Milford chronicle., 1960-02-05
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

PLAY SCHEDULED-The Senior
Glass of Milford High School will
present the play Magnificent OBJ
session, drama in three acts from
the novel by Lloyd C. Douglas as
dramatized by Frank Vreeland
The cast: Patricia Turner, Taube
Rosenzweig, Anne Mercer, Jerre
Roosa, Betty Lou Webb, Nancy Dill,
Glenn Dallas, Glenn Kitchens, Tom
my Ellwanger, John Benson, Mar
shall Gillespie, and Arnold Reyn-
olds.
Eunice White and Connie Willis
ers. The play is under the direction
of Mrs. Grace r. Montgomery,
senior class sponsor.
Performances are sch du1ed
March 8 and 4.
MILES ELECTED = ]. Fred
Miles, Seaford, was reelected presi-
dent of the Sussex County Board of
Elections at its biennial organiza-
ton meeting held in the depart
ments office recently. The term is
for two years.
Also reelected was Donald J.
Hickman, Selbyville. as vice presi-
dent, and w. d. Wilkins, Milford,
secretary. Arthur Dean Belts was
reappointed attorney for the board
for term of two years. Edward
s. West, Seaford, and Joseph Pret-
lyman, Lewes, will continue as
custodians of the voting machines.
Present at the meeting were Mr..
Miles, Mr.. Hickman, Mr.. Wilkins,
Norman H. Jester, Georgetown;
William b. Morgan, Jr., Lincoln:
Woodrow w. Steen, Dagsboro; Ell
mer Dickerson, Milton; Lewis Triv-
its, Seaford. and Frederick A.
Walls, Harbeson.
NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH - Are
there five or more youth living in
your neighborhood who are 10
years and older? All can direct
much of their activity into person
al and community citizenship. One
interested adult plus five youths
equals All club. 1t doesn't matter
where you live. We all have chores
at home-lets make them fun by
learning to do them better with
todays methods. Your pet dog can
be fun if well-trained. Our 4-Her's
through their dog projects are
learning care and training. That
extra special skirt can be yours for
the sewing through All clothing
project.
Our Alters learn to stand on
their own feet. Can your IA year
old conduct a business meeting like
Larry Davis of Milford is doing?
Can your IL year old prepare sau-
sage and eggs with thirty persons
looking on? Mary Grampp of Dover
can. Start All club in your neigh
bOrhood today. Call Mrs. Marion
Macdonald, All Club Agent at
REDfield 6-1448 now and bring
All into your home.
SUPPORT CITED - State Insur-
ance Commissioner Harry s. Smith,
address the Sussex Young Demo-
cratic Club last Friday night, said
he was giving serious considera-
ton to the wishes of the popular
voters throughout the state in en-
couraging my nomination for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket"
The club installed officers as fol-
lows: Past president, John Brown;
president, Preston L. Rogers; sec
retary- treasurer, Joe Couchman;
vice president, Edwin Johnson;
membership chairman, Flem Lynch
and publicity chairman, John r.
Mauk.
Mr.. Smith, who earlier spoke to
the Kiwanis Club as co-chairman of
the Sussex County March of Dimes,
told the Democratic group, 81 feel
confident that once the leaders of
the Democratic party in the state
feel the impact of the strong re-
sponse of the popular voters they,
too, will give serious thought to my
nomination" He said he had receiv-
ed encouragement from the people
all over the state.
AWARD MADE - Gordon F.. Le-
gates and his wife, Patricia F.,
were awarded six cents in Sussex
County Superior Court on Thurs
day for a strip of land five feet
wide along some 2fi500 feet on Rt.
IA, south of Milford. The land in to-
tai was approximately .4648 of an
acre.
The State Highway Department
had brought condemnation action
against Mr.. and Mrs. Legates for
the land used in the widening of
the highway north of NAPLES Mill
Pond.
Robert ID. Thompson, Jr., attor-
ney for the highway department
and e. G. Tompkins, chief agent of
the department, testified as to i'm
provement made along the proper
ty including fence, drainage and
other matters. They claimed that
the improvements were greater
than the value of the land.
Judge James B. Carey gave di--
rected verdict to the three commits
sioners who announcedt he six cent
Judgment. The commissioners were
James F. Walls, Alton B. Isaacs and
Norman Tull.
THE RED SHOES - Exciting
news for the children of Dover and
surrounding communities is the
announcement by the South Dover
PTA that the Suzari Marionettes
are again coming to town, this time
with the musical adventure story,
THE RED SHOES. Two perform
ances will be held on Wednesday,