Milford chronicle., 1954-03-19
LEWES

The Diamond State Telephone
Co. has just completed an addi-
ton to the dial equipment in the
Lewes central office, which will
improve local service and enable
the office to serve more than 100
additional subscribers, it has been
announced by H. S. White, local
manager.
The project cost $1,000, White
said. In addition, the company
plans to spend about $4,000 more
this year in building new lines in
the Lewes area.
White added that only 13 people
have been waiting for service here.
most of them in locations where
no lines are available to connect
them with the central office. They
will receive telephone as new con-
structiOn progresses and it is ex-
pected all will have service by the
end of the month.
The Lewes office now serves l.
644 telephones, more than double
the 744 served ten years ago, he
added.
Private Dale H. Fitch, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Fitch of Lew
es, is nearing completion of a 16-
weeks training cycle with a unit
of the 9Th ArmOred Division in
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
AS trainee. he received eight
weeks basic training in the funda-
mentals of Army life and the use
of infantry weapons. He is now
completing an additional eight
weeks engineer training.
Private Fitch is being taught
the use of pioneer and power tools
construction of fixed and fioatine
bridges and related subjects be.
sides additional combat skills.
At the end of the 16-weeks train.
ing cycle with the famed Super
Sixth, the men completing train
ing there will be sent either Il
specialist schools or replacement.
to other units.
An announcement has been made
OF the engagement of Miss Mathil
da AE. Hrupsa, daughter of Mr.. an,
Mrs. Rudolph P. Hrupsa, of Eel
ton, Delaware, to Cadet Ronald K
Knapp, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Laur
ence B. Knapp of Five Points
Lewes.
Miss Hrupsa is a graduate O
FELTON, High School and the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital School O
Nursing.
Cadet Knapp is a graduate o
the Lewes High School, studied
engineering at Cornell University
prior to his appointment to tn,
U. S. Military Academy at Wes
Point from where he will graduate
with the class of "a this June.
The wedding will take place a
the Old Cadet Chapel at Wes
Point, June Sth, at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond w. RIM
ker of Lewes, are receiving con
gratulations upon the birth of
, son, born at the Pcc5c Hospital
March 13, 1854 Mrs. Rini6er WI
be remembered as the former Mis-
: Kathryn Lodge of Lewa as.
Mrs. Hannah II. Morris who un
derwent an operation at the Bee
: be Hospital last Friday, is in fai
, condition at this writing. Her man
, friends wish her a speedy recovery
Miss Helen r. Hayes, daughte
| of Mr.. Harry E. Hayes. retire
5 pennsylvania Railroad officer, an
Mrs. Hayes of RehobOth Beach, an
' Mr.. Earl F. Ritter, son of Mr.. an
Mrs. Earl J. Ritter of Lewes. wi
t be married Saturday evenin.
r March goth. in the Westministe
, Presbyterian Church, Rehobot
Beach.
e The double ring ceremony at
e O'Clock will be performed by tn
! Rev William Drysdale Gibson.
j. The bride will be attended b
S her sister, Mrs. Robert J. McWi
G liams of Hubbard. Ohio, and M
McWilliams will be Mr.. Ritter
best man.
Ushers will be Mr.. Bert Ritz,
OF Lewes, and Mr.. Irving Rite
also of Lewes, cousins of II
groom. The wedding music wi
!. be played by Mrs. Mervin Fell
3 RehobOth Beach. A reception wi
j. follow for the immediate fami
Il in the social hall of the churc
l. Miss Hayes is a graduate of II
} RehobOth High School, attend,
l. Bliss Business College in Colur
b bus. Ohio, and is now employ,
l. IN the Rehoboth office of the Be
J. be Clinic.
ID Mr.. Ritter was graduated fro
N the Lewes High School and serv,
n. three and a hale years with Il
nf United States Air Fnrcn