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EIGHTEEN NEW CASTLE, NEWS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1949. Claims 25 Million Behind Iron Curtain Neff Co-Sponsors Full Crew Measure Makes Long Stay In Hospital Hear The MUNICH. Jan. 29 (INS) Charles W. Thayer, director of the Voice of America short wave broadcasting, reported today that more than 25 million people behind the lis'en to "the Thaver made his estimate after returning from a trip which took him to all the countries in the Soviet bloc except Romania and Russia itself.

He said that officials of the eastern European governments told him they consider the voice broadcasts hut assured him that they will not forbid listening to the programs. Wide Audience Thayer said they admitted the broadcasts have a wide audience. The broadcasting official estimated that there are more than two million radio sets in Russia which is the only nation trying to the broadcasts. A leter from a Polish listener, said Thayer, tried to correct a voice assertion that there are five million persons in Soviet concentration camps and Insisted the figure is 18 million. Thayer said a boost in the effectiveness of the broadcasts is possible if more skilled personnel are made available.

He predicted that six new transmitters soon will be added to the nine now maintained by the voice in Europe. Wetmore Becomes Freight Agent Of Penna. R. R. At Erie Charles I Wetmore.

formerly freight and passenger agent of the P. R. R. at New Castle, recently was promoted to freight agent at Erie. succeeding O.

L. Frederick. deceased Mr. Wetmore left here to assume the freight agency of the P. R.

R. at Canton. from which place he was advanced to Pitcair transfer as agent After February 1, Mr. and Mrs. Wetmore will be located in their new home at 607 West Tenth street, Erie.

Senate Bill 106 Would Provide Full Crews For Trains Of Less Than 50 Cars Co-sponsor with six other senators. State Senator Samuel Gunnctt Neff has presented a full crew bill to the Pennsylvania State Senate. The other sponsors of the bill are Lan, Stieffel, Barrett, Toole, Ruth and Haluska. The bill. Bill was presented on January 18 and has been referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry'.

Titled promote the safety ot employees and travelers upon railroads bill read as follows in Section 2. shall be unlawful for any carrier to operate or permit to be operated in the State of Pennsylvania any freight train consisting of less than 50 cars without a full crew of competent employees which crew shall consist of not less than one engineer, one fireman, one conductor and two Penalties are provided for violation. Copies of a number of bills of interest to the entire state have been sent back from Harrisburg by Senator Neff. One of them, Senate Bill 54, increases the maximum amount for the funeral of a vet- eran. in which the county is au- thorized to appropriate S75.

The present law authorizes the county to appropriate S75 of a veteran's funeral costs not more than $400. The new act increases Ihe maximum to $800. Presently, a funeral costing $425 would not be eligible for the county's appropriation. Under the now act it could pay the $75 if the total cost was under $800. LITTLE BEAVER New-Co COLO CAPSULES For Head and Achey Colds Take NEW-CO COLD CAPSULES box 50 New Castle Drug 24 N.

Mill St. and Corner of Mercer and E. Washington Sts. Mrs. Harry Young and Mrs.

George Thomas returned home Friday from Chicago, where they attended the funeral services of their sister. Martha, wife of Doctor Beirch, who died at his home in Phoenix. Arizona, January 13, and was buried at Chicago. Danny Hostettler and Mcnnis Miller returned home Saturday i after spending a week with friends and relatives at Wooster, O. W.

L. Meek visited with relatives in West Virginia, recently. Mr. and Mrs. C.

S. Young and family of Racine, called at the home of their parents here, Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gorden were callers at New Castle, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Nesbit of Pittsburgh called at the home of R. J. Nesbit one day last week.

Joe Dudas has been elected a cheerleader on the basketball team of East Palestine high school, where he attends. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Armstrong, daughter, Ellen May of Lisbon, called at home of their parents here, Sunday. Mrs.

Harry Kenny was a caller at Wampum recently. Mr. and Mrs. R. Knowlson callers at New Castle recently.

Rhubard has been used in medi- cinp from very early times. The Chinese prescribed it as early as 2,700 B. C. In many places in the United States it is called For a 14-year-old boy who is used to helping his dad with the farm chores and likes to play baseball, three months in a body cast is proving to be a real ordeal. But William McCormick Jr.

of R. D. 2, Slippery Rock, thinks it will be worthwhile if the injury which crippled him for more than a year is corrected. Young Bill is taking it like a man at New Castle hospital, where been completely imobilized since a bone operation on his upper thigh December 18. But with his only about half up, counting the days until he gets back to cooking and to his chums at Rose Point school, where in the sixth grade.

Bill says his trouble dates from the time a team of horses ran away with him in a farm wagon and he leaped to the ground, falling on his left hip. It was aggravated later, he says, when he mo- CastD News Photo mentarily forgot his and jumped down from a hayrake he was driving. The New Castle hospital surgeon who performed the operation explained that the "growing at the top of thigh bone had slipped out of line, causing the leg to turn outward and giving Bill a lot of pain. "The results of the operation are very encouraging, and confident he will again be able to walk straight and without the doctor added. Bill's cast extends from above his waistline to the toes of his left leg and part way down his right leg.

His chief entertainment in the hospital is a pile of comic books. He also listens to the radio which plays in his ward, and looks forward to visits from his family and the things they bring him to eat. But a real glint comes to his eye when you mention baseball. His answer when asked what position he liked to play best: Cpl. Edward A.

Body Enroute Here Remains Of Soldier Killed While Crossing Rhine To Arrive Tuesday The body of Cpl. Edward Albert Pugh, of Produce street, who was killed March 27, 1945. while crossing the Rhine river, Germany, will arrive here Tuesday morning and will be taken to the Joseph Leyde mortuary, Highland at Win- ter. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 7 to 9 p. m.

Time of services are to be announced. Cpl. Pugh was born in New Castle, June 4. 1921, son of William and Elsie Francis Pugh. He was a member of the First Congregation church, the Protected Home Circle and F.

O. No. 455. On April 19, 1944, he married Edna Jane Duncan, who survives. Cpl.

Pugh attended the Lincoln and Garfield school. He was graduated from New Castle high school, Clas of and had been employed at the Curtis Wright Corporation, Beaver, Pa. He entered the military service Octolier 5, 1942, at Camp Forrest, and also trained at Camp Phillips, Kansas, and Yuma. Ariz. He was graduated from Infantry School of Radio at Ft.

Benning, Ga. In June. 1944, Cpl. Pugh went overseas. He was wounded in action February, 1945, in Luxembourg.

On August 6. 1944, he started duty with the Advanced Radio Operator with Cannon, Company 317, Infantry' 80th Division of General Army, He was still assigned to that group at the time of his death. The youth received the Order of the Purple Heart. Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster for heroic service, technical ability and outstanding courage. E.

T. O. ribbon with four campaign stars, victory ribbon, presidential unit citation, good conduct ribbon. American campaign ribbon and Combat fantry badge. In addition to his wife.

Mrs. Edna Jane Pugh, of Bnrnswick, he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pugh, of this city; a brother, Ralph L. Pugh; and father, Edward Rosers, this city Rev.

J. Jones will officiate at the funeral, the day and time to be announced Burial will be in Castle View burial park. Around Hollywood By FRANK NEILL (International News Service Staff correspondent) Consult the MAHONING PAVING CO. L. S.

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Many movie directors are vegetarians but practically every megaphone maestro is a big ham at heart. Somebody once said the Cecil B. DeMille is the biggest star of his own productions. And come to think of it, DeMille probably said so himself. He loves to have an audience on his sets.

More people.have watched the filming of "Samson anti than pay their way into most Broadway shows. C. B. steals every every scene, parading around in his puttees and barking out orders to his actors louder than a Marine Corps sergeant commanding a rookie platoon in boot camp. Fresh White Gloves William Dieterle, whose latest chore was "Bitter always sports a pair of fresh white gloves, a battered old felt hat and a scarf instead of a tie.

This is his working garb. But when the whistle blows at six, Dietterle dresses conservatively in a business suit and conventional four-in-hand. John Farrow is healthy as a pup, yet he never enters a sound stage minus his walking stick. There is no superstition attached to the stick. It merely has become a prop and conversation piece.

Never Lights It A cane is affected by veteran director Robert Z. Leonard. George Sidney, whose is among the semester's top features, constantly carries a pipe, but seldom lights it. Sid owns a collection of more than 400 briars, yet prefers chewing them on the set to smoking them. "Saves biting my he smiles.

Harking back to ye oldtime matinee idol days, George Cukor gives vent to his lust for the theatric by tossing a tattered overcoat over his shoulders in cape-fashion while directing a movie. He keeps the coat at the studio and never wears it on the street. Some directors actually on getting into the act. Alfred Hitchcock always plays a bit role every film he directs. As a newsboy or an elevator operator or merely a guy in a crowd.

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He keeps a pint-sized piano on the set at all times. Between shots he caresses the keyboard. humming to himself, Mitchell Lei-1 sen always hires an accordion player to provide background rhythm while he works. William Wyler, famed for "The Best Years of Our is the only director who has a private telephone wire strung from the sound recording truck to his chair on the set. This way he knows exactly how actors will sound when reproduced from the sound truck in the theater.

Leslie appearance usually stops visitors in their The husky ex-naval officer who! specializes in action films likes to strip to the and absorb as much suntan as there is sun In California. And to keep track of the increasing tan. he has his brownness measured nightly with a light meter by the cameraman. HOLLYWOOD, Jan. the celluloid Alice Faye, who made a picture since in 1945, is on a strict reducing diet to get in shape for her movie comeback Georgie Jessel is paging her for a new musical comedy Ramon Novarro, the great lover of the silent screen, also is coming out of retirement.

He has signed up with a high-pressure agent and has four picture deals lined up Gary Buys Resort Shepperd Strudwick. who played a friendly priest in "Joan of is a gun-toting gangster in his latest flicker You might remember the guy from before the war when his professional name was John Shepperd Gary Cooper is sinking a big patch of dough in a new winter resort in Colorado Sight of the week: Loretta Young, dressed as a nun on the set of "Come to the collecting money for her From two burly prop men who were arguing loudly and using several four-letter words. Loretta gives all to her favorite charity. We ganderized some rushes of the flicker, incidentally, and can assure you that Loretta, who won an Academy Award Oscar last year, will be in line for a repeat in 1950. Oscars Are Jinx Speaking of Oscaar winners, did anyone ever point out that stars who capture the coveted golden i kudos seem to wind up with a size jinx? Ronald Colman knocked off an Oscar last year for his sterling performance in "A Double and he hasn't appeared in a picture since.

What happened to i Paul Lukas, who was tagged the best actor in 1943 following I "Watch on the And re- member Luise Rainer, who was the best actress of 1937 and 1938? She get a movie job for ten years after winning highest accolades. Paul Muni is I another forgotten hero SENTENCED TO HANG PRAGUE, Jan. Helidore Pika, formerly chief of the Czechoslovak military mission I to Russia, was sentenced to death by hanging today for alleged trea- son and abuse of authority. A military court condemned Pika for "establishing contact with the British intelligence The charges said that Pike was 1 paid by the British "for spying i against Russia Air Force Moves For Federalizing Air National Guard WASHINGTON, Jan. i Air Force took another step Friday toward federalizing the Air National Guard.

Air Secretary Symington named a board of 10 top-ranking Air Force officers to iron out details of merging the Air Guard and Air Force Reserve into a single reserve component under federal control. The board will be headed by Lt. Gen. Eiwood R. Quesada, special assistant to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.

Hoyt S. The group will study problems in connection with the proposed consolidation, specifically "de-1 termining the desired structure of i a single federal reserve component. I as well as size, organization and training with the limitations of 1 manpower, appropriations and The board also will recommend ways of improving air reserve training and help draw up legisla- tion to affect the merger. Defense Secretary Forrestal has announced that he will offer legislation in this connection to the 81st Congress. World Federalists To Arrange Rally Membership Drive Starts February 22; Rally For World Government To Be In March The official U.

S. Army color film of the Bikini atomic bomb experiments was shown. Seeing these pictures gave tlie members and friends an added incentive to work for a world government that will make war impossible. It was particularly of interest to those w'ho had read David recent book "No Place To After the film the president, James Cavill, conducted the business meeting. Plans were made for a membership drive to start February 22.

A world government rally to be held Friday, March 11, at Central Presbyterian church in cooperation with the New Castle Ministerial association. The next regular meeting will be held Thursday, 24, Try And Stop Me Bv BENNETT CERE Nuy QoMl Jtou FOBTY-THfflD YEA It Fine Gabardine All-Weather COATS BeJted French Model Men, here is an all-weather coat made of gabardine superfine twoply combed cotton yarns. Designed with full shoulders for added good looks. Featuring zip-out removable lining of soft, smooth harmonizing plaid virgin wool, rayon lined sleeves. Showerproof.

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"The hair in the ice cream is easy to explain. We shaved the ice this morning. And reasonable to figger that the hair in the honey comes off the comb. But that hair in the apple sauce beats me. I peeled them apples myself, and I coulda swore every one of was a George Kaufman knows a Hollywood producer who had to buy a new limousine: all the ashtrays in the old one were full Copyright.

1949. by Bennett Cerf Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Fastnet is a lighthouse three and one-half miles southwest of Cape Clear, Ireland. Seek To Break Parrot Of Habit Of MUNICH, Jan. 29.

(INS) celebrated pro-Nazi parrot which croaks to all visitors was subjected to a treatment of love and laughter today in hopes of breaking its out-of- date habit. Joachim Herzner, caretaker of the Munich zoo who has been a staunch Social Democrat all his life, was mortified when the bird arrived from Hamburg where it had been bought and embarked upon its career as cheerleader for the Fuehrer. His first cure was to laugh right in the beak every time it uttered the hated name. Then, inasmuch as the bird is a female named Laura, he obtained a mate named Max. The joint love and laughter treatment seems to be succeeding, for every time the male is taken away.

Laura cries my and on seeing him cackles out a relieved your Herzner said he was tempted for a while to destroy Laura, but she cost the Bavarian government $40 and parrots are scarce in Germany. Denazification authorities discovered there was no real law covering such cases so endowed Herzner with full responsibility for weaning Laura back to the code of democracy. An acre of ocean water is said by scientists to be able to grow a greater tonnage of vegetation in the course of a year than the most fertile hayfield. KLICTRIC SHAVIIS AT 17-50 Bring Yonr Shaver lo Us for 24-Honr Service Office Machines Equipment Co. (The Typewriter-Adding Machine Store) 16 N.

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