Milford chronicle., 1956-01-20

--see1 vas DctlA4 udlldBeQ Dy ure
q undetermined origin early last
Friday morning.
The IRE burned the rear end Of
the dwelling and ate into the in
terror before the Carlisle Fire Com
pany could arrive.
The iremen placed damages at
about $500.
BOND ISSUE LOST - John M
Clayton School district voted down
l7a TO AZ the proposed S150. 900 bond
issue Tor school improvements at
Ihe referendum held at the school
saturday from ] to p. m.
The $4,000 was the share the
district was to pay in a $375 900
building program which included
the addition of six class rooms, az
riculture and mechanic shops and
other additions and remodeling.
COSTLY WALK ~ James Horton.
Milton, who had been serving q
term Of three months in Sussex
County Prison for petit larceny,
was given an additional sentence
Of three months by Judge Isaac d.
Short in Court Of Common Pleas
recently for escape.
Horton walked of the prison
farm on December 20, after serving
only a brief portion Of his original
and was returned on jan
uary z. He Will now be confined uE-
til June L.
Elwood Cooper, ROxana, was fined
SIS and costs after pleading guilty
to assault and battery with his fist
on Ralph II. West at Vests home
at Ocean View on Christmas Day.
"OYER THE T0P1 - Kent Coun-
ty Republicans were CONGRATULATED
this week at planning meeting Of
the Salute Eisenhower Committee
as the first county group in the
state to go over the estimate set
for their attendance at the 500 per
plate Salute Eisenhower Dinner,
this evening at 1880 p. m, at the
Scottish Rite Cathedral on Lea
Boulevard near Market Street.
Reports on anticipated attend
1nce were furnished at a meeting
Of the committee at the Hotel Rod
hey, where the dinner chairman,
Barton K. Feroe, reported that adj
rance reservations have passed the
800 mark total for the state.
George j. Shul2, Salute to Eisen-
loWer chairman for Kent County,
'eported for his group.
WATER SPORTS CLUB
indian River Water Sports Club,
which numbers among its members
1oating enthusiasts from all over
Delaware as we'll as from a number
# other states, viii hold its fourth
annual banquet and dance on Sat
lrday, February 18th.
While the club centers its SUM
ner season activities at Riverdale
Beach, near AGillsboro, the mid
winter dance will be held at the
Royal Oak Hotel, seven miles south
If Wilmington on Route 13, oppo-
ute the old Black Cat. This site
vas chosen as more convenient to
ne residences of most of the men,
,ers.
Reservations can be made with +.
lr. Walter G. Crawford, 431 Forest
)r1Ve, Wilmington 4, or with Mr..
feorge w. Rogers, sol East 18th
treet, Wilmington 2. Delaware.
KENT BOARD - The new Kent !,
ounty Department of Elections or
anized Tuesday with the election
t Winfred Hughes, Hartly, as
hartman, and J. Clement BoWdle,
lover, as secretary. Mrs. Blanche
ahall, Harrington, was named
Jerk.
After the organization, the mem
ers discussed the new registration
aws.
The other members, in addition
Mr.. Hughes, are: w Frank Haz-
|, Smyrna: John F. Mcdonald. Do
er; Earle n. Faulkner, Rising Sun:
Ola n d wilkinson, Wyoming:
gorge B. Vincent, Pennington:
ames H. Latchum. Milford: and
oward r. Moore, Lynch HEIGHTS.
r Mcdonald and Mr.. Moore are
le two Republican members of the
They and Mrs. Faulk-
er are hOld0vers from the old
Dard which was replaced by an
It of the present State Legislature.
CHICKEN FESTIVAL n Ocean
ity, Nd, has been selected as the
te for the 1856 Delmarva Chicken
estival, it was announced this
eek by Ray Murphy, president Of
le poultry association.
Laurel, Del, had also put in a
ID for the festival, which annually
tracts thousands Of visitors to its
lree-day program.
The site was selected at a meet
Ig at the Poultry Exchange Build
lg in Selbyville.
Dates selected for the festival are
Inc 20 through %. The Wednes-
~ through Friday period is
lange from previous festivals
hich have been held Monday
trough Wednesday.
Mr.. Murphy also announced the
election Of Sterling White, manag-
OF the RalstOn-Purina plant at
elmar, as finance chairman for
e grouD's NDelmarva Poultry Boos-
r Day Banquet. Date for the S1OO-
'r-Dlate dinner has not been set.
POWELL 10 RETIRE IL Samuel
Powell, chief of the Milford Po-
e Force, announced recently that
viii not be candidate for re-
InOintment.
He said that since he has been
lef OF the Milford police depart
snt for 1e years, after serving
tn the state pelice for many pre-
Jus years. he has concluded it is
ne for him ~ retire.