Milford chronicle., 1937-03-05
LEWES

Moving pictures were a feature of the
March meeting of the Lewes Parent
Teacher Association in the Lewes
School Auditorium on Monday evening.
Two films were shown. one ON safety,
Once Upon Time" aud the other on
health. entitled working For Dear
Life" \ group of faculty members pre-
Sented a one-act comedy. "Weenies" ON
Wednesday. The cast included Ruth
IIalloran. Mrs Evelyn Knapp. Miss
Marguerite Ringler and John Branner
Miss Marion Ableman was the director.
Properties. scenery and costumes were
under the supervision of the Misses
Marion Burton. Louise Landenberger
and Catherine Smith and James Moore.
There was "A brief concert by the
school orchestra under the leadership
of Edward Watson. \ piano solo was
rendered by Miss Florence Shek and a
flute solo by Kenyon Leishman. accom-
panied by Mrs. Erwin L. Stambaugh
Miss Mary Jane McGinnis read a re-
view of Gone With the Wind"
Capt. Fred Burton. Levels oldest ac-
tive pilot. celebrated his 18th birthday
anniversary on Sunday at his home on
Second street. After SO years of con-
tnuouS service in the Pilots Associa-
tion, Capt. Burton remains Il hearty
exponent of the rugged life of the river
shippers who live in this original pi-
lots town at the mouth of the bay.
Though suffering no i'll effects. he still
wears the scars of a serious injury re-
ceivcd when man of 26. during Sc
we're blizzard while plotting the British
steamer. Salamanca. to Philadelphia.
The vessel was being pulled through the
ice foes by two tugs when the tow line
snapped and his leg was crushed by the
terrific blow of the line across the deck.
The ancient street names, which once
added glamor to this century old sea-
port town are to be restored. Mayor
David w. Burbage and the town coun-
Gil voted unanimously to change most
of the names back to their original IT,
ties. revealed in some cases by tedious
research work among old land grant
records. Action was taken at this time
because it may be necessary to have
special legislation passed before the cid
names can be restored At the same
time the council and Mayor Burbage
ordered that markers be provided for
the streets and Tor historical LANDMARKS
of the town.
The change of names was backed by
the Rotary Club with the cooperation
OF other civic groups and organizations.
The plans submitted by Thomas II. In
gram and DR.. u. w. Hooker. members
OF the Rotary committee assigned to
handle the project were followed. The
streets will be renamed as follows:
Park Avenue, to be renamed Ship
Carpenter Street, as it was called in the
nth century. Mulberry Street to be re-
named hnlIIiIB otTttl' oiiS VI tiiS
towns Oldest streets. State Street. for
merly called South Street. to be called
Road as it was known in
early days. Front Street, which borders
on the canal. to be recalled Canal
Street King Street, to be renamed
Kings Highway, as IL was called dur
ing the reign of George II of England.
The road in the Pilottown section gen,
orally referred to as Pilot Town. viii
he named Pilot Town Road. The ancient |
names in some cases had been forgot
ten. This particularly was true in the |
ease of Mulberry street, which has been |
called by that name as long as the old
ast citizens of the town can remember: |
Il was found. however, that old land
grant records referred to 1t as Knitting |
street. Why it was given such name, |
however, was not disclosed.
James Prettyman and his sister and
,erF husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Haver- |
,ack spent the last weekend with |
heir parents. Mr. and Mrs. James
Prettynan at their home on Mulberry
Mrs. Mrs. Cora clifton left this week for
he Walter Reid Hospital in washing !