Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03

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Thompson. 20, of Wyoming, report
ed missing since last Sunday when
he left home to go fishing. was
found drowned at Mud Mill Pond
near the Delaware-M Maryland line
early on Monday afternoon.
State police at Dover said they
were notified early Sunday morn
ing by his parents. When they
found his fishing tackle on the
shore, they sent for a boat. They
had only searched a short time
when they found his body about 25
feet from shore.
FAMILY HOMELESS - A fam
lily of four was made homeless Eas-
ter morning when a kerosene stove
explosion destroyed their 20-foot
trailer on County Route 465 ap-
proximately six miles northeast of
Smyrna.
John E. Powell was in the yard
and his wife and two children were
at church when the stove exploded,
setting fire to the trailer. He ran
to nearby neighbor's house to
call police but when the Smyrna
Fire Company arrived, the trailer
was beyond saving.
FUEL TAX - There was total
of 166,941,727 gallons of motor
fuel sold in this State during 1858.
| according to the records of the Mo-
tor Fuel Tax Division of the State
Highway Department. This is an
increase of 2.043,0S9 gallons over
the amount sold in 1857.
Motor fuel taxes received during
1858 amounted to $8,276,7 ,722.01, an
increase of $31, 1874 over the re-
ceipts for these taxes in 1867, and
| $478,98720 more than was receiv-
ed from this tax source in 1866.
Monthly receipts from motor fuel
taxes during 1858 showed six
months exceeding 100000, Ave
months exceeding 100000 and one
month less than 100000.
GUARD DINNER - 1t. Col. Oil
yer ]. Cejka, Army advisor for the
Lower Delaware Army National
Guard, spoke at the farewell din
ner of the 2S6 AAA Det Opera
tions), local National Guard unit,
at Sam Restaurant at Millsboro,
last week
Under the reorganization plan of
the Army National Guard the 286
AAA Det (Operations) was inac-
tivated on April and became
part of the Headquarters and Head
~ 1e0 AAA
located in Milford. The dinner was
the final get together for the De-
| tachment as unit
| Maj. James Marvel, commanding
officer of the 2S6 AAA Det Opera
tions) since it's activation, was
toastmaster. Other speakers were
Brig. Gen. John B. Moore, COM
manding general, 261 AAA Brigade;
Col. Ralph S. Baker, commanding
officer, 160 AAA Group; 1t. Col. d.
Preston Lee, assistant adjutant
general, State of Delaware; Capt.
William Jones, Army Advisor /;
Capt. Walter L. Layton, staff as
sistant, $50 AAA Bn.; CWO Ed
| ward r. Knight, staff assistant, 100
AAA Gp.; Sgt. Frank v. B. Couch,
sergeant adviser.
INDECENT TO GET FOOD - On
| April the State Treasurer will en-
close a surplus food postcard with
the check being sent to each per-
| son receiving public assistance
through the State Department of
Public Welfare.
Although each person receiving
public assistance is tentatively ELI
gible to receive surplus food, it is
necessary that they sign the card
indicating their desire to receive
the food and to be able to certify
that they. maintain cooking facili-
ties and eat their meals at home.
d. Preston Lee, Director of the
food distribution program is en-
phasizing the urgency of having
the cards completed by the recipi-
ents Immediately upon receiving
them ard getting them in the mail
without delay. The cards require
a great deal of processing, Colonel
Lee said, between the time they are
received in the State Department OF
Public Welfare and the time the
/. Certified List" is given to the State
Treasurer for mailing out Surplus
Food Certificates with the May 1st
check.