Milford chronicle., 1959-02-13


NO FIRING The Commanding
OFFICER, Fort Miles, Lewes, Della
ware, announced for the informa-
ton of all concerned that NO Fir
ing will be conducted at the Anti
aircraft Artillery Ranges in Dell
aware dursSe the month of March,
1859.
Inquiry into any matter in con-
nection with this notice or the OPP
Dewey Beach area should be di-
rected to: Commanding Officer,
Headquarters. Fort Miles. Lewes.
Delaware.
STATE DETECTIVE - Dale
Wheatley, Seaford, is the new state
detective for Sussex County He is
the former state auditor who ran
unsuccessfully against Ernest E.
Killen, Democrat, for reelection
in November.
Mr.. Wheatley was appointed by
Frederick P. Whitney, incoming
Republican deputy attorney gen.
eral. He succeeds Edward Clogg
Lincoln, appointed by the outgoing
deputy attorney general, Col. Ralph
S. Baker.
The state detective works out
of the attorney generals office on
special Investigations.
TAKING TO AIR = More and
more -Delawareans are taking tC
the air according to the Delaware
State Development Department.
Basing its findings on recently
published reports of the Civil
Aeronautics Administration, u. S
Department of Commerce, the De
velopment Department points 0ui
that the number Of active private.
ly owned airplanes in Delaware in
creased from 189 TO 2l9 last year
and the number of licensed pilots
resident in the state jumped TO I
1851 total.
Much of the increase in numbel
of privately owned planes and il
licensed pilots is attr ibuted to the
fact that Delaware nosy las 19 air
ports, eleven of which are open tx
the public. A $437 900 building pro
gram-s221, 900 of which is from
Federal funds-is reported under
way at the states airports.
Two of the states airfields have
runways over 1000 feet long, cap
able of handling the largest planes
and three others have runwayl
more than 5000 feet long, advise.
the Development Department.
PTA DANCE - A Valentin.
dance will be held at the George
town school next Saturday eve
ming under the sponsorship of th,
PTA. The affair is given as one o
the projects for raising funds fol
uniforms for the school band.
Several Georgetown business es
adjustments have tickets for sal,
and others on the ticket committe.
are: Hugh p. Smith, Raymond
Rust, Mrs Marion HoIson, Mrs
Edith Russell, Mrs. Jean Isaacs
Mrs. June Townsend, w. Layton
johnson, Mrs. Irene Layton, Ed
ward Marzoa, Joseph Pittard, Mrs
Marge Clauser, Ronald Dodd, Pc
lice Chief Harold Todd, Mrs. Mar.
Workman, Mrs. Theima Hazzard
Miss Bette Baer, Mrs. Velma Hay
man, Harold S. White, Vincen
Sears, Clifton Rogers, Mrs. Peggy
Walls Booth, Ralph I. Richardson
and Jack Short
FESTIVAL OF ARTS TIL,
Woman's Auxiliary of st. Marin
in the Field Episcopal Cnfrch
Selbyville, will usher in tile Del
aware Festival of Arts for 1859 b.
presenting their first exhibition hl
Del-Mar-Va Amateur Artists Oh
April 29 through May 8. Entire.
of pastels, oils and water color:
will be by invitation for ages 1!
and up.
General Chairman of the Ar
Show is Mrs. Quay Rice; Program
Chairman, Mrs. Raymond G. BGnt
ing; Arrangement Chairman, Mrs
Lynn Pomeroy, Sr.; Publicity
Chairman, Mrs. v. S. Simpler
Chairman for the Silver Tea, Mrs
Lemuel Long, Jr;; and Mrs. San
ford Noble is in charge of Music.
Various committee members ant
information regarding the Ar
Show will follow in mors detail
at later date.