Milford chronicle., 1955-02-18
LEWES

The Lewes Lions Club visited
the Seaford Lions Club, by whom
they were sponsored, Monday even
ing, February 7th. Sixteen members.
led by President Jack Luzzi, were
entertained. President Luzzi talked
briefly, expressing the clubs ap-
probation, paying particular at
tenttOn to the efforts of Samuel G.
Pierce, Jr., a former Lewes resi-
dent, who was chiefly responsible
for the sponsorship William For
shey, Jr., of Wilmington Manor
Club, was the main speaker. The
Lewes Club was fortunate in being
present at this particular meeting,
as they heard the Seaford Club re-
port over $4,000 for Polio Drive
when their quota was only $4,000.
A rousing ovation was given.
Youth" was the theme of the
HenlOpen Grange meeting held on
Tuesday evening, February 18th, at
the Grange Hall in QuakertoWn at
p. m. Hosts and hOstesses for the
evening were: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hazard and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
w. Arterbridge.
At the February first meeting the
Grange voted to contribute $500
to the March of Dimes Campaign,
and to purchase two new books at
$3.50 for the National Grange Lii
brary. 1t was decided to continue
with the same service project, the
restoration of Ebenezer Cemetery.
one of the oldest burying grounds
in Sussex County. The Grange, the
local sponsor of the National Heart
Campaign, have put out its plastic
heart cannisters. Please drop in
your contributions.
One of the funniest plays ever to
be presented in LeWes will be
shown on Thursday and Friday.
February "a and 25, in the Lewes
High School auditorium. The
comedy is entitled Aaron Slick from
Pumpkin Crick" and is being spon-
sOred by the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation of LeWes.
Curtain time will be $500 n. m.
and admission will be $1.O0. Tickets
are now on sale by all members of
the PTA group.
The State Highway Department
has announced plans for replac-
ing the flooring on two bridges
in Sussex County.
The two bridges are the one at
LeWes over the LeWes and RehO-
both Canal and the one along State
Route IA over the Broadkill River.
According to Col w. A. Nc
Williams, Chief Engineer of the
State Highway Department. the
present wood flooring on these
structures will be replaced with
steel open mesh flooring and in
addition there will be some other
Incidental construction work on
the bridges.
1t is planned to have the work
proceed as rapidly as possible, Col.
McWilliams points out, particular
ly on the Lewes Bridge where the
load limit will be restricted to
ten tons during the period of con-
struction.
The BrOadkill Bridge is along
the route from Milford to Rehoboth
and it is planned to have the new
flooring in place before the sum-
mer season opens at the resort.
Miss Ann c. MacIntire spent the
weekend, in Havertown, Pa. an
the guest of Mr.. Stephen LyshOn
and his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Lyshon and attended the Senior
Class Dance at the Haverford, Pa.
High School, where Mr.. LyshOn is
a senior this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Cham
bers, Jr., have returned home after
spending few days in Alexandria.
Va, as guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Metcalf. Mrs. Metcalf will
be remembered as the former Miss
Kathleen Wiltbank of Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron F. Clifton of
Bridgeville, Del, were dinner
guests of Mr.. Clifton's mother Mrs.
Frederick G. Clifton, Sr., at her
home on Mulberry St., Tuesday.
Sara H. Chambers, local repre-
sentative Of the Farm Bureau Mu-
tual Automobile, Fire & Life IN
surance Company at Lewes, at
tended the Sales Training School
conducted by Farm Bureau Insur-
ance Companies of Columbus, Ohio.
from February 6 to February II at
the Community Inn, Hershey. Pa.
Mrs. Efie Short is confined to the
Beebe Hospital with a broken hip.
Mrs. Shorts many friends wish her
a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lyons Fisher
will spend this weekend in Wash
ington, D. c., as the guests of Mrs.
Fishers uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ackerman.
The meeting being adjourned