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THE PITTSBURGH PRESS MONDAY, JULY 18, 1949 PAGE 13 Obituaries- The Minors Death Ends Avinof Career As Unusual Scientist-Artist Squirrel Hill Movie Host, Uncle Joe' to Kids, Dies Carrick's Climb to Third Features G-P Sandiof Race Bethel High Pitcher Faces North Pittsburgh; Mt. Lebanon Tries for Ninth Straight By PAUL KURTZ These are happier days for the Carrick club, which has been playing steadier ball to challenge McDonald and Dormont in the Greater Pittsburgh League. Carrick swung into stride by winning six of its last eight games. Riding in third place, Carrick shows 13 victories in the South Hills League -and against 13 losses. Only 22 runs bids for its 16th victory ninth have been scored against Carrick straight as host to Beacon Club in its eight-game drive.

at Washington School Field. Mt. Tonight's G-P schedule is feat- Lebanon's last defeat was 4-3 by ured by North Pittsburgh meet- pace-setting Mt, Oliver, ing Carrick at Phillips Park pia Kunner.up wrie Dormont entertains; Kiwanis at Dormont High Field' fe heal" StJl and Ralphs oppose South Side at i North Side Twilight Quarrv Fie'dT League contests presents first-. place Fineview against runnerup smith Ready Keating at Fineview Field this John Doran. Carrick's manager, evening.

An overflow crowd is is expected to send husky Jim expected. Smith. Bethel High 1 flS INDEPENDENT GAMES burgh this en.ng. Doran also has good twirlers in Buck BeU. i TUESDAY EVENING Howard Roehm.

Bob Lucchino ana tinl Keea. Joe Heifer. Al. tt jferUie Islasd Park: ttormont at Sapriano and Charlev Herbert plMSant VaUey Fieid- tt. KILLS LEAGUE Cearview at are the Catchers.

Laurel Gardens. The Carrick infield includes hills league Robinson Legion Paul Price, first; Jerry crrr cooty league mi. second: Dan Coerllotri. third t3n z- a Moose, Alton Fieia. -rli, CXTY LEAGUE (Sport Shop Bioomfleld and Xarty MCGrath.

Short. Out-' Acts at VSH. Stars, Aamm Fieid; East End fiplr'p- S'-P A -v- Vaii' et alL Gardner Field; St- ixeiuea a.e Aex fvauIC, tOD inrvs CO. Swissvale Switch Fieid. Clemens, Bob Contini.

Jim Bren-; s. twliget league west vie at nan. Ray Artman. Ed Welsh and leagl- Aiiison Park ill ix 1 fl Ncrtx Pars Sports: Al Frandscus. Tryout With Giants Jimmy Smith of Greenfield, son of the former major leaguer, also played in the outfield, but the New York Giants are giving a rryout.

Highland Club is making- nice snowing in the North HiUs circuit ana nas anoxner oaiue at at at tree with McKnight at North Parkic while Ferrysvme and f.t plav at KemiCS Field. I Sc-z Farit Visage Ecy. Soutn Park oval. STEEL CITY LEAGUE Wnitaker at ML Lebanon IS Snowing Speed Ca-ese Indians. Southern Grtsinds.

Monday, July 18, 1949 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION GAMES TODAY Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City. Only games scheduled. KESULTS YESTERDAY Columbus 100 000 002 3 7 3 Indianapolis Oil 000 000 2 8 0 DEAL, Haddix 9 and Fusselman: LLVT.

Main 9 and Turner. I Columbus 600 002 0 2 7 0 i Indianapolis 014 000 5 8 0 KREIGER. Stanceu 3i. Haddix 161 and I Papp: QUEEN and Ganss. i Toiedo 7.

Louisville 6 I Louisville 3 Toledo 1 Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 4 Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 4 'St Paul 10 Minneapolis 3 13 innings. I STANDINGS W. L. Pet. W.

L. Pet. St. Paul .59 34.634 Columbus 43 44.473 Indianplis 57 36 .613 Kan city 40 04 .428 Milwaukee 52 40 .565 Louisville 39 53 .424 Minneapis 46 48 .500 Toledo ..33 58.363 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TODAY Toronto at Buffalo. Montreal at Rochester.

Newark at Syracuse. Baltimore at Jersey City. Rochester 13 Montreal 1 1 Montreal 9 Rochester 0 7 Toronto 6 Jersey City at Newark 3 I rain. Syracuse at Baltimore 2 rain. tl2 innings.

:13 innings. STANDINGS W. L. Pet. w.

L. Pet. Buffalo ..54 32.623 Toronto .50 43.538 Montreal .45 38.558 Syracuse .35 50.412 Rochester 50 40 .556 Baltimore 33 49 .402 Jer. City 48 39.552 Newark ..28 35.337 MID-ATLANTIC LEAGUE GAMES TODAY Oil City at Johnstown. Vandergnft at Youngstown.

Uniontown at Butler. Erie at New Castle. RESULTS YESTERDAY Erie 5 Oil City 1 Butler at Youngstown, rain. Uniontown at Vandergnft. rain.

Johnstown at New Castie, rain. STANDINGS W. L. Pet. W.

L. Pet. Johnstwn 10 5 .667 Oil Oty 9 9 .300 Erie ....11 6.647 Vandergit 7 lO .413 Yungstwn 10 7 .588 Uniontown 6 10 .375 Butier 9 8 .529 New Castle 5 12 .294 OTHER RESULTS TEXAS LEAGUE Dallas 10 Beaumont 4 'Beaumont 5 Dallas 3 'Oklahoma City 2 Houston 0 i Oklahoma City 4 Houston 2 Shreveport 7 Fort worth 3 Tulsa 11 San Antonio 3 Seven innings- 111 innings. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION New Orleans 2 Atlanta 1 Atlanta 6 New Orleans Birmingham 5 Mobile I Mobile 5 Eirnungiiam Nashville 3 Rock 2 Little Rock 4 Nashville 1 Memphis 3 Chattanooga 0 Memphis 4 Chattanooga 3 TSeven innings. iEight innings.

410 In nings. 11 innings. EASTERN LEAGUE AL.any 7, 1 Binghamton 3 Elmura 1 Ltica at williamsport (2), rain. Hartford at Wilkes Barre 2 i rain. Eight innings, rain.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Seattle 6 San Francisco 2 San Francisco 1 Seattle 0 Portland 8 Los Angeies 6 Portland 7 Los Angeies 1 San Diego 11 Oakland 2 Oakland 11 Diego 1 Sacramento 4 2 Koilywood 6 Sacramento 5 INTER-STATE LEAGUE vork '4 Trenton 1 York 9 Trento 5 Hagerstown 3 Wilmington 1 Wilmington 6 Hagerstown 2 Alien town 5 2 Sucbury 11 Lancaster 4 SOFTBALL GAMES rUESDAY NIGHT GREATER PGH. LEAGUE Bellevue at Powers Grill. Pleasant Valley Field. 9 p. m.

ipigno at Vesle Post: Hibernians at West ino. Maennercnor. tierscnei ieia. p. ro.

AUTOMOTIVE LEAGUE Winston Chevro-et at McKmley Gregg. Arsenal Park; Lough-lev at Superior. Mellon Field East. PGH. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE National Jnion at Gimbcis.

Monument Hill Field. CENTRAL PGH. LEAGUE South Section. tot'! at Oak wood. NORTH SUBURBAN LEAGUE South Sec tion.

St. Luke at Emanuel Lutheran, carne- gie Field. SHAP.PSBURG LEAGUE Reglna at BGI; it. Minr'i at OB Club. METROPOLITAN LEAGUE Sec.

1, Stonea tt Bridrevllle: Kollar at Mt. Washington 3vlcs, Olympia Park. Sec 2. Toppers at Call-omia Inn. P.eSmholtz Field: Bloomfkeld 1IC it Bloomfield Monarchs, Dean Field.

Sec- 3. TCNA at Blawnox. Sec. 4. Royals it Homing: Knights of St.

George at Pleasant HUls. Hagan Field, see. luamers ai jpoll GBU. Hewing Field. SANDLOT RESULTS KEYSTONE LEAGUE Mt.

Wash. Boys' Club 12 6 SOFTBALL Trozza 6 Clowns 1 MW William Doak, Reporter for 45 Years, Dies Heart Attack Fatal To Bellevue Man William L. Doak, veteran newspaperman and one ol tne Federal Building's most familiar ngures, is dead. The 68-year- old reporter died following a Vioart otto rr t- 1 i ryi fee Grant Bellevue. One of the oldest active reporters in the Pittsburgh district, Mr.

3Ir. Doak Doak had covered the Federal beat since 1914. Federal Judge Wallace S. Gourley will hold memorial serv ices for Mr. Doak tomorrow morning in his courtroom.

At the request of the Bar Federal Court will adjourn tomorrow at the close of business in memory of the veteran reporter. A newspaperman here for 45 years, he had been on the staff of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph since 1927 when it was founded following a meiger. Widely known among judges and attorneys, Mr. Doak began his newspaper career in 1904 with the Tri-State News Agency. He later worked for the Pittsburgh Sun and the Gazette-Times.

During his early career, before specializing in the activities of the Federal Government here, Mr. Doak covered waterfront news. Mr. Doak, who would have been 69 Saturday, was born in Old Allegheny and attended Second Ward public schools. In apparent good health, he had made the rounds of the Federal Building on Friday, the day before his death.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Jean Dodds of Bellevue, and two brothers, Walter S. of Bellevue and Frank F. Doak of East End. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.

m. at the Edward T. Daugherty Funeral Home, 366 Lincoln Bellevue. Burial will be in Uniondale Cemetery. Ben Riesberg Funeral services for Ben Riesberg, 64, founder and president of the Coca Cola Bottling Works at Beaver, for 30 years, will be at 1 p.

m. Tuesday in the Ralph Schugar Chapel, 5509 Center Ave. Mr. Riesberg died suddenly Saturday night in his home, 1700 Third Beaver. He was a member of the B'nai B'rith, a past president and one of the founders of the Tree of Life Congregation of Rochester, and was active in' several charitable organizations.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ethel Riesberg; two daughters, Mrs. Abe Cazel, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Sam Broffman of New Kensington; three sisters, Mrs. B.

Mandel, Mrs. Anna Tauber and Mrs. Ada Shulgold, and a brother, Peter Riesberg. Burial will be in Beth Abraham Cemetery. Mrs.

Johanna T. Witt Solemn requiem high mass for Mrs. Johanna T. Witt, widow of John Witt, former Blackadore Ave. grocer, will be sung at 10 a.

m. tomorrow in St. Bede's Church, Dallas Ave. A resident of 416 Lloyd East End, Mrs. Witt died Sat urday in Pittsburgh Hospital.

She is survived by a son, John J. Witt, and five daughters, Mrs. Leonora Roolf, Mrs. Johanna Webb, Sister Marie Augustine of Seton Hill, and Misses Marie and Estelle Witt. Friends are being received at McCabe Brothers Funeral Home, 5300 Penn Ave.

Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Mrs. Ella Mae Scanlon Mrs. Ella Mae Scanlon, of Conway, Beaver County, died Saturday at the Holy Ghost Home for the Aged.

She was 64. She was the widow of James Scanlon and is survived by a son and daughter, Jerome Scanlon and Mrs. Eleanor Foster, both of Dormont; two brothers, John A. Trainor, of Pittsburgh and Leonard Trainor, of Columbus, and a sister, Mrs. Oliver Smith, of Miami Beach, Fla.

Friends are being received at the Reel funeral home, 215 W. Ohio North Side. Funeral Jf 4 6 Sw JSV ry 9 csiSJlEisSld tins Once Doled Pennies To Help Cover Tax Movie-going just won't seem the same anymore to youngsters and theater-goers of Squirrel Hill. "Uncle Joe" Blowitz is dead. He died Saturday night after a heart-attack at his Manor Theater where he had been host and "father" to young and old movie patrons for 15 years Buttoned Coats "Uncle Joe" is especially miss ed by youngsters of Squirrel Hill.

They all. knew and loved the little man who tied their shoes and buttoned their coats before letting them leave the theater. Many older teen-agers remem ber when the Federal movie tax started in 1937. Doled Oik Pennies Mr. Blowitz loaded his pockets full of change and stood by the box-office to dole out pennies to children who forgot their extra tax money.

And if Squirrel Hill youngsters seem to sit more erect than children elsewhere, that's due to Uncle too. Whenever he saw a young movie-goer slouching in his seat, he would tap him and say: "Sit up so the back will grow straight." 1 Born in Russia Born in Russia, Mr. Blowitz came to America when he was 10 years jOld. He settled in St. Louis, opening one of the first nickelodeons there in 1906.

His whole life had been his family, his friends and the theater. Many local theater men got their starts with "Uncle Joe." Jack Kahn, assistant publicity director of Warner Bros. Pitts- Crash Victims' Services Planned Bodies of Three Returned from N. C. Funeral arrangements were announced today for the three Civil Air Patrol officers who were killed Friday in North Carolina.

The three were: Maj. E. Kenneth Long, 45, of 3030 Knowlson Dormont, secretary and director of the D. L. Clark Candy Co.

Maj. Hugh S. Sloan, 35, of Orchard and Meadow Lanes, Edgeworth, an expediter for the Pittsburgh Forgings Cora-opolis. North Side Victim Capt. Beatrice Ann Kuscjiel, 25.

of 2011 Termon North Side, an employe of the Joseph Home Co. The bodies of all three have returned from the scene of the crash in Kannapolis, N. C. Services for Maj. Long will be at 3 p.

m. Wednesday at the Beinhauer Mortuary, 2630 W. Liberty Ave. Burial will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.

Rotary 3Iember He was a member of the North Side Rotary Club, Pittsburgh Pilots Assn. and Bethany Lutheran Church and was vice president of the Aero Club. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Nelson Long; two children, Dagmar, 17, and Nelson, 9, his father, Edwin O. Long, and a brother, Logan XW.

Long. Sloan Services Services for Maj. Sloan will be at 3 p. m. tomorrow from his home.

Burial will be in Sewick-ley Cemetery. He was a member of the Masons, Elks, ABC Flying. Club of Pittsburgh and the Sewickley Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Betty Barclay Sloan; his mother, Mrs.

Elizabeth Sloan, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Sloan Taylor. Services In Avalon Capt. Kuschel will be buried in Allegheny County Memorial Park, after services at 2 p. m.

tomorrow from the McDonald Funeral Home, 529 California Avalon, Capt. Kuschel, a graduate of Oliver High School, was a secretary in the executive office of the department store. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter L.

Kuschel, and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Walker, at home, and a brother, Walter of Warrendale. 4- pry- 1 1 Vfr lan, Norta Park, Wes- CHAFTGN-LXGHAM CHURCH LEAGUE Irrai v5. t. Fh.jp.

Crafton High Field. WAITERS CO. I. AGUE Ardara at Jean- THI-CCVNTY LEAGUE "Wilklnsburg at' New Kensington: Freeport at Verona; Springer- at ApiwalL EA7ILWOOO LEAGUE Hibernians at Park. i Wagner Annunciation F- iskl, Kerscne! Fieid.

Immaculate Heart FTeLd. SIDE-SOUTH HILLS LEAGUE OverSrock: Library at Large. SUBURBAN LEAGUE Green- at Oakdaie. rv.OP PRESENl i Was Former Head Of Carnegie Museum Andrey Avinoff, director of Carnegie Museum for 19 years, who died Saturday in New York, was a rare combination of scientist and artist. The 65-year-old Russian born nobleman was a man who needed more than 10 fingers to count his accomplishments.

But although he regarded himself as an amateur, he outshone many professionals. He retired in 1915. Butterfly Expert Dr. Avinoff was best known as a butterfly expert. His collection of 100,000 Asiatic butterflies is called the most complete in the world.

It is now in the Academy of Science, Leningrad. He was a painter, writer, art authority, zoologist, entomologist, musician, biologist, lawyer, bibliophile, judge, diplomat, architect, astronomer, explorer and linguist (he spoke four languages and could read ten). On top of that, he was once gentleman-in-waiting to Czar Nicholas II. Born In Russia He was born in Southern Russia in 1884. The Avinoffs are one of Russia's most distinguished families.

Cape Avinoff in Alaska honors his grandfather, Admiral Alexander Avinoff, who was an en sign on Lord Nelson's flagship, "Victory," during the Battle of Trafalgar. During his boyhood. Dr. Avin off was vacationing in the moun tains of Tien-Shan in Central Asia with his father, Lieutenant-General Nicholas Avinoff of the Imperial Russian Army. He began collecting butterflies there, but at 18 entered Moscow University to study law.

Three years later, he had a law degree, but jvas studying entomology, biol ogy and zoology. He also took up painting and was admitted to the Moscow Society of Artists when a landscape was exhibited. Governmental Career Starting a governmental career, he became a tribunal official in the district of Poltawa (his mother's ancestral home) and later became assistant secre-lary-general of the Senate of St. Petersburg. Then came the appointment as gentleman-in-waiting to Czar Nicholas II.

Other ranking positions before the Czarist regime fell were mar-shall of nobility in Poltawa and judge of three districts ir Southern Russia." He first came to America dur- New York Averts Bus Strike Spread Mayor Announces Threat Called Off NEW YORK, July 18 (UP) Mayor William O'Dwyer, who interrupted a Mexican vacation to attempt to settle the City's transportation tieup, announced today that he had averted the spread of a five-day-old bus strike to the Third Avenue Bus Lines. Mr. O'Dwyer flew into town yesterday when the strike situation affecting 1,500,000 persons threatened to become critical. The CIO Transport Workers Union had scheduled a stoppage of Third Avenue buses at 4 a. m.

tomorrow. The line serves persons. The mayor said Michael J. Quill had agreed to call off the strike pending a meeting with the trustees of the bankrupt bus line July 25. The union is demanding $1,100,000 in back pay tor employes.

There was no indication that the strike of 3300 TWU members on the New York Omnibus and Fifth Avenue Bus Lines was near settlement. The mayor termed the situation "outrageous" and said the strike served to emphasize that the City's transportation strike trouble originates for the most part on privately-owned lines. Observers said Mr. O'Dwyer might be forced to seize the struck lines if no agreement can be reached. The City already owns 75 per cent of the transportation facilities.

arrangements will be announced later. Edgar S. Watson Funeral services for Edgar S. Watson, 80, of 1013 Franklin Wilkinsburg, will be held at 8 p. m.

tomorrow in the C. Courtley Funeral Home, 925 Franklin Wilkinsburg. He died yesterday in his home. Mr. Watson retired in 1937 from the Pennsylvania Railroad after more than 40 years of service.

He had celebrated his golden wedding anniversary on July 5. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret PoUpck Watson, and a son, C. C. Watson.

Burial will be in Huntingdon Cemetery, Huntingdon, Pa. Charles Lohret Solemn requiem high mass for Charles Lohret, 51, of 1120 Chateau North Side, will be sung at 10 a. m. tomorrow in St. Anthony's Church, Mill vale.

Mr. Lohret died Friday. A resident of North Side for 30 years, he was a truck driver for Spear's Department Store and a member of Local 249, A. F. of L.

General Teamsters Union. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Rosemarie Damis, Mrs. Frances Marsula, Mrs. Elizabeth Traupman and Miss Dorothy Lohret.

Friends are being received at the William Sirlin Funeral Home, California and Sherman North Side. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. i i i JOSEPH BLOWITZ Movie-patrons lose friend. burgh office, started as an usher in Mr.

Blowitz's theater. Al Katz, manager of the Roland Theater in Wilkinsburg, got his start as an assistant to Mr. Blowitz. Mr. Blowitz is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Ida Emilstein Blowitz; two sons, Samuel D. and William both of Los Angeles; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Weiss, Mrs. Sarah Herzog and Miss Leah Blowitz, and a brother, Charles, all of Chicago. Funeral services will be at 1 p.

m. today in the Burton L. Hirsch Funeral Home, 2704 Murray Ave. Burial will be in Los Angeles. Union Boss Held In Rival's Death Fatal Shooting Follows Argument ST.

LOUIS, July 18 (UP) A seriously-wounded A. F. of L. union leader was charged with homicide today in the death of a union rival. Slain was John Jones, 43, business agent of Local 42 of the A.

F. of L. Hod Carriers. Building and Common Laborers' Union and a tavern-owner. Arrestetd for the fatal shooting of Jones was John Oertli, 36.

whom Jones had defeated for the post of business agent last month. Witnesses gave conflicting accounts of Jnaw the shooting started. Oertli said that he and Jones had been feuding for some time over "personal and union mat ters." He said Jones and Walter Douglas, 39, a laborer, followed him into the tavern's washroom, where the fight began. Jones pulled out his gun first and shot Oertli in both thighs and in the right forearm, Oertli said. Then Oertli drew his own gun and fired at he said.

Douglas told police that when the three of them went into the washroom, Jones shouted at Oertli: "If you're looking for trouble, you'll get it." Shortly afterward, Douglas said, he walked out of the washroom and heard a thud, followed by shots. Then Jones staggered back to the bar and collapsed. Wallace to Run On ALP Ticket NEW YORK, July 18 (UP) Henry Wallace will be named the American Labor Party's candidate for U. S. Senator next fall on a ticket which will include Rep.

Vito Marcantonio as candidate for mayor, it was disclosed today. Political sources said the ALP ticket will be announced tonight by. the party's designating committee. Mr. Wallace, a 'resident of South Salem, N.

will seek the Senate seat made vacant by the resignation of Democratic Senator Robert F. Wagner, Sr. Marcantonio, leftist ALP chieftain who represents the Spanish Harlem area in Congress, recently said he would oppose Mr. O'Dwyer if the mayor ever ran for re-election. Mr.

O'Dwyer announced his candidacy last week. i 4 mv.tmxm i 'sum a ii fWfSfwt i i pi i 1 1 ujiim tmm DR. ANDREY AVINOFF Scientist-artist pastes. ing World War I to buy supplies for the AU-Russian Zemsky Union (similar to the Red Cross). The Communist coup d'etat made him return in 1917.

He became an American citizen in 192S. Portrait Painter He established in New York as an advertising illustrator and portrait painter. But his scientific talents brought him to Pittsburgh in 1922. Carnegie Museum invited him to catalogue its butterfly collection. In 1926, at the death of Dr.

Douglas Stewart, the director-' ship went to Dr. Avinoff. One of his innovations was to exhibit animals in replicas of native habitats rather than in unadorned cases. Knew Many Subjects As a one man "Information Please," Dr. Avinoff was able to jtalk about almost any subject.

One story7 was that a Pittsburgh woman went at great length to memorize data on a rare rug (she spent some time in Carnegie Library digging up material) order to stump Dr. Avinoff. When she asked him about the rug. Dr. Avinoff not only recited the information.

she had read in the library, but added to it, Dr. Avinoff was registered as a Republican, but once said: "The Republican Party is too much to the left to suit me. I am really a pronounced Tory." Atom Publicist Missing Five Days He Had Access To Some Secrets LOS ALAMOS, N. M-. July IS (UP) H.

Tracy Snelling, 37, public relations director at the Los Alamos atomic installation, was missing today under mysterious circumstances. Police at Los Alamos said that Mr. Snelling, who would have access to a limited amount of information about atomic energy, has been missing since Wednesday. Authorities expressed the belief that Mr. Snelling's disappearance was rooted in personal matters and had no connection with his job, which they said gives him access to some restricted information at the atomic laboratory.

Letter Arrives Carroll Tyler, Atomic Energy Commission chief at Los Alamos, said that the "AEC administration would like very much to know where Snelling it." Mrs. Snelling's wife, Sally, told investigators she received a letter from him, postmarked Albuquerque at noon, Thursday. The contents of the letter were not divulged. "This has happened before," Mrs. Snelling said.

"But never for an extended period." Didn't Go Home -Mr. Tyler said that on Wednesday, Mr. Snelling asked for his annual leave. He apparently intended to take a vacation trip with his wife. However, she reported on Friday that she had not seen him for two days.

Mr. Snelling has been public relations officer at the installation for two years. He formerly was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal Robert W. Singer Funeral services for Robert Williams Singer of 5617 Dun-more St. East End.

will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the Samson Funeral Home, 537 Neville St Mr. Singer died Sunday evening in Presbyterian Hospital after a brief illness. He was 68.

The son of the late Dr. James J. and Jennie Johnson he was born in Connellsville, and graduated from Princeton in 1903. A resident of Greensburg and Pittsburgh for 40 years, Mr. Singer was associated for many years with the Northwestern Life Insurance Co.

At the time of his death he was with the State Department of Forest Waters handling real estate affairs for the Point State Park Project. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Ewing Singer; a son, Robert W. Singer Jr. of Danville, a daughter, Mrs.

Jack H. Samson of Oiffton. N. a sister, Mrs. Charles Brooks Tracey of Pittsburgh, and three grandchildren.

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6854 WHERE THREE PITTSBURGH ERS DIED Above is the wreckage of the light plane which carried three Civil Air Patrol pilots to their deaths Friday. The crash, near Kannapolis N. killed Maj. E. Kenneth Long, Maj.

Hugh S. Sloan and Capt. Beatrice Ann Kuschel. Maj. Long and Maj.

Sloan died instantly Capt. Kuschel was thrown clear of the wreckage and difd an hourlater..