Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1959-07-03
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was general chairman of a dinner
meeting of the Sussex County Re
publican Women's Club held last
Wednesday evening at GLE in the
Lewes Yacht Club on Lewes Beach.
/ Members of the Lewes Republi-
can Women's Club were hostesses.
lamar d. Boxe of Wilmington, at
torney general of Delaware, was
the guest speaker.
Mrs. Evadine Knapp Kemper of
Lewes. president of the Sussex
County Club, presided.
Assisting with arrangements
were Mrs. Sybil Hammond, Milford,
vice president; Mrs Winnie Ford,
Seaford, corresponding secretary !;
Mrs. Joyce Winslow, Dagsboro, re-
| cording secretary, and Mrs. Rubie
o. Wheatley, Delmar, treasurer.
An old fashioned July Fourth Gel
ebration is planned by Lewes Post,
American Legion.
Reminiscent of the days of long
ago when such street gatherings
were held by political parties on
independence Day, the custom has
continued down the years but with
out the political oratory.
Curtis ]. Rooney, immediate past
commander of Lewes Post will be
master of ceremonies from a park
ed truck on Second Street. The
new commander, William Spooner,
heads the July Fourth entertain
ment committee. The celebration
will get under way at 10 a. m. in
roped off block on Second Street.
The events scheduled are as fol-
lows: Running races for boys and
girls; a three-legged race; bag
race; tug of war; potato race; egg
on spoon race; boys and girls BIZ
cycle races; milk drinking contest
for youngsters of the Children's
Beach House, with milk donated by
the Lewes Dairy; greasy pole
climb; pie eating contest, and a
flour rolling contest.
Cash prizes will be provided by
the Chamber of Commerce and mer-
camille establishments. Assisting
will be the Lewes Police and Lewes
Fire Department, Vessel Lumber
Company will provide the truck for
the rostrum, and Wyatt's Taxi Ser
vice the public address system.
The Legionarries committee head
ed by Commander Spooner, con-
sists of John G. Burton, w, Wall
ter Donovan, Jr., William Sing,
Anthony barrow, William Austin,
Eugene Paris, Clarence Edgers,
Willard Burbage, Glenn Kline,
Lewis Hayden, Preston Foskey, AL
fred Mitchell, Henry F. Marshall,
Clifford Howarth and Curtis j..
Rooney.
Equipment for serving 80 addi-
tional telephone subscribers in the
Lewes area is planned with the in
stallation of extra dial switching
equipment in the Lewes central Of
flee. Harold S. White is local man
ager for the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company. The new equip
ment was installed at an outlay of
approximately $4,000.
The company is now serving
more than 1920 telephones in
Lewes, which compares with only
1,64O five years ago. Mr.. White
says the company is spending an
additional $4,000 during 1853 for
the construction of outside plant
facilities such as cable lines in
the area served by the Lewes CEN
trail office. During 1860, he says,
present plans call for the expendi-
ture of $4,000 more for additional
outside plant facilities.
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ern Delaware or nearby Maryland
areas for a second camp for the
Del-Mar-Va Boy Scouts Council,
Peter G. Paulson, council execu-
tive, told the Lewes Rotary Club
last Monday night.
BY 1868, we foresee the need for
three camp sites for the Del-Mar-
Va Council, Mr.. Paulson said. Rod
ney Scout reservation has room for
one more. That means we must
purchase more land either ada
cent to Rodney or in the councils
southern serviced area.
He indicated that the southern
camp would be preferred for sever
al reasons. 1t would give the scouts
a chance of two different types of
camping superintendent front
and woods and bay. Each troop
would then be urged to alternate
it's choice of camps so that all boys
would have both experiences.
The southern locations would al
so provide a council camp close
to home for units in the southern
area of the council to use for week
end camping. Weekend camping
has become an important part of
the councils program with almost
as many boys using Rodney during
the winter as they do during the
summer.