Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

ODESSA Sunday, October
II, 1859. Historic buildings open
from 1890 to S p. m. Preceded by
services at Old Drawers Church
at II a. m. Refreshments, baby sit
ting, children's movies from IL to
6 p. m. Sponsored by the Odessa
Community Association for the
benefit of the David Wilson Muse
um. Odessa. Delaware. % miles
south of Wilmington on Dupont
Parkway. q. S. Route Is.
LIONS BULLETIN - Lions Dis
trict Governor Constant ]. Briggs
of Leedom Estates, New Castle. to-
day announced the appointment of
Karl Fl. 0bold of Fourth Avenue.
Claymont, as bulletin editor of
Lions District 22-D, which COM
prises all of Delaware.
Mr.. 0bold served last year as
president of the Claymont Lions
Club and succeeds Mr. Briggs in
charge of the Lions Bulletin for
District 22-D.
The new bulletin editor Is the
area manager of the FIF Investing
Associates of Swarthmore, Pa.
MURDERKILL LIONS = Thurs
day evenin, the Murderkill Lions
Club held their regular dinner
meeting with Herbert ID. Robbins,
President presiding.
The Club was glad to receive two
members Sol Markowitz Frederick
School Principal and Harry c.
Brown.
Glad to have James Jackson and
Jester Gray present after having
been on the sick list.
Very sorry that two members
Judge Marion Stevenson and John
Wilkins are still In the hospital.
We wish both of them a speedy re-
covery.
ESSAY CONTEST - aCivil De-
fense-An American Tradition" is
the title of the 25th annual Nation
al High School Essay Contest, to
be sponsored in Greenwood High
School during the 1959-60 school
year by the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
No. 7478, it was announced today
by Mrs. June Bostick, of the local
auxiliary. Mr.. Charles West, head
of the English Department, has
offered complete cooperation. Lo-
cal awards will be given to the
first three winners. The Office of
Civil Defense and Mobilization viii
be giving special award of 500
savings bond to the state winners.
State and national awards viii also
be given.
FLOWER ELECTION - Along
with the chief executives of many
other states and of many munich
palities, Governor j. Caleb Boggs
has proclaimed October as National
Flower Election Month and is urg-
ing widespread participation in the
nationwide balloting being current
ly conducted under the auspices of
the Florists Telegraph Delivery
Association.
In a proclamation issued thiB
week ,at Dover, Governor Boggs
called attention to the fact that
Congress is considering adoption
of an official national flower and
pointed out that the results of the
F.T.D.A.-sponsored nationwide poll
will serve to guide members of
Congress in making a selection.
A
cation and official opening of two
new buildings at Delaware Memo
rial Bridge were held Wednesday,
October z, with Gov. J. Caleb
Boggs, members of the Congress-
ional delegation, the State Highway
Commission and members OF the
General Assembly participating.
The new administration and
maintenance buildings were erect
ed under the supervision of Fred
eric G. Krapf and Son. general con-
tractors of Wilmington, and ac-
cording to Frank j. Horty, bridge
general manager, provide needed
facilities for the growing accumu-
Iation of vehicles, snow plows and
maintenance equipment. There are
also adequate repair shops and a
paint spraying room in order that
most maintenance work can be
done in the plaza area.
TURKEY-CHICKEN DINNER
The Cokesbury Community House
will hold its annual turkey and
chicken dinner Saturday beginning
at 4 p. m, for the benefit of the
building fund.
In making the announcement, the
women in charge emphasize that
they serve dessert with their din
ners whereas this course is omitted
in some of the benefit dinners of
the area.
Co-chairmen for the dinner are
Mrs. William Truitt, Mrs. Roy
Layton, Mrs. Mabel Lambden and
Mrs. Horace Carmean.
In charge of the dining room are
Mrs. George Carmean and Mrs.
Linden Isaacs, with Mrs. Norman
Short and Mrs. Henry l. Short, Sr.,
in charge of coffee and dessert.
Ticket committee Ia composed OF
William Truitt, Howard Layton
and Howard Phillips.
JUDGING TEAM-Three State
Future Farmers of America judging
teams viii represent Delaware in
National FLA judging contests to
be held October 14-15 In Kansas
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