Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1954-02-05

Miss Kay wilkins, Of Grace
Church was the leader and IN
charge Of the program. The scrip-
ture was read by Miss Patsy Jones
and Miss Rosalie Moore was the
pianist
The Board Of Directors Of the
Sussex County BPW Club, meeting
at the house Of Miss Mae Gordv.
named the committee to nominate
officers for the next year and
selected a member to serve on the
State BPW nominating committee.
Miss Gordy was named as chair
man Of the Sussex Clubs nominat-
ing committee which comprises
Mrs. Myrtle Emory and Mrs. Lucy
LathrOp, both Of Rehoboth. Mrs.
Pauline Mustard was named to
represent the club on the state
nominating committee.
The date for the February dinner
meeting Of the Sussex BPW Club
was set for February 10 and will
be held in the Dinner Bell Inn,
in RehobOth, on that date, at 6:45
p. m. Miss Edith I. Jones, of
Georgetown will be the program
chairman and the subject to be
considered will be Legislation"
A legislative program had been
scheduled for the January meeting,
which was cancelled because Of
hazardous road conditions.
One lone indictment was returned
by the. Sussex County Grand Jury,
sitting for the February Term of
Superior Court, here. The indict-
ment returned was a True Bill a.
gainst Howard Joseph Hiskman, of
Seaford, charged with forgery. The
forgery charge contained in the
indictmen talleges that Hickman
forged the name Of a Brady P. Todd,
Of CocherOn, Maryland, on a con-
ditional sales contract which in
volved an ice-mak:ng machine.
This marks a record for indict-
ments returned by the Grand Jury
since it is the first time for many
years when only one case was pre-
5ented for hearing before that body.
The setting up Of the Court of
Common Pleas, with Judge Isaac
D. Short, End, on the bench, on
September 2, 1853, has done much
to relieve the crowded criminal
in Superior Court as we'll
as the civil calendar. The Court
Of Common Pleas hears practically
all cases coming under the head
Of misdemeanors and nearly all civil
suits where sums up to $1,000 are
involved.
According to the docket of the
Common Pleas Court a total of
y civil cases and rs criminal ac-
ions have been entered since the
inception Of the Court, last Sept. 2.
A large number Of the cases entered
have been placed on the docket
since the October Term of Superior
Court in 1853, which accounts for
ack Of cases to be considered by
he Grand Jury.
Safety on the Highways" was
he subject of talk before the
Observation-Disclosures Rotary Club, !
n Masonic Temple last Tuesday. |
capt. George p Tidwell and 1t. |
TOhn Ferguson, Of the Delaware
State Police were the speakers and
I. Ralph Carey was program chair
nan. Driving habits of individuals |
Ind the way in which many are |
inally caught up with in traffic |
-iOlations were discussed. 1t. Fer
-usOn cited figures which indicate
hat based on the present rate the
lext ten years would see
ate of deaths by automobiles of
yer 100000 and over three million
INJURED. He pointed out, too, mo
me seems to get too much alarmed
bout it, however if some disease
aused a similar number of deaths,
he people of the nation would do
about it." He urged full
Of the Rotarians in
safety on the highways.
Arthur Sewer, member of the
ilktOn. Maryland Rotary Club was
visitor. Next week the program
will be arranged by Harry E.
hudson.