Milford chronicle., 1957-09-27

SAFETY AWARD - Southern
States Cooperative has just pre-
sented safety awards to 149 en-
ployees over six-state area, for
safe driving. The awards, which
are made on the basis of one year
or more of accident-free driving,
represent total ot 6O3 years of
safe driving.
Recipient of the iward in the
Milford area is John Fl. Moore, who
was presented with q 7-year award.
STILL A MINOR - Johnnie *.
Lewis, Jr.. IS, an airman, was fined
SIO0 and costs by Magistrate
George X. Shockley recently on a
second offense charge of being in
taproom while under 81 years of
age. Unless he pays the fine and
costs, he will have to serve 30 days
/ in JAIL
John Morgan, Dover, whose i'd
entification card was allegedIy
used by Lewis in a taproom in an
attempt to show he was of age,
was fined $25 and costs on a drunk
enness charge and held for Com
mon Pleas Court on a charge of
making liquor available for a mi
nor.
KENT CLINICS - September
30, 1857: Wei Child Conference,
Dover, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 100 p. m. Call Dover 57I1,
Ext 10 for appointments.
October 1, 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, 1880 a. m.l12::30 p. M; Grip
pied Children's Clinic, Dover,
Health Unit, Ala s. State Street.
BY appointment Call Dover Sill,
Ext 142
October 2. 1867: Chest Clinic,
Dover, Health Unit, Ala S. State
Street, 10 a. m. and / p. m.
BLOOD BANK - During the past
Is months, an average of 600 men,
bers have been added each month
to the Blood Bank of, Delaware.
Membership reached 24,200 this
week.
There were $500 persons signed
up in the opening membership drive
that began May 16, 1855. The 1900
mark was reached in February,
1855, and there We're $4,000 on it's
first birthday.
The 20,0e0-member mark was
reached 45 days before the Blood
Banks second birthday.
Initiation fee is 81 and annual
dues another 81. Members contri-
butte blood when called on and re-
ceive unlimited amounts free
when they need it.
DEER KILLED - A deer darting
suddenly from a field onto the
highway was killed when it was
struck by a car along the Clayton
to Millington Highway shortly be-
fore noon on Friday last.
James A. Gland, 81, of Chester
town, Md, was driving in an east
erly direction along the highway
when at point about three miles
west of Clayton an eight-prong
buck dashed out of a corn field
along the highway onto the high
way in front of he car.
Gland had no chance to miss the
deer and crashesd into it killing it
instantly and pushing it along the
highway for a short distance. There
was some damage to the front of
Glands car.
The deer was turGsa over to the
Board of Game and Fish Commits
sioners who presented the meat to
state institutions.
UNAFRAID - The screams of
Mrs. Betty Collins, 20, of Dover,
who found man sitting on the
side of her bed with knife, fright
ened the intruder from her home
at 4:5O a. m, last Sunday.
Mrs. Collins, who lives with a
sister, Mrs. Carl McClung at 29
North Bradford Street, was awak-
ened in her second-story bedroom
to find the man on her bed with a
knife in hand
Mrs. Collins told Dover police
the man said: IF you say anything
I'll kill you" Mrs. Collins grabbed
the knife and screamed. The intru-
der jerked the knife back and Mrs.
Collins received a cut of the hand
requiring several stitches at the
Kent General Hospital
The man fed He is believed to
have entered through an unlocked
window on the first floor.
HELD By POLICE - Ernest B.
Sudler, Jr., "a, of 200 North Kirk
wood Street, Dover, is being held
under bond on three charges as a
result of some alleged fighting on
his part early last Sunday morn
ing.
Dover city police said they found
Sudler beating on Elsie Masten, %
Slaughter Street, at Division Street
and Governors Avenue at 3:25
a. m, last Sunday. The officers
halted the fight and said Sudler
ran away.
The officers reported they caught
up with him and he started to fight
and slipped away again. Police said
they took him into custody at his
home on two warrants charging
assault and battery and also a
charge of resisting arrest.
When taken before Magistrate
George K. Shockley, Sudler said he
wanted hearing at a later date
and posted bond for trial on Oct. 2.
MILTON OFFICERS - Election
of officers for the coming year has
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