Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
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In Nation S
Labor Day
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Other than the traffic accidents
in Delaware, there were no serious
violence cases, while throughout
the nation, according to an Asso-
ciated Press survey, 73 were drown
ed, 125 died in shootings, stabbings,
falls, fires, airplane accidents.
Six states-Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Wyoming-reported
no traffic deaths over the weekend
Nebraska's sole violent death was
caused by a kicking horse.
Thlrty.five Injured
About 35 persons were injured
in Delaware over the Labor Day
holiday on Delaware highways that
we're choked with traffic. A record
total of 132,499 automobiles pass
ed the intersection of the DUPONT
Boulevard and Glasgow road dur
ing so hours up until Monday mid
night-48,162 e'autos than were
counted in a Ga hour period last
year.
Collision of automobiles operated
by Donald Emory, Dover, and Ban
ner Sheppard of near Hartly, in
Dover, Monday night, caused in
jury to four persons.
Sheppard suffered a compound
fracture of the left elbow, Emory a
broken arm, decorations and
bruises. Charles Fountain, Dover,
riding with Emory, and Barney
Sheppard, passenger in the other
automobile, were treated for shoci
and cuts, all were taken to the
Kent General Hospital.
SeafOrd Accident
Four persons were injured in
two automobile accidents near Sea-
ford late last Saturday.
In one crash, Elmer ONeal,
farmer of Wesley District, was
seriously injured when he lost con-
troll of his car and it smashed into
an abutment on the Seaford- Bridge
vile state highway. He is in the
Milford Memorial Hospital.
In the other accident which took
place two miles east of Seaforc on
the road leading to Middleford, via
Williams Pond Road. Richard Hig-
gins, 17-year-old Seaford High
School football star, riding alone
was badly cut about the left leg
left arm and face, when his auto
mobile and one driven by Donald
Yerkes collided. Also in the Yerkes
car was Benjamin Avery. Both re-
ceived minor injuries.
Yerkes' automobile caught fire
and burned up after the smash.
Higgins after receiving treatment
by a Seaford physician was taken
to the Milford Memorial Hospital
and Yerkes and Avery went to the
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, for obser-
walton.
Traffic Is HEAVY
Traffic was so thick Saturday
and Sunday that off-duty police
were summoned in to assist in d.
Tecting automobiles.
Labor Day traffic at Rehoboth
Beach was reported at a new high
and police there said the weekend
was the best in the history of the
resort. In some cases boardwalk es-
Adjustments were unable to pro-
vide for demands placed upon them
and lines formed at the entrances
of popular eating places.
Extra Trains Used
At Dover, Georgetown and
Bridgeville stations, state police
said an almost unbroken stream Of
traffic passed these stations.
Pennsylvania Railroad trains had
extra sections running to resort
points, and all buses through Will
mington. especially those touching
vacation spots and those going
down state, also had extra sections.
Yachtsmen and small boat own
ers turned out in large numbers
and scores Of boats passed through
the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al. Several yachts tied up over
Sunday night at Reedy Point, Del
aware City, and Chesapeake City
last Saturday and Sunday nights.