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PAGE THREE SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1941 'Rattlesnake' Hunters At 81, His Smile Is Young as Ever Today's War Moves FORMER LOCAL GIRL MARRIED Miss Eleanor T. Corhpello Becomes Bride of Columbia Resident STRIP MINING PLANJPPOSED Gilberton Residents File Injunction Against Proposal GERMAN RAIDER OPERATING IN PACIFOCEAN Presence of Nazi Vessel Known to Authorities for Some Time 1 raiders til? rattlesnakes ol the AtluiH.c. Sailor on cruiser's in front of him stand ready for to ou. u.J-is cf Uu vys ccrr.mand.-r- n-to clestro" the Atlantic," an American battleship, background. ai-A light cruiser pair stern is listening for submarine motors, while loaded depth charge racks act ion.

By LOUIS F. KEEMLE of the United Press War Desk The German into Russia again shows signs of developing into a full war of movement after weeks of maneuvering for position during which, in repeated attacks and counter-attacks, neither side made outstanding gains. The latest German threat is a drive northeastward from Kremen-chug on the Dnieper, aimed at Kharkov, 150 miles away. The Russians have abandoned Krcmcnchug and the Germans are on the east bank of the Dnieper. Another German thrust is being attempted from the north, towards Kiev.

However, the Russians could be making one of their strategic withdrawals. The rapidity of the German advance in ensuing days should indicate how serious the threat is. If it succeed, the Russians will have suffered a blow. Kiev would be cut off from the rear and the Russian forces in the Southern Ukraine along the Black Sea would be isolated. This new activity in the Ukraine appears to have more significance than an isolated tactical thrust.

British military observers for some time have surmised that the Ger mans hope to take Leningrad and establish a static front in the north for the winter, when the weather might make a major campaign impracticable. In the south, however, the weather is no barrier. The British believe the Germans might concentrate their forces there and drive eastward to Russia's industrial Don basin loss of which would be damaging to the Soviet war efforts and then swing southward through the Caucasus and its oil fields to the Near East. The British and Russians have been making full preparations for such an eventuality. An official commentator in London today made the disclosure that British-Russian occupation of Tehran, capital of Iran is being considered.

It indicates a possible extension of their grip on that strategic country. Occupation of Iran completed the Allied ring around Turkey from the east and south, comprising Syria, Iraq. Iran and Russia. With assurance of support along its entire land border, Turkey would be encouraged to resist an Axis attack or Axis demands. London diplomatic sources reported last week that Hitler had intensified his pressure on Turkey to yield to the Axis.

Intensive mili- fOR FINER HEATING American heating equipment for Coal, Oil or Gas: American Boilers and Ra-iliaLor Heat SUNBEAM Warm Air Furnaces and Winter Air Conditioners 'Standard" plumbing fixtures in white and 11 attractive colors. Time Payments available in accordance with U. S. Government regulations. Practically even' property owner and resident cf Gilberton late last week signed petitions attached to injunction proceedings filed today in Schuylkill County court, to restrain the Mahanoy Valley Coal Company from beginning stripping operations in Gilberton.

Citizens last week frustrated a new attempt to move in with a big power shovel, and it was decided then to institute the injunction pro ceedinss. Gilberton residents charge that debris excavated from proposed strip-pings on lands of the Philadelphia Reading Coal fc Iron Company and the Girard Estate will pour into the backyards of their properties and cause them heavy loss. At present Gilberton Borough has an ordinance prohibiting pings in the borough, and the in junction is an answer to the Ma.ia noy Valley Company in testing the legality of the restraining ordinance The Mahanoy Company is now operating a stripping south of Gil berton and has not faced inteifer enee there. When the company decided to extend its operations, however, the citizens arose en masse and routed the shovel operator. A spokesman for the coal company pledged over the week-end that deep mining is to follow the stripping work, but the Gilberton people demand that the company proceed the same as major coal companies and do only 35 per cent stripping work while engaged in 65 per cent mining at any colliery.

Soap Box Race Is Postponed (Continued From Pase One) that interest in the juvenile event has grown rapidly here, and that next year the Keystone Fish and Game Association hopes to send the winner of the 1942 local derby to the national derby. Registrations for this year's derby may be made any evening after 7:30 (DST). Worthwhile prizes will be awarded to this year's winners, the committee indicated today. Date of the running of the derby will be announced in the near future. OCCUPANTS UNHURT IN TWO-CAR CRASH Occupants of two cars escaped injuries Saturday night when a car, driven by Pearl Mausteller, of Mon-toursville, crashed into the rear cf a car driven by Walcnty Marcinke-wicz, of Ashley, on the Shamokin-Sunbury highway, one mile west 6f Shamokin, on Route 122.

Officer R. G. Anderson, of the State Motor Police force, investigated the accident. He said the Mausteller car was apparently following the Marcinkewicz too closely. Little damage was inflicted to either machine.

If a man's as young as his smile, this birthday photo of Gen. John J. Pershing suggests that at 81. his spirit is still youthful. It was taken at Walter Rred Hospital.

Washington, where Gen. Persh- ing declared that today's U. S. Army r.as uie spirit ana stamina of the A. E.

F. which he commanded in the World War. tary and naval activity have been noted in Bulgaria, where at least two German divisions are reported to have arrived. The Russians are on the alert for a German attempt at a Black Sea campaign, by ship across the water and by land across northwestern Turkey towards the Caucasus. They have every hope that Turkey will lesist, but do not exclude the possibility that Hitler will attempt force.

Ankara has noted that the Germans have been busy building railroads and highways leading southward through Bulgaria to the Dardanelles, and report a strong naval and air base under construction at Salonika. The Italians, with German help, are strengthening their bases in the Dodscanese Island, fronting Turkey on the west. If the winter campaign should involve the Black Sea and Turkish areas. Hitler would not be so much opening up another front, but making a flank attack from the south as an integral part of his Russian campaign. AMD PLUMBING LOCAL STORE MPLOYE HURT Nathan Kaseman Sustains Severe Head Injuries in Mishap Nathan an employe of Jcnes Hardware Company, was severely injured late Saturday afternoon when he was struck on the head by an ironing board that fell 20 feet.

K.iscm.m was admitted to Shamokin Hospital where lie was treated for extensive scalp lacerations and a broken nose. to fellow employes. Kaseman was aiding in hoisting merchandise from the ground to the third floor in the rear of the store. An ironing board was being raised by means of a rope and pulley, and when it was 20 feet from the ground the board broke loose and fell. Before Kaseman could leap to safety, the board struck him on the head raid face.

After being treated by a physician, 'the accident victim was taken to the hospital. MRS. CATHERINE BUD A Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Buda. 935 West Mulberry Street, were held this morning at 9:00 in St.

Stephen Church. Burial was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Miss Eleanor T. Compello, formerly of Shamokin, and Paul E.

Ziegler, of Columbia, were married Saturday in St. Peter Roman Catholic Church. Columbia. Rev. John A.

Mahony, rector, officiated. Attending the young couple were Miss Jean Mary Ziegler, sister of the bridegroom, who was maid of honor, and Mrs. Edward Compello, sister-in-law of the bride, matron of honor; William D. Haberstroh, best man. Clarence J.

Ziegler and Edwin C. Ziegler, ushers, all cousins of the bridegroom. The bride, who was given in marriage by her brother, Richard Compello, Shamokin. was attired in a white faille taffeta gown with a hip-length tulle veil attached to a coronet of satin orange blossoms and seed pearls. She carried a bouquet cf lilies and fern.

Miss Jean Ziegler wore a princess cut gewn of copen blue faille taffeta and a headdress of pale pink tulle. Mrs. Compello wore a Spanish raisin faille taffeta gown designed iike that of Miss Ziegler. She wore a headdress of blue tulle. Both of the bride's attendants carried bouquets of rosebuds and wore single strand pearls, gifts from the bride.

Several appropriate solos were tendered by Columbia vocalists prior to the ceremony. A recpetion was held at the bridegroom's home immediately after the wedding. Mrs. Ziegler. formerly of Shamokin.

wa.s graduated from William-sport High School. She has, been employed at the Lucas Manufacturing Company in Columbia. The bridegroom, graduate of Columbia High School, is employed at the Armstrong Linoleum Company, Lancaster. The newlyweds will go to housekeeping in a newly furnished apartment at 109 South Second Street, Columbia. SUNBURY DOCTOR TO SPEAK TO KIWANIS Dr.

Jav Guy Smith, of Sunbury, will be guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Kiwanis Club at Hotel Graemar tomorrow evening at 6:00. Dr. Smith will give a on "The Heart." a subject on which he is a specialist. fOUOW THE ARROW Heating and Plumbing are too important to health to be entrusted to anyone but Heating and Plumbing Contractors CHAIRMAN Copyright 1011. American Radiator Standard Military Corporation MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY PANAMA CITY, Sept.

15 (U.P.) Reliable sources said today that marine and shipping authorities have known for some time that an Axis raider, believed to be a heavily-armed merchantman, has been operating in the Pacific Ocean off the Panama Canal. The raider was believed to be operating in sea lanes leading from the canal to the west coast of the United States and to Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands East Indies. Several British and Dutch ships known to have sailed from New Zealand and Dutch East Indies ports are considerably overdue here. (The Netherlands announced last week that the Dutch freighter Kota Nopan was believed to have been sunk off the Galapagos Islands en route to the United States, presumably by way of the canal.) Ships arriving two weeks ago reported hearing faint radio signals from other vessels, saying they were being attacked by a raider. Because no survivors have been picked up in life boats, it was believed the raider may be holding them hostages, as was done by German surface raiders in this and the World War.

Autoist Dies in Highway Crash (Continued From Fage One) Raymond C. Shaffer, of Middle-burg R. D. 3, and Stanley F. Wagner, of Middleburg R.

D. 1, were standing at the intersection and witnessed the crash. They were the first to join Hood, who escaped without injuries, in going to the aid of the eight accident victims. Bixler was unconscious and the others were in severe shock when all were assisted into the Landis station. Three ambulances and a hearse were summoned and all but Bixler, who was pronounced dead, were taken to Mary Packer Hospital, Sunbury, for treatment.

The body of Bixler was taken to the Palmer R. Garman funeral home at Middleburg and later was brought to Sha-mokin. Shaffer and Wagner, the two eyewitnesses, and Hood, operator of the trailer outfit, told Corporal H. P. Ortmeyer, commanding officer of the Pennsylvania Motor Police detail at Selinsgrove, who investigated the accident, that neither car was traveling at high speed.

The crash occurred where route 35, which leaves the Susquehanna Trail 10 miles south of Selinsgrove, crosses route 104, leading from Har-risburg to Middleburg. Hood, who is engaged in hauling lumber at Lititz, was returning to his home at Middleburg for a week-end visit. There is a stop sign on Route 104, on which Hood was traveling, but whether Hood stopped before he started to cross Route 35 was not learned. The two eye-witnesses said that when the Bixler machine struck the rear wheels of the tractor of the trailer combination the doors of the car literally exploded and a majority cf the occupants were hurled to the highway. Dr.

Charles W. Straub, of Middleburg, formerly of Shamokin, coroner of Snyder County, was notified of the accident and after viewing the body of Bixler released it to a local mortician. Dr. Straub will hold an inquest at 5:00 this evening in the Garman mortuary at Middleburg. Benjamin son of Mr.

and Mrs. William H. Bixler, of 1107 West Independence Street, was bom here December 4, 1914. He attended Coal Township schools as a youth and more recently was engaged in independent coal trucking activities. Surviving the accident victim are his widow, the former May Wagner whom ha married seven years ago; a daughter.

Dawn, his parents, a brother, Harry Bixler, Shamokin, and a sister, Mrs. Harvey Shipe, of Trevorton Road. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 with brief services in the home, to be followed by further services in St. John Evangelical Church. Edgewood.

Russian Forces Fight Furiously 'Continued Prom Page Onel casualties, but the outcome was not yet certain. Without giving definite positions, today's communique said that since late last week two German regiments had suffered extremely heavy losses and that in one engagement five tanks, 28 guns, 38 machine guns, nine mine throwers and three armored cars had been taken. The Russians seized two positions on "an important sector" after a two-day battle, the communique added. The Germans in this sector threw in tanks in a counter-blow, but eight were destroyed, and a Russian drive killed 600 German infantrymen attempting to advance behind tanks. Several later German counter-attacks were reported smashed.

Newspapers reported that guerrilla activities behind the German lines, particularly in White Russia, continued to increase. In August alone, it was stated, thousands of German soldiers were killed and TO storehouses were blown up in province cf In addition, it was reported the guerrillas wrecked 45 oil tanks. 115 food transports and 100 munitions trucks. The Red army also reported new in the Leningrad and Odessa concentrated German air and land attacks. SER'S Autumn Showing of Exquisite Interior Decorations Consult your Heating and Plumbing Contractor American Radiator attitat ewoxf, CORPORATION ViUdwujh Need for Student Nurses Stressed State Group Sponsors Drive for Enrollment of More in Profession The Pennsylvania Nursing Council for Defense, through its local representatives, today announced that it is engaged in an all-out campaign to inform well prepared young people of the opportunities r.ow existing in the nursing proic-sion Nurses, it was pointed out.

are needed for hospitals, public health agencies, industry and the Army and Navy. Although 3,500 students are expected to enroll in Pennsylvania schools of nursing this year, it wa.s explained by the Nursing Council that many more will be needed if this state assumes its full responsibilities in total national defense efforts. The entire nation has need for 50.000 nursing students to provide for all civilian and military health work, according a recent statement by Surgeon General Par-ran, of the United States Public Health Service. Information regarding accredited schools of nursing can be obtained from the Pennsylvania State Nurses' Association, 400 North Third Street, Harrisburg, it was announced. The state association is sponsor of the state nursing council for defense.

TEACHER OBTAINS HER SECOND WRIT Mrs. Martha Lawson Goff, Shenandoah, has obtained a second writ of mandamus against the Shenandoah School Board, in which she demands that she be reinstated as a teacher in the schools. She alleges she was dismissed as a teacher because she married and contends that under Pennsylvania teacher tenure laws her dismissal is illegal. Judge Cyrus M. Palmer on Monday of last week quashed the original mandamus, charging it was faulty and that affidavits were not in order.

same judge granted the new writ Saturday and an early hearing is promised because of the opening of schools in a short time. MAN SUSTAINS HEAD INJURIES IN CRASH Leo Palewicz, 23. cf 305 West Fourth Street, Mount Carmel, is a patient in Shamokin Hospital receiving treatment for deep lacerations of the scalp, received in an automobile accident last evening at Paxinos. Palewicz was an occupant of an automobile which left the road near Paxinos and crashed into a pole. His condition is reported as fair today.

PROBE IS ORDERED IN WOMAN'S DEATH KINGSTON. Sept. 15 (U.P) Coro- ner Lewis Reese today ordered an investigation into the death of Mrs. Myrtle Fields. 45, after an autopsy revealed that she died of a hemorrhage presumably caused by a blow on the head.

The woman's bodv was found In a wooded section of Hanover Town- ship. Mrs. Fields came here a year ago from Csakis. Minn. LOANS DP TO $300 On Your Signature, Furniture or Car 10 1 Pay School Expenses 2 Buy Fall Clothes 3 Buy Winter Fuel I Consolidate Summer Bills No Security No Co-Makers Lincoln Loan Service 10 S.

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FORD. Mir. FORMER LOCAL RESIDENT DIES John Franklin Renn Succumbs at Son's Home Near Northumberland John Franklin Renn, 85, a former resident of Shamokin, died Saturday at the home of his son. Edar Renn, Wolverton Station, near Northumberland. Mr.

Renn was born July 25, 1856, at Trevorton, a son of Henry Jack-sen and Lydia (Conrad) Renn. In his early life he was employed at North Franklin Colliery as a machinist and pumpsman. In 1900 he moved to Shamokin and was employed by the Peerless bakery, and then accepted a position as engineer at the McClellan Case storage yards. Later Mr. Renn was employed by the Bowersox Produce Company at Sun-bury.

A number of years later he returned to Shamokin and was employed by Erb Zaring Company. Fraternally, Mr. Renn was a member cf Trevorton Lodge of Odd Fellows and various musical organizations. He was regarded as an accomplished musician. Surviving are a son, with whom he resided; two daughters', Mrs.

Joseph C. Hale, Shamokin, and Mrs. Hunter Clark, Sunbury, D. 1: 13 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10:00 from the son's home.

Rev. Hopkins will officiate and burial will be in Pomfret Manor Cemetery, Sunbury. REGION GRAND JURY ACTS ON 122 CASES For what is believed to be the first time in history of Schuylkill County a grand jury returned a like numbnr of indictments and ignored bills 1 of each. The jury began its deliberations last Monday, but adjourned Tuesday, primary election day. Observers said at the beginning of the week there were indications of an unusually large number of ignored bills, but no one expected the number to mount to as many as the total of true bills returned.

The criminal court sessions open today at Pottsville with the four judges on the bench, and because of the great number of bills ignored the term is expected to be short. FLAMES MENACE AUTOGIRO PLANT PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 15 U.R Quick action by 15 employes was credited today with preventing a disastrous blaze at the Kellett Auto-giro Corporation plant, where work is in progress on $2,500,000 worth of defense orders. A 10-gallon container of kerosene and linsecTl oil exploded at the plant yesterday, filling the structure with dense smoke and suffocating fumes.

The workers ran to fire extinguishers hanging on the walls and put out the blaze before firemen arrived. "The smoke was terrilie," Battalion Fire Chief William Grady said. "The men had a lot of nerve to stay in there and fight the flames the way they did. If they had run out, we would have had a serious fire on our hands." 13 ARE LICENSED TO OPERATE CARS Thirteen of 40 persons who applied for driver's licenses befcre a detail of Pennsylvania Motor Police at Sunbury were granted pi ivilege to drive automobiles, while 27 were denied that right. The refusal to grant licenses to 1 such a large number indicates the determination cf the officers to make certain that applicants are fully competent to operate cars There were many reasons for ths wholesale refusals, and officers indicated they have been directed to crack down on all incompetents.

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