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-THE HTTSTON OAZETTB- May "4,1959 rage Three Monday a WITH A LOW-COST LOAN HOME IMPROVEMENT Personal Mention The Rev. John Stephens, pastor of St. John's Primitive Methodist Church, Avoca for the past 11 years, read a letter of acceptance as pastor for the 12th year. Mrs. Mary Fabrizio, jtD 1, Harding, is confined to her home with illness.

Mrs. Leonard J. of RD 1, Harding, was tendered a surprise birthday party on Saturday at Brutico's, Old Forge. Present were: Elizabeth Bunza, Sara Palmieri, Bertha Bianco, Carmella Dellarte, Marion Koneski and Mrs. Potaski.

Gcsd News Club Christian Day Season Good News Club Christian Camp will be held at Ivtejody Park, Demands Corner, East Dallas, Monday Friday, July 20th thrtyjgh the 24th. Boys and girls will be picked tip from a central paint in Wyoming about 8:30. a. m. and returned at 4:36 p.

m. Bible and missionary stories will be featured as well as swimming, handcraft, games, treasure hunts and weiner roasts. Boys and girls need not belong to a Good News Club to No Down Payment Up To 5 Years To Pay Come In Soon I You'll Like the Way We Do Business. See 111 FEDERAL 1st 3 at FEDERAL nam viuuruau jo vniiifi Information and application blanks may be obtained from Mrs. A.

C. Harlett, 710 Sus- I 29 South Main Street Pittston. Pa. Stop In I Mrs. Jordan Is Named Chairman Township Women Announcement was made of the appointment of Mrs.

Sarah Coyne Jordan, llfll South Main street, Port Griffith, as SARAH COYNE JORDAN chairman of the Republican Women of Jenkins Township for the Clark-Peck Loyal Republican candidates. County GOP Vica-Chalrman Louise H. Russell made the appDintment of Mrs Jordan the Jenkins Township School Mrs Jordan is president of Board, has been active in GOP circles for many years, and was the first woman to hold a public office in the township. She was elected as an auditor in 1951, and after a six year term, she was elected a member of the school board in 1967. Mrs.

Jordan plays an active role in the civic life of her community, and for many years supervised the children's activities at the township's May Park. She is the widow of Michael T. Jordan and the mother of three sons. INSTALLMENT LOAN OFFICE Entrance at 7 Broad Street Low Interest 12 to 36 Confidential Bates Month to Pay Transactions THE BANK FOR YOU St. John's Holy Name (Continued From Page 1) Cummings, vice president: John Brennan, treasurer; Vincent Yermal, secretary.

Among those seated at the speakers table who were intro duced were Judges J. Harold Flannery, Frank L. Pinola and Bernard C. Bromlnski of Lu-j zerne County Court of Common Pleas. Maj.

Charles MacRae, State Police retired, Vincent; Dougherty. Scranton Federal i Bureau of Investigation. W. Francis Swinffle wan th I toastmaster, he was introduced by Harold Costello, outgoing president of the Holy Name Society. Father JoseDh Breslin.

so ciety moderator who celebrated the mass preceding the breakfast, gave grace and benediction. Assisting Father Breslin in distributing Holy Communion were the Revs. William J. Wheeler and Thomas J. Hanni-gan.

These Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus, in full regalia, served as an honor guard for Colonel McCartney; William J. Strubeck, faithful navigator; Gerald Loughney, Thomas F. Burns, John Loughney, James Halford, Francis Lenahan; William Reed. Edwin Sites. JoseDh Farrell, Frank Hizny, Angelo Frushon, John E.

Moran, Edward Dommermuth. (Mrs. Ann Yunkunis will serve as hostessce. Rev. Leonard Gil-lis is moderator.

The Alliance will hold its annual Communion breakfast at the church auditorium following the 9 o'click Mass- on Lithuanian Women Will Meet Tonight Lithuanian Women's Alliance of St. Casmir's Church, will meet tonight at 7:30 in jthe church auditorium. Mrs. I Barney Sakalouski will prelude. Mrs.

Mary Poder and JOBS GOME-PLANTS HUM Local Gleanings BOARD OF TRUSTEES, First Baptist Church, will meet tonight at 8. Catherine Mabie Society will meet at the home of Miss Gertrude O'Neill. The topic is and the leader is Martha Stocker. LUTHER LEAGUE YOUNG Peoples, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, will meet tonight at 7.

THE OFFICIAL BOARD OF Brick Methodist Church, Dur-yea, will meet tonight at 7:45. Intermediate Youth Fellowship will meet at 7:30. A MEETING OF THE CAP- tains of the various Parishes of Greater Pittston Retreat League will be held this eve ning in the Music Room of St. John's Rectory. All members are urgently requested to attend.

BOY SCOUTS, SECOND Presbyterian Church will meet tonight at 7 with Anthony Giar- dina in the Church Fellowship Room. Senior Hi Westminster Fellowship will meet with their advisor Mrs. Jennie Tamburro at 7. Brownie Girl Scouts will meet at 4 tomorrow. WSCS OF ST.

PAUL'S Methodist Church will meet tonight at 7:30. Program will be in charge of Mrs. Margaret D-Williams; Devotions, Mrs. Edna Weiskerger. Hostesses will be Mrs.

Albert Greenland, Mrs. Hetty Atherholt and Mrs. John Foy. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Greater Pittston Protestant Laymen Association will meet this evening at 8 in the YMCA. Plans will be made for the next Laymen meeting "and also for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Protestant Laymen Organization.

SISTERS LEAGUE OF ST. John's Lutheran Church will conduct a rummage sale beginning today and continuing until Friday in the Flatiron Building, North Main street. AN INTERESTING PRO-gram has been arranged for the meeting of the YMCA Auxiliary on Wednesday afternoon at all members are urged to attend. Mrs. Charles Burkel will preside at the business session; ladies of St.

John's Lutheran Church will have charge of devotions and refreshments. THE JENKINS TOWNSHIP Board of Supervisors will meet tonight at 7:30 in the hose house. AVOCA PARENT-BAND Association met recently and nom inated officers. They are: President, Albert Turner; vice-presi dent, Theodore Harris; secre. tary, Mrs.

Reva Decker; treas urer, Gershom Smith. Tne group will meet tomorrow at 8 p. m. In No. 1 School to elect officers.

THE PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, Auxiliary to VFW Post 7846, installed new officers at a recent meeting of the organlza. tion. These new officers were seated by Mary Louise Musto, past president; Catherine Mec-adon, president; Ann Elaine Walsh, secretary; Anita Bar-tolal, treasurer. JOHN D. STARK POST 542, American Legion will meet tonight at 8 at the post home.

Executive committee will meet at 7:30. John J. Casey, will preside. WSCS, FIRST METHODIST Church will meet tonight at 7:45 with Mrs. William Carey presiding.

Executive board will meet at 7. A social hour will follow. ST. CAS BUR'S MINSTREL, attended by a capacity crowd last evening will be presented again this evening at Pittston High School. The church choir Is directed by Professor Bronis Voveris.

King's College Glee Club will also render a few selections. PITTSTON LIONS CLUB will meet this evening at 6:30 at Harris' Restaurant, West Pittston. Erminio J. Cefalo will preside. Guest speakers will be Andrew W.

Lewis, superin tendent of West Pittston Schools. C. William McNulty Is program chairman. iWm. McCracken Of Avoca Dies William McCracken, 225 Main street, Avoca, passed away last night at 7:30 in Mercy Hospital, Scranton, where he had been a medical patient for the past 11 days.

Born in Pittston Township, he resided in Avoca most of his life. He was a son of the late George and Emma Smer-don McCracken. He was a member of Bethel Methodist Church and was an Army overseas veteran of World War I. He was a retired Erie Railroad employe. Surviving are his wife, the former Phoebe Lu vendor; one daughter, Mrs.

Allison Morgan, at home; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Best, Duryea; one brother, Joseph, Avoca, and two grandchildren. Funeral will be held from the home Wednesday at 2 p. m. The Rev.

James Burleigh will officiate. Interment. Lanetliffe I Cemetery, Avoca. Friends may call tonight 9 It's Your Life Piitston Murphy To Explain Rcb Of Press In Industrial Drives Harrisburg The role of the local press in aiding community industrial development will be a major topic of discussion at the Third Annual Industrial Development Clinic in Harris, burg, May 11 and 12. Joseph T.

Murphy, Managing Editor of the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader-News will con sider the newspaper's influence in the carrying out of any local or area fund-raising campaign for new industry and the gen eral support of the press for industrial development in Penn. sylvania. Mr. Murphy, who is sched uled to address the clinic at its opening session, May 11, will be introduced by Frank Mahon, President of the Pennsylvania Utilities-Railroad Area Develop ment Association (PURADfA) and chairman of the clinic's Monday morning program. The two-day clinic, which has become a major statewide conference for the advancement of Pennsylvania industrial development, is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce.

Cooperating organizations include the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Com merce, Pennsylvania Utilities Railroad Area Development As. sociation (PURADA), Pennsyl vania Chamber of Commerce Executives and the Pennsylvania chapters of the Society of Industrial Realtors. John Angelelia Claimed By Death Rites Wednesday John Angelelia of S3 Curtis street, Pittston, died yesterday mornins at at home after suffering heart attack. In ill health several months, he had been receiving medical treatment. A native of Italy, he came to America in 1905 as a boy and settled in the Parsonage street section of Pittston.

He lived at thei present address as vears. Mr. and Mrs. An gelelia celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary in Apru. Son of the late Angelo and Mary Tartia Angelelia, he was employed at Kehoe-Berge coal Company prior to his retirement in 1948.

Mr. Aneelelia was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmci Church and its Holy Name Society, also UMWA and Pittston Sons of Italy. A sister, Mrs. Lucy Bone, died in Cleveland several months ago. Surviving are his wife, the former Marv Corrado: children.

Mrs. Patrick Lcmbardo and Carl, both of Pittston Township; Mrs. Mario Pascolini, Pittston; Mrs. Lester Hall, at heme: Mrs. Russell Monk, Cleveland; a sister, Mrs.

George Uritr, Pittston, and eleven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Wednesday mcrning at 9 from the funeral home at 251 William street, with a requiem mass at 9:30 a. m- in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Friends may call 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.

m. Holy Name Society will recite he Rosary tomorrow night at 7:30 at the funeral home. School Lunches Not Subject Sales Tax Harrisburg "School lunches served in Pennsylvania's public schools are not subject to the new iVi percent sales tax on meals," Dr. Charles Boehm, Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced today. Dr.

Boehm said that the new tax, which now includes restaurant meals costing less than fifty cents, will in no way affect the school lunch program which had been exempted under the previous sales tax. The Department of Revenue has interpreted the regulations covering exemptions under the previous sales tax as applicable to the new tax. Mother's Day, May 10th. Mrs. 1 Ann Dobilas is chairman and Mrs.

Mary Burdett, co-chairman. NOTE Nobody con nected wiih salary. AH services are absolutely FREE. FUNERAL DIRECTORS GREATER PITTSTON JOHN B. BURNS FUNERAL HOME 18 Kennedy Street Pittston Dial OL 4-7441 WILLIAM SNOWDON FUNERAL HOME II Bread Mro "Phone OL 4-0221" CONVENIENT PABKINO rriv Ota 1st Imw cemiufvttliw DIAL OL 4-47U HOWELL FUNERAL HOME DIALOLI-1141 DIAL OL MM Alr-Ca4MkMM WARREN E.

STRUBECK reneral Berne Dial OL 4-1471 CHARLES f. BURNS and SON FUNERAL HOME Air Cendlttoae Per Sear Confer! A Kuuway traet DifclOL 4-6141 PABKINO FACILITIES SIDNEY B. MARTIN FUNERAL HOME Dial OL 4-6431 MS Wjratalaf Atom AO-CONDITIONED STANLEY LEONARD MORTICIAN MOST BEAUTIFUL THE FINEST. OL 4-0331 Mb PtttstM Lutheran Religious Activities Rev. Carl J.

Goetite, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, has announced that examination and confession of the catechumens will be held next Sunday morning at the Matin service at 8 a. m. The group will be confirmed on Sunday, May 17th at 10:30 a. m.

On Sunday, May 31st, the last day of service to the congregation by the pastor, the new members will receive Holy Bibles from the congregation a custom Introduced by Rev. Mr. Goetite. Next Sunday, Mother's Day, will be observed as Valparaiso Sunday, when contributions will be' accepted for the university supported by Lutherans. Altar flowers In the sanctuary yesterday were given by the flower committee; and the parish paper was presented in memory of Clement Bowman by his wife and daughter.

Confirmation instruction class will be held at 4:30 today and Friday and at 9:30 Saturday morning. Ladies Aid will quilt tomorrow. The teachers training course, "Teaching of Little Amelie Jane" will continue Wednesday night at 7:30. Sisters League will meet Thursday night at 8 with the following hostesses: Mrs. Lor-elda Blockus, Mrs.

Crystal Endres, Mrs. Eleanor Fox, Mrs. Mary Fox and Mrs. Pearl Gin-gell. Reservations for the Mother-Daughter dinner to be held May 14th must be completed by the 8th with Mrs.

Max Hutoer. Panunti Rites Were Held This Morning The funeral of Mrs. Olivia Panunti, 72 Poole street, Pitta-ton Township, was held today from the funeral home at 251 William street, Pittston, with many friends and relatives in attendance. Numerous floral pieces were In tribute. A solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated at 0:30 a.m.

in Our Lady of Mount Car-mel Church by the Rev. Nicholas Pecci; Rev. Rudolph Bor-gogno deacon; Rev. Thomas Russo, sub-deacon. Mrs.

Albert Dente was organist and Mrs. Ralph Clapps and Mrs. John Nardone, soloists. Pallbearers were all grandsons of the deceased: John Buffi, Blase Romano, Dante Mario Panunti, Bruno Taroli and John Tosi, Jr. Buri al was In Italian Independent Cemetery, West Wyoming, with Rev.

Father Borgogno offering the final benediction at the graveside. could happen to YOU Come in today and let us make a duplicate set for your car and your home as well. It takes ony a minute T. R. DAVIS CO, 260 LUZERNE AVE.

WEST PITTSTON FREE EASY PARKING INVEST IN IT! Bank On "PAID" To Furnish the JOBS 1 1 IT iiiiiiiiiiiJ 'i WiinMiiTfi-Min REX SHOE COMPANY BUILT 1947 Another example of how your "PAID" dollars are put to work. Rex Shoe Company produces a fine quality ladies' shoe that is known nationally and furnishes employment for over 300 of your friends and neighbors. NT V- Plan Now To Attend The Goodwill-Annual Greater Pittston Chamber Of Commerce Dinner and PAID KICKOFF MEETING FOX HILL COUNTRY CLUB WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 19596:30 P. EVERYBODY WELCOME FOR RESERVATION PHONE OL 5-1424 Left Continue Progress in Greater Pittston.