Milford chronicle., 1961-06-02
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

BINGO PROFITS = Riding the
crest of an upsurge in popularity
of the game. bingo profits in Del
aware in April resulted in gross
profits of s85,004.91, according to
Bingo Control Commission re-
ports.
To the sponsors, who provided
129 nights of play for 1851 per-
sons the net profit was S19,S74.01.
Wilmington players numbered
6,0SS and sponsors had gross prof
its of $22,362.S0 and net of ST.
346.6O. Rural New Castle County
players numbered 5,344 with gross
profits of S20.S0S.92 and net of $5,-
25216. Kent County's 2,167 play
ers brought gross profits to spon-
sors of s22,296.66 and net of $4,-
600.32 and the 2,972 players in
Sussex County left gross profits
of $19,536.53 with game sponsors
and net of s2,67493.
KENT FIRE POLICE-The Kent
Fire Police Association meeting
was held in Hartly Fire Hall re-
Gently, with about 20 members
and officers present The Kent
County Fire Police attended a
school at Wyoming re-
Gently. The training was on hand
ling traffic. The instructors were
Delaware State Police. The State
of Delaware has passed a law, that
Fire Police, Fire Chiefs, Assistant
Chiefs and Engineers are allowed
to use blue lights on their private
cars.
The Kent County Fire Police are
planning a ladies' night dinner.
Our meetings are held once a
month. At the meetings we try to
solve the problems that occur at
fires. The Job of Fire Police is
to protect the property and direct
the traffic around the fire truck
and fire hose. We are using blue
lights for a warning device to the
public.
DIVIDEND DECLARED - Rol-
Inns Broadcasting, Inc, declared a
regular quarterly dividend on Com
mon Stock May 26, 1861 of eight
cents per share payable July %,
1861 to stockholders of record
June 26, 1861. No cash dividend
was declared on Glass B Common
Stock.
Rollins board of directors felt
that part of the benefits of the
substantial increase in cash flow
should be passed on to the stock
holders in the form of a stock divi-
dend, and have declared a special
stock dividend of three per cent
payable to holders of record on
June 26, 1861, provided the stock
holders approve an increase in the
authorized capital stock of the
company to permit the issuance of
additional shares of its stock. Such
a stock dividend viii be payable
on both Common and Glass B Com
mon Stock. A special meeting OF
stockholders will be held June %,
1861 for stockholders of record as
of June 1. 1861 for the purpose of
authorizing an increase of autho-
rized capital stock OF the corpora
ton.
DELMAR BOY KILLED - Gar
Ian Hayward, Is, of Delmar, Md,
died in Peninsula General Hospi-
tai last Friday, IL hours after a
bicycle he was riding was struck
by an auto.
The boy apparently rode across
the center strip of q. S. Route Is,
about 9 p. m, Thursday, directly
into the path of a car driven by
Delbert L. House, of PHILADELPHIA.
State police said witnesses at the
scene, about a mile south of the
Maryland-Delaware line, reported
Houses car seemed to be travelling
within the 55-mile speed limit, but
the impact hurled the boy through
the cars windshield.
House told police the bicycle was
carrying no lights and the boy
was wearing dark clothing.
The accident occurred a short
time after Margaret Nichols, of
Foskey Lane. nearby, had reported
the bicycle stolen, police said.
The youth suffered severe brain
injuries and multiple body injuries.
He died at 1922 a. m. He was a son
of Mrs. Hortense Shrieves.
No charges have yet been filed
against HOuSe