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ALTOONA TRIBUNE, ALTOONA, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 198S TWELVE, District Manager Goodrich Manager Named In Pittsburg (T7 DEATHS Men's Chorus Plans Concert Store Ready For Opening Montgomery Ward Opens New Eleventh Avenue Building This Morning Montgomery Ward and company was ready early this morning to open to the public its new Eleventh avenue store, stamped as one of the most modern stores in Altoona. At 9 o'clock the newl renovated building will be opened to the pub 1,300 At Show By Federation A. H. S. Boys Present 2-Act Comedy Drama, Vaudeville Entertainment About 1,300 persons gave rousing applause to "A Scream in the Dark," and the vaudeville acts presented last night in Altoona High school by the Boys Federation.

The two-act mystery comedy thriller, was directed by Al Snyder, with the vaudeville under the direction of Dan Dandrea. I. S. Gress is sponsor of the groups and proceeds of last night's show will be used for welfare. 1 I pic III Scout Camping Plans Mapped Cost Per Boy To Be Half That of Last Year; Eliin-inate Paid Leaders Elimination of paid leadership and other items of expense to lower the camping cost to $3.50 per week, and co-operation of local business men paves the way for at least 700 Boy Scouts of the Blair-Bedford council to go to camp this summer.

This announcement came at council headquarters yesterday as a result of a meeting of the camping committee Wednesday night. The meeting was in charge of Park S. Hite, chairman of the committee. A system of diet which offers an equal amount of substantial foods as served in past years, but at a lower is largely responsible for the reduction in the camping expense per boy from $7 last summer to $3.50, and perhaps lower, this year. Also, leadership which was paid in past seasons will be assumed this year by the outstanding scout-ers of the council, who have volunteered their services.

After weeks of study on the problem of affording scouts an opportunity to earn funds to pay for their camping expense, G. W. Shaffer, prominent businessman and chairman of the group designated to compile the system, yesterday announced a definite plan, as follows: Boys saving Octagon soap wrappers will receive 40 cents a hundred; Morrisons Cove Co-operative association will pay 25 cents for each hundred milk bottle caps; the Everyday Milk company will pay 30 cents a hundred for labels from their the Shaffer Stores company will pay 25 cents a hundred for the firm's bread wrappers. The scouts will work for their troops, all money to be credited at headquarters to the troop. The troop will designate the disposition, according to the announcement.

Camp Anderson, near Tyrone, will open July 6 for a two-week period, and Camp Shaffer, near Huntingdon, will open July 27 and it is hoped to operate until September 1. VMgktAngle is muddier ffian the stforc A COLUMNIST WRITES TO HIS BOSS Dear is going to have at least two breweries before many weeks, and. maybe a third one will be I must re-'quest that you don't demand their names and locations at this because I am pledged to secrecy on the impending and to tell any more would be a breach of confidence which you know is the only virtue of a newspaperman. that goes for you, You'd be surprised if I told you the name of that local store which is laying plans to act as distributor for one of the leading breweries out of town and probably the only thing that is holding up definite acceptance of the proposition is the huge cost the original investment must include an extensive cooling system and a fleet of trucks for delivery. one local figured it the cost of becoming a distributor would entail an investment of approximately $20,000 so he gave up the And if you don't know what to with yourself on April 7, grab a ticket for Milwaukee the city council out there has declared the first day of the return of beer as a city holiday and much celebration is being concocted for that day a red letter event in the Milwaukee 7 Clap hands, Elmer! Art Wright, now eight months old, has a tooth.

you can't realize what a thrill that is, until you've waited Anxious months for a lad to grow to my notion, the first tooth is the initial indication that the lad "is entering manhood I won't be in Sunday celebration, y'u understand! (Elmer's note: Celebration indefinitely postponed). Remind me to show you a letter I got today. was from the lad who wrote me the "Meanest Man in Town" incident which this pillar carried yesterday morning. iemember, the one about the guy stealing the paper boy's and here's what the lad says: "Many thanks for printing my little report on how my boy friend lost his fifteen cents Tuesday evening. Just hope the bird that did it read your column." I'm not going to use the little lad's name in this line, because of my vow to never tell where I receive my information but I hope the guy who gypped the paper boy (who was trying to support his mother and jobless dad) blistered his throat on every swallow of the bayrum he probably bought with the pennies.

like him make it a pleasure for guys like me to work on a job like this And say! If you think the mayor isn't enforcing that "fixless'1 tag law up at city hall, you're pretty much repealed because Charley Wicks (you remember Charley, the motorcycle cop who puts so many of the slips on the cars of violators?) well, Charley Wicks came out of a store on Fifteenth street the other day and found a tag on his auto because he was stopped on the running side of the and the mayor made Charley pay the buck which is taxed on every violator of a parking ordinance. there! A side-stitcher occurred down at the Emergency Relief yesterday, which I believe that even YOU will an unemployed individual applied for aid and was required to answer the many questions asked but the real kick came when the girl, after other huhs, wanted to know: "What's your where upon the fellow drew his eyebrows, smiled and corrected, "Now don't be You can add to the stories the papers missed last week this incident: Several ladies, who were in meeting at a Juniata church last week, were saved from suffocation by a group of Boy Scouts. ladies were nearly unconscious from escaping gas when the lads rushed in and found them it was necessary to use first aid treatment to revive the victims. I hope YOU, won't be fooled by this recent split between Joan Crawford and hubby Doug Fairbanks, 'cause both need the publicity and reconciliation isn't so very far away At local party the other p. one of the femmes left the whoopee a La femmes left the whoopee a la now" They tell me that no less than 20 candidates will aspire to the office of sheriff this year and, in that connection, a certain taxpayers' group has as much as told any of its members that if any contemplate running for office, they might as well hand in their resignation pronto 'cause they are not wanted.

with that your bad boy correspondent pledges that always will he remain yours sincerely until they put a tie around the collar of beer. i LUNCH OR of 235. 663. 504, 510, 34. 551, 565, 563, 561, lic for the urst time since the Woodcock block was taken over by the famous store chain.

Values of outstanding merit, a regular feature vof the Montgomery-Ward policy, will be offered to patrons who visit the formal premier today. The regular Saturday store hours will maintained, closing at 9 p. m. Last night executives and mem bers of the Altoona Booster asso ciation attended a prevue open ing conducted by heads of the many departments and officials from Montgomery-Ward's New York office. After inspecting the many new departments and enlarged quarters, the Boosters of fered their congratulations and held the store as one of the moat attractive in the city.

A. L. Ruth, managing director of the new store, who assumed charge of the Montgomery-Ward interests here when the business house was located on Sixteenth street, last night assured that every possible effort would be made today for the comfort and convenience of the record crowd expected. Many extra salespeople have been enlisted for today in addition to the many new clerks assigned to regular service. A personal invitation to attend oday's opening was given to the public last night over WFBG by Arthur Weintraub, regional retail manager from the New York office.

He expressed confidence in the future and upheld the new-Montgomery Ward store as another mark of confidence in the future of Altoona. He said: "We have received hundreds of expressions of good will since the first announcement of our plan for further expansion in Altoona and today when the doors of our splendid new building open to the public we expect further testi mony to our faith in Altoona and vicinity as one of the country's leading industrial centers. "In these days of financial dis order and economic readjustment you may wonder why Montgomery Ward Co. has undertaken the tremendous investment and re sponsibility in opening one of the finest retail institutions of its kind in our entire group of more than 500 stores throughout the United States. "Our answer to you is this: We are confident of the future of Altoona and our new store, opening its doors this morning, is definite and concrete evidence our faith in Altcona and in our belief in its future growth and STANDING OF THE CREWS Division Main line Pool Time after 12:01 a.

m. Train crews to go: 21, 138, 122, 132, 131, 20, 130, 227, 214, 234, 240, 215, 222, 239, 242. Engine crews to go: 230, 215, 224, 219, 231, 216, 234, 232, 245, 214, 240, Extra Engineers: Wise, Strickler, Moore, Stever, Bowers, Weld, Smith, Walker, Emory, Clark. 'Engineer Vacancies: None. Extra Firemen: Yingling, Rainey, Meek, Riggle, Colbert, Hamm, Stover, Delozier, Snyder, Beck.

Firemen Vacancies: 230. Extra Conductors: Himmels-baugh, Showalter, Bulick. Conductor Vacancies: None. Extra Brakemen. C.

Mountain, Biddle, Chambers, Mogle, Decker, Deitz. Brakemen Vacancies: One. Altoona Northumberland Pool Time after 12:01 a. m. Crews to go: 341, 591, 503, 301, Alt Southport Pool Time after 12:01 a.

m. Crews to go: 422, 551, 351. Plttsburr Division Time after 12:01 a. m. Alt.

Side-Pitc. Pool Engineers: 507, 509, 510, 501, 502. Alt. Side-Pitc. Pool Firemen: 509, 501, 502, 504, 507.

Alt. Side-Pitc. Pool Train crews: 31, 37, 39, 35. 3 Pitc. E.

Slope Fr. Helpers-Engineers: 570, 569, 559, 557, 552. 564, 555, 572, 554. 573. E.

Slope Fr. Helpers-Firemen: 580, 553, 565, 573, 576, 556. 569, 579, 560, 564. Extra Engineers: Raybuck, Mc-Cormick, Fresh. Leibig, Stanley, Schirf, Gaenzel.

Engineer Vacancies: 569. Extra Firemen: Sanker, Rigg, Burd, Glass. Schirf, Rodkey, Figard Firemen Vacancies: 504, 552. Extra Brakemen: Robinson, Mc-Kinley, Butler, Snyder, Dougal, Ambrose, Kohl. Brakemen Vacancies: Two.

DINNER Melvin Gardner, well known jew eler -of Patton and a former burgess of that town, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon aa a result of a heart attack suffered while working in his store. He was in the jew elry business in Patton for over 25 years. He was born in Wash ington -Pa. Surviving are- his wife, Mrs. Gladys Gardner, three children: Melvin and Betty Virginia, at home, and Mrs.

Curtis Haines, Wellington, one brothel-, Wil liam Gardner, Johnstown; one sister, Sarah, Glendale, Cal. He was a member of the Altoona Elks Funeral services were held Fri day in Patton with interment being made in Fairvlew cemetery there. WLAD1SLAI MARYNOWSKI Wladislai Marynowski, Pennsyl vania Railroad company employe died at 8 p. m. Thursday, at his home, 2009 Sixteenth avenue, of complications.

He was born in Poland, December 27, 1883. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Stella Mary nowski, and one brother, Anthony Marynowski, Cleveland. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Polish Catholic church and St.

Stanislaus society. The funeral will be held with requiem high mass at Ss. Peter and Paul church, Monday at 9 a. m. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

ALFRED JACKSON Alfred Jackson, 27, New York city, died at 11:30 p. m. Thursday at Altoona hospital, the result of a heart condition with which the man was suddenly stricken at the local passenger station Wednesday of this week. Jackson was about to aboard a train when taken ill. He walked to the car inspector's office inside the station area and there collapsed, and was removed to the hospital for treatment Parents of the man have been notified and will send word today as to disposal of the body.

MRS. MARY M. YOCXG Mrs. Mary M. Young, mother of Mrs.

C. J. Swires, 1905 Eighth avenue, Altoona, died at her home in Langdondale, at 2:20 a. m. Thursday of complications.

She was 69 years old and her husband, Emanuel Young, preceded her to the grave. She is survived by three daughters. Mrs. Swires, Altoona; Mrs. R.

I. Heidler, Toledo, and Mrs. G. C. Numer, Huntingdon.

Funeral services will be conducted at the home in Langdondale at 11 a. m. Sunday. Interment will be made at NELLIE GRACE MIRAGLIA Nellie Grace Miraglia, five months old daughter of Frank and Donetta Miraglia, 815 Eighth ave nue, rear, was found dead in bed at the family home early Friday morning. The child was born October 9, 1932.

Funeral services will be held this morning. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery. i State Beer Latv May Bar 'Rushing The Growler' HARRISBURG, March 24 There'll be no "rushing the growler" in Pennsylvania if an "emergency" beer regulation measure now before the state legislature becomes law. 'Tt shall be unlawful to transport any beverages except in the original containers permanently marked as marketed by the manufacturer," runs a section of the The measure designates such containers as bottles, kegs or casks vessels your original "beer runner" or "beer runneress" would never deign to dignify by that salty old term, "growler." For your true growler in the "Old days was a shiny tin pail or the "old man's dinner bucket. On a sultry summer evening, out would come the growler.

A thin film of butter was spread around the dinner edge to keep the beer from "slopping over" and to keep the "collar" of foam to a minimum, thus making room for more of the "dark" or "light" "Pop" was tired after a hard day at the mill, so down to the corner saloon would go "mom" or one of the boys or girls. Often the boy went right into the bar room, but for the most part the growler rusher went to that alley door marked "family entrance" and handed in the bucket to "Gus" or "Tim," with a terse: "And the old man says fill it up this time, too." After rinsing the growler in cold water to help keep the beer cool, the barkeeper filled it with the foaming beverage, swept off the "collar" with a celluloid foam cutter, wiped the pall with the bar rag, gave the boy or girl a glass of "sass" and sent the rusher on his way. And rushing on that trip home was important, for if the rusher dawdled, the beer got "flat," and then would the "old man" growl! MITCHELL DENIES (From page 1) bank stock and the price at which he had sold the stock to his wife. This was the stock which Mitchell testified before the senate banking, committee, during its stock exchange investigation, that he had repurchased from his wife at $212 a share, the price at which he sold it to her, although the stock when he repurchased it was selling on the open market at $40 a share. May Get 5 Years The government contends that neither the sale nor the repurchase was a bona fide transaction.

Medaliet. began his investigation the day after Mitchell testified before the senate committee. A large number of bank accounts were examined and an exhaustive study was made of the securities transactions of both Mitchell and his wife over a period of years. The maximum penalty provided in the event of conviction is five years' imprisonment and a fine of New Hollidaysburg Musical Organization In Initial Recital In May HOLLIDATSBURG The Mens chorus of Hollldaysburg will give its first concert at the high school auditorium, Wednesday evening, May 8. A high class program is being arranged for the musical, that will be a notable social ev ent The instructor of the chorus, is Professor Cyrus D.

Thompson, music supervisor In the high school. The chorus was organized last September and has made rapid progress under the excellent tutelage, of Professor Thompson. There are now 30 members in the club, which promises to become one of the leading musical organizations of the county. Repairing Curb A much-needed improvement is being' made at the southwest corner of Walnut and Union streets by the Talbot crew. The old stone curb on Walnut street, is being reset in accordance with the new grade and the drain pipe under the crossing on Union street taken up and replaced by an open that will allow the surface water to flow away instead of being backed up as formerly.

Spring Vacation Begins The students at Highland Hall departed for their homes yesterday for the spring vacation of two weeks. Rehearsals Progress Rehearsals for the dramatic production, "Go Slow Mary," a farce comedy in three acts, to be presented by St Mary's Dramatic club, later this month, are progressing nicely. The play, a clever drama, will be given, under the supervision of Matthew Shea, who coached former productions of this talented group of artists. The following promi nent members of the club, will portray the leading characters: Miss Dorothy Hart, Miss Grace Campbell, Miss Katherine Marks, Miss Helen Woods, Miss Margaret Malone, Miss Claire Lindsey, and Messrs. Charles Byers, Joseph Mielnik, William Moughemer, Harry Stanley, and William Byers.

Hollldaysburg Mlnlsterium At the monthly meeting of the Hollidaysburg Ministerium at the Y. M. C. A. parlors, Monday, March 27, at 10:30 a.

Dr. J. S. Brom ley, -pastor of the Baptist church, will read a paper on the subject, "The Matter and Manner of Rev. Freedrlck D.

Eyster, of St. John's Reformed church, will be in charge of the program, assisted by L. H. Johnston, gen eral secretary of the Y. M.

C. A. Olivet Society The Olivet Missionary society of the Presbyterian church, will meet with Misses Lisle, Hulda and Clara Smith, Allegheny street, Monday, March 27, at 7:30 p. m. Miss Elizabeth Shoemaker will give a talk on Welfare Work in Labrador.

The members of the Woman's Mission ary society will be guests. Personals W. C. Thomas, Lancaster, was a business visitor in town yester day. George Joplin, formerly of High land Hall, spent several days there last week, visiting his grandaugh- ter, Mary Jane Lee, of Clearfield.

Mrs. Craig McLanahan is visit ing relatives in Philadelphia. Fred and Hedges stud ents at the Philips academy, And-over, arrived yesterday to spend the spring vacation with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. T.

Stacy Capers, of the Presbyterian Manse. Dr. John G. Powell, lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, spent last weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

William Powell, Gaysport. Dr. Powell is now stationed at Philadelphia, after a long cruise in foreign waters. Tourist Club The Tourist club met at the home of Mrs. W.

I. Woodcock, Walnut street Tuesday afternoon. The day's program was a well prepared talk on the colleges of Pennsylvania, given by Miss Gaines of Highland Hall. The speaker emphasized the Moravian colleges, and spoke at some length of Girard college, in reference to its founding and far- reaching charity. The next meet ing will be held with Mrs.

T. Stacy Capers at the Presbyterian Manse. Boyer Unit The Boyer Unit will meet at the Y. W. C.

A. Monday, March 27, at 1:30 p. m. Bridge Club Mrs. Edwin Baldrige, Walnut street, entertained the Altoona Bridge club at luncheon on Friday.

Unhurt In Quake Mrs. Mary J. McCloskey, Jones street, has received word from her daughter, Miss Desire McCloskey, teacher of music at Los Angeles, stating she escaped injury in the earthquakes, but is suffering much from nervous shock. Miss McCloskey says she was at Hollywood when the first shock occur red. Miss McCloskey has been lo cated in California for the past several years.

Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Clinton W. Morgan, Lombard, 111., announce the birth of a daughter last week at their home. The little one has been named Suzanne Morgan.

This is the second daughter, there being four children in. the family, two boys and two girls. Mrs. Morgan was formerly Miss Helene Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

William Reed, Hollidaysburg. Shaw Guest At Home Of William R. Hearst SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 24. (JF) Retiring temporarily from public gaze, George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and wit, today became the guest of William Randolph Hearst at San Simeon, 200 miles south of San Francisco.

The dramatist and Mrs. Shaw, accompanied by George Hearst, son" of the publisher, flew to San Simeon from this city in a private plane Immediately after disembarking from the round-the world liner Empress of Britain, which brought them to the United States mainland for the first, time last night. A A M. F. Davis recently was ap pointed district sales manager for the B.

F. Goodrich Rubber com pany in Pittsburg, headquarters for the Goodrich territory of which Altoona is a principal marketing center. The Pittsburg district in eludes parts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. Davis, who is in charge of all Goodrich tire sales, distribution and advertising in the district, announced that the Goodrich adver tising appropriation for, 1933 it considerably higher than at any time during the company's 63 years of history. The new district manager has been associated with the rubber industry for 16 years.

He was assistant branch manager in Pittsburg in 1931, and since then has been located in the Detroit district. Jaffa to Fete New Potentate Harve Tibliott To Be Honored At Annual Reception On March 30 Plans for the reception, dinner and grand ball to be held Thurs-daynight, March 30, in the Jaffa mosque in honor of Illustrious Potentate Harve Tibbott, with Shrin-ers from throughout Jaffa's juris diction in attendance, are being completed. The potentate's recep tion will be a brilliant and color ful event. Ticket sales thus far have been most satisfactory. At 6:15 the program begins with a band concert, which lasts until 7 when the grand march will begin.

The banquet will be served at 7:15. A pageant and drills by uniformed organizations of Jaffa will be held from 8:30 to 10, when a three hour period of dancing begins. The function will be formal. Those desiring to make reserva-tigns ate asked to communicate with Carl S. Taylor, 1117 Twenty-first avenue, Altoona.

All arrangements are in charge of Jaffa's entertainment committee. 392 Renewals Reported In 'Y' Member Campaign Reports were presented by the membership committee of the Altoona Y. M. C. A.

which met in a dinner session at the building last evening. A total of 392 memberships have been renewed by the two groups of the committee. Addison Pohle reported, in the absence of Levi Gilbert, chairman of one group, 76 memberships. Paul Winter, chairman of the other group, reported 71 memberships. It was said there still are some cards out, and Charles Maloy, committee chairman, who presided, asked all members to contact those for whom they still have cards and to report at a final meeting in two weeks.

TAX PAYMENTS MOUNT HARRISBURG, March 24 (P) The department of revenue an nounced today emergency relief sales tax payments are approaching the million dollar mark. To the department has received $894,422 from taxpayers in the state. The tax is due April 1. er than on personalities, which is highly commendable. Students of sociology will be interested by "The New Russia," a symposium, chiefly laudatory, on Russia by 12 writers, edited by Jerome Davis, and in Victor F.

Nelson's "Prison Days and Nights," wherein an articulate prisoner tells what he has learned from 12 and a half years behind bars. WAR! Declared on high priced meats pay more when you can buy the at lowest prices In city. Look Round Steak, Pin Steak, Sirloin Steak 4 lbs. 50c Chuck Roast, Rump Roast, Shoulder Roast, Rib Roast 5 lbs. 50c Soft Rib Boil.

.5 lbs. 25c Veal Chops. Pork Chops. Veal Roast. .5 lbs.

50c 5 lbs. 50c 5 lbs. 50c Boiled Ham 15c Boiling Pork Ib. 6c Veal Stew 6 lbs, 50c Pork Roast 5 lbs. 50c Included in the cast were the following students: Janet Stultz, Homer Patton, Marian Corbin, Marjorie Stouffer, Robert Boltz, Margaret Finney, Eddie Green, Gerald Benson and Billy Batrus.

Preceding the show, the High school special orchestra under the direction of Prof. Frank Krivsky presented three numbers in the overture. Students participating in vaudeville gave some fine numbers. Emily Smith sang "Moon Charles D. Lindsey sang two numbers in his usual "hot-cha" manner; and Marjorie Treese performed a neatly-stepped tap dance.

"A Boy and a Girl Were Dancing," sung by Emily Smith, was danced by Dick Green and his pretty partner, Patty McGuire. Lucille Duncan and Charles Russ pulled a bunch of speedy gags and an Apache dance was given by Dot Hunter and Dick Green. Ned Geesey and Vince Hanley then burlesqued the Apache dance and created great hilarity. Gloria Rider and Betty Bookhamer tapped a duet to "Fit As a Fiddle." "Three Marked Brothers and a Dame," written and directed by Joe Joy, was enacted in the Marx brothers style by Carl Etter, Josef Waxier, Benny SantoPietro and Jean Shaner. Louis DeStefano executed an intricate tap-dancing performance and was called back for an encore.

A "Snow Maiden's Dance" was the concluding num ber of the show, by a group of football players dressed as chorus girls. Vince Hanley, Dean Hanley, Roger Blake, Bill Ferguson Curtis Edgar, George O'Brian and Bob Wylan'd did the dancing. Literary Guidepost By JOHN SELBY NEW YORK The world turns out a few 'originals," as Che French say, each generation. Mabel Dodge Luhan is one of them. Mrs.

Luhan (she was first Mrs. Dodge, then Mrs. Sterne) began life in Buffalo and carries on its manifold activities over a good share of the western world. Her salons, whether in Europe, New York or Taos, have been famous for years; she has known, or helped, or criticized, most of the famous ones through all that period. Hence, Mrs.

Luhan's autobiography is being awaited with interest, to say the least, by a great many persons in a great many places. The first volume of it is off the press, and it is no disappointment even though it details only the first 18 years of her life. Not only the first 18 years of her life after all. Eighteen years of Buffalo, N. are included, eighteen years of the personalities of her friends, Of their likes and dislikes and quarrels.

There are excursions afield, as far as France. In the main, however, volume one of "Intimate Memories" is the concentrated essence of Buffalo in the last century, flavored with the provocative emotional sensitivity of the writer. Adventure Afloat The first duty of an adventure book is to excite and to thrill, which functiSn is amply attended to by Frederic H. Riker in "Riker of the 7 Seas." Riker has been for many years purser on various vessels. He seems also to have been the kind of chap who could scarcely walk abroad, even on his own decks, without stirring up a fantastic and usually dangerous situation.

There are flying daggers in Algiers, a miraculous old stowaway who brings the "Mary Ann" through the 1912 tidal wave in the Pacific and then disappears, a gold hunt in the upper reaches of the Amazon that was foiled by a rampaging dinner with a Parisian desperado whose avocation was ceramics, Even if Riker were proved a reincarnation of Baron Munchausen, his book would stand. Robert H. Davis'. "Islands Far and Near" is something quite different namely a collection of stories, mostly centering about one or another island, and each developed with a typically journalistic technic. There is a great deal of entertainment in the book, and a good picture of the author himself.

Tone Painters Students find, casting about for information about modern composers, that accurate estimates of their work and significance are rare. Guldo Pannain's "Modern Composers" corrects this situation in 12 instances, Busonl to Hinde-mith. His opinions are definite, drastic, sometimes open to debate. But he unfailingly gbases them on study of a composer's scores rath- Dance Ton ght DAVE NTJSSBAUM And His 14 Royal Pcnnsylvanians PARAMOUNT BALLROOM Admission 25c 9 to 12 T. K.

SLATTERY Mr. Slattery hits been associated with Montgomery Ward and company for the past five years. He was formerly manager of the Ashtabula, Ohio, store and then was promoted to assistant manager of the former Pittsburg district. His appointment as district manager for District No. 5 includes the supervision of 13 stores in western Pennsylvania and' eastern Ohio.

He believes that the new Altoona store will soon become one of the largest, in point of volume of business in the group classification of the Eastern region. Mr. Slattery said: "We have proven that business is good in Altoona and with far more complete assortments and low prices, we expect rapid' growth." Engle House To Be Razed P. R. K.

Awards Contract For Removing Old Hotel On Tenth Avenue A contract has been awarded Robert B. Vaughn, contractor, by the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany for razing the old Engle house. Tenth avenue and Four teenth street A force of men will be put to work Monday morning removing the The old Engle house is the only building remaining on Tenth avenue between Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets. Andrew Engle, a well known hotel man, erected the hotel about 35 years ago. It is a six-story brick structure and was modeled after the old Bingham house in Phila delphia.

Mr. Engle conducted the hotel for many years and it also was operated by the Arnholt broth ers. It went out of business with the advent of prohibition. Shortly after its opening it was the headquarters for a meeting of the Democratic clubs of the state. The United Mine Workers of America made it their headquarters when they held conventions here.

It was the headquar ters of John Mitchell, when he came here to intervene in prevent ing a threatened strike. William B. Wilson, secretary of labor in the Wilson cabinet, also made it his headquarters when he was president of the Mine-Workers of district No. 2 of Pennsylvania. The building was purchased some years ago by the Pennsylvania Railroad company, and used as an office building.

The M. C. B. clearing house department occupied the building for several years, and until recently the M. B.

A. store occupied a portion of the structure. General Electric Sales Meeting Planned Here The annual spring sales convention of 35 dealers for General Electric refrigerators, ranges and dishwashers will be held in Altoo na Tuesday, March 28, it was announced yesterday by N. K. Oval-le, president of N.

K. Ovalle, distributors here for General Elec tric refrigerators, ranges and dishwashers. The convention will be attended by dealer salesmen, util ity keymen and representatives of N. K. Ovalle, Inc.

M. D. Grow, central station, and T. B. Allen, district representative, will present to the delegates in dramatic form, sales and advertising plans for 1933 and outline in detail arrangements for the most comprehensive and aggressive spring sales campaign yet attempted by the refrigeration department Wise Company Opens Shoe Store Here Today The Wise Shoe store returns again to Altoona with its high grade line of shoes.

The store, located at 1335 Eleventh avenue, will be opened for business today. The store room has been remodeled and furnished beautifully to fit in with the pattern of the company's other stores. Pat Wayne, well known local shoe man, will manage the new store. He has been identified with the shoe business in Altoona for the past 21 years, and knows the business from all angles. The firm invites the public to inspect the new store and its fine array of new shoes styled by Julienne of Paris today.

Wise shoes are made in America. Harry Figart To Lead Allegheny Tax League At a recent meeting of the Allegheny Township Taxpayers league, Harry Figart was elected to suCt ceed C. C. Brubaker, resigned, as vice president, and A. H.

Lloyd was chosen to succeed Roy Colta-: baugh, as secretary. C. i S. Kniss, Juniata, was the speak- V. F.

W. Helps Initiate Class At Langdondale Members of James L. Noble post, No. 3, Veterans of Foreign Wars, attended a meeting held by Fort Piper post No. 764, of Hopewell, at Langdondale Thursday night.

Commander DeComma presided. A class of 27 recruits was obligated and given full degrees by the Noble post degree team. Fort Piper post was organized on Washington's birthday. J. Lester Laughlin, commander of Noble post; P.

A. Burket, historian; Bruce Crumm and Arthur Kiser spoke. James Masood, Everett, a member of Fort Piper post, presented a framed map of the entire territory Covered by the American Expeditionary Forces in France. A talk also was given by the Rev. A.

L. Wynn. A luncheon was served following the ceremonies. 1 STATE BANK CLOSED PHILADELPHIA, March 24 (VP.) Only one state bank among the 423 in Pennsylvania still is observing the banking holiday, William D. Gordon, secretary of said today.

This institution is the Braddock Trust company, of Brad-dock. Its officials have not yet decided whether they wish to adopt the restricted basis provided by the Sordoni law, Gordon said. DANCE TONITE! AVALON BALLROOM State Theatre Building "NORM" HOUSEMANN Admission 25c Per Person HELP THE B. E. F.

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