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I THE SUN, BALTIMORE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 14, 1971 CAGE A 3 CRABTREE RITES LISTED Claims Division Official At Maryland Casualty Was 44 Funeral services for Scott S. Crabtree, manager of the Baltimore claims division of the Maryland Casualty Company, will be held at 2 P.M. Friday at the Draper funeral establishment, Oklahoma City. Mr. Crabtree died Monday after collapsing in the lobby of the office building where he worked.

He was 44. A graduate of Arkansas State Teachers College, Mr. Crabtree received a law degree from Oklahoma City University and joined Maryland Casualty in 1955 in its Tulsa (Okla.) office. Lived in Randallstown He later moved to the Oklahoma City office, and then to Baltimore in 1968. While working in the Baltimore office, he lived in Randallstown.

Mr. Crabtree was a member of the Oklahoma Bar Assiciation. Surviving are his wife, the former Julia Welton; two daughters, Sloan Crabtree of Randallstown, and Mrs. Larry Singer of Baltimore; his mother, Mrs. Ruth Crabtree of Van Buren, and a sister, Mrs.

Pat Vines of Birmingham, Ala. Walter M. Gill Funeral services for M. Gill, a former clerk for General Motors Corporation, will be held at 11 A.M. Friday at the Schimunek funeral establishment, 3331 Brehms lane.

Mr. Gill died Monday at the Veterans Hospital, on Lock Raven boulevard, after a long illness. He was 53. He served in the Army in World War II, in both the 102d (Ozark) Division and the 29th Division. Until his retirement for disability four years ago, Mr.

Gill had worked for 18 years at General Motors and before that for the Western Electric Company. Surviving are his wife, the former Lucille Albaugh; a son, Robert W. Gill; a daughter, Debra S. Gill, all of Baltimore, and a grandson. Dr.

Frank Rosenblatt Ithaca, N.Y. (P) Dr. Frank Rosenblatt, associate professor of neurobiology at Cornell University, died in a boating accident in Maryland Sunday, university officials said Monday night. The accident, which occurred on Dr. Rosenblatt's 43d birthday, was on Chesapeake Bay.

Further details were not available. Dr. Rosenblatt had developed an electromechanical machine with a sensory unit of photo cells that could be trained to identify automatically objects or patterns, such as letters of the alphabet. He had been on Cornell's staff since 1956. Eugene B.

Germany Dallas (P -Eugene B. Germany, banker, oilman and founder of Lone Star Steel Company, at Daingerfield, Texas, died in a Dallas hospital Monday. He was 79. Mr. Germany started out in the oil business in 1921 after spending some years teaching school.

His company, E. B. Germany Sons, developed several oil fields. He was the presidential campaign manager for then Vice President John Nance Garner, of Texas, who sought unsuccessfully the Democratic nomination, and was mayor of the Dallas suburb of Highland Park from 1934 to 1942. CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE ONE YEAR TERM 01 $5,000 minimum Towson Federal Savings and Loan Association INSURED 19 W.

Pennsylvania Avenue Towson, Md. 21204 TELEPHONE 823-4800 DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS and COLLEGES RETARIAL TRAINING Towson-Stratford School FALL CLASSES: START SEPT. 13 COMPLETE SECRETARIAL TRAINING 9 MONTHS SPECIAL A COURSES 3-6 MONTHS SPECIAL CLASSES-4-6-8 WEEKS ABC SHORTHAND- TYPING-GREGG SHORTHAND BAY A -CALL 825-2566 14 W. PENNSYLVANIA AVE. TOWSON Gutman Will Meet In 'Last Attempt' For A Pact By GORDON Representatives of two city flrefighters' unions will meet towith Edward J.

Gutman, the city labor commissioner, in what union leader called a "last attempt" at reaching a wage agreement. "If we don't reach an greement this time, we would be crazy to sit down with him again," Charney L. Harris, the president of Local 734, International 1 Firefighters Association (AFL-CIO), said yesterday. "Job Action" Taken The city's 2,500 firemen and officers Friday initiated a "job action" all but emergency calls and maintenance-to press their demands for a $600-a-year pay increase. Mr.

Gutman, in his last meeting with the executive boards of the two negotiating unions, countered with a proposal for a one-year contract containing a $325 pay raise. This offer was accepted by union negotiators but later rejected by the execu- to compromise yesterday. Mr. Harris said that both unions would continue to demand a $600 pay raise while Mr. Gutman continued to insist that the city could afford no more than a $325 raise.

Today's meeting as scheduled after Leon Sachs, the president of the Baltimore Jewish Council, who was selected by both sides to be a mediator, at- tive boardsMayor Meeting Asked Neither side appeared ready State Allocated $62,900 More For Lunch Aid Washington (Special)--Maryland will receive additional $62,938 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help operate 1 its summer free lunch programs, a department official announced yesterday. However, a spokesman for Mayor D'Alesandro said that it was "unlikely" that the Baltimore summer lunch program will be able to take advantage of this extra money. John W. Eddinger, the Mayor's press aide, said the Baltimore program, which began July 5, was performing "about at the maximum efficiency and at about the maximum amount of money that we can handle under the federal guidelines." To Feed 30,000 The eight-week program is designed to feed 30,000 poor children during the summer.

The program has a total budget of coming from the Agriculture Department. Mr. Eddinger said that unless federal guidelines are relaxed, it would be impossible to expand the present program. These guidelines state that children in the program must be part of an "on-going activity" at a recreation center and must eat their meals at the centers. tempted, at the request of the ling for firefighters, them to with arrange Mayor.

a meetThe Mayor refused, saying that Mr. Gutman was his representative in such matters. Union representatives then agreed to meet with Mr. Gutman "for the last time." If an agreement cannot be reached, Mr. Harris said, "phase two" of the job action will be instituted, which could emergency tasks and an increase in the number of men calling in sick.

Mr. Harris, however, told the Fir Board that before this phase was initiated he would notify them one week in advance and would meet again with them after the expiration of that time to discuss the move. Even if further meetings between firefighters and city officials cannot be arranged, the matter could be through an "impasse panel" made up of representatives appointed by each side and a mediator. Both sides allegedly have agreed to appoint Mr. Sachs as the mediator.

According to Mr. Gutman, there are also "legal sanctions" that can be brought to bear on the firemen. Since their work slowdown Is. illegal under the city labor ordinances. "He's gone too far," Mr.

Gutman said of Mr. Harris, "when, in the middle of an illegal slowdown, he threatens that there will be no more W. CHAPLIN Delegate Backs Schaefer Ticket Delegate Gerald J. Curran 3d. Baltimore) announced yesterday will support the primary election ticket headed by William Donald Schaefer, the City Council president and candiate for mayor.

Mr. Curran, who is a candidate for the council presidency being vacated by Mr. Schaefer, described the current president as the most qualified of the mayoral contenders. "There is hardly an area in which Mr. Schaefer has not in attempting to resolve worked as city council president prove the many problems which beset Baltimore city," he said.

Mr. Curran has been trying hard to gain the still-unfilled spot of council president candidate on the Schaefer-Pressman ticket. However, political observers in the city now expect the Schaefer-Pressman ticket to run without a candidate for the council presidency. Mr. Curran is a nephew of Councilman J.

Joseph Curran, Sr. 3d), one of the leaders of the dominant Curran-Ricciuti Democratic faction in northeast Baltimore. Although Delegate Curran filed for office without the backing of the councilman and the Third district organization, 1 he reportedly stands a good chance of getting their endorsement. Crash State Program Asked To Register Young To Vote Eleven student leaders from Maryland colleges and universities yesterday called on nor Mandel to initiate crash program to register 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds in time for this fall's elections. The students asked that deputized registrars operate supplementary voter-registration stations "over an extended period, not on a 'here-today, gone-tomorrow' basis, and at hours that accommodate the life styles of the community in which the station is located." Supplementary Budget They suggested the stations be set up in Community Action Agency neighborhood centers, in high school, college and university summer sessions, in churches and in community schools and recreation centers.

To pay for the registration, they asked for a state budget amounting to 15 per cent of the state funds allocated to student government associations. "Fundamental Addition" The letter to the Governor said that there are "over 100,000 non-registered voters in the 18- to 20-year-old age category in the Baltimore area" and that the deadline for registering for the September primary is August 16. The letter called the newly ratified Twenty-sixth Amendment Registration Set At St. Anthony's Voter registration will be conducted today from noon to 8 P.M. at St.

Anthony's Church, 2414 Frankford avenue, and at Perkins Homes, 1411 Gough street. Those now unregistered and desiring to vote in the September 14 primary election must register before August 16. SCHOOL UNIT TO FILL JOBS High School Posts. Placed On City Board's Agenda Reassignment of several Baltimore secondary school administrators, including those at two troubled junior high schools, will be a major item of business at a regular city School Board meetling tomorrow. The personnel items, which normally are recommended by the central administration and approved in secret by the board, have been all but lost in the struggle to name a new superintendent.

Would Like Delay One board member said yesterday that he would. like to delay action on the list of. appointments, "but the trouble is that we don't have another meeting scheduled until late August." Appointment of more than 20 administrators for the four new secondary schools and promotions and reassignments to fill their places are among the items list. One school reported to be in line for a change in administration is Pimlico Junior High. Charles E.

Brown, the principal, said yesterday that "some type of change is contemplated," but he said he not comment further. Northern Dispute The agenda's public speaking portion the meeting begins at 7 P.M. at school headquarters, 3 East 25th steeet also includes no fewer than nine speakers on the transfer of Northern High School's 10th grade to the new Lake Clifton High School. Four of the speakers are Baltimore politicians: Hyman Pressman, the city comptroller; City Councilmen Frank X. Gallagher and J.

Joseph Curran 3d) and State Senator John Carroll Byrnes 3d Balti(more). Tom Tompsett, a Northern High student, is expected to speak in opposition to the split sessions that would be eliminated at Northern under the board's plan. MELVIN C. CARPER In his paint shop grocery store Melvin C. Carper, Grocer Who Added Art, Dies At 47 Melvin C.

Carper, a South timore grocer who took up amateur painting seven years ago, died yesterday at South Baltimore General Hospital after a heart attack. He was 47. He had worked in a grocery store in the 1700 block of Patapsco street since the age of 13, when he started out as a stock boy. Later, he bought the business and managed it for 19 years. Had Vague Interest Mr.

Carper had been vaguely interested in painting for many years, leading his wife, the former Irene Markiewicz, to buy him a set of oils and a "how-topaint" book for Christmas. But Mr. Carper did not begin to use the oils until one night about seven years ago, when a family argument led him to retreat to the basement and pick up his brush and palette. He then became so interested Adm. Joseph J.

Clark Dies; Known As 'Patton Of Pacific' New York (P -Adm. Joseph James Clark, U.S.N. known as "Patton of the Pacific" for his aggressiveness against Japanese units in World War II, died yesterday at a hospital at the age of 77. Family spokesmen said Admiral Clark, who saw duty in three wars and received dozens of decorations, had been ill with cancer at St. Albans Naval Hospital, in Queens.

Heroism" With him at the time of his death were his wife, Olga, and two daughters. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Admiral Clark, whose nickname was served twice as assistant chief of naval operations but it was his daring in battle distinguished his 40-year career. He qualified as a naval aviator in 1926 and later taught humorist Will Rogers how to take off and land from the deck of a carrier. Was Naval Aviator In the last two years before his retirement in 1953, he served as commander of the United States 7th Fleet in the Korean war and received nine medals.

Admiral Clark was cited for "extraordinary heroism" in World War II when he commanded the flagship USS Hornet in a task force assault against a 1952 Photo ADM. JOSEPH J. CLARK Japanese convoy near the Bonin Islands in the Pacific. On a single day, the citation said, Admiral Clark's forces sunk five cargo vessels, four destroyer escorts and one destroyer in enemy waters, and downed four enemy aircraft in a twin air assault under Admiral Clark's command. He played a key role in developing U.S.

naval aviation, held several positions in the Bureau of Aeronautics and directed the outfitting of many early aircraft carriers. Gen. McCutcheon Dies At 55 Washington, (P -Gen. Keith B. McCutcheon, USMC (Ret.) died of cancer yesterday at the Naval Hospital, in nearby Bethesda, Md.

He was 55. He was commander of all Marine Corps forces in Vietnam until last December. He was to become assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, but became ill before he could take over that post. Retiring on July 1, General McCutcheon was promoted from lieutenant general to full general and awarded a third Distinguished Service Medal. Born in East Liverpool, Ohio, General McCutcheon graduated from Carnegie Tech and entered the Marine Corps where he served 34 years.

He saw combat in World War II, the Korean War and in Vietnam. General McCutcheon is survived by his wife, the former Marion Thompson, of East Liverpool, a daughter and a son. RUG SALE LARGE APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT Huge surplus of New RUGS. All nylon pile 9x12 $23 12x15 $38 6x9 $14 Gold, Blue, Green and Red. Tremendous savings.

Polyester Deep Plush Shags 6x9 $21 9x12 $36 12x15 $49 Gold, Green, Red, Blue OPEN EVERY DAY THIS WEEK INCLUDING SUNDAY BELTWAY PARK APARTMENTS WAREHOUSE -CALL -252-1881 Rites Today For B. H. Udel, TV And Film Aide At USIA in painting that he set-up an easel in the back room of his grocery, and took to painting a few strokes during slack moments between customers. All this time, he kept to a 12-hour day at the grocery. Took Up Sculpturing Eventually, Mr.

Carper's work was shown on exhibit at a nearby savings and loan association, and he began selling landscapes and family portraits to neighbors, customers and route salesmen. He preferred to paint portraits from photographs, since, as he put it once, he did not have time to paint steadily for subjects who would sit for their portraits. Later, Mr. Carper took up sculpturing as well. Mr.

Carper served in the Army for four years during World War II. Funeral On Friday Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. Friday at the McCully funeral establishment, 130 East Fort avenue. Surviving, besides his wife, are a daughter, Christine Carper; a son, Mark Carper; his mother, Mrs. Margaret Carper; two brothers, Frank Carper and Edward Carper, and four sisters, Mrs.

Dorothy Timanus, Mrs. Ruth Dixon, Mrs. Alice Smith, and Mrs. Edith Cookers, all of Baltimore. Gordon O'Brien Dies At Age 74 A memorial service for Gordon L.

O'Brien, retired head of the designing department of the Baltimore city Bureau of Water Supply, will be held at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, 200 Ingleside avenue, at the convenlience of his family. Mr. O'Brien died Monday at St. Agnes Hospital after a long illness.

He was 74. He had worked for the city for 40 years, and worked on many water supply facilities such as the Ashburton pumping station and the Liberty Dam. A native of Baltimore, Mr. O'Brien graduated from the Johns Hopkins University with a degree in structural engineering. Surviving are his wife, the former Connie M.

LeVeille; two daughters, Hope O'Brien and Eileen O'Brien, all of Baltimore; a son, Noel O'Brien, of Wilmington, and three grandchildren. Washington (Special) -Funeral services for Bernard H. Udel, a Baltimore native and television and film producer for the United States Information Agency, will be held at 1 P.M. today at the Sol Levinson Brothers funeral establishment, 6010 Reisterstown road, in Baltimore. Mr.

Udel died Monday at Doctors Hospital here after an unexpected heart failure. He was 43. Entered TV And Film Field A graduate of junior high school No. 49 in Baltimore, 1 Mr. Udel began association with his father's photography shop, Udel Brothers, as a young teen-ager.

He worked there in his spare time as a student at, Forest Park High School, in Baltimore, and at St. John's College, in Annapolis, from which he graduated. While serving in the Army in the early 1950's, Mr. Udel became involved in television and film production, and while stationed at Walter Reed Medical Center, he helped develop a closed circuit color video unit for medical work. In 1956, he joined USIA as a film editor in the motion picture section, and later became a television production assistant and an executive producer of television and films.

Mr. Udel worked with or produced many films for the information agency, including "Let's Learn English" and "Panorama Americano Candilejas." The latter was a television -show in Spanish whose special guests were Spanish-speaking American entertainers such as Jose Greco and Jose Felici- BERNARD H. UDEL ano. It was one of many special projects Mr. Udel supervised during his years in the Latin American section of USIA.

Mr. Udel also conducted research experiments in X-ray movies, and he published articles on camera roentgenography. His brother, Gershon Udel, and other family members continue to operate the family's photography business in Baltimore. Surviving, besides his brother, are his wife, the former Carol Haworth; three sons, Phillip Udel, David Udel and Michael Udel; a daughter, Emily Udel, all of Washington; his mother, Mrs. Fannie Udel Solomon of Baltimore; and another brother, Dr.

Melvin Udel, of New York. G. E. Acton Rites Tomorrow Funeral services for George A native of Baltimore, Mr. AcE.

Acton, a former engineer and ton lived here all his life except foreman for Bethlehem Steel for a five-year period in Corporation, will be held at 10 Florida. A.M. tomorrow at the Charles L. Stevens funeral establishment, 1501 East Fort avenue. Mr.

Acton died Sunday at South Baltimore General Hospital. He was 58. He had been a hull foreman and a project engineer at Bethlehem's Sparrows Point ship repair yard for many years. He worked for Bethlehem for 34 years altogether, 29 of them in supervisory positions. A Masonic memorial service for Mr.

Acton will be held at 8 P.M. tonight at the funeral establishment. He was a member of Maryland Lodge No. 120. Surviving are his wife, the former Bessie E.

Shade; a son, George J. Acton; a daughter, Joyce Baurle; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Burg, all of Baltimore; a brother, Albert Acton of Brunswick and four grandchildren. SEMI-ANNUAL Tale Important reductions on groups of our distinctive clothing and furnishings. SUITS-SLACKS SPORT JACKETS Also Equally Exciting Reductions on groups of SWIM TRUNKS -WALK SHORTS! SPORT SHIRTS (KNIT) All Sales Final Closed Saturdays 'til Labor Day The, Canterbury Shop Importers of Clothing Furnishings Since 1898 310NORTH CHARLES STREET -INTERNATIONAL Presents THE BOOK THEY ROCK ROBERT DOROTHY SAID COULD, HUDSON STACK MALONE NEVER BE BASED ON FILMED! A FAULKNER The JADE CARSON I TARNISHED ROBERT COSTARRING MIDDLETON ANGELS ROBERT MILE SATURDAY 11:30 P.M.

CHANNEL A to the United States Constitution (extending the franchise to Gover-18-year-olds) "a fundamental addition which requires now a responsiveness on the part of the state government to expedite the inclusion of the new constituency into the electoral pool." It was signed by student government presidents at the Community College of Baltimore, Coppin State College, Morgan State College, Towson State College, Prince Georges Community College and the University of Maryland campuses at College Park and in Baltimore county. Also signing were the associate coordinator of the Black Student Union and two of its campus chairmen. Mock, Press Aide For Prisons, Resigns William A. Mock, the press spokesman of the Maryland Division of Correction since last year, has resigned effective August 15 to become an editor of SCI-Tech Digest, a Washingtonbased publication specializing in coverage of the field of criminal justice. Mr.

Mock, a former member of The Evening Sun news staff, was the division's first public information specialist. He said he was completing a book based on his experience in prison work and leaves the division with "sincere reluctance." SAVE ON ALUMINUM SIDING (all 764-1961 MD. BLDG. SUPPLY CO. 20 Years Experience Free Estimates.

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