Milford chronicle., 1956-08-03
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

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FESTlNAL-Thursday, August 9,
beginning at 7:30 p. m, benefit
Chaplain's Chapel Church Repair
Fund. Homemade ice cream, cakes,
hot dogs, fancy work and fish pond
for children. Everyone welcome.
ASSISTANT NAMED - Tidewa-
ter Oil Company has named Walter
j. Harrison assistant supervisor of
relations, assigned to its
new 130,000-barrel-per-day Della
ware Flying A Refinery now under
Is miles south of Will
Del
Harrison, who holds a LII. B. de-
gree from Columbia University,
joined Tidewater i'm February,
1852, at Bayonne as a personnel
assistant in the employee relations
department. He transferred to the
New York office earlier this year
as an analyst in the divisional EN-
ployee relations department.
REGISTRANTS = The following
registrants were inducted into the
U. S. Army from Local Board No. 2,
Georgetown, Delaware, on Thurs
day, July 26th: Minos G. Lewis,
Frankford; James G. Workman,
Bridgeville; Harry Earl Wiley,
Bridgeville; Louis Nelson Mere
dith, Bridgeville; and Richard Lee
Hudson, Millsboro.. Rev. Robert
Green, of the Avenue Methodist
Church, along with Mrs Byron
Gibson and Miss Sara Prettyman of
the WSCS were hostess to the
group leaving. Mr.. Job Culver pre-
sented each registrant with Glide
on Prayer Book. Dr. II. c. MulligaR
of Grace Church, Georgetown, was
also present to help with the oere-
monies.
UE CREAM FESTIVAL = Prep
arations have just been completed
for the second annual ice cream fes-
tival to be held by the parishion-
ers of st. Bernadette's on the
grounds of their parish house on
Liberty Street in Harrington. The
affair will lbe held on Friday eve
ming, August 3rd, from 700 until
10000 O'Clock. Servings of the home
made ice cream can be obtained in
cones, on plates, or in containers.
Besides the ice cream home made
cake will also be served. Acting as
the chairman for the festival will
be Mrs. Leon Kukulka; she will be
assisted by other ladies of the par
ish. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
SUSSEX CANCER CLINICS
This service is for women 25 years
Of age and over:
August 2: Lewes, Beebe Hospi-
tai, 1000 a. m.-12:00 noon. Call
Lewes 5311 for appointments.
August z: Seaford, Nanticoke
Hospital, 9:45-11 As a. m. and 12:45-
2:45 p. m. Call Seaford 1856 for
appointments.
August 10: Georgetown, Health
Unit, sos E. Market Street, 9:45-
11:45 a. m. and 12:45-2:45 D. m.
Call Georgetown 2319 for appoint
ments.
August 13: Frankford, Health I'm
it, Main Street. Call Rodney 3161
for appointments.
August %: Laurel. The schedule
is full. The next Cancer Detection
Center in Laurel will be held on
September 10th.
A NEW DUMP-A dump to pro-
vide for garbage and refuse dis
posal for residents of unincorpor-
ated areas in the Seaford section
was opened by the State Highway
Department on Monday of this
week along Route 535, at a point
between Seaford and Middleford.
The plot was specially prepared
to be used for dumping purposes
and the area has been plainly
marked with signs. 1t has been
suggested that persons using the
dump area deposit their garbage
and refuse during the daylight
hours
George H. Tunison, Sussex Coun-
ty Division Engineer of the State
Highway Department, has annOun-
ced that maintenance crews of his
division will look after the dump.
DIR. SHUSTER SPEAKS - DR..
Carl N. Shuster, Jr, director of the
University of Delaware Marine
Laboratories, this week addressed
the joint convention of the Oyster
Growers and Dealers Association
of North America, Inc, the Nat
ional Shellfsheries Association,
and the Oyster Institute of North
America, in Miami, Florida.
At the gathering, DR.. Shuster
presented the results of an oyster
research project that was started
by the staff of university labOra-
tories this summer. He also pre-
pared a convention exhibit illus
trating the shell structure of the
Eastern American oyster, the
Northern Quahog or hard clam,
the Blood Ark, the Disk Dosinia,
and the surf clam.
Pointing out the basic laminated
pattern Of growth common to the
shells of the bivalve molluscs, DR..
Shuster explained how shell struc-
ture relates to the natural history
of the sirellfish. He also observed
that additional information on this
relationship will give a greater in
sight into the lives of these mol
luscs, and may be of practical val