Milford chronicle., 1953-04-24
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

GIVES UP-Paul M. Anderson. /
24-year-Old University of Maryland
student who set out from the Del !
aware breakwater at LeWes on
April End in a tiny 2O-foot sloop
for a solo voyage to the Azores, is
back in the states after finding the
Ocean-gOing adventure too difficult.
He gave up on April 18th, and
headed for shore off Virginia.
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BROCHURE-D Distribution of a
fOur-color brochure on Delaware
Memorial Bridge will start tomor-
row, G. Lester DanielsA General
Manager, announced yesterday.
This six-page brochure gives speci-
tic directions to the bridge and
outlines facilities available in
Delaware for tourists.
This will be the first publication
by the Bridge Authorities to have
been issued for wide distribution.
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@A]AANAAC A4A D 4euAduu Medus
president of the Lord Baltimore
Civic Club, wishes to thank all the
merchants Of Selbyville, George
town, FrankfOrd, DagsbOro, Reho-
both. MillsbOrO, Clarksville, Mill
vile, Ocean View, Dewey Beach and
Bethany Beach for their beautiful
donations for the Civic Club card
party which was held last Satur-
day night. I
Thanks also to all the committees
and pupils who helped in selling
tickets and preparing to make the
card party a huge success.
FIRING - Announcement has
been made by Colonel Riley E. Nc
Garraugh, Commanding Officer Fort
Miles, Lewes, Delaware, that Anti
aircraft firing at Bethany Beach is
scheduled beginning l May 1858.
Firing at Bethany Beach Range
(Restricted Area No. 2 and 2a) is
scheduled for 1 May, 4-8 May, IL
Is May, 1922 May, and 1929 May,
All firing will be conducted be-
tween the hours of 1900 a. m. and
500 p. m, EST.
No firing is scheduled in the Re
stricted Area No. i, Fort Miles,
North Range, during the Month of
May 1858.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will be
we'll able to accommodate thou
sands of tourists who wish to re-
main overnight, weekend or for
longer periods during the vacation
season ahead. 1t will also be pos
sible for those vacationers travel
ing in trailers and other convey
ances to find proper accOmmOda.
tions.
According to a recent surve!
made by the Delaware State Devel
; opment Dept, there are approx
mately $500 units available il
state hotels and motels. This doe
not include the literally hundred
of tourist homes which also affor
overnight facilities.
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DUPONT STOCKHOLDERS -
), l.. DUPONT de Nemours and Con
t pany, Inc, was owned by 1896
). stockholders as of March 81, 1876
!. an increase of 1925 over the nun
. Der of holders recorded at the clos
of 1852, and an increase of 356
over the number as of March 81
: 1852.
= There were 127,857 holders o
common stock, and 22,924 holder
= of preferred stock as the frs
: quarter of 1853 ended. These fig
ures included 6813 holders of NOR,
, than one kind of stock.
3 More than A per cent of Du
= Points owners were women, accord
5 ing to the most recent tabulatiOn
: and every state in the Union con
t tinued to be represented among tn
: company's stockholders.
. CUB SC0UTS-Members of Mil
ford Cub Pack No. 1O1, thei
friends and relatives, will observ
Anniversary No. 1 next Wednesday
7 April 29th, with an annual Round
up" as part of a regular month";
pack meeting. The meeting, sched
uled for 7:15 p. m, at the MilfOr
: School Cafeteria, will also includ
: presentation Of a number of in
dividual awards and presentatiO
of charter.
The Milford Pack was organize
:: here in the Spring of 1852 unde
> sponsorship of Milford's civic
] minded v. F. w. unit, Blue He
. Post No. 6483. During the paS
year, the pack has continued
grow and progress, and, today,
recognized as one of the largei
and most active Cub Scout uni
= in Delaware. In recognition Of tt
y splendid record attained by PaC
= No. 101, representatives Of Il
- - Delmarva Council, Boy Scouts
y America, will present four "Fo
y ward on Liberty's Team" aware
= to the Milford Pack Wednesds
" evening.
IF CONCESSIONS-The Board
ID Commissioners of Rehoboth BeaC
le has announced that all persons d
b. string licenses to operate conce
Of sions on the beach during the cor
l. ling summer season must apply b
al fore 4:SO p. m, April 2Sth, at Il
ID office of City Manager, J. Arthl
Downing, in City Hall. The TOW
,g issues licenses for umbrella stan
m and other beach equipment in val
ID GUS sections of the beach front.
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