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FOUR WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON. DELAWARE. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 19.

1945 functions. the past; his motor at Lewes for Anchorage particularly and upper AT shoulders about the -m av aa ar ai mm ar aw at a a a aw i month. iin i MEDIA Veteran to Retire SOCIETY HERCULES CLUBS i 1VUO 1-jLI It- 1 KJIIl VtfOt-l 'AAc Kh, r.het the bulletins said. His tem rri I I 1 the anchorage since the first 'perature remained at 98 throughout the day. lones arrived.

i amonage approved from active duty a few hours before his mother's death. Mrs. Katherine McCoII Mrs. Katherine McColl, 78. of Mlnquadale, will be buried tomorrow afternoon In Chester Rural Cemetery.

Funeral services will be at the Clancy Funeral Home, Chester, at 2 o'clock. Shipping interests in Phiiadel- ELECTS OFFICERS PRESEN CIRCUS Jphia charged the situation is "the Permit for Link With Eastern Shore GrantedTS ment about $1,500 a day for each Bv Street and Sewer Directors; No ship held at the anchorape. Dr. Ira Burns New Head Audience at Plav- Mrs. McColl.

who had lived most Ash Collection Monday, Tuesday PATTON'S CONDITION in Wilmington General pa Ithi Monday Of County Unit; house Sees First of Three She is survived by three t.xvoJi tat. Board Wins Commendation REMAINS EXCELLENT! HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 18; sons, Donald, Paul and Hugh Mc Coll: one daughter, Susan; 10 grand attentive to the family's expressed and unexpressed needs. IEATMAN iJON FUNERAL DIRCCTOBS children and one great-grandchild. augmented so that, the weather permitting, all ashes can be collected by the end of that week.

The regular meeting of the directors will be held on Wednesday next week, it was announced. yp) Gen. George S. Patton. con-; tinued to gain today and his gen eral condition remains excellent, bul-; Mrs.

Sara EL Schafer Dr. Ira Burn was elected president of the New Castle County Medical Society at the annual election of officers meeting of the organization in the Academy of Medi Performances of Fantasy Complete with a barker in the person of Tony Hass. pink lemonade, elephants and all. plus a cast of 200 or so, "Sawdust and the Hercules Powder Company employes' annual show, made its way into The Playhouse last night. There to an audience that nearlv letlns on the U.

S. 15th Army com-j roander's progress said. The funeral of Mrs. Sara E. Schafer, 70, who died Monday in St.

A new bus line, linking Wilmington and Cambridge, will be run by Red Star Motor Coaches, of 206 West Eleventh Street, it was revealed yesterday as the directors of the Street and Sewer Department granted the corporation the privilege of operating on the city's streets. The route to be used by the line will include stops at Easton, Cen-terville and Chestertown, and Middletown and Summit Bridge in Delaware. No announcement was available as Patton, partially paralyzed in an: sn-t zi visaiactoa sr. automobile crash near cine last night. Other officers elected were: President-elect, Dr.

Roger it showing gradual Improvement of 2: C. C. Gerow Francis Hospital, will be at 2 clock tomorrow afternoon from the Yeat-man Funeral Home. The Rev. H.

C. Jeffers of First United Presbyterian Church will conduct the services. Interment will be in Lombard Cemetery. Mrs. Schafer.

wife of George K. Schafer. 1500 West Tenth Street, was born in Indiana County, Pa. filled the bouse, this "Xmas Circus Fantasy," which Included a Wild West Concert, began the first of three consecutive nights' entertain ment. yet as to the date for the opening of the new link with the Eastern Shore.

The production, rehearsed and 12? 1 11 Murray; vice-president. Dr. R. o. Warren; secretary.

Dr. Edgar R. Miller, and treasurer, Dr. Charles Levy. A fellow of the American Medical Association, Dr.

Burns has been an active member of the Academy of Medicine since its founding and was state chairman of the American Cancer Society for two years. He served as consultant at local Selective Service examining boards for the past five years. Dr. Burns is the author of several read before medical societies and wrote the paper "Radium As a She came to Wilmington 42 years staged by Pat Gorman, was presented by the Hercules Girls' and Men's Clubs. The company will run one bus a day each way, connecting with its ago: She was a member of First United Church.

Surviving are her husband; a Fhiladelphia coaches which leave Ships Continued From First Page treasurer of the Lewes Board of Commissioners, expreaed the opinion that even if the ships should explode as feared by the Philadelphia officials, the damage to Lewes would be nothing more than shattered windows. He said he feels the government has put the ships in as safe a place as can be found for them. The ships are at the A. anchorage" six miles north of Lewes, at what is known as Brown's Shoals. It was used during the war as an anchorage for making up convoys of vessels.

The 15 ships are back from Europe. Africa and tile Pacific with cargoes of unused ammunition and other supplies. Capt. G. Clifton Maull, veteran Delaware Bay and River pilot, The show, in two parts, opened with an overture by George Kelly daughter, Mrs.

Ruth Appleby of from the Eleventh Street terminal. In the morning a bus will arrive here from Cambridge at 10:21 and his "Circus Band." The first Newport News, a son, George scene was Santa Claus's Workshop, H. Schafer, Wilmington; three o'clock. In the evening a bus will wnere Mrs. ciaus was to be heard grandchildren, Barbara Anne and.

lecturing her husband on overwork. leave here for Cambridge at 6:06 Therapeutic Agent," copies of which o'clock. Charles Schafer, and John C. Appleby, and three brothers, Hugh R. Mc- were requested by the library of the American College of Surgeons The directors also disclosed that because of the holiday next week there will be no ash collection on and other medical libraries throughout the country.

either Monday or Tuesday. Monday Collum, Los Angeles, H. Blaine McCollum, Parkton, and James E. McCollum, Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs.

Catherine C. Kebman Mrs. Catherine C. Rebman, widow The society adopted a resolution, is a city holiday on the order of me second part, ending with a tableau, "The Spirit of 1946." was given over to the Wild West Concert. "Displays" which attracted applause included "Bosco, the World's Most Educated Elephant," with Elaine Morris as the trainer, and Lew Townsend and Tom Shannon as the elephant; "A Wild West Ballyhoo," offering the Hercules Four comprising Ed Morrow, Clarence Mayor Thomas Herlihy.

Jr. Gerow Continued From First Page departments in 1928. Mr. Gerow became director of sales of the Explosives Department. His successor.

Leroy Keane, was appointed director of explosives sales Oct. 1. Before that, he was manager of the Pittsburgh, explosives sales office. The regular ash collection next of Jacob A. Rebman, died at her said the pilots have been the vessels into the B.

A. week will start on Wednesday. Dec.jLewes, 26. The collecting force will be i taking Thomas, Frank Baylis and George Griffiths, and "Mile. Morris and Her endorsing trie vigilance of Dr.

A. Parker Hitchens and the city Board of Health in prohibiting the sale of raw milk within the city limits. Raw milk was declared a source of diseass by the doctors. The society also declared itself unanimously opposed to the Wagner-Murray-Dingle bill in Congress which they feel would give the government control over medicine. The society opposed the bill as a method of forced insurance rather than voluntary insurance and declared that it.

would not- provide for destitute persons. home, 602 Tatnall Street, yesterday. She was a lifelong resident of this city. She is survived by four children. Mrs.

Cecelia A. 'Toole. Jacob F. Rebman and Mrs. Catherine M.

Stewart, this city, and John A. Rebman of Carney's Point. N. five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Requiem mass will be said in St.

WARNING TO Troupe of Ferocious Beasts from the Jungle," wherein the performers in eluded Miss Morris, Joe Otwell. Coyne Lord, Herb Schaefer, Ed Matt, Joe Halloran and Dick Poppitt. Production personnel included: In August, 1943, Mr. Gerow was feted by his fellow workers upon the completion of 45 years of service in the explosives industry. A gold watch chain with knife attached was presented to him at that time.

A son, Milo, is with the Hercules Cellulose Products Department in New York City. C. C. Gerow, is with the Atlas Powder Company. Two sons, Lieut.

John, and Corp. William, are in the Army, stationed Peter's Church at 9:30 o'clock Fri day morning. The funeral will be Jean Graf, wardrobe mistress; Les from the Mealey Funeral Home a half hour earlier. Interment will be! Sweeney, general chairman; the following committee chairmen, prop erty, Mary Ruth Frame; wardrobe, Mary Shields Brotzman: make-urt in Cathedral Cemetery. Friends may ball at the funeral home tomorrow evening.

Two new members were admitted to the- society at the meeting. They are Dr. Arthur G. Compton, physician stationed at Fort DuPont for 28 years, and Dr. O.

J. Po'Uak, member of the staff at the Wilmington General Hospital. in the Pacific theatre, while a fifth Frances Strittmatter: ticket. Jack Perkins; music, Pauline Hill and son. Dr.

H. H. Gerow, resides in Clifton, N. J. Mr.

Gerow has two Judy Poppitt; program and publicity, Bill Sparks; talent, Joe Halloran. daughters. Mrs. Marguerite Wright of Akron, Ohio, and Jerry Ellen Ge- row. James J.

Begley James J. Begley, 77. of 1202 West Fourth Street, died Monday in the Delaware Hospital. Mr. Begley, a native of West Ches OBITUARIES PROPERTY OWNERS Have You Measured Your Home Lately Values Are Up Your Insurance May Be Too Loir.

Additional Insurance Costs Only A Fete Dollars The replacement cost of your home and its furnishings has gone steadily up and up. Nearly half again as much as a few years ago. Has your insurance kept up with rising prices? Additional insurance costs but little more, may mean thousands of dollars saved in case of a loss. Be sure you are fully protected. See us today.

Hercules employes invited to the dinner include: W. J. Austin, L. W. TWO AMERICANS TO GET FRENCH ARMY AWARDS NEW YORK, Dee.

18 (JP An American Field Service volunteer, mil 1 1 i ns ter. was a retired Pennsylvania Railroad engineer. He had lived in Wilmington most of his life and was a member of the Democratic League Mrs. LoueJIa M. Loebe mass will be said at 9:30 o'clock this morning in St.

Elizabeth's Church for Mrs. Louella M. Loebe. 50. Who died KollirHav In Babcock.

J. L. Bennett. L. W.

Bent. W. M. Billing. M.

M. Bixbv, M. R. Budd, H. V.

Chase, C. H. Cordie, R. H. Dunham, W.

R. EUis. A. E. Forster, J.

J. B. Fulenwider, H. C. now dead, and an Armv colonel will of Delaware, the Eleventh Wards be awarded French Army decora Memorial Hospital.

The funeral will Democratic League and the Mary- George. G. B. Griffiths. C.

A. Hig- be irom the Mealey Funeral Home at! la.na 1Jiv'iJU" ul gins, E. F. Hinner, G. Fred Hogg, J.

gineers. 9 o'clock. H. Horlick. J.

I. Horty, w. C. Hunt, C. W.

Hymer, J. B. Johnson, Leroy Keane. J. J.

Kelleher, F. J. Kennerly, Lloyd Kitchel. J. A.

B. H. Little. J. B.

Lodge. H. M. Lynch. F.

S. Magee, H. N. Marsh, Theodore Marvin, Paul Mayfieid, R. N.

McAdams, J. K. McCabe. A. S.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Helen Witsil and Mrs. James I. Ford. three sons, George, Edward and James Begley: a brother, John Begley, all of Wilmington, and eight grandchildren.

Requiem mass will be said in St. Paul's Church at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. The funeral will be from the Mealey Funeral Home at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in Cathedral Cemetery. Mrs.

Loebe, a native of this city, lived at 1127 West Second Street. She is survived by her husband, John 3. Loebe; seven daughters, Mrs. Mil-tired McGinnis of Newark: Mrs. Ellen Dalawag of Boston; Mrs.

Mary Cross, Frances, Catherine, Anna and Patricia Loebe, all of Wilmington; tour sons, Pfc. John N. Loebe, with the -Army, in Italy; James and fceorge T. Loebe of this city, and Fireman Second Class William J. Loebe.

IT. S. N. who arrived home McKaig, R. B.

McKinney. P. W. tions on Friday, it was announced today by Auguste Brossin De Saint Didier, chief of the French Military Mission in the United States. Tne award winners are the late George Tichenor, of Mapiewood, N.

and Col. J. Murray Mitchell, of Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Tichenor.

whose mother. Mrs. Oscar Tichenor, of North Branch, Somerset County, N. will accept in his name the Medaille Militaire. was killed in 1942 in North Africa while serving with the American Field Service attached to the French Army.

The Medal Militaire is the highest French military honor which can be given to a non-commissioned man. Colonel Mitchell will receive the Croix De Guerre with palm for his Meyeringh. M. G. Milliken.

E. B. Morrow, M. A. Nice, A.

B. Nixon, G. 'If tt'g Insurable e- Caya Insure It A. Parker. J.

O. Schofleld. M. W. Sheppard, R.

B. Smith, L. H. Sperry, W. R.

Stevens, P. B. Stull, W. L. Vannerson, L.

W. Whaley. J. B. John W.

Baker John W. Baker. 29, husband of Mrs. Christina Peters Baker. 8 Eiehth Avenue, Holloway Terrace, Wiesel, H.

McC. Winchester, and N. A. Wright. JDUN.VAt her late Tesidenra, 514 McCabe J.

A. Montgomery, Inc. General Insurance Since 1865 10th Orange DuPont Building enue. on wamtft n. 1945, Julia Lloyd, wife of the late Albert riunn.

TO BUILD $3,500 BUNGALOW County Building Inspector S. Gil Med 73 years. Relatives and friends are bert Pierce issued a permit yester- service in the liberation of France. invited to attend the funeral services at The Watson Funeral Home. Seaford.

on Thursday afternoon. December 20. at ft o'clock. Interment at Odd Fellows DIAL 6561 Mrs. Genevieve Casson.

Pros Z.Yut pect Avenue. Concord for unooiv email hlincra. died yesterday in the Delaware Hospital. Mr. Baker, a native of Pittsburgh.

had recently been employed as a laboratory technician by the Syn-var Corporation. In addition to his wife, he Is survived by his Mr. and Mrs. John S. Baker of Pittsburgh; a sister, Mrs.

Ruth Salter, also of Pittsburgh, and a brother, J. S. Baker of Florida. York office. low costing $3,500.

The Rev. John M. Balbach ot jrim 11 ill's Delaware Avenue-Bethany Baptist Church will officiate at funeral serv Weather Conditions New Jersey and Delaware: Snow, probably moderate to heavy Wednesday night, foUowed by clearing but continued rold Thursday. Eastern Pennsylvania: Snow, Wednesday, probably heavy In the southeast portion, ending late Wednesday night, followed by clearing but continued eold Thursday. LOCAL TEMPERATURES ices at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the William E.

Haines Funeral -cemetery, seaiora. lANE In Elsmere. on Dee. 1. 146.

Mabel Lane, stster of Mrs. Magna Edna McVey of 10 Forest Avenue. Forest Park, feed 7S years Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the funeral services at the Chandler Funeral Home. Delaware venue and Jefferson Street on Thursday afternoon. Dec.

20 at 2 o'clock. Inter-anent at Lawncroft. Cemetery. Friends tnay call at Chandler Wednesday eve-hlna ilARKLANTJ Near Houston. on Dee.

17 1B4S. Thomas Nelson, husband of Uda, Winner Markland. ajed 78 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Btmeral services at the Boyer Funeral omi, Harrington, on Thursday afternoon. December 36.

at 3 o'clock. at Hollywood Cemetery, near Harrington. Frlenda may caU at the funeral tome Wednesday avenlnav TTCHE7LL In Delaware state Hospital, 'on th day. lath mo. 14th.

184S. Alice JT. Mitchell. In her 6th year. Relatives and frlenda are invited to attend the ervicea at the Hockeastn Friends Meeting; House, on 4th dy.

13th lth. at Interment in the adjoining euryinc grounds. VhiTbT In Perrrrilla. on December W17. t4S.

Milan wife of Walter W. hit. aiM 64 years. Relatives and friends re Invited to attend the funeral services her late residence. Perryvllle, on Thursday afternoon, December 30.

at 3 Home. Interment will be in Silver, brook Cemetery. Deaths Elsewhere WESTFIELD. N. Dec.

18 IS) T. Sherman Class, 54, New York at 8:30 a. 12 5:30 p. 26 1:30 p. 30 Midnight 24 Maximum p.

30 torney, and secretary to the direc Minimum (8:30 a. 12 tor of the Bureau of Exports or tne War Trade Board during worra War died today. LENGTH OF Sun rises, 7:17 a. TODAY sets, 4:37 p. m.

rid RICHMOND, Va Dec. 18 (JPl Mrs. Bessie Newkirk Trant, wife of E-f-irc. interment at frincipio cemetery call on -c-rinnoio. o.

menoi i Wednesday after 4 p. m. Georee R. Trant. president and 1 P.

M. 8:46 9:41 10:40 A A I HIGH TIDES TODAY A.M. Lewes 8:23 Kitts Hummock 9:18 Bombay Hook 10:18 Port Penn Mouth of Christina. .11:38 Wilmington 11:43 II II. I) I 12:06 12:11 McCRERY FZr," 2700 WASHINGTON ST.

Our Funeral Costs Maet Present Day Conditions General weather conditions at A7 7:30 p. m. (Eastern standard time last night, reported by the United States Weather Bureau at Philadel phia. treasurer of J. C.

fuller. machinery manufacturers, died today. BIRTHS The Memorial Hospital Son. Mr. and Mrs.

Quinton Kelly, 130 Stahl Avenue, Wilmington Manor, Dec. 18. Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berndt.

306 Beeson Avenue, Hill-crest, Dec. 18. Delaware Hospital Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Norvin Collins.

290 Filbert Avenue, Elsmere Manor, Dec. 18. Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jones, 217 West Twenty-seventh Street, Dec.

18. Son, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bush-nell. Mayfair Apartments, Dec.

13. Wilmington General Hospital Son. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nowak, 1910 Elm Street, Dec.

18. Temperature Last 3 Hours LOW Alantic City is Boston j4 27 Buffalo 7 17 Charleston 3 51 uniaaao I m.i rl Cleveland -1 17 wrirer 3 15 Detroit 4 14 Duluth -is, Harrisburg 27 Louisville la 30 Miami Git 74 N'W Orleans 44 4 our famous lioliander-blendcd ronley niiLskriiis ILLIAII E. HAINES New York 17 27 Beautiful, bewitching, and a heart-warming gift this Christmas. Quilted rayon satins, quilted pastel satins, beautifully cut pure wools, printed tie silks. 10.95 to 39.95 Philadelphia is 2 Pittsburgh 5 13 Portland, Me 4 FUNERAL HOME Harkel ai 24ih SL St.

Louis 12 17 San Antonio 43 9 Washington 17 33 OPA- Continued From First Page the "OPA is certainly willing to cc Winnipeg -20 3- operate with the Army in fixing 'k irLS tt' C. EVERETT KELLEY Modern UN A HOME 8. E. Cor. 23rd A West Sta.

Phone 3-2452 Ronley muskrats Hollander -blended just that much tells you. that thes are the finest muskrat coats you can. get for your money. They're made from prim skins, in the bright brown tones of natural They're handled like minks the skins perfectly matched, generously, even lavishly, used in a forward-looking collection of sweeping coats. Take a Tip TRY Doubet, Jewelers for That Hard-to-Cet 3W- rents'" for the Fort DuPont houses i and apartments.

He said the action will be taken speedily when request- ed by the Army. 'It was also said that the homes may already have rent ceilings inie effect. Under an OPA regulation the schedule of rentals fixed by the 1 Army for quarters rented to its per- sonnel and to civilian employes con- stitutes the ceilings for those accom- i modations. However, if the Armv like any other landlord believes the rents are unreasonably low, it can J. J.

DOHERTY FUNERAL HOME Seventh and Rodney Stt. TaWphena 6951 Established Other Beautiful Furs From $119 to $1079, Tax Inc. petition ior an increase. 9 i sf I. It is understood that an official i (JVU.

U. 'JJOUDSd, MA. of the Army Engineers real estate Jewetr office will be here today to take! cnarge or tne disposition of the houses. T. Inc.

Md 1 1 Muffin Sons. 6th and Market 10th Orange Streets Headquarters for COMMUNITY 1847 ROGERS HOLMES EDWARDS INLAID SILVER PLATE RIVERVIEW CEMETERY CO. BURIAL LOTS FOR SALE Our representatives are always ODD FELLOWS HAVE DINNER i The annual Christmas banquet of the Boosters committee of Fairfax Lodge. No. 8.

I. O. O. was held last night in the banquet room of the Odd Fellows Building. Tenth and King Streets.

Following the dinner. Great Star i it City ready to give detailed Information. motion pictures were shown. Sidney eims was cnairman. 'nil laTl.