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Twenty-Six More Cohoes Residents Placed In 1 -A By Draft Board No. 345 AIL EXCEPT TWO

HAD BEEN IN M Another Contingent Sched­

uled for Pro-induction 1 tests March 14

Local Setective Service Board No. •64 has placed an additional 26 men la Class 1A a* being Immediately available for military lervioe. With ta» exceptions all were, formerly la Class SB.

The group includes Wilfred C. Palin, jr., Ernest J. Snay, George A Blals, Edward F. Milian, Arthur LaRose, Frank Kennedy, Maryan J. Bury, Louie A. Catman, Leo O. Jarry, Virginio Dassattl, George W. Burger, William G. Evans. Paul Nadeau, Harold B. Esmonds, Jo­seph J. Len.

Also, Joseph W. Mace, Stanley W. Jagelski, Raymond W. Cavosie, Jo­seph H. Kllventon, George A Evert-sen, John B. Vertefeuille, John T. Smolak, Colin W. Higham, John J. Manning, Merle E. Welch and Mat­thew E. Curran.

Another contingent of local men le scheduled to undergo pre-induc-tion examinations at the area in­duction station Tuesday, March 14. Those accepted for service on Feb. 16 are slated to be inducted Thurs­day, March 16.

DRIVE FOR SALVAGE PAPER HAS YIELDED

TWO TONS THUS FAR Two tons of waste paper has been

secured thus far In the citywide followup campaign being conducted by the salvage committee Of the Co­hoes War Obuncil, it was announced today by William J. Vandercar, chairman of the group.

The collection tomorrow will cover streets throughout the Fifth Ward. Residents of the section have been asked to bundle their magazines, newspaper, waste paper and cartons separately and place them at the curb by 9 a.m.

LEGISLATURE GETS BILL IN MOVE FOE

SILL1MAN MEMORIAL CHURCH INSTALLS

TWO NEW ELDERS Elmer L. Lutz and Charles Wager,

who were recently elected elders of S i 111 m a n Memorial Presbyterian Church, were ordained at the 11 a.m. service yesterday. Rev. Fran-«ls L. McCauley officiated.

The monthly meeting of the Sun­day School will be conducted in the Church house today at 7:30 p.m. At the midweek prayer service Thurs­day night the study of the Minor Prophets will be continued.

WED SATURDAY—Staff. Sergt. and Mrs. Robert P. Coffin are shown leaving the First Methodist Church, Cohoes, where they were married Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Coffin is the former Alberta E. MacArthur, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. MacArthur of 41 James Street. Sergeant Coffin, who is on fur­lough, is a liaison pilot in the Air Corps and is stationed at Statesboro, Ga.

Work Will Bo Postponed Un til After War; Ac­

tion Starts The task of filling in the Cham-

plain Canal at Cohoes whenever that waterway is abandoned will be supervised by the State Depart­ment of Public Works.

Although ths actual abandon­ment of sections of the old Cham-plain and Erie Canals running through Cohoes and Watervliet will be postponed until after the war, the decision as to whether the state or cities affected will fill In the canal lies with the State De­partment of Public Works.

This was revealed by Assembly­man John F. McBain of Watervliet. who with Senator Julien B. Ehr-way of Albany, has introduced a bill in the Legislature which is pre­liminary to the actual abandon­ment of the old waterway. The Co­hoes canal cannot be abandoned until industries using It locate new sources of power.

Specific action to be taken re­garding Mayor Roulier's proposal for either abandonment or the fencing in of the old canal Is not mentioned in the McBain-Ehrway bill. The Cohoes mayor acted be­cause several lives have been lost In the canal waters. It provides for the repeal of a bill adopted by the Legislature some years back which provided for the abandon­ment of sections of the old Cham-plain and Erie Canals running through Cohoes and Watervliet.

M R APPOINTS AIDS TO ASSIST IN

BE CONDUCTED AT

Plan Rummage Sale. Court St. Bernard, No. 107, Cath-

ollo Daughters of America, will hold a rummage sale all day Mon­day, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 17, 16 and 19, at l id Congress Street, Troy. Mrs. Fred Shear is chair­man of the affair and Mrs. Joseph Whits is co-chairman. All those wishing to donate rummage for the •ale may contact Mrs. Shear.

MISSING—Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lovett, 23 Lower Allen Street, Hudson Falls, have been notified by the War Department in Washington, D. C, that their son, George B. Lovett, seaman, 1/c, 20 years old, is missing in action. He is believed to have been on duty in.the South Pa­cific Area. Seaman Lovett re­ceived his boot training at Sampson and previous to his en­listment in October, 1942, he was employed at the Army De­pot in Schenectady. A younger brother, Harold, is also serving in the Navy. Seaman Lovett also has two other brothers, Ralph and Howard; two sisters, Helen and Dorothy, and a grand­father, Bruno Green. The fam­ily formerly resided in Fort Edward,

Chairmen Named to Head Special Groups; Other

Local Notes

WATERFORD

Thomas F. Gaynor, chairman of the Red Cross War Fund Campaign in Waterford has announced spe­cial committees for the drive. The committees include the following: Commercial, Charles H. Field, Louis Cuomo, Louis R. Breslin, Angus Garrett and Chester Nor-mandin; professional, James ri. Glavin, jr.; organizations, Wallace Rudebush; schools, Miss Marion Runney and Mrs. William Sullivan; special gifts, Wellington B. Bishop and Harold M. Grout; publicity, C. Wilson Chemberlin, Donald Has-kins, Mrs. Ernest K. LeVan; win­dow display, Alts. Frederick Whit­ing and audit. Miss Ruth Green, Mrs. Irving Wright and Mrs. Albert Laughlin. The industrial commit­tee will be announced later.

TROJAN, ACTRESS WIFE AWAIT STORK

Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Tom Lewis Expecting Heir

Hollywood UP*—Screen actress Loretta Young an<< her husband. Army Lieut. Col Tom H. A Lewis, are expecting their first child nes t August, Miss Young's studio an­nounced yesterday.

"O course, I'm very happy about It all," the actress said.

Miss Young has an adopted daughter, Judy, now 8.

OBITUARY

NO PRETTY PICTURE •t i t it illustrates one 6T the reasons why 30 of every 100 children ere suffering from impsired vision. Thru the ignorance or neglect of parents one child in five starts school snd life with this great handicap. Give their eyes proper Hght, properly directed—the food Sf the eyes—snd consult today with en eyetight special! tt. He can show them • new and wonderful* world.

Miss Anne C. Smyth Will Be Speaker; Special Pro­

gram Planned Plans have been completed for

the annual Youth Fellowship ban­quet to be conducted Thursday at 6 p.m. in the parlors of the First Methodist Church.

Miss Anne C. Smyth, coordinator of social studies in the local public schools, will be the principal speak­er, having as her subject, T h e Work of the USO." Rev. Donald R. Lewis, pastor of the church, will also speak.

A group of guitar and banjo selec­tions will be offered by the Misses Thelma and Lorna Schlrmer of Eagle Mills.

In addition to members of the young people's units of the church, parents and other adults of the con­gregation will attend. ' Morton T. Valley, jr., will act as toastmaster.

The ticket committee is headed by William R. Buchanan, jr., presi­dent of the Senior Youth Fellowship Group. Miss Alice Crawford heads the program committee. Miss Evelyn Jameson is chairman-, of the decora­tions committee snd Mrs. William R. Buchanan is chairman of the mothers' committee.

A meeting of Troop 48, Boy Scouts, will be held at the church tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. The session of the Jolly Couples' Club scheduled for Friday night, has >»•»•« *•--». poned until Friday, March 17, when it will take place at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Morton T. Valley.

Mrs. Albma Lajeunesse died yes­terday at her residence, 3 Dudley Avenue, after an illness of several weeks. Born in Cohoes, she had been a lifelong resident of the city. Mrs. Lajeunesse was a member of S t Marie's Church, the Ladies of St Ann Society and ..the..Union. of Prayer. Survivors include three daughters, Miss Bernadette La­jeunesse. Mrs. Eva Lagasse and Mrs. Patrick O'Connor; a sister, Mrs. Victor Bourgeois, a brother, George Renaud; five grandchil­dren, Mrs. Francis Sherrard, and Marie, Robert, Richard, and Audrey O'Connor; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the residence and at 9:30 a.m. from St Marie's Church where a solemn requiem high mass will be sung. Interment will be in St. Jo­seph's Cemetery, Waterford.

Funeral services of William H. Clarkson, who died Saturday at his home, 30 Saratoga Avenue, Northside, after a short illness, will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m. from the A D. MacAffer Funeral Home. Rev. Schuyler D. Jenkins, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, will officiate. Interment win be In Oakwood Cemetery. Born in Troy, Mr. Clarkson lived in Cohoes for more than forty years. He was an attendant of the Episcopal Church and a member of Cohoes Lodge, 116, F. and A M. He was employed In the knitting mills for a number of years. Sur­vivors include his widow, formerly Miss Mollie Spencer; a daughter, Mrs. Elmer Overbaugh of Catskill, and seven grandchildren.

CAHDIDATESFOR

TIME PAYMENTS "At No Extra Cost

T. Brandon Timpane, O.D. OPTOMETRIST ^

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PARKING METER GAIN

REPORTED BY ROUUER Cohoes parking meters receipts

during the month of February showed an Increase, according to a report issued Saturday by Mayor Rudolph Rouller.

Collections during the month, the report revealed, amounted to $454. -87, of which the city received 29 per cent or a total or $11150. The re­maining 75 per cent, $140.78, went to the manufacturers of the de­vices toward their purchase.

February's averags collection wss $19.76 as compared to $16.26 during January.

DURATION cloth «•

RESERVE CLUB WILL

CONDUCT SILVER TEA A silver tea under the auspices

of the Blue Triangle Oirl Reserve Club is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow from 3:30 to 5:80 p.m. s t the Young Women's Christian As­sociation Building on Mohawk Street. The function will be> for ths benefit of the Red Cross War fund.

Music will be furbished by Bob Mlnnick snd His Boys, s group from the high school. Miss Anne C Smyth will be a guest at the af­fair, which will be open to the pub­lic

Several Committeemen Re­placed, Petitions Show;

Group Call Meeting Replacement of present commit­

teemen In the First Third and Fifth Wards by new candidates will change the makeup of the Re­publican County Committee at Co­hoes, it was learned Saturday from Walter H. Wertime, jr., the city's G. O. P. leader. Petitions circu­lated for these posts for the Spring Primaries Tuesday, March 28, re­veal the changes.

In the first district of the First Ward Joseph Zeionka of 29 Willow Street replaces Wilfred Langlals of 4 Vllet Street, who has moved out of the district

John Plwnica of 7 Mangam Street committeeman in the sec­ond district of the First Ward, Is replaced by George Moran, sr., of 23 Strong place.

Thomas Maloney of 71 Main Street takes the place of Francis Snay of 13 Main Street in th<* sec­ond district of the Third Ward.

In the third district of the same ward, Elizabeth Thibodeau of 88 Howard Street replaces George Stewart of 14 South Street

Paul Krug of 48 McElwain Ave­nue, committeeman in the first dis­trict of the Fifth Ward has moved from that district and is replaced by Herbert Wagner of 126 Johnson Avenue.

Edwsrd Janls of 22 Edward Street is committeeman from the fourth district of the Fifth Ward. ' A meeting of the committeemen will be called for the week of Pri­mary Day. ,

RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS CANVASS HOMES IN CITY The Cohoes Red Cross War Fund

drive opened its house-to-house can­vass over the week-end and the complete staff of twenty captains and teams of ten workers are ex­pected to be in action during the next few days.

Mrs. Ted R Russell, chairman of the group, said that areas of four blocks each had been assigned to the various teams to canvass.

The initial gifts committee, h<»arl-ed by Raymond Van Stantvoord. drive chairman, and the industrial commtttee, headed1 b y Albertf>*t#yv will visit industrial plants in a con certed drive starting today.

Sodality To Meet. The Blessed Virgin Sodality will

hold a meeting today at 7:30 p.m. at the rectory. Miss Lillian Gen­tile, president, will preside.

C. D. A. To Meet. Court St. Monica, No. 349, Cath­

olic Daughters of America, will hold its regular business meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the K. of C. rooms. Mrs. Helen Crowther, grand regent, will preside.

Auxiliary Session. The Auxiliary Unit of the Charles

J. Brady Post, No. 235, American Legion will hold its regular meet­ing tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Legion rooms of the Town Hall. Mi-a. Eugene Roberta, president, will preside.

Personal. Pvt Arthur Fredette is visiting

his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fredette at their home on Rail­road Street, Northside.

Corp. William Howe, who has been at home in Northside for sev­eral days has returned to New York where he is stationed.

Matthew T. Hayes of 12 State Street has returned from visiting

WOUNDED—Mr. and Mrs. Jo­seph Cox, 43 Notre Dame Street, Fort Edward, have received a telegram from the War Depart­ment notifying them that their son, Pfc. James R. Cox, was seriously wounded January 27 in Italy, while a later message advised them that he was not seriously vounded and had re­turned to duty Feb. 6. Pfc. Cox enlisted in the Canadian Army in April, 1940, when he was a student at Fort Edward High School. He transferred to the American forces and was with the first troops to land in North Africa. A brother of Pfc. Cox, Corp. Joseph Cox, U. S. M. C, recently received a medical dis­charge from the armed forces.

Colonel Lewis Is the son of Mrs. James H. Lewis of 601 Fourth Ave­nue, snd is the brother of Dr. Charles R. Lewis and Harold M. J. Lewis, vice president of ths Manu­facturers National Bank, Tbs Troy man married Miss Young in 1940. For many years he was prom* inent in radio and dramatic work, later becoming an executive of Young and Rubicam, national ad* vertising agency.

WESTERN NEW YORK

HAS BLACKOUT TEST New York UP) —A surprise prac­

tice air raid drill and trial black* out was held last night in six up­state warning districts, the Second Service Command announced at the conclusion of the drill.

The districts which participated were Rochester, Batavia, Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Olean and Dun­kirk. The first blue signal sounded at 9:20 p.m. and the all clear cams at 9:56, the Army said.

A concurrent test was held throughout New Jersey, the Army added.

HALIFAX PIER BURNS. Hallfa*<UP)—A spectacular water­

front fire early yesterday gutted a freight shed at pier 21, Central Pier at the ocean terminal here, destroying immigration offices and some cargo on the upper freight deck. Other offices were damaged.

January the committee has com­pleted 35,000 folded bandages. The voluntary work will be resumed as soon as the new quota arrives and it is expected that there will be a great need of additional volunteers for this service when it is re­ceived

Methodist Notes. The announcements for the week

of activities at the Waterford Methodist Church include: Tomor­row at 3:30 p.m. the meeting of the Girls' Division of the W. S. C. S. at the parsonage; at 3:30 p.m. to­morrow the rehearsal of the boys' choir under the direction of Mrs. Chauncey Waterbury; Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. the meeting of the

TnyTbregtrtety-Mesv-G, J„Etahar, andl^^Ursa^jgoc i sJ^oiLlhAJL5, C S. Mr. Fisher in Syracuse. He was called there by the illness of the daughter.

Await New Quota. The surgical dressing unit of the

Red Cross has finished all the work it has had on hand and will sus­pend work until further notice is made. Mrs. B. Emerson Devltt, chairman of this unit has an­nounced that since the first of

at the home of Mrs. Raymond Lavender on Middle Street; Wed­nesday at 7:30 p.m. the midweek chatpej hour conducted by Rev. William A. Perry, pastor; Thursday at 8 p.m. adult choir rehearsal und^t1r/mr%ctrM^f'1M£Turpin Bannister and Friday at 7:30 p.m. the young adult group will meet and at 8 p.m. will be host to sev­eral organizations of other

SENTIMENTALISTS SHIVER ON LAST ELEVATED RIDE

New York UP*—A shivering band of sentimentalists withstood bitter winds yesterday to catch an ele­vated train from Manhattan to Brooklyn—the last train to travel over historic Brooklyn Bridge be­fore service was discontinued after 46 years.

A battery of photographers re­corded the event as 200 persons crowded on the six-car train.

Service now will only he by sub­way, under the East River, or by trolfey car across the bridge.

churches at the church when ?tev. Anto Beza, pastor of the Pittstown

*wrrr speaker.

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Board Will Meet A meeting of the Board of Man­

agers of ths Horns for Aged Wo­men is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow at 2:80 p.m. in the Young Women's Christian Association Building on Mohawk Street

Welfare CUnle Slated. Ths Health Department will eon-

duct a welfare clinic at the City Hall tomorrow at 10 a.m. Dr. Hans D. Weiss, health commissioner, will be la charge, assisted by Mrs Mary Lynch and Mrs. Sally Cummlngs. city nurses.

Chapter Meeting. Cohoes Chapter, No. 168, Royal

Arch Masons, win meet Wednesday night at ths Masonic Temple. Mat­thew Adrlance, high priest, will pre­side during the session.

Veterans' Session, A meeting of Cohoes P o s t Vet­

erans of Foreign Wsrs, win be held Thursday night St ths quarters on Remsen Street The business ses­sion will be presided over by Comdr

fist lowsd by s social period.

Arrivea In Italy. J Cradoua, jr.. of the

Air Forces ass arrived In Italy, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo

of m White Street

Council Meeting Slated. A regular meeting of the common

council is scheduled for tomorrow night at the City Hall. -

Personal Pfc, David F. Ahearn of the

Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ahearn of 1 Worth Street, has been swarded a good conduct med­al. Hs entered the armed forces May 4, 1842, and is serving in Eng­land

To Say Prayers, Ths Ladles of St. Anne Society of

St Marie's Church will meet tomor­row at 7:80 p.m. at the church, and will then proceed to the home of the late Mrs. Michael Lajuenesse, a [ ! * , * « MayercH>t andI wttl'Se member of the society, who died yesterday morning. They will recite prayers at ths boms.

First Baptist Qterca. A nest ing of ths Mr. mad Mrs

Club of the First Baptist Church will be conducted Wednesday st 7:48 p.m. at the residence of Mr snd Mrs. Frsnklyn *L Ash by, 101 Breslin Avenue An early photo has been asked from each member Members Of the Women's Mission ary Society will meet Friday at I'M p.m. snd the home of Mrs. Jane Katskern, 34 White Street. Philip Fontaine will preside Mrs, Marry Mardenburgh will pre sent the program. Ths March Com­munion servles will be conducted Sunday. Plans are being mad* for the annual Young People's banquet to be conducted rrlfat.U*tAJtLlM-*m„&1fcjP»*toi!» «• Mofctw* Members of Trinity Class will seres Os dinner sad are la charge sf

of Cohoes Lodge, No 116. F. and A M., will mast today at 8: IS p.m. at the Masonic Temple and win proceed ta a body to the

for the late

To sf the) Ladies' Auxiliary

of Joseph Oadoua Oarrlson. Army and Navy Union, will most today at

Mrs, Emma atstarbee,

I deat sf the group, win preside stor­ing the

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in stores and offices, driving buses and running street cars, giving their time and toil to many war-vital purposes. . . . They are

saving men's fives md speeding Victory. This is everybody's war!

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