Milford chronicle., 1955-04-08

dance sponsored by the Houston
Cardinal All Club on Saturday
night was very successful. ChoeO-
late milk was sold as refreshments.
There we're over sixty boys and
girls present. All had a wonderful
time. The proceeds Of $4,000 will
be given to the Crippled Children's
Fund to be used for the Fairlee
Home. A part will also be given to
the Heart Fund.
EASTER HOURS - The Del
aware State Museum in Dover will
observe Sunday visiting hours on
Good Friday, April s, and be open
from until p. m. The Museum
viii be closed on Easter Sunday,
April 10, in observance of this re-
ligious day.
The Museum now comprises
three exhibit buildings containing
displays relating to the historic, So
eial, and economic past Of the First
State, as we'll as some exhibits de-
voted to current activities here.
MUSEUM CLOSED-The Zwaan.
endael Museum at LeWes will be
closed to the visiting public on Eas-
ter Sunday and Easter Monday, it
has been announced by the museum
receptionist, Mrs. Dorothy L. Givan.
Starting again on Tuesday, April
II, the regular visiting hours will
be resumed. They are daily, except
Mondays, from Tuesdays through
Saturdays between 10000 a. m. and
5:SO p. m, and on Sundays from
1880 p. m. to $50 o'clock. The mu-
scum is normally closed on Nom
days.
UNDERWRITERS - The recent
ly organized Life Underwriters AS
sOciatiOn Of Kent and Sussex Coun-
ties was presented with its charter
at a luncheon meeting in Alexan-
! der's Restaurant this week.
The charter was presented by DR..
Carl Bremen, Wilmington, presi-
dent Of the Continental Life Insur-
ance Company on behalf Of the Nat
ional Life Underwriters Association
and was received by John w. Tar
bell, Dover, president Of the new
chapter.
The officers Of the Kent-Sussex
group are: Mr.. Tarbell, president: /:
John N. Sparks, Jr., Middletown,
treasurer, and John G.. Davis, Do
yer, secretary.
FREDERICA SCHOOL - The
State Board of Health will hold
their annual pre-schOol examina-
tions at the Frederick (Whitel
School on Wednesday, April 18th,
at 1000 a. m.
The Kent County Health Unit an
nOunces that these examinations
are for those children who will be
entering school for the arst time
this fall.
/ Booster doses Of the D. P. T. vac
cine (Which protects against dipth-
! iberia, pertussis and tetanus) and
OF smallpox vaccine will be admins
tered. The American Academy OF
Pedtatrics recommends that a boost
er dose Of d. p. I. be given every
three years until a child is 10 years
old, while the smallpox vaccination
should be repeated every five years.
PRINCESS LOSES - Blonde To-
anne Sakowski, Delaware's Cherry
Blossom princess, came within 4
few inches Of being queen of the
Washington Cherry Blossom Festi-
val recently, but the wheel Of for
tune, spun by Vice President Rich.
ard M. Nixon, stopped with the
needle pointing to Maine, lust q
hand-span away from Delaware.
Mr.. Nixon then crowned JEANNE
Raymond of Maine, queen Of the
festival for 1866 at a bali in the
ShOreham Hotel highlighting the
annual festival, quipping that 'the
wheel of fortune proves that az
Maine goes, so goes the nation"
Miss SakOWski wore a coral.
colOred strapless gown, and was
escorted by First 1t. Ted Coying.
ton, Regular Army officer station,
I ed at Fort McNair.