Milford chronicle., 1961-08-11

ICE CREAM FESTIVAL-To be
held at Manship's Church House,
four miles west of Felton,, on Fri
day, August IS. Hoome made cake
and ice cream. All our welcome.
SMITH CITED-Hylon g. Smith,
Lewes, for 20 years office manager
of the Sussex County Agriculture,
Sterilization and Conservation
Service, was cited for his contri-
buttons to agriculture at the dinner
meeting of the service clubs of the
county in the agriculture sub-stat-
ion grove last week.
Each year county man is pick
ed and honored for his service to
the overall county agriculture pic
ture.
The dinner was attended by 200
representative Of Is service clubs
and was the largest in the seven
years it has been held.
DR.. John A. Perkins, president
of the University of Delaware, re-
viewed the progress Of the Univers-
ity in the past 100 years. Dean
George M. Worrilow, OF the ex-
tension service, spoke also.
A preview of the Pageant Of Pro-
gress, being held on Wednesday at
the Farm Field Day was shown
with farm machinery dating back
as far as 1850.
Molloy c. Vaughn, Sussex Count
US third county agen, and Miss Do
rothy Emerson, the cOunty's second
| All Club agent, who are part OF the
pagent, described their work.
William N. Hopkins. for the Lew
es Rotary Club, read the citation
for Smith.
| TAX EXEMPT-Sussex County
/ Levy Court on Tuesday voted to
exempt fall-out shelters from tax
| alton.
Colonel Charles A. Bruner, coun-
/ ty Civil Defense director, appear
ed before the county body and ex-
planned the increased interest in
fall-out shelters and the growing
need for them.
He said that the CD exhibits at
| the recent Kent-Sussex Fair had
attracted interest from the first
but that toward the end of the
week, the request for plans and
| information grew to tremendous
proportions.
Mrs. Mabel Owens, county CD
assistant, said that while there
4 4 fvCf
of duty Tuesday, when she came
back on duty Friday people flock
ed to the CD booth and she could
not close until 11:10 p. m.
The present world situation
was named as the reason.
Colonel Bruner told the Levy
Court that quite a few people in
Lewes, Rehoboth and Seaford, re-
ported that they had set up shell
tiers in their Easements but that
few people in Sussex County had
lures were necessary.
Raymond E. Townsend, presi-
dent OF Levy Court, said that he,
too, had received many queries
about fall-out shelters.
The resolution, passed unami-
ousy. was:
BE it resolved that construc-
ton or installation used exclu-
| sively as a fall-out shelter, which
meets the approval of the Federal
Civil Defense specifications, shall
be worcestershire or tax exempt
as far as the taxing authority of
Sussex County is concerned"
REGULAR MEETING-The Blue
Hen Ladies Auxiliary to the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, Post No.
64S3. held their regular meeting
at the Post Home on Monday eve
ming, August z. 1861. Sister Hilda
Cannon presided. Nine members
were present.
A twenty dollar donation was
approved for. the Milford High
School Band Uniform Project. A
five dollar donation was sent to
the Department of Delaware to-
ward the annual picnic to be held
at the Governor Bacon Health
Center on August 27th. A one
QOilSii dohdtiou Nao SSht W q pa
tient adopted by the local auxil-
larry at the Delaware Welfare
Home and Hospital for the Chron-
ically III in Smyrna.
Sister Carolyn Collins, dele
gate to the National Convention
to be held in Miami, Florida, was
presented a. check toward her ex-
penses. Sister Hilda Cannon was
also elected a delegate to the con-
vention. Sister Cannon will prob
ably be represented in Florida by
her alternate, Sister Verna Dee
ney.
The meeting was adjourned ac-
cording to the ritual to reopen on
Monday, September II, 1861. Re-
freshments were enjoyed at the
Hollywood Diner following the
meeting.
The Department of Delaware
will hold their annual picnic at
the Memorial Park. on Haven
Lake on Sunday. August IS, 1861.
Every Post or Auxiliary member
is invited Bring your families
and a lunch. Soft drinks are
available or the grounds. Games
and prizes for the children.