Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1957-03-01
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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CHICKEN DUMPING SUPPER
"A Chicken and Dumping Sup
per, sponsored by the W.S.C.S. of
Goshen Methodist Church of Mil
ton, will be held Saturday, March
End. Serving from to s, Adults,
SIPS, Children, Use.
DELMAR SUPPER-The Annual
Chicken and Dumping Dinner.
sponsored by the Delmar Volun-
teer Fire Dept, Inc, will be served
on Sunday, March 3, 1857, in the
Delmar Fire House. Serving: 2 p.
m. to p. nj. Adults, sL50; chill
dren under Il, T5c.
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RADAR ARRESTS - Radar ar
rests and reprimaads for week of
February 18th to February 18th:
Monday. location, Milford-one ar
rest, seven reprimands; Tuesday,
location-Rt Nc. 1sSFelton, eight
arrests, one reprimand; Thursday,
Georgetowa-ive arrests, five rep
rimands; Friday, Harrington-17
arrests, reprinand, / arrest for
Following too Closely; Saturday,
Dover and Kenton-7 arrests, 0
reprimanGs, mo operators IL
cense" Total for WEEKS arrests,
Id reprimands, miscellaneous ar
rests.
HIGHWAY METHODS - In or
der to keep in constant touch with
changes and improvements in high
way construction, staff men os the
State Highway Department have
been receiving instruction on new
methods that have been introduced
in the construction field.
At various times during the past
two months the men who serve as
inspectors for highway construction
work have been brought together
for a study of the new type OF
equipment that is being used in
highway construction as well as the
materials and soil conditions.
ARMY RESERVE - Over 500
Delawareans, ecord-breaking
number, have enlisted in the Army
Reserve since the enactment of the
Reserve Forces Act of 1855, Colonel
Carl f. Chirico, Chief, US Army
Military District, Delaware, reveal
ed today.
OF this number, 470 enlisted in
the eight-year program for 17-18h
year olds, who become draft-free
upon satisfactory completion of the
six-months' active duty After
their six-months' tour men in this
category will be returned to their
hometown Army Reserve unit
where they will be required to par
ticipate for AZ years, after which
time they will be transferred to the
Standby Reserve, where no parti-
cipation is required.
SECURITY TAXES - Federal
social security taxes Increased in
January 1857 due to provision of
social security insurance payments
to qualified disabled workers be-
tween the ages of SO and 65, ex-
planned Myron Milbouer, manager
Of the Wilmington district office.
The increases are LA of 1 percent
for the employee, the same for the
employer, and 3/S of 1 percent for
the self-employed.
The total social security tax rates
\ 1QET ov1 OF
for the employer and employee and
33s percent for the self-employed
The employer and employee will
notice the change right away be-
cause it applies to wages paid dur
ing 1857, but the seif-employed will
not pay the increased rate until
1853 on their earnings for 1857.
TALENT SHOW - The De1mar-
va Division of the Clover Farm
Stores have set March Is as the
deadline for entry in their annual
Amateur Talent Show which will
be held after their annual banquet
April 80 in the Camden-Wyoming
High School Auditorium.
First prize will be SIPS, with Sec
ond prize, s75, and third prize of
$50.
The officials of the show would
like about 20 amateurs in the f.
nails for a 2-hour show and urge
talented youngsters to pick up en-
try blanks and ticket information
at any Glover Farm store on the
Eastern Shore.
There are limited number of
tickets available for the amateur
shcsg
Proceeds of the ticket sale will
go to the Easter Seal Drive for
Crippled Children.
GREENWOOD CLUB - TIL e
Greenwood Home Demonstration
Club will sponsor the Red Cross
Drive for March 1st until the 18th
until midnight in as far as solicit
tation is concerned.
Our chairman in general is Mrs.
Greylock Noble with Mrs. Oscar
Leland as co-worker for the dis
tsibution OF literature.
The town and community will
have 70. captains and co-workers
but as yet the co-workers' names
have not been submitted to the
chairman.
Captains for the rural delivery
routes are Mrs. Walter J. Mills,
Route and for Route 2, Mrs.
Charles Conway. The others are
as follows: Mrs. Jacob Hatfield
Mrs. Della Russell, Mrs. Eliza
Hanks, Mrs. Frank Nichols, Mrs.