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R.R.News Section Sports 2 Comics Section Finance 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION HARRISBURG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1945 PAGE THIRTEEN Police Blame 'Drunk' Still Opportunity to Christmas Party and Dance for WAVES Loans Made Easy 18 From City Get Army Discharges Eighteen Harrisburg veterans have been discharged from the Army at $100,000 Mark In Gifts Passed By Hospital Fund Contributions to the $500,000 building fund for the proposed Osteopathic Hospital of Harrisburg passed the $100,000 mark at the meeting of the Special Gifts Committee at II I MiP tr A 6d 1 WAVES stationed at Hunter Hall, the former Harrisburg Academy building, held a Christmas party and dance last night, when these pictures of some guests and a view of the snack bar were taken. In the group, top, left to right, are: Ensign Neilie Hicks, welfare and recreation officer at the barracks; Capt. S. B. Edson, executive officer at the Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot; Lt.

(jg) Rebecca Lee, officer in charge of the barracks; Mrs. Charles W. Fox, Mrs. Edson and Commodore Charles W. Fox, commandant of the Mechanicsburg Depot.

Entertainers for the party, Mrs. Florence Moran, handwriting analyst, and James T. Spence, an artist, were provided by the USO Program Services, Mrs. Mary Barnum Bush Hauck, director. For Broken Store Window A rusty steam pipe, 18 inches long, was hurled through a large plate glass show window on the Second street side of the Burche Company store, Second and Locust streets, last night or early today, according to police.

The broken window, valued at approximately $100, was discovered early today by City Patrolman Theodore F. Berry. City Det. Sgt. Merle H.

Foust, who Investigated, reported a 'drunk" apparently was respon sible. 17-GUN SALUTE From Page One General Cota replied briefly, and then Gen. Philip Hayes, of the 3rd Service Command, spoke. The Governor and audience were invited into the rotunda to take part in the daily carol singing in front of the Capitol Christmas tree. General Cota, the Governor and 350 officers of the 28th were to go to Indiantown Gap this afternoon.

Following a dinner this evening the General and the Governor were to speak at 9 p. m. over a Statewide radio network. Plans for reorganization of the Pennsylvania National Guard will be announced officially at the cere monies tonight. Brig.

Gen. E. J. Stackpole, of Harrisburg, ranking National Guard officer in the Common wealth, who has been assigned to supervise reorganization of the division, will announce tentative plans. Governor Martin and State mili tary leaders have drafted a peacetime reorganization program for the Guard, which calls for a force of approximately 11,000 volunteers Pennsylvania officers of the rank of major and above will attend the session at the military reservation to consider the problems of reorganizing the State defense unit.

Receptionist Injured by Horse at Cota Ceremony During the ceremony in front of the Capitol at noon today to welcome Maj. Gen. Norman D. Cota, Mrs. Clara E.

Miller, Pine Grove Furnace, receptionist at the office of Governor Martin was knocked over by a horse of headquarters troop of the State Guard. Mrs. Miller, who has been a member of the office force of the present Governor while he was State Treasurer, Auditor General and Adjutant General, swas standing on the Capitol plaza when a horse frightened by one of the reports from a 17-gun salute to General Cota, pushed her over. Her ankles and right arm were bruised and a physician was immediately called. X-rays were to be taken of her injuries later today at the Harrisburg Hospital.

Maj. Cola to Address 28th Division Rally Maj. Gen. Norman D. Cota.

com mander of the 28th Division during World War II, will address mem bers of the George S. Fairall, DSC, Post No. 2, Society of the 28th Di vision, AEF, at the Forum this eve ning at 8 o'clock. State Treasury Staff Holds Christmas Party Employes of the State Treasury today held Christmas exercises in the hearing room of the Board of Finance and Revenue, where they gathered around a decorated tree to sing carols. Greetings were extended by State Treasurer Ramsey S.

Black, and the carols were led by R. E. Shuttlesworth, Harrisburg school music director. The Rev. Lawrence F.

Schott, principal of Catholic High School, made a short address. Treasurer Black, following the exercises, served refreshments in his own office. Marysville High School To Give Yule Program MARYSVILLE, Dec. 20. Pupils of the Marysville High School will present a Christmas program this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the high school auditorium.

The program will include an operetta, "Susanna's Christmas a candle-light procession, by the girls' chorus, and play, "Why the Chimes Rang," di rected by K. M. Stover, supervising principal a In New Gl Bill By United Prest WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Presi dent Truman was expected today to place his signature promptly on legislation greatly liberalizing loan and education provisions for vet erans under the GI Bill of Rights, Under the revisions, which got a final Congressional okay yester day, additional hundreds of thou sands of veterans may take ad vantage of the Government's offer of loan guarantees and free educa tion.

Dr. Francis J. Brown, of the American Council on Education predicted that by Fall, colleges would be swamped with applica tions of servicemen who could af ford to return to school under the higher living allowances. Besides upping subsistence payments by $15 a month, Congress also knocked out a deterring clause under which benefits accepted un der the GI Bill of Rights were to be deducted from any future bonus The lawmakers also removed a major source of complaint to loan provisions. They deleted the word "normal" from the requirement that property sought be of "reasonable normal value.

And they raised the maximum guaran tees on real estate from $2000 to $4000. At the same time, i.i answer to charges that inflation now makes loans impractical, the period in which guarantees can be made was extended from the present two years to 10 years after the war. Virginian Found Here With Both Feet Frozen Both feet frozen, Will Harris, 37, Negro, of Norfolk, was re moved by police to the Harrisburg Hospital early today and admitted for observation after they lound him, helpless, in the boiler room at the Boyertown Burial Casket Company, Tenth street, nerr Mar ket. City Patrolman Marlin H. Zeig ler and Carl G.

Tobias said marks in the snow indicated Harris had dragged himself a considerable distance to the boiler room, where he lay for several hours with his shoes off. FACT FINDING From Page One man's wage-price executive order of August 18 and subsequent orders, statements and Government reports "necessitate talking about ability to pay." "Ability to pay is the key to this wage issue," he told panel members Garrison, Walter P. Stacy and Milton Eisenhower. Reuther said the union reserved the right to accept or reject the panel's final decision on whether it would consider ability to pay. The panel has indicated fear that one side or the other may walk out on the proceedings if the decision is unacceptable to it.

He repeated UAW's position that it will not take "one red cent more in wages if that is to be passed on in higher prices to the consumer." It appeared possible that either side might walk out on the hearings after the panel makes up its mind whether to consider profits and prices. Injured by Coal Truck Injured yesterday when struck by a coal truck in rear of the Colonial Countrv Club. Robert Bates, 38, an employe of the city ash bureau, is confined to his home at 815 west street with two fractured ribs. Treated at the Harrisburg Hospital, Bates reported he was directing a friend who was backing the truck to make a coal delivery when it hit him. Weather Report FORECAST FOR HARRISBURG AND VICINITY Sunny with brisk winds and cold this afternoon; clearing and cold tonight with light winds.

Friday fair with temperatures rising during the afternoon. Gentle southerly winds Friday. Predicted temperatures: Maximum today, 26; minimum tonight, about maximum tomorrow, about 28. Temperature at 11.30 a. 24.

River stage today, 4.5 feet; tomorrow, 4.3 feet. Rivet Bulletin .1 a Indiantown Gap Military Reserva tion. They are: CdI. Charles S. Wlrjoerman.

4701 Frltchey street; Pfc. Norman E. Eberts. 1258 Miller street; Pfc. Leon Fetrow, 2228 Atlas street; Tech.

Fourth Grade Morris A. Nichols, 1819 North Seventh street; Pfc. Henry E. Bentzel. 103 Tuscarora street; Tech.

Sgt. Keith E. Miller, 58 North 12th street; Pic. Charles Pitts. 1702 North Seventh street; Sgt.

William L. Hughes. 2621 Penbrook avenue. Penbrook; Tech. Sgt.

Anthony Leo, R. D. Tech. Fifth Grade Joseph L. Olsen, 1425 Vernon street; Pfc.

William R. Oxenford, 2114 Columbia avenue; Tech. Sgt. Eli Miculita 1128 Julia street; Tech. Fifth Grade Rob ert J.

Etherton, 1327 Thompson street; Tech. Fourth Grade Donald J. Bair. 2124 Green Pfc. Edward W.

Baker, 1610 Chestnut street: Tech. Fifth Grade Clarence M. Wachtman, 4919 Derry street; Tech. Fifth Grade John L. Ruby, 2224 Logan street, and Tech.

Third Grade William J. Ulmer. 237 Boas streett. Other nearby men include: First Lt. Robert A.

Greenawalt. 321 Fourth street. New Cumberland: Pfc. John E. Shertzer.

2727 Herr street. Penbrook: Tech. Gordon C. Richards, 355 South Front street. Steelton; Pvt.

James B. Utley. Enola; Cpl. Robert B. Smeltz, 370 Myers street, Steelton; Sgt.

Leroy C. Shambaugh, R. D. 1, Camp Hill; Pfc. Hobart A.

Sosnowski. 341 South Front street, Steelton; Tech. Fifth Grade Joseph G. Stubljar. 536 South Second street.

Steelton; Tech. Fourth Grade Joseph T. Stanisic. 265 South Second street, Steelton. Tech.

Sgt. Edgar K. Frazer, 318 North Front street, Wormleysburg; Tech. Fourth Grade Benjamin F. Billow, R.

D. 1, Camp Hill; Cpl. Raymond R. S. Hughes, 227 Christian street.

Steelton. 67 Dead With Many Communities Snowbound By United Press Scores of Eastern communities were snowbound today as Winter gripped most of the Nation. At least 67 persons were known dead. Suffering threatened to become acute as the Eastern seaboard fought a swirling blizzard with wornout snow plows and undermanned crews. The northeast quarter of the Na tion was blanketed in snow from the Atlantic coast to the wheat fields of Kansas and from the Canadian border as far south as Virginia.

Thermometers clung near zero in the Midwest. The snowfall in New York was expected to end by noon after falling steadily for more than 24 hours. Fresh snowfall wiped out efforts to dig out the Buffalo railroad yards, where a bottleneck threatened to stop shipments of fuel and food to populous coastal areas A state of emergency has been declared in Buffalo, and an embargo placed on all incoming rail ship ments. Planes were grounded in most areas east of Chicago. Trains were running late.

Roads were clogged as far south as the Carolinas. Long distance telephone calls in the East were delayed as much as two to four hours by the storm. Railroads Exceed Goal In Carrying Veterans By United res CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Western railroads are transporting daily al most 2000 more Pacific veterans from the West Coast than the armed services estimated would be necessary, C.

E. Johnston, chair man of the Western Association of Railway Executives, has an nounced. "Railroads are doing everything possible to relieve the unfortunate predicament of the thousands of servicemen held at West Coast ports awaiting transportation home," Johnston said. He said that military authorities, meeting in Chicago December 11, told the railways that organized military movements from the Pa cific Coast ports would average 22,000 men daily. Catholic High Pupils To Give Yule Pageant "When the Prince of Peace Came" will be the title of a Christmas pa geant to be presented at Harrisburg Catholic High School at 9 o'clock to morrow morning by sophomores of Room 207.

Sister Claretta, S. C. will direct the program. Those in the cast include: Louis Mohar, Mary Marchi, Don Hubler, John Bennet, John Taljan, Adelino Lanza, Florence Heissenbuttel, Joanne Fink and John Barlek. Orchestral and vocal selections will be presented by the school orchestra and glee club under the direction of Ted Brownagle.

Aged Widow Buy Christmas Seals Last-minute purchases of Christ' mas Seals may be made at headquar ters of the Tuberculosis and Health Society of Harris Prevent TB burg and Dauphin County, 324 North Second street, and at booths at the Post Office and Pomeroy's store. Persons who have not received seals by mail may con tact society head- Rhw quarters, 4-7075, and seals vnrmmgj a will be sent im mediately. Ninety-five per cent the proceeds from seal purchases made in this State will be used locally in the fight against tubercu losis while 5 per cent, will be used by the National Tuberculosis Asso ciation to finance research. TRAFFIC SLOWED From Page One Department reported. John Shroyer, department head, said plowing and cindering crews were working in all areas, but he warned motorists to use extreme caution.

The snowfall, second heaviest this year, disrupted schedules of local and intra-State buses, delayed trains from minutes to hours and forced cancellation of all airplane nights to and from the Harrisburg Airport until this afternoon, when an eastbound TWA plane was scheduled to arrive. Night land ings will be resumed as soon as the contact lights have been opened. The last plane to arrive prior to the storm, was a westbound ship at 9 o'clock Tuesday evening. The heaviest snowfall so far this year was recorded on January 16, when a depth of 21 inches was measured. A previous white Christ mas was presented Harrisburgers in 1912 when 9.4 inches of snow fell on December 24, the only snowfall recorded that month.

In the 24-hour period, December 13 14, 1917, eight inches of snow fell here. Tomorrow will be fair with temperatures rising by afternoon, but the overnight low will be near eight, the Harrisburg Wreather Bu reau predicted. Today's maximum temperature was to be about 26 as compared with yesterday's high of 23, recorded at 3.15 p. m. The overnight low was 18, registered at 7.10 a.

m. By 11.30, the mercury had gone up to 24. While the maximum depth of the snow was officially recorded as 10 inches in the 24-hour period, beginning at 11.30 p. m. Tuesday, the snow had packed to a depth of 6.9 inches by this morning.

The river stage this morning was 4.5 feet, with ice floes jam ming the stream from bank to bank. Both local bus companies, Harrisburg Railways and the Valley Transportation Company, reported that service was being brought back close to normal. Dispatchers said peak load periods were more crowded than during the war and caused "bunching of buses" with attending inconveniences. City highway snow plows oper ated until 2 a. m.

clearing streets as much as practicable, but auto-mobiles parked at the curb com plicated the problem of the plow operators. In the business section, highway workers were clearing crossings today and also trucking away snow heaps at the curb to afford parking and access to the parking meters. A snow mantle of from two to 15 inches covered Pennsylvania today. The eastern section of the State bore the brunt of the snow bliz- zard, with Philadelphia having its heaviest snow in four years. More than nine inches fell in the State's largest city, snarling traffic throughout yesterday and last night.

BUILDING PERMITS The Fannv Farmer Candy Com- rjanv. 341 South Cameron street dans a nenthouse. 20x25 feet, on the present factory building, to cost $6000 under a building permit issued at City Hall today. Another permit went to the State YMCA to make alterations costing $1000 to its new property at 907 North Front street. Loses Fight Christmas tree salesman, died in his sleep of a heart attack, his widow kept her lonely vigiL She barred relatives and an undertaker from her tiny home.

And insisted she would keep "his body here in his home for three months" and would ask a minister to try to re vive him. As snow threatened to isolate the cottage, health authorities de cided to take action. Dr. A. J.

Greenleaf, Lancaster County medi cal director, ordered the body re moved as a "health measure." The white-haired little woman refused to leave her home, She said she would stay on alone. the Penn-Harris Hotel at noon today. Today's report of $16,535 brought the total in hand to $102,511. J. Russell Sheffer, chairman of the special gifts committee announced.

This amount represents 145 subscriptions, an average of approximately $700 per pledge. Three subscriptions of $10,000 each are included in the total reported. "Our whole organization is encouraged by having passed this significant milestone," Mr. Sheffer said. "Particularly gratifying is the average size of the subscriptions that has been maintained.

On the basis of this I think we are justified in be lieving that when all special gift cards have been reported on, the foundation will have been laid for the success of the entire campaign." Mr. Sheffer called for a special effort on the part of all members of his committee to complete their work by the end of the year. "We want to have all advance gift work completed where possible before the opening of the general campaign on January 10. This should apply to all except those where action of boards is required after that date." The next report meeting of the committee will be held at a 12.15 p. m.

luncheon, Friday, December 28, at the Penn-Harris. Body Found on Island That of Pittsburgh Man Identity of Michael Tantala, 77, Pittsburgh, a retired Pennsylvania Railroad elevator operator, found dead in slush ice near the west shore of the Island, just above the Walnut street bridge, was confirmed last night by a Pittsburgh lawyer. The body was found yesterday. In a pocket was an envelope containing his name and address, but there was no positive identity made until Deputy Coroner Frank Heidel talked to the attorney. Heidel said an autopsy showed death was due to a heart attack, and that apparently Tantala had fallen down a 12-foot embankment into the river.

What he was doing on the Island has not been determined. The attorney said Tantala was on his way to Washington. Blaze Destroys Summer House on Halifax Farm Fire early yesterday destroyed the Summer house on the farm of James Sheetz, Halifax, R. with a loss estimated at $1000, including tools that were used in butchering earlier. The Elizabethville Fire Company responded to Sheetz' telephone call, racing through a raging snowstorm.

According to Marlin Paul, fire chief, the blaze started from embers in a fireplace in the Summer house, where the butcherirg was held. The embers were fanned into a blaze by the wind. Firemen succeeded In saving the residence, which is 50 feet away. James Lentz Leaves Baltimore Hospital James E. Lentz, of Elizabethville.

former county official, is recuper ating at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Horace G. Erb, 2920 George street, Penbrook. after undergoing an operation in the Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, October. 70 Enlist in Army Ten Harrisbure men have en listed in the Army at the Recruit ing Station at 30 North Second street.

They are: Pvt. Eugene J. Hubbert, reenlistment; Robert Folks, Benjamin F. Stewart, Thomas J. Tyson, Glenn E.

Williams, Preston H. Gunning, Richard Folks. Karl A. Butler: Clyde Osborne, and James W. Jackson.

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I enclose herewith 15 cents in coins (carefully wrapped In paper) for a copy of Uncle Sam's Almanac, 1946. Name Street City State (Mail to Washington, D. City Must Put Gas Tax Money in Separate Fund Harrisburg and other third class cities have just been advised that gasoline tax money which the city is scheduled to get from the State for the first time in 1946, and which is expected to aggregate $28,900, must be segregated in an independ ent fund. Walter E. Greenwood, president of the League of Third Class Cities, which had much to do with sponsoring the legislative amendment to give such cities this money has advised it may not be made a part of the budget.

The city's preliminary appropriation bill accordingly, was being changed today to take the money out of the estimated receipts and to transfer highway department expenditures by that amount and charge them to the separate gasoline tax fund. In this connection, it was observed that the proposed highway budget contemplated giving Charles Cock- lin the full title and pay of chief clerk in the highway department, a post he has been filling in an acting capacity for about two years. This switch makes practically no change in the department's financial setup. 'V Official Brings Yule Message Kiwanians ur. James Lee Lllenwood, execu tive secretary of the New York State executive committee of the YMCA, delivered a Christmas mes sage at the weekly luncheon meet ing of the Kiwanis Club today in the Penn-Harris Hotel.

A Croatian Christmas carol was presented by Miss Jane V. Zerance, Steelton. She was accompanied by Mrs. Grover B. Dale.

Following a group singing of Christmas carols gifts wee pre sented to all the ladies present Richard Lee Snyder was in charge of the program. Loses $270 and Teeth in Third Street Cafe Brawl Knocked unconscious last night in Third street cafe in an altercation with three men wearing soldiers' uniforms, George L. Harris, North Seventh street, was robbed of $210 and his false teeth. Police said Harris reported he was drinking with a woman companion in Joe's Cafe, Third street, near Harris, when the uniformed trio entered and started an argument during which one of them struck him in the mouth. He discovered his teeth and card case containing his money were missing when he regained consciousness.

WAR MOTHERS YULE PARTY Laurel Chapter, American War Mothers, will hold a Christmas party tomorrow evening at 7.45 o'clock in the Veterans room at City Hall. Mrs. Helen Klinepeter will preside. back," Blankley said today when informed that Casciari, recently discharged from the Army, was en route by plane from his home in New Canaan, to claim his bride. "He used to call at our house often and I thought he was a very fine type of man.

Sure I'll say 'yes' if they still love each other." Rita settled that point quickly. "I certainly do still love him," she said. He was sent back to the United States and discharged last month. TODAY'S LOWELL Red Hot Politics Played Copyright. 1945, By By LOWELL THOMAS In this placid land of ours, politics is a tame affair compared with elec tioneering and vote-getting in some other lands.

Word from South Amer ica Is that Dr. Augustin Rodriguez Araya, an Argentine political exile, has come back to Buenos Aires, and that promises new fireworks in Argentina. From down along the Rio de la Plata we have a summary of the political exploits of Doctor Rodriguez in the past A leader of the radical party in Argentina, he played the electoral game with blood and thun der excitement. In an election in 1937 he and two supporters smashed a ballot box full of crooked votes, and disarmed three policemen. Then they dragged to radical party headquarters the presi dent of the voting board, his aide and the official supervisor of elec tions sent by President Justo.

The following year, Doctor Rodri guez suspected fraud in the city of Rosario. He got into a pistol duel with police officers, shot it out with them, wounding three, and took con trol of the situation. The next year he had reason to believe that an election commissioner had hidden a number of enrollment books necessary to voting. He went to the office of the commissioner, pushed that official into a clothes closet and locked him in-after which he searched for the enrollment books and found them. In 1940 the chief of police at Rosario gave Doctor Rodriguez a guarantee that the election would be honest, and promised to take action personally in case of fraud.

Rodriguez found fraud. At midnight on the election day he went to police headquarters with two supporters, forced the chief of police to go to the voting place, and compelled him to sign documents making the election honest In 1942 there was an election In a district of murderous thugs. Rodri guez was ready for trouble. Pistol in hand, he captured 10 of the local mobsters, and turned them over to the police. Two of the 10 were mur derers for whom the police had been looking.

Shortly afterward, in a place out. side of Buenos Aires, the Doctor was making a hot political speech against the government, when tha local po lice commissioner stepped up and told him to keep his mouth shut. The policeman had a tear-gas pistol in his hand. The Doctor stopped orat ing long enough to seize the tear-gas weapon, bat. the cop over the head with it, and knock him out.

Then he went on with his political speech. ine last exploit on record was when three policemen tried to beat him up. The Doctor hit one a punch that broke his jaw, flattened another with a kick, and threw the third over a counter. Now under soma kind of amnestv. Dr.

Augustin Rodrigues Araya has gone back to Buenos Aires with more lively doings in prospect Two Herndon Men Badly Hurt in Auto Crash Two men from Herndon, R. D. 1, were admitted yesterday to the Mary Packer Hospital, Sunbury, in serious conditions as the result of injuries suffered when the auto in which they were riding crashed into a truck-trailer near Pillow. They are Guy Adams, about 25, and Guy Yeager, about 28. A third occupant of the auto, Roy Sheaf- fer, was treated at the hospital and discharged.

in C. of THOMAS STORY by Colorful Argentinian Lowell Thomas AMVETS Offer Thanks For Welcome Home Sign The text of the resolution passed Monday evening by Harrisburg Post No. 6, American Veterans of World War II, in appreciation for the Welcome Home sign erected facing the Pennsylvania Railroad, was announced today. The texi of the resolution follows: "In grateful appreciation of the generous expression of the per sonal and public interest in the return of the World War II veteran; recognizing an outstanding and significant act of patriotic service; acknowledging individually and collectively our obligation to those who have so nobly contributed to our return and in order that due regard for, and a deep sense of gratitude on, the part of the re turning veteran be properly recorded, the American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) have adopted this resolution as a part of the permanent record commend ing THE PATRIOT and THE EVENING NEWS for the Wel come Home sign facing the Pennsylvania Railroad Depot and located on Zion Lutheran Church." Held on Four Charges In Shooting of Coaster International Seraice MIFFLINTOWN, Dec. 20.

Paul Donaldson, 21, of Perulac, was held under $3500 bail the Juniata County jail here today after pleading guilty to three charges in connection with the shooting of 13-year-old Pauline Spidel while she was sledding near her Cross Keys home last Saturday. Donaldson entered a not guilty plea to a charge of assault with intent to maim, and Justice of the Peace Paul Hower fixed bail at $2000. The youth acknowledged his guilt on charges of assault and battery, aggravated assault and battery and pointing a deadly weapon. Hower ordered $500 bail on each count The accusations were filed by State Trooper Edward P. Rowan, of the Lewistown sub-station.

The girl, wounded in the abdo men, was reported to have improved the Lewistown Hospital where an operation was performed shortly after the shooting. FRANCES L. MURRAY Frances L. Murray, wife of Charles Murray, a former Harrisburg resident, died yesterday at the home her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Strouse, in Lansdale.

She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, of Harrisburg, and the Harrisburg Women's Beneficial Association. In addition to her husband and daughter, she is survived by a son, William F. Snyder, of Harrisburg. Funeral services will be held Sun day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Huff funeral home, Lansdale. Burial will be in Green Lawn Cemetery, Lansdale.

COMING HOME FROM ALASKA Sgt. John O'Brien, 725 South Twenty-first street, is en route to the United States following 19 months service in Canada and at Ladd Field, Alaska, 11th Air Force Base. He will go directly to Indian- town Gap Military Reservation for discharge. To Keep Body of Husband Veteran Flies Across Ocean To Claim Girl, 18, as Bride Feet It Tenth i By United Prett EPHRATA, Dec. 20.

An aged widow who steadfastly refused for two days to give up the body of her dead husband because she thought he could be revived, today had lost her fight with health authorities. Police and health officers climbed to an isolated Welsh Mountain cottage late yesterday to remove the body of Harry Bishop, 68-year-old Christmas tree vendor to a funeral home. His grief stricken widow, Alice Moyer Bishop, 70, made ro protest when the authorities forced a door to gain entrance. For 48 hours after Bishop, By United Press NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 20.

Papa Blankley will say "yes" this time when Dominick Casciari, 22, former U. S. paratrooper, asks to marry his pretty brunette daughter, Rita Blankley. Casciari proposed to Rita two years ago while he was convales cing at a hospital in Nottingham. Her father told him that Rita, then only 16, was too young and said "Come back and see us after the war." "I never thought ha would be Binghamton Corning Towanda Wilkes-Barre Clearfield Renovo Lock Haven Williamsport Mapleton Newport Sunbury Harrisburg 14 i 16 16 I 22 10 16 1 21 I 20 i 3.4 4.2 2.5 8.0 3.2 2.1 7.9 2.6 3.8 4.1 2.2 4.5 20 22 16 17 4.3.