Milford chronicle., 1960-04-29
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delawdre

SAILING INSTRUCTION = In
structions in sailing will be held
this Friday night at 7:30 O'Clock,
at the new Indian River Yacht
Club. Oak Orchard. Adults and
children are invited. There is no
charge for Instructions.
SEEKS RE-ELECTION-Ford M.
Warrington, a member of the
Board of Education of the Laurel
Special School District for nearly
II years, will seek reelection at
the school board election on Sat-
urday, May IA.
His petition with more than 100
names was filed with the Clerk of
the Peace at Georgetown. It is not
known at this time whether or not
anyone will run against Mr.. War
rington.
BELL DONATED = The original
Bridgeville fire bell has been do
mated to the Bridgeville Volunteer
Fire Company.
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town for many years until IL was
replaced by the siren. The bell was
used during World War Ii as an
air raid signal.
After the war it was purchased
by Virgil B. Wiley. then principal
of the Bridgeville School. Mr.. Will
ey moved it to his cottage on Fen
wick Island.
He has returned it to firemen in
Bridgeville who will display it in
the lobby of the fire house.
RESCUERS HONORED = The
outstanding youth of the month
awards made by the Silver Eagles.
teen-age boys club, have been pre-
sented to Mary Jane Starkey and
Thomas Stachecki, students at the
John Bassett Moore High School.
Smyrna.
This recognition is given for
their rescue of Robert L. Riddagh.
young son of Mayor and Mrs. Rob
ert w. Riddagh. from Lake Como
where he had broken through thin
| ice early in March.
AS they were driving over the
causeway at the lake Mary Jane
spotted the boy in red jacket In
the water. They hurried to the site
and young Stachecki showed great
presence of mind and courage in
rescuing the boy.
Previously he was cited for his
outstanding action by the Smyrna
Lions Club.
CONFERENCE DAY-Mrs. Edna
Brasure, program chairman for the
Sussex County Women's Democrat
ic Club announced plans for Dell
aware Democratic Women's Confer
ence Day and banquet to be held
May IA at the Dover Hotel in Do
yer, when she addressed the county
club in Democratic Headquarters
Georgetown, last Monday evening
Special speaker of the evening
was State Representative william
Graves (D-Georgetown) He dis
| cussed Legislation"
= Guests at the meeting included
1. Robert Wiley, clerk of the peace
for the county, and Mrs. George
of the club. Mrs. Chinn related her
experiences in politics.
/ Prizes were awarded to Mrs.
Mary Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth Dick
erson and Mr.. Wiley.
Mrs. Brasure told of the coming
1860 campaign conference to be
Iheld May 8, 8 and 10 at the Sher-
| atom Park Hotel in Washington.
Mrs. Isabelle Morris, Georgetown.
is chairman for bus reservations.
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ANNIVERSARY - The Camden
Wyoming Rotary Club will ceIe-
brate its fourteenth anniversary
and Ladies night on Wednesday
evening, April 81. President w.
Oscar Dawson states that Chair
man Walton H. Simpson will be in
| charge of the program which will
feature an address by Ernest Rob-
ert Rosse, Philadelphia humorist.
Ralph w. Wine, past president,
will welcome the visitors which
will include: President and Mrs.
William H. Salisbury of the Cam
dem Wyoming Lions Club; Presi-
dent and Mrs. Miller ]. Gibe of
the Caesar Rodney Ruritan Club;
President and Mrs. Norman L.
Ward of the Dover Rotary Club.
Other members of the anniver-
sary committee are William II.
Draper, Jr and Russell w. Whit
| by.
| The reception committee fnem-
bers are the wives of the direc-
| tors and the members of the ami
versary committee; namely, Mes
danes Virgil W. Bork; William Fl.
Draper, Jr.; C. Fred Fifer; Ernest
I'M. Cool; w. Oscar Dawson; VIII
| liam w. Lawrence; Walton H.
Simpson; William B. Simpson; and
Russell w. Whitby.
HARD ON THE KIDS-Failure
of House Bill 531 to muster the re-
quired 27 votes on Monday in a
late House session will likely re-
suit in some Caesar Rodney pu-
lpils being housed in an abandoned
school house, made-over homes,
| the Camden-W Wyoming Fire Hall,
and traiIers for two more years
instead of one according to school
authorities.
Strongly supported by sponsors
Harvey P. Fifer (R) Rising Sun,
George r. Robbins Cd Milford,
and Mrs. Margaret Manning (R)
| MarshalltOn, who had recently
made a tour of Caesar Rodney fa-
cilities, the bill received % Of the
required q votes, including all