Milford chronicle., 1961-10-27

| town is waiting IOr Lne LOru MAY
or of Lewes, England.
The head of the Sussex Towns
English namesake heard about the
new City Hall and asked to be
invited to the dedication. However,
his would-be American hosts, have
not yet been told when to expct
him.
The two towns with the same
name also show common coat
of-arms which was adopted from
the English Lewes some years ago
by it's American counterpart.
The multi-purpose civic seat on
East Third Street was built by
A. P. Croll and Son, Georgetown,
from a design by Calvin Clendan-
iel, Lincoln architect.
The one floor "old brick" struc-
ture fully air-conditiOned, will
house a commissioner room, gen.
eral business room, police depart
ment, city library and a sound
proof room for business machines.
Financing of the 5000 foot So.
building was provided from reser-
We funds of the Board of Com
missioners and the Board of Pub
lie Works. The city plans to re-
tire the balance of the costs from
rental of $50 acres Nof the Great
Marsh" northwest of town which
was recently leased for forty
years to the Hercules Powder Co.
The Lewes Library Commission
will sponsor benefit party to
raise money for the equipment
and furnishings of the new town
library quarters to be moved into
the new Town Hall on Third ST
next month.
The library for many years, has
occupied the second floor of the
Zwaanendael House, which is tc
be used by the Lewes Memorial
Commission for additional muse
um space.
The benefit party for the Ii
brary in it's new quarters will bt
Book Review on November End
: held in the Fellowship Hall o.
Bethel Methodist Church. The re
viewer will be Mrs. E. Vernon
: Lewis of Newark, wife of a faculty
: member of the University of Del
aware Presiding will be Mrs. Wal
ter l.. Bennett, Jr., member o
the Lewes Library Commission ant
chairman of the Book Selection
: Committee. This will open with /;
: coffee party between 10:30 a. m
and 1870 am Mrs. Lewis will
review the current best seller
1.-THE Agony and the Ecstacy', b,
Irving Stone. This is the stor.
of the life of Michelangelo, fame'
Italian sculptor.
Tickets will be available at tn
door and from the librarian ant
other members of the commission
This affair is being publicized all
throughout Sussex and Kent Coun
ties by Mrs. Raymond r. Atkin
of Lewes, publicity chairman, a
many have expressed interest il
Lewes' new Town Hall and tn
new quarters of the Lewes Ii
brary. Mrs. Lewis is we'll know
for her book reviews having ira
yelled extensively in giving then
for several years.
The P.TA. of the Lewes Specia
School District and the Lewe
Fire Company will co-sponsor
record hop on Saturday, Octobe
2Sth from $3.50 to 11:30 pm. i
the Lewes Fire Hall. AS in tn
past, Church Maillet will be o.
hand to spin the platters alOn
with Jack Fisher Prizes will b
awarded Admission is 35 cent
per person. All teenagers are wei
come
Undergoing recruit training a
the Naval Training Center, Grea
Lakes, Illinois, is Eugene 1. Eakl
III, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Eakle, Jr. of 512 Kings Highwa,
Lewes
The nine-week training program
is designed to provide a smoot
transition from civilian to expeI
fenced blue jacket ready for dut
with one of the fleets guardin
!, our nation.
Instruction ranges over topic
from cold weather training to ma
val history and includes militar
drill, physical fitness and swim
ming.
Career counseling will go on a
throughout training to help deter
mine each mans naval job specia
ty from among the sixty seve
choices available.