Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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BARRATT'S CHAPEL WSCS -
The WSCS Of Barratt's Chapel will
hold its Christmas party on Decem-
Der 13, at 8 p. m. in the church.
Each person is asked to bring a
gift Of about Use.
FURNISS SPEAKS - Doc Fnr-
Miss, district governor, gave a talk
on the mechanics of wor1d-wide
Lionism at meeting Of the Lions
Club at the Wonder r in Harri1o-
ton. Many Milford Lions attended
the meeting.
The club reported the Abel fam
lily, which suffered some time ago
from fire, had set up housekeeD-
ing again but was in need of can
ned goods and potatoes. as their
winter supply was lost in the fire.
The Lions Club sparked the drive
to aid the Abel family and evnrase-
cd lts appreciation for assistance il
received from the community Tn
other business, it was reported that
baskets will be given needy famiI-
les at Christmas.
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BRIDGEVILLE KIWANTS
Sherman Neal, president-elect of
the Kiwanis Club of BridgevilIe
has announced committee chairmen
Tor the coming year. Those who
VIII head up committees for 1858
are: O'
Charles S. Williams, emergency.
Albert 0. Humphreys, agricuIture.
William Stephens, attendance and
membership; George Tuck. bows
and girls; Warren Newton, church
relations; Paul A. Lynch, finance.
Edwin J. Kelly, underprivileged
children; Leroy B. Truitt, house
and reception; John c. Hammond.
education; Kenneth w. Baker, pub
llc relations; r. Weldon Brown.
public affairs: William owen, pro-
gram and music; Leland Milspaw.
vocational guidance, and John w.
Wootten, interclub relations.
CROP HEAD - Eugene Parker
of Lincoln has been elected as Sus-
sex County vice president of the
Delaware Crop Improvement Asso-
citation. Mr.. Parker, a former All
Club leader, operates a general
farm and in addition to growing
soy beans and corn, keeps a herd
OF Hereford beef cattle and raises
broilers. He has been a cOoperatOr
IN the corn yield program since it
was started in 1850 and is a men,
Der Of the 100 Bushel Corn Club.
The DCIA has a membership of
over 500 Delaware farmers. and CO
sponsors with the Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, the greener pas
lures program, corn yield program. |
and the soy bean yield program.
Other activities of the associa- |
ton include seed certifcatiOn. an /
annual crop Improvement show.
and support of the soil testing pro- |
gram in the state.
CRASHES Up - Accidents on
Delaware highways caused less
damage last October than in OctO-
Der, 1858, but injured more persons |
and caused more license suspen-
3iOns.
The financial responsibility di-
7isiOn of the Motor Vehicle Depart-
nent reported for October 460 ac-
.idents with damage exceeding
100 each. This was seven fewer
han in the same month a year ago.
Aggregate damage was S184.I1O.
.own from $195,077 in October.
953.
However, III persons were in
ured as compared with 152 in Oc-
Ober, 1853.
OF the 46O accidents last October.
'ew Castle County had S31: Kent.
z, and Sussex So. The report said
46 of the drivers involved were
rom out Of state and 1T had no
insurance.
The registration and driver Ii
enses of 162 persons were sus-
'ended for failure to comply with
he financial responsibility laws.
Ompared with 80 suspensions in