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WILiCES-BARRE RECORD, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1912 Funeral Father Corr VUO'Malley Philadelphia Lawyers May Be Censured Today FDRExpccted ToAskfor35 Billions More Channel for Draft Appea Is Is Cited for Selectees Employes Involved or Employers May Ask for Deferment of Essential War Industry Men 1 mit'fuppwg'a'PraJt ruling and what a selectee may expect on induction are described in. this fowth five article by Clark Beach, of Wide World, JOHN LAMBERT The funeral of John Lambert, late of Quantlco, took place yesterday morning from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eno Smith, 99 Bowman Street East End. Services were tn charge of Rev.

Charles Gilbert of Carverton Methodist Church. Casket bearers were William Bo wan, Frank Hare, Minor Martin, John E. Gum, Horace Chamberlain and Metzgar. Interment was 'In City Cemetery. JOHN BRESNAHAN 't John Bresnahan was burled yesterday morning from 34 Turner Street, Plymouth, with a large athering of friends and relatives at-ening the funeral.

A solemn requiem mass was celebrated in St, Vincent's Church, Plymouth, J. Maher, Montrose, a nephew of deceased. Another nephew, Rev. John J. Maher, St John's Church, Pittston, was and Rev.

P. J. Regan was subdeaoon. In the sanctuary were gyng an up-io-me-minute pwfure of mo eeiecuve eyatemj A i I i 1 IB BEACH v'. Phlladelnhla.

May 4 MP) About two score lawyers will be" cited to-morow to the board of Judges of Common Please Court by the Phila delphia Bar Association on grounos of i unethical conduct, Jt was reported tonight v'-i'k In, edition, It 1 was l-understood that about 20 others would be cited for censure by the Bar' Association's Committee of Censors. The report was prepared by an investigating committee set up by the eensor group last May and will-, be made -to the chairman of the civil "business committee of the board of 'i''; WhUe official spokesmen were silent regarding details of the cased in advance of the formal report, it was said informally, that most of the citations are "based on alleged activities in acoident damage cases. Treatment 6f some divorce cases also was studied by vestlgators. The investigating boay y-: by an original grant or. JITcrtlinu Jud8e nd Curtl Bok BDnronrlated $17,800.

The association later contributed an additional $4,000. 4 Flee Kis-Lyn Vahm irAitl-tia Ana nf tVim tvfm a' VU1 vuwiBi wuv a wm Luzerne, fled from Kis-Lyn Indus trial Sonool for Boys, scnooi authorities reported yesterday to police of this area. LISTEN IN WBAX TONIGHT 0:15 to 0:30 FRANK A. O'NEILL Hear a business man peak plainly on national issues. Frank A.

O'Neill, Republican Candidate for Congress. HEAR HIM I ft A Wbrld) Does the selective service war industries and essential civilian No. The government pays for all hia meals and transportation from that time until he is taken into the Army, What should a man take with him when he reports for induction? He is advised to take as little as possible, since heavy baggage wUl be a nuisance to him while going through the long proca of indue The Army issues to him, on the dav induction or the dav after. every article of clothing, he needs and also a toilet kit, Including tooth bruskv, razor, comb, etc but no soap or tooth paste. If he wishes to take a handbag to use when he leaves camp on week ends, he may do Bo; in camp he can store it under his cot.

UCI Keeps Big Gash Balance Awaiting SEC Philadelphia, May 4 W-Wllliam w. Bodlne, president of the United Gas Improvement Company, told stockholders at the annual meeting today that the concern is retaining a major portion of cash resources pending completion of proceedings to comply with the holding com pany "act. Action to simplify the holding company's corporate structure is under way before the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Federal Courts. Bodlne declared that no one could say yet what the ultimate form of the UGI system would be. 1 i The company's policy, said, has resulted in a cash balance of approximately plus $9, 600,000 in U.

8. Treasury certificates and $1,000,000 in U. S. Treasury tax savings notes. The break-up or estimated market value ef Investments is slightly more than $7 .80 a share of cammon stock, compared with a value last year of nearly $13 a share.

Bodlne said continued payment of 10 cents a share quarterly throughout 1042 will mean a return of slightly more than 5 per cent op common stock. Hirthler Nominated AsPOS of A Head At a meeting of District 1, PCS of held last night at Alden the following officers were nominated: President, Harold Wilkes-Barre; vice president, Olaf Young, Alden: master of forms, Lawrence W. Koch. Pittston; conductor, Fran cis Schad, Alden; inspector, urvilie Womelsdorf. Alden: euard.

Fred Cariohner, Pittston; secretary, Emery Herrin, Wilkes-Barre; treas; urer, William aones, wiiKts-tsarre. Films were shown depicting the nation's preparation for the conduct of the war. Officers will be elected at the July meeting to be held at Wapwaiiopen COMPARE i Rev. T. J.

McCormick and Rev. P. A. Hopkins. Miss Esther Barry was janloist.

1 1, Casket bearers were Maurice George' Jones, Frank Keitlem, John Ayars, Peter Zoger-skl and Thomas Maher. Interment was in the parish cemetery, Larks- ville. VTMV.n. K. KfjhJLT 'Fdnaral services for Elmer E.

Sloai retired Delaware, Lcna-wanna and Railroad en- r.A a tnrmttr renlrlent of Scranton, were conducted last night at the home ornia oaugnier mr HamM ill luver oireei wm viirt Rw Pennell of Forty' Fojt Methodist Church offici ated ana jars. wiuwn hbuudibuh sang seyerad seiecfions aunng me service. tvi nlil hm taken to Scran ton today. Further services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1810 Sanderson Avenue, that city, and hnrini will in Shady Lane Cemetery, Chinchilla. una HTRV SAGIIN Attended by many friends the funeral of Mrs.

Mary Sugau was held yesterday morning from the home, 138 East Green Btreet, Nan-finnka a a ianiiim. mjigfl was' cele brated in Holy Trinity Church by A. i juomuDia tjxAoa HnrrH Heart Society and ZPA, group serv ices in a body." Casket bearers' were William WaI PMwnrH Kowalski. Leon So- kolowekl, John Siegiej, JoHn Lubin- ski and Franic uiiver. inieiwenl was in the parish cemetery, xsan ticoke.

FUNERALS Burke. Mrs. Emms Partllla, George Bomanowakl, John Baleigh, MarjHrct Hloat, Elmer K. Siciech, Margaret Sltea, Anthony Totten, Charles Vilk, Joseph Van Jura, Andrew. Watkins, Mn.

Morgan Williams, Theodore Bedford, Mrs. nary Carr, Joan p. (irycika, Juliaa Gileiski. Adam Himlln, Matthew Husted, Erl E. Lancsa, AmbroaS Lewis, William J.

Mattlmore. John Oktisok, Stephen Mrs. Emma Burke, late of 125 Carey Avenue, from McLaughlin's; Funeral Home, tsoutn wasningion Tuesday 8:30. Requiem mass 9 St Thereee's Church. St.

Mary's Cemetery. Hanover. Mrs. Mary Bedford from 233 South Washington street, ruesaay i ne-quiem mass St. Therese's Church.

Mt. Carmel Cemetery. D. Carr from 908 South Frank lin Street, Wednesday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St.

Aloyslus' Church. St. Mary's Cemetery. Hanover. Julian (Gricko) Gryczka from 77 Plymouth Street, Edwardsville, Tuesday 8:46.

Requiem mass 9:30 8t Mary's Polish Church, nymoutn. rarisn cemetery, Plymouth' Township. Adam Gilefski from 42 Pulaski Street, Kingston, Wednesday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. tteawig cnurcn.

rarisn cemetery, Larksville. Matthew M. Hlrhlin, late of 99 Maffefct Street, from 14 West Carey Street, Plains, Tuesday 2:30, Rev. Dr. George C.

Westberg officiating. Mt Greenwood Earl E. Husted, late of Chase, Jackson Township, from 1044 Wyoming Avenue Forty Fort, Tuesday 2:30, private services, Rev. Herbert Olver officiating. Idetown Cemetery.

Ambrose Langan from 33 Curtis Street, Pittston. Wednesday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. Mary Help of Christiana Church, Upper Pittston. St Mary's Cemetery, Hanover.

William J. Lewis from 546 Garfield Street, Edwardsville, Wednesday Rev. Thomas Hughes and Major Hager officiating. Washburn Street Cemetery, Scranton. John Mattlmore from 8 Kennedy Street Pittston, Wednesday 9.

Requiem mass 9:30 St. John's Church. St Patrick's Cemetery, White Haven. Stephen Oktisuk from 184 Van Loon Street. Plymouth.

Tuesday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. John the Baptist Russian Church. Edwardsville. Parish cemetery.

'George J. Partllla from home of daughter, Mrs. Michael Papson, 322 Ridge Street, Hanover Township, Wednesday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 Holy Rosary Slovak Church. St.

Mary's Cemetery, Hanover. John Romanowskl from 24 South Page Street, Kingston, Tuesday 8:30. Requiem mass 9 St. Hedwig's Church, Kingston. Parish cemetery.

Mrs. Margaret Raleigh from home of daughter, Mrs. Alonzo Forney. 37 North Street, Plymouth, Tuesday 8:45. Requiem mass 9:30 St.

Ignatius' Church, Kingston. Parish cemetery. Elmer E. Sloet, late of 111 River Street Forty Fort, from 1810 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, Wednesday 2. Shady Lane Cemetery, Chinchilla.

Miss Margaret Szczech from 105 Wilson; Street, Larksville, Wednesday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. John's Church, Larksville. Parish cemetery, Dallas. Anthony Sites from 297 North Main Street, Pittston, Tuesday 7:30.

Re- Rites Today (V-v Bishop) Will Pontificate at- Mass for Former Local Priest Rev. Bernard' Borr, 84, Wll-liamsDort. foa-mer assistant nkstor of St Nicholas' Church, city, will be ouriea hum morning. Bishop J. Haf ey of the Scranton Diocese will pontificate at a solemn high mass of requiem in St Boniface Church, Willlamsport at 11.

The service will be preceded by the chanting of the divine office at 10:30. Rev. T. Otto Borr, Wll- liamsport, brother of the deceased pastor and a former assistant pastor of St. Nicholas Church, will serve as deacon of the mast).

Bishop Hafey will be assisted at the mass by the following: Assistant priest; the Very Rev. Frank P. McHugh, V. Wllliams-port; deacons of honor; Rev. Cyriac" A.

Staib, Wllkeo-Barre, and Rev. John B. Mever. Bastress: deacon of the mass, Rev. T.

Otto Borr, Wll-Hamsport; sub-deacon, Rev. Philip Rader, scranton masters or ceremonies, Rev. Robe A. McNultyj Scrknton, and Rev. Fran-cls H.

Durkin, Scranton; thurlfer, Rev. Francis J. Merkel, Scranton; acojytes, Rev. Gerald J. Blschof, Wilkes-Barre; and Rev.

Francis 'A. Kane, Williamsport; book bearer, Rev. Donald W. Fallon, Williams-port; candle bearer, Rev. Joseph F.

Meier, Wilkes-Barre; mitre bearer, Rev. John A. Carroll. Dushore; cross bearer, Rev. Eugene A.

Moran, Williamsport; preacher, very tev. George T. Schmidt, F. Scranton. Divine office will be" chanted at 10:30 a.

m. with the following presiding: hebdomardarius, Rev. Leo J. Post, Duryea; Rev. James P.

McAndrew, Scranton, and Rev. Edmund Byrne, Minooka; first lesson. Rev. Linus C. Fricker, Honesdale; second lesson, Rev.

John V. Bach, Wilkes-Barre, ana toira lesson, Rev. 'Joseph C. Ward, Weston. Interment will be In St.

Boniface Cemetery, Williamsport SYLVIA SHUPP Qirlvln RVinnn eiirht weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Shupp, Tunkhannock; died of pneumonia yesterday morning in General Hpspital. The child was admitted to the hospital April 27. FUNERALS JOSEPH YAKOWSKI Tnaanh Vnlinwuki fnrmerlv of Hudson, who was found dead on his farm or SrvrintnHllp near Montrose.

was buried yesterday morning from tne iunerai nome, oa iiuaaon nunu, Plains. A requiem mass, was ceie-hmteH in SS. Peter and Paul's Church by Rev. J. B.

Pilny. Casket bearers, all sons of deceased, were Michael, Stanley, John, Joseph, Walter and Edward YakQwski. interment was in me parish cemetery, where Rev. Father Pilny conducted imai rues. BERNARD McMANUS TTiinprn.1 services for Bernard Mc- Manus were held yesterday morning from 50 soutn wasningion ssireer, and were largely attended.

A rpmi i cm mnjul was celebrated In St. Mary's Church by Rev. Leo V. Murphy. Casket bearers, all nephews of deceased, were Thomas, Leonard and James Currym Francis, Thomas and James McManus.

Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover, where Rev. Father Murphy concluded the service. CLAUDE E. GABRIO Claude E.

Gabrio, late of Connecticut, and a former resident of Wilkes-Barre, was buried yesterday afternoon from the Luther M. Kniffen Funeral Home, 465 South Main Street, with many friends and relatives attending the funeral. Services were in charge of Rev. Fred W. Trumbore of St.

Clement's Episcopal Church. Casket bearers were Earl Col- burn, Clarence 'Connelly, Raymond Rinker, Arthur Bell, Andrew Nicholas and Evan Thomas. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemtery. CARRIE WORDEN DAVIES Mrs. Carrie Worden Davies, late of 42 James Street, Kingston, and for 26 years a member of Edwards-ville school faculty, was buried yes-terdav fn Factorwille Cemeterv.

with scores of friends and mem bers of the school board of that borough paying tribute to her memory. The funeral was held rrom 392 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Services were in charge of Rev. Ralph A. Weatherly, rector of Grace Episcopal Church of which deceased was a member for many years.

The floral offerings were numerous. Honorary pallbearers were: Prof. Victor E. Lewis, supervising principal of the Edwardsville schools, and school directors, Edward Bun- osky Paul Kopack, Alex RebarJ Victor Kamarauskas, Micnaei unso, Crordon Roberts, and faui Koval. Casket carriers were the following teachers: David Thomas, Benjamin Francis Gibbons, Daniel Thomas, Harold Harrison, and Morgan Beech.

MRS. SUSAN ZIPAY The funeral of Mrs. Susan Zlpay was held yesterday morning from the home, 133 Maffet Street, Plains, and was largely attended. A requiem mass was celebrated in Holy Cross Church by Rev. Marion Czerny.

Casket bearers were John Kernag, Joseph Kernag, Andrew Uhazi, Michael Trebunakt Joseph Mehalleck and John Gower. Interment was In Fern Knoll Burial Park, Dallas. ELIZABETH RANT Funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Rant of Dickson City was held yesterday morning from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alex Serafin, 114 Lackawanna Avenue, Jjupont.

conducted brief services at the resi dence and later celebrated a re quiem maas at Sacred Heart Church. Duoont. Flower carriers were Wallace Kleewald. Dorothy. Phyllis and Paul Grezenda, Betty Atm and Dolores Adams and Shirley Sera- fin; Casket bearers were Joseph Vida, Stanley Shumskl, Michael Lokuta, John Pry William Masakowskl and Frank Klynowskl.

Interment was in the parish cemetery. Now Many Wear FALSE -TEETH With More Comfort FASTEETH. pleasant alkaline' (non-acid) powder, holds false teeth more firmly. To eat and talk in more comfort, just sprinkle a little FAS-TEETH on plate. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling.

Checks "plat odor" (denture breath). Get Is Found Dead i ii. i in a Pittston, War Veteran Falls Asleep While Smoking i and la Asphyxiated Willlanv O'Malley, oversea World War. veteran and widely know Pittston resident, was found dead in -hii bed at his home 83 East" Oak Pitteton, yesterday morning at 10. The mattress on the bed was burned to the springs and the home filled With smoke when Patrolman John Koreck of mttaton police Department, mm-Jnoned by neighbors, forced the dopr open.

1 Eagle Hose Company extinguished the blase which did not. spread to the dwelling. It is the opinion of officials that Mr. O'Malley, alone in the home, fell asleep while amoking a clgaret. Dr.

Martin J. Walsh, -PitUton, said the World War veteran bad been dead; four or five hbuNr and that he was asphyxiated by smoke although he was burned' somewhat about the Official investigation of the death was in charge of Deputy Coroner C. E. Howell and Police Chief Leo A. Thvlatter was O'Malley's commanding officer, In France.

Mr. O'Malley was born in Pitt ton Township, a son of William and Bridget (Walsh) O'Malley, early resident of the Tedrlck Street section of that township. He enlisted in Battery at the outbreak, of the World War and served, in five major engagement being "wounded and gassed while serving In one of he memorable engagements along the Vesla River In Franc. From time to time eince his honorable 'discharge from the Army, he required hospitalization at U. 8.

veterans' hospitals and re turned last Thursday after having uoimttea to tnree weeKs" treatment at a veterans' hospital. In recent years he worked on WPA when health permitted. He wae a member of St. John the Evangelist Church and its Holy Name Society. Body has been taken to 802 Sus- Avenue, West Pittston, rom where the funeral will be held Thursday at 9.

Mass will be read at 9:30 in St. John the Evan- feltet Church, Pittston. Burial will in the parish cemetery. Surviving are. these sisters and brothers: Mrs.

Mary Daley, Mrs. Bea Spierion, Michael, Pittston; Charles, West Avoca; Walter and -New tofk. OBITUARY STANLEY WODKIEWICZ Stanley Wodklewicz, 56, well known resident of 199 Garfield Street, Nanticoke, died at 12:30 yesterday meaning- at Nanticoke State Hospital after several weeks' illness. Mr. Wodkiewici was born in Poland and had been a resident of this country for 38 years.

For the past 15 years he had lived in Nanticoke. He was a member of Holy Trinity Church and ZNP, group S09. Surviving are his wife, Jadwlga, and three children, Helen, Edward and Stanley; sister, Mrs. Frank Kastrowski of Neffs, Ohio, and a sister, Josephine Brejlak, and two brothers, Felix and Henry, all in Poland. The funeral will be held from the home Thursday morning at 8:30 with a requiem mass at 9 in Holy Trinity Church.

Interment will be tn the parish cemetery, PERCY DRAKE Percy Drake, 43, Tunkhannock mail carrier, died on Sunday in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Where he had been a patient for medical treatment for the past even weeks. Mr. Drake, who was mail carrier for 18 years, was born in Tunkhannock Township, but resided greater part of his life in Tunkhannock. He was the 'son of Harry J. and the late Myrtle Harding Drake and was a graduate of Tunkhannock High School.

He was a member of the Tunkhannock Presbyterian Church of wihich he was trustee, and was affiliated with the Odd Fellows Lodge. Besides his father he is survived by a sister, Mrs. J. Wilson Fackler of Butler, and a brother, Lloyd Of Flint, Mich. MRS.

MINNIE SAUVESTRE Mrs. Minnie Sauvestre, 70, a resident of Brooklyn, died on Sunday in West Side Hospital, Scran-ton, where she had been a patient for three weeks. She was the widow of E. E. Sauvestre and was a member of the Methodist Church.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Letha Warner of Wilkes-Barre, and a brother, Ernest Smith of Brooklyn, Pa. MRS. WILLIAM BAYSQN Mrs. William Rayson, 71, died on Sunday at Hazleton State Hospital after several weeks' illness.

The funeral will be held from the home, 105 Lee Court, Hazleton, Wednesday afternoon at 3 with interment in Vine Street Cemetery, Hazleton. Mrs. Rayson, a native of Eckley, had resided at Hazleton for the past 85 years. She was past president of Drake-Wear Post, VFW, Ladies' Auxiliary. She was also the first president of the Luzerne-Lackawanna Counties Council Ladies Auxiliary, VFW, when that organization received its charter.

MRS. WILLIAM SPAIDE Death of Mrs. William Spaide, 59, occurred Saturday at her home, Eighth Street, Berwick. -Services will be conducted at 2 afternoon at a funeral Berwick, with services at 2:30 in Bloomlngdale Church. Interment Will be in the church cemetery.

Surviving are her husband; a laughter residing at Mountain Top; a son, Lloyd Lenker of De troit, and a sister, Mrs. Hlrleman of Berwick. WILLIAM PETER RIEG William Peter Rieg, 70, son of late Professor Jacob Rieg of this city, died at Binghamton on April 23, 1942, after a prolonged illness. He was a musician and conducted the orchestra at Music Hall, Grand Opera House and Hazleton Opera House, before going to Binghamton about 35 years ago. He was also a member of the old 9th Regiment Band.

Surviving are his wife the former Miss Bella Mooney; two daughters, -Mrav Royc -JUUn both 'of two sons, Nicholas of Schnectady and Carol of Owego; also three eteters, -Mrs. J. T. Seibel, Mrs. Dora Krauee and Miss Marie Rieg, all of Wilkes-Barre and one brother, George of Harrisburg.

Funeral was held in Binghamton On April 25 with interment in Me- Washington, May 3 system at present defer activities? Yes, if the men are so necessary' wvik wvift vnat mo oiicciivv" ness oi me war errort win De reduced if they, are drawn into the Amy. Either the employes Involved or their employers may ask for deferment in such cases before the registrant is classified. The government appeal agent, an official appointed for each board by the President, is Instructed to appeal' from a draft board ruling when he finds that a necessary man in war industry has been classified 1-A, making him available for military service. How To Make An Appeal How does a cegiotiant make an appeal? After he has been classified, ihe must request a hearing before the local board within 10 davs if he wishes his classification to be re considered. He cannot be represented by an attorney.

Appeala can be taken by a registrant, his employer, the government' appeal agent or one of the registrant's dependent. The state director of Selective service or the national director may appeal at any time from any determination of a local board. These two officials also may appeal to the President any decision of the board of appeal if thery believe this In their national interest or necessary to avoid injustice. The registrant, dependent or government appeal agent can appeal to the President from the decision of the appeal board, but only on grounds of dependency. If the re quest for deferment Is on other grounds, the decision of the appeal board is final.

When is a member of a local' board, appeal board, or the examin ing physician disqualified from act ing on a registrant's case? either of them Is a first cousin or closer or when one of them is an employer of business partner of the registrant. May a registrant transfer from one local board to another? Yes, if he moves into a new area Or if a majority of his board have disqualified themcmlves from actlne in his case. He'may transfer either ror classification or for induction, if he happens to be so far away that it will be a hardship to him to report ror induction to bis original board. Statements Are Confidential Are a registrant's statements In his selective service file confiden tial? Information regarding his Income, details of dependency, status, physical or mental condition, his court record and facts about his previous military service are, in general, confidential. Certain Federal officials or employes, however, may have access to this information if authorized by the director of selective service or the state director.

How soon is a registrant inducted after notice is mailed to him to report for the Army physical examination and Induction? He must be allowed at least 10 days. After he has been examined and Inducted, if the registrant wishes to go home to straighten up hikaffalrs, the Army may grant him an immediate furlough. His commanding officer has power to grant or refuse furlough in the individual case. Can a registrant have his Induction postponed? Yes, for as long as 60 days If hie immediate entry into the army wouia cause unnecessary dislocation of his work, if he is ill, If there is a death in his family or in case of some other extreme emergency. May a man be Inducted into the Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard? but those fnrn hnv nn yet requisitioned men from the se lective service syeiem.

Government Pays Expenses Is the inductee expected to pay any expenses after he has reported to his local board on Induction day? aklaum- A cemetery wher aa adequate endowment fund will perpetuate Its upkeep forever. We would like you to visit Oaklawn and enjoy Its beauty. Dial 2-2800 and we will be (lad to furnish an automobile at no oblif atlon to you. Choice Lots at $200 OAKLAWN Cemetery Association Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Miller Funeral Home Established 1871 JACK S.

MILLER, Director 8 N. Main St, Plains Private Display Room LUTHER KNIFFEN FUNERAL HOME 46a1 South Main Street Wilkes-Barre u. j. Mclaughlin, inc. FUNERAL HOME 14J S.

Washington Street Wilkes-Barre West Side Office 473 Wyoming Ave, Kingston HOMER E. GRAHAM FUNERAL HOME S24-328 S. FRANKLIN ST. Wilkes-Barre 'Established 1874 it Largest Appropria tion Request in llistory Is for Department Waahlnjrton. May 4 W) Inform ed legislators said today they ex pected a presidential request ior approximately 136.000.000.000 for the War Department to be placed be- lore congress.

wunin tne new wees, or 10 days. The amount the largest single appropriation request in history- would bring to more tnan 000.000 the total aoDroprtatlons and contract autnorications meae ior military nunoses in the past two years. The new appropriation would represent a revision of. pre-Pearl Harbor estimates of War pepart-ment needs through the fiscal year ending June 30, .1943. While the exact figure of the revised estimate has not been announced by War Department and budget bureau experts, Cochran (D- m.o) a member of tne Appropriations Committee, told the.

House last week it would, approximate $35,000,000,000. The measure is expected to provide funds for about 23,000 more war planes, large quantities of tanks, anti-aircraft guns and artillery and for ail army of more than 4.000.000 men. Sufficient money has already been provided for an. Army of 3,600,000 men bv the end of 1942. There have been increasing indica tions in the capital that this would be increased to 4,000,000 and per haps to 5,000,000 in.

1943. The new appropriation would provide, it was said, icr many as well as full equipment for them, In his message to Congress" last January, President fiooseveit canea lor Army production as follows: 194260,000 planes', 45,000 tanks zu.ooo anti-aircraft guns. 1943125,000 planes; 78,000 tanks; 35,000 anti-aircraft guns. Congress has already appropri ated or authorized expenditures of 161,000,000,000 toward the mammoth program and the revised. War Department request is expected to complete the job.

Up to now, the largest single appropriation made by Congress was S33.noo.000.000 for war oui-Doses. Last week President Roosevelt signed a $19,000,000,000 war appro priation measure proviamg ior, among other things, 81,000 new war planes. Blimps to Be Used To Seek Submarines Akron, May 4 W) C. V. 8.

Knox, naval inspector at the Goodyear aircraft plant here, said tonight that airship builders were awaitinz a go ahead signal to build a record size Navy blimp for com bating submarines. Knox said a Congressional appropriation was required before work could begin on a non-rigid airship which would be half again as large as the type now being used on naval patrol and could cruise farther and stay up longer. Nudist Camp Operator Admits Draft Evasion rinvolnn O. Mnv 4 (JP) TTar- iand Glenn Call, 30, of Willoughby, a former nurist camp operator who identifies himself as bishop of Thou Liberal Church, pleaded Innocent today to a charge of violating the selective service act In failing to report to his draft board. He was bound over to the Federal Grand Jury.

WCTU Meets Tod9y Members of Wilkes-Barre WCTU will meet this afternoon at 2:30 in First Methodist churchhouse. Ite ports will be read on the recent convention neia at ienignton ana plans will be discussed for Mothers' Day observance. aUiem mass 8 St. Joseph's Church, Port rifflth. Parish cemetery.

CharlM Totten. late of Lake Winola. from funeral home, 296 Wyoming Avenue. Wyoming, Tuesday 3:30. Wyo ming Cemetery.

Josenh Vilk from 44 Armslrontf Street, Edwardsville, Wednesday 9 Requiem mass 9:30 St. Anthony's Slovak Churoh, Larksville. Parish cemetery. Andrew Van Jura. from 27 Brown Street, Larksville.

Thursday 9. Requiem mass 9:30 St. Stephen's Church, Plymouth, Parish cemetery, Lehman. Mrs. Moraran Watkins from 968 Scott Street, Parsons, Wednesday 8, Rev.

Mllo D. Singer, officiating. Hanover Green Cemetery. Arrangements by J. S.

Miller. Theodore S. Williams, late of South Goodwin Avenue, Kingston, from Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, 64 North Franklin Street, city. Private services at the convenience of family.

West Pittston Cemetery. $1.50 SPRING SPECIAL APPLE BLOSSOU Site Toilet Water SACHET Site OR TALCUM $11 BOTH FOR APHWwAasrtu 1 OOO FORMULA mi I CON CONTACT IllLLaUw FUNGI OF ATHLETE'S FOOT Oz. Size 69c 1 Os. 99 Size VWb ilLLLLLES Near Public Square ITEMS PLUS FEDERAL TAX Then SAVE at i PAUL W. SHEEHAN chief, coal Inspector for the Susquehanna' Collieries Company and a highly respected resident of the community, will be buried Wednesday morning at 10 from family 22.

Stark. Street, city. A solemn high 'mass of requiem will be celebrated at 10:30 In 8t. 'Aloysiua' Church, Inter' ment will be in St Mary's Cemetery, Arrangements by M. J.

McLaughlin. REV. FOSS I Rev. Foes, former Dastor of the Columbia circuit of ihe Evangelical Church, died on Saturday at the home of his son in Binghamton, N. Y.

He served the Berwick area, from 1909-13 and at the Milton circuit from 1895 to 1896." Funeral services were held yes terday afternoon with' burial in Binghamton. JAMES D. TOOLE James D. Toole, 48, assistant superintendent of Schuylkill County scnoois ior id years, died Sunday night at his home is Minersville following a heart attack: His wife is the former Alberta Corgan Kingston. He was nresident of the Holy Name Union of Schuylkill and Car bon Counties for the past 10 years.

He was a veteran of world War I. Besides his widow he is survived by two Sara and James. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9 with a solemn re- Suiem mass at 9:30 In St. Vincent Paul Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

MRS. MICHAEL CONDO Mrs. Michael Condo, well known apd esteemed resident, of Plains Township, died at 12:30 yesterday afternoon at Jier home, 33 Poplar Street, Plains. Mrs. Condo was born in Czecho slovakia and had been a resident of Plains section since coming to this country so years ago.

she was a devout member of Sacred Heart Sloyak Church, North Main Street Surviving are her husband and these children, John and Mrs. Mary Pavlowgkl'of Plains; Michael sta tioned with? the U. S. Army in Vir ginia, and 'Anna, Emily, Celia, Thomes, William and Andrew, all at home; a brother, Andrew Kurutz of Plains; a sister, Mrs. Anna Sitar.

of Luzerne, and two sisters in Czechoslovakia. MRS. HARRY ROBINSON Wrtrrt vm received on Sundavof the death of Mrs. Harry Robinson of Los Angeles, formerly of this city. Mrs.

Robinson was the former Miss Grace Phillips of North Wilkes-Barre. Surviving besides her husband. Harry are four sons. Dr. Robert, Harold.

Charles and Herbert, all of California, and a brother, Charles Phillips of Wilkes-Barre. LUIGA SOBITIGLIA Sohitirlia. 68. was. found dead yesterday morning at his home.

RD 2. Wilkes-Barre. Kev- tnne section of Plains Township. Deputy Coroner Kopicki said death was due to a heart attack. Surviving are his son.

Josenh of Throop, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Bisconti and Mrs. Julia Pas-quale. CLARENCE CEASE Clarence Cease, 75, died Sunday night at his home, 20 Houseman Street, West Nanticoke, after a lingering illness. The funeral will be head from the hoihe Wednesday afternoon at 2 with services in charge of Rev.

J. B. McLaughlin of West Nanti coke evangelical Church. interment will be in Edge Hill Ceme tery. Mr.

Cease was born in Jackson Township and moved to West Nan ticoke at an early He was a member or West Nanticoke Evan gelical Church and the Junior Mechanics. Surviving are two children. Harrv at home, and Mrs. Fannie Lambert of Wilkes-Barre; two brothers, Lawrence Cease of 'Berwick, and William Cease of West Nanticoke; sister, Mrs. Vine Sansel of Berwick; two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

GEORGE SHAFER Relatives shere have received word of the death of George Shafer, oa, native or Laurel Run. at his home, 2680 Sugarbush Road, Mount Clemens, on Sunday. Surviving are two brothers and a sister: Benjamin Shafer of Scran ton, Edward Shafer of Parsons and Mrs. John Meleski of Georgetown. The funeral will be held Wednesday in Mount Clemens.

MRS. EVA BALAZANTIS Mrs. Eva (Bowinski) Balaziantls died early yesterday morning ather aner a lingering niness. The funeral will be held from the home Thursday morning at 8:30 with a requiem mass at 9 in St. Mary's Lithuanian Church, Wana-mle.

Interment will be in the parish cemetery. Mrs. Balazantis was a member of St. Mary's Church and was affiliated with the various church societies. Her husband died 15 months ago.

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