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Somerset Daily American (Newspaper) - February 3, 1940, Somerset, Pennsylvania Good morning foolish men mistake transitory semblance for eternal fact and of astray More and . Somerset daily morning messenger from the american roof Gordon of Pennsylvania Only daily paper in Somerset county volume eleven number iss. Somerset a. Saturday february 3, 1940 two cents. For blasts i enemies of Mankind at House Cut of no Avail agricultural Bill passes House with cuts of $86,928.-435 below president s asking vote 149 to 135. Bankhead critical a f of l designates Hitler and Stalin Washington Foo 2�?t/pv�?despite president Roo Eveltn a protests at out made in Hiar mfg Netoli cuts made in i farm funds recommendations the House tonight passed an agriculture department appropriation Bill which contained �T�66.928,935 less than he asked. The measure carrying Money Foi the department s far Flung crop control and other programs for the Fly Ca year 1941. Tota it Al $722,001,084, which was $579,339,231 under the total available for the current fiscal year. Farm blocs engulfed by the cur rent congressional Economy drive fought Cut in the Bill demanded by the House appropriations committee but succeeded in Only one major controversy. That was a $47,500,000 fund for Benefit payment Sto sugar growers. Farm members made no attempt to write into the Bill the customary $295,000,000 fund for a parity payments and lost in attempts to res tor j a $25,000,000 farm tenancy program and $72,378,812 for surplus crop removal. Half billion for corp control the Bill contained however the usual $500,000,000 Benefit payments to Farmers who cooperate with the agriculture department s crop control program. There was no record vote on final passage. T last minute technicality resulted in the addition of $40,000,00o Lor the Rural electrification administration. By a Teller vote of 149 to 135, the House ref list d to restore to the Bill $25 000,000 fund for Loans to convert farm tenants into landowners. The vote came after chairman Jones a Tex of the House agriculture agriculture committee in a dramatic speech during which he broke Down and wept pleaded with the members not to go Back 0n the a plan Homespun folks struggling to Rise from the status of tenants representative Woodrum Ltd a. A Leader of the Economy ites replied that there was a a Homespun philosophy that men Are supposed to support the government rather than having the government support the men. Earlier however the House yielded to farm state demands Lor reinstatement of $47,500,000 for Benefit payment to sugar growers. Hie farm tenancy vote unless reversed later in the legislative pro Cess Means the doom of me Prog nun under which the government Lias made 13.000 Loans to tenants since 1937. In the closing minutes of debate on the Issue speaker Bankhead in one of his rare talks from Jive House floor bitterly criticised the i prop at ions committee for making Trie slash. A representative Cannon do committee member in charge of the Bill was pleading that the fund be kept out Bankhead arose and said a moral right a does the gentleman feel that the committee Baa the moral legislative right to overrule the will of Congress by refusing to appropriate one farming to carry out the Wil of Congress Quot he referred to the fact that Congress has authorized me farm tenant program in the past Cannon replied that although the House had authorized such a program the last time an appropriation for it came up. A it voted it a Little earlier farm members lost one of their most. Important fights when a technicality blocked an amendment by representative paced a which would have added $72,678,212 for disposal of surplus commodities. A representative Oole did who was presiding held that the proposal was not authorised by Law and therefore could not ev3n be debated. The farm bloc also suffered reverses on attempts to increase the fund for Pink Boll worm control and for Soli erosion project. Miami. Fla feb. 3�? kit a the american federation of labor denounced Hitler and Stalin As a Gene mpg of Mankind Quot today and warned that Quot a Long As their we <4 a it unit arianism rules in Germany and Russia the peace of me world is in speaking through its executive Council the federation condemned what it Calk d Quot soviet nazi imperialism a offered All possible assistance to the Quot victims of racial and religious persecution in the Federal government a urged to Quot do every tlingit can. Without endangering american neutrality to help Finland resist soviet the federations spokesman also a repudiated All attempt to soviet Tze american labor and we refuse to have any with communist agent and it president declared Sci ral unions of the rival Cio Are in fluence or controlled by communist contending that Quot Stalin formerly posed As a Mirlend of democracy and that a Hitler once masqueraded a the foe of the federation claimed the Stalin Hitler pact has exposed the shameful hypocrisy and falsehood of these a unfortunately a the federation stated a a Large number of open end secret members of the communist party have established themselves m control of labor organizations affiliated with the dual movement outside the american federation of labor. President 111am Green listed several unions As either Quot strongly influenced Quot or a absolutely controlled by communists. These were the maritime and automobile workers unions longshoremen fur workers transport and vegetable and Cannery workers office workers the county and municipal government employ yes Union and the american newspaper build. Looks like Lively race for Assembly four possibilities for Republican nominations Are being discussed 6 entries would not Surprise. First Day for signing King Winter returns to roof Garden three inches of Snow and near Zero temperature Friday night after Brief respite. Ashing Crews out Boswell Miner injures hand fingers mangled in Accident other new patients at Hospital. Dewey Smith 40-year-old Boswell Miner grabbed for a rope on an outgoing trip in the Jenner consolidation Coal company mine at 1 30 Friday afternoon and uras painfully injured. His right hand caught in a tangle of the rope and mangled two of his fingers before he could release himself. He was admitted to the Somerset Community Hospital where fractures of the Little and ring fingers of his right hand were reduced by Hospital physicians. His condition is much improved. A a w Lee Walker of Somerset a construction Foreman for the Hunkin Conkey construction company on the Turnpike was admitted to the Hospital Friday afternoon As a medical patient. W Harry Ross 76-year-old pensioner. Of 656�?Tsouth Center Avenue was admitted to the Hospital As a medical patient. He is suffering from pneumonia. Mrs. H. Parke Miller of Markleton r. D. 1, underwent a surgical operation Friday. A baby son was born to or. And mrs Michael h. Griffith of Stoys town. R. D. 1. In the Hospital at 11-20 Friday morning. Fred Norton 8-year-old son of or. And mrs. Chester Norton of Berlin underwent a minor surgical operation. Spurred by indications of a a wide open Quot tussle for the two general Assembly berths the 1940 presidential primary Campaign will swing into action this saturday morning As candidates May Start circulating petitions of candidacy. With at least a four cornered fight for the two Assembly nominations pending on the Republican ticket it appeared that the number of candidates for these offices might swell to six or seven. However it was generally believed that not More than four or five at the most would be named on the ballot tuesday. April 23. Primed by the Public announcement of attorney James o. Courtney of Somerset that he would be a candidate for general Assembly reports of the largest primary Campaign ticket for these offices in years began surging through courthouse offices. However All was Calm in the offices of the county commissioners official county elections toward Headquarters where chief clerk l. L. Sprowls said there had been Only a issued to possible candidates signing starts today i the new election code permits can 1 dilates to begin the task of seeking signers today but sunday will break up the first week and it is expected petitions will not be circulated to any extent before monday or tuesday of next week. Although the announcement of attorney Courtney was the first Public gesture of any Assembly candidate it was a generally accepted belief that the two incumbents Jacob b. Schrock of Berlin and Ellis c. Boose of Somerset would again seek re nomination. Completing the four Man ticket was the surmise that Kenneth c. Wagner of Stoystown former Register of wills would seek the nomination. In reports that circulated Friday the names of three other possibilities were often mentioned. They Are Clark Rouge is of Hooversville Jewery Kauffman of Jenner town and former sheriff John Griffith of Somerset. No confirmation was made that any of these men would seek the nomination however. Pressure on Schrock pressure is being exerted from All sections of the county to have representative Schrock again seek the nomination because of his Long service in the House. When representative Ell Wood Turner speaker of the House from Delaware county is in the chair Only one assemblyman is on the floor of the House who exceeds or. Schrock in length of service. He is representative Norman Wood of Lancaster count second District who was elected in1922 and has been re elected each succeeding term. Or. Schrock was elected in 1928 and re elected in 1930. 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1938. There was Little or no speculation on possibilities for Congress or Republican county chairman which Are expected to attract several possibilities shortly. 39 Days for signing starting today candidates will have 30 Davs until March 4. To circulate petitions and then file them with the county election Board. After that Date the Campaign will move swiftly to conclusion april 23, election Day earlier than usual because of the presidential nomination. Somerset count ians will ballot this Spring to nominate a u. S. Senator a representative in Congress a state auditor general a state treasurer representatives in the general Assembly state part committeemen delegates to the National party conventions a Republican county chairman and local party committeemen and women. After relaxing for two Days Winter clamped Down on Somerset county again Friday bringing almost three inches of Snow and temperatures barely above Zero. State Highway department Snow Clearing forces just beginning to catch up with their task were forced Back into the thick of the fight with mounting drifts on Rural roads. Thirty five pieces of equipment were dispatched Friday morning to keep All roads Clear. A wind was whipping the new three Inch fall of Snow into drifts in Rural sections and workmen were hard pressed to keep roads passable that had been opened earlier in the week. After reaching a nigh of 28 at 5 -30 thursday afternoon the temperature began to plummet and reached a Low of 3 above Friday morning. Weather observer David Grove said the thermometer Clung around 10 above All Day Friday until Early Friday eve in Ruwis when 11 started dipping 1 fes find ave of another sub few petitions2erq Reading saturday morning. Following a slight thaw thursday afternoon the sudden Friday cold turned highways into glittering expanses of ice and Highway Ashing Crews spent All Day and most of the night reducing the ice Hazard to traffic on All main highways. Snow wind cold Phila. A a blackout important dates for the primary there Are a number of important dates concerning the pending primary election As announced Friday by the county election Board. They Are feb 7�?-election Board will cancel registrations of those electors who have not voted in two years or have not indicated wish to remain qualified doctors feb. 22�?last Dav an elector Mav move residence and vote in the primary election. Mar. 4�?last Day for local candidates to file petitions of candidacy please turn to Page two by the associated press As advertised Winter returned to Pennsylvania yesterday Friday bringing Snow icy roads and biting winds. The new col Dave anticipated the advertisers the groundhog and arrived even before the woodchuck saw his Shadow. This tradition has it Means six More weeks of Winter. And the weather bore out the was a blacked out by a queer meteorological reaction and then blanketed with Snow that fell twelve hours earlier throughout the Western Pennsylvania District. Bitter stinging winds lashed the work a Day thousands As the temperature dropped to near Zero. In Pittsburgh the Mercury dropped 33 degrees overnight to eight degrees above Zero. Temperatures of Between five and ten degrees above Zero were forecast for saturday. Franklin whre the Mercury hovered around Zero reported six inches of Snow and Beaver Falls five. The precipitation started a Srain in the steel City where cobblestones Hilly streets became Toboggan slides for automobiles scores of minor accidents were reported and it was necessary to close some streets to vehicular traffic until hindering Crews could reach them. In mid Day it became so dark in downtown Philadelphia that lights were necessary in office buildings and manufacturing plants. The weather Bureau explained Daylight was nearly snuffed out by the meeting above the prominently City of prevailing warm Damp All currents and the frigid air of the cold wave Rushing in from the Northeast. As the temperature dropped and Snow fell streets became hazardous. The state Highway department reported All roads open but a generally Slippery Quot conditions on Moat routes. Erie reported four inches of Snow drifted in some places by High winds from the lakes. The snowfall in Fayette Greene Somerset Washington Indiana Allegheny Beaver Lawrence and Westmoreland counties ranged from two and one half to five inches. Last rites for Edgar n. Irwin gamers hat in Georgia prime a ring pro new Deal governor Rivers 1ias suggested i n instructed a on Ven Hon to Aid 3rd term. May enter in Ohio Washington. Feb 2�?</ph vice president John n. Garner in a Challenge to my Deal forces in Georgia president Roosevelt Quot other name came out tonight in favor of a presidential preference primary there and announced that be would enter his name in it. The pro new Deal Georgia governo e. D Rivers a suggested that the site Send an units ducted delegation to the democratic National convention and All indications have been that the state executive commit. Of the party would Call no primary gamer declared that the Quot people hould decide and Asaei ted that in desired Quot at the proper time to enter my name in the Georgia May file in Ohio in addition. Gamers close associates Sawl he certainly would file la the Ohio primary if senator Don atty a onion did not sek the delegation of a favorite son candidate. Donahey said he was not yet ready to make known i plans but that he would make a statement soon. A group of Georgia poll Cal leaders Start a a Campaign today to Force the holding of a primary. Tins group is headed by Edgar b. Dunlap who was Campaign manager for sen or George a a when the latter won renomination in 1938 Over the opposition of president Roosevelt. In a letter to senator George today gamer asserted Quot the people should decide and the candidate for the democratic presidential nomination a should be selected at primaries and conventions As provided by garners reply to George George had written Garner that Many of his constitute Nta had inquired As to whether the vice president would seek Georgia s delegates in a preferential primary. Replying gamer wrote a was you know i have heretofore announced that i will accept the nomination for president Bat i will Moke no Effort to control any Delegate. In his letter. George said that Quot Hus been the Long e. To abolished custom in Georgia to have a primary thus permitting the people to express their Choice for the presidential nominee and i assume that this democratic precedent will not be abrogated this George assured Garner of his Quot continued Good gamer s friends he Nad entered or would enter primaries in Wisconsin California Oregon and possibly Ohio. The decision As to whether a geor Gia primary shall be held is up to the state executive committee. George told re witers he Nad a a no information at All a As to whether the committee would Call a primary. Republican convention first an increasing number or democrats j Are seeking to Force republicans to hold their National convention first and Republican leaders conceded today that the Effort might be successful. Several Senate democrats said their party a National committee should take no action on a convention Date a when it meets monday but should turn the Job Over to a sub committee. The sub committee could delay picking a Date until after the Republican National committee meeting february 16 and hence could choose a later one than that selected by the gop. Convention cities Many republicans including chairman Hamilton have been anxious to have a look at the democratic nominees an platform before the gop. Convention. It was in order to have second Choice on convention dates that Hamilton set his National committee meeting later than that of the democrats. Some in the Republican party liar expressed a preference for proceeding without regard for what the j of crafts do. One of this View is minority Leader Mcnarir Ore who has contended that it would be a sigr of weakness to insist on knowing the democrats platform and candidates before the republicans held their convention it was considered probable that the democratic National committee would choose a convention City monday even if action on the Date were delayed. San Francisco Philadelphia and Chicago have Guffey Fate in a bossed convention state chairman Lawrence says state committee will decide senator s candidacy at today a meeting. Roberts for treasurer bulletin Ibarr Isble to feb. 3�?up�? Itermo rustic politicians apparently unable after Lour hour to agree of or against the candidacy of u. 8. Senator Joseph f Guffey for re election Early today adjourned their primary slate making conference unit later in the Day. Captives but anyway they eat funeral services for Edgar n. Irwin were conducted in his Home in the goods Tein Balis apartments Friday evening by the Rev. E. V. May pastor of the methodist Church. A Large number of friends were present. Many Beautiful Floral tributes attested the esteem in which or. Irwin was held. Or. Irwin who was manager of the Coal interests of h. C. Beerits sons died suddenly tuesday evening. The remains will be taken to Belle Fonte this saturday morning for interment under the direction of Walter s. Hoffman Somerset mortician. To the Republican voters of Somerset county i am submitting to you a a candidate for representative in the Genera Assembly. Your support is solicited respectfully James o. Courtney play Safe have your water lines thawed with electricity Somerset welding and Spring co. Pm 72 Charles f. Roy rotary speaker introduced by a d. Graham or. Roy spoke on 25 years of Coal mining. Charles f. Roy a former member of the Somerset rotary club told his former associates about Twenty five years of Coal mining in Somerset county at their luncheon meeting at the denier hotel Friday noon. A. D. Graham who introduced the speaker first met or. Roy Back in 1907 when or. Roy took 150 Tunnel men from West Virginia to Croton above Kingston where the City of new York was constructing its huge water Supply system. It was about 1915 when or. Roy came into Somerset county in the employ of the brother Valley Coal com Nany. Coal was in great demand and brought $5.00 a ton. Shortly afterwards he bought a Small mine at ban do and began the operations which have since become extensive. Or. Roy told also about the stripping operations in which he is engaged on the w. B. Coleman farm in the Vicinity of Stoystown. By Tom Reedy Harrisburg Fht it. 2�?i/f it a democratic state a amp Hirman David l. Lawrence asserted tonight the Issue Between u. 8. A Mator Joseph f. Gui Fey and those democrats opposed to slating nun for renomination would be Laid before Quot an a bossed convention of the party a state committee tomorrow. A this convention is going to meet at noon and nobody is going to oos., it a Lawrence declared alter a conference with the executive committee. Tie committee meet to endors candidates for top state office the u. S. Senatorial situation has obscured talk of candidates for state treasurer auditor general and delegates at Large to the democratic National convention. Tie chairman acknowledging his be lieu that Gurley is in the race to stay and also that Quot a majority o tie state committee feels Guffey is not the strongest summed up tomorrow s possibilities this Way three ways out 1�?endorsement of Guffey with the of posit on. Such a that voiced by state senator Leo c. Mundy Public Utility commissioner Thomas o Buchanan and judge Samuel e. Shull our iding by Compromise. 2�?select uni of a Compromise candidate. Lawrence said a there is considerable sentiment for John b be. A Pella Delphiia City chair stir a Ai tour general Warren r. Roberts and Anthony j. Drexel Biddle jr., u. Ambassador to Poland. 3�? postponement of end Crement making it an Quot open primary Quot Lawrence termed himself a Neutra in the fight Over whether Tufte is to be approved for renomination adding. A a in la be guided by Wii at to. Committee does 1 am not opposed t. Guffey or any other candidate thu committee Guffey Confer while Lawrence met with tie executive committee this afternoon conferred in his hotel room with Ramsey Black third Asa Stan postmaster general and Lutner a hard Philadelphia schools treasure among others. Tie senator with wide smile declined any comment previously he Nad insisted he cout Muster 57 votes a majority of that 113-member state committee for us candidacy. A number of Guffey a associate who backed his unsuccessful ticket in the primary of 1938 against the stat committee called on him today. Amons his visitors was Barney Clark Veteran committeeman from Altoona. Quot i might have something to say the senator said Quot out not rung Lawrence while hoping a Compromise would be worked out As a round of conferences proceeded tonight refrained from expressing too much conf Denoe that tomorrow s committee meeting would be Quot Cut and dried Lawrence non committal asked whether he thought Eduise ment of a ticket should be postponed Lawrence said a a in a rather not answer he indicated a delay in the showdown was unlikely however b cause of the committees Rule requiring it to endorse candidates at Liis meeting and an accompanying regulation providing that a 10-Day notice must be served to suspend or Amend a bylaw. No such notice Lias been served he said. The opposition to Guffey has been described by Lawrence As coming from Oliree groups those who Are a bitter anti Gui Fey those who lost their state jobs after the Guffey Lawrence primary split of 1938 the subsequent Victory by the republicans and those a who simply think Guffey can t Farley for Harmony mindful of that Battle two years ago postmaster general Janies a Farley reminded Kelly in a conference this week that the objective Bee n mentioned 130 pm by Harmony. Farley mentioned will Here tomorrow to address a Jackson Day dinner and no doubt will hear How Well his advice was taken. Robert is the Only one of the senatorial possibilities also mentioned for another place on the ticket. It has Hap iced Many times in Pennsylvania politics before that the auditor general is Given the nod to run for state treasurer since he cannot succeed himself. The opposite has not been True leaving the position of state treasurer f Glair Ross somewhat clouded. Discussions among groups today brought out the name of Thomas a Logue former Secretary of internal a airs As a possible candidate for state treasurer. No names at All have been mentioned for the delegates at Large tin party is accorded four but m past presidential conventions has split up the four into Quarter votes allowing a delegation of 16. These two captive members of the russian army enjoy a meal somewhere in Finland. In View of report that Many of their comr uie in arms Are starving for Lack of supplies these Fellows May consider they were Lucky to be captured. Repel reds in eerie assaults finns shoot Down russians parachuting from planes Over finn lines halt tank drive. Famine and French seek pestilence Over Europe sex pros ident Hoover warns America to stay out of War and Send sur flies food to Europe a starving. 4 horsemen now 9 new Aid planes Finland new York. Feb. 2�?<�v-former president in Rbert Hoover declared tonight that if the War were Long drawn out the United states would Quot need to meet the question of famine and pestilence Over the whole of he said that but for american food and american Relief in 1918 Quot famine pestilence and communism would have engulfed in a speech prepared for tie overseas press club of America. Or. Hoo or org Quot a that this country remain at peace a Cau e Quot the Chance for civilization in Europe to com Back again May Deji end upon appealing for funds to Quot meet the heartbreaking needs of Finland and he said Thi United states had a food surplus out of which a we can furnish the Little nations without u pricing our own people of one Quot i do not believe a he added a that As a Christian nation or As a nation Loving Liberty we have any moral right to stand by with these Large surpluses of food and Aee people starve wholesale who Are helpless to help a and More especially is this True if they Are victims of aggression. If boy Are doing on their frontiers fighting for their Independence and fighting for the survival of human Liberty in the world. We have More than enough to Supply our own the former president began his address with the declaration that Quot the four horsemen of the a it of Calypso have now become these he added were Quot imperialism the destroyer of the Independence of nations a intolerance the destroyer of minorities Quot statism. The Dost her of pc onal Liberty. Quot atheism the destroyer of Iudith. A and hate the destroyer of the Unity of Mankind. A after them ride War and death. And finally there sweep famine and or. Hoover limited his speech to a discussion of these latter saying that if the War was a Long one its Quot one inevitable end Quot would lie famine and that i it pestilence would follow. Quot now America has a role to perform Quot he added. Quot if we shall remain out of these wars if we have maintained our economic and moral strength we May be the Means by which the world will have a Chance to recover from these horsemen. If we join in these wars and exhaust our strength there will be no one to do the a immediate jobs As to polish and finnish Relief he said was to provide to those Peoples about $30.-000,000 Worth of american surplus food. Fire destroys school House Cross roads school in Milford township had defective Chimney total loss. Newest Type of Pursuit plane under consideration army officials deny negotiations. Similar to Meaer Currutt by Devon Frances associated press aviation editor new York feb. 2�? put negotiations by the French government for the pure liase of one of the newest to lies of the Pursuit planes being manufactured for the u. S. Army or corps May lend Imja tas to the Aid the allies Are giving Finland. The French Are bickering for a a number of the speedy to i planes which carry a non in the nose and reach a top i Jiheed of More Ian 400 Miles on hour. Army Oft Krais said in Washington that they had no knowledge of tie negotiations by the French and added that the Quot new Dyrti lighter Tias not Een to the French or any other before any Sale of the plane to a foreign Power could be consummated approval at the Irmy Navy aeronautical Board would have to be obtained. Tie French and Brimi Piave Ovule no secret of the material Aid they Aio extending to Finland m its War with Ivi Veru. Uoch in warplanes and other Imo menus. Since Trie extent of that Aid is conditioned on the availability of replacement armament for their own defense whatever a4racooras Are bought Here by the French would re Leusu to lie finns a correspond ius number of currently used French planes. Finland itself for that matter is trying to make direct Purchase of Ain Acner amps. Ahead of schedule the Bell air Mit co-p., of Buffalo n y., is Alread of it delivery ecu is. On an number of the Cannon equipped planes ordered by the u s. Air Corpa. If the free n Are Able to obtain tin bal planes they will constitute some of tie 6,000 pursuits for which the allies a in the Market for delivery at the pier for shipment abroad no later Tolian the autumn of 1941. Tiny Ulso Are concluding contracts piece meal Lor total of about 6,000 of motored conversation on the availability of additional american pursuits also have included mention of another plane which As yet is not in Quantity production for the air corps. The b Gnu Pursuit which is similar to the German single engine Messerschmidt in armament is cof novel design in that the motor a liquid copied Allison is mounted behind instead of in front of tie Pilot. That a pleas turn to Page two unique strategy by Wade Werner Helsinki feb. 2 up a a Bizarr and mighty red army Onsa ought in the shark of thirty to come Quot tonight sent Pnra Thuu a Van it. Strange steel roofed sled and smoke it Reen laying to is Gal Fri the unyielding de fens get the Mannerheim line. Whue the Battle on the karelian a Tenuis was Bein waged More than Twenty new civilian deaths from a rates far behind the fighting line brought the weeks total of bomb i victim in Homes hospitals and other buildings to nearly 100�?at the oust of at least 35 soviet planes shot Down 1 within the same period. That second Day of this almost Well Sian attack directed at Vii Puri. An objective Twenty Miles Distant which the russian army has been unable to reach in nine weeks of War got nowhere. Finnish military advices asserted. Many of the Parachute troops dropped in Covey from dozen of planes were picked off in the air by sharpshooters or machine gun fire. Those who landed behind lie finnish Lin he became separated from their fellow soldiers stumbled about and began shooting wildly sri of to be captured or killed. Uliey carried automatic rifles to the ground with them. Action on Sunu front Wilile this ill fated expedition a being disposed of dozen of re an tank again begun moving toward the finnish lines from the russian positions at Sumna the Apex of a Triangle on the Western karelian isthmus formed by that town tie Gulf of Finland and Vii Puri Finland a second City. The larger tank pushed armoured sledges ahead of them. Machine gunners filled the sledges protecting Coth the tunics and to mawr packed rants of infantry which followed. On the flanks smaller teams heaved rapidly across the snows a Howig smoke columns through which the troop sought to Man Euver. All tie tanks zigzagged tile finns however were not 10 be misled. Reds repulsed their anti tank guns stopped most of the armoured Sledge and. From concealed positions they Teia they were Able to repulse the Otner measure of attack. There was no estimate of casualties. Die Ruas Aln onslaught was tie answer Finland got to president Kyosti Kailio a Appeal thursday for Quot an honorable today As on previous occasions the Moscow radio broadcast a declaration quoting the Community Organ pravda to the effect that the red army will Quot fulfil its duty for the liberation of the finnish people from their White i in lists under Field Marshall Baron Mannerheim. Commander in Clef of to finn so armies. It Moscow persistently has refused to recognize Kailio a finnish government or its armies As anything but a finnish Gable not lost Hollywood feb. 2�? pm the Clark Gables reported missing on a Hunting trip telephoned . Studio today from Ensenada lower California. That a we positively Are not son for Pagli Sottus or. And mrs. Marion Paglisotti of Somerset route 6, announce the birth of a son Bem january 30. The Young Man has been named Henry Ford Paglisotti. Second funeral robbery Pittsburgh feb. 2�?4/ph�? while the family of Ott Naeser was at a funeral Home arranging for his Fune Rei services thieves ransacked the Naeser Home in Avalon and made off with jewelry a Small Bank and a tin Box containing Cash. Avalon chief j. D. Parker said a similar a funeral robbery occurred a few weeks ago and expressed belief both had been carried out by the same thief opening february 5 Margaret Miller Eugene Beauty Salon Jennerstown Kujac Hielen Waves $2.59 up machine Waves s2.50 Vij Finger wave 25c card party eagles Hall monday evening february 50c fire which destroyed the Cross roads Rural one room school in Milford township wednesday noon gave approximately 15 students an unexpected vacation. Believed to have started from a defective Chimney the fire was discovered by the teacher mrs. Elva Dull who was about to dismiss classes for the noon hour. Flames spread quickly throughout the aged wooden Structure and Only a few books and the school s american Flag were saved. Several of the children Are reported to have lost articles of wearing apparel. To sound the alarm one of the students travelled on foot to the nearest Telephone at the d. A. Barron residence to Call the Rockwood Volunteer fire department. It took less than 25 minutes for the Rockwood volunteers to make the run of approximately 10 Miles Over Snow clogged Rural roads Only to find the building a to i l08s. The firemen pulled Down the twisted Chimney before returning to Rock Wood. The building is understood to be partially covered by insurance fortunately the teacher was about to dismiss classes and the pupils were quickly aided through the door to safety before the flames whipped through the Interior of the building. Appeal for warm clothes by Aba Board As belief workers need Protection from wintry blasts Somerset county s spa Hoard Friday an Appeal for warm second hand men s clothing to protect Relief workers from bitter cold. Mrs. Daryle Heckman chairman of the Board said Many of the Relief workers an coming to work without sufficient clothing to protect them from wintry blasts and sub Zero temperatures. Executive director Richard h. Kri Singer of the Dot i it Arment of put us assistance was instructed by the Board to Contact the rotary club the Junior auxiliary welfare league and other service groups in the Hope that canvasses for second land clothing might be started. Individuals were likewise invited to respond with any clothing they might wish to donate. The Board directed one dismissal. My. Heckman said a provisional stenographer 03 the Relief work program division a dismissed. This is in line with general staff reductions throughout the entire system in Somerset county. After hearing the application the Board directed opening a Relief work program in Conemaugh township which will hire 16 in filling in Miami township roads and Hovel Snow. The Conemaugh township supervisors Are sponsors of the project. Executive director r. H. Krissinger said the project will get underway imme Doit by Mast of the lengthy afternoon ses Ion was occupied with hearing appeals of persons wishing to be admitted to Relief Rolls Somerset weather reported daily by David Grove u. S. Weather observer temperature for the 24-hour period from 5 30 p. M thursday until 5 30 p. Friday maximum 28 minimum. 3 snowfall. 3.8 in. Temperature a year ago maximum. 43 minimum. 31 weather forecast Western Quot Pennsylvania fair saturday and sunday slowly rising temperature. West Virginia fair not quite so cold in East and North portions saturday sunday fair slightly warmer. Maryland fair saturday. Sunday fair not so cold. Eastern Pennsylvania partly Cloudy not quite so cold in North with Snow flurries in Northeast portion saturday sunday fair not quite so cold. Weather elsewhere by the associated press the u. S weather Bureau Friday reported temperatures at 8 p. M., the High for the Day Low for thursday City new York Chicago new Orleans Columbus St. Louis Pittsburgh Parkersburg Elkins. Los Angeles san Antonio it. High Low free 25 33 28 .08 26 30 23 .01 65 74 51 26 28 22 .01 45 48 47 .41 49 60 39 12 30 12 .03 25 30 29 15 16 7 12 16 20 20 03 12 21 21 04 57 60 50 1 46 57 64 58 ,07

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