Milford chronicle., 1956-03-30
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware


MILLSBORO cor - There viii
be a meeting of the Millsboro Club
on Thursday, April 5th, at S:0C D.
M, at the Millsboro Fire Hail.
Senator Thomas L. johnson of
Rehoboth, has been invited TO dis
cuss plans for stimulatiop of inter
est in the coming campadgn.
All members and friends are
urged to be there.
FINAL CHECK-Additions, cor
rections or deletions to the names
of the World II and Korea dead,
which appeared in an advertise
ment in thjsS newspaper recently
and which will be inscribed on the
Delaware Memorial Bridge plaza
monumekt will be accepted until
midnight March 30, 1856, it was
announced today.
Following that date it will be
Impossible to make changes and
the names will be forwarded to
the contractor for casting. Anyone
who may have further corrections
should write Immediately to Rich
ard A. Haber, Chief Engineer, Del
aware Interstate Highway Divis-
ion. Box II. New Castle, De<e~
ware.
SUSSEX BOYS INDICTED -
The following boys from Sussex
County were inducted into the
Armed Forces ON Thursday. March
22, 1856, at the State Almory, in
Georgetown. Ronnie Cofra Johnson.
Volunteer, from MillsbOro, was
inducted in the Navy. Thomas Ed
gar Frey, Volunteer. from Days
boro, was inducted in the Navy.
Circus Chellcross Davis of Lincoln.
was also inducted in the Navy.
Floyd Everett West of Millsboro
was indUcted in the Army. DR.. and
Mrs. Thomas Mulligan of the Grace
Methodist Church in Georgetown
acted as host to the group leaving.
Refreshments were served 2n0 a
box lunch presented each boy by
Mrs. Mulligan. A representative
from the Gideons Religion in Selby-
vile presented each bcy %iuh a
prayer book.
BASE is HONORED An ac-
CELEBRATED maintenance program en-
abled the 7st Air Transport Squad
ron at Dover Air Force Base to
achieve a5.1 daily aircraft utiliza-
ion figure for February.
The 1st had been committed to
fly 1856 hours for February which
is based on four hours flying time
per day for 16 CHA Globemasters.
The squadron. however, exceeded
their commitment by flying 1850
hours with only 13 aircraft.
The lists Maintenance Section,
which is headed by Mai. Miles
Johnson, recently returned to the
"crew chief" system which has
greatly improved the quality of
the squadron maintenance.
Mai. Donald L. Clarke, command
er of the 1st ATS, credits this high
utilization rate to the efforts Of
Major Johnson, his assistant, Capt.
Edward Stephens, and Line Chief,
M/Sgt. George Robson. and all the
personnel in the LIST Maintenance
Section.
FISHING REPORT - Shad have
now begun their annual run up the
and Nanticoke rivers.
Fishermen can have lot of fun
with these fish If few simple pro-
cedures are followed. A fly rod or
spinning gear with streamers,
small spoons or spinners
will usually produce especially If
you use a red glass bead immedi-
ately in front of the lure Play
these fish carefully, as they have
delicate mouths which tear easily.
The fish when they are on their
way upstream are in good eondi-
ton, and at this time the females
are full of roe.
Pond fishing is getting into full
swing with milder weather. Crap
pies are being taken from many
ponds in the state. Pike are begin
ming to take plugs. Fishermen are
preparing for trout season which
will open April IA. Three streams,
White Clay, Mill and Pike Creek,
will be stocked with legal fish just
before the season opens.
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X-RAY UNITS - The mobile
chest x-ray units will begin opera
ton in Sussex County beginning
April 11th. Free chest x-rays are
offered TO everyone 10 years Of age
and over by the State Board of
Health and the Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis Society, cooperating. A
mobile unit will be located in
on April II at Cuffs
Store from 10:00-12 :DD a. m. and
1 1:00-4:00 p. N. On April IL, unit
will be located at the Acme Store
in BridgeviIle from 200 400 p. m,
on April 18th a unit will be located
at the Acme Store from 2:00-4:00
p. ms and 5:00-S:00 p. m.
Operations will continue on the
west side of Sussex County and
t llss gss.1sses, locations and hours will
be Published in the newspapers and
on the radio.
All citizens are urged to take ad-
vantage of this opportunity, aud
school personnel, beauticians, bar
bers and foodhandlers will be par
ticuIarly interested.