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he he he he he he he THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1951 abc def A 29 Died Dec. 21, 1951, ABRAM. of Kelvin Somerton, Pa. Relaand friends are invited to the services Mon.

2 P. from his late residence, Kelvin Somerton. Int. Union Cemetery, Richboro. Viewing Sun.

eve. Dec. 21. 1951. SAMUEL DISSTON, husband of Ida O'D.

Allen, of Wynnewood, aged 47 years. Service for relatives and friends on Monday at 2:00 P. M. at Oliver Bair's, 1820 Chestnut st. Interment private.

20. 1951, JOSEPH husband of Mary Malloy Annan. Relatives and friends invited to attend funeral on 8:30 A. late residence, 1918 S. 22d st.

Solemn Mass of Requiem. 10 A. Church of St. Edmond. Int.

Old Cathedral Cem. Friends may call Sun. eve. 21. EDWARD.

of 6719 N. Lawrence beloved husband of Ella D. (nee Mercer). Relatives and friends are invited to services. 2:30 P.

from the Funeral Home of Wetzel Son. 4708-12 N. 5th st. Friends may call Sunday evening. 21.

ANNA, of 122 States Atlantic City, mother of Joseph, Samuel and Dr. Daniel Barsky. Services 2:30 P. Hillelson Funeral Home, 312 Atlantic Atlantic City. Int.

Pleasantville, N. J. 21. EDITH (nee Gill), widow of Alfred Batty, of 6424 Glenmore ave. Services 2 P.

Kish Funeral Home, 6506 Elmwood ave. Int. St. James Kingsessing Cem. Friends may call Sun.

eve. 20. SARAH W. (nee Ward). wife of the late Daniel A.

Beam. of 3087 Potter st. Relatives and friends invited to funeral, 8:30 A. at A. J.

Hemberger. Kensington ave. and Westmoreland st. Solemn Requiem Mass. Church of the Ascension.

10 A. M. Int. St. Dominic's Cem.

Viewing Sun. eve. Vineland, N. Dec. 21, 1951.

ELIZABETH wife of the late Eugene R. Bille. formerly of Jenkintown, Pa. Relatives and friends invited to attend funeral, 24th. 2 P.

the Quinby Funeral Home, 1125 w. Lehigh Phila. Int. West Laurel Hill Cem. Friends may call Sun.

eve. 21. at Penndel. formerly of 8017 Chatham ELIZABETH. wife of Nicholas Blum.

Relatives and friends invited to attend the funeral. 10 A. from Petner Funeral Home, 6421 Frankford ave. Solemn Requiem Mass. St.

Henry's Church. 11 A. M. Int. New Cathedral Cem.

Friends may call at the Funeral Home Sunday evening. 21. 1951. JAMES. beloved husband of Alice Booth (nee Hirst).

of 5759 Leonard st. Relatives and friends are invited to services. 11 A. Kester's Funeral Home. 609-11 E.

Allegheny ave. Int. Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call Sunday evening. 21, 1951.

CORNELIUS con of the late James F. and Catherine Canning Brown. Relatives and friends invited to funeral, 9 A. David J. Phillips Funeral Home, 568 23d st.

High Mass of Requiem, Cathedral SS. Peter and Paul, 10 A. M. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem.

Friends call Sun. eve. BROWNE. -Dec. 18, M.

(nee Lennon), formerly of "Strokestown, County Roscommon, Ireland, wife of the late James F. Browne. Relatives and friends invited to fuMonday morning, from home. 836 N. Taylor st.

Solemn Mass of Requiem. Church of St. Francis Xavier. 10 A. M.

Int. Holy Cross Cem. Friends may call Sun. eve. Murphy), 22d.

CATHERINE M. (nee wife of Anthony J. Cannon, of 1438 Vodges st. Relatives and friends invited to funeral. 9 A.

John P. Donohue Sons. 5400 Market st. Solemn Requiem Mass. St.

Gregory's Church, 10 A. M. Int. St. Denis' Cem.

Friends may call 7:30 to 10 P. M. Dec. 20, JOSEPH husband of the late Mary Clark Carney, Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral. at 8:30 A.

from the residence niece. Mrs. Joseph Keagan, 1030 Bridge st. Solemn Requiem Mass, St. Martin's Church at 10 A.

M. Int. Holy Cross Cem. Viewing Sun. eve.

21. 1951. JOHN aged 4 months, son of John P. and Marie E. Sankey Carney.

Relatives and friends invited to funeral. 1 P. residence, 848 N. 23d st. Int.

Holy Cross Cem. may call Sun. eve. Dec. 21, 1951, JEREMIAH.

of 430 Locust husband of Helen Myra Canville (nee Bogle). Relatives and friends. employes of Lit Brothers, invited to funeral, Wm. 9:30 A. from the Funeral Home of Joseph Nickels, 916 E.

Chelten ave. Solemn Mass of Requiem, Immaculate Conception Church, 11 A. M. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem.

Friends invited Sun. eve. (TOM), 20, 1951. LOUIS L. husband of Blanche Dumville Cummings.

of 53 N. Lindenwood st. Relatives and friends invited to service, 10 A. John P. Donohue Sons.

5400 Market st. Int. Valley Forge Gardens. Friends may call 7:30 to 10 P. M.

-Dec. 20. 1951. DR. HENRY G.

DEININGER, husband of Martha Fritch Deininger, of 3854 Girard ave. Service relatives and friends on 1 P. at Oliver H. Bair's. 1820 Chestnut st.

Int Westminster Cem. Friends may call Mon. after 11 M. Dec. 20.

MAMIE Hunter). of 3547 Jasper st. Relatives, friends. also Oakdale Chapter O. E.

are invited to services. Mon. 1 P. Kester's Funeral Home. 609-11 E.

Allegheny ave. Int. North Cedar Hill Cem. Friends may call Sun. eve.

0. E. S. services, 8 P. M.

husband of the late Suddenly, Anna Dec. 20, EMIL (nee Krouse). Relatives friends. also employes of McArdle Cooney and all organizations of which he WAS member, are invited to funeral Mon. 8:30 A.

son's residence. 4333 Bleigh St. (Mayfair). Solemn Requiem Mass. St.

Bernard's Church 10 A. M. Int. Our Lady of Grace Cem. Viewing Sun.

eve. FEDERAL. -Dec. 20, of 1734 W. Cheltenham formerly of Tacony, LILLIAN daughter of the late Benedict and Theresa Federal.

Relatives and friends invited to funeral 9:30 A. McCafferty's Funeral Home, 6126 Torresdale ave. Solemn High Mass of Requiem, St. Leo's Church 11 A. M.

Int. New Cathedral Cem. Friends may call Sun. eve. 21.

1951. EDWARD husband of Helen Riley, of 127 Treaty Drexel Hill. Relatives, friends and Holy Name Society, are invited to funeral. 9 A. from residence of Victor J.

Ruffenach. Township line and Burmont road. Drexel Hill. Solemn Requiem Mass. St.

Dorothy's Church. 10 A. M. Int. Calvary Cem.

Friends may call Sun. eve. until 9 P. M. Please omit flowers.

FENLON. -On December 21, 1951. JOHN husband of the late Katherine Agnes Penion. Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral. 8 A.

at Oliver Bair's. 1820 Chestnut st. Requiem High Mass at St. Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. Int Holy Cross Cemetery, Flatbush.

New York. Friends may call to 10 P. M. 20. 1951.

CATHERINE (nee Dewees). wife of the late Oliver W. Floyd, formerly of 1512 S. Lindenwoed st. Relatives and friends invited to funeral, 8:30 A.

McGillin Sons. 48th st. and Baltimore ave. Requiem Mass at Church of Assumption. 10 A.

M. Int. private. Friends the call Sun. eve.

MARY LUFKIN. sister of Mrs. Catherine Alcorn, of 3303 Tilden st. Relatives and friends are invited to 8:30 A. Apts.

Wm. H. Battersby. 3316 N. Broad st.

High Requiem Mass. Stephen's Church. 10 A. M. Int.

Holy Sepulchre Cem. Viewing 7 to 9 P. M. 21. JEREMIAH, husband of the late Mary C.

Mahoney and uncle 01 Sister Eleanor Gertrude. S.S.J. Relatives and friends and Holy Name Society invited to funeral. 9 A. from his late residence, 6413 Chew where friends may call Sun.

eve. Solemn Mass of Requiem, Little Flower Church. 10 A. M. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Phoenixville.

Dec. 21. 1951. MADELINE daughter of the late John and Catherine Martin, age 53 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral on Thurs.

morning, Dec. 27th, at the residence of William J. Maguire, 252 2d Phoenixville, at 9 o'clock. Solemn High Requiem Mass at St. Anne's Catholic Church at 10 o'clock.

Int. St. Anne's Cem. Friends may call Wed. eve.

late residence, 110 Vassar at husband his Dec. 21, 1951, PERCY, of Ida May Martin (nee Cusworth). Relatives and friends invited to the service. 11:30 A. Ridge W.

Mills Roxborough. Turner Funeral Home, 6028 Int. George Washington Memorial Park Friends call sun. eve. 7 to 9.

21, 1951. Belfry Farms, Skippack Pike, Belfry, Pa. ROBERT beloved husband of Mary E. McPherson (nee Rex), age 71. Relatives and friends are invited to attend funeral services 2 P.

from his late residence. Int. Presbyterian Jeffersonville. Pa. Friends may call at his late residence Wednesday eve.

MOYER. 3048 N. 10th suddenly. Dee. St.

Luke's Lutheran Church and Aux. No. 2. 20. 1951.

FLORA A S. MARKLEY. widow of Altred K. Moyer. Relatives.

members of Sunday, 8 P. Schneider Home, 619 Kensington Dispensary, are invited, to services. w. Olney 8V. Interment Spinnerstown.

Monday. 1:30 P. M. 21. SARAH.

beloved wife of Morris and mother of Barbara of 4756 N. 7th st. Relatives and friends invited to attend services Sunday. 10:30 A. Raphael-Sacks Memorial Chapel.

1945 N. Broad st. Interment Monteflore Cemetery. Dec. 20.

1951, MARGARET. widow of Hezeklah Pratley. Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral on Monday at 1 P. M. from her home.

2741 N. 29th st. Service in St. James the Less Church at 2 P. M.

Interment at Fernwood Cem. Friends may call at the home Sunday evening. PRESS -Dec. 20. 1951.

MARION daughter of Charles and Margaret Press, aged 13 years. Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral, 8:30 A. from her late residence, 430 Moyer st. High Requiem Mass. Holy Name Church.

10 A. M. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem. Viewing Sun, eve.

of -Dec. 21. 1951. CARL Hildegard (nee Birle), of 961 Westfield husband Springfeld. Del.

Co. Relatives and friends. also employes of Supplee-Wills-Jones Ice Cream invited to funeral, 8:30 A. M. John P.

Donchue Sons. 5400 Market st. Solemn Requiem Mass, Church of Our Ledy of Perpetual Help, Morton. 10 A. M.

Int. Holy Cross Cem. Friends call to 10 P. M. 21.

of 3837 N. Park AGNES (nee Macaulay), beloved rife of the late William J. Rea. Relatives, friends and members of Ticga Presby. Church, are invited to the service.

2 P. Parlors Harold B. Mulligan. W. Lehigh ave.

Int. WhiteMemorial Park. Priends Invited Sun. eve. 21.

1951. of Sharon Hill. EVELINE (nee Bayre), wife of the late Daniel C. Reynolds. Relatives and friends invited to attend services.

1 P. McCausFuneral Home. 202 S. Chester pike, Glenciden. Int.

Forest Hills Cem. No viewing Sun. eve. RIESCH 20. 1951.

JOHN husband of the late Katherine (nee Dick). Relatives and friends are invited to funeral services. 11. A. M.

from residence of daughter. Mrs. Anna M. Hendrickson, 2351 E. Cumberland st.

Int. Oakland Cem, Friends call Sunday eve. -Dec. 21. 1951, PATRICK.

husband of Lillie Rocks (nee Getz) and father of Lillian Rocks. Relatives and friends and employes of the Liberty Title Trust. Elevator Operators Union. Tyrone Men's Society are invited to funeral. 8:30 A.

from his Inte restdence. 3501 Sheffield ave. Solemn Requiem Mass. St. Matthew's Church.

10 A. M. Int. Our Lady of Grace Cem. Viewing Wed.

eve, Dec. 18. 1951. PERFECTO. of 552 N.

18th husband of the late Lucy Rodriguez, Funeral, 8:30 A. Dinan Funeral Home, 1923 Spring Garden st. High Mass of Requiem. Spanish Chapel of the Miraculous Medal. 1903 Spring Garden 10 A.

Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening. Irvington N. on Dec. 21.

1951. AMELIA WEBER. wife of the late Wil. liam P. aged '68.

Services Monday. 10 A. M. at the Barclay Funeral Home, Broad and Maple Clayton. N.

J. Interment Cedar Green Cemetery. Viewing Sunday evening. TAYLOR. -Dec.

20. MARY MURRAY, wife of the late Walter Taylor, formerly of 212 Grandview Ardmore. Pa. Relatives and friends are invited to funeral 7.45 A. Funeral Home of John Stretch, Eagle and St.

Denis rds. (Oakmont) Havertown, Pa. 9 A. Solemn M. Mass Int.

of St. Requiem St. Colman's Church, Denis' Cem. Friends call Sunday, 7-9 P. M.

-Suddenly, Dec. 21, EDMUND son of the late Charles and Agnes Toner. Relatives 48th and friends are invited to residence, 831 S. St. Sun.

eve. Solemn Mass of Requiem, Church of Francis de Sales, 10 A. M. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem.

21. of 6320 Kingsessing DAVID Relatives son of John F. and Carrie Troupe. and friends and all organizations which he a member invited to funeral 2.30 P. Yerkes Funeral Home, 7031 Woodland RV.

Int. Arlington Cem. Friends may call Sunday evening. -Dec. 20, 1951.

A. NELSON. 250 52nd st. Relatives and friends are invited to services. David G.

Frankenfield 317 N. 52nd st. Int. Arlington Cem. Friends may call Sun.

7 to 9. On Dec. 21. of 1946 S. 56th (nee Doggett), wife of the late vited North to H.

funeral Waltman. Relatives from friends Yerkes inFuneral Home, 7031 Woodland av. Int. Oakland Cem. Friends may call Sunday evening.

-Dec. 20, 1951. JOHN of 2609 NO' W. Columbia husband of Marie E. (nee Name Society, Connor).

Relatives, friends and Holy invited to funeral. 8:30 A. from Hagerty Funeral Home, 2324 N. Broad beth's st. Solemn Mass of Requiem.

St. ElizaChurch, 10 A. M. Int. Holy Sepulchre Cem.

Friends may call Sun. eve. band of the 21, 1951. HOWARD. hussate Sara C.

Watkins (nee Henderson), of 2012 E. Birch in his 78th year. Relatives and friends are invited to services 10.30 A. Hessinger Funeral Home, 2013 E. Susquehanna av.

at Front st. Int. Valley Forge Gardens. Viewing Sonday evening at Funeral Home. WEED.

-Formerly of Tacony, 20, 1951, MARY wife of the late Charles J. Weed. to aged the 64 years. funeral Relatives and friends 8 A. from Puneral are Invited Home of David U.

Wright. 7015 Torresdale av. High Mass. St. Leo's Church.

9 A. M. Int. Dominic's Cem. Friends may call at Funeral Home Sunday evening, 7 to 9.

daughter of -Dec. Frances 20. C. 1951, MARIE beloved and liam J. friends Wilent, may of call 2103 S.

White 57th st. Relatives (nee Martin) and 2 4700 Springfeld Sun. evening. Int. Funeral Home, P.

Holy Cross Cem. KATHERINE WEAVER. 20. wife of Arden Hall. of the late James S.

6301 Williams. Service 2 P. Kirk Nice, Germantown ave. Int. private.

Family prefer no flowers -Of 2833 N. 8th Dec. 20. and KATHRYN friends invited WOELFLE, to aged funeral 76 years. services Relatives 1:30 P.

Kirchner Funeral Home, 922-24 W. Somerset st. Int. Northwood Cem. Friends may call Sun.

eve. Kindly omit flowers. at her WOOLER. late Dec. 176 20, 1951, POLLY LAND.

John D. residence, Relatives Lauriston invited to the service, 2:30 P. and friends W. Mills Turner Home, 6028 Ridge Roxborough. Int.

Westminster Cem. Friends may call Sun. eve. 7 to 9. 1951.

BELLA, wife of York beloved mother of Mrs. Fannie BarIsaac, of Atlantic City, formerly of 3025 W. sky and Mrs. Rose Zelitch. Relatives and friends are invited to services.

1:45 P. Raphael-Sacks Memorial Chanel. 1945 N. Broad at. Int.

Har Nebo Cemetery. FUNERAL I HOME Westmoreland Est. 1896 Pa. RE 9-1016 F.E. Bowker Dies; Former Steel Man Frank E.

Bowker, of York Lynne Manor, Overbrook, a member of one of the oldest Quaker families in this area, died Thursday in Jefferson Hospital. He was 64. Mr. Bowker, who was retired, was formerly engaged in the steel business. He was a member of the Dura of Toledo, O.

Prior to that he had been purchasing agent for the Edward G. Budd and also had been employed by the Midvale Steel Co. Surviving are his wife, Carolyn, and a son, a Frank now in the armed services. Funeral services will be held at 11 A. M.

tomorrow. Burial will be in West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Deaths Elsewhere John W. Rath, 79, co-founder of the Rath Packing one of the Nation's largest independent meat packing firms, at Waterloo, Iowa Allan M. Hirsh, 73, of Montclair, N.

who wrote the words and music for Yale University's famous "BoolaBoola" song, at New York Dr. Clem Davies, 61, international evangelist, who claimed to have broadcast 15,000 sermons in 30 years of radio preaching, at Los Angeles Roscoe B. Martin, 71, stamp and coin collector and former president of the Philatelic Association of America, Forestville, N. Ilya Yulievich Shlepianov, director of Leningrad's Opera Ballet Theater, at Moscow. Frederick A.

Wallis, 82, former U. S. Commissioner of Immigration and prominent in Kentucky and national Democratic politics, at Paris, Gen. Karl Koller, 53, last chief of staff of Nazi Air Force, at Munich, Germany Powell Weaver, 61, a composer whose works were performed by some of the Nation's major symphony orchestras, at Kansas City, Mo. George M.

Moffett, 68. chairman of the board of the Corn Products Refining at New York. Sawdust Blaze Battled on Roof For nearly two hours, firemen fought a stubborn. smouldering blaze in a huge sawdust bin atop the roof of the Simonds Abrasive Tacony and Fraley last night. As a safety precaution, Battalion Chief Warren Stackhouse ordered the firefighters to shovel nearly 100 tons of the sawdust off the roof into the plant yard.

The material is used in packing abrasive wheels. The fire, smouldering for some time, set off an automatic sprinkler in the three-story brick structure. Edward Walls, of 2548 Edgemont the only employe on duty, discovered the flames and summoned firemen. Bandit in Jacket Gets $90 in Store A bandit clad in a baseball jacket robbed Geraldine Skidmore. 20, of 907 Burnside Sharon Hill, of $90 yesterday while she was at work at Harrod's Dry Cleaners.

16th and Christian police said. Miss Skidmore told Detectives George Schick and Stephen Butler the bandit said he had clothes in the store. He followed her behind the counter and took the money, she said. He fled north on 16th st. Three-Month Strike Ends YONKERS, N.

Dec. 22 three-month strike of 1800 office and production employes at the Otis Elevator Co. plant ended today with a compromise settlement calling for a minimum wage increase of cents an hour." Missing Persons Pre-Yule Pleas Ask for Kin By William C. Rowan ONE of a number of pre-Christmas pleas received at the Philadelphia Police Missing Persons Bureau, Mrs. Sarah Howley, of Foxford, Ireland, asked for aid in locating two sisters and two brothers.

Mrs. Howley wrote that she had not heard from them in 25 years. She listed them as Julia, Mary, Thomas and James Dunleavy and expressed belief that James lived near 22d and Somerset sts. Writing from Beth-Joldoth, Israel, Dr. Dewora Taub inquired about two uncles, Dr.

Leo and Otto Pessel. She said she understood Dr. Leo Pessel once had an office on Fernhill rd. in Germantown. Thomas L.

Robin, of Trinidad, British West Indies, is a brother, Milton, who formerly lived on 12th st. near South. Unheard from since he came here 29 years ago, Paul Kraemer is sought by a widowed sister, Mrs. Gertrude Zeller, of Cologne, Germany. AN cousins, APPEAL Barbara for and news Nina of Wel- two zig, who left Germany shortly before the Second World War, was made by Mrs.

Hilda Schmidt, of Wurzburg, Germany. She said they were supposed to have made their home with relatives on 29th st. Mrs. Alma Edelman, of Giessen, Germany, asked information about a brother -law, Karl Edelman. An inquiry concerning a sister-in-law, Mrs.

Mathilde Schwarz, who once lived near 5th and Brown was sent by Mrs. Erna Walter, of Treves, Germany. The whereabouts of Wilhelm Leppler, an uncle, was asked by Mrs. Frieda Kiebach, of Durkheim, Germany. Jack Stahl, of Pittsburgh, requested the address of Mrs.

Mary Plequet, an adopted daughter. A IR stationed FORCE in Sgt. Virginia, Bernard is search- Noel, ing for William Richmond, a former resident of Boston who moved here several years ago. Information about two former schoolmates was asked by Robert E. Walker, of Dewitt, Ark.

He said the ex-companions, Alexander and James Smith, formerly lived on Westmoreland st. near 15th. Lazarus J. Broter, of New York, inquired about Mrs. Trudy Wohl, who came here from Germany after the Second World War.

Authorities also were asked to locate the son of the late Jack Wurzel, a formerly employed in the Quakertown area. The son, believed to a resident of this city, is being sought so that funeral arrangements can be completed. His father died in Miami, last Saturday. Obituary BETHLEHEM, Dec. H.

Cole, one of Northampton county's most widely known farmers, died today at his home in Kreidersville, north of here. He was 93. Mr. Cole founded the Harmony Grange in 1916. He was master of the Lehigh-Northampton Pomona Grange for six years, was a district deputy of the State Grange for six years, and also taught school for nine years.

He was a county surveyor and a school director in Allen township. He is survived by two daughters, Jennie L. and Mrs. Anna Solt, of Plattsburg, N. Y.

Mrs. John Smith H. Cole Special to The Inquirer Special to The Inquirer READING, Dec. Elvina S. Smith, mother of the Rev.

John A. Smith, of Allentown, Bishop of the Evangelical Congregational Church, died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Raezer, 27 N. 11th Akron, near here, early today.

Mrs. Smith was the widow of John Smith, and was a life-long member of the Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, of Akron. She is also survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Cora Engle, of Lititz: Mrs. Ella Childs, of York; Mrs.

Mame Kilhefner, of this city, three other sons, Norman and Charles of Akron, and Lewis of Pottstown. Mrs. Eugene R. Bille Mrs. Elizabeth S.

Bille, widow of Eugene R. Bille, died Friday at her home in North Vineland after a short illness. Mrs. Bille, a former resident of Jenkintown, had resided in North Vineland for about 20 years. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Vineland, and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Surviving are her father, John F. Thompson, of Vineland, and two brothers, William and John F. Thompson, both of Philadelphia. Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M.

tomorrow at Quinby Sons, 1125 W. Lehigh ave. Burial will be at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Abraham Kratchman Abraham Kratchman, of 319 Monroe operator of Abe's Baths, at the Monroe st. address for more than 40 years, died yesterday in Mount Sinai was 63.

Mr. Kratchman! is survived by his wife, two sons, David and Harold; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred Shmukler, Mrs. Pearl Lieberman, Mrs. Lillian Abrahams, and Miss Adeline Kratchman; and seven grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 12 noon today, at the Reisman Jewish Funeral Chapel, 908 Pine st. Burial will be in Mount. Sharon Cemetry. Petersburg of Nev Unity YOUNGSTOWN BOARDMAN 224 POLAND OHIO PETERSBURG. UNITY THE Extension opening makes to of non-stop travel Philadelphia in Pennsylvania border ducing travel time by as much as five Contrary to general Extension of the System does not, so concerned, dead- end field.

Pending Ohio Turnpike, the Commission has built ing the Turnpike west booths with Pennsylvania at points less than Ohio border. Engineers and against time and the it possible for the this extension this Valley Interchange main closed for contingent upon new State Highway interchange. Because there will along the right-of-way several months, the cided that throughout Clark Will Attend Plane Is Used by Santa Award Luncheon To Bring 2 Sailors Home Mayor-elect Joseph S. Clark, will be among the 600 persons attending 20th annual Gimbel Award luncheon in the Gimbel Banquet Hall on Thursday, Jan. 10, it was announced yesterday.

Name of the recipient of the award will be announced for time at the luncheon. She chosen by a committee that includes past recipients. Arthur C. Kaufmann, executive head of Gimbels, heads the committee. $1000 AND SCROLL The award, given for service to humanity rendered by a Philadelphia woman, consists of a $1000 check and an illustrated scroll.

Each of the 19 previous winners was honored for a different service. Theme this year's award will be "Twenty Years After." It will recall the first award to Amelia Earhardt, famed aviatrix, and that to the late Mrs. Lucretia L. Blanken- burg, widow of a former Mayor. SELECTION COMMITTEE Members of the committee and the years in which they the award include Mrs.

Gustav Ketterer, 1933; Mrs. Efrem Zimbalist, 1934; Miss Frances A. Wister, 1936; Mrs. Thomas Potter, 1939; Dr. Catharine Macfarlane, 1940; Mrs.

William Jackson Clothier, 1941; Mrs. F. Rene Ruegg, 1942; Mrs. Isidore Kohn, 1943; Mrs. Thomas Thacher, 1944; Dr.

Florence Seibert, 1945: Miss Virginia A. McCall, 1946; Dr. Althea K. Hottel, 1947; Mrs. Stricker Coles, 1948; Miss Emily F.

Morrison, 1949, and Mrs. Walter Price, 1950. Deceased award winners include Mrs. George H. Lorimer, 1935; Mrs.

Robert R. P. Bradford, 1937, and Mrs. Caroline A. Moore, 1938.

Two additional national awards were presented to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934 and the Philip H. Jones family in 1942. Hanukkah Parties Set The Community Chaplaincy Service of the Jewish Family Service has arranged Hanukkah parties for 150 patients at Philadelphia State Hospital, 40 residents at Home the Indigent, and festivities for children, patients and elderly persons at about 20 institutions, it was announced yesterday.

Rabbi Marvin Nathan is chaplain. of the Turnpike- Butler Zelienople 9. 88 River Western Extension comprises that of the original terminus at Irwin miles of this extension between Irwin Interchange (U.S. Route 22) was opened map showing in detail Pennsylvania and in the vicinity of the Gateway Interchange; access roads for carrying traffic until is constructed regular turnpike speeds on the between the Ohio line and the Interchange will be reduced to a fifty (50) miles per hour for (including buses), and miles per hour for all other The Commission asks all its cooperate in the observance temporary speed regulations, strictly enforced. Between Irwin and the border are four modern and restaurant units, Santa Claus outdid himself Philadelphia area sailors and The first case concerned the Machinist's Mate Andy Orishak, 29, of 25 Jamison Lacey Park, Hatboro; the second with John Francis Mahoney, 28, of 514 S.

8th Camden. A veteran of the Second World War, Orishak re-enlisted in the Navy last year and was attached to the aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard a short before she sailed for Korean waters. His wife, Gloria, primed her son, Dick, 7, and his sister, Andrea, 3, not to expect too much this Christmas. DADDY HAD OWN PLANS Daddy, however, had ideas he sought to fulfill. While on shore duty in Japan, bought a bicycle for his son.

The bicycle was one that folds to satchel size and weighs approximately 30 pounds. Orishak also bought his son a fishing rod. For Andrea and her mother near bought Japanese finery. For Andrea also he bought a Japanese ceremonial doll encased in glass. I The Bon Homme Richard docked in San Diego, Friday.

Orishak went ashore and bought his wife a diamond wrist watch and a diamond ring. Then he and 70 other members of the Bon Homme Richard's crew bound for the East Coast faced a transportation problem. MAJOR GOAL Their hope was to be home for Christmas. Capt. Cecil Gill, ship, took over.

Lockheed Aircraft liver a new plane Lines in Newark, plane's flight was bank, to Miami, Gill arranged that from Burbank to Orishak and guests. Orishak was told weight limits and gifts along. The at 5 P. M. Friday Newark 1 P.

M. shak arrived in Lacey a half hours later. family then began. Dick Orishak rode until he virtually was Western -December Bakerstovn section of the turnpike and is 67 miles long. and the Pittsburgh to traffic Aug.

7, 1951 Ohio State also the the proiected section Pittsburgh maximum passenger forty-five vehicles. patrons of these which will Ohio-Pennsylservice completion skipper of their He learned that was about to deto Eastern Air N. J. The new to be from BurFla. Captain it g0 directly Newark, taking Mahoney along as to forget air bring his family's plane left Burbank and arrived at yesterday.

OriPark three and Christmas for the his new bike exhausted. Af- Extension 26 at Pittsburgh in generosity this year for two their families. wife and two children of Aviation ter a rest he went shopping with daddy. At Mahoney's home in Camden, his parents, Frank and Nora, and four sisters had hoped he would be home for Christmas. However, they had their fingers crossed when they planned for a reception by relatives and friends.

But, thanks to Santa Claus and others, he arrived home much sooner than he expected. As he expressed it: "It was the first 2500-mile-long Christmas present I ever received." Abram Alburger Abram Alburger, oldest Democratic committeeman in the 35th Ward and one of the oldest in the city, died Friday at his home, Kelvin ave. near Southampton after a week's illness. He was 84. Mr.

Alburger, a retired farmer, is survived by two sons, Raymond, with whom he lived, and Cornell, of Churchville, Bucks county. Services will be held at the home at 2 P. M. tomorrow. Burial will be in Richboro Union Cemetery.

Antonio Pagin Antonio Pagin, who lived at 6047 W. Girard ave. and conducted a furniture refinishing business for 20 years, died Friday. He was 69. Mr.

Pagin is survived by four sons, Luciano, of Rome, and Natalino, of Genoa; Italy, Renzo, of the State Department, and Raoul, a civilian employe at the Philadelphia Naval Base. Solemn Requiem Mass will be sung at 10 A. M. Thursday at St. Donato's Church, 65th and Callowhill sts.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. J. M' Gregor Goodridge J. MacGregor Goodridge, sales manager of the T. P.

Wright lacquers, 1607 Columbia ave. died Friday in Germantown Hospital. He was 67. Mr. Goodridge, who was associated with the paint company for 25 years, lived at 243 W.

Tulpehocken st. His wife, Edith survives. Funeral services will be at 2:30 P. M. Wednesday at Kirk and Nice, Washington lane and Germantown ave.

AnnouneingThe Opening Pennsylvania Castle Beaver 18 City 351 51 Beaver River Falls ISS PENNA 108 MT. JACK SON GATEWAY INTERCHANGE The -551 ENON VALLEY Above is a Highways temporary Ohio Turnpike traffic of the Western the possible 327 miles from the suburbs of of East to the Ohioin the West-re- (45) between these points six hours. to reports, the Western Pennsylvania Turnpike be far as its patrons are in a borderland cornof the proposed vania Pennsylvania Turnpike station access roads connectof the Gateway toll State highways one mile from the contractors working elements have made Commission to open year. The Beaver (Route. 18) will rean indefinite period completion of the 18 in the area of the be clean -up activity during the next Commission has this winter period Comrades Honor Three Detectives Three detectives stationed in West Philadelphia were honored yesterday by their brother officers upon I completion of 20 years' service in the Police Bureau.

In ceremonies at the 5th Detective Division, 55th and Pine the three received cash gifts from Lt. Ervin Mock, commanding officer, on' behalf of the division. Honored were Charles Cobb, of 4301 Chestnut John J. Stevenson, of 1120 and John Friel, of 5518 Ridgewood' st. 2 Patrons Return To Rob Grocer A North Philadelphia grocer was held up and robbed of $487 last night by two bandits who had visited the store earlier in the day.

Joseph Rothstein, 30, of 2230 Ridge told police he was alone in his store at 18th and Norris sts. when the men walked in. One whipped out a pistol while the other took $400 from the grocer's pockets. The robbers then opened the cash register and took $30 and two relief checks, already endorsed, totaling $57. They escaped in a gray sedan.

Rothstein said both men had been in his store to make a purchase about noon. 7:00 A.M. Kiskiminetas R. Kensington Export 22 2 30 2 LEGEND TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD INTERCHANGES 1. Gateway 5.

Allegheny Valley 2. Beaver Valley 6. Pittsburgh 3. Perry Highway 7. Irwin 4.

Butler Valley SERVICE STATIONS RESTAURANT AREAS 2 Ten 351 of which has been delayed because of material shortages. The Gulf Oil Corporation's gas, oil and rest room facilities will be open at Pleasant Valley Station, located on the west-bound lanes seven miles east of the Pittsburgh Interchange (U.S. Route 22). However, it will be some time before restaurant service will be available. Work is being expedited at all stations, and as rapidly as they are completed they will be placed in service.

PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE COMMISSION Thomas J. Evans, Chairman THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE SYSTEM.