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MOUNT CARMEL ITEM GOOD EVENING GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732-1799 WEATHER Cloudy, probably snow flurries tonight and Sunday. EXCLUSIVE LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES OP THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS VOL HII. NO. 95. MOUNT CARMEL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22.

1941. PRICE THREE CENTS. Brifcis ta 0 BOTH SIDES IN AID DEBATE CLAIM WASHINGTON SUPPORT By William H. Lawrence United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (U.R) Both proponents and opponents of tne British Aid Bill found reason to believe today that George Washington were he alive, would support their positions.

The Senate debate was Interrupted to permit the annual reading of the "Farewell Address" on the occasion of the frist President's birthday. Sen. Bennett C. Clark, Isolationist opponent of the bill, said Washington's address was "the best argument that could be made against the bill." Sen. Majority Leader AJben W.

Barkley said that opponents were "going to try to use old George to blitzkrieg us today." NEWLY-APPOINTED "PPB" MEMBERS MEET ALLIANCE TO NAZIS URGED President Roosevelt "complete war 'ifr -wf Xw Vs -iffininii limn -ii 1 i in i i -ii -I i iii i Trf-" England Moves To Block Sea Lanes Into Italy; Eden And Dill Try To Stir Balkan Resistance; Spain Aroused Over Sensation Caused By Nazi Troop Invasion; Invasion Coast Again Raided By Harrison Salisbury 5J (United Press Staff Correspondent) Great Britain, moved swiftly today to strengthen her position in the Mediterranean and the war-jittery Balkans- The British Admiralty announced the laying of great mine fields designed to box in Italy and cut possible routes by which the Germans might descend upon Tunisia and the Italians escape from Tripoli. Key to the new mine fields were the narrow waters between Sicily and North Africa. The British said they had cut the central Mediterranean at its narrowest point. Only British vessels equipped with charts of the new fields can safely traverse them. The action was believed to be designed to block any moves by the Axis powers to use sea lanes to bolster Italy's fading position in Libya.

Previous speculation has centered on the possibility Italy might attempt to evacuate her garrisons at Tripoli by sea or that the Germans might move in on French Tunisia. Leaders of the President's Production Planning Board, new defense agency, are pictured in discussion in Washington at the Board's first meeting. Left to right: Harry Hopkins, Samuel R. Fuller and Director John D. Biggers of the Office of Production Management.

Mary H. Fagley Is Bride Of C.K. Humphrey Members Of Well Known Local Families Wed In Washington Miss Mary H. a Mount Carmel borough school teacher, and Mr. Chester K.

Humphrey, formerly of Mount Carmel but now of Buffalo, New York, were married at 8:30 o'clock last night in Washington, D. C. Attended by friends, Dr. and Mrs. John O'Keefe, of Arlington, Virginia, they were wed in Eldbrooke Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev.

Walter M. Michael, D. who, incidentally, is a son-in-law of Attorney C. Elmer John, of this city. For the quiet and simple ceremony, the bride wore a beige street dress and brown accessories.

Mrs. Humphrey, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Fagley, 38 south BALKAN OPPOSE Offices To Be Filled In Heights, Kulpmont, Carmel Twp.

Alt hough the Primary Election is not due until September, campaign talk comes trickling over the politi cal grapevine. The Item several weeks ago listed the officers whose terms expire at the end of this year in Northumberland county and Mount Carmel Borough. Municipal elections are held during the odd numbered years. This being 1941, political guns are booming throughout the county, especially in Kulpmont, Marlon Heights and Mount Carmel Township. Officers at Marion Heights whose terms expire at the end of this year include Burgess Andrew Pipa, who is serving his last year of a four- year term.

Tax Collector Adolph Janoka Is also serving his last year of a four-year term. Justin Rusinko, chairman of Council, and Councilmen Alfonso Apichell and Adam Zlotskie will also come up for reelection. They were elected in November, 1937, for four-year terms. The six-year term of School Director Daniel Spadel will also expire this year. The auditor whose term also will expire this year is Anthony Crechun.

Judges and inspectors of election also will be elected. The four-year term of Chief Burgess James J. Hanlon of Kulpmont, will expire this year. Also serving the last year of their term are Councilmen Louis Dulls, Frank Urban, Zigmund Juscavage and Leo Kurland. Three members of the School Board, John Kutchen, Morris Burch and Chairman Anthony Katona, are serving their last year.

The four-year term of Tax Collector Mrs. Rose Azary Oros will end this year. Also scheduled to come up for re election is Julius Reppy, assessor. Terms of Justices of the Peace Bernard Pauzer and Joseph Politza expire in December. An auditor, too, must be elected.

In Mount Carmel Township, the voters will elect two Justices of the peace, three school directors, a tax collector, an auditor, a supervisor and an assessor as well as Judges and inspectors of election. Charles J. Menapace is the present tax collector. He was elected in November, 1937, for a four-year term. Frank Betz, Dominic Flcca and George Wargo are the school directors whose 6-year terms expire in December.

The auditor is Peter Woods, the supervisor, George Kleman, and the assessor, Joseph Pogozelski. "Squire James P. Early's six-year term will expire in December. The voters also must elect a successor to Ed Muldowney, who was elected 'squire In November, 1937, for a six-year term. Muldowney, died last year, after serving only about three years of his term.

A suc cessor, if appointed by the Governor, could serve only until the end of this year. Local Chapter A. I. Host To Bankers It was announced today by Daniel F. Mowery, president of the Northumberland County Chapter American Institute of Banking, that all preparations have been completed for a luncheon to be served Monday evening, February 4, at eight o'clock in the social rooms of the Fust United Brethren Church, Suniury street, Shamokin.

The local chapter will be host to its associate members and directors of banks associated with the chap ter. Following the luncheon, several speakers will deliver talks on subjects of interest to bankers. The study class of the local chapter, under the tutelage of Dr. Rob ert L. Mate, professor of business and finance at Bucknell University, is now nearing the close of its fourth year, which upon its conclusion will complete the pre-standard course.

The subject this semester being The Northumberland county chapter, American Institute of Banking includes banks located at Danville, Elysburg, Mount Carmel, Trevorton and Shamokin. 'Proponents found their comfort In this section of the farewell ad' dress: "Taking care always to keep our-Eelves by suitable establishments, on a suitable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies." The apponents advanced this sec tion of the same address: The nation which includes toward another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosities or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its Interest. "Antipathy in one nation against another, disposes each more readily to offer insult and injury, to lay hold of slight causes of umbrage, and to be naughty and intractable when accidental or trifling occasions of dispute occur. Hence, frequent collisions, obstinate, envenomed, and bloody contests.

"The nation, prompted by ill will and resentment, sometimes impels to war the government, contrary to the best calculations of policy. The government sometimes particpates In the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would "Sympathy for the favorite nation facilitating the illusion of an Imaginary common interest, in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing into one the enmities of the other, betrays the former into a participation in the Quarrels and wars of the latter, which is apt doubly to Injure the nation making the concessions, by unnecessarily parting with what ought to have been retained, and by exciting jealousy, ill will, and a disposition to retaliate In the parties from whom equal privileges are withheld." Washington's address will be read by an ardent advocate of British-aid Sen. Wallace H. White, who was picked for the job long ago by Vice President Henry A. Wallace, When it is concluded, the Senate will return to its furious debate with opposition speeches scheduled by Sens.

Arthur Capper, Robert A. Taft, and possibly, Henrll L. Shipstead, Minn. CAPPER ASSAILS BILL Capper assailed the administration's British-Aid Bill as a "fantastic, bombastic nightmare" to give I Two Local Boys Join Army Charles E. Smink, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Benjamin Smink, of Gowen City was today accepted for enlistment in the U. S. Army and will serve with the field artillery at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Two Mount Carmel youths also enlisted.

Edward A. Morgan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan, of 441 west Cherry street, was accepted for enlistment in the army and will serve with the Ordnance Aviation Pursuit, Ponce Field, Puerto Rico. He is a graduate of Mount Carmel High School.

Thomas W. H. Halg Ramage, son of Mrl and Mrs. Thomas W. H.

Ramage, of 7 West Avenue, Mount Carmel, was enlisted today and will serve with the Ordnance Aviation Pursuit, Pone Field, Puerto Rico." He is a graduate of Mount, Carmel High School. The reruRing officer, Sergeant Joseph Getty, at Shamokin, announces that there are vacancies at the present time in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Panama and also in the States. Vacancies exist in the Field Artillery, Signal Corps, a few in the Air Corps, Ordnance-Aviation and in the Medical Department. Apply any week day between the hours of 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., and Sergeant Getty will gladly interview any (S lS5sf making powers and control of our domestic economy." In a speech prepared for delivery in opening the sixth successive day of Senate debate on the bill, Cap per called on the President to an swer three specific questions before any action is taken: "Where are we going? "What are we going to do when we get there? "What are we going to have, and what are we going to do, when we get back if we get back." Noting that some supporters of the bill have proposed that Con gress should be told Britains war aims before giving "all-out" aid, Capper "Now I suggest that before we enact this all-out grant of power and authority, provided in this so-called lease-lend bill, the Senate and the country ought to be told what are our own government's aims, whether for war or for peace." He said the President's pro nouncements in his annual message to Congress might "Indicate" some of the answers." He recalled that Mr.

Roosevelt said America's goal was freedom of speech, worship and freedom from want and fear "every' where in the world" and that se' curity of the nation would never permit acquiescence in a peace dic tated by aggressors. "Those are more than noble words, Mr. Roosevelt," Capper declared "Those are determined words. Those are fighting words. That sounds like a last ditch pronouncement to the bitter end.

"But what does it mean? "It is to become the mission of the United States to guarantee free dom of expression, freedom of reli gion in all of Europe, all of Asia, all of America? Are we to take freedom from Want to the submerg ed millions in India, in China, in Russia, in the Belgian we to guarantee freedom from fear in other words military security to the lowlands of Europe?" If the British-aid program is carried out, he said, it means "the United States policing the world' and "apparently envisions that nebulous but highly dangerous "union now" "If the people of this nation were not In the grip of a war hys' teria," he continued, "this whole thing would be recognized for what I believe it is, a most fantastic, bambastic nightmare. "Any nation can be forgiven for being fooled once; but to Insist on being fooled again while its hospl tals are crowded with human wreckage from its previous gallant at tempt to take democracy to the world that doesn't want democracy-Mr. President, that is heart-break' ing." POSTMASTER DIES LEWISBURG, Feb. 22. (U.R) Funeral arrangements were made today for Clarence L.

Burd, 64, Swengel postmaster, who died at his home yesterday following a heart attack. Burd, who held the postmastership since Jan. 5, 1914, was stricken while working at his general store but walked a short distance to his home before he died. He was Past President of the Union County Sabbath School AssO' elation. Welter Heads Colonial Group The Directors of the newly- formed Colonial Colliery Corpora tion, elected at the first annual meeting of stock-holders and certi flcate owners held on Tuesday, Feb ruary 18th, met yesterday afternoon and effected an organization.

Attending the meeting were the Voting Trustees, E. Morton Lamb, John F. Oshlnskl and Dr. Joseph J. C.

Petrovlts, and the nine men elected as the first Board of Directors, namely: Vincent M. Jones, Locust Gap. John Patrlliak, Marion Heights. Dan A. Spadle, Marion Heights.

Edward G. Fox, Natalie. William Wetter, Philadelphia. James J. Hanlon, Kulpmont.

W. Penn Kemble, Mount Carmel. Eugene G. Mirarchi, Kulpmont. Andrew M.

Pi pa, Marlon Heights. J. William Wetter was elected president of the Corporation, Eugene G. Mirarchi, secretary, Robert F. McCammon, treasurer, and Edward G.

Fox, general manager. REALLY SMALL So small is the filament of a 6-watt 115-volt lamp that only the best eyes can see it. It has a diameter of less than five one-thousandths of an inch. It would take 2130 of these, laid side by side, to make an inch. Indiantown Gap To Receive Army Advance Monday Finishing Touches Laid To Gigantic Training Center By Richard N.

Larkin (United Press Staff Correspondent) INDIANTOWN, GAP, Feb. 22. (U.R Pennsylvania's mightiest de fense effort, the Army's training camp here, sprawled over 15,000 acres today, somnolent, cold but impressive. Few soldiers were to be seen around the reservation nor were many more workmen to be found. Newsmen toured the camp with Major General Edward Martin, Commander of the 28th Division whose membership will start arriV' ing by the hundreds Monday.

They saw little to indicate that even today thousands of workmen are racing through a colossal construction job to house 20,000 soldiers within a few months. Indiantown" Gap was enjoying its final week-end of civilian life. Mon day the first sizeable group of Guardsmen, now Army regulars, will arrive in camp for the duration. Many Pennsylvanlans will come to know of the camp, for their sons and friends will spend at least a year learning the arts of war in -the Lee of Blue Mountains. Probably only a few ever know all of it, for it is too large for even a trainee to comprehend much more than generally.

Atop the several hills rolling out of the one-time meadow, one can see everywhere the green roofs of barracks, mess halls, recreation buildings, warehouses, storge sheds, administration buildings, laundries, cook shacks, post offices, theaters and infirmaries. Bleak skeletons of framework and piles of lumber show where others will rise. The whole pattern is criss-crossed with roads, mostly muddy trails now, awaiting Spring and their hard covers. Under the rutted mud lies 20 miles of sewer lines, another 25 miles of water mains. Ten miles from Cavalry Hill, in the eastern portion of the camp is the business end of an Artillery range which will accommodate guns ranging from the "one-pound" trench mortar to the 155- millimeter howitzer.

Maj. L. Kay, Army Engineer in charge of the construction, was unimpressed by the size of the con struction Job. "We can let the boys shoot Into the mountains," he said, by planting a rifle and a small arms range at its foot. Nearby he threw up a 60-acre hospital, spotted with 56 buildings, all connected by covered ramps.

Work will continue for nearly two months more, much of it grading. Readying of parking space alone will be an imposing job. The division will number about 2,000 motor vehicles in its equipment. Officers and the three top grades of non-coms will be allowed to keep cars of their own. And guests are Invited to visit the reservation.

AT FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. Peter Huratiak, of Mowry, attended the funeral of the late Rev. S. L.

Rhoads, Tremont, who was laid at rest at Mt. Lebanon cemetery, Thursday morning. Rev. Rhoads was stricken with a heart attack and died a few minutes after he preached in the United Brethren Church at Weishample, Sunday. One hundred and eighty-six thou sand vehicles will be required to carry out the motorization policy of the entire army.

U. S. Transports Planes To Hawaii HONOLULU, Feb. 22. (U.R) The Hawaiian Air Corps was augmented today by 31 P-36 pursuit planes, transported secretly to Honolulu by the aircraft carrier Enterprise in an unprecedented act of cooperation between the army and navy.

The planes were transferred from March Field, to the Enterprise. The carrier anchored off Honolulu yesterday morning, and from her decks the planes rose in threes to land on the army's Wheeler Field. Only the highest army and' navy officials had known they were coming, and it was almost 12 hours before the arrival was announced. County P.O.S.A. Convention In Progress Here Delegates To Finish Business This Afternoon Delegates from P.

O. S. of A. camps throughout County arrived in Mount Carmel this morning to attend the annual county convention, first session of which got under way at 10:00 aJn. in the P.

O. 8. of A. Hall, Third and Oak streets. Ending the morning session for luncheon, arrangements for which were made by members of the host Camp No.

116, this city, the delegates were to reconvene this afternoon. Adjournment of the convention will most likely occur around four p.m. The county convention of the or der is annually held on Washington's Birthday or, if that holiday happens to fall on the Sabbath on the following Monday. Contributions To Truck Fund Contributions toward the new truck fund of the Clover Hose Company ooosted the grand total today to $970. Members of the committee announced that collectors will be in Locust Oap, Alaska, Locust Summit and Merriam this afternoon.

Contributions acknowledged this (Continued on Page Seven) Margaret Samuel Honored At Hood FREDERICK, Feb. Margaret Samuel, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. Roger Samuel, 103 north Hickory street, Mount Carmel, was recently honored at Hood College by having her name appear on the Dean's list.

This list is made up of names of students who have a high academic standing. RETIRED PASTOR DIES PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22. (U.B- Funeral services will be held Monday for the Rev. Dr.

Frank P. Park-In, 83, retired Methodist clergyman and former Secretary of the American Bible Society. Dr. Parkin died at his home here yesterday following a long illness. He was a native of Cleveland and at one time held pastorates in Trenton, N.

and Chester, Pa. Mount Aconagua is the highest and Death Valley, the lowest point in the western hemisphere. There are more than 6,582,000 miles of highways in the world. BALKAN ALLIANCE The British move to bolster her position in the Balkans and Turkey centered on the activity of Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Gen. Sir John Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, now in Cairo.

Istanbul believed they would go to Ankara for important consultations with theTurkish government and suggested that Eden might go on to Athens and Beigrade, possibly in an attempt to set up a Balkan alliance of Jugoslavia, Greece and Turkey to oppose Nazi penetration of the Balkans. Urgent necessity of some such move if the Balkan war front is not to be closed down was indicated by news from both London and Sofia ENTER BULGARIA SOON The British said in London that an open German entry into Bulgaria probably could be expected shortly and Indicated that British Minister George W. Rendel was prepared to leave Sofia at the first Nazi move across the border, or possibly even before the Germans come in. The reports from Sofit appeared to confirm the imminence of the Nazi move. It was rumored that Feld Marshal Sigmund List, German army commander with experience in the Polish campaign, had moved into Bulgaria and set up headquarters.

One report said he was now at King Boris' country estate. Despite the apparently open German preparations to come in to the country other Balkan capitals reported growing unrest and uneasiness among the Bulgarian populace over the German activity. FRANCO ALARMED In Spain Gen. Francisco Franco called his second cabinet council in 24 hours, possibly to censider the sensation created by news that German military units were coming to the relief of fire and hurricane sticken Santander. One report was that foreign reaction to the news might cause the Spanish government to decline the German offer.

There was no word yet of the arrival of German relief columns at Santander where an advance liaison officer arrived yester- London's concern over the Spanish situation eased somewhat when the small size of the relief column was established bu the British continued to distrust the possible preced ent of open, country of German army units into Spain. FAR EAST TROUBLE News of the day from the Far East was topped by a new and possibly dangerous development in the rela tions between the Chungking gov ernment of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Communists. At a moment when speculation is mounting over the possibility of a Russo-Japanese non-aggression pact which would free Japan for adven tures in the South Pacific, the Chungking government charged the entire Chinese Communist army with disobedience. Chungking directed an open ap peal to the top Communist leades in China, Mao Tse-tung and Chu Teh, asking them to pledge their followers to support of Chiang Kai-shek and obedience to his military orders.

U. S. Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew conferred with Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka in Tokyo while Japanese demands in creased that he explain more fully his mediation offer to Great Britain. Japanese pressure to obtain a set tlement of the conflict between Thailand and French Indo-China increased. AIR ATTACKS The Germans made a heavy attack on the South Wales town of Swansea for the third night running, inflicting considerable damage, while the British attacked Wilhelm- shaven, Emden, Brest and airdromes in northern France and Holland.

The British made another bigf daylight sweep of the French coast today and beat off a German daylight air attack. Berlin reported the sinking of a British merchant ship, identified as the Canadian cruiser, 7178 tons in the Indian Ocean and claimed it was flying an American flag. Rome reported Intensifying British attacka in southern Italian Somaliland. DAYLIGHT RAIDS LONDON, Feb. 22 (U.R) Following up resumed long range offensive operations against Germany and occupied territory last night, the Royai Air Force made a new daylight "sweep" of northern France today.

Bombers escorted' by fighters streamed across th English Channel and soon the sound of heavy explosions came from the French shore. During operations last night a large fire was started in Wilhem-shaven, the large German naval base, a number of airdromes hi Holand and France were attacked. and the great German submarine base at Brest, on the occupied coast of France, was raided, the Air Ministry said. Yesterday too, the Ministry added, British fighter aircraft maintained daylight patrols of the French coast without losses. Two planes were lost in the course of last night's operations which were directed against German naval bases invasion ports and airdromes.

ALLIANCE SOUGHT ISTANBUL. Turkey, Feb. 22 (U.R) Reliable informants aserted today that Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, and Gen. John C. Cill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, would visit Turkey, Grece and posisbly Jugoslavia to discuss a Balkan alliance, based on Turkey, to oppose a German drive through southeastern Europe.

Informants said that Eden and Dill would be accompanied by two aides, who were expected to be high officers. Eden and Dill are in Egypt discussing political and military strategy, defensive and offensive, for the entire Near East. It was reported yesterday thas Eden would come to Turkey to consult the government after he had finished his consultations at Cairo. This report was credited and was taken to be a tacit confirmation of the Insistence by both Turkey and Britain that despita the Turkish-Bulgarian non-aggression declaration the British-Turk- 1 ish alliance remained fully effective. Today's news was that not only would Eden come here but that Dill would accompany him and that both would go on to Athens and perhaps to Belgrade.

ITALIAN'S RESIST ROME British forces are attack ing heavily in southern Italian Somaliland, a high command communique indicated today. Italian troops are offering "stubborn resistance" to the British pressure, which continues, tb high command said. (Continued on Page Eight) Hickory street, was graduated from Mount Carmel High School in 1932 and from Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1934. She is now a member of the faculty at the Stevens building. The bridegroom, a son of George Humphrey, 27 east Cherry street, this city, is a member of the 1928 class of Mount Carmel High.

He is employed by the Republic Steel Corporation at Buffalo. Former Track Star And Local Girl Married Gertrude Shupinski Becomes Bride Of George L. Kolego Miss Gertrude M. Shupinski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Alexander Shupinski, 300 north Oak street, Mount Carmel, and Mr. George L. Kolego, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Kolego, 221 Melrose street, Marion Heights, were married by Rev.

Paul D. Weaver in St. Peter's Church here at 8:00 o'clock this morning. Her sister. Miss Dorothy Shupinski, was bridesmaid and a friend, Michael Kurtz, also of Mount Carmel, was best man.

Both bride and bridegroom are popularly known members of the 1937 graduating class of Mount Carmel High School. The bridegroom, familiarly known as "Streaky" Kolego, specialized in the half-mile race as a high school track star. First a student 'and athlete at Kulpmont High School, he transferred to Mount Carmel High in his Junior year. He is presently a shovel operator. KILLS SWEETHEART NEW CASTLE, Feb.

22 (U.R) A 52-year-old New Castle man shot and killed his middle-aged sweetheart and critically wounded himself following a quarrel In the women's apartment here today, police reported. The victims were Mrs. Hazel Schetrom, 40, and her sweetheart, Nick Audria, acording to Police Lieutenant George Kennedy. Shot three times, once In the face and twice in the breast, Mrs. Schetrom died almost instantly.

Audria, who shot himself through the ear and the chest, was reported near death in Jameson Memorial Hospital here. -I.