Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania • Page 14

HOPPER, WASHINGTON ON IT, JABOO! WE'LL BE LATE FOR YOUR WEDDING! CORRESPONDENT WHERE'6 TH DIDN'T PACKAGE GET IT! TH' CLOCK? HOPPER TOOK IT WITH HIM! RACE RILEY AND THE COMMANDOS THE ROYAL SUITE OF WORRY 'BOUT NO WORRY MUST GO YES, ROYAL WE SCOURED CONTINUE THE SWANK NEW YORK HOTEL! MOZAMBOO) ROYAL HIGH- FASTLY BAZOOKA WE THE HULL FLAPJAW! NESS! ROYAL) TO APPLE GO GET SEARCH! THE ROYAL COUNTRY AND ROYAL MOZAM BOO) WE COME TIRED BAZOOKA -BUT YES, FLAPJAW FALLS! YES. ZAMBOO MAYOR! NARY OF NO SLEEP- SOON BACK HIGHNESS! FLAPJAW OR FLAPJAW MUST FAR, ROYAL HIGHNESS. HIDE ER BE FOUND, MOZAMBOO! BAZOOKA ALL TO ROYAL HEAD OF MAN LEST BAZOOKA HAIR OF DIRE CURSE TIME WORRY- MOZAMBOO WHO HAS HER HERCULES BEFALL APPLE PALACE! WITHOUT ROYAL ER THE FALLS! PERMISSION! BIRD! COURSE WHILE THEY ARE BUSY POONS OFF OUR TRAPPED BUT MOVE FASTER, NERVOUS ONE REMENBEK TAM RENT HERE'S A JALOPY WITH TH' KEY LEFT IN! CMON! WE'RE GOIN' AFTER 'EM! CANWHILE, UNAWARE OF DANGER, HACK FRANKIE DECIMATE 'THE REST OF THE PATROL CUN'T SHOOT SO (FAST, FALLAS I LOSING DER 1 YOU THINK, CAPTAIN, THAT WE CAN GET BEHIND DEVILS WHO AMBUSHED OUR PATROL AND DESTROY THEM 2 YAK! YAKS GRANDEST THREE-DOLLAH SPECTACLE WEDDIN: O' Dal Fora THIS IS A HO! HO. CH, AGES GONE UP TH' ah regretto ROOTIN' TRAGIDDY, TOOTIN' HOOMILIATIN HOW JEST REFOOZES BECUZ T' ONE MARRY SILLY A GAL MAN PORE FELLA! THIS'LL SHE HATES, WE IS CHEATED it wall to attind' BE FO' CUT OF A weddin. YAK! TH EYEBALL CATFISH- druther being KING the loves kin ah MIL MICKEY FINN U.S.

Pat. MICKEY IS WITH H-HE THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN HOURS SUPPOSE SO! MeN YES, SERGEANT! MR. MINTMORE, SEEMED TO YOUR MOTHER SINCE SERGEANT MAYBE I'D PHILIP GOT THE RING MRS. FINN- BE IN A SAID, MICKEY! HALLIGAN PHONED, BETTER TRY -AND AFTER READING -AT THE DAZE MICKEY- IF PHIL WERE TO FIND HIM! HER NOTE, HE WENT HOTEL! I'LL COMING HERE, HE'D BUT IF HE OUT AGAIN- -WITHOUT CALL HIM! HAVE ARRIVED DOES COME SAYING A BEFORE THIS! -DON'T LET HIM IN! 0 YOU MIGHT TRY JUMPING, KID IT BEATS THE ELEVATOR DOWN EVERY TIME! BRONCHO BILL CAPTAIN YANK ELLA CINDERS CERTAIN THAT A HOVERING BIRD IS TOMMY'S FRIEND, THE TALK ING CROW, BRONCHO BILL AND THE OLD-TIMER WATCH IT FLY AWAY, OVER WHAT THEY BOTH BELIEVE IS A MESA TEBRY AND THE PIRATES TI HEARD APRIL CALL TO ME FOR. HELP- IM SURE OF IT! THE SOUND CAME FROM UNDER THIS FAKE DIXIE DEGAN HASN'T HE THE HE'S NICE LOVELIEST MANNERS? ALTOONA TRIBUNE, Friday, Edited by Drew Pearson By Milburn Rosser By Frank Tinsley NOW, CAPTAIN A LITTLE CHINESE DOSE DO NOT SUSPECT OUR PRESENCE By Al Capp HARD ON US IT'S MIGHTY NOTE JEST THINK O' AWRIGHT, BUT FUMHOW HORRIBLE TIMBERWOLF THIS'LL McHOWL BE Fo' WRIT PORE bY TIMBER HAND Mc HOWL! By Lank Leonard By Charlie Plumb BECAUSE 1 SAID BATH WHY SHOULD TAKE CHARLIE By Harry F.

O'Neill IT'S MY IT'S A DEVIL FRIEND, JAKE BILL SCANLON'S CROW THAT'S WHAT! 8-16 By Milton Caniff AH! INTREPID TERRY HAS FOUND THE NOW I MUST LEER AT THE FALLEN HEROINE AS IF I DID NOT. HEAR HIM By Striebel and McEvoy I'LL ANSWER IT'S PROBABLY THE PHONE, MA FOR YOU -YOU POUR ANYWAY PRR Union Voting Will Begin Aug. 20 Pennsylvania railroad employes of the maintenance of equipment department will begin voting Monday, August 20, to determine whether the Brotherhood of Railroad Shop Crafts of America or the United Railroad Workers of America (CIO) will be their bai gaining A agent with the company management. The voting will be by crafts or classes of workers and from shop to shop under supervision of a mediator from the National Railway Mediation board. Voting will be ended September 20.

with final ballots being cast in the Baltimore area. The vote results will be totalled for the system by crafts, and not broken down by localites or shops Whichever organization has a majority of votes craft or class will be the winner in that craft. Those taking part in the election will be machinists, boilermakers, blacksmiths, electricians, carmen including coach cleaners and power house workers including helpers, apprentices and laborers. There are 49,191 employes on the PRR system eligible to cast a ballot. To speed up the election the railroad system has been divided into five areas where the voting will proceed simultanecusly.

The voting dates for points in Altoona and vicinity area follow: Committee No. 3-Ross R. Barr, mediator; C. W. Woomer.

observer for B. of R.R. S. C. of Ransom Reeder, observer for U.

R. W. Juniata Shops 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m1.

20 6-11 a. p. 111. Aug. 6-11 a.

1-4 p. IN. Aug. 22 6-11 a. 1-4 p.

m. Aug. 23 6-11 a. 1-4 p. 111.

Aug. 6- 1 p. m. Aug. 25 6-11 a.

1-4 p. m. Aug. 27 a. 1-4 p.

m. Aug. 28 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m.

Aug. 29 6-11 Car Shop a. 1-4 p. m. Aug.

30 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Aug 31 6- 1 p. m.

Sept. 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept.

6-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept. 6-11 a.

1-4 p. m. Sept. 6 6-11 a. 1-4 p.

m. Sept. 1 p. m. Sept.

8 Locomotive Finishing Shop 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept. 10 Foundries 6-11 a.

1-4 p. m. Sept. 11 6-11 a. 1-4 p.

m. Sept. 12 Miscellaneous 9-11 a. 1-4 p. m.

Sept. 13 9-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept.

14 Juniata Shops 6- 1 p. 15 9-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept.

17 Car Shops 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept. 18 9.11 a.

1-4 p. m. Sept. 19 The days of September 15 and 17 at Juhiata shop and September 18 and 19 at the Car shop, are for those employes not workng and others who may have failed to vote account of sickness or other justifiable reasons. Committee No.

4 Frank R. McLaughlin, mediator; H. C. Kittleberger, observer for of R. R.

S. C. of Joseph Rudiak, observer for U. R. W.

East Engine House 6-11 a. 1-4 p. m. Sept. 12 6-11 a.

1-4 m. Sept. 13 Eastbound Repair Shop a. Sept. 13 6-11 a.

1-4 p. m. Sept. 14 Westbound Repair Shop 6-11 a. 1-4 p.

m. Sept. 15 Passenger Car Repair Shop a. 1-4 p. m.

Sept. 17 Miscellaneous 9 a. m. 2 p. Sept.

18 President Vetoes Peace Draft Plans (Continued from Page 1.) so strong has the opposition developed to compulsion that even its most ardent advocates now admit privately their cause is lost. And, opponents claim, the army high command, which went all-out for universal training during recent hearings before the house postwar military policy committee, also has given up the fight. The postwar committee endorsed the "principle" of universal training, to but its recommendation won't be acted on for several weeks by the house military committee. That committee, once overwhelming for the peacetime draft, has cooled perceptibly on the subject. The draft, the President told reporters, will continue to take young men for replacement of veterans who have been fighting for a long time.

Bills to end the draft immediately have been promised early attention in both houses as soon as congress returns. Truman Names Sunday Day of Prayer (Continued from Page 1.) clamation that victory came "from the courage and stamina and spirit of free men and women." "It has come." he added, "with the help of God, who was with us in the early days of adversity and disaster and who has now brought us to this glorious day of triumph." The President called on all Americans. of all faiths, "to in offering their thanks to God for the victory we have won, and in praying that He will support and guide us into the paths of peace." He added: "I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make possible our victory." Royal Emissaries Sent to War Fronts (Continued from Page 1.) of the Philippines and New Gulnea, for the order to become effective. A second message said the imperial family party bound for the continent would leave Tokyo at 9 a. m.

today, Japanese time, and the party bound for southern re. gions would leave tomorrow. The imperial party bound for Manchuria will fly to Keijo (Seoul), capital of Korea, the Japanese said. The party bound for China will leave Tokyo, fly to Shanghai and then go on north to Nanking. the old Chinese capiThe southern party also will travel by way of Shanghai.

stop over one night at Canton and proceed on to Saigon, in southern French Indo-China. The Japanese then asked safe conduct. They described the planes bound for Manchuria and China as medium, twin-engined, low -wing monoplane transports. The south-bound one is a twinengined medium bomber. All will be marked with a sun flag and a red streamer.

the" Japanese reply every MacArthur possible assured precaution would be taken to insure the safety of "the planes bearing the Japanese representatives on their A flight of 36 Lightning fighter pilots will pick up the Japanese plane over the southeast coast of the southern home island of Kyushu and escort it to le. There the Japanese envoys, at least one representative of the emperor flanked by three sentatives of the imperial armed forces, will be transferred quickly to a waiting four-engine army transport plane. Before the Japanese begin their five-hour flight to Nichols field near they will be flown over Okinawa, now transformed into 3 mighty bastion of American aerial strength only 325 miles from Japan. Where the final signing of the articles of surrender will take place has not yet been disclosed. A dispatch from Guam indicated it would take place aboard the flagship of Fleet Admiral Nimitz.

600.000 0.000 Out of Work As War Plants Close (Continued from Page 1.) would return to their homes and not seek jobs of any kind. Also on the re-employment side, a Denver rubber company said it had openings for 1,000 persons, and the U. S. employment service there announced it could place 5,000 in miscellaneous jobs. The war manpower commission estimated 000 to 12.000 workers could be absorbed in the Denver area.

The picture by cities included: Pittsburg Some war plants closing, including shell making works at Carnegie-Illinois Steel at McKeesport, employing Jones Laughlin Steel McKeesport plant employing 2,100, and National Supply plant at Ambridge employing 500. An estimated 35,000 to be affected as a result of all cancellations but the basic steel industry was not expected to be affected. Keystone Ordnance Works at Meadville, with 1,650 workers, began lay-offs. Newark--Eastern aircraft division of General Motors to be dissolved as such, with plants at Linden, Trenton and Bloomfield reconverted. Lay-off of 1,500 planned at Linden when assembly of Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac cars is resumed.

5.000 at Trenton where the firm manufactures automotive hardat the battery Bloonware, and an indefinite, number field where 2.000 were employed during the war and 250 before the war. Picatinny arsenal at Dover has stopped making standard items of ammunition, but is continuing research and development. No estimate on how many of the 9,500 employes to lose jobs. Baltimore- Upwards of 5,000 to be laid off shortly at five Baltimore war plants. Despite contracts, Glenn L.

Martin Aircraft plans to go on 40- hour week "to reduce lay-offs to minimum." Grew Quits, Name Acheson Successor (Continued from Page 1.) time he practiced law. He helped evolve and direct American and Allied wartime economic policy, has had a large part in the organization of such international economic agencies as the United Nations relief rehabilitation administration and the Bretto. Woods monetary agreement. Grew. at 65, has seen diplomatic service in many countries of the world from the time when, following his graduation from Groton school and Harvard university he became a clerk in the American consulate at Cairo in 1904.

For nine years, 1932-1941, he was envoy to Tokyo. President Lists Plans For Peace (Continued from Page 1.) likely Americans would get a cut in income taxes--a moderate cut-by January 1. The army airforces cancelled planes. have cost planned productiona of 31,000 nine billion dollars. The maritime commission arranged to cancel many merchant ship contracts.

In general, only those more than half built now will be completed. With gasoline rationing ended. better fuel will be available, said petroleum officials. War Fund Leaders Plan Fall Drive War fund leaders from the five-county district of which George P. Gable, president of the W.

F. Gable company, is chairman, met yesterday at the Penn Alto hotel in Altoona to discuss plans for the forthcoming October campaigns for USO, War Prisoners aid. United Seamen's service, and 16 war relief agencies. Mr. Gable's district, which is composed of Blair, Bedford.

Cambria, Fulton and Huntingdon counties, has accepted the goal of $282,107 as its share of the state quota of $9,794,937. The morning session of the program, over which Mr. Gable presided, included a discussion of worker training by John H. Sincock. director of the United War Chest of Greater Johnstown.

Publicity material avail. able from state headquarters of the National War Fund will be on display. Virginia Fenwick, publicity director of the Pennsylvania War Fund, licizing the discussed October plans for campaigns. At the luncheon session Mr. Gable discussed the needs of National War Fund agencies and gave an account of how the money contributed by patriotic Americans all over country will be used for the men in service and for relief work in countries devastated by war.

Wilbur F. Maxwell, executive director of the war fund, supplemented the chairman's talk with a detailed description of the national war fund agency needs. Guest speakers at the luncheon were Col. J. Harry Shearer, former president Pennsylvania Edison company, and Andrew B.

Crichton, Johnstown, Cambria county campaign chair nan, and Ralph H. Smith, executive director of the Altoona War and Community Chest. Because it is important in any campaign that people give according to their ability to give, the subject of proportionate giving will be discussed by Wilbur Maxwell, executive director of the Pennsylvania war fund. MERCY HOSPITAL ADMITTED Avis Dorezas, 313 Franklin street, Hollidaysburg. John Strayer, 2027 Eighteenth street.

Ernest Rudisill, 1901 Fourth avenue. Terry Rudisill, 1901 Fourth avenue. Marietta Caracciolo, 719 East Walton avenue. Betty Woolridge, 1001 Church street. Lorraine Young, 515 South Kettle Nellie Roebuck, Hillside avenue and Fifty-eighth street.

Anna Mae Canole, 233 stone avenue, Cresson. Grace E. White. 113 Clark street. Hollidaysburg.

Anna Ross, 1704 Sixth avenue, Juniata. DISCHARGED Patsy Savine, 225 Crawford avenue. Patricia Ann Biddle, 613 Second street. Clair Lemin, Broad Top. Gottlib Banks, 1225 Eleventh a avenue, Juniata.

Edward McKofke, 1407 Third avenue. Agnes Kelly, 2604 Oak avenue. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. (Demmick) Ross.

1704 Sixth avenue, Juniata, baby girl. Mr. and Mrs. (Casher) Canole, 233 Keystone avenue, Cresson, baby boy. and Mrs.

(Giblock) Roebuck, Hillside avenue and Fiftyeighth street, baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. (Benner) Young, 515 South Kettle street, baby boy. Mr.

and Mrs. (Onsht) Dorezas, 313 Franklin street, burg, baby boy. (Hernandez) Harry and Solange Akers, 715 Twenty-third street, baby boy. Job Training' Meeting To Be Held Tonight The "training on the job" program available to veterans of World War No. 2 through the G.

I. Bill of Rights will be explained by officials of the veterans administration and the Pennsylvania department of public instruc'ion, tonight at 8 o'clock in the Roosevelt Junior High schocl auditorium. The meeting being sponsored by the Altoona Chamber of Conmerce is open to the general but is primarily for all eniployers of one or more persons, and discharged veterans. Providing job training for the returning veteran, under the provisions of the G. I.

Bill of Rights, will be discussed by Kenneth S. Covey, manager of the veterans' administration bureau for western Pennsylvania; John T. Alwine, area superintendent for the apprentice training program, and Paul E. Witmeyer, deputy superintendent of the Pennsylvania de. partment of public instruction.

Atomic Bomb Saved Million Yanks- Churchill (Continued from Page 1.) was "not a good for the future," and augury, that "it would be wrong to intervene in Spain in a forcible manner." The conservative leader also expressed concern about the Balkans, declaring that "almost everywhere communist forces have obtained or are in the process of obtaining dictatorial powers." Thousands Attend Stores' Picnic (Continued from Page 1.) TESTED IT! AND YOU MIGHT TRY HOLLERING FOR HELP! THIS ROOM WAS SOUND PROOFED, BUT WE'VE NEVER TESTED IT! OLD EPH CROCKET MAKES HIS WAY WITH TOMMY TOT THE SHAFT OF THE LOST GOLD MINE, NOW OVERGROWN WITH VEGETATION DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE I COULD DO TO LURE THE GALLANT LIEUT. LEE TO THE RESCUE OF THE I FIXED THE LATCH ON MY I ALLOWED THE PRETTY MISS KANE TO CALL OUT ONCE BEFORE PUTTING HER TO AND HAVE YOU HE NOTICED HIS HAIR? PROBABLY -IT'S THICK AND FUSSES NATURALLY WAVY WITH HIS -WHY MUST WE A LITTLE WOMEN SPEND TOO SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY ON OURS CLUE NEWS MAS DRESS SY CECELIA SIMONS, TEATICKET, MASS. August 17, 1945 per's orchestra. The dance program, directed by Collins Blake featured jitterbug and waltz contests. The winners were: Jitterbug -First prize, Freddie Martella of Russo's cafe, and his partner, Kathryn Rigg, clerk in the William F.

Gable company store: second prize, Donald Johnston of Fleck Sheet Metal his wife, Mrs. Johnston of anc. Penney's. Waltz contest--First prize, Samuel Kranich, of Bretts, Johnstown branch, his wife; second prize, Mr. and Mrs.

G. F. Smith. Judges for the dance contests were: Miss Mary Haines, Miss Nell McNaul, and Sgt. Gene Banks.

Winners of the running, swimming and diving events were not available last night. These contests were directed by Richard Bartholomew, principal of Roosevelt Junior high school; Paul Morse, of the Altoona high school physical education department, and Bernard Donnelly, of Penn Edison company. Picnic arrangements were in charge of a committee by Sam Scheinberg. manager' of Shirley's shoe store. The bathing beauty contest was directed by Richard Holland.

Paper Mill Negotiations Resumed (Continued from Page 1.) plant; 11. Drew Stroup, manager; John C. Fluke, personnel manager, and Myron Biddle, of Williamsburg, plant. The plants of the company resumed operations this morning at 7 o'clock after a two day victory holiday following the proclamation of the end of the war by President Truman. The meeting here is a continuation of negotiations started in Washington last week.

The CIO paper workers' organization committee seeking a new contract for company plants in Williamsburg, Covington and Luke, Md. Altoona Soldier to Get Medal of Honor (Continued from Page 1.) they joined received both battalion and regimental citations for their work. When contacted by the Tribune last night, Mr. and Mrs. Laws said that they were very happy and proud that their son is to receive the country's highest award.

Sgt. Laws is the second Blair countian to be so honored, the Congressional Medal of Honor having been awarded posthumously to a Tyrone soldier. Additional Obituaries WARREN S. HARSHBARGER so NOW YOUR POSITION IS UNTENABLE, AS THEY SAY IN MILITARY CIRCLES. WHY NOT JUST TAKE BATH 3 Pet.

HUH! HEAR WELL, I VOICES GEE WHIZ NOW, IF LEE DOESN'T SOON FIND THE LEVER BEHIND THE MANTEL WHICH OPENS THE DOOR TO THIS UNDERGROUND 200M, I SHALL- MISS THAT PLANE FOR THE UNITED YOU KNOW YOUR FATHER HAD HAIR BUT HE HAS LIKE THAT ONCE UPON A NICE A TIME IF HE HAD HEAD OF ONLY FUSSED WITH SKIN HIS A LITTLE MORE HE'D STILL HAVE SOME Warren Sylvester Harshbarger, 49, of 304 Howard avenue, boilermaker in the Juniata boiler shops and a veteran of World war died yesterday of a heart attack, being found dead by his daughter at 9 p. Deputy Coroner Edgar G. Walls nounced last night. The mother and daughter were on a picnic, and coming home the daughter went up to his room, found him in bed anc began shaking him but to no avail. She went downstairs screaming.

The others rushed ul and found him dead. He had not complained of illness, the family said. Deputy Coroner Walls wat notified immediately. Mr. Harshbarger came to Altoona in 1924 from Mattawanna to begin as a boilermaker helper in the Juniata boiler shop He was working up until the time of his death.

However, he was off work Wednesday and Thursday due to holiday. was a soldier of the first World war, serving in the 304th water tank train. He was a member of the local V. F. W.

He was born May 5, 1896, 8 son of Moses and Emma Kauff man Harshbarger in Mattawanna He is survived by his wife, the former Helen Ernest, and on foster daughter, Frances Sharer at home. Also by his father Moses, of Mattawanna; one sister Mrs. Pauline Rhodes, and one brother, Luther, both of Matta wanna. MRS. EMMA BRUMBAUGH Mrs.

Emma Brumbaugh, wife of Jacob M. Brumbaugh, Fifth avenue, Juniata, died at her home last night at 10:55 p. after an extended illness. Born at Collinsville, July 18 1871, she was a daughter of Joseph R. and Lena (Schimpf) Lockard.

Surviving are her husband: two sons. Frank and Charles both of the city; three grandchildren, Sgt. James D. baugh, on furlough in the city after service overseas; Pvt. Har.

vey M. Brumbaugh, with the army in France and Miss Cora Jean Brumbaugh, Altoona, and sister. Mrs. Ed Walton, Altoona Mrs. Brumbaugh was of the Lutheran faith, and a member of the War Mothers.

Friends will be received at the N. A. Stevens mortuary after 4 p. m. today.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Funeral Notices -Short funeral vices for Warren Sylvester barger, 304 Howard avenue. will be held from the Axe funeral home this evening at 7:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. Ira R. Duvall The remains will be taken the Booth funeral home. McVeytown Saturday.

where further services will be held Sunday afternoon Friends are being receired at the Axe funeral home this evening..