Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1951-08-17
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

NEWTON'S PICNIC Over one
hundred employees and their fam.
lies attended the EMPLOYEES Pic.
mic given by the Newton Organiza-
tlon on Sunday afternoon Aupne,
H. at Slaughter Beach IN front ~
the Newton Cottage.
everyone enjoyed softball and
horseshoe pitching with gwiyomjne
az the main activity. There were hot
IOss' marshmallows, ana soft
drinks for all. l'
Those in attendance had an a,
!oyable afternoon and are looIrino
forward to the picnic BECOMING az
annual event.
Alp PAT4SE This COMING
sunday, August 10, the MiIfor5
Civil Sir PETROL win hold > nroc.
tlce searca and rescue mission
The Milford and Dover S0uad-
ron with their cadets will form
INTO teams with the seniors con
Quoting the search and the cadets
operating the ground radio and
rescue section.
The pilot with his ohsArvar min
ny In a designated area loolring
Tor the downed plane and mon
spottlng the same will report nv
radio to headquarters. Al head
quarters the cadets will man tbo
radio and direct the rescue taanoS
70 the target where they will annIv
nrst aid to the victims and IN ~,
guard the downed plane.
delaware has a quota of 500 air
caOets between the ages of 15 To
~ years. Boys and girls Of Mil.
iord are welcome and urged 70
JOIN the Civil Air Patrol. Learn 10
read military maps, work the ra-
no and to perform a lot oS ~
enlnss useful to the defense Of
your country and to yourself and
nave fun while doing it..
AUXILIARY POLICE - Nam
Ders of the auxiliary police NJ tbo
Dover civil defense organi9atioD
are filling in for some memhars -
vacation. '-'-i' OH
Ihelr work has won the com-
mendation of Police Chief lanes
Z. Turner, ST., for eficiencv and
earnestness. anu
The chief explained that this is
not the first period during which
the auxiliary policemen. who nm
eerWent rigid training couTae
IN police work, have been caiIeS
upon to assist the regular nolico
department. POAi'e
During the several weeks that
lhe police were endeavoring tn an
pEenehO a hit-run perpetrator Of =
number of Offenses of breaking on5
entering homes and other nIsces
auxiliary officers accompanied
them. 'i aiileu
A suspect eventually was arrest
ca as the alleged burglar dnrinr" =
daytime visit to Dover. His pTsc-
tlce' according to accusations wes
that ne would go to Dover. which
Is MS nome town, and make a bo1I
Ian 90 TO Atlantic City or Phila-
Helphla' and return again to break
into more places. i
While the alleged thief has hoo,
captured, for some weeks the No
nee had the problem Of trying u
track nm down, in which wori1
the auxiliary officers gave .vaIn-
ape ald' Chief Turner mention
WAC'S = Master Sergeant Carl
4 h1ilmon, U. S. Army and U. q
AIR Force Recruiter for this apes
announced today that under q new
rullhg' women who wish to VoIun-
-eeF Ior the Women's Army Corns
nay now enlist for two wears in
stead of three.
according to Sergeant Killmon
this is the first time since 49,
years Immediately following World
war II that a two-year enlistment
mas been authorized. Up until lie
new ruling all enlistments ware
.or 3, 4, 5 or years, the same "a
Tor male applicants.
women with or without prior
military experience are urged ~
me recruiting sergeant to congider
Inc many fine opportunities for wo-
men in the service Of their conn
Try.
To be eligible, the sergeant said
applicants must be between he
ages Of Is and 35 years (have writ
.en consent Of their parents II nm
Ter 21) mast be unmarried ana
nave no dependents under IL and
,ney must possess a diploma from
recognized higa school.
The D. S. army and u. s. Air
force Recruiting Station is located
It 1O97s LoDckerman street. Dover
IND is open daily in order to give
-ull information to all applicants
Who wish to Join the WAC. Ia addi-
ion, Sergeant TEillmon stated fhat
here would be a WAC-WAF Re-
'ruiting team present every Wed
lesday evening from $500 until
800 O'Clock in Room 200. YMCA.
lOS King street, Wilmington Is
Interview these young ladies who
ire working and cannot apply dur
ng the day.
Family Dinner