Milford chronicle., 1957-03-08

WJWL will sponsor an all day
talent show from all over the
county for the benefit of the Red
Cross Drive. Anyone having a Sc
lection may make free call for
vocal or instrumental to be done
by our Greenwood Home Talent
and those who will be awaiting the
call will be Miss Carole Schulze
or the Misses Margaret and Myrtle
Peterman and Miss Faye Draper
and the Isaacs Trio, namely Diane,
Sharon and Carey.
ACCIDENTS INCREASE - An
increase of almost Is per cent was
recorded in the nursber of accidents
Delaware highways, involving
damages in excess of 500, during
the year 1856, according to the rec
ords of the Financial Responsible
ity Division of the Motor Vehicle
Department.
The total number of these acci-
dents reported to this division was
6,633, an increase of S51 over the
year 1855, when the total was
5,7S2.
The total amount of damages re-
ported as resulting from these ac-
cidents in 1856 was $2,567,7 ,720,
which is an increase of S20S,600
over the total amount of damages
reported for 1855.
FUEL TAX INCREASE Re-
ceipts from motor fuel taxes in
Delaware during the calendar year
of 1856 totaled $7,797, ,743.81 for the
highest return of any calendar year
since these taxes have been in
effect in this state.
The receipts for 1856 were an in
crease of $615,785.96 over the re-
ceipts for 1855 and $1,315, ,499 81
more than was received during
1854, while the increase over the
receipts for 1853 was $1,529,168.05.
During 1856 the monthly receipts
exceeded the seven hundred thou
sand dollar mark for the first time
with the receipts for four months
being over this amount, while the
receipts for six other months ex-
ceeded 100000 and the remaining
two months had receipts il excess
of half million dollars.
GEORGETOWN JAYCEES-The
Georgetown Junior Chamber of
Commerce came into existence last
night at charter dinner held there
at the Grange Hall.
Sixteen founding members were
joined by Representatives of other
service organizations in dedicating
the new Jaycee group, the eighth
to be formed in Delaware.
Principal speaker at the dinner
was Lee B. Sacks, president of the
Philadelphia Jaycees, who told the
audience that many men in the
Jaycee age bracket, 21 to 80, have
achieved greatness. He cited Wash
ington, Napoleon, Jefferson, and
Shakespeare as examples.
The officers of the new group
are:
Don Robertson, president; Bob
Hatfield, vice president, and Tom
Mcbride, secretary.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. David B. Mulford. Guests in
cluded members of the Rotary, XII
wants, Odd Fellows, and the Cham
Der of Commerce.
DEMOCRATIC WOMEN = Mrs.
Irwin r. Murray, newly elected
president of the Sussex County
Democratic Women's Club, has an
nounced her committees for the
ensuing year.
Executive Committee, Mrs. Edna
Brasure, Milton, immediate past
president of the club; Mrs. James
M. Tunnel, Jr., Georgetown; Mrs.
Ira P. Messick, Cannon and Mrs.
Raymond Townsend, Dagsboro.
Publicity, Mrs. Norris Givens,
Cokesbury; Membership, Mrs. Lou
ise G. Love, Milford; Refreshments,
Mrs. Joseph Pittard, Mrs. Bannie
Messick and Mrs. Harry Veasey, all
of Georgetown; Entertainment,
Mrs. Elisha Dukes, Frankford;
Mrs. Clifford B. Hall, Selbyville,
and Mrs. Clarence Lingo, Mills
| boro.
Delegates to the Delaware Fed
Grafton of Democratic Women's
Clubs in Dover April 6, will be
Mrs. Bannie Morris, Georgetown;
Mrs. William F. Henning, Reho-
both Mrs Floyd Curley, Millsboro;
Mrs. George Tunison, Milton, and
Mrs. Granville Lambden, Cokes-
bury.
Alternates to the convention
will be Miss Mary Prettyman,
Georgetown; Mrs. Molloy G.
Vaughn, Lewes; Mrs. Orv;lle Lay
field, Millsboro; Mrs. Ed Kucza-
wa, Milton, and Mrs. Robert Lamb
den, Cokesbury.
KENT CLINICS = March Il
1857: Well Child Conference, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 100 p. m. Call Dover Sill
Ext. 10 for appointments; Polio
Vaccine Clinic, Milford, Communi-
ty Fire House, 5:30-7:30 p. m. For
adults 20-45 years of age.
March IL, 1857: Venereal Dis
ease Clinic, Dover Health Unit, Ala
S. State Street, 200 p. M; Mil-
ford, Health Unit, Shore Theater
Building, 11:30-12:30 p. M; Chest
X-Ray Unit, Clayton, Clement
Supply Company, 11:00 a. NIL :0o
D. m. and 2:00-6:00 p. m. For any
one Is years of age and over
March 13, 1857: Chest X-Ray
Unit, Clayton, Clement Supply
Company, 10:00 a. m.-12 noon. For
anyone 15 years of age and over
Polio Vaccine Clinic, Clayton
School, 5:30-7:3O. For adults 20
| As years of age.
March IA, 1857: Well Child Con
| ference Milford (w) Health Unit