Milford chronicle., 1963-03-22

MATINEE RACES The CKRT
American Legion Post has sche-
duled two afternoons of matinee
races at the Kent-Sussex Race
way, Harrington, Della.
These matineeS will be held
April Is and 20. These races
Will be charted and will be Of
ficia1. Proceeds will be used for |
the Child Welfare program of
the Legion Post. Officials WILDE /
announced April /. Local Horse
men are enthused at this oppor-
tunity to qualify before going to
the big apple.
ITALIAN SPAGHETTIDNNERI
= will be held Saturday, March
80 from 4 to 8 pm. In st. Ber-I
nadette's Catholic Church Hal, !,
Dixon Street, Harrington. The
Gail You Can Eat" dinner in
cludes Italian salad, rolls, spagh-
etti and meatballs, coffee and
fruit cup. Dinners to go, also.
Tickets available at the door or
from any parishioner.
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1O1ST BIRTHDAY Last Sat-
urday was a centennial-plus-one
celebration for Nimrod (Cod)
Minner, who reached his 101st
birthday.
There wasn't a big-to-do this
year, compared to last years
festivities when he reached the |
century mark and was sa1uted
by the high school band. But
his son-in-law, George M. Mel
son Of Delmar, had a birthday
dinner with several of the neigh
bors invited.
Minner, a teetotaler, at
tributes his longevity to hard
work, plenty Of sleep. Vices7 |
Smoking cigars and a pipe.
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SCHOOL REFERENDUM A
referendum will be held March
80 In Millsboro School District
20 on a 15-cent school tax in
crease most of 1t to raise
teachers salaries. The hike
would raise an additional $12,-I
900 a year, school officials pre-
dict, with about So, 900 going for
salary increases and 81, 900 for
operational expenses.
If approved, the Is cents would
boost the school tax rate to Al
cents per $1o0 Of assessed
property valuation. James
Proudfoot, chief school officer,
said the proposal will be ex-
planned In detail at a public
hearing Thursday at 1880 pm.
in the school auditorium. The
polls will be open for the refer
endum from to 8 p.m., March
80.
EDUCATIONAL T.V. About
725 students In two Kent County
schools are expected to see ed
ucational teleWSion programs
next September. Bids have been
asked by Caesar Rodney School
District on approximately III
te1evision sets In anticipation Of
such programs. Two Of the sets
are planned for the Kent School
for Trainables and the remain
der will be utilized at Frear
Elementary School at Rising
Sun, a district official said.
II De1aware's educational l
teleWsion has not materialized .
by September, the sets will be |,
used to receive a Philadelphia .
channel, the official said. ALI Of
the classrooms at Allen Frear
School have been wired for tele-
vision antennas and outlets, he
said. A multipurpose room will
have accommodations for two
sets and the gym will be
] equipped IOr Ones
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VETERANS MEETING Past
Commander Wilgus of the De-
partment of Delaware, World
War / Veterans, has called a
meeting Of all World War l
Veterans, their wives and
widows to be held in the Ameri-
can Legion Home, Laurel, Del,
on Sunday, Mar. oath, at 2 pm.
If you are interested in your
buddies and sisters Of World
War l and what is happening
relative to World War l
Veterans on Capitol Hill be sure
you do not miss this meeting.
We will have a National Of
ficer present for a full explana-
tion of Veterans Legislation and
our prospects on Capitol Hill
with this 88th Congress.
Sussex Barracks 1884, Veter-
ans of World War / has been
re-activated and plans to or
ganize and install a Ladies'
Auxiliary to their Barracks at
this meeting.
Refreshments will be served
following the meeting.
CHICKEN AND DUMPING
SUPPER sponsored by the
Sophomore Glass Of BridgeWlle
High School in the school cafe
terra on March 80. Serving from
A to p.m., adults, $3.50, chill
dren, 75e, pre-school age free.
GYPSY FIRE "A Gypsy fantasy,
sponsored by the Murderkill
Lions Club, at the Frederick
School Auditorium on March %