Milford chronicle., 1960-06-03

TRAP SHOOT - Blue Rock Trap
Shoot, sponsored by Camden-Wyo-
ming Lions Club, at Leon Pleasan-
toms Farm, Sunday. June 5th,
1850, at l p. m. Rain date. June
12. on the Rising Sun to Woodside
Road Turkeys ard other prizes.
Guns available.
CAESAR RODNEY ALUMNI -
The annual banquet and dance OF
the Caesar Rodney Alumni Asso-
citation will be held Saturday. June
4, at $50 D. m, in the school caf-
eteria with the dance following in.
the gymnasium at 500 D. m.
Robert Wagner's Orchestra will
supply the music for the dance.
If you have not and wish to re-
ceive a letter please make your re-
quest known to Miss Doris Kessel-
ring, secretary or Harold Bailey,
president.
TESTIMONIAL DINNER - Invl-
tations have been issued to testi-
monial dinner for DR.. j. Paul
Slaybaugh, retiring president OF
Wesley College, and Mrs Slay-
baugh, tomorrow, Saturday even
ing, June A.
The AFFAIR, sponsored by the Wes-
ley College Alumni Association.
will be held in Dover Central
School beginning at 6 p. m.
Judge Ernest V. Keith, Dover. is
general chairman Committee
members are Mrs. Harry R. Jack
son and Colonel Vernon B. Der
rickson, Dover; Austin Banks, OF
Salisbury, Md; and Miss Anna L.
Wright, Wilmington.
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ELLENDALE TAX = At a spe-
cial meeting of the Ellenda2e
School Board No. 125, held Thurs
day evening in the school build
ing, the board, by unanimous vote.
increased the per capita tax from
$500 to $500; however, there is
no increase in the property tax
rate. The reason for the increase
in taxes was necessitated by the
tuition bill of $1106 levied by the
Milford School District for the edua
cation of "a boys and girls from
Ellendale who attend Milford High
School, grades 8-12 inclusive.
This is in compliance with Sem
ate Substitute Bill No. / for Sem
ate Bill No. 95, which was enacted
by the Legislature last year.
WELFARE LEADER = Mrs.
Thomas Herlihy, Jr., was elected
president of the Welfare Council
of Delaware this week at the Red
Feather Agency's Annual luncheon
Meeting. The noon delegate gather
ing at the Washington Street
YMCA, Wilmington, attracted over
100 Council members.
Active in Welfare Council since
it organized in 1947, Mrs. Herlihy
steps up from the vice-presidency
following years as board secre-
tary She has also served as chair
man of numerous committees In
major areas of Council concern,
including housing, family and chill
dren's services, marriage COUNSEL
ling services, public relations, SER
vices to juvenile delinquents, and
legislative reporting.
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ART LEAGUE ACTIVITIES =
After Decoration Day, the Reho-
both Art League Studios has be-
come hives of activity when the
Exhibition Committee. Mrs. J.
Townsend Tubbs and Mrs. Walter
Piel go into action about hanging
the 22nd Members Art Exhibition,
and Mr.. Walter Fisher and Col.
Riley McGarraugh, the Camera
Club Exhibition Department in the
Paynter Studio. Mr.. Howard s.
Schroeder, President of the League,
will hang the items in the Corkran
Studio. The show will be open to
the public 1890 to $3.50 Saturday,
June 4, and continue until July IL.
On Sunday afternoon, June 5, from
8 to s the opening tea will be held;
receiving will be Mrs. Daisey Hoyt,
Mrs. Dorothy Till of Rehoboth
Beach, and Mrs. Erwin Fries Sci
mes of Pinewater.
MODERN Mayor Otis
M Smith of Lewes described the
revolution that has taken place in
the methods of fishing in the COM
mercial fishing industry through
the employment of electronic inn
pulses at the dinner meeting of the
Milford Lions Club last week.
He brought out that his fishing
concern at Lewes purchased the
patent for the new method from q
German scientist in 1862 and, with
improvements, started using 1t two
years ago.
The impulses attract the fish to
the area of the nets. The fish hauls
are pumped aboard from the nets.
Too, the non-e0mmercial species
are eliminated from the hauls.
Robert Baechler, vice president
Of the club, presided in the ab-
sence of Eldridge X. Prettyman,
president, who, with other officers
and members was attending the
Lions district convention in At
lantic City.
Thomas E. Galloway, past pres
ident, was program chairman and
presented the speaker.
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FLOWER SHOW = From Many
Lands" is the theme OF the 1860
Delaware Flower Show to be held
at Agricultural Hall. University of
Delaware, Newark, on June 4 and
S.
The arrangement classes will be