Milford chronicle., 1956-03-16
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


MEETING-There will be meet
ing of the Sussex County Republi-
can Executive Committee on Mon
day. March 19, at 500 p. m. in
Republican Headquarters, George
town, to prepare plans for Regis
tration Day, Saturday, March "a.
SHORT CIRCUIT-A FIRE early
Monday morning caused an esti-
mated $500 damage in a package
liquor store of James Dedfern in
the 500 block Forest street, Dover.
Firemen of the Robbins Hose
Company said that the blaze ap-
parently was started by short
circuit in one corner of the store.
Damage to the building was es-
timated at $500 and to the contents
at $500, all covered by insurance.
There were no injuries. Most of the
damage was caused by smoke.
WV SPONSORS - The Adams
Simpler-Ware v. f. w. Auxiliary
No. 6009. FELTON,, Delaware, is spon-
soring The Chest X-Ray Unit at
FELTON, ON March 20, 1856. The Unit
will be in front of the FELTON, Post
office between the hours of to 5
.. m, and 6 to s p. M.
The hostesses are: 3 to 4 p. m.,
Mary Johnston, Mamie Adams;
TO s D. m, Salena Sherwood, Ella
Melvin: 6 to 8 D. m, Willow Bern
ard, Myrtle Brittingham, Dorothy
|O'Day. Emma Hates will be hostess
for dinner. General Chairman is
Mary Johnston.
EASTER SEALS - Easter Seal
coin containers have been distri-
buted throughout Sussex County
and will be placed in stores, res
taurants, banks and other business
places.
Sussex County Auxiliary to the
Delaware Society for Crippled
Children and Adults, Inc, met this
week at the American Legion Log
Cabin, Georgetown, with Mrs. Ell
wood Short, chairman, presiding.
Representatives from Laurel.
Seaford, Milton and Georgetown
were present. Mrs. James e. MAIDEN,
Jr., executive secretary of the So
ciety was a special guest of the
evening.
Mrs. Allen Behler. Milton. is sec-
retary for the Sussex auxiliary.
CUSTODIAN - Joseph Pretty
man, Lewes farmer. has been ap-
pointed custodian of the county
voting machines by Sussex County
Board Of Elections. Hs~ is a former
representative to the state legisla-
ture and a former Democratic COM
mitteeman.
He will take office April 1st- He
succeeds Martin Mitchell, Seaford,
who will remain until April 30.
Edward S. West, Seaford, has
been appointed assistant to Mr..
Prettyman.
Under the previous set-up. Mr..
Mitchell received a salary of $3.50
a month, and an assistant was hir-
ed as the work increased. Mr.. Pret-
lyman and Mr.. West will each re-
ceived 800 a month.
SUSSEX COP WOMEN - Mr..
John G. Leach, well-known speak
er and Republican Party worker
from Wilmington, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the open meeting
of the Sussex County Women's Re-
publican Club, according to Mrs.
Otis Smith, president.
This important meeting will be
held in the V. F. w. Home in
Georgetown on Friday. March 23,
at 500 p. m. and is open to both
men and w0men-so husbands of
members, as well as other interest
eG persons are cordially invited to
attend and to enjoy hearing Mr..
Leach. Light refreshments will be
under the craftsmanship of Mrs. T.
Jackson Waller, Seaford.
DIVORCE Thirteen suits
for divorce have been listed by Pro-
thonotary John P. LeFeVre for
hearing in Superior Court. They
are:
/. Doris Virginia Moore VS.. Jack
d. Moore. Legatha H. Farrow VS..
Harry Gilmore Farrow. Sr., Ran
dali Perry VS.. Lillian Dickerson
Perry, Ruth e. DyShere Smith VS..
Norman E. Smith, Selma N. Davis
Rs.chuig vs. Walter A. Rachuig, Jr.,
William A. Berry, Jr. VS.. Mary l..
Berry, Charlotte ClendanieI vs. Oil
yer F. Clendaniel
James Hubert Hughes VS.. Patri-
cia K. Hughes, Lucy Jane Spicer vs..
John Raymond Spicer, Charlotte
Wiley Parker VS.. Kenneth E. Park
er, Ann Burris Bailey VS.. Carl w.
Bailey, Helen Anna Camper y5
Howard r. Camper. Agnes Bayaard
Waters VS.. Ernest Waters.
SCHOOL PLAY - On March IA,
the senior class of Caesar Rodney
presented the previews of the play
annie Get Your Gun" TO the ele-
mentary students. The play is to
be held Friday and Saturday nights,
March 23 and q, in the school au-
ditorium at 8:15 o'clock
The leading roles are played by
Ann James and Wayne Cox on Fri
day night and Doris Moore and
Charles Joseph on Saturday night.
Other major roles will be played by
Clyde Jensen, Richard Papen. Joe
Green, IIona Weber, Doris KesseI-
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