Milford chronicle., 1953-05-15

the State Of Delaware have a total
of 1871 signs placed by the De-
! partment along them, according to
/ a report of William ]. Miller, Jr.,
Traffic and Planning Engineer of
the Department.
According to Mr.. Miller's report I
a total of 2,440 of these signs were |
added to the list during the past |
year as a result of construction of |
highways through new locations
and reconstruction of existing
! highways.
GAS Receipts from gaso-
lire tax in the State of Delaware
, for the month of March amounted
to $474,67214, an increase OF $780,
582.53, over the same month of
last year, according to report
: issued by Leroy F.. Hawke, Secre-
) tary of the State Highway Depart
; ment, and Administrator of the
, Motor Fuel Tax Division.
According to the report, which
was prepared by w. H. Sterling,
Auditor of the Division, the tax
collected during March represented
, the sale of 9,493, ,443 gallons of
1 gasoline which is 1,131, ,651 gallons
: more than was sold during March
: of the previous year.
c 80
S ROBBERY-The service station
e of Frank Carter on Route 13 at the
d north end of Seaford was broken
n into and robbed of about $85 on
# Monday evening of this week.
d The station is located on the
IS same side of the highway and less
t, than $50 yards from the Highway
IS Package Liquor Store of w. Ross
'e Collins, AZ, which was robbed OF
J. nearly $4,000 last Thursday.
" Collins, struck over the head dur
70 ing the holdup, is in a serious con.
ID ditiOn at Johns Hopkins Hospita
S. in Baltimore, Md. He is unable tC
Id talk or provide state police will
v any information.
s. Carter closed his service station
ne at 8 o'clock Monday night and dis
of covered the theft when he OpeneI
t. it Tuesday morning.
VS. Entrance had been gained b,
smashing a back window.
NEW BOOK-COpies of eth
st Delaware Citizen, recently pub
he lished book on the government c
a Delaware, will be presented t
of every student graduating frOI
,r- Delaware high schools. this year a
He public service by the Life Insul
Il ance Company of North America.
MS. John w. Kane, chairman of th
nv board of the newly established con
ISIS pany, and president OF its pred'
,e: lcessor, the North American Mutu;
er. Insurance Co., announced tOda
ra, that arrangements have been con
cid pleted for the preparation of
ill special presentation edition to
m. issued to each of the estimat,
tor $500 youths to be graduated th
CHI spring. "Only an informed citiz
rch can be a really good citizen" sa
ran Mr.. Kane, land we hope in Il
os manner to make a positive cont
ool button to the cause of good citize
ship in Delaware"
PROMOTED-Captain Finley
lied Jones, Commanding officer of B;
last terry c, 945th AAA AW BIN (Mbl
? a local National Guard unit, annOU
had ced this week that twelve men
rial his unit have been promoted
lar higher ranks.
Iiah Sergeants Nelson r. Millaw
and and Harold e. Workman were pl
.rea NOTED TO Sergeants FIRST Cla
and. Corporals Robert B. Glasco, I
five gene c, Moore, Nelson G. Mercha
. of John T. Passwaters, and Richs
also X. Warren were advanced to
ness grade of Sergeant. Privates ri
,ree Glass Earl W., Everline, Nathan
ard Jester and Robert J. Neibert mo-
ark up to Corporal. PTivates Sylves
lev Bunting and John G. DalfOnso,
r were appointed to Privates ri
4ar- Glass.
. 26 There are still many opportu
chill ties for young men to join
and National Guard and earn rapid
Mrs vancement.
Mrs. -
Will PORCUPINE-Henry ]. Ridg
Mrs. deputy attorney general for K
j.; County and president of the 81
man, Federation of Young Republics
man, had a porcupine on his hand
man, figuratively, of course, for
lick wasn't taking any chances on
vices animals menacing quilts.
neral, "Porky" came from the Bl
Y at Hills of South Dakota via ]
sr of way express from Hoadley d
Holi- a member of the South Dal
Off AYR committee on arTangem
Iilton for the annual Young RepUbl
Unity convention to be held in r.
wood City, S. D., June IL, IL and
The South Dakota AYR expl
ed in a letter to Mr. Ridgely
the purpose of sending
7S prickly little animal" is to me-
10Th Young Republicans in your org
was zation to attend the eonventiC
er Of After receiving the bristiy {
This- tUre, carefully enclosed II
od in wooden box with wiring on
: life MIR. Ridgely Immediately indie
, Ca that any suggestions would be
I. ca come, but nothing constru
Trini- came.
giVing
Lott. DELEGATES - Mr.. and
ph of Richard T. Hall of 910 S. r. I
mden, Street, Milford, Delaware,
lgton. been named official delegates t,
four World Methodist Conyocatior
serv- Evangelism June 26-2S in P
tuner delphia, Pa.
/. The The announcement was mad
or of DR.. Joseph H. Edge, associate
Inter- retary of the Methodist Chu
i. General Board of EVange