Milford chronicle., 1954-07-23
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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SUSSEX COP WOMEE Lewes
Yacht Club on Lewes Beach will
)e the meeting place for the Sus-
sex County Women's Republican
Club" when they convene on We'd
lesday, July %, 1854. at 8 p m,
Tor their first meeting With the
newly Installed President Mrs.
Otis Smith of Lewes. Delaware.
presiding.
Mrs. Smith will appoint her com
mittees for the next two years at
that time.
Also plans for County wide par
in Registration and Elec-
tion activities viii be made
CAR INSPECTIONS The inspec-
ton of the Motor Vehicle Depart
ment at Georgetown inspected
total Of 20,334 motor vehicles DUR
ing the fiscal year that ended on
June Both, according to a report
compiled by Mrs. Marguerite Mes
sick, manager Of the inspection
lane
The inspections at the George
town lane were a part Of the total
of 114,077 motor vehicles inspect
ed throughout the State during
the same period with 65.933 being
inspected at Wilmington and 27,-
$40 being handled BY the inspection
lane at Dover.
Dupont STOCKHOLDERS ~ E.
l. dupont de Nemours and Com
pany Inc. was owned by 148,347
stockholders as Of June 80. 1854,
an increase of 249 over the number
Of holders recorded at the close of
the first quarter of 1854, and an in
crease of 1921 over the number as
of June 80, 1853.
There were 132.604 holders OF
common stock, and 22,372 holders
Of preferred stock as the second
quarter period Of 1854 ended These
figures include 6,629 holders Of
more than one kind Of stock.
Every state in the union is repre-
sented among the owners of the
company
PROTECTION The State High
way Department has recently evol-
we'd a policy in connection with
the Departments legal Responsible
ties relative to shore protection, ac-
cording to a joint announcement Of
Hugh r. Sharp, Jr., Chairman Of
I the Department and Colonel w. A.
McWilliams, Chief Engineer of the
Department.
According to this announcement.
the Department is responsible for
4 protecting the lands, public and
4 private, adjacent to the shore lines
Of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware
Bay. particularly with respect to
the removal Of sand from dunes
\ and beaches.
DONNELLY SPEAKS John
! Donnelly, tax consultant with the
Internal Revenue, in Georgetown.
was speaker for the Millsboro
Lions Club meeting in Paige's Res
tauTant. at RiVerdale, this week.
Mr. Donnelly discussed the changes
in proposed tax laws now before
X Congress and told how such
changes will benefit individuals,
when and if the legislation is en-
acted. Harvey H. lawson, past
president Of the club, was pro-
gram chairman and introduced the
/ speaker. Jane Wolf, president, pre-
sided. A visiting Lion was Edward
Hudson, Of Pitman, N. j.
A meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the club will be held at
the home Of Mr. Wolf, Monday
evening July 49,.
SPEAKING COURSE The Uni
versity Of Delaware's Division Of
University Extension has announc-
ed a special course in Public
/, Speaking to begin August 18.
The course will run for ten
meetings beginning August Is. in
cluding September 2, g, Is. %, 29
and October 6, 13. 20. 27. It viii
i be taught in the Wilmington High
School,
! Registration for the class. which
is of special interest to Korean
! veterans, viii be held from z to
{ 1880 D. m. on August is Immediate
! ly before the first meeting. Glass
sessions are scheduled to run from
1880 to 1000 D. m.
The course symbol will be Z
2815. The instruction carries 2 un.
dergraduate credits and the fee fol
7 the entire course is $40
= ACCIDENT-K -Kennie Maxfield. oI
{ the 340th Anti-aircraft Battalion
q National Guard of Washington, D
j c., is a patient in Beebe Hospital
in Lewes, suffering fractured ribs
- and other minor injuries as q re
+ suit of an automobile accident a
the intersection Of Routes 334A ant
: 113, two miles south of Millsboro
t Tuesday afternoon.
i Maxfield, driving a 1874 Fore
convertible. crashed into the rea
2 Of a truck driven by Lawrence
s Cordrey, Of Millsboro, which hai
/ stopped for the stop sign at tn
e intersection. Damage to the con
Yertible was estimated at abou
Q 100000. Maxflald wax taken to tn
d Beebe Hospital in the James Am
s bulance from Millsboro. His condi
IF tion is reported as satisfactory
= He is alleged to have been drink
ing at the time.
Bethany Brethren ChurcI