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i I i -J i i THE DAILY ITEPORT CHESTER SATURDAY MARCH 19 1949 i PAGE KINS Obituary Snow Hangs On SJ Untler Bright Spring Sun A bright' lafeAVInter sun today Demonstratiorf Of Tight Fit Satisfies Court NEW Mrs Rose Margolis wu having some diffl- culty in Small Claims Court yes- terday proving her brown -taffeta party dreu had shrunk- in the cleaners to a point of ruin end embarrassment1 --Then she cried to Acting Judgd Sol Rubin: you should see It on me!" 1 With the consent of the Court she hastened into' the secluded chambers and changed from her street clothes' and then returned to the courtroom There were cries from women spectators and guffaws from the gentlemen There she stood with a' four-inch overflow of black lace sip dropping below the hem of her party dress Measurement! In other directions might have been pleasing to the eye but obviously were not practical for action The dreu was straimvH here and there on Crawford Road Sunny Ridge on Wednesday PRANK LESTER ARKUS A heart attack resulted hr the death early today at his home at Frank Lester Park us of 13 Grove Street- Port Cheater He was fifty-seven years old A native of Station New York Mr Parkus resided In Port- Chester for 40 years He was -a member of the North Baptist Church and Port Chester Lodge 863 BPOE I Mr Parkus was a veteran of World War-1 and served as a first class private the 329th Guard and Fire Company At the time of his death he was chief engineer at the Army Bat' in Brooklyn' His son Pfc Douglas Parkus was killed July SV (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) White Plains realty firm of Prince A Ripley -In addition to Supervisor 8am-marco Joseph Gridea executive secretary of the Port Chester Board of Tfode assisted in bring- Ing the project to the Town of got to work on the lendar-floOU Rye Surveyors have begun stak-ing snow- -which vestenjav cov--flne out -the plot located on the cred Westchester to depth' of south of Westchester Avenue from three to five' Inches (Sne man died shoveling the stuff yes- terday In New Rochelle and were three auto accidents In Rye Temperatures down --as low as 9 degrertUast night held frozen flush on the streets which slowed driving today Main roads and streets were clear this morning chemicals the wheels of fraffic and a stiff northwest wind had dried them Few communities deemed It necessary to ehd out- plows yesterday although they worked all day on the parkways but sand and cinders were" spread on grades and Intersections Parkway Police reported 25 accidents -yesterday due to skidding only two iff thypi resulting tn minor injuries The Hutchinson River Parkway had most 12 and others Occurred six on the SaW-Mill- four -on -th Bronx and three on the Cross-County Three automobile scridents caused by slipnery road conditions were reported yesterday in Rye No persons wpre Injmed The first oceurid lste In the' morning when- a car being driven on Peck Avenue by Joseph Eder-sfifiy-four of 385 Midland Avenue Rye skidded out pf control across the road ana rammed a telephone -polK-' The impact Crumpled the left fender and running board of Edcris ear and napped the- pole but -neither the driver nor a passenger were injured At car operated by Charles Thornton twenty- and bounded also by Bowman Ava-nuc and Blind Brook Has 3504000 Payroll Erpest Brown president of Ernest Brown Inc manager of Associated Reciprocal Exchanges consisting of tlx fire insurance exchanges and a casualty affiliate and which has its head- quarters at 261 Fifth Avenue New York said the! building will contain 30000 square feet of space and will accommodate thepre-sent staff of 160 end permit expansion 'to- 250 employes within five years Present payrolls exceed 3300000 yearly The proposed twostory and basement structure designed by Stuart Thompson and Phelps Barnumt architects of 250 Park Avenue New York will occupy the renter of the landscaped site' It will be of soft red brick and granite Exterior construction It will' have every convenience "for employes including provisions for a cafeteria This room also will as a lounge or assembly room A winding macadam driveway with parking facilities will blend with the landscaping lighting soundproofing and year-around air conditioning are planned- Construction will begin this month and it is expected the buildipg will be pieted by April 1950 lrgrd to have 'caused the accident The front bumper and radiator grill of Thornton's -wrre damaged' The final accident took plaoa int mim acciucni urns piacs -serve com- ALEXANDER ALLEN Alexander Allen sixty-seven a long-time and well-known reai- dent of PortChetv died last Thursday in hie home at Beike-ley Calif after an extended 111-! new friends here learned yester-' day Mr and Mrs Allen moved to Perkleley 18 month -A native of Scotland Mr Allen eunc to this country with his 1 parent! the late Mr--and Mrs David Allenr while a boy andliv ad for a number of yean at 45 Alto Avenue Port Oierter Re learned the carpentry trade and worked aa foreman on many of the prominent home! and iMiiirUngs in this section for Port Chester and Greenwich builders In later years he and his family resided on Monroe Place Surviving are his wife Uri nu Allen of Berkeley twe daughter Mrs Wayne Detloff of Oakland Calif and Mrs Ken-' neth Voght 'of Leonla three sisters Mye Alice Hunter of Miami Fla Mrs Kathryn Cle-land pf Edwards NV and Mi Fred Ehrlich of Miami and one brother DavGTAilen of Cos Cob 'MANNING funeral Funeral services for James For-'rest-Manning Jr for 20 years a Harrison resident were held at 11 clock- yesterday at the All Saints Church with thf Rev George -Keith rector of the church officiating Burial takes place today at the Arlington National Cemetery i in Virginia MrManning had re- ceived the Distinguished Service Cross In the World Wat I tar gat lantry as--the commander of a squadron of American lighter-planes which-brought to ---earth seven German aircraft in one bat---tle over- Franre--r -rrr: Honorary pallbearers at yester--dajfs services wers-Lou H-Gran daU president of George A Fuller -Construction Company of which Mr Manning was a director Jere Sullivan vice president of that firm James Lord vice oresident of Rockwood Alabama Stone Company John Smith an associate of that company' Joseph Lath- rop president of Barringer Com-- pany John Posteli president of Atlanta utttSDting Company Davies Talnter a stock broker connected with Peull and Com-'pany New York George Mo- Laughlin of the Proctor and ble Company and Webb of the Ford Wright Company Mr Manning died at his home car- four of- 25 Everett $trect Rye struck the rear of a cgr driven by-MrSr Or Brewn ef 24 Hlll-l crest Lane Rye while she wu making' a right-hand turn -into i 51 $UKon Road Faulty vision caused by the snow storm is al-1 at 6:10 on Purchase Street 4 near Depot Plaza when Daniel Zaecagnind of New 1 Rochelle skidded into' -Joseph Calabrese fbrty-cight of 30 Elm Place Rye when the latter stopped for a traffic light LENTEN LECTURES The Rev Patrick' Flaherty! of the History Department of Cardinal Hayes High School New York will give the third of a aeries of six Lenten lectures in St Many's Hall Port Ches- ter Monday evening at 8:30 Last Monday evening 120 persons hoard Father Q'Flalicriy's -second discourse on the" theme Protestant Revolt" In the third talk he will continue' his presentation of the history and -principal personalities of the Reformation In Europe and Britain Father a distinguished teacher 1 of history is one of the best known Catholic lecturers in the East lie is the personal friend of numerous clergymen and lay people in the'1 Port Chesters area (CONTINUED 'FROM PAGE I) of the -Kremlin could he carried out and the whole- of Europe brought into bondage" Built1 Smutty "What then were the peace' Jfff he- demanded st and idly be destroyed or build up some collective Security we took the latter course" He insisted the- treaty is one which' rio nation "innocent at aggressive need fear Over the official Russian radio Came a Soviet reply tb the published terms of the pact of people (in the West) -'-realize- this pact means war on 1 the Soviet Union" said the broadcast by Soviet- historian Lemin and they never fight against the Soviet Hie reference clearly was to a recent wave of statements by communists in western nations tliat they would support Russia if she goes to war against Across the Western world outside the iron curtain however government officials expressed their approval of the pact and expected their people to beck them solidly and its non-communist press spoke similar views 4 CONTINUED 'FROM PAGE 1) the Transfiguration "New where Father Footed made hie home- since -suffering a heart ailment last year there wlll-be-a general Communion Mass' of all parish societies at 7 A tomorrow and of parish youth at9 A Father Focacd himself will perform the solemn high Mass there at 11 A Other Masses will be at Mary Help bf Christians Church 440 Eut Twelfth Street New York at 11 A Mr and at Our Lady of the Roaary at 11:15 A 1 She won her point and Judge Rubin ordered the- Katherine Hayes Inc cleaners to pay the frill value of the dress which he placed at 31975 The dnp had been purchased in the Fan of 1947 for 33950 Mrs Mongolia was represented by her husband Bernard Margolis an attorney Many Think (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) III predicted that if Jt become' bindi ng Russia aggressively nation Bode Fingers Crossed Others reluctant to depart from the American tradition against European alliances indicated they will go along with fingers crossed Scmt likq Senator Byrd Va said the proposed treaty-must not carry with any that this country will pay for rearming Western Europe Others like Senator Malone- Nev charged the agreement would take out at the hands of Congress the decision on when this country will go to war Acheson tried to answer some of these arguments in advance in a radio speech last night in which he declared that Of Europe by a tingle aggressive unfriendly power would constitute an Intolerable threat to-the national security of the United Thg Secretary making his first major policy pronouncement said that free nations do not stand together in some such agreement as that proposed they will fall one by He said etrategem of the aggressor is to keep his intended victims divided or better-still to set them quarreling among so they can be picked off one by one He added: and the free nations of Europe are determined that history shall not repeat Itself In that melancholy particular" In New York Warren Austin United States delegate to the United Nations said he la persuaded" that the pact conform! -with the United Nations charter EXAM 18 APRIL SO Competitive examinations for stenographers and typists in Write cheater departments which were announced to take place April 20 In an article In paper should have fixed the date for April 30 when the examination actually will fake place COAL NOW ON Phone Ua We Are Prepared To iiippl You 1 Greenwich Coal Co Inc SHORE ROAD (Drive la Our Btattos Rlvsr S-9447 Stamford Eat 7080 GREENWICH fo Boy CM) Giriawteh Mill Nlta Calls: GL 3-341S (CONTINUED FROM PAGK 1) presentations pftbe famous play While the entire cast did' well last night consensus-of-opinion among members of the first night audience seemed to be that the performance of three youngsters Ann Melonl as "Lucia Bemard-ine Passarelli as "Jaclnta" and Anthony Bellantonl as was one of the most outstanding features of the evening So too was the effort of Jennie Morablto to prove as Rosa Dot that she was the perfect picture of a nagging wife while Frank Valbiro as her husband proved himself adept alsdT Miss Norma Wicket playing the' title role proved most Impressive Another very excellent performance in last offering was Charles appearance as Anselmo This part climaxed Uht relief whiqhia one q( attnCtlon ta thta otherwise deeply religious production After the performance Director Robert Hayward of the famous Black Guild highly praised the work of hli players and thought the applause should be equally divided So did Rev Father John Celorla pastor of the Church of the Holy Rosary who said -find a flaw in the Work of even one member of the caet The Rev Father Urban Nagle O- P- author iff the play and founder of the Back famous-' 'theater group in New York will be a guest at jthia performance' With Aldo Podesta Dan Center executive secretary acting as commentator and Claire Vigil as stage manager the play moved along from start' to finish with a smoothness that was real theater Other members at the group who helped seore-such a success for- the- Don BosoeComnumlty Payers first big undertaking were Monte Bellantonl Olimpia Marto Salvatore Rollo aa Manuel-Marto Gertrude Lagonegro aa Carolina Dos Santos Lorainne Caiase Gloria Mildred-Vecchio as Maria Caireira Ann Marino ai Terry Sayles as Teresa William Radice as Jose Anthony Marcucelli as Alvarex and Florence Faiano aa Delflna 'Also Joseph Giahdurco as Castro Silvio Archlno Pedro Vin-oerit--Vecchio- si the Canary Charles Abbott as Anselmo Charles Abbondondola as the Jailer Anthony Mutino aa Arturo the Administrator James Glan-duroo Pop Jack De Giacdmo as Priest Joiiqdi Ribuffo Father Ferreira Rooco Vaccaro aa Father Eormigao and Angela Morablto as Sister' Marla das Dores The Theater Staff Seta for the play were constructed by members of the Crafts Class under the direction iff Her-map Goodyear from designs by Thomas Keary Roland DeCar-mine and John Calo painted the Cova Da lria Sets -1 Costumes' were executed by Pet A Embesi assisted by Rose Pas-arelli Ann Desio and Sadie Santoro- from ikatchss by William Calhoun and the Salesian Slaters of Holy Rosary Parochial School Backstage participants Robert Llsone stage electrician Mary McArdle properties Angela Morablto script Rose Passarelli wardrobe Marie make-up and Michael Vita program The following were stage technicians: Allie Vita Roland DeCarmlne John Calo Joseph GulU Rocco Bochicchlo Fred Loganegro and Manuel Alfonsa Hostesses for the event were Mary Garfield Carmelita Ribuffo Nedda Bellantonl Marie-Platro Doria Garfield Rachel Ribuffo Sadie Vita Katherine Manscalco May Spoata Sadie LaBella Martha Catalano Paulina Cherico and members of the Children of Mary Sodality Kicking Put Off A Week Pleadings by Edward Riker fifty-eight of 51 Poningo Street Port Chester in connection with two third degree' assault charge were adjourned for a week In Police Court today by Acting Judge John Buckley at the request of William Young attorney for thr defendant Riker is charged by Sylvester Banka of 52 Grove' Street with kicking hint during an argument at the Riker hone on March Ifi On the next day Domenlck grnrtN Mil had Riker arrested claiming he truck him in the face during another disturbance at the residence Judge Buckley today continued the 350 bail posted at the time iff the first arrest Flooded Oil Stovfe Fire Menaces House A flooded kerosene stove throwing flame about the apartment at Mrs Martha Basamez at 74 Purdy Avenue Part Chester paused only slight damage according to firemen who responded- to a still alarm yesterday at 6:40 In 25 minutes the danger waa quelled Apartments of five other families Jiving in the three-story building property of thearlucd estate were' not affected by the first-floor fire Dennis Girl Friend Denies Aiding Him LOS ANGELES (API Betty Ritchie- twenty-four-year-old girl friend of Gerard Dermis -yesterday denied complicity In the Southern California burglaries ascribed to him OPENING LAST NIGHT for a return engagement at Borde--wick's On Bronx River Pkyv in Tuekaho ere Johnny (Roland) Rotando (above) and his orchestra For the put eix 'years they have been featured st Boiv in Fordham Mr Rotando is a former Port Cheater- He who for many yean dlrect-ed the orchestral of the Capitol inti Embassy Theaters (Continued from page i) such hoped-for cigners as Denmark Iceland and Portugal nor other less probable signers in Western Europe Bussia is estimated to have within the Red Army Air Force Navy and MVD security troops a total of 4050000 men The Russian satellite countries Poland Hungary Bulgaria Yugoslavia Albania and Czecho-Slovakia have'1121600 in the onta official estimate published in the United States That estimate fa now more thifl year Old' and tlte SOViet Woe total strength may be larger Beds Tops in Divisions A British Parliament member recently telti Commons that Russia has 30 eight of them armored spotted in Germany now Other estimates run as high as 50 or 60 divisions! They far outmatch numerically the divisional strength of the' United States France and Britain in Western Germany The great and immediate danger if war came would be (hat the Russian divisMhs reportedly are completely equipped with fuel ammunition and transport ready to roll Despite the premium placed on ur power by both side Western strategists believe any first move -by Russia probably would -be a traditional land- advance-' Therefore the broad plan for phase 1 of a war has been built 'on the idea of a Rhine River holding line With Successive positions westward if that line failed In the air the Western Powers would reply to any Russian aggression with heavy bomber strikes against Russian cities and munitions production -The United States Air strategic air command probably Would supply most of the bombardment aviation and Britain's Royal Air Farce the fighters and tactickl planes needed far support of ground troops In sea power Russia is- putting -her confidence in submarines especially the greatly improved Snorkel type capable of high underwater speed and long periods of submersion Just as we did the Russians picked up from defeated Germany some excellent plans completed submarines and techniciana Experta reportedly- agree that the prime naval problem in event iff war would be to keep 'Open the sea lanes and the supply-receiving ports of fiw Atlantic snd Mediterranean- The chief menace here would be submarines Senate-1- (Continued fbom page to extend three months "beyond that- 2 Return of eviction controls to Federal authorities with power to sue for three 'times The amount of any rent overcharges Evictions now are under local control with damages limited to the amount of overcharges 3 Power to recontrol rental properties now free from Federal controls if this is asked by local rent authorities -4 A two-step plan permitting rents to ge up 5 per cent Oct'l and another 5 per cent next April 1 as long aa no tenant's rent is mere than 15 at cent higher than it was in June i947 The 1947-ient tenapty ppfl landlords to Sign' leases under which rente could be raised as much as 15 per cent Sphrkman said the rent in' crease proposal was not' part of the' administration plan but much fairer and more than a House provision to give landlords a reasonable return on a reasonable value bf their property Senate rights" provision marks another major print of difference with'tha House bill under which not only states -but dtp or county authorities could decontrol rent- ROCCO FERRARO Plumbing and Heattag Contractor Croaley Radio aad TelevMoe Showroom -Mg SOUTH REGENT STREET Uraplfts IsaMMiM By MconacS SihM 3-457S Offloo 'and Wots mo 1SS Tonialao Asm- wMlT IBM while serving in Normanr Surviving are his wife Pe-Rozell a daughter Mrs Arthi Williama of Port Cheater a ten-day-old granddaughter- and two sisters Mrs Elllotte Hueatis of Armory Village and Mrs Fred Rowland of J- ARTHUR DONOHUE Arthur Donohue of San Diego Naval Base Calit a former employe of John' Moboney Bye grocer and fruiterer died after a lingering illness on Thursday He' was thirty-five years old Mr Donohue and his wifethe former Eleanor Lawrencerleft their home 427 Barry Avenue Mamanmeck in December 1947 for the Weat Coast where Mr' Donohue was stationed as a Chief Boatswain's "Mate in -the Navy The couple were married on March 2 1945 at the Holy Trinity Church hi Mamaroneck -Mr Donohue who-weia'for-mer resident of Blind Brook LanerRyE WStANiembar of -the Church of the Resurrection there and an officer in the Rye Fire De-partment He is survived in addition to his wife by a brother Eugene Donohue and a sister Mrs -'Albert Semmelroth both of Byram and a son Arthur Donohue Jr aged two Other County ALFRED BORDEN Alfred Borden seventy-three of Bedford died last night in Northern Westchester Hospital -Mr Borden flew light planes until last Fail and was recognized aa one of the oldest pilots in the country He was employed as an investment broker in New York The body -trill be cremated according to Mr wishes and the ashes will' be scattered fnxrran airplane LOUIS KHJAN Louis KUanTS ty-five died at his home at 325 Columbus Avenue yesterday Mr Killan was associated with Dominick A Dominick stockbrokers iff New York for 45 -years rearing in 1941 YONKERS George Edie attorney' banker and former county comptroller died today at his hone He was sixty-nine and had suffered a cold only a frw days Mr Edie served two terms as comptroller beginning in 192a He was president of the board of directors of the Yonkers YMCA tCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) Grand Jury which has indicted pn ex-city betectlve Kenneth Ryan for escaping from custody amst in the Cise The ex-detective who Jeter surrendered to authorities now-is free tinder 87JS0O' bail on the es-cqie charge end diargea of wire tapping' Another private investigator Edward Jones a former Treasury Department agent is free under 32JSOO a material witness Police have quoted him aa saying that he and Kenneth Ryan were hired to tap telephone wirea by John Broady forty-five attorney for dendenin Ryan' Two other private investigators aid tobe In Broady employ are being sought for questioning One is Harold Bretnall of Ka-tonah For Depndabie Flowora -Aay Ooeaslote Call Rye 1-0761 FLOWERS -ISIS -i atteri Bra FLORAL DESIGNS BERTHA WAfiLEY Florist til Askb st re miss befxesb XOUlt SYMPATHY' WJTR FLOWERS Burma Xlvtr SSB10 FLORIST SM Mill Btmot MT EDEN- CEMETERY ssAonFUL aitmimiB ASJswes to nfinn auita tlw JEWISH FAITH nl iw Ai A ttrSBn Fmi Omismt nwaiHi sm £ias SHOULD WE DO ABOUT Westchester Daily Ntwt: papers end Radio Stitlon VVFAS Invite you to hear the 19th" In the new Sun day afternoon programs i devoted to current topics t-' of universal Interest- L6 0 AB0UT HousiNcr Death Notices BAB KltS Gertrude Man llsreh IE 1S4S at 15 Hayward Flu Ry Funeral Service- Houdty after- noon March 31 IMS at the Harold Buck Funeral Home Norwood BBODKB John on Marehls ISM Funeral from the Ruaecll Shaw Funeral Horn! Monday 1:45 A Requiem Mass from Our Lady of Mercy Church 10 A Extend may call after IFM Saturday AM IMAB1KO Angelo Marla suddenly on March IT ISM- at her home St Pearl Street Fort Chaster Asa 8L Beloved wife of Donato Marino Funeral will be held Monday at I AM from her residence Solemn Ulsh Mam at Holy Roaary Church 130 1 AM Interment St Mary a Cemetery Rye By James Gunlpero FASKCS Frank Lester-on March 18 1918 Funeral from the Ruseell Shaw Funeral Heme Tuesday 3 Friends may call after 5 Sunday Ml BALERJIO Faaquallna of -14 Field-point Farit Greenwich Conn ud- denly on March IT ISM at United Hoapltat Asa 80 Beloved wife of -UiddUita --Saiema-- Fuaeml will be held Monday 10:30 AM from James Gunlpero Funeral Home Solemn High Mam Holy Roaary i Church 11 AM Interment SL Kary Cemetery Rye Dr Henry Woodruff' of Now Rochelle husband at Edith (Vina) father of Lydia Woodruff and Edith brother of Paulino Titus Berrios stTrlnttyChurchf New" Roche UT Ml Sunday afternoon at 3:30 Interment Dorset Vermont at a later date Death Notices Cards of Thanks 'hi Memorisin and Unveiling notices are aceeepted up to 11 1L- week days and 10:30 A Bates based on five ol 40e per- Una each Iruartlan fount £ftbpe mAp jam wcnilml Cams HILLS OF WESTCHESTER Imomkly Mol Cmnaimi Tamm New- York ofioa-HZ Fifth Aveouc Write for Booh of Photographs Traditionally fins funeral services at -prices all can afford Robert WSclimmb B'OTID'ED' RYECHESTER MEMORIALS Moaamoate Slatted la AB Oped Sofnnday Tfitndat Ontgi Listen to the WESTCHESTER DAILY NEWSPAPERS RADIO FORUM FACEYQUR FINANCIAL Sunday March 20th 4:00 PM 1330 ur 133 WFAS-FM 139 ma STORMS WITH A SMILE It doesnttake as much income You might think to start you on -the way to security -through a savings account A little put Aside each week will mean a happier future for you! and your family You can fenjoY living without the burden of continual' line sncial worries Bank what money you can and let 8 savings account be your umbrella when financial storms come 1 i i The Mutual Savings Bank of thi Cam munity for Mora than Eighty Years PORT CHESTER SAVINGS BANK Established 1865 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp "Buy Savings Bonds" A panal at four of your Wcateheetar naiiboiuJ offer a frank discussion at this subject on Sunday aftarnoon train 4dXi to 4 JO over Station The moderator Will bn Mis Frances Marlatt attorney and a member of the Barnard College faculty This weekly radio forum is presented aa a publie 1 eerviee by the Westchester Daily Newepapers ui eooperatloii with Radio Station THE DAILY ITEM.