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ODITU ARIES PLA1NFIELD, N. COURIER-NEWS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1954 CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE NINETEEN Telephone Plainfield 6-8009 Council Finds Goat Mrs. Marie Ackor Four Seek James Thompson, Pay Tribute Deaths in Jersey Charles V. Ostrander Fanwood Funeral services for King St, formerly of WestfieldJ Watchnng James Thompson, 65, were held yesterday afternoon inle'eben fed- i tt (Jan. 17, 19o4), at Poggio's, Stir-Gray's Funeral Home, WestfieldJ Iing Rd lived the past The Rev.

Frederick W. Blatz, rec-; three months. tor of SL Paul's Episcopal Church, Mr. Thompson at one time was Westfield, officiated and burial handler of Pippin, a famous ihorse which retired as undefeated followed in Fairview Cemetery, i 4. XT iff champion in the U.S.

Circuit in Among those present were 16 r. the harness horse show class. members of the Westfield Chapter Retired Horseman worked for Paul Moore at his estate, the Seton Hackney Farm Ichnnr nnrcae Titvia rvi a lota liUl AUA ft tUllC iUi U1C 10U Frederick Mosle of Peapack-Glad-stone. A native of Dundee, Scotland, Mr. Thompson was the son of the late James and Mary Gillan Thomp son.

He came to the United States in 1906. Before moving here, he lived with a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Schoenig cf Green Village Meyersville. He also leaves a second daughter, Mrs. Bernard Teuscher of Reno, Nev.

and a sister, Mrs. James Neville of North Adams, Mass. Funeral arrangements are being made at the Gallaway and Crane jFuneral Home, Bernardsville. William H. Munroe Bound Brook William Hector Munroe, 59) of 24 John died yesterday (Jan.

18, 1954) after a year's illness. He was a mainten ance department foreman at the Bakelite where he was em ployed for 25 years. Born in Perth Amboy, he was a member of the Perth Amboy First Baptist Church, Eastern Star Lodge 105, AM, and the Bound Brook 'Lodge 1383, BPO Elks. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth Lind Munroe; a son, William A.

of Middletown, his mother, Mrs. Munroe of Fords, two brothers, John of South Bound Brook and Kenneth of Kentucky, a sister, Mrs. John Hawkins of Fords, ifive nieces and five nephews. The funeral will be Thursday at 1:30 p. m.

at the Taggart-Cham-berlain Funeral Home with the Rev. Peter Kowalchuk of the Perth Amboy church officiating. Burial be in Fairview Cemetery, j3Irs. Annie Ewers Bridgewater Funeral services Watchnng Mrs. Marie Kelm of Ephraim S.

Ackor, died yester-r day (Jan. 18, 1954) at Muhlenberg Hospital, Plainfield. A resident oi this place 60 years, she was born Menomime, 75 years ago. She was a member of Wilson Memorial Church and its Women's Guild. Surviving are a son, Ephraim S.

Jr. at home, two brothers, Paul Kelm of 1145 W. Front St, Plain-field, and Hugo Kelm of Arlington, two sisters, Mrs. A. Thed- mga and Miss Adele Kelm, both of Arlington, and two grandchildren.

Services will be held at the Memorial Funeral Home, Plain-field, Thursday at 3 p. m. with burial following in Hillside Ceme tery there. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p. m.

Wednes day. It is requested that flowers be omitted, and donations made to Wilson Memorial Church. Matthew J. Kirk Metuchen The funeral of Matthew J. Kirk was held yesterday from the late home, 495 Main St, with a Solemn High Mass of Requiem in St Francis Church.

The Rev. Francis Foley was cele brant; the Rev. J. Arthur Hayes of Trenton, deacon, and the Rev. Edward Kenzey, subdeacon.

Burial was in St. Peter's Cemetery, New- Brunswick. Pallbearers were Cliftpn Birdsall, Charles Frohm, George Kentos Edward Leiss, Frank Larkey and Edward Corcoran. Mr. Kirk, husband of the late Cecelia Kirk, died last Wednesday.

Andrew Terribile A Solemn High Mass of Requiem for Andrew Terribile of 30 Race St. was celebrated yesterday at St. Joseph's Church by the Rev. James Thompson, assisted by Msgr. Martin Madura of Mt.

St Mary's Academy, deacon, and the Rev. Thomas Campbell, sub-deacon. Mrs. Agnes Rogan was soloist and Mrs. Joseph Carroll, organist Burial was in Holy Redeemer Cemetery, South Plainfield, where Father Thompson said prayers.

Sunday evening Father Thomp son recited the Rosary at Desaul-niers Funeral Home for Mr. Terribile who died Thursday in the Middlesex Nursing Home, Me tuchen. Mrs. Joseph Locognito nestfield Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Locognito, 65, of 419 Edgar were held this morning in her home and in Holy Trinity Church where a Requiem Mass was offered.

Mrs. Locognito died Satur day in her home after a long illness. She was the wife of Joseph Locognito, who is employed by the Westfield branch of Elizabethtown Consolidated Gas Company. Deaths ACKOB On Monday. Jan.

18, 1954. Marie Kelm. in her 76th year, wife or the late Ephraim S. Ackor. mother of Ephraim S.

Ackor Jr. Residence 33 Hillcrest Watchung. N. J. Services will be held at the "Memorial Funeral Home," 400 Franklin.

PI. at E. Seventh St, Plainfield, on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 21 at 3 o'clock. Interment in Hillside Cemetery.

It is requested that flowers be omitted, donations being made to the Wilson Memorial Church. Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 5 p.m. on Wednesday. 20 BASLOV At Cranford, N. on bunday, Jan.

17, 1954. Jessie Dawes, in her 84th year, wife of the late Thomas B. Barlow, mother of Miss Sylvia L. Barlow. Residence 682 Rockview Ave- North Plainfield, N.

J. Services will be held at the "Memorial Funeral Home," 400 Franklin PL at E. Seventh St, on Wednesday morning. Jan. 20 at 11 o'clock.

Interment Hillside Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. 19 BOWIE On Saturday. Jan.

16. 1954. the Rev. James husband of the late Floretta M. Bowie, 621 W.

Fourth St. Funeral services Wednesday evening-. 6 p.m.. Shiloh Baptist Church, th Rev. Joseph Dale Interment Bellville.

Virginia. Arrangements by Judkins. 19 DOEMAH At New York City on tounaay. jan. l.

13o4. Samuel in his 61st year, husband of Marie Hazell Dorman. Residence Don-Toothin Farms, Pluckemin. N. J.

Services will be held at the "Memorial Funeral Home," 400 Franklin PI. at E. Seventh Plainfield, on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 20 at 3 o'clock. Interment Hillside Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. 19 FARMER Margaret Lois, on Jan. i at cnauanooga, age lo months. Residence Fairmount Oak Tree.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Farmer, sister of Thomas Deering and niece of Pierre and George Abry, granddaughter of Mrs. Margaret Abry and Mrs.

John Dew. The service will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may call at the Hillpot-Runyon Funral Home. 568 Middlesex Metuchen. Tuesday and Wednesday 2 to 4.

7 to 9 p.m. 20 HERRMANN On Monday, Jan. 18. iao4. Anna Clara uiunx.

in her 53rd year, wife of Ludwig H. Herrmann. Residence 6S1 Greenbrook North Plainfield. Servics will be held at the "Memorial Funeral Home," 400 Franklin PI. at E.

Seventh St. on Thursday afternoon. Jan. 21 at 1:30 o'clock. Interment Hillside Cemetery.

20 ROSS Suddenly on Sunday. Jan. 17. 1954. Margaret Wright, in her 66th year, wife of Thomas H.

Ross. Residence 1S01 Front St, Scotch Plains. N. J. Services will be held at the "Memorial Funeral Home," 400 Franklin PI.

at E. Seventh St. Plainfield, on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 20 at 1:30 o'clock. Interment Hillside Cemetery.

19 TAYLOR On Saturday. Jan. 16. 1954. Malissa Taylor, beloved mother of Richard.

Tucker and Zackeriah Tavlor. 721 W. Fourth St Funeral services Wednesday, 8 p. m. Judkins Colonial Home, the Rev.

Charles P. Harris officiating. Interment Hanover County, Virginia. 19 In Mcmoriam In lovine memory of mv dear sister. Jean Crawford Howe, who passed away one year ago today.

Jan. 19, 1953. any I5e one. Brother Tom te Family 19 In loving memory of our dear wife and mother. Amelia C.

Santucci, who passed away Jan. 19, lWoO. who loved you sadly miss you. As it dawns another year. In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you we loved so dear.

Nothing can ever take away The love a heart holds dear. Fond memories linger every day. Remembrance keeps you near. Sadly missed bv Husband and Children 19 Is Settled Elizabeth A Superior Court suit in which a total of $27,500 was de manded from Helen R. Dodd and Jane R.

Baker trading as A.M. Runyon and Son Home for Serv ices, 900 Park Plainfield, was reported settled out of court as the case was called for trial before County Judge Milton A. Feller to day. The litigation was instituted by Mrs. Elizabeth MacAlvanah and her husband William A.

MacAlvanah of 220 E. Ninth Plainfield. According to the papers, pre pared by O'Brien, Brett and O'Brien, Plainfield, Mrs. MacAlvanah, on Jan. 24, 1951, was attending a funeral service at the Runyon parlors when a chair on which she was seated collapsed under her.

The papers add that the chair was unfit and unsafe for such use and as a result of the fall the woman suffered various injuries. She seeks damages of $25,000 and her husband wants $2,500 for loss of society and medical expense auto matically incurred. Frank A. O'Brien, personal coun cil for the plaintiffs negotiated with John F. Ryan of Westfield, defense council, in reaching the unannounced settlement.

OTHER CLASSIFIED ADS ON PAGES 20 AND 21 FALSE ADVEBTISINO For the benefit of our readers, adver tisers and the public we print below wording or tne law with reierence to lse Advertising. The Courier-News Is proud of Its record as a newspaper whose adver tising columns are dependable and will prosecute any person who deliberately causes false statements to be printed in its columns. The publisher wishes to give notice that: The Crimes Act in the state or New Jersey specifically provides that any person who ehall make, publish, disseminate or have placed in a newspaper or otheft publication an untrue, deceptive or misleading advertisement shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment in the County Jail ror a period not exceeding one year or both. NOTICE WANT ADS taken up to 5 p. m.

for the following day. ADS FOR LOST AND FOUND column up to 8 a. m. for same day insertion. CANCELLATIONS taken up to 5 p.

m. for next day, OR a. m. for same day. CARDS OF THANKS and IN MEMORIAMS taken to 9 a.

m. and payable when placed. ERRORS All ads are read back to the advertiser for approval. The Courier-News is responsible for the FIRST day only for any errors that differ with the copy that was read back. Corrections can be made up to 8 a.

m. Phone PL 6-8000 lost and Found 5 LOST; Large black and white Fox Hound. hort hair, male, answers to name Tobey, and email white dog with light tan down back, answers to name Whitey. Reward. PL 6-3705.

LOST: dog patt collie, part white with light brown spots, vicinity Terrill Road North Ave, Answers name -Lucky." Call after 6 p.m. RA 7-2379. LOST: Very small Fox Terrier, white with brown spots on Answers to "Scottie." Reward. DU 2-4292. LOST: Laundry bundle, sheets and quilt cover, vicinity A municipal parking lot.

PL 7-2698. LOST: Red leather shoulder bag. need driver's license for work. Berkeley Heights vicinity. Reward.

Mill-ington 7-0268-M. LOSTr Bank book 14169. State Trust Co. Please return. WE 2-4679-R.

LOST: Airedale, male, six yrs. old; in Warren Twp. Answers to "Cava-lier." Reward. Millington 7-1081. LOST: Woman's red wallet: vicinity Community Parking Lot and Town Shop, Dunellen.

Reward. After 6:30 p. m. DU 2-2923. LOST; Brown and white female dog.

extremely fat, no taiL Reward. PL 7-2071. Personals Are You Heavily in Debt? We can help you even though you have been turned down by everyone else. No amount too large. No problem too great Call U.S.

Com- mercial Service, Inc. MA 4-5006. Ask for Dept 5. SCOTS DETECTIVE AGENCY ELliot 6-0817, licensed, bonded detectives for confidential investigation, domestic civil. Industrial.

Professional Services 8 INCOME TAX returns properly filled out. George Najim. Public Accountant. 438 Watchung PL 6-2543. ALLEN ACCOUNTING SERVICE Income tax returns prepared at your home or business.

HI 2-4680 CH 7-3204 Instruction 14 MARI MARTINO PIANO VIOLIN B.M. Degree Syracuse University, student of Lewis Krasner (formerly with Metropolis) and Felix Witzinger. Phone PL 6-3523 after 6 p.m. ACCORDION, solfeggio, harmony lessons at your home, by Frank Man- gione, PL 6-9391. VIOLIN instructions, beginners and advanced.

Graduate teacher. FA 2-7017. TUTORING in elementary school subjects; 10 yrs. teaching -experience; B. S.

degree in Education. PL 7-30S3. Sales Help (Male) 22 COLLEGE TRAINED MAN Life Insurance Company Specializing in business and estate analysis, desires to add to its sales staff a college trained man, 28 to 45 years of age, capable of dealing with important clients. Mu.t reside in northern New Jersey area. This man will be employed on an adequate salary and trained in an advanced analysis technique.

The average earnings of the established man in our organization Is in excess of $10,000. Previous experience not neces- sary but must have college training and be of potential management timber. Write or call Jess Mankin. daily or evenings between 7 and 9 P.M. Connecticut General Life Insur-ance 11 Commerce Newark, New Jersey.

MARKET 3-4890. per lb. Bound Brook Council may have to pay $1.61 a pound for goat meat no one can eat. Donald Metch of W. Main St asked last night $100 damages and $37 veterinary fee for his Swiss-bred 85-pound Toggern-burg goat a dog or dogs of unknown ownership bit fatally.

That figures out at $1.61. Council, appalled at the high cost of goat meat, could see nothing to kid about in the situation. Police and the borough attorney are investigating. Link Seeks Fund Return Trenton (JP) The New Jersey Supreme Court has reserved decision on a petition by convicted bookmaker Leo Link for return of $127,000 seized by Bergen County officials during a raid on his Tea-neck home. Attorney Albert S.

Gross of Hackensack has filed a brief with the court in which he states 000 of the money belonged to Link, $20,000 to his wife, Violet, and had been set aside to pay legal fees to attorney John E. Reiser. The money was seized in a raid conducted by then Deputy Attorney General Nelson F. Stamler in 1950. The case was argued before the Supreme Court yesterday.

Link was sentenced to three years in prison last May after he pleaded no defense to a charge that he evaded the payment of $135,543 in income taxes from 1946 to 1949. To Become President Raritan Borough Walter Kei-mig of 160 Mercer Somerville, will be in stalled as president of the Third Reformed Church Brotherhood at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the church. Other new officers will be: Vicepresident, Gerald R. Hoffman of 8 Thompson secretary, Walter Leibold of 120 Linden Bound Brook; and treasurer, Andrew Cop of 77 Canal St.

POLICE RESERVE TO MEET Warren Township The Civil Defense Police Reserve will meet today at 8:15 p.m. in the American Legion Home. SERVICES Oil Burners installed Repaired OIL BURNERS INSTALLED $285 and Un. No Money Down. All Work Frill GnarantMil PLAINFIELD PLUMB ING-HEATING TeL PL 6-3350 or 6-3333 EXPERT Burner Repair Service SPECIALISTS on Torridheet TImken and All Rotarv Oil Burner Henry J.

Kowalak DU 2-8822 Masquerade Costumes MASQUERADE COSTUMES to hire. 1107 west Fourth St. PL 6-0608. Open evenings. Printing Mimeographing BIRD Letter Service.

104 E. Front St Muitigraph, mimeograph, photo-lith. vari-type composition. -8S30. Painting Paperhanging SAM GOJANOVTCH SONS" PAINTERS and DECORATORS Estab.

Since 1925 Dependable Service VU 6-6694 or PL 6-1067 HANS P. LASSEN SON Painting, Decorating. Paperhanging PL 6-6335 MJXLER, PL 4-7398 or PL 7-1026 For Paintine Panerine- Work guaranteed Estimates free Plumbing Heating Tinsmithing PLUMBING HEATING Work Guaranteed Easy Terms Joseph Lenhard PL 4-4366 LEONARD'S. Plumbing, heating, oil burners. New work a specialty.

Day, week, contract or subcontract. PL 4-8612. Roofs, Leaders, Gutters, Etc NOW IS THE TIME! To repair or replace your leaders, gutters, valleys, slate, tin. and asphalt ruofs. Stoves, hot air furnaces repair, ed.

Best workmanship. FRED L.UMMEL IN PL 6-1400. DEPENDABLE ROOFING SIDING JOHNS-MANVILLE RUBEROID STORM AND WIND PROOF Stan Eldridge PL 6-6140 RE-ROOFING, Repairs, Gutter and Leader Work; Residential. Industrial CONRAD JACOBSON CORP. Plainfield's Oldest And Most Reliable Since 1908 Tel.

PL 6-1064 or 6-1065 eve'gs. ROOFING, siding, leaders, gutters. reasonable, work guaranteed. Vickers, PL 6-5725. Refrigerators, Vacunms, Washers REPAIRED: Automatic wringer type washers; small appliances.

Gem Vacu-um and Appliance Stores. PL 5-1600. BARDOLFS HOME APPLIANCE Washers Small Appliances Serviced 2054 Westfield Sc. Pis. FA 2-7422 Sewers, Septic Tanks, Cesspools EXPERT Sanitary Cesspool Service; cesspools, septic tanks, cleaned, built and repaired.

Carl Gulick, Box 538, Morristown. Tel. Morristown 4-20S2, Bernardsville 8-2082. a CRISCTJOLO CessDools. SeDtie Tanks Cleaned So.

Plainfield PL 7-2770 or PL 4-4446 CESSPOOLS and septic tanks cleaned. repaired ana installed. Reasonable. ELliot 6-2076. Bound Brook.

Frank. P. J. PANZARELLA, faoutn Plainfield CesspooL Septic tanks cleaned. Installed PL 6-24S7 PL 6-0491 COMPLETE SEPTIC SYSTEM AND LATERALS INSTALLED-REPAIRED LANCELOTTL PL 6-4082 CESSPOOLS, Septic Tanks Cleaned Russell Reid East Millstone.

N. J. TeL EA Televisions and Radios Repaired TELEVISION SERVICE We can service all brands of television sets. Low rates, quick service. Call PL 6-9293.

MONTGOMERY WARD CO. Upholstering Slip Covers EXPERTLY rebuilt in your home; cbalr bottoms, $5.50: sofa bottoms, 110; Expert Furniture Repair. PL 4-4272. Venetian Blinds VENETIAN BLINDS. $1.99 Side Hemmed Linen Shades.

99c Custom Made Blinds a Specialty Custom Made Radiator Enclosures APEX SHOP 312 Watchung Plfd. PL 4-0778 WeaLherstrippinx METAL weatherstrip, caulking, ash- coraa. uong experience, nawuon U. Bittonl. TeL PL 4-7383.

-022i Board Jobs Scotch Plains With tomorrow the final day for filing petitions with Delmer E. Everett, the dis trict clerk, to run for the Board of Education in the annual school election, three candidates have filed for the three seats in the township and one candidate has filed for the lone opening in Fan- wood. Candidates in the township in clude Rudolph Freund, present member of the board; Dominick DeCuollo of 2034 Grand St. and James S. Bell of 2424 Richelieu PI Announced as candidates, and ex pected to file today, are George Perry of 2436 Seneca and John W.

Snyder who seeks reelection. Contest Forecast The election thus will be thrown into a contest as soon as the ex pected petitions are filed. In Fan-wood as yet there is no contest for the seat vacated by Fred W. Schramm since E. B.

Witte of 101 Patterson is the only person to present a petition. Henry Ernst who served out the present year as an appointee for the vacated seat will not seek reelection. The term is for one year only, as all three Fanwood seats on the board will come up at election next year. Heads Committee Mr. Freund is chairman of the student relations committee on the present board and is seeking his second full term.

Having filled out an unexpired term he has been on the board four years. He is a customs broker at Port Newark. Mr. DeCuollo, is a partner in De Cuollo developers of Home stead Village in Westfield and has a plumbing and heating business in the township. Active in the Scotch Plains and Plainsman Bowl ing Leagues he is a former presi dent of the Plainsman and chair man of the Rules Committee.

He has received the backing of the Italian American Club. During World War 2 he was the mili tary police. He is married to the former Juanita Mastrian of West- field and is the father of three children. The Italian-American Club said its backing of Mr. DeCuollo was part of a new policy to support townspeople for positions in gov ernment.

BUSINESS Art Metal Work Wrought Iron Railings and Fences Made to Order JOHN KRUTZ PIi 7-0920 Ornamental Iron Railings Omert Welding DU 2-1770 Building, Contracting, Modernizing HAYLES Carnentrv Masonrv Contractors Garage, Dormers, Sidewalks, Chimneys. forcnes. 6-b23t, ru Zmuda Construction COMPLETE HOME ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS. Special same day service on small jobs when 'phoned in before 9 a.m. For estimate, call anytime.

PL 5-9365. ATTIC CONVERSIONS AND DOR MERS. PORCH ENCLOSURES, ROOFING. SIDING. ALTERATIONS.

ETC. NO MONEY DOWN. PLAINFIELD BUILDERS AND PRODUCTS CO. CALL ANYTIME. PL 7-0442.

CARPENTRY; kitchen catflnets, over- neaa garage ooors: remoaenne. root repairs. Reasonable. Call after 5:30 p. m.

Norman Luthman, Du 2-8032. CARPENTER BUILDER Alterations. Remodeling. Roofing William Flomerfelt PL 4-90S8 ALBERT MONTGOMERY, general con tractor, win handle enure od, new construction or remodeling. Financing arranged.

After 5 p.m. Rahway 7-6127. CARPENTER AND BUILDER QUALITY WORK, LARGE OR SMALL Chairs Caned CHAIR CANING, Rush Seating Picked Up and Delivered PL 6-9270 Excavating Grading TRENCHING FOOTINGS LATERAL Land clearing and grading. Drainage problems and driveways. Lancelotti, contractor, PL 6-4082 BULLDOZING Land Clearing; Grading; Cellars Due.

K. HOWELL, Contractor. PL 6-8755i WOODLAND CLEARED Timber Cut (Chain Saw) PL 5-4979 Floors Refinished Waxed G. McGONIGLE Floors Sanded and Refinished Dunellen 2-2908 Glazing UNION GLASS CO. reL PL 6-8844 412 W.

Front SL Screens, Combination Doora Auto Glass Installed Insulating Don't Hesitate Insulate for summer comfort and winter fuel savings. Home and Industrial insula' tion.Call, write lor iree pampnieu APEX lNSULAXUKiS 1472 B. Second St. PL 4-9329 Moving Trucking Allied Van Lines AGENT HENRY P. TOWNSEND Local, Long-Distance Moving Crating.

Packing. Storage Ul North Westfield Tel. 3-4464 Sargent's Westfield 2-3033 We are now making trips to Cali fornia, Florida and all Mid-Western points; full or part loads. Agent for United van unes. RELIABLE TRUCKING CO.

Estimates Contract or Hourly 3 Rooms $27.50 4 Rooms $35.00 Rooms $42.50 All Loads Insured CRanford $-1564 JOHN NESLER (veteran) Moving-Trucking: local-distant; free estimate. 427 Kushmore Ave. fL, fe-ailY. MOVERS OF FINE FURNITUBJB Also rrucking. Rigging HENRY WZERENGA 421 EL Fifth et Tei PL 6-6765 JOHN COLLIS DU 2-6502 Moving.

Trucking, Storage Local. Long Distance. Reasonable HILL'S Moving and Express. Pianos, shore moving, careful and reasonable service, fu 6-331. or o-vsi.

LOCAL and long distance moving, china packing, furniture crating. Agents United Van Lines, Sisser inc. storage warenouses in aomerviiie, Plainfield. New Brunswick. MOVING and trucking.

Loads up to 10 tons. Call DU 2-146S or Z-OS18. After 6 p.m., DU 2-6684. Economy Moving. Express, Storage Trips to the fceashore 725 W.

Fourth St. PL 6-4234. PL 6-4122 Masonry ALTERATIONS Brick, cement block and Dlasterlnc work. Cennarao Bros. DV 3-2330.

Elizabeth Robert S. Douglas, former vicepresident and trust of ficer of the Union County Trust Company. Teaneck Peter Paul Bennett, assistant traffic manager of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company, a member of the New York Traffic Club, the Hoboken Council of Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society of the Epiphany Roman Catholic Church, Cliffside. Hackensack Hugh W. M'Clarin, New York Times proofreader and former vaudeville singer and dancer.

Husband Dies In Auto Crash Hampton Edward Creveling, 69, of Main was killed instantly yesterday at 7:20 p. m. when a car driven by his wife, Helen Mae, hit a guardrail in Route 69. Mrs. Creveling is in Warren Hospital, LPhillipsburg, in fair condition with a leg injury chest pains.

She told Trooper William Russo of Clinton State Police Barracks that she was turning left when the crash occurred. Mr. Creveling is believed to have died from a frac tured skull when his head hit the windshield. The road was dry and clear. The Washington Emergency Squad took Mrs.

Creveling to the hospital. Mr. Creveling's body was taken to De Voe's funeral home Washington Township. Harold H. Starbuck Harold H.

Starbuck, 57, formerly a resident of 14 Chatham died yesterday (Jan. 18, 1954) at his home in Bellflower, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Myra B. Starbuck; two daughters Mrs. David Patterson of Whittier, and Mrs.

Robert Taylor of Bellflower; a son, Lieut. Roger Starbuck, stationed in England with the Air Force, and two sisters, Mrs. Walter Kirchner of Clifton and Mrs. Edwin Bodie of Niagara Falls, N. Y.

Mrs. Willis Turner The funeral for Mrs. Carrie Turner, wife of Willis Turner of 649 S. Second was held yesterday at Judkins Colonial Home with the Rev. A.

Ross Brent of Shiloh Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Hillside Ceme tery. Mrs. Marjorie Campbell and Foster Mosley were soloists. Mrs.

Turner died Thursday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Janet Mosely, 68 La Grande Fanwood. Margaret Farmer Oafc Tree funeral services for Margaret Lois Farmer, 15- month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H.

Farmer of Fair-mount who died Jan. 14, as a result of an automobile accident in Tennessee, will be held at the Hillpot-Runyon Funeral Home, Metuchen, at a date to be announced. There will be a viewing today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 7 to 9 p.

m. The parents are still hospitalized in Chattanooga. Karl Bormann New Market Funeral services for Karl Bormann of Stelton were held yesterday at the Sheenan Funeral Home, Dunellen, in charge of the Rev. Clarence E. Getz of theJ Dunellen Presbyterian Church.

Burial was in Lake Nelson Me morial Park. Mr. Bormann died Thursday while at work in New York City. Mrs. Amy Hadley Funeral services for Mrs.

Amy E. S. Hadley of 1111 Putnam active in Order of the Eastern Star activities, still were incomplete today as her husband, William L. Hadley, is en route to Florida. Mrs.

Hadley died yesterday in Hollywood, where she was vacationing. PAUL SCARDON Fontana, Calif. IP) Death has claimed Paul Scardon, 79, director and actor in silent films. He died yesterday of a heart attack. His widow, who was Betty Blythe, a star of silents, and a daughter by a previous marriage, Mrs.

Michel Piastro, wife of the violinist survive. Hearing Slated On Health Board Scotch Plains A public hearing on the proposed Board of Health ordinance will be held by the Township Committee today at 8:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building. The ordinance was introduced two weeks ago. Under a new state law a separate Board of Health to a township with a population less than 20,000 is now legal.

An ordinance to strengthen the Planning Board as allowed under the new state statutes also will be introduced. Widow Gets Estate Elisabeth Bureau of The Courier-lffew Elizabeth Philip Butscher, who died Sept 17 as a resident of Plainfield, left his entire estate to his widow, Mrs. Mary Butscher, plaintiff, of 408 Spooner Plainfield, by the will which was probated yesterday by Surrogate Charles A. Otto Jr. The instrument was drafted Oct 16, 1944.

TO REOPEN OFFICE London (JP) The Daily Telegraph said today Intourist, the Soviet travel agency, plans to re open its London office by early summer. I txcvmrm nw XVCdlclII The Plainfield Common Council last night adopted a resolution, introduced by Councilwoman Helen A. Turner, on the death of Harold E. Keenan, city editor of The Cou rier-News, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident last Thursday night. The resolution, a copy of which is being sent to the family of Mr.

Keenan, states in part: 'The Common Council of the City of Plainfield records with pro found shock and deep regret the sudden and tragic death of Harold E. Keenan of the Plainfield Cou rier-News. "Mr. Keenan resided in the City of Plainfield for the better part of his life, during which time he endeared himself to his many friends and acquaintances by giving generously and unselfishly of his time and efforts for the betterment of this city. Mr.

Keenan was the city editor of the local newspaper for over 27 years. He was a man of in tegrity, able, thoughtful and con siderate, and highly respected by his profession and by all those who crossed his path. Mr. Keenan was a devout and loving husband and father, and he will be sorely missed by his family and friends. "His abilities as a civic-minded citizen and personal characteristics contributed greately toward the progress of this community, and the Common Council of the City of Plainfield hereby expresses its ap preciation of his qualities and ex tends its sincere sympathy to the members of his family in their be reavement." Mrs.

Anna Herrmann Mrs. Anna Clara Glunk Herr mann, wife of Ludwig H. Herrmann of 681 Green Brook died yes terday (Jan. 18, 1954) at Muhlen berg Hospital. A member of the Steuben Society, she was born in Germany 52 years ago.

The deceased was the daughter of the late Karl and Anna Glunk. Also surviving are four brothers, Frantz, Wilhelm and Albert Glunk of Villengen, Black Forest, Germany; and Joseph Glunk of Stir ling; two sisters, Mrs. Karl Schumpp of Villengen and Mrs. George Haag of Kearny. The funeral will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m.

at the Memorial Funeral Home with burial following in Hillside Cemetery. 3Iathew H. Skove Services for Mathew. H. Skove of 245 Lawrence who owned a service station in W.

Front St. near Clinton were held yesterday at the Sheenan Funeral Home, Dunellen. Officiating was A. H. Armerding of the Middlesex (Borough) XhapeL Deacon W.

H. Taylor pronounced the invocation and Deacon R. G. Carver, the benedic tion. Services then were conducted by Ball-Kirch Post 265, American Legion.

Serving as bearers were Wayne Barley, Edward Gilbert, Robert Mc- Nulty, Frederick Skove, Arthur Skove and John Hendry. Burial was this morning in Hillside Cemetery. Mr. Skove died Friday at Muhlenberg Hospital. Harry S.

Feller New Brunswick -Harry S. Feller, real estate and insurance broker who served three terms as president of the Zionist Organization of America, is dead at 68. Feller, who died yesterday at St. Peter's Hospital, also was first state president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association and Young Wom en's Hebrew Association, a post he held for three years. He took an active part in Boy Scout activities, and in 1942 re ceived one of that group's, high hon ors tne bilver Beaver.

Henry A. Schnitzspahn Middlesex Borough Funeral services for Henry Albert Schnitz spahn, 63, of 495 Union were held yesterday at 2 p.m. in the Taggart Chamberlain Funeral Home, Bound Brook, in charge of the Rev. Dr. Carlton pastor of the Bound Brook Presbyterian Church.

Interment followed in Bound Brook Cemetery. Bearers were William Clark, John Indrikovic, Arthur Ludovice, Harold Norton, Lester Pyle and Dr. O. W. Davidson.

Mr. Schnitzspahn died Friday in Somerset Hospital, Somerville, af ter an illness of eight weeks. Horace M. Kent Berkeley Heights The funeral for Horace Messenger Kent of 1014 Mountain former mayor and township committeeman, was held yesterday at the Higgins "Home for Funerals," Plainfield. The Rev.

Henry J. McKinnon of Union Village Methodist Church officiated and burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Plainfield. Mr. Kent died Friday of a heart attack. He was the husband of Mrs.

Fay Barnaby Kent. JAMES R. WATTS Denison, Tex. (JP) James R. Watts, 98, pioneer of the old West who saw Billy the Kid slain, will be buried here today.

Watts, who said he once cleaned out the Kid in a poker game and "lived to tell about it," was a member of Pat Garrett's posse when the youthful bad man was slain. MATVEI F. SHKIRYATOV Moscow -UP) Matvei F. Shkir-yatov, 70, an old time Soviet political leader and one of the top 15 -men of Soviet Russia who was a member of the central committee of the Soviet Communist Party and chairman of the Commission on Party Control. of the Old Guard, of which Mr.

rr Lincoln Pierson Madison Private funeral services are being conducted here today for Lincoln Pierson, former greenhouse operator and father of Mrs. Henry D. Wilson of Fanwood. Burial will be in Fair Mount Cemetery, Chatham. Mr.

Pierson, who was Sa years old, died Saturday. Two other daughters, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive. FUNERAL DESIGNS' LET OUt ROWERS CONVEY YOUR EXPRESSIONS Stanley Flower Shop 17) E. FRONT ST. Pt 6-0928 NEXT TO ROSEN BAUM'S "FLOWERS TO FIT THE OCCASION99 SMITH, Florist Stanley Tata.

Prop. 750 SOMERSET STREET (Xn trance Watchung Are.) FX. 5-3875 P. CASEY SON "CRESCENT HOME" DXKXCTOB OP FUTSTEBAL3 151 EAST SEVENTH STREET A.T CHESCE5T AVU3VB TaL FT.atnflald 6-2331 1 PL 6-4848, lSW DIRECTORS THOMAS KEISER-J. LEWIS, MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME FRANKLIN PL ot E.

SEVENTH Pt 44017 Horn for Funeral 8fb St. at Arfingto ROUTE 22 MOUNTAIN AVE. A WORD ABOUT A Monument should fcrinj to mind something of the personality ot the person whom it commemorates. The catla lily, for example, symbolizes majestic beauty and po tity. Ask us about other BAR HE! forms cf symbolism.

I niiiin I UUILU L. L. MAJiMG SOX Est. 1861 Stanley Bunwr. Owntr 403 Wat Front Slrat TL Plainfield A-070 lllmtratad Boekfet Snt Upon Rqvst Ittiidars of Quality Monuments for 0r 90 "The Home tar i HIGGINS I 1 1 1 i lowers Occasions If i yiTitottsm -mml II mil 1 II I I I EH I for Mrs.

Annie E. Ewers will be held at the late home, Mountain Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David R. Evans, D.D., pastor of the First Reformed Church of Somerville, officiating.

Burial will be in New Cemetery, Somerville. Mrs. Ewers, widow of Nicholas Ewers, died yesterday (Jan. 18, 1954) at the age of 88. A resident of this community 40 years, she formerly lived in Brooklyn.

She was a member of the First Reformed Church and of Century OES Chapter. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Bertha E. Wend, with whom she made her home; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Eugene E.

Paris East Millstone A service for Eugene E. Paris of Market St. was held Saturday in East Millstone Reformed Church. The Rev. Milton J.

Hoffman, D.D. officiated. Inter ment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Edwin Voorhees, iThomas Lee, Henry Ruppert, Louis Burkhardt, John Carlson and David lAuten. Mr.

Paris, husband of Louise Paris, died Wednesday in Somerset Hospital, Somerville. Robert S. Douglas Elizabeth Services for Robert S. Douglas, 73, of 53 Summit re tired banter and prominent church man, father of Mrs. Eric B.

J. Roos of 257 Kimball Westfield, will be held today at 1:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Fainnount Cemetery, Newark. Mr.

Douglas, who retired in 1947 as vicepresident ot tne union County Trust Company, with whom he had been 47 years, died Satur day (Jan. 16, 1954) at home. Mrs. Ilattie Dean Potters Crossing Funeral serv ices for Mrs. Hattie Dean of Edwards Ave.

will be held later in the week in Marietta, Ga instead of today at the Mt. Pleasant Bap tist Church, as previously an nounced. Shipment of the body will be handled by the Judkins Colonial Funeral Home, Plainfield. Mrs. Dean, widow of Nathaniel Dean, died Wednesday (Jan.

13, 1954) at Roosevelt Hospital, Me tuchen, after an illness of several months. LEONARD E. DICKSON Harliagen, Texas (JP) Leon ard E. Dickson, 79, emeritus professor of mathematics at the Uni versity of Chicago and one of the nation's most noted mathematicians, died Sunday. MADAME RASIMI Paris Madame Rasimi, 84, known as the founder of the first music hall in France before World War 1 and a creator of the modern-type revue, died Friday.

Established 1860 A. CI. Runyon Soa 900 PARK AVENUE Plainfield 6-0040 SOMEO A. BAKER. Proprietor FRED HOFFMAN.

Managor For Services" In loving memory "of our brother, Fred Van Xest. who passed away three years ago today. Just three years ago today, our dear Brother passed way. Yet we know it was God's will. The memory of him lingers stilL The FamUy 19.

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