Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

TARGET PLANE-Reports that
a raft had been seen fioating in
the ocean off Rehoboth Beach late
Friday was scotched last night BY
Coast Guard officials who said the
reported object is believed to have
been a robot target plane shot
down by anti-aircraft troops in
training at nearby Indian River
Inlet.
Two life guards Of the RehobOth
Beach Patrol tried to reach the
object Friday night, but their boat
capsized in the heavy seas.
The radiO-contFOlled aerial tar
get planes used for anti-aircraft
artillery practice float when shot
down. Generally they are recov-
cred by artillerymen In amphibi-
GUS craft.
SEARCH ENDS The family Of
Mrs. Dorcas Phelps, so, of Forest
Hills, N r., who leaped off the
Delaware Memorial Bridge on
July 9Th, has given up hope Of her
body being recovered.
A reward of $500 offered for re-
covery Of the body by August goth
has been withdrawn, according to
the family's attorney in Whining
ton, Robert H. Richards, Jr. He
said the family win now seek a
legal declaration in New York that
she is dead.
DOWNY MILDEW-Farmers in
the Slaughter Neck-Nilford section
are concerned about a plague of
doWny mildew that is infesting their
lima bean crops.
Plant specialists at the Univer-
slty Of Delaware, Newark, have
warned the farmers that the mil
dew can cause serious losses in
lima bean crops.
FARMERS who grow lima beans
IN the Slaughter Neck-Milford
area should dust their fields inn
mediately if the crops will not be
harvested within 10 DAYS to two
weeks" advised DR.. Robert S. COY
associate professor of plant patho-
logy at the university.
DR.. Cox recommended dustino
lima beans with tribasic copned
sulphate, seven per cent metallic
copper. He said that no dusting is
needed for crops that are to be
harvested within the Today to two
week period.
RATIFICATION - Calling the
ratification of the Nineteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States a milestone in
the progress of this nation" Cow
ernor J. Caleb Boggs this week
saluted the women of the nation
on having achieved the right of
franchise 33 years ago.
Gov. Bogg's message was direct
ed 70 the National Women's PARTY
ana will be read at ceremonies in
the Capitol of the United States
on Wednesday, August 26th. on
which day in 1920 woman suffer-
age was legalized.
The Chief Executive paid a high
compliment to the women of the
state and nation whose interest IN
government, he said, had grown in
sieat proportions after they were
given the right to vote.
me women of Delaware were
no exception in this new order Of
events" Governor Boggs declared
Like their sisters in other states
they too have been doing their
part in serving the state govern
ment." He cited the fact that tbe
governors office has twice been
honored for placing women in i'm
portant posts in recent years.
SOME COW-With 2O,OsS pounds
OF milk and 765 pounds of butter
ldI 10 her credit, Wimbledon En-
press Pride, a registered Holstein-
Tleslan COW owned by Tull Bro
tners, SeafOrd, Delaware. has com
pleted 365-day production fest
IN official Herd Improvement
Registry. = = e'iieile
She was milked 2 times daily
and was IL years S months Of -
"4en she began her testing period.
Her record averages approxi-
mately IS quarts of milk dailv for
the period covered by her test
resting was supervised by Uni
Verslty of Delaware, in coopera-
tIoh with The Holstein-Friesian
Association of America.
tANCER CLINICS-Sept. /. Sea
ford, Nanticoke Hospital, 1912 AM
and l-3 P. M Call Seaford 4944 for
appointments.
Sept. 3: Lewes. Beebe HospitaI
S-l2 A. M. Call Lewes 5S11 for an
pointments.
Sept. 8: Newark, Student Health
Center, Delaware and South College
Avenue 1912 A. M. and 1-3 P. M
Call Newark 1851 for appointments
Sept. 10: Dover, Health Unit. 1912
A. M. and 1-S P. M. Call Dover 1892
for appointments.
Sept IL: Georgetown, Health
Unit, 1-3 P NJ. Call Georgetown
2Sl9 for appointments.
Sept IA: Laurel, HealthUnit, To-
II A. NJ. and 1-3 P. M. Cali Laurel
5S9 for appointments.
Sept. %: Smyrna, Health Unit. To-
II A. M. and 1-S P. NJ. Call Smyrna
SO9l for appointments
Sept. "a: Milford, 1912 A. M. and
1-S P. NJ Call Milford 1859 for
appointments.
Sept. 25: Georgetown, Health
Unit, 1-S p NJ Call Georgetown
2S19 for appointments.
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