Milford chronicle., 1952-07-11
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

CUT WORMS - Approximately
], 500 acres Of the states corn crop
will have 20 be replanted because
Of damage inflicted by the cut
worm, it was revealed yesterday
by DR.. Louis A. Stearns, professor
Of entomology at the University Of
Delaware.
DR.. Stearns said that although
the threat has subsided somewhat
in Sussex County, it has reached
its peak in New Castle and Kent
Counties.
The damage has been extensive |
this year because of the invasion
of two additional types of cutworm /
species.
BANKER-One of the honors of
banking today is to be a graduate
at the American Bankers AssOcia-
tion Graduate School of Banking,
which each year is in session at
Rutgers University, New Bruns-
wick, New Jersey.
Samuel Francis Heite, assistant
cashier of the Farmers Bank of
the State of Delaware, who is in
charge of G. l. Loans and such
matters at the Dover office, is a
student in the second year class.
Mr.. Heite distinguished himself
with high hOnOrs during his fresh
man year.
Mr.. Heite will graduate from this
well-knOwn banking institute in
1853.
DRAFT-The names of Is Della
ware men inducted into the Army
during June have been announced
/ by the state SelectiVe Service Office.
They are:
/ Wilmington - Harry J., Spoerl,
Maurice H. Spencer, Earl r. Scott,
John L. Kelley, Thomas ]. Murphy,
and Walter G. Swenhart.
Rural New Castle County-James
T. Brown, Richard T. Ware Jr. and
John w. Gould.
Kent COunty-Robert E. Messick
and LabOy N. Mercado.
Sussex County - Leroy L. Rust,
Harry L. Bailey, Martin ]. Miller
and Walter J. Haines.
No draftees were taken into the
Marine Corps in June.
ROTC CADETS - A group of
five ROTC Cadets from this area
are attending the annual Anti
aircraft Artillery Reserve officers
Training Corps Summer Camp at
Fort Bliss, Texas, as part Of the
training requirements for a COM
mission in the Army Organized Re-
serve Corps.
While at Fort Bliss they will
spend six weeks living and train.
ing under field conditions during
which time they will receive prac.
tical instruction in the service anC
firing of small arms and anti-air,
craft artillery weapons.
In addition to firing the lates
40-mm automatic weapons and tn
heavy 9G-mm anti-aircraft cannon
the 100 cadets attending the 1876
, Camp will receive instruction j
the Army's new guided missile
; and the latest radar equipment
, Senior ROTC cadets from 80 col
leges and universities from all owe
the country and as far away a
Puerto Rico are attending the Al
Camp this year.
Those attending from this are
, are: William r. Clendaniel, JOhl
E. Messick, Robert J. Redden, Jos
eph T. Hicks and William NJ How
, lett.
! CIRCUS THEME-Recreation fo
! children of grades one through 81
] began at Caesar Rodney School o
e Monday and will continue Monda
through Friday each week unit
Aug. Is. The hours will be $3.50 ;
r IN. to 1880 am. The program wi
y be directed by Mrs. Dorothy
Townsend.
On Mondays, Wednesdays an
Fridays, the first, second and thin
S grades will have songs, toy BAN
and stories the first hour, followe
by games and crafts the secon
hour. The program will be cente
ed about the theme of circus Il
first three weeks. Each Friday Il
n program will be varied with mo
y les, entertainment and a party.
r. The fourth, fifth and sixth grad,
70 will have tennis, badmintOn, arcl
o, cry, softball, indoor skating, piI
~ pong, group dancing and 9th
Of games. There will be instructiC
r and practice, and later tourn
Ia ments and contests in these sport
This program also will be varit
It. with movies and outside entertai
k ment. The group will engage
re crafts the second hour.
I'd On Tuesdays and Thursdays Z
1n group will be taken for swimmil
ey instruction with classes for begi
er ners and intermediates. Young
it. children who do not wish to sWi
On may play along the waterfront.
Ist NEW BRIDGE-The new brid
ra and approaches over the Leipi
ry River at Leipsic is expected to
completed and opened for trai
within the next month, it was q
nounced by the State Highway I
partment.
|V Practically all of the work on t
bridge itself is now completed a
all that remains on the project
RS to place the driving surface on
ill annroacbes to the bridge.
81 Construction of this bridge E
been considered one Of the ma.
llt Improvements along the highwa
in Kent County since the new C