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"SECTION TWO" WE'RECOMMEND ('unhing hears from a couple of customer on the pro football verum college football argument. See )il it t'olunin on I'age 20 today. Witk fru initlnct Cooki asks i out a pretzell 111TII YEAR ROCHESTER. N. TUESDAY.

NOVEMBER SO. PAGE THIRTEEN 5P rmucral atjjrtfttirk -Seen and Heard- DR.FAIRCHILD xy PLEASE, NO FIRING SQUAD pKATII lirfntt firing Mjiiiici is the tr.iclit ioiuil penalty 1r a soldier who falls uslorp on guard duty, but would serin extreme punishment for tlie mild dereliction herewith reported; particularly in view of the fact that Navy Plans Point To Years of Work At 2 City Plants Range-Finder, Fire Control Devices To Be Needed Even After Peace; Produced at Kodak Work for several years, even after the war should peaf! come in the) meantime, for two key JJochestor industries was seen last night when the Navy disclosed determination to keep its Semitic range-finder and fire control program going at its morial Hospital A novelty THEIR WORK IS CUT OUT FOR THEM lowed by long years of stagnation in development of new devices. This has necessitated a frantic mushrooming of ordnance production at the outbreak of each war. Before America entered the war. back in 1940, the Navy's research and development bureau had a staff of but 10 line officers.

Demands of wartime for constant improvement of nava! weapons has resulted In an increase in this bureau to more than 200 officers, all working to guide industry in developing new equipment, refining existing ordnance and in general research. (Other story on Tage 4.) have their hands full these days, turning out enough to meet smokers' demand. Paul De Cillis and Anna Germane, workers in two of Rochester's cigar making plants, Dad Will Be Lucky to Get Yule Smokes, Survey Shows Cigars? Ciarets? Almonds? It may not be long before the cigaret, girl will be vending peanuts and tobacco will be locked in a safe in the mana present pace Rear Admiral W. H. P.

Blandy, chief of the Naval Bureau of Ordnance, declared there are no plans for cutbacks in production of fire control and range finder equipment, The Gannett National Service reported from Washington. Hundreds of ships, large and smalt, which are being built currently and are due to be laid down within coming years under the expanded shipbuilding program must have the equipment, it was emphasized. The announcement was taken In Washington to mean that firms manufacturing the equipment, in cluding Bausch Lomb Optica! Company and Eastman Kodak Company, would continue on I present scale production for several years. Continued Demand Even after the war there will be a continued demand for this equip- tH trim a of the vast Iv ex Da ruled American fleet for its expected job of policing the seven seas, the re- port declared A policy is being formed under which the Navy Department plans to maintain its present ue of the best brains and resources in American industry for naval ordnance work, according to the Gannett National Service dispatch. Best Civilian Mind ROCHESTERIAN TRIED AS SPY Carl Kranz, 43, of 66 Evergreen went on trial yesterday with three others in Federal Court in Newark, N.

as a federal prosecutor warned the Government "intends to put a bright searchlight on spy activities." Kranz and the others were indicted on charges of violating the espionage act and a jury of eight men, four women and two additional alternates are hearing testimony before Federal Judge Thomas F. Meaney. Assistant U. S. District Attorney Howard M.

lawn promised to spotlight the spy activities as the trial opened. An immigration officer was the first witness and remained on the stand until adjournment was taken until today. Others on trial with Kranz, according to the Associated Press, are: Fritz Schroeder, 43. New York City, national leader of the German-American cational League Hans Philip Koenig, 41, New York City, an Army private at Fort Dix, and Eric Henrich Wedemeyer, 41, Floral Park, L. I.

They are charged with conspiracy to transmit vital military information to Germany. which used to wholesale for 23 cents a pound now cost 40 cents, the manufacturers revealed. He quoted 24 cents as the price for filler which he formerly bought for 11 cents. The 5 or 6-cent cigar has virtually disappeared from the counters of most nhops, and even those formerly selling at two for 15 cents are scarce. A manufacturer of 6-cent cigars predicted that "It won't be long before all cigars will cost 10 or 10 cents." Most dealers have placed a maximum of five cigars on sales, which is expected to eliminate the usual box of cigars as a Christmas gift for Dad.

Cigarets, too, are feeling the pinch, with dealers unable to obtain as many of the popular brands as they could sell. Exceptionally high or low priced cigarets are still available in quantity, dealers said. as the demand for them is lower. Admiral Blandy, who leaves thecal attention, according to BatUl-Ordnance Bureau in December for lon chief Arthur Etsberger. Both a command at ea, said ne nMi recommended strongly that the Navy utilize the best civilian scientific minds and resources in peacetime in order to keep American naval ordnance in first place among the world's fleets.

Throughout the entire history of the American Navy, wartime periods of stepped-up shipbuilding, with the accompanying necessary ordnance programs, have been fol- store in soatn Avenue near Broad hopefully an- nounces or. a larire window card that it -cIose tne nay of Hitler's funeral" And I am always igued, for some reason, by the name of the small men's wear establishment in Main Stmt East, the "Original Tanta Store." Miss Helen Lilly of 342 University Ave. -would like very much to locate the young woman, presumably a sailor's sweetheart, who lost a woman'3 ring with a Navy emblem The ring Is inscribed on its inner circle, "Theda" Miss Lilly has advertised, but far no luck. Dr. Balnes A.

Goldblatt, don-tist, driving- into town from his Brighton home the other morning, picked up a woman who, complaining sharply that she wa cut down on gasoline because Mrs. Franklin I). Roosevelt had used so much motor fuel flying around tho South Pacific, added with genuine feeling. "And I suppose, wiili all her gallivanting around, she never found a minute' time to do a bit of canning, either." Some unidentified flyer, rather touchingly, it seemed to me, wrote in here Thanksgiving morning, "As I pass over your home tonight, whether I am to the riht or to the left, I shall dip the flags and blink the lights, and wish you and yours great happiness." Pvt. Theodore G.

Palmer, in the European area, and Corp. P. N. Eastman, in the South Pacific, respectively send copies of their interesting service newspapers, for which I am grateful. When I read in the papers of 5, 10, 15 or 20 Flying Fortresses knocked out of the air over German, with the loss of all those fine brave kids, I get a little sick deep in my stomach to think that to keep employes of at least one aircraft factory in California on the job and away from the California race tracks, the management has had to Install pari-mutuel machines inside the plant.

-JIGHT months in upper British Columbia, where he did the paper work for the engineers in charge of the construction of a suspension 1 ridge (the fifth suspension bridge in all Canada, by the way), over the Liard River, Theodore L. Never-ett, of 153 Comfort engineer in the local State Highway Department, 6topped in here the other day to tell what a wonderful country he had been working' and living in. Mr. Neverett was loaned out by the State Highway Department to the Federal Government for the bridge job. He said he bad a fine time; good hunting, wonderful fishing, in a wooded and uncharted territory only 35 mile from the Yukon.

He was 200 miles from the Pacific Coast, and he said flatiy that with the military installations that have now been made, any chance of a Japanese invasion of that country has disappeared some time ince; first with the evacuation of Kiska, and now with the erection of a line of bristling defenses all along the coast. He had a pleasant summer, all in all, with daylight each, day except for two hours; fine sunshiny days, and a handy sulphur spring, in which he bathed comfortably out doors while the air temperature was as low as 5 degrees below zero. He went to British Columbia by train, except for the last 700 miles north, which was covered in a truck. Drunk Driving Plea Costs Fine, License Sam Allocco, 604 Lexington arrested Sept. 9 on a charge of driving while intoxicated, pleaded guilty in City Court yesterday and was fined $50.

His license was revoked. Charges of driving wth illegal plates and reckless dr-ving were dismissed. Allocco, according to police records, recently completed a 30-day sentence in thfl Monroe County Penitentiary on an intoxication charge. 10 -inch Leather PASSES AT 93; SCIENCE DEAN Famed Geologist Had Won Honors Over World Death yesterday enied the career of 93-year-old Herman Le Roy Fairchild, Rochester's 'grand old man of science" and geologist of world renown. Professor Fairchild, whose home was at 106 Winterroth died in Strong Memorial Hospital at 7 o'clock last night (Ncv.

29, 1943). An invalid for six years. he was admitted to the hospital Oct. 27. While Rochester claimed Professor Fairchild as one of its most distinguished citizens, the worli reached out for the volumes cf geologic lore he had given to science during his lifetime.

Scientists recognized him as virtually the only authority on the glacial geology of Northern, Western and Central New York. Until his illness he was a familiar figure to the citizens or Rochester hale and ruddy cheeked, despite his years, with bushy white eye- 1 DR. HERMAN L. FAIRCHILD brows, white hair and whiskers and forever championing in sturdy tones any civic project for preservation or recognition of natural resources of the area. He was loved most of all by his students at the University-tJf Roch-ter, where he taught for 33 years.

He was professor of geology and natural history from 188 to 1920 and curator of the geological museum from 1896. Resigning at the close of 1920, he was made emeritus professor of geology. Professor Fairchild was the last survivor of the group of 13 scientists who founded the Geological Society of America in 188S. One of the greatest honors that came to him in his career was the presi-Jency of that body in 1912. For 15 years he was the executive officer of the society virtually publisher and secretary.

In 1932 Professor Fairchild represented the University of Rochester on the Marsh-Darien Expedition into Panama in search of the "blond indians" and he brought back with him collections and data for university records. Almost tLS soon as he came to Rochester at the age of 38, Professor Fairchild began to reconstruct the soil and rock formation of the area from times preceding the glacier age. He wrote monographs and articles numbering hundreds on the geology of the region, on drumlins, moraines, kernes, the ice age, glacial lakes, morainal lakes, subterranean streams, on earth origin and on economics, zoology, meteorology, civics and sociology. Continued on I'age Fifteen Pedestrian Injured In Crossing Street Struck by a car while walking diagonally across Thurston Road at Penhurst St. yesterday morning, Settimo A.

Peca, 72, of S6 Penhurst was reported in serious condition last night in General Hospital. Peca was reported suffering from a fractured left arm; a possible skull fracture and a head contusion. Driver of the automobile which struck the pedestrian, according to police, was Harold C. Didas, 37, of 496 La Grange who was questioned by Assistant District Attorney Harry Rosenthal and Accident Prevention Bureau officers. a student at the Eastman School, was notified by the War Department that it had received word from Germany through the Red Cross of her husband's death.

No details were given, but 'it is believed the officer was killed in a bombing raid over Berlin. The son of Mr. and Mrs. C. R.

Speas of Sterling, Kan. Lieutenant Speas attended Eastman School of Music from September, 1938 until February, 1942. He was a graduate of Sterling (Kan.) High School and attended Southwestern College, Winfield, for a year. Lieutenant Speas also sang in church choirs here and over the air. i All i Gift for Outdoor Men Italian war prisoners, sent into in: section to neip me canning iwiiijja.nrs T.n.1.

iwc.i v.n., op- parer.tly haven't the slightest in- tention of trying to escape, and apppar to think that their's is a pretty soft touch. Only one soldier with a rifle, I understand, is detailed to guard every five Italian prisoners working in the Western New York canning plants, and in the plant in question one soldier was in charge of five capable and industrious Italian prisoners. In time the guard sat down on a packing case, stood gun against another case, nodded his head shook his head vigorously in an attempt to dispel the crow ing fumes of som-noSpnce, and then, resigned, fell into sound sleep. The Italians continued to work as conscientiously as though tha dog eye was still on them, as though an authoritative rifle was poised at the alert. Now this day a truck from a customer in a distant city had twen sent to carry away a load of canned goods, and on the seat with the driver was a furloughed Army sergeant, a friend of the driver's who bad come along just for the ride.

When the truck stopped outside the canning plant the driver sent his frind. the sergeant, into building to ask where they were to pick up the load. It was a long, narrow building and as the sergeant, In full regimentals, came thumping down the parking room, an Italian prisoner looked up, saw in a sort of panic a man in uniform whom he perhaps mistook for a general, snatched up the idle rifle, laid it over the knees of the sound asleep guard, shook the guard, pointed with a forefinger to bis own head, said," Queek! Wake up! Iirass hat!" The guard swung automatically to attention, relaxeil Instantly when he saw the sergeant, slumped back on the packing rase, stood his gun next to another parking ease, and for all I know, resumed his interrupted nap. the Gripsholm is warped into its slip in New York tomorrow or next day, J. Howard Bowen.

a Rochester native, son of Harry Bowen, of Fairport, and brother of Mrs. Paul Ludekens of Pittsford, will he aboard Mr. Bowen went from here to China as a representative of the British-American Tobacco Company 18 years apo, and was stationed in Shanghai, in which city he had been Interned since the Japanese occupation. First through the International lied Crowt, and later by direct cable from the Dutch East Indies, after he had joined the party of American transfer internes on the his local relatives learned that he was safe and well. Adams, former Rochester real estate dealer, whose death in Florida reported last week, years and years ago had his name in the athletic almanacs as joint ho.der of the world's sprint record for 20 yards.

Adams, a tiny man, could leave the mark like something shot out of i gun. but couldn't do anything like 10 seconds for 100 yards. Sergt. Tommy Sodaro. handsome former waiter of the Seneca Hotel, now with the paratroopers, has gone overseas.

picture of the large family of M-. and Mrs. John C. Seefried, the "dancing Seefrieds." who live in the Ballantyne Bridge section, and a short followup of the 13-page story of this interesting and spirited clan published in the Ladies' Home Journal several months ago, appears in the December number of that monthly. Ernest Castle, doorman at Loew's Rochester has written the words and music fo" a War Bond song, end would like a publisher.

Mr. Castle, who has been associated with show business for many i'ears, formerly collaborated on several published songs. Mis a who some of you may have seen hen she performed briefly at Fiti's Monte Carlo in New York, a nicbt spot where the Saturday night rover was a flat hark in what Is now illed anything but burlesque, was featured last weekend at the Embassy in South Avenue. And hey, what's cooking here? There's an official sign, directly In front of the Embassy stage door, which reads: "SO PARKING. Reserved for U.

S. Army cars." Pvt. Ray Whelan, crack center for this year's V-12 football team at the University of Rochester, after undergoing an operation for a football knee at the close of the football reason, suffered an infection In his bud Vnee curly thi erk. an-! was returned, as an emergency patient, to Strong Me Mr PRACTICAL and good-looking 1 0-inch all-weather boot, made of oil-tanned and with rubber soles. Popular moccasin pattern.

A sturdy, smart-looking boot such as every outdoor man would like to wear. 2 Firemen Hurt As Smoke Causes Apartment Exodus Two firemen were injured fight- I nT a blaze that drove first floor tenants of the Oxford Apartments. 285 Oxford St. from their quarters shortly before 10 o'clock last night. Injured in pulling down wire meshing to get at the blaze were Firemen Heinz Jacnbson of Truck 4 and George Van Epps of Engine 15.

The former remained on duty after receiving first aid on the scene but Van Enns reouired medi- suffered cuts on the hands. The fire started, according to Chief Etsberger, from a defective chimney in the basement. There was more smoke than flame, and those who abandoned their apartments when smoke began to fill their rooms, were able to return. Damage to the structure, ownd by Estelle Szelget. 1470 North was estimated at 175 by Chief Etsber-Rer.

Boots 95 RATION COUPON 550 1 zj.r juienuiu as a vnrisrnas mr. rvaiinnfn- ger's office. A canvass of Rochester rigar and cigaret dealers showed that with tobacco prices steadily rising1 and the labor shortage acute, companies are not supplying even the ordinary demands for cigarets and cigars. As for fancy Christmas-wrapped smokes if you can get them, brother, keep them for yourself and give away your Silver table service. Three Rochester cigar manufacturers said they had plenty of tobacco so far, but with a large part of the 1943 crop frozen by the government they couldn't tell how long the supply would last.

Present supply sources are good for about two or three months, they said. One manufacturer of Italian cigars said his production had been cut more than half, due to lack of labor, which, he said, cost three times as much as in pre-war days. No Havana wrappers have been available for more than a year and United States-grown wrappers His Christmas 16 95 to 1 10 Shoe Trees 225 Nettletons JUST what a man needs to keep' his shoes in shape. Our price is $2.25 a pair; attractively boxed for Christmas giving. For Moc Pattern Loungers For Indoors or Out HERE IS an all -purpose, flexible-sole lounging shoe, offered in the very smart design illustrated.

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to change. REQUIRED. An Eastman School of Music tenor, who sang in a number of operatic productions here, was killed in action Oct. 8 in the European area, the War Department revealed yesterday. Lieut.

Robert Speas, 26, who enlisted in the Army Air Forces in the spring of 1942, was listed missing in action earlier. His wife, Mrs. Vir ftOMKKT SVY.SH ginia Hand Speas, 256 East McFARLIN'S 10 95 195 MAIN STREET EAST.