Milford chronicle., 1960-09-16
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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FASHION SHOW - September
24-(rain date. Oct. D-Fashion
Show at Spruce Acres, Main
Street, Camden, home of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Hartman. sponsored by
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cam
den. Del, featuring styles from
EmanuePs of Dover and Milford.
Time: 200 p. m. Tickets $1.00.
8-19-6t
KINDERGARTEN Enroll
ments are still being accepted for
the 1960-61 session of the Har-
rington kindergarten. Parents in
Harrington and the surrounding
towns may receive more informa-
ton by calling Mrs. Howell Hitch
ems, Elk 8-SS16 before September
18th. The school will begin on Oc-
tober 3rd in the Educational
Building of Asbury Methodist
Church. 9-9-2t
CHURCHWOMEN MEETING -
The United Church Women of Dell
aware viii meet Friday, Septem-
ber 16, from $3.50 a. m. to 2 D. m,
at the First Baptist Church. Divi-
sion and North Bradford Streets.
Dover, Delaware
The keynote speaker will be Miss
Helen Turnbull, National Director
of Leadership Education. She will
speak on "The World Outlook as
a Christian Leader"
AT $3.50 a. m, there will be cof-
fee for early arrivals. Luncheon
will be at 1890 D. m, served by
the ladies of First Baptist Church,
price $100.
ZWAANENDAEL OFFICERS =
Officers of the Lewes Memorial
Commission. the governing body of
the Zwaanendael Memorial House,
have been reelected.
| They are Harold w. T. Pdrnel1
of Georgetown. chairman; Mrs. d.
Anthony Potter of Lewes, vice
chairman, and Leon deValinger,
Jr., of Dover. state archivist, Sec
retary. Mrs. Dorothy Lank Col
lins was reappointed curator. Miss
Linda M. Virden of Lewes is re-
ceptionist
| Other commission members are
Mrs. Howard D. Furniss, Milford;
| Mrs. Harry c. Boden, Newark;
Capt. Eugene C. Kelly of Lewes;
Howard H. Dickerson, Laurel, and
William Smith, Dover. There were
1856 visitors from 46 states and
21 foreign countries last year.
The hours at the museum are
Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10
a. m. to $50 p. M, and Sundays
and holidays from 1890 to $3.50
p. m. The museum is closed on
Mondays.
AMATEUR DRIVERS - Top
amatuer drivers will compete in
| precision sports car handling at
the second annual Sports Car
Show, Sunday, September 18, at the
New Castle County Airport, near
Wilmington. The show was chang
ed from the previously announced
date of September IL because of
inclement weather.
1t is expected that many of the
East's leading drivers will be on
hand to compete against the clock
in this East coast Invitational
Championship Gymkhana.
The event will consist of four
major attractions. Sports cars will
vie in day-long series of con-
tests known as a Gymkhana, lit
orally track meet on wheels In
adjacent areas there will be
white-gloves" inspection and judg-
ing of perfectly preserved show
cars, known as cOncours dele
gance along with dealer displays
of imported cars and antique cars.
| Also, for the first time this year,
there will be separate ladies'
competition class.
TEACHERS HANDBOOK = The
1960-61 Delaware Teachers Hand
book published by the Delaware
State Education Association, Do
yer, has been sent to all public
school educators in the State, VII
liam E. Cline, president of the As
sociation announced today.
Featured in the handbook is a
brief article on the organization of
the States school system, by DIR.
George r. Miller, Superintendent,
Department of Public Instruction,
| Dover.
More than $500 copies will be
mailed on Saturday to every teach
er and administrator in the State.
A large number of copies will be
4 al 1of 70 sxto
and officers or organizations with
primary or secondary interest in
| Delaware's schools.
Designed as reference book
| let, various sections deal with
teacher certification, fair dismiss
sal laws, leave of absence provi-
sions, retirement information and
teacher salaries and other matters
of personnel policies.
Other pages of the twenty-four
page handbook deal with the school
calendar; officers, section presi-
dents, committee chairmen and
other key people of the DSEA.
INCREASED COMPENSATION
Severely disabled veterans In
| Delaware may be eligible for an
increased rate of compensation as
the result of a recent action of
| Congress.
Leon Fields. Manager OF the VA
Regional Office explained that the
new law provides a special rate
of monthly compensation amount
ing to $265 for veterans with SER
vice-connected total disabilities