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PAGE TWO SHM10KIN NEWS DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1949 Local Scouts, Scouters Stage re-Camp Rally Kulpmont Section 5 Local Young Men Complete Studies 'Collection X9 in Library Of Congress Fascinating By HARMAN W. NICHOLS WASHINGTON, April 29 (U.R) A young man named Philip Kline led me through stack after stack, corridor after corridor and cellar after Boy Scouts and Scouters of Black Diamond District staged a pre-camp rally last evening in Shamokin High School auditorium. Members of Post No. 53, a Senior Scouting unit, presented an Indian ceremony to open the rally. After a period of group singing, led by Ray monci "Dutch" Shade, campfire stunts were presented by members of troops 42, 61, 52 and 62.

Another stunt was presented by the Presbyterian Church Fellowship. An In dian ceremony by Scouts of Troop 64 marked the closing of the rally, Elmer Morgan, dLtrlct executive, had charge of the rally. Election Highlights Annual Meeting of County Bank Group Second annual meeting of Northumberland County Bankers' As sociation, held in Milton Country Club, was attended by representatives of all 21 member banks. Eugene Zartman, president of the association and cashier of Market Street National Bank, Shamokin, presided during the business session. Slides, entitled "Sound Business" and "Do They Come Out Smiling," were presented through courtesy of Continental National Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, .111.

President Zartman welcomed members and guests and commended the group for the perfect attendance record. A total of 173 bank officers, directors and members were present. Officers elected during the business meeting are William E. Ruffing, assistant cashier, Union National Bank, Mount Carmel, president; Warren R. Feese, assistant cashier, First National Bank, Sunbury, secretary-treasurer.

Members of the executive committee chosen last evening are: Aaron S. Hassinger, cashier, Farmers National Bank, Watson-town; William J. Wilhelm, secretary, Milton National Bank; Ralph N. Buffington, treasurer, Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company, Shamokin; R. E.

Tressler, cashier, Farmers State Bank, Dalmatia, and Robert A. Vlsintainer, assistant cashier and trust officer, Liberty State Bank and Trust Company, Mount Carmel. Retiring President Zartman explained details in connection with "Know-Your-Bank-Week" to be observed throughout Pennsylvania during the week" beginning June 6. During that week, the banking and non-banking public, from school children to presidents of corporations, will be taken on tours through banks of each community in the state and shown various operations In the field of banking. A resolution was adopted during the county meeting to urge bank ing officials of Union and Snyder Counties to join with member banks of the Northumberland County Banking Association to forming a Tri-County organization.

Parked Car of Boro Man Damaged by Hit-Runner A parked automobile, owned by Joseph Kerstetter, 622 North Second Street, was damaged this morning, when struck by the car of a hit-run driver. Kerstetter told borough police he parked the car in front of his home late last night, and discovered the damage this morning. Police said damage was not extensive. In Business School- Five Shamokin students of tecp.y, nical training pursuits and another-local man who delivered their, graduation address last night held the spotlight during a commencement program of McCann Business School, Mahanoy City. Twenty months of study on a year- around basis ended for the local group before 150 students and guests of one of Pennsylvania's oldest tutlons of higher learning.

The grad-' uation was the fifty-third for the school. Scene of the commencement ex- ercises was the Mahanoy City Elks lodge rooms. The school does not have sufficient space for activities of that sort. Shamokin members of th'e graduating class are John O'Gara, who served as chairman of the pro- gram committee and master of cere-" monies; John Hilbush, George Sher-vanick, John Young and Theodore" Glowa. The Graduation sDeaker was Rich ard Barrett, wiaeiy Known snamoKin Catholic lay leader.

Barrett, president of the Shamokin area Catholic Forum and former head oL the Regional Holy Name Society ff spoke on topics of education and American freedom. Highlight of the exercises was a class history recitation by George S''ervanick, who offered comment on each member of the graduating group. All of the students, whose course of study ended with commencement last evening, pursued training in higher accounting. Dwight McCann, president of the school, delivered an address in which he provided compliments for the Shamokin delegation. McCann estl-' mated that almost 2,500 men and women have been graduated from the institution.

Rail Lines Toward (Continued from Page One) of any Americans desiring to leave "If commercial transportation is not available." Badger's fleet, including his flag ship Eldorado, was anchored in the lower Yangtze where they cannot be trapped by Communist guns if Shanghai falls. In addition to the Americans, about 1,500 British, 1,000 French and 700 Italians are planning to remain in Shanghai in addition to about 2,000 other foreigners of various nationali ties. a hripf nortnH nf Innrinff In Shflnchnl 11 vj aunng tne cnangeuver iruia iNauiui-alist to Communist rule, but even this might be prevented if the Shang hai municipal police stay on the, A Communist spearhead driving. east from Soochow along the railroad attacked Weitang, only 35 miles west of Shanghai, and the Shanghai garrison said the city probably already has fallen. The News-Dispatch Extends Birthday Greetings to David Kuhn, widely known Elys- burg building contractor.

Ambition Achieved MEMPHIS. Tenn. (U.R) Customers were astonished when they saw a grocery clerk finish an unusually tedious display of canned good3 and then eive it a savage kick. "I've always wanted to do that," he grin ned as he began reconstructing tne display. ceDar.

At length, he put his com-' pass back in his jacket and said, "Well, here we are at 'Collection The collection of about 175 books is in the depths of the Library of Congress. It's kind of embarrassing to the dignified directors because no classification of these volumes has been possible during the 150-year history of the biggest library in the world. 1 The books are a conglomeration. Among them are odd interpretations of the Bible and tomes on Utopia in government and a lot of other unrelated subjects. The stands for unknown quan tity, same as it does in the algebra books.

The collection, for rea sons not clear to anyooay, was placed in the or religious classification. KJine, who described himself as a "stack man," politely excused him self and turned me over to a Miss Ann Engleman, an attractive red head who Is in charge of the section. She said that "Collection doesn't give her any trouble. There haven't been any additions in many a moon and she recalls only1 one call for a book from during the last year. That was for a volume called "Hatred Is Happiness." I glanced through it, out of curi osity.

The man, who wrote It anonymous ly said he was the world's greatest hater. He didnt have any friends and what's more didn't want any. He said that if he ever got his hands on power he would "lay you dead and drive you into slavery." Turning from "Hatred Is Happi ness, I ran onto another book in which the writer dreamed he was left alone in the world with nothing but apes. He had a divine order, he said, to turn all the apes in the world into people. Most of the book Lconslsted of lectures to the apes.

Another writer, which Miss En gleman wanted me to read, wrote 309 pages on the subject "Fifty Rea sons Why Wheat's Not Rye Or the Spider and the Fly." I didn't get through many pages of that one. Neither was I too much Interested at first in the "People On Other Planets." But I warmed ud to this one when the author said that on the other planets "the heavy work is done by the power of the mind." To a fellow who has a lot of grass to clip each week, that was fascinating. Miss Engleman said that she her self was too busy serving customers 01 otner sections under her com mand to do much digging around in collection But some time, she said, she would like to find an extra half hour to thumb through, say, ''By Wireless From Venus," or "The Message From the King's Coffin." Brother of Local Man Dies at Thompsontown Luke F. Meiser, 71, Thompson-town R. D.

1, brother of Benjamin Meiser, Shamokin, died in his home of an illness with which he was stricken several months ago. Native of the western end of Snyder County, Meiser was a retired farmer. He is survived by his wife, four children, a sister, brother and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon in the home, be ginning at 2:00. Burial will be in Richfield Cemetery.

Viewing will begin Saturday evening and continue to the time of services. Assessment Books for Boros, Townships Issued Assessment books for .1950 were placed in the mail today at the county courthouse for 65 assessors of various townships and boroughs in the county. Assessors were given instructions to begin work next Monday, and informed that the books must be returned to the county on or before July 30 in order that the chief assessor, John Anderson, may complete his work before September 15. The araucaria, curious tree of South America, looks like a pine, but isn't, and wears it crown like an umbrella. Funeral Services For Father Wojno To Be Held Monday A solemn high requiem mass wUl be celebrated Monday morning in St.

Casimir Church, Kulpmont, dur ing funeral services for Rev. Vincent S. Wojno, pastor, who died yesterday afternoon in Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville. The mass will begin at 10:30. The body of Father Wojno will He In state in the church from 3:00 tomorrow afternoon until time of the mass.

St. Casimir Church mem bers will conduct a vigil over the body of Fathef Wojno while it lies in the church, Members of the diocesan priests' choir will sing the requiem mass. The hierarchy of the Harrisburg di ocese will attend the mass. Burial will be in the parish cemetery, Mar ion Heights. Father Wojno, first and only pas tor of St.

Casimir Church, was re ceiving treatments for a heart ail ment for the last year. He entered Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Dan ville, on Monday for a periodical ex animation. The Kulpmont priest last addressed members of his par ish during masses Sunday morning, when he informed the parishioners that he would enter the hospital for a checkup. The death of Father Wojno was a shock to residents of Kulpmont. Although the Kulpmont priest was known to be in ill health, his condi tion was not believed be serious.

He aiea at 12:30 yesterday afternoon vinceni Stanislaus wojno was born August 15, 1884, in Wojno, Po land, a son of Joseph and Michelina Wojno. His parents were farmers and he spent his boyhood aldlne them with the chores of farm life. Father Wojno prepared for the priesthood at a school in Leningrad. He attended that institution for eight years, which was eauivalent to a junior high school, high school and junior college. The Polish youth came to this country In 1908 and entered SS.

Cvril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard, Mien. He was a student in that institution for five years. Father Wojno was ordained bv the late Rev. Jeremiah Shanahan, bishop of the Harrisburg Catholic Diocese. in May, 1913.

He celebrated his first mass several days later in St. John Cantius Church, Windber. The late Monsignor Saas delivered the sermon at Father Wojno's first mass. First pastoral assignment of the late Kulpmont priest was as assistant pastor of Our Lady Church, Mc- Sherrystown. He later served as pas tor of Our Lady of Mercy Church, Roaring Creek, and St.

Mary Church, Shamokin. Father Wojno was ap pointed pastor of St. Casimir Church in May, 1915, two years after his ordination. When Father Wojno assumed the pastorship of St. Casimir Church, the Kulpmont parish was a Catholic mission and was being served from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Marion Heights.

He became the fust full-time, pastor of St. Casimir Church and was directly responsible for establishment of the church school and extensive improvements In the parish. During his- tenure as head of the Kulpmont congregation, the late priest arranged for purchase of a parish cemetery hi Marion Heights and a convent for sisters who are instructors in the parish school. Father Wojno established the parish school and employed civilian teachers before arrival of Bernadine Sisters. A church rectory was built dur ing his term at St.

Casimir and the church and school building was brick veneered. Father Wojno observed his silver anniversary in the priesthood in 1938. The ceremonies during the obser vance of his twenty-fifth year as a priest were the most extensive held In the Kulpmont parish. The late priest was an, ardent sports enthusiast and a familiar fig- at Kulpmont fooloaii, baseoail and basketball games. He aided in sponsoring many youth -athletic and recreation activities in the community.

During a banquet for members of the Area Catholic Youth Basketball League last year, Father Wojno said his favorite sport was baseball with football his second preference. Survivors include two brothers, Joseph and John; one sister, Mrs. Michelina Tyminsky, and a nephew, Rev. Vincent Wojno, all in Poland. State Lawmakers (Continued from Page On) resident wage taxes to levies imposed by the second, third and fourth class school districts.

Cities, boroughs and townships may continue to collect wage taxes from non-residents under terms of the bill placed on the governor's desk for signature. The governor's signature is considered a foregone conclusion because each of the many changes written Into It were approved first by Duff's office. Earlier yesterday, the House reversed itself in rejecting a Democratic amendment to ban all wage taxes. 92 Students Listed On KHS Honor Roll Ninety-two Kulpmont High School students were listed on the honor roll for the fifth six-week period of the current school term, which was terminated April 21, school authori ties announced today. Honor roll students Include 18 Seniors, 16 Juniors, 24 Sophomores and 34 Freshmen.

School officials pointed out that a student must attain an average of 80.5 per cent or better during a six-week period to receive honor rating. Five Seniors, two Juniors, nine Sophomores and five Freshmen attained an average of 95 per cent or above during the last period. They are: Helen M. Wlshniewski, Angela B. Wieczorek, Jahn Bogush, Vilma A.

Gyurcso and Cleda M. Bitler, Seniors; Dorothy M. Grogusky and Teresa Lusick, Juniors; Thomas E. Chesney, Marlon A. Lazarskl, Arline E.

Valier, Vincent Buckwash, Anna Marie Gard, Marguerite R. Dalla-brida, Johanna Dombroskl, Joan Horvath and Lucille A. Turlis, Sophomores, and Christine M. Fan tanarosa, Jean M. DeOrio, Oscar Miller.

Romona M. Pollock and Caroline B. Bergonla, Freshmen. Other honor roll students Include Florence A. Zawatski, Phyllis M.

Guarno, June E. Landis, Joseph E. Muzikevich, Walter J. Habowski, Dorothy McNevich, Lorraine Huxta, Elizabeth Vishey, Jean Landis, Ches-teria A. Cichan, Constance Mudry, Rose Marie Kutchen and Donald Beaver, Seniors; Phyllis P.

Makow-ski, Irene Dallabrida, John R. Ca-pozello, Betty Long, Anna Ruslnko, Scott Wardrop, Mildred Hutchko, Bernard Carroll, John Lippay, August Suszko, Julius Ardan, Stanley Pauzer, Helen Gekosky and Robert Tressler, Juniors. Marilyn R. Molesevlch, Joseph Terry, Ernestine C. Carabinl, Alma Bushick, Zenovla D.

LaHaza, Elaine Chimel, Corrlnne Olbrish, Rose Ann Blasco, Joseph J. Korenkiewlcz, John Lahet, John Horengic, John Howan- ec; Bernard Marshalek, Joan F. De-teskie and Gloria Alonso, Sophomores. Marie A. Traychak, Mary E.

Gi- daro, Anthony Toter, Ronald R. Avelllno, Harry J. Malick, Dorothy Kuhar, Joseph Czajkowskl, John L. DeOrio, Lorraine A. Bolick, Stephen Nemeth, Florry Guarno, Marie F.

Carroll, Dolores Olbrish, Ronald E. Barrett, John M. Wargo, Lee Lahet, Clem M. Balon, Mary D. Valera, Rita Johanna, Donald Lippay, Frank Ar dan, Kathleen M.

Peronace, Victor J. Stello, Michael Lashendock, Theresa M. Sinshack, Margaret Pancher, Rose Portaro, Dominic Grazloli and William J. Zlocki, Freshmen. Funerals Miss Lillie A.

Mather Funeral services for Miss Lillie A. Mather, Mount Carmel, will be held Monday afternoon in the home of her brother, Wilbur Mather, 339 West Avenue, Mount Carmel, be ginning at 2:00. Rev. Park L. Wag- enbach, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, will officiate.

Burial will be in Shamokin Cemetery. Friends may view in the home from tomor row evening to the time of services. Miss Mather was a sister of Mrs. John Martz and Joseph Welker, Shamokin, and Mrs. Jane Wilson, Hummellstown, formerly of Shamokin.

The brother with whom Miss Mather lived and another brother, William Mather, Ashland, are other survivors. Mrs. Emma J. MaMillan Funeral services for Mrs. Emma J.

McMillan, Sunbury, former resi dent of Shamokin, were held this afternoon in Wirt Funeral Home, east of Sunbury. Rev. T. Max Hall, pastor of Lincoln Street Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in Shamokin Cemetery.

John Snyder The funeral of John Snyder, 19 East Independence Street, was held this afternoon from Farrow Funeral Home. Rev. H. C. Fry.

pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiated. Burial was In Odd Fellows' Cemetery. Miss Elizabeth M. Hicks The funeral of Miss Elizabeth M. Hicks, who died suddenly yesterday in the home of her sister, Mrs.

Clay H. Weimer, Dewart and Liberty Streets, will be held Monday morning from Farrow Funeral Home, Sixth and Chestnut Streets, begin ning at 10:30. Rev. George G. Shil- rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate.

Burial will be in Harrisburg Cemetery, Thirteenth and State Streets, Harrisburg. Rev. George Toadvine, rector of St. Andrew Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, of which Miss Hicks was a member, will officiate at the burial, beginning at p. m.

Monday. Viewing will be in Farrow Funeral Home on Sunday evening from 7:00 to 9:00. Manufacture of ale or beer was known by the Egyptians of ancient days. John Karpinskie, Retired Teacher In Township, Djes John Karpinskie, 71, of 1170 Pulaski Avenue, retired Coal Township school teacher, died this morning at 2:40 in Geisinger Memorial Hospital, Danville. Death was caused by a complication, following an illness of nearly one year.

He was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon. Born in Prussia-Poland, July 16, 1877, John Karpinskie was son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph (Oabrys) Karpinskie. He came to the United States with his parents when he was six years of age.

The family settled in Shamokin. John Karpinskie attended elementary schools in Coal Township and was graduated from the former Bloomsburg State Normal School. Immediately after his graduation from the Bloomsburg institution, Karpinskie obtained employment as a teacher in Coal Township school district. He taught for more than 30 years, and was principal of Washington School building for many years. He retired three years ago.

Miss Catherine Souders and John Karpinskie were married in Shamokin nearly 50 years ago. Karpinskie was secretary of Shamokin Lodge of Eagles for many years, was a past secretary of St. Francis Lodge, and a member of St. Stanislaus Church. He was a member of several church organizations, also.

Surviving are the widow, four daughters, Mrs. Edward Grubewicz and Mrs. Enoch Zero, Mount Carmel; Mrs. Keith Haupt and Mrs. William Neidig, Shamokin; four sons, Edward and Lawrence Karpinskie, Trevose, near Philadelphia; Clement, Sunbury.

and Gilbert, United States Army, Camp Pickett, brothers, Leo and Stanley Karpinskie, both of Shamokin, and two sisters, Mrs. Cecelia Nasatka, Shamokin, and Mrs. Anna Boks, Kulpmont. Funeral sen-ices will be held Tuesday morning in St. Stanislaus Church, beginning at 9:00.

Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Viewing will be in the home from tomorrow evening until time of the funeral. Boro School Board (Continued from Pig On) to purchase supplies from local companies wherever possible. Three local firms submitted bids for these supplies. They are W.

C. Hack and Sons, Jones Hardware and 8. D. VanSickle Company. Acting on a motion by Tost, seconded by McFee, the board voted to advertise for bids on exterior painting at the Academy Building, interior painting at the Stevens and for, various other improvements.

Another motion approved by directors was a demand to the Northumberland County board of asses sors that in the future the school district be notified of any changes ui Doruugn assessments. The board decided that the annual census enumeration in the borough this year shall be conducted by teachers instead of relying on ward assessors, as previous years. Teachers will be paid at a rate of 10 cents per name. The motion for the change was made by Yost, seconded by McFee. Directors granted approval to a veterans vocational education program, "under which trainees in the veterans class will be permitted to erect a frame building on the district's property at Arch and Seventh Streets.

The program, approved by the local building and trades council, is devised to give trainees actual experience in home construction. Addition of a new radio class in the veterans training program was approved. On a motion by McFee, seconded by George Edwards, William B. Thompson was engaged as class instriitr.i Superintendent J. L.

Hackenberg read an invitation from the Teachers' Association, in which directors and other school officials are invited to the association's annual dinner May 12 in Penn Lee Hotel. One director was absent from last evening's meeting. He is Robert Lynch, who is a patient in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, where he underwent an operation early last week. of C. Opposes (Continued from Pi re Out) not wait for a new factory to be built, preferring to move into a building presently constructed.

In response to the inquiry. Shamokin Area Industrial Corporation officials secured an appointment with Antoon VanMaanen, president or Shamokin Dye Print Works, Inc, to inspect faculties of the former Eagle Silk Comnanv building. Following an inspection of the build ing and conference with VanMaa nen, Industrial Corporation and Chamber of Commerce officials reported that adequate factory space in the former Eagle mill is not now In use, but due to terms of a lease with a storage company and agreements with other building tenants, the now-idle floor space is not available for new industries. Following a meeting with members of the Sunbury Housing Authority Corporation, Secretary Barr reported several new apartment buildings are in the process of erection in Sunbury, Apartments, when completed, he said, will rent for $85 per month. Cost of the project is financed, for the most part, by a Federal Housing Administration loan.

Francis H. Shipman reported plans are under way for a Chamber of Commerce banquet in the near future. A nationally-known speaker is being sought for. the event. The Many Will Affend Cage Loop Banquet Officers of Kulpmont Athletic rinh tvlav announced that more than 150 persons will attend the ban quet tomorrow evening in honor of boys who participated in the Junior Basketball League during me iw 49 campaign.

The banquet will be held in Kulpmont High School, beginning at 7:30. Albert W. Ross, supervising principal of Kulpmont schools, will be principal speaker. Attorney Eugene U. Mir archi, Kulpmont, will serve as mast er of ceremonies.

Robert Magalski, Kulpmont High School football coach, will officiate during the presentation of team and individual awards. St. Casimir eighth grade, senior division champions, and St. Casimir sixth, Junior division title winners, will receive trophies for attaining divisional honors. Maealski, on behalf of the athletic club, will present Individual awards to Joseph Derr, who led the senior division in scoring, and Walter Wydra, highest scorer in the junior division.

Athletic club officials said invita tions have been extended to a num ber of borough and school district officials and all members of the organization. Vets Launch Plans For Memorial Day Initial plans for observance of Memorial Day in Kulpmont were advanced by members of Wanzie-Miriello Post 8354, Veterans of For eign Wars, last night during a meet, ine in nost headquarters. Members of a post committee will join with a similar group representing the American Legion and arrange for military rites on May 30, according to plans discussed in last evening's session. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars commit tee include Max Silverman, Charles Ambrose, Michael Fedock, Vin cent Zubey and Charles Fisher. Post members voted to purchase a large flag which will be placed on the standard at the World War II honor roll.

Ninth and Chestnut Streets. Officials of the veterans' organization plan to install the new flag by Memorial Day. Four new directors were elected during a meeting of the Wanzie- Mirlello Home Association, following the post session. They are: Charles Fisher, Charles Pisarz and Edward Evansko, three-year terms, and John Boyd, two-year term. Parish School Closed In Memory of Pastor Class sessions in St.

Casimir School, Kulpmont, were discontinued today and will not be resumed until Tuesday morning in tribute to the late Rev. Vincent S. Wojno, who founded the parochial school. Father Wojno established the parish school shortly after assuming the pastorate of St. Casimir.

Students and Bernadlne Sisters, the order that operates the school, will honor the memory of Father Wojno with prayer and special services during the mourning period. KULPMONT BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Deasel, Baltimore, are parents of a daughter born yesterday in John Hopkins Hospital. The mother is the former Miss Helen Yancheski, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Yancheski, 1052 Scott Street. Henry Deasel is a Baltimore policeman. 'National Council of Catholic Women of St. Casimir Church will meet this evening in the church social hall, beginning at 7:30.

Mrs. Charles Varano and daughters, Betty and Marie, left yesterday to join their husband and father in Phoenix, where he is employed. Mrs. Varano is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Cossari, 1159 Chestnut Street. Regular meeting of Chesney-Wy-dila Post 231, American Legion, will be held this evening in post headquarters, beginning at 8:00. Ten State Mine (Continued from Page On) political sub-divisions the nower to purchase pillars in both the soft and hard coal regions to protect areas within their boundaries against surface damage. However, the bill, sponsored by Senator John M. Walker, Oakmont, was amended to prevent loss to mine operators through the use of condemnation proceedings.

The Walker bill was introduced as a last-minute substitute for a GOP plan to tax Pennsylvania coal two cents a ton to pay for mine cave-in damages, rehabilitation of mine camaged areas, and to fight mine fires. But the stem opposition of the mine operators doomed the measure before It could be introduced. Another Walker bill would give bituminous strip mine operators the right to deposit their forfeit bonds in either cash, negotiable government bonds, general state authority bonds or public school building authority bonds. A third Walker bill will boost the bonding sum paid to Anthracite strip mine operators from $200 to $300 an acre and raise the minimum bond from $2,000 to $3,000. Senator Montgomery F.

Crowe, Stroudsburg, sponsored two of the Legislature-approved bills, including one to liberalize the regulations covering payment of bonds by Anthracite strip mine operators "and a second aimed at increasing the safety of slope hoists and elevators. A tenth bill, introduced by Samuel B. Wolfe, Lewisburg. will permit the use for tamping purposes of any device approved by the United States Bureau of Mines. Black widow spiders km about 50 people the United States each year, according to the Encyclopedia Young Rockefeller Township Man Ends His Life by Hanging Joseph Richard Shipman, 37, was found this morning at 7:00 hanging from a rafter in the barn on the family farm in Rockefeller Town ship, Sunbury R.

D. 1. The lifeless body was found by the young man's father. Grover Ship-man, widely known Rockefeller Township farmer. The son was last seen alive by members of his family at 8:00 last night, and since he re- tired early each night, members of his family believed that he was read ing in his bedroom.

They told Dr. Sidney Kallaway. Northumberland County coroner, that the young man worked on the farm yesterday, was cheerful and apparently was good health. He left no notes or letters to members of his family. When the elder Shipman entered the barn this morning he found his son's body suspended in the middle of the main floor of the barn.

Family members believe he used a ladder to climb to the rafter, tied a rope around his neck and then low ered his body from the rafter. He is believed to have died last night. Joseph Richard Shipman was discharged from the Army in October. 1945, after serving three and a half years in the European and African theatres. He was a graduate of Sunbury High School and Beckley Aviation College, Harrisburg.

Before the war he served three years in the Army, also. Surviving are the parents and seven brothers and sisters, including Mrs. Carl Tressler, Shamokin. Funeral services will be held Monday morning in Wirt Funeral Home, east of Sunbury, beginning at 10:30. Burial will be in the Lutheran Church Cemetery, Plum Creek.

Rev. John Harkins, pastor of. Grace Lutheran Church, Shamokin, former pastor of the Plum Creek Lutheran Church, will officiate. South Pearl Street Resident Expires Mrs. Teresa Bressi, 85, wife of Tony Bressi, 250 South Pearl Street, died yesterday in Shamokin Hospital of a complication.

She was admitted to the hospital Tuesday. Mrs. Bressi was born in Italy, September 23, 1863, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gentile.

She was married in Italy to Tony Bressi. The late matron and her husband came to America 40 years ago. The family settled in Shamokin. Mrs. Bressi was a member of St.

Edward Church. Surviving are the husband, three children, Mrs. Victoria Dorge, Long Island, N. Mrs. Anthony Mirarck and Charles Bressi, Shamokin; 20 grandchildren, and one brother, Andrew Gentile, Italy.

Funeral services will be held Mon-' day morning in St. Edward Church, beginning at 8:30. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Viewing will be in the family home from tomorrow evening until time of services. Retired Miner Dies After Brief Illness Leo Wachowiak, 59, died yesterday in the home of his brother, Frank Wachowiak, 801 East Hemlock Street, following an illness of three weeks.

Wachowiak, a retired miner, was employed as a caretaker at St. Francis Club until his recent illness. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Reese Berry, Shamokin; Miss Florence Wachowiak, Philadelphia, and one brother, Frank Wachowiak, Shamokin. Leo Wachowiak was a member of Stanislaus Church.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning in St. Stanislaus Church, beginning at 9:00. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Viewing will be in the Lake Funeral Home, 207 North Vine Street, beginning Sunday afternoon and continuing until time of -services Monday morning.

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