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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 5

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The Morning Calli
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When First Troops Came Home from World War I Children and Leaders Meet v. 1 In Religious Campaign with Lt. Wm. Findlay Reported Killed Over Germany Mack Factory Idle as Union Plans Meeting lti LeTourneau Here Today An evangelistic service attended by engagements, dated two years in ad 2a 1 children Saturday morning In vance. Through the LeTourneau Foundation he as turned many thou Zion's Evangelioal and Reformed church was yesterday's feature of the sands or aonars his enterprises have New developments following the la a telegram from the Adjutant penerals office, received Friday, the "Christ for Allentown" campaign.

In earned to use in foreign and Ameri Six-year-old Boy Allentown's 3rd Traffic Fatality Garry Sussman, aged 6, of 1022 Wyoming became Allentown's third traffic fatality of the year, yesterday, when he died from injuries suffered Friday evening when struck by a machine on Lehigh near Lumber. The child died at Sacred Heart hospital at 7:30 a. less than IS hours after he was admitted. His death was due to a fractured skull, according to the certificate Issued by Coroner Alexander M. Peters.

Traffic Captain Harold Smith said Myron R. Miller, 754 Pittston driver of the car, would be held under $2,000 ball for his apperance when wanted. In his statement to police. Miller the evening there was an interesting can iaitn missions, rural evangelists lamuy or ueutenant William E. find- cessation of work on Saturday in the Mack Manufacturing Corporation's meeting for leaders of children's raaio programs, schools, Bible confer ences and other religious activities.

groups in the First Brethren church plant No. 11 at Fullerton following a Zion E. C. group was awarded tne Mrs. Dorothy M.

Strathearn of New disagreement between management attendance banner which will again York, hailed as the 'Gospel NUrhtln and labor, were the announcement of be offered for the largest groups at gale of America," will sing as suest a meeting of Local 611, United Auto tending the two next Saturday morn-inr sessions for children. More than soioist. ane nas a lyric soprano voice of rare range and quality and was Workers to be held today and a new 20 different Allentown Sunday schools trained at the Eastman School of statement made by C. J. Moran, Mack were represented.

Music, Rochester. N. Y. factory manager. Singing was led by Carroll Parks and Dr.

John O. Mitchell will speak on story illustrating tne uood snep- post War Planning at the 9 p. The meeting of Local 611 will be herd was told by Bernice Jordan campaign meeting this evening that follow regular church services of the held this afternoon In the Young Men's hall, 414 Gordon St. Joseph leader of the children's group. The iSWS" -C: 7U Happy Clarks sang.

city. Sandy, president of the union, could not be reached last night to give Miss Jordan spoke to tne workers further details. among children at the evening aessieft. There were questions and answers, said the Sustman boy, playing witd other youngsters, ran away from tha Mr. Moran's statement declared lTFi 1 I that a meeting was held on Friday to object lessons and a round-table dis cussion of pertinent topics.

curb and Into the path of his coach. The Sussman boy was taken to the consider all grievances calling for This afternoon at 2:30 clock at consideration by the vice president. hospital by Miller. Miller had been driving east on Lehigh at tht the Allentown High school R. G.

Le Tourneau. "God's Business Man" and time of the accident, 4:40 p. It also pointed out that the plan to increase the output of the plant was not involved in any previous contract with the union. one of the country's leading indus trialists, will contribute largely to the current evangelistic services. Joseph Sandy, president of the A mannfacturer and designer of Garry sussman was the son of Josephine (nee Reagan) Sussman Warn-pole, of 1022 Wyoming St.

Surviving besides his mother are his stepfather, Lester Wampole; a sister, Kr-oi Jean, and his grandparents. Mrs. Lillie Reagan and Mr. and Mrs. Hoov Local 611 has charged the Mack Company with a "lockout." The company heavy machinery and holder of more than SO basic patents, he will speak also to the 19th St.

Men's Bible class at 9:30 a. m. In the 19th St. theatre officials have declared that in order to meet the demands of the Army in the face of the critical manpower wriii. MfW rjuilll! er Wampole, all of this city.

and at Evangel Fellowship at 11 Meeting Schedule The schedule of current meetings of the "Christ for Allentown" campaign, which opened this week in this city and will close Sunday, May 21, follows: Today 2:30 p. Evangelistic message by Robert G. LeTourneau, Christian industrialist, in auditorium of Allentown High school. 9 p. Speaker, Rev.

Jack Mitchell on music by chorus and the Happy Clarks, in the high school auditorium. Monday 12:15 to 1 p. Noonday Gospel service in Y.M.C.A.. Dr. Mitchell, evangelist, preaching.

Songs by the Happy Clarks. 4 to 5 p. Children's service in Seibert E. C. church.

10th and Allen Bernice Jordan, leader. 7:45 p. Interdenominational meeting, auditorium of Allentown High school, Dr. Mitchell, evangelist, delivering sermon. Happy Clarks will sing.

Special music by chorus of 150 mixed voices under direction of John Eddy. situation the company installed a Rev. c. Harry Kehm will officlat at funeral services from the Derr funeral home, 46 E. Susquehanna St modern assembly line plan of opera Company 109th Machine Gun Battalion, the former Company of the old Fourth Regiment as it marched up Hamilton St.

amid a shower of confetti just 25 years ago yesterday. tion but that the plant has been clock in the Masonic Temple. Twenty years ago he was a "one tool" garage mechanic and today operates large plants at Toccoa, and other points. Taklne out time forced to shut down" because of "a Tuesday at 1.30 p. m.

Interment will be in St. Mark's cemetery. Viewing Monday from 7 to 9 p. m. slowdown among workers." Mr.

Moran statement follows: "The union has stated that grlev Moravian Church ance procedure in the Allentown Four other accidents were reported to police yesterday. Damage estimated at $200 wis reported in a collision at Muhlenberg LT. WILLIAM FINDLAY lay have been notified that he was killed in aciion in the European ter of war. On April 10, his wife, the Mack plants has broken down and First Allentown Soldiers to Return From World War I Given Great Reception Quarter Century Ago that no attempt has been made by the company to adjust grievances or from an energetic business career, Mr. LeTourncan makes his appearance in various places over weekends like his visit to Allentown saying, "God is My Senior Partner," and energetically explaining to his delighted audience his basic reasons for his success.

He sometimes speaks 20 times a week and has flown over 200,000 miles a year in his own plane to meet his' complaints. The utter falsity or this statement is proven by our records which show that these grievances pass Bishop's Wife Called by Death and Tilghman shortly after 9 a. m.t between an auto operated by Leon L. Wessner, 37, of Baltimore, and a truck driven by Harry F. Beers 17, of Summit Lawn.

Wessner said damage to his vehicle amounted to $150, and Beers claimed $50 damage. James W. Bunch. 25. of Wilson.

N. 934 633 Mechanics Ulysses Trine, Green Robert Schlosser, A reception the like of which Allentown had never seen before was former Virginia G. Deily, 142 W. Lexington had been informed that he was missing in action since March 23. The latest notification was received by the Adjutant-general through the International Red cross in Germany.

The 23-year-old bombardier had been participating In a raid over enemy territory. Lieutenant Findlay had arrived In England about Jan. 15. and was sent on his first mission over Germany on Feb. 21.

He was a member of a Flyr held May 6, 1919. 25 years ago Saturday when the first soldiers to return from World War I arrived in the city. suffered an injury to the left arm in an accident shortly after 5:30 a. m. Funeral services for Cecilia E.

Ham through the various stages as prescribed in the contract and that they are carefully considered by all branches of management. "As an example, in the month of March of this year, out of a total of 23 grievances presented 22 were definitely settled to the satisfaction of both the company and the union, and the 23rd one is still under discussion in accordance with the grievance procedure of the contract. Fully 50,000 persons thronged the Saturday between an Army prim ilton. wife of Bishop J. Taylor Ham' ilton, who died at 8:50 Saturday monv Greenleaf Fred Clever.

534 N. 5th horseshoer; Maurice Wagner, 626 N. 10th saddler. Privates William Wilt. 714 N.

Lumber Harvey Frey. 21 Hamilton Walter Fenstermaker, 834 Union Victor Hottenstein. 123 N. 12th William Houck, 405 N. Jefferson Warren Kehl.

233 S. Franklin Oliver Kressley, 51 Liberty Tilghman Ochs, 931 N. 7th John Schall. 1318 Turner Charles Selslove, 397 vicinity of the Lehigh Valley station when the train arrived at 2:47 p. m.

ing, will be held Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Old Moravian chapel. Heckewel- mover and an automobile at 12th and Lehigh Sts. He is a patient at the Allentown hospital.

Bunch was the driver of the truck. Flood Control Rights Sought In Resolution Parents, relatives and friends began assembling at noon. der Place, Eethlehem. Interment will Cousins Meet In Canteen In Engand A Red Cross canteen In England be made in the family plot in Nisky ir.g Fortress crew which took part in the first American daylight bombing of Berlin on March 6, and had also The celebration followed the lines Hill cemetery. "Only Friday a meeting was held by Mrs.

Hamilton, who resided at 1414 Messrs, A. N. Morton, vice president of the one that occurred on Nov. 11 when the news of the Armistice was given out. Factory wheels stopped as In transport for Howard Somber.

of Springfield, 111. The automobile involved in the collision was reported by police to have been operated by Horace B. Hendricks Pine Tree Park. Emmaus. Hendricks was believed Main Bethlehem, was a daughter Union John Spankowich, 25 Tilghman George Bausher, 1410 Gordon Wade Malcks, 120 S.

11th and production manager; J. T. Meade, personnel director: C. J. Moran, fac plants closed down to permit all to of tne late Mr.

and Mis. Henry F. Beck of Philadelphia. She was edu tory manager, and other management participate in the an air. St.

Arthur Sell, 315 N. 8th Jona personnel witn tne union snop com- Arriving soldiers were irom co. A resolution, presented during the cated in the Moravian Girls' school at Linden Hall, Lltttz. Pa. She was married to Rev.

J. Taylor Hamilton 109th Machlnegun Battalion which tonttnued on rage column was the meeting place recently of closing minutes of the special session than Achey, 741 Lawrence Rudolph Hudder, Allentown; Wayne was mustered out earlier in the day Private First Class Niles "Pat" at Harrisburg by House Majority at Fort Dlx, N. J. David, East Texas; Hairy Fox, on June 7, 1886, in Philadelphia and came to Bethlehem to take over the duties of house mother at the Mora When the news was flashed that the Leader Franklin Llchtenwalter requesting Congress to allow state rights over non-navigable streams, was unanimously passed late Friday boys were coming home, preparations Balllets; Louis Hodson. 1219 Main S.

Allentown; Howard Simons, 26 Evergreen Nazareth: Harvey taken part in aerial attacks on Brunswick and other German industrial centers. Lieutenant Findlay, whose father, John Findlay, died some years ago, is the son of Mrs. Annie Findlay, 2nd Albums. He was married to Virginia Deily on Nov. 19, 1943.

A graduate of Emmaus High school In 1938, he attended Muhlenberg college for one term and then became associated with the engineering department of the Mack Manufacturing Corp. where he remained until November, 1941. At that time he enlisted in the Army ar.d was assigned to Jefferson barracks. Mo. Transferring to the radio of the Air Forces, he qualified as an operator, and after graduat vian College and Theological semin were immediately made to receive ary, then located on Church St.

State President Of Elks Visits them in all the glory they deserved. Schmlck, Fogelsvllle; George Yonger, a parade was lormed witn Mayor In 189Z, she moved to the new campus of the institution on N. Main 301 Union John Miller, Mountain- ville; Raymond Nagel, Nazareth; John Al Reichenbach at the head followed by Chief of Police Bernhard, Fire St. In 1903 Mrs. Hamilton accom Noll.

1213 Main S. Allentown; As stated last evening by Mr. Lich-tenwalter, the resolution as adopted asks the federal legislators to. "set forth clearly a declaration of policy" in recognizing the Interests and rights panied her husband to Herrnhut. Ger Chief Kranzley and members of city Arthur Stoneback.

831 Allen Ed many, where Rev. Hamilton served as council. A platoon of city police car win Brobst. 1541 Liberty St. ried the national, city and state flags Curtis Clark, R.

2 S. Allentown; the American representative on the International Moravian Mission board. Thev returned to this country in 1916, not injured. An 11-year-old boy, John B. Tran-sue, 823 N.

6th was treated at Sacred Heart hospital Saturday for a leg injury suffered when he was struck Dy a car at 6th and Cedar shortly before 8 a. m. Philip Flood, 32, of 411 Max was said to be the driver of the car. According to the report to police the boy ran from the curb into the path of the car. No one was injured and damage was believed slight in an accident at Lehigh and Jefferson shortly before 3 a.

m. Drivers of the cars were listed as Herman Kulowitch. 32. of 337 N. Perm traveling east on Lehigh, and Wilbur J.

Bartholomew, 33, 438 E. Main Emmaus, bound west o- Lehigh. Bethlehem Steel Converted 433 or the several states In development of watershed and flood control proj after which came the Marine Band John Fries, 930 2 Brush William Gaugler, 36 S. Penn Lawrence ects. and then the men of the 109th Machlnegun Battalion.

Following the Hottenstein. Center Valley; William where Mrs. Hamilton continued to be helpful to her husband in the capacity as president of the Moravian In following through with the thought of the resolution, the House Clubs of Valley Ralph Robinson of Wllkinsburg, State president of the Elks lodges, hi wife, and party were entertained by the officers and members of the Allentown lodge at the club. 31 S. 8th soldiers came men who had been pre' Hoxworth.

545 N. 16th Frank Hess viously discharged, after service. The Lyons Station; Fred Kemmerer, 1618 majority leader said that the execu College and Theological seminary from Tilghman George Neumlllrr, R. 1918 to 1928. ing from the aerial gunnery school Bt Las Vegas, he received flight training at various California camps.

In August, 1943. he received his bombardier's wings at Deming, N. and was then sent to Pyote, for combat training. From there he was transferred to Dyersburg, Tenn. Macungie: Robert Roth.

224 s. Btn tlve committee of the Interstate Commission of the Delaware River basin, had already made an appointment to Mrs. Hamilton had been ailing for latter had been commanded by Captain John Dillmger, former commander of Company 109th M. O. when it was Co.

of the old Fourth regiment. Norman Scheffler, 146 E. Hamll the past year and one-half. Her survivors re her husband, two sons, Dr. ton Clarence Schoedler, lA231i meet with the House Rivers and Har yesterday afternoon.

Pfc. Miles Knauss Pvt. Carson Gilbert bors committee next Wednesday at 11 Arthur B. Hamilton and Rev. Dr.

Liberty Harvey Schwanger, 458 Union William Stein. 226 N. Front Then came the officers reserve or a. m. in Washington.

Lieutenant Findlay. besides his wife Kenneth G. Hamilton: two grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one Muhlenberg college, representatives of Charles SchaefTer ,306 Lehigh St At that time, according to Mr. Lich The group or state onicers were on a tour of the lodges in this section. Prior to coming to Allentown.

the party was entertained by Lehighton Elks. From Allentown the party then tn gar in automobiles, Boy scouts. and mother, is survived by two sisters. Knauss. and Private Carson "Jack" Betty Jane, graduate of Cedar Crest Gilbert of this city.

The two soldiers sister. Mrs. Almeda Troeger of Beth ten waiter, INCODEL members will ask the federal authorities to amend lehem. Co. B.

Penna. Reserve Militia and Sons of Veterans Reserves. are cousins. colleee and now an intructor in Cop- pending legislation to include a drede continued to Bethlehem and later last Historical Society The procession moved to 10th and ine of the Schuylkill river between Hamilton Sts. and countermarched to Philadelphia and Norristown.

It has Bethlehem Man the south side of Center Square where lay school, and Jean Marie at home; and one brother, Charles a Naval machinist mate now in the South Pacific. Charles participated in the initial invasion of the Solomon Islands where the ship he was serving been estimated that it would not cost On April 4 both of them were granted 48-hour passes. They met at a Red Cross canteen situated somewhere between their respective bases. They are stationed about 100 miles apart. Private Knauss is a veteran of four major battles in Africa.

Sicily and Ships Last Year evening to Stroudsburg. During a brief, but impressive ceremony a wreath was placed on the grave of the late Atty. Lawrence H. Rupp, past grand exalted ruler. In the touring party were: Mr.

and more than $5,000,000. Gets Additions Other members of the party mak tne men were dismissed. As the march was started, Hamilton St. hill was one mass of humanity through which not a bit of the paye-i ing the trip to Washington are Ell- on was destroyed and sunk. wooa j.

Turner, chairman of the com NEW YORK. May 6. (A) Th Mis. Ralph Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.

Lee Donaldson. Aetna: Mr. and Mrs. ment was discernible. The Klwanls club in joining the festivities had Bethlehem Steel Co.

shipbuilding divi Killed in Action In Italian Area To Its Collection Italy. He has been overseas since December, 1942. His father. Nlles A. Knauss, a veteran of the First World War, is again, serving his country as a pharmacist's mate at Reeves.

Del. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman sion disclosed today It had completed 53 major conversion of veaaeU into Charles A. Dvorak, Aetna; Colonel Joseph Fitzpatrlck, PltUston: Jack Tliuinm, Shenandoah; Past President mission: Joseph Paul of New Jersev; Richard Beckett of Delaware; Dr.

M. P. Catherwood of New York; F. A. Pitkin of the Pennsylvania Planning board, and James H.

Allen, chief engineer for INCODEL. Wednesday evening the nartv will Army and Navy fleet auxiliaries in 1943 hired a large truck on which a lcoal jazz band was trying to make itself heard over the din. The general public in an effort to catch a glimpse of the returning heroes followed on behind the parade. in addition to construction of 380 ocean-going fighting and cargo ships. T.

Gilbert of 17 S. 8th Private Gilbert has been serving with an ar- The conversion work valued at The Lehigh County Historical society received a big accession to Its library and museum at a meeting of the ex meet, witn u. s. senators and Con Big Camporee Held by Scouts At Dorney Park and Mrs. Wilbur Warner of Lehighton Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Smith, Lehighton, and Philip Graul, also of Lehighton. State Officers A telegram from the War Depart mer mn nVM hu t.h Mart i-r new ucr about $100,000,000 mainly was changing various vessels into troop transports, reflecting Increased United Na A large number of automobiles wore on hand to the soldiers to their homes after the march. Manufacturing Corp. His wife is the ment has been received by Mrs.

Robert N. Krauae of 343 Hanover Bethlehem, advising her of the death sey, Pennsylvania and Delaware at a dinner in Washington in which thev will discuss "State's rights" which it ecutive committee yesterday afternoon in Trout Hall. Mrs. C. L.

"Hubcr. of former Helen Sulosh or Northampton. Among the men aboard were: The two cousins are the arandsons Headquarters Company Lieutenant of her husband on the battlefields of is expected will be Incorporated in Macungie, presided. of Mr; and Mrs. W.

E. Knauss of 9M) Stauffer, Lancaster, commandmg. Italy, April 4. bill to be brought out of committee Jackson the former being the Private First Class Krause was born Of the major additions to the expanding historical library, A. P.

Sergeant George Bellis. Catasauqua Private First Class Roy Hacker, popular vetean makeup man of The shortly. Representative Lichtenwalter re Morning Call. In New Brunswick. N.

Oct. 17. 1919, and entered the service in February, Catasauaua. Stckel donated James Trualow Adam's cently outlined the entire program of Visit Council wagoners William Kauffman, Al 1942. He received his training at Camp Ideal sprln weather and a splendid turnout of 124 Boy Scouts made a successful venture of the first West End City District monthly camporee held Friday and Saturday at Domey tions offensive operations against Germany and Japan.

As a comparison. Bethlehem yards completed 142 major conversions in the first three years of the war from 1940 through 1942. This type of work was limited to the company 10 repair yards, the five additional yards confining their activities to new construction. The liner Edmund B. Alexander represented one of the largest Jobs and lt was the second time that ship had been converted into a troop transport.

In World War I she carried th name Amerika and. after ahe was lentown; Clayton Lindenmuth, 451 Tilghman John W. Shaneberger, 520 N. 7th Robert Fink, Allen tne interstate commission of the Delaware River basin before the Federation of Sportsmen's clubs in Lehigh at its meeting in Coopersburg at the Saucon Rod and Gun club, the Wheeler, and since February of town R. 1.

Cooks John McGeary, Easton; Cedar Creek Fish and Game Protec Park. The bivouac was sponsored by George Heinllne. Reading; William tlve Assn. and the Heidelberg Fish Troop 1. Church of the Mediator "Album of American History." "Records of the Court of Quarter's Sessions and Common Pleas of Bucks county from 1684 to 1700," purchased from society funds.

"Genealogy of the Dickard (Dlckert) family." by Dickard, a gift of the author. "Biographical Sketch of Theodore Burr, pioneer bridge builder," by Richard S. Allen, a sift of the author who now resides at Round Lake. New York. Handbook of Gasoline Automobiles for 1906," donated by Mrs.

Charles R. Luther Leaguers Hold Sessions In Hellertown Lininger, Tremont. ana oame protective Assn. and was conducted after a postpone this year had been serving with the 45th Infantry Division on the Anzlo beachhead. Prior to entering the service, Krause was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Co.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Anna Krause of New Brunswick, N. his wife, the former Theresa Seller, and a six-month-old son, Robert Leo Krause. These were men of the old Fourth ment of one week due to weather State councils of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty have raised more than 6,000 to provide and equip a recreation room at the Army's Valley Forge General hospital, members of Pride of Lehigh Council No. 194, were told last night at their annual spring Tne purpose or the commission, as set forth in all its previous plans, is to attack flood control and pollution Pa.

Supply Co. with the battalion. Men of Co. follow: seized from Germany, the 21.329 ton. Lieutenant Samuel Frederick, 1027 or tne Delaware river basin on both Walnut St.

immediate and long range planning. m8 root liner also serviced as tha troopship America In the last war. Bethlehem said It was now nosstbl Sergeants Charles F. Tauger. R.

1 rally and meeting. South Bethlehem; Edwin Keiper, 833 to disclose that, shortly after United Roberts, wife of the lata secretary of The report was made by Fioya Ballard of Philadelphia. State secre Jackson Harold Litzenberger, 734 Chew Hoyd Weiss. 244 Water the Historical society. Rev.

Henry E. Home, president of tary of the organization, who was Marion college. -Marion, ad Old Allentown Newspapers and hand Ralph Reeser, 626 N. 9th Elwood Illuminated baptismal certificates. principal speaker at the affair held at the Odd Fellows temple, 118 N.

9th dressed a large delegation at the Allentown Conference Luther league gift of Mrs. Mary Herbert, teacher of sessions held in Christ Lutneran St. Annual Session Held to Study Home Problems imgusn at tne miemown mgn renom. A copy of "The Lehigh Register, Approximately 50 members of the church, Hellertown. Saturday after noon and evening.

council attended the session. Speakers, welcomed bv Allen Q. Kline, past SUMMER TEMPERATURES ARE BEING SUSTAINED The unseasonably warm May weather of the past three days continued yesterday accompanied by high winds that began at 9:30 a.m. The maximum temperature of 80 degrees was reached at 4 p.m. Yesterday's low was 69 degrees at 5:30 a.m.

High and low for May 6. 1943. were 83 and 48. The forecast for today Is partly cloudy and cooler. for Sept.

28, 1848, a gift of Mrs. Mor ris Shafer. Rev. Home spoke on "Christianity Kemmerer. 145 Elsworth E.

Allentown: Joseph Marnein, Allentown; Supply Sergeant Llewellyn DeReamer, 353 Priscilla St. Corporals Earl Erdell, 750 N. 8th Harrv Bruder. 910 N. 5th Henry Relnhard.

Clover club: Elwood Marks. 132 N. Penn Frank Mantz, 226 Lehigh Ave. Cooks George Rader, 733 Gordon Jack Kohler. Raymond Moyer.

states entry into World War II. tha one-time U. S. fleet flagship tha 32,000 ton Battleship Pennsylvania was brought into the company's San Francisco yard for repair of extensiva damage suffered at Pearl Harbor. The company said remodeling of th 16,418 ton Canadian Pacific passenger liner Montcalm Into a fleet auxiliary repair ship for the British Navy represented the biggest single job completed In 1943.

It was disclosed that during a two-week lay-up of the Queen Mary early in the war. a Bethlehem yard equipped that ship with many guns. The A Manly The program Four German books, presented by State councilor and organizer of Pride of Lehigh council, included the fol opened with devotions by Rev. By Mrs. Harry Hosfeld of Macungie.

ron R. Stauffer, pastor of the host Four old school text books and copies lowing church. The assembled gToup was Nellie Robinson or Phunpsourg, of proceedings of the Wyoming Hls- welcomed by Harold Stout, president deDutv State councilor and chalrlady Continued on Page 8, Column 1 of the Hellertown Luther league, Rev. of the State law and appeals commit The Eastern district of the Pennsylvania Home Economics Asn. held Stauffer and Richard Hoffert.

Beth tee: Hilda Miller, Allentown. chairiaay lehem, president of the Allentown its annual meeting at the Raub of the State credentials committee; Conference Luther league. Junior High school Saturday morn Vera Garnet, deputy of Bellevue shipbuilding division said major Jobs A pageant was presented by the conditions. Patrol cooked meals, experience in making and breaking camp and instruction in wilderness first aid were the features that began with a trek to the park from the Fairgrounds on Frl-cay after school. The- Witwer-Jones Co.

fishing trophy, a plastic fly case, was awarded to Alburtis Kleintop of Troop 1 for the biggest fish caught, a 12 inch sucker. The Troop 1 scout started off the fishing match early in the day with a five and a quarter inch which was promptly topped by Lee Roy Boris of Centronia. Troop 29. with a 101 inch sucker. On youn Klein-tops second trv, however, the larger sucker was added to the creel.

At a rousing campflre held before "taps" Friday night, representatives of six troops put on skits as entertainment. J. Walter Koch, district chairman of camping and activity; Earl Davis, district commissioner; Charles M. Cole, activity committeeman of Troop 1. and Kenneth Oliver, field executive, visited the gathering and congratulated the campers and their leaders.

The first aid session Saturday was under Scoutmaster J. Thomas Rees. scoutmaster of Troop 1 who worked out a project for each troop represented. Robert B. Bartolette.

assistant scoutmaster of Troop 1, was officer of the day and in charge of adult leadership represented by several scouters who spent the night in camp and by a total of 18 scouter visitors during the camporee. Senior Patrol Leader Edmund Helfrich. of Troop 1. was in charge of junior leadership and procrams. Substantial meals were cooked by individual patrols.

After the noon meal Saturday the camp site was policed ing. Anna E. Wessner, supervisor of Council 148, Philadelphia; Emma Intermediate group, and the following Less Than Half Million Dollars In Sales of War Bonds in April Sets New Low for Lehigh County were carried out on most of the super liners now in operation. Home Economcis in Allentown, was Paulson, Allentown, detputy of Co MAN OVERCOME IN MINE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL Thomas Dougherty, Tuscarora. was overcome while at work at the No.

11 colliery of the Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. and was admitted to the Coaldale lumbia Council 11 or Easton; uzzie the chairman. The adult group, composed of rep members of the league presented reports: Richard Hoffert. Bethlehem; Dorothy Alexander. Mlckleys; Mar resentatives from six counties, Lehigh, Frederick, deputy of Pride of Allen Council 182.

of Allentown: James La-Roe and Ellen Mlddaugh, both of garet Eberly, Allentown; Warren Bie- Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Berks hospital last night as a medical pa tient. EASTON SOLDIER GETS PURPLE HEART AWARD Mr. and Mrs. Pasauaele RlchettA Sale of E. and War Bonds In 'the lowest monthly total since the be- and Schuylkill, had aa its topic, ber.

Bethlehem; Mrs. Thomas Har-wick. Allentown; Ruth Orfield, Beth Council 11 of Easton, and Iva Rowse, Allentown, councilor of Council 194. "Conservation, Whither Bound." Ann Lehigh county for the last 10 days of ginning of the drive. The grand total lehem, and Stanley Schlegel.

Bethle McGinley presided and Florence Sonus, recitations and piano selec hem. All War Damage insurance tions were offered by Ann Louise Schelrer. Lois Miller. Emma Heist, of 396 W. Joseph Easton, hav received a purple heart from their son.

Private Anthony Rlchetta. Tha Policies Continue in 1944 Ruth Knecht and Gloria Stein. Liz BOYS AT ONE HOSPITAL; zie Frederick was chairman of the Fogel was the secretary-Karl Wlttrlch, professor of economics at Muhlenberg college, had as the topic of his talk, "Economic Outlook for the Homemaker." "How Consumer Problems Can Be Taught Effectively in Home Economic Classes." was the subject for discussion youthful soldier received the award April totaled $196,787.90. Tnis orougnt ror tne drive to date is $29,086,297.50. the sale for the month to $481,692.10,1 The figures: CITY BANKS Sales for Period Total to Date Allentown National Bank 39.886.50 8,083,509.25 Allentown National Bank, Emmaus branch Not reporting 370,204.00 Lehigh Valley Trust Co 49.699.75 3.030,208.70 Second National Bank 9,681.00 1.951.969.50 Merchants National Bank 22,415.00 3,757.327.75 Liberty Bank and Trust Co 6,499.00 625,872.25 COUNTY BANKS entertainment committee and Ger trude Gehrts was chairman of for wounds inflicted while fighting on the battlefronts of Italy early this GIRLS BORII AT OTHER Seven births, four of them boys.

year. Entering the Armv 14 months a so led by C. Alleen Erickson of State were recorded yesterday at local hos he received trauiing at Camp Croft, Teacher's college, Mansfield. The Personality Plus club' of Lib Lehigh National Bank, catasauqua 4.577.50 National Bank of Catasauqua Not reporting NAVAL SERVICES TAKE 47 MEN; 7 ENLISTEES 416.692.50 1.008.961.50 211,778.75 erty High school, whose advisor is pitals. All the males were born at the Sacred Heart hospital, to the following: Mi, and Mrs.

Rudolph Salver, Flushing, L. 7:16 p. o. ano was sent overseas with an Infantry unit. Prior to his entering the service he was employed as a furworker.

Coolav National Bank 562.50 Mrs. John Beecher. was in charge of the Student meeting. Doris Hen-ninger presided and Mary Martin Of the 47 nersons accepted into the Mr. and Mrs.

Abram Frey. 301 N. 9th and the trek home made after 3 was the secretary. Mrs. Theodore 7:47 p.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Spivak, 607 Ridge Bethlehem, at First National Bank of Coopersburg 2.331.25 Farmers Bank of Egypt 2,801.25 Fogclsville National Bank 3,062.50 Macungie Bank 562.50 Ncffs National Bank 399.75 New Tripoli National Bank 2,543.75 Sehnecksvtlle State Bank 37.50 National Bank of Slatlngton 7.138.75 Citizens National Bank, Slatlngton 3,031.25 Naval services yesterday at tne Aiicn-town Induction Center, 20 were inducted from Carbon county board No. 20 from Reading city board No. and seven were 17 year old enlist WORKING SCHEDULE All Panther Valley collieries and all departments of the Lansford shops arc scheduled to operate tomorrow.

clock. Several trek carts were In line loaded with camping equipment. The r.ext of the monthly events scheduled for the fourteen scout troops of the West City District will be a day hike sponsored bv Troop 3. Church of the Redeemer, on Saturday, May 27. devoted to wild flowers.

Brown of Fountain Hill High school spoke to the group on "Steps to Be Taken When Organizing a Home Economics Club" and Mrs. Beecher had as her topic for the discussion. "Affiliation of Clubs, Standards of Excellence and Honor Roll Require ment. The U. S.

Marines also re ceived six from the area. Those accepted from the Carbon 290.851.00 617.500.00 461.310.05 255,716.00 251.111.75 491.081.00 205,9.2.75 412.593-50 262,925.75 4,804,687.50 68.062.50 256,289.35 102.656.50 862.50 68.287.75 212,091.50 47,347.75 5.27 a. and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schnerr.

615 Union 11:36 a. m. At the Allentown hospital, daughters were welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Panoski, 197 Tilghman at 4:08 a.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Klch-llne, 348 N. 8th at 12:25 a. and Mr.

and Mrs. Donald Clewell, 115 N. Madison at 12:08 a. m. POST OFFICES ments." county board No.

3. were listed as: John T. Aubrey, Aloyslus I. Benek, MOTHER'S DAY SUGGESTIONS Dream Chair Stool. Rocker, Sewing Cabinet.

Lamps, or Mirror DUNCAN St FRY, Hamilton St AdT. Following these, Mary Casciano of Joseph S. Blazek, Joseph Demchak. Without Any Premium The Lehigh Insurance Exchange yesterday made the following statement with regard to War Damage insurance: "War Damage Corporation has announced publicly that all War Damage Corporation Insurance duly In force on March 31, 1944, shall be considered by War Damage Corporation as having been automatically extended for an additional term of 12 months beginning with the respective date of expiration, without the payment of any premium or other charge hi addition to the premium theretofore collected with respect to any such Insurance. Accordingly, fiduciary agents are authorized on behalf of War Damage Corporation to confirm this announcement In writing to the insured under any of such policies upon receipt of a request for such confirmation.

No application shall required in connection with such extension of insurance duly in force on March 31. 1944, unless a change in the Insurance Is requested by the insured. "All applications for new or additional Insurance to become effective on or after April 1. 1944, shall be In accordance with existing regulations, as amended and interpreted, and shall be accompanied by payment of the full premium based upon the established rules and rates." the Personality Plus group enumerated the benefits of club work to the individual girl after which Audrey Edward J. Donanue, uonaiu, Joseph C.

Garland, Frank V. Hager, Raymond W. Hennlnger, Bernard Ja Rltz directed tableaux depicting ca Temperatures reers for Home Economics students. The two groups, adult and student, By The Associated Press The U. S.

Weather Bureau re- Allentown 16,387.50 Alburtis 281.25 Catasauqua 2.512.50 Cementon 1,331.25 Center Valley 56 25 Coopersburg 956.25 Coplay Not reporting Egypt 356.25 Emmaus 3.168.75 Fullerton 937.50 Germansvllle 281.25 Macungie 151.90 Lynnport Not report in New Tripoli 37.50 Slatlngton 862.50 Wescosville Not reporting cobs, Andrew Lopata, Lehighton JE. Miller. Raymond L. Missimer, Frank Parano, Daniel W. Pierce, Nelson Pollack, John Slany.

William Sotak, Samuel J. Valick and Richard J. West met In a Joint meeting to hear a speech, "Health and Safety in the 541.491.50 128,637.50 13,489.25 55.702.55 Jr- Home," by Dr. Margaret Lwis, Health and Safety advisor of the National Girl Scouts. Marines inducted included uen- Blood Donor Registrations Start Tomorrow Morning Tomorrow morning marks the opening of registrations for the bi-monthly visit of the Red Cross mobile blood donor unit.

Registrations will be taken at the Pennsylvania Power and Light company building and not at the Lehigh County chapter house as heretofore. They may be made In person or by telephone 3-7569. Donors may register daily this -eek from 9 to 5 oclock. except Saturday when the hours are from 9 to noon. A quota of 1180 pints of blood -tll be needed for the visit of the mobile unit which will take place from May 22 to 26.

11,167.10 31,512.50 nero Demichele, Lewis J. Stone, and Joseph Stashluk of Carbon No. WINDS STRIP ORCHARDS OF PEACH BLOSSOMS Word from the peach blossom area of Lehigh county is that the display has been seriously impaired by the rain that fell In and about the orchards yesterday morning and the high winds that prevailed most of the day. The blossoms which really were at their height on Thursday would have remained on the trees over the weekend had lt not been for the elements which suddenly brought a termination to this annual Lehigh county spectacle. TO PHOTOGRAPH DISPLAYS IN LANSFORD STORE WINDOWS Conrad W.

Hartman nd Robert W. ported the following high and low temperatures for Saturday: High Low Allentown 80 69 Boston ...59 55 Chicago 57 45 Denver 80 37 Miami 74 New York 76 76 Philadelphia 81 61 Pittsburgh 50 46 St. Louis 51 34 Washington 77 65 Jack Lannon, advertising manager ISSUING AGENTS Hoster, both or Reading board no. and Victor Sanguinlto of Easton board No. I.

201.681.25 18,600.00 477.806.00 2.054.905.75 285,552.75 for Bright's department store. Lans-ford. has been requested to photo The 17-year-old enlistments accept graph, his window displays periodically Pennsylvania Power and Light Co 14,237.50 Agencies not reporting for period Agencies which have suspended sales TOTALS 196.787.90 ed were: Floyd Herman Salle, Dewey P. Krause, John P. Verholy Paul and submit the pictures to "Modern Display," national publication devoted Matsco.

Howard E. Bauder $29,086,297.50 to display in the country's Frederick P. Weinsheimer and Robert SUNDAY CALL-CHROMCLE, Allentown, Pa, May 7, 1944 F. Ronca. largest department stores..

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