Milford chronicle., 1952-10-17
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

row, Saturday, October 18th. Dur
ing his visit to the State he win
make number of appearances and
speeches.
/ TURKEY SUPERIOR LAW of
Lourdes Church of Seaford wiz
hold turkey supper on October
/ 22, Wednesday evening from ( tn
8 o'clock. Tickets may beeobtained
from any member Of the parish or
at the door. Price, $3.50 for adults.
and children, 75c.
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DELEGATE - 1t. William n
DrummOnd, a delegate from Della
ware at the 74th general eonven-
ton Of the National Guard at DEN
yer this week, has written to his
parents, here, telling about the
rough plane fight from Whining
ton.
They were delayed first by engine
trouble and then by a snOWstorm.
Lieutenant Drummond is attach
ed to Battery 193rd, A. A. A. He
is expected home this week.
BOGGS TO SPEAK-The Hon. 7
Caleb Boggs, candidate for Cover
nor on the Republican ticket and
Herbert Warburton, candidate for
united States Representative in
Congress will be the principal
speakers at the meeting of the
Eighth District Republican Club
TO be held October 90, at Holly
mount School at 8 p. m. State and
county candidates will be present.
ed. The public is invited to at
tend. Refreshments will be served.
COP WOMEN-The Sussex Conn
ty Women's Republican Club will
mold its regular monthly meeting in
the Veteran of Foreign Wars Han.
on Depot Street, Georgetown. The
meeting will be held on Wednes-
day evening, October 22nd at eight
/ O'Clock. Herbert Warburton, can
didate for Congress and Clarence
). Collins, candidate for State,
Treasurer, will be the guest speak
ers. County office aspirants will be
present and will be introduced.
DREDGING-United States SEN
ator J. Allen Frear announced to-
day that the Roosevelt Inlet in
Sussex County will be dredged out
and maintained by the Corps of
Engineers tc a depth of 8 feet.
Mr.. Frear stated that the i'm
lprovement of TIE waterway which
connects the Delaware Bay with
the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal is
intended to provide navigable
depths at all tide stages in the in
let channel for vessels of the
Army, Coast Guard and commercial
seafOOd Industries.
SKILLS NEEDED - The Army
is now Offering special consiGera-
ton to WAC applications with spe-
cial skills or experience.
Sgt. Margaret Milley, Army re-
cruiter i'll the post Office building,
said women without previous ser
vice and with skills the Army
needs will be given a specific grade
OF corporal or sergeant after train
ing.
Specialties needed include Stem
| ographer, Chemist Assistant, Medi-
cal Technician, Pharmacist, Phar-
maceutical Laboratory Assistant.
Surgical Orderly, Checking Machine
Operator, Tabulating Machine Op-
orator, Sorting Machine Operator.
land Verifier Operator.
I Women who have completed high
school and are between the ages
of 201s and 26 may apply for Army
or Air Force officer Candidate
School.
QUOTA-Delaware's draft quota
fer December will be 66, the State
Selective Service Office announced
this week.
The deadline for inductiOns will
! be December II, Douglas w. Troll.
draft director, announced. He said
no one will be inducted later than
that date, and that January induc-
tions will probably not come until
late in that month,
Mr.. Troll also expressed concern
over the states diminishing man
power status, stating that the pool
of men 20 years of age and older,
eligible under current regulations.
may be depleted by next June.
Although the national law per-
mits drafting of 19-year-olds, he
said, Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey.
Selective Service director, has or
dered that the quotas be filled from
those 20 and older.
Mr. Troll blamed the Arny's dis
propOTtiOnately" high rejection rate
much higher than in World War
ll-for much of the manpower
difficulty.
ASSETS GROW - The total as
sets of all state banks and trust
companies in Delaware increased
by more than $11,000,0O0 between
last June 80 and September s, ac-
cording to a comparative consoli-
dated statement issued by Ran
dolph Hughes, state bank commits
sioner.
The report covered SIS banks,
branch banks, and offices in the
state.
Total assets, as of September 5,
amounted to $625,912,848.O2, as
compared with S614,861,0I7.3O on
June 30. The assets showed an in
crease in .. S. Government obli-
cations, loans and discounts, and
buildings, furniture and fixtures,
and a decrease in cash and due
from banks, other bonds and secur-
tiles, and other real estate.
The largest increase was in U. |