Milford chronicle., 1951-05-11
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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SPRING DANCE-The Kent Gen i
eral Nurses Association of Dover
are completing plans for their |
Spring Dance which will be held
in the Dover Armory on Friday
evening, May 18th, from ten until
two. Chuck Laskin's Orchestra
will furnish the music. Tickets may
be obtained from any nurse of the
Association for $500.
HEALTH CONFERENCE - The
Twenty-fourth Annual Conference
of the Maryland Delaware Water
and Sewerage Association will be
held in Ocean City, Maryland, on
May 18th and 18th with headquar-
ters at the Commander Hotel.
An excellent program is being
! arranged. This year an attempt is
being made to have the program
given by operators of small water
and sewer plants. The operators of
several plants in Delaware have
been contacted to appear on this
program.
! This meeting provides an excel
lent opportunity for water plant or
! sewage works operators to discuss
operating problems with men who
have similar problems.
! GEORGETOWN CITED-William
H. Henderson, Lieutenant-G Cover
nor of the Seventh Capital District
of Kiwanis, informed the members
Of his home clubs in Georgetown
that the club had again headed the
list of clubs in the district in
March. He challenged the members
to greater service in the cOmmuni-
ty and continued efforts to reach
the top" at Tuesday evenings club
meetings.
| Avery Ellis was program chair
man for the evening and used the
subject of U. S.-Canada relations as
the basis Of the program. Dallas
Dennis presided over the brief busi.-
! ness session.
Members of the local club will at
tend a Ladies Night program of the
Rehoboth Kiwanis Club on May 10.
AS a part of the observance of
Arbor Day. the Georgetown XII
wants Club will plant two orna-
mental trees on the grounds of the
Georgetown Armory. James Marvel
is ArbOr Day chairman.
STOLE WATCH-Charlie Harris
46, of Dover, has started a 4O-day
sentence in Kent County Jail in
lieu of payment of a fine of S3S
and costs imposed by Magistrate
c. r. Dempsey on a charge of lar
ceny of two wrist watches from
Eva Catcher, near Dover.
Magistrate Dempsey, a recen
appointment, had as his first cas-,
a charge of failing to pass a NOV
/ ing vehicle at a safe distanc
against Dawson B. HOllinger @
; Bowers, whose car struck a farr
= tractor near here on Tuesday. H
b fined the defendant $40 and costs
Q taking into consideration damag
. to Hollinger's car and his cOOpera
tiOn with police.
Ernest Seeney, Jr., Cowgirl Cor
) ner, was fined $40 and costs on :
charge of disregarding the safety
of persons and property in tht
operation of a jeep at Cheswold
State police arrested him on com.
, plant Of Henrietta Carney, Ches
wold.
The new magistrate fined Ralpl
Bryan Gibbons, Wyoming, $50 ant
costs on a charge of driving Al
rs miles an hour in 50-mile zone
| near the Dover Air Force Base.
GUARD FINED-Fred Hubbard
) a Kent County Jail Guard, wa,
fined $50 and costs by Judge Ernes
V. Keith in Court of Common Plea
last Friday afternoon on a charg,
OF assault and battery on an. All
Force officer who was in custod,
at the Jail.
1t. Edward L. McCune, who i
stationed at the Dover Air Fore
Base, charged that the guard Sian
ped and showed him and spat in hi
face while a Dover police office
waited to take him before Alder
man John Fl. Conrad for a hearin
on a charge of operating an auto
mobile while under the influence a
liquor.
Lieutenant McCune, according t
T allegations, was arrested and taxi
en- to Jail about a. m. Wednesda
v OF last week and the arresting Off
: Ger went to the Jail shortly afte
is y a. m. to take him to his hearin,
i Hubbard, denying he slapped 3
v spat on the lieutenant, charge
Lieutenant MoCune was not cC
s operative. He admitted showing IN
l. lieutenant into a chair to Undue
Il him to dress.
Ic The Dover police officer called b
h Lieutenant McCune's attorne,
IS James H. Hughes, II, testified tfl
lieutenant had not been trouble
% some.
n Max Terry, attorney for Hubbarr
,e gave notice Of an appeal to th
o Court Of General Sessions.
m McCune paid a fine of S10O an
costs imposed by Alderman Conra
on Wednesday last IN 4ha ol,,.