Milford chronicle., 1960-12-02
STATE GRANGE SESSION

The Delaware state Grange VIII
meet in Annual Session in Midland
Grange Hall, Georgetown, Della
ware, on Tuesday, December 6, for
a three-day session. An election of
officers will take place Wednes-
day morning, December z. On We'd
nesday evening at $50 o'clock, a
banquet will be held in Jones Me-
mortal Hall, Georgetown, with
Herschel d. Newsom, Master of
the National Grange, as speaker.
MACHINERY CARE - Now that
the fall harvest is out of the way,
County Agent William II. Hender-
son says it's time to get equip
ment in condition for winter stor-
age: This includes the weed
sprayer.
He suggests the sprayer be COM
pletely drained, and all moving
parts thoroughly oiled, including
gauges and valves. Store the
sprayer under cover. Conditioning
this fall will prevent lost time
and money next spring.
PRIZE FOR BANK r. William
Rugg, credit manager of the Sea-
ford Office of the. Wilmington
J Trust Company has been awarded
prize in a nationwide Travellers
Cheque Display Contest.
Mr.. Rugg, who placed seventh
| in the competition was awarded g
transistor radio. His display fea.
tured a travel and vacation theme
Leon F. Trivits. vice president
of the bank, made the presenta.
ton. The contest was sponsored
by the American Express Company
NAMED MANAGER - Walter F
Spence has been named manager
of the Delaware Electric Coopera.
tive, Inc, by the board of directors
He fills the vacancy left by the
late Robert r. Jefferson
Mr.. Spence was engaged to work
4 the summer he finished school by
the contractor who built the firsl
button lines. AS soon as the co.
operative itself was formed, q
years ago, he was hired as 6
groundman. In 1945 he was pro.
NOTED to line superintendent Since
then he has supervised the work
on the 210O miles of distribution
lines, substations and other jobs
Mr. Spence is married to the
former Geneva Banning and makes
his home in Greenwood. He has
two sons, Larry and Frank.
COP WANTS ZONING - Mem
bers of Kent County's Republican
delegation to the General Assem-
bly, plan to draw up bill provid
ing zoning for the county, it was
learned recently.
John B. Carson, Kent Count!
COP chairman, said Republican
also plan to push another plank il
their county platform-full re
assessment of real estate.
Enactment of zoning will requir
action by the Legislature, Carson
believes, while reassessment is
matter for the Levy Court.
| The Republicans have a minori
Ity member on the Levy Court mex
year. He is Fred Carey, Sr.
Kent Republicans will also striv,
for action in other matters men
toned in the platform adopted dur
| ing the campaign, Carson said
particularly on county finances.
HISTORIAN TO SPEAK - The
Delaware State College Librar.
Culture Series presents DR.. Johr
Hope Franklin, historian, author
and lecturer, Dec. at S p. m, il
William G. Jason Library.
DR.. Franklin, who returned ir
September from a visit to Nigeria
will speak on Independent Nj
geria, Problems and Prospects"
| He is chairman of the depart.
ment of history at Brooklyn Col.
lege, has taught at Fisk Universe
ty, ST. Augustine's College, NORTH
| Caroline College at Durham, How
ard University.
TOYS SOUGHT The Inter.
Organizational Committee of Lau'
rel has asked residents to donate
fused toys that are in good corfdi
ton for children in needy families
| at Christmas.
Anyone having toys should take
them to ST. Philips Episcopa
Church parish house.
The committee is also preparing
to donate baskets of food to needy
families at Christmas. All organi.
cations represented on the IOC
will participate in this annua,
project.
!, BUCKSON HEADS ALUMNI
1t Gov. David P. Buckson was
elected president of the Kent
County Alumni Association of the
University of Delaware Monday
niht at the groups fall meeting
in the Dinner Bell Inn, Dover
Buckson succeeds Henry j
Ridgely, Dover attorney. Re-elect-
ed as secretary-treasurer of the
organization was Mrs. Sudler EN-
erson of near Camden.
DR.. Bruce c. Lutz, associate pro-
fessor in charge of the atomic re-
actor program at the university
spoke at the dinner meeting. He
discussed the atomic reactor, in
stalled at the school in 1856, and
its relation to the educational pro-
gram. The University of Delaware
is one of 27 schools in the country
with these facilities.
Elbert Chance, director of alum
nj relations, discussed the parking
problems at the school, and the
necessity for limiting use of autos
| there.
| Some 30 alumni attended the
meeting including T. NJ. Goodeni