Milford chronicle., 1953-11-20
Happenings 81 Interest
Throughout Delaware

DINNER MEETING Henry ].
Chairman of the Delaware
Federation of Active Young Re-
publicans, announced this week
that the Board of Governors of
that group will hold dinner meet
ing Tuesday evening, November
24th, at the Dinner Bell Inn, Do
yer. Those planning to attend from
Kent County are: Mrs. Julia
Camper, Mrs. May Parker, Miss
Maxine Schultz, Mrs. Joseph Nc
Dowell, Herbert Cluley, Jr., Rich
ards Sipple, George Tatman. Cal
vim Boggs, Clarence Collins and
William Melville.
SUMMATION - Governor
Caleb Boggs, addressing a meeting
OF the Kent County Active Young
Republicans Thursday evening
summarized the achievements of
the 1853 State Legislature. with
emphasis on the success of A leg
lslative program which included
schools, highways, taxes and
courts.
Gov. BOggs, who spoke in the
senate Lounge of Legislative Hall
Dover, also paid tribute to the mo-
liLcaI efforts and achievements of
the Kent County Active Young Re-
puDllcans and said that strong
teamwork is ali essential element
IN building better government.
Governor BOggs was presented
by Henry ]. Ridgely of Rising Sun.
Chairman of the Delaware Fedora
ton OF Active Young Republicans
Rlchards Sipple of Frederica
president of the Kent County group'
oHlclated at the meeting and intro.
duced as guests State Auditor
Dahlel P. Enterline and State
treasurer Clarence Collins.
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AIWANIS PRESIDENT-Dr I4orr,,
u. Kicker, RehOboth veterinarian
mas been elected president of the
hlwanis Club. He succeeds Branche
Z. Morris, local real estate operator
The election took place at the
groups annual dinner meeting in
RehOboth.
Eugene P. Russell was elected
vice president, and the current lien
tenant governor of the 11th division.
James T. Lynch, was named secre-
tary. John A McManus was elected
treasurer.
Seven directors elected are: DR..
Joseph A. Vansant, superintendent
OF the RehObOth School; Francis
Short, 2. S. Slayer. Norman R,
Lewis, Joseph S. Walsmith, Jr.,
John H. Greig and DR.. Carl G.
Pierce.
A new member inducted into the
club was John Brooks, Sr., of Re
hobOth, a business associate of the
]. w. Rollins Corporation in Reho-
both.
FEDERAL RESERVE-Warren C
Newton, president of the o. A
Newton and Son Company of Bridge
vile, has been elected a director O
the Federal Reserve Bank of Phila
delphia.
Mr.. Newton was elected a Glass
director for a three-year term end
ing Dec. 81, 1856, by the membet
banks in Electoral Group 2.
| QUICK REC0VERY-A fOur-year
old girl who had wandered from hel
mother was restored to her parents
by quick detection on the part Oi
Dover police.
In less than two minutes after
! the message was sent out on the
radio from the police station, with
a description of the yOungster, a
patrOlling officer called back thai
he had found the child in South
State Street plodding along A few
minutes later the police had the
girl back with her mother.
NARCOTICS-Tingle's Drug Store
on Grove Street, Delmar, owned and
operated by Leo B. Hearn-wa:
entered and robbed early las
Saturday morning.
DR.. Ernest Truitt, pharmacist dis
covered the robbery when he opened
the store at the usual time Saturday
Entry had been made by forcing
open a door at the rear of the store
The safe had been pried open anC
all the money stolen.
Mr.. Hearn believes he lost ap
proximately $500 which included th'
theft of some narcotics. An inveti
gator has been assigned to the case
The drug store is a collecting
agency for the Chesapeake and Pc
tOmac Telephone Company and al
money received for the cOmpan,
was in the safe. Little, if any mer
chandise was found to be missing.
PROTEST-At a meeting of cit,
council recently a delegation VIII
identified themselves as the citizen
committee, prOtsted the issuanc
of the S175,OOO in city bonds for tn
Improvement of the Milford dis
pOSal plant.
They stated there would be
court case concerning this issue
due, they claimed, to certain irregU
larities.
The issue was authorized by tn
taxable voters at a special referen
dun election held in Milford las
= month.
NEW REFERENDUM-City Coun
Gil will hold a referendum o
Friday, Dec. IL, for authority t
sell the equipment of the Milfor
Electric Plant.
The enninment has been out {