Milford chronicle., 1952-07-25
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

OSFS IN the FTankfOrd- NIilIsboro-
DagsDoro area will meet Tuesday
July 20, at 1880 p. M, d. s. n IN
dlckman's Restaurant, MilIsboro
to work out plans for local Sg1fh.
ern States membership meetings
TINS coming summer. In the gronn
VIII be Clifford c. Jones and Mrs
orrlngton Richards, both Of Frank
FORD, Mr.. and Mrs. RAYMOND Rail-
ey, OF Millsboro, and Fred n. Carey
and Mrs. Russell T. CIogg. botb
OF Dagsboro. The following agency
managers will also attend. Edwin
". Mccormick, Frankford: John
=. Brasure, Millsboro, and Norman
Hickman and ]. f.. johnson. botb
Of Dagsboro.
AT this session, membership
meetings for several Communities
IN this area will be scheduled. and
plans and programs developed for
those meetings. The Joint session
OF the community representatives
Will replace individual planning
conferences held in each commun-
lty in previous years.
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SCOUTS - According to an an
nouncement made by Ellis K. I,e-
crone, the Dover District Chairman
OF the Del-Mar-Va Council. Bov
scouts OF America, DR.. H. Y. Hoi-
loway Of Dover, and w. W. WOOD
OF FELTON,, have been appointed as
co-cha1rmen Of the Southern no.
yer District Campaign for the forth
coming Boy Scout Embarrassing
drive. -'-'1s
Paul D. LoVett, general chairman
OF the Boy Scout Finance Gam
palgn, announced that the annual
Del-Mar-Va Council Campaign
would be kicked off on September
II IN more than ninety communi-
ties on the peninsula.
Mr. Lovett revealed that after an
extensive review Of the needs ;
council committee set the bndgat
at $l21,O00. The budget proviSes
Tor such items as executive stafP
maintenance and operation az
camps operation and supplying Of
camp Rodney, Court of Honor
awards for scouts, training for
scout leaders, maintenance of -scont
headquarters, and Office staff
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NO SHELTERS - The lack NJ
shelters for Delaware's 24-bour
skyWatch operation was termed this
week by George Ehinger. state di-
rector of the Civil Defense Ground
observer Corps, as an even greater
problem than manpoWer.
AT the close of the first week of
the states assistance to the Air
Force radar screen, the states CHIEF
spotter declared: until we can
break that block (lack of sheltersl
we won't be doing too well"
Mr.. Ehinger said funds are avail
able for materials for the obserya-
ton centers, but posts are tagging
IN applying for them. He added thai
supervisors have been notified az
the need for shelter construction
The Newark Office Of Lieutenant
colonel ID. Preston Lee, state al.
rector of civil defense. claimed
manpoWer shortages are forcfne
many volunteers to put in more
time than is considered fair.
IL was reported that six posts
are operating full time, three others
are partially operative, and 2I more
are still in process of organization
HEAPS AID CLUB - Harold r
Berg, o. Wilmington, was elected
president last Friday of the Wilm-
ington Advertising Club for the vea,
1928. He succeeds John E. Kates
He will be installed at the first
meeting of the new season in Sept
ember.
Mr.. Berg is director of produc-
ton for the NeWs-JOurnal paDers
and secretary-treasureP of the Del
Mar-Va Press Association. He is
also past president of the Wilm-
ington Optimist Club.
Other officers elected at the meet
ing in the Hotel Rodney included
Norton S. Fowler, vice-president:
and c. c. GerOW, Jr., secretary and
treasurer.
The following were elected to the
board of directors: Coleman q.
Bye, A. Rae DuBell, Walter ]. Far
rell, Albert L. Ingram, John r.
Kates Paul J. Knebels, Matthew
Leshem, Lloyd R. Leslie, Robert ].
Peoples, George M. Reese, Jr., Char
les ]. Ribsam, and ]. German Walsh.
G. Marshall Townsend, editor, and
Robert H. Yerkes. managing editor
Of the Milford Chronicle, are mem
bers.
On August 8 the club will hold
a picnic at the Wildwood Yacht Club
at Charlestown, Md, and on Aug
ust % the members will be guests
Of the Curtis Paper Company, OF
Newark, followed by a dinner at
the Newark Country Club.
BIG SCARE - RehOboth Beach
got a big fire scare recently that
has made Rehoboth city fathers
caution the residential and summer
populace to avoid wasting the mea-
gre water supply during the hot,
dry period.
The fire proved to be nothing
more than a burning tar pot near
Stokely Foods, Inc, at the edge Of
the town. But smoke that bilIowed
over all the town was at first be-
lieved to be the entire plant In
flames.
Town commissioners are asking
everyone to cooperate in saving the
water supply that for many years
has been deemed inadequate should
a bog fire occur there. Mayor r. D..
Thompson points out that Reho-
both is still forced to use the old
system, which is already over-work-
ed, as new wells being dug on the
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