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HARRISBURGsSSSs TELEGRAPH HARRISBURG, PA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 12. 1948 The Sec Robins Plans Radio Report to Citizens Mayor Claude R. Robins will give a radio address Monday at 6.15 p. m. over Radio Station WHP giving a resume of his first two months in office as he promised in his mes sage.

Hill Man Injured 'Roundabout In Which Don M. Cresswell Presents the Other Darrell Sams, 44, 15 South Eighteenth street, suffered back injuries when struck by a car operated by Pfc. Paul Kriner, Eleventh Air Force, as he 'crossed Cameron street at Market, late yesterday, Harrisburg Hospital physicians reported. Richard Lee SNYDER' Side of That Dog Problem! By PAUL WALKER, a A 4kn Afrt citticifinn TT ARRISBURG is really taKing steps io iuC nwe have that on good autnoruy. luuay Charles Forrer, president of the Humane Society, are scheduled to confer and thrash the problem out from all angles.

In making it a plan whereby the city will come up with the cash don ask us? "where from?" to establish a central point for the care of stray dogs until claimed by owners or placed in good homes. The ambulance, now parked at City Hall, will roll again and the city will do its own dog policing so efficiently that the state men" will not have to come in and shoot the strays. 1 Every dog will have his chance, and that all any one can ask. Meanwhile, be sure your dog is wearing his license, and be sure he is kept at and doesn't have the opportunity to make a nuisance of himself. As promised yesterday, here's what you might call the "other side" of the recent dog shooting a letter from Don R.

Cresswell, Chief of Crop Reporting Information, State Department of Agriculture. From here on, Mr. Cresswell has his say. Not only glad to welcome you back, but delighted to talk about dogs. The State Dog Law says: "SECTION 19 It shall be the duty of every police officer to seize and detain any dog or dogs which bear a proper license tag and which are found running at large, either upon the public streets or highways of the Common wealth, or upon the property of other than the owner of such dogs and unaccompanied by the owner or keeper.

"It shall be the duty of every police officer to kill any dog which does not bear a proper license tag, which is found running at large. THERE are no "if's, and's and but's" about it. It is there in black and white State law. Some State agency has to enforce it and the Department of Agriculture takes the responsibility because livestock and poultry killings by uncontrolled dogs run into many thousands of dollars each year. The State Dog Law serves two purposes: (1) Protection of the public and their property through proper control of xdogs; (2) Protection of the properly licensed and tagged dog.

Your Thursday's column calls for submission of a few facts facts that your readers should know. Our phones have been ringing, too, but three out of four comments are in praise of State efforts to get rid of the uncontrolled dog nuisance in Harrisburg. Seen any "dog packs" lately? State dog agents working the Harrisburg territory are ready to take oath they did not dispose of a single female dog showing evidence of nursing puppies. The pictured motherless pups appeared old enough to "lap it up" if food had been provided. Neither you nor I would attempt to tell a stray dog from one that had slipped his leash, dashed out the gate or dug under the fence and run away from home.

Dog agents can't tell, but when they pick up an unlicensed dog, they do try to find the owner, which explains many of the 52 prosecutions. And when an unlicensed dog looks like he had a pedigree back of him, extra special efforts are made to locate the owner and of course it is their DUTY to invite that owner and owners of licensed dogs found running at large to visit an alderman or justice of the peace Incidentally, about 4000 law violators in the county have beat a trail to the County Treasurer's office since the so called "drive" began two weeks ago. You can't drive a car without a new license after March 31, and you can't walk a dog after January 15 without a new license. That's law. BILL BLITHERS might believe rabies is a "non existent" disease, but is it? Want facts? It has not appeared in Harrisburg recently, but Cumberland County had a case not too long ago.

Four years ago, 902 cases were identified in the State, more than half of them in Allegheny and Luzerne counties alone. The next year it was down to 806. Then special agents went in to aid enforcement of rabies quarantines. That year the cases of rabies dropped to 471 ahd last year the score was only 301. In the first two months of this year, the, Department is very happy to report only 18 cases in the entire State compared viith 71 for the same period last year.

Ask Bill if he doesn't think State dog agents are doing a swell job or should the Department have waited until an epidemic oi rabies came to town? Rabies is so real that two to three humans die of it every year in Pennsylvania iwo lasi year. io villain alive could concoct a more cruel death for man or beast. When man is the victim he can go through it a trifle easier than animals because he can be strapped into an extra strong straight jacket when his brain goes haywire so he can't beat it out on wall or floor or bedpost, Please assure Bill that rabies is real too real. The parents of 12 year old Ralph Miller, Wapwallopen, Luzerne County, could tell him how they lost Ralph two years ago today (March 9) a month after a stray dog nipped him on the cheek. AMONG those who are congratulating the Department of Agriculture on its success in educating dog owners to license and keep their dogs under control at all times axe many who remember the vicious dog that jumped a junk yard fence in Philadelphia about a year ago and ripped a child to shreds in view of his mother.

The city fathers clamped down, a bit late. LAST Friday an uncontrolled dog bit an 11 year old Paxtang boy on his thigh in an attack so sudden that his mother, by his side, could not stop it. Orchids are in order for Burgess S. E. Fleaelp who served notice next day that all dogs found running loose in the borough will be shot.

He said such a measure is necessary because mere is no numane organization or other facilities in the borough to care for stray animals. Biggest orchids to you, Sec, for your highly successful effort in waking dog lovers to the point where the Humane Society of Harrisburg has taken steps to get a shelter, and to mayor Kooins in offering his assistance. The Department congratulates the Society and wishes hundreds of other communities throughout the State would get the same kind of inspiration and permit us to release all special dog agents because they no longer would be needed! Sincerely, DON M. CRESSWELL, Chief 1 Crop Reporting and Information Meanwhile, more power to Mayor Robin, who it out to see that justice it done and that the city assumes itt full retponsibility in the handling of stray and runaway dogs. And to Charley Forrer and the Humane Society, too.

Together, we'll all do a job. THE SEC. Cork Firm Official To Address Foremen Hugh Foster, assistant to the president of the Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, will speak at the monthly dinner meeting of the Harrisburg Foremen's Club, Tuesday at 6.45 p. in the Central YMCA, Marshall F. McBeth, president of the club, announced.

"Harrisburg Steel will be observed. The new male quartet, M. L. Sullivan, C. Bitterman, J.

Bitting, and J. H. Poore, will sing and the motion picture, "Pennsylvania" will be shown. Members enrolled are, John B. Drawbaugh, Lawrence Hkovc.

Elmer R. JCeys, Eugene E. McBeth, Chester L. Ostot, Kenneth Se bourn, A. H.

Lowman, Harry G. Whiteleather and Guern E. Traut man. McBelh and executive secretary, J. E.

Grunert were elected delegates to the National Council of Foremen's Clubs, in Newark, April 30. Doctors Plan Health Survey The Medical Society of Perm sylvania announced today a full scale survey of public health services will be made in Penn sylvania. The society said in a state ment the study will be made by six full time investigators named by the American Public Health Association, working in cooperation with the State Health De partment. The first investigators selected for the study are Dr. Roscoe Kandle, of the American Public Health Association, and Howard Strong, of the U.

S. Public Health Association. "This suvey will provide a blue print of further action leading to the development of a modern, scientific and efficient public health program for Pennsylvania, declared Dr. Pascal F. Lucchesi, Philadelphia, chariman of the society's "commission on Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

He said the study "may call for a complete revamping of the State's Department of Health to the position where it can be sup ported by all professional groups and interested citizens of the Commonwealth." Dr. Luccnesi said the survey may require from six months to a year. He added tne investigat ors will attend a meeting of the commission here on March 25 at headquarters of the Medical So ciety to discuss details of the survey. Ash Collections Ash bureau chief Wilbur M. Dimm announced today the Satur day collection schedule in the city area.

On the Hill, State to Herr, Thirteenth to Eighteenth Market to Rudy, Twenty first to city line; Sycamore to Hemlock, Eleventh to the railroad; Berryhill to the rail road, Thirteenth to Seventeenth. Uptown, 1900 and 2000 blocks, Front to Sixth; North to Verbeke, Third to Sixth and Riverside. '47 Taxes Due City Treasurer Joseph A. Min naugh today reminded that Monday is the deadline for final payment of 1947 school taxes. Plumbers Hear Union Leaders Martin P.

Durkin, president of the United Association of Plumb ers and Pipe Fitters of the United States and Canada, was speaker this afternoon at the business session of the three day convention of the Pennsylvania association being held at the Penn Harris Hotel. The convention was opened Wednesday by Walter E. Knupp, president of Harrisburg Local No. 520, when James L. McDevjtt, president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, was one of the speakers.

McDevitt declared that more and more of the men in trades have become conscious of the value of better labor management relations, and that industry looks forward to more amicable settle ments in 'the future, despite the Taft Hartley Act. Edward J. Hillock, general sec retary and treasurer of the Pennsylvania association, was speaker at the morning session. 1 Few Contests Slated For Committee Posts Candidates for local county com mittees, in which there is oppo sition, this afternoon were to draw for places on the April 27 Primary election ballot, Commissioners Clerk Charles A. Madden said.

Originally scheduled for 11 a.m., the drawing was postponed until afternoon on the suggestion of Commissioner Thomas J. Nelley who said he had a request of a contestant "who was unable to be present in the morning. Committee contests are shown by the nomination petitions filed in eight districts. They includ these Republicans: Tenth ward. iiith precinct; First ward, First; Seventh ward, Fifth; Dauphin, Penbrook First ward, Middle Pax ton and Londonderry; and Demo cratic, Fifth ward, Third precinct.

Home Project Approved Approval of the Taylor Park Homes, a 230 unit rental housing, project at Twenty fifth street and Rudy road, was given tpday by Leo A. Kirk, district director of the Federal Housing Administration in Philadelphia. Construction will begin immediately. (1 If 15 contestants will be taken by bus to see the results. Time permitting, all others who took part in the contest will have an opportunity to give their speedboats a test run.

Judges for timing of the speed trials are Lt. Comdr, John Cassidy, Daniel H. Hickok, activities i tee chairman, and Robert Clemments, executive director. Ten Divorce Decrees Approved by Court The Dauphin County Court, ap proved divorces for four husbands and wives, Gordon L. Wallace, 1436 Derry street, from Mrs.

Violet I. Wallace, 1520 indignities; Mrs. Emma K. Kutz, Steel ton, from Robert W. Kutz, APO New York, desertion; Mrs.

Anna B. Miller, Steelton, from Lyrin B. Miller, 2155 Penn street, indignities; William D. Beck, Middletown, from Mrs. Mildred M.

Beck, 1424 William street, indignities; Wood W. Hammer, Highspire, from Mrs. E. Hammer, Eliza bethtown, indignities; Charles F. Hoffman, 2655 Booser Penbrook, from Mrs.

Naomi L. Hoffman, Highspire, cruelty and indignities; Mrs. Nona Lukens, 1949 Rudy, from Charles E. Lukens, Dauphin, R. D.

1, cruelty and indignities; Mrs. Geraldine I. Drake, 525 Hetrick, from Josepn E. Drake, Harrisburg, cruelty and indignities; Mrs. Dorothy M.

Rey nolds, 562 Forster, from Fred James Reynolds, 3rd, 2031 ForsterJ indignities; Mrs. Rebecca E. Boone, 413 Reily, from Richard Boone, indignities. Fuel Co Ordinator To Change Quarters The fuel co ordinator office in City Hall will be moved Monday to the State Board of Housing in the Capitol, Col. Daniel Rogers, head of the emergency bureau, has announced.

The shortage has eased to such an extent. Col. Rogers said, that no applications for oil have been received three weeks and the last emergency allotment of kerosene was filled Monday. The telephone at new headquarters will be 5151, extension 716. Ensminger.

CHILDREN RECEIVE GIFT BOXES Play kits for long term child patients of the Harrisburg Hospital were presented to them by the Junior League of Harrisburg. Miss Kathryn Booth, medical social worker of the hospital and Mrs. William L. Collins, Junior League Gift Box Committee chairman, open a gift box for David Jenkins. m.

off Cumulative Auto Accident Report in City Reported to Total a 3.1 A Jan 1 Yesterday Motor Accidents 0 Riders Injured 0 Riders Killed 0 Ped'st's Injured 0 Ped'st's 0 1948 to Date 176 19 0 35 3 to This Date in 1947 213 46 0 30 1 The table is based on data from the Police Department and is tabulated by the Motor Club of Harrisburg. Show Crowds Near 200,000 Despite icy streets and bad weather Thursday, the Harrisburg Builders Show continued to draw large attendance, bringing the fig ure for the first four days of the week to 157,000. The Thursday attendance slump ed somewhat during the early afternoon, but by evening had reached 30,000. The show will close finally Sat urday at 6 o'clock, by which time it is expected that attendance will reach, if not surpass, the 200,000 mark predicted for this year's show by James L. Barren, executive secretary of the Harrisburg Builder Exchange.

Hours for the show today are to 10 p. m. Speaker Cites School Faults Richard H. McFeely, headmas ter of the Friends' Central School of Philadelphia, speaking at the annual meeting of 'the State Association of Liberal Arts Colleges at the Penn Harris, declared that, children in the secondary schools are acquiring an inexact knowledge of life. His pointed to weaknesses in teaching standards which at this time he said are so important to peace.

He quoted the late John Winant; in asking, "Are you doing as much to win the peace as you have done to win the war?" He predicted that democracy will fail "unless we realize that we can strive for no rules of per fection until our own house is in order." Dr. Leversia L. Powers, chief of elementary education, Pennsylva nia Department of Public Instruction alsp spoke at the meeting and after the noon luncheon, Dr. Fred erick L. Pond, of the State Department of Education, spoke on "Curriculum Revision in Elementary Education." Valley Dam Filled Councilman Warren E.

Lyme today reported there is one inch of water 'over the spillway of the Clarks Valley dam for the first time since last August. Lyme said the dam is supplying water to this ara now at the rate of 14,000,000 gallons a day. AT' SAFETY EDUCATION MEETING Operation of a driver reaction testing ma chine is demonstrated at the Educational Building by Katherine Forsberg, 219 State street, during a session of the safety education seminar for college instructors. Supervising the test is State Trooper Stephen Morris, Hazleton, vhile looking on from the left, are: J. A.

Diblin, Bucknell, Lewisb'urg; H. R. DeWire, Stroudsburg State Teachers' College; J. A. Minnich, Ursinus College; E.

K. Rankin, University of Pennsylvania; Ivan J. Stehman and Dr. Henry Klonower, both of the State Department of Public Instruction. (AP Photo.) Pool Provided For Boat Tests The swimming pool at the Me chanicsburg Naval Depot tomor row will be turned into a speed way for the six members of The Boys' Club of Harrisburg, a community Chest Agency, who placed in the recent Skipper's Cup Model Speedboat Contest at the club quarters, Berryhill and Hummel streets.

These boys have been working for two weeks to have their craft in tip top condition for the race which will determine who enters the national finals. A 50 foot course will be traveled three times by each boat, with the fastest time ijsed in deciding the winner. The local winner and runnerup will each receive a Su permite electric motor and a sup ply of Eveready batteries. Approval for use of the pool at the Naval Depot was received at the Boys' Club this week. The Apple Prices Called High Clyde A.

Zehner of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture said to day Pennsylvania apples are be coming "a luxury food" due to the prices charged for them at grocery stores and fruit stands. Zehner, who heads the State Committee of the Federal Produc tion and Marketing Administra tion, said apples are selling at around 33 cents for three pounds retail at a time fruit growers have difficulty getting a $1.50 a bushel for fruit in storage. The average weight qt a bushel of apples is 45 pounds.

"I think it is something the pub. lie ought to know about," Zehner told a reporter. "I don't like to say anything against retailers when they receive aflegitimate profit but a mark up of $3.00 a bushel is too much." Zehner said that there are more apples in storage in the United States at this time than there were a year ago even though the 1947 fruit crop was short. He added that some fruit growers have offered large quantities of apples without mentioning price and still were unable to find buyers among food distributors. "I asked one storekeeper why the price of apples stayed up and he told me that it was possible to make the same profit on one bushel as several at present prices without the additional expense and labor, Zehner commented.

He and John A. Smith, Secre tary of the State Committee, said State grown apples generally are selling for more than oranges shipped into Pennsylvania from Florida. At Gettysburg, the Adams County Fruit Packing and Distri bution Company said "quite a few apples" are still in cqld storage and that some of the varities will not "hold indefinitely" without spoiling. A spokesman added that more apples are in storage in some areas of Pennsylvania than is usual or this time of the year. State Lets Contract For Hospital Work The Department of Property and Supplies awarded today a contract for $59,343 to S.

H. Evert Com pany, Bloomsburg, for con struction of a laundry wing at the Elizabethtown Crippled Children's Hospital. The department awarded a con tract for $3430 to Raymond R. Hed den. Nantnoke.

for partitions in the drill hall at the Srranton State Armory. Candidate Candidate for the Republican nomination as representative of Lebanon county in the State Legis lature, is being sought by Emory Hassler, retired Palmyra mer chant, formerly of this city. Hassler is a brother of Mrs. Ross Hep ford, 3738 Walnut street, Progress; Blam Hassler, Penbrook; Mrs. Gertrude and the late Dr.

Samuel F. Hassler, for years a city commissioner here. FROM NINE TO FIVE By Jo Fischer You'll hardly believe this about her, Hysteria. In fact, I hardly believed it myself when I made it up. Democratic Party Split Blamed on 'Selfish 9 Leaders A top Pennsylvania Democrat says that "selfish leader ship" is splitting the party's ranks in the Commonwealth.

Jackson E. Scarl made this charge as he submitted his resignation yesterday as secretary of the. Democratic State Committee. 113 Protest Poll Change Objecting to the change of the polling place of the Third precinct. iiieventh ward, from 229 Muench street to 1803 Susquehanna street, 113 residents of the district today petitioned the Dauphin County Commissioners to retain the old location.

The request today pointed out that 229 Muench street was used as a voting place for the precinct tor more than 30 years, has been large enough in the past, is more centrally located and more convenient to the majority of voters The commissioners had authorized the change on petition of ten voters March 5, who claimed the iormer location was too small, Commissioner George Kunkel today moved that the board re cind and revoke its action of March 5 because of a doubt as to the legality of the notice given the district voters. Following the adoption of this motion Commis missioner Thomas J. Nelley sug' gested asking County Solicitor Walter R. Sohn for his advice. Possibility of a hearing was air ed today, with the commissioners indicating that they will hold public meeting law requires it.

if Sohn says the Widow Is Heir Curvin M. Dubs, city jeweler left an unestimated personal prop erty estate to his widow, Mrs. Lot tie C. Dubs, Seventeenth and Derry streets. In the will filed to day at the courthouse Dubs named his widow as executor.

Bank Auditors Organize Here Representatives of banks in nine Central Pennsylvania localities attended the organization meeting of the area conference of the Na tional Association of Bank Audi tors and Comptrollers yesterday, when Charles H. Zimmerman comptroller of the Capital Bank and Trust Company was elected president. Other officers named are E. Killinger, Carlisle, vice president; Charles R. Slaugh, Lancaster, secretary treasurer; and directors, E.

Brucklacher, New Cumberland, C. Boyd Eichman, Mechanics burg, New Cumberland, Penbrook and Harrisburg were represented. Special guests at the first "meet ing of the organization R. W. Doty, Fred Wlgf ield, H.

Brandt, deputies of the State Banking Department, and Ray mond chief examiner for the central district. Several of the national association attended also. Burns Improves Walter E. Burns, 2735 North Second street, president of the Capital Bank and Trust Company, was reported in good condition today in Jefferson Hospital, Phila delphia, where he underwent ai major operation Tuesday. 1 In a letter to Democratic State Chairman J.

Warren Mickle, the Allentown Democrat said the party's "so called leaders have left the rank and file Democrats down." "The same selfish leadership that caused the downfall of the Democratic party in 1938," he said, again splitting party ranks. "1938 history is repeating itself in 1948." He referred to a factional fight in the party when 10 years ago a separate primary slates were en tered by former U.S. Senator Jos eph F. Guffey and Mayor David L. Lawrence of Pittsburgh, then btate chairman.

Scarl, an assistant in the Auditor' General's Department, sub mitted his resignation from the Democratic committee after Auditor General G. Harold Wagner issued a "no politics" order affecting all 400 employes in his department. Scarl said however that his decision was made prior to the issuance of the order. Mickle also is an employe in the Auditor General's Department. My resignation is no reflection on you personally," Scarl told Mickle.

"I could not have had a better or happier association, but I do eel that the so called leaders have'left, not only the State committee, but the rank and filt Democrats down." Scarl became secretary of the State committee in 1946. He succeeded Mickle in that post when the latter became State chairman. Reservists to Train On Destroyer Cruise Headquarters of the Sixth Naval Reserve Battalion, 2995 North Second street, announced today that four members of the battalion and two other Naval reservists from this area will leave on Monday, for a two week training criuse on destroyers from Newport, R. I. The four members leaving Mon day are: Paul M.

Fite, MM2; Vin cent C. Gudleski, SI; Hark W. Snouse, SK2; and Marlin Strohm, MMS2, all of Harrisburg. The other reservists going on the cruise are Leonard J. Dudginski, S2, of Sunbury and James E.

Eberhart, MOMM1, Harrisburg. Three members of the Sixth Battalion who rceently completed a cruise aboard the USS Saipan were: Albert F. Lewis, Harrisburg; Charles E. RDM3, Harrisburg; and Warren H. Wert, MM1, Millersburg.

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