Milford chronicle., 1961-07-14
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware
GLENDALE METHODIST

mic at Trap Pond on Wednesday
afternoon, July 10. Refreshments
will be served at 6:30 p. m. All
members and friends are invited
to attend.
POLIO IMMUNIZATI0N - Neg
lect or Protect-what are you go
ing to do? Your future and your
family's future may well depend
on what you do about Polio i'm
muniZation. Anyone who is not
protected by Salk vaccinations is
defenseless against polio. Polio
shots are available from your
physician or at a nearby clinic.
The next scheduled polio clin-
les in Sussex County will be on:
Tuesday, July 18-Bridgeville
Acme, Sc p. M; BridgevilIe, Grif-
fin Apartments, $3.50 p. m;
Greenwood, 7-7:30 p. m.
For further information contact
Sussex County Health Unit, COS
East Market Street, Georgetown,
Delaware. Phone 856-7347.
SOME C0W-Delshire Miss Fam
ME, registered 13-year-old Ayr
shire cow, owned by G. c. Simp-
son, Houston, Del, has produced
over so tons of milk. She has ac-
cumulated a lifetime production
record to date of 102,709 pounds of
milk and 1856 pounds of butter
fat. This is equivalent to 47,772
quarts which at zoe a quart would
be valued at $9,554.40.
In attaining the Fifty Ton
Club" Delshire Miss Fannie milk
ed 1910 days, or an average of
81 pounds of milk per day. This
outstanding cow emphasizes the
inherent longevity of the Ayrshire
cow and her persistent production
ability.
FARM WORK SCARCE Compile
ton of the asparagus harvest has
resulted in temporary lull in farm
activity, the Delaware Farm Labor
Bulletin reports.
Numerous crews of migrant wor-
kerS have arrived for the potato
harvest but are without work, the
report says. A few crews form
erly employed in picking snap
beans have come to the state with
out commitments to dind the har-
vesting being done by machine.
Early apples were damaged ex-
ltensively in Sussex County by hail
and wind last month, and estimates
of the peach crop are for only a.
bout half last years production, the
report said.
HAS BEEN ACCEPTED Miss
Dana Sue McClung, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Dana McClung of
Dot Street, has been aaccepted for
admittance to Alderson-Broaddus
| College in the fall of 1861. Miss
McClung. a recent graduate of Mil
ford High School was a member
of the band, the National Honor
Society and in the cast of the Jun
ior Play. She is the secretary fol
the Delaware Baptist Youth Eel,
lowship and active in the com
munity choir
Alderson-B -Broaddus is a Baptist
liberal arts college in the hills OF
West Virginia, accredited by the
North Central Association of
educational school with profes-
sional training in nursing, educa-
tion, para-medical sciences, and
Christian education, as well as
pre-professional courses for the
ministry, law. social work, etc. As
a background, and in addition, it
offers a broad basis of liberal arts
studies.
SCHOOL SITE-Caesar Rodney
Special School District has purcha-
sed 80 acres of the Rising Sun
Farm from former Senator ]. Allen
Frear as an elementary school site.
The sale price was $4,000.
The ste fronts on the Dover,
Magnolia and Rising Sun-Lebanon
Roads. DR.. Harry G. Reese, Jr.,
president of the Caesar Rodney
Board of Education, said the choice
of the site was unanimous.
An advisory committee had rec
commended that the school be locat-
ed east of US. Route IS.
In buying the large site Caesar
lRodney school officials have in
mind that a Kent County school
for handicapped children may be
built in the Caesar Rodney District.
Discussions concerning the propos-
ed school have included a plan to
have the handicapped school looat-
ed near another school so that use
could be made of the larger schools
AUXILIARY facilities.
To carry out the athletic facility
Expansion planned, the board also
secured additional land from Will
lam Dawson, Ivy NJ. Hudson, and
w. B. Simpson, marking the first
Istep toward the rebuilding of the
track and football field, including
provision for a new cinder track
and seating capacity of 5000.
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SOME FINE-Fines tOtalling 81
so were assessed against a Kent
County motorist last Thursday mite
at his arraignment of five traffic
charges.
In ordering the fines, Magistrate
William J. Cavanaugh, of Dover
told James l. Anderson, 26. Wyom-
ing he would have to serve 80 days
on each charge if he fails to pay
the fine.
Four violations took place in Dow
er about 2:30 am. last Saturday
when he out distanced pursuing
Dover police.