Milford chronicle., 1953-01-16
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

AAa-- -A-l-9Ai Milton truWeIl 81
near Dover. was released from the
sent General Hospital last Thurs
lay after undergoing treatment for
acefations Of the head sustained in
ln automobile accident at Dover
ast Wednesday night.
according to police, Gruwell tri-
aa % stop 20 avoid hitting s ioe in
.ne street and his car went into
5ld and struck a tree, hurtlinr
aim from the car. The accident hap-
pened on State Street, near Colum-
oia Avenue. Damage to the auto
mobile was estimated at $500.
EhoAA DEEki--Mrs. Samuel Fox.
q Leipslc, is now among. the grow
ing LIST Of motorists who have
killed deer as they drove along
the roads. Last Sunday attention
she was driving to her home after
2 visit with her parents, AIr. and
Mrs. Ernest Slaughter, near Smyr-
ma. Mrs, Fox was nearing the Scuse
farm when she saw the animal
coming UP a lane. At first she
thought it was a calf.
According to Mrs. Fox. she Slow
ed down and the deer ran across
the road. then turned and ran into
the car, which wss dented by the
impact. She had just passed
woods where she had been on tRN
lookout for the animals, as farme4sS
in that area have been aware Of 3
greater number Of deer than usual
and have reported damage to crops.
Mrs. Fox was not injured 81 the
NEW LAWS The State Fedora
ton Of Young Republicans, meeting
recently in the Hotel Rodney.
created a new six-man committee
to support. promote, and If neces-
sary, initiate" legislation during
the current session Of the General
Members Of the committee. two
from each county, are: New Castle
County, Edward r. Kimmel and
William J. Conner; Kent, Clarence
Collins and William Melville: Sus-
sex, Polk Spicer and another mem-
Der to be appointed.
Among the subjects to be con-
sidered by the committee are:
and election laws, the
magistrate system, a new penal
system, civil service. and highway
legislation providing for limited
access roads and parkways. Henry
]. Ridgely, president of the Fed-
Grafton, presided
NEW ROAD-The fourth highway
improvement project designed to
relieve the existing heavy traffic
conditions ia the general area
around Newark has been announc-
ed by the State Highway Depart
ment.
Bids viii be received on january
2lst by the Department for the
improvement of Possum Park road
which extends from the Capitol
Trail, near Delapaine Manor, to
Milford Crossroads, a distance OF
1.775 miles.
The new highway viii generally
follow the route Of an existing
earth road at that poink except for
a small amount Of new location for
the route. It viii be a hot mix as
phalt pavement, "a feet in width,
At Milford Crossroads the new
highway viii join ia the newly
built intersection at that point
which was completed by the State
Department last year
WYOMING SCHOOL The Rev.
j. Won Hagel pastor Of the
Wyoming Methodist Church. has
announced that the district super
intendent and the Dover district
buifding committee Of the Methodist
Church have given their approval
to the plans Of the Wyoming
church for a new church school
addition.
The final plans for the addition
have been drawn up and approved
BY the official board Of thc church
and the architect has been directed
to proceed with the detailed speci-
fcations preparatory to asking for
bids.
It is expected that ground will
be broken in the early spring Mr..
Hagel said
The finance committee has com-
pleted plans for a campaign TO
raise funds and expects to inaugu-
rate the campaign during the
month Of January
EEEN-AGE THIEVES = Three
teen-age Dover boys we're held for
hearing in Juvenile Court after
their arrest on Monday Of this
week on charges Of automobile
theft.
Two Of them. one IA years Of
age and the other rs, face two
charges, and another 14-year-oid
youngster is alleged to have been
implicated in q second theft with
them
The first two we're taken into
custody by police ia Smyrna who
became suspicious Of the car they
were driving. The Smyrna officers,
after questioning the youths. notl-
fed Dover police and the alleged
Offenders we're brought here.
The car they were driving was
taken from the used-car lot Of
Townsend Brothers. The two then
implicated the third youth in the
theft with them Of an automobile
from parking area Of the Kent
County Motor Company on Janu-
ary 4th. which they later abandon
ga On 3 Dover street police said