Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Deluwdre

RADIO CLUB The Kent
County Amateur Radio Club will
start a class in radio communica-
tions at the Kent County Court
House, Dover.
The instructions will be free to
persons wishing to learn Amateur
Radio, to obtain an FEC. license.
and in general enjoy radio COM
munications as hobby.
The first session will start at
700 p. m, Monday, September 26.
in the Civil Defense Conference
Room.
Instructors will be Licensed Ra-
dio Amateurs of the Club.
All interested persons are well
come.
DIVORCES GRANTED - Judge
William j. Storey has granted de-
crees nisi in the following Sussex
County divorces:
Mildred C. Hill v. Richard l..
Hill; Meehris S. Sullivan v. James
r. Sullivan; Adele S. Baird v.
Richard j. Baird; Doris Fisher
Wootten " Melvin Reese Wootten:
Donald Richard Henry v. Bernice
Fosque Henry; Kathryn Marie
Jr.; Argnes Ruth Duckworth v.
Jesse Robert Duckworth; Char
lotte w. Prettyman " Albert Pret-
lyman; Ruth A. Downes ". Robert
D. Downes; Ida Harmon Ortiz v.
Ralph Ortiz.
LEADING DRIVER Ellis My
er's decision not to campaign at
the Kent and Sussex Raceway in
Harrington during the current 30
night harness racing meet has left
Pat Hubbard of Harrington with
better opportunity to become the
leading driver.
Last year Pat earned 1877 points,
on the basis of five for win,
three for second and one for third.
to finish second to Myer. Myer
won the title with a total of 200
points.
Largest crowd at the Harrington
oval so far in the week-old season
when 1885 were on hand The rec
ord attendance for the track was
set on October 3rd last year when
1850 attended.
NEW APPOINTMENT = Rich
ard r. Koch, teacher of mathema-
tics and science for the past nine
years at the Delaware City High
School, has been appointed State
State Board of Education. This
position, first in the state for an
academic field. is one of three SUI
pervisory positions created by the
state as part of the Title Ill pro-
gram of the National Defense Edu-
cation Act of 1858.
Mr.. Koch's duties will involve
supervising programs of mathema-
tics instruction in the public
schools of the state in grades /
through H. He will also advise and
assist local schools in setting up
new mathematics programs, and
aid in selecting equipment for ini-
tiating more effective instruction
in mathematics.
DONKEY BRAYS - Mrs. Edna
Brasure, state Democratic Commit
tee vice chairman and press chair
man for the Sussex County Wo-
mems Democratic Club, has an
nounced that the club is planning a
series of what she terms, Don
keys Brays" to be held in October
The dates and other details have
not yet been definitely set. Mrs.
Brasure said that she chose the IT,
tie for the series after discarding
a long list of more familiar names
such as ''Koffee Klatch", ''tea" and
the like.
AT the county club meeting when
this announcement was made, Mrs.
Mabel Lambden, club president,
told of the dinner of the Democra-
tic Women's Club of Delaware TO
be held in the Gold Ballroom of The
Hotel DUPONT on September 27 at
z p. M, and said that both she and
Mrs. Brasure would take reserva-
tioIrs.
MDAA PICNIC = Members of
the Sussex-Kent County Chapter
Muscular Dystrophy Associations
of America, Inc, attending an an
lfual meeting and picnic Of the Ma
tional Health Agencies of Della
ware, at Hercules Country Club.
Wilmington, were: President, Mrs.
George Ziegler; Secretary, Mrs.
Anthony Mayer; Vice President.
Mrs. Thomas Soukpaall of Seaford:
Mrs. Ann Gallo, Laurel, Budget
Chairman; Mrs. Myrtle Reedy, Mil
ford, Chairman of Womans Com
mittee of the Patient Service Pro-
gram and William Stevens, Milford.
Second Vice President.
The following agencies were
represented: Cancer, Heart, Cere-
bral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy.
Multiple Schlorosis, Arthritis and
Rheumatism, Delaware Society of
Crippled Children and Adults, Men
tai Health and Care
The next meeting will be held at
Kent Manor Inn, Wilmington. on
October 9Th, at noon.
AUXILIARY PLANS - The La
dies Auxiliary to the VFW, Depart
ment of Delaware, are making
plans under the able supervision
of Mrs. Mary Watson, Newark.
Department Chairman, for a worf-
dorfttI afforunon snf