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A 8 BOOK BIWDrny 7 WASHINGTON Only Three No Electric Bill Undergoing Repairs RETORT: It happened during a conversation in Boro hall yesterday afternoon A group of conversationalists was hashing over the ills of the world The mouthings got around to the subject of One chap, who requested his identity remain known only to those in the group, delivered the prize squelch to a person who was talking about the number of friends the average man has He said: all is said and done, don't forget that you have only three real friends your mother, your bank account and your BUILDING NOTE: A1 Crewman, of the Aircraft Engine company, ambled into the building office to pick up a permit He ex- his company was build- a small storage shed He added that business was than last WEATHER FORECAST Fair today and tomorrow. Wanner tomorrow. Page One, Column One) Pottstown Mercury and THE POTTSTOWN NEWS MADRID ABLAZE Western section of Spanish capital in flames from rebel (See Two, Column One) VOL. 6. NO.

38 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS POTTSTOWN, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 11, TELEPHONE 72t2 TWO COPY TEN CENTS ft WEEK Wind To Work! INVENTOR: Jake Wahl, local mechanic, trotted out a contraption yesterday afternoon at his railroad drive garage It was a four- posted metal stand atop which was a small generator Attached to the shaft of the generator was a six-foot hand-carved propeller The wind which whispered through the town of Potts yesterday sent the propeller spinning rapidly Wahl explained the generator and propeller were going to a berth on the ridge pole of his garage at his home in Pine Forge The wires from the generator will be connected to a set of five storage batteries which supply his home with 32-volt direct current. He has been using the lighting system for more than a year but has employed a gasoline engine to recharge the batteries Now he will harness Old Man Wind and wipe off the cost of petrol To get technical, he said the propeller must spin only 302 revolutions every 60 seconds to generate 32 volts. OUT OF SERVICE: The Good- Fire house was a bit empty The huge fire truck was missing from its usual place Firefighters explained the truck had been taken to a Reading brake company to have its brakes okehed The brakes are similar to hydraulic car halters. WONDER: What school, if any that young chap attends who walks about the main stem sporting a flowing black tic.

Appreciate It! srC.C.ESTION: William Fillman, former boro electrician, is bedfast over in Noo Yawk Why not drop him a line or wire? His address is hospital, 130 West Kingsbridge road. Bronx. N. HOUSEKEEPER: Marian Gruber Anderson, whose hubby now Is laboring in PhiUie, switching to the Quaker City from Pittsburgh, will dry the dishes in her new home on Haverford road, Ardmore Mrs. Anderson formerly was a Schuylkill road resident.

How Do! NEWCOMER Claire Wettlaufer. Jersey City lass of 19 years and unette tresses, has taken up her 8 idence in South Pottstown. SHOPPERS: Bill Franken- fleld and Bus Houck are planning to trek to New York to look over the 1937 models at the annual auto show. STEELWORKERS GET PAY RAISE Employes of Industry to Share Increases 27,000 MORE Americans Pause at 11 NECESSITY THOUSANDS LINE To Pay Tribute to War FOB WAR, SSYS STREETS TO SEE DEMOS Veterans Hold Memorial Services at Monument at Postoffice 0 HAfflttSBUEG FIRMS FATTEN ENVELOPES Bonuses declared by Plants Outside Major Lines 10 of of Pottstown shivered in near-freezing temperatures last night while the weather bureau promised relief today in the form of fair skies and slightly warmer conditions. Tomorrow, the forecast continued, also will be fair and warmer.

The weather will be fair during the next two days in most sections of the East. PITTSBURGH, Nov. thousands workers had the prospect fatter pay envelopes today as smaller plants fell in step with major steel operators and announced wage increases. In general, the boosts were patterned after the average 10 percent increase announced first last week by Camegie-Illinois Steel corporation. largest subsidiary of U.

S. Steel. Steel executives said today workers in the industry would share the increase, and estimated it would affect 50.000 office workers earning less than $5000 annually. They, like the mill workers, will profit from higher earnings effective November 16. Five independent companies in the industry formally announced increases today for more than 27.000 mill workers.

They are the Wheeling Steel corporation. employing approximately 20.000; the McKeesport Tin Plate company, employing approximately 3000 at McKeesport; the Sharon Steel corporation, with 1600 workers affected at its Sharon plant and 1700 at its Lowellville, Ohio, mill; and two Harrisburg independents, the Central Iron and Steel company and the Harrisburg Steel corporation. The Harrisburg Steel corporation said the increase would affect 1000 mill workers and the other Harrisburg firm said the number of men affected would not be known until new payroll schedules were completed. It added, however, that the wage adjustment would be conformity with similar action taken by other steel President Roosevelt said he considered the sliding scale proposal. a step to prevent general economic fluctuations which the nation has experienced in the past.

At Towson, Md the Black and Decker Manufacturing company nounced all except comparatively new employes would receive a bonus I of two pay December 1, and the Columbian Carbon company, announced at New York a bonus of $50 for each of its 1500 workers. The Urbana, Ohio, plant of the United Paper Board company, effective today, gave its 100 employes a 10 percent increase and Superintendent Harry S. Cutler said the increase would be effective at other plants of the company in New York state. The Carnegie Illinois increase provides for automatic revision, up- In common with hundreds of communities, Pottstown will pause today at 11 a. m.

as memories go back to November 11, 1918, the day on which ended the World war that counted 38,000,000 casualties among pftl lliipnliiiK nations. Pot celebration will be in charge of Amole post of the American Legion, with Funston camp. Spanish American War veterans, and Pottstown past, Veterans of Foreign Wars, co-operating. Marching to the memorial marker at High and Washington streets, Amole post members will conduct their ritual in charge of Commander Herbert G. Jones.

A brief address will be given by George Lessig, Junior High school pupil, and at 11 o'clock there will be a period of two minutes of silence in tribute to comrades who passed on. While Armistice day is not a National holiday, banks will be closed, and offices in the Mont- Keep America American, Legion Declares at Annual Banquet LT. COL. KELLEY gomery county courthouse and Borough hall will suspend business. The usual hours will be observed at the postoffice.

Governor George H. Earle yes- I terday urged Pennsylvanians to display flags and otherwise observe the day "to the end that we may not only keep faith with the living and the dead who fought for the safety and preservation of this Na- I tion, but also clarify, emphasize, and perpetuate these high ideals for As a prelude to the annual observance Amole post last night held its annual banquet in its home, King and Franklin streets. The affair was attended by 125 men and women who heard an appeal by Thomas K. Leinbach, member of Birdsboro post, to He asserted the Legion would "stand just so long as it stood on the side of right living and right Commander Jones presided and introduced a number of guests. They included Mrs.

Elmer Haas, president of Amole Post auxiliary; Lieut. Col. James Hamilton, Philadelphia; Lieut. Col. James VanDyke, Philadelphia, and Past Commanders James V.

Gleason, Joseph Burdan, Harry J. Ginther, Walter National Guard Officer Speaks to Kiwanis at Armistice Day Program Two U. S. NEUTRALITY LAW ENDORSED BY SOLDIER George Bickel Heads Contestants in Pig-Raising Race (Continued On Page Seven) COURT FREES 59 1200-Member TURKEY ADOPTS PICKETS FINED Drive Opened MODERN WAYS. AT NORRISTOWN By Red Cross SAYSSECRETARY Judge Corson Finds Charge Not in Keeping With Act of Assembly Members of Pottstown branch, American Red Cross, will begin their annual drive for members this morning.

They have set as their goal at 1200 members for Pottstown and vicinity. Workers for the various wards Modernization of Country Described for Open Forum Reforms instituted by the new Turkish government headed by Five months after 59 strike pick QnHntr have been announced as follows by i the president Mrs. Walter R. Krause Kama! Ataturk, president, and City were arrested Norristown, and Mrs George M. Longaker, formerly Amustafa Kemal.

leader their conviction was set aside by chairman oi the drive: of the Turkish revolution, were re- Judge George C. Corson of the West Eliza'oeth New- llfttPrt by Harry T. Baker, general Montgomery county courts. ijn, captain; Mrs. Anna Bahr, Mrs Y.

A. secretary in Instanbul. Judge Corson yesterday handed Harry Souder, Mrs. George Newlin, Turkey, to a attendance down an opinion on an appeal filed Miss Anna Shuler, Miss Ella Shul- M. C.

A. Open Forum last bv Attorney Frank X. Renninger, er, Robert Ecker, Miss Mary Maur- night. Must war continue? No, Lt. Col.

Fred H. Kelley, of the 11 1th Infantry, Pennsylvania National Guard, told Kiwanians during a special Armistice Day observance at the Moose hall last night. "There is no modern necessity for Kelley said. have fought wars for two reasons. One is the natural fighting instinct of mrn.

The second is the natural desire of taking what you want if you can get away with it. The lat ter reason was the prime motive of wars in recent years. The Japs invaded ina beca use they thought they could get away with lt. And the Italians did the same thing to Kelley lauded the current at- 111 of the United States in regard to fighting now going counsel for the group, jer, Mrs. Henry Ancona.

Mrs. arl Norristown police under command JoJm of Chief George Bausewine arrest- Penmpaiker Agnes ed the strikers, who invaded Nor- Fred Mrs- ristown from Phoenixville to picket McCai thy. the Valley Forge hosiery mills, Second John Dough- Markley street near Marshall erty, captain: Mrs. Stella Stein, The group included six girls, who lieutenant; Mrs. John R.

Briggs, iefused the offer of the Norristown 1 Mrs. Elizabeth Gubebrod. Miss authorities to leave the hearing Christiana Bassett, Miss Elizabeth room without prosecution. Biederwolf. Miss Martha Fernster- The pickets were taken to macher.

Mrs. David DeTar, Mrs. J. citv hall, Norristown, where Albert Whiuure, Mrs. Paul Kulp.

the bureau explained in its detailed Higher temperatures will in the Ohio valley, the lower lake ceglon and eastern New York today and in all sections tomorrow, the bureau explained. Local temperatures yesterday and early this morning were: 6 a. .................40 p. m. 7 a.

m. ..............41 6 p. m. 8 a. m.

42 7 p. m. 9 a. 47 8 p. m.

10 a. 0 p. m. 11 a. 10 m.

12 52 11 p. m. 1 p. m. 51 12 2 p.

SO 1 a. m. 3 p. m. 50 2 a.

m. 4 p. 48 Sun sets tonight 4:46 p.m. Auto lights on at 5:16 p.m. Sun rises tomorrow .........6:43 a m.

Temperatures at 8 p. m. and the his i and low temperatures for the past 24 hours, reported by the United States weather bureau: 8p.m. High Low (Continued On Page Seven) 5 SEEK PRESIDENCY OF SPICER UNION they were arraigned before Magistrate Joseph I). A.

Wolfe. Fines of $10 earh and costs were imposed by the magistrate. Pending filing of a blanket bond for an appeal, the entire group was committed to the Mont- gcmery county prison. They remained in jail for several hours before Attorney Wenninger could arrange bond. The Court recited the history of the case citing that the defendants were charged with having commited breach of the The Court found that the question to be decided was or not there is sufficient in the record of the case to sustain the The jurist said the only crime charged was described as "a breach Election to Be Held at cember Meeting (Continued On Page Seven) SCOUT CHIEF GARY TO AID IN TRAINING Scout Officials to Take Course of Seven Lectures New Yoik 36 50 36 Host on ...3450 34 Mia ni 76 82 72 Chir ago 38 42 32 Denver 546230 Ne'v Orleans 62 64 58 Columbus ...38 4238 Lcuis 44 48 32 1 33 42 50 Angeles 74 44 84 44 56 44 Officers to serve throughout the coming year in Local No.

1, Automotive Industry, composed of ployes of the Spicer Manufacturing corporation, were nominated last night at the monthly meeting of the union in the home. Election will be conducted at the December meeting with the successful candidates assuming their duties at the January session Those named for post of president follow: John Haile, Harper Diener, Herbert Meyers, Clifford Steinruck and William Oxenford. Vice presidential candidates were: George Ellis and Harry Guest The poets of treasurer and secretary found only one man named for each. They were: Treasurer, Herbert Beam, and secretary, George Knod. The session last night was In ciiarge of the retiring president, Enoch Squibb.

More than 300 automotive workers attended the meeting. Matters relative to shop operations were discussed by the group. CARD PARTY TONIGHT St. Aloysius School Hall Many Ton Coal NO BINGO ARMISTICE DAY 455 High Street OLD READING 224 Mrs. B.

Cooley, Mrs. Harold Ep- pehiiner, Miss Sara Beerbrower, Miss Elizabeth Zollers, Mrs. H. F. J.

Seneker, Mrs. Eva Huber. Mrs. John Warner, Mrs. Raymond Kelley, Mrs.

Albert Trego. Third uard Mrs. Willard F. Maloney, captain; Mrs. Emil St.

Onge, lieutenant; Mrs. Lila Nicholas. Fourth Emma Gassel, captain; Mrs. George Glenny, Mrs. Ray Stauffer, Miss Pauline Freedman.

Fifth Raymond Mis- captain; Mrs. Charles Harberger, Mrs. George Lindell Egolf, Mrs. George D. Robias.

Sixth Hoxworth, captain; Mrs. Henry Schneider, lieutenant; Miss Minnie Smith, Holland Merrick, Mrs. Frank Anderson, Mrs. Clarence Emery, Mrs. Mayberry Rhoads, Miss Dorothy Wanger, Mrs.

Robert Smith. Mrs. Donald Knauer, Mrs. Leonard Bair, Mrs. Hugh McDewttt, Mrs Herbert Kenney.

Seventh Eva Shenk, captain; Mrs. Russell Wells, Mrs. Edwin Boyer, Mrs. K. Gresh, Dr.

Alice E. Sheppard, Mrs. Paul Chancellor, Mrs. Charles Schulz, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs.

George Roberts, Mrs. Edmund Yamall, Mrs. Roy Krause. Eighth Helen Stone, captain; Mrs. Charles Satterthwaite, Mrs.

Russell Shively, Miss Arlene Henry, Mrs. Fred W. Sonn, (Continued On Page Seven) FALSE ALARM A false alarm of fire last night at 11:45 from Box 36 at I South and a rlotte streets brought out the Phillies and the He said there is now tolerance, old customs have been abandoned, and the Turkish wo- man ranks equally with man. To cet a divorce it is necessary to have a civil court trial. Previously it was not necessary to go to the I courts.

The new government has adopted the civil, criminal, and I cial laws of England, Italy and Germany. Education has undergone a great change. The Arabic alphabet has been substituted by the western alphabet which is easier to learn, and school texts have been revised. Lt. Col.

Kelley on in Spain, and predicted that should this country continue this attitude, it would be difficult to draw the United States into armed religious conflict. Waning among nations Is 700 Hilarious Party Workers Mark Victory at Polls Week Ago REPUBLICANS GIVEN RIDE West Ward Delegation Marches; Others Ride In Automobiles no different than neighbors' spats Borough Treasurer Earl B. the people who lived next door tel, above, and Republican Club to you fought among each other. Treasurer William J. Boden who you think of going over sat beside In last and stop it, would Kelley 1 parade, asked.

is a simple formula for staying out of Kelley said. the first place stay out of wars altogether If possible. If the belligerents have money and you want to sell to them, sell to both of them but make sure your goods are shipped C. O. D.

at the dock. vulnerable positions of FIRE DESTROYS TEN-ROOM HOUSE As a result of this revision. rlsons In China and Philippines. Both are weak and both are tempting baits for warfare. The best solution i a to do away with both of these.

We have no business in either country. most important of all cood will has been furthered between Greece and Turkey. More schools have been established and the personnel of the universities has been increased by a large number of European professors. The Turkish harem is a thing of the past. It is now illegal to have more than one wife.

Baker was Introduced by Robert N. Hilkert, chairman. He, Baker, will return to Turkey In January. John R. Briggs presented a short eulogv on John Meigs, founder of the Y.

M. C. A. and former headmaster of The Hill, in commemoration of his (Continued On Page Seven) Four Companies Handicapped by Lack of Water at Baumstown is the maintenance of an impregnable naval, air and military defense which will make other nations think twice before they will launch a war against this Winners in the Kiwanis pig contest were announced last night. The order of the finish together with the weight of their (Continued On Page Seven) Whipped by a stiff west wind, i flames raced through the ten-room frame home of Walter Stahlnecker, Baumstown.

yesterday afternoon and for a time property in the vicinity was menaced by flying embers. Scores of volunteer firemen and Baumstown men fought valiantly I but in vain to save the residence, situated along the Benjamin Franklin highway. 150 feet east of the (Continued On Page Seven) Questions and Answers Concerning Problems In Old-Age Pensions Affecting All Employes Rex I Gary, chief executive of the Valley Forge council. Boy Scouts, of which Pottstown district l. a part, will come here tomorrow night to assist in a training course for Pottstown scout officials.

The course, consisting of lectures and discussions, will be held in the Y. W. C. A. and will run weekly for seven weeks.

It will be open to those leaders who have taken the basic course consisting of Elements Empires and scores of persons. 1 and 11 of scouting Police and firemen investigated but The school will be in charge of to find anyone who Dr. John A. Cooper, Collegeville, chairman of the Pottstown district training committee. Others who will assist Gary will be Raymond W.

Hoxworth, field executive; Franklin Brunt, Northern district executive, and Earl Kummerer, Pottstown district commissioner. Training certificates will be awarded to those leaders and officials completing the course. Kummerer, who is making arrangements for the school, said indications pointed to 25 scouters taking part. DR. ELLIS R.

KOHN Chiropodist Foot Specialist 9 to Monday and Friday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30, Phone 1780 Strand Theater Bldg. Expert Watch arid Clock Repairing A. E. Willauer, 234 High St. SCHEIDTS 221-J saw the alarm turned in.

CHRISTMAS (ARDS NOW ARE READY When you see the new 1936 Ryle Christmas cards you will marvel at their designs and fine paper and large French fold size and also at their extremely low price 50 for $1, including your name on the cards and 50 envelopes to match. But them today at The Mercury, Hanover and King streets. TAP ROOM FOR SALE Well established, and one very desirable road house on the William Penn Highway; both real moneymakers. Apply American House bar. Coventry Grange meets In Pottstown Landing Chapel, Thurs night.

All charter members admitted. SUNSHINE 40-J ditor ote This is the second installment of a series of questions and answers pertaining to old-age pensions under the federal Social Security act to which employes will contribute 1 percent of their wages beginning January 1. INCLUDED EMPLOYMENTS Q. 9 Are wages from all types of work included as a basis for federal old-age benefits? A. No, Wages for certain specified are not counted in the computation of benefits, Q.

10. Specifically, what services are excluded? A. The social security act defines employment, for the purpose of determining old-age benefits, as service, of whatever nature, performed within the United States by an employee for his employer, Agricultural labor; Domestic service in a private home; Casual labor not in the course of the trade or business; Service performed as an officer or member of the crew of a vessel documented under the laws of the United States or of any foreign country; Service performed In the employ of the United States government or of an Instrumentality of the United States; Service performed in the employ of a State, a political subdivision thereof, or an instrumen- Million Pension Cards Being Turned Out Daily NIAGARA FALLS, N. Nov. 10 24 hours a day, two presses in a printing plant here are turning out 1.000,000 enrollment cards daily for the social security program.

The cards are now being distributed to all parts of the country. By December 15, 40,000,000 cards will have been nent to 1054 postofflees. The first shipment moved out last Friday for Honolulu. tality of one of more States or political subdivisions; Service performed In the employ of a corporation, community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net of which Inures to the benefit of any private shareholder I or The railroad retirement act of 1935 provides that employments Included under the social security act not include service performed in the employ of a carrier as defined in subdivision (a) of section 1 of the railroad retirement act of Q. 11.

Are all other except those Just specified included? A. Yes, if performed by an ploye for his employer In any of our States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, or Alaska. Benefits will be paid to an Individual on the basis of wages from all included employments after 1936 and before he reaches age 65. REQUIREMENTS FOR MONTHLY BENEFITS Q. 12.

What the requirements for monthly old-age benefits? A. In order to qualify for a monthly retirement benefit, a worker must be 65 years of age; he must have been employed in Included employment in five different calendar years after December 31, 1936, and before reaching age 65; and his total wages from such employment must be not leas than $2,000 However, monthly old-age Victorious rode in triumph through an avenue of humanity last night as they took a campaign-weary G. O. P. elephant up and resounded echoes of the sweeping conquest achieved at the polls a week ago when tKcy re-elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States.

They were not all who up by any stretch of the imagination. Earl Wentzel, Norristown courthouse tache and West ward Republican, looked far from crestfallen as he rode in the body of a lumbering truck and announced going Then, too, three of the Elephant from the Sixth ward were principals in a funeral passing of Landon. A placard read done his best: now at Borough Treasurer Earl B. Bechtel and William J. Boden, Republican club treasurer, were seated beside a eoffln containing the pseudo Landon, impersonated by Clair Wing.

If Wing dead stretched out there during the march, it was a safe bet he was half frozen. With red lights casting a glow over weaving procession, which move'd westward from High and Keim streets, the measured drum beats of the Boyertown Legion Drum and Bugle corps, and the blare of the Phillies Fife and Drum corps and the Goodwill band. Pottstown was retold the story of the Democratic victory. The air was crisp and the thousands of spectators who lined High street from Keim to York were bundled In overcoats. But what was lacking in warm atmosphere was made up In the rising spirit of marchers, or more properly the riders in motors and trucks.

A conservative estimate fixed the crowd between Charlotte and York streets at 5000 persons. In this section the spectators swarmed out over the concrete highway, leaving only a narrow lane through which the parade passed. The procession was led by Chief of Police James A. Laughead and Patrolman Earl Rhoads on a motorcycle. Immediately following were Jesse R.

Evans, Carroll L. Rutter, Democratic borough chairman, and Harry K. Bush, president of Pottstown Democratic club. Then came the drum and bugle corps of Boyertown Legion post of 30 men in natty khaki attire with shining metal helmets. Next, In a closed car, were (Continued On Page Seven) ON THE MAIN DRAC Informal Little Snapshots of doings, and (Continued On Page Seven) MY BARBER SHOP will be closed today, Armistice Day, Wednesday, Nov.

11. Dan Miller. 1IES Oh Lonaacra. Bahr Arcade BRAKC TON1TE Walnut St. 2 Door Games, 50c.

5 8pecial Prizes 8.45 m. UTICA CLUB 949 TWO-INCH PLANKING WANTED What do you have to offer? Address Box F-85, Mercury office. Rummage Sale Thii Week King Warren Salem Chur oh. KENNETH FISHER a basketball. JOHN HOBART diving instructions, TED HALL as assistant.

JOSEPH L. PRINCE the election. RUSSELL MYERS efficiency. MERRILL KERLIN an overcoat. JOHN VASKO a car.

GEORGE PARVENSKI JOHN POTTS a magazine. ANDREW for something. JOSEPH POSTER a veal.