Milford chronicle., 1953-09-04

SIGHT SAVING Governor
Caleb Boggs today officially urged
that Delawareans observe the month
OF September as "Sight Saving
Month" and summoned the people
Of Delaware to "full participation
In the battle against blindness.
The chief executives statement,
issued in cooperation with the
National Society for the Prevention
OF Blindness, a 45-year old nom
profit sight conservation organi-
cation, urged citizens to learn how
to protect their own eyesight and
support efforts being made to pro-
tect the eyes Of others"
Describing the major causes of
blindness-disease, injury and ne-e
/ glect-as "the three horsemen of
darkness" Governor Boggs stressed
the Importance of the ability to see
as key factor in human life.
JUDGES-Judges were ANNOUNCE
ed today for the firemen's conven-
tion parade in Wilmington on Sat
urday afternoon, September 18th.
Fred Brown, parade chairman,
said no judge will pass judgment
on marching unit from his own
state.
Judging Delaware fire companies
win be Tim McGarey, Chester city
health office and president Of the
Franklin Fire Company; William
E. Wunderlich, secretary of the
Delaware County Firemen's AssO-
citation and chairman of the board
of judges; William F. Sharpless,
president of the Moyamensing Hook
and Ladder Company, Chester; H.
Wesley King, superintendent of
the Fire Insurance Patrol of Phil
adelphia, and William B. McClen-
achan, Jr., Chester attorney.
Out-of-state fire companies will
be judged by William Neeson,
Robert Hanley, and James Nc
GOwan, retired Wilmington fire
captains, and William Lewis, re-
tired city fireman.
Judging ladies auXiliaries will
! be Mrs. Arthur DOOdy, president
of the Delaware Association of Po-
lice Auxiliaries; Mrs. Ann N.
LongbOtham, Milford, president of
the ladies auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion Department of Della
ware and Mrs. Florence Gillespie,
president of the Department Of
Delaware Veterans of Foreign
Wars auxiliary.
Bands and bugle corps will be
judged by Chief Warrant OFFICER
Edwin R. Williams, leader of the
Delaware National Guard Band;
Joseph MOranO, vice president Of
the Delaware Philharmonic SOcie-
ty, and Alec Brown, drummer for
the Wilmington Symphony Orches-
ira.
Lawrence Messick, Colwyck
School music instructor, has been
invited to be a judge.
The announcer will be e. ReVn-
Olds Bradley of the Wilson Refrig-
orator Company in Smyrna.
The parade will climax a three
day convention of firemen, fire
chiefs, and auxiliaries in Holloway
Terrace.
FIREMEN NONIINATE-Officers
were nominated by the Kent Coun-
| ty volunteer Firemen's Association
in the Harrington fire house last
week. The meeting was preceded by
a turkey dinner served by the
auxiliary of the Harrington Com
pany.
Chief Ralph H. Boyer of the
Dover Fire Department was NOM
mated for president Other nom
nations were for first vice presi-
dent, c. d. Mills of Harrington;
second vice president. Walter
Handsberry of Leipsic; secretary,
William Dawson of Camden-Wyom-
ing; treasurer, Willard Barcus of
lCheswold; trustee, Barrett Simp-
leE of FELTON,, Hubert Dill of Mag
nolia, Roland Parker of Milford.
George d. Hill, Jr., of Dover, and
Fora Tatman of Frederick.
During the business session the
association endorsed Charles Jes-
ter, chief of the Camden Wyoming
company, for second vice-president
of the Delaware Volunteer Fire
mems Association at the annual
convention of that body next
month.
1t was decided to change the time
for the weekly test radio equip
ment from Sunday morning until
Monday at z p. m.
! Jack Ryan, chief of the Holloway
Terrace Fire Company, reported on
plans for the state convention to be
held at Holloway Terrace next
month, while Fred Brown outlined
plans for the parade in connection
with the convention to be held at
Wilmington on September 18th.
COLLECT CLOTHING-The Del
mar WV Post 1915 will sponsor a
clothing collection for the needy in
Korea, it was decided at the regu-
lar meeting last week.
Commander Gerhart Schaffer an
pointed William Fitzgerald as the
chairman Of the clothing commit
| tee.
Anyone wishing to contribute to
this campaign is requested to de-
posit articles of clothing at the
basement of the First Meth, dist
Church any day during the week
except Sunday. Each evening,
members of the VFW COMMITTEES
will collect and bundle clothing.
If it is impossible to deposit
clothing at the church, people may
call telephone 1851 and represen-
tative will call for the clothing at
your home.