MARCH 1962 STORM
SUNDAY , JUNE 3, 1962
MEMORIAL DAY
The Washington Evening Star
printed this newspaper article telling about the Memorial Day Service
and Rehoboth Beach in general, two months following the ' great
Atlantic storm of '62' , by newspaper reporter Davis S. Hugg.
Cloudy skies and a few
drops of rain in the morning hours failed to dampen the enthusiasm of
a estimated 15,000 persons who descended upon Rehoboth Beach on
Memorial Day for the traditional opening of the 1962 season.
By 11 am a large crowd had
gathered at the Memorial on the Green near the eastern end of
Rehoboth Avenue for traditional memorial exercises.
Following a medley of
military airs by the Rehoboth High School Band, Mayor Julian C.
Stamper extended an official
welcome to the thousands of visitors and Ralph B Pierson, Commander
of Rehoboth American Legion Post 5, gave a memorial address.
Afternoon, Rehoboth's
'new' beach , completed with the land fill just last week, was well
covered with swimmers and sun bathers.
Silent today, the near by
bulldozers and graders engaged in the land fill project, served as a
reminder of the badly battered beach by the ' Great March Storm of
'62 ' , announcing it was once again ready for business as usual.
Visitors noted that the
beach had been completely restored, the board walk had been replace
to the south from Rehoboth Avenue, and the pilings for the north
section were in place. Mayor Stamper had assured Memorial Day
visitors that the boardwalk would be completed by June 15th.
Sunday, June 3 1962
Washington, D. C. Evening Star: David S. Hugg, Contributing
Writer.
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