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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 22

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The Morning Newsi
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Wilmington, Delaware
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TWENTY-TWO WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. WEDNESDAY, 1UNE 19, 1957 rebate the town has given to the nnunnrtn iirrimr II AM I DIAMOND SELLS W0RMIII1 WMWW i J-n a rw company for a 10-year period, ana several otner matters. Mayor William J. Smith and members of the town council will be present.

Hot Rodders- Centime ftm Flrtt Far say around 100 miles per hour." He said he saw two sets of lights coming towards him and pulled off the road. "They were late-model sports cars," he said, "but I don't know what kind. They were built low to the ground and traveling. If I hadn't pulled off, the one that was passing would have hit me head-on." Motorists complaining about the racing on the Lancaster Pike said "one of the racers looked like a Model or like something out of the past." He later told a trooper that "it wasn't out of the past because it was going too fast." Troopers immediately went to the scene, but could find none of the racers. However, they reported that they had received numerous "other complaints" during the week and that some of the youths suspected owned cars that could go "at least 115 miles per hour.

NAVAL RESERVE PLANS' CHANGE OF COMMAND and Walnut Streets. Frenck Street will be blocked between Seventh and Eighth Streets for about two hours during the afternoon. The ladies auxiliary of the Norman P. Scott Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2765 received permission to hold a block party on July 5 between 7:30 and 11 p.

m. on Poplar Street between Seventh and Eighth. The St. James A. U.

M. P. Church was authorized use of Cade Street between Heald and Forrest Streets for a block party on June 28. The African Harmony Grand Lodge Free and Accepted Ancient York Masons received permission to hold a parade on June 23 beginning at 3 p. m.

BISHOP FITZMAURICE VISITING IN IRELAND The Most Rev. Dr. Edmond J. FitzMaurice, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, left before the current intense heat wave for a summer vacation at his native home. Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland.

While in Ireland, the bishop will observe his 76th birthday anniversary with friends and relatives June 24. He was consecrated fourth Bishop of Wilmington on Nov. 30, 1925 at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. During his absence from the Diocese of Wilmington, the Most Rev.

Dr. Hubert J. Cartwright, coadjutor bishop of Wilmington, will direct the work of the diocese. Bishop Cartwright, who is also pastor of Christ Our King Parish, is currently observing the initial stages of the construction of the new $700,000 Christ Our King Church and rectory at Twenty eighth and Monroe Streets. welcomed by left to right: F.

Toner, Dr. A. Brady. Okonlmski Studio other officials of the order, George J. Glenn, Joseph Norbert L.

Gladnick, Francis HEAD OF NEW COUNCIL WELCOMED-Ed-ward B. Sledz of Fairfax, right, ond knight of the new Knights of Columbus Council No. 4425, of the Deerhurst-Fairfax Area, is i ym tlon of the Si1 Highway De- i iTIm Partment and its contractor, the ti' dS e.kJy Pavin nd Construction ing last night at the Naval and'Cnmnanv cavation, from which the firm is hauling gravel to the annoyance of residents, is in violation of the county zoning code. It is expected that a final ruling against the firm will have to be supported in the Court of Chancery. CHILD HURT AT POOL Francis Collins, 7, 2709 Pine Street, was injured when he fell at Price Run Pool last night.

The child, son of Mrs. Ella Collins, suffered a laceration of the head and was treated at The Memorial Hospital Want Ads are always olerted or your call. 1 Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, foot of Madison Street. The group is under the command of Lt. Comm.

Ivan Garsons. It was announced that the division officers have completed arrangements for change of command ceremonies July 2 at 7:30 p. m. The division held a party last Saturday at the Atterbury VFW Post. The "get acquainted" affair was attended by approxi- mately 50 men the division.

and officers of, I OIL BUSINESS The petroleum business of the Diamond Ice Coal Company has been sold to the Gulf Oil Company, for whom Diamond has served as the local wholesaler for many years. Gulf will take over Diamond's service station business, and its activities in. supplying fuel oil, and selling and servicing oil burners, it was explained last night by Wenley D. Nelson, division general manager of Gulf Oil Company in It is not true, as reported earlier, that Gulf will take over the entire fuel operations" of Diamond because the local firm's coal business is not involved in the purchase, Mr. Nelson said.

In addition to the petroleum business, Diamond deals in ice, coal, insulation, aluminum storm windows and screens, custom kitchens, home freezers, ice refrigerators, and air conditioning, and has a cold storage and a restaurant business. The Diamond chain is the largest chain of service stations In northern Delaware. Some of the stations are operated by the company, others are leased to private In addition Diamond wholesales Gulf Oil products to Cher service station operators. Keal estate involved in the sale includes Diamond's offices at Vandever Avenue and Jessup Streets and the firm's storage and terminal facilities in South Wilmington at Lobdell and Heald Streets. O.

Bretz of the Gulf Phila delphia office will become gen eral manager here for Gulf, and Charles L. Walker, a Diamond vice president, will be assistant manager, Mr. Nelson said. He added that Gulf hope; to expand the petroleum business it is taking over. The sale was negotiated at the instigation of Diamond and has been under discussion for sev eral years.

Accidents- Continue From Flrit Fr Wayne, believed to have been driving the other car, was injured critically. Trooper Paul Tanger of the Indiana State Police said the Clergyman's car collided with Musiel's as the former was passing another automobile. Word of Mr. and Mrs. Musiel's death was received last night by members of their families.

They were told the accident occurred about 7 p. m. Their destination was Washington and other states in the Northwest. Before then, Mr. Musiel and his wife had planned on visiting his aged mother In Wisconsin.

Their bodies will be returned to Willowdale for burial. Both Mr. and Mrs. Musiel had been married before. Mr.

Musiel is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Wallace Ellis of Chester. A son, Norman Musiel, was killed in World War II. Mrs. Musiel's surviving children from her first marriage are: William Patterson, at home; Mrs.

Vincent Gabany and Charles One el Amtrtca'i Never HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO SAVE HUNDREDS ON THE DIG Patterson of Media, and Miss! Barbara Patterson, at home. I Three Injured I Three persons received minor injuries in accidents in the Wilmington area. Miss Nancy Cashman, 17, of 2201 Delaware Avenue, was in jured when the car in which "she was riding and another collided yesterday at Pennsylvania and Greenhill Avenues, She was taken to the Delaware Hospital in the county ambulance and treated for lacerations of the face. According to police, the car in which she was riding was struck by another driven by Lawrence Marshall of 114 Winchester Place. Total damage was estimated at $700.

A collision between two automobiles at Lobdell and Heald Streets yesterday caused injury to a passenger in one of the ve hides. He was Frank DiNicola, 67, of 1810 Bancroft Street, Philadelphia, who suffered con tusions and abrasions of the head. He was taken to the Delaware Hospital in the police patrol, acting as an emergency vehicle, and released following treat ment. Police said DiNicola was riding in a car driven by Nicholas F. Piluso, 22.

of Overview Gar dens. The other car was operated by Henry R. Harlow, Takoma Park, Md. Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $250, A 37-year-old driver who escaped with chin lacerations and possible rib fractures when his car plunged 25 feet into fcheil pot Creek, early yesterday, was fined $10 and costs for reckless driving by Magistrate Charles Honey, of Bellefonte, following treatment at the Delaware Hospital. The driver was Charles E.

Horton, 700 block West Ninth Street. State troopers said the car was traveling south on the Philadelphia Pike when it left the bottom of Penny Hill near the K. of C. Forms New Council Organization of a new council of the Knights of Columbus for men in the Deerhurst-Fairfax area was completed last night at a meeting at the Monaghan Columbus Club, 1301 South Rodney Street. Edward B.

Sledz of 15 York Road, Deerhurst, was appointed first erand knight of the new council, designated Knights of Columbus Council, No. 4425, pending selection of a name later. Mr. Sledz" appointment was made by District Deputy Dr. Norbert L.

Gladnick, pending an election by the new council. Francis J. Creedon of 2200 Baumont Road, Fairfax, was appointed secretary of the new council. A group of 26 candidates of the new council was initiated into the first degree of the Catholic men's order. It brings to 45 the present membership in the Deerhurst-Fairfax council.

Grand Knight Sledz, who Is a technician with the DuPont Company at the Experimental Station, was educated at Ohio State University. He is married and has one child, a daughter, Mrs. Jeannette Donovan of Wilmington. Sand Pit- Contlniifd Frurn Firit FM did not file the answer, to take immediate steps to stop all operations at the sand pit. John Van Brunt, of Killoran and Van Brunt, counsel for the firm, sought from Edward W.

Cooch, Levy Court attorney, an extension of three or four days for filing the plans and reasons. The controversy between resi dents of Holloway Terrace and OFEN WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS AID FEIE LISTED TONIGHT Special to the Morning Netrs DELAWARE CITY, June 18. Civic groups of this community, spearheaded by the Lions Club, will stage a dinner meeting at the Delaware City Recreation Club tomorrow beginning at 6 p. m. to discuss general improvements for the town.

Several months ago the Lions Club had a special committee from the Delaware City Century Club and the Business Girls' Club as dinner guests, along with R. S. Stanfield of the Tidewater Oil Company, Mrs. James A. Flaherty, pres-j ident of the Century Club, out-1 lined certain aims and ideals of the clubwomen concerning the town at that time.

She also pointed out that the club had entered a two-year civic improvement contest sponsored by the National Federation of Women's Clubs in the category of civic improvement. The Lions appointed a committee on civic improvement to work with the Century Club and the mayor and council. Meantime, the Century Clu1 had motion pictures of some of the dilapidated spots in the community taken to represent the "before" phase of the contest in which the club has entered The film was donated by the Tidewater Oil Company, by request, and the pictures were taken by Walter E. Kabis, director of education and recreation at the Governor Bacon Health Center. These pictures will be shown tomorrow.

Mr. Stanfield, speaking for the company, will answer questions on local employment at the refinery, refinery employe resi- dence in the town or immediate area, taxes with respect to the Dm'I ui Ik iff IdniiiM Ml, CIVIC The reconstruction of Concord Avenue lias "completely isolated" a grocery market, causing a "critical sales decline" in the store's business, the Street and Sewer Department directors were informed by letter at their meeting yesterday. Luther M. Hearn, a partner in the Hearn Brothers local food store chain, told the directors the work on the street has rendered their store at Washington Street and Concord Avenue virtually inaccessible for incoming and out-going deliveries. The letter asked that the directors "shorten the distress" of Concord Avenue merchants by "accelerating" the street repair.

Suftests Overtime Mr. Hearn suggested that because of the longer daylight hours, the job might be speeded up by working overtime. This npttled Howard F. Mc-Call, a director, who retorted by saying, "Ask them if they pay overtime." Albert Husbands, board president, once again explained that the project is under the jurisdic- si Curbinr Bid Awarded The directors awarded a eon-tract for installation of 25 feet of curbing and sidewalk on Thirty-fifth Street near Church Street to Albert A. Williams at a low bid of $97.50.

Permits for two parades and a two block oarties wert also authorized by the directors. The Paul Lawrence Dunbar Lodge 106. 716 French Street, received permission to conduct a parade on July 7 using Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Lombard, French with DREAM I. 5i.ll.. WCAU-TV, II.

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