Milford chronicle., 1951-11-23
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

STORES LOOTED - Dover po- (
ice have reported that three bust
ness houses were broken into some
lime early last Friday morning.
From the Dunn Shoe Store on
LOOckerman street, $275 in cash
was reported to have been taken;
from the nearby w. T. Grant Com
pany store, So, and from the Capt.
tol Cleaners and Dyers on Cover
nors avenue, an iron and an unde-
termined amount of clothing.
An attempt to open the Grant |
safe failed. Entrance was gained |
by forcing rear windows The |
burglars were unsuccessful in an |
effort to force a door of the F. W. |
WOolwOrth and Company store ad
joining Grants.
TIPSY DRIVER - Mrs. Sadie
Peterson, Bowers Beach, was found
guilty of charge of operating an
automobile while under the influ-
ence of liquor and fined $10O and
costs by Judge A. B. Magee, Jr.,
in Court of Common Pleas, last
Thursday.
The woman, arrested by Dover
police last August 10 had been
scheduled for a hearing Wednes-
day and when she failed to put in
an appearance the court issued a
capias for her. Brought before him
later in accordance with that ac-
ton Judge Magee found that she
had been drinking too much to
stand trial and committed her to
the Kent County Jail until dispO-
sitiOn of her case.
WEIGH NAMED - c. M. Welch,
vice president of John H. MulhOl-
land Company of Milford is a men,
Der of the fiat veneer products in
dustry advisory committee for the
I Office of Price Sterilization, ac-
cording to Henry MeC. Winches-
ter, OPS director for Delaware
The committee met in Washington
last week.
The MOlhOlland Company has
long been an important business
4 in Sussex County. The industry
manufactures such products as
wooden spoons, forks, lollypOI
sticks, and toothpicks. Although
Delaware has 21 business men ser
wing on the national OPS advisory
committees, Mr.. Welch is the only
representative from Sussex COun'
ty.
ESCAPES AGAIN - A search is
being waged by state police and
Dover police for Floyd Flamer, 20
a second-time escapee from the
Kent County Jail.
Flamer, who was under sentence
of two years on an automobile
theft charge, was missed from thu
Jail about 2:30 p. m, last Frida!
morning, Warden Norris B. Gar
rison, who Immediately notified po
lice, explained.
, The man, whose home is in Har
rington, made his first unsuccessful
; dash for liberty by scaling wal
last June /. He was recaptured b
Dover police less than an hour Ia
ter. He was also awaiting ser
! tence for that escape.
Flamer was wearing Jail cloth
! ing, with tx c." on his back, whel
he walked off. He is a Negro,
, feet 10 inches tall, and weighs Is
pounds.
/ DONATIONS NEEDED - TIL
: William C. Jason High School SC
t licits help from their m an
r friends, organizations and club
= throughout Sussex County who ar
J. interested in a well-rOunded pre-
! gram for all youth.
f In order toe compete with OthC
f high schools of the state, they nee
o football and other sport uniform
: and equipment.
They aim to have key persOnn,
n in every community in SUISSE
k County with Booster Tags" YOI
It help will be greatly appreciate
81 and recorded for worthy cause
l. Athletics play an important pa
e in the life of our boys and girl
If if properly guided. 1t is natur
e for the youth to like sports and
is our responsibility to provide e
cry opportunity for wholesome re
reatiOn.
Il They c.ust assume the boys W;
# of living, his views of better h
l. man relationship, his attitudes
n ward life and the ways of deVelO
n ing desirable behavior traits, if '
dream Oh better citizens tomorro
n Contributions can be mailed {
# rect to the school.
in MODERATOR - Governor /
bert N. Carvel will be the guest
IS. honor and will serve as the mode
n, atOr of a panel discussion at t
n, conference sponsored by the
e. stitute of Delaware History a
er, Culture at the University of De
N. ware on December 1.
c. The subject under discussion
this mid-winter conference is: 7
in Effect of Transportation on
G. Cultural and Economic Growth
of Delaware.
in The conference registration "
be held at 9:45 a. m, and will
low time for a social period befC
being called into session at 10
az by DR.. r. o. Bausman, chairman
,t- the Institute. A welcome will
on extended to the over 200 que
If from all of Delaware, Maryla
art New Jersey and Pennsylvania
m DR.. Frederick B. Parker, meml
He of the executive committee.
nd The panel discussion over wll