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Comics Section Finance 2 R. R. News Section Sports 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION HARRISBURG, PENNA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1945 PAGE NINE Silver Star Awarded PRR Chief Sends Flowers York Man Heads Governor Views Shell Explosion Kills Sgt. Griffin in Reich Conductor on Sgt. Paumer Dies In Prison Camp Staff Sgt.

Louis J. Paumer, 21, lo Retired 50th Wedding I Vl.t I i is 3 Are Admitted To Presbytery CARLISLE, June 27. Three ordained clergymen were admitted to membership by the Carlisle Presbytery at its June meeting in the Second Presbyterian Church. They are: The Rev. Emery D.

Webster, formerly of the Rochester Presbytery, who has been assigned to the Mercersburg Church to serve in the absence of the regular pastor, who is in the service as a chaplain; the Rev. Ralph Snyder, Pittsburgh Presbytery, who will be installed as pastor of the Duncannon Church tomorrow night, and the Rev. Arthur M. Stevenson, formerly of the Shenango Presbytery, who will be installed as pastor of the Green-castle Church next Monday. Also accepted to membership was Licentiate H.

Kenyon Leishman, of the New Castle Presbytery, a recent graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, who will be ordained next Tuesday night in Trinity Church, Harrisburg. He recently accepted a call as pastor of Trinity and the Dauphin Church. He was examined at the meeting here and was approved for ordination. The Rev. Newell C.

Grimes, Harrisburg, the moderator, and John A. Davis, Mechanicsburg, submitted reports as commissioners to the General Assembly held recently at Milwaukee. They referred to the fund which the General Assembly set up for rehabilitation of war-ravaged congregations over the world and for ministerial pensions. The Rev. Mr.

Grimes, who stated that quotas will be assigned to individual churches early next year, ii i ii- i i 41 Kl feR PaW $S35SS tfi Among the many congratulatory messages and bouquets Mr. and Mrs. Clyde P. Love received yesterday on the observance of their fiftieth wedding anniversary were a letter and flowers from M. W.

Clement, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. Love, a retired Pennsylvania passenger conductor, and Clement have been friends for many years. Mr. and Mrs.

Love are shown with some of the flowers and messages they received at their home, 1322 Kittatinny street, during the day. Guard Review INDIANTOWN GAP, June 27. Pennsylvania's 5000 citizen soldiers buckled down to training routine today inspired by Governor Edward Martin's assurance of the potential value of the State Guard to the home front. "I cannot stress too strongly the importance of the Pennsylvania Guard," Martin said in an address to the trainees late yesterday at the close of the first formal parade of the. 10-day encampment which opened Monday.

"The Army is being demobilized. This means we do not have any Fed eral troops to take care of any pos sible local disturbances. Until the war is won against Japan, the still' existent subversive elements must not be permitted to interfere with the production and morale of the American Martin reminded the five State Guard regiments that eight Army combat divisions had trained on the "almost hallowed ground" of this military reservation and thousands of their members later paid the supreme sacrifice. The guards passed in review only 24 hours after the opening of their first maneuvers with all units on the same training site. Martin termed the parade "a great demon stration" of the organizing ability of Milton G.

Baker, State Guard commander and superintend ent of Valley Forge "Military Academy. Prominent in the review was Har-risburg's special weapons company of the Fourth Infantry Division, under the leadership of Capt. Frank Gerlock and Lts. Thomas R. Leeds and Clarence Hartman.

Boy Bicyclist Struck By Car on Island Injured yesterday when struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Island Park, James F. Park, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Park, 1211-L South Thirteenth street, is under ob-servation at the Harrisburg Hospi- tal in "satisfactory" condition. He suffered a fractured left leg and multiple abrasions of the forehead arms and right leg.

Police said the driver was Robert C. Williams, 17, 1504 Regina street. Miss Kathryn B. Ward, 28, 1929 Market street, a Middletown Air Depot secretary, is recovering from minor injuries suffered yesterday when struck by a car in Market Square. She was treated at the Harrisburg Hospital for abrasions of I the right foot and contusions of the left knee.

Police said Franklin M. Green, 65, Camp Hill, R. D. 1, re ported he was the driver. Harrisburg Hospital attaches re ported Harrison J.

Boyer, 4, 112 Dock street, was treated last night for abrasions of the right arm and back, suffered when struck by a car in front of his home. Police said today the driver had made no report, Rev. Haas to Be Summer Pastor of N. Y. Church The Rev.

Alfred B. Haas, former associate minister of Grace Meth odist Church, has been appointed minister for the Summer months at Park Avenue Methodist Church Park Avenue and 86lh street, New York City, where the regular pastor has retired. The assignment was made by Resident Bishop G. Brom ley Oxnam. The Rev.

Mr. Haas will retain his post on the faculty of Drew University and teach this Summer in the Department of Theology and in the Fall he plans to resume full-time teaching there. He was assistant minister of Grace Church when the late Rev. Dr. Wilbur V.

Mallalieu was pastor and, then after the pastor retired he served as acting minister until the Rev. Dr. W. Emory Hart-man became pastor almost two years ago. FLAT BOAT IS STOLEN Theft of a flat boat from along the river, near Edward street, was reported to police last night by Fred-ric F.

Wright, 3007 North Second street. Wright told police the boat, valued at $100, had just been repainted. I Weather Report From the United States Weather Bureau, Harrisburg FORECAST FOR HARRISBURG AND VICINITY Mostly clear to-i day, becoming partly cloudy tonight with increasing cloudiness Thurs day. High temperature today about 86, with low tonight 65. High temperature tomorrow 88; gentle to moderate winds.

Temperature at 12.30 today, 79. River stage tomorrow, 4.0. I River Bulletin Tett St Tenth tettoo- S3 Cpl. Victor E. McCleary CPL.

VICTOR E. McCLEARY Cpl. Victor E. McCleary, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Adam W. S. McCleary, 1539 Swatara street, has been awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action. He has been in the Army since June, 1942, and trained at Fort Knox, and Camp Campbell, Ky. Overseas for 28 months, he served in North Af rica, Sicily, the invasion of Normandy and fought in Belgium and Germany.

His decoration was bestowed while he was a private first class for gallantry in action near Aron, Maine, France, August 8, 1944. The citation states that when his reconnaissance patrol was subjected to intense enemy fire, "Private McCleary fearlessly dismounted from his vehicle and aggressively en gaged the foe." His action "enabled his platoon to maneuver to more advantageous positions and successfully repulse a hostile counter-attack." Martin Desires Ramage Return Samuel Y. Ramage, on military leave from his cabinet job as Sec- retary of Public Assistance, is out of the Army and is back home in Oil City, but it is a question if he will return here. He left the Capi tol a year ago. At his press conference today Governor Martin said he would like to see Ramage back in his cabinet.

"He did a magnificent job as sec retary," he said, "but I have not had a chance to talk to him." Friends of Ramage say he may prefer to devote his time to his oil and other interests. The Governor will leave tomor row night for the Governors' Con ference at Mackinac, Mich. Asked about his part in the conference he replied he would "be an atten tive listener." On July 3, he will speak on "Returning Soldiers." President Truman will probably be accompanied to the conference by General Marshall and Admiral King. The Governor said that the re cent conference of the Governors of thirteen states in New York, when the food situation was discussed, was "successful" and that a permanent organization had been formed for the purpose of future discussions. Four Privates Acquitted In Camp Maltreatment By United Press LINCOLN ARMY AIR FIELD June 27.

Four enlisted men have been acquitted of charges of beating and mistreating prisoners at the Lincoln airfield guardhouse in a series of general court-martial trials which ended yesterday, Army Air' Field officers announced today. The War Department said yes terday it was seeking further in formation on alleged beatings of soldier prisoners at the field after Rep. Leon H. Gavin, charged before the House that a young cadet had been clubbed into unconsciousness some time last year. Capts.

Antony Parisi, Staten Island, N. and Stanley Jones, Utica, N. provost marshal and police and prison officer respectively from April, 1944, to August, 1944, still are to be tried for alleged failure to prevent mistreatment of prisoners. Their trials will open next week. Post Office to Close On Fourth of July The Harrisburg Post Office and its branches will be closed all day on the Fourth of July, according to announcement today.

One window at the Main Post Office will be open from 7 to 10 o'clock in the morning for the delivery of mail to war plants and business concerns. Other windows will be closed all day and there will be no deliveries by city or rural carriers. The usual holiday collections will be made. From 7 to 11 o'clock in the morning, special delivery and perishable matter will be delivered. Church Group The Rev.

D. F. Stone, of York, was elected president of the Mis sionary, Bible School, and Christian Endeavor Institute of the East Pennsylvania Eldership of the Churches of God today at the First Church of God. Other new officers are: The Rev. Mrs.

Myrtle Lefever, first vice-president of the mission ary society; the Rev. Harry Gint- zer, of Steelton, second vice-president of the Sunday School; the Rev. H. E. Wagner, third vice-president of the Christian En deavor; the Rev.

J. E. Lewis, of Highspire, secretary, and the Rev. J. Durbon, of New Providence, registrar.

Speakers this morning were: Prof. J. Paul Breneman, of Find-lay College, Findlay, Ohio, and Cholly Drain, of Philadelphia, state Christian endeavor presi dent. The Rev. C.

H. Lefever, of this city, field representative of the General Eldership, was to speak this afternoon on "The Possibilities of the Youth of Our Church." The Rev. C. Ralston Smith, pas tor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church, addressed yesterday's opening session, and the Rev. H.

A. Houseal, pastor of Grace Evan gelical Church, Lemoyne, spoke in the evening. OPA Lists Payments in Price Ceiling Violations Payment of damages in settle ment of nine cases of alleged price ceiling violations have been ef fected by Ration Board Price Panels in this area, according to a district UfA announcement to day. William E. Krouse, Lancaster grocer, paid $100 for making over charges on hamburger and biscuit flour, and D.

D. Krug and Son, Hanover, paid $23.14 for an overcharge on coal. In seven other cases the damage payment was $25 by each of the following: J. J. Moseman, Lancaster, for overcharges on cranberries and tea; Clayton Miller, Marietta, for over charges on butter, bananas and cigarets; Levi Ebersole, Elizabeth- town R.

D. 1, and I. B. Forman, Elizabethtown R. D.

3, for over charges on chickens; John Juiffre, 228 Harris street, for overcharges on bananas sold at the Broad Street Market; H. B. Witman and Witman and Sons, overcharges on tea, and Henry J. Hull, Blue Ridge Summit, overcharges on cheese, Chesnut Reviews Compensation Changes Secretary of Labor and Industry William H. Chesnut today pointed out that all Pennsylvania workers should be familiar with the terms of the revised unemployment com pensation law because during the period of industrial reconversion temporary unemployment will be inevitable.

Chesnut said that application for unemployment benefits remains the same under the new law. These changes in eligibility provisions, however, were made: Reduction of the waiting period to receive benefits from two to one week. Wages from the base year, or first four of the last five completed calendar quarters preceding date of application, must be at least 30 times the weekly benefit rate instead of the original $50 in each of two calendar quarters. In addition to including maritime workers on the benefit eligi bility list, the new law provides claimants a minimum weekly rate of $8 and a maximum of $20 for a minimum of nine weeks and maximum of 20. Pilot Club at Airport Thirty members of the Pilot Club of Harrisburg and five guests at tended a dinner last evening at the Harrisburg Airport, following which they were taken on a tour of the airport.

Prior to the dinner, the group met Mrs. Kathryn Sher man, a member of the club, who returned by plane from New York and joined the party for the pro gram. Anniversary Party Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clements, 118 Front street, West Fairview, were honored at a party held re cently at their home in observance of their 25th wedding anniversary.

BUILDING PERMITS Building permits issued today in cluded these: Dr. Carl C. Hoffman, 209 North Second street, remodeling, $200; Ira W. Aungst, 1903 Mulberry street, alterations, $150. 6726 AT PLAYGROUNDS City playground attendance in the first week of the season was 6726 and compared favorably with that on the first week of the 1944 season, Park Director Leitner said today.

Anniversary 1941. He was a member of the advisory committee of the Relief Department and of the Board of Managers, and was also vice-presi dent of the Saving Fund of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He was grand commander of the Knights Templar for Pennsylvania in 1931-32 and is a thirty-third degree mason. 28th Division To Be Sent Home By United Press PARIS, June 27. Two more redeployed divisions, the Twenty-eighth Infantry and the Tenth Armored, are due to reach the assembly area on their way home early in July, the Army's communications zone headquarters announced today.

The Twenty-eighth is scheduled to reach Camp Pittsburgh on July 5 and the Tenth Armored to arrive at Camp Oklahoma on July 8. Both camps are in the Rheims assembly area. The announcement brought to 13 the number of divisions scheduled for redeployment. Officers Elected by USO Advisory Council Officers elected at the meeting of the USO Advisory Council yester day at the Central YMCA are as follows: Fred V. Rockey, A.

S. Feinerman, vice-chairman; Mrs. Maude B. Coleman, treasurer, and Howard O. Russell, secretary.

Reports of activities being carried out here included those on facilities for the washing of sailors' uniforms at the Catholic Community Club: shower accommodations for service men stopping over in Harrisburg at the Labor USO, South Fourth street, weekly swimming parties on Friday evenings at Hershey and weekly dances at the YWCA. It was announced that the Mothers' Service Club of the Central.YMCA has established a Summer lounge and game room in the lobby of the 'Y' and that the Penn-USO, Negro servicemen center, can now accom modate all comers at night for brief leaves of absence. York Sailor Builds Washer for Pacific Use YORK, June 27. H. R.

Hall, ship-fitter, first class, whose wife lives at 245 East Chestnut street, is one more underwriter of the adage, "Necessity is the mother of inven tion." The necessity was to keep clean despite the tropics. The in vention is called by everyone "Hall's washer." This contraption is made entirely of discarded parts which he and a few shipmates salvaged from the aftermath of the island's liberation. It is powered by a third horsepower motor and geared with the sprocket and chain of a Jap bicycle, arranged so as to offset the motor's speed. A discarded 55-gal- lon drum constitutes the tub. En dowed with soap and water, the revolving agitator soon has soiled clothes clean and ready for drying.

69 Soldiers Discharged Yesterday at Indiantown Among 169 soldiers discharged yesterday at the Personnel Cen ter at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation were three Harrisburg men, Pfc. George G. Berry, 627 Kelker street; Pfc, Walter D. Seitz, 2110 Turner street, and Staff Sgt. Howard M.

Haines, 2220 Logan street. tor 7 I died March 31 in a German prison camp, according to word received today from the War Department by his father, L. A. Paumer, 213 Lincoln street, Steelton. Sergeant Paumer, who went overseas last October with an infantry division, was reported missing in action last January, following a report in De cember that ho was a prisoner of war.

Sergeant Paumer, a graduate of the Hazleton High School, was em. ployed at the Steelton plant of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation prior to entering the service two years ago. He has two brothers in the service, Cpl. Richard Charles Pau mer, AAF, in England, and Cpl. Edward D.

Paumer, with the infan try in Holland. In addition to his father and these brothers, he is survived by a younger brother, Robert, and the following five sisters: Mrs. Elmer Swiden, of Indianapolis, Mrs. George Shiprak, of Steelton; Mrs. Dorothy Trouland, of Atlantic City, N.

and the Misses Grace and Lorraine Paumer, at home. COURT REINSTATES From Page One 36, former turret lathe operator at the plant. Morgan wanted to en join the union from depriving him of his job because he no longer was a union Morgan charged he lost his job when he was ousted from the union because he had refused to distribute Political Action Committee liter ature. He also alleged that the union was Communist dominated and was used by the PAC to help the Democrats win the 1944 election. The union maintained, however, that Morgan had rescinded his union membership, and therefore no longer was entitled to hold his job under the maintenance-of-membership provision.

In his suit, Morgan had asked that his membership contract with the union be rescinded by the court. This would have permitted him to continue working as non-member and without paying dues. McKinlay held that Morgan and 12 others who attempted to rescind their union memberships still are members. Therefore, he held, Mor gan's expulsion from his job was illegal and he ordered him reinstated. That means Morgan must continue his union membership as long as maintenance-of-membership e- vails at the plant, McKinlay said.

Two Soldiers at Gap Granted Citizenship In a special sitting of the Dauphin County Naturalization Court held this morning, two soldiers stationed at Indiantown Gap, were granted United States citizenship. The two soldiers were, Eugene Evangelista, technician fifth grade, of Greensburg, and Pvt. Philip Nye, of Fort Myer, Fla. Evangelista was born in Italy 25 years ago, but has resided in this country since he was three months old. He served in the Army for three years and nine months, and will be discharged from the service, having accumulated 106 points.

Private Nye, who Is 30, was born an English subject. He has been in the Army for three months, and lived at Fort Myer at the time of his Jury Acquits Maskery In Gas Coupon Charge International Newt Service WILLIAMSPORT, June 27. Ar thur A. Maskery, former Scranton OPA official, and Tim Mahoney, Bethelhem service station operator, were free today of a charge that they participated in a conspiracy resulting in a disappearance of gaso line ration stamps from the Scran ton office. A Federal jury acquitted the pair last night here.

Last April another jury failed to agree on the indict' ment. When the jury returned its ver- diet, Judge Albert L. Watson, of Scranton, said four co-defendants who had pleaded guilty would be sentenced at a later date. He did not fix the time. Zeiders Buys Second Boathouse With Canoes Having acquired the Reist boat- house and canoes last week, Dale Zeiders, 2159 Logan street, last night bought the Charles Dintaman river equipment, including a boathouse and canoes, he revealed today.

Zeiders is making plans with a West Shore contractor to refloat the submerged Reist boathouse, but said it may be necessary to dismantle the Dintaman house to salvage It. Though he does not expect to have boathouse available at Locust street until mid-July, he said two dozen canoes will be moored to flats at or near the river steps at the foot of Locust street on Sunday. CITY PAYDAY FRIDAY Because July 1 falls on Sunday, city employes will be paid on Fri day, according to Finnace Director Warren E. Lyme, who today distri buted printed copies of his 1944 city finance report. SGT.

SAMUEL GRIFFIN First Sgt. Samuel Griffin was killed by the explosion of a shell in Germany on May 14, a week after V-E Day, his father, J. C. Griffin, 317 Chestnut street, has been informed by the War Depratment. A graduate of William Penn High School, Sergeant Griffin enlisted in the Army in December, 1942, while a freshman at Pennsylvania State College.

He had previously received a Purple Heart for another wound suffered in Germany. Approval of Lemoyne School Plans Deferred Lemoyne School in spe cial session last evening with Archi tect William Lynch Murray, re- viewed preliminary plans for a school building to replace the Washington Heights grade school destroyed by fire on March 5. Some minor changes were pro posed, but final action was deferred, directors said, until the question of site is finally determined. It was indicated that a majority of the board prefers to have the new building at a location other than the old site. The Rev.

W. E. Peffley, president of the board, said arrangements have been made to send the Wash ington Heights pupils to the high school building after making some alterations there until such time in the new term as the new building becomes available. The United Brethren Church had been used in the emergency following the fire. Lemoyne Theater Show Sells $58,450 in Bonds A War Bond show at the Lemoyne Theater on Monday night accounted for the sale of $58,450 in bonds, Frank E.

Berkheimer, who presided, announced today. Besides the showing of the motion picture, The Princess and the Pirate, en tertainment included selections by Miss Dorothy Thompson, marimba soloist; a talk by Jack Coppedge, a returned Marine veteran from the Pacific, and selections by a mixed chorus under the direction of Robert H. Bagnell. Sales of Series 'E' War Bonds, in Lemoyne amounted to $104,476.25, or 69 per cent, of the borough's goal of $150,000 up to that time, Berk-! heimer announced. Corporation and sales other than to individuals amounted to $674,440.

OPA Fixes Fruit Ceilings Cantaloupe prices may not ex ceed 11 cents a pound under the OPA price ceiling announced today and honeydew melons have a ceiling of 13.5 cents a pound. Peaches apparently are to be sold by the pound, for the ceiling rate is lev ied on that basis and the top price may not go over 15.5 cents a pound. Beginning tomorrow, OPA has stipulated that Grade A large eggs may not exceed 54 cents a dozen in Group 1 stores or 53 cents a dozen in Group 2 stores. Some additional price ceilings listed today are: Cherries, 41c pound; California oranges, 14c pound; carrots, 11c bunch; new onions, three pounds for 33c; white American cheese, bulk or sliced 39c pound; poultry: Broilers and fryers, 61c pound; fowls, 53c per pound; round steak, Grade 42c pound, Grade 37c pound; chuck, boneless, Grade 38c per pound, and Grade 36c pound. MARRIAGE APPLICATIONS Frank F.

Hill, 21, New Cum- berland, R. and Alfretta R. Estep, 18, New Cumberland, R. D. 1.

Landis Tice, 19, Hummelstown, R. and Mary Smith, 21, Palmyra, R. D. 1. Richard M.

Smith, 22, Hummels town, and Evelyn Hoerner, 20 Hummelstown. James M. Hartman, 21, 10 South Washington street, Mechanicsburg, and Helen E. Seifert, 20, same address. Richard H.

Maurer, 21, Elizabeth- ville, and Ruth E. Snyder, 18, Eliza-bethville. Graybill G. Westheaffer, 45, Lan caster, and C. Marguerite Shank, 39, Manheim.

John E. MacFarlane, 23, Olmsted Field, Middletown, and Jessie M. Segbers, 23, WAC, Olmsted Field, Middletown. said "Let us not be awed by the great size of the fund to be raised. Rather let us rejoice that the church is strong enough to attempt such a huge task." The Rev.

Paul C. Nicholson, New-ville, gave a report on the recent meeting of the Synod of Pennsylva nia as one of the two official repre sentatives from the Presbytery. Boy Scouts Get Awards At Court of Honor A Court of Honor for the south east district of the Boy Scouts was neia last nignt by the Harrisburg Area Council at Seventeenth and Holly streets. Members of the Court of Honor included: A. Walter Pickel.

chairman; Richard Stand- ford, William O'Connor, W. B. Dowl-ing, R. C. Knowlton and L.

R. Thurston. The following honors were con ferred: Second class rank, Leo Hoffman, troop 11; James E. Camp, Joseph Graham, Louis James and Lyle 01- sen, troop 26. First class rank, Leonard Portz- line, Richard Standford and Donald Fryer, troop 11.

Merit badges, Donald Fryer, Wil liam Pensyl, Leonard Portzline, Paul Portzline, William Taylor, William Reinhold and John Seaman, troop 11, and William Wolf, troop 34. Star rank, William Taylor, troop 11; life rank, William Pensyl and John Seaman, troop 11; eagle with silver palm, Harry Rhoades, troop 59; five year veteran, Robert Ecken-rode, troop 34, and silver wildcat, William B. Dowling, troop 34. Lions Club Speaker Members of the West Shore Lions Club will hear R. C.

Allen, an authority on roses, who will speak on roses and other flowers at their dinner meeting in the West Shore Restaurant, Lemoyne, tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Allen is secretary of the American Rose Society and editor of the society's publications. New officers will bo installed by David Perry, former district gov ernor. LEMOYNE MAN ASKS DIVORCE CARLISLE, June 27. A suit for a divorce was started in the Cum berland County courts by Lincoln C.

Bitner, 305 Hummel avenue, Lemoyne, against Mrs. Betty Jane Bitner, Pottstown R. D. 4. whom he married on March 7, 1942.

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and Mrs. Clyde P. Love, 1322 Kittatinny street, observed their golden wedding anniversary yesterday at their home. Mrs. Love is the former Miss Edith Atkinson.

Mr. Love, a native of Delta, York County, was retired from service as a passenger conductor with the Pennsylvania Railroad in January, Uptown Sailor Lost in Pacific Fireman First Class George Wilson Riffert, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Riffert, 3495 Green street, has been missing in the Pacific area since April 16, according to a Navy Department message received by his parents.

He is the husband of Mrs. Olga Therese Riffert, 1204 Chestnut street. Today's OWI casualty list also disclosed that Pfc. Leslie L. Pat-ton, son of Harry Patton, 428 Cumberland street, and Mrs.

Goldie Zimmerman, 1627 Briggs street, has been wounded in the Pacific. Fireman Riffert is a veteran of the Normandy and southern France invasions, as well as of other Atlantic action. A graduate of William Penn High School, he entered the service in the Summer of 1943 and trained at Great Lakes, 111. Following a leave here last December, during which he was married, he was transferred to the Pacific. Private Patton, 21, has been serving with the infantry in the Pacific for almost 19 months.

He entered the service in April, 1942, and was formerly employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company. Eight City Service Men Discharged at Fort Dix Light Harrisburg service men received honorable discharges from the United States Army yesterday at the Separation Center at Fort Dix, N. J. They are: Lt. Richard M.

Smith, 705 South Twenty-fifth street; Technician Fifth Grade, Charles R. Arnold, 1509 South Cameron street; Sgt. Raymond E. Forney, 2730 Penbrook avenue, Penbrook; Cpl. Robert G.

Mitchell, 1702-A North Fifth street; First Sgt. Albert Nolte, 2648 North Seventh street; Cpl. Frederqick C. Probeck, 3857 North Sixth street; Staff Sgt. Floyd J.

Parker, 2240 North Fifth street, and Technician Fifth Grade, Arthur D. Zimmerman, Brisban street and Bonny- mead avenue, Paxtang. Others from nearby towns re leased at Fort Dix yesterday are: Second Lt. Charles E. Harbold, 12 East Keller street, Mechanicsburg; Technician, Fourth Grade, George W.

Brindle, Carlisle, R. D. Master Sgt, Eugene W. Crider, of Mt. Joy; Cpl.

Harold L. Doolittle, of Elizabeth town; Staff Sgt. Wayne B. Fortna, of Shippensburg; Pfc. Merle F.

Forsythe, of Hanover; Staff Sgt. Morris P. Hess, of Car lisle; Pvt. George I. Keck, of Shippensburg; Technical Sgt.

Jasper B. King, of Mt. Union; Pvt. Charles Kotubex, of St. Clair; Sgt.

Luther L. Long, of South Renovo; Pfc. Stewart J. Leland, of Hellam; Sgt. John J.

Motter, of Lykens; Technician, Fifth Grade, James F. McCormick, and Sgt. Walter A. Oldynski, both of Binghamton 14 3.1 Corning 16 3.1 Towanda 16 2.6 Wilkes-Barr 22 4.7 Clearfield 10 0.2 Renovo 16 1.1 Lock Haven 21 7.8 Williamsport 20 1.8 Mapleton Depot 20 4.1 Newport 22 4.0 Sunbury 16 2.4 Harrisburg 17 4.1 4.0 Little change in river stage during the next 24 hours..