Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-07-21
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CHICKEN, OYSTER AND
DUMPING SUPPER at Wesley
Community House on the Seaford-
Atlanta Road on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 16. Serving starts at p.
m. Benefit of WSCS.
FUEL TAX NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
from motor fuel taxes for the mon
tn of May totaled $S72,82O70, ac-
cording to a report prepared by
Roy B. Kemp, Jr., Supervisor of the
Motor Fuel Tax Division, for James
]. Deputy, Controller of the State
Highway Dept. and administrator
of the Motor Fuel Tax Division
The receipts were an increase of
SIC, 74486 over the amount received
during May of the previous year
and an increase of $2'204.32 over
May 1859.
Compared with April, the amount
showed an increase of $67,948.29.
STATE HAPPENING
nG utnClcn-
cy in the states cash position at
the end of the 1861 fiscal year
amounted to $2,403,97s.73.
The figure is the difference be-
tween the outstanding short term.
debt of $4,225,0 900 and the cash
balance on hand of $1,822,02127.
The deficiency is about $4,000
higher than the comparable figure
at the end of fiscal 1868, $685.
245.13
The figures on the states posi-
ton at the end of the fiscal year
were reported to Governor Ebert
y. Carvel this week by Z. Hob
son Davis, chief accountant of the
Budget Commission and State Au-
ditor Ernest E. Killen.
.
UCC PAYMENTS - Payments
of unemployment compensation
declined during the past week, but
were still about so per cent above
the level of a year ago.
Albert Stetser, chairman-execu-
tive director of the Unemployment
Compensation Commission, re-
ported issued for state joblett ben
efits in the week ended last We'd
nesday numbered 1860. This was
the lowest total since November,
1860.
In the same week last year,
however, the total was only 2,313.
In addition to the state bene-
fits, a total of 1924 checks were
issued in the federal program of
temporary extended benefits. That
program was not in effect last
year at this time.
DISASTER COMMITTEE - The
Delaware Chapter, American Red
Cross. has called meeting of its
Disaster Coordinating Committee
for Sussex County to be held on
Wednesday evening, July 26, at
$50 D. m in the Dinner Bell Inn
at Rekoboth Beach.
Disaster coordination in Sus-
sex County areas and the estab-
lishment of an effective and eff
Gent mutual aid program under
| the direction of this committee
will be discussed at the meeting
| Area leaders and disaster chair
men of Red Cross branch areas 6,
IL, 8, .. 10 and II. which are part
of the statewide Red Cross net
work, will attend.
Captain John Wallerstein, of
Lewss, area chairman, and Mrs.
Ethel j. Myers, executive director
of the state chapter, viii speak.
-
SAFE ROBBED-A safe in the
lobby of the Bayard Hotel, South
Governors Avenue and LOCKER
man Street. Dover, was rified of
between 5000 and 500 last week.
The theft took place. according
to investigation by Dover police.
while the desk clerk was absent
from the lobby shortly before
noon.
The money was missed a short
time later and the police were
called in. The safe was open az
the time.
Layton and Company reported
TO Dover police last Thursday NOR
ming that their building was en-
tered sometime after p. m,
on Wednesday and $40 stolen from
Lesk drawer. A portable trans
istor radio was also taken by the
intruders. Entry was g in e d
] through a window.
FIELD SERVICE Wilbur S.
Shockley has been named chair
man of the Millsboro Chapter, Am
erican Field Service.
He succeeds Mrs. George Bull,
who has been chairman for two
years.
Shockley was born in Millsboro
and attended school there. He has
been associated with the. Atlantic
Refinery Company for "a years but
has now retired and is serving in
a detached capacity as consultant
in Washington. ID. c.
The Millsboro chapter was first
organized in 1859 when the COM
munity had a desire to share in
the ATS World Wide program OF
better understanding"
Membership of the Millsboro
chapter includes: Shockley. Mrs
Bull, Mrs. Davis Carlisle. Mrs.
Sallie Ellis. Mrs. John Bril-. Mrs.
Nicholas Varrato, A. Wayne Bur-
ton, James c. Proudfoot, Miss Eva
Lee Baker, John Phillips, Robert
Darden, William Jenkins, and J
, X. Baker, Jr.
adams Family
Reunion lulu 80