Milford chronicle., 1958-11-21

secretary of the Delaware Chapter,
Red Cross; w. Hearld Brittingham,
head of the county fire company
units; Mrs. Mabel L. Givens, her
administrative assistant; members
Of the county board of directors,
and the advisory council and per-
sonnel of Fort Miles who had
lent aid in setting up the control
center, and Col Charles A. Bruner,
of Seaford, Sussex Coanty deputy
director of civil defense.
Charmain Raught, a sixth grader
in the Lewes Public School, won a
SIS first prize in the schools an
nual Fire Prevention essay contest
conducted by the Lewes Fire De-
partment. She is a member of Mrs.
Bernice Houston's class.
G. Edward Wyatt, president of
the fire company presented awards
Prizes of SO and S5 were won by
Jose Bookhammer, fifth grade, and
G. T. Nelson, sixth grade.
A family style Chicken and Dump
ling Supper will be served in the
Bethel Methodist Fellowship Hall,
in Lewes, sponsored by the Bethel
Methodist Churcn, this Saturday,
November 22nd, at to p. m. The
menu will be family style: VS.
Juice, chicken and dumplings, po-
tatoes, old fashioned farm style
turnip greens, cole slaw, hot but
ter milk biscuits, relishes, ice
cream and coffee or milk.
Ad,,I+c Q1 ox,l ohiI1ron rrv1o~.
IL years old for so cents.
There will be a booth for baked
goods featuring home made baked
beans, cole slaw, hoEle baked ham,
chicken salad, cakes. pies, candies
and etc. for sale.
The Lewes Lions Club will again
sponsor and annual Thanksgiving
dance to be held on Wednesday,
November 26, in the Lewes Fire
Hall. Music will be furnished by
the Skyliners. Dress will be op-
tional and dancing will be from 8
p. m. until a. m. Admission will
be $500 per couple Walter Craw-
ford is the chairman in charge of
the dance committee
Thanksgiving Day, November 81,
will be communicative donation
day for the Beebe Hospital of Sus-
sex County.
Your contribution of money,
canned goods, linens and other ar
ticles applicable to hospital use will
be greatly appreciated.
A committee will receive your
donation at the hospital on Novem-
Der 26 or 27. If you are unable to
make delivery, call Lewes 211 and
they will send someone for the
donation.
The Zwaanendael Club will hold
gift and bake sale on Friday and
Saturday, December 5th and 9Th,
in the Club House on Savannah
Road, for the benefit of the Girl
Scouts of Lewes. Mrs. J. Edgar
Morris, Mrs. Alfred Ward and
Mrs. Edward Gillespie are chair
men of the affair Mrs. Gillespie has
volunteered to restore toys for this
sale. Anyone having toys which
they would like to doRate please
phone her at Lewes 8495.
Water-borne commerce on the
delaware hlVer set d new r0cOFu
in 1857 reports the Delaware State
Development Department.
Basing its findings on the annual
report submitted to Congress by
the u. s. Army Engineers, the
Development Department notes that
in 1857 a total of 103, 100000 tons
of cargo was handled at ports from
Trenton south to the sea, compar-
ed with 1884 tons handled in 1856.
Lewes and other bay ports, lump
ed together as Lower Delawarc
Bay, Delaware" in the report also
showed a substantial cargo in
crease with 1,216,OOO tons of 1857
compared to 50,666 tons in 1856,
notes the Development Department.
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