Milford chronicle., 1953-12-04

MOOSE DANCE-Moose Lodge I
No. $50 of Delmar will sponsor a
dance in the Moose Building on
Railroad Avenue, Friday evening. !
December 18th, with dancing from |
8 p. m. to 1 a. m. Russ Yohe and |
his orchestra will play.
WELL PROTECTED-The new
main Office of the Farmers Bank of
the State of Delaware, has the pro-
lection of over $50. tons of steel.
reinforced concrete, and all it takes
to make up a huge twO-stOry for
tress of protection
The customers vault protected by
a twenty ton door on the lower
floor with it's coupon booths holding
one person or a dozen is one of the
first things people want to see.
What pleases the women is the
attractive powder rooms, the club
like furnishings that appeal to the
gals.
DOVER c OF C-The Dover
Chamber of Commerce elected Off
GERS and directors for 1854 at a
meeting held recently in city hall.
They include: Earl D. DOrzEack,
Jr., president; Arch R. Jones, vice
president; Mrs. Marguerite P. Lee,
secretary; Russell E. Wilson, re-
cOrding secretary; William r. Man
ter, treasurer; Everett D. Bryan,
William c. Holden, Marvin c.
Thompson, Ralph R. Fischer, and
julius WOlson, directors; Ernest
lDanneman and William ]. Storey,
directors of the c. of c. holding
I company.
SMYRNA SAVINGS-A substan-
tial increase over last year in
number of subscribers and amount
saved in Christmas Clubs is revealed
by figures released by the three
banks in the Smyrna-ClaytOn area.
This week checks amounting to
! $112,575.75 have been mailed out to
1877 members, an increase over last
year when a total of $91, ,543.5O was
disbursed to 1861 members.
The greatest increase in member
ship and amount was shown at the
National Bank of Smyrna, where
727 members received a total of
$66, ,225.5O, against 598 and $55,643.
The Fruit Growers Office of the
Farmers Bank of the State of Della
ware this year disbursed $29, ,550.25
to 1926 accounts. In 1852 the figure
was $22,4OO5O in 267 accounts.
At the Clayton Bank and Trust
Company an increase also was re-
vealed, with $16,8OO sent out to 225
subscribers, against $13,50O saved in
1876 accounts last year.
GUN MISHAPS - Three men
were injured in firearms accidents
over the weekend, state police re-
ported. In all three cases, guns
we're fired accidentally on hunting
trips, and were not being fired a
game.
Byron S. Biscoe, 1922 SycamOr'
Avenue, Elsmere, suffered an in
, Jury to the left eye when a shot
gun carried by a companion wen
, off accidentally near Smyrna. H,
| was treated at Delaware Hospital
: where his condition was described
as fair.
Lawrence Cunningham, AZ, o.
1902 Lincoln Street, Wilmington
suffered a wound in the left thigh
when a hunting companion trippeC
, and fell, causing his gun to fire
near st. Georges. He was released
/, after treatment at st. Francis
Hospital, Wilmington.
Curtis Holmgren, 80, Henloper
Acres, RehObOth Beach, was shOt
in the leg when a gun was dropped
and went off in a duck blind il
Rehoboth Bay, where FOlmgrer
was hunting with three cOmpan
ions.
He was taken to Lewes Hospital
= where his condition was reported
{ to be fair after an operation.
, MYSTERY BULLET - Middle
= town police are investigating tn,
t mysterious shooting of a 16-year
2 old youth in that town recently
2 The victim, Ronald j. Price o
Il Shallcross Street, that town, wa
shot in the abdomen as he wa
walking near the railroad station
The bullet came out his side.
He was taken to the Delawar
s. Hospital in the Middletown Fir
y Company ambulance for treatmen
: His condition is reported fairl
s good.
n The youth told hospital attend
y ants that he felt a pain and the
5 saw that he had been shot. He sal
a he did not hear the report of an
n gun.
ie CLOTHING DRIVE-The Vetel
n ans of Foreign Wars, with Willial
A. Fitzgerald, the chairman for tn
is Korean clothes drive, are please
lie with Delmar's response to the driv
which went over the top.
fe The clothes were taken to tE
e social hall of the First Methods
IS Church and packed for distribute
Iy at that point. Veterans picked u
al contributions.
a Mrs. George M. Nelson, chairma
s for Christmas toys for the Dell
ware Colony at Stockley, called fl
le gifts of new and used toys.
r They may be taken to the hon
I of Mrs. Nelson at SO7 Grove Sire
r or to the homes of Mrs. Oscar
in Thomas or Mrs. E. G. P. JOne
all of Delmar, other members
tho nnlnnrr unnirofinr,