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8 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, April 14 - April 20, 2000
Continued from page 7
stake. I was a delegate, national
delegate, when the issue of the
National Council of Churches
(NCC) arose. Yes, indeed, at the
home, d!ounty Icv¢this arose
to the arena f diSchssion at the
national level. This issue became
one of the proponent arguments -
mandating that the farm bureau
national president be the one to
prove throughout the nation and
the halls of Congress the truth of
our case against that religious or-
ganization. It bears out our duty
as membership to go home and
oppose the Philosophy and ac-
tions of the NCC. Why? Because
it was the general feeling that the
NCC had gone too far in opera-
tional activities that were con-
trary to our democratic form of
government. Why didn't Mike
Wallace and the "60 Minutes"
train think of that Sunday night?
When farmers in sections of the
United States were inundated by
the awful vicissitudes of weather
this past year, causing very, very
serious losses to human life, crop,
livestock and income in general,
farm bureau members joined to-
gether, donating tons and tons of
farm supplies. Delaware especial-
ly, other states as well. These are
repeat performances - nothing
new to farm bureau members all
over the country. I emphasize
every time - no charge, no charge,
no ch. y didn't old shoot-
em down Wallace think of these
things? We could go on in this
v eSp., dC,vn here on the farm,
whelo keep our noses
to tone, we hadn't
learned until Sunday evening the
news about farm bureau's in-
volvement in 1,000 head hog op-
erations and with an airline that
went belly up! I have lived and
breathed farm bureau these many
years. I have brought to light for
your information some statutory
facts and if you care to visit and
stand still on our soil, I'll tell you
a whole lot more, to prove the
fact that Mike Wallace and all the
people who were on that "60
Minutes" train were on a wild
rampage.
Alden S. Hopkins
Farm bureau member
Former secretary
of agriculture
Barefootin'
Continued from page 7
to remove all question about their
racial identity. The result of their
efforts was a law which said "The
descendants of the Nanticoke In-
dians shall hereafter be recog-
nized as such within the State of
Delaware."
After a reorganization of all
Delaware schools in 1921, the
Nanticoke people felt their identi-
ty threatened again. Although
Delaware at the time recognized
separate schools in the area for
whites, blacks, Indians, and
Moors (a mixed blood people less
Cub Scouts say thanks
On behalf of Milton Cub Pack
198, we would like to extend our
sincerest thank you to the follow-
ing businesses for all their gen-
erosity and kindness. This event
would not have taken place if it
weren't for kind people like your-
selves. Thank you to Waterstill
South- Book Warehouse, Lowe's,
Pepsi Cola, Rehoboth Mall,
Wendy's, Lewes Dairy, Bull on
the Beach, Browseabout, Kite
Company, Magnet Junction,
South Moon Under, Etched in
Time, and Harry & David. I
would also like to thank M & M
Bird Farm of Milton for donating
the services to the boys and teach-
ing them about birds. Thank you
alsoto all the parents who came
out to help put this together. You
are very special people.
Ren Edwards
Lewes
New Cape park
entrance too narrow
The report of changes at the en-
trance of Cape Henlopen State
Park brings up an important issue,
that the State of Delaware,
through its agencies, should abide
by the rules and regulations that
apply to the private sector. Plans
for public projects should also be
subject to review and corrected,
as required for private sector proj-
ects, prior to approval. I believe
the new divided roadway does not
comply with the state standards in
regard to lane width at the park
exit lane, which is 10 feet. I be-
lieve the roadway, as constructed,
is not easily maneuverable by fire
apparatus.
Walter Brittingham
Rehoboth Beach
BPW's Smith says thanks
The last time I addressed you
good people of Lewes, I informed
you that our st.aff would be clean-
ing out the second oxidation ditch
at the wastewater treatment plant.
I am pleased to announce that the
second ditch has been completed
and we now have our plant back
to the volume capacity that it was
designed to treat. We still have to
wait for our biology to stabilize
before the plant is operating effi-
ciently. I would like to thank all
those who voted in the April 1
election and returned me to the
Lewes Board of Public Works for
interested in their Indian her-
itage), local authorities, Mr.
Porter tells us, broke the spirit of
the 1881 law by permitting non-
Indian children to attend the War-
wick and Hollyville Schools.
Members of the Nanticoke As-
sociation reacted by withdrawing
their children from the schools.
They.turned instead, once again,
to schooling their children pri-
vately, in the Indian Mission
School they built at its present
site.
For education beyond the eight
grades offered at Indian Mission
School, many Nanticoke students
went to the Haskeli Institute in
Kansas. The Haskell Institute
the next two years. Know that I
will always try to do the right
thing for our community. If any of
you ever think that I am off-track,
please call and let me know. To
those of you who didn't vote,
shame on you l Turnout was very
low at 30 percentof those served,
not good folks. To my fellow can-
didates, thanks for your interest
and everyone in town should be
glad and thankful 'you tan for of-
rice. Wow, what a qualified and
talented bunch of people. I want
you all to know it was an honor
for me to be a part of that group.
Please stay interested arid active
with the regard to the board and
what is going one; the BPW can
use your help..
George Smith
Lewes
Shields says thanks
On behalf of the students and
staff of Richard Shields Elemen-
tary School, we would like to
thank SuperFresh for sponsoring
Go For the Green, and Super G
for sponsoring Apples for the Stu-
dents. We would also like to thank
all the community members who
participated in these programs.
Meeting the technological
needs of outschool is a costly en-
deavor; hardware becomes obso-
lete quickly, software is continu-
ally being developed supporting
our curriculum and teachers'
training on using technology ef-
fectively in their classrooms is es-
sential. The funds that we have
received from these programs has
helped us meet these needs.
Support from the local busi-
nesses and community members
make it possible for us to ensure
that our students move forward
into the 21st century with appro-
priate technological knowledge
and skill.
We are proud of the technologi-
cal opportunities that we are cur-
rently able to provide for our stu-
dents. With continued support
from local businesses and com-
munity members, we look for-
ward to being able to deliver even
more in the future. We are also
very proud to be part of a commu-
nity that demonstrates the high
value that they place on education
by assisting the school system
through programs such as Go For
the Green and Apples for the Stu-
dents.
Shields Elementary School
Technology Committee
was an all-lndian school for na-
tive Americans from across the
United States.
Indian Mission School was
open until 1961 when schools in
Delaware desegregated.
It must be noted that main-
taining an identity has been a cen-
turies-long struggle, with real
pain and suffering, for the Nanti-
coke Indians.
Distant history is clouded by
time and bias and sketchy infor-
mation.
Recent history is clouded by
sensitivity and rapid change. Oth-
er aspects of the history of Indian
Mission School may be revealed
over the coming years.
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This map of Rehoboth Beach breaks the residentially
zoned areas into six different districts with subdistriets
within, according to whether they have only single family
dwellings or allow multifamily dwellings and whether the
lots are a standard 100 feet deep. The proposed distri©ts
were unveiled at the April 10 Neighborhood Preservation Or.
dinanee planning meeting.
Rehoboth examines new
residential districts as part
of neighborhood preservation
By Trish Vernon
The discussion at the Monday,
April 10, Neighborhoo¢l Preserva-
tion Ordinance meeting revolved
around the possibility of dividing
Rehoboth Beach's residential ar-
eas into smaller and more closely
defined districts.
Presently, the city has three res-
idential zones - R1, which permits
only single-family dwellings; RI-
S, a special district of larger lots
bordering Lake Gerar area which
would remain unchanged and R2,
which allows duplexes and multi-
family dwellings.
Shawn McCaney, the consult-
ant from Remington & Vernick
Engineers who has been guiding
Rehoboth Beach officials through
this process for the past two
months, came to the meeting with
a map outlining the creation of six
separate districts and a few sub-
districts within some of them, ac-
cording to what would be the per-
mitted uses within each of them.
Before launching into an explana-
tion, McCaney stressed for the
benefit of those who may believe
this endeavor to create a Neigh-
borhood Preservation Ordinance
to be a "capricious" effort on be-
half of the planning commission,
that this ordinance stems directly
from the city's Long Range Plan,
adopted in the early 1990s.
Following the tenets of the
plan, which calls for preserving
the character of the city's residen-
tial area, the planning commission
embarked upon this task in 1998,
contracting with the University of
Delaware Public Policy Institute
'to survey the neighborhoods and
recommend a course of action.
Following thdt course, the city
elected to hire Remington & Ver-
nick earlier this year to design the
proposed ordinance.
During the previous two meet-
ings, those gathered concentrated
on single-family dwellings and
proposed standards governing set-
backs, lot size, accessory build-
ings, floor-to-area ratios, height
and roof pitch. On April 10 they
turned their sights to multifamily
dwellings.
McCaney pointed out that in the
Rehoboth Heights neighborhood
(southeast area of the city), multi-
family dwellings are allowed in
some areas. With that in mind, he
suggested how the city could re-
organize "to create districts that
relate to how they are today."
In an effort to do this, McCaney
suggests that an R2 District be
formed for mostof Rehoboth
Heights, allowing only single-
family dwellings and accessory
uses, with an R2-A formed for the
ocean block and part of the sec-
ond block area around Hickman
and Laurel streets, where multi-
family dwellings now exist.
There duplexes, garden apart-
ments and garage apartments
would also be permitted.
An R1 district would be formed
on their side of Rehoboth Avenue
for the blocks of Virginia, Olive
and Maryland to the north and
Delaware, Brooklyn and Philadel-
phia to the south. Permitted uses
would remain as they are now.
The Pines, encompassing much
of the area from Lake Avenue to
Henlopen Avenue, would be des-
ignated R-3, with only single-
family homes allowed. A R3-A
would be formed on the westerly
end of the area in the Grove loca-
tion, where duplexes and multi-
family would bepermitted. An-
other special district, R4, in the
Cookman, Sussex streets area, at-
tempts to accommodate the area
of the Pines where lot depths are
often only 84 feet rather than the
traditional 100. Only single-fam-
ily homes would be permitted.
Country Club Estates and the
residential portion of the Grove
would be considered R5, with sin-
gle family homes only. An R5-A
would be carved out of a small
portion between Country Club
Drive and Rehoboth Avenue to re-
fleet the multifamily dwellings
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