Milford chronicle., 1953-01-16

gstn LeBpni Whlcn operates an ans
buiance service in the GEORGETOWN
area, has purchased an oxygen
tank and equipment for use 10 em-
.ergencies. The equipment was DEM
onstrated to Legion members by Dr. I
Daniel r. Paul, during the meeting
Of the Post, in the Log Cabin, last
week.
Harry Ierby, district commander
for Sussex County, talked on mem /
bership from the local and state
standpoint
LEWES OFFICERS The Iewes
Board Of Commissioners met for
reorganization Of the board. follow
ing the municipal election Of last
Saturday when only IS taxpayers
cast their votes for uncontested
candidates.
AS no candidate had fled for the
two commissioner posts opposing
William r. Egan, Delaware River
pilot, and Sidney L. Downs, who
were returned to Office another
two years, this accounted for the
small voting strength out Of more
than 1000 qualified voters. All who
cast ballots were men. Holdovers
are Mayor Otis H. Smith and Com
missioner H. NJ. Snyder and Charles
J. Richards.
RADAR-One Of the two new ra-
dar speed detectors acquired by
state police is now In use in the
Dover area. After this week it viii
be taken to another part Of the
state.
Captain Edgar +. Isaacs, direc-
tor Of the traffic and safety section
of the state police, said it was
] planned to move the equipment
every week. All regular troopers
are licensed radar operators, he
said, and can qualify as radar Op-
+ orators in Is minutes Of instruc-
tion.
The second radar speed detector
was sent back to the manufacturer
for minor adjustment and is ex-
pected daily.
ASSESSMENT-E. Y. Williams,
Dover, was elected president Of the
Kent County Board Of Assessment
at its organization meeting Tues
day afternoon following appoint
ment Of the personnel Of the asses
sing agency by the Levy Court.
The members Of the new board
are Mr.. Williams. reappointed, and
Hugh Vincent, FarmingtOn, Demo-
Gratis, and Charles N. Webb, Fred
erica, Republican. Mr.. Vincent sue
ceeds William NJ. Willis, Pears5n's
Corner, a Democrat. as a board
member.
The board also reelected Frank
B. Webb, Rising Sun, as secretary.
Mr.. Williams succeeds Mr.. Willis
in the post of president.
DOVER KIWANIS ~ Ernest f.
Smith, Jr., near FELTON,, was in
stalled as president of the Dover
Kiwanis Club last week by Marble
Lynch, ElktOn, lieutenant governor
of the seventh Kiwanis district,
He succeeds John Burger, Sr,
DR.. H B. King, past governor of
the Capital Kiwanis District, was
in charge of the ceremony.
Other officers installed were:
H. B. Appleford. Jr., vice presi-
dent; Carl J. Fox, treasurer
Charles H. Smith, secretary; and
George Bringhurst. o. B. Williams,
Richard w. MacFaddin, Wilbert
Richards, Maurice A. Hartnett, Jr.,
William Henshaw, Calvin w. Wood,
and Harold B. Hughes, directors
! DRIVE PLANNED Members of
the Delmar Fire Department have
started planning a 1853 fund drive
to maintain the Delmar ambulance
service.
The service is maintained on a
membership plan. A fee of 50 en-
titles a family to service to Nanti-
coke Hospital at Seaford and PEN
insUla General Hospital at Sails
bury for the year.
The annual report submitted by
the ambulance committee shows
that for 1852 the ambulance was
used for 147 trips and travelled e.
295 miles.
Charles Palmer, chairman Of the
service last year, has been named
chairman by the fire department
Edward McCalines and Marvin
Smith again viii serve on Mr.. Pal-
nier's committee.
FIRE PREVENTION-The City
of Dover won first place over other
communities through tne state Of
! Delaware for the best 1852 Munich
lpal Fire Prevention Week program
in the international contest annual
lly sponsored by the fire prevention
and cleanup campaign committee
Cf the National Fire Protection
Association, it was announced this
week.
Delmar placed second and Will
imington third in the state competi-
tion. which is designed to stimulate
Interest in year-round fire preven-
tion programs.
/ Memphis. Tenn. won the grand
award Ia the United States. Allan
tic, la, and New York City tied for
! second place, and Louisville, KY,
Chicago, III, and Providence, r.. H.
/ were judged next in that order
49,
YOUNG MASTER One Of the
youngest masters ever to be in
stalled by a grange in the United
Il States took the oath Of Office al
the Smyrna Grange meeting held
lin Smyrna recently. He is Carlton
FBlendt, Jr, "a, who was elected
master last month and Joined the
Grange in December, 1850. He re-
ceivec the fifth, sixth, and seventh