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Henry John H. Bedingfield, E. Brassler, Hedvig Cahill, Edward C. Canosa, Robert V. Carney, E.

C. F. Chalcraft, Rose Connors, F. Donelan, John J. -Falco, Giacomo Walter T.

Gamble, Henry Gardiner, N. R. Gass, W. G. Gates, Harry R.

-Gilbert. Ida I. Henry, William Horn, Eileen Howard, John J. Hyland, Thomas Keane, Lt. John' Kiley, Grace I.

Loughlin, Loretta McAloon, Deaths McCusker, Joseph McGee, Margaret Meister, Harriet Miccio, Frank Mossien, E. C. Murphy, Anna Nugent, Mary A. O'Brien, Robert Pfisterer, L. Quinn, Roland Sr Reade, Arthur H.

Rupp, Owen T. Schramm, C. J. Schulz, Marie M. Shannon, Patrick Shaw, Jane M.

Snook, Charles A. Sullivan, Anna Sullivan, Thomas Torpy, George F. Twiddy, C. A. Vassalotti, Frank Whyte, Andrew Wilkens, C.

A. Willmott, Kate E. ANDREWS April 6, 1948, HENRY, of 140 Wakeman Place, beloved husband of Rosemary; ther of Elizabeth Moody, Edith Collins, Charlotte and Thomas H. Andrews; brother of Charlotte sc Gardner and Robert Andrews. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m., from Funeral Home, 7722 4th Avenue.

Interment Green- Wood Cemetery. BAKER--JOHN on April 6, 1948, beloved husband of Carrie father of Ethel M. Brown. Services at the Moadinger Funeral Parlors, 1120 Flatbush Avenue, Thursday. 8 p.m.

BEDINGFIELD ELIZABETH (nee Hemmings), on April 6, in her 88th year. wife of the late Victor mother of Victor G. L. at the Harry T. Pyle Mortuary.

1925 Church Avenue, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Interment Green -Wood Cemetery, BRASSLER-HEDVIG April 6, 1948, beloved wife of Charles devoted mother of Mrs. Evelyn Smith. Mrs. Dolores Toomey and Carlyle Brassler, Services Walter B.

Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue. on Thursday, .2:30 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery. CAHILL-EDWARD on April 5, 1948, brother of Ellen and Mrs. Rose Walker.

Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m., from Joseph Redmond's 103 King Street: thence to Visitation R. C. Church, where a Requiem Mass will be offered. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. CANOSA- On April 6.

ROBERT beloved husband of Beatrice J. (nee Gaffney); devoted father of Ensign V. Jr. Funeral from his late residence, 848 President "Street: Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, Friday, April 9, at 10 o'clock.

C. on CARNEY EDWARD Fordham Street, Williston Park, L. beloved husband of Mary F. (nee Shannon); devoted father of Virginia M. and Edward C.

F. Carney Jr. Reposing at Schaffer's Funeral Home, Hillside Avenue. Mass Friday, 10. Aidan's Williston Park.

Solemn, Requiem R. C. Church. Interment Holy Rood Cemetery. CHALCRAFT -ROSE (Hee Mace), in her 70th year, beloved wife of Charles, and devoted mother of Francis; also survived by three grandchildren.

Services Friday, 8 p.m., at Robert Wasmund's Chapel, 6630 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood. Interment Saturday, 10 a.m., Cedar Grove Cemetery. CONNORS ELIZABETH April 6. 1948, of 169 Warren Street, beloved wife of John; devoted mother of Mary, Elizabeth Goonan, Edward Helen Kinzel, Josephine Gallagher, John Jr. and Daniel; dear sister of Edward Fox.

Also survived by four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Solemn Requiem Mass Friday, 10 a.m., St. Paul's R. C. Church.

Reposing at Chapel of Joseph G. Duffy, 9th Street and 4th Avenue. DONELAN JOHN suddenly, "April 6, 1948, Davies; husband father of of the Mrs. late Charles Thiemann, Mrs. Richard Serry, Mrs.

Thomas Tobiason, Mrs. William Moore, John Thomas James Ellen and Dorothy Donelan: also survived by 17 grandchildren. Funeral Saturday, 10:15 a.m., from the McManus Funeral Home, 2001 Flatbush Avenue; Requiem Mass St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

FALCO-GIACOMO, on April 4, 1948, beloved husband of Stella (nee Maione): dear father of Jack And Ralph Falco. Also survived by his mother, Irene, and sister, Mrs. Irene Tortora. Reposing at his residence, 2959 Quentin Road, until Thursday, 9 a.in. Requiem Mass at Good Shepherd Church, Batchelder and Avenue at 10 a.m.

Interment Holy Cross Ceme- tery. A. Melucci, Funeral Director. FISHER-WALTER on Tuesday, April 6, 1948, beloved brother of Henry A. and Augustus M.

Fisher: member of Clinton Lodge, No. 453, F. A. M. Religious and Masonic services at the Fairchild Chapel, 89-31 164th Street, Jamaica, on Thursday at 8 p.m.

FITZGERALD- On April 6, 1948, detective, N. Y. P. of 1329 E. 29th Street, beloved husband of Anna, and devoted father of Martha Leonard and Edna Fitzgerald; son of Margaret and the late William Fitzgerald; brother of Mrs.

Catherine Schrimpton, Mrs. Marion Tracey, Mrs. Margaret Olsen and Edward Fitzgerald, detective, 68th Squad, N. Y. P.

D. Funeral from Schaefer's Funeral Parlor, 4th Avenue at 42d Street, on Saturday, April 10, 8:15 a.m.; Solemn Requiem Mass Our Lady Help of Christians R. C. Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

GAMBLE HENRY, April 5, 1948. beloved husband of Sarah; devoted father of Grace Florence E. and Harry G. Reposing Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, till Thursday, 9 a.m.

Interment Kensico Cemetery. Please omit flowers. GARDINER-NANCY April beloved daughter of Anna U. (McKiernan) and the late William loving sister of Marion George Hamilton and Howard Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m., from the McManus Funeral Home, 2001 Flatbush Avenue. Requiem Mass St.

Vincent Ferrer R. C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery.

GASS-WILLIAM on 5, 1948, devoted husband of Catherine (nee Smith); beloved father of Ruth Kopta and Belle Blain; brother of Sophie Beckman; grandfather of Ruth and Florence Kopta. Services: at the Bergen Funeral Home, 45-18 48th Avenue, Woodside, L. on Wednesday, 9 p.m., the Reverend John W. Klahn officiating. Interment Mt.

Olivet Cemetery, Thursday, 3 p.m. GATES- -HARRY on April 6, 1948, of 693 O0 no Chauncey Street, Lauretta Brooklyn, M. beloved Gates, and husband brother of Mrs. Frederick Munz. Services at the William C.

Fisher Funeral Chapel, 1230 Bushwick Avenue, on Thursday at 8 p.m. Funeral Friday, 2 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery. April GILBERT. IDA retired on teacher, Tuesday, beloved sister of the late A.

Louise Gilbert. Service at the First Presbyterian Church, Henry Street near Clark, on Thursday, at 2:30 p.m. of 547 East Street, on Tuesday, April 6, fa-1948, beloved husband of Alberta H. (nee Hawes). Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 951 Atlantic Avenue, on Friday at 1 p.m.

HORN EILEEN. suddenly, Tuesday, April 6, 1948, beloved wife of Louis R. and loving mother of Robert F. and Roger G. Horn.

Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 951 Atlantic Avenue, on Thursday, 8 p.m. HOWARD- JOHN on April 4, 1948, husband of the late Nora (nee Kelleher); father of John, James and Margaret. Funeral from the Parlors of James F. McKeon Son. 7212 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Thursday, 9:30 a.m.: thence to the R.

C. Church of Our Lady of Angels, where a Mass will be offered. Interment Calvary Cemetery. HYLAND On April 6, 1948. THOMAS son of the late Christopher and Harriet Bothwell Hyland.

Reposing at Austin W. Moran: Funeral Home, 121 6th Avenue. Requiem Mass Church of St. Augustine, Friday, 10 a.m. KEANE-Lt.

JOHN on April 4, 1948, retired, N. Y. F. at his residence, 104-46 212th Street, BellHaire, L. dearly beloved husband vived by one sister, James Sarah (nee Hopkins); surinsist Wall.

Funeral services Wednesday evening, 8:30. Capt. George H. Tilly Camp, No. 66, United Spanish War Veterans.

Also a member of the Name Society. Solemn Requiem Mass Thursday, 10 a.m., SS. Joachim and Anne, Queens Village, L. I. N.

Y. F. D. escort, U. S.

military escort. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Direction of F. J. McLaughlin.

KILEY- GRACE on April 5, 1948, beloved wife of William and dear daughter of Mrs. Julia A. Mulvaney; sister Mrs. Julia Boness. Reposing at her residence, 63-10 Booth Street, Park.

Solemn Requiem Mass Ascension Regure Church, Thursday, 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. J. J. Gallagher Sons.

Directors. LOUGHLIN LORETTA on April 6, sister of the late Catherine C. Reposing at Funeral Home, 187 S. Oxford Street. Requiem Mass Thursday, April 8, at St.

Francis Xavier Church 9:30 a.m, Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. McALOON- on April. 6, 1948, formerly of First Ward, his residence, 8401 Fort Hamilton Parkway, beloved husband of Katie and dear father of James, Walter and Peter; also one brother. James. Solemn Requiem Mass Friday, 9:30 a.m., St.

Anselm's R. C. Church, 4th Avenue, 83d Street, Brooklyn. Reposing at Funeral Home of F. J.

McLaughlin, 8125 3d Avenue. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. McCUSKER- Sunday, April 4. $1948, JOSEPH, beloved husband of Delia; devoted father of John C.

McCusker, Ellen McCusker and Mrs. James Porter. Funeral from his residence, 92 Elm Street, West Brighton, Staten Island, Thursday, 8, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to Sacred Heart Church, Castleton Avenue, where Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. McGEE MARGARET CURRAN, mother of Ellen Dominick: sister of Joseph Curran and Delia Darcy; also survived by two grandchildren.

Funeral from George T. McHugh Funeral Home, 1016 Bedford Avenue; Requiem Mass St. Malachy's R. C. Church.

Friday, 10:30 a.m. Please omit flowers. MEISTER 1948, -HARRIET beloved wife on of April George; mother of May Cantwell and Harold Meister; grandmother of Edna Tubridy and George Welsh. Member Sheepshead Bay Chapter 808, S. Services Thursof.

day, 8 p.m., at John J. Healey Funeral Home, 2977 Ocean Avenue. MICCIO-FRANK, April 5, 1948. devoted father of Mrs. Frances Carrano, Susan and Carl Miccio.

Reposing Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, until Friday, 9:30 a.m. Requiem Mass St. Rose of Lima R. C.

Church, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. MOSSIEN-EMMA April 7. 1948 (nee Anderson), dear wife of the late Edward P. Mossien.

Reposing John T. Gallagher Funeral Home, 2549 Church Avenue. Notice of funeral later. MURPHY On April 5, 1948, ANNA devoted mother of Mrs. Anna A.

Murray, James C. and Edward S. Murphy. Funeral from her residence at 612 E. 37th Street on Friday, April 9, at 9:30 a.m.; Solemn Requiem Mass St.

Jerome R. C. Church, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. NUGENT-MARY on April 4, 1948; devoted mother of Mrs.

Ellen Burrows and Albert Nugent; dear sister of Mrs. Anna Snediker, Mrs. George Spinner and James E. Monahan. Funeral from Walter B.

Cooke, Funeral Home, 151 Linden Boulevard. Solemn Requiem St. Francis of Assisi Church, Thursday, 9:45 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. GEORGE D.

CONANT Moadinger Funeral Parlors Personal Service Modern Facilities Convenient Location 1120 Flatbush Avenue, BUckminster 2-0247 Florence BRIEN-ROBERT 5, 1948, of be- 681 loved husband of Mae (nee Christman); devoted father of Robert, John, William, Gerard, Eileen and Patricia: also survived by one sister. Mae Bonnander, Past Commander of Marine Park Post No. 2781. V. F.

W. Funeral from Byrnes Funeral Home, 2384 Gerrittsen Avenue, Thursday, 8:30 a.m.; Solemn Requiem Mass Resurrection Church, 9 a.m. Interment Pinelawn Na- tional Cemetery. PFISTERER-WALTER sud- denly, April 5, 1948, beloved husband of Catherine; devoted father of Walter J. and loving son of Mary Pfisterer.

Funeral from his residence, 65 Lutz Drive, Valley Stream, L. on Friday, 9:30 a.m.: R. C. Church, Holy, Valley Stream. Inthence to Name of Mary terment St.

Charles Cemetery. QUINN--Tuesday, ROLAND of 429 5th Avenue, beloved husband of Nellie: loving father of Marjorie, Alfred, Rolland Jr. and Emma; brother of Ruth and Leslie. Reposing Lynam's Home, 4th Avenue, corner 13th Street. Funeral services Thursday, 8 p.m.

Funeral Friday. Interment Ramsay, New Jersey. READE-ARTHUR April 5. 1948, beloved husband of Rosina; devoted father of Mrs. Ruby Rose Habletzel.

Services Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, Thursday, 8 p.m. Funeral Friday, 1 p.m. RUPP- OWEN suddenly, on April 5, 1948, beloved husband of Nora; father of Ruth Carroll and Sarah G. Rupp.

Services at the Moadinger Funeral Parlors, 1120 Flatbush Avenue, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. SCHRAMM-CHARLES on April 5, 1948, beloved husband of Elizabeth and loving father of Charles, John, Elizabeth, Marion and George. Reposing at his residence, 5380 72d Place, Maspeth, L. until Friday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn Requiem Mass St.

Mary's R. C. Church, 10 a.m. Interment St. John's Cemetery.

on Tuesday, SCHULZ 6, 1948, of 131-46 223d Street, Springfield, devoted mother of Irene Merrill; sister of Mrs. Frieda Heidt. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 89-31 164th Street, Jamaica, Thursday, 8 p.m. -PATRICK suddenly, April 5, 1948, beloved husband of Anna Gill; father of James J. and Patricia brother of Mrs.

Katherine Flynn, James and Thomas of County Sligo, Doone West, Ireland. Funeral Thursday, 8:30 a.m., from his residence, 1845 E. 38th Requiem Mass 9 a.m., St. Thomas Aquinas (old church). Interment National Cemetery, Long Island.

SHAW-JANE on Tuesday, April 6, 1948, at her home, 326 McKinley Avenue, beloved mother of Mildred Margaret Hoffman, James Shew. Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m. Solemn Requiem Mass Church of St. Sylvester. Interment St.

John's Cemetery. James A. McCue, Director. SNOOK--Suddenly, on April 4. CHARLES beloved husband of Catherine (nee Nehlsen); dear father of William, Charles, James, Margaret Roberts and Muriel Monks.

Funeral from his residence, 918 76th Street, Thursday; Solemn Requiem Mass St. Ephrem's Church, 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. -ANNA (nee Ward), suddenly, on April 6. 1948, of 2231 Vanderveer Place, native of Cloncullen, County Westmeath, Ireland, beloved wife of the late Thomas sister of Sister M.

Finiana, Miss Mary Ward, Peter and the late Patrick. Funeral from James C. Nugent Funeral Home, Avenue and E. 28th Street. Friday: Solemn Requiem Mass St.

Jerome's R. c. Church, 11 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. SULLIVAN -THOMAS suddenly, April 4, 1948, of 2231 Vanderveer Place, native of Oughterard Glann, County Galway, Ireland, beloved husband of Anna (nee Ward); father of Mrs.

Anne Conway and Thomas F. Funeral from James C. Nugent Funeral Home, Avenue and E. 28th Street, Friday: Solemn Requiem Mass St. Jerome's R.

C. Church, 11 a.m. TORPY On April 4. 1948, GEORGE of 8615 Fort Hamilton Parkway, beloved husband of Helen (nee De Meo); loving son of Henrietta M. and the late Thomas fond brother of Thomas William 0., Sister Miriam Thomas, O.S.S..

Kathryn Mrs. Toomey and the late John J. Torpy. Funeral from Darraugh's Funeral Home, Solemn 8813 5th Avenue, Friday. Requiem Mass St.

Anselm's Church, 10:15 a.m. Interment Courtlandville, Assumption Cemetery. Van N. Y. (Peeks-) kill papers please copy.) TWIDDY-CORDELIA suddenly, at Huntington on April 6.

in her 81st year, beloved sister of Ernest S. and Samuel E. Falkenburg. Reposing at her home, 106 High Street, Huntington. FuIneral services at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the Huntington Methodist Church.

Interment in Huntington Rural Cemetery. VASSALOTTI FRANK. on April 5, 1948, beloved brother of Rollo, Mrs. Eva Cachion and Mrs. Adeline Rubeis.

Reposing at English Funeral Home, 2190 McDonald Avenue. Funeral services Thursday, 8 p.m., followed by American Legion services. Interment Friday, 10 a.m., Green-Wood Cemetery, WHYTE -April 5. 1948, ANDREW, of 426 36th Street, in his 87th year, born in Dougleston, Scotland, beloved husband of Margaret and devoted father of Mildred Whyte Liger. Services at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, Wednesday, 8 p.m., the Rev.

Joseph Snyder officiating. Interment private. President Established 3-6531 75 YEARS JAMES H. TRACY INC. Funeral Directors Chapels Available Business Office John Tracy, Lie.

Mgt. 1597 Fulton St. Thomas Fitzgerald, WILLIAM HENRY DIES; Boro Detective AUTHORITY ON ASTRONOMY Thomas F. Fitzgerald, a first grade detective, who for the last year had been assigned to the District Attorney's Office, died yesterday at Norwegian Hospital. He was 57 and lived at 1329 E.

29th St. Mr. Fitzgerald, a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, had been a member of the Police Departfor the last 36 years. Prior to his assignment to the District Attorney's Office he was attached to the Empire Boulevard Station. He also had served at Manhattan Police Headquarters.

He was a ber of the Holy Name Society of the Police Department and the Brooklyn Lodge of Elks. Surviving are his widow. Mrs. Anna Fitzgerald; two daughters. Martha Leonard and Edna Fitzgerald: his mother, Mrs.

Margaret Fitzgerald: three sisters, Mrs. Catherine Schrimp. ton, Mrs. Marion Tracey, and Mrs. Margaret Olsen, and a brother, Edward Fitzgerald.

a detective attached to the Fourth precinct. The funeral will be held Saturday from Schaefer's Funeral Parlors, Fourth Ave. and 42d at 8:15 a.m. A solemn mass of requiem will follow at Our Lady Help of Christians R. C.

Church. Avenue and E. 28th St. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Ida I.

Gilbert, 85, Retired Teacher Funeral services for Ida I. Gilbert. 85. who formerly taught at Public School 77. 2d St.

near 6th will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the First Presbyterian Church, Henry St. near Clark St. She died yesterday at the Wood Nursing Home, 298 Clinton Ave. Born in Brooklyn, Miss Gilbert was a graduate of Packer Collegiate Institute.

She lived at the Presbyterian Guest House, 153 Lincoln Place. Her sister. A. Louise Gilbert, a teacher at the Berkeley Institute, 181 Lincoln Place, died in 1941. Charities Left $2,750,000 in Will Mineola, April 7-A bequest of $2.750.000 for organized charlities by the late Mrs.

Marguerite Sawyer Davis of Glen Head was revealed today with the filing of her will for probate in Surrogate's Court. Mrs. Davis, who died in Kansas City March 18. left the portion of her $9,000.000 estate to her husband. Charles Blevin Davis, a New York theatrical producer.

Mrs. Davis also set up scholarship funds of $60.000 each for the Hill School. Pottsdown, and the School, Southboro. memorials to her sisPave ter's son. the late James Gillison.

Thirty three other bequests, ranging from $1,000 to $50,000 and totaling $350,000, were made to friends and relatives, while 14 employes were also mentioned in the will. The $9.000.000 estimate placed on the estate was more than double that of the estate left to her by her former husband, James N. Hill, who died in 1932. George F. Sloan of Munsey Park, an attorney, was named executor.

Deaths WILKENS--CHARLOTTE 116-22 231st Street. St. Albans; beloved mother of Walter and Richard. Services Thursday, 8:15 p.m., at the Funeral Home of rence D. Rouse.

191-02 Linden Boulevard. St. Albans. Interment 10 a.m., Lutheran Ceme- tery. WILLMOTT-KATE at 208 Weirfield Street, April 5, 1948, wife of the late Alfred dear mother of the late Alfred survived by daughter-in-law, Hazel, Willmott, and granddaughter, Marion E.

Thom. Reposing Koch' Funeral Home, 514 Wilson Avenue. Solemn Mass Thursday, 9 a.m., St. Martin lof Tours R. C.

Church. Interment Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. In Memoriam Gone to Heaven with the blest.

Loving Son, ROBBIE, and WIFE. In Memoriam GALLO In loving memory of ROSE GALLO. Passed away April 7, 1947. her suffering, past her pain, Cease to weep for tears are vain; She who suffered at rest. Passes McLAUGHLIN PETER J.

In father. memory of a devoted husband and Passed away April 8, 1947. Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Thursday morning at 7:30. He is gone, but not forgotten, And as dawns another year, In our lonely hours thinking. Thoughts of him Care always near.

Days of sadness will come o'er 11S. Friends may think the wound is healed. But they little know the sorrow That lies within the heart concealed. WIFE, DAUGHTERS and SONS. FUNERAL SERVICE Since 1888 COMPLETE FUNERALS FROM $150 DISTANT SHIPMENTS FROM $125 CHAPELS AVAILABLE IN ALL LOCALITIES Henry MoCADDIN Son 24 Seventh Ave.

NEvin: 8-8912 Andrew McCaddin. Met. BROOKLYN EAGLE, APRIL 7, 1948 15. Chicago Man Buys Flagg Court Apts. In Bay Ridge Area ering the entire square block from Ridge Boulevard to Colonial Road, between 72d and 73d in the Bay Ridge section, has been purchased by Joseph E.

Dempsey of Chicago from the estate of Ernest Flagg, who designed and built the structure. The property valued at $2,100, 000 was conveyed in an all cash transaction negotiated by James J. Raynolds, of Manhattan as broker. There are six 10- story buildings in the group comprising a plot 200x700 feet. They contain 425 apartment suites in addition to an auditorium seating 500 persons.

Mr. Flagg. well-known architect. laid out the garden style project with a swimming pool in the center of the court-yard. Also included are tennis courts, a handball court, bowling alleys, kindergarten classrooms, boys' and girls' clubs and roof terraces.

Some of the buildings were constructed in 1933 and the rest of the project was completed in 1937. The property is reported to have a yearly rental of $310,000. Ralph B. Williams, Mining Executive Garden City, April 7-Ralph Brown Williams of 108 4th Garden 'City, president of the American Rutile Corporation and of the International Titanium Corporation, mining concerns Broadway, Manhattan, died yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan. He was 67.

A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mr. Williams first served for a number of years as a mining engineer in South America, Australia. Mexico and ih the western part of the United States. In 1916 he became associated with the Metal and Thermit Corporation, a mining concern in Manhattan, as a consulting engineer, and settled in Garden City. In 1919 he became general manager of the American Rutile Corporation followits absorption by Metal and Thermit and was elected a director and its president some years later.

He was a Mason and was a member of the United Engineering Trustees, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America and the Mining Club. He also was a member of the University Club and the Cherry Valley Golf Club. A son, Ralph Brewster Williams; a brother, Chester P. Williams, and a sister. Mrs.

Leonard Harrington Goodhue, survive. Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the Garden Chapel of Orville T. Cronk, Franklin Ave. and 15th Garden City.

Walter B. Cooke IN C. FUNERAL INFORMATION 50 Seventh Avenue MAin 2-8585 Wednesday, April 7th BENNETT. Elsie 1:00 P.M. at Chapel In the service renThursday, April 8th dered by Walter B.

BENTRUP. Albert 1:00 P.M. at Home Cooke, the care and WHITON, Stephen 2:00 P.M. at Chapel handling of flowers 15 1218 Flatbush Ave. BUck.

2-0266 far from being a mere Wednesday April 7th detail. Instead, we look TRESCH. Herman 1:00 P.M. at Chapel upon this as a special Thursday, April 8th GAMBLE. Henry 9:00 A.M.

al Chapel responsibility. ABRAMS. Fred 1:00 P.M. 1 at Chapel At any funeral, large READE, MICCIO. Arthur Frank Service to to be be Arranged Arranged or small, flowers speak silent language of 151 Linden Blvd.

BUck. 4-1200 sympathy and Thursday. April 8th brance. We handle NUGENT. Mary 9:15 A.M.

at Chapel these eloquent tributes carefully, feelingly- -as 63-32 Forest Ave. HEgeman 3-0900 thoughts and not as Wednesday, April 7th ALLEN, Clara 2:00 P.M. at Chapel things. Thursday. April 8th WINTERS.

Frank at Chapel MOLL, Adam 9:30 A.M. at Chapel Friday, April 9th DIGNIFIED FUNERALS FROM $150 UP STELLING, Mary Service to be Arranged 158-14 Northern Blvd. FLushing 3-6600 Wednesday, April 7th THOMPSON, Emily 1:00 P.M. at Chapel BROOKLYN QUEENS FUNERAL HOMES 1218 Flatbush Ave -BUckminster 2-0266 150-10 Hillside Avenue- JAmaica 6-6670 50 Seventh Avenue -MAin 2-8585 63-32 Forest Avenue -HEgeman 3-0900 151 Linden Boulevard -BUckminster 4-1200 158-14 North. Blvd.

-FLushing 3-6600 FUNERAL HOMES IN BROOKLYN MANHATTAN BRONX QUEENS LEGAL NOTICES ciated with the New York Herald, and for many years had charge of its photographic division. While there he was sent to remote parts of the world on numerous dangerous missions, such as photographing volcanic he eruptions. had conducted For the his last 28 years own mercial business at 154 Manhattan. Photography, He was a member of the Amateur Astronomers Society, the American Astronomical Society and the Variable Stor Assciathe tion. He also was a member of Silurians, St.

Andrew's Society and of the Old First Dutch Reformed Church, 7th Ave. and Carroll where for many years, he served as a member of the consistory, Surviving Hawes are his widow. Mrs. Alberta Henry, who is an instructor in mathematics at Brooklyn College, and two sisters, Joan Henry of Centereach and Mrs. R.

A. McAuslin of Oceanside. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Fairchild Chapel. 951 1.

Atlantic Ave. The Rev. Dr. Cornelius B. Muste, pastor of the Old First Church, will officiate.

Mrs. Bedingfield, Mrs. Sullivan, 60, Publisher's Widow 2d Auto Victim Mrs. Elizabeth Bedingfield, widow of Victor L. Beding.

field, who organized and published the Flatbush Press, the Kings County Gazette and the Flatbush Weekly News, all of which have discontinued publication, died yesterday 'at her home. 160 Cabrini Boulevard. Manhattan. She was 87. Mrs.

Bedingfield, the former Elizabeth Hemmings, was born in London, England, May 24. 1860. and with her husband came to the United States in the midde 1880s. From that time until 1941, when she moved to Manhattan, she lived in Flatbush. Her husband died in 1906.

For many years Mrs. Beding. field had been a member of the Hanson Place-Central Methodist Church. the pastor of which, the Rev. John Emerson (Zeiter, will conduct funeral services at 8 o'clock tonight at the Harry T.

Pyle Mortuary, 1925 Church Ave. Burial will be in Green- Wood Cemetery. Surviving are a son, Victor G. L. Bedingfield, who is associated with the Royal Insurance Company, Manhattan; sister, Mrs.

Louise Pearce of London: four grandsons, Clif. ford and Victor Bedingfield of Chicago. Robert Bedingfield of Flushing and Charles Bedingfield of Manhattan; also nine great grandchildren. A daughter. Elizabeth Bedingfield.

a newspaper writer, died in February, 1942. Hannah Donegan, Teacher 40 Years William Henry of 547 E. 4th chairman of the department of astronomy at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and one of the city's leading commercial photographers, died yesterday in Beekman HospiManhattan, after a brief illness. Although regarded as an authority on astronomy, Mr. Hen'y: who and had made.

a for study of stars insisted planets many years, on maintaining an amateur status in that field. For many years he had made a mem-systemaic observation of sun spots and was credited with having the largest collection of sun spot drawings and photographs in the world. His photographs of total and partial eclipses of the sun and moon, taken in various parts of the world, and those of Mars and other heavenly bodies have appeared in various magazines and newspapers. Born in Dryburgh. Scotland, Mr.

Henry came to the United States when he was 15 and was a graduate of Pratt Institute, where he majored in art. Early in life he became asso- The funeral of Hannah A. Donegan, 87. a retired school teacher, who died Monday at the home of her cousin, Nellie Donegan, with whom she lived at 35-07 147th will be held tomorrow from the Martin A. Gleason Funeral Home.

149-20 Northern Boulevard, Flushing. A solemn mass of requiem will follow at 10 a.m. in St. Andrew Avellino R. C.

Church, Flushing. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. the New York public school system for more than 40 years, Miss Donegan was a teacher at Public School 59. 228 E. 58th Manhattan, when she retired in 1925.

She was graduated from New York Normal School in 11880. Besides her cousin, she is another cousin. Commander E. J. Murphy of the navy.

Mrs. Anna M. Murphy A solemn mass of requiem for Mrs. Anna M. Murphy, 85.

of 612 E. 37th will be offered at 10 a. m. Friday in St. Jerome's R.

C. Church, New. kirk and Nostrand Aves. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. She died Monday in Madison Park Hospital, Kings Highway and E.

26th after two weeks' illness. Mrs. Murphy, a native of Ireland, came to this country as a young woman and had lived since Brooklyn, most of the time Williamsburg. Her husin band, Stephen Murphy, died more than 20 years ago. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Anna A. Murrav. and two sons, James C. and Edward S. Murphy.

KEARNS SONS As FUNERALS As DIGNIFIED Low $150 Bushwick's Finest Funeral Home 1504 Bushwick Avenue GLenmore 5-0103 ONE BLOCK FROM SUBWAY STORAGE NOTICES TO MRS. JOSEPHINE BRANCH. Mrs. Paul Jablonski. Mrs.

J. Hogan: YOU AND EACH OF YOU are noItified that the time for the payment of our lien upon the property hereinafter described, having expired. after due notice had been given you, we will cause such property, to wit: toys. electrical equipment, household goods of every description. and articles too numerous to mention.

stored by you or in your name or in which you claim an interest, to be sold at public aucaccording to the statute in such cases, made and provided. at 1062 St. John's Place, Brooklyn, N. a.m.. on Monday, April 19.

1948, at 10:30 and if the sale thereof is not completed on such date. the sale will be completed at the same on every Monday thereafter. beginning 10:30 a.m. LONG ISLAND STORAGE WAREHOUSES. INC.

mh31-2t TO DIANE HARTER, BECKY MAN. Tholly Jonson. Louise Drummonds. Nick' Ge no vese. Hirsch, Wheeler, J.

A. Donovan, Irene Peinsky, Florence Gould. James Phillips: You and each of you are hereby notified that the time for payment of our upon the property hereinafter described thereof having had expired been after due we given you. will sell such property, to wit: Dining, library, living and bedroom furniture, pictures, paintings, mirrors. books, linens, bedding, kitchen chests utensils, of drawers, chifforobes, trunks, barrels, boxes "with contents if glassware.

bric-a-brac, china, silverware, rugs, carpets, desks, pianos. radios, phonographs, personal effects. and all other goods known as household effects. ALSO. restaurant equipment, and such goods as scheduled in the storage warehouse issued to you by THIS WAREHOUSE.

stored account you or in in your which name or on claim your (or you an interest) in the Wasserman Son Storage Warehouse. to be sold lie auction by GEO. H. BENSEN. auctioneer.

at 419 12th Street. Brooklyn, N. on Friday. April 23rd. 1948.

at 10:30 a.m. If for any reason the sale shall it not will be be completed continued on each the said suc(ceeding Friday thereafter at the same time and place and continuing until all the goods are sold or "until the liens are WASSERMAN SON STORAGE WAREHOUSE. ap7-2t PUBLIC NOTICES NEVERSINK DAM. ETC. Mrs.

Anna Ward Sullivan, 60, wife of Thomas J. Sullivan of 2231 Vanderveer Place, who was killed Sunday night when both were hit by an automobile at Schermerhorn and Bond died yesterday afternoon in Holy Hospital without having regained consciousness since the accident. Her husband. who had been connected with the Department of Highways for 25 years, died instantly. He was 62.

Born in Cloncullen. County Westmeath. Ireland, Mrs. Sullivan came to this country early in life and had lived in Brooklyn for the last 40 years. She was a member of the Rosary Society of St.

Jerome's R. C. Newkirk and Nostrand Avenues. There will be a double funeral Friday for the couple from the James C. Nugent Funeral Home, Avenue and E.

28th St. A solemn mass of requiem for them will be offered at 11 a.m. in St. Jerome's Church, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. A daughter, Mrs.

Anne Conway, and a Thomas F. Sul livan, Mrs. Sullivan also leaves a brother, Peter Ward, and two sisters. Sister M. Finiana and Mary Ward.

Mrs. William B. Klein Funeral services, for Mrs. Josephine Klein, 76, of 245 Windsor Place, held today at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Apostles, 612 Greenwood Ave. She died Saturday the Methodist Hospital, 7th Ave.

and 6th St. Mrs. Klein was the wife of William B. Klein, a retired sales manager for Standard Brands Products. Also surviving are three sons, Edward, Royal B.

and Joseph F. Klein. THE UNDERSIGNED WILL, SELL at public auction at Office of New York City Department of Welfare. Room 801. 1.

902 1 Broadway, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York. on the 22nd day of April, 1918, at 10:30 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, by James, J. Dooling, Auctioneer, a bond and mortgage made, executed and delivered on the 22nd day of June, 1937. by Mollie Friedman, formerly Mollie Lacker. and Sam Friedman, her husband.

to William Hodson 8.8 Commissioner of Public Welfare of the City of New York. Public Welfare District. in the principal sum of $600.00 and covering an irregular vacant lot. approximately 43x86 known A4 lot 189 in Section 24. Block 7933A on the Land Map of the County of Kings.

The minimum or upset price at which this mortgage may be sold 38 $225.00. in addition to the fees and the cost of advertising this sale. The successful bidder will be quired to pay of the amount bid in cash or cetrified check made pay- CONTRACT 365 SEALED BIDS will be received by the Board of Water Supply. at its offices. thirteenth floor.

120 Wall Street. New York City, until 11:00 A.M.. Eastern Standard Tuesday. April 20. 1948.

for Contract 365, for the completion of construction of the Neversink dam of the Neversink reservoir and for the construction of the waste weir, weir channel and waste channel of that reservoir and of the appurtenances of all of these structures, together with the closure of the existing diversion tunnel, the construction of the waste channel bridge and of about miles of bituminous, macadam final and concrete highways and the grading in the vicinity of the dam, all as set forth in the specifications. The work is located near the Village of Neversink. Town of Neversink. Sullivan County. New Pamphlets containing, information for bidders, forms of bid and contract.

specifications, contract drawings, requirements as to surety, can be obtained at the office of the Chief Engineer. Room 1312. at the above address, by mail, upon by depositing application the in person or sum of $5.00 in cash or its equivalent for each pamphlet. Within 30 days the award of contract or rejection of bids, the full refunded amount of deposit will be for each pamphlet submitted 88 a bid a refund of $4.00 will be returned made for each other pamphlet in ticulara, apply the office the acceptable condition. For further, parChief Engineer at a above address.

IRVING V. HUIE. President: HENRY HESTERBERG, RUFUS E. MeGAHEN, Commissioners, Board of Water Supply: RICHARD H. BURKE.

Secretary. m19-20 Ap.1-19 21t PUBLIC NOTICE STATE NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ALBANY April 5. 1948 Case 13626-Proceeding on motion of the Commission AR to increased charges for installing gas service laterals proposed by Long Island Lighting Company. Case 13627-Proceeding on motion of the Commission as to increased charges for installing gas service laterals proposed by Nassau and Suffolk Lighting Company. Case 13628-Proceeding on motion of the Commission 88 as to increased for installing gas service laterals proposed by Queens Borough Gas and Electric Company.

Case 13629 -Proceeding on motion of the Commission as to increased charges for installing gag service laterals proposed by Long Beach Gas Company. Inc. is hereby given that 8 public hearing will be held in the above matters before H. M. Weber, of Executive Secretary.

in the office this Commission, 233 Broadway, in the City of New York, on Monday, April 12. 1948. at 10:00 A.M. By the Commission, MURRAY G. TANNER.

SECRETARY. NOTICE OF NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY Held THE GOLDEN EAGLE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION of Brooklyn, N. Y. The persons whose names and last known addresses are set forth below appear from the records of the abovenamed life insurance corporation to be entitled to abandoned property in amounts of ten dollars or more. Annie Duke, 227 Bainbridge Brooklyn, N.

Y. John Long. 227 Bainbridge Brooklyn, N. A report of unclaimed property ham been made to the State Comptroller pursuant to Sec. 701 of the Abandoned Property Law.

A list from of the records names appearing the of the said life insurance corporation to be entitled thereto is on file and open to public inspection at the principal office of the corporation located at 105 Court Street, in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York. where such abandoned property is payable. Such abandoned property will be paid on or before August 3ist next to persons establishing to its satisfaction their right to receive the same. On or before the succeeding September 10th, such unclaimed property will he paid to the State Comptroller and it shall thereupon cease to be liable therefor. GOLDEN A EAGLE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION.

ap7-2t PROPOSALS NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals will be publicly opened and read by the Long Island State Park Commission, at Administration Headquarters. Belmont Lake State Park. Babylon. N. on Friday, Eastern April Standard 23.

1948. Time, at for 2:00 furnish- p.in.. ing all labor. materials and equipment for miscellaneous repairs, including repairs to concrete. replacement of pile dolphins and pile jackets.

placing of riprap at certain areas, repairs to Bascule houses on Bridges LP2 and MP3. repairs, to electrical equipment on bridges LP2 and MP3. and all work incidental thereto at nine bridges on the Loop, Meadowbrook and Wantagh Parkways. numbered LP1. LP2.

LP3, MP1. MP2. MP3. WP1. WP3 and WP4.

near Jones Beach State Park. Nassau County, New York. in 80- cordance with plans and as specified. Final award will be made on lump sum basis. Proposal forms and plana may be obtained from the Long Island State Park Commission.

Babylon. N. Y. A certified check for in approximately ten per cent of the bid exact accordance with a schedule given in the contract documents. must accompany each bid.

The Long Island State Park Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. ap6.7,8 LEGAL NOTICES able to the Department, of Welfare, together with auctioneer's fee and the cost of the notice of sale. at the time of the sale and the balance, also in cash or certified check. within ten days of the sale. The commissioner reserves the right to reject, all bids.

Dated, the 7th day of April. 1948. RAYMOND M. HILLIARD. Commissioner of Welfare of the of- City of New York.

Office and Post fice Address, 902 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan (10). City of New York. TRADEMARK NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CORPORATION OF 103 20th Street, Brooklyn, N. did on March 19th. 1948, duly file with the Secretary of State of New York record of its trademark The said trademark ia to be used by said EDCO CORPORATION upon metal cylinders.

Dated. March 19th, 1948. EDCO CORPORATION. mh25-21t AUCTION SALE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR SALE Sam and Bernhard Kanney, Auctioneers will sell Friday, April 9th. 1948.

at 10:30 a.m. at the Ashland Garage, 63 Lafayette Street, Brooklyn. N. 1937 Studebaker sedan, estate of Moroski. deceased: 1935 Ford truck, panel type, estate of Dominick or Domenick Mitrotta.

deceased. By order of the Hon. William V. Elliott. Public Administrator of Kings County.

Auctioneer's Tel. No. CAn. 6-1427. ap6.7.8 LICENSES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT License No.

GB-23340 has been issued to the undersigned to sell beer at retail under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 9201 Foster Brooklyn, for off-premises consumption. MICHAEL PALERMO doing business PALERMO'S GROCERY 9201 Foster mh31-2t.