Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, the Evening News from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 3

2-2121 frtc TANK LIIOEEKS COURT American Rutin Clubs Hold Annual St. Nicholas Day Banquet At Sterling 200 POB OF DYiEi. STOLEII FROM r.lQOSEC LI i WRIT AGAINST TEAMSTERS TEIES-LE ADZIL THE EVENING NEWS. TtTLKESUBAEEE, PA, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1948 I n'. i i I is i rs "'H Union Replies To Charge State Police Search For.

Eight Boxes Of Missis SN0T7 CAUSES 4 AUTOMOBILE OF BOARD HEARS REM nr U-A ifj mm I III -I -niiM UJ KICUUC, wueuu uie HE for burglars who Uf I UiiEn) 1 I 8tole 23 of dynamite from a mining operation tear fWoMoosic. 250,000 Trees For Planting Daring The Coming Year Col. Thomas Atherton, chair man oi the forest and parks com- Valley Chamber of Commerce, re- tomU By BUUy. Plymouth; Miss Catherine Medar, Kingston; Miss Mary Onesko, Kingston; Mrs. John Evans, Kingston; Mrs.

John Wischak, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Stephen Ferdo, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. Andrew Puhak, Swoyerville; John Evans, Kingston; John Kmetz, Swoyerville, and Michael Gennetts, Kingston. Russia's- conversion. John Kavka'and Prof.

John Wischak were song leaders. Shown above at the speakers' table are: Rev. Myron Sterniuk, Plymouth; Rev, Michael Warady, Pitts-ton; Rev. George Hritz, Swoyerville; John Medar, recording secretary of the Greek Catholic Union, Pitts burgh; Attorney Andrew Puhak, Washington, D. John Kuzmak, chairman, Plymouth; Rev.

George Durision, toastmaster, Wilkes-Bary; Very Rev. Nicholas Chopey, Wilkes-Barre; Rev. Basil Smochko, Hanover Township, and Rev. Emil Semetkov-sky, Kingston. Standing: Miss Emily Kuzmak, ported to the directors of that organ-1 boxes of dynamite Sticks, each ization at a meeting in Hotel Sterling ok -today that approximately 25.000 trees weighing 25 pounds, were planted in this area during the The theft was discovered this past year with close to 250,000 more morning by Dominick Lombardi, on order for 1949.

operator of the mine, when he went He said that 40 pine trees had been to the dynamite house to apportion planted along the East End boule-jthe explosives to mine workers en-vard in the roadside beautification tering the mine, program near the site of the new Sergeant Tuma reported in'vestiga-Veterans hospital now in course of tion is being made to determine construction. An additional 129 trees possible the identity -of the, thieves were planted for the same purpose and the contemplated use of the ex-along the Kunkle road in the back plosives. QUOTA INDICATES MINES3 ARRESTED IN OPERATE 5 DAYS THIS ffiEK 0 Harrisburg, Dec. 20. (IP) The Anthracite Committee of Pennsylvania today set a quota of 1,025,000 tons of hard coal production for this week, an increase' of more than 300,000 over those of the previous two weeks.

of Refusing To Loadl Trucks At (HI Depot Seaboard Tank Lines, of Scran ton, today sought an iniunc tion in the local courts to prevent Local J1 oi toe Teamsters union from Interfering with its haulage of oil products from Kingston to a customer in Carbondale. Testimony on the injunction peti- tion was heard before Judge Thomas M. Lewis. The Seaboard Lines charged in its petition that Local 401 stewards at American Oil Company's -depot i along the Narrows road in Kingston, refused to load trucks which the Line sent here from Scranton to transport the petroleum products, on the express orders" of Vilas W. Shook, business agent: Shook told a reporter prior to the bearing that Local 401 took the position it had a right to refuse to load the carriers to protect its members.

Seaboard's petition, filed by At torney J. S. Russia, and the law firm of Gazda and Valverde ef Scranton, disclosed the injunction proceeding developed from events in vciooer. Lease Agreement "The trucks sent to Kingston, It was stated, were tank-trailers under lease agreement by Seaboard to Kenneth Mitchell. James Widener and Raymond Nevin.

The operators were listed as William Pinto, Carl Moran and Vance Wickham. It was contended that Shook re fused to allow the trailers to be loaded because "plaintiffs contractor-operators were displacing and putting out "of work members of Local 401, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen' and Helpers of America, Wilkes-Barre." Seaboard charged ia the petition that Shook never reDlied to a letter from its attorney, Ernest J. Gazda, requesting him to lift his refusal to load the trucks. It was charged that when trucks were sent to the American Oil Company depot afterwards, Roy Gill, an employe again refused to load the trucks at the direction of Shook. Members Of Scranton Local This, it was maintained, was done despite the fact the operators of.

the trucks are members of Local 229, Teamsters Union, of Scranton, in good standing. Seaboard points out in the petition that it is not engaged in any labor dispute with any other union, and that it "knows of no labor dispute between Local 401 and Local 229 of the Teamsters Union. It is further charged by Seaboard thatdespite the fact that no labor dispute exists and there is no subsisting agreement between the plaintiff and the defendants, Local 401 has continued its "strike" against the company since October 15. xxie peuoieuiii jirouuuw ing hauled by Seaboard through its lease agreements to M. L.

Kennedy, American Oil Company distributor in the Carbondale, Lackawanna and Honesdale Work Formerly Done By Spalde Shook told a reporter that the oil formerly was hauled by L. E. Spaide, 675 Carey avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Local 401 members -he asserted, have performed the work for 15 years. The Local 401 secretary-treasurer and business agent said the products are continuing to move to Kennedy.

Attorney E. C. Marianelli appeared as counsel for the defendants. In addition to Shook, these were Roy Gill, member of the union and an employe named as refusing to load the leased trailer-trucks of Seaboard; the president, vice president and recording secretary of Local 401, Teamsters Union, and the local union itself. Mrs.

Amy Herring Dies At City Home Mrs. Amy D. Herring, TB8. died this morning at 6:45 at her home, 80 Frederick street, of complications following pn illness. She Was born in Beaumont but had resided for the past four years in Wilkes-Barre.

Surviving are her husband, Frank S. Herring: two sons, Leslie Lamo-reaux, Wilkes-Barre, and Glen-wood Herring. New York City; three stepchildren, Kenneth Herring, California: Mrs. Harold Reese, Hazleton, and Mrs. Thelma Moore.

Endicott, N. also brothers. David Austin, Wilkes-Barre, and Gordon Austin, Shavertown. The body has been removed to the Luther- Mi Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main street, pending funeral arrangements. Burial will be in Trucksville cemetery.

Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 1(1 p. m. AsDhalt Patching Job Completed Spot patching of broken asphalt on streets' of the city-is now com pleted by the C. FGoennger construction Company, which had the contract to do the Street Director Oliver Price announced today. v.

City Engineer Guy B. Walker reported that he has made an estimate of the finished work during Novem-ber and the present month, amounting to $21,934.37, which will be presented to council tomorrow, when a voucher will be ordered drawn in favor of the paving firm. Another bill amounting' to $150.43 for paving work done in connection with a State highway job on East Main street. Miners -Mills, is also expected to be approved at the 'approaching meeting. Explosive Regional police were alerted Tama of, ported that thieves broke two locks of a dynamite house at jLombardi mine, an indepen dent operation, some time last nigflt.

They earned off eight FIRM RECEIVES ITS CHARTER Rail TpIenhnnP NetfrtiiaffiS UC" 1 CICpUUHC llCgUUOiCa hor Lenahan Property In Pittston The industrial picture fa Wyoming Valley loomed brighter today when it was reported that a new hosiery manufacturing firm is planning to locate in this city area while two others are preparing extensive expansions. The Faith Shoe Company, now operating in a building on LeGrand avenue, has plans drawn for a new plant with 23,000 square feet of floor space on Beekman street. The new structure is to be of cinder block construction with continuous steel sash making possible the construction of a large section of the aide- walls of glass. There will be a wing with facilities for boiler room, dressing rooms and toilets. There will be fluorescent lighting throughout.

The cost of the project is esti mated at $115,000. -Hosiery Firm Chartered I Having received a State charter at Harrisburg a week ago, the Leigh Hosiery Company is preparing to start operations shortly after tha first of the year in what was for merly the Old Homestead Bakery plant at 559 North Pennsylvania avenue, city. The firm will manu facture nylon hosiery. Machinery is being installed now. Leigh Johnson, Jr of Wilmington, Eleanor Rose, Llanerch and Stanley Schlesinger, of Philadelphia, are named incorporators ia the State charter which authorizes the new company to capitalize at $15,000.

Pittston Phone Plant Bell Telephone Company Is said to have practically completed negotiations for the purchase of the Lenahan building at 10 Charles street, Pittston. for use when the company installs the "dial system" in that area within the next two years. Walter M. Margie, Pittston realtor, today admitted that a deposit had been paid on the structure but that final papers have not yet been signed. He said that the papers now are being examined by the legal advisors of the Bell Telephone Company in Harrisburg.

A member of the Lenahan family also confirmed the report of the purchase and it is expected that the structure, which housed the offices of Dr. H. J. Lenahan, and two apartments, will be razed and replaced by a modern structure. According to the reports, the Bell Company plans to include the Pittston, Moosic and Wyoming exchanges in the new system, following the plan now in effect in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

It was also Indicated that the- installation of the dial system will not cause loss of employment to too many girls since many will be required to handle toll calls and other details insuring good telephone service. H. S. Owen Buried; Killed In Wreck Funeral services for Henry S. Owen, late of 159 Prospect street, killed in a train wreck at Bethlehem on Thursday, were conducted this afternoon at the Harold C.

Snowdon Funeral Home, 64 North Franklin street. Rev. G. Gordon Berry of Bethel Baptist Church officiated. Burial was in City cemetery.

Mr. Owen, member of a Beading Railroad train crew, was killed when buried under tons of fuel dumped from a car on which he was riding when the trip telescoped as the result of a collision with another engine. Pallbearers were ueorge niarun, Ralph Straley, Eliaa Davis, Thomas Thomas. William Croughn and Thomas Price. dents are expected to swell the total in the next few days.

The postmaster said he expects the holiday mail rush to be cleared by noon Friday, 'J A special Sunday schedule ii maintained at the central and branch postal offices yesterday. From mra? through Thursday evening, the stamp windows at the mam buildinl and branches will be open tr' 8 a. to. to 9 or 10 in the event Fridav evening, the post office close at 6. i i The above scneauie ones noi to Station A.

Miners Nattamst i building, which is primarily a i ness district brancn ana observe the special schedule NEW IinCTEDV au HVdlLlU mountain section and that 2Z.OO0 trees were planted on the Abram Nesbitt estate for which an addi tional 179,000 are now on order forj planting next year. "There also are' in the neighborhood of 50,000 trees ordered for other planting projects in the region during 1949, The trees are furnished by the State. He told of the Dilldown experiment forest along the Effort mountain road where the Blakelee agricultural Droiect is being operated. The experimental forest is being, prepared for planting by different mothnHs inrlniiini? burninff. etc.

and various trees are being r.lntorf tn Hptprmin which variety Dlanted is most profitable from the com-; mercial standpoint. The idea is to convert the scrub oak territory to the growth of more desirable timber. The Kingston Forest Experiment Station supervised the planting of approximately 2000 trees in the Pocono region on an-experimental basis for the government. Mr. Atherton also told of.

the 2000 acre tract being developed as an experiment on forest management at Gouldsboro. He said that the Industrial Forestry Department of the Chamber of Commerce has sponsored the planting of some 79,00 trees for commercial purposes iji the area. ACCOUNTINGS ADJUDICATED MATES $3,994.70 Left By Charles Snyder Ordered Given To Commonwealth Adjudication was filed today by Judge Andrew Hourigan in Orphans Court on the accounts of the following estates: Estate of Sandor Engel, who died June 14th, 1935. audit of the first and partial account of Irving Engel, Israel Engel and Jerome Engel, trustees. Assets in the amount $16,705.33 were returned to the trustees for further accounting.

Attorney Mose Salsburg for trustees. Estate of William H. Son, who died November 30, 1913. Audit of the second and final account of Miners National of Wilkes-Barre, successor trustee. Final distribu tion of trust estate.

Andrew Houri gan, attorney for trustee. Estate of Elizabeth Didwalis, who died January 13, -1948. Audit of the first and final account of Bessie Purvis, executrix. A pro rata distribution was made to specific legatees. Ruth Hahn and John Didwalis.

Albert H. Aston, attorney for executrix. Bedford Estate Estate of Joseph Bulford, who died January 30. 1948. Audit of the first and partial account of Thelma Norrie, executrix.

Distribution of $20,291.64 was made to residuary distributees, Thelma Norrie, Glenwood Bulford and Donald Bulford. Neil Chrisman attorney for executrix. Estate of Norman H. Myers, who died February 3, .1947. Audit of the first and final account of Wil bur A.

Myers and Ruth M. Myers, executors. Distribution of assets totaling $73,177.53 made to Wilbur A. Myers, residuary legatee. J.

Q. Creveling, attorney for executors. Estate of Jessie H. Carrick, who died March 8th, 1948. Audit of the first and final account of Allan- C.

Brooks, executor. Distribution of $3,674.62 to residuary distributees, Archibal Nonen Carrick and Mrs. Thomas Baird Lewis. R. H.

Mor-rish, attorney for executor. ttstatu of Charles Snyder or Simon Schneider, deceased, Audit of the first and final account oi George J. Yeager, administrator. The decedent died intestate Feb- ruary 8, 1947, leaving no known relatives the balance for distribu tion amounting to $3,994.70 is uis. tributable to the Commonwealth.

COLLISIONS Responsibility Assumed In Three Accidents, Fourth Aired In Court Difficult driving conditions due to the snow storm was responsible for four separate motor vehicle acci dents on city streets yesterday end lost night, police reported today. Two motorists who could not agree upon liability for a crash aired their views in police court this morning, when each blamed the other for the accident The operators were Paul Rein hardt, 114 Wood street, and Milton McCune, 85 Custer street, Kingston. Their cars collided at South Franklin and South River streets, when one pulled out of the line of traffic. Magistrate S. Miles Barber told the motorists that the snow caused numerous accidents that were almost unavoidable.

He advised the drivers to try and adjust their differences without litigation, and then dismissed the case. Two machines collided at Dolice headquarters, North State and Merchants lane. One was coming out of the lane and the other was. trav eling North on North State street, when one skidded and crashed into the second. The autos were operated bv Sol- vine Fiore.

177 South Meade street and Edward Swiboda, 124 McLean street. Swiboaa assumed responsibility for the accident. Arrees To Pay Damages A New York State man reucrted to police that he was driving his auto on North Pennsylvania avenue near Beaumont, when it hit a bank of snow and skidded into a parked car. He was Willis F. Mitchell.

Clark Mills, N. Y. He was unable to identify the owner of the parked auto and did not have the license number. He assumed responsibility and said he would pay the damage incurred if the owner of the car notified police. An automobile and a Crane taxi- cab figured in a collision on South Pennsylvania avenue.

The auto was operated by John G. Behm, 2 Airy street, and the cab by Robert Walsh, 358 New Grant street. Both were traveling south In the first block on South Pennsylvania avenue when the operator of the auto turned into a driveway and 4.1... Ut An. end of the Behm machine.

Police reported that the taxicab company agreed to assume responsibility. WIRE ROPE CASE TO LAST ANOTHER YEAR Petitioners Must File Brief Before January 15, Rebuttal March IS Started in 1946, the legal action involving the purchase of the bankrupt Williamsport Wire Rope Works by Bethlehem Steel Corporation for an estimated $3,500,000, may take another year to complete. Attorney Albert Aston, sitting as special master in the 'series of hearings alternating between this city and Williamsport and completed several weeks ago, stated today that the next move is for the petitioners to file their brief on or before January 15. The respondent, the Bethlehem Steel Company, has until February. 15 to file its brief.

The rebuttal brief by the petitioners will be filed by March 15, after which a final report will-be filed by Mr. Aston. He said that this may take until June in view of the unusually large amount of testimony taken. Each side will be given 10 days notice' of the filing of the report by the special master and each will have an opportunity to file exceptions to the report If exceptions are filed by either orboth. Judge Albert L.

Watson, of the Federal Court, will hear argu-metn on the exceptions after 'which he will- either accept or reject the final report LAiumnae uiii Sent To Orphans The Wilkes-Barre Alumnae Chapter of Slovak Girls Academy, Danville, met at the home of Miss Helen Boler recently for their regular meeting. The girls sent a Christmas gif. to the orphans at the "Jednota Home" in Middletown, Pa, After the business session a Christmas party was Refreshments were served. Overfleld 1 High School Wyoming County. ft Beef WUliam Slater, Towanda.

Sheep Clarence Dickinson, Falls-Overflew High School, Wyoming County. Poultry (laying hens) Ralph Parke, Scott Township High School, Lackawanna. 1 Poultry meat Russell Huddleson, Towanda. Beekeeping Nesbitt Williams, Bloomsburg. i Small fruits Carlton Vankuren, Towanda.

Truck crops (wholesale') Wil-lard Race Dallas Township, High School, Luzerne County; Donald Correlll, Bloomsburg. Approximately 125 persons were in attendance last night at the 11th annual St. Nicholas Day banquet held in Hotel Sterling under the auspices of the American Rusin Clubs of Luzerne County. Attorney Andrew Puhak and Rev. Basil Smochko, principal speakers, urged those in audience to pray for ATTY.JURCHAK, UQUORBOARD COUNSEL, DIES Stricken Dec.

12th At Lake Home Prominent In Slovak Circles Attorney Peter of Harvey's Lake, one of Wyoming Valley's outstanding lawyers and nationally known ih Slovak circles! died in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital at 1:40 this afternoon. He had been patient there since a week ago yesterday and death resulted from complications. Attorney Jurchak was stricken ill suddenly at his Back Mountain home on December 12 and was rushed to the hospital where he remained in a critical condition until claimed by death this afternoon. His wife, the former Laska Gay-dosh, of Wheeling, West Virginia, comes from a family of doctors all of whom were here and consulted periodically during the past week in an effort to save Attorney Jur-chak's life. One of the consulting physicians, Dr Frank Internal medical specialist from Wheeling, West Virginia, flew here immediately after hia brother-in-law was reported ill and had been at his bedside constantly until the end came today.

Dr. Michael Gaydosh, the attorney's father-in-law, headed group of' physicians which also included Dr. Michael Gaydosh, Dr. Anne Hughes, sister of Dr. Michael Gaydosh, and Dr.

Boland Hughes, husband of Dr. Anne and faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Attorney Jurchak was born in Anita. where he attended school. Later he went to Dickinson Law School where he graduated with the class of 1923.

The same year he began the practice of law in Punxsutawney in the same office with Attorney Charles J. Margiotti. The following yesr he moved to uih hi Traptiel for five years with his brother-in-law, Attorney George Dulansey. For some time there he served as legal counsel for the U. M.

W. of A. Came Wilkes-Barre In 1929 He came to Wilkes-Barre in 1929 and had. practiced here since that time. At the time of his death he was associated with ms brotner-in law.

Attorney Paul Selecky, with offices in the Lawyers' Building, 16 North Franklin "street With his family he resided at Goss Manor in Dallas until last spring when he moved to Twin Lakes, at Harvey's Lake, Appointed special deputy attorney general representing die State Liquor Control Board in this district in 1935, he was serving in that capacity at the time or ms aeatn. ronnul For Slovak Lodres He was general counsel for the Ladies' Pennsylvania Slovak union with headquarters at 50 South Main street, and also for the Pennsylvania Slovak Union with headquarters on Nnrth Main Street He was former general counsel of the First Catholic. Slovak Union of Cleveland, and also was former eeneral counsel for the National Slovak Society of Pittsburgh. He served as president of the Slovak League, comprising the association of all Slovak fraternal societies and church groups in the country. Politically, he was active in the interest of the Republican oarty.

He was chairman of the Slovene division of the State Republican Committee. He was also secretary of the Federation of Americana of Central and Eastern Europe descent organized during the recent war to assist the Federal Government in the control of Communism. He was a member of St. Jdhn's Church of Luzerne and was also active in the Slovak Catholic Sokols of flew Jersey. His affiliations Included the Dallas Rotary, the Tatra Club, Wyoming Vallev Motor Club, the Slovak League, and the Luzerne County Bar Association.

Anther I Seeks In spite' of his professional duties and his fraternal obligations, he had BAR RAD) POST BAH0FJ1500 Mrs. Frances Yanshak And Two Tavern Employes Held For Court The licensee, manager and bar tender of Francis Bar and Grill, 13 South Pennsylvania avenue, city, werei arrested last night when the establishment was raided by agents of the Liquor Control Board. The license of the. proprietor, Mrs. Frances Yanshak, was revoked a short time ago by the liquor board for a number of alleged violations, and an appeal is pending.

The raid was made last night at 8:15 by four agents and three city patrolmen. Arrested were Mrs. Yanshak, Theodore Kulmatiski, il High street, city, the manager, and John Hochanski, 7 East Market street, city, the bartender. They were charged with illegally dispensing alcoholic beverages. The raiding party said there were 11 patrons in the establishment when entry was made.

At a hearing this morning before Alderman S. Miles Barber, the defendants were required to post $500 bail each for court. At the arraignment, the three were represented by Attorneys Thomas Moore and Paul Selecky. The revocation order was issued by the board 13 months ago, and an appeal was taken December 9 of last year. A number of continuances have been granted at the request of Mrs.

Yanshak's counsel, and no hearing has yet been held. The license of Club Frances in Lee Park, also operated by Mrs. Yanshak, was revoked December 14 of this year, the order becoming effective January 6, 1949. Charges were Sunday sales and other alleged violations. PUC CARRIER RIGHTS ASKED Examiner To Hear Applications Here Tomorrow Hearing will be heard before a Public Utilitv Commission examiner tomorrow morning at the court' house on two applications by How- ard H.

Woolbert of Kingston Town ship. Wooibert, a funeral director, in one application seeks a permit to operate chartered buses to any point in Pennsylvania. He presently op-erates school buses in Kingston Township. In another, he asks for a franchise to operate an ambulance service within a radius of 25 miles of Kingston Township and nearby Back Mountain communities to any part of the State. Hearing also will be held on appli-; cation by John George, Frank and Edward Kaminski and Walter Kosak, co-partners, trading as Kaminski Brothers Coal Com-! pany in the Pittston Township They seek the right to haul ma-' chinery, tractors, small shovels and compressors from Pitts ton and 15 miles of the city limits.

An application of Chester Mar, shall to haul coal from Wyoming and within 15 miles of its limits also will be before the examiner for further hearing. Another application scheduled to come before the examiner tomorrow is that of North Branch Bus Company. which seeks com mon carrier rights between, Blooms burg and Berwick. Major To Address 522nd Sauadron Major Bernard J. Bujnowskl will describe his recent 15-day tour of active duty at a meeting of the 522nd Composite Squadron of the Air Reserve tomorrow night at 8 at Organized Reserve Headquarters, 14 Pub-lie Square.

Lt. Col. Stanley K. Wal-born, commanding officer, will be in charge of the meeting. Major Buinowski attended classes at Frank lin Institute, Philadelphia, where his assignment included a detailed course of instructions on "Economic Mobilization." Captain Franklin D.

Coslett will give an informative and timely report on intelligence at the meeting. Major Karl Gerlock, unit instructor, will also speak. Col. Walborn announced tnat training credits will be given all members attending tomorrow night's meeting. Auxiliary Party Set For Tonight The annual "Christmas party of Auxiliary to.

Asher Miner Post 4, Society, of the 28th Division, AEF, will be held tonight at 6:30 in American Legion Post 132 home, North River street Robert Featherman is, general chairman. The quota will mean a five-day week in most hard coal mines instead of the four-day or shorter week than had prevailed earlier this month. A committee spokesman pointed out that ordinarily" there would be only five working days this week because of Christmas Day. Last week the committee set a quota of 723,576 tons and attributed the low production to the lack of PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING IN GRAVITY STORE Swingle Also Charged With" Attempts To Kill Two Others Claude (Dyke). Swingle, 50, Lake Ariel R.

pleaded guilty to murder today and in the Thursday night slaying of Layton Brooks, 31, in a Gravity general store. Swingle captured by State Police and sheriffs deputies Friday night on a farm in Treslarville, was arraigned today before Peace Justice N. Farnhman, Honesdale. He was sent back to prison. Wayne County authorities said Swingle will be charged also with assault and battery with intent to kill as a result of the stabbing of two other Gravity residents during his attack on Brooks.

Injured during the melee were Douglas House, 43, slashed several times in the abdomen with a hunting knitt, and Mrs. W. J. Cobb, who was stabbed in the left thigh. House's condition was reported "slightly improved" today at Hahnemann hospital at Scrantori, where an emergency operation was jper formed Thursday night.

time for other work and was the author of three books. His first, SThe Slovaks," was the first history of its kind written in the English language and is now being used as a text book at Wilkes College in connection with the Slovak course offered there. His second book was "Slovak Proverbs." "The Club Leaders' Handbook, a compendium of material on leadership, parliamentary law and other material of particular interest to fraternal groups, was his third book. He was in the process of writing a collection of Slovak folk songs when he was stricken ill. For diversion, he enjoyed the outdoor life and was an ardent hunter and fisherman.

He was a lover of art also and was a violinist of high repute. Sons Survive Besides his wife, he is survived by three sons, Peter, who will observe his 16th birthday anniversary tomorrow; Paul, who was 14 on Saturday, and Anthony, who will be 13 in February; also by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Michael Gresock, of Dearborn, Michigan; Mrs. Mary Dulansey. of Johnstown; Miss Martha Jurchak, of Philadelphia; Mrs.

Betty Jones, of Detrpit; Mrs. Helen M. Selecky, Glen Lyon; Mrs. Catherine Kotz, Harrisburg; Phillip Jurchak, of Grand View Orchard, Harding; Sister Lucy, of the Order of St. Joseph and Thnma.

Jurchak. student at Penn State College Extension at Hazleton. The body has been removed to tne Joseph sph Morris Funeral nome on North Main street, city, irom wnere the funeral will be held at a time to be announced. Police Set 9 For Cleaning A warning was issued today' by, Chief of Police J- Russell Taylor that sidewalks In front of business establishments as well as homes. must be cleared of snow and made safe for pedestrians, by nightfall.

The police chief reported that it was brought to his attention that walks in front of some establish ments had not been cleared snow up to noon today. He stated that police were instructed to notify de- markets due to the continued warm winter weather. The snow storm which blanketed Eastern United States over the week-end, however, changed that picture. The committee, set up under a Pennsylvania law, is composed of representatives of coal operators who have agreed voluntarily to keep hard coal production within the market needs. Untit recently production was unlimited.

Baby Passes Away Two Months After Father Is Killed Mary Ann Nyman, flye-month-old' baby of Mrs. Margaret Nyman, 435 Carver street Plymouth, died this morning at the family home. The child's father, Joseph Nyman, was killed In an automobile accident on October 29 on the Mountain Road three miles from Free-land. Following the death of Mr. the family, which resided in Hazleton, moved to Plymouth.

Mrs. Nyman is the former Margaret Mushlnsky of Plymouth. Also surviving is a brother, Joseph. CONVICTION WMARZANI IS AFFIRMED Former Scrantonian Guilty of Concealing Commie Party Activities Washington, Dec. 20 (IP) The bupreme court toaay anirmea oy a 4.4 ne conviction of Carl Aldo Marzani, former State Department employe, on charges that ne con cealed Communist Party activities from government loyalty examiners.

Marzani was sentenced in U. S. District Court here to one to three years' imprisonment, s. The court's decision was announced in a brief order which ex plained that Justice Douglas had taken no part tne case, ay long tradition tie votes uphold the decisions of lower courts. During World War II Marzani also was employed for a time in the Office of Strategic Services.

The Justice DeDartment asserted that in that job and while working in the State Department Marzani handled documents containing military secrets. Marzani was alleged to have denied to a State Department superior that he ever had been a member of the Communist Party and that he had ever used the name of "Tony Whales." The denial was alleged to have been made after Marzani received notice that he was being re-auested to resign from th State De- oartment for "security reasons: The Justice Department contended that as "Tony Whales" Marzani once served as a Communist organizer in New York City. The Italian-born Marzani was graduated from a Scranton high school and later received degrees from Williams College and Oxford University. At one time he served as an economics instructor at New York University. Originally convicted on 11 counts of making false statements to.

the government, Marzani won dismissal of nine of the counts in the U. S. Court of Appeals here. The Appeals Court knocked out the nine counts under the Statute of Limitation. The remaining two counts concerned the alleged denials made to his State Department superior, Pm Curfew All Sidewalks Undent, thai walk, are.

police court. There a city ordinance, the thief stated, which specifies that sidewalks must be cleaned and made safe to pedestrians not longer than three hours after a snowfall, if it occurs the' daytime, and if at night riot later than o'clock the next morning. The measure provides a penalty of $2 for failure to obey the edict. 800 Added To Postal Force As Mail Reaches 600,000 uture Farmer Projects Win Medals For Nine In Area An estimated 800 extra carriers and clerks today augmented the regular staff of the Wilkes-Barre Post Office and branches on a 24-hour schedule to clear tne year's heaviest volume of mail Postmaster Edward J. Qutnn said cancellations today would probably reach 600,000.

That total would be the highest for this year, but would be considerably less than the peak day in 1947, the postmaster jaid. Yesterday cancellations totaled bout 300,000, which was considerably less than the 500,000 recorded on December 19 last year. The volume of "incoming mail is heavy, Quinn said, and a large quantity of cards posted tardily by local resi Nine-regional members, of the rufure Farmers, of America today were chosen as silver medal winners, in projects conducted by the FFA throughout the State. Announcement of the winners was made at a meeting at State College of vocational agricultural supervisors. State and members of the State Department of Agri- culture.

Local winners will receive their awards during the annual State Farm Show in Harrlsburg. Those chosen, the projects, and the tchools from which iey were entered, follow: Dairy caJves--Albert Coleckl, To-tranda; Clarence Dickinson, Falls-.