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Prowier Awakens Girl, 14, Wifh Kiss, MONDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 16, 1953 Beats Her Savagely It's Happening Here Bad-Check Detective Admits He Made a Slip Mayor OKs Coffee for Seagoing Phila. Man By James R. George Young Victim Periled in Orphanage By Daring Early Morning Intruder a Harintr nmuMpr nwnicpned a 14-vear-old eirl with a kiss early yesterday in a dormitory at the Lutheran Home for Orphans and SOME kind of man-of-the-month or man-of-the-year or man-of-something title ought to go to John Ashmore, the first detective who ever admitted he was wrong about anything. John, now an acting detective sergeant at the 5th Detective Aged.

6950 Germantown ana she tried to cry out. men Deai. ner savagciy wucu Detective Sgt. Henry Dermoay. oi ine si.

ana xiuiiuns Park ave. station, said the girl awoke when the man pressed his Division, 55th and Pine is a former member of the check squad, Xlouow I FANCY TITLES A2 WWOY GIVDITOOBDIMWZY JOBS 8Y SOME U.S. VHOW OOMfAWiK TO ATTRACT I- WORKERS. TRADE MA6AZN REPOOTS-S4 fH spa i 1 I I1A i if fY K- 1 JoVf li IP i -i Do you have an opening for an admmstrative assistant to an eligible bachelor?" Martin Engeles, conductor on first westbound train to carry passengers in the new Locust st. subway, calls all aboard as some "first timers" prepare to enter.

In lead is young Ernest Ulmer, followed by Pfc. Nicholas Ganavazos and John Boorse. First Cash Riders Aboard As Locust Subway Opens The first PTC trains to carry cash customers in the new Locust Street Subway made their initial runs yesterday morning. A train operated by Milton Scampton left the Camden end of the line, which connects with the new spur at 8th and Market at 6:05 A. M.

Eight minutes later, a train operated by Philip Del-Vecchio pulled out of the 16th and Locust sts. terminus for the Mayor Clark is a man who can ride along with a gag. Last week he had a letter from Albert J. Nitterour, a Philadelphia cadet and midshipman at the U. S.

Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island, which explained that "plebes" at the school had to have a letter of permission from "admirals, generals, Congressmen" or other high-placed officials to be permitted to drink coffee on sea duty. This, as you suspect, is part of the ooling-around that goes on for "freshmen" at this school, as at all others. "I am, therefore, asking your permission to drink coffee," wrote Nitterour, and the Mayor, in an elaborate letter, gave his permission and said, "I do hope that while you are at sea your right to drink this brew will not be challenged." Be Nice to People: IV es Cornell, the Cambridge Club entertainer, was honor guest in a switch performance there the other night guest of three recent Penn law school graduates who bought him his dinner and presented him with an engraved cigaret lighter. Their explanation was: "You made us look like big shots in front of our girls when we came to the Cambridge Club, instead of like poor law students." Sudden Notions This seems as good a time as any to so naturally he was taken for a bad check. He admits it freely.

He has not turned the check over to the check squad. Seems this happened when a guy who claimed to be a friend of John's brother in North Carolina ingratiated himself with John and got him to cash a personal check for $20, after showing a company pay check from a Delaware county firm for $750. John admits that every element in the gyp was the same as he was used to dealing with when he was a bouncing-check detective. "I would merely like to have a five-minute conversation with this character," John said grimly, "And I'm quite sure I will." Save your strength for the exciting days ahead: National Cherry opens tomorrow, and later in the week Sew-and-Save Week will begin. about the Cyanide Sandwich for and one piano already has been Happy New Year! Possible Merger suggest a weekly award.

How those broad-beamed males and females who insist on occupying the outside of subway and bus seats and making anyone else who wants a seat (including cripples) crawl over them? Ben Greenblatt, the swing-piano maestro, may have been the first to notice it: That top tune, "Till I Waltz Again With You" isn't waltz. Good Men Ain't Hard to Find: Last week we mentioned that Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry needed two pianos and three or four television sets, and that Wills Eye Hospital could use a radio for a lady who had a series of operations. Results: Lincoln Tire 2101 Market is giving four tele vision sets this week to Byberry Incodel Meets Friday to Chart Action on Water Will Weigh Report Of Fine Committee Against Own Plans By JOHN M. McCULLOUGH One critical step in the working out of a long-range Delaware River water policy for Pennsylvania in relationship to her sister States of New York and New Jersey will be taken this week. The complete membership of the Interstate Commission on the Delaware River Basin will meet in its Suburban Station Building office on Friday to determine its course oi action in the light of tne report oi Gov.

John S. Fine's Pennsylvania Water Resources Committee. REPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS This report, prepared by a 12 -man committee headed by Albert M. Greenfield, was made public on Feb. 7.

It recommended that: Pennsylvania should not enact interstate legislation binding it to the $564,000,000 Incodel program on the grounds that it will not adequately or fairiy supply Eastern Pennsylvania's future requirement for water from upland sources. Pennsylvania could provide 550 million gallons a day of upland water from tributaries of the Lehigh River and obtain the balance of 350 million gallons a day by an interstate compact with New Jersey to construct the $47,000,000 impounding dam at Wallpack Bend near Bushkill. If New Jersey, as Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll indicated last week, prefers to "go along" with New York on its water policy, Pennsylvania then can provide the additional 350 million gallons a day from four tributaries of the Delaware arising in the Pocono plateau.

MUST WEIGH BOTH PLANS The question confronting the members of Incodel from the four States Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Delaware is whether or not the Water Resources Committee's report is completely inconsistent with the Incodel program or whether there is any basis for reconciliation of the two viewpoints. Another step in the working out of Pennsylvania's water policy had been scheduled today. Hearings were to have started in New York before Kurt F. Panzer, special master appointed by the U. S.

Supreme Court to hear New York's petition for an additional allocation of 360 million gallons a day from the upper Delaware, wholly within New York State. However, the Supreme Court last week set March 9 as the date when it will hear Philadelphia's petition for permission to intervene in opposing the New York State petition. Carlisles Wed 53 Years Mr. and Mrs. John G.

Carlisle, of 2153 Elkins Oak Lane, marked their 53d wedding anniversary yesterday at their home. Carlisle has been a member of the staff of Convention. Hall and Commercial Museum for the last 22 years. The couple has four children, and nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Easter Seal Sale To Open March 5 The 20th annual Easter Seal cam paign, which provides funds for the services given by the Philadelphia Society for Crippled Children and Adults, will open March 5 and con tinue through April 5, it was an nounced yesterday.

The Seal campaign is conducted by mail, with supplementary donations made through coin boxes placed at hundreds of convenient locations Most of the funds received are dis tributed by the society in the five-county area it covers, Donald Thornburgh. general chairman of the campaign, said. Services provided by the society include clinical treatment in Phila- 1 i a Delaware, Montgomery, Chester and Bucks counties. They also include special medical care, physical and occupational therapy and speech training. Special services mclude summer camp facilities at Camp Daddy Allen, in the Poconcs, for both boys and girls; the Fuhrman Clinic School for Cerebral Palsy Children; a sheltered workshop, specialized functional training and vocational guidance and job placement.

Thornburgh announced that the Philadelphia committee included Judge Vincent A. Carroll, of Common Pleas Court Samuel H. Dar-off, Joseph A. McDonough, Mrs. Herbert Henry F.

Shipherd and G. Stockton Strawbridge. Triester to Head Red Cross Unit David E. Triester, real estate broker, has been appointed chair man of special events and meetings for the 1953 Red Cross membership campaign in this area, it was an nounced yesterday by Ralph W. Pitman, general chairman.

Triester, who is a member of the four city realty boards, will have charge of arranging for speakers and entertainment for the opening rally Feb. 26 and three report luncheons to be held March 12, 26 and April 2. Pitman also announced the ap terrified girl's mouth and then Key Incidence Auto 'Stolen' Twice in Day IT WAS one of those one-in-a-million coincidences, and it ran true to form yesterday, creating a comedy of errors that left a few tempers short and a couple of policemen wondering why they got mixed up in such things. It all began when Mel Headman, 444 Harmon Roxborough, a radio engineer, parked his automobile on Walnut st. near Broad.

When he returned after finishing his day at the radio station, the car was gone, tie went oacs io me studio, where Joe Niagara, an an nouncer, gave him a clue. "Mel," said Niagara, "I saw a hotel garage attendant trying Keys ui automobiles along the street. EADMAN took his complaint to the police and relayed the in formation to them. The police con fronted the attendant. "Oh no, that's impossible." he pleaded.

"I never make a mistake. I've been doing this for 20 years and never had a complaint." Just the same, the officers said. they would like to check. In th garage, sure enough, was Head man's green sedan. Elated, Headman drove out and parked the car in front of the station while he ran in and thanked Niagara for being so observant.

WHEN he came out the car was missing again. Headman re peated the routine and soon con fronted the attendant. "Oh no, mister, this time I'm sure I didn't take your car," the attend ant protested. "This time it was the automobile of one of the hotel patrons. Come in and see for yourself." Sure enough, the car was there.

By this time the same policemen, trailing Headman to the garage, also were convinced something was fishy. "But." pleaded the attendant. "I had the keys and they fit." Sure enough, the police found his statement to be true. The hotel patron had a green sedan. So did Headman.

The cars were of the same make, the same year, the same color, and had identical keys for the door and ignition locks. No Mail Delivery Monday, Feb. 23 Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, will be observed by post office em ployes as a legal holiday on Monday, Feb. 23, it was announced yesterday by Postmaster Raymond A.

Thomas. There will be no mail delivery and station 'fronts will be closed next Monday. However, stamp windows at the General Post Office, 30th and Market and the William Penn Annex. 9th and Market will be open from 8 A. M.

to 6 P. M. and the general delivery section at the Gen eral Post Office will be open from 7 A. M. to 10 P.

M. Special delivery mail will be delivered all day. FTA Canvassed For Dutch Relief Conducting a "campaign within a campaign," the Foreign Traders Association is canvassing more than 400 of its members for funds for the Holland Flood Relief committee. According to an announcement made by Dr. Roland L.

Kramer, sec retary of the FTA, the response has been overwhelming. Many of the firms which already have made direct contributions to the relief drive are again giving to the FTA campaign, Roland explained. Group to Honor George Schermer George Schermer, organization and program consultant to the Commission on Human Relations, has been named director of the commission, according to an announcement by Robert J. Callaghan, chairman. The new executive secretary will be the guest of honor at a reception at 4 P.

M. Friday at the Cosmopolitan Club, 1616 Latimer st. The commis sion maintains headquarters In the 'Market Street National Bank Build ing. Poor Richard Salutes Aviation At its weekly luncheon at 12:30 P. M.

tomorrow at the clubhouse. 1319 Locust st, the Poor Richard Club will salute the American aviation industry, which is celebrating this year the 50th anniversary of the Wright brothers' flight. The luncheon will feature a com contributed. Five radio sets have been offered to Wills Hospital and will be distributed to the blind and partly blind. Among Upcoming Events: Tonight, annual pheasant dinner of Penn Athletic Club, Rittenhouse and "Valentine-Membership Night" of Philadelphia Medical Aides of the City of Hope, at the Sylvania Hotel; tomorrow, card party for the Overbrook School for the Blind, at the school; on Wednesday, opening of 20th Century Club of Lansdowne's three-day antique mart at the clubhouse, 84 S.

Lansdowne Lansdowne. hps asrainst her cheeks. "No noise, ne warnea ine gin. He clamped a hand across the pounded her face ana neaa wnn his free hand when she strug eled. The noise awakened two 1 -J A other gins in tne secunu-uwi room.

They screamed and the intruder ran from the room, raced alcng the corridor and escaped down an out side fire escape. BUILDING AROUSED The cries of the three girls aroused the entire building. Attendants called police and within a few minutes the section was swarming with detectives and red car officers. The prowler In another part of the city, thieves broke into two groceries near 2d and Vine sts. yesterday and escaped with a Quantity of canned goods The burglars forced a padlock and entered a store at 302 N.

2d but were frightened off before they were able to open a safe. Patrolmen Joseph Porter and Robert Kerr, of the 11th and Winter sts. station, discovered the lock on the cellar door was broken. CASH REGISTER TAKEN A three-foot safe had been moved away from the wall but no money taken. The officers also discovered that the front door of a grocery store across the street, at 326 N.

2d had been forced open and the store ran sacked. A quantity of fresh meats, canned groceries and the cash register was taken from the store. After removing $3 in change from the register, it was discarded on a vacant lot adjoining the store. The meats were also tossed away on the lot. Samuel Lipshutz, proprietor of the store, told police about $22a in can ned goods had been stolen.

Neighbor Seized As Burglar Suspect A man was arrested at 8 o'clock last, fiiffht burglarizing the home of John Pattaway, at 2361 N. Beech wood st. Police identified the suspect as Willie Butler, 26, of Beechwood st near Dauphin, a neighbor of Patta way. Patrolmen John Murgatroyd and William Stewart went to Patta way's house after receiving a call from John J. Moorehead, of 2363 Beechwood who said he saw Butler prowling about the second floor.

Taken to the 19th and Oxford sts police station Butler was questioned by Detectives Kryston and John McBride. The detectives said Butler told them he was looking for money to buy drugs. Urban League Sets United Fund Honor A United Fund Award of Merit for 100 percent participation in the fund's 1935 campaign has been presented to the employes of the Urban League of Philadelphia, a Red Feather agency of the Community Chest, at 413 S. Broad st. The league, formerly the Armstrong Association, was among a limited number of units qualified to receive the awards, according to Cle-well Sykes, general chairman of the campaign.

Gifts from the employes averaged $19.43 each. Mayor to Sign Freedom-Gram Mayor Joseph S. Clark, will sign a giant Freedom-Gram today to open the Crusade for Freedom's 1953 fund-raising campaign. Clark's message, bearing words of hope to people in Communist-con trolled lands, will be delivered to campaign headquarters in the Widener Building by Gottfried Buss, a Drexel Institute of Technology junior, who will be dressed as Paul Revere for the occasion. Buss, son of American missionary parents, was born in Hunan, China.

The drive will run through Feb. 28 to provide funds for operation of Radio Free Europe 13 stations and Radio Free Asia's three stations. Youth Steals Purse Miss Sue Marcucci, 29, of 1229 S. Clarion reported to police yes terday that her purse containing more than $6 was snatched from under her arm by a teen-ager, who approached her as she was walking on Broad st. below Christian.

The theft occurred about 2:15 P. M. teacrang a niuauuma to talk he teaches others. All members are available to visit hospitals and give morale-building aid as well as "voice lessons." PROOF BOLSTERS SPIRITS "We go to persons about to undergo the operation and show them how well we can express ourselves. We bolster their spirits with the proof they will not be mute after the operation." he said.

Maxwell's group holds speaking lessons on Wednesday afternoons and Thursday evenings at St. John's Annex, 1211 Clover st. There is no charge and there are no dues. "We don't want to handle any money," Maxwell said. Pat Campiglia.

of 1848 S. Sartaln a paperhanger, is vice president of the group. He has developed two voices, msu cited" and a bass voice. of Of School Boards Under Discussion A possible merger of the Lansdowne and Aldan School Boards to form a joint district is presently under discussion, it was announced yesterday. Representatives of both oards and G.

Baker Thompson, assistant superintendent of Delaware county public schools, are presently in vestigating all aspects of the plan and will make a preliminary report to their respective boards in about a month. PROMOTE EFFICIENCY Both the State Department of Public Instruction and the county superintendent's office have been in favor of the merging of smaller dis tricts. This would provide greater administrative efficiency, a more effective educational program and eliminate the paying of tuition from one district to another. At the present time, Aldan has only a junior high school and half of its high school students attend Lansdowne High School. Aldan has a school population of about 500 and a school board of five members, while Lansdowne's pupils number about 1600, with a seven-member board.

STUDIES UNDERWAY Thompson said studies are pres ently going on to determine the age populations of the two communi ties in connection with projected educational needs. If the merger is accomplished. Thompson said, it is possible that the Lansdowne High School may be enlarged to insure adequate space for the added pupils. In addition, he pointed out, due to the great growth of the population in the county, it may be necessary to enlarge almost all county schools. Car Attachments Reported Stolen Two sets of chrome wire wheel at tachments were reported stolen from automobiles early yesterday.

Frank Murphy told police a set valued at $125 had been taken from his car parked in front of his home at 5233 Girard ave. A similar set was reported stolen to police by Jean L. Grayson, of 1843 Pennington rd. Injured by Thief Miss Agnes Malloy. 33, of 321 S.

13th was knocked to the side walk and robbed of her purse containing $26 last night in a struggle with a thief at 13th st. below Locust. She was treated at Pennsylvania Hospital. City's Chinese to Observe Holiday at Feast Tonight THEY may no longer tear down the old paper "Kitchen God" in Chinese homes and put up a new one to observe the New Year, Phila. Is Urged To Keep Rent Lids If U.

S. Curbs End Continued rent control in Philadelphia was urged yesterday by the individual members of the Federal Rent Advisory Board, wnich goes out of existence on April 30. All members of the board said housing was still Inadequate and the controls should be instituted by City Council until living quarters were more plentiful. The board, which acts on appeals from the decisions of the area rent director of the Office of Rent Stabilization, has heard more than 2000 cases since its inception in 1948. Year after year the number of cases have increased.

A total of 649 was heard in 1952. The board will be discontinued with the expiration of Federal controls on April 30 unless President Eisenhower extends controls in this area. The five-member board, which serves without compensation, includes George Wilkins, chairman; David 12. Triester, vice chairman; Leon J. Obermayer, James Scanlon and Jacob Hulitt.

SERVES WITHOUT PAY They were appointed by Tighe E. Woods, then National Housing Expediter, after being nominated by the then Gov. James H. Duff. Sitting in the Board of Education administration building, the group held 46 meetings last year.

Of the 649 cases heard in 1952, 496 were ap peals from landlords while 153 were tenants' appeals. CONTROLS JUSTIFIED Wilkins said his experiences on the board had shown that "rent control is justified and it is necessary to have it at this time." Triester said President Eisenhower had indicated his desire to continue rent control in critical defense areas. "Perhaps he will consider Phila delphia such an area," he said. "Then we should be able to continue our work. Otherwise, City Council should take action." Stabbing Victim Accuses Brother A northeast Philadelphia man, who police say was released from a mental hospital several months ago, was accused of stabbing his brother at the latter's Oak Lane home yes- terdav.

The wound was not serious Nathan Ostroff, 43, told police ne was staboea in tne cnest Dy nis. brother, Michael. 37, as he was de scending a ladder on the porch or his home at 1023 Lakeside ave. Police said that Michael, who lives on Souder st. near Longshore used a knife with a five-inch blade.

The wounded man was taken by neighbors to the Einstein Medical Center. He said there had been no quarrel. Michael surrendered to Cheltenham township police Elkins Park. in Suspect Seized In Theft Attempt Samuel Veal, 24, of Kaighn Atco. N.

was arrested yesterday as he was attempting, police said, to climb through a window at the Min ute Car Wash 4131 Chestnut St. Patrolmen William Steiger and George Maharg went to the Chest nut st. address when they heard a burglar alarm go off. Magistrate Ralph Knox, at a hearing at the 50th st. and Lancaster ave.

station, held Veal without bail for a further hearing Wednesday. Six Men Arrested In Speakeasy Raid Police Capt. Fred Brewer raided a third floor apartment on Market st. near 36th yesterday and arrested William Barr, 28, on charges of keeping and maintaining a disorderly speakeasy. They seized five gallons of allegedly untaxed liquor.

Five other men in the apartment were arrested on disorderly conduct charges. Man Dies in Truck A man identified as Charles Thomas. 54, of 1651 N. Allison was pronounced dead last night at Methodist Hospital after police had been summoned to remove him from eastbound run to camaen. A PTC sposesman said toad weather conditions' reduced what was expected to be a large crowd of "first run fans" to a mere handful at each end of the line.

Henceforth, he said, the trains will operate on an lli -minute headway on Sundays and a 41 -minute head way during the week-day morning and evening rush periods. Service on the spur stops at 1 A. M. daily and Sunday. Each Sunday, serv ice will start in Camden at 6:05 A.

M. and in Phila delphia at 6:13. On week-days, the starting time in Camden is 5:53 A. M. and in this city, 6 :04.

Ground for the new subway, which has stations at 9th-10th 12th- 13th and 15th-16th on Locust was broken on Oct. 2, 1917. It became known generally as "the hole in the ground" after two wars, a depression and a lack of money andor materials delayed its com pletion until 35 years later. Last Friday, some 200 industrial ists, businessmen and public officials were given a free ride on a cere monial run which was highlighted when Mayor Joseph S. Clark, exchanged greetings with Mayor George E.

Brunner, of Camden, who boarded a special, four-car train in Camden. Police Hunt Owner Of Burned Auto Police Chief Albert Saffrin last night began an investigation to de termine the ownership of a 1953 au tomobile found ruined by fire near Gradyville and Bishop Hollow in Newtown township. Saffrin said the sedan's battery and radio were missing. A check of the license plate revealed it had been stolen from a car owned by Rose and Leon Blatt, of 5734 Walnut st. Saffrin said he sent the machine's motor number to Harrisburg for ownership check.

Purse Snatchers Rob 2 Women A purse snatcher stole the hand bag of Mrs. Marie Doyle, 41, of 2300 Delancey st. at 17th and Spruce sts. early yesterday. Mrs.

Doyle's daughter, Anna, 22, chased the thief but he escaped in an alleyway. The handbag contained personal cards and $1. Another woman, Sabiue Fahy. 39. of 1519 Wallace had her handbag stolen at 18th and Green sts.

yesterday as she was walking to SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Association to Hold Mardi Gras Dance The Pan American Association, an organization to promote better relations among the United States and Latin American countries, will hold its annual Mardi Gras Dance in the Penn Sheraton Hotel tomorrow night. Consuls from Central and South American countries and Government officials from Washington will attend. William J.

Clothier will preside. 2 TV Sets, 8 Radios Stolen in Midcity Two table model television sets and eight radios were stolen yesterday from a store at 251 S. 15th st. operated by Joseph Rosen, of 5625 Lebanon ave. The sets were valued at more than $600.

A repairman, Leonard Shaw, oi 311 S. Hicks discovered the burglary when he went to the store at 2 P. M. yesterday. He reported that the front door had been forced.

Repairman Held In Theft of Sets Mayer Young. 27, of 29th st, near Huntingdon, a television repairman suspected of stealing television sets was held in $1000 bail for a further hearing next Saturday by Magistrate J. Amos Harris at the 19th and Oxford sts. station yesterday. Police said Young admitted selling a number of sets taken from his victims homes under the pretense of "repairing" them in his shop.

Blue Cross Aide To Help Australia E. A. van Steenwyk, executive director of the Associated Hospital Service of Philadelphia, has been named as one of two consultants to the Minister of Health of Australia to aid in setting up a voluntary health insurance system in that country, it was announced yesterday. Thomas S. Gates.

president of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Organization, declared that "it is especially gratifying to the board of directors that Mr. van Steenvyk should be chosen to assist in this program." Gates said van Steenwyk has been granted a leave of absence and will leave next week for Australia, where he will work with William S. McNary, executive vice president and general manager of the Michigan Blue Cross. INTEGRATED PROGRAM "It is most gratifying to the sponsors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield in the United States that the Australian government, which adopted a compulsory health insurance program several years ago but never put it into effect, has after much study concluded that a voluntary system, modeled after Blue Cross and Blue Shield in this country, will most nearly meet the commonwealth's needs," Gates remarked. Sir Earle Page, Australia's Minister of Health, spent several months in this country and Canada two years ago, studying Blue Cross-Blue Shield operations.

He was particularly interested. Gates said, in the work being done here and in the Lehigh Valley unit, of which van Steenwyk is also executive director. BRITISH PLAN WASTEFUL Sir Earle said, during a visit to this city in 1951, that "in Australia we not only consider the British (compulsory health) system wrong and wasteful in time and money, but believe it deteriorates medical principle." Van Steenwyk came to this city in 1938, to aid in the formation and development of Blue Cross here, and has served as executive director since. Boys Steal Coins In Subway Booth Two teen-age boys stole an unde termined amount oi silver coins roril at PTC booth at the North Philadelphia station of the Broad st. subway yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. Florence Kunigus, 40. of 3955 N. 6th the cashier, was sitting in the booth when the boys surprised her. One put his hand in through the window and grabbed the change.

The pair then fled out the east exit. food and good company. That's just what they'll do tonight at 917 Race where members of the local Chinese community will observe the beginning of the year 4652. Leong Hop, commander of the Chinese-American Post of the Amer ican Legion, will preside. He has invited Mayor Joseph S.

Clark. Jr. City Council President James A. Finnegan also is expected to attend, as is Joseph A. C.

Girone, commander of the Legion's Philadelphia County Council. rtADmON will be respected to the extent of serving such an cient delicacies as bird's nest soup as the forerunner of a feast that will include many varieties of fowl and meat. Leong promised his guests there would be no speeches, but there will be many a toast. Their principal theme will be a wish for early invasion oi tne cninese mam- land by Nationalist forces to wrest the homeland from the Communists. The New Year actually began on Saturday, Leong said, but it was deemed convenient to hold the banquet tonight.

WThile local laws precluded the setting off of firecrackers, there were still the usual rounds of visits, exchange of gifts, and the leaving of the big old-fashioned greeting cards over the week-end. Suspect Arrested Peering Into Autos A Newark, N. man was arrested yesterday by detectives who said they found him looking into parked automobiles in the vicinity of 13th and Spruce sts. Detective Sgt. Gus Braun and Detective George Weist, of the 12th and Pine sts station seized James Kyle.

25, and said they found in his possession a screw driver and four passkeys. Jewish Group to Meet Dr. Martin P. Chworowsky, director of the Albert M. Greenfield Center for Human Relations and Research, and Milo A.

Manly, deputy director of Philadelphia's Commission of Human Relations, will be the guest speakers at 8:30 P. M. Wednesday at the Men's Club of Temple Beth Zlon dinner meeting at the synagogue. Victims Taught to Speak After Removal of Larynx More than 200 men and women who have lost their voices through removal of their larynxes because of cancer are learning parison of American and Soviet air power discussed by Mundy I. Peale, president and general manager of to talk, sing and wnistie unaer nrhn refused to be silenced.

Edmund J. Maxwell, a Keaaing Co. electrician who lives at 454 Pleasant is president of the two- year-old organization known as Philadelphia Laryngects. He is the pioneer who wouldn't believe that he wouldn't talk without a "voice box" and proved that he could. TEACHES SELF TO SPEAK Following an operation seven years ago, Maxwell taught himself to speak through his esophagus.

He taught others with the same handi cap to speak and also helped Naval Hospital war veterans. Unable personally to teach all of the estimated 600 Philadelphia area victims to talk. Maxwell joined with a lew otner laryngects to iorm tne present group. As each victim learns ine Republic Aviation Farming-dale, Long Island. Peale is expected to discuss how America compares with the Soviet Union in quality of planes and air power; the American air operation in Korea; how "baby" atom bombs can be carried by small aircraft, and the future of American air power.

Models of the newest jet planes with full armament will be displayed at the luncheon. During the Second World War, Peale directed Republic's Indiana plant at Evansville which produced 6242 P-47 Thunderbolts for the Army Air Force. pointment oi airs, waiter ijyon.ia truck parked on Hicks st. near of the Rittenhouse Savoy, as vice Oregon ave. Physicians said death chairman to Triester.

by natural causes was indicated..