The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 5

THIRD Learn Son Died Hold Star Mother A lien town-born Reporter Instrumental in Capture Of Notorious Lady HawHaw Fred B. Gernerd Delegate to Chile Conference Former Congressman Fred B. Ger Edgar C. Hersh, 17, Preaches At Asbury Edgar C. Hersh.

son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Hersh of 405 S. 17th was the gufht preacher yester- Writes Parents Of Son's Buddy How an Allentown soldier brought In Japanese POWCamp Mr." and Mrs.

Edward Seibert of 537 Chester St. have received word from the War Department that their Fair Wanh'dtty Mom's foint to g't break today In dryinr her wash. The forecast is fair' fcrr both Monday and Tuesday. Little changes in temperature. Sunday's temperatures, as recorded at the U.

S. weather bureau station at the Allentown-Bcthlehcm airport, were 86 for the high at 3:30 p. m. and 59 for the low at 6:30 a. m.

Winds came in from the south and southeast all dav to average about four miles per hour. Highest wind was eight miles at 4 p.m. Lehigh river readings continue to fall. At Lehighton the gauges read 3.30 leet and at Bethlehem, 2.0 leet. A native of Allentown had the last comfort to the parents of his Army laugh on the notorious Lady Haw Haw when Information he supplied led to pal after Uw latter had been killed In nerd of this city has been certified as a delegate from the American Bar Aaan.

to the fourth conference of the Federaclon Inter-Americana de Abo- action In Ger- her arrest Thursday Vienna. gados (Inter-American Bar to He Is Fred W. Wackernagel son nany, was re-ealed In a letter ecently received be held at San Tiago, Chile. Oct. zu- 29 inclusive.

The certification came BoysAdventures Get Him Afoul Of John Law A 12-year-old lad who lives In Stamford, and who is spending his vacation in Allentown with his uncle and aunt embarked on a Mga of unlawful adventures which landed him in the tolls of the Kutzton police. Specific charge Is the theft of a bicycle but the story begins with a pony ride last Thursday. On that day the boy rented a pony from the Russ Miller stables at the Fair Grounds and failed to return It at the end of his hour. Police found the boy at 30th and Chew Sts. with the pony and returned him to his home and the pony to Miller.

Saturday morning his aunt sent him to the movies and after sitting through that show the lad began a trek west that eventually landed him in Kutztown. On his way. he says at Fogelsville. he took a bicycle to hurry his trip. Just where he was headed for he did not say.

But he did sleep Mr. and Mrs lobert B. Davis from David A. Simmons of Texas, president of the American Bar Mm closed her Identity and mentioned that she had been indicted in the United States In 1943 on a charge of treason In connection with Axis propaganda activities. Rev.

and Wackernagel heard the broadcast which told the story of their son's part in Lady Haw Haw's arrest and last night told a Morning Call reporter that they were very much surprised when they heard the news. Wackernagel attended the old First ward school at 2nd and Turner until the family moved to Lancaster in 1919 when he was eight years old. His father is pastor of Eion Lutheran church in Lancaster and his grandfather, the late Dr. William Wacker if 2021 Livingston The conference includes the organ from the dead ized legal fraternity of the Western hemisphere. The delegates will in Toy's mother lowing the letter elude representatives from all the Democrats Plan the Allentonians countries In North and South America This will be the third time that Mr rw hnoke by telephone to the bereaved Gernerd has been so honored.

Last year he attended the conference at parents In Glens Falls. N. and AFP fit 7 mm' Big for County Meeting Mexico City as the delegate of the American Bar Assn. To be twice chosen as a conference delegate is an exchange 01 visits now is being nagel. was professor of modern lan i I arranged.

unusual, if not unheard of. In 1943 guages at Muhlenberg college. In Lancaster Fred Wackernagel Jr The letter was jwhen he was president of the Penn 'sylvania Bar he attended a Pvt. Sheldon Davis attended the public schools, was graduated from Lancaster High school from' Mrs. Mary A.

Rivers, mother the delegate from the Pennsylvania and Franklin and Marshall academy Assn. At that time the conference and attended Franklin and Marshall was held In Havana. college for a year. He is a graduate of Wittenberg college, Springfield, Mr. Gernerd Is the senior member of the law firm of Gernerd.

Helwig and Gernerd. The other members of Ohio. on a lawn between Allentown and Kutztown Saturday night. He arrived in Kutztown Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. He worked as a reporter for the As the firm are his nephew.

Charles Helwig, and his son, David K. Ger Between then and noon he had sociated Press in New York and for several Washington newspapers before going overseas in 1942 as an ambulance driver with the American Field nerd, both in the armed forces. He said yesterday that in the event he can shape his affairs so as to permit It, he will spend not less than two months' on the trip, during hich he will visit all the South American The end of the war and the easing of controls imposed because of the war will result in a greater Democratic county meeting in Lehigh this year, Dr. Alexander M. Peters, county chairman, said last night.

The. meeting will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Dorney park. "There isn't a man 'or woman in the Nation who isn't thinking seriously of the post-war era and the domestic problems that face us as a nation," Dr. Peters said.

"With that in mind. I have instructed Nick Bor-rell, chairman of the committee, to go the limit In arranging an attractive program. "In 1932 when our party came into power nationally," Dr. Peters continued, "the party policy was to take crossroads America into our confidence. It was the policy which licked the depression and we believe it is the Service.

He was later transferred to EDGAR C. HERSH sold the bicycle for $4 and hiked to the Kutztown airport where he took a plane ride for $2. He then headed for Crystal Cave' and on his way passed a riding academy where he tried to hire a horse for his remaining $2. the Government service. I I I II Miss Drexel, who is 50 years old day at the Asbury Methodist church Frederick XV, Wackernagel Jr.

PRIVATE EARL SEIBERT son, Private Earl Seibert, who had been listed as missing in action since May, 1942, died of diphtheria in a Japanese prison camp on July 27. ef Private Robert Rivers, and was directed especially to Mrs. Davis, mother of Private Sheldon Davis. It read as follows: deal Mrs. Davis: No words of mine could ever express my debt of gratitude to your son Sheldon who was my son Robert's buddy.

I can never tell you how much his letters have meant both to myself and to my husband. "If it had not been for Sheldon, we never would have known the truth about our beloved Bob. As you no doubt know our son was killed on April 21. 1945, on the Elbe river in Germany. "God's blessings should be showered cn tout boy.

I know you are mighty proud of him. And as long as I live, I hope I snail never lose contact with him. I asked him for your address in order that I might write to you and then, too. know where he was if I nere to kr Army contact. I wanted to say so much to you.

but now I am Jefferson and Hamilton 6ts In the gave her full name as Constance Louise Katherlne Drexel and her countries and study Pan-American re la ions. absence of Rev, George A. Langhead of Rev. and Mrs. F.

W. Wackernagel Philadelphia address as 26 S. 21st St By this time the peonle who had pastor, who Is on vacation. The subject of the sermon was "The Indwell of 133 E. Vine Lancaster.

The fane was Dined on the short-wave as bought the bike had become sus Slugged on Way ing Christ." Wackernagels formerly resided in Allentown where Rev. Wackernagel was pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran church 1942. He was one of seven Allentown Hersh, who Is 17 years old, holds a local preacher's license and served at Ridge Ave and Chew St. and where soldiers, all buddies, who were listed as missing in action following the fall Home from Work their son was born in 1911.

for several months as a supply pastor at the Slatedale Methodist church Slatedale. of Corregidor in May, 1942. Three of On the basis of inlormation sup policy which will prevent a depression after this war." the soldiers have been listed as pris plied by Wackernagel, who is with the oners of the Japanese, John Sokalsky. At Court House Dr. Peters said at Jcast two national picious and notified Kutztown police who picked up the boy on the Crystal Cave road.

Allentown police who were asked to get in touch with the boy's relatives here were informed that the uncle had left for Bridgeport. and would not be back in Allentown until the latter part of the week. The aunt could not go to Kutztown to brin the boy home. Kutztown police last night said that he seems content in the town hali lockup and has been telling the policemen, tales of his exploits in Allentown and Stamford. Information Service Branch of the Army, United States troops arrested Constance Drexel, who won for her He was graduated from Allentown High school with the class of 1945 and was a member of the National Honor' society.

He is now studying Isaac Geisinger. 63. night watch self the title of "Lady Haw Haw" dur at complete loss lor woras equai a "Philadelphia socialite and heiress" but inquiry revealed she was not even remotely related to the famous Drexel family. She was born in Darmstadt, Germany, but acquired United States citizenship. She did newspaper work in Boston and went abroad as a correspondent in 1915.

She has claimed she served In tho American Red Cross in World War I. Later she is said to have worked on the old Philadelphia Public Ledger and was on a WPA writers' project lor two years, during which she lived at the S. 21st St. address. She returned to Germanv in 1939.

reportedly to be with her ill mother, and started her broadcasts the same year. In July, 1943, she was indicted by a District ol Columbia grand Jury lor broadcasting Irom Germany in be- man at the court house on the 8 ing her world war II radio talks in my feelings lor both of you. As long wnere nc hoids a competitive trustee figures would attend the meeting and discuss the problems that face the people from two angles. "We would have held the meeting even if the war had not ended," he said, "but with the end of travel controls, we anticipate a far larger gathering than which she touted the 'of German culture under Hitler. as hi, scholarship.

ton. I am graieiui mat nc iKiiiuntu him to die as a soldier and to die in He learned Miss Drexel's Identity son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sokalsky of 719 Front Walter Lamm, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Lamm St 937 Green St. and Edwin Warfield. son of Mrs. Gertrude Warfield of 603i N. 6th St.

No word has ben received from William Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Johnson of 755 S. 8th and Raymond George of 1447 Turner St.

and Eugene Mc-Namara. son of Mrs. Robert Davis of 529 N. 19th St. are reported dead.

Private Seibert had been seriously wounded in action on Jan. 16, 1942 in the Philippines. He entered the by accident when he was approached p. m. to 4 a.

m. shift, was struck on the head by a lootpad early Sunday morning on his way home from work but his cries frightened the assailant away. According to Geisinger's report to police the man followed him Irom 7th the comDanv of such a line boy as we would nave nad otnerwise. ana we are making preparations by her on a street In the Austrian Your son. capital.

She said she wanted to talk "To you. Mrs. Davis, my husband to him because he wore an American Henry S. Sterner, Ex-Cafe Owner, Dies at 66 uniform. Encouraging conversation in the hope ol learning the reaction and Chew sts.

to 7th arm Liberty fats, where be crossed over and got ahead and I express our wish that you may enioy manv years ol health and happiness with 'our' darling Sheldon. Gratefully yours, Mary A. Rivers." Queen Mary Has of the Viennese ol the war's outcome. of him before he got to Green. Geis Wacieernagel said the woman dis-half ol the Axis, service in June.

1941, having been inger turned west on Green to go to his home at 718 and a lew leet from the corner the man stepped from behind a parked car and struck him Big Outpouring Henry s. Sterner. 66, of 708 Turner 32 from This Area with a paper-wrapped weight about one of the organizers of the Keystone Fraternal society and until last 18 inches long. Two Local Railroaders Answer Truman Appeal By Going to California President Truman's appeal to railroad workers to go to western roads which were In need of men to move troops and war supplies to the Pacific was answered recently by Earl St rauch of this city, who left for Call-fdrnla, and Charles Kinsev of Emmaus. who also went to Cahforci to take jobs on the Santa Fe.

The former was a fireman on the Reading railroad and the latter a fireman on the Jersey Central Lines. employed as a mechanic for Hoffman Bros. He is survived by three brothers, Harold. Elmer and Clair and five sisters. Althea, Virginia.

Elsie, Ruby, and Shirley, besides his parents. He. was a member of St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran church. November proprie tor of Sterner's Geisinger continued to his home and called police.

Officers Gehris and Cclcbuskl were detailed to the neighborhood but could find no trace of The SS Queen Mary, due on Wed On Peacetime Sunday Dr. John R. Hart Speaker at West Park Concert What is needed in the world of tomorrow was likened to music last night by Dr. John Robbins Hart, pastor of the Valley Forge Memorial Chapel, during the concert of the Pioneer band at West Park. "Harmony, rhythm and balance are Methodist Field Workers Meet At Cedar Rev.

Robert R. Powell of Camden, dean of the Northeastern Jurisdiction Field Workers school of the Methodist Church which meets Aug. 21-28 on the Cedar Crest college campus, and other members of the executive the man who was described as about live lect eight inches tall wearing a nesday in the New York harbor, is scheduled to carry thirty-two servicemen from Allentown and the surrounding aresl, according to the Associated Press. grey slouch hat. Allentonians moved into the great It required ten sutures to close the wound on Geisinger head.

outdoors yesterday on the first peace The list includes: Private First time Sunday in nearly four years. Exploding Percolator And Bottle Send Two To Hospital Dispensary An exploding bottle, exploding per colator, and a mislaid pitchfork were the causes of which were treated in the dispensary of the Sa cafe at Linden and Hall died yesterday morning at his home after a three-week illness. A lifelong resident of this city. Mr. Sterner was for many years a barber In the old American hotel and later conducted shops of his own in different sections of the More Area GIs Many took advantage -of the lifted Seaman Kenneth Koch Class Thomas S.

Hemphill, R. 1, Al-burtis; Private First Class Donald P. Sandt, 1635 Ferry Easton: Private First Class Daniel V. Cooper. 65 N.

gasoline ban and drove to seashore and other recreational areas. Many 7th Easton: Private First Class council are expected to arrive today at the college. They will make arramrements for stayed in the city and flocked to golf Frederick F. Maurer, 55 Church xne use or two collece dormitories courses, swimming pools and amusement parks. Arrive at New York City One officer and twenty-one GI's cred Heart hospital yesterday.

Charles Lutz, 14, of 105 Hamilton found a bottle on the street yesterday" morning and while he was the chapel and 12 college classrooms, State Police from nearby counties Slatington. Private First Class Ralph Wood-ring. 1201 W. New Bethlehem; Sergeant Eilfred D. Wagner, Stroudsburg: Private First Class Alton L.

Gower. R. 2. Kunkletown; Private tryins to oven it. the class container city.

He left the barberinsr business to assist in organizing the Keystone Beneficial club that lor many years Home on Surprise Visit Seaman Kenneth B. Roth, em-cute from the Gulf Port. to his new base at Newport, R. made a surprise visit over the weekend to his family at 419 Auburn Allentown. Father of four children, he saw his five-week-old son Edward for the first time yesterday.

Mrs. Roth is the former Dorothy Rapp. The thwe older children in the Roth family are Kenneth, Frederick, and Susan. Seaman Roth, before entering the service, was proprietor of the Roth Tire shop at 1138 Turner exploded causing multiple lacerations reported traffic reminiscent ol prewar days, but added that few arrests were made because of speeding despite the lifting of the 35-mlle-an-hour ban. from Allentown and the surrounding Approximately 200 registrants will be in attendance at the school, beginning tomorrow night with- supper at 6 o'clock.

In addition to the dean, other conference leaders expected today are Rev. Homer N. Clark. Sewicklev. of the board ol education of the Pitts First Class Edward J.

Laubach, R. 1, At Fairview park. 1,850 fans, a sea reeded to keep the peace, said ur. Hart in his sermonette. An overflow crowd attended the concert and the band and the Valley Forge Songmen were called upon lor number of encores.

The guest soloist of the band was George Re in smith, brother of the director of the band, Gerald J. Rein-smith. He played as an encore. "One Fleeting Hour." Dr. Hart, who had been chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, of which he Is a graduate, gave a thoughtful talk on post-war conditions.

Included among the band encores were "Sons of America," the march Wagner." and "Cavalry Command." In addition to the sermonette. Dr. Hart gave the invocation and benediction. Dr. Jeno Donath.

director of the chorus, conducted their numbers in son record, saw the Redbirds battle York In a doubleheader. burgh conference, who is registrar and treasurer of the Cedar Crest field naa us neaaquarters on Hamilton St. between Hall and 8th Sts. The club later became the Keystone Fraternal society, now at 943 Hamilton St. Mr.

Sterner in 1934 became co-proprietor of the Louisiana grill at 112 N. 7th leaving that place in 1938 to take over the Wooden bar at 140 N. 7th St. In 1940 he opened the Sterner's cafe on Linden St. and At the Trexler Game Preserve an territory arrived Saturday for redeployment at the reception station.

In-diantown Gap Military reservation. Prior to reassignment the men were given furloughs. They are: First Lieutenant Richard D. Poston, R. 2, Quakertown; Technician Fifth Grade Albert A.

Miner. 1055 Washington Easton; Private First Class Forrest G. Miller, 326 N. 9th Allentown; Private First Class Homer J. Moser, Cherry worKers school; Rev.

A. Merritt Diet Hellertown. Private First Class James J. Nens-cel, 237 Avenue B. Palmerton; Private First Class Leo F.

Romano, 105 N. Warren Easton; Warrant Officer, Junior Grade Thaddeus Kobylarz, 70 King East Stroudsburg; Master Sergeant Clair G. Miller, 514 Washington Allentown. Technician Fifth Grade Frank H. Gardner, 2410 Victor Easton; Private First Class Forrest G.

Yeager, 321 N. Weset Allentown: Staff estimated crowd of 1.000 in more than 290 cars visited the park. The railroads reported last night tench of the Genesee conference, chairman of the board of managers, and Rev. Charles D. Myers of the New York East conference, secretary of the remained there until retiring last local school.

iMovemDer, that many residents left the city over the weekend for nearby seashore and mountain resorts, and reported traffic as generally heavy. Cedar Beach and other city and private water sports reported good He was a son of the late ilenrw Members of the planning committee with those in the executive council and Abigail Sterner. He was a member of the Eagles and the Keystone of the boy face, lert hand ana lert knee. Some of the glass was imbedded in the knee and will be removed at the hospital today. Mrs.

Rose Gellis, 40, of 26 Brush was preparing coffee at her home on Friday when the percolator blew up showering her with hot fluid. Her injuries did not respond to home treatment and she reported to the hospital yesterday afternoon for treatment." There it was ascertained that she was suffering from second degree burns of the right forearm, shoulder, face and neck. Robert Boyer. 65. of 146 Hamilton required three sutures to close an injury to his right eye which he suffered when he fell on the sidewalk Saturday night.

Rose Smith of 508 Chew stepped on a pitchfork Tuesday and failed to have the injury treated until the foot continued to pain her more each hour. She was given an injection of tetanus antitoxin and the wound was cauterized. John Duchert. 15, of Bethlehem splashed some lime into his eye and had to be given treatment. Margaret Sergeant Robert Trunk, 80 N.

4th Easton; Corporal Lester L. Cope, who will attend are: Dr. J. Fisher Simpson, director of the department Fraternal society. dramatic fashion.

Accompanist was Louisa Paxson Youngjohns. Bally. Private First Class Stephen F. Kovacs, 1358 Newport Northampton; Private First Class George R. Oswald, 741 N.

Lumber Allentown; Private First Class John K. Shuman, 2 Foster Coaldale. Private First Class Rolland W. Whitehead, 156 Hamilton Allen Palmerton: Private John Olesh, 730 N. 2nd Allentown.

Aid, and Mrs. Geo. Williams On Visit to Kin in Illinois Alderman and Mrs. Georee Williams, of 737 N. 6th left for Savanna.

111., where they are the guests of Mrs. William's brother-in-law and' sister. Captain and Mrs. Ernest F. Moessner, at the Savanna Ordnance Depot proving grounds.

They will be accompanied home by their daughter Nancy Jane, who has been vacationing there for the past month. ol leadership education. General crowds. Buses to Dorney Park were crowded on each trip and pleasure bound customers' lined up at the Square to await their turn to board the buses. Board of Education, Nashville.

Corporal Clayton A. Miller, Treich- Rev. George R. Savige, superintendent, The temperature here yesterday lers; Corporal Harold E. Reinert, 1217 Lehigh Allentown: Technician Fifth Grade Donald F.

Ranson, 229 'i averaged a comfortable 81 from 9 a.m. Oneonta district; W. W. Dela-plain, executive secretary. Board of Education, Baltimore conference, and Rev.

Richard M. Green, executive to 9 pjn. N. Fulton Allentown: Private First Class William T. McGilton, 1093 secretary, Peninsula conference.

Berwick Easton. Courses offered include: The Work Master Sergeant Elwood F. Hohl, Surviving are his wife, Zelma. two children. Mrs.

Ray Hunsberger of this city and Charles sterner of Miami, five grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. John Diefenderfer and Ida Sterner, both of Allentown. Chest Drive Chairman To Meet This Evening At 7:30 in the YMCA Divisional, sectional and block chairmen of the Lehigh County Community Chest will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in the YMCA building to begin actual plans lor the annual chest drive to be town; Sergeant Gerald F. Frey. 946 Jackson Allentown; Staff Sergeant Frank Mitchell, 17 Walnut Lansford; Private First Class Michael J.

Molncr, 113 E. Broad Beaver Meadows. Technician Fifth Grade John R. Williams, 234 S. Franklin Allentown; Private First Class Thomas Q.

of the District Superintendent, in 715 Race Catasauqua; First Lieutenant William W. Crawford, 529 Eighth Bethlehem; Technician Fifth Grade Harry W. Schmeyer, 230 charge of Bishop Ernest G. Richardson; courses in field work lor children, vouth. intermediates and adults: Working Schedule All Panther Valley collieries and departments ol Lansford shops are scheduled to operate today and Schultz, 21.

of Catasauqua, was treat ed for lacerations and bruises. S. Fulton Allentown. conferences dealing with the work of Rev. C.

H. Mengel Administers Rite Of Baptism to Three Rev. C. H. Mengel.

pastor of Bethany E. C. church, N. 6th and Oak administered the rite of Christian baptism to the following yesterday: Barry Lynn Douglass, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest C. Douglass. Melcher, Bally: Private George Piet.z. More Reach Gap Redeployment Station Twenty-four members of the armed forces from Lehigh and surrounding counties were booked to have arrived yesterday in New York on the SS General Black. According to the Associated Press the lift included the following persons: Corporal Stanley A.

Serf ass. R. 1, Kunkletown: Technician Fifth Grade Elmer J. Scgear. 147 W.

Broad East Stroudsburg; Sergeant Harold A. Sandt, R. 2, Stroudsburg. Technician Fifth Grade Stephen J. Kosko.

827 Scott Stroudsburg; Private First Class Frank D. Mar- helping local churches, and seminars con. 22 E. Mam. Pen Argyl; Private First Class Robert C.

Nothstein. in Evangelism with Children. The Family Today, and Youth's Problems. 613 N. 2nd Allentown; Private Robert G.

Morris, 210 Robinson Pen Argyl. Corporal Russell S. Long, New Te wiT Fishes 208 S. 4th Lehighton: Private First Class Kenneth W. Serfass.

Le Reading P.O. Team Wins highton: Private First Class Paul R. Tarantino, Quakertown. The Dr. W.

A. Wulfmans Parents of Daughter Dog training season begins today. Private First Class Donald N. Wal Tripoli: Private First Class William B. Mulloy, 418 S.

9th Perkasie; Private Joseph N. Cimino, 213 Diamond Bethlehem; Staff Sergeant Paul Fisher, 20 Fourth Stiles. Senrppnt Fahrincer, 244 N. 10th Allentown; Sergeant Donald W. Godshalk.

Pen Argyl Thomas Dean Schware, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Schware" of Philadelphia. Donald Mark Rauch, son of Mr.

conducted Oct. 8 to 22. Programs for industrial solicitation and "fair Share giving" throughout business and industrial concerns of Lehigh county will be laid down at the meeting which will begin promptly at 7:30 and end at 9:15 sharp. Only 42 days remain before the opening of the 1946 campaign. Chairman of tonight's meetine ili hl ters, 710 Lincoln Easton; Private First Class Merrill G.

Weisel, 19 Fourth Perkasie; Private First and Mrs. Elwood Rauch. Class George K. Fox, 709 St. John Allentown; Private First Class Jo The Reading post office employes' soft ball team carried away top honors during the annual round-robin tournament conducted yesterday at Fountain park, Allentown.

by the postal workers of Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and Reading. Beginning at noon, the sports carnival was attended by more than 150 Pen Argyl; and Technician Fifth t-en Argyi; ana lecnnician seph Molnar, 1218 E. Third rutniftj Grade Nicholas Davidyock, 324 wJl. Wnitetiall KepilDllCari Technician Fifth Grade Henry E. Strouse, 57 S.

Courtland' East Stroudsburg: Private First Class Harold C. Clauser, 519 St. John Al- James Poff. White Summit Hill, At South Bend, Ind. Dr.

and Mrs. W. A. Wulfman were parents of a baby girl born recently in St. Joseph's hospital.

South Bend, Indiana. Mrs. Wulfman is the former Joyce Schultheis. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Schultheis of 265 E. Walnut Allentown. The child is the first grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. Schultheis and also the first grandchild of Dr.

and Mrs. A. E. Wulfman. Huntington.

West Vir 10 More Area GIs persons from the four post onices. Oplingers Hold Following the tourney, the clerks and carriers met at the Marine band 220, Not 450, Laid Off At Structural Steel; Many to Get Jobs Back Discharged The list of Pennsylvania soldiers 31st Reunion hall. 27 S. 7th for entertainment and lunch. Reading employes, winners of the ball game, received the winners prizes.

Last year the tourna Eighty-six years ago yesterday oil was first discovered at TUusviile. Pa amber light on the traffic signal at 17th and Hamilton Sts. was not in operation last night. Next complaint will be from the dust on country roads due to the lack of rain. Another assignment for sidewalk superintendents: the raring of the building at 1047 Hamilton formerly occupied by the Rlalto lunch.

The days are getting shorter. Today will have 13 hours and 33 minutes of sunlight. The same date last month had 15 hours and 18 Corporal F. M. Falco.

son of Mrs. Antonrtte A. Falco of 240 Water Allentown. has been assigned to the John H. Payne airfield at Cairo.

Egypt. The Bronze Star medal for heroic action during the Eurotean campaign has been awarded to Corporal Ralph E. Rutman. husband of Mrs. Anna P.

Rutman, 943 Pine Allentown. Club Meets at 8 Tonight The monthly meeting of the North Whitehall Republican club will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the hall of the Community Fire Co. at Schnecksville. County Commissioner Harry D. Hertzog will be the speaker and will talk about the Trexler-Le-high County Game Preserve, located just outside the village of Schnecksville.

Ed. Schlegel, president of the club, will preside over the meeting at which the party's candidates for office have also been Invited to talk. Entertainment will be offered and refreshments served at the close of the meeting. ginia. It is also the first great-grandchild of Mrs.

Eola Strieker, Huntington. W. Va. ment was captured by the Bethlehem office. discharged Saturday from the service through the Separation Center, In-diantown Gap Military Reservation.

Dr. Wulfman. a Lieutenant in the Donald Miller, personnel director of the Lehigh Structural Steel says that the number of men laid off by the company due to cancellation of war contracts was 220 and not 450 as stated in The Morning More than 200 relatives and friends of the Oplinger family met Saturday in their 31st family reunion at Indian Trail park, Pennsville. The affair W8S During a short business meeting, lt Navy Medical Corps, is stationed at the Naval Training school at Notre included the following ten soldiers of the area: was decided that Reading would ne one of four family gatherings which ibii siory toaturaay morning. Dame.

He Is the holder of the Bronze Star medal for gallantry in action while serving with the EiRhth Amphib are held annually in Pennsylvania and Ohio who are the descendants of Uberllnger, Uplinger and Obllnger ancestors who came to this section from the Palatinate, Germany, In ious force in the Mediterranean area. Mr. Miller said that when the firm Rets civilian work as many of the men as possible will be recalled. During the past several months the firm the scene of the annual soft ball tournament next year. James J.

Maloy headed the committee of locnl clerks and carriers which was named to arrange for yesterday's event. Mr. Maloy was assisted bv John Bader, Lester Bechtel. J. Walter Smith.

Paul Schwoyer, George Seebald. William 1724. Roving Reporter Tells of 'End of War Night Experience While orr The afternoon program was In charge of the president, Elwood E. Oplinger of Allentown. At that time Boyer, Charles Hacket, and George Beisel.

naa 315 employes, he said. Trolley Car Derailed On Greenawalds Line A southbound Greenawalds trolley car hopped the tracks south of the Corporal Andrew V. Soley, 28 An-dorsvllle Lansford; Technician Fourth Grade John Ko.st, 614 E. 5th Bethlehem: Private Franklin A. Hooper, 606 Church Easton; Private Samuel T.

Reinhard, 122 S. 10th Allentown. Private First Class Walter T. Dartt, 237 E. Ettwcin Bethlehem; Private First Class John P.

Starersky, 608 S. Pike Allentown; Private First Class Richard H. Bock, 312 N. 4th Lehighton. Private First Class John A.

Reed. 33 Elm Tamaqua: Technician Fifth Grade Mahlon A. Long, 622 Folk Easton; and Technician Fourth Grade William J. Koib, R. Pen Argyl.

a military honor roll listing 120 mem bers ol the lamily was unveiled. Musical selections were given by lentow-n. Private First Class Robert H. Koch, 410 Washington Tamaqua; Private First Class Melvin W. Raisner.

R. 2. Bangor Technician Fifth Grade William L. Clugston. Stroudsburg; Technician Fifth Grade Charles A.

Reiter. R. 3. Nazareth. Private First Class El wood H.

Geis-ler, 32 W. 5th Boyertown; Private First Class Mark I. Leiby. R. 2, Hamburg; Sergeant Pifilip C.

Nastasee, 1153 Main Hellertown; Corporal Ernest P. Zak, 1027 Liberty Allentown. Private First Class Arthur J. Tan-rella. 898 Wolf Easton; Private First Class Earl G.

Bauder, R. 2, Quakertown: Private First Class Russell N. Frederick. 1304 Howe Allentown; Sergeant Samuel L. Gehris 624 Va Cleveland Allentown.

Corporal Willard C. Koch, 74 Ui N. 9th Allentown Private Willard E. Moll, 310 N. 3rd Allentown; Private First Class Allen M.

Horldt, 423 Union Fullerton; Sergeant John G. Pesola. 1263 East 4th Bethlehem: Private First Class Luther A. Herb. 226 Center Tamaqua, and Private John Bokrosh, 216 E.

Snyder Lansford. Exchange Club Clambake Scheduled for Tuesday The Allentown Exchange club will hold its annual clambake tomorrow afternoon and evening at Smith's grove, near Macungie. The chowder will be served, at 4 p. m. and the bake will be held at 6 p.

m. Games will be featured in the afternoon, and In the evening there will be dancing and more games. Committeemen in charge are Eugene A. Reichard, chairman; Frank Gabriel. Robert Firtz.

Dayton Schaf-fer and Randall Kneedler. vacation nas nepnew, li. jbod jjenuey, a new-ark, N. Lawyer, in Private Life; Lt. Bentley Has Been in Army Last Three Years, 18 Months Overseas Medley of Pithy Items siding switch near Highland St.

yes- Nancy and Anne Oplinger of Hellertown. Group singing was also held. Rev. Ralph T. Baily of Lyons, gave icraay aiternoon and shuttle service had to be used to transport passengers to and from Allentown.

According to LVT officials exact the closing prayer and benediction. New officers elected during the business session were: Elwood E. Op Young Democrats To Hold Clambake Coming Wednesday A hard working committee reports that the success of the clambake sponsored by the Voung Democrats of Lehigh county is assured. It will be held in Smith's Grove, Macungie, on Wednesday, beginning at 4 in the afternoon, with the bake scheduled to be served at 6:30. cause of the derailment was unknown since the tracks were considerably torn up by the derailed rear truck of linger of Allentown, president; Warren G.

Hangen. Northampton, Harvey N. Oplinger. Allentown; Arthur J. G.

VICTORY: Seven p. m. Tuesday, "We're closed," the hostess would tell Aug. 14. lound this reporter in a city.thfm through the door.

tn, We hurried through the dinner. No some distance from the home town. those peopl also wantcd t0 A crowd had gathered in front of the join the shouting throng in the city. the car. it com have been due to either spreading rails or split switch.

Oplinger. Hellertown, John D. Wat-kins, Red Bank, N. vice presidents: building which houses the town's Then suddenly a couple of bottles ap- mey saia. Through traffic on the line was held up for a two-hour period until the Claude Eckert, Allentown.

recording Members of the Community Fire Co. of Schnecksville will hold a spaghetti supper at the fire hall on Tuesday from 5 to 9 p. m. The affair is open to the public. Not all of the ticket purchasers Saturday at railroad and bus stations were pleasure-bound.

Many of them were Consolidated Vultee employes who had been laid off and were en-route home. Brakes suddenjy released on an automobile parked on S. 7th St. yesterday afternoon and the car rolled across the street and over the sidewalk at 43 S. 7th St.

where it crashed Into a fence. Slight damage was dona to a stone stairway and the fence. The Weather By U. S. Weather Bureau: Allentown.

Bethlehem and vicinity Fair Monday and Tuesday with littta change In temperature. Tern per at res (By The Associated Press) The U. S. Weather Bureau reported the following temperaturef leading newspaper. All were on me laoic.

ine the announcement which would1 "That's on the house." said the secretary; William Hahnv Weissport, Corporal Helen E. Papp Has Vacation Furlough In Famed Riviera Area Corporal Helen E. Papp. WAC, of 733 S. Genesee Allentown, recently spent a seven-day vacation furlough at the U.

S. Army Riviera car was replaced on the track. Pas either end the war or continue it. hostess. "No, no.

you cant pay for The fesitlvities will continue throughout the evening. Charles Fen- sengers walked around the derailed Across the street there was a steady it. We re not selling anything. That's corresponding Mrs. Emma J.

Minnich, Danielsville, treasurer; William H. Rinkenbach. Rockaway, N. and John D. Watkins, Red Bank, N.

historians. flow of customer into a State liauor.on my husband and my brother. stermacher and his Rube musicians car and boarded other cars on either side of the wreck. In swineine off store. It wasn't a rush but it was a 'They're both in the South Pacific, i and comedians will help to make the track the rear end of the car steady trickle.

things lively. The members of the ticket com Suddenly automobile horns began narrowly missed hittinjr a service pole. However, no one was injured. recreation area, Nice. France.

She is mitee are Atty. J. Douglas Mertz, Bill ODonncll and Myrtle Baer. tooting. People began to yell, laugh dnd slap each other on the back.

In the liquor store a pushing. Impatient crowd extended out onto the sidewalk. The word that the Japs had accepted Cooking. Fat Blaze Results in Still Alarm Cooking fat caught fire in the N. Catasauqua Girl, 12, Dies of Rheumatic Fever June C.

Jordan, only child of Ed at present stationed in the European theatre of war operations. Newest spot at this world famous playground for the women soldiers is the recently opened Cagnes-Sur-Mer beach. It has now been cleared of German-laid mines and barbed wire entanglements. the terms was in and those lolks were intent on buying a "magazine of ammunition" with which to celebrate. third floor apartment at the home of Joseph Rosenberg, 128 S.

13th early last evening and the squad wapon and Franklin apparatus was called on a still alarm. We got into a car and headed for ward and Dorothy Mae, nee Howells, Jordan. 516 Grove North Catasauqua, died on Sunday morning in the Sacred Heart hospital, this city, after an illness with rheumatic fever. She was il years and 11 months of age. the country and a quiet restaurant we knew about.

It was dinner time. Here's to their home coming." "And here's to my son and my son-in-law; they're both in the Pacific; and to their speedy home coming," said the other lady in the place. "Is daddy coming home soon?" the little girl, about five, wanted to know. everybody was elated. But no, they were not going to go to town and celebrate.

"We're saving the celebration for when our men come home," they explained. PENSIVE: The next morning in the hotel lobby, the bell-hop looked careworn. A-furrowed brow enhanced the impression. "Do all your celebrating last night?" I inquired. "I didn't do any celebrating." he said.

"In the shop where I work," and here he explained that all through the war he worked his shift regularly in a war plant in addition to the hotel Job. "they went crazy when the news came. Guys jumped Continued on Page 13. Column 1 In the middle of the dinner shades By the time firemen arrived an went down and keys turned in the other tenant. Mrs.

Joseph Reichard. Soldier Treks Here From Gap to See Wife As She Goes There Alarmed when he arrived home from Indiantown Gap only to find his wife not home, a soldier stationed there called police yesterday morning to report her missing. The man and wife evidently crossed paths for the former was on his way home while the wife was on her way to the Gap to visit the serviceman When she could not locate him at the Gap she returned home to find him there. lock of the door. Ours was the only Besides her parents there survive who lives on the second floor had smothered the blazing fat.

There was no damage to the apartment. lor Sunday: High Allentown fi8 Boston "4 Chicago 100 Cleveland 86 Denver 95 Miami New York Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 87 St. Louis 89 Washington 84 Four Births Are Reported By Sacred Heart Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Altieri of 2005 Washington became the parents of a daughter yesterday at the Sacred Heart hospital.

It is the couple's second child the first being a son Joseph, aged seven years. The father 4s city water assessor. Other births at the Sacred Heart were also cirls born to Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Polzar of 1027 Delaware Bethlehem: Mr.

and Mrs. George Funk. 415 4th Bethlehem, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mayer, 53 4th Coplay.

Low 59 53 65 53 80 63 58 63 64 According to Chief Marcks and Assistant Chief Geissinger, Robert Auto Stolen at Ambler Is Found Abandoned An automobile reported stolen Saturday night from Ambler crashed into a culvert early Sunday morning on Route 463 near Horsham. Montgomery county and was deserted when State ponce from the Doyles-town barracks arrived at the scene. Police said the driver and a possible passenger in the stolen car apparently escaped without injury. The car was slightly damaged. the paternal grandparents.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Jordan of Fullerton, and the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

David Howells. North Catasauqua. She was a student in the sixth grade of the North Catasauqua schools and a member of Salem Reformed Sunday school. Catasauqua. The party left in the place.

"You're the last ones to be served; we're closed now," said the hostess. "It just came over the radio from Governor Martin," she continued. "We don't know how long we're going to be closd but we are closed until Governor Martin says we can open up again." Parties stopped at the place and rattled the door. None were admitted. Fenstermaker, tenant, started to heat the fat to prepare his evening meal.

He fell asleep while waiting for it to heat and the smoke pouring from a window attracted the attention of a resident on S. Madison St, who called father is a member of the 2140th Air IMS 5 fHE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Monday, Aug. 2-), firemen. Force unit, Smyrna, Tenn..