Milford chronicle., 1953-08-14
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

POSTMASTERS - Nominations /
for pOstmasters at three Delaware
second class post offices are ex-
pected to be ready for submission
to President Eisenhower when the
Senate meets again in January.
The vacancies are at Bridgeville, 4
with pay of $4,870, Kings College,
$4,77O, and Laurel, 5000. They are I
among the 1000 postmasterships |
which the Republicans are expected |
to fill shortly after Congress recon- !
venes.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the |
late Samuel and Elizabeth Reed
Hughes will hold their sixth annual
reunion next Sunday at the Man
ship Church house, Hollandsville,
west of FELTON,. The days program
will begin with basket luncheon.
Former U. S. Senator James H.
Hughes is honorary president of
the family organization and other
officers are: Mrs. Agatha H. Ca
! hall, president; Mr.. Walter Il.
Moore, vice president; Mr.. James
H. Hughes, III, secretary, and Mrs.
Estella Reynolds, treasurer.
HURT-Lester Jefferson. owner
of the MispilliOn Boat Yard. suffer-
ed leg and body injuries last sat
urday while drawing a boat from
the river.
/ Mr.. Jefferson was pulling the
boat to shore with cable when the
chain snapped and the free ends
struck him on the legs and body.
He was taken to the Milford Mem
Orial Hospital for treatment.
Mr.. Jefferson recently purchased
the yard from Victor Erickson for
the building and repair Of pleasure
boats and fishing craft.
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All COUNCIL-At a recent meet
ing of the Sussex All Council it
was decided that each All Club in
Sussex County would be asked to
appropriate $500 to the An Coun-
Gil on or before County Achieve
ment Day, September 18th. This
money will be used to purchase
signs, which will be placed through
out the county, welcoming motor
lists to Sussex County, courtesy of
the Sussex All Council.
Something new has been added
IN the form Of a county picnic for
all club officers and local leaders
IN the county. The picnic was held
on August 10th, 1858, at Rehoboth
Beach. Everyone gathered in back
OF the HenlOpen Hotel at 6 D. m.
and then moved from there to a
clear spot. Each club was respon-
slble for bringing their own food
A moonlight excursion was dis
cussed and Martin Johnson, Joe
workman, Richard James and Oil
yer Hastings were appointed to
find out the details.
BOGGS-Gov. ]. Caleb Boggs re-
= turned to his summer home at
Lewes last Sunday from Seattle,
washington, where he attended the
: Governors Conference.
He returned to his office at Do
, yer on Monday to work on the mail
which had accumulated during his
absence.
The Governor said that he enjoy
ed the trip to Seattle but that il
was good to be home again."
DRUNK-A 14-year-old Woodside
boy was arrested by Dover CITY
/, police Saturday afternoon on a
charge of operating an automobile
! while under the influence of LIQUOR.
= The youth was taken into custo-
,dy after police were called to in
vestigate an auto ramming two
parked cars in front of the Hotel
. Richardson. They said the youth
| undoubtedly was under the influ-
ence of alcohol.
5 The boy was given a hearing
I Tuesday morning in Juvenile Court
PAYMENTS -. Group Hospital
} Service, Inc, made payments to-
= falling S241,536 to participating
e hospitals in Delaware and nearby
:. New Jersey in July of this year
J. 1t was reported today by H. v
l Maybee, managing director.
That amount was received by
). nine hospitals, including the four
2 general hospitals in Wilmington
]. and those in Lewes, Dover, Milford
), Seaford and Salem, New Jersey.
n The payments were made for
hospital services rendered patients
Q who are members of Group Hospi-
\ tai Service, and are protected by
! its hospital and suTgical-medical
insurance plans.
The bills of a total of 1861 pa.
tients were involved in the pay
,, ments. Of those, 2,162 were bed
i, patients in the hospitals, while the
! other 1,799 were treated as out
: patients. The latter group includes
! emergency accident cases and
cases sent to hospitals for diagnos.
> tic X-rays.
The amounts received from
. Group Hospital Service by the var.
/ iOus hospitals for the month ot
July are as follows:
. Delaware Hospital, $93,7 the
!, Memorial Hospital, $47,242; st
Francis. Hospital, S2O,291; viii.
: mington General Hospital, S43,6O7,
Beebe Hospital, $6,16S; Kent Gen.
eral Hospital, $10,2S5; Milford Me.
!. mortal Hospital, $11, ,7SS Nanticoke
! Memorial Hospital. $5,672, anC
d Salem County Memorial Hospital
S2,782.
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