Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

SIREN SOUGHT The GEORGE
town Lions Club at its meeting last
week decided to sponsor a com
munity-wide cooperative project to
OBTAIN siren to be used in the
event Of an emergency, particu-
larly to meet civil defense needs.
Mayor Harvey B. Spicer. past
president of the club, and James
Roach, member of the town coun-
Gil, told of the need for the siren.
It's probable cost, and Of problems
in other areas Of the state.
The club decided it will seek the
cooperation Of other civic groups
in the area for the project. w. Carl
Utz, president, will appoint a COM
mittee following study of the
project.
During the discussion, sugges-
tions were made by members rela-
tive to a substitute warming signal
but these we're found to be made
quate according to the state civil
ian defense set-up.
1t was proposed that the siren be
used as the afraid warning signal
and following the end of the pres
ent emergency, be turned over to
the Georgetown fire company for
its use.
MOSQUITOS-The mosquito con-
troll work for the present season,
under the direction of the State
Highway Department, has been in
progress for about month during
which period about 10000 acres OF
marshland have been sprayed by
the use of plane and ditch clean
ing operations have been in pro-
gress.
Frank D. Cannon, Director Of the
J Mosquito Control Division of the
! Department, reports that the work
this year is being aided through the
use of fog machine which is used
to cover areas where adult mOsQui-
toes have been found in large
numbers.
. While costs Of chemicals and
, oils used in the preparation that is
used in the spraying operations
I have greatly increased this year,
p Mr.. Cannon reports that the spray
ing work will be accomplished at
cost of about forty cents per acre.
Two ditch cleaning machines are
! ! in operation this year in an effort
: to cover as many of the bitches
! through the marshland as possible.
There are about ten million feet Of
: these bitches in the marsh area but
Z it is expected that not more than q
] half million feet will be covered
this year
q SOCIAL SECURITY - With the
a approach Of the second anniversary
h of the new Social Security Act,
|. Myron Milbouer, manager Of the
Social Security office, warned that
many lump-sum death payments
' would be lost because families do
not know about claiming benefits
!, promptly.
g The 1850 amendments increased
the number of workers insured by
social security nationwide from 4C
y million to over 81 million. More
than 100000 persons in Delaware
= are insured today by Social Securi-
:" ty.
Since most people who work for
= a living are now insured, Mr.. Mil
- bouer points out that a lump-sum
death benefit would almost invaria-
= bly, be payable at the death of such
= worker. However, many families
of deceased workers do not know
/ about payments Of lump-sum bene-
: fits and have not applied for them.
= = The lump-sum payment may be
y made only if the application is filed
y within 2 years of the workers
death.
For further information, surviv-
D. ors should write or call at the So
al cial Security Administration head
sr quarters in Wilmington, located in
sr the Old Custom House Building, al
4 9Th and King Streets.
le For the convenience Of local resi-
10 dents, a representative will be Il
l. the City Office Building, Milford
ut the End and 4th Wednesday Of eact
month at $3.50 a. m.