Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-04-22
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

NO TAXES-Francis P. Neylan,
city clerk of Dover, predicted at
the dinner meeting of the Dover
Kiwanis Club recently that the city
will some day be free of property
taxation.
He explained that taxes COM
prise only a fraction of the city S
total receipts and, with proper
management of its resources, all
the city's debts will be paid from
the revenues of its utilities.
DELMAR ELECTION - The vo-
ters of the Delmar School District
will go to the polls Saturday, May
IA, TO elect one members to the To-
cal school board
The term of Leon A. Bailey ex-
pires. Mr.. Bailey announced at a
recent meeting of the board that
he will not seek reelection.
The deadline for filing for the
office is 10 days prior to election
day according to Matthew Ayde-
lotte, board chairman.
DIVORCES GRANTED - DEGREES
nisi have been granted by Judge
Charles l.. Terry, Jr., in the fol-
lowing divorces: Parless Pauncifort
A. Lord v. Margaret NAPLES Lord ;
Helen Louise Bazzrea v. Clarence
Daley Bazzrea; Alberta Smith "
George S. Smith; Charles III. Jacobs
v. Dolores A. Jacobs; Joseph e
Armstrong v. Mildred Armstrong
| Decision was reserved in the case
of Elmer Lofland v. Oily Ruth Lof-
land.
CLEANUP DRIYE-Bridgeville's
first annual Cleanup Week will
open Monday, April Is, according
to an announcement by the CON-
missioners of Bridgeville.
All citizens ere asked to place all
trash and garbage in non-return-
able containers on the sidewalk in
front of their homes Friday morn
ing, April 20, before 10 o'clock,
when free collection will be made
by the town.
The town has purchased a self
powered road scraper. Signs pro-
hibiting parking will be placed
on all streets early on the morn
ing they will be scraped.
MARINERS NOTICE - Notice is
hereby given that new steel deck
is being placed on the State High
way Bridge across Broadkill River
on State Route IA, between Milford
and Rehoboth, Sussex County. The
work will be in progress until
about May 2.
= In order to assist the work, it is
requested that the owner or oper-
ator of any vessel requiring open
ing of this drawbridge give at least
"a hours advance notice of the
time opening of the bridge is re-
quired The notice should be given
to the Delaware State Highway
Department, Division Engineer for
Sussex County. Georgetown. Della
ware.
BOND ISSUE WINS-With only
one property owner Directing. i'm
provements to the water system
costing 100000 were approved in a
referendum at Harrington this
week.
Only 54 property owners partici-
pated with So for and one against
IL. On ln ~ nf
property assessments the vote was
4,327 in favor and 16 opposed.
This was the second referendum
on the bond issue. The first was
held on January when the pro-
gram was endorsed 6,242 to 379 on
the basis of property assessments.
However, the referendum was ruled
illegal on a technically and a new
vote was ordered.
The town will now proceed with
plans for the erection of an over
head water tower with a capacity
of 100000 gallons.
HEALTH CLINICS April 25,
1855: Well Child Conference, Dover,
Health Unit, Ala S. State Street,
[ 100 D. IN. Call Dover Sill. Exten-
sion 10 for appointments.
April 26, 1855: Well Child Con-
ference, Milford (C), Health Unit.
Shore Theater Building, 200 p. m;
Venereal Disease Clinic, Milford,
Health Unit. Shore Theater Build
ing, 11.3 a. m.-12:30 p. m.
April %. 1855: Cancer Detection
Center, Milford, Health Unit, Shore
Theater Building, 9:45-11:45 a. m.
1859 for appointments. The service
is for women rs years of age and
over.
Hospital Births