Reading Times from Reading, Pennsylvania • Page 17

1 TODAY'S BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES Dr. Ferdinando CoIlettL Charles J. Esterly, Salesman. George S. Kressley, Kntztown.

Charles W. Freeman, Sinking 'Spring. George B. Balmer, Lawyer. Section Two Page Seventeen nnntrn mA PiTIITTV mm iu mo 4 LABOR CHIEFS TO HARRISBURG i Will Leave for First Leg, islative Conference Monday mn.

rtir niTmil nff IU baui iiii in dill Believe Revision of Constitution Should Be First Step Pour Berks county labor leaders will go to Harrisburg Monday for the first of a series of legislative conferences called by John Phillips, president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor. Labor bills either introduced, or to be introduced during the present session of the state legislature, will be discussed. Earl White, business agent of the Federated Trades council, Francis 1 ni usiness agent of the Building Trades council, and Luther D. Adams will go as representatives of the local legislative conference, and Herbert Payne expects to represent the American Federation of Hosiery. Workers.

While the conference has been called to deal particularly with amendments to the state workmen's act local representatives expect to bring up the question of endorsement of the Ruth bill for constitutional revision, now before the senate. The state federation has not yet acted on the bill. To Back Ruth Bill "We will carry out the mandate of the local legislative conference urging the adoption, of the Ruth bill so that a constitution can be drawn up that will permit decent labor legislation," White said. "The pres anf nna nffof iwpIw Hoc iho hatiHc rxf the legislature by prohibiting the graduated income tax, real old age pensions and other needed measures." Phillip's call for conference says that other matters will be taken up If time permits. Interested In Compensation White also is interested in the workmen's compensation, being head oi tne workmen compensation division of the Federated Trades coun cil, and having served on the advisor; committee of the workmen's compensation bureau, appointed by Pinchot.

"Pennsylvania's rank 35th among the states, in up to date compensation legislation shows how badly re vision of the law is needed. We hope. that amendments capable of bring ing it to the front rank will come out of Monday's conference, White said. The group will meet at 2 p. m.

In the Penn Harris hotel. HOLY NAME UNION PLANS BREAKFAST Final arrangements made last night for the first Holy Communion breakfast of the Berks County Holy Name Union indicate an attendance of between 1,000 and 1,200 men from all parts of the county at Fome roy's Sunday morning to hear the Very Rev. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, Ph. of Catholic university, Washington, D.

C. Breakfast service will start at 8 o'clock as the groups come in from the various parishes, and Monsignor Sheen will speak at 10 o'clock. Tickets for the breakfast will be available until 10 a. m. tomorrow from Robert Leahy, at the parking lot on Court street, opposite the court house.

PROPERTY LEASE APPROVED Guardian of Harry F. Hines, the Berks County Trust company, yesterday was given permission by Judge Schaeffer to lease Hines' interest in a property at 353 North Queen street, Lancaster, to the Sun Oil company on motion of Charles K. Derr, attorney. Weather By U. S.

Weather Bureau Eastern Pennsylvania Partly cloudy and warmer today, followed by rain tonight or tomorrow. U. S. WEATHER BUREAU OFFICE Reading, February 7, 1935 8 a.m. 12 8 p.m.

Barometer Seal level 30.73 30.68 30.56 Temperature Dry blub 4 20 25 Wet blub 3 17 21 Precipit'n, in 0 0 0 Humidity, pet. 78 55 48 Wind Calm NW SE Wind Velocity 3 5 Weather Clear Clear Highest temperature, 33, at 3 p. m. Lowest temperature, 0, at 6 a. m.

Average temperature, 16, which is 12 degrees below normal. Same date last year: highest, 35, lowest, 14; weather partly cloudy. Highest and lowest temperatures for this date on record are 64 in 1925 and 0 in 1910. Deficiency in temperature since February 1, 24 decrees. Precipitation for 24 hours ending 8 p.

0, which is .10 below normal. Deficiency in precipitation since February 1, .49 inches. Deficiency in precipitation since January 1, 1.01 Inches. YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATI RES 8 P. M.

(E.S.T.) Boston 26. Chicago 26 Los Angeles 58 Miwnl 70 Ne York 26 Philadelphia 29 Hlnhest 34 28 60 72 38 35 68 Sin 54 Harry P. Yost, Foreman. Harry F. Menkes.

City Controller. Genevieve Rozyski, Hosiery Worker. Mrs. Edwin Lyle Lazarus Housewife. Mrs.

Carl B. Bixler. Housewife. L. Leon Grossman, Radiu Patrolman.

TIMES PHONE 101 Henderson to Hold Private Anniversary WHILE Berks county Boy Scouts, at troop meetings and elsewhere, celebrate the founding of scouting In America, 25 years ago today, their "chief executive, Robert S. Henderson, will be privately, observing a scout anniversary of his own. For it was just 22 years ago, that Henderson, then a college student in Syracuse, N. became assistant scoutmaster of troop 5, that city; Twelve of Henderson's 22 years in scouting have been spent as Berks scout executive. He came here in January, 1923.

Before then he had served in Allegheny county, where he was field executive in 1920 and executive of the East Borough's council in 1921 2. Henderson's first position as scout executive was in Syracuse, upon his graduation from college in 1916. POLICE ABSENT, CASE COLLAPSES Lottery Charge Defendant Freed for Lack Of Prosecution When the prosecutor. failecU to appear against him at a scheduled hearing in the Wyomissing town hall, Joseph Buynak, of Shillington, charged with setting up and maintaining a lottery, was dismissed by Justice of the Peace Robert Feg ley, of Wyomissing. Buynak was arrested on Febru ar" 1 by state troopers from the Harrisburg and West Reading oar racks.

He was released under 000 bail. Police claimed they seized 5,000 Lucky Day lottery tickets and 500 Hialeah, Florida, mutuel race track tickets in the raid. Fegley said the hearing was set for 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and when the prosecutor failed (to appear and no request for a postponement made he was forced to dismiss the defendant. State police are on patrol duty in Wilkes Barre at the present time because of the fight in progress there between two mine unions. i 1 HEARS TESTIMONY IN TRUCK CASE Charges that Samuel Barbera, Anthony Barbera, Daniel Barbera and the Eagle Motor Transportation company were operating motor vehicles as common carrier without a state certificate, was heard yesterday in fhe court house by Garfield W.

Fhillips, Public Service Commission examiner. Violations were denied toy the Barberas. They claimed the Eagle Transportation company had a contract to allow the Northampton Brewery company to use its trucks. Testimony showed that they served not more than two customers in the state, as allowed by law. They denied complaints that they hauled personal property between points within the state.

William A. Witman, attorney, represented the truckers. Cases of Elmer' H. Arndt and Howard W. Lengel were continued.

SURGEON TO TALK ON PERITONITIS Dr. Calvin B. Rentschler, assocl ate in general surgery at the Readme hosDital. will address members of the Berks County Medical so ciety during a meeting at 3.15 Tuesday afternoon in Medical hall. His topic will be "Immediate and Late Results of Appendicitis Complicated by Peritonitis, Surgically Treated." He will present a complete anay sis of the immediate and late results of 125 consecutive cases at the hospital.

Also, he will present a review of the accepted present day methods in the country of handling the patient afflicted with appendicitis, complicated by peritonitis. William F. Krick. president, will be in charge of the meeting. LIQUOR LICENSE HEARING DEFERRED Because of changes being made in the state attorney general's office, the hearing on the appeal of Anna Kauffman from the decision of the rtate liquoi control board, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed until next Wednesday.

Proprietress of "Ye Old Mill Inn" in Spring township, the petitioner reeks a restaurant liquor license, refused by the board. CHORUS, ENSEMBLE APPEARS IN CHURCH The Happy Ann chorus, Bow manviJle, and the Neapolitan String ensemble, Reading, presented a mu sicale In St. Mark's Reformed church last night under the auspices of the Valentine Ziegler men's Bible class cf the Sunday school. Seymour Mendelsohn, marimba soloist, accompanied by Miss Rhea E. Drexel, pianist, were on the program.

The affair attracted a large audience. FRACTURES AUM DOING GYMNASTICS Falling while practicing gymnastics with a friend, James Geras, 14, of 132 Elm st, suffered a fracture of the left arm yesterday. He was treated In Homeopathic hoavtal. 'A MODERN NEWSPAPER A I CLUB TO BEAR CLEVER SCOUT ENTERTAINERS Boys to Be Guests at Shrine Father and Son Program Tonight ANNIVERSARY BEGINS Twenty fifth Birthday of Scouting to Start With Dinner Boy Scouts, who today will celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the founding of the first troop in America, will have their Innings tonight at the weekly meeting of Rajah Shrine Luncheon club at 6 o'clock hi Rajah Temple. Instead of meeting at the club will assemble at 6 o'clock at a "Father and Son" session, each member to bring his son or some other boy.

If the guests are Boy Scouts, they are requested to wear scout uniforms. Boys to Entertain A large part of the program has been devoted by the committee, Howard C. Lutz, Clifford R. Lyons, President Earle K. Angstadt, Harrison A.

Peck and Jack C. Mumma, to entertainment by the Boy Scout guests, ranging In age from 7 to 15 years. Many of them have appeared publicly and Shrine club members are promised an unusually varied entertainment. Some of 'the boys listed are: Heber Ermentrout Yeager, pianist; Paul G. Fisher, trumpeter; Richard H.

Kutz, singer; Robbie Bieber and Bobbie Graver, trumpet duo; Francis Redcay, flutist; Richard Ludwig, pianist; Arlan Strausser, accordionist; Forrest Rcttgers, trumpeter; Forrest Rettgers and brother, Robert, in tap dancing; Joseph James, singer; Carl Brickel, singer and dancer, and Albert Kreitz, rhythm 45 Minute Program The boys will be given 45 minutes for their stunts, to include demonstratons of firemaking without matches and first aid to the injured, as well as the tests taken to acquire various merit badges. It is expected that 250 members and guests will attend. Each boy will receive a booster prize and other special awards wttl be presented to the guests. Motion pictures of scouting and camp life will be shown, and President Roosevelt's quarter centennial scout broadcast will wind up the program. The club will observe the birthday anniversaries of four members, former Mayor William F.

Shanaman, Albert G. Bauman, Charles D. Ben and Michael Pantelis. LICENSE REVOCATION HEARINGS ARE HELD Miss Ethel Morrow Takes Testimony Here Not all the courts in Reading are held in the court house, nor in the first floor or basement cf city hall. Miss Ethel Morrow, Lancaster, taking testimony in automobile law violation cases, heard numerous proceedings yesterday in a room in Councilman William J.

Smith's third story quarters. Many witnesses appeared in Miss Morrow's "court." The records go to the state department of highways. Miss Monow's hearings are held Independently of police court or quarter sessions court hearings or trials. The reports sent to Harrisburg after each accident, in which drunken driving, injury to person, deaths or damage to automobiles or other property are described, are the basis on which her hearings are ordered and conducted. Upon her reports, after hearings, depend decisions at Harrisburg as to revocation of licenses of the persons involved in accidents.

DENTISTS ATTEND STATE MEETING Twenty eight Reading dentists last night attended the Greater Philadelphia annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Dental society held in Philadelphia. International famous clinicians conducted clinics as part of the program. Attending from Reading were: Joseph Blewett, E. W. Bonn, Clarence S.

DcLong, H. E. Gries emer, Charles Grim, Guy L. Hainan, Fred W. Herbine, Fred H.

Keener, Ralph E. Humma, Roy K. Leinbach, James Marques, William Meter, J. V. Mogel, George E.

Packopouloe. Ira M. Rapp, Harold Riegel, Daniel Roland, George S. Schlegel, Raymond Scull, Otto J. Specker, John C.

Specker, Albert J. Strohecfcer, W. E. Swinson, S. E.

Tate, H. K. Willetts, Fred S. Yoder, Kense'y N. Yoder and M.

B. Yoder. write TASTE TICKLING SOT A FRIDAY MORN SURETY ASKED I TO PAY FROZEN COUNTY FUNDS Commissioners Demand County Treasurer Produce $66,324 MUST BALANCE BOOKS Banks Given Ten Days to Make Returns on Pergonal Property Tax Although of Berks county money was frozen in the defunct West Reading Title and Trust company, it will be the bonding company which insured the county against any loss through its county treasurer that will have to wait until the affairs of the bank are liquidated instead of the county. The county will be paid in full before County Treasurer Robert Gerhart quits office at the end of this year, it was in dicated yesterday when the board of county commissioners initiated action to recover its' deposits by passing resolutions formally demanding that Gtr hart produce the money. Gerhart said that he would pass the demand on to his surety, the Aetna Bonding company, of Philadelphia.

Under the law, Gerhart must turn over to the county all monies before the county "will relinquish its claims against his bondsmen. Since Gerhart must balance his books by' the end of the year it will be up to the surety to advance the money and wait for the liquidation of the bank to get its money back. The bank has made one distribution of 25 percent which was applied to the account. Another distribution, it was said yesterday, was anticipated to be not far distant. Continuing their drive for funds, commissioners gave all banks in the county 10 days to make returns on personal property subject to the four mill state tax.

After this period, they said, a penalty would be added. Appropriations Voted Appropriations of $2,600 for the prison board, and $1,000 for the Berks County Agricultural Extension bureau were voted. Representatives of the State Highway department asked commissioners to approve the relocation of the Kutztown Allentown pike at Monterey. Plans call for the elimination of several sharp curves in this section. Board members indicated they will inspect that part of the road proposed to be eliminated next Commissioners voted to ask bids for a three quarter ton truck to be used on the county farm.

A request that the Charming Forge bridge be lighted was made by residents of that section. The request was filed. FRIENDS HONOR A. G. BAUMAN With many of his friends present, A.

G. 'Bauman, insurance agent, last night was honored on his birthday anniversary at a celebration held In the cafeteria of the Busy Bee Hosiery mill in Hyde Park. Songs, addresses and special entertainment made up the Interesting Boys About Town HE ATTEMPT ALU YHEF 4ATH5Htr VHUZUALM FINE RflMAUY FSttftm FOR ING, FEBRUARY 8 8 POSEY THINKS CITY HAS NERVE! 1 1 Hole in Court House Installation of 14 boulevard lights on North Sixth street between Penn and Walnut streets struck a snag yesterday, almost as soon as work on erecting them was started. County commissioners threw the monkey wrench into the works. "How come you're tearing up the taxpayers' pavement?" Commissioner Posey wanted to know of men diligently digging away in front of the court house with the aid of a com nivsspH air drill.

"We re Metropolitan isaison com is to Opponents of Abolition Of Tax Penalties Scored Tax Justice League Of ficial Addresses Berks Real Estate Men "Audacious, preni clous, and against the best interests of the taxpayers of was what C. Shoup, executive secretary of the Tax Justice league of Pennsylvania, last night had to say of action which the School Directors' and Secretaries' associations of the commonwealth took against the abolition of penalties on delinquent school taxes. Shoup spoke at a meeting of the Berks County Real Estate Dealers' association at The Daniel Boone. He scored the school directors and secretaries for opposing penalty abolition legislation now before the legislature and declared Pennsylvania real estate owners were "taxed to death." At the close of the meeting, the real estate dealers endorsed Shoup's sentiments and tax reduction program; Hits "Tax Eaters" "The unfairness of the passage of resolutions by the secretaries of the school boards of this 'state is ber yond comprehension" Shoup said. "It is their business to help administer Jn accordance with the desires of their boards.

It is not theirs to suggest' or oppose except as they might fear the loss of their salaries. They passed their resolution opposing the proposal to abate penalties and interest on delinquent taxes before the school directors had acted on the matter, To my mind it is audacious, pernicious and against the best interest of all the: taxpayers of Pennsylvania wno have Been supporting the public school system for these many years." The Tax Justice league has the support of the, state Grange, the Pennsylvania Real Estate association, and the Pennsylvania Building and Loan association, Shoup said. For All Taxpayers "The proposal to abate penalties and interest on delinquent taxes," Shoup said, is in the interest of all taxpayers, not only those who have been unable to pay taxes when due. The plan outlined in the Tax Justice league's bill provides that in order for real estate owners to enter into an agreeemnt to pay taxes in five equal annual installments, current taxes must be paid when due, which enables the municipalities and school districts and county' to figure on a much higher percentage of current collection than now pre vails." "What right has any group of tax eaters to oppose the taxpayers, I ask you in all seriousness?" Shoup shouted. "Hasn't the time aoout arrived when we who pay 86 percent of the cost of education by TO THE 1 yc Mm: if EDWARD DAAP PEOPLE 1 9 3 5 TIMES PHONE 6101 Section Two Page Seventeen i Pavement Rouses pany employes," one replied.

"We're digging holes to erect stand ards for boulevard lights the city installing on North Sixth street." Posey said no more. He went to his office and conferred Commissioner Gring. 'Later. County Solicitor William Witman, was summoned. The three were unable determine their status in the matter.

However, they succeeded In reaching a compromise with Metropolitan Edison officials so that work taxation on our homes and farms assert ourselves." "You taxpayers of Berks county must realize that the taxeaters' lobbies are ever on the job in Harrisburg," Shoup said. "Up to this year they have been auite successful, but we mean to show them up and all other lobbies referred to by Governor Earle in his inaugural address. They, must; take a back seat and let the voice of the people be heard in the legislative halls. "We mean to put them in their proper place, but you and you and you, Mr. and Mis.

Home and' Farm owner must do your part and do it consistently. Knoblauch Urges Support "I urge you to get behind your Berks representatives who are working' diligently," Shoup said, "one of whom is speaker, another the sponsor of a bill to call a constitutional convention in June. You have intelligent representation and Pennsylvania looks to Berks to keep up the fight for justice." Tobias Knoblauch, organizer of the Real Estate Agents' association, urged support of the taxpayers of Berks county to the four point program of the Join tax conference committee. Group of home and farm owners, including Charles H. Werner, president of the Berks County Tax Justice league, attended the meeting.

HOSPITAL REPORTS 172 CHARITY CASES There were 320 patients admitted to St. Joseph's hosprtal during January, 172 of which were charity cases, the monthly, repctri showed yesterday. During the month, the report re vealed there had been 44 births and 189 operations, of which 67 were major. During the month there were 72 accident cases treated and 2.829 laboratory examinations performed. The department of radiology had 268 cases; 49 electrocardiographs and 51 orthodiagrams.

WOERNER HEADS SAVINGS AND LOAN Fred Woerner, Reading printer, yesterday was elected president cf the beard of directors of the New Home Savings and Loan association, 619 Walnut st. Other officers named were: Vice president, Calvin M. Bros a secretary, John L. Rnoads; D. Bausher.

Albert B. Shanaman, B. H. Daniels, Oscar L. Lesher, Woenier, and, Rhcads, were elected to the board of directors.

The terms of Brossman and Bausher as directors will not expire for another year. I watched him (Hitler) with the utmost vigilance throughout our lengthy conversation, and I am convinced he genuinely desires peace. Lord Allen of Hurtwood. Ire; Board Concurs on this particular hole will be dis continued until Monday. By then they hope to confer with Councilman George M.

Yocom, in rharap nf the Citv's lishting. Who with other oouncilmen, approved the Sixth street lighting plans. "We don't want to hold back the 'imDrovements." Posey said, "but we feel the commissioners should have been consulted. We are the custo dians of the taxpayers' property When anyone starts tearing up sidewalks on county property we want to know the reason wny. STATE TO INSPECT SIGHT SAVING HERE Miss Carpenter to Talk To Teachers Miss Evelyn Carpenter, of the conservation of sight department cf the State Department of Welfare, will' spend a busy day in Reading today inspecting the.

sight saving activities in the schools and telling teachers and nurses here of the latest developments in the field. Tn the morninar Miss Carpenter will visit some of the schools, ac companied by Dr. Pearl E. Hack man, and confer with teachers and principals. Dr.

Hackman was recently put in charge of sight conservation exclusively in the schools here. After seeing the work of the sight saving classes at the Tyson Schcener school at 3 p. Miss Carpenter 'will speak at a gatheringof school nurses. CLERGY TO ATTEND RICHMOND MEETING Reading and vicinity clergymen will attend the inter church congress in Richmond, which will begin next Tuesday. They include the Rev.

Drs. Elmer L. Coblentz and and Charles E. Creitz, of Second and St. Paul's Reformed churches, respectively; the Rev.

Drs, George W. Richards and Carl Helms, of the Evangelical and Reformed Theological seminary, Eancaster, and the Rev. Dr. Charles E. Schaeffer, Philadelphia, formerly of 'Reading, the last named chairman of the western section of the 'Alliance of Presbyterian and Reformed churches CONFESSION WINS PAROLE FOR YOUTH Admitting he created a disturbance at the home of his girl friend after drinking wine, Stanley Drab inski, 19, Pearl street, yesterday had his probation period extended six months following a hearing before Judge Schaeffer.

Drabinski was paroled after serving a 30 day police court sentence on a disorderly conduct charge. The youth said the trouble started because his girl friend "wasn't trun to me." He did not remember breaking a window in her home that costs $1.50 to replace, but did recall he received a beating and had to be taken to the Homeopathic hospital for treatment. Cn A I Yard Third and Buttonwood A LI lmm Quality Colliery Anthracite I Egg, Move, W.dll rea loai iwprciai jMOORE man SWAN, INVENTOR OF PLANE BOMB DROPPER, DIES Reading Man's Mechan ism Used During World War OPERATION FUTILE Mechanical Engineer Succumbs in Reading Hospital; Death Sudden John Hawley Swan, inventor of the Swan type mechanism for dropping bombs 'largely used by airplanes during the world war, died suddenly yesterday in the Reading hospital following an operation. He was 49 years old. During the Warld War he was a first lieutenant in the United States Army, serving at various flying fields.

He came to Reading in July 1919, as mechanical engineer for the Reading Iron company. He was born in Detroit the son of the late John Harvey and Ophelia (Stetson) Swan, and later lived in Indianapolis, Ind. Graduate of Purdue A graduate of Purdue university, Lafayette, Mr. Swan was a member of the Theta I fraternity. In Reading Mr.

Swan lived at 701 N. Fifth st. His wife, Mrs. Patricia Swan, is the sole survivor. A private funeral will be held at 10 a.

Saturday, at the Auman Ifiineral home, with the Rev. R. M. Blackburn efficiatins, and burial in Charles Evans cemetery. (Indianapolis papers please coyp.) CHURCH TO MARK LINCOLN BIRTHDAY Uniting with churches of natirn in the annual observance of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the Washington Street Presbyterian church, corner Washington and Mulberry streets, will celebrate the occasion with an address by Abe Hurwitz.

editor of the Reading Times. Sunday, at 7:45 p. m. Special music will be prepared for the occasion, besides ccneregational singina; of the Nesro spirituals. The Rev.

William H. Holloway will officiate. NABBED IN BOROUGH AS NUMBERS! MAN George Lehman, 427 Cedar was arrested on a number writing charee by West Reading borough police yesterday. He furnished a $200 bond for a tonight before Justice of the Peace John P. Breen.

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