Milford chronicle., 1958-05-16

Business services have also kept
pace with Mi1ford's growth Large
quantities of fuel oil and gasoline
Mispillion River into the cisv. and
some materials are transported to
and from Milford by branch J;ne
If the Pennsylvania Railroad
However, the bulk of what Mil
ford buys and what Milford po-
Iuces Is hauled by three large
trucking concerns-M -Masten, Burris
and Victor Lynn, each of which has
a large terminal here. These truck
-ng concerns, IN themselves, employ
4arge numbers of Milfordians.
A good example of how business
services have expanded is offered
oy the Electrical Equipment anu
dainLenance Company. locally
owned concern specializing in elec
Irlcal machinery repair and main
tenance, which, in two years, has
expanded from a small shop to q
new $4,000 plant and from one
employee to four full-time EN-
ployees with a weekly payroll o:
nearly 300.
Several housing developments
have been completed in post wal
years and others are now under
way. A 35-plot site on the V.F.W.
tract on Haven Lake is soon to be
opened up for restricted residen-
tial development According to the
community's leading realtor, the
average new Milford Area dwell
ing today costs $4,000 and con-
tains all modern conveniences.
Indicative of the healthy busi-
ness atmosphere prevalent in Mil
ford is the fact that the local
weekly newspaper ranks among the
nations six largest weeklies in paid
circulation, size and in advertising
Image. The area also supports a
radio station, WKS.B.
The comtnunity's religious needs
are well Herviced with all the major
Christian faiths having modern edi-
fees. Two large new churches have
been completed in the past two
years, several others have been ex
panded, and construction of another
large church is now being planned
TIE additional recreational needs
of a growing community are being
met at Milford. One of the penin
sula's largest and most modern
theatres is located near the center
of the city, and a drive-in theatre
operates there during the outdoor
season.
Excellent fresh water fishing is
offered by series of lakes, one OF
which is completely within the city
limits. Only six miles away is the
Delaware Bay, with it's excellent
salt water fishing, and less than
twenty-five miles south is the At
lantic Ocean resort ef Rehoboth
Beach. The rural areas surround
ing Milford offer, in season, good
cunning for duck, geese, deer and
upland game.
The ground surrounding the Mil
ford schools offer ample area for
play, and V.F.W. Memo
rial Park, just west of The town,
offers safe fresh water bathing for
The Junior Chamber
of Commerce is developing still
another play facility on the Vale
property adjacent to the Milford
Post Office.
Milford is well served by several
nationally known bus lines, making
regular trips in and out of the city.
The locally owned Milford Air
Park affords landing, hanger and
service facilities, and charter flight
service. Regular air line scheduled
flights are available from nearby
Dover and Georgetown,
Milford is in unique position
in its proximity to some cf the most
important large cities in the East
III minutes to Wilmington; q
hours to Philadelphia; 11a hours
to Baltimore; 2 hours to Washing
ton; hours to New York. These
points can be reached over an ex-
cellent highway system connecting
with New Jersey, via the new Del
aware Memorial Bridge, and with
the western shore of Maryland, via
the new Bay Bridge.
Like many other modern cities,
Milford follows the City Manager
plan of government, with a Mayor
and City Council of eight, two>from
each of the City's four wards, car
rying out the mandate of the cleo
torate.
In the opinion of Mayor William
R. Murphy, other city officials, and
business leaders all of the forego-
ing combine to make Milford truly
a Good Place to Work and a Good
Place to Live.