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ffwo Weather By IT. 8. Weather Boreas Eastern Pennsylvania: Clearing and cooler today; tomorrow cloudy. P.S. WEATHER BUREAU OFFICE, Reading, Pa, Dec.

5, 1938. 7:30 12 7:30 AJU. Noon PM. Barometer Sea level ..29.97 29.86 29.65 Temperature Dry bulb 46 47 57 Wet bulb ..45 47 56 Preclpit'n, Ins. .06 .07 .30 Humidity, pet.

98 95 95 Wind direction S.E S.S. S.W. Wind velocity 13 2 6 Weather cond's Lt.Rn Lt Hn Mod Jin Highest temperature, 58, at 6 p. m. Lowest temperature, 33, at midnight.

Average temperature, 46, which is 12 degrees above normal. Same date last year: Highest, 45; lowest, 35; weather cloudy. Highest and lowest temperatures for this date on record are 67 in 1916 and 12 in 1926. Excess in temperature since Dec. 1st, 12 degrees.

Precipitation for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. .43, which is .30 above normal. Excess in precipitation since Dec. 1st, .09 inches. Deficiency in precipitation since Jan.

1st, 1.52 inches. TEMPERATURES 7:30 PM. High Boston 42 50 Chicago 38 40 Los Angeles 76 86 Miami 72 76 New York 52 56 Philadelphia 56 59 San 62 64 On and Off the Main Stem Informal Little Snapshot! of Goings, Comings and Doings Yesterday CLARENCE REISER recalling Old days RILL SIEBEST scoring a hit as an honor guest JIMMY MOIIN pacing up and down North Fifth street MRS. MARY BERDOCH jubilant over a windfall WILLIAM MICHAEL KOZIAR dashing home from Norristown to help extinguish a fire HAP ADAMS called upon to sing a few requests MR. and MRS.

WALTER KL'ROWSKI enjoying a basketball game EM ROTHENBERGER wading into the vitamins MARVIN SCHMEIIL being addressed as "papa" by a colleague. What's Doing In Reading TODAY TYSON Schoener School Parent Teacher Association Christmas pnrty, In school library, 8 p. m. ROTARY Club noon day luncheon at Berkshire Hotel, 12.10 p. m.

Talk on "School Taxes" by Luther C. Schmehl, Reading school board president; chairman, Thomas Pord, superintendent of city schools. "THE GONDOLIERS Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, presented by Reading Civic Opera Society, at Orpheum Theater, night. PARENT education class, sponsored by WPA Adult Education project. In Tyson Schoeuer school, 7.30 to 9.30 p.

m. READING chapter, National Railway Historical Society, meets in Reading Company Y. M. C. 7.30 p.

m. Movies on 100th anniversary of founding of Norfolk and Western Railway. WPA Band concert, In city hall auditorium, 8.15 p. m. Director, Augustus Meyer; solo ou the tuba by Ira T.

Moyer. REHEARSAL, Reading Choral Society, In Fourth and Court streets school, 7 p. m. TOWNS END Club No. 1 meeting, In Foresters' Hall, night.

Bingo. WEDNESDAY EXCHANGE Club meeting, In Berkshire Hotel, 12.15 p. m. Speaker. Capt.

William D. Plummer, state motor police, on "Criminal Investigation." Chairman, Glenn C. Ross. YOUTH meeting, sponsored by Young People's Division, Berks County Sabbath School Association, In St. Andrew's Reformed Church, 8 p.

m. Pictures. NOVELTY program, presented by Toung People's Division of Trinity jjutneran cnapel, 8.15 p. m. ADDRESS on "The Recovery of Radiance and Power," by Thomas elly, Haverford College professor, at Friends' Meeting House, 8 p.

m. FOUNDERS' Day exercises, by Albright college Evangelical School of Theology, In seminary chapel, 10 a. m. Speaker, Benjamin Fryer, on "Five Famous Churches." ECONOMIC group, at Y. M.

C. 7.30 p. m. Edward Kelly, chairman, speaks on Townsend Plan. KIWANIS Club meeting, at Whit ner's, 12.10 p.

m. Speaker, Thomas J. Toole, manager of federal and Pennsylvania employment service, on "Personality In Employment and Pennsylvania Unemployment," Chairman, Lan dls R. Kllnger. HOLC GETS PERMIT City Building Inspector Alfred Eckenrode yesterday granted a per mit to the Home Owners' Loan Cor poration for work at 5Z S.

Eleventh cost $40. GOOD TEETH a valuable re id to health, and an pe. ca, often ha9 made before 1 six months. Offic Hours $250,000 Fund Sought To Revive Business In City Industry, Business, Labor Join In Drive For Prosperity (Continued from Page One) towns In all those respects which are judged Important in the minds of those who make the decisions whether Reading shall or shall not be the location for industries they manage or even whether, in the fu ture, Reading shall perhaps retain its existing position Industrially. Not Piracy "We in this group are not inter ested in pirating industry that is done in other sections, particularly by our southern friends," Baker de clared.

He explained that the plan had evolved from conferences with representatives of Pratt and Cady, now operating one plant in Reading and another in Hartford, and who are considering the consolidation of both plants at one point. During the conference, Baker said, officials of the concern had offered a definite proposition to remove the Hartford plant to Reading if a portion of the moving expenses were paid by some organization within the city. Because of the absence of a fund to meet such proposals, he declared, Reading had been unable to accept the offtr though it meant employment for 450 persons and a payrool ranging from $500,000 to $600,000 annually. "Whether that proposal will be renewed remains to be seen," he added. A further presentation of the plan was given by Eagle Freshwater, publisher of The Reading Times and a member of the citizens' committee, in a chart talk.

Outlines Objectives Pointing out that Reading faces "the biggest problem, biggest opportunity and biggest job in years," Freshwater said objectives of the plan are to give outright gifts to "gilt edge prospects," to underwrite the granting of loans to "desirable prospects," to make loans to "incubator industries," to finance "incubator buildings which could be leased to 'baby' industries," and to finance the development of industrial areas adjacent to the city. Freshwater said funds might be raised through a seal sale, sponsored semi monthly contributions from labor, contributions from Arms and individuals who would be percentage guarantors, money raising events of various types, and contributions from service, fraternal and civic organizations. He cited the possibility that the Pratt and Cady plant might still be brought here and that the organization could assist in the contemplated reorganization of the Reading Iron Company. Success of the campaign, he said, would also permit Reading to enter a "highly competitive market" and "proceed to systematically boost the community." "The plan is so big," he concluded, "and so greatly needed that every body will want to get in on it and certainly everybody will get in on it." Endorsed By Bower The program received the endorsement of Andrew Bower, labor leader and member of the Citizens' Committee, who declared that "52 years ago we faced a different problem than we have now." "Then," he said, "we had the Reading Iron Company and the Reading Railroad which gave employment to about 6.000 men and the industry which employed about 2,500. We had pride and interest in our city.

This situation has changed. Many industries that were mainstays of our city have faded out." The plan, he said, presented an opportunity to "create an organization that make efforts to bring to our city the industry that is needed so much." Warning that Reading may face the same fate as some industrial cities of New England, Bower declared: "There Is no rea.son whv this should happen to Reading we have the ability to arrest the downward course of our situation." Reading' Iron's Closing Efforts made to reoreanize th Reading Iron Company were outlined by J. Turner Moore, president of the Berks County Trust Company and another member of the committee, who said the company "the industrial backbone of Reading for more than 50 years." Closing of the company, he pointed out, meaftt unemployment to 1,500 men at an average age of 46 years. "You can imagine what that meant to their families," he added Moore disclosed that a report of a survey of the company made by the Industrial Corporation of Baltimore, industrial engineers and appraisers, would be presented at an early The survey, he said, will show that the company can be operated profitably and that a demand for wrought Iron pipe is again increasing. Harry Boyer, representing the American Federation of Hosiery Workers, said members of his organization could be depended upon for moral support but declared that because of conditions in the industry supporters of the movement "sliould not expect too much response from hosieiy workers in con trubutions." "Creation of finances must necessarily rest with business interests rather than with labor," he said A copy of the petition for a charter of incorporation under which the group to administer the fund would be organized was presented by Henry W.

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THE READING TIMES, READING, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER Speaker Hv; "i.v i Jy Y'A WW Mrs. Walter E. Greenwood, of Coatesvllle, who will speak at a meeting of the Berki County Council of Parent Teacher Associations, in the Charles S. Foos school, Friday night. Mrs.

Greenwood, a past president of the Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers, will speak on "The Relation of the Local United to the County Comfort Station Plans Opposed Merchants' Bureau Protests To Council Unanimous protest against pro posed changes to the entrances to the Fifth and Penn streets municipal comfort station was voted yesterday by the Reading Merchants' Bureau The city lias proposed certain changes to the entrances of the comfort station at the southwest corner of the city's principal business intersection, and Muhlenberg Brothers, Reading architects, have designed the changes. Council is scheduled to act on them this week. In a formal protest to Mayor Stump and members of city council, forwarded by William P. Sheidy, chairman of the Merchant's Bureau, the bureau declared that the Fifth and Penn intersection is "generally conceded to be the most modem and attractive business corner in the city," that this Is due "in largest measure to the aggressiveness of enterprising property owners," and that because of Improvements property values have been "substantially increased." Term Changes Detriment The bureau contended to members of council that the proposed improvements would be "a serious detriment rather than an asset" to the city, that the height of the proposed superstructure above the comfort station would obstruct the view of the display windows of stores. The bureau declared that plans for the new comfort station "have been prompted, no doubt, by a desire to add a valuable improvement to our downtown retail business section," that "we are confident you have not fully realized the serious effects of the contemplated project," and that "we take this means of presenting to you our point of view, which we trust will be received in the spirit in which it is given." The Merchants' Bureau asked city officials to abandon their plans, or any modification of them to serve "the best interest of all concerned." year when two members would be elected for one year; two for two years, two for three years, and two for four years.

Officers of the organization would be a president, vice president, recording secretary and treasurer. The board would have complete charge of investing and caring for funds, to purchase, rent and lease real estate, to make outright grants of money to sound industrial firms ajid to lend money. All officers would serve without remuneration. Members of the citizens' committee which first discussed the plan include Mayor J. Henry Stump, William P.

Sheidy, president of the Merchants' Bureau; J. Turner Moore, Henry R. Johnston, president of the Chamber of Commerce; former Judge Edgar S. Richardson, Andrew P. Bower, George Rhodes, of the Federated Trades Council; George S.

Pomeroy, Eagle Freshwater, Harry M. Woelfly, Harry E. Davis, Raymond Sharp and R. h. Baker.

The plan was drafted by a subcommittee comprising Bower, Koch, Baker and George C. Wynkoop, Jr. If you suffer the throbbing agony of rheumatism, the dull ache ot lumbago or the shooting pains of sciatica, you will never forget the fortunate day you discovered Dietrich's Penetrating Liniment and 805 Brand Rheumatic Prescription Pills. Quick relief is yours in these lime tested remedies. For Sale at DIETRICH'S DRUG STORE and by Other Good Druggists Push Housing Despite Protest Of Two Groups Determined To Go Ahead, Says Mast; School Board Ads (Continued from Pate One) get a civil answer on any question you put civilly, and you won't get a civil answer to any question not civilly put." Hoyer, who asked the authority to reconsider its selection of a site on the ground that bis group felt erec tion of Glenside annex would in crease school taxes and declared the Seventeenth Ward the "only logical location due to the many advan tages it offers in school, transporta ion, industrial, and public utility facilities," roused Mast when he made an inquiry concerning a re vised offer on a site at Ninth street and Kutztown road, offered by the Reading Iron Company.

Mast was also interrogated at length by Byron K. Whitman, Glenside developer and builder, who appeared with the Fifteenth Ward group. Receiving negative and non commital answers to his questions, which concerned the rental price of the units, whether "people in slums who how pay $5 and $10 per month rent" would be permitted to live in the project and to what extent the city would subsidize the authority, Whitman finally declared: "I don't seem to be able to get any questions answered." Resolution Presented A resolution protesting the erec tion of any "individual disposal plant" in the Fifteenth Ward and objecting to selection of the Glen side site because "lack of adequate school facilities which require large expenditures on ttie part of the school board" and because of the absence of sewer, water and streets "which will require large expenditures on the part of the city of Reading" was presented to the authority by J. W. Morgan, of the Fifteenth Ward group.

"We don't intend to put up a single dwelling unless we do have and can show the need for it. We won't put anything up unless people have money to pay for it," Mast commented after receiving the protests. "That's our job and that's we're going to do. If Reading does show the need for such a project we are determine to go ahead at such a site or sites where that may best be accomplished." Mast later ordered filed with Gotch the revised offer for the Ninth and Kutztown property. Other business Included the adoption of a resolution in which the total cost of the first project was set at $2, 005,000 of which $1,804,000 represents the government's share.

The authority also set 8 p. m. next Monday as the date for a meeting with the housing committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Appear Before School Board Following their meeting with the authority, the groups headed Hoyer and Whitman appeared before the school board where they were told selection of the site is entirely in the hands of the Reading Housing Authority, and that the school district's chief interest is providing school space for children in any location where a housing project is established. George D.

Snyder, school board ember, served as board spokesman regarding the annex in declaring that "it's a matter of saving 45 percent of the cost of the $61,600 building, if we act before the deadline set by the Washington government which will pay part of the cost, we fail to act, the taxpayers will have to pay the full 100 per cent, as the board will be compelled to furnish school facilities." Some sentiment developed at the board meeting in favor of the Mill mont and North Ninth street lo GIRL A Beautiful. Big 13 Inch "BETSY WETS1 DOLL Think of owning this big doll that drinks from a bottle and then wets! The next best thing to a real baby that you can get! Think of all the fun you'll have learning to take care of her. The Reading Times will give her to you for just a few minutes of your spare time. HERE'S HOW TO GET YOUR DOLL You only need TWO new. 13 weeks' Contract Subscriptions to The Reading Times and the doll is yours.

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M. Altred Gunkel To Serve 54th Term As Secretary of Hampden Company Alfred Gunkel last night was nominated without opposition to serve his fifty fourth term as secretary and thirty sixth term as treasurer of the Hampden Fire Company. His record in office is the longest of any living fireman in the department. He has been a member of the Hampden company for 57 years. Meanwhile, as Hampden firemen nominated a slate which will come up for election in the January meeting, five other companies voted their candiates into office on the basis of nominations made last month.

The only other company meeting last night, the Rainbow, will hold its company elections in April, and named only delegates to the Union, Relief and Berks County associations. Want Day Off for Drivers Five of the companies voted to refer to the law committee of the Firemen's Union the request that drivers be granted one day off each week and a two weeU vacation with pay annually. The Marion and Oakbrook fireman voted unanlm ously In favor of the proposal. In comparatviely calm elections, members of the Washington, Read ing Hose, Oakbrook, Riverside and Marion companies went to the polls to name their 1938 leaders. The only changes in presidencies were in the Washington, where Walter Coleman retired and was succeeded by Edward Heyen, and the Oakbrook, in which William Huey was named to succeed William Bitting.

Bit ting declined renomination, and the Oakbrook men selected Huey, who previously served as president for three years ending in 1934. Electing delegates last night be cause of the necessity or placing their representatives when the groups begin the new year. Rain bow firemen named Charles Hofses, city councilman, to the Firemen's Relief Association. Nominated to the Firemen's Union by the Rainbow were Edward Bauk necht, Elmer Kupp, Elton Esser, Wayne Hummel and Charles Biehl. Carl Schleifenheimer and George Burkhart were nominated for the Berks County Association.

Besides nominating Gunkel for a continuation of his long service, Hampden firemen also selected Henry Cunnius, veteran officer, to begin his third term as president. Cunnius has held other posts in the company for many years. Contest for Vice Presidency For the vice preslency, Hampden ites set up a contest when they placed Charles Brubaker in opposi tion to Harry Gehret, incumbent. Joseph Deppen was named without opposition to continue as assistant secretary, and Joseph Nester as trustee for three years. Other Hampden nominations: Foreman, Ralph Haas; assistants.

elect three, Amos Madara, William Becker, Allen Bodman, John Dugan, taban Galloway; chief engineer, Fred Deppen; assistants, elect three. Herbert Bush, Edward Dell, Harry cations for a housing project, because both already have all school facilities needed. Robert M. Harb ster, property committee chairman. who also a member of the Reading Housing Authority, said his preference would be Millmont first, North Ninth street second.

A motion authorizing the sending of a letter to the Federal Housing Authority. Washington, asking It to give special consideration to Read ing sites where school facilities are already adequate, was adopted by a full vote. Henry H. Hernan, member of the board who had expressed opposition to housing projects at previous meetings, as not meeting the re quirements of low income families, voted against approval of the archi tects' plans. Mrs.

Frances E. Beard, repre senting the Southwest Civic Asso ciation and a Milluont housing site advocate, asked the board to con sider placing a junior high school in the southwest district's Eighteenth Ward. Zieber, Claude Hoch. Charles Bru baker, Raymond Haas. Hose directors, Amos Madara, Laban Galloway, Kenneth Wickel, Charles Schlemm, William Phillips, Raymond Haas, William Rex, Charles Petree, Calvin Houck.

John Reinert, James Scolastico, Clayton Hill, Frank Giles, Floyd Bloch, Elmer Shupp. Delegates to the Firemen's Union, Charles Brubaker. Ralph Haas, John Dugan, Wilson Schmehl, Henry Cunnius; delegates to the Berks County Firemen's Association, James Scolastico, Kenneth Wickel; to the Firemen's Relief, Laban Galloway; to the state association, Raymond Lucas, and alternate, John Reinert, Other Elections Those elected last night: Reading Rote President, Ralph McCoy; Tic president. Nevln Welaa; recording secretary, Webster Mantel: financial secre tary, William Wummer; treasurer, Philip Aucnter: trustees, Harry stauner, Jonn Zohn, Edward Houser: foreman. George Becker; assistant hose directors.

Charles Schaeffer, 81 ewart Whitman, Angelo Terro, Harry Quistwlte. Fred Lebo. John Bopol sky. Stewart Rltter, Irwin Price, Charles Holland, George uoodwin. Driver, William Seibert, Daniel Raudenbush, Stanley Roser, Frank 8ed lach, Robert Khrgood.

Wrston Wesley: delegates. Firemen's Relief, Albert Spring er; county, rreo loo, Stewart Ritter; alternate, Percy Showers. George Goodwin Washington President, Edward Heyen; vice president. Paul Knoll: recording sec retary, Chester Berg. Robert Doldt; finan cial secretary, John Heyen; treasurer, Sylvester Young; trustees, Edward Mitt ower.

Charlej Orund, P. A. Trexler; mechanical engine foreman. Leon Heven: sub foreman, Ralph Eckert; truck directors, Henry Grund, Harry Ruth, Fran cis urexier, James Mouaer, Robert piauts, Earl Graham; librarians, Henry Grund, William Weldner. Marion President, Daniel Williams; vice president, Leo Pennypacker; recording and nnanciai secretary, jonn nauanecnc.

for the 23d term; assistant, Edward Eitgan; treasurer, A. E. Weber; trustee. Earl Bauknecht; foreman, Thomas J. Evans: assistant, Thomu 8howrs.

Delegates, Firemen's Relief, Homer Showers; state. Leroy Hoffman; alternate, Stanley Jeffries; county. John Muthardt. B. Bium; alternates.

John Miller, Norman Specht; Firemen's Union, Norman Evans, Leo Pennypacker, Homer Showers, X. R. You, Charles F. Lash. Captain.

E. R. Youse: first lieutenant. John Bauknecht, second, Leo Penny packer; extra drivers. Homer Showers.

John Muthardt, Daniel Williams, William Hell, John Bentz. B. Baum, Leo Penny packer; hose directors, William Hell, Stan lev Jeffries. Claude Freymoyer. Frank Green, Norman Specht, B.

Baum. Edwin Moyer, William Becker, Homer Showers, Leroy Hoffman. Gordon Bauknecht. Ladder directors, Edward Eagan, Stan lev Jeffries. Earl Bauknecht, Harry KaW erimoyer, William Hell, John Miller.

Leroy Taylor, William Becker. Lester Pfelffer, Norman Specht, Howard Gift. Riverside President, Edgar F. Legler; vice president, Frank Snyder: recording secretary, John C. Immendorf.

for the nineteenth term; nnanciai secretary. John P. Wadsworth; treasurer. Edgar S. Legler: trustee.

Walter S. Frees; foreman. Charles A ohllnirer: assistant foreman. John C. Wentsel: extra drivers, Harold Wads worth, Frank Snyder, Leroy Living house, Leroy Zlegler.

Delegates, Firemen's Union, W. 8. Frees, J. P. Wadsworth, Charles Ohltnger.

E. S. Legler. J. Wentrel; relief association, George C.

Mee: state. Frank Snyder; alternate. George Legler, Sd; county, Leroy Smith. William Morgan. Hose directors.

Marvin Hatt, Raipn Houck. Harold Ketterer, Charles Wagner, Jack Moser, Earl Legler, William Morgan, Lester Livingliouse. o.kbrnok President. William O. Huey: vice president, William Zlegler; recording secretary.

John J. Novotny; nnanciai secretary, Eugene Peters; treasurer, Luther Maver: trustees, Harry Bitting: foreman, John Kissinger; first assistant. Carl palm; second. John Olsen; state delegate. Arthur Bitting: alternate.

John Marks: Firemen Relief. J. J. Novotnv: Firemen's Union. Samuel Liever.

Harry Bitting. Arthur Bitting, Luther Mayer. J. J. Novotny: county association, Carl Palm, Charles Bitting.

Claimmen Elect Foster President Members of the Berks County Claimmen's Association, represent ing 150 different insurance com panies, public utilities and independent adjustors. last night elected officers at their annual meeting and banquet in the Wyomissing Club. Robert Foster was named presi dent; Edward Carpenter, vice presi dent, and Hubert Young, secretary and treasurer. Scf Your Giftn at Hintz'i Pencil Sharpeners 3 A gift they'll ae every day. Xn more dngrrou knivei necessary to Rharpcn pencils.

89c Others II. SO ap ie i You Can This Lovely BOLL FREE! School Board Drops Building Superintendent Scheib Temorarily Supplants Heckman; Schemhl Re Elecfed (Continued from Page One) Snyder denounced the move to remove Heckman and to Install Scheib as "arbitrary" and "unbusinesslike." "Here we are throwing out a man who has been in the board's service for years, and installing a man who has served in only a few said Snyder. "But I'm only a minority member and I've got to take it, whether I like it or not." Describing the ousting of Heckman as an "underhanded political move," Mrs. Hoopes declared, "it's about time this board forgets politics and sets out to do the work we were elected to do. "I want to say that Mr.

Heckman was not elected as a Socialist," Mrs. Hoopes continued, in answering charges she said had been made in the past, when Heckman was first named to the superintendence. Sees Personal Motive "I can't see why Mr. Scheib has been favored, promoted and given so much preference. It seems there must be something personal in it," Mrs.

Fox asserted. Harbster denied that Scheib had been given promotions or a pay in crease. "I am amazed," said Mrs. Fox. "These 'transfers' seem to be made to an end, and this seems to be the end." Mrs.

Fox later said: "I'm a good loser, but I never have a chance to win." Snyder, without attacking Schelb's qualifications in his present job, said that Heckman is a builder and an architect but that Scheib has had no experience along either line. "They are not in the same category," Snyder said. President Schmehl said he had full confidence in Harbster's judg ment, because Harbster's position as property cemmitteo chairman fully acquaints him with conditions in the district's buildings. Teachers' Association Distributes Books Three educational books have been distributed by the Reading Teachers' Association to all instruc tors In the local system. Published by the Educational Policies Asso ciation of the National Education Association and the Department of Superintendence, they are: "The Structure and Administra tion of Education in American Demicracy," Unique Function of Education in American Democ racy" and "The Purposes of Education in American Democracy." LESHER TO TALK County Commissioner James E.

Lesher will address members of the Muhlenberg Democratic Club in the Goodwill Community Hall Thursday night at 8 p. m. "County Government" will be his topic. TTI11H EYES EXAMINED GLASSES ON CREDIT Dr.ShayP.Millis OPTOMETRIST OFFICE AT Wittman's 842 PENN ST. Name Street Address Town S3ZZE33QQ Court Upholds Cily In Award For Improvement Litigation Hanging Fire 10 Years Over Grading Assessment Judgment for the City of Reading and against the General Smelting Company was ordered entered yesterday by President Judge Paul N.

Schaeffer in a 10 year old case involving the city's assessment of $2,254.52 for the grading of West Pike street. Viewers fixed the sum in 1927. Forty days later the company appealed from the award and since that time the matter has been pending. The city did not file a lien. In April of 1931 the die casting company conveyed the property to the General Smelting Company which sold the land to John D.

Glase who In turn conveyed it to the Parish Pressed Steel Company. Judge Schaeffer's opinion said: "By reason of the entry of the award of viewers for $2,254.52, th insurer of the title has required that the sum of $4,000 be held in escrow pending the determination of whether the assessment of bene fits is presently recoverable from the present owner of the property. "The mere fact that this litigation has slumbered for 10 years does not warrant us in deciding it summarily in a collateral proceed ing. "As the report of viewers has not been confirmed absolutely, it did not" come incumbent upon the city to enter its lien." The court concluded: "By reason of the appeal by the property owner and by reason of the failure to have the viewers' report confirmed, the right of the city of Reading to a lien, and the amount thereof are unadjuaicatea and pending issues. The petitioner is not entitled to judgment In the present proceedings.

The cost of this proceeding should be paid by the petitioner. Delinquent School Taxes Take Advantage of the TAX PENALTY ABATEMENT ACT Here's How' You Save PAY 1938 School Tax in full, and PAV 20 of School Taxes for 1934 and all prior years, WITHOUT penalty or Interest and PAV 20 of School Taxes for 1935, 1936 and 1931 WITHOUT penalty, but with interest. ON OR BEFORE DEC. 31, 1938 Any Information desired will be cheerfully given In the office of the Collector, Administration Building. Eighth and Washington Streets.

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