Milford chronicle., 1962-04-13

BENEFIT DANCE - Music by
the Quarter Notes, on Friday, Apr.
13, $50 p.m.-1:00 am $500 per
couple, at the Harrington Armory,
proceeds to Cub Scout Pack No.
rs, Harrington. For reservations,
call GA2-4261 or EX8-3112.
TURKEY SUPPER The WSCS
of Asbury Church will serve their
annual Turkey, Chicken and Dump
ling Spring Supper with all h e
trimmings at their newly enlarged
Community House on the George
town and Laurel Highway on Sat-
urday, April 2S Serving to start
at pm.
ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE
sponsored by the Pathfinders Glass
of Harrington Asbury Church April
"a, 25, and 26 in the Collins Build
ing The WS.CS. will serve lunch
every day Roast beef dinner Tues
day evening and Chicken and
Dumplings Wednesday evening.
Admission to the Show and Sale,
$50
FEATURED SPEAKER. Virgilia
Peterson, author and critic, will
be the featured speaker at the
third annual spring luncheon of
the University of Del war e
Library Associates on Saturday,
April a.
Henry B. du Pont, president of
the Associates, will preside at the
meeting in Harrington dining hall
on the university's east campus.
SOIL SAMPLE - Kent County
Soil Conservation District h a S
contributed huge sample of soil
as part of a nationwide study to
determine the effect of agricultural
chemicals upon the soil, says Fred
T. Mott, Works Unit Conservation
ist for the Soil Conservation Serv-
ice in Kent County The greater
than three ton typical sample o
local soils was obtained through
the courtesy of Thomas Singleton
whose farm is near Cheswold. Soil
It
Oscar LaVoie of the U. S. Soil Con-
servation Service, together wi h
Soil Scientist T. w. Bendixen of
the US. Public Health Service su-
perviSed the eXacting and pains
taking removal of this huge soil
sample
ORGAN CONCERT - The organ
concert, which is being sponsored
by the Cokesbury MYAF, will be
held Monday, May z, 1862, instead
OF Wednesday, May End as pre-
viously released. The concert S
being held in the Georgetown High
School Auditorium and will start
at pm.
Mr.. Larry Ferrari, Of Philadel-
phia, well known TV organist,
will be the guest artist The pro-
ceedS from this concert will be put
into an organ fund, established by
the MYAF, for the purchase of a
new organ for Cokesbury Metho-
dist Church, located on the George
town -Bridgeville Highway
Mr.. Henry |. Short, Sr., general
chairman of ticket sales, has an
nounced that the membership of
the MYAF has been divided into
teams. Some simple rules have
been established, thus creating
competition among the teams.
Tickets will be available at the
door the night of the concert.
FUEL TAX RECEIPTS = Re-
ceipts from Motor Fuel Taxes for
the month of February show an
increase of S201, 1,442,09 when COM
pared with the receipts for the
same month of year ago, accord
ing to the report compiled by Roy
B. Kemp, Jr., Director Of the Motor
Fuel Tax Division for the State
Highway Department February's S
receipts, which were received dur
ing March, amounted to S797,19519.
According to the report, there
was total of 13,2S6,579 gallons of
motor fuel sold during the month,
an increase of 1,794,439 gallons
over the amount sold during Feb
ruary of last year.
The report indicates a total of rs
concerns bonded for the distribu-
ton of motor fuels during the
month, of which the combined sales
of 5 concerns provided 62% of
February receipts. The five con-
Germs are: Atlantic Refining Com
pany, $S9,357.17; Gulf Oil Com
pany, $102,925.59; Humble Oil and
Refining c o m pany, S171,76334;
Sun Oil Company, $65 5,S07.74; Tide
water Oil Company, $60,679.00.
25 concerns reported no sales for
the month