Milford chronicle., 1951-09-14

FARMERS MEETING-The an
lual membership meeting Of the
Eastern States Farmers Exchange
or the Greenwood Station will be
leld In the Greenwood Fire Hall on
Tuesday evening, September IS. at
) p. M. Clarke w. Clemmer of Eas-
tern States Seed Service will ad-
dress the group. The chairman Of
the meeting will be Mr.. g. s.
Brown. He and his committee have
an interesting and entertaining pro-
gram planned. Members are urged
to attend to help in the selection
of their delegate to represent
Greenwood at the Annual meeting
Of the members at Springfield, Mas
sachUsetts. in February. Refresh
ments will be served.
49,
POLICE CHIEFS The Delaware
Association of Chiefs Of Police are
currently conducting a campaign to
raise funds with which to operate
their Childrens' Camp OF the 1852
camping season. On October 25 and
26, they will present two dances
featuring Vincent Lopez and his or
chestra in the Seaford Fire Hall
and the Gold Ballroom Of the Hotel
DUPONT, on the respective eve-
nings. To assist in the fund rais-
ing campaign, Mr.. Melvin Joseph,
owner OF the Delaware Speedway,
incorporated, located three miles
south of Georgetown, is contribu-
/ ting the use Of his track absolutely
] free for benefit race which will be
held Tuesday, September 18th, at
$3.50 p. m. In the event OF rain the
race will be held the following eve
ming. The Officers of the AssoCia-
tion have agreed to donate their
services to this worthy cause and
the drivers have agreed to race for
much smaller purses. Tickets may
be purchased from any local Chief
of Police or at the gate on the eve
ming Of the race.
| SENTENCE COMAIUNTED-The
State Board Of PardOns at Dover
has commuted the four-year SEN
tence imposed last Oct. on David
]. Reinhardt, Jr., AZ, former deputy
attorney general, to one year. 1t is
expected that he will be released
from the New Castle County Work
house as soon as officials there re-
ceive the necessary papers from
Governor CarveI providing he fol-
lows the recommendation Of the
board.
Reinhart pie de d guilty to
. charges of fraudulent conversion
. and misapplication OF more than
t $4,000 from two estates. With the
t / sentence reduced to one year and
t with time OF for good behaviour he
j may be released this week.
d RYAN Fifty years il
j Millsboro" was the subject of 9
g talk by Edwin c. Ryan at the meet
ing Of the Georgetown-Millsbor'
e Rotary Club, in Masonic Temple ii
n, Georgetown. Mr.. Ryan. who is
N member of the club and has bee
IL in business in MillsbOro for man
ey years, gave a picture of MillsboT
ge activities so years ago.
e Frank Knutti, of the stan of Il
N, / GEORGETOWN radio station. was a.
w. mitted as a new member of Il
n. club. Everett Cannon, member
OF the Princess Anne. Nd. Rotary Gu
st was a visitor. Caleb M. Wright, Al
re tOrney, was a guest, and Senate
lg John J. Williams, an honorar
le member of the club, was also 1
attendance.
Z. NEW TRAFFIC CODE - Th
p Georgetown Town Council. in
y meeting held last week, passed
new traffic code. drawn up by at
n' torney Jack White. The Council de
I, cided some months ago that re
y vamping of town ordinances was j
= order with out-mOded rules to b
- eliminated. The new regulation
= provide for control of all vehicle
~ within the corporate limits of tn
H. town and fix penalties for viola
a tions.
eu Many of the rules have been c
N nc the books for years and have bee
ca enforced by the town police. TheI
- = are many changes, however, an
" all car drivers have been warned
study the new code.
.ol Covered in the traffic code al
~ such subjects as parking, reckle
@ lS and drunken driving; U-turn
'Se double-parking; automobile equi
ment for safe driving: unnecessai
noises; speed-limits and illeg
en- throwing of rubbish from cars, wi
A. penalties listed for each.
seS One new ruling applies to amp
at flying systems on vehicles. y
8 operator Of such a vehicle must Q
tain a permit from the town poll
I'm. and it will be valid for only
ar hours, with no permits to be issu
re- between the hours of p. m. a.
re- a. m. during weekdays; no
ted on Sundays and none while Cou
n is in session.
am. Substantial fines are listed
lew drunken driving, at not less tn
pu- 500 nor more than 5000 or l
/, a prisonment for 80 days for the n
es. conviction. For subsequent conv
lses tions fines may run to $1,000.
ave The code, compiled after a stu
the of traffic rules in other towns 9
OF cities, fully covers all phases OF
hicular regulations.
rig The ordinance setting up
ave traffic code also provides for =
ated repeal, in whole or part OF all e
10 fiicting ordinances.