Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-01-15
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware


ROTARY REVIEWING Rotary
Club at a meeting recently in the
Dinner Bell Inn took stock of its
achievements as a civic Organiza-
ton during the past year and gave
members an opportunity to express
themselves on how they felt the
organization could best serve the
community during the year to come.
1t was suggested that the club
work closely with other organiza-
tons in the community, and that |
special features be incorporated in /
to the programs of regular meet !
ings.
President Robert c. Stewart also |
submitted a list of the appoint
ments.
Group singing was led by John
). Charlton with piano accOmpani- |
ment by Mrs. George D. Tebo, and
birthday greetings were extended
to Walter T. Massey who was seat
ed at the head table according to
the custom of the club in hOnOring
such occasions
WILDLIFE BULLETIN Prem
arations for the publication of a
news bulletin, Delaware Wildlife".
were completed at a meeting of the
executive board of the Delaware
Federation of SpOrtsmen and Con-
servation Clubs at the Agriculture
Building in Dover, recently. John
q. Armstrong of Bay View Road is
the federatiOn's president.
James Godsey of Silverbrook
Gardens, member of the Outdoor
Sportsmen's Club of Richardson
PARK, and secretary of the fedora
ton, said the news bulletin of the
federation will be published every
other month and notes from the
affiliated clubs will be included.
The Representatives Of the vari-
GUS afftliates attending federation
meetings will be listed and how the
vote on various issues will be plac-
ed in the bulletin. Mr.. Godsev said
advertising had been obtained to
oefray expenses Of early issues.
QUIET ELECTION-The first Do
yer municipal election without a
contest since 1945 was assured
Monday night as Mayor w. Ed
ward Haman and incumbent city
councilmen seeking reelection re-
manned without opposition.
The officials whose two-year
terms expire this year and who
filed their petitions of nomination
for reelection some time ago are:
Mayor Haman and City Council
man Gilbert H. Mundy, W. G. Da-
Wis, Ralph R. Fischer, who is also
vice mayor, and H. N. Helm.
The holdOver councilmen are:
Stanley Petty, Kenneth o. Smith
Millard F. Biddle, and Victor E.
HOlpp.
Dover City Council Monday night
completed preparations for the
election next Monday with tn,
naming Ct the election board anC
clerks and the authorizing of tn,
printing of 1000 official ballot
and 500 sample ballots.
The election board will cOnsis
Of City Alderman G.. r. Dempse
and COuncilmen Kenneth o. Smith
and Victor E. Holpp with Council
man Stanley Petty and Willard F
Biddle as alternate members.
The clerks will be Thomas E
Baker, Paul Keith, Ralph H. Boyer
and William c. Boyer. Council alsC
reelected Fire Chief William A
Hayes as city fire marshal.
FlRES-Two calls last Friday
and one last Saturday have KEEP
the Citizens Hose Company busy il
Smyrna.
> The first call last Friday was t.
, a chimney fire at the home of Sila.
HUT, at Duck Creek, at 8 a. m
There was no damage.
At $50 p. m, the same day. they
responded to lively chimney blaz,
at the StOckley house, at Main ant
Mount Vernon Streets, occupied b!
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Newman.
= The fire was at an intersection
near the new A. & P. Market, ant
two firemen, acting as auxiliary DO
2 lice, directed traffic until the ex
S element subsidized.
D., On Saturday last, at 1926 D. m
l the firemen extinguished a blaz
:. in the side of the house Occupie
a by Mrs. Louise Lewis on Pear
=. Street, caused by hot ashes fror
-, a coal fire piled against the side @
9 the frame house. Due to high wind
blowing at the time, prompt actio
v OF the firemen averted what wa
n potentially dangerous situation
+ The fire was only a short distanc
from the fire house and no tim
o was lost by the men in taking car
: of it.
h SAFES NOT CRACKED - Tw
# safe cracking attempts in the Dove
; area failed over the weekend
: state police disclosed Monday nigh
/ The produce brokerage office {
: Thomas E. Moore along the Ba
Road about a mile south of Dove
was entered Sunday night and tn
Wyoming Milling Company, Wyon
ing, was broken into Saturda
night, they reported.
The only loot was a typewritC
from the produce establishment 8
" the intruders failed in their a
d tempts to opel the safes in bot
g places.
$. At the Moore place, the safe dii
A. was broken off and an unsuccessfl
% effort was made to punch the tuml
II lers. All desk drawers were tho
II oughly ransacked. Entry was gail
~ ed by forcing open the front doc
AT the Wyoming Milling bull,
ing, the handle of the safe w.