Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-06-23
LEGISLATURES PRAISED DIR


John A. Perkins, president of the
University of Delaware. today
praised the 121st General Assem-
bly, for it's efforts to help the uni
versity meet the educational needs
of the state.
His reference was to the pass
age by unanimous vote of H. b.
2SS, a bond bill, if passed by the
Senate, will provide $4,603, 900 for
the construction of a modern IL
brary, the conversion of the pres
ent library into a class room and
Office building and the improve
ment and extension of other ia
cilities and services.
THE understanding ~ the leg
islators for the long ange plan
ming program initiated by the uni
versity in 1858 has been most
heartening," President Perkins
said. "A continued evidence of this
foresight is last Tuesdays action
in unanimously passing III. B. 2S8."
BUDGET ADOPTED - Adoption
of a budget of more than $500
for fiscal 1861 was the highlight of
the final Board of directors meet
ing, Delaware State Education AS
sociation, held last Thursday night
at Laurel, Delaware
Mrs. Irene Dickerson entertain
ed members of the Board at a
chicken dinner at 500 p. N. Jos
eph Brewer. president, presided
over tn lengthy business meeting
which followed the dinner. Six
teen members were present.
In other business, a committee
was organized to meet with a COM
mittee from the Delaware School
Boards Association in order TO dis
cuss ethical employment prac-
tees; a resolution was adopted
calling for the legislators to enact
needed tax measures in order to
properly support state services; a
preliminary report was presented
concerning a new site for the As
sociation's headquarters and ar
rangements were made for sum-
mer activities of the staff men,
bers.
TO RECEIVE BIDS-The State
Highway Department will receive
bids on July 5th for the improve
ment of Main and Washington
Streets in Millsboro. The two
streets are a part of State Route
&c leading to shore resorts.
1t will be the second time that
this project has been listed for
operation, since late last summer
bids were received on the project
| but the contract could not be
awarded because of some changes
that had TO be made.
The improvements will start at
the western end of Millsboro, near
the intersection with Route lib,
continue east along Main Street,
to the bridge approach at the Mills
boro pond, with the Washington
4 Street segment starting at the in
tersection of the street with Main
Street, and continuing through
Millsboro to the point where it re-
joins Main Street, near the bridge
The streets viii be paved from
curb to curb with an inch con-
crete base and a hot mix surface.
The average width is 80 feet.
/ Curbs. cutters and sidewalks will
be constructed where needed as a
part of the project.
CHEST X-RAYS- 1861 Mo-
bile Chest X-ray program, spon-
sored by the State Board of
Health and the Delaware Tuber-
culosis and Health Society, will
close the community locations in
Sussex County on June %. Any
one Is years of age and over can
avail themselves of this opportun-
ity to obtain a free X-ray.
Sussex County community loca-
tionfs: Lawes, Second and Bank
Streets, Thursday, June %, 1912
a. m and IA p. M; Friday, June
%, 2-5 and 6-S p. m, Mr. David
McManus, chairman, with Mrs.
Forrest Wenyon, hostess chair
man; Rehoboth, Rehoboth Hard
ware. Thursday, June %. 1912 a.
m and Ia p. m. Rehoboth Ave-
nue., Friday, June %. 2-5 and 6-S
p. m, Mrs. Archie Jordon. chair
man.
Get your free chest X-ray-it
only takes a minute-no undress-
ing necessary-no appointment
needed. For further information,
contact the chairmen or Sussex
County Health Unit. sos East Mar
ket Street, Georgetown. Phone
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