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1 Weather at 5:00 m. what milder with light snow or The Gazette to Your Max. 20 at 12, Noon, Min. 15 Just Phone OL 4-3311 flurries tonight. cold Rather Saturday.

Temperature and cloudy, less winds some- Pittaton a Gasette 31 DELIVERS Home for 1-Month 110th Year CRAb Dear Lite' PITTSTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1960 Twelve OLe Dollars Dollar Year Per Month Come Eight Pages Mrs. Chas. Gelb Reelected Head Roosevelt PTA Mrs. Charles Gelb was re elected president of the Roosevelt Schoil Teachers Association at a meeting of the held last evening in the group school. Other officers elected to serve with her for the 1960- 1961 school term were: Vice.

president, Mrs. Stephen Hrab; Secretary, Miss Annabel West, (reelected); and Treasurer, Mrs. John Reedy. The officers will be formerly installed at a dinner meeting to be held April 28th at Fox Hill Country Club. An informal program was enfeaturing a tribute to joyed, the fathers.

Mrs. Gerald Carroll read an 1 apprapriate poem for the occasion, after which colored slides of the country of Bermula were shown by Mrs. Mary Tughes, a school teacher. Francis Earley, superintenlent of city schools, addressed he group. Members voted unanimously to purchase a 24 set of science books and volume for the science 3 microscope lepartment.

A lovely social hour the meeting. Martin Gilroy, Avoca, Expires After Illness Martin T. Gilroy, of 910 Cherry street, Avoca, died early his morning at home after a short illness. native and lifelong resiA of Avoca, he was a son of dent late Michael and Marie the Nolan Gilroy, Avoca. A retired employee of the PennsylCoal Company, he had vania janitor at the Avoca High peen School for 17 years.

Deceased was a member of St. Mary's Church, Avoca, and its Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, the Sarah O'Neill, Minooka; ormer hree sons, Joseph, Rock Island, James, Syracuse, N. Martin, Falls Church, Virginia; Mrs. Joseph Gralaughters, Old Forge; Mrs.

Joseph 1am, Kritzer, Saddle Brook, N. Mrs. 14 grandchildren; a sister, Mullen and brother, fames both of Avoca, also sevPeter, ral nieces and nephews. funeral will be held from The funeral home at 728 Main he at a time to be street, Avoca, announced. Friends may call turday from 7 to 10 p.

m. AMBULANCE CALLS: Pittston Community Ambulince reported three calls. George Wassil, 419 North Main street, was taken to Scranton State Hospital in the West Pittston Ambulance. Atendants were Reg Ellis, Richard Weiniland, James Huddleson, Stanley Serino. Joseph McHale, 23.

Hill Park venue, was taken to Pittston Hospital in the Duryea Rescue Service Ambulance yesterday ut 3:30 p. m. About 300 pounds Mi oxygen was administered to he patient. Robert Rivera, 25, one of the two prisoners who vowed to dill 18 hostages in Nashville's Tennessee State Prison, shown above with his arms in the air as he walks with a trusty to a meeting with prison officials. After talking with authorities, Rivera went back into the prison to try to talk to his partner into surrendering.

His partner, Convict Charles Farra is shown on the right wearing handcuffs after agreeing to give himself up. The two released unharmed the 18 hostages they held for 24 hours. ILGWU Show High School Two Nights Everything is in readiness for the musical revue "UP 'N AT 'EM" to be presented at Pittston High School auditortum tonight and Saturday evening, March 25-26 under aus-' pices. of Wyoming Valley District ILGWU, Proceeds of this benefit show will turned over to the Pittston Memorial bey Library Association which is now conducting a drive for funds. Ted Louden, president of the Pittston Jaycees and chairman of the Pittston Library drive, has announed a brisk sale of tickets for the two evening performances, Capacity Crowd Anticipated At St.

John's Rally A capacity attendance in excess of 500 persons is expected to attend the giant rally of St. John's High School Alumni Association which will be held on Sunday evening, March 27th, at the Mayfair Supper Club, Yatesville. Miss Helen Flannery, general chairman, announces that an interesting program of entertainment will precede the formal program which in itself promises to be brief but interesting. The affair will begin with lunch at 7:30 and will be attended by graduates of St. John's dating back to the turn of the century and also by over 30 priests who have either served at St.

John's school or were graduated from there. Aiding Miss Flannery on a special arrangements committee are: Mrs. James Cosgrove, Miss Jane Marie Loftus, Misses Mary Heston, Mary R. McAndrew and Margaret Scott; Joseph Loftus, James Manley, Frank Lyons and Joseph T. Grace.

Richard Cosgrove is co-chairman and James Manley is secJoseph Mitchticket chairman, Mrs. Edretary ward Spohrer is decorations chairman, Miss Marion Hopkins is reception chairman and Mrs. Richard Cosgrove is program chairman, Mrs. John B. Burns will have charge of presenting the entertainment phase of the program.

TEEN CANTEEN WILL EXPAND FACILITIES Charles Collins, director of the Pittston YMCA's 'Teen Canteen," said that plans are being formulated to expand the facilities for the use of the canteen members, Nearly 300 teenagers attended the canteen last week. The officials will place the gymnasium on the third floor in operation to take care of the overflow crowd. A swim schedule had to be arranged as follows: From 7:15 to 8:45 for the Mrs. Grace is Named Catholic Charities Post Rev. Matthew F.

Boylan, pastor of St. Cecilia's Church, and director of the Catholic Charities of Luzerne County, announces the appointment of Mrs. Agnes Grace, of 28 Church street, this city, as secretarybookkeeper of the Pittston area. Mrs. Grace will assume her duties on Monday with training in Wilkes-Barre and than report to the offices on Broad street.

A native of New Orleans, she was educated in the South and west, having graduated from St. Joseph's Academy, Shawnee, Oklahoma. She also attended Catholic College, Guthrie Oklahoma. Mrs. Grace resided in Europe, mainly Paris and Italy, for six months at which time she traveled extensively.

Upon her return, she took up residence in New York City, she was employed as a 'secretary for the New York Trust Company. In the year 1940, she became the wife of the late Michael Grace in St. Stephen's Church, 28th street, New York City. The late Mr. Grace was correspondent for the Scranton Times, 16 years and Wilkes-Barre Record, for 15 years.

Following her marriage Mrs. Grace came to this city, where she has been actively engaged in extensive volunteer work for the American Red Cross Bloodmobile, having assisted in the Flood at Duryea, and also volunteer work at St. John's Church. Mrs. Grace is the mother of one son, Michael, a sophomore at St.

John the Evangelist High School. Herbert P. Saxe Former Resident W. Pittston Dies Herbert P. Saxe, former resiIdent of West.

Pittston, passed away yesterday afternoon at Bayanon, Puerto Rico, where he had been employed by Frozen Fruit Constrate Company for a number of years. Born in West Pittston, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Miller S. Saxe, and had resided in West Pittston until 1930, when he took up residence in Rockaway, New Jersey.

Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ferber, Germany; Mrs. Grace Neckes, Philadelphia; Mrs. William M. Sedgman Rockaway, N.

brothers, Arch Wellsboro, N.J. Robert, Iselin, N. and Willard, Hillside, N. J. The body will be brought to Pittston, where services and interment will take place from the William E.

Snowdon Funeral Home, 23 Broad stree, at a time to be announced. 13, 14 and 15 year old members; 8:45 to 10:30 for the 16 through 19 year old group, Trial Of Groves And Receski Set For April Term Two of the seven men charged with involuntary slaughter as an outgrowth of the Knox mine disaster will face trial in the Luzerne County Quarter Sessions Court April 4th. They are Robert Groves of this city and William Receski of Duryea. This came to light on Thursday, when District Attorney Stephen Teller received an order from the State Supreme Court that the two defendants be tried in Luzerne fore the five other are given their trial in Easton, Northampton County The other five are Robert L. Dougherty, Wyoming; Louis A.

Fabrizio, Yatesville; August J. Lippi, Exeter; Fritz Renner, Clarks Summit; and Ralph A. Fries, Moscow, RD 2. Chief Justice Charles Alvin Jones, signed the directive, further ordered that after the indictments have been disposed of against Groves and Receski, records should be transmitted to Easton for the trial of the other five men. District Attorney Teller said that he and other members of his staff are prepared to have the trial get underway Monday, April 4, opening of the second week of April Sessions of Criminal Court.

Groves is former superintendent of Knox Coal Company. Receski is former assistant foreman and mining engineer of Knox. Teller said he and First Assistant District Attorney Vincent M. Quinn and Assistant District Attorney Charles L. Casper who will assist him at the trial, have spent "countless hours" preparing the case since he took office January 4.

Teller said the case will run from two to four weeks. He indicated. at least 50 witnesses will be subpoenaed. Length of the expected to be brought out at the trial can be gained from the fact that Teller has spent 15 hours dictating a synopsis of the case in preparation for the trial. Teller said cost of the trial may run as high as $5,000, a figure estimated by his predecessor, attorney Albert H.

Aston. At the trial Groves will be represented by Attorneys John T. Mulhall and Frank McGuigan. Attorney William A. Degillio will represent Receski.

Groves and Receski were the only ones who did not ask for a change of venue to have their trials occur in another county. The Supreme Court approved a change of venue for the other five defendants. All five men will be tried at Easton on involuntary, manslaughter addition Fabrizio, Lippi and Dougherty will face charges of conspiracy Two Convicts Surrender After An Agreement Both agreed to surrender after receiving written agreement signed by Tennessee's commissioner of correction and other officials guaranteeing "on solemn oath" new legal appeals. It promised no reprisals or punishment in solitary confinement in return for ending the siege without bloodshed. Shown in the picture with Farra, at right, is Correction Commissioner Keith Hampton.

The convicts, both desperate and brazen, demanded earlier that they be furnished geta-1 Local Squires To Host State Conclave Sun. Robert Toole, Chief Squire of St. Ignatius Loyola Circle, 902, Columbian Squires, announces there will be a meeting of officers of the Pennsylvania Circle on Sunday at 1 p. m. in the Pittston Knights of Columbus Home, South Main street.

On hand at the session will be squires from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware. The group will receive Holy Communion on Sunday at the 8 o'clock Mass in St. John the Evangelist Church and a Communion Breakfast will follow in the cafeteria of St. John the Baptist Slovak Church, Wildiam street. On the following day, Monday, the First Middle Atlantic Conference meeting will be held at 1 p.

m. in Pittston Council Chambers. Robert Toole is notary of the State Circle. John B. Burns New Commander Local VFW Post John B.

Burns, well known mortician of 18 Kennedy street, Pittston, was elected commander of Fort Pittston Post 635, VFW, at a meeting last night. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Burns served with the Army as a medical laboratory technician England, France and Germany. Commander-elect Burns had the honor of embalming and of General George S. Patton.

conducting the military funeral He also embalmed and conducted the military rites for the first two women of the Women's Army Corps killed in action during World War II. He is a graduate of St. John's High School, this city, and the McAllister College of Embalming in New York City. He is past president of. Eagles Hose Company and a member of Pittton Council, Knights of Columbus.

Mr. Burns is married to the former Marianne Barrett. They are the parents of two children, Beth and Marianne. Also elected were: Senior vice Joseph Kearney; junior vice commander, Aloysius Kridlo; quartermaster, Gerard McLean; judge advocate, George Zapko, outgoing commander; chaplain, Hugh McLaughlin; surgeon, Thomas Roche; trustee, three years, Peter Buranich. Delegates to Anthracite Counties Council and District 11, Charles A.

Adonizio, Patrick J. Finnerty, Hugh McLaughlin, Francis Tigue, Oscar Kitzman, Joseph Kearney, and Aloysiuus Kridlo, James Connors and Walter Ring. Installation of officers will take place, April 30 at 8 p. m. at the post home.

Installing officer will be Past Commander Oscar Kitzman. Committee will consist of James Connors, chairman; Al Kridlo and Eugene Gavigan. The annual post clambake will take place July 31 at Sheridan's Farm, Suscon. Pastor Kerns To Preach His Final Sermon On Sunday Rev. William A.

Kerns, pastor, will have charge of services for the last time on Sunday in First Baptist Church, Water street, due to his resigning to accept charge of Byberry Baptist Chapel, Philadelphia, Rev. Mr. Kerns has been pastor of the local church for the past years. The Rev. George Pickett will serve church for the next two Sundays.

ST. JOHN'S CLASS OF 1950 MEETS TONIGHT Class of 1950, St. John's High School will hold an important meeting tonight at 8:30 at the Knights of Columbus Home, South Main street. Plans will be for furthered for the 10th anniversary reunion to be held July 3 at the VFW Post Home, Wyoming avenue, Kingston, Paul Sammon is general chairman of the affair and Marilyn Pope Montagna cochairman, Mary Donahue Grablick is secretary and James Dobson, treasurer. All members of the various committees are asked to attend tonight's meeting Detato Was Reelected President C.

A. Detato, prominent upper Pittston grocer, was reelected president of the Directors of C. A. Detato Economy Wholesale Company, at a reorganization meeting recently in headquarters, 318-320 Mifflin avenue, Scranton. This is Mr.

Detato's fourth consecutive term, Other officers named were: Peter A. Zelno, secretary; Joseph May, manager; George Ackerman, vice-president; John treasurer. Directors, inelude, Catalano, Jerry Russell RuNewton, John Baker and Frank Zazzera. Moses Installed As 7th President Wyoming Seminary Benjamin Hopkins Moses was installed as seventh president of Wyoming Seminary this afternoon at. 2:30 at ceremonies in Kingston Methodist Church.

Moses, who formerly held the post of director of student records at Yale University, ceeds Dr. Ralph W. Decker, who resigned last year to accept the post of director of the Department of Secondary and Higher Education of the Division of Education of the Methodist Church. The main address at the ceremony was delivered by Dr. William Pearson Tolley, chancellor and president of Syracuse University.

Formal installation was conducted by Z. Platt Bennett, president of the school's board. The ceremony in the church preceded by an academic procession from Nelson Memorial Hall to the church. Members of the faculty, trustees representatives of public and private schools and colleges walked in the procession. Others who participated in the inaugural ceremony were Rev.

Alfred L. Crayton, Rev. Leon W. Bouton and Rev. George M.

Bell. St. Rocco's BVS Bake Sale Sunday Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality of St. Rocco's Church will sponsor a Bake Sale on Sunday in the church basement, after all masses. Home baked goods will be featured.

Carol Bellanca is chairman. She will be assisted by Frances Amico, Nina Argo, Della Ann Burgio, Ginger Butera, Rosemary Giordano, Rosalie Butear, and Loretta Marranca. The regular monthly meeting with be held Tuesday at 8 following mission sevrice. Rev. Julio Serra, OSJ, is moderator.

WYOMING METHODIST MEN WILL ENTERTAIN The Men's Club of Wyoming Methodist Church will play host to two men's organizations on Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, The Men's Clubs of the Second Presbyterian Church, this city, and St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Hughestown, will be guests of the Wyoming group. Harold Wickey will be in charge of the devotions, David E. Vann, a 1958 graduate of Wilkes College, will be guest speaker. Mr.

Vann was granted a one year Rotary Foundation Fellowship of Study at Rhodes University, Union of South Africa, A fellowship will follow the meeting at which time refreshments will be served. Official Inspection Station No. 4914 Broad Street Garage Newcomb Bros. Prop. Atty.

Bufalino Hoffa's Choice Monitor Board Mission St. Rocco's To Last 2 Weeks Rev. Julio Serra, OSJ, pastor of St. Rocco's Church, announces that a two-week Mission, beginning this Sunday, March 27th, will be conducted for the men and women of the parisn by Passionist Father, Rev. Isidore Smith, C.P.

The women's mission will be held during the first week starting this Sunday at 7:30 p. m. Mission for the men will follow on Sunday, April 3rd. At all masses this Sunday the mission program will be outlined for the parishioners by Father Smith and at the 11 o'clock mass, the mission will be officially opened with a traditional procession of representatives of the various parish associations, accompanied the missionary and mission Crucifix on the way from the rectory to the sanctuary. A short Italian mission for the Italian speaking gnoup of the parish will also be conducted as well as a mission for children during the second week.

Card Party Aides St. John's Named Mrs. John F. Tierney, president of the Altar and Rosary Society of St. John the Church, is serving as honorary chairman of the forthcoming spring card party be held April 25 at the Mayfair Supper Club.

Rev. Joseph Flannery is- moderator of. the society. Mrs. Anthony Narvid is general chairman in charge of arrangements with Mrs.

Charles Connolly as the co-chairman. They have appointed Mrs. Joseph McNamara and Mrs. William Morgan, chairman and cochairman respectively of the table prizes. Assisting will be, Mrs.

Michael Grace, Mrs. Peter McHale, Mrs. Charles Morgan, Mrs. Harris James, Mrs. Timothy Langan, Mrs.

Joseph Saunders, Mrs. Frank Lenahan, Mrs. Harold Clisham, Mrs. Richard Cosgrove and Mrs. Patrick Donnelly.

to hide the true ownership of Knox Coal Company. The name of each of the seven defendants appears on each of the indictments charging them with involuntary manslaughter. Expert Radiator Repair And Recoring Addie's Auto Repair Ser. 801 Exeter Ave. Attorney William E.

Bufalino, a native of this city, was ed by Teamsters President James R. Hoffa on Thursday to serve as the union's representative on a court-appointed board of monitors. Hoffa said he would nominate Atty. Bufalino, who has law offices in Wilkes-Barre and is president of Teamsters Local 985, Detroit, to serve on the three-member "watchdog" panel. Butatino's chance for confirmation by Federal Judge F.

Dickenson Letts, who holds veto power over the union's selection, were considered slim. Sen. John L. McClellan, chairman of the Senate Rackets Committee, said he doubted that any judge, properly informed of Bufalino's record, would appoint him to the post. Attorney Bufalino was born April 13, 1918, in Pittston, the son of the late Salvatore and Louise Bufalino, Italian immigrants.

He is a graduate of the University of Scranton and Dickinson Law School. He is an Army veteran and for the past 12 years has been actively engaged in organizing groups of non-union workers in Michigan. Attorney Bufalino was the recipient of a $25,000 award from Time magazine last November. He sued the magazine on grounds that it falsely linked him with racketeers. Pittston Hospital Births Pittston Hospital announced the arrival of three births, yesterday and today, these are the first since Saturday at 10:16 p.an, A daughter, to Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Dileo, Searle street, yesterday at 4:15 p.m. Mother is the former Mary Jo Bufalino. A daughter, to Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Walsh, 486 Shoemaker avenue, West Wyoming, yesterday, at 5:26 p.m. Mother is the former Marie Zurla, A daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Roman Rezykowski, 143 street, today at 4:24 a.m, Mother is the former Lorraine Fritz. 3ARBS By HAL Outside of a few snow furries we are going to have a nice weekend but a little on the cool side.

Uncle Zeb says: "Money talks, but these days the dollar doesn't have enough cents to say. anything." After viewing the day's rushes, the temperamental movie actress complained to the chief cameraman, "You're not photographing my best side." can the cameraman snapped. "You're always sitting on it." At least ten per cent of the stuff found in a woman's purse is worth saving. The nation's population 179,690,586. Think of all the friends you can make.

Pigs knuckles and sauerkraut leads to the platter of little feet. Aunt Minnie says: "Maybe we're lucky that everybody doesn't know us like we do." Overheard ait the Flower Show: "It a' buttercup is yellow, a hiccup must be burple." Insincerity is the worst evil anyone ever had to contend with. -Finnegan. The human heart, in a 12- hour period, generates enough energy to lift a 60-ton tank car a foot off the ground, It's fact! Famous sayings: "Take taxi." way car and a chance against police guns in "fair Otherwise they threatened to put the hostages against the wall and shoot them. State police and prison officials, backed up by guns and tear gas, refused all demands except the terms finally agreed upon, and only after face-to-1 face meetings in the prison compounds and the work of a prison psychiatrist and a prisoner "go between" as mediarles did the convicts down.

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