Milford chronicle., 1937-12-10
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stormy two-year administration
which expires this month, Mayor Da.
vid w. Burbage is taking one more
stand toward securing a larger rev.
enue for the town from the munich
pal-owned sand hills OF Cape Hen
lopen which has been his chief con-
Germ his election. On Tuesday even
ing he presented petition before
the town commissioners, signed by
a number of his supporters in the
sand issue, asking that no sand be
allowed to be taken from the dunes
for a lesser tax than five cents per
net ton in the future.
The two sand companies now in
operation on the dunes pay a two
cent tax to the town and hold a 20
year lease at that price.
Mayor Burbage contends that II
the companies are required to pay
FIVE cents it will reduce the taxpay-
er's corporation tax from four to one
dollar a person; one dollar being
the corporation or voting tax In Re-
heboth Beach.
The citizens petition also requests
that in the future the town commits
sioners publish copy of all min
utes fthe regular and special meet
ings of the board as soon as acted
uppn, in the next Issue of the local
newspaper, and also publish quar-
terly reports giving the financial
condition of the town OF Lewes. SO
that all taxpayers of the town may
be informed Of municipal affairs.
The annual town election will be
held on January /. Candidates for
the Office of mayor and two commits
sioners whose terms expire this year
have not as yet been filed. The out
going commissioners are Theodore
Bryan and J. w. Hooker. Jr. Com
missioner Frank s. Carter and ].
Orton Marshall, treasurer and tax
collector, have one more year to
serve.
1t Is anticipated that two factions
again will participate in the election,
with the lively partisanship started
when Mayor Burbage went into Of
flee, as the now-famous Sand Is
sue" is said to be still alive.
BryOn Fillmore Clifton has re-
turned to his studies at Teachers
State Normal School. West Chester,
Pa, after being confined to his |
home here since the holidays with |
an infected eye.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert o. Hayes and
son of Wyoming, spent the week
end here as the guests of Mrs. Hay
es' mother, Mrs. Arthur Marshall.
Two trim motor yachts. owned by
Long Island sportsmen, bound for
Palm Beach, Fla, for a winter OF
deep sea fishing. sought the haven OF
the Iewes yacht basin over the week
end after encountering stormy wea-
ther off the Delaware Capes. The
owners who were aboard their craft
IN the capacity of pilots were Capt.
Rudy Dalder on the 40-foot port
ishing cruiser, Lady LOU" and his
nate, TEX" Brown and Capt. Blair
Wood of the 35-foot cruiser, "Nita."
md mate, Berl Hingle. The yachts
eft Freeport. FL, last Tuesday and
,rriyed off the Delaware Capes on
morning. The men said
hey would remain at Lewes until
,ood weather reports are received.
rhey make the coast-wise trip south
n their small cruisers each year at
his time. fishing for tuna, marlin
nd swordfish, they said. Both crafts
re equipped with radios.
Miss Hazel Massey Is spending
ONE time in Philadelphia. as the
nest of her sister and brother-in-
aw. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Janney.
of Lewes. g
Cant. and Mrs. Thomas Brown are
pending the winter in Washington.
J. C.. with their daughter and SON
1-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Acker-
ian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Dickerson OF
a,rel spent the weekend here with
Irs. Dickerson's parents, Mr.. and
lrs. w. r. Graves.
Mrs. Harry w. Chambers, who
as been spending some time In
with friends and rela-
YES. has returned TO her home on
bird street. ..tt .
The Junior Auxiliary of the Beebe
Iospitai, held their monthly meet
Ig on Tuesday. December Z.
At a business meeting OF the
ewes Fire Company on Monday
yening the following were elected
ITO Office for, the year of 1888;
resident. Alton Brittingham; vice
resident. Clayton Nelson; secre-
nv. william P. Clifton; treasurer.
:. o. Prettyman; superintendent OF
lpplies, Kenneth White; chief. Geo.
rtton; first assistant chief. Thos.
azzard; second assistant CHIEF,
arold Birmingham; third assistant
lief, William Thompson; fourth as
slant chief, Frank Williams; chief
lgineer, George Hartman; first as
slant chief engineer. Joseph Cow
dale; second assistant chief engi-
er. william Walls; directors. VIII
I'M Clifton, Oliver 'Prettyman. Al
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