Milford chronicle., 1950-12-22
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

POLTO-For the first time sincel
May Of this year, there are no polio
cases under treatment or observa-
tion in Wilmington hospitals, the
Wilmington health department re-
ported on Monday.
The last case under treatment, a 1
New Castle County patient with
paralysis, was discharged last Sum
day from the Doris Memorial Unit
Of Wilmington General Hospital.
SCOUT PLANS - Twelve scout (
masters Of Boy Scout troops in
Sussex County, held a roundtable 4
discussion last week in the Youth
Center, RehObOth, and discussed
proper methods Of handling troops
ito keep them alive"
ScOutInaster Enoch r. Gale Of
the Rehoboth troop was host to the
group. A moving picture Of scout
activities was shown and plans
made for district programs for the
coming year. Joseph Lingo Of
AlillsborO, district commissioner,
and George Murray of SeafOrd,
neighborhOOd commissioner, attend
ed the parley.
DOVER FIRE-Damage estimat-
ed at $1,000 to the building and
$500 to contents was caused last.
Friday by fire in a frame double
house in Water street, west of New
street, Dover, occupied on one side
by John Melvin and On the other
side by William r. Burris.
The Melvin side was gutted by
the flames while damage on the
Burris side was mainly from water
and smoke. Firemen of the Rob
Dtns Hose Company were in serV-
ice about an hour subduing the
blaze. Firemen said the fire ap-
parently started in a pile Of wood
behind stove in the Melvin house
when the stove became overhead
ed.
HENLOPEN GRANGE - Henlop-
en- Grange has elected new officers
for the ensuing year. They are:
Harry Hazard, worthy master;
Walter Lank, overseer; Ernest Me-
gee, lecturer; Harry Mundy, stew
ard; George Chappell, assistant
steward; DR.. V. Lay Phillips, chap
lain; Mrs; Linda Lank, treasurer,
Mrs. Florence M. Stauffer, secre-
tary.
Carl Walls. gate keeper; Mrs.
Nellie Hazard, Ceres; Mrs. Anna
Mae Wilson, Pomona; Miss Martha
Rosencrantz, Flora: Mrs. George
Chappell, lady assistant steward; !;
Colin McNicol, and James T. Lank,
members of the executive commit
tee.
FLASH FIRE-A fash fire, start
ing from an explosion in. a space
heater, early last Sunday evening
gutted the 1OO-year-old frame build
ing owned by G. Edward Wyatt on
i Second street, Lewes. and for a
time threatened the heart of the
/
Five fire companies battled the
flames for over an hour before
bringing them under control. The
building contained a newspaper
stand and restaurant, both operated
by Mr.. Wyatt, and, two furnished
apartments on the second floor. No
one was injured. Mr.. Wyatt, an ac-
tive member of the Lewes Fire Com
pany, estimated the damage at
| $4,000.
DEPUTIES NAMED - Attorney
General-elect H. Albert Young has
announced the appointment of three
deputies who will assist in the ad-
ministratiOn of the attorney gener-
ais Office for the next four years.
They are Januar d. Bove, Jr,, an
assistant Wilmington solicitor in
charge of prosecutions in Municipal
Court; Stephen E. Hamilton, Jr.
who will give up his present post
as law clerk and secretary to u
S. District Court Judge Paul Leahy
and Louis ]. Finger, an associate in
the law firm of Richards, Layton
and Finger.
Mr.. Bove will be deputy attorney
general for New Castle County
succeeding Joseph H. Flanzer. Mr.
Hamilton and Mr., Finger will bC
deputies assigned to the State Taz
Department.
DRAFT OFFTCIALS-Douglas w
Troll, state director OF .Selectiv,
Service, and other selective Service
personnel in Delaware, will NEE
with Major General Lewis B. Her
shey, national director of selectiv,
service, on January %, when Gen
eral Hershey visits Wilmington.
The national director will speal
on that date at a luncheon meeting
of the wholesale section, Delawar,
Chamber of Commerce. His topic
will be, "The Nations Manpowel
Situation" Following the lunch
con, which will be in the Hote
DUPONT, General Hershey will NEE
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