Milford chronicle., 1953-10-02
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

RULINGS-FOur rulings were
handed down by the Industrial
Accident Board, meeting recently
at their Wilmington office, 917
Shipley Street.
In the first decision, the board
named Joyce Talbee as the proper
person to receive and receipt for
compensation for the minor chill
dren of John G. Firlein, who was
killed recently while working for
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany, ClaymOnt.
In the case of Thomas Rigby VS..
PleasantOn and Edgel, the board
dismissed the petition of Rigby.
claiming that he had not establish
ed satisfactory proof that an in
jury to his left shoulder and injury
arose out of his employment with
the company.
John w. Russell, an empIove of
the Dupont Company's Seaford
plant, was awarded one weeks
compensation for facial disfigure-
ment received while working for
the DUPONT plant. William r. Eos
ter was allowed compensation and
medical expenses as a result of
personal injury arising out of the
course Of his employment with the
Mundortf Beverage Company, Inc.
SEEKING JOB - Postmaster
Charles S. Willin headed a list of
seven applicants to fill the second
class postmastership at Bridgeville.
the Civil Service Commission an
nounced recently as the deadline
for applying passed.
A competitive examination for the
S4,87O-a-year post will be given at
Georgetown at a date to be an
nOunced. The names of the three
highest scoring applicants will then
be submitted to the President. who
Will nominate one of them.
Also applying for the postmaster
snip were: Mrs. Mary Short Bren-
ner, Dorothy L. Snyder, Eleanor s.
W1llin, David c. Speicher, Caring
ton S. Messick, and James H. Nc
Ilvaine, Jr.
Mr.. Willin has had the endorse
ment of Rep. Herbert B. Warburton
ana is due for almost automatic
selection if he finishes among the
top three on the examination.
STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS
The State Highway Department has
total of % highway Improvement
projects and 16 suburban develop-
ment projects under construction
at the present time, according to
records in the Office of John B.
Carson, Construction Engineer for
the Department.
Ihe Highway projects involve a
total of 62.722 miles of roadway.
some of which is new highway while
others are existing highways which
are being improved. There are 16
suburban development projects also
in operation. The total cost of these
/ projects including the suburban de-
velOpment work. according to the
low bid price on each project, will
be $7,590.24215.
Some of these projects are now
about completed, and have beer
placed in service, along with a small
amount of work remaining to be
done on them. Other projects will
be completed before the end of this
year while still other projects will
continue over into next year before
they are completed.
ANTIQUE SH0W-The w. S. C.
S. of Bethesda Church, Middletown.
Delaware. will hold their second
Annual Antique Show in Bethesda
Hall, on October 9Th, 7th and 8th,
1853, opening each day at 10 a. m.
Twenty-four dealers from Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Del
aware have made reservations to
show a beautiful collection of all
types of Antiques.
Lunch and dinner will be served
each day, and Tea will be served
from to p. m. in the room deco
rated and furnished by Mrs. Jessie
S. Brennan in memory of her Mo-
| NhCA SSt.N uJuCAp NIL anu NlIS. JeS-
Sc L. Shepherd. Mrs. T. Arthur
Evans is again serving as Chair
man. Admission is so cents.
INDUCTED-Local Board No. 9
of Selective Service has released
the names of seven registrants
inducted into the Army on Sep.
tember 22nd.
They arc: William l.. Scott Ol
RehObOth, Phillip Miller of Bethel
Buddy J. Hardin of Seaford. Regis
trants who volunteered and were
inducted are: Paul D. Wilson OF
Lewes, George Tingle, Jr., OF
MillsbOrO, Carl B. Ricketts, of Sea.
ford, and William L. Bleckson OF
SeafOrd.
DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan. pastor
of Grace Methodist Church, George.
town, spoke briefly to the younl
men and presented them with :
religious book. Testaments wer,
also presented by the Gideons o.
Selbyville. The men were serveC
with coffee and dOughnuts befor,
leaving.