THE SCRAKTON TIMES. APRIL 30, 75 Attend Banquet of Hydo Park Church Bowling Loaguo cxhi wv TCSHi ly Transit Strike Parleys Due to Resume Monday i Three Hours of Negotiation at First Meeting Under Mayor' Auspice Fail to Break Impasse 'Package' Offer of President Dartt Rejected Another attempt to end the four-week-old strike of 400 Scranton Transit Co. employes will be made Monday at 10 AIL wben union and management negotiators continue a joint conference in Council Chamber at City Hall at the request of Mayor James Hanlon The conferees adjourned their conferees Cloudy, Warmer Todays Forecast It will be cloudy and wanner this afternoon and tonight. Weather Observer Ralph C. West reported today.
Sunday, he said, will be mild with occasional showers probable. Average temperature during the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 A.M. was 52.5 degrees. High was 63; the low, 39 degrees. Average temperature for the month up to midnight was 43 degrees.
one degree above normal. Highest temperature came on the 26th when the mercury registered 78 degrees. Low was 23 degree on the 5th. Precipitation waa 3.35 inches or 1.C3 inches above normal. Katz Will Drop 'Costly Appeal Writes Counsel He Is Unable to Finance It d- pptTIMlo4.
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ST. PASSES, CART, mMrry OOMQrRS- jT VAM CmAaP UApfcft, 72 1 tCPOV.7St 'fOUSt AL-TH Awiluam. I- IU UEAAC JZpt JSOL CP" Tld Moser, who awarded team and individual prize. The championship team representing Simpson Methodist Church comprise: Guy L. Patteraon, captain, Clarence RozeU Sr, Benjamin Pulrer, Clarence Itoxell Jr, Richard Crocker and Leon IL Robeson.
Other team captain are: Mr. Kmieczak, SL Marks; Mr. Washburn Street Pres-bytertsn; John Davie. Trinity Congregational; Walter Morgan. Jackson Street Baptist: Paul Evans.
First Welsh Baptist; William Barth. First Evangelical and Reformed; Ten-. ex fAij.) moam Kaercv pwjjp SQCKfiWxSv UK.R&V Rxswour, Evans Amazed'; By Governor's Broken Words GOP Chairman Angry As Duff Names Slate Proposed by Rosser Republican County Chairman William P. Evans is peeved at Gov. James IL Duff.
He poured more fuel bn local GOP factional fires last night by sending Governor Duff a letter in which he criticised the executives action in appointing four followers of the antiorganization faction to the Scranton Registration Commission. "As tha Republican chairman of Lackawanna County I submitted to you four nominations for this board and am now completely amazed that you should have seen fit to ignore them," Chairman Evans told the Governor. I understand that in nominating this board you accepted the recommendation of a man who was ousted by the Republican Party as county chairman and then defeated for that office by the Republican Party at an election conducted at your request and presided over by M. Harvey Taylor, the Republican state chairman." he added. Mr.
Evana recalled being told by State Chairman Taylor that whoever was elected chairman when the COP County Committee reorganized last May would receive unqualified recognition in the administration." "You and Chairman Taylor recognized the situation here when it was said that tha so-called raging controversy that has existed in this county for some time has worked to the detriment of the Republican Party," Chairman Evana declared. Mr. Evans pointed out that six months after my election as county chairman, the man I opposed and defeated publicly called upon his followers to withdraw any 'active participation in behalf of the Republican candidate in that election." i 1 "And Governor Duff," he continued, this is tha man you recognized in naming the Scranton Board of Registration. i It appears that you have made a gratuitous contribution to what Chairman Taylor called the Taging factional controversy that has existed in this county for soma time," said Chairman In view of this record which I have herewith called to your attention, you may readily understand why 1 find myself amazed at your maneuvers in this instance. Surely, the Republican men and women ot Lackawanna County, and we number them by the tens Of thousands, must of necessity be mystified by your broken words," the Republican chairman told Governor Duff.
Ir. Evana sent a copy of his letter to State Chairman Taylor. State to Probe Liquor Storage Rentals paid by the State liquor Control Board for warehousing space in Scranton and three other Pennsylvania cities will be investigated under orders issued today by the Slate Senate. The State Government Commission was directed to make the inquiry in a resolution cosponsored by Minority Leader John IL Dent Westmoreland, and Sens. Joseph J.
Yosko Northampton, and Joseph M. Barr Allegheny. A report will be filed with the Senate in 1951. Other cities; where the Inquiry is to be undertaken are Pittsburgh, Erie and Philadelphia. Yosko told the Senate that LCB warehouse rentals amounting to almost $1,000,000" in 1943 bad grown to $2,416,481 in 1948.
la the last 12 years, he added, rentals totaled almost $12,000,000. first meeting under Mayor Hacloa's auspices yesterday st 4 PM. after an aggregate of three boors of negotiations failed to produce a new approach to aettlereent ef the wage dispute which has halted Lackawanna Valley public tran-portation since April IL IL Dartt, president of the company, presented packaga" offer to the Streetcar Mens Ur. ion executive board members combining two previous company proposals, both rejected earlier by the strikers wben considered aepar ately. The package offer renewed the managements proposal to have the men return to work Immediately under the old contract for a year with the understanding that after 'six months a wage increase would be considered if company finances permitted.
It also Included the firm offer to increase monthly pension payments from $55 to $65 at its own expense, Mr. Dartt specifically excluded arbitration ef the wage issue at the expiration of the proposed stx month period. The transit company bead voiced the bop the package offer would be placed before lb union membership. FrwpwMts Frevievtly It i acted Business Agent John F. Holler a said both proposals hadT been rejected previously and there is no-necessity for asking the men to act on them a second time.
President Edward Bewick said tha striker win not meet until after Monday's scheduled joint conference with managemenL Tha time of the meeting nl be announced later, he added. -A portion of the aeswon a yesterday waa taken up by discussion of the question whether the old contract is sUU in effect. It la understood. Thi discussion was precipitated by the company as a result of the unions statement that it would net return to work without a contract or an agreement to arbitrate." The union repeatedly ha charged the company with violating the contract by refusing to arbitrate according to its provisions. A similar charge is made by the company against the union on the ground that the contract provided for termination by bilateral and cot unilateral action.
The arbitration clause reads as follows, according to Mr. Hob leran: There shall first be an earnest effort on the part of both f-arties to make an amicable adjustment of such differences. If these efforts fail, then each party shall select: one arbitrator within three days. The two to selected shall choose a third arbitrator, a disinterested party, within 10 days. The decision of the board shall be binding on both parties to this agreement, provided, however, the said decision is in conformity with the subject matter presented for arbitration; the decision must be rendered by a majority of the board of arbitration within 15 days after the date of the selection of the umpire unless otherwise agreed to between the: parties hereto." Mr.
Holleran Interpret such differences" to include wage dispute. .1 The agreement provided also, Mr. Holleran said, that in case the two arbitrators can not agree on a third arbitrator then the matter in dispute shall be referred to the general manager of the company Continued on Page IS) Restoring Service Slowly Normal Operation Due Tuesday on System Short haul runs were being mad ever the New York, Ontario 4c Western Railway today as the carrier gradually returned to normalcy after an 11-day systemwide strike. Only a few train wer operating and skeleton forces were reported working in all departments of the 546-mile road. Striking workers four operational brotherhoods engineers, firemen, trainmen and conductors mad themselves available at 4 PJL yesterday In accordance with an order of tha general committee which ratified terms of the strike settlemenL OJtW.
trustee in New York said normal operations would be restored by Tuesday. At the carrier's operational headquarters In Middletown. N.Y, officials said full operation are being delayed until Monday when a new payroll period begins. Federal Mediator Francis A. ONeill settled the strike Thursday with a formula under which the operating employe would return to work and the company would defer for six months It action seeking permission to abandon the road.
The settlement also postponed for six months final solution of the unions demand for a 10-cent hourly wag increase granted in a eontrset last Fall, and which the road claims It could not pay. Township Officials Ordered info Court President Judge T. Llntis Ho-btn ruled today that Edward Joyce, former Lackawanna Township chief of police, is not to have his unpaid salary claims shrugged off by township officials. Eigjit of the officials will have to appear In court May 13 to show cause why they should not be held in contempt Atorney. James G.
Colleran, representing Joyce, moved in court yesterday for rule to show cause why the officials should not be held contempt Judge Hoban said he desired to study the matter before ruling. The rule was granted this morning. It is based on a mandamus action started by Joyce in .1838 to obtain wages due him and unpaid while he was serving as police chief. Following a 1933 court decision Joyce waa paid $55. He claims there is a balance of $750.
due him. J. F. Moran Nominated Chinchilla Postmaster The name of Joseph F. Moran, Layton Chinchilla, has been submitted to the Senate by President Harry S.
Truman for postmaster of Chinchilla. Mr. Moran is the son of former Chinchilla Postmaster Joseph F. Moran, also of Layton ILL, who died Aug. 17.
1946. Man Is Buried InPlotChosen By His Landlady Judge Robinson Lets Her end Director Pick Parish Cemetery Georg Dusko, 515 Thom Tsylor. went to hi last resting place tn the parish cemetery of St, George Carpatho-Russian Church, that borough, today. It took a court decree by Judge Otto P. Robinson to bring about the interment and then only after Dusko's funeral had been delayed from 9:30 to 11 AM.
because of a legal aquabble over possession ot the Taylor mans body. The dead man's brother, John Dusko. 437 Third St, Taylor, yea terday petitioned court for an in- Junction to restrain the decedents landlady, Mary Semian and Funeral Director John Kemiiaky, Old Forge, from proceeding with the funeral. It developed at a hearing yesterday afternoon that Dusko. who died Tuesday, became converted to the Catholic faith in 2933, at which time ha purchased a lot In the cemetery of St John Catholic Church, Taylor.
Rev. J. A. Ondovchack, pastor of the church, told court that Duako had been a faithful attendant at mas and a regular contributor to the church. Tfca priest said that ha waa not notified of Dusko's last illness, lie last asw him in church cm Paha Sunday, April 13, ha testified.
Rev. Andrew Sisak. pastor of Georg ea Church, told of being summered to the Semian home, where Dusko had lived for 35 years, on the night before the man died. He administered the last rite of the church to the dying man at the latter request, he said. This, ha declared, constituted renunciation ef his faith In favor of tha Easters Rita fora of religion.
have no authority to designate tha church in which tha burial acrvice shall be conducted or the clergyman who shall officiate. That is a matter within tha sole discretion and tha conscience of those directing the burial," Judge Robinson said in an opinion dismissing the rule for an Injunction. Her tha management and responsibility of the burial have been undertaken by the family with whom tha decedent made his home for 35 year. True, he was a boarder in tha household but those with whom he lived made a home for him during that time," the court commented. On the other hand the plain tiff, who appeared in court, is manifestly physically, mentally or financially unable to undertake the direction of hia brother funeral.
111 and physically incapacitated, he doe not have the understanding and comprehension required for an intelligent cupervision of the burial and the carrying out of any of the decedents wishes. -Other mentionable disqualification are better left unsaid. The burden was upon the plaintiff to establish a right and capacity superior to that of the persona now on possession of the corpse. In that he has failed," Judge Robinson aaid. The burial of the dead should not be delayed by legal controversy.
For these reasons the law is content to leave all details to those entitled to direct the buriaL Funerals may be had with or without religious service and the body disposed of by committment or creamation," the jurist commented in his opinion permitting Mrs. Semian to proceed with the funeral. Attorney Thomas J. Foley was counsel for John Dusko. Attorney Alphonsus L.
Casey was on the winning side of the unusual lawsuit, which was brought by a bill in equity. Garage, Vehicle Damaged in Blaze A one-story garage in the rear ef 131 North Main Ave. and a station wagon were damaged today shortly alter noon by fir of undetermined origin. The structure, owned by Edward Fritz. 1033 Jackson was badly damaged in the rear and the vehicle, owned by Michael Cona-Ltti, waa scorched 6n the outside.
Fireman saved the station wagon from more damage by pushing it out of the burning garage. Engines 3, 7 and 9 and Truck 4, under the direction, of Battalion Chief Kenneth Worell answered the alarm at 12:15 P.M. $25,000 Sought For Car Injury Mary Telasha and her minor ion. Thomas. 18, of 1203 Loomii today filed a trespass action in which they are claiming $25,000 damages from Joseph Kalinich, Newark, NJ.
The minor plaintiff was Injured Aug. 1. 1943, while a guest-pas-enger in Kalinich's car. The machine figured in a collision on Route 530, between Hamlin and Hawley. Attorneys L.
D. Savige and William ML Murphy represent the plaintiffs. Pay Tax 'Take' Slide Revenue from the city's 1 per cent income tax during April amounted to $33,663.93, City Treasurer Edward J. Coleman announced this afternoon. The figure indicates a substantial decrease from the anticipated monthly average of $30,000 in withholding taxes alone.
The S3 accounted for this month includes not only taxes withheld by employers, but payments by those subject to the net profit! tax pro- Cuv. grows a. hovt PA5TTOC. yCASLW A VrrTtut, H. ROpt cm.
yf Cnyset T. Georg Williams. First Baptist. Individual winners: Cal Reese, high average; Carl Lambert, high strikes; Georg William high spares; George Jones, high, one game; Paul Evana, high, three Pastors' of the eight churches spoke briefly. A quartet comprising Noah Kretsch, Peter Phillips, Nicholas Murley and Leroy Retse-gue, sang several selection, with Howard W.
Brandenburg, pianist. Members of the choir served with Clemens Metz and Mrs. Carfiline Selwood in charge. AMNEM A Evening -From 8:30 to 9:00 (910 Ke.) 101.3 (DIBS Eight Semifinalists Selected In City' Marbles Tournament By J. HAROLD BRISLIN, Time ftaff Writer iPktur tm Pg IS) Eight semi finalist in the Central City and North Scranton Divisions of the 1949 Scranton Times Marbles tournament were selected today in spirited elimination matches at.
Weston Field. Four aemifinalista were chosen in each division. Winners in the Central City elimination contests are: 1 Francis (Lefty) Peda, 13, son of Mr. and Mra. Charles Peda, 407 Taylor Aven eighth grade student at Madison School, and last years city marbles Bob Higgins, 14, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Higgins, 406 Larch SL, ninth grade studenL SL Pauls Parochial School. He was elim inated in semifinals last year by Peda in a playoff match. Edward Sweeney 13, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Sweeney, 642 McKenna CL, an grade student at the Chapel School, who was eliminated on the first day last year. Joe Sepko 12, son ofMr. and Mr. Joseph Sepko, 512 Electric SL, seventh grade student at Robert Morris School. He lost out in the semifinals list year.
Peda played in hia customary championship fashion, winning all of hia matches without dropping a tingle game. Higgins, who gave Peda a battle in last years matches, displayed considerable improvement over last ye ara style. North Scranton winners are: Robert Connolly, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brendan Connolly, 2147 Brick a sixth grade student at Holy Rosary Parochial School.
FTank Nemetz, nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nemetz, 407 Bartell SL, a fourth grade student at George Bancroft 34 School. Jack Malakin, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John IL Malakin, 1742 Brick Ave ninth grade student at North Scranton Junior High School. Jack Vitale, 14, of 1219 Blair also a student of North Scranton High School and sectional finalist in last year's tournament Connolly and Nemetz are making their first appearance in The Times Marbles Tournament. Malakin was eliminated last year on the first day of tha tournament. The winner of tha city tourney will represent Scranton at the National marbles matches in As bury Park, NJ during tha week of Juna 19. Tha city champion, together (Continued on Page 15) Voluntary Boosls In Rents Forbidden Landlords and tenants no longer will be able to enter into voluntary rent increase lease according to Ralph R.
Haarmeyer. area rent director xt the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre office. He explained that all leased units are now back under rent control and that 1949 legislation makes no provisions for increasing the maximum rent through mutual agreement of landlords and tenanL In all Cases where the lease is terminated before the expiration date gfven in the lease, the landlord must file a report on the termination within 15 days. Landlords are advised to make an immediate report on leases which terminated some time ago. Explaining that all provisions of the rent law apply to the recontrolled leased units, Haarmeyer said that if the landlord feels be is entitled to a further rent increase under any of the recognized grounds, he may apply for an adjustment to become effective after the present lease expires or is terminated.
The tenant also may apply for. a reduction if he has proper grounds. The latter in-cludea a reduction in services. Knoll Confirmed As Board Member The State Senate today confirmed the reappointment of 'Attorney Leo G. Knoll, Dickson City, as a member of the Workmens Compensation Board.
Attorney Knoll is a follower of the Rosser faction In Lackawanna County Republican circles, lie was appointed originally on an endorsem*nt by Mrs. Marion Margery Scranton but broke with her in the 1943 primary election campaign. Under newly adopted legislation. Attorney Knolls salary Jumps from $9,000 to $11,000 a year. Reappointed with Knoll were the other two Incumbent board members, Daniel Murphy, Philadelphia, and Wilmer M.
Jacoby, Pittsburgh. Maurice (Mendel) Katz, Scranton, now serving two concurrent five-year jail terms, will withdraw his appeal from his conviction on charges of conspiracy to obstruct Justice. Katz, it waa learned, has forward ed a letter to hi counsel. Attorney William A. Gray.
Philadelphia, authorizing the lawyer to Withdraw the appeal. The letter stated that Katz was financially unable to carry out the expenses of the appeal. Early last year Katz was found guilty before Federal Judge Frederick V. Follmer and a Jury at Lewlsburg of attempting to influence a witness. On July 13 he was sentenced to serve five years in the Lewlsburg Federal Penitentiary.
Katz was on of four defendants called to triaL Judge Follmer directed Judgments of acquittal in the ease against Attorneys Frank J. McDonnell and Ralph G. Mast riant, The Jury acquitted the fourth defendant, Vincent D'AngeLico, The trial at Lewlsburg followed another trial held In this city before Federal Judge John W. Murphy when Katz wa convicted of black market sugar dealings. Judge Murphy, on June 22, sentenced Katz to serve five years.
The term imposed by Judge Follmer was directed to be served concurrently with that of Judge Murphys. Katz had previously carried an appeal from the black market sugar conviction to the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals. That court sustained the conviction. The appeal from which he has now authorized a withdrawal waa based on his allegation that the verdict waa against the weight of the evidence." Assistant United States Attorney Joseph P. Brennan represented the government in both conviction.
Council Approves $110,000 Bond Issue By a 3 to 1 vote. City Council at a special meeting today adopted a resolution authorizing the bond issue agreed upon a few months ago. Councilman Georga Rodham, casting the dissenting vote, said that be is not opposed to the bond issue generally, but felt that funds should have been provided for the Bellevue Heights sewer project and for the correction of a surface drainage condition in the Frink St area of West Scranton. Councilman Samuel IL Bevan wa prevented from attending the session because of the illness of hia wife. Councilmen John A.
Winter-mantel, James N. McLain and Ivo Carocei, making up the Democratic majority, voted for the resolution. The proposed loan provides for appropriations of $70,000 for resurfacing paved streets, $25,000 for the city ahare of the cost of hard-, surfacing dirt streets, and $13,000 for the construction of flood walls along the Lackawanna' River at Parker SL and In the South Scranton Flats section. Bids on the bond issue are to be opened at City Hall on Wednesday morning. May 23.
Now Milford Man Ends Lifo with Gun John Morrison. 38, an upholstery worker of New Milford, RD 2, took his own life this afternoon by firing a 22 caliber bullet Into hia heart, acording to Susquehanna County authorities. Trooper V. Wslenta of the New Milford State Police Substation' said Morrison body waa found In his garagt about 1:30 by hi 14-year-old son, Fred, with a .22 rifle btsid him. Hr.
Gordon Snyder, New Milford, and Susquehanna County Coroner Kenneth Bush said Morrison apparently had been dead about 10 minutes then. Coroner Bush Issued a verdict of suicide and aaid Morrison apparently was despondent because of ill health. f. 2 Erio Young Men Held For Holdup of Diner Two Erie men were arrested in Edwardsville today for a holdup in Troy, diner yesterday. Full details were lacking but It waa reported the holdup men got away with $10 from the diner owner.
In custody are Nelson Ball, 23, 2013 German SL, and Edward Rush-ton, also 23, of 134 West Fifth St. They were turned over to State Police at Towanda. The two were nabbed by CpL Herbert A. Pecht and Trooper Sterling Snowden of the Wyoming Barracks at the home of a relative of Bait They were traced there through a license number. vision of the ordinance and by individuals, such as state and federal employes, whose tax la cot deducted by their employers.
Approximately 73 league member and guests attended Hyde Park Church Bowling League banquet last night at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Cal Reese, president, was general chairman and A1 Kmieczak was toastmaster. Rev. John A.
Kaercher, host pastor, waa the truest ape'aker. Mr. Reese and David Jone were re-elected president and vice president respectively. Richard Crocker was elected secretary-treasurer, succeeding Da- Contractors Fail To Attend Parley i Ironworker Stated To Walk Out Monday Efforts to avert walkout of union ironworkers on Monday were stalled here this afternoon by the inability of contractor representatives to sit In on a proposed meeting with union spokesmen. Attempts to arrange the meeting were made by Commissioner Thomas F.
Martin of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, who said the master contractors could not meet because too many were out of town. Meanwhile, Joseph L. Downes, business agent, and members of the seven-man executive board of Local 439, International Association of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Ironworkers Union, had been waiting since 11 te conference. Downes, who previously had informed Philip F. Bolen, Kingston, acting chief of the State Mediation Bureau, that he would attend any meeting called by the conciliators, reiterated that statement this afternoon.
The union board, he said, today offered a counterproposal by phone to one contractor who seemed receptive. The unions counteroffer, Downes said, was that the ironworkers would continue tot work pending disposition of similar negotiations in Philadelphia. Results of the Philadelphia negotiations would apply in Scranton. The counterproposal also calls for a. two-hour call-out" pay.
The Philadelphia union, the business agent aaid, 1 seeking the same rate as the Scranten union, a 25-cent boost In the present hourly wag rate of $2.63 for ironworkers and $2.55 for workers on reinforced steel. The union spokesman -declared further that only two local contractors have work, the Anthracite Bridge Co. and the Pine Brook Iron Works. Other contractors, he said, have no work and will not be affected for the time being by the walkout The unions contract expires tomorrow midnight. In Wilkes-Barre, the building trades business appeared headed for a shutdown with two unions on strik and tha contract of five others ending at midnight tonight.
Plasterers have been on strike for higher wages since April 3, and the contractors' truckers have been idle since April 11 for the same reason. Contracts terminating tonight are those of the painters, bricklayers, carpenters, ironworkers and laborers. The carpenter and painters have scheduled meetings this after noon to discuss wage demands, while the laborers have a meeting scheduled tomorrow afternoon. There are no meetings scheduled with the contractors. Cathedra! 1 1 A.M.
Mail Will Bo Broadcast The 11 A.M. solemn high mass at SL Peter Cathedral tomorrow will be broadcast over Station WGBL The pastor. Right Rev. Jdigr. William K.
Donlan will preach and Rev. Eugene A. Moran will be the radio commentator. Right Rev. Msgr.
Vincent P. Burke will be celebrant of the mass. Rev. Charles W. Held, deacon; Rev.
Leo W. Gildeaj subdeacon and Rev. Edmund F. Byrne, master of ceremonies. Special music will be presented by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Frank J.
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