Milford chronicle., 1950-07-21
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

LEIPSIC 0FFICERS-The new
y-elected officers of the women's
auxiliary of the Leipisc Volunteer
Fire Company were installed We'd
lesday night by Mrs. Catherine
Simpson, Harrington, who insti-
Luted the local auxiliary on June
4, 1947. The officers are headed by
Mrs. Ruth Rusby, succeeding Mrs.
Elizabeth Bush.
The newly-installed officers, in
to president, are Mrs.
Eleanor Helm, vice president; Mrs.
Marietta P. Corsuch, secretary;
Mrs. Florence Maclary, financial
Mrs. Mabel Hoffecker,
treasurer.
LAUREL BONDS-By a vote Of
290 to 116, citizens of the Laurel
Special School District have ap-
proved a $106,020 bond issue at a
special referendum in that town.
With the issuing of these bonds,
the sum will be matched with $244,-
600 of state funds, thus providing a
$500 special building fund.
The money will be used largely
for the purchase of about 10 acres
of land adjoining the school pro-
Ferty to be developed into an
athletic field, erection of field
house for athletics and physical
training, conversion of the present
boys shower room into a cafeteria
store room, expanding the school
library and home economics depart
ments, and for fencing and other
improvements at the Negro school.
HEADLIGHTS Greater
courtesy on the part of motorists
driving after dark in the form Of
dimming their lights would be in
strumental in reducing the traffic
death toll, j. James Aston, mana
ger of the Delaware Safety Council
said this week.
Mr. Ashton. in commenting on a
report Of the National Safety Coun-
Gil, added that the use of polarized
glass by automobile manufactures
would be a help in reducing the
annual toll.
Mr.. Ashton reported that the na-
tlOnal council had considered the
problem two yeeks ago and at that
time he had addressed a group
which included automobile manu-
facturers on the possibilities of US
ing polarized glass in headlight
lenses and windshields.
MOTORIST FINED - Arrested
by state police on charges of reck-
less driving and disOrderly conduct
after his car was found in Broad
Kill Creek at Bethel early last
Thursday morning, James Emory
Griffin, 30, of Salisbury, Md, was
fined 500 and costs on the first
charge, and IS and costs on the
second, by Magistrate B. Harold
COrdrey of Laurel.
Griffin told state police at Bridge
Vile that the car had gone in the
creek; that he was accompanied by
another person; and the other per
e son was missing.
s A search on land and water was
= conducted for the supposed second
e person. Finally, after the search
/ had extended to Salisbury, Griffin
3 admitted that he was the sole oc-
2 cupant of the car when it went into
nearly six feet of water.
e.
CANAL REGULATIONS - New
regulations for masters and pilots
I rf TrnCcn1c aVCfr,ur f1n GhnCon
Delaware Canal have been issued
from the Office of Colonel E. E.
Gesler, U. S. Army district engi-
neer, Philadelphia.
Copies of the regulations may be
obtained at the office of the Army
engineer. They specify the size and
speed of vessels which may use the
canal and the qualifications of the
pilots. Vessels intending to use the
|. canal are not permitted to enter
! the canal until they have secured
clearance from the patrol boat sta
/, toned at each entrance.
|, Colonel Gesler said that viola
tiOn of the regulations can result
lin a 3O-day suspension of a pilots
: license and repeated violations or
4 a fragrant violation, to a citation to
the Coast Guard for reckless nav
igatiOn."
I LAUREL LIBRARY-A modern,
One-story public library will be
given the town of Laurel as me-
mortal to the late Mrs. Mary Woot-
: ten Carpenter, a native of that
+ community. by her husband, Walter
= S. Carpenter, Jr.
The proposed building. estimated
Ii to cost between 100000 and $685.
- 600, will be erected on a lot front
: ing on Fourth street near the mid
- town business section, across from
. . the Community House.
Mr.. CARPENTER conferred witt
- members of the Library Commits
sion and other citizens in Laurel
His proposal was then presented tC
the Chamber of Commerce at
special meeting where it was un
y animOusly endorsed.
" Mrs Carpenter always took al
5, interest in the towns affairs anC
IL quietly supported philanthropies o
IS various types over the years. He
l. husband has carried on these inter
2, ests and the new library will con
Is stitute a fitting memorial to he
activities in her native commun
ity.
O. CUCUMBERS - Downtown Del
N mar and two of it's Residential
streets, Grove and Jewell, as far a
w the State Highway were literalI
-n.n-Aa III nR lncA Saturday morn