Milford chronicle., 1938-12-09
LEWES

Mrs. Herbert Allen is confined to
her home ON Mulberry street because
of illness.
Approval of a lease by the town
commissioners on Monday night for
third fish factory was followed by
an announcement from the Chamber
of Commerce that it would continue
its fight to keep the industry out of
Lewes.
The town board voted 4 to / to
permit the Menhaden Company of
Reedville, Va. to locate here after
receiving a delegation asking that the
company's proposal be rejected.
I'VE will do everything possible to
have the wishes of our people up
held" said Paul F. Carpenter, presl-
dent of the Chamber of Commerce,
and also chairman of the protest
committee. He denied the commits
sioners' contention that the major
ity of the towns citizens favored the
plant. He said "the majority" agreed
with the committee that the new in
dustry would retard this sections de-
velopment as a resort.
81 want to say that | vigorously
oppose the granting of this new
lease" said Mayor William E. Walsh
in announcing the boards action.
However, as | was the only mems!
ber opposed, it has been approved
officially by the commissioners"
Those voting in favor of the fish
company were: Frank S. Carter, j
Orton Marshall, Theodore Bryan and
Thomas j. Virden. Mr.. Carpenter
indicated that his committee would
seek legal advice before deciding on
the oppositions next move. Mr.. Carr
penter submitted a petition to the
commissioners, with 1872 persons OPP
posing the plant and AZ favoring IT.
Letters also were read to the COM
missioners from property owners
who said the plant would be Objec-
tionable. In reference to the protest
from the board of directors of the
Children's Home, Commissioners
Virden stated that the present quar-
ters were constructed when odor
from the present plants was most
noticeable.
A proposal by Mr.. Virden that
consideration of the lease be deferred !
for two weeks was defeated by a
to vote. Mr.. Bryan's suggestion
that the matter be decided by the
referendum also was defeated. J. c. !
Jett, Jr., secretary, and ]. H. Jett, !
Jr., vice-president of the Menhaden |
Company, met with the commission
ers on Monday night.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ |
E. Church met at the home of Mrs. |
Charles Morris on Monday evening.
Mrs. William Ackerman of Wash
ington, D. c., spent the weekend /
here with her parents, Capt. and /
Mrs. Thomas H. Brown, at their resi-
dence on Mulberry street. Capt. and |
Mrs. Brown returned home with |
Mrs. Ackerman on Monday, to spend |
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carey of Sails
bury, Md, spent the weekend here
with Mrs. Carey's parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. w. e. Graves. Mrs. Carey may |
be remembered as the former Miss |
Pauline Graves of Lewes.
Miss Jeanette Clifton, daughter of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford G. Clifton, en-
-6IIdllleu d lew VI AGA AllChuo Aoob l
evening, at her home on |
oilot-Town road, in honor of her
fifteenth birthday. The guests were
Violet Beebe, Evelyn Brewer, Helen
Mary Frazer, Anne In
;ram, Irene Hazard, Nancy Knapp,
Anne Short, Joan Marshall and Ruth
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Williams and
amily of Harrington, were town Wis
tors on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Rout of
d. c., have returned
Iome after spending week here at
he home of Mrs. Rout's sister and
rother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
I. Littleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Clifton and
aughter Jeanette, visited relatives
( Harrington on Sunday. Ii
Mr.. and Mrs. virden Bryan mo-
1red to Berlin, Md, on Sunday and
pent the day with Mrs. Bryan's par
nts, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Fisher. I
Miss Marjorie Virden, who has
cen spending week in Philadelphia
/ the st. James Hotel. has returned
} her home. in Pilot-Town. Z
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merkel and Mr.. (
nd Mrs. william Moore Of Lansdown
a., were the guests Of Henry Ennis
a Sunday. "a