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THE TIMES RECORD COHOES BRANCH OFFICE. ONT4RIO STREET TROY, N. Y. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1943. BE HELD SAME AS Chairman Ablctt Cites Proclamation of Gov.

Dewey Asking All to Help A campaign having as its pur- fwse the obtaining of waste, paper for use in the war effort will open after the holidays, it was announced today by Frank S. Ablett, chairman of the Cohoes War Council. Mr. Ablett referred to the proclamation teued by Gov. Thomas E.

Dewey asking whole-hearted cooperation of all concerned and point- Ing out the importance of the project. In Cohoes a city-wide collection Will be made patterned along lines to that followed in the campaign for securing processed cans to add to the supply of tin. The Salvage Committee of the War Council will be in charge, headed by William J. Vandercar, chairman. Detail! concerning the collection will be announced shortly.

The Nutrition Committee of the council, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Grace Green Graham, is completing plans for the food demonstration to be conducted Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the Keveny Memorial Academy Building. FOUR MEN PLACED IN 1-A BY DRAFT BOARD Four Cohoes men were listed in Class 1-A today by local Selective Service Board 345 which also placed two registrants in Class 1-C. The two in Class 1-C were already in In Class 1-A are Joseph D.

Simard, Lloyd C. Bristol, Aroiand C. Perrier and James Montanarl. In Class 1-C are Edward E. Picard Bernard J.

Flynn. mmf ISbWbmDCfl 44, 1944. PHONE COHOES 811 11 Waste Paper Salvage Campaign After Holidays Well. Well! Are All for Me Santo? CHESTS OF To Hear Confessions. Rev.

Joseph A. Franklin, pastor Of St. Agnes' Church, announced today that confessions will be heard tomorrow from 3 to 6 p.m. and from to 10 p.m. Station To Close.

The Red Cross Surgical Dressing Station on Mohawk Street will be closed until Thursday, Jan. 6, according to an announcement by Mrs. Charles A. Northey, chairman of the project. Workers exceeded the December quota by approximately five hundred dressings, the chairman stated, and the closing was decided upon to permit the volunteers a vacation period in appreciation of their Work.

Mrs. Edward Hampel is cochairman of the project Obituary. The funeral of Zephyr Landry was held today at 9 a.m. from the residence of his son, Patrolman Leonidas Landry of the Cohoes Police Department, 96 Continental Avenue and at 9:30 a.m. from Sacred Heart Church, where a requiem mass was celebrated by the pastor, Rev.

Raymond J. Robert. Mrs. Henry Lambert presided -at the organ and Mrs. Raymond Bissell and John Bonenfant sang during the mass.

Mr. Bonenfant sang "Pie Jesu" at the offertory and at the conclusion "Mother Dear Pray For Me" was rendered by Mrs. Bis- "Funeral March" played by Mrs. Lambert at the recessional. Bearers included Harry Donahue, Emile Marcil.

John Lis. Thomas Killian, Leo Patnode and William Trombley. Father Robert officiated at the grave in SL Josieph's Cemetery, Waterford. The funeral of Gladstone Mc- Kamara, veteran of World War was held yesterday at 2:30 p.m. from the funeral home of Angus D.

MacAffer, 86 Mohawk Street. Rev. Victor J. Blekkink. D.

pastor of the Reformed Church, officiated. Bearers included Oscar Vandenburg. Charles Pluckrose.sr., Charles Pluckrose. Michael Tomaro. Edward Ducharme and Victor New- fcouse.

Burial was in Waterford Rural Cemetery Funeral services for Arthur Bes- of 283 Remsen Street will be conducted tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the funeral home of A. G. Boivin's Sons, 70 Congress Street, and at a-m. at St.

Joseph's Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Waterford. Each Youth Receives Gift During Holiday Program More than thirty boys were guests of the Cohoes Rotary Club at the annual Christmas party yesterday at the Van Scfaick Island Country Club.

The function was held in conjunction with the club's weekly meeting. Rev. Spear Knebel of Albany addressed the gathering on the true significance of Christmas and the yuletide spirit A varied program of entertainment, vocal and Instrumental selections, was presented and Christmas carols were sung. Each of the boys received a gift. The program was under the direction of the boys' work committee, comprising Charles H.

Clark, chairman. Napoleon Favreau, Gilbert C. Bindewald and Angus D. MacAffer. CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD AT HOSPITAL A Christmas party for members of the nursing and office staff of Cohoes Hospital was conducted last night in the Nurses' Home, which was attractively decorated for the occasion.

Luncheon was served and a program of entertainment, including a grabbag, was enjoyed. Christmas carols were sung and gifts were exchanged. To Visit Husbands. Mrs. John J.

Ryan of 119 Breslin Avenue, the former Marion Gauvin, and Mrs. P. J. Cappello of Whitehall have left to spend the holidays with their husbands, who are stationed in California. ON 1WO PARCELS WHY SUFFER WITH SORE FEET? Custom made Featherweight Arch Supports made to your individual impression.

BT APPOINTMENT ONLY PSone Cohoes 1194 W. N. VANDERCAR 142 REMSE STREET COHOES ELKS' SOCIAL EVERT THURSDAY NI6HT AT MAIL PEAK PASSED AT LOCALPOSTOFFICE Weary Office Workers and Carriers Note First Decline Yesterday fhe peak of the huge volume of Christmas mail which has broken all records at the Cohoes postoffice, apparently was reached Tuesday and somewhat of a drop, was noted yesterday by weary office workers and carriers, according Postmaster Michael O'Donnell. Although the public did respond to the plea for early mailing this year literally mountains of mail have been moved by the local staff, augmented by a corps of extra help. Efforts are being: made to clear the postoffice on Christmas Eve.

There will be no delivery of mail, other than special delivery matter, on Christmas Day. RESTING AT BASE Reductions Made on Harmony Hotel, Building at 122 Remsen Street As a result of a court order obtained through a certlorari action the Board of Assessors has been directed to make reductions aggregating $28,000 in the valuation of two parcels of property owned by Walter H. Wertime, sr. Provision for the reductions has been made in ordinances adopted by the Common Council. It is directed that the assessment mini IE eiVENAICHUBCH Several Congregations To in Ceremony en Sunday Evening WATERFORO A festival of Christmas music will be held at the Waterford Meth odlst Church Sunday, Dec.

30, a PJH. with the reeled of the Grace Episcopal, Tint Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist Churches participating Rev. Willtam A. Perry, pastor of the Baptist Church, and Rev. Herbert C.

Wallenberg, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The program will be as follows: Eve" "Silent Night--Luther's Cradle Song," Organist, Mrs. Belle Lathrop Choral call to in Excelsis" Processional Come All Ye Faithful" Opening sentences and invocation Grace Episcopal Church Choir. "There Were Shepherds" Vincent 'All This Night My Heart Rejoices" Lejeune Robert Van Steenburg, Organist and choir director. Waterford Methodist Church Choir.

Through the Dark the Dream- era. Came" Daniels In Dulci Jubilo" Old English carol Adult choir under direction of Mrs. Turpin C. Bannister. Mrs.

Belle Lathrop, organist "Sleep of the Infant Jesus," A French carol arr. by Gevaert Girls' Choir under direction of Mrs. Raymond Lavender Carols," Baptist Church Choir 'Christmas Street" Marryott A Christmas Cradle Sons" Prokoff Miss Hazel Abram. director, and Miss Winifred Hicks, organist. the Harmony Hotel building at flohawk and Cayuga Streets be re- uced from $25,000 to $12,000 and hat the valuation on the property 122 Remsen Street be cut from $45,000 to $30,000.

The reductions are to apply to taxes for both 1942 and 1943. There's Rubber in Thai "Sneezeroo" Weed Atlanta iT--The U. 8. Forestry Service has harvented Its Initial crop of goldenrod near Waynesboro, and says the weed Is not to be sneezed at as a of rubber. Of 970 acres set to golden, rod.

500 produced between 800 and 900 pounds of dry leaf material per acre. The rubber content In the leaves. The leaf material sent to the Agricultural Experimental Laboratory at New Orleans which reported an indicated rubber content of from to per cent. First Presbyterian Church Choir "Bethlehem" Bartlett 'Sing Noel- French carol Mrs. Chester B.

Parkia, director, and Miss Grace M. Bartholomew, organist. to tha World" Benediction. to the World," an arrangement for the organ, Mrs. Belle Lathrop The choirs will meet at the church at 5:30 p.m.

for a rehearsal Sunday. The music festival is for all members of the community who would like to attend an evening of Christmas music. Lodge To Elect. Clinton Lodge. No.

140, F. and A. will hold its annual communication and election of officers today at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. McKeon, worshipful master, will preside.

Christmas Eve Service, Christmas Eve midnight celebra- ion of Holy Communion will be at 5race Episcopal Church starting at 11 pxn. tomorrow. Rev. James Kerr, rector, will conduct the ervice and will deliver the address. There will be special music by the choir under the direction of Robrt Van Steenburg.

Christinas Day he service will be at 10 a.m. with Holy Communion. Sunday, "St. tephen" Day, services will be at 8 a.m. with Holy Communion at .0:30 a.m.

the Church School Christmas carol service. Monday service will be held in observance with "St. John the Evangelist" Day 10 a.m. with Holy Communion nd on Tuesday "Holy Innocents'" Jay will be observed with a Holy Communion service at 10 a.m. At :30 p.m.

the. Christmas party for GRANT LEI1EIG ON ESTATE LEFT BY Administrator Allowed to Continue Action of Salvatore Musso BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT OUTUNES "LEGAL La Paz, Bolivia tjpt--MaJ. berto Vlllarroel's new regime today decreed "legal for conduct of the government pending an election, including a guarantee of Bolivia 1 International treaties and respecting of foreign rationale, concessions, and contracts. It declared the constitution 1938 In force with the eole restrlo- tion of the preeent decree. It Mdd the government Junta would comply with "the law.

of the political organization and Its special de- crees," the authority of the Letters of administration on the judiciary, and dictate and decree estate of Salvatore Musso, former such laws were within pastor of St. Titus' Italian Methodist lat Jve Church of this city, who died here Dec. 12 has been admitted to bate by Judge Edward J. Dono'hue in Surrogate's Court. There personal estate of $1,000 which goes to two daughters and two sons: Eulah N.

Clahane, Lincoln, Rita E. Goodwin, Richmond. Alfred S. Musso of Lockport and Victor E. Musso of New York.

In addition, Victor E. Musso. the son of whom the letters were granted is authorized to continue an action brought by his late father in Supreme Court against Rev. Cassius J. Miller.

This case was pending for retrial in Supreme Court here at the time ths elder Musso died. J. Howard Mclsaao Is the attorney. The will of Nellie J. Smith, who died in this city- Dec.

16 has also beern admitted to probate. There is an estate of more sonal. One thousand dollars goes to the Troy Cemetery Association and each to two cousins, Ida B. 'arker. 902 Third Avenue and Elizaeth M.

Quackenbush, West Park Place. Fifty dollars each goes to wo cousins and a non relative: Benjamin F. Butler and Lillian Buter, 335 Congress Street and Minnie Barker, 516 Fourth Avenue. One-half of the household furniture and one-half the residuary istate each goes to a nephew and sister-in-law; Malcolm D. Springer and Emma E.

Springer, 8 Bank Street. Malcolm D. Springer is the attorney. constitutional authority. CONFERENCE 1L OF BABVCHICKS Meeting at Menands Jan.

Expected to Attract Vicinity Poultrymen Methods flocks and SANTA DEAD, BERLIN YOUNGSTERS INFORMED Stockholm UP--Many youngsters Berlin are telling their younger irothers and Sisters that Santa. has been killed on the east ront. Ivar Vesterlund. Berlin cor- espondent for Stockholm's Dagens of handling breeding hatcheries to provide poultrymen with better chicks and less mortality in the laying flocks will be presented in the than $5.000 per- poultry breeders' conference at the Menands Market Wednesday, Jan. 5.

Opening session of the program will bring a discussion of all- important feeding problem for chicks and breeding flocks in 1944, by Prof. L. M. Hurd of the New York State College of Agriculture. The morning session will conclude with a talk on.

management and breeding as methods of lowering losses in laying flocks, given by Prof. J. H. Bruckner, head of the Cornell poultry department. Methods of getting better hatciv es of chicks will be presented ay Professor Hurd in the afternoon.

Professor Bruckner will then present a program of flock improvement worked out both for hatch- erymen and for farmers who produce hatching eggs for others Final sessions of the afternoon will be meetings of the Adirondack, Albany and Schenectady Counties Poultry Improvement Groups, with a demonstration on selection of approved and certified breeding stock under the National poultry Improvement Plan, given by A. L- Douglass, secretary Of the tie Church School will be held at I Nyheter, related this today on his New York Poultry Improvement the Clark Memorial parish house. I return here for the holidays. Cooperative. Soldier Promoted.

Word has been received here of the promotion of Corp. Kenneth Hyde of the U. S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Hyde of 31 Lincoln Avenue, to the rank of sergeant and maintenance division squad leader. St Michael's) Orarch. A midnight mass will be celebrated tomorrow at St Michael's Church. On Christmas Day masses will be celebrated at 9 and 11 a.m. The second will be a high mass and will be attended by members of the various parish groups in a body.

At Home. Petty Officer First Class Edward HSnes, who is serving with U. S. Navy construction battalion, is spending a thirty-day furlough at his home, 78 Melville Avenue, following 1" months 1 duty in the South Pacific area. Upon the completion of bis furlough he will report to a station in California.

GIVE A LOVED ONE A Certificate for an Eye Examination and Pair of Timpane's Eyeglasses a Gift they will enjoy every day of the year. TIME PAYMENTS AT NO EXTRA COST T. BRANDON TIMPANE, 0.0. OPTOMETRIST i RCHISM Cefcoes Squadron with Seven Aces Dare Japs to Come Up and Battle An Advance South Pacific Base (UK--The Fighting Falcons, boasting a record of 72 planes shot down with a loss of only two of its own pilots, came out of the Solomons recently for a rest after a busy tour of duty. One of the hottest Marine Corps fighter squadrons, the Falcons boast seven aces, according to Marine Public Relations officer First Lieut Jack DeChant of Milwaukee, Wis.

In addition to shooting down everything the- Japs fly from the new Jap Type 3 fighter to the twin-engined Mitsubishi bomber, the Falcons made low attitude strafing runs against shore Installations, gun emplacements and bivouac areas. They are officially credited with sinking two 300-foot Jap transports, half-a-dozen barges and destroying twenty planes on the ground in addition to the 72 knocked out of the air. The Falcons, whose Insignia Is a hurtling black falcon with gull wings like the Corsair fighters they fly, participated in the New Georgia, campaign and the- flrst three weeks of the Bougainville show as well as the Intermediate period when the Jap bases on Bougainville were knocked out of operation by American bombers, many of whom were escorted by the Falcons. They often circled contemptuously over Kahili daring Japs to come up and fight--and when they did the Americans shot them down in bunches--15 to 20 at a time. Capt James E.

Sweet. San Mateo. Cal. and First Lieut. Harold E.

(Murderous Manny) Segal, park Central Hotel. New York City, the squadron's leading aces, took oa sixty Jap bombers and fighters by themselves on July 11 during the Munda offensive. Patrolling ovw the Rendova area after the six other planes in sheir patrol had been turned back by bad weather and engine trouble. Sweet and Segal sighted the heavy formation coming In. They peeled off and started a melee which resulted in destruction of five of the Jap planes.

Both Sweet and Segal were shot down, but thfy were rescued and back in action within a week. Sweet, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for shooting down sevc.i Jap dive bombers in one combat April 7 over Tulagi. has 34 planes to his credit. Segal has ten after knocking down on his last combat flight Other Falcon aces are skipper of the squadron, Maj. Nathan T.

Post, Coronado. eight planes; Capt. Eugene DiUow, Cobden, UU six planes, and Capt. Albert E. i Hacking, SaylesvilJe.

R. Capt. William Snider, Vicksburg. Miss, and Second Lieut Jack Pittman, Amarillo, Tex, all of whom have five Japs to their credit. mttttt--bt years Itappinr iNEWSPAPEr lEWSPAPERl.