Milford chronicle., 1960-04-01

ALL-TIME HIGH-The Pruden-
tial Insurance Co. reported today
that in 1853 its life insurance In
force among Delaware residents
rose to an all-time high OF SPAS
million.
The represented an increase of
s23 million over the amount owned
in the state in 1858.
Total Prudential Life Insurance
in force throughout the United
States and Canada at the end of
1859 came to $76.9 billion, up S6.4
billion in a single year.
PROSPECT REVIVAL-Evange-
listic Services will be held at the
Prospect Methodist Church on the
Burrsville Charge, 7:45 each night,
April 8 through April 10. Rev.
Stanley Grant who retired from
the Harmony Methodist Church
and now resides in Lewes. Della
ware will speak the first night.
Rev. Roy Phillips who was pre-
viously pastor of the Burrsville
Charge and is now pastor of the
st. Georges Charge will speak
thereafter. There will be special
music and congregational singing
led by Mrs. Sylvia Taylor. The pas
tor, Rev. Don Hurst, cordially in
vites you to attend these services.
STATS ENTERS RACE = John
Stats, of Smyrna, has announced
that he will be candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Sheriff
of Kent County at the Democratic
primary election to be held during
the summer.
Mr.. Stats has been constable
for the First District Of Kent Coun-
ty for IA years and is currently
serving as lieutenant of the Smyr-
ma police force.
Mr. Staats became the second
person to become a candidate for
this nomination since William Z.
James, of Dover, announced some
weeks ago that he would be a
candidate. Mr.. James is currently
deputy sheriff for Kent County.
TO SELECT BEAUTY - Miss
Selbyville will be chosen at a Joint
dinner meeting of the SelbyvilIe
Lions and Rotary Clubs on Tues
day, April 5th, at the cafetorium
of the high school. Rufus Smith,
representing the Lions, agreed on
the date for the two clubs to again
jointly sponsor a Miss Selbyville
and a Little Miss Selbyville.
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Smith
that because Selbyville is the host
town for this years. Delmarva
Chicken Festival and Beauty
Pageant, it behooved the two clubs
to select Miss Selbyville early SO
that she may participate in any
pre-festival events which might
come up.
FAST GUN-A homemade west
ern cinema ended on a too realistic
note last week for two young men
near Andrewsvilles Kent County,
when the principal actor was ac-
cidentally shot in the right leg.
The victim is Roy L. Glenn, 90,
of Atlanta, Ca, who was visiting
the home of Paul Sutcliffe, 23, on
the iGreenwood-Andrewsville Road.
According to State Police, Glenn
was in the back yard practicing a
quick draw so that Sutcliffe could
take motion pictures of the ives
tern-style" exhibition.
His weapon caught and fired
as he was drawing it from a fancy
western holster, hung from tool
ed leather cowboy belt.
Glenn was admitted at Milford
Memorial Hospital where his con-
dition is described as fairly good.
BUCKS0N VISITS - David p.
Buckson, lieutenant governor Of
Delaware spoke last Friday night
to the Seaford Kiwanis Club. The
program was in charge of George
e. Higgins.
Mr.. Buckson discussed the du-
ties of his office, stressing the re-
sponsibility as head of the State
Board of Pardons.
He also stated that voters should
be mindful of the fact that the
lieutenant governor assumes the
duties OF the governor in the gov
ernor's asence. The speaker told
some Of his experiences in the
South Pacific during World War
ii when he and Mr.. Higgins were
stationed near each other The two
had also been classmates at the
University of Delaware.