Milford chronicle., 1962-02-23

A Lewes race driver received
special recognition last week as a
result of his winning the 1861
Georgetown Sp ee d way Modified
Division Championship. h n n y
Martin, r. d. No. /, Lewes, was pre-
sented with the Autolite T c
Champion Award a II jewel watch,
by William j. McCrea, Autolite dis
trict sales manager He was one
of 26 Modified track champions
nationally to receive the award. All
stock cars of 1853 vintage or Older
powered by modified production
engines.
Mr.. Vinvent White, Owner-mana-
ger of White Packing Company To-
Gated in Lewes. Will hold an open
house at his new plant on March
7th, on New Road, Lewes. He first
started in the meat packing bust
ness in 1888 The general public is
invited to participate in the open
house observance which, among
other things, Will feature a hog
carcass & cutting show sponsored
by the University OF Delaware in
cooperation with local hog prOdu-
GERS. The plant is now operating
under federal inspection & is the
only federal inspected plant in the
state of Delaware, qualified to
slaughter all species Of livestock
and manufacture provisions.
An appeal is being made, from
the Lewes Little League to the par
ents of boys between the ages of s
and II years If you are as interest
ed in your son as he is in playing
organized Little League baseball,
you should note that they are about
to begin their sixth season of regu
lar scheduled games in the new
debt free Little League Ball Park,
which was dedicated last season.
The League is not making an ap-
peal for money but for your help,
morally physically & little OF
time each & every week. The fol-
lowing is a list of needs in their
Importance UmpireS: 10 or II cap
able men who are willing to devote
about two hours each week They
will be supplied with the equip
ment, & rules & regulations as Lit
tie League is played. Manager and
Coaches; This means men who like
to work with boys, teaching them
to play together, play fair, good
craftsmanship. the will to win and
the courage to lose like a man. All
Around Help; With regards to
equipment park, etc. The League
has. in the past five years, had ap-
proXimately 115 to 125 boys each
season. The responsibility of work
ing with the boys has fallen upon
the shoulders Of not more than
dozen parents Due to the lack Of
interest on the part Of most parents
they have been unable to hold a
regular meeting
Mark the following date on your
calendar and plan to attend the
IreXt general meeting, to be held
in the Parish House Of St Peters
Episcopal Church, Mulberry St
on Wednesday, February 21st, at
1900 pm Response to this appeal
may determine the future progress
of the Little League movement in
the town of Lewes.
Edwin NJ Edgens. 6S, captain of
the pilot boat Delaware for 2S yrs,
died last week at the Veterans ad
ministratiOn Hospital at Elsmere,
where he had been patient five
months. He was known as Garry"
Edgens. He was sergeant in the
first World War with the 58th Pi0n-
GERS and served overseas for three
years until the end of the war
In World War II he was in the
Coast Guard as a lieutenant He was
born in Lewes. the son Of the late
Garrison Edgens and Elizabeth
Pride Surviving are his wife. Mrs
Mary A. of Lewes, two daughters,
Mrs. John Lawmaster of Camden, n.
J. and Miss Thelma f. Edgens of
Lewes, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at >
p m Monday in St Peters Episco-
pal Church Lewes. The Rev Frank
T. Moon officiated Interment was
made in St Peters Cemetery, Pilot
Town Road. Pallbearers were Le-
ives pilots.
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