Milford chronicle., 1956-03-09

Post No. S, American Legion. at
It's meeting Monday night in the
Log Cabin, voted unanimously to
support the Veterans Security Act
which win be brought before the
u. S. House Of Representatives as
House Bill H. R. 1856.
The post also decided to visit
Nanticoke Post, No. 6, Seaford. on
March 12 as part of it's newly or
ganized visitation program for the
promotion Of cooperation and un-
Outstanding among the posts of the
county. A visit viii be made to
Henlopen Post, No. ), at Reho5oth
on March 1s.
LEWES LIONS = The Lewes
Lions Clubs eighth annual Minis
trel show last Friday night for
the benefit of the LeWes School
music department, was attended by
a capacity audience-an estirlafed
5S6 persons, in the school, audi
torium.
Approximately s1.400 was real
lied by ticket sales, says the ticket
chairman. Clifford e. Trader. This
money VIII go toward the Lions
recent outlay of S1.700 for greatly
needed equipment in the music de-
partment sach as a piano, choir
robes. music. and band uniforms.
Stephen Vaughn was director Of
the minstrel. and Town Commits
sioner Perry 4. Burton was in the
linterlocutorss chair. The end man
director was John M. Quillen.
Others on the general committee
were E. S. Ratledge, Irving ellis,
Virden Maull. w. Weldon Britting-
ham, and Mrs. Helen Quillen.
CLASS PLAY The Senior
Class Of Caesar Rodney High
School will present Annie Get
Your Gun" in the school auditori-
um on March 23 and "a. The play
is tihree-act play which has been
on Broadway and was also made
into a movie.
Doris Moore ard Agan James will
play the part Of Agafe. and Wayne
Cox and Charles sSSseph will play
the part of Frank Butler.
The cast has been rehearsing
for approximately three weeks.
The committee chairmen are as
follows: Pr0mpters, Mary Papen;
Advertising Margaret Cannizzo,
Mervine Cooper; Scenery Props.
Jimmy Conley; Playbook, Clyde
Jensen. George Davidson: Tickets,
Charles Witt, Jack Walton; Make
Up. Jean Boyd; Costumes, Bar
bara Sluley: Stage Grew, John
Bowman, George Clinton.
LEWES CUB SCOUTS - The
Cub Scouts of L4ewes, Del, are
sponsoring Wharton Brothers IN
door Circus, Saturday, March "a,
giving two shows at 2 and 8 D. m.
Here are some of the acts APP
pearing with the circus: Davo's S
trained birds; The Great Ruben.
drunk on the slack wire: Orlo,
famous juggling artist; the Stan
leys dog gone good dogs; Jack
son and Miss Sugar, musical
clowns, appearing in clown alley,
plds the crazy Wharton Brothers
Circus Clowns.
The tickets for the show sell for
90c for adults, and SOC for the
children, tax included. Tickets may
be purchased from any Cub Scout
member in Lewes or by writing the
head of the Cub Scouts, Bill Craig,
LeWes, Del. Please enclose segl-
addressed, and stamped envelosSe.
The Circus viii appear in the Lew
es High School auditorium.
CIVIL DEFENSE MEETING
4 County wide Civil Defense meet
ing will be held at The Georgetown
High School, Tuesday, March 20,
1856, at 500 p. m. to discuss the
urgent need for an Air Raid Warn
ing System in each Incorporated
Town in Sussex County.
It is requested that all civic and
service organizations of Sussex
County, have representative from
their organization, attend this inn
portant meeting.
Gov. J. Caleb B0ggs and Col. D.
Preston Lee, State Civil Defense
Director, win explain the necessi-
ty Of having an adequate Air Raid
Warning System in Sussex. Coun-
ty. Mr.. Lawrence Pond, State Ad-
Officer, viii give in
formation on the Federal Civil De-
fense Administrator Matching
Fund Program and Captain Samuel
S. Slant, State Communication
Officer, will give a detailed TeporS |
on the costs of sirens, ifstaiia- i
lions, etc. of the Warning System.
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CLUB LUNCHEON - The presf-
dents and directors Of the State
Federation OF Women's Clubs were |
this week at luncheon
in the home of Mrs. Charles hacy- /
er, Laurel Mrs John Beckom,
president of the Laurel New Cen
sury Club. was co-hostess.
At the brief business session,
Mrs. Harry ". Bunting, Sussex I
County vice-president, urged each |
club TO observe Religious Empha-
sis Week. March 25 to April 1.
She also asked all club presi-
dents to send their annual reports
10 her by April l. She said that
a book of devotions for the clubs
entitled Think on These Things"
IS available by writing to General
Federation Headquarters. Wash
Ington. D. G.
Mrs. Bunting said that she has