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THE PITTSBURGH PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1947 PAGE 10 IVestinghouse 1 9 1 fit: nv4J 4m REMEMBER HER? SHE'S MARRIED NOW Virginia Weidler, former child movie star, was honeymooning at Las Vegas, today with Lionel Krisel. 25, of Beverly Hills, CaL, said to be the Navy's youngest lieutenant commander. The marriage was performed by a justice of the peace at Las Vegas. Miss Weidler. now 20, retired from the screen several years ago.

Obitvariti D. G. Ambrose, Former Police Captain, Dies Served City For 31 Years Former Police Capt. Daniel Ambrose, 76, who helped round up the "Blue Bandanna" gang here in the 1920 died late ye terday. Mr.

Ambrose, who retired in 1932 after 31 years as an officer, died at his home at 6350 Dean East Liberty. He had been in ill health for some time. Mr. Ambrose Mr. Ambrose Joined the po- lice force in 1901, and was one of the city's first motorcycle patrol men.

He held various positions, being a lieutenant for several years, and becoming captain in 1926. Surviving are five sons and two daughters, all of Pittsburgh. They are John Daniel Edward P. James J. and Robert S.

Ambrose, Mrs. Anna Hackwelder and Agnes J. Ambrose. Funeral services will held at 9:30 a. m.

Tuesday in SS. Peter and Pauls Cattholic Church, Larimer Ave. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Elsie Hercur Wagner Funeral services for Mrs.

Elise Mercur Wagner, one of Pittsburgh's first women architects, will be held tomorrow at 3:30 p. m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ambridge. Mrs.

Wagner, who had an office In the Westinghouse Bldg. In the 1390s and early 1900s. died Wednes day at Sewickley Valley Hospital. Studied in Europe Born in Towanda, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Columbia University and in France and Germany. She then came to Pittsburgh, where she received much notice as one of the City's first career women.

In 1895, Mrs. Wagner won a com petition for a woman's building at the Atlanta fair. She also designed buildings for Washington Seminary, Washington. Beaver College, Second and Fourth Ward Schools and a plot of workingmen's homes in Leetsdale. Gave Up Profession After her marriage, she gave up her profession.

She was a member of the Twentieth Century Club, the Ionic Chapter of O. E. S. and the 5 Phone Union's TaKts Fail at Electric Plant Production Employes Tie Up Western Co. Meetings between the Western Electric Co.

and union officials over the "downgrading' of 16 production workers in the company's North Side plant appeared to have broken down today. Yesterday, 112 production workers held their second all-day work stoppage at the plant within a week. John F. Shaffer, president of the Pittsburgh Chapter. National Assn.

of Telephone Equipment Workers, said that the meetings have failed to settle the matter of the company's reducing the men to lower paying jobs. -We're not going to bother to meet locally with them anymore," he said. Mr. Shaffer contends that there is enough work available to keep the 16 men, 11 of whom are veterans, working at their highest skills." Meanwhile, seven large telephone unions have completed plans to take part in the April 7 strike of the National Federation of Telephone Workers against the Bell Telephone Co. and affiliates.

These details for the local part in the national strike were settled at a meeting Thursday night, W. C. Stevenson, chairman of the Pittsburgh Communications Workers Council, said. Windows Smashed In Downtown Store Two men were arrested on malicious mischief charges early today. They were accused of breaking two windows valued at $200 in the shoe store of Nathan A.

Lin-denberg, 220 Stanwix St. Frank Alter, 29, of 428 Duquesne Way, suffered a slight cut on the face. William Schaefer, 32, of 197 Steuben the other man escaped injury. Both were held for a police court hearing. Police said the windows were broken during a scuffle.

Teachers Raises Mean Tax Increases, Public Told From Press Harrisburg Bureau HARRISBURG, March 29 The Pennsylvania Real Estate Assn. warned today that bills now in the Legislature to increase teachers salaries threaten huge tax increases on property owners. Education would cost from 507 million to 632 million dollars a year under four measures now in the General Assembly, according to President Stanley A. Gillespie. Education now costs 250 millions a Plans Music Camp DAYTON, O.

Dayton is to have its own summer music camps pat terned after the famed Interlochen, Mich camp for high school stu dents. The Dayton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the camp next August at Miami Valley Chau- auqua for 6ome 300 persons. 1 ii mm mttAm PAUL YAVORSKY and DR. ALEXANDER SILVERMAN Pitt student receives chemistry award Fire Sweeps Etna Borough Building Flames Free Man in Jail Fire swept the Etna borough building last night, causing $1000 damage and freeing a Jail occupant. The fire was believed to have been caused by spontaneous combustion of gas from kerosene lanterns kept in a cupboard.

It began with a small explosion about 8:45 p. m. and spread rapidly. Police and firemen put it out after a half hour battle. William Thompson of near Allison Park, a bus driver, had been put in jail about 8:15 p.

m. on charges of driving his empty bus while intoxicated. Released from the jail, he was told to stand by while the fire was being fought, but walked away, police said. They held his bus and license, and said they expected him to return some time today. Patrolman Joseph Kushon and Lt.

Ralph Michaels were in the office when the fire began with a dull roar and puff of smoke, they said. The wall and ceiling were considerably damaged. Rat War Cuts Typhus FORT WORTH, Tex. A scientific year-round war on rats has more than halved the number of typhus fever cases in Fort Worth in the last three j'ears, city officials say. DDT is used to kill the fleas which transmit the disease to humans, buildings are rat-proofed and rats themselves are killed.

County Detectives Raid Horse Room North Side Man Held as Bookie County detectives raided three alleged gambling places late yesterday, including a horse room and two numbers spots, they reported. At 520 Federal North Side, they arrested John Vaughn, 43, as the "bookie" and released 40 customers. Vaughn, whose address was given as 2410 California was brought before Alderman Martin Newell on charges of keeping a gambling house. He was held for court on $1000 bond. Detectives battered a steel door down and said they found blackboards, racing charts and a loudspeaker.

Telephones had been tossed down an elevator shaft, they reported. No money was found by the squad, led by Mike Matsey. The numbers raids were at two South Side- places. Raiding a store at 1220 Carson detectives arrested Martin Toner, 29, of 1308 Bingham and Peter Reft. 37, of 96 S.

11th St. Another raid at 1104 Carson St. resulted in the arrest of Bernard Wallace, 35. of 45 Greeley and Roosevelt Thomas, 39, of 832 Win-dom St. All four were held for court under $2500 bond.

Used Cars Auctioned COLUMBUS, O. Public auction of used autos has been started here. Weekly auctions take place on a downtown lot. The first, sale saw 75 autos change hands. Allis Asks New Voto i At Wisconsin Plant 1 MILWAUKEE, March 29 (UP) The Allis -Chalmers Co.

yesterday asked the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board to hold a run-off election to determine a bargaining agent at its West Allis, plant. The firm noted that the results of an election held Jan. 26 were inconclusive. Two unions, the CIO United Auto Workers and the Independent Workers of Allis-Chalmers, seek bargaining rights. The vote was so close that the outcome will depend on two votes, those of Robert Buse and Joseph Dombek, president and vice president of Local 248, AW-CIO.

Their votes were challenged by the com pany on grounds that they had been removed from the payrolls. Buse and Dombek have appealed -to the National Labor Relations Board. Legal Notices HARRY Cpln. Attorney at Law. 903 Law and Finance Pittsburgh.

Pa. Notice is hrrebv given pursuant to the provisions of Act No. 380 of May 24, 1945. of intention to file in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg. and in the onice of tne rrotnonotary or tne court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.

on Thursday, the 3rd day of April. 1947. a ceruncate lor tne conduct of a business in Allegheny County. Pennsylvania, under the assumed or fictitious name, style or designation of Sciarretti Transfer Com-panv. with Its principal place of buisnesa at 308 Kaercher Street.

Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania. The names and addresses of all persons owning or interested in said business are: Vintura Sciarretti. 308 Kaercher Street. Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania: James Sciarretti. 104 Bigelow Street. Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania; Fabian Sciarretti. 4300 Stanley Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sam Sciarretti.

308 Kaercher Street. Pittsburgh, Pennsvlvanla: Orlando Sciar-retti. 224 Kaercher Street. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Louis Sciarretti, 308 Kaercher Street. Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania; Anthony Sciarretti. 308 Kaercher Street. Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania Gabriel Sciarretti. 308 Kaercher Street, Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania. Estate of Rachel McCUntock Straub, deceased, of No. 1504 of 1947. Letters testamentary on her estate were granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims pr demands against the estate of decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to decedent to make pavmcnt without deiav to The Colonial Trust Co, 317 4th Ave Pa or to Alexander J. Barron ts.

Alter Wright A' Barron, 2200 First National Bk. Bldg, Pgh Pa TO George W. Roberts. Respondent Take notice that the case of Helen T. Robert against vou for divorce a vinculo matrimonii, at No.

3131 October Term. 194S, Common Plea Court. Allegheny County, will be tried at. the City-County Building, Pittsburgh. when called, or as soon as is convenient to Raid Court.

Joseph M. Tague, Attorney for LibeUunt, Berger Building. Pittsburgh, Pa. TO Mae Rose Hid In. Respondent; Take notice that the case of Lester F.

Lurim against you for divorce a vinculo matrimonii, at 347 October Term. 194(5 Common Pleas Court. Allegheny County. Pa will be tried at the Clty-Countv Butlding, Pittsburgh, when called, or as soon as is convenient to said Court. John ft.

Holland, Attorney for Libcllant. 1404 1st National Bank BuiWing, Pittsburgh, Pa. ESTATE of Marjory MrKlnley Brechin, or Marjory Brechin, deceased, of Wil-kinsburg. No. 1452 of 1947.

Letters testamentary on her estate were granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of decedent to nmke known the same and all persons indebted to decedent to make payment without delay to First National Bank and TriiRt Company of East Pittsburgh. 6(3 Braddock East Pittsburgh, or to Burgwln, Churchill 6i RuHin, Park r. ESTATE of Agnes Mechesnev. deceased, of No. 1352 of 1947.

Letters testamentary on her estate were granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against tne estate of decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to decedent to make payment without delay to Martha Devakos. Extix. 2818 Breckenriilge or to James H. Nugent. 1112 S.

Braddock Ave Pgh 18. Pa ESTATE of Walter J. Fleming, or W. Fleming, deceased, of No. 1348 of 1947.

Letters of administration c. t. a. on his estate were granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands agRinst the estate of decedent to make known the same and all persona indebted to decedent to make payment without delay to Cosburn J. Fleming, Adrn.

c. t. 3911 Dewev Ave Pgh. 14, Pb or to Charles J. Splnellt.

and Fvans. Evans Ac Spinelll, St. Nicholas Bldg Pgh Pa. 99 "SsT- rs -'Try TVPR Va TMatMHt "1 i Mrs. Mary Z.

Schmidt Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Mt. Washington, will be held to-Mr. Washington, will be held tomorrow at 3 p. m.

at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Boggs Ave. Mrs. Schmidt died Thursday In Warren, O. She was 74. Born in Midway, she moved to Mt.

Washington in 1899 and lived there until September 1S46. Recently she has lived in Warren and Columbus, O. Stie was the wife of the late John Schmidt. Surviving are two sons, Irvin Columbus, and Rev. Walter P.

Schmidt. Warren; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Lutz, Venice, Mrs. Capser Paul. Greentree; Mrs.

Arthur Graham and Mrs. Katherine Oldorp. both of Pittsburgh; three brothers, George, Bridgeville; John, Pittsburgh, and Louis Ziegler, Can-onsburg; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends are being received at William Slater Sons Funeral Home, Virginia Ave. and Kearsarge Mt.

Washington. Burial will be private Monday in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Sister Marie Hart Sister Marie Hart, a Sister of Mercy, died yesterday in Mercy Hospital. Born Margaret Hart, the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Hart of Pittsburgh, she entered the Convent of Mercy in August, 1889.

She made her profession as a Sister of Mercy in April, 1892. Sister Marie Hart is survived by a brother, John Hart, and a sister, Mrs. Albert Bentz. Funeral mass will be sung in the chapel of St. Xavier's Academy, Latrobe, at 9 a.

m. Monday. Burial will be in the Sisters' Cemetery at Latrobe. Mrs. Jennie Moidell Mrs.

Jennie (Geitsa) Moidell of 5602 Beacon Squirrel Hill, died today in Montefiore Hospital. She was 72. Mrs. Moidell was a member of New Light Congregation and several charitable organizations. She is survived by her husband, Jacob Moidell: four sons.

Ben, Albert and Irving, of Pittsburgh, and Joseph, of Canton, three daughters, Mrs. Louis Lesser and Rose Moidell of Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Philip Handmaker of Altoona; a brother. Joseph Sheffer, two sisters, Mrs. Jacob Gould and Mrs.

Esther Mentser; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in the Ralph Schugar Chapel. 5509 Centre at 2 p. tomorrow. Burial will be in New Light Student Wins Two Chemistry Awards Others Awarded Honors at Pitt Paul Yavorsky won the Frances C.

Phillips medal'in Chemistry and the American Chemical Society membership awarded yesterday at annual Scholars Day exercises at Pitt. The awards were made by Dr. Alexander Silverman, head of the Department of Chemistry. Harold G. Rapaport won the first Sigma Pi Sigma award, and the newly organized physics honor society tapped 15 students for membership.

Wins English Award The Sigma Alpha Epsilon English award went to David W. Craig. This award also was made for the first time. Chi Omega awards in sociology were won by Aileen Jacobs and Martha Foy. Muriel Gusky received the award for highest scholastic honors won by a fraternity woman.

Phi Chi Theta, honorary commerce fraternity for women, gave its national key to Rosemary Rainey, and a $50 scholarship to Betty Waugh. Others Honored Doris Ann Kalet won a $50 scholarship as outstanding student in Business Administration. Sigma Kappa Phi foreign language awards went to Yvonne Roebuck and Nicoletta Cicero. Three honors were won by students from India. Guru P.

Chatter-jee and Kantilal B. Gatha were tapped by Sigma Pi Sigma, and Achchhar Singh for membership in Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity. Taxi Driver Charged With Drunken Driving After a Yellow taxicab he was driving crashed into another auto in the 1700 block West Liberty early today, Philip Spero, 47, of 1533 Rutherford Beechview, was pronounced under the influence of liquor, police report. The taxicab, according to police, collided with an auto driven by Carl G. Brinzler, 2690 Amman St.

No one was hurt. After the crash, police said, Spero was pronounced drunk by a city physician and was charged with violating the auto law. UE Board Raps Mattes' Booh Second Local Here To Condemn Pamphlet The executive board of Local 601, CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, has repudiated UE Director of Organization James J. Ma ties" controversial pamphlet, "The Members Run This Union." The big: Westinghouse Electric Corp. union is the second district UE local to condemn the book.

The action was taken at a closed meeting yesterday at union headquarters in East Pittsburgh, UE officials announced. Several Members Dissent The board voted to recommend that the membership of the union some 17,000 employes refuse go along with the UE's suggestion that Local 601 buy a large quantity of the booklets from the international. They would have cost Local 601 a cent and a half each, according to Business Agent Richard J. Tobin. The beard action's was taken without comment.

The vote was by voice. It was reported that a half dozen members dissented. Mr. Matles wrote the pamphlet in reply to a series of articles which appeared in a national magazine that broadly hinted that the UE was a Communist-dominated union. Issue Stinging Rebuke In it he said that Communism was not the real issue, that the Assn.

of Catholic Trade Unionists was attempting to "dominate" the UE, and that National CIO Secretary James B. Carey was a "puppet" ofthe ACTU. Though the motion carried no comment, spokesmen for the Rank and File Group, the union political faction which is opposed to left wing elements in the union which are now in the minority on the Local 601 executive board, issued a stinging rebuke to Mr. Matles. They condemned the pamphlet as "nothing more than a smoke screen to cover up Communism, which is definitely an isue in the UE." Rap Officers' Action "We further condemn the action of the international officers," they said, "in spending the members' money to buy propaganda to tear down the character of James B.

Carey and Harry Block." Mr. Block, of Philadelphia, is secretary-treasurer of the State CIO Industrial Union Council and a leader of the right wing bloc of the UE. "Furthermore," the Rank and File statement said, "we would like to call upon Mr. Matles and the other top international officers of the UE, to direct some of the criticism they have directed against foreign policy of the United States and Great Britain against Soviet Russia." The board also went on record as favoring a bill introduced into the State Legislature which would make it unlawful for subversive elements, including Communists, to hold office in labor unions. The bill is authored by Peter F.

Bender, Swissvale Republican and a member of Local 601. Sugar Controls Extension Rushed WASHINGTON, March 29 (UP) Congress paved the way today for a seven-month renewal of sugar rationing and a 90-day extension of Government controls on other short supply commodities. Two renewal bills were being readied for final House and Senate action in time for President Truman to sign them by Monday midnight, when present controls expire. The sugar bill would continue rationing until Oct. 31, with Congress' promise that consumers' ration stamps will bring at least 20 pounds between now and then.

A "guarantee" proviso would order sugar rationed at the rate of 35 pounds per year. Any extra sugar would be rationed among consumers as a bonus. The Agriculture Department will take over all sugar controls, effective when President Truman signs the bill. The measure to extend controls on other short supply items would authorize the Government to continue until June 30 allocation controls on chinchona bark, manila fiber cordage, tin and tin products, antimony and streptomycin; transportation controls; export controls on cars and trucks; and import controls on food items when certified by the secretaries of state and commerce as "necessary to meet international commitments." Among these food items are fats and oils, beans, peas, grain and grain products, meat and meat products. Federal Agents Seize Three in Drug Theft NEW YORK, March 29 (UP) Federal agents announced today the arrest of three persons for the largest theft of narcotics" ever contrived in the New York area.

Bail of $100,000 each was set for John Di Hoboken, N. and Carmine Ribaudi of New York. Ribaudi's wife, Rose, was held in $1000 bail. They were alleged to have taken part in the theft and sale of worth of illegal drugs on Aug. 15, 1945.

Cemetery Officials Elect Pittsburghers Two Pittsburgh cemetery officials were elected to', top posts in the Keystone Cemetery Owners Assn. yesterday In meetings held in Har-risburg that were attended by representatives from seven states. J. Albert Harris of Jefferson Memorial Park, was elected a director and vice president of the association. A.

E. Jenkins of Allegheny County Memorial Park, was chosen as a director and as 66f7TTff If EFORE the New York Stock Exchange1 admits the sectirities of any company 1 to its trading list, that company enters into a number of agreements with the Exchange, all in the interest of the investing public. Of these many agreements, the most important of all is this: The company agrees to disclose, at regular intervals, the basic facts about its operations and financial condition. Because of this agreement, investors have access to a wealth of essential information. As a result, it is possible to make facts the sole of investment decisions, so far as securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange are concerned.

Understandably, this Exchange cannot eliminate the risks which accompany ownership of securities risks inevitable in the possession of any form of property. But its listing agreements do provide for disclosure Ambridge Woman's Club. She is survived by her husband, K. Rudolph Wagner, Ambridge real estate broker; and one son, Hans E. Burial will be in Economy Cemetery, Ambridge.

Lloyd R. Kress Funeral services for Lloyd R.j Kress, secretary-treasurer of the Hoeveler Warehouse Co. and the! Hoeveler Transportation will be held in J. Herbert Hershberger te Sons Funeral Home, 57 Station Crafton, at 2 p. m.

Monday. Mr. Kress died Thursday in his home, 30 Lawson Crafton. He was 62. Mr.

Kress also was associated with the American Van Lines Cleveland, and was a member of Crafton Lodge 653, F. A. the Crafton Methodist Church, the Arab Patrol and Syria Temple. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie McClure Kress; a daughter, Virginia K.

Fordyce: a son. Lloyd R. Kress a sister, Mrs. Ida Mae Irvin. and a grandson.

Burial will be in Allegheny Cemetery. Kenneth M. Hunt Funeral services for Kenneth Morgan Hunt. Chicago district sales manager for the Weirton Steel will be held Monday at 2 p. m.

in the McClave Funeral Home, Steu-benville. Mr. Hunt. 41. was the son of Clinton Henry Hunt, a consulting engineer with offices in the Bene-dum-Trees Bldg.

Death came on Wednesday in Chicago, where Mr. Hunt was believed recovering from an operation. After finishing his schooling, young Mr. Hunt went to work immediately for the Weirton Company, spending some time in the mills and then in the sales department from which he was promoted to the Chicago post several years ago. Besides his father he leaves his widow, Martha McCausland Hunt; a son.

Kenneth Morgan Hunt his mother, Letitia Morgan Hunt of Cleveland. three brothers and a sister: Edwin L. Hunt of Cleveland; Rev. Robert M. Hunt of Gettysburg.

Arthur M. Hunt of York, Pa, and Mrs. David T. Owen of Cleveland. The body will be brought to Pittsburgh this morning and taken im- mediately to Steubenville, where hours have been arranged for 7 tonight and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 cn Sunday at the funeral home.

William A. Merritt Funeral services for William A. Merritt, Pittsburgh livestock broker. will be held in Rodeniser Funeral Home. 150 S.

Negley at 2 p. m. Monday. Mr. Merritt died Thursday in the home of his daughter, Mrs.

Thomas Stevens, 5230 Fifth after a long illness. He was SO years old. A livestock broker here for 57 years, Mr. Merritt was a past commander of Duquesne Commandery, Knights Templar, and a member cf the Lincoln Ave. Methodist Church and the Pennsylvania Consistory and Lodge 45, F.

Si A. M. In addition to his daughter, he Is survived by his widow, Mrs. lizabeth Eleanor Henderson litt; four sons, Robert Archie William A. Jr.

and Thomas O. Merritt; a brother, Thomas Mer- ritt. Dravosburg, and nine grand- children and four great-grand-jl: children. Burial will be In Homewood Cemetery. try fCS, -'-A of facts necessary to good investment judgment.

The wise investor seeks these in the reports of listed companies on the financial pages of the newspapers at the offices of Member Firms of this Exchange. New York Stock Exchange I C7? i fervor A WHAT ROBBER DIDN'T GET is displayed by Sam Benjamin, proprietor of a meat market at 1S0O Carson South Side. A young thug waved a gun at him today and fled with $10 from a wallet, ignoring $100'in the cash register. "Such thief, said Mr. Benjamin.

VHe barely made expenses." I 2.