Milford chronicle., 1956-02-10
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delawure

CANCER CLINICS II The Feb
ruary Cancer Detection Center il
Milford has been scheduled by the
STATE Board Of Health at the Health
Unit, Shore Theater Building on
Thursday. February 23rd from 9:45-
HAS a. m. and 12.45-2:45 b. m.
This service IS for women Is years
Of age and over Call Milford 5782
for appointments.
SUSSEX CLINICS - February
13, 1856: Venereal Disease Clinic.
Georgetown (w and c), Health
Unit COS East Market Street, 1900
noon; Cancer Detection Center,
Frankford. Health Unit, Main
Street, 10.00-12:00 a. m. and 100
300 d m. This service is for wo-
men 25 years of age and over. Call
Rodney 1851 for appointments.
February IA, 1856: Well Child
Conference and Prenatal and Post
natal Clinic (c), Lincoln, Green
top, 1870 p. m; Crippled Chill
dren's Clinic, Seaford, st. Lukes
Parish House. North and King
Streets, 500 a. m.
February Is, 1856: Prenatal and
Postnatal Clinic, Seaford (c). Nam
ticoke Hospital, 10000 a. M
February II, 1856: Prenatal and
Postnatal Clinic, Bridgeyille. (c),
Health Unit Railroad Avenue, 1870
p. m.
3ITSSEX INVASION II Technical
Sergeant David Bradbury, N0ncom-
missiOned 0fficer in Charge Of the
Marine Corps Recruiting Sub Sta
ton, located in the Post Office
Building in Salisbury, announced
today that the United States Marine
Corps will invade Sussex County
on February 10th. 1856. The Marine
Corps Caravan viii start at Laurel,
Del, at 9 a. n, proceed to Seaf0rd
at 10 a. m; Milford at Il a. N:
Milton at II noon; Georgetown at
] p. m; MilIsbor0 at 2 and finish
at Selbyville at 3 p. m.
The purpose of this caravan is
to interview prospective applicants
for enlistment in the United States
Marine Corps. Eniistments in the
Marine Corps are WIDE OPEN, we
have no waiting list The pe-iods
Of enlistment are for three and
four years in the Regular Marine
Corps. In the Marine Corps Reserve
a person can be assigned TO imme-
diate active dllty for a period OF
two years. In the Reserve "a person
may have one dependent. Be sure
to see the Caravan when it visits
your locale
ENCOURAGE BRIDGE UsE-In
an effort to encourage increased
use Of the Delaware Memorial
Bridge, the Delaware Motor Trans
|port Association win distribute the
bridges promotional b0olmatches
among leading trucking firms uD
and down the eastern seaboard.
The DMTA suggested and viii
carry out the project, it was dis
closed by Frank ], Horty. bridge
manager.
The first Of 10000 books Of the
promotional matches. carrying a
special message for truckers. al
ready has been sent out By the
DMTAs he said.
Trucking firms provide more
than one-third Of the bridge reve-
nue." he explained, although they
account for only one-eighth Of the
traffic. This traffic is increasing in
most truck categories each month"
HousToN pTt ArcrYoN
Houston, Milford's lively little
neighbor to the west, has an active
Parent Teacher Association of
nearly 400 members, every single
one Of whom is vitality interested
in their school, which is one Of the
incest small schools in Kent Coun-
ty.
Each year the PTA selects a
project and through its member
ship supports that particular prof.
ect with vigor. This year, two ladies
in the community, Mrs. William
Scott and Mrs Clinton Marvel, are
operating a cafeteria in the school,
serving the children, many of
whom live in the countrv. and come
by bus, a hot lunch. The PTA IS
0ctlns1AA@ that CAAAIrLt0Af anu OA
day, February oath, at eight o.
clock in the fire house, they will
hold an auction to. raise funds 10
carry on this work.
$50
CRUSADE FOR FREEDOM -
Governor J. Caleb Boggs today
called on all Delawareans to sup
bort the states effort in behalf OF
the Crusade for Freedom by adding
their names to the millions in the
United States who have assisted in
maintaining Radio Free Europe.
"In a crusade for freedom nearly
200 years ago which established this
nation of ours, Delaware and Del
aware people held a unique posi-
ton. Not only did our forefathers
do their share but they also were
willing hosts to those who came
from the safety Of their homes ID
Europe to cast their lot with our
early Americans in a hard and bit-
ter battle for freedom" the Chief