The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 5

USAACS Open 33rd Annual Reunion Here More Than 100 Vets, Register and Attend First Night Social More than i00 USAAC veterans. Lehigh Valley Cleans Up After Record Rainfall 1 Flooding Streams Recede Rapidly; Damage Not Serious Although "smaller streams wera sent over their banks by Wednes 1 1 i May Business At New Highs, Report Shows City Achieves Record In Pre-Strike Month; Easton Scores Gains General business In the Lehigh Valley was good enough to break some records during May Just before the nationwide steel strike many of them returning lo the site day's record rainstorm, an anticipated flood of the Lehigh River yesterday morning in the Allen HEAD SYMPHONY DRIVE Abraham S. Karol, left, and Franklin B. Bascom, co-chairmen of the maintenance fund committee of the Allentown Symphony Association, outline preliminary plans for a drive. The association expects to raise $13,000 to help support the orchestra.

USAACS REUNION Pictured above at the dance that heralded USAACS to their three-day reunion here are, from left, Walter H. Davidson, dance co-chairman, Roy E. Ditterllne, convention chairman, and Arthur R. Markley, dance co-chairman. On Page 21 is another picture of ambulance corps personnel taken under less comfortable circumstances.

Symphony Assn. Sets Up SIcndachc Cured Fund Group Parkland to Set Up Building Authority Aug. 7 The building authority of Park Tilghman Street Bridge Reopened; Traffic Load On Hanover Avenue Eased Maintenance With optimistic expectations for second successful season of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra the Symphony Association has named a maintenance fund committee to assure adequate support ior the community sponsored mu sical organization. Abraham S. Karol and Franklin B.

Bascom have been appointed co-chairmen of the committee by William F. Hager. president. The Allentown Symphony Or chestra, comprised of local mu sicians under the direction of a former resident. Dr.

Donald Voor hees. in its one year of existence has made a great cultural contri- bution to the city and has estab Councilman Charles B. Miller, director of streets, had estimated the job, finished by mid-afternoon, would be open to travel some time between 10 p.m., and midnight. The delay after resurfacing was required because the new surface had to be allowed to cool for about Jof their encampment for the first came to Allentown yesterday to start the 33rd annual three-day reunion of the ambulance corps. The occasion is also the 35th anniversary of the founding of Camp Crane in the Allentown Fair grounds, camp site for the United States Army Ambulance Corps.

Yesterday's convention activities were for the most part informal, with registration during the late morning and afternoon and a social last night in. Herbert Paul Lentz American Legion Post. Robert P. Patterson, 526 Race Catasauqua, is in charge of registration and expects that more members of the organization will check in this morning when busi ness sessions get under way. The registration list shows mem bers attending from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Michigan.

New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Alabama Iowa, Illinois and California. The lone California registrant is John Freeman. Los Angeles, who reported that he made a sour of the moment decision, to attend aft er seeing an, announcement of the reunion in a Los Angeles paper. One formal get-together was held yesterday afternoon. That was, a reunion of Section 30 of the outfit in the Hotel Traylor.

The sec-, tion was made up of men from Penn State and for many of the 15 who attended yesterday this was Continued on Page 7, Column 1 Hearing Dodger To Be on Time Tonight Sure Samuel CrouthameL who came late for a hearing, on June 27 and was committed to Lehigh County Prison to think over his misdeeds, has an appointment at 8 clock tonight in Alderman Thomas M. Miller's office. This marks the third time that Alderman Miller' has scheduled a hearing for CrouthameL who is charged with operating a motor ve hide without the owner permission and larceny of an automo bile. -T Charges were preferred by Charles Clauser of 2303 S. Albert St.

He told Alderman Miller that Crouthamel took his car from a parking spot in the front of the Farminston social hall on June 7 and hours later parked the vehicle in tne front of Clauser nome. Crouthamel had -been listed for a hearing on June 18 but the taking of testimony was postponed and the defendant was released on his own recognizance. The hearing was then scheduled for June 27. Crouthamel didn't want to attend a hearing on that night because it was "too hot" he told the Alderman. He appeared an hour late for the scheduled hearing.

His appearance, however, was in the front of the alderman's office. Alderman Miller- summoned police and Crouthamel was taken to Lehigh County Prison in default of $800 bail. Alderman Miller said Crouthamel will likely appear on time to night because a constable will meet him at the prison. Planning Commission Ends Hearing on Zone Changes; land School District will be for mally organized 'at a joint meeting with the school board Aug. 7, it was announced last night at a school board session.

Main purpose of the authority is to finance construction of the district's new high school near Sie- gersvuie by floating bonds. The school district will gain ownership of the structure by paying annual rentals to the authority until the cost of the project is liquidated. At last night's session the school board also approved plan's drawn by architect H. F. Everett for the renovation of a farm home into two apartments.

The house is on the property acquired as the site for the new school. Secretary Earl M. Willen-becher was authorized to arlvpr. tise for bids for the work. The board awarded a contract for musical instruments to Titlow's Music House, Allentown, at its bid OI City Considers Drinking Water Fluoridation The City of Allentown yesterday a serious look at the practice of fluoridation of local drinking water as the new Board of Health asked the municipal health bureau to study the matter and give a formal report of its findings.

The action occurred at the July meeting of the board at which Dr. Charles B. Miller, a dentist, strongly advocated fluoridation as an economic and health necessity. But even before he imnke. ihm board went on record as asking for a complete study by Dr.

Frederick R. Bausch city physician and his health bureau. Wayne C. Yeager. vice nresldent of the board, who was chairman of the day's meeting, said the 5-man body has discussed the matter at length "in committee" dur ing the last month, and states it was the board's will to have the Continued on Page 15, Column 2 New Twist: town area failed to materialize.

Yesterday residents along the area's waterways went about the task of clearing up the debris left by the pounding storm and the swift torrents that raced down streets and over fields. Considerable Damage While there was no accurate means of estimating the damage, it was believed to be considerable, but not nearly as serious and ex tensive as in other high water days. When a flood warning was issued late Wednesday night, the Lehigh was expected to crest here at or a little above flood stage of 14 feet about 8 a.m. yesterday. However, the river hit its high mark of 13.3 feet at 6 a.m., attendants at Allentown Bethlehem Gas Works reported, and then began to recede.

By 8 a.m. it was down to 13.1 feet and at 6 p.m. it stood at 11.5 and was still drop ping. Rain measurements varied, pointing up the crazy pattern of the storm. The weather station at Allen town Bethlehem Easton Airport reported Wednesday's rain alone totaled 4.15 inches, the heaviest rainfall for one day since the sta tion there began keeping records in 1S44.

During the period starting lata Tuesday to Thursday morning the precipitation at the airport amounted to 6.01 inches. The gas company's weather reporter, Ray Mutzer, measured rainfall in the. city at 5.05 inches for the period. Heaviest In 1942 His records show that to be the heaviest rain over a three day stretch since May 20-22. 1942.

when 5.13 inches created flood conditions all along the Lehigh. Fred C. Oswald, New Tripoli observer, said Wednesday's rain there totaled 2.26 inches. During the three-day period there wera 4.44 inches, he said. Continued on Page 7, Column I New Step Taken In Catasauquas Merger Another step was taken last night toward having the electorate of Catasauqua Hanover and North Catasauqua School Districts vote on uniting the two districts.

At a joint session the boards of directors voted unanimously to petition the commissioners of Lehigh and Northampton Counties to place the proposal on the ballot at the November election. Catasauqua borough and Hanover Township, whose school districts were merged on a referendum two years ago, are in Lehigh County, while North Catasauqua is in Northampton County. Last night's joint meeting was called as the result a petition to the two school boards from tha North Catasauqua Parent Teach er Association. The document was signed by 524 registered voters of the community. Various aspects of the proposed union were discussed at length at the meeting, which was in charge of Hobart A.

Farber, superintendent of Lehigh County schools, and Robert N. Taylor, Northampton County superintendent. The session was held in. the North Catasauqua School. up Jones, whom he booked on a drunkenness' charge.

Then police examined the sought-after Jones trousers, decided crima indeed does not pay. In the pockets was five cents. Working Schedule Only the Tamaqua District of tha Lehigh Navigation Coal Co. is scheduled to operate today. SEE SPECIAL VALUES In Sylish Bed Room Suites 8 4c, 5uy Try Fry, 618 Hamilton Allentown.

Adv. Just Fine Lehigh Valley residents will wel-come the weekend prediction of fair weather and higher temperatures. Residents in scattered sections of the region were busy throughout yesieruay cleaning up damaga caused by Wednesday's destructiva rainstorm. Total precipitation yesterday was 0.37 inches. overnight low of 55 and a high of 83 was predicted for today.

Yesterday, the mercury moved from a low 63 at 11 a. m. to a high of 78 degrees at 5:30 p. m. The wind from the north northwest was clocked at 8 mph.

Sunrise today, 5:40 a. sunset, 8:34 p. m. Temperatures The U. S.

Weather Bureau ta. ported the following temperatures ior inursaay: lished itself as a necessary factor community life. I Three rntipertt MtilMn nut. KOioists have been sehed. tiled for the 1952-53 season.

A mid winter free educational youth con cert and the establishment of a junior orchestra also have been planned. I- bince tne price oi concert series tickets has been Kept at a nomi nal sum. the Symphony Associa tion must obtain approximately 70 per cent of this -year's $20,000 budget from private contributions. The maintenance fund drive icommittee will have a kick-off din- ner to raise on Jiuy it, at iHager's home when a New Orleans Jshrimp supper will be held. Unopposed The commission ruled, however A that the amendatory petition could not be considered at last night's meeting since it was filed too late for proper advertisement of the intention.

Atty. Goodman, instead, request- Continued on Page. 7, Column 1 Air Spotters Start Monday At Wanamakers Observers for the air spotting station at Wanamakers, located in Northwest Lehigh County, are scheduled for duty starting at 8 a.m. on Monday. One of four such observation posts in Lehigh County, the Wanamakers station is located at the same site as was used during World War II.

However, a new building was recently constructed. The other three posts are locat ed at Vultee Airport, Allentown: Breinigsville and Lynnville. The four are in charge of Earl T. Adams, Breinigsville, area super visor. Post supervisor at Wana makers is Claude R.

Reinnart. Ed ward C. Evans is chief observer. Ninety observers have been re cruited for the post, of whom 72 are on regular shifts. There will be six four-hour shifts; two observers to a shift.

Each observer is to be on duty one day of six. Women work the day shift; men, the night. The remarkable thing about this post is that all the observers have been recruited from within an area of only two and one-half miles. The youngest observer is 13. while the oldest is 78.

One family is repre sented entirely by its four mem- 'bers. The spirit of the post and its cause is summed up in a form let ter to the observers. It says, in part, "This movement is not a local affair. It is a national movement and whether we caU it neces sary or not, the fact remains that we have a job to do and we must do it. If we watch and nothing hap pens, okay.

But if we don watch and something happens, then it is just too bad. We have fallen asleep at the switch. struck a blow to the area's econ omy. May was also a good month for business throughout Pennsylvania, according to the report issued yesterday by the Bureau of Business Research at Pennsylvania State College. In Allentown general business achieved a new May record by go ing up 2 per cent from a year ago and 3 per cent from April.

Easton placed third among Penn sylvania cities In rate oi increase during May over last year's figures, with a gain of 5 per cent. The Increase over April was per cent. Business in Bethlehem declined 1 ner cent in May compared to last vear. but the business index was still good enough to hit its second highest point on record for May. Based on bank debits, factory payrolls and industrial power sales, the business index for the state in May showed an increase of one per cent above April ana aixwe May.

1951. Although the gain was slight, it marked a new high in the state for the month of May. One of the contributing factors to Easton's big gain was that new car and truck sales in that city jumped 24 per cent from April, instead of the expected 2 per cent The picture was just the opposite in Allentown where new car sales were the lowest lor May since 1948. Some other interesting statistics for the state pointed out by the Penn State bureau's report included: New records were made for the month of May by bank debits, industrial power sales, department store sales and telephones. Retail food prices and consumers' prices generally were at a record peak for May.

However, street railway passenger revenue had the lowest May total since 1941. and motor vehicle sales were the lowest since 1949. BREAKFAST CHATTER An Allentown Republican yesterday in discussing the straight-arm tactics of old line politicians at present convention gave an insight into struwrle for power at Chicago by commenting: Last fall at Philadelphia met a GOP leader who told me that he did not want to eee the party win last fall's city election in Philadelphia because of a certain candi date on the ticket. 'Let worth have it and that'll give us a chance to clean some of the dead wood out of the I heard the same story from other fellows They said, If there's noth ing in it us, why win?" A New York State man, on first trip back to Allentown in 35 years for USAAC convention, commented yesterday: "Well, I see they got same trolley cars and the same darn road from Guthsville to Allentown." Faculty and staff members at Muhlenberg College had tough time getting on campus yesterday due to over-zealousness of crew pre paring for Saturday Lehigh Valley Soap Box Derby. In erecting snow fences to keep back spec tators from Chew St.

derby downs, workers blocked all driveways to campus parking lot. superintendents John S. Cartwright and Louis E. Dieruff (assistant) of Allentown, Howard J. Yeager of Emmaus and Clarence M.

Gock-ley of Whitehall Township journeyed to New York yesterday for two-day session of Associated Public School Systems of America meeting at Columbia University. Lehigh County Humane Agent Herb Bachman is looking for owners of a male black Kerry terrier picked up in the Moun-tainville section yesterday. The dog is now at local animal shelter. Anybody find a stray motorboat? Could be it belongs to Joe Sherman of Sherman's Hotel on Lehigh who told police he lost craft in deluge that swelled Lehigh River Wednesday night. Boat was kept at Adams Island but wasn't there when Sherman went to look yesterday That's gratitude for you! William Keller of 241 N.

4th St. reported to police an unidentified man removed two shirts, a pair of pants, socks and two bags of "home grown sweet corn" from his car early yesterday morning after he had transported stranger on several errands A receptionist at Sacred Heart Hospital would appreciate return of diamond ring inadvertently left in hospital washroom and gone when she returned. Ring was birthday gift from relative. Another reminder for those, who forgot or missed original announcement: Banks in Allentown will not be open on Thursday nights during July-and Deluge of rain Wednesday night caused much excitement but little damage as it hit encampment of 300 children attending East Pennsylvania conference of EC Church at Waldheira Park. A number of youngsters had to be moved from leaking cabins, but classes were held as usual yesterday Ad vanced class of volunteer first aid swimmers for city pools will meet for training at 8 p.m.

Monday in Red Cross chapter house, 611 Walnut St. Picnics tomorrow at Dorney Park include 1st ER Church Sunday School of Beth lehem. St. Peter's ER Church of Tatamy. Oxford N.

Methodist Sunday School. Coaldale Evangeli cal Sunday School and "Via Wta unit oi World ar II. a Big Crew on Job to Ready Soap Box Derby Course For AnnualRace Saturday The city reopened the resurfaced Tilghman Street bridge to motor ists last night ana it was uxe taking a giant aspirin for the traf fic headache that piaguea nan- over Avenue and lower Hamilton Street since Monday. Right on schedule, the barri caded were removed from both ends of the bridge over the Lehigh simultaneously at 8:50 p.m. Throngs Attend Opening of New Farmers Market A festive spirit invaded the Allentown Farmers Market yesterday as thousands area residents turned out to buy fresh-from-the-country produce during the grand opening in the new market headquarters at 7th and Tilghman Sts.

Banners were waving from the ceiline and well-wishes from cus tomers were there for the farmer merchants as they set up shop in the former Ruhe Motor Company garage building. One farmer marketer reported that he barely had time to get his produce on stands before throngs converged "to grab things' when the doors opened at 4 p.m. Many Sold Out He added that most of the 30 stand operators were sold out be fore closing time at 9 p.m. 'Wonderful" was the description of another farmer of the several thousand persons who came to the opening. He said that during most .1 i i OI me lugiii uie aisies wcie uucu Continued on Page 37, Column 3 nounced that Chew Street, between 23rd and 27th, will be closed to all traffic from noon today until after the races end tomorrow after noon.

For the' boys, activities on the track begin between 9:30 and 10 o'clock tomorrow when they arrive to claim their cars that will be delivered from the Allentown High School Vocational Annex where they were inspected on Monday. The pre-race program at the judges stand begins promptly at 12:30 o'clock and the first race the Oil Can Trophy heat for the mayors of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton will go down the course at 1 o'clock. It will be followed immediately by the races in. which 144 boys will participate in three-car heats. The champion is expected to be crowned: shortly before 4 o'clock after nearly 80 thrilling heats that Continued on Page 36, Column 1 C.

Diefenderfer. was still keeping seven hours after laying. Off to Another Job The heavy asphalt spreader, through with Its bridge job, was police escorted to 21st and Wash ington Sts. about 6:30 p.m. There it will be used to resurface 21st St.

between Tilghman and Washington. Reopening the span to city and through city traffic last night placed no noticeable strain on traffic over Tilghman Street on the west end and Union Blvd. on the east (R. 22), police said, but the big change will be noticed this morning when commuting motorists will be able to travel the old B-line route to their lobs instead of bumping and stalling in a pok ing traffic line trail over Front Street, the narrow Hamilton Street bridge and Hanover Avenue and Irving Street, the main detour routes. Police Busy Since Monday, police were kept busy directing traffic over those routes, trying to keep the flow moving reasonably smooth.

The job might have been finished a day earlier but for Mother Nature's perversity. Wednesday's rain held up the asphalt spreading job and Wednesday night's downpour flooded the de tour route in a number of places. Young Bicyclist Seriously Hurt When Hit by Car A 15-year-old Northampton boy who was riding bis bicycle to a boy scout meeting was seriously injured about 6 o'clock last night when he was struck by a car at 19th Street and Washington Ave nue, Northampton. Rollin Banford son of Mr. and Mrs.

Rollin Banford 21 l27th suffered a skull fracture and a severe concussion, accord ing to attendants at Haff Hospital, Northampton. Late last night bis condition was listed as serious, but not critical. The driver of the car was iden tified as William Casper of E. 10th Street, by Officer Warren Fenstermaker of the com munity's police department. Fenstermaker said preliminary investigation indicated that the boy, going south on Washington Avenue, ran into the path of the car while he was trying to make a left turn.

He was struck by the left front of the automobile, which was trav eling north on Washington Avenue, Fenstermaker safd Casper was released on his own recognizance pending outcome of the boy's in juries. The officer took the youth to the hospital in the municipal ambu- lance. his canary and blue Allen Don't Pick Man's Pocket, Take His Pants; Be Sure, Though, No Cop's Around Nearly 200 men and women will be at work behind the scenes on Allentown's Derby Downs tomorrow to assure the smooth operation of the Lehigh Valley Soap Box Derby third annual race to be run on the Chew St. course bordering the Muhlenberg campus. Although the racing program does not begin until 12:30 o'clock, officials will be on the track be fore 7 a.m.

preparing for the ar rival of the cars and their driv ers between 8:30 and o'clock. Their number will grow until noon when the full staff will be on hand. Even today workmen and of ficials will be on hand completing the erection of the safety snow fences, cleaning the course, erect-J ing the ramps from which the cars will be started and placing the finish line stands that will be reserved for parents of the 144 boys who will race. v. Closed to Traffic Traffic Captain Harold Smith an Last Proposal The Citv Planning Commission last night concluded public hearing on the last of five proposed zoning man chances with a auick half- hour session in City Council cham bers.

The case involved called for a change from an Industrial area to a Residence area in a 19th Ward tract of land fronting on S. 4thStreet (R. 309) and S. 5th Street where it joins the highway. The tract is bounded by S.

4th Street, S. 5th Street, a line 120 feet north of and parallel to Dixon Street, the properties of Mack Manufacturing Company. Aaron Aronskv and Hoffman Brothers. There were no opponents to tne change present. 250 Dwellings Proposed The.

alteration is requested by Murray H. Goodman and the Moun- tainvule Memorial Assn. in order to secure a zoning district compatible with 250 dwellings pro- nosed to be erected on the approxi mately 52 acres comprising most of the site known as Mountainville Manor. ffcsi Goodman and his representative, Attv. S.

H. Goodman, during the hearing disclosed they bad filed an amendatory petition following tne first petition, asking that a portion of the area, the northeast section. be changed from Industrial to Business instead of Residence B. Dibbell Proposes City Inspection Of Poultry Kills Claiming there is room for sani tation improvement in the poultry industry. Dr.

Charles M. Dibbell, city meat and milk inspector, yesterday advocated to the board of health municipal inspection of poultry kills and mentioned half a cent pound as a possible fee to finance the project. Dr. DibbeU explained nis recommendation was based on a per sonal study of the situation and de clared local poultry houses appear to favor the program. Dr.

Dibbell said he discussed the matter at length with seven of the men in the larger businesses, whose kills run from 300 to 5,000 birds a week, and that they seem willing to cooperate to the point of help ing finance the plan. Such aid would be necessary, ur. Continued on Page 21, Column 1 Postponed Band Concert To Be Presented Tonight The program originally sched uled for Tuesday evening at West Park, but postponed because of rain, will be presented at 8:15 p.m. today by the Allentown Band. The concert will be directed by Alber- tus L.

Mevers. In addition to symphony, novel ty and light classiciat works, tne offerings of Thomas Heinze, saxo phone, and James uetz, xyiopnone. will be featured. Red Cross Bloodmobile At Slatington Monday The next visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile will be in Slatington on Monday. An effort is being made to recruit donors from the entire upper area of the county, although all persons are more than welcome.

The unit will be stationed at the American Legion Home at 510 Main St. from 1 to 6:30 o'clock. Reservations should be made with Clarence Hartwig. Slatington 2953, or by calling the chapter house in Allentown. 3-7421.

ENJOY IT ON YO'-R VACATION Keep up with the news from home by transferring your sub scription to your vacation address Phone 3-4241. ask for the Circula tion Department. Adv. mi 7 MORSE SPECIAL Cop Richard Flatley claimed he learned a new twist in pickpocketing last night but he taught the man he arrested a much older les son crime does not pay. The new angle? Leave the mon ey in the victim's pockets but take his trousers off him.

Flatley answered a call from Of ficer Raymond Laudenslager Sr. about 5:30 p.m., reporting "two drunks roaming" about 8th and Maple Sts. On Maple, near Lumber Flatley came upon two gentlemen in a driveway. One 'Out' One, identified as Frank Light- cap, 32, of 127 S. 8th was stand ing, Flatley said, and the other, identified as Owen E.

Jones, 45, of 460 Linden was lying in the driveway, "out." Lightcap, Flatley said, was re moving Jones trousers. Matley decided to add a charge of larceny from person to the original disorderly conduct charge Lightcap was in for. Flatley escorted Lightcap to the cruiser, told umcer Lauaensiager to stand guard over Jones until he came back for Jones with the pa trol wagon. At headquarters, Flatley got out of the cruiser. So did Lightcap but Lightcap didn't head for the po lice station.

Instead, he bounded up Linden wove through late afternoon traffic and flitted through a 7th Street parking lot. Flatley. hard on his heels, yelled to a pas serby who collared Lightcap long enough for Flatley to catch up and take Lightcap in tow. Four Charges The score now stood at four charges against Lightcap. Flatley added resisting arrest and break ing arrest to the first two counts.

Flatley filed an information last night stating he would swear out warrants on all of the charges except the disorderly conduct. That, he said, would be taken care of in police court today. With Lightcap installed at head quarters, Flatley went back to pick THE MOENIXG CALL, Allentown. OUT FOR THE OIL CAN TROPHY Although Mayor Brighton A High Low Allentown 78 63 Chicago 88 59 Cleveland m. 84 51 St.

Louis 91 61 Boston 69 62 Jacksonville 93 75 Miami 91 75 New York 84 70 Philadelphia 82 67 Pittsburgh 78 55 Washington 80 66 Denver 91 59 Atlantic City 87 68 town Special soap box racer under wraps yesterday, both Mayor Earl -Schaffer of Bethlehem (right) and Mayor Robert Morse of Easton (left) unveiled the cars, they'll drive down Allentown's Derby Downs Saturday afternoon. Mayor Morse, who claims that both the Allentown and Bethlehem executives will have a weight advantage -over him, plans to stick some weights in his pockets "to make up for the weight Mayor Diefenderfer and Mayor Schaffer carry elsewhere." He says his superior driving ability will more than make up for the weight handicap. Mayor Schaffer, whom Morse accuses of having jet assists built Into his racer, admits only that-his car has been "built for speed" and that he has a special "atomic infused oil" never before used in racing. Mayor Diefenderfer, who is keeping strictly quiet about his car, assured race officials that it would be ready and on the track in time for the run down the hill at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Friday, July 1L 1951.