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PAGE SIXTEEN. THE DAILY NEWS, HUNTINGDON 'AND MOUNT UNION, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1958. Warm, Humid (Continued From First Page) during today and in the Fad northeast sections late today and tonight, Little temperature change was expected, with the, high today again. in the 80's possibly reaching 90 in the southeast tion, Tonight's low was expected to be in the mid 60's. The almost stagnant high sure area promises little change in Friday's weather picture, Bipartisan.

Approach Urged By Governor Aug. 7. Gov. George M. Leader haa called for a bipartisan approach at! the federal leva? to speed passage of legislation which would aid the nation's labor surplus problems.

Leader, in speech Wednesday to the 12th annual conference of United Steelworkers District 13, said "when they come to foreclose the mortgage they don't ask the man out of a job whether he's a Republican or Democratised the federal government of being "too timid" in tackling foreign and "problems facing the nation. Now! Beauty and Utility Nationaline SLIDING DOOR MEDICINE CABINET WITH CLOCK AND SAFETY CHEST HE Has electric clock. with night light, and safety chest with lock and key. Storage space equal to two cabinets, Plate glass sliding mirrors. Overhead fluorescent light with stainless end.

cape and classic light diffuser. Four adjustable stainless shelves. $3885 IN MOUNT UNION B. W. Reeder Hdwe.

Co. 7 So. Division M. Phone 159 4. IN HUNTINGDON Baker's Plumbing Store 524 Pear M.

Phone MI 3-1140 100 Attend Juniata Valley Lions Picnic the Dinner Bell, a booth at thei Huntingdon County Fair operated! by the club. 'The next regular meeting. will, be held on Wednesday, September 3. More than 100 persons were! picnic present area in Diamond Valley for last night at the Pine the by the Juniala Valley Lions annual picnic sponsor-0 Club. boys and girls committee under the direction of Harold Fleming provided food and entertainment for the affair.

Peanut, lollipop and balloon scrambles were held tor the children who also received favors. with I Their evening was climaxed pony rides, The ponies were provided through the courtesy of Fred Campbell of Tyrone, R. D. 1. Flenting W'35 assisted by Irvin, Fern Pollock, Ken Mater, and George Tennis.

held shore, the direction presiA business was dent J. Harry Hawn. He introduced three officers of District 14C. They were District Governor Charles Mowery of the ML. Rose Lions Club, York County: Deputy Governor Paul Corcelius of Woodcock Valley and Zone Chairman Fred Fouse of the Captain Jack Lions Club.

Mowery gave a briaf, but in-: spiring the talk to the of cluo Lionism. members, on growth noted that the motto for 1958-59 will be "Live Lionism." The speaker declared. that the Lions Clubs can grow if they low three points: Efficient club! operation, improve projects, and the extension of Lionism. Dick Anderson outlined the preparations for the operation of. Wild life is said to be decreasing in some states because of lack of food.

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314 Allegheny St. Ph. MI 3-3430 Huntingden Obituaries Fred McCormick Fred McCormick, 56, died expectedly at his home, 15 Spano'clock Avenue, Lewistown, at Tuesday August 5, 1958, coronary occlusion. Mrs. McCormick said that' he had been ill during the night and when he did not get up at his usual hour Wednesday morning, she went call him.

She found his body lying, on the floor beside the bed. Mr. McCormick, a salesman for The Sentinel Company of Lewistown for 13 years, was born al Shirleysburg, June McCormick 28, 1902, of a Mount son Union and the late Tressie Nail He is survived by his the 1 McCormick. wife, former Obolene Merryman, to whom he was married in 1923, and his step Mrs. Elsie McCormick of Other survivors include A daughter, Vivian Rager at home; brother, Elmer McCormick of Lewistown, R.

D. a half sister, Mrs. Ira Hershey of Three Springs: and two grandchildren. A son Russell was killed in World War on II. Mr.

McCormick altended services at the Christian and. Missionary Alliance Church. member of the Owls Club. Funeral services will be held on; Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Heller and Baudoux funeral home, fol-Lewistown, in charge 'of the Rev.

Harold Snider. Interment will made Newton Hamilton. The wili. receive friends! at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Mrs.

Mary E. Decker Mrs. Mary Etta Decker, 86, of Ann Street, Curwensville, died at the Clearfield Hospital at 6 o'clock Monday morning, August 4, 1958. A daughter of Jeremiah and Martha (Hann) Hockensmith. she Fulton was County, born at March Mrs.

Decker was a member of! the Curwensville Baptist and the Protected Home Circle. She is survived by the following. children: Mrs. Frank (Ethel) Moore, James and Russell Decker and Mrs. Walter (Dorothy) Stott, all of Curwensville; Mrs.

W. (Bessie) Conser, Mahaffey: Mrs. Robert (Yolonda) Slott. Olanta. R.

and Willard Decker, Philipsburg. Also surviving are 35 grandchil-21, dren, 30 great grandchildren and; seven great great -grandchildren. Mrs. Decker was preceded in death by her busband, Rush Decker: two infant sons, three grandchildren, one great great-grandtwo brothers, one sister and her parents. Funeral services were from the Lininger funeral home.

Curwensville, al 2 o'clock this afternoon witht he Rev. A. Keith officiating. Interment in the Oak: Kill: Cemelery. Joseph P.

Fluke Joseph P. Fluke of Hopewell. R. died in the J. C.

Blair Memordial Hospital, Huntingdon, August 5, '1958, at 2:30 p.m. Born in Bedford County, December 7, 1892, he was a son of James E. and Christie Ann (Zook) Fluke. He was married Lo the former Minnie Weyandt, who survives, along with one sisler, Mrs. ert Zimmerman of Hopewell, R.D., and one brother, Elwood of W.

He was a member of the Brethren of Raystown. Funeral services will be held in the Reformed Church of Yellow Creek on Friday at 10:30 a.m. by the Rev. Homer Lingenfelter. Interment in the Reformed Cemetery, Yellow Creek.

Friends he received today at the Beyers funeral home, Woodbury and at the church on Friday from 9 a.m. until time of services. Electrical Engineer Dies Greenwich, Harold W. Buck, 85, an electrical: engineer who headed the which harneased Niagara Falls to provide electrical power, died Tuesday after A long illness. Use The Daily News Want Mra.

Fannie V. McClain Mia. Fannie Virginia (Bernhardt) McClain, wife of Jease B. McClain, passed away at the Masonic Home, Elizabethtown, on Wednesday, 'August 6, 1958. She was in her eighty-third year.

Mrs. McClain had been in failing health for the past mix years. She was born at Dublin Mills on August 26, 1875. Orphaned at an early age, she was reared in the home of her uncle, Dr, Dallas Bernhardt. She was educated in the public schools of Huntingdon County and the Normal School fat McConnellsburg.

On December 9, 1897, she was united in marriage to J. B. MeClain of Wells Tannery, They lived in Huntingdon for many moving to Hustontown, Fulton County, in 1936, where they resided until May, 1955. They have been guests at the, Masonic Home since August, 1956. She had been a patient in hospital the entire time.

she was the home, While. living in Huntingdon, Mrs. McClain was an active member of the First Methodist Church, the Civic Club, Ladies' Auxiliary of the Knights Templat No. 65 And a Past Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern! Star. (1917).

Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Miss Mildred McClain, Philadelphia and Mrs. Samuel (Martha) Fleming of Huntingdon. Also surviving are two grandchildren. One Lillian preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held on Saturday forenoon at.

10:30 o'clock at Brown's funeral home, with the Cecil Weimer officiating. Interment. will be! made in Riverview Cemetery. There will be viewing of the body, but friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock day evening. The family requests that flowers be omitted at the funeral for Mrs.

McClain. Mrs. Sarah Jane Myers A native of Blairs Mails, Huntingdon County, Mrs. Sarah Jane (Kern) Myers of 1104 Somerset Avenue, Windber, died at 9:35 p. on Wednesday, August 6, 1958, at the Windber Hospital.

She was born in Blairs Mills, Huntingdon County, on August 6, 1882, a daughter of John Wilson and Catherine (Yocum) Her husband, Albert Myers. preceded her in death on December 1925. The deceased is survived by four sons. Wilson, Raymond, Henry and William, all of WindThere are three grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs.

Ella Ishman of Windver. She was last surviving charter member of the Windber Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. on Saturday, August 9, from the Shank funeral Windber.

The Rev. C. L. Cusickland will officiate. Interment will made Friends in will the be Richland received Cemetery, funeral home after 7:30 p.

m. today. Mrs. Lizzie Fink Mrs. Lizzie Fink of berger Town.

Hopewell, died at her residence early this A complete obituary will pear in The Daily News morrow. Funeral arrangements by the Masood funeral service, Saxton. Defense Aide Resigns Washington, Aug. 7. sistant Defense Secretary Mansfield D.

Sprague resigned Wednesday for "purely personal" reasons involving "family and financial consideration." President Eisenhower nominated, Deputy Assistant Defense Secre-1 tary John N. Irwin II, a New York City Jawyer, to succeed him, Cost Of Living Soars Buenos Aires, Aug. 7. The cost of living in Argentina last month was 29 per cent higher than in July of 1957, the government said today. Barkley Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow stream, landing on his head.

A Huntingdon surgeon who examined the body found that he had died of a fractured shill and a fractured neck. The coroner issued a death certificate showing that death was due to an accident. He had been dead approximately hours when his body was found! by the youngsters. Kirby Crawford Barkley was a son of William C. Barkley and Juniata (Miller) Barkley and; was born December 28, 1884 Mapleton.

His wife was the former Miss Maude Henderson of Huntingdon. He is survived by two children, George C. Barkley of Washington, D. and Mrs. Margaretta Kinney of Sebring, Ohio.

He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Olive Smith of Huntingdon Star Route; Barkley, Ralph Barkley. Miss Mary Barkley, Maple. Depot, R. D.

1: Mrs. Emma Culbertson of Huntingdon, R. D. 2, and Mrs. Rachel Feaster of Maplelon Deust R.

D. He. is also survived by five grandchildren. Funeral services for Kirby Crawford Barkley Henderson Township, near Mil Creek, whose Lifeless body. was found 1 shallow stream in the vicinity of his cottage at 10:30 Tuesday forenoon, will be hell al Brown's home in Hunungdon on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

The Rev. Edward Pedrelle, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, will officiate. Interment will. be made in Riverview Cemetery.

There will no viewing, but friends may call at' the funeral home after 7 o'clock this Thursday evening. Barkley, a carpenter by trade, had resided at varions places in Huntingdon County since returnlig to Michigan a year ago. He had lived his native county In a cottage along the River in Henderson Township for the past two months. Two MiN Creek boys, Price, 8, and Junior Eichensehr, 8, were searching the creek opposite the Gladfelter Service Station in Henderson Township, yesterday forenoon for. crabs, preparatory to going fishing.

The i boy's passed through the stone arch under the Pennsylvania Railroad Company tracks and they came 11pon Barkley's body, at the south end of the arch. was lying face down in the shal. water. Coroner E. Blair Shore, Troopers Lewis A.

Rickert William sub. E. Kimmel of the Huntingdon station and Sergeant Gail Noel of the PRR police at Finntingdon went to the scene to investigate. The investigators found from the cottages along ithe rive over the PRR right-ofway which is frequently used by persons to back and forth tol the Gladfelter store. Barkley was! one.

who had used this path at; numerous times. It is believed he wa's ascending the rallroad embankment and slipped and fell over. the retaining wall into the Seven brothers and sisters preceded him in death. Policing Pike Costing About $100,000 Monthly Harrisburg, Aug. Penn-.

Turnpike Commission said today the cost of policing the 470-mile route runs upwards to $100,000 a month. Franklin V. Summers, director of operations, said the 169-man detail of state troopers assigned to the toll road is maintained at the expense of the turnpike and not the taxpayers, Summers said the commission paid but $38.824 for mileage only during July w'hen patroling: policemen drove a record 554,640 imiles. RATTLER BATTLER Stray rattlesnakes a yen to share quarters with campers. can be kept away by newlydeveloped rattler repellent.

Charcoal lumps soaked in a solution of synthetic skunk juice repella the rattlers, but the odor is not strong enough to be unpleasant ta humans. DOLLAR DAY MI 3-1460 HARDWARE PHONE Specials CO. ODD PAIRS CURTAINS and DRAPES $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 VALUES TO $9.95 Hammered Aluminum SERVING TRAY- .97 FRUIT BOWL-Hammered Aluminum .97 Leather Key Case 1.00 LEATHER CIGARETTE CASE 1.00 OLD-FASHIONED RECORD PRICES ALL SINGLE 45 RPM RECORDS GROUP uP RECORDS $1.00 OFF 45 ALBUMS $1.00, $2.00 From First Page) Kearney in Bedford County, She eight brothers and sisters residing the Huntingdon-Saxton area. Funeral services for Mrs. Francis were held at Railimore at 2:30 this afternoon.

The rites and interment service were attended by many of her Huntingdon area rel. atives who went te Baltimore early this morning. Police said that the case was one of the most difficult they had run up against in recent years. Although her clothing and other possessions found at the murder scene were sent to the crime labonly one to go on. That oratory, police, apparently had! was a human hair found under a fingernail of the victim during.

the autopsy. Police picked up three men in connection with the killing, the (last a 41-year-old vagrant, but Minteins said that no one was being held. Mayor Thomas R. D'Alesandro made no mention of the murder in calling, today's conference, but it came on the heels of rising demands for greater police protection in the parks. Residents.

of the Clifton Park area said they had a beautiful park but many said they! wouldn't dare enter it at night.I mayor whether wanted to: everything possible is being done to safeguard visitors, both during the day and at night." Gus Hook. superintendent of parks, said he thought any criticism of park police as a result the murder was He said that 123 park policemen have throughout the acres city to patrol. scattered: Mrs. Francis had suffered three broken ribs, a knife wound in the left jaw and a puncture wound at the back of the left side of the had neck. Police said she apparently carried on a running battle with 'her assailant before she was killed.

Police Push 1000 MPH TRAIN Japan plans to build a $223.3 million trunkline railroad between Tokyo and Osaka tor 100 mph trains. The trains will offer the same over-all time of three hours as. An air-line now servicling the two cities. Why is it that tots of twoll think budget and telephone: books are places for them to learn how to draw? Erie DA Investigates Defects In New School Erie, Aug. County Dist, Atty.

Herbert J. Johnson, today opened "fun scale investigation" into reports of physical defects at the new (six million dollar Memorial-Technical and Junior High School. confidential information concernJohnson, hinting a that he had ing the defects; called for public cooperation in his search to discover any possible fraud. The school was opened only last September. Preliminary estimates were $4,400,000 and rose to some 6 million dollars on completion.

It was designed by John S. Gifford, Erie architect. The builder was the Graziano Construction of Pittsburgh. Ohio twins celebrated their birthday together, He was 80 and she'll never tell. Police Probe Shotgun Killing Of Woman Harrisburg, Aug.

today were investigating the shotgun death of 44-year-old Harrisburg woman arid the wounding of her estranged hueband. The body of the woman, Mrs, Cora Wallace, WAS found Wednesday in the basement of her husband's home. She had been killed by a shotgun blast in the side of the neck. Her husband, James E. Wallace was found with a ahotgun wound of the head in' second floor 100m of his home at 1812 Swatara St.

He ig listed in "serious" condition in the Harrisburg Hospital. Out-of-state travelers spent $29,600,000 at 2,380 eating and drinking establishment. in Ar kansas in 1956. Sandwiches call for GULDEN'S GULDENS MUSTARD In both regukar and yellow blende Round Square DANCE FRIDAY, AUG. 8 10:30 to 1:30 Cousin Cy and The Range Riders FISH FRY 6 to 09.

American Legion WILLIAMSBURG DON'T MISS THE BIG BUYS DOLLAR DOLLAR DAYS IN HUNTINGDON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AUG. 8, 9 SHOP SAVE IN HUNTINGDON 1. 1..

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