Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04
GEORGETOWN

The history of the Arrow Safety
Device Company, interesting facts
on products made in the plants
and an exhibition of a number of
the products, was given by Paul
Middleton, general manager and
vice president. in talk before the
GeOrgetOwn-MillsbOrO Rotary Club,
in Masonic Temple, here, last week.
The speaker gave a brief history
of the company from formation to
the present. He told of the search
for a site for a branch plant, which
is now located in Georgetown and
has begun operations. Mr. Middle
ton expressed appreciation to the
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce,
whose president, James E. GOslee,
Jr., and the Industrial Development
Commission in the state for assist
ance to the company in locating the
new plant here. He introduced Vim
cent Sears, manager of the George
town branch; Donald FOtin, comp
trOller and Robert ROssi, engineer
at the plant, all of whom were
guests of the club.
J. Francis Richardson was pro-
gram chairman and James, F.
Walls, president of the club, pre-
sided Another guest was J. Wes-
ley MumfOrd, of Washington, d. c.
A verdict of guilty" was return
ed in Superior Court here last We'd
nesday. against Myrtle b. Croft, of
Seaford, charged with embezzle-
ment of $2,134 from Herman L.
Mumford and Norris NJ. Davis,
known as Davis Feeds Company.
The verdict was returned after
more than two hours of delibera-
tiOn, following presentation of evil
dence in the case beginning Mon
day morning of last week. Follow
ing announcement of the verdict,
Jack White and Everett F. War
ringtOn, counsel for Mrs. Croft,
asked for a poll of the jury. The
poll showed the same result and
counsel for the defense asked
the court for arrest of judgment to
file motion for a new trial. Judge
Daniel l.. Herman, who heard the
case, deferred sentence until De-
cember II.
Mrs. Croft, who had been en-
plOyed as a bOOkkeeper by the Da-
Wis Feeds Company for over seven
years, was indicted in the June
term, 1858, on the embezzlement
charge for which she stood trial
last week. The alleged refalcatiOns
covered a period from January l,
1852. to August 27, 1852. She was
arraigned on the charge, in Super
iOr Court on Monday of last week
and pleaded not guilty. According
to testimony of witnesses, the firm
called in certified public account
ants to check the books and bank
records. Witnesses in the case
were the CPA's and the cashiers of
both the SeafOrd Trust Company
and First National Banks, in Sea-
ford. Placed in evidence were sales
slips, deposit slips, bank records
and the books of the Davis Feeds
Company.
An indictment charging embezZ-
lement of the sum of S7.637.38 was
returned against Mrs. Croft in the
February term of Superior Court,
this year. This indictment was
nolle pressed during the April
term and the subsequent indict-
ment for the lesser sum was pre-
sented to the Grand Jury, in June
and the case continued to the Oc-
tOber term.
According to testimony in the
trial, Mrs. Croft was employed only
on part-time basis, working ap-
prOXimately four hours a day and
was paid $4,000 weekly. Submitted /
as evidence during the trial were /
bank books showing accounts in
the name of Myrtle B. Croft; Joint
account Myrtle 3. Croft and Rich |
ard Croft and another account
which was "a vacation club savings
account.
A civil suit to recover something
over $4,000 has been filed in Super
iOr Court by Tunnel and Tunnel.
attorneys for Davis Feeds COMPANY
(Herman l.. MumfOrd and Norris
M. Davis in February of this year
a bill of complaint was filed in the
Register of Chancery office in the
court house, which was an action
to restrain Myrtle Croft and Rich
ard Croft from transferring any
property. Both the foregoing ac-
tiOns are awaiting trial.
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