Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1951-12-21

DISPOSAL PLANT - Strongly
urging garbage disposal plant for
Seaford, DR.. Howard S. Riggon.
Seaford physician and a membe-
OF the Seaford Board of Health. ad-
dressed the Kiwanis Club at the
Hotel Sussex last Friday night
Former City Councilman Edwin w
Higgins was the program chair
man.
Dr. Riggin, speaking on santa
ton, discussed the dumping
grounds where the Seaford gar
Dage is spread as being a place
where carriers can easily bring
disease germs right into the homes.
Praising the State Board of
Health program of requirements
for eating establishments. DR.. Rig
gin suggested that citizens observ-
ing insanitary conditions should
report them to the health authors
ties.
SEAL SALE - Returns from the
anti-tuberculOsis Christmas Seal
campaign have exceeded $40. 600.
DR.. Gerald A. Beatty, president of
the Delaware i-Tuberculosi
Society reported this week.
To date, more than $4,000 indi-
Viduals have contributed TO the
annual appeal sponsored by the So
ciety to continue it's program of
service to tuberculosis control in
Delaware.
The sale will close officially on
Christmas Day but follow-up cards
VIII be sent all recipients of seals
who have not contributed by that
time.
Compared with the same period
in 1850, DR.. Beatty said the current
returns and number of contribu-
tors are approximately the same
: as at this time last year.
Returns in the next week are
expected to add considerably to the
funds received so far.
! BODY FOUND - The body of
Private Howard w. Fooks, IS. of
near Delmar, was found in a field
about two and one-half miles north
of that town Monday night of this
week by his father, James Fooks.
and Edgar Powell who were search
ing for him. FOoks died from a
shotgun blast in the forehead. state
police said.
Young FOoks, who was home on
( furlougk and who was to have re-
ported back at Fort Breckenridge.
KY, yesterday, was hunting rab-
bits on the farm of Raymond Ger
man with his brother, Raymond.
10. The two brothers became sepa-
rated and a short time later Ray
mOnd heard a shot. After a search
he found his brother lying on the
ground wounded with a 12-gauge
! shotgun beside him.
He hurried home and told his
rather who, accompanied by Pow.
ell, went to the farm. They secured
lanterns and after a lengthy search
came across the body.
Coroner William Marvel, III. /,
conducting an investigation witt
state police to ascertain whethe
the death was suicide or accidental
The victim is survived by nine bro
theirs and two sisters.
BROTHERLY L0VE-Address
the Dover Rotary Club meeting II
the Dinner Bell Inn last week. Del
bert Davis, president of the Farm.
ers and Merchants National Banl
OF Salisbury, Md, called attention
to the great need today of friend.
ship and brOtherly love in action
The speaker said that friendship
must go hand-in-hand with fellow.
ship in the building of a better
world.
This was an exchange with the
Salisbury club of which Mr.. Davi.
is a member. He was presented BY
William B. Jones, chairman of the
program committee of the Sails.
bury club, who was introduced BIZ
Gordon L. Willis, chairman of the
program committee of the Dover
club.
The other features of this ex
} change program will be carried Ou
when Mr.. Willis will be the CUES
speaker at the meeting of the Sails
bury Rotary Club next THURSDAY
: evening.
Other visiting Rotarians included
! DIR, Walter A. Hearn of Elkton, Md.
| George X. Vapaa of Harrington
! and Elmer P. Corrie of Smyrna
! William Manning of Wilmington
J was the guest of Frank W. Richard
son.
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