Milford chronicle., 1954-02-12
LEWES

In recognition OF outstanding
contributions to the safety pro-
gram of the U. s. Treasury Depart
ment Coast Guard Commander
Harry F. Frazer Of Lewes has been
awarded a Certificate of Merit by
the department.
The son Of Mrs. Mary c. Frazer,
Commander Frazer is married to
the former Miss Estella Beebe
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Richard
@. Beebe, who lives at sos Savannah
Road with their two children, Rich
ard, IL, and Beebe, 6. The officer is
currently stationed at Washington,
but will shortly be assigned to
new station.
In presenting the certificate to
him, the Fire and Safety Council
stated: you have demonstrated
during your membership on this
council special loyalty, determi-
nation, tenacity, and devotion in
fostering sound safety principles.
You have cheerfully responded
when called upon to assume difficult
tasks. In short you have gone be-
yOnd the call of duty"
On Tuesday evening, February 16,
the WOmen's Auxiliary of st.
Peters Church of LeWes is staging
a benefit card party in the parish
house on Mulberry Street. Mrs.
George E. Chambers, Jr., and Mrs.
Franklin G. Maull are co-chairmen.
Mrs. James Beebe is chairman of
refreshments. Prizes are in change
of Mrs. Louis F. Ingram and Mrs.
Paul c. Trickett.
The party is open to men as well
as women, and prizes for each sex
will be awarded To add to the
benefit fund, women of the church
will donate layer cakes to be auc-
toned off. Mrs. Walter L. Bennett,
Jr., is ticket chairman, and Mrs.
Perry T. Burton and Mrs. Nathaniel
H. Evans are in charge of table ar
engagements. A turkey salad supper
will be served at the close of the
evening. Money raised will go to-
ward the parish house building fund.
Hostess for a silver tea to be
given by women of the Lewes
Presbyterian Church on February
"a, from 2 to o'clock, have been
announced by the hostess chairman,
Mrs. William T. Adkins. A highlight
of the affair will be the reading of
original poems by Mrs. John G.
Leach Of Wilmington. former poet
laureate, of the Delaware Poetry
Society. The missionary society of
the church of which Mrs. William
E. Thompson is president, is spon-
sOring the tea, to be held in the
Social Hall. Assisting Mrs. Atkins
on the hostess committee will be
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. John E. Nc
Govern, Mrs. Joseph NJ. Martin, Mrs.
Anthony P. Ingram, ST., Mrs. Claude
M. Hastings, Mrs. Raymond r.
Atkins, Mrs. John B. Wine, Mrs.
Walter o. Bryan, and Mrs. M. L.
Lafferty. Mrs. Raymond r. Atkins
has charge Of decoration for the
affair. The general chairman of the
tea are Mrs. J. Wright Rowland,
and Mrs. Joseph L. Marshall. Mrs.
Milton P. Lewis is chairman of
refreshments.
Since 1881, Lewes a little fishing
port, lying within the protective
cove of Cape HenlOpen, had sleepily
rested on one claim to fame-"First
Settlement in Delaware" The old
ster title hadn't brought much to
the little town (present population |
2,891l but recognition by state his
tOrians and notebook jotting tour
lists. Then it suddenly got a
new largest fishing port
in the United States, according to !
a report just released by the u. S. |
Fish and Wildlife Service from
Washington giving the port of ,
Lewes top listing for 1858. Three |
hundred and sixty million pounds |
of fish were hauled in at Lewes the /
past year, the service claims, the !
bulk of which is undoubtedly the |
non-edible menhaden brought in
by Lewes' two huge menhaden pro-
cessing plants. The Fish Products |
Company and the Consolidated |
Fisheries Company.
Back in 1916 the port of Lewes
rated second in the United States, !
with San Pedro, Calf, ranking
first. San Pedro. dropped to second |
in 1853, Lewes had been sixth in
1916.
Now as a fishing port it outranks
all salty pretenders including
Boston, Gloucester, Mass, and Reed |
vile, Va. While Lewes undoubtedly |
gets its present eminence from the
lOwly menhaden it's popularity as
a spOrtsman's heaven in party-bOat |
fishing is constantly soaring.
Lacey time-yellowed valentines,
some more than a century old, have !
been contributed to the Zwaanen-
dael Museum at Lewes, for a spe-
cial exhibit opening. They will re-
main on view until March LIST. So
far a total Of Sc specimens of the
heart-throb tokens have been lent |
for this unique exhibition in re-
Spouse to an appeal by the curator,
Miss Catherine G. Maull. Visitors
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