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SECTION TWO-SPORTS WANT ADS ROCHESTER NEWS SOCIETY 107TI1 YEAR KOCIIESTEK, X. MONDAY, MAY 15. MKK) PAGE ELEVEN SECTION TWO- flilV Flames Against Night Sky Bring Car Shop RUN THREE HURT RISE IN JOBS LIFTS CHEST Lilacs Keep Pat Slavin In Hot Spot IN COLLISION AT BRIGHTON jtv K- U' ON MELROSE IN TEN DAYS Transit Company Waits Arrival of New Vehicles DRIVE HOPES Campaign Opens With Meeting Tonight Twill be a happy day, the one after Lilac Sunday, for City Parks Director Patrick J. Slavin, he said yesterday. It will be that, he smiled, because his office and home telephones will cease jangling with scorfs of calls from folks interested in finding out when Lilac Sunday will be, anyway.

Well, Pat Slavin declares there's nothing better he'd like to do than to satisfy the requests already addressed to him but he can't do it just yet. Automobile Burns After Headon Crash The heartening news that indus trial employment in Rochester is nearly 9 per cent ahead of 1938 figures is giving impetus to the Three men were Injured, two of them seriously, early yesterday in Monroe Avenue near Northumberland Road, Brjghton, in a headon crash that wrecked two cars and met one of them on fire. Mot dangerously hurt was Ed-win Kimball, 38, of Mendon, who Hus nervier over the contio-versial Melrose Stiert route Into the "forgotten atra" of the Word will start within 1 day. Railways Commissioner Harold S. W.

MacFarlin announced last nighr. New buses are awaited, he added. 1939 Community Chest annual cam! wnicn opens xoaay. Campaign leaders and campaign was pulled unconscious from the workers saw in this gain a happy omen for this year's canvass, the chest's 22nd. The Industrial Division, led by Ranlet was blazing wreckage of his automobile bv passing motorists.

Suffering from burns on head, neck and particularly encouraged by the report, based upon figures collected by the Community Chest late this hands and from severe head lacera Some folks, Slavin admitted ruefully, just won't believe that he has no control over the Rochester weather and thus over the blossoming lilacs. The best he can do is to guess, and his latest one is that Lilac Sunday will be either May 28 or June 4. But don't gamble on either date, he warns. It may get very warm this week, thus hastening the blooms or it may get very cold, delaying them. garbagecan' gets 2d pal tions, Kimball was reported in before the first of the passer.ger-carrying vehicles noses into highly-concentrated population area now unserved by convenient transportation.

With launching of the Melros Street route, the Rochester Transit Corporation will be within one tep of completing the bus substitution week, and promised that the divi satisfactory condition last night at sion would, on the basis of this General Hospital increase, bear an increased share i zOriiti I Frank Walzer, 23, of 476 Brooks of the responsibility of raising the Ave a nasseneer in the second machine, driven by Joseph Strat- $1,15,672.52 quota. The Industrial Division has played a major role in Community ton, 22, of 46 Dunbar was taken job it began earlier this year. to Park Avenue Hospital where he Chest campaigns for 21 years, in Next step will be conversion cf was reported to have suffered con 1968 reporting $188,606 from more cussion, shock, a knee injury and the Summerville St. Paul South Avenue trolley line. than 46,000 industrial workers.

Subscriptions from this group made up nearly 50 per cent of the 94,228 Those two familiar summer back- lacerations. His condition was listed as fairly good. Stratton was treated at the same hospital for The Public Service Commission. pledges recorded for the entire aiu senuneis i.ne garDage caa and rubbish cans will have com campaign a year ago. Banker to Talk which already has api reved buses in St.

Paul Stren and South Avenue, will conduct a hearing to The campaign will open officially pany this season if Public Works Commissioned William H. Roberts at 6 o'clock tonight, but several of minor hurts. 4 Hurt in Webster Report of the crash brought two ambulances, Brighton Fire Company 2, deputies and Brighton police to the scene. In charge of the investigation was Sheriff Albert V. Skinner, who reported day on extending that permisron to St.

Paul Boulevard as far as the divisions will swing into ac has his way and the householder has hij rubbish collected. tion this morning. Nearly a thousand workers will meet in the The companion will be a second Summerville. iuick ratification is expected of request of the Town Board of Irondsquoit and Chamber of Commerce assembly hall tonight for instructions and for assignment of quotas. Frank M.

Totten, vicepresident of Chase ash can that will hold, under new city rules, only ashes and non-combustible material. the ccmpany lor the substitution. Removal of the old trolleys National Bank. New York Citv. will deliver the campaign address.

mean abandonment of the tracks along the boulevard. Track will Hereafter, according to the rule3 1 published yesterday and takin- ef First report of the canvassers' ef fect today when the summer sched forts is due tomorrow noon, and similar report meetings are scheduled for Wednesday. Thursday. be removed at all street intersections and all wires and poles will be taken down. Eventually, It said, sidewalks will be built along the right of way.

and Saturday noons. Stratton's statement that he was driving west when Kimball's east-bound car swerved into the north curbing and then bounced into the path of the westbound machine. A 27-year-oM woman was injured critically and three other persons were hurt when an automobile crashed into a tree at Kettleberg Park and North Avenue, Webster, early yesterday. Condition of Mrs. Clara Alvut, Roosevelt Avenue, East Rochester, was reported poor last night at Genesee Hospital.

She suffered severe scalp lacerations, fractures of the jaw, nose, right wrist and shock, it was reported. Failed To Make Turn Campaign leaders will make an ule of biweekly collections gets under way, Roberts said last night, one can will be used for ashes, bottles, glassware, earthenware, metal, tinware and tin cans. The second will hold all combustiblo refuse such as paper, rags, cxcel-rior, wood, bedding, furniture and leaves. The third is the old standby, the garbage can. All cans used for rubbish or non-combustibles must be galvanized iron not more than 26-inches high intensive study of early returns, hoping that they will give a preliminary forecast of the success of the 1939 canvass.

The reports of the first two or three days, they said yesterday, probably will furnish an adequate sampling of the 1939 variety of Rochester generosity; they will indicate whether or not the needed $70,000 in in Whether Melrose Stieet residents, who opposed bus ervic in that street, will continue their battle after the Luses start was an open question Lmt nifct. After the PSC approved trie last week, spokesmen for the electors said tney wouid await full copies of the commission decision before deciding their next move. Tentative plans call for bus service through the area and tnen down Genesee Street to Street, probably looping nt Glob Street. Vr Alvut's husband, Clifford, 30. driver of the car, and Mrs.

Damage Placed at $60,000 creased giving and new subscrip mcuea in uiameter. KJll or gas drums or cans with sharn The spectacular night fire that swept a wing of the East Rochester car shops of the MDT plant is pictured at its height in upper photo. Ruins left by the $60,000 blaze are shown in lower picture. Cause has not been determined. A large loss in stored lumber is said to have contributed to damage estimate.

edges will not be touched by the city collectors. In E. Rochester Shop Fire Merchants Despatch Transportation Corporation officials Roberts also ruled that tree branches, to be removed, must be tions is to be forthcoming. Of this $70,000, $15,000 represents the advance in this year's budget over the total raised in 1938, while $55,000 represents the shrinkage abnormally heavy this year in the list of potential givers, due to deaths and removals from the city. Work for Unfortunate cui up in three-foot lengths and Erma Footer, 28, of Road, Prnneld, also were under treatment in the hospital for severe lacerations and bruises Condition of both was reported good Mrs.

Footer's husband, Carl, 30, was treated for a head laceration. According to deputis, Alvut said t-se was driving east in the p-irk and failed to make the tvrn at the Intersection of North Avenue. Two policemen pursuing an alleged speeder In Norton Street yesterday pushed investigation of a fire that swept tied in small bundles. Building ma terial such as brick, concrete, plas at McFARLIN'S spectacularly through a large lumber shed and woodworking plant in the east wing of the firm's East llochester shops late ter, tin roofing, shingles and the like will not be touched by the rub The Community Chest estimates Saturday With the two-story plant and that more than 100,000 Rochester-ians will receive personal pleas for their subscriptions during campaign week that ends a week from adjoining ehed all but leveled tby the flames that ate rapidly through the tinder-dry lumber stocks, investigators expressed belief exact early yesterday overtook their quarry "when his car coiliied head- companies and Battalion Chief Jo-i seph A. Long.

With the fire swiftly brought i under control with water and boost-j er lines, loss, principally to ptock in the toy store and to merchandise in second floor rooms occupied by bish No change will be made in the rate for collecting commercial refuse, the commissioner said. Each establishment is allowed six regulation size cans a week and for all more than that it must pay 5 cents a can for removal. "Receptacles shall be covered and kept out of doors in accessible cause of the fire would remain For Men Who Know the Importance of Good Appearance on with another macnine near Carter Street. tonight, with an army of more than 4,000 solicitors carrying that plea into homes, workshops and offices throughout the city. Campaigners William R.

McMunn, superin Handed a summons to appear in City Court today to face a charge the Ellis D. Greene janitors' sup were urged to take time to explain tendent of rolling stock, and boss of the huge west yards, said watch plies store, was estimated at $S00. Cf driving 45 miles an hour was to prospect the need for in places," Roberts said. "Other arti creased giving this year, and to cles should not be stored near receptacles. The city does not assume base their appeal for increased giv responsibility for loss." ing upon the services that the 45 agencies are able to give because The commissioner said the new BUT WHO HAVEN'T THE TIME TO PAMPER THEIR CLOTHES WITH CONSTANT PRESSINGS of public support.

rules are "in line" with the regulations laid down by Supreme Court Walter Todd, chairman of the Joseph Platania, 52, of lo3 Kan-! dolph St. The officers, Policemen Charles Jarrinello and Albert Diamond, reported that Michael Whitman. 34. of 13 Ludwig a passenger in Plitania's car, suffered slight nose injury. The other driver, they said, waj Anthony Aliamo, 20, of 54 Loc-ist St.

A drugstore was damaged badly and 19-year-old Jack Cleary, Bay Road. Webster, suffered serious injury shortly before 5 a. m. yes- Justice John VanVoorhis in an in Individual Subscriber Division, reminded his 500 workers that they junction action brought by 10th Ward residents against alleged men had visited the fire razed buildings less than 15 minutes before the first flames were sighted by workers. The superintendent caid he believed the fire either started spontaneously or from rparks from a passing New York Central main line locomotive.

McMunn, whose damage estimate after an examination of the burned buildings and a check of th lumber stocks more than doubled the loss figure tentatively set by fire officials earlier, was outspoken in his praise of volunteer firemen. Hiring to Troceed "are not working for the Commun nuisances at the Handford Landing lty Chest or tor the 4o agencies themselves, but in reality for the dump. youth and aged, the sick, the blind Family Routed A defective chimney caused a fire that did estimated damage of S100 to the roof and attic of the home of Carmello Arena at 353 Central Pk. early yesterday morning. Pasflorsby noticed the flnmM and awakened Arena and hi family.

Fire of unknown origin caused damage of $200 to apartment furnishings of William Schwartz in the business-residence block at 722 Clinton Ave. N. yesterday afternoon, according to report of Battalion Chief George Ulrich. WPA tools and supplies Valued at $150 were destroyed when fire caused by a carelessly dropped cigaret partially destroyed a shed at a sewer project at Rosedale and Hinsdale streets yesterday afternoon, according to report of Battalion Chief Arthur Etsberger. the homeless, and all unfortunate people of Rochester." TUF-TWIST SUITS teiday wnen the youth apparently fell asleep at the wheel of his car as he was driving through Ridge Four Injured In Motor Boat M.

Herbert Eisenhart is general campaign chairman with Theodore Rvad, Williamson. Tire Blew Out C. Briggs, B. Emmett Finucane and Harper Sibley associate general Blast on Lake He credited work of the firefighters of East Rochester, Fair-port and Pittsford under East Rochester Chief Herman Hayden According to a dispatch from the chairmen. Heading the divisions are: Special Committee, Raymond village, Cleary's uncontrolled car Three men and a boy suffered went ovtr the sidewalk, plowed N.

Ball; Individual Subscriber Divi burns and shock yesterday after with saving or preventing serious damage to a single-story storage shed, adjoining the lumber shed, in through the front wall of the drug sion, Walter L. Todd; Industrial noon when a 24-foot motor launch store ant halted against a soda Division, Ranlet Miner; Commercial Division, Frederick Lindtner; which large stocks of metal parts fountain. heading into Lake Ontario from Irondequoit Bay Outlet, burned to and valuable machinery used in Cleary, suffering from head Public Division, Theodore A. Zor- car maintenance are stored. the water's edge following an ex laceration and possible internal McMunn scotched a rumor that now; Utility Division, Robert M.

Bruce; Auditing Division, Walter B. Bull; Speakers' Division, William Pidgeon. the lire would delay rehiring of Two Students Elected To Editorial Board Two Rochester youths, Harry C. DeRitis and Charles M. Freeman, plosion that hurled one of the crew overboard.

Sea Breeze Fire Chief Edmund C. Schenk said he believed the blast was caused by a short cir some 300 idle employes, announced injuries, was brought to Genesee Hospital where his condition last night was reported fair. Charged with driving without an operator's license after an automobile struck a pole and over- some weeks ago, for an extensive car repair project. The project, he said, is to be carried on in the cuit that ignited accumulated gases 2 Students Here turned early yesterday, Raymond; in the cockpit. cast yards of Despatch Shops another division of the firm.

With Irondequoit police and Gain Ordination Included in the superintendent's Yeoman, 20, of 57 Lozier was paroled to appear in City Court this morning. Continued on Iage Thirteen have been elected to membership on the editorial board of the Wharton Review, undergraduate publication of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania. DeRitis is son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DeRitis, 201 Rugby and Freeman is eon of Mr.

and loss estimate was damage to several freight cars which stood on Two members of this year's grad other authorities lacking a complete report of the accident, identity of the victims was unknown last night. Schenk, who was called to the scene with his company by cottagers, said the two men re uating class at Colgate-Rochester tracks near the fire scene. None of the cars was reported damaged Motorist Spots Fire Mrs. Charles A. S.

Freeman, 82 maining on the boat after the explosion leaped into the shallow A sharp-eyed motorist, who tele- Merchants Rd. Hospital Trip Follows Flight on Carrousel Twenty -five -year -old George Sprague got no brass ring when he jumped on the Genesee Valley Park Divinity School, James W. McBride and Allen Pruitt Crawford, were ordained to the ministry last night. Pastor of Fernwood Baptist Church for the last two years, the Rev. Mr.

McBride was ordained at his church, where Dr. Earle B. Cross of the Divinity School faculty preached on "The Priesthood water with the boy and helped the man blown overboad to reach shore. phoned an alarm when he saw a wisp of smoke curl from the rear of the Wisner Building, 75-77 State late yesterday afternoon, was Shift in Weather merry-go-round last night to es After being given first aid by William Dolan, a member of the cape police who sought to arrest Probable Today Sea Breeze volunteers, the quartet him for public intoxication after several women had reported he had was taken to Glen Haven and of All Believers." The Rev. A.

R. DeMott presided and Dean Thomas Wearing, Dr. John F. Vichert, and the Rev. Donald B.

MacQueen, D. and the Rev. Alfred E. Isaac annoyed them. from there they drove to physicians' offices in their own auto Showers and Cooler Due mobiles.

Schenk said the boat was He jumped on the merry-go-round. Officers Bernard Mensing launched at Glen Haven yesterday participated. The Rev. Mr. McBride was grad and Nicholas Schauber said, and After Pleasant Sunday For Outdoor Addicts After relenting a hit yesterday morning and that he had.

heard credited by fire officials with prevention of a serious fire in the six-story structure. Responding to the call, firemen under Deputy Chief William E. J. O'Leary and Battalion Chief Timothy O'Brien found the fire, which started from unknown cause in the rear of the Garson Co. toy and novelty store, had worked up an elevator shaft to the second floor.

To prevent further climb of the flames to the four top floors, all un one of the injured boatmen was uated from the Eastman School of Music in 1932 and the University of named "Frank Geisson." CLUB TO HEAR SHERIFF for the benefit of Sunday outdoor addicts, the Weather Bureau I F. 1. Rochester in 1936. Ordination services for the Rev promised a return to less favor Sheriff Albert W. Skinner will promptly jumped off when he got to the other side.

But he landed on his head instead of his feet and was picked up by the quick-footed officers who -spurned the whirling platform. He was taken to General Hospital for treatment of a head laceration. New Officers Picked Three times the service, at a single price Tuf-Twist! Loolc at it under a glass and see why: the world's finest worsted yarns, selected for extra strength and elasticity, triple twisted to take more punishment than any man can hope to deliver and at the same time, requiring three times less pressing! Timely tailored by Keller-Heu-mann-Thompson to give the wearer style and grace a suit that will keep your appearanco up and the cost of maintenance down! Mr. Crawford were held in Per-sclls Avenue Baptist Church. He has been called to Flint, as able weather today with a forecast of "probable showers and cooler.

be principal speaker at a meeting of the Eighth Ward Young Men's Republican Club this evening at 575 Joseph Ave. occupied, Chief O'Leary turned in a assistant minister in First Baptist CLOTHE Near-perfect conditions yester box alarm which brought additional Church. day lured thousands to base bull games throughout the city. snipe race at Cobb's Hill, air show Thug Strikes Again, Gets Woman's Purse at Municipal Airport and crowded golf courses and tennis courts. Believed by police to be the same Fishermen had their first crack at taking a catch out of West By Methodist Class Officers elected by the Philathea Class of North Chili Methodist Church are: President, Mrs.

Harold N.Adams; vicepresident, Harriet Hutchings; secretary, Mrs. Oliver Boyce; treasurer, Mrs. George Stuart; in the purse, a reading glass and Lake in Durand-Eastman Park McFariin Clothing Co. after spotting his potential victims, the snatcher first attacked Mrs. Tracy Bricks, 700 East as she walked in Oxford Street near 210.

when the lake opened to anglers. other papers, she said. A few minutes later a man dressed in a tan jacket, five feet eight to ten inches tall, knocked Permits may be obtained for 23 rents a day. according to Parks Director J. Slavin, and boats are man who felled two women late Saturday night to steal their pocketbooks, a purse snatcher last i.ight knocked two other elderly womsr.

to the ground, but got only one purse. Apparently utilizing a car which he parked on an adjacent street chairman of flower commit'ee, 195 MAIN STREET EAST Jennie Borland, 40 in front of 630 Broad- She told police he seized her from down Miss Kki v. s- Richards St furnished for 50 cents a half day Mrs. Albert H. Haight; social committee, Mrs.

Otto Wisottke, Mrs High temperature yesterday was 64 degrees at 5 p. with a James Pengelly and Mrs. Sarah way. She resisted his attempt to pushed her to the ground, grabbed igrab her pursej sne toM and her purse and ran. She had $1.15 1 he fled.

"WHERE THE GOOD CLOTHES COME Stuart. low of 40 at 3 a. nu.

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