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I SECTION TWO- WE RECOMMEND For name helpful hints on planning the family's menus, and shopping for them, see The Democrat and Chronicle's weekly food column, on Tage 23 today. Out of frying pan info Miss Tite's boudoir stealthily step Finns. See page 28 113TH YEAR ROCHESTER, N. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1945 PAGE NINETEEN, 81 War Veterans Enter UR for Winter Study U. R.

EXPERT Band Will Give Concert For Bond Salesmen Here GETS OK TO WIDEN STEAM AREA USES PARLEY WIDENS HELP TO VETERANS Married Men, 5 Fathers in Group Eighty-one veterans of World War II, five of them fathers, swelled the ranks of the new students who registered for the winter semester at the Men's College of the University of Rochester yesterday. Ranging in age from 19 to 28, the veterans include men who held practically every rank from private to major, but they met in "civvies" yesterday on common ground as "frosh" and undergrade. One of them, Tech. Sgt. George C.

Harris, 23, a freshman', missed registration with his classmates because he was registering his newly-born son at nearby Strong Memorial Hospital. Sergeant Harris telephoned his alibi for absence to the admissions office and arrangements were made for him to take aptitude tests and undergo the other entering precedure today. Veteran of 50 Missions Sergeant Harris, whose wife and young son were reported "doing nicely" last night, is a veteran of 50 missions as an armorer-gunner with the 15th Air Force in Europe. Now on terminal leave, he is the son of Lt. Col.

Edward Harris 2nd, who commanded the Second Battalion of the 209th Coast (AA) Artillery during the war. The son, whose wife is the former Evelyn Anthonyof Rochester, entered service with the when it was activated here in 1941. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and other decorations. Other fathers among the 26 married men among the new registrants are Capt. Charles H.

Taylor, 129 Lake a graduate, of Niag ara University who is taking re fresher -work in pre-medicine; James R. Costello, a chief warrant officer in the Army Service Forces; Richard M. Pulleyn, 525 Lake and First Lt. John R. Rapp.

50 Earl a former navigator with the Eighth Air Force. Ex-Prisoner of Nazis Typical of them is Lieutenant Rapp, who is now on terminal Berlin. I Lieutenant Rapp wants to major mathematics in preparation for career as an insurance actuary, but he wonders "who 75 bucks a 4-Point Program To Go Beyond Mere Jobs A four-point program for supplying the returning veteran with top-drawer placement and information service was carried back to their home offices last night byU. S. Employment Service managers throughout the area.

The program, as drawn up on the closing day of a two-day conference in the Hotel Rochester, Vili form the basis of a statewide policy for aid to returning servicemen. As outlined by Sumner II. Forward, area USES director, the points embodied in the program ere: 1. Job Placement. The primary function of USES, stressed Forward, is to refer veterans to jobs whose qualifications tl)ey know and whoflo specifications they can meet.

Counseling: on Jobs 2. Job Counseling and Job Information. The conference agreed that the USES has a definite service in supplying job information, even to veterans who are not immediately Interested in going to voik. Such job information, which necessitates a thorough knowledge of the labor market, means answering question a.s to availability jobs, job rates and the general employment picture. 3.

Information Service. The concensus was that the USES has a Vast field for development as a center for giving the veteran the answer to his problem, whether it he on how to convert his insurance policy or finding the proper day school for his youngster. "Not only should the veteran be ftMe to get the answer to general Information questions at the USES ffice," said Forward." hut 'i fc.w mm wm: FROM GI JOE TO JOE COLLEGE Former First Lt. John R. Rapp of 50 Earl St.

is a freshman at the University of Rochester. He's also the daddy of 15-month-old Linda Ann. He is one of 81 returning veterans who matriculated yesterday under federal education grants. Program for New Service to Cost $400,000 Rochester Gas Electric Corporation last night was authorized to extend its steam service downtown and to the Lincoln Park area. Permission was granted by the Public Service Commission after the utility filed, for approval, with the PSC a franchise it recently purchased from the city for $32S.

The new program will cost an estimated $400,000, the PSC aaid. according to the Associated Press, but it involves an overall expenditure of $750,000. The difference in costs, lt was here, lies in improve-ments to be made within the area aireaay unaer irancnise. The ex tension into the new districts will be covered by th $400,000 expenditure. The city will receive, under stats law, 2 per cent of the gross receipts from the new operation.

Along with permission to Invade new a reus, as the result of many requests from the districts for tha steam service, the utility will construct two interconnecting line linking three of its stations. Station 3. Piatt Street, Station Lawn Street, and Station 35, Litchfield St. Work on the extension Is now underway, and steam service to parts of the new district is anticipated shortly. The new districts are: District I Atlantic Avenue, University, North Goodman, Monroe.

Meigs, Alexander, South, Troup, Reynolds, Main West, Broad, Jay, Scrantom, St. Paul. Clinton, Ward. Joseph, Central, Lyndhurst and Union. District 2, Jay, Ames.

West Avenue, Lincoln Park to Chili Avenue. Only commercial users will be serviced. MAX FOUND DEAD Said by Morgue officials to have been dead for a week or more, the body of James Craib, 86, was found in his' room at 13 Kent St. yesterday noon. Coroner Richard A.

Leonardo issued a certificate of death from natural causes. CLOTHES COME FROM and Supervisors Skip Politics For Snow Removal Plans Minus the usual pre-oloc-tion flare-ups, the first November session of he Hoard of Supervisors slid off quietly yesterday, more concerned about snow removal next winter than ballots eieran Dv aP-ileave and who was held a prisoner Whereas, in other years, the meet-pointment to the agencies which Germany form last Mar. 18 ings preceding election usually are Problems" particular untn May 13 after his Fiying Fort- marked by either last minute flings next Tuesdav. claims of superiority, no political remarks were heard yesterday, The solons approved the recommendation of Francis H. Carroll, county highway superintendent Boy Pulling Cart Injured by Auto Pulling his cart in the street at Lyell Avenue and Moore Street late yesterday, Charles Formatora, 10, of 2o0 Lyell suffered a left ankle injury when he was struck by an automobile.

Police Schaap, 37, of 280 Sherman St Open from 10 A. M. Until month," the amount he will receivethat contracts be entered into the car was driven bv Wavne unuer tne v.li r.m ui xvigms wnuc tne towns tor snow removal, sanci-jM. pursuing his college career, win mg, de-icing and snowfence opera-provide a living for himself, his tions at the rate of $110 per two-wife and their 15-month-old daugh- lane highway mile. GETS AWARD FOR A-BOMB Col.

S. L. Warren Receives DSM At Oak Ridge Recently-returned from an inspection trip of atom-bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Col. Stafford L. Warren of Rochester, chief of medicine of the Manhattan Project, that de-veloped the atomic bomb, last night was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in cere-mcnies at Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Associated Press said Colonel Warren STAFt'OKIJ WA UK F.N received the medal from Maj. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, head of the atomic bomb project. Seventeen other Oak Ridge officers were given Legion of Merit awards for their part in the development of the Manhattan Engineer District.

Colonel Warren, on leave of absence as professor of radiology for the University of Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry, investigated the effects of the atomic bombings on the two Japanese cities. He has been a member of the School of Medicine faculty here since 1925 and directed the extensive development of the school's radiology department, including the million-volt X-ray laboratory now used for industrial research. Marriages Soar To 301 in Month Servicemen are falling into the ranks of benedicts almost as rapidly as they are falling out of military ranks, marriage license figures showed yesterday. Robert Clifford, deputy city clerk and Cupid's first assistant in City Hall, reported 301 licenses issued during October, a jump of 90 over that month a year ago, and approaching the record of 342 in June, this year. Most of the applicants are servicemen or veterans, Clifford said.

6 P. M. 195 MAIN STREET EAST Aso County's Volunteers To Be Guests Nov. 9 In tribute to Monroe County's volunteers who worked to sell the bonds that financed the war, the Combat Infantry Band of 60 overseas veterans will play a concert in Eastman Theater, Friday evening, Nov. 9.

Though there are thousands of volunteer bond salesmen in the county, the seating capacity of the theater will limit attendance to the key committees in all the drive divisions, such as industries, stores and banks, the local War Finance office announced yesterday. Today, meanwhile, Rochester's swing-loving youth and war workers will be hosts to the Junga-leers, colored overseas march and dance band that will appear this noon at Eastman Kodak Company, this afternoon at John Marshall High School, and tonight at a bond dance, open to all youths, at Benjamin Franklin High School. Drive Goes Forward The county's four-day-old drive for $15,500,000 in individual bond purchases drove forward after another big push yesterday when a fifth industry report "over the top." In the first report meeting at J. Hungerford Smith Company, workers brought in pledges of $25,150, or 203 per cent of quota. Behind the smashing total was the story of Capt.

Roy M. Warren, who after heading the plant's first drive went overseas with the Morines, fought on Okinawa, and returned just in time to take over the leadership of the final drive, the Victory lyian. Captain Warren, former production manager, who will be out of the armed forces in a few days, arrived in Rochester Sunday, and took over the drive on Monday. He told the employes In a rally Tuesday that he was mighty happy to be home and that ne knew a lot of other men who would be happy to get back to America. Immediately after the rally, the team captains went to work, and yesterday with the quota raised twice over, the drive was still on.

Not all. the workers have yet been reached, said the firm's officials. Over Top Each Time In every drive at the Smith plant, the workers have surpassed the goal. In the first loan they raised 123 per cent of quota and hit a peak in the Sixth War Loan with 310 per cent. Announcing plans yesterday for Co, Ves, it's a Hnairdl easeS A fabric that can take punishment come up fresh and fighting CAPT.

ROY M. WARREN in the first and last the Combat Infantry Band's- appearance, the War Finance office said that an entertainment program for the drive workers had been contemplated for a long time, and that the infantry musicians' concert appeared to be the one that would appeal most to tho volunteers. In civilian life the players were musicians in symphony orchestras, in dance, radio and theater bands, and many weresolo-ists of concert caliber. Previous tours have taken the band into New England and the Midwest. Recently it appeared in Carnegie Hall.

Director is Chief Warrant Officer Chester E. Whiting of Med-ford. and assistant director is Warrant Officer (jg) Robert C. Lewis of Salem, N. J.

Driver, 60, Hurt As Car Overturns Right wrist and forehead injuries were suffered by Frederick R. Bemish, 60, of 121 Edgerton yesterday morning when his automobile tipped over after a collision at Hazelwoot Terraie and Denver Street. Driver of the other car was Ceielia C. Smitn, 57, of 74 Kenwood Ave. WHERE THE GOOD it I 7 Iitl -Z.

i -Ji tip I A Pr0DOSe i 1 I larirf. iprrpnta its offices, 50 per cent of those discharged, USES is in an excellent position to call to the attention of proper authorities and agencies: community conditions (housing was particularly mentioned) which need improving-. "While we cannot do anything nhout it ourselves," Forward continued, "we can urge the various communities to act." Managers from Batavia, Newark, Wellsville, Ithaca, Geneva, Dans-vine, Medina, Warsaw, Hornell and Rochester attended the conference. Ftate USES heads participated in the discussion, which was led by Forward. FSA Aides Study Vet Loan Factors Farm Security Administration advisory committees from eight area counties met yesterday at Towers Hotel for first sessions of a two-day training institute de-igned to better acquaint them vith policies and procedures governing FSA louns to veterans and farmers.

Among speakers was R. Tyler Fpace, FSA state director. Darwin A. Ward, FSA district supervisor, presided. Types of loans discussed Were those made under provisions ef the GI Bill of Rights, Bank-head-Jones Farm Purchase Loans and FSA operating loans.

Counties represented were Monroe, Livingston, Wayne, Orleans, Ontario, Genesee, Yatts and Niagara. Army Signs 3, Navy Enlists 7 Three men were sworn into the regular Army and one into the Navy, recruiters in the Federal Building announced yesterday. Enlisted by Maj. Clarence C. Dalton, commanding officer of the Rochester Recruiting District, were James M.

Forest, 17 90 Brookridge Greece; Louis E. 17, 75 Barkeley St. and Johnson, Albert W. Johnson 26 Change St. All requested assign- mrnt with the Air Corps to the b-uiopean Theater.

Chief Fred R. uo.xv, enusiea ior two years the regular Navy, Donald F. Ellison, 18, of Hamilton. U. S.

Marshal 'Mugged' zvith Aides in Area The men they've arrested have been photographed for the files of the nations federal agencies but yesterday the tables wore turned on the 13 deputy marshals of the Rochester district. For the U. S. Department of Justice, in Issuing new identification rards to marshals' offices, specified that photographs be attached to tile cards. That's why.

yesterday. Marshal Frank C. Blackford, his seven Federal Building deputies and seven others in his jurisdiction in Buffalo reluctantly submitted to being "snapped." Said Deputy Marshal Martin J. Herhst when the prints were passed around: "My gosh. We look like fugitives from the law!" a is a a i 2 8 The supervisors also" approved Carroll's requests for an allocation $20,000 next year for preparation and engineering work on county highways, and for $15,000 for public liability and workmen's compensation costs arising from road work.

They granted the request of Jesse Hannan, county welfare director, for release of thelast quarter appropriation of $1,455 for the Children's Guidance Center, granted requests from several departments for permission for employes to attend state conferences, and approved sale of a house at 47 Mayflower to Carroll C. Colgan, 84 Inglewood for $3,500, and of property in Maginnis Road, Wheatland, to William Coots, Caledonia. MAX IN STKKET Suddenly stricken ill at Corinthian and Front Streets yesterday shortly after 9:15 a. Thomas O'Brien, 70, of 15 Washington St. N.

died before arrival of an ambulance. Coroner Richard A. Leonardo issued a certificate death from natural causes. of -GI'S HOMECOMING- Rochester and area servicemen are scheduled to have arrived or arrive in U. S.

ports as follows, according to Associated Press reports: Sea Pike, due in New York Nov. Sgt. Truman H. Erickson, T5 Gordon E. Grant, CWO Raymond Bauer, Pfc.

Michael DeForte, Pvt. Harry J. Bertrand, no ad givrn William Mc osely, due in Boston Nov. 2: Cpl. Frank J.

Yohan, Sgt. Louis F. Porrey, Pfc. Harold A. Loucks, no addresses given.

General Hodges, due in New York Nov. 1: Pfc. Louis J. Gerace, Batavia; Sgt. Robert J.

Zehler, Batavia; Pfc. Bernard L. Cahill, Pitts-ford. M. M.

Guhin, due in Boston Nov. T5 Edward A. Gentile, no address given. Pittston Victory, due in Boston Nov. 1: Lewis H.

Solmon, Pfc. Louis Surface, Pfc. Michael A. Vastola, Pfc. Kenneth S.

Cooper, no addresses given. Jonathan Edwards, due in Boston Oct. 31: Sgt. John W. Moynihan, Batavia.

General Muir, due in New Y'ork Oct. 31: Pfc. Robert J. Longwell. Canandaigua.

Ethan Alien, due in Boston Oct. Capt. Elmer C. Wittenberg, Point Pleasant. LaCrosse Victory, due in New York Nov.

2: T5 George D. Budin- ski, T4 John W. Nagle, Cpl. Walter Pdath, T4 Gerald D. Van Den-over, Pfc.

Herman F. Ostrye, Sgt Norman J. Turney, all of ter, Linda Ann. Son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank E. Rapp, 43 Earl Lieutenant Rapp a graduate of West High School and was employed as an apprentice at the Gleason Works before he entered service in March, 1942. Three other former prisoners of the Germans among the registrants are Robert Ritter, 644 Averill former second lieutenant: John R. Rowe, 137 Wheeldon a former staff sergeant, and Donald Ripley, of Corning, who also was second lieutenant. All were in the Army Air Forces.

Two Brother Majors Other ex-AAF officers include two brothers, John L. Rex 25. and Edward M. Rex, 24, sons of Mr. and Mrs.

John L. Rex, 3051 St. Paul St. The brothers, who ended their service with the rank of major, enlisted together in August, 1940, and had nearly parallel careers as bomber pilots. Each holds the DFC and Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters.

With about 150 new students signed yesterday, total civilian registration at the Men's College is expected to reach a total of about 300. About 30 of the veterans are upper classmen who formerly at tended the University. About 380 trainees are included in a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit which began work yesterday at the River Campus. Included in the unit, which will operate under Navy discipline, are about 175 fbrmer V-12 program stu dents transferred here from other colleges. The combined civilian-Navy enrollment is expected to be from 680 to 700, compared to an average of 660 for the 10 years preceding the school year 1940-41.

New Office Setup at AirDOrtY Terminal facilities of Pennsyl- varua Central Airlines at the Rochester airport in Scottsville Road win be located in Hangar 2 and present offices of Edwin C. Houters, airport manager, moved to Hangar 3, under plans announced last night by Commissioner of Commerce Harold S. W. Mac-Farlin. PCA plans to inaugurate its service on a new route from Washing ton to Buffalo via Rochester and Elmira-Corning.

Nov. 20, according to H. R. Averill. assistant to PCA's president, and T.

T. Hinman, Buffalo regional manager, who conferred with Department of Com-morce officials over plans for the terminal here yesterday afternoon. Work in converting Hangar 2 for use of PCA will begin next week and will be rushed to completion in time for opening of the service, the PCA officials said. Schedules are now being arranged. FREETHIN KERS TO MEET Rochester Society of Freethinkers will meet in Eagles Hall, N.

Washington tomorrow at p. m. of B. to 2: L. 1: A.

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