Milford chronicle., 1953-10-30

PAINTED-The Dover police sta
ton is in process of redecoration
with a pale green as the motif for
the interior facelifting. New lights
of the modern trend have been
hung for improved illumination and
the railing in the main office is re-
ceiving a new coat of stair.
RIFLE TEAM-The Delnar VFW
Memorial Post plans to form a rife
drill team to represent the post at
parades and other public affairs.
Clayton Cugler has been selected
as captain; Alvin Adkins, adju-
tant, and William Fitzgerald, serg-
cant of supply. Practice drills will
be held every Thursday evening at
the post home.
CAUGHT in THE NET-Dela-
ware state police, using radar
equipment, arrested 67 persons for
speeding, and reprimanded 159
others last week, Capt. Bdgar F.
Isaacs of the traffic division an
nOunced Monday.
The So arrests were 20 less than
the SO persons caught speeding the
previous week. Captain Isaacs said
the lower figure resulted when the
radar equipment being used in New
Castle County broke down and was
out of service during most of the
week.
| He said, however, that the equip
ment had been repaired, and was
now back in use on New Castle
County highways.
ANOTHER TRAGEDY - Earl
Hurd, S8, who has farm west of
Townsend, had his left hand caught
in a corn picking machine last Fri
day Oh his farm and it was neces-
sary to .amputate the injured hand
at the Kent General Hospital, Do
yer.
State police said the picker jam
med and Hurd attempted to clear
it while the motor was running.
He lifted the safety guard and
caught his hand in a roller. He was
unable to release himself and a
farm equipment mechanic, Edward
Johnson of Townsend, was sent
with an acetylene torch to help
free Hurd.
After more than an hours work
HCrd was released although his
hand was badly mangled. He was
taken to the hospital and the hand
. amputated above the wrist.
FATAL PLUNGE - Delaware
state police and the Coast Guard
continued their search today al
! Lewes for the body of tanning.
Thomas Mapp. &c, drowned las
I Sunday, when he jumped off a pie
[ after a dollar bill
I Mapp, an employe of the Polil
: Poultry Company at Lewes and for
e merly Of AccOmac,. Va, was stand
7. ing on a pier near the menhade
II fisheries counting his money whe
II the bill was blown from his hand
H. Witnesses said Mapp shed h
outer clothing and leaped in Il
. water. He swan few feet tOwal
st the floating bill and disaBpeare
l. Police said he was believed to hay
a suffered cramp.
b. Mapp had been living in Lewf
st about year.
le REFUND-FOr the fiscal yea
- ended last June 80, $957,682 wa
% refunded to 1851 wage-earners
- Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsy
- vania under the federal wage an
+ hour law.
William Hargadine, Jr., Philade
~ phia regional director of the u.
! Department of LabOr's wage an
: hour division, said the money rel
- resented back wages paid by en-
~ ployers voluntarily or by court o
= der for violations of minimum was
y, or overtime provisions of the lay
III Nationally, $135,473,64S has bee
-, paid since the act went into effe
:" 10 years ago on October 2f, 1913
- Most violations in this regio
~ Mr.. Hargadine said, are due
q failure to pay time and one-ha
~ time after 40 hours in any OF
III work week.
IS.
" EASTERN STAR-Kent Chant
o, No. II, o. E. S., Harrington, ente
oI tanned the Worthy Grand Matr,
Vi Eiviria Zeigler and Worthy Graz
ak Patron I. Kendall Gibbs with the
ak staff of Grand Officers of the Graz
=, Chapter of the State of Delawa
ca Gu 0. e. S. at a banquet last Wedne
~ day evening followed by a meetil
in the Chapter room. Some O-
us hundred and seventy-five Easte
o. Star members were in attendant
III including a representation frc
"o Maryland. Worthy Patron Howa
ID. Williams, Kent Chapter No.
lie was postmaster for the banqu
It. with the invocation given by FL
ton J. Downing. The dinner mn.
'te was played by Mr.. Ralph HUI
c Lincoln, with vocal selections
Samuel Elliott of Harringtt
nus Chairman of the decorating CO..
are mittee was Mrs. Florence Flemir
" Chairman of the hospitality col
rly mittee was Mrs. Helen Harringt,
zen and Chairman of the Cntertainme
er- committee was Mrs. Bella Sylv,
ter.
Gov. Boggs Names