Milford chronicle., 1957-04-26

Kohn, $50 North State Street, Do
yer, was damaged recently when an
oil heater exploded. The fire dam
aged panel in the side of the wall
and the smoke caused extensive
damage throughout the house. Do
yer firemen eXtinguished the blaze
but did not place any estimate on
the loss.
SUCCESSFUL Green
wood firemen and its Auxiliary
served 1850 persons and realized
81, 1886 when the company's two-day
supper was held at the end of
March, Harvey Dickerson, Green
wood Volunteer Fire Company
president, said today as final tabu-
lations were made.
Mr.. Dickerson said on the behalf
of the company he wanted to ex-
press sincere appreciation and
thanks to everyone who helped to
make the annual event such sue
cess this year.
BEST SPELLERS - Naurita
Rigsby, Arthur Thawiey, and Con-
stance Smith are the champion
spoilers in the senior class at Del
mar High School, as a result of
the annual Goldey Beacon School
of Business in Wilmington. Bar
bara Beauchamp, Jean Wilson. and
Linda Brittingham were the junior
class winners.
| Miss Ruth Jones of the faculty
gave the 100-word test to 20 SEN
iors and SO juniors. Thawley and
Miss Rigsby are second-time win
ners as they won in their junior
year.
NEW POLICY = The nations
largest auto insurer this week un-
veiled a new policy which "reccs-
nizes the motorists need for great
er financial protection against the
| grim and mounting hazards of to-
days traffic." according to the
firms president, Adlia Fl. Rust.
Written by State Farm Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company,
the policy carries a major medical
payments optional coverage. r. G.
Evans, local agent, said it is the
first adaptation in the auto insur-
ance field of catastrophe-protec-
tion principle widely used in mod
ern group health and accident
plans.
ADMITS FIRES - A 6-year-old
boy confessed to state police Tues
day of this week tnat he was re-
sponsible for starting fires in the
Camden area that resulted in loss
es tOtaling several thousands of
dollars.
Police were questioning the boy
about fire in Whatcoat Methodist
Church, Camden, on Sunday after
noon wlen the boy suddenly ad-
mitted setting it. Next he told po-
lice he had started the fire that
destroyed a state-owned motor We
hicle being used by DIR. c. P.
Knight.
The child said he used paper and
matches in starting the fires. He
was released in the custody of his
parents.
suit of the Milford police campaign
against traffic law violators, Fran
els Williams of New Castle was
fined $25 and costs for speeding by
Magistrate Morris Groverman and
the following fines were imposed
by Magistrate ]. B. Jeffries:
i Charles Duker of Milford, speed
ing, $25 and driving without Ii
cense, SIS; Norman Ross of Phila-
delphia, failure to control speed to
prevent colliding with another We
hicle, S25; Floyd Reynolds of Bal
timore, operating without a Ii
cense, $25; James Drummond of
Milford, failure to obey traffic
signal, SIS, and Nathaniel Rogers
of Lincoln. Del, failure to heed
stop sign, SIS.
KENT DIVORCES - Decree nisi
in divorces was granted by Judge
Caleb r. Layton, III, in eight cases
in the Superior Court, Dover, Mon
day. The application was denied in
another case while decision was re-
served in still another case.
The remaining 13 cases on the
divorce trial list in which the de-
crees were granted were as fol-
lows:
Rodman James Strimel from
Mary Ellen Flair Strimel; Harold
Blankenship from Marlene E.
Blankenship; Doris T. Martin from
John A. Martin, Jr.; Irene NJ. De-
Costa from Gilbert J. DeCosta;
Margaret Knots Marker from Har-
ry N. Marker; Edna Mae Laramore
from James Paul LaramOre; Flea
nor Lee Chapman Stone from Roy
Tuft Stone; Pauline Luff Barnard
from Ezekiel Cowgirl Barnard.
i The case in which the application
was denied was that of Ethel T.
Sullivan from Victor L. Sullivan,
and the case in which the decision
was reserved was that of Donald
William Kenton from Martha
Blanche Cordrey Kenton.
SUSSEX CLINICS II April 20,
/ 1857: VenereaI Disease Clinic,
Georgetown Health Unit, sos E.
Market Street, IL noon.
May 1, 1857: Well Child Confer