Milford chronicle., 1963-12-20
Happenings Of Interest
THROUGHOUT Delaware

BOGGS ON EDUCATION
Education Of one sort or another
is the key In dealing with this
country's big problems Of auto
nation, unemployment, job
training and civil rights, Sen.
Boggs said today.
IN remarks on the Senate floor
he emphasized that Hnone of our
country's major domestic prob
lens stands Alone"
The Delaware Senator refer
red to bills he has introduced
to expand vocational education
training and to generate new.
ideas on the automation prob
lem through a White House Con-
ference on Attenuation.
Although the bill providing
for expanded vocational educa-
tion which the Senate passed
was not the one l introduced"
he said, "nevertheless 1t pro-
vidss essentially for the In
creased emphasis which I adj
vocated, and I was happy to
support it."
He predicted that the automa-
tion problem will continue to
grow and expressed the hope
that action on his bill for a
White House Conference on
Attenuation will be taken early
next year.
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Delaware River and Bay Author
ity awarded its first construct
ion contract for the Cape May
Lewes Ferry yesterday, accord
ing to William ]. Miller, Jr.,
director of operations.
The Mclean Construction Co.,
Baltimore, Maryland, was lowest
among the eleven bidders. The
bids we're opened at Delaware
Memorial Bridge offices. The
contract calls for construction
of stone breakwater on the
Lewes side Of Delaware Bay as
further protection for the ferry
terminal site.
The contract calls for an ex-
penditure of 1894, ,94s. 90 Miller
said. Other bids ran from that
figure up to So, ,2o6, 10000.
More than 100000 tons Of
large stone will be needed to
build the wall a half mile into
the bay at varying depths rang
ing from shallow water to twelve
feet.
Miller said that work on the
project will begin early In 1864
with the hope that the new ferry
service opening the la st
water barrier on the east coast
to traffic will be In opera
tion by July l, 1864.
Another contract for dredging
on both sides Of Delaware Bay
will be advertised next week
Miller said. He expects bids on
that work to be opened early In
4 Februarv -e
FELTON, COMMUNITY FIRE
FCOMPANY recently held cleo
tion Of officers with the follow
ing result: President, william
Paskey; Vice president, Paul
Woikoski, Sr.; Secretary, Roland
Nesman; Financial secretary,
Richard Grouse; Treasurer,
John Moore; Fire Chief, j. B.
Simpler; Fire Recorder,
Charles Smith; Public Relations,
James Tatman; Directors,
Charles Bostick, Wilbur Sher-
wood, william Myers; Fire
Police, Everett Warrington,
Ebert Harrington, and Freddie
Casper.
MEETING POSTPONED Path
finders Sunday School Glass of
ASbury Church, Harrington, has
been postponed until January 20.
FIT. MILES LAND The Senate
last week speedily approved a
bill sponsored by Senator John
J. Williams and j. Caleb Boggs
which would permit large por-
tion Of the land at Fort Miles to
be returned to the State Of Della
ware for park use.
Senator Williams testified in
favor Of the bill before the Sea-
ate Armed Services Committee
on Wednesday morning, and fol-
lowing an executive session Of
committee the bill was unani-
mously reported to the Senate
floor.
On Friday afternoon, follow
ing a brief debate on the bill
between Senator Morse Of
oregon and Senator Williams,
the Senate approved the legisla-
tion without a dissenting vote.
The bill, which would re-
quire the State of Delaware to
pay the Federal Government the
amount Of money the state re-
ceived when the Federal Gov
ernment took the land, stipulates
that the land be used for park
purposes. 1t is expected that
Delaware will have to pay about
$61, 900 for the land.
The Williams bill now goes
to the House Of Representatives
where a similar bill had been
considered by the House Armed
Services Committee.
Senator Williams said he ex-
poets final action by the House
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