Milford chronicle., 1961-09-22
LEWES


ians are now drawing Social Secur
ity benefits. members of the Lewe
Rotary Club were told by a fiel,
representative from the Dove
office.
Francis Nj. Hughes. who serve,
the Sussex area, explained the cir
cumstances and conditions undel
which benefits are allotted in /;
talk TO bring the Rotarians up t
date on the Social Security pro
gram now in operation. "Thes,
benefits" he said, ARE general,
based on the average earnings o.
the wage Garner. The amount OF
the benefit depends on the age al
which a person started taking adj
vantage of the service"
How anyone earns Social Secur.
ity benefits and how much credit is
needed were explained in detail. He
emphasized that the program is
self-supporting with money in 8
trust fund that is invested in gov.
eminent securities. with the inter
est paid on these earnings as the
\ operating expenses of this program
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Mayfield
Jr. of Lewes, announce the engage
ment OF their daughter. Barbara
Ann Mayfield, to Robert Jay Reed
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence r.
Reed OF Milton. Miss Mayfield is q
1861 graduate of the Lewes High
School. Mr.. Reed is a 1859 graduate
Gf Nti:nn Hiuh Snhnnl to
ployed at Dutton and Reed Repair
Shop in Milton. No date has been
set for the wedding.
That three Lewes High School
juniors have received certificates
for their outstanding performances
on the National Educational De-
velopment Tests, has been an
nounced by James A. Moore, high
school principal.
The certificates of Educational
Development were awarded by the
Science Research Associates, a
Chicago-based firm serving educa-
ton, industry, and government
through applied behavioral scien-
ces' Recipients were Stephen H
Schroeder, Preston L. Foskey, and
Rita V. Ware. The awards were
made by the guidance councillor,
Miss Anna E. Beebe.
In March. 1861. according to LYLE
M. Spencer. president of Science
Research Associates, NEDT exams
were administered to more than
100000 students in ninth and tenth
grade classes across the nation.
The certificates are provided for
students scoring in the top quart
er of each states participants, by
grade. Prepared and administered
by SRA the NEDT provided scores
in English. social studies, math-
ematics, natural sciences, and word
usage. The evaluation of education
al strengths and weakness is par
ticularly important at this stage Of
a students scholastic career so
that school authorities, parents.
and the students themselves may
make better decisions about future
careers.
o. ID. Zacharias, of Lewes, state
recreation area supervisor for the
State Highway Department in Suss-
ex County, has announced that he
hopes to eventlllly develop a sell
dom-visited beach area north of
Rehoboth Beach. Zacharias said
that the off-the-beaten path area
has "a fabulous possibility al
though it is virtually unvisited
now"
The 10000 acre area, owned by
the State Highway Department, is
just north Of Rehoboth Beach and
runs from the Lewes and RehobOth
Canal to the ocean, and northward
to Lewes A road leading to it along
the beach from Rehoboth Beach is
covered with sand and impossible
to all but four-wheel-drive vehic-
les. 1t can also be entered from
Fort Miles. Anyone who is inter-
ested i'm seeing one of the most
fascinating areas of the Delaware
coast, can easily walk into the
area.
II contains rolling dunes rang
ing up to forty feet in height. One
dune is where the old Henlopen
Lighthouse used to stand, is sixty
feet high. The dunes roll into a
lovely wooded section of pines lin
park-Hke condition. with very
little underground. The area also
contains a lake.
There is a movement afoot to
make the area a bird sanctuary
but / feel the location is more to
human beings. There are other
places for BIRDS" said Zacharias
He said that the location would
make an excellent camping site
Zacharias is now in charge OF Tent
City, 400-site camping area at Key
Box Road, and twelve other re-
creation spots from Cape Henlopen
to Fenwick Island which are un-
der control of the State Highway
Department.
Zacharias said the sand-covered
road could easily be recovered tC
permit easy access and that entry
for those with boats could be IA
cilitated by building lagoon from
the canal. I'VE now have something
like a quarter OF million visitors
in Rehoboth Beach area during
the summer" Zacharias said. 1--WE
have fifteen million people within
four hours travel time to enjoy
this lovely spot. 1t should be open
ed and developed as a public area
he said.