Milford chronicle., 1960-07-29

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House on Olive Ave-, Rehoboth
Beach, August 10th through the
18th will feature many fine early
American pieces; in the furniture
group there will be several very
fine grandfather's clocks, a ma
hogany slant top desk. Heppelwhite
drop leaf tables, and some very
good pine furniture; some beauti-
full old silver and brass, pressed
and cut glass and fine China and
worries.
Many of the best exhibitors of
antiques in the Eastern area have
agreed to come to Rehoboth for
this annual event.
APPOINTED FOREMAN - Mel
vim R. Wyatt, of 107 Mechanic
Street, Harrington, has been ap-
pointed installation foreman with
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany in Dover
A graduate of Harrington High
School. Wyatt started with the Dia-
mond State Company as an installer
in Harrington in 1947 He became
repairman in Harrington in 1851
and service foreman at Dover in
1856.
He is member of the Harring-
ton Fire Company and the Coast
Guard Auxiliary.
Wyatt is married to the former
Charlotte Ann Bennett. They have
two sons. John and Christopher,
and one daughter, Judith.
OLD FIDDLERS - On Saturday,
August 9Th. there will be held at
Lenape Park on the historic
BrandywiIie, some four miles from
West Chester. Pa. and fifteen miles
north of Wilmington, Delaware, the
S1st Annual Old Fiddlers Picnic
which is largely attended by many
persons from a number of States.
This old fashioned frolic lasts
from ten in the morning until mid
night.
All fiddlers, musicians, singers
and dancers-old and young, are
cordially invited to take part War
ren Mercer of Corner Ketch and
Christian Sanderson of Chadds
Ford will serve as Chairmen of
the day. There will be dancing
afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Daisy Kelly is Secretary
of the Lenape Old Fiddlers Asso-
citation
The Three Musical Clowns and
number of outstanding musical
performers will be present.
All are welcome.
AUXILIARY OFFICERS - Pres
ent officers of the women's auxii-
iary to the Sussex County Volun-
teer Firemen's Association were
nominated for reelection at the
auxiliary's July meeting held in
Grace Church Hall in Georgetown
Monday night.
The officers are: Mrs. Emma
Short, Georgetown, president;
Mrs. Mary Dutton, I1ewes, vice
president; Mrs. Elaine Jones, of
Greenwood, secretary; Mrs Mary
Rogers, Georgetown, assistant sec
retary; Mrs. Esther Long, Selby-
vile, treasurer, and Mrs Margaret
Justice, Millville, assistant trea-
surer.
Mrs. Lena Short, president of the
Georgetown auxiliary, welcomed
the 127 members present.
Reports were given from the pub
licity and ways and means COM
mittees.
1t was decided to hold the Sep
tember meeting in Greenwood.
Plans were discussed for the state
convention to be held in BridgeviIle
September f6 and IL.
Entertainment was provided by
Mrs. Betty Hill, Floyd Mcgee and
Harry Clausen.
CIVIL AIRCRAFT - Although
Delaware had only 228 civil air.
craft registered in 1859 with the
Federal Aviation Agency, the First
State" stands second among the
fifty states in density of aircraft
per 1000 square miles" reports the
Delaware State Development De-
partment
Basing its findings on the recent
ly released annual report of the
F. A. A., the state information agen-
cy advises that last year Delaware
had 110.S aircraft per 1000 square
miles Of area making it second on
ly to New Jersey which had 1925
aircraft for each 1000 square miles
of its area.
Delaware's 228 civil aircraft in
cluded only owned by air car
riers, the others being private
craft, owned by individuals or COM
panies. The 1859 total included IS
multi-engined craft, and 86 single
engine craft seating four or more
passengers. The remaining 100
seated three or less.
The state-based planes and vis-
iting aircraft used the facilities OF
Delaware's 1S airports, II of which
are for general use and are for
private or restricted use.
DEMOCRAT FILING-Raymond
" West, Sussex County Democratic
Committee chairman, has announc-
ed that the county Democratic
headquarters at Georgetown will
be open until midnight on Friday,
August 5, and that both be and
Clifford Hall, county secretary, will
be on hand to accept applications
for candidates. for county offices
and also for the withdrawal Of any
candidate who has previously filed.
The midnight hour is the dead
line for such filings. It is also the
deadline for filing for delegates to
the state convention in Dover, Au-
guest 25. Mr.. West said that many
districts have not yet filed for
delegates. and that this is import
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