Milford chronicle., 1960-07-08
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

SUPPER PLANNED3The Indian
River Fire Company at Oak Or
chard, will hold fried chicken and
clam supper on Saturday, July 80,
beginning at 8 D. m. at the fire
house, to raise funds for the new
fire truck.
Members went out soliciting
funds for the same purpose from
summer visitors who looked the
area over the holiday weekend.
BENEFIT MOVTE-The Auxili-
airy State Police of Troop No. are
holding benefit movie at the Kent
Drive-In, one mile south of Cam
den, Thursday and Friday evenings,
July IA and Is. Pictures to be
shown are Private Affair" and
Frontier Justice"
The Auxiliary Police is a vol
unteer organization and the pro-
ceeds from this movie will be used
to buy needed equipment.
Anyone desiring tickets can get
same from Delaware State Police
Troop No. 8, Dover. or by calling
GA-2-4949.
BOARD NAMED-Sussex County
Resident Judge James B. Carey on
July 1 announced his appointment
of a board of school trustees for
the new Sussex Vocational School
expected to be built at a centrally
located site in the county.
The board members are: DR.. John
C. Hammond, Bridgeville; Howard
T. West, Milton; Edward G. Hick-
man, Millsboro; William n Hop
kins, Lewes; w. Carl Utz, George
town; Otis P. Jefferson, Laurel,
and Mrs. Irene F. Larrimore, Sea-
ford.
SUSSEX FIRE William
kE. Donovan, Glendale, Sussex
County fire recorder, has issued the
following report for May:
There were Al alarms with total
loss of $29,975.
Alarms were distributed as fol-
lows: rural, %; town, IA aid to
other towns, four, and one false.
OF the total fire loss, $16.500 was
covered by insurance, leaving net
loss of $13,475. Rural loss was
$25,O25; towns, $4.950
The fires were: dwellings, 13;
chimney, one; auto, seven; grass,
four; woods, 10; chicken houses,
one, and miscellaneous, five.
ANNUAL BAZAAR-On Wednes-
day, July 13, the women of All
Saints Episcopal Church, Reho-
both Beach, are holding their 18th
Annual Bazaar and Luncheon in
the parish house on Olive Avenue.
Mrs. John Ruckman is general
chairman for this benefit affair, and
at the bazaar. which starts at 1O
a. m. there will be booths and tables
featuring all sorts of baked goods
and other homemade foods; aprons
of both the practical and fancy
types, made by group of the wo-
men during the winter; fancy work
and many gift items; white ele-
plants where one will find many
articles which are brand new and
others as good as new; flowers
surprise packages; also games and
toys for children.
Luncheon will be served from
noon until p. m. and this is an
occasion when folks come from all
over the state to patronize the
bazaar and enjoy delicious lunch
con.
EXCELLENT RESPONSE - In
response to an appeal made by
New Castle Presbytery for warm
clothing for Chilean Relief, the
First Presbyterian Church of Mil
ford has answered abundantly,
sending $50 pounds. More than 26
large boxes and bags of good warm
clothing and blankets were collect
ed and shipped to Church World
Service in New Windsor, Mary
land, for re-shipment to Chile.
Three enormous boxes filled
with nothing but old and new blan-
kets were among the lot. Many
fine coats and mems suits, straight
from the dry-cleaners found their
way into the collection, also many
fine children's garments.
Besides the garments, $500 was
collected and sent to defray the
expens of re-shipment. BY the
courtesy of Wilkie Furniture Com
pany the articles reached New
Windsor, freight free.
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