Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware
COKESBuRY SLIPPER

COKESBURY SUPPER - The
Cokesbury Church will serve a
turkey, chicken and dumpling sup
per on Saturday, May Ia, starting
at p. m, on the Georgetown
Bridgeville Highway at Cokesbury
Community House. Price. $100.
Get your tickets at the door. Ev-
eryone invited.
A SAD AFFAIR-The body of
construction worker who was kill
ed at Rehoboth last Sunday night
in fight with aonther worker.
his cousin, has been shipped to his
home in Bakersville, N. c.. by the
Atkins Funeral Home of Lewes.
In addition TO his parents. he
is survived by a brother, George
Garland, and two cousins, Roy
and Ernest Garland, also members
of the same construction group liv-
ing the McQuay Apartments in Re-
hoboth, when Upton Garland was
sta bbed by his cousin, Roy.
B0GGS APPOINTMENT - &C..
j. Caleb Boggs announced this
week the reappointment of DR.. ].
Draper Brown, Centreville, as
member of the State Highway De-
partment for a term of six years.
The new term started this week.
DR.. Brown, who maintains dem
tai offices in Wilmington, is now
completing his first term of six
years as a member of the depart
ment, his first appointment having
been made by former Gov Ebert
N. Carvel in 1949.
DR.. Brown, a Republican, is the
fifth member of the State Highway
Department to be named by Cover
nor Boggs, two of them being re-
appointments.
WINS HElFER = A purebred
Ayrshire heifer has been awarded
to Frederick Bailey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Bailey of near Bridge
vile, for series of home project
programs.
Young Bailey, an 18th grade
student in Bridgeville School,
student in the Bridgeville High
the Sears, Roebuck Foundation for
Dairy Herd Improvement. His pro-
jects included the raising of broil-
ers, soybeans and corn. He is a
member of the Bridgeville Future
Farmers Of America under the su-
pervision of Leland Milspaw, tea
| cher.
Conditions of the award include
the understanding that the ami
malls first calf must be returned
to the state Future Farmers .of
| America organization so it may be
given to winner at future date.
FUND DRIVE-A drive to raise
funds for the John Dickinson
House Memorial Library will be
launched this week by the Della
ware Federation of Women's
Clubs, it was announced this week.
The federation held it's state con-
vention at Laurel yesterday and
| for the first time, stationery bear
ing the Dickinson House. Kingston
| Upon-Hull, was placed on sale. All
profits realized will go toward the
memorial funds.
Mrs. Chester IT. Dickerson,
| former member of the State Lii
| brary Commission and Federation
chairman for the memorial fund
said this week that the cut from
which the reproduction of the fam
! Gus home of the 'Penman of the
Revolution" is taken comes from
an engraving used by former Gov
ernor Ebert N. Carvcl on his 1852
Christmas card.
HEALTH CLINICS - May 8.
1855: Well Child Conference, Dover.
Healt Unit, Ala S. State Street, 100
p. m. Call Dover Sill, Ext. 10, for
appointments.
May 10, 1855: veneral Disease
Clinic. Dover, Health Unit, Ala S.
State Street, 300 p. M; Venereal
Disease Clinic, Milford Health I'm
it, Shore Theater Building, 1870
a. m. to 1890 p. m.
| May IL, 1855: Cancer Detection
Center, FELTON,, Community Hall,
9:45-11:45 a. m. and 12:45-2:45 p.
m. Call FELTON, 1898 for appoint
ments. This service is for women
% years of age and over; Pre-
School Immunization, Dover, Holy
Cross, $3.50 a. m.
May IL, 1855: Well Child Con-
ference (W), Milford, Health Unit.
Shore Theater Building, 100 p. m;
Cancer Detection Center. Dover.
Health Unit, Ala S. State Street.
9:45-11:45 a. m. and 12:45-2.45 p.
M. Call Dover 1922 for appoint
ments. This service is for women rs
years of age and over.
May 10, 1855: Chest Clinic, Mil
ford, Health Unit, Shore Theater
Building, 1000 a. m. and 100 p. m.