Milford chronicle., 1959-05-29
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CANCER CLINICS State Board
of Health Cancer Detection Cen
ters, Sussex County, June, 1853:
Tuesday, June 2: Seaford-Nan-
ticoke Hospital. Call NA-9-9537
for appointments.
Thursday, June 4: Lewes-Bee-
be Hospital. Call Lewes 2721 for
appointments.
Z Tuesday, June g.: Frankford -
Health Unit, Main Street. Call
Rodney 1851 for appointments.
Friday, June IL: Georgetown -
Sussex County Health Unit, sos
East Market Street. Call George
town 7347 for appointments.
DAIRY MONTH-Milk and dairy
products lead the list of plentiful
foods due in June, according to
George K. Vapaa, county agricul-
tural agent.
June is one of the peak milk pro-
duction months. This years total
production is expected to be slight
ly above that of last year. One
dairy product in especially heavy
supply this year is nonfat dry
milk.
"Other food items due on June
markets are, eggs, fats and oils,
broiler-fryer chickens, family-size
turkeys, vegetable fats and oils,
and spring vegetables. These lat
ter include fresh asparagus, new
cabbage, celery and sweet corn as
we'll as such favorite salad max
ings as lettuce, green peppers, to-
matoes and cucumbers.
Strawberries will be in good sup
ply soon and are a fine fruit for
some freezing, Mr.. Vapaa says. !,
FUEL TAX RECEIPTS - Re-
ceipts from motor fuel taxes in
Delaware for the first quarter of
1859 increased $167. .941.97 over the
same period last year, according to
the motor fuel tax division of the
State Highway Department.
Records show the receipts for
the first quarter totaled $685.
924.88, the most since the tax has
been in effect.
In addition to exceeding the re-
ceipts for the same quarter of last
year, the receipts also were $176,-
212.78 more than received from
these taxes in the first quarter of
1857.
Tt was also the first time that
the receipts for each month in this
quarter exceeded the 100000 mark.
In the previous two years only
one of the three months had re-
ceipts exceeding that mark.
The motor fuel tax receipts for
each of the three months in the first
quarter this year were January,
| S637, ,O1674; February, $617 ,587.12,
and March, $7O9,221.O2.
WESLEY PROGRAM-The Presi-
dent and Trustees of Wesley Col
lege in Dover have planned an
elaborate program for graduation
and the laying of cornerstOnes OF
the new buildings during the week
| end on June to z. DIR. and Mrs
Paul Slaybaugh have issued inv1'
tations for a graduation concert
of the Wesley College Chorus fol
Saturday, June 6 at seven-thirty
in the evening. A reception will
follow on the campus. This is pre-
ceded by a new feature grad
uation ball Friday evening in the
Dover Armory beginning at nine
O'Clock. The laying of cornerstones
for two new buildings will be a
part of the ceremony to take place
on Sunday. The buildings to be
occupied this fall are a classroom
building and a dormitory for wo-
men. This is a part of the building
program that has been going on
this year. A dormitory for men will
not be completed until next year.
Many of the classes of former
graduates will have reunions dur
ing the weekend and the gradu-
alton exercises at three O'Clock
on Sunday, June z will conclude
the busy program of the events OF
the weekend.