Milford chronicle., 1962-11-23
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

DANCING - Every Friday and
Saturday nights at the M oos e
Home in Harrington. Music Friday
by the Rockettes Saturday by
Jimmy Emberlain and his boys.
ROLAND GARRISON OF DOV-
ER-had big day last week. He
was elected president of the Della
ware Farm Bureau, an organiza-
ton of over 1900 families. He also
learned he was high man in soy
bean production for Kent county
in 1862.
The recognition is well deserved
for this farm leader.
PREPARE EWES FOR WINTER
Eve flocks should be treated for
both internal and external para
sites before being taken off tn
pasture.
Drench the animals with worm
medicine and dip or spray with a
recommended pesticide. Your vet
erinarian and county agent can ad-
fiSS Ou Wildl W uoG.
While you're handling the ewes,
| check their feet and trim them if
necessary.
q. s. FARMERS-last year spent
| SAP billion to buy goods and serv-
ices from the rest of US and from
other farmers. Though farm people
now make up only per cent of
the nations population, they boutht
Ii per cent of the petroleum pro-
duced in the U. S. per cent of
the rubber, twice as much steel as
the railroad industry, about mil
lion tons, more electricity than was
used by the cities of Washington,
d. c., Baltimore, Chicago, Boston,
Detroit and Houston combined,
more tractors and trucks than any
other industry, so million tons of
chemicals and much, much more.
All of us have big stake in farm
prosperity.
$4,000 MEALS - Bissell Hospit-
| al prepared 21,602 meals during the
month of October at cost of 67
cents each.
Mrs. Edith Kendall, chairman of
the hospital executive committee,
| told the October total at the COM
mittee's monthly meeing.
The hospital gave 4,637 patients
days of care during the month, she
said, at a cost of s1404 per day.
1t was reported at the meeting
that there were $50 patients at
| the hospital and the pediatric area
has been expanded to accommodate
| the overflow of children Previous
| ly the hospital could care for 13
children. There are now Is at the
institution and two on the waiting
| list.
FIT. MILES DEVELOPMENT -
The State Park Commission adopt
ed resolution last Friday urging
long-range development of the Ft.
Miles area as a state park.
The State is now negotiating
with the, U. S. Army to have all
| areas of the fort which have been
declared surplus By the govern
ment returned to tbs state for use
as recreational areas.
| The state turned the land over
| to the federal government during
| World War III for a nominal fee
to be used for national defense
purposes.
Since the Army declared h e
land surplus, U. S. Rep. Harris B.
Mcdowell, Jr., has been negotiat-
ing with the Army to get the land
back under state control
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WHO is IMAGINATIVE enough
| to take a given tract of land and
plan its sand potential for fin e
homes for commercial recreation,
| or possibly for irrigation.
There would seem to be profit
possibilities for planned pond sites
! in Kent county. Some would only
| have to be damned up Others
could be dug where the terrain is
favorable
The recent Land and People
| Conference, of the U. S. Depart
| ment of Agriculture stressed h
| developing of recreation resources
as a new goal for farmers.
The talk was for camping sites,
picnic areas, hunting preserves,
| ski runs in mountain areas, n d
the like. Much of this was proposed