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FIVE BUY WAR BOyDS EVERY PAYDAY THE MORNING CALL', ALLENTOWN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1942 Three Victims of Accident Food Stamp Plan To Be Liberalized At End of Month County School Directors Hold 41st Convention Have Raincoat Handy Christmas shoppers planning to take advantage of Saturday shopping today will be wise to take raincoats or umbrellas with them since the weatherman has forecast light rain. He said last night that temperatures will continue about the same as yesterday when high for the day was 38 at 3 o'clock, and low was 33 at midnight. The 7 a. m. reading was 35.

Artists Receive Metropolitan Museum Awards W. Catasauqua To Raise Service Flag on Sunday Youngest War Mother of Community to Do Actual Unfurling A service Cag bearing 69 stars, representative of the West Catasauqua boy cow in the military service of the United States, will be unfurled Sunday at 3 p. m. at appropriate ceremonies at the West Catasauqua Fire hall. Atty.

Orrin E. Boyle is scheduled to deliver the principal address at the evert which will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Others who will speak are Rev. H. T.

Sell, pastor of Si. John's Lutheran church, Mick-leys: Prof. C. M. Gockley, supervising principal of Whitehall township schools, and Rev.

Thomas G. Mul-heam, curate at St. Lawrence Roman Catholic church, Catasauqua. Unfurling of the f.ag will be done by Mrs. Raymond Graver, youngest war mother of West Catasauqua.

She has two sons in the armed services. There will be a vocal duet by Marie Kir.geaid and Helen Wieder. Instrumental music will be furnished by the American Legion band cf Post" 367. Fullerton. Henry T.

Peters is conductor. HENRY DORNEY BRUCE Separate Funeral Services Arranged For the Three Cetronia Youths Killed In Collision at 17th and Tilghman Sts. Bonney Forge Works Purchases $100,000 Worth of War Bonds Purchase of $100,000 worth of war bonds of the 1063-68 issue yesterday by the Bonney Forge and Tool Works was the supreme salesmanship job of the week in the local bond-selling campaign and was credited to Charles Kline, former merchant who operates the war bond and stamp booth on the northwest corner of Center Square. Mr. Kline is a member of the Victory Fund committee and by word and deed has been one of the most active and influential personalities in the organization.

C.ArthurWagner New President Of Lehigh-Allens Orville Kulp Reelected Financial Secretary for 13th Term C. Arthur Wagner was last night elected by the membership of the Lehigh Allen Democratic club to serve as president during the ensuing year. As first vice president, he has been acting president since the death earlier this year of Ray Reichard, who was the incumbent. Orville Kulp was reelected financial secretary for the 13th consecutive year and Harvey C. Riedy was reelected treasurer for the seventh consecutive year.

H. Brent Raymer was reelected recording secretary fo- the third consecutive year and William Buesch was reelected assistant recording secretary-Vice presidents elected last night are William H. Anthony. Henry K. Bauman.

John Bohrer, John L. Cut-hall, John H. Diefenderfer. Ira T. Erdman, Ethan Allen Gearhart, Robert F.

Good, Malcolm W. Gross. James Hennlnger, Alfred K. Hettinger, Donald V. Hock, Richard W.

Iobst. Edwin K. Kline Kenneth H. Koch. Milo M.

Miller Robert E. Moy-er James J. McDermott, Paul C. Rausch. Ernest F.

Ritter, Henry V. Scheirer, Henry L. Snyder. John F. Stine Alfred C.

Van Horn and Raven Ziegler. The board of trustees chosen consists of Forrest E. Gotthardt. Eugens M. Kncrr, Patrick F.

McDermott, Charles E. Benfleld and Charles W. Ettinger. Tentative plans were made for the sixteenth annual anniversary celebration of the founding of the club on Friday evening, January 8. It will be held in Marine band hall, permanent meeting place of the club.

The traditional sauerkraut supper will served. The officers and trustees were named the committee to draft the program which will be presented. 96 Allentown Board No. 1 Men Accepted Only One Selectee of Day's Crop' of 104 Goes to Camp at Once Allentown City Board No. 1 yesterday had 96 men accepted out of the total approved at the local induction center.

The remaining eight merr were from Montcomery Countv Board No. 5, which has its headquarters in Ambler. The only one of the men inducted who left immediately for service was Woodrow W. Goheen. 626 Park who went to New Cumberland.

Allentown men who took a week's furlough and then will go to New-Cumberland are: Peter Radio. 167 Tilghman: Anthony Abraham, 197 Tilghman; Arthur R. Engle 155 Court; Stephen F. Kakalecik, 748 N. Front; Joseph F.

McGinley, 247 Ridge; George M. Laub, 138 Court; Stephen J. Polaha, 1113 Fullerton Ave. Alfred Polcser, 223 E. Fairview; Daniel J.

McGee, 201 Tilghman; Edward D. Creitz, 919 Hanover; Abe Bearman. 516 N. 2nd; William Makes, 603 N. Front: William F.

Matthews. 420 1 2 E. Court; Peter C. Sanczyk. 415 Railroad; John Kohut.

623 N. Front. Peter Lozick. 517 Tilghman: Stephen Fedok, 27 Tilghman; John B. Continued on Tage 8, Column 1 He Never Heard Of the Draft Law, Defendant Says Bethlehem R.

I Woodcutter Held for Further Hearing Found a man who didnt know the Selective Service Act of 1940 had been passed and that he was supposed to have registered for the Army draft. He is Julius Varga. 39. of Applebutter Road. Bethlehem R.

1. who claims he hadn't heard anything about registering or even being eligible for Army service. Varga was picked up by the police last Monday and when he was unable to produce a registration card was turned over to FBI agents Yesterday afternoon Uie agents sviore out a warrant before United States Commissioner Theodore R. Gardner, charging him with violation of the Selective Service Act by failing to register as of Feb. 16.

1942. He informed Commissioner Gardner he was unable to read or write English and had been working on farms, cutting wood, in the vicinity of Quakertown and Richlandtown. He explained that he was born in the United States but at the age of about four months was taken to Hungary by his mother. He returned to this country 21 years ago and has been living here since. Commissioner Gardner held him under $1,000 ball for a further hearing next Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Urg That Provision Be Made for Sabbatical and Maternity Leaves The 42nd annual convention of the school directors of Lehigh county will be held next December in South Whitehall township, according to a decision made yesterday afternoon shortly before ad" rnment of the 4 let parley, held in the Emmaus High school. Feature of yesterday afternoon's business, aside from the choice of next year's meeting, was the unanimous adoption of rules regarding teachers' leaves of absence as projected by the committee on rules and regulations. The group proposed that provision be made for sabbatical leaves, maternity leaves when request is made five months in advance of the taking of such leave, and sick leaves. It urged that the school boards of the county refuse leave to any teacher wanting to use it for the purpose of entering other employment, and decried the pursuit of other employment to the extent that it interferes with school work. The committee was headed by Herbert Gchman, and included Edgar T.

Musselman, Claude S. rtedline, Robert H. Sieger, Jacob B. Kuhns, Joel T. Nester and Robert I.

Steckel. E. A. Quackenbush. director of school administration for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Instruction, delivered the principal ad-Continued on Page 11.

Column 2 Six Muhlenberg Men Are Pledged 0 Fraternity In Recognition of. Scholarship and Campus Leadership at Senior Ball Three Muhlenberg college seniors and three juniors last night were honored for their scholarship and leadership in campus activities when they were pledRed to Omicron Delta Kappa fraternity during the intermission of the college's Senior Ball in Central park's Rainbow Room. The seniors honored were Herbert W. Dowd of Valley Stream, N. holder of the Dr.

John A. Haas memorial scholarship, president of the honorary history fraternity and a member of the varsity debating- team and wrestling squad. Calvin E. Loew of Tamaqua, business manager of the Weekly, student newspaper, and vice president of the senior class. Fred E.

Roediger of New York City, a proctor in the West Hall freshman dormitory, assistant trainer of the football team' and chairman of the Junior Prom committee. The juniors pledged were: James A. Hemstreet of Easton, president of his class for three- years and an honor student throughout his college years. Dennis Webster of Valley Stream, N. an editor of the Weekly, editor of the year book published by his class and a proctor in West Hall.

LeRoy Zieeenfuss of Pen Argyl, life treasurer of his class, a scholarship man, editor of the year book and a member of the varsity football and wrestling teams. Dean Robert C. Horn, a faculty member of the fraternity, read the list of activities of each man and Dr. Levering Tyson pinned the pledize emblem on each of the students during the tapping ceremony. Enoch Light's nationally famous orchestra orovided the music for dancing.

In line with the college's program of simplified social activities during the war. there were no decorations. The corsages worn bv guests of the Muhlenberg men were fashioned from single gardenias and a half-dozen war stamps. Faculty guests Included President and Mrs. Levering Tyson, Dean and Mrs.

Robert Horn, Dean of Freshmen and Mrs. Harry A. Benfer and Prof, and Mrs. Truman Koehler. Richard Kinard was chairman of the ball committee and Paul Canda-lino is president of the senior class.

Other members of the committee were Edward Bossick, Peter Gorgone, Warren Nafis, Ellis Johnson, Kenneth Walker and Richard Weidner. Man Held After False Alarm Separate funeral services were arranged yesterday for the three Cetronia youths who met death early Thursday morning when their auto collided with a 10-ton truck at 17th and Hamilton Sts. The injuries which caused the deaths of the three young athletes were established yesterday afternoon through autopsies conducted by Dr. John Wenner of the Allentown hospital staff. The doctor's findings revealed that Henry Dorney, 18, died of a fracture of the front base of the skull and lacerations of the brain, Bruce Nester, 18, died of a ruptured main blood vessel and Roy Bortz, 17, succumbed to a ruptured liver.

The first two died almost instantly. Coroner A. M. Peters, M. said last night that he would determine whether an Inquest is necessary after Allentown police have completed their Investigation.

Michael Roth, 25, of Bedford, operator of the freight truck, has been released under $2,000 bond and Rolan Hess, 22, of Conynham, Coast Guardsman who was a passenger In the Christmas Seal Sale 16 Per Cent Ahead of 1941 Total of $7,325 Already Re- ceived, Sales Chairman Reports Forging 16 per cent ahead of last year's Christmas Seal sales at this time, yesterday's returns on the sales of the 1942 seals showed a total well over $7,000. Weston M. Kelsey, chairman of the Lehigh County Tuberculosis and Health society's sale for the past three years, reported the present total at $7,325. He also said he had received a letter yesterday from Leigh Mitchell Hodges, one-time columnist for the Philadelphia North American, who ran the first story on the Christmas Seal sales In his column on Dec. 12, 1907.

Mr. Hodges who is now president of the Bucks County Tuberculosis and Health society wrote: "7. recall as if it were yesterday the vision which came to me, and prompted me to say to E. A. Van Valkenburg, editor of the North American, 'Here's what will kill "Of course this terrible disease has not yet been killed, but.

chiefly LiiiuuKii uic wniiftLinna ockxi. luc ucai, rate has been phenomenally lowered I hope Pennsylvanians will this year buy and use more of these powerful little bullets than ever before. And what a pleasant sort of ammunition they are! Encased in one of the best greetings, Merry Christmas, they at one and the same time carry the season's message wherever they go. and on their way they pepper the foe effectively. Considering what they have done in the past thirty-five years, it requires no stretch of the imagination to believe that within 20 years their continued use will bring us to a Dec 12 when tuberculosis will be largely a memory." NESTER ROY BORTZ truck, has been allowed to return to his base at Smith Island, Townsend, Va.

Wliile Roth was confined to police headquarters awaiting bail, he complained of pains of the right wrist and left forearm and -was taken to the Sacred Heart hospital. He was treated for a posible fracture of the wrist and brush burns of the forehead. In memory of the three young men, students at South Whitehall High school, which Dorney and Nester attended last year and where Bortz was a senior this year, will observe a period of silence in all home rooms prior to the opening classes at 8:45 Monday. Fellow students and members of the school's basketball team of the last few years will serve as pallbearers at the separate services. Services for Dorney, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Dorney, will be conducted at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Schmoyer funeral home, Breinigsville, with further services in Salem Evangelical church, East Texas, and interment in Continued on Page 16, Column 2 Few Teen-agers Are Registered On Opening Day Approximately 75 Enrolled by Seven Boards in City and Lehigh County Lehigh county's registration of 18-year-old youths for Selective Service got off to a slow start yesterday as approximately 75 of an estimated 725 boys who have become 18 since last June 30 were handled by the county's seven boards. The enrollment yesterday marked the beginning of a 21 -day registration period that has been divided into three weekly periods, as follows: Dec.

11 to 17. for those born on or after July 1, 1924, but not after Aug. 31; Dec. 18 to 24, for those born on or after Sept. 1.

1924. but not afCer Oct. 31: Dec. 26 to 31. for those born on or after Nov.

1, 1924, but not after Dec. 31. Most of the boys who filled out their registration cards yesterday were employed and only two or three were still going to school. Among the registrants were identical twiiis. Robert L.

and Willard F. Doll of 342 N. 5th St. who were born Alio- la inoi With a light registration expected. it was unnecessary for draft board officials to call out extra volunteer help as has been the case in former registrations.

All of the boys who registered yesterday were handled by draft board employes. The three county boards registered a total of 33 of an anticipated 300 for the three-week period. The board officials expect to fill out cards for about 100 youths durincr the first week. County Boards No. 2 and No.

3 each enrolled 12 boys and Board No. 1 sittned un nine nrosnertive sprvirpmpn In Allentown. where more than 400 to uo5 reporiea yesterday, len were handled by Board No. 2 and by Board No. 3.

Figures for the other two boards were not available. Many of the youths who register this month will be inducted into service in January in an effort to forestall the induction of married men, according to State Selective Service Director Benjamin F. Evans. "It is expected that the January call will be made up largely of youths in the 18 and 19-year age group," he said. However, State headquarters could not estimate what influence induction of the new registrants would have on the time when married men would be called in large numbers.

Youths born on or after Jan. I 1925, must register on the day they attain their 18th birthday. If the birthday falls on a Sunday or a legal holiday, they must register on the following day. Will of CODlaV Autn Victim VUF'V uiu Yltlim Admitted for Prnhafp uumicu iur tTODaie Tne will of Calvinus Knerr, tax collector of Coplay, who died from The will of Viola R. Starzell, late of this city, provides for the distribution of an estate valued at $9,000.

According to the provisions of the docu ment, dated April 7, 1931, the estate he5 two children, Frank R. Starzell and Mrs. Paul C. Ciader. The son is named executor.

The will of Walter J. Mohry. late of 137 N. Law dated May 16. 1942, disposes of an estate valued at $3,350 A son, Marcus, is named executor to distribute the proceeds among his brothers and sisters.

Willis. Sherwood, Leo, Leoda Oplinger. Elizabeth Long, Mary Barkley and Alverta Bachus. Employe Of Hospital IS Slightly Injured wtaltr Ackerman. 32, Llmeport Star hnitaMffpff 'on iniirvl thA er.i"2 hKrtllt eye at 1210 clock this morning at gth and sts He was to tne hospital and treated.

Ackerman is said to have been run- i ning after a bus. on his way back to the hospital, when he ran into a ma- chine which had Just started after re- ceiving cne green light. Weston M. Kelsey, Executive Director of Local Board, Explains Changes For the 2.000 some persons now receiving public assistance in Lehigh county, the Department of Public Assistance in cooperation with the Surplus Marketing Administration yesterday announced changes to eo into effect at the end of this month in the food stamp program. Originally designed to keep surplus commodities moving, the extension and liberalization of the food stamp plan has the avowed purpose of placing more nutritional foods on the tables of relief recipients.

With the increased food allowances granted this month to persons on relief and the new minimum and maximum amounts stated for the purchase of food stamps, relief recipients will be in a better position to buy more food regularly than heretofore. In order to assure regularity of purchase, one of the new changes, as explained yesterday by Weston M. Kelsey, executive director of the local assistance board, and Philip J. Rees, supervisor, will be the revocation of Continued on Page 11, Column 2 Yori Case to Go To Grand Jury For Its Action Alderman Announces Decision After Holding It Under Advisement After holding under advisement for several hours the charges against Peter Yori. 36.

of 642 Hanover in connection with the death of John "Jack" Brennan, 39. of 652 Hanover Alderman P. Francis McFadden last night stated he had decided to return the case to court for action by the January grand jury. Yori was given a hearing yesterday afternoon by Alderman McFadden on charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault and battery. His bail of $2,000 was continued for appearance at court.

Yori is alleged to have struck Brennan early on Nov. 15, while a party was in progress at the Brennan home. Brennan died early on Nov. 24 at the Sacred Heart hospital, where he was taken the same morning he suffered injuries. Chief of Police Arthur V.

Yohe Is the prosecutor and he said Yori told him he and his wife were invited to the party by Mrs. Brennan and he felt ill about midnight and went home. He returned several hours later, after sleeping. Yohe stated and claims he found the door locked. Yori said he looked in the window and saw his wife seated in a chair and Brennan seated on the arm of the chair.

He kicked in a portion of the door, according to Yohe, but Yori in his statement to the police chief said he did not remember striking Brennan. Dr. Charles B. Reltz. pathologist at the Sacred Heart hospital, said Brennan died of a hemorrhage at the base of the brain and also stated there were no abrasions or contusions of the face but there was a slight laceration at the back of the scalp.

Dr. Harold A- Desmond, who was called to treat Brennan, said he eru-tered the Yori home by mistake and conversed with Yori that morning and later saw him at the Brennan home. He said Brennan suffered from a brain condition, a laceration of the scalp and a fracture of a vertebrae. Mrs. Frances Brennan, widow of the alleged victim of the assault, was the only other witness.

She said she was outside in the family car to take guests home when she saw Yori and his wife leave the Brennan home. She said Yori came back and said "why should I hit Jack, he was a good fellow, never harmed anybody." She also stated she invited the Yoris to the party. Assistant District Atty. Kenneth H. Koch appeared for the Commonwealth, assisted by Atty.

Frank X. York, who represented Mrs. Brennan. Yori was, represented by Atty. Daniel M.

Garrahan. Fire Training ClaSS 1S Planned Basic Training Course Is to Start Monday for Auxiliary Force A new class in basic fire training will be organized on Monday, Jan. 4, at the Liberty Fire Co. with a roster made up of the 45 members of the auxiliary fire squad who have just completed 21 hours of first aid instruction. At thesame time, the class taking advanced fire instruction will start its outdoor work.

The class in basic training is open to persons who have passed the first aid course. Registrations can be made with C. Boyce Roth, chief instructor of auxiliary firemen, up to Jan. 4. The course will be given every Monday and Friday night.

The first aid work was given over a period of 21 hours by a staff of instructors headed by Robert Sherr of the American Red Cross and including Elmer H. Roedel and David Haeket. The outdoor instruction for advanced firemen will include hydraulics, forcible entry, chemistry of fire, use of fire tools, and pump and ladder work. It will extend over a period of six weeks with classes every Monday and Friday at the Liberty Co. To Install Pastor At Calvary Sunday Rev.

Grace Shreeve. singing evangelist, will be the speaker at an ordination service Sunday in Calvary Puritan Methodist church, P. O. S. of A.

hall, 38 S. 5th St. Bishop F. E. Graffius will be in charge of the conference meeting, at which S.

A. Ehrie will be ordained and installed as pastor of the church. Struck on Head by Chain Roscoe Heil, 50, an employe of the Tiexler Lumber Co. was injured Thursday when he was struck by a chain while helping to load a truck. The chain, tossed across the truck to secure the load, hit him on the head, inflicting a laceration that required three sutures to close.

He was treated at the Allentown hospital dispensary. I Four Active in Lehigh Valley Art Circles Among Winners That Lehigh Valley Is receiving increasing recognition as an art center was again evidenced this week when the work of four artists active in this area received high awards from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York at the opening of the Artists for Victory exhibition. Sharing in the $52,000 purchase prizes were Philip Evergood, who teaches the Brush and Pencil classes in Muhlenberg's adult education program: W. W. Swallow, supervisor of Art in the South Whitehall township schools: Ahron Benshmuel Rie-selsville; and Grace A.

Albee of Hel-lertown. In line with fhe Metropolitan Museum's new policy of showing the works of living artists, the prize winning works have been purchased for the permanent collections. The significance of their work Is indicated by the fact that the 1.418 paintings, prints and pieces of sculpture In Che exhibition were selected from more than 14,000 entries. The purchase prizes reached the highest total ever distributed at a single display of contemporary American art. The exhibition includes 532 paintings, 305 pieces of sculpture and 581 prints.

The exhibition, opened Monday by William Church Osborn. presiden! of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Mayor LaGuardia, will continue through Feb. 22. The prize winning works of art become the property of the museum. Mr.

Evergood. who came to Muhlenberg this fall to teach the adult classes in art affer Prof. George Rickey had been called into military service, received a sixth prize of $500 for his painting. "Kalamazoo in Winter." The colorful canvas depicts the town of Kaliimazoo, Michigan. There wore 17 awards.

Another sixth place award of $500 went to Mr. Swallow for his sculptured group, "As the Earth Sings Pennsylvania Dutch Family." The group is one Chat has received considerable fine comment from local art patrons who have seen it. A fifth prize in the sculpture group. $1,000. went to Mr.

Benshmuel of Hellertown, for his entry entitled "Job." Grace Albee's wood engraving. "Junked" won her a third prize of $200 in the prints division. WERS to Serve At War Games First Time in State That Emergency Radio Groups Will Take Active Part When maneuvers are held on Sunday by the State Defense organization the local War Emergency Radio service group will participate. It is the first time in Che State and possibly in the nation that a unit of the WERS has taken part. Sunday's maneuvers, which will be conducted at French Creek park, along the Schuylkill river near Birdsboro, will offer a field problem for Cos.

and and a part of the Medical Detachment of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps, commanded by Major Clifford H. Bortz of Allentown. In addition to ten units of the Lehigh County War Emergency Radio Service, a squadron of 15 planes of the Civil Air Patrol of the Pottstown area, and an American Red Cross Motor unit from Media will participate. The PRDC companies will be divided into Red and Blue Armies. Co.

from Norristown and Chestnut Hill, and Co. E. from Chester and West Chester, will make up one army, and Co. F. from Allentown, will make up the other.

The WERS. consisting of five or six mobile units and four "walkie-talkies" will provide communication for Co. and will keep the umpires informed of the tide of battle. Airplanes assigned to the Co. army will also be eq-ipped with radio and will communicate with ground units.

Eight planes four for each army will be in the air at all times. They will attempt to "bomb" troops of the opposing army. Instead of explosive bombs, flour bags will be used. Dr. Charles M.

Dibbell is aide of the Lehigh County WERS unit, the first to be authorized in Pennsylvania by the Federal Communications Commission for the purpose of providing communication 'for the County Council of Defense in the event of telephone failure during a bombing raid. Youth, 18, Undergoes Operation in Hopes Of Getting in Army Getting into the Army, especially as an aviation cadet has been the aim for months of Richard DeVine, 19, son of Paul DeVine, 106 N. 6th St. Rejected because of an abdominal injury -eceived when he was a boy. young DeVine went to the Sacred Heart hospital and submitted to an operation.

He was discharged from the hospital yesterday. The youth, a graduate of Allentown High scnool with the Class of 1941 will take another examination for his chosen field as soon as he has finished his convalescence. Day Nursery, Children's Home Asking Contributors to Phone Persons wishing to contribute old clothing, newspapers and magazines to the Allentown Day Nursery and Children's home were urged to phone Edward Braziell, industrial department supervisor. A truck will call at the house as quickly as possible and pick up the donations, Mr. Braziell said.

Reassuring regular contributors that the institution still is in need of material, he explained that lack of helpers or men to drive the trucks has forced the Day Nursery to curtail its usual house-to-house solicitation. The phone system has been instituted, he said, so that the one truck still on the job may cover the entire area. Phone number of the Day Nursery is 2-0803. The program is beir.g sponsored by the auxiliary of the West Catasauqua Fire Co. Mrs.

Ellen Deily, president of the auxiliary, is chairman of the committee charge. Aiding her in arrangements are Mrs. Kath-ryn Wieand. Mrs. Marie Kmgcaid and rir.a Dieter.

The committee last night Issued a i special request that all service men home on furlough Sunday afternoon be present at the exercises in order that a personal tribute mav be paid to them. Parents of servicemen in the community are also urged to attend. The service flag is to be hung across the front of the Fire Co. hall, at 2nd and Main West Catasauqua. It has been so designed that when additional boys of the community are called, stars can be added.

Small Increase In Greeting Mail Local Postal Authorities Perturbed Fear Last-minute Deluge Local postal authorities yesterday ere frankly perturbed by the small Increase in early Christmas mailings. They reported that Christmas cards one of the most difficult of potal problems because of the pub-lira habit of mailing them in a last-mirute deluge have started to move, but only in small numbers. This factor, along with the terrific strain on the ingenuity of postal employes to decipher illegible addresses, was also emphasized in a letter received by Postmaster George N. Hor-laeher from the Post Office department in Washington. Early mailings, Washington report ed.

are not yet in sufficient volume to prevent delay in deliveries of gilts until after Christmas unless mailings are increased sharply at once, and practically completed by next Tuesday. Dec. 15. Wartime burdens on transportation and on postal service make it essential that the peak of mailings be far earl ier than in normal times. To top the burdens of the local postal employes is the annual deluge I of nixies." those letters mailed with- out a street address or erroneously addressed "Allentown, Pa." and Intended for some other city.

A small collection has already accumulated and though the most experienced distributors of mail have gone through the pile, the nixies remain unknown; and because they failed to carry postage of the first class rate, they will be eventually destroyed as waste paper. Peter W. Leisenring Appointed Captain By Governor James HARRISBURG. Dec. 11.

fP. Peter VI. Leisenrir.g. Emmaus. today was named a captain in the Pennsylvania 1 Reserve Defense Corps Auxiliary for Lehigh County by Governor James.

Motorists Turn in Tires As Deadline Approaches The flow of idle tire turn-ins to the local Railway Express Agency has picked up sugntiy irom a virtual standstill wita the approach of the deadline at midnight tonight. After Dec. 12, it will be illegal for owners of more than five tires to use gasoline for driving, OPA has announced. For the last three days tires have been surrendered here at the rate of about 50 a day, according to T. H.

Hippie, local agent of Railway Express. The original deadline for surrender-irjg excess tires was Dec. 1, but extension to Dec. 12 was announced. An estimated total of 20,000 tires have been turned in here, the majority curing the rush which preceded the l.rst date.

AA SHOPPING) ill DAYS LhM- STATIONERY 5EXlT Bug Qrisfm 'Seats The Morning Call Newscaster Is on the Air at 10:45 Tonight Marine Writes the three-week period, about Working Schedule All Pannier Valley collieries will be idle today. All departments of the Lansford shops are scheduled to operate today. IVcmvs Flashes I Christmas trees on display here are marked with tags "order early." 0 Ashes were put to good use on sidewalks last night by many home owners. Add to your Christmas budget: Income tax payment due Dec. 15; operator's license renewable before Jan.

31, 1943. The red and white Santa Claus mail box, an annual attraction to the children of Fullerton, has been placed on the school lawn there. Warmer weather cleared the iciest corner in midtown Allentown yesterday: the sidewalks of the old post office building at 6th and Turner 6u. An old-type cylinder graphophone and about 100 records have been added to the antique collection of Warden John Henninger at the Lehigh county prison. There is ice on the canal north of Kimmett's Lock, but there can be no ice skating there this year because rocks jut through the shallow layer, result of last spring's flood.

Motorists for a time again have clear sailing on Hamilton St. since the barriers at the bottom of the hill have been removed upon completion of repairing that was done in the past weeks. A motorist, whose machine last night was damaged when it went over an excavation on 19th near Liberty complained to police and danger lights were placed about the opening. Adjutant James Hall of the Salvation Army will serve coffee and doughnuts Sunday to members of Co. Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps auxiliary, while on maneuver! near E.

Howard Strawn was named president at the annual reorganization meeting of the Quakertown school board this week. Jacob L. Stoneback was elected vice president. The terms of Howard Kooker, secretary, and Hobart G. Biehn, treasurer, expire in the spring.

year-old son of Mrs. Frances Wilson, wrote to his mother Nov. 17. She Cruiser Car Figures in ceived the letter Monday in which her Blackouts Are Meeting Theme Engineers Told of 'Light and Darkness in Wartime' at Meeting Seventy-five members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. LehiRh Valley Section, last evening heard an interesting address on "Light and Darkness in Wartime." Dr.

Samuel G. Hibben, director of applied lighting, Westinghouse Elec- i trie graphically described the part I each member must play if blackouts I are to be successful. The regular monthly meeting, held at the Elks club, was attended by members representing F-eading, Bloomsburg, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton groups. A 'dinner opened the session at 6:30. "We Americans have been experts of lighting and find ourselves in i complete reversal of form, attemptinR to become the masters of darkness for our own protection," Dr.

Hibben said. "We must realize we are vulnerable for Axis air raids and can only reduce our hazards by properly utilizing darkness, adapting ourselves to subdued rays prevailing in darkness," he said. The timeliness and importance of Dr. Hibben's talk attracted John Pokorny, Allentown's zone air raid warden and others of the Civilian Defense corps. Many factors were outlined that can be incorporated in making regional blackouts more effective.

John Pokomy spoke briefly at the conclusion of Dr. Hibben's talk. Mrs. Annie B. Edwards Dies in Her 78th Year; Was Native of Paterson Mrs.

Annie B. Edwards, 215 N. 18th died Friday night at 10:55 o'clock at her late home. She was 77 years old. She was a member of the Allenfown Hospital auxiliary and the Asbury M.

E. church. Born in Paterson, N. the daughter of the late John and Lucinda (Deeths) Beaumont, she was the widow of John E. Edwards who died in 1927.

She is survived by three daughters: Margaret J. Edwards. Mrs. Fred Weiler and Mrs. Russell Werkheiser, all of Allentown; four sons, John Beaumont, Clarence, both of Allentown: Major Robert, Oakland, and Louis, Syracuse; a sister.

Lucy Beaumont, and two brothers, Robert and Horace Beaumont, all of Paterson. A son, Ralph, preceded her in death. Services will be held Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock from her late home, of Asburv M. E. church, officiating.

She will be buried in the Greenwood cemetery. Spotters' Weekend Schedule at Coplay Joseph Steckel. chief spotter for the A inm ft- WTa r-r i t-i rr Cort'ioo nirar ennn. sored by the Coplay American Legion post, last night announced the following spotters on duty for today and tomorrow: Saturday: Richard Burke, deputy; midniRht to 4 a. Owen Reaser and George Geiger; 4 to 8 a.

E. H. Semmel and Paul Schaeffer; 8 a. m. to noon, Charles Marx Sr.

and John Imp; noon to 4 p. Jack Gleason Clifford Silfies and Richard Burke 4 to 8 p. Leonard Bcnninger and Joseph Clement; 8 p. m. to midnight, Martin Bush and Martin Padorsky.

Sunday: Claude Hoffman, deputy; midnight to 4 a. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Handwerk; 4 to 8 a. m.

Aral Moser and Kenneth Bortz; 8 a. m. to noon, Lewis Magdits and Allen Mohrey; noon to 4 p. Mrs. George Schneck and Mrs.

Ellis De-labor; 4 to 8 p. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mickey, and 8 p. m.

to midnight, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Reinhard. After Navy Department Says He Was Wounded A letter from a Marine apparently In the Solomons reached his mother here this week, several days after the Navy Department informed her he was wounded In action. The youth.

Albert W. Wilson, 24- The Navy Department had notified her by telegram last week, stating that he was wounded without revealing the battle area. Although the young Leatherneck's most recent letter did not carry an address, earlier letters were sent from Guadalcanal. According to the letter, Wilson had been promoted, for he stated that he was now a corporal. The Navy De- partment telegra.

referred to him as "Private First Class." Mrs. Wilson has since moved from I her residence at 931 Gordon St. and returned to relatives in Kansas City, Mo. She lived here with her son-in- i injuries sunerea when struck by a hit-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

run driver on Nov. 28. was among sev-James Poust, now of Alburtis R. 1. eral offered for probate in the office Wilson enlisted at the Allentown of Register of Wills Erdman.

recruiting station in January leaving Tne document, dated Aug. 1 1919 a job at the Mack plant which he had pr0vides that his entire estate, a small held since graduation from Allentown one given to his High school in 1940. also named Mecutrix Accident While Responding to Call Roy Allen 43. of 41 S. Madison was arrested last night at Madison and Chew Sts.

by Chief of Police Arthur V. Yohe. who said he would swear out a warrant against the man, charging him with turning in a false alarm, An alarm was turned in from Box 215, located at Madison and Chew at 8:03 o'clock and two minutes Officer Harrv Bechtel figured in a crash at 6th and Gordon while on the way to the scene of the sup posed fire. Bechtel was driving west on Gordon St. and reported he thought he could cross the intersection but the left rear of the police car was struck by a machine operated by Joseph Vorholy, 388 Tilghman St.

When Chief Marcks, Assistant Chiefs Geisinger and Good arrived at Madison and Chew Sts. with district companies they found Allen surrounded by a crowd. Chief Yohe arrived a few moments later and said Allen had been pointed out by witnesses as the man who turned in the false call. Chief Marcks informed police that Richard Bernhard of the West End hotel and William Evans, attendant at a gas station at Franklin and Chew said they saw Allen turn in the fire call. Sector 8 Air Wardens Will Attend Services Air raid wardens of District 1.

Sector 8, will attend the 7:30 p. m. service tomorrow in Zion Evangelical church, 817 Liberty St. Rev. Paul K.

Bergman, the pastor, will have for his sermon subject, "The Stars SS11 Shine." The assistant sector wardens for the district are w. Heylin Ruch and Eugene Smith. The senior post air raid wardens are Howard Eyer, Michael Rank, Frederick Troller John Bennet, Frederick Minnieh. Rolland Kidd. Edward Dreisbach, Russell Weaver and Howard i He was trained at the Marine base at Parris Island, and later at Quan-tlco.

Va. Hokendauqua Defense Corps to Learn First Aid A program of instruction in first aid for the messengers of the Hokendauqua Defense corps will be held this morning at 10 o'clock in the basement of the First Presbyterian church, Hokendauqua. The messengers will continue their studies on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Grace O'Donnell. registered Red Cross instructor, will be in charge.

Suit in Assumpsit A civil action has been started in the office of Prothonotary Crevelmg of Lehigh county bv the law firm of I Groman and Rapoport in which the Central Warehouse Co. of St. Paul, seeks to recover $818.32 with interest from May 1. 1937. from E.

Yeakel of Zionsville on a promissory note transaction note transaction. Amonr Survivors Included among the survivors of Edward A. Lloyd, retired building contrartor of Minersville. who died I at his home Thursday, is a sister, Mrs. August Smith, Allentown.

1 Practical and Delightful Gifts Assure Cheer throughout the Year DL'NGAN KRV, ALLENTOWN'S Economical HOME Furnishers Adv. The Weather WASHINGTON. Dec. 11. OP) Eastern Pennsylvania: Light rain in extreme east portion Saturday; litti change in temperature.

Sun rises 8:10 a. sets 5.28 p. m. Moon sets 10:59 p. m.

Temperatures (By The Associated Press) The U. S. weather bureau reported the following hiah and low temperatures for Dec. 11: Hieh Lpw Allentown 38 33 Chicago 30 17 Cleveland 39 29 Denver 25 Miami 81 68 New York 34 Philadelphia 35 27 Pittsbureh 41 32 St Louis 44 30 Washington 47 34.