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of TIMES-LEADER, THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES-BARRE, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1941 WANT Telephone ADS Your TO 2-2121 13 Pittston Street 65 Spring PITTSTON PHONE OFFICE Guaranteed the Largest Paid Circulation in Greater Pittston Representative- WILLIAM A. WATSON- -Residence Phone, Pittaton 492 James R. Flynn Dies After Illness Death of James R. Flynn, respected Pittston resident, occurred Saturday night at his home, 272 Mill street following an illness. Mr.

Flynn has resided Pittston for many years and was widely acquainted in "hiss and nearby communities. He a member of St. John the Evangelist Church and its Holy Name Society. Surviving are his widow and two sisters: Mrs. Bridget O'Brien, Woodbridge, N.

and Mrs. Ellen McGovern, Pittston. Funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 9 from the home with requiem mass at 9:30 St. John's Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

James Valenti Off For Service James Valenti of 43 Frothingham street, Pittston, left today fnr induction at Wilkes-Barre as a replacefor the March 3rd of Pittston, City, draft board 13. Valenti, who was picked as a member of the March 14 quota will be replaced in that quota by Michael Angelo, of 19 Price street. Mrs. Anna Vitale Buried At Exeter Funeral of Mrs. Anna Vitale was held this morning from the late home, 54 Lincoln street, Exeter, and was a fitting tribute to her memory.

Scores of persons attended the rites and there were numerous floral tokens. High mass of requiem was celebrated in St. Anthony's Church by Rev. George Marenco. Burial was in the Italian Independent cemetery, Forty Fort.

Casketbearers were: Anthony Volpi, Anthony Madca, John Galli, Albert Biagio, Michael Ciampi and Anthony Lezandrelli. Guidance Parley Largely Attended A marked increase in attendance over previous years was noted at the third annual vocational guidance conference held Saturday at West Pittston High School under the auspices of the Pittston Kiwanis Club. Officers report there were 626 students present, increase of 155 over the 1940 attendance. Cameron Beck, nationally known vocational guidance counselor, spoke Business Requires of Its Personnel." The conference was open to Greater Pittston Senior High School students. Closing address on "Vocational Assurances" was given by Dr.

Jack Hart, who for 25 years was counselor to boys at the University of Pennsylvania. Following the conwere the guests at lunch in the D. ference, counselors and speakers A. R. Chapter House.

City-Wide Projects To Be Idle Tuesday Thomas Delaney, supervisor of city projects, announced today that all city-wide projects, also the Laurel Creek project, will be idle tomorrow due to the heavy snow fall. These projects will resume on Wednesday. M. Nicheporchik, Duryea Vet, Dies Michael 1 Nicheporchik, disabled Duryea World War veteran, died on Saturday at United States Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, where he had been a patient since December. Deceased was born in Russia and had resided in Duryea for the past 26 known years, where he was widely and respected.

At the outset of the World War in 11917 he enlisted in the United State Army and served eight months in France where he He was gassed and wounded in action was an active member of Brennan-Regan Post, American Legion of Duryea, and for some time. was secretary-treasurer of the organization. He was a member of St. Michael's Russian Church, Old Forge. The body has taken to the family home, Donnelly street, Duryea, from where the funeral will be held will Thussday morning.

Requiem mass be sung in St. Michael's Church, Old Forge, burial will be in the Russian cemetery, Dallas. He is survived by his widow, and four children: Evelyn, Mary, Daniel and Walter, 'all at home. Mundy Funeral Largely Attended High tribute was paid the memory of Mrs. Margaret Mundy at her funeral held this morning from the home of her daughter, Mrs.

John Dunne, 514 Luzerne avenue, West Pittston. Many persons were in attendance and there were numerous floral and spiritual tokens of respect. Solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church by Rev. Joseph O'Brien, assisted by Rev. Father Ignatius, O.

F. as deacon, and Rev. Father O'Neil as sub-deacon. Burial was in St. John's cemetery, Pittston.

Casket bearers were: Martin Gilvary, Joseph Johdan, Joseph Rielly, Louis Doran, Howard Adrian and Michael Dougherty. To Address Sodality Miss Elizabeth G. aBttle, intendent of Pittston public schools, superwill speak at a meeting of the the Blessed Evangelist Virgin Sodality of St. oJhn Church, tonight at 3:15 in St. John's choir room.

Junior Auxiliary Junior Auxiliary of John D. Stark American Legion, will form a on knitting and sewing today at 4:15. A dance under auspices of the unit scheduled for tonight has been indefinitely postponed. D. and H.

Cone Cleaned Coal. Consumers Ice Company. Phone 1030. -Adv. Struck By Car Struck by an automobile Saturday night during the snowstorm, Mrs.

Librox Santi, 23, of 301 Roosevelt avenue, Exeter, received severe body bruises and was taken to Pittston Hospital for treatment. The accident occurred near her home. Driver of, the machine was Alex Klocko, 157 Whitelock street, Exeter. TEN A CA, Well, What Do You Know About That! "Listen to "Mrs. Foster has married again" "The Joneses have another baby" "The Common Council has raised the tax rate" "The Clark boy has been sent to the reformatory" "The Methodist Church has a new minister" "There's going to be a masquerade at the Country Club next Saturday" "The Bon Ton is selling some of those neui fur hats" "The Taylor girl is engaged at last." It's not onlv the news of foreign events and national affairs, of battle fronts and political struggles, that makes the newspaper so vital a force in people's lives.

It's the news of happenings close at home, too. It's the news of what's going on in the town we live in. among the people we know the intimate, personal things. 'And only in the local newsnaper can we satisfy our craving for the local news. For the newspaper first of all reflects the life of the community it serves and each newspaper, like each community, has characteristics that distinguish it from It's not surprising, in view people turn to their local advertisers who have anything or group of communities or found newspaper advertising economical.

of the eagerness with which newspapers every day, that to sell to any community all communities have so productive and so "DAY IN AND DAY OUT' ADVERTISING IN THE TI EVENING NEWS BRINGS CONSISTENT RESULTS Kelly Mullen Bowlers Retain Loop Leadership Kelly Mullen keglerettes retained top position in the Pittston Ladies' League Friday night by virtue of a three-point win over the Pittston Recreation five. Sue Marschok with a 504 series paced the winners. Emma Chanka hit 456 pins for the match to lead the scoring for the Recreation. Wick's Jewelers upset the Pittston Diner second five place. to Stouch take possession 448 and of Weiskerger with 446 were high bowlers for Wick's.

Connors upset the pins for a 437 series to pace the Diner five. Keystone Ice and Coal and Grablick's Dairy split four points in close contests. Nellie Kramer paced the Keystone team with a 438 series. Naomi enfer knocked the maples for a 476 series to lead the Diary scorers. Team totals: Pittston Diner 605 610 640-1855 Wich's Jewelers 782 637 644-2063 Pittston Rec.

615 678 615-1908 Kelly Mullen 649 668 649--1966 Keystone Ice 603 664 603--1870 Grablick's Dairy 586 651 666-1903 Single game high, Marschok and Renfer, 192; three game high, Marschok, 504. Scranton Printer, Well Known Here, Taken By Death Anthony J. Mahon, for 60 years had been employed as printer and proofreader on Scranton newspapers, died yesterday morning at St. Mary's Hospital, Scranton, following an appendicitis operation. Mr.

Mahon, a native of the Bellevue section of Scranton, began working on Scranton newspapers when 12 years of age as a typesetter's apprentice on the Scranton Time In Scranton later years Tribune he and worked other on papers that came into the publishing field periodically in that area. He retired several months ago. The body has been taken to the family home, 507 River street, Scranton, from where the funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 9 with a mass in the Church of the Nativity. Burial will be in Cathedral cemetery. Mr.

Mahon was also acquainted in Pittston having the former Catherine Jordan city, who married, survives. He is also survived by eight nieces and eight nephews. Mrs. Wm. Haines Borne To Rest Funeral of Mrs.

William Haines was held this morning from the home, 80 Main street, Inkerman, and was a deserving tribute to her memory. The rites were attended by scores of persons the numerous floral tributes arete further evidence of the esteem in which she was held. High mass of requiem was celebrated in St. Mark's Church, Inkerman, by Rev. Edward J.

Melley. Burial was in St. John's cemetery, Sugar Notch. Casket bearers were: William Rielly, Patrick Murray, William Keating, Joseph Finnerty, John Hainehan and William Moore. Jermyn-Green Club Lengthens Its Lead bowlers Jermyn-Green Coal Company increased their lead in the West League Friday night by taking three points from the Glen Alden shop five.

C. Infantino hit a 611 series to lead the coal bowlers while Harold Howell percompany formed well for the shop five. Dominick's keglers won three points from Cyrstal Beverage with Oliver rolling high scores for the winners. Team totals: Glen Jermyn-Green 796 751 857-2504 Alden 766 752 650-2168 Dominick's 782 774 735 2291 Crystal Bev. Co.

750 723 7562229 Single game C. Infantino, 211, Three-game high, Infantino, 603. Millie Monaghan has moved her newly equipped Beauty Parlor over J. C. Penny's Store.

9143. -Adv. R. Morgan Bowls 300 Robert Morgan of West Pittston, a member of the Avoca Lumber Yard quintet and also a member of the Volpe Coal Company in the rolled Times-Leader Evening News League, his first 300 score of his career. He entered the hall of fame for bowlers when rolling in a pot game at O'Brien's Recreation, Avoca.

Junior Daughters Meet A meeting of Troop Junior Catholic Daughters of America was held Thursday evening at home of Jane Alaimo, 50 Plank street. Mrs. Alsimo served refreshments. Present: Jane Alaimo, Vera Froback, Mary Catherine Daley, Catherine Sheridan, Dorothy Parry, Ann Flynn, Jean Dehner, Jean Cunningham, Ann Toner, Mary Josephine Moore and Counselor Anne Fredrick. Interborough Scores The following are scores made last night in the Interborough Bowling League: Avoca Lumber Yard 1017 899 963 Dikemans Cafe 1032 958 950 Valerious Bros 926 963 887 Dupont Powder 949 968 848 Peter Pauls Mounds 943 1003 939 Volpe Coal Co.

1012 1053 1023 Kizis Latonick 963 897 935 No. 9 Colliery 991 1053 977 Amerada Cigars 938 944 1014 Wasta's 815 912 916 High single game, W. 270. High three games, W. Freedo, 683.

Community Theatre Community Theatre will meet this evening at 8 at the workshop, 6 North Main street. Final reports on tickets will be made. South Side vs. Nanticoke The South Side of Pittston will be at home tonight in Columbus Hall, Old Forge, when they meet St. Joseph's quintet of Nanticoke starting at 9:15.

Italian Drama Amor Fraterno Society of Pittston will present a drama in Italian and a program of entertainment tonight in the Pittston high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. on the program will be specialty dances by Samuel Trumantante of this city who will also perform as a team with Miss Tina Cosentino, 'Y' Varsity Wins 16th Straight Tilt Pittston varsity -won its 16th consecutive victory Friday night by trouncing the Scranton Boys Club, 53 to 45. Flanagan, with 12 points, and E. Firestine and Reap, with 10 points each, led the scoring for the local five. The game was played on the local court.

The Pittston cagers will compete in games for the State championship at Norristown on Friday and Saturday of next week. The scores: Scranton Pts. E. Firestine, 10 R. Firestine, Kaporch, UNO 4 Reap, 10 Desko, 9 Flanagan, 12 Shenntsky, O'Malley, Palocci, Totals 23 7 53 I Pittston Pts.

Petula, 12 Snyder, 0 Sadusky, 16 Quinlan, 0 Archer, O'Malley, 0. Regan, Muskey, Totals 18 9. 45 Score by periods: Scranton Boys Club 17 5 13 10-45 Pittston Y. M. C.

A. 12 8 12 21-53 Referee, Johnny Hughes; scorer, Jones; timer, Fullagar. Hoopers Observe 57th Anniversary Marking the occasion with family dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hooper Curtis street on Saturday celebrated the 57th anniversary of their marriage.

They were married at Wyoming Methodist church by the Rev. Y. C. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.

Hooper are both prominent in Upper Luzerne county good health despite their advanced" years. Mr. Hooper for many was employed as a pump runner for the Pennsylvania coal company, retiring about five years ago. He is a native of England but came to this country in early former manhood. Mrs.

Hooper is the Emma Wall of Factoryville. Hopital Births Sons were born yesterday at Pittston Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Musto, 442 -Broad street, Pittston- Township and to Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Krumm, 327 Baltimore avenue, West Pittston. Mrs. Mary Salerno Funeral of Mrs. Mary Salerno, spinal meningitis, victim, was held Saturday the home of her father-in-law, Frank Salerno, 202 Barber Old Forge, and was strictly private. Burial was in West Pittston cemetery.

Casketbearers were John and Caesar Diasio, brothers of the deceased; Anthony and Nicholas Salerno, brothers-in-law and Bruno Malecki. Mrs. Salerno, the former Mary Diasio, of West Pittston, was stricken with spinal meningitis on Tuesday night of last week. She died in the hospital Thursday night. Frank Santee Funeral of Frank Santee was held Saturday afternoon from the home, 234 Liberty street, West Pittston, and was largely attended.

Services were conducted the home by Rev. J. Rolland Crompton, of the First Methodist Church, West Pittston, and burial was in Edge Hill Cemetery, West Nanticoke. Casket bearers were Frank Colley, John Stutz, Grant Stackhouse, James Mitchell, James Frick, Elmer Johnson. Williams Funeral Funeral of James Williams, respected resident of West Pittston, member of that borough's police department for 25 years, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 from the home, 17 Maple street.

Rev. J. Norman Martin of the Luzerne Aveune Baptist Church. officiate of seri vices and burial will be in West Pitt- ston Cemetery. Brief News Community Theater will meet tonight at 8 at the Workshop, North Main street.

Executive committee of Pittston Hospital directors will meet tomorrow night. Band and Orchestra ssociation of Pittston high school will conduct an old fashioned dance next Monday night Thomas in the high school gymnasium. Lawler of 127 Broad street has returned from New York where he witnessed Soose-Vigh fight and attended the Knights of Columbus meet. Mrs. Mabel Howley, of William street, mother of City Controller Pittston Howley is improving at Emerson Hospital where she underwent a serious operation some time ago.

"Youth, Comeron Beck will speak on lations" at the Beginning weekly of meeting Right ReThe the Pittston Kiwanis Club of tonight at at 7:30 School in Board will meet building. high school meet School Board will Hughestown High School. tonight at 8 in the Borough Pittston City Council is to meet tomorrow 12 scheduled City Hall. at noon in the Wyoming John Shoemaker Pittston 794-W Class of senior girls of the Presbyterian Church, under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. Merle Nulton, will meet on Wednesday evening at 8 at the home of Miss Jean Franklin, Monument avenue, to sew for the Red Cross.

Miss Franklin will preside Isaac over the business meeting. fell Hess, on of Wyoming avenue, recently the iec at Pittston and rMs. suffered a broken leg. Joseph Taylor, of Dorrance street, is suffering from an infection of the eyes. Joseph White, of Fifth street, is a WYOMING Theatre Final Tonight 'The Trail of the Vigilantes' With Warren William, Franchot Tone, Broderick Crawford Shows At 7 and 9 patient at General Hospital, WilkesBarre.

A meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association be held tonight at 7:30 in Wyoming Memorial High School. group of Wyoming Baptist Apociationat the will church. meet William tomorrow S. Livengood, State secretary of internal affairs, will speak. Delegations from other churches are expected to attend.

The meeting is open to everyone. The Nulton-Lites senior girls of Presbyterian Church will meet Wednesday night at 8:15 at the home of Jean Franklin, Monument avenue. Basketball Contest At the West Wyoming High School, the intra-mural basketball contests have come to a close. Considerable interest and enthusiasm was shown at the games. Members of the winning teams of the American and National Leagues will be awarded campus cups next week.

The standings of the teams is as follows: National League Duke W. Navy Army 64. Yale Scranton Notre Dame en American League Cornell Bucknell Penn State Boston Temple Harvard 5 The five leading scorers of both leagues were: C. Lonardi, 49; A. Mattina, 36; C.

Calcara, 32; Furner, 28; W. Fink, 27. The scores of the last games were: Cornell 34, Bucknell Duke 19, Scranton Bucknell 51, Temple 17. The intra-mural organization was under the direction of Coach John Cimakowsgi. Avoca Miss Betty Berry 708 Grove Street Phone Moose 507-W Condition Unchanged The condition of James Enlaw, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence Emlaw, who is a patient at Taylor Hospital, remains unchanged. The youth fell on Friday afternoon while playing around the school yard. Forty Hour Devotions Rev. Joseph L.

Losieniecki, Wyoming, will deliver the sermon at the forty hour devotions in SS. Peter and Paul's Church, this evening at 7:15. Confessions will be heard after the service. Masses tomorrow morning be at 7, 8 and 9. The devotions will close tomorrow evening with special exercises.

Rev. Stanley J. Cituk, pastor, will be in charge of the services. Novena Exercises Novena Exercises Novena exercises in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal will be held this evening at 7:30 in St. Mary's Church.

Now Is The Time! To sell unused articles in and about your home. Among our readers there is a buyer for anything you may want to sell. Dial 2-2121 Ask for Betty Brown She Will Help You With Your Want Ad NOW IS THE TIME! Exeter John Shoemaker Phone Pittston 794-W Sergeant John Voytek, in the coast artillery service at Fort Terry, N. has returned to his station after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. Voytek, Scholley street. Rev. T. J.

Wroblewski, pastor of St. John the Church, has returned after Baptists several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J.

Ford Williamson of Penn avenue entertained a number of friends recently on the occasion of their twenty-fourth anniversary. Mrs. Charles Maslowsky of Penn avenue is ill. DUPONT Mrs. Kathleen Cocco, Representative, 225 Ziegler St.

Tel. Pittston 1182 Snow Traffic Cop Ousted From 'Post' It was a short-lived career for the 10-foot snowman likeness of a traffic cop that graced the roadway near the Old Forge borough building. The snowman was built Saturday by some industrious Old Forge boys. Yesterday a motorists "killed" the officer when his car crashed into the towering frame. The snowman, a husky, huge officer, was supposed to have stood on duty until Old Sol melted away.

Solons Want Snow Cleared Off Walks Councilmen have issued a warning to the public that all sidewalks the borough must be cleared of snow. Many walks are reported in dangerous condition and pedestrians are endangered. It was made known over the week that the police will be instructed to make their rounds and compel all to comply. Those failing to cooperate may be taken before the burgess for a hearing. Street Commissioner Placido Cicchillitti has his men clearing snow from intersections and rother unoccupied areas, but is helpless, due to lack of sufficient help, or funds for this work.

Freight Car Derailed Traffic on the Delaware and Hudson railroad between, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre was tied up Saturday morning for the second time within 16 hours when a car of a southbound freight train was derailed at Avoca. Four Volunteers Four Dupont youngsters have voluntered through the Wilkes-Barre induction center and have been assigned to the air base at Orlando, Florida. They are: Walter B. Kishava, 102 Lincoln street; Joseph J. Kellerman, of 226 Center street; Andrew Goula, of 211 Smith street and Michael A.

Pasquariello, of 298 Main street. Telephone Service wish Should any residents of Dupont telephone to transact any business Evening News with the Times-Leader, -by or (not Record, they Wilkes-Barre) should call PITTSTON 2-2121. The operator will then make direction office connection for with which the Wilkes-Barre there is no toll charge. Accept Challenge basketball Dupont high team school faculty has accepted the challenge team of the Italian Five basketball ning at for a game Tuesday eveDupont hose house. the Pannunzio, manager of Dominick Italian Five, will have the folRoss, lowing Joseph available for duty: Anthony James Costello, Cocco, Michael Shambe, Michael Cocco, Al tello, and Johnny Ross, Orlando CosRutz, Joseph Shamboo, Jr.

Goodfellows Win The Goodfellows Club team won a thriller from basketball the Scran- ton State Hospital Male Nurses' team at the Community House At half Thursday night, 33 31. nasium, gymThe time the locals led 19 to 16. lineups follow: Good Fellows Wasko, Shambe, 00. Costello, Pts: 14 Ziobro, Rafalski, 01 Totals 14 al 33 Male Nurses Callahan, Pts. 10 Hooper, Dewald, 10 Jones, Gross, Totals 11 31 Child Mourned ANTOINETTE PATES The funeral of Antoinette, aged 3, daughter of Mr.

'and Mrs. Anthony Patte, of 307 McLean street, Dupont, will be held from the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Christina Patte, 228 McLean street, tomorrow morning at 9:30. A mass of angels will be celebrated in Our Lady' of Mt. Carmel Italian Church, Pittston, and burial will be in Dennison cemetery, Forty Fort.

The child died Saturday morning at the Taylor Hospital, following brief illness of complications. Besides her parents, one sister, Ann Marie, survives. The mother is the former Miss Regina Poterski of Houston City settlement, Avoca. Cars Collide doCharles, Pearlman, Kingston, 32 was North driver Lan- of a car which collided with another vehicle driven by Andrew Gosowski, 733 York avenue, Avoca, Sunday afternoon at 5:30. No one was injured, but truck and car were slightly damaged.

A hearing will be held tonight at 7 at the Town Hall. Game Called Off The basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night between Plymouth Township high school and Dupont high school has. been called off. Mission for Men The week's mission for the men of the Sacred Heart Church got underway last night. It will continue until Saturday night.

Services for both men and women and youths of the parish will be held every morning this week at 9. Jayvees Lose Dupont high school junior varsity basketball team lost to St. Nicholas Juniors of Wilkes-Barre Friday night at the local court, 25 to 20, with Michael Szot, Dupont center, making 13 points for the losers. Two Selectees Two stelectees fro mDraft Board No. 12, and who are residents of Dupont, to report March 14th to the induction center are: Stanley C.

Serafin, 212 Church street and Carl J. Ritzie, 308 Center street. Both local men are among eight chosen from this board area for the next call. Lincoln Theatre Tonight Polish Feature-10c-20c TUESDAY Double Feature, Double Alibi and. World In Flames -100-150 WEDNESDAY-Dulcy, with Ann Sothers 100-150.