Milford chronicle., 1953-02-20

FAhoE ELEVATOR - The first
elevator in Dover was installed in
the new Farmers Bank Of the State
OF Delaware Bank Building and IL
will serve three floors. It viii have
capacity Of carrying about 10
persons.
The other elevator in the new
Bank building will be used to trans
port money and items going to the
Accounting Section on the second
moor. This other elevator will run
from the first to the second floor
only and not down to the basement.
CROPS "FertiIizing Your Cropsn
Will be the topic Of an open meet
ing for farmers next Monday eve
ming, February 23rd, at 500 D. M.
at the Viola Community Hall ac-
cording to Mr.. Homer Torbert, who
is making the arrangements for
the Canterbury-Viola Farmers. As
sociation.
The speakers are to be William
Mitchell, Forage Crop Specialist at
the University of Delaware and
George Vapaa, the Associate Kent
County Agent. Movies and slides
will be shown to illustrate the talks.
Mr.. TOrbert pointed out that there
will be an open discussion on kinds
OF fertilizer, amounts to use, meth
DDS of application and any other
general information on feeding
crops. There will be no admission
and refreshments will be served.
Everyone is invited to attend.
FIREMEN'S SUPPER-At least
1000 persons are expected to attend
the annual benefit supper scheduled
! by the Greenwood Volunteer Fire
Company for two days, Friday ana
Saturday, March 20 and 2l.
/ The event, which attracts per-
sons from all parts of the shore,
according to Fire Chief Harvey
/ Dickerson, will be held from 4:30
to 8 o'clock each evening in the
firehouse.
At the last meeting Of the fire
company, A. H. Ellis, wire service
chief of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company, showed a movie on
various types Of fire extinguishers
and their use on different types Of
fires.
The fremen's auxiliary is plan
ming to organize a Miscellaneous
Club soon, Mr.. Dickerson said.
FIFTEEN YEARS-Freeman AL
ton Coverdale, Of Georgetown, was
sentenced to serve is years in Sus-
sex County Prison, in the Oyer and
Terminer session Of Superior Court
at Georgetown, Monday morning Of
this week. The sentence was hand
ed down by Judge Daniel L. Herr
man.
/ Coverdale was arranged in Court
Monday, after having been indicted
on charge Of first degree murder,
by the Grand Jury, on February 2.
The state, represented by Deputy
Attorney General John J.. McNeiIly,
accepted a plea of guilty to man
slaughter. Coverdale pleaded mot
guilty to murder in first degree,
but guilty Of manslaughter" The
charge against Coverdale resulted
from the death of Willie Coleman,
on the night of December 13, 1852.
Coleman had gone to the home Of
Coverdale, on S. King Street, in
4 Georgetown, and a few minutes
after his arrival was stabbed by
/ Coverdale, who used a butcher
knife as a weapon. Coleman died
shortly afterward.
FARMERS NIGHT-The Mills
poro Lions Club observed Farmers
, Night at its meeting held in the
VFW Post Home, Millsboro, this
week. F. Thaddeus Warrington, Of
Georgetown, field representative of
the Eastern States Farmers Ex-
change and a former agricultural
teacher was the guest speaker.
He talked on the recent develop
ments in corn production and pre-
dicted that the present average OF
35 bushels per acre in Sussex would
rise to so bushels in the near fu-
ture.
Harvey B. Lawson, first vice
president of the club, presented q
It key membership pin to Dale L
Mitchell in recognition of work
done on membership. George Ell
z ingsworth Of the Rehoboth Lions
; Club and candidate for District
3 Governor of the 22nd District urg-
: ed a full representation of the club
: quota of seven delegates at the
Lions Convention in Atlantic City
t Norman X. Goodwin presided
: Charles r. Parker was named as
; program chairman 70 rthe nexi
l meeting Of the club on February
3 oath. in the VFW Post Home.