Milford chronicle., 1951-09-07
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

ENLISTMENTS II Chief Smoot
that the following men j
have enlisted in the Navy, at the
Navy Recruiting Station, III Mar
ket Street, Georgetown: Howard
John Hooker, IL New Jersey Ave-
nue., Lewes; Donald Cleveland Cliff
ton, Milton; Clifford Ophy Flem-
ming, Ellendale; William Button
Robinson, Selbyville; Ronald How
ard Wiegand, DelmaF; John Byrd
Prettyman, Selbyville; James Rob-
ert Conway, Millsboro; and Pres
ton Tindall West. MillsborO.
All of the above men are taking
their basic trainihg at the Naval
Training Center, Great Lakes,s Ill,
except Howard John Hooker, who
is taking his basic training at the
Naval Training Center, Bainbridge,
Maryland.
PEACE Mutual respect among
the peoples of the world, will be the
key to future peace" declared the
Rev. Louis C. Randall, former World
War II Navy chaplain, in an ad-
dress before a recent meeting OF
the Lewes Rotary Club in the
Ocean House, Lewes Beach.
The minister, who is pastor OF the
EDworth Methodist Church of Re-
hoboth, scored the lack Of respect
by young people of this generation
. for their elders, He added If al
countries respected other peoples
1 property and the common cOurtes
l les of life, the road to peace wou3'
r be clear. He stressed "the impor
: tance of commanding respect b
] proper conduct of affairs. DR.. "
b o. Daisey was program chairman
g Since this weeks meeting Woul
a fall on Labor Day, the club decide
i to postpone it until Sept. 10. At tina
/. time the Lewes School faculty WI
/, be entertained as special guest
/, Commander John Wallterstein an
/, DR.. w. o. Daisey will be in charg
J of the program.
y BLUE CROSS-LinwOod Taylo
y representative for Blue Cross
q Delaware, was guest speaker at Il
= u regular meeting of the Georgetown
T Millsboro Rotary Club in Hickman
le Restaurant near MillsbOrO, recen
= ly. -.
= Mr.. Taylor cited the sLea'
H. growth of Blue Cross in the sta
and nation, stating that approx
= mately 200, 900 Of the S17 600 Del
u ware residents or about so per ce
gu are Blue Cross members with d.
% aware ranking second in the natl
VII in state members, Rhode Island
- ing first.
u D Harry E. Hudson, program cha
- man. Visiting ROtarians were h.
~ Haldeman and Edward Halden
ny of pittsburgh. Pa. Alfred Carey
~ I,ansdowne, Pa, was guest.
X At the close of the meeting
IN committee in charge of the Lac
'Lt; Night to be held in the Rehoh
li'u Country Club. on Sept. II, met
discussion of plans for the
gram to be presented that even
-
a. az . KTWANIANS-The Milford Ki
~ mans. al their regular dinner-m
M ing at Slaughter Beach, Tues
saU evening, received a first hand
81, 49, count of the fighting that has
4tio going on in war-tOrn Korea. I
~ tain William Downham, natiVI
I'D wyoming, Del, who recently
onU @ tnTned to the United States for
0rd assignment to Tinker Air r.
@ 81 Base. Oklahoma City, Okla,
lii present as a guest of his brot
IL lanes Downham, and told Of s.
rob of his experiences in flying ca
o~,' M from Japanese bases to ground
ices ces in Korea.
Io 49, CaDtain Downham, who has 81
4o'. co the mast three years in the Jal
,oon Korea Area, stressed the serl
'0" ness of the Korean Conflict
highly praised the outnumD
United Nations ground forces.
The Milford Kiwanis Club
Gently elected delegates and a
mates to represent the local sci
club at the 93rd Annual Convel
rage of the Capital District. which
ople. be held at Roanoke, Va, Oct.
once delegates from the Milford Clu
arbe- John r. Rogers, Nelson CC1
even Wright. and James Down
next George Stokes, Robert A. FL
,opu- and Gordon Mclean are to b
teruates.
n of The local Kiwanians are
el of making plans for their A
mu- Benefit Auction, which will be
bass. here at a local theatre in lat
nary; tOber.
from -
Isno-,, 60 LANK HONORED-COlOnel
Kon liam E. Lank, Milford's Gran
. ntist Soldier, was accorded add
We've hOnors Tuesday evening wit
Sovoh nouncement of his appointing
Tom a national aide-de-camp to the
mander of the M. o. c., and p
80 tation of a properly enscrib'
osuoSS from members of Fiddlers r
ei1lDo, nD,, No. 4, Milford. The announC
- - 49, and presentation were ma
~ ~ IA. I Clement Nevins, presiding
la iN of the local NJ. o. c. unit, anC
I' lighted a Coolies meeting hel
OF tho VFW Home.