Milford chronicle., 1953-12-18
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

VISITATION-Grand Chef de
Care, of Grand Voiture du Della
ware, Col. Edgar S. Slayer, has been
notified by Correspondent National,
Charles w. Ardey, that Chef de
Chemin de Fer, Al. B. Clarke, of
Chattanooga, Tenn, will officially
visit Delaware as National repre-
sentative of La Societe des 40
Hommes ct Chevaux, Thursday,
May q 1854.
Tentative plans are for Kent
Sussex VOiture Locale 1890 to be
host VOiture.
A parade of nearby, 40 & 8 Vol
lures Locale, a wreck and banquet
in RehObOth Beach, are also tenta-
/ tive planned.
BRYAN-GeOrge w. Bryan, form
er superintendent of the Delaware
Colony at StOckley, is now operator
OF Bryan's Atlantic Service Station
on the DUPONT Highway near the
Continental Shopping Center. The
station formerly known as Burke's
was taken over last Tuesday by Mr..
Bryan as his own business.
The former colony head resigned
his post at StOckley in September
after differences of opinion with
the Delaware Commission for the
Predetermined over methods of
operating the Stockley center.
Mr.. Bryan later recOnsidered his
decision to resign but finally made
it effective because of "illness in
the family. The resignation was
accepted by the commission and Mr..
Bryan was reported to have been
considering other jobs. outside the
state.
FIRE CODE-The first step in the
formulation of a fire code for
Delaware has been taken by Walter
}. LaRue, state fire marshal.
The marshal announced this week
that he is asking fire companies
throughout the state to make a
study of the 1858 fire code of the
National Board of Fire Under
writer's.
Mr.. LaRue will seek the assist
ance of all volunteer fire companies
in the state in drawing up a code,
which will be presented to the 1855
General Assembly.
A fire code, Mr.. LaRue said,
would set regulations regarding fire
safety of buildings, furnace and
heater regulations, and rules for
general use of fire, such as on
picnics or in burning refuse.
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DIVORCE SUITS-Eleven divorce
suits have been listed by PrOthonO-
tary John P. LeFevre for hearing
in Superior Court today. They are:
Margaret Louise Dale v Ray
mOnd Gordon Dale, Adelaide Nell
son v William G. Nelson, John,
Claude Hickman Sue Duling
Hickman, Maggie Louise Ellis v
Richard William Ellis, Floyd Mel
son Long V Betty Jean Long, Pau
line X. Davis V Maxwell H. Davis,
Robert B. Algier Ruth f. Algier,
Irwin William Smith V Emma J.
Smith, Richard Peace V Lucille
Peace, William Andor Ellingsworth
" Lillian BOudwin Law Filings
worth, and Betty M. BiOndi V Ed
ward BiOndi.
SOME p. T. A record high of
653 members is boasted by the
Lewes Parent Teacher Association
following a recent membership
drive, it was disclosed by the
president, William Hopkins, in laud-
ing the co-chairman of the cam
paign, Mrs. Henry BuckalOO and
Mrs. Samuel Sloan, at a recent
meeting.
Report was made that the recent
PTA benefit chicken and dumpling
supper netted a profit of $S90.49.
ELUSIVE-An alleged thief who
state police said was a couple of
jumps ahead of them in his pur-
ported trail of crime in SeafOrd and
Bridgeville was arrested last Satur-
day and sentenced to the Sussex
County Prison at Georgetown.
Benjamin Willie Cokley, a migra-
tory worker with a yen for radios,
was sentenced to So days in prison
when he was unable to pay $55
fine imposed by Magistrate William
]. Elzey of Bridgeville.
Criminal Investigators out of the
Bridgeville Troop said they will
continue to question the former
Lanes, S. c., man for possible in
formation concerning other break
ing and entering jobs.
NEW POLICE QUARTERS--The
Milford Police Department has
moved into it's new building which
adjoins the present City Hall,
where the previous quarters were
crowded.
The large building next door, for
merly used as a restaurant, has
been remOdeled.
The front room has been made
into a reception, or main police
room. In the rear is the city court
room with its modern platform,
and city alderman's desk.
To the rear is the private room
of the chief of police, with rest
rooms on the side.
SANTA COMING-Santa Claus
will arrive in Houston next Mon
day evening, December 21st. at