Milford chronicle., 1953-07-24

lOE september VIII NUMBER 30 men.
it was announced on Monday bv
Col. Harry B. Van Solver, state
director of selective service.
The August call, soon to be
filled by local selective service
boards, is for 40 men for the armed
forces.
EMPLOYMENT - The Federal
Reserve Bank of Philadelphia saws
that the rolls of Delaware factor
les were reduced slightly in June
to about $1,000 workers. Seasonal
expansion in canning was Offset by
declines in textiles and chemicals.
the latter because of a construe-
tiOn workers strike Compared
with year ago, there were about
$500 more people employed.
SUICIDE-Paul WOotten, SO, of
Magnolia died Tuesday night in the
Kent General Hospital about two
hours after being admitted for a
bullet wound in the head.
State police at Dover said that
WoOtten shot himself with a 20
caliber rife at his home.
The shooting occurred about 8:15
p. m. and the victim died about 10
o'clock. They listed the death as
suicide. Kent County Coroner Will
liam Fleischauer Of Harrington is
investigating.
COLONY INFIRMARY - Repairs
and renovations to the plumbing
and heating facilities at the infrm-
ary of the Delaware Colony at
StOckley are under way, it was
reported today by George w. Bry-
an, superintendent.
The $4,000 project is expected
to be completed by September and
is being financed with $4,000 from
the general operating funds of the
colony and $4,000 allOcated more
than a year ago under the Emer-
gency Fund Of former Governor
Elbert N. Carvel.
The renovation contracts are he
ing carried out by o. r. Dennis and
Son and ]. w. Parks, both George
town firms.
FLlERS ROUND.UP-Dan Coch-
ran, manager of the Rehoboth Air
port, has received word that more
than 1000 members of the Airplane
Owners and Pilots Association, a
national flying organization of
Iaprivately-Owned craft, will hold
its annual roundup at RehOboth
Beach the second weekend in
September.
The filters, who bring along their
families, will land at the Rehoboth
Airport, and the RehObOth Cham
Der of Commerce is already booking
overnight Accommodations for them.
Mrs. Carolyn Flatt has been asked
to arrange for a street dance in
their honor.
/ GOVERNOR-Some of the arti-
cles stolen from the automobile of
Gov. J. Caleb Boggs in Washington
last Friday were returned to him
over the weekend by U. S. Senator
John J. Williams who received them
from police.
They said they are looking for
Louis H. Bruce, 80, of Washington
who, they claim, stole a suit case
and two brief cases from the Gov
ernOr's car. Another brief case and
a suitcase are missing. Some of the
articles, including state papers,
were recovered from the basement
, of a roOming house at 629 Florida
Avenue, N. w., the Washington
police reported. Among the items
was a uniform shirt Of Corp. Wal
ter Newdick, driver for the Gov
ernor.
ANTI.AIRCRAFT FIRING-Anti-
Aircraft practice firing from the
Fort Miles and Bethany Beach
Ranges will be conducted during
the month of August,
The following schedule was an
nOunced today by Colonel Riley e.
McGarTaugh, Fort Miles Post Com
mander
Fort Miles Automatic Weapons
Range (Restricted Area No. u 81
August, 1921 August, 24-28 Au-
gust.
Bethany Beach Range (Restrict-
ed Area No. 2A) 81 August, 1914
August. 1921 August, 24-2S Au-
| gust, and 81 August.
Firing will be conducted between
the hours of 1900 and 1900 (EDST).
Anytime firing is cancelled broad
cast will be made by Army Patrol
Boats over 1858 &c and 2738 KC.
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KILLED In ROWAN argument
between two Negro farm laborers
from Florida near Dover, late last
Friday night, resulted in the stab
bing death of one, according to the
Delaware State Police.
Eddie Mathes, 20, was pronounc-
ed dead of wounds in the chest at
Kent General Hospital shortly af-
ter midnight.
The State Police jailed AlphonsO
White, S6, on a charge of murder.
Police called to the potato farm
Of Felix Rulkosai. two miles south
west of Wyoming, found Mathes.
lying outside the laborer's quarters.
He was taken to the hospital in the
Dover ambulance.
White, who did not attempt to
flee. admitted having an argument
with Mathes, the police said. He
was held in the Kent County Jail