Biddeford-Saco Journal from Biddeford, Maine • 2

A-1 i J-'V PAGE TWO mPPEFORD DAILY JQjURNAL FRIDAY EVENING JULY 9 1943 V-' i Fire At fyoon In Noel Home Social Items Army Planes Havfe NjfcW Wing 5 Washington July 9 new 'airplane wing insignia been ordered for all army planes The War Department announced te new insignia new i jjf I V' rationing offieer said in a stater ment that an increaed Bupply here may be noted within two weeks Describing the present supply as thfoVhe said there were approximately 78000000 head of beef cattle in-tee Wert at the moment and tha' many would have to be slaughtered as the'eost Of feeding so many over the winter would be prohibitive He gdded jtbat while beef ration points were increased because of the shortage heavy supply would conversely mean a reduction in Nutritionists at a jegfonrt OPA group services conference fort night said in a panel report that increase Pleiify Of Bfeef In New England Softi Says OPA Slanghter More Western Cattle wul haye plenty of beef came today on tee heels of a flirt the present sjtage cattle teip ugbtering pisFred Lake regional OPA meat Call Firenusn To Short Qrcuit Starts Fire Sparks from the short circuiting of an electric wire git this home of Mr and Mrs Wilfred Sr 39 street white set fity to davenport in the Uving rooni apd to nearby window ctiRtains waa mspbnsibte to jnmteors of Engtafe STopm-papy of tee $acoflre department befog called oilt On a still alarm men at the Belanger fr omo found it fceceuary to use a 1 er extinguish the fire which in addition to attacking some of the furnishings caused a section of the walls of the room to become damaged This is the first still or bell alarm that the Saco firemen have been pyiiH upon to answer for several days SedanOn Alfred Street Drivers of a truck and a sedan ere in collision on Pool street near the junction wfth Alfred street this mornfog escaped injury although property damage estimated at more than $35 was reported by the owner of tile pas- VfocePauI Fprtey 31 Green street was the operator pi the from tee teg as both vteicles Mrs Amanda Custeau Camp Ellis Saco is the rejRistered owner of tee sedan Both parties made reports of the accident at police headquarters this noon Maine Resorts 2amps Bodmirig Augusta July Maine resorts aiyl camps are booming despite the war Available figures indicate the number of boys and girls in camps tee Kennebec county this season will be almost area DEATHS Relief Corps At Funeral Of Sadie Matthews Life-Time Resident In Town Of Wells Mrs Sadie Matthews who has been ill for the past three months at her home on -the Lauding road in Wells passed away at her home Monday evening- at the age of 67 years She was the widow of the late William Matthews Mrs Matthews is survived by one son Richard Matthews of Wells one daughter Mrs Ella Mondell of Long Island two brothers Samuel Silver of Somerville Mass and Lewis W-Silver of Wert Kennebunk eral nieces and nephews two grandchildren and one greatgrandchild Funeral services were conducted from her late home on -Thursday afternoon with the Rev Wilbur Parker officiating The deceased had been a life long and very well known resident of Wells residing in the same home from which the funeral waa held for the past 44 years Mrs Matthews was the last' of two surviving charter 1 members of A Lincoln Women's Relief Corps which recently- presented her with a 30 year badge This Relief Corps attended the services in a body attired in full uniform A profusion of floral tributes showed the high mark' of esteem in which MrsMatthews was held in tee community and the house was filled 'overflowing with relatives and friends The pall bearers were Selectmen Archie Wormwood Frank Clark and Milbray Freeman and Roy Moulton Interment was in Ocean View cemetery James Harkins hipyard Union Leader Is Dead Bath July James Harkins 61 founder and first president of the Independent Brotherhood of Shipyard Workers independent union at the destroyer-building Bath Iron Works orp died last night at his home in Waldoboro He had been ill several months Harkins a native of Edinburgh Scotland had been active in both tee CIO and AFL and at one time served as a national committeeman of the AFL He was a former vice-presfatenf of the East Coast Alliance an affiliation of independent shipyard unions which grew from his organization of the IBSW at the Bate Iren Works His widow three daughters and three sens two of whom are in tee armed forces survive Airs Marie Fecteau Dies At Hebron Mrs Marie Jeanne Fecteau died this morning at the Greenwood Mountain sanitarium Hebron where she had been under freat-ment for the past month Her age was 53 years three months and nine days She was bom at Plessisyille Que daughter of Hilaire and Marie Bradet Marcoiix and came to Manchester when she was 18 years of age For the past 25 years die had been a resident beef supply was necessary if nutritional requirements for a nor- i healthy diet were to-be diet CHEST OF DRAWERS ii Plenty of 'cpnveplent stofase spare In this roonv ehest Tonll like tya trim diifn too and the rich- -walnut tnlsh p3 Bonier Overflows An overflowing oil stove at tee hoine of Conrad Noel on tb4ip-per section of the Iincbln road North Saco was Responsible for tee Saco firemen hiring filled out on an alarm sounded from Box 9 shortly before 1230 this Jordan after Somewhat lbiig memb long ne I ride the members of Engine and Engine 2 coin: the call found pants of the house had managed to subdue the flames with the use of handfuls of saiid and their services were little heeded When a telephone call was re- orived at the central fire station that a house-waa afife on the i Lincoln road Box 9 was immeJ diately sounded oh the trahM mitter system Chief Arthur Em-' mans four members of Engine 1 and 10 members of Engine companies promptly started out in search for the reported blazing home This is the first bell alarm Which the Saco firemen have answered since Wednesday June Take Over Bay Slate Plant Washington July The navy has announced that the Submarine Signal company would operate the facilities and plant of the Precision Manufacturing Co Fall River Mass under a new arrangement by which the navy guns complete control of the Fall teat the Submarine Signal company will employ at least as many workers as the company formerly did" the navy statement The arrangement provides for purchase of tee minority interest in the facilities held by the sole private owner John Young of Fall River profit to Mr Submarine Signal com pay with headquarters in Boston wul operate the plant and facilities on a lease frorq the nayy Would Try Lewis For Seditiou New York July 1 The National Maritime union (CIO) at its fourth constitutional convention adopted a resolution yes terday white called upon the attorney general to invoke tee sedition laws against John Lewis described the resolution as enemy promoting a pro- gram designed to destroy the American way of life" In another resolution adopted' relating to Lewis president of the' United Mine Workers the union -convention urged the miners to out of their ranks those elements who the leader- ship of John Lewis are aligned with the appeasers and home-front busters and place their enmity to the president and his war policies above the interest of the-country and the union and the welfare of its members RESIGNS Lewiston nard Bove resigned his guardianship of the four minor DeBlase children of Mechanic Falls following a hearing in the Androscoggin probate court in which Bove was charged by Charles A Ahem unil of the children that Bove had not' filed an inventory of an accounting as guardian of said children At the same tiny a second hearing was held wherein Camillo DeBiase of Portland who was appointed administrator of this John DeBiase estate was charged with having neglected and not properly -administered the said estate No decision was reached this Bomb foURMA JAPS New Detei July Medium bombers of the 10th Air Force blasted roiling stock at Thazi Junction 80 miles south of 1 yesterday continuing their attacks againut Japanese jail installations in Burin'a Maple cricket CHAIR and ROCKER BOTH Quint Early American styles that are ittlll 'so Mntie for tttb rtrfj comfort anil attractive appearance Haple-BnliiKeS fHutae eaauoa seat and back with pleated ruffle Choice of corns If Personal and of he jparents Mr and Mrs Wentworth of West street Mr and Mrs! Napoleon Sylves- parts of Quebec Miss Jean Berry Moose Hill i a guest of her aunt at Old Orchard Beach She will remain several weeks Bietliiena Campbell of Goose Rocks' Beach spent the week-end with friends mSc dale and Boston Mass Miss Freddy Campbell of Worcester Mass spent the holiday with her parents Mr pnd Mrs Donald of Goose Miss Doris Edgecomb of the' Webber hospital niffiping'gfcf fo a visitor of James Nortpp South Boston for a vafl alls have Revisiting friends at Beach over the hoi- Sheyenell radio- dan VAVE daiigh-and Mrs Joseph Shev-spending a six-day her home on Harrison Ernest Sevigny of Old Orchard Beach have een entertaining her father and igotber Mr and Mrs Joseph Tbfoeault of Springvale this eek Min Ruth Hsley yeoman 3rd class WAWE has returned to Washington after Spending leave with her parents Mr and Mrs Gardner Ilsley of Locke street Saco -Min Laura Bissonnette of Lawrence Mass is enjoying several vacation in the two cities while a guest of Mr and Mrs Addetd Tardiff of St Marys street Pyt Leo Paul Couture of the Engineer Amphibian command has returned to Camp Edwards after spending a furlough at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Adelard Couture 147 Prospect street 'Mrs Ruth Means Smith former local resident and one of her daughters both of Waterville have been guests at the Hill street home of Miss Eleanor Copeland A second daughter of Mrs Smith Is enrolled at Camp Laughing Loon at' WaterborO Mr and Mrs Dennis Addorio of Graham street are rejoicing AVer the birth of a daughter at the Trull hospital Sunday Mother and daughter are reported as doing nicely Mrs Addorio Will be remembered as An-nette-Cantara of this city before marriage fMrs Ernest Nadeau 18 Con-mss street this city and her daughter Pauline left Tuesday for New York city and Atlantic City While away they will jyjth relatives and they also ifr haye a reunion with Mra son Midshipman Chas iadeau receiving training for a commission in the marfchw service Clarendon of Harding JDeshaies of St Ours of were operated on Ital this morn- Robert street Mrs Arthur Winter street Ray Pinette at the avenue wen Webber hospil Mitf Bertha Wo 1 Saco ay at the Bertha Woods of was operated on yes-e hospitaL Miss Julia of Horigans Court- and Mabel Gooch of Kennebunk- are receiving treatment at hospitaL 'Second Lieutenant Ann Hoc-WACs is calling upon rela-and friends in the two cities while enjoying a ten day furlough the home of her parents Mr jfpu Mrs John Hoctor of 1 Cedar Venue Old Orchard Beach Miss Roctor previous to becoming a member of the Auxiliary Corps several months ago was a teacher in the Old Orchard ach public schools She revived her promotion to the rank af a second lieutenant on May 10 OLUX VACUUM CLEANER USERS Wfe sanest that yon have yonr 1 vacuum cleaner Inspected free of charge while purta are available Mall poatcard to -Electrolux Corporation MS High Portland Maine end we will a representative call on yon hen In -your territory He will itlfy hlmaelf with company card or letter from the Chamber of Commerce Portland ELECTRC CLEJ 1 GOODWILL v'i 4 Important to us and to ypu Prompt of your bills by helps to mate a eel-fW will toward you Open a checking The York National Bank ofSaco Cembcr Federal Deposit Infoiaure Corporation of a white star On a circular field of blue a white ree- attached horizontally -a Right and left of tee clrele and a red border enclosing the entire device The department said that the new insignia waa developed because the present device can be confused with red dot and black cross on a wider white cross when seen from a distance The present insignia is a white star on 'a circular blue back- ground fOLDING SCREEN it you have an umdshtiy comer that demands pirt- 1 gUfU-vaejr paint this screen a OR sar color let It np and jio one Will rver know! STAND nUhlnuS'iuSlco ulsht stand or side table ts-m STEP STOOL useful step stool ran' away when not In' use efnl for he folded Km -CRIBS with alldlns side hand and foot panel -I IV OUT THEY GO! SUITS TOPCOATS DRESS SHIRTS -i MEN'S PANTS SPtiRT SHIRTS HOSE TIES-yHATS ETC Midshipman Joseph Grpndin a student at Castfoe is enjoying a brief leave of absence at the hqme of his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Grondin Western avenue Prices -Advahce Qn Many Items Of Groceries OPA Announces -Latest list July Washington JTfoe advances on some grocery items were authorized by the Office of Price Administration yesterday although officials emphasized teat the ceilings would not rise beyond price levels of April 8 -date of President Roose hold-the-Jine order The changes will result from three new fixed markup regulations covering most -foods both dry and perishable sold by independent and chain grocery and by wholesalers Effective Aug 5 the new margins were adopted primarily to meet food demands for a simpler food pricing system They are percentage markups which dealers will add to their net costs jQn most canned goods tee housewife will not pay mare an OPA spokesman said However he estimated the new pricing system woulA allow an increase of 1 to 114 cents a pound on rice at independent stores and about 1 cent in chain stores some increase in frozen fruits and vegetables in chain stores a boost of about 1 cent each for No 2 of berries and fruits (except pineapple peaches pears and juices) in chain stores and a slight chain-store inctease in pickles and relishes Changes will be made in community wine dollars-and-cents ceilings where necessary to reflect the changed markups but tee community-wide ceiling system will be continued and extended into other cities OPA niH Injuries Fatal To Johnson South Berwick Charles Johnson 75 South Berwick fanner died today in a Doyer hospital from spinal and other injuries suffered yesterday when he was thrown from a hayrake as the horse bolted into a fence the Associated Press reported Stock Market By VICTOR EUBANK New York July 9-(ff) Specialized buying of rails and industrials continued as a prop for stock market and turned the list generally upward after considerable early rising reluctance TePd were a bit spotty at the start in fairly active transactions Itealings tapered for a while but ter and near the fourth hour gains of fractions to a point or so predominated Shriners Install Neyf Officers iP) Poten- tates of tiie Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine were installed yesterday as tee Shrine ended its national convention Only new officer on tee list is Wilson Boston Mass installed as imperial outer guard Plays Tricks Upon Pigeons Somewhere in (A3) units on maneuvers in this area depend on a strong sense of mother love in pigeons to hasten delivery of mnungi Lt Rudolph Lang of St Paul pigeon officer of a combat pigeon platoon explained it this way: -A pigeon egg is blown free of its yol healthy beetle is in- sertei and the egg taped up A mother pigeon hears the beetle scratching and takes it to be a squab getting ready to break out of the shelL When she is taken from her nest and given a message to deliver she does it at top speed sometimes approaching 70 miles an hour so she can return to her nest and tee pseudosquab Victory Gardeners Know Woes Boulder Colo (P) A spring storm flattened the pea plants of victory gardeners' shredded the lettuce plants and froze the beans This gave city folks a glimpse of a everyday problems" says A A Pollock publisher of the Boulder Daily Camera constantly is fighting frost wind dust storms and drouth So perhaps another advantage of the Victory Garden is the greater understanding it will bring between city dwellers and the farmers" ASKS OPEN TRIAL New York July The Associated Press contending there are major questions of fact at issqe has asked for an open trial of the civil anti-trust suit against it' in order that testimony can be presented The Nebraska state capital was moved from Omaha to Lincoln in 1867 area exceeds that of tee continental United States by' about 250000 square miles- 1 i normal according to George Gray office -manager of tee division of sanitary engineering Maine bureau of health While tee final tabulations of Jaipe summer camp registra-Lons have not been prepared figures on hand are within 10 per cept pf last numbers with many more registrations to be returned Gray is of opinion teat lifting this bap on tee use of gasoline rrtfon cpupons for Vacation travel trill swell camp and resort applications Everett Greaton executive McRetary of the Maine Development Commission said teat all of the summer Cjunpii in JSenncbcc county but one were open with several new organizations added to the list Says US Cannot iecpgpizg France Washington July loqg as tee French under German doixlin 9 As people are domination President Roosevelt indicated today the United States cannot recognize the French committee for national liberation nor any other organization as the governing power of France Mr Roosevelt told a press coo Terence he did not think the question of recognizing the committee for national liberation hiid come He observed that currently there is no France except about five per cent which is outside of the occupied France in Europe As for his tates here with Gbaud the chief executive said he and the general had talked at lunch yesterday about various military problems He offered no elaboration FDR SILENT ON PAYNE Washington July President Roosevelt withheld today his' reasons for withdrawing his nomination of George Henry Payne for reappointment as a jqember of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a step which resulted in severing connection with the agency STREAMLINED UTILITY CABINET $1475 With Contains live Is nsefnl lnen cabinet White enamel with handy Flnbhed I dth Mack TODAY rtid TOMORROW 269 MAIN ST BIDDEFORD of this city She was the widow of Eugene Fecteau Mrs Fecteau was a member of the St Anne sodality of St Andres parish She leaves a son Paul Emile a stepdaughter Mrs Paul Sevigny and two stepsons Fernand of this city and Robot in tee army Stationed in the South Pacific war area a brother Alcide Marcoux of Pawtucket I and four sisters Mrs Andre Chenez and Mrs Eugene Chenez of Cam-ought Station Ont Mrs Joseph Dube of Manchester and Miss Helene Marpaux of 'Pawtucket I The body waa brought to the Emond funeral parlors corner of Hill and Pool streets Funeral services will be held at 8 Monday morning at St Andres church MRS MINNIE ELLINGWOOD The funeral of Mrs Minnie Ellingwood wife of Asa El-lingwood of Portland 'avenue Old' Orchard Beach was held with services that were conducted at the Old Orchard Beach Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 130 Mrs Ellingwood for many years was a most active member and worker of the- parish and different societies connected with the church Rev Charles Perry minister of the church officiated at the services which were largely attended by relatives and friends A profusion of beautiful floral tributes proved a fitting testimonial to the esteem in which tee deceased was held by her many friends Burial was in tee family lot at Dunstan Comer cemetery The pallbearers Fred Lucq Rufus Perkins Roy Emery and Joseph Ferry GRACE LEIGHTON The funeral of 'Mr Grace Leighton widow of Frank A Leighton who died Wednesday will be held with private services to be conducted at her late home 181 Beach street Saco 'Saturday afternoon at 2 In addition to the group of surviving relatives already mentioned are four grandchildren When travelling at high spotted lizard1 run on their legs for short distances TSS 1 a VALUES i I 'dS WJf wo production wul be limited fs: THE REASON FOR THIS SALE Chapman's one of most popalar rtorca humtees an wftuiaal sa nsoally hold oar Clearance gale late in July Bat War Condition awpt have po eqntrol eoippel os to hold this Sale pow 0 BEST BARGAINS OF THE YEAR Btaro fa a real ehandise in the Ifioie-Suiaf Value We are going fo discontinue ceytain lines for fall became jto pnly- COATS SUITS DRESSES HOSIERY BATHING SUITS SLACK SUITS RAINCOATS ETC 'r: 21 5 Main Street Biddeford iv I 1.