Milford chronicle., 1960-10-21
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Deluwure
BRIDGEyILLE SUPPER

BRIDGEyILLE SUPPER - Sat-
urday and Sunday, October 20 and
80. Oyster, chicken and dumping
supper Serving starts at p. m.
on Saturday and at ] p. m. on
Sunday, in the new Bridgeville
Fire Hall. Tickets priced at $1.50
for adults and 75c for children.
Available from any fireman or at
the door. Take-out dinners will al
so be featured.
All ACHIEVEMENT BANQUET
The Kent County Achievement
Banquet will be held in the Caesar
Rodney High School on Saturday,
November II, instead of Thursday,
November 8, as, previously an
nounced. All reservations must be
made to William Williams, Jr.,
Houston, on or before Thursday,
November 8. Adults, $1.50; Alters,
S100. 10-21-4t
TURKEY SUPPER - The annual
Turkey, Chicken and Dumping
Supper at the Nanticoke Communi-
ty House on Bridge
vile Highway, will be held Octo-
ber %, starting at 4 p. m Chair
men are Mrs. Roy Layton, Mrs.
Sam Wilson and Mabel Lambden.
Menu: Turkey, baked chicken,
dumplings, dressing, creamed po-
tatoes, sweet potatoes, cole slaw,
turnips, turnip greens, corn bread,
lima beans, sweet potato biscuits,
relish, preserves, coffee and des-
sert. 10-14-2t
ELECTED GOVERNOR - w.
Paul Lord, an insurance broker
and member of the Greenwood XII
wants Club, has been elected Gov
ernor of the Capital District of XII
wants International for 1861. The
district comprises all Of Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and the Dis
trict of Columbia. He succeeds
Walter Daniels, lumber dealer of
Hagerstown, Md.
Mr.. Lord served as president of
the local club in 1850 and as Lieu
tenant Governor of Division Elev-
en- of the Capital District in 1856.
He was a member of the Interna-
tional Committee on Attendance
and Membership in 1859.
He was elected at the Kiwanis
Convention in Roanoke, Va, Sat
urday, October l.
NO GRAZING-Even though the
growing season is over, land in the
Conservation Reserve may not be
used for grazing so long as the
land retirement contract remains
in effect, R. Harry Wilson of the
Kent Agricultural Sterilization and
Conservation County Committee at
Dover.
For Conservation Reserve con-
tracts which expire in 1860, the
prohibition on grazing continue un-
til December 81, Mr.. Wilson said.
For contracts with additional years
to run, the farmer lis obligated to
withhold the land from crops or
grazing and to refrain from break
ing out new land until the contract
expires.
Mr.. Wilson said that 1860 annual
payments are being made to Con-
servation Reserve participants now
that performance has been check
ed to determine that contract re-
quirements have been complied
with during the past year. There
are los contracts in effect in Kent
County in 1860, covering a total Of
6,475.0 acres of cropland.
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COAST GUARD = Governor ].
Caleb Boggs this week called the
attention of young male Delawar-
cans, between the ages of seven
teen and twenty-five, to their ell
gibility to compete for appoint
ments to the U. S. Coast Guard
Academy, examinations for which
will be held throughout the nation
next February 20-21.
In complying with the request of
the u, S. Coast Guard that such
information be made available to
Delaware young men, Governor
Boggs pointed out that satisfac-
tory completion of four-year
course at the U. S. Coast Guard
Academy leads to a Bachelor of
Science degree and commission
as a career officer in Americas 8
oldest sea-going service.
The chief executive also advised
that candidates for the Coast Guard
Academy must be between seven
teen and twenty-five, be in excel
lent physical condition, and a high
school graduate.
Interested Delawareans were
urged to write for details and ap-
plication to Coast Guard Head
quarters, Washington rs, d. c.
LAUREL BAZAAR-The Annual
Bazaar that the women, of ST. Phil
lips Episcopal Church, Laurel, Del
aware, are sponsoring on Friday,
November 4, in the Parish House
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Leonard Hickman and Mrs. Leroy
Fasold, will again offer many love-
ly homemade articles in both the
Children's and Christmas Booths.
The Country Store will sell home
made preserves, jams, jellies,
pickles, etc., while the Sweet Booth
will have homemade cakes, pies
and candies. The Apron Booth will
have party as well as kitchen
aprons The Gifts from Near and
Far Booth will feature wrapped
packages from all parts of the Uni