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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 29

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TWENTY-NINE ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 1939 Steel Magnate's Home to Be Sold Ten Teams Seek Santa Anita Has Reached Its Peak ID A IP dP Carl O. Shoemaker, 252 E. 21st. Tel.

342 Willard Hawk, 1813 Main St, TeL 2439 -J ft 1 Twilight Berths Allen Says His Arm Is Okay Cleveland Pitcher Tries Out His Wing in New Orleans Training Camp NEW ORLEANS, March 13. W) "Sock!" went a fast ball into catcher's mitt and one of the new Buck Boyle Makes Application for Franchise for 'All-Allentown' Club Pari Mutuel Figures Show meeting was held and the name of the organization changed to "Mary and Martha." Officers are: Mrs. Amelia Bradoka, president; Mrs. Mary Henzel, secretary; and Mrs. Sue Antolik, treasurer.

Serving on the committee which arranged the program and served the banquet were: Mrs. Bradoka, chairman; Mrs. Billy, Mrs. Svaby, Mrs. Henzel, Mrs.

Homola and Miss Budinetz. BAPTIZED CHILD The son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Longenberger of Allentown R. 1 was baptized on Sunday at the home of his grandmother, Mrs.

Lillian Longenberger, 2325 Main by the Rev. Hiram F. Sieger. The name bestowed was Harry Delroy Longenberger. Present at the ceremony were: Mrs.

Clarence Shafer and daughters Lillian and Abbie, West Catasauqua; Mrs. Lillian Longenberger and sons Norman and Alfred, town, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Longenberger and daughter Bernadine, Allentown, R. 1.

C. of C. Banquet Here Tonight The Northampton Chamber of Commerce will conduct Its annual banquet at 6 30 tonight in the Mt. Vernon hotel, 21st and Main Sts. According oo the advance sale of tickets, close to 200 men of the community will be in attendance.

President Joseph Moore will preside and entertainment will be provided by "Bobby" Brader and "Roxy" Reiff. The speaker will be Franklin Moore, manager of the Penn-Harrisburg hotel, Harrisbur. Guests will be the Northampton Exchange and Rotary clubs and borough council members. The program was arranged by a committee composed of: George Schisler, chairman; Joseph Moore, James DeGroot Harry Hartman, Rus-sel Moyer and T. J.

Rupp. Try the N. First! Adv. TONIGHT'S ACTIVITIES Capt. Theo.

H. Howell Camp No. 48, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, will meet at 7:30 tonight in the Odd Fellows building. Sons of Veterans Reserves, will drill at 8:30 o'clock in the same building. The Mothers class of Trinity E.

C. church will meet at 7:30 tonight at the home of Mrs. Charles Schlicher, 1390 Stewart St Catechetical-confirmation Instruction will be held at 4 o'clock today in the Slovak Holy Trinity Lutheran church with the pastor, Rev. J. Albert Billy, in oharge.

The last) session of St. Paul's Evangelical nfi Reformed sixth annual community week-day school of religion will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon and the closing exercises will be held Sunday night. The catechetical class will meet at 6:15 tonight, followed at 7:30 by a meeting of the Ladies senior Bible class of the church. mffi mwj I till i 'ar Call-Ohronlcia Fnoto. Bethlehem home of Charles M.

Schwab, chairman of the board of the Bethlehem Steel which will soon be sold in compliance with the announcement of Schwab, after the death of his wife, that he would dispose of his homes in Bethlehem. New York and Loretta. Most of the furnishings in the home shewn above have been sold during the past two weeks. Schwab's Home in Bethlehem May Become Prep School a Branch Of Moravian or Lehigh Frat House Three Groups Negotiating for Purchase of Home, First of Steel Magnate's Three Estates Offered for Sale Furnishings Disposed of at Private Sales Past Two Weeks Gain Not as Large as Last Year By JACK GVENTHER LOS ANGELES. March 12.

(UP) Horseracing apparently has reached its peak in Southern California, although more than a million customers paid roughly $6,000,000 to the state and track to help improve the breed at Santa Anita Park this win ter. The trend, sharp and unmistakable. was disclosed tonight in unofficial figures of the 52-day meeting which closed yesterday. Records were established in almost every field, but they fell far short of the fabulous increases registered annually since the sport of kings was legalized here in 1934. Generally, the fifth season at the palatial Arcadia plant was the most successful in Western history.

More people bet more money per day but the gains were so slight as to be negligible. The pari-mutuel figures showed only a small percentage gain over the past year, while on previous seasons the climb has been almost straight up, indicating, officials said. that a level has been reached and future increases will be proportionately smaller. Here is the betting, charity days not Included: Seasonal $34,589,051 for 52 days. Last year the mark was $36,650,590 for 56 days, compared with $29,509,529 for 53 days in 1937.

Dally average A new record of $665,174, compared to $654,581 in 1938, and $556,783 in 1937. New records were established in at tendance, with a top of 67,500 watch ing the Santa Anita Handicap March 4, and crowds of 40,000 or more on at least 10 other occasions. A new single-day handle ot $1,701,760 was set by the record hardicap throng, although the single race mark of $406,994 of 1938 was not approached. The handle bettered $1,000,000 eight times. Witn admissions, breakage, programs, parking, concessions and pari-mutuel cuts included, an average of 20.000 persons spent approximately $122,000 a day for the 52 days.

The money went tnis way 1. The state received $1,380,562 as its four per cent share of the handle, and another $130,000 in taxes on admissions. As virtually no expense was attached, the state made a profit of $1,510,562. 2. The Los Angeles Turf club, operator of the track, grossed on a six percent mutual stake; approximately $1,170,000 from admissions; $156,000 for programs; $62,500 from parking: $700,000 from breakage; and $520,000 from concessions.

This is a total of $4,681,741, but: Out of its gross, the track distributed $925,00 in purses, bought the hot dogs and drinks sold at the stands, printed the programs, paid taxes and depreciation on a $3,000,000 investment, installed numerous improvements, and paid wages to 2,000 employes. The season officially closed yesterday, although an extra charity day will be neld tomorrow. Forty-five thousand persons watched Townsend Martin Cravat run to a three-length victory over 18 rivals in the $25,000 San Juan Capistrano Handicap at a mile and a half, and played $1,393,113 on the eight-race card. Dazzling Play Features National AAU. Tourney DENVER.

March 13. UP) A hair-raising one-point victory by Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers, thanks to a long, accurate shot by substitute guard Pete Jayroe four seconds before the game ended, gave the National A. A. U. basketball tournament its nrst big thrill today.

Five college teams and the hefty Kansas City Martin Oilers staved on the winning side at the second full-day program at the cage marathon passed the halfway mark. Jayroe's nick-of-time shot snatch a 37-36 victory for the Teachers from Alva. over the rangy New Mexico Normal team, which had rallied staunchlv in the second half to take what seemed a safe lead. The Martin Oilers, featuring two players who won All-America honors with the 1938 championship Kansas City. Healeys.

put on an artistic second half show that swept the Akron, Ohio, O'Neil's into a 52-24 defeat. Blond Frank (Buck) Weaver, coach of last year's tournament kingpins, is now pilot of the Oilers. Doane college, which won this season's title in the Nebraska Collegiate Athletic conference, started the day's play with an interesting 41-36 triumph over Phillips university of Enid. Okla. A big and fast Weber Junior college team from Ogden.

Utah. Intermoun-tain A. A. U. champion for the second successive year, passed and shot the Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers into a tailspin.

46 to 30. Colorado college of the Rocky Mountain conference gave the mile-hieh area its second win in a row by outplaying Arkansas State Teachers of Conway. 45 to 29. Texas ball-handling magic, as demort5trated by the Sam Houston Teachers of Huntsville. was too much for the Frederick, Hershbergers to solve and the Teachers rolled up an easy 58-to-31 triumph.

The St. Petersburg, team, drawn for the first game today, failed to appear and its opponent, the Wichita. Universals. was given a free ride into the second round. Salem Reformed Gets Split in Two Games The Salem Reformed baskfteers of Catasauqua split doubleheader on their home court last niaht the Seniors defeating the Calvary Seniors 58-48 and the Juniors losing to the Calvary Juniors 44-42 Yohe of the visitors took seorine laurets In the Senior game m-ith 17 points and another Calvarv player Moyer.

scored 18 counters for individual honors In the Junior eame. Lineuos- Balem Sri Calvary Srs O. P. GMandel 7 0 14 Yohe 3 2 8 Frederick 2 0 4 Freylinc f. 0 0 0 Tempest 4 4 12 Moore 7 3 17 Mandel 3 4 11 Harpel I Bar'h 6 0 12 Horn 4 1 5 7 J.Bartho'w 2 2 6 Totals Umpire: .17 14 48 C.

Tem- Totals Referee: pest. 24 10 58 H. Balhet. Salem Jra. Krhelrer 2 0 4 Calyary Jn.

G. Freylini f. 6 1 13 Oldt 6 1 13 BechMl 5 1 11 8 2 en e. 2 4 Moyer Bell 3 1 7 Apple 0 Foth 0 0 Yohe 1 0 2 Frederick t. 10 Miller 8 2 0 4 Totals ..20 4 44 Totals 19 4 42 Referee: R.

Bartholomew. Cmplra: R. Mandel. Temple Cage Coach Victim of Heart Attack PHILADELPHIA, March 13. UP) Jimmy Usilton.

45, nationally known Temple basketball coach, died unexpectedly of a heart attack today, three days after his team had lost to Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh In lu last game of the season. "Death was due to overwork and strain," said Dr. Nathan Blumherg. Prospects for not less than a 10-team league were seen last night at the first meeting of the Lehigh Valley Twilight Baseball league for the ap-roaching season in the Fullerton Fire Co. hall.

All of the teams which saw action in the circuit lass year have signified their intention of entering again this year and applications were received from three teams which had not competed last year. George "Buck" Boyle and James MacDonald. of this city attended last nisht's confab on behalf of the "All-Allentown" team. The only angle to be cleared up before the local team becomes a member of the loop is the matter of a playing field. Boyle is negotiating for the use of the Allentown Fair Grounds diamond.

The Bethlehem Orioles were rep resented by Sam Pudliner, who de clared he would try to lease the Cen tral park diamond for the team's home games. The other representatives present last night were Dick ouzy Catasauqua, and Joe Ludwig. Fuller- ton. Egvpt. Ormrod, Northampton, Foun tain Hill and Coplay have hinted that they would join the circuit again this year.

The other new teams, in addi tion to Allentown, which are seeking berths, are Bath and Shoenersville. The league will take action on the a 1 i a ti at its meeting in the Fullerton Fire Co. hall next Mon. day at 9 p. m.

President Harry Wea ver was in charge last night. Training Camp Notes i LAKELAND, March 13. P) Schoolboy Rowe held the Detroit Tieer Yannigans to three hits and one run in four innings today in his 1939 spring training comeback debut. BUI Rogell, playing third base for the regulars, collected two doubles and a single. The game was a 4-4 draw in seven innings.

The regulars got 10 hits off Al Benton and John Tate Rookie Dutch Dietz, relieving Rowe save up five blows. LAKE CHARLES, March 13. fPi Emerging from the storm cellar after a twin tornado in the form of the New York Giants, the Athletics heard Connie Mack speculate on pos sible choices for permanent berths Among Connie's tentative selections for the infield were Dick Siebert at first base and Bill Lillard at short stop. SAN BERNARDINO, Mar 13. The Pittsburgh Pirates will wind up their two weeks of spring training Thursday and start for San Diego to open their exhibition tour with a St.

Patricks day game. Manager Pie Traynor indicated to nicht he probably would give the pitching assignment to southpaw Kenneth Heintzelman, Bill Clemenson or Nick Radunich, reserving his veterans for Saturday and Sunday games at Los Angeles. TAMPA. March 13. UP) A triple and double by Lonnie Frey, his first times up, helped the Reds outhit the Cardinals today but, unable to stem a four-hit attack in the fourth, the Cmeinnatians dropped an exhi bit ion game, 6 to 3.

Orengo tripled, Martin and Moore followed with successive doubles and Johnny Mize singled for a total of thre St. Louis runs to put the skids under starting hurler Jim Weaver Lon Warneke opened for the Gas house gang. NEW ORLEANS, March 13. (P) If the Cleveland Indians don't have a winning season, it won't be because players have dental troubles. La.st week, the club ordered all players to undergo an examination of their teeth.

Today the dentist reported that ten Indians needed "repairs" and club officials ordered the work done immediately. VALON, March 13. (P Dick Bartell. shortstoD acouired bv the Chicago Cubs in a winter trade witn tne New Yorfc Giants, had a rheumatic condition in his left ankle today and was ordered to rest for several days. Dr.

Donald Busse, club physician. X-rayed the ankle yesterday after Barteil complained of stiffness in the joint. Dr. Busse told Bartell to stay off his feet for several days, hoping to eliminate the stiffness with rest and hea. treatments.

Woody English, utility infielder. will take over shortstop until Bartell recovers. PASADENA. March 13. A) Manager Jimmy Dykes said today he planned to use Vic Frasier.

Johnny Rigney and Thornton Lee on the mound Friday his White Sox open their spring exhibition series with tho Chicago Cubs. Elated over the display of power in yesterday's victory over the Pasadena seni-pros. Dykes said, "It certainly is a better start for spring season than we made a year ago." ST. PETERSBURG. March 13.

A pair of rookie sluggers, Charley Keller and Joe Gallagher connected in the eleventh inning to-riav to give the New York Yankees a i 6-5 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers an exhibition game. Gallaghers double scored Keller with the win- ning run alter tnose two naa scorea in the ninth to tie the count. Manager Leo Durocher of Brooklyn let the tying runs come in when he threw the ball into right field trying for a force play on Joe DiMaggio's grounder. Three Yankee errors had given Brooklyn two runs and a 5-2 lead in the first half of the ninth. SARASOTA.

March 13. (A) Boss Joe Cronin's long smash with the bases loaded in the sixth and last inning rescued two runs today and enabled the Red Sox regulars to gain a 3-3 deadlock with the Yannigans, preventing the Junior Varsity from going two up in their camp series. Jack Wilson was on the mound for the scrubs at the time. Jimmy Foxx and Chet Morgan, newly acquired outfielder from Detroit, each collected two safeties. BRADENTON, March 13.

UP) The Bees' varsity nipped the Yannigans. 12 to 11. in a seven inning thriller today, as Lefty Johnny Pez-zullo. promising young rookie, showed nlenty of form on the mound for the losers. Pezzullo received bad support from his mates but was doing quite well until a combination of five hits and I several errors enabled the regulars to come through in the seventh Manager Casey Stengel said he would use Milt Shoffner.

Tom Earley and Joe Sullivan against the St. Louis Cardinals in their exhibition game Wednesday at St. Petersburg. Radiotelephone services will be established between Japan, Shanghai, Manchuria and North China. baseball season's most important questions was answered.

Johnny Allen was pitching again the first time since he had a chip of bone removed from his elbow in an operation Aug. 27. "It was perfect," was Johnny's verdict today. The Cleveland Indians' star nuner staged unheralded drama ine Tribe's training camp here. He even surprised himself.

Only a few scattered rooKies were on the field. Manager Oscar Vitt was leaning on the dugout. The Dig, raw-boned pitcher dripped perspiration. Calmly he walked over to the warm-up strip. Catcher BJ1 Lobe went with him.

Cautiously that right arm went througn an arc. Swifter next time. Then came staccato explosions as the ball smacked the mitt. Finally, every muscle ent into a fast one that whis'led down the lane. That's enough." said Johnny.

The operation scar glowed red but there was never a fault in his action. "I hadn't intended to try my arm for a few days yet." Alien confessed, "but the sun was so hot and I felt so good I couldn't wait. "It was perfect. I tried every delivery I know. I didn't feel the slightest pain.

I hit fungoes and jerked the bat around deliberately try in to see if I could find a movement that my arm. Naturally, it was a little weak. But it looks as if 1 might be ready before I thought I would." That -sock" played $20,000 music to the Indians' ears and carried much of their hopes for the season. Allen had been promised his $20,000 salary whether the operation proved successful or not. Last season he won 14 games and lost eight before the arm trouble forced him to retire.

Mrs. Byron Nelson Hurt In Sarasota Auto Crash SARASOTA. March 13. UP) Mrs. Byron Nelson, wite of the Reading, golf professional, was injured slightly today in an automobile collision.

NeL-on escaped injury. Nelson came here with Walter Ha-gen, Sam Snead and Harry Cooper for a charity exhibition match yesterday. His automobile was badly damaged and he will be delayed here several days until it is repaired. Burgess Whitehead Impresses Gets Three Solid Hits in Giants' Training Camp Game BATON ROUGE. March 13.

UP) Burgess Whitehead showed signs of rounding into form today as he belted out three hits, one a double, in the New York Giants- intra-camp game. Despite his slugging, his team, the "Joe Moores," dropped a 10-2 decision to the "Mel Otts." Whitehead played third base and handled four chances perfectly. Ken O'Dea. former Cub catches, led the winner's attack with a home run and a triple. Straight Kt) EM a DELICATE IN FLAVOR MODEST IN PRICE You never have to arpologize to yonr taste when yon drink Mount Vernon.

Nor to tow giiesta when you aerre it Nor to your pone when yon buy it. For Mount Vernon is one of America' truly fine wh is Lira rich in tradition, 'Mi'-af in flaTor, and now priced within eay reach of almost everyone 2,28 "mi 1.45 PINT THE OF FRIENDSHIP iSonb U.S. BOTTIED ffl 1 Hospital Service Plan Directors Elect Officers David B. Skillman, Easton, President Reuben J. Butz, Allentown, Vice President All the hospitals of the Lehigh Valley which are affiliated with the Hospital Service Plan were well represented at yesterday's meeting of the organization in the offices of the Plan, 643 Wolfe Easton.

These officers were chosen: President, David B. Skillman. Easton: vice-president, Reuben J. Butz, Allentown; secretary, Mary E. West; treasurer, the First National Bank Trust Easton; director, A.

R. Hazzard, Easton. The hospitals were represented by the following: Allentown, Reuben J. Butz, Louis P. Neuweiler.

Jesse B. Bronstein and Henry T. Koch; Sacred Heart, Monsignor Leo G. Fink, Frederick J. Lanshe, Robert K.

Mosser, Rev. Joseph J. Ostheimer; St. Luke's, D. H.

Bnllhart, H. S. Snyder. H. J.

Hartzog, C. S. Kenney; Easton, E. J. Fox, Horace Lehr, Jacob Mayer, John H.

McGrath, Frank H. Schmidt, David B. Skillman, James Underwood, C. K. Williams.

A general sales policy and plan of organization was discussed at length and taken under advisement for further consideration by the entire board, which agreed to meet monthly for some months. The director then made a statement outlining the advantages of the Plan, both from the standpoint of the public health and economic. This group hospital plan makes available to the people of Lehigh and Northampton counties, in Pennsylvania and Warren county. New Jersey, this mutual, low-cost protection against hospital bills. This Plan is being sponsored by the following "Member-Hospitals:" Easton hospital, Easton; Warren hospital, Phillipsburg; Haff hospital, Northampton; Sacred Heart hospital, Allentown; Betts hospital, Easton; Allentown hospital, Allentown; St.

Luke's hospital, Bethlehem. The board of directors of the Plan are representatives of all of the sponsoring, voluntary hospitals, and serve without compensation. The Hospital Service plan of the Lehigh Valley is approved by the American Hospital Assn. committee on group hospitalization, supervised by the insurance department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Public acceptance of the "3c-a-Day Group Hospitalization" movement in America is its own endorsement.

Starting ten years ago among a group of school teachers at Dallas, Texas, it has grown in the United States to about 5,000.000 members. This local Plan, which is 3 years old, has 15,000 members. Out of this group the normal average has been hospitalized, which is one person out of five families every year. Members of the board were interested in how the general public might become familar with the details of the sales policy. They were informed that in Allentown, Wilson Lyster could be reached at Allentown 2-0071; in Bethlehem, Theodore Flynn at the Hospital Service Plan office, Bethlehem 1218 and in the Easton area, Mr.

Duflin at the Central Plan office, Easton 4261. Pulpit Changes (Continued from Page Five) Miller Memorial, C. D. Benjamin; Providence, B. W.

Shay; Saint James, A. K. Smith; Saint Philips, Richard Radcliffe; Siloam, J. J. Bingham; Simpson Memorial.

G. P. Beck; Sum-merfield, W. J. Bawden; Wesley, W.

C. Esbenshade; Wissinoming. C. F. Salkeld.

Pocono Lake. Francis W. Charlton; Summit Hill, G. F. Hess; Tullytown, Emilie and Falsington, Samuel Gas-kill.

Northwest District Ambler, W. J. Leppert; Boyertown, R. M. Lawrence; Chalfont, Price Collins; Evansburg, E.

H. Knettler: Gil-berton, B. C. Dams; Mahanoy Plane, A. J.

Lawson; Minersville, E. F. Brown. Philadelphia St. Stephens, Desmond Heylinger; Hancock Hunter McKain; Mount Carmel, R.

B. Mc-Cuen; Sanctuary. Paul Felton; St. John's, R. H.

Crawford; Twelfth William Mann. Reading, Covenant, D. F. Sands; Royersburg, H. B.

Slider: Schuylkill Haven, K. Boohar; Shenandoah, J. H. Barnes; William Penn, A. J.

Lawson. South District Nethesda (Manoa, Del. R. H. Walker; Bethlehem, C.

H. Shirk; Boehms, J. S. Smith; Brookline, P. W.

Poley; Bywood. C. F. Conner; Chester, Trinity, W. H.

Reeves; Cochranville, F. W. Gutbub; Collingdale, S. A. L.

Thomas; Darby, C. H. Truax; Fulton Circuit (Green, G. L. Schaffer; Lansdowne, E.

F. Randolph. Marietta, A M. Shoemaker; Morton, H. N.

Reeves New London and Flint Hill, Leroy Bernard; Philadelphia Berry Memorial, M. F. Davis; Clearview. Thomas Buttimer; Covenant. W.

Middleton; St. Luke's, F. A. Manlobe; Thirteenth unannounced; Sharon Hill, C. G.

Kop-pel: Siloam (D. W. H. A. Williams; West Chester, L.

H. Zerr. West District Ashland Heights. A. B.

Narberth; Berwyn, E. F. Hoffman; Christiana-Gap, J. L. Carr; Dauphin and Heck-ton, unannounced: Elverson and Mt.

Carmel. F. R. Hummel; Goodwill and Ebenezer, G. L.

Overly; Halifax. T. H. Leonard; Honeybrook, W. L.

MacDon-ald; Lancaster, First church, G. A. Laughead; Lykens and Berrsburg, R. Thomas; Malvern, George Thomas; Middletown, H. D.

Flood; Narberth, H. A. Brettle. Philadelphia Christ church. S.

B. Goff Epworth, W. S. Dawson; Roxborough, First, R. C.

Coates; S. D. Cooper, Memorial, F. D. Lawrence; Twenty-ninth Gladstone Holm.

Steelton, First church, D. A. Hin-kel; Thorndale. H. W.

Blackburg; Tower City, Charles Vize: Tremont Circuit. G. H. Everly; Williamstown, P. W.

Bare. Schwab Gets Bulk Of Wife's Estate NEW YORK. March 13. (A) The will of Mrs. E.

Eurana Schwab, filed for probate in surrogate's court today, left the bulk of her estate, valued formally at "more than $20,000," to her husband, Charles M. Schwab, the steel magnate. Mrs. Schwab died Jan. 12.

Her sister, Minnie D. Ward, of New York, was left a life income from one-third of the residuary estate, and a niece. Mary Mock Walter, of Bethlehem. was named to receive a remainder interest of the principal of the residuary trust. Schwab receives all tangible personal property, exclusive of jewelry, bonds, stocks, mortgages, securities and money, and is left an income from a trust fund consisting of all the real estate owned by his wife and two-thirds of the residue of the estate in trust, with an optional right to a life use of the real estate.

A friend, Dr. Samuel A. Brown, of Port Washington. Long Island, was bequeathed $50,000. Court Suspends Sentences of 3 But Youths Recently Released from Industrial School Are on Probation for 5 Years Sentences of from five to ten years were suspended by President Judge Frank McCluskey Monday when the three Bethlehem youths, recently released from the State Industrial School at Huntingdon, pleaded guilty to five charges of larceny.

The boys, Joseph Genza, Julius Lopez and Andrew Lang, all 19, were placed on parole and fined $1 and costs on each charge. In suspending the sentence, Judge McCluskey took into consideration their good conduct at Huntingdon. The boys were charged with breaking and entering a Bethlehem store, stealing shoes, and taking four automobiles for "joy" rides." Pleading guilty to charges of drunken driving preferred by Officer Melvin Packard of the Bethlehem police, Calvin H. Kunsman, Hellertown R. D.

1, as fined $100 and costs. A fine of $300 and costs was placed on James Ferrario. Dunmore, who was arrested Dec. 20 while driving an automobile containing 50 cans of illegally manufactured alcohol. A.

F. Baumer, law enforcement agent of the state liquor control board, preferred the charges of illegal pos-s ssion and transportation of illegal ohol to which Ferrario pleaded guilty. Court Appoints Counsel To Defend Howard Romig, Charged With 2 Murders Daniel McCarthy, Northampton county solicitor and Bethlehem City solicitor, and Chauncey D. Howell, Easton, on Monday were appointed by the court en banc to serve as counsel for Howard Romig, Wind Gap, charged with the murder, Feb. 6 of Dorothy Buskirk and her 16-month-old daughter Mary.

Each attorney will receive a fee of $200, paid by the county, it was learned in the office of the clerk of quarter sessions. The appointments were made on petition of District Attorney William A. Frack, who pointed out that Ro-mig's trial is only three weeks away, and no lawyer had appeared in his behalf. Clara A. Herman Funeral Rites Today at Nazareth Funeral services will be held at 1 p.

m. today in St. John's Lutheran church, Nazareth, for Clara A. Herman, 67, widow of Howard Herman, who died Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Lyons, 247 W.

Fisher Philadelphia. Burial will be made in the cemetery at Nazareth. Mrs. Herman was a native of Nazareth and resided in Easton for a number of years. Besides her daughter, Mrs.

Lyons, wife of Edward Lyons, with whom she made her home the survivors are: a son, Gilbert of Bristol; three brothers, Clinton Jones, Tatamy; Charles Jones, Catasauqua; William Jones, California; three sister, Mrs. Catherine Woodring, Mary Jones, Bethlehem, and Mrs. Carrie Newman, Easton; five granchildren and one great-grandchild. Home of Congressman Walter Visited by Thief Burglars ransacked a room in the home of Congressman and Mrs. Francis E.

Walter, 806 Hamilton early Monday morning, but nothing was reported stolen. Mrs. Walter reported the attempted theft to the Easton police at 12:30 a. m. Monday.

She had heard a noise on the ground floor, investigated and found a dining room window open and the kitchen door ajar. Linens and silverware were scattered over the floor. Order your Easter suit at Kivert's. Adv. OPERETTA THIS WEEK The Junior High school operetta, "Robin Hood will be presented in the Senior High school auditorium Thursday and Friday nights.

A matinee will be held for the Junior High school students Wednesday in place of the assembly period and a matinee for the grade school children will follow at 3:15 p. m. Wednesday. The main characters are portrayed by: James Koren. Elizabeth Stever, Russel Bodnyk.

Kenneth Anthony, Howard Luckenbach, Patsy Sinatore, Ernest Haller. Wallace Zacharchuk, Emma Strohl, Betty Nause, Hattie Hocht, Mary Hudick, Walter Dwar-nick, Jacob Molchany and Alfred Beck, assisted by many choruses. The operetta is under the direction of Leon Kuntz and Laura Weed of the faculty, assisted by the assembly committee and other faculty members. SPECIAL SERVICES Special worship services will be held in the Men-nonite Brethren in Christ church every night this week. Tonight Presiding Elder H.

B. Musselman, Allen-town, be the speaker and will conduct quarterly conference business meeting at 7:30. LEGION MEETS TONIGHT The local Fred A Snyder American Legion Post No. 353 will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the Municipal building. HARMONS' GRANGE MEETS A meeting of the Harmony Grange, Pennsville, will be held at 7:45 tonight in the hall, when part of the program will be on "Wild Life." Franklin Rice, secretary of the Northampton County Council Wild Life will speak on the topic.

Final plans will be made for the chicken and waffle supper to be held Saturday from 4 to 9 p. m. in the hall. VISITS WORLD'S FAIR GROUNDS Roger Fulmer. 1258 Main town, is believed to be the first boy of Northampton to visit New York's World's Fair.

On Sunday he accompanied his father, Carl Fulmer, president borough council and ticket at the Northampton station of the C. R. R. of N. J.

Mr. Fulmer and his son, together with Joe Quinn, ticket agent at the Siegfried station, and Jim Brennan, ticket agent at the Catasauqua station, were the guests of th railroad company and were given a pre-view of the fair grounds. The trip was made by train, bus and subway. P. S.

L. MEETS TONIGHT The Northampton branch of the Pennsylvania Security league will meet at 8 o'clock tonight in the St. Stephen's hall, Stewart St. BAND CONCERT Michael Giamo, bassoon soloist, who is scheduled to play the Northampton High school band's spring concert on March 31, is of Norristown High school and not the local High school as stated in these columns yesterday. He is also winner of the 1938 State music bassoon contest CHURCH SOCIETY BANQUET Nearly 200 persons attended the banquet and program held Sunday afternoon in the basement of Holy Trinity Slovak Lutheran church, in celebration of the 12th anniversary of the founding of the Ladies Aid society.

The Rev. J. Albert Billy is pastor of the congregation. The main speaker was Michael Kotsch, a former member of the church, who, after a four-year stay in Czechoslovakia, came back to America on the "Queen Mary" during the past week, for a visit with friends here. Mr.otsch spoke of the unsettled condlPns, political and religious, in that country.

In the question-and-answer period following his talk, the home life of his native people was discussed, and the speaker brought out the fact that such modern conveniences as the electric washer and radio were as common there as in America. Greetings were brought by Jacob Svaby, president of the congregation; Mrs. Mary Henzel, former secretary of the society; Mrs. Anna Kanyuch oldest member of the congregation and society; Michael Uhercik, treasurer of the congregation; George Gereg, assistant financial secretary, and Michael Antolik, collector. Mrs.

Amelia Bradoka, president of the ladies' organization, spoke briefly on the history of the society since its founding. Organized March 13, 1927, at the home of Mrs. Anna Berg with 20 charter members, the group was not immediately named. Later it became known as the "Sisters of the Altar Guild," under which title members have worked spiritually and helped the church nnancally. In 12 years the women have given over $2,000 to the church, and only last year paid $500 toward the rededlcation of the edifice.

Today the guild numbers 42 women and is engaged in a membership campaign among the younger mothers of the church. Late Sunday afternoon a special 3 HOUSES FOR Will Sell at a Sacrifice ALLEN TRUST CO. H. A. Miller, Pres.

Northampton The Bethlehem home of Charles M. Schwab, 77 year-old multi-millionaire steel magnate, may soon be a junior department of the Moravian College for Women, the new headquarters of the present Allentown Prep school or the chapter house of one of the Lehigh university fraternities. This was revealed Monday by J. L. Ray, Bethlehem, employe of Mr.

Schwab for 53 years, who is at present disposing of all the household furnishings and the house itself at private sale. The house is located in the 500 block on W. 3rd the property extending along W. 3rd St. to Delaware Ave.

Mr. Ray, who started selling the household furnishings Feb. 27, revealed that all three parties were interested in purchasing the house, the first of the three Schwab homes that are to be sold. Most of the furnishings have already been sold. After the Bethlehem sale closes Saturday, Mr.

Ray will make arrangements for the sale of the buildings and furnishings at Mr. Schwab's New York and Loretto homes. Among the articles to be 6old will be Mr. Schwab's private railway car, "Loretto," built by Mr. Schwab in 1918 and described by him as the finest car in the world.

Mr. Schwab's first railway car, "Bethlehem," is Blast at Pen Argyl Substation of Causes $15,000 Damage Damages amounting to $15,000 at the Pen Argyl substation of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. resulted when a 4,000 volt oil switch exploded Sunday morning, breaking all the windows of the building, cracking the rear wall and burning out the equipment. Wlliam Smith and James Walker, both of Nazareth, working near the door of the building at the time, escaped injury by dashing from the building when the explosion happened. Officials of the company attributed the explosion to the ice conditions of the wires.

Service was restored Sunday night. Man Takes II! Daughter Hurt Autoist to Hospital Edwin Polster, Sellersville. spent a busy morning yesterday. Shortly after he had taken his daughter, Eva, to the Grand View hospital for an emergency operation, he drove the victim of an auto accident to the same institution. The accident victim was William Slater, 52, of 4851 N.

Carlisle Philadelphia. Slater was on his way to Bethlehem on business, when at 8:10 a. m. his car skidded on the icy street near the intersection of Grand View Ave. and Main St.

and ran head-on into a service pole. It then rebounded into Polster's car, which had just rounded the corner on the way home from the hospital. Dr. C. A.

Kressley, the same surgeon who had just completed operating on Miss Polster, examined Slater and found him to be suffering from a compound fracture of the right arm and a deep gash on the left side of the head. He was discharged after treatment. Slater's machine was badly wrecked and was towed to a garage. Damage to Polster's car was slight. George Stankius Bethlehem Man Was Steel Worker; Funeral Friday George Stankius, 74, died at 8:15 p.m.

Monday at the late home, 217 Spring Bethlehem. The husband of Eva Pfeiffer Stankius. he was born in Europe. April 5, 1864, and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

George Stankius Sr. He was a member of the Bethlehem Steel Co. Relief Court Olymrjia, F. of A. and the Lithuanian R.

C. Alliance of America. Mr. Stankius was employed by the steel company for 30 years and was engaged as a heater in the old Mill No. 1.

This coming April 25th he and his wife would have observed their 40th wedding anniversary. He came to Bethlehem 47 years ago. Survivors are the wife, two sons, Joseph Allentown and Bernard Bethlehem; two daughters. Mrs. John Gottwald, Bethlehem and Mrs.

Erwin Wirth. at home: three grandchildren and two brothers and one sister in Europe. The funeral will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday from the late home. High requiem mass will be offered at 9 a.m.

in the Church of the Holy Ghost and burial will be made in Holy Ghost cemetery. now the property of E. G. Grace, president of the Bethlehem Steel Co. Priceless paintings, valuable antiques, considerable statuary, Mr.

Schwab's library collection, in short everything in the house, is being sold. Mr. Schwab bought the house in 1908 from Garrett Linderman, brother of R. P. Linderman, then president of the Bethlehem Steel Co.

After remodeling the home, he lived in it until 1914 when he built his New York and Loretto estates. When Mr. Schwab left the house, E. G. Grace lived in it while his Prospect Ave.

home was being remodeled. After he left, Mr. Schwab's sister, the late Mrs. Nettie Mock, used it as a winter home, closing it in May, 1932. Since that time the house has not been used.

Spaciousness hardly describes the 27-room house. Three stories high, the building contains 11 bedrooms, five bathrooms, one sitting room, a dressing room, linen closet, sun porch, library, drawing room, billiard room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, pantry and large spacious halls on each floor. The entire plot of two and a quarter p.cres includes a caretaker's home and a garage that will house six machines and six horses. The sale of this property practicallv dispels any hope that Charles M. Schwab may spend his waning years in the city which he.

through his work in the Bethlehem Steel helped make famous. College Parley Held at Lehigh Round Table Discussions Fea ture Meeting of L. V. Institutions Six round table discussion groups on various college athletic and cduea tional problems featured the 14th annual conference of colleges of the Lehigh Valley Monday night at Lehigh university. The conference opened with an Informal meeting in the Drown Hall lounge, followed by dinner in the Drown hall faculty dining room.

Dr. Percy Hughes, of the Lehigh philosophy department, was chairman of the conference and welcomed the delegates. Dr. Levering Tyson, president of Muhlenberg college, made the response. Discussion groups and speakers follow: Team Sports versus Carry Over Sports, Henry W.

Clark, Lafayette, and Fay Bartlett, Lehigh; Education and Professional Training. Prof. Gilbert E. Doan of Lehigh and Prof. Myron King of Lafayette.

The Place of Foreign Language Instruction, Prof. Edward Brown of Lafayette and Dr. Gilbert Doan, Lehigh; Lehigh's Progress in General Education, Dr. Hughes, Dr. Herbert Diamond, both of Lehigh, and Prof.

Rogers of Lafayette. Honor Courses and Graduate Study, Prof. James Tupper of Lafayette arid Dr. Lawrence H. Gipson of Lehigh; Problems of Pre-medical Education.

Dr. Stanley Thomas of Lehigh and Prof. B. W. Kunkle of Lafayette.

The group adopted a schedule of meetings for the next five years. Present were administrative officials and faculty members from Lehigh, Lafayette, Muhlenberg, Cedar Crest, Moravian College for Women and Moravian College for Men. Paul Gruver Reelected Softball League President Paul Gruver, of Bethlehem, was reelected president of the Lehigh Valley Softball league at a meeting held Monday night at the Liederkranz. Allentown. Joseph Blank, of Allentown, was reelected vice president; John Frank, of Allentown.

was chosen treasurer. Teams represented were: Bethlehem Ray's; Bethlehem Young Men's Republican Allentown Black Hawks; Shankwetler A. Sarco's of Fountain Hill, and Gabriel's Ber Barons, Allentown. This year the Shaughnessy system has been adopted, calling for the first four clubs in the final standing to engage in a playoff series for the league title. The next meeting will be held March 23 at Allentown Liederkranz at which time all entrance fees must be submitted.

Married 64 Years Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Getter, 2119 Northampton Wilson borough, observed their 64th wedding anniversary Monday. They have been residents of Wilson borough for the past 56 years and are in good health.

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