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TIMES-LEADER, THE EVENING NEWS, WILKES-BARRE, PA THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1943 VcUpheaa Teat WAX ABflJ to 2-2121 8 WATER COW APPEALS Makes Flag, Map And Rosary Of Woods From Many Lands Andrew Is Cleared By Juron Of Charges Made By Girl Students WCOMHSIOH RULING Hi i Spring Brook Claims It Might Be LENTEN SPEAKERS LISTED Forced To Write Off 18 Million Dol Art Instructor Acquitted On First Ballot But "Second Made It 'Certain' Thomas W. Andrew, 38, of FOR COMITY SERVICES lars If PUC Order Stands Accounting Cost Set At $228,694 1 i' 1 7 "if' rT i I iiiitniiiniiiiinii I 1 'Wj-Tfrft1llllOIIIMWMWWmuA Willi I in llMrafcnilr i np i. nf nuutuuju- Five Generations Harrisburg, Feb. 5--The 0 bervice uo. of, Wilkes-Barre, said today it would be compelled to write off an estimated $18,000,000 from its cost under a Public Utility Commission The claim was made in an aDDeal from the order filed with the State Superior Court.

The PUC ordered, effective Jan. au water companies with an annual income of $100,000 or more to establish a new system of evaluating property and equipment 18,00,000 Involved The aDDeal aald the commission order will force the company to change an estimated $18,000,000 of its property to a new account which snail be depreciated, amortized or otherwist disposed of as the com' mission may direct." The PUG action requires figures to show the original cost of water utilities in addition to the actual price paid by the present owners. The Scranton Springbrobk Com Wayne Lance, Photo Ave continents and scores of Islands. He has been collecting- wood as a hobby for a decade, Joseph Schnldaski, above, of Kingston, is ple-tare with a flag, a map, and a rosary which he flae from wood specimen sent to him from th Collection Of pany, in its appeal, said it serves 67 municipalities in the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area. In addition, gas is serviced to consumers in 11 com- Omunities centered around Scranton.

'It was formed in J928 by the merger of the Scranton Gas and Water Co. and the Springbrook Water All Over World Launched Supply Co. Cost of the property at the time of the merge was The company said this figure was recorded "with the express approval" of the Public Service Commission, the predecessor of the PUC. The-appeal reviewed the Commission's move to require water companies to change their system of listing utility values. Cost of Accounting Under the original PUC plan, the appeal added, the work oi cnang-ins its accounting system would have cost $408,940.

Water companies objected to that plan. The PUC then modified it. The newest order would cost the firm $228,694 in clerical and accounting work, the appeal said. The order said the appeal, violates the State Constitution by "depriving the company of possessing and protecting its property." The utility added the Commission's action "will illegally and arbitrarily distort the IT actual cost ana wiu unconsiui tionally compel the company to write off a loss bas not sunerea. The commission, in Its order, said that water companies had not been required to submit information on tne nrsi cost ox piant iu Mtmura.

It said without this information the commission never had data "relating to the original cost oi water uuiuy property." MRS. COLLINS PASSESAWAY Widow Of Lumber Dealer At Dushore WIHUOUU OUnif IT UACO-04UC an ariAvkrlAt aw iAnnUna Ti mn4.V. T. tt: i i iiiuuLii uuiuur Xllgn BCnOOI, was acquitted in criminal court at 10 a. m.

on two assault and battery charges, preferred by two 12-year-old girl students. The verdict was returned by a jury composed of eight women and four men before Judge John J. Aponick. As the verdict was announced the defendant broke down and cried bitterly as his wife and mother rushed to embrace him. -a The drama was enacted before 1 nam uiieu cuun room ana jars.

Mary Andrew, 65-year-old widowed mother of Andrew, embraced Attorney Jones and said: "You did splendid my boy, and I'm truly grateful." Freed On First Ballot Andrew and his wife sat together inside the bar enclosure, both sob, bing, as the jury filed out of the court room. Andrew through his attorneys, B. R. Jones and Keenc Mitchell, said he would apply within a few days for reinstatement to me nymoutn scnool Board. He wat suspended by the board on last No vember 28.

John Pugh, clerk, who resides at 86 Butler street, Forty Fort, wa foreman of the jury. He told a Times-Leader Evening News reporter, "the jury took only two bal lots. All of the jurors voted unsniw mousiy ior acquittal on the first ballot but we wanted to be certain and voted the second time." Judge Aponick did not make any comment after the verdict was ren dered. He told the jurors to report to Judge Frank L. Pinola's court room for fiirthpr 1ni- riuv Andrew was placed on trial Monday and the case was submitted to the Jury at 4 p.m.

yesterday. The jury returned a sealed verdict and gave it to the court tipstaff at M0 Insisted On Trial Andrew, following his arrest a Plymouth official said, was told that he would not be prosecuted if turned in his resignation, but he in' sisiea on lacing trial, stoutly proclaiming his innocence. i Assistant District Attorney Arthur Silverblatt who tried the case lor the Commonwealth was not in court when the jury returned its verdict Chief of Police Lamr Knrila t. Plymouth, who appeared as prose ouin, aiso a Key witness for the Commonwealth, were also absent 4 icoiuiiuuj -iu mi case was ceair pleted shortly before the noon journment of court yesterday closing arguments wera madhv Attorney Jones for the defendant and Assistant District Attorney Silverblatt for the Commonwealth. Entered General Denial The art teacher made a eamriMi umiai ui uie accucauons made oy the two 12-year-old girl students, One of them had charred that i il had disrobed at the request of Andrew.

The other girl testified that she had been asked to disrobe also. uui naa reiusea. Despite a crossfire of questions from Silverblatt Andrew held to his story given in direct testis mony. He said he was convinced that the: girls started the story, and that it? was "built up" in the school yarcU He said: "I believe the girls tried to make it good. They probably talked with the boys and, as the story gained ground, they had to make it stick and expanded it." One of the first persona to con gratulate Andrew was Attorney-Edward Hosey, son of Ignatius Hosey, a Commonwealth who said he made an investigation, of the charges against Andrew at the invitation of Chief of Police Kendig.

The elder Hosey is chairman of the Plymouth Borough no- lice committee, and he gave testimony against Andrew. tfeiore his closing olea to the jury asking for a prompt acquittal -of his client, Attorney Jones lashed at Hosey: "Who are you to Question the people of asked Jones. "What right have you to investigate this or any other free Hosey answered. ujuuKUL i wu hit riMMi nr. Did vou fn the course nf auea-: tioninc Andrew, say to him.

have found fingerprints on the dress of one of the girls" "I positively did not," Hosey A large array of character wit nesses from Wilkes-Barre and other municipalities in Wyoming Valley testified on behalf of Andrew as to his previous sood character. Before hl anmfntmmt an art teacher at "Plymouth, he was art! teacher at West Pittston. Andrew with his wife and mother left the court room shortly before The defendant thanked his attorneys and said: v. "I suffered a whole Jot through false accusations mads against me. but now that I have been acquitted, I feel I have been vindicated and I am very happy." SUU Under Supensten Asked about the future profes sional status of Andrew Superintendent Henry Jones of the Plymouth Borough School District said: "Andrew is still emplojao.

by the School District and is under temporary suspension pending an investigation. "i "Reinstatement to tne jacuny ae-. pends upon action by the Board of. school Directors. I Mr.

Ancurew may feel, however, that his effectiveness 1 has been impaired and might desire to No immediate action on the part, of the School Board was anticipated because at least part of tne mem- bershta ia in attendance at the an nual State convention of school di rectors atHanrisburg Church Guild Hears Wild Life Lecture An illustrated lecture on American wild life of marsh and mountain was given last night by Cleveland P. Grant authority on birds, water fowl and big game, at St Stephen's Church House, South FrankUa street 'V It wes Mr. Grsnfs second ance here fna-r yonso" Chancel Guild cf C. Church. Mrs.

John U. I Mrs. Thomas Fost--f and J. ter Tiuany assisted in Central Methodist To Join Five Protestant churches of this city will sponsor a series of community Lenten services in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church beginning on Ash Wednesday, Febru ary 11.

In past years, lour churches conducted the union services, but this pear Central Methodist was added the group which also includes First Methodist. Central Methodist. First Presbyterian and St Stephen's Episcopal churches. All of the clergymen who will deliver the sermons during the ser vices irom 12:10 to 12:40 on the days scheduled are eminent churchmen. Some of them have national repu tations.

In addition to the noon Lenten services, the five churches also will sponsor a series ot Wednesday night services at which visiting clergy men will preach sermons. serin on Ash Wednesday The schedule for both series, as announced today by Rev. Burke Rivers, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, follows: Ash Wednesday and Thursday, February 11 and 12, preacher both days will be the Rev. Lloyd Foster, D.

of Old First Presbyterian Church, Newark, N. J. Leader of Wednesday worship will be Rev. Burke Rivers, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

On Thursday, the leader will be Rev. Jule Ayers, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. On February 17, 18 and 19, the preacher will be Rev. Frederic R. Murray.

St. Paul's Church. Elkins Park, Philadelphia. Leaders will be Rev. C.

S. Roush, Rev. Norman W. Clemens and Rev. Burke Rivers.

The schedule for February 24, 25 and 26 has Rev. Theodore C. Speers, D. of Central Presbyterian Church, New York City, as speaker. The leaders will be Rev.

Dr. Howard E. Thompson, of Central Methodist Church; Rev. Jule Ayers and Rev. Norman W.

Clemens. Services March 2. 3 and 4 will have as preacher, the Rev. Edmund T. Dahlberg, D.D., president of the Nothern Baptist Convention and pastor of First Baptist Church, Syracuse, N.

Y. The worship leaders will be Rev. Mr. Roush Rev. Mr.

Clemens and Rev. Mr. Thompson. Bisbop Sterrett to Speak March 9, the speaker will be Rev. Frank W.

Sterrett, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem -and former rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. The worship leader will be Rev. Mr. Rivers, rector of St.

Stephen's. March 10 and 11, the preacher both days will be the Very Rev. Arthur C. Lichtenberger, D.D., dean of Trinity Cathedral, Newark, N. J.

Worship leaders will be Rev. Mr. Ayers and Rev. Mr. Thompson.

March 16, 17 and 18, preacher will be Rev. Clarence Cranford, DD, pastor or Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, D. C. Worship leaders will be Kev. Mr.

Roush, Rev. Mr. Ayers and Rev. Mr. Rivers.

March 23 and 24. speaker will be Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, preacher, autnor ana lecturer, oi New Yorn City. Worship leaders. Rev.

Mr, Clemens, Rev. Mr. Thompson. Hiram Weld, pastor of Elm Park Methodist Church, Scranton. wor ship leader.

Rev. Mr. Roush. Uopd Friday, March 26 Three-hour service from 12 to 3. Preacher will be Bishop W.

Earl Ledden, Methodist bishop of the Syracuse, area. Wednesday Night Services In addition to the noon-day ser vices, there will be a series of Wed' nesday night services as follows: February 11 First Baptist Church, Rev. Lloyd Foster. February 18 First Baptist cnurcn, Kev. urederic K.

Murray. February 25 Rev. Theodore C. Speers, at the First Presbyterian cnurcn. March 3 Rev.

Edwin T. Dahl berg, in Central Methodist Church. March 10 Dean Arthur C. Lich tenberger, in First Presbyterian Church. March 17 Rev.

Clarence Cran ford, in First Methodist Church. LEAKY ROOF HALTS TRIAL Duryea Step-Father Ac cused In Morals Case A leaky roof at the court house today delayed the trial of Barclay Nedolong, 45, of Duryea, who is charged with assaulting bis 15-year- steproaugntet After a jury been called in Judge Frank L. Pinola's courtroom. the case was transferred to Judge J. Harold lannery in courtroom No.

3. When the judge noticed that the courthouse roof over the jury box was leaking, tne case wss trans' ferred to courtroom No. 4. The trial is scheduled to begin this afternoon. Three Appointed To Handle Estates Administrators were named in pending estates today, as follows: Estate of Guiseppi Rucco, late of ZB7 Parsonage Hughestown Borough, value $500; Rachel Ruccio, widow, administratrix.

Edward V. Lldzbarski, late of 527 South Market street Nanticoke, value $200; Alexander Lldzbarski, brother of the decedent administrator. A Isaac Jones, late of Pioneer ave nue, Dallas Township, value, per sonal property, S250; real estate, Margaret Jones, sister of the decedent administratrix. $1000 Awarded i To Retired Minen John Zelones, 100 Ray street Old Forge, retired mlneworker, has been awarded' maximum compensation of $4,000 for total disability resulting from anthracosillcosis. The award, announced by William J.

Brennan, compensation representative, was made by Compensation Referee 2 a Scranton Spring Brook Water STATE POLICE BARRACKS TO BE REMODELED Bids For Project Costing Over $75,000 To Be Received March 1 The Wyoming barracks of the State Police is about to have its face lifted. An extensive improvement program, unofficially estimated at a cost exceeding $75,000, is about to get unaerway. and specifications for, the program have been drawn ud bv Ralph W. Lear, architect, of 29 Maf-fett street, city. The program, for which bids are to be opened by the Department of property and Supplies at Harrisburg cn March 3, calls lor general altera tions and repairs to the barracks to gether with a complete rewiring project for the lighting and power system.

Modern Kitchen Planned Included in the project is the mod' ernizing of the kitchen which has been limping along with equipment installed 35 years ago, according to those familiar with the setup. Cook ing is done with gas, and new gas ranges will be installed; An ancient refrigerator converted from ice' cooled type to electric, will be re- placed by a modern refrigerator. Thread-bare flooring to be replaced by new linoleum. Present equipment generally is inefficient and Worn out At present the building is equip ped with a hand-fired heating system. This is to be replaced with an automatic stoker system which will necessitate a rearrangement of the heating plant.

Bathrooms and washroom, of the vintage of more than a quarter of a eenturv aeo. are to be modernized. The building is to be equipped with a new roof while the main building as well as the garage and shop are to be rewired. New light fixtures are to be installed and the barracks is to be repainted inside and out Exeter Club Asks Court For Charter The Wolf Club, of Exeter Borough, with headquarters at 136 Penn avenue, today filed a petition with the Luzerne County Court asking lor a charter. The purpose for which the organization is formed is to promote interest and participate in games, niirti snri nnntests of all kinds, in volving and requiring physical and mental skill, and to own, maintain, lease and hold rooms and lands necessary for such purposes.

The board oi directors ior we wbi rear, all residents of Exeter, are: oseDh Fedorsha. William Tama- Jnwnh Oustitua. Anna Kll- mavitch, George VasiL Paul Grigloc, Andrew VasiL Joseph B. Plantnik, Michael Fedorsha, Joseph B. Zavada, Vincent Wagner, Charles Elko, Stanley Ochrelter, John VasiLMichael VasiL Andrew Fedorsha, Harry Si-monson, Michael Dpuock, George Ti 11 I.

TTlt John Mack, George Onuschak, Arthur Stout, Peter Kovaleski, Frank Walter Shedlock and George Hutchkus. Holy Name To Honor Meighan TTnlv TJumA Sncletv of St AloysiUS'l Church will honor Past President John Meighan on Saturday mgnt and Sunday morning. Mr. raeignan, who has been confined to his room for the past three years, was president of the Holy Name Society for more than twenty years. He succeeded the late Dr.

A. Foster in 1925 and held the office continually until 1946. On Saturday night, the Holy Name Sndetv will meet in the parish hall FniinnHnff tha meeting, the mem1 bers of fee society will go to the Meighan home on Barney street and present Mr. Meighan1 with a scroll and a bouquet ox American owuij roses as a token of appreciation of his work in the Holy Name oocieiy. The presentation will be made by Rev.

Thomas- P. Monahan, modern tor of the society. On Sunday mom ing. the Holy Name Society will at the aiirht o'clock mass and re ceive Holy Communion in nonor oi Mr. Meighan ana present nun wira a spiritual bouquet Noted Educator To Speak Here An eminent Negro, educator will speak at an "Interracial Sunday-service In St.

Stephen's Episcopal Church next Sunday at 11 a. m. The visiting speaker will be Rev. Frank T. Wilson, Phd, dean of men and professor of education at Lincoln university, Oxford, Pa.

In addition to his appearance at St. Stephen's, Rev. Dr. Wilson will sneak in First Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 4 under sponsorship of Wyoming Valley Council of Churches. Severely Burned Ellwood City, Feb.

S.WV- A tumble into a pickling vatsse-verely burned Dominlck Rossi, 20, today at the plant of the National Tube Company. Rossi was burned by acid up to his The acid is used to remove surface Svpp er- a Woods From Song, 'Trees' In his world-wide quest for wood specimens, Sehuldaski enlisted the aid of ambassadors, high commis sioners, foreign legations, army com' manders, soldiers and sailors, and priests. General Marshall Aided He wrote to General George Mar shall and received wood from China to the late Josephus 'Daniels when he was ambassador to Mexico for wood from that country: to Gov ernor Ellis Arnold for a specimen from Georgia. There is also a piece in the col lection from Saudia Arabia, the oil rich desert which has no native wood. Sehuldaski was sent a piece of imported wood.

Former Con gressman Daniel Flood made the contact which brought wood from the Virgin Islands. Some countries are not represented, such as Spain and several of the countries behind "the Iron Curtain." Wood From Fort MeHenry Sehuldaski has a piece of wood from Fort MeHenry, a place forever associated with The Star Spangled Banner. He has wood from California that is over 2,000 years old, a piece from Truk that is al most as heavy as metal, ana specimen from a tree near the Capitol in Washington. The hobbyist is next going to make an angle and then a map of Pennsylvania. He has wood specimens from 45 of the 67 counties, most of them sent to him by sheriffs.

A former mine worker, Schuldaskl Is now employed as a maintenance man at the Hess-Goldsmith silk mill in Kingston. In former years he appeared as a soloist in most thea' trea of the valley. He has been i member Of the choir at St. Mary's R. C.

Church, Kingston, for years, is married and has a daughter, Mildred, a former member of the WAC, at home, and a son, Ernest, with the armed forces in uermany. Alleeed Gun-Toter Is Held In Bail Charged with having pointed gun at William Stickler, Laceyville restauranteur, on the night of January 31, Joseph Pangonis, 28, of Meshoppen RD 2, was ordered held in $500 bail -for court following ar-raignment before Justice of the Peace Foster Comstock at Laceyville. The incident is alleged to have happened on Pangonis1 return to the diner after having been ordered from the place for ungentlemanly conduct. TO INSTALL COLLEGE HEAD Archbishop O'Boyle Invited To Scranton Ceremony Public inauguration of Very Rev. J.

Eugene Gallery, S.J, as president of University of Scranton, will be conducted at a ceremony on Monday, February 23, in Temple auditorium in Scrantob. An Invitation lotttend the in auguration has been sent to Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle, recently consecrated as head of the archdio cese of Washington, and member of St. Thomas Aquinas Honor society of the University. Public officials and persons prom inent in the fields of religion and education also will be invited to the and a second lieutenant in the Field Artillery during World War 1, was with the first group of Jesuits that came to Scranton to assume administration of the university. His activities have been in many fields, including notable results as arbitrator of Industrial disputes.

80 YearS -its Here Is an unusual photograph because It shows five generations of the urjie family with an age span of nearly 80 yesri. Seated at the left is 79-year-old Mrs. Jennie Newman, of Mepshoppen. Beside her Is her daughter, Mrs. Ray Trueidala with whom Mrs.

Newman makes her home. Standing on the left Is Mrs. Emery Lozler, of Harvey's Lake, grand daughter of Mrs. Newman and the latter' great grand daughter, Mrs. Andy Brim, also of Harvey's Lake.

Mrs. Brim Is holdlnf Mrs. Newman's great great grand daughter, little Dlanna Brim. Mrs. Newman boasts eight living children, 48 grandchildren, 75 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.

SENTENCED IN AUTODEATH Musician Given 11 To 23 Months In Jail A sentence of 11 to 23 months In the county jail was imposed today by Judge Frank L. Pinola on John Sullivan, 28, colored, of 1731 North 0th street, Philadelphia. Sullivan, who was also ordered to pay the costs of prosecution, pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter. Sullivan, a musician, was tne driver of an automobile which skidded into a tree on Kidder street last December 8. Clara Jones, 26, of Meadeville, an occupant of the car, was killed in the accident AIKERSNABBED BY FBTAGENTS Caught After Chase In Snow At Herrick Center Sought by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents for several years on charges of passing bad checks in many cities, including Richmond, Durham, im.

ano ort amun. Hobert Aikers, 54, was arrested by FBI agents last night at Herrick Center, busquenanna County. Aikers. according to V. Board man, special FBI agent in charge of the Philadelphia bureau, was visit ing at the home of his wile and tried to escape across snow-covered fields when FBI aeents approached.

He was captured after a mile chase. Taken before U. S. commissioner Harry Kolb on a charge of passing worthless checks, Aikers was committed to the Lackawanna County jail in default of $10,000 bait Agent Boardman said Aikers is a native of Richmond, and naa not been in this region for some years. His wife said she had not seen him until a few days ago.

Christine Milz782, Claimed By Death Miss Christine MHz. 82, a resident of North Wilkes-Barre for many years, died at the home of her nephew. Albert Milz, of 210 North River street this morning at. 5 fol lowing five days illnesss. She was well known in the northern of the city and was a sister of Mrs.

Rose Schleicher who passed away two years aeo. The only survivors are several nieces and nephews. The body has been removed to tne Klein Funeral Home, 243 South Washington street, from where the funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:15. followed with a solemn high mass of requiem at St Nicholas Church. Interment will be in a mau soleum of parish cemetery at Shaver town.

Friends may call at funeral home tonight from 7 to 10 and Friday from to 4 and 7 to 10. i Former Resident i Is On Trial Here Frank Furness. 53. of Race street Philadelphia, was placed on trial before Judge John J. Aponick and mixed iurv in criminal court to day on three separata charges of breaking, entering, robbery and larceny.

He is charged by the State Police with breaking into auto accessory stores in Exeter and Kingston last November. Defendant is a former resident of Exeter. He is represented by Attorneys Ettore Agouno and Anton! EHini. 1 mmwq il '7iitxmitt hiim) Mrs. Anna Collins of 359 South River street, widow of John Collins, a pioneer lumber dealer of Dushore, died at Plttston Hospital this morning at 11:20 following several weeks' Illness.

Mrs. Collins, a native of Dushore, has been a resident of Wilkes-Barre for past 20 years. Mr. Collins, who preceded her in death, was a brother of Byron S. Collins, prominent Sullivan County attorney.

The Collins TRAIN PULLS AUTO, YOUTH ALONGTRACKS Exeter Resident Escapes Serious Injury On City Railroad Crossing An Exeter young man had a nar row escape from serious injury this morning at 12:20 oclock when his auto skidded on Blackman street, city, hit the cenifer of a passing coal train, and was shoved along the tracks a considerable distance. Ernest C. Pliscott, 21, of 1 Bennett street. Exeter, an employe of a gasoline service station in Exeter, was the young man who had the narrow escape. His car was badly smashed but he escaped with nothing more than abrasions of the left leg.

An unusual incident in connection with the mishap, was that the conductor of the train was a neighbor of the victim. He was E. O. Mosher, of 216 Bennett street, Exeter. The accident was at the grade crossing on West Blackman street near Frederick street, on branch tracks of Lehigh Valley Railroad.

The train contained 14 loaded coal cars being shipped to Buffalo. The auto, traveling east on Blackman street, skidded on slippery pave and struck the seventh coal car. The auto became entangled and was pulled along the tracks a consider able distance, the conductor reported. A flagman signaled the engineer, the train was stopped, and the frightened young man was pulled from his auto. Cruisermen Theodore Choley and Wilard Morgan took the young man to Homeopathic Hospital where he was treated for the injury to his leg and was discharged.

Police had the auto, the front end of which was almost wrecked, taken from the scene by Weinstocks Auto Wrecking Service. URGES WORLD Thatcher Sees Nationalism An Obstacle To League Formation of a world government was seen as an alternative to prob able destruction bf civilization in an atomic war in an address by Prof. Harold P. Thatcher, head of Wilkes College History Department to wuxes-Barre Kiwanis Club at a meeting today at noon in Hotel Sterling. Professor Thatcher drew parallels between the powers to be surren dered and the authority retained by sovereign powers within a world government by comparison with the function of States within the Federal Government of the United States.

The speaker asserted nationalism and pride were almost insurmountable obstacles to effective function-ing'of a League of Nations or United Nations. On the other hand, he pic- tured a world government as an ef fective Instrument for peace if its representatives, for instance, had power to enter a member nation and arrest the factory owner for illegal manufacturer of atomic bombs. Judge John J. Aponick, president hnamed a committee to arrange a CharterNight program early in April for the newly organized Par- sons-Flalns-Mtoers MUls Kiwanis j. Thomas Smailes, president of the new club, was one of five guests at the meeting today.

The speaker. Professor Thatcher. was presented by Emil W. Bauman, program chairman. J.

Traver Nobel was admitted as a new member. There are more than 75 minerals which are regarded as of sufficient commercial importance to be mined extensively. It Is estimated that homo sapiens (modern-type roan) has been in ex Istence for about 300000 years. door at the office and printing shop of Lithuan R. Alliance of America at 73 East South street Forty-minutes later, the same officer reported finding an open door at Clark's restaurant at 35 East South street Patrolman William Burke filed a report that he.

found door open at the grocery store of Samuel Mosko, 255 East Market street at 3 this morning. The officers communicated with headquarters upon finding the un- locKec, ooors, ana me owners me GOVERNMENT By Favorite Kingston man who collects specimens of wood as a hobby has more than 800 different kinds which came from the four corners of the earth. He is Joseph Schuldaskl, 3 Meyers Lane, a talented lyric ba'ritone who got the inspiration for his hobby from one of his favorite songs, "Trees," Joyce Kilmer's famous poem set to music. For ten years he has been following his avocation with the help of persons scattered throughout the world. Wood From Every State The flag of the United States in the picture is made of wood from every one of the 48 states.

Each star is made of wood from the state it represents, and along side each one is the vear the state was ad mitted to the union. The states in the map are also made of native wood. The flag is two by three feet and the map 12 by 18 inches. Stripes in the flag are red cedar from Tennessee and the bars are cotton wood from Pennsylvania. Sehuldaski wrote to governors, foresters and rangers for the wood desired.

exDlalning his hobby and the size or wood ne couia use. mosi requests were filled by the forestry departments. si Kind or wood in notary The wood in the rosary, mounted on a board 18 inches square, came from 61 different sources, many of them foreign lands and islands in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Cross is West Indian cedar from Haiti. One of the beads (they are about the size of a half dollar) was once part of the high altar of a Catholic Church destroyed by the Japanese on the Pacific Island of Ponape.

Another is part of a confession box from the Isle of Man. nthw heads are from such far-away places as Iran, Borneo, the Marianas, Korea, China, Tripolitania, Iwo JImo, Venezuela, Malta, Gibraltar, Devil's Island, the Virgin lsianos, ituk ana Mexico. SCOUT WEEK PROCLAIM Begins Feb. 8 Marks 38th Anniversary Mayor Luther Kniffen, In a procla mation issued today, designates the week of February 8 as Boy Scout Week in keeping with tne nation wide recognition of that date as marklnv the 38th anniversary oi tne founding of the Boy Scouts oi America. In his proclamation the Mayor nninta out "the Scout program has been a tremendous influence for good in the early lives of thousands nf mir fellow citizens since its.

in ception and now has an active enrollment of approximately three thousand boys in the City of Wilkes- Barre and its suburbs." He refers to the long range program endorsed by the Scouts as one which will be an immeasurable contribution to the building ot a greater Wilkes-Barre for the generation to come." The mayor's proclamation was officially presented to a committee of Scouts from the Wyoming Valley PJi UWUkl by Phtt Cruikshank, Joseph Barber and Edward Hushes, representing Troop 24, of the Church of Christ Father And Son Acquitted By Jury 'Fred Barborsky, Mountain Top, and his son, George, Scranton, were acquitted in Lackawanna County court late yesterday on a charge of driving an automobile without the consent of the owner, Louis Salerno. The trial was started yesterday morning before Judge M. J. Eagen and Jury. The verdict for ac-auittal came late vesterdav after the jury had deliberated an hour and half, Costs were placed on the county.

"i Attorneys Emanual Lester and Isadora Stabler appeared for the defendants while Assistant District Attorney Ellis Berger represented the Commonwealth. Coal Output Less Than In Jan. 1947 Though weather conditions duo Ing the past month were more favorable for anthracite consumption than were those for the corresponding period a year ago, anthracite production fell off during January. Anthracite Institute reports last month's production as 4.674.851 tons which represents a drop of 157.148 tons or 3.3 per cent below that for family was among the early settlers end developers ox ssumvan louhij, Rnrn in wmiamsnort Mrs. Col lins was a daughter of late Frank and Mary Smith Bowers.

She was a member of St Theresa's ehurch, city, and its Altar and Kosary society. Surviving are a daughter, Mary B. Collins, medical technologist at Pittston Hospital; two half-brothers, Michael and Eugene McMellan and a half-sister, Elizabeth McMellan, all of Waverly. A son. James E.

preceded her in death three years ago. The body has been removed to M. J. McLaughlin Funeral Home, lit CnntVi Wnshinfftnn atreet from where the funeral will be held Monday with a requiem mass at St. Basil's Church, Dushore.

Interment Will be in parish cemetery, Dushore. Wife Reports Salesman Missing Wilkes-Barre police today were asked to aid In the search for a traveling salesman of 27 East Norm street who left the city a busi ness trip on January zu. Th man nought Is Earl Dean Smith, 49, who is a salesman of household nlastic articles. His wife residing at the North street address lnfnnn) nnllr that he left the city by auto bearing Maryland license. 73195.

He telephoned the next day by phone from Pottstown, where he reported he was In good health and sales were good. That was the last Mrs. Smith said, she heard from her husband. She reported he was a former resi- dent of Baltimore, accounted Cfor his car carrying Maryland fj license and that he had been resident here only three months. Students Toive Operettas Tonight A group of junior high school students will present two operettas in Meyers High School auditorium tonight One, "The Feast of the Little Lanterns," a Chinese operetta, has four principal characters and a chorus of 40- Chinese maids.

The second, "Treasure Island." based On Police Find Threef City Store Doors Unlocked Last Plight Robert Louis Stevenson's story, win be offered by a east of boys. An assisting chorus will be seated In the orchestra pit during both operettas. A Directors of the two productions are Miss LOis Dodson, Miss Anne Jones and Miss Marian Hogg. Police explained today that nu merous robberies occur in the city because some business people neglect to lock the doors of their establishment when they close at night Chief of Police J. Russell Taylor reported today that last night the doors of three Places of.

business were found unlocked by police while patroling their beats. The chief produced reports of last night's activities on the part oi the officers on dut; Tney snowea mat Patrolman Philip Waznakowki, at' Woman, SO, Hurt In Fall At Home railing at her home In Meshoppen January 31, Mrs. byDii leaner, 90, suffered a fracture of the left Hr. She was admitted to General I.o-nltaL Vpt conation today was David W. rhillips.

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