The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • 3

1 Monday, July 3, 1944 The Scranton Tribune Killed in Action; Missing and 3 Hurl Holiday Travellers Tax Trains, Busses Independence Day holiday travel will exceed the heavy volume of Memorial Day and Easter, rail and bus lines reported yesterday. Starting Saturday with the Lackawanna Railroad1, Greyhound and Martz Bus Companies taxed to capacity on both incoming and outgoing passenger traffic, the heavy volume continued yesterday and last night. The outbound movements indicated a rush to seashore and moun- M' -'SS CLUSTERS TO AXIS-BUSTER Participation in raids on Romanian oil fields and over Germany won for Lt. Raymond T. Gallagher, 1923 Sanderson right, above, two Oak Leaf Clusters to the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Gallagher is shown receiving the clusters from Col. Frederick Dent his wing commander. Alleged Gaming House Raided; Seize 4 Men 40 Patrons on Hand As Troopers Visit Place iniDunmore Four operators of an alleged gambling house at 1309 Madison Dunmore, were held for court following a raid by State Police Saturday afternoon. The defendants are described as: Jacob Moore, 322 Madison James W. Madden, 1314 Wyoming Emmanuel Likaky, 200 Wyoming and Murray Hilfont, 1128 Vine St.

Each posted $500 bail on gambling charge before Mavern Holford Owens, Peckvllle justice of the peace. Angelina Gaetano, Dunmore, was the bondsman. Six troopers in command of Sgt. John Pezent stripped the establishment completely of par-phernaHa and gaming equipment. The detail arrived at 5 p.

reported to be the busiest horse race wagering hour of the day, at a time when more than 40 customers were on hand to try their luck on steeds running on distant race tracks. Arrival of the squad threw the gathering into a furore. Minds appeared to react automatically as one which caused a general attempted exodus. The attendants endeavored to funnel through the nearest exits with the speed of a thoroughbred breaking from the barrier. Fears were allayed while the troopers methodically raked through the rooms with the announcement that frequenters would not be taken into custody.

They left and disappeared so rapidly, it was reported, that nothing but coattails flapping in the breeze could be observed in the grand rush to get not only out of the place but out of the neighborhood. The troopers confiscated everything in sight. The rundown and handicap board bearing the last minute records of horses going to the post, betting slips, money, dice tables, the loud speakers used fpr announcing the results, furnishings and all other alleged gaming material were seized. The equipment was placed In a truck to be destroyed at a later date. Closing of the parlors, temporarily at least, caused another setback to local gambling.

It was not more than 10 days ago when slot machines In unison made the final rotation of the orange, grapes, plums and lemon (mostly lemons) bands in compliance with a city police order. A week ago, state police confiscated three Singer Midget variety iron horses, the type that received pennies instead of the usual nickels, dimes and quarters. On Friday, an alleged bookmaker was arrested on Spruce St. He paid a $100 fine on a gambling charge. ST.

MARYS PARTY Hickory South Side TONITE 8:30 P. M. NONE BETTER" ADM. 50c, New Tax 10c. Adv.

tain resorts for the first time since the outbreak of the war. Thousands left the Lackawanna Valley to spend the extended weekend holiday. Three sections of No. 3, arriving here from New York at 1:03 p. were operated on the Lackawanna Railroad.

These trains transported large numbers of homecomers from Newark, New York and New England. Three sections of No, 8 which reaches here from Bfnghamton, Elmira, Buffalo and other Western cities at 3:20 p. brought In more homecomers and took on outgoing traffic to New York and Atlantic Seaboard points, CONTINUES HEAVY Traffic is still heavy, it was reported at the Greyhound dispatching office. It is both ways, Incoming and outgoing," the dispatcher said. Traffic on the Martz lines con- tinned at a peak following an exceptionally busy Saturday.

Last night extra busses brought in large numbers from New Jersey and New York. The two-day holiday rush by rail and bus is the result of many plants and establishments being shutdown today to give a three-day recess. Equally heavy traffic is looked for tomorrow (Independence Day) when return trips start. Highway traffic appeared heavier than usual yesterday. Hundreds who have been saving gasoline coupons took advantage of the holiday for rides to nearby lakes.

There was considerable traffic within the city. The Nay Aug trolley cars during the afternoon were packed to the doors. Several thousand went to the park where Lake Lincoln offerer refuge from the Intense heat. Madea Cettas band gave a concert, sponsored by the Victory Music Committee. Walter Hoover, Union-town, was soloist.

Local bookmakers for horse race betting have been ordered by city authorities to discontinue operations, it was reported over tha weekend. Everything From a Wallett To a Wardrobe. The Luggage Shop, 115 Penn Ave. Advr to Have Quiet Holiday; No Fireworks Mines to Re Idle; Watermelon, Clams Traditional Menu Scrantons Independence Day observance tomorrow will be as quiet if not more quiet than any other city in the U. S.

For those at home it will consist of the traditional flag display and the usual dishes of watermelon and clams. No exercises or programs have been arranged. In addition to the fireworks ban which in itself assures against reproductions of beach landings, the valley is far removed from army or naval cantonments where firing of shells, testing bombs and other armaments is part of the everyday atmosphere. Independence Day will be a day of general idleness locally. Anthracite mines will close for it is one of' two' holidays enjoyed by the underground workers (Christmas is the other) since the outbreak of the war.

Public buildings, brokerages, banks, business establishments, will be closed. Walter E. Kime, superintendent of police, has called upon automobile drivers to exercise extreme caution on the highways. Chief Kimes appeal is in lino with a movement inaugurated by the National Safety Council to keep down the death and injury toll. Fireworks has been a relatively simple matter to control since the state law prohibiting sales and use of pyrotechnics was added to the statute books several years ago.

Attributes Conflict To False Philosophy A false philosophy of life Is responsible for the present world conflict, the Very Rev. W. Coleman Nevils, S. president of the University of Scranton, declared yesterday in' his commencement address at Canlsiua College, Buffalo, N. Y.

He stated: It is no exaggeration to claim that these days our utmost thought Is occupied with the world conflict. It is not amiss to reflect on the philosophy of life which has allowed, if not provoked, our present plight. It Is not the doings of one man; it is not confined to the east or the west. There has been some worldwide way of thought, some false philosophy of life, some erring principle as to what is right or wrong, some deterioration in the concept of mans nobility. The sense world has stifled the spirit world.

Vote Canvass TsDue To End Today 0 Workers Redouble Their Efforts Here During Weekend Completion of the military ballot canvass in Scranton is ex pected today. The survey is being compiled block by block in each of the 99 election districts. George Fletcher, director, stated yesterday the canvassers have redoubled efforts over the weekend to terminate the house to house calls in their respective zones. Staff Sgt. Oliver Brown, 24, 628 Hitchcock is the lone soldier in the county to bave been officially reported killed in action after he had been registered by his family.

He paid the supreme sacrifice June 4. The message notifying his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brown, arrived June 20, a short time after the canvasser left their home with the card qualifying him to vote. He served as a tail gunner on a B-24 bomber, stationed in England.

AT BOOTHS FRIDAY Election boards throughout the county will be at election booths on Friday from 7 a. m. to 8 m. to register the absentee servicemen and women. Cards received from Col.

Ezra H. Ripple county supervisor, are being sorted into districts. These cards will be sent to the election boards in order that addresses can be secured for the mailing of ballots to camps throughout the country, ships in all of the fleets and the 32 global fronts. It will bt the first registration in local history where personal appearance will not be required. The total number of registrants up to Saturday night was 8,511, Col.

Ripple reported. Abington, C. E. Jewell 27 Archbald, J. A.

Reap 213 Blakely, John W. Taylor 471 Greenfield James St. 25 Carbondale, James St. Ledger 652 Carbondale James St. 90 Clarks Summit, Herman W.

Cole Jr. 86 Clarks Green, Herman W. Cole Jr. 59 Ransom, Ralph Ayers 13 Newton, Boyd Saxe 43 S. Abington, Charles Armstrong 122 W.

Abington, Charles Noll N. Abington 3... 7 Benton, Howard Wells 41 Dalton, Leo O'Hearn 65 Glenburn, Charles Noll 31 LaPlume, Merle Osmun 19 Dickson City, A. Matuszewskl 350 Dunmore, Eugene F. Holland 623 Fell John Wlthka 342 Jermyn, F.

J. Waters 227 Winton William White 463 Mayfield, S. Ketechawa 25 Moosic, William Burns 1OT Moscow, Frank Kishbaugh 78 Moscow, Frank Kishbaugh 78 Lehigh, Foster Wycoff 13 Jefferson Fred Koch 81 Covington Daleville, E. Gardner 49 Madison Madisonville, Floyd Smith J7 Roaring Brook Fred 20 Spring Brook Fred Capple 41 Clifton Homer Slocum 6 Elmhurst A. R.

Vancamp 32 Olyphant, Edward J. Burke 413 Old Forge, Austin -C. Roche 766 Scott Dave Fletcher 71 Taylor, Chester Llewellyn 490 Throop, Arthur E. Jones 529 Vandling, F. Farror 38 Scranton, George Fletcher 1,382 Ukrainians Mark 50th Anniversary Of Association The Ukrainians of Lackawanna County celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Association yesterday in Olyphant.

The ceremony began with mass in SS. Cyril and Methodius Church with prayers for deceased members, and at 2 p. m. dinner was served in parish hall to an estimated gathering of 300 members and out-of-town guests. The local choir, under direction of Leo Sorchinsky, presented a concert after dinner.

The U. N. A. was organized In 1894 with branches in Shamokin and Olyphant and grew to be one of the largest benefit organizations of its kind in the country. The home office of the association is located in Jersey City, N.

J. Four thousand of the 45,000 members are serving in the U. S. armed forces. Its investment in war bonds to date is $3,009,750, almost 40 per cent of its assets.

George Chylak, former burgess of Olyphant and only living charter member, was honorary chairman. Injured by Auto James Hughes, 43, 1028 Prospect incurred injuries of the head early yesterday when he was struck by an automobile at Maple St. and Pittston Ave. The driver of the car, described as Anthony Falzett, 28, 116 Dun-more Throop, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery with motor vehicle. He posted $500 bail for court.

Lt. Andrew S. Gall missing City Woman, Daughter End Dramatic Trip Mrs. Ruth Earnshaw Lo and her two-and-one-half-year-old daughter, Catherine Tien-Tung Lo, arrived last night on the West Coast after a dramatic journey by plane and ship from China, according to word received by Mrs. Los parents, Col.

and Mrs. Arthur C. Earnshaw, 2114 Adams Ave. Mrs. Lo, a member of the faculty of Hua Chung College, known as the University of Central China, located in Hsichow, Yunnan Province, heart of Chinese military activity, was flown with her young daughter over the hump to Calcutta, India, by one of Maj.

Gen. Claire L. Chennaults 14th Air Force pilots. The Chinese-American child, born in the Orient in 1941, who weathered the treacherous trip over the Himalayas, is the first known infant to use the oxygen equipment required for that journey. The evacuation of the former Scranton girl and hen child was arranged by Warren Smith, local Red Cross director now stationed in China, and William Knight, formerly associated with the International Correspondence Schools and now with Red Cross in India, directed their journey to Bombay, Where Gomer Morgan, Scranton Chapter, American Red Cross, arranged for their transportation to the States.

Dr. C. F. Lo, the former Miss Earnshaws husband, who preached in St. Lukes Episcopal Church about four years ago, and one of Chinas foremost psychologists, will remain at his post in the Orient for another year before rejoining his wife and daughter in this country.

June Rainfall Was Highest Since 1937 The total precipitation for June was 5.86 inches as compared with normal rainfall of 3.07 inches, R. C. West, local meterologist, reported Saturday. It was the highest since June, 1937, when 5.89 inches fell. The highest temperature was 94 degrees registered last Thursday.

The lowest was 41. The average was 68.8, one degree above normal. Named Flight Officer Aviation Cadet Sheldon L. Rothstein, nephew of Mrs. Lillian Branker, 327 Penn was appointed a flight officer in the Army Air Forces Saturday after completing bombardier training at the Carlsbad, N.

Army Air Field. Flight Officer Rothstein thus has become one of the new aerial triple-threat men, expert in deadreckoning navigation, aerial gunnery and bombardiering. He is a former of Scranton student. BOY STRUCK BY CAR Francis Artley, 8, Morgan Highway, Scranton R. D.

1, suffered lacerations of the forearm and abrasions of the forehead yesterday afternoon when he was struck by a car at Chinchilla. According to the report filed at the State Hospital, where the child was treated and the driver of the car was Carleton McConnell, 1139 Grandview St. Four regional servicemen ve been killed in action; three missing; three are wounded, a Honesdale soldier previ-sly listed as missing is ye-rted safe, bringing to 10 the mber of casualties reported er the weekend. Dead are: Staff Sgt. Michael S.

Dermott, son of Mrs. Bea Me rmott, 134 Hickory West oca; Pvt. Frank A. Mesarls, son Mrs. Anna Mesarls, 107 Mason Exeter; Edward J.

Greenfield, unan second class, son of Mr. Mrs. Janies W. Greenfield, East Grove Taylor, and ff Sgt. Jack Brown Ilall, son Mr.

and Mrs. Peter L. Hall, nghamton, formerly of Plttston. Missing are: Second Lt. Andrew Gall, son of Mrs.

Regina Gall, Center Old Forge; PFC. seph A. Tellish, son of -Mrs. iry Tellish, 90 Flower Old rge, and Lt. John T.

Daniels, phew of Mrs. Walter J. Sealey Mrs. Laurette Price, 203 Taylor. IWounded are: Pvt.

William J. kusky son of Mr. and Mrs. illiam Sekusky, 6 Hill Park Pittston; Pvt. Daniel D.

mbrowski, son of Mrs. Anna tmbrowski, 4 Bear Creek tjj ipont, and PFC. Sidney Zachor, of Mrs. Mary Zachor, Mooney Olyphant. Sergeant McDermott, 30, who eviously was reported missing, (t is killed in action in Italy June according to a War Depart-' 2nt telegram received by his ither yesterday.

He entered vice in May, 942, and trained Camp Shelby, Shreve-rt, in California; Fort Dix, and Camp Patrick Henry, before going overseas eight nths ago. The sergeant, a mem-r of St. Marys Church, Avoca, its Holy Name Society, was in Avoca prior to leav-( for New York, where he was pployed by the Ford Motor Com-ny up to the time he entered i-vice. He was formerly well own in the region as a baseball lyer. Surviving beside his )ther are three brothers, Robert, wark, N.

Councilman James, home, and William, Avoca, and ir sisters, Mrs. Francis McDer-)tt, at home; Mrs. Leo Gerrity Mrs. John Toye, Detroit, and Miss Mary McDermott, mhurst, L. I.

Private Mesaris, also previously ported missing in action, was led in Italy Jan. 20. his mother is advised yesterday. Reported safe is Sgt. Edgar hie, 27, husband of Mrs.

Regina hie. Ill Green Honesdale. plSea'man Greenfield, 18, was 'fled in action in the perform-ce of his duty and in the serv-: of his country, according to ficial word received by his fam-from the Navy Department. ie young sailor is believed to ve died ih the Atlantic area, entered the Navy last January trained at Sampson, N. Y.

fore going overseas two months o. A former Taylor High School ident, he was employed by the ton Tree Company before ending service. Surviving are his rents; a brother, Kenneth, and paternal grandmother, Mrs omas Harris. Taylor. LLED OVER GERMAN Sergeant Hall, radio operator turret gunner on a B-20 mber, was killed in action over rmany, according to word reived by his uncle and.

aunt, Mr. Mrs. Andrew Brown, 2074 rth Main Ave'. A graduate of nghamton Central High School, enlisted in the Air Forces in ml, 1942. He had been on 23 issions to the North and South cific areas before returning to United States in December, was sent to England about ur months ago.

Surviving are wife; his parents, a brother, vin, Burbank, and two ters, Mrs. Blair Muir and Mrs. ll Binghamton. The i of the former Miss Elizabeth own, Pittston, Sergeant Hall is formerly employed by the temational Business Machine rporation. -Lieutenant Gall has been miss-in action over Germany since he 20, according to a War De-rtment telegram received yes-day by his mother.

A telegram yesterday informed rs. Tellish that her son had en missing in action in Italy ice May 23. Lieutenant Daniels, 29, has been issing in action in France since ine 8, his aunts were advised by War Department. He is the of the late Mr. and Mrs.

John Daniels Philadelphia. Mr. iniels was a native of Taylor. 3orn in Philadelphia, Lieutenant iniels was graduated from Gir-d College, that city. He was ared by Mrs.

Sealey and enlisted the Army in December, 1941. lunteering f6r paratroop serv-he trained at Fort Benning, and went overseas three Continued on Pagrf Col. 2) cLean Promoted Promotion of First Lt. Leo F. Lean, Scranton, to the rank of ptain has been announced at New Orleans Port of Em-rkation, where he is assistant -ector of railway training.

Captain McLean was a train for the Lackawanna ilroad at the time he was com-ssioned in July, 1942. He later -ved in Alaska. The captain, iose wife lives in Buffalo, is son of Mrs. Elizabeth McLean, kewood. JNAWAY GIRLS HALTED Three girls found seated on a rich at Court House Square yes-, day admitted running away home.

They will be returned their parents. The girls are icribed as Emma Clark, -10, rning, N. Josephine Kan-re, 20, Crosby, and Loretta ink, 19, Bluff Point, N. Y. rfn I MEET THURSDAY Division No.

2, Ladies Auxiliary the A. O. will meet at 8 m. Thursday in St. Johns Audi-ibm, Pittston Ave.

and Fig St Lt. Gallagher Wins Further Army Atvards Two Oak Leaf Clusters were added recently to a Distinguished Flying Cross previously awarded to First Lt. Raymond T. Gallagher, 1923 Sanderson according to an announcement from the Eighth Air Force Liberator station in England where he is stationed. Lieutenant Gallagher, a bombardier, received one cluster for his part in the bombing of the Ploesti, Romania oild fields, while the second was given for extraordinary achievement while on combat missions over Germany and enemy-occupied territory.

The clusters were presented by Gallaghers wing commander, Col. Frederick Dent Jr. The Scranton bombardier has participated in combat missions from Oslo, Norway, to Ploesti, and wears two major campaign stars won in the Sicilian and European air offensives. His group received the Royal Blue presidential citation for its part in the Ploesti mission. Gallagher also wears the Air Medal with three clusters City Receives Praise As Tops Soldier Town 9 Scranton, long known to servicemen, baseball players, salesmen, casual visitors and other strangers as a kindly town, received another vote for ita hospitality last week.

A letter, written to Thomas F. Connor, Scrantonian-Trib-une editor, by Tech. Sgt. Dick Gordon, praised Scranton highly. I have been asked to act as spokesman, Gordon wrote, for about 40 former Tobyr hanna meh who are now with me here at Daniel Field, awaiting reassignment.

The -men wanted to tell the generous people of Scranton how much we miss them all, Gor- don continued. Nights here it seems as though our thoughts wander back to The Heart of the Anthracite District, and it affords us much pleasure to talk about this affair or that party. Saying that the men have traveled widely and come from many walks of life, Gordon said, we all agree on one thing Scranton is tops as a soldier town and it is our hope that we will be able to come back for a reunion with our friends and well-wishers. First National Report Shows Business Gain Capital, surplus and undivided profits of the First National Bank of Scranton amounted to $0,194,693 as of June 30 as compared with March 1, it was reported yesterday. The comparative tables of the principal items of the institutions statement compared with three months ago follows: June 30, March 31, 1944 1944 Cash and Due From Banka U.

S. Government Securities Loans and Bills Discounted Other Investments Other Real Estate Deposits Total Resources 15,878,938. 7,092,409. 396,754. 72,514,659.

78,761,099. 17,176,248. 6,800,896. 443.060. 72,985,244.

79,172,944. ATTENDS CONFERENCE A comprehensive program to make educational services and antifraud activities of the Better Business Bureau better known to consumers and legitimate business in smaller communities was adopted at the 30th annual conference of the National Association of Better Business Bureaus at Cleveland, Ohio, recently. Thomas F. Leahy, manager of the Scranton Bureau, attended. FIVE TO BE INDUCTED City Board No.

7 will send five men for induction into service July 15. They include: William A. Hodgson, 1652 Dickson Edward C. Schoen, 804 Quincy Paul C. Datti, 1016 John Herbert S.

Emmerson, 634 Harrison and Frank B. Kresge, 1018 Grandview St. DAMAGING BUILDING Bemett Gruber, 410 'Monroe yesterday' reported that bricks were removed from a wall at his auto storage warehouse, 1343 North Main Ave. He said the theft left the building in a dangerous condition. GENUINE CAPE COD CLAMS SCRANTON FISH CO.

415-417 N. Main, West Scranton. Adv. Duryea Man Is Killed by Train Kramer Meets Death On His Way to Work Fred Kramer, about 62, 527 Foote Duryea, was killed at 8:45 p. m.

Saturday when he was struck by a southbound D. L. W. freight train at the rear of Naylors Garage, Main Duryea. Mr.

Kramer, who was on his way to work at the Russell Coal Company, Old Forge, where he was an inside foreman and pump-runner, suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, according to Deputy Coroner C. E. Howell, Pittston. A native of Austria and a resident of Duryea, he was a member of the Brick Methodist Chupch and the Mystic Chain. Surviving are his wife, the former Christina White, Scranton; three daughters, Evelyn, Newark, N.

Mrs. Violet McDonald, Pittston, and Mrs. Esther Plows, St. Albans, L. a brother, Steven, Duryea, and a sister, Mrs.

Joseph Kanyok, Duryea. The funeral will be held from a funeral home, 620 Main Duryea, tomorrow at 2:30 p. with the Rev. Reeves C. Havens Sr.

officiating. Interment, Marcy Cemetery, Duryea. Mrs. Neville, 48, Taken by Death Mrs. Elizabeth Neville, 48, Hol-listerville, a former Scranton resident, died last night in State Hospital after a brief Illness.

She was the wife of Orville Neville. Mrs. Neville, who had lived in Hollisterville for 15 years, was a member of the Hollisterville Methodist Church and its Womans Society of Christian Service and Electric City Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. Surviving beside her husband are' a daughter, Mrs. Earl Toy at home; a son, William at home; a brother, Enoch Davis, Binghamton; a half-brother Lindsay.

Hughes, Scranton, and a sister, George Andrews, Scranton. Arrangements, by Wesley Franklin, Moscow, will be announced. Catholic Vacation Schools Open Today Vacation School will open at St. Peters Cathedral, the Immaculate Conception Chapel and the Cathedral Holy Child Mission House today, with masses in the Cathedral and chapel at 8 oclock. A large registration has been received for the schools, the Rev.

Fronds A. Costello, pastor, has reported. The Victory Novena devotions at the Cathedral last night were conducted by the Rev. Leo J. OMalley.

Among the members of the congregation serving in the armed forces for whom special prayers were recited were the four Devereaux brothers, 1 Phelps serving In the Army; Sergeant Eugene, Corporal Joseph A. and Privates First Class Frank J. and Stephen J. Devereaux. Peck Commissioned Douglas R.

Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oren C. Peck, 1713 Madison Dunmore, was graduated Friday from the Engineer Officer Candidate School, Fort Belvoir, where he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Lieutenant Peck, 22, Is a graduate of Dunmore High School and attended Penn State College before entering service May 20, 1943 at Fort Meade, Md. His wife, the former Phyllis E.

Rands, lives in Washington, D. C. HICKS BURIAL TODAY Burial services will be held this morning in Dunmore Cemetery for Clara Kennedy Hicks, daughter of the late James and Mary L. Hicks, former Scranton residents, who died June 22 in La Jolla, Calif. 3 IN 1 COMBINATION Accident Sickness Hospital INSURANCE Premium Payment Plans for Every Income.

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Phono S-069I Strong Enough To Protect You Large Enough To Serve You Not Too Large To Know You THIRD NATIONAL BANK and TRUST CO. 120 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton 2, Pa. Established 1872 Condensed Statement June 30, 1944 RESOURCES 1 Loans Miscellaneous 1,875,866.98 Loans on Amortized Mortgages 925,514.39 Loans on Life Insurance 779,164.41 United States Securities 14,219,984.08 Other Securities 1,900,510.55 Banking House and Vaults. 318,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures 61,968.21 Other Real 18,003.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks 4,370,276.92 Other Assets 23,660.11 $24,492,948.65 LIABILITIES Capital Common (Par Value $25.00) 1,000,000.00 Surplus 700,000.00 Undivided Profits 151,603.33 Reserve for Contingencies 102,867.46 Reserve for Interest 6,150.00 Reserve for Taxes, etc 54,993.91 Deposits 19,358,862.67 United States War Deposits 3,117,146.55 Other Liabilities 1,324.73 $24,492,948.65 Trust Funds $7,590,115.10 Corporate Trusts 739,000.00 BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS-NOW Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Report Warrants to Be Served in OPA Inquiry Four warrants will be served this week in the extended investigation of the Scranton District Office, OPA, it was reported last night. Charges to be iriade in support of the issuance of the warrants are said to deal with alleged irregularities on gasoline ration ton District OPA.

One, it. is reported, had his automobile mileage checked, s- i showing a discrepancy of thousands of miles with the speedometer readings and hif gas ration applications. Some time ago warrants for arrests of four persons for black market activities in the Scranton area were issued by U. S. Commissioner Harry A.

Kolb. U. S. Attorney Frederick V. Follmer, questioned about them at the time, declared that the investigation was still under way and in connection with the charges announced at the moment we are not ready to definitely prove any of them.

The federal prosecutor explained that the violations, if any, would involve OPA regulations or a variation of them which might possibly include federal criminal statutes. ing coupons. Investigators from the New York OPA staff have been questioning business men on relations with the local office, it Was also reported. These agents are understood to be checking ration accounts and asked those interviewed if they were ever approached by OPA men concerning these accounts, it is said. Resignations of a number of staff members of the op A here are expected as a result of the inquiry.

There has been a detailed check made on every member of the staff it is reported. According to reports, several are charged with black market activities in the gasoline market here, allegedly having dealt with a vast quantity of gas coupons which were stored tt the Scran-.