Milford chronicle., 1952-08-08
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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MEETIEG-The Delmarva Fune-f
raj Directors Association will hold I
their regular outing and meeting on \
August IA, at the Ocean I
House, on the Beach Front, at 4
Lewes, Del. The meeting will be !
held at 6 pm, with dinner being
served at $50. Bathing and cards II
will be enjoyed in the afternoon.
Everyone is invited and urged to-
be on hand for an afternoon and i
evening of enjoyment. Joseph S. +,
LOfland Sr. is president Of the AS
sociation.
COP - The Republican State /
Committee will meet in Dover on |
Tuesday, August 19, for dinner and (
to approve the temporary roll of !
delegates for the convention which |
will be held the next day in the
Capitol Theatre.
This was disclosed this week by
Clair J. KillOran, state COP chair
man, who said plans for the con-
VentiOn are nearing completion.
The caucuses for the four con-
ventiOn districts will begin at 8 a.
m, Daylight Time, and will be
held in the Legislative Hall in
rooms to be assigned.
The convention, Mr.. Killoran
said, will start promptly at IL a.
m, Daylight Time. After a lunch
con recess the keynoter will speak
at 2 p. m.
COSTLY SMOKE - Flames de-
stroyed a barn on a farm Oppo-
site Dover Air Force Base early
last Saturday.
The fire, which started in a mat
tress about 4 a. m, consumed the
entire building, part of which was
occupied by migrant farm labor
ers.
Chief Ralph H. Boyer of the Rob
bins Hose Company of Dover said
the blaze apparently was caused by
smoking in bed by one of the Occu-
pants.
Chief Boyer tentatively estimated
the damage at $3,50O to the barn
and $1,500 to the contents. Among
the contents were a quantity Of
fertilizer and two potato graders.
The farm is owned by Christian
E. Zimmerman and tenanted and
operated by Anthony Bepta.
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EROSION - Many residents in
the northern section of Slaughter
Beach are much perturbed over the
fact that the sea has eaten far
into the shoreline near their cot
tages.
This erosion they fear, will grad
ually take away the sandy shore
line in front of their cottages, in
fact, in some sections it has reach.
ed to within 80 feet of building
foundations.
> The erosion is occurring nortl
of the jettieg. Where these jettie
have been placed the shore i
/, gradually filling in, and much G
the wash of the sea has been check
ed, but there are about nine col
tages north of the last jetty, WheT
! the danger is the greatest.
The last session of the state leg
i islature passed an appropriation t
9 continue the jetties, but the bill
3 died on the governors desk.
S CANCER CLINICS - The sched
r ule of the visitations of the can
d Ger detection clinic of the Stat
e Board of Health for August start
a ed in the Nanticoke Hospital a
: Seaford yesterday.
: Women 25 years of age and owe
l. who wish appointments there haV
l, been advised to telephone Sea
e ford 1906.
Il The remainder of the schedule
= together with the telephone mum
bers by which appointments ma
u be made, is:
5: Newark, August II, health uni
u Newark 1851; Dover, August Il
Il Kent General Hospital, Dover 1922
g Middletown. August 81, Old Aca6
u emy Building, Middletown 2711
III rankford, August q, health unit
Milford, August %, health uni
Milford 1859.
The hours to be observed in eac
S, of the communities are 10 a. m. [
ID noon and 1 p. m. to p. m.
e GOOD RECORD - The Laur,
" firemen have gone AZ days withoI
o. logging q fire. The most recel
m alarm was on June IA, and the ne
e, record eclipses the one of 80 da!
Ie set last year, and was establisht
ra during one of the most seriol
Id droughts this area has had fl
o; years.
d, Realizing the lull in fires is on
lh temporary, the fire departures
v signed contracts for the purchase
r new FIRE engine at a cost of a.
es proximately $11,OO0 They are
tn nancing the new engine and mo
of of the money is in hand. 1t will
lg. presented to the town without COS
y. although the fremen plan a car
paign in October to complete Il
raising Of the balance of the Coz
ed The chassis; which was manufa
ed tured by Ford is being deliver
er to the Hahn Motors, Inc, of Han
he burg, Pa, where the engine is b
hn ing built. Delivery of the engil
of is expected in December.
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