Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania • Page 9

ASSAILS 'SHIRKERS' Sports, Dancing and Two Band Concerts Also On Program Waxing ironic about the policies of the Roosevelt administration, George A. Nelson, Wisconsin dirt fanner and Socialist candidate for vice president, yesterday suggested to 8,000 Socialists at a picnic in their park near Sinking Spring that the crop control program of the AAA be extended to industry and commerce so that "shop girls will get 25 percent of their wages for staying at home." "Maybe, if we learn the lesson the present administration has been trying to teach us, "we can eventually teach mules to step on every third row of corn and cotton." Nelson was the chief speaker on a day's program that included sports, dancing, and two concerts by the Ringgold band. The other speaker was Raymond S. Hofses, editor of the Reading Labor Advocate, Socialist and labor weekly, and Socialist candidate for congress. Howard Moser, burgess of Ken horst, was chairman.

Nelson, who is himself a farmer, spoke bitterly about the agricultural policies of the present national administration, deploring the pro gram of ploughing under crops and killing pigs during years when millions were jobless and hungry. "We farmers were asked to ship 6,000,000 little pigs to fertilizer plants, not to slaughter houses," he said. "We then had the further privilege of buying back fertilizer so we could raise more and better corn to feed to our hogs so the hoes could be sent to the fertilizer plant to start the circle all over again! But there's a certain advantage to the plan. Mother can use all those fertilizer bags to sew patches on our overalls!" r. Discusses Co Operatives Nelson discussed at some length the.

co operatives that dot Wisconsin. He declared there were 453 co I operative creameries now operating for use, not for profit, and a national butter co operative. "We ship livestock co operatively to all the large markets. But we cannot go further than we have gone. We are.

compelled to sell to private packers." Nelson argued for social ownership for farmers and city workers alike, and declared that "if I had my way the first thing I would socialise would be medicine and dentistry." "We have this to a degree and it operates wondarfully for the workers," Nelson said. "We want to extend it and we want to change its direction so that we will pay for health in the form of health insurance insurance that we will be cared for when we do fall sick." Nelson denied that the election either of Franklin D. Roosevelt or Alf M. Landon in November would make any vital difference in the state of affairs. "You can elect either or you can elect both; the result will be the same," he declared.

"The bird of prosperity will not fly anyway." Machine Age Nelson declared that the machine age was "here to stay" and, far from attempting to deny it its advantages, said he favored more and better machines. "But those who operate them must own them," he said. "Production must be for use, not for profit. We must produce abundantly lor all. We must provide work for those who want work, a hospital for those who are sick, and plenty of hell for those who will not work.

"We must make up our minds whether we belong to the workers or the shirkers. Capitalism is organized industrially and politically. The rules of the game are laid down politically. We, the workers, must vote our own party, the Socialist party, to power, our own men to office. We must stop electing the shirkers.

"There is room for all in the upper brackets of life; all have a right not only to the necessities which many of them do not get but for KOme Of t.h lplcur Via 'IV 1 1 V( Ullb luxuries. Hofses, the congressional candidate, declared "this is the first time in my life that I ever ran for a paid public office that I expected to be elected to." Ultimate Demand "There are too many people, in congress and put of it, who are satisfied to vote for anyone who promises to keep them on relief," Hofses said. "In most communities relief is the ultimate demand, but the people in Reading and Berks county want more than that. That's why our people want to and will elect a Socialist representative to congress." Hofses attributed President Roosevelt's popularity to the fact that he had "made many people contented with poverty." "The best evidence that they are content is the fact that they besiege the state capital to get a mere 64 cents a the congressional candidate declared. "For many years Socialists have advocated abolition of the capitalist system, when it was a going concern.

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Nana. San Seaefer. Sraaaat Section Two Page Nine TIMES PHONE 8101 READIN MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1 936 TIMES PHONE (111 Section Two Page Nine NELSON ATTACKS Indian Lore Dominates Camp Fire Girls Camp nVE HOLY NAME GROUPS VOTE TO UNITE EFFORTS HOSIERY FRONT PEAtmAFlM PLOWING UNDER OF FARM CROPS Wisconsin Farmer, So Unions Approve Plan for Archdiocesan Executive Committee A MODERN NEWSPAPER FOR MODERN PEOPLE DEMONSTRATION Union Leaders Have No Immediate Plans for Further Picketing cialist Candidates Address 8,000 Here I fnm lllm.iuayiii 'yfat TTWrr TIl ir mwwio my minim mi Lii mm, i i II .,1 i I Barbara Deak, 130 N. Fifth aims an arrow at the cameraman at shows Elizabeth Wileyr of Philadelphia, it easy on one of is summoning the girls to the headquarters lodge. Lower left, Ann West Wyomissing, are weaving seats for the stools they, are making McClure is reading to a group of the younger girls who 14 SITES LISTED FOR POST OFFICE Local Officials to Enumerate Available Plots For Washington With 14 sites, including the present one, on the list of prospective sites for.

Reading's proposed new $850,000 post office, local postal officials yesterday were prepared to forward to Washington the com' plete picture of site availability in Reading. A number of the properties, which total many times the number of sites because of the fact that nearly every proposed location includes a half dozen or more plots, are adjacent to the present post office at Fifth and Washington streets. Although government officials here and in Washington have not given the faintest hint about the government's plans, there are many who are convinced that the present site will receive at least as much consideration rs any of the pro posed new locations. Other Sites Among the sites offered near the close of the listing was one on the northeast corner of Seventh and Franklin streets, offered by George W. Hoffman, agent, for $321,550 The plot contains about 55,200 square feet, and is bounded by Cherry, Lemon, Franklin.

and Sev enth streets. Among the other properties being offered to the government are the Luden home on Hill road, the large Bethlehem Steel company plot at Third and Buttonwood streets, and on the northeast corner of Hill road and Perkiomen avenue. ORDERLY CATCHES YOUTH FOR COPS Walter Benner, night orderly In the Homeopathic hospital, yesterday was credited with the capture of a youth fleeing from police Saturday night. Dominic Lombardo, 18, Cherry street, fled from a fight at a downtown cafe when police were called, they said. He was fined $11.35 by Police Magistrate Terrenee Doyle in court yesterday.

Lombardo chose the Homeopathic hospital as a hideout in his flight, but Benner became suspicious and grabbed him in the corridor. When the youth was unable to account for his presence in the hospital, Benner told a nurse to call city hall. Patrolmen Straussel and L. Williams arrived to identify him as one of the group that fled when they got to the cr.fe. The others escaped.

BALL PLAYER BREAKS ANKLE Injured in a baseball game Saturday, John Dietrich, 42, of 225 Tulpe hocken West Reading, was treated in the Homeopathic hospital yesterday for a broken ankle. would abolish the necessity for relief." Socialist objectives can be gained through democratic procedures, Hofses declared, pointing to the city administration in Reading as an example of what he meant. Camp Madahi, Camp Fire girls camp near Douglassville. Top center the cots at Gypsie camp. Top right, Miss Patricia McClure, Kline, of Harrisburg, and Frances Bauer, 213 W.

Wyomissing as part of the handicraft activity of the camp. And at the right, Miss are seatedd on the steps of the lodge. Times Staff Photos. Chased Out of Blue Mountains by Rattlesnakes, Gamp Fire Girls Find Ideal Spot at Douglassville GHASED out of the Blue mountains by the copperheads and a few stray rattlesnakes, the Camp Fire girls began looking around for a location where they could enjoy all the pleasant aspects of nature and yet be free of the disturbing elements that sting. This ideal setup very easy to And.

Where there were no copperheads there were mosquitoes. Where there weren't mosquitoes there wasn't any water to swim in. Where there was water to swim in there were rattlesnakes. Where there weren't any rattlesnakes there wasn't any woods. Something of a vicious circle, it appeared to he, and for a while it looked as though all the ideal camping spots in the county had been taken over years before by others who promptly posted signs that read: "No Trespassing." Site Is Found However, one day some years ago a piece of land was found.

If it wasn't ideal it came as close to being ideal as the average person could wish for. There were trees and no snakes. There was water and no mosquitoes. There were hills but no unexpected cliffs to fall over. There was a farm near by to supply the girls with fresh vegetables and eggs and milk, but no livestock that was permitted to wander haphazard about the countryside.

The location was secluded, yet within easy driving distance of the city, not far from Douglassville. So that's where Camp Madhai, pronounced Maw daw hee with the accent on the "daw" and meaning "Beside the woods," is located. There are 59 girls in camp present with 17 members on the staff, including counselors, a nurse and three Steeped in Indian lore the Camp Fire girls have used the redskin language wherever possible, writing it out phonetically or resorting to picture symbols. Consequently, as one wanders through the woods in which the various cabins and tents are located, one reads such signs as: "Wawatayse," meaning firefly, the name of the junior unit of the camp for girls between nine and 13 yean of age; which when translated means, you may beiieve it or not, "Striving to do many things well," which" Is the identification of the 13 to 17 year group, and others such as "Mana Ha Ha," "Wigatah," a a "Nichia," and what sounds more like a word from the Scandinavian peninsula, "Can Hute," the Indian plural for "stump." 'Gypsie" Unit' The camp is composed of two tents where the "Gypsie" unit lives; four Junior cabins, one senior cabin, a lodge which serves as a dining hall and recreation center, and a health house, the medical headquarters with a nurse in constant attendance. There are 13 acres of woodland and a clearing for the tennis courts, archery ranges and, most important, a swimming pool that is 189 feet long, 60 feet, wide and from two to nine feet deep.

The pool is fed by a rapidly flowing mountain stream. To reach the camp one motors along the river road from approximately a mile beyond the old covered Douglassville bridge, turns right and then curves about for a few miles following signs marked "Camp Madahi." The girls at present are from Berks county, other sections of eastern Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, parts of New Jersey and Maryland The charges are $7 a week for Camp girls from Barks county; $8 a week for residents of Berks county who are not members of the Camp Fire girls, and $9 a week for all others. The camp is open for an eight vrse'x period from June 28 to Ar st 23 and the avsrage stay is weeks, althought there are a lumber of girls who are spsnd ing the summer. The routine of the camp is calculated to make the girls self reliable without subjecting them to any unpleasantness. The morning and evening meals are cooked at the individual cabins and tents.

The noon meal is eaten at the odge. That the girls are thriving on their own cooking is testified to by Miss Patricia McClure, the executive. Girls Gain Weight "The girls gain on an average of from four to five pounds," she said. "There is one girl here who gained eight pounds in one week." Activities include handicraft, camp fire meetings and games, various sports, and talks by visitors who are interested in camp life and kindred subjects. Recentj ly, Fred Cardin, of the Reading school district music department! himself an Indian, talked to the! girls about his own experiences! in camp life and Indian lore.

These guests are the only visitors who may enter the camp during the week. Others must do their visiting on Saturday and Sunday. Miss McClure, a native of Seattle, Washington, has been connected with the Berks county RESERVE OFFICERS OFF FOR MARYLAND 17 Reading Men to Train With 34th Infantry Seventeen Reading reserve officers of the United States Army left the city yesterday morning to train with the 34th infantry at Fort George C. Meade, Md. Lieut.

Col. George C. Donaldson, commander of the 314th reserve officers corps, of which the men are members, will accompany them. The officers are: Regimental staff Maj. Frederick A.

Muhlenberg, Firct Lieut. George A. Bachman and First Lieut. John P. Fisher.

Battalion staff Maj. Norman W. Elton and First Lieut. George M. Donaldson.

Company Capt. Davllla C. Shirk. First Lieut. Alfred A.

Sanna and First Lieut. Robert Cohen. Company Capt. Clarence A. Horman, First Lieut.

Harry O. Nutting, and First Lieut. Russell K. Hoaster. Company First Lieut.

Nathan Brown, Second Lieut. George E. Daugherty, and Second Lieut. James T. Frantz, Jr.

Company Capt. Raymond E. Kunkelman, First Lieut. L. K.

Sniffer and Second Lieut. Curtis N. Wanner. Camp Fire girls for about two years. 5 Driven into the lodge by a sudden and severe thunder storm, the girls under the direction of Miss McClure suspended their regular activities and devoted their attention to closing up the premises.

As the lightining flashed and the thunder reverberated through the woods, Miss McClure spoke of one activity which she said had proven particularly popular with the children. "It is uh oh," and she frowned as the thunder boomed oyer head, "the idea of having a different theme a week. This was oh that lightning cowboy week in which all the girls played cowboy games, dressed as cowboys and generally attempted to gracious imitate cowboy life. Next week will be holiday week when each day will be a holiday, such as the Fourth of Jjily, Hallowe'en, Thanks oh giving and so on." "By any chance are you frightened of lightning?" this writer asked her after she nearly jumped from her chair following a particularly loud crash. "I suppose you would it that," she replied, smiling weakly, "You uh see, we haven't thunder storms in Washington and I just oww can't get used to them." But aside from the lightning which Miss McClure is not alone in.

fearing, she is an. expert in her work having been associated with camp activities on the west and east coasts for a number of years. The mere fact that Reading directors of the Berks county unit of the Camp Fire girls brought Miss McClure to this section from 3,000 miles across the continent proves that someone somewhere must have considered her a pretty capable executive. ARAB PATROL PLANS OUTING NEXT SUNDAY William Driver Announces Program Details for the annual picnic of Arab Patrol, Rajah Temple, have been completed, William Driver, chairman, announced yesterday. The outing will be held next Sunday at the eummer home of Harry Yocum, near Pricetown.

Many novelties and surprises have been planned by the committee with a variety of games and sport events. Prizes will be awarded to winners of contests. Mrs. Carrie Miller has been engaged as cateress for both the dinner and supper. An abundance of steamed clams and corn on the cob has been assured by Charles Goodman.

The entire program is under the supervision of Capt. Ralph Gounder. i WORKERS TO HEAR KLINE William Kline, businera agent for the Keystone Workers' union, will speak cn "The Siege of the Capi tol, at a reorganization meeting of the Kenhorst branch at 750 o'clock tonight in the Kenhorst fire house. John Torchio also will speak. x.bABIMHV0Ma.Mv.:.:.:.:o:44liavHnnft 3 IN PARK HEAR SPIRITUALS Bethel Church Choir Features Twilight Service Program Speaking on "The Power of the Gospel," the Rev.

William R. Gul lins, pastor of the Bethel A. M. E. church, last night addressed more than 1,000 persons attending the twilight services in city park.

Outstanding in the musical program was the choir of the Bethel church which sang a number of spirituals. J. Andrew Stratton, superintendent of the East Central district of the Berks County Christian Endeavor societies, was chairman, Miss Verna Rickenbach, music siperin tendent of the Berks County Christian Endeavor, was in charge of the song service. Robert Wennel, of St. Matthew's Lutheran church, read the scripture and offered the prayer.

Miss Edna Gullins was the pianist. Chester H. Bechtel, publicity director of the park service, made the announcements. Brass Quartet Plays The Moravian brass quartet di rected by Samuel Wagner played for 15 minutes before the service started. Next Sunday George M.

Jones, of Trinity Lutheran church, will speak and the Philharmonic nana, ai rected by H. Agustus Meyer will play. Miss Maryjane Connor, secretary of the general committee, will be chairman. The general committee is composed of representatives from the Luther and Epworth leagues, and the Christian Endeavor societies, sponsors of the twilight services. 1,000 EXPECTED AT WENGER OUTING The Rev.

Elam Wenger, Hew Carisle, Ohio, will deliver the principal address at the fourteenth annual reunion of the Wenger family association at Lititz Springs park Wednesday. More than 1,000 persons are expected to attend. Officers of the organization are president, the Rev. A. P.

Wenger, Ephrata; first vice president, D. Wenger, Leola; second vice presi' dent. Dr. John Wenger, Terre Hill secretary, Mrs. Daniel Wenger Lebanon, R.

D. No. assistant secretary, Willis W. Rohrer, Smoke town; treasurer, C. P.

Wenger, Ephrata; park manager, David Wenger, Stevens, children's director, Edna Wenger Hoover, West Reading; historians, Samuel Wenger, Paradise; George F. P. Wenger, Pottstown; chorister, Elam M. Wenger, Bareville. A Wenger male quartet will 6ing a number of vocal selections, in eluding entitled "The Old Wenger Clan," written by D.

M. Wenger of Leoav The personnel of the quartet are: T. E. Wenger, Leacock, nrst tenor; Ell Wenger, East Earl, second tenor; Elam Wenger, Bareville, first bass; D. M.

wenger, Bareville, second bass. A reading will be given by Miss Kath eryn Rlchelberger, East Petersburg. umer musical numbers and recita tions by children will round out the program. The memorial services will be conducted by Rev. Alvan ssioner, BirasDurg, Pa.

The Donkel Dunkle family held its reunion, yesterday in Kutztown pars. SUPER SPECIAL TODAY ONLY Ladies' ll( bt flexible ok Leather Children'! Lent Wearing Cem position AVOID THE Kt'SH COME EAKLT Faat Whlle Yon WaH Service! SPILE'S I ej SEWED PLAN NEW YORK TRIP More Than 1,000 from Reading and Berks Going to Convention Unanimous approval of a resolution calling for the formation of an archdiocesan executive committee composed of spiritual directors, presidents, and three to five elected delegates from the Philadelphia archdiocesan Holy Name union, the Carbon and Schuylkill counties' union, the Lehigh and Northampton union, and the Berks county union, was given yesterday by representatives of the organizations meeting in the parish hall of St. Margaret's Catholic church. The purpose of the committee is to meet several times a year for the interchange of thought and further coordination of action through, united effort. The meeting was called at the invitation of the Rev.

Edward A. Devine, pastor of St. Margaret's church and spiritual director of the Berks Holy Name union. Father Devine said the resolution must be approved by the Rt. Rev.

Bishop Hugh L. Lamb, Philadelphia, before further action can be taken. Representatives of Chester county also attended the meeting. "1,000 Going to N. Y.

Father Devine declared that should Bishop Lamb approve the resolution there probably would be another conference when the National Holy Name convention is held in New York city, September 17 20. More than 1,000 persons from Reading and Berks, he said, expect to attend the New York gathering. Two hundred thousand are expected to attend from various parts of the United States. Robert J. Leahy, president of the Berks union, delivered the address of welcome.

Afterward he introduced Frank J. Myers, president of the Philadelphia union, who was chairman. Attend Benediction After the conference the representatives repaired to the church for benediction. The celebrant was the Rev. James Sullivan, pastor of St.

Catherine of Sienna parish, Mt. Penn; the deacon was the Rev. John N. Wachter, pastor of the Sacred Heart parish, Wyomissing; sub deacon, the Rev. Gerard Chambers, assistant rector of St.

Joseph's parish. The master of ceremonies was the Rev. A. V. O'Con nell.

Other members of the clergy present were the Revs. Charles Crossan, William Hammeke, Hugh MoMullan, Leo Reichard.s O. S. Harry Edward Reilly, Joseph Martin, William Haley, Joseph A. Murray.

POSTS $1,000 BAIL IN LIQUOR CASE Charged with illegal possession of liquor and possession of liquor without proper seals, Otto Wentzel, 50, of the 300 block Mulberry street, was free under $1,000 bail yesterday to appear at a hearing this week before Alderman Terrenee Doyle. He was arrested Saturday when city police, led by Detectives Charles Dentith, and a 6tate liquor control board agent raided his home and seized a quantity of. alleged moonshine and six bottles of contraband liquor. TO STRENGTHEN LINES Cite Complaints of Alleged Hour Violations At Other Mills Peace prevailed on Berks county's hosiery front yesterday, when a mass picket at the great Berkshire mills was history and union leaders said they had no immediate plans for further demonstration. Leaders were enthusiastic about the picket lines which drew hundreds to the Berkshire mills Saturday morning in a protest against alleged abandonment of the voluntary 40 hour flve day week.

They said it was "eminently The picketing, which was the subject last week of a rapid fire barrage and counter barrage of steaming statements both by unionists and by company unionists, was conducted without disturbance or police inter ference. The unionists did not operate th sound truck which caused two of their leaders, John W. Edelman and Harry Boyer, to be arrested and fined in West Reading Friday. The next step in the union's plans. Edelman announced, would be to strengthen union lines within the Berkshire mills.

Toward this objective, the union has called a meeting of Berkshire employes for Thursday night, when plans will be made to recruit members at Berkshire. There will be no more picketing of the mill "for the present," Edelman said. Other Complaints "However," the union's research director said, "we have complaints about alleged hours violations from other mills in Berks county. We propose to investigate thoroughly and to picket them, if necessary this week, in case we cannot have the situation corrected through amicable agreement." Unionists and company unionists differed sharply about the number of persons who were on the picket lines, as they have about Saturday work, the "major issue that caused the demonstration. Edelman claimed there were between 2,000 and 3,000 pickets.

Raymond D. Troutman, editor of the company union newspaper the "Hosiery Examiner," called that estimate "ballyhoo." Fred Werner, president of the Berkshire mills company union, said that "by actual count" there were 589 pickets. Troutman said only 25 of the Berkshire's 5,000 employes were in the) lin. G. O.

P. MEETING IN LAURELDALE Candidates for office will be among the speakers at a meeting of the Young Republican league of Muhlenberg township at Gron inger's cafe, Laureldale, at 8 o'clock tonight. The meeting will be in charge of Wilford L. Reist, president. INJURES KNEE IN FALL A fall down a flight of cellar stairs in her home yesterday sent Mrs.

Elizabeth Bingaman, 65, Stony Creek Mills, to St. Joseph's hospital with deep cuts of the knee and ft wrist injury. She was admitted. PR0B20TE9 because his record is CLEAR! WO men were in line for promo tion. But when the boss compared their credit records, the other man was eliminated.

Employers know that the man who takes care of his bills, takes care of his job. When bills get too big to handle alone, it pays to see what we can do to help take care of them. Reading Industrial Loan and Thrift Company An Institution ol Servlce fta Washington Sts. LOAN INSURANCE TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY.