Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1951-12-21
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

KILLED BY TRAIN - Donald
Ward, a 21-year-old Seaford youth, {
passed away in the Milford Mem
Orial Hospital on Wednesday NOR /
ming, as a result of injuries receiv-
ed when his car and a Pennsylva-
mia Railroad freight locomotive col
lided at a crossing on Route SAB,
about one mile north Of Seaford.
The youth suffered a compound
fracture of the skull, possible leg
fracture and other injuries.
According to state troopers
Wards car and the locomotive ap-
parently reached the crossing ST.
multaneOusly. The car struck the
front of the engine and was carried
a distance of about 100 feet where
the driver was flung from the
wreckage. police said.
. DRIVING CARE-Careful driv-
ing is just as essential to good cit
izenship as participating in other
forms of public endeavOr, Cover
nor Ebert n. Carvel said today in
urging caution by motorists dur
ing the busy holiday season
ahead.
Il am appalled, by the fact that
somewhere in these United States
the one milliOnith person will die
as a result of an automobile acci-
dent, possibly in the next few
days." Governor Carvel said.
1T means that during the past
fifty years since automobiles be-
came a source of transportation as
many people will have died as a
result of accidents with these We
hicles as have given their lives in
the defense of their country in the
past ITS years.
APPR0VED-Word has been re-
ceived by the newly organized Col.
David Hall Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, for the
Lewes and RehOboth area, that the
chapter was confirmed at a meet
ing of the National OAR Board in
Washington on December 9Th.
Plans are now under way for the
institution of all members approx
ed. The chapter was named in hon
or of Col. David Hill, a native of
Lewes, and sixth governor of Del
aware, under the Constitution of
1892.
Officers of the chapter are Mrs.
Franklin C. Maull, regent; Miss
Sara Chambers. vice regent; Mrs.
William Randolph Clark of RehO-
both, treasurer; Mrs. George E.
I Chambers, ST., registrar; Mrs. D.
Anthony Potter, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Norman R. Baylis, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Arthur
H. Morris, treasurer; Mrs. George
/ Hebert Orion. Jr.. chaplain; Mrs
Harry F. Heal, press chairman;
Mrs. T. Rowland Marshall. and
Mrs. Habrick H. Hill, co-chairmaI
of hospitality, all residents Of
/ Lewes.
The chapter will meet in Janu'
airy. the date and place to be an
nounced by the regent.
-
! SCHOOL BONDS-Laird, Bissell
and Needs of Wilmington, in con
junction with the Bissel Company
also of Wilmington. was the sue
cessful bidder on the 1874, 400 bont
issue of the Harrington SchoO
building program. Francis /. du
/ PCnt Company of Wilmington anC
the Farmers State Bank of Della
ware were the other bidders.
i Interest rate on the bonds wa;
/ PA per cent, the same for all three
J, companies, but the successful bid
= der was awarded the bond issue be-
cause it offered the highest pFemi
UNI. $1.3392O. ]. c. Messner, super
intendent of Harrington public
schools, said the bond issue would
be paid off in % years.
The school has applied to the gov
, eminent for permission to buy crit
ical building materials. When i
gets official sanction, it can theI
advertise for bids on construction
Tentative costs for a building TO
classroOms for elementary pupils
offices, and a cafeteria are $515.00O
! with an estimated cost of $4,000
for a field house, according to MI
. Messner.
' The funds from the bend issue
IS14.4O0. accompany S261.6O0 ap
Dropriated bv the state. This money
in turn. will be added to $4,000
previously raised. This last-name
. sum is COMPRISED Of S129,OOO, ais
anDrODriated bv the state, an
, 100000 raised from p bond issu
! voted in Dec. 10. 1919.
= The $4,000 did not go Yerv ia
in satisfying the costs Of a fOrme
= building nrograrn on which tn
lowest bid was $511,643.
LIVESTOCK TESTING - Cor
tinued testing of livestock for tU
: berculOsis throughout the state
urged by DR.. Harry Mcdaniel, Jr
4 director. Livestock Sanitation De
l partment of the State Board
Agriculture.
According to DR.. Mcdaniel, tu
berculOsis in Delaware cattle is {
a minimum, but every precautiO
: must be exercised to keep the dis
, ease under control. Special cal
1 must be taken in bringing cattl
= from other states.
/. The increase of tuberculosis
e cattle vvas nOtad If tho razor