Milford chronicle., 1960-11-25
LEWES

A veteran civilian service en-
ploye, Franklin Pierce of 73 Sus-
sex Drive, has closed an almost
continuous period of 46 years with
the government.
On his retirement he received
certificate of merit from Col. Tho
mas F. Victory, First U. S. Army
Engineer, and was honored at a
testimonial luncheon from his CO.
workers in the Engineer Section
on Governors Island, NY.
Pierce first served a four-year
enlistment in the Navy before he
entered the civilian employment
service with the government. Dur
ing his employment he rose from
ship constructor to supervisory
electrical engineer.
On his retirement he received
letters of commentator from COM
manders in the Boston Harbor De-
lenses, supervisory officials in the
Army Engineers Office and the
Second Corps Area Head quarters.
His most memorable citation was
a commentator he received by di-
rection, of the President from the
commanding general of the First
U. S. Army for his work during the
visit of Queen Elizabeth of Eng
land to Governors Island in Octo-
ber 1857.
A graduate of the Rindge Man.
ual Training School, Cambridge,
Mass, and the electrical engineer
ing course at Northeastern Uni
versity, Boston, he has been a sem
lor vice commander of the Army
Navy Union of Boston. He is a
member of the Masons, the Civil
War Round Table, and the Sussex
Society of Archaeology and History.
Married to the former Dorothy
Holmes of Lewes, he now plans to
take it easy" at his home in Lewes.
Mrs. Dorothy L. Collins, curator
of the Zwaanendael Museum state
memorial at Lewes, says the
museum will not be open to the
public on Thanksgiving Day.
This is the one holiday in the
year that we do not open at ALL"
she says.
In the meanwhile flocks of visi-
tors are still coming in to view the
current exhibition of old political
badges and other memorabilia of
by gone elections that were dis
played in honor of the national
election year.
These will remain on view until
removed for the annual Christmas
exhibit for which the curator is
seeking loans of old toys and cards
depicting the heyday of long ago
grandparents.
Such Christmas articles are now
being sought by the curator. While
the museum is normally closed on
Mondays, visiting hours are week
days from Tuesday through Satur-
day from 10 am. to 1870 pm. and
on Sundays from 1890 to $50 pm.
Raymond (Ray) Gibson, star full
back for the Wesley College Chip
pets has been named to the Junior
College All-American football team
for 1860, it has been announced at
Dover's Wesley College.
Gibson, a former Lewes High
School gridder, was chosen among
"A nominees for the national honor
by the National Junior College
Athletic Association (NJCAA). Sc
lection is made by coaches and
sports writers in the Tri-State Con-
ference.
Gibson is the third Whippet in
two years to bring All-American
honors to Dover. Last year Daryl
McCabe, now a starting lineman
for Delaware Valley Aggies and
Tom Marshall, end for the Univer-
sity of Detroit were the first Wes-
ley All-Americans. Marshall is also
a Lewes School product.
Gibson, a second-year liberal arts
major at Wesley, is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Gibson, 126 McFee
Street, Lewes.
Ceremonies dedicating the Beebe
Hospitals new Jean Ellen dupont
Mcconnell Nurses Home will be
held this Sunday, November 27, at