Milford chronicle., 1954-12-10

FUEL TAXES - Dalawsr.
tor fuel taxes for October waSe -
S545,759, an increase Of SLIPS ovar
collections for October last wear
Ihe state Highway Department
said taxes represented sale ~ IA
9l5,l93 gallons of motor fuel 14d-
I 3l4 gallons more than in october
1858, with "A companies now bond.
ed distributors.
SNOW CRASH = Two persons
were injured when the car IN which
they were riding skidded on fhe.
Harrington-Masten Corner Road
one and one-half miles north Of
Harrington, during a snow furry
shortly after p. m. last Fridav.
and crashed into a telephone pole
The injured were Pauline Hon
kins, 40, Of Harrington. the car
operator, who suffered 4 bruised
back, and Sarah A. Hopkins. sc. al
so Of Harrington, who suffered .
decorations Of the head. Both were
taken to the Milford Memorial Hos
pital for treatment.
ANNEXATION DEFEATED -
Ihe municipal election held in Sea-
ford last Saturday for the purpose
OF annexing territory to the citv
proper was voted down.
A total Of 1,940 persons voted
against the issue, while 1877 were
IN favor Of the amendment.
Only real estate owners in the,
area affected, one vote for s1OO
OF real estate assessment, were
eligible to vote.
The area included Pine Street
Extension, north OF Stein High
way, Wilmar Village, North Street
Extension, and Front Street Exten-
siOn' comprising some 116 acres.
BLADES REFERENDTTW - In
tegratiOn went down to a crushing
l4o to defeat last Saturday as vo-
ters OF the Blades School District
balloted in the first public opinion
poll directly sponsored by a school
board.
The poll was taken in the main
hall Of the Blades Elementary
School, with genuine election at
mosphere prevailing, as a ballot
box was pressed into use and tables
and chairs were arranged for the
voters and members of the board
Voting lasted from 2 to 5 p. m.
The voters were very definite in
their opinion on the subject as they
entered and departed, said William
Iaylor, a member of the board
other members of the board are.
Norris Davis, president; Karl Has
tlngs and Ward Hughes. Flovd
Cantrell, school principal and clerk
OF the board, assisted in supervis-
ing the poll.
NO ballots were defaced or rend-
cred invalid, and the names and
Of all voters were regis
tered as they arrived at the polls"
EXCHANGE GROWS-The Dia-
mond State Telephone Company has
just completed a major addition to
equipment in the Greenwood cen
tral Office, which will provide SER
vice for approximately IS addition
al customers, it was announced last
Friday by Harold S. White, Green
wood manager.
The new equipment, added at
4 cost Of about S1O,50O, will take
care of expected growth in the
area served by the Greenwood cen
raj Office.
The company is also spending
about $4,000 this year for con-
'tructiOn of outside cable and FIRE
ines in the same territory. Mr..
White added. A similar amount
Will be spent for this type of work
n 1855, according to present esti-
mates.
The manager said there are now
i45 Greenwood telephones, as COM
pared with 500 five years ago. and
'nly little more than 200 in 1874.
LATE DISCIPLE S-The Late
Disciples Sunday School Glass will
lold its annual Christmas Party
n the Fellowship Hall Of the Cal
7ary Methodist Church on Tuesday
December 14th at $500 D. m.
With Gladys Morris and Pauline
Daniels on the entertainment com
nittee and Mary Greenly, Ida
Rogers, Elizabeth Morgan and
Elizabeth POore on the refreshment
There will be the ex-
change of adults gifts mot over one
iollar) and the childrens gifts Cnot
)ver so cents).