Milford chronicle., 1937-02-12
LEWES

LEWES
A permanent organization has been
effected for the lewes Hotel Com
pany, which controls the operations
of the Caesar Rodney Hotel at l4ewes.
with John NJ. Thompson as presi-
dent. Other officers are William f..
Walsh. vice-president; treasurer.
Frank S. Carter; secretary, c. c.
Marshall. President Thompson has
executives: DR.. l.. W. Hooker. +. 5.
Carter. Thomas r. Ingram, c. C..
Marshall. Joseph l.. Marshall and
Dr. James Beebc. Al the annual
meeting on February ith. il was an
nOunced thai Major IL. NJ. Stamford.
I who took over the management of
! the Lewes hOstclry in January. 1896,
would continue to operate il. Re
| ports were made that the Caesar
| Rodney has had the most successful
year since it was built and that ap-
proximately $4,000 in Improvements
and renovations had been spent un-
utT llit new iiiN ANNAh0
new unit to the heating plant,
complete redecoration of the lobby
and rooms, and the opening of tap
room. Major Stamford is making
plans to change the location of the
tap room and replace il with tea
room.
A Norwegian freighter. CubanO,
ran aground on Il sand bar two
miles east of Cape HenlOpen Coast
Guard Station early Sunday, and for
day ar two. efforts TO free the ship
were unavailing. II has since been
freed with the assistance of the
Lewes Coast Guard Station.
Bids on a 500 kilOwatt Deisel en-
gine generator for the Lewes power
plant TO take care of the increasing
electrical load on the town were OPP
ened last week by the Board of Pub
lie Works.
Six workers from the Delaware |
Mosquito Control CCC Camps. who |
accompanied the % members of the /
misquitO feet to the Ohio River flood /
areas on January 2jth. have been
ordered to return to Delaware. ac-
cOrding to work just received here.
The men will return by truck and
expect to arrive Saturday or Sun
day. The rest of the men. in charge
are W. S COrkran. executive officer
and engineer of the Delaware Mo-
squito Control Commission, will re-
main in the flood district for the
present. with the expectation of be-
ing sent by Red Cross authorities to
either Hickman, Ky, or Memphis,
Tenn. the message stated. For the
,ast week the Delaware men have
,een helping TO evacuate marooned
PERSONS around Cape Giradeau. Mo,
Il. Louis, Mo, and Cairo, Ill.
The Rev. DR.. William Leishman,
,astor of the Lewes Presbyterian
has returned from Prince
on. " j., where he attended the !
of Dr.. John AIackey as
PRESIDENT of the Princeton TheOlogi- '
al Seminary. Dr. Leishman and Dr.
Ir. Mackay were classmates at the
eminary. n
A contract for resurfacing and re- $
all the streets in Lewes
las been awarded to Charles Il. Or
on. Philadelphia contractor. by the
Oard of Town Commissioners. Work {
will begin as soon as weather per-
nits. i
The sum of $500 has been set as !
he goal of the Boy Scout 'compaign
today, sponsored here by +
he Lewes Rotary Club At spe- I
ial meeting last Monday. James p.
larvel. president of the local Ro- q
arians, and principal of the Lewes =
iigh School. was named chairman
+ the committee on donations. i
Pneumonia claimed two more lives I
I Lewes during the present week.
liss Mary Walton Thompson, 30, {
.raduate nurse of the Beebe Hospital \
led from pneumonia Tuesday morn
ng at the hospital, where she had 9
een patient since Saturday. Her \
ome was in Harbeson. Surviving
rer are her mother. Mrs. Sallie Wilt !
ank Thompson, and two brothers, i
ohm and Albert. of HarbesOn. Fu-
Ieral services were held at IL a. IN. I
with interment in Beaver
lam Cemetery. I
Joseph b. Truitt, 46. died from +
'neumonia Tuesday. at his home at {
)vergrOok. few miles west of /
ewes, where he operated a farm.
Ie is survived by his wife and three !
hildren; two boys, and one girl. ,
iervices were held at 2 p. M. Thurs I
ay at Whites Chapel, with inter !
nent in the adjoining cemetery.
At a meeting of the Board of Com q
nissioners on Monday evening, the !
Iayor and Council approved the con- J
ract awarded by the Board of Pub /
Ic Works to Fairbanks, Morse &
70. for 100 horse power Diesel en- r
inc and a generator unit for the !
peal power plant. /
James Prettyman, William Clifton :
nd Hirons Clifton motored to Will \
iington and Newark to see the West E
hester teachers play Delaware in G
he annual basketball game. a