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nmj wipiMiiiiniPiif iwpmww my Turn yr "i-y i IU SECOND THIRD Woman, 83, Injured In Crash Few Accidents On Highways An 83-vear-oM Rath wnman is 1 ttr listed in guarded condition with mm mmmmiiiMm1! wmmmmp QUICK AND EASY The small hole than $3,000 at Horlacher's Brewery burned and punched in the lower in Allentown. Petty cash, police said, right corner of this safe gave bur- is secure in smaller strong box in the glars quick and easy access to more rear. -I SV.W' 'utr Safe Burglars Net $7,500 In Lehigh, Monroe Raids safecrackers. The strongboxes ment through narrow passageways leading to the office than they did getting into the safe. The burglars used a cardboard are not much more than a fire proof cabinet, police said.

Burglars gained entrance to the brewery by dislodging a bar that secured swinging doors on a load ing platform. Detectives said the burning equipment used in the safe job was taken from the brewery's maintenance shop. They said they believe the burglars had a tougher job getting the burning equip Photo by Call-Chronicle photographer T. Milton Rockmaker mated 81,900 spectators who turned out for 11 Thanksgiving Day football games in the Lehigh Valley area'. For other pictures and stories on the games see Pages 7, 13, 41, 42, 44 and 45.

NORTHAMPTON SCORES AGAIN The pained expressions on the faces of Catasauqua High School Band members show what happened: Northampton 27, Catasauqua 0. They were among an esti- Shock Blamed in Woman's Death, Troopers Spur Catasauqua Probe Thanksgiving Fare Safe burglars working in Allen town and East Stroudsburg had much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day. Tneir holiday activities netted them more than $7,500 from the Horlacher Brewing Co. at 311 Gordon Allentown, and the Courtland Beverage Co. at 429 N.

Courtland East Stroudsburg. The burglars who paid a holi day visit to the brewery apparently knew not only where the safe was but also where the more than $3,000 was kept in the strongbox. A neat, six inch hole was burned and punched in the corner of the Horlacher office safe. The whole operation, police believe, took not more than 15 minutes. Safe Ripped Open East Stroudsburg police and state police at Stroudsburg said $2,500 in cash and $2,000 in checks was stolen from a safe in the Courtland Beverage Co.

Entrance to the beverage com pany was gained through a win dow. Police said the safe was ripped open. The Horlacher Brewery burglary brought a warning from Allentown detectives to businessmen not to leave large sums of money in their office safes. Detectives said most safes made tflday are no problem for surrounding death." police, as well as to Sgt. Michael It was learned last night that! J.

Wargo, state police fire mar-Mrs. Koons's burned body was shal. They relayed reports of Jo-found shortly after 7 a.m. Wednes- seph. day by Ben Zura, maintenance It was reported that as Zura The investigation into the death Wednesday of Mrs.

S. Koons, 47, of 146 Front Cata sauqua, went from dawn to dusk yesterday. State police called in by Lehigh County Dist. Atty. George J.

Joseph worked beyond midnight Wednesday before resuming their probe yesterday. The job is not finished. Joseph said he had requested a state police check for an "ac curate determination of the cir- He's for the Birds, Yule Shopping List Bulging? Don't Waste a Minute Today elective Duane Allen, both of state entered the Koons residence he thought he smelled something burning. He told police he rushed up the stairs and found Mrs. Koons lying on the floor in a hallway.

Police said the nylon garment Mrs. Koons had apparently worn leather goods, candy and novelty items not to mention toys. Merchants advise shoppers to get out early for their top choices They all reported that Big Friday is the day on which the best choices can be made. Many items will be specially priced for the "early, bird" Christmas shopper. Big Friday is the kickoff for the Christmas shopping season.

Most stores will now have three shopping nights each week, Monday, Thursday and Friday, until Christmas. Allentown police, parking lot attendants, restaurants and other service organizations are prepared for today the heaviest traffic of the year. This is "Big Friday," looked upon by shoppers and merchants as the major shopping day of the pre-Christmas season. Stores will be open from 9:45 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A highlight of the day will be the illumination at 7 o'clock tonight at Allentown's Christmas trim. Mayor John T. Gross will preside at a lighting ceremony at Center Square. neaa ana leg injuries received last Tlifht in traffic annitiont in Allentown. Annie Scheffler, 83, of 257 Penn is being treated at Sacred Heart Hospital for a deep cut of the forehead and a tvissihle hrnlcpn right leg.

Robert Wilson, 18, of IU2 N. 2nd Allentown, received a cut forehead. Polie said the accident at Hanover Ave. and Filbert St. in-vovled cars driven hv Wil Andrew Grannentino, 71, of Bath K.l.

A woman minister frnm Riiffa. Io, N. escaped serious injury yesterday when her car flipped over three times on an exit ramp of the Extension of the I urnpike near Hickory Run. And in Warren Countv. N.l two persons received minor injuries a'fter a two car accident near Phillipsburg which toppled two teiepnone poles.

Thev were rjossihlv thA most violent of a small numher dents that happened on highways in the nine county area of The Morning Call. In the crash on the Northeast Extension, the Rev. Paula Jackson, 33, was treated at Gnaden Huetten Hospital, Lehighton, for bruises of the right eye and left Knee and a cut of the right leg. The two car crash in Warren County happened at 12:45 a.m. on Continued on Page 7, Column 6 before her death had become ig nited in some manner and flared.

She is believed to have run from her bedroom, only to collapse in the hallway. McCarr said nothing in the house was burned, although there were scorch marks. on the door frame at her bedroom, along the corridor wall and on the floor lin oleum. Clayton O. P.

Werley Issued a certificate of death "due to shock as a result of second and third- degree burns of the entire body." Joseph had ordered an autopsy, the results of which confirmed the coroner's report. Zura told police that when he found Mrs. Koons he entered a bedroom he knew was occupied by Zura said Koons had slept through the tragedy. Police Chief Thomas Harteg was notified. He, in turn, called the district attorney.

Koons's bedroom was adjacent to that in which his wife reportedly slept on Tuesday night. Koons told police he got to bed late on Tuesday and was "sound asleep" until Zura awakened him Services are to be at the con venience of the family in the Thomas A. Burkholder Funeral Home, 3rd and Walnut Cata sauqua. By the end of February, occasional flurries plus a couple of blizzards had dropped a total of 57.2 inches of snow on the valley. Yesterday, The Goosebone Man sat down to a goose dinner with the family of his son Arnold, on the 7th Street Pike in Whiteha'll Township.

Afterward, preserving tradition, they set the breastbone out to dry. A few hours later, Henry and Arnold (who's learning Call-Chronicle photographer Bob Houck conscience (right). Last Year? Not All Wrong (Gotta Be Right) Goosebone Man Gulps: 'Late Spring' shield to hide the light from the burning torch used to cut through the thin metal skin on the safe. Another instrument was used to punch out two inches of concrete. Police said the burglars reached through the small opening and Continued on Page 7, Column 6 board operator and performed any other tasks that needed tak ing care of at the hospital.

The traditional Thanksgiving dinner was served at noon. Slep-' etz had his dinner in the maternity ward with his wife, Emma; She gave birth to their first child. a daughter, on Sunday and was still at the hospital when Thanksgiving arrived. For most other people, the Thanksgving dinner was in the more usual setting of the fam ily dining room. It was a time of prayer for thanks for the blessings of the year.

It was also a time of fellowship, laughter and good food. For some, too, it was a time of reunion with relatives and friends. Those people who had to work during the day had their Thanksgiving feast at suppertime. And those with odd work shifts had to arrange their schedule accordingly. One young man in 'Allentown said he missed a Thanksgiving meal twice.

He worked Wednesday night and yesterday during the day. His girl's family and their Thanksgiving gathering Wednesday evening and his own family celebrated at noon yesterday. Continued en Page 7, Column 1 Japping to FREE! 2 BAYBERRY CANDLES at all Merchants National Banks with 1962 Christmas Club of $1 or more per week. Overlook Orchards Mkt-nr Laurys Clearing The temperatures should rise to 52 degrees today from an overnight low of 42. Yesterday's temperatures ranged from a low of 31 at 7 a.m.

to a high of 51 at 4:30 p.m. Winds averaged 11 miles an hour out of the northeast and reached a high of 22 m.p.h. from the east at 9:30 p.m. The SkiesToday Sunset today 4:38 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow 7:00 a.m.

The Moon rises 6:54 p.m. tonight and rides high. Temperatures The U.S. Weather Bureau re ported the following temperatures for Thursday: High Low Allentown 51 Atlantic City 54 Boston 41 Chicago 46 Cleveland 49 Los Angeles 66 Miami Beach 82 New York 54 Philadelphia 57 Pittsburgh 43 St. Louis 49 San Francisco 59 Tampa 81 Washington 54 31 42 38 39 42 48 70 38 30 41 43 52 68 68 HAVE Your CHRISTMAS PARTY at the Dorney Park Inn.

Resv. only 30 to 100 persons Phone 395-3724 any day for date. ICE SKATING AT ALBETH. But Police There's at least one thief who's "for the birds." At least, that's how state police at Bethfehem must feel. Fred Jaindl, who operates a South Whitehall Township turkey farm, told state police 50 of his best-dressed and frozen turkeys are missing.

They were stolen Thanksgiving Eve from the farm office. Also missing are a typewriter, a new wallet, a automatic pistol and between $50 and $100 in cash. Police figure the only reason the art) examined the bone and read its story. On the Line Last Henry Willoughby Troxell willingly laid his Goosebone reputation on the line again. Here is his" prediction for this winter: "It will be a rough- winter, a lot of snow in December.

"The first part of January there will be quite some snow-but snow, drizzle and rain mixed with it. "The second last week in January to the second week in February that's when it'llbe the roughest part of the winter. It won't be too cold, but day-to day iri January we'll never know if it will rain or snow. It will be rough. It will be a late spring." Apologies Henry Troxell voiced apologies last night for any inconvenience he may have caused his followers last winter.

"I'd like to give my regards to the people that I was partway wrong last winter those who were stranded with only potatoes and chow-chow." He noted, too, that certain seers of doom have predicted BREAKFAST CHATTER Allentown Garden Club, preparing for its annual pre-Christmas show, "Her aid the Holidays," Dec. 7 9 at Allentown Art Muse um, will welcome exhibits of unusual house plants grown by any amateur. Persons who would like to enter plants shall contact Mrs. Homer Frey, 433-8500. Motor Service volunteers of Lehigh County Red Cross Chapter on Wednesday de-.

livered 200 gifts to men and women at the Coatesville VA Hospital. These gifts will be used by the patients as gifts for those they, would like to make happy. The project, known as "Gifts to Give," is financed by Red Cross through the help of the community. We understand a lot of money changed hands yesterday as a re sult of the Catasauqua North ampton football game. The saying in Catasauqua last night was, "They won the game.

We won the money." It appears Northampton backers felt their club would win by a much higher score. Walter Davidson, long active in Lehigh Valley USAAC Chapter, and his missus, yesterday observed their 40th wedding anni versary at a family dinner in the Americus Seibert Evangelical Congregational Church will be host to a missionary rally at 7:30 tonight. has knocked one way arrow signs along Hall Street, Turner to Chew, out of kilter. As a consequence, mo torists are driving both ways. National Education Association reports it now has available a 52 page book on "How Adults Can Learn More Faster." The book tells the reader in specific terms how he can improve his ability to listen, and has pointers on how to read and remember.

Send 50 cents to NAPSAE, 1201 16th N. Washington 6, D.C., to pick up a copy. Muhlenberg College Thanksgiv ing holiday ends at 8 a.m. Mon day, along with the windup 'of most public and parochial school holidays Raub Junior High School's "Warrior," wearing a cover resplendent with autumn leaves, is a credit to the school staff And the South Mountain Junior High "Sentinel" is conducting a campaign against Iitterbugs Allentown School Board has informed Allen High School there will be no'open lunch periods at the school, be ginning next September. Students will be expected to eat lunch at the school cafeteria.

Experience has proved, the board reported, that school program improves when children- remain in school from the time they arrive until the day's studies end. P. H. S. FREEI 2 BAYBERRY CANDLES at all Merchants National Banks with 1962 Christmas Club of $1 or more per week.

JOHN SHOREY'S GOLF SHOP Open daily 'til Christmas 10 to 7 Allentown Municipal Golf Course. Laugh It Off "Stop trying to figure out the riddle of life and do your homework!" By DICK COWEN Of the Morning Call Staff Thanksgiving 1961 was generally, a time for family gatherings throughout the Lehigh Valley. This was especially, true for Thomas Slepetz of 104 Susque hanna Ave. in Lansdale. Slepetz is chief clerk for North Penn Hospital at Lansdale.

Like a number of other folks throughout the area, he had to work yesterday. Besides his regular duties, he filled in as switch- Want Him the thief might have for taking the variety he did is that the friends and relatives live in dis tant places and the turkeys are to be used for Christmas pres ents. If this was his thought then the typewriter could be used to address the shipping tags and the money tb pay for the postage. And the wallet? In case he ran out of turkeys and still had a friend and no turkey to send. FOR DRUGS IN THE VALLEY Newhard's in Northampton i the end of the world in the forseeable future.

He was reassuring on that score, too. "The world is not coming to an end but it'll be snowed under." Then, thinking again about the inconvenience he may have caused during the 1960-61 winter, he added, "Yeah, I want to apologize from last year's." Troxell noted that some wpathfr coprc ViavA rallprl fnr Continued on Page 7, Column 1 The Weather There was supposed to be a downpour on Thanksgiving Day. There wasn't. The weatherman at the Allentown Bethlehem Easton Airport said last night he's sticking with a rain forecast, but he's backing off a bit. Occasional rain, he said, could! hit the Lehigh Valley today.

But it shouldn't be too bad. Rising temperatures and gradual clearing will take over for the weekend. several days before the airlines crash. That was for $15,000. The various district managers in the area counted the 'number of the policy holders, the spokesman explained.

They determined that five policies were issued by the Bethlehem office, two in Easton and "one or two" by the Quakertown ofice. Dies After Game SHAMOKTN Mt. Carmel High School football coach Mike Terry was fatally stricken Thurs-dat shortly after his football team defeated Shamokin, 19-13. Terry, in his late 40s, apparently suffered a heart attack as he stepped aboard the bus to leave the football field. I man at the Koons properties.

Ed win H. Koons, husband of the dead woman, is a Catasauqua justice of the peace and owns apartment dwellings in the vicinity of his home. Zura gave his report to Detec- tive Sgt. A. J.

McCarr and De- The Chamber of Commerce looks for the business volume to set a record for Big Friday always observed by Lehigh Valley area shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. The prediction is based on November business thus far, which is far better than it has been in years. Shelves, showcases, racks and storerooms of department stores and specialty shops are well stocked with winter items, including furniture and household goods, clothes for men, women and children, jewelry, cosmetics, diction. In his jacket pocket was the 1961 model of the machinery he uses to make his prophecies the dried breastbone of the goose he had for Thanksgiving dinner. Henry Troxell's goosebone is as indispensable to him as a telescope to an astronomer.

Like his late father, Willoughby Henry Troxell, Henry Willoughby Troxell marks off three pencil lines on the breastbone. Each corresponds to a winter at work, as seen by mm1 1 AX By WALLY STEFANY Of The Morning Call Staff Henry Willoughby Troxell is a dedicated man and a brave one. He is The Goosebone Man, who forecasts the severity of Lehigh Valley winters. Last year it snowed 114 times as much snow as he predicted. Yet, last night Henry W.

Troxell walked into The Morning Call newsroom to make his annual Thanksgiving Day pre The Goosebone Man I month December, January, February. The density of marrow granules in each marked-off section is roughly parallel to the severity of the snowfall for that month. Last Thanksgiving Day, Henry Troxell's prediction included the reassurance that there would be some snow, "maybe like a half inch or so, maybe an inch. But it will be like a thundershower. Over qvxk, and gone the next day or two." Photos by his public (left), and his 1 $300,000 in Claims Due Families of Crash Victims The Prudential Insurance Co.

announced yesterday that famili-lies of 20 of the 74 Army recruits killed in an airliner crash Nov. 8 will receive $300,000 in life insurance benefits from the company. A district manager for Prudential said eight or nine Lehigh Valley families will be among the recipients. nine of the newly inducted soldiers were from the Lehigh Valley. They were aboard an Imperial Airlines Constellation which crashed into a swampy wooded area near Richmond, Va.

The Prudential spokesman said to the best of his knowledge Mis firm does not issue flight insurance policies. He said the policies were taken before the holders entered the Army. He noted that one was written 4 THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pa, Friday, 'ov. 21, 1961 5.