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The Troy Record N. JULY 27, 1956 HOURLY TEMPERATURES (At The Troy Record Co. Office) July 26. 4 a. m.

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Mechanicville Paper Operations at the West THE TROY RECORD, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 195S Steel Strike Brings Increase In Requests For County Aid 75 12 midnight 681 ginia Pulp and Paper Co. of Me-' 85 chanicville are scheduled to 84 come to a halt at 7 a.m. today as a result of a decision last night on the part of members of Local 74112,915, United Mine Workers of 711 America, to strike. The decision 69 i was made at a meeting in Fra- 85! 87 78 78 80 82 83 July 27. 1 a.

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68 leather yesterday--Sunny and cloudy Sunrise, 4:41 a.m. Sunset, 7:21 p.m. (EST). ternal Hall, Mechanicville. Notice of the strike was receiv- 67 ed about 10:30 p.m.

in a tele- 67 phone call from a person identifying himself as a union spokesman, to the West Virginia Pub Observatory Again Slates Open House A The seventh in the series of and Paper Company office. George N. Hoover mill manager, said a member of his staff telephoned to Nicholas Patterson of Albany, an internation short period," and furthermore, he July 23 plan meant the loss of a substantial wage almost two months. That, he concluded, fully justifies the union's position on retroactivity as far as wages are concerned. The union committee also re ferred to a company statement published yesterday, wherein the strike today is termed illegal.

A union spokesman saic the union, as always, had bar gained in good faith and that the union has fully complied with al contract provisions. "To say we did not, a year aft er the agreement had been reached by both company and union, is surely misleading," he said. Cluett, Peabody Sales Show Sharp Increase About 25 applications have been received by the Rensselaer County Welfare Department to date from the striking steel workers. son said most of the landlords "would go along with the request." It was also learned that some families which applied for relief I vacatlons at time. were behind in their' rent or in-i About 1,700 hourly production stallment payments at the of the strike began midnight June Steel Co.

plant in Waterviiet and 30. 1165 workers of Republic Steel Co. However, only several families with children have been granted relief for the purchase of food, according to Leo Watson, county welfare commissioner. Families which must meet rent payments were advised to ask the landlords to wait until the 1 insurance payments until seven union contract does not expire A sharp increase in sales is shown in the report of Cluett, number of -workers have! bod Co Inc the first six month of this year. For the first found temporary or part timel the report includes the operations of J.

Schoeneman, men's clothing makers purchased by Cluett Peabodv jobs and others are taking their bales for the first half of 19o6 were $48,674,654 compared with $34,078,130 for the first half of 1955. Earnings per common share were $1.78 for the six-month period," Allegheny Ludlum compared with $1.18 for the first half of last year. at WatervhPt anH i The statement of conso iidated net income and earned This is the fourth week of the! in Troy are on strike. national steel strike. The state! Not affected are the employes law provides that strikers are not! of the Adirondack Foundries eligible for state unemployment! Steel, Watervliet.

Their settlement of the strike. Mr. Wat-j weeks elaose. until next vear. Furthermore, the union negoti- al representative, and that the person identifying himself as Mr ator said we th Patterson confirmed that the intent of the aft-Hartley Act strike was on.

A spokesman for the union said picket lines will be established at Vl'l the plant this morning. iAJ.C4J. A 1 In order to prepare for any open house programs at the KYI emergencies, Chief of Police Observatory sponsored by Arnold of Mechanicville Trov Astronomy Club will be held i met with representatives of the Saratoga County Sheriff's Depart, and sule police dis The club has pianned a program cuss possible measures 2ny Names Three To Council Graf ton School Districts Vote To Merge With Berlin Voters of two Graf ton school The new referendums in thei districts, each by a margin of tw districts had been ordered five votes, last night at special Dr James AUen Jr state meetings voted to go along with three other districts to annex to the Berlin Central School District. The meeting of District 1 at education commissioner, on petition of more than the required 10 per cent of the census. At special meetings last July 9 the annexation proposal was approved by the majority of the voters of District 2 at Babcock Grafton Center saw 224 persons Lak6) District 3 at East Grafton cast their ballots, approximately beginning at 9 p.m.

which 'will i situation arising from the strike I business ageat of Local 724, In- Joseph A. Koreman of Albany, 90 per cent of the qualified vot- include a talk on "The Planets in that might the Solar System." Thus far only safety. of the previously scheduled jeopardize public temational Brotherhood Elec- Came as Surprise. for open house have of-' Mr. Hoover said the decision to strike came as a surprise trical Workers, was one of three new members appointed by Gov- Harriman yesterday to the fered clear skies, so memoers he said( lhe barga ning lLabor Department's Apprentice- have prepared a program in the of the United Mine! event of inclement weather of America, District 50, had advised the company that it would recommend "immediate tonight.

Exhibits on view for visitors to- negotiations night will be the Mars Room, the ages covering about 950 em- Transit Room, planetary motion jpioyes of the company 1 Mechan- ar.d the planetarium in the Troy 1 isville mill. Building on the campus. The exhibit on planetary Mr. Hoover said the assurance jwas given yesterday afternoon because of this, no shutdown tion will feature a film on preparations were made by the subject. A club spokesman The four-session yes- thai the planetarium has proven ierda afternoon was attended by (representatives companv, 50 popular during the recent, union by John weeks that it will be included 2 commissioner of the Fed- 2 weekly exhibit.

leral Mediation Conciliation Serv- Star gazers may view, and Ernest W. Lanoue, dis- refleclor telescopes, the great trict director of the New York clusters in Hercules, the Ring-State Mediation Service. Nebula in Lyra and an open After being notified of the deter in Sagitarrius. scision on the part of the union to The Troy Astronomy Club will! strike, Mr. Hoover" maintained the have its July meeting at 8 p.m.

to- 1 position that any strike prior to morrow in Room 106 of the Troy Building. After the meeting, permitting, an attempt; August 10 is illegal. Based On NLRB Ruling. ship Training Council. Koreman, who succeeds Frederick G.

Whitmore of Albany, was appointed to a term expiring Dec. 2, 1957. The seven council members serve without salary but are reimbursed for expenses. The other two men appointed! were Joseph Dorfman of the Bronx, manager of the men's and children's coat department of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; andj Vincent J. Caristo of Brooklyn, president of the Caristo Construction Corp.

The director of the program, David E. Greelis of Watervliet, resigned, declaring he had quit under political pressure because the administration "wanted" the $9,965 a year job. Last May the Labor Department suspended Charles S. Piper, supervisor of Apprenticeship Training Representatives, on a charge of laxity IB directing the ers. The breakdown was 108 yes, 103 no and 13 disqualified.

A total of 95 residents voted at the meeting of District 5 at West Grafton, 50 yes, and 45 no. 'The proposition had been presented to qualified voters for the first time last July 9 when District 1 defeated the proposal by a slim margin of our votes. At that time the District 5 vote ended in a tie of 42 to 42. and District 6 at Forest Lake. Annexation for Districts 1 and 5 will mean a reduction in tax rates.

By remaining independent Grafton Center stood to lose all state aid and its tax rate would have been about $67. West Troy Priest Hurt During Rescue (Continued from Page 1) brought to Troy sometime this morning. Several relatives and friends of the Moscatello family were at the Moscatello home when Mrs. Bottillo came with the news. All were greatly relieved at the information that the new arrivals were safe.

The announcement regarding Father Markham and his sister was made by Rev. J. A. Slattery of SI. Mary's parish who said he follows: Sales Cash Discounts on Sales Cost of Sales and Expenses Six Months Ended June 30 Graf ton, independent, was faced thought St.

Mary's parishioners with reduced state aid and a rise of the tax rate to $105. With the.approval of annexation, the tax rate for each district will be $49 per $1,000 assessed valuation, officials said. Hoover said the Aug. 10 date program. will be made by members to count i or a legal strike is based At the same time, two training meteors--the so-called stars.

John T. Watkins, secretary, reports that a shower of meteors, the Delta Aquarids, is scheduled to occur. He added that a careful observer may see as many as 30 meteors per hour. They will be shooting i rulings of the National Labor Relations Board which require a union to file a notice of contract termination with the Federal Mediation and Concilation Service 30 days before a legal strike can be called. The Mine Workers notice to the mediation serv- seen tonight.

BORN CULVKR At Leonard Hospital, July 24, 1P56. to Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Culver, a daughter.

Nancy Heath, fister to Mary Jo. Mrs. Culver Is Lhe Beverly Brown. HI.SLOP At the Samaritan Hospital. July 24.

1956. to Mr. and Mrs. 'Wallace Hislop. a son.

William Bruce, brothr-r to Thomas Wallace. Mrs. Hislop the former Charlotte Bogle. MUSCATE JJL At Leonard Hospital. July 25.

1956, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Muscaiell. a daughter. Maureen Anne, sister to Michael.

Mrs. Muscatel! is the Pat Van Arnum of Green Island. O'KEEFK At Samaritan Hospital, July 25. 1955. to and Mrs.

John J. of Watervliet. a son. Peter. Q'Keefe is the former Jennie Shaw.

PATTEN At St. Mary Hospital, July 20, 1956, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. P'atten daughter.

Rozannc, sister to Mark TIL and Nicholas. Mra. Patten was formerly Rosamond Keefe. TYNDALI, At Davis Monthan Hospital. Tuoson Julv 25.

1956, to and Mrs Robert R'. Tyndall. son. Romsen Jr. Mrs.

Tyndall for rneriy Carol Liillian Welcome, of Pleasantdale. radiating from the constellation ce was filed in Washington July Aquarius which rises in the east he said. about 10:30 p.m. and may also be Local President Victor F. Giulianelli said yesterday that the ma- or bar to an acceptable agree- ment is the retroactive date on vages.

The union had requested a wage increase as of May 28, 1956. ruilianelli said that after the union had rejected a offer representatives were suspendec on charges of filing false accounts and reports to visits to businesses participating in the program, 3 Children, Adult Treated For Injuries Three children and one adult were treated at Leonard Hospital yesterday afternoon, for varying Garage Damaged By Flames Fire damaged the roof and a portion of the interior of a garage owned by Leon Smith at 677 4th yesterday afternoon. Robert Campbell, 17, his grandson, discovered the blaze and applied a garden hose while neigh bors called fire-men. Engine 12 responded at 3:12 p.m. and used a booster line to extinguish the blaze.

The firemen remained on the scene unti 4:13 p.m. Pumper 5 answered a tele phone call at 5:51 p.m. for dump fire in Linden avenue. The called for more assistance an the Central Station squad re sponded at 6:05 p.m. All turned to their stations at 7 p.m injuries.

of 8 cents, voting 732 the! William Dooley 5 son of i I i Orty company offered a package contract deal with an effective date of July 23. Union's' View. He 'said the union felt it was impossible to conclude a good contract agreement "in such a DIED BEXTLEY--At Samaritan Hospital, July 26. 1955, Martha M. Stone, of John Eentley of Berlin, N.

mother of Mra. Terry Merrills. Mrs, Walter Jones, both of Berlin; Mrs. Arthur Wollschlager of Schodack Landing, Mrs. Roland Packard of Hancock, Mrs.

George Bristol of Albany. Bernis of Hoosick Falls. Lawrence of Troy. Jessie. R.obert and Stanley Bentley, all of Berlin.

Sister of Elmer Stone of Williamstown. Funeral service Saturday at 2 IN MEMORIAM CKA'EY. In loving memory of our cousin. James P. Cranev "who passed awav July 27, 1954.

God saw the road was getting rough. The hills were hard to climb. He gently closed his loving And whispered "Peace be thine." His hours, his days of pain, His weary nights are passed. Hi? very patient worn out frame Has found sweet rest at last. Our ioving cousin good and kind.

Loved by those he left behind, For all of us, he did his best God gave him eternal rest, COUSINS BETTY AND MARGE. T)E CITISE. In sad and loving memory of our brother. Pfc. Carlo De CHise.

U.S.N.C.. who died twelve years ago today. 27. 1944. on the South Pacific Tinian Island.

God knew the path was rugged The hills were hard to climb. So he gently closed your tired eyes And whispered "Peace be thine." The midnight stars are shining Over your silent grave, Beneath sleeps the one we dearly- loved, But one we could not save. Rost in peace. SISTERS AND BROTHERS. DE CITISE.

Tn sad and loving memory of Pfc. Carlo De Citise, who passed away 12 years ago today. July 21. 1944. "Gone, but not forgotten." BROTHER RALPH AND SISTER- IN-LAW, NEPHEW CHUCKIE, NIECE TOM.

HONSINGER. In loving memory of my husband. Leon Honsinger, who passed away 27. 1955. Beautiful memories are all I have left, Of a husband I'll never forget.

WIFE A I HONSINGEK. In loving memory of our father and grandfather, Leon Honsinger. who passed, away 27, 1955. The memory fades and i departs, You i live forever in our hearts. DAUGHTER MARIE.

SON-IN-LAW AND GRANDCHILDREN. HONSINGER. In loving memory of rny father, Leon Honsinger, who passed away 27, 1955. A loving memory never dies, As years roll on and days pass by. In our hearts a memory i.s kept, Of one vfc.

loved and never will forgot DAUGHTER HOSE, SON-IN-LAW GEORGE, GRANDSON LARRY. p.m. from the Thomas M. Barber Funpral Home in Petersburg. Interment in Meadow Lawn Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience. DOLAN--In this city. July 24. 1956. Frank P.

Dolan, husband of OHve 'Metzner. brother of Edmund, John, William. Kenneth and Mi's. Raymond Mallon. son of the late Elizabeth Horan and Patrick Dolan.

Funeral from Kerwin Bros. Funeral Home, 305 3rd Friday morning at 9 o'clock, thence to St. Mary's Church, where at 9:30 a Solemn High Mass of Requiem will be celebrated. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery.

Friends aYe invited and may call at the funeral home. HAYDEX--At St. Peter's Hospital. July 25, 1956. Ella C.

Welch of 46 Ten Eyck Avenue. Albany, i of the late Frank W. Hayden; daughter of the late Emma B. and John E. Welch: sister of Miss Mary M.

Welch and Miss Agnes C. Welch of Albany, Mrs. Frank Gavin of Cohoes; also survived by one nephew. James M. Gavin: two nieces.

Mrs. Robert O'Connor, Cohoes, and Mrs. John Dooley, Corliss Park, sustained a one-inch laceration in the back of his head from a horseshoe thrown by a playmate. Moira Baker, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

James Baker of 55 4th Waterford, was given treatment and had X-rays taken of in-: juries to the back of the head caused by a playmate swinging a toy gun. Robert Paloski, 6, of 526 South 4th received treatment after he jammed a finger of his left hand in a garage door. A fourth accident patient of the afternoon was Mrs. Maralyn Lloyd of 335 6th who was treated for burns on the fingers and palm of her right hand. The burns were sustained when a gas oven backfired.

(Fourth of a Series.) What can you as an owner" of roperty in one of the older sec- ons of Troy do to improve the ppearance of your neighbor- ood? Individually, your chances of ccomplishing much are slim. As member of a neighborhood im- srovement association, your voice magnified. Such associations in other would to know that there was no cause for alarm. The Albany Catholic Diocese had received a telegram from New York yesterday morning telling of the rescue of Father Markham and his sister. They had been in Italy for several weeks, having gone abroad in June.

The husband of Mrs. Violanda Lavigna of this city also is believed to be aboard the Andrea Doria and no word has been received from him. Mrs. Lavigna and her brother. Andrea DiNallo went to New York City early yesterday to meet her husband.

He is coming to this country from Italy to live. Mrs. Lavigna is employed at Berk-Ray Aboard the Stockholm, whicn eturned to New York City are Mrs. Anna Spadoni, 65, of .80 Masten Cohoes; Dr. and Mrs.

Paul R. Gerhardt and dauglr ers, Sarah and Susan, of 27 Cambridge Albany, a 1956 (note 1) $48,674,654 981,379 45,128,142 Income from Sales 2,565,133 Income from "Sanforized" Division (after applicable expenses) 1,313,649 Other Income (net) 101,641 Interest Expense (deduct) 125,300 Provision for Compensation Awards (deduct) 27,235 Income Before Taxes (note 2) 3,827,883 Provision for Taxes Based on Income 2,087,549 Net Income 1,740,339 Earned Surplus, January 1 25,883,958 Cash Dividend's Declared: preferred 118,895 4To second preferred 132,309 Common 821,248 Earned Surplus, June 30 Earnings per Common Share $1.78 Common Shares Outstanding 832,807 1955 $34,078,130 903,063 31,868,705 1,306,362 1,166,422 87,715 3,767 2,556,732 1,356,246 1,200,486 24,573,778 118,895 175,991 760,205 $26,551,845 524,719,173 S1.18 (Subject to Year-End Audit Adjustments) Foreign Subsidiaries are included in the above statement at parity of exchange. Note 1--1956 includes J. Schoeneman, Incorporated results for 8 months ended June 30, 1956. Note 2--Alter depreciation of $503,014 in 1956 and $397,020 in 1955.

205th Continues Field Tank Maneuvers Miss Helen Welsh of Peetekili, N. Y. Funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the residence. 46 Ten Eyck Avenue. Albany, thence to St.

James Church where a requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Interment St. Agnes' Cemetery. Cohoes. Relatives and friends may visit the residence Friday afternoon and evening.

rOTIX--At the Naval Hospital. Oakland. Juiy 25, 1956. 2nd Lt. William Leonard John.

U.S.M.C., son of Harry L. John and Marion McRedmond: brother of Joseph, Watervliet, Harry, Louisville. Mrs. James Ward. Lawrence, Mrs.

Doris Eldering, Billingham. and Mrs. Frank Roach, New York City. Funeral notice later. MOONEY--In this city.

July 25, 1956, Josie A. Sullivan, i of Daniel A. Mooney: daughter of the late Patrick J. and Anna Sullivan: mother of Daniel T. Mooney of New York City and Joseph P.

Mooney of this city; sister of Sister 'Anna Gregory of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. Saratoga Springs: Mrs. James J. Cunningh a New York i Mrs.

Herbert K. Keadin. Schenectady; Miss Margaret C. Sullivan, Troy; Patrick Sullivan. Cohoes; Mrs.

Edwin Dixon, Schenectady. Also survived by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Sister of the I John Jeremiah L. and Tim othv D. Sullivan.

Funeral from the residence, 253 Sixth Saturday morning a J) o'clock o'clock from St Peter's Church where a Solemn Re quiem High Mass w511 be celebrat in St. Peter's Ceme tcry. Friends are invited. DIED ORMSBY--At his residence. 120 East 89th New York City, July 23.

1956. Thomas J. Ormsby, beloved husband of Helen G. Smith: son of the late Helen- F. Connally and Joseph F.

Ormsby: devoted brother of Sgt. Joseph F. Ormsby of the Troy Police radio department and Mary B. Ormsby and the late Gilbert V. Ormsby; uncle of Ensign Joseph T.

A. Ormsby of the United States Navy Reserve. Funeral from the John H. Clinton Funeral Home, Washington Park and 3rd streets, Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock, thence to St. Michael's Church where at 10 o'clock a Solemn Requiem High Mass will be sung.

Friends are invited and may call at the funeral home. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. PRINZO--July 25, 1956. Anlonette DiStasi.

wife of Carmine Prinzo, 44 Ontario Albany, mother of Mrs. Frank Condor, Mrs. Domonic Ciuccio. Mrs. Frank Salvatore, Mrs.

John Capano. Mrs. Edward Ten- enini. Anthony, Joseph and Ross Prinzo: sister of Ralph DiStasi. Mrs.

Nicholas Peluso and the late Mrs. Carmine Portanqva. Also survived by 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral from Zwack Sons Mortuary, Albany, Saturday at 8:30 o'clock and 9 o'clock in St. Patrick's Church.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend and may call at the mortuary also on Friday after 4 o'clock. S1IEPARDSON--In this city, 26, 1956, Ernest Shepardaon, uncle of' Mrs. Maude Morris of Media, Pa. Friends are invited to attend the funeral service at the Clark Blake Memorial Chapel, 818 River Saturday morning at 10:30 nningtoii Man Dies Of Injuries James H. Jepson, 79, of Bennington, succumbed yesterday to injuries suffered last Saturday in a three-car crash at Williamsburg, Mass.

He died at the Cooley Dickinson hospital, Northampton, Mass. His body was taken to the Wai- bridge Funeral home, Bennington, where funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. Robert F. Spencer, pastor of the First Baptist church, Bennington, will officiate.

Interment will be in Hinsddelville Cemetery, North Bennington. Mr. Jepson was born in Bennington, April 4, 1877 and was educated in the schools there. He served for many years as gardener at the Philip B. Jennings estate in Old Bennington.

At the time of the accident he was passenger in a car operated by his grandson, Albert W. Watson, 20, of Bennington. They were enroute to visit Albert's father, James Watson, who is stationed at Westover Air base. Survivors include one son. John Jepson of Bennington, and one daughter, Mrs.

Ruth Jepson Legacy of North Bennington, by his first marriage; six grand children and several nieces and nephews. cities prevent the complete deterioration of older sections and depreciation of land and Buildings. As a group, members can sue cessfully persuade aldermen and other city oSicials from property in their wards to un scrupulous businessmen who buy up old properties and resell them at a good profit to "owners" who are given a lease and an option to buy. Can Get Assistance. Together they can obtain assistance from City Hall for removal of abandoned properties.

In Buffalo, for example, the Governmental Research Bureau of Buffalo and Erie County, has recommended to the city officials neighborhood parking lots be established on land from which old structures are removed. Such parking lots in older sections solve the problem of all night street parking in congested areas where there are no individual or public garages in sufficient number to eliminate night street parking. Beardsley of Slingerlands, and Peter Ten Eyck of Altamont. Dr. Gerhardt and his family sailed Wednesday from New York City for a vacation trip in the Scandinavian countries.

Ten Eyck and Beardsley, both June graduates of Albany Aca demy; also sailed from New York Wednesday to tour Sweden. are accompanied by 's aunt Miss Mary Wheeler of New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Moscatello and her sons, boarded the Andrea Doria at Naples. They have been living in the village of Cirvania near Naples.

Mrs. Moscatello's husband was killed in World War II, leaving her with five children, the oldest, Anthony, ti 14. Came Two Years Ago. Two ears ago her sister, Miss i a came to from Italy. A month later the two oldest sons, Anthony and Carlo came to Troy to join their aunt.

Anthony is employed at the Troy Quick Shoe Repair 81 3rd and Carlo at Berk-Ray. A year ago the three established a home at the 5th avenue address and began to prepare to bring Mrs. Moscatello and the two younger sons here. Mrs. Moscatello's daughter is married and will remain in Italy for the present.

The home which Anthony and (Staff Correspondence) Camp Drum The airwaves literally crackled with radio. transmission as the five company commanders of the 205th Tank Bn. kept their tank commanders )usy all day yesterday practicing actical maneuvers in the bat- alion training area at Camp Drum. Yesterday was a beautiful da at the camp when the battalion lad its fifth day of training. Upon completion of maneuvers at the end of the day, the troops performed maintenance on the tanks and then returned to base camp in motor convoy.

Trojan's Father Dies Suddenly The tanks have been left in the field all week under a guarc detail. This results in a tremendous saving of gasoline which the battalion uses at the rate of 1,500 gallons during the course of a normal training day There is always a continuous operation of regassing tanks during their use. Sgt. John Beal is in charge of regassing the tanks. He is assisted by Cpl.

Albert Beig who is the driver of the thousand gallon gas trailer assigned.to the battalion. Daily Inspection, Maj. William Murray conduct ed his daily inspection of the battalion area and awarded the honor company banner to Head quarters and Service Co. The Harry G. Levin of Albany, father of Mrs.

Nahum Lewis of Troy, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. Mr. Levin, a dry goods alesman, was stricken in Scho- arie at the home of a business lient He was 60 years old. He had been a resident of Al- any the last 35 years. He was a member Temple Israel, the If there are sufficient garages, the cleared spaces may be seeded and turned into tot-lots for children in neighborhoods where the houses are built so close together that children lack playing space.

A neighborhood association also might organize a tree planting Carlo have established has been provided with every convenience for their mother. Troy about 10 a.m. He fe and his aunt were at the pier. Anthony was weeping, his friends said, but had been told that shipping officials believe all passengers on the Andrea Doria are safe and that program to replace removed or the first rescue ships would reach o'clock. Friends may call at the chapel Friday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock.

SKIRVING--Entered into rest July DIED SWIFT--On Tuesday. July 24, 1956. EHza Swift, of 201 Broadway. Wa- terviiet, widow of Henry Swift, at the home of her daughter. Mrs.

Levi Yarter, Cherry Valley. Also mother of Mrs. Edward Frawley, Mrs. Paul Stewart, George H. Swift, all of Watervliet.

Funeral sen-ice Friday at 1 p.m. from Yarter residence, Cherry Val- lev. Relatives and friends are in vited to attend. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery'- Troy. Arrangements by Ottman Funeral Home Cherry Valley.

TAYLOK--Entered into rest at his late residence, 189 Columbia St. Cohoes, Wednesday evening, July old trees. An area nursery opera- planning would reduce the cost of land- caping. Thus, together owners could purchase ornamental shrub- and shade trees for much ess than they could individually. Banks and ssue home and business improvement loans.

Federally-insured mortgages, for example, are readi- available for qualified persons. Encourage Own Home ownership should be encouraged. The last federal census showed that fewer properties in Troy are occupied by owners than in other cities of the same size. Neighbors also could promote clean up and paint up campaigns. In one upstate community, young- 24.

1956. at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany. William P. Skirving of 305 Colonie Albany; husband of Henrietta Somerville; father of William W.

Skirving. Albany and Mra. John Thorns, Watervliet; grandfather of Gail E. and William T. Thorns; brother of Mrs.

Christina Collard of Colonie, Mrs. Rhea Buchanan, Miss Jean Miss Martha and Alexander Skirving, all of Brooklyn, Funeral services Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Bowen Funeral Home, corner of 6th Street and nth Avenue, Watervliet. Frionds are invited and may call. Interment Albany Rural Cemetery, New York City by mid-afternoon. The brothers already have a job for Louis.

Michael will go to school here. Their mother will keep house for the family company, commanded by Capt James Berkery, also won the battalion plaque for the bes kitchen. Last evening, NCOs from Head quarters and Service Co. attend ed a dinner at the Hotel Roosevelt in Watertown. Nomination of officers was conducted to form a company NCO Club.

Sgt. Jo seph-Vartigian was chairman and company officers were guests. Last evening was also high lighted with the presentation, a 10-year faithful service meda to George M. Criscion at retreat. The medal was pre sented by Lt.

Edward Batcheldor his company commander. Sgt. Criscione left Troy with the unit in ,1940 and served throughout world War II the same company. with the assistance of Miss Milanese. Mrs.

Spadoni is a native of Sweden who was returning there for her first visit in many years. She came to this country when 16 years old, met her future husband here and lived most of her life in -New York. She has lived with relatives at the Cohoes residence for about a year and a half since the death of her husband. Dr. Gerhardt aboard trte Stockholm with his family is principal public health physician with the New York State Department of Health.

A Troy man was on the maiden er men have helped paint trip of the luxury liner, Andrea homes of the elderly whose in- Doria on her maiden trip out of come or pensions are no longer New York City. vJohn E. Van Morale Good. In a reported interview wit Co. of the 205th Tank th health and morale of all member of the units seemed excellen Yesterday Co.

performed guar (Continued on Page 34) GUARD Epps made a cruise to the West Indies and South America on the sufficient to provide funds for. adequate home maintenance. Youth organizations, such as Girl Scouts, Girls remembers the ship as un- Police Check 58 Automobiles At Road Block Fifty-eight cars were stopped i the motor vehicle road block Troy Police last night on 4t street, between Van Buren street! and Lincoln avenue. Twenty-six slips were given American Legion, and the Mason- Lodge of Barre, VL He was also a past commander of the Jewish Var Veterans Post of Albany, and lad been chaplain of the group. In addition to Mrs.

Lewis, he survived by his wife, the former Charlotte Katusky; a son, M. 'oseph Levin of Hempstead, L. daughter, Mrs. Allan J. Sherman if Albany; a sister, Mrs.

A. H. Sherman of Burlington, Vt. and even grandchildren. Funeral services will be held oday at 1 p.m.

from the Levine lemorial Chapel, 230 Delaware Albany, with Rabbi Herman Kieval of Temple "Israel officiat- ng. Burial will be in Temple It- rael Cemetery in Guilder lands. Poland Still Missing, Search Continues The search for Edward J. Poland, 46, former Rensselaer County assistant district attorney, who failed to appear for Wednesday in County Court, continued yesterday. The district attorney's office disclosed at closing time yesterday that the attorney who pleaded guilty earlier to a charge of grand larceny had not been located.

All available clues are being checked. Copies of a bench warrant for his arrest have been issued to area. State and New York City Police. Poland pleaded guilty June 25 to first degree larceny in connection with a misappropriation of $3,575.30 from an estate of a Hoosick woman. Broken Water Main Repairs Completed Repairs were completed early last night by employes of the Troy Water Bureau to a break in water lines leading from the main into 44 Campbell Ave.

The break was discovered Wednesday night. were hampered while digging i /T.1IIC1 lV.tl o- liner and said this morning that drivers warning them to have due to heavy rock formations, 25 1956, Radcliff W. Taylor, bus band of the former Lilly E. Sickles father of Radcliff L. Taylor; brother of William of Saginaw, Earl of Cambridge.

also survived by two granr.hildren, Nancy and Radcliff Taylor III, of Cohoes. Also two nieces. Funeral services will, be held Saturday afternoon fit 2 o'clock from the funeral home of James S. Calkins Son, MO Mohawk Cohoes, and at 2:30 from St. James Methodist Church, Cohoes, Rev.

J. F. McTntre officiating, assisted by Rftv. Fryer. Interment in Memory a Colon ie.

Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon and evening. 4-H Club members, have been known to adopt such community projects as helping clean up yards to improve the level of tion and to reduce fire hazards. Area men who served in Japan found no scattered papers and Jtrash on the streets of such cities as the shrine city of Kyoto. Reason: A city ordinance requires that owners sweep their half of the street and sidewalk each day. (The fifth and last article will appear soon).

usually beautiful. The maiden cruise out of New York was begun on Jan. 30, 1953. Bitten By Dog Mrs. Mary Seehase of 71 Mt.

Pleasant Ave. was treated" atj. violations checked. The following'officials said. defects were found, five without tail lights, four with defective headlights, two defective brakes, four bad mufflers, four without operator licenses, four without It is expected that the minor break on the new Turnpike road will be cleared up today.

The bureau said that only a small registrations, one without wiper, of vvater draining into one with dirty plates, and one whose license plates need replac the field nearby. ing. Capt. James Dwyer Samaritan Hospital last night fori fl dog bite on her right arm. Report was made to Troy police that Michael Rich of 15 Victoria was owner of the dog 'and the Humane Society was Carroll.

Water Bureau employes are and working on repairs to a Nicholas De Giorgio were assist- break in a valve stem at Grand ed by Patrolmen Louis Craver street and 6th ay and th(J and William Matthews and cycle Officers Herman Gusty and ls expected to be completed in a short time..

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