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2-Daily Record, Monday, December 23, 1974 Sterling North, 68, Famed Author Dies In Whippany Nursing Home MORRISTOWN Sterling North. Tempe Wick Road. internationally known author of thirty publications. including and "So Dear To My Heart." died Saturday at the Crestwood Nursing Home following a long illness. Throughout his 68 years, his works were translated into more than 50 languages, including Hindi.

Telugu and Kannada. "'The his last book. and the two movies Walt Disney produced from North's books. and "So Dear to My Heart" won the hearts of thousands. Born in Edgerton.

Nov. 4. 1906. he chronicled his Midwestern boyhood in many of his books. He attended the University of Chicago.

where he edited the campus literary magazine and wrote lyrics for several campus musicals. One of his songs. "Helen of Troy. was sung by Beatrice Lillie during her concert tours of three continents. North left the university in 1929 to take a job as a cub feature writer on the Chicago Daily News.

From 1932-1943 he was literary editor of that paper, and later held identical positions at the New York Post (1943-1949) and the New York World Telegram and Sun (1949-56). Since 1956 he had been general editor of Houghton Mifflin's North Star Books. a series of 40 volumes on American history for young adults. The author's first published work was a poem which appeared in when he was eight-years-old. His first published prose appeared in when he was 18.

Sterling North promoting 'The Wolfling' in 1969 Sterling North divided his life into homestead on Tempe Wick Road four periods of writing. From his was virtually a wildlife refuge. late teens to early twenties he wrote North is survived by his wife of 47 poetry. followed by novels and juve- years. Gladys Buchanan, a son.

nile books from 1930 to 1948. Among David. Washington; a the novels were "Seven Against the Mrs. C. E.

Olson: a brother Hershel. daughter. and "Plowing on Sunday." Hannibal, a sister Mrs. JesFrom 1948 to 1962 he concentrated sica McDonald: and six grandand history, including children. on biography works on Lincoln.

Washington and Funeral services will be held at Thoreau. He then turned to nature the New Vernon Presbyterian books for readers of all ages. including 'Raccoons Are the Brightest People" and "'The Wolfling." For 30 years he faithfully turned out one book a year. but admitted that in the past few years he had not kept that pace. but rather had published a book once every few vears.

Throughout his life he was an ardent conservationist, and his 27-acre Obituaries Victor W. BYRAM TWP. Victor W. Brown 67, Amity Road, died yesterday at Newton Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born in Morristown, he had lived here since 1957.

He retired in 1967 from Picatinny Arsenal, after working 28 years as fire chief and safety officer. He was a member of Cincinnatti Lodge 3, Morristown: Salaam Temple, Livingston: Ancient Rite. Valley of Trenton: Square Club of Picatinny Arsenal: N.J. Fire Chiefs Association: National Association of Retire Federal Emil A. Pozzi MORRIS PLAINS Emil A.

Pozzi, 83, 440 Speedwell died yesterday at Morristown Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born in Italy, he lived in New York City before moving here 54 years ago. Pozzi was a recognized authority on the design and construction of mausoleums, monuments and memorials for cemeteries. He founded Plymouth Memorial Studios, a monument company, here in 1939. A charter member of St.

Paul's Episcopal Church here, Pozzi was an avid painter who also played the violin. He played with the New York Symphony in the early 30's. He is survived by a brother, James, Seal Beach, a sister, Mrs. John Guazzione, North Bergan; and his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Raymond Pozzi, at home.

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Mrs. Emily Mae Curran EAST HANOVER TWP. Mrs. Emily Mae Whitehouse Curran. 78.

51 So. Ridgedale died yesterday at Riverside Hospital. Boonton. after a short illness. Born in West Orange.

she had moved here five years ago. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Schober. East Hanover, and Mrs.

James (Barbara) Sherry. Parsippany: two sisters. Mrs. Jeannie Schellhase and Mrs. Hazel E.

Whitehouse. both of West Orange: a brother. Joseph H. Warren: eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Services will be 8 a.m.

tomorrow from the John F. O'Brien Son Funeral Home. 340 Main West Orange. to the St. Rose of Lima Church here for a 9 a.m.

Mass. Gains Reported PARSIPPANY Boonton Electronics Corp. sales for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, were $5,060,835 compared with $3,672,084 for 1973,. an increase of 38 per cent.

Net profits were $309,215 compared with $10,532 for the previous year. The per share earnings were 65 cents for 1974 and 2 cents for 1973. The fiscal 1974 figures represent the highest sales and earnings in Boonton Electronics' history. In Memoriam KATHRYN B. SMITH In loving memory of a dear mother who passed away Dec.

23, 1954. Loving memories never die, As the years roll on and days pass by. Within our hearts your memory is kept, Of one we loved and will never forget. Children George Emmett Smith, Jr. Beverly Smith Jensen Card of Thanks As it is impossible to thank each and everyone in person I take this means of expressing my sincere appreciation to their kindness during the illness and death of my beloved husband, Mr.

George P. Booth. I wish to thank those who donated cars, sent floral tributes, telegrams and sympathy cards; the Rev. Crawford for his comforting words and Drs. Weissglass and Lassiter, the Mackey Funeral Home for Services Rendered.

Mrs. Florence D. Booth No Police Protection For Raped Woman Threatened By Attacker RANDOLPH TWP. A 20-year- police who, in conjunction with the old rape victim has not received State Police criminal investigation police protection. even though the division, conducted an intensel rape suspect has threatened to kill search for the suspect over the her if she told police of the incident.

weekend. Police Chief Harold Booser said A detective said the suspect his department can't afford to threatened the life of his victim. "If watch the victim 24-hours a day. she told police, he said he'd kill Police said the woman. who was her," he said.

treated at Dover General Hospital Police apparently believe the susfor facial bruises and released. was pect might make good on his threat. raped in her car near her home in One policeman said last night. the area of County College of Morris "We've got to get this guy before he at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

does anything Police believe the suspect was Police described the suspect as also involved in a similar incident in black. 5 foot 9. 150 pounds. in his the college parking lot in October. early 20s.

and wearing a T-shirt and He has also been linked to a Living- faded dungaree pants and jacket. ston rape. police said. The hunted man also reportedly has No further description of the a white bandage on the side of his Thursday incident was offered by face. Church tomorrow at 11 a.m.

Mrs. James Brady MORRISTOWN Mrs. Rita Dacey Brady, 56 Phoenix died suddenly Saturday at her home. Born in Bernardsville, she lived here for the past 35 years. She was a member of the Rosary Society of the Church of the Assumption.

She is survived by her husband, James P. Brady; four sons, James Michael Peter T. and Joseph D. Brady: two daughters Mrs. Kathleen Gero and Mrs.

Ellen Apgar, both of Morristown: four brothers, Francis J. Dacey, L.I. and Herald Joseph J. and Robert P. Dacy, all of Morristown: three sisters.

Mrs. Harry Flintoft, West Belmar. Mrs. Vincent Galligin, Morristown and Mrs. Robert Graham, Morris Plains.

Services will be 9 a.m. Tuesday from the Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple to a Mass of the Resurrection at the Church of the Assumption at 9:30 a.m. Death BANNON, George suddenly, on Friday, Dec. 21. of East Hanover, N.J, Son of Julia J.

and the late Joseph J. Bannon. Brother of Mrs. Ann Delonas of Idaho, Joseph of Watchung, Robert of Brook side Kenneth Bannon of Utah and Mrs. Carol Moran of East Han over.

Funeral from the Hopping Funeral Home 145 East Mount Pleasant Livinaston, on Tuesday at 9 a.m. The Funeral Mass will be offered din St. Rose of Lima Church, East Hanover, at 10 a m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery East Hanover Visiting hours Sunday 7.9 p.m. and Monday 24 7.9 m.

BRADY, Rita Dacey, of Morristown, N.J., on Saturday, Dec. 21, 1974. Beloved wife of James P. Brady; de voted mother of James P. Michael Mrs.

Ellen Apgar, Mrs. Kathleen Gero, Peter T. and Joseph D. Brady, all of Morristown. Sister of Francis J.

Dacey of Long Island, N. Herald E. Dacey of Mor-. ristown, Mrs. Harry Flintoft of West Belmar, Joseph J.

Dacey, Robert P. Dacey and Mrs. Vincent Galligan, all of Morristown, and Mrs. Robert Graham of Morris Plains. Funeral from the Doyle Funeral Home, 106 Maple Tuesday, Dec.

24, at 9 a.m. Mass of the Resurrection at the Church of the Assumption at 9:30 a.m. Interment, Holy Rood Cemetery. Hours of visitation, 2-10 p.m on Monday. 73 COFFEY, Daniel of Madison, N.

on Dec 21, 1974, husband of the late Marion Farrell Coffey, father Shirley Cameron and Mrs. Fredrick W. Schmidt of Madison. Brother of Mrs. Alice Knowles of Del Ray Beach, Fla.

Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Vin cent's Church, Madison, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, al 9.30 a.m. Friends may call at the Burroughs and Kohr FuHome, 106 Main Madison, 2 4 and 7.9 p.m. Monday, In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Heart Fund would be appreciated.

CURREN, of East Hanover, Dec. 22, 1974, Emily Mae Whitehouse. Wife of the late Patrick J. Curren. Mother of Mrs.

Edward (Dorothy) Schober of East Hanover and Mrs. James Barbara) Sherry of Parsippany; sister of Mrs. Joannie Schellhase and Hazel E. Whitehouse, both of West Orange and Joseph H. Whitehouse of Warren, N.J.

Also survived by eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral from the John F. O'Brien Son Funeral Home, 340 Main corner McKinley West Orange, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 8 a.m. Funeral Mass in St.

Rose of Lima Church, East Hanover, at 9 a.m. Interment, Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday only, 2-5, 7-10 p.m, 23 DILAVORE, Salvatore of 137 Parsippany Road, Parsippany, suddenly on Dec. 21, 1974. Son of Salva tore and Lucille DiLavore; father of Joseph; and brother of Patricia.

Funeral Thursday, Dec 26, at 9 a.m., from the Par-Troy Funeral Home, 95 Parsippany Road. Liturgy of Christian Burial at St. Christopher's Church at 10 a.m. Visiting Tuesday and Wednesday 7-4 and 7-9 p.m. 23,24 HERRE, suddenly on Sunday, Dec.

22, 1974, Martin of Orchard Road, Maplewood formerly of Irvington). Beloved husband of Louise R. (Abate) and father of Mrs. Mary Louise Renga of Irvington and Joanne Herre at home. Brother of Robert and Thomas and Mrs.

Madeline Gramiaka and Mrs. Marie Mulhearn. Relatives and friends and members of St. Leo's Holy Name Society, the Knights of Columbus Council 150, the International Typographical Union Local 433, the Morris County area, and Local 103 the Newark area are kindly invited to attend the funeral from the Funeral Home of James F. Caffrey and Sons, 809 Lyons Irvington, on Thursday, Dec.

26, at 8:45 a.m., to St. Leo's Church, where a Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery. Visiting will be Monday, 7-10 p.m., Tuesday, 2-5 and 7-10 p.m., and 5-10 p.m. on Wednesday.

23,24 HOPPER, Bessie W. 83, of West Main Street on Friday, Dec. 20, 1974. Mother of Mrs. Elmer Terhune, Port Murray, sister of Mrs.

Clara Hamson Manas: quan, and Mrs. Helen Hopkins, Latayette, J. Funer al services Monday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m at the Bailey Funeral Home, 8 Hilltop Road, Mendham Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 11 a.m.- 1 m. NYIKES, Margaret, of Newark, age 69.

Mother of Rita (Mrs. Frank Fabrizio of Florham Park), William L. Nyikes of Budd Lake; sister of Betty Bognar of Hungary. Funeral Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., from Madison Memorial Home, 159 Main Madison. Funeral Mass 10 a.m.

at Holy Family Church, Fiorham Park. Visiting 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. 23 POZZI, Emil of 440 Speedwell Morris Plains, on Dec. 22, 1974. Beloved husband of the late Florence M.

and father of the late Raymond; father-in-law of Margaret; brother of James and Mrs. John Guazzione. The service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Morris Plains, Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 1 p.m.

Interment, Evergreen Cemetery, Morristown. Friends may visit at the Gallaway and Crane Funeral Home, 101 South Finley Basking Ridge, today, 2-4 and 7- 9 p.m. 23 SPOTHOLTZ, William on Dec. 21, 1974, of Morristown, N.J. Father of Muriel Spotholtz of Boca Raton, brother of Fred Spotholtz of North Anso, and Mrs.

Arthur Harris of Boca Raton, Fla. Funeral services af the Dangler Funeral Home, 150 Speedwell Morristown, N.J., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1974, at 10 a.m. Interment, Somerset Hills Cemetery, Basking Ridge, N.J. 23 Parsippany Man Dead In Jersey City Crash PARSIPPANY Salvatore P.

Di- Road, Cairns said. Ms. Hutchins Lavore. 27. 137 Parsippany Road.

could not be reached. died Saturday night in Jersey City Born in Morristown. DiLavore when the car he was driving crashed had lived all of his life in Parsipinto an embankment near the Holpany. land Tunnel. He was employed as a laborer.

DiLavore was driving west in an and was a member of the Father Inunderpass near the tunnel when the nocent Boss Council. Knights of Coaccident occurred, said Sgt. George Cairns, of the sixth lumbus. Parsippany. precinct.

DiLavore was found in a 1974 Surviving are his parents. SalvaNova at 8:27 p.m. by Port Au- tore and Lucille: a son. Joseph: and Chevy thority Officer James Harding, who a sister. Patricia, all of Parsippany.

called police. The front of the car The funeral will be Thursday at 9 sustained heavy damage. said Of- a.m. from the Par-Troy Funeral ficer Edward Heer of the car pound. Home.

95 Parsippany Road. ParsipHe was officially pronounced dead pany. A Liturgy of Christian Burial at Jersey City Medical Center. said will follow at 10 a.m. at St.

ChrisCairns. topher's Church. Results of an autopsy by the Hudson County Medical examiner were Six Persons Hurt not available last night. The car was registered under the In Rt. 46 Crash name Karen Hutchins, Keyport DOVER Four persons were hospitalized and two others treated MCEOC Gets and released after a head-on colliGrant From State sion on Route 46 last night.

Reported in fair condition at MORRISTOWN A $10.600 one- Dover General Hospital were both year grant from the State Depart- drivers. Hazel Lapadula. 65. 33 Hillment of Community Affairs will en- side and Cheryl Stamets. 17.

able the Morris County Economic Rogers Road. Landing, and two pasOpportunity Council to continue and sengers in the Stamets' car. Virexpand its work. ginia Lucas. 16.

Rogers Road. LandThe council. which has been the ing. and Diane Miller. 18.

25 Roxcounty's anti-poverty agency for the bury Drive. Roxbury. past 10 years, operates a variety of Treated and released were two programs. including a day care other Stamets' car passengers. Ruscenter in Morristown, youth centers sell Courter.

22. and Joseph Cygon. for high school dropouts in Dover 18. both of Dover. Brown Sr.

Employees, Chapter 424, Dover. He is survived by his wife, Made: a son, Victor W. Hopewell; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Greco. Hampshire, N.H.: a sister.

Mrs. Betty Loomas, Danbury, and two granddaughters. Services will be 2 p.m. tomorrow at Wood Funeral Home, Main Street, Branchville. Margaret Nyikes NEWARK Margaret Nyikes, 69, died yesterday at Hackettstown Community.

Hospital after a short illness. Born in Hungary, she lived in Newark for nine years. She was a member of the Hungary Club of Hillside, Newark. Surviving are her daughter, Rita Fabrizio, Florham Park: a son William Budd Lake: a sister Betty Bognar, Hungary: and nine grandchildren. Services will be held at the Madison Memorial Home, 159 Main Madison Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

William F. Spotholtz MORRISTOWN William F. Spotholtz, 62, 28 King died Saturday at Veterans Hospital, East Orange, after a long illness. Born in Hackensack, he lived nearly all his life in this area. World War II A retired shoe salesman, he served with the U.S.

Navy in World War II. He is survived by a daughter, Miss Muriel Spotholtz, Boca Raton, a brother, Fred Spotholtz, North Anso, and a sister, Mrs. Arthur Harris, Boca Raton. Services will be 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Dangler Funeral Home, 150 Speedwell Ave.

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and job placement and nutrition programs. The council has received a $102.664 federal grant. The County Board of Freeholders is providing $25,666 as the local share. To help low-income persons secure food at lower prices. the council in the past year added a food co- All were reported to have minor injuries.

Police said the Lapadula car. westbound on Route 46. crossed the center line and crashed head-on with the Stamets' car at Baker Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. No summonses have been issued pending further investigation. police operative market to its programs.

said. 40 NATIONAL WEATHER NOAA, U.S. Dept. 20. 50 50 70 FORECAST Flurries AXE Figures Shew High Daytime Temperate Monday for Rain was expected to cover much of the Northeast today.

Showers were due along the gulf Coast, extending up into the Midwest. Morris Weather U.S. Readings Mostly sunny today. High in the 20 PC mid to upper 40s. Increasing cloudi- Albany 66 39 tonight.

Low around 40. Mostly Atlanta 30 PC ness tomorrow with rain likely late Boston. cloudy 40 32 PC in the day. High around 50. 11 CL The air quality was listed as unsa- 45 tisfactory yesterday and is expected 28 CL to be so again today.

Little 69 Kansas City 49 Los Angeles. 45 Local Weather Louisville 59 40 CL 68 48 Readings from the Miami 65 Jersey Weather Center New 75 54 PC at Morristown Airport New 48 35 PC (From 8 a.m. yesterday Philadelphia. 32 PC to 8 a.m. today) Phoenix 39 Maximum Temp.

44 29 19 Richmond Minimum Temp. 43 27 CL 7 a.m. Humidity. 57 35 a.m. Calm Today's Almanac National Weather Today is the 357th day of 1974.

There are eight days left in the year. Heavy winds reduced the effects of On this date in 1941, U.S. forces on an ill-timed bank of fog that shut Island surrendered to the Japadown Los Angeles Air- nese during World War 1I. International Wake port for two consecutive nights, delaying hundreds of flights and turning Sun and Moon the normal worst pre-Christmas jam. rush into airport's holiday The sun rose today at 7:18 a.m.

and While officials estimated yesterday set at 4:32 p.m. The moon rose at that as many as 500 flights were af- 12:24 p.m. and will set at 1:24 a.m. fected in Los Angeles, several others The sun will rise tomorrow at 7:18 were also grounded in Seattle, San a.m. Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver and San Diego as a result of the Los Angeles closing.

Elsewhere, snow continued to fall early today from Montana eastward into the upper Michigan Peninsula. International Falls and Hibbing, LAST 151 QTR. FULL NEW added two inches new snow Dec. 6. Dec.

Dec. 21 Dec. 28 in a single hour late last night..