Milford chronicle., 1956-01-06
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Deluware


UNITED CHURCH WOMEN -
Today in Peoples Congregational
Church in Dover the state organi-
cation Of United Church Women
is holding an all day meeting, be-
ginning at ten O'Clock. Mrs. Paul
F. Turner. Of Wilmington. is pre-
siding over the two sessions, which
viii terminate at three o'clock. A
report Of the Seventh Annual Ma
tional Assembly held in Cleveland.
Ohio, in September, viii be given
by Che official delegates from Del
aware, in which the atmosphere,
action and aspirations Of the
meeting VII be highlighted.
WIFE BEATER--A Dover Air
Force Base airman on MoHday was
before Alderman c. R. Dempsey
twice within a tw0-hour period on
charges Of assault and battery fil-
ed by his wife.
At the first hearing George G.
Markham, 27. who lives on South
Kirkwood street, near Division,
Dover, was fined SIS and costs.
His wife swore out a warrant,
charging her husband had beaten
her. That was around noon. Mark
ham paid the fine and returned
home whereupon, according to the
wife, he again beat her for having
him arrested.
Markham found himself again
before Alderman Dempsey who
imposed a dne Of $50 and costs in
the second round Of the domestic
fracas.
ZONE MEETINGS - MS. Sran-
vile Tyndall, presidenf Of Dover
District Woman's Society of1 Chris
tian Service, announces 1ifat zone
meetings will be held in the dis
trict as follows:
Zone / on january 6 (this eve
ning) in Christ Church, Laurel, at
seven-thirty.
Zone 3 on Monday, January l6,
in Wyoming Methodist Church,
Wyoming, at 1880.
Zone 4 on Friday, January 90, in
Antiock Methodist Church, Frank
ford, at 1880.
Zone 6 on Monday, January 23,
in Grace Church, Milton, at 1880.
Zone en- Monday, January 80,
III Greenwood Church, Greenwood,
at 1880.
All districts in the Peninsula
Conference have been 2oned for
the purpose of coordinating the
work of the WSCS and to promote
more effective reporting of the
work Of each individual society.
OFFICERS PICKED ~ Th e
Leweg Fire Department has elect
ed new officers, directors, and mem-
bers of the ambulance corps for
the ensuing year
New Ofdcers are: Donald r. JEFF
fersOn, president; Emory Britting-
ham, vice president: Thornton
ShipIey, secretary, and r. Edward
Moore, Jr., treasurer. w. II. Brit
tingham, Jr., is the new fre chief,
and his four assistants are Jasper
Wingate, Henry Baynum, p. Win
field Brittingham, and Ralph Bar
niger.
William T. Lowe is chief engi-
neer, assisted by Walter Smith,
Bryan Pepper, Virden Maull, and
Preston Foskey. Baringer was
named fire recorder, and Kenneth
White superintendent of supplies.
Directors elected are: D. r. JEFF
erson, w. H. Birmingham, Jr., VIII
liam 4. Lowe. Thornton A. Shipler,
and r. E. Moore, Jr.
AS captain of the ambulance
squad, Carroll G. NAPLES was nam
ed, and r. Edward Moore, Jr, is
lieutenant. D. +. Jefferson is sec
retary- treasurer, and William Ste
venson is instructor in first aid.
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NOMINEES LISTED II A nomi-
mating committee will suggest Of
ficers for the coming year at the
annual dinner meeting of the Sus-
sex County Dairymen interested in
artificial breeding, to be held in
the Coolspring Community Hall on
Thursday night, January 19.
Nominating committee consists
Of: Medford G. Calhoun, of Green
wood, chairman; Edward L. Ochels,
Seaford, and ]. Nailor Walls Of
Milton.
Other committee members an
nounced by Allison Davis, Green
wood, chairman for the occasion,
are:
Dinner, James Hudson, Milton,
chairman, Charles T. Pepper, Mil
ton; program, Hammond G. Benz
nett, Milford, chairman. William r.
Thompson, Jr., Rehoboth, ard Ed
ward Bailey, fredericksburg; at
tendance, Dudley Walker, Milton
chairman, R. Y Stallard, seaford,
William N. Hopkins. Lewes, F. T.
Warrington, Georgetown, Allison
Davis, Greenwood, Thomas r.
Jones, Milford, Charles Z. Vest,
Frankford, and Woodrow Murray,
Dagsboro; publicity, William n.
Hopkins, Lewes. chairman, and
Willis Richie, Dover.
Home Demonstrators