Milford chronicle., 1958-01-17
FARM RuREAu WOMEN


ban women are invited to meet
with the Farm Bureau Women on
Wednesday, January %, in the Do
yer Hotel dining room where lunch
will be served at IL noon.
Mrs. Haven Smith of Nebraska,
the national chairman of the AM
erican Farm Bureau Federation
WoRen's Committee will be the
main lhacheon speaker.
There VIII also be panel dis
cussion of Exper Nutritionist." !"
The meeting will adjourn at $3.50
p. m.
EPISCOPAL PARLEY The
first Parish Life Conference of the
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware in
the new year has been set for Jan.
IL and IS in the DUPONT Memorial
House, Rehoboth Beach.
Canon Brewster Beach director
of the Diocesan Department of Ed
ucation, will lead the conference
which will get under way at 1880
p. m, Friday, Jan. II, and end
after dinner Saturday.
The purpose of the periodic par
leys is to gain a deeper insight into
the relation between the faith of
Christians and goth Century life.
ZONE MEETINGS-Three zones
of Dover District Woman's Society
of Christian Service will have
meetings this coming week. They
are as follows: Zone at Freder-
lea; Zone at Sound Church, and
Zone 5 at Odessa. The dates are
consecutively, January 21, % and
23. This week Zones 1, 2 and
held meetings on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and last night. 1t has been
recommended by the district pres
ident, Mrs. Granville Tyndail, that
those who could not attend the
meeting of their own zone would
attend the one closest to the area.
SOCIAL SECURITY = The So
cial Security representative from
the Wilmington office, Mr.. Joseph
R. Menustik, on his regular visit
to Milford, this Tuesday, interview
ed "a local residents.
Regular visits are made to this
area to assist in the completion of
applications for old age, survivors
and disability insurance benefits
and to furnish Information about
social security. No charge is made
for this service.
The next visit to Milford will be
On Tuesday, January 81, at the
City Office Building from $50 a.
m. until II noon.
RED HOT T.V. - Fire believed
to have been caused by an over
heated TV set caused damage esti-
mated at between $4,000 and $4,000
to a Frankford Main Street build
ing housing a store and two apart
ments on Monday.
Fire Chief, George E. Marvel
said heavy damage resulted to the
apartment of Mr.. and Mrs. Merle
Givens where the blaze started
above the Becky-Del Shop, a Wo-
mans apparel store. It spread tc
an adjoining apartment occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin McCabe.
Some slight damage was also
caused to the store below operated
by Mrs. Wallace H. Truitt and Mrs.
c. A. Booth. The structure is owned
by Mr.. Truitt, and is located di-
rectly across from the fire house.
No one was home at the time
the fire started, about IL a. m. Vol
unteers from Millville, Dagsboro
and Selbyville Joined Frankford
firemen in battling the blaze.
BASE PROJECyS - The De-
fense Department proposes to
spend $4,715,000 at the Dover Air
Force Base as part of its dispersal
and alert program for the Strate-
gic Air Command.
The plan was revealed in Wash
ington, in an amendment to a bill
to authorize s549,570, 900 in emer-
gency military spending.
The Dover Air Force Base Is one
of 29 air bases listed in the section
of the bill devoted to alert and dis
persal of SAC forces.