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m^m '•'•"•• • • W ' ~ " • • . :' • • • . " .. • • • . . . . • It's Happening Here Employe* Drink Only Imported Stuff Main Liner's Coal Money Turns to Ashes By Frank Brookhousei- n the office of t matter whether It's the famed "Schuylkill Punch" or tly publicized "Delaware Cocktail." Employes In the J. Taylor, chief of the Water Bureau, won't have There Is an electric cooler directly opposite the desk of receptionist Pranctz Kelly, and It Is filled with good tasting spring water. In beck of the receptionist's desk are two faucets with running city water. This water la used for washing only. • • • Oeoff rey g. Smith became the new president of the Glrard Tnsst Osuem Me*, l a The rale aft the hank Is Shaft everybody must fee aft week by •:*• A. M. LEDGER Wkt yftit^t^ftm Jttljtttrer Pumping Station Periled by Break Emergency Crews Keep Water From Disabling Machinery MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 3. 1949 adefgh 13 Tim eftJber i s i a l n i a girl employe rushed through the fronft d>OTSAt:4JA.If.ltMaawSmith *nd recofniied him as 1 aag year* late, too.'' she said. Come on aroundft*the bask ad 111 show you hew to beat the rap." Never reeeeJtag hat identity, Smith rede ap the back eleva- serftehpefllee. This may come as a shock to milady, but the fashion talk in New York these days—according to buyers from this town—calls for the bemllne to be at least two Inches higher next season. We'd call this Item the first good news of the New Year. story of the holidays ie the one about the man on the Una who had ordered a load of coal for hi* fireplace. He m few holiday drinke when he heard note* from the Plan to Push Improvement In Back Yards Yardville, U.S.A. Is Model Project • The noise ended, the doorbell rang. Be went to the door, the two man standing there $15 for the coal. A lialf-hour the coal arrived. The $1$ had gone to the ash collectors, undoubtedly elated by the munificence of their "Christ- from the man on the Main Una* in view of their recent statement that this town Is the fourth la the country. the editors of Newsweek should* be Interested from a letter sent to Arthur C. Kaufmann, presl- Of Commerce, by B O Miller, president of the C of C The statement: . Los Angeles Is still growing In population, I wish you to know tha 1 I have not aft any time made any personal allegation retarding the rank Los Angeles holds amongst the cities of the and am still happy to concede Philadelphia still to the Philadelphia Eagles, whom we meant to sa wsw SJMII J of the Year's Bests as the outstanding ef Urn y e a r .... Twenty years age fear gtrkt were graduated St. Franc is ftoSases Business Sc hool. . . . Their names then R. C ah ill, Mary aUhanna, Ruth M. Stock and DeYoung. .. Sow the names are Cassidy, Coughlln, Coyne let dinner once a month and though they are women .... with the Orehestra. Is the new musical the hook trial* open before Judge Curtta Bok and Louis B Lerinthal this morning one of the witnesses will be a visitor from Detroit. He's Horace Oordon, who formerly managed the Doubleday It wag one of the stores raided by the rice squad. Oordon was with the methods and meaning of the raids that he asked his employers to "get me out of Philadelphia." lpiied, made htm manager of the Detroit store. , «e _ • * m a hurry and fust as obviously under the weather, m man rushed into the swank new John Bartram Hotel Men'e Shop the other day and ordered a drink. The new window display, •hampagne trays and bottles to carry out the decora- had confused him a bit in his haste and anxiety. Store recovered. • • • 100 pounds of contributions wire received for the Candy-f or-Europe project after our item The Blumenthal Bros. candy firm to town thought the idea waa "worth Mrs. Frederick Mailer's weight in chocolate." . . . -. Well keep said weight a secret. Yestorday was the "Within Our Gates" radio show's fifth anni- •ary .... Variety Club honors retiring Chief Barker Michael Felt new one Edward Emanuel next Monday at the BeUevue-Strat- P Haas, curator of the Museum of the Ph iladel - ef Phannac y and Scie nce, took a busman's holiday holidays. He went to Wilmington. N. C, to observe the " specimens ef Venus' Ply Trap, an plant that Is found onlytothat area. • • • irate. called up to complain about an Item In the , announced there would be free entry for gift to France. Meaning, of course, they would be Import duty The tody said thaJLas soon as she read the item she hustled about the house and goTthree large packages of old clothes ready to send to Prance.^ She took these to the post office, she said, and the awful post office demanded that she put stamps on them. She showed, them the item, she said, hut they still wanted stamps. She was very irate. • » , » \ Saftra. the hoochie-koochie dancer who recently got out of je* to Cube and hoe been cleaning up with night club engage- by a local impresario to work Here, When her pries for a week of wriggling, he almost col- • . • • • Passo, of tag Taaker st., observed her 93d birthday ate still haant had to call a doctor .... She has 52 still remembers all of their names .... Happy birthday! . . . More than $2000 to gifts will be given away on the "Batter Op" TV program tonight .... Isaak Walton League of Amer- ica tea its Father and Son's Night tomorrow . . . Frankford High their mid-winter reunion tomorrow night, with Rich- Dilworth as the main speaker. • • • was tost named to the board ef the Allied the $2,0«4,000 life insurance policy taken by Uto Columbia Broadcasting System, to • last night. This is what Is known as a A large group of outstanding civic leaders and their eons will md the first 1MB meeting of the Russell H. Conwell Breakfast Monday. John B. Kelly, Sr . and John, Jr., will both be The younger Kelly Is In Palm Springs, but the elder caned him yesterday to make sure he'd be on hand. Topic of the •Sports in Relation to Americanism." Alvah B. Adam Is of the club. Students ef the English language in this area wtH be inter- which apparently has been coined in Bng- a story published to "The Daily MaU" across ie what the women of this city are a let of controversy in the Council Cham- to see progress rather than argy-bargy; said ef Butt and District Chamber of ciub doesn't believe to any quick turnover of the diminutive pianist (five feet tall, weight i so popular at this smart spot that he has been It opened to 1*46. And Sherry Blair, the girl with (she's from Birmingham, Ala.), who alternates has been at the place fox more than a year now. show on New Years Eve. . . . Rudy wsw secretly married to Marian has bought the Bath Ben Greenblatt, who plays •My Ball Friday, win do another album of . . . A private detective about town has a the girls In the Downbeat r, was third among the WIP's Dawn Patrol, has of WWBZ to Vine 1 and. • • • * After Mall Call: A C. reminds us that bluej ays stay here all winter. W. B. A. wants to know the whereabouts of Eddie Peabody, the banjo king. E. T. A.: Like to have helped but would get too many similar C. A R : Tour ease was an exception, F. D. B.: Write to the agent* aft each theater, c. H. c, E. K. K„ Mrs. M. P. and i arrived too late. */('• Happening Here 1 * will be published to Th* Inauirar Vadnetdcrv m sseSBW m ••¥ w " w « wm w ^ w » ww* wv^imj The Citizens Council on City Planning has announced it will shortly name a committee to raise the level of interest in back- yard improvement and the widening of the scope of Its project. Yardville, U. 8. A. • E. Walter Hudson, president of the organisation, said yesterday his or- ganization and other groups will conduct an educational program to interest residents in various sections of the city in redeveloping the plots behind their homes from drab, cheerless yards into brighter, healthier, community-like parks. Plans for such projects are now being completed by the citizens Council, and will be ready soon for use by groups of residents who desire to transform * their backyards into more livable spots where children might play and which adults might adopt as recreation areas. FIRST PROJECT Yardville, U. 8. A.'z first project stands today in a group of 15 back yards near fth and Luzerne *u., and the proud possessors of this develop- ment program feel it might well become a model for other areas of the city and country, as a means of im- proving living conditions in crowd- ed residential sections of a large city. The project in point la located in the rear yards of Marshall and 7th sts., above Luzerne, where a remodeling job has changed the entire appearance of these yards and transformed them into a pictur- esque psrk-like place. STANDS A l MODEL The resident* became interested to a projected program of the City Planning group and several other organisations, to improve back yards. A plan was drawn up by Oscar Stonorov, Philadelphia architect, and the work was started last Au- gust. It was completed late in Sep* tember and today stands as a model for succeeding projects. It demon- strates how back yards of a large city can be transformed to make living more attractive in the average community. Modem hair pin fences separate the yards of neighbors and the paving has been widened and improved, in- creasing the play areas for small children. BRIGHTLY-COLORED TRELLIS in the rear of the kitchen of each home, a brightly colored trellis ex- tends outward a distance of 15 feet Beneath each trellis there is a wide expanse of concrete paving which provides a porch-like space for use with outdoor furniture. At the end of the 40-foot long yard and facing the paved alleyway, there to an arbor-like wooden framework which can be used to grow roses or vines. This develop- ment surrounds an iron gate. All in all, the Improvement to so striking it stands out from the other older but well-kept dwellings along the alleyway. Drexel Will Ask 1000 Firms' Aid Drexel Institute of Technology this year will seek contributions from more than 1000 business firms within a 100-mile radius of Phila- delphia, it was announced yesterday by Dr. James Creese, president. The contributions will go toward a 15,- 000,000 expansion fund for new equipment, remodeling and the con- struction of five new buildings in the triangle bounded by Woodland ave- sad and Chestnut sts. Dr. Creese said the firms now employ a majority of Drexel graduates and students working in in- dustry under the Drexel cooperative plan of education. The expansion fund totaled $343,000 at the end of 1848, from 44 corporations and 10 individuals. ass******** 'il&ttfage* -^|j§JtffM- m *Gs$fc3ft£ HOW CITY NEIGHBORS 'DRESSED UP' BACK YARDS * Contrasting photos show back yards of homes in 4000 block of N. 7th st. before (above) and after (below) residents joined in "Yardville, U. S. A." project. Trellises and painted fences banish drabness and introduce a rural atmosphere. ;«^r~; v !. s«i« till uv m I'JJ ? * f esum . 'YARDVILLE, U. S. A.' AFTER TRANSFORMATION Registry Open For Nursing Course Women between the ages of 18 and 50 who are interested in the practical nursing course offered by the Board of Education may regis ter for the next class, which begins next Monday, from 8 A. M. to S P. M today in Room 108 at the neisher School, 18th and Green sts. A board spokesman aaid that a demand for practical nurses is in creasing, adding that the 60 Nov em ber graduates were given Immediate employment. The course includes three months of basic training and nine months in local hospitals Classes are held Monday through Friday, 8:18 A. M. to 3:15 P. M . and are tuition - free. Students must supply their own uniforms. Blazing Grease Perils Drug Store Biasing grease flared last night from a cooking grill in 'the Aldine Drug Oo. store at the northwest corner of 18th and Sansom sts., and firemen were called to the scene. The Are started shortly before 7 P. li. It filled the store with smoke and threatened damage to furnish- ings until extinguished by hosemen of Engine 4, from, 1528 Sansom st. A week earlier, the store was robbed of 8338 worth of merchandise by thieves who entered by smashing a window. *•<*-• *'•- :=«!» -.". Flames Damage Wtnton St, Home Fire damsfed the first floor in the two-story home of Mrs. Oussie Meyers at 32$ Winton st. yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Meyers, who is 65, and lives with a brother, Max Press- man, was alone in the house at the time. She called to neighbors, who telephoned the Fire Bureau. Engine 53, at 4th st. and Snyder ave., was sent to the scene. A passerby, seeing smoke, pouring from the home, pulled a bok alarm, which brought several other fire companies. Veterans to A ttend Preview of ^Train 9 High-ranking officer.s of the armed forces will greet disabled war veterans of this area at a special preview of the Freedom Train, which comes here on Saturday for a six-day return visit, it was dis- closed yesterday. Lt. Gen. Leonard T. Qerow, U. S. Army, and, Vice Adm. Arthur W. Radford. Vice Chief of Naval Opera- tions, will be present. Qen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, U. S. Air Force, and Maj. Qen. Clifford B. Cates, U. S. Marine Corps, have also indicat- ed their desire to participate in %h« ceremonies, < but other duties may prevent them. OPENING DELAYED The public opening of the train Burner Roc Blast ks Area 'Helen* Asks Aid, Suffers Amnesia A young woman, who told Hahne- mann Hospital doctors that the only In W . Philc. A wide section of West Philadel- phia was rocked at 8:15 A. M. yesterday when the safety valve of an oil burner in the basement of the Keystone Index Card Co. building at 3225 Race st. exploded with a force that shattered the windows of ground-floor offices. Patrolmen Harry Deal and Rob- thing she could remember clearly the disabled heroes an opportunity will be delayed until noon to allow ert street, of the 39th st. and Lan HELEN was that her name was Hel- en and she was born M a r c h 17, 1925, w a s found wander- ing aimlessly on D e l aware ave. at Race st. at noon yesterday. P a t rolman Dennis Barry, of the 11th and Winter sts. station, who sent the apparent amnesia victim to the hospital, reported that when he questioned her after seeing her walking about uncertainly, she said: "Please help me. I don't know who I am—I can't remember." Taken to the hospital in the station's emergency patrol, the woman told doctors that she could remember her first name and birth date, and that "my mother, I believe, is living, and my father is dead." She said she could recall nothing else, however, including why she happen- ed to be in the industrial waterfront district where she was found by Bairy. The young woman, whase hair ap- peared to be freshly curled, was wearing a short green topcoat, pow- der blue sweater, navy blue skirt and brown low-heeled shoes. A silk ban- danna kerchief was wrapped about her head. She is five feet six and weighs 130 pounds. Later, several persons called at the hospital and' told attaches they thought she was Mrs. Helen Bartlett, of Franklin st. near Oirard ave. But, the victim said the name meant nothing to her. nor did she recognize any of the visitors. to inspect the historical documents aboard the train, which will be on exhibit at Broad Street Station. An escort of military bands, drum and bugle corps and color guards will be provided for the veterans. CLARK TO SPEAK Meanwhile, Col. J. Harry La- Brum, president of Forces United, sponsoring the train's return visit, announced further plans for a week of programs. Among them will be the observance of Freedom of Re- ligions Day next Sunday. Attorney General Tom C caster ave. station house, were near- by in their patrol car when the blast occurred. "The buildings near the two-story plant seemed to roll on their foun- dations," Deal said. The concussion smashed a bulk windows, hurling shattered glass against the buildings on the opposite side of the street. There were dense clouds of fumes and dust, but no fire. The two patrolmen radioed for firemen and district companies came on a local alarm. Firemen said the mechanism of the oil burner fouled Clark s° m *how, built up a high pressure Highways Clear; Snow More Due A 20-inch water main burst early yesterday at Lardner's Point, Delaware ave. and Robbins st., and for a time threatened to disable the city's main pumping station. It was one of four water mala breaks reported in the city yesterday. Emergency clews worked for nearly five hours to prevent damage to machinery that supplies water to the area east of the Schuy 1- The basement of the station, officials reported, was flooded with 14 feet of water, but workmen kept it from rising to 20 feet, at which point serious damage might have resulted. PUMPS CLEAR BASEMENT Rene A. Leaf. Superintendent of Water Distribution, said the main cracked in the wall of the station st 6:45 A. M. Water flooded the basement and as lt began to fill the huge under- ground room, pumps were put to use to keep the water from rising to the level of the mechanism. The basement, Leaf said, is 40 feet deep. Pumps in the station are set up on concrete blocks 90 feet above the cellar floor. The main, he said, was not in use at the time, so that the supply of water to householders was unaf- fected. 24-INCH LINE BREAKS Three other main breaks were reported yesterday by the Water Bu- reau. A 24-inrh line broke at 10 A. M. at 17th and Outhbert sts., forcing workmen to shut off the supply tem- porarily in that vicinity. Service, however, was restored over auxil- iary lines. Traffic was detoured from Outhbert st. until repairs were completed. Leaks developed in mains at 8th st. and Lehigh ave. and at 21st st. and Godfrey ave. In both instances repairs were made without, affecting the supply of water to residents in the two neighborhoods. Loss in Burglary * Is Set at $1021 Police yesterday filed a report which stated that William P. Hafft lost possessions worth $1021.68 when his home at 858 E. Russell st. was looted during his absence last Wedneday night. The report said that burglars who ransacked the dwelling took $875 which had been placed in an enve- lope; a savings bank containing $48.85; five silver dollars, several rings and wrist watches and articles of clothing belonging to members of Hafffs family. Hafft later stated that a number of Christmas presents were taken and that their value would increase his loss to approxi- mately $2000. Man, Wife Found In Coma at Home . After police forced a door to gain entry, Isaac Brown, 60, and his wife, Alice, 65, were found unconscious in their home, at 2759 E. Pacific st. near Richmond. After being taken to Northeastern Hospital, where physicians said both apparently had open ill for some time, they were transferred to Phila- delphia General Hospital. They were discovered when Brown's two brothers, Clarence and Joseph, arrived st the residence and found the lights on, but all the doors locked. The brothers summoned police from the Belgrade and Clearfield sts. station. Boyle's Re-Election Appears Likely Re-election of President Judge John A. Boyle as head of the Munici- pal Court appears likely at a reor- ganization meeting of the tribunal's judicial board this afternoon. Boyle, who succeeded the late President Judge Charles L. Brown as head of the tribunal, is said to have the support of five other members of the court in his bid for re- election. Judge Ardian Bonnelly is said to have the backing of three others. A vacancy also exists in the court as a result of the death of Judge Ed ward Shmidheiser. Highways throughout the Phila- delphia area, where scores of skid- ding accidents occurred on New Year's Eve and the following day. were reported generally clear of ice and snow yesterday at temperstures remained above the freezing point. The Weather Bureau forecast light rs4n or snow for to nigh t. CITE BY-PASSED The season's first and only heavy fall to date came on Sunday, Dec. if, when more than seven inches blank- eted the city. Another snowstorm, bringing four to seven inches. was forecast for Dee. 91. but tt by-passed Phi ladelphla to the south and only a few flurries fell here. ' More flurries, accompanied by stiff winds, tell during the last hours of 1948, early Saturday, Saturday night and up to 2 A. M. yesterday. The total fall was toss than a half inch, but tt waa sufficient to glaze highways. make driving hazardous and cause numerous accidents. ONE BELOW NORMAL After a low of SO a n d a high o f M degrees on Saturday, for an average of 33, or one below the normal of 34 for the date, the mercury went no lower than 38 here yesterday. That mark was recorded at both 8 A M. and 6:30 P. M. The msshimm of 42 wat reached in mldafternoon, under heavily clouded skies. Today's low is expected to be about 30, with a high of 40. At Harrlsburg the Pederal-Sut* Flood Forecasting Service reported that all Pennsylvania waterways were continuing to recede az a result of freezing or near-freezing weather, following the mid-week rains that caused many rivers and streams to exceed flood stages and drive residents of low-lying areas from their homes. FLOOD DANGER EBBS "Cooler weather and no ram, with only snow flurries in some sections of the State, have combined to put an end to further flood conditions at this time," an official of the agency said. State Police at the CollsgevUie and Langhorne sub-stations reported that all roads in their districtflvere clear yesterday, while those at the Devon sub-station said that only a few back roads remained iced, and then only in spots. Man Discovered" Hanging in Cell John Cardell. 44, of Norwood st near Church lane, was found hanging in a cell at the German town ave. annd Haines st. police station yesterday afternoon, several hours after he had been arrested on charges of intoxication and causing a dis- turbance at Chew st. and Chelten ave., according, to police. Cardell was arrested at 1:40 P. M. and placed in the cell. Later, Doug- las Jones, turnkey, found the man hanging when he made his first round of the cell block. Jones had relieved John Moreland. who waz on duty at the time of the arrest. Capt. William J. O'Brien reported. Cardell was pronounced dead at 4:30 P. M. by Dr. Harry Kornfleld a police surgeon. The body was sens to the morgue. Fuse Delays Trolleys Six Route 30 trolleys were delayed about 20 minutes at 63d st. and Hav- erford ave. shortly after noon yesterday when a fuse blew out in the switch box of the lead car. A repair crew from the Callowhlll st. car barn replaced the fuse. will be principal speaker in a rally to mark that day at the Academy of Music. Attired in native costumes, representatives of 30 nationalistic groups will also participate. Citations will also be awarded at the rally to prominent persons who have made possible the formation and tours of the Freedom Train. then blew the safety valve. Missing Boy, 17, Sought by Police Lawrence Di Gregorio, of 2330 Fer- non st., appealed to police yesterday to search for his 17-year-old son, Larry, who disappeared from home Aug. 16. The boy's mother, Mrs. Marie Di Gregorio, has become seriously ill and Larry's return may help her re- cover, the father said. A student at the Bok Vocational School, 8th and Mifflin sts.. the youth left home without taking any of his belongings. Man Found Dead In Downtown Alley The body of an unidentified man about 65 years old waz found lying in an alley near 4th and Callowhiil sts.'by ponce at 9:20 A. M. yesterday. The victim, who apparently died of natural causes, was pronounced dead at Hahnemann Hospital. Attendants at the City Morgue said a note bearing the name and address of Walter Joseph Gardner. Episcopal Hospital, was found in the mans pockets. Hospital official* said, bow- ever, that no one by that name was listed in their records of patients or employes. How to B e Siitfoessf ul Work Hare! at Jofc, Chemist Advises Vets Aiding Fund For Light Memorial Many veterans, recalling the gen- erosity of the founder of the YMHA Service Men's Canteen here, are contributing to the Albert A. Light Memorial Fund, it was announced yesterday by Leo H. Heimerdinger. Heimerdinger is chairman of the fund drive which started in Novem- ber with the aim of getting $30,000 by Jan. 13 to endow an operating room in the National Jewish Hos- pital, Denver, in honor of the phil- anthropist who died last Oct. 7. 30 Tenants Flee Smoke-FilledHouse Thirty tenants at the Verona Apartments. 4721 Walnut st., were forced to flee last night when smoke, caused by a clogged incinerator chute, filtered into their apartments. Firemen from Engine 68, 50th st. and Baltimore ave., summoned by telephone, quickly extinguished the Incinerator fire and cleared the chute. 14th of a Weekly Series The "busy fellow is the happy fellow" and also the successful one because he in- variably is in a field of en- deavor which he enjoys says Harry L. Miller, president of Haas- Miller Corp., chemists, 4th and Bristol sts. He has enjoyed success in an in- d u s t r y he liked from the start and still likes. Work hard and "stick to what you are doing" if you're in afieldtowhich you get a distinct thrill. out of achievements. Miller advised young men and women. To get ahead in the business sense, he warned, you must like your job. There is no future in an organiza- tion for the worker who gets the weekly "Monday blues" as he starts • l. MII.I.EK A good maxim to follow/ according to Miller, is that the things that are the easiest to do are the things that one should do. He cited it in regard to the young man or woman decid- ing on a career. He explained that by "easiest" he meant "hard work that comes naturally." Strict attention to duty-and dili- gence in the job almost become matter of fact to the worker who really enjoys his work, Miller said. And, these qualities attract superiors and lead to advancements. FOLLOWS OWN THEORIES A study of Miller's career shows mat he has followed his own theories to achieve his present position. He was born in the Kensington section of the city and came from a "poor" family. The eldest of seven children, Mil- ler left school at the age of 14 to obtain employment and help out at home. He went to work as an errand boy, making $3.50 weekly. ATTENDED NIGHT SCHOOL His fighting qualities in this position soon attracted an official of the firm where he worked. The latter offered to aid him in furthering his schooling. He made the same offer to do his tasks, the executive point-1 to seven other errand boys, ed out I All eight of them started at night i Another Success Story Next Monti. school. But the "novelty" soon off for the boys and all but Miller quit school within three months, He was determined to go ah ead because he liked the field in which he was working—industrial chemistry. For eight years, Miller continued his night schooling. He attended Northeast High School, Temple Uni- versity and Drexel Institute. Through this period, he advanced in position and moved into the sales end of the business. BECAME EXECUTIVE In 1918, he Joined the Quaker ou Products Co. There, he served as vice president and technical director for 16 years. Because he Used what he was doing. Miller often worked extra hours on particular problems. Many of these he solved in a chemical lab- oratory at his home. And, it was also there that he developed many new processes. In 1036, Miller started his own firm. Prom "no business" at the start, it has been built up to a successful one. Miller is married and lives at 218 Woods rd„ North Hills. Montgomery county. He is the father of a son and daughter Thomas M. Tryniski 309 South 4th Street Fulton New York 13069 www.fultonhistory.com

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