Simpson's Leader-Times from Kittanning, Pennsylvania • Page 19

19 Leader-Times KirraMing, Pa. Tuesday. May 18, Death Record Joseph G. Ross VANDERGRIFT A solemn requiem high mass will be held in St. Gertrude's Church here Wednesday for Joseph G.

Ross, 77, well-known business and civic leader utu died Saturday (May 15, 1965) in the Presbyterian Hospital at Pittsburgh. A son, Joseph operates the Ross Recall Drug Store in Kittanning. deceased was bom in Italy on May 30, 1888 and came to (he United States in 1893. He had been a resident of Vandergrift for more than 60 years. He belonged to St.

Gertrude's Roman Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society, was an IN MEMORI'AM In laving memory of our brother GEORGE A. FAIR who passed away 4 years ago May 18, 1961 He had a nature you could not help loving, Egg Eater Wins Bet, Alligators Discourage Pool Use By United Press International OCCUPIED POOL And a heart that was purer than HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (UPI) -A 8 i Tne swimming class at South And to those who knew and loved him, His memory will never cold. Sadly missed by BROTHERS, SISTERS, NIECES AND NEPHEWS In loving memory of our mother and grandmother MRS. EFFIE YOUNT Who passed away 3 years ago May 1962 Father in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now our loved one sleeping.

Sadly missed MR. AND MRS. MERWIN YOUNT AND FAMILY REAL ESTATE Broward High School was de- llayed Monday morning until two four-foot alligators could be remove from the pool. There was no explanation of how they got there. EGG EATER JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (UPI) Willie Thwani, won a $14 bet here Monday by eating 48 har boile eggs at one sitting.

PILOTLESS PLANE CHICO, Calif. (UPI) -Pilot Howard Hanson's airplane soloed without him Monday. Hanson leaped from wing of the aircraft when it began to move as he was preparing it for a crop-dusting flight. The plane took off under Houses for Sale 52.Us own power, flew under Patrolmen Paul Johnson a Warren Coombs wer engaged in a spirited chase of two stray horses Monday when they discovered they were also being pursued by a goat. Just as the two policemen' had almost gotten horses back into their corral, the goat appeared.

Johnson scrambled onto the hood of the patrol car and Coombs jumped into the front seat. The goat charged by following the horses into the corral where, apparently, he also belonged. The Civil Years original founder of the Kiski Valley National Bank and at daath was a director of flhe Vandergrift Building and Loan Association. Survivors include wife Beatrice; three sous, Joseph Jr. of Kittanning; Michael E.

at home; Ralph G. of Vandergrifl; a daughter, Marie at home; four brothers, Frank of Pittsburgh; Anthony oil Fan-all; Samuel of Vandsrgrift; $3,500 and DC. Petsr W. Ross of Clifton, Kittanning area'. large trailer, N.

two sisters, Mrs. Rose Pan-jhome with attached addition, 3 fa rm wagon. of Sharpsburg and Mrs. Lula bedrooms bath, living room, Sicarti of Vandergdft and two kitchen with range grandchildren. electrically pumped well water! oil hot airheat, acre lot bordered by pines, very low taxes, a good buy at $3500.

No. G-1405. Primitive Torpedo Sinks Confederate Ironclad By MERTON T. AKERS United Press International The Confederate ironclad Albemarle was built in a cornfield at Edward's Ferry on Roanoke River in North Carolina. She was a formidable war- Day's Garden Graph INFECTEP LEAVES LIE CUOSE TO THE GROUND VERTlClLLHJfA A STRAWBERRV K.ILLEK.

CUT STEM SHOWS DARKENED VASCULAR SYSTEM shot from the pivot gun glanced the same Instant that 100 from the sloping roof into space with no apparent effect." The Sassacus carried a three- ton bronze ram on its bow. Its captain, Lt. Cmdr. Francis A. Roe, aimed his ship at the Albemarle, ordered full speed 'some power lines, narrowlyJioo-pound guns, was 60 jmlssed a car on U.

S. Highway and i al ship, 152 feet long, 45 feet widej a a arid rammed the iron- and drew 8 feet xf water. Herj a d- ha Sassacus's bow was mailed casemate, housing two! lorn awa ar ship stuck and smashed into a large inches of iron Sh carr two engines of 200 horse power each feet I in the Albemarle which tilted four dangerously from the blow but Burial will be in the St. Gertrude's Church Cemetery. sm FRANCISCO (UPI) PUBLIC NOTICES righted itself.

The Albemarle and the Sas-ft but. like many of the other Con-teacup now fired at each others Cushin floated down the federate ironclads she was i blank. One shot the, stream and final 'y reached the wieldy, hard to steer and un! Albemarle pierced the 12 miles below about mid- pounds of grape (shot) at 10 feet range, crashed among us, and the dense mass of water thrown out by the torpedo came down -with choking weight on us. 'Twice refusing to surrender, I commanded the men to save themselves; and, throwing off 'sword, revolver, shoes and coat, struck out from my disabled and sinking boat into the river. Mrs.

Paul (Florence) McCann Mrs. Paul (Florence) McCann 1210 Charles Town Road, Phoenix- 543. 7 villa died Sunday (May 16, 1955). She was the mother of Mrs. R.

T. (Elizabeth) Satterfield of 224 N. Jefferson Kittanning. "Hte deceased is also survived by these sons and daughters: Mrs. Richard (Pauline) Bader, Mary, Morria, Robert, Paul, Anthony and Edward, all of Phoenixville.

Burial will be in Phoenixville. derpowered. But as awkward as she was, the ironclad constituted a threat Bartoe Tate, 210 S. Jefferson EAST FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP of the crew. the Sassacus and scalded'night of Oct.

28-29, nearly 24 Hiours after the sinking. Two of Jbi W03T REAL ESTATE Housetrailers for Sale 52A SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC NOTICES In a few minutes (he ships'l )5is men wer drowned. Anto the Union fleet in Albemarleidrifted apart still firing. olher escaped in the river and Sound. Federal forces had held'other Union ships kept up Uie res were captured.

all the District for the 65-66 school year has been prepared and is avail- 1957 PAN AMERICAN trailer able iar inspection at the office eight feet wide, forty-six feet 'The proposed budget for the Sound area East Franklin Township School off Confederate access to the Pamlico-Albemarlejfire, meantime, at long range! That was the end of the Al since 1352, cutting but soon all i a the ram built in SAMUEL Friends of John Joseph Samuel of 712 North Wafer Kittanning, who died at 4 a.m. Monday (May 17, 1D65) in his residence, are being received In the Alonzo P. Merwin Funeral Home, Kittanning. Family vhrttation boun are 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. Service is scheduled for 11 a.m.

Wednesday In the funeral home with Rev. C. Roger Butler, rector ot St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Officiating.

Interment will made in the Kittanning Arrangements by Merwin. Notable Deaths From Everywhere NEW YORK UPI)-- A Requiem Mass for Frances Perkins, long. Phone LI 2-6298. MOBILE HOMES SALES--NEW AND USED. Display open daily 'til 5, Friday and Saturday 'til 9, other by appointment.

HEILMAN HOMES, 305 17th Ford City. RO 2-1511. in the New Elementary Building, MR 10, Butler Road, Kittanning, Atlantic from Cape Lookout north to Virignia. The ironclad was the weapon but soon all withdrew Sound. the'bemarle, the ram built in cornfield.

At dusk the Albemarle ran back up the river. The Federals lost four sailors killed and which the Confederates depend-J25 wounded, most of them ed upon to break the blockade.iscalded on the Sassacus. Most i i U.v.lt; I J.V1H.CHU i t-i no. J.11UO 'Pa The budget will be consid- Umon a a oncers of 0 the Union ships were dam- ships patrolling Albemarle aged but none was sunk. The SEE THIS week special at L.

A new 12 ft. 58 ft. two- bedroom mobile home with ered for adoption by the Board of School Directors at a meeting to be held at the above mentioned building on June 7, 1965. The Real Estate millage will be 35 mills." EXECUTOR'S NOTICE Estate of Kathryn Irene Over- helm, late of Parker, Armstrong Sound and the lower readies of the Roanoke River were disturbed by reports of the building of the ironclad. Their ships were wooden and vulnerable to Jan armored vessel, however, unwieldy it might be.

Their fears w-ere fulfilled in the spring of 1864 when the Sound. If The Albemarfe bemarle sailed down the Roa- was slopped it would have to 1CILC- A Cii JXVxi gun furnace, storm Pa deceased. J4 natural wood panelling, Notice hereby given lhal Let formica kitchen, full length ters Testame ntarv above draw drapes, fireplace, house have bee ranted to ch wa the hands oE the Albemarle was battered but not seriously damaged. Obvious Lesson But the lesson was obvious. The wooden Union ships were no match for the ironclad.

Armored Federal vessels drew too much water to get into Albe- Importance of Crop Rotation By EDNA HALLIDAY Distributed by Central Press REGARDLESS of the size or the vegetable garden, the crops should be rotated within the garden from year to year, although the garden may be kept in the same place indefinitely If it is cared for properly. One of the main benefits derived from crop rotation la control of insects and diseases. Club root ot cabbage and other crucifers can be controlled by not growing them in the same soil area (or two years. Remember that turnips belong in this same family of plants. Potato scab and onion smut, however, cannot be controlled tn this same way because these disease organisms live in the soil for several years.

As shown in the accompany Ing Garden-Graph, tomatoes and strawberries are subject to ver tlcilllum wilt, often known as summer dying." Strawberries should never be grown ta soft ollowtng tomatoes. It is wise not to plant tgg- ilant in soil that has recently jrown tomatoes or 3kra also should not grown to soil where wilt has occurred, or in any soil oftener than in three years. With potatoes plant only certified seed. Peppers, corn, cabbage, watermelons, eggplant are few ot the other plants, plus santhemums, which are plagued by wilts. Wilt is a serious disease, entering the roots from Infected soiL There is DO cure and the only control is to rotate crops.

Also buy only wilt-resistant rleties. (O 1356, King Syndicate, Inc.) Electric Trains Curb Adult Delinquency By DICK WEST WASHINGTON (UPI)-Prob- bly nothing has done more to elp curb adult delinquency in his country than the electric noke to give battle. She ran past Plymouth, N.C., 83, the nation's rst woman cabinet member, was held here Monday with Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz representing President Johnson. LOS ANGELES (UPI) Funeral services were scheduled today rookie angel pitcher Dick Wantz, who died last Thursday night of a cancerous brain tumor.

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Minimum down payment and pay like rent. Heilman Homes, RO 2-1511. "NEVER Knowingly Undersold" RS SALES Rt. 8, 7 miles South of Butler. Phone 586-7111 RICE TRAILER SALES, INC.

Sage Run Road, R. D. 2 Oil City 676-1911 NEWTON, Mass. (UPI) Mrs. Harriet Blake Akerson, 74, of Wellesley Hills, widow of George E.

Akerson, secretary to president Herbert Hoover, died Monday at the Newton- Wellesley Hospital. undersigned, to whom all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay- tc nn iJrammed and sank the South- dads. A young union naval officer came up with the answer to Federals, and on April 19 en- the question. He was William gaged two Union ships, the Mi- B. Gushing, 21 years old with ami and the Southfield.

She ment, and those having claims or demands against the same will make them known without delay to the undersigned or their attorney Billy E. Overheim Ralph D. Overheim Jr. Executors Parker, Pennsylvania McCue Bertocchi. Attorneys BID NOTICE Sealed bids will be received for General School Supplies for Dayton Joint High School Dis- an impressive war record even at that age.

He had been in field, a seven-gun warship, U. S. Naval Academy drove off the Miami, an eight- gun vessel. The Miami's heavy shot bounced off the Albemarls harmlessly. The next day the Confederates re-captured Plymouth.

On May 5 the Albemarle sailed out of the river in Albemarle Sound. With her were two steamers full of troops. Battle Is Joined Seven Union warships all wooden sailed up the Sound i wuuucii aautu i ouu net for the school year 1 65-! lo iye a The 66. Specifications as to qual.ty in lhe i of lhe Sound may be secured from Leonard south of Edenlon L. Holt, Supv.

Dayton, Pa. Bids to be 3n hands of the Supv. Principal no later than! The Federal ships closed on the Albemarle, hoping (heir 100,, nn I Travel Trailers 52B Leonard L. Holt, Supv. Prin.

Dayton, Pa. i Parrott rifles and 9-inch JU 24 1965 Dahlgrcn guns would pierce the ironclad's plates or that the gunners could throw a lucky shot through one of the Confederate vessel's porls. NEW YORK (UPI) Charles V. Benton, a partner of the Wall Street firm of Benton, Corcoran, Leib Co. and a member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1919, died Monday.

He was 78. 14' TRAVEL TRAILER now on; CAUTION NOTICE display, from $938.00. Order and after this date, I will marie a for vacation. PIPER'S not be responsible for any debts'iH shot T5Tk I i 1 ora contracted for by anyone other "The guns than myself. Kenneth T.

Rupp Box 82 Strattenville, Penna. 15 May 1965 The Sassacus gave the Albe- of 9-inch sol- Trailer Court, RD City. when the Civil War broke out Hs resigned and went into the Navy as a master's mate in Marcli J881. Now he proposed to destroj lhe Albemarle where she lay a anchor for repairs and alter nations at Plymouth. On the night of Oct.

27, 1864 be done without benefit of iron he sailed up the Roanoke in a small steam launch equLppec with a torpedo on the end of a spar. He planned lo land at the wharf where the Albermarle lay, cut her loose and tow her down the river. But his approach' was dis covered, the alarm given and his launch was fired on fron the shore. Then the fight was on dishing wrote his own storj about it. "A large fire now blazed on (he bank, and by its light discovered the unfortunate fac train.

It used to be that when a fa- her gave his son an electric rain for Christmas, he (the fa- her) could count on spending many happy hours fitting the racks together, figuring out how lo make the locomotive run backwards, and so on. This kept him off the streets and out of trouble. In recent years, however, the situation has changed rather FUN TIME IS HERE Knsy Terms $795 Up might as welllthat there was a circle of log; 1 I 1 have fired blank cartridges," around the Albemarle, boome Asst. Surgeon Edgar Holden of well out her side, will the Sassacus, reported, "for lhe; the very intention of preventing shot skimmed off into the airline action of torpedoes. To ex Classified Display Classified Display ANCHORAGE, Alaska I --Leon C.

Hutton, De Witt, N.Y., vice president of Carrier International limited, died here Monday in Providence Hospital. NEW AND used travel trailers. SUNNYVALE, Calif. (UPI)-- Heilman Homes, Corner! Last rites will be held Wednes-l 4th Avc. 17th Ford day for Ernst (Ernie) Brand- RO 2-1511.

sten, former Olympic and swimming coach who at the age of 81. and even the 100-pound solid gamine them more closely, ran alongside until amidship: received the enemy's fire, am sheered off for the purpose turning, a hundred yards away and going at the boom squarely, at right angles, trust Rooney: "I do not get the differentiation." "If they are toys, the duty is about 50 per cent," Rao explained. "IE they are what they claim to the duty would be only 13 3 A per cent, or thereabouts." Rooney: "I am almost afraid to ask what happened to this case." came to the conclusion that tha trains were used mainly as a' hobby for adults. Therefore, it held that they were not toys. Rooney: "I was afraid of that." Apparently, the chairman" feels that children are being- penalized by having to pay a higher duty than adults.

I say The said the court it serves them right. Quotes From Day's News drastically. Most kids nowa-j ohnson days insist on operating their By United Press International WASHINGTON President publi6 debate trains themselves. As a result, the father Is left mope around in (his new bed- slippers, which he quickly ires of. So he leaves the house seeking excitement.

And the rest is the all too familiar story of falling in with the wrong companions and develop- ng bad habits. Fortunately, there Li one organization. that is trying to do omething about the problem. A group called the Model Railroad Equipment Associa- ion has developed a program encourage adults to buy electric trains for themselves. Unfortunately, however, not everybody seems to realize bow Important 'this program is.

For example, Rep. John J. Rooney, chairman of a House appropriations subcommittee. At a recent hearing, the New York Democrat had before him Judge Paul P. Rao of the U.S Customs Court.

The point un der discussion was whether electric trains for adults should be classified as toys. These particular trains were imported from West Germany The Customs Bureau, which has charge of collecting import over U.S. foreign policy should not be mistaken as a sign of weakness: 'Let none anywhere falsely assume that the debate free-; dom permits reflects division 1 the decisions and decisive-! ness which duty to freedom may require." FORT WORTH Mrs. Marguerite Oswald, mother of pres- dential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, complaining she was by police during Vice President Hubert Humphrey's visit ito Texas: "It was a horrible experience." Lots for Sale 53 CARD OF THANKS HUTCHISON, Lt. Charles T.

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Phone Victor 2-2286. THE THOMAS C. HUTCHISON FAMILY SMITH, Laura 0. We wish to convey our sincere thanks and appreciation to our friends, neighbors, the Ladies Bible Class of West Glade Run Presbyterian Church, and for the floral offerings. Wo especially thank Rev.

Myron Bellinger, and to all others who helped in any way, we are most grateful. ihe Family Camp and Camp Sites 54 CAMP--two room cabin, one acre of ground, spring water, picnic shelter, outdoor grill. Near Kittanning, Phone LI 2-0742 after 5 P. M. Looking for a new car? Find the bargain of your choice in the Leader- Times want ads.

ing lo their having been Ion duties, put them in the toy enough in the water lo have defeat: "He is riding the panther of racial passon." VATICAN CITY The semiofficial Vatican newspaper Os- ervatore Romano criticizing he James Bond movie as "a dangerous mixture of violence," rtilgarity, sadism and "He who dreams of being fames Bond, of doing what he does, of killing, of having iho most abnormal experiences which are normal for him, Is ike a sick person." BIRMINGHAM Alabama state Sen. E. C. (Sonny) Hornsby charging Gov. George Wallace's racial policies amount to defiance breeding disorder and GEARED TO A SUBURBANITE'S NEEDS! USES BY THE DOZEN DON'T RE A WEHK-END YARD AXD GARDEM SLAVE.

Sf.e What the Cllb CADET can do for you. There's an attachment for every purpose a goes on In Just i flat. Choose cither the 7 or 10 horsepower model, ach direct drive from engine to wheel. SEE AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE A and GARDEN TRACTOR AT Snyders 7 Implement Store 220 N. Grant Kittonning Li 3-2441 19 48 ONLY a after down jinyrnvnt coma slimy in which case my boat, under full headway, would bump up against them and slip over into the open with the ram.

"This was my only chance of success, and once over the ob-, struction my boat would never get out again. As I turned the whole back of my coat was torn out by buckshot, and the sole of my shoe was carried away. Albemarle's End Gushing headed his launch directly at the log boom and started in. i "In another instant we had the logs and were over, i headway nearly gone slowly forging up under the quarter-port. Ten feet us the muzzle of a rifle looked into our faces.

Gushing manipulated the spar tipped with a torpedo. .1 ordered the boom low 'cred until the forward motion the launch carried the tor pcdo under the ram's overhang A strong pull of the detaching i a moment's waiting for th 'torpedo to rise under th hull. Then he exploded the torpedi with a line attached to his lef hand. "The explosion look place a The importers, however, challenged the ruling in Customs Court, claiming the trains should be classed as an electrical item. TAX COMMENT PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -Philco Corp.

said Monday Pres- Philco Corp. sai Monay Pres- ient Johnson's proposed excise tax cuts would strengthen the economy considerably. "If approved as outlined by Cong- reSvS, we anticipate that the reductions as these affect retai buyers will have as great or possibly greater effect on the sale of home appliance and home electronic products than the income tax of last Fickes said. School Bus Victim's Condition 'Guarded' PITTSBURGH (UPI) Jef. frey Harvey, 6, was reported In 'guarded" condition at Suburban General Hospital today with injuries sustained when ha was struck by a school bus near his home in Kilbuck Twp.

Police said the boy was on bis way home from a grade school Monday afternoon when' be ran between parked automobiles into the path of an Avon- worth School District bus. The bus driver, Thomas W. Owen, 25, of McCandless told police he was unable to avoid striking the boy. ENDS HOSPITAL STAY Mrs. Jennie L.

Helm has returned to her home at Oowansvilla after being a medical patient the past 22 days in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital here. By LILLIAN CAMPBELL Central Press Writer Today's Grab Bag THE ANSWER, QUICKI SPOT OF FAME-GUISS THE NAMf wars the castle was frequently 3. Name the musa of epic assaulted and greatly damaged. Joetry; of history. 2.

What Is a book containing the words to an opera or jnu- sical comedy called? 3. "What Imminent misfortune awaited Kipling's Danny Deever? 4. is said to be "the mother of invention" 5. Tn law, what Is meant by double jeopardy? IT HAPPENED TODAY On this day In 1953, avifttrbc Jacqueline Cochran became the first ivoman to fly faster than the speed Bound. IT'S BEEN SAID Experience is the name everyone gives to their Wilde.

WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE NOCTURNAL ncl) adjective; of or pertaining: to the night; done, occurring 1 or coming: by night; active or opening at night. Today's spot of fame Is one of England's oldest castles and the seat of the Duke of Norfolk. History mentions the site for the first time In 877, but In the ime of Edward the Confessor, nothing but a mill and an earthwork--probably thrown up by Alfred 83 a defense against the Danes--existed. However, It again appears In the Domesday book aa thriving borough and port. William the granted the borough to Roger de Montgomery, who built Ws caatle on the site of the ancient earthwork overlooking the river Arun.

The town was half destroyed by fire In 1338, but waa soon rebuilt, the ITUi century civil but It was restored by.Charle*,;. llth Duka of Norfolk, whov made It one of the most baronial mansions in England, Name this spot of fame. (Narnsa bottom ot column) BORN TODAY Lord Sertrantt Russell, architect Waiter ballerina. Dame Uargot composer JdcreAifhi Wilson, critic John Cratby, director Frank Ctopro, Clifford Curxath YOUR FUTURE The outlook for baslnCM ftouletnlo tory. Today's cUld wfil be clever.

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Hanging. 4. Necessity. 5. To be put on trial twice fof the eaone crime..