Milford chronicle., 1937-05-21
LEWES

The official dedication of Caps
Henlopen Drive. postponed from last
Friday, took place Tuesday at p
m. when a motorcade celebration
sponsored by the Lewes Chamber OF
Commerce will be staged along the
three-mile stretch. eliminating at
the historic sand dunes of old Cape
Henlopen lighthouse.
AS the motorcade proceeded along
the new highway, just completed by
the State Highway Commission, a
profusion of flowers donated by Mrs.
Addie Skellenger, widow of for
mer Lewes pilot. were strewn by the
official car bearing the sponsors of
the project. as the new name of the
drive was pronounced. In the lead
car was Capt. Thomas J. Virden,
president of the Lewes Chamber of
Commerce; Paul F. Carpenter. vice.
president, and E. Winfield Britting-
ham, program committee, and Mayor
David w. Burbage.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Long Rowland. 20. widow of Capt.
James Rowland. bay and river pilot
and former Delaware State Senator.
who died suddenly Saturday, May Is.
while visiting her niece, Mrs. Harry
B. Hickman. in Philadelphia, were
held at her late home here Tuesday
at 2 D. IN. with interment in the
Lewes Presbyterian Church yard.
The deceased was an aunt of former
Pennsylvania State Senator Howard
NJ. Long. of Philadelphia. A son,
Henry ]. Rowland, Philadelphia, and
two grandsOns, Captains j. Wright
Rowland and Harry Hickman Row
land, Lewes, survive.
Funeral services were held Sun |
day at p. IN. at the Atkins Funeral
Home for John w. Toomey. 81, Lewes
painter. who died Thursday, in the |
Beebe Hospital of a heart ailment. |
At one time he lived in Wilmington |
where he was employed by the Pull
man Company. He is survived by |
his wife. three sons. John. of Will |
mington: Robert and Frank of |
Lewes. and two brothers, Daniel. of
Lewes. and Elmer. of RehobOth
Beach. The services were in charge
OF the Rev. A. B. Frye. pastor of the
Bethel NJ. Z. Church. with interment
In the Rehoboth NJ. E. Cemetery.
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Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company
completed the dredge work on the
new Roosevelt Inlet at Lewes, four
days ahead of the scheduled time.
Since May 5th, when the dredge
Scrod broke through the Delaware
Bay shore line. the mouth of the
inlet between the two jetties has
been deepened and made navigable
OIL high tide to vessels drawing IL
feet of water. AS the drone OF the
dredge. heard since December 18th
when the $230, 900 project was begun,
ceased at noon. the town was in
formed that its half century dream
of a safe waterway into Lewes had
been realized. The project, complet-
ed with state and federal funds. con- ;
sists of the new 300-foOt long inlet.
the deepening and widening of the
Lewes- Rehoboth Canal from the De-
Vries monument easterly to the mu-
niCipal docks. which now is approx
imately 1iO feet across. and the
building of a 120-foOt yacht basin
for safe harborage of fishing and
pleasure craft.
MIR. and Mrs Charles T. Janney
and daughter Diana, oil Phliadelpnld
spent the weekend here as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Mas
sey and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles jan s
ney. !
Mrs. Arthur Marshall and daugh- |
ter, Miss Hannah, and Miss Eliz-
abeth Virden motOred to Laurel on |
Monday.
Miss Doris Sumwalt spent several a
lays last week with her mother, Mrs. I
Robert Sumwalt. I
Mrs. Grace Brittingham has re-
urned home after spending week :
With her daughter and son-in-law.
.Ir. and Mrs. William Hill of Balti-
more.
Mrs. William T. Atkins, who has
een confined to her home on Fourth
,treet. due to illness for several
reeks is somewhat improved at this
1riting.