Milford chronicle., 1959-11-20
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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HOMECOMING = The Green
wood Grace Methodist Church will
hold a Homecoming service on Sun
day, November 29, at p. m. A spe-
cial program of hymns. spirituals
and music by the great composers
will be presented by the choir and
guest soloists. These include Mrs.
Norma Heyde of Milford. Mrs. Car
oil Partridge of Seaford, Leon Ira
der of Salisbury, Leon Donovan of
Milford, and John Mervine of
Greenwood. The choir soloist is
Mrs. Mary B. Counter. Rev. James
Won Hagel will be the speaker.
ATTEN NDS CONFERENCE =
Charles r. Harris, Executive Sec
retary, DSEA, will attend a two
day business conference of the Ma
tional Association of Secretaries,
State Teachers Association, Wash
ington, d. c., November 17-18.
He will report on the legislative
program of the DSEA to the edu-
cational officials. More than 48 are
expected to attend.
Also slated for group meetings
devoted to federal support for
schools, resistance to improve
ments in education and various
problems concerning state and fed
eral relations in the field of edu-
cation.
DOVER MERCHANTS-The mer-
chants of the Greater Dover area
announce the opening of their
Christmas shopping season on No
vember 81.
For this special event it has been
arranged that Santa Claus will say
Hello to the kiddies during their
free cinema show at the Capitol
Theatre in Dover. They will have
a liz hours show of cartoons and
comedies, free refreshments, and
word from Santa" enough to
make any youngster happy.
Happiest of all will be mother;
she can leave her children at any
time of the three free shows which
start at 10 a. M, / p. m, and 3 p.
m., and do her shopping while the
kiddies are in good hands and
thoroughly enjoying themselves.
This is to be good Christmas
for shopping. The merchants have
some of the finest merchandise ever
seen at the best prices ever known.
They have prepared to be of the
greatest possible assistance to ev-
eryone, with good merchandise,
beautifully gift wrapped.
The spirit" is in the air, the
bright lights will be on, and ev-
eryone is looking forward to a won
derful season.
FINE SUSPENED-James Will
son, near FELTON,, charged with as
sault and battery on his landlord,
Harrington NJ. Rash, was adjudged
guilty by Judge Ernest v. Keith in
Court of Common Pleas November
IL in a trial of close to three hours.
The court imposed fine of $40
and costs but suspended it pend
ing his keeping out of any further
similar trouble.
Wilson was charged by Rash
with hitting him in the face with
his fist. Wilson contended that he
chit att Rash with his open hand
but wasn't sure he had actually
struck him and that, at any rate, it
was a light blow dealt in self-de-
fense.
The prosecuting witness told of
getting lug wrench from his near
by truck after Wilson had struck
him but Wilson's story was that
Rash first threatened him with the
wrench.
According to the testimony, Will
son, as tenant, and Rash, as land
lord, were at loggerheads over Will
sons claim that Rash had not re-
paired a roof which he maintained
"fell in" and had resulted in dam
age to his furniture and Rash's
ordering Wilson out of the house
for alleged non-payment of rent.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC - Delaware
Memorial Bridge traffic was hiked
another Sc percent in October ov-
er the same period a year ago,
when it was announced that 1885,
536 vehicles crossed the span last
month.
This was 40,292 more vehicles
than were registered in October,
1858, when crossings totalled 49,
pa.
The figures were announced by
Frank j. Horty, general manager,
in his monthly report to the Della
ware Interstate Highway Division
and released yesterday.
| Mr. Horty also reported that
with the redemption of a group of
bridge revenue bonds, the out
standing debt on the worlds sew
enth longest single suspension
bridge is only $16,016,0O0.0
In October, drawing for the re-
demption of 1,840 bonds was held
at the Bank of Delaware, Mr.. Hor-
ty reported. In addition, the trus-
tee also purchased 38 bonds in the
open market. This now makes a
total of 30,534 bonds that have been
set up for redemption either by
direct purchase or calling by lot.
The $16,016,000 outstanding bonds
are the balance of 46,550,000 worth
which were sold to build and oper-
ate the span.
There were 4O,292 more vehicles
over the bridge in October than
during the same period in 1858. OF
that number, 38,076 were passen-
ger cars, 2,174 were trucks, and
there were more non-revenue We
hicles during the month of Octo-