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on and- Monroe; County News Schuylkill County Panther Valley THE MORNING CALL, ALLENTOWN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1942 SEVENTEEN Garb Fire Destroys Stroudsburg Theatre, Barn and Automobiles Stroudsburg Theatre Fire Loss to Exceed $250,000 Lansford Parade, Rally Tonight Pledge for Victory' Effort to Be Launched at Public Demonstration Methodist Leader AddressesRotary Rev Albert M. Witwer Praises Work of Organization in Lansford Talk Disastrous Blaze Started in Barn Nearby, Spread to Destroy Monroe County's Leading Playhouse and Five Autos Despite Work of Fire Fighters bonds totalling $240,000 are held by persons In and near the communities. The exact amount of these held on the Sherman theatre alone was cot ascertainable, according to officers of the securities company, since the Issue covered the various structures cn -fc i Rev. Albert M. Witwer, D.

district superintendent of the Methodist church conference, was the principal speaker at the weekly meeting of the Lansford Rotary club last night. Rev. Witwer, head of the North district, which includes Carbon county, spoke of his experiences while traveling about in his work and of his many contacts. He praised the clvlo work being carried on by the Rotary clubs of the world. He was Introduced by Fred Weaver, secretary of the club.

Mr. Weaver read a special notice which told of a broadcast to be made today from Washington by Tom Davis, president of Rotary international. Mr. Davis will speak from a special Pan American day luncheon being held in Washington today. The meeting will be attended by high officials from toe State Department, and the ambasnsdors of the Latin American republics.

Bert Silver, chairman of the Lansford scrap metal drive to be held tomorrow gave a final report and spoke of the favorable comment and interest in the drive. Rev. Malcolm E. Barr. Dr.

W. C. Scott and William F. Tiley were appointed members of the nominating committee to select officers for the new Rotary year. President H.

S. Gll-bertson was in charge of the meeting. Lutheran Parley AtWestHazleton 90th Annual Conference of Lutheran Ministerium Opens, Officers Elected HAZLETON. April 14. UP) Rev.

J. J. Neudoerfler, D. West Hazleton, was re-elected president at the 90th annual convention of the Wilkes-Barre conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania and Adjacent States. The sessions opened today In Trinity Lutheran church, West Hazleton.

Rev. Ralph R. Hartzell, Gilbert, Monroe county, was re-named secretary; and Rev. J. S.

Savacool, Wilkes-Barre, was renamed treasurer. Rev. Richard A. Beck, Bowmanstown, was named statistician, replacing Rev, H. G.

Deisher, East Mauch Chunk. Dr. Neudoerfler in his annual report stressed the Interest of the church in the young men in the military forces of the United States and the added responsibility war conditions places on the church. Two new members, Rev. O.

Jacoby and Rev. Thomas J. Daley, both of Scranton. were introduced to the delegates. Speakers included Rev.

E. P. Pfat-teicher. D. president of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania; Rev.

P. C. Empire, Philadelphia benevolence secretary: Rev. O. A.

Bech-told, Philadelphia, executive secretary of missions; Paul J. Henry, superintendent of the Topton Home for Orphans: and James Harrison, superintendent of the Orphans Home at Germantown; Rev. Russell Stine. of Muhlenberg college; Rev. Charles M.

Cooper, D. of the Lutheran, seminary, Philadelphia. Following a supper tonight the evening service was addressed by Rev. Edward T. Horn, D.

of Mauch Chunk, a missionary In Japan for 30 years. Tamaqua Board OK's New Tires 0 Lsnaford's "Pledge for Victory" parsde will be conducted tonight instead of Thursday, as originally plan ned. It was decided yesterday. The decision to change the date of the parade was reached yesterday during a conference among mm planning the demonstration and those heading the cam pa ign. Because the "Pledge for Victory day mill be nationally observed Thursday, the local officials deemed it advisable to conduct the parade, which the primary purpose is to create enthusiasm for the war stamp and bond drive, before the campaign starts.

Mothers of all men In their country's military service will participate In the rarade. School children from the public and the three parochial schools also will be In line. Members of the American Legion and legion auxiliary. Boy BcouU, all units of Lansford's defense organizations, brothers employes. Lansford Frock Co.

employes, members of the school board, town council, woman" club, Lansford Garden club, American Fire Co. and its apparatus, businessmen and their employes, soldiers home on furlough and the general public will participate. Summarising the spirit back of the parade effort. Dr. W.

C. Scott chief marshal, pertinently announced to the people of Lansford: "Don't wait for an Invitation. Just get out there and parade in the American manner. No matter whert you are standing when the parade passes, fall In line with the rest of Lansford." Musical units to march Include Landlord and Lehighton High school band. All participants are requested to carry a small flag.

The parade committee includes Dr. Scott, Edwards. G. 6 Shindel, George H. Mitten, Fred W.

Weaver and Bertram Silver. All units participating are requested to assemble before 6:30 p. m. on E. Bertsch St.

In the vicinity of the East Ward school buildings. Moving east on Bertsch St. -to Lels-enrmg. the parade will move north to Patterson, west on Patterson to Springgarden. north on Springgarden to Ridge, west on Ridge to Center, south of Center to Bertsch, east on Bertsch to the Lansford High school V--LaH-1- Upper photo shows flames eating through the roof of the Sherman theatre, Stroudsburg, at the height of the fierce blaze which wrought many thousand dollars worth of damage there yesterday afternoon.

This view was taken from a rooftop northwest of the building, looking towards its front. Lower photo, ruins of the barn In which the fire started its destructive work before spreading to the theatre. Cars in and near the barn, used as a Storage shed, were destroyed, only two being taken safely from the structure. The fire spread to the theatre at left, through a door, a window, and, it Is believed, through ventilators high on the wall. Fire which started in a barn along! 5th a few rods north of Main Stroudsburg, yesterday destroyed the barn, nve automoDues in ana near the barn, then spread westwardly to the Sherman theatre, destroyed the roof of the auditorium and ruined everything- in that part of Monroe county's finest playhouse.

IxttiS was estimated unoniciaiiy at between $250,000 and 1350.000. The fire was discovered about simultaneously by a number of persons, the scene being in a busy commercial district. The alarm was sounded by persons unknown, and the stroudsburg fire companies rusnea to the area. The barn, by that time, was blazing fiercely, with sufficient wind to make fighting difficult. Flames, topped by dense smoke, mounted high into the sky, and from many parts of the county came motoring parties to add their number to the traffic lams that developed almost Instantly.

The nre spread along the East side of the theatre building, almost against which the barn was located, then broke through an exit door 'near the stage, and set fire to the interior of the auditorium. The fire speedily mounted to the roof and soon spread through that part of the structure and is believed also to have entered through ventilators on the east wall of the theatre. The roof within less than a half hour after the flames reached the theatre began falling into the big auditorium, and set fire to seats, wall hangings and carpets. Soon only steel girders, twisted and partly melted, remained, a stark black network against the sky. Damage to the seating; and floors in the auditorium was caused by fall ing parts of the roof, and while many seats were damaged bv nre, many more suffered damage by water and smoke.

The console of the organ was ruined entirely, and many of the pipes cr tne organ which stood in an alcove beside the window nearest the barn, were considerably damaged. The barn was owned by the H. B. Pipher estate and was leased by Ed ward Calkins who operates a garage and service station at 6th and Main a few rods from the site. The flames spread to the light and telephone wires nearby and caused many short circuits requiring exten sive repairs.

Some wires were burned as far away as 50 yards from the barn site. The only things saved from the theatre itself, on the basis of appear ances last night, were big chairs. davenports and other furniture from the foyer and lobby and stage hang ings. These were taken out. with many volunteers aiding, while the fire was eating from the Northern or stage ena of the building toward the south.

where the entrance is. The front lobby itself was not much damaged except by smoke and water, but the inner lobby, which had been richly draped and decorated, was burned after the removal of the furniture. Upstairs offices, behind the balcony oi tne tneatre and projection room in which were thousands of feet of film were untouched. Fred Schuermann stated that he believed the projection machinery within the booth, and the films, were not damaged, but that he had been unable to ascertain definitely. The booth was built of two-and-one-half inch concrete, reinforced by steel, and Schuer mann expressed the opinion that only of water entering through a ventilator on top of the booth sug gested damage there-.

The Stroudsburg firemen were at the scene by 1:057 minutes after the alarm sounded and the East Stroudsburg firemen arrived very shortly thereafter. Ten streams of water were being used on the flames by 2:30. Fire had burned through the theatre roof by that time. The roof edge of high aerial "well" into which stage scenery was hoisted was the last stronghold of the blaze and water was being poured on it long: after 4 p. m.

The walls and the interior of this section were saved from the fire, but walls of the auditorium were cracked and scorched All walls were of brick. Two cars that had been stored in the barn were undamaged, but two others therein and three outside were ruined except possibly for tires, run ning gear and chassis. Francis Meredith of the Wyckoff stores, nearby, rushed to the scene of the nre and drove his car out of the garage and to a nearby lot while flames crackled through the building above him. He then assisted a group of men in pushing a Packard car belonging to Joseph Wallace, from the building. The other two cars Inside were destroyed, and the tops, up holstery and other parts of cars outside were burned.

One of the first to discover the blaze was Fred Salathe, operator of a bakery ana delicatessen store near tne theatre He rushed into the theatre after sounding an alarm, just as flames began eating into the stage area. He ana employes attempted to find suffi cient water to stop the blaze and some fire extinguishers were used, but the continued blaze outside prevented them from halting the flames Inside. Almost simultaneously with the sounding of the alarm in StKoudsburg, the East Stroudsburg alarm was sounded and the full flrefighting force of that borough rushed to aid the firemen of Stroudsburg. The two borough departments got hose streams on the fire almost simultaneously. All sources were used most of the water being pumped from McMlchael's creek, at the little dam at 5th St.

The Hometown bakery building, with living apartments in its upper noor, aoutung tne tneatre lobby on the East was damaged verv little, the small damage being by water, but flames on the roof were halted at the edge or this buildings eaves. Salathe establishment was not damaged. The Segulne women's apparel shop which adjoined the lobby to the east, was not damaged except for slight smoke and all stock was removed be fore the flames spread through the tneatre. The estimates on the loss vary widely for several reasons. The Sherman, built in 1927, was by all odds the flntst theatre in Monroe county.

Its cost at the time of building was announced at "more than a quarter million dollars." Harry Schuermann and his son Fred Schuermann operated the theatre and the Plaza theatre, of East Stroudsburg. ever since- that time, and had operated the Plaza for years prior to the building of the Sherman. Three years ago. the Comerford chain of theatres became the booking agency for the theatres, with the Schuermanns continuing in charge of the two. The two theatres, and several other structures on their sites were among the properties handled by the Colonial Securities of Stroudsburg, and bloc.

The barn in which ths fire began was of comparatively little value as such, and the loss of the automobiles is regarded as far exceeding that ef the building Itself. The theatre was constructed cot alone, for the presentation of motion pictures, but had a big stage, scenery and settings sufficient for almost any theatrical production. Many plays were presented there during the first two or three years of the theatre existence, and later vaudeville and stage shows were presented at times. In the theatre, too, were held numerous mass meetings the annusl lecturs of the Christian Scientists. Memorial and larg Easter ssrvtces.

appearances of great artists, the la.tac of whom to sing there being Richard Crooks, who did so for the benefit of the Red Cross war relief fund. Most such events took place on Sundays, theatre seldom deviating In recent years, from its policy of showing first run, high class pictures. The film play "Shanghai Gesture starring Victor Mature and Gene Tlerney, was playing at the theatre starting Monday. The matinee yesterday was due to start at 2:30 the fire started an hour and a half earlier. It was announced that the loss was fairly well covered by insurance at the theatre.

Late last night so one who could supply the names of the owners of the ruined cars could located. Some of the machines belonged to workers at the Holland Thread Co. plant, nearby, who habitually parked on the lot adjoining the barn. Monroe County Briefs The work of home missions was dis-oussed last night by Rev. P.

N. Wohl-son. paster of Grace Lutheran church, Stroudsburg, at a meeting at the church of the women's missionary society of the congregation. Judge Samuel E. ShulL Monroe, yesterday presided in court in Delaware county on action related to the Chester Water cases, to handle which he was specially appointed by tie Commonwealth.

James A. Harter. vocational agriculture Instructor at the East Stroudsburg High school, last night began, a course in gardening, with attendance reported large. Ways and means of producing good gardens are to be taught the classes, which are to hive evening meetings. Mrs.

Alice Schmalziedt, of Port Jervis, N. a church worker, last night addressed the Phi Gamma club in session at the home of Mrs. Theodore Kemmerer, 15 Barry Stroudsburg. The school board of Pocono township will meet tonight at the school building at Tannersville. with the chairman, Charles Hartman, presiding.

Registration of amateur entertainers for the contest to be held at the Tannersville schoolhouse Friday night, under the auspices of the seniors ef the Polk Township High school, are being received by Kathryn Kunts. adviser, and Shirley Peechatka, member of the class. The Berean Bible class of the East Stroudsburg Methodist church held its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Calvin Gorgy, N. Courtland East Stroudsburg.

The Ladies Aid society of the Stroudsburg Grace Lutheran church will meet all day on Thursday for work instead of today as the Junior Sewing Circle will make crullers today at the church. The members art asked to bring their own lunches. The Junior Sewing Circle of Oraee Lutheran church met last night in the church rooms for a business and social meeting. Hostesses were Mrs. Harvey Heipler.

Mrs. J. H. Kunkle and Mrs. Walcjk.

Meeting this evening at the home of Janet Bender, 708 Scott Stroudsburg, will be the Book Study group of the A.A.U.W. which wUl review two books. They will be Steinbeck's The Moon Is Down," to be reviewed by Mrs. Jonas May and Rawlings "Cross Creek" by Mrs. Murriel Kiefer.

A change has been made in the date of the meeting of the Progressive Woman's club, Saylorsburg, which was to have met last night, it was announced by the president. Mrs. Clarence Budge. The meeting will take place on Tuesday. April 28, instead.

The Pocono Lake Garden club will meet this afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Maude Keiper, of Pocono Lake. A plant exchange will be held at this meeting which will start at 1:30. The Musio Study club of the Stroudsburgs met last nlghs at the Stroud Community House at 8 when a musical program was presented under the direction of Mrs. Arthur L.

Helmes, the chairman. Those who took part in the program, were Mrs. Stephen W. Roberts. Mrs.

A. B. Meichner, Mrs. David Mazer. Mrs.

Merle Stevenson, Mrs. C. Elwood Hintze. Mrs. Granville Flagler, Mrs.

Mazer. Mrs. W. Foltz and Margaret Olldorf. Pfc.

Verne Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Howard, of Stroudsburg. is spending a five-day vacation at home. His father who is deputy pro-thonotary of Monroe county, is a veteran of the war of 1917-18.

Pfc. Howard is stationed at Fort Drew. Florida. Sgt. George Crane, son of Mr.

and Mrs. George Crane of near Ana-lomlnk. Monroe county, is spending a ten-day furlough at home. Sgt. Crane is a member of Company G.

109th Infantry, the East Stroudsburg unit of the National Guard and has been Is camp for over 14 months. Now in India Word has been received by Mrs. Earl Kresge of Mount Pocono. from her son. Private William McCoy, stating that he is now stationed in India.

Mrs. Kresge said that this ft the first word she had from her ton since New Year's Day. "1H Vf All'1 1 4 1 Air Observers Meet Tonight Army Men to Tell Stroudsburg Gathering of Results of Survey Air observation workers, their work. their duties, their accomplishments, win De discussed tonight at a meeting of the Monroe county corps of these defense workers at the Strouds- hisrff "Hifeh icrhonl hu armv mpn Krtf to the area by the First Interceptor coniroi. Amon? the things to be discussed will be the findings of Sgt.

John F. Deal and Corp. Schuyler Owen, who made a tour of inspection to every observation post in the area. In the tour they were guideJ by Rudolph Blitz, a deputy chief of the service. Griffith Lloyd, district commander of the American Lesion, who is also district chief observer, will conduct the meeting tonight.

Stroudsburg Pair Marks 40 Years of Marriage Mr. and Mrs. Oeorare Pullincer. of Stroudsburg, today are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. Today's celebration is informal.

Last Sunday a dinner was given the couple by relatives and friends, at the Indian Queen hotel, Stroudsburg. Griffith Pullinger, a son, of Bethlehem, ar ranged the event, which was attended by himself and wife, the celebrating couple, Emily Pullinger, a daughter, Bethlehem; Mrs. Benjamin Small, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Brown, Mr.

and Mrs. V. S. Loder, Mr. and Mrs.

I W. Foltz, and Mr and Mrs Russell Imbt, all of East Stroudsburg, and Mr. and Mrs. D. W.

Frankenfield, of stroudsburg. Puppet Show Thursday In E. Stroudsburg Jr. H. S.

The Library club of the East Stroudsburg Junior High school will present a puppet show on Thursday afternoon at the school to raise funds for library Improvement. Mrs. William I. Duncan and her marionettes come to the Junior High on Thursday for the show. The pupils of the Training school of the- East Stroudsburg State Teachers college and the students of the grammar school have been Invited to enjoy the program along with the Junior High pupils.

The program will start at 2:30 p. m. in the auditorium of the Junior High school. Auto Lands in Ditch, Man's Face Badly Cut Taul J. McGovern of 615 W.

186th New York City, had six stitches put In the left side of his face at the General hospital, East Stroudsburg, last night, after his automobile, traveling east on R. 209, near Shaffer's school house, a mil west of Stroudsburg, ran off the road, over an embankment and into a ditch. McGovern told police who investigated that an approaching car had crowded him oft the road. To Become Lieutenant Lee Hontz, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Milton Hontz, Park Wtissport, will be promoted to second lieutenant in the ordnance department of the U. S. Army at the Aberdeen Training school on Friday, it was announced yesterday. Lieut. Hontz graduated from the Lehighton High school in 1933 and from the Pennsylvania State college in 1937.

Leaves Nesquehoning To Train as Flying Cadet Corp. George Perbetsky, Camp Croft, S. who had been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Metro Perbetsky, W.

Catawissa Nesquehoning, on a 60-day furlough, was called back to his camp yesterday after two weeks leave. Corp. Perbetsky had successfully passed examinations for training as a flying cadet and had been home awaiting the formation of a new class and his recall means that his training for the flying cadets will now begin. He is the first soldier from Nesquehoning to be selected for the flying cadets, and if he successfully passes the training course will receive the rating of second lieutenant In the 17. S.

Air Corps. Danner-Elliott Nuptials At Tamaqua April 25 Margaret Elliott, 236 Clay Ta and Woodrow Danner, 25 Lafayette Tamaqua, will be married at 3 p. m. Saturday, April 25, in Trinity Evangelical and Reformed church, by Rev. A.

C. Thompson, D.D., pastor. Miss Elliott is the daughter of Mrs. William Treloar, Coaldale, and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.

William Bachman, Clay with whom she lives. She was graduated from Tamaqua High school and is employed by the Schilbe Lumber Co. Mr. Danner is the son of Mrs. Harry Danner and was also graduated from Tamaqua High school.

He is employed in the surveying department of the Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. Panther Valley Carbon County Briefs The Tamaqua High School Alumni Assn. will meet at 8 D. tn. Monday in the Junior High school building.

All members of the Friday nutrition classes of Lehighton are requested to meet at 7:30 p. m. today with the Wednesday classes In the high school building. Marv C. Malarkey, Coaldale, Alice T.

Fames, Florence M. Hagerty, Mary J. Towle and Nita sayachka, Tamaqua, were among the 40 young men and women of Schuylkill county who successfully passed the typist arid stenographers tests for Civil service positions at Washington, D. C. given Monday at tne Mananoy xownsnip High school.

A nnn nli will he held at 11 a. m. today in St. John's Lutheran church, East Mauch Chunk. The mid-week church services will be held at 7 p.

m. today in the Methodist church, Summit Hill. Darlene Hoffman. Tamaqua, was admitted as a surgical patient to the Pottsvllle hospital yesterday. Among the property transfers rec orded at the Schuylkill county court yesterday was that of Richard C.

Williams and wife to Frank J. Mackola and wife, premises in West Penn township, for $3,800. The Emanuel Reformed church, Bowmanstown, will sponsor a buck wheat and sausage supper from 5 to tp. in. Saturday.

Mrs. Ortha Steiger- walt. Pearl Lutz ana Mrs. Wilson Stemler will head the committees in charge. Five people were operated on at the Coaldale hospital yesterday for the removal of tonsils: Virginia Bowman, White Welssport; Arlene Bachart, 308 Penn Tamaqua; Clair 424 W.

Iron Summit Hill; Albert Jones, 329 E. Hazard Summit Hill, and Mildred Apanavage, 111 Washington Tamaqua. A patriotic fantasia will be present ed Saturday night in the Mauch Chunk Junior-Senior High school auditorium by the school students. Today's meetings in the Salem Evangelical church, Tamaqua, will include the mission band at 6:45 p. and the midweek prayer service at 7:30 p.

m. A 10-pound eon was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gonzales, Philadelphia, in a Philadelphia hospital early this week. The father, is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Qonzales, E. Hazard Summit Hill. He Is a graduate of the Summit Hill High school. Donald Griffith, E.

Phillips Coaldale. attended the 75th birthday anniversary dinner at the Log Cabin Inn in honor of Mrs. Esther Surfield, Park Crest. "Growing tension with false leaders" will be the subject for discussion at the midweek service at 7:30 p. m.

today in the Primitive Methodist church, Tamaqua. Among the survivors of Lewis E. Weast, 76. a retired employe of the Reading of 115 North Miners-ville, who died yesterday morning in the Evangelical hospital, Lewisburg. is a daughter, Mrs, Frank Pfeil, of Tamaqua.

Announces List of Those Receiving Certificates for Tubes as Well The Tamaqua Rationing Board met last night in the Tamaqua post office building and Issued certificates for four passenger tires, 19 retread tires, 11 tubes and two obsolete passenger tires; 17 truck tires, 14 retread tires and eight truck tubes. Receiving passenger tire and tubes certificates were: Joseph Pastor, Reevesdale, two obsolete tires and two tubes: Dr. Thomas Malmashauki, 395 E. Broad Tamaqua, one tire; E. E.

Wlesner, M. Tamaqua R. 3, one tire and one tube; Wyne Weaver, V. M. Andreas, one tube and one tire; William H.

Clewell, M. Coaldale, one tire; John Drosdak, 250 E. Phillips Coaldale, one tube; John J. Large, Tuscarora, three retread tires; Rev. Andrew Vanyash, 217 1st Coaldale, two retread tires; George C.

Kunkel. Andreas. R. 1, two retread tires; Orville W. Heffelflnger, Tamaqua R.

3. two retread tires and two tubes; Andrew Hubik, 323 Washington Tamaqua. three retread tires and two tubes; Robert E. Wat-kins, 118 Railroad Tamaqua, two retread tires and one tube; Elmer Lutz, New Ringgold R. 2.

two retread tires; Homer C. Boyer, Tamaqua R. 1, two retread tires; Josiah M. Witherow. 254 Ceder Tamaqua, one tire and one tube.

Those receiving truck tires and tubes were: Louis D. Moyer. Andreas R. 1, two tubes; standard Cigarette service, 21 Broad Tamaqua, two tires; Robert S. Stelgmelrer, 19 Market Tamaqua, two tires and two tubes; Logan U.

Balliet, Tamaqua R. 3. two tires and two tubes; Oliver A. Fritz Tamaqua R. 3, two tires: Oscar Heisler.

Tamaqua R. 1, one tire and one tube. John H. Goeser and S. Railroad Tamaqua, three tires; Vulcan Gas and Oil S.

Railroad Tamaqua, one tire; John H. Harrison, Tamaqua: two tires; Herley O. Hen-ninger. Andreas R. 1, two tires and one tube; Jean Bonner.

522 Pine Tamaqua, four retread tires; Hazle Milk and Ice Cream Co. Tamaqua. six-retread tires; Harvey Troxell, Andreas R. 1, four retread tires. 0PA Approves Jeddo Co.

Premium Charge on Coal WASHINGTON. April 14. (A) The Office of Price Administration today approved a premium charge of 25 cents a ton for certain high quality anthracite produced and marketed by Jeddo Highland Coal Jeddo, Pa. The order is effective tomorrow. The premium applies to prices at the mine, and affects domestic pea sizes, several steam sizes, but with no premium permitted on barley (No.

3 buckwheat) size. OPA acted on a petition by the Jeddo which pointed out it had customarily received a substantial premium for certain anthracite of uniformly high quality. Bible Teacher REV. ROBERT R. FRITSCH, D.

Of Allentown, professor of the English Bible at Muhlenberg college, who will be the teacher at the 98th interdenominational Bible conference Friday to Sunday Inclusive at the Coaldale Evangelical church, 2nd and High Sts. The conference will open at 7:30 p. m. Friday, with meetings at 7:30 p. m.

Saturday and 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. Sunday. Dr. Frltach'a topics will be from the Book of Genesis, beginning with the 25th chapter.

'J' 4 I tl.M I' building, where It will disband. The parade will be reviewed at the post office by Lansford Council of Defense and the "Pledge for Victory" committee. At the conclusion of the parade a public meeting will be held In the high school auditorium, at which time Lansford will formally launch its new campaign for the promotion of war stamps and bonds. R. D- Edwards, chairman of the pledge for victory committee Lansford.

announced yesterday that Alvin Markle, Hazleton. chairman of the Middle Coal Field bond and stamp sale district, will attend the meeting and will be accompanied by Rev. A. P. Maloney, Hazleton.

chairman of Catholic Charities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. An orator of statewide fame. Rev. Maloney will be the principal speaker at the rally. The Lansford High school band will also be present and will play music appropriate for the occasion.

Tamaqua Solons Greet Member John Auchmuty fakes Seat; Council Wants R.R. Watchman to Stay Tamaqua borough council, meeting last night went on record recommending that the watchman be kept on ehity at the Lehjgh and New England Railroad crossing on E. Broad St. The body received a complaint regarding loaded trucks crossing the slley south of Orwigsburg known as Anthracite alley. The matter was referred to the street and police committees, burgess and solicitor.

The general committee Is scheduled to meet shortly to study needs of street repairs. With the seating of the new eoun-tUmen. the following were named on committees: Norman Baer. chairman rt the finance committee, Charles Freeh, water, and John Auchmuty, the new councilman who took his seat last night, health and sanitation. Council agreed with the Schuylkill county commissioners on the reassessment of the Mallory property, S.

Centre Tamaqua, which will be reduced from $3370 to $750. Council accepted the invitation to participate in the victory parade tonight. Summit Hill Garden Club Entertains Guest Officers The summit Hill Garden club en tertained the presidents and past president of the Tamaqua, Lansford and Summit Hill clubs yesterday afternoon in its monthly meeting held in the social rooms of the Methodist church. A three-minute talk was heard from all the iruests. Mrs.

John stout, sum mit Hill! cave two vocal selections. The room was artistically decorated with spring flowering ahrubs and plants, with the table arrangements in pastel shades. Mrs. Raymond Snyder and Mrs. James McOroarty poured tea.

The committee In charge comprised ilrs. Herman Haldeman. Mrs. William Walls. Mrs.

Fred Crawford, Mrs. How ard Long, Mrs. Thomas Pollock, Mrs. Elizabeth Remaley, Mrs. Roy Remaley, Mrs.

Clayton Remaley, Mrs. Bertha Ronemus, Mrs. John Ross, Mrs. Robert Scott. Mrs.

Charles Storch. Mrs. Ed ward Snyder, Mrs. Elmer Stout, Mrs. Raymond Snyder, Mrs.

Albert Thomas, Mrs. Robert Wylie. Mrs. Howard Whll-din. Mrs.

Theodore Wiesel and Mrs. William Williams. Mrs. Robert Hughes, president, was in charge of the busl new session. Muhlenberg College Choir To Sing in Carbon Churches The Muhlenberg college chapel choir will appear in the Carbon county-Panther Valley area Sunday to sing in two Lutheran churches.

The first concert will be given at 8:00 p.m. Sunday in St. John's Lu theran church. Upper Mauch Chunk, where Rev. Addison C.

Planz is pas tor. The evening concert will be given in the Lower Towamensing township Lutheran charge of which Rev. M. Luther Wahrman is pastor. This will begin at 7 p.m.

In cooperation with the programs, several Lutheran churches in the area plan to discontinue their evening serviced xor eunaay order to mow Citizen Pilgrims Named by DAR i Girls of Monroe County High Schools Chosen for Outstanding Traits Girls in the high schools of Monroe county have been designated by the Jacob Stroud Chapter. D.A.R.. as Good Cltizon Pilgrims to represent their respective schools this year. One is chosen in each school on the basis of all around good citizenship, which includes good scholastic work, leadership, Americanism, and general all-around participation in school and other activities. Later, from the pilgrims of the state, one is chosen to represent the state at the continental congress of the D.A.R., and the girl chosen in each school is eligible for consideration for this award.

The girls chosen in the Monroe county schools are: Jean Lantz, East Stroudsburg; Sheila Rubow. Stroudsburg: Virginia Blakeslee, Tobyhanna Township; Helen Drennen, Barrett; Winifred George. Polk; Margaret Davis, Chettnuthill; Marian A. Werk-heiser, Pocono; Eloise Bryson Kesslcr, Coolbaugh. The announcement was made by Mrs.

Horace G. Walters, who is chairman of the Good Citizen Pilgrim committee for the chapter. Later in the year, in elementary schools, the chapter aLs makes awards to girls chosen on a similar basis. 250 Home Nursing Pupils See Film at Lehighton Approximately 250 members of home nursing classes in Lehighton-Weissport and vicinity were guests yesterday afternoon of A. E.

Bayer, manager of the Classic theatre. Lehighton, for special showing of entertaining and educational motion pictures. The theatre was host to the women as a tribute to their hours spent In study of defense work. The program came through cooperation of the theatre and leaders of the nursing classes, two of which will complete the course shortly. The program, which lasted from 2:30 until 5:15 p.

included showing of a musical novelty, a short subject, 'Women in Defense." narrated by Katherine Hepburn, a sub-feature, "Soldiers in White." photographed in technicolor at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, showing the work of Uncle Sam's medical corps and a full lenRth feature, "Arise by Love," starring Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland. Among those who attended were Judith Saville, supervisor of nurses at the Palmerton hospital; Mrs. Dorothy Holbrook. dietician at that institution; and Mary G.

Howard, secretary of the Carbon county chapter, American Red Cross. The home nursing classes are instructed by Mis. Marie Christman, Mrs. Morris Moskovitz. Mrs.

Lawrence Nace Jr. and Mrs. Margaret Tkach. Classes are conducted Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday nights in Hotel Lehighton.

The course covers 24 hours in two-hour periods of instruction. Its purpose is to train homemakers to care for the sick in the home in line with the national defense program. Two of the classes will disband soon, and for that reason members were entertained at the climax of the course. Mary Holmes, Lansford home economics Instructor, announced yesterday that the Red Crass nutrition class scheduled for 7 p. today In the high school building will begin at p.

m. 'Blitz' Campaign For War Savings In Lehighton-Weissport Area Tomorrow, Led by 'Minute Men In a glgantio effort to determine the amount of funds that will be available throughout the area for a war stamp purchases in the coming months, a "blitz" pledge campaign will begin in the Lehighton- Weiss-port area tomorrow morning and is expected to be completed within 72 hours. The "minute men" who volunteered for service In the campaign, led by General Chairman George Bruker, will canvass the area to receive pledges of war stamp and bond purchases from all residents having; a regular income. It is understood that no funds will be collected, but that citizens will be asked to slim a pledge card promising to purchase bonds and stamps at stated times in the future. A meeting of all volunteers will be held in the high school auditorium at 7:30 p.

m. today to complete the plans for the campaign. Among the list of volunteers released yesterday were: Mrs. Charles Schuut, Mrs. Charles Gernerd, Mrs.

Marie Bayer, Ralph Rehrig. Curtis Sthare, Mrs. James Krlck, Mrs. Lydia Cooper, Beverly Bryan, Minnie Horn, Warren Downs. Mrs.

Robert Rex. Esther Solt, Ellen Hahn, Hilda Kipp, Mildred Held, Llllie Semmel. Mrs. George Fisher, Mrs. Herbert Gernerd, Mrs.

Edward McGrall, Mrs. Thomas Christman, Mary Louise Bayer, Phyllis Harleman, Elois Longacre, Margaret Blauch, Elaine McClellan, Sharlee Jacoby, Louise Jones, Regina Serfass, LeClaire Teets, Vivian Graaf, Dale Strausberger and Mr. and Mrs. Mah-lon Arner. Bert B.

David, co-chairman with Mr. Bruker. has had charge of the organizational work, and was assisted by Rev. Thomas E. Paul and Charles Bretney.

The Welssport group is directed toy Rev. Russell Mayer and assisted by Rev. D. A. Draper, Rev.

J. K. Rapp and Rev. Paul W. Hartline.

Workers for this group will come from the various congregations and to date include Ruth Benner Bnd Dorothy Hahn. Mrs. Walter Pennell and Mrs. Edward Solomon will be in charge of the Jamestown area. Packcrton will bt supervised by Rev.

F. Relehard and will be canvassed by Mrs. Allen Larash and Mrs. Edgar Ziegenfuss. The rural sections of West Penn and Mahoning townships will be in charge of Edward Zimmerman, assisted by Ira Hottensteln.

Extensive Improvements Due in Lehighton Cemetery Extensive Improvements will be undertaken in the Gnaden Hutten cemetery, Lehighton, according to an announcement yesterday by officials of the cemetery society, following its annual meeting held Monday night. A. W. Lent, secretary-manager of the society, stated that the cemetery surroundings will be landscaped with shrubbery and flower beds, adding to the beauty of one of the finest cemetery plots in the Lehigh Valley. At the same time the officials decided to improve 25 salable plots during the summer.

Officers elected at the meeting include: John E. Kreitz, president: A. W. LenU. secretary-manager, and directors, Osville Reichelderfcr, Wesley E.

Bennlnger, Charles E. Rehrig. Robert Miller, A. R. Koons and Robert Lentz; auditors, Bert B.

David, Nathan Krum and Georg Shoemaker. parishioners to attend..