Milford chronicle., 1958-08-08
vegetables by Carl Vincent.

vegetables by Carl Vincent.
Lester S. Hess, vocational agri-
culture instructor and sponsor of
the Lewes High School Garden
Club, won first and second places
in the floral exhibit His entry was
two specimens of fancy leaf Gala
diums, planned and started by the
club at at the school. These winn-
ing caladiums are now on display
| in Mitchells Restaurant and in the
municipal office window on Second
st.
A new dental care program to
prevent aches and pains and
fuller-than-usual program of joys
and thrills, indoors and out, have
marked this summers activities at
the Children's Beach House at
Lewes Beach on Delaware Bay.
AS the second of two groups of
handicapped children go into their
salt water, sunshine vacation, they
talk of the big party given for them
Friday night, August 1, at nearby
Fort Miles. For at least the sixth
season this was the carefully
planned affair put on by the 313th
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, U. S..
Army Reserves of Pittsburgh, here
for summer training.
Major William L. Bailey and
other officers and men of the outfit
spread p banquet for the % boys
and girls IN the officers club. The
chef baked huge cake. After
wards toys were distributed to
everyone. Before supper all hands
were given tour OF the base and
/ its large reservation at Cape Hen
lopen.
For the first time in its history,
/ the Beach House is employing
resident dentist. For mouth, to
include both groups of children. DR..
William B. Dragan, of Stratford,
Conn, a new graduate of the Den
tai School of Temple University,
Philadelphia, has been filling lot
of teeth and pulling some. "An
essentially curative program" he
calls it. He works in an impromptu
Office equipped with portable dem
tist chair furnished by the State
Board of Health at Dover. No child
is charged for the dental care re-
ceived
I'm very glad to get this ex-
perience here at the Delaware sea-
shore, said Dr. Bragan, before /
go into the Air Force next fall.
In the recreation program of ear
lier jaunt was one to Playland at
RehobOth Beach, where the Reho-
both Kiwanis Club entertained for
the rides and the kids popcorn and
candy.
Albert G.. Santarell, program di-
rector for the Beach House, says
the children enjoyed cruise in the
boat otherwise used by the Army in
retrieving the "RCAT" or droneI
pilotless aircraft shot down by the
AA gunners. He had already run
number of cook-opts this summer
and is planning overnight bivouacs
in the piney, duney hinterland of
the Cape Henlopen wilderness.
| Mrs. Katherine Jones, assistant
dean of women at the University
of Pennsylvania. is director of the
| Children's Beach House for the
seventh summer. Established in
1896 by Lydia c. DUPONT, who died
in a motor accident this summer, it
provided camping for qualifying
children from any part of the state.
/ At first only the orthopedically
handicapped were accepted. but now
children with speech and hearing
disabilities almost equal the bodi-
Iy crippled ones in number.
President of the board of trustees
gis Charles w. Wendt, president of
All American Engineering, Inc,
based at Wilmington and. George
town. other officers are: Mrs. Dom
aid Tulloch, Jr., vice president;
Mrs. Davis L. Lewis, secretary, and
Mrs. Layton S. Dorsey, treasurer
Other trustees include Mrs. Frank
r. Sweezey, Mrs. William Kre-
watch. Mrs. George Tyler Coulson,
Mrs. Ferdinand LaMOtte, III; Mrs.
Herbert E. Dobbs, ]. Bruce Bre-
din, Joseph L. Marshall, Mrs. Ray
mond P. Genereaux, Mrs. Hugh
Galloway, Mrs. Henry ~ Marsh,
Mrs. John McC. Morgan, and An
thony Higgins.
Major Frank " Pechulis, Com
manding officer, Fort Miles, Lewes,
has announced that in view of the
fact since last October anti-aircraft
gun units no longer come to this
area tie year-round for artillery
firing practices and they are fully
employed only during about two
months in the summertime. it is
necessary to have a reduction in
civilian force. Wednesday. July 20.
Major Pechulis stated that of the
106 permanent civilian employees,
40 of them are receiving reduction
in force notices. The military
strength will remain approximately
the same as it is now.
Maior Pechulis stated that he