Milford chronicle., 1943-01-29
.LEWEs

U. S. Army Engineers.
e Mrs. Edward Massey and Mrs
S John Rogers of Lewes, spent Mon
s day in Dover.
e The Youth Fellowship of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will
a hold their monthly meeting at the
t home Of Miss Helena Quillen in
v Gills-Neck, Lewes, on Thursday
s evening.
= A unique benefit for st. Peters
Episcopal Church being arranged
= is an apron Tea" to be held at
l the residence of Mrs. William p.
= Orr, Jr. Besides a small donation
every one is urged to contribute
one apron of any type TO be sold
at the tea. The affair is scheduled
for February ~.
Mrs. Kenneth S. Stewart, who is
making her home for the duration
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
! Louis F. Chambers. at their home
. on PilOttOwn Road, is spending
some time in New York with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Downes are
visiting in Philadelphia with
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Downs
daughter. Lieutenant Edith Downs.
of Camp Dix, n. j., was recently
transferred TO the West Coast. Lieu
tenant Downs is a graduate of the
Wilmington General Hospital. Will
mington.
Among those from Lewes, who
have recently accepted positions at
Fort Miles are Mrs. Ruth Walls
Morris. who resigned her position
as secretary to Superintendent r. |
A. Shields at the Lewes School and |
Mrs. Carolyn Leishman Massey.
Mrs. Thomas Morris is now MAX
ing her home in ClaymOnt with her
husband. Mr.. Morris. who is en- |
plOyed there.
Private BryOn Fillmore Clifton.
L. S. Army. who is stationed at
Camp Davis, y. c.. is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Frederick G. Clifton.
Sr.. at her residence on Mulberry
street.
Mrs Samuel West has returned
home after spending the weekend
in Wilmington with her son, DOd-
son West and family.
Capt. John Wilson of the Saliva
tion Army. has been appointed di-
rector of the Lewes USO Club by
the national headquarters office at
New York to succeed Major Will
liam J. Kiloch. who organized the
club at Lewes in October. 1941.
Captain Wilson and his wife and
infant child are occupying the
house in Lewes vacated by Major
and Mrs. Kloch. who left for
Greenville. Pa. where Major Kill
och has been assigned 10 new du-
ties. Captain Wilson is formerly
of Perth Amboy. n. J.
Edward S. Hill, of Rehoboth
Beach. will observe his S5th birth
day anniversary on Monday, Janu- I
AIRY %. at the home of his son. John
w. Hill. on Front street, Lewes.
Miss Virginia LarrimOre and Miss y
Rhoda Mitchell. r. ". are spending
a few days of this week in Phila-
delphia. q !,
Children of the Lewes Public =
School have formed an Army" of
their own with promotion in the
ranks strictly on the merit system. y
Their game is a true war effort to "
promote the collection of tin cans p
in the current salvage drive. Each =
boys entered the school Army
as buck private. but if he brings
in ten tin cans the following week
ne is promoted TO a Private First
Class. If he fails the next week, he
oses his rank. however. As every
BOY wants to become a general 10
n the shortest possible time he II
must collect no less than 100 cans.
And once he is general there is al
10 laying down on the job. He must IN
maintain his quota of ten cans
week TO keep his rank ~
So far those who have reached le
he rank of general" are Jack 81
;chmierer, William Austin, How III
nd Rush, Clayton Melvin. Jack mi
and William White ly
he boys are contracting parents all ST.
yer town. urging them to save
heir household cans. m'
The school has also started a ch
Victory Corps" and will install a
ouncil of three to he selected by pa
he faculty committee. Thirty-three
tudents are already members of re'
le Victory Corps. =
Charles W. Lubker. e. years old,
native of Lewes. was found dead
Ionday in his home. 100 South 51st
rect, Philadelphia. At a coroners
lquiry death was attributed to
cart attack His body was
rought to Lewes for burial. y
The son of the late Capt. Fred
'ick Lubker of the sailing vessel
"a, and Hester Gordon Lubker. he IL:
as the brother of Capt. George S.
ubker, Delaware River pilot of
rean Gate. ~ j.. and Mrs. Chas. G.
INES Murphy of Cynwyd Pa. He
also survived by his wife, son, =.
g.. of BrOomhall, Pa, =
i'd a daughter, Mrs Mary Mahar-
of Piney Point, n. J.
Funeral services were held on
ednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
the Atkins Funeral Home. in
yves. Burial was made in the
mily plot in the Lewes Methodist
metery.
Miss Emma Hazard. daughter g.:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hazard of
yves. who graduated from Lewes
gh School and also Beacon Col
se, Wilmington. and now employ
by the Bethlehem Steel Co.. was IL.
lrried to Mr.. Raymond Edwards.
New York State, now in the U.
Army. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards g.,
iited her parents over the week ''
d.