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I I I J. I CHILDS, 86, DIES OF SMOKE FROM OVERLOADED HEARTH Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Merrick, Dec. 20-His fondness for a roaring in the open fireplace of his here proved fatal noire early yesterday to Luther Childs, former president of the Childs Company and brother of Samuel S. Childs, founder of the restaurant chain. Mr.

Childs, who was 86, died of suffocation from smoke from his overladen hearth. Neighbors had long been accustomed to the sight of the aged man trundling a pushcart about the streets. gathering discarded boxes. cartons. branches and other objects that might serve as fuel.

With these he cluttered up the library of his Spanish-style home at 19 Lincoln Boulevard. The fires he built in his fireplace often blazed so fiercely that neighbors were alarmed. A number of times they nctified the Nassau County police that the Childs house appeared to be on fire. Yesterday morning the odor of smoke awakened Mr. Childs' wife, Evelyn, and his stepson, Pierre, 13.

When they called to him. Mrs. Childs later told the police, he assured them everything was all right. As the smoke continued. they dressed And ran out of the house, calling to Mr.

Childs to follow. Dr. Frank Kaufman, Veteran, Dentist Dr. Frank Kaufman. a veteran of World War I.

in which he served as dentist on Admiral Sims' flagship, the U. S. S. Melville, died yesterday in Veterans Hospital, Northport. He was 52 and had been a patient since his discharge from the navy because of disability resulting from action in foreign waters.

A graduate of De Witt Clinton High School and the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kaufman was one of the greatest sprinters and hurdlers in the United States during the prewar era. Surviving are two brothers. Charles a deputy Internal Revenue collector in this borough.

and Benjamin a teacher at Pershing Junior High School; two sisters. Mrs. Bertha Kirsch and Mrs. Dorothy Warner. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

tomorrow at Gutterman's Funeral Chapel, 2239 Church Ave. Burial will be in Montefiore Cemetery. Springfield. Deaths SPOFFORD AGNES suddenly, December 17. 1943.

of 504 Chestnut Street, loving mother of Viola Byers and Wesley Spofford of U. S. Army; sister of Catherine and William. Thomas and James. Reposing at Cornell's Chapel.

1210 Liberty Avenue. Funeral services on Monday at 8 p.m. Interment Cypress Hills Cemetery Tuesday, 2 p.m. SULLIVAN HELEN, December 19. 1943.

of 567 6th Street, beloved wife of Bernard; mother of Robert daughter of Thomas and Fannie Shea; sister of Dennis, John, Frances Jacobson and Dorothy Kraus. Solemn requiem mass Wednesday St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 9th Street and 4th Avenue. 11 a.m. Reposing Chapel Joseph G.

Duffy, 237 9th Street. -December 17. EMRICK, beloved husband of Ida and father of Harold and Elvira berg and Beatrice Scott: also survived by two granddaughters. Services at his home, 125 E. 3d Street.

Monday, 8 p.m. Interment GreenWood Cemetery. TAYLOR-On December 17. 1943. WILLIAM.

beloved son of Calvin and Jeanette Taylor; also survived by six brothers. Services at his residence. 97-24 78th Street. Ozone Park. Monday at 8 p.m.

Interment Tuesday, 2:30 p.m., Cypress Hills Cemetery. J. J. Gallagher Sons, Directors. VOELLER FREDERICK, beloved husband of Alice (nee Channer); dear father of Edith M.

Burdett; brother of Charles Voeller. Amelia Bischoff, May Ritter and Augusta Eyring; also survived by one grandson and one great-granddaughter. Service at Zirkel Funeral Home. Ridgewood and Norwood Avenues. Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Interment Evergreens Cemetery. WAGNER-On Monday, December 20. 1943, CAROLINE (nee Becker), wife of the late Henry C. Wagner, and dear mother of Henry, John, Charles, James. Theodore.

William, Carrie. Alice: also survived by grandchildren. Reposing at her residence. 994 Decatur Street. Brooklyn.

N. Y. Services will be announced later. WALKER On December 19. 1943.

ADELAIDE sister of Agnes C. Reposing George J. Ayen Memorial Chapel. 55. 7th Avenue.

Service Tuesday, December 21. at 8 p.m. WASHINGTON On December 19, PETER, beloved brother of Julia McMonagle. and Thomas, at his residence, 320 Classon Avenue. Requiem mass Wednesday, 9 o'clock.

St. Patrick's Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Joseph J. Galligan, Director WESTERBERG December 18.

1943, AXEL W. beloved father of Olga Loring Mullin and A. William Westerberg. Masonic services by Bredablick Lodge at Fairchild's Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Tuesday, 8:30 r.m. Service Here Really Means Service Every minute detail of funeral arrangements is provided for when needed.

Your every wish and desire is carefully ministered to. and everyday adjustments made simple and easy by every attentive service. Service With Us is a Conscientious Obligation PHONE MAin 2-1155 Wm. Dunigan Son Wm. Dunigan, Lic.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS Rogers Ave. at Montgomery St. 246 De Kalb Ave. Amelia Krusol. Sophie Barouich, W.

Timothy J. Beckley, Mary Lindner, Ebbie M. Blauvelt, Homer Loftu, Mary Boyle, Robert Lott. Charles F. Brady, William Manney, Harry M.

Brush, William McGovern, Ellen Carpenter, Jennie McIndoe, John Carpenter, T. D. McNamara, Julia Casey, Rose Melhado, Caroline Cipperly, Mary Memmer, George Coddington, Alice Henry Collier, K. B. Molloy, Patrick Dolan, John W.

Monahan, R. A. Dommeleers, A. Pearsall, Margaret Donnellon, John Peterkin, Jane Dudley, Joseph Pettit, Frank P. Fagan, Mary Porter.

Winifred Froehlich, Lillian Price, Charles Gorman, Anna Quick, Brother J. Gorr, Bernhard Raftery, John F. Gothard, Stephen Rankin, George A. Guckian, Patrick Rhinehart, Harry Guido, Dominick Rink, Anna E. Hand.

Harold Robinson, Mary Hatten, Margaret Schlueter, Isabel Healy, Ellen Schneider, Louis Helmken, John D. Seward, John T. Hunter, Charles L. Shanley, Anna Jennings. E.

C. Spofford. Agnes Kehoe, John F. Sullivan, Helen Kelly, Peter Sundberg. Emrick Kennedy, Mary A.

Taylor, Keogh, Agnes Voeller, Frederick Kohlmann, Henry Wagner, Caroline Kohlmeier, Helen Walker, Adelaide Kohnken, Hattie Washington, P. Krogman, Henry Westerberg, Axel ALDRIDGE On December 19, 1943. AMELIA beloved mother of Mabel L. and John F. Services at her home, 529 Chauncey Street, on Tuesday, December 21, at 8 p.m.

on December 19. Survived by her beloved husband, George; one sister, Mrs. Young; one brother, Louis B. Reed. She was a member of Magnolia Chapter, No.

80, Order of the Eastern Star. Reposing at Cornell's Chapel, 1210 Liberty Avenue. Funeral services Tuesday at 8 p.m. Interment Wednesday, 2 p.m., BECKLEY-December 18. MARY, of 64 Tennessee Avenue, Long Beach.

beloved wife of the William mother of Mrs. George Taylor, William Edward Frank George P. and Gerard, U. S. M.

C. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.. from the residence of her son. William, 642 Street. Brooklyn.

Requiem St. Tithes Ephrem's Church. BLAUVELT HOMER suddenly, of 143-16 Oak Avenue, Flushing. N. beloved husband of Thelma; father of Vivian Blauvelt and Roney; son Andrew and Josephine; brother of Garnet.

Clifton and Harold. Reposing at Darmstadt Funeral Home, Central Avenue, corner, 68th Street, dale, until 9 a.m., Tuesday. Services at the First Congregational Church, Bowne Street. Flushing, N. at 10 a.m., Tuesday.

Interment Cold Spring Cemetery, Cold Spring, N. Y. BOYLE- ROBERT. on Sunday. December 19, 1943, at the Hotel Prince George, beloved husband Sara Wheatley Boyle; brother of John H.

and Elizabeth Boyle. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Tuesday, 8 p.m. BRADY WILLIAM of 103 Webster Avenue, 49 years old, beloved husband of Elizabeth and father of Dorothy; also survived by sister, Mrs. Margaret McMillan. Reposing at Kennedy Funeral Home.

2603 Church Avenue: requiem mass St. Rose of Lima Church. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. BROOKLYN LODGE NO.

22. B. P. O. ELKS-Brothers: Funeral service for our brother.

HARRY MAYO MANNEY, Monday, 8 p.m., December 20, at Bedford Funeral Home, 1341 Bedford Avenue. JOSEPH F. DUNN, Exalted Ruler. Thomas F. Cuite, Sec.

BRUSH-WILLIAM. on Sunday, December 19. Reposing at late home, 1039 78th Street. Notice of funeral later. CARPENTER--On Monday, DeJENNIE SEXTON, beloved wife of the late Thomas D.

Carpenter and mother of Hazel C. Williams. and grandmother of Charmian Walbridge. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. CARPENTER THOMAS on Sunday, December 19, 1943, beloved husband of the late Jennie Carpenter, and, father of Hazel C.

Williams, grandfather of Charmian Walbridge. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Wednesday at 2:30 CASEY- December 18. ROSE, of 460 43d Street, devoted mother On of Mary C. Casey and Mrs. Peter Farrell.

Funeral from Schaefer's Funeral Parlors. 4th Avenue at 42d Street, Tuesday, December 21, at 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass St. Michael's R. C. Church.

Inter. ment Holy Cross Cemetery. CIPPERLY On December 19. 1943, MARY A. Services at Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place.

Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. CODDINGTON On December 19. 1943. ALICE (nee Delaney), beloved wife of William; devoted mother of Joan. Mrs.

Alice Pape. Mrs. Henrietta Feeley and Joseph; daughter of Anna E. (nee Martin) and the late Joseph; sister of George, John and William Delaney; also survived by three grandchildren; at her residence, 627 Sterling Place. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m.; requiem mass St.

Teresa's Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. COLLIER -KATHERINE beloved mother of Frank on December 19, 1943. Reposing at the Schaffner Funeral Home, 49 Hillside Avenue, Williston Park, L.

until 10 a.m., December 22. Kindly omit flowers. DOMMELEERS AGNES. on December 19. of 326 Weirfield Street.

beloved mother of Sophie Funsch. Reposing at Funeral Home of Nicholas Blasius Jr. Son. 710 Knickerbocker Avenue, until Wednesday, 9 a.m.; thence to St. Martin of Tours R.

C. Church. where requiem mass will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Interment Most Holy Trinity Cemetery. DONNELLON -JOHN suddenly, Sunday, at his home, 1418 Sterling Place, beloved husband of Mary, and father of John, Walter, Albert and Jerome: brother of Walter and William; also survived by four grandchildren.

Requiem mass Wednesday, 9:30, at the R. C. Church of St. Matthew. Interment St.

John's Cemetery. Arrangements Thomas J. Creamer, Deaths C. en cemocr 19, 1943, in his 56th year, beloved husband of Catherine, father of Dorothy M. Amrhein and John W.

Dolan the 3d. Funeral from his residence. 87-20 Clover Hill Road, Hollis, L. on Wednesday. Mass at St.

Gerard's R. C. Church, 9 a.m. Harry M. Robbins, Director.

DUDLEY-On Friday, December 17, 1943, at his residence, 159 pony F. Street, beloved JOSEPH husband of retired the late Mary C. (nee Nash): devoted father of Capt. Joseph N. Y.

F. Thomas Maurice Mrs. A. Bouchier and ReLoretta, Sievers; also survived by one sister, Anastasia I. Dudley.

Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m.; thence to Nativity Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Direction James A. Madden. FAGAN Sunday, MARY FA. GAN, of 792 Madison Street, sister of the late Margaret Weis.

Reposing Funeral Home, 187 S. Oxford Street. Funeral notice later. FROEHLICH -On Sunday. December, 19, LILLIAN beloved the late Joseph T.

Froehlich. of 51 Broadway, Rockville Centre, L. I. Services at the Forbell Funeral Home, 77 Lincoln Avenue, Rockville Centre, L. Wednesday, 8 p.m.

GORMAN-ANNA VALLIER, late of 382 New York Avenue, Brooklyn, on December 19, 1943, wife of the late William A. Gorman; beloved mother of Mrs. George L. Hatheway. Reposing at the "Abbey," 132 E.

70th Street, New York City. Requiem mass St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 65th Street and Lexington Avenue, Tuesday, December 21, at 11 a.m. GORR BERNHARD, in his 75th year. on December 18, beloved husband of Margaret and dear father of Barbara Rinschler.

Reposing at his residence. 78-05 65th Street, Glendale, until Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.: thence to St. Pancras R. C. Church, where a requiem mass will be offered at 10 a.m.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. Arrangements by Nicholas Blasius Jr. Son GOTHARD-Suddenly, at Ridgewood. N.

December 18, 1943. STEPHEN beloved husband of Emma Denker Gothard. Funeral service at C. C. Van Emburgh Mortuary Chapel, 306 E.

Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, Monday, December 20, at 8 p.m. GUCKIAN PATRICK, on December 17. 1943. of 279 Smith Street. beloved husband of Nellie McLoughlin; dear father of Pvt.

John. U. S. Army. and Jane; also survived by brothers, John.

Frank of the United States, and Thomas. and sister, Elizabeth. of Ireland. Reposing at Harry Quayle Funeral Chapel. 134 Smith Street.

Requiem mass Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.. St. Agnes Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery.

-Lt. DOMINICK aged 28. U. S. A.

A. C. Ferrying Command, suddenly, December 16, at Nashville, beloved husband of Ann (nee Esposito); dear son of Frank and Angela Guido; loving brother of Pvt. Martin, U. S.

Pfc. Joseph, U. S. Pfc. Nicholas, U.S.

Mary, Madeline and Pfc. James Lucarelli, U. S. A. Funeral from home, 115 Dean Street, Tuesday, a.m.

Requiem mass St. Paul's Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. December 18.

1943. beloved brother of George. HAND Martha Ottusch and Grace Smith. Funeral services at United Chapels. 1202 Broadway, Tuesday, 2 p.m.

Direction of United Burial Co. HATTEN-On December 19, 1943. MARGARET beloved wife of the late Henry J. Hatten and mother of William J. McGonagil.

Services at her residence. 1237 E. 26th Street. Wednesday 2 p.m. HEALY ELLEN, native of County Cork, Ireland, December 18.

dear sister of Anna Maloney and Bertha Healy. Funeral Tuesday, 9 a.m., from her home. 126 Amity Street; solemn requiem mass St. Paul's R. C.

Church. 9:30. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. Direction Jere J.

Cronin. HELMKEN -On Sunday, December 19. 1943. JOHN beloved husband of Bertha and father of John H. and Bertha H.

Foster. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, on Wednesday, 8 p.m. Interment private. HUNTER -On Monday, December 20. 1943.

CHARLES L. of 1503 Gates Avenue. Beloved husband of Sarah J. Hunter and father of A. Richard Hunter and Sarah A.

Flood. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 8 p.m. JENNINGS-Dr. E. CORTLAND.

on December 19, beloved husband of Grace D. and brother of Blanch J. Mack. Services at Moadinger Funeral Parlors, 1120 Flatbush Avenue, Tuesday, 8 p.m. Interment Greenport, L.

1. KEHOE-JOHN December 18. 1943. beloved husband of Catherine; devoted father of John and Frances. Funeral from his residence, 693 Decatur Street.

Thursday, 9:30 a.m.; solemn requiem mass Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. KELLY PETER. December 18. 1943.

beloved husband of Julia, and father of Thomas, Catherine Vigilanti, Peter and Julia Kelly; survived also by two grandchildren. Funeral from his home, 396 11th Street. Solemn requiem mass, Wednesday, 10 a.m., St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Arrangements by Joseph G.

Duffy. KENNEDY-On December 16. 1943. MARY A. (nee Cuneen), at her residence.

81 State Street, wife of the late Martin; mother of John. Mrs. Frank McInerney, Mrs. Thomas Bropson, Mrs. Joseph Gunderson and Mrs.

John Henry; also survived by 27 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. Funeral Tuesday. 9:30 a.m.: thence to the R. C. Church St.

Charles Borromeo, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered. Interment St. John's Cemetery. Direction. Joseph Redmond.

SERVICES in our chapels, your church, or home. Fred HERBST Sons MORTICIANS SINCE 1869 EARL C. HERBST, Prop. 3 Brooklyn Locations: 7501 5th Av. 83 Hanson Pl.

and 711 65th St. PHONE: SHORE ROAD 5-1000 Comber 18. 1943. AGNES. devoted sister of Zita F.

and John A. Keogh, at her residence, 136 Cambridge Place. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass Queen of All Saints R. C. Church.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. cember J. on DeMANN, M.D., of 44 8th Avenue. beloved husband of Phoebe and father of Kathryn M. Pallister and Henry J.

Jr. Services at Ericson Ericson's Chapel, 500 State Street, Tuesday, December 21, at 8 p.m. Interment private. KOHLMEIER HELEN daughter of the late Mrs. Henry Kohlmeier, suddenly, on December 16.

1943. She is survived by her uncles. William Schulz and William Kohlmeier; her aunt, Annie Schulz. Service Monday evening, 8 o'clock, at her home, 103-27 Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill. Funeral Tuesday, Zac p.m.

Interment Nassau Knons Memorial Park, Port Washington, L. I. KOHNKEN On December 19. HATTIE, 82d 309 Cornelia Street, beloved easinef and grandmother of two daughters, five sons and seven grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday, 8 p.m., at Funeral Chapel, 1015 Halsey Street.

Interment Lutheran Cemetery, Wednesday, 2 p.m. Direction of F. W. L. Schroeder.

KROGMAN-December 18, 1943, HENRY, of 647 Wilson Avenue. Brooklyn, in his 84th year, beloved father of William Krogman, Mamie Dana, Rose Kraft, Anna Tompkins and Alice Freytag; also survived by eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday, 8 p.m., at W. Theodore Lutz Sons Funeral Chapel. 68-08 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood.

Funeral Wednesday, 2 p.m., Lutheran Cemetery. KRUSOL- on December 16. 1943. loving daughter of Agnes and John; beloved sister of Helen, and three brothers in the armed forces, Corp. Joseph, Pvt.

Frank and Pvt. Charles. Funeral Tuesday, 10 a.m., Shevlin's Funeral Parlors. 464 Lorimer Street; mass of requiem at St. Mary's Church.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. LANE -TIMOTHY December 19, 1943. brother of Dennis. Reposing Kennedy's Chapel, Church and Rogers Avenues.

Notice of funeral later. LINDNER -EBBIE on December 19, of Madison Street. Franklin Square, beloved mother of Emily M. Eamotte. Adelaide grandmother of Patricia Eamotte; former teacher P.

S. 55. Queens. Reposing at Thomas F. Dalton Chapel, 2 Court House Road, Franklin Square, L.

I. Mass of requiem Tuesday, 10 a.m., St. Catherine of Sienna. Church, at 10 a.m. Interment Thursday, Cameron, South Carolina.

LOFTUS-On Sunday, December 19, 1943, MARY, sister of Mrs. Ellen Pehnart: aunt of Catherine Flanagan and Thomas Fitzpatrick. Funeral from William Dunigan Son Chapel. Avenue and Montgomery Street, on Wednesday. December 22.

at 8:30 a.m.; thence to St. Thomas Aquinas R. C. Church. Flatbush and Flatlands Avenues.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. LOTT-CHARLES in his 88th year. on Sunday. December 19. 1943 of 40-01 221st Street.

Bayside. L. formerly of Hollis, father of William Remsen Lott. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 89-31 164th Street. Jamaica, Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Interment Green- Wood Cemetery. McGOVERN-ELLEN on December 18. 1943. beloved wife of the James McGovern; devoted mother of the Rev. James J.

assistant pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church. Howard Beach; Gertrude Murphy, Helen Alisen and Catherine McGovern; dear sister of Elizabeth Kane of Now York. Beatrice Riley. Mary Ann Blessing of Ireland; also survived by eight grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday.

9:30 a.m.. from her home. 121-13 107th Avenue: solemn mass of requiem Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church at 10 a.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery.

Leo F. Kearns. Director. -JOHN. December 19, at his residence.

1422 Troy Avenue. beloved father of Hugh, John, Walter. Mrs. Annie Hughes, Mrs. Janet Thackarav.

Mrs. Claire Edgar and Mrs. Marion Emslie. and grandfather of John McIndoe. Services at Dawley Funeral Home, 4317 Avenue D.

Tuesday, 8 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery. McNAMARA JULIA (nee Dorney), on December 18. wife of the late Dennis. Devoted mother of Jennie Foster and Esther McMahon.

Survived by five grandchildren, William a and Alfred Foster. James and Margaret McMahon and Brother Damian, C. F. of Xaverian Order. Funeral Tuesday.

Requiem mass, 10 a.m., St. John the Evangelist Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. MELHADO-December 17. 1943.

CAROLINE, beloved mother of Vivian Roig; dear sister of Josephine Schatzel and Elsie Weddigen. Services at Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue. Tuesday, Interment Cedar Cemetery. MEMMER On December 19.

1943, GEORGE devoted husband of Mabel; beloved father of Dorothy Antz and the late Howard, Charles and Frank. Reposing at the John A. Maute Chapel, 92 Jamaica Avenue. Brooklyn. Funeral Wednesday at 10 a.m.

Interment private. MOHRMAN On December 18. 1943. of 44 1st Street, Dumont, N. HENRY H.

MOHRMAN, husband of Freda Laemmle Mohrman and father of Harry Mohrman. Funeral service Monday, December 20, at 8 p.m. at Meyer Funeral Home, 187 S. Washington Avenue, Bergenfield, N. J.

Interment Lutheran Cemetery. Henry MrCaddin Sons FUNERAL SERVICE 24 7th Avenue Corner Sterling Place NEvins 8-8912 SOuth 8-6540 Henry McCoddin, Manager MOLLO7 PATRICK. native of Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland, beloved husband of Rose: devoted father of Anne: uncle of Helen Mcdence, 590 Bergen Street. Brooklyn; Goldrick. Funeral a from his resimass at St.

Joseph's Church Tuesday morning. 9:30. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Michael Jordan, Funeral Director. MONAHAN On December 18, RAYMOND of 21 E.

7th Street, beloved brother of Mae V. O'Rourke and William Monahan; pressman on New York Journal-American. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from E. F. Higgins Funeral Home.

1286 Prospect Avenue; thence to the R. C. Church Immaculate Heart of Mary, where a requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment Calvary Cemetery. PEARSALL MARGARET.

on December 19, 1943, of 847 Halsey Street. Wife of the late George beloved mother of May Zoffinger, Florence Cusick. Gertrude Kearns, Agnes Walsh, Margaret Oldham. Francis E. and George Jr.

Funeral Wednesday, 2 p.m.. from Joyce Bros. Chapel, 151 Chauncey Street. PETERKIN On December 18. 1943, JANE THOMSON, wife of the late James Peterkin; mother of Gertrude D.

Peterkin, Agnes P. Densler; grandmother of Alison Densler. Services at home, 205 Summit Avenue, Bogota, N. or Monday, December 20, at 8 p.m. -FRANK December 18.

1943. Reposing at English Fu-' neral Home, 2190 McDonald Avenue. Funeral Wednesday. 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery, PORTER-WINIFRED on December 18.

1943. widow of Dr. E. Pender Porter; sister of Chauncey D. Hakes.

Funeral services Monday, 8 p.m., at the Chapel. 187 S. Oxford Street. Interment Petersburg, N. Y.

PRICE--On December 18. 1943, CHARLES, beloved brother of Edward, Walter, Alfred and Frank Price. Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m., from the Boyertown Funeral Parlors. 40 Lafayette Avenue; thence to St. Mary Star of the Sea R.

C. Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered. QUICK Brother JOSEPH treasurer of Chaminade High School. Mineola. L.

passed away December 19, 1943. Funeral mass December 21, 10 a.m., at Chaminade High School, Mineola, L. I. RAFTERY JOHN beloved husband of the late Elizabeth H. Bauer and brother of Josephine Thomas.

Funeral from his home. 194 Etna Street. Tuesday. Solemn requiem mass 10 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament R.

C. Church. RANKIN-GEORGE of 97-47 107th Street, Richmond Hill, on Sunday, December 19, 1943. Beloved husband of the late Julia, devoted father of Josephine Dinnhaupt. Marcella, Grace and Harold Rankin.

Grandfather of Donald and Kenneth Dinnhaupt. Reposing at Weigand Brothers Funeral Home. 207 Nassau Avenue, corner Street. Greenpoint. Services TuesRussell day, 8:30 p.m.

Funeral Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. Interment Cedar Grove Cemetery. RHINEHART-On December 19. HARRY J. of 150 Madison Street, beloved husband of Florence M.

Rhinehart, loving father of Mrs. Jeannette Bradley of Hastings, N. and Mrs. Marjorie Firstenburg of Wilmington. Del.

Funeral services at Ebbers-Hill. Funeral Home, 396 Gates Avenue, Wednesday at 8 p.m. RINK ANNA on December 18, 1943. of 96-13 134th Avenue, Ozone Park. L.

beloved mother of Carolyn M. Mandola; sister of Bertha Krumanauer and Amelia Schenck. Services at N. F. Walker Funeral Home.

87-34 80th Street, Woodhaven, Wednesday. 9:15 a.m. Cremation at Fresh Pond Crematory. ROBINSON-MARY, on December 17, devoted wife of John. beloved mother of Muriel Bermingham and Bert E.

Picot. sister of Edward Hayes. Funeral services at Walter B. Cooke. Funeral Home, 50 7th Avenue.

Monday, 8 p.m. SCHLUETER-On Sunday. December 19. 1943. ISABEL SHERMAN SCHLUETER (nee Boorum), beloved wife of the late Ferdinand residence.

109-17 86th Avenue, RichSchlueter. Notice of service at the mond Hill, later. SCHNEIDER-LOUIS. December 18. 1943.

devoted husband of Margaret; beloved father of Margaret Spiller; also survived by three grandchildren: brother of Mary Doyle and Elizabeth Mangels. Funeral from Walter B. Cooke. Funeral Home. 150-10 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica; solemn requiem mass SS.

Joachim and Ann R. C. Church Wednesday. 9:45 a.m. Interment St.

John's Cemetery. SEWARD--JOHN on December 19, 1943. loving brother of James. William, Steven and Mary Dennington, Catherine Peaty, Rachel Mundy and Elizabeth Halli. gan, Funeral Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.

from his home, 690 E. 5th Street. Solemn requiem mass St. Rose of Lima. 10 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Direction Jere J. Cronin. SHANLEY-ANNA, December 17. 1943, beloved sister of Patrick: also John of County Leitrim, Ireland. Funeral Tuesday from Charles B.

Martin Parlors, Greene Avenue corReid Avenue; requiem mass St. John the Baptist Church, 10 a.m. BROOKLYN EAGLE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1943 11 Firemen responding to an alarm had to wear masks against the dense smoke when they entered the house. They found Mr. Childs lying unconscious on the kitchen floor.

Efforts to revive him proved vain. He was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. The smoke had come from a rug set on fire when a burning vegetable crate tumbled from the hearth. No other damage was caused. Mr.

Childs was born in Basking Ridge, N. J. When his younger brothers. the late Samuel and William Childs, opened the first Childs restaurant on Cortlandt Manhattan. in 1885, his part in the enterprise was to furnish dairy products from his farm.

However, he held the title of president of the company for a short time in 1929. In a reorganization brought about by William. then chairman of the board. Luther was named head of the firm Jan. 31.

Less than two months later, March 7, both he and William were ousted from control. Surviving besides the widow are two sons by Mr. Childs' first wife, Mrs. Anna McMurtry Childs, who died in 1924. They are E.

Ellsworth Childs of New York and J. Herbert Childs of Bernardsville, N. J. RITES TONIGHT Funeral services for the Rev. John Eastlund, retired pastor of St.

Paul's Swedish Lutheran Church, who died Saturday at the age of 75, will be held there at 8 tonight. Women Increase Ranks in Stores Albany, Dec. 20-Women comprised 71 percent of the employes in retail stores and miscellaneous service industries of the State, compared with 68 percent in 1942 and 62 percent in 1941, according to survey of 842 establishments in 18 cities conductea by the division of women in industry of the State Labor Department. Although employment in the establishments surveyed rose from 24.022 in September, 1942. to 24.651 same month of 1943, an increase of nearly 3 percent.

the number of male employes of 21 or over declined from 6.380 in 1942 to 5,931 in 1943, a drop of 7 percent. An increase of less than 1 percent was noted in employment of male minors. Mrs. Josephus Daniels Raleigh, N. Dec.

20 (U.P) Mrs. Josephus Daniels. 74. wife of the former Secretary of the Navy and former Ambassador to Mexico. died in her home last night after an illness of several months.

The former Addie Worth Bagley, daughter of a Confederate Army officer and a granddaughter of Jonathan North. Governor of North Carolina from 1865 to 1868. married Daniels in 1888. Surviving are her husband. publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer, and four sons.

Capt. Josephus Daniels Lt. Col. Worth Bagley Daniels, Jonathan Daniels and Frank A. Daniels.

In Memoriam DALY--JOHN L. December 20, 1941. And while he lies in peaceful sleep His memory I shall always keep. Wife. ETHEL.

GREENE In memory of my beloved husband. IRVING D. GREENE. who passed away December 20. 1927.

His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away. BLANCHE E. GREENE. LE ROY-WILHELMINA. In loving memory of mother, who passed away December 20, 1927.

EDNA. WALTERS MARTHA. Second anniversary. A loving Mother, true and kind No friend on earth like her we'll find. DAUGHTER.

GRANDCHILDREN. Listed Bonds Drift Aimlessly In Quiet Trading Listed bonds drifted aimlessly in quiet trading today. Rails developed a firm undertone, but the remainder of the domestic list held narrowly around previous closing levels. Dollar funds of foreign nations ruled steady to firm. U.S.

government loans were dormant. Irregular price movements marked moderate dealings in curb stocks. Among the industrials. Royal Typewriter moved up 2 points and American Cyanamid B. Glen Alden Coal, E.

W. Bliss and Cuban Atlantic Sugar were up fractionally. Udlities generally were mixed. Puget Sound Power Light and American Gas Electric firmed CRASH VICTIM- Dominick J. Guido, 27, of 115 Dean whose death in a plane crash last Thursday at Nashville, has been announced by the War Depart- Harry M.

Manney, Old-Time Actor One of Movies' Pioneers -Funeral Tomorrow The funeral of Harry Mayo Manney, an old-time actor and a pioneer in the moving picture field, who died Saturday in his home, 813 Eastern Parkway, will take place at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow from the Bedford Funeral Home, Dean St. and Bedford Ave. A requiem mass will be offered at St. Gregory's R.

C. Church at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, A native of Brooklyn. Mr. Manney had his first taste of the trouper's life as a boy singer and.

it is said. as Tom Thumb's coachman in P. T. Barnum's original outfit. which formed the nucleus of the Barnum Bailey circus.

He rose to stardom in vaudeville and musical comedy. playing lead1110 parts with Harry Lacey in "Still with Rose Melville in "Sis Hopkins" and in other shows. When A. E. Smith and Pop Block started Vitagraph in Flatbush Mr.

Manney was the movie company's first casting director. He guided the early performances of John Bunny, Norma and Constance Talmadge. Lillian Walker and Anita Stewart, and originated the "Our Gang" comedies. When the movies went to California Mr. Manney stayed in Brooklyn and entered politics.

He was one of the late John H. McCooey's oldest leaders and was for years A director of the Madison Club. He was a member of the Old Timers Club of the Brooklyn while Niagara Hudson Power and Brazilian Traction Light Power eased. Cities Service preferred dropped than 2 points in the oil section, Easiness was noted in Pantepec Oil. THE WEATHER Official Weather Report of the U.

S. Weather Bureau DEC. 20. 1913 FORECAST This afternoon ending in mid-afternoon bv slowly falling temperatures. Frith Lo strong winds Tonizht clear.

fre to strong winds diminishing, colder than than last night. Lowest temperature .11 the city 25. 20 111 suburbs. Tomorrow fair. moderately cold.

diminishing winds. Temperatures Temperatures Low High Low High Abilene 29 57 Meridian 27 57 Albany 27 37 Miami 41 59 Amarillo 24 38 Milwaukee 20 40 Atlanta 37 55 Mpls-Stp 19 36 Atlantic City 35 44 Mobile 35 61 Baltimore 38 48 Montgomery 37 55 Binghamton 27 37 Nantucket 35 44 Birmingham 25 55 New Orleans 45 58 Bismarck 33 N. Y. City 32 43 Block Island 36 44 Norfolk 35 54 Boston 33 43 North Platte 24 40 Buffalo 24 33 Oklah'a City 29 49 Butte 9 34 Omaha 16 43 Charleston 36 55 Philadelphia 28 47 Chattanooga 26 53 Phoenix 43 70 Chicago 20 43 Pittsburgh 34 41 Cincinnati 28 48 P'rtland, Me. 24 36 Cleveland 26 42 P'iland.

Ore. 36 46 Denver 43 Raleigh 33 52 Des Moines 18 41 Rapid City 14 41 Detroit 42 Richmond 34 53 Dodge CitY 10 41 Roswell 26 53 Duluth 14 31 Sacramento 51 53 Eastport 20 St. Louis 24 45 El PASO 35 62 S't Lake City 32 40 Fargo 13 36 San Antonio 35 66 Fort Worth 37 58 San Diego 57 66 Galveston 64 Sandy Hook 31 45 Hartford 20 42 San F'ncisco 53 Hatteras 40 48 S't Ste. M'ie 17 37 Houghton 21 37 Savannah 39 57 Houston 66 Seattle 33 49 Huron 9 38 Shreveport 40 63 Indianapolis 19 46 Spokane 00 37 Jackson 32 62 S'efleld Ill. 14 38 Jacksonville 35 Tampa 39 60 Kansas City 26 Tucson Ariz.

45 73 Little Rock 34 57 Washington 25 47 Los Angeles 41 60 Williston 12 23 Louisville 28 49 Wilmington 34 53 Macon 30 57 Lodge of Elks, of the Holy Name Society and other societies attached to St. Gregory's Church. He is survived by his widow. Mrs. Margaret Jessie Manney; a daughter, Mrs.

Jane Frawley, and a son, Henry S. Manney, Clothing factories in southern Rhodesia are operating at capacity to supply the armed forces and a new cotton-spinning mill has been opened. Death Claims 3 Songwriters; One Composed 'Blue Heaven' Lovers of popular song today paid their last respects to three noted contributors to that form of en-one of them in the long ago. The deceased are George Whiting and Thomas Joseph McCarthy, both in the public eye and ear until their passing Saturday, and Harold Basil Jayne, musician and eccentric found dead yesterday in his studio at 144 W. 34th Manhattan.

Mr. Whiting, who wrote the lyrics for "My Blue Heaven" and other popular songs, died Saturday in his home. 1505 Archer the Bronx, at the age of 61. His famous song was his first success. "My Wife's Gone to the Country," written in collaboration with Irving Berlin and published in 1909.

Whiting was born in Chicago. He is survived by his widow, the former actress. Sadie Burt, and four daughters. Mrs. Virginia Creighton and the Misses Barbara Jean.

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McCarthy died at 58 in his home, 135 W. 58th Manhattan. He was the author of such songs as "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," "Ireland Must Be Heaven" and "Alice Blue Gown," and of shows including "Kid Boots." "Rio Rita" and "Irene." He was a member and formerly a director of ASCAP. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St.

Patrick's Cathedral and burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Mount Pleasant. Mr. Jayne, who was 61. had called himself "The Voice of 44th St." He had sought to earn that descriptive by singing his own compositions for the edification of the passersby with the aid of a battery powered loudspeaker system. Out of use for about a year, the mechanism was found in disrepair.

Near his body was the old shopping bag he always carried. filled with musical and typewritten manuscripts. MEETING NOTICE TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY, 176 BROADWAY New York. December 20. 1943.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST COMPANY will be held at the principal place of business of the Company, 176 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan. City of New York. on the 19th day of January, 1944, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of (a) Electing Trustees in place of those whose terms expire: (b) Electing three Inspectors of Election 10 serve for the succeeding year: Acting upon a proposal to reduce the amount of the Capital Stock of the Company from $6,000.000.00 to $3.000.000.00 and the par value of its 500.000 shares from $12.00 per share to $6.00 per share and to transfer to surplus and retain for Company use the $3,000.000.00 thereby relased: and (d) Transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. The Board of Trustees, at 8 meeting held on December 17. 1943.

voted to recommend the adoption at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the proposal set forth in (c) above. LOREN H. ROCKWELL. Secretary. A ANALYSIS Knowing how to proceed in monetary matters requires more than a cursory examination of current conditions.

It calls for intensive analysis and accurate interpretation of all contributing factors. Avail yourself of the studied knowledge this bank places at your disposal. Courteous service always. KINGS COUNTY TRUST COMPANY 342 FULTON ST. (in the heart of the Boro Hall District) Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.