Standard-Speaker from Hazleton, Pennsylvania • 4

'I'llMU'S'l" nli.iiUi,; ll.Li'iltiniUljJ De Schweinitz Charges Deliberate Attempt To Find Flaws In System Data On Unemployment Insurance Setup For Schuylkill County McAdoo And South Side News MICHAEL PETRESKY, Correspondent. Phone 363 2C1 West Elaine St. News items may be left at McBride's Drug Store, Standard Drug Store, The Keystone Fire House. Foster Robinson's at Audenried and the Fire House at Tresckow. supervisor In the county and a sixth, from Northumberland county, had been arrested and convicted on a charge of embezzlement while he was a "clerk in the county controller' office at Sunbury.

ill mm- is slated for 7:30 o'clock this evening and will be conducted in the Legion Home on South Tamaqua street. Following the business meeting the youngsters will engage in a basketball game at the local Left For Army Post. Private Ctephen Chisosky, a member of the Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, left for his duties at that post today. -Making Fair Recovery. Mrs.

Stephen Lesichko, pf West Sherman street, was reported as being in good condition and making a fair recovery after recently being discharged from the State Hospital, where she had been a pneumonia patient. Today's Funerals. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Mas-trull of Tresckow, will be held in the St. Mary's R.

C. Slovak cemetery this morning. Funeral services will be conducted from the late home, Market street Tresckow, at 9:30. Requiem high mass will be celebrated in St. Bartholomew's church at 10:00 o'clock.

The mortal remains of Mrs. Rus sell Mascrella, who died at the State Hospital on Sunday, will be laid to rest this morning, when funeral services will be conducted from the late residence, James street, Kel-ayres at 9:00 o'clock. Requiem high mass will be celebrated in the Im maculate Conception church. Interment will be in St. Patrick's cemetery in McAdoo.

Transacted Business At St. Clair. William D. Frye and Robert Morton, well known residents of Audenried, recently transacted business matters at St. Clair, Pa.

Pay Day At Haddock Mining Co. Employees of the Haddock Mining will receive their semimonthly pay checks today. Employees of the Glen Alden Coal Company will he paid tomorrow. Returned From Vacation. Hairy E.

Rinker, returned to his home in Audenried, after enjoying a vacation in Philadelphia. Plan Trip To Miami. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reese, of Audenried, are planning a six weeks' CELEBRATE NEW YEAR'S EVE At The STRAND HALL McAdoo PALACE sojourn to Miami, Florida, and will leave on their southward trip during the fore part of next week.

Scouts Meet Tonight. All members of the Boy Scout Troop 47, of town, have been notified that a very important meeting will be conducted at the church auditorium this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Plans for the entry into the model airplane exhibit will be one of the topics for discussion. Returned To Duties At Hospital Rachel Sheridan, a student nurse at the Potlsvillc Hospital, returned to her duties at that institution after spending the Christmas holiday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Sheridan, of West Blaine street. Ice Skating At Peak At Audenried With the Christmas vacation period on at the present time, the Audenried pond, a natural skating rink, is always well populated with South Side and regional skating enthusiasts. During the past few days, however, the pond is not as it should be, due to the snow which mars the skating surface. Making Fair Progress On East Sherman Street The WPA employes engaged in excavation and grading operations on the East Sherman street road improvement project are making very favorable progress despite the prevailing weather conditons. Half the road has been excavated from the Cleveland street intersection to the high school grounds on the extreme eastern part of that road.

Ukrainian Club Elects Officers. Miss Anna Petruncio, of 649 South Hancock street, was elected president of the Ukrainian Club, when that organization met in their regular yearly meeting on Tuesday. The following officers were also named on the executive board for the ensuing year. Vice president Michael Michaly-sin. Recording Secretary Mildred Krill.

Financial Secretary Stephen Halushka. Treasurer Mary Kateeshock. Williamsport Visitor Returns Miss Alma Richards, of Williams- port, returned to her home in that city after spending the past few days at the home of relatives on South Tamaqua street. All In Readiness For New Year's Day Shoots. A visit to the shooting grounds of "Tidy" Soditus on the Heights, at "Chicky" Hennick's on North street, Kelayres, and at the Audenried Hotel grounds yesterday revealed Notice McAdoo Taxpayers 5 penalty will be added to county, poor and borough taxes after Jan.

1, 1938. Frank Gurzenda, Tax Collector. 1 PURE FOOD i WAdoo Fishing Club To Klect Officers. Members of the McAdoo Fishing Club have been notified that the annual meeting of that organization will be conducted at Gurzenda's on Sunday evening fit 7:00 o'clock. During the meeting the eelction of offi-oers will be one of the important I issues.

Named Deleftate To International Convention. Patrick J. Shovelin, of Haddock-; town and one of the charter members 'of the Silver Brook Local, No. 1150, U. M.

W. of will represent that at the international convention -of the Mine Workers, which will be "conducted in Washington, D. C. Visiting Brother's Home. John Krill, a resident of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he is employed as an electrician, is a guest at the home of his brother, Mr.

and Mrs. Anthony Krill and family, of East Blaine street. Mr. Krill recently returned to his home in Canada, after a visit to his parental home in i Zernicia, Galicia. Located At Reading.

Joseph Swanson, son of Elec- and Mrs. Joseph Swanson, of South Tamaqua street, is now located in the city of Reading, where he plans to spend New Year's Day and the week end with his brother, who is employed there. Repairing Home Damaged By Blaze. The interior of the Dworak home, which was damaged to the extent of several hundred dollars as the result of a blaze caused by defective wiring, is undergoing re-wiring and additional interior repairs at the -preesnt time. The blaze occurred Christmas morning, shortly after o'clock.

Sons Of Legion Meet Tonight. Bernard Vigna, president of the Sons of Legion branch of the local Legion Post, stated that another important meeting of the youngsters Notice Taxpayers Penalties ill be added on poor county and county special taxes on and after Jan. 3, 1938. Domenic Lockwood, Banks Township Tax Collector Tresckow, Pa. PLAYING TONIGHT AND TOMORROW Benny At His Best Fiddling And Funning With A Bevy Of Beautiful Babes! Jack Benny ARTISTS AND MODELS Famous Acts of Radio Stage And Screen Brought Together For The First Time.

Benefits ranging up to $15.00 for as long as thirteen weeks to be available for jobless. All persons who are now totally unemployed but who have been employed in private industry at some time between January 1, 1937 to September 30, 1937, and who desire to file a claim for unemployment compensation will appear January 3, 1938 at 8 a. at a designated place nearest their residence, Which wjll serve as a temporary office to receive claims for this date only, or any subsequent date as the number of claimants may merit. All persons filing a claim must produce their Social Security number. There will be three permanent offices, and twelve temporary offices in Schuylkill county.

The three permanent offices will be: Pott8ville, Pottsville Armory, N. Centre street. Shenandoah, Annunciation Auditorium, Cor. Cherry and Chestnut streets. Tamaqua, State Armory, East Broad street.

The temporary offices are as follows: Schuylkill Haven, N. Y. A. Center, Railroad and Columbia streets. New Philadelphia, Public School Auditorium, New Philadelphia.

McAdoo, St. Patrick's Auditorium, North Cleveland street. Mahanoy City, Mahanoy St. School 400 W. Mahanoy Ave.

Frackville, Post Office Frack street. Ashland, St. Joseph's Hall, 11th and Walnut street. Buck Run, Buck Run Community Hall, Foster Twp. Tremont, Tremont Fire Company, East Main street.

Pine Grove, Pine Grove Armory, Pine Grove. Coaldale, St, Second street. Mary's Auditorium, Towec Heckersville, A. C. H.

Hall, Cass Twp. Those desning to make claims for unemployment compensation may file their claim on January 3, at 8 a. at the above mentioned office which is nearest their residence. Persons who are not 'eligible for unemployment compensation should not congest these offices by attempting to file a claim. Here in a nut-shell are the principal rules governing eligibility.

Applicants must: (1) Have earned wages in 1937 totaling not less than thirteen times the amount of his weekly wage. (2) Register for work at a designated employment office (this can be done at-the time of filing claim.) (3) Make formal claim for compensation. (4) Be able to work and available for work. (5) Have been totally unemployed for a waiting period of at least three weeks prior to any week for which he claims compensation. The three weeks of total unemployment need not be consecutive, but may be accumulative over the period of 52 consecutive weeks preceding any week for which he claims compensation.

If the employee's total unemployment is due to a voluntary suspension of work resulting from an industrial dispute, then he shall be eligible for compensation for a further waiting period of three weeks. Ineligible To File Claims Persons whose only employment from January 1, 1937, to September 30, 1937, was among the occupations listed below are not eligible. (1) Agricultural labor (hired help on a farm.) (2) Domestic services in a private home, such as maids, chauffeurs, and gardeners. (3) Services performed as an employee of the crew of a vessel on the navigable waters of the United States. (4) Services performed by an individual in the employ of his son, daughter, or spouse; or a person under the age of 21 in the employ of his parents.

(5) Services performed in the employ of the United States government, or any instrumentality of the United States. This includes WPA, NYA, and unemployment service. (6) Services performed as an FREELAND HARRISBURG, Dec." 29. W-Karl de Schweinitz, in a sharply i worded letter to Governor Earle to-I snecial investigating I committee of "a deliberate attempt 1 to find flaws" in the administration of relief in Pennsylvania. The head of the state's Department of Public Assistance whose $10,000 job has hung in the balance for a month, criticized as "biased and unsupported" the finding of Earle's three-man committee that the department was "loose, uncontrolled, confused and wasteful." Writing the latest chapter in the month-old dispute started when Mrs.

Emma Guffey Miller, sister of U. S. Senator Joseph F. Guffey asked the governor to reorganize the relief department, de Schweinitz wrote Earle he believed examination of his defense- would convince the governor of the "unsoundness" of the committee's findings. De Schweinitz has yet to reply to anotheV report by State Treasurer F.

Clair Ross, who informed Earle his agents had uncovered instances of forged checks and other irregularities in distribution of relief, De Schweinitz said he might complete that reply tonight. -Governor Earle declined to com ment on de Schweninitz's defense and said he would make no decision on de Schweinitz's job until after he has received the answer to Ross' charges and has had time to study the entire record. Sqmmarizing his reactions to the findings of the three-man committee, consisting of Public Service Commissioner Donald M. Livingston, Deputy Auditor General Harry Margolis and Deputy Budget Secretary William A. Sponsler, de Schweinitz wrote the governor: "We find that the activities under the direct supervision of the committee, as contrasted with the work of the private accounting firms, violated every rule of scientific research; that the methods of the committee represented a deliberate attempt to find flaws rather than to regard operations as a whole; that many of the investigators were totally incompetent; that they were almost entirely ignorant of relief procedures and the rules of eligibility for relief; and that the findings of the committee were biased and unsupported by the factual material contained in the body of the report." De Schweinitz's reply to the report of the investigation which Earle ordered before he went to Sweden on a good-will trip contained sixty-five typewritten pages.

He complained that he was not permitted to see the complete reports made by eight accounting firms which aided the investigating committee. "It is also significant," he wrote ''that, with few evceptions, only unfavorable comments have been underlined, and that a summary of the results of the public hearings divides statements made in that connection into "favorable" and "unfavorable," but lists under "unfavorable" certain comments which are clearly favorable, while some favorable comments known to have been given to the committee were not included. "It is further significant that the survey committee, composing of tluee men drawn from the field of accounting and auditing, should find the auditing organization of the department sound, and base their criticisms upon the work of case investigation, which is a field in which they are not qualified. "It is most inconsistent that the report should find the personnel of the Department of Public Assistance intelligent, earnest, conscientious, and hard-working; that the functioning of the department with respect to system, financial records, reports, internal check and accounting is sound: and that then the report should assert that the administration of the department is loose, uncontrolled, confused, and wasteful. "I believe that your examination of the comments and exhibits herewith submitted will convince you of the unsoundness of the conclusions set forth by the committee." De Schweinitz said the investiga tion of his department cost $55,000.

For the same amount of money the state could have employed 550 inves tigators of applicants for relief and inquired into at least 49,500 cases. "Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller has charged that administration expenses should be reduced to six per cent; yet the department is here condemned because it worked the staff too hard. he said. Taking up the specific cases listed by the relief survey committee, de Schweinitz wrote the governor: "The report shows that investigations were conducted in 13 counties and that 2,859 cases were contacted personally," he said.

"This is 2.65 per cent of the active case load. The report claims that 223 cases or 7.8 per cent of the cases investigated were found ineligible, or the grant should hava been reduced. "No evidence is given as to the method of sampling uied in selecting thes cases. It is therefore impossible to imply that the ratio of eligibility cited is applicable to the entire case load. "The personnel employed by the committee to do this checVng had qu'3tionable qualifications." De Schweinitz claimed that one investigator had been discharged frc.n th.

Pittsburgh regional office for making false Aports and padding vouchers; another was an active relief case at the same time he was on the' WPA administrative case and that a restitution claim was against him; a third was discharged because of political activity in a Fayette county; a fourth, in charge of the auditor general's men investigating relief cases in Philadelphia, had been dismissed from the relief staff in Northampton county for poor work: a fifth was fired from the Schuylkill county re- lief staff for being the least efficient BRITISH WILL NOT RECOGNIZE EIRE LONDON, Dec. 29. (P)Th. British government tonight refused to recognize the name or jurisdiction of Ireland the former Irish Free State as applying to Northern Ireland. An official statement issued at Ten Downing Street, after the new con-stitution went into force across tin Irish Channel, also said Ireland fundamentally was still a member of the British commonwealth of nations.

It added the British government would recognize the name of Ireland Eire in Gaelic as applying only to that area formerly called the Irish Free State. Instructor Declares Act Has Ar rangements for Dismissals of Incompetents. HARRISBURG, Dec. 29. P)-An official of the Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers tonight took issue with a proposal made at the con vention of the Pennsylvania State Education Association that the Tenure Act be amended to allow probationary periods.

Miss Sara Walsh, legislative representative of the Pennsylvania Federation of Teachers, attacked a statement of Miss Mary B. Mo Andrew, Carbondale superintendent of schools, that the teachers "mui-t be sympathetic" to the probationary period of one to three years before the Tenure Law becomes applicable to beginners. Miss Walsh disagreed that "such an attitude is warranted or defensible." "TheTenure Act has very definite arrangements for dismissal of incompetent teachers, be they beginners or long-established," Miss Walsh held. "If a fledgling teacher is incompetent, the presentation of such proof, which should then be easy to obtain, is sufficient cause for dropping that person from the educational system. "The establishment of a 'probationary' period has meant in some of our neighboring states, particularly New' Jersey, the utter reversal of the spirit of tenure.

In many cases, contracts in these states have not been renewed, even without charges of incompetence being filed. "This has put the teacher back again as a 'beginner to start another probationary period with pos sibly the same treatment at the end of the next two-year period. It was recognized by the Legislature when the Tenure bill was up for consideration that such an amendment would vitiate the act. Several amendments with this aim in view were consistently voted down by the legislators." 1 KNUDSEN ASKS DELAY IN DATE OF HEARING DETROIT, Dec. 29 (P) William S.

Knudsen, president of General Motors said today he had asked a special Senate committee on unemployment to postpone his appearance before the committee from Jan. 6 to Jan. 28. He said he was entirely willing to testify. He explained that he had planned an extensive trip around the country, en company business, which would make it inconvenient for him to be in Washington until late in the month.

He said he had an engagement in Cincinnati January 6, the day on which he was asked to testify in Washington. 12 TO TAKE EXAMS 36,000 Applications for Visitors, Clerks and Cunty ExecU' tive Directors Received. HARRISBURG, Dec. 29. () Twelve persons for each job will take civil service examinations January 8 to win places in the DeparU ment of Assistance.

Fred Zappolo, executive director of the Employment Board, announc ed today that 36,000 applications lor visitors, clerks and county executive; directors, had been received. These jobs will be at stake on the first examination day. The remainder of the 5,000 jobs will be filled from examinations to be taken January 15 and 22. About 21,000 will be quizzed for jobs as visitors; 14,500 as clerks and 850 as executive directors. Included are those who now hold provisional positions in the department.

None may be retained unless they qualify under the civil service; test. The estimated number of appli cants to be quizzed at these exam ination centers is: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Bethle hem, Dubois, 736; Ebensburg, Erie, 434; Greensburg, Harrisburg, Lewistown, 604; New Castle, Norristown, 661; Pottsville, Reading, 443; Scranton, Shamokln, Wilkes-Barre, 1.728: Williamsnort. 847; York, 669. PRUNE shade was used for embroidered velvet evening coat from Schiaparelli of Paris. Osprey head-dress is of bright green.

that the sports' promoters are all set for their annual New Year's Day live bird and block shoots. Some of the finest live bird Shots on the South Side are expected to be seen in aetion-on this date, competing for the many live poultry awards, which will be made. Returned To Trenton, N. J. Misses Josephine and Angeline Bruno, of Trenton, N.

returned to their places of employment in thut city after spending the holidays at their parental home in Kelayres. Members of R. C. C. Club To Conduct Choir Rehearsal.

Members of the R. C. C. Choral Club, of the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox church, of town, are requested to attend choir practice this evening in readiness for the Yule-tide. Rehearsal will commence at 7:00 sharp.

Constables' Ball On Saturday The annual constables' ball will be conducted at the Roxy Tavern on East Blaine street, this New Year's evening, Saturday, Jan. 1, under the auspices of the constables of the McAdoo borough. The ball is one of the real social attractions of the season and is always well attended. This year, Al. Nick and his greater orchestra, ten men, will take over the musical end of the entertainment.

Returned To CCC Paul Cienawa, well known youth of the borough, returned to his duties at the CCC camp at Petersburg, after enjoying the holidays at his parental home on South Tamaqua street. V. F. W. CHILDREN'S PARTY IS TONIGHT The ladies' auxiliary of Drake-Wear V.

F. W. Post tonight will conduct the annual Children's Christmas party for children of V. I. W.

members and orphans of deceased veterans. The program as outlined in the Standard-Sentinel Tuesday morning will be conducted. MARKET 31c hot. 10c 2 for 25c Value quart 25c Italian Tomato Paste 5c can Savory OLEO 2 lbs. 25c NEW WEST POINT superintendent, Col.

Jay L. Benedict, has been chief of staff of the eighth corps area at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. employe of the state, a political subdivision thereof, such as a county or city, or the instrumentality of one or more stated or political subdivisions. This includes the Department of Public (7) Services performed as an employe of a corporation, community chest, fund, or foundation organized exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. The unemployment compensation law has two immediate objectives: To place unemployed persons in new jobs, and to pay them weekly bene fits until the new employment is found.

But it also contemplates a long range plan to stabilize employment and thereby minimize economic insecurity due to unemployment, which'in the words of the law's declaration of public policy is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of the Commonwealth. The benefits to be paid will ange from $7.50 to $15.00 a week, and they are regarded only as stop-gap income, money to stave off indigency, to enable the worker to remain self-supporting until he can be placed in another job. To find that job, the state will ex haust every resource of an expanded state employment service with a field force to visit employers looking for new openings. An unemployed work er does not have to show need to qualify for compensation. It is designed to aid those who are habitual ly employed, and who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.

Age makes no difference for the worker may be past 65 or under 21. Although the law becomes opera ti-e relative to qualification for bene fits on January 1, 1938, the first benefits actually will not be paid until January 29, provided the claim is filed and applicant registered on Jan uary 3. This is because there is a three week waiting period before an applicant becomes eligible for bene fits. During that time the Compen sation Division at Harnsburg checks his employment record and computes his compensation, while at the same time the local employment office is endeavoring to find the applicant a new job. Fire At Gordonville, Pa.

GORDONVILLE, Dec. 29. P) Fire tonight destroyed a grain warehouse, a coal shed and a concrete block factory at this Lancaster county town. The flames, which for a time, threatened to spread to adjoining homes, caused damage estimated by firemen at $20,000. Fifty tons of hay and 1,000 bushels of corn, stored in the Hoober Brothers' warehouse, were burned.

Fourteen Lancaster county fire companies responded to the alarm. Firemen were forced to lay a half-mile of hose to Pequa Creek for a water supply. McADOO 2 lbs. 25c 3 cans 25c 2 cans 27c 18c lb. 4 cans 25c 19c lb.

box FISH 21c lb. 3 lbs. 25c 23c lb. 2 lbs; 25c 3 for 25c pkg. Fresh Hams 21c lb.

Pork Kidneys 2 lbs. 25c R. E. Pork Loin 19c lb. Pre.

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ave. 29c lb. Enjoy A Real Turkey Dinner On New Year's. NONE BETTER AT ANY PRICE. All Is Well That Blends Well NEW YEAR'S SPECIAL SAVINGS Harding's Creamery Tub BUTTER 2 lbs.

75c Fine Granulated SUGAR 10 lbs. 49c Fr. Killed Milk Fed Fr. Killed Milk Fed Stew. Chickens Stew.

Chickens 25c lb. 29c lb. 3 to 3 i lb. average. 4 lb.

average or over. Front Cuts Prime Steer Beef CHUCEK ROAST 17c lb. Fresh Creamery Cudahy Sugar Cured BUTTER HAMS 2 lbs. 75c 23c lb. fog I eWW I With Postie's Pale Dry Ginger Ale.

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(Plus Bottle Deposit) FRESH KILLED TURKEYS 31c lb. SMALL SUGAR CURED HAMS 23c lb. FRESH PORK SHOULDER 17c lb. ors. For the children jrive them Postie's Soft Drinks with ice cream.

Start Elbow Macaroni Or Spaghetti 4 lbs. 25c Pure LARD 10c lb. the New Year by serving your guests with Postie's Soft Drinks. Stewing Chickens 25c lb. Roll.

Rump, Rib Rst. 27c lb. Leg of Spring Lamb 29c lb. Meaty Spare Ribs 19c lb. New Year's Live Poultry Headquarters Live Turkeys, Ducks, Geese.

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