Milford chronicle., 1951-02-23
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


received benefit payments at the
rate of $9,820 a week in 1850 from
The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany OF New York, according to a
report today by A. F. Haas, man
ager Of the Philadelphia agency.
Delaware residents own more than
5000 individual policies in the
company.
Total payments during 1850 [
amounted to $51O,64O, 42.8 per cent a
OF which went to living policy II
holders. Meanwhile, investments in Il
the state at the end of the year
amounted to $4,94O,SOO, Mr.. Haas
pointed out, providing an import
ant source of capital for local
business, industry and housing.
SOCIETY FORMED - A grOuD
of some thirty engineers organized
the Sussex Engineering Society at
an open meeting January 80. The
Society was formed to create a
better understanding of the role
played by trained engineers, to Of
fer engineering services, and to
keep informed of the latest engin-
eering adVancements.
The next meeting will be held at
8 p. m, Monday, March 5, at the
Fire Hall in SeafOrd, Delaware. All
engineers of central Delmarva Pen
lnsula are urged to attend. The con-
stitutiOns and by laws will be pre-
pared for discussion, and partici-
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an expression of interest and tc
register. Additional information
may be obtained beforehand by
/ contracting H. H. Hutchinson, Be-
thel, Delaware, or D. H. Freiday,
SeafOrd.
DELAWARE COLONY - The [
{ children at Delaware Colony were
treated to an entertainment in the
auditorium on Saturday afternoon
consisting Of trained dog act, ven
trilOquist, mind reading, magician
and music. There was also one
trained mOnky act.
The Commission at their monthly
meeting received the Superinten-
dents monthly report and then
considered matters of legislation.
The Commission decided to intro
Cuce Immediately separate Bills for
a Cottage for small children,
central kitchen and dining room,
and an appropriation to the State
highway department for improved
driveways.
Mr.. Prettyman, the Business
Manager, reported that a telephone
switchboard has been installed and
that it is now possible to reach all
departments Of the Institution from
central point, greatly facilitating
the dispatch of the business Of the
Institution.
FATAL FIRE A two month old
baby was burned 20 death IN Mid
dletOwn last Friday despite P.
mothers frantic efforts tG save the
infant from her two room frame
home after bringing three other
children to safety
Mrs. Violet Cunningham, 26, was
returning from a shopping trip
just a few blocks from her home
when she saw smoke pouring from ,,
the residence on Lake Street.
Braving flames and smoke Mrs.
Cunningham ran into the house :
and brought out Phyllis, 4; Lee, Jr
3 and Winfield Cunningham, 19
months.
She tried to get back in the house :
for the baby, Ronald, but was fore :
ed back by intense heat. Members =
of the MiddletOwn Volunteer Fire :
Company, who said the blaze was :
started by an oil stove flare-up,
later found the infants body on the =
charred remains of a bed. Damage \
to the house was estimated at $500. 7
NEW FIRE TRUCK-Dover City =
Council has authorized the Robbins s
Hose Company to purchase a new
$4,000 salvage wagon to replace its f
present 14-year-Old, outgrown sal 7
wage truck, which will be converted s
into hose wagon. I
The fire company, in accordance ,
with a plan approved by Council,
will buy the truck on the cOmpanys n
credit and Council over a period of +
time will reimburse the fire or I
ganization. This plan of acquisition ]
OF new apparatus has been follow !
ed before in two instances, dating '
back more than 10 years. +
The disadvantages of the present T
salvage wagon from the standpoint +
of safety and capacity add the .
pressing need of a modern salvage 6
truck, which will have the added
equipment of a small water tank p
and pump and be capable of carry r
ing all required salvage parapher- !,
MALTA, were outlined to Council by 4
Chief Ralph H. Boyer ana former o
Chief Thomas E. Baker. \
1t will be able to carry, in addi- q
tion to the other necessary items. a
new S1,4O0 iron lung which Clar-
ence Vinson Post No 1898, Veter- 7
ans Of Foreign Wars, presented to II
the firemen last Saturday night. 4
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STUDENTS EARN - Students in Ii
the distributive and Office Occupa- ii
tions courses in Delaware high A
schools earned total ct $40, ,166.I6 f"
during January, bringing their to-
tai earnings for the present school h
year to $S1,S7413, a report by, B
Harry @. Packer, state supervisor t.
Of distributive and business educa- p
ton, disclOses.
According to the report, 17S P
pupils in the distributive oecupa- Il
tions course earned S7,823.11 dur "
ing January, while 232 pupils TAX h
ing the office occupations pro- h
gram. earned S12,S4305. In eompil- il
inc their aaFn3nosc en,. A., ..44 r