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Tlt1toas Tent WAS ASS SO iftr tAt ir TOiES-LCADHrw THD -EVENING NEWS, T7ILKE0-BAIUIE, PA MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, -1942 Ft vrfc m. i COLLEGE HEAD Of Philippines To Sevens Members. Of Penna. FamL fvPHIUntTIPHTA Stems Enemy GIVES TALK TO 1 llIliXllLlLl uin Of His Birthday Anniversary 1 Washington, Jan. 26 (IF) General Douglas Mac-Arthur, the jaunty Beau Sabreur of an "already historic Philippines campaign, celebrated his sixty-second birthday in the thick of the fighting tn a crucial war front.

Pittsburgh, Jan." (jP) Carbon monoxide fumes, seeping from the clogged flue of a hot water heater, snuffed out the lives of an entire lit Washington family of seven yesterday. A wire-haired terrier, also overcome, was the only member of the household that survived. The dead were: Frank I 48, a paperhanger; his wife, Carrie, 14; and their, five children, Frank, Jr Alvln, 12; Winona, 11; Emma, IQ, and Walter, 4. A neighbor, going to the' apart, ment to use the telephone, found themall unconscious. She and an-' other woman, after summoning aid, grabbed up ketchup bottles and oJIffJllMAGE ACTFORVOHEN Wi norsnnalltv: martial spirit' and rmrd aa soldier maJCO cviubiu that he would prefer no finer Betting for the Shatters Jap Line MacArthur and his indomitable little army of American and Filipino troops made the birthday anniversary a doubly auspicious event by registering a spectacular victory yesterday in a counterattack which shattered the lines of a heavily superior enemy.

MacArthur was honored In tne House today as "one of the outstanding Americans of all time." Representative McCormsek (D-Mass), the majority leader, told a cheering House that Mae-Arthur was "a great military leader and a brilliant strategist." Near Retirement Age At 62. WacArthur. a story' book soldier at the climax of a virtual second- military career, lacks but two years of the army's normal mandatory retirement age. Top Man In Class The reputation for brilliance was established when MacArthur graduated at the top of his 1903 class at the Military Academy. ine son oi Lieutenant General Ar thur MacArthur, he was born January 26, 1880, at Little Rock, Ark.

Mrs. MacArthur, the former Miss Jean Fairchild. of Murfreesboro. is his second wife. They were married in 1937.

Manila Strangled By Fear, IS HELD LEGAL Supreme Court Declares State Legislation is Constitutional Does Not Affect Local Laundries Philadelphia, Jan. 26 (ff The State Supreme Court upheld today the constitutionality of -a State law giving the commonwealth power to fix minimum wages for women and persons under 21 in industry. The act, passed in 1937 and commonly known as the minimum wage law, was challenged by the Mechan-icsburg Laundry, which contended that the legislation gave the Secretary of Labor and Industry "sole discretion on the matter of fixing the minimum wage." Specifically the appear was from a ruling by Lewis G. Hines, secretary of Labor and Industry, in fixing the minimum wages of 27 cents an hour for 12,000 women and minors in the laundry industry in Pennsylvania. The law was upheld by the Dauphin County Court last July.

Valley Net Affected The laundry industry in Wyoming Valley is not affected the decision of the State Supreme Court announced from Philadelphia today ana upholding the constitutionality of a State law fixing minimum wages for women and persons under 21 in industry. There are approximately 1000 laundry workers in the localarea fcwho ordinarily would be affected 2-2121 POSTAL CRE- 11. REATO41: More Than $300,000 Been Loaned to Men bers Since Start of 0r ganization in 1936 Annual report of the Post Office Employes' Federal Credit Union, for the year ending December 31, shows that the total savings or snares or the members amount to $37,879.81. while undivided profits amounted to S3.413.8Z. The organization was started about six years by twenty employes of the Wilkes-Barre Post Office under sponsorship of the Farm Credit Bureau, Present officers of the union are: George Edwards, president: Edward D.

Brown, treasurer; John Pritehard, secretary. The reobrt showed that $300,000 has been loaned to members in comparatively small amounts since the start of the union in 1938, without one member defaulting in payment ot principle and interest The credit union was rounded primarily to develop thrift among its members and to help those members who would need financial aid for legitimate purposes. LEVY HONORED BY EMPLOYES OF CAKE FIRIi 50Q at Testimonial in Tern-pie Corteglia Engaged to Paint Quest's Picture in Oils Reuben H. Levy, founder and president of the Blue Ribbon Cake Company, was honored by his em-ployes on Saturday night at a party in Irem, Temple. Approximately 500-employes attended with' their wlvts, 1 husbands or friends.

As a permanent token of their 1 esteem and respect for Mr. Levy, the employes have engaged Nicholas Corteglia to paint their employer's, portrait in oils. When the portrait will be presented to Mr. Levy's family. Read Statement in Unison 1 During the program, Mr.

and Mrs. Levy were called to th plat-form, where they remained while all employes repeated in unison the loiiowing statement, read by General Manager Eugene "In a spirit of appreciation and esteem, we meet here tonight to honor and to pay tribute to an out, standing American, you, Mr, Levy, We revere you as a trusted friend, We admire you as a true American, We admire you for the personal consideration which you have displayed to our Blue Ribbon Family; The many things that have been ours to enjoy because of your wise leadership can well be illustrated by a comparison between the size of this 'family and that of the one with which you started. Your con- itancy for our welfare, your ser- vice in behalf of your fellowman stamps you as a humanitarian, worthy of our greatest admiration and respect. To mark permanent-ly the affection, loyalty and admiration we hold for you; we sen' tence you to be hanged forever, after you have been done in oils by the skilled hand of Nicholas Corteglia, in a space selected by your loving wife, where your loved ones at home may fondly gase upon your portrait." Feature on Program Other features on the program included the singing of "America." with Jack Morris as song leader; dances by Ruth Yeuse, accordlan solos by Vivian Cron, vdcal solos by Thomas Dundon and Kathryn Bar- rouck, piano numbers by Anthony Clapper, trumpet solos by Willard Evans, and guitar and vocal solos by Sylvio Ross. General chairman was William H.

Clewell, with Harriet Ehrhart, Benjamin Neyhart Joseph Petrovltz. Eugene Lazarus and Raymond Sands as co-chairmen. Edward Marut was chairman of the entertainment committee and master of ceremonies, with Robert Dingle as accompanist. Other chairman Included: tickets, Edward Koberet-sky; finance, Helen I Vanderheld; program, Eugene Lazarus host and hostesses, John Stopay and Mrs. Elizabeth Seiple.

Following the evening's program and the tribute and presentation to Mr. Levy, dancing and a buffet supper were enjoyed in the bal-room. Imperial Valley Given Heavy Jar El Centre Jan. '28 (IP) Something gave the imperial valley a sudden shove last nignx. it may have been a meteor plunging into the valley or into the desert to the south, 'across, the border in Mexico.

The heavy jar was felt generally throughout the vallev at 9:51 p. P. S. T. At first it was believed to be either an explosion or a one-shock Later, however, citizens of Holtvllle and Calexico telephoned that they had seen a meteor flash across the sky and falL SheriffJRoberLJy.

Ware, who was in the northern part of the valley, said the meteor was particularly bright. Taps Bomb Mould With A Hammer rtfsauff Vnrlr Tedeschi, 50-year-old worker in a factory making aerial bombs, was in the hospital today with burns and iracturea leg Because hnmh ent stair iff if-; If I1CU mould, he decided the. only way to loosen it was to tapAhe mould witn a hammer.1 He was right At the second tap the bomb not only loosened, but went eff. Harriet Ward' Is York' Jan. tlL-4Pl Harriet E.

B. Flanning, 60, a for vaudeville actress Known as t. Ward, died last night of a attack. UWKUr Train Ran Away 42 Years Ago It was Jost 42 years age last night when a runaway train sf forty-five cars on the Central Railroad of New Jersey dashed down Uu mountain at Ashley and crashed into twe engines at the Ashley station In one of the worst wrecks In the history of the Central up to that time, Four persons lost their lives In the wreck which also carried with It property damage estimated at $200,000. One of the cars In the runaway train carried twenty-five boxes of dynamite which exploded with the Impact of the train and engine coming together.

The explosion, heard for miles around, blew the train to bits. PLAN TO ADORN MINE BANKS WITH TREES C. of C. Forester Launching Program to Interest Landowners and Service Organizations The Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, through its industrial forestry division, is launching a program to interest landowners, service organizations and conservation minded individuals in the planting of trees on Idle lands and mine refuse banks. Arrangements have been made with the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters to furnish the planting stock for Spring planting at cost.

Stanley Mesavage. industrial for ester of the Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that an enthusiastic tree planting program will accomplish more than the mere beautiflcatlon of the community. He saia that in fields and properties in mine settlement areas, where such land will never be developed for realestate purposes, it would pay to put such areas to work growing trees for mine water control, timber production and soil erosion control. "It has already been demonstrated that tree-planting programs are an effective medium for the education of school children in the conservation of natural resources, and also in developing a respect for the property or otners, Mesavage said. Trees can be planted also for the development of memorial school and scout forests, city, township, borough and county forests, as well as those for commercial purposes.

Mesavage urged that individuals and property owners place their orders as early as possible for seedlings and transplants for Spring planting. Details concerning planting ana stock, ana application forms may be secured at the Chamber of commerce, Miners National Bank building. DEMOCRATS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO FLANNERY Testimonial Dinner for New County Jurist is Planned for February at Hotel Sterling Members of the Democratic Coun ty committee, called together In Hotel Sterling last night by County Chairman James J. Law, completed plans for a testimonial dinner for Judge J. Harold Flannery in Hotel sterling on Saturday night, February a.

Stephen Ferris was named chair man of the dinner committee, other members of which are James Sher idan, secretary; John W. Owens, treasurer, and Alfred Ackerson. chairman or arrangements. Spokesmen indicated attendance will be considerably over 1.000. A speaker of national prominence win be here, it was announced.

Committee took up several politl cal matters, one of which related to the May primary when a Con gressman is to be elected to fill the unexpired term of Congressman Flannery and a candidate is to be nominated, to run in the general election for a two-year term. At tornev Daniel J. Flood has been nominated by the county committee. EasternStar Will Honor Its Matron nt Rlmsom Phantar. Fait- em Star 451, will entertain Mar garet Buckingham, wortny matron, tomorrow evening at Hotel Sterling at a birthday dinner.

Payroll And Sales Taxes (ContlBMd Trom Pag On) taxation which would 'yield a substantial share of the $7,000,000,000 In seneral tavaa railed for in Presi dent Roosevelt's budget Considera tion will be given later to a proposed $2,000,000,000 addition to so cial security revenues. "We have found," George said, "that wa Hanand nn tha in UIOI IT S. dividual and corporation Income tax to yield the major share of the additional levies. We are going to have to get a substantial part of tnem irom some iurm oi taxation which the Federal Government is lot now trying. He then mentioned the possibility sales taxes, pavroll taxes or some other method.

The Senate committee chairman said there were obvious difficulties be faced in an attempt, to orain mnpi ravanua frnm huainess concerns, particularly since the rev enue 01 a great many oi tnese iirnis already had been reduced by the loss of materials through priorities. Are Revived Drive On Eve GENERAL MacARTHUR me nrst Mrs. MacArthur was Louise Cromwell, who later became tne wire or Lionel Atwell, the actor. Death Threats dents have been required to hand over to the invaders their stocks of gasoline and lubricating oil. The papers openly state: "Profiteering is still rampant.

We are paying three times the former pr ces." The papers added that prices would be fixed shortly at sugnuy nigner man tne pre-war level. General Masaharu Hnmma In command of the invadign force, and his staff are living at th Manila Hotel and using the residence of U. S. High Commissioner' Francis a. aayre as headquarters.

Lieut. Gen. Artemio Ricarte, whom the Japanese plan to use as their chief figurehead, rides through the Streets in a hio limnnain o- V. kl corted by two Japanese motorcycles iiiuuiiung lommyguns. The onlv currenrv in rirnnistinn Consist Of the Philinnina naen nnrl the Jaoanese-nrinted npn whioh ocars no numDer or promise to redeem.

The U. S. dollar ia arily usable at the rate of two pesos to the dollar. Urge Return To Work General Homma issupH a nrnnla- mation ureina Filipinos to return to work 4Twithout fear. The Japanese forces Will dn avervthlno nnn.

sible to help the Filipinos create a new rnuippines. The papers report that Filipino nathnlirs haariaH Kv irnhhl.Vinn Michael O'Deherty, conferred with tne Japanese army religious section and agreed to "co-operate in establishing world peace. The Sundav News nrlntarl nllpoori first pictures of the Pearl Harbor DumDing wnicn stanea tne war uec. 7, showing direct hits on two battle-shiDS. and Hickam Field aflame.

The pictures apparently were taken over "ean narpor, s. navy base at Honolulu, but obviously were retouched. Patriots Broadcast Secretly Meanwhile. Filininna nroonl7PrI into a "secret police for freedom," have begun broadcasting from a hidden radio station somewhere in the Philippines, urging continued re sistance to the invaders, and reminding listeners that the United States has pledged that help would be swiftly forthcoming. ine Voice or-freedom is coun- teractincr the nnnnet rariin at Manila over which Domei dispatches are reaa in Spanish, Tagalog and Jananese and transrrintinna are played purporting to be pleas by capturea American ana Filipino om-cers to those still resisting the invaders to "discontinue the useless struggle." George W.

Smith Dies At Easton Phillipsburg, Jan. 26. jF) George Washington Smith, former Phillipsburg mayor and for 2'5 years state secretary of the Patriotic Order, Sons of America, died today in an Easton, hospital. Smith had been ill three months and would have been 72 on Washington's birthday. He was taken to te hospital from his home on Thursday.

Leave Cities In New Guinea (Continued From Fags One) action-the war cabinet ordered immediate full mobilization of working and fighting manpower. All men up to 60 years of age will be required to register. Enrollment of women is expected to follow. With the Japanese gaining bases within striking distance of the mainland, bomb disposal squads were being formed in Australian cities and steps were taken to extend tne present blackout to all coastal communities. Strike At Bases Rangoon, Burma, jan.

26 Airmen of the United Nations dumped tons of explosives on Japanese bases at Bangkok and Hanoi during the weekend while Chinese troops massed in great numbers for possible action against Japanese-occupied Thailand and French Indo-China. While the Chinese army In Burma was said to he exoanding into a major force and the Chinese also maneuvered large bodies of troops along the Thai and Indo-Chinese borders, the British announced an "unimepeded" withdrawal in the Moulmein section, 100 miles east of Rangoon. The British said the Japanese were mown down during fishting in the Moulmein sector but-continued -to advance by "sheer weight of bers." KlJ 1 A 9 9 ENGINEERS Dr. Lewis of Lafayette Says Scarcity of Prof es sional Men Retards Pre paredness Program rw wmiam -Mather T.awls. nresl T.ofavatta Pnlleffa.

waa the principal speaker on Saturday night at tha annual ri Inner nf Northeast Chanter. Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers, in Hotel Sterling. In his address, Dr. Lewis told the 100 attendants from Lu.erne, Lackawanna and adjoining counties that the scarcity ot engineers nas retorted the preparedness program. He cnlfi tha defense could be speeded up materially if there were more engineers witn tne Knowieage, anianea anH slrill sn neressarV in the vital war industries.

About 8 per cent or tne conege siuaems are tan ing technical courses itoday, he said. C.n Frnest O. Smith was toast master in the absence of Judpe Thomas F. Farreu wno was in. Samuel Baker, president of the ohontar oava a hrlef talk on the organization.

Charles Eniain was chairman or tne dinner. Other sneakers included Dr. Fnaana 5 frarlav nf Bucknell Jlin ior College who spoke on "Keep MIC AllKlIiCClS GonorfT uihr, annlra nn the ad. UIIRlUt B.v.. nf recristratlon to ferret out the skilled workers as well as selectees; and Dean A.

C. Caiicn, who brought a message irom TTniversitv Brief remarks also were maae Dy Ralph E. weeks, Ji-awara urinim, B. Henderson. Cadwallader Evans, H.

J. Connolly, C. A. Garner and C. A.

Gibbons. Engineers' quartet, headed by Daniel Phillips, with Raymond D. Inn as aa awnmnanist. sane several selections. Members of the quartet were: Lee farungton, uarnem r-at-ton, William Lewis and George Batey.

Jap Convoy Is Smashed (Oontlnutd From Fag On) the bottom while Dutch and American bombers accounted for at least another three and a Dutch sub got one and five more sinkings were listed as probable. Moreover, the Navy Department here reported heavy damage to convoyed vessels still afloat and their escorting warships. The supreme command of the United Nations in the Southern Pacific plac ed the number of ships damaged by air and tea action at a minimum of 17. "The losses inflicted on this Japanese convoy." said the United Nations command, "are the heaviest the enemy has suffered In any single operations since the war be gan. The exact extent of the havoc Inflicted on the hostile fleet was left in doubt perhaps for military reasonsbecause the weekend communiques issued here and in the Sduth Pacific were not always too specific in designation the arm or the nation responsible tor tne suc cesses.

The battle, as the communiques ii developed In this way: Cripple Vessels Friday Dutch heavy bombers and dive bomber fighters pounced on strong force 'of Jananese war ships and transport train, scoring a dozen direct, crippling hits on eight enemy ships. U. S. destroyers followed un with smashing night attack, using both their torpedo tubes and gun bat teries to score numerous hits. One large enemy shin was blown out of the water, another was sunk and a third left listing heavily.

Saturday Dutch and U. S. Army bombers return to the assault with notable success. They get credit for two known sinkings, the severe damaging of two more enemy ves sels and a direct nit on a Jap de stroyer. Sunday U.

S. cruisers and de stroyers again hammer the enemy invasion fleet, sending five more Jan transports to the bottom and claiming the probable sinking of a sixth. Monday American flying fort resses sunk a large Japanese transport and scored a direct hit on a cruiser. Dutch planes scored four direct hits on two Japanese cruisers and one transport. United States naval forces scored five torpedo hits on the Japanese flotilla, and inflicted other- damage by gunfire.

Three enemy planes were downed. A Netherlands submarine sank one enemy destroyer and scored a torpedo hit on a destroyer. Conservative Estimate The detailed accounts listed only two probable sinkings and 16 damaged ships, but the Allied supreme command in the South Pacific yes terday made the "conservative estimate that probable sinkings up to then numbered and the snips damaged "no less than 12..1 Five additional hit vessels have been reported since. A subsequent U. S.

naval communique added a fifth probable sinking. Onemazlng feature of the Urst 72 hours of the running battle in storied seas was that the American and Dutch attackers came off virtually unscathed. Only one warship sustained slight damage, and no air losses were reported. The exact destination of the big Japanese invasion fleet was not known. It may have been bound to reinforce the Nipponese troops already holding beachheads in East Central Borneo.

It may have been proceeding to the southeast tip of that island to make new landings. Or it may have been the spearhead for a bold Japanese surprise thrust at the Dutch island stronghold of Java, 1 However, the evidence seems overwhelming that the enemy armada ran into trouble almost as soon as it was well within the nar row Strait of Macassar wnicn separ a'tes Borneo from the Island of Celebes. d. -i For the first time since the war's outbreak a Japanese force of im portant size was caught without the previous advantage of air superiority, and suffered devastatingly for the error. ByBomhers I anything handy to smash the apart' ment, windows ana let in.

air. Thn a. lonr hut futile at- famnt fn nw tha victims. Doc tors, firemen, police, volunteers and resuscitation squaas irom uuiuy companies and the Bureau of nrlnaa vrnrlrait nvar thorn for hours. using stimulants, pulmotors and oxygen.

Thirty tanks of oxygen were consumed. The dog, found lying I on the kitchen floor, was taken' outdoors and covered, with a rug. A short time later he revived. 1 onmnnnv nmArsrpnC7 crew found that the six-foot long flue of the water heater was practically filled with soot, almost A bushel of It. 3 Girls Killed In Explosion Today Thetford Mines.

Que, (jp) Fire, followed by several explosions, broke out in war Industries plant here today and first reports said that three girls were killed. Police of this abestos-mlnlg town 60 miles south of Quebec City, said others might be missing. CITY HALL IS NENTIONF.DAS RA1DSHELTER Committee r- Planning' for Civilian Protection Also Considers Kirby Health Center for Purpose City Engineer Guy B. Walker, chairman of the committee making a study of city owned buildings to provide bomb shelters if and when the occasion might demand such use, met his group this morning in the office of City Councilman Robert M. Rogers at city hall, when the question was discussed at consider able lengtn.

At the meeting, in addition to Chairman Walker were Councilman Rogers, Robert Eyerman, Adam M. Hildebrand and Arthur Evans. It was decided that first and second-floor corridors of City Hall would be the most suitable for protection of people on the should air bombs begin to fall from enemy airplanes in central city. Another suitable structure, it was decided, is the Kirby Health Center on North Franklin There was a question whether the city fire en-trine houses would be suitable for such a purpose. It was stated (hat city firemen will be pretty busy should bombs begin to fall from air raiders and lor this season tney nrobablv would not be available as places of refuge.

This matter, it was decided, would nave to De stuaieo further before a decision could be reached by the committee. Chairman Walker announced that such air raid shelters are for pedestrians on the streets. Persons are ovnppted to stay in their homes if air raids occur. Shoppers in stores and store employes are expected to remain inside and not rush to the street. The same is expected of employes in mills and factories, he said.

Baltimore-Ohio Income Reported TtoHimnrn -Tan 2fi. OP The Bal- fimnrs anrf nh in Railroad Company reported today its net income for 1941, alter an cnarges, was 883 an increase of $15,542,386 over 1940. Operating revenues for 1941 totaiea 227 503 022 an increase of 327,557 over the previous year. Net income for December was $1,490,695 an increase of $436,203 over December, 1940. Operating revenues for tne montn were 153.859 in 1941 and $15,501,013 in 1940.

Bethlehem May Get Schwab Estate nnthlohsm Pa' Jan. 28 JP Mayor Robert Pfeifle is going to give the palatial estate of the late Phoriac Krhivah. steel maenate. to the city for a playground even if city council does not autnonze a city bid. PtoiflA urhnse lone bid of $5,000 ua roiAPtpri at a nnblic sale Satur day, saia ne wouia increase uic offer to the asked minimum of $15,000 and put up the money if onunnil HiHn't art The 27-rOOm mansion will be put on the auction block again aaturaay to wumj debts oi tne steei Daron.

Woman-Knocks Out Sailor's Teeth New. York, Jan. More respect for the womanhood of the Brooklyn waterfront is what Mrs, Arthur Lindsay wants, and from now on she'll probably get it. The women of Third avenue, Brooklyn, she said in court, are sick and tired of being annoyed by urhn ficenst them Oh the street and go around ringing doorbells at all hoursoi tne nignt. Mrs.

T.lnrisflV ac cepted a mumbled apology from sailor Siepnen Anueisuu, wuum out had had arrestea ior uiauiuwv conduct Woman Held For Shooting Relative THUeKurah Jan 2fi 'Mrs Mary Gardenas, 28, was held for arraignment toaay on a uuuk i ntaiiw- ahvirtnff nar nrniner-in-ia w. fannrasn 42. of nearbv Perm Township, during a family argument Saturday nignv; Tli InsriActnr Edward Mass wwv quoted Mrs. Gardenas as saying: "ne picxea up -a man wm.ww in hit nn nt us. Sn I tfrabbed a revolver he had given me and shot Police said Capuraso, an alieivgave the gun to Mrs.

uaraenas siier ie government prohibited aliens from possessing iirearms. DIES IN CITY Mother of Former Printer Now in Religious Order, Native of WilkesBarre. Ill Several Months Mrs. Frank McAvoy. of 740 North 20th street.

Philadelphia, died this morning at 11:25 at the home of her sister. Mrs. Patrick Mcuowan. 70 McCarragher street, city, of complications. Mrs.

McAvoy, who had resided at the Philadelphia address for the past three years, underwent an operation last July, and had been in tailing health several months. The deceased woman was a life long resident of Wilkes-Barre prior to establishing residence in Phila delphia. She was the ormefr Charlotte Mohan, daughter of the late Dennis and Mary Stanford Mohan. Mrs. McAvoy was a communicant of St.

Francis Xavier Church, Phila- delphia. While residing in Wilkes-Barre she attended St. Patrick's Church and was a member of sev eral of the church societies. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Brother Dennis of the Franciscan Order, stationed at St. George's Monastery, Cincinnati, Ohio, who before entering the religious order was Joseph McAvoy, employed as a printer on the Evening News and Donald McAvoy, Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs.

Patrick Mc-Gowan, Wilkes-Barre, and three brothers, John Mohan, Ashley, Charles, Wilkes-Barre and Gerald, of 'Harrisburg. The funeral will be held from the McGowan residence, 90 McGarrag-her stret, city, Thursday morning at 9, followed by a requiem mass at 9:30 in St. Patrick's Church. Inter ment will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Hanover.

VALLEY HEAR MISSION TALK Rev. C. K. Lippard Tells of 3,000 Indians Working to Win New Converts to Christianity Rev. C.

K. Lippard. representative of the Foreign Missionary Board of United Lutheran Church of America, was principal speaker at a program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of Lutheran missionary work done in India, at St. John's Lutheran Church. city.

The program was given last evening, at which members or more than a dozen Lutheran churches of Wyoming Valley attended the union service. In his speech, Rev. Mr. Lippard said more than 3,000 converted Indians today are working in more than 2,000 villages and towns in an etforr to get new converts. More than 50.000 native school children are now enrolled in Sunday schools India, he said.

Rev. Mr. Lippard said the 100th anniversary of Lutheran mission work in India is being celebrated this year With natives attempting to raise 100,000 rupees. Sum of $100,000 is being raised in the United States to augment the missionary work. "In my 40 years of experience as a missionary I have always been treated well and it is my opinion that those left behind are receiving the same treatment," he said "However, one can't tell exactly what's' going on unless you're there." Auto Industry Stores Material Worth Millions Detroit, Jan.

26. (Wide World) When the automobile industry next Saturday winds up its production of passenger cars and light trucks, several companies probably will be found shy of full January quotas. This is indicated as one result of an "unbalanced" inventory of parts, equipment and raw materials with which the industry was forced to go into the new model year. Most oi the companies had heavy stock of materials on hand, but these stocks were not complete and trading among the different producers was impracticable. The "unbalanced" stocks represent millions of dollars worth of parts and material: in most instances this material already has been sent to storage to await future disposition.

Some of the raw material, generally referred to-as "specification" metal, aoes not iena itseii to lnaeunue storing and may have to be processed for other uses, How many millions of dollars were invested in these stocks of raw stuffs and parts cannot be stated idefinitely. The industry normally must place its materials orders at least three months in advance, and in the stress of uncertainties regarding deliveries probably looked even further aneaa last autumn. It is no spprpt that ud until the declaration of war last month, most oMhe-car-makers expectea to oe ahln tn rnrnr nn a limited Passenger car production program through the 1942 model year. 3 More Winners In Farm Exhibit Countv prize I ASSAWV IMVtiV winnnro in oHHitinn to those named in previous press releases irom tne UIMV4 a AS state Farm snow at nwmuim week have been announced by the show management E. N.

Gackenbach, Wyoming, R. D. 3, took four places in tne water-fnurf wuvinatitinn He olaced first in 1 vnniiit DTinR Am vision and fourth in gray Toulouse young gander ana young goose qi-vision. He also placed fourth in the white Empden young gander class. iiviuiau wnu two prizes for submitting the best Red Rome apple and best Nnrman 1 a LLXLUII wuii James Vincent, Harieton, placed fourth with a modern DiacK-oreastea red game cockerel and fourth with a dark Cornisn pantam nen.

LUTHERANS OF Dy tne runng oi me supreme court as handed down today. However, laundry officials as well as execu tives of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Union, a CIO organization, announced today that the minimum wage being paid such workers in the valley is 31 cents an hour witn some making as high as 40 cents an hour. Civilian Defense Volunteers Assist Mile-o-Dimes Drive Office, under supervision a A -1 1 ox 1 OI miss Aaeiia elevens, swrieu uu the final week of the Mile-O-Dimes booth for infantile paralysis work by going on duty when the booth opened at 10 this morning. Work in groups, they will remain on until 6 xt. m.

when they will be relieved by the men. Assisting with the campaign, marking the President's Diamond Jubilee birthday celebration for infantile paralysis, Mrs. Howard Hallock, Mrs. Elwood Hall, Miss Francis Friedman, Mrs. ft onriru.

Tfirphner Mrs. Michael Kocyan, Mrs. Oliver Price, Mrs. Re- gma Kasaczun, Mrs. Laurence uiaric.

Milk bottles have been placed in 1 nnn ctnrac for rnntrlhntinns. in all school, and in other institutions Tnriimtinns am that the tlUlldi amount taken in this year in theJ valley will oe suosianuaiiy. more than last vaar. George Cobb, executive director of the Pennsylvania Crippled Children's Association, Harrisburg, in a telephone conversation with Mrs. Miriam Breese Velasco, director of Wyoming Valley Association, said 4h-i Mila.ftjnima 1 rnmriaipn LWU.

IX. -r throughout the State is going far ahead of last year's drive. He also said that 25 percent of all case loaas oi crippiea cnuarens associations in tne state are uuaii- noi-Blvsia rasAS This was OI UV i mm: ir taraer ma inrai nnice as ims. viacon ooiH that it ranresents the ratio of such cases to other crippled children's cases being carea ior oy the association. 2 Wills Letters Granted In Other Estates John Bachman, late of 36 Roose.

mil Tai-rom pitv hv his will OTO' hntari at tha aniirt house todaV. leaves $300 to his daughter, Louise tsaenman nearn, ana remauraer iu his wife, Margaret Bachman, -luflno Ufa and at har death tn sur viving children in equal parts. He rut. names nis wue executrix, jlus tnta la iralitari nt til AMI. 'By the will of Harry' R.

Nestle-rode, late -of 12 Washington street, West Pittston, he leaves his entire estate to his wife, Mildred Nestle- sonal estate is valued at $150. Value Looting AM With the IT imu Tletan v. i JV1 AV.lta Jan. 24 (Delayed) iP) Terrors of reoressinn. whirh invnriahlv fnllnur the Japanese military, have been ex- j.

i i. ii. tenaea to tne occupiea portions or Luzon, according to secret reports from Manila anH nth or nntnta ha. hind the invaders' lines. Reading between the lines of Manila's puppet newspapers gives One a Dicture nf a ritv in uhh normal life is strangled and looting is widespread; a picture ot a city in which the invaders are seizing everything usable in their work of spreading death and destruction.

Thre newspapers are known to be publishing in Manila, including the Philippine-owned English language Tribune; the Tagalog dialect Taliba, and the new Japanese-owned English language Sunday News. In these the news is limited virtually to Domei (Japanese news agency) foreign news, to edicts of the local Japanese military, and to social notes. Decree Death Penalty The latest issues nuhlish 17 nf. fenses which are punishable by death. These include: Rebellion atrainst fnmac- intentionally false guiding of Japanese forces; warships or transports; esDionaffe: betraval nf vital miittoru secrets to the enemy; distribution of uks lmormauon; spreading of wild rumors of military Importance; destruction of roads, bridges, public utilities, military signs, clothing, Drdvisinn nr fnal iifnini livestock; stealing of arms, ammunition, provisions or clothing; looting; robbery; murder; arson; sedition; disturbance of the peace; pollution of water; killing or injuring of any Japanese soldiar nr civilian counterfeiting of military notes; re- lusai to accept mem or nindering circulation; assisting a violator of martial law to escape; refusal to obey any orders isued by the Japanese forces; suggesting or assisting in any Indicating tha ft.riV,-- fn4AmMAH pf American and British subjects, the papers ordered those not yet in- vciucu mj report to santo Tomas Universitv.

whara pnma 9 nnn a ufuuu nuicii- cand and British men, women and umuren are already confined, including P. Cronin, Jr and Russel onnes, Dotn or the Associated Press. At LooUng The DaDers riiraota of looting to report to the military police "regardless of the nationality of the offender." v. Manila is virtually without automobiles except for military cars and vehicles permitted newspapers and other strategic hi win Red Clean-up Continuing (Contiirasd Trots rage On) lensk, now endangered by. the Russians, to Minsk, capital of White Russia, 430 miles west of Moscow.) Clean-up operations were reported in full swing in the area east of a 270-mile line running from the vicinity of Smolensk, 230 miles west of Moscow, to Orel and Kursk.

There was no information on exactly how lar irom Smolensk the Russians were. Free Of Germans Russians said the Moscow reeion and that around Tula, 200 miles south of the capital, were "com pletely free of Germans" and that the Kalinin sector, 00 miles northwest of Moscow, was being cleared. The Soviet Information Bureau's midnight communique announced the Russian recapture of Nelidovo, on the Moscow-Riga Railroad 170 miles northwest of Moscow and SO miles west of Rzhev, Russian-encircles northern anchor of the crushed German front before Moscow. The Russians also announced a victory at sea the sinking of a German transport in the Barents Sea. In the Donets basin.

Russian armies were said to have advanced 12 miles in zu nours and recaptured 13 villages. Berlin. Jan. 26 (Official broad cast recorded by AP) The German high command communique today dismissed the Russian-German action on the long continental front with seven words: "In the East was sustained fighting." Father Of 10 Killed By Hit-Run Driver Lock Haven. 26.

(ffV- Robert Rogers, 45, father or 10, was killed by a hit-run driver on the highway a mile and a half east of Lock Haven yesterday. uroxen pieces from a headlight lens lay1 beside the body. Qof real estate is not given. Administrators were-named in nanHlnlt MtatM tndaV BS follows: John Evanski, late of Kingston, value $1,500, Mrs. Mary William Kringe, late of White Haven, value $500, Mrs.

WUhelmina luress, sister, aammisirainx. Phirlu Sunrvnn latn Of SwOver vllle, value $1,500, Mrs. Mary Sup- pon, wue, administratrix. Fireman 5 Killed 3 Hurt In Crash VhflailalnMa Jan' SB (IP) Fire man Rrank J. Doman, 35, was killed nl thKaa nttiai flmn 4vrt in- 11 uu V.llb.

7 jured today In a collision of a trolley an dtheir truck wnicn was speeding towara a gasoline station ure. a aiattnn aHonftant Fred Ander Id mttftartut nnni4 rlpPTPP burns. BUII, 0, ow.vi Tll Via was snrnvpd with unco obim "i blazing oil when a small heating fcl BtUVB III U1C 0W.1U" "'J Firemen Charles Mallon, Francis Kelly and wiimer uoaraman siu- fered brush burns..