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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 32

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1965 IP-pi-rot nnnr 32 THE MORNING CALL. Allentown, Friday, Apr. 23, Appraisers Stricken at 30 Fire Loss Totals Cited Boy Is Treated; Caught (Fish) Hook on Chin Deaths of the Day Hear Panel In Easton By Forester NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Noel Allen Smith, 30, of 410 Hodel Bethlehem Township, plant engineer for Chas. Pfizer died Wednesday night en route to North Adams Hospital here.

Kim Gehris carefully baited his hook with a worm. Albert Funk; Ex-Teacher, Craftsman Albert W. Funk, 92, who built grandfather's clocks as a hobby, died yesterday in the Parkway Rest Home, Cetronia. A retired vocational teacher, he had built the clocks and other wooden novelties at a small It is the job of the board of views to bring independent Mrs. Clifford S.

Davies Mrs. Gwendolyn (Pritchard) Davies, 88, wife of Clifford S. Davies, 12 E. Pine Emmaus, died yesterday in Allen-town Hospital. Born in Wales, Great Britain, judgement of what is fair mar He was stricken at the Wil Battery Firm Strike Ends In Hamburg A two-week strike at the Price Battery Corp.

in Hamburg has been settled. William F. Price president, said the new three-year contract calls for a wage increase of 20 cents per hour over the three year period and increases in the insurance and medical programs. The United Steelworkers struck the plant April 9. The company originally offered a 15 cents an hour increase and an extra paid holiday and increased insurance coverage.

ket value of a property, panelists told the Lehigh Valley Chapter, Society of Real Estate liams, Inn, Williamstown, Mass. He had been under a doctor's care for a heart condition. Stepping back on the bank of Delaware District orester the Little Lehigh in Allentown, John H. Bitzer warned yester-he let out a mean cast. jday that this and next month Whirrrrrrrr, the line spun are the danger periods in the out.

spring fire season. Z0nk! "Bv far the major cause of He cauht a whopper i forest fires is human careless- There wasn't much of a ness," he added. "Over 90 per In fact, the 10 year old cent of our fires are caused by hnv still hart the worm danslins man. she was a daughter of the late Appraisers, last night He had been living at the inn Attvs. Frank Poswistilo of Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin Pritch ard. Easton and Richard J. Gasdas ka of Bethlehem headed a pan- shop behind his home, 716 Cedar Allentown. He also constructed circular stairways for the Trexler and Albright lumber companies.

Born in Shelly Station, he was She came to the United States 67 years ago and was a resident of Emmaus for the past seven years. Prior to that she lived in el of members of the the hook wnen he came to1 Bltzer als0 noted that there County Board of Views at Heart Hospital to have 50 forest fires last spring meeting in the Easton Motor it rem0ved from his chin in his three-ccunty district. An- Hotel. The hook removed and the other 57 fires in the faU brought rr-i V. -n-i'c tr 1AT ine auurneys.

saia uuaiu: tjjjV patched up, Kim went Wlc tra Erie. She was a member of St Margaret's Episcopal Church Emmaus. A total of 2,279 acres of wood usuany Dase ineir upnuoii to 707 Riverview Terrace, Sir Pierson Dixon, British Diplomat LONDON UP Sir Pierson Dixon died early Thursday only two months after retiring as British ambassador in Paris. He was 60. Dixon, who for six years served as Britain's permanent representative at the United Nations, died at his home near the Thames River at Egham, Surrey.

In addition to representing Britain in Paris for five years, he doubled as chief British negotiator in the long negotiations for Britain's entry into the European Common Market at Brussels. Dixon served two foreign secretaries Anthony Eden (now Lord Avon) and Laborite Ernest Bevin as principal private secretary. He was with Eden at the Quebec, Moscow, Yalta, Cairo and Potsdam conferences, and attended the San Francisco meeting which set up the United Nations in 1945. Lewis J. Adams Lewis J.

Adams, 75, of 519 Broad Emmaus, died at his home yesterday. Union bargainers asked for a 25 cents an hour raise. The 270 workers who struck the plant are expected to return to work today. uie mgnest ana Desc use 01 i wiser for the experience Surviving besides her hus propeny wnen iney near cases where there is a large differ since he was transferred from Easton to the Adams plant of Chas. Pfizer last month.

His family was scheduled to move to Massachussetts in June. Smith joined Pfizer as an electrical maintenance foreman in 1962. Before that he was employed by Ingersoll Rand Phillipsburg. He was a graduate of Easton High School, Class of 1952, and Lafayette College in 1956. He was the husband of Kathleen (Opitz) Smith.

Fred Woodring Fred Woodring of 9 Elwood Apartments, Tamaqua, died last night in Coaldale Hospital. He was 76. ence in appraisals Church To Study land was charred last year in Monroe, Pike and Northampton counties. "April, May, October and November are the most critical i.ionths since at these periods the trees are not in leaf and the sun can reach the forest floor to heat and dry out the fallen leaves and other fuels." Bitzer said. "This combined with drying winds and low relative humiditv makes for serious In cases of condemnation, it is important appraisers determine the value before and immediately after work is done, said Poswistolo and Gasdaska, because the court can be requested to award a portion sev-erence and condemnation.

30 Divers To Search For Body Changes band are two sons, Jack of Grand Rapids, and Og-den of Emmaus R. a daughter Virginia, wife of Lemuel Nichols of Louisville, 10 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services will be 1:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Horace V. Schantz Funeral Home, 3rd and Main streets, Emmaus.

Viewing will be noon tomorrow until time of service. Mrs. Daisy D. Cunningham MIDDLETOWN, Conn. Mrs.

Special to The Morning Call mT.TTMRTTS nhin A nrn Appraisers take into ctMcm.nt faith eration the neighborhood of mjor change in 30C fire conditions About 30 divers from three rescue units are expected to property, its relation to the city, path of progress taking search the Lehigh River in Hok- piace) topography, road front endauqua tomorrow in anoth-jage, sales of comparable prop a son of the late Thomas and Mary (Weinman) Funk. He came to Allentown in 1900 and worked in various planing mills. In 1920 he became a vocational teacher in the Allentown schools. He taught at several grade schools and junior high schools. Before his retirement in 1937, he built and rebuilt school furniture at Allen High School.

He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Zion Hill. He was the husband of the late Rosa S. (Diliert) Funk. Surviving are two daughters, Mabel wife of Herbert C. Moyer, Allentown, and Mrs.

Edna A. Brown of Clifford Park, South Whitehall Township; a half-sister, Emma, wife of Charles Warren Mitman, Tampa, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Zion Lutheran Church. Viewing will be p.m.

Sunday in the Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland Allentown. Mrs. Rose Lewis; Operated Store Mrs. Rose (Mazza) Lewis, 69, of 9 Broadway, Bangor, died Wednesday in Easton Hospital. She was the wife of Fred Lewis.

She operated a confectionary store on Broadway, Bangor. Daisy D. (Van DeWater) Cun- Born in Fogelsville, he was 82 0f 19 Summit er effort to find the body oflerties. improvements and high Frank Lang 9-year-old est and use, they said. Northampton boy who broke TH through the river ice and disap-j Jjlll Place, a resident of Allentown for nine vears and widow of son of the late Louis and Annie (Horning) Adams and was the husband of Carrie E.

(Peters) years in tne denomination confessional standards, will beim'J fiJiS I if presented to the General As-iUable timberland fish and semblv of the United Presby- ame hbltat. buildinSf terian Church in the USA when homs and sccmc it meets here May 20-26. Dc.a"ty- Officially known as "The Con-1 Even lvs lost fession of 1967," the year a result of forest fires, nated for adoption, the ment is part, of a three-section LUCKS lilee llUD proposal to be studied by the rp rvp Onprpftl commissioners to the assem- AU 01 V1JCI c-lt bly. An operetta, Boone Killed incorporated in the proposal a Bear," will be presented at 8 are the adoption of a Book of D.m. today by glee clubs from Confessions; a Book of Order four Bucks County elementarj pearea at uopiay jan.

Finds More Opponents James L. Eckert James L. Eckert, 69, of Fleetwood R. 1, died last night in his home. He was a laborer.

John V. Smith Sr. John Vernon Smith 78, of 365 Filbert Easton, died yesterday morning in his home. He was employed as a caretaker at the Easton Cemetery for 17 years. He was last employed by M.

S. Reilly, paper mill supply company, Easton, retiring in 1956. He was the husband of Dorothy (Kline) Smith. John Zuk John Zuk of 108 W. Coal Nesquehoning, a retired Pennsylvania Power Light Co.

employe, died yesterday in Gnaden Huetten Hospital, Leh-ighton. He was employed at the Hau- Coplay Fire Chief Stanley Reinhard who has been in charge of search operations from the beginning, said last night divers will come from units in Telford, West Chester and Springford, near West Chester. They will arrive at 7:30 a.m. and the search operation is ex William Cunningham of Allentown, died yesterday at Cobalt Lodge, East Hampton, Conn. Services will be at 2 p.m.

tomorrow in Doolittle Funeral Home, Middletown, Conn. Fred C. Knecht Fred C. Knecht, 80, of 225 Washington Sellersville, died yesterday in Grand View Hospital. He was the husband of Anna (Seachrist) Knecht.

He had been employed as a printer at U. S. Gauge Co. for 37 years before retiring 10 years ago. HARRISBURG (UPD Legis-: concerning church government, schools in Hilltown School, lation providing bus transport discipline and worship, and re-i The glee club comprises pu-tation for students of nonpub- questions asked prior to pils from Bedminster East nrH ainincT minictfrc Adams.

For 19 years he had been in charge of the furniture section of Zern's Auction at Gilberts-ville. He is survived by his wife; one son, Paul of Allentown, four daughters: Mrs. Alma B. Kaufman, Catherine, wife of Floyd Butz, both of Allentown; Edna, wife of Marvin Rissmiller of Douglassville and Lillian, wife of John McCarthy of Bethlehem; a sister, Mrs. Mary Wright of Allentown; nine grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

Services will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Clarence R. Ritter Funeral Home, 36-38 S. 5th Emmaus. lie schools found another op- diiu unit 1 hulmuu, uyjim uiajc aiiu aaiu- town schools.

is. auv. j. pected to begin at 9 a.m., Rein-iponcnt Thursday in the Pennsyl-; Why You'll Have Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Fred and Eliz-j Vmoi me eiecinc company nara said. jvania Congress of Parents and The searchers will work in; Teachers, Inc.

an area about 1,000 feet north; of the Hokendauqua Dam. Reliable sources reported that i the organization has mailed Reinhard said after that areaitnousands of pamphlets to local last to be checked in a chairmen and presidents Hon by section downstream urging them to write to state search is thoroughly checked, I senators from their districts a meeting of all search partici-jand ask for a no voe. pants will be held, "and we'll 1 mi see where we go from The circulars advise the local officials that "only you can de abeth Knecht. He was a member of St. Mi- Two Men Sentenced In Carbon jchael's Lutheran Church, as a Doiierman ior ae.

years ue-fore retiring 13 years ago. Born in Austria Hungary, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luke Zuk. He was a member of St.

John's Russian Orthodox Atinnie E. Roeder Surviving with his widow is Minnie E. Roeder, 89, of 123 a oiLCi, 1110. vault 1 1 S. 12th Allentown, a daugh-jn, Alm nn 1 A Better Lawn When You Use Du Pont Turf Food: Du Pont Turf Food gives your lawn five vital feeding actions: (1) greens grass fast with fast-acting nitrogen; (2) feat the bus bill and the time jto act is right now." It adds ter of the late Lewis and Re Two Allentown men currently it '7TT 1)1 one serving prison terms on burg-ILi IVlv 1 Id IIS convictions ta inai support 01 pnvaie scnooi and larceny lary transportation with public tax Services will be at 2 p.m.

Monday in St. i a l's Church. Viewing will be p.m. Sunday in the Strunk Funeral Home, 821 W. Broad fo Drop Line sentenced yesterday to were serve three to six months in IS HI: Church, Nesquehoning.

Surviving with his widow, the former Helen Chickosky, are two sons, Joseph of East St. Louis, 111., and Paul at home; four Mrs. Joseph Yantosik of Camden. N. Mrs.

John Stremensky of Coal-dale, Mrs. Michael Skrimcov- 1 A 1 funds will weaken your public schools." Seven Republican senators Carbon County Prison on simHU Olti 11112; lOll lar charges. 1 Quakertown. by the pam- Oeoree Acor. 25.

of 123 N. DicDimr tv, i i are singled out Anthony Anicola A ii a i -m 2nd and Charles Allen Car-IT Phlets as primary targets of the roll. 22. of 926 S. 10th St.JL Si.T'T Lte no" campaign.

The legis- 22, of 926 Amnony Anicoia, 01 of Jim Thorpe and Mrs. non Bethlehem R. 20, Grifin at home: 14 crand- as those un- hnrslarizine; IT: t. -itors, described with the a rj if-a (in W1LI1 llllClSldlC pleaded guilty to Palmerton Motors, ri ri t-i mnrl rs i t- 1 tr 4 last children and five great-grand keeps grass green for months with special slow-release nitrogen; (3) includes potash to help develop deep grass roots; (4) contains phosphorus to help thicken grass, give springy texture; (5) adds iron to improve color and help grass resist disease. Commerce Commission yesterday in his home.

He was a retired pipefitter. Turf Food A 10-1040 children. Sept. 13. Both defendants will Born in Easton, he was a son hin XH iL 30011 mience D.

Bell, Delaware; Rich-begm the Borough of Slatington. iar1r vM. Ri.h. Services will be at 1:30 p.m of the late Leonard and Jean-iMonday in the Sniscak Funeral their Carbon County sentences! A company spokesman lu 1 1 becca (Schocnly) Roeder, died yesterday in the Allentown Con-i valescent Home. i She was born in Zionsville.

She was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Allentown, and a charter member of Council No. 7, Daughters of America. Surviving are a brother, Harvey of Umpqua, and two sisters, Mrs. Florence C. Romig of Emmaus and Mary with whom she lived.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Stephens Funeral Home, 1335-37 Linden Allentown. There will be no viewing. Ars. Carrie B.

Miller Mrs. Carrie B. (Schmoyer) Miller, 77, widow of George F. Miller, died Wednesday in her home, 918 Dewey Northampton, where she lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Russell B. Schall. eue Anicoia. ne was me "us-jHomei Almond and Catawissa after serving terms in other; there has been very little traf- band of the former Antoinette prisons. ific mostly individual freignt streets, Nesquehoning, with further services at 2 p.m.

in St. 22-lb. bog coven 5.000 sq. ft. E.

McGregor, Allegheny; Rowland W. Mahany, Crawford; William Z. Scott, Carbon, and John T. Van Sant, Lehigh. Current reports are that the above seven, along with Sen.

John's Church. Viewing will PrU hh tin 7 County Prison and has addition-7 10 p.m. Sunday. 4 tAt cars on the line in the past few years. The application was filed with the ICC March 18.

It is still 5195 til uiuc iu acjvc 111 wic icuci 01 penitentiary at Lewisburg be- FREE 50 Pg. Lawn Garden Guide with purchase of 1 bag or morel Troncone. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Surviving besides his widow are a son Leonard of Redona Beach, three daughters, Jennie and Mrs. James Carf- Ars.

Theresia Toth fore he can be jailed in Carbon pending. The section to be aban- doned contains 1.13 miles of Robert P. Johnson. R-Montgom- Mrs. Theresia Toth, 82, widow.

tv of Joseph Toth, 812 Wyandotte track. ery, win voie ior tne scnooi t-u i i k.u v'hiis legislation If 1hi hnlris Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back is in Lehigh County OU, DCUIll'UCtll, U1LU ld.tl luin Prison and must serve time in 1 ldIlu wul i'l'Juauiy uc ru.son d.iu must stive nine nil irr u.trnp thp nrnnnsal u'lll nasc the both of California, and fore. at the home of her daughter, starting solu 11 llle agiefs lu sidiung, comnanv i Senate wi'h 27 votes one more Berks County before his Carbon sentence. Mrs. John J.

Windish, 637 Mont- plair Avp Rnlhlphpm with than required by the constitu- spokesman said last night. I IB I I tion for 19 of the chamber's Mrs. Louis Davoh of Bethlehem; four brothers, Frank, Michael, Dominick and Leonard, all of Philadelphia; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Cammari- whom she "had been living 'for! The at the Palmerton the past several days. jsarage included a camera and Traffic Jammer 22 Democrats also are said to favor free transportation for Born in Minesite, she was a Mrs.

Toth was born in Aus-i i'luJlULU' "JOU LONDON (LTD According parochial and public school lato1 roll of 100 five-cent stamps. i daughter ot tne late ot Bangor; wrs. auiiio tria a daughter of the 2 CONVENIENT AUENTOWN LOCATIONS and Emma (Wenner) Schmoy-! Berardims of Martins anf) Marv (Lakich) Acor and carron were or-(to an oniciai report, tne cause cnudren. dered to make restitution of $741 of traffic delays through the tu iu 1 o- and Julia of Philadelphia, and I N. 7fh ST.

PIKE 435-6701 PARKWAY SHOPPING CENTER 797-2777 each and pay the costs of pro nine grandchildren. secution. S. A. Hill of the Palmerton police was the Dartford-Purfleet tunnel is mo- WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE torcyclists who have "partially STENTORIAN (sten-TOR-to undress" to dig out money adjective; very loud or to pay tolls.

1 powerful in sound. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in the John R. Shupp Funeral Home. 812 E.

4th Bethlehem, followed by a Sol- Pfeiffer. She was a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Bethlehem. Surviving are three sons, Rudolph of Fountain Hill, and Frank and John, both of Bethlehem; six daughters, Mrs. Joseph Nunes, Newark, N.J.; Julia, wife of Floyd Smith of St. Petersburg, Emma, wife of Harrv Snyder of Fountain emn Requiem Mass at 3:30 -DUPONT RESEARCH TAKES THE GUESSWORK OUT OF GROWING- a.m.

in Holy Rosary Church. Viewing will be 3 p.m. Sunday Warn fflhusp 1 mm roiiote Hill; Mary, wife of John Taylor of Baltimore; Mrs. Windish, until time of services. Emma Schmuekle Emma Schmuekle, 78.

of 142 S. Fairview Nazareth, died yesterday in St. Luke's Hospital. She was a retired Nazareth area teacher. Born in Nazareth, she was a daughter of the late Max M.

and S. Jane (Fehnel) Schmuekle. She was a member of Schoeneck Moravian Church, er. Her husband died in 1959. She was a member of the United Church of Christ parish of Cedar Union Church, Cetronia.

Surviving are three daughters, Dorothy wife of John D. Wagner; Marguerite wife of Frank G. Estock, both of Allentown, and Marion with whom she lived; four sisters. Edna, wife of John Dannenhower, and Mrs. Helen Dannenhower, both of Allentown, Verna, wife of Lester Schnyder, Fork River, N.J., and Mrs.

Marguerite Hel-frich, Allentown; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland Allentown. Viewing will be p.m. today.

HelenTljhler Helen J. Uhler, 69, of 410 McCartney Easton, died yesterday morning in Easton Hospital. She was employed as a seamstress by Paramount Fashion Shop, Easton, for 14 years. She last worked in June 1964. She lived in Plainfield Township until 14 years ago when she moved and Margaret, wife of Frank Krantz of Bath; a brother Frank Pfeiffer of Allentown; three sisters, Mrs.

Rudolph Yost of Allentown, and Mrs. Julia Hacker and Mrs. Cecilia Swartz, both of Stiles; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements will be announced from the Lester S. Pearson Funeral Home, 529 Wvandotte Bethlehem.

no mm oJQDH sdj mm mil, mi i i hi i Personalized near Nazareth. Her only survivor is a sister Katharine of Nazareth. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the Shoeneck Moravian Church. Viewing will be 7-9 p.m.

Sunday in the Bartholomew Funeral Home, 211 E. Center Nazareth. Joseph R. Scheller Joseph Richard Scheller, 89, retired road supervisor in Polk Township, Monroe County, died yesterday at the Cherry Valley Convalescent Hotel, Cherry Valley. He resided at Kunkle-town R.

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ship, was found dead yesterday morning in his car in the Mack Printing Co. parking lot, Wilson. John Katinis, a deputy Northampton County coroner, said death was caused by a heart seizure. According to Katinis, Lilly was last seen at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday as he was leaving work at the Mack plant.

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