Milford chronicle., 1961-03-17

ready for it's 1961-62 first grade
students.
Registration for pre-schoolers
who will enter the first grade in
September will be held in the
ents are requested to come into
the school that day between Gil
a. m. and 1-3 p. m. to give the
necessary information
A birth certificate must be pre-
sented at the time OF registration.
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JAYCEES GAS DAY The
Bridgeville j. C.s will be sponsor
ing a Gas Day" on Saturday,
March 25th. all day Members of
the j. C.s are now selling tickets
at one dollar each that will be re-
deemable or that day at Wilbur
Roots Shell Station at the inter-
sections of Route 13 and 404, one
mile south of Bridgeville. These
redeemed tickets will be good for
one dollars worth of gasoline, or
credited TO the purchase of an oil
change, grease job. or wash job.
OF the redeemed tickets, one will
be selected and awarded ten gall
Ions of gasoline, free. Lucky tic
ket holder need not be present to
win
PLAY CRITICS = DR.. L. How
ard Fox, director of theatre and
chairman of the speech depart
ment for Is years at Montclair
State College, viii be critic judge
for the 18th Annual Play Festi-
val at the University of Delaware
March % and "a.
Seventeen high schools and four
community theatres will present
one-act plays during the two-day
festival in Mitchell Hall. The
critic judge will give a critique of
every performance. and present
awards in the community theatre
division. The festival is sponsor
ed jointly by the Delaware Dra-
matte Association and the Univer-
sity Dramatic Center.
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WOOL RAISING - While Della
ware ranks near the bottom of the
list of sheep-raising states, it does
have sufficient sheep raising to
produce a significant amount of
marketable wool, advises the Del
aware State Development Depart
ment
According to the state informa-
tion agency, Delaware's 1860 wool
production has been estimated at
$4,000 pounds by the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture. The 1859
crop" was also $4,000 pounds.
| AS result of a per cent in
crease in the price per pound.
the market value of the 1860 wool
crop" was $4,000 or $4,000 above
the value of the 1859 crop, notes
the Development Department
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KENT COP W0MEN-Mrs. Will
liam Kruchen, president, has an
rfounced that the Kent County Re-
publican Women's Club will hold
their monthly meeting in the Re-
publican headquarters suite in the
lTreadway Inn, Dover. on Monday
night, March 20, at s o'clock
Plans are underway for a big
membership drive with each MEM
ber having as her slogan Bring
One for 81"
Mrs. Don Concilio, State FEEDER
alton president, will speak on her
recent trip to the 9th annual Re-
publican mems Conference,
held in Washington. ID. c.
This months meeting is under
the auspices of the End district.
Mrs. Harry Jackson is in charge
of refreshments.
LICENSES - Almost one-half
of the motorists who had their op-
orators licenses suspended for
various periods of time during
February. by the Driver Improve
merit Bureau. reside in Kent and
Sussex Counties.
According to a report of the
Motor Vehicle Department, to-
tai of 124 motorists had their Ii
censes suspended during Febru-
airy and of this number 81 resided
in Kent and Sussex Counties.
The records reveal that 81 were
from Kent County, including Mil
ford. with five being in the gener-
al Dover area, while the remain
ing "a were from Sussex County.
The suspensions were for var
ious periods of time and we're
caused by infractions of the motor
vehicle laws. including driving
records, with speed causing the
most suspensions.
FARMERS NIGHT 1t was
Farmers Night at the Greenwood
Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday,
and who was awarded the trophy
for the best corn acreage in the
area during 1860? 1t was Louis o.
Mills, the club president.
Mr. Mills received the cup which
is presented annually by the
Greenwood Kiwanians for his
1889 bushels of corn to the acre.
The presentation was made by
Arthur Tatman. chairman of the
clubs agricultural committee who
had charge of the program.
Mr.. Tatman introduced Z. III.
Rohn, professor of horticulture at
the University of Delaware in
Newark who showed slides and ex-
planned the various affects of weed
| killers. Greenwood Kiwanians
brought 81 area farmers as their
individual guests for the affair in
| the Greenwood Fire House.
WESLEY PLAYERS-The Wes-
ley Players of Wesley College, Do
yer. have selected the mystery
drama, The Hollow" by Agatha