Milford chronicle., 1938-11-11
GEORGETOWN
OIL Concern To Locate Near
DraWbridge Is Report

DraWbridge Is Report
With the establishment of an $S,-
100000 textile plant in the SeafOrd
section by the E. l. DUPONT de Mem
ours and Company, comes word
from Rehoboth Beach that George
E. ShOckley, prominent business
man of that section, in cooperation
with a large Texas oil concern, is
to establish an oil refining plant
near Drawbridge, on the Broadkiln
River, between Milton and Over
brook. A tract Of land containing so
acres, located on the east side of the
main highway leading from Milford
to Five Points and Rehoboth Beach
has been purchased. The crude oil,
brought from Texas in large .ank-
ers, may be landed at Lewes or a
pier built along the Delaware Bay
where the Broadkiln River empties
into 1t and transported down the riv-
er to the refining plant.
Negotiations have been under way
for the past three weeks, 1t is un-
derstood, and representatives Of the
Oil concern, the name of which has
not been diVulged, have been in
consultation with Mr.. Shockley and
have worked out plans. 1t has heen
a guarded secret, IL is understood,
lrom whom the land was purchased.
It was rumored about two weeks ago
that a refining plant might be 10
Gated in the Drawbridge area. Mr..
Shockley, however, while in George |
town, gave the assurance that IL /
would become a reality.
According to Mr.. Shockley. forty
tanks with capacity ranging from
10000 to 10000 barrels each will be
erected. The refining plant will have
a capacity. of $4,000 barrels each
day.
Mr.. Shockley was given full au-
thority to determine the site and
make the purchase and work out the
details.
When completed, Mr.. Shockley
states, between 800 and 500 will be
employed.
Many Arrests
Jack ]. Ward. 1876 West oath
street, Wilmington, arrested byi
Highway Officer Samuel H. P. Slant.
charged with reckless driving on the
from the intersection of the
Experimentation highway and the
Georgetown-Lewes highway. was
fined $1,000 and costs. which were
paid.
Clarence Passwaters, Of Lincoln
City, charged by C. C. Seitz with op-
Grating without a license, was fined
by Magistrate Sharp, $1,000 and
costs.
Charles McAtlee, arrested by (
Highway 0flcer Russell Jones for
being drunk and disorderly on the
iuPont Highway, was committed by
Magistrate Sharp for so days in jail I
n default Of a fine of $1,000 and !
,osts. He is a member of the Red
len CCC or State Forest Camp. L. P. \
keogh, connected with the Redden '
;tate Forest Camp for veterans of I
he Spanish-American as well as the {
World War was arrested by State
Oficer Harry Shew on a I
barge of driving a motor vehicle on @
he left side of the road. He paid I
1000 and costs to Magistrate Sharp I
nd was released. ?
George T. Hudson, 405 Holly Road,
'eadon, Pa, arrested by Highway d
lfflcer Horace ]. Hickman on n
barge of operating an overloaded 4
ruck, paid a fine of $1,000 end costs
D Magistrate w. Frank Sharp. u
Joseph Kreutzer, 62G Wabash ave- L
ue. Atlantic City. charged with v
eckless driving on the DUPONT Y
from Georgetown, to Ellen s
ale, was fined $40 aud costs by n
Iagistrate Sharp. "
Defeated 81
The football team Of Wicomico Il
Ugh School of Salisbury, Md, de- fl
'ated Georgetown High on the local n
ridiron on Friday afternoon Of last a
eek by the score Of IA to 6. during o.
rain storm during the las. half. k
. +. Union Officers Chosen el
At a rally of the Sussex County OF
hrlstian Endeavor Union, held at e'
elmar. officers for the county or al
anizatioa were elected as follows: H
resident. Oris Horsey. of Delmar; T.
ce president, Miss Mary E. Clifton "
Milford; secretary. Mrs. Howard cl
:. King, Of Georgetown; treasurer, al
iss Lula E. QuiIlen. Of Millville: W
lstoral counsellor, the Rev. Russell RI
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