Milford chronicle., 1939-02-03
SEAFORD


Contracts were awarded this week
for the construction of Seaford's new
PWA-financed $9O,S3O school addi-
ton. PWA resident engineer inspec-
tor. Lewis H. Kramer, recently an
nounced.
Thirteen contractors bid on the
project with the Engineering Con-
struction Company of Baltimore. T.
T. Weldin & Sons Co. of Wilmington
and the Arrow Electrical Co. of
Wilmington submitting the lowest
bids on the specifications.
The PWA approved the awards to
the lowest bidders and the work will
start as soon as the weather clears
up. Under PWA regulations the
contractors must pay employees on
the project prevailing wages in the
locality. Selection of the men to
work on the job is up to the con-
tractor.
The PWA resident engineer inspec-
tor on this project is charged with
seeing that the plans and speciflca-
tions are carried out. He also is
charged with aiding local authOri-
ties in completing the new facilities
in as short a time as possible.
VIM. F. Longendyke, local drug
gist. recently announced that he will
be candidate for mayor of Seaford
in the annual municipal election to
be held Monday, March g. Besides
a mayor. two cOuncilmen will be
elected. The terms of Mayor George
w. DOnOho and COuncilmen Harry
A. Phillips and Harlan A. Willin are
to expire.
Paul A. Duane, of EastOn. Md.
president of the recently incOrpO-
rated $50.000 Delaware Cement Pro-
duets Company. recently announced
the company had purchased all SS-
acre tract of land here. on which a
brick and concrete block plant will
he erected.
The tract of land. bought from II. /
Frank FOskey for $4,000. is located |
one-half mile west of Scaford and |
skirts the northern edge of the new !
DUPONT plant site. A railway spur |
will be extended to the plant, Off
cials said.
Edward J. Winder was recently
elected president of the Seaford
Trust Company at the annual stock
holders meeting. Other officers
elected were: presidents. Rob
crt b. Elliott. T. Scott Purse. and J.
Emory Wiley: directors. Howard +.
Galloway. lsadore Stephany. Nathan
iel NJ. Conway. John W. Hastings.
Dallas d. Culver. G. Layton Grier.
T. J. Winder. Il. B. Elliott. Mr.. Purse
and J. Emory Wiley; treasurer. Glen
VI. Huston: assistant treasurer. Ev-
.rett L. Willin; teller. Charles f.
Dawson: assistant teller. Margaret !
=. Favinger: bookkeeper. Emma F.
Blizzard. The capital account of the
was increased by 49,
i07.S9 during the year. while divi-
lends TO stockholders amounted to
$500.
Former Mayor Howard r. Gala
way has been confined to his home
II West SeafOrd suffering with Sc
ere cold.
Cabel Fine has returned to his
BUSINESS in Springfield. Mass. after
ipending several days here this past
week with his wife at their home on
High street.
DIR. and Mrs. John w. Lynch re-
cently entertained at dinner at the
Seaf0rd Inn in honor of the fOrtieth
anniversary of DR.. Lynch's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
lynch. of Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. James c. Jones have
home from North Carolina
fter attending the funeral services
f the formers brother.
Mr.. Linden Marvel. an employee OF
hurley G. White Lumber Company.
ccently injured his hand when il
ias thrown into one of the saws
'hich he was operating. Medical at
entiOn was given to him by DIR. j.
V. Lynch.