Milford chronicle., 1952-12-12
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


RETU RMS Town MANAGER
Stanford G. Marvel has returned
Irom q trip to North Jersey where
ne visited ID Plainfield, Jersey Citv
end also went to New York. he will
pe present at the meeting Of smyz-
na ioWn Council at Town Hail 81
1870 pm. Friday During his abs
seese heads Of departments have
Deen ln ebarge Of town affairs.
eAl I hNA--Mrs. Joseph w Ennis
VIII represent Delaware Federated
club Women at the Charter Dav
celebration Of the General Fedora
uon taking place In washington
today at the headquarters. The Fad-
GRAFTON is celebrating its 62nd an
niversary The late Mrs. IS
Warner was the organizer Of sew
eral clubs in Delaware and was
known among club women as
CluD Mother" While in Washing
ton, Mrs. Ennis win attend the re-
ception to State president, given
Dy ms. Oscar a. Ahlgren. national
president Of clubs.
CAR INSPECTION Motor We
hicle Commissioner Harold III. Kell-
er points out that unless the own
ers Of Delaware Motor vehicle reg
listrations expiring on December 81
act quickly, they may not be able
TO have their motor vehicle in
spected and the registration renew
ed before the dea6line.
The Motor Vehicle Commissioned
reminded the owners of these mo-
tor vehicles that the law requires
that the motor vehicle must pass
inspection before the registration
can be renewed and also that only
a very limited amount Of time re-
manned for this action because of
the holiday season
VEHICLE DAMAGE Damage in
motor vehicle accidents in which
the damage amounted to one hun-
dred dollars or more, totaled ST.
79,433, during the first eleven
months Of this year. according to a
report compiled by Harry P. Jones.
director Of the financial RESPONSE
bility division of the Motor Vehicle
Department.
This total, according to Mr..
Jones, does not include damage in
Cured in accidents where the dam
age was less than a hundred dol
liars and Mr. Jones estimates there
were at least thousand Of these
accidents.
The report disclosed there we're a
total Of 4,549 accidents coming un-
der the Jurisdiction Of the financial
responsibility law thus far this
year.
! SHOOT-A Shooting Match will
be held on Saturday, December 1Ss
(rain date Dec. 14l at 100 pm. at
Fred SWANS farm, one mile north
west OF Bridgeville. Prizes viii in-
+ clude turkeys, ducks and hams.
Blue Rock and Mark shoot spon-
sored by the Bridgeville Breakfast
Club for the christmas Needy.
The BridgeVille Breakfast Club
is giving approximately 1876 bas-
kets for the needy at Christmas.
This year they are giving the bas-
kets not only to the needy OF
Bridgeville but to the needy Of
Greenwood. In these baskets are
put food, clothing and toys. Since
they are covering more territory
this year, they are asking that any
one wishing to help them spread
little Christmas cheer, please
contact Earl G. Wiley at Bridge
vile for donations of food, CLOTH
ing and toys for these baskets.
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BANK WIRE-When the Farm-
ers Bank joined with the large
banks Of the nation in the Bank
Wire, little did Dover residents
appreciate the close connection Of
the bank by wire with the cities Of
the nation. For the year ending Oc-
Z tober 81, 1,650,O00 messages have
been sent through this medium Of
, communication by the banks Of the
country.
The bank wire is multi-fast elec-
tronic communication system, car
{ rying for the major banks in the
, nation messages, credit advices,
money transfers and such. The
Bank Wire started two years ago
and when it began there were q
/ hundred and eighty-eight members
: in fifty-four states. Since then
thirteen banks have been added
! and four cities The Farmers Bank
T Of the State Of Delaware and its
: membership In the Bank Wire
i, Group has meant special eonven@
{ ience for those having men in the
: service and money to transfer.
: SAFE CRACKERS Safes IN the
8 Townsend Bros. and Mikell Motor
. Company Offices, Dover, were forc-
3 ed open sometime Saturday night
!, and an undetermined amount Of
money stolen. Dover police said It
3 is believed only a small amount
: was taken from the Mikell safe but
}. that the Townsend Bros. loss may
e be around $500
3 They described both jobs as hav-
ing a professional touch.
: At the Townsend garage the ros-
q bers drilled the safe to knock of
the combination dial while in the
Mikell building they used tool to
/. punch out the combination.
d Entry to the Townsend building
4 was gained by breaking a glass IN
r the back door while at lIikell's