Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware
MANSHIP'S ANNUAL DINNER

MANSHIP'S ANNUAL DINNER
The Manship Annual Thanksgiv-
ing dinner will be served at Man
ships Church House, 4 miles west
of FELTON,, on Route IL, Thursday,
November 2Sth. Starting at IL o.
clock noon, to 1880 o'clock. Menu
consists of turkey, oysters, and
all the trimmings, with dessert.
Price, $1.50, children, $50 and $.75.
For reservations call FELTON, A.
1853 or 4-4250.
LEAVES BURNING - Harring-
ton City Manager Norris G. AG-
ans reminded there is a $25 fine
for burning leaves on city streets.
The warning was issued after
Mr.. Adams noticed several fires on
biacktop streets in the community.
Mr.. Adams said the state Official
told him where fires had been built
on blacktop streets, there would be
holes next spring. He said the no
burning on streets law will be en-
forced.
KENT CLINICS - November 25.
1857: Well Child Conference, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 100 p. m. Call Dover 5711,
Ext. 10 for appointments.
November 26, 1857: Well Child
Conference, Milford (c), Health
Unit, Shore Theater Building, 100
p. m; Venereal Disease Clinic, Do
yer, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 11:00 a. m.
November 81, 1857: Cancer De-
lection Center, Harrington, New
Century Club. For women % years
of age and over. Call Harrington
| SS55 for appointments.
SOCIAL SECURITY - The So
cial Security representative from
the Wilmington office, Mr.. Joseph
Menustik, on his regular visit to
Milford, this Tuesday, interviewed
20 local residents.
Regular visits are made to this
area to assist in the completion
of applications for old age, sur
vivors and disability insurance
benefits and to furnish informa-
ton about social security. No
charge is made for this service.
The next visit to Milford will be
on Tuesday, December 8, at the
City Office Building, from $3.50 a.
m. until II noon.
VEHICLES INCREASE = The
number of motor vehicle registra-
tons in operation in the State of
Delaware on November l showed
an increase of S,O96 over the num-
Der in operation on the same date
of last year, it is revealed by the
records Of the Motor Vehicle De-
partment.
These records show the total
number of registrations as being
177,317, of which 127, ,406 are plea
sure vehicles, an increase of g.
| 701; 34,020 were commercial We
hicles, an increase of 1882; 1922
were trailers, an increase of 1855;
308 were tractors, an increase of
! IA; 7OS were motorcycles, an in
crease of 121; "a were stock cars,
a decrease of 8, and 3,S79 were
farm trucks, an increase of 116.
MARINES WILL ACCEPT = The
Marine Corps will accept up to 700
college graduates for its first two
1858 Officer Candidate Courses, ac-
cording to Captain w C. Holm
berg, Marine Corps Officer Pro-
curement Officer for this area.
Also eligible for the courses are
college seniors who will graduate
at mid-term.
The Officer Candidate Course
provides an important segment of
all new officers entering the Ma
rine Corps each year. It is held
periodically at the Marine Corps
Schools, JuanticO, Va, and lasts
10 weeks. A second lieutenant's
commission in the Marine Corps
Reserve follows the successful
completion of this training.
Additional information may be
obtained from MOO in Charge, Ma
rine Corps Recruiting Sub Sta
ton, Post Office Building, Sails
bury, Md.
YULE LIGHTING - The install
lation OF Christmas lighting in Har-
rington has started Current will
be turned on Thanksgiving eve
ming, it was decided at the Novem-
ber meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce.
The contest for best-decorated
homes will be conducted on the
same basis as in 1856. The COM
munity will be divided into three
sections: east of the railroad: be-
tween the railroad and Commerce
and DOrman Streets, and west and
south of Commerce and Dorman
Streets.
First prize in each district will
be $40 with $5 as second prize.
A commUnity-wid prize of S25
will be awarded, but the winner
will not be eligible for sectional
prizes.
Decorative lighting on partici-
pating homes must be left on until
10 p. m. every night from Christ
mas Eve until New Years Eve to
be eligible for prizes. Time of
Judging has not been determined.
1t was decided to decorate the
municipal water tower, at a cost
of approximately 500. Fulton J.
Downing will be in charge Of the
project
Santa Claus will be on Harring-
ton streets every Friday and Satur