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MONDAY- -Tim prrrsTou oaeetts- OCTOBER 8, 1951. 1'AOE TWO Hospital Nurses' NEWS OF THE WEST SIDE King's Bows To St Francis In Battle In Rain Columbus Day Parade Cancelled Th Columbus Day parade planned for yesterday In Pittston had to be- cancelled on account of the continuous heavy rain. However, brief oeremonles were held at the Columbus' statue at the Roosevelt School, when representatives of the various Italian societies placed flowers on the statue. Plttsten. rol lowing the parade the New Officers Rebekah Lodge Are Installed Thalia Rebekah Lodge Installed new effioer at the regular meeting Friday night.

There wa a large attendance) including visitors from neighboring lodges. The installing officer wa District Deputy President Esther ghafer and her stajff from Mountain Top. New officer installed were: Noble Grand, Naomi Benner; Vic Grand, Agnes Robertson; secretary, Helen Calder; treasurer, Estelhv Davie; right supporter to the Noble Grand, Ruth Lewis; left supporter to the Noble Grand; Grace Brodtoeck; right supporter to th Vice Jennie Wtntle; lett supporter to the Vio Grand, Char lotto Qvans; Warden, Agnes Evans; conductor, Jun Firetlne; chaplain, Detore Chapln; inside 'guardlajt, Jewish Day Of 1 Atonement To Open Tomorrow The Day sf Atonement, Tom Klppur, begins at sundown Tuesday and conclude at sundown Wednesday. The Day sf Atonement Is the moat solemn and sacred day in the Jewish religious calendar. It concludes the 10 days of penitence and prayer ushered in by the new year.

In temple and aynagogs, the Jew petitions the Almighty to pardon hi sins and' to redeem hi soul. The whole day 1 spent la the synagog. In the evening. Ushering in the solemn day, there Is th chanting of the Kol Nldr prayer. According to Jewlsti folklore, on thl day, the Recording Angel cause all humanity to pa before the divine throne of Justice.

Bach man 1 Judged according to hi merit and hi fats is Itworibed to the Book of Life for good or ill. The servlee conclude with a blast the ram's horn, or Shotar, symbolising religion' pall to all men of good will to Join tgether, AVOCA Aveea Girl Robbed The 18-year-old daughter of the Avoca Chief of Police was assaulted at Union Terminal, Newark, N. Friday night and robbed of her purse containing more than $100 in cash and a suitcase tilled with personal Patricia George, daughter of P0HC Chief and Mr. Robert George, Packer street, West Avoca, was th' victim. Ml George, employed In.

'Newark, was en route to her home and wa awaiting a bus In the Union Terminal when the assault oc-currtd. Sh told her father that a men hit her on the "back of the head" and then made oft with her suitcase and her purse. The purse contained more than $100 in cash, a class ring and ottier valuables. Mis George wa not Injured. DUCK MASON TO OPKH Harrlsburg, Oct.

8. Pennsylvania hunter will open, the duck hunting ton In force at noon on Columbus Day, Oct. 12. Th Pennsylvania Game Commission, In announcing th opening of th season, has asked that hunter notify the agency if any of the 7,000 duck banded In the State thl surnmer are bagged or found dead. Vind And Rain Storm Swept Valley Sunday A' dry spell was fallowed yesterday by a rather unusual which covered the entire satrn section sf the State.

Rain started to tall about 10:10 and continued until evening. There was a great downpour at times, and the storm was accompanied by considerable sharp lighting. High winds accompanied the rain- la some seotlon. As usual low spots in the Valley were flo'oded. Including many section of the highway, and traffic was slowed by th heavy downpour and by th pools ofVtr, that cov-ered-th highway In many place.

At Bon Stadium' In, approximately 100 persons turned out to ee King' College play IK. Franc) in a grid; game, Th game was half, completed when 'a bolt of lightning struck wires In th stadium and th light were thrown out of commission. Th gam was completed In mi-darkness and on a field turned Into A tea of mud by the rain. Approximately to proa neaalaea re see the gam end. West Eighth Wet Wyo-.

mlng, between the railroad- track, was hub-deep with water until it had. time to drain into Abraham Creek. Eighth atreet, Wyoming, at Dennison street, alto were covered by a foot of water. Leave beaten from tree by wind and rain clogged catoh, basins on other Wyoming street and Andrew Dersek, street commissioner, announced last night a crew of men will clean them today. Flooded street Included Dennlaon between Seventh and Eighth, Monument avenue, between Seventh and Ninth streets.

West Fourth treet. Bast Fourth trt between Monument and Wyoming avenues. Dersek said the. recently installed catoh basin near th Stat Police Barrack en Wyoming avenue eliminated th usual flooding In that section and th new catch basin on Susquehanna avenue In the Monument Park ctlon alleviated th usual flood situation there, keeping water out of yards. Derxak said he received report ef property damage as result ef the Bertha outside guardian.

Mildred Moss: Past N-ble Crand, lCmlly MaoDonald; riffht stipnorter to the Past Noble Qranfl. Rcid; left supporter to the Past No ble Grand, Emma Re.nard; flag bearer, Pursell; pianist, Maud Owens; soloist, Mary Koch-er; right supporter to chaplain. Myrtle Owens; supporter to chaplain, Sylvia Bedford: a'ta-bearers, Llll'an Strubeok, and Elisabeth Decker. A Past Grand's Jewel was pre sented to Bmtly MacDonald. A oclal hour followed th Instal lation service, and refreshment were served.

Prompt service on Printing Phone 1000 hoe company wilt head lta regular meeting. and Mr. Ctarit Totten, of Delaware avenue, and Mr. and Mr. August Haefel, of laimrne avenue, pent Cunde-y en Princeton, N.

wtiere they vlsted Mies Iols Totten, who la a student at Weetmln- eter Choir College. Jit. Helen J. Beaver, of Luiente avenue, and oaugater, mt. raer Platiten, of New York City, have returned from a two week' visit ta Bermuda.

They made the trip dow on the new ocean Hner, Monarch of Bermuda, and war guests while there at the Princess Hatel. The return trip wa made by airplane to New fork. i RAOf TRACK PICKETED Laurel, Oct. I. Parl-mutuei worker aet up picket line "around Laurel race traok today In a dispute over a no-strlke pledge re- Quired as a condition of employment (or the Fall meeting of the track whlth begina Wednesday.

Leaders of Local No. 1411, Mu-tuel Ticket Agents, charged that the no-strtk elauae contained in Job application would nullify the worker' advantage of union menvberihlp. SP0RT5tVANrS DIGESTS HOW TO LOCATE FOXES BV fSIGNS" Walk an OLD PIRT COUNTRy ROAD AND LOOK FOR TRACKS IN SOFT SPOTS. OR OROP-IPINfiS ON THI MUSH MUMPS OB HOCKS. IT I A CHARACTERISTIC Of THE POX TO SELECT SUCH PLACES IN A ROAD IT TRAVELS.

IP THE PROPPINOS CON" TAIN APPLE SEEDS THE FOX HAS SEEN FEEDING NEARBV IN AN ORCHARD. PARTS OP CRICKETS) 6RA99HOPPERSI ETC- INDICATE A PIELP OR MEADOW. FOXES PREFER OPEN FIELDS TO MEAVV BRUSH FOR DEPREDATION. ft. jasMXJW Mi Bankers1 Group To Meet In Scranton Anthracite Conference, NABAC, will hold a morfthly meeting at the Scranton Chamber of Commerce Building at o'clock on October 10th.

A panel of Loan Op erations and Auditing" will be con ducted with Ray Boyle, Wllkea- Barre Deposit and Savings Bank, as moderator. The other member of the panel will be: Fred J. Bck, cashier. First National Bank of Dallas; Ernest Hodge, assistant cashier of First National Bank, Bcramtou; Wim, Pack, Miner' National Bank of Wilkes-Barrs; Robert T. Wagner, assistant cashier, Haileton National Bank.

Thomas J. Flnucane, assistant Regional Director of the 8. Department of Labor's Wag and Hour and Public Contract Division, will give a short talk and an. bwer questions pertaining to wage, salary adjustments" and bonuses. John T.

Walters, FIrt National Bank, wanton, will discuss briefly "A Bank' Position In Changing the Title of Deposit Accounts by us of the Proper Form." FORMER HEAD OF CONSISTORY, DIED Dr. Charles H. Tift on, 11 West Main street, Penns Grove, N. a former Scranton dentist and former commander-in-chief of Keystone Consistory, died Saturday at his home after an Illness. He moved to Perms Grove several years ago.

A 33rd degree Mason, lie held the post of district deputy high priest for the Sixth District, eoinprisln Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wayne counties, for several year. Alumnae To Hold Card Party Nov. 8 The Pittston, Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association will hold It fourth annual card party on Thursday evening, Nov. 8th, in St. John's auditorium.

Church street. Mies Mary Granahan has been appointed chalrlady for the affair. Miss Alice Kan Is co-ehairlady. Other sommlttees are as fol low: Reception (Mrs. Margaret Ton- rey, Misses Esther Kelly, Susan Greenland, Florence Rychleskl.

Ticket committee Chalrlady, Mies Aldona Lavanage; Mrs. Marie, McDonald, Mr. Mary Do ran, Mr. Annette Bilbow, Mr. Anna Dillon, Mr.

Margaret Wilkinson, Mrs. Catherine Naples, i- Lillian Salvo, Misses Connie Bperaua, Marian Kramer, Joan 'Petrtllo, Joan Burke, Arn Kelly, Gloria Petlto and Susan Greenland. Pulbllcit Mrs. Ursula Burke, Misses Patricia Leonard, Ruth Bur. kel and Ann Kelly.

Prise committee Mr. Mary Dor- an, Mrs. Ursula Burke, Mary Gran ahan, and, AUoe Kan: Tickets will be available soon and may be obtained from the chalr lady of the ticket committee or any member of the ticket committee. The public Is invited to attend, Including men. It 1 hoped to see a number of men present.

An enjoy? able evening Is promlsel. A number of door price shall te awarded. All member of the (committees are requested by the chalrlady to attend the alumnae meeting Thursday, Oct. 11, at p. in the staff room.

S-K-F Industries Employes Vote To Strike Tomorrow Philadelphia, Oct. i'. Thirty-five hundred S-K-B' Industries, workers will strike at 7 a. m. tomorrow, regardless of the outcome of continuing contract negotiations, union officials said today.

A strike notice already had been served on the company by Local 298, United Steeiworkers, demanding a five-point package of wage Increase and other benefit under a wage reopening clause to the current two-year contract About 1,500 union members voted yesterday to walk out, reg-ardles of the outcome of today's negotiations. Local President Joseph P. Cannon told the membership that a resolution of support ha been adopted unanimously here Saturday by delegate to the 11th annual convention of District 7, United Steel Workers, in the low-price field I ten fnn 5 30c LIcny Mourn At Edgar N. Stark Ther Wr many friend ta ht the funeral of Edgar N. Start1 of 1M Bxeter avenue.

The funeral hold from the family home' afternoon at two o'clock. Rev, George, B. How, pator- of the -FiTt Mthodia Church, com-ducted the services. Interment wu in -Sunnya-lde Cemetery, Tunlcha-nook. v-t Honorary were Dr.

Thomas R. Oagion, Attorney lo White, r. Jft Plarit Johnson, William A. Hay, Herman Wagner, Ellsworth Parfchurst, A. O.

Oalland, John E. Jones, Cromwell Oliver, Ralph Peters and William Der-medy. Active were: Curtis D. Thomas, Samuel C. Battistl, Francis I.

Baldwin, R. J. Hinkle, Kmmett TJntem, "James Meiberger, Richard and George Culp. Senippah Class Jims For Bazaar Thursday, Nov. 15 'Z The Senippah Ola, of the Flnt Congregational Church, are making great for 'a Harvest Home baaar, which they are planning to hold In the Church School room on Thursday evenlnfr.

November 16. "Herabew et the class hav been rorfclng for monthe In preparation ef the event. Many artlolea of fancy work, Including home-made quilts, iH be on display, and ottered for Mfe. Chrlatmae shopper will find full Hne of gift to please all members; of the family aa well your Dont forget the date, and 1 plan to be preeent. St.

David's Society Jlrcis Tuesday Ev'g 'All "Welshmen or descendants of Welatamen in the Greater Pittiton area are invited to be guest of the bt. David' Society tomorrow night' at the Congregational Church at o'clock, to hear an address on "The Glory of Our Welah Heritage." The speaker 1 well qualified to discus Welah) tradition and history. He 1 paster of the Welsh Preelbyterlan Chtfrch In Plymouth and 1 In frequent demand for Welsh singing festival Rev, F. Russell Straw. A There wiH be some enjoyable musical feature.

Arthur Elwyn Morgan, of 6c nun ton, a nut-lst, "will play three numbers. William Hugbes, the well known soag direct or of Gymanfa Genua, will be present and WiH be accompanied by some from Bcranton. Mr. Hughes will lead some group lng-lng. President Probyn will read a poem about the royag of Columbus, since bis 500th birthday Will be observed throughout the World on October 112th.

A social period will follow, dur-fci. -ica refreshment will be (erred. BREVITIES Class No. of the First Meth-fdist Church, will meet October 23, instead, of October IS. -The Carabrlam Club of West juteton will meet tonight at eight o'olocit In the D.

A. R. Hall. The Junior Department, of the First Methodist Church, will meet tomorrow afiernoon at four o'clock The Senior Girt Scouts will meet tills evening at seven o'clock at the First Prestbyterian Church. The Men's Chub banquet of the I4rst Methodist Church will get underway promptly at :15 o'clock lonight.

The speaker will be Attorney Ben Jones. The Chautauqua Circle will meet ftmorrow evening at the home of E. G. Gage, Wyoming avenue, jitiss Mabel Loeb will apeak on her trip to Guatemala. -There will be a dessert meeting ol West Pittston Woman's Club to-wiorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the home of- Mra.

Hayan Jone, 401 Luzerne avenue. No. 9, of the First Meth-odlat Church, taught by Miss Mil-deed Myers, will meet In the church parlor tomorrow evening at eight oVlock. Motr.bers of the. Weet Pittston Hose' Company are requested to meet, In uniform, tomorrow evening at o'clock at the hoee house to participate In the Fire Prevention Week Parade, which he'd hrniornw nieht in 25- Bt.

Francis College defeat King's 18-12, in Wie rata at Baa Stadium yesterday afternoon. Less than 100 people watched thai contest which wa played through' out a steady downpour. Bt. Francis cored twlc la th first period and added th extra -point after the second score. It proved to' be the winning marker.

John Schlmminger scored the frlet TO-on a five-yard run and Joe Klutch missed the placement. A 55-yard run by Mason setup second score. Pat Nolan, Avooa, went across from th tight and Klutchbooted the 13th and in-ning point. King' struck back In th fourth Hcrry Miller took a pibchout end want around end for six yarfii and a touchdown but Jos Cfslg' place-men't blocked and trail- 1J.6. Street Car Ran Away In Scranton T.W."-3v 'jvs vf vldad two or vl r5 aad anrOity a Pjtiai'iuj trolley oar Scrunton own tlm avenue Hill out of control and car.a to rest near the Mulberry street Intersection.

aVcr sideiswliing'. uarked dan. Mr. Webber, 951 First avenue, Kingston, oosu-. Int of the automobile, receii-ed cut of th face.

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