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EATUEDAY- page -THE PITTuTON GAZETTE- AUGUST 4, 1951 7 Local Modem CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Gleanings Five Arrests Dope Battle Montreal, Aug. noyaU Canadian Mounted Police and U. S. Government agents announced today the arrest ot fiv member of an International narcotics ring linked with th vie empire of deported New 'Tork gangster Char. la (Lucky) Luciano.

A year' undercover Investigation was climaxed with the arrest last night. Police jsaid they expeofced four or five more arrest shortly. They described the ring as the biggest combine aver to operate in Canada. The trap was set off when police seized on man in a taxicato a he delivered $2000 worth of hroin to a plainclothes dstectlve. Four other raids wer mad simultaneously.

On netted Diodato Mastracohio, alals Dulane, a restaurateur, described by polio a th ringleader. They said had been under in vestigatlon for some time. Other arrested wer Jimmy Soccio, also a restaurateur, Johnny Sullivan, 38, a bartender, Cecil "Red" Chesson, a carnival worker, and Emile "Jack" Nadeau, no occupation. RCMP Superintendent" James R. Lemieux, Chief of the 'C Division Criminal Investigation Detriment, said the gang definitely was linked with Luciano, who now is on the Isle of Capri after being deported from the United States.

BY GATNOB MADDOX VEA Food aad Marksis Editor rpO enjoy Ufa and keep food costs A down, plan your menus about foods that ar abundant In Auv 1 Among ina important roods abundant in August art broilers and fryers, fresh and frozen fish, cottage cheese and peanut butter-all top sources of protein. By selecting these protein food you will ease your meat budget. Sour cherries and plums are all over the scene, so are limes and lemons and grapes. And of course locally grown vegetables are now at their best. Remember also that menu planning in advance helps save waste jand therefore cut food costs.

Take a look at these suggested budget i dinner menus. Vegetable-chicken soup, spiced i ham- omelet, combination fresh I vegetable salad, bread and margarine, sour cherry cobbler, coffee, milk. i Creamed codfish and eggs, buttered new potatoes, spinach, radishes and bread and margarine, blackberries with va-Inilla sauce, coffee, milk, i Vegetable cocktail, spaghetti Outsiders Are Barred From Dressing Rooms An item in Feldman's 'Hatchin' em Out" column in today's Scranton Tribune should be of Interest to those Interested In scholastic athletics everywhere and the Scranton School Board's directive should be studied by other school boards hereabouts for wider application: "Applause: Almost hidden here th a series of rules and regu lations adopted by th Athletic Council of th Scranton School District, Is th commendable policy to keep outsiders out of dressing quarters before, between and after inies. Because there's no more obnoxious pest than the self-styled authority who barges In to either berate th coach, or endeavor to tell nls charges how to win. "Whatever th cause of th un necessary visit, it cannot promote respect for authority, or discipline, und these factors, alone, warrant th courageous decision of 'Pop' Jones and his colleagues." Picnic To Mark Jubilee Year Of St.

Mark's Church Th parishioners ef St. Mark's Church, InMerman. will hojd their annual picnic on 3aturdfaiy, August 18th, at Green Park, Inkernran. Th picnic wilt be on ot th feature ot th Jubile Tear, which will mark the fiftieth anniversary of th founding of th parish. Rev.

Joseph Barry Is honorary chairman of th affair and James MoGlnity, general chairman. Thomas Fltzsimmon andi Edward Fahisy ar assistant chairmen. Following is a partial list cf the committees: Refreshments, Mrs. Mary Celleslus, Marie Cummlngs, Mr Charles Deskua, Marie Dough er, Reglna Fahey, Mrs. Patrick Flnnerty, Mrs.

Al Ford, Mrs. Alex Gubbiotti, Mrs. Ixs Hall, Mrs. Joseph Hart, Mrs. F.

Jedrick, Mrs. Stanley Klocko, Mrs. Nuncio Mas-sara, Mrs. Joseph McDonWd, Mrs. Joseph Mitchell, Mrs.

Joseph Mur-tha, Shirley Myers, Mrs. Bridget Swift, Mrs. Ann Tlgue, Margaret Wynne and Ann Wynne, Gennare Adonlzlo, John Clark George Con-Ion, Joseph Fabey, Anthony Gallagher, Leo Gorman. Alex GuWMottt, Thomas Jones and Robert Nevin. Jaycee Auxiliary Planning Dance The Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary Is one again planning its annual Fall dance.

Mrs. Wllbert W. Leppsrt, president of th Jaycee Auxiliary, has called a special meeting for Tuesday, August 7, at 8 at the T. M. C.

A. All mem bers are urged to attend, to arrange for th annual affair. EXETER MARGARET MEHAL WEDS ANDREW M. KOTULA M1s Margaret Mehal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, George Mehal, 328 Wilson street, West Exeter, and Andrew M.

Kotula. son of Mr. and Mrs. Georg Kotuta, 225 Harding street, Dupont, were united In marriage today at 8 a. m.

In St. John th Baptist Slovak Church, Plttston. Rev. Joeph Super, assistant pastor, performed the ceremony and was the celebrant of mass. The attendants wer Agnes Mor row and James Morrow.

Ridgway Calls Staff To Confer 3y PETER KAUSCHES (United Press Staff Correspondent) Tokyo, Sunday, Aug. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Supreme United Nations Commander, called his high staff adviser into urgent conference last night and It was believed th Korean cease-fir negotiations in Kaesong may hav reached a crisis point. There were indications Ridgway may hav called the conference upon receint ef special instructions from Washington.

Communists Defeated In Night Attacks 8th Army Headquarters, Korea, Aug. 4. The Communists threw the largest artillery barrage sines their spring offensive, behind two night attacks on the central front today, rnly to meet defeat. Southeast of the anchor town of Kumsong, where UN infantrymen, the Reds charged Allied positions Friday night. For more than five hours, until 4:80 a.

m. Saturday, the Reds pumped artillery shells into the UN lines at the rate of nearly two a minute. Two full enemy companies made the attack. A smaller force attacked at 2:30 a. m.

Saturday in a fight which lasted one hour. Both Red assault forces were thrown back, advices to said. Ten B-29 Superfortresses attacked Communist freight assembly yards and a supply center In North Korea, and 28 Thunderjet fighters dive-bombed Red troop quarters and warehouses southwest of Pyongyang, the Red capital. An 8th Army communique noted Intensified enemy resistance to Allied probing units on th western front, and her again th enemy used artillery as well as mortar fire. Despite th enemy attacks, UN patrols continued to exploit their r.ewly-won hill positions on the central front.

Sharp patrol clashes war reported along a line running east-west through the old enemy "Iron Tri angle" below Pyongyang to a point below Kumsong, 17 miles to the east. UN troops knocked th Red from at least, three strategic hills below Kumsong Friday and pushed the Allied line 1,500 yards north. In oris attack alone, th Allies killed, wounded or captured -168 Communist troops. Actor Tierney Starts Jail Term In Contempt Case Hollywood, Aug. 4.

Actor Lawr ence Tierney, no stranger to Jails sine played "John Dilllnger" In th movies, began a five-day sen tence today tor contempt of court. Municipal Judge Joseph L. Call sentenced the actor for his absence from court a week ago when Tier-ney was to face charge of disturb- ng the peace. The movie bad man was In Santa N. where a theater group dropped him for falling to show up for a performance.

When Call heard the actor was out of town, he issued a bench warrant. Tierney sauntered into court yes terday afternoon, shortly after his attorney asked to be relieved from tne case because his client failed to keep an appointment. The actor was accused of beating John Naylor, 25, into unconscious ness last July 21. Judge Call ruled tnat after Tierney finishes his five- day sentence he can be freed on ball untl? the case Is heard Aug. 13.

Tierney had been arrested a dozen times in the past five or six years on various charges, mostly for irunkenness. Man Plans To Go Over Niagara Sunday In Barrel Niagara Falls, Aug. 4. Riv- erman William "Red" Hill, it, prepared today to plunge over Niagara I Falls tomorrow in a rubber barrel before a predicted crowd of 300,000. Hill planV to rid over th 12 foot high Canadian Falls in a barrel made of'lS heavy duty tire tube lashed together.

He expects th trip to take 15 minutes. Fiv others hav gone ewer Niagara Falls, and three lived. Hill has shot the treacherous lower Niagara River rapids, near th whirlpool twice befor and came out uninjured. Hill's younger brother. Major Hill, now a private la the Canadian tried to go over Niagara Fall last summer, but his steel barrel became stuck in bushes and rocks 100 yards above th Falls.

His helpers pulled him to safety and th barrel went over alone. A crowd of more than 200,000 on both sides of the river watched it go over the Falls and erah onto rocks below. He would have been killed If he had stayed Inside th hsjrrai. Compromise Unlikely On 4 Administration peac feelers to Sen. Paul H.

Douglas appeared doomed today as th Illinois Democrat prepared to stand his ground in th "battle of the judges." Douglas was in no mood to give or ask any quarter in his "reluctant" feud with President Truman 'over two controversial presidential appointee to U. S. District Judge-chips in Illinois. Douglas plannsd tell a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee that the nominations were "personally obnoxious" to him. He has asked his Senate colleagues to refuse confirmation of Mr.

Truman's nominees, and almost all hav agreed to support him. Faced with almost certain Senate defeat, Mr. Truman's aides tried yesterday to work out a compromise with Douglas. But they never had a chance to propose a compN-mis because th scheme apparently blew up In a burst publicity. On the surface, the action seemed innocent enough.

Peyton Ford, assistant to Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, asked the subcommittee to postpone hearings on Mr. Truman's nomination of Cornelius J. Harrington for one week. The Justice Department, Ford said, wanted more time to "obtain additional evidence on the nominee's Qualifications." But behind the scenes, tK move had all the signs of a high-level operation.

Pieced together from various sources, this was the sequence: 1. An hour before the scheduled hearing, Ford telephoned Subcommittee Chairman Pat McCarran, Nev, and asked him to announce a week's postponement on his own authority. Hs told McCarran that a oompromlse might be worked out. 3. McCarran bluntly refused and told Ford that the Justice Department would have to ask for the postponement quickly and publicly.

8. Then Douglas was asked to request the same delay. He also refused, but declined to say who called him. Almost before the telephones were hung up, the news of a possible "truce" appeal was out. Denials followed almost as quickly.

The Whit House announced that Mi. Truman had nothing to do with th postponement request, and did not even know about it In advance. McGrath and Ford conferred with Mr. Truman soon after the postponement appeal, and McGrath confirmed that the President had no advance knowledge of the mov. Premier Of Iran Won't Back Down In Oil Dispute Tehran, Iran.

Aug. 4. Premier Mohammed Mossadegh pledged before th Iranian Senate that he would resign his post rather than buck down on nationalization ot the nation's oil fields. He spoke with tears rolling down his cheeks and In a quavering voice just befor the scheduled arrival of a British mission charged with negotiating an oil settlement. Th British mission, headed by Lord Privy Seal Richard Stokes, cooled off at th Embassy swimming pool at Baghdad, Iraq, in 110 degree heat befor flying here.

Mossadegh aimed his pledge atj extreme nationalists in the Senate v-ho feared th British might talk him Into a compromise on nationalization of British oil Interests In Iran. "I shall definitely relinquish of-f'ce tf an attempt la made to take advantage ot the situation and deprive th nation ot its rights," Mossadegh declared. So far, Britain has agreed only to recognize th "principle" of Iran's nationalization. But with the great Abadan refinery shut down, some 12,000 Iranians out of work and no oil being sold, It could be expected that Iran would consider a compromise offer. Mossadegh expressed thanks to V.

S. Presidential Envoy W. Averell Harrlman for his help in bringing Britain and Iran together again for negotiations. "I hop Mr. Harrl man's fforts will bear fruit in the Interests of our country right up to the very end," he said.

SamBellanco, Johnson Street, Died Here Today Samuel Bellanco, aged 64 years, of 38 Johnson street, died at 8:15 o'clock this morning at Pittstoc Hospital. He was admitted for treatment on Wednesday of this week, August 1. Deceased was born in -ttaly and had mad his homeTn Pltuton for 45 years. He was javfetired miner. He was a member of, St.

Rooco's Church and San Cataldo Society. Surviving ar his wtfeu t-h formr Sarah Miraglia and these "sons and daughters: Nicholas, of Kearny, N. former Plttston policeman; Stanley, proprietor of Plttston Floor Shop: James, Mrs. Philip Gluliano and Mrs. Al Loquasto, all of Plttston.

Th funeral will be from the family hom at a Um yet to appointed, Judgeships Scientist Ends His Life With Poison Ann Arbor, Aug. world-famed tropical disease expert killed himself by Injecting a rare snake venom into his veins because of shame at being fired from the University of Michigan faculty for "mishandling" $487.05 in funds, police said. Dr. Malrolm H. Soule, 54, was found dylrg last night in ths basement of their home here by his wit.

Alma. "It won't do you any good to call fir help because there's no antidote for this formula" he told her. Soule, a faculty member at Michigan since 1919 and head of the bacteriology department since 1935, died before help could arrive. Police said Soule mixed a powdered snake venom which he had obtained while traveling in South America, with morphine, then In jected It into his veins with a hypodermic needle Befor killing himself he wrote a suicide not and placed it beside h'm along with a copy of the ters university announcement of his dismissal which said he had ''submitted his resignation July 13, 1951, iind made restitution of $487.05." That was believed to be the full amount of money missing. Detective Duane Bauer said the sjicide not gave his dismissal as the reason but the text of the note wa not mad public.

Th university board of regepts refused to elaborate on ths charge that Soule had mishandled university funds. Lovely Nuptid Kathleen Bender. Anthony Berto Miss Kathleen Ann Bender, 110 Pin street, daughter of the late Fred and Kathleen Reilly Bender, became the bride of Anthony Berto, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Salvator Berto, 3 Underwood lane, this morning at 10 o'clock in St, John the Evangelist Church.

Rev. Joseph W. lireslln, assistant pastor, performed the ceremony and was celebrant of mass. Given In marriage by her brother, Eugene Bender, th bride had Miss Marilyn Pops as her maid of honor. Miss Mary DeBell was bridesmaid.

James Mantagna was best man and Samuel Spezlal was usher. The bride wore a gown of whit Imported French Chantllly lace over tatteta with a high scalloped Queen Ann collar, long tapering sleeves end fitted bodies on a full shirred ankle length skirt. Her veil ot il lusion was attached to a Juliet cap of lace trimmed with rosebuds. She wor a strand of pearls and carried a colonial bouquet of white roses centered with an orchid with white showers. Miss Pop wor a Martha Washington ankle-length gown ot whit nylon net over taffeta.

Her was a cap of whit nylon net trimmed with orange blossoms. She carried a colonial bouquet of blue delphinium with "golden rapture" with purple showers. Miss DeBelle also wor a Martha Washington ankl length gown of whit nylon net over taffeta. Her headpiece was a Cap ot whit nylon net trimmed with orange blossoms. Sli carried a colonial bouquet ot green pompons with "golden, rap.

tur" rose and Kelly rreen showers. Breakfast was served at th bride's horn and dinner was served and a reception held at Rucko's Cafe, North Main street. After a motor trip to Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Bsrto will llv in Lancaster where Mr.

Berto is manager of th Triangle Shot Store. Th former Miss Bender is a graduate of St. John the Evangelist High, school. Mr. Berto is a Pittaton High School graduate and a Navy voteran or world War n.

Tropical Storm Moving North In The Atlantic Miami, FUu, Aug. 4. A. tropical storm, spawned in th trackless wats) of th South bar-railed northward toiay far to the east of the Florida Coast Hurricane forecasters at th U. S.

Weather Bureau her said th disturbance was centered about 228 mile southeast of Bermuda at I a. today. It packed winds estimated at 80 mile an hour near Its center, with gales extending outward 80 to 100 miles to th north. Th storm, which showed sins of becoming th first hurrican of th official eaaon, was moving north-northwest at about 10 to 22 miles an hour and was expected to pas to th east of Bermuda. Shipping in th area was advised te take caution.

PLAN TO REVISE GOP CITY ORGANIZATION Philadelphia. Aug 4. Th Rev. Dr. Daniel A.

Poling. Republican nomine for mayor of Philadelphia, today ivameij a j7-memiber committee to reorganise th GOP city organization. William A. Schnader, a former Attorney General, was named chairman. Poling will tak a vacation shortly.

On his return he said he will call a meeting of the full commute and that he expected "at least a partial report" befor the yviniSni alsatlca. with liver sauce, Italian garlia bread and mixed green salad, fresh fruit cup, coffee, milk. Pork In barbecue sauce, buttered new potatoes, steamed spinach. bread and margarlna, plum coffee, milk. Frankfurter-tomato easseroieJ steamed onions, Romalne salad bread and margarine, island with blueberries, mux.

MONDAY'S MENU BREAKFAST: Canned or'" frozen grapefruit Juice, blue- berry griddle cakes, butteV powdered sugar, coffee, milk. LUNCHEON: Casserole oU fresh vegetables in cheese sauce, whole wheat bread, butter or fortified fruit bowl, leftover cake or cookies, tea, milk. DINNER: Fried ham steak with mustard cream gravy, boiled or mashed potatoes, corn on cob, chopped greens, and tomato salad, sour cherry cream, lea cofleev. milk. iiarred tactets To Be Processes! For The Draft By MILTON RICHMAJ) (United Press Staff Correspendent) West Point, N.

Aug. IjArmy officials said today th 90 Cadets dismissed from the U. 8. Military Academy for cheating on classroom tests ar likely soon to carrying rifles as draftees. Th Cadets Including; most of ths vaunted "Black Knight of the Hudson" football team will receive general discharges" which military officials said will prohibit them ttom ever being commissioned.

I A Selective Service spokesman said the Cadet who forgot th Army's motto of "duty, honor, toun-try" will be processed In "routln fashion" by their local draft board. But he said sine moat ar 18 to 28, without dependents and healthy they will be called up as "1-A." I Th dishonored group, who names hav been kept secret, hav been called back her from nearby summer training camps for "flaal processing." r. Few of their scornful fellow stuJ dents know their identity, but those who do offered them only th haughty "silent treatment" In th wak of th 160-year-old academy's greatest scandal. But each of th mta tickets for discharge will be given a ohanee te appeal to th West Point superintendent or even request a. kJ1- y' court martial.

"They will be givn vry hano to clear themselves," Col. James S. Leer, th academy publlo information officer said. "Boms ot th men might, through a review of their cases, be ultimately cleared. That Is why will not release th names of th Cadets." Few, however, were zpetd -te appeal.

Congressional sources -In Washington said about 80 cf the men hav confessed to participating iu th cheating. Th cheating ring began small "two or three years ago" reportedly among members of th football team. It takes in some men (who hav sine graduated and ar now officers. Some of these may be in combat in Korea or even dead. These will not be proscutd la any way, th Army said.

But those still undergraduates mostly Juniors and seniors face "general which ar neither honorable nor dishonorable, as a result of an original Up supplied by an honor board member. Normally the fellow-Cadets of th honor board would handle violations completely but th scop of this exposure was so great that the Army Itself took Army Secretary Frank Pace ordered th expulsions with the okay of President Ttuman. Z. St. Rocco's Picnic i August 8 To 11 There will be great doings aHSt Rocco's from August 8th to rl'th.

These dates will mark th annual picnic, whose preparations forteU a great success. New attractions rave been added this year to make this event a most interesting and enjoyable one. Spaghetti and meat balls will be served every evening from o'clock on. Stands with coffee, cake, frankfurters, hamburgers, lemonade, etc, will be a desired past -time. The bar with its variety of re freshing ddnks will be on the ball.

Members of St. Rocco's Society, Mt. Carmel, Mother Cabrtnl, -Et Lucy Flllpplnl, Fides Club, Holy Name, together with other good' parishioners, are lending a hand in making this affair th best of Its kind. 9 ROCKY GLEN TONIGHT FRANK WOJNAROWSKI Adm. $1.00 pu Advsnes 8s I At mtSTON RECORD S1.00 Sav 30 Dsnoing Till 1 A.

M. 'r- MEMBERS OF THE FIRST. Presbyterian Sunday School are reminded ot th missionary offer ing tomorrow, THE PROGRAM AT THB RDG-ulac meeting of th Kiwanls meat- lng Monday evening at six o'clock will be in charge of Al Bchontr, and will be a surprise. BLESSED VIRGIN MART So dality ot St. Miohael's Church will receive communion In a group at th mast at eight o'clock Sunday morning.

THE UNVEILING OF THB Monument to "th memory of th late Max Poginsky will take place at West Pltt.iton Jewish Cemetery Sunday, Aug. 12, at eleven o'clock. THB FOLLOWING WILL SUP-ply th pulpit of the First Methodist Church during the absence of the pastor on Aug. 12, John Jenkins; Aug. 19.

George Johns; Aug. 28, John Jenkins; Sept. Rev. Cbristins Giles. WOMEN OF THE ALTAR' So ciety, St.

Michael' will make a trip to Germantown ana Willow Grov tomorrow bv bus. They will meet in front of th church at 5:45 a. m. Th but leave at I a. m.

The funeral of, john J. of 236 Plttston avenue, Avooa, will be held Monday morn ing at o'clock from the family home, with a requiem mass at 9 o'clook at St. Mary's Churoh. Interment will be in th parish cemetery. THE FUNERAL OF MARCEL (Martin) Ostrowski, of $4 Ensign street, West Woming, win be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock from th family home, with a requiem mass at St, Joseph's Churoh, Wyoming, at 9:30 o'clock.

Interment will be in th parish cemetery, West Wyoming. Personal Mention Mayor and Mr. Joha J. Allaxdyc and son, of 38 Swallow street, art spending a week in th Poconos. Mrs.

John fcumley, of Nafus street, Is a patient in Packer Hospital, Sayre, where sh underwent an operation. Enjoying a summer vacation at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach are Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Murphy, 1189 South Main street. Port Griffith. and Mrs. Louis Ruibenetein, of Tonkers, N. announce th birth of a daughter at Tonkers General Hospital on August 1st.

Mrs. Rubensteln Is the former Mairlon Walter, of plttston. Orlando Costello, of Avooa, received his master degree at Bucknell University, Lewlsburg, yesterday. He and Mrs. Costello and daughter left after th exercises for a two-week vacation in North.

Carolina. jvM.7." and Mrs. Wllbert of Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn DymondK of West Plttston, hav re turned from a motor tour on which' they visited Niagara Fails, Thou-, sand Islands, Montreal, Canada, Freeport, Maine and New York City.

Charlies McCarthy, exeeutlv secretary of Greater Plttston Chamber of Commerce left today for Tale University, whr he will attend a wek's management conference sponsored by th United States Chamber of Commerce. Mr. and Mrs. George Gltkos, ef 140 Center street, Hugheetown, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elisabeth, to Robert J. Bernoskle, soh of Mr.

Agnes Ber-noekie and the late Mr. Dominlck Bernoskle, of 2 Hill Park avenue, Plttston. Miss Gltkos, a graduate ot Hughestown High School is employed at th Hughestown Garment Co. Mr. Bernoskle, a graduate of Plttston High School and Bowman Lancaster, is employed by E.

S. Wicks, Plttston. He is an army veteran of World War n. Vote In Wyoming To Be Recanvassed Votlne machines used In tli- Wyoming borough districts at ths July 24 primary were ordered re- canvassed by the court on Monday morning at -an o'click on petition of Bernard Plorkowskd. school direc tor candidate.

Plorkowskl received the Republican nomination with Edgar Saunders for the two open seats nn the board. The recanvass, however, is being sought to determine if the petitioner received sufficient write-in vote to eiv him th DMnnnuttn nomination. Th recheok will be made on machines used in th borivurh'a PMrt Ward, First District: Flr Ward Second District, and Second Ward. EMPLOYMENT AT HIGH LEVEL Washington, Aug. 4.

Employment reached the highest level In history last month, but It wasn't high enough1 to satisfy the Government. The Commerce IVpartment reported that 62.5:6.000 persons held job in July, 1,112,000 mor than a year ago. But President Truman has said that the Mobilization program would require an additional to 2,000,000 mor workers during the next year. MEDAL FOR HERMAN LEMP Philadelphia, Aug. 4.

Herman Lemp. Rldgewood, N. was awarded the George R. Henderson Medal by the Franklin Institute today for his contributions to the development of th dlesel electric lucomotlve. Th medal, founded In 1924, la given annually for meritorious Inventions or discoveries In the field ot railway engineering.

It will be presented formally to Lemp at special Medal Day ceremonies' here on Oct, 17. lrompe service on Printing Phone 1000 For Sale FOR SALE-HOUSEHOLD FURNL TURE. INQUIRE (20 Dilawiri Avenue, Saturday, between 2 to 4 In th afternoon. FOR BALE 808 Wyoming West plttston. room and bath.

Hot water beat. Garage attached. Good condition, $12,800.00 Atty Jarrett W. Jennings, Plttaton 2130. 80J6t .1947 Special Deluxe Plymouth Sedan.

Good Condition. Very reasonable. Phone tf i mi Wut pittaton residence with larva grocery meat marked JWrit box 224. Gazette. 2aJt For sale- Household furniture, lnqtr 609 Fourth atreet, West Flttston.

3a2t door-Chevrolet Sedan food Inapected Ph, 65S7-J. 8it3t KevUpaitor-' Refrigerator. Good ondtlion. Reasonable. Phone 2576.

Tor aale Dining room aulte, Easy Spin Iry washer, combination range, reed 'davenport. Reasonable, phone 18-R. Beal Estate For Sale Beautiful home In West PRtston. 1 rooms-bath. All modern Improve srents.

'2-car garage. Large lot. ric $12,000. Write Box 29, Gazette 3a2t Legal SEALED BIDS will toe, received y- the Board ef School Directors ot Jhe School District of. the Borough Of West until 7:80 P.

M. EJDT, Monday August 6, 1951, at the office of the School District In th Montgomery Avenue High School Building, West plttston, Pa. 1) For material and labor necessary to complete the erection ef wir fence around the Wert flttston Stadium; (2) For material and labor to vreet a cinder block wall along the Atlantic Avenue side of the jWest Flttston Stadium from the Club House to the existing double fate; For removing old wood fence avround Stadium. Each bidder Is required to sub-enit with his proposal a certified cheek In the amount of five per cent of Ms bid; this check Is to be mad payable to the Treasurer of th School District of th Borough Cf West pPltteton. Specif lcationa for thee projects may be obtained at- th Office of th 'School District, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.

until 1:00 P. M. Th-Board reserves the right to accept any, or reject any or all 'bids. EDWARD N. BARBER Secretary Miss America Ends Campaign ure V- Stanford; Aug.

Mis America, ot 1G44, now an attrac- I tlv housewife, says she'll have no troubl winning th Democratic nomination for th Kentucky Hous of Representatives In today's Primary election If ah ita th women's vote. Mrs. Joseph Murphy, who won her beauty tltl as Venus Ramey, concluded her campaign last night with her first and only political talk, during a radio broadcast. Prior to that, ah had covered Lincoln County by atopping In almost every house in Stanford and nearby towns. Eh said, "almost vcryon gave me a good reception specially th women." Although she was cautious about fcer chanoea against three male opponents, ah claimed th vote ot all the women would greatly aid her la winning the nomination.

She said that her fate now is In the hands of God and the voters. Political experts In Frankfort have termed her an underdog In the race, whose only Chance lies In a split vote among her three male opponents. Old Home Week Of lions Club Closes Tonight Old Home Week of Plttston Lions Club will close this evening when an automobile will be awarded to en of their patrons. Held during the week, the project has been very successful to Mungo Thompson, chairman Martin Steuer, co-chairman; Michael J. Aita, automobile chairman and their associates ha v.

expressed confidence that tonight's closing program will meet ith approval of their guests. Rides for young and old have been featured, In additional to beverages. fames, etc. Th proceed will be Jsed to promote the conservation of and youth welfare program of the club. DALLAS OUTDOOR THhATRE Rout to Dallas, Pa.

TONIGHT Audi Murphy, Wanda Hendrlx SUNDAY "THE WISTFUL WIDOW Of -WAGON GAP" Abbott and Costells with Marjorie Main I Shows Starting at Dusk Children under 12 Pre Proposal To End Army-Navy Football Games Washington, Aug. 4. Sen. J. William Fulbright, Ark, proposed today that th Army and Navy abolish intercollegiate football as a result of th cheating scandal at West Point.

Congressmen, Army officers and government officials from President Truman down to th lowliest office, holder In this usually cynical city were stunned and dismayed at the mass violation of West Point's 150- year-old honor eys tem. They asked th same question: What prompted the youth to violate th Academy's proud, regulations against cheating in laminations Ther wer many explanations, including general deterioration of teen-age morals, the effect of corruption and graft among government officials, national oynlolsm about honesty, and th effect of "too soft living" by th American people. But Sen. Fulbright, noting that many of the Cadets Involved in th scandal wer football players, sug gested that commercialization of Army and Navy football teams may hav been th oaus. "I guess that this violation of th honor cod was first instigated by Cadets who wore primarily interested in playing football and wer not there for any other purpose," Fulbright said.

The senator, a one-tlm football star himself and a long-time foe of commercialized intercollegiate sports, suggested th only adequate remedy was for th military academies to quit inter-collegiat toot-ball. Gen. Oolllns, Army Chief of Staff, said that a sweeping Investigation of all West Point athletics Is underway as a result ot the mass expulsion that all but wiped out' th Army grid team. While steadfastly refusing to di close the names of the 90 West Point Cadets discharged for "cheat' Collins revealed th sroun in cluded many first and second class men (Seniors and Juniors) "who Bava been prominent in various activities. Including varsity football." Th Whit House said Mr.

Tru man was "naturally very much con cerned." It said th president ap proved of the dismissal action. Law-makers, who make up a large portion of Wst Point's student body, wer shocked and grieved. They forgot politics ror tne moment and discussed the development gravely ar.d sadly. Disastrous Fire In Peabody, Mass. Peabody, Aug.

4. A ga-tial alarm fir razed it industrial buildings and homes in th center cf town today, causing damage estimated at up to 8500,000. Firemen from more than a-half dozen surrounding towns sped Ijere to quell the flames befor they spread to the main business section. Th flames destroyed a grain warehouse, several buildings used by tanneries, a boiler manufacturing plant and other Industrial structure's. A three-story tenement next to the warehouse also suffered heavy damage.

At least 80 persons wer 'mad homeless and scores of others were thrown out of work. The blaze started shortly befor 8 a. m. EDT In a two-story wooden warehouse filled with a 8100,000 block oi train, lne warehouse was destroyed. Next the fire spread te a thr-story tenement, driving 80 persons into th street In their nlghtclothes.

Several small brick buildings, eom of them used by tanneries caught fire. An estimated 20,000 persons gathered to watch firemen fighting the flames. So much water was pumped onto the buildings that it ran six Inches deep in Walnut street. Want Male or Female Help? A GAZETTE Classified Ad wiV est it for Phone lQOO..

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