Milford chronicle., 1956-09-14

ference Missions of the Council of
Church Women which will take
place in St Stephens Lutheran
Church in Wilmington on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday, September
%, "a and 25. An interesting pro-
gram With prominent speakers has
been arranged. Mrs. Harry B. Hy-
gate is chairman of the conference
committee and a large group of
church men and women are assist
ing. This is am important confer
ence for people of all churches.
The addresses made by the speak
ers are on important places in the
world where missions are being
carried on, making the subject,
whether home or international, i'm
portant and interesting 10 all.
JASON SCHOOL = The William
c. Jason Comprehensive High
School, serving the colored stu
dents of the county, reported am
initial registration of 542 ON the
opening day last week.
Registration at the close of the
school year in June was 615, and
officials of the school state that
the final figure this year will un-
doubtedly go beyond ahad number.
There is also special class pro-
vided for handicapped students
with an attendance of 49,
The Jason school begins with
Grade and CARRIES on the pro-
grams of junior and senior high
schools. The largest class regis
tration was 123 for Grade with
III for Grade 10.
WORKSHOP - The fall work
shop for Chapter members of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will be held in the parish
house of Christ Church in Dover
on Saturday, September %, begin
ming at ten-thirty. Each State
Chairman will be ON hand to well
come the corresponding chairman
of each Chapter. An outline of the
work of the coming year will be
the business of the day. A full
meeting is anticipated. Reserva-
tions for luncheon may be made
with Mrs. Aida Price, Dover. by
Wednesday,, September Is. Ques-
tions, special ideas and projects
growing out of the group meetings
of the day will conclude the work
| shop.
SCOUT GIFTS - Advance gifts
kickoff for Georgetown, Milton.
Lewes and Rehobotih in the 1857
Boy Scout fund campaign, was held
last Wednesday at the Ocean House
in Lewes.
Robert w. Tunnell, chairman of
the advance gifts division for
Georgetown, announced his work
ers as follows:
Team /, Harold w. T. Purnell.
captain; James e. Goslee, Jr., Will
liam @. Sloan, Mayor Harvey B.
Spicer, John Purnell and Howard
S. Abbott, workers
Team 2, William II. Henderson,
captain; Linwood C. Penuel, James
Proudfoot, Robert Snowden, and
Julius C. Green.
Team 3, Ralph S. Baker, captain;
F. Glen Grain, William B. Steven
son, Lloyd Hearn, William Swartz
and Russell ID. Jones, workers.
IMPROVEMENTS - The State
Highway Department has awarded
a contract to James Julian, Inc,
of Elsmere, for the improvement
of the streets in the vicinity of the
Legislative Building in Dover, ac-
cOrding to an announcement by
r. A. Haber, Chief Engineer of the
Department.
AT the same time it was also an
nounced that a contract has been
awarded to Edgell Construction
Company of Dover for the improve
ment of three dirt roads in Kent
County.
These concerns submitted the
low bids on these projects when
bids we're recently opened for them
by the Department. Tine llow bid of
the Legislative Building streets
was $274,749, while the low bid on
the three Kent County roads was
| sS1, 1920.
C0NTEST-A whats The An
swer" Contest-leading to prizes
valued at nearly S25,000-and cleo
tions of local board and Farm
Home Advisory Committee mem
bers, will be among the highiights
os the annual Southern States
membership meeting for the Har-
/ ringAn area 20 be held at 800
D. M. EDST, September 18th at
Harrington High School, Har-
rington. The session is being
sponsored by Southern States and
Peck Brothers Farm Supply Com
pany.
There will also be a showing of
the movie, Partners, which is
the story of how the farmer CO.
operative has become an important
part of the farmers business op-
erations and how it benefits all the
people. The movie was produced
and distributed by the American
| Institute of Cooperation, of which
Southern States Cooperative is a
member. The film has an all pro-
| fessional cast
| DIRT ROADS - Three dirt
roads in Kent to be improved, ur-
der the contract awarded TO a Do
yer concern, are Lafferty's Lane,
extending from the Bay. Road, u.
| s. Route 113, to the Horsepond
Road and is designed to provide an
outlet for the housing areas along