Milford chronicle., 1962-10-26
LEWES

Donald d Mitchell, engineer
ing tedhnician with the Diamond
State Telephone Company, showed
the company's film Seconds 70
Survival" to members of the Lew
ew Lions and Rotary Club at Lew
es Fire Hall, Monday. October 22nd
at pm. The. main feature of the
evening was a direct call to the
North American Aid Defense Com
mand headquarters in Colorado
Springs, where air force officers
| reported on unidentified air planes
and ships. The call was heard by
the club members over loud speak,
ers.
| The Ladies of the Lewes Auxil-
iary of the Beebe Hospital voted
at their first meeting of the year
to donate the furnishings for the
delivery room in the new wing OF
the local hospital. The cost W l
be $4,000. This is the second large
contribution made ito the hospital
this year.
In the spring they completely
redecorated and furnished tn c
first and second floor solariums
The Auxiliary has also furnished
cubicle curtains and runners for
the Pediatrios Ward. They have e
just purchased a new rocking chair
for this ward. The money for these
projects and others in the making
come from their Christmas cookie
sale, held each year in December;
Beebe Hospital Auxiliary Da e.
held each year at the Rehoboth
Beach Country Club and the Hos
pital Gift Shop.
The Shop Committee attended
the Gift Show at the Ben Franklin
Hotel in Philadelphia, September
oath. There they purchased many
lovely and unusual gifts for your
shopping convenience. Many items
have arrived and many are arriv-
ing weekly. The committee is plan
ing to have a larger shop walk
in shop in the new hospital ad-
dition, planned for the convenience
of the community. Magazines are
now sold in the Gift Shop along
with many lovely children's books.
There are kits that can be made
up by bed patients, also many
items ito amuse both adults a n
children. All plans made by IN e
Auxiliary are done with the COM
fort and convenience of the pa
tients in mind.
Mrs. Carl F. Barley, Auxiliary
president, invited everyone in
terested in giving some of t h e r
valuable time as volunteer work
er and Auxiliary member please
call her ait 645-8441, or Mrs. VIM.
Irving at 645-8333. Your help is
urgently needed.
After four years in business at
Graves Block and Supply Co.,
Hardware Store, Bud Graves,
proprietor, has announced that he
has Joined with the Liberty Com
pany and will be part of their
chain of Liberty Trustworthy
Stores, which are all owned and
operated by neighborhood, in
dependent merchants.
Stephen H. Schroeder, president
of the Lewes High School Glass OF
1868, has received a Letter of Com
mendation for his excellent r
formance on the National M crit
Scholarship Qualifying Test.
Lewes High School was one of
the more than 10000 high schools
where the test for the 1962-63
Merit Program was given la S t
spring. Stephen was among n e
students who were cited for their
outstanding performance and who,
to increase their scholarship p
pOrtunities had their names, home
addresses, and scores on the test
sent to their first and eco d
choice collete. which they named
at the time of testing.
The commended students d
the smaller number of semifinal-
lists, the highest-scoring students,
together constitute about two per
cent of all secondary school sem
iors. The son of Mr. and M s.
Howard S. Schroeder, of Pilot
Town in Lewes, Stephen is presi-
dent of the Lewes High S c h DOL
Student Council, and was one of the
Lewes delegates at Boys State in
June. A member of the Lew e S
Chapter, National Honor Society,
Stephen participates in va S ty
football. basketball and baseball.
The Mems Club of ST. Peters
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