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The Evening News from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Page 17

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an 1 War Surplus Aircraft Sale Beginning November 1, 1944, the Civil Aeronautics Administration is withdrawing from the war surplus aircraft disposal program and the services heretofore performed by that agency will be taken over by Defense Plant Corporation, a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The change in procedure does not involve any change in sales policy. Surplus planes owned by the armed services will continue to be sold at OPA ceiling prices or on sealed bids. For information as to location, description of aircraft and conditions of sale, communicate withE. RAYMOND SCOTT, Manager RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION 1528 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA 2, PENNSYLVANIA BOTH PARTIES From Page One era house.

An hour later he will speak on labor problems at a fiveward gathering at Labor Lyceum. Democratic leaders planned whirlwind tour for the party's VicePresidential nominee, Senator Truman, whose Thursday itinerary in the western end of Pennsylvania calls for rally speeches at Braddock, East Pittsburgh, Wilmerding, McKeesport and Uniontown, a 15-minute radio talk and a major address at Pittsburgh. Both major parties have made home-stretch plans for meetings and radio addresses by politicians, movie stars and labor leaders. In addition to Truman, the Democrats have listed as radio speakers Congressman Francis J. Myers, Phila-! delphia, the party's nominee for United States Senator; Philip H.

Murray, CIO president; Harold L. Ickes, United States Secretary of the Interior; Democratic State Chairman David L. Lawrence, and former Gov. Gifford Pinchot. Movie and radio celebrities include Welles, Paulette Goddard, Quentin Reynolds, Frank Sinara, Joan Bennett, Humphrey Bogart, Joseph Cotton, Ethel Merman and Clifton Fadiman.

Welles was scheduled also to appear on the Truman rally program at Pittsburgh, as were Pinchot, President James L. McDevitt, of the State Federation of Labor, and Secretary-Treasurer David J. McDonald of the CIO Steelworkers of America. The Hollywood contingent with Bricker st Philadelphia the next day is to Serving Banks Trust Companies J. L.

Onstella On. Member: National Association Securities Dealers PAYNE-SHOEMAKER BUILDING PHONE 4-5181 Inquiries invited from individuals seeking personalized service WE WILL BUY A limited amount of common stock, of the following banks, subject to confirmation: KEYSTONE TRUST CO. MARKET STREET TRUST CO. CAMP HILL NATIONAL BANK S. M.

WALTER CO. INVESTMENT SECURITIES STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLDG, HARRISBURG, PENNA. TELEPHONE 4-3259 We Buy and Sell HARRISBURG RAILWAYS CO. Stock BLAIR F. CLAYBAUGH CO.

Members Philadelphia Stock Exchange 600 NORTH SECOND STREET Telephone 4-4001 New York Pittsburgh Miami Beach Syracuse (inclue Swanson and Adolphe Eddie Menjou, Bracken. Gloria Republican headquarters announced that Former Governor Arthur H. James, the party's nee for lone of the two positions at stake on the State Superior bench, where he now serves by gubernatorial appointment, would espouse the GOP cause in a 20-station broadcast originating from WCAU, Philadelphia, at 6.15 o'clock this evening. The Philadelphia Democratic $100-a-plate dinner will be held this evening, the principal speaker being Robert E. Hannegan, National chairman.

Governor Martin, one of the most active of the Country's 26 Republican governors in behalf of the Dewey-Bricker ticket, will address a Lancaster County rally at Columbia tonight and on Wednesday he will speak at a McKeesport meeting. Saturday night at Easton he told a GOP audience that th Roosevelt Administration's treatment of World War I was a "disgraceful example of shabby ingratitude," involving the veto of 18 congressional bills passed to aid former soldiers. At Pottsville today, Senator G. Harold Watkins, Republican nominee for Auditor General, branded President Roosevelt's campaign speeches as "a fraud against Amerlica." "When the Presiden attempts to take full credit for the military and naval triumphs that are driving us closer to complete victory," he said, "he is peddling a mess of political flapdoodle." J. Eric Linde, of Orefield, president of the Pennsylvania State Horticultural Association, at an Allentown meeting appealed today to farmers "to vote the New Deal out of power November 7.33 "The New Deal has by directive, bureaucratic control and inefficient administration saddled burden upon burden on the American farmer," Linde said.

Addressing a group of Republican women at Kittanning, Mrs. Edna R. Carroll, vice-chairman of the Republican State Committee, said today that the women of America "are alert to the danger of Fourth Term Communism and that when they go to the polls on November 7, they will hold in their hands the destiny of our Nation." ORDERED TO PAY $4053 The Liggett Drug Company, a Delaware corporation operating in Pennsylvania. was directed by President Judge Hargest in the Dauphin County Court today to pay the State $4053.75 in corporate net income tax for 1941. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK United Press CHICAGO, Oct.

14,000. Slow, very uneven; good and choice '170-240 25c to 50c lower than Friday at top 241-270 steady to a quarter higher at $14.00 weights 270-330 lbs. steady to 15c lower at $13.85 to sows mostly 25c lower, largely prospects incomplete clearance. market Cattle: steady; 19.000. largely Calves: fed 1500.

steer General heifer run; all grades of yearlings very active, strong; some weakness on medium to good grade steers; about 2000 northwestern grassers in fresh receipts: mainly stocker yearlings; stockers and feeders active; steady at $11.00 to approximately a dozen loads fed and yearlings $18.35 the top; heifers $17.75, cows cutter cows $7.25 down; weighty sausage bulls to vealers steady at $16.00 down; most slaughter calves $9.50 to $12.00. Sheep: 4000. A few early sales and bids around steady; good and choice native lambs $14.00 to best held up to scattered lots native ewes $5.75 down; nothing done on western lambs and ewes. NEED MONEY IN A HURRY? If you do come straight to coal, or fuel oil for your Fall noney headquarters! If you needs. See Mr.

Reinhard, need extra cash manager of LYONS FINANCE to pay off old SERVICE. Let him supply the bills that credit manager is get- money you need. LYONS servting tough about buy new ice is fast and strictly confidenschool clothes for the young- tial! He wants to lend money to sters lay in your supply of people who need it. Loans on Your CAR, Furniture or Earning Power NO ENDORSERS $20 TO $300 LYONS y203 202 DAUPHIN. MARKET BLDG.

ST. D. C. Reinhard, Manager FINANCE SERVICE, INC. PHONE 4-4911 Capt.

Thomas Brubaker, DFC Holder, Missing MT. GRETNA, Oct. 30. Capt. Thomas F.

Brubaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Brubaker, has been missing in action over Germany since October fighter pilot a with decorated the 8th with Air Force, he has Distinguished been Flying Cross, Medal and least three Oak Leaf Clusters.

He is credited with downing tole ice in August, 1942, and trained Nazi planes. He entered the serv-194 Texas before going overseas last November. Stocks Hold to Closing Levels By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. held closely around their previous closing levels in morning dealings today. Activity was moderate.

Interest in the market was curtailed by the fast-rising tempo of the Presidential campaign and by uncertainties growing, out of last week's smashing United States victory over the Japanese fleet in the Philippines. While most commentators in the street have warned of a years-long fight against Japan, it is believed in quarters now that last some Philippines defeat of the Japanese would do much to hasten victory in the Pacific. Allied Chem Allis-Chal 36 Am Car Fdy Pwr Am Rad 12 Am Smelt Am Stl Fdies Am Sugar Am Anaconda Armour Co Atchison Bald Loco ct Balt Ohio Beth Steel Boeing Air Briggs Mfg Cerro de Pasco Ches Ohio Chrysler Colum Gas Comwlth So 15-16 Cont Mot 8 Cont Oil Del gains were noted for such as American Car Foundry, Central Violeta Sugar, EastKodak, General Realty, New Gas 7 preferred, Wooland International Harvester. Fe, Bethlehem Steel, U. S.

International Paper, Childs, Republic Steel, WillysSouthern Pacific and had gains ranging to a in the last named. YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS Open 1p.m. Elec Pwr Lt Gen Electric Gen Foods Gen Motors Goodrich Goodyear Gt North pf Houston Oil Hudson Motor Hupp Motor Int Harvester 78 Int Nickel 30 Int Kennecott Lorillard 19 Mack Tr Mont Ward Murray Nash-Kelv Nat Biscuit 24 Nat Dairy Nat Pwr Lt NY Central 18 Norf West No Amer Packard Penn RR Phillips Pet Pullman Pure Oil Radio Radio-K-Or Rem Rand Reyn Tob Sears Roebuck Simmons Sinclair Oil Socony-Vacuum South Pac South Ry 27 Std Cal Std Oil (NJ) Studebaker Swift Co Texas Co 47 Texas Co 47 47. Un Pacific Un Air Lines 32 32 United Corp Un Gas Imp Ind Chem Rubber 48 Steel Vanadium West Union A Westing El Woolworth CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING CHICAGO, Oct. 30 Grain futures opened about steady to firm with corn independently easier on the Board of Trade today.

In initial dealings wheat was up to a bushel; corn off to oats off to up and rye up to Grain futures on other U. S. markets displayed a mixed trend on the opening. 450 York Cigar Makers Win 2-Weeks Vacation By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Regional War Labor Board today, approved two weeks' vacation with pay after seven years of service for employes of the York plant of Webster Eisenlohr, cigar manufacturers.

The Board's action, effective as of February 16, represents an addition to the present vacation plan which provides three days' tion with pay after six months of service and one week's vacation with pay after one year of service. The 450 employes of the plant are represented by the Cigar Makers International Union, AFL. LESTER HUGH ZEIGLER CARLISLE. Oct. Hugh Zeigler, infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lester Zeigler, of 552 North Bedford street, died Saturday at Carlisle Hospital. The child's father is serving in the Marine Corps at Parris Island, S. C. PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE By United Press PHILADELPHIA Oct.

trading slow today on the local wholesale and vegetable markets according Federal-State Market News the War Food Administration. Apples -Bushel basket and medium to large, N. J. Staymans, Grimes Golden, Staymans, Delicious, Grimes Golden, 1. Northwestern Greenings, Pa.

and N. J. varities according to size, quality condition. Beets Nearby bunches, 2-4c; bushel basket, topped and few 85c. Brocolli-N.

J. miscellaneous crates, bunches, few fair, Pa. crates, 12 bunches, $2.25. Cabbage Pa. 50 lb.

sacks, Danish, MEET WILBUR WACKEYA FARM BOY, WHO BURNS THE "MIDNIGHT BECAUSE HE LIKES TO SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON. WILBUR HAS COME TO NEW YORK TO SEEK FAME, NOT, FOR HIMSELF, BUT FOR HIS TALENTED GOOSE, VALENTINE THAT'S I DON'T S'POSE YOU BEEN RIGHT, AROUND HONALULU MUCH IF YOU JIST GOT IN. ANOTHER SWELL DAY! MAYBE SOME PICTURE WILL NEED A GOOD ACTOR TODAY! SUNNYCAL MISS JONES. YOU'RE A HIT. THE BUGLE'S TO RUN YOUR PICTURE WITH AN ARTICLE ABOUT MY AGENCY SUDDEN ACTIVITY IN THE SECOND STORY FRONT! SANDY MUST.

BE KNOCKING AT MOSES ZART'S DOOR NOW! HOW DID YOU HEAR CAPTAIN ABOUT PA TURNING TOLD THE LIGHT HOUSE SAID YOU INTO A PLACE HIM HERE FOR THE NIGHT! HE'D COAST HE'D BEEN SCARIN' GUARD ALL BOYS? WELL, DID MILLIE SEE HER LAWYER 31 1 HOW'D I WOULDN'T EVEN OPEN HER MOUTH. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, RETURNING TO THE KAYOE FARM, THAT BRINGS A LUMP TO HIS $1.15, few mostly N. J. bushel basket and hampers, 75-85c; Savoy, and Carrots--Topped and washed, Pa. bushel basket.

few special Service mark, fair, 75c-90c. Long Island type Eastern crates, N. J. $2.50. Celery-Pa.

crates. rough, Pascal, Pa. Golden Hearts, Mushrooms--Pa. 3 lb. basket, various mostly $1.65.

and Lettuce N. J. Eastern crates, Big Boston. Romaine, mismostly cellaneous crates, Iceberg, poor. 40-50c.

washed. Parsnips: Nearby washed bushel, 1.50, mostly $1.50, bushel, fair 60c. Pears- -Pa. bushel basket, Keifers, Fair, $1.25. 75c-1 Peppers- -N.

J. bushel basket, Bullnose DRACULA'S DOLL! THIS TOWN IS HEADLINE SIZE! TRAINS INFORMATION WE'D SURE LOVE I'D BE THAN TSEE TH' JOINT DELIGHTED TSHOW BUT I'M WIT SOME BUDDY YOU AROUND, WON'T WHICH KNOWS IT. MR, PALOOKA. YOU MEAN YOU HOPE SOME SUPER -COLOSSAL PRODUCTION WILL REQUIRE THE SERVICES OF A I VENERABLE WHITE BEARD- BUT, MR. LINDELL! THE OTHER MODELS WILL BE FINE HURT, IF I GET THE BIG PLAY THAT'S RIGHT 10-32 1914.

King a Sand Weld hrs 10-30 HOE! STOP THAT CONFOUNDED BULLFROG'S MATING CALL! THERE'S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR! OPEN UP, MOM! IT. M. Reg. Appiled For Publishers Syndicate WE SHOULDA KNOWN TH' PLACE WASN'T HAUNTED BEAM BUT YOU KNOW HOW A US HE STORY GITS STARTED! CAUGHT IMAGINE OLE CAP'N LAST BEAM BEIN' TH' NO IDEA GHOST FOLKS THESE YEARS THEN SHE DID. AND HE DIDN'T ENCOURAGE HER.

SHE WON'T EVEN COME DOWNSTAIRS. JOE VIEWS A SCENE THE EVENING NEWS, Harrisburg, type, green, ordinary to fair, red. 50-75c. Radishes Nearby bunches, red, 2-3c. poor low as 1c.

Spinach--Wide range in prices; Pa. bushel basket, Savoy, mostly Squash -Nearby bushel Acro, $1.00, few Boston marrow, 50c, pumpkin, Sweet potatoes-N. J. basket, Jersey type, some fair, few special marks. red, some best, Goldens, all varities.

small to medium size. 25-75c. White potatoes 100 lb. sacks U. S.

No. 1, N. J. Katahdins, few best Mountains. size few best $1.25.

BUT ILL SEE THAT THE TOWN WHAT GETS HEP TO YOUR SOLID JUST TALENT, VALENTINE --IF I THE DON'T GET THE TREMBLES FIRST AN' DO A OSTRICH! Monday, October 30, 1944-17 Steelton John M. Zeigler Rites Wednesday STEELTON, Oct. 30. services for John M. Zeigler, 76, borough councilman from 1936 to who died Saturday evening at his home, 339 Myers street, will bel held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock in the Wilt funeral home, 112 North Harrisburg street, The Rev.

Harry C. Gintzer, pastor of the Main Street Church of God, will officiate. Burial will be in Baldwin Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow evening between 7, and 9 o'clock. He was a retired engineer of Steelton and Highspire Railroad Company and an honorary member of the West Side Hose Company.

He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ella Swarger, Harrisburg, Mrs. Dorothy Darr, Harrisburg; Mrs. Leona Kochenderfer, Harrisburg; and Mrs. Pauline Long, Akron, three sons, Raymond, New Cumberland; J.

Calvin, Steelton, and Charles, Harrisburg; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Nelson, Harrisburg, and Mrs. Ida Miller, Philadelphia; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Soldier Helps Relieve Merrill's Marauders Pvt. Lawrence M.

Furlan, 355 South Front street, has been identified as a member of the unit that relieved Merrill's Maraudlers after the capture, of a strategic Jap air strip at Myitkyina. Holder of the Combat Infantry Badge, vate Furlan is authorized to wear a campaign star for his part in the Burma campaign. A graduate of Steelton High School and a former carrier for THE EVENING NEWS. he entered the Army in July, 1943. 12 A demonstration to acquaint the public with the value of snakes to humanity will be given at an bly of Steelton High School pupils 164 Wednesday morning at 8.45 o'clock, in the high school auditorium, by Lew and Elmer Johnson, of Philadel66 phia, naturalists and lecturers.

A collection of 75 live black widow and tarantula spiders, lizards and toads will be exhibited by the men to illustrate their talk. Arrangements for the tion were made by E. U. Balsbaugh. high school principal.

MRS. EMMA B. HARCLERODE Mrs. Emma Bowman Harclerode, 8 75, 210 Pine street, died ing in a local hospital. She was a member of the First Reformed Church and the American Auxiliary.

61 Surviving is her husband, George A. Harclerode; one daughter, Mrs. Clara Newcomer, Harrisburg; two sons, George M. Harclerode, wickly, and Nelson D. Harclerode, Harrisburg; four grandchildren two great-grandchildren.

78 Funeral services will be held 30. Thursday afternoon at 1 2 o'clock at the Lee G. Wilt funeral home, 112 North Harrisburg street. The Rev. 19 James H.

Dorman, former pastor of the First Reformed Church, will ficiate, and burial will be in Oberlin Cemetery, Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow evening 24 after 7 o'clock. ENTERTAIN SOCIAL CLUB The Four Gs Club of Steelton 18 held a Halloween party Friday ning at the Summer home of Miss Colleen Hartman, in York County. Those present were the Misses Betty Handley, Norma Jane Jacoby, lette Masters, Arabella Moyer, 1 Vilma Muholland, Mary Ann Nictoera, Olga Semic, Ann O'Gorman, Betty Thomson, Jeanne Updegrove and Mildred Ann Kenny. ARRIVES AT MIAMI Tech. Sgt.

Carl J. Zimmerman, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. man, 241 South Second street, has arrived at Army Air Forces Redis27 tribution Station No. 2 at Miami Beach.

He served as a B-24 tor engineer -gunner in the North Naturalists Will Speak 84 At High School Assembly African theater of operations. RUMMAGE SALE 47. Steelton Chapter, American War Mothers, will hold a rummage sale at the Moose Hall, 225 North Front street, from 6 to 9 p. Thursday, and from 8 a. m.

to 9 p. Friday. Contributors of rummage may call 9-2810. VISIT STEEL EXHIBIT Pupils of grades 4 to 8, accompanied by their teachers, visited the exhibit of the United States Steel Corporation at the State Museum last week. The teachers were Miss Nuss Margaret Fox, Mrs.

Hazel Douglas, John Fields and James Stevenson, MOOSE LODGE CARD PARTY Steelton Lodge, No. 382, Loyal Order of Moose, will hold a card party tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, in the Moose Home, 253 North Front street. H. A. Schmidt is chairman.

Former Miller Dies CARLISLE, Oct. for Thomas Kline, 74, retired miller, of Craighead, Carlisle, R. D. 6, who died Friday night at his home, will be held at 2 p. m.

tomorrow at the Ewing funeral home. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Mrs. Kline two weeks ago.

He was born in Snyder County in 1870 and before his retirement, several years ago, operated the mill at Craighead for 35 years. He is survived by a brother, Jacob Kline, Northumberland, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Rickenbaugh, Milton, R. D. 1.

Friends may call tonight at the funeral home. STATIONED AT BAINBRIDGE MIFFLIN, Oct. B. Wise, petty officer, third class, USNR, who conducted a meat and grocery store here for a number of years, is now stationed at the Naval Training StaBainbridge, Md. He entered the Navy on April 14, 1943, Steelton Rector Will Speak on West Shore Father Michael Menko, of Steelton, will speak at St.

Theresa's Catholic Church, New Cumberland, tonight during the Forty Hours of Devotion observance, which opened yesterday morning. Tomorrow evening Father William Weaver, of Dallastown, will speak at 7.30 o'clock after a procession of parish children, altar boys and 39 priests. A HOT FOOT! VALENTINE! THE KID BRAIN NEEDS! I KREHBIEL 10-30 K'YOU, MISS KEEL, SAY, MISS WELL, HERE'S. MY TELEPHONE THAT'S VERY NICE TRAININ' AN' KEELY, I'M NUMBER. I DO WISH YA'D LET ME OF YOU.

THAN K'YOU. HAVE TIME. A CANDIDATE ENTERTAIN SOMETIME-UH-1 FER THAT. LIKE T'DO WHAT I CAN FOR THE BOYS DURIN' THE WAR. Small stocks Boeing, man Standard worth Santa Steel, Firestone, Overland, Chrysler point NEW McNetight Byndicate, HaM 710-30 HONEST, ZERO, I FEEL TERRIBLE SORRY FOR MR.

LEROY. EVERYONE SEZ HE'S A SWELL ACTOR Copr. 1944, King Features Syndicate, World rights THIS IS LINDELL. CAN'T YOU RUN GOT SOME SOME PICTURES HERE OF MY OTHER MODELS? BUT HE KIN GET A JOB ONLY WHEN THEY NEED SOMEONE WITH LONG WHITE WHISKERS- 10-30 DARRELL Brandon Walsh reserved Zw GOSH. XE PAN BUGLE MISS A LINDELL'S TILLIE JONES OTHER GOOD AFTERNOON! SORRY! NOT LET HER IN, MOM! I I'M CLEANERS- SELLING FOR "EZY-DAY POST- WAR INTERESTED! FEEL WHATEVER LIKE BUYING SHE'S 3 DELIVERY! MAY I-? SELLING! 005 Afted UM hER WHEN HE TOLD US THAT'S I'M GLAD WE C'N DO IT! YOU WARL, WERE TURNIN' TH' WONDERFUL THERE JEST WASN'T NO LIGHT HOUSE OVER T'THE OF YOU IT PLACE IN TOWN BIG GAWSHE COAST GUARD BOYS AN' WILL MEAN ENOUGH T'FIX UP- LOOK PUTTIN' HIM IN CHARGE AN AWFUL OR WE'D A DONE Y' WOULDN'T WE WANTED T'HELP, LOT TO THE IT BEFORE! KNOW TH' TOO.

BOYS! PLACE! J. P. McEvey and J. H. Siriebel By SINS DE MILLIE, ARE YOU ALLRIGHT3 MEBBE WE'D BETTER BREAK DOWN THI DOOR NEOWIM HUMPH! ANYONE COULD DIE UP IN THEIR ROOM BEFORE ANYBODY IN THIS FAMILY WOULD EVEN THINK TO INQUIRE.

The George Matthew Adame Service, Inc.l* TH' KID'S GOT YOUR OLD FRIEND, JOE ALL OF TH' 'KILLER'S' JINKS, WAS HERE, TROPHIES IN HE'S A SWELL GUY, DADJUST LIKE YOU KAYOE KILLER KAYOE Cope. 1944 De United Feature Syndicate, Tm Beg. 8. Pal. 00 -All richta SAM LEFF.

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