Milford chronicle., 1937-09-17
LEWES

A men" broadcast over the public
address system of the Lewes Cnam-
her of Commerce, was held SATURDAY
night to promote interest in the bee
he HosDital completion drive. Speak
ers were Norman Purnell OF the
STATE police force. who told OF the
number of injured persons brought
annually to the Beebe Hospital at
Lewes: Joseph l.. Marshall, Lewes,
eaptain of the current drive; and
DIR. U. w. Hooker. The Lewes Band
gave a concert before the speakers
were heard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickerson of
Laurel, spent the weekend here as
the guests of Mrs. Dickerson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Graves, at
their residence on Fourth street.
Miss Ruth Elliott of Upper Darby,
Pa. formerly of Lewes, has been
amending some time here visiting
friends and relatives. Miss Elliott
is the daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
John D. Elliott, formerly OF Lewes.
Quite a number of college students
have returned to their studies atter
an enjoyable summer spent Win
their parents and friends.
A surveying party under the su-
Deryision of the United States Dis
trict Engineers office, arrived in
Lewes today for a preliminary sur
yey of the old and new entrances OF
the inlet at Lewes, preparatory 10
establishing automatic tide gates at
each entrance. One gate Will De
placed at the jetty end OF the new
Roosevelt Inlet and another at the
end of the old waterway into Lewes,
two miles westward, which was dis
continued, when the new inlet was
finished in May. George Johnson,
surveyor, of Chesapeake City, and
Edward Simpson, transit man, are
making the survey, checking on the
tides and their action with regard
10 the sand wash that has blocked
the waterway in previous years. The
gates will check automatically the
rise and fall of tides.
The I10-foot dredge Ark, owned
by Astell, Beeman, Inc, of New YORK,
which has been restoring the foun-
dation of the HarbOr of Refuge !
Lighthouse in the Delaware Break |
water, has completed the job. but is
UelIiH Ttldllltu W Aooiot IA NhN wa
struction of the jetty work at the |
entrance of the Roosevelt Inlet. The |
lighthouse foundation had become
Undermined by storms in the past
few years. Large boulders from the
quarries at Port Deposit, Md, were
brought here by barges to replace
the ones dislodged by the heavy
seas. The Ark now will be used to
place stones at the Roosevelt Inlet
Which are to reinforce the steel pill
ing of the two petties. Rough water
of late has retarded the work but
when the stone bulwark is finished
the job begun early in the year, will
be completed.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. I
d. Church met at the home of Mrs.
William l.. Burton ON Tuesday eve |
ring.
Mrs. Dodson West and children,
David and Joan West of Wilmington I
are spending the week here as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel West.
at their residence on Mulberry q
Street. C q
The Home Missionary Society held
i, business and social meeting in the 8
Sunday School room of the M. E.
Church on Monday evening. !
Quite a little excitement was Gre 0
ted at Delaware Colony, near 9
Georgetown, last Thursday, when :
hree colored men escaped with 9
car. which was on the
After long search by the .
tate police, the three men were
ound at Wescoat's Corner, near
ewes, by Herman Marshall and .
inford Norris. of Lewes, and turned 2
YER to the state police.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justus B. Naylor.
RS. Frederick G. Clifton and Mrs. :
amuel West motored to Wilmington,
and West Chester, Pa.
st Friday. While in West Chester :
ey were the guests of Mr.. Fill
ore Clifton, who is attending the
ate Teachers Normal School. O