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Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
MARYLAND LADY
KILLED IN CRASH
ON WEDNESDAY,
Mrs. Isabella Mullekin Of
Trappe, Md, Succumbs
In Memorial Hospital.
INQUEST TONIGHT
Tragedy Brings Highway
Toll To SO, Increase Of
% Pet. Over Last Year.

The death of Mrs. Isabella Null
lekin, So years old, of Trappe, Md.
who died in the Milford Memorial
Hospital on Wednesday afternoon OF
injuries received in an automobile
accident on Wednesday morning
brought Delaware's 1899 fatility toll
to So, ten more than for the corre-
spending period last year, 23 per
cent increase.
Five other persons were injured
in the same accident when the ma
chine driven by Mrs. Mullekin and
a car operated by Bernard ]. Rayne,
81 years old, of West New York, N. j.,
collided shortly after 10 o'clock on
Route 113 at the intersection of the
dupont Boulevard and the George
town -Bridgeville Highway.
Most seriously injured are: Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Lee LeCompte of
Brooklyn, and Miss Florence Gruchy,
of Trappe, Md, who were riding with
Mrs. Mullekin.a They are in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital suffering
chest injuries, fractures, and deep
decorations.
Rayne and his wife, Mrs. Pauline
Rayne. and their son. Bernard Rayne.
Jr., suffered shock and bruises.
Sergeant Knox and Private Slant
of the Georgetown State police said
Mrs. Mullekin failed to stop at the
intersection. They said her machine
struck the car driven by Rayne.
which was travelling south on the
dupont Boulevard. Both automobiles
were demolished.
Sussex County Coroner Lewis
Lathbury is investigating. He has
called an inquest for Friday at z
p. m. at the Joseph Motor Company
show room on East Front street,
gouth Milford
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
HUNDREDS WORKING
PACKING LIMA BEANS
Factories Throughout The County
Are Busy Canning The Crop

Many hundreds of people are be-
ing employed throughout lower Del
aware at this time, working in the
canning plants engaged in packing
lima beans as we'll as harvesting the
crop. A visit to some of the extensive
fields reminds one of cottOn-picking
in the South. While many of the far
mers pull up the vines bearing the
beans and carry them to plants
where they are run through hullers,
others have them picked by hand.
Throughout the eastern section,
there is less labor required to har-
vest the crop because most of the
growers resort to running them
through what they call viners or
hullers. In the southern section is
where many acres are picked by
hand.
The acreage this year is said to
be larger than for several seasons.
Unfavorable weather conditions, by
the close of the season, may result
in less income than some former
years.
A drought swept lower Delaware
about the time the beans started to
blossom and after they had started
TO form in the pod. This had a tend
ency to cut the yields. Rains within
the past two weeks, however, have
been very helpful.
No estimate as to the value of the
crop TO lower Delaware growers can
be made at this time.
Thousands of cases will be packed
before the end of the season in plants
located in the central ami eastern
sections of the county.
Probably one of the first plants
devoted to packing lima beans for
commercial purposes was located at
Milton. This was about Is years ago
When farmers were asked to make
contracts for growing a limited
number of acres they at first were
somewhat skeptical. Prior to that
time they had been grown on a small
scale for home use and the nearby
markets.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
NEW Coach
APPOINTED BY
SCHOOL BOARD
Bernard E. Briggs, Well
KnOLCn Football Ace, To
Report Here For Duty.
Comes Highly RecOninseH-
ded By "BOb" Higgins,
Penn State Mentor.

Word was received Tuesday from
the Office of the Superintendent OF
Milford Schools Robert E. Shilling
that the Milford School Board has
hired Bernard Z. Briggs, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, as sports coach and direc-
tor of physical education, to succeed
Herbert L. Elliott, resigned.
Mr.. Briggs is a graduate of Penn
sylVania State College. majoring in
physical education, and a graduate
of South Hills High School, Pitts
burgh, where he was active in all
sports. The South Hills team won
the city football championship, and
Briggs won honorable mention as all
city center. Later he was selected all
city center in Independent football
ranks. Beginning his college career
at Duquesne University, he was
freshman center, and earned his nu-
merals, then transferring to Penn
State at the beginning of his sopho-
more year. He played varsity foot
ball for three years. missing only two
games in the entire period.
Upon graduation from Penn State.
he was offered a job as freshman
coach at Penn State. but took the
Milford coaching position in prefer
ence, in order to be on his own for
the experience. Coach Bob" Hig-
gins, of Penn State, highly recon-
mended Barney" Briggs to the Mil
ford School Board. In stating that
Briggs was one of the three invited
to assist with coaching at Penn State,
he described Briggs as capable, sin
eere, and extremely able. He has ev-
erything needed to make a superior
coach"
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
ROTARIANS HAD FINE
MEETING AT REHOBOTH
Entertained Their Ladies At RehO-
both.IndIan Beach Club

In lieu of the regular weekly din
ner meeting the Milford Rotarians
together with their Rotary AIMS and
sweethearts, met at the Rehoboth-
Indian Beach Club Monday evening
Arrangements for the affair. which
was voted one of the best in recent
years, were made by Past President
William v. Grier, a charter member
of the beach club. who also served
as POSTMASTER Following delight
full meal served out in the open, the
group enjoyed dancing to the music
of Floyd Mills and his orchestra.
Each member present was given a
numbered card, the duplicate of
which was placed in large box.
Some of these numbers we're later
withdrawn. and the holders of the
lucky stubs we're awarded prizes
which were donated by the Rotarians
and The L. D. Caulk Company.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
TO DEDICATE MEMORIAL
TO DR.. FRANK GRIER
Mrs. Grler VIII Present Cross To
RehObOth Episcopal Church

Special services for the dedication
of an altar cross in All Saints Epis-
copal Church, Rehoboth. as a memoir
ial to the late DIR. Frank l.. Grier
of Milford, on Sunday. Sept. 8, by
Bishop Arthur r. McKinstry of the
Diocese Of Delaware are being ar
ranged by the Rev. Nelson Waite
Rightmyer, rector of All Saints and
of st. Peters Church there.
The cross, donated by Mrs. Grier
of Milford, in memory of her hus-
band, was designed by William H..
Thompson of Dover. son of the Rev.
Benjamin F. Thompson, rector of
Christ Church.
It is built of carved wood. with
gold leaf and polychroming. by the
firm of Gustav Ketterer of Philadel-
phia. 1t stands against a rich altar
dorset of blue and gold, decorated
with fieur de lis and Tudor roses.
At the IL o'clock service the COM
bined choirs of All Saints and st.
Peters churches will be heard.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
TO Be
HONORED AT FAIR
ON SEPTEMBER L
Governor, Mayor Bacon
And John Bassett Moore
To Speak On Grounds.
500 WILL ATTEN D
Reservations For Lower
Delaware In Charge Of
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Delaware Day" will be observed
at the New York Worlds Fair Tues
day. September II. Governor Rich
ard C. McMullen, Mayor Walter W.
Bacon and John Bassett Moore. ma
tive of Smyrna and former judge OF
the Permanent Court of International
Justice. will be among the speakers.
Members of Wilmington City Coun-
ell indicated they would participate
in the event and voiced approval of
plans which have been made by the
Delaware committee.
Chamber Trip On Program
The Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce will make its annual goodwill
tour this year to the fair as part of
the Delaware Day program. II is ex-
pected more than 500 Delawareans
will attend.
On arrival at the fair, the Della
ware group will he escorted to the
Equitable Life Assurance Society's
Garden of Security, headed by Della
wares First Girls Drum and Bugle
Corps and the federal and State col
or guard, according to tentative
plans
Speaking Program
There the speaking program will
take place. with responses by fair
officials and prominent New York
men, after which the executive
group will call upon Grover A.
Whalen. director of the fair.
A reception in the Federal Build
ing will follow, and exercises will be
held on the parade grounds in front
OF the building by detachments of
the Army and Navy. The girls drum
and bugle corps will give a concert
and drill at O'Clock in front of the
dupont exhibit. States headquarters,
where badges with the design of the
Blue Hetf's Chicks and biue and gold
ribbons with "Delaware-the First
State" inscribed. will be distributed.
T. w. Wilson Heads Body
Thomas W. Wilson of Wilmington
is chairman of the Delaware Advis-
ory Committee for the fair Donald
r. Morton of the dupont Company is
vice chairman. and Gerrish Gassaway
is representing the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce
Reservations for the trip from Will
mingtOn will be handled by the
Chamber of Commerce while reser-
vations from other points will be in
charge of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road.
A special train will leave Delmar
at a. m. and will pick up passen-
gers enToute to Wilmington arriv-
ing in that city at 7:l2 standard
time. or SIP daylight time. The
train will leave Wilmington at s:35
daylight time. arriving at the fair at
l1:15 o'clock On the return the train
will leave the exposition grounds
al 1918 p. m, arriving in Whining
ton at 1855 a. m. and then proceed
ing to Delmar.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
Safety Council Issues Warning
On Oyertaking, Passing Cars

movement on the open highway si-
multaneously places so many motor
lists in jeopardy. or terrifles as many
motorists.
On narrow streets or two lane
pavement when traffic is at a maxi
mum, and both passenger cars and
trucks or slow moving vehicles are
required to use the same road, the
driver of the faster vehicle is gen.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25

noon also caused some damage by
cutting and stripping corn and other
vegetables and fruit in the Milford
area
The greatest loss to farmers caus-
ed by the storm will be the additional
cost of harvesting the corn which in
many fields is so fiattened and twist
ed that it will take twice as long to
cut and shuck it as it otherwise
would
BY breaking the drought. the rain
actually helped late apples and other
late crops.
In other sections of the State dam
age was reported to roads and
bridges.
The storm was held indirectly re-
sponsible for the drowning of EN-
nit Shorter. "a year old negro. who
slipped from a wharf at Delaware
City. The man fell into the Delaware
River after slipping on the wet wharf
late Saturday while inspecting a
number of grabbing lines he had set.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
MOT0RIST WILL GET
LEEWAY OF 10 MILES

Motorists using Delaware
highways will get n break Of
10 miles over the as mile an
hour maximum speed limit
according to orders issued re-
Gently by Superintendent Of
State Police John r. Fader.
Orders were issued 10 Off
GERS at the five State police
stations that arrests may be
made when the automobile is
going faster than So miles an
hour. II the car is going be-
tween so and 55 miles an hour
the police are ordered to stop
the driver and reprimand him.
Motorists who keep their
speed under SO miles an hour
will be permitted to go their
way as long as they are driv-
ing in a safe and sane" man
ner.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
SUSSEX FIREMEN
PICK CHAPLAIN
Rev. George Ross OF Milton Appoint
ed; Blades Host To Association

The Sussex County Volunteer Fire
mems Association held its monthly
meeting Wednesday night at Blades.
with the Blades Fire Department as
hest. Clifford Johnson of Milton.
president. announced the appoint
ment of the Rev. George Ross of Mil
ton as chaplain of the association for
the coming year.
Leroy B. Truitt of Bridgeville. vice
president of the State Firemen's
Association, was among the speakers.
He is slated to be elected president
Of the state association at its annual
meeting in Rehoboth Beach next
month. Following the business ses-
sion, dinner was served in the fire.
house by the Blades auxiliary.
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25

According to the Delaware Safety
Council, overtaking and passing is a
deliberate action on the part Of a
driver that requires the utmost skill,
caution. and Judgment. 1t is an ac-
ton that requires thought and must
be planned ahead. Hence, since it
is premeditated there apparently
should be no excuse for accidents
caused from this operation. But such
is not the case. Probably no other
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
WOODCOCK SEASON
OPENS NOVEMBER Is
Later Dates Set This Year To Con.
form With Rabbit Hunting

The hunting season for wOodcocks
will open this year November Is and
close December Is instead of extend
ing from October Is to November ii
as last year.
This was announced this week by
the Delaware Game and Fish Com
mission in disclosing the new regu-
lations on the hunting of migratory
birds released by the Bureau of Bio
logical Survey of the Department of
the Interior.
The season is being held later this
year to conform with the rabbit
hunting season when woOdcOcks are
most abundant.
Mourning Dove Season
The season for mourning doves
will extend from September Is to
November 80. Last year this season
was split into two sections. one ex-
tending from September Is to No
yesnber and the other from Novem-
Der IS to Decembaf Is. -''i-----
The open season for rails and
gallinnles, except coOts. is from Sep
tember l to November 30. the same
as last year.
These migratory birds may be
hunted in season from a. m. to
sunset. The daily bag limit for
rails and gallinules is continued at
Is in the aggregate of all kinds.
Other bag limits are as follows:
SOras. Is coots. 25; Wilson's snipes
or jacksnipes, Is; woodcocks. four:
mourning doves. Is in the aggregate.
Possession limits for these species
at any one time may not exceed
the daily bag limit, except that in
the case of wOodcock3. the possession
limit has been raised to eight.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
GOV. MCMULLEN
BACKSG CLERGY IN
BLUELAW EASING
Executive Joins Ministers
In Plan, Warns Of En-
fOrcement Danger.
LAWS ARE ANTIQUE

Governor Richard C. McMullen has
I Joined a group of Wilmington min
listers in expressing his approval of
a plan to modify the 144-year-old
Sunday blue laws
He did not disclose to what extent
he favors revisions of the blue laws,
pointing out that he did not care to
make known his full opinion in the
matter since he might be called upon
later to act upon any amendment or
repeal.
Warns OF Enforcing
With the warning that 1T would
be serious to enforce any of those
old blue laws" Governor McMullen
declared that he could not under
stand why one place was centered
out for the enforcement of the laws"
He referred to the announcement
of Attorney-General James r. Nor
ford that unless the blue laws were
repealed or modified by the Legisla-
ture. he felt that it would be neces-
sary for all law enforcing agencies
in the State to see that they are
strictly enforced.
Sends Letter To Wright
His stand was revealed in a letter
to Caleb NJ Wright. of Georgetown.
attorney for Charles S. Horn, pro-
prietor of the Blue Hen Theatre. Re-
hoboth Beach. who was fined three
times for opening the theatre on
Sundays.
Mr. Wright objected to enforce
mnt of the Sunday blue laws being
centered on motion picture enter
tainment
The group of ministers expressed
approval of modification of the Sun
day blue laws. but with one excep-
ton. all opposed their repeal
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, August 16 To
Tuesday, August %, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller weather
recorder for Milford. reports the fol-
lowing atmospheric conditions in this
vicinity from Wednesday. August 16
to Tuesday, August %, inclusive:
Tamnarafilra
Milford chronicle., 1939-08-25
Temperature
NI,wr MNs..

Total Rainfall ...... SOB
The following winds and condf-
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Evening star., 1939-01-06
International Utilities
To Redeem Preferred
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Directors of
International Utilities Corp. have
called for redemption on February
l3, 1899, all outstanding shares of
the 81 prior preferred stock at the
redemption price of Silt per share
(S1l5 per share and 50 per share
in respect of accrued dividends from
November l, 1888, to the redemp-
ton date.
Formal notice of the redemption
will be mailed on January 9, 1899,
to stockholders of record at the
close of business January 7, 1889.
A dividend of 8712 cents per share
has been declared on the $3.50 prior
preferred stock, series 1881, for the
quarter. ending January 81, 1899,
payable February l, 1899, to stock
holders of record at the close of
business January 20, 1899.
There also has been declared a
dividend of so cents per share on
account of the arrearages of divi-
dends on the SITS preferred stock,
series 1881, payable February /,
1889, to stockholders of record at
the close of business January 20,
1899.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Erie Chiefs Present
Details Of Plan al
|. {. Hearing
Proposal to Cut Fixed
Interest Charges in
Half Supported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Erie Railroad offered testi-
mony yesterday Vim support Of its
plan to reorganize by slashing fixed
interest charges in half.
John K. Thompson, vice presi-
dent and comptroller of the Erie,
and r. E. Woodruff, vice president
in charge of operations, outlined
the plan in detail, and offered sup
porting statistical exhibits.
Thompson said the proposal would
create a more simplifed corporate
structure for the Erie, and reduce
its debt from 1891 ,479 1923 to $685.
522 ,28O, and capitalization from
s538 ,666,145 to s432 ,342,710.
Thompson, on the witness stand
most OF the day at hearings being
conducted by the Interstate Com.
merce Commission, estimated freight
rate increases authorized by the
/. c. c. last year would add nearly
S4 5000 annually to Erie's reve-
nues If no traffic is lost"
He added, however, that "in GER
tain cases traffic had been lost as
a result of the increases.
Thompson and Woodruff testified
after Henry S. Sturgis, vice chair
man of protective committee for
holders of Erie refunding and i'm
provement mortgage bonds. had
completed his explanation of the
committees reorganization program.
The Erie's plan gives present pre-
ferred and common stockholders
share for share in the reorganized
company, while the bondholders'
proposal calls for a heavy REIN
vestment by stockholders. including
the Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway, if
they desire to retain their present
equity.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Assets of Investing
Firm Show Gain

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-In the 18th
annual report of General American
Investors Co., Inc, Frank Altschul,
president, stated that as of Decem-
ber 81, net assets applicable to de-
bentures and capital stock were S30,-
781.829. Net assets as of December
81, 1887 totaled $24,882 ,688.
The increase for the year in net
assets was $6,090,641 before deduct
ing Sl91 500 paid for 1000 shares of
preferred stock, purchased for the
sinking fund and retired. During
the year interest on the debentures
and dividends on the preferred stock
were $779,7OO.
Net assets as of December 81, 1888,
were equivalent to 81 663 81 per 81 900
of debentures and $32678 per share
of preferred stock. The net asset
value per share of common stock
was $3.50, without giving effect to
the possible exercise of the out
standing warrants. The comparable
amount as of December 81, 1887
was 1921 per share.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
ey the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-United
States Governments held the bond
market spotlight today with general
gains ranging to 1892 of a point.
The rise attracted attention in
view of the wide comment on the
big Federal deficit indicated by
President Roosevelts budget mes
sage submitted yesterday. Trading
circles said the Federal financing
details brought no appreciable VOL
ume of offerings and on this sign of
stability dealers bought.
Corporate loans had good support
except in few loWpriced rails
and other speculative categories SUBJ
. ject to profit selling.
Up fractions to point or more
at the start of the final hour were
Atlantic Coast Line collateral As.
Erie general IS, Southern Railway
IS, Delaware g. Hudson refunding
Is and Texas Corp. 3l2s. Some
loans of Baltimore & Ohio, Rock
Island, Illinois Central and Utilities
Power & Light retreated moder-
ately.
Italian and German dollar obli-
cations registered fair gains.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Bituminous Output
Off Sharply in Week

The National Coal Association,
from incomplete carloading reports
from the railroads, estimates btu
minous coal production in the
United States for the week ended
December 81 as approximately T.
600, 900 net tons. Production for the
corresponding week: 1887, 6,066, 900
tons; 1886, 1869 900 tons. Percen-
tage of increase: 1887. 302 per cent;
1896, 81 per cent.
The report of the National Btu
minous Coal Commission shows
production of 8,120,000 tons for the
week ended December II and $780,
900 for the week ended December "a,
1888.
Production calendar year: 1898,
341, ,739, 900 tons (subject to revisicn
1887, 442, ,455, 900 tons; decrease, 22.8
per cent.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Foreign Exchanges

NEW YORK, Jan. (P.-The pound
sterling scared about pa cents in terms
of the dollar in highly erratic foreign
exchange dealings today following reports
the British government had thrown up
another rampant in defense Of the cur
rency.
Quotations were confused and largely
Reports the bank of England had trans
ferred the equivalent of nearly 81. .O00,000,-
uOO IN gold to the British equalization
tunu Jerked the pound out OF morning
oecllne. "a recent announcement indi-
eatsa Large scd losses to the fund in gss
land requested banks to aid in halting
specula re drives against the pound. =,
banEOg sources indicated the rapid
forward swing in the British money was
to argeiy b, to control buying which lsd
a 1Murtner M decline in the rate.
me French franc advanced .01 cent
and most other leading European monies
moVed UP proportionately.
Iate rates follow: Great Britain in dol
So1day &C. ", bills 4,66,s; Canada Montreal in
new @ YORK. 99.o .o6A; New York in Montreal
Icy "5Is; Belgium. 1890; Czecho-Slovakia
80; 49, Denmark. ank. 20.s5; Finland. 2.07hs'
france Fl 263A; Germany. 4O.12; benevolent
Hunsary % 1ss5; 1tais 90 5ssM SEeees Yugosisys sSs
Poland 1895 Portu9ai, 4.Sa: Rumania
sRits.rend s Sean ss9aaHoted Sweden 249s
sps si Aess sHn kos Ms.ss Gty snsass az 1oa
1925. -"' ~0'A'' ~
Rates in SPOT cables unless otherwise
INDICATED. u-NominA.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Decision Is Reserved
On R. 6. A. Complaints

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Supreme
Court Justice Aaron Levy reserved
decision yesterday on the request
of attorneys for the Radio Corp
of America to consolidate three
stockholders suits charging present
and former officials and directors
of the corporation with negligently
and fraudulently permitting the
waste of corporate assets.
All three complaints, which be-
came public Wednesday, criticize
the directors for alleged failure to
regain 1000, 900 shares of radio COM
mon stock given to General Electric
Co. and Westinghouse in 1882, al
legedly in return for certain patent
and other rights said to have been
terminated by consent lecree in
an antitrust suit
The defendants denied the
charges.