The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 11

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1950 POTTSTOWN MERCURY, POTTSTOWN, PA. Phone 2263 PAGE ELEVEN Elks Initiate 12, Hear Talk by District Head An initiation of 12 new members khighlighted an official visit of John Bozette, Coatesville, district deputy grand exalted ruler, to a meeting of Pottstown Lodge 814, Benevolent and Protective of Elks, last night. O. Donald Kunkle, exalted ruler, led the ritualistic team initiating the class. He was assisted Joseph Whitacre, J.

Aldus Seldomridge, Kenneth P'leischmann, Michael Groth. O. V. Page and Howard B. Reider.

An estimated 175 persons, in eluding 50 visitors from Coatesville, Reading, Bethlehem, West Che.ster and Norristown, heard Bozette speak on Americanism, He outlined the Elk.s’ program for the year as set Laura M. Douglass, 536 West up by the grand lodge. I Stowe, reported the then the ear went completely out of His 1941 four-door sedan crossed the road and struck a pole with the right, front section. Keeley said his car was damaged badly. The crash severed the pole, knocking out electric service In the area.

Wires were knocked down, of them landing in the yard of Mrs. Monica Baichunas. Tlie damage was repaired and service restored by a Philadelphia Electric company crew that arrived shortly after the accident took place. The accident was investigated by Collegeville State police officers. A TRUCK a Redan were damaged In a collision at High a Hanover streets yesterday afternoon at 3:40 The drivers, John Konowal 601 West Vine street, Stowe, and He complimented the local lodge on its charitable wwk and its youth activities.

A brief talk also was given by Richard Frlsby, past exalted ruler of the West Chester lodge and vice i president of the Pennsylvania State! Elks, association. Plans were made for the annual; starting out west on High street Christmas party at the Coates- after being stopped for a red light, vllle hospital. The event i and wa.s unable to avoid hitting ill be held Dec. 3, it was announced. turning truck.

CRASHES (Continued From Page One) His car had a damaged left front headlight, a dented hood and cracked windshield. The motor- and a disregard for pupils, teachers and vistors. They farther charged Montgomery teachers teaching subjects i beyond their certified fields In places where it is unnece.ssary to do so. partiality among pupils and teachers. all suggestions made by teacher.s.

not satisfy minimum state requirement.a in the program of studies: Examples Health is not taught to grades 10 through 12. Eiphtli History meets only four 45 minute periods per week. "Makes a very unsatisfactory schedule. Classes are of uneven duration. to handle major disciplinary problems of the teachers, or any di.sciplinary problems of the teachers.

all pupils every year police in borough hall regardless of teachers judgement. to the teacher in disputes with pupils and with parents. no Parent-Teacher They insisted Montgomery his utmost to retard all democratic charging him with auto- cratic rule. They said he allowed books and equipment to be destroyed through negligence; has no definite system of distributing and throughout the school; Almost 500 Pay Respects to Dr. Kline; Funeral Services Will Be Held Today accident to headquarters.

Konowal, the truck driver, said he was driving east on High street, starting to turn left into Hanover street, when Mrs. car hit his vehicle. Mrs. Douglass said she as- was The rear bumper of the truck and the right iront lender, grill and parking light of the sedan were damaged. MRS.

ETHEL Nmimerichter, 25, of 324 Race street, Stowe, was still in a seriou.s condition at ttie Read- blke had a bent front wheel handle bars. and THE PEDESTRIAN said he was cro.ssing from west to ea.st, on the north side of High street at 8:10 and when lie wa.s the middle of Penn street, was hit and knocked to the pavement. The driver. Leon L. Weirien- baugh, 343 I.incoln avenue, said he saw Stauder too late to avoid hitting him.

His car had been going east on High street and wan starting a left turn. Weidenbaugh helped Stauder to his feet and drove him to the hospital. IN THE THIRD accident, at High and Hanover streets at 9:25 the blame was put on a stalled truckj John Fleisch, 564 Jeffenson avenue, was driving the truck on a permit, accompanied by a licensed operator, Hiirry Heck, Pottstown RD 2. Fleisch stopped for a red light at the corner. On tlie light change, he continued a few feet east on High street when the truck stalled, and a ear driven by Harold Williams, Rlooms- hurg, (olumbia county, ran into the back of it.

The truck was undamaeed. The car had a damaged right headlight, right fender and radiator. collision on Route 422 between Birdsboro and Reading Sunday afternoon. She was taken to the hospital multiple cuts of the face, forehead, neck and right leg and wa.s admitted for treatment. No details of the accident were available.

year, and is lax in punishing pupils, who deliberately destroy school EXE.MFTIONS WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 National Society of Professional Engineers proposed today that i enough engineering and science i students be spared from the draft to safeguard again.st future manpower shortages in those fields. Nearly 500 persons, children a.s well as adults, filed past the open coffin of Dr, J. J. Kline at community services night for the pastor emeritus of Swamp Lutheran church, who died the Friday at the age of 94, Later, an audience of nearly 150 sat in quiet meditation as the aged pastor was paid the final of a community and two churches he had served during his lifetime.

At the services, led cy the Rev, Fklgar W. Cooper, of Swamp Lutheran church, the Rev. Edgar S. Brown pastor of Grace Lutheran church, compared the death Dr. Kline with the passing of Moses.

The body of the beloved minister will lie in state today at Swamp Lutheran church from noon until 2 p. m. w'hen final services will be held by four ministers of the Lutheran faith. ATTIRED IN the vestments of the denomination he had served for 60 years, the body of Dr. Kline was viewed at a funeral home at 112 North Wa.shington street, by scores of persons who knew him personally.

Among those filing past the open mahogany coffin were entire families of three who had been baptized by him. Flowers from in- toankrd the coffin. At its head was a flve-foot broken wreath of gladiolas, carnations and chrysanthemums. At the foot of the coffin was a 10-foot-high cross of red and white carnations. Above the casket a spray of 94 red carnations, one for each year of his life.

That he chose to be buried in hi.s clerical robe was not a surprise, for Dr. Kline made that request many years ago. The Rev. Brown selected two texts for the service which followed the Lutheran order. These were Deuteronomy and P.salms The passage from Deuteronomy, dealing with the death of Moses, says: Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force The Psalms text asks and answcr.s a theological question: who shall abide in thy tabernacle? He that walketii uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his In this manner, the Rev.

Brown compared the service-filled life of Dr. Kline, referring to his 60 years in the pulpit at Swamp Lutheran church and his 41 years at the Grace church. He stressed that Dr. Kline was a devoted public figure and a faithful of the church, THE SERVICES today will be conducted by four ministers of the Lutheran church. Besides the Rev.

Cooper, tliey include Dr. Emil E. Fisher, president of the Lutheran minlsterium; the Rev. Henry M. Kisiler.

president of the Norristown conference, and the -Rev. II. II. -pROtof St. church at Red Hill.

About 600 pastors in the Lutheran Mlnisterium of Pennsylvania, have been invited to the rites this afternoon. Interment will be in the Swamp Lutheran church cemetery. Officer Hominations Held by West End, Linfield Fire Groups Two area fire companies last night nominated officers for the coming year at their regular meetings. They were the West End Fire company at Stowe, and the Linfield Fire company. Nominated at West End were the Paul Smith and Francis Kalis vice president, Luther rfcording secre- iJelmar Lgolf; financial gl a Ludwig; treasurer, KusseU C.

Bush; directors ifour to be George Weaver. Kobert Har- befger, Conrad Bechtel and Ludwig; fire chief, liey Lagle. State convention delegates, Harbi'rger and Ludwig; county as.sociation delegatp.s, William Patton, Bechtel and Egolf: chief engineer, Raymond Lgolf; assistant chief engineer, Delmar Egolf. Ludwig, of the company for the past 17 years, de- chned run for another term. Eagle has been fire chief for the par.t 27 3'ears.

A Chri.stma.s party will be held Dec. 24. fiir which FJmer Hampton i was appointed chairman. of ofificers will held be elected! Keim, Warren Barrett, Walter Beiber, E. .1.

Alhum, Edward Trojan and Maurice Kppehimer. Delegates to the Montgomery I County association, Kuser, Joseph Keim and Wal! ter Beiber. I Schurr. the incumbent president I of the company, has held office for two years. Vice president Alhum presided at, the meeting.

UNION DIES TORONTO. Nov. 3 William W. Aitken, 79, vice president of the International Lithographers of America for Ifi years, died today. Dec.

17. AT LINFIELD FIRE company, the following nominations for officers were made: President, Clarence Schurr and Lewis vice president, Joseph Keim and financial secretary, H. Horner; recording secretary, Larry Baronoff; treasurer, William Marshall; (ire chief. Stanley Novak; directors (five to Rev. Budman Skean Dies at Home Here The Rev.

Budman R. Skean, 63, a spiritualist minister, died last night at his home at 60 North Washington street. He had been in failing health for 15 years. Born In Pottstown. he was a of the late Samuel W.

and Hannah Skean. He was an ordained mmi.ster and traveled widely throughout the country giving readings. As a spiritual advi.sor, he visited frequently in Pottstown, Royersford, Lanca.ster, Philadelphia and Reading, He also had given reading- in South America. Surviving are two Stella, wife of Steven Schuman, of Brooklyn. and Mary, wife of Clarence Becker, of Reading, and three br- hers, of Jersey City.

N. Rooert, of New york. of Reading. Services will be held SAturrfAy 9 tt 2 p. m.

from a fuiierAl home lit 113 NorUt W.u-.hmsrt Hi with Rev. 1 Sellers, of i Interment will be Pottstc-wn West End cemetery, 17 Are Reported Killed In Gualemalan Uprising i NEW YORK. N'ov 6 itativf rept mved here today said the (iuatenirtlan goverametife hafi quelled an uprising in the city of naUonal capital, i Tlie reporrts said 11 persons had I been killed when a froiip led by I retired Col. Ca.itUlo Armas nt- i tempted to seize Aurora airport. jThe group was repulsed by troopi from Fort San Jos.e, a garrison Just i across the road from the airport.

The clash lasted only an hour. Record Relief for SOUR STOMACH For heartburn, gin, add indtjtestioQ. Still only 10c. TUMS rOR THE TUMMY LAY-A-WAY HOW FOR CHRISTMAS Your Rurcliase Budgef Terms Arranged Jewelers Clothiers High Hanover Sts. 1 (Continued From Page One) there being only one thermostat.

That one. he said, generally is In the apartment. And that apartment is u.sually on the ground floor, the warmest part of the house, the tenants on the and third floors may be a little cold, he went on. The board members said they had heard of landlords turning off the heat when they went away overnight or for a weekend. Dr.

Merkel said the solution to this problem might be to place the thermostat in the hall, accessible to everyone. He added finally. is something for council. not a legislative The pre.sident added, however, that the board could proper heating for all dwellings, as a health measure. Benjamin C.

Steele, borough health officer, reported four cases of communicable disease? during of polio, and one each of mumps and A 35-YEAR-OLD woman suffered multiple cuts, bruises and abrasions when her car was knocked onto its roof along Lewis road yesterday morning at the intersection with i he REPORTED iaspecting and Linfield road, three mile.s of issuing licen.ses to 77 eating and Limerick Center. drinking places and approving 107 Victoria C. Matonick, Phoenixville, health cards for employes of was admitted to Phoenixville hos- piace.s. pital at 9 after her 1940 sedan going north on Lewis road collided with a 1939 sedan, going east on Linfield road, driven by Charles P. 30, Phoenixville.

She was sufferinfi from shock and had extensive lacerations of the riRht knee, as well as multipe and abra.sions over her body. Her car ended on its roof, half on the road and half on an adjoining a total wreck. Collegeville State police estimated The licenses issued yearly, the health cards semi-annually. Dr. Merkel he hati heard a complaint of an odor from Run.

around the South Washington street area. said he had inves- but had not noticed any odor. Steele agreed, and Dr. Merkel noted, think Kmi is in pretty good The health officials Indicated their belief that some industrial waste might still be going into the damage to the front of occasionally accumulating and car at $70. 1 causing an odor.

I Others present at the meeting A HILLDALE MAN reaped Robert H. Linn and the ous injury when his car went out of control and smashed into an electric utility pole on Linfield road yesterday afternoon at 3:15 Daniel Keeley, 26, of ment 8B, Road Hilldale, had both knees and his right hip bruised and his right forehead cut slightly in the crash. He was treated in the oiTice of Dr. J. E.

P. Burns, Royersford physician, where he was taken in a passing truck. Keeley said he was driving on Linfield road, approaching Lin- fleld. when lie saw a wagon coming in the other direction. The other vehicle came over a hill, then drove on the uTong side of the road.

Keeley forcing him off the road. hit a soft spot and started to declared the Hilldale man. put on my brakes and board secretary, J. Alfred Marquet. PRINGIPAL ilTS (Continued From Page Presented by the Dissatisfied Teachers of Warwick Tomiship The teachers charged Montgomery with a lack of co-operation: interference with the Agriculture department; inconsistency in school affairs: opening their personal mail, Prompt and Efficient PHOTOSTAT SERVICE Walter E.

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