The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania (2024)

the the a Recent Deaths See Death Notices for Funeral Times. JOHN A. THOMAS John A. Thomas. 59, brother Mrs.

Jennie Sperlbaum, of Allentown, died Wednesday at home in Shillington. He an assistant foreman in the Reading Co. car shops. 1 son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

W. Miller, he is survived his wife, Mrs. Alma (MachThomas: a daughter, Charles Althouse, Shillingthree grandchildren and sisters, Mrs. Sperlbaum, Pearl, wife of John KlemNorthampton. MRS.

ROSA S. SCHAFFER Mrs. Rosa S. (Roth) Schaffer, widow of the late Granville J. Schaffer, died Thursday, at her home near Summit Lawn on the Allentown Star Route.

She was 77. Born in Lehigh county, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Aquilla (Snyder) Roth and a member of the Reformed wing of the St. Paul's Blue church, Coopersburg R. 2. Her survivors are: one daughter, Eva widow of George Tyson, at home; five sons, Wiltor Limeport, John Allenliam Northampton 1, Victown Star Route, Claude and Elmer both of Coopersburg; R.

four sisters, Mrs. Ida Geho, Allentown, Mrs. Harvey Engelman, Limeport, Mrs. Ellis Stauffer, and Mrs. Edwin Beehn, both fer.

Coopersburg R. two brothers. Roth of Allentown Harvey Roth of Coopersburg: 13 grandchildren; 4 greatgrandchildren. KATIE R. CUNNINGHAM Katie R.

Cunningham, 72, of 205 Hunter Tamaqua, died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Schuylkill Haven hospital. An invalid for seven years, she was hospitalized for and one half years. Born in Tamaqua, she was a daughter of the late Terrace and Catherine McDermott Cunningham, Miss Cunningham was a member of St. Jerome's church, Tamaqua, and was affiliated with the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin.

She had conducted a millinery business on Broad for 40 Tamaqua, years. MRS. WILLIAM H. ZELLNER Mrs. Mary M.

E. (Guldner) Zellner. wife of William H. Zellner, of Nis Hollow, Mahoning Lehighton R. 1, died of a stroke at noon yesterday in her home.

She was 62. She was born in Heidelberg Lehigh county, July 23, 1872. a daughter of the late Owen and Lydia Fink Guldner. She resided in Nis Hollow for 40 years and was a member of the Dinkey Memorial Lutheran church, Ashfield. There survive her husband, children: Clarence, Mareistet and James, at home; Harris, Palmerton: Walter, Packerton; Martha, wife of Albert Seidel.

Lehighton R. Allen and Carrie, wife of John Seafass, of Nis Hollow; 14 grandchildren; brother, Phaon, Nis Hollow. MRS. FRANK WASHEFSKY Mrs. Ellen Washefsky, 56, of 506 E.

Union Tamaqua, died late Thursday night at the Coaldale hospital where she had been a surgical patient since June 30. resided in Tamaqua since in Lithuania, she had marriage to Washefsky, 35 years ago. She was affiliated with sS. Peter and Paul's church and the Holy Rosary society. Surviving besides her husband are three daughters, Mrs.

Clair Kowalski, Owl Creek Valley; Ann Washefsky and Mrs. Aldona Owens, at home, and four grandchildren. MRS. LILLIE BARTHOLOMEW Mrs. Lillie Bartholomew, Sciota, widow of Edward Bartholomew, died at 5:10 p.m.

Friday at her home. A native and life resident of Sciota, she the daughter of the late Charles and beth Shoemaker Bossard. She was a member of the Hamilton Reformed church. Surviving are two sons and a daughter, William. Saylorsburg RD; Harry and Mrs.

Enoch Rinker, both at home; a sister, Mrs. C. A. Goble, Philadelphia: four grandchildren two grandchildren. MRS.

J. J. JACKSON Mrs. Catherine Pratt Jackson, 57. wife Philadelphia, of J.

died J. at Jackson 10:45 Jr. p.m. Thursday at her summer home near Marshall's Creek. She had spent the past seven summers in the Pocono mountains.

EDWARD MC HA Edward McHugh, FriHUGER day in his home, 23 Lakewood Buffalo, N. Y. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of Matthew and the late Gertrude Peters McHugh. Surviving his wife, Elsie Christein McHugh; his father. two brothers.

Carmen and Matthew, Bethlehem: two a sisters. Mrs. Henry Bradbury, Arlington, and Helen McHugh, Bethlehem. JOSEPH SESULKA Joseph Sesulka, 126 Washing- ton Bethlehem, died Friday in his late home. He was born in Bethlehem, a son of George and the late Barbara Lengyel Sesulka, and was a member of Calvary Baptist church.

Surviving are his father, three brothers, George and William, Bethlehem; Albert. Hellertown; and two sisters. Mrs. Michael Vargo, Seymour, and Mrs. John Hero, Bethlehem.

J. J. Cleveland CLEVELAND Hardy, HARDY 63. West Main Stroudsburg R. 2.

died Friday morning at his home. A native of Cresco, he was the son of the late John W. and Mary Everitt Hardy and had resided in Stroudsburg for the past 16 years. He was employed as a book binder by the Hughes Printing East Stroudsburg. Surviving are his wife, Bertha; six step-children Margaret Schaffer, at home; Mrs.

William Waverly, N. Mrs. Wilmer Lutz, Fort Worth. Texas: Jonathan Schaffer, Analomink: Emery Schaffer. East Stroudsburg R.

3, and Mrs. Greenwood Bogert, Stroudsburg; the following brothers and sisters. Joseph, Clifford and Mrs. William Engler, all of Cresco; Mrs. Harrison, Bangor; Mrs.

Charles Reisenwitz. East Stroudsburg, and Frank. Analomink: nine grandchildren and ten great Church Picnic Today Features Marine Band By I. VICTOR STAHL East GreenvilleThe Marine band of Allentown will present a concert at the annual picnic of the Palm Schwenkfelder church Sunday school beginning at 7:30 tonight on the church grounds. Featured soloists will be Jacqueline Effting.

xylophone; Bernard Beitel, cornet and Sally Oranczek, coloratura soprano. FIRE CO. CARNIVAL Volunteer workmen. directed by Frank Merkel are readying the grounds adjacent to the ball park in preparation for the fourday carnival to be staged by the company Aug. 17-20.

Floodlight poles and a stage are being erected, brush is being cleared from the 5th and Washington Sts. entrance. The celebration will climaxed with the per housing of new Mack pumper. Entertainment will featured nightly. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY The 34th anniversary of the founding of Perkicmen Temple, Ladies of the Golden Eagle, was observed Monday night at a meeting in the Baia building lodge rooms.

Among those present were six charter members, each of whom were presented with a gift. The program was concluded with a ham dinner. The next meeting will be held Monday, Aug. 15. SPORTS NOTE- The East Greenville Blue Sox will play 0 Eastern Pennsylvania league games tomorrow in an effort to escape from the cellar.

The Sox journey to Quakertown an afternoon game at 2:30 land return home to clash with Hickory Park Tigers on the local lot at 6 o'clock. LEAGUE MEETING- An important meeting of the Twilight Upper Perkiomen Valley league will be held at 8 p.m. Monday at the East Greenville fire hall. League president Francis Tornetta urges umpires and managers to be present to discuss plans for the post-seaplayoff games. CHURCH NOTES- New Goshenhoppen Evangelical and Reformed.

Rev. C. M. Delong, pastor: Vacation Sundays, 7 and 14; Sunday school picnic in New Goshenhoppen park, Aug. 13.

Palm Schwenkfelder, Rev. Lester K. Kriebel. pastor: Sunday school 9 a.m.; church service 10 a.m. St.

Philip Neri Catholic, Rev. Leo J. Letterhouse, rector: Mass 8 and 10 a.m. Ebenezer Evangelical Congregational, Rev. Mark K.

Matter, pastor: Sunday school 9 a.m.; worship 10 a.m.; KLCE, 7:30 p.m. Grace Evangelical Brethren. Rev. G. W.

J. Oplinger. pastor: Church school a.m. worship 10 a.m. Prayer service Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Russia Plans World-wide Cominform Paris, (INS)- Reports are circulating among top level diplomats in Paris today that Russia may portant be moves planning in two the east highly west struggle. French government has received diplomatic advices from behind the Iron Curtain warning that Kremlin may organize a military, alliance among Communist dominated countries, including China as an answer to the North Atlantic Security pact. In addition, western diplomats heard a report that the Soviet government is planting to expand the Communist Information bureau (Cominform) world-wide basis along the lines of the old Comintern. According to these diplomatic reports, Russia may soon sponsor a congress of Communist leaders and representatives from all over the world. Western diplomats consider it possible that this congress might be the occasion for announcing conclusion of a Communist international military alliance.

French diplomatic from a leading Soviet satellite state expressed the probability that the Soviet government will tary alliance world counteract the organize a red milieffect of the western security system that is being formed under the North Atlantic pact. Reports received by the French diplomats in eastern Europe indicated that the Soviets munist international military alprobably would call the a Comliance, if it is formed, a "defense pact of the free In the opinion of western dipa Communist alliance would be lomats, the real! purpose such to facilitate the fomenting of a world revolutionary movement in the event of war between Russia and the west. It would be intended, diplomats think, to link then Soviet satellite states in eastern Europe land Balkans with Communist China. It is also thought likely that all Communist regimes in the far east, including the Soviet puppet government in North Korea and the Communist leadership in French Indo-China. and Malaya.

might be brought into such a red military pact. At the same time, it is considered likely that the purpose of establishing the Cominform 011 a world-wide basis as an instrument of Soviet foreign policy would be coordinate and intensify the cold war against the west. When the Cominform was created in Poland in September, 1947, it was composed of the Communist parties of nine European countries, including the Soviet Union. was believed to be the original intention of the Kremlin to create separate regional Cominform organizations throughout the world rather than have a single international body such as the old comintern. Thus, there were reports that a regional Cominform would be created in the western hemisphere, with headquarters in Mexico.

Another was expected set in China. Waiters will compete in a race shortly, at Chiswich, England. THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Saturday, Aug. 6, 1949 15 Call's Farm Corner Butter and Eggs Chicago Livestock New York, (AP) Butter 250.570, steady, Wholesale prices on bulk cartons. Creamery higher than 92 score (AA) cents: 92 score (A) 90 (B) 89 score (C) Cheese 139.062.

steady. prices unchanged. New Fork (AP)Wholesale egg prices were mixed yesEggs 7.576, irregular. New York spot quotations follow: Nearby: (Top quotations on nearby and brown eggs represent wholeselling prices for the finest marks, not paying prices to producers or shippers.) Whites: Extra fancy heavyweights 66- fancy heavyweights 64-65; others 61- mediums 58-59; pullets 43; peewees Browns: Extra fancy heavyweights 65- fancy heavyweights 63-64: others 61- mediums 56-57; pullets 43; peewees Philadelphia. (AP)-(USDA) Eggs.

market irregular. Receipts 4,253 wholesale grades: Specials extra large 65-67. browns 64-65; large whites browns 62-63; mediums white and 57-60. Chicago, (AP)-(USDA) Butter steady to firm; prices unchanged cent a pound higher outside on grade at 54.25-55.5. Eggs steady: prices unchanged.

Philadelphia Produce Philadelphia, (AP) Prices yesterday on the Philadelphia fruit and vegetable market included: Apples, steady, bushel bskts. and eastboxes. N.J. wealthys 1.25-50. twenty pippins 1.50.

1.75, summer rambo starrs showing ripe ripe 1.00-25, poor cond. 25; red no size marked 1.50, codlings bu. bsk. open wealthys 65, monbeauty large 75. small 35; gravensteins 40-60.

starrs poor-ord. 35-50; Penna. gravensteins bu. U.S. 1 1.75.

few 2.00, summer 1.50-75. starrs 1.50, Va. wealthys 2.00-35. Lima beans, slightly weaker, bu. hmprs.

Island mopn poorer 1.00; N.J. mostly qual. cond. 1.50-75, few best 2.00. Snap beans, slightly stronger, bu.

hmprs. Penna. Valentines 3.50-4.00, qual. cond. 2.00-3.00, poorer 1.50.

bountifuls ord. qual. 1.25, poor qual. cond. wax ord.

qual. cond. 1.25-50, qual. cond. 50-65.

Beets, slightly stronger, Penna. behs. mostly 3. few 4. Blueberries, slightly weaker, N.J.

pts. cultivated 23-25, few higher, small 15-20. Carrots, dull, Penna. crates 30 behs. qual.

Green corn. firm on good, Penna. sacks qual. cond. 50-75, 1 mark qual.

1.50, poor 35-40, bu. best 1.50. Cucumbers. about steady. Penna.

bu. fair 1.50-2.00, ord. qual. cond. 75- poor 25-60, pickles 2.00-25, poorer Watermelons, slightly weaker, Del.

gar25-28 lb. qavg. 50-60, Cuban queer Ibs. 10, 25 lbs. 30, 30-Ibs.

40, thurgrays 25-lbs. 30. Tomatoes, slightly weaker, Penna. bsk. some fair 1.25-2.00.

Lancaster Cattle Market Lancaster, Pa. (AP) Cattle 334. good to choice steers, steady. plain grassers weak. plain stockers and beefers 25 cents lower; calves 74, light and steady; hogs 47, sold freely SUPPlY, sheep 17.

no lambs on the market. Stocks Register 4-month High; Trade Expands New York, (AP) The stock market shot ahead to a four-month high yesterday in one of the sharpest advances of the year. Leading issues closed with gains of fractions to a top around 3 points. New highs 1949 or longer were hit by. stocks.

Trading activity expanded prices rolled ahead and volume. helped along by heavy business in Commonwealth and Southern, went far past the 1.000.000 share mark. The Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose .8 of one point 19.84 cverall high gain since has March been ceeded only four times this year and then slim margins. most powerful thrust ahead, The industrial group a made lowed closely rail section. Utilities trailed as a poor third High for the on AP average, compared with close yesterday of 64.2-was tablished on Jan.

22. The market was the broadest since mid-June. A total of 1.053 individual issues changed hands, of which 637 advanced declined. Turnover amounted to 000 suares, best in a couple weeks. but sales in Commonwealth and Southern alone accounted for 304.100 shares.

Business Thursday totaled 910,000 shares. Commonwealth and Southern, the low -priced utility which has dominated the market in a number of recent sessions. traded 5, top price for the year and gain of The holding company is scheduled for dissolution Oct. 1. Among new 1949 highs (not closed at the highs) were idated Edison at 25, J.

I. Case 38, Du Pont National Dairy West Penn Electric 24, Texas Co. Public Service Electric 23 5-8, and American Tobacco Other leading issues marked up included Santa Fe N.Y. Contral Southern Railway 31 7-8. Southern Pacific linois Central 26.

Great Northern preferred American Cyanamid 45, Allied Chemical 179 (up 3). Eastman Kodak 42 3-8. General Electric 37 7-8. American Wooien 26 3-8. Kennecott Copper 48 7-8.

Howe Sound 38, Montgomery Ward General Motors Chrysler 51 5-8. American Telephone Republic Pictures preferred and Standard Oil (NJ) 68: Higher in the curb were American Superpower preferred (up 3 1-2). American Gas. American Natural Gas. Louisiana Land, Raytheon Technicolor, Domestic Credit.

Cities Service. and Arkansas Natural Gas Lone Star Gas lost more than a point while smaller declines were posted for United Light and Railways and Alaska Airlines. Sales of 290,000 shares compared with 300.000 Thursday. U. S.

Government issues, recently chipped down after a period of strength. surged ahead again. with gains running to 7-32 of a point in the distant maturities Kunkletown Briefs There will be no church or Sunday school services tomorrow in the local church due to the pastor's vacation. Mrs. Tilghman Borger is a patient in the Palmerton hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Snavely, Lancaster, were recent guests of Mrs. Clark Smale and family. The infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Leon Nicholas was recently discharged from the Palmerton hospital, James Ziegenfus is confined to bed after suffering a stroke. Mrs. Elmer Frantz and infant son have been discharged from Monroe County General hospital. Rev.

and Mrs. Adan Bohner and son, Rodger, are spending their vacation visiting relatives in Dalmatia. Chicago Grain his A John by amer) Mrs. ton; two and ish, MRS. ALAVESTA KRAMER Mrs.

Alavesta (Hottel) Kramer, widow of the late Oliver Kramer, died Thursday, in the Quakertown hospital. She was 88. Born in Lehigh county, she was the daughter of the late Abraham and Hannah Kauffman and a member of the Springfield Brethren church. She is survived by two daughters. Mrs.

Webster W. Knechel of Allentown, Annie, wife of Arthur Rick of Oroville, Calif; three sons, Harvey of Freemansburg. William of CoopersValevand, Linford of grandchildren; Pleasant 8 great-grandchildren and 2 greatgreat-grandchildren. CLIFFORD LEROY SOLT Clifford LeRoy Solt, infant son of Walter and Sarah (Walck) Solt, died yesterday at 2:30 p.m. at the home of his parents, Hill, Lehighton R.

3. Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers lend Walck, sisters: Betty, Lehighton, wife R. of Cath- Walwife of Russell Grow, Lehighton R. Fern, wife of Clark Miller, Lehighton R. Sarah, wife of Curtis Fisher, Lehighton R.

Clair, Lehighton; Walter, Parryville; Edward, Robert, Marlene, Gary, Hilda, Barbara, Richard Sandra, all at home; the maternal grandfather, George Walck, Lehighton R. 3, and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Solt, East Weissport. MRS. KAROLINE SCHUCRAFT Mrs.

Karoline M. (Kummerling) Schucraft, Quakertown R. 1, died in her home Thursday night. Born in Germany July 22. 1871, she resided in the United States for the past 64 years.

She was a member Ridge Valley Lutheran church, Surviving are five, daughters, Mrs. Anna Kissel Mrs. Emma Bregler, Lansdale; Mrs. Pauline Bregler, and Mrs. Hermina Schneider, Quakertown, and Mrs.

Freda Gerhart, Caldwell, N. four sons, Harat home, Gustave, Fleetwood, William, Trevos, and Victor Summertown; 15 children great grandchildren. STANLEY BANASH Stanley Banash. native of Poland and resident the Bethlehem area for 33 years, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the late home, 313 E.

Frankford Bethlchem. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic church and was formerly employed as a carpenter by the Bethlehem Steel Co. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary Nowobilska Banash; a son, Edward, Bethlehem; two daughters, Mrs.

Edward Gregory, Rapid City, S. and Helen, at home. ANDREW PENNICK Andrew Pennick, 67, a resiident at the Van Ness hotel, Coopersburg, died at 10:10 o'clock last night in the Sacred Heart hospital. He had been a patient there since Monday. Toronto Area Has Sixth Murder in Nine Days Toronto, (INS)- Douglas Graham, 45, suburban Alderwood, was killed in the sixth Toronto district homlicide in nine days.

Graham's son, Gordon, 16, was charged with manslaughter in the shooting a short time later. Police said the slaying was the outcome of a family quarrel. Graham, shot in his home, staggered to the street calling for aid. Neighbors, told police they feared him because of the recent wave of killings in the Toronto area. Assassins Miss Franco Madrid, (INS)- Three shots were fired into the motorcade of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in a new attempt on the life of the Spanish dictator.

One or more riflemen fired on Franco as he was on his way the summer capital of San Sebastian. Pigeons in Shirt Save Boy in 50-foot. Plunge Toronto, (INS)Eleven year old Kenneth Aman climbed out on a window ledge Friday and stuffed in his shirt front three pigeons he had caught. gesture may have saved his life. He fell 50 feet to the ground, the birds were crushed to death but cushioned his fall.

He broke both arms and may have a fractured skull, but is expected to live. Democrats May Select Chairman on Aug. 24 Washington, (AP)Selection of a new chairman for the Democratic national committee probably will be made at a meeting here Aug. 24. Sen.

J. Howard McGrath (D- RI), slated to become attorney resign chairman the Demgeneral, has, announced he will ocratic committee should the Senate confirm his nomination. The committee announced Friday the major business of the forthcoming meeting will be a selection of McGrath's successor. Bargain Iowa City, (AP)Hubert Rood. owner of an Iowa City cafe, is being kept busy opening eggs for his customers these days.

Of the 75 eggs used by Rood in the he cafe yesterday, 72 had double yolks. Deaths MARSHALL-Mrs. Emily Gozzard. 68. 150 Roth Hellertown, Aug.

4, 1949: wife of William Marshall. Funeral a. m. Monday in the Templeton funeral home, 326 Main Hellertown. Interment Union cemetery, Hellertown.

Call at the funeral home Sunday evening. C. Templeton. SESULKA- Joseph. 126 Washington Bethlehem, Aug.

5. 1949: son of George and the late Barbara Lengyel Sesulka. Funeral 1:30 Linden p. m. Monday, Bethlehem.

Steyers Inter- fu500 Memorial park. Call Sunday eveMcHUGH- Edward, 47. 23 Lakewood ning. Steyers. Buffalo.

N. Y. Aus. 5, 1949: husband of Elsie Christein McHugh. Funeral 3 p.m.

Monday, Bethlehem. Steers funeral Interment home, Fairview 500 Linden cemetery. Call Sunday evening. Steers. score terday.

white sale and 67: 63; 26-28. 66; 62; 26-27. white 64-65. brown except fresh ern oz. 1.50-75, showing moods 1.50.

mouth bskts. bskts. rambo Long fair and 50-75. poor poorer fair owner former resident of Hanover Acres and new a business man enploying 15 people, it is indeed with feeling of great joy and deep satisfaction to have read your articles in the newspapers concerning the need for low and the rent need housing for quick in Allentown make application for Housing Subs dies. Donald Hock and the Call-Chronicle newspaper are be commended for their untiring zeal and effort on behalf of the welfare of the community and the people of Allentown.

We all know low-rent housing is urgently needed in Allentown, and a survey will positively bring that out. Low rent housing will greatly benefit mankind and the moral. ethical and civic responsibility of those in need of low rent housing. I have been a resident of Hanover Acres for two years and in life has been greatly my successful and happy astation hanced by receiving the opportunity to live there. It has given me a burning desire to own my own home, which I do today.

It has given me determination and initiative to get ahead in life and become a credit to my community. Multiply that by the millions of people living in low rent housing projects all over the country, and you have the reason for a strong, self reliant and prosperous America. The American Home is our second line of defense. It is the Civic, and Moral responsibility of the business men of our community help the Mayor in his battle (with the realtors) for this all important low rent housing Project. I as a business man am very happy to take this means of helping the cause along and will continue to do so until my last breath has left me.

If business men can get together campaign to successfully merchandise their goods. so too can they and they owe it to the people to fight for their welfare and that of the community too. I am sure the citzens of Allentown will get behind the Mayor to successfully get another low rent housing project for the City of Allentown. I'shall be happy to appear before anybody and relate the wonderfull experience Hanover Acres has done for me and my family. Sincerely Joseph Haydock Marriage Licenses HYPNOSIS RESTORES MEMORY Mrs.

Emily Norton is shown in New Rochelle, N. with her husband, John, and their two children, Melanie, 1, and Robert 3. For the past nine years the young mother had been unable, because of amnesia, to remember the details of her early life. She credits her recovery to the "psychiatric genius" of Dr. Nathaniel E.

Selby, who treated her with hypnotic therapy. Public Opinion Suggestion of Small Charge at Cedar Beach to Pay for Bath House Editor. Morning Call: Another year has gone by and still Cedar Beach has no bath house. Don't you think it's about time something were a done? Cedar Beach averages about 500 people per day at the pool, mostly children. Why couldn't the idea of children under 16 paying 1 cent and adults 5 cents every time they come to the pool? I think if enough people were interested in a new bath house, something would be done but evidently no one is interested.

Well, I am So what say! Let's get a bath house built at Cedar Beach and make it one of the most beautiful pools in the Lehigh Valley. Just Me. Former Hanover Acres Man Speaks for Low-Cost Housing Editor, Morning Call: To all real civic minded citizens of Allentown. and to myself, a plain citizen, a property Nine in Area to Get Penn State Degrees Degrees will be conferred on nine area students at the 26th annual summer sessions commencement exercises at Pennsylvania State college tomorrow morning. Maj.

George Fielding Eliot, radio commentator. author, newspaper columnist and military analyst, will address the graduating class, which numbers 403. Area graduates are: Lucille D. Kirkwood, Allentown R. 2, master of science; Harleigh R.

Kemmerer, Center Valley, B.S. in horticulure: Robert E. Shively, East Stroudsburg R. 1, B.S. in chemical engineering; Elwood L.

Petchel, Easton, B.S. in physical education; Irving Effross, Portland. B.A. in commerce and finance; Dorothy A. Bedford, Wind Gap, master arts with major in English Literature: Samuel Freeson, Reading, B.A.

in arts and letters; Charles Lloyd, Reading, B.S. in pre-medical curriculum; and Mary L. Schatz, Perkasie, B.S. in education. South Korean Army Reports Reds Repulsed Seoul, Korea, (AP)The South Korean army chief of staff reported Friday that an estimated 6.000 invaders from Communist north had been repulsed.

Desultory exchanges of smallarms fire continued, however, at the scene on the Ongjin peninsula about 90 miles northwest of Seoul. The chief of staff. Maj. Gen. Choi Byung Duk, said his forces lost 100 killed and 90 wounded when the northerners attacked Thursday.

He said the northerners still held two points a maximum of 1,000 yards inside the southern border but had been driven back from two others. Real Estate Is Sold At Sheriff's Auction Two parcels of real estate were sold at public auction yesterday in the office of Sheriff Ernest A. Kistler. Lehigh county court house. In charge was Auctioneer Ed J.

Knoll. Premises at 801 N. 20th St. were sold free and clear of all leins and encumbrances on court order. Sole bidders were Nathan and Ethel S.

Weisman, 803 N. 20th who secured the property for $1. The premises were sold for delinquent taxes owed the city of Allentown. Vacant lots at 734-36 N. 17th St.

were purchased by John S. Nesfeder. 743 N. 19th for $741.60. The premises had been seized and taken in execution as the property of Horner's Addition, Inc.

Lenhartsville Notes Rev. Glenn Flinchbaugh will conduct Reformed church services at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in Frieden's church. Sunday school will begin at 10:30 a.m. Mr.

and Mrs. Theodore Derr and children, Mary Elizabeth Teddy, Temple. visited Mr. and Percy S. Kunkel.

Helen Eugena and Eugene John Walters had their tonsils removed this week. Mrs. Robert Miller is on the sick list. William Peters has returned to work after several weeks' illness. Mr.

and Mrs. Ellis Fiderman have returned home after spending several days in Atlantic City, N. J. Gloria Wagaman, Reading, is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Wagaman. Chicago, (AP)Hogs were mostly steady yesterday but cattle and sheep were mixed in a cleanup livestock trade, While steers heifers and vealers were steady. cows were strong to 25 cents higher. but bulls were weak. Lambs were weak to 50 cents lower but ewes were steady.

Receipts included 4.500 hogs on sale. 1,000 cattle. 200 calves. and 500 sheep. (USDA) Salable hoss 4500; siow and uneven but generally steady both butchers and 50W5; closed dull and weak on few butchers; top.

23.25 sparingly; most good and choice 1b. 22.50-23.00: 270-290 lb. 21.50-22.50; few 300-330 lb. 20.00-21.50; several lots good and choice 150- 170 lb. lights 21.00-22.50; good and choice sows under 360 lb.

18.50-20.00: few under 300 lb. to 20.50; 375-400 lb. 17.25• 18.25; 400-450 lb. 16.25-17.25: 475-550 lb. 14.25- 15.75: heavier sows as low as 13.50; shippers took 800.

Salable cattle. salable calves 200; steers and heifers about steady: cows active, strong to 25 cents bigher: bulls weak; vealers steady; good and choice steers 26.50-27.75: most high-medium good steers 23.00-26.00: medium 900 helf- 15. grassers 21.50; medium to low-good ers 19.00-25.00: common down to 16.00: common and medium beef COWS 15.00- 17.25; canners and cutters 11.50-14.50: common and medium sausage bulls 16.00- 19.00: good and choice vealers 25.00-26.50. Salable sheep 500; moderate supply native slaughter lambs weak to 50 cents lower: good and choice offerings to local killers 24.00-24.25; practical outside 24.25: odd lots 24.50; cull and common 17.00- 20.00: ewes steady at 8.50-9.50 with heaVles down to 6.50. Philadelphia Markets Philadelphia, (AP) Live poultry: Fowls fancy 28-30: horns fancy 4 lbs.

and over 23-35: ordinary 21-22; roasting chickens fancy 5 ibs. and over 32-34: springers fancy 3 to lbs. Crosses 32-33: some heavy 34: reds 31-33: some fair 28: ducks white pekin fancy 24-25: medium and small 20-22: muscovy ducks fancy whites 25. Dressed poultry: Roasting chickens 5 lbs. and killed colored 4 lbs.

and over lbs. 37-41: Ibs. 31-34: 2 lbs. 31-33; old roosters as to size 25-29. Cheese: Swiss fancy 47-51.

Chicago Markets Chicago, Wheat: No. 3 red 1.94½-97½: No. 4. 1,94 No. 1 hard 2.00%: No.

mixed 1.96: Corn: No. 1 vellow 1.401-41; No. 2 1.40½: No. 3, No. 1.33-36: No.

1.31; sample grade 1.33; No. 5 white 1.33. Oats: No. mixed No. medium heavy mixed No.

1 white 69-71: No. 1 white No. medium heavy white No. 4 medium heavy white 64. Egg Prices New York, (AP) Live poultry steady.

By freight: None. By express: Chickens, crosses lbs. 36. Broilers. crosses New England and nearby 35-37.

cockerels 34-35. few 33. Delaware 35-36. low 34. Dressed poultry steady.

Turkeys, iced. fresh young hens 48. young toms 40. L. V.

Egg Prices Lehigh Valley Egg Producers Assn. egg prices Friday, August 5, 1949: GRADE Fancy Large 54 70 65 Fancy Medium 30 67 64 65 Extras Medium 38 Large 118 70 651 Stand. Large 10 64 Stand. Medium 62 60 61 Prod. Large 23 60 Prod.

Medium 59 56 Pullets 35 45 Pee wees St. Jumbos 00 36 BROWN EGGS Fancy Large Fancy Medium 62 64 Stand. Large 63 Extras Large 88828 66 Extras Medium 62 Stand. Medium Prod. Large Medium 50 60 60 Pee wee crax 10 10 Pee wees 32 899879 50 Pullets 49 Jumbos Total cases, 573.

Curb Stocks New York, (AP)Friday's closing curb: High Low Last Alum Co Am 51 39 Gas El 453 Am Superpow 11-16 11-16 Ark Nat Gas Barium Stl Can Marconi Cities Service 483 Creole Pet Cuban Atl Sug El Bond Sh 15 15 Ford Can A Glen Humble Aid Oil Coal 173 77 Imp Oil Ltd Int Petrol Kaiser Fraz McCord Corp 15 15 15 Nat Bellas Hess Niag Hud Pow Pantepec Oil 74 Pennroad 83 Pa Pow Lt Pi 10415 St Oil 31 31 N.Y Stocks New York, (AP)- Friday's closing stocks: High Low Last Air Reduction 221. 22. Alleghany Corp Alleg Lud Stl 183 183 Al Chem Dye 179 176 179 Allied Strs 32 32 Am Airlines 101 Am Can Am Ch Rad St Cable 13 13 Am Smelt 46 46 Tel Tel 143 143 Am Tobacco 71 Am Woolen Anaconda Cop 29 Stl 233 231 Armour Co Atch Refining 35 353 Bald Avco Loco Mig 51 Balt Ohio Barnsdall Oil 463 Bendix Aviat Beth Steel Borden Co Briggs Mfg Bucyrus Erie 16 153 Case (JI) Co 38 38 Celanese Corp Certain Teed 115 Ohio 313 Chrysler Corp 503 Colum Gas 107, Colum Carbon 311 Comi Solvents Comw South Edison 25 Cons Vultee 91 Cont Can 323, Cont Motors Curtiss Wright 00 Del Lack DuPont De 491 48 Eastman Kodak 425 El Auto Lite 39 Food Fair Strs 121 121 Cigar 181 Gen Elec Gen Foods Gen Motors 621 Pub Util Gen Refract Goodrich (BF) 63 Graham Paige Gt North Ry PI Greyhound Gulf Oil Hercules Powder 463 Hupp Corp Illinois Central 25 Int Harvester 25 Int Nick Can 29 29 Int Paper 501 501 507 Int Tel Tel 81 Manville 381 Kennecott Cop 481 Kresge (SS) 41 Lehigh Men Port 40 Loew's Inc 183 Mack Trucks Mckess Rob Montgom Ward Nash Kelvin Nat Biscuit Dairy Prod Distillers Pow Lt 7-16 Nat Supply 163 161 NY Central RR North Amer Co Northern Pacific 14 14 Northwest Airl 104 Packard Motor Pan Am Airways Param Pictures Penney (JC) 491 492 Penn Pw AR Lt 18 Pepsi Cola Phila Elec. Pub Sve Pullman Radio Corp Radio Orph 81 Reading Co 19 Repub Steel 20 20 Reynolds Tob 381 St Regis Pap Sears Roebuck Shell Union Ofl Sinclair Oil Socony Vacuum Southern Pacific Webster 16 16 Studebaker Corp Texas Gulf Co 561 Sulph Tide Wat A Oil 223 Union Carbide Sperry Corp 251 Stand Brands 203 201 Stand Oil Cal Stand Oil NJ 68 661 68 Union Pacific 811 United Aircraft 201 21 United Corp United Gas Imp US Lines US Rubber US Smelt 401 40 us Steel Warner Bros Pick West Un Tel Westing Elec 241 Woolworth (PW) 49 Corp Youngst Sh 64 64 Chicane. With 1950 wheat contracts morine into seasonal high territory.

the grain market yesterday responded in bullish manner to proposed new farm Final quotations under the car's best with wheat higher, COTE higher, oats higher, rye higher. soybeans to 3 cents higher and lard 12 to 25 cents hundred pounds higher. Grain men thought two points in the proposed farm legislation. approved br the Senate agriculture sub-committer. were quite important.

First. the law would include hired farm labor costs in computine parity which and thereby price would support boost levnext year's parity eis. Second. the law provided basic commodity would be of supported parity if DO controls than 90 per cent over tablished. It was felt this would apply to production and marketing were esmajor grains, thus assuring them of reintirely high government supports next sear.

The strength in rye, which jumped more than any other cereal also was traced to Wasshineton developments. group of senators charged in a letter to Agriculture Secretary Brandan that the army FAS busing rye from Poland and Russia. and they urged that this alleged practice be stopped and buying of American rye substituted. and lard joined grains on the uprising. Strenath in vegetable oils aided their advance.

Soybean oil gained cent over night while cottonseed off advanced to cent pound. Cottonseed futures in New York sere strong. September corn could do but ferred deliveries showed strength. Outs did not do as vell Demand for the cash article fell off and spot prices slumped to cent. Purchases of oats on to-arrive basis taled 5.000 bushels.

Treasury Balance Washington, The position of the Net budeet receipts $137,811 929.46 Budget expenditures Cash balance $3.531.988.666.53. Total debt $254.226.018.426.11. Decrease under previous day 84.829.- 619.37. mostly is some 1.25, 1.25. for risons 10-15 mond Richard J.

Weierbach. 512 2nd Bethlehem. Plumber, and Dolores M. Bethlehem. R.

4, operator. Charles H. Wright, 5 Haws Terrace, 5 Ardmore, Terrace. driver. Ardmore, and Viola housework.

A. Peace, William Raines, 2224 Liberty R.R. inspector, and Theodora D. White, 426 Frank S. Hamilton DiLeo 2725 teacher.

Allen gas station owner, and Jean M. Shada. 218 Alfred SR. Wallitsch, 1033 Liberty St. sales clerk.

newspaper editor, and Virginia M. Roth, 443 N. 5th nurse. Bethlehem, J. McCorkell, 639.

Ninth U. S. Army, and a Valeria J. Teel. 2075 Wood Easton, clerk.

Harold R. Gehringer, Kutztown, R. 1. farmer, and Mildred E. L.

Wessner, Kutztown. R. 1. Alfred Folland, 203 2nd Catasauqua. brewery worker.

and Cantarine Fry. 735 N. 5th Allentown. Nicholas Nush, 886 Main Egypt. laborer, and Verona G.

Sevkanic, 627 Grant Allentown, sales clerk. Gilbert E. Andrew, 835 Kie Fountain Hill, student, and Heien G. Murphy, 1382 Stanley Fountain Hill, office clerk. Forrest E.

Steltz, 421 Walnut Allentown. draftsman. and Helen T. Thompson, 915 High Bethlehem, elevator operator. Gerald R.

Achey, 324 Water St. Bethlehem. U.S.N.. and Judith M. Becker, Bethlehem.

R. 1. Natale Realo, Box 584 Vine Roseto, laborer, and Rose Marion Bangor. 629 N. 8th Allentown, nurse.

Edgar B. Wagner. Fairview accounting 30 machine Madison operator, and dental Miriam 85- sistant. Paul Skorinko. Muhlenberg college, student, and Betty Jean Schneck, Nurses college.

Allentown hospital, nurse. Ernest H. Follweiler, Wanamakers, machinist, registered and Helen M. Leiby, Kempton, R. nurse.

Harold I. Diehl, 34 Saucon Hellertown. machinist, and Viola E. Rouca, 833 S. 10th Allentown.

Frank J. Hammersly, Allentown. R. 2, insurance agent, and Lillian D. Mead, 437 Oakwood Drive.

Fullerton, beautician. Andrew Fedor, 511 Turner foreman, and Hilda E. Treffrey, 511 Turner St. Charles L. Engrem.

1425 E. Cedar student, and Ruth W. Reside, 1425 E. Cedar student. Walter B.

Fegley, Station Coopersburg. knitter, and June V. Yeakel, Coopersburg. R. 1, office clerk.

Richard R. Becker, 1468 S. Jefferson student. and June Fortney, 345 W. Wabash office worker.

Randall K. Brodt 1164 Minsi Trail, Bethlehem, floor mechanic, and Bernadine M. Malowitz, 1030 Moravia Fountain Hill. operator. Carl A.

Billig, Orefield, R. 1. farmer, and Betty L. Wagner, Breinigsville, R. 1, factory worker.

Julius W. Eck. 1261 Catasauqua Fullerton, laborer, and Florence E. Landis, 12 Yeakel's Court, Allentown. John W.

Jennings, Coopersburg, shoe worker, and Louise M. Weber. Coopersburg, 2, operator. Ethan A. McNabb.

335 N. Madison warehouse man, and Ann C. Proday, 335 N. Madison presser. William J.

Duffy, 1114 Green industrial engineer, Mary T. Ward, 620 N. 6th record cuerk. LeRoy C. Kohler, 615 Liberty laborer, and Jean E.

Wescoe, N. Lumber photo finisher. sheet Carl P. metal J. worker, Rindock.

and 822 Elizabeth Tighman Mow Keone, 727 N. 5th stenographer. Roy E. Christ, 1627 Elm Bethlehem, clerk. and Grace F.

McGlade, 190 Green F. Allentown, secretary. Paul Wilt, 51 S. 3rd Emmaus, shipping clerk. and Marion Montanare, 51 S.

3rd Emmaus, employee. Joseph G. Benko, 25 W. 10th Northampton, steel worker, and Theresa E. Kropf.

234 S. Front Coplay, factory worker. Raymond J. Hickman, Ocean View. carpenter.

and Sally Jane West, Barto, R. 1, teacher, ORDINANCE NO. 296 Providing For Compensation to the Members of the Council of the of Emmaus, Lehich Counts, Pennsylvania The Borough Council of the Borouch of Emmaus, Lehigh County, Pennsyivania, hereby ENACTS, 45 follows: SECTION That the provisions Ordinance No. 286 of the Borouch of Lehich County, enacted and approved on the 17th das of November. A.D.

1947. be and hereby re-enacted. SECTION 11. In accordance with the provisions contained in Section 1001 of the Act the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsvivania of May 4. 1927 as re-enacted.

revised and amended. compensation shall be paid to the fully qualified and acting members of the Borough Council of the Borough of Emmaus. Lehigh Counts. the rate of $25.00 per month beginning with January 1, 1949. SECTION No such compensation as aforesaid shall however be paid in any month to such Councilman who has failed attend at least one regular meeting of Council during the month.

SECTION IV All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby pealed. ENACTED AND APPROVED, THIS MOTH DAY OF JUNE. 1949. BOROUGH OP EMMAUS By: Floyd Laudenslager. President of Council Attest: Oscar T.

Tabst. Borough Secretary Approved this 20th Day of June. A.D. 1949. Howard K.

Deischer. Burgess BOROUGH OF EMMAUS ORDINANCE NO. Providing for the furnishing of electric service to the Borough of Emmaus, Cousty of Lehigh, Pennssivanie. Whereas. There is now on file with the Borough Secretary.

a form of agreement covering the supply of electric energy for the operation of the Borouch's water pumping station situated at Tenth and Broad Borough of Emmaus, Lehigh County. BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED bY the Council of the Borouch of Emmaus and it is hereby ordained and enacted br the authority of the same: That the Borough of Emmaus. County of Lehigh. Pennsylvania enter into an agreement with Pennsylvania Power Light Company for the furnishing of all the electric energy required by the ouch for the operation of the Borough's said water pumping station for the period and in accordance with the terms contained in the form of agreement now file with the Borough Secretary for furnishing of such service: and that proper officert of the Boroush be and they hereby are authorized and directed to ecute and deliver said of agreement on behalf of the Boroush. Enacted into an ordinance and passed by the Council of the Borough of maus this 20th das of June.

1949. Flord President of Council Attest: Oscar T. Tob-t: Secretary Approved this 20th day of June, 1949. Howard K. Deischer.

Burgess BOROUGH OF EMMACS ORDINANCE NO. 298 Providing for the furnishing of electrie service to the Horough of Emmaus. of Lehigh, Pennsylvania. Whereas, there is now on file with Borough Secretary, form of agreement covering the supply of electric EneTRY for the operation of the Borough's pumping station situated at Third and Minor Borough of Emmaus, Lehigh County. Pennsylvania.

BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED the Council of the Borous of and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the authority same: That the Borough of Emmaus. County of Lehigh, Pennsrivania enter into an agreement with Pennsyivanta Power Light Company the furnishing of tain electric energ7 required by the Borouch for the operation of the Borough's said water pumpini: station for the period and in accordance with the terms contained in the form of agreement now on file with the Borough Secretary for furnishing of such service: and that proper officers of the Borough be and they hereby are authortied and directed to execute and deliver said form of agreement on behaif of the Borouch. Enacted into an ordinance and passed by the Counell of the Borough of Emmaus this 5th day of July. 1949. Floyd President of Council Attest: Oscar T.

Tobst. Borouch Secretary Approved this 5th day of July. 1949. Howard K. Deischer.

Burgess PUBLIC SALE Bradford Co. Tested Dairy Cows at the Kempton Saira Stables on Wednesday. August 10th at 1:30 p. m. Holsteins.

Jerseys and Guernseys. Several purebreds. Fresh and close springers. Yearling ers. also nice first-call heifers and stock bulls.

Conditions M. D. HENRY C-A-6-8-9 SHORT NOTICE SALE OF Valuable Household Goods Thursday, August 11, 1949 at 1 p. m. 1807 West Union street.

Allentown Pa. Frigidaire refrigerator. 6 piece breakfast set. utility cabinet, plank chair, side board, ball rack. 4 ining chairs.

4 rockers. Victrola. 4 piece living room suite, heater, door and table extension table, stands. electric sweeper, card table pictures. clocks.

electric bed 1005 chair. bedroom suite. marble stand. ruE. congoleum rug.

runners, radio, bed spread, clothes tree lots of es. cooking utensils, stepladder. tubs. 2 kerosene jars and many other articles numerous to mention. Terms, cash.

ANNA ZIEGENFUS ALTON B. KNERR. Auel. SHORT NOTICE SALE OF Valuable Antiques Saturday, August 1949 DST. on the the late Anthony, about mile south af Walnutport, and mile cast of the concrete pike leading from Walnutport to Treichlers, in Northampton Cherry drop leaf table, Lazy Susan 7 old dressers, rope bed.

chine closet, of 2 electric radios, triple vanity. blanket chest, stand. old pie cupboard, 4 other cupboards. penter tools, etc. Terms, cash.

Scheidy ARTHUR BENNINGER Wm. Auct. Harp and Evans, Clerks EXECUTOR'S SALE OF Valuable Household Goods and Antiques Aug. 1943. Sat.

12:30 DAT Leading from Emmas to Garden tractor with plow. cultivator and Household Geods: cherts dropleal table. 3 old tension Victrola. table. chairs top rocker.

sell cherry desk with secret drawers. old chests rockers, old copper apple butter kettle fit. electric mach butchering bench cooking utensils, cardra articles too numerous cash. No articles sold Mary Me Eire Carl. Rapp Auctioneer A 3-5-4.

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