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SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, PA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1959 PAGE TWO Kulpmont Section Barking Dog Nuisance Abated by City Police Wife of Former Local Man Dies in Maryland Mrs. Elva Karpiak, wife of Os 27 Area Residents Pass Driver Tests Twenty-seven area residents A oarkmg dog nuisance was Thm 0. Brtnnan Dial 3-3031 car Karpiak, formerly of Shamo- abated this morning by city po Three Boy Scouts UnitsNowatCamp Three Shamokin area Boy Trocps are attending the fifth s'es-sion of summer camp at Camp Proposal Would Bar Unmarked State Police Cars HARRISBURG (UPD-A plan kin, died Monday night in binai lice after a complaint was re 2 Former Local State Policemen Transferred Captain John C. Grey, commander of State Police Troop D. Headquarters, Montoursville, announced the transfer of two troopers, both formerly of the Shamokin detail, within the troop area.

The transfers are effective tomorrow. Corporal Richard A. Wheeler Legion Women ceived from residents of East Workers Put Hew Asphalt Floor in American Exhibit MOCOW (UPD Russian workers toiled through the night to cover up the American Exhibition's disintegrating concrete floor Hospital, Baltimore, Md. The Karpiaks made their home in Chestnut Street. yesterday passed the state driv Baltimore.

Police said the dog had been Boosters to Hold Meeting Tonight Sports-minded Kulpmont resi Mrs. Karpiak, who was the for AidSAIC Drive barking continually throughout er examniauons given by the Pennsylvania State Police at the city Fifth and Water A.ai oonainna. the night and disturbed neigh to do away with unmarked state police cars may be in the Senate mer Miss Elva Vetovich of Water-vuet, N. is survived by 'the! husband, one son, Donald; a bors. Investigation disclosed that bcouts attending camp are members cf unit 208, sponsored by the Church of the Transfigura A $25 contribution was made Streets.

Nineteen failed. Corporal James S. Lewis, of has been transferred from troop the animal had been tied in the dents, interested in Booster Club last night by the Women's Auxil daughter. Stephania, and one neaaquarters'to Milton, where he activities for the ensuing year, the Milton detail, was in charge iary of the Kulpmont American yard of a home. According to the police report, will be second in command of with a two-inch layer of aspnait and end the sea of dust that has granddaughter.

will meet this evening at 8:00 in Legion Post toward the shell that sub-station. of the tests. He was assisted by Trooper William Heiss, of the same sub-station. building fund-raising campaign. Corporal James S.

Lewis has City Hall. Plans for the session were ad engulfed the products on display Dust from the Soviet-laid con been transferred from Milton to owners of tne animal were informed of the complaint as filed at City Hall and promised to comply with police orders to have A check was forwarded to Kulpmont Lions Club industrial crete flooring settled over all the Those who passed included the troop headquarters. soon. Senator W'lliam J. Lane, Washington, said Tuesday he believed road safety would be promoted better if all state police vehicles were painted white and signified by large letters.

Lane called the marked car a "psychologically wonderful deterrent" since it would cause speeders to slow up in the face of clearly designated automobiles. Moving to support Lane's pro tion; unit 243, sponsored by the Clarks Grove Evangelical United Brethren Church, Paxinos. and unit 254, sponsored by St. John's United Church of Christ. Leader of the group from the Church of the Transfiguration Is Michael Brechun.

Members of the unit are Dennis Krushinskie, Sylvester Kulanda, Michael Brechun, Dennis Nakeville, Philip Sinko- vanced last week during an in formal meeting. Kulpmont Booster Club annual Local Woman Dies in Hospital David Kaseman, 1518 West Chest committee, which is conducting the nuisance discontinued. nut Street; Robert R. Erdman, the campaign in Kulpmont. sponsors the attendance of Shamokin R.

D. Beverly Members advanced plans for exhibits, giving the snow tne appearance of a dusty attic, with some of the 50,000 daily visitor scrawling "U.S.S.R." with their fingers. Howard Messmore, assistant ex Shuma, 430 Mineral; Kenneth V. a dinner to be held Tuesday, Mrs. Veronica (Dyczck) Go- Konetski, 421 Poplar; Robert August 11, in the Alamo Restau With the Armed Forces members of the high school football team at a leading collegiate or professional gridiron contest.

Officials asked all the fans interested in the team to attend rant in Knoebel's Groves. Gaughan, 312 East Cameron; Ma rie Ghezzi, 211 South Market; vich and Michael Ployniak. lomb. 64, of 427 South Vine Street, died this morning at 11:25 in Shamokin Hospital, where she Women desiring to attend may posal, Highways Committee Regma E. Novich, 442 South Members of Clarks Grove unit are Martin Reigle, Douglas Sny contact Mrs.

Mildred Pochakilo, Chairman George N. Wade, this evening's session. president. They will assemble Cumberland, said he would be Pearl; David A. Sadler, 1427 West Lynn; Carl R.

Blass, 104 I Officers pointed out they are hibition director, asked that the asphalt flooring be started in the golden dome center building as rapidly as possible and then in the fan-shaped glass pavilion 80,000 square feet at what he estimated was 27 cents per square glad to co-sponsor such a bill with at the post home and leave for Former Resident Of Shamokin Dies Leo Bernard Waldron, 63. of 412 East Spruce Street, died at 7:30 this morning in a veterans hospital in the Bronx, N. where he had been a patient for the past year. Death, due to a complication, terminated an illness of three year's duration. Mr.

Waldron was widely known in the Shamokin area as a veteran of World War I and World was admitted as a medical patient last night. Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage. She was in ailing health for two der, Mark Clark, Thomas Clark, Warren and Russell Reitz, Walter Persing, Benjamin Ginck, Martin desirious of planning for club ac North Eighth: Mary H. Meiser, Lane. Wade said a similar meas Knoebel's Groves at 6:00 p.m.

523 West Chestnut; Monica A tivities now, instead of waiting ure was introduced in the House A report on the state conven Snyder, Richard Templin, Enhert 1 T1 T1 i weeks. until September. lion held in Pittsburgh was pre Poliniak, 621 East Sunbury; Her man M. Meiser, 523 West Chest Born in Poland March 27, 1895, neim ana carry curias. LCpys are John Moody and Harvey sented by Mrs.

Dorothy Shebel foot. Mrs. Golomb was a daughter of ski, who was a delegate to the The dust was so bad the Inter- iak. nut; William J. Kleman 212 South Oak; Edward J.

Galitskie, Nine Boy Scouts the late Joseph and Anna Dyczck. She came to the United States in meeting. The following boys are mem 524 Bear Valley Avenue; Patricia Mrs. Shcbclskl was installed 1913 and made her home in Sha Weikel, Shamokin R. D.

2 as central director or ine bers of the troop from St. John's Church: Irwin Adams, Richard Carter, Donald Deppen, Craig mokin. Charles T. Rocuskie, 1237 West by Representative Harry S. Gramlich, Venango, but it has remained in committee.

The Washington County Democrat offered his proposal at the tail end of a long floor discussion on highway safety. As chairman of a bi-partisan legislative committee which drafted Governor David L. Lawrence's road safety package, he is working with Wade on a bill establishing a point system for highway violations. Attending Camp War II. He served in France with County Council during the state The late Vine Street resident convention.

the 49th Engineer Division during Nelson; Albert R. Kopitskv, 1602 West Lynn; Nancy L. Hill, 107 aust, Robert Fox. Robert Hile, Dennis Knapik, William Miller. Nine Boy Scouts of Troop 101, Mrs.

Thelma Wanzie won the Seventeenth, and William E. An was married May 1, 1917, in Shamokin to Peter Golomb, who preceded her in death two years ago. She attended schools in Po evening award. Next meeting Richard Nash, Clayton Stehr, Jo i derson, 1207 North Pearl, all of seph Taby and George Derk. sponsored by the Catholic War Veterans Post, Marion Heights, this week are attending Camp Karoondinha.

will be August 25. A social will follow. rational Business Machines, owners of the delicate Ramac machine in the dome building, were understood to be considering removing their popular "Ramac" electronic brain for fear it would receive permanent damage. This is the machine that answers thousands of questions in Russian at the push of a button and one which the Soviet said not only gave wrong figures on U.S. unemployment but made wisecracks about it.

It was under dust covers Tuesday. The Soviet press has criticized tne urst conflict, and was stationed at Fort Bragg for a one-year tour of duty during World War II. The late veteran was born Shamokin July 5, 1896, a son of the late Andrew and Anna (Specht) Waldron. He attended Leaders are Atwood Welker. Mar- land and was a member of St Stanislaus Church.

Hostesses will be Mrs. Jose lin Keefer, Ralph Miller, James The Scouts include Henry Aug ox and Richard Nash. Admiral Says Navy phine Wondoloski, Mrs. Mary Ann Glowatski, Mrs. Helen Dal- ustine, Andrew Bubnis, Robert Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.

Victoria Mazzatesta and Mrs. Irene Mirack, Shamo Dallazia, Howard Klinger, George azia and Mrs. Alma Swartz. This Week's the Shamokin area. Kenneth L.

Shipe, 40 South Shamokin, Trevorton; Caroline E. Sosnowski, Harrisburg; Joseph Durovick, 23 North Locust, and John F. Shearn, 414 North Market, Mount Carmel; Mary E. Ho-garty, Locust Gap, Eleanor T. McGinn, Morgantown; Ronald Sgro, Boydtown, and Lila L.

Groves, Selinsgrove. Mall, Michael Rugalla, Edward kin; three sons, John and Frank, Shamokin, and Alphonse, Balti Sosnowski, Paul Wasilewski and Emergency Physician St. Edward's school, and during most of his life was employed as a mine foreman, contract painter and steeplejack. Mr. Waldron left Shamokin approximately 18 years ago and resided in Cheyenne, until he was admitted to James Yurcaba.

more. and two sisters In Dr. G. A. Moyer Dial 8-0412 Andrew Petro, chairman of the Boro Man Hurtin Fall Down Stairs Poland.

most aspects of the exhibition as Scout committee, is spending the Wil Have Polaris in '60 WASHINGTON (UPD The chief of the Navy's $2,600,000,000 Polaris missile program assured Congress today that the submarine-launched rocket will join the fleet in 1960 three years ahead of the original target date. Rear Admiral William F. Ra-born told a House space committee hearing that the solid-fuel Polaris has "met or exceeded (Shamokin Medical Society eaeh week assigns one doctor for emerc- week at camp with the troop. either misleading or a propaganda exaggeration. Today Moscow Radio reported that Russian tele- ency duty on Wednesday and Sun the New York veterans hospital last year.

Troop officers said today is Frederick R. Wagner, above, son of Mrs. Catherine I. Wagner, 419 North Rock Street, and the late Fred N. Wagner, was promoted to the new rank of Avia day.

Residents should call the physl-clan assigned to emergency duty visitor's day at the camp and par A 28-vear-old Kulpmont man vic nn BPts are as fiooa as me Mr. Waldron was single. He Former City Man Dies in Hospital ents desiring may visit their sons only if they are unable to reach American ones on exhibit and bet ter looking. was admitted to Shamokin Hos-Dital this morning for treatment their family doctor.) was a member of St. Edward's Church of Shamokin.

The Marion Heights Boy Scouts tion Boatswain Mate Chief. of Ininries sustained in a fall "By its appearance our TV set Surviving are five sisters. Mrs. will return home Saturday after noon. CT Man Files Suit Over Damages in Accident Damages resulting from a truck-car collision Vsp 20, 1958, in Shamokin Dam.

is the basis for a law suit filed this week in Northumberland County court by a Coal Township man against a Herndon R. D. 2 woman and her Charles Klinger, formerly of every objective as scheduled for the development program." down a flight of steps. The man. Conrad Bushick.

755 appears to be better tnan me sim ilar American sets." the commen Wagner has been stationed at the Willow Grove Naval Air Base for the past 14 years. He served two years during World War II on the USS Aircraft Carrier The committee held its second tator said. "We consider that TV Chestnut Street, is reported in CLEARANCE Ladies' Sleeveless BLOUSES ---88c Sizes 32 to 38 KRESGE'SO day of hearings on a series of test Mary Eveland, Shamokin; Mrs. Delpheine Kutz, Tharptown; Mrs. Catherine Waite, Sykesville, Miss Cecelia Waldron and Miss Ann Waldron, both at home, and two brothers, Andrew, Allentown, and Raymond, Shamokin.

fair condition. Doctors said ho 'failures at Cape Canaveral, Shamokin, died in Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, where he was a patient for three weeks. Mr. Klinger, a resident of Shamokin 50 years, was employe as a maintenance man for the under treatment for lacerations, Bataan. Fla.

Chairman Overton Brooks, QUOTES From the News United Press International contusions and abrasions and a emphasized today that the employe, severe injury to the left elbow and shoulder. The local service man was graduated from Shamokin Catholic High School. He now lives committee sought only to get the facts and had "no intention of Bushick was admited to the criticizing" the armed forces. Tasty Baking Company. He was married to the former.

Miss Maude Schreffler, who preceded him in death. WASHINGTON-Reprcsontative medical center at 12:30 a. at Levittown with his wife and three sons. He is married to the gets have a good finish, for people buy sets for a long time for at least several years and TV sets must not spoil the appearance of their room but should be an object of decoration. The TV commentary also said Russian visitors complain that "one cannot find anything here except plenty of advertising of the American way of life." It quoted one Russian visitor as saying the standard of living section "can only arouse skepticism." Silvio Conte, on the Edward J.

Kobilis, 1025 East Race Street, Coal Townshin, seeks to collect $296.75, the cost of repairs to his automobile, from Lawrence D. Paul, Herndon, and Erma J. Schaeffer, Herndon R. D. 2.

Kobilis 1957 sedan was shortly after the accident occurred. X-ray examination was former Anne Walsh, Philadelphia. VICTORIA Starts Friday Two Shows Daily Fish Killed in River Held as 16-Year Record Survivors include two daugh scheduled this morning to determine extent of injuries. House of Representatives' rejection of President Eisenhower's request for 500 million dollars for the development loan fund: "I think it is no exaggeration The fish kill on the North ters, Mrs. James McDcrmott, Perkiomnville, and Mrs.

Joseph Zagnojny, Philadelphia. Branch of the Susquehanna River. damaged in a collision with a truck owned by Mrs. Schaeffer and operated by Paul. Borough School Board between Berwick and Danville, is the worst in 16 years, according to say that it (the request) got just about the same attention as Funeral services will be hld Friday morning at 11:00 in the Kester Funeral Home, 609 East The entertainment world's most wonderful entertainment According to the compulaint In to Charles Litwciler, Fish Com lans Special Meeting Kulpmont School Board will mission warden.

trespass, John R. Kobilis. son of Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia. a skunk at a picnic. HOT SPRINGS, Litweiler said dead fish were the plaintiff, was operating his father's car.

hold a special meeting Friday evening at 7:00 in the high school. found floating along a 23-mile sec Six Divorce Suits Filed in County Earl K. Lon of Louisiana, on r. i I Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow morning.

Wallace Lazarski, board presi school desegregation: "If you leave it to the Negro tion of the river. He said the source of the pollution has not been determined, although several possibilities are being investi dent, said the meeting was called to transact general business. children, they'd rather be with 3 Boys Captured After Fleeing Protectory I Six divorce complaints have been filed in Northumberland gated. C.oiC. Directors KUTZTOWN (UPD-Three bovs their kind.

KRISTIANSAND, Norway-Steven Rockefeller, son of New York Kulpmont Briefs The dead fish are of all sizes County court house, several of them involving Shamokin area who fled the Philadelphia Catho and species. Funeral services for Mrs. Stella Wanzie, 51 South Maple Street, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, on residents. lic Protectory near Phoenixville Monday night were flushed from (Continued from Pg One) they would secure the loan his romance with Anne Marie Fred Bingaman, Paxinos R.D., Mount Carmel, who died yester- New Law Bans Hanging with machinery valued at almost Rasmussen. a former maid in the 1.

charges indignities in a com a swamp and captured near here Tuesday by 10 state and local po day morning, will be held Satur double the amount of the loan and licemen. plaint he filed against Mrs. Ethel V. Bingaman, Shamokin. They would give their personal en day morning at 9:00 in Mother of Consolation Church, Mount Carmel.

Burial will be in St. Joseph's Rockefeller's New York apartment: "I like Anne Marie for what she is." Investigators said Rov T. Ha- dorsements on the loan. gen, 15, Windber; Joseph C. Opposition to the loan was cited Widdis, 16, Bartram Village.

Phil in the fact that when another lo cal firm asked for a $20,000 loan OePiante i Jacob (Jake) Ferrari, above. tmtnC about two years ago the statement was made that the Cham adelphia, and Victor G. Wonye-tye, 16, South Fork, scaled a wall at the protectory and looted parked cars nearby before fleeing in a stolen station wagon. BRAZZl mi GAYNOR Jffl KERR FRANCE HEN Of Novelties in Car HARRISBURG (LTD The practice of some drivers to hang baby shoes, dice and other novelties from their rear view mirrors and in other parts of the car was banned in Pennsylvania Tuesday. Governor David L.

Lawrence signed legislation providing that no novelty or other personal property shall be hung in a car in a position which would interfere with vision from front, side or rear windows. were married December 19, 1936, in Trevorton. Mrs. Lena McLaughlin, Locust Gap, filed a complaint, charging desertion, against her husband, Eugene McLaughlin, Katonah, N. Y.

They were married February 22, 1931, in Locust Gap. Mrs. Barbara A. Sponsler, Shamokin R.D. 2, has filed a suit for divorce from Richard L.

FALLS CHURCH. Va. Mrs. Asyukiko Tamashiro, a Japanese-American from Hawaii, on being told she cannot teach in a public school here because of her race: "This will really be a shock for the folks back home." ber of Commerce "is not a lend Cemetery, Doolcyville. Friends may call at Lucas Funeral Home, Kulpmont.

tomorrow night, beginning at 7:00, Friday and Saturday until time of services. All-Star 4-H Sewing Club. Kulpmont, will meet tomorrow morning at 9:00 in St. Casimir's Hall. Leaders have urged the girls to take required sewing material.

ing institution." son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ferrari, 1344 West Pine Street, left July 22 for Great Lakes Naval Training Center, for six to nine Another questioner asked how the reduced interest rate on a weeks of basic training in the loan of $20,000 over a five- United States Navy. Ferrari, 17, was graduated in Bill Would Permit Closing County Offices HARRISBURG (UPD A bill May from Coal Township High School, where he majored in me year period would save the shoe firm from jeopardy. Comparing the 3 per cent interest with 6 per cent ordinarily paid to a banking institution, directors saw a saving of $600 in interest for the SALE which would allow the Saturday NewiDlspatrn classified ad pa) blf dividends on a small investment.

chanical work. Sponsler, 30 North Market Street, Shamokin, charging indignities. They were married less than a year ago, September 29, 1958, in Frederick, Md. John M. Konopka, Overlook, charged desertion in a complaint filed against Dorothy Konopka, 1810 West Walnut Street.

The couple was married September 13, 1940, in Mount Carmel. first year, and smaller savings as the debt would be reduced in the remaining years of the five- year period. STANLEY LAKE YEZERSKI 907 West Chestnut Street Dignified Funeral Service No Charge for Use of Parlor Plenty of Parking Space Dial 8-4461 or 8-4993 mm ST NataPe Boy Rewarded For Returning Wallet A 13-year-old Natalie boy, Robert Gula, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gula.

found a man's wallet containing $105 in cash while riding a bicycle near his home. Identifying the owner through cards in the wallet, the boy immediately returned it to Lorenzo Lujan, 24, who was visiting his wife, the former Theresa Zak, and their two-year -old son, Donald, at the homo of Mrs. Lujan's parents. Mr. and Mrs.

Jacob Zak in Natalie. Lujan, a chiropractor and also an employe ot Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, planned to make a trip to Sante Fe, N. to visit his mother. The boy was given a cash reward by Mrs. Lujan, to whom he returned the wallet.

closing of court houses and other county offices in third class counties is in the Senate. The bill carries the sponsorship of Senator Henry J. rropert, Montgomery, who explained it was designed to take care of a situation in his county. Propert said county court house employes had requested the building be shut down on Saturdays and they be given off. They were turned down by County Solicitor Stewart McElhonc, who contended the state law said nothing on this subject and the closing could not be authorized.

"It's very confusing," Propert said. "Some county solicitors have ruled this way, others have ruled just the opposite. I hope this will remedy the situation." In Our Entire Stock A motion embodying all the provisions offered by the shoe firm owners was made by Karl A. Hoffman. The motion provided, also, that finance committee of the Chamber of Commerce would evaluate the machinery offered as security for the loan.

H. Wilson Lark seconded the motion. The voting resulted in a 13-7 count against adoption of the motion. Those favoring the motion included Antoon Van Maan-en, H. Wilson Lark, Forrest Reed, Herbert H.

Zaring, George H. Jones, Robert T. Lynch and Karl A. Hoffman. Opposing votes were recorded by Attorney Daniel Martini.

William H. Satrrosel, Robert Engle, C. Q. McWilliams, William F. Dyer, Attorney James R.

English, J. Oliver Schmidt, William Whitley, George Shroyer, Charles F. Miller, Emerson Hollenback, John Kohut and Nicholas Lawrence, 5 Coal Firm Officials Will Meet HARRISBURG (UPD Problems expected to arise when the state ends emergency mine pumping operations in the Luzerne County area will be discussed next Monday by Governor David L. Lawrence and five area coal company officials. Representatives of the Glen Al-den Corporation, the Lehigh Valley Industries, Sullivan Trail Coal Company, Hudson Coal Company and the Pennsylvania Coal Company will be at the meeting along with state Attorney General Anne X.

Alpern and Mines Secretary Joseph T. Kennedy. The meeting will climax a number of conferences held to acquaint the companies with their responsibilities when the emergency operations end. The state's emergency pumping operations were started last January after the break through of the Susquehanna River near Plttston. Usually the state installs the pumps but the firms must maintain and operate them.

Back Shamokin's SAIC for the community's sake. NONE HELD BACK Funerals Mrs. Anna (Kiihtla) Pitorak Funeral services for Mrs. Anna If NOTICE! For TV and Radio Service and Repairs Also Bottled Goi Installation Dial 3-3015 or Mount Carmel 1751-J Keiser Gas Co. (Kishela) Pitorak, 233 South Fourth Street, who died Monday night, will be held Saturday morning at 9:00 in the Church of the Transfiguration Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call at the family residence tomorrow, Friday and Saturday until time of services. Parastas services will be held tomorrow and Friday evenings beginning at 8:00. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Spencer Voder, Shamokin. The News-Dispatch Extendi Birthday Greetings to Harold Smith, local Reading Company traffic agent.

Donald Anderson, local furniture salesman. OFF to Regional Mines Scheduled lo Work Thursday This schedule is printed as Rugs You'll Want to Buy Several at This Price America's Smartest Sound Finances Help make happy homes. Young people just starting out are wise to plan their spending so the family savings account grows a each month. WEST WARD Scudttffl GJid JIooh Since 1873 26 South Market Street Dial 8-6848 received from the various mining companies. The News-Dis patch cannot accept responsibility for inaccuracies in company reports.

P. I R. Corp. St. Nicholas Plants 4 and 5-two shifts.

Wadeville Stripping Trevorton Susquehanna Glen Burn Maysvilie Slope No. 1 Maysville Slope No. 3 Raven Run Coal Co. Germantown Rug Value! New Patterns Latest Colors SHOEI STY o) rR 5 FLOORS OF FURNITURE 704 NORTH LIBERTY STREET (Next to Penna. Bui Station) Diol 8-4802 214-216 East Independence Street Each year in the U.

about 250,000 acres of open range are burned by grass and brush firei..

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