Milford chronicle., 1962-11-09
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

MEETING - The Preceptor AL
pha Chapter of Beta Sigma P h
will meet on Wednesday, Novem-
ber IA, at the home of Orpha Ash
ton, in Millsboro. The program for
! the evening is Decorative Hand
craft" and the speaker will be Dor
cen Hoggatt of Milford.
THANKSGIVING DINNER The
annual Thanksgiving dinner at
| Manship Church House, a miles
west of FELTON,, will be held O n
Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov-
ember 22. Menu turkey and oys-
ters, with all the trimmings n
Guiding dessert. Price adults,
$1.75; children, 6 to IL, SIS; chill
dren, under 6, so cents. Hours from
II noon to $50 pm. For reserva-
tions call 2S4-4250 or 2S4-4653.
FARMERS MUST PRODUCE =
| 1t is figured that by 1875 farmers
| must produce half again as much
in many crops if Americans are to
eat as we'll then as they do now.
The needs are expected to include
81 per cent more broilers, go per
| cent more fruit and vegetables, 56
per cent more meat animals a d
48 per cent more dairy products,
! among other increases.
| The average consumer will eat
the equivalent of 33 hogs, 10 lambs,
steers and 4 veal calves during
his meat-eating days.
The average person spends about
$91 per year for meat.
TOP COUNTY CROPS SHOW =
winners were Carl Melvin of h e
Caesar Rodney FLA, and Gustov
Ziebutski of Wyoming.
The seven hay contests drew the
| most entries. Woodrow Haas o
Wyoming produced the best field
cured sample of alfalfa hay. Chas.
Blendt of Smyrna had the top heat
| cured alfalfa sample.
Wayne Collision of the Harring-
ton FLA delivered the best corn
silage sample. David Winkler, also
of Harrington FLA, came up with
the top yellow soybean entry i n
competition with "a dozen t h r
exhibits.
Time and space does not permit
complete listing of the county
winners. But these entries now
move to the state show which will
be open to the public at Capitol
Grange in Dover on November goth.
DELA STATE HOMECOMING =
The celebration of Homecoming
at Delaware State College will be-
gin on Friday, November wi t h
the Coronation of Miss Delaware
State College at pm, in Memoir
ial Hall. A reception will follow
the coronation.
Leila Wooflord, a senior elemen-
tary education major of Whining
ton, Delaware will be crowned
queen of the Homecoming festivi-
ties. Her attendants will be Paul
inc Palmer, a junior health a
psysical education major of Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania and Loretta
Sudler, junior elementary educa-
ton major of Wilmington, Della.
On Saturday, November 10, there
will be parade through the City
of Dover at 1870 am. Pre-Game
activities will begin at 1:15 pm.
The kickoff of the gridiron con-
test between the Delaware S "a e
Hornets and the st. Paul's College
Tigers is scheduled for 2 pm. Dur
ing the Half-Time there will be a
Band Exhibition and a Parade of
Floats on Alumni Field.
A dance in Memorial Hall at 9
pm. will close the festivities. The
Billy and Duke Anderson Orches-
ira of Newark, New Jersey will
play for the dance Featured vo-
calist will be Bobby Moore who re-
cords exclusively for King Records.
CONSE TION SUPER
VISOR - Nominations are b eing
received for a supervisor to repre-
sent the 9Th and 9th representa-
tive districts in the Kent County
Soil Conservation District, says c.
A. Taylor of Harrington, the coun-
ty chairman.
The term of Mr.. Taylor expires
at the end of the year after acting
four years for his area. One super
visor must be elected each year. At
the present time, Charles Blendt of
Smyrna represents the 1st, End and
5th representative districts, Isaac
Thomas of Marydel the 2n
and 4th districts, and David Rob
bins of Milford the 7th, Sth, and
10th districts.
Each supervisor serves without
pay to promote soil and water con-
servation work in Kent county.
There are more than 1000 land
owners in Kent county who are
members of the District
Nominees become eligible when
they meet the following conditions,
1. Be a resident of the area for
which there is a vacancy in this
case the southeast section of Kent
county.
g Present a petition with tn e
signatures of ten landowners in |
the Soil Conservation District from
his area by November 23rd to the |
Kent County Soil Conservation Dis
trict Office at 2319 So. Dual High
way, Dover.
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