Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
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
Emanuels of Dover and Milford.
Time: 200 p. m. Tickets $1.00.
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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-
tion by calling Mrs. Howell Hitch
ems, EX S-8S16 before September
18th. The school will begin on Oc-
tober 3rd in the Educational
Building of Asbury Methodist
Church 9-9-2t
M Oo1O Il EA&H no -. i IL
er Jones, executive secretary Of
the Music Teachers National AS
sociation, will be guest speaker
at the morning session of the am
nual meeting of the Delaware State
Music Teachers Association on
September IL in Old College Hall
on the University of Delaware
campus.
The meeting, to which all the
states music teachers have been
invited, is being planned by Miss
Mildred Gaddis, new president of
the association and member of
the university's faculty. The DSM-
IA is affiliated with the national
association which Mr.. Jones rep
reSents.
FARM WOMEN VISIT - Fifty
members of the Associated Women
of the Delaware Farm Bureau to-
day toured the farms, plant, and
offices of H. P. Cannon & Son,
Inc, of this city.
The Farm Bureau women start
ed their tour by visiting Cannon
fields where sweet peppers we're
being harvested. Henry p. Cannon,
III, president of the Delaware can
ming company, was host at a
luncheon in honor of the clubwo-
men. The entire group then visited
the Cannon plant where they saw
number of different kinds OF
fresh produce being processed,
packed, and prepared for shipment
to all parts of the United States.
President of the women's group
is Mrs. Jonathan E. Wheatley, of
Bramble Farms, Delmar.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS - Stu
dents desiring graduate credit for
University of Delaware extension
courses must have been accepted
as graduate student by the school
of graduate studies, DR.. Gordon c.
Godbey, director of extension.
warns.
Those not presently admitted to
the graduate school should apply
and be accepted before registering
for graduate extension courses A
student may not register on an ex-
tension form and later request
, transfer of course credits to grad
uate records.
Registration for graduate and
undergraduate extension courses
will be conducted in several areas
of the state beginning September
8 and continuing through Septem-
ber II.
EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE An
organization of employees of the
Engineering Division of the State
Highway Department, who have
ten or more years of consecutive
service with the Department, is
now in process of being formed.
At a recent conference here of
I30 employees, representing each
section of the Engineering Divi-
sion, it was decided to proceed
with the organization of what is
to be known as the Ten Year Club
of Highway Department Employ
ees.
J. There are a total of 207 present
employees with more than ten
years of consecutive service with
the Highway Department, some
have records of more than 80 years
while a number of others will ex-
ceed 20 years in their length of
service.
GREENWOOD SIS. - The future
of farming as a business is tied
| tightly to the growth of this coun-
, try. AS result, farm markets will
grow rather than shrink
This fact was brought out by Mr..
Harris Swami, Southern State CO.
operative representative, at the
Greenwood, Del, area annual MEM
bership meeting at Greenwood
High School on Friday, Sept. Q.
BY 1875, according to Mr.. Swami,
USDA reports that this country
will have 23O,000,000 people who
will need $3.50 more poultry, 500
more red meats, 1870 more milk,
$40 more eggs and 579o more
fruits and vegetables.
AS a result, Mr.. Swami pointed
out, Southern States Cooperative
must concern itself more and
more in the years ahead to in
creasing farmers bargaining pow
er. through helping them control
|, more of the phases of 'agribusi-
: ness
EMPLOYMENT UP - Non-agri-
cultural employment in the State
of Delaware reached a level of
156,900 during July, an increase of
100 since June and 1000 since
the kpgiuuirTp of the wear