Milford chronicle., 1951-12-14
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

( MEETING-Cedar Grove Eorn.
Bureau Planning Group will meet y
on Thursday evening, December 9o
s. the home of Mr.. and Mrs. An
hEHOB0TH KIWANIS-Tba Ro
hoDoth kiwanis Club, which snon-
sors the annual Christmas parties
LOT guests at the Delaware Colonv
d otoc6ley, has appointed William
r. Henning as general chairman of
the event, to be held SUNDAY after
noon at 2 O'Clock on December %
at the colony.
All Kiwanians are busy with ool
lecIlons OF neckties for the men
disable clothing, and candies and
FRUITS to be presented to the chill
uren. Mr.. Henning says such dona-
tlons may be left at his home 219
New Castle Street, or otherwise he
VIII call for them on notification
kiwanian Norman r. Lewis ~ tho
IioteI hoyalton will play the role
OF Santa Claus. W
GUARD REACTIVATTON- Raoo
tiVation of the Delaware Air Nat.
l0nal Guard is imminent, 1t. Col
W. w. Spruance. air officer on the
stan OF the Acknowledgement de-
clared on Monday of this week
colonel Spruance said he is form
ing six-man group to prepare the
paper work which must be finished
0eIore the unit is reactivated next
May /. neat
At that time, the unit will he
authorized to recruit up to 25 per
cent OF its maximum authorized
strength. 1t will be able to begin
operations next Nov
Tnat date will be just 81 months
rom the time the 142nd Fjehter
Squadron, the former Delaware Air
National Guard unit, went on active
luty at the New Castle County Air.
port. By then, those of its ner-
'Onnel who have not since signed
Up Tor extended air force duty will
'e discharged. -"
MOTOR FUEL-There were !
sS,z62 more gallons of motor fneI
'urchased in Delaware during Oc-
oDer OF this year than during fha
anne month of last year, according
Q a report compiled by LEROY y
-aWke' secretary of the State High
,ay Department and administrator
the Motor Fuel Tax Division
Inc total purchased in October Of
hls year was $500, O37 while the
ltaI purchased in October Of last
ear was 8,219,775. The tax naid
lrlng the month was S475.451 az
men was $65, 463.11 more than was
eceiVed in the same month Of last
ear. - last
VI the individual distributors the
lghest amount of tax was reported
the Atlantic Refining Companv
lelr amount being $76,O18.47. a
-ose second was ESQ Standard Oil
ompany with $72,529.77.
+ A total of 80 distributors maso
9ports 70 the Tax Division for the
lontn, with four of them SHOWING
o tax collected. s
FOUND DEAD-Louis A. Drar-
!, III, 16-year-old Dover Higb
chooI student, was found dead
leSday evening in a parking area
the rear of his home.
Death was caused by a 80 calf
e DulIet, evidently fired from the
uths own revolver. The body hora
wound in the temple, and the gl,n
IS still clasped in the bows hand
len coroner William Fleischauer
;, and Dover police investigated
Louis, son of Mrs. Dorothy a
eXler and the late Commander
us A. Drexler, Jr., was a Junior
d co-manager of the Schools
)tball team. No motive for his
was apparent.
me youths body was found bv
-rVey Riggs about 8 D. m. OnIv
minutes earlier, Louis had left
Drexler apartment, telling his
tner he was going to the library
Is a grandson Of the late State
lator Louis A. DrexIer. and ID
'vived by his mother and
niger brother.
,OsEE POWER - Dover City
lncil Monday night executed Z
elemental contract with tbs
aware Power and Light Conf
y to increase the amount Of cnr-
purchased to augment the ont
Oh the municipal power plant
ne contract increases the mini
% amount Of purchase from .OOO
watts to 1000 monthly and the
Ilmum amount from 2.5OO IN
kioWatts. 1t also provides for 4
uulity company to install new
rs OF transformers at a cost of
VUU. the city will incur no ex-
Sc but If at the end of the pres
contract on Nov. 1, 1853. the
cement is not renewed the citv
~ pc required to purchase the
lsformers.
1uncil filed for study a petition
hs tnat the referendum on q
Improvement program, sched-
Ior Dec. "a, be postponed until
new council is elected and in
ga. Sponsors of the petition
az signatures were presented
gay night and more will be
PUDENT FEES - Tho Am.
OF the University of Delaware
directed by resolution the
oidation of student course
~ the university. This action
taken at the board meeting on
'mber 8.
this consolidation the former
laboratory, shop and other fees
any Kinds and amounts are to
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