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THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 21, J949 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN. PA. Phone 2263 PAGE TWENTY-TWO Israel and Syria Sign Armistice Phone 2263 for Ad-Taker Incoming, Outgoing Shrine Potentates EMPLOYMENT By Ken Reynolds QUICKIES POTTSTOWN MERCURY Classified RATES 2263 for Ad-taker No Want Ad? accepted after 8 p. m. for next Help Wanted Female 32 Experienced Waitress VICTORY SANDWICH SHOP 24 South Hanover Street TEL AVIV, Israel.

July 20 and Syria, lam of the Arab neighbors the Jewish state fought for Independence, signed an armistice today on a hill in the no-man's land between their armies Tlit agreement removes virtually the last threat of renewed fighting along Israels frontiers, pending a final Palestine peace settlement. A letter attached to the agreement that both countries have agreed their armed for will not advance beyond the existing truce marked by the United Nations. It was signed by the of both armistice delegations. Moshe Israeli foreign minister, told the Knesset (parliament) tonight it was a "historic decision, backed by the authority of the United Nations," marking progress towards peace in the Middle East, Egypt, Lebanon and Trans-Jordan, the other Arab states having common frontiers with Israel, previously had signed similar armistice agreements. Help 33 MILLMAN.

rubber. Also banbury mixer. Experienced, Day shift. Steady Good pay. Job located in Phila.

State experience and age. Mercury Box 0-90, Safesman--'Wholesale food products, car local territory, full or part time, Merc'y Box 0-96 Want Ada ordered for or two days must be paid for in advance 3 13 1 day 50c 2 days 90c '3 days 1.25 6 days 2 05 Loit, In Memoriam, Situations Wanted and Coal Si Wood ads must be paid for in advanca Errors in Want Ads should be reported immediately The Mercury will not be responsible fox more than one incorrect insertion THE MERCURY la a member of the Association of Newspaper Classified Advertising which includes leading newspapers throughout the country and has for one of its alms the of fraudulent and misleading classified advertising The Mercury as well as every other member of the Association endeavors to print only truthful classified advertisements and will appreciate having attention called to anv advertisement not conforming to the highest standard ol honesty Married woman between 25 and 30, or young man, for light clerical work in automotive parts department. Steady work, pleasant surroundings with established local company. Mercury Box 0-102. IRON1 FOUNDRY FOREMAN, or someone who can qualify as Assistant Superintendent to take charge of Moldlhg Room and Cupola.

Should have at least 20 to 30 years experience. Reply stating qualifications and give Write Mercury Box 0-100. THE POUR COUNTRIES and Israel started negotiations toward a final peace several weeks ago at Lausanne, Switzerland, under United Nations auspices. The talks have made little progress, however. (Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in a statement issued in Washington, congratulated Israel and Syria on their "STep towant He said is my hope that this development will increase the possibility for the achievement of a final settlement at (Byrone Price, acting United Nations secretary general, said at Lake Success -that the armistice showed wise statemanship and completes the series of agreements aimed at promoting the return of permanent peace in (Both Acheson and Price praised the role in the talks of acting UN mediator Ralph Bunehe and his aides, Brig.

Gen. William E. RUey of the U.S. Marines, chief of staff, and Henri Vigier of France.) Ihe Israeli-Syrian agreement was signed on hill 232 near the frontier village of Mismar Hay Yarden, scene of intermittent bargaining for the last four montns. Ifs main provision calls for Syrian to evacuate immediately about 20 square miles of territory near the sea of Galilee, claimed by Israel Under the UN partition plan for Palestine.

ISRAEL. TN TURN. AGREED to use of most of the exacuated 15 square the creation of a demilitarized buffer zone to be supervised by a UN armistice commission. is satisfying that we now have agreements with all neighboring an Israeli spokesman here said. Trans-Jordans agreement last April covered troops that Iraq had sent to the Palestine war, Saudi Arabia and Yemen did not take active part in the war In the Lausanne negotiations, a United Nations conciliation commission acting go between for Israel and the Arab states has reported deadlocks on two future of Jerusalem and of some 80.000 to Arab refugees who fled Palestine during the fighting.

Neither of these questions was touched on in the Syrian-Israeli agreement. Besides the specific Syrian evacuation, the agreement provides for all other Syrian troops to leave Israeli territory and for Israel to pull her forces out of several small areas over the Syrian line. Harold Lloyd (right), scheduled to be publicly installed as Imperial Potentate of the Shrine recently, is greeted by his predecessor, retiring Imperial Potentate Galloway Calhoun, of Tyler Texas, during the Shrine convention parade in Chicago. Sitting on a rose-covered auto with Calhoun are his son, Galloway, and daughter. Mrs.

Robert Lee Bobbitt, Jr. LEGAL NOTICES 11 SALES MANAGER SEALED PROPOSALS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the Board of School Directors, of the Douglass Township School District, Berks County, Penna. for 80 tons of anthracite stove coal to be delivered to the Pine i Forge Consolidated and the ColebrookdaL- Consolidated choois, same to be weighed at a centrally located scale designated by the Board of Directors, and a weight, slip Turnished therefor. Proposals shall be ed and plainly marked and be mailed to Henrv B. Smith.

Secretary, Douglass ville, RD No. 1, Pa, not later than August 3, 1949. The Board of School Directors reserve the right to reject any or all proposals, or to award the contract In such a manner as may appear to be to the interests of the School District. By order of the Board of School Directors of the School District of Douglass Township, Berks County. Penna.

The School District of the Township of Upper Frederick, County of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, by its Directors, hereby gives notice of iu intention at a special meeting of the Board to be held at the Obelisk School Building, in the Village of Obelisk, Township oi Upper Frederick, County of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, the 23rd dav of August. A. D. 1949, at 7:30 (D. S.

to a resolution under authority of Act No. 481 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approved the 25th day of June, A D. 1947. to provide revenue for general school district, purposes by adopting a resolution imposing a personal i tax of Five Dollars on each resi- 1 dent, or Inhabitant of the School I District twenty-one years of and over and providing for the assessment, levy, administration. I collection and enforcement of said tax and Imposing penalties.

UPPER FREDERICK SCHOOL DISTRICT THELMA M. SCHMOOCK. Secretary The UPPER FREDERICK TWP. SCHOOL BOARD will interview applicants for Township Bus Driver at the regular meeting held Thursday, August 4, 1949 at 8 at Church School. Obelisk.

THELMA SCHMOOCK Experienced supervisor of proven ability, able to take complete charge of several men on local route work. Please give all possible information as to past employment, salary expected, in first letter. Replies will bp held in strict confidence. Address Mercury Box 0-101. Oh, excuse me, Polly, I thought you might have the Mercury Want BEA FAI RFA VS Advice to the Lovelorn BUSINESS GUIDE 19Personals 7 Silver Electro Plating-Special 1 zlng in Antiques Sliver Brass finishing Custom polishing Geo Bauer, Box 145 1132-W Dump truck service, cinders, topsoil fill-in, crushed stone and yellow gravel Lester Dierolf.

Heights. Phone 3674-R. BALL LANDSCAPE Lawn care a specialty Lawn mowing, seeding, grading, pruning. planting, weeding, fertilizing and weed control 834 Glasgow Stowe Phone 2297-J CARPENTER WORK All Homes Garages SOTTER AND MILLIGAN Phone 880-W YOUNG MAN OVER with permanent address, mechanical or salesminded, able to furnish good character reference, assuring your responsibility to handle company funds. International campaign development, program new, revolutionary mechanical device.

Phone Ardmore 7790 for Interview, Brica Block and Cement Work Fireplaces built and repaired Flagstone work James Streett Phone Pughtown 2626 Glass "WINDOW GLASS Tops Safety Glass Installed in Cars GLASS SERVICE 113 Evans St. Phone 3420-J HOSIERY LEGGERS BUSINESS GUIDE Mirrors I ACC StnreFronti Bldg Glazing Thorn Steel Aluminum Sash W. S. Antrim Son High St Phone 823 Open Sat at Noon AUTO GLASS Replacements Prompt FRIEDMAN BROS South Race Sts. Phone 2664-J.

Experienced on 24-sectlon 48-gauge H. 3 L. Apply LANE HOSIERY MILL Congo Road, Gilbertsvills ELECTRIANS Drumheller Housewirlng Motor Winding '82 Adams St. Phone 430-R SALESMAN sell Gas Appliances Salary, commission, bonus, car allowance. Free and accident Insurance and other employe benefits.

Apply NATURAL GAS CO, route 422, Dougla.ssvllle. Phone Pottstown A Job with a future. Fuller Brush Dealership now open, car necessary Write Box 262. Devon. Pa.

PRESS ROOM FOREMAN. Must have rubber molded mechanical goods experience, and be supervisor. Steady. Good pay. Jen located in Phia State experience and age.

Mercury Box Q-89 Situations 37 Experienced girl 18. desires job-in Aug. watching children. Phione Bsrdsboro Situations Wanted 38 Single man. 21, H.

S. desires work learning trade. Reliable and honest. Schwenkville 4301. SANITARY CLEANING Cesspools, Septic Tanks Outside Toilets Phone Pughtown 3263 ADAM HOUOWIS GLASS SHOP GLASS FOR ALL PURPOSE8 PHONE BOYERTOWN 7-0224 20 Visit Our Shop see shampoo your rugs Mon pickup delivery Charge for roiling and laying Wall to wall covering shampooed on premises Repairing binding Ask about our new Clarke rug cleaning rental equip Furniture also shampooed 816 Queen 316 22 OL 24-hr service Don Thompson, 122 King Ph 3719 Heating Roofing Plumbing Oa Burner Stoke Sales Serf A Ecker.

144 King St Ph 1080 TELEVISION Tnstailatton, Sales and Service BELLE VIEW TELEVISION SERV. Price St. Si Rambler Ave Ph 3513 WASH MACHINE Repair Agency Parts and Rolls for anv make Guaranteed 726-28 Adams St Phone 3881-J From 7 a to 7 LLDOZING and EXCA ATING Charles Troop Phone Pughtown 2066 THIRTY-ONE SYRIAN-HELD Israelis and about 50 Syrian prisoners are to be exchanged by tomorrow. The armistice frontier generally the prewar Syria Palestine border. The demilitarized zone covers three areas: A five- mile coastal strip along the southern side of the sea of Galilee, including the Jewish collective settlement of En Geb; Mishmar Hay Yarden and a surrounding triangle between Galilee and Lake Huleh, to the North; a small territory on the northern tip of Israel near the sources of the Jordan river.

Former Palestinian residents will move back into their homes and will be protected by numbers of locally recruited civilian under the armistice supervision. In a message telephoned to UN headquarters. Bunche said the agreement "marks the complete liquidation of the military phase of the Palestine con flict." He termed the agreement and said it constitutes one more important step along the road to permanent peace in Then the mediator added: one further convincing demonstration of the effectiveness of United Nations intervention in the cause of PLASTERING and STUCCO New or Patch Work Phone 747-M or 3669-M Septic Tanks, Cesspools and Outhouses cleaned James O. Sacks, 7th Trappe, Colieg'e 9001, OSCAR YERGEY MOVING STORAGE Phone Pottstown 2727 or 512 Business Opportunities 42 FOR Pottstown leading Beauty Shops. Excellent trade.

Sacrifice due to health. Write Mercury Box 0-103. FOR or part interest In air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration and home appliance business; steady volume Increase. Write Mercury Box 0-98 Seek to Halt Hawaii Dock Strike Padded Van Service Movlngs HARRY E. HERPST 464 Evans St Phone 947 ANNOUNCEMENTS Market MOVING and STORAGE Elmer Llnslnbigler 311 South St Phone MOVING HAULING Luther Graham Phone 3014-J 106 KING STREET PHILADELPHIA, July 20 Prices quoted on the Philadelphia fresh fruit and vegetable market today included: Applet-Slightly weaker: bu, bas.

N. J. Starrs Early Reds Pa. Starrs $1..508,75. Lima on best, dull and slightly weaker on others: bu.

hmprs N. J. $1 Snap beans Weaker: bu, bas and hmprs. Pa. Valentines $1 25a50 J.

Valentines $2 00 a 50, Bountiiuis 24-qt. crts. N. $7 OOaSO. Black Diamonds $8.00 Blueberries and slightly weaker: N.

J. pts 15a25c. J. 4 5 bu. crts.

8s 75c; Pa. Corn-Dull and slightly weaker: Yellow N. J. sacks 23. bu.

75caS2 00, crts 00: crts. 60s $1 50. bu. bas. N.

75c, Pa 50a65c; Dill Pa. bundles 20a25c; Endive Pa. bu. 50c; Escarole Pa bu bas 65c; Onions bch. 4c; Hanover Salad N.

J. bu. bas, 50a35e: Pa, 10a7'5c; Kale bu. bas. 50c, Pa 65c; Mustard bu.

bas. 85c, Pa 75c; Swiss Chard, Pa bu. 75c; Turnip Top- Pa, 60a75c, Peaches -Slightly weaker N. J. bu.

bas. Earlv Red Frees it Ala 2.00’, Golden Jubilee $1 Jersey- lands I3 25a4 00. Fischers weaker. 100-lb, sacks N. $2 75a3.50, Bakers $4 00.

Size Articles for Sale painting Interior and Exterior For Free Estimate Phone 1221-M. HARVEY P. GERHART 337 Jefferson Ave Ph 2907-R PAINTING and PAPERHANGING Western Holly Continental Range, 2 ovens, vial-glass doors. Phone Pughtown 3102, WELL DRILLING Guaranteed and Reasonable REIGNER SON 35 Walnut St Phone Refrigeration Service SHIREY. Phone 4099-J.

TOP SOIL FILL BECHTELS- VILliE GRAVEL Thomas Merkel, Ringing; Hill Phone 518-J SUN BOTTLE GAS For Better Cooking. Does not smudge wallpaper Magic Chef, Bengal and Quality Gas and Hot Water Heaters. Open evenings till 9 BOYERTOWN SUPPLY CO, 1T6 Phila Bovertoan. Phone 7-2491. NEW FRO STAIR COMBINATION REFRIGERATOR and FREEZER SAVE OVER $200 Reg price $588.

Sale price $373. ARNELL STORE 261 High St. 3941 Blinds Custom Made and Repairs AJAX CANVAS CO. Phone Bovertown 7-9026 SAVE cash and arry Drag Scrapers, each 75 Wheelbarrows, rubber 19.95 Outdoor Fireplace Units 17 95 Galvanized Spouting, Concrete Rentals BUILDERS EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CO- 113 Hanover St Phone 2962 Open All YOU CAN RENT A Freezer for a limited time. All rent paid will apply on purchase should you decide to buy.

SANATOGA Standard Treadle Sewing Machine Rotary Bobbin Good condition, Phone Bovertown. 7-0336. SOIL and FILL Pmmpt delivery ALLEN MOHLER Man- stawnv St Phone I635-J Westinghuose Floor Model Radio, verv good condition. Phone Cook stove, green and yellow enamel. very good baker.

$25. John Lewis Rd Limerick. Boy's 26" Schwinn bicycle, light, horn. case. Reas.

139 Chestnut street. Phone 327I-J. LAWRENCE ANTRIM Painting and Paperhanging Walnut St, Phone 2188- BIRMINGHAM. July 20 mobsters were in Alabama judicial spotlight again today as two new were reported and the Ku Klux Klan was blamed for four others. Judge Alta L.

King called a special session of the grand jury for PYiday to consider further evidence of beatings, cross burnings and intimidation, (A previous grand jury returned indictments against 17 men. all now free on In Coosa county, near Birmingham, the flogging of another white man and a Negro was revealed today. S. G. Bailey, 25.

said the Klan was not he should know, he is a member of the hooded order himself. He said he and the Negro were taken from Goodwater. into another county and whipped by a band of unmasked and unrobed men last night. No reason was given, he added PAPERHANGING PAINTING John Strantck, 1231 Center Ave Phone 1833-J or after 5 3626-J CLYDE KNERR Painting Sz Steam Wall Scraping Phone 4094-R STANLEY C. ANTRIM 2 2nd St Ph 1442 or 1247-W 19 Fieni Cement and Building Contractor General Repairs Remodeling 2017-J or 1978-J.

Not How Cheap But How Well It's Done That PAINTING and PAPERHANGING TOM EVANS SON. Phone 55-R EMPLOYMENT Personals WANTED-Washings to do at mv home. Prompt clean work. Phone lowing of and acreage, prompt service, tractor equipment. Phone We repair, redye and replace new zippers on leather jackets.

Art Dry Cleaners, 328 N. Charlotte street PhoneJ2630 Yards mowed and cleaned, all sorts of odd jobs, prompt, dependable service. Phone 1781 -J. Throw rugs and hall runners' Any lensth Si color The Blind Workshop Zieglerville Cellar cleaning, rubbage removal Old furniture wanted Hunter Phone 9184 Have you in your attic old picture frames you'd like restored? We 4 re experts in refinlshing old frames The HERD STUDIO. 2211.

Spencer 'Medical s' and dress atarment.s for men and women. Maty S. Pratt. Ph. 11J3-J YOU'RE RIGHT to look lost pets and valuables with finder-flndlng Mercury Lost Phone 2263 Help Wanted Female 32 Fuller Brush Cosmetic Division Permanent, full or part time, good profit, experience unnecessary.

Write Box 262, Devon. Penna IMMEDIATE OPENING for exec- utlve type woman. Special position pictured in McCall's magazine, page 80, June issue. If you have good appearance, personality, car. need for In a week, can work evenings 4-9 and between the ages of write Marian Wiggins, 1546 Powell street.

Norristown. SHOW CHRISTMAS CARDS 50 for $1 WITH N.VMJS 21-Card $1 others. Assortments ON APPROVAL. FREE Imprints. ARTISTIC, 524 Wav.

Elmira. Y. Middleaged lady to assist in housework, 3 adults In family, sleep in Phone 2138-J. housekeeper, live In, 3 adults. Gllbertsville, on bus line.

Write Mercury Box 0-93 Girl for soda fountain work. exp. preferred. Apply between 9 and 11 a. Bentz Drug Store.

HATFIELD LIVESTOCK HATFIELD, July 20 A mixed trend in prices was noted at the Hatfie.d livestock market. Price ranges per hundredweight for the 784 head of stack sold were; steer, $21 to $27.70: cows. $13,50 to $19; $16 50 to $25; bulls, $17 25 to $24 80; $18 50 to lambs, $17,50 to and hogs, $10 to $23.90. MEANWHILE. ATTORNEY General Albert Carmichael was in the state capitol at Montgomery today to ask for passage of a local bill revoking the charter of the Federated Ku Klux Klans, incorporated.

An assistant attorney general. Taylor Hardin, charged: been positive identification to connect the Federated Ku Klux Klan with four flogging cases. There been definite identification of regalia and personnel of the Klan in these However, the Jefferson delegation declined the request for the bill. Carmichael then said he would file a suit in Birmingham to revoke the Klan charter. (TION Live Poultry Wednesday, Julv 20 Grade No 3 HUh Low 25 211 a swl-Colored 311.

4 lbs, and over 35'. 28 Under 4 lbs. 31 26 Old Roosters-Ooi 231 20 2 Capet ts 36 261 Springers-Leg. 241 22 Springers-Col .........311 26 Broilers-Lex. 25' a 211 a Broilers-Col ............29 24 Duck- 22 18 Turkey 501 a 30 Turkey Toms 3430 Rabbits 14.

Pigeons-per pair. 63 45 Total Crates Sold-1438 Testifying in Washington beforp a Senate Labor Committee are Harry Bridges (top. left), president of the CIO Union, and James Blaisdell. Honolulu lawyer who is spokesman for the Hawaiian employers. Following their testimony before the committee the two men met with government representative William N.

Margolis in a Washington hotel where they talked over plans for a possible negotiation conference, Below, a group of Hawaiian women, calling themselves the march on lolani Palace in Honolulu where they urged the Governor to end the paralysing strike MAKE YOUR HOME MORE LIVEABLE New Residential. Commercial and Industrial construction Ma, lor and difficult remodeling work a specialty AH work carefully planned and executed LEONARD A HARTMANN Building Contractor Phone Pughtown 3621 KLAN LEADERS HAVE flatly denied responsibility for the wave of terrorism in recent weeks around Birmingham The Alabama Klan had trouble within its own ranks today. The question arose whether a 72-year-old Birmingham physician. Dr. E.

P. Pruitt, has resigned as state head of the white-robed order. by TOM SIMS and B. ZABOLY EM SOU SAV is CT CM 1 SLAV'D AT WOULD S-S? an NOTMIWC5 ST2AM3E A i SEE HAVE A 3CXX VOLjg EuP A LAT1W TO SO MEM CP HOW TUAT RAIN WON'T MOVV I'M mopikT mat PA NI TMEV WON'T WAVE CALL. Opp CLAM (SM'T THIS PAiN AWCUL MA66 IT CEBTAINLV IS it cnjiNED My I U'AD tO SPEND THE ARTEP- NOON DOIANTQivnj CHOPPING.

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