Milford chronicle., 1949-12-30
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

The Carlisle fire Company was
called on Christmas Day to a Are
on the tenant farm Of John s.
Asaacs, on the back road to MIL
ton. An OVerheated stove is bellev-
ed TO have set fire to the ceiling in
a room.
The blaze was under control
when the firemen arrived.
Prise winners have been announ-
ced 10 the Christmas decorations
contest sponsored by the Smyrna
Clayton Chamber OF Commerce.
Winners in smyrna follow:
Homes-N NJ .Oechsler. first:
Harley Bodley, second; Raymond
Pusey, third, Commerciai-Ro
wells Garage first: Albert B. YER
non, second, and Lee Slaughter.
third.
Clayton winners are: Homes
VIM Pusey, first: Mrs. Bertha sevil
second; DR.. r. w. Comegys. third.
Commercial-Clay Fire Conn
pany first; Donald Ennis, second.
and Clements Supply Company.
third.
Judges, an from Dover were the
Mayor William J. Storey, ] Wallace
Woodford,, former mayor. and DR..
Q. a. BARLEY, president Of Wesley
Junior College.
The first count OF migratory wild
fowl ever made in Delaware, Just
recently completed, shows there
are approximately $4,000 wildfowl
ducks and few geese ~ in the
marshes and waters OF the state.
Norman g. Wilder, director OF
conservation, State Board OF Came
ana Fish Commissioners, said the
survey was made by Everett B.
chamberlain, a technician, of the
state game department, by plane.
Mr.. Chamberlain is a World War
II Air Force veteran and has re-
Gently renewed his pilots license.
lie was sometimes flown by anoth-
er pilot so he could devote his full
attention to duck counting.
1t was determined, Mr.. Wilder
said, that there are about 90 coo
Wildf0wl in New Castle Comfy.
and about $4,000 each in Kent and
I Sussex Counties
II took three full flying days of
time 10 make the count. the first
ever made in Delaware. The entire
state was covered.
This is our first count and we
40 not know whether IL is good or
had Mr.. Wilder said. Taere Is
nothing to compare 1t with-but
we do know that $4,000 dueks-there
were rev geese-is a lot of duck" II
Is planned to make another aerial
count next year, but II has not been
\ determined whether the count will
be annual or not.
Five-year-old JacquelIne Demp-
sey, of Claymont, whose plea for
cards" specially the Christmas
ones"-br0ught her a deluge of g.
200 missives from Delawareans.
not on hand to greet Santa claus
Christmas morning.
Inc cnlid, who had been suffer-
ing from q brain tumOr for several
months died early Saturday at the
nome Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl c. Dempsey.
But Jacqueline, who had been
yearning to greet Santa. was bub-
bling over with Christmas snirit
up until the moment she deid The
ehlld, according to her parents was
i happy because she had received the
next best thing to a visit from the
kindly St. NichOlas-thOusands OF
pictures Of him In the mail.
Jacqueline's pleas for news
ABOUT santa" weeks ago prompted
her uncle. Frank Newton, OF Gwin-
hurst, to ask the public on Dec. IL
70 send her Christmas cards-pre-
ferably those bearing the likeness
OF Santa. The response loaded the
/ Dempseys' mailbOx.
r. Doctor had shaken their heads
ana said that JacqueIine would mot
live to celebrate Christmas. An a.
peratiOn for removal of the tumor
SIX months ago had failed.
Following the reception of the
aValanche OF Christmas cards and
letters the child seemed ''more
rested" the Dempseys' family phv-
sician reported. But her physical
condition steadily worsened, and at
. a. m. Saturday she died.
Sixty employees Of the Delmarva
Division Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
: road we're honored at a ceremony
last week in Moose Hall in Delmar
OF 70 or more years OF service.
4. NJ. GoOdfellow, division super-
lntendent, awarded silver lapel hut
tons FOR 40 years OF service and
bronze buttons for 25 years. The
division had 333 EMPLOYEES eligibIs
Mr.. Goodfellow said the awards
replace the old system Of reward
ing only SO years Of service with a
gold button.
The awards were 40-year buttons
to the following:
9. A. Templeton, tract foreman.
9. J. Calhoun, ]. +. Disharoom
(. trainmen: J. E. McClain. Jr.. II. n
Smith, G. E. Mock. and ]. w. Small
engineers.
25-year buttons: Josiah Bailey.
n. 1. Baker. H. T. Brittingham. a.
N. Dutton, Jr., j. w. Ellis Edward
Green, A. c. Hastings, ]. p. Jour-
ney. w R. Kereley. NJ T. McAlster.
G. 5. Martin, A. L. Cliphant. b. r.
Parker. Fred o Parson, E. r. Phip-
PIN. w. R. Powell, NJ. B. Sherwood
K. G. Sturgis, w. Z. Taylor. o. nj
ward. A. II. Webster. L. S. Baker
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