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MOKNING NEW: VOL. XLIV NO. 195- K8TABT.1SH ED 'September 2, J897 DANVILLE, APRIL 21, 1941 TVPTfl Mingle Copies Ve i.i.Kji-t 4 Cents blunt THE U.S. REARMAMENT, ROLLING Londoners Weary From Nazi Bombs Flock To Shelters Greek King Will Head New Military Dictator Set-Up Roosevelt And Canadian Prime Minister Agree ALLIED LINE INTACT AFTER VIOLENT AXIS ATTACK BY LAND, AIR yj Greek Spokesman Admitted, However, Troops Were Continuing e-treatFrom Albanian-Italian Front As Required By German Pressure M3 light combat tanks for U. S.

Army roll out of American Car and Foundry Company, Berwick, Pa. Plant formerly made subway cars, now has contract for $70,000,000 worth of these tough babies. 200 HOMES BURNED IN 2 FOREST FIRES Morning News To Be Published By David M. Angle Capital Had Brief Alert In Mid-Evening But All-Clear Came Soon MANY BODIES BURIED Wreckage Piled High Following Fierce Bombing Assaults By Germans London, Monday, April 21 KU.R) Bomb-weary Londoners, fearing a third German aerial in five nights, blocked into subway shelters last night in the greatest numbers since last September, but by early today there were no reports of Nasi raiders in Britain. The capital had a brief alert in mid-evening but the all clear sound ed a short time later and it was believed the alarm might have been false.

Rescue workers, many of whom had worked almost continually since the orevious large scale raid, pulled many jodies from new piles of wreckage yesterday as London struggled to shake off the effects of the second full force issault by hundreds of German planes. At least 28 persons were killed at ne intersection by German bombs Saturday night, and a communique laid casualties over the capital were mdoubtedly exceptionally high. Rescue squads were so exhausted ind wreckage so great that nisai; jodies will probably be recovered or some time. Hundreds of German bombers par-icipated in the raid, which twice rose the intensity of Wednesday's eight-lour night of horror but did not main-ain the pace nearly as long. Diving almost to the roof-tops, the planes scattered high explosives scores of districts, many of which vera heavily hit in the previous blitz aid.

The full fury of the. raid was cen-ered on one of the city's most densely topulated working class districts. Berlin, April 20 U.R) Germany poasted today that her bombers hurl-d more than 100,000 incendiaries and ligh explosives on London with fear-ul effectiveness on Saturday night r.5 direct answer to the British bombing Berlin on Thursday night. I C. Gerringer Died Suddenly iVidely Known Resident, Aged 59, Had Been 111 Only Hour And Half Frank C.

Gerringer, widely known esident of Danville, died suddenly at he home of his son, Arthur 706 last Market street, at 11:30 o'clock Saturday morning, only an hour and half after he was stricken with a attack. Mr. Gerringer, who would have been 9 on May 8, had been in good and apparent good health and was ngaged in painting a fence at the tome of Mrs. Mary R. Boyer, Grand treet, when he became ill.

Going to is home, he became worse rapidly. )r. R. Y. Grone was called and gave iim medical treatment, but fifteen linutes after the physician left, Mr.

Jerringer died. Born in Danville, the son of the ite Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gerringer, he deceased was an expert iron orker. He was a member of Shiloh reformed church.

Surviving besides the son with whom lived, are one daughter, Mrs. James Vhitall, of Philadelphia; a sister, Mrs. Roberts, Valley township and lve grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at two 'clock tomorrow afternoon at the erringer home, with Rev. Bernard V.

Krapf, pastor of Trinity Lutheran hurch, officiating. Burial will be nade in Fairview cemetery. Friends nay call at the home from 7 to 9 o'-lock this evening. William H. Fermier the funeral director.

Lewisburg Auction Every Wednesday night. Baby chicks very week: also fruits, vegetables, lotions, dry goods, utensils, etc. Re4tz 'arm, West Lewisburg. Turn at green ight. Mtf The Weather Generally fair and much cooler to-iay.

fair and cooler tonight, 'air and continued cool. Called On His Army And The People To "Continue To Fight To End" SERVING AS PREMIER King Declares People Will Not Capitulate And Will Fight For Honor Athens, April 20 (U.RJ King George II tonight proclaimed himself the leader of a new military dictatorship and called on the Greek army and people in their darkest hour of struggle to "continue the fight until the Greece refuses to capitulate to the German war machine, the King announced, and will fight for her honor and independence with confidence that our "hour of victory" will come. A new government with the 51-year-old monarch serving as premier and containing three generals and an admiral was sworn in today the Greek Orthodox Easter as air raid sirens a warning of approaching enemy planes. The new government, which Iling George assured his people in a radio broadcast "will be only temporary," was set up 48 hours after the suicide of Premier Korizis, who killed himself in despair over the tragedy of his country. Vice premier under King Georga is Admiral Alex E.

Sa'kellariou. 4-Year Old Boy Runs Into Path Of Car Hubert Kester, aged 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kester, Mill street, sustained brush burns of the forehead, when he ran into the fender of a car operated by Robert Neville, Bloom street, on Ferry street late yesterday afiernoon. Playing in an alley off Ferry street between the Hurst and George Jacobs residences, the boy ran into Ferry street to recover a baseball.

He did not notice the car traveling north on Ferry until too late to avoid the accident. Neville brought his machine to a stop, otherwise the accident might have been more serious. Mr. Kester, Mill street drugists, gave his son medical treatment. GRANTED MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license was granted on Saturday at the office of Prothonotary Alfred V.

Jacobs to Levi C. Dewald and Catherine C. Benfer, Mooresburg. Delia Brumbaugh Bride Mr. Hirleman Well Known Couple Married Saturday Morning At St.

Joseph's Church Miss Delia Brumbaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brumbaugh, Lower Mulberry street, and Thomas Hirleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hirleman, Northumberland R.

formerly of Danville, were married in St. Joseph's Catholic church on Saturday morning at 8 o'clock. The Very Rev. Thomas F. X.

Dougherty, rector cf St. Joseph's church, performed the ceremony. The bride wore a navy blue dress with white accessories, and a corsage of rose-buds and sweet-peas. Both Mr. and Mrs.

Hirleman are well-known in Danville. The bridal party had a wedding breakfast at Sunbury, after which the group returned to the Hirleman home where a reception was held. Mr. and Mrs. Hirleman left on a honeymoon through the southern states, and on their return, will take up housekeeping in the Eves Apartment.

Present at the reception were: The Very Rev. T. F. X. Dougherty, Father Charles Murray, Mrs.

Charles Brumbaugh, Miss Frances Brumbaugh, Mrs. Bess Faust, Mrs. Frank Gear-hart and son Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hirleman, Mrs.

Sarah Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. William Dempsey, Mrs. Alice Dempsey and daughter Alice, Bernice McCafferty, and Mary Jane Reeser, Danville. Mr.

and Mrs. Horace Wagner, Lewisburg; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hirleman, Mr. and Mrs.

Ira Connors, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Larish, Mrs. Mary McCloskey. and daughter Veronica, James Park and son, Bloomsburg; Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Baccn, Northumberland R. D. Mutual Benefit Program For Countries To Co-Ordinate Defense Production IN SESSION FIVE HOURS Program Also Points Toward Mobilizing All Resources For British Aid Hyde Pary, N. April 20 U.R President Roosevelt and Prime Minister W.

L. McKenzie King, Canada, tonight agreed on a mutual benefit program for the U. S. and Canada to coordinate defense production efforts and provide each other with materials each is best able to produce a program under which Canada would supply this nation with upwards of worth of defense materials within the next 12 months. Besides hemisphere defense, the program is pointed toward mobilizing the entire resources of the North A-merican continent for aid of Great Britain and provides that, in view of the fact some of Canada's purchases in the United States are used in equipment sent to Britain, the latter will obtain materials under the lease-lend act and forward them to Canada for manufacture.

The far reaching program was a-greed upon at a five-hour conference attended by Mr. Roosevelt, the Prime Minister, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, and Harry L. who is in charge of this nation's seven billion lease-lend program. Cars In Collision On Mill Street The right front fender of a car owned and operated by Willis Mausteller, Walnut street, was damaged in an auto accident in front of Rea and Derick's Store, Mill street, Saturday right. A second machine, driven by Ralph Flanagan, Mowrey street, pulled out from in front of the drug score and struck the Mausteller car.

Officer Joseph T. Schultz, who investigated the accident, said that Flanagan had agreed to pay for damage to the Mausteller machine. SAW AUTO RACES Edward Aten and daughter Catherine, and Kenneth Watts witnessed the Auto Races at Reading, yesterday af -ternoon. R.D. 4 Woman Hurt When Hit By Car Mrs.

H. Keiser Sustained Leg And Shoulder Injuries In Mill St. Crash Mrs. Harvey Keiser, Danville R. D.

4, sustained injuries to her right shoulder and left leg when struck by a 1937 Ford on Mill street near Charles E. McWilliams' Store Saturday evening at 8:10 o'clock. Stanley and Joseph Wydra, Toby Run Hollow, occupants of the Ford machine, said Mrs. Keiser walked into the path of the machine which wjas enroute south on Mill street. The right front fender struck the woman and hurled her to the pavement.

The Wydra brothers placed Mrs. Keiser in their car and took her to the office of Dr. A. V. Carl for treatment.

Mrs. Keiser was confined to her bed at her home yesterday, and her condition remained unchanged. She is also suffering from shock. Witnesses to the accident were of the opinion that Mrs. Keiser did not see the Wydra car as it approached south or.

Mill street. The accident victim had just made a purchase at Straub's Drug Store and had intended to join friends on the opposite side of the street. The Wydra brothers, up until 7 o'clock last evening, had not reported the accident to local police, and may be liable to arrest. Officer Joseph T. Schultz said.

F.O.E. No. 838 Ladies Night. Turkey supper, Hawaiian Orchestra, Tuesday April 22nd, 6 P. M.

A22 Notice Dr. B. Schneider's office, will be closed from April 28th to May 3rd inclusive. M2 59 Participate In Poem Contest At Court House Here Gold, Silver, And Bronze Medals Given To All District Winners SNYDER BEST SPELLER Fifty-nine pupils participated in the highly successful ar-HJal Poem Recitation Contest for the rural elementary schools of Montour County held at the local Court House on Saturday afternoon. It.

was the 21st annual poem contest, and attracted a large audience to the court house. The contestants were grouped into four classes according to grades, and gold, silver, and bronze medals were awarded to the first, second and third place winners in each group. The Morning News and the Service Printery jointly presented these a-wards. List Poem Winners The poem recitation awards were made as follows: (awards are listed in consecutive order first, second, and third place, etc.) Group 1, Grades 1 and 2 Nancy B. Vogt, Kellar School; Ann Messer-smith, Mooresburg; and Helen Cotner, Hurley.

Group 2, Grades 3 and 4 Fred Beiber, Limestone; Dorothy Lynn, Mt. Zion; and Alice Lisieicz, Center. Group 3, Grades 5 and '6 Jean Kelly, DeLong School; James Shads (Continued on Page Six) Ticket Sale For C. Of C. Banquet Is Already Large Committee Elated To Get Outstanding Movie From State Dept.

Commerce HUMORIST WILL TALK Sale of tickets for the annual banquet of the Danville Chamber of Commerce at Shiloh Fellowship Hall at 6:30 o'clock Thursday night, got off to an excellent start on Saturday, George A. Nevin, chairman of the banquet committee, announced yes terday. He again stressed the necessity of all reservations possible being made by tomorrow night, so that the committee can inform the women who will serve the supper. Tickets are on sale at John T. MaguTs coal office, H.

G. -Wagner's garage, Sam Keefer's score Cohen's store, Capitol and Price Motor Company. Secretaries of the four participating organizations also have them fo'. sale, Walter S. Lover of the Chamber of Commerce; Ray V.

Hodgson, Rotary Club; Ray Jamison. Kiwanis and Dean Lyon, Business Men's Association. Members of the committee and President George O. Wagner are greatly elated that they were able to secure the sound movie of Pennsylvania, which is in constant demand. Issued 'by the Department of Commerce of Pennsylvania, the movie is in technicolor and runs 22 minutes.

It is a travel picture and depicts the four seasons in Pennsylvania, bringing out the beauty of each. Their elation is no less for the com mittee's success in such a nolc-il ufter-dinner speaker as Ernest Dupille, of Chester county. Mr. Dupille, better known probably as a talented humorist, will have as his subject, "The Joy Of Living." A justice of the peace in his home county, the humorist has little time to carry out duties of that office be cause he is almost always on the road, speech-making and causing audiences to laugh. Mr.

Nevin again emphasized tha: much of the program was arranged with thought for the ladies and a large turn-out of wives and sweethearts is anticipated. Athens, Monday, April 21 (U.R) The Greek High Command announced early today that the Allied line across Gueece, absorbing violent Axis attacks by land, aid and sea, was intact everywhere after the German drive to the south had been slowed ciowii by fierce rear guard action. Anglo-Greek positions had to be "adjusted" in keeping with developments the High Command admitted, but it said the action was out "according to plans." The military communique said that the Italians launched front line attacks at two points along the western sector of the defense line, but they were repulsed and chased back be-young their original lines after losing a few strategic positions. The government spokesman admitted that the Greeks were continuing their retreat from the Albanian-Italian front as required by the German pressure on Macedonia and the plain of Thessaly. The Public Securitv Ministry said the German planes, operating in relays, attacked Piraeus, the port of Athens, and Eleusis.

They caused some damage and a number of casualtiKs, but five raiders were shot down. Some other villages in Greece and the island of Crete were bombed. Reservations For 98 For Banquet Alumni Of B.S.T.C. Certain To Go Over 100, Record-Breaker In Eight Years Tomorrow AT FELLOWSHIP HALL With 98 persons having made reservations up to early last night, it was practically a certainty that more than 100, a record-breaking number, will attend the eighth annual banquet; of the Montour County Branch of the Bloomsburg State Teachers College Alumni, which will be held at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow night at Shiloh Fellowship Hall. Already, the reservations total moie than the complete attendance at any previous annual banquet.

It was announced that present county students of the school have been invited as guests jointly of tha local association and trustees of the college. Ten students have thus far accepted the invitation. Ten members of the college faculty also have informed the committee they will be on hand. An interesting program has been arranged. There will be several numbers of entertainment by members of the local group.

Soloists will be a young woman and a young man, both from the teachers college. There will also be a reader from the school and one outstanding number on the program will be the very latest of talkie movies of the college. This movie will picture the aviation training course for students of the teachers college as sponsored by the United States government, from the beginning of the course to the end. A girl that's worth a million dollars doesnt have to look like it. Birthday Greetings Today is the "thday anniversary of Mrs.

Clyde Sponenberg, Rye, N. formerly of Strawberry Ridge; and Paul Mohr, Strawberry Ridge. Yesterday was the birthday anniversary of Mrs. Charles Davis, Firt street. Damage In Lakewood, New Jersey Area, A-lone, Will Reach Flames Ra ging Along Broken 25 Mile Front From Fort Dix Lakewood, N.

April 20 OI.R) Two great forest fires, raging along a broken 25-mile rorjt from Ftort to Lakewood, destroyed or seriously damaged an estimated 200 homes today, killed livestock and left hundreds homeless. The fires, the mot serious of 45 sweeping tender and dry wood and brush in scattered areas of state today was described by Fire Warden Mortimer Bonham an the moss disastrous in New Jersey in reojn; years. Ix was estimated that damage in the Lakewood area alone would reach two million dollars. Red Cross disaster workers reached the area late today and ordeieii milk and clothing for the homeless. One death was attributed to the Lakewood fire.

A 52-year-old former officer in the Russian army suffered a heart attack and died when he attempted to save his home. No others were known to have been killed in the fires but many persons were overcome by smcke or suffered burns in battling the flames. It was estimated that more than 1,000 were homeless. However, the home of some of these persons were not damaged seriously, if at all. At least 44 homes were burned in Lakewood alone.

At 9 P. the glow from flames at Laurelton, six miles to the east, was plainly visible in the sky here. Thousands of motorists crowded highways in the fire area, creating a serious traffic jam. The State Fire Warden's office estimated that nearly 26,000 acres of pine woodland throughout New Jersey had been destroyed by the fires. The fires were described as the '-most distftrous day in the state's history of fire-fighting." Gets Western Union Position In Maryland Bruce R.

MeCracken, Riverside, an employee at the local Western Union office, will leave today to accept a new position as operator at the Western Union office in Aberdeen, Md. MeCracken will assume his new duties immediately upon his arrival. He had been associated with the local office for several years. WARY OF BULLETS Newsreel cameramen, ordinarily overflowing with courage, very judiciously evaded the opportunity to film operations at the testing ranifj in the Berwick plant of the American Car and Foundry Company Thursday. They declined an invitation to take photos of trace bullets speed to-warid armor plate in tests.

Son Late Owner Will Manage Newspaper, Starting At Once G. H. MILLER ASSISTANT David M. Angle, son of the late Hilda M. and F.

Pursel Angle, announced yesterday that he will become publisher and manager of "The Morning News," starting at once. He will continue the business under the name, "Hilda M. Angle Estate." Mr. Angle, a graduate of Danville High School and Brown University, is an instructor at Friends Academy, Locust Valley, Long Island. He announced that he will finish the present school tprm as teacher and will come to Danville permanently about tha middle of June to take over full-time management of the newspaper.

In the meantime, George H. Miller, assistant manager, will have charge of the business. Mr. Miller, veteran and exceptionally capable foreman of the paper for years, became assistant manager several months age. He has proven his ability as a newspaper executive, job printer, advertising man and general all-around newspaperman.

He has been employed by The Morning News for nearly 21 years, having been foreman all of that time. Mr. Angle will represent the third generation of his family to operate The Morning News, which was established September 1, 1897, by his grand father, Frank C. Angle. For years the newspaper was run by Frank C.

Angle's two sons, Theodore R. and F. Pursel. Theodore sold his interest to his brother in 1924 and F. Pursel Angle was publisher until his death on February 2, after which his wife took charge.

Presiding Elder Here Last Night Rev. G. C. Gabriel, of Lewisburg. presiding elder of the Lewisburg District of the Evangelical church, preached last evening at the local Evangelical church.

The presiding elder, who makes four official visits annually, had charge of the first quarterly conference. ENTERTAINED FOR BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Everhart, West Market street, entertained at luncheon and at the theatre Saturday afternoon in honor of Teddy Snyder, son of Mrs.

Isabel Snyder, East Market street, who observed his tenth birthday anniversary. Teddy is a nephew of Mr.and Mrs. Everhart. Guests were: Alex and Joseph Grone, James Thomas, Emily DeVoe, Donnie Van-nan, of Danville; Winnie Mae Mericle and Nan Van Zandt, of Bloomsburg..