Milford chronicle., 1962-08-24
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware
ABRAHAM REED FAMILY RE

ABRAHAM REED FAMILY RE
UNION = The second ANNUAL Abra
ham Reed family reunion will be
held Sunday, August 26, 1870 pm
at Trap Pond. A short business
meeting, including election of f.
ficers, will be held with the presi-
dent, j. Preston Reed, Milton, pre-
siding. All descendants are cordial
ly invited to attend Each family is
asked to bring a picnic lunch.
FASHION SHOW-The arrange
ments for the Second Annual Fash
ion Show, sponsored by Circle No.
1 of the Goshen Church WSCS,
Milton, have been completed.
The theme will be carried out
with a social and campus bridal
shower, the wedding, and the hon.
eymoon.
The show will be held on Sep
tember 10, at pm. in the Fellow
ship Hall with the wedding recep-
ton in the Sunday School Room.
Tickets may be purchased at the
door and will be $100.
Emanuel's of Milford and Dover
will be showing all the latest Fall
and Winter fashions.
LOW BIDS-Low bids from two
construction companies for paving
and resurfacing 25 Seaford C city
streets have been approved by City
Council.
The Delmarva Asphalt Co., Sea-
ford, submitted the low bid of $12,-
311 for surfacing IL streets with
chip-stone. George and Lynch, Inc,
Wilmington, was low at $41, $50, for
surfacing 13 other streets with hot
mix.
Other bidders on both projects
We're: Delaware Roads Co. and
Paul Scotton Co.
The program is being financed
with municipal aid funds.
Council also accepted a low bid
of $1,697 from the Webb Motor Co.,
Milford, for a new police car.
OVERRUNS RUNWAY A T-33
Air Force Jet over-ran the runway
recently at Dover Air Force Base,
but nobody was injured and little
damage occurred to the plane.
According to base officials b e
jet didn't make take-off speed and
rejected" take-off. 1t shot past the
end of the runway and onto over
run of graded surface at the end
of the concrete.
The only damage was minor and
was confined to the landing gear
doors, said a base official.
The plane, a trainer, was piloted
by Capt K A Urdah1. Airman &c
M. B. Wollam was a passenger.
CHANGE in LIVESTOCK REG
UIATIONS PROPOSED USD
A announced last week that chang
es are being made in Federal regu-
lations governing payments to
farmers for cattle destroyed be-
cause of brucellosis, tuberculosis,
and paratuberculosis. The purpose
is to facilitate eradication of these
diseases. The changes, to become
effective September 6, delegates
authority to USDA Veterinarians
in-charge to exempt premises with
out buildings, holding facilities, or
other equipment from cleaning and
disinfecting requirements. Pre-
viously, regulations required h a
all premises be cleaned and disin-
fected before payment could b
made for destroyed animals.
BRIDGEVILLE POST OFFICE
Work began last week on the con-
structiOn of a new post office
building in Bridgeville
The contractor, Facciolo Con-
Struction Co., Wilmington, staked
the location on the northwest corn
er of Walnut and Laws Sts., and
has begun foundations. At the same
time the feed mill on the property
is being demolished.
Originally scheduled to be start
ed by July 1, construction was de
layed by legal entanglements i n
the property transfer. The lot and
mill were formerly owned by Wal
ton Owens.
Completion date is Jan. 1, 1868,
and the contractor has assured
Postmaster Charles S. Willin, b
deadline will be met.