Milford chronicle., 1956-02-10
LEWES

A 46-foot boat owned by the
Pilots Association of the Bay and
River Delaware sank yesterday of
Lewes.
The cruiser Cape Henlopen went
down in 20 feet Of water after she
had been pulled of the break
water she rammed Saturday night
in a dense fog. Four men aboard
were rescued by the Coast Guard
The boat carrying three appren-
tice pilots and a fireman from the
pilot boat Philadelphia, struck the
breakwater rocks about II 80 p. M,
Saturday. She was on her way out
to the Philadelphia which is an
chcred in She mouth Of Delaware
Bay.
The crash knocked a large hole
in the bow, and the Henlopen
started to taking water. The men
radioed the Coast Guard and then
climbed onto the breakwater rocks.
Coast Guard cutters 409 and
36432 groped through the fog and
picked up the stranded men. They
were Daniel Dunlop, Philadelphia /;
G. Edward Wyatt, Jr., Lewes;
James Maloney, Dover, and c. B.
Hudson, Lewes.
Monday, Robert Yost, an engi-
nees for the pilots association,
made temporary repairs to the hole
in the Henlopen's bow and she
was pulled of the rocks.
Apparently her bottom was also
damaged because she sank while
being towed into port Capt. VIM. r.
Egan, Of the pilots association,
said an attempt viii be made to
raise the boat.
The Rev. John B. Grave, pastor
Of the new First Baptist Church
OF Lewes, established last fall,
says the young people Of the Sun
day School have held their first
business meeting for the election
Of officers. The Baptist Church is
now holding regular Sunday SER
vices in the Henlopen Grange Hall
in Quakertown, until a church can
be erected on a plot Of land al
ready acquired
This will be Lewes' first Baptist
Church to be established on a per-
manent basis. The church school
meets each Sunday evening in the
Grange Hall. Officers are Miss
Dorothy Crittenden, president;
Lloyd Mincy and Linda Palmer,
vice presidents; Carolyn Foster,
secretary and John Money, trea-
surer.
The pastor is now conducting a
series Of sermons on the doctrinaI
position Of the church, each Sun
day.
A st. Valentines Day dinner-
dance will be held in the Ecwei
Fire Hall on Tuesday, February Ia.
It viii be a zone dance for the
Lions Clubs of this vicinity. Enter
tainment will be furnished through
out the evening. The dinner will
start at 7:30 p. m. and dress VIII
be optional. Admission will be
$500 per couple. Mr.. Jack Luzzi
serves as zone chairman for this
district.
AL Stango, who formerly con-
Quoted a business in Lewes, has
returned and reopened a Home and
Auto Supply Store at his previous
location. Mr.. Stango is conducting
business while awaiting arrival
of his complete stock, and will
have his grand and official opening
of the store, on Second Street in
Lewes on Friday and Saturday.
February 10 and H.
Ground breaking ceremonies for
a S150,000 annex to the Bethel
Methodist Church of Lewes were
held recently.
The two-story cement block
building is the realization Of an
intensive campaign conducted by
members of the congregation last
spring, when within one weeks
time, approximately 100000 was
raised IN a house-to-house canvass
by team Of solicitors headed by
Edison G. Lodge, Sr. The ceremony
took place following the II a. m.
Sunday service. Mr.. Lodge intro
duced the honor guests as presi-
dent of the official board Of the
church. They included the contrac-
tor, John L. Briggs, Of Georgetown,
and the architect George d. Savage
Of Philadelphia. Also DR.. o. A.
Baftley, Superintendent Of the
Dover District.
Miss Frances Klatt. R. ~, for
merly Of the star of the Beebe
Hospital. is now at Duke Univer-
sity, taking some post graduate
courses in nursing. Miss Klatt
who had been assistant Director
Of Nurses, also acted as Director
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron +. Clifton
Of Bridgeville, Del, spent the
weekend here with Mr.. CiftOn's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. William p. Clifton at their
residence on Pilot town Road.
Mrs. Clifford L. Trader who un-
derwent an operation at the Beebe
Hospital several days ago, has re
turned to her home on Second St.
where she is now cOnvalescing.
The Rev. and Mrs Frank L. Moon