Mauch Chunk Times-News from Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania • 1

WEATHER WORKING SCHEDULE increasing cloudiness and warmer. tomorrow. Fair and colder tonight. Friday MAUCH CHUNK TI All collieries scheduled to operate SIXTY THIRD YEAR MAUCH CHUNK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1946 NO. 280 Lewis Expected to Seek Higher Wages For His Soft Coal Miners Washington, D.

C. Feb. 28 (AP)Soft coal operators are bracing themselves for John L. Lewis' first move to win higher pay for some 400,000 of his United Mine Workers. The operators, many of whom already are here in anticipation of the wage maneuvers, expect formal notification by Saturday that Lewis wants to reopen his 11-months old contract.

Then noting the timetable suggested in the contract itself, they look for him to present his actual pay and other demands 10 days later on March 12. Every indication is that the wage issue will be simple, but substantial and that a drawn out controversy may result for these reasons. In the coal industry labor costs are a major factor and wage increases in the past have been packed onto the cost of each ton of coal. Mounting coal prices add to industry fears of inroads by competitive fuels especially natural gas. Ezra Van Horn, chairman of the bituminous coal negotiating conference and operators representative said Lewis had not notified him as yet that he intended to open the contract.

Lewis is close mouthed as ever about his intention, but it seems a foregone conclusion he will ask for the same pay for a somewhat shorter work week. The time table for reopening the current contract was worked out in the termination clause of the wage pact which resulted from 42 days of negotiations and an 11-day soft coal strike last spring. The anthracite miners whose contract expired a month after the bituminous agreement struck for 21 before they won a new condays tract. It is likely to be reopened too if the bituminous pact is. Appointed L.

V. R. R. Director Fallowing a meeting of. the Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley in Philadelphia today, President F.

R. Gerard announced that Robert C. Miner, of WilkesBarre, had been elected a Director. Mr. Miner is president and, Lace Manufacturing Co.

and varlard Mililng of Wilkes- Barre, and prominent in civic and industrial affairs in that city. He also is chairman of the Board of the Pennsy ivania Millers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and a director of the Wyoming Bank, the Wilkes-Barre general manager of the Miner-Hilious other enterprises. WILL BE MARRIED AT SATURDAY Kathleen Stevens, of Nesquehoning, and Michael Fuschich, of Packerton, will be married Saturday morning in Sacred Heart Church, Nesquehoning, by the Rev. Francis P.

McDonald. Miss Stevens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stevens, is a former member of the Waves.

Fuschich, an ex-serviceman, spent 24 months in Europe and was wounded in action. Mrs. Donald Hill. Lehighton, a sister of the bride, and Thomas Sheridan, of Nesquehoning, will attend the couple. Buy Victory Bonds! Germans In American Zone Berlin, Feb.

28 (AP) Joseph T. McNarney reported today that the health of the German people in the American zone of occupation is. holding up well and outwardly they are "peaceful and obedient." In his monthly report the commander of the U. S. occupation forces indicated the people had survived the critical winter period more successfully than had been originally expected.

Buy Victory Bonds! AS FRENCH DEMONSTRATED AGAINST FRANCO RULE SANTONS LES REFUEL DANCAINS ESPAGNOLS A GROUP OF FRENCH DEMONSTRATORS make their way through Paris with banners of salute to the Republicans. Parades like this the invoking of economic sanctions against the Spanish government of Generalissimo Francisco French government and the closing of the preceded, 260-mile frontier with Spain. Spain retaliated by sending troops to reinforce strategic border posts. (International) Income Tax Office Hours United States Internal Revenue Office, located on the Third Floor Annex, Court House, Mauch Chunk, will be open on the following dates to assist taxpayers in filing final Income Tax returns for the year 1945, also Declarations of Tax for the year 1946: Saturday, March a. m11.

to 5:00 p. m. March a. m. to 5:00 p.

m. March 11 and a. 111. to 5:00 p. m.

March a. m. to 12 noon; 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p. 6:00 p.

m. to 8:00 p. m. Taxpayers are urged to file their returns as soon as possible and thus avoid waiting in line during the last days prior to March 15. Attempt To Curb Snowball Throwing The Hazleton city public schools are once more making a concerted effort to abolish the snowball nuisance that makes its appearance with every period of thaw.

In a bulletin prepared by Superintendent of schools, and read in every class room yesterday, attention was called to the fact that automobiles are being hit and vehicular traffic is sometimes halted in city streets by pupils who persist in the malicious practice without regard for the safety of pedestrians and drivers. Lewis Calls Group on Occupational Ills Washington, Feb. 27. (AP) -John L. Lewis, head of the AFL United Mine Workers, called a meeting today of the UMWs anthracite area committee which was assigned to study any occupational diseases among hard coal miners.

The committee of 10 was apponted two weeks ago, Secretary-Treasurer Thomas Kennedy said. It was asked to determine the extent to which the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Acts care for victims of the diseases. Awardal of Two Tons of Coal Award of two tons of coal by the Parent-Teacher Asso. will take place this evening during the intermission! of the Catholic High East Mauch Chunk game in the East Mauch Chunk High School gym. Girls and boys who were winners in their respective grades in the selling of tickets include the following: First grade David Owens; 2d, Helen Shuck; 3d, Albert Rehrig; 4th, Nancy Rowe; 5th, Shirley Foster; 6th, Wilson Putt; 7th, Mildred Witherich, and 8th, John Marshall.

These winners will be admitted to tonight's game free of charge. NOTICE! Rumors to the effect that a young man's hand was injured during a disorder at the Moose Club last night are completely without foundation and we hereby make refutation of any and all rumors concernling same. (28 1t The Moose Club 3,000 Pickets Crash Police Lines In Phila. General Electric Strike Married On Grandparents' Anniversary Ellen Louise Shaffer, of Weissport, and Franklin W. L.

Meisel, of Jamestown, Lehighton, were married yesterday at 4:00 p. m. on the golden wedding anniversary of the bridegroom's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Reich, of Weissport.

The ceremony took place in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Weissport and Rev. J. A. McConomy, the pastor, officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Shaffer and is employed at the LeWighton branch of Hazleton National Bank. The bridegroom, recently discharged after close to 4 years service overseas, is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Meisel and is in the employ of Sears, Roebuck Co. Attendants were Dolores Shaffer, sister of the bride, and Paul Dougher, Lehighton. A reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reich, who received many beautiful gifts on the occasion of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

They have resided on Union Hill since their marriage. They have four children, four grandchildren and a great granddaughter. March 15 Tax Quiz By Joseph T. McDonald, Collector of Internal Revenue Q. Who can use Form 1040 as a "short form?" A.

Anyone whose income was less than $5,000, regardless of the type of income, It is called "short" because you tear off pages 3 and 4. Q. What is the advantage of using the short form? A. You receive an automatic allowance equal to about ten per cent of your income in place of listing personal deductions and you can find your tax in a table instead of figuring it by percentages. Q.

Does the 10 per cent allowance cover all kinds of deductions? A. No. There are two Kinds of deductions. The 10 per cent allowlance covers, only personal deductions, such as charitable contributions, taxes, interest, medical expenses and union dues. Purely business deductions such as travel, expenses of an employee, repairs of a landlord, cost.

of goods of a merchant, and seed of a farmer (subject to legal limits explained on Form 1040) can be deducted on either a short form or long form return (but not on a Withholding Receipt.) Q. Do I count my own exemption when I select the exemption column of the tax table which applies to me? A. Yes. Count the names you are eligible to list in Item 1, page 1. of Form 1040.

As an example of how to count exemptions, a family composed of a husband, wife and two children, usually is entitled to four exemptions. Q. Should husbands and wives file separate returns or joint returns? A. Usually if their incomes are small, joint returns are convenient land do not increase their tax. If their incomes are large, separate returns usually result in less ax.

When using Form 1040, couples must decide for themselves which method trey prefer. (Note: On Withholding Receipt returns, a combined return is best because the Collector will figure the tax by whichever method results in smallest tax). Tomorrow: Facts about the long form Buy Victory Bonds! GREATER Park Theatre LEHIGHL ON TODAY Ray Milland, Jane Wyman in "THE LOST WEEKEND" Sunday Midnight Show at 12.01 Roy Rogers, Gabby Hayes in 'ALONG THE NAVAJO TRAIL" Jackson Seeks To Prosecute All Nazi Groups Mrs. Flyte Goes To Muncy Tomorrow Mrs. Wilma Flyte, Lehighton, will be taken to the Industrial Home for Women at Muncy tomorrow to begin a two year sentence for having wilfully neglected to care for her seven-months old daughter, Ann.

The child, meanwhile, continues to improve at the Coaldale where she was taken last week after having been found suffering from exposure and malnutrition due to a negligent mother. A woman in Emmaus has communicated with District Attorney Carl Niehoff in an effort to effect adoption of the child. The father, Allen Fink, also of Lehighton, who was released from' the County jail on $500 bail yester-1 day, indicated a desire to have the infant taken to the home of a relative. Fink wiN be given a hearing in Carbon County court soon on a charge of betrayal. North and South Unite In P'rotest The North and the South have in protest against the St.

Lawrence Seaway project, now in committee hearing in Washington, D. C. Tyre Taylor, general counsel of the Southern States Industrial Council, told the -subcommittee that his group, representing industry in 16 Southern states, had been unable to identify "a single Southern interest that would be benefitted by completion of the project." "On the contrary," Taylor declared, believe that directly or indirectly the completion of this (project would work injury--in the case of some industries, perhaps irreparable injury--to the South and its people." Secretary Frank Mantz of the Hazleton Chamber of Commerce stated yesterday that the development of the St. Lawrence Waterway as a means of power, will unquestionably create unemployment in this region. A total of 4,168,000 tons of coal are sent to Canada each year representing 9 per cent of the Anthracite output.

Truman Asks Relief For Homeless Vets D. C. Feb. 28 (AP)President Truman called upon the people of the nation today to share their houses with homeless veterans to help relieve the acute housing shortage. The President in a statement endorsed "most heartily" a calling for organization of program housing committees in every church and synagogue neighborhood.

Asserting the housing shortage "has become a serious problem throughout the nation and that it will remain acute for some months, the President declared: "Surely no veteran who has served his country, faithfully and well should now be left homeless on return from service. I sincerely hope that every citizen will take this matter to heart and aid this effort in every way possible." Henry A. Busacker Died Last Night Henry A. Busacker, of Allentown, formerly of Mauch Chunk, died last night at 11.40 at the Sacred Heart Hospital. Mr.

Busacker had been ill a week in the hospital and death was due to a complication of diseases. While a resident of this communhe was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, where he served as superintendent and choir director and headed the Bugle Drum Corps. He was in the employ of Neast and when he made his home here. He was married to the former Anna Ackerman, of town.

Surviving are a brother, John, Allentown; and two sisters, Mrs. Samuel Moyle, of Elizabeth, N. and Mrs. Lena Reusch, of the Second Ward. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Married Cpl. Helen Guy, of Nesquehoning, a member of the Women's Army Corps, and Peter Babbyak, of Canonsburg, were married Feb. 5 by an army chaplain at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Guy, entered the service Nov. 11, 1945. Babyak, an exserviceman, served in the ETO and employed at Aliquippa. Miss Virginia Horton, of Savannah, and Sgt. John son of Mr.

and Mrs. E. J. Beilman, of Hazleton, were married on Feb. 22 at the Chapel of Our Lady at the Cathedral of St.

John the Baptist in Savannah, Ga. Rev. W. J. Donavan performed the ceremony.

Sgt. and Mrs. Beilman will reside with the bridegroom's parents and the soldier on his discharge from the service will become associated with his father in the wholesale fruit and produce business. CARBON COUNTY MINE BOARD SITS TONIGHT The Upper Carbon County Mine Certificate Board will sit at the Tresckow School House tonight from 6 to 8 o'clock for the purpose of issuing certificates to all persons interested. All candidates must bring their Social Security numbers with them.

Buy Victory Bonas. DIVORCE GRANTED BY COURT Judge James yesterday handed in 1 divorce in the Ginder, 90 West ly of Lehighton, der, Lehighton. C. McCready late down a final decree case of Evelyn E. Broadway, formerand Joseph I.

Gin- Taken To Hospital For Injured Hand Hugh McLean, 111 North street, Second ward, sustained painful lacerations of the hand when it accidentally struck a pane of glass. He is receiving treatment at the Coaldale hospital. He was given preliminary treatment at the office of Dr. James J. Dougherty after which he was taken to the hospital in the community ambulance.

Buy Victory Bonds! Nuremberg, Feb. 28 (AP)- -Chief U. S. Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson demanded today that the international military tribunal convict on war crimes charges six indicted Nazi groups with an aggregate membership exceeding 2,000,000.

"The next war and the next pogroms will be hatched in the nests of these organizations," he said, "if they escape punishment." "It would be a greater catastrophe to acquit these organizations than it would be to acquit the entire 22 individual defendants," Jackson declared in opening the prosecution's argument on legal and technical questions involved in the trial of the Nazi leadership corps, the Reich cabinet, the German General Staff and high command, the S. the S. A. and the Gestapo. Sharply differing with Jackson's estimates counsel for the Reich cabinet told the tribunal more than 7,000,000 men-roughly one third of the total adult male population of Germany--would be outlawed as criminals if the 6 organizations were convicted.

Short Items Of Interest Miss Lois Thomas, of York, spent the week-end with her grandmother, Mrs. George Porter. The teachers and Bible Classing of St. Mark's Upper Mauch Chunk Sunday School will hold their secend ward party this evening at the parish hall. Games will begin promptly after arrival of the 7.45 bus.

A. donation of 25 cents is requested of each guest. Everyone is welcome. A snow dance will be held tonight in St. Joseph's Auditorium, Summit Hill.

Music will be by Hal Haley and his orchestra, featuring Eddie Lang, the popular vocalist. The Jolly Men's Club will meet tonight at 8.00 o'clock in the club rooms. Rev. A. C.

Planz attended a meeting of the executive board of the Pennsylvania Ministerium at WilkesBarre today. Mrs. John Otto is visiting her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Becker in Brooklyn, N.

Y. Mr. and Mrs. James Creedon moved yesterday from North street to their newly purchased property on 4th street. Mrs.

George Hawk is observing her birthday anniversary today. Mrs. Anna Batdorf visited her son, Wm. Batdorf, who has been ill at his home in Allentown. Elaine Gover, of Philadelphia, visited at her home in town.

Margaret Harr, who observed her birthday anniversary on Tuesday, wishes to thank her friends for the numerous gifts and cards she ceived on her natal day. Mrs. Emma Crawford, Second Ward, entertained members of her card club last night. Mrs. Lillian Young, Second ward, was admitted to Coaldale hospital, for surgical treatment.

Local police were called upon at! 12.30 A. to quell a disorder that broke out on the lower end of Susquehanna street. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Gray returned to Weatherly following a visit to Mrs.

Edsell Swank. The Young Women's Guild of the First Reformed Church will meet tonight at the home of Miss Thelma Eckhart. Mrs. Christopher Gallagher and daughter were discharged from Palmerton Hospital. Alice Smith, a student nurse at Philadelphia General Hospital is visiting her mother, Mrs.

Kathryn Evans, of East Mauch Chunk. Special Offering of LIVING ROOM SUITES all New Coverings and Designs at DUNGAN FRY 618 Hamilton Allentown Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 28 (AP)Three thousand marchers broke through police lines today in Philadelphia, scene of the most turbulent labor dispute in the nation. Commanders of 575 policemen on duty sent an emergency radio call for reinforcements at the strike-bound General Electric plant in Philadelphia.

The marchers, defying a court injunction outlawing mass picketing, bowled over several motorcycle policemen. Mounted officers then galloped into picket ranks and a free for all ensued. Earlier in the day mounted and foot patrolmen broke up all groups of more than 2 marchers in the area. Ten CIO electrical union strike leaders already faced contempt charges as a result of violence yesterday when club swinging policemen clashed with 800 pickets. Yesterday's was the first violence since the Philadelphia Gena eral Electric strike began Jan.

15. The estimated number of injured in today's clash ranged as high as 20. A score of persons were arrested and held for questioning, among them Francis White, regional CIO organizer. The rioting subsided within an hour and only 5 pickets, all women, remained on duty. Joseph C.

Infante, international representative of the electric workers union called on all CIO workers in the city to halt work from noon to 2:00 p. m. in a demonstration work stoppage. "We'll tie up the city," he said. At Cleveland, an electrical workers union representative said plans were being made for mass picketing I demonstrations at General Electric plants there possibly beginning Monday despite injunctions prohibitsuch action.

In Washington Edgar, L. Warren, chief of the federal conciliation service, said the government had been unable thus far to "arrive at any, basis" for averting a threatened nation-wide telephone strike March 7. Warren told a news conference federal conciliators throughout the country have been ordered to keep wage negotiations going and the labor department is awaiting developments. By Monday Warren said he hoped the negotiations would produce some developments. 'Third Son Out Of The Service A third son of Mrs.

Kate Haggerty, of East Mauch Chunk, has been discharged from the service at Fort Dix, N. J. He is Master Sgt. Adam J. Haggerty, who was in the service four years and was overseas 11 months.

Another son, Leo Haggerty, E. M. 2-c recently returned to the States from the Pacific theatre- of war and is in Los Angeles, Calif. Previously two other sons, S. Gerald Haggerty and Joseph Haggerty, E.

M. 2-c, were honorably discharged. P. P. L.

COMPANY DECLARED DIVIDEND At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Penna. Power Light Company on Feb. 26, the regular quarterly dividend on the 4 1-2 preferred stock of the Company was declared for payment on April 1, 1946. The Board of Directors also declared a dividend of 20c per share on the common stock of Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, payable April 1, 1946 to stockholders of record at close of business on March 15, 1946. Pre-Lenten Card Party The pre-Lenten card party held last night by the women of the parish in St.

Joseph's auditorium attracted a large crowd. Mrs. John Curtis won the first prize, $3.00, and Mrs. Teresa Lazorick won the second prize, $2.00. Lorraine Herman and Mrs.

Fred Hussar were winners of a ton of coal each. A. G. GUMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR East Mauch Chunk Phone 227 2 20 1m.