Milford chronicle., 1956-04-27
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

MATINEE RACING - The Ad-
-Simpler-War VFW Post No.
5000 of FELTON, will sponsor matt
nee racing Saturday, April 2S,
starting at 1870 on the Walters
race track located on the Canter-
/ Magnolia Road. Admission,
75e.
| CARNIyAl = The Sophomore
Carnival will be held in the
Georgetown High School Auditor
ium on Friday evening, May 4, at
700 o'clock. Special features are
the selection of a Queen for the
Georgetown High School, a talent
show and carnival booths.
KENT AYR-C. Edward Duffy
of Wilmington, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, will
address a dinner meeting of the
Kent County Young Republican
Club to be held Tuesday evening,
May 8, at 700 o'clock. The event
will be held at Alexander's Res
taurant, Dover. Frank Fleming,
newly elected president of the
sponsoring group states that tick
cts are now on sale and may be
/ purchased from any club member
For further information regarding
tickets, phone Harold Remley, Do
yer 560S.
i NOTICE TO MARINERS - No
tice is hereby given that the draw
span of the state highway bridge
across the Lewes and Rehoboth
Canal at Lewes, Delaware, will be
| closed to navigation for the pur-
pose of making necessary repairs
to the bridge.
The work will be in progress for
i approximately thirty-six hours.
The bridge will be closed to navi-
CATION from 800 a. m, April %,
to 800 p. M, April "a.
The bridge has a clearance of
SO feet at mean high water when
in closed position. Masters of ves-
sells are cautioned to be guided ac-
cordingly.
/ TEA-The silver and musical tea
i given by the Eastern Sussex COun-
ty Soroptimist Clubs on Sunday
was a financial and social success.
The affair took place at the Greig-
Sinclair home on Columbia avenue,
Rehoooth, and was attended by a
large crowd of interested friends.
Artists for the afternoon were Miss
Mary Greig, organist; William
Hayes, cellist; Mrs. Florence Salin,
pianist, and Mrs. Margaret Stam-
baugh, pianist, all of Rehoboth
The Greig-Sinclair home lends it
self very beautifully to any occa-
sion, and the charm of it was one
of the pleasures that the Afternoon
afforded. The proceeds will go to
ward a future home for aged wo
J men that the members of the club
hope to build.
II SPECTACULAR BLAZE = Fire
of undetermined origin, swept the
! warehouse of the Selbyyille Fur.
riture Company last Thursday af-
ternoon, destroying the rear Sec
tion of the structure and burning
large shipments of household fur
nishings, some of which had been
delivered only that morning.
The warehouse, on Church street
in the center of town, is separated
from the furniture store by a fire
wall so that the stock in the store
was only slightly damaged by
smoke.
i Two apartments IN the same
building and a baroer shop were
also damaged.
4 The fire was a spectacular one
and could be seen as far away as
Fenwick Island.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
the G. Estelle Wheeless Scholar
ship offered by the Delaware Lii
brary Association are invited to
get in touch with the Scholarship
Committee before May first.
The scholarship, established in
. 1851 in memory of Miss Wheeless,
assistant librarian of the dupont
Technical Library, is offered an
nually to resident of Delaware
who has been graduated from an
accredited college and who has
been accepted by, or enrolled IN
an accredited library school.
The money is awarded for one
year only but the recipient may
, apply for further aid in succeeding
years if satisfactory scholastic
work is done. The Scholarship
! Committee will select candidates
for recommendation on the basis
of their scholastic records Ia high
school and college, as evidenced
by official transcripts, and on basis
of need, personality and promise
as ascertained by a personal inter.
view
All inquiries should be address
ed to Miss Dorcas H. Cheavens
Chairman, Scholarship Committee
Delaware Library Association, cir
; DUPONT Technical Library, Room
3155 DUPONT Building, Wilmington
Delaware, before May 1, 1856. Al
application blank will then be
mailed TO those interested.
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