Chill
dren's Librarian from the New
Castle County Library, is telling
the stories.
PARDON BOARD - The State
Board Of Pardons last Thursday de-
MED an application of Howard
Reed, who is serving a two-year
sentence in the New Castle County
/ WOrkhOuse on an assault charge.
for communication of the sentence to
one year.
Reed was sentenced in the New
Castle County Superior Court last
July 20, the sentence to terminate
on July q, 1866.
! GIL LOANS-Loans made to Della
ware veterans, with the aid of fed
eraI guarantees provided through
the Veterans Administration, to-
tailed S96,851,S18, in the period
from 1916 to last Dec. %, it was
reported this week By Thomas II.
StllweL, VA regional office man
ager.
The loans numbered 1922. in
GLIDING 40 home loans committed
during the 80 days ending Dec. 25.
The ITO amounted to $1,S88, 795.
KIWANIS-At a recent meeting
OF the Delmar Kiwanis Club the
following new officers were INSTALL
ed by Robert Lockerman, a past
president: Cleveland Hildebrand.
president; Luther Mitchell, vice
president; Robert Lockerman, sec
rotary, and Bonnie Wooteen, trea-
surer.
The board of directors includes
Herman Elzey, Ernest Timmons,
past immediate president; the Rev.
Charles w. Branford, E. Bloxom
Daugherty E. Grant Perry, William
Truitt and Frank BOnsall, Jr.
Guests at the dinner meeting
were William OFT of Salisbury and
Bruce HenricksOn, instructor in
music at the Delmar school. Mr..
HenricksOn will be the guest speak
er at the next meeting of the XII
wants Club.
JAP SPEAKS-Members of the
Dover Rotary Club heard a talk
by Hajime HirOi, graduate of Kobe
College of Commerce, Japan, de-
scribing his visit to the United
States to study the educational
system.
In discussing the aims of the
present Japanese educational sys-
TEN, Mr.. HirOi stated that the fun
damental detectives are based on
the philosophy of democracy and
include the development of the
personality of students, teaching
them the proper respect for others
emphasizing love of truth and JUS
tee in building the state and So
clety, and matchmaking in the STU
dents an Independent spirit.
Mr.. HirOi was accompanied bv
JlntarO KataOka of the ministry of
education of Japan who was the
guest of John Shilling. The re-
Spouse was given by John S.
Charlton, who also led group sing
ing.
DELMAR CLUB-Mrs. Oscar M.
Thomas greeted about 20 members
and guests of the New Century
Club of Delmar at its annual birth
DAY luncheon in the social hall of
the First Methodist Church, served
by the members of the WSCS.
Following the luncheon, Mrs.
Milton Yerkes of Laurel, secretary
OF the Delaware State Federation
OF Women's Clubs, spoke briefly
on the work at Delaware Colony
by the women volunteer workers.
Mrs. George NJ. Nelson is club
chairman for that work.
A short play, ooh, Doctor. was
presented under the direction of
Mrs. Newell Johnson, program
chairman, with the roles being
taken by Mrs. Stanely Dashiell.
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Morris, Mrs.
r. X. Ellis, Mrs. Burns Marvil,
Mrs. John Tomlinson, Mrs. Ever
EFT Galloway, and Mrs. Johnson.
The club chorus, with Mrs. L.
V. Sohler as sOloist, and Mrs. Flo
renee Maddox, Mrs. Harrison
Jones, Mrs. George Sparrow, Mrs.
Tomlinson, Mrs. Miles TempletOn.
and Mrs. Richard Cullen, sang. ac-
companied by Mrs. Nelson.
In Charge of the annual event
were Mrs. ]. R. Locates, hostess
chairman; Mrs. Tomlinson. music
chairman; Mrs. Jack West. chair
man of decorations, and Mrs. John
son Ill charge of the program.
NEW CASTLE DAY-Miss Mari
on K. Graham, general chairman of
the 1854 observance of "a Dav In
Old New Castle" on May Is, has
announced the chairman of several
subcommittee assisting in arrange
ments for the event which will
take place on Saturday, May Is.
Heading the committee on host
esses are Mrs. Charles r. LaFrance.
Mrs. Dorothy Miller, Mrs. George
h. Kleaver, and Mrs. Cyrus PYLE.
Window displays are in charge of
Mrs. Benjamin N. Jackson while
Mrs. Thomas HOlcomb, II, is chair
man. of the mailing committee.
Co-chairman Of reservations are
Miss Sophie ClOthier and Mrs. Lew
is Booker with Mrs. Florence s.
Haul taking charge of compliment
tary tickets. Mrs. George A. HYDE
Will supervise flower arrangements
and Miss Ruthanna Hindes heads
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