Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04

Mrs. c. Linden McIlVaine, intro
duced Mrs. John cambridge who
gave an illustrated talk on French
Morocco and exhibited a number
of articles from there, which she
brought back to the states when
she returned some months ago. Mrs.
cambridge lived in the French
Morocco for some time. Among the
articles exhibited were trays and
candelabra made by Arab natives;
Fatima girls robes, a collection of
dolls representing various tribes in
the locality where she lived. She
showed cOlOred slides which gave
interesting views of living con-
ditiOns, habits and customs Of the
people.
The publicity committee, headed
by Mrs. Ralph S. Baker. is conduct
ing a committee attendance contest,
which began last week and will
run the remainder of the current
year. Last week the Fine Arts COM
mittee headed the list with 88
per cent attendance. According to
Mrs. Baker, special recognition will
be accorded to those who bring
absentee members to the meetings.
The next meeting of the George
town New Century Club will be a
business session to be held Febru-
airy 3. at 200 p. m.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Levin NJ. White, Of
RehobOth, formerly of Georgetown,
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Barbara
Ann White to Gordon c. Hale, son
of Mrs. Eva Hale and the late
| Charles Hale, of Cleveland, Ohio.
Miss White is a member of the
senior class in RehObOth High
School. Mr.. Hale attended st.
Petersburg High School, in st.
Petersburg, Florida. After serving
in the U. S. Army for two years
he resumed his former position
with the New York Central, where
he had been employed for five years
prior to entering the service.
The wedding will take place in
June.
DR.. Robert Teeter, of the Live
stock Sanitation Division of the
State Board of Agriculture was
guest speaker for the Georgetown
MillsborO Rotary Club last week.
DR.. Teeter gave a comprehensive
resume Of work done in the state
on the control of BrucellOsis in
dairy herds in Delaware. He ex-
planned the nature Of the disease,
how treated and steps taken by the
State Board of Agriculture to pre-
vent spread of disease to other
herds and also told of how tests
/ were made on the herds and results
obtained.
Alden Short, was program chair
man and the speaker was intro
duced by Robert A. Short, Of
! Georgetown, a member Of the State
Board of Agriculture, who was re-
Gently appointed for a three year
term. by Gov. Boggs.
Over 200 were in attendance for
the January meeting Of the George
town Parent Teachers Association
held in the high school. Thirty
pupils of the school, from classes
in both the elementary and high
school participated in the program
giving talks on the activities Oi
the school program in general; the
part students play in the various
school groups as we'll as in schOlas-
tic and athletic activities.
The 9Th grades Of Mrs. Margaret
Henderson and Mrs. Mary Bailey
topped other grades in percentage
/ OF parental attendance in the meet
ing. This is the second time Mrs
HendersOn's room has had the high
hOnOrs. The $500 prize awarded
for the highest percentage Of pa
rental attendance was voted to be
turned over to the March of Dimes
campaign for funds.
J. Herbert Nichols, principal OF
, the elementary school acted as
moderator of the panel of students
participating in the program.
Following the program there
was a social hour for parents anC