Milford chronicle., 1952-04-11
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

5o4OA olAAA III lnC OWdu GIeeh
Branch section, northeast Of Mills
borO, are being held in Sussex
County Jail for the June term Of
court.
William w. Bevis of Rehoboth
Beach, Sussex County inspector for
the Delaware Liquor Commission.
says the men, John NJ. Onley, and
Joseph Bemery, were arrested
March % while manufacturing corn
whiskey, with the still running full
blast.
Bevis says he was accompanied
on the raid by Chief Of Police Fred
TimmOns of MillsbOro and another
liquor commission inspector, Sam
uel Phillips Of Laurel. Bemery was
taken on the scene, he said, while
Onley escaped into nearby swamDs
and was picked up around 8:4O a.
m. the following day by Mary
land State Trooper.
Both men were arraigned before
Magistrate Oscar King in George
town on charges of operating an IL
legal still and possession of untax-
paid alcoholic. beverage. In default
Of bail they went to jail.
ORS POST-The appointment of
Ralph Lord, Dover real estate bro
ker, an associate director of Del
aware Office of Rent Sterilization,
with headquarters in Dover, was
announced this week by John ].
Pendergast, Philadelphia regional
director of the federal rent con-
troll agency.
Mr.. Lord, who lives at Is North
State street, Dover, will have his
Office in quarters the ORS leased
several months ago at 213 Loock-
erman street.
The associate director has had
no previous federal government ex-
perience, but has been engaged
for many years in the Dover area
as a hotel operator and real es-
tate appraiser, with extensive ex-
perience in farm and rental prop-
erty management.
The post pays an annual salary
of $4,000.
His administrative territory will
include Kent County and the town
of Milford, which was returned to
rent control by federal govern
ment order last fall. He will work
with members of the Kent County
Rent Advisory Board.
There was no announcement from
Mr.. Pendergast of the appointment
OF a permanent state director by
Charles Dever of the regional Of
flee. John L. Walmsley of Clay
mont. who held the position 1C
years, was transferred early last
, month to the position of regiOna
advisory board coordinator for tn,
States of Maryland, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, ard Delaware.
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AWARDS - The State Highwa,
: Department has awarded contract
for $1,212,863 worth of highwa
work, with completion dates fo
two of the projects less than tw
/ months away in order to proviG
: for the contemplated heavy sun
5 mer automobile traffic.
The department announced il
Dover that George and Lynch, vii
: mingtOn contracting firm, has re
ceived the contract for construction
E of a divided highway between Can
l terbury and Camden, distance O
= 5.85 miles.
l The Wilmington firm submittet
( the low bid of $1,192,9 ,9O4.O5 for
concrete highway, with the bid
opened last Friday. Completion
date for this work is June 1, 1853.
= Mccormick Construction Com
: pany received the award for repairs
S to the Milford Bridge along tn,
), Milford Cut-off and, efforts will b.
Il made to have this project complet
ed by June 1, it was explained. TIL
e successful bidder offered to do tn
n work for $11,785.
l. Traffic headed for Rehobotf
e Bethany Beach, Ocean City. Md
q and other summer resorts will b
l. detoured through Milford while tn
le work is being performed, it wa
T. explained. The Highway Depar
ment desires this repair work [
A. be completed as soon as possibl
ir so that the Cutoff may be place
N in use by the time the heavy vo
9s ume Of summer traffic begins.
I'd The third contract awarded VIZ
Of for the construction of two eros
at overs along the dupont Parkws
n. at LeedOm Estates, south of Far
d. hurst. This job went to the Stan,
de ard Bithulithic Company of Ney
ark, N. j., low bidders at SS,164. 6
tY -
er SUMMER CAMP-The 1852 sun
n mer program for the Peninsu
On Methodist Conference camp nei
Centerville, Md, will open with
n work camp for youth May 80 al
n 81 and June 1 with the Rev. Ric
er ard M. Green, executive secretal
of the Conference Board of Chri
ht, tian Education, has announced.
Ia The opening camp is for your
six people Is years of age and ov
zee who wish to spend "a weekend
RO work, worship, and Fellowship
mt Adult counsellOrs will be in atten
IS; ance.
le- The price for participation /
Two dollars plus energy al
muscle"
lty The schedule for the remand
he of the summer follows:
gh Young adult weekend cOnft
he ence, "a to 35 years of age, Ju
ad 6, Z, and 8. Junior camp No.
IN ages 8 to IL, June 9-14. Older you
weekend, ages II to %, June
Zip IA, and Is. Senior camp No.
he ages IA to II, June 1921. Chur
nd school superintendent week-e
he convention, June 21 and %. Sc