Milford chronicle., 1962-05-11
BEAUTY SELECTED Mis-

y
Debbie Cannon, Miss Greenwood of
1861, was selected by the Maryland
Bankers Association to act as a
hostess at their Annual Convention
Breakfast in Atlantic City, NJ,
Monday morning. She represented
the Poultry Industry of Delmarva
A graduate of Greenwood II G h
School, she was selected as Miss
Popularity in the Miss Del-mar-va
Beauty Pageant last year in Sea-
ford, and is now attending the
Franklin School of Science and
Arts in Philadelphia studying Med
ical Technology.
KENT COUNTY EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION - will present a
Variety Show" on Wednesday,
May 16, at pm. in the Dover
High School auditorium. Partici-
pants in this show are Kent Coun-
ty Teachers representing 9 schools.
A wide variety of talent will be
presented including readings a n
monologues, vocal solos, Wodern
dances, piano selections and sing
ing and instrumental groups. The
price of admission is $50 and pro-
ceeds from the show will be used
to give financial aid to the KCEA
delegates to the NEA Convention
in Denver, colorado.
ACTIVE DUTY William ].
| Miller, Jr., Director of Operations
for the State Highway Department,
and a 1t. Col. in the Corps of us.
| Engineers, will leave this week for
two weeks tour of active duty
with the Engineers at Fort Belvpir,
Va.
During this tour of duty Mr.. Mill
er will serve as an instructQ for
Engineering Officer Career Course.
teaching design of bridges for mil
itary purposes, with particular en-
| phasis on sub-structure elements.
This will be Mr.. Miller's third
consecutive year in which his ac-
tive duty schedule included serv-
ing as an instructor in various en-
gineering subjects
CHEST X-RAY PROGRAM O.
sponsored by the State Board of
Health and the Delaware Tuber-
culosis and Health Society, will
continue the Kent County 1862
season from May 10th thru May
18th. Community, industrial N
school locations will be scheduled
| in this area. Public locations are
scheduled as follows. Harrington,
Silco Stores, Mrs. Clyde Tucker,
chairman; Thursday, May 10, 2-5
pm, Friday, May II, 1-8 pm;
Milford = Fountains Church Ave-,
Mr.. Frank Fountain, chairman;
Wednesday, May 16, 1:3O, 5 pm;
The Bridge, Mrs. j. S. Willis,
chairman, Thursday, May II, 10 a.
m. 5 pm, Friday, May IS, Is p.
m This service is for anyone Is
years of age and over, particularly
for those who have not been X
rayed for two years. Get your free
chest x-ray 1t only takes a min
ute No undressing necessary No
appointment needed.
FLOWER SCH0OL-A training
school for youngsters who plan to
enter the Junior division of the Del
ware Flower Show, will be con-
Quoted on Saturday, May 10, from
1000 am. to 800 pm. in Agricul-
tural Hall, University of Delaware,
| Newark.
The school will Be open to all
children and youths up to age Is
Fwho would like to learn more a.
bout flower arrangement and pre-
pare themselves for contests d
other activities in the junior divi-
held in the University's Carpenter
Field House June and 3.
Training will include plant iden-
tification, judging of flowers n d
plants, and flower arrangement.
| Participants are asked to ri n 6
sandwiches for lunch. Milk, / C e
cream and cakes will be provided
by cooperating garden clubs.
All materials used in the train
:, ing school will be supplied.
| FINE ATTENDANCE - Atten-
| dance at Delaware National Guard
drills first quarter of 1862 (Janu-
ary-March) was the highest ever
recorded by the States military
| forces.
| Statistics were released today by
| Brig. Gen. Herbert O. Wardell,
| Commander of the 261 Artillery
| Brigade.
Four units had 100 percent atten-
dance for the period, which cover
| ed an average of IL armory drills.
In addition, many of the units were
| on special duty during the storm
| which battered Delaware's C O st
| during the first week in March.
Those units which had 100 per-
/ cent attendance for the three-mon-
tn period were Battery A, Second
AW Battalion (SP) 1913 Artillery,
| Dover, and three small detach-
ments at Wilmington, Greater Will
mington Airport and Milford.
The state average for the period
| was 95.3 percent The lowesGunit
maintained 90.3 percent.