Milford chronicle., 1959-12-18
Happenings of Interest
Throughout DeldWdre

LICENSES REYOKED-A total
of 107 motorists had their opera
tors license revoked and 211 other
motorists had their licenses sus-
pended for various periods of time
during November, it was recently
reported by Motor Vehicle Com
missioner Charles G.. Moore.
All but one of the revocations
was for convictions for operating
under the influence of liquor. The
single revocation resulted from al
tering registration card.
OF the revocations 81 were for
Delaware motorists and 4S for mo-
torists from other states while
three Delaware operators were
convicted of drunken driving in
other states.
MOTOR FUEL TAX Receipts
from motor fuel taxes for the
month of October, which were re-
ceived by the state during Novem-
Der, amounted to $744,750.26, ac-
cording to a report of the Motor
Fuel Tax Division of the State
Highway Department.
This amount was an increase of
$81, ,946.74 over the taxes received
for October of last year, SAG, 150.19
more than was received during
October of 1857 and an increase of
$87, ,015.87 over the amount REL
ceived for October of 1856.
The taxes received for the
month of October represented the
sale of 14,041,321 gallons of motor
fuel during that MONTH.
APPLEBY ELECTED = Richard
M. Appleby, Sr., has been elected
president of the Associated Cen
eral Contractors of Delaware and
will have the following two vice
presidents in his cabinet: William
S. Rupert and John Julian. Eugene
DiSabatino is treasurer.
The 1860 directors are: James
Julian, N. o. Bader, Frederic G..
Krapf, ST., Charles d. Cantera, Err
nest ]. Peoples, Sr., Warren c..
Eastburn and Louie Edzel1.
Julian has been named by Gov
ernor, Boggs to serve as chairman
of the April 4 Highway Day Pro-
gram to be held at the Hotel du-
Pont, Wilmington. Mr.. Julian, past
president of Associated General
Contractors, has served in past
years as chairman of this event.
GREENWOOD CHOIRS = Peace
on earth, good will toward men
was the glad tidings sung by the
angels many years ago. Today the
church bells over the world ring
out this glad news.
On Sunday, December 20, at 1880
o. M, the Greenwood Methodist
Church Choirs will present Carol
of the Bells" a Christmas program
Lrelating the glad tidings caroled
today by the bells. The old story
will be told once more with music
appropriate for the season and will
be closed with candlelighting SER
vice with the congregation renew
ing its pledges to the Christ Child
The choirs are directed by III. Eu-
gene Bovine, Minister of Music
with Mrs. Elnora Anthony as or
ganist. The Senior Choir which re-
Gently sang at the Euwell st. Paul
Methodist Church in Clayton was
received very enthusiastically.
DEMONSTRA TORS MEET
Practically all the outgoing and in
coming Presidents and Vice Presl-
dents of the Home Demonstration
Clubs of Sussex County met at the
! Substation on Tuesday, December
8th at two o'clock.
Miss Frances ShOffner, Sussex
County Home Agent, presided over
the meeting. She introduced Mrs.
Alice King, State Home Agent, who
discussed the many changes in
Home Demonstration work since
it was first organized.
The Program Booklets for 1860
were explained by Miss Shoffner.
A panel consisting of Mrs. Alice
King, Miss Frances Shoffner, Mrs.
Clarence Ocheltree, State Council
president and Mrs. William Short,
Sussex County president discussed
the functions and duties of Local.
County, State and National Home
Demonstration work. Mrs. King
acted as moderator of this panel