Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

STATE PHONES - Delaware
ranks fourth in the nation in per-
centage of farms having tele-
phones, reports the Delaware State
Development Department.
Basing it's findings on a recent
survey made by the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, the Develop
ment Department points out that
SO per cent of Delaware farms now
have telephones, and that this per-
centage is only exceeded by Con-
necticut (959o) and New York and
Massachusetts, (91%). The nation
al average, incidentally, is so per
cent.
POULTRY FIGURES The fig
ures listing the total amount, of
procurement by the Armed Forces
of poultry for the u. s., along with
that portion being purchased from
the Delmarva Peninsula for April,
May and June have just been re-
leased, and are as follows:
April, U. S. totals Qbs), $500, 900;
Delmarva Qbs), 1,247, $40; per cent
of total, 22.2S%.
May, U. S. total Qbs), 6,100,00 10;
Delmarva Qbs.), 1,S89,974; per
cent of total, 3O.O99o.
June, u. S. total Qbs.), 5000, 900 I;
Delmarva Qbs.), 959,933; per cent
of total, 1S.46To.
TRAFFIC DENSITY = Lack of
cooperation on the part of the trav-
cling public could result in the
State Highway Department not
procuring some needed informa-
ton concerning density of traffic
at certain points as well as the
origin of traffic.
Traffic for Delaware Park was
used as a subject in a traffic or
igin fact finding test on two days
last week when cards were dis
tributed to the motorists visiting
the race track.
Each card requested information
concerning the destination, the
routes to be used on the trip, the
number of occupants of the car
and the number of visits to Della
ware Park during the race sea-
son.
IMMIGRANTS - Delaware =
''The First State"-was the first
choice of nearly 400 immigrants
entering this country during 1858,
reports the State Development De-
partment.
Basing its findings on the annual
report of the U. S. immigration
and Naturalization Service, the
state information agency points
out that 399 aliens arriving as i'm
migrants in the United States last
year gave Delaware as their in
tended state of residence.
OF these, the greatest number,
IS, came from Great Britain; So
came from Germany; 81 from Italy
33 from Canada; 18 from Ireland
and IL from Poland. China Tin
Guiding Formosa) sent seven per.
sons to Delaware last year, JUS
one more than sent by Japan. Two
| Mexicans and five Cubans also be-
came Delaware residents during
the year. The countries of origin
of the remaining 100 new Della
ware residents was not indicated
in the report.
DEMOCRATIC PICNIC = The
Kent County Women's Democratic
Club will hold a family picnic al
Wheeler's Park, Harrington, Aug
ust 16, at p. m. Picnic suppers
will be eaten at 4 p. m. Beverages
and dessert will be served by the
committee.
Mrs. Blanche Cahall has ap.
pointed the following members tC
serve on the committee for ar.
rangements: Mrs. Mary Green1y
Mrs. Mildred Hall, Mrs. Virginia
Hall, Mrs. Virginia Holloway, Mrs
Cora Bailey, Mrs. Lucille Robinson
Mrs. Catherine Simpson and Mrs
Hattie Tarburton.
Mrs. Cahall has appointed the
following hostesses for the after.
noon: Mrs. Ruth Rusby, Mrs
Myrtle Honey, Mrs. Elizabeth
Pratt, Mrs. Abbie Melton, Mrs
Lottie Johnson, Mrs. Myrtle Kemp
Miss Myrtle Whitby, Mrs. Etelle
Birmingham, Mrs. Laura Belle
Wilson and Mrs. Pearl Stevenson
FARM BUREAU QUEEN = Miss
Janet Elliott of Laurel was crown
ed Delaware State Farm Bureau
Queen on Saturday during cere-
monies at the bureaus state head
quarters near Dover.
This is the first time in the
j history of the Delaware Farm Bu-
reau that such a queen has been
chosen.
The winner was designated as the
girl best exemplifying the highest
type of Farm. Bureau young wo-
manhood.
Miss Elliott was already win
ner from Sussex County. Runners
up were Miss Jane Hughes of Har-
rington, representing Kent County
and Miss Betty Moore of Bear, for
New Castle County.
The queen was crowned by Mrs.
Jonathan Wheatley of Delmar,
chairman of the Associated Farm
/ Bureau Women.
Miss Elliott, who is 18, gradu-
ated from Delmar High School in
1858, and is taking a business
course. She has been active in
All work and in Farm Bureau pro-
jects.
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