Milford chronicle., 1960-07-29
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout DeldWure

NEW ASSIGNMENT = Brigadier
General Robert ]. Goewey, COM
mander of the 1607th Air Force
Wing (MATS) will become vice
commander of Eastern Transport
Air Force Headquarters at Mcguire
Air Force Base in New Jersey on
September /.
General GOeway has been in
charge of Dover Air Force Base
since September 1, 1858.
He will be replaced at Dover by
Colonel Whiteford C. Mauldin, who
is now chief OF staff at EASTAF at
Mcguire.
DOVER DOLLAR DAYS - Mer-
chants of Downtown Dover, will
make their annual Dollar Days
event three-day affair, August 4,
and 6, this year, Merchants As
sociation President NJ. B. Berglund
announced this week.
Dover merchants hold Dollar
Days twice annually, once in jan
uary and again in August. The
practice has established the occa-
sion with retailers as a time to
offer first rate bargains to peo-
pie who trade in Dover" Berglund
said.
Stores will remain open until
8 p. M, Friday night, August 5,
following usual procedure, and will
close at the regular $50 p. m.
time on Thursday and Saturday
CANCER CLINICS - Sussex
County Cancer Clinics for August,
1860: August IS -Seaford, Nanti-
coke Hospital. Call National g.
9537 for appointments.
August g.: Laurel, Health Unit,
504 Pine Street. Call Trojan 57539
for appointments.
August Il: Georgetown, Sussex
County Health Unit, sos e. Market
Street. Call Georgetown 7347 for
appointments.
August 16: Frankford, Health
Unit, Main Street. Call Rodney
6887 for appointments.
August %: Lewes, Health Unit
110 w. 3rd Street. Call Lewes 2721
for appointments.
August 26: Bridgeville, Health
Unit, 110 Market Street. Call Edge
water 1861 for appointments.
JAYCEES SHOW - Plans are
now being made for the 1860 Sports
Car Show to be held September II
under the auspices of the Whining
ton Jaycees. Ronnis Williams was
head of the general committee foI
last years show at the New Cas-
tie County Airport. The sub-chair.
men are now being named by
Chairman Milton Welker. Welkel
is associated in the insurance bust
ness of Ralph NJ Dolson and Asso-
ciates.
The son of Mrs. Catherine o
Kyle of 601 West 22nd Street, Welk-
er is former student at H. G
Conrad High School and the Uni
versity of Delaware.
He spent two years (1954 tt
1866 in the military police corps
of the U. S. Army at Fort Ord
California.
He holds membership in these
groups: VFW Post 20S4, Elks
Lodge, Drexe1 Brook Swimming
and Tennis Club, and Union Meth
odist Church.
BANK GROWTH-At a meeting
of the directors and advisory board
members of the various offices of
the Farmers Bank held at Dover
recently, d. H. p Baldwin, presi-
dent, reported operating results of
the bank for the first six months of
1860 reached new peak levels.
Earnings per share on the 49,
$50 shares outstanding were $4.74
compared to $4.18 per share on
100000 shares in the first half of
1859. The higher rate of return
on all categories of the banks earn
ing assets was responsible for the
| increase.
Also, Mr.. Baldwin stated that
highest earnings were due in part
to increased efficiency resulting
from consolidation of operations at
various Offices. Gross income at
81, $50 900 showed an increase of "a
per cent over the 1859 period. Net
after allowing for Federal tax
liabilities was S55O,9O or an in
crease of $13S.0OO over the six
month period for 1859. Capital
funds at s9.734,600 also reached a
new peak.
Mr. Baldwin also reported on the
opening of new Office at the Rod
ney Village Shopping Center near
Dover on March 80. This gives the
bank Is Offices throughout the state.
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