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THE WEATHER Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and slightly warmer today; tomorrow mostly cloudy with liglv scattered showers. New Jersey: Pair and slightly warmer today; tomorrow mostly cloudy with light showers. (Temperatures in Column One) Pottstown 10, NO. 210 TELEPHONE CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS POTTSTOWN, SATURDAY Mercury co MORNING, MAY 31, 1941 ALL TIMES IN THE MERCURY ARE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED TWO CENTS A TEN CENTS A WEEK ORETE WON, NAZIS CLAIM RESISTANCE COLLAPSES, SAYS BERLIN Parades Mark Memorial Day; Governor Inspects Guards TYPEWRITER BECOMES HIS BEST PAL ir Easy to Learn to Declares Retired Hill Master Gen. B.

C. mi Head of Allied Defenders, Reported Killed By The Associated Press Military parades, speecnes by the political leaders and tributes to the Nation's war dead marked Pennsylvania's observance of Memorial Day yesterday. At Indiantown Gap. Governor Arthur H. James headed a party military leaders In By The Associated Press nrni rvt on Ti pledge to you men who are on the IVIay I he yne 0f defense to do everything sensational Naiz invasion ofhn niF power so that every Penn review of the 28th 13.000 Federalized National guardsmen in their first formal parade.

are the finest National. Guard organization in the fref t0 continue 011 Wlth James told them. Governor I i their hoeity. At Easton. Dr.

William Mather U. S. Senator J. Davis spoke at exercises in Scheide park, Titusville. He said there are labor in America and asserted ought to he a happy relationship between employers and the two labor must all pull top ether to carry out this NationarHffPTeiise he said.

ought to be cool and collected and work with all our hearts for this last stand Lewis, selective service director and president of Lafayette college, urged the formation of advisory groups in each community to help selectees fit themselves physically before they are called for DEFENSE SHOPS London Appears Steeled GUARDED AFTER For News of Crete Defeat I A III- I II I XI LONDON, May 30 omissions from tonight's Middle 111 VI I East communiques rather than details actually told left Britain ready for news of the evacuatien of Crete, even though fierce fighting apparently still continues. In London, fear that the; Germans and Italians have finally broken through to land sea-borne troops --------------------------------------------------------after the 11 days of German air- British Sink Troop-Laden invasion 11 i i syWanian on the home front will Crete, generally pictured here carry on and do his as a test of vulnerability of is -1 Gen. Edw aid Martin dedi cated rows of trees on the reseiva- land strongholds to attack from tion to the memory of the service. 2874 members who died in the advisory boards the air, virtually was completed World war. I tain a physician, a todays the German High Command declared.

On this, the 11th day after German parachutists and air-borne mountain troops dropped from the sky to swarm over strategic military locations, the high command said Allied resistance had collapsed and that the numbers of prisoners and piles of booty were mounting steadily. A German news agency carried a Damascus dispatch which said that even Maj. Gen. B. C.

the New Zealand World war hero who has commanded the Allied defense of Crete, had been killed in a plane crash while he and his aids were fleeing to Alexandria. The dispatch said the information came from Cairo There was no confirmation from Cairo or London. Official accounts said scattered British and Greek troops were falling back to the island southern coast in the hope of being able td embark safely under cover of darkness which would shield them from the fury of the Luftwaffe. The German wireless reported British. Greek and Australian soldiers fleeing from Uie areas of and Candia were attempting to reach Africa on small fishing boats and that first group of fugitive already has arrived in Egypt.

The Battle of Crete was marked bv hard fighting in blistering heat on difficult terrain, the high command said. The Germans shared the credit with the Italians, who landed on the eastern end of the island two days ago and have been striking westward in a pincers movement. Following up recent German I nffirers did not sav charges that German parachutists tha(. orders for the ajert came from I any central Federal source, but many civilian authorities said their to con- dentist, a dietitian and a physical would consult with each registrant, learn his physical needs and then advise as to how those needs should be he said. Philadelphia Democratic Chairman John Kelly told a gathering in that city that: labor afford leaders uxjslick spokeiL in the wheel of our defense program And above all things it cannot afford to stand revealed as nothing but a mass of There should be a regulation of wages in this emergency as well as restriction and regulation of profits I of owners of industry.

Kaufman Keller, president of the! Chrysler corporation, spoke at memorial services in his native town of Mt. Joy, Lancaster county. Two of the county's five surviving Civil wai veterans took part in the cere- monies. By BOB ZISSA (Mercury Staff Writer) HE little man with the well-trimmed white goatee and straw hat threw back his head and laughed: amazing how some people George Q. Sheppard, 82, speaking of longevity with lighthearted envy.

While admitting he no longer could be classed as he believed that others had it all over him for maintaining a fast pace at advanced Sheppard, in fact, just recently relinquished his final public office, presidency of the Family Welfare By The Associated Press This citizens military and civilian sprang into armed vigil over the country's strateg.c defense centers yesterday after criss-crossed the Lvnd that the United States might suffer an outbreak of Memorial Day sabotage. Apparently cautioned by telephone warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, watchful men took posts up and down the East and West coasts and throughout the inlands. At factory. fort and waterfront, they stood alert with arms ready. In Pottstown, guards at the Doehler Die Casting company plant and Jacobs Aircraft Engine company plant were the The die casting company plant, turning out National Defense program orders, was watched carefully after tips that a sabotage attempt would be made during the holiday were received.

At the aircraft engine factory. armed guards patroled the flood-lighted plant. The local company Is turning out engines for the United States Air Corps and also the Royal Canadian Air Force. who fell into British hands were mishandled, the high command threatened severest for soldiers or civilians declared responsible for barbaric mutilation of German Some were asserted to have been in a bestial The Germans claimed British accusations that German parachutists wore uniforms of Empire troops were responsible. The German press hailed the Crete operation as boldest undertaking in war and began to weigh the importance of that vital British base in connection with future developments of the war.

defense vital communities were advised by the FBI to exercise extraordinary vigilance over the Memorial Day week-end. One aircraft manufacturer said all plane plants in the country received word from tne FBI to close for the week-end. There were no reports of sabotage as the holiday began to wane, but by nightfall, these developments had taken place: WASHINGTON, D. Guard and customs agents ordered to extreme watchfulness after a re- (Contimied on Page Three) SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER AT Stewed or Fried Chicken Roast Pork Deviled Crabs or Clams CLUB WORSHIPS ON ANNIVERSARY borne assaults increased in the absence of any word concerning recent naval operations around Crete. Of two RAF Middle East muniques today and tonight, one failed to mention Crete, and the other only referred to patrols over the Mediterranean between Crete and North Africa.

These omissions stirred specula- I tion whether air attacks on the i Germans in Crete itself had been abandoned. Informed sources carefully avoid- ed discussing the possibility ol evacuation of the island which Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared May 7 Britain intended I to to the Usually well-posted quarters, however, admitted they were unable to account for the apparent shift of RAF bombing raids from Crete to the Italian island of Scarpanto, which is between Crete and Rhodes. They suggested that it might be for fear German planes were using the island as a way station enroute to Iraq and as a base for the terrific air assaults on Crete. The defenders of Crete declared to be facing a situation similar to that in the last desperate days of the Greek German air strength far outnumbering their own and the reckless forward thrust of Nazi soldiery in steadily growing force. Summing up the lessons of Crete i London newspaper had this to say: the air weapon makes a direct challenge both to sea power and air power.

Our ships are given another taste of the dive-bomber troops reveal they have the capacity to translate themselves from an advance guard into an occupying force. glider, the troop-carrying air plane and the parachutist now permit the ranging choice of strategy once thought to be the prerequisite of naval power. we are going to have the i biggest air force in the world. society, in the face of marching 1 years. Seated on a comfortable swing under a front porch roof shaded from the morning Sheppard, retired master of The Hill, chatted merrily with the reporter about poor eyesight, plans that went awry and satisfactions, the intensity of which wore him down over long reaches of time.

He was trying hard to explain about age and how it has a way of making you give up activities that clung to for years and years. "Once you've given them up. wonderful to see how easy you can learn to he said, striving vainly to express facially the serious aspect of his thought. With a string of behind his name, last of which was acquired with the Welfare society Sheppard now lives in retirement in his home at The Hill, 722 King street. Occasionally industrious looking behind a typewriter at his desk, he is only the easy of keeping up his correspondence.

Poor vision and an unsteady hand con(Continued on Page Five) FORMER BORO FAMILY HORT IN AUTO CRASH DEBT OWED OUR HEROES, SAYS RECTOR Rev. Lineker Calls for Human Progress to Be Kept at Peak SOLDIERS OF ALL WARS ARE HONORED Maintenance of the high- est peak of human progress and exemplified in American way of is the debt Americans owe their soldier dead, the Rev. George A. Lineker, rector of Christ 4 Episcopal church told a Memorial Da audience yesterday morning. Speaking- during annual war exercises on the sol- I plot in Pottstown ceme- terv.

the Rev. Lineker continued have been handed i a torch. What are we going to do with it0 This peak ef human progress, which is our heritage, is menaced with destruction, and Its destruction might mean the absence of freedom for 1000 tmmt Scoring indifference to the problem, he asserted: be I Mercury Staff Photo A former Pottstown family was If ion I i iinjured, three of the four members lia II all iJlllp In the sunset a busy lit George Sheppard, retired school seriously, when their hooves everyone of us to be 00 car crashed master, says he is finding enjoyment in living the "easy He spends 'against a pole in an attempt to much time packing the keys of a portable typewriter, abandoning the avoid striking another car, rela- ROME. May 30 A British convention rule that personal letters should be penned. He still is a torpedo has sunk 17.879-ton champion of youth and scoffs at ideas the race is degenerating.

Italian liner Conte Rosso, a trans- i on the lookout for those who would destroy that progress. are notorious for being 1 port laden with troops presumably enroute to reinforce the Axis in north Africa, it was acknowledged officially today. The high announcement of the destruction said that most of her men had been saved. At the same time the high command reported Italian successes in African waters. Fascist w'arplanes were declared to have sunk two British auxiliary ships and a 2000- Ideal WeatheriSafety Placed Lures Thousands First in Derby To Roads, Groves Classic, July 16 tives here learned yesterday.

The victims were Charles Francis 1 Roup, son Of Mr Mrs. Charles a flag-waving and parade loving he said continue to be so, for are symbols of our peak of Let us toe With weather conditions ideal for all outdoor activities, thousands of ton steamer in harbor at Tobruk, persons observed Memorial Da yes- Curys and to have hit a munitions depot and concentrations of motor vehicles near there. North African land fighting was reported limited to the activity of artillery and patrols about Tobruk. During the day the arrival home of four was said to be entire underseas fleet of the Red sea announced. They were said to have safely made an 80-day trip of 14.000 miles around Africa.

The disclosure of their escape, which was hailed by the press as an Italian naval victory, indicated the submarines left Massaua, Italian Eritrea, sometime between April 4, when the British were closing in on that port, and April 11, when they occupied it. Thrills with safety! That is the slogan of The Mer- All American Soap Box B. Roup, 258 Chestnut street; his wife, and their two daughters, Mary 13, and Evelyn June, 11. The accident occurred late Wednesday night on York road, near the Pennsylvania-Maryland line at New Freedom. The Roups, who lived here until several years ago, were taken to the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, in a New Freedom ambulance.

Mrs. Roup, 34. suffered a fractured skull, severe scalp lacerations and leg injuries. terday with automobile trips, picnics, Derby, sports and iamily reunions, efYort, is being spared by the A bright sun rooe across a sky Soap Box Derby committee to studded with fleecy clouds during; sure the safety of the entrants, the day, sending the temperature as as the spectators on the into the a comfortaole level, day cf the fifth annuai Derby. Although the day might have Wednesday, July 16, on North Cov- been a bit cool for swimming for entry hill.

The Episcopalian rector ad- dressed several hundred persons who gathered about the plot at 10 o'clock to pay trib- ute to those who sacrificed their lives in wars in which America participated. War veterans, borough of- ficials, clergymen and school children took part in the exer- p- cises which followed a parade from the George A. Amole post home of the American Legion. They stood in a cemetery Mary Frances had her collarbone A broken and her neck and scalp cut prCj decorated with flags adly STRAWBERRY AND ICE CREAM FESTIVAL At North Coventry Grange Hall, June 4. Music by the Kohola Islanders DRIVE PLANNED FOR CAMP LIBRARY some, there were many hardy persons who frolicked in pools and country with others spending the day at seashore resorts.

Throughout this section, there were comparatively few persons who remained at home. Most of those who stayed at home preferred to do so to rest alter the work. Picnic parties were common Every wooded section along streams The safety theme will predominate. Every coaster will be inspected carefully to see everything Is in good shape. No entrant will be permitted to race a car with a glass windshield.

Braking apparatus must be in efficient working order. No jagged bits of metal or sharp edges will be permitted on the racers. Each entrant will be given a steel Evelyn Jane suffered a fractured skull. Roup, 38 years old, escaped with cuts of his face. According to police, the Roup family, now residing at Edgemere.

near Baltimore, was injured when Roup said he swerved to avoid a collision with another car which drove suddenly from a service station. The other mac hine did not stop, Roup told police. Miss Helen Kiss, 21, of 18 High street escaped with cuts of her head yesterday afternoon when she was pitched from a motorcycle in a collision with an automobile at and flowers, sang patriotic hymns and bowed their heads PICNIC AT RINGING ROCKS PARK Enjoy Its Natural Beauties and Outdoor Facilities FREE PICNIC TABLES will the Gala Welcome to Bob Crosby on Hippodrome Stage Saturday, 7 P. BINGO 4 Cartis, lc. 217 North Franklin street.

Tonight. leave for Puerto Rico within next several weeks. an- during ft holiday 75 Mercury 5 Antics High Lou TEMPERATURE EXTREMES Local temperatures yesterday and early this morning were: 4 a. Sixth anniversary of Holy Trinity Catholic club was observed by 150 members yesterday. -----------------------------Members attended high mass in LIEUTENANT COOLEY Holy Trinity Catholic church at 9 The Rev.

John F. Zboyov- sky, rector, was celebrant. Meeting at the club hall, 437 South street, the members marched to the church. They were headed by Andrew Billy and John Kovach two selectees, who served as flag bearers. Steven Torak, president; Joseph Ondik, vice president; John Yenca, financial secretary; John Yonkovitch, recording secretary, and Michael Billy, treasurer and members of the board of governors, Joseph Sobresky, Joseph Zueno, Andrew Potrinko and George Ondik.

were next in the line of march. They were followed by the club members. After mass dinner was served the hall. George Pipko was toastmaster. Torak, president, and ca, secretary, gave short talks.

Campaign to collect books for a we library at the Indiantown Gap Mil- Gr0W(jC(i early yesterday morning. also must resolve to extort from reservation will open in Potts- There were few accidents reported the new instrument the last ounce v.onda^’ anci will continue un- in this area. Many persons took of Friday, June 13, according to advantage of the week-end holiday an announcement last night. The drive is being sponsored by the com- TO GO TO PUERTO RICO mittee, of which Mrs. Arthur B.

Swavely is chairman and Mrs, i David Hoover, co-chairman. First Lt. Arthur E. Cooley, now Books and magazines of all types stationed at Fort Devon, may taken to the facant storeroom at High and York streets or i may be left in the armory, King racing helmet in addition to a had "its groups playing ball, lolling racing jersey. under the warm sun, listening to The hill will be patroled so that Trooper, on the Pottstown-Phlladei- portable radios.

I spectator safety may be maintained phia pike. Hundreds trudged over golf at all times, according to the com- courses, watched baseball games or nut tees plans whipped streams tor fish. Nflymy persons entertained friends gram at luncheon served on lawns at country homes. Traffic was heavy throughout the day and State police reported roads The young woman. State police said, w'as riding tandem on a are arranging for a gala pro- cycle operated by Wilson Showers, Funston.

United Spanish Amer which will be replete with 19, Reading. Showers also was ican war Veterans, thrills for the boys who will take thrown off but escaped injury'. in prayer for departed veterans. Flowers were placed on eight chairs draped in black, symbol of veterans who died during the past year. Those memorialized were the late Paul Raysor, Stephen Kristalis.

William H. Shanley, Morris Horwitz, Walter Stetler, John Leffel, James W. Seeders and James Brown. George Lehr Jr, who pre- sided over the ceremonies, read their names as members of the American Legion and Veterans v. of Foreign Wars placed flowers on the chairs.

Wreaths were placed at a monument by R. Moyer, commander of Camp by leaving early yesterday for seashore or mountains, planning to return late tomorrow night. Most business was suspended in this section and. with the exception of a few industrial plants, workmen hung up their work clothes until Monday morning, part and for the thousands of spectators who will cheer them commented a member of the committee, "yet w'ith the utmost safety to all concerned. That has been our policy in the past and will continue to be our So, boys, if you are between 11 and 15 years of age and live in the Pottstown trading area you are eligible to enter the race and to crashed into a pole at High and do so you should go to the nearest registration place today.

Entries are being received at i William R. Wolfendale of The car was driven by Ralph the USWV; Mahlon Frick, Le- Schrack. Syracuse, N. Y. Police said gjon commander, and Earl S.

they were told the car drove on to VFW, raised the colors the main highway from another on a staff center of road and struck the cycle. plot Miss Kiss was treated by a Nor- i Prayer was offered and Bene- riscown phjsi diction pronounced by the Rev. Two Stowe youths were injured A nilrtJ naKtnr nf last night at 10:30 oclock when the oar in which they were riding 4 A. Burtis Hallock Jr. pastor of First Presbyterian church.

The Pottstown band, directed by William F. Lamb and nouneed during a holida.v visit street, Mrs. Swavely said. Persons here- may telephone Pottstown 1020 He visited his mother. Mrs.

War- and a member of the committee ren Cooley, 357 North Washington will call for the donations, she said, street. I Several thousand copies of maga- the brief Memorial program ducted in the morning. Hundreds paid tribute to departed relatives or friends, placing flowers His assignment to the new station zines and books already have been I on graves in cemeteries throughout sent to the camp by the There was little activity in the I Son, 23 South Reading avenue, Boy borough during the day except for.ertown: Horning Chevrolet com- pany, Main and Lewis roads, Royersford, and A. G. grocery, Schwenkville.

has not been made yet. Lieutenant Cooley is a graduate of the Potts- towfn High school and resided here until several years ago. Invited guests were Adolph Wilke, William J. McDevitt and D. Ambrose Tighe Jr.

FREE OUTDOOR TALKING MOVIES at RINGING ROCKS PARK This Sunday Evening Come Out and Enjoy Yourself KIWANIANS TRANSFER MEETS TO BR00KSIDE Kiwanis first meeting at Brookside Country club for the Summer season will take place Tuesday night at 6:15 a sound film in color, depicting the travels of clipper ships, will be shown the men. In charge of the program is Samuel D. Brown, chairman of the program committee. camp by the committee. The committee also is compiling a mailing list of Pottstown youths who are in the various branches of service.

Service men who are desirous of obtaining reading matter will he placed on the mailing list if their names are presented, said Mrs. Swavely. Members of the committee include Burgess Jesse R. Evans, Attorney John H. Longaker, Larry OrgiU, the Rev.

George A. Lineker, Dr. Caesar F. Sami, David Lehman, Gilbert Harvey, William this section. BINGO TONIGHT, 8:15, BETHANY Beech and Grant Streets 75 GAMES 75 EVERY GAME A SPECIAL INCLUDING DOUBLE SPECIALS 25 Games, val.

SI 25 Games, val. 50c 20 Games 2 Singles Merry-Go-Round, val. S4 Golden Ladder Game, val MONTHLY DRAWINGS, VAL. $25 4 Cards, 50c; Extra Cards, 3 for 25c PHONE 931 Manatawny streets. Albert Testa, 310 Elm street, the driver, was ad- Eagles degree team quartet mitted to the Homeopathic hospital provided music.

Harry Bern- Keiser Chevrolet company, 521 High for observation. His companion, hart Jr. sounded assembly and street. Pottstown McMichael Joseph Berno. 106 Elm street, also taPs- was admitted to the Homeopathic hospital.

He suffered a fractured nose and a deep gash on his head. Patrolman Paul Galloway, who investigated the accident, said Testa claimed he turned off the highway to avoid a collision with a truck. AT Birds Eye Chopped Steak, pkg. 15c Birds Eye Cut Com 19c Finest Stewing and Roasting Chickens 29c Just Phone 677 or 678 We Deliver (Continued on Three) ON THE MAIN DRAG FOR NO OFFICE HOURS TODAY Regular Office Hours as Usual Monday, June 2, at 10 a. m.

Dr. CLAUDE O. CLEMENTS Licensed Chiropractor 152 High Street LOST Hamilton Wrist 12:29 Sun m. Sets 8:21 p. m.

4 P. 74 5 P- 75 6 P. m. 75 7 P. m.

75 8 m. 75 9 P. 72 10 P. m. 68 11 p.

67 12p.m.................. 64 1a. 62 2 a.m. 60 3 a. 58 Gala Welcome to Bob Crosby on Hippodrome Stage Saturday, 7 P.

Elgin Bulova Westfield and Gotham Charles Longacre, Bahr Arcade CHICKEN PATTIE SUPPER Limerick Fire Hall. June 7 4 to 8 P. M. Tickets 50c. LOST: In Boyertown school L.

R. Firth, Charles Moyer, Russell auditorium, pink gold Bulova Watch in Reading Railroad station Yocum, Mahlon Frick, Allied Pea- wrist watch No. 15-202421 Finder washroom. Reward. Return Mer- cock, Mr.

and Mrs. John Price, please return to H. R. Oester ling, cury Office. Mr.

and Mrs. Victor Ayres. 53 n. Reading ------------------------------Also Mrs. Mrs.

Ed- ward Weldner, Mrs. A. Larry Hoff- TRAILER FOR SALE man, Mrs. Stuart Fichthorn, Excellent condition; price $15. THE BOY AT CAMP AND THE GIRL AT HOME All-American Rytex HOME- AND-CAMP printed stationery in red, white and blue.

a large monarch sheet with stars and stripes or the popular double sheet with the U. S. flag proudly waving above your name. fall in love with it your son. husband or sweetheart will admire it And so cheap! 50 sheets and envelopes jonly 1 See this special creation at The Mercury, Hanover and King streets.

Informal Little of Goings, Comings and Doings A Expert Watch, Clock, Jwlrv. Repairs Stone's Jewelry Store, 210 High St. Fine Watch and Jewelry Repairing High and Hanover Sts. ORCHESTRA TON1TE. CAFE, 5 S.

Penn Lillian Laber, Mrs. Harold Cadmus, Apply Donnell Marshall, Coventry Mre. Harry Spatz, Miss Theresa Hill Bauer. Miss Arlene Sloan, Miss WORLEY BINGO See Page 3 BAVARIAN BEER Call 2205-J Betty Yerger and Mrs. Katie Pomponio.

The committee will accept all kinds of material for recreational purposes, added Mrs. Swavely. BEER DR BLEFGEN, Chiropodist 18 N. Penn Street No Office Hours Today. Phone 2205-J I) RES SM AKIN TA I LORI ALTERATIONS Expert Work Mrs Ella Stern, 421 High street New Series Now Open Single and Double Shares No Better Investment Manatawny Building Loan Assoc.

15 N. Hanover St. ipj DANCE at DeMATTEOS CAFE Bern hart's Melody Orchestra Race and Howard Slrfets, Stowe WORLEY BINGO See Page 3 SUNSHINE BEER Call 40-J Eyestrain is the Cause of Many Ailments. For Relief See Dr, PhilUps. Optometrist, 340 High Watt Diamonds, Weddim Rinjp A.

E. Willauer, 217 High StJ ANTHONY HOROSKY a pair of gogies. MRS, GEORGE A. MARSHMAN a ftlinsr cabinet. RONALD KNAPP a new baseball.

HENRY TWARCOWSKl cellophane from a cigar. FRANK E. HOFFMAN a faulty gasoline tank. FRANK DUDA an old acquaint- ance. JOE MONAHAN a favorite from a shelf.

PAUL NICHOLAS to a friend while operating an automobile. EWAMC pinning a flower on coat UpeL tesit book Hi 7 Imi.