Milford chronicle., 1959-12-11

ALBERT SClIJel IN sussex County Su-
perior Court in the following Sus-
sex County divorce cases:
Maurice Young VS.. Barbara Jack
son Young; James Roy Corbin VS..
jamie Tull Corbin; William Francis
Warrington VS.. Joyce Elizabeth
Warrington; John Gardner Rust
VS.. Eva Mae Rust.
NEW SQUADRON - United
States Senator ]. Allen Frear an
nounced this afternoon that the
18th Air Refueling Squadron from
Bliss Air Force Base in Texas is
moving to the Dover Air Force
Base in June The effect of this ac-
ton will be a net increase of ap-
proximately 500 military personnel
and 20 KC-97 Tankers. These air.
craft are assigned to the Strategic
Air Command.
Senator Frear was advised of the
details of the decision by Major
General Thomas G. MacGrave of
the United States Air Force.
NnEO1IV UaJ w 4 E4 1NU meet
ing of creditors of the Pusey and
Jones Corporation, which is going
through federal bankruptcy pro-
ceedings, has been arranged for
December % at 10:30 a. m.
The meeting will be conducted
in the Federal Building by H. New
ton White, referee in bankruptcy
for the u. S. District Court.
The referee earlier this week
signed an order permitting pay
ment of $12,5O0 in salaries for Office
personnel of the corporation. The
payment is for this week. Also
approved by the referee was $1,000
for operation of office accounting
machines during December.
BURNED in BLAZE-The kitch-
en- of house at sol West Division
Street, Dover, was gutted, the kit
chen appliances destroyed, and a
woman burned in fire believed to
have been started Ly fumes from
material used in the laying of tile
becoming ignited last Saturday af-
ternoon.
The fire was in the home of
Ralph Hazelton. Mrs. HRzelton
suffered burns and was treated by
DR.. Edward S. Dennis.
Firemen of the Dover Fire De-
partment, who were in service
about half hour, extinguished the
flames and prevented their spread
to other parts of the house other
than slight damage to the dining
room.
The firemen had to use masks
to clear the second story of smoke.
1t was believed that the fumes
ignited from hot water heater
spark while Mr.. Hazelton was
laying the tile.
DELAWARE CYPRESS-A Del
ware State Development Depart
ment release, citing lower Della
wares surviving cypress swamps
as potential tourist attractions,
was evidently read as far away as
Palmdale, Florida.
| Anyhow, Thomas Gaskins, own
er and operator of Cypress Knee
L
ner became aware of the fact that
Delaware still has stands of cy-
press trees and requested a cypress
knee" through the Development
Department. Cypress knees are
knotty growths appearing near the
trees base which, after being
cleaned and polished, can be made
into unusual table lamps and eye
catching ornaments.)
With the cooperation of the State
Game and Fish Commission, q
"knee" from a Sussex County cy-
press has been secured and for
warded to Mr.. Gaskins. After ar
rival at Palmdale, it will be pol
ished and added to the collection
of "knees" from various states that
are. displayed by Mr.. Gaskins at
his Cypress Kneeland.
Delawareans who visit Florida
this year may find it interesting to
stop at the Palmdale resort attrac-
| tion and look for the First States
representation, advises the Devel-
opment Department.
CHRISTMAS ISLAND - Reho-
| both Beach will again have its coll
orful christmas Islands" down
| the main thoroughfare, Rehoboth
Avenue, says the Rehoboth Cham
Der of Commerce, sponsors Of the
yuletide decorations that attract
| thousands of visitors during the
| holiday season.
~4r<~ fxT "a
are each assigned one of the grass
| islands in the center of the ave-
nue. for appropriate decorations,
| depicting the arriving of Kris
Kringle as well as various relig-
| ious aspects of Christmas. The
town commissioners have already
| installed the overhead strings OF
colored lights the entire length Of
| the avenue as the initial setting
| for the colorfu1 Christmas Is
| lands" below.
The IL island decorations will
be undertaken by churches of the
town in No. 1 John Marsh, Delbert
Wilson and o. NJ. Dukes, Of the
boating industry, No. 2; Chamber
of Commerce, No. 8: American
Legion, No. A Kiwanis Club, No.
Is; Odd Fellows, No. 6: Rehob0th
Lions Club, No. z; Rehoboth Fire
Department, No. 8; City and
knights of Columbus, No 9; Sus-
sex Trust Company, No. 10; Road
Knights, No. ii, and Village I'm
provement Association, No. IL.