Milford chronicle., 1960-02-19

HISTORY SOCIETY - Bert Sell
wyn, professor of Archaeology at
Columbia University, will be the
speaker at the monthly meeting of
the Sussex County History and
Archaeology Society in st. Paul's
Episcopal Parish House, Thursday
evening at 8, February Is.
His topic will be Archaeology in
the Dakotas." Mr.. Selwyn is at
present investigating the Hercules
Powder Company site near Lewes.
C0KESBURY CHURCH - Silas
Dukes, near Laurel, will be the
speaker at the Cokesbury MYAF
worship service at the Cokesbury
Methodist Church, the church by
the side of the road" on Route Is,
on the Georgetown -Bridgeville
Highway, Sunday at 1880 p. m.
The Cokesbury MYAF has been
sponsoring the monthly evening
worship services at Cokesbury for
the past eight years. Mr.. Dukes
was the first speaker when the SER
vices began having been obtained
at that time by Mrs. George Car
mean. He has returned to speak
several times through the years.
The public is invited to the SER
vice. Special music will be given
by the Cokesbury Choir and the
Cokesbury Harmonizers. Leaders
will be Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
Elliott.
FOOTBALL PRACTICE - Della
ware spring football practice will
begin on or about March 1, it was
announced today by David M. Nell
son, head coach and director of
athletics.
the weather conditions according to
Nelson. Practices will be held on
Frazer Field for 20 days during
March. for an hour and half each
afternoon, and will be completed
before the start of spring vacation
on April /. Highlight of the drill
period will be an intra-squad game
on the final day of practice.
The Blue Hens will open their de-
tense of the Lambert Cup, symbolic
of eastern small-college suprem-
acy, and the Middle Atlantic Con-
ference championship against lea
que rival Lehigh on September "a,
at Bethlehem, Pa.
SMUT CAMPAIGN-A campaign
to keep obscene and indecent mag
azines from getting into the hands
of young people began Monday of
this week in Kent County.
George r. Wright, deputy attor-
ney general, met with a group of
magazine dealers and asked their
cooperation in ridding their stands
of Objectionable literature.
Wright's action is part of a state
wide effort to prevent smutty mag
azines from falling into the hands
of youth.
Januar d. Bove, Jr., attorney
general, said recently he was be-
coming increasingly concerned at
the suggestive literature available
/; to young people through regular
markets - magazine and news
! stands.
Wright said today he had receiv-
ed complaints from schools and ju-
Venile authorities that magazines
of pornographic nature were be-
ing purchased by youth.
MAKING LAMPS SHADES -
! Homemakers interested in learn
ing how to make lampshades are
invited to a lampshade workshop.
Kent County Home Demonstration
Agent, Florence Y. Smith, has ex-
tended this invitation to all home
makers of the area. This includes
Home Demonstration Club men,
bers and other interested women
who are not club members. The
workshop will be held Tuesday,
February 23rd at the Avenue Meth
odist Church in Milford from $3.50
a. m. until 800 p. m.
The Instructor will be Mrs. Dors-
man of Newark. Each woman TAX
ing part will be able during the day
to make her own lampshade. The
shades to be made will be of the
paper punch and cut out style.
Women who would care to take
part in this program should con-
tact Mrs. Smith at the Kent County
Extension Office, Post Office Build
ing, Dover for more details. Only
those who register with Mrs. Smith
prior to the Workshop Day will be
allowed to attend.
All necessary supplies will be
available the day of the workshop.