Milford chronicle., 1956-10-26

CHICKEN & DUMPING sup
PER = The Ellendale W.S.C.S. will
hold Chicken and Dumping Sup
per in the Ellendale School on Sat-
urday, October 9th. Serving starts
at 4:30. Adults, s1.25; children, CSC.
KENT HEALTH CLINICS - Oc-
tober 29, 1856: Well Child Confer
ence, Dover, Health Unit, Ala S.
State Street, 100 p. m. Call Dover
5711, Ext 10 for appointments.
October 80, 1856: venereal Dis
ease Clinic, Milford, Health Unit,
Shore Theater Building, 1880 a.
m.-12:30 p. m.
CLUB W0MEN--Club Women of
Delaware will be interested to
know that the National President
of the CIVIC viii appear on the
Arlene Francis Home Show Tues
day, October 80 The time is eleven
o'clock and it will be NBC network.
Mrs. r. l. c. Prout, who is the
president, will announce. new
CIVIC television program at that
time, Then beginning Monday.
November GFWC news will be
broadcast every Monday during the
Home Show. Do listen and keep up
with General Federation Club news.
REYNOLDS HOMECOMING -
Reynolds Methodist Church Home
coming service will be held Sun
day, October %, at 2 p. m. Rev. J.
c. Handy will be the guest speak
er. The soloists will be Mrs. Mary
Evans, Mrs. Catherine Littleton,
Miss Peggy McIlvaine, Mrs. Amelia
H. George and Mr.. Samuel Elliott.
There will be a duet by Mrs. Helen
May Argo and Mr.. James Carpen-
ter. Mr.. Norman Reynolds will be
the accompanist. Rev. J. p. George
will be in charge. Attend these SER
vices and receive a blessing.
SOIL SUPERVISOR = Nomina-
tions are now being received for
the job of supervisor of the Kent
County Soil Conservation District.
Any qualified landowner may be
nominated by presentation of a pc
tition with the signatures of ten
other landowners on or before No.
Vember 14th to the board of SUPER
visors at 313 South Governors Ave-
nue., Dover, Delaware.
The term of Mr.. L. d. Caulk, Sr..
as supervisor of the Kent County
Soil Conservation District expires
as of the end of this year. Mr..
Caulk has been representing an
area of the county included in the
9Th 7th and 10th representative dis
tricts.
RIGHT Of WAY = Procuring
the Right-of-way for the improve
ment of dirt road in a given area
can be the cause for a lengthy de-
lay in the Improvement of that dirt
road, it has been pointed out by
officials of the State Highway De-
partment
| In discussing this matter, Mr. r.
A. Haber, Chief Engineer of the
! Highway Department, cited that in
the Improvement of many of the
existing dirt roads it is necessary
to procure more land to provide
fifty foot right-of-way in many
| instances.
He cited that this width is neces-
sary in order to provide for the
earth shoulder and drainage at the
sides of the improved surface in
the center of the road.
BROADENED SERVICES - The
Farmers Home Administration.
with offices located at 27 King
Street, Dover. announces that
broadened lending authorities were
discussed at a statewide meeting
of Farmers Home Administration
personnel which was recently held.
In order to acquaint agricultur-
al leaders and sources of agricul-
I tural credit in Kent and New Cas-
tie Counties with the recent amend
ments to the Bankhead-Jones Farm
| Tenant Act extending these lend
/ ing authorities, and to outline the
eligibility requirements under the
Farm Housing and Soil and Water
| Conservation programs, w. Fred
Richards is planning to hold a
meeting to which bankers will be
invited. The meeting will be held
October oath at the Dinner Bell
Inn in Dover.
CANCER GROUP - DR.. Carl
Pierce, Rehoboth, was elected pres
ident of the Sussex County Unit of
| the American Cancer Society at its
meeting held Tuesday night in the
Board of Health offices, George
town. He succeeds DIR. Leslie NJ.
Dobson, Milford.
Mrs. Emily Womack, Laurel,
was chosen chairman of the board
succeeding Harold w. T. Purnell,
Georgetown.
Other officers elected were DR..
John p. White, SeaforG, secretary.
and Mrs. Homer H. Pepper, Selby-
vile, treasurer.
The executive committee, to
serve until the 1857 annual meet
ing, follows: DR.. Pierce, Mrs. Wo-
mack, Mrs. Pepper, DR.. White, Mrs.
Roger Vandegrift, Ocean View;
Mrs. Fl. P. Cannon, II, Bridgeville;
DR.. Ruth Rivard, Millville, and DR..
| DobsOn.
ELLENDALE FIREMEN - Ell
lendale Fire Company entertained
Sussex County Volunteer Firemen
Association to a fried chicken din