Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-09-29
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

ENROLLMENTS = The Har-
lringtOn Kindergarten Association
is now accepting enrollments for
l1961-62 session. The child must
be five years of age as of this year
The school will begin on October
2, in the Educational Building of
Asbury Methodist Church, Har-
ringtOn.
Parents in Harrington and sur
rounding towns may receive more
Information by calling Mrs. John
Mervine, FI-9-4004 or Mrs. Alton
Tatman EX-8-3169.
COVERED DISH SUPPER-The
October meeting and covered dish
Supper, of the Milford Memorial
Hospital Nurses Alumnae Associ-
alton, will be held Thursday Oct
Ober 5, at GAS P. NJ. in the Hospit-
al dining room.
The members are now soliciting
funds for Silent Bake, all do
nations will be collected by the
bake Chairman at this meeting.
All members are requested to
attend and participate in, all meet
ings and activities of the associ-
alton during the coming year
COP WOMEN-The Kent County
9TH district Republican Women are
holding a covered dish supper on
Thursday night, October at $50
in the Woodside Community Hall.
All Kent County Republicans are
welcome to attend The ladies are
urged to bring their husbands and
families
Members of the committee from
the 18th district planning the sup
per are Mesdames Stephen Clute,
Clara c. Smith, William Cluley,
Clinton Wooleyhan, Homer elites,
Harry Vansant, and Henry Easham.
HOMECOMING CHAPLAIN'S
CHAPEL-The annual homecom-
, ing service at Chaplain's Chapel
, Church will be held Sunday, Oct
ober s, at 2 p NJ Rev. Olin Shock
: ley, pastor of Harrington Methodist
Church, will be the speaker. Rev.
Thomas H. Dahl, pastor, will de-
dictate the new Sunday School
: Building.
We are celebrating the Tooth
anniversary of Chaplain's Chapel
: Church. There will be special mus
ic. We are looking forward to meet
ing old and new friends at the
social hour after the service, when
: light refreshments will be served
| in tho now huildinp
CLOSE BIDDING Some close
| bidding featured the opening OF
bids by the State Highway Depart
: ment here recently for the heating
; fuel oil requirements for each OF
; the three counties.
Gulf Oil Corporation submitted
the low bid of s5,313.99 for furnish
; ing 1000 gallons of No. l fuel oil
and 50,050 of No. fuel oil for use
, in New Castle County. There were
bidders.
Sinclair refining Company, sub
; mitted the lone bid, which was
S7,1443S, for furnishing 35.700 gall
ons of No fuel oil and $4,000
gallons of No. 5 fuel oil for Kent
jCounty.
Gulf Oil Corporation with their
price of s4,490. go, were the lowest
of 5 bidders for furnishing 500 gall
ons of No. l fuel oil and 41,50O
gallons of No 2 fuel oil for use in
Sussex County.
ASSEMBLY COSTS = The cost
of the General Assembly for "a
legislative days averages s5,161.37
per day.
Costs charged to the Senate come
to s151,771.59 while those charged
to the House of Representatives
add up TO S230,169.S5, for a total
of 1891 ,94144 The figures were
supplied by the Budget Commits
sion.
The Senate expenses include
S40,500 for salaries of members,
sS7.0S7.75 in pay for attaches,
S11, 049.10 in travel pay of mem
bers. and S13.134.74 in Office eX-
penSeS.
In the House the costs are $751;
$50 for salaries of members, $685.
120.50 for attaches, S23,537.50 in
members travel expenses, $751;
1881 in office costs, and S15,S03.3 "a
inauguration expenses carried on
the states books as a Legislative
: expense charged to the House
HEADS COLLEGE BOARD =
John ~ Mcdowell. Wilmington
president of McDowell-M Mitchell
Associates, has been reelected to
fifth term as president of the
Delaware State College Board OF
Trustees.
Also reelected at the boards
meeting last week. were Mrs. Thel-
ma T. Young. Wilmington. vice
president and Harold H. Keller
Laurel. secretary.
Other members of the board in
/ clude: Harold c. Schmittinger
Dover; DR.. Oliver C. Short, Lewes
DR.. Asher B. Carey. Jr., Selbyville
Mrs. Edmund ~ Carpenter III
Greenville; Bernard Young. Mil
ford: Howard c. Stevenson, Dow
er; Edward w. Hagemeyer, Wilm-
ington: and the Rev. James H
Williams, Dover.
EX-officio members are Gov Ell
bert ~ Carvel and the colleges
president, DR.. Lana l. Nishoe.
WORKSHOPS PLANNED IL Or
Wednesday. October 4, the first oil
four workshops on Home Prepared
ness against disaster. either nat.
ural ar MANN ado will rnmmpprp