Milford chronicle., 1955-04-15
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

DANCE-The Loyal Order o. ;he
Moose will hold a dance at the
Moose Home at Harrington on
Route, 13 on Saturday, April 16. al
600 p. m. Tickets available at the
door. Price, 75c each.
SUNSHINE SOCIETY-The An
nual State Convention of the Della
ware Division of the International
Sunshine Society will be held ON
April p at Avenue Church. Ses-
sions will begin at 1000 a. m
Luncheon will be at 1900. Tickets
$3.50 must be reserved not later
than April 18th, through Mrs
Joseph j. Pearce. The National
President, Mrs. Mae Simpson will
attend. Anyone is welcome to at
tend the meetings.
HEALTH CLINICS - April 18.
Well Child Conference. Dover
Health Unit, Ala South State street
200 p. m. Call Dover 57I1, extern
sion 10, for appointments. April 10.
Veneral Disease Clinic, Milford.
Health Unit, Shore Theater Build-
ing, 11:30 a. m.-12:3O D. m. Grin
pied Children's Clinic, Dover.
Health Unit, Ala South State street.
$3.50 a. m. April 90: Chest Clinic.
Dover, Health Unit, ala South
State street, 1000 a. m.
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DAYLIGHT TIME-Gergetown
Town Council has authorized day-
light saving time, to end in Sep
tember as usual but reserved the
right to extend the time to October
should the rest of the state take
this action.
One way parking on North and
South Bedford Streets was. also
discussed but no action taken pend
ing a further study. A building
permit was issued to Linford Fau-
cett to construct a new home on
South Bedford Street. Estimated
cost was $4,000.
Several requests for the removal
OF trees along the streets were
granted
Council has recently adopted the |
new policy of having a minister
open the meeting with prayer. The
Rev. William o. Hackett, pastor
of Wesley Methodist Church is in
charge.
BIG PEACH CROP-Despite the
cold wave in late March, DeIaware's
peach crop should be good this
year. That's the report in the cur
rent issue of Late News About
Insects and Diseases" issued bv
the University Of Delaware.
Damage to either peaches or
apples is not sufficiently severe
TO influence total production to +
any great extent,f the report statesA
So it can be a profitable wear
Tor Delaware fruit growers espe-
cially because 10 southern states
expect an almost complete failure
Ot peaches. Even the trees them
selves are in danger at Fort Val
ey' Ca, where 10 degrees was
recorded on March q.
But in Delaware, the Cumber-
and-ShenandOah Valley and parts
II New Jersey there was little
iamage. Peach damage on the Eas-
ern Shore ranges from no OBJ
served injury at Newark. Md. to
'llght in the Salisbury area.
LONG GREEN-Edward Pedd- /
Vay, an itinerant factory worker. /
lad been sleeping on the same q
mattress in labor camp shack c
t the NJ & H. Lumber Companv. a
for about six months.
The other evening, he felt some
hing crackle like paper in the h
lattress. He investigated. Out came a
600 in old fashioned long green v
ills of small denominations. 0
Roadway rushed to the First
latiOnal Bank, forgetting it was s
losed. Then he went to the home j
I Edward Messick, trust officer Of o
ne bank, who assured Peddwav b
nat the money was perfectly good. 9
investigation showed the mat S
'ess had been bought by State i
enator Walter j. Hoey, a part "
er in the firm, from a second
and furniture dealer, Donald R. s.
lilkle, several years ago. The
lattress had been kept at the Hoey r,
ONE for some time before it was Il
ut in the shack.
Mr.. Wilkie remembered buying b
he mattress at a warehouse sale b.
| Philadelphia. q
Senator HOey said he would s,
awe whatever legal claim he n