Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23

raneements have been made at the /
Belhayen Hotel on the boardwalk 4
in Rehoboth Beach for the use Of /
the second floor porch and club
room as Republican Headquarters /
for the balance Of the summer sea-
son.
This is our usual custom and we
are extending an invitation TO you
and your friends to visifthere when
you are in Rehoboth.
CANCER CLINICS This service
is for women % years of age and
over. August Harrington: Cen
tury Club. 9:45-11:45 a. m. and
12:45-2:45 p. m. Call Harrington
1855 for appointments.
August 12-Dover: Health Unit,
414 South State Street 9.45-11:45
a. m. and 12:45-2:45 p. m. Call
Dover 1922 for appointments
August 2e-Milford: Health Unit,
Shore Theater Building. 9:45-11 AS
a. m. and 12.45-2:45 D. m. Call Mil
ford 1859 for appointments.
FIDDLERS' PICNIC-On Satur-
day, August 7th, there will be
held at Lenape Park, Penna., the
26th annual Old Fiddlers Picnic,
which last year was attended by
many from seven states and a
large number of counties Of the
Keystone States.
All singers, musicians and dane
ers, both young and old, are asked
to take part in this old fashion
frolic which will last from morn
until the midnight hour.
Christian c. SandersOn of Chadds
Ford, Pa, will act as Chairman Of
the Day while the dancing will be
in charge Of Ben Kelly Of Coates
vile.
FIRING-The foi1owine schedule
of firing to be conducted at the
Bethany Beach and Fort Miles
Ranges on the dates indicated is
published for the information of
all concerned.
Second August to and including
| s August, 1854; is August to and
including 90 August. 1854: % Aug
ust to and including 27 August
1854
/ There is no firing scheduled foI
the month of September, 1854.
Firing areas (Restricted Area
No. 1, No. 2 and 2a).
All firing will be conducted be.
tween the hours of 1900 and 1906
Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
All dates are inclusive.
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, INSPECTIONS Reports. submit
/ ted to Harvey Spicer, Motor We
hicle Commissioner, indicate tha
a total Of 114,077 motor vehicles
were inspected at the motor vehicl,
+. inspection lanes throughout tht
State during the fiscal year tha
ended onl June 80.
: OF this number 65,933 were in
spected in New Castle County, q,
$40 in Kent County and 20,334 il
t Sussex County, OF the number in
2 spected 104.570 were approved ol
the initial inspection and $50
, were approved on denomination
! Rear and signal lights causes
the most reflections with 3,448 be
ing turned down for that cause an
of this number 2,224 were in Ne1
] Castle County, 975 in Kent Count
: and 244 in Sussex County.
] MEMORIAL BRIDGE With tn
, 20,0O0,000th vehicle having crosse
e Delaware Memorial Bridge in mid
: July the worlds sixth larges
S single suspension span just sout
e Of Wilmington, is expected to sc
? many marks in the months ahea
according to Charles T. Galiaghe
: Jr., General Manager.
Conservative estimates Of Cover
i dale and Colpitts, consulting Ell
) gineers, stated in 1851 that bride
q volume would increase annual
until it would reach some 1877. .00
e crossings by 1859. That number
!. ane more-used the connecting lin
:, between Delaware and New Jerse
), in the fiscal year 1953-54. Fro
i June I, 1858, to May 81 this yes
! there were 7,49S,421 crossing
|, The engineers timetable for tn
year called for only 5,764,000, gil
d ing an indication OF the span
J. popularity, Gallagher declared.
FUEL TAX DECREASES - R
ceipts for motor fuel tax in Del
S ware showed a decrease for Il
month of May in comparison vii
the same month of last year. a
q oording to report released
" Thomas E. Burrough, Secretary
s the State Highway Department al
"a administrator of the Motor Flu
s. Tax Division.
According to the report the r
ir ceipts for May, which were r
N ceived during the month of Inn
" totaled S556,373.77, which is s:
v 1882 less than the amount Ia
L was received during the month
s, May last year.
Dy The tax received during May co
W cred the sale of 11,121,t75 aallo
s. OF motor fuel which was 1896 "a
II. Ions less than was sold during (
Dn month of May of last year.
We The report disclosed that the
al were a total Of Al concerns bond
d. to serve as motor fuel distribute
n IN Delaware during the month
lr May and Of this number three
as ported no sales for the month.
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