Milford chronicle., 1955-07-15

HEALTH CLINICS - July is,
1855: Well Child Conference, Dover,
Health Unit, Ala S. State Street,
100 p. IN. Call Dover 5711, Ext.
10 for appointments.
July 19, 1855: Venereal Disease
Clinic, Milford, Health Unit. Shore
Theater Building, 1880 a. m.-12:30
p. M; Crippled Children's Clinic,
Dover, Health Unit. Ala S. State
Street, $3.50 a. m.
July 20, 1855: Chest Clinic, Do
yer, Health Unit. Ala S. State
Street, 10000 a. m.
July 81. 1855: Cancer Detection
Center, Dover, Health Unit. Ala S.
State Street, 9:45-11:45 a. m. and
12:45-2:45 p. m. This service is for
women 25 years OF age and over.
Call Dover 4S22 for appointments.
REHOBOTH BOARD = John A.
McManus was reelected president
of the Rehoboth Special District
Board of Education at the recent re-
organization meeting.
Jay ID. Wingate was named vice
president.
The board approved the purchase
of more band uniforms, new cur
tains for the stage. and fiuorescent
lighting for several classrooms.
1t was decided to employ wo-
man teacher of physical educa-
ton for the coming year. who would
also assist with some of the
seventh grade academic classes.
This was in conformity with recon-
mendations of the Middle States As
sociation's visiting committee to re-
lieve the crowding of the seventh
grade.
The board is still seeking teach
er of mathematics because of the
recent resignation of Miss Isabel
Ross.
BEACH PARTY - The Young
People of the Bethany Church OF
the Brethren will be hosts for a
district youth beach party at Lewes
Saturday, August 20. Plans were
made when the local Church of the
Brethren Youth Fellowship group
held an outing on Lewes Beach
Wednesday evening.
Kenneth Layton of Milford and
Eugene Baker of Greenwood will
serve as co-chairmen on arrange
ments when young people from six
churches in the Mardela district
are expected to attend. The program
will begin at 3 o'clock with swim
ming. A supper will be served at 6
O'Clock and camp fire will be ar
ranged. Miss Edith Hemstead, of
Greenwood will lead devotions, and
Miss Ellen Petersen, Houston, is in
charge of group singing. Richard
Melvin will secure refreshments.
Miss Carol Ann Mcdaniel, Mil
ton, had charge of the meeting on
Tuesday About 20 young people
were present.
WATER RESOURCES - State
geologist Johan ]. Croft announced
today that an extensive report on
: the water resources of Northern
! Delaware is now being prepared
and will be published about July
of next year.
The survey will consider service
; water resources, including White
> and Red Clay Creeks, the Brandy
wine River and other streams as
well as a study of ground water
supplies available to New Castle
Countians. Another section Of the
report will deal with the economics
Of water management.
Mr.. Groot and w. C. Rasmussen
will be the principal authors Of the
report, but other geologists may
also make contributions since the
work is being jointly conducted by
1.-THE Delaware State and the United
States Geological Surveys.
The report should be of consid-
! erable interest to residents OF
Northern Delaware in view of the
rapid growth of industrial and resi-
Dental areas-all of which are de-
: pendent upon large supplies OF
: good water.
RECREATION HEAD - George
IS. Schollenberger has been en-
ployed by the Board OF Education
of the Laurel Special School Dis
trict to organize a recreation pro-
gram for July and August Boys
and girls from 10 years of age and
up may participate. The hours will
be from 8 a. m. to noon and from
I1:30 to 4:30 p. m, Mondays
through Fridays. Mr. Schollenberg-
} er also plans to organize an adult
7 program. along with instructions
: in Legion and Little League base
! ball, several nights a week.
: This overall recreation program
will be held at the Laurel Public
School and also at the Centenary
: Methodist Church playground. A
new hardball diamond and two
, softball diamonds have been plan
ned at the school. The Centenary
! playground is also being readied
for the program. Both places are
now open and the public is invited
to use them.
Some of the activities include
paddle, deck and table tennis.
croquet, putter golf. volley ball.
and badminton. 1t is planned to
keep the program at the school in
operation in rainy as well as nice
weather.