Milford chronicle., 1953-08-21

to attend the 18th annual officers
training camp conducted by the !
Middle Atlantic State YMCA in !
the POcOno' mountains.
They are John Mundy, Grover
Biddle. David Bryan, Walter Holt
and Robert Mitten.
Everett d. Bryan, a member of
the board of directors of the local
"Y", will drive the boy officers to
the camp, called Kittatinny- Mini
sink.
The Hi-Y Club is sponsored
jointly by the YMCA and the Dover
High School with Roy r. Wentz as
adviser.
At camp, it's officers will be
drilled at workshops concerning
the best ways to lead their local
clubs during the coming school
year.
On the program will be leading
! Christian leaders and speakers.
About 200 boys from Delaware.
Maryland and New Jersey will at
tend the sessions.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - The
air defense of the United States
in the event of an enemy attack
is largely dependent upon the CO.
ordinated operation of the Air
Force and civilian volunteers in
the Civil Defense program, COmdr.
Charles L. Hutchinson, told mem
bers of the Second Division, Dela-
ware Battalion, U. S. Naval Re-
serve, at meeting in the training
center, foot of Madison Street, last
night
Commander Hutchinson said that
to date observation posts have been
established and are in operation
in q states. These posts, he added,
now include radar equipment and
are manned by members of the
ground observer corps of the Civil
Defense program.
The talk given by Commander
Hutchinson, which was delivered
during the administrative period,
was the highlight of the evenings
training under the direction of 1t.
Comdr. Kurt o. Runge, division
commander.
DATA SOUGHT-An estimated
Is requests for full information
} about the $9,50O,00O bond issue
which the state will sell today
: have been received in his Office,
Secretary of State John N. Nc
DoWell disclosed this week.
= No where near that many bids
: can be expected, of course, because
! in many instances interested in
vestment groups will combine and
offer their proposals as syndicates
The bids will be opened in the
office of Mr.. Mcdowell, who is on
vacation but will be on hand foI
the opening, at 2 p. m.
5 The last large state issue
= amounting to $6,000,00O, was open.
f ed on April 18th and sold, with
2 the premium of $1S,007, for 1856
per cent. Anything approaching
!, that rate of interest today will b.
= a cause for rejoicing by state fis
7. cal officers.
!, -O-,
r VFW PROGRAM-The Veterans
of Foreign Wars organization il
Q Delaware will map it's fall anC
Y winter program at a meeting to-
r night at Greenwood.
Outstanding on the agenda, &C
G cOTding to ElwOOd B. Richards O
Selbyville, department commander
r are a membership campaign anC
O plans to promote community serv
+ ice.' In addition, all posts will b,
urged to participate in the Stat,
r Chest X-ray Survey, planned fol
this autumn.
= X-RAY SURVEY - James A
e Crane, chairman of the Ken
p County business, industry, and ag
+ riculture committee of the Della
+ ware Statewide Chest X-Ray Sur
n vey has outlined progress.
= Mrs. Robert SandersOn, vic
r chairman of the agriculture com
mittee, said the entire membership
s of the farm bureau has been con
7, tacted for the survey from Sep
e tembeT 9th-19th.
= ID. f. Williams, chairman of thu
+ industry section, said 80 industries
have been contacted.
+ Industries employing 100 MAJ
l. contract for a mobile unit to b.
v placed outside their establishments
d Already, COty's, Libby, Wilson
Il Cabinet Company, Latex, Rich
n ardsOn and Robbins, Ace Manufac
) turing, L. d. Caulk, and w. 7
e Wheatley have expressed support
Harold Parker, chairman of tn
o business committee, has annOunc
p ed that posters are being prepar
l. ed for distribution to business es
adjustments. In Smyrna it is be
e ing done by Edward Wooten O
y WOOten's Mems Furnishings: il
y Milford by Francis Duphily of tn
q Electrical Equipment and Main
tenance Company; in Harrington
by Samuel Short of the Glove
l. Leaf Store; and in Dover by tn
l. Chamber of Commerce.
IS PANELISTS BAFFLED-DOnalt
1t Utz, of Newark, is $50 to tn
e good because his occupation
stumped the panel on the network
Ie televisiOn program, Whats M
). Line?"
k. Mr. Utz, the first guest las
S, Sunday night, won by a whiskel
When the four panelists exhauste
p the ten wrong guesses they ar
/: allowed, they had correctly deter
n mined his field, but hadn't pinne
J down the nature of his Job.
- Panelists Steve Allen and Ben
y nett Cnrf GOT 90 for nn.4n nroo.4,s :.