Milford chronicle., 1953-07-03
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

WINS HONORS Arthur B.
Edgeworth, Jr., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur B. EdgeWorth, Sr.. Of
Dover, and a student at the Uni
versity Of Virginia Law School,
was the winner Of first prize among
three prize-winning memorandas
for the 1928 school year.
The announcement was made in
the Virginia Law Weekly Of the
university by F. Richards Ford. re-
tlr1ng president Of the Student
Legal Research Group. The prize
winning memos were selected from
more than Is rated as the best BY
the group.
! EdgeWorth's prize is an annual
cash award presented by the Phi
Alpha Delta Fraternity. His win
ming memorandum concerned an
alleged libel in a business letter.
The board of judges consisted Of
Professors Spies, Priest, Afford
and Cowen.
So
COP WOMEN-The Sussex Coun-
ty Women's Republican Club met
on June 25th in Georgetown at Re-
publican Headquarters. Mrs. z.
jackson Waller Of Seaford, Presi-
dent of the club presided. Mrs.
Lillian Martin, Program Chairman
introduced Mrs. Mildred Minner.
the speaker of the evening. who
talked on the Levy Court, giving
short history Of the beginnings
of the court in Delaware, it's cleo
ton OF the members in each conn
ty, their terms and duties.
The membership drive was ter
minated at this meeting. Mrs. Eva
dne ]. Knapp Of LeWes received q
silver pitcher as present for
bringing in the most new members.
Plans for a dinner meeting IN JuIv
were discussed honoring Senator
Thomas L. Johnson, newly elected
Chairman of the Sussex County
Republican Executive Committee.
SIGN REMOVED-Success has
finally crowned the efforts of the
State Highway Department to have
the controversial ocean Hi-Way''
sign removed from the overhead
bridge on which tracks Of the
pennsylvania Railroad cross over
the Dupont Parkway at State
Road.
The sign, erected by the Ocean
Hl-Way Association without per-
mission of the State Highway De-
partment, was expected to encour-
age tourists and others to use
what is known as the coastal or
ocean route between New York and
Florida. The association has a half
interest in the railroad bridge.
the State Highway Department.
pointing out that the sign gave no
mixing that the stretch of road in
volVed is the Dupont Parkway.
asked some time ago thai the sign
De taken down, or that it be chang
ed to bear the name of the road.
KETO-Gov. J. Caleb Boggs has
vetoed a bill which would have
made it mandatory for convicted
rapists to go to the whipping most
no matter what other punishment
mas been meted out to them by the
jury.
In a letter to the Senate. the
Governor Monday explained that
he felt the bill "takes from tbe
court the proper exercise of dis
cretion in imposing sentence. !"
Sponsored by Senator Charles g
Moore (D-Hartly), the bill was
one OF three Senate proposals
which the Governor returned with
out his signature.
Under Delaware's existing law.
rape is punishable by death-but
lat the jury's recommendation the
convict can escape with life inn
prisonment. At the same time. at
tempted rape is punishable by
lashes.
Senator MoOre's bill would have
made 80 lashes mandatory in addi-
ton to the sentence for conviction
of rape.
AAVUE Is tons in
traffic law enforcement among
Eastern states for the third time
in four years, the international
Association Of Chiefs of Police an-
nounced in Chicago this week.
Delaware and Rhode Island tied
for the associations 1852 award in
the East and placed second to
California nationally.
In the four years the awards
have been made two bronze PLAQUES
presented by the association have
been placed on the wall in the
Office of Col. Harry s. Shew. SUM-
erintendent Of the Delaware State
Police.
The association has informed
Shew that the plaque for this year
will be ready July 9Th.
A representative Of the police
chiefs will present the plaque to
colonel SheW at q luncheon in the
Gold Ballroom Of the Hotel Du-
Pont, being arranged for August
by the Delaware Safety Council.
Six Delaware Communities viii
receive other awards at the same
ceremony.
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