Huntingdon Daily News (Newspaper) - November 29, 1940, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania LIBRARY VOL. The Daily News THE WEATHER Light fallow Afternoon And slightly Warmer In Portion ly Cloudy And Colder With Snow In Tho NOVEMBER 29, 1940. NO. 261. UNION SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING HAS BIG ATTENDANCE Sermon U Delivered By Rev. Pastors Take Part In Meeting SUBJECT IS OF Rev. George L. of Church of the delivered the Thanksgiving message at services sponsored by Protestant churches of Huntingdon on Wednesday evening in the Presbyterian Rev. T. pastor of the host presided at the which was largely Rev. sermon on of was ken from the and text found in the 12th shall 1 render unto the rd for all his toward are few people in the rid who will not call upon the mc of the Lord in time of and the minister anted how many to call upon Him in lie One of the sins of he anted is the sin of Gratitude to he tows man at his Each should ask shall 1 render unto the jrd for all His benefits toward We ought to give of our thanks because of hat it will do for The person is the happy the person who is ungrateful is never Ey giving of our he pointed we gladden the heart of The union service opened with i Continued on Page Fourteen l Prominent Divine LIVERPOOL SUFFERS HEAVY AIR ATTACK BY NAZI RAIDERS Hescue Squads Search For Bodies And Persons Trapped Beneath Tons Of Debris liy r. ATKINSON United Correspondent Nov. 29.--Rescue squads dug feverishly uito what had been a in search of bodies of persons possibly alive and trapped beneath tons of It had resulted from one of many heavy bombs dropped in last night's concentrated German raid on Liverpool and two other northwest The building up until shortly after midnight had been an enter tor civilians assigned to war It was not known how many persons had been in the building when bombs started crashing down The raiders came over the district in from the Irish and an endless curtain of anti-aircraft shot into the sky in an effort to bring them down or them Shrapnel fell in the streets like A tour of the city this i Continued On Page CHINESE TRAIN IS To Speak Nightly Aj 150 HURT ROBERT E. DR. ROBERT SPEER TO BEGIN WEEK OF SERVICES SUNDAY Huntingdon's Eminent Son Will Conduct Preaching Mission In Home Church of U. of DIES WILLING TO HELP PRESIDENT Nov. 29. Chairman Martin Dies of the House committee investigating un-American activities said today in of a noon conference with President Roosevelt that willing to cooperate fully in tiie administration's column REV. H. W. GLASSCO KIWANIS SPEAKER Methodist Minister Gives Talk Appropriate To Thanksgiving Choosing as the title of nis first sermon Foundations Dr. Robert E. most eminent will begin a preaching mission in his home church on Sunday December at 10:45. He will again at the service on the theme Man and then will continue to preach each evening of the week at the Huntingdon Dr. Robert Speer was tor 46 years one of secretaries of the Board of Missions the Presbyterian church in S. A. He entered the service the Board in after one year in Princeton Seminary and lias never He was called to share in 'the work of the in succession Dr. John C. D one cu the first missionaries ot the to who had secretary of the board since In 192V Mr. Speer was moderator of Lhe general assembly of the in Cue U. S A. at its meeting in San and from 1920 to 1924 iie was of the Federal Council of in He has made mission fields I no church ginning with -in errand lhe world in 189b-97. missions of the church hi visited all but three Hunan and He represented at the great international in New Montevideo and He has been president of the board of trustees of Nanking ot the committee of the Mission in the board oi directors of the of Lhe and is of the board of trustees of the Princeton theological seminary and one of the of the American He Has written various books on religious and missionary topics such as Principles and and Modern Finality etc. Dr. retired under the aye regulations in September ii lo the ound the 24 has i W. the Fifteenth pastor ot Street Methodist was the speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the American Legion Home on Rev. spoke on the Does Thanksgiving Mean weekly 30-HOUR WORK WEEK ENDORSED BY AFL New Nov. 29......The American Federation of Labor today reaffirmed its faith in the 30-hu'ur work and warned that it may be necessary to this plan after the government's dollar defense program is The endorsement came a report offered at the closing session of tins organization's 60tli annual If also called upon officers to devote all efforts to protect the present 40-hour week from anil This instruction coincided with au observation some business leaders were using the defense emergency to bring pressure for lengthening of working Delegates re-elected President William for a 17th and the 16 other High Chinese Leaders Aboard - Guerrillas Are Blamed For Dynamiting TRAFFIC TIED 2 AMERICANS ABOARD By ROBERT BELLA IRE United Press Correspondent Nov. 29-At least 150 persons were or wounded today when a train bearing prominent Japanese and Chinese officials to Nanking for the formal recognition by Japan of Wang regime was dynamited near Soochow by Chinese Japanese quarters said that most of casualties were mainly They were riding in a car behind the the only cur on thc train sard to have been It was reported that at least two Americans were aboard the wrecked train but their names were not known immediately and it was not established whether they had escaped The wreck tied up traffic on the allaying the regular train from Reports from Soochow - tile of reputed to have the most beautiful girls in all it had been confirmed that Chinese guerrilla forces placed dynamite under the tracks over which the train to Nanking Japanese here said that many prominent Chinese and Japanese officials who had planned to take the train waited for a later thus escaping How many had taken the wrecked train was not Japanese quarters here that at least one Japanese had injured On Page i ROOSEVELT CALLS TAX EXPERTS FOR FRANK DISCUSSION Will Gather At White House Dinner Tonight To Talk Over Rising National Debt BULLETIN Roosevelt said today that lie would oppose any proposals to enact n sales tax lo finance new government expenditures resulting from the national defense C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Nov. 29. - Congressional and treasury tax experts dine with President Roosevelt tonight for informal exploration ot the fact that the government is likely to spend twice as fast as i is able Lo collect taxes this A tax increase apparently is inevitable despite the administration's plan to the national debt limit by or more to meet The overall limit fixed at and tiie debt actually to Secretary of Treasury Henry proposes that the limit be raised accompanied by lie regards as proper safeguards against at White House dinner and tax talk are Assistant Secretary of sury John L. Chairman On Page war on sea touches new heights of fury To Me. Ti 1111 it the some ii means the pointed and if the is not possible there is To others it means and if the day's nut does not prove is To others means a factories and ami to who aie required to is To means lowering or the To rs Thanksgiving means of the prosperity all material things at These things are not Glassco pointed 'a day to give a- care and many there Thank or ' and T Thanksgiving is thanks to God it 21 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT On Page 37 CASES LISTED FOR COURT TERM Howard Case Among Those To Be Presented To Grand Jwy First To Answer Call for Training Name Group To Study Reports On Hospital Sites Nov. 29. - The Federal Board of Hospitalization yesterday announced the appointment of a subcommittee headed by Rear Admiral Ross T. surgeon general of the to review reports on various sites proposed for a hospital in Other members of the committee are Gen. George H. of the and Dr. Winfred head of St. Elizabeth's The board said that the subcommittee may visit Pennsylvania next month to view the and discuss the matter with interested Pictured above are the three young men from Huntingdon county first to answer the call for military They left to Attorney R. Merle of Lehman toy of R. Mount and Philip Vincent of Mount The three left Altoona induction center yesterday for Fort Md. All arc Christmas Shopping Season In Full Swing Xmas Lights Are Turned On In Huntingdon Take On Bright Yuletide Appearance Tree Is Lighted Stores With Thanksgiving out of the way the Christmas season got into full swing in Huntingdon Stores look on a bright appearance with bright reds antt greens showing in all shop The town Christmas lights were turned on last evening and the streets at night reflect true spirit of the The community Xmas tree lias been erected on Washington street in front of Miller's hardware With only 21 shopping days left until the magic day the town is agog with festive Huntingdon merchants arc going out of their way to ood goods at attractive With more work and higher incomes the average family should bo able to have a more joyful Christmas than in recent Over in Huntingdon and in Mount Union will be paid out by the banks on Monday on Christmas savings Stores in run by fellow are supplying customers with goods of a RUMANIAN TROOPS MOVE IN COUNTRY Nation Prepares To Take Drastic Action To Keep Control Thirty-seven eases are listed on the calendar loi the December term of criminal court in Huntingdon which opens next to announcement today by Attorney 1. Newton Next week's trial list will be the largest for any session of since District Attorney Taylor has assumed fifteen eases cie scheduled to go before the 24, 1., charged with out of the James B. 21. Nov. 29 - Official sources today reported i certain of Rumanian troops in the provinces as the powerful Iron Guard organization with many terrorist a in honor of their Corneliu Zelea Rumanian troops moving in the provinces are out it was stated in authorized but officially it was denied that there had been any German troop movements into Bucharest or elsewhere in connection with the Iron Guard dispatches to Budapest indicated precautionary movement of German troops both Page quality not to be equalled in any other Christmas shopping should be done at home where the dollar is returned to the local Stores throughout Huntingdon are putting on extra help to take care of the increased trade of the next several Especially attractive holidays prices and offers are being arranged by the stores for Huntingdon stocks are now complete it advisable for all to shop The crowds that during the Christmas season quickly deplete choice items from many The old let Christmas catch you is still vitally true Postoffice officials are giving their yearly warning to mail all postal packages early in order to get safe ANOTHER ENGLISH BATTLESHIP HIT BY ITALIANS SAY New Engagement Between Fascist British Warships Fought Off Malta ALLENPORT CHILD KILLED IN FRONT OF HOME BY AUTO NAZI AND ITALIAN CLAIMS OF SUCCESS CONFLICT Fresh Engagements A r Reported In Adriatic ing the case of against Ralph A Manor who growing of his on The bun has confessed to slate motor police defectives ihal he killed his lie hated ill not be tailed for trial this session of No has yd been named to defend There will be a number of pleas of guilty heard by the court at tile on which the of will On 1'aue Area Shelled long range guns on the Preach channel coast lied the Dover area for an hour and a half The bombardment was largely at A heavy the gunners seeing their Ships Leave Nov. 29.- Two German S. and S. S. out of port today in an attempt to chide the Atlantic Italian Ships Bombard North Coast Of Corfu Nov. 29. - Italian destroyers bombarded north coast of Corfu but away under cover of a smoke when airplanes reached the a war communique said exchange telegraph dispatches from Athens said Greek fighting planes had encountered eight Italian planes this morning and had shot down all of Another exchange telegraph dispatch said the Greeks had started an offensive on the central front Wednesday breaking the Italian lines and dispersing a Fascist regiment called La the Only sketchy of the situation at the were given out by was no confirmation of reports from the Jugoslav border town of Sturga that Greeks had captured main Italian base in south after an hour's hand-to-hand battle in the dispatch from Greek eastern reports from the front indicated that Italy intended using the small port of Santa Giovanna Pi Medua as a supply base for troops and materials to be brought from Italy to reinforce the crumbling south and I A delayed dispatch received here by air courier from the front said that Greek and regulars were in a fierce fight with the Italian regiment which being It said th. Greeks charged into the battle with bayonets and that the artillery firing was becoming fainter as the Italians The war communique that in various was successful 11.>p*, tinted Press Correspondent Nov. 29. - A new engagement between the Italian air torce and British this one off the British Mediterranean island foi tress off was described in today's official war communique which said that another British battleship had been by a heavy caliber The communique of the armed forces said that tive British planes were shot clown In this new and four were damaged One Italian lo return lo its The British naval sighted near which is south of was by Italian aviation which directly one large British battleship with a heavy caliber battle w marked by violent Italian bombers and chasers and British tiie communique communique followed i Continued On Page Severn 2,000 Are Killed Nov. 29. Diplomatic advices here Bucharest today that 2,-000 many of had been killed m Rumania during the past tinee Duane 3, Slides Down Icy Hill Into Path Of In Hospital Duane 3, foster child of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond of Ridge was fatally injured when struck by an automobile in front of his Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 He died from the injuries in the Lewistown hospital at 11:30 p. m. The little boy was sliding down an embankment front of his home on lus Crouching had slid clown over the icy hill into the gutter again and The highway in front of the house was very icy because of the sleet and snow and his foster fearful that be struck by a car called him into the Just taking one more slide the little boy lost balance and slid out into the highway just as a. car came along and struck The driver of the Barnard did all in his power to stop the ear to prevent the tragedy but was unable to do so. He immediately took the child to the hospital along with Mrs. Pyle and everything possible was done to save his The child On Page 5 Nazi Planes Downed Nov. 2�. e enemy planes w ei e shut down over Britain tile air ministry Two British craft Were lost but both pilots landed TWO HUNTERS FIND MAN DEAD IN BED H. J. 66, Of Near Mill Succumbs To Heart Attack Hiram James do of Sugar Glove near Mill was found dead in bed on Thursday Nov. 28. 194(1, ijy two hunters who stopped at his The hunters arrived at lhe Bong home about 10 o'clock in the and seeing no tracks in the snow an I finding tin door they went the house ami him He had been dead several William M. of Hunt is conducting an Heath is thought to have been caused by a heal t There on evidence of loul The hunters summoned a Harry S. who lives alter finding the Hiram was burn On 1-V.gv SEVEN RUMANIAN DIPLOMATS RESIGN Nov. 29. members of the Rumanian legation staff here today telegraphed to Bucharest their resignations from the diplomatic service as a protest against the policy of Gen. Ion and the reign of terror in The resignations included of Baron first secretary of the LUTHERANS PLAN OFFERING SERVICE Miss Crumpacker To Speak At Annual Event To Be Held Sunday Night Miss Florence the daughter of a missionary to will be the guest speaker at the annual public thank offering service to be held in the Lutheran church on Sunday December 1. at 7:30 Miss who is enrolled a student at Juniata will talk upon Wc Chinese Have to Be Thankful a subject about which she is well prepared to speak as she has spent years in China and her still in that Special music for the program will be contributed by three of Juniata College's talented young Lorma Garwood and William Befor tile vice Mr. play a. 11fLuci organ On Page Seven i Sea touched heights of fury today with reports of fresh engagements in the English the Mediterranean and the Adriatic and conflicting German and Italian claims of The biggest encounters were in the Mediterranean where Wednesday's engagement was followed according to by a air attack on the British fleet off Here the conflicting claims on the can Italian strength had been cut to two warships the Taranto raid and Wednesday's In the Wednesday encounter off Sardinia a 35,000-ton Lit tori a battleship was torpedoed by a three Italian cruisers and two destroyers were Italian losses at Taranto are scored by the British as three two two This leaves two 23,622-ton class battleships available for Italian One British the 10.000-ton suffered two hits and lost six men in the Wednesday British report yet on the Italian reports of a fresh air attack of One British battleship badly damaged Wednesday by an airplane one British aircraft carrier and three cruisers In Thursday's attack another squarely hit by airplane bomb of heaviest five British planes shot four more Italians suffered one destroyer badly one cruiser lightly hit in the Wednesday lost one plane The English Channel fight on Page Boy Accidentally Shoots Sister At Dinner Table Nov. 2h- Billy Thanksgiving Day hunting ended tragically at the family's dinner table last night when killed his accidentally while cleaning his The Vivian daughter of Mr. and Fred was sitting at the dining room table with her four sisters and a bi other when th shotgun charge struck her in the She was thc ninth hunting accident fatality in western Pennsylvania the small game season opened 1. Her 10-year-old wh had been hunting earlier ui the finished lus dinner ahead of the others and sLited to clean his He was unaware that rie had left shell ir the When he started to clean gun went off accidentally and struck Vivian at close The coroner listed as HIGH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS CONVENE To Discuss Party For Legislative Session Nov. Democratic s of Pennsylvania will meet today at Philadelphia to plans for the legislative session JESSE L. LIVERMORE COMMITS SUICIDE Ye Livei ' 29, widen Hm riet tearfully cide note It said been a ard of Wall winner and loser sh L. thc his he had i 1 IC to 11a! ' of four and killed himself last in the lounge Fifth avenue and ir house i learned from Meredith w hieh v delphia City Campaign A. Hai r. Manager Committeeman 1 'a .i Allegheny Leo and county lea upon a Pros i l e cr Campaign 1. I Harry minority leader of the state S. Senator Joseph F. Guilty v as invited but not accepted invitation last spokesman said the On Page e. Sh
