Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-09-08
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware
AUGUST ORDINARY

AUGUST ORDINARY = August,
1861, went into the weather record
books as a month Of no records.
The only unusual thing about
August this year (and even this has
happened in nine previous Au-
gusts) was that the temperature
never reached 80 degrees. 1t did
reach SO few times
The average temperature for the
month was "a, almost exactly nor
NAL. Rainfall totaled 3.75 inches,
about an inch and a half below
normal but not unusual. There
were no damaging storms, no re-
cord temperatures, and theortic-
ally nothing to complain about.
HARRINGTON PARADE - The
Harrington Jaycees are sponsor
ing Observation-Disclosures Parade"
which will be held at 2 P. NJ this
Saturday Afternoon, Sept. 9Th, in
Harrington.
This parade is in honor OF the
Del-Mar-Va Scouting Exposition to
be held at Brandywine Raceway
near Wilmington on October and
T.
Donald Jester, Jaycee Chairman
of this project, reports that many
groups have been contacted and
will participate in the parade The
parade route will include Com
merce Street, Dorman Street, Gen.
ter Street, Delaware Avenue and
then return to starting point at
south end of Commerce Street.
FROZEN FOWL BOUGHT-The
U. S. Department of Agriculture
bought 100000 pounds Of frozen
chicken on the Delmarva Peninsula
last week for the National School
Lunch Program and 62,O50 cases Of
| canned corn.
| Peninsula chicken purchases
amouted to s135,433; corn came to
s234,552.
Last weeks area purchases of
chickens were from Swift & Com
pany, Georgetown, 10000 pounds at
an average price of 2989 cents;
Armour and Company. Dover,
$4,000 at 1852; and Caroline Poul-
try Farms, Dover, 100000 at 1892.
| The lowest price paid was 1925
from a Texas firm, the higest
31.39 from one in Los Angeles.
The corn, in number 10 cans was
/ bought from S. E. w. Friel, Queensl
town, 5000 cases at an average OF
1897; Fox Canning Company,
Willoughby and Easton, 10000 at
1914; and d. Thompson Swing,
Price, Maryland, 14,O5O at 1884.
COMMISSION MEETING = The
Lewes Memorial Commission met
at the Zwaanendael Museum in
Lewes on Wednesday afternoon,
August goth. This was their Annual
Meeting and was called by the
Chairman. Honorable Harold w. T.
Purnell of Georgetown, Delaware.
Routine matters including build
/ ing up-keep, budget, and the elect
ion Of officers were on the agenda
in addition to consideration of the
Encouragement and extension OF
the Zwaanendael Museum to the
second floor of the building The
election resulted in the remaining
of the previous officers for the en-
suing year as follows: Mr.. Pur-
nell as chairman, Mrs. d. Anthony
Potter of Lewes as vice chairman,
Mr.. Leon deValinger, Jr., State
Archivist of Dover as secretary,
Mrs. Dorothy L. Collins as curator
and Miss Linda M. Virden as re-
ceptionist Other members of the
Commission present at the meeting
4 NJrc Of
ark. Mrs. Robert H. Orr of Yorklyn,
Honorable Howard H. Dickerson OF
Laurel, Mr.. William Smith OF Dow
er. and Mrs. Evadne Kemper and
Mr.. Lawrence B. Knapp of Lewes,
the two new members.
W. S. c. S. SESSIONS-Mrs. Ed
gar Timmons, president of the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice of Dover District, announces
the 1861 Officers Training Sess-
ions to be held on September IL,
at the Grace Methodist Church,
Georgetown and September IA, at
the Wesley Methodist Church, Dow
er, at 1890 A. NJ. and 1880 P. M.
on both days. The evening sessions
| VIII DG COuuenSeu anu HelQ lOI luO
working woman and those who can
not attend day sessions. Luncheon
reservations are to be sent to Mrs.
John King, Cedar ST.. Georgetown,
and Mrs. Richard Hetsko, 507 Carol
St. Dover.
The theme is Learning To-
gether in The Christian Fellow
ship. A Literature Table will be
available at all sessions. A Nursery
will be provided at the day sess-
ions.
1t is very urgent that all Local
Officers. secretaries of lines of
work. chairman of committees, Cir
Gle Leaders. Circle Program Chair
man, and all other interested men,
bers attend. The Clinics will afford
/ the opportunity to meet and dis
cuss facts with respective district
officers and secretaries.