Milford chronicle., 1952-07-04

MENTIONED - John g. Leach.
vice president Of Goldev-Beacom
School Of Business, and a former
Republican state chairman, was be-
ing mentioned prominently this
week IN G. 0. p. circles as the par-
tvs nominee for U. S. Congress.
Mr.. Leach would not comment on
his availability.
Two other New Castle County
residents, Hugh r. Sharp, Jr.. Of
Greenville, and Herbert B. War
burton, national chairman Of the
Federation of Active Young Repub-
llcans, and an assistant city So
llcitor, have also been mentioned as
possible nominees.
The nomination is expected to
go to New Castle County. The cur
rent congressman is ]. Caleb Boggs.
who has announced his candidacy
for governor on the G. o. P. ticket.
SEVEN HURT - Seven persons
were injured in two-car collision
on the RehobOth Beach Road, two
and seven-tenths miles east Of Mil
ton, on Monday Of this week.
State police said the drivers OF
the cars were Thelma d. Outten,
AZ, Of Dover, who suffered lacera-
tions over lhe eye, chest injuries
and lacerations of the right leg.
and Owen F. Jones, 73, of Chester,
who sustained contusions of the
body and fractured ribs.
His wife, Mrs. Annie G. Jones. 79.
received decorations of the elbow
and forearm and a fracture of the
collar bone. The Jones' were taken
to the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, for
treatment.
Injured in the Outten car in adj
dition to the driver, were Elmer S.
Outten, Jr., z, decorations of the
head and forehead; Mary S. Outten.
Al, lacerations and abrasions of the
knee and right arm; Thelma L.
Outten, 81, fracture of the left
ankle; Elizabeth N. BOwdle, Is, in
jured right ankle and abrasions Of
the face. They were taken to the
Milford Memorial Hospital.
LIFE PASSES-Ten Delmar res
idents have been given member
ship in the "Over 20 Club" spon-
sored by the Delmar Railroaders
Club and have been presented with
lifetime passes to all home games
in honor of their faithful allegf-
ance to the Delmar club. The pre-
sentation was made by Roland J.
Ellis, president of the Delmar ball
club.
Members of the "Over 20 Club
are Samuel Baker, 20, retired
freight conductor on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad; Guy Hastings, 73,
still active as a farmer; Joseph
Hearn, 7S, retired mail carrier;
Edgar Robins, II, still an active
farmer; Louis Owens, II, recently
{ retired as member of the ]. /
Wells Creosote firm; w. w. Waller
} 72, retired freight conductor;
George Crockett, n, retired farm
er; George -O'Neal, 73, retired car
+ penter; J. E. Bunting, 20, retired
/ freight conductor, and John Stur-
gis, 86, one of the most ardent Del
! mar fans, retired in 1888 as a freight
conductor Mr.. Sturgis seldom
misses a home game and very often
, follows the team when it leaves
town.
5.OOO,OOOth-The officials of the
> Delaware Memorial Bridge an
nOunced on Wednesday morning
July End, that the 5,000,000th car
had passed over the bridge at 1856
am. Occupants of the car were Mr.
, and Mrs. Willard Haviland and
their two sons, Donald, z, and
GeOhery, 3, of IL Nichols Avenue
Stanford, Connecticut. They were
: on their way to Georgetown, Del.
to spend the 4th of July weekend
with Mr.. Haviland's mother, Mrs
William Clyde and Mr. Clyde. They
l reported that they had left STAN.
: ford on Wednesday morning al
: $3.50 am, entering New York City
from the Merritt Parkway, then t.
, the George Washington Bridge anC
on to the New Jersey Turnpike anC
) the Delaware Memorial Bridge
}. They mentioned that there werl
= only three stoplights between
Stamford and the bridge, a dis
? tance Of 170 miles.
t G. Lester Daniels, Bridge Mana
ger, presented the Haviland's will
r a framed photograph of the bridg
f; and a historical map of Delaware
t TelevisiOn cameras and radio tech
e nicians recorded the event.
r The 100000 car crossed tn
bridge approximately s and on
: half weeks prior to the first yea
g anniversary of the opening of tn
/; span. Estimates last year were tina
y the total number of vehicles on tn
bridge would amount to 4,618,10
e, by the anniversary date of Angus
, 18th.
4 The last full year of the ferry Op
u eratiOns totaled 3,514,615 vehicle
/ carried over the river, therefor
/ with the total for this year expect
); ed to reach 100000 by the ami
81 versary date, twice as many Yehicl
es have come into Delaware as be
fore, by this route.
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