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1 TWO SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, PA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1950 Kulpmont Section Former Regional Man Object of Wide Search Phone 3038 Thomas D. Brennan 3 Daily Vacation Bible Schools in Community Closed Police departments throughout the United States have been alerted to be on the lookout for Charles Schreffler, Raritan, N. former Pottsville and Tremont resident, who disappeared on April 15 while driving Kulpmont Couple Married in Church his taxi between New Brunswick and New York City. The young man, a son of Mr. and Action Deferred on Meter Installation Kulpmont Borough Council, during a meeting yesterday afternoon, postponed action on the installation of parking meters in a five-block area on Chestnut Street.

A representative of a parking meter manufacturing concern advised council to install meters in the 600, 700, Mrs. Charles Schreffler, has not House Unit Spurns Plan to Grant Tax Evaders Leniency (' 5 WASHINGTON, June 16 (U.R) The House Ways and Means Com- mittee reversed an earlier decision today and voted against writing into law a proposal to let tax evaders pay up without facing the threat of criminal prosecution. The proposal, advanced by Rep- resentative Aime J. Forand, R. was opposed by both the Treasury and Justice Departments.

While no official explanation was given on the reasons for the departments' opposition to the proposal, It was understood that they did not like to put an official stamp of ap-. proval on the idea of nermittinsr been heard from since April 15. His ire Company at Tharpiown Plans Father's Day Rites Union Fire Company or Coal Township today announced completion of plans for an annual Father's Day program Sunday In the fire hall, Tharptown. David Arnold, company secretary, said the ceremonies will begin at 3:30. The program will consist of a feature address by Attorney Alvin Carpenter, Sunbury, and music.

Selections by the Shamokln Male Chorus, under direction of Dr. C. E. Mackin, nd the Union Fire Company orchestra, will highlight musical portions of the exercises. Charles R.

Petrie, manager of the local radio station, will be master of ceremonies. Attorney Carpenter Three Daily Vacation Bible Schools conducted In Shamokin during the past two weeks were closed today, and two of the schools will hold special programs this evening. The school sponsored by the Salvation Army will present a program this evening In the Army citadel, East Commerce Street, beginning at 7:30. Starting at the same hour, a school Miss Ellen Evans and Stanley R. Brosh, both of Kulpmont, were married yesterday in Kulpmont Methodist Episcopal Church.

Rev. S. Grover Powell, Avis, former pastor of the Kulmont church, performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev, J. Miles Pheasant, present pastor. father, who lives In Raritan, also, is a former linotype operator for a Pottsville newspaper.

Son of Former Area sponsored by the Church of the Brethren, Christian and Missionary Alliance and Mennonite Brethren The bride was attired in a white marquisette dress with white picture hat and short gloves. She carried a bouquet of white roses. Mrs. Theresa Beirster, Locust Gap, was matron of honor. She wore a light In Christ Churches will stage a pro gram in the Mennonite church.

Shamokin and Coal Township persons who haven't paid their fair Ministerial Association conducted its annual school in six separate church buildings. Because the classes were conducted In different churches, no attempt was made to arrange a Joint snare or taxes to get off easy. The committee took up Forand's proposal as nart of its studv of 800, 903 and 1000 blocks on Chestnut Street and Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Streets, between Maple and Oak Streets. The installation plan will require 151 meters. However, council may decide to install meters in the 500 and 11C0 blocks on Chestnut Street, also.

Addition of those blocks will require 197 meters. The cost of one meter is $69.95, which includes installation. The manufacturing concern representative said council may pay for the meters after they are installed. The concern will be paid 50 per cent of the receipts until the devices are paid in full. The meters will be installed on a nine-month test plan.

Council indicated its desire to in program. Schools were held in the Salem Reformed, St. John Evangeli-cf 1 United Brethren, Chestnut Street legislation to cut excise taxes by about one billion, 100 million dollars and simultaneously to plug some of the "loopholes" in the nresent tax Methodist, Primitive Methodist, laws. green dress and picture hat, and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Walter Kalbarcyk.

Kulpmont, was best man. The bridegroom and his attendant wore conventional attire. Mrs. Louise Maddish, Kulpmont, was pianist. Mrs.

Brosh, daughter of Mrs. Mary Evans. 724 Spruce Street, Kulpmont, and the late William Evans, was graduated from Kulpmont High School in 1944. The bridegroom, son of Mrs. Anna Brosh, Philadelphia, and the late Anthony Brosh, attended Shamokin High School and was graduated from Kulpmont High Schol in 1933.

Brosh is an independent miner. A reception was held in the social room of the church, after the ceremony. The couple is spending a The committee hones to find Emanuel Evangelical United Brethren and Trinity Lutheran Churches Highlight of the Bible School spon til enough "loopholes" and other sources of revenue to offset most of th m- Couple Expires of Auto Crash Injury Injuries sustained last in an automobile accident were fatal for Frederick K. Lewis, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Lewis, Lawrence, formerly of Shamokin and Kulpmont, who died early this morning in Chelsea Naval Hospital, Mass. Lewis received a neck fracture while traveling from his home to Quonset, R. where he was stationed with the Navy, when a car in which he was riding crashed into a tree. The youth had a weekend and spent the time with his p-i rents. Born in Kulpmont, May 20, 1929.

Lewis was a son of Frank and Lyndal (Mertzi Lewis. When Frederick Lewis was a baby, the family moved to Newton, N. and later to Providence, R. I. They lived in Lawrence 14 years.

Th young man was graduated from a high school in Lawrence, and shortly after his gradua sored by the Ministerium was the daily showing of Bible story motion pictures in each school by Dr. Roy F. cise tax loss and thus avoid a threatened presidential veto of the legislation. Forand believed that his proposal would yield the government millions Miller, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, and his wife. stall a three-hour meter.

That device includes two slots one for dimes and the other for nickles and pennies. The representative estimated receipts from each meter will vary between $4 and $5 a month. The meters will be inspected every 90 IN LINE OF DUTY Rhett Butler, a Dalmatian fire dog at Knox-ville, gets new bandages on his foot and leg, burned by flaming gas in a meat market fire. The nurse is fireman Bob Arwine, who answered the fire alarm with RhetU spoke in Shamokin last year during Memorial Day exercises. The ceremonies will be held partly in honor of 13 members of the company who died during the past year.

They are the late John Foll-mer, Fred Jones, Fred Lohrman, Claude E. Miner, Louis Mattis, Edward Neibauer, Lester Rhoades, Charles Snyder, Clayton H. Specht, Isaac Spotts, George W. Zimmerman, Henry Yoeum and Russell Stein-hart. Committee for Union Fire Company's Father's Day activities con-gists of David Arnold, chairman; Oliver Stillwagner, secretar Ben Warmkessel, treasurer: Terry Grin-away, Elmer Carter, John Shadle, Clarence Finn.

Martin Filarski, Thomas Carr, Edward Z-ack, A. B. Croll, Harold Troutman, Walter Helm, Charles Culp, Robert Schneider, Frank Reid and Herbert Shadle. The program will be followed by a dinner for members and guests. The program: Muter of CeremoniM CharlM R.

Petrie Invocation Chaplain Ralph H. Poore "Stouthearted Men" Shamokln Male Chorus Selection Union Fire Company Orchestra of dollars in revenue from persons who, he said, are afraid to nav un nuw Because oi tne tnreat oi enm- honeymoon in New York state. They will live at 1351 Chestnut Street, Kulpmont. inal prosecution. Forand's proposal would not have! exempted delinquent taxpayers from! paying the usual varvins civil rnJ Grand Jury Returns Kulpmont Bride alties.

I The Bureau of Internal Revenn! now has a policy of not pressing; days by the concern. Necessary repairs will be made to the devices during each inspection period at no cost to the borough. Councilmen Martin P. Wydila reported a recent investigation has revealed the sewer line in the 500 block on Oak Street does not run the entire length of the block. Wydila said approximately 12 homes are without proper sewage disposal.

Ar-mon Bruno instructed the street and sewer committee to investigate the condition. Bruno reported that Emery Erd- tion joined the Navy. criminal prosecution against persons who voluntarily disclose that they have not paid their full shar nf Surviving are the parents, one brother, James, of Lawrence, and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Walter J. Rogers, Kulpmont.

taxes. Despite this, however, the ad-l ministration did not want its present regulation written into law. Funeral services and burial will be Monday Lawrence. Two Indictments In Peekskill Riots WHITE PLAINS, N. June 16 (U.R) The Westchester County grand jury, in session eight and a half months investigating last summer's Peekskill riots at the behest of Governor Dewey, today returned two sef-ret Indictments and a scathing 25-pape presentment against the behavior of "misguided patriotic citizens." The indictments, reportedly against two individuals, were passed on to District Attorney George Fanelli who ordered their immediate arrest.

About 237 persons were injured by flying stcns and scuffling during the riots last Aueust 27 and Septem Mothers Protect Former Soldier Held as Deserter PHILADELPHIA, June 16 (U.R) A former Indiana soldier charged with desertion from the army in wartime was turned over to military authorities today after his arrest by FBI agents here. Paul W. Coverdale, 36, father of two small children, was taken into custody in his North Philadelphia home last, night after a seven-year search. He was accused of deserting from Camp Patrick Henry, five months after his induction into the army at Jasper, in April, 1943. Arthur Cornelius, special FBI agent in charge here, said that Coverdale, who claims Indian told the arresting agents he deserted because he was "afraid of guns and couldn't stand army chow." Cornelius said Coverdale married after his desertion and was employed as an auto mechanic in Camden, N.

before obtaining a Job in a Philadelphia sugar refinery. Cornelius said that Coverdale used the name Paul Wesley Prangler, which he claimed was his true name, to obtain employment. He obtained new identification cards by saying his selective service card and other papers were burned in a serious automobile accident, the FBI agent said. Court Hands Down Suspended Prison Sentence in Slaying NORRISTOWN, June 16 (U.R) Porter R. Stone, 25, who pleaded guilty as an accessory after the fact in the slaying of David R.

Clement, received a suspended prison sentence today and was fined $100 and costs. The Dallas, sailor had entered his plea In Montgomery County court last Monday. Judge Wililam F. Dannehower suspended a jail term when Stone's counsel pointed out he already had spsnt three and one-half months in prison during detention in the Clement, slaying. Charges of murder and larceny against Stone in the strangle-slay-ing of Clement at the Merion Cricket Club last February 13 were dropped by the commonwealth last week.

In another courtroom, sentencing of Robert R. Sherman, 21, on his conviction of voluntary manslaughter in the 24-year-old Clement's dath Store Providing Milk for Infants foo. Selected Mr. William Adama Excerpts from "The Student Prince" Shamokln Male Chorus Soloists: Barbara Adams. Joseph Getty.

Elden Steward, Ray Thomas Selection Union Fire Company Orchestra Solo, "Just a Wearying for You" fiereeant Joseph E. Getty Medley Shamokln Male Chorus "Just a Memory" "Deep Purple" "With a Song In My Heart" Selection Union Fire Company Orchestra Addreae Alvin W. Carpenter, Esq. 6olo, "Daddy, Dear Old Daddy" Elden 6teward (Beading. Charles R.

Petrie) "Sing Me a Chanty With a Ho-Heave Ho" Shamokln Male Chorus man, superintendent oi uien Jtsurn Colliery, Shamokin, said his firm will grant the borough a tract of land for a new dumping site. Bruno pointed out council must select several sites and submit their choices to Erdman for approval. Council decided to conduct a survey next Tuesday evening to select sites. Council-men will meet in City Hall, beginning at 7:00. On motion of Wydila, seconded by Anthony Kaminsky, council voted expense payments of $100 to each councilman who attends the PITTSBURGH, June 16 (U.R) A CIO, Allis-Chalmers Okay Pension Pact WEST ALLIS, June 16 (U.R) The CIO United Auto Workers and-Allis-Chahners Manufacturing Company announced agreement today on a plan providing $100-a-month pensions for retiring UAW workers at five plants The settlements, ending 10 days of steady negotiation, affects 16,000 UAW members in Allis-Chalmers plants at West Allis.

Springfield, 111., GaJsden, La Crosse," and Pittsburgh, P. John W. Livingston, vice presidents of the union, and E. F. Ohrman, manager of labor relations at the comnanv's West Alli.s works, said t.h "goon squad" of angry mothers, armed with rolling pins, brooms and baseball bats, stood guard today at a grocery store which has supplied their babies with milk during a strike of AFL milkmen.

The "cold cream guard" was or ber 4 when Westchester residents attempted to halt a Communist rally at which Paul Robeson sang. "It was tragic that the type of behavior which loyal Americans find repugnant in Communism was resorted to by misguided patriotic citizens as a protest, against Communism." the presentment said. However, throughout the present ganized after a brick was hurled throueh a window of the store of Selection Union Fire Company Orchestra Solo, Selected Mr. Margaret Anthony "Swing; Low, Sweet Chariot" Shamokln Male Chorus Solo. Selected William Nalrns Selection Union' Fire Company Orchestra Benediction Chaplain Ralph H.

Poore Pictured above is the former Ellen Evans, daughter of Mrs. Mary Evans, 724 Spruce Street, Kulpmont, who was married yesterday to Stanley R. Brosh, Kulpmont. Mr. and Mrs.

Brosh are honeymooning in New York state. Carl Stonbraker and his son, George, at Aspinwall. With regular milk deliveries cut off by a strike of 3.200 milkmen, Stonbraker has been driving more annual borough convention later this month in Philadelphia. The same payment was authorized for the chief burgess, solicitor and borough secretary, also. Councilman Edward Murdock voted against the expense payments.

Voting for the motion were Wydila, Kaminsky, Bruno and Enoch Petrovich. Council voted $75 to Paul Wishne-ski, former borough councilman, for re-writing the 1950 tax duplicate, on motion of Wydila and Petrovich. Wishneski was awarded the project several months ago. who attended yesterday afternoon's session include Bruno. Wydila, Murdock, Kaminsky than 100 miles daily to get milk for customers with children.

was set for next Friday. The action was taken by Judge Harold G. Knight after Sherman's counsel, Benjamin R. Donolow, withdrew a new trial motion made last Monday. Clement was the son of a prominent business executive from Lowell, Mass.

He was employed at the Merion Club as a bellhop while attending the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Injuries Fatal for Area Plant Worker Rallying to Stonbraker's support, neighbors took up a collection to pay for the $100 window and set up five-year plan, to be financed en- tirely by the company, provides: 1. Pensions of $100 a month, In-" eluding federal benefits, at age 65 after 25 ye-irs service. 2. Pension benefits of $50 to $90 a month for employes who have 15 or more years service and who at age 55 or older become totally and permanently disabled.

3. Early retirement at age 60, or older, for employes having 10 or more years with pensions below $100. Teacher Appointed By School Board Appointment of an industrial arts teacher was made last night during a special meeting of Kulpmont school board. a round-the-clock guard. ment, the grand jury referred to the disorders as "Communist inspired" and the "Robeson affairs." "Unfortunately only a few of the perpetrators were arrested and prosecuted.

Patriotic and loyal Americans both as individuals and as groups must be on the alert against being drawn into Communist traps which may be set for the purpose of inciting situations that might encourage violence." The presentment said a lack of creditable collaborative evidence made indictment of the "perpetrators" impossible. James J. Collins, 28. Mahanoy City, was fatally Injured in an unusual accident at the Alcoa Plant, Cres-sona. Death was caused by a punc ana Fetrovich.

Stephen Olsheski, borough secretary, was present, also. Former Resident Of Shamokin Dies William Olley. formerly of Shamokin, for the past 35 years a resident of Philadelphia, died yesterday in his home. Born in Shamokin, Olley was a eon of the late Henry and Sophia E. (Meek) Olley, pioneer local residents.

He was married to the former Rae Beatty, who died in 1945. Surviving are a son, Robert, one daughter. Mrs. Katherine Heacock and one granddaughter, all of Philadelphia: one brother, Quay Olley, Northumberland, and three sisters, Mrs. Marie Smith and Mrs.

Amanda Fitzpatrick, Shamokin, and Mrs. Harriett Mitchell, Philadelphia. Funeral services will be held Monday In Philadelphia, and burial will Directors named Chester R. Doyle, Mount Carmel, as industrial arts teacher. In naming Doyle to the high school faculty, members of the board pointed out he was the only applicant from this area.

Doyle was named to the faculty on motion of Michael Polinko and Thomas P. Mystery Shrouds Death of Chemist PHILADELPHIA, June 16 (U.R) Robert Carroll, 59, Drexcl Hill, returning from a New York business deal with $25,000, was found dead today along a railroad track, his head severely battered. Carroll's wife said she did not know whether he was carrying a I "If the person that threw that rock ever shows up again, we'll break his neck," an angry mother declared. She said her seven-year-old daughter had contracted dysentery from raw milk purchased at a I learned Mr. Stonbraker had been driving out to get pasturized milk," she said.

"He sold me some for my dauehter and now she's okav." Negotiations between the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association and Local 205 of the AFL Teamsters were scheduled to resume this afternoon. A spokesman for the dealers was optimistic. He said "virtual" agreement had been reached on a new pay formula under which drivers would receive an undisclosed amount for each bottle of milk delivered. Before the strike the drivers re Barrett. ture wound of the lung.

Collins died in Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville, several minutes after being admitted to the institution. Collins, a press helper at the plant, was loading aluminium into a press when the accident occurred. According to Wharton Bittle, deputy coroner, Collins clutched his chest and said, "I'm He was rushed to the hospital and plans were made for an Immediate operation, but he died before doctors started to operate. Collins's chest had been crushed and the lung punctured. Exact cause of the accident has not been established.

Collins, veteran of World War II, is survived by hi widow, th former Placida Kritchen, parents, two brothers and four sisters. U.S. May Cut Aid (Contlnu from Paw On) was interpreted as a demand that the other nations get going with big-scale industry nationalization as the price of British cooperation. Attlee already began Tuesday to back away from the demand that western Europe nationalize industry or else. He said the Labor government was ready to other governments that hold different economic views," Attlee can repudiate it some more-if need be, provided he can control his own party.

fy Bad Check Artist Returns to Reqion A bad check artist, wtio passed three worthless checks in Sunbury two weeks ago and later was traced to Pittsburgh and Gettysburg, has returned to Sunbury. Yesterday afternoon a man. who signed his name as James R. Long, Doyle was graduated from Mount Carmel Township High School in 1937 and from Pennsylvania State College this year. He received a bachelor of science degree in education.

He served three years in the be in a cemetery in that city. check or cash. No money was found on the body, police said. "He said he was going to carry the money back in cash, but I told him, and so did his lawyers, that he $1,300 in Personal Tax Levies Unpaid More than $1,300 in personal taxes remains uncollected on the 1949 tax duplicate, according to a report submitted by Neal Rick, retiring Kulpmont tax collector, to borough council. The tax collector's 1949 report reveals the face value of the duplicate was $28,335.52.

Of that amount $23,040.83 was collected and rebates amounted to $403.58. Property -tax returned to Northumberland County board of commissioners for collection total $2,356.83. Exonerations amounted to $1,228.54. Total personal tax not collected was $1,305.74. Armon Bruno, council president, requested the municipal body to appoint a delinquent tax collector.

After a discussion, council decided to postpone appointment of a delinquent tax collector until another meeting. ceived a commission of 12 per cent on home deliveries and their income rose and fell with the price of milk. United States Coast Guard during World War II. The new faculty member is a former resident of Locust Gap. He will begin setting up an industrial arts shop in the high school building in several days.

Five high school teachers submitted applications for employment under the summer recreation program in the district. The applicants are Robert H. Parker, William J. Beier-schmitt, Peter J. Eshmont.

Edward S. Stavenski and Martin H. Patrick. Their applications were read dur Athens Plant Tied Up in Wage Dispute ATHENS, June 16 (U.R) About 800 production workers of the Ingersoll-Rand plant went on strike today in a wage dispute. Negotiations between the company Kamp Goes to Jail On Contempt Count Kulpmont Board (Continued from Pge One) quent tax collector.

The solicitor Snnbiiry 1, passed a fourth check in Sunbury. The check was for The man used the same name two weeks ago, but efforts to locate a person by that name in the rural section of Sunbury failed. In Pittsburgh and Gettysburg, where several bad checks were passed, the man used the same name. also. Before starting on his "check escapade, the man deposited $5.00 in a Sunbury bank, which entitled him to 15 blank checks.

Since then the flow of worthless checks has caused considerable trouble at the county seat. said a delinquent collector's methods and Local 1064, International Asso ought lo tarry a check instead," Mrs. Carroll said. The wife said Carroll, a research chemist, had gone to New York yesterday morning to close a deal with Cavendish, Inc. She said he planned to return by train.

Carroll first was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The body then was transferred to the morgue. A five-man Pennsylvania Railroad shuttle crew found the body near tracks which skirt the Philadelphia Art Museum on the way to the 30th Street Station. Railroad police said the body was lying face down in the roadbed and bore lacerations of the face and hands. The crewmen notified the will create "hard feelings," because an "outside" collector does not know ing the meeting by Stanley Bartos, elation of Machinists (AFL).

broke down at midnight. Union Business board secretary, and filed on motion Aeent Merle Downs. Elmira. N. of Barrett, seconded by Leonard Former Fireboss at Reliance Colliery Dies Anthony B.

Carroll, rormer fire-boss at Reliance Colliery, died in his home at 341 South Oak Street. Mount Carmel, after an illness of several months. He was recently discharged fronf Geisinger Memorial Hospital. A native of Primrose, near Miners-ville, Carroll was a resident orf Mount Carmel for many years. He was employed at Reliance Colliery for 43 years, until his retirement a year ago.

Surviving are the widow, the former Miss Anna Szykoskl. a son, William, and a daughter, Helen, both at home. A brother, Ml-' chael Carroll, also. Funeral services will be held Monday morning in the Church of Our Lady, beginning at 10:00. Wydra.

Supervising Principal Albert W. Kutchen's Team Victor said the workers voted "overwhelmingly" last week to walk out. Picketing was orderly and non-nroduction emnloves were Dermitted Ross reported the board of educa- tion has applied to the state De- In Junior Leaque Game to enter the plant, which made noPai'tment of Public Instruction for the circumstances of Kulpmont residents. Directors, in adopting Mirarchi's plan, said the Department of Public Instruction requires the district to make every effort to collect back taxes. The state department informed the board to begin collection of outstanding taxes when the last special aid was granted to the district.

Neal Rick, retiring tax collector, was released from his 1949 tax bond an increase of 30 hours instruction Kutchen's swamped West End Fire Association, 12-4, yesterday in a Association. yesterc attempt to operate. William Jewell n'ant E-nerai week in he summer program. If wuuam eweu. P-ant the inrrpnsp Kulpmont Junior Boys' said the union made "un-j irif reqae is gian.ea.

tne inciea.se Baseball manager, anager, was the WASHINGTON, June 16 (U.R) Joseph P. Kamp. New York who refused In 1944 to show a House committee the financial records of his Constitutional Educational League, started a four-month jail term today for contempt of Congress. Kamp's appearance In Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff's court lasted less than a minute. Assistant United States Attorney William Hitz asked that the sentence be carried out.

Kamp's counsel, John J. Wilson, made no move to have it stayed. A bailiff then led Kamp away to the court house cell blocks to be fingerprinted before going to the district jail. Kamp, executive vice president of the league, also faced the possibility of a second contempt citation, this time by the House Lobby Investigating Committee. PRR and a city ambulance then summoned to take Carroll to hospital.

no t'ftui iiul utT mp pupr vp um v. realistic demands lor a i teui np saia. koss pointed out tne ori- hourlv nackaee increase. Local Un inn PrPciHont Rnn FraVv ain program was approved for nooifooo ae in a contc in.Ju-v ard August actually was 1C8 cents, in of 1949 and June package on motion of Wydra, seconded by Michael Polinko. The winning team In every frame of the seven-inning game.

League authorities said today's game will be played by Lithuanian Club and Sons of Italy. Honor Graduate ding a seven and one-half cent Principal Named for Schools in Lewisburg Robert E. Beckman was last night elected supervising principal of Lewisburg schools. Beckman was a member of Sunbury High School faculty for 19 years before transferring to Lewisburg five years ago to head the school's music department. He organized a band at Lewisburg Hteh School, which this year won the state championship at the annual forensic contests in Pittsburgh.

The new principal Is widely known in music and educational circles throughout the eastern part of the state. Lbst retrcactive to last July 1. Funerals Mrs. Emma Foura Condition of Paralysis Patient Seen Improved The condition of Linda Schuyler, nine-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley Srhuyler. Turbotville R. D. 1, first polio patient reported this year at Geisinger Memorial Hospital. Danville, is reported to be greatly improved.

Hospital doctors said the child may be permitted to return to her home within several days. She had been confined to an isolation ward at the hospital, where she was under treatment for a mild case of polio. ALL NEXT WEEK AT EVERY SHOW! Emma Street, in the Son of Former Borough Couple Dies in Crash The son of a former Kulpmont ccuple was instantly killed in an autcmobile accident in Elizabethville, N. Kulpmont relatives learned late esterday that Corporal William Rudisill, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Rudisill, Philadelphia, formerly of Kulpmont and Mount Carmel. was of 1950. The program operates under the fiscal year plan, he explained. The school fiscal year ends June 30. The supervising principal advised the board of education to give Parker secondary consideration if the district receives s'ate authorization to expand the summer program.

Ross said Parker is the hichen paid teacher in the hich school, receiving $2,850 per year. With remuneration Parker receives for serving as junior varsity football coach and head basketball mentor, his total salary is $3,225, Ros said. Eshmont is the lowest paid teacher. Ross said. He receives $2,300 per year.

Sfvenski is the next lowest Funeral services for Mrs Foura, 1451 West Walnut were held this afternoon family residence. Rev. F. H. Fk'tcher.

pstor of St. John Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial waa in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mr. Ha Bojer Funeral fervicrs for Mrs.

Ida Bover. Gowen City, will be held The News-Dispatch Extends Birthday Greetings to Sylvester Shizkowskie, widely known former athlete. killed Wednesday in the accident. Nrwi-Dlspaict, eiaullirfl id My big dlTtdendi on a tnTMtmeoL Schuylkill County Pays $70,000 on Bond Issue Schuylkill County paid off $70,000 of the 1936 refunding bond issue this month and expects to retire an additional $50,000 in court house annex bonds of 1930 and state aid highway bonds of 1930 on July 1. Payment of the two items of indebtedness will reduce the county's outstanding bonded debt to $633,000 by the end of the year, a reduction from $2,000,000, which existed after the refunding issue was floated 15 jears ago.

in uie Dav sea e. Tne Sunday afternoon, beginning at 1.30. pnncipa! connnued In aIrfairn'es be AO III PERSON Tgkfi On In the home. Further services, finning at 2:00. will be conducted in Mrs.

Rudisill, the former Anne Polinko, is a sister of Edward, Michael, Jack. Peter. George and Andrew Polinko. all of Kulpmont. M.chael Polinko is treasurer of Kulpmont board of education.

Corporal Rudisill was stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. where he was a member of an Aimy paratroop unit. Kulpmont relatives have not learned details of the accident. Gowen City Reformed Church.

Rev, Thomaa F. Rissinger. pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be in the home Saturday evening, from 7.00 until 0 00.

and until tune of the to those members cf the faculty, Parker should receive secondary consideration. Ross said. He asserted the board of education must be concerned with the financial standing of faculty members. Directors who attended last night's meeting include Anthony Nestico. board president: Stanley Bartos, Leonard Wydra, Stefan FUipowicz! Michael Polinko.

Louis Horvath and Thomas Barrett. Ross. Attorney Eugene G. Mirarchi, solicitor, and Neal Rick, retiring tax collector, were present, also. John Lelevich.

a business ad- funeral on Sunday. Private William If. Cawthrrn Funeral services for Private Wil Couple Returns Home From Visit to Europe Mr. and Mrs. John Demko.

Pottsville. have returned home after a 10-day pilgrimage to Rome, a Mother's and Father's Day gift from BAREFOOT SANDALS for boys and girls 1.98 Full gram leather uppers with long weiring "cat paw" -)lejond hee's. Red, white and brown. 5'tes 5 to 12, 12'j to 3. Lciarut Children's Sho Main Fler ministration student at Manett.

Col-i lege, is the summer vaca-; tion period at th? home of his par-jents. Mr. and Mrs. John Lelevich. i 923 Pine Street liam H.

Caw them. Shamckin thir 12 children. The couple left the United States Leonard E. Lrlevich. pictured above, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John 823 Pine S'reet. Kulpmont, received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering during commencement exercises at Marquette University, Milwaukee. Wis. Lelevich.

a graduate of Kulpmont High School, served Mr. and Mrs. Gus Veach. 600 pn May 31 on 8n 8ir trtP t0 vi5it Street, are parents of a Switzerland. Ireland St: TREASURY BALANCE WASHINGTON.

June 16 (UP, Government expenses and receipts Chestnut ho died May 8 while serving on the Island of Ouam. will be held next afternoon, beginning at 3 00. In the home of his brother, Harry Cawthern. 1023 East Packer Street. Rev.

E. D. Ehrig. pastor of Trinity Evangelical Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Noithum-berland Memorial Park, Stonington.

MUliary services win be conducted the Veterans of foieign Wars. and Canada. Natives of Czecho daughter born yesterday in Geisinger for the current fcal year through In Addition Regular Screen Shew slovakia. Mr. and Mrs.

Demko were married in Pottsville. June 14 are: three years with a naval 67 ons unit dunne World War TT Expenses I Memorial Hospital. Danville. Mrs. Veach is the former Rita Evans, of Shamokin.

grandparents are Mr. end Mrs. Gus Veach. 600 I Chestnut Street. Receipts $3312712 405 73 its worst 1949, with No Advance in Prices! Calcutta.

India, had traffx accident year in 12.833. He was eradua'ed wrh honors from Marquette University. Cash balance $1,023.

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About Shamokin News-Dispatch Archive

Pages Available:
181,120
Years Available:
1923-1968