Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania • Page 1

THE SHAMOKIN DISPATCH GOOD EVENING Blnf Out the Old King In the New Year Light Snow Tonight or Warmer Tonlte; Colder Tbantar fWELVK PACES tHU INTERNA HON Al WE Wit 8PEUA1 WIRfc AND ILLUSlKAlUi SfcKVICIt rWELVB PACES VOLUME XXXXIV-No. 34 SHAMOKIN, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 1930 PRICE TWO CENTS to if 1 i nil- in .1 i i i. i NEW RECORD IN SHERIFF SALES MISS ANNELLEN KELLY BRIDE OF MT. CARMEL MAN EVENTS OF YEAR 1930 IN SHAMOKIN ARE REVIEWED ENGINEERS AND MINE HEADS TAKE UP CREEK PROBLEM TWO LOCAL THIRST EMPORIUMS RAIDED BY FEDERAL AGENTS IN THE COUNTY Brilliant Array of Mining Shamokin Girl, at Present Residing in Philadelphia, and Leo Breslin Married in Quaker City, December 20 Forced Sales Conducted by Sheriff Timmes During the Year Just Closing, Almost Double Those of Other Years Men Hold Conference Here to' Consider Question of REMEMBER THE CARRIER BOYS WOMAN BURNED BATTLING Saloons of John Novak on Shamokin Street, and Mrs.

Yabenzynski, Pearl and Pine Streets, Visited by Raiders Who Seize Much Illicit Beverage Peak of Depression Apparently Reached With Passing of Old Year and Community Faces 1931 With Optimism Dispatch Presents Chronology of Outstanding Happenings Announcement of the marriage of Affording Relief to Tharp-town Residents Whose A new high record for sheriff sales Leo Breslin, of Mount Carmel, and Miss Annellen Kelly, of Shamokin, FIRE IN HOME PR0TH0N0TARY CLOSES YEAR WITHSURPLUS Clyde D. Boden Completes First Year In Office With $3000 in Excess of Sum Required for Operation of Sewers Are Blocked by a prominent young couple, was made here today. was made in Northumberland county in the year 1930, closing today, it was declaied at the office of Sheriff John W. Timmes today. The sales were The wedding, an event of Decem Mrs.

Howard Yeager, of Tre ber 20, took place at St. Columbus The Shamokin Dispatch presents vorton Road, Swoons After church, 24th street and Lehigh Ave herewith a chronology of 1930, brief practically double those of a normal year. September marked the peek with i3. Refuse The most noted array of mining engineers and coal cr-any officials, ether with legal advisors of the porations, ever to gather in this assembled yesterday afternoon i the offices of Attorney John bvsclanskl, solicitor to the Coal nue," Philadelphia, in which city both of the principals have been residing ly recalling to the memories of the Successfully Extinguishing Flames With Aid of readers the outstanding events of lately. A quartet of federal prohibition enforcement officers from the Lewis-burg offices swooped down on two local drinking emporiums today at noon and confiscated a large quantity of wine, beer, whiskey suspected of containing more than the legal percentage of alcoholic voltage.

The two places visited by the officers were the establishments of John Novak, 615 North Shamokin street and Mrs. Some of the sales were for farms, a number of business houses, but the great majority were on properties fin Attendants were William Jordan Office the year 1930 now in its waning and Miss Margaret Donohue, both hours. anced by buildiDg and loan associations in various parts of the county, of Philadelphia. Following the ceremony the new The dying year brought the peak tovraship commissioners, to consider ii i. 3 Clyde D.

Boden, of Shamokin, closes his first year as prothonotary of of business transformation such as lyweds returned to this section to There was something tragic in the collapse of home enterprises. Many a family had embarked on a plan of Northumberland county with a surplus of at least $3,000. The office is historians have told us down thru Victoria Yabenzynski, Pearl and Pine streets. required to be self-sustaining and this spend the holiday season. They will go housekeeping next month in Philadelphia where the recent bridegroom is now employed.

Turn to Page Nine. Col. Five In the Novak establishment the has been accomplished with a large heme building and carried it along until halted by hard times. They were no longer able to make pay-Turn to Page Nine Column Four Mrs. Howard Yeager, who resides along the Trevorton Road near the Almshouse, was burned about the hands this morning and overcome by smoke and shock, was rendered unconscious for almost one hour when an electric stove ignited a can of motion picture film and set fire to the kitchen of the Yeager home.

A neighbor rushed to the assistance of Mrs. Yeager when the kit-Turn if eagf i wo Kitn margin to spare. raiding officers confiscated and destroyed 50 cases of home brew beer, 200 gallons of wine, whiskey and a vne piign.1 01 wie residents 01 xuaiy-town and other sections of Coal township whose sewerage systems have been rendered practically void thru vast quantities of culm in creek channels. The meeting of the heads of the coal companies and their engineers was arranged by Solicitor Kopysclan-eki following action of the township commissioners upon receipt of almost Turn to Page Nine, Column One This In spite of the fact that many of the receipts of the office were for large quantity of mash. John Novak, who was in the place serving custcfc- transactions begun under the administration of the former prothonotary, Miss Mary V.

Reimensnyder, of Mil- mers at the time of the officers ar- Turn to Page Two Col Three Turn to Page Nine, Column Four 116 BURIALS IN CEMETERY DURING 1930 MIDNIGHT TO MARK PASSING OF OLD YEAR Thru the courtesy of Grace Bateman Herbert, a native of this ity, now of Morrisvilte, The Shamokin Dispatch is indebted for a carriers' greeting that was used by this newspaper's predecessor, The Daily Dispatch, in 1892. The contributor of the interesting greeting of 39 years ago has carefully preserved it thru that period of time and was evidently thoughtful of the boys of the present age when she forwarded it for republication in these columns. The faithful carriers of The Shamokin Dispatch will make their annual visitation to those they serve during the year some time tomorrow morning and will have' greetings to hand to each. That their service may be rewarded is the wish of the editorial staff. The contribution sent by Grace Bateman Herbert is appended herewith: We lay upon your doorstep The paper that you prize; The news of every nation Is spread before your eyes; You get your fill of politics, You note the baseball score, And read the latest doings Of the man next door.

A murder's been committed, There's been an awful fire, John Smith is being buried For calling Jones a liar; There's talk of war in Europe (You stop to read a joke), A bank cashier is missing And the bank's gone broke. While you perchance are napping The paperboy's unfurled Upon your open portal '1 1-4 i-pssip oi the world. So don't forget the paper boy Who greets you now once more And leave his New Year's Message At your own front door. the decade come in regular cycles. The year was one of the lean ones insofar as industry and commerce was concerned, but the peak of the depression came and is seemingly passing.

The pessimism that so seriously affected the countenances as investments sank is being replaced by optimism and from every section of the grand and glorious United States of America comes promises of the leaders of big business that the coming year will be fruitful of improved industrial conditions. Locally, the hard coal industry passed thru a severe slump in the early months of 1930, only to enjoy a decided revival of patronage dur OVERSEERS WRESTLE W. D. B0NAWITZ, WELL KNOWN MINE OFFICIAL, DIES; ILL SIX MONTHS WITH FINANCES IN LAST MEET OF YEAR Number of Interments in Shamokin Cemetery This Year Just Ten Less Than During the Previous Twelve Months Watch Night Services in Churches, Midnight Shows in Theatres and Numerous Dances and Parties to Usher in 1931 The stroke of the midnight hour Loans Totalling $88,000 Made ing mid-summer and recent months Master Machinist of Susquehanna Collieries Company and Highly Respected Citizen, Passed Away at Home on Chestnut Street Early Today BIG DECREASE IN RAINFALL HEREIN 1930 to Meet Current Expenses During Year, Recapitulation of District Finances Shows Heaviest Relief Issued in December tonight will bring another year 1931. have found the collieries operating upon an almost full-time basis and Whoopeemakers, joy-seekers, pleas with assurances of continued opera ure-hunters and the populace in general will await the hour of the turnover of time to exchange greetings tion.

The great and small coal organizations have successfully estab A check-up of statistics at the Shamokin cemetery today revealed some very interesting facts in connection with the burials made in the year just closing as compared with other years. The total number of burials this year runs just ten less than last year. The total last year was 126, this year it is but 116. Of this number 16 were childen, while the num lished sales forces that have accom RIG ITEM HERE DURING 1930 Completion of Paving Erection of Warehouse and Launching of igwajf Project Featured Municipal Progress Closing the current business year and possibly participate in New Year festivities. plished much in the way of disposal Total Precipitation, Accord in the same manner that has charac William D.

Bonawitz, master machinist for the Susquehanna company and highly inspected In all of the local playhauses mid- of anthracite thru winning the confidence of many localities and this terized the full twelve, months, the in. to Water rjVPany Re board of directors of the Shamokin- 2'ght shows have been arranged and many will find recreation there. Jn tact in itself is of greatest -interes; bords Was 29.63 Inches or Coal township roor district wrested ber of adults was 100, or more than Ul.L 111 OjUUlLna TV fi.ll J.UU. U. illUl IAUIA here.

resident here practically all his life, died at his home, 18 east Chestnut street, at 5:50 this morning from a The appended chronology cites the six times the number of children. It laSt with the district's financial is interestiaur ta note that for the problems in the final session of the some of the churches watch-night services are to be held- Numerous dances and other social functions are Turn to Page Nine, Column Four 'About a Third Less Than 1929 passing oi many wen Known resi- Turn to Page Nine. Col. Five Turn to Page Three, col one CSnoarisons made between the rainfall of this year just closed and the year 1929 brought out the fact LAST DAY FOR ASSESSORS TO MRS. J.

PAUL BURIED THIS EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS AT ASHLAND FOLKS WELL PLEASED compliaation of diseases following an illness of more than six months. Mr. Bonawitz became a sufferer early last spring but continued at his executive duties until June 5 when he submitted to a major operation at the Geisiager Hospital. Rallying from this ordeal, the widely known mechanical expert subsequently suffered relapses and on three occasions underwent treatment and minor operations at the hands of the specialists at the Geisinger. For a number of weeks past he had been critically 111 at his home, where he received the constant care of his estimable wife.

year. A recapitulation of the district's business showed that during the year loans to the extent of $88,000 were made to meet the expenses of the district. Of this amount $38,000 was taken from the old fund of former years and $50,000 was secured on notes against the 1930 duplicate. The total received on the 1930 duplicate amounted to $81,771.16, which added to the $38,000 borrowed from the old fund, made a total available of $119,771.16. Disbursements totaled $110,566.92, leaving a balance of on hand.

It was thought that this sum would be augmented today a large aiiiuUiit liom Coal town MAKE RETURNS AFTERNOON TREVORTON WITH WATER From the standpoint of municipal progress, the past year saw a nififiber of welcome improvements in the way of street paving, the erection of a new municipal warehouse and the beginning of a new state highway between Shamokin and Mount Carmel thru the inception of condemnation proceedings to provide an outlet and inlet at the eastern boro limits. Thru the medium of a quarter-million dollar bond issue favored three years ago by the tax payers of the borough, the city fathers during the past year effected resurfacing of Turn to Page Nine, Column Three today that the total for this year ran about a third less than 1929. continues to lead other communities in this section of the state In the abundance of her fresh water supply and in many instances is rendering aid to communities not so well blessed with the precious fluid. On July 1 of this year all reservoirs of the local water companies were overflnwlps, the trtt.nl consumption for the month lowering the storage 112 million gallons. Less than one Turn to Page Nine, Column Three Present Indications Are That Series of Special Services Will be Opened at First Baptist County Valuations Will Re Present Supply is the Finest Ever Received in the Homes There, According to main About the Same Many Join in Paying Last Tribute to Bear Valley Woman Who Died so Suddenly Following Reunion With Daughter Church There Tomorrow Evening ship, in which case bills that have William son of the late William Turn to Page Nine.

Column Two Turn to Page Two Column Two Tomorrow a General Holi day at Court House Beginning with a song service to celebrate the advent of the New Year, at 7 o'clock on the evening of New Year's day tomorrow will be The funeral of Mrs. Jacob H. Paul, observed as a general holiday in the of Bear Valley, to whom death came January 1, New Year's Day, the First court house. As there are no new of DR. MERCIE GREGGERSONIS LAID TO REST ficials taking office With the year of MINE FATALLY HURT IN PLUNGE DOWNAMANWAY ARRESTED FOR FIRING GUN IN RELIANCE MINE Baptist church at Trevorton will inaugurate a series of special evangelistic meetings.

1931, and no changes of consequence quite suddenly last Saturday afternoon from acute heart failure following a happy reunion with her daughter the previous evening, was held in personnel, the various offices will Water being furnished Ashland consumers by the Roaring Creek Water company is coming in for great praise by the residents of Ashland. All homes In that town together are" consuming a total of 300,000 gallons of Roaring Creek water daily and to say that the residents there are pleased with the water would be putting it mildly. It Is the consensus of opinion a-mong the people of Ashland that never before in the history of the town did they enjoy such fine water. The pastor will conduct the services continue to function without HARD TIMES REFLECTED IN carrs OFFICE Marriage Licenses Issued by Recorder Nearly 100 Below Previous Years Big Decline in Property. Deals Also from the home at 1:30 this afternoon, with many relatives and friends in Today marks the final day for as and will be assisted by the Reverend Dockrel, late of Nottingham, England, where he was pastor for ten years of the same church served by a son of the famous preacher, Charles H.

attendance to pay tribute to the mem Funeral of Lamented Youne sessors to make their returns of the triennial assessments, and indica ory of one beloved and respected in life. Mother Paul had been born at tions are that the valuations in the Man Who Believed He Didn't Get Enough Cars Fires Shot at Driver Turn to Page Nine Column Five Turn to Page Nine Column Five Turn to Page Two Col Three Matron Was Held This Af-ternoon from Home of Her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Tharp Joseph Mikulski, 45, of Mt. Carmel, Died at Fountain Oirings Hospital of Injur-s Received at the 'Rich-ds Mine Joseph Mikulski, 45, of -415 south Hickory, street, Mount Oarmel, employed as a miner at the-Richards operation of the Susquehanna Col A vast circle of grief-stricken rel BIRTHS IN SHAMOKIN AREA ALMOST DOUBLE NUMBER OF DEATHS GLENNAN INELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, MOSER RULES Charles Powasin, Exchange, is to be' given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Dropeskey at Mt. Carmel on a charge of having carried a deadly weapon into the Reliance mine. The charge was preferred by industrial police of the Philadelphia and atives and friends gathered at the Hard times in 1930 were reflected in the falling off in receipts in the office of Register and Recorder John I. Carr during the year closing to lieries company, was fatally Injured day.

yesterday when he fell 45 feet down Marriage licenses are nearly one hundred below normal, a falling off Records Kept by Thomas C. home of Mr. and Mrs. Casper A. Tharp, 49 East Independence street i 2 this afternoon to pay last tribute cf respect and memory to their departed daughter, Dr.

Mercie Chesney Greggerson, doctor of chiropracty, who passed peacefully into her last rest late Sunday evening after an Turn to Page Two. Col. Thrp Solicitor Declares That He Cannot Serve the Borough a heavy pitching manway, dying from the effects of his injuries at the Fountain Springs State Hospital of about 15 per cent. Total for De Roberts, Recorder of Vital cember is but 35, when double that BOROUGH'S "FINE MILL" Statistics Here, Show Total number is normal. Real estate transactions showed WORKMAN IS OVERCOME BY ESCAPING GAS Reading Coal and Iron company.

It is alleged that Powasin drew a revolver from a tool box where he had it hidden and threatened John Wojcik. It is further alleged that he pulled the trigger but the shot went wild. Wojcik, who is employed as a driver, then engaged Pawasin in physical combat to protect himself. Powasin, a miner, Is believed to have been incensed because he claimed he was not given sufficient cars by Wojick. early this morning.

Mikulski and Charles Suprinskl, also of Mount Carmel, were at work near the face of the heavy pitching Turn to Page Nine, Column Four great decline, indicating the virtual of 861 Births Against Death List of 487 as Councilman and Fire Department Official Fire Chief Welsh Takes Oath The mixup which resulted follow collapse of the realty market in the county. Sales were not within half of some DrosDerous years in the NETS $2,282 Investigation of the records in the mTTTTriTTTr nn ing the election of fire department MOTHER OF LOCAL WOMAN DIES IN CITY county's history. The only unusual activity was that of the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company office of Thomas C. Roberts, recorder of vital statistics of this district, Record Sum in Fines Collect Elmer Taby Rushed to Hospital After Being Rendered officials early this month took a new turn today, with the announcement by Burgess Yocum that Solicitor and the Bell Telephone Company in IPLAYER SUFFERS disclosed the fact today that the birth rate for the past year has far ed During the Current Year Exceeds the Salary purchasing rights of way for its lines Fred B. Moser had advised him that Unconscious by Illuminat ing Gas in Restaurant ii across the county.

WORKING TIME AT THE COLLIERIES Councilman James Glennan cannot The offices of Mr. Carr will pro of Chief Burgess exceeded the death rate for the same period. Births in the district totaled 861, while deaths numbered but 487 FRACTURED ARM ceed without Interruption into the serve the borough as both councilman and assistant fire chief. Mrs. Mary E.

Haupt, Mother of Mrs. David Culp, Ex-pires at Home of Grand for the twelvemonth new year. It requires no reorganlza tion, or formal closing of business. At the time of Mr. Glennan elec Shamokin borough's "Fine Mill." Officials of the Susquehanna Col Elmer Taby, plumber and gasfltter, who resides with his- grandmother at 214 South Shamokin street, was jalph Weaver, Junior in Coal The district covered by these includes Shamokin borough, tion by the fire department little attention was paid to the fact that if with Burgess Yocum turning the handle has brought to the municipal treasury this year a total of $2,282.65.

Coal Township, Township daughter at the Age of 88 rushed to the Shamokin state hospi High, Victim of ADMISSIONS TO East Cameron township and West tal at 2:15 this afternoon after he he assumed the duties of assistant fire chief as well as councilman he fortunate Accident STATE HOSPITAL Cameron township. had been found lying unconscious on This exceeds the amount paid the burgess in salary, and as a conse Mrs. Mary E. Haupt, 88, mother of In Shamokin borough the births the floor of the kitchen in the Cry might be violating the state code for borough governmental procedure. Mrs.

David Culp, 513 North Second street, this city, succumbed to com numbered 378 and deaths 191, which stal restaurant on Independence Playing Class Game Weaver, a Junior in the Coal quence means that he has been an asset, financially, to the borough during his firSt year in office. Receipts The solicitor advised the burgess this is slightly less than a ratio of two street. plication of diseases this morning at the home of her grand-daughter. Mrs. Mr.

Taby had been engaged by the morning that if Mr. Glennan made his appearance to be sworn in. it births for every death. In Coal township there were 452 births and The following people were admitted to the Shamokin state hospital today according to a report received from the officials of that Institution: Steve Midway, Shamokin, abdo tp high school and son of Mr. proprietors of the restaurant to do from this source for the final month of the year totals $114 50.

A. E. Shull, in Philadelphia. 247 deaths recorded. lieries company announced today that all their operations will be Idle tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.

All Susquehanna collieries will resume work Monday. The Enterprise colliery will be Idle tomorrow but will resume work Friday, officials of that company announced today. According to a report received from the officials of the Madiera Hill Coal company, the Colonial colliery will be idle tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, but will resume work on Monday. All Reading collieries will be Idle tomorrow. Reading Coal and Iron company officials announced that the Henry Clay, Locust 8umm.

the necessary gas fitting in connec Mrs. Haupt, who was a former resi The December statement of Secre would be perfectly proper for the chief executive to administer the oath. A natural sequence, Attorney tion with the installation of new dent of Trevorton, had been ill for minal. cooking equipment, and evidently had A detailed statement of the births Turn tr Page Two. Col.

One We Invite Yon to Join Our Mrs. Nelda Lubelskie, Pottsville, several months and last month was forced to take to her bed when her tary Thomas Roberts also showed that the borough was richer by 5236 through permits for the sale of been overcome by gas. When discov Moser said, would be for Mr. Glennan to relinquish one of the posts. abdominal.

hi cnarles weaver, sui west I fiIwt' 18 suffering from a arm, the result of an accl-J occurred during a basket-4 between the township jun-" Sophomores in the West End -rool gymnasuim yesterday af-bo Page Two. Column Eight fed 1931 Christmas club. The Guarantee Failure to this would result in action condition became critical. From then or. her strength steadily failed until death intervened.

Chester Miller, Shamokin. knee. John Hull, Shamokin, head and Christmas trees. The amount received during the month for building Turn to page lwo. Coi Two Trust and Safe Deposit Company.

Adv. face. Turn to Page Two Col Three Amos Miller, Shamokin, back case. ered by employees of the restaurant, Mr. Taby was Immediately carried into the open air.

but when efforts to Turn to Page Two. Column Eight Dance Tonight Held by St. Francis Home St. Stephen's aud. Jesse's orchestra.

Adv. I Maode-Jiriie Shop January clearance sale of dresses Turn to Paer Two Col Eight Mid-Mte Show At the Capitol Four acts of vaudeville, feature pic I I r. u. E. (ceand lunch New Year's, eve.

1930. Members, wives and Mid-Xite Show At the Capitol Four acts of vaudeville, feature pic and millinery. Dresses $5 and $8 50. Mid-Mte Show At the Capitol Four acts of vaudeville, feature pic Join Oar 1931 Christmas Club Now open. The Guarantee Trust lid Scde Deposit Company.

Adv. Shenandoah. Tunnel Ridge arj Brookside will be their only operate-' Millinery $1 and $1.95. Friday and tarts. Tickets 50c.

Adv. i ture play and much rvhocpec. Adv ture piay and much whoopee. Adv Saturday. Adv.

ture play and much whoopee. Adv which will work Friday..