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Roaring Spring By EUGENE GARBER Walnut Street Phone 356 Roaring Spring was the first Morrison Cove community to have electrical light and power restored to its residents. At 6:50 Monday night, lights began to flash out in homes all over the community. No sooner had the power been turned on then the fire alarm sounded. A wire that had been torn down by the storm, suddenly began to hiss and throw sparks as power flowed into it near the residence of Edward Notsker res Cherry street. No damage resulted.

School children enjoyed an tra two days of Thanksgiving vacation because of the power failure. The catch those days will be made up next spring. Miles A. Showalter of 504 Walnut street, found his house getting like a deep freeze when his oil burner stopped during the ice storm. However, Mr.

owned a portable lighting system this hooked up to his oil burner. While others whose burners had failed because of the storm, were moving out, Mr. Showalter and his family still enjoyed a warm home. It was indeed an odd sight to see clerks in the modern Roaring Spring post office selling stamps and writing postal notes and money orders by the aid of light from good old-fashioned lanterns. The First National bank was closed all day Monday Ira C.

Metzger, cashier, reported that with the oil burner off, the temperature was near the freezing point. This bank really had frozen assets. John Rhodes, a retired worker of the D. M. Bare Paper Co, living at 509 Walnut street, with his sister Mrs.

Minnie Settle, may seem old fashion because they cook on an old coal range. However, the neighbors whose electrical ranges would not produce during the black out of electreity. were seen going into the Rhodes house with their coffee pots, cans of soup, eggs, weiners, and other food stuff that needed heating. Said Mr. Rhodes good naturedly, "You got to be neighborly, especially at a time like this." Most of the communities beautiful old trees were victims of the ice.

In many places only the and a few stark looking branches are left. There are going to be a lot surprised starlings next year when they begin to look for a place to roost. Milk Dealers Faced With Bottle Shortage Altoonans were warned Wednesday night that it is against state law to use a milk bottle for any purpose other than to hold milk. Jacob Weber, city director of public safety, whose department includes the dairy and food division, said that milk dealers are appealing to the public to return their empty bottles. A shortage of milk bottles is developing in the present emergency.

Wedding Licenses Marvin Francis Davis of R. D. 1, Clearville, Bedford county, a farmer, and Geesey White of 1608 Margaret averue. city. Clair A.

Becker of 547 Fifth avenue, Lakemont, a car repairman helper in the Altoona Car shops, Altoona works, Pennsylvania railroad. and Irene L. Albanese of 1620 Seventeenth avenue, city, a machine operator. Amandus E. Gallagher of 1426 Sixteenth avenue, a presser at a local knitting mill, and Stella F.

Skupien of 2307 Eighteenth street. Ladies Guild Add Members The Ladies Guild of St. John's parish at Lakemont honored 11 new members November 17 at a meeting in the school rooms in charge of the chairman, Mrs. Charles Slentz. New members honored include Edna Kimmell, Mrs.

Blair Cramer, Annie Layton, Virginia Lynn, Mar Annie Layton, Virginia Lynn, Mary Young, Madaline Pea, Mrs. M. R. Schmidhamer, Rita Schmidhamer, Ella Beetzler, Mrs. Goughnour and Mrs.

Charles Imler. Mrs. Marie Vogt, mother of twin boys in the first grade room, was the invited guest of honor. The highlight was a surprise grocery shower given to the sisters the convent who in turn sincerely thanked all members for the gift. At the next meeting, Dec.

17. a Christmas party will be held with each member exchanging a not to exceed 50 cents. Piano selections were given by Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Virginia Kiester.

Abruzzese Aid Society Notes 37th Birthday The 37th anniversary of the Mutual Aid society Abruzzese Gabriele D'Annunzio will be marked in a three-day event December 6. 7 and 8 at the home at 1713-16 Ninth avenue. Opening night, Dec. will be for regular members and their families. Thursday, December 7, will be for social members and their wives and sweethearts.

There will be free dancing, luncheon and refreshments both nights. A gala floor show by local talent will be staged December 8 for all members and their families. It will include part of last year's show and some new acts. The committee in charge is composed of Alf.ed Ferramini, Thomas Cataldo, Domenic Cataldo, James Now! You Need A Portable RADIO IN YOUR HOME Choose The Best in Quality, 200 Dependability, Durability And All the New Features the NEW "PLAYMATE JR." portable radio Here's superior portable performance with a "new all model of light-weight steel with plastic cover. Operates on batteries.

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20, with over 150 patients and members Music of the for staff the nished by William Heilmier's orchestra, time given free. The, Rhythm Ramblers also gave free entetainment. Treats of ice cream, cake and candy were enjoyed by all. Cakes were donated by the ladies of the Good Cheer group. Members of the group attending the dance were: Manice Russ, Betty Haulman, Mame Roberto, Sarah Minster, Lillian Horner, Christine Reisinger, Hattie Coleman, Anna Hanna, Viola Pentz, Michael Roberto, Paul Horner and Bernard Hileman.

Guests of the group were Beverly Barger, Mrs. Helen Buck, Mrs. Helen Connacher, Mrs. Thelma Gretz and Clem Nagle. Donations were received from Mrs.

Buck, Mrs. Connacher and Mrs. Betz. Former Hollidaysburg Girl Represents State In Florida Miss Janet L. Stoner, former Hollidaysburg resident, has been chosen Miss Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Society Incorporated Inc.

of St. Petersburg, to represent Pennsylvania in the famous "Festival of States." Miss Stoner is a senior at St. Petersburg High school. She is a graduate of two sessions of the Charm school sponsored by the publicity department of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Conmerce.

Janet is the granddaughter the late George W. Brandt and wife a and the present Mrs. Lucy Stoner, Bedford street. She is the daughter of Albert D. Stoner and the former Naomi Brandt of Hollidaysburg.

She is an only child and her parents were residents of Hollidaysburg until 1945 when they moved to St. Petersburg, Fla. Soroptimist Club Cancels Wednesday Program A card party scheduled by the Blair County Soroptimist club in the Logan room of the Hotel Penn Alto Wednesday evening was called off. It will be held after the holidays and the public is welcome. Details will be announced later.

HOLLIDAYSBURG NEWS HARRY P. HAYS 405 Allegheny Street Phone 5-3011 Floyd Hoenstine, of North Montgomery street, and student at Franklin and Marshall college. spent the past weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd G.

Hoenstine of Montgomery street. Elmer Walter, employed in the social security office at Baltimore, spent the Thanksgiving period with his mother, Mrs. Anna Walter of Loop. Miss Alice K. Serivner, librarian at the high school, and Miss Helen Davis, also a member of the high faculty, attended the annual home.

coming day at Grove City college. Miss Betty Finnerty, a student at the Indiana State Teachers college, spent the past weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Finnerty of 516 Hart street.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gibson of Beaverdale, visited friends in town recently. Mr. Gibson is a former student, at the Frank A.

Fleisher technical school on Allegheny street. He now conducts a jewelry store in Beaverdale. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Nye of Bedford announce the birth of a daughter, born at the Altoona hospital on November 13.

Both parents are former members of the Hollidaysburg Senior High school, new arrival has been named Laurene Beown Nye. There are now three daughters in the Nye family. Miss Esther T. Williams, former secretary of the Hollidaysburg YWCA, visited friends in town last week. The Hollidaysburg Senior High school play scheduled for Thursday and Friday evenings in the junior high auditorium, has been postponed indefinitely according to announcement by' Principal Griff Jones.

The annual social of the Dorcas class of the Zion Lutheran church planned for Thursday evening -has been postponed until further notice. Mrs. John Monroe, of Oak Knoll. has returned home after a visit with relatives in New York city. Richard Printy, son of Mr.

and Mrs. G. E. Printy, of 605 North Penn street, has returned to St. Francis college at Loretto, to resume his studies after spending the Thanksgiving vacation at home.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Condron of New York city, are visiting Mr. Condron's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. Don Condron of East Allegheny street. Joseph J. Kabella III, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph J. Kabella, of 706 Penn street, and Wendell Lowry, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K.

Lowry of 700 Garber street, AUC students, entertained guests from Altoona' and Hollidaysburg at a luncheon and party at American Legion park on November 11. Miss Janice Clugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair I. Clugh of Sylvan Hills, a student at Wooster college, Ohio, is a member of the college choir.

Miss Clugh sang with the choir in Memorial chapel November 21, at the college, when the choir presented Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah," as a Thanksgiving festival of music there. Mrs. Thomas O'Shea has returned to her home in Allentown, after spending a week with her mother, Mrs. J. Rea McGraw, and son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. Jules Blume, at Catfish. Daniel O'Shea, 16, is a very proud lad, as he shot his first deer this week, a button-buck, weighing 135 pounds. The boy was hunting with a party, of sportsmen including his father on the Allegheny mountain. The borough street force is busily engaged in gathering up tree limbs piled high along the streets.

There are still many ice encrusted limbs hanging precariously over the sidewalks and pedestrians are cautioned to avoid these danger spots. With electric light restored to the business district, the stores are doing a normal business again and were crowded with shoppers all day Wednesday. Burgess James W. Hayes nounces that all business places in Hollidaysburg, beginning Wednesday, will close at 5 P. by reason of a shortage of electric power, and because the local line is on the same circuit that provides power for the Altoona Veterans hospital.

BUY U. S. SAVINGS BONDS MRS. CALVIN J. LANG 111-Miss Lois Ann Garver, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Russell Bare Garver, 701 Spang street, Roaring Spring, became the bride of John Calvin Lang III, son of District Attorney and Mrs. John Calvin Lang, 1009 Penn street, Hollidaysburg, Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25, at 12:30 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.

Harry C. Stenger, pastor of the Trinity Methodist churCh, Roaring Spring, at the home of the bride. Catina, Cesare Calandra, Verino Dandrea, Alfred DiAntonis, Joseph D. Torti, Anthony Amoroso, Victor Juliano, Pietro Lancia, James Dippolitto, James Rutola, and Stefano DePalma. New officers elected for the coming year are: President, Arthur Fedelli: vice president.

Victor Iuliano: treasurer, Pietro Lancia: financial secretary, Dandrea: corresponding secretary, James Catina; controller, Thomas Cataldo; trustees, Anthony Amoroso. Domenic Barcaro and Ferd Pasquinni; counsellors. Alfred Terramini, Albert Cataldo, Steve Morrone, and Stefano DePalma: health inspectors, Domenic Cataldo and Domenic DiGuiseppe; sergeant at arms. James Dippolitto, and steward, George Cardone. 28th Division Society Auxiliary President Treated Mrs.

Ethel DeArment, local president of the auxiliary to the Society of the 28th Division, entertained the national president, Mrs. Marion Hall and husband, from West Chester, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 21 and 22. Mrs. Hall came to Altoona Tuesday night to attend the regular monthly meeting of the auxiliary and to attend the dedication of the VA hospital.

They were accompanied dedication by the National Hospital chairman, Mrs. Ethel DeArment, and the auxiliary chairman to the VA hospital, Mrs. Madlyn Barnhart. The Halls left Altoona for home late Wednesday evening. AP Here's Good News! The Big Super-Market at Plank Road is now operating on regular store hours and is in position to serve you as efficiently as ever.

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Dial 8886 PENELEC and the ICE-STORM Last Friday the worst ice and ments. Calls were sent out to rush sleet storm ever experienced by additional crews to the stricken area. the Pennsylvania Electric Company Since Saturday night more than struck Altoona and Blair County. twenty-five outside crews have come Early Saturday morning the weight into the area. More are on the way! of the ice pulled trees down over the There is plenty of manpower, huntransmission lines.

One after anoth- dreds of men, equipment and mathe six high-voltage transmission terial now in the area to effect reer, lines available to serve Altoona suf- pairs consistent with present ice confered breaks, due to fallen trees and ditions. the weight of the ice. In addition, Lines that have been placed in servhundreds of miles of distribution lines ice have broken again, in spite of evserving residences, farms and com- effort to clear right-of-ways. As ery mercial customers were also put out long as the ice remains on the wires of service by falling trees. and trees, the problem is serious.

Saturday, every man available was We appreciate the understanding sent out to patrol the lines to deterand cooperation of all of our cusmine what was necessary to restore tomers and we want to reassure them service. Plenty of electric power was where the that everything possible is being done available up to the point lines were knocked out by the ele- to restore electric service. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY.