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Some Letters! Dear Sec: I enjoy your column in the paper. You give us a slant on life that is somewhat different and novel: I too, have lost my dog. A big coal truck came roaring through Camp Hill last Monday and hit my dog. The driver never did stop to see if the dog was severely hurt or dead. We took her to Dr.

Martindale, the veterinarian, who discovered a deep hole in her back and that her jaw was broken. We had to give her the needle. She took a big piece of my heart with her when she went She was only a common dog with no pedigree but she was able to teach me some things that I had not got before; she had displayed infinite patience and a true loyalty that I wish we could find in human flesh. I am hoping that the age of chivalry and honor will return to people who rip and tear over our roads and streets, who aim to get there ahead of the clock, and who put their trust in wheels and motors. I am glad I can write you to relieve my feelings and to do this little thing in memory of "Sis." Thank you for your patience in giving time to this letter sym pathy is a tie that helps us.

Truly yours, H. F. BINK. Dear Sec: Will you please edit an appropriate and appealing item in your column from the follow information: My little son Joseph, was the proud and happy owner of a little playmate, the only one he has in fact, of a pretty hrindle Scottie dog, one year old. On Friday of last week at about 12:15 p.

m. I left the puppy go out in the back lawn for his daily run. She (the puppy) was wont to run around a vacant lot in back of our home which is at 1004 North Sixteenth street, city. About fifteen minutes thereafter I went out to call her and met with no response. For burs afterward I searched the neighborhood and surroundings for the dog but to no avail.

It is rather strange because the puppy always did this and came home immediately upon call. My little boy, two years old, is quite un happy and keeps calling for his jpuppy. He can't understand that phe puppy no longer is here, and fit makes me sad to try to tell uiim he doesn't have a playmate I inwMAM rru. i 4 play ball and loves children and it is quite possible he may have followed someone. He also loves to ride in an automobile, but is Jrather afraid of one moving on the street.

I would appreciate deeply any thing you will do in order to bring about the puppy's return as it is quite possible someone knows something about her. My tele phone number is 2 0681, and the address is noted above. Thank jyou. very truly yours, MRS. JOSEPH MUNSTER.

Dear Sec: After grieving with lyou over your Pal's passing to the Jhappy hunting grounds or wher I 3 ever uur laiunui menus gu, nave Ibeen wondering whether there pnay be another side to the matter, Iso am enclosing a little verse (which a friend had placed under the picture of her dear old red spaniel after he had left their pome. I'm sure, if such a thing can be (and why not?) Pal is waiting llor those who loved him. God has made this world so very full of lovable creatures, which play real part in our immediate lives, mat He certainly takes care of them all in His way. A dog is the most faithful friend pne can have in wealth, pov erty illness, what not but al ways there with quiet understand Ing, loyalty, real love. And what void when they leave us but if they love us so dearly as we love them, and we who know, know they do, they must miss those Ivhom they love when they pass put also.

I ve been through it all Sincerely hope the EYEtis is de cidedly on the mend. THE LITTLE GHOST I've explained to St. Peter I'd rather ttay here, Outride the Pearly Gate. I won't be a nuisance, I won't even bark; I'll be very patient and wait. I'll lie here and chew on a eclettial bone, A'o matter how long you may be.

I mug you to much if I went in alone, It wouldn't be Heaven for me. 1 "SISSY." EEC: Mrs. Helen Hayes of the Ladies Council of the Moose has done a food job in collecting aluminum. She and her associates will keep hem flying. ONE WHO KNOWS Thanks, evahbody, will be back oon.

"Sooncereiy, The SEC. Cyclists Hurt Two boys on a bicycle were lightly hurt last night when their ivheel and a truck collided in tenth street near Market. The rouths, both treated for bruises ft the Harrisburg Hospital, are Homer Roney, 16, 1209 Kittatinny treet, and Earl Marsh, 14, 308 Hummel street. Harry Sperling, Hazleton, was driving the truck. I a It IARRISBUEG tggS TELE GRAPH SECOND SECTION HARRISBURG, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1941 PAGE 15 SECOND SECTION Cigar Over Steelton Mont any Comp Defense Boom Affects life In Communities State Planning Board Swamped With Requests For Zoning Data Unpredictable population shifts resulting from ast expanding de fense industries have heaped upon the State Planning Board requests for zoning information from com munities caught in the middle of sudden booms, Mark S.

James, commerce secretary, said today. "The normal life of at least twenty communities in the State already has been upset "by the emergency," said James, who is chairman of the Planning Board. "Tent colonies and trailer camps not always equipped with sanitary facilities are forming. Small board and tar paper houses are being built and scattered indiscriminately throughout and near dignified residential areas. School authorities will be faced with problems at the beginning of the fall term that are going to be hard to solve.

"In situations of this type, much of the blame can be placed on the community itself since in most instances, an industry is willing to cooperate if there is any previous plan or outline to which it can adhere, but in its absence, the in dustry and its employes endeavor to fit themselves into the locality as best they can unner the circumstances." James said that since the peal; of industrial expansion will not be reached for some time, many communities still have time to plan ef ficiently. "Each community should determine its relationship and obligation to the national emergency and act accordingly with its interests in mind," James said. "While the national governmpnt is going forward whh its national defense program, communities should think promptly and quickly with respect to their local defense programs," he remarked. Colonel Patterson Will Be Retired With more than forty years of military service beginning at the West Point Military Academy in 1899 and continuing to special detail in the Inspector General's De partment, Col. Charles H.

Patter son, native Harnsburger, will retire from active service December 31 according to announcement made in Washington. The colonel, a brother of the late Andrew S. Patterson, Harrisburg banker, and Miss Caroline Patterson, 1425 North Front street, will be relieved from duty September 1 because of an accumula tion of four months' leave. In the course of his military career Colonel Patterson graduated from the General Staff School and Army War College, received many honorary degrees from various universities, and during World War I was awarded j.1 1 3 I me uis luig uimicu ser ice medal. 'Today's War Picture Hitler Victory Claim Put Under Microscope (Continued the achievement.

The German war machine is wont to roll at a time like that. Taking it all in all, the Nazis have rather laid themselves open to the querry of whether Herr Hitler really has got hold of a sound bit of fruit or is holding Dead Sea apple which looks beautiful but turns to ashes in the mouth. Certainly it's difficult to reconcile the conflicting claims, and to make appearances fit yesterday's epic from Hitler's head quarters. Still, it possible to get much reason out of the position if we make due allowance for poetic license, and for the fact that no high command feels itself bound to speak the whole truth, no matter how punctilious it may be about saying nothing but the truth. We can't dismiss the whole matter with a wave of the hand merely because it has peculiar ities, for when all's said and done lot of strange things have been coming out of the devil's melting pot which is the Russo Nazi bat tleline.

First off, we must note that the German communique isn't a record of the past few days but is a history of the seven weeks war. presumably is published partly to meet the disappointment of the German public in the slow arrival of the promised Nazi victory. It is calculated to sustain the German reputation at arms. It undoubtedly is meant to stiffen Japan's attitude toward Britain and the United States. Losses Are Colossal When one considers the report from this standpoint it isn't nearly so startling as it appears at first blush.

The Germans have achieved much, in the face of fierce resistance, since the conflict began. The estimate by Nazi spokes men that the Russians have lost close to 3,000,000 killtd seems fV'" J' I NEWVILLE AYRSHIRE BULL CAPTURES SHOW HONORS Pennhurst Fulfillment, purebred Ayrshire bull, with owner, John F. Stamey, Newville, R. D. 2.

The bull took senior championship honors at the Cumberland County Dairy Cattle Show at Williams Grove and also placed first in the three to four year class. Drive Started To Spur GOP Stahlnecker Seeks Support For 'Revitalizing' Move ment in State Pittsburgh, Aug. 7. (JF) P. Ste phen Stahlnecker, campaign manager for former Governor Gifford Pinchot today sought western Pennsylvania support in the drive to "revitalize the Republican party" the State.

Among the first to greet Stahlnecker on his arrival here last night were representatives of some Allegheny county young Republicans who have been on the outs with the State organization since 1938. Stahlnecker said he came to "see and talk to a lot of people" to determine if they are as interested in the effort as he and his backers are. "I'm not going to give out any names ti the persons behind this effort until the time is ripe," he said. "I came to Pittsburgh and intend to visit other parts of the State to see how many are interested in the effort. I'll soon find out." Stahlnecker, who gave up his $9000 a year post as chief of the Unemployment Compensat ion Board of review to direct the movement, said the group is pointing toward the 1942 campaign and is not interested in local primary fights.

Previous reports listed the following western Pennsylvanians as interested in the movement: Steel master Ernest T. Weir, former Na tional Republican chair man; Charles J. Graham, president of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railroad; and Thomas Phillips, Butler oil man and onetime independent candidate for Republican nomination for gov ernor. From Page 1) fantastic, as the officials themselves admit. If this figure is true for the defenders, what must it be for the Germans who, under normal expectancy, would have much heavier losses because they are on the offensive.

However, the losses on both sides undoubtedly have been colossal so big that figures almost cease to have meaning. And what of the German claim that the Red army is in a state of dissolution? As I pointed out some days ago, the war is enter ing a new phase the crisis and it won be strange if big chances are in the making. It is possible, for instance, that the Russians are indeed prepar ing to withdraw to fresh positions. I don say that they are prepar ing to do this, for we can't judge definitely at this distance, but it is a possibility. It may even be that they already have with drawn many of their troops from the bloody Smolensk sector in the center to positions nearer Moscow, If this situation does exist it would go far toward explaining the Nazi claim of a break through and of Red dissolution.

There can be small doubt that the Germans have launched a supreme effort to roll the Bolshevists back. The great encircling movements in the Kiev zone on the southern end of the line, and the new drive against Leningrad, are part of this giant offensive. Soon we shall know whether there is, as the invaders claim, a hole in the line opposite Moscow. If the Nazis exploit the position, mere is a hole; if they don't ex ploit it, then we shall know that we have to deal with fiction. Whether the Russians are about to do a strategic withdrawal or not, a vital factor is whether they have plenty of fresh, well trained and well equipped reserves ready for the second line defenses, and for the all important counter attacks.

James Vetoes Funds For Gity Bill Would Have Provided $5000 For State Prop erty Protection A bill providing $5000 for the Harrisburg police department for protection to State property and activities within the city was disapproved yesterday by Governor Arthur H. James. In vetoing the measure, Gov ernor James declared: bill is novel in that it has not been customary in the past for the Commonwealth to make an appropria tion for this purpose. The approval of this bill would establish precedent which would be used as a basis in the future to obtain appropriations for the political forces of other political sub divisions in which State institutions or other State property is located. "Besides this bill would not re lieve the city of Harrisburg of any cost incurred by it in any extra policing of the activities and prop erty of the Commonwealth within Harrisburg since the appropriation is available only for the benefit of the individual policemen of the city of Harrisburg." The bill was introduced by Rep resentative David P.

Reese, Dauphin Republican, and provided that the appropriation be used to increase salaries of Harrisburg po licemen in "equal monthly install ments on a pro rata basis." Adams Urges 40 Mile Limit Lynn G. Adams, Commissioner of the State Motor Police, recom mended a Nation wide 40 mile speed limit today as the best way to conserve gasoline in America's current efforts to save fuel for defense purposes. Adams suggested a lower speed limit, fixed by the National Government, to cut down consumption of fuel. "On top of that, you'd get a by product in the saving of thou sands of lives velocity kills people," the Commissioner as serted. Pennsylvania has a 50 mile an.

hour limit. "Any car going over 50 is apt to be out of control in some measure or another," Adams said. He cited figures compiled by an automobile company to show consumption of fuel at varying speeds, to emphasize his point. Experiments showed, said Adams, that a stock car chosen for the purpose averaged 20 miles a gallon at a 30 mile an hour speed, 17.2 miles per gallon at 50 miles an hour and only 13.5 miles per gallon at 70 miles an hour. "If they reallyj want to save gasoline, that's how to do it and save lives with it," the Commissioner said.

"It would have to be done on a National basis however." Attends Convention Phil W. Breon, 1856 Park street, is representing Harrisburg Typographical Union No. 14 at the annual convention of the International organization at Vancouver, B. C. LITTLE ORPHAN Penna.

Farm Markets Are Reported Up Agriculture a tment, However, Reports In creased Labor Shortage Improving markets for Pennsylvania farm products were reported by the Agriculture Department, which, at the same time, took note of an increasing shortage of farm labor. Orchardists, truck growers and canners keenly feel the shortage of labor, and a bit of discouragement is again manifest among farmers, who are generally optimistic as markets continue to improve," the Department said in its weekly crop report It also reported that heavy rain and wind storms general over the State on the last two days of July caused much damage with a max imum of 4.61 inches of rain fall ing in Bucks county. The Lake Erie region had the lower average of .48 inch. "Except in the southeastern sec tion of the State, soil moisture is ample for the present, and in some localities fall plowing has been resumed," the report said. "Vegetation is well advanced.

"Corn was helped much more by the ram than damaged by the wind. Color is good and ears developing rapidly. Quite a lot of oats was put down by the storms, and harvest is difficult in many fields, with some loss in both yield and quality. Buckwheat ranges from fair to good the season as a whole so far has been too hot and dry. "Early potatoes are generally yielding high.

Blight is reported in the late crop in the commercial Somerset and Potter county areas, with conditions rather favorable for spreading. Topping of tobacco continues, and a few more crops have been cut. More moisture is needed and a little dust or wild fire has been reported. Condition of hay is fair and above, with second cutting alfalfa and clover and soybeans making good yields. Pastures have been helped by the rains, which are still inadequate, Truck crops are mostly in good condition.

Commercial canning of sweet corn and tomatoes has begun. Tomatoes apparently have a light set for the good growth of vines." Fire Levels Building on Round Top Farm Middletown, Aug. 7. A wash house at the home of J. A.

Good in Round Top, Londonderry town ship, was burned but three fire companies from Middletown and the Citizens Company of Hum melstown prevented the flames from spreading to the nearby home. The loss, estimated at $2000 by Assistant Fire Chief John Houser, is partly covered by insurance. More than 3000 feet of hose were stretched to the Round Top Reservoir, Middletown's water source, to obtain water. Good and members of his fam ily were picking peaches late yes terday when they saw smoke pouring from the building! De fective wiring was blamed. Cars Derailed Altoona, Aug 7, JP) Ten freight cars were derailed and damaged on the new Portage branch of the Pennsylvania Rail road last night.

The railroad said they were part of a string of 125 empty coal cars. No one was injured. The mishap occurred near Muleshoe Curve. Marriage Applications Dr. Herman William Riester, 35, 64 West Caracas avenue, Hershey, and Jeanne Margaret Gibbs, 22, 2115 Hollister street, Scranton.

Robert W. Wiegand, 33, Indian town Gap, and Virginia W. Huber, 26, 1813 South Fifth street, Phila delphia. Niles Clark, 21, 1215 Swatara street, and Grace Little, 19, Cloverly Heights. Richard James Moses, 22, and Beatrice A.

Stroup, 23, both of New Cumberland. Treasury Balance Washington, Aug. 7, (AP) The position of the Treasury, August 5: Receipts, expen ditures, net balance, $2,530,135,052.67. ANNIE rsHI StT MoT OUR LATE VISITORS I RO OW BOV flM Rfly! UUMl WHV fiMOIILD 1 UfR ABP BfqNfS HI VPAHY I APPTAI? "TO UCUF II 4 Trio Has to Swim When Canoe Upsets Three Harrisburg Hospital em ployes took a swim fully clad but not intentionally last night half way between Island Park and the east shore opposite the Governor's Mansion. Richard Foulk, Progress, and Thomas McGrath, 1826 Logan street, both orderlies, and Carl Zimmerman, Steelton, kitchen helper, were thrown into the river when the canoe they rented capsized.

Zimmerman lost a pair of new shoes and $1, McGrath a pair of socks, but Foulk lost nothing although his new suit was soaked. The men swam and waded to shore. The canoe was retrieved. Camden Seeks axes on River Bridge Move Pushed Despite Fail lire of Pennsylvania to Act on Property Camden, N. J.

Aug. 7. (IF) Camden will attempt to collect full city taxes on $3,438,000 of Delaware river bridge property re gardless of who technically holds title. City assessor Maurice H. Cly man made this announcement following disclosure that all but about $100,000 worth of bridge property on the New Jersey side of the river is owned in the name of the State of New Jersey.

A bill signed this week by Gov ernor Edison empowers the city to tax all real property of the Dela ware river joint commission when and if the Pennsylvania legislature enacts concurrent legislation bestowing like authority on Phila delphia. There is an estimated $7, 000,000, worth of bridge property on the Philadelphia side of the river exclusive of the bridge structure itself and approaches excluded from the proposed taxing, The bridge property now pays no taxes although Camden in the last few years has been presenting annual tax bills. For 1941 the bill tendered was $814,000.33, repre senting an attempt to levy on up wards of $18,000,000 worth of property, Draft Boards To Co operate Selective Service headquarters said today it was co operating with agricultural agencies to prevent the induction of men vitally needed to maintain farm produc tion into the U. S. Army.

A spokesman said Dr. William Mather Lewis Selective Service director, for the Commonwealth would review the cases of nine residents of Lancaster county who sought exemption as conscientious objectors and also on the ground that they were needed for farm work. The board of appeals refused to exempt the men and in two other cases in the same category sought further information before making a ruling. The spokesman explained Dr. Lewis would look over the cases to determine whether they should be further appealed to President Roosevelt.

Recently Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey, deputy national director of Selective Service, visited the Lancaster area and stressed "the importance of agri culture in the national defense program," declaring it "cannot be over estimated. At the same time officials of the Agriculture Department declared they were receiving "very favor able consideration" on requests for deferment of farm workers. The department in a recent sur vey found that higher wages in in dustrial work was taking workers from the farm with military serv ice playing onxy a "negugioie part" in creating a shortage of rural labor. Stitt Clan Holds Its 19th Reunion Port Royal, Aug.

7. The nine teenth annual reunion of the Stitt clan took place recently at the home of M. L. Stitt, here. Officers elected are: President, R.

F. Stitt; vice president, B. B. Crozier; treasurer, Roy Kelly; secretary, Mrs. Margaret Gray, and corresponding secretary, Agnes Crozier.

I JUST LOOK AT THOSE DO NOT 1 1 I REALLY WATCHED ALL II I WHO'S SO POSTED CUARDS ALL 1 1 i FISH! ARE WE APPEAR II DtPNT AFTERNOON OUR 0 1 INTERESTED. ABOUT TO SPY ON II I GOIN TO EAT SWELL I TO 1 1 NOTICE ANY EVERY MOVE HAS 1 1 AND. US SOME SEEM TO TONIGHT HEY! NOTICE 1 1 THING, CEPT BEEN OBSERVED II I WHY? BE INDIANS I 9 ft WHATs UP? ANYTHWG I ft YOU JY Aw Itr .1 (n 1 New Industry Already Employes 75 Men, Women Building Leased With Option to Buy It First cigars will be manufac tured tomorrow by the I. Lewis Cigar Manufacturing Company, which opened this week in the General Cigar Building, Front and Washington streets, Steelton. Lawrence Lewis, vice president of the second largest mdependent cigar factory in the world, today said the Newark concern, which has more than 1500 employes, has leased the building for three years with an option to purchase it from the General Cigar Company.

The plant has been unoccupied for eighteen months since the General Company moved its machinery to another city. Mr. Lewis said seventy five men and women are now employed and they are seeking the services of all experienced operators of the former company. The company will operate on two shifts from 7.30 a. m.

to 2.30 p. m. and from 2.30 to 11 p. m. We have enough orders on hand for steady employment for many months.

Seventeen machines are now in operation and within sevgral months the company will have seventy five in operation," said. Bread Price To Be Raised Harrisburg housewives will find themselves paying eleven cents instead of ten for a loaf of bread starting Bakers of the Harrisburg area today announced the increase to take care of advances in produc tion costs. They said the price boost for bread and rolls has the sanction of Leon Henderson, fed eral price administrator, who agreed with the baking industry that some adjustments in many localities would be necessary. It was pointed out today that the price rise follows increases in costs between March and June and in many cases the ingredi ents necessary for a loaf of bread are still advancing. The increase in the Harrisburg area follows a general rise sched uled throughout the east and middle west, it was said.

Harrisburger Graduates Mortimer H. Menaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Menaker, 2002 Maiket street, will graduate from State College this evening with a degree in bio chemistry. Dr.

Menaker for some time has been tutoring advanced students in chemistry at State College. Fol lowing his graduation he will assume a position with the Fisher Scientific Laboratory, Pittsburgh. BOOT SHOP 36 NORTH THIRD ST. FINAL REDUCTIONS of FREEMAN CROSBY SQUARE 1 LONDON CRAFT SHOES 'Reg. to $7.50 FRENCH SHRINER URNER AND OSTEO PATH IK SHOES $7.95 ohm .95 tot Masters South Market Sq.

Formerly at 12 N. 3rd St. From 1933 to 1936 Accurate prediction! tor Barrltbirf Only. Baaed' on official report. EffADtR AT NEW L0WC6ST Dr.

RAY IIEVERLIIIG OPTOMEXE1S 132 Walnut Ph. 2 0205 THE WEATHER WEATHER CONDITIONS The center of the cool air mass has moved slowly southeastward, about 400 miles in the past twenty four hours, and at 7.30 a. m. was located over the lower Lake region. The presence of this cool dry air was favorable to night time radiational cooling and temperatures last night ranged from 42 degrees at Kane to 63 degrees at Philadelphia.

The minimum at Harrisburg this morn lng was 58 degrees and established a new low for Auugst 7. This cool Polar air will dominate the weather in this vicinity for the next thirty six hours. Warmer and relatively dry air con tinues to flow northeastward into the western plains states from the southwestern plateau. Maximum temperatures were quite high over this entire region yesterday. Valentine, Neb.

reported 101 degrees, Huron, S. 100 degrees and Phoenix, 103 degrees. This warmer air is now gradually be ing displaced by another current of cooler air moving into the northern Rocky Mountain and northwestern Great Plains States. RIVER BULLETIN 8 5 So 3 Feet te Tenths North Branch: Binghamton 14 2.2R 0 0 Coming 18 2.0F 0.1 0 Towanda 16 0.9F 0.2 0 Wilkes Barre 22 2.SF 0.4 0 West Branch: Clearfield 10 0.6F 0.2 0 Renovo 16 0.1F 0.2 0 Lock Haven 21 3.6S 0 0 Williamsport 20 0.4F 01 0 Juniata: Mapleton Depot 20 3.0F 0.1 0 Newport 22 3.4S 0.1 0 Susquehanna: 4 Sunbury 16 1.2F 0.3 0 3.4F 0 2 0 Harrisburg 17 Notes: Rising; Falllng; Station ary; Missing. Predicted river stages for tomorrow morning: Wilkes Barre about 2.3 feet; Williamsport about 0.3 feet; Sunbury about 1.0 feet; Harrisburg about 3.3 feet.

HAROLD GRAY AGAIN PERHAPS rcrvimr 1 NOT AS TO THAT, WE SHALL SEE UGH PLENTY FISH GO NOW!.