Milford chronicle., 1954-12-17
LEWES

AT the regular monthly meeting
of the Lewes Board of Town Com
missioners held at the Mayors off
ice, it was decided to have the City
Fathers explore ways and means OF
erecting a greatly needed municipal
dock in the Lewes and RehObOth
Beach Canal opposite the Federal
Building on Front Street. It is ex-
pected that the necessary pilings
for the 200 foot structure will be
driven shortly and the dock be
completed by spring. The dock will
be for the public use and will pro-
vide a long needed docking space
Tor boat owners who will be stop
ping in Lewes at various times. es-
pecially during the summer.
Several complaints to members
of the Board of Commissioners re-
garding the construction of stables
within the town limits of Lewes
were discussed, but, since there
were no signed petitions or COM
plants, nothing was done about
the matter. Mayor Otis H. Smith
advised the local police that riding
horseback on sidewalks is abso-
lutely forbidden, and anyone found
so doing is subject to immediate
arrest.
The oldest of Lewes two Men
'haden fishing plants, the COnsoli-
dated Fisheries, has recently been
sold to The SeacOast Products Com
pany, an affiliate Of the Fish Pro-
ducts Company of which Otis IT.
Smith is president. For over 80
years the Consolidated Fisheries
plant has been owned and operated
by a group of brothers from New
York, formerly of New England
including Richard c. Hayes and
Thomas E. Hayes. It adjoins the
Fish Products COmpany's plant.
and according to Mr.. Smith, it will
be operated by the newly formed
company, SeacOast Products, by the
1855 season.
Lewes now is the largest fishing
community in the entire United
States, and with the purchase of an
aHillated organization of the Fish
Products Company an even larger
amount of fish are expected to be
landed in Lewes and prOcessed at
the two adjoining factories.
The season for catching Menbad-
en- normally opens in June and
closes in late September or earlv
October. The fishing craft range
from off New York down to the
Virginia and North Carolina Canes.
Lewes has received much nation
wide publicity due to it's fishing in
dustry, and with extensive Dlans
for next seasons increased opera-
tons, this historic seashore com
munity should become even better
known than previously.
Some of Santa Claus sleighs in
LeWes will be olive drab in color
this year. The Second Army is
lending the post office at Lewes
one Army truck to help deliver
packages in the Christmas rush.
IN all, almost 300 trucks will go to
"a post offices in the seven-state
Second Army area.
A cut in training and a curtail-
ment Of some other activities dur
ing the holiday season permits tba
Army to help out the post office at
this time of year. The Army trucks
VIII be driven and maintained bv
post office employees.
Douglas MelOtt, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond c. MelOtt. Of
Lewes, r. d. ], enlisted in the II &
AR Force. November 29th. He is
The first one to enlist since the re-
crultlng OFFICE in Lewes was open-
ed. Douglas was a graduate of
4eWes High School last year.
captain and Mrs. J. Wright Row
and Of Ships Carpenter Street
-eWes, announce the engagement
IF their daughter, Miss Jay Row
and to Mr.. Paul M. Hodgson. Jr..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Hodgson.
Sr., Of 19 Sunset Road, Newark. Del.
MISS Rowland attended The Gun
iton School in Centreville. Md. and
vas graduated from the Iewes TTigb
school She also attended Stepbend
College in Columbia, Missouri. for
leF freshman year, and is now a
uniOr at the University Of Del
ware. Mr.. HodgsOn was graduated
rom the University of Delaware.
md is a member of the Kappa AL
)ha Fraternity. He is now EMPLOYED
n the engineering department of
he dupont Company, Delaware. He
tarted his basic training with the
.rmed forces Of the United States
N December 18th.
Miss ROwland's father is a mem
,er of the Pilots Association for the
Bay and River Delaware, and for
several years has held the honorary
ltlo Of Lieutenant Colonel on the
tan of Governor J. Caleb Boggs
# Delaware.
Plans are being made for a
Spring wedding.
An announcement has been made
4 the marriage of Mrs. Joseph
'hek, of Lewes, daughter of Mrs