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The Scranton, Tribune Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1 Scheduled to Testify Here VA Approves In Congressional Price Probe Eleven witnesses are listed to testify on consumer prices at a joint Congressional Committee hearing on high living costs in the Federal Building, this city, on Friday, Senator Flanders Vt.) announced yesterday in Washington. Flanders is chairman of the Eastern Subcommittee of the Joint Congressional Commit tee on Economic Report, which will conduct the hearing. The chairman listed the wit- A I o- eii It has everything a topflight topcoat should have: Good taste, long wear, sparkling fashion, and a sensible price! Police Search For Man After Boat Is Found Abandoned Craft Used at Naomi Lake By Bernard Friedman State Police from the Mount Pocono substation were attempting to locate Bernard Friedman, 926 Monroe yesterday after a boat which was using containing fishinge tackl and a blanket was found abandoned on Naomi Lake, Monroe County, yesterday morning. Mr.

Friedmans family said last night that they did not know where he was. The State Police, however, speculated that he might have left the lake to go to the World Series in New York City with a friend. They said they found a truck of his at the lake. The boat is one owned by Harry Eberhart abandoned on the lake yesterday morning. After We failed to find Mr.

Friedman, Mr. Eberhart notified the troopers. The troopers said that they were attempting to locate Mr. Friedman or to ascertain if he had left the lake with any one, but added that if they failed to find any clues by this afternoon they would begin dragging the lake. Ex-Judge Johnson To Resume Practice At Lewishurg Office Former Middle District Judge Albert W.

Johnson, Lewisburg, is practicing law again. Formal announcement of his return to legal practice was received in this city yesterday. Johnson served as judge in the Middle District for 20 years prior to his resignation in July, 1945, during a Congressional probe into his official conduct. Earlier this year, he and his three lawyer sons and others were tried on charges of obstructing justice and defrauding the United States. He and two of his sons have been acquitted.

Johnsons law offices will be at No. 1 University Lewisburg, according to the official announcement. Kmetz Appointed As New Assistant LaHor Secretary T. Kmetz, a former breaker boy, was appointed assistant secretary of labor by President Harry S. Truman yesterday.

Mr. Kmetz takes over the post vacated by Philip Hannah, secretary of the Ohio State Federation of Labor (AFL), who resigned to fight as a private citizen for the repeal of the Taft-Hartley labor act. A native of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Kmetz was chief of John L. Lewis District 50, the catch all section of the UMW, from 1943 until six months ago when he left to attend the 'Interna tional Labor Organization conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mr. Kmetz is expected to be sworn in to his new duties to. day. He is still a member of the UMW International Executive Board, representing District 1 in the hard coal fields. He was president of the Penn sylvania Federation of Labor in 1929-30 and when Mr.

Lewis formed the CIO he became vice-president of the Pennsylvania CIO council in 1942. His home town is Nanticoke, Pa. He came to this country as a boy and has been a UMW member since 1901 when he began to work in the mines at the age of eight. Mr. Hannah resigned with a sharp attack on the Taft-Hartley Law, declaring in a letter to Mr Truman that the act is raising grave issues of civil liberties for the American people.

He told Mr. Truman that the new law strikes at the heart of free men and institutions and stated his intention to return to his home in Columbus, Ohio, and work toward the defeat of Congress members who voted for this anti-labor and un-Democratic law. nesses as: Charles H. Gutheinz, Gutheinz 'Meat Market; William J. McGrath, Scranton Central Labor Union; Frank A.

Kozik, CIO; J. S. Cohen, Scranton Produce Leo W. White, counsel for Milk Dealers Association of the Scranton area. Albert J.

Davis, Davis and Sons; C. A. Labar, Giant Markets D. G. Davis, Davis, Loftus, Williams John A.

Noble, Cleland-Simpson Ellis M. Oppenheim, Scranton Dry Goods and Theodore Koppelman, Lackawanna Pants Mfg. Co. As the Congressional committee hearing was being awaited here, representatives of the American Federation of Labor and the Con- gress of Industrial Organization were busily engaged in compiling statistics tb be presented at the session which will get underway at 10 a. m.

in Court Room No. 2 Mr. McGrath of the CLU had no statement to make last night. He said a brief would be presented the committee at Fridays hearing containing facts and fig ires compiled. Mr.

Kozik of the CIO said that he and other CIO representatives have met and will convene again with CLU officials in putting the final touches to the brief. Meetings are scheduled between CIO and AFL officials for this afternoon and tomorrow morning, he said. No comment was forthcoming as to whether or not the facts and figures obtained would be pre sented simultaneously to U. S. Attorney Arthur A.

Maguire for possible prosecution. Attorney Tom C- Clark recently in Washington told Attorneys to investigate any possible collu- sion to fix prices or any other mat-1 ters which may control the high I cost of living. The United Labor action, in Instigated at meetings of the AFL and CIO on Sept. 15, called for surveys on food, clothing, housing and house furnishings. A rent survey and spot check of housewives on strained economic budgets was also planned at that time.

In official statistics presented by the Government, Scranton leads the nation, in percentage, in the high cost of living. Conditions, labor leaders said, do not warrant the high costs. Verdict Sealed In Gaughan Suit 0For Insurance 17,787 Loans For Veterans Guaranty pistribulion In 32-County Area Totals $75,508,220 The Veterans Administrations regional office at Wilkes-Barre has approved 17,878 loans amounting to $75,508,220.98 during its first two years of existence, it was announced yesterday by M. J. Barnack, loan guaranty officer.

Mr. Barnaek, going over the statistics of his department for the first two years, listed 15,521 home loans, 655 farm loans, and 1,702 business loans. The average of the home loan, he added, has been $4,282. The Loan Guarantee Division of the Wilkes-Barre office, which handles loans for a 32-county area, will mark its second anniversary on Oct. 8.

In the two year period now ending, Mr. Barnack revealed, the amount of guaranty approved by the office has been $36,467,980.57. accounted fob the large number of home loans, as compared with the two other types for which the Division furnishes guarantys, by saying that many applications have been received from veterans for loans for repairs to the home which they had previously purchased under the GI Bill of Rights. Already, he added, 619 loans amounting to $2,190,900.46 have been repaid. In-the group are 442 home loans, 23 farm loans, and 154 business loans, the first group amounting to $1,711,616.98.

Pollack Elected As Noble Grand At Israel Lodge Israel Lodge last night elected officers for the 40th year of its activation. The following officers were nominated and elected to lead the lodge during the 8lst term of its existence: Max Pollack, noble grand; Joseph Klein, vice-grand; Attorney Sidney Z. Levy, recording secretary; Vice-Grand Samuel Block, financial secretary; Past Grand David Berger, treasurer; Vice-Grand Samuel Mittel-man, representative of the Middle-town home; Attorney Karl Strohl, first trustee; Cy Strassman, warden, and House Committee, Louis Endleman, chairman, and Peter Tepper, Ray Golob, Isadore Gore-lick and Morris Kaufman. Past Distribt Deputy Grand Master George Grant installed newly-elected District Deputy Grand Master Jack Plotkin of Israel Lodge for the coming term. 109th to Enlarge Regimental Band The 109th Infantry Regiment Band will be enlarged.

The regiment has purchased musical instruments and a musical library from the Scranton Boy Scout Council, Lt. John E. McDonald, regimental adjutant, said yesterday. The instruments will be moved from Scout headquarters to the Armory Monday night. Anyone interested in joining the band is asked to contact Earl Brink, regimental band leader, at the Armory Monday night.

Present strength of the band is 18. ALARM TRIPPED Captain James Conaboy and three police -radio cars converged on the Royal Miss Dress Factory, 100 block of Meadow shortly before 9 oclock last night in response to an ATD alarm. An inspection of the premises by the police and management disclosed that the alarm had been tripped accidently. Trim as a wind, full Mrs. Henrietta E.

Helmbold nudged century mark Mrs. II. Hclmbpld Claimed by Death In Hundredth Year Mrs. Henrietta E. Helmbold, for 71 years a resident of Daleville, died yesterday afternoon at the home of.

her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Weissman, 807 South Irving with whom she had lived for the past seven years. Mrs. Helmbold was in her 100th year, having observed her 99th birthday last Dec. 5.

Born in Bradford County, she moved to Daleville 78 years ago, and then seven years ago came to live with her daughter in this city. Besides Mrs. Weissmann she is survived by 16 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p. m.

from the Wesley Franklin Funeral Home, Moscow, with the Rev. Roy DuVal, pastor of the Bethany Methodist Church, and the Rev. Robert E. Gibby, pastor of the Daleville Methodist Church, officiating. Interment, family plot, Daleville Cemetery.

Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. No Parleys Set As Truck Drivers Pact Expires With the contract covering 350 over-the-road truck drivers expiring today, no further conferences between regional trucking companies and representatives of the General Drivers Union No.

229, have been scheduled. We are waiting to hear from the employers, John Durkan, union business agent, said last night. Mr. Durkarf and Business Agents Joseph McHugh and Albert Reese are negotiating the new contract for the drivers. The union on Monday filed a 60-day strike notice with the NLRB and othdr federal agencies as Required under the Taft-Hartley AcLThe union is asking wage increases amounting to 55 cents per hour.

As yet the employers have not made a counter offer, Mr. Durkan said. Social Security Asks For Reports at 65 All workers covered by Social Security should report to the nearest Social Security office when they reach the age of 65 whether or not they continue working. Frank B. Harrington, manager, Social Security office, this city, advises.

Detailed information is available at the office, 300 Select Building, this city. P. X. Paint and Wallpaper 107 N. Wash Ave.

Phone 5167 Ed Murphy Fred Uses Adv. Slovak Synod Opens Today in Dickson Church The 32nd annual synod of the Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will open at 10 a. m. today in St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dickson City.

It will continue through Oct. 7. This is the first time the Dick son City church has been host to the synod convention. The Rev. Paul M.

Rafaj is pastor of the host church. He has been secretary and statistician of the organization for 25 years. The Rev. Dr. Andrew Daniel, Detroit, will preside.

John Chovan, Garfield, N. is treasurer, and the Rev. Michael Es-tok, Hazleton, financial secretary. An evening service tonight will begin at 7:30 oclock. The Rev.

L. A. Jarosi, Cleveland, Ohio, will preach in Slovak and the Rev. Jaroslav J. Majoros, Sharon, in English.

Holy Communion will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a. m. The Rev. Hr. John S.

Bradac, Whiting, will preach in Slovak at the convention service Sunday at 10:30 a. m. The Rev. John Bajus, Chicago, 111., will preach in English. A dinner in the church school building will follow the Sunday service.

Uniondale Man Wins Bankruptcy Release Claude W. Smith, Uniondale, Susquehanna County, individually and trading as C. W. Smith Mausoleum has been released from bankruptcy. Attorney Albert Aston, referee in bankruptcy in the Middle District, filed in Federal Court yesterday a discharge of bankruptcy, relieving him of all debts and claims.

MALDONATO CHILD "FAIR" Annette Clair Maldonato, 6, daughter of Dr. D. J. Maldonato, 1729 Wyoming was reported in fair condition last night at State Hospital. The child was struck by an automobile Monday on Wyoming Ave.

and suffered a possible skull fracture. Matthews' Paint Store Is Now Located at 500 Lackawanna Ave. Adv George Madigan, Found on Street, Dies in Hospital Unconscious since fie was re portedly found Thursday night lying on Culp Wilkes-Barre, George Madigan, 228 Wyoming Wilkes-Barre, formerly of this city, died about 7:15 oclock last night in the General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Deputy Coroner C. A.

Miller, Wilkes-Barre, said an autopsy will be performed today. Born in this city, Mr. Madigan had lived most of his life in Wilkes-Barre. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He is survived by his wife, two sons, George, this city; Willard, home; four daughters, Mrs.

Walter Osko, and Mrs. Kenneth Cocvpey, Wilkes-Barre; Mrs. James Thomas, Hanover Township; Mrs. William Fraley, Newark, N. a brother, John, Clarks Summit, and eight grandchildren.

Dr. John Lewis Starts Prison Term MILWAUKEE, Sept'. 30 (ff). Dr. John Lewis, former pastor of Milwaukees Calvary Presbyterian Church, was taken to the state prison at Waupun today to start serving a one to five-year term for arson.

The 73-year-old minister was convicted of setting a fire which did $150,000 damage to his church last-January. Appeal of his sentence to the State Supreme Court will be heard in November. Dr. Lewis is a former West Scranton pastor. WOMENS WEEK ENDORSED Scranton residents were urged in a proclamation issued by Mayor James T.

Hanlon yesterday to cooperate in the observance, of Na final Business Womens Week from Oct. 5 to 11. The observance here is being sponsored by the business and Professional Womens Club. TIRE SALE NOW! Save Up To 50 Trade In Worn Tires Good Used Tire up Order-JVlnter Caps Now BILL LEE MORRIS 30 Years at S28 Washington Ave. Adv.

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M. Birkhead, director of Friends of Democracy. Veterans of all races and creeds are invited. 100 See Series Here Over Television About 100 witnessed yesterdays World Series opener at Yankee Stadium by television at the Oasis Hotel on Route 307, Scranton-Pocono Hotel. Thomas Gallagher, proprietor of the hotel, had issued an invitation to the general public to see the series by television for the first time in the history of Lackawanna County.

The rathskeller of his place where t)ie set is in operation was filled by 12:30 p. an hour before game time and it was necessary, to turn away an estimated 150. DL Charged With Federal Violation The Government is seeking $500 and costs from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad for alleged violation of the 36-Hour Act, according to papers filed in Federal Court yesterday. U. S.

Attorney Arthur A. Maguire charges that" the railroad transported 140 lambs from Buffalo to Scranton without unloading them for rest, water and feed, in excess of 36 hours, to wit 43 hours and five minutes. BUCK CLASS REUNION The Church School Class taught by the late Prof H. Buck will hold a reunion in the club room of Elm Park Methodist Church Thursday at 8 p. m.

All former class members have been Invited, and refreshments will be served. oars alone in Scranton! The Jury which heard the assumpsit suit in' which Beatrice Gaughan, 506 North Sumner sought $1,558 on a double indemnity life insurance company, received the case at 6 oclock last night. It returned a sealed verdict later in the evening. Miss Gaughan charged that the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. only paid the face value of six industrial policies issued to her mother, Mrs.

Ellen Gaughan, who lied Oct. 13, 1946, 12 days after she incurred a broken hip in a fall in her home. i The company contended that Mrs. Gaughan was 70 years of age at the time of her death. Her daughter claimed that she was 68.

Attorney Raymond T. Law represented Miss Gaughan. Attorneys Edward W. Warren and John M. McCourt were for the defendant company.

Judge T. Linus Hoban presided. Authorize Purchase Of Trackless Trolleys Trustees of the Wilkes-Barre Traction Co. yesterday were authorized by U. S.

Judge Albert L. Watsori' to purchase six trackless trolleys, costing $106,766.66 from jthe A. C. F. Brill Motors Co, 'Philadelphia.

Judge Watsons action followed filing of a.petitioh by Ellsworth S. Keller and Roy W. Voris for an order of court to make the purchase. The company is in process of reorganization. AIR RELEASED L.

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