Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Deldwdre

FRIED CHICKEN DINNER = On
Saturday evening, September eth,
from to p. m, at the American
Legion Home, Harrington, spon-
sored By the Calloway-Kemp-
Raughley-Tee Auxiliary Unit No. z
Tickets are $3.50 and 75c, and may
be purchased from any unit men,
Der or at the door.
KENT CLINICS - September 90,
1858: Well Child Conference, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, loo p. m. Call Dover 5711,
Ext. 10 for appointments.
September 80, 1858: Venereal
Disease Clinic, Milford, Health
Unit, Shore Theater Building,
1880 a. m.-12:30 p. m.
October 1, 1858: Chest Clinic,
Dover, Health Unit, Ala s. State
Street, 10000 a. m. and 100 D. m.
CONTRACT AWARDED-Award
OF contract to Seaboard Western
Constructors, Inc, Mineola, N. Y,
for making Improvement and ad-
ditions to the Seaford Post Office
was announced this week by Don
D. Tullie, Wilmington. manager of
federal buildings in Delaware.
The firm received the contract
at its low bid of $4,000 for work
to be started within few days.
Extensions will be made to the
driveways, new loading platform
will be built, and additional lock
boxes installed.
PLEADS GUILTY = Clifton e.
Phillips, so, arrested last February
on charge of the embezzlement of
$88,OOO from the Laurel Building
Supply Company, entered a plea of
guilty to, two specific charges in
volving shortages of $4,000 and
$L35O.00.
Other charges against him were
dropped.
Phillips, who had previously
pleaded not guilty, changed his
plea in front of Judge James B.
Carey in Superior Court. Judge
Carey ordered a pre-stntence in
vestigation.
TOMATOES SOLD - The u. s.
Department of Agriculture has an
nounced purchase of 1858 cases
of canned tomatoes for the nation
al school lunch program from Par
ker and Hughes Canning Company,
Harrington; Del.
USDA said the price to be paid
will be from $3.70 to 1878 a case
less discount of one and a half
per cent for prompt payment.
The department also agreed to
purchase 1880 cases of canned
tomatoes FOB Wyoming, Del, from
the j. Richard Phillips, Jr., and
Sons at 1854 a case.
TYDINGS TO SPEAK-Former
Senator Millard E. Tydings of Mary
land will address the End Rep. Disc
trict Democrat Club Dinner Meet
ing held at Bridgeville Fellowship
Hall, Monday, October 13, at $50
p. m. Other guests will include
Senator J. Allen Frear, Elbert Car
vel, and all State and County Cam
didates. Tickets are $3.50 each and
may be secured from Emma Me-
gee, Bridgeville, Del. Dinner will
be served by the WSCS of the
Methodist Church, in Bridgeville.
The Rev. John Wooten will be
.Toastmaster.
CHALLENGE THE Space
Age-Challeng to America" is the
title of the oath Annual National
High School Essay Contest, to be
sponsored in Greenwood school
during the 195S-59 school year by
the Greenwood Memorial Auxiliary
to the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
it was announced today by Mrs.
June Bostick, contest chairman for
the local Auxiliary.
There will be prizes offered by
the Auxiliary and these local win
ners will compete in the state con-
test. Winners of the state contest
will be eligible for $4,000 in cash
awards on the national level.
Mrs. Bostick has announced that
Mr.. Charles West, Senior English
Instructor at the school will ac-
lively direct the writing of the es-
says The supervisory principal of
the school is Mr.. w. l. Tawes.
EDUCATORS MEETING = More
than 100 teachers and administra-
tors from throughout Delaware will
attend the annual Leadership Con-
ference, South Dover Elementary
School, Dover, Friday, September
26. Sponsored by the Delaware
State Education Association
fDSEA) and the National Education
Association, the conference is de-
signed to provide essential train
ing for teachers acting as local as
sociation leaders and building rep
resentatives for local affiliated or
ganizations.
Wayne j. Pollari, President, will
preside at the opening general ses-
sion, 4:30 p. m. Mrs. Eleanor G.
Wood, NEA State Director, will
bring greetings from the national
association followed by a word of
welcome from David NJ. Green, Su-
perintendent. Dover Special School
District.
H0MECOMINGS - The season
of homecomings has arrived in Sus-
sex County with two gatherings set
for Sunday, September 20.
At St Thomas Methodist Church,
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