Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1950-05-12
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

vary Methodist Church, Mrs. Nora
Jeuerson leader, will meet al the
nome Of Frances Bennett on the
Cedar Beach Road on Tuesday nlrht.
May l6. Mrs. virgie Isaacs win bo
cO-hOstess.
CIRCLES no MEET-The circles
OF Avenue Methodist Church viii
meet Tuesday evening, May ne ~
follows; No. I, with Mrs. w. n.
Wilkins, assisted BY Mrs. Rose
Hart az 1880; No. with Miss Sara
Frettyman, assisted by Mrs. Clara
Eckstorm at s b. M; No. 3 with
Mrs. Van Nuts Wnkers0n, assisted
by Mrs. Charles Wilkerson al a h.
m; No. 4 with Mrs. William N
Sipple at p. M, No. s with Mrs.
Edward Salevan assisted by Mira.
Harvey Davidson az 1850, No. &
with Miss Sarah Barcus assisted
by Mrs. Robert Baechler az 9,a6.
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BANK ASSETS GROW-Total a..
sets Of state, commercial. and mn.
tual savings banks amounted Al
S5SG ,S62,66S on April IA, an IN.
crease Of $S7,S66,477 over April Ill.
1919, and an increase OF Sl.Sea..
S41 over the assets reported az Sc
OF last December 81, according "a
q report BY state Bank Commits
sioner John c, Darby,
Total deposits amounted 10 S6aa..
100000 on the current call date.
the same amount as reported last
December 81, compared with StSa..
100000 as OF April II Of last wear.
the report shows.
BOND DRIVE - Letters hava
been sent TO all the mayors Of citles
and towns IN Delaware hv the
Bonds Savings Division, Treaaprv
Department asking them 20 assist
N the Independence Drive OF TIA
division, May IL 60 July 4,
Alex D. Cobb. state director For
the division, said mayors have been
asked 70 seek the ringing of bells
N connection with the opening Of
the campaign.
The Delaware replica Of the I3h.
erty Bell viii be In Dover an Inna
Is and Is in connection with tire
Chicken Festival and win be In he
parade there on the might Of June
10. A schedule Of the tour 90 the
bell, due in Delaware June i. is
being prepared by Mr.. Cobb.
STORM MARS FETE-Celehra.
lion Of Old Dover Day last Saturday
was favored by warm and clear
weather until only about half hour
before its scheduled close al i've
o'clock.
HeTalded by steadily approach.
ng thunder for about rs minutes.
brief dOWnpOUr struck the citv
e 4;25 O'Clock, halted the feature
dance on the campus OF
wesley Junior College, and sent
he campus scUrrying for shelter.
However, the storm did not ar.
-lVe until after the May Queen -
Miss Joyce Lewis, Shutdown
Branch, Long Island. N. Y,-haa
been crowned at the college campus
festivities. In the COLLEGE. the
colonial tea was held.
The Maypole dance was TO have
followed the cOlorfnl May Queen
MANSLAUGHTER-Arthur Scott
IS, of Smyrna, was arraigned be-
ore Magistrate John Conrad IN
Dover last Saturday night on a
charge, after SCOTS
in a Smyrna poOlrOOm
icunle collapsed and died.
According to witnesses, Alfred
evans, 4S. a Smyrna paperhanger
md painter, collapsed few min.
ties after being struck by Scott.
IN autopsy showed shat Evans died
IS the result of a cerebral hemor.
'hage. He is survived by an aunt.
drs. Matte Kane. with whom he
ived, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph
RusseltOn Of Middletown.
Funeral services for Mr.. Evans
we're held at FAIRIES Funeral Chan
H. Smyrna, on Tuesday az 9 b. Ia.
The Rev. Walter L. Beckwith, PAS
or Of Asbury Methodist Church.
'ficiated. Interment was made IN
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
CANCER DRIVE - Delmar has
Become the first town in the state
o finish it's work In the 1850 Dell
ware Cancer Crusade, which has
advanced to S42,SI2.
william II n~wtvsnN .aaa. ..a.a.
nan, said the community not only
las completed its canvass, but has
contributed Is per cent more this
ear than il did last year.
Delmar reported a total 81
I52S.92. This was SCI more than
he 1919 total OF S467. Mrs. John
'Omlinson and Mrs. G.. Merle Mel.
.on are cO-chairmen for the Cruz
.ade on the Delaware side Of Del.
mar.
Mr.. Cantwell said the report ina
licates the crusade total can Be
expected TO increase as more towns
N oother campaign divisions send
n their reports.
He also said Delmar's increase
followed by the other unroDofiod
sroups--w0uld put the campaign
.ver its goal Of $4,000.
49,
CONFERENCE DELEGATE Mr..
'aul VIM. Baker Of the Whlleavllla
'harge was elected By lhe Mothna
list Youth Fellowship Go attend tho
'eninsula Annual Conference ta 81
.eld at Union Church, Wilmington.
n May 30. He will De seated with
lrs. Ira Webb the Lay Leader aud
he Rev. W. A. Turner pastor ol
he charge,
Miss Ruth Jones was aAlarlAA an