Milford chronicle., 1952-10-24
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

METERS - With the discontinue
ance Of the parking meters at Re-
hoboth Beach for the winter season.
city fathers announced that a total
of $12,246.60 was ieriVed from the
meters during th9 resorts fiscal
period of 1852.
Use of the meters was disconl
tinued on Oct. Is. They will be put
into operation again for the third
consecutive season next May Is.
From nickels and pennies drop
ped in the meters the sum of SILL
657.53 was derived and an addition
al $5S907 was realized from fines.
MASS-For the benefit of Cath
Olics living in and around Har-
rington, mass is now being offered
every Sunday at $3.50 am. on the
third floor of one of the Reese
buildings, the one in which the Cu-
pid Ice Cream Company occupies
the first floor.
About a hundred attended the
mass last Sunday.
SThe Rev. John A. Corrigan, the
pastor Of st, Johns r. c. Church in
Milford, said the first Mass on Sun
day, Oct. 5.
Either Father Corrigan or one Of
the Oblates from Salesianum will
say the Mass from now on.
FOOTBALL - David M. Nelson,
Director of athletics at University
of Delaware, announced today that
the last two home games of the
1852 pigskin season will be played
in the new Delaware Stadium at
Newark.
1t had b,en hoped by university
officials tlvt ibis years entire home
game schedule might be played
there, but the steel strike earlier
this year caused a delay in con-
struction plans. The opening game
on the Blue Hens new gridiron
will take place November Is, when
the Hens meet the Leopard of
Lafayette. In the final game of
/ the season, November %, the Op-
position will be provided by the
Bucknell Bisons, currently the
/ IpOssessors of the longest winning
streak in the East.
F.BL.-The Delaware State Po-
lice take part on the speaking pro-
gram Of the regional Federal Bur-
eau Of Investigation law enforce
ment conference on automobile
thefts at Annapolis, Nd, November
20, it was announced this week by
Scott S. Alden, special agent in
charge of the Baltimore District.
The No. 1 crime in the country
against property-the loss Of auto
mobiles and auto accessories-Will
be the meeting subject. In 1851
more than $190,0OO,O00 in auto
property losses were reported
Autos figures in Al per cent Of lar
cenies committed.
Capt. Carl L. Lawrence, director
of the criminal investigation divi
son of the Delaware State Police
will be a member of the conference
panel for discussion of auto AM
auto accessory thefts. Other stat
and city police may attend.
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DEDICATION On October 20
the Beacon Milling Company, Inc.
dedicated its new feed manufactur
ing plant at Laurel, in a brief Ger
emony which featured an address
by the Honorable Elbert N. Car
vel, Governor of Delaware. Con
structiOn of the plant, which il
now in operation, was started il
1851. 1t is designed to serve thu
Delmarva broiler and poultry in
, dustry through dealers on the Pen
insula
J. Marshall Hounter, Beacon!
vice president in charge of sales
, acted as master of ceremonies dur
ing the formal portion of. the pro
gram. The chairman of BeacOn'i
board of directors, Lloyd S. Riford
extended a welcome to the thrOnI
and introduced certain guests o
honor, as we'll as directors of tn
company, the sales staff on tn,
Peninsula and the staff of the new
plant. Also speaking on the pro
gram was Stanley w. Tyler, presi
dent of the Beacon Milling Com
pany.
GRANGERS-At a special ses
5 sion of the Delaware State Grangu
= held in Capital Grange Hall re
Gently, the sixth degree was con
/ ferred on a class of u candidate
: from all parts Of the state. The de
. gree was in charge of state Flora
;. Gladys Johnson of Smyrna, assist
D ed by the State Master Harry
{ Johnson and his staff of officers.
= The state youth chairman, Name
e J. Everett of Capital Grange, assist
= ed By other Capital patrons, re
2 viewed the preceding degrees wit
= appropriate tableaux.
. Harmony Grange Of HOckessi1
/ under the direction of Mrs. William
2 Naudain, staged a rose drill.
The winners of the state ''CoOSi
r Contest" were announced as fol
lows: First, Mrs. Ada Cherry, Cap
ital Grange; second, Mrs. Louis
Dukes, Smyrna Grange; third, Mrs