Milford chronicle., 1961-01-13

FIRST MEETING-Di District No.
3 of the Department of Delaware
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
hold its first meeting of the new
year at the Post Home of Adams
Simpler-Ware Post No. 6009, Fell
ton, next Monday evening, Janu-
ary 16, at s o'clock. Reports on
ovember-December activities will
be given ard plans discussed for
late winter and early spring >ac-
tivities of the Kent County dis
| trict.
District Commander P. Gilmore
of Milford, will preside.
/ %
TRUCK FLIPS = Damage esti-
mated at $4,000 resulted from a
tractor-trailer loaded with chick
ems plunging down an embank-
ment and overturning near Laurel.
State police at Bridgeville said
Purnell Camper, 80, of Hurlock,
was driving the tractor and trailer
north on Route Is three miles
north of Laurel. There were over
| 1000 Grated live chickens in the
trailer
Troopers said Camper apparent
ly fell asleep while driving. The
vehicle, is owned by Norman Ger
man, Seaford.
J A charge of reckless driving will
be placed against Camper state
police said.
FIRE COMPANY OFFICIALS =
e. Warren Holson was reelected
president and Robert j. Vanaman,
'Jr., chief of the Georgetown Volun-
teer Fire Co., at it's annual meeting
Friday.
Thomas R. Purnell was reelected
vice president and Herbert Won
Goerres, secretary.
Henry Ellingsworth will continue
as first assistant chief and Joe Hol-
son as second assistant chief
Other officers, all reelected, are:
Lester Coleman, fire recorder;
Clinton Workman, superintendent
of supplies; Herman Givens, trus-
tee; Clifton Rogers, chief engineer,
and Merrill Jester, custodian.
1t was announced that the an
nual oyster eat, the big event on
the fire company's calendar, will be
held Feb. 26. Members already have
tickets for sale.
APPOINTED-Dr Paul r. Lin
denmaier of Millsboro, Delaware,
has recently been appointed to the
scientific staff of L. & M. Labora-
tories, Selbyville, Del. He will
work as a pathologist in the dag
nostic laboratory at Selbyville and
will also cooperate on certain
poultry research projects with l..
& MS research personnel at the
Berlin. Md, plant.
DR.. Lindenmaier received his d.
lV. M. degree from the New York
State Veterinary College, Cornell
University, in 1859, and was also
granted an M. S. in avian physi-
ology at the same time. Before
entering veterinary school, he OBJ
tanned a B. S. in agriculture from
Cornell. Prior to joining L. ant
NJ, DR.. Lindenmaier was employ.
ed by Delaware Poultry Labora
tories at MillsbOro.
| CAMPING TRIP - Twenty-sever
Senior Scouts from Troops 179
100 and $50 of Salisbury; Troops
145 and 119 of Dover; Troop sc OF
Seaford and Troop 204 of Bridge
Vile, had a weekend of winter
lied camping at Redden State For
est, January 6, 7 and s.
Camping skills were reviewed
for the Delaware Valley Encamp-
ment at Camp Laughing Waters in
Pennsylvania that is scheduled for
July through 13, 1861.
The Senior Planning Board met
to discuss future Coed activities
requirements for Laughing Wa
ters, and forum discussions to be
held in February.
Assisting Camp DirectorNancy
Plummer from Dover and assist
ant Kathy Riddle from Seaford
were Mrs. Walter H. Plummer, a
Dover leader, and Mrs. Howard
Morgan, a Seaford leader.
WOOD CUSTODIAN = James H
Wood, former Dover contractor,
will be appointed state custodian
)Governor Elect Ebert N. Carvel
announced yesterday.
He will succeed Edward 5.
knight of Wyoming, whose term
expires February IA. The position
has a salary of $4,000 year.
The I Governor is required by
law to appoint a custodian on the
second Tuesday in February in the
year after his election. The term
is for four years.
The formal title of the job is
custodian of the State House"
The custodian has general
charge of the state administration
buildings and Legislative Hall at
Dover, and is responsible for see
ing they are properly cared for.
He directs the work of the JAM
itors who clean the buildings,he
looks after the grounds, and takes
care of heating the buildings.
Hospital Hostesses
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