Milford chronicle., 1953-04-10
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

SFEClAL TRAIN-M. H Iin0en-
tetler, Superintendent. T,elmsrva
DIVISION Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road' announced today that detail-
cd plans had been Completed for
operation Of special passenger SER
vice between Delmar, Del. and
Philadelphia on Sunday, ApriI 2s
which will provide first-class a.,
commodations for the large number
OF baseball fans from Delmarva
territory wishing to attend that
sundays game in Shibe Park be-
tween the "Phillies' and Pitts
Durgh Pirates" as they battle
through a double-header.
SECRET PRIZES - Tbera,s
pig secret a'brewing in connection
with the card party being sponsor
ca Dy the Kent County Republican
WOmen's Club on Thursday even
ing, April %. But the ladies' aren't
talking too specifically when Drizes
are mentioned.
Mrs. William Harrison nri7a
chairman for the affair. readilv ad-
mits that table and door nri9as nil,
De a prominent feature of the parfv
which will be held in the social hail
OF Dover School. And thus far the
cloak OF secrecy has parted only
enough to reveal that a dozen luclrv
card players will receive some
thlng from the White House as door
prizes. - NoO'
Mrs. Henry Pancoast tickat
chairman, urges all who plan 10
attend to secure their tickets early
since the supply is limited. Tickets
are available through any eluh
member For further information.
call Mrs. Pancoast, Dover 2143
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DRAFTED-A total of 70 youtbs
were inducted into the Army in
March through Delaware .Selective
service Boards, it was revealed this
week as the list of the names of
those inducted was made pubIic
by the Delaware Selective Service
Headquarters.
The youths, grouped according
to the boards through which thew
were sent to the Army. are as fol-
lows:
Local Board No. 1, Kent County.
Gilbert F. Mabry, John G. Chill
dress, Richard w. Pepper. Edwin
Wallace, John W. Whitby, Kenneth
Q. Bush, George E. Lister, Clarence
T. May Morris E. Wiley, William
u. Poore, Raymond H. Felty. Ste
ven ]. Cheshaek, James E. Mes
sick.
Local Board No. 2, Sussex Coun-
ty: James F. Clark, Norman I
Carter, Cyril D. Webb, Wesley r
Evans, Ralph V. Davis, Walter d
Burton, Charles r. Upham, George
+. Downing, William s. Hitch
Franklin D. Conaway, Theodore nj
Wiley, Horace N. johnson. John
w. Banks.
QUICKSANDS - Eleven evan
pies of quicksand were found IN
I Delaware in a geological study. II
was revealed recently with the pub
hcatiOn of the first bulletin of tbe
J - GCOAO5lCdl survey. III
notes that personal danger from
qulcksand is practically unknown
10 the people of Delaware"
The bulletin reports on a studv
OF geological problems related t0
highway engineering, and was pre-
pared by two technicians of tbe IT
5. Geological Survey, which coon
Grated with state agencies in MAX
ing the study.
The bulletin which is a technical
one, sounds like it might become
halr-raising when it discusses
quicksand. 1t defines Ouicksand
as:
ANY sand or silt which flows
either rapidly or viscOusly. in res
ponse to a change in pressure. This
ability to flow causes the surface
OF an area underlain by uuicksand
to have low bearing power, and
most objects sink readily into the
sand, which flows around and
over them.