Milford chronicle., 1962-09-21
Happenings of Interest
Throughout Delaware

QUALIFIED-Mr. John L. Houde
of Polly Branch Road, Selbyville
Delaware, has qualified as a mem
ber of the 1862 Star Club of New
York Life Insurance Company &C
Icording to Mr.. John Teigland, Jr.,
|C.L.U., general manager of tn
company's Wilmington General Of
flee.
Membership in the Star Club is
based on 1961-62 sales records and
is composed of outstanding agents
of New York Life, which has field
force Of more than 5000 full-time
agents in $50 offices throughout
the United States and Canada.
As member of the Star Club,
Mr.. Houde also attended an educa-
tional conference Sept. 10th-12th,
in Bolton Landing, New York.
SELLING FRUIT CAKES-Kent
Chapter No. IL, Order of the East
ern Star, is again selling those
delicious Duncan Hines fruit cakes
for the benefit of their religious
training fund. These cakes come in
two, three and five pound sizes.
This is state and National pro
ject of the Eastern Star for the
training of young men for the min
istry. Two lower Delaware boys
are now receiving aid. In FELTON,
call Mrs. Ruth Bradley = -Harring-
ton, Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers - Mil
ford, Mrs Ann Longbotham, Mrs.
Hazel Willis, Mrs. Betty Homan,
Mrs. Rebecca Holzmueller or Mrs.
Robert Prettyman.
ADULT EDUCATION DIREC-
TOR-Mrs. Mabel M. Ouderkirk,
formerly an employee of the New
York City Housing Authority, has
been appointed State Director of
Adult Education by the State
Board of Education.
Mrs. Ouderkirk has served on
many civic organizations, particul-
arly in the field of adult education.
She played an important role in
developing an unusually fine adult
education program in North Syra-
d
member of the advisory committee
to the school board in that school
district. AS result, she received
a leadership training fellowship
from the Fund for Adult Educa-
ton in 1857 to do advanced work
in the field of adult education at
Syracuse University. For some 16
years Mrs. Ouderkirk was associat-
ed with the General Insurance
Agency in North Syracuse where
she rose from secretary to general
manager and later to owner and
manager of the company.
A native of North Syracuse, New
! York, she was graduated from the
public schools there. She received
the Alb. degree in sociology and
education from Syracuse Univer-
sity and the MA. degree from
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
yersity with majors in adult educa-
.tion and administration.
/ HONORED FOR SUPPORT =
Governor Elbert N. Carvel, pre-
riously cited by the U. S. Depart
/
support of apprenticeship pro-
grams and for his appointment of
a statewide Committee on Train
ing, has been presented with a
Certificate of Appreciation in
recognition of same
In ceremonies at his office in
Dover this week, the chief execu-
| tive was presented with an ap-
propriately inscribed certificate by
Postmaster Clement Bowdle of
Dover, representing Postmaster
General ]. Edward Day, and John
j. Petras, State Supervisor of Ap-
premiership and Training, u. S.
| Department of Labor
Affixed to the certificate was
First Issue 25th Anniversary
Stamp commemorating the enact
nlent into law of the Nation APP
premiership Act under which the
U. S. Department of Labor joined
with. organized Labor and Manage
ment in sponsoring Apprenticeship
and Training.
Others participating in the cere-
monies were Joseph A. Bradshaw,
Executive Director, Department of
La b or and Industrial Relations,
State of Delaware, and Clement ].
Lemon, President, Delaware State
Labor Council, AFL-CIO, of Will
mington.