Milford chronicle., 1961-02-17
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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FLAMES ROUT - Wesley Col
lege students were routed from
their dinner last Monday, when a
fire broke out under a kitchen
range
The students left the Richard
son Hall dining hall when fire.
men from the Dover fire depart
ment arrived to quell the blaze.
Damage was estimated at about
$50.
BRIDGEYILLE MINSTREL-The
BridgevilIe Lions Club has announ-
ced that they will hold their 9Th
Annual Minstrel this February 23rd
and Gath at the Sidney Theatre.
Tickets are now on sale from any
member or may be bought from
William Wheatley, ED 1855 or
Addison Tatman, ED 7-7652. This
promises to be the best minstrel
yet as it viii be composed of the
Best of the Past 8 Years.
CLOSED INDEFINITELY-State
Police of the Georgetown Bar
racks announced this week that
the Charles w. Cullen Bridge at
Indian River Inlet, south of Reho-
both Beach, will stay shut indefi-
nitely
They were informed by the State
Highway Department that the span
will be closed until divers are able
to inspect the pilings, believed
damaged by ice foes out of Indian
River Bay.
CARYEL TO SPEAK = Cover
nor Ebert n. Carvel will speak to
members of the Delaware School
Boards Association on February %
at the groups winter meeting, Max
r. Corder, president, announced
today
The dinner meeting will be in
the Dover High School cafeteria
and will start at $3.50 p. m.
Robert II. Reed. Dover. chair
man of the DSBA Legislative COM
mittee, said members of the as
sociation have been sent question:
naires and "on the basis of replies
we plan to take an active interest
in the educational legislation pre-
sented to the 121st General As
sembiy"
DR.. Robert H. Parker, president
of Wesley College. will be a guest
at the meeting.
ANTIQUE SHOW - Governor
and Mrs. Elbert n. Carvel will Of
ficially open the ninth annual Wes-
ley College Antiques Show and
Sale at the Treadway Inn, Mrs.,
William NJ Richardson, general
chairman, announced this week
The ribbon cutting ceremony will
take place at IL a. m. on Wednes-
day, February %.
Approximately 20 dealers in fine
antique furniture, silver. jewelry,
glass and china, are expected to
exhibit in the show, which is spon-
sored by the Wesley College Fac
ulty Club Mrs. Pearl G. Jones,
well known manager of antiques
shows through the Delaware
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. area is
coordinating the affair The Wes-
ley show will continue for three
days. ending on Friday, February
"a, at 6 p. m
AMATEUR NIGHT = The Sec
ond Annual Amateur Night, spon-
sored by the Milton P. T. A, will
be held in the Milton School on
Saturday, February 25. at 1880 p.
m. Fred Sposato, president of the
p. T. A, announced that Sc stu
dents will participate in 4S acts
in a program that will run approx
imately two hours. Additions were
held by the Student Council.
An added attraction and worth
the price of admission alone, will
be the presence of the 1S-piece
Sussex County Dance Band, under
the direction of Philip Ranalli and
Millard Jenkins. members of the
Georgetown and Milton school
faculties, respectively. They will
play prior to curtain opening
time. Everyone is urged to come
early The entire proceeds of the
evening will go toward the Milton
Community Advanced Education
Fund.
ACCEPTS CALI4-Rev. Emerson
c. Ross, who has served as pastor
of the Grace Church in Milton,
Delaware, since 1858, gave notice
to his congregation of his resig-
nation on Sunday morning. Febru-
airy 5. After serving two Pennsyl-
vania Churches of the Christian
and Missionary Alliance, Rev. Mr..
Ross went to Milton to affiliate the
Milton church with the Alliance
Movement His resignation is to
become effective February 19,
1861. He will begin his ministry
at the Bible Fellowship Church of
the Christian and Missionary Al
lance on Sunday, February 26.
The Wilmington pulpit recently
became vacant when Rev. John L.
Stirzaker, former pastor, was ap-
pointed to the position of Assistant
Superintendent of the Eastern
District for the Christian and Mis-
sionary Alliance. Rev. Mr.. Ross is
a graduate of the Nyack Mission
airy College, Nyack, N. Y. and was
ordained into tine ministry in 1862.
He is married and the father of
three daughters. The family will
take up residence in the Whining
ton parsonage. located at 914 West
S0th Street, the latter part of the
month
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