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ALTOONA TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1942 12 Hith The Armed Forces DEATHS Mayor Urges Mark Fire Prev veryone to ention Week War Claims Heavy Toll Of Newsmen NEW YORK, Sept. 22. P) Official casualty lists do not show a short illness. He suffered from quinsy. Born in Juniata.

May 24. 1918. he was a son of H. P. and Clara jtPrice) Robinson, $30 Seventh 'avenue, Juniata.

He was married to Miss Virginia Elder, the ceremony being performed by the jRev. Ralph W. Bilk of the Trin-i ity Lutheran church, June 12. 1941 He was a graduate pf the Altoona jHigh school in the class 1936. was active in baseball in the City league as a Juniata left-handed pitcher.

He was the prop-erty of the Cleveland Indians and spent several seasons with farm teams, being at Leaksville. C. for his final year. He played basketball in the Juniata Church league and the Community league. He bowled in the Friday night league, Members of his family include his parents in Juniata, his widow and these brothers and sisters: 'Raymond E.

Robinson. Canton. Donald Carl, Victor and I Miss Cleo J. Robinson, at home nd Miss Marjorie Winifred Robinson, Harrisburg. i Mr.

Robinson was affiliated w-ith the Lutheran church. He was employed for the past three years as shipping clerk at the Juniata plant of the Schwarzenbach-Huber 1 company. Friends are being received at the home of his parents, 330 Seventh avenue. Juniata. Local Branch Of Catholic Nurses Meet The Altoona branch of the Catholic Nurses' league met at the Colonial hotel recently and, the spiritual director, the Rev.

Walter Byrne, announced that his talks for the year would be entitled, "Ethics of Nursing." Both the moral and professional problems of nursing will be included in the talks and at future meetings there will be round table discussions that members may ask questions and bring any problem pertaining to their professional work before the group. The president, Jane Feeney presided. Eleanor McConncl presented the secretary's report and the treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Mildred Kumpf. Miss Helen Kushlan was welcomed as a new member.

The president announced that a large number of members and guests attended the picnic held for the members of the senior class of the Mercy hospital during August at Lakemont park. Mae Biennan was awarded a cake and Miss Marjorie Poet was presented with the door prize. Miss Vivien Teufel. program chairman, announced that a bedspread will be presented at the next meeting. Members of the committee are asked to present books before the next meeting.

The meeting closed with prayer offered by Father Byrne and the group will meet again October 12. ABC Hears Outlook of AHS Football Coach Ken Bashore's annual Altoona High school football prospectus entertained members of he American Business club at their weekly luncheon-meeting 'in the hotel yesterday. The business session preceding the football talk was' in charge of President Robert E. Clarke who announced that a meeting of the club's board of governors would be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the home of Elmer Haug, 617 Park avenue, Wehnwood, From Leonard Burns, project committee chairman, the clubmen learned that the opera, "Barber ot Seville." would be presented In the Roosevelt Junior High school FUditoriuni. Monday, November 23, under ABC sponsorship.

The project committee last week signed a contract with the American Civic Opera company. New York City. Chairman Burns warned the membership that considerable club and individual effort would be required to make a success of this project, arranged for the benefit of the eye-glass fund. President Clarke presented a departing gift to R. Marvel Keagy who is to leave for army duty Friday.

A suggestion that the club sponsor a bowling league this season was referred to the athletic committee headed by J. S. Matlack who later introduced the speaker. Chairman Judd Holt of the social committee announced that a stag party, originally scheduled for Friday night, had been postponed. President Clarke added the name of John Murphy to the social committee and appointed Bud Breidenstcin to the athletic committee.

Both are new members. He also appointed Meredith Gates. Elmer Haug and Art McVey to the entertainment committee for the second quarter. Next week's club meeting will be held Tuesday night. Predicting that games with Windber and Williamsport will be the toughest for his squad, Ken Bashore ventured the prediction that his 1942 Altoona High grid squad may lose one or two games.

Briefly reviewing the 1941 season, in which the varsity was undefeated, Bashore informed the clubmen that several members of that squad are now in various rolleges. Only two 1941 regulars, Dean Wilson and Robert Kelly, backfleld men, are available this year. While seme of the boys who started the game with Boswell Saturday saw considerable service last year, the coach pointed out that they got in the game only after the regulars had "softened" the opposition. He pointed out that there are several weak spots In the present outfit and deplored the fact that fewer than 10 members of the junior high school teams of last year are with the varsity or junior varsity this fall. FUNERAL NOTICES OX CLASSIFIED PAGE SIRS.

SARA GARDNER BESW1CK Mri. Sara Gardner Beswick. wife of Charles A. Berwick, died at her home, 506 Walnut street, Ho'lidaysburg. at 3:30 tn.

yesterday. Mrs. Beswick was born in Holli-daysburg. July 12, 1S69, a daughter of William H. and Lucy Thompson Gardner, and resided in Hollidaysburg all her Sha survived by one brother, William H.

Gardner, at home, and one son. Charles Beswiek. St Petersburg, and two daughterr, Mrs. Perry Moore, Pittsburg, and Lucy T. Beswiek, home; also by two grandsons nd two granddaughters.

MRS. MABEL L. GEESEY Mrs. Mabel L. Geesey, wife of William E.

Geesey, died suddenly at 11:55 o'clock Monday nisrht at her home, 331 Crawford avenue, death being attributed to a heart ailment. Born at Pinecroft, December 26. 18TS, she was" a daughter, of Willis and Annie McKnight and was unit, ed in marriage with Mr, Geesey in Altoona, September 19, 1900. Members of her family include her husband and four children, Mrs. Amos Selders, Mrs.

Kirth Grove and Miss Lacy L. Geesey, all of Altoona; and William C. Geesey, Pittsburg; one grandchild, two brothers and two sisters Clay McKnight, Oregon; Miss Lacy L. McKnight, California? Harry McKnight, Kansas City, and Mrs. Fred Heubner, St.

Louis, Mo. Mrs. Geesey was a member of the Second Avenue United Brethren church, the Missionary society and of the Rainbow clas of the Sunday school. Friends are being received at the home. MRS.

ROSE ELLEN DALE Mrs. Rose Ellen Dale, wife of William G. Dale, 415 Fifth avenue, was found dead in bed at, her home yesterday morning by her husband. She had not complained of being ill when she retired Monday night. Born at Hazleton.

August 20. 1S67. she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Musser.

but had resided in Altoona for th past 40 years. Members of her family include her husband, one son. Lieutenant William J. Dale of the United States air corps; one grandson, a brother and two sistrs. Mrs.

C. W. Mench. Bellefonte; Mrs. John Crone.

Harrisburg a nd Lowel Altoona and severel half-brothers and half-sisters. Lieutenant Dale is en route to a new assignment as an instructor in Harrisburg. after having bee stationed in Miami Beach. and funeral arrangements are being held in abeyance until he can be located. Mrs.

Dale was a member of 'he Second Lutheran church. A. EARL ROBINSON A. Earl Robinson, widely known athletic circles as a former baseball pitcher, basketball player and bowler, died at 11:40 o'clock Monday night at the family heme. 329 Seventh avenue.

Juniata, after The lire prevention program has been prepared by the Chamber's fire prevention committee, of which William Morrison is chairman. "We have the assurance," said Mr. DeSouza, "that every organization in Altoona is anxious to do its full part in making this essential wartime program a great success. Such organizations include civilian defense units, principal fields of business and industry, labor civic groups, clubs, churches, the press, the radio, theatres, schools, Boy Scodts and 4-H clubs. "Fire," continued Mr.

DeSouza," is our greatest enemy on the home front. Since January, 1942, fire has destroyed more than of the nations war production plants, war workers' homes, granaries, stock piles of critical war materials and other essential resources. Many of the properties and materials destroyed cannot be rebuilt or replaced during thp war emevffonrw "Today, when every minute counts in producing food and im-Iplements of war, when our boys in uniform are paying with their 'lives the price of freedom, we 'cannot tolerate the continuation 'of fire destruction, "Of course, fire cannot be completely eliminated from our war 'economy in a single week, but IFire Prevention week gives us the occasion to acquaint ourselves with the enormously de-jstructive and disruptive effect of fire in the nation's war effort, to jeiouse ourselves to effective ac-jtion in preventing and protecting against fire, and to initiate fire safety programs that can be continued throughput the year." cutta and Madras probably will have better fighter plane protection than Chungking had before the coming of Chennault's American Tigers. But in some ways they have a greater social Droblem apart from the present political turmoil. Since a high caste Hin-! du is not permitted because of his belief to approach an Untouch-I able, all sorts of fanatical brawls will arise when panic-strick "depressed classes" bolt for the nearest sneuers despite the reli gious taboos.

DEATH Ferry pilots who have returned to American airports from the Middle East unload this batch of news: Because British naval patrols are busy with more vital matters, slave trading been resumed in the Persian Gulf. This nefarious practice had been almost stamped out. Today dhows are sneaking along the coast with human cargoes en route from Iran to Arabia. Only small-scale operations are reported. Japanese nationals on a diplomatic exchange ship, touching a Portuguese East African harbor, cleaned out the town's stores.

The boom vas so intense that Lisbon cabled the local authorities to prohibit the ssle of certain commodities except to residents. The merchandise most popular with the Nips was clothing, shoes and medical supplies. After performing record engineering feats in building a new railroad system through Persia, United States technicians on the spot fear they will be robbed of their triumph. The line may be useless because the Nazis have plugged the Volga river, through which our lend-lease supplies are routed north, and the Caspian Sea is subjected to daily attacks by the Luftwaffe. Higher staff officers are less gloomy because they believe that the materiel now lost to Moscow may mean life or death to the American, British anj Russian armies south of the Caucasus if the Germans should try to cross the mountains or Rommel should hammer his way to Palestine.

For All Occasions IMPERIAL FLOWER SHOP Confraternity Drama To Be Broadcast An interesting program will be heard over WFBG this evening at 9.30 in connection with preparations for the celebration next Sunday of Catechetical day throughout the Catholic diocese of Altoona. The feature, titled simply "The Other Sheep." is intended to acquaint the listening public with the aims and operations of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine which is beginning the second year of its local existence. The Rev. Francis Reed Hoy, director of the society, and the Rev. Dr.

Francis A. diocesan superintendent of schools, have prepared the half-hour program with the cooperation of George Cornet. NYA director. Father Hoy will speak briefly. 'The Other Sheep." a pleasing dramatic sketch, will be presented by the Catholic Players.

It will demonstrate the work of the Confraternity by portraying a meeting of a group of officers known as the parish executive board. It wi'l call attention to many of the society's activities, especially that of "fishing." or home visiting, discussion clubs and parent-educator clubs. Taking roles in the sketch will be the following: Mrs. Marie Mccormick. Janet Stull.

Lucy Rom-agnoli. Sis McCord, Frances William Clear, Richard Mc-Ccrd. Lawrence Foose and Vincent Russo. Cititens of Altoona were called upon today by Mayor Charles E. Rhodes to take an active part in the nation's observance of Fire Prevention week, starting October 4.

I The mayor drew attention to President Roosevelt's proclamation setting aside the week for annual observance. "President Roosevelt," said the i mayor, "has appealed to the nation at war to safeguard its resources against destructive fires. He has stressed the danger of 'sabotage end has called upon government and private agencies iin effect upon all citizens and ali 'organizations to prevent fires from hindering our war effort. "Therefore, as mayor of Altoona. I earnestly request every citizen and every organization to iheed the President's appeal and unite their efforts undet the leadership of the fire department, of Commerce, civilian defense and other agencies in inspecting all properties and prem-jises so that fire hazards may be promptly detected and eliminated.

Furthermore, I call upon our people to acquaint themselves with 'all circumstances and situations are likely to cause the out- break of fire and with the steps 'that should be taken when tire I At the time President R. tH. DeSouza of the Chamber of Commerce announced that the Chamber with the collaboration of the fire department, represented by Fire Chief Paul Amheiser. had formulated an extensive program of activities for Fire Prevention week which will enlist the efforts of all citizens in Altoona surrounding rural and farm areas. Council Views Proposed Play Center Site Mayor Charles E.

Rhodes and members of city council, during a tour of property Inspections yesterday, familiarized themselves with what is known as the old circus ground in the Twelfth ward, which at the last regular session of council, was outlined for an Idea! play center by George Hite. supported by residents of that The plans involve changes in the layout of the streets, particularly Beale avenue, which never had been opened through the plot. Council came to no decision, there being many other factors yet to consider such as lay of the plot drainage and so-forth. As a result of a request submitted by the National Cylinder Gas company, which manufactures oil products along the line indicated by its name, submitted to city council for the abandonment of Third alley, Tenth ano Greeley streets, located in Juniata which adjourns a plot of ground purchased by the company to locate a new industry, city council after inspection concluded that since none of these streets have ever been opened for traffic there would be no reason for objecting to the request, especially If it would mean the acquisition of a new industry in the city. Councilmen also inspected the properties of Carl Barger and his neighbors on Twenty-first avenue, where complaint was made of the drainage conditions and the property at 130 Walnut avenue, where a request was made for the privilege of cutting the curb to construct a driveway.

FOR SALE Altoona Speedway 113 Acres of Land Salvage worth approx. $2,900. Ideal proposition for a sub-division $5,250 McVEY'S INC. Commerce Bldg. Altoona, Penna.

fl'ALNUT FROM 9 PHONE 2-8995 5 i I i Women Boost AUG War Classes The women of Altoona and vicinity are becoming increasingly conscious of the part they must take in the war effort. according to results obtained in the registration for Penn State's new engineering, science and management war training program which is being held this week at the Altoona undergraduate center. Tenth street and Lexington avenue. Almost one-third of the registrants to date have been girls and women, although the courses are open to members of both sexes and there is no age limit. The courses which have been most popular in the registration period thus far are elementary and advanced drafting, industrial accounting, corporation and manufacturing accounting, cost accounting for war production, radio communication, fundamentals of railway signalling, operations inspection, industrial drafting practices, and foundations of engineering.

Other courses offered are applied engineering mathematics, chemistry of engineering materials 2. fundamental of electrical engineering, surveying and mapping, technical chemical analysis and tasting, physical tasting of materials, metallurgy of welding steel, and tool design. The courses are sponsored by the United States office of education and there is no cost to the student except that of textbooks. Classes slart September 28 and continue two nights per week for a 15 week period. Certificates are granted to all persons who successfully complete courses and the college placement service is available to assist trainees who are not now in essential industries to secure such positions.

Registration is still open for any person who is not now attending school. Applicants are urged to enroll for the free training at the Altoona undergraduate center, Lexington avenue 'and Tenth street, where registration will continue this evening from 7 to 10 p- m. Chevron in men i Trains As Mechanic PFC HERBERT C. SUCKLING Private First Class Herbert Suckling, son of Mr. and Mrs.

II. C. Suckling, SA12 Seventh avenue, Is now training to an aircraft mechanic at the army flying school In Midland, Tex. He entered the service in April and Is a former employe of the P. R.

R. AUooiih Works. In his letter he writes of dancing at USO centers and how much he en-oys the army life. Altoona added four more representatives in the U. S.

naval forces when these men reported at Great Lakes. for a period I of training-as petty officers: Lloyd P. McGarvey, 24, electrician's mate, second class, 215 Cherry avenue; Taul S. Weichol, 30, mo-Itor machinist's mate, second class, 1117 East Third avenue: Harry E. Singer, 32, electrician's mate, third class, 607 Bell avenue, and Frank B.

Wildea, 25, machinist's mate, second class, 220 Sixth avenue, Juniata. In orders just issued by the rnmninnriinff officer nf the Hola- bird ordnance motor base, Baltimore. Md Serteant Aaron Wolf- brrg, 298th military police com pany, and Brother ot narry wou-berg, Altoona, has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant on recommendation of his company commander. Sergeant Wolfberg formerly worked for the Firestone Rubber company here. Horseback riding Is one of his hobtnes.

Walter John Barr, 2221 Seventh avenue, was graduated this week from the officers' candidate school at Fort Still, and has been commissioned second lieutenant in the field artillery in the United States. Lieutenant Barr is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Barr, and has been assigned to Camp Hood, Tex.

Before starting active duty he was a signalman's helper. Corporal H. Gates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank C.

Gates, 1411 Eleventh street, Juniata, has been promoted to the grade of sergeant, the public relations office at Napier field, Dothan, announced. Sergeant Gates, who is a graduate of the technical radio Scott field, is a radio 'operator and mechanic at the Dothan, air base. Hospital Apprentice First Clas Edward J. Law, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Story P- Law, 1489 Washington avenue, will celebrate his 21st birthday today at the navy's psychiatry college. St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D. C. Law is a Past master councillor of al-Aksa chapter and a chevalier, order of DeMolay, a graduate of Altoona High school, class ot 1939, and a former employe of the Altoona work.

FRR, in the Juniata blacksmith shop. He entered the naval reserves February 27 and was called to active duty March 17. i First Lieutenant Paul Wilson, infantry, arrived yesterday at the Howard avenue army recruiting and Induction station, to take over the duties of Captain Frank Ger-lock, who left recently for staff training school at Fort Benning, Ga. Lt. Wilson was previously stationed in Harrisburg and will live at the Colonial Annex during his stay here.

Private Frank Hol'ewa, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hollewa. of Mar-stellar, Cambria county, is now stationed at the army air corps base in Ephrata, having just returned to duty a two week furlough at his home-Private Hollewa, who Is attending gunnery school, enjoys army life very much. t-mtsm-t m( MOVING Single Pieces tn Load Lots A DRENNING'S I St.

and N. Branch Ave. between a. p. m.

Top Soil The very best of dark top soil for lawns and spring planting. Phone 4219. Ashes Hauled Cheap. CaU Gut, MOM 'It, but war correspondents, too. 'ore falling in action, being wound-'ed, captured, bayoneted to death iand failing to from naval iand laud engagements against the enemy, The latest newspaperman casualty was announced today when the International News Service was Informed that Jack Singer, accredited to the S.

Pacific fleet, had failed to return from a task force sortie In the Pacific. In Washington, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox took cognisance of the Intrepidity shown by correspondents in the gathering I of war news when he said, upon learning Singer was missing: I "The long chances war corres-jpondents take fills me with a great sense of pride. Their work Is very admirable and creditable Ho the profession." Knox is publisher of the Chicago Daily News, which has foreign correspondents on many I world battle fronts. Singer was the third recent newspaperman casualty. Only last week Larry Allen.

Associated Press Pulitzer prize winning correspondent with the British Mediterranean fleet, failed to return Ifrcm a raid on Tobruk 'and is I presumed to be a prisoner of the Italian army, I About the same time the Unit-led Press received reports that I Joe James Custer, with the Pacific I fleet, had been seriously wounded in action near the Solomon islands. His left eye was pierced and two operations have been performed in Queens hospital, Honolulu, in an effort to save his sight. The known toll of American newspaper, news agency and radio reporters since the present wars began is 10 dead, 18 wounded or otherwise injured while in line of duty, five missing, 57 captured and 15 interned. In addition many American newspapermen have suffered tor ture in prison camps while repatriation on en exchange oasis. aces Hit and Run Charges After Mishap John E.

Furio, of 805 Fifteenth street, also 624 MrClay street, Harrisourg, will be given a hearing in the office of Alderman Ira J. Shelley of the Sixth ward, Monday at 7 p. m. on charges of hit run driving during which H. R.

Ringler, 46, of Altoona N. D. 2 was struck the night of September 12, it was announced yesterday. Information filed before Alderman Shelley by Sergeant Vaul E. Rouzer of the city police yesterday states that Furio on the night of September 12 became involved in an accident in which Ringler was hurt and failed to stop and render assistance at the scene of the accident, Ninth avenue near Fourteenth street.

Furio was arrested in Harrisburg September 16 after police sent teletype messages for his apprehension. Mother Held For Neglecting Her Children Mis. Claire E. Fasick of 101 Willow avenue, arrested Saturday morning at 4:43 o'clock as a proprietor of a. disorderly house along with five others as ininates, was held for court on $500 bail last night on charges of neglecting minor children, filed by her hus band.

Joseph Fasick before Alder man lia Shelley of the Sixth ward. Mrs. Fasick is charged with neglecting three children, the youngest of which is seven months. The other two children are 5 and 7 years. Decker By Utility given up because they had no gasoline and would ride the trolley and like it.

On warm days, it would be open air. on told days, closed in and heated, and in case of an air raid, perhaps the lower compartment could be used for an air raid shelter. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SO to 75 off on Wallpaper Remnant Room Lots. to $1.50 Wallpaper, yalues to $1.00, to be sold at 5c up Texolite all shades $1.75 59c qt. Entire Stock of Paints and Brushes to Be Sacrificed INDEPENDENT WALLPAPER AND PAINT COMPANY Open Wednesday and Thursday Evenings 'Til 9 L618 Eleventh Ave.

Next to A. P. Super JIarket We Deliver Loss 53 Years Ago Of Double Trolleys 'Mourned' Now Becomes Father, Then Becomes Soldier KANE, Sept. 22 Z) Edward Van Sickle of Smethport became a father today 10 minutes before he and 0ther army selectees left for the Eerie induction station. A son was born to Mrs.

Van Sickle. 18, at Kane Community hospital. Sou It's The WIRES TRINIDAD, Sept. 1 Girl radio mechanic trainees in i the U. S.

signal corps class at THnidad Junior college wanted an identifying name like the IWAACS and WAVES. I They finally settled on "Women in Radio Electric Service'' or 'the WIRES. Double-deck, opw depot at Ninth avenue and Twelfth street, to Thirteenth street, to Fifth avenue and following the park lines fiom theie. Having no heating facilities, the feature vehicle was used- only from early spring into the fall of the year I GOING TO REFURNISH YOUR BEDROOM Then See JPflDETTS By EDNA MARIXELLA Tribuu Staff Writer "Something new has been is what you probably all gasped when you first looked at the accompanying photograph. And Logan Valley officials wish it were true since rationing for national defense has Tiit the electric railway company as well 'as it has hit the car owner.

The company would give anything to have just a few of these double deckers to haul the excess of the overloaded street cars and buses, especially during the rush hours. Perhaps the shopman could even enjoy his sleep better with the cool air hitting him in the face as he sat snoozing (at 6.30 a. on the second deck. Or maybe the fresh 8:30 a. m.

air would help the working girl to keep on her toes during the rest of the day. The much prized traileis vanished with the blaze that swept the tar barn in 1899. Having no facility for a trolley, the double decker was merely a trailer, that is it wab attached during rush times to the back end of an electric power car. And when fire was discovered at the old car bam, on Fifth avenue and Thirty-third street, only those cars having their own power were set in motion and moved out. The others, including the two story structures, were left to their fate and so seats, stairways and canopies, all went up with the smoke, not to be een again in Altoona.

The double decker was mainly used, after its initiation in 1893, for a park car, running from the BEFORE YOU BUY MAPLE, AND MAHOGANY TO CHOOSE MAPLE BUNK BEDS 29.75 (Q) Jg 1720-22 UNION AVE. irailropcrated at Altoona, Pennsylvania, and then stored for the winter. What would be its worth to us now, if it was to be had? With modern construction, a model like this could really be made cozy. Folks would forget about the joy they lost while trying to save tires and the pleasures that were.