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Twenty JournalEvery Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday, December 4, 1948 Post Smy rna Chestertown Merchant Dies Rit PI ans es Late Soybean Crop Hard Hit By Rains; Only Half Harvested Corn Growers Who Turned to Early Beans Because Of Wet Spring, Are Only Lucky Planters; Laurel to Have Two Santa Visits Quake Rocks Penal Island One Killed, -Many Injured Mexican Colony 75 Miles Off Pacific Coast How 'Christian Seaside Resort' Got Start Is Told in Rehoboth Dr. Disston W. Jacobs Tells Kiwanians Little Known Facts About Religious Camp as Forerunner; Uses Bare Copy of Old Newspaper Shrine Club Nominates Officers for New Year Nominations of officers for the coming year were made last night at a meeting of the Shrine Club of Delaware at that organization's meeting in the State Road clubhouse. Benjamin L. Dickey, present president, presided.

Those nominated are: Col. James L. Whaley, president; William C. Kirk, first vice-president; Robert Legion to Install Officers At Meeting On Dec. 16; Rotary to Fete Scouts Albert L.

Wheat's Rites Tomorrow; Librarian In Sunday School 20 Years Stevenson, second vice-president; Special to the Journal-Every Evening REHOBOTH BEACH, Dec. 4 Little-known facts of how the Special to the Journal-Every Evening LAUREL, Dec. 4 The combination of a wet spring and super-wet fall in lower Delaware has brought luck to some farmers and SMYRNA, Dec. 4 (Special). The David C.

Harrison Post, No. 14. American Legion will install of present thriving ocean resort town of Rehoboth Beach had its genesis Special to.the Journal-Every Evening Dec. 4 Albert L. Wheat, 58 years old, well known Chestertown merchant died in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Thursday night.

He had been 76 years ago as seaside resort." were the subject of an address disaster to others insofar as the soybean crop is concerned. tv. farmers who are luckv are. in most ca.s, corn growers. ficers on Thursday, Dec, 16, at 7:30 who Raymond Mahan, third vice-president; Walter Martin, fourth vice-president; Alton H.

Jacobs, secretary, and Charles A. Calloway, treasurer. Directors nominated are: Raymond Hogue, for the orchestra; Charles Harrington, for the Legion o'clock at The Paddock. Thev are: Thursday night before the Rehoboth Kiwanis Club by the Rev. Dr.

Disston W. Jacobs, retired Methodist minister now living here. While Rehoboth 's origin as a Methodist campmeeting ground back in because of the wet weather last spring, turned to soybeans, and those who are meeting disaster are regular bean planters who planted late for the usual November harvest. William H. Kenworthy, commander; Marvin A.

Davis, first vice a patient there for three weaks. 11 1 Funeral services will, be held in 1872 is a matter familiar to all resi-T dents, details disclosed by Dr. Jacobs! The rainfall is just about double Wrrvfl1G, Christ Methodist Church, Chester- commander; Harry L. Robinson, second vice commander; Albert Lamb-ertson, third vice commander; James E. A.

Joines. adjutant; Charles C. Jones, assistant adjutant; town tomorrow afternoon at 3 were gleaned from a copy of The ociock, wun uie ev. Milton ti the average for the month and as a result very few of the late beans have been harvested. of Honor; Mr.

Dickey, Warren Williams, and Sherman Hutchinson. Elections will be held Jan. 14. Memorial services were held for Winter D. Graham, charter member of the club, who died early last month.

Visit Rehoboth Grant G. Garis. finance officer; The rains continuing now into Clifton J. Jones, historian; the Rev. E.

A. Dougherty, chaplain; Herbert December, make it questionable as. MAZATLAN, Mexico, Dec. 4 (IP). An earthquake rocked Mexico's Maria Madre Island penal colony With destructive force late yesterday.

One man was reported killed and many injured. Medical aid sped today to the island, the largest of the Islas Marias group. The group lies in the ciflc about 75 miles from the mainland and 130 miles south of Mazat-laru A eoaatguard boat carrying doctors, nurses and medical supplies left this Pacific port at midnight. A squadron of seven army planes was ordered to fly there after dawn. There was little possibility any of the 700 or so convicts escaped, but air crews were instructed to be on the lookout for boats leaving the island.

The prisoners are lifers or long termers. Radio reports said the colony's electric power plant, a shoe shop, a furniture factory, a theatre and other buildings were demolished by a three-second shock at 6:34 p. m. (7:34 p. m.

E. S. The shock tumbled down many of the island's plaster and thatched-roofed homes. chief radio operator was ported killed when the radio station caved in. Benway, sergeant-at-arms; Clifford to whether any can be saved.

Lasanna. added member to the Water stands in many fields in Boat Ride, Indian Dance Are Planned for Camp Period at Beach Site Rehoboth Beacon," a newspaper published by the Methodist Camp-meeting Association in July, 1873. Only 2 Copies In Existence It was a rare copy of the first issue of the newspaper owned by one of Rehoboth 's earliest residents, Miss Ann B. Hazzard. Only one other copy of this first issue is known to be in existence and it is now in the archives of the Delaware Historical Society in Wilmington, Dr.

Jacobs said. executive committee, and Mr. Garis, chief ambulance driver. stead of being absorbed as usual. It is estimated that only about one- Christmas Party The Rotary Club will be host to half of the bean acreage in this area nas oeen narvestea.

une the Smyrna Boy Scout troop at its Christmas party at The Wayside Inn on Thursday, Dec. 23, it was an farmer has 200 acres of beans still remaining to be combined. Special to the Journal-Every Evening REHOBOTH BEACH, Dec 4. Fifty-five Boy Scouts of Cam- Keene, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment will be in Chester Cemetery.

Mr. Wheat was the son of the late Lew in Wheat, and Mrs. Kath-erine Wheat of Chestertown. Besides his mother and wife, Elizabeth he leaves two children, Lewin A. Wheat, Chestertown High School teacher and a daughter, Mrs.

Elizabeth Ann Lieupe, of Wilmington, also four sisters, Mrs. Myra W. Toulson, Mrs. Amy W. Cooper, Mrs.

Lida W. Williams, of Chestertown, and Mrs. Tabitha W. Nelson, of Chester, Pa. Mr.

Wheat for many years had been engaged in the men's clothing business in Chestertown. He was a member of the Chestertown Business Men's Association, the Young Men' Club and the board of stewards of Christ Methodist Church where he had been librarian of the Sunday School for more than 20 years. The continued wet weather also nounced at this week's meeting. is having a detrimental effect on rVMmtv trOODS, Will camp Walter Massey. a member of the the growing broilers Many oi Research Aid Asked for State Horticulture Society Seeks Expanded Program For U.

of D. Agri. School Special to the Journal-Every Evening DOVER, Dec. 4. State financial support for the expansion of the University of Delaware's agricultural research and educational programs has been recommended by the Peninsula Horticulture Society.

A resolution was passed at the society's two-day 62nd annual meet Dover Rotary Club was the speaker at Thursday's meeting. The local club will attend the Delaware Day celebration Dover on Dec. 8. houses remain wet, resulting in an; at Rehoooth tfeacn ui increase in broiler diseases. tor their second annual fall outing.

Two Santa Visits I Mayor Carleton B. Shaffer and As a part of the Christmas pro-jher town officials will greet the gram here, the Chamber of Com-! merce has arranged to have Santa Scouts at City Han at ii niaus visit Laurel next Saturday day on their arrival by ous. The Auxiliary to the David C. Harrison Post, No. 14, American Legion will hold its December meet The radio transmission failed after ing on Mondav niaht at the home of a details were given in emer gency messages.

Lack of light pre ine wnoie issue is devoted to a detailed account of how the religious association was formed, with some arresting highlights of the origin of a community that was to become the states' largest summer resort. Yellowed Map Displayed. In choosing a location for what they termed a "Christian seaside resort," the group of Wilmington, Baltimore and Lewes ministers was first attracted by the pines and wooded sections so near the ocean. The Wilmington Methodist Conference had appointed Dr. R.

W. Todd to head the development. He became president and superintendent. Two plots of land were bought for $15,000 from Lorenzo Dow Martin and John Marsh. By January, vented planes from landing on the Mrs.

Clark Knotts. Plans will be and again the following taturaay. completed for the various Christmas He will be at Central Avenue and projects of the unit. Second Street until 4 p. m.

on each Lions Meet Monday of these days, when he will present The regular meeting of the gifts to all the children. island last night. The town has arranged to givo them a boat ride through the Delaware Breakwater and off Rehoboth Beach aboard cabin cruisers secured through the cooperation of the Rehoboth Lions Club and the boat captains of the Indian River Yacht Basin. The boat ride will take WW About 2,000 persons live on Maria One-third are convicts. The pothers are prison officials, troopj and their families.

Mrs. Addie Bowdle Dies Smyrna Lions Club will be held! Additional features of the Christ held Near 83rd Birthday ing in Legislative Hall which ended yesterday. It recommends that the next session of the General Assembly provide funds by which the university the key research and educational center in the state can be mas program includes the lighting of the streets, and providing Christmas music on the streets and cash nlare this afternoon, mey win FEDERALSBURG. Dec. 4 (Special).

Mrs. Addie H. Bowdle nrizes offered for the best decorated Lewes through the Roosevelt In- and lighted homes. i let, dock in the Lewes Yacht Basin, widow of Daniel G. Bowdle, died at Monday night at The Wayside Inn.

The following residents of Smyrna are patients at hospitals at the present time: Robert Talbott, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Talbott, and Kenneth Smith, infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth Smith, both at Delaware Hospital, Wilmington; Jack Walker, son of Cooper Walker, Elbert N. Carvel will Rev. Dr. Disston W.

Jacobs The retired Methodist minister, now living in Rehoboth Beach, was the speaker at the Kiwanis Club meeting at the resort Thursday night. the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna Horsey on South Main Street, 1873. they had sold 500 lots. The and go ashore to visit the Lewes Zwaanensdael Museum.

At the camp site the boys will be treated an exhibition of Indian customs and dances by Chief Little be the special speaker at the open meeting of the Laurel New Century Club Tuesday afternoon at the rwrish house He will speak on original layout of the resort is also early yesterday morning, four days before what would have been her at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia. Peace and Defense." Mrs. Archie 0wi Cf the Nanticoke Indian tribe i and George Jackson, five-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jackson, at Temple University Hospital.

Duties Told Cecil Scouts 83rd birthday. A native of Dorchester County, Mrs. Bowdle had resided in Fed-eralsburg for the last eight years. She formerly lived in Smithville. She was the daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Charles L. Henry. Surviving are the following chil L. B.

Mayer Weds Widow In Ceremony at Yuma Dec. 4 (IP). Movie magnate Louis B. Mayer and Mrs. Loren Danker were married today hy.

Justice of the Peace R. H. JLutes fci the office of Sheriff J. A. Beard amid a lively pursuit by reporters and photographers.

The bride, widow of radio producer Danny Danker, Mayer and other wedding party members arrived at 4:05 a. m. by train from Log Angeles. After the wedding, the party pro- oeeded to Winterhaven, just across the Arizona border. The couple planned a brief automobile honeymoon, with a return to Hollywood early next week.

Brodey will be chairman of the day. at oak Orchard. A talk on Indian Fire Essayists to Get Prizes burial grounds and relics will be As a part of the recem fire pre-i fv by Kenneth PJ-Jj 1 Association. The scout and their carried in the yellowed first issue. It was pointed out that the reason for the greater width of the ocean blocks was to enable those living farther away to 'get a view of the ocean." The present resort kept the same street plans.

'Atlantic Grove' Suggested When it came to naming the community, the accounts disclose. Harrington Legion Set For First Quint Game pictures on f. food on to pupils at Laurel bcnooi. anai Tomorrow expansion of its services. Apple Commission The society also passed a resolution calling for the establishment of an apple commission to promote advertising campaigns, sales and research through levying a tax on apple production.

Virginia and Maryland already have such commissions to promote sale and consumption of apples. At the closing session, H. Milton Hearn, Hebron, was elected president for next year. Dr. T.

P. Manns, Newark, retired as secretary after 11 years' service in that post. Other officers elected were: Edward Kelly, Dover, vice president; Robert Stevens, University of Delaware, secretary; W. Lee Allen, Salisbury, treasurer. Other Officers Those elected county vice presidents for Delaware are: Fred An- i the camp site.

morning i Ellis Kyttle of the local fire depart dren: Mrs. Anna V. Horsey of Fed-eralsburg; Clarence E. Bowdle of near Federalsburg; Mrs. Lillian jsome suggested "Atlantic Grove." ment presented prizes for the best at 9 a.

m. the Rev. Dr. William D. Gibson pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church will conduct a posters and the best essays on fire Governmental Functions Are Explained at Meet By Washington Dean HARRINGTON, Dec.

4 Special). At the monthly meeting of Calloway-Kemp-Raughlet Tee Post No. 7, American Legion, Thursday night, Thomas Peck, chairman of the athletic committee, reported I church service at the camp. prevention by local pupils. Winners in the poster contest were This was felt to be a plagarism on another religious inspired ocean community, Ocean Grove, N.

J. "Besides, the name was too indefinite." they concluded. "We will Special to the Journal-Every Evening recently placed in Jean Niblett, Charlotte Bratten, and Albert Roth. The essay prizes were won by June Allen, Peggy Yerkes, and Elaine Boyce. Cooper of Wilmington; Lee Bowdle of Wilmington; and Roland Bowdle of Baltimore, Md.

One sister, Mrs. Annie Keel of Greenwood, also survives. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Melvin Kay, pastor of the Concord Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Hill Crest Negro Parent-Teacher Group Meets Tomorrow DOVER, Dec.

4 (Special). The second annual Home and Family uic xjci-axai- n. uabuciuaii league, would play the first game in Smyrna Monday night. call it Rehoboth Beach, because we are the only community that can be near Rehoboth Bay." So the Biblical name, meaning Iran Shah May Wed U. Girl ELKTON, Dec.

4. Dr. Charles H. Clark, dean of men at Washington College. Chester-town, guest speaker at the annual In observance of Masonic Church Day, local lodgemen will attend Christ Methodist Church in a body All home scheduled games for De enlargement was decided upon cember will have to be played away io iio 7v.

meeting of the Cecil District nand, New Castle County: Jack Cemetery. from home, because the floor at the high school will not be available until after the first of the new year. Lord. Kent County; W. C.

Newton, Sussex County. County vice presi The post's auxiliary will hold a covered dish supper and Christmas tomorrow at 11 a. m. The members of Hope Lodge will assemble at the lodge hall at 10:30 o'clock. Mr.

and Mrs. Oliver Slatcher are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son, Richard Allen, at Milford Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hastings also are being congratulated upon the arrival of a daughter, Sharon Tyner, on Livestock Show Sets Price Mark party in the home on Dec.

14. Lewis R. Clymer, Charles Peck, ATHENS, Dec. 4 (INS). Reports reaching Athens said today that the newly-divorced Shah of Iran is planning to marry American- educated Iran Ala, daughter of the Iranian minister to Washington.

The Shah, 29-year-old Mohammed Reta Pahlevi, announced on Nov. 19 ttiat he had divorced his wife, Empress Fawzia, 27, sister of King Parouk of Egpyt. Simultaneously, Parouk announced his divorce from Queen Parlda of Egypt. The unofficial reasons given for tht termination of bith marriages and Bill Minner were unanimously the present "Lake Gerar" was named by the Methodists from a Phlistine city mentioned in the Bible, Dr. Jacobs pointed out.

Referred to as 'Near Lewes' The Kiwanians found much amusement in the newspaper's name, which includes a subhead: at Rehoboth Beach (near Lewes)," a necessary identification in those early days. The sketch of the layout of the resort is accompanied by the names of all the elected to the holding committee for dents chosen to serve in Maryland are: J. E. Lippincott, Cecil; C. R.

Cromer, Kent; J. D. McVean, Queen Anne; Olin Whitely, Talbot; John Schmick, Caroline; Herbert Dall, Dorchester; Edgar Williams, Wicomico; F. J. Dukes, Worcester; and Homer S.

Kemp, Somerset. In Virginia, county vice presidents are H. M. Clark, for Accomac, and A. Preston Scott, for Northampton.

Members of the executive com a period of three years. of Boy Scouts at the Episcopal Parish House, North East, this week, stressed the necessity for training and educating young men and women in such a manner as to give to them a clear understanding of the functions of government. Drawing on his experience in the field of education the speaker gave a number of impressible illustrations of the need for more thorough training along these lines. He pointed out, both the opportunity and the responsibility, of scout leaders and teachers for laying sound foundations in the training of peace loving, self-governing people. James W.

Hughes, of Elkton, dis Thanksgiving Day. Life Day program of the Delaware Colored Congress of Parents and Teachers will be held at the Booker T. Washington School tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. The theme will be: "Developing Sound Values for Home and Community Living." Mrs.

Grace Morton, director of home economics at Maryland State College, Princess Anne, will speak on the theme. Mrs. Dorothy Bantan, superintendent of Kruse School, Marshall-ton, will lead a panel discussion on "Meeting Community Needs That Are Reflected in Family Living." Others who will speak are: Miss Kathryn Pennypacker, Mrs. Cammille W. Jacobs, Mrs.

Shy Mackes of the Dover Council of Church Women, Mrs. Melinda Gerald, William N. Smith, professor of psychology at Delaware State Col Mrs. John H. West has returned Chicago Display, Ending Today, Is Called Best Ever home from the Milford Memorial Seaford Woman's Car Crashes Into Tree was the failure of the wives to bear i mittee are: Preston Townsend, Sei-byville, the retiring president; Al CHICAGO.

Dec. 4 (U.R). The In male heirs. original owners of plots. Guests of the meeting included Lew Carey of Wilmington, DuPont employe, who once was physical education instructor at the Reho bert Fike, Cordova, C.

Fifter, Wyoming; Lloyd Balderston, ternational Livestock Exposition drew to a close today with an im BRIDGE VILLE, Dec. 4 (Special). A hearing for Miss Hilda Sutherland, 30, of Seaford, is pending before Magistrate Elmer G. Thomas of Harrington, state troopers said here today. Miss Sutherland was arrested on a reckless driving charge yesterday Colora, Md.

both School, and Dr. James Beebe, pressive set of records, both in attendance and prices paid for blue- trict chairman, introduced the fol lowing guests: Emil Riederer, Wil blooded livestock. mington, a member of the executive Manager William Ogilvie pro board of the Del-Mar-Va Council; when the car she was driving ran off Hospital where she had been a patient for nine weeks suffering from a fractured bone in her leg. Her. Sister, Mrs.

H. B. Rodney of Moores-town, N. is spending some time here with her. Mrs.

Reese O. Gordy is a patient in the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington. The Lowes X-Roads Home Demonstration Club will hold its Christmas party on Dec. 9 at the Community House. A covered dish supper will be served at 7 o'clock.

The members of the Bethel Methodist Church W. S. C. S. will hold a chicken and dumpling supper next Thursday, Dec.

9. The supper will be served in their community with serving to start at 4 o'clock. nounced the big farm show the larg John Shanks, scout executive; est and "most successful" in it 49 Route 13. two miles south of Fel ton, and crashed into a tree. James Pyle, director of camping; years of existence.

lege. The national president, Mrs. Cecie P. Henry, will extend greetings and musical selections will be rendered by Mrs. Marie Fraser.

The public is invited to attend. Lowell Hendrick, a district execu Balkan Nations Asked To Accept UN Plan PARES, Dec. 4 (P). President H. V.

Evatt of the United Nations General Assembly has asked Bulgaria and Albania to accept the UN Balkan mediation plan, it was learned today. A high Greek official said the plan, 'Intended to settle Greece's border difficulties with her Communist neighbors, Is acceptable to Greece and Yugoslavia. He said the plan contains a sched James Workman, 35, also of Sea Another price record was set Craft to Be Named For Newark War Hero The late Sgt. Philip A. Beaman, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph H. Beaman of Normandy Manor, formerly of Newark, who was killed in March 1945 while fighting the Japs, will be honored by the U. S. Army, which plans to name a harbor craft in his memory.

tive; and Howard Toliver, field ford, a passenger in the automobile, of Mt. Holly, N. son of Dr. James Beebe, co-founder of the Beebe Hospital. President Charles Rogers appointed a committee to arrange for the installation of new officers in January.

It comprises Hubert O. Noble. Charles Nyburn, Charles Mills, James Booth, Raymond Guthrie, and Eddie Saff. Will Entertain Scouts At the suggestion of James Lynch, Kiwanis Boy Scout chairman, the club will entertain the 24 scouts of Rehoboth Troop 85, at dinner on scout executive. yesterday as the last of the livestock was auctioned off.

The grand champion wether lamb, owned by the received treatment for a back injury at Milford Memorial Hospital and The report submitted showed was later released. University of Wyoming, sold for $7.50 a pound. Millington Lions Plan Better Playground the greatest gains during the past year had been made in Cub Scouts, and the second largest gain was in Senior Scouts; a total gain of 80 The Palmer House, a large Chi Yule Party Monday The War Department has notified the parents of Sergeant Beaman cago Hotel, bought the 141 -pound A Christmas party will follow the during the year. Hampshire, first of its breed ever to ule of agreements by which future The following officers were elected win the coveted Tibbon, for $1,057.50. Delmar's Christmas Melon that their son, one of 60 holders of the Distinguished Service Cross frontier incidents would be solved Dec.

16. to serve for the ensuing vear: The grand champion barrow, a quickly. A four-nation conciliation in this country, would receive the MILLINGTON, Dec. 4 (Special). Millington Lions discussed plans for improvements for the playground at the school at their meeting this week.

They are erecting signs at the four approaches to Millington and George M. Campbell, Elkton; district sleek Chester white owned by Tip Next Thursday evening, Dec. 9, the club will be host to the Reho meeting of Appomattox Auxiliary No. 2, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Monday at 8 p.

m. in the P. O. S. of A.

Hall. Mrs. Pauline T. Gentieu will preside. Mrs.

Margaret J. Hahn and her nosthumous tribute. commission might be created, he added. 1 DELMAR, Dec. 4 (Special).

Ralph E. Nichols, cashier of the Bank of Delmar has announced that a total of $45,830 has been paid to chairman, C. Otis Mcauley, North East, and Dr. Peter Peffer, Perry Top Farms of Flora, was bought by Wilson for $2.35 a pound, both football team, its coach and Sergeant Beaman was awaraea the D. S.

C. posthumously for his below theTecord. The reserve grand committee will be in charge of the' the bank's Christmas club depositors, have selected Dec 23 as the date Town to Choose Point, vice-chairman; Pierre N. LeBrun of Port Deposit was approved for appointment as district champion hog went to Swift and girl cheer leaders, at a dinner in the Avenue Restaurant. Charles Mills, president of the Rehoboth Young People's Associa action which saved the lue or a wounded comrade.

With machine Jap as of Dec. 1. for the annual Christmas party. party. (nmmiwloncr Phoirmon fnr tvi gun fire directed at him from two sides, he sprang up, killed two en Co.

for 50 cents a pound. The show closes today with two horse shows. By Sunday night the livestock pens will be cleared for another year. tion, explained the new plan for resuming operation of the Rehoboth emy soldiers and rushed to the aid Youth Center. of the wounded man.

Aitnougn shot in the back and stomach, he went forward, killed another Jap and ordered his wounded comrade Five at Plant Meeting Dr. John W. Heuberger, chair district committee proposed are: Fletcher Williams, camping and activities; Wallace Williams, finance; Dr. Henry A. Spangler, health and safety; Carl King organization and expansion: Dewey F.

Patterson, leadership-training; James W. Hughes, Harry Patterson, Ralph Beachley, William Griffin, Dr. John Collison, George Dutton and Allen Carlson, removed first when help finally man of the Department of Plant 40 Pet. of Reserves Shun Active Army Duty WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (INS).

The i i.n came, ne was Kinea wnne proviu Pathology at the University of Delaware, and four other members of ing covering fire. Army said today that only 60 per the department will attend meetings Staff by Head Bumps OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 4 (JP). Despairing of more modern methods, the Osaka Prefectural Industrial Efficiency Research Institute is going to select workers by the bumps on their heads. The Institute has asked Prof.

Hlaao Wada, an expert in phrenology to train a class of examiners In the head-bump science so they din pick employes for industrial firms. Knife Rids Frenchman Of Bullet Received in '14 DIJON, France, Dec. 4 (JP). Rene Mftltete had a stomach ache for 34 years, but it is gone today. The 64-year-old farmer under Twin Breaks in Main of the American Phytopathological Society in Pittsburgh from Monday Flood Broadway Area through Wednesday of next week The other department members are Dr.

Russell A. Hyre, Henry W. Crit NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (IP). Twin breaks in a Broadway water main between Forty-first and Forty- Despite the phenomenal gains made against tuberculosis it is still one of our leading health problems.

Christmas Seals fight tuberculosis. tenden, Andrew J. Culver, and Panos cent of reserve officers on inactive duty have expressed willingness to take an active part in the organized reserve. In the poll conducted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Omar N.

Bradley, 6,000 could not be reached by mail, 62,000 failed to reply, and 63,000 refused to volunteer for part-time training. The Army stated that those officers who have not volunteered for L. Poulous. second Streets cascaded streams of water into the busy street today and I km PLAIN fl I GARMENTS I caused police to detour traffic. Veteran Barber, Choir Leader The flow of water rose to curb height in places but began to ebb after emergency crews shut off the main some 50 minutes after the went an operation which rid him of a German bullet he received at the Dies at 82; Taught Many Trade active duty with the organized reserve by Jan.

1 will revert to an inactive status. Special to the Journal-Every Evening front in 1914. Building -Permits Issued break was discovered. Fire department equipment and police emergency squads stood guard, halting and redirecting pedes Building permits were issued by trian traffic. Southbound vehicular traffic on Broadway was detoured at Forty-third Street.

Anniversary of Seal City Building Inspector Michael J. Fidance -to the following property owners yesterday afternoon: F. Shockley, 731 West Fourth Street, addition, $300; Salvatore Oiordina, 707 Kirkwood Street, alterations. G. D.

Jenkins, 302-304 Taylor Street, alterations, MOO; H. H. Rosin Company, 845 Tatnall Street, alterations, HARRINGTON, Dec. 4. Irving E.

Legates, 82, veteran choir leader and oldtime barber who disdained modern methods, will be buried tomorrow. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock in Trinity Methodist Church and interment will be in Hollywood Cemetery. He died Thursday evening, less than an hour after suffering a heart attack. He has had several light attacks in recent years. Many of these caused him to leave the choir loft, during services.

Born near Farmington, he was Later he had a shop in the Taylor Hardware and then shared quarters with Benjamin Knox, another veteran. Among his many apprentices who later opened shops of their own are Frank Truman, Frank Richards, Frank Hampton, and Charles O'Neal. He was a member of Trinity Church and its choir leader for 64 years. Mrs. Lulu Homes Potter, his organist for 20 years, will play at the funeral.

The Rev. F. H. Truitt will officiate. A bachelor all his life, he is survived by several'nieces and nephews, including Harry E.

Legates, former state representative, who was with him at his death. I DRY CLEANED X. 1 AND PRESSED 2 fr $15(D) i PLEATS AND WHITE WftRIf Ciir.MTI Uir.ucD Margaret, With Escort, Stalls Palm Reader LONDON, Dec. 4 Margaret blushed and changed her mind about having her fortune told last night when she went dancing with the 22-year-old Marquess of Blandford. Blandford, mentioned in London gossip columns as one of the most eligible of the bachelors who "date" 18-year-old Margaret, was told some "rather startling things" about romance when his palm was read, the London Star reported.

Sale to Be Observed The forty-first anniversary of the initial Christmas Seal sale, made by the late Miss Emily Bissell in the former Wilmington post office, J. Vargas, 200 West will be marked by the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Society next Tuesday. The third week of the 1948 seal the son of the late Jeremiah and campaign will begin Monday, but Then Princess Margaret, wholyey Johnson Legates. For the it is still -too early to make com last 60 years, he has lived here and fiXtto Street, new powder room, $500.. s-Oil Stoves Overheat District fire Companies answered two calls both for overheated oil stoves.

In neither case was there any damage. Company No. 3 wagon went to the second floor apartment of Cornish, 1121 East Fourteenth Street and Truck No. Land parisons between this year and last caiiea ior uie ioriune leuer ai a nurses' benefit ball the couple was attending, pulled her hand back. on sale returns, G.

Taggart Evans, executive secretary, said today. "Oh no, you're much to accurate," she smiled at the palm reader. carried on a barber shop business. In fact he might have calledit a "barber's school," for all of the men who have "graduated" from apprenticeships. His first shop was in the 'old Mr.

Evans will address the auxiliary of St. Thomas' Epis copal Church in Newark- Monday Leap Saves Motorist Klump Block, since razed to make! the same wagon went to the home of Davis Elrod, 1110 East Thirteenth Street, within a few minutes night on the anti-tuberculosis work in this state. I Economy cleriiers 1 OFFICE and N.E. CORNER NINTH and UNION STS. 3 S.

E. COR. 24TH tr MARKET 10TH MONROE STREETS S. W. COR.

7TH JACKSON 11TH BENNETT STREETS 1329 WASHINGTON STREET 12 S. UNION STREET 4 room for the U. S. Postofficei CONSHOHOCKEN, Dec. PHEASANTS Make your family's holiday pleasant, feed them on a delicious PHEASANT $6.00 per pair alive.

Cash with order. Shipped to you expressage collect. DIAMOND STATE GAME FARM GREENWOOD, DEL. Phone Greenwood 6122 Building. His living quarters were! nturnlnf from the first run.

-Prayer Band to Meet just off from his shop and often he would lay down his tools and play the organ for his widowed mother-. The shop was one of the real oldtimers, including individual (U.R). Gladys M. Horisk, 35, Con-shohocken, narrowly escaped pos-sble death last night when her auto stalled at a grade crossing. She leaped from the car seconds before it was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train bound from Philadelphia to Norristowrt The auto was demolished.

Baby Sets Fatal Fire PrrTSBURGH, Dec. 4 (U.R). Barbara Sorgen, 2, burned to death in her crib yesterday when a match she had hidden from her mother ignited and set fire to the bedclothes. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Sorgen, Aspinwall. Faith Prayer Band of Oriental iOsgonary Society will meet at the home, of Mrs. Delia Hall, 1905 Elm Street, at 7:30 p. m. Monday, Mrs, shaving mugs, for many old style chairs and a pot bellied! stove to heat water for hot towels.

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