Milford chronicle., 1958-05-30

TO RESUME HEARINGS =
Hearing on the appeal of Henry
G. Williams from his dismissal as
music teacher and band leader at
the William G. jason Comprehen-
sive High School at Georgetown
will resume on Thursday, June 5,
at the school.
Tne high school serves the coll
ored youth of Sussex County and
has lis own board, appointed by
the resident judge, with a member
ship on countrywide basis.
George Macklin, Milford, is
chairman of the board and will pre-
side at the continued hearing.
DRAWBRIDGE - The opening
and closing of the draw bridge over
Indian River Inlet, along Route IA,
is not expected to be the handicap
to traffic during the coming sum-
mer season that it has been in pre-
vious years, according to Joe S.
Robinson, Assistant Chief Engin-
eer of the State Highway Depart
ment.
Mr.. Robinson reports that on
January 27, of this year, the u. S.
Corps of Engineers, following APP
proval by the Secretary of the
Army, issued regulations to tEs
effect that this draw bridge shall
not be required to be opened be-
cause of appertainences on craft
| not essential to navigation.
Annnc he in I;c+ol
as being unessential to navigation
in the regulations were fishing out
riggers, radio and television anten-
nae and masts for purely ornamen-
| tai purposes.
ASSISTANTS = In order to di-
rect the large highway improve
ment program presently in pro-
greSs by the State Highway De-
partment,. as well as the planning
for these future activities, includ-
ing the construction of freeways.
Two Assistant Chief Engineers
have been recently appointed by
the Department.
In making this announcement,
r. A. Haber, Chief Engineer of the
Highway Department, cited the
careers and extensive experience
of his two Assistants, as well as
the background of the recently ap-
pointed Bridge Engineer for the
Department
Ernest A. Davidson, former Prin-
cipal Engineer fer the Department,
and Joe S. Robinson, former Bridge
Engineer for the Department, be-
came the Assistant Chief Engin-
eers, while Joseph M. Fox, former
| ly connected with the Pennsylvania
Railroad, became the new Bridge
| Engineer.
PUBLIC LANDS - The public
lands, in the vicinity of Indian
River Inlet, devoted to recreation
and camping purposes, have been
opened for the coming season, ac-
cording to announcements by Vohn-
ME r. Pearson, Jr., Beach Fro
sion Control Engineer for the
State Highway Department
In preparation for the coming
season, the State Highway Depart
ment has prepared a more CO.
ordinated camping site program,
with greatly improved sanitary fa-
cilities, and prepared new recre-
alton area along Rehoboth Bay,
| approximately two miles north of
Indian River Inlet.
Mr.. Pearson reports that accord
| ing to the records, more than 25,-
900 persons were provided with
recreation in this area last year.
| For the coming season the camp
sites areas have been reduced from
| four to two, with increased space
in each one and providing for i'm
proved management and control
| of the areas.
RECORD HAILED - An effort
| to get young boys between z and Ia
away from mothers apron strings"
is one of the objectives of Camp
Barnes for Boys in Sussex County,
said Cpl. John w. Walls, Jr., of the
Delaware State Police Headquar-
| ters at Dover, in an address re-
Gently before the Lewes Rotary
| Club.
''In the last ten years of it's ex-
| istence," he said, Camp Barnes
has graduated 1000 boys, result
| ing in no arrests for juvenile de-
linquency. We are proud of that
record. For the 1858 summer sea-
son we hope to have 500 boys en-
rolled" He showed slides of the
physical property and programs
sponsored by the Delaware Asso-
citation of Chiefs of Police. The
camp is located on Miller's Greek
at Bayard's tributary of the Assa-
| woman Bay in Delaware, one mile
north of the Maryland line.
Camp Barnes is supported by
public subscription and from ad-
vertisements in the camp maga-
| zine.
SUSSEX CLINICS - June 2,
1858: Venereal Disease Clinic,
Georgetown, Health Unit, 605 e.
| Market Street, IL noon.
June 3, 1858: Venereal Disease
Clinic, Milford, Health Unit, Shore
Theater Building, 1880 a. m.-
1880 p. M; Cancer Detection Cen
ter, Seaford, Nanticoke Hospital
For women 25 years of age and
over. Call Seaford 1856 for appoint
ments.
June 4, 1858: Well Child Confer
ence, Laurel (c), Health Unit, Pine
Street, 1000 a. m; Well Child
Conference, Lewes, Health Unit,
10 W. 3rd Street, 100 p. m; Pre-
natal and Postnatal Clinic, Sea-
ford Ic), Nanticoke Hospital, 1000