Milford chronicle., 1951-11-09

. the OelaWare Society, Daughters
Of the American Revolution, an
nOunced on Saturday at a fall con-
ference, held in Dover, that the
annual state meeting of the society
would be held in the Hotel du-
Pont, in Wilmington, on February
%, beginning at ten o'clock. This
will be an ali day session. It was
also announced that Delaware Day
at Valley Forge would be on jan
uary s next year, and members of
the OAR were urged to attend the
service held in the chapel there.
/ DRIVER TRAINING - Clifford
Outten, an inspector Of the Motor
| Vehicle Department, has Just re-
turned from Northeastern Univer-
sity in Boston where he pursued a
special study on driver license ex-
aminatiOns and safe driving study.
The course followed by. Mr.. Outten
( covered latest designs for giving
road tests to prospective drivers as
well as methods of examining on
motor vehicle laws and rules of
the road. Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner Harold H. Keller has indi-
Gated that Mr.. Outten will devote
some time to instructing the ex-
aminers at all branch offices of
the department concerning the
methods to be used in giving en-
aminatiOns te prospective drivers.
SOUTHERN STATES - Howard
S. Vreeland will attend the 2Sth
Southern States Annual Meeting in
Richmond, Va, November 8 and
8, as the official delegate from the
Milford area.
Also attending will be Jacob
Brown, manager of the local
Southern States Agency.
Well over 1900 persons will be
on hand for the meeting. High
lights of the two-day affair include
the annual report by o. E. Zacha-
rias, Jr., General Manager of
Southern States, the finals in the
Ko-op Kwiz KOntest, the confir-
nation of three neWly-elected men,
bers of the COOperatiVe's Board of
Directors, a general discussion
session, and the presentation of
state and regional Green Pasture
essay contest awards by Virginia's
Governor Battle.
GLOBE CIRCLER - Little Can
dy" Smith, who at 2, was nation
ally publicized by an airline as
having travelled around the world,
is on her way on another trip half
way around the same old globe.
Candy" with her mother, Mrs.
John r. Smith, and brother, John
ny, left Smyrna last week for Oak
land, Calf, where they will be
prOcessed before sailing to Japan.
There an anxious father and hus-
band, Master Sergeant John r.
Smith, stationed with the United
States Air Force, is waiting for
them.
Candy and her mother were on
their way to join Sergeant Smith in
| India when "Candy's" parents made
the newspapers.
Mrs. Smith and her children ex-
pect to be in Japan for two years.
Sergeant Smith recently received a
citation for meritorious service.
DRAFTEES The names of
Delaware youths inducted into the
Army and Marine Corps in Octo-
Der through the local draft boards
were made public on Monday at
State SelectiVe Service headquar-
ters.
The list follows:
Local Board No. /, Kent County,
Army, James S. Greenage, Leonard
w. Roach, George w. Evans, Rus
sell w. McNatt, Howard Hicks,
Harry Edward Wyatt, Martin Eu-
gene Wiley, William Harvey
Wertz, Jr.; Marine Corps, Gordon
M. Clark, Paul A. Bennett, Charles
Leroy Minus, Donald Thomas Boy
er.
Local Board No. 2, Sussex Conn-
ty, Army, Frederick L. McGee, All
ton L. Passwaters, William ]. Sea-
brease, Alfred Klein, Cornelius
Harmon, Johnnie F. Lathbury.
John w. Green; Marine Corps,
Larry H. Brasure.
CHARTER NIGHT-The George
town Kiwanis Club observed Char
ter and Ladies' Night at it's an
nual Halloween celebration in the
social hall of Grace Methodist
Church in Georgetown last week.
It was also an inter-club meeting,
with an attendance of around $50.
Visiting clubs present included
Kiwanis Clubs from Wilmington,
Milford. RehOboth, Greenwood,
Bridgeville, Seaford and Mills
bOro.
Zack w. Wells, of Wilmington,
the principal speaker, entertained
the group with humorous stories
sand anecdotes. William H. Hend-
erson, lieutenant-gOvernor of the
district, acted as master of cere-
monies.
Flowers from the club were pre-
sented to Mrs. William H. Hend-
erson and Mrs. Dallas A. Dennis.
The presentation was made by
Harry S. Smith, past president
of the club.
POMONA OFFICERS - The IS
or more representatives of the sew
fen oranges in Kent County who
attended the Kent County Pomona
Grange meeting held at the Twen-
tieth Century Club House at Smyr-
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