Milford chronicle., 1959-04-24
Millsboro School News


The Millsboro Board of School
Trustees, at special meeting
Thursday evening. April Is. re-
duced the Real Estate Tax rate
for the coming year from 28 cents
to rs cents per $4,000 of assessed
property valuation At the same
time it was voted to continue the
Capitation Tax at the present $500
rate
F.F.A.
All of the FLA. Chapters in Del
aware are now preparing for the
various state judging contests
which are held annually at the
University of Delaware. In order
to prepare for these events the
Millsboro FLA. Chapter has gone
on the following field trips:
Beef and Sheep: Bay Manor
Farms, Lewes. Swine: The Charles
Mills Farm, Lewes, The Dudley
Walker Farm, Lewes, The Tull
Brothers Farm, Seaford; Poultry:
Swift and Company, Georgetown
The Kruger Farms, Georgetown
The Sam Sloan Farm, Angola, The
Norbert Porter Farm, Hollymount
Townsends, Inc, Millsboro; Land
Judging: Mr. j. Larkin, Soil Con-
servation Service, Georgetown.
Each field trip was supplemented
by intensive classroom instruction
in the various fields of judging
Our chapter is also entering a
team in the State Parliamentary
Procedure Contest. Nelson Tim
mons, ninth grade, lost out to q
student from Lord Baltimore in the
Eastern Sussex FLA. Public
Speaking runoff.
Music
Elaine Rust, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Rust and Edward
Locates, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oil.
yer Locates, were representatives
of Millsboro School No. % to the
All State Chorus, which presented
a Spring program at the Universi.
ty of Delaware on Friday, April
II, 1859.
May third, at 200 p. M, is the
date for the Music Department
Spring Concert. The organizations
participating will be the Senior
Band, Junior Band, and Chorus
The public is invited to attend this
concert. There is no admission
charge,
Featured key soloists will be the
two of the co-valedictorians, Elaine
Birl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Bril- of Oak Orchard, and Ed.
ward Locates, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Locates of Gumboro. Elaine
will play "A Fantasy for Flute
and Edward will play Tramp
Tramp, Tramp, solo for baritone
horn and band.
Members of the Millsboro Senior
Band under the direction of Mr.
Howard Helm, will perform for the
Hospital for the Mentally Retarded
patients on May IL. They will play
selected half-hour of music fo1
the enjoyment of the hospital pa
tients and personnel.
Assembly
Youth Temperance Week, April
1918, as proclaimed by Governor
]. Caleb Boggs, was observed last
arranged by Mrs. Charlotte Pur-
nell, science instructor. was held
last Wednesday. DR.. Linwood Van
Valkenburgh, Georgetown, spoke
on the physiological aspects of al
cohol upon the human body. Sgt
Charles A. Riley of the Delaware
State Police, discussed the work
of the Youth Aid Division, particu-
larly as it was affected by teen-age
drinkers.
Celebrated Flag Given to School
Senator John j. Williams pre-.
sented to the Millsboro School No
% an American Flag that was over
the Capitol in Washington or
March Is, 1859. This is the date thai
President Eisenhower signed the
Act admitting Hawaii as the 50tl
State of the Union. The school Il
honored to be a recipient of thi.
special flag.
Civil Defense Alert
The Civil Defense Alert on Fri
day was rated very successful a
the Millsboro School No. 23 b,
/ school authorities. The half-houl
drill was observed from 1:30 tt
200 p. m, with all students in tn,
properly designated shelter areas
/ Members of the Chicken Hopperi
] Combo Band entertained over tn,
public address system students
performing were: Lois Mitchell
! grade 10, Susan Outten, grade 10
Jack Windsor. grade 10, Donn;
Lawson, grade IL, Pat Lingo. grad
! IL, anw Morris Goodwin, Jr, grad