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Grant-Smith, Ex-Diplomat, Dies at 89 Succumbs at Home Of His Niece In Washington, Pa. Ulysses S. Grant Smith, 89, who had a distinguished career in the United States diplomatic and consular service from 1903 until his retirement in 1930, died last night in Washington, Par. Grant Smith, who had lived in Washington, D. since his until several months at the retirement, home of his niece, Mrs.

John W. McIlvaine, the wife of Federal Judge McIlvaine. Negotiated Treaty A graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in 1893, Mr. Grant Smith had been director of Trinity Hall Military School near Washington, for seven years before entering the diplomatic service. Mr.

Grant Smith was granted a master of science degree by W. and J. in and also did graduate work at Harvard University. He was awarded a doctor of laws degree by W. and J.

in 1925. While serving as the United States commissioner in Hun1919 to 1921, Mr. Smith negotiated and signed the peace treaty between the United States and Hungary. After his retirement he also served the State Department's representative to the World's Fair in Chicago in 1933 and 1934. Had Suffered Stroke Mr.

Grant Smith, who had been ill since last October when he suffered a stroke, is survived by his niece. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington, the Brooks in New York, and the Metropolitan and 1925 Street Club in Washington, D. Friends will be received at the home of his brother, the late William McKennan Smith, on North Wade Avenue extension, Washington, after 3 p. m. today.

Services will be held at the same home at 2 p. m. tomorrow and, burial will be in Washington Cemetery. C.J.Berardino Dies, Age 62 Charles J. Berardino, 62, retired vice president of the Fort Pitt Brewing Company, died yesterday at his home, 105 Conover Road, Point Breeze.

Mr. Berar: dino, who born and lived all his life in Pittsburgh, was a director of the Seeburg Corporation. He was a member of the Mr. Berardino Mr. Berardino Pittsburgh Athletic Association, East Liberty Post No.

5, American Legion, Saints and Sinners, and St. Bede's Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martin McIntyre Berardino, and two sisters, Mrs. A.

M. Thomas and Mrs. Joseph De Martini. Friends are being received at the John A. Freyvogel Incorporated Funeral Home, 490 Center Avenue and Devonshire Street, Oakland.

High mass of requiem will be cele. brated Monday at 10 a. m. at St. Bede's Church.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Annual operating cost per student in U. S. public schools varies from a low of $136 in Bowling Green, to a high of $459 in San Francisco. Cal. This is the report of theIllinois Institute of Technology.

The Weather Western Pennsylvania: Variabie cloudiness, warm and humid with scattered showers or METEOROLOGICAL RECORD Sunrise today 5:44 Sunset today. 6:58 Highest temperature this date since 1874 WAS 98 in 1948. Lowest temperature this date since 1874 WAS in 1887. 7 12 Midnight Noon 81 AIRPORT HOURLY, TEMPERATURES 1 m. 70 1 p.

m. 82 m. 711 p. m. 84 00 8.

69 3 p. m. 84 69 A 69 5 p. 81 69 82 69 m. 80 70 78 A m.

721 9 76 18 m. 79 75 11 10 p. p. m. m.

73 Midnight 70 CITY OFFICE DATA For period ending 4 p. m. Max mum Meant 81 Minimum 73 Precipitation AIRPORT DATA FOR YESTERDAY Press. T. H.

Wind Weather 7:30 a. m. 30.08 70 92 SSW6 Cloudy 7:30 p. m. 30.04 78 79 SSW7 Haze Comparative temperature and precipitation for: '59 56 '53 '521'51 High 85 74 78 79 84 93 87 78 Low 68 19 55 61 64 59 63 63 58 Mean.

77 62 64 70 72 72 78 75 68 Prec. 01 1.53| T. 02 Normal temperature for the 69 Excess 11 temperature 10r day. Excess in temperature since Aug. 1.

113 Excess in temperature since Jan. 217 Total precipitation since Aug. 4.03 Normal precipitation since Aug. 2.75 Excess In precipitation since Aus. 1 1.28 Total precipitation since Jan.

26,12 Normal precipitation since Jan. 26.03 Excess in precipitation since Jan. 1 09 burgh and other major cities for High and low temperatures Pittshour period; H. L.I H. L.

Albuquerque 90 65 Miami Beach 87 80 Amarillo 90 65 Milwaukee 86 69 Atlanta 94 72 Mpls-St. Paul 89 70 Atlantic Cty 49 70 New Orleans 93 76 Boise Bismarck 87 93 61 60 New Okla, York City 89 90 71 Boston 93 71 Omaha 88 Chicago 21 72 Phoenix 101 79 Cincinnati 89 72 Pittsburgh 86 68 Cleveland 92 71 Portind, Ore. 70 62 Denver 89 58 St. Louis 88 71 Des Moines 87 72 Salt Lake Cty 91 Detroit 88 69 S. Francisco 63 54 Duluth 64.

58 Seattle 66 56 Galveston AR 81 Spokane 74 56 Green Bay 80 Tampa 92 Indianapolis 88 Washinzton 92 Jacksonville 95 6 Edmonton 49 Kansas City 90 73 Montreal Los Angeles Winnipeg 59 Marquette The pollen count: City-County BuildIns. 37 Greater Pittsburgh Airport, 83: Monreeville, 42; North Park, 39; South Park, 37. POST 2-Way Reinstated Two-way: traffic movement on Oakland Avenue and Atwood Street, between Bates Street and Fifth Avenue, is being restored today, under an order issued yesterday by Safety Director Louis Rosenberg. The director notified W. W.

Rankin, head of the Traffic Planning Bureau, that the one way movement order. which has been in effect since 3, has been rescinded. pending further study. The April: operation has been south bound on Oakland Avenue and northbound on Atwood There have been conflicting group views for some time as to the best way to handle the problem. New Garage About Ready The Triangle's off street parking supply will he creased by 750 spaces Tuesday, September 15, when a threelevel, underground garage al Gateway Center is scheduled to be opened to the public.

Frank H. Briggs, Equitable Life Insurance Society vice president in charge of Gate: way Center, said yesterday that rates, starting at 45 cents for the first hour, will be in line with those other Downtown parking garages. Mr. Briggs also announced the new garage will be operated by the Service Corporation, Parking, John T. Stabile, under a year lease with Equitable Life, the developer of Gateway Center.

AUGUST 28, 1959 Joins Pittsburgh Kiwanis -Post -Gazette Photo INDUCTION-Yee Yuen, right, secretary of the On Leong Merchants Association and assistant "mayor" of Chinatown, inducted as a member of the Pittsburgh yesterday was Kiwanis Club at a luncheon in the Sherwyn Hotel. Pictured Milt Rectanus, Kiwanis president, left; and Edwin F. are Sullivan of the. Council of Churches, Mr. Yee's sponsor, center.

Mr. Yee is the first member of the Chinese merchant to become a member of the local service club. community OBITUARIES ALBERT J. CLARKE Albert J. Clarke, 71, of 1160 Leaside Drive, Lincoln Place, owner of the A.

J. Clarke Real Estate Company of Hazelwood, died yesterday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Oakland. Mr. Clarke, who was the real estate business in Hazelwood for 50 years, was president of Post 538, past American Legion, and finance officer for the post for the 20 years. He was a mempast ber of the Hazelwood Presbyterian Church Lodge No.

45, F. and A. M. Mr. Clarke is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Ruth Bishop Clarke; two sisters, Mrs. Beatrice McChesMrs. Florence Mcand Chesney; and three brothers. and Anthony John Arthur T. Clarke.

Friends call at O'Toole and may O'Connor Funeral Home, 5106 Second Avenue, Hazelwood, where services will be held toat 1:30 p. m. Burial morrow will be in Allegheny County Memorial Park. SAMUEL, ZIONTS Samuel Zionts, president of Cameradio Company, 1121 Penn Avenue, Downtown, died yesterday at Presbyterian Hospital. He was 68.

Mr. Zionts, who was born in Pittsburgh, lived at 5100 Fifth Avenue. He was a member of Rodef Shalom Temple and its Men's and the Technion SoClub, of Pittsburgh. He is ciety survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Zionts; two daughters, Mrs.

Philip Plottel and Mrs. David Weissberg; one brother, Louis and four grandchildren. Services will be. at 1 p. m.

today at the Ralph Schugar Chapel, 5509 Center Avenue. Burial will be in Beth Shalom Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund. JOSEPH A. YARSKY Joseph A.

Yarsky, tavernkeeper 2724 East Carson Street, Southside, for many died yesterday at his years, home. the same address. He was 73. Mr. Yarsky also was vice president and a director of the Suburban Savings and Loan Association.

He was a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter's Church, Knights of St. George, the Schiller Glocke Gesange TurnElks Lodge 11 and verein, Eagles Hodge 1520. He is survived by four sons, Kenneth, Melvin, John and Cletus; A daughter, Mrs. Helen Webb: a brother, Los Angeles, and Jacoister.

Mrs. Mary of East Chicago, Ind. Czerny, Friends will be received at the Frank Wenslovas Funeral Home, 79 South 19th Street, Southside. Requiem high mass will be sung Monday at 10 a. m.

at St. Peter's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. District Deaths Frank Armour, 86. of 619 Second Street.

California, retired chief clerk of the Vesta Coal Company, in Presbyterian Hospital here. John Henry Harman, 84, retired architect, in Weimer Nursing Home, Uniontown. Mrs. Anna Cleaver Ruff. 83, widow of professor Clay C.

Ruff. late of Slippery Rock Teachers College, in Slippery Rockitiam J. Karns, 71, retired Atlantic Refining Company veteran and deacon of Rocky Grove church, unexpectedly in Garden, Flanklin, Pa. Mrs. Mary E.

West, 58, sister of Mrs. Alice Purcell, Mrs. Margaret Hullermeier, Joseph L. and Peter J. Watters of Pittsburgh, in Altoona.

Miss Agnes R. Quinn, 92, retired Alttona Hospital employe, in Carrolltown, Pa. Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Smith, 92, at home in Irwin. She was last surviving member of family and had resided in same house more than 60 years.

Reverend G. Raymond White, 67, former Bellaire, pastor, in Fowler, Cal, Deaths Elsewhere Mrs. A. D. Endsley, widow Sewer Ruling Plea Denied Sewer Ruling SMALL TALK By SYMS "Cap'n How much longer are "No tellin' son.

These waters are we gonna keep this sub dangerous with water skiers under water Alaska Climb Try Canceled Four Pittsburgh district men have decided against a mountain climbing expedition in Alaska. The group includes Joseph Ruddley, executive director of the North Boroughs YMCA, the Reverend Paul Graham, of Canonsburg Presbyterian Church, Jack Reisdorf, print er's mechanic, and Ivan 1.. Jirak, teacher at Knoxville Junior High School. After two weeks of pre liminary Investigation, they decided not to attempt cilmb the Hayes Shand Massif. However, the expedition spent six days climbing and exporing several un-named ANTIQUE 59 Ford Galaxie Club Victoria.

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Lebanon Township and four property owners, The sewer, costing 705.04. is partly on Lindendale and Glaids Drives in the township. The viewers assessed the township $7,345 and sessed four property owners for the remainder. Township officials filed exceptions to the decision. They contended the property owners and not the township had been benefited by the improve.

ment. Judge McKenna held, however, that he would change a Board of Viewera decision unless there had been 211 error in applying the law. The judge, said there had been no legal error in this decision. 103 or 87. He's Still Old Enough DENVER.

Aug. 27 This, SAyS John Melchi, Is his 103rd birthday and "by golly, I've a mind to get me a young gal and go honkey. tonking." "Hush, John." scolded his sister, Mrs. Crete Prend ergast: "What will people think? You know you're only X7 today." peaks that had not previously been climbed. Mr.

Jirak and his family have started the return 10 Pittsburgh from the expedition's headquarters at Delta Junction, Alaska. The other men are spending an additional week sight seeing in Alaska. Man, 76, Hit By Car, Dies John Anderson, 76, of 1601 Brighton Place, Northside died yesterday morning at Allegheny General Hospital of injuries he suffered when he was hit by car Tuesday aft ernoon at Federal and Samp sonia Streets. Driver ot the auto, Mrs. Edith Grove, 37, of 308 Kennedy Avenue, Northside, a waitress in a Fox Chapel bar.

was' released by Chief Deputy Coroner Joseph Dobbs after she posted $10.000 bond pending an inquest. Homicide detectives said the woman was also charged with drunken driving after being pronounced intoxicated by physician shortly after the mishap. 106 Answer Blood Plea The Red Cross reported last night that 106 persons offered to give negative type blood for five, patients who are scheduled for surgery in Vet. erans Hospital, University Drive, Oakland. A Red Cross spokesman said that nine were rejected for medical reasons, while the remainder gave their blood between 10 a.

m. and 7 p. yesterday at the Red Blood Center in the hospital, The Red Cross put out an urgent call for negative type blood Wednesday. of A. B.

Endsley, superintendent of schools Tarentum for 40 years, in Fort Lauderdale, where she had lived the last 14 years..

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