Milford chronicle., 1957-09-13

Company, was guest speaker at a
meeting of the Sussex Engineering
Society, held September at the
V. f. w. Hall in Millsboro.
Following the showing of mo-
tion picture, Refinery on the Del
aware" Mr.. Stanfield conducted a
question and answer period.
The film depicts the story Of the
construction of Tidewater's Della
ware Refinery, Is miles south Of
Wilmington.
SUSSEX CLINICS - September
16, 1857: Venerea1 Disease Clinic
Georgetown, Health Unit, COS e.
Market Street, 1900 noon.
September II, 1857: Well Child
Conference, Laurel, Health Unit,
Pine Street, 10:00 a. M.
September IS, 1857: Well Child
Conference, Lewes, Health Unit,
100 W. Srd St, 100 p. m; Prena-
tai & Postnatal Clinic, Seaford (c),
Nanticoke Hospital, 10000 g. m.
September 20, 1857 Prenatal &
Postnatal Clinic, Bridgeville (c),
Health Unit, 11O Market ST., 1880
p. m.
BODY RECOVERED-The body
OF First Lieutenant Herman X. Ira
nell, III, 2S, missing since two F-S9
Scorpion jet fighters collided over
Delaware Bay last Wednesday, was
found Monday evening by the Har-
Dor Defense Unit of the Fourth
Naval District at Lewes.
The body was found in badly
multilated condition in about IL
feet of water two miles from Pick
ering Beach. The search unit was
under the direction of Lieutenant
Wallace ]. Schwartz, USNR. Ira
NELL was identified by the Dover
Air Base fight surgeon.
He is survived by his mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman X.
Tramell, II, of Jellico, Tenn.
OLD SOLDIER = Major Fred
Manion, who has served So years
of faithful service in the National
Guard, is retiring from the service.
A Testimonial Dinner is being held
in his honor at the Frank Stern
Armory in Marshallton at $3.50 D.
M, on September 16 to pay tribute
to Fred's SO years of service. For
mer members of the seth Pioneer
Infantry and members of the First
Infantry of the National Guard
serving before World War l and
know Fred and would like to at
tend, please let J. Dewey Quillen
or the Adjutant General in VIII
mington know. Quillen's address is
DUPONT and Martin Street, Dover,
Delaware.
MERIT MEDAL = The states
Medal of Military Merit has been
awarded to Sergeant First Glass
Donald G. Roberts, of Dover, SER
geant-instructor of the Delaware
National Guards 160th Group, for
outstanding professional qualities
as a soldier
| Sergeant Roberts received the
medal last Saturday during brief
ceremonies held in the office of Ma
jor General Joseph J. Scannell, ad-
jutant general of Delaware.
He has been in many ways re-
sponsible for the high national
standing of the unit to which he
has been assigned" General Scan
nell added. His performance of
duty has been in the best tradition
OF Delawareans who have distin-
guished themselves in the service
OF their state and country"
ASSAULT-Two 17-year-old Do
yer boys, charged with assault and
battery on two men, were each
fined SO and costs by Judge W.
Marion Stevenson in Juvenile
Court last Friday.
They were accused of punching
Clarence V. Meeks, Jr., an airman,
and companion, Roy e. Bucket,
on Loockerman street, near the
bus terminal, Tuesday night. The
boys were arrested by Dover police,
one of them after a chase.
Meeks, according to the allega-
tions, had objected to some one of
a group of youths near the bus
station throwing a paper cup in his
car as he passed. When he backed
up to register his protest, one of
the defendants struck him and the
other struck Bucket, it was charg-
ed.
LEGION POST-Charles e. Jack
son, of Seaford, first department
vice commander, announces the
American Legion Post SO has offici-
ally been organized in Selbyville.
Assisting Mr.. Jackson in the or
ganization was Leon d. Short, of
Delmar, district commander.
This is the second new Legion
post to be formed in Sussex Coun-
ty in the past month. The first was
the new Warrington-Ingram post in
Georgetown. An official name for
the Selbyville unit will be selected
and approved by the membership
at a regular meeting of the post.
The election of officers will take
place September % at p. m. at a
location to be decided on later. Mr..
Jackson states that the charter
will remain open until that date for
eligible veterans desirous of be-
coming charter members. Assisting
in the Seibyville venture were Mar
tin l. Givens and T. Edward Jones.
KENT DRAMA-Marking it's fifth
season, the Kent County Theatre
Guild has completed plans for the
year with the program of plays
to include a mystery, a drama, and
a comedy.
The season will open with the
mystery, And Then There We're
n A