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Evening star., 1940-06-08
Virginian Is Killed
In Auto Collision
Near Glen Echo
Several Seriously
Injured in Traffic
Accidents

One man was killed and several
persons were seriously injured in
traffic accidents in Washington and
nearby Maryland last night and
early today.
Melvin Eugene Bell, %, of Vienna,
Va, died en- route to Georgetown
Hospital last night after his car
crashed headon into another ma
chine while he was attempting to
pass a truck on a sharp curve in
the Conduit road near Glen Echo.
Md, according to Deputy United
States Marshal Roy Ferguson.
The cause of his death was un-
determined and only a few minor
scratches were visible when he was
taken to the hospital by the Glen
Echo rescue squad. A passenger in
his car. Miss Lucille Dawson, %,
of 1885 P street NV. escaped with
cuts and bruises. The driver of the
other car. A. R. Stone. $500 Sherrier
place NV, and his wife were
slightly injured.
James Murphy, 20, of Baltimore,
enrolled at G. C. C. Camp No. 7, was
in Walter Reed Hospital today with
injuries received when struck by an
automobile in the 5000 block of
Minnesota avenue Sc. He was
treated at Gallinger Hospital for
scalp decorations and possibly frac-
tured skull Later he was trans
ferred to Walter Reed.
Man Hit by Street Car.
Clarence Beall, 50, of Sc New York
avenue NV, was in a serious con-
dition at Emergency Hospital today
with injuries received last night
when struck by street car at
Twelfth and Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Grace Keltner, 80, of 1909 D street
NE, was under treatment in
Casualty Hospital for serious in
juries received when knocked down
by an automobile at Seventh and E
streets NV.
Nlne-year-old Betty Smith. 46O
H street NV, received scalp lacera-
tlons when struck by a truck at
Seventh and K streets NV. She
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
Ella V. Smith, 66, of 1901 U street
Sc, was treated by private
physician after being knocked down
by an automobile at Nichols avenue
and U street Sc. She was not be-
lleved to be seriously injured.
Two Injured in Crash.
A Washington policeman and his
brother, a bricklaYing contractor,
were injured seriously yesterday
when milk truck and the auto
mobile in which they were riding
collided near Athens, Tenn, the
Associated Press reported. The men,
Robert j. Walters, 40, of $40 Ridge
road Sc, attached to No. II pre-
clnct, and c. V. Walters, 35, of 9Ol
Burns street Sc, were taken to
Sweetwater (TennD hospital.
Their wives left for SweetWater
when notified of the accident.
According to a relative here. the
brothers were returning from Mis-
slssippi, where they had gone to
visit their father, who was seriously
ILL.,
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Two Persons Treated
For Injuries in EuIIs

Two persons were under treatment
here today for injuries received in
falls.
Dewitt Patton, 36, of 1928 Ran
dolph street NV, an electrician,
was in Emergency Hospital after
falling while installing electrical
equipment near Thirty ninth street
and Davis place NV.
Mary Bury, 60, of 2116 Thirty
seventh street NV. was treated at
Georgetown University Hospital for
fractures of both arms, received
when she fell from the back porch
Of her home yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Mrs. Luther L. Miller
Dies in Huntington

Mrs. Rhoda S. Miller, 81, wife of
Luther L. Miller and a former
Washington resident, died Tuesday
in Huntington, w. Va, her home,
1t was learned yesterday. The funeral
took place Wednesday in Hunting
ton.
Mrs. Miller, native of Virginia
was the daughter of the late Edgar
Sydenstricker. She was a niece Of
Pearl Buck, the novelist. Besides
her husband she leaves an infant
son, her mother. Mrs. Alice Syden-
stricker, and brother, Charles
Sydenstricker, both of Washing
ton.
Mrs. Miller made her home in
Washington for Is years prior te
1888, when she and her husband
moved to Huntington. They were
married here in 1885.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Alumni 10 Honor
6. j. President
AT Dinner Tonight
About 800 Expected
For Affair at
MoyfIower Hotel

Sponsored as testimonial to the
president of Georgetown University,
a dinner at the Mayfower Hotel
under the auspices of the George
town Alumni Council will be given
tonight at 7 o'clock as one of the
principal features of the university's
commencement week.
About 300 alumni, many of whom
began arriving today from half a
dozen cities, will attend the dinner
in honor of the Very Rev. Arthur A.
OLeary, S. j., who has done more
than any previous president of the
university, it was claimed, to en-
courage the expansion of alumni ac-
tivities. Speaker Bankhead, LII. B.,
'95, is serving as general chairman
of the Dinner Committee.
Early today, following a mass in
Dahlgren Chapel, the alumni met to
elect national officers and arrange
for permanent organization. Frank
j. Hogan of Washington. president,
presided over the meeting at the
Hilltop. The Rev. John j. Kehoe,
S. j.. faculty director of athletics,
celebrated the mass for deceased
members of the faculty and alumni
Gen. Strong to Speak.
Tonight's dinner will be strictly a
Georgetown affair, the. only guest
speaker being Brig. Gen George v.
Strong, assistant chief of staff, War
Plans Division, who will discuss the
national defense program. DR..
OLeary will give the closing ad-
dress.
A feature of the dinner will be
the awarding of the athletic &C"
letter to members of the varsity
teams by DR.. William ]. Cusack,
president of the Georgetown &C"
Club. Head Coach Jack Hagerty,
members of the coaching staff and
Of the student athletic association
will attend.
The Alumni Council, representing
all the departments of the univer-
sity, is headed by Rufus S. Lusk,
College. IT, who will be POSTMASTER
at the dinner. Others on the coun-
Gil sponsoring the affair are James
S. Ruby, jr., executive alumni secre-
tary; John C. Kelly and Frederick
Stohlman, for the college; DR.. Harry
Davies, DR.. Leo N. Norris and DR..
Fred R. Sanderson. medical school;
Michael M. Doyle, Joseph F.
Gaghan and Richmond B. Keech,
law school; DR.. Sydney ]. Bennett,
DR.. Joseph j. Kelly and DR.. John r.
Mcintyre, dental school, and John
R. Crown, John B. Brady and Frank
E. Natter, jr.. foreign service school.
Law Seniors Present Gift.
Last night at the Georgetown Law
School the seniors held their tradi-
tional class day exercises and as a
parting gift presented several sets
of volumes to the law library. Dean
George E. Hamilton accepted the
gift.
Presiding at the exercises was Jesse
B. Hawley, jr.s of Idaho, president
of the afternoon section of the class.
The bachelors grafton by Robert T.
Murphy of Rhode Island and the
valedictory by Peter j. Brennan, jr.,
of Illinois were features. Mr.. Bren-
nan Is president of the morning sec
ton. Anthony T. Doris and Walter
w. Hanes gave the class history,
while the prophecy was entrusted to
John ]. Berry, jr., and Cary McNab
Euwer. The Rev. Francis E. Lucey,
S. j., regent of the law school, in the
closing address, wished the seniors
success in their professional careers.
Commencement week closes with
the graduation exercises Monday at
4 pm. on the college lawn,
Evening star., 1940-06-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 8.-The
O'Conor administration asserted to-
day that despite doubts raised by
members of Mayor Howard Jackson's
staff in Baltimore, a reported State
surplus of $4,467,725 last September
was just that-an actual surplus.
At the same time, the O'Conor
forces, through statement by DAN
lei L. Clayland, Sd, State auditor,
assailed Baltimore's bookkeeping
methods and asserted that if the
State had used similar methods it
could have shown "a book surplus
"in excess of $1,000, boo"
Herbert Fallin, Baltimore budget
director, recently backed up Mayor
Jacksons questioning of the State
surplus with an assertion that the
State surplus included funds from
a $5,276,051 bond issue and other
funds which he said should not
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Gold Star Mothers
Elect 4 D. 6. Women

Four Washington women were
elected officers of the Gold Star
Mothers of America yesterday at
the organizations sixth annual con-
vention, held in Boston, the Asso-
ciated Press reported today.
They are Mrs. Fannie Marks. seo-
ond vice president; Mrs. Edna
Boardman, secretary; Mrs. Josephine
Talks, treasurer, and Mrs. Mary E.
Killeen, chaplain.
Mrs. Mae Cushman of Los Angeles
was elected president and her city
chosen as the next convention site.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Middies Leave
On Cruise 10
Canal Zone
Three BottIeships
Taking 1000 Students
On Annual Trip
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Md, June at was
anchors aweigh in reality as we'll
as in song today for more than
1000 midshipmen-off to see the
sea in the Naval Academy's annual
summer practice cruise.
Aboard the battleships Texas, New
York and Arkansas the middies de-
parted for the Canal Zone. They
are scheduled to srrive at Colon
June Is and before returning August
% will visit Venezuela, the Virgin
Islands, Cuba and points along the
Atlantic Coast line.
The cruise, originally scheduled
to take the midshipmen to Rio de
Janeiro, was curtailed because of the
war and naval officers desires to
keep the big battle wagons closer
to home
Aboard the ships were 669 third,
397 second and 397 first classmen.
The battleships were under the COM
mand of Rear Admiral Hayne Ellis.
Aboard the battleships were seven
West Point cadets. They were ac-
companied by 1t. Col. C. H. Daniel
SON
Coastal Cruises to Be Made.
Early Monday the first three COM
panies of the new second class will
embark on seven destroyers for
coastal cruises. When they return
in July the fourth, fifth and sixth
companies of the class will make
the trip.
The destroyer squadron is COM
posed of the Fairfax, Babbitt. ClaX-
ton, Roper, Badger, Jacob Jones and
Schenck.
The itinerary for the first cruise:
June 10, leave Annapolis: June
1o-11, Indian Head, Md; June 11-12,
Dahlgren, Va; June 1417, New
York; June 1918, Poughkeepsie;
June 1920, West Point: June 81
"a, Hampton Roads: June 29-July /,
Pensacola, Fla; July 3-5, Key West,
Fla; July 8-12, Hampton Roads;
July 13, return Annapolis.
Leaving Annapolis July "a, the
second group will visit Indian Head
July 24-25; Dahlgren, July 1926;
New York, July 1880 West Point,
July 30-August l; Hampton Roads,
August 3-6: Pensacola, August IL
IA: Key West. August 1919; Hamp-
ton Roads, August 1927: return An
napolis August %.
II JaSnerSon Transferred
1t. Comdr. Robert E. Jasperson,
administrative aide to Rear Admiral
Wilson Brown. Naval Academy SUI
perintendent, has been ordered to
duty aboard the battleship New
Mexico now at Honolulu.
1t. Comdr. Jasperson, who will act
as navigator aboard the vessel. will
be replaced here by 1t. Charles j.
ZonGorak. now stationed on the de-
stroyer Mccall.
The reiring aide has been at the
academy for two years.
The Navy Department received
authority in a bill signed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to accept as a gift
from Sterling Morton of Chicago
the 90-foot yacht Freedom for use
as a training vessel at the Naval
Academy.
Mr.. Morton is a nephew of the
late Paul Morton, former Secretary
of the Navy.
Evening star., 1940-06-08

ginian has en-
rolled in the
American VOL
unteer Ambu-
lance Corps. He
will embark on
the steamship
Manhattan with
some As other
volunteer driv-
ers.
Mr.. Du 6 a n,
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ar
thur Dugan, 708
North Green
briar street, Ar
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Are You Counted?

If you have been missed by
the 1910 census enumerator it
is recommended you write to
G. R. Brown, supervisor of the
census, First and M streets
NE, giving name, street, ad-
dress, city and State; also if
you have moved since April l,
1910, please list former address
and date of change. This notice
is published in response to
request to the press by census
officials.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
No Hooky Here

NEWINGTON, Conn, June tP.
NO school children play hooky to
enjoy the swimming pool and tennis
courts at the Municipal Park here.
The park caretaker, John Walsh,
also is the town truant officer.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Red Cross Drive
Here Passes
Halfway Mark
$168,935 Of Quote
Given; Special Events
Are Scheduled

Contributions to the Red
Cross war relief fund will be
received and acknowledged In
the news columns If sent to the
cashiers Office of The Star.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Arlington Man Sails Soon
To Be Ambulance Driver

Dan Arthur Dugan. %, of Arling-
ton, Va, will sail for Europe Thurs
day to help the countries who are
standing up for the principles in
which I believe The young vir-
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Coast Quake Dumuqe SIioht

LOS ANGELES, June 8 LP).-An
earthquake strong enough to break
dishes and jar pictures from walls
struck Inglewood, Hawthorne and
sections of Los Angeles late yester-
day. Damage was reported as slight.
Evening star., 1940-06-08
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, l (pedestrian).
Accidents, "a.
Motorists injured, 2.
Motorists arrested. 418.
Pedestrians injured, IL.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, 2.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
CHEAP MONEY COSTLY

"In the long run" said a small
town banker recently. 1T will be the
Government that will suffer most
from It's cheap money policy, for it is
rapidly succeeding in killing off
thrift, the real backbone of its Sc
curity."
Nothing can do more than EXCESS
lively cheap money to destroy the
incentive to save and invest in pro-
ductive undertakings. And nothing
can work a heavier burden on those
millions of people who depend for
all or part of their livelihood on a
little accumulated capital invested
in securities or mortgages. The big
fellow" is hit least by cheap money
If you have enough capital, even
an extremely low interest return
will bring you an adequate income.
II is the little fellow" with few
thousand dollars of savings. who
bears the brunt of 1t.
From the point of view of our ma
tiOnal economy. cheap money seems
to have proyen itself an almost un-
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
MILLVILLE


The Lord Baltimore Women's Club
met last week with Miss Elizabeth
Setman. The president, Mrs. Mary
Calhoun, presided. Miss Elizabeth
DerricksOn was in charge Of the
program The officers for the year
were elected as follows: President,
Mrs. Maud Mitchell; vice president,
Mrs. Harriet Pyle; recording secre-
tary, Miss Clifton; corresponding
secretary, Miss Leila Quiilen; treas
urer, Mrs. Helen Kaufman. The hos
tess.es Miss Setman and mother, SER
we'd refreshments.
Mrs J. s. Noble who has been on
the sick list is again able to be out
daughter, Janet, Of Selbyville. were
Sunday afternoon callers OF Mr.. and
Mrs. r.. c. Steele.
DR.. and Mrs. X. ]. Hooker and
daughter, Mrs j. S. Noble. called on
Mr.. and Mrs. X. J. Hooker, Jr., and
small son Jimmie, OF RehObOth on
Sunday afternoon.
Early Saturday morning. Mrs. ViO-
la Belts, Mrs. Amos McCabe and
daughter, Miss Pauline and Miss
Grace Dukes mOtored to Whining
ton.
DIR. and Mrs. K. ]. Hooker. Mrs. J.
S. Noble and son Sanford, we're in
Wilmington for the day last Satur-
day.
The Misses Pauline McCabe, Grace
Dukes and Sanford Noble we're Ia the
spelling contest held in Wilmington
last Saturday.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

Swat the fly early!
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

swss me ay earlyl
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

n, afa,s aff1w,esaw
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

mitigated evil. II has forced banks
to pare interest on deposits to the
point of non-existence-the banks
can't pay rate of interest they are
unable to earn. And it has driven an
abnormal amount of money out of
industry and into nOn-prOductive
channels, such as government bonds.
Why should man take a chance on
a venture in which he may lose when
his possible return is extremely linn
tied? And the result is that more and
more new industries go begging for
the capital which would produce
jobs. opportunities and new wealth
for the people.
No nation can remain great when
the incentive 70 save and be thrifty
is destroyed. No nation can main
tain it's place in the sun when gov
ernment policies virtually force
money out of productive uses. No
nation can go ahead when the little
capital saved over arduous years
through a working mans labor and
sacrifice. produces a diminishing re-
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
REDDEN

Sunday school at McCOlley's Chap
el next Sunday at 1880 p. m. Preach
ing at $3.50 p. m. Everyone is in
vited 70 attend
The next meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid Society will be held at the home
OF Mrs. Edna Lowe In Georgetown
on Thursday evening, May 3. Every
one is requested to come and help.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey r. Penuel en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
William Walton. Sr., and Mr.. and
Mrs William Walton, Jr.
Mrs. Vernon Walker spent the
evening with Mrs Robert Clendaniel
on Wednesday last
Mr. and Mrs Howard called on
Mrs. Robert veasey on Saturday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Webb spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Burton.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold
q bake on Main street In Georgetown
on Saturday, May II, at 8 o'clock.
Everyone Is requested to donate
something Let's try and make this 3
success.
The entire community wishes to
extend IT'S sympathy 10 Mr. and Mrs.
Laurence Sipple Of MillsborO. Mr..
Sipple's father passed away this
week. His loss will be keenly felt BY
bis family and his many friends
swet fne av ear7yr
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

Mrs. Mary Holt, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend of April 20 with
her children. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Aydelotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Holt and baby
of Philadelphia, were with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Carrigan for the weekend of April
90
Mr.. and Mrs. I. r. Wiley and
daughters. Wanda and Judith with
Mrs. Willey'smOther. Mrs. Ida Dukes
enjoyed a motor trip on Sunday to
Cambridge, Md While there they
called on Mr.. Willey's uncle, who is
a resident of Cambridge.
Capt and Mrs. G. Clay Williams
and sons, Lou and Willard, of Phila-
delphia, and Miss Sara Darby of
Milton spent Sunday here with Capt.
Williams mother, Mrs. Sadie Will
liams. Callers on Mrs. Williams the
past week were Mrs. Maggie Hitch
ems of Omar. and MIR. and Mrs. Harry
Williams of Bethany Beach.
Capt. and Mrs. Elbert Evans who
have been in Philadelphia for the
past two weeks have returned home.
Capt. Evans was i'll with grippe
while in Philadelphia, but is getting
along nicely at this time
Carl Lekites of the Fenwick Is
land Coast Guard Station, spent a
couple Of days the past week at his
home here.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Adkins of Plney
Neck. Mrs. w. DerTicksOn and grand
daughter Of Bayard. were Sunday
callers of Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Steele
---S---- ---
Swat the fly early!
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

The people Of Chaplains Church
will hold a bake on Saturday at 10
a. m. at the Greenwood Community
Building. We solicit your patronage.
The Church Aid Society was de-
lightfhlly entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hilton Penuel on last Friday
evening. We wish to thank Miss Mil
dred Donovan Of Redden for bring
ing the guess" cake. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. Penuel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd MackIin and
family visited Mr.. aud Mrs Sparklin
of fredericksburg on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. RalstOn DickersOn
have been visiting friends in New
York.
Mrs. Linford Isaacs was a Will
mington visitor recently.
Grace and Melvin Moore enter
tanned their cousin, Miss Nora Hill
and friend OF Magnolia, on Sunday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Parker had a birth
day party on Saturday evening.
Miss Pauline Harris spent the
weekend with Elsie Feyerabend.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Isaacs Of Mil
ford and Mr.. and Mrs. !. l.. Smith of
Greenwood visited Mrs. Ida O'Day on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Rufus Mitchell Of
Lewes visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Webb
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Harris on
Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Feyerabend spent
the weekend with her sister, Mrs.
Thelma .ODay of fredericksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clendaniel and fam
lily and Misses Mildred, Nora and
Florence Donovan and Preston Dom
Ovan Of Redden, we're visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Hilton Penuel on FFiday
evening.
Mrs. J. NJ. -DickersOn and daughter. |
Mrs. Frances KolIlnorgan. of Bridge /
vile, spent Saturday in Federals-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wiley and !
daughter Audrey d Dover spent |
Sunday with Mr. ara Mrs, Willard
Harris. -.
Sunday school tiaplairs. next !
at 10 a III Leroy Moore, SUI
perintendent. Won't you be there?
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03
LOVES x ROADS

Mrs. Lydia Jones and Mrs. Estella
Jones will Be c0-hostess to the La
dies Ala at The community hall FRI
day evening. May 5.
Mrs. Hattie West will entertain
the Home Demonstration Club on
Thursday. May 9. Miss Gertrude
Holloway Will be present.
Betty and Ralph Jones went to
Wilmington with pupils Of Gumboro
School last Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

turn Any number OF modern govern
mental laws and policies have been
aimed straight at the thrifty person.
the millions of ordinary Americans
who would normally be saving and
investing, and abnormally cheap
money has been among the most
damaging.
Milford chronicle., 1940-05-03

1T TAKES only a fraction of
minute 10 say courteous word in
business transaction. but that word
is remembered for many days, and
it brings more .bnaineas..
Moose Pass miner., 1940-04-10

Mrs. Arthur Levine of Ouzinkie, and her small daught CT, Esther, spent last weekend in Moose Pass with Mrs. Levine sister, Mrs. Ant on Velanis and fami ly.
 Lyman Graves went to Sew ard on Monday night s train and will sail for Unga on the Fern.
 Jay Hunt joined the sec- tion force on April l.
 Harry Conkey moved to Victor Creek Monday to work with the Public Roads Admin istretion.
 John Smith left for Sit ka and the Pioneers 8 Home on the SIS Mount Mckinley.
 Dill Douglas of Eureka, Montana, arrived on the ss Mount Mckinley and is a guest at Hielo's Roadhou SC.
 Mir. an6 Mrs. Don Cook anc Don, Jr. ,left last week for Fairbanks, Mir. Cook having obtained employment in Fairbanks.
 MT. and Mrs. W.J. Baker of Seward, have filled on the t townsite of hi st oric old Sunri SC.
 Frank Hielo spent a week in Seward, returning Tues day.
 Bob Saxt on and Jim Brown went to Fairbanks last week to work this sea son.
 Roycroft-Estes Bros. ,are moving their sawmi II to Lawing.
 Walter Sipprell of Skag- way, visited Mir. and Mrs. Warren Neil at Lawing and called on Moose Pass friend last weekend. MT. Sipprel1 is with the Canadian Pacif-l ic railroad and steamship company in the Skagway of flee. He is Fairbanks bound with a stepover at
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-01
No. 1890
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
TO Fiji. CLAIMS

In the Superior Court Of the State
Of Washington, in and fer the County
Of Grant.
(1n Frobate).
In the Matter of the Estate of
Claudia Beryl OLarey Weller De
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Letters
Testamentary on the Estate Of Claudia
Beryl O'Larey Weller, deceased, were
granted to the undersigned on the
18th day Of December, 1889, by the
said Superior Court.
All persons having claims against
eaid estate, are required to present
them with the necessary vouchers to
me at Coulee City, Washington. with
in ak months afte. date Of the first
publication Of this notice, or they
shall be forever barred.
Date Of first publication: January
II, 1910,
CHARLES JOHNS WELLER
Executor. At.