Milford chronicle., 1952-02-22
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

RETIRED - Chief Petty Officer
Walter o. Bryan, of Sussex COMMIT
delaware, who retired after 26
years service, was presented with
a set OF luggage by his cO-workers
ABOARD the APL~32, PhiIadelphia
during recent ceremonies held in
DIS honor. Officiating were Can't
John H. Byrd, Captain of the port
OF Philadelphia, and Lit. Command
er John Lenci, Commanding Officer
OF the Port Security Unit.
Chief Bryan enlisted in the Coos+
Guard in 1926 as a Surfman and
served at many Coast Guard sta
lions IN Delaware as Boatswains
mate lst Class and Chief Roat-
swans Mate. A rifle expert. he waa
assigned to the Coast Guard Pc
celVlng Center, Cape May. N. I. for
seasons as coach on the riflo
range. He was then made Officer in
Gna[ee OF the Townsend Inlet, N. J..
L-IeDoat Station. After a tour of
Guty IN Patrol Unit at Essington.
Fa.' ne left for the West Coast
"here ne served successfully at All.
ameda, San Francisco, and PORT
Chlcago, California. Returning east.
ne was stationed at the PbiIadaI'
phla Port Security Unit until his re-
| tirement.
The AZ year old Chief plans tn
make his home in Lewes, Del. with
Mrs. Bryan and their two sons.
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CREDIT GROUP-Directors of
the S6 production credit associa-
tlons in Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
and Puerto Rico will attend q CON
terence in Baltimore, Maryland.
February 20 and q. it was reported
by L. D. Caulk, President of the
Delaware Production Credit Asso-
citation.
The associations make loans tn
farmers for production purposes
and for the purchase of livestock
and machinery. The Association di-
rectors will discuss problems of
financing farm operations during a
period OF increasing operatio n
costs.
Lucius c. Webb, Milford, Della
ware, and William Taylor Vaughn.
Milton, Delaware, will represent
the association from Sussex County.
During 1851 the So production
credit associations served $4,000
farmers with so million dollars of
short-term credit.
1 NAY& fFhnnr
from the Delaware district Office of
Price Sterilization will be on hand
, for conference with businessmen of
Harrington and FELTON, next week.
The price clinics" are part of a
statewide system of conferences to
: help businessmen in complying
with OPS regulations.
II The price men will be at the Har-
n rington Fire Hall on Monday FEB
? 25} and at the FELTON, Fire Hall or
Tuesday Feb. 26l. They will bt
=, available for conferences from
- am. to pm.
0f STOCKHOLDERS - The annua
\ stockholders meeting of the Milforl
70 Building & Loan Association wa
held in their office on Tuesday
J. evening, Feb. 18th, 1852, Milford
Delaware.
Mr. J. William Wells, Secretary OF
= the Association, announced that for
f the 5th consecutive year were no
arrearages on the books at the end
+ of their fiscal year. This achieve
ment has not been obtained by any
I other Association in the state Of
/ Delaware.
\ Mr.. William G. Sammons, Mr..
Wallace F. McFaul, Mr.. Edwin P.
q Messick, and Mr.. J. William Wells
: were reelected to their respective
8 Offices of President, e-President,
Treasurer and Secretary. for
Y another l year term.
y Mr.. Clarence Downing, Mr.. Will
! lard Hall and Mr.. Cornelius Will
4 kens. all of Milford, Del, were re-
elected to serve another year
term on the Board Of Directors.
At this meeting, a new series Of
stock was opened to be known as
: the 80th series.
= = The Milford Building & Loan
- Association, organized on February
2nd, 1871. has a record to be proud
= of in the 81 years of safe manage
ment of the financing of many Of
MilfOrd's beautiful homes.
The books of the Association are
= under the jurisdiction and are aud
= tied by the State Banking Commits
sion of the State of Delaware. The
= hooks are audited once a year, at
!; the close of the Associations fiscal
u year, on February 18th.
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= CUSTODIANS - Harry A. JOS
eph of Georgetown, was unani-
: mously reelected to head the Del
u aware School Custodians AssOci-
alton, in the first meeting for 1862,
held in Dover recently. Other off,
3 GERS elected were Ed. Caldwell,
I Alexis 1. dupont School, treasur-
Il er; Samuel H. Records, Laurel,
secretary; Wilbur Lathbury, Mills
u boro, vice president for Sussex
} County; Clinton Cohee, Caesar
+ Rodney School, vice president for
Kent County; William Hickman,
Claymont, vice president for New
= Castle County. Directors elected
: were Dawson Boyce, Laurel, for
= Sussex; James Chadwick, Dover,
n for Kent and ]. C.. Hartman, Mt.
h Pleasant for New Castle County.
The association voiced appreci-
t alton to Governor Carvel; the Leg
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