The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas • Page 16

THE CALVESTON NEWS--PACE 16- AUGUST 1, t943 -Boy Scour AcHvmes- Local Scouts' Meetings are Uninterrupted by Recent Storm TROOP NO. 5 i compass by following a course laid The regular meeting of Troop out on Canty, scribe. 5 was held on the grounds of the old Alamo School. The meeting TJlOOP NO. 20 was opened by Jack Sheppard Troop No.

20 held an open air wiih the scout oath. Dues were meeting last Friday night at 7 collected and patrol reports at 61st and Bayou. It was lead. Then we saw a chart which opened with the pledge of al- Billy West had made for individ- -legiance to the flag, ual Inspection which will start next week. The troop sang songs led by A.

Theobald. We repaired the damage which the storm had done to our scout room and out when it was time for then had a recreation period. Jim name was drawn to open next scout meeting. We took volunteers from the troop to clean Mr. Deleery introduced Oliver who will be the junior sistant scoutmaster for the troop, i The boys went in swimming and came, out when it was time for watermelon.

Although the melons were not cold, everyone enjoyed them. Afterward, facas were washed with rinds. up the scout meeting room MOD- The clsscd and Mr. Deday. The meeting was closed with 'wry dismissed Cam- the scoutmaster's benediction led beilh.

scribe, by Frank Rss- mussen, scribe. TROOP NO. 21 Troop No. 21 held its regular meeting Friday night at the Adoue Park. The meeting was opened with the scout oath.

Dues were collected and patrol, reports were given. We played a few games. The meeting was closed with the scoutmaster's benediction Ben Collins, scribe. TROOP 'O. 1 The regular meeting of Troop No.

8 was held earlv Friday night at the 'Sacred Heart School hall RECEIVES MKDAL--Pvt. Htnry Franklin Sanderson son of ilr. and Mrs. H. F.

Sanderson. 1216 (rear), received a sharpshootlne medal and was a member of a prize-winning drill platoon at Camp Roberts, CaL where ho received his basic training. Pvl. Sanderson was a student of Ball High School nnd worked for Gray's Iron Works. He now is stationed at Tarzana.

Cal. Pvt. Sanderson went into the armed forces on March 4 1943. hall at 7 o'clock because of the electric power failure. Last Monday five of our troop attended the board of review.

Al Langdon and Jimmie Bennet passed second class; John Schroe- der. first class. Adolph Foraslepi passed the handicraft merit badge and Steve Canty, the handicraft and music merit badge. The meeting was openei the pledge to the flag singing of "God Bless America" and "The More We Get Togeih- er." Individual inspection was held' and won by John Schroeder. Another Morse code test was held.

Words were sent instead of Galvestonian IB Missing in of Tug Mrs. Charles F. McCaleb. 3714 whosd husband was reported by the Associated Press as drowned "Sergeant O'Grady" drilled and In the sinking of the Intracoastal nf 0 nt I emC fU Transportation tug Alex Balfour, a new member, will be initiated at our next investiture ceremony. tug Titan, does not accept this report as final, according to a statement The meeting was closed with the she to The News yesterday, scoutmasters benediction, after Mrs.

McCaleb said that stories of which we practiced the use of of the crew who were saved said that her husband had disappeared but that it is not definitely known that drowned. Others fost were: Quintan B. Payba and John E. Paschall, both of. Houston, and Roy 'F.

Brucks of Merchantville. N. J. Another Galveston man, Stephen Plash, second mate, was among the survivors. Three of the men aboard the tug were drowned as they attempted to jump from their floundering vessel to the safety of a small rubber raft.

One who had weathered the storm droTvned as be tried to aid his delirious shipmates. Survivors landed on the beach below High Island. Some are reported to have been taken to Beaumont, Crew members rescued from the tug Titan were: Sam A. Schultz, Houston; Frank S. Cobian, first mate, Houston; Robert Boothly, rlerk, 2613 North Chadwick, Philadelphia, Roy Benson, 1017 Troost, Kansas City.

Stephen Plash, 5702 QH, Galveston; Joe second mate. La Porte; Claude W. Dauiiey, Houston; T. M. Jansen, chief engineer, Houston; Lester B.

Lowe. Houston; John T. Piakerton, Houston. Rescued from a barge being towed by the tug were: Gus Fander, Houston; Andrew J. Patterson, captain, Groves, William Byrnes.

Box 267, Burchand. J-ames R. Smith, 567 Florida avenue. Texarkana. Jack Dewell.

Chester W. Va. The tug. towing the barge, left Corpus Christi Monday for Port Neches, and ran into the ctn- ter of the hurricane, H. Richardson, dispatcher for the company, said.

OUR 37TH BIRTHDAY AUG. 15TH TTTO weeks from today we will have served Galveston vicinity for thirty-seven consecutive years. Through this long period, we have occupied the samp, offices and have kept pace times by installing the brtt facilities snd methods--including our own Opticni Laboratory. SKRVING GALVESTON FOR 36 YEARS Dr. S.

H. Fridner, Mgr. Dr. M. A.

Munster OPTOMETRISTS S224 Postoffice St Dial 2-3021 Trust Building IX CALIFORNIA--James C. Rac. pharmacist's a third class, is the son of Mrs. S. Pozaievlch, 4905 He is stationed at the nava).

training station at San Diego. and enlisted in the navv on Sept 7. 1942. He is a- dental technician. Prior to his enlistment.

James was employed by J. Lew Bro. funeral home. PROMOTED--John Egert III, son of Mr. and Mrs.

John Exert 2109 37th. has been promoted to second lieutenant bombardier at the Vtctorvllle army airfield at Victorville. Cal He Is a jrrad- uate of Balf High I School and en- tered the air corps in January of this year. He formerly was post exchange manager here. (Photograph by United States army air.corps.) IX FLORI1DA-- Earl Powitzky, 20, seaman first-class, is now stationed at Jacksonville, Fla, He is the son of Mrs.

Barbara Powitzky. 6526 R. and enlisted In the armed forces September. 1942. Our boys at the front need a steady flow of supplies.

You can assure this by systematic purchase of United States war bonds and stamps. BROTHERS AND SISTER Miss Frances Green (lower right), her twin brother. Pfc. Frank L. Green (upper left) and BROTHERS IN SERVICE--Cpl: Jasper Noto (right) and Pvt.

Peter A. Noto (left) are sons of Mr. and, Salvatore Noto of Alta Loma. Cpl. Noto'erilisted'In I the corps in September, 1942, and is now stationed afEJllington Field.

He formerly was employed at a Houston ship, yard -a welder. Pvt. Noto was inducted Into the armv on 3. 1943. snd is stationed at Camp Wallace.

He was emoloved as a welder at Grav's Iron Works here prior- to his induction. The brothers attended Santa To High School. another brother, Raymond S. Green, are in the armed forces. They are the sons and daughter of Mrs.

S. G. Green. 1601 M. Miss Green is in the women's flying ferry training school at Sweetwater, havinc been accepted on March 22.

She Is now taking basic training. Green was employed at Todd-Galvcston Dry Docks prior to his induction in the armv air corps, on Oct. 26, 3942. He is stationed'at Keesler Field. Miss.

Raymond enlisted in the naval construction corps on Dec. 7, 1942. and received his basic tralnine at Camp Bradford, and is now A copy of the'first anniversary edition of the Camp Bowie Blade was received, yesterday by The Lt John L. Marx, who is the recorder for the aviation cadet -board-at Camp Chaffer, has been promoted in the rank of first lieutenant. Lt.

Marx was formerly a telegraph operator with Western Union here. 'Mrs. Marx is residing in Fort Smith, Ark. -fr Promotion of Robert W. Adam formerly-of Galveston, from fir lieutenant to the rank of captain was announced by Lt Gen.

Courtney H. Hodges, commander of the Third Army and Southern Defense Command. Capt. Adams was born at Fort Crockett here and attended the University of Texas and the University of Mexico. He was a chemical engineer with the state department in Mexico prior to his enlistment on Dec.

1, 1941. Ke was graduated from the field artil-j lery officer candidate school at i Fort Sill, on Aug. 11, 1942. Clark W. Thompson 15 Cedar Lawn, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the army after completing a training course at the adjutant general's school at Fort Washington, Md.

Lt Thompson was one of a selected group of enlisted men drawn from virtually all arms and branches of the service and designated to attend the officer candidate school. James L. Rollish. 2322 3Sth, Frank R. Castillo.

915 36th, Edward E. Jenkins, 4702 Alamo, have arrived at the engineer replacement training center at Camp Abbot, to undergo a course in basic training in preparation for duty as a combat engineer. a the" armv air forces technical TS r-i training command school at Kees- Pvt. Glen J. JJoner, son of Jonn.i Minr R.

Doner, 2141 42d, and Pvt. Rcb-j jj Soldier Finds Grandfather In Palermo Allied Headquarters in North At- rlca, July 30. (Delayed) The old man's eyes were dark and pleading. He had taken off his straw hat and was standing on the white- hot street in Palermo In front of. a building guarded by a till American soldier.

He spoke rapidly in: Italian. Then he stopped and his eyes anxiously searched the sol- dire's face. The soldier shook his head. "No compree, pop," he said. From the inside of the building a voice bellowed: "What's going on out there?" "There's an old guy trying to 'tell me something but I cant savvy, 'what he wants," the guard a nice old guy, too." Other voices heavy with sleep; murmured "can the gab!" The; soldiers were dog tired.

The guard looked at the old; man again. The old man's eyes; were hopeful. The soldier pcred, "you wait a second, pop-- right here--I got an idea." He slipped inside the doorway nnd stood for a moment until his eyes were accustomed to the cool darkness of the room. Then picking his way carefully between the rows of men stretched on the stone floor he tiptoed over to extreme corner. There he bent and shook one of the sleep- GOOD ONLY AUGUST 4 FROM 2 TO 5 O'CLOCK CHILDREN'S DAY AT CALVESTON BEACH This Ualvetton Newt-Gal vnton Beach Association coupon and So will admit anv child tu tlie Kiddle Car, Baby Ferris wheel.

Fun House. Crystal Mate. Ferris Wheel. Boll-O-Flane, Tllt-a-Whirl. Racine Derby and Mountain Speedway.

One coupon and fio required for admission to MJ! rides. ing men. "Hey, Tony," whispered. The" soldier's eyes opened. "What's up? What's happening?" "Can you come outside a second, Tony?" the guard asked.

"There's an old guy out there that wanfe something and I thought maybe you could talk to him on account you can speak this lingo." A few minutes later Pvt. Tony Calato of San Francisco was in the old man's arms and the old man was crying and laughing and kissing- the soldier on both cheeks while the bewildered guard and other watched with amazement. "He's my granddad," said Pvt. Calato, "My dad was born over here and so when gramp saw the American army in Palermo he figured I'd surely be along and he's been hunting for me." Viereck Sentenced Violation of Foreign Agent Act Washington. July 31.

Gtorse i Sylvester Viereck, alleged pro-Gel- JOHNSON NAMED SUPERINTENDENT OF B-RI RAILROAD The appointment of Richard E. Johnson as superintendent of tha Burlington-Rock Island Railroad, effective Aug. 1, with headquarters at Houston, has been announced by J. D. Farrington, president of the road.

Johnson succeeds A. G. Whlt- tinjjton, who has been granted i leave of absence, and, comes to the Burlington-Rock Island from the position of assistant superintendent of the Rock Island Lines at Esthervllle, Iowa. man propagandist, was sentenced today to serve one to five years for violation of the foreign agents registration act. Defense counsel for publicist gave notice of appeal to the United States court of apneals.

Viereck convicted July 36 on all six counts of an infliatment charging failure to list nil foreign principals for whom he worked prior to Pearl Harbor. BROTHEBS--Pfe. M. J. Vidovich and Marco Mathew Yidovsch, fireman third class, are sons of J.

Vidovich and Mamie Vidovich. 1402 21st, M. J. is stationed at Blackland army school in Waco. He formerly worked for A.

J. Warren here. Marco Is somewhere iri the South Pz- cific and formerly worked for the National Hotel Co. est and practice bombing James, 1, ranxe for training bombardiers and fish ting-. Donald B.

Rouse, seaman second class. Corpus Christi. visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Rouse, recently. He is a graduate of Kinvin High School. Sirt Hubert Schulz son of Sir. arid Mrs.

H. Schulz. 3623 Q. is an instructor at Gulfport Field. an army air forces technical training command school for airpalne mechanics.

He Is In the engine repair branch of the school and received his Instruction as a qualified airplane mechanic ert N. Krivokopich, son of Annie Krlvokojiich are ready to their basic training having entered the armored replacement training center at Fort Knox, Ky. First Lt. Carroll T. Adriance, 1715 Broadway, and First.

Lt. Charles A. Parker, 1122 Church, have completed six weeks of train- ins for duty with troops in the field and were graduated On July 29 from the medical field service school at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. Lt Adriance attended the University of Texas where he received his M. D.

Lt Parker attend the his A. Obhisd. of Mr. and Mrs. J.

A. Ohlund of Marque, has been graduated from the armament department of Lowrv Field. army air force technical training command. He attended school at La Maraue and Texas Citv High School and was formerly a pipefitter, helper. Cpl.

Earl O. Rogers, son of MM. A. A. Blooraquist.

5807 1 6. has been graduated from the armament department at Lowrv Field. Colo. Roeers attended Ball Hitrh School and received his basic training at Camp Robinson. Ark.

ADO THIS VERSION fO YOUR PAUL SARGENT WARDROIE! Feathery ic'f-luctlng floall.li^hlly up the front of your favorite ihirtwafjtl? Ten beautifully cut gores give jkirt a trim, ilim look! Freidom of Movement back, colorful, handmade jewelled convertible neckline. A tlandby you'll LIVE frig OC university also and received uta. B. A. and D.

there. He formerly worked for the Na- Itional Hotel Co. Pfc. Gus J. Ciucci, son of Mrs.

Viola Ciucci. 3901 has been pro- i moled to the- grade of corporal at Fort Benning, where he stationed. Mrs. H. W.

Hurlburt of Hous-! ton ndviaen The News that ahe has received a letter from two sailors one a Galvestonian, aboard ship somewhere on active duty I the Pacific. Mrs. Hurlburt said i the sailors receive The News-, and I greetings to "Bob and Nick" are being sent from her, 4 Second Lt. Jeanne M. Porter has reported for duty at the afr depot training station at Albuquerque.

N. M. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Porter of Diboll, and was sworn into the army nurses corps on July 13.

Lt. Porter Is a 1942 graduate of the John. Sealy School of Nuring here and also attended Stephen Austin State College. Cpl. Frederick A.

Almgren. 'of Mm. Justine Almgren, 1013 and Pfc. Jacques Chassaniol, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Gua' Chas- sanfol, 1516 have completed their studies aj! aviation In the army nir forces technical school at Amarillo. Pfc. Wyatt M. Sidwell. Mr.

and Mrs. M. Sidwell, JQOfJ; Jitationed at Kccaler Field where he will soon graduate as an nii'planft mechanic from the huge Liberator bomber chool at MlAA. i I Pvt. William Kanr.

4602 Sher- 1 man and Pvt. Leon Dreyfiid. (have recently arrived ftt the coast artillery replacement training center at-Camp McQuaide, Cal, Frank H. Euikc, chief yeoman, United States navy, son of Mrs. Annie nurke.

2817 left Galveston Tuesday for a new assignment following a visit with He haji been on nealgnment In South America for several yearn. Pfc. Cnlvin Thompson. of Mr. nrul Joseph C.

Thompson. hai been promoted to the rank of corporal In the Air Hose Hqimdron Avon Park bombing range, I (Avon a the new-i Woman Kills Her Children and Self, Coroner Finds Dayton, Ohio. July 31. JP A 28- year-old mother beat two of her children to death today, drowned third In a bucket, and then hanged herself. Coroner P.

McDonald reported. The victims were Mrs. Christine Dickey, Robert, 7, Harriet, 6, and UJ11CJ, 1. The bodies were found in the Family home by Earl S. Dickey, the husband and father, about 8:30 a.

when he returned home-from a war plant where he works nights as a guard. McDonald said the body of one was found on the living room floor, that of thfe other girl on a floor, and the baby sprawled in his crib, beside which stood a bucket of water. The girls bad been beaten with a hammer. The body of Mrs. Dickey was in another room, hanging from a I clothes line.

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