Milford chronicle., 1952-04-18

MEETING-The 18th two-day ed
Iucational session Of the Delaware's
Chiroractors' Association will be
held in the Hotel dupont in VIII
mington on April 19 and 90.
SEEKING - Delaware may be
considered as regional headouar-
ters for the National Civil Defense
Administration, it was learned this
week from Colonel d. Preston Lee,
state civil defense director.
According to Colonel Lee. the
present headquarters in Richmond.
Va, is TO be moved farther north
just as soon as aavilable Office
space can be found. He has asked
the cooperation Of the Delaware
State Development Department in
trying to locate suitable floor space
for the operation. Approximately
$500 square feet are needed, plus
another $500 square feet for stor-
age.
Colonel c. B. Shaffer, Develop
ment Departments industrial sec
ton chief, has contacted Chamber
OF Commerce representatives in
Wilmington, Dover, Middletown.
Newark and Smyrna, seeking their
aid. According to Colonel Lee. the
civil defense authorities do not want
to locate directly in a metropolitan
area if possible.
GAS TAX - Gasoline tax COL
lectiOns for February of this wear
, showed an increase of S51 .OS6. "a
over the same month Of last year,
report by Leroy F. Hawke, secre-
5 tary of the State Highway Depart
: ment and administrator of the mo-
tor fuel tax division of the depart
ment, issued this week shows.
TabulatiOn of the figures reveals
! the increase for February, 1852,
/, over February, 1851, was much
!, greater than the increase for Feb
ruary, 1851, over February, 1850.
when the increase was $32,7O4.45.
. According to Mr.. Hawkes. report.
, a total of $401, ,S02.61 was collected
! in motor fuel tax in February of
this year, as compared. with $780,
215.77 collected in February of last
' year, and $317,511.32 collected in
February of 1850.
The report shows that a total of
: S,O26,O52 gallons of motor fuel was
sold in this state in February of
> this year, which is an increase of
I l
: sold in February of last year.
Of the 40 bonded gasoline dis
tributOrs operating in the state,
four reported no collections dur
ing the month, while five of the
+ distributors accounted for more
n than go per cent of the fuel tax
|. collections.
# ESQ Standard Oil Company led
e the list of distributors by collect
e ing $71,038.2S in fuel taxes while
3, Atlantic Refining Company collect.
* ed $63 1856 and the Diamond Ict
and Coal Company collected $56,
II. 712.S5. The Texas Company col
ly lected $34,042.97 and the colIec
ID tions by the Sun Oil Company were
l. $S0,876.75.
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4, POLIO - Final returns on the
recent campaign for funds of the
Sussex Chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis were received in headquarters
g at Georgetown this week by Colo
. mel Ralph S. Baker, chairman of
= the Sussex Chapter.
- Karl X. Brown, Fund Chairman
~ for the 1852 campaign, reports the
" total of $19,S04.S8 raised in Sussex
County. Both Colonel Baker and
Mr.. Brown have extended their
ut thanks and appreciation to COM
IS lmunity chairmen and to cOntribu-
III tors to the fund.
IN Following is the list of commun-
er tiles, together with the chairmen
and amounts raised in the cam
s. pagn: Harbeson, Mrs. Edna Bark
a er, $141.57; Glendale, William E
Id Donovan, $304.34: Lincoln, Harvey
n P. Stokely, $252.75; Bridgeville
B. Henry P. Cannon. III. S1,S4212;
Georgetown, Mrs. Irwin R. Murray
as $2,O36.19
rs Lord Baltimore, Edward r. But
he ton. S624S7; Greenwood, Allison
IS. Davis, $606.41; Laurel, Randall
ty Ward, $1,6O2.59: Selbyville, Rufus
Smith, S825.9S; Dagsboro, Curt.
lat Steen, $304; Rehoboth, Ernest Me
lr- gee, $1,537.93; MillsbOro, Vollie c
llt. Gray. S1,29010.
pm Milton, John M. Curtis, $1,17S.01
'p- Lewes, Mrs. Rebecca Palmer, 81,
IN 62S.0S; Seaford, John P. Manlove
Ell $3,656.36; Delmar, Mrs. ]. Newell
Johnson, Mrs. Fred Rider, S24S.S3
n Milford, Wilson A. Sockrider, 81,
n 1860; Frankford, Charles w. EI
lrt lis, S366.66.
I'll 1t was pointed out that the tota
sum raised in Milford was S2,813.14
es, However, One-third of the amour
OK raised goes to the Kent Count,
ge Chapter, since Milford is situater
lld in both Kent and Sussex Counties
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