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THE WILKES-BARRE RECORD, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1935 Twenty CONTROL URGED AS RELIEF PROJECT Nobel and Grebe Cite Benefits to Valley With. Cost Below Present Outlay for Needy Luzerne County each month for control project in the Susquehanna sons concerned would receive much receiving, Councilman John Nobel terday in an interview in Nobel's Councilman Nobel urged that all' organizations and individuals who are interested in seeing 10,000 men put to work between Pittston and Nanticoke write to Robert L. Johnson, State Administrator of Relief, and request him to consider the flood control project as means of assisting the return of prosperity to. Wyoming Valley. Mr.

Nobel heartily indorsed the Ideas of Mr. Grebe who returned this week after spending 10 days in Washington and Harrisburg conferring with various officials on the flood control project. "I firmly believe that the time is ripe for the people along the river in Wyoming Valley to urge that the project be undertaken. The Federal Government has spent thousands of dollars on surveys, the State departments. are willing to put engineers at the disposal of the project and as far as I can see, all that needs to be done is to have the finishing touches put on the plans and have the people of Wyoming Valley announce that they want the project and are willing to see that a day's work is given in return for a day's pay," Grebe declared.

Grebe commended Congressman C. Murray Turpin and Dr. Leo C. Mundy for the time and effort they have spent in behalf of. the project and said that it could be started by May 1 if the rest of the people of Wyoming Valley showed as much interest in the proposttion.

Mr. Grebe said he has been interested in the possibility of the profect for 15. years and has spent much time and money trying to get action on it. "I don't want any of the glory and I won't make a nickle of the project through because I no longer own foot of land along the river, but- I would like to see the people and the communities the benefit of the project," Grebe said. Pointing out that Government engineers had estimated the cost of the project at $10,000,000, Mr.

Grebe asserted that the nearly $1,000,000 a month that is now being spent in Luzerne County for food relief could both furnish the relief and finance the project. "As I see it, the project should not cost the local communities and people a cent and should not increase the cost to the Government over what is now being spent for relief," he said. Referring to data which he said he had obtained from the headquarters of Luzerne County Emergency Relief Board, Mr. Grebe said that its expenditure for relief in January $857,476.12 and in February, $903,948.94, plus $40,000 in surplus food furnished by the Government. The total number of cases receiving relief from the relief board on March 9 was 18,173, representing 74,843 individuals, Mr.

Grebe said. Only 12.2 per cent of these do not live in Wyoming Valley, he said. There are 2,419 persons receiving relief in the Dallas area, or .2.81 per 8,059 receiving relief in the Hazleton cent of the total, he said, and 9.39 per cent of the total. area, or If one-sixth of the money now were being -used spent to provide relief for the for relief in the county approximately 10,500 for non-residents of Wyoming Valley and those who do not have able bodied men Wyoming Valley relief recipients in their families, the other fivesixths could be used to finance the Susquehanna flood control project, Mr. Grebe said.

If $600,000 a month were used rellef funds for the project, it could provide $15 a week jobs for from 10,000 men, Mr. Grebe figures. At rate of 50 cents an hour, working six hours a day, five a week, the workmen would get nearly twice much the average $8.40 in: relief allowed a family Grebe's a week, according Mr. idea. The 10,000 men would be drawn from among the 75,000 persons on relief in Wyoming Valley, removing the greater part of these people from the relief lists for more than a year.

Since the money for relief is beprovided by the Federal and State Governments, this financing of the project would not cost the communities any money, nor would it cost the Federal and State governments any more than they are now spending, Mr. Grebe declared. Nor would there be any costs to the Federal and State governments for damages, be said. Mr. Grebe asserted that of 50 owners of land along the river with whom he conferred, not one would ask damages.

Each of these landholders is eager to safeguard their properties and would forego damages that might result durany ing work on project. All of the communities from Pittston to Nanticoke indorsed the project more than a year ago and the coal companies, which had formerly opposed the plan fearing tax increases, also indorsed it when the danger of tax boosts passed, Mr. Grebe said. All that remains to be done, Mr. Grebe declared, is for the plans' to be whipped into shape, the people of Wyoming Valley 'to express enthusiasm for the project, and the Federal or State governments If five-sixths of the approximately earnestly urged to begin the project.

2 Girl Students Are Burned in Laboratory Miss Mary Jackson of West Eighth Street, West Wyoming, and Miss Regina Sincavage of Exeter, members of the Junior class of St. Cecilia's Parochial High School of Exeter, suffered painful acid burns, Wednesday, while experimenting in the chemistry laboratory. A. test tube partly filled with hydrochloric acid burst while over the flame of a bunsen burner, going all over their clothing and faces. Members of the class nearby escaped.

They were taken to Pittston hospital, where they were treated and taken home where their condition is reported to be satisfactory, ATLANTIC LINERS REFITTED TO TRANSPORT TROOPS Two Italian liners, the Conte Biancamano, top, and the Vulcania, below, have been especially refitted to transport Italian troops to East Africa where war clouds are threatening, as Premier Mussolini persists in Italian against Abyssinia. The liners will be used until 85,000 men have been transported to Abyssinia where clashes have been reported. Mrs. Thomas Owens Is Taken by Death Mrs. Thomas Owens died yesterday afternoon at the family home, 109 South Meade.

Street, city, following an illness of complications. Surviving are her husband, two children, Mrs. Wheeler Nesbitt and Mrs. W. Leroy Coleman, both of Kingston; four grandchildren; one sister, Mrs.

Robert Phillips, city, and three brothers, Thomas R. Samuel, city; R. Samuel and J. B. Samuel, both of Emporia, Kansas.

Deceased WAS a devout of Puritan Congregational Church. The funeral will be held from the family home on Monday afternoon at 2. Rev. W. Allyn Robinson will officiate.

Interment will be in Mt. Greenwood Cemetery. OBITUARY 'MRS. JOSEPH CAVELL Mrs. Joseph Cavell, 39 Pittston Avenue, Yatesville, died at noon yesterday at the family home, following an illness of pneumonia.

Mrs. Cavell was striken while visiting her son, Michael, in New Jersey and upon her return home contracted pneumonia. She had resided in Yatesville for many years and was respected by many friends. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and affiliated societies. Surviving, besides.

her Husband, are three sons, Michael, of New Jersey; Richard' and Charles of Yatesville; three daughters, Mrs. Josephine Berge, Mrs. Mary Alta and Mrs. Minnie Cerza; also of Yatesville. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9.

A requiem mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 9:30 and burial will be in the parish cemetery. FANNIE M. MEREDITH Miss Fannie M. Meredith, 56, a native of Shickshinny, died Wednesday night in Berwick Hospital after several weeks illness of complications. She resided with her brother, Thomas Meredith, 229 South Market Street, Berwick.

Miss Meredith the daughter of the late James "and Annie Kelly Meredith. Surviving are three brothers, Thomas and John Meredith of Berwick and Samuel Meredith of Arnold. Six members of her family have passed away within the last eight years. GEORGE BLOOM George Bloom, 74, brother of Mrs. Anna Miller of Lee Park, died TEELMAN WOOLBERT -Home for Funerals845 WYOMING AVE.

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Ed" The pody. was removed, to the ward Flaherty, 175 Jones Street, from where the funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9 with a high mass: of requiem in St. Patrick's Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery at Hanover.

GEORGE J. ENNIS The remains of George J. Ennis, for many years an employe of Hotel Sterling, may be viewed at the Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, today from 10 m. until 10 p. m.

The body will shipped Saturday morning to Salie bury, for burial in the family plot. REV. T. L. WENTZ Rev.

T. L. Wents, 71, retired euperintendent of the Eastern District of the East Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Church, died yesterday at his home in Allentown. He served pastorates at Hellertown, Catasauqua, Schuylkill Haven, Matamoras and Pottstown. Surviving are his wife and three children.

The funeral will be held from the home on Monday afternoon. MRS. MARY HUGHES terday Mrs. Mary morning Hughes, at her 80, died yes. home, Vine Street, Hazleton, after nine days', Illness of bronchial pneumonia.

Born at Frederick, she moved to Mahanoy City at an early age where she married Fred Hughes for many years general outside superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company mines. Mr. Hughes died about 25 years ago. Surviying are a granddaughter, Mary Jane Arthur of Hazleton; a brother, Henry Nicholas of Newport News; a half brother, James Welsh of Hanover and a half sister, Mrs. A.

B. Seal of Tamaque ELIZABETH McALLISTER Mrs. Elizabeth McAllister of Wyoming died on Wednesday night following an illness of complications. She is the only sister of Mrs. John MacDougall of 236 Pettebone Street, Wyoming, from whose home she will be buried.

on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment will be Camptown Cemetery, Bradford County. WILLIAM HOLTON William Holton, 73, for 22 years horticulturist in charge of 'Scranton's greenhouse at Nay Aug Park, died late Wednesday night at his home, 1438 Penn Avenue, Scranton. He was' retired on last November. Mr.

Holton came to the United States from England 51 years ago. Prior to entering the employ of Scranton. J. City he Benjamin was a Dimmick, gardener who last week. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.

Geurge Ransom, and a son, William Holton, both of Scranton. He also leaves two grandsons. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning with a high mass of requiem at 9:30 in St. Paul's Church, Green Ridge. Burial will be in the Cathedral Cemetery.

MRS. HOWARD FREED Mrs. Howard Freed, 68, of Weatherly, died yesterday morning at Hazleton Hospital of diabetes. She had been a resident of Weatherly for nearly 50 years. Freed was a member of Salem Evangelical Church, Survivher husband and nine children, Dorothy, Harvey, Mary, Harry, Raymond, Robert, Walter, Clarence and Irvin, FIG LEAF the new next -tonothing in underwear Fig Leaf is a new type of undergarment that takes the place of the conventional pantie.

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Teal of this city is the only immediate survivor. She leaves several nieces and nephews. The funeral will. take place from the home of her late sister, Mrs. Miles Newman at Monrovia on Saturday afternoon, Interment will.

be in Angelus Abby mausoleum at Los Angeles, WILLIAM WITTMAN William Wittman, 80, formerly, of Wilkes-Barre, died Tuesday his home, Price Hill, Cincinnati, after 8 week's illness of general debility. Mr. Wittman was born in Germany and came to this country with his parents when a boy. He resided in this city for 25 years and moved to Cincinnati more than 30 years ago. Surviving are his wife, the former Marie Houser of East End, who is critically ill in St.

Francis's Hospital, Cincinnati, where Mr. Wittman died, and a daughter, Frances at home. He was related to the Wittman and Long families at Parsons. The funeral will take place this morning with services in the St. Dominic's Church, Cincinnati.

Burial will be in St. William's Cemetery. MRS. EDITH BARKER Mrs. Edith Barker, 24, a ligelong resident of the city, died early yesterday morning at her Jones Street, after several months' Illness of complications.

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50c a ball THE ISAAC LONG STORE Edith R. Shales, 17, at East End $1,000,000 that is spent in relief were Spent instead on a flood River all the communities and permore benefit than they are now and August W. Grebe declared A. C. Ramsey Death Victim West Side Roofing Salesman Dies After Three Years' Illness Addis C.

Ramsey, 56, well known and highly respected resident. of the West Side, died at 10:30 yesterday morning at his home, 197 River Street, Forty Fort, after lingering illness of complications. Born in Philadelphia Mr. Ramsey was educated in the public schools of that city and came to Wyoming Valley seventeen years ago, locating at Forty Fort where he had since resided. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Forty Fort and displayed an interest in the affairs of the congregation.

Until his illness three years ago he was employed as a salesman for the Wyoming Roofing Company. Surviving are his wife, Gertrude; two daughters, Mrs. Mabel Howell of Forty Fort, and Florence at home; one son, Edward of Jersey City, N. and a sister, Mrs. S.

W. Lamborn of Philadelphia. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Ramsey home with the Rev. Joseph L. Weisley, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Forty Fort, officiating.

The body will be shipped Saturday to Richboro, near Philadelphia, where interment will be in the family plot. Six Springs Hatchery Goal 100,000 Trout A goal of 100,000 brown trout in 1935 was announced last night following a meeting of the Six Springs Fish Hatchery Association at which plans were adopted for the repair and enlargement of its nurseries. Last year, which the membership agreed was its poorest year, the association distributed 35,000 trout among Northeastern Pennsylvania streams. Directors urged all trout, fishermen to rally to the cause of the association. P.

J. Kopack was chosen as the engineer who will be in charge of the improvements, and March 24 was set as the day on which 100 volunteers will meet at the hatchery assist in the work. This poster, which will be placed along all streams into which the "The "Six Springs a Fish Hatchery association puts fish, was approved: Association cooperating with the U. D. Bureau of Fisheries and the Pennsylvania Department of Fisheries, have" stocked this 'stream with trout.

"We request the fisherman in return to respect the privilege given us by the owners of this land and not abuse this a privilege by leaving litter of any kind, breaking down fences, destroying shrubbery or walking through cultivated land. "All good sportsmen will cooperate with this request and support the Six Springs Hatchery The poster also urges sportsmen to find out more about the organization by communicating with Paul A. Koval, recording secretary, 76 Zerbey Avenue, Edwardsville, or J. L. Neiger, treasurer, First National Bank Building, Scranton.

Wilkes- Barre directors of the association are D. H. Stookey, Boyd Sackett, Harry. Remphrey, A. B.

Snyder, Hayden Evans, P. J. KoP. A. Koval, Fred Lewis, Ted Kramer, Captain Frank J.

Eckhart, R. H. Jones and Adam C. Pesavento. Peter Kanjorski is Proud Father of Son Attorney and Mrs.

Peter Kanjorski, 270. East Main Street, are rejoicing over the arrival of a son yesterday morning at 3. The "new lawyer" in the family is the couple's third child. They have two daughters, Wandabelle and Aloise. The proud father is a former assistant district attorney.

The mother is the former Miss Wanda Nedbalski of Lee Park. Edith R. Shales, 17, an esteemed resident of the East End section, died last night at 7:30 at the family home, 150 Kidder Street, following an illness of complications. Until she was taken ill nine months ago, the young woman was a student at Coughlin High School, She was a devout member of Second P. M.

Church, East End, and was a member of the Junior Choir of the church. Deceased was born at Port Blanchard. Surviving are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shales, two brothers, Harry of Parsons, Richard at home, and her grandmother, Mrs.

Eliza Shales of Plains. The funeral will be held from the family home on Monday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. H. O.

Fichter will officiate. Interment will be in Nanticoke Cemetery. FUNERALS WILLIAM WILKINS, JR. The funeral of William Wilkins, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.

day afternoon from the late home, William ante Wilkins, took place yester46 West Broad Street, Nanticoke, was well attended relatives and friends. Services were conducted at the house with Rev. H. R. Taxdal.

vicar of St. George's Episcopal Church, officiating. Interment was in Hanover Green Cemetery. Flower carriers were Brenda Webb, Flossie Bradley and Betty Bradley. Casket bearers were Eileen Wilkins, Maisie Wilkins, and Eileen Ellway.

FRANK DIRNER The funeral of Frank Dirner, World War veteran, took place yesterday morning from the home, 859 North Pennsylvania Avenue, with a large gathering of friends and relatives attending the services. A high mass of requiem was celebrated In St. John the Evangelist Church by the Rev. Frank P. McHugh.

The casket bearers were Frank J. Blank, Fred J. Kromelbein, Peter J. Smith, John Kempinger, Hudson Knorr and John Seiple. Military services were held at St.

Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, by a firing equad comprising Edmund Syron, Edgar Eicke, Norman Austin and Alexander Fink. were sounded by Clarence Johnson, bugler. The Rev. Father McHugh pronounced the benediction at the grave. MICHAEL BARTOSH Funeral services for Michael Bartosh were held yesterday mornIng at the home of "his brother, Andrew Bartosh, 107 Maple Avenue, Kingston, followed by a high requiem SS.

Cyril and Methodius Church. The Rev. Stephen Gurcik was celebrant of the mass. The casket bearers were Frank Trimple, Michael Holak, Paul Dempko, Stephen Dempko, William B. Stevens and Adam Hoffman.

Burial was in the church cemetery at Pringle. MRS. FRANCES H. BOZELLE The funeral of Mrs. Frances H.

Rozelle was held from the family home in Mt. Zion on Tuesday afternoon at 2 with services in Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church at 2:30. Rev. J.

H. Bailey, pastor of the church, officiated. Interment was in Zion Cemetery. The casket bearers were Robert Mullenberger, Kenneth Mullenberger, Clarence GIll, Kenneth Williams, John Williams and Morgan Williams. WILLIAM W.

HAUPT The funeral of William Haupt of 133 North Franklin Street was held yesterday afternoon with services In the chapel at Oaklawn Cemetery. The Rev. Thomas G. Swales, pastor of Derr Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, officlated. The casket bearers were J.

B. Williams, M. Hubbell, Arthur Lloyd and Joseph Flanagan, MRS. ROSE HARMON Mrs. Rose Harmon, 76, of Fowlerville, near Berwick, died Saturday Her funeral was held yesterday from Hess Undertaking Parlors, Berwick.

She died of acute indigestion, one hour after the attack came on. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. J. H. Engle of Berwick and the following brothers: David Martz of Blakeslee, Herde Martz of Munsey, H.

G. Martz of Post Falls, Idaho, and Clarence Marts of Orangeville. Theodore A. Homan, Lace Worker, Dies Theodore A. Homan, 60, for last 30 years an employe of the Wilkes Barre Lace Mills and restdent of this city 85 years, died last night at 7:50 at the family home, 82 North Grant Street, following a week's tiness.

Mr. Homan was born at Tapchogue, Long Island, and came to this city from there. He was member of St. Mary's Church and Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, Julia, and the children, Mary, Elizabeth, Dorothea and Paul, all at home: a brother, Maurice of Wash-: Ington, D.

C. Funeral will be held on Monday. Wednesday night at the home of his son, George Bloom, 1071 Blair Avenue, Scranton, Mr. Bloom Was born in Germany and came to this country when a boy. Surviving are SONS, George, William and Harry, and one daughter, Katherine; two sisters, Mrs.

Miller of Lee Park and Mrs. Louise Schweitzer of Hartley, Dela. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 with services at the home and burial in Dunmore Cemetery, MRS. KATE KLINETOB Mrs. Kate.

Klinetob, 75, widow of Lewis J. Klinetob who died 27 years ago at Pike's Creek where the couple formerly resided, died yesterday morning at 2:15 'at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Bronson, West Nanticoke, following an illness of complications. Deceased, prior to he marriage, was Miss Kate Dougher, She WAS a member of St. Vincent's Church, Plymouth.

Surviving are four children, Mrs. Raymond Bronson of West Nanticoke; Mrs. William Jones of Kingston; William Klinetob of Philadelphia; and Lewis Klinetob of Nanticoke. The funeral will be held Saturday with interment in the Ceasetown Cemetery. The Rev.

R. L. Freas will officiate. MISS JOAN BURNETT Miss Joan Burnett, a former well known resident of this city and Kingston, died Wednesday at Monrovia, California, according to word received yesterday by her sister, Mrs. Walter Teal, 26 Madison Street, Miss Burnett will be remembered by many as the proprietor of a refreshment stand on the west side of the Market street bridge.

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Weatherly, rector of Grace Epiacopal Church of Kingston, assisted by the Rev. John Hall Griffith, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Plymouth. There was a profusion of floral offerings. The pall bearers were Wafren Rubury, Austin Snyder, Edward Dorsett, Ford Shaw and Willard Cooper.

Burial was in the family plot in the Idetown Cemetery, MARY KRATZ The funeral of Mary Kratz, 12. months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kratz, took place yesterday morning at 11 from the family home, 108 Mason Street, Ashley, Services were in charge of the Rev. Francis Straub of St.

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