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Tell You They're Hot' Major General Kenney is Proud of World's Fliers" By MURLIN SPENCER UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Sept. 21-- (Wide World) Major General G. C. Kenney, new commander of the Allied Air forces in the southwest Pacific, is a cocky soldier who is tickled to death at the chance to command what are probably the world's cockiest fliers. He would stack his boys against the toughest the Japs have any day in the week an dbet his last shirt on "those brats." "They're the finest bunch cf kids I've ever seen," he said.

"I tell you they're General Kenney Is five feet six inches tall with close cropped and salt hair. He came to pepper Australia in August to succeed Lieutenant General George Brett as commander of the air TOPCOATS SWEATERS JACKETS ALL AT "March's" For the Cool Mornings and Evenings TOPCOATS (all wool) $20, $25, $30 SWEATERS (all wool) $3, $4, $5 LEATHER JACKETS $7.50, $10, $12 Always The Best Of Everything S. MARCH'S SONS 1224 11th Ave. forces of the Allied Nations in this area, and his appointment was announced by General MacArthur on Sept. 16.

Prior to his arrival here, General Kenney commanded the Fourth Air Force at San Francisco. Since his arrival he has been busy travelling to various operational bases, talking with other high ranking officers, but mostly talking to the pilots who fly the Allied combat planes. In fact he would rather be on the firing line than in an office at headquarters where he fidgets and fusses until he can get going again. "OPEN DOOR POLICY' He has started the "open door policy" for his fliers. "I may be too busy to see a colonel sometimes, but I'll never turn down 1 second lieutenant," he says.

General Kenney respects the Japanese pilots, knows his good and his bad ones, but is points, the equipment and personnel Uncle Sam is sending him. The one thing he asks is more planes. As to the question of superiority of Japanese Zeros over American P-40's and P-39's, General Kenney says: "I'll take all the American P-39's and P-40's the will send me, and I won't army have trouble getting pilots to fly them. "The Japs have some highly trained. thoroughly skilled fliers.

but they have others not SO well trained. Their best pilots are skillful. courageous and apparently have no fear of the hereafter. "The Zero is a plane which has remarkable climb but has sacrificed everything for lightness. DON'T LIKE ZEROS American fighters can slug it out, and a Zero, once tappe.I, breaks into flames or loses a wing.

You couldn't sell Jap planes to our pilots. "Our bombers are fighting their to targets and what's more way getting home again. "For every one of our planes the Japs have brought down, we've brought down many more of theirs. For every flying fortress downed, we've taken down ten Zeros. "The kids all say our equipment brings them home." General Kenney at mention of his fliers, launched again into praise ending "if they aren't the cockiest gang you ever saw! "The ingenuity of these American brats is something to make you proud you're an American." General Kenney, who trained as a fighter pilot during the first World, war, flew on long range MOUNTING PRICES HAVE MADE EVEN MOVIE MOGULS AWARE OF HOW MUCH THEY SPENT FOR WHISKEY.

MATTINGLY MOORE, THEY'VE DISCOVERED, IS MELLOWER AND MILDER THAN MANY OF THOSE MORE COSTLY BRANDS. MAKE THIS DISCOVERY YOURSELF. MERELY ASK FOR TONIGHT. MATTINGLY The best of 'em is MOORE $119 PINT $186 QUART INCLUDES TAX MATTINGLY MOORE BLENDED WHISKEY 66 proof grainne atral spirits.Frankfort Distilleries, Louisville Baltimore. 4 Local Masons To Receive 33rd Degrees The supreme council of the northern Masonic jurisdiction of the United States, meeting ton, will confer the thirtythird and highest possible degree of Masonry upon four well known Altoonans tomorrow evening.

The men to be so honored are: Joseph. N. Maddocks of 124 Ruskin drive, Llyswen, principal of the Altoone. High school. Rosell L.

Foor of 309 Bell avenue, a member of the Pennsylvacompany Altoona works department. Railroad, Charles R. Bell of 200 Thirteenth street, retired foreman of the Altoona works truck and frame shop and now again active with the engincering corps of the war department in Washington, D. C. John J.

Gluntz, of 509 Fourth avenue, a member of the advisory committee of the Pennsylvania railroad voluntary relief department. All four men ave in Boston to attend the sessions of the supreme council, which opened Sunday evening in Trinity church, to continue until Thursday. This year's session of the supreme council is the 130th annual convocation of the Scottish rite of Free Masonry. The honor of elevation to the thirty-third degree is conferred only on those members who have rendered exceptional service to the organization. Both Mr.

Maddocks and Mr. Foor are members of the Williamsport consistory. Mr. Bell is a member of the Coudersport consistory and Mr. Gluntz a member of the Harrisburg consistory.

Mr. Maddocks the Masonic order in becomentered, ing a member of Logan lodge, No. 490, F. A. was crafted in May and became a master Mason in June, 1922.

Since becoming a member of the Williamsport consistory he has had an active part in the work of the organization. Mr. Maddocks is also a member of Jaffa Shrine, serving as orator Mr. Foor entered the Masonic order in June, 1930, member of Hiram lodge, No. 616, F.

A. was crafted in September and made a master Mason in October of the same year. He became a member of the Williamsport consistory in January, 1931, and is serving as master of ceremonies in the Williamsport council, Prince of Jerusalem. He is also a member of Jaffa Shrine and a past president of the Blair County Scottish Rite club of the Williamsport consistory. Mr.

Gluntz entered the order in December, 1923, as a member of Mountain lodge, No. 281, F. A. was crafted in January, 1924, and raised to the rank of master Mason on in February, 1924. He joined the Harrisburg consistory in 1924 and Jaffa temple in December of the same year.

He was made a member of the degree team in May of 1935. Mr. Gluntz was elected junior warden of the Harrisburg consistory, council, Prince of Jerusalem, in May of 1935, senior warden in May, 1936, high priest in 1937 and sovereign prince in May, 1938. He was elected president of the Blair County Scottish Rite club of the Harrisburg consistory in April of this year. Mr.

Bell is a life member of Mountain lodge, No. 281, F. A. and a member of the Coudersport consistory for the past twenty-one years. He is a native of Altoona, the second of four of Dr.

Walter and Cecelia (Yoder) Bell. All four of the brothers have been thirty-second degree Masons. Mr. Bell entered the service of the Pennsylvania railroad as a messenger, rising to the position of foreman, intimately acquainted with of the men being, who later became high ranking officers of the railroad. On June 28, 1935, Mr.

Bell received the 50- year gold service emblem of the Pennsylvania railroad and on September 1, 1938 retired from the company service. Army Calls Cresson Doctor Dr. C. W. Kirby, Cresson, has received orders to report for active duty and will report to Wellston Air depot, Weilston, to assume his duties as a first lieutenant.

Dr. Kirby, a native of Summerbill. attended St. Vincent college and received his degrec in 1928. He was graduated from Georgetown university medicai 1932 and served his interneship in the Altoona hospital in 1933.

Dr. Kirby was house physician at Mercy hospital, Johnstown, in 1 he 1934. has later going to Cresson where practiced for the past eight years. He is married to the former Bridgie O'Toole, Altoona, and they have one son, William Patrick, who celebrated his second birthday last January. Mrs.

Kirby will reside with her parents. Alderman and Mrs. Anthony O'Toole, and will join her husband later. Auto Dealers Register For Gas Today Altoona automobile dealers will register for their allotted gasoline ration today at the consolidated board offices, 1207 Twelfth avenue. County Rationing Administrator Paul T.

Winter, announced yesterday. Previously he had announced that the registration would be for gasoline dealers. Ashes Hauled Cheap. Call Gus, 2-9037 With The Armed Forces: reconnaissance into Germany and fought his way back. He was born in Nova Scotia, but he wasn't a Canadian citizen since his parents were American and he fooled them, he said, by arriving a week early while his parents were on vacation.

His wife and two children live at Dayton, Ohio. His daughter, Julia, is 16, and his son, William, 19, is enrolled at the University of Cincinnati. General Kenney related an instance from his last trip to northern operational base when some returning Flying Fortresses that had been "shot all to hell" came in. "I saw the kids come in and while I'm no flag waver, it made you glad to be an American. The landing gear on the Fortress was all shot up, and the pilots couldn't use There his cannon holes in the plane, and the radio had been shot away.

There were holes evwhere. "The pilot brought that plane down without brakes and ended just barely 50 feet from up His crew sat there calm swamp. as anything. "The pilot leaned out and said 'guess I'm the first blanketyblank ever to roll it as far on this of gunners, who is "One five feet two but has six only his credit, got but and Zeros to excitedly, 'I just saw the said sight. A Nip care at me.

prettiest loose with my guns and I turned diving and hit he just kept on water without a I'm nuts about those "I tell you kids." Lions To Sponsor Talent Show Altoona Lions club will The a local talent stage prosponsor November 9. 10. 11, 12 duction 13 for the benefit of the and club's trust fund. The production be directed by a blind, and W. L.

professional group Hollenback: will represent the club. The Altoona Lions is the only club in the national organization to have a blind trust fund. the amount now on trust being around $13,000. The fund, which has been building for 11 years, income from its inprovides an vestments to provide the blind of Altoona and Blair county with treatment and sight aids. Three of the performances will be evening shows, the performances on the 9th and 10th are matinees.

Lion Scott Norris presented the Rev. Francis R. Casselman, who introduced the speaker of the afternoon, the Rev. Carl Beck, an American missionary who has spent the last decade in China and recently returned to his native land aboard the refugee liner Gripsholm. The Rev.

Beck told of the years of struggle between China and Japan before Pearl Harbor and of the Japs' hatred for the whites even then. After December 8. the whites in Rev. Beck's station vere taken prisoner and subjected to many indignations before they were finally released in the exchange of diplomats. President Harry G.

Stevens presided at the meeting, held in the War Governors' suite of the Penn Alto hotel. Bowling opened last Monday night and was continued last evening at the new Twelfth avenue alleys. New Telephone Directories Due Monday Distribution of copies of a new Bell telephone directory to Bell subsribers is to begin next Monday, September 28, in Altoona and vicinity, Ear A. Skinner, district manager for the Bell company stated yesterday. More than 23,300 copies of the new green-covered books will be delivered in the distribution territory.

The directory will contain 24.736 alphabetical listings, a gain of 1,080. wabout Bell subscribers receive the new books, Mr. Skinner suggested that the new directory be consulted before any attempt is made to place a call, as it contains new and changed telephone numbers. The new directory will have in addition to Altoona listings, listings also for the following exchange areas: Bedford. Bedford Valley, Bellwood, Breezewood.

Claysburg, Clearville, Cresson, Everett, Fishertown, Gallitzin, Glasgow, Hollidaysburg, Hopewell, Hyndman, Loysburg, Martinsburg, McConnellsburg. Osterburg, Port Matilda, Roaring Spring, Tyrone. Warfordsburg, Warriors Mark, Wells Tannery and Williamsburg. Control of Emergency Blackout Lights Ordered HARRISBURG, Sept. 21-(AP)Rigid control of lights on emerg: ency vehicles operating during blackouts was ordered today by the state defense council.

A new rule to become effective about October 15, will require such vehicles to hood or otherwise obscure their lights' so that the visible uppermost beam from the headlamps will not exceed 1,800 candlepower, KEEP YOUR PROPERTY IN GOOD REPAIR THERE IS NO LAW AGAINST spending all the money necessary to repair and keep in repair your home and other property, such as: Decorating Inside and Out Siding Fixing up the doors windows Roof Repairing Eavestroughs NEW Floor Repairing Porches Plaster Repairing Walks HardFixing Garage Doors ware Up to $200.00 can be spent in making changes that would improve your residence, such as: New Porch Attic Rooms Kitchen Cabinets Basement Rooms Inlaid Linoleum Floors Addition to Houses New Furnace Cement Walks, Drives Insulating Attic and Floors Up to $1,000.00 can be spent for any New Farm buildings, such as: Milk Houses Tool Sheds A special Permit may be applied for to build Granaries Hog Houses Additions to Barns where proof can be had of necessity. We have fled applications and secured several such permits 1 for our friends. CALL AND SEE US WE KNOW HOW Bartley Lumber Company Ivory Lumber Building Buchanan J. Don Lumber Condron Company J. A.

Martz Supply Son James S. Fleck's Sons L. B. Mackey Son. Ine.

H. Fickes Son F. M. Lytle Son Forsht Coal Supply Moyer Brothers Company J. C.

Orr Son General Builders Supply M. T. Seymore Company G. A. Zimmers Lumber M.

S. Hunter Sons Company Blatchford Opens Feminine Apparel Shop In Altoona The new feminine apparel center of Blatchford's will give the people of Altoona and vicinity one of the most modern apparel shops in the country. It opened to the public this past Monday but the formal opening will be held tonight from 7 to 10 p. m. Nothing will be sold at this time and you are cordially invited to inspect this new up-to-date apparel center.

Roses will be given to all and in addition beautiful fur coat valued at a $199.00 will be given to one of the lucky persons. You may select any coat of your choice at this price if you are the lucky one. The second floor of the Blatchford store has been completely remodeled and everything is entirely new. The display cases and counters ale a natural finish blond wood sycamore while side walls are blue and white with a horizontal stripe. The end walls are a rich rose and white with a vertical stripe blending with the cream white ceiling.

The entire floor is covered with heavy tone on tone rose quartz broadloom carpet. Three sets of three way mirrors and four large plate mirrors, two mirror doors and additional mirr'ors throughout afford the customers the utmost opportunity for appraising the merchandise. Fluorescent lights give.a soft glow to the luxurious surroundings and assure all that the actual colors will prevail in the merchandise selected. There are large booths for fitting with full length mirrors and also a spacious. room at one end for trying on wedding gowns, etc.

The alteration department, one of the finest, will assure you of expert fitting. There will be fourteen departments designated by large wooden lettering on the cases. The store will carry a complete line of furs, fur trimmed and untrimmed coats, dresses, suits, sportswear, blouses, lingerie, hosiery, handbags, jewelry, etc. In addition there will be a children's department with apparel for your boy or girl ranging from 7 to 14 years. All merchandise will be of the fin- J.

E. (JIMMY) BLATCHFORD est quality and only the latest fashions will be available. Mrs. Ethel Rea, prominent local woman active in civic circles, will be in charge of sales and merchandising. She brings to the Blatchford store one of the most able in this field having served in an executive capacity with a large Harrisburg apparel concern.

Richard W. Lawry, merchandise executive, from New York and Chicago will be in charge but will spend only a portion of his time in this store. He stated that Blatchford's will be represented by Lilienthal and the largest buyers of fashion merchandise, in New York City. All merchandise in this new department may be purchased on one of four plans. You may buy for cash if you desire or if you feel that you would rather purchase on one of the three payment plans the clerk will be glad to explain.

Apparel may be purchased on a 30 day charge basis with no down payment or on the budget plan making your payments by the week or month. Finally they offer their lay-away plan in which you may select the merchandise and it will be stored until you wish to claim it. DEATHS ON CLASSIFIED PAGE MRS. CATHERINE TEMPLETON FUNERAL. NOTICES Friends are being received at Mrs.

Catherine Templeton. widow of 'John A. Templeton. died at the home of Charles Filer, 1202 street. Pleasant Valley, at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning after two weeks' illness.

Born at Spruce Creek, September 16. 1857. she was a daughter of Jacob Nancy (Davis) Brumbaugh, and had resided in Altoona for the past 66 years. Members of her family include one daughter and three sons, Mrs. Bertha Berry, Robert George and John H.

Templeton. all of the city: 21 grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren. three greatgreatgrandchildren. one brother and two sisters. J.

M. Brumbaugh, Juniata, Mrs. Jennie Shope and Mrs. Robert Heisler, both of the city. Mrs.

Templeton was a member of the Pleasant Valley United Brethren church. Friends may call at the Lafferty funeral home. KENNETH RORERTSON Kenneth Robertson. of the United States navy, who ended his life while home on leave in the cellar of his mother's home, 711 Eighth avenue, rear. Sunday afternoon, was born in Altoona.

September 30. 1911, a son of George and Emma (Oesterle) Robertson. He is survived by his mother. two brothers and one sister, Leroy and Mrs. Caroline Purkhammer, all of the city.

and maternal grandfather Fred Oesterle of Half Moon valley. He was of the United Brethren faith, a member of the Altoona Yardmen's association and of the Shop Crafts. Chevron Comments 'Way Down Under' Arrives In Iceland JOHN E. KEPHART, JR. John Edgar Kephart, yeoman first class, son of Mrs.

J. E. Kephart of 406 Third avenue, is now stationed in Australia. Having been in the naval reserves since he was 17, he was called to active duty in December, 1940. He was stationed at Corregidor, Philippines, previous to the fall of Bataan.

Yeoman Kephart was gradnated from Altoona High school in 1937 and from the Zeth Business school. He was formerly employed by the Pennsylvania Edison company in Saxton. Ensign John Duffy Rively, son of Mr. and Mrs. I.

J. Rively. 843 Twenty-sixth street, was admitted to the Blair county bar yesterday mroning while home on a two day leave from his base at Lakehurst. N. J.

Ensign Rively, a graduate of Dickinson law school in May, was presented by Attorney William L. Hicks, of Tyrone, and admitted to the bar with the approval of Judge George G. Patteron. Ensign Rively's parents were present to witness the ceremony, the first swearing in of an ensign to practice law in Blair county. The 28 year old lawyer officer has a brother who naval captain in the army, and another who has not.

yet been heard from since the fall of Manilla, where he was stationed as a Jesuit missionary. Two sons and a daughter in the armed services of the nation is the Deaf Burglar Held For Further Probe Norman Eagler, 37, recently of Bellwood, pleaded guilty to burglary before Judge George G. Patterson at a session of court at Hollidaysburg yesterday. Sentence was deferred in order to permit motor police an opportunity to investigate other cases that might include Eagler. Eagler, who is very deaf, and was formerly a resident of Roaring Spring, has a court record in Blair county, having served a term in the penitentiary and also figuring in several other The man's later violation, concerns the theft of $120 from Harry Cox near Red Schoolhouse inn, near Bellwood, the night of September 12.

last. He is said to have admitted that he got the money. Eagler was returned to jail LO await the outcome of the police investigation. Harvey Sturtz, 19, of Henrietta, charged with wantonly pointing firearms, pleaded no defense. He was found guilty by the court and sentenced to pay a fine of $20 and costs of prosecution as well as pay $5 to Lester I.

Hoover for a dog which the young man allegediy wounded with a gun. As he passed sentence upon Sturtz, Judge Patterson remarked that he cannot take the law into his own hands. The defendant tearfully admitted to firing two shots at Hoover's collie dog, fatally wounding the Sturtz said he wanted to hurt the dog as badly as it had hurt his. Testimony was given by both sides of the case. It was stated that the bulls owned by the Hoover and Sturtz families fought and then Hoover is said to have borrowed the Sturtz dog to chase one bull back to the Hoover barn.

When Sturtz' dog came back home, it was poisoned, Mr. and Mrs. Sturtz testified. Later young INSURANCE Fire, Automobile, War Damage. Compensation, Personal Accident.

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KARL Master Sergeant Walter E. Karl, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Karl, of 516 Logan avenue, South Lakemont, recentiy cabled his parents of his arrival in Iceland. Sergeant Karl, a national guardsman, has in the former, service nineteen months.

He is a graduate of Altoona High school, class of 1939, and a former employe of the Altoona works, P. R. R. He is married to Myrtle (Anderson) Karl. proud boast of Mr.

and Mrs. John N. Williams, 1247 West Princess street, York, former residents of Tyrone. Staff Sergeant Dewey Williams is now stationed with the army force in the near east and is the proud possessor of a letter of congratulations from Major Lewis H. Brereton, thanking the sergeant and his men for their part in the attack against Axis defenders of Bengasi, July 6.

Sergeant Williams has been in the air force over a year and has been overseas three months. He is married and the father of one son, Dewey, Jr. He celebrated his 24th birthday last Friday. Bernice E. Williams, 21, was enlisted in the WAACS recently as a chauffeur and will leave soon for Fort Des Moines.

Iowa for She is engaged to Staff Sergeant Delbert E. Shildt, now stationed in Hawaii with the air corps. Private First Class Herbert Williams is stationed with troop 106th cavalry at Indiantown Gap. All three are graduates of rone High school. Sturtz obtained a high-powered rifle and wounded the Hoover dog.

James Kelly, 69 of Bellwood, admitted to throwing two bricks through the plate glass windows at Burns' cafe in Bellwood, when he was refused drinks at the place. This took place August 28. Kelly was described as a "heavy drinker." The court sentenced him to serve six months in jail, to be paroled in 30 days and pay a fine of $100, and costs of prosecution. In addition, he is to make restitution of $61.74 for the damage to the building. Robert J.

Mort. 25, coal miner at Six Mile Run, Bedford county, entered a plea of guilty operating a motor car while intoxicated. He was sentenced to serve 90 days in jail, to be paroled in 30 days, and pay a fine of $100 and costs of prosecution. Mort was arrested by state officers near Claysburg. July 25.

Court will reconvene Monday. September 28, at 10 a. m. Democratic Committee Meets Tonight There will be a regular meeting of the Blair county Democratic committee at city hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, it was announced yesterday by D. George Puderbaugh, chairman.

Important matters with reference to the coming fall campaign will be discussed. the N. A. Stevens mortuary. JAMES T.

WYROUGH James T. Wyrough, formerly of Altoona, but who with his wife for the past 18 years had lived at the St. Lawrence hotel in Carrolltown, Cambria county, died in his apartment there at 6:15 o'- clock yesterday morning. Born at Foot of Ten, above Duncansville, November 29, 1853, he was the son of Michael and El len McShane Wyrough. The deceased was employed for many years in the tin shop of the Pennsylvania Railroad company in this city and until going to Carrolltown resided at Sixth avenue and Twenty-first street.

He had retired at the age of 65 years. Members of his family include his wife and four sons, Hugh and George Wyrough, Trenton, N. Frank Wyrough, Erie, who is head of the Pennsylvania company in that city, and Clement Wyrough, Pittsburg. He was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic church at Carrolltown.

Friends are being received at his apartments in the St. Lawrence hotel. Carrolltown. For Al! Occasions IMPERIAL. FLOWER SHOP Pioneer Educator At Penn State Dies STATE COLLEGE, Sept.

21 -(AP)-The Pennsylvania State college was notified todoy of the death in West Springfeld, of Miss Harriet A. McElwain, a pioneer educator at the college. She joined the faculty in 1883 and served in several capacities, including dean of history and head of the department of women, until 1901. Single Pieces to Load LotsDRENNING'S Cor. 23rd St.

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