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Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York • Page 18

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TiOCnKSTEIt DEMOfUtAT AN1 Tl 7 US DAY. JULY 22. 1 i I DYNAMITE FUSElRoad Worker 1 PROBE SEEKS BLAZE ORIGIN FTRFFI TM miTPT Hurt by Car Canandaigua A probe into the estimated fire that com- Canandaigua A 16-year-old Can-andaigua employee of the. Ontario County Highway Department nar jpletely gutted a three-story frame and stucco structure owned by rowly escaped possible death late yesterday afternoon, when he w-ae knocked down by a. car while working on Route 332 near Dead Man's Curve.

Joseph D. Martin Jr. is confined to Thompson Memorial Hospital, where he was taken by ambulance, with compound fracture of the lower left leg, and body bruises and Vs--' tv3Sa f- "i I fir "wk twt rh biHt'JkfM-' few'- lacerations. His condition was re ilirtlidiiv Tovs 9 1 9 For Happy Summer Play HOUSE PASSES BILL TO END VET TAX EXEMPTION Washington -T The. House pat-rrA and ent to the Senate last a bill terminating Dec.

31, 1947. the extra tax exemptions allowed members of the armed aervices. The vote was 119 to 19. The law to be ndcd exempts from taxation all the service pay of enlisted men and gives officers an exemption of $1,500. The exemption of a civilian is $500.

Representative Eberhaiter, said the bill would yield 200 minion dollars more revenue annually but opposed it on the ground it would wreck the recruiting program. Other Termination Ilafe The legislation also provides te'minaSion dates for several other tax provisions of World War II. Special treatment under the admissions tax for mpmbcrs of the armed forces in uniform would tnmtnated Dec. .11. The t.rnns-pnrtntion tax exemption to and women travelling on fur-loiigh io would end on the ame Several provisions permitting servicemen and women to postpone filir.gr returns and paying taxes a-so would be terminated at the year end.

Refund Amendment The wartime provision allowing abatement or refund to heirs of income taxes owed by members of the armed forces dying in active service wuld be amended to limit it to servicemen dying before next Jan. 1. Wartime suspension of tariffs On certain metal scrap would end on June 30, 1948. The wartime suspension of duties on coconuts and coconut meat would terminate 30 davs after enactment of the bill. Santa Ana, Oft A demonstration of how the state contend an alarm clock-timed dynamite explosion blasted the yacht of Mr.

and Mrs. Walter K. Overell furnished a. dramatic highlight in the Overell murder trial yesterday. Roger Greene, prosecution criminologist in the trial of the wealthy Overclls' daughter, Louise, 18, and her sweetheart, George Gollum, 21, on charges of murdering her parents, performed the demonstration a few minutes before court adjourned for the day.

He used a standard alarm clock which he said was a. duplicate of a battered clock found aboard the yacht, Mary and wired it to 12-volt. battery and a detonator such as is used to explode dynamite. lie then set the alarm to go off in 10 minutes. He used about 5-minutcs explaining the wiring arrangement and for the next minutes everybody in the jammed courtroom simply waited.

Then the alarm bell began to line The detonator shot a little ball of red fte off at an angle for about, a. yard, followed by a thin wisp of smoke. It was like a miniature roman candle. Court adjourned immediately thereafter. Prosecutor Eugene D.

Williams contends this was the way dynamite was exploded aboard the yacht Mar. 15 in an effort to obliterate evidence that the Overell couple had previously been bludgeoned to death. State investigators testified they found 30 sticks of unexploded dynamite in the neat and said prob-abily three sticks had exploded. former Alderman Arthur C. Simmons at South Main St.

on Sunday night, July 13, is being conducted by local police and fire officials and Rochester members of the National Fire Underwriters. Canandaigua Police Chief John M. Dunn, under direction the investigation is being conducted, revealed yesterday that "it has been established that the fire started in two separate parts of the building." Formerly known as the Simmons Garage, the building at the time of the blaze was occupied by Ivan Ross, who conducted a car salesroom and machine shop in the front part of the building, and William C. Murray, who operated a paint and fender shop the rear. Both occupants reported loss of valuable equipment, and Simmons placed value of the tucture at about $2iO0O.

It was said Simmons contemplated razing the r-malnder of the building. Chief Dunn reported that Canandaigua Fire Chief John D. Cotton. Anthony Ceccre, attached to the Ontario County District Attorney's office; Undersheriff Harold G. Bacon and Patrolman Oren H.

Sangster are main probers here into the fire's origin. He added that Howard Travis of Rochester, associated with the National Fire Underwriters, and William Reilly, assistant fire chief in Rochester, are also active in the investigation. ported good last evening. He is the son of Joseph D. Martin, etate highway engineer in Ontario County, and Mrs.

Martin, of Fort Hill Avenue. Ontario Sheriff's Deputies Charles R. Eastman and Benjamin H. Jones, who investigated the accident, said the car was driven bv Mrs. Elizabeth Warner Stearns, 27, of 362 Susquehanna Rochester.

The officers reported that the boy was felled as he stepped from in front of a county highway truck that was parked on the eat aide of the highway just south of Dead Man's Curve. Mrs. Stearns told the policemen tshe was traveling north, and the boy suddenly appeared In the road and she could not avoid striking him. It was raining at the time, the deputies stated. 4 J.

-A AjT 6 1 Schuyler County 1 Vv tgW'" ft 'TOMORROWS' APARTMENTS The transformation won't be that swift, naturally, but it won't be too many months before the tract at Lattimore and Castleman Roads becomes University Park, a rental housing development. At ground-breaking ceremonies were, from left: Sol Heumann, board chairman of Community Savings Bank; City Manager Louis B. Cartwiight; Vicemayor Frank E. VanLare; Charles W. Carson, Community Savings Bank president; Raymond L.

Thompson, University treasurer. Ground Broken for 27 Buildings In UR Rental Housing Project Ground was broken yesterday on tbe I0V2 acre site of Uni-Aprsity Park, new rental housing development south of Strong Memorial Hospital. When work is completed, probably sometime next year, i 1 I A Added to Geneva Health District Geneva Schuyler County has added to the Geneva District of the Stete Department of Health. The Geneva district formerly was comprised of Ontario, Seneca and Yates Counties. With formation of the Tompkins County Health Department, the district office in Ithaca was dis Legion to Show Baseball Movie Fancher A sound movie on junior baseball will be shown by members of the Fancher Memorial American Legion Post tonight at the regular post meeting, and members cf the organization will have youngsters of the community SPECIALLY PRICED 2V BABY DOLL Penicillin Developer Warns of Overdose Copenhagen.

Denmark (JP) Sir Alexander Fleming, who developed penicillin, said yesterday overdose of the drug might impair the ability of the blood to coagulate. The British scientist told microbiologists from 30 countries that penicillin, accordingly, would be dangerous if used in disseases which caused bleeding. He said the danger occurred in applications of more than 50,000 units per cubic centimeter. jas their guest. The meeting open Fluffily gowned in spotless white doffed Swiss, wltK let apartment, unus iu pe iwaicuj continued.

Dr. Raymond D. Fear, district State Health Officer in Ithaca, has left for Poughkeepsie to assume charge of the district office in that city. Schuyler County has 12 local health districts and two public health nurses. There is also one 34-bed capita I.

in 27 buildings, arranged in a garden-type layout. The site, owned rurly hair and open-shut eyes. 7.98 is also to children of other nearby communities, according to Commander Thomas DePalma. The film Is one of a series furnished to Legion posts by the national headquarters of the American Legion and the Ford Motor Company of Detroit. USS Iowa Vets Set Ohio Reunion Seneca Committee Meet Tomorrow Romulus A meeting of the Seneca County Citizens Hospital Committee has been called by fleorge Clanvilie, Seneca chairman, for 8 p.

rn. tomorrow in Romulus Central School. The county committee is made up of a town chairman and one other resident of each community. A tiiKruslon of a recent, report bv the New York State Health i 1 by the University of Rochester, is bounded by Cattleman, Lattimore and Kendrick Roads, and a pro-! posed extension of Westmoreland 1 Drive. I The project, is being undertaken I by a corporation organized by a group of mutual savings banks headed by Community Savings iBank of Rochester.

It is being built at the request of the University to i-plieve housing pressure for its personnel, 60 per cent of whom i are veterans. About a dozen Rochester former members of the 2nd. 6th and 7th Divisions of the New York State Naval Militia who served on the USS Iowa will attend th group's annual reunion Sunday at. the home of Carlton Graves on Lake Aquella near Chardon, Ohio. USS Iowa "alumni" of the Rochester area who plan to attend arp asked to contact George A.

Butler of 86 Monroe Avenue. hi. IV part me nf. and the Joint Hocpita! purvey and Planning Commission to the Senera County Board of will feature the meeting. The report recommends estab-lirhrnent of a county general hospital and a county health department for Seneca County.

FOOD' CENTER Vim saw llirm in Ladies' Homo- Journal! Aow sec (hem at WILEY'S! ill1 1 i'i 11 For a Variety of Good Things to Eat Ti -tr it vr wVrtr -mim MmwirTifi im rfr ar VMihirawnrnnjftnni iv nf Colianiii (liii! Plaids In All-lVool Worsted "Golden Fleece" WHITNEY STEER-O-MATIC DOLL CAB Just like mother's with sprngy carriage, $tor shield, brake and solid tires (J Daily Delivery. Phone Stone 6500. Orders Taken as Early as 9 II. M. Orders for Next Day Must be in Before 3 P.

M. Sibley's Select Tender, Juicy LEG OF LAMB i Bakery Treats Cinnamon Buns doz. 326 Crunch Cakes, crunchy topping each 506 Hill at 69 ib. 6V2 to 1V lb. average 100 virgin woo! worsted Light, zephyr-weight In authentic clan plaids Sponged and ready for the needle 54-inches wide I $-t 1 k-rfr Frosted Food Beef Patties lb.

656 Birds Eye Corn. lb. 96 Cease Pies, all flavors ea. 696 Serves 4, total 1.53 Sibley's Choicest Quality Standing Rib Roast of Prime Steer lb. Ground Shoulder Steak.

100'( Beef lb. Coney Island or Texas Hots lb. 496 Chicken Hearts or Gizzards lb. 256 Halibut Steak Centers lb. 456 Salmon Steak Centers lb.

496 Fancy Sweet Bing Cherries McCall Patterns (A) 6304 256 (B) 6672 356 Prepared Feocf Fresh Cabbage Salad lb. 236 Temptirfg Virginia Baked Cali lb. 716 Delicious Baked Beans lb. 256 -v. -'one .7 8 qt.

basket 2.49 (CJ 6757 456 r1 4 DICK TRACY CANDID CAMERA Takes 16 clear, sharp pictures on-the-spot-candids or posed shots. Simple to operate Fabrics Center, Third floor Big. Ripe Cantaloup-s 2 for Freestone Elberta Peaches .3 lbs. 356 Small Juice Oranges 3 doz. 556 Extra Lare Cucumbers 3 for 196 "Golden Heart" Crisp Celery s.

3 for 31 6 New Washed California Potatoes 10 lbs. 696 Seedless California Grapes 2 lbs. 496 New Cooking Apples 3 lbs. 306 1 'I Whole or Halt Watermelon Black Raspberries 794 2V2 lb. a.

-St Pantry Supplies Lenox Fresh Roasted Coffee lb. 396 Lipton's Tea lb. 246 Vi lb. 476 I lb. 926 Lipton's Tea Bags .48 for 436, 100 for 836 Eli Ho Crackers Igs.

box 276 Large Prunes. 2030 size 1-lb. pkg. 296 Dried Peaches, glazed with sugar lb. 296 V-8 Vegetable Juice Cocktail 2 tin 156 6 for 876, 46-oz.

tin 296 Dundee Pure Concord Grape Juice.pt. bottle 296 Genesee Valley Cream-style Corn 2 tin 196, 3 for 556 srrry, no State Brand, Grade Jl SWISS CHEESE 69 ib. MINIATURE METAL SODA FOUNTAIN Cheesehouse American Loaf lb. 496 Armour's Star Chipped Beef, Hi-ox. jar 4 for 1.00 Pinafore Canned Chicken, 3 lbs.

net tin 2.19. 3 for 6.27 What fun to whip up sodas, sundaes on a summer day! Aluminum cabinet, 5 founts for flavors ftO iill 7 Flint tk I lif Grocery, Main Floor SIBLEY, LINDSAY CURR CO. WRITE OR PHONE STONE 6500 SIBLEY, LINDSAY CURR CO..

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