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1 SECOND 0 SECTION patty roirNnrn i7S. Wfci-KLY K)UNUED 0K32. WILKES-BARRE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1948 rrvr cknts bt the copy. WEEKLY, 24c. Street Bureau WYOMING SEMINARY FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN OPENS WITH DINNER Prochaska Accused of "1 Budget Demand Is Up $48,819 Made on Wife's Bbdy Material and Labor Costs I i I 1 I i I IT! It I urder After Autopsy Blamed by Councjlman Price for Increase Defendant Committed to County Jail to Await Grand Jury Action 5,000 Colored Lights Being Set for Yulelide jr.

A hint that the holiday season is "Just around the corner" was given to Wllkes Barre's central city visitors last night, when they observed Wllkes Barre Transit Corporation employes stringing power lines and wires for the city's traditional yuletlde decorations. As in previous years the brilliant 'Street to River Street. Eat Mar- iket Street to Pennsylvania Ave- display of multi-colored lights, festooned with ground pine, is being sponsored by Wllkes-Barre Merchants Association and will take in the city main shopptna district. Several thousand dollars. contributed by businessmen, wilt be spent on the decorations.

Ad- proximately 5,000 colored bulbs ana s.uuu teet or ground pine will be used. It will require nearly two miles of wiring to illuminate the electric bulbs. The decoratons will be strung across main moroughiares from light standard to light standard and above trolley wires. The dis play will encircle Public Square and will take In the first block of North Main Street, West Market nue and South Main Street to a point midway between Northanip-, ton and soutn streets. Employes of Pennsylvania Power Light Company will Install transformers and make the necessary power connections after the Transit Corporation's crews complete stringing of the wires.

Robert Birmingham, secretary of Wilkes-Barre Merchants Association, said last night the lights will be turned on for the first time on Thanksgiving Eve. ed city will be a nightly spectacle From then on the brightly light until January 7, Julian calendar anniversary of the Nativity of Christ. 2 False Alarms From Same $800 IS SOUGHT FOR NEW SWEEPER Tentative Appropriation $132,975 Against in 19 HI Wllkes-Barre's Department of Streets and Public Improvement! wiu require more man the amount appropriated In current budget to operate la 1949, Councilman Oliver Price said yesterday after submitting his de partment's tentative requirements for next year to Councilman Frank A. Goeckel, director of the Department of Accounts and Higher material and labor costs, necessary replacement of equipment and other essential expenditures necessitate the boost in appropriations, Price said. 'More than half of the total Increase is attributed to maintenance and reconstruction of paved streets for which Price is asking J10O.0O0 or $25,000 above the amount allocated this year.

An item of $10,500 Is required for dredging of Solomon's Creek. This is the city's share of the costs of the project to which the State will contribute. Purchase of new equipment needed by the Bureau of Refuse Disposal will cost 18,000. In addition, the department Wanta Sft 4ftl frtr nrnvhiu tU bill. U( hew street sweeper and $7,400 for have necessitated boosting the item of motor equipment insurance from $650 to $900.

Costs of fuel, light and water for the department's warehouse and garage have made it -necessary for Price to ask for $900 Instead of $700. Smaller I increases in appropriations are asked for many other items. Total tentative asked is $432,975 as compared with $384,155.84 allocated to the department in the 1948 budget. Only one of the department's eight bureaus seeks a smaller appropriation for next year. That is the Bureau of i HIT' i "on tne next grand Jury.

31 1 i I Box Within Wilkes-Barre nolice last nle-ht 41 rT-' pulled two false alrrms from Box 226, East Market and Lincoln Streets within 31 minutes. The box is near Stegmaier Brewing Com- wpre looking for a vouth who Chief Daley went to police headquarters and gave the police a description of the boy. The same I woman told Patrolman William (Photo by Ac Hoffman Studios) toastmaster; Eric H. Falgle, associate dean of College of Liberal Arts, Syracuse University, principal speaker; Mrs. Wilbur H.

Fleck; Mrs. C. W. Laycock and Mrs. R.

B. Wall. Standing, Attorney Arthur Silverblatt, Mrs. Harold Tippett, Attorney Andrew Hourigan, Mrs. Ben R.

Jones, Miss Laura J. Sprague, Dr. Eugene S. Farley, president of Wilkes College; Rev. Burke Rivers, rector of St.

Stephen's Church; Z. Piatt Bennett, president of Wyoming Seminary Board of Trustees; and Harold Tippett. Alumni and friends of Wyoming Seminary who attended the "kick-off" dinner at Hotel Sterling last night in the campaign to raise funds to complete the modernization program begun several years ago at the West Side School are shown above. Persons at the speakers' table in the lower panel are: Seated, left to right: Mrs. John T.

Howell, Mrs. Arthur Hi James, John T. Howell, former Governor Arthur H. James, Dr. Wilbur H.

Fleck, president of Wyoming Seminary; R. B. Wall, general chairman; Attorney Ben R. Jones, Deisenroth about the boy pulling me neaa. a contusion or tne ngnt the alarm and he reported the In- cheek, all Indicating the injuriea cldent to Sgt.

Joseph Austin. 'did not result from a fall from a Detectives Frank Flynn and i chair were the result of force. William Schwab were assigned the! No evidence of death from case and patroled the neighbor-" natural causes has been discov- PanY- First alarm was at 5:55 and the second at 6:26. Assistant Chief Engineer Stan ley Williams said the alarms brought No. 1 Engine, No.

4 En gine. Wagon and Truck to the scene on both alarms. A woman passing at the time the second alarm was sounded told police she saw a young boy pull the alarm and then run south on Lincoln Street. Kiwanis and Entertain $250,000 Bank Loans Ar Paid Seminary Launches Campaign to Get Money to Modern ize Buildings hood last night In an effort to apprehend the youth. Rotary to Legislators representing Lnamoer oi com Sta to Sonatnra anri State lomelatnrc ulll Ko hnnnroH at a tnlnt "You still have your dream, do you'duced to the audience as a country apem ior improvements buu i epaus Do I Individuals Receiving, at Wyoming Seminary in 12 years, fDr.4 Wilbur H.

Fleck last night luncheon meeting of Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club on Tuesday, November 23, at 12:15 in Hotel Sterling. Congressman Mitchell Jenkinsinterests will be Thomas L. Hinkle, merce of Hazleton, whose topic will started. He claims to have been be the proposed legislative program angered by remarks passed and for the 1949 session of the Legiv, leaned from his chair, gave his arm lature. Harold E.

Flack, Quarter twist and slapped his nui, juui mcais auu yuiyuao mc the same; nothing has been de stroyed that money cannot re- Dlace." And the two men then made the fateful decision which was responsible for the more than century ot service or the school Tribute was paid by Dr. Fleck to i the other men who have made -gfyTL' Yi growth of the physical plant possi uie. Jiaviu uyciaiiu. ju. ouiaicuc, president for years, Mrs.

p. Dickson. Abram Nesbitt, F. M. Kirby, and Walter S.

Carpenter and members of his family largely responsible for Carpenter Hall now in process of completion. Permanence Must Be In Ideals "Your are enthusiastic In your loyai enorts to Dring about sta bili ility and permanence to the ma terial eauioment of the school." my dream also that this equip- ment may be made as permanent Stating $850,000 have been; voiced alumni and friends would raise the money necessary to remodel existing dormitories and provide accommodations for the girls equal to those provided boys in. Carpenter Hall. r)i FlaMr innlr Vwfnra 350 npr- V. m-fm, lingua vv of -local alumni gathered in ob- servance of Wyoming Seminary Night Around the World to mark the opening of the campaign for funds to make Improvements.

original campaign marK pi more than declared Former Governor Arthur H. James, trustee and chairman of the special gifts division. The added money, plus $100,000 left be needed to meet the $532,000 cost of-renovating: the old build- ings, hope Dr. Fleck will live long enough 4, to see 'Fleck Hall' em blazoned on the -walls of Sem I i I Sewers And Drains, operated this year on $41,010. Request for 1949 Is $32,610.

No change Is sought in the office of the director, which operated this year on $9,860. Appropriation for Bureau of Engineering this year was $25,460. Request for next is $26,635. Bureau of Street Paving had an appropriation of $85,120 this year. Next year it wants $110,120.

It required only $3,900 to operate the Bureau of River Common Flood Control Pumping Stations, this year. Next year It. is estimated $15,600 will be required. An appropriation of $92,330 Is sought for the Bureau of Highways, whose allocation this year is A small boost Is sought for 1 the Bureau of Street Cleans- lng, from $74,805.84 to $75,230 while the Bureau of Refuse Disposal wants $70,590 as against $60,290 for the current year. and Congressman-elect Daniel Flood will also be invited to attend the meeting sponsored by Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce.

W. Rodman Derr, president of Wilkes-Barre Rotary Club, and Judge J. J. Aponick, president of Wilkes-Barre Kiwanis Club, will be presiding officers. R.

A. Davis, president of Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, will welcome the guests. Speaking on behalf of business Home Needed And Aged, DOCTOR'S TESTS REVEAL FORCE No Evidence Found of Death Being Caused by Natural Means A charge of murder was prer ferred yesterday afternoon by County Detective Henry Jonea against Thomas Prochaska, 29, of 69 Cherry Street. Plymouth, for slapping his wife Iona, 28. at their home Sunday morning following a family quarrel.

Prochaska was arraigned before Justice of the Peace John K. Pearce, Plymouth, and, after one witness was heard, the defendant was committed to Luzerne County Prison without bail to await ac- fled to being called to the Pro- 'chaska home where he found the body. 3 mPst w. wIiYf imorial Hospital have not been made public, but it was learned last night that the autopsy shows Mrs. Prochaska suffered a black eye, a contusion on the back of erea.

was reported. At the district attorney's office yesterday it was stated that Prochaska clings to his original story. Prochaska's story was he and his wife had visited a cafe in Plymouth where they had some drinks. He claims to have left the premises before his wife, and took a walk about Plymouth. About midnight he rejoined his wife at their home and then decided to go out and get SOme beer and Sandwiches ln uhe i a He and hlTlrtfe were seated and were enjoying the 1 refreshments, when an argument wife, not too hard, on the right cheek.

That was the only slapping he did, according to Prochaska's claims. A few minutes later he noticed his wife had slumped in her chair. He called his wife's nephews, William, 17, and Bruce Allen, 15, who lived with the Prochaskas, and, with their help, moved his wife to a couch. Sm Ml'RDER Bark face) Now Playing at Local Theater With Starting Time of Feature Comerford "Johnny Belinda." I Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres. 11:05, 1 D-lu.

'-i Capitol "Dream Betty 11:29, Penn "Man From Texas." James Craig, Johnnie Johnson. 11:45, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45. Orpheum "If You Knew Susie. Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis. 11:30, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, Hart "Counterfeiters, John Sutton, Dorris Merrick.

5:49, 7:49, 9:49. Sterling "The Challenge," Tom Conway, June Vincent. 7:51, 952. Strand "Western Justice," Bob Steele. 10:00.

12:00. 2:00. 4:00. 1 6:00, 8:00. 10:00.

LU7ERNE Luzerne "Mr. Blandlngs Builds His Dream House," Cary Grant, Myrna Loy. 7:26, 9:27. PLYMOUTH Shawnee "The Counterfeiters.1 John Sutton, Dorris Merrick. 7:44, 9:44.

PARSONS Parsons "Man ln tht Iron Mask." 7:10. 9:10. KINGSTON Kingston "Up in Central Park, Deanna Durbin, Dick Haynes. 7:28, 9:32. i PITTSTON American "Apartment for Peggy," Jeanne Crain, William Holden.

.1:18. 3:19, 5:20, 7:21, 936. FORTY FORT Forty Fort "Captain Fury Brian Aherne. Victor McLaglen. 7 9 SWOYERVTLLE Roosevelt "Hazard Paulette" Goddard, MacDonald Carey.

Continuous from 3 PM. WYOMING Wyoming "Deep Waters," Dana Andrews, Susan Peters. 7, 9. -EDWARDSVTLLE Grand "Black Bart," Yvonne DeCarlo, Jeffrey Lynn. 7:36, 9:34.

Hlmmler Double feature: "Blondie's Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake; also, "Western Heritage," Tim Holt. 7, 9, SHAVERTOWN Shaver Double feature: "Riders of the Lone Star," Charles Starrett, Smiley Burnette; also, "Waterfront at Midnight," William Gargan, Mary Beth Hughes. 7, 9. NOXEN Noxen "Tycoon," John Laralne Day. 7.

9. lUGIIVAY Comerford Drive In in Up GirL" 7:30, 9:30. las Westminster Abbey or St. haa met no one wno naa cnauengea Peter's at Rome, but as need and "with the determina- joy wno came 10 me oenuiiury ft of ranroadine He nPBn FWk 'i saw i r- UmKt.tlJi lii Faigle attributed everything he was or could hope to be to that fine sense of intrinsic values he re ceived at the Seminary. Dr.

Falgle closed with an eloquent tribute to President Fleck, "a great teacher who taught each of us these great principles. We must rise to meet this occasion. I want President and Mrs. Fleck to see Wyoming Seminary go forward in a plant that is adequate to school needs." Atty. Andrew Hourlgan, speaking on the theme, "The Situation Will Be Met," said that never had so many owed so much to so few, in referring to the debt of Seminary graduates to their teach- In mng solicitation for the LadXance committee, he said he tion of this audience, I am sure this goal will be met.

i the equal of any of the great teach ers he met while a student at Harvard College, Introduced to the audience by Atty. Jones were Miss Laura Sprague, daughter of Dr. L. Spraeue. President Eugene Farley of Wilkes College.

Mrs. Charles W. Leacock, Mrs. W. H.

Fleck and President Z. Piatt Bennett of the bdard of trustees. Memorial Services Held for Veterans Wilkes-Barre Chapter 178, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and its Auxiliary held largely attended memorial services on Armistice Day at McLaughlin Funeral Home for Sgts. Robert, A. Goodall, son of Mrs.

Jule Helfrich Goodall, 421 South Franklin Street and Frederick J. Marx, son of Frederick Marx, 124 East Bennett Street, Kingston. Council Meets Today Payment of monthly bills and other routine matters are scheduled for this morning's meeting of Wllkes-Barre Council. The various departmental directors said fiscal matters pertaining' to their departments were cleared at Council's special meeting Friday. Uniy a namiuy insurance contract is scheduled to be awarded today.

Business Men's Lunch 65l Served 11:30 to 2:30 Dally Also Italian Specialties SEA FOODS SERVED FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS Milano Restaurant 178 So. Main Wllkes-Barre Institution District' Support, Board Told Loans of $200,000 from Second sa Ann a- -'SK0- S22 were ordered paid at a meeting of Lu zerne County Institution District yesterday. Running indebtedness of the district will be cleared by the end of the year, it was announced. Tax payments to rsovemoer a were reported as $435,448.23 and current balance in the district's account is $290,384.56. Bills cover- ng all administration ana lnstitu-uonal expense for the month, amounting -to $61,698.94, were paid.

There are 681 individuals re ceiving care from the district and 104 cases were discharged during' October. i Children ln foster homes have been reduced from 148 to 122, with one adult receiving foster care. Largest number of children receiving Institutional care are at St. Stanislaus institute, where 135 admitted and 117 remain. Most patients among adults were at Laurytown, an infirmary with 201 in residence and 209 received.

There are 225 other children in institutional care or receiving aid. There were 21 adults remaining at Ransom two at Schuylkill Haven Home. While 116 were sent'to White Haven Sanatorium for treatment of tuberculosis, 102 remained. fAEK! INN FERNBROOK MODERN POLKA FARMER DANCE EVERY WEDNESDAY NITE AL DERHAMER The Singing Caller and His Wyoming valley Ramblers 1 1 I The ureent need of a home in Luzerne County for 300 the speaker, "that's eternal verities which they sym- Atty. Arthur Silverblatt, assist-what we want over Rounds bolize, so the permanence of district attorney of Luzerne of applause forced him to halt as ming must rest first of all upon County, asserted the situation can the audience paid tribute to Pres-jthe idealism which first inspired I be met' praised Dr.

Fleck as chronically ill and aged men and Bartow, executive director of Luzerne Board of Assistance, at a fS' dinner meeting of Wilkes-Barre Club of National Business 7:15 ldent Fleck. More than 1500 alumni throughout the country from Boston to San Francisco were holding similar meetings last night, alumni President John T. Howell, said in voicing confidence the drive would march toT success by the deadline of Dec. 13. Mr.

Howell stated that Seminary alumni in groups and as individuals were reading Dr. Fleck's message all over the world, "as there is probably no place where the sun does not set on a Wyoming Seminary alumnus." Start Is Favorable WARNING! To Pea' Coal Users Due to the exceptionally great demand for this alze coal we are asking you to place your order WITHOUT DELAY. 12 MONTHS TO PAY NO DOWN PAYMENT Williams Gas Oil Co. Barney A Horton Sts. Dial 3-6487 REMEMBER TUESDAY NIGHT PARTY TONIGHT 8 P.M.

COMMUNITY HAIL Lee Park Hundreds of Wyoming Valley Families are now using; PEOPLE'S AvfriSSS- "wPwln in charge of directing the rtt.n iSSl2S5l Physical training for weeks. "I am sure that when permanence consists not of brick land stone and mortar but in the the founding fathers. "The greatness of thm srhnnl the future, as ln the past, must rest upon a service which makes reality of the school motto, 'the true, the beautiful and the While Wyoming must furnish a background of knowledge necessary for this marvelous technical age in which we are living and which is upfolding before use, there must be included that seasoning of the humanities whletT places values upon those eternal intangibles whose reality the sages of all past ages have recognized. Lt. CoL Austin W.

Bishopformer 3" speak, but sent a transcription of his remarks which was broadcast to the meeting. Col. Bishop paid tribute to the high calibre of teachers he had encountered during his teaching experience at the Seminary and stated he had found democratic processes at work there encountered in few private schools in this country. He declared that at the Seminary, under Dr- Fleck, there was a combination of intellectual integrity and religious tolerance and expressed belief the warm friendliness and tolerance at the school would exist for many generations to come. Dr.

Eric Faigle, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Syracuse University, was intro- WHY NOT ORDER NOW! MASTER'S Home Raised Fresh Killed TURKEYS 155 John St, Kingston Phone 7-5235 sentative from Sixth Legislative District, will speak on behalf of State legislators. In keeping with Thanksgiving season, Rev. Norman Clemens will give a brief talk on Thanksgiving. Representatives of various business groups have been Invited to attend. More than 200 reservations have been received to date for the luncheon.

for 300 III Bartow Says women was emphasized by R. J. Hotel Sterling. 400 Attend Dance of Senior Holy Name Approximately 400 persons attended the annual dance of Senior Holy Naroe Society of Holy Trinity Church last night at Hotel Red-ington. Honorary chairmen of the affair were Rev.

J. J. Miliauskas, pastor of the church, and Rev. Ualiman Ticnnh TiMAeatra(M was Lhalrman and iW Snvdpr foot-? 'Tan Anfhffi.S Bellas and Anthony Yencharis co-chairmen. Highlighting the dance was a spot dance for which prizes were awarded.

Calvary Episcopal Arranges Annual Fair Parishoners of Calvary Episcopal Church, North Main Street, will hold their annual fair on Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday, December 1. 2 and 3. in the church. There will be booths displaying handwork and other articles. A ham supper will be served Wed' nesday and Thursday nights.

Harry J. Guyler is general chair man of the committees arranging the fair. AFL Roofers Advance Meeting One Week TntA CU Til mnA rnmnn. giUon Roofers, Damp and Water Proof Workers Association, AFL, Local 124, will meet Thursday night at 8 in Columbia Hose Company parlors, East Union Street, Kingston. The meeting is being advanced one week because of Thanksgiving Day, Bernard Shupp, secretary and business agent, announced last night SILVER LINING PARTY TcfflghtS M.

US Zerbey Av EdwardsvtU Professional Women last night ln The DPA director spoke par spoke par-, ticularly of a need for an interpretation of responsibility between Luzerne County Department of Public Assistance and the Luzerne County Institution District for the care of infirm and chronically ill. Declaring that what is needed ln many cases is an assistance check and some custodial care, Mr. Bartow added that this might be provided by either expanding DPA for financial assistance requirements for custodian care, or by ciariry ing the intent of Luzerne County Initiation District whereby that district provides it. Approximately 100 cases in Luzerne County need immediate service, he added. A home is needed to handle cases In which it is desirable to place an aged person in an i institution.

Mr. Bartow emphasized, "we don't want to break down family responsibility for elders, but there is a point where assuming that responsibility creates another social responsibility." A feature of the program was a county fair, each member contributing some article appropriate for a fair. These gifts were later distributed. Miss Jean Dougherty sang, accompanied by Mrs. Alfred V.

Williams. Miss Flora H. Price, president, summarized the fall conference of District 8 held recently at Pocono Manor. She reported that past presidents will arrange the Christmas party Monday night, December 20. Miss Rea Thomas, chairman of health and safety committee, announced that committee members are providing flannel jackets for the women patients at Laurytown Home.

YOUNG LADIES' SOCIAL CLUB PARTY St John's Auditorium Miller Street. Luzerne TONIGHT. ''Take the load, off your Don't slave on wash day. Phone us today! We'll do the rest Week-end Special is designed to -fit, your budget All flat-work is wearing apparel air dried and folded bath towels fluff dried shirts finished on custom-built presses. December 13 rolls around we ll go over the top In this campaign," he declared.

Wyoming Seminary's president recited the many difficult times in the past history of the school, including when former President Reuben Nelson was looking dls-custately at the fire-swept ruins of a building erected only 10 years previously. William Swetland, trustee, placed -his hand on Dr. Nelson's arm and reminded him, MAYWOOD FARMS WHITE HOLLAND TURKEYS Hens, 10-14 lbs. Toms, 18-30 lbs. Halves of Large TURKEYS Halves Weighing 10-12 lbs.

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