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20 ALTOONA TRIBUNE, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1940 Observe Founder's Rules Rummage Sale today and tomorrow, 2301 Eighth avenue, Class 12, Simpson M. E. Church. Blast At Sea Kills Delaware State Senator, Three Rescued Eagles Map Plans for '41 Convention DEATHS FUNERAL NOTICES ON CLASSIFIED PAGE MRS. LAURA F.

EVANS Mrs Laura Fisher Evans, wife of Nathaniel Evans, Neaimont, Snyder township, and for over 76 years a resident of that vicinity, died at her home Monday morning at 7 o'clock, following illness of three years. Mrs. Evans was born March 13, 1860, at Iowa, Seamore county, Iowa, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Bnnneman Fisher. On May 8, 1878, at the manse of the Arch Springs Presbyterian church, she was united in marriage with Nathaniel Evans, Rev. J.

J. Cole, officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Evans therefore on May 8 of this year had the rare privilege of celebrating a sixty-second wedding anniversary together.

The husband survives, along with eight of a family of twelve children. The children are: Mrs. R. L. Stryker, Mrs.

E. P. Moyer, Tyrone; Mrs. James E. Foster, Caldwell, Mrs Fred Campbell, New York City; Mrs.

Harry E. Van Egri, at home; Charles R.v Evans, Osceola Mills; R. Max Evans, Blandburg; Victor N. Evans, at home. Blanche, Ruth, Cecil and John are deceased.

Churchman Appeals for Discipline OMAHA, Oct. 7 (P) Dr. O. Garfield Beckstrand, associate pastor of Trinity Lutheran church at Rockf ord. 111., told members of the United Lutheran church in America brotherhood tonight that the "destiny of our nation is at stake" because "of the want of consecrated Christian men in high office." Dr.

Beckstrand urged members attending the 12th biennial convention as "laymen of the greatest Protestant church in the world" to "take it aa part of your Christian duty to consider doing some specific service for your country, and Start Work On Military Training Camp INDIANTOWN GAP, Oct 7 (JP) Contractors, working under supervision of federal army officers, broke ground today for the construction of a permanent military training camp here. Contracts totalling $6,000,000 have been let for the work, designed to turn the Pennsylvania national guard's tented encampment into a cantonment to house a full division in the coldest months. A staff from the U. S. army quartermaster corps set up offices to coordinate the work of the contractors.

The work must be done by January 2. It is planned to call out the 28th Pennsylvania division for military training after then. The new quarters will house the entire division, 15,000 mej at wartime strength. Each brigade is to have separate mess halls and barracks. The reservation will be leased by the state to the federal gov.

ernment which is paying all the bills for these national defense projects, Adjutant Edward Martin said. ft GEORGE A. WOLF Greatest Sale to Mark Wolfs 38th Anniversary Observance Torpedoed Freighter Survivors Land PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7UP) Fifty survivors of a torpedoed British freighter arrived here today and told how they were saved by the merest chance after their convoy, under war orders not to pause for rescue lest a submarine strike again, passed on througn th darkness. Th seamen, all Scotsmen, were left adrift in three boats with only emergency provisions when their vessel, the Corrientes, was struck off the English coast shortly before midnight September 25.

The Swedish freighter Kolsnaren sighted their flashlight signals three hours later. The Kolsnaren docked here today. "It was a miraculous escape," said Captain Thomas Stewart, of Glasgow, master 0f the Corrientes. "Not a man was killed or injured. We expected to be out there a long time." Auto Stolen Henry Goldstein of 3102 Second avenue told city police his automobile was stolen from in front of his residence last night between 5:45 and 8:05 o'clock.

The car was unlocked anj the ignition key in place, the owner said, POTATOES Home Grown. Good Cookers Fine for Winter Storage BU. BASKET 100 LB. BAG $1.19 Our Low Prices Include Delivery Service Fresh Fruits, Vegetables Groceries, Meats HOME PRODUCTS MARKET 5TH AVE. AT 7TH ST.

Phone 2-3898 Full Paid Stock Is Now Available in the State Capital Savings and Loan Association If Interested See or Call L. W. BORLAND Penn Edison Bldg. enkr Banish That Bulge Free Alterations and Fittings LuCRETIA'S CORSET SHOP 1111 Eleventh Ave. What Makes the PICTURE of Fall Loveliness? 614 SECOND ST." Juniata Dial 2-0919 ills 'Jww? 4 R'S Trim to the business ideals laid down by its founder, the late Charles E.

Wolf, the Wolf Furniture company store, 1501 Eleventh avenue, this morning opens its doors for the greatest merchandising event in the history of the firm the thirty-eighth anniversary sale. Starting with a modest store on Green avenue and Ninth street. Mr. Wolf stressed that tr.e store was to maintain the lowest possible price on furniture anu never to sacrifice quality for price, to establish and to mak possible easy terms for buyers of furniture and to insure buyers of good selection of high quality merchandise. The rules have been observed by his sons, George A.

and Herbert S. Wolf, now in charge of the firm. Under this rule, every floor of the live-story building and the large annex is completely stocked with merchandise especially ordered for the anniversary event. It will be to the advantage of the buying public to take the opportunities now offered, since the stock could not be replaced at similar low prices. The Wolf Furniture company is MOVE BY DRENNING Delivery System Local and Long Distance Dial 5103 Night, 2-1261 lnHiiii Tv Code No, 466 Pint $1.05 fMrk Code No.

345 45 Quart $1.63 OCEAN CITT. Oct 7 UP) A Delaware state senator and his wife perished today in an explosion which wrecked their 39-foot cruiser 2Vt miles out in the Atlantic. Three others were rescued after the captain, his cloth, ing aflame, plunged Into the sea, then climbed back aboard to distribute life preservers. Mr." and Mrs. Wilbur Steel of Ocean View, were the victims, and Capt.

T. F. Phillips of the coast guard said both apparently died from heart attacks. Steel was knocked into the sea by the blast, and his wife died in the water, kept afloat by a life preserver. Phillips said Capt.

William Murray told him a spark apparently ignited gasoline when he attempted to start the 'engine. His clothing ablaze, he leaped into the sea, then returned and got life preservers to Mrs." Steel, John A. Tubbs of Selbyville, D.el., and Mrs. Klliott Evans, of Ocean View. All jumped into the water and were picked up by coast guarasmen nH nassine boatman.

The sur vivors were treated for burn9 and their 30-minute exposure in the water. Coalition Wrecks Civil Service Bill WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 UP) A loose coalition of house Democrats and Republicans late today dealt a possibly fatal blow to the Rams-peck bill, which would have empowered the president to extend civil service to 200,000 federal employees and raise the wages of 320,000 others. "Thig bill is not civil service, it's lip service," asserted Rep. Rees (R-Kas) shortly before the house rejected the conference-revised measure, 181 to 132.

The principal author, Rep, Ram-speck (D-Ga), succeeded by the narrow margin of 123 to 110 ln a motion to ask the senate for a new conference. This was a doubtful victory for Ramspeck, however, because the house immediately instructed its conferees to hold out for the so-called Nichols state job quota amendment. Senate members of the previous conference had declared the amendment would be "practically unworkable." In championing his amendment, Rep. Nichols (D-Okla) declared that residents of such states as Maryland and Virginia, near the seat of government, were obtain ing an unfair proportion of fed eral jobs. The amendment proposed that no resident of a state whose quota of civil service positions is more than filled should be given a civil service appointment until states with unfilled quotas were cared for.

The principal complaint against the bill voiced by Republicans was that it would "blanket" some persons into civil service with only perfunctory non-competitive examinations in whioh a 70 per cent grade would bp considered passing. Employes of WPA and TVA, as well as senate-confirmed presidential appointees and assistant U. S. district attorneys, would not come within the measure. A second important section would have given the president power to adjust the wages of 320,000 Persons holding unclassified civil service appointments in various field-services exclusive of the military and naval forces outside the District 0f Columbia.

The civil service commission estimated such salary adjustments might aggregate as much as $14,000 000 annually. Drawing the flre of some southern congressmen was a clause to prevent the civil service commis-j sion nom requiring applicants JLo submit photographs. Rep Gossett (D-Tex) declared that the first three persons recently sont to fid a prospective clerkship were Negroes. Sudden Storm Sweeps Section A sudden and unexpected thunderstorm swept Altoona late yesterday afternoon, lashing and tearing at trees, some of which were uprooted. Tree branches were strewn along some sections of Broad avenue, while one tree was seen by shopmen being uplifted along Chestnut avenue, just east of First street.

The weatherman predicts less offense for today. He said it would be clearer and cooler. Hopeless Love Man To 7-Year Restore Young KEY WEST, Oct. 7. An aged, unemployed X-ray technician told police today that he was driven by hopeless love to keep the cerpse of a young matron in his bedroom for seven years while trying to restore her to life.

The man, Karl Tanzler Van Cosel, 70, was charged with removing a body from its grave without permission. He was arrested yesterday at his home part of a dirty, ramshackle warehouse where the life-like body of the young woman, recon structed and preserved in wax lay in bed. "I tried many experiments to re store her to life," Van Cosel told Deputy Sheriff Ray Elwood. "I still hope if I live lone enough to bririg her back." i Plans for the state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagle to be held in Altoona June 22 to 25, 1941, were outlined Sunday afternoon at a special meeting of the Altoona aerie in their lodge home, Twelfth avenue and Eleventh street John Heller, Jr.f of York, a past national president of the order, was the guest speaker at the banquet. "The Fraternal Order of Eagles has done more for the greatest number of the underprivileged and the poor than any other fraternal organization in the country" Heller said in his talk.

State aerie Eagles' officers who attended the meeting here were State President George C. Graham of Pottstown, No. Leroy Morris, No. 828, and Harry Wood, No. 828, trustees; A.

J. Daugherty, state treasurer, No. 76; C. C. Gunther, past grand worthy president, No.

828, and deputy organiz er, C. F. Sanders, a past worthy president, Altoona Aerie. All the visiting officials were introduced by President R. H.

Gable of Altoona, State President Graham especially stressed the upbuilding of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Large delegations were also present from the following aeries; Johnstown, Patton, Conemaugh, Bellwood, South Fork and other cities throughout the district No. 7. A class of 44 candidates were initiated. The newly organized Altoona aerie's degree team exemplified the ritualistic work and received congratulations from the state officers on their appearance in their newly acquired uniforms.

Further arrangements will be made next month for the state convention here when the state officers will pay a return visit to the Altoona lodge. High School Placement Work Told The work of the Altoona school student placement department was explained to members of the Altoona Lions club at their weekly luncheon meeting yesterday noon in the Penn Alto hotel by Miss Eleanor Hare, director of the department. "Altoona youth are not apathetic" Miss Hare said, "they feel if they can have some sort of work they are a part of the community lira She explained the department which she heads tries to place-students between the school age and 25 and includes the experienced as well as the inexperienced. Miss Hare was introduced by W. I.

Lingenfelter, a member of the Altoona High School faculty. Dr. W. C. Pidgeon, vice president of the club presided at the meeting in the absence of H.

Coulter, president, and announced a delegation of 12 or 15 members of the Altoona Lions club plans t1 attend a special meeting of the Tyron? Lions club this evening in the Arlington hotel at which time the Ty rone Lions will be presented with a club road sign by Altoona Lions who have sponsored the Tyrone club. The four team bowling league sponsored by the club was reported to bs progressing and will meet this evening at 9 o'clock in the Metro alleys. Plans for a fall smoker were reported to be getting under way with a meeting of this committee called fo this evening. Gabriel Chiodo, prominent vocalist entertained Lions with several solos. He was accompanied at the piano by M.

N. McKee. Freight Train Derailed PCear Tragedy Scene LITTLE FALLS, N. Oct. 7 UP) Twelve cars of an eastbound New York Central freight train were derailed near here tonight two miles west of where the Lake Shore limited leaped the tracks April 19 and caused the death of 31 persons and Injuries to 100.

Railroad officials said no one was injured in the accident which happened when five cars in the middle of the train suddenly "piled up" and caused derailment of seven others. All east bound rails for several hundred feet were torn up and the cars toppled to the road bed spilling shipments of oils and ore- "For Personal Service In Flowers" GABLE'S FLOWER SHOP Jerry T. Clarenee A. Miller WHISKEY FLAVOR FINER THAN EVER Three Feathers, Now Xlari-fined," Lauded by Pennsylvanians ALTOONA. Pa Thit whiskey has into current conversation may bo attributed to the compliments Three Feathers Whiskey has been receiving since it was Clari-flned.

an exclusive method of protecting the flavor of whiskey after Flavor at its very peak, plus "light a feather' mildness! No wonder Three Feathers ls the "talk ot the town" everywhere. Tim EE FEATHERS DISTILLED rf) i LONDON DRY TlfM HERBERT T. WOLF planning to make the sale one of the greatest of its thirty-eigh'' years. Markets have been combed for the best furniture available Factories have cooperated, as they have In the past, to assure the company special values. One of the important successes of the company is that it has always been able to bring to the central Pennsylvania public the enormous buying power of its 10 stores.

Stores at Altoona, Tyrone, Barnesboro, Philipsburg, Belle-fonte. Lewistown, Huntingdon. Clearfield and Cumberland, make it possible for Wolf's to offer unusual terms to the public throughout the sale. Model rooms brought from metropolitan centers have been installed as an aid to the public. Wolf's also has the largest nip department between Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Since the celebration of its thir ty-seventh anniversary last year, the store has been completely re ted nnd remodeled, includ ing beautiful new plate glass doors at the entrance, a new vit-rolite front and luxurious arrangements throughout the store Bassler PaysN $161 to County It was learned yesterday that John R. Bassler, former county controller, made settlement with the county parole office of a $161 shortaeo in court cost collections which was discovered recently when two parolees showed re-ceiDts that they paid the money although no credit for the amounts could be found recorded in the controller's office. HOME YOU CAN'T BEAT IT! AND SEE to throw the might of your Christian faith and character into the political life of your locality." He appealed for discipline to accomplish tasks that may "draw us from our comfortable home, our pleasure and our smug complacency," adding "if we do not 'earn to discipline ourselves there will be one that will discipline us." Earler the brotherhood went on record against proposed merger of all periodicals in the united Lutheran church. The united church is expected to act Thursday on a plan to combine the monthly organs of all the auxiliaries. Editor of "Lutheran Men," brotherhood publication, is Dr.

Amos J. Traver, of Frederick Md. About 300 delegates and visitors to the 12th biennial sessions heard Treasurer Harry A. Fritsch of Allentown, report that "for the first time in 22 years we have reached a balanced budget." Receipts for the two year period were nearly $25,000, he said. In one of the day's speeches, ihe Rev, C.

Franklin Koch, New York, executive secretary of the board of social missions, told the delegates only Jesus Christ can meet the needs of questioning modern man. "The Christian man today looks and questions world conditions," he asserted. "He sees a social order which, despite its efforts to-make itself secure is threatened by its own insecurity, it, feeble efforts to lift itself by its own bootstraps, Men's Club Welcomes New' Members The Altoona Men's club held its first meeting of the fall season last night in the conference rooms with a large number of members turning out for the program. Don Sandrus, who was elected bf the club last spring, took charge of the meeting, introducing Al Jacobs, a member the club who in turn introduced Jesse Sheterom of Sax-ton. Sheterom entertained with several magical moments of fun, mystery and amazement with his program of magical tricks.

Prospects for the Altoona High school football team were outlined by Kenneth Bashore, coach of the Altoona team. Bashore told members of the club, the Altoona team this year is one of the best in the history of the school although it lacks weight. He a'so praised his coaching staff for their fine cooperation and thanked the club for its keen interest in the team. Announcement cf the club's Hallowe'en party to be held at the Sportsmen's Lodge in Riggles Gap, October 29 was made by 1 rs-ment chairman Steve Baird. Officers of the club also welcomed many new members to the club last night and looked forward to receiving several others in the near future.

Fire Damages Juniata Apartment Fire of an undetermined origin slightly damaged a second-floor apartment and subjacent storeroom at 627 Fourth avenue, Juniata, yesterday afternoon. Believed to have started in the apartment occupied by Charles Irvin, the flames worked down ward into the store conducted by Barney Mandell, firemen said. Rodgers No. 1 and Juniata No. 1 companies responded and had little difficulty in quenching the blaze.

Total damage was estimated at $90. Drives Aged Attempt To Matron's Life When he first removed the body of the woman from its crypt more than seven years ago, Van Cosel said he slipped it secretly into the Key West Marine hospital, where he had been (employed as an X-ray technician, and kept it there a week while he used chemicals to restore decomposed portions. Then, the corpse in an Did airplane he had purchased, he had it carted to his makeshift home on the outskirts of this island community. Van Cosel, a native German with degrees from Leipzig university told his story in a calm, well- educated voice, iiis English some what broken. Although in-kempt when arrested, he made an impressive figure after a change vof clothing.

There is also one brother, George Fisher, Arch Spring and one sis ter, Mrs. Annie Gring, Orchard Crossing; also 17 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, Mrs. Evana was a life long and sincere member of the Arch Spring Presbyterian church and Sunday school. When but four years of age Mrs. Evans came with her parents to reside on the Fisher Farm at Arch Springs.

MRS. MARY KATE COLYER Mrs. Mary Kate Colyer, widow of Harry G. R. Colyer, 311 Fifth, avenue, died at her home yester.

day afternoon at 1:35 o'clock. Born in Altoona, she was the daughter of C. Andrew and Mary Hindman VauClain. Members of the family include one daughter, Mildred, wife of Harry L. Metz, one son Charles C.

Colyer, both of Altoona; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Lingafelt of Altoona and Mrs. Virginia Smediey of Belle-rose, L. I. Mrs.

Colyer was preceded in death by her husband December 15, 1938, a son Kenneth died March 20, 1937, and her sister, Mrs. Francis Fay died just one year ago yesterday. She was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal church and the Delphi chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Friends are being received at the home after 6 o'clock this evening.

CHARLES WICKER Charles Wicker, Altoona R. died at his home yesterday morning at 10:45 o'clock. Born February 13, 1908, he was the son of George Anthony and Sadie Ellen (Guyer) Members of the family include his parents, two brothers, George W. and Cloyd W. Wicker, both of Altoona; four sisters, Mrs.

Ethel Attard, Mrs. Dora Caruana, Mrs. Marie Abdilla, all of Detroit, and Mrs. Dolly Ritz, of Altoona; three half-brothers; Elmer Dodson, Lawrence Dodson of Altoona and Leonard of East Freedom and a half sister, Mrs. Amanda Utley, of Altoona.

Mr. Wicker was a member of the First Mennonite church. Friends are being received at the home. Home Grown Chrysanthemums. Imperial Flower Shop, 1013 12th St.

City Schools to Close Oct. 16 Altoona schools along with the other schools in the county will cse October 16, registration day for all men between the ages of 21 and 35, in cooperation with Governor James' proclamation pertaining to compulsory military registration. The decision to close the public schools of Altoona was made yes terday by Dr. Levi Gilbert, su perintendent of schools of Altoona after he had talked to heads of other Blair county schools. The proclamation pertaining to the schools closing reads "In order to indicate more fully to our citizens the necessity of comply ing with the registration regulations and in order to bring more fully and more forcibly to the at tention of our people the grave significance of what is transpiring I hereby call upon all the school officials in Pennsylvania to close the on registration 'ay, October 18.

The proclamation also calls upon school teachers to inform their students fully concerning the provisions of the registration. Ashes Hauled Cheap. Call Dial 2-9037 PEACHES Good $1.05 bu. APPLES Fine Sprayed Fruit, Starks Delicious, Northern Spy. Bananas, Smokehouse, Mcintosh, Jonathan.

Bushel includ 1 basket, 75c to $1.10. CIDER Made from sprayed apples, 20c ral. Wanted to buy clean cider Jugs. Will pay 6c. Seekel Pears 6 lbs.

25c Green Peppers. $1.00 5 lbs. 25c. Full and Complete Line of Pickling Vegetable and Produce Formerly HTLEMAN'S MARKETS Sixth Ave. and Fortieth St.

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