Milford chronicle., 1956-09-07
FIRE CONFERENCE

FIRE CONFERENCE - There
has been a change in date for the
conference on fire prevention, in
order that a nationally known
speaker may attend the group, Van
Leer Stephany, state chairman, an
nounced this week.
Mr.. Stephany said the conference
will be held in Dover on Tuesday,
October 2, the date on which Will
liam Fitzgerald, president of the
International Association of Fire
Chiefs and chief of the Seattle,
Washington, fire department, will
be able to attend.
Meanwhile MIR. Stephany is work
ing on committee assignments for
the conference which will be spon-
sored jointly by Governor J. Caleb
Boggs, the Delaware Volunteer
Firemen's Association, and the Del
aware Safety Council of which Col.
j. James Ashton is manager. State
Fire Marshall Walter j. LaRue is
serving as coordinator.
FALL ACTIVITIES - Plans for
Fall activities will be discussed at
a regular meeting of Blue Hen
Post No. 6483, V. F. W., this city,
te be held at the Post Home, here,
next Tuesday evening. September
1lth. In addition to planning the
usual social activities, the post
membership will discuss means OF
accelerating the current V. F. W.
sponsored Register and Vote
campaign; of getting under way
the annual membership drive and
of providing appropriate local OBJ
seryance of Veterans Day"
/ During the course of Tuesday
evenings meeting, reports will be
made on the operation of the Me-
mortal Park Play, and Swimming
Area and on other summertime
projects of the unit. State V. f. w.
Commander David S. Hugg, MEM
Der of the local post, will report
on the National EncaTnpment OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, held
recently in Dallas, Texas, and will
also report on plans for Fall ac-
tivities of the Department of Del
aware.
The meeting will be held in the
remodeled auditorium of the Post
Home and Post Comdr. Charles
Gordon Kicker will preside.
R0DE0-The seventh annual
Dover bicycle rodeo will be held
Saturday morning, Sept %, in
connection with National Kids Day
which is sponsored by the Kiwanis
International and observed through
out the United States and Canada
Plans for the observance are
now being started, Ralph Hevalow
announced at the dinner meeting OF
the Kiwanis Club in Alexander
Restaurant last evening.
The club elected its delegates
and alternates to the Forthcoming
Capital District convention to be
held in. Roanoke, Va. William j
Cavanaugh, o. B. Williams and
George Wiltshire were named
delegates and Wilbert Richards
julius Tudor and Russell Hayman
alternates. DR.. H. B. King, as |
past governor of the district. will
attend as delegate at large.
COSTLY DANCING - State De
tective Myer Dimes, Sr., working
from the Deputy Attorney Gener'
, ais office with SeafGrd Police
Chief Lannes Marvel ant two OF
his men, raided the dance hall op-
Grated by William Peterson, as, in
! SSeaford at 2:30 a. m, Sunday, anc
arr ested the proprietor on a charge
Of operating a dance hall on Sun.
day.
Peterson was fined $3.50 by Mag
istrate William ]. Warren, Seaford
as a second offender. Also arrested
were four out of the 100 or so wh6
were dancing.
They were Miss Pauline Cannon
Miss Sara DeShield, Charles Rob
inson and Edward Henry Carter
They were fined $3.50 each fol
dancing in public place on Sun
day by Magistrate Warren
ATTACK - After attacking {
police officer and hiding for hour
in the dark woods along the Mis-
pillion River, am itinerant laborel
was captured Wednesday morning
and sentenced on three counts in
magistrates court.
He is Willia.n Johnson, who wa
spotted by Officer William Bodd.
taking a blanket from a car Oh
Walnut Street.
Boldly started after the man, wht
ran to the area where the old Mil
ford Municipal Plant once stood.
Johnson turned there and attack
ed Boldly with a bottle, knocking
off the policeman's hat as the Off
Ger lodged.
The attacked then fed to the riv
er woods. Reinforcements were
called. and Johnson was appre
hended at 1928 a. m. and taken be
fore Magistrate Morris Groverman
johnson was fined $50 and costs
for assault and battery on an Off
Ger plus 80 days i'm Jail. In default
of the fine, he was given an added
so days.
He was also fined S25 and costs
for resisting arrest or 80 days fol
petty larceny.
RECRUITS Smyrna Cade