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FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, PA MUNDAY, MAY 29, 1950. PAGE ELEVEN OIL CITY DEPARTMENT NEWS -ELAINE KOONTZ SOCIETY -MRS. CHARLES HUMPHREY SOCIETY Women's News Club Events Margaret Perry, Richard Huessener To Wed Saturday. A number of local relatives and friends are planning to attend the wedding in Pittsburgh on Saturday of Miss Margaret F. Perry, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Arch Clement Perry, former local residents, to Richard son of Mrs. Kurt Huessenesener the late Mr. Huessener, all of Pittsburgh. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.

m. Saturday, June 3, in the Church of the Ascension there, with Bishop Wilburn who was recently consecrated bishop co-adjutor, officiating. A wedding reception will follow at the Twentieth Century Club. Miss Perry, a niece of Mrs. Harry Egbert, of West Third Street, has frequently visited here.

Country Club to Have Spring Dance The annual spring dinner dance of the Wanango Country Club at Reno was held Saturday night at the club, with music furnished by Bobby Hensen and his orchestra from Cleveland, who presented a fine program of music. Sunday at the club, dinner was served to 66 members and supper in the evening to 30 members. The usual chicken and waffle supper is scheduled for Thursday, with serving from 6:30 to 8 p. Reservations are requested early. Church Groups Honor Miss Ruth Jane Elbel With Bridal Shower Miss Ruth Jane Elbel, daughter of Rev.

and Mrs. Louis E. Elbel, of Plum Street, was honored at a party given jointly by members of the Senior Choir of the Bethel Methodist Church and the Young Adult Class of the church. Miss Elbel is the church organist. She will become the bride of Oriel J.

Willert, of Hollywood Beach, Saturday evening, June 10, with her father officiating at the ceremony. The party was given in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pettigrew, of Kramer Avenue, night, with 25 persons attending. Rev.

and Mrs. Elbel, parents of the bride-elect, were guests. The home was attractively decorated throughout with arrangements of summer flowers. Games were played during the evening, and refreshments were served buffet style. Miss Elbel was presented with an electric toaster the two organizations.

Mrs. Pettigrew was assisted as hostess, by Mrs. Clarence Miller from the Young Adult Class and Mrs. Walter Rugh and Mrs. Sherman Steele from the choir.

Former City Resident Honored With Shower By Three Hostesses A miscellaneous shower honoring Miss Sally Ann Toy, brideelect of Howard M. Smith, was given Saturday evening in the Toy residence, at 306 Hiland Avenue, with Mrs. J. V. Toy, Earl Boyles, and Mrs.

William Gahring, the latter of Knox, as hostesses. Miss Toy, a former local resident, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Toy, of Buffalo, N. and Mr.

Smith is the son of Mrs. Bessie A. Smith, of Colbert nue. Their marriage will take place here on Aug. 19.

Games furnished the evening's entertainment and prizes awarded to Miss Mary Ellen Kagle, Mrs. John E. Stoughton and Mrs. Gordon Martin. A pink sprinkling can filled with spring flowers, centered the luncheon table, and small favors to match marked the guests' places.

Miss Toy was the recipient of many nice gifts. Attending from out of town were Mrs. J. Hogan, Washington, D. Mrs.

L. K. Metz, Franklin; Mrs. Charles Gahring, Titusville, Mrs. Bruce Toy, Buffalo, N.

Y. Pastor Named to Mark Twain Society Dr. Edward Kuhlmann, pastor of the Good Hope Lutheran Church, has been made an honorary member of the International Mark Twain Society, according to recent announcement. The well known pastor-artistwriter received this unsolicited honor in recognition of his latest book, "How Do You Do?" which was published shortly before last Christmas. According to information given by the society, "There are no dues or assessments and the membership is bestowed in public recognition of contribution to literature." President of the organization is Cyril Clemens, a relative of Mark Twain.

American vice- presidents are Herbert Hoover, Claire Booth Luce, W. L. Mackenzie King and others. The English representative of the society since 1937 is Winston Churchill, Twelve geraniums were stolen from the Central Avenue plaza sometime Saturday night, Ted Aites, of the city police department, reported. The plants had only been planted in the plot on the previous day, Chief Warns of Rubbish Against Burning Without a Permit Effective today and throughout the year, any person or persons inside or outside the fire limits of the city of Oil City who is found burning rubbish or other combustible waste materials without a fire permit from Thomas A.

Owens, fire marshal, will be fined, it was announced today. Fines for this violation range from $5 to $25. Three local residents were brought into police court today and warned regarding fires not in proper containers and being burned after hours. At 9:08 m. Sunday, city police received a phone call regarding large fire which was started SatStreets at West Seventh and Orange and which had burned all Saturday and Sunday.

The fire had gained such headway that the No. 1 pumper was called in order to extinguish it. According to Chief Owens, burning of rubbish is only permitted on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 6 a. to 6 p. m.

The latter hour is permitted during the daylight saving time season, and in the fall, when this time is discontinued, burning will be permitted only until 5 p. m. Those receiving the permits are allowed to burn rubbish or other combustible waste material outside the fire limits of the city in a receptacle on his premises which has been examined and approved by the fire marshal, only on condition, however, that some adult person closely guard and watch the same while containing fire and at all times keep the same under control. No leaves or other combustible material are to be burned on any street or alley of the City of Oil City. H.

L. Lafferty, 26, Navy Veteran, Dies Howard Lafferty, of 13 Harold Street, World War Navy veteran who participated in the invasion of Normandy, died at 7:30 p. m. Sunday in the Aspinwall Hospital at Pittsburgh. son of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Lafferty, he was born in Carbin, N. on Jan. 26, 1924. During the recent war he served for about two years as a gunner's mate, second class in both the Pacific and European theatres and took part in the Normandy invasion.

Surviving are the following sisters, Mrs. LeVern Camp, Mrs. Edith Wikstrom, Mrs. Camp, and a brother, Clyde Phyer, all of New Jersey. Mrs.

Also Grace surviving Wikstrom are two and aunts, Mrs. Dorothy Bailey, of New Jersey, and his great aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George Hawks, of this city, with whom he made his home since he was three years old. The deceased was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and the local V.F.W.

The body was removed to the Reinsel Funeral Home where friends may call. Oil City Hospital Admitted. Mrs. Walter Harkless, 10 East Fourth Street. Mrs.

Merle Elder, Route 3, Emlenton. Arthur McCauley, Fryburg. Robert E. Collier, 609 Cowell Avenue. Donna Jean Shirey, 217 Oak Grove Street.

Mary Ely, 1 Clarion Street. Mrs. Richard Rupert, St. Petersburg. Mrs.

Maurice Stiglitz, 702 Central Avenue. Mrs. James Ziegler, 310 Orange Street. Alfred Kraft, Knox. Rayburn Snyder, 511 Colbert Avenue.

Mrs. Gleason Murray, Spruce Street. Mrs. Norman Nellis, Reno. John Brewster, Titusville.

Armun C. Lacy, Fertigs. Mrs. Harry Black, Pearl Avenue. Mrs.

Francis Zietler, 9 Central Avenue. Mrs. Earl Etzel, North Side Star Route. Mrs. Clint Williams, Knox.

Mrs. Charles Smith, Union City. Mrs. Earnest Slye, 305 West Fifth Street. Charles Neely, Knox.

Mrs. Viola Spruce, Seneca Street. Mrs. Ray T. Deets, Diamond.

Discharged. Miss Margaret Walls, 233 Washington Avenue. Mrs. Robert Rodgers, 305 Euclid Avenue. Frank Bills, Venus.

Mrs. William A. Frank, 116 West Second Street. Mrs. James Mellon, 958 Colbert Avenue, Mrs.

Winifred P. Quinn, 118 East First Street. Mrs. B. Elder, Knox.

Mrs. Carl Aber, 41 Glenview Road. Walter Angov, Halyday Run Road. Mrs. Francis Exley, 10 Maple Avenue.

Mrs. Emmett Lamey, 47 Laurel Avenue. Dianne Russell, 313 West Third Street. John Tracy, Beechwood, O. Mrs.

Francis Allaman, Shippenville. Mrs. Frank Kresinski, 16 Warren Street, Mrs. Harry Huffman, Lickingville. Mrs.

Walter Markless, 10 East Fourth Street. Births. A son at 9 a. m. May 27 to Mr.

and Mrs. Earnest Winger, Seneca. A son at 2:50 a. m. May 28 to Mr.

and Mrs. James Ziegler, 310 Orange Street. A daughter at 4:42 a. m. May 28 to Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice Stiglitz, 702 Central Avenue. A son at 2:10 p. m. May 28 to Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Nellis, Reno. son at 12:14 a. m. May 29 to Mr.

and Mrs. Ray T. Deets, Diamond. Mrs. E.

E. Pundt Dies, Rites Conducted for Red Cross Executive Funeral services for Mrs. E. E. Pundt, 67, of 2 East Second Street, secretary the local American Red Cross Chapter for 27 years, who died in the Oil City Hospital at 1:15 p.

m. Saturday following a five years illness, were held at 2:15 p. m. today in the Steffee Funeral Home. Dr.

G. Mason Cochran, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, officiated and burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Curwensville. Born in Curwensville in 1883, a daughter of the late Richard and Clara Evans, she later moved to Oil City and lived here with her husband, George H. Pundt, who preceded her in death. From January 1918, until her retirement, due to ill health, in June, 1945, she served as secretary of the Oil City Red Cross chapter.

Mrs. Pundt long was considered one of the most authoritative sources in regards to Wars I and II veteranstive in veterans' and their families' affairs, Mrs. Pundt played a major part in rehabilitating ex-servicemen and re-establishing them in the community. Her office was a central meeting place for the wives and mothers of missing, disabled and deceased veterans during the period following World War I and during World War II. She was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church and past regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution from 1926 until 1929.

She organized the Gray-Ladies of the Red Cross in 1945 and was one of the women responsible for the formation of a local American Legion Auxiliary. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: W. C. Evans DuBois, James L. Evans of New Castle, Mrs.

Gus B. Evans of Oil City and Mrs. W. F. Wagner of Coalport.

Oil City Briefs Sara K. Robinson, of 210 Harriott Avenue, and Brayton T. Enos, of Grandview Road, were involved in a minor car collision at 5:09 p. m. Saturday at the East Front and State Streets intersection, city police reported, Total damage was estimated at $60.

An East Bissell Avenue Extension resident reported some shootling in the area to local police at 8:10 p. m. Saturday, Upon investigation, nothing could be found. Four speeders paid $10 each at police court today and one drunk was discharged. New York Stocks BUTLER WICK CO.

3.4 Thirteenth Franklin, Pa. Phone 303 304 Open 2:15 AVIATION Avco Mfg Bendix Aviation 46 Boeing Airplane Co: Consolidated Air Curtiss Wright Lockheed 30 30 A Aviation 15. Sperry Corp Transcon and West Air United Aircraft xdiv 30 United Airlines Trans FOODS American Sugar Armour and Co Ill Borden 51 51 Canadian Dry General Foods Nat Biscuit 37 37 Nat Dairy Standard Brands INDUSTRIALS. Allied Chemical ....252 Allis Chalmers American Cans, Rad San 16 16 Am Tel and Tel American Woolen Conde-Nast Curtis Publishing Deere Distillers-Seagrams Dresser Mfg xdiv DuPont 4972 General Electric 49 Gimbel Bros Int. Harvester Int.

Tel and Tel Joy Mfg. 27 27 Loews, Inc. 16 16. Pepsi Cola Montgomery Ward Nat. Distillers J.

C. Penney United Paramount Pittsburgh Con. Coal Radio Corp. Radio-Keith Remingt Rand Schenley Sears Roebuck 45 Servel, Inc. 13 Union Car and Car Warner Brothers Westinghouse Elec 35 Woolworth MINING.

Alaska Juneau American Smelting American Zinc-Lead Anaconda 33 33 do Wire and Cable .32 Calumet and Hecla 6 6 Dome Mines 15 15 Granby Homestake Inspiration Int. Nickel 28 Kennecott Magma Sunshine div MOTORS. Chrysler Cont Motors Gen Motors 89. 90 Hupp 4 4 Mack Truck 15 Nash-Kelvinator Packard Studebaker Willys Overland MOTOR ACCESSORIES. Borg-Warner 73 Budd Mfg Elec Auto-Lite Houdaille-Hershey Timken Roller Bear'g Timken Det Axle OILS.

Atlantic Refining Barnsdall Oil 53 53 Consolidated Nat Gas Continental Oil Gulf Oil 69 69 Mid Cont Pet Ohio Oil SNATCHED FROM DEATH AT NIAGARA Names of Veterans Who Died Since Last Memorial Day Listed Names of 25 war veterans who have been buried since the last Memorial Day exercises here, will be read during the annual proHill Cemetery tomorrow morning gram be held in the Grove following the parade which is scheduled to start at 8:30 a. m. Veterans who have died during the past year are: Zerbe, Arthur died Sept. 22, 1949, Aspinwall. Entered Sept.

18, 1917; Corp. 80th M. discharged June 12, 1919. Buried at Sunset Hill Memorial Park. Irwin, Reuben died in Oil City, Oct.

4, 1949. Entered March 9, 1917; Sgt. Co. 52nd discharged July 13, 1921. Buried at Sunset Hill Memorial 1 park.

Giltinan, died Oct. 1949, Oil City; Cpl. 137th Co. Trans. Corps, 19th Grand Division.

Entered May 4, 1918; discharged April 13, 1919; buried Rynd Farm Cemetery. Shreffler, Warren died Nov. 19, 1949, in Titusville. Entered July 25, 1918; Pvt. Co.

163rd discharged March 1, 1919. Buried in Titusville Cemetery. MacIntyre, Alexander died Dec. 22, 1949, City. Entered May 28, 1917; Cpl.

Co. 112th discharged May 6, 1919. Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery Dec. 24, 1949. Thurau, Arthur Frank, died Jan.

15, 1950. Entered Sept. 4, 1918; Pvt. 10th Casual discharged Dec. 12, 1918.

Interment in Grove Hill Cemetery. McDermott, Lynn died on Feb. 2, 1950. Enlisted April 22, 1917. Pvt.

Co. 112th discharged Jan. 27, 1919. Interment in Marienville. Stormer, Amer died on Feb.

21 in Warren, O. Entered Sept. 8, 1917. Served in Co. 112th 28th Division.

Discharged Interment in Pineview Memorial park, Warren, O. 10 1950, Gill, Ralph Deshon died Hospital. March Entered 18, Sept. :18, 1917; Capt. Dental Corps.

Discharged May 26, 1919. Interment in Grove Hill Cemetery. Hallgren, Lief, of Kane, died March 20, 1950. Enlisted April 25, 1917, Chauffeur Co. 406 Tel.

Bn. Discharged April 26, 1919. Goldstein, Harry died May 10, 1950, in Morgantown W. Va. Enlisted June 11, 1918.

Pvt. Signal Corps, 23rd 2nd ASAP. Discharged Dec. 30, 1918. Interment in Jewish Cemetery, near Franklin.

Rumburd, Leonard died May 21, 1950, in his Clapp Farm home. Enlisted Dec. 29, 1915. Cpl. Hdqtrs.

Co. Band, 112th Inf. Discharged May 6, 1919. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Pvt.

Grieff, Thomas died May 20, 1950, in Emlenton, in U. S. A. General Hospital No. 36.

Interment in St. Michael's Church Cemetery. Watkins, Evan 1 died May 25, 1950, in Butler VA Hospital. Interment Grove Hill Cemetery. Walter killed in action Dec.

31, 1944 in Germany. Reinterred in Grove Hill Cemetery, June 27, 1949. Clark, Lendrum died in Warren Hospital July 8, 1949. Entered service March 20, 1942. Pfc.

QMC, Discharged in 1948. Buried in Calvary Cemetery. Wagenknecht, Robert drowned in Lake Erie, July 9, 1949. Entered April 13, 1946, Sgt. Army Air Force.

Discharged in 1948. Burial at Fairview Cemetery, Pleasantville, July 26, 1949. Robert killed in action June 27, 1945, in Okinawa. Reinterred in Plumer Cemetery, July 15, 1949. Bucholz, Edward died Sept.

6, 1949, in Rouseville. Entered March 30, 1944 in Pittsburgh, U. S. Navy. Discharged May 12, 1946 at Bainbridge, Md.

Buried Rynd Farm Kaness, Cemetery, Ivan Sept. killed 8, in 1949. auto a accident Oct. 26, 1949, at Wesleyville, Erie County. Discharged Sept.

18, 1945, at Camp Pickett, Buried in Tylersburg Cemetery, Oct. 28, 1949. Jablonski, Wesley, died Feb. 6, 1950, Oil City Hospital. Entered Sept.

27, 1943, Tech. 5th Grade Co. 61st Armored Div. Discharged Oct. 27, 1945.

Interment in 1 Calvary Cemetery. Dundas, William died March 6, 01950. Entered June 21, 1945. 25th Base Post Office. Discharged Nov.

18, 1946. Interment Grove Hill Cemetery. Sullivan, Thomas resident, died March 8 in West Point, Ga. Had served three years with Air Forces overseas. William former Oil City resident, was killed Nov.

11, Air Force duty over Germany. Enlisted in 1943. Reinterment in Jefferson Barracks Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo. Glenn killed in action in European theater.

Reinterred Sunset Hill Memorial park, July 16, 1949. City, state, and federal offices as well as local business establishments will be closed the entire holiday, and local residents have been requested to display flags for the occasion. Petroleum Street bridge ceremonies, for those lost at sea, Howard D. McMurray, pastor of United Presbyterian Church, will speak briefly and flowers will be cast on the waters by Mrs. Fred Miller, Mrs.

Emma Williams, Mrs. Agnes Wenner, Mrs. Robert Nellis and Mrs. Minnie Simons. Rev.

George H. Palmer, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church, will be the principal speaker of the day at the cemetery ceremonies. PEACEFUL DOVE A dove has no gall, which the ancients believed to be the seat of bitterness and bad temper. This led to the selection of the belief, as the emblem of peace. The No.

2 Dodge truck answered a phone summons at 9:07 p. m. Sunday to the rear of the Neidle Greenhouse at Hasson Heights where a woods fire was in progress. Indian tanks and a booster were used to extinguish the blaze which was reported out at 10 a. m.

Flis Enters Pleas Of Not Guilty to Burglary Charges Men's Class Has Breakfast Sunday More than 50 men attended the fellowship breakfast at Hasson Park pavilion Sunday morning, sponsored by the Men's Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church. The breakfast was served at 8:30 a. m. A short devotional talk was given by Rev. Norman Adams, pastor of the church.

Stringed musical selections and accompaniment for group singing were played by Paul Winger and Paul Caruso. The breakfast was in observance of Petacostal Sunday, and it was suggested that it be made an anaffair. The committee in charge of arrangements included Roy Nelson, E. Hollabaugh, Carl McNaughton, Walter Hanna, L. B.

McKay, A. L. Wert and Lloyd Hanna. Noel Adams, of New London, father of the local pastor, was a guest at the breakfast. V.F.W.

Auxiliary Honors Mrs. Sisko At District Meeting Mrs. Beatrice Sisko, of McKeesport, department president of the auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was honored at a conference in the local post home on Relief Street, Sunday afternoon, following the meeting of the 19th district of the auxiliary. There were 165 persons present for the affair, and Mrs. Sisko was presented with gifts from the auxiliaries of the district.

The Oil City Auxiliary presented all visiting department officers with gifts, and Mrs. Sisko with an orchid corsage. In addition to the department president, other special guests included: Mrs. Lillian Davis, New Castle, department chairman of Deshon Hospital activities; Mrs. Catherine Atticks of Stilton, department banner bearer; Mrs.

Bertha Neisenhelder, chairman of cancer research; Mrs. Reeves Duff, Knox, department color bearer; Mrs. Lillian Steveson, Pittsburgh, past department president; Mrs. John McDannell, Meadville, president of District 28: Mrs. Edward Woods, Castle, past department president; Mrs.

Florence derson, Harrisburg, department secretary-treasurer; Mrs. O'Keefe, Punxsutawney, president of District 19; Mrs. Dorothy Simmons, McKeesport, department junior vice president. Mrs. O'Keefe, the district president, conducted the afternoon's meeting, and reports were given by the department president, Mrs.

Sisko, on activities for the department of Pennsylvania women's auxiliaries. It was announced that Governor Duff had appointed Mrs. Lillian Stevenson as a member of the board of directors for the Pennsylvania Soldiers Orphans School at Scotland, Pa. Brief remarks were made by the visiting officers. For the banquet, the tables were decorated in the department colors, maroon and gold, featuring of snapdragons in those shades, and gold tapers.

Mrs. E. J. Diebold, of this city, and Victor Vogt, of Ridgway were winners of special prizes awarded during the day. Mrs.

Thomas Durner was general chairman for the affair, which arranged by the Oil City Auxiliary. She was assisted by Mrs. Reeves Duff and Mrs. Fred Morton, co-chairmen; Mrs. L.

W. Vrenot, dining room chairman; and Mrs. Jack Haney, kitchen chairman. Christ Fellowship Plans Lawn Fete At Meeting on Sunday A lawn fete to be held in July was discussed at the meeting of the Thomas L. Small Fellowship, of Christ Episcopal Church, Sunday evening at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Judson Jones on West Front Street. Robert Jones will be general chairman of the affair which will be held on the parish house lawn. The short business meeting was conducted by the president, Robert Jones. of George Mackenzie had charge the evening's which included some Bible quizzes.

During the evening congratulations were extended to the rector, Rev. Thomas L. Small, and "Happy Birthday" was sung by the group, the rector having observed his birthday anniversary the previous day. A social time and refreshments concluded the meeting. The next meeting on June 11 will be at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. William Breene on Hone Avenue. Local Airmen Attend Lewistown Meeting Four representatives of the Oil City Squadron, National Air Force Association, attended a two-day meeting, called by the state wing commander, Randall Leopold, at Lewistown over the week-end for the purpose of electing state officers for the coming year. Franklin, commander, George They included: Earl 1 Phillips, of Carpenter, Howard Sallade and George Henderson, all of Oil City. Commander Leopald was reelected unanimously as state commander.

One case of mumps was quarantined today, city health officials reported, and one case of whoopling cough was released. Clement T. Flis, 27, of Seneca, former Washington Avenue resident, who was charged with burglary of the Tharp Motor Sales 118 East First Street, and the Croft service station, 83 Main Street, pleaded not guilty to both charges when arraigned shortly after noon Saturday before Alderman William S. Peters. He was committed to the Venango County jail to await a hearing before set for 11 a.

m. Wednesday Alderman Peters. be represented by Attorney J. R. Heyison.

Flis was arrested early Saturday morning in the offices of the company Patrolman when he by Rea A. Wygant who was making his nightly rounds, Burglary of the Main Street time filling station was reported between 11:30 p. m. Friday and 6:35 a. m.

Saturday. Patrolman Wygant found glass broken in the rear window of the tion, and the door of the statior open. Police said they found four cans of oil in Flis' automobile, oil of the same type sold by the service station. They added that their investigation the man had the oil in his car changed "several days ago" at an altogether different filling station and with a different kind of oil. Obituary Funeral services for Evan E.

Watkins, 67, World War I veteran and resident of 304 Central Avenue who died Thursday morning in the Deshon Veterans Hospital at Butler following an illness of three months, were conducted in the Gordon C. Tracy Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Sunday. Rev.

Norman Constable, pastor. United of the Brethren Calvary Evangelical Church, officiated and read, "Sometime We'll Understand" and "The Gate's was in Grove Hill Cemetery with the following pallbearers: Sherwood, William and Wayne Charles Shelherk, Homer Sweetwood and Edward Stewart. The following members of the Francis B. Pritchard post, No. 464, Veterans of Foreign Wars, had charge of the services at the grave: Commander, Arthur Muldoon.

Senior vice-commander, James Winger. Junior vice-commander, James Driscoll. Chaplain, Harold Klase. Officer of the day, Arthur Thurau. Color bearers, Harold Benson and Edward Ward.

Color guards, Thomas Snyder and D. Williams. Firing squad, Sgts. 1 R. Shirey, R.

Pritchard, W. Carlile, Donald Lillard, William Warner Alcorn and Cpls. James Hamilton, Morse and Vincent. Buglers, Louis Kraft and Sally Yost. Honorary pallbears were: E.

Black, J. Wensel, O. Ellert, J. Pierson, F. Morton, B.

Rogers, H. Marshall, L. L. Morton, T. Durner, C.

Bauer, J. Coogan, F. Wenner, W. Rowland, F. Smith, D.

Wenner, W. Ward, L. Smith, S. Mays and D. Osborn.

A large delegation of local V. F. W. members visited the funeral home on Saturday to pay their respects to their deceased comrade. Evan E.

Watkins, Alexander D. Cameron. Funeral services for Alexander Dougall Cameron. former city resident General Electric Corp. executive who died suddenly Friday in his winter home at Sarasota, will be held Wednesday in the deceased's permanent home at Larchmont, N.

Y. A son of Alexander and Mary Boden Cameron, he lived in Oil City for many years, graduating from Oil City High School in 1906 and from Pennsylvania State College in 1910. Mr. Cameron became associated with General Electric as an engineer in the lamp division on graduation from college. He served overseas as a major in the Signal Corps during World War returning to General Electric on discharge.

He made his home in Schenectady, N. for many years. Later transferred to New York City. Mr. Cameron served Holophane Lighting, a G.

E. subsidiary, in executive capacities and was a vice president of Holophane when he retired three years ago. Among survivors are his widow, ly of Oil City; Bruce, Mrs. Eva formerCamerons, Schenectady, and Alexander, Larchmont, N. a sister, Mrs.

Clarence Wickes, Los Angeles, and two brothers, Robert Fairhaven, N. and David Beaver. Attorney Robert M. Dale, of Franklin, is a brother of Mrs. Cameron.

Mrs. Charles Sawatsky, Mrs. Esther M. Sawatsky, 64, of 312 Hoffman Avenue, wife of Charles Sawatsky and resident of this city her entire life, died in Oil City Hospital at 4:30 a. m.

today following an extended illness. She was born in Oil City Sept. 22, 1885, a daughter of the late James and Elmire Moorhead, and was married to Charles Sawatsky on June 18, 1920. vived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary Besides her husband she is sur-, Siembida, of Oil City, and 10 grandchildren.

The body was removed to the Crawford Funeral Home where friends may call. Building permits were issued today to E. R. Whaley, East Third Street, to reroof house; and W. G.

Bickel, 9 Oak Street, reside house with insulwood. BUFFETED ABOUT by the powerful current about 200 yards above Niagar's Horseshoe Falls, construction worker Jerry Penque holds on to rope ached to his small metal boat as fellow workers pull him shorewa. tempting to salvage wrecked helicopter (background), used dur. previous rescue, Penque's boat was swamped by the churning wate clung to 'copter wreckage until aid came. (International) RED ENVOY GOES HOME 'ON LEAVE' SAILING FOR EUROPE on the Polish motorship Batory, Alexander S.

Panyushkin (left), Soviet Ambassador to the U. is bid farewell by Jacob Malik, Moscow delegate to the United Nations, and Mrs. Malik. Panyushkin said he was merely going home "on leave." (International) Phillips Petroleum Plymouth 49 Pure Oil Sinclair Skelly Socony-Vacuum 19 Std Calif 69 6854 Std of Ind Std NJ Std of Ohio Texas Corp Tidewater Associated 29 29 RAILS AND RAIL EQUIPMENT Allegheny Corp American Loco 16 16 Atchison Baldwin Locomotive Baltimore and Ohio 11 11. Canadian Pacific and Erie Northern Pfd Illinois Central 42 Lehigh Valley 6 6 Lima Locomotive 9 9 Pfd NY Central Northern Pacific Penna Southern Pacific Southern Rwy 38 38 Union Pacific Western Maryland RUBBERS.

Firestone Gen Tire Rubber Goodrich 96 Goodyear 55 Rubber STEELS. Allegheny Ludlum x-d Armco Bethlehem Steel 37 37 Inter Lake Iron Mesta Machine Pressed Steel Car Sharon Steel 34 Republic Steel 34 U.S. Steel 43 43 U. S. Steel Pfd Vanadium 288 Youngston Sheet Tube TOBACCOS Amer Sumatra xdiv American Tobacco Liggett and Myers Reynolds 37 UTILITIES Am Power and Lt Columbia Gas 14 14 Cincinnati Gas 33 Consolidated Edi North Am Co 21 21.

Pas Gas and Elec Phila Electric xdiv United Corp 4 United Gas Improve West Penn Elec United Gas Am Gas and Elec Southern Co Ohio Edison xdiv Standard Oils Open 2:15 Borne Scrymser 21 23 Buckeye Pipe Line Co Chesebrough Mfg 65 Eureka Pipe Line 15 Humble Oil 89 Imperial Oil Co 22 International Pet 101. Nat Transit Co 4 Pipe Line South Penn Oil Co 32 Stand Oil Kentucky. 40 Swan Finch Co NEW YORK BANK STOCKS. National City Chase National 3814 Irving Trust 20 Bankers Trust Manhattan Manufacturers Guaranty Trust ......312 321 Jets to Span Atlantic LONDON- UP -American jet fighter planes will fly non-stop from New York to Britain for the first time in history this summer, Air Force officers said today. The jets will be refuelled en route from flying tankers.

Curb Stocks BACHE co. High Low 2:15 Aluminum Co 59 59 59 Am Superpow Ark Gas A Barium Steel Creole Pet Elec and Fairchild Engine Glen Alden Coal Humble Oil Oil Internationl Pet Kaiser AD CURBS Nia Hud Pow Pancoastal Pennroad Reliance Elec Technicolor OVER THE COUNTER. Atlantic Oil 1.55 to 1.65 Chase National to Dumont Lab to National City 47 to and M. to Talon to 20 Tenn Gas to Texas Eastern to Tucker .10 to .25 Verney to INVESTMENT FUNDS. Affiliated Fund 4.52 to 4.89 Divid Shares Inc 1.65 to 1.81 Wellington Fund 18.75 to 20.46 Colonel Stoopnagle In Critical Condition BOSTON -UP- Chase Taylor, 50, widely-known Colonel Stoopnagle of radio fame, was critically ill with an undisclosed ailment at a Boston Hospital today.

The South Norwalk, native entered the hospital two weeks ago after diagnosis at the Lahey Clinic. No other information was available. Steal 15,000 Cigars CAMDEN, N. J. -UP- Police sought today.

three thugs with a big yen for stogies. The trio trussed up a night watchman at a cigar factory and vanished with 000 cigars. Baseball On WKRZ Tomorrow! Listen To A Double-Header Between the Pirates and the St. Louis Cards at Pittsburgh vs. St.

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