Milford chronicle., 1961-05-12
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CONCERT - Mr.. Tommy John
son, Director of Music Education
at the Wilmington Piano Company,
will give a concert in Trinity
Methodist Church, Frederick, Sun
day evening, May 81, 1861, at 1880
p. m. Mr.. Johnson is former staff
organist for Stations WMAL and
VOL, Washington, d. c., and is
presently pipe organist at st.
Elizabeth's Church, Wilmington.
The public is cordially invited to
attend
DELAWARE PARK-With vir-
tually all of the experienced en-
ployees of past seasons already re-
engaged, Delaware Park has COM
pieted its roster of working per-
sonnet in the various departments
for its 1861 race meeting which
opens on Monday, May 20.
With so many loyal workers re-
turning to the fold as usual, few
if any vacancies have remained
for new applicants and applica-
tions are no longer being accept
ed This is the report from veter-
an Mutuels Manager Elmer /.
(Jim) Langford, key man on en-
ployment of the Delaware Steeple-
chase and Race Association, which
operates the Diamond States only
thoroughbred horse racing track
at nearby Santon.
MAD HATTER'S PARTY = The
Laurel Women's Democrat Club
will sponsor Mad Hatter's Party
on Wednesday, May II. at p. m.
in st. Philips parish house in
Laurel.
At that time, the Good Neigh
Dor" honor will be bestowed upon
a Laurel woman. The community
may help select the Good Neighbor
by sending the name of their choice
to Mrs. Edith Evans or Mrs.
Blanche Kitchens before May Is.
The deadline for entrants in the
Mad Halter contest is also May
Is. Those desiring to enter should
contact Mrs. Evans or Mrs. Hitch
ems to register as contestants.
Prizes for hats will be given in the
following categories: prettiest,
funniest, oldest and most original.
TEA-There will be a Mothers
Day tea given at Slaughter Neck
/ School, sponsored by the Willing
Workers Club. The hour will be
5 until p. m. Everyone is cor
daily invited.
MAKING TESTS = The State
Highway Department is conduct
ing performance tests for pave
ment marking paints, white and
yellow, and invites all concerns,
or individuals, interested in sup
plying these materials to have
their products tested and rated by
the Department
These performance tests will be
used as the basis for purchasing
traffic paint during the calendar
years 1862 and 1863. Only those
concerns or individuals. supplying
products which have been tested
and approved, in accordance with
the performance tests, will be ex-
tended an invitation to bid on traf-
| fic paint requirements during this
period.
Paint samples for testing pur-
poses will be received by the De-
partment until 5 p. m. on June 5.
Specifications may be obtained
from the Traffic Section of the De-
partment, located in the Arden
Building, IL East North Street, in
Dover.
CAUSING DAMAGE-The prac-
tice of some farmers in moving the
equipment across the edge of the
fields over the drainage bitches
and out onto the roadway, for the
purpose of turning the equipment,
is causing considerable damage ac-
cording to the State Highway De-
partment.
The plows, or other farming
equipment, operated in this man
ner results in the drainage bitches
at the side of the roads being
clogged and the roadway surface
damaged.
John Fl. McWilliams. Mainte-
nance Engineer for the Highway
Department, has pointed out that
this action on the part of the far
mers is in violation of existing
| laws.
However. Mr.. McWilliams states
that the Highway Department does
not desire to enter legal action in
these matters, but would rather
have the farmers cooperate by re-
framing from taking their equip
ment across the drainage bitches
out onto the roadway surfaces.
Highway Department Engineers
also contend that this action on
the part of the farmers removes
their protection at the edge of the
field and could result in topsoil
being washed away.
Mr.. McWilliams indicated that
if the practice is not halted it will
be necessary for the Highway De-.
partment to take needed action to
have it halted.
Hospital HOSteSSes