Milford chronicle., 1958-01-31
LEWE..S

| At a meeting of directors of the
LeweS Chamber of Commerce, last
Thursday night in the mayors off
ice, the possible celebration of Hen
ry Hudson's discovery of Delaware
Bay on the 350th anniversary n
1859 was discussed.
President, w. Sammons Howard
appointed Henry p. Marshall to
investigate what type of partici-
! patton could be undertaken by
Lewes. 1t was felt that Lewes peo-
pie may want to figure in the OBJ
| servances inasmuch as the ancient
town was the first one to be settled
at the mouth of the Bay on the
Delaware shores.
Mayor Otis H. Smith was thanked
by President Howard for one of the
town Offices, and it was decided to
hold future directors meetings
| there.
Also discussed was the possible
creation of a Kent-Sussex Chamber
of Commerce. 1t was the consensus
of the directors that the two lower
counties would get more attention
than at present under the Delaware
Chamber of Commerce should a
separate two-county organization
be officially established. 1t was felt
the present state organization was
concerned more with the Whining
ton area. Appointed to investigate
the advisability of a Kent-Sussex
Chamber were Donald Gallagher and
E. Winfield Brittingham.
The next regular meeting of the
Lewes trade body was set for
Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Lewes
School cafeteria when an out-of-
town speaker will be secured. -
An ordeal ended early Thursday,
January 23rd, when two watermen
were rescued after spending Is
hours in Lewes Bay atop the pilot
house of sunken oyster boat.
They are: Carl Davies, 80, of
Lewes Beach, captain of the sun
ken Hattie Beacham, 43-foot boat,
and his crewman, George Johnson,
Jr., 81. When saved they were freeZ-
ing cold but otherwise unharmed
The boat began to sink about
3 p. m, Wednesday, according to
Davies.
She settled in relatively shallow
water near the Mispillion Light,
several miles from shore as Davies
and Johnson scrambled atop the
pilot house.
During the high tide they stood
waist deep in water.
The two set out early Wednesday
on a grabbing expedition when
the boat failed to- appear, owner
Eugene Bookhammer, of Love
Creek, near Lewes, called the
Coast Guard station, at Lewes.
Chief Boatswain III. M. Joynes,
station commandant, sent out two
patrol boats. One craft under Bark
ley e. Wilson, of Lewes, boatswain's
mate second class, spotted the
men about 6:45 a. M, Thursday.
They landed the men at the small
boat haven at Lewes. The pair re-
fused medical attention.
Coast Guard officials said they
believed the boat could be easily
salvaged at low tide.
The Lewes Fire Department will
be host to the annual convention of
the Delmarva Volunteer Firemen' s
Association in the Lewes Fire Hall,
on May IL, 13 and IA, has been
announced at recent meeting of
the Lewes Company.
Officers of the host company, who
were elected for the ensuing year,
are: President, G.. Edward Wyatt;
vice president, Donald F. Jefferson;
treasurer, William Backes; secre-
tary, E. r. Hazard; Kenneth
White is superintendent OF sup
plies; William White, fire recorder
and T. A. Shipley chairman of
the ways and means committee.
Henry Baynum was elected fire
chief. His four assistants are: M.
Smith, 1st; T. Shipley, End; w. H.
Birmingham, Jr., third; and E.
Creadick fourth. William Love was
named chief engineer. Assistant
engineers are B. Pepper, Preston
Foskey, R. Baringer and Edward
Moore. The board of directors con-
sists of H. Baynum, William Lowe.
Edward Wyatt, E. r. Hazard and
William Backes.
The fire company approved the
purchase of a water tank wagon
capable of carrying 4,500 gallons of
water for use in fighting rural fires.
The lack of adequate supply of
water has hampered the firemen in
the past, and it was thought that
all rural property owners will well
come this piece of new equipment.
At the time of the Delmarva Fire
mems convention in May the fire
prevention dog mascot "Sparky'
will be a guest of honor to greet
the public in the fire hall. A big
parade will feature the three-day
convention, and special souvenier