Milford chronicle., 1957-08-02

LUNCHEON - Friday, August
End, beginning at IL o'clock. the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice of Goshen Church is planning
to serve a community luncheon in
Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Catherine
Belts will head the committee.
DIVIDEND - This month the
Farmers Bank of the State of Del
aware paid its 800 continuous semi
annual dividend on its 15Oth Arni-
versary year.
The dividend paid on this anni-
versary was SIS a share. an in
crease of SIS a share from previous
dividends. This is at a rate OF $50
a year or 500 dividend on a par
of fifty.
LOSES FINGER-Nine ARMY re-
servists from Delmar have returned
TO their homes after a training
period with the 317th Tank Bn. at
Fort Knox, Ky. They included
Capt. Edgar NJ. Jones, who had the
misfortune TO lose a fiSsSr IN an
accident as the troops were preaar-
ing to leave for home. Mrs. Jones
was informed that her husband
was swinging himself down from
truck to the ground when his
finger ring caught on a bolt in the
truck body and his finger was
severed.
The other reservists are: Spe-
asr f1k 4, Il A
man and Harry R. Petersen and
Donald L. Brown, Clarence L. Ca
rey, Leon r. Wolfgang, James A.
Smith, private first class and M/Sgt.
A. ID. Parsons.
KENT CLINICS - August 5.
1857: Well Child Conference, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, leo p. m. Call Dover 5711,
ext. 10 for appointments.
August 6, 1857: Well Child Con-
ference, Smyrna (c), Health Unit,
E. Commerce Street. 200 p. M;
Venereal Disease Clinic. Milford,
Health Unit, Shore Theater Build
ing, 1870 a. m.-12:30 p. n.
August z, 1857: Chest Clinic, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street. 1000 a. m. and 100 p. m.
August s, 1857: Well Child Con-
ference, Milford (w), Health Unit,
Shore Theater Building, 1000 a. m.
and 100 p. m; Cancer Detection
Center, Dover, Health Unit, Ala
S. State Street. For women 25 years
of age and over. Call Dover 1922
for appointments.
August 9, 1857: Chest Clinic, Mil
ford, Health Unit, Shore Theater
Building, 10000 a. m. and 100 p. m.
KIWANIS OFFICIAL - One of
the largest Kiwanis Club meetings
to be held on the Eastern Shore
this year took place at Seaford last
Friday night. The event marked
an official visit of Briscoe Carlan,
of Bluefield, w. Va, governor of
the Capital District of KiWanis.
Included among the 81 visiting
Kiwanians were Representatives
from Chincoteague, Crisfield, Eas-
ton, Salisbury, Bridgeville, Green
wood, Laurel, Milford, Georgetown,
,Rehoboth Beach, Millsboro, and
Frankford.
A. j. Strohmaier, president, an
nounced that Seaford has won first
place for civic accomplishments
in the 18th division for June, the
third time in the past six months
that the local club has been in that
spot
This Friday night the club will
vote on a new director to replace
Kenneth McElroy, who is moving
to Smyrna because of business
reasons.
ROAD HEARING Sept. Srd has
been set by Vice Chancellor VIM.
Marvel as the date for hearing the
case of six Bethany Beach property
owners who are trying to prevent
the State Highway Department
from building new highway
through the resort.
The action, filed May II by Will
liam r. Campbell, John c. Jankus,
.Tr, Homer w. Booker, Jr., John
W. Gibson, the Rev. Newton C.
charges that the town commits
sioners carried on secret negoti-
ations with the State Highway De-
partment on the choice of a route.
The property owners also con-
tend that the commissioners re-
fused to order a referendum on
the route, which calls for a new
highway along Delaware Avenue.
At present the highway passes
through Bethany Beach on Penn
sylvania Avenue.
Robert B. Walls is attorney for
the property owners, and Jackson
w. Raysor represents the town
commissioners and the State High
way Department.