Milford chronicle., 1957-02-22
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CARD PARTY - The Caesar
Rodney Alumni Association will
sponsor public Card Party ON
Thursday, February %, at 500
p. IN, in the Caesar Rodney
School Cafeteria. Tickets will be
sold at the door. Prices 75c. Door
prizes and refreshments.
SPRING SUPPER - Annual
Spring Supper" at Cokesbury
Church Community House, will be
held March End, starting at p. M,
sharp. Bazaar will also be held.
The menu consists of baked turkey,
baked chicken, dressing, dumplins',
creamed potatoes, greens, sweet
potatoes, corn bread, cole slaw,
string beans, and dessert. Every
one invited. No waiting-plenty of
room. Please help by attending.
Benefit of building.
SUSSEX CLINICS - February
25, 1857: Chest Clinic, Georgetown,
Health Unit, sos E. Market Street,
10000 a. m. and 200 p. m.
February 26, 1857: Well Child
Conference, Seaford (c) Nanticoke
Hospital, 1000 a. m.
February 81, 1857: Chest Clinic,
Laurel, Health Unit, Pine Street,
1000 a. m. and 200 p. m.
February %, 1857: Well Child
Conference, Frankford (c) Health
Unit, Main Street, 100 p. m.
LARGE PAYMENTS - w. Max
Hollenbeck, local representative for
Mutual of Omaha in Milford re-
ceived a report this week that
benefit payments made to Delaware
polieyowners in 1856 showed an in
crease of more than 229o over the
previous year.
Payments during 1856 amounted
to $195, 1929 as compared to $780,
256.9S in 1855. Total benefits paid
in Delaware since the Company be-
gan operations in the state now ex-
ceed 1,082, 1884.
In all, Mutual of Omaha paid out
in benefits S103, AIS ,29416 during
1856. The Company, which was
founded in 1909, last year topped
the $S02 million mark for benefits
paid since that date.
REPAIRS - u. S. Army En-
gineer District, Baltimore, opened
bids today for repairs to the North
Jetty at Ocean City Harbor and In
let and Sinepuxent Bay, Maryland.
1t. Colonel Edward j. Ribs, Act
ing District Engineer, opened the
bids and announced the apparent
low bidder as Dawson Groom, Inc,
Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore 8,
Maryland. Dawson Groom's bid was
$500.
The work will require the place.
ment of about 500 tons of stone on
the existing north jetty to restore
| it to it's original condition.
Colonel Ribs said that he ex-
poets to award contract for the
work at an early date. The con-
tractor will be required to COM
plete the work in approximately
fifty days. G
FOUND GUILTY - Thomas A.
Tolson, who pleaded not guilty
after indictment for aiding, abet-
ting ard counseling" two other
men involved in a series of forg-
cries, was found guilty by jury
Il Superior Court last Friday.
The group was salu TO have OPP
Grated as a small gang" in the
Milton area beginning October 20,
1856, with each assigned special
task Checks were cashed at sew
eral business places in the vicinity
of Milton.
Elwood Davis, Milton, entered a
guilty plea to his portion of the
forgery charge at a previous ses-
sion of Superior Court and was
sentenced to 18 months in prison.
TIE third accomplice, 17-year-old
youth, is under the jurisdiction of
Juvenile Court.
KENT CLINICS - February 25,
1857: Well Child Conference, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala s. State
Street, 100 p. m. Call Dover 5711,
Ext. 10 for appointments.
February 26, 1857: Well Child
Conference, Milford (c) Health
Unit, Shore Theater Building, 100
p. M; VenereaI Disease Clinic,
Dover, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 11:00 a. m.
February 81, 1857: Cancer De-
lection Center, Harrington, New
Century Club, 9:45-11:45 a. m. and
12:45-2:45 p. Ia. This service is for
women rs years of age and over.
Call Harrington 1855 for appoint
ments.
February 2S, 1857: Cancer De-
lection Center, Milford, Health I'm
it, Shore Theater Building, 9:45-
Has a. m. and 12:45-2:45 p. m.
This service is for women 20 years
of age and over. Call Milford 49S5
for appointments; Cerebral Palsy
Clinic, Dover, Health Unit, Ala ,.
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