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(ait t- PITTSBURGH SUN-TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, IPT. 18, IMS Officer Here toWed Stai Board Checking Maloney Jones VoteGuskyHome Prepares To Close Lack of Children To Shut Orphanage After 52 Years Photo Isabella J. Jonen for Republican nomination for elerk of courts. Unofficial returns gave Maloney a lead of more than 100 votes, but this could easily be changed In the official count. DECIDING WINNER Some of the watchers and official storekeepers of the Return Hoard at work on the tally which will decide the close vote between Alderman A.

M. Maloney and Mrs. International Newt Hervlrt MARTHA ODRISCOLL LT. COM. RICHARD D.

ADAMS Miss O'Driscoll, Hollywood screen beauty, and Lt. Com. Rlrhard D. Adams, of Ambrldge, taking out the license which will permit them to yved tonight. Adams, 34, a former Bellfonte Academy student, is the son of Mrs.

A. D. Adams, of 422 Park Road, Ambrldge. He arrived in Hollywood on leave yesterday. East End Baby's Death Laid to Gland Ailment A thyroid gland condition was blamed today for the sudden death of year-old Fred (Butch) Ungashick, son of a Navy radio technician stationed in Corpus Christi, Tex.

The childs death at first was I 24 Dead In Norfolk Explosion Truck Fire Set Off Depth Chafes, Eye-Witness Says NORFOLK, Sept. 18 AP.) A train of 24 depth charges, touched off by fire, caused the tremendous explosion at the Norfolk Naval Air Station that killed 24 persons and injured 250, an eye witness disclosed today. The witness, who declined to be quoted by name, was standing 100 yards from the blast scene. He escaped injury by throwing himself flat on a runway. This informant said he saw a train of six small trailer type conveyances, hauled by a truck, moving toward a hangar.

His attention was drawn to fire burning on one of the trailers, each of which was loaded with four depth charges. At the same time, he saw the truck driver disconnect the truck from the train and move ahead, and saw a station fire engine race up. FIREMAN KILLED He had seen depth charges exploded by fire on a previous occasion, the witness said, and knew an explosion could not be prevented. As he hurled himself to the ground, the depth charges went oil with a mighty blast, killing the fireman and reducing the lire truck to scrap. The death toll would have been much higher if the explosion had occurred five minutes later, the witness said, as a long line of listed men would have been passing the spot en route to mid-day mess.

A naval board of inquiry, convened after the explosion, said today that no eye-witnesses had yet been interviewed but that attempts were being made to locate them as soon as possible. Among the dead, all naval enlisted personnel with but one exception, was Seaman Second Class Elizabeth Korensky, of Philadelphia, one of the first members of the Waves to be killed on active duty. The Navy kept mum on the cause of the areas worst disaster since the crash of the Italian dirigible Roma in 1922, with a loss of 34 lives, except to say witnesses had informed those in authority that the explosion originated in ammunition that was being moved. DEPTH CHARGES Norfolk police said they were Informed that depth charges of the type carried by the Navys anti submarine patrol bombers had exploded, and civilian sources said the blast touched off a truck cargo of aviation gasoline. The concussion smashed a hangar and several lesser buildings and damaged several other han- gars.

At the point of the blast, a civilian said there was a six foot trench torn in a heavy con' crete runway for a length of 40 feet. William Anthony Madden, 17, son of Thomas Joseph Madden, of 5408 Penn Avenue, was among the dead in the Norfolk blast, the Navy reported last night. Madden, a seaman second class, had been in the Navy since March 5. He is a former student at Peabody High School. His father is an instructor for the Pittsburgh Railways Company.

A brother, Thomas J. Madden, is an aviation cadet at Cochran Field Ga. Church Plans Homecoming A series of celebrations are planned by the First Christian Church, Arch and Montgomery Streets, North Side, beginning next Sunday, which has been set aside as rededication and home coming day. The following Monday will be known as Fellowship Night; Tuesday as Old Pittsburgh Wednesday as Old Bible Night, when those who have old Bibles will exhibit them; and Thursday as Great Hymn Writers Night. Friday night will be devoted to a consideration of contributions to religious thought made by members of the Christian Church over the last 150 years.

Sunday, October 3, will be observed as "Futures day. The Rev. William Verner Nelson, pastor: C. C. Meeder, A.

L. Rudolph and Miss Laura Cathon comprise the committee that has prepared the programs, on which nationally known speakers will participate. 'Worst Coal Shortage' Predicted for City Dr. Charles L. Potter, assistant deputy of the Solid Fuels Administration, told a conference of civic leaders, health authorities and retail coal dealers in Mayor Scullys offce yesterday that Pittsburghers will have less coal for stoves and furnaces between now and December 1 than ever before.

The shortage will become ex I THREE Early next month the J. M. Gu.sky Orphanage and Home will close for the wars duration, according to a decision of the board of directors, of which Stanley Kann Is president. Among long-range causes contributing to this have been the constantly decreasing Immigration and the dropping off of birth rate over the past 20 years. More Immediate reasons Include greater government aid now available for needy children and a general Improvement In economic conditions.

For tire past 10 years there has been an annual decrease of 10 per cent until now there are but 10 children, whereas the homes capacity Is 75. HOMES PROVIDED Provision is being made for sending the children now In ths home to surviving relatives or to foster homes. Over 1.500 have been cared for since 1891, when this home was opened to children of both sexes from 6 to 18. Ninety-four-year-old Mrs. Joslah Cohen, whose memory swiftly spans the 52 yeais since Mrs.

Jacob Gusky, after many consultations with the late Judge Cohen, decided upon the home as a memorial to her husband, says; Mr. Gusky was a good man and a worthy ritlzrn who well earned this tribute paid him by his wife, HEADS PRAISED Recalling the hardships in finding proper personnel to carry on the high ideals during the first years, Mrs. Cohen, who has herself mothered the home throughout Its lifetime, paid highest praise to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Deutelbaum, joint heads for the past 26 years.

She spoke of Mrs. Enoch Rauhi equipment and maintenance of a dental laboratory for the children, of the glad giving always, particularly of the good men and women who have gone to rest. Attesting to the results of such Interest on the part of the sponsoring membership are the boys and girls who have grown up to become good citizens, many of them leaders In the professional, commercial, and Industrial life of the communities In which they live throughout the United States. THREE GRADUATES In Pittsburgh, to name but three, are Harry Lauchman, Louis Caplan, and M. Barney Cohen.

Now in his early sixties, Lauchman, a veteran tof the Spanish-Amerlcan and Wmld War who was the first child to put tils foot Inside the home," says: I have a deep affection for the place that was Indeed a home to my brother and sister and myself." Sharing a similar regard Is Attorney Louis Caplan, honorary president of the board. Ice cream treats for the children have been one of Attorney Cohen's ways of expressing his regard and affection. Composer's Widow Escapes in Fire BAR HARBOR. Sept. 18 (AP.) Mrs.

Reginald Dekoven, 82, of New York, widow of the composer, escaped by ladder from her sleeping porch yesterday when fire destroyed Jacob's Well, the cottage she has occupied for several seasons. CUTICURA i SOAP and OINTMENT I For PROMPT RELIEF I I of txUrnally catatd PIMPLES RASHES BLACKHEADS Tip for tasy rtmoval Cutirura helps dear up external) caused ekin bJetniahee. Buy today economical I Mthlly AMicaUd, I I I I I i Prediction ANDREW FEARING Noted Bible Lecturer Sales Half Mark Fert Pitt Area Total, $125,600,000, County Raises $101,300,000 War Bond sales In the Third War Loan campaign were near the halfway mark, both In the 19-county Fort Pitt Area and Allegheny County, Robert H. Mc-Clintic, state vice chairman, announced. Total sales In the Fort Pitt Area yesterday were S125.600.000 against the area quota of Including sales of In Allegheny County with Its $202,807,500 quota.

McClIntlc said: "Yesterdays report virtually cleans up the large purchases, snd largely represents the smaller buyers efforts. This is distinctly encouraging as Its on that type of buyer that the success of the campaign now rests." William S. Walker, chairman of the community and Industrial division, said: Both the other drives have seen the public itself eventually carrying the final burden of putting the bond sales over the top. Judging from the spirit we And at rallies in communities and industrial plants, the so-called rank-and-file of the public Is going to come through stronger than ever before." C. A.

Peck, president of Boggs St Buhl and chairman of division 4. the northern and eastern areas of the county, said: We have been making strenuous efforts to 'sell that extra bond, The public is responding marvelously to this campaign, even better than they did to the Second War Loan drive last spring. I think that perhaps the shock of the temporary American setback at Salerno has awakened the folks back home. Despite the fact that our army has regained the Initiative and is again scoring successes, the thought has at last been fixed in the peoples mind that this war is far from won. There will be many more battles, and.

unfortunately, there will be many more casualties, The knowledge of this has brought home that ft is our duty to give every dollar we can spare not only to equip the fighting forces but to provide the finest care the greatest surgeons and doctors can furnish for our wounded. Pittsburgh Coal In Strip Project Huge Diesel-operated shovels and other equipment used on giant construction projects in the west are being used In the first strip mining operations ever undertaken by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. From the projects comprising 3,418 acres, the company expects to reach a maximum daily production of 6,500 tons of steam coal and help alleviate the coal shortage here. The expected recovery from the operations located near McDonald. Imperial, Chambers, near Large, and Houston, was estimated at almost four million tons, by an official of the firm.

The huge earth moving equipment had been brought here by the Utah Construction Company, of Ogden, Utah, one of the builders of the Alaska Highway, whom thi coal company has contracted for the stripping. About 225 construction company employes, working under a contract with District 5, United Mine Workers, are engaged In the mine stripping projects. The projects are the Russell operation of 160 acres off Route 22, near McDonald; 3,200 acres at Imperial, where production will be started In November: 40 acres at Chambers, which will be producing next month, and 18 acres at Houston, started In May. The coal obtained from these operations will be primarily for railroads and steam plants, a coal company spokesman declared. Church Rally Lists Pastors The assignment of to their churches for the coming year tomorrow will close the annual Pittsburgh conference of the Evangelical Church.

Bishop John S. Stamm, head of the Eastern Episcopal Area of the church, will deliver the Sunday morning sermon and, in the afternoon, will preach at the ordination service on the subject Never Forget Jesus Christ. driven by Tony Filadelfia, of Im trailer truck which careened off of the truck wm fiussel it. Pal Bond Near Way Youth Killed In Crash A Library youth was killed and three other persons. Including two soldiers, were Injured early today when an automobile crashed Into a pole at Brownsville Road and the Maple Spring Drive entrance to South Park, The dead youth was Walthour P.

Royer, 17. He was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital. The Injured were John Sunko, 20. the driver, also of Library, and Pfc. Russell St.

Mane, 24, and Pvt. Aubrey Mobbs, both stationed at South Park. The soldiers were removed from Mercy Hospital to Deshon General Hospital at Butler. Sunko was treated for minor Injuries and released. County police report that Sunko and Royer were en route to Curry when they picked up the soldiers, who were on their way to the South Park barracks.

Police said that Sunko lost control of the car at the park entrance when he claimed some persons foot hit the accelerator anJ forced the car to suddenly spurt forward. Girl, 11, Dies In Farm Fire CHARLEROI. Sept. 18. (AP.) One girl was burned to death and seven other persons also were burned, one seriously, when fire caused by an explosion In a kitchen stove destroyed the farm home of Samuel Ross at Scenery Hill, Washington County, early today.

Betty Ross, 11, died when other members of the family were unable to reach her lo an upstairs bedroom. Samuel Ross, her father, suffered serious burns. Five other members of the family and Ivan Sargent, a boarder, suffered minor burns. Assistant Fire Chief Bruno Sicchltano, of Bentleyvllle, said the fire started when Ross attempted to kindle the kitchen stove with kerosene. Safe Found Abandoned County detectives today sought to trace the ownership of a large safe found along the old Freeport Road, between Asplnwall and Blawnox, by OHara Township police.

Fingerprints were being ia studied. -Detectives had no reports! I of missing safes. I i tremely serious, he said, If severe cold weather comes before the close of the lake shipping season. Inclined to resent calling of the meeting In the Mayors office, he told Howard Gibbs, executive secretary of the Retail Coal Dealers Association of Western Pennsylvania: I thought we had all his worked out. I hadn't foreseen that any one would be dragging a red herring through the newspapers.

We are Importing coal to this field to keep your var industries going and we don't like to have the situation cluttered up by false statements. He told representatives of dealers that they had better reduce deliveries to two tons at a time, at least until December, and they agreed ter atively. Gibbs, speaking for the dealers, said: This situation is desperate on account of shipments of coal out of this area. Almost aU dealers have orders stacked up until theyre only taking orders at the end of January, A lot arent taking any at all. Already we are getting doctors certificates from some customers who have sickness in their homes.

Potter said this area always had coal shortage In October and declared the dealers were offered coal from outside some time ago and refused it. He said: We cant give you the cream any more. Steel needs lt. believed to have been caused by fumigating gas, but a post-mor-tum examination revealed the glandular condition. Butch" and his mother, Mrs Margaret Ungashick.

of 6016 Bethel Place, East Liberty, stayed with friends Thursday while their house was fumigated and did not return until yesterday. The child became 111 soon after arriving home. Six in Munhall Hurt on Trolley Six persons suffered minor injuries early today when a Home-ville-Lincoln Place shuttle street car jumped the track and wedged between two poles at Twenty-second and West Streets. Munhall. The Injured, treated at Homestead Hospital and released, were Jack Simon, 36, and his wife, Mae, 29, of Duquesne Road.

Munhall; Gene Schuffert, 24. of West Eighth Street, West Homestead; T. W. Handley, 31. of Munhall Homesteads: Casmir Radowsky, 25.

Roberta Drive, Munhall, and Edward Pingor, 19, of Goldenrod Street, Homestead Park. Munhall police reported that the poles prevented the car from overturning or running into St. Marys Cemetery. Housekeeper Shares in Will Alex Martin. Shaler Township, by his will probated yesterday, left an estate of $30,000 In personal property.

He bequeathed $1,500 to my faithful housekeeper" Nettle Fick; a third of the remainder to his daughter, Elizabeth Ogg, 1210 Mt. Royal Boulevard, and two-thirds to a son, Hanford A. Lena Klotz who left $8,000 In personal property and $4,900 In realty, willed her home at 622 Edmond Street, to her son, Harry 2704 Hazelton Street, and the remainder to him and her two daughters, Anna S. Bustlnger, 2938 Sacremento Street, and Marie E. Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich, Sunday School To Dedicate Organ A Sunday School organ will be dedicated tomorrow at the Cob-den Methodist Church.

2430 Cob-den Street. The John H. Ferguson will speak at 11 a. m. and the Rev.

Wesley Dixon at the 7:30 p. m. services. SabbathGroup Opens Parley The annual three-day convention of the Allegheny County Sabbath School Association will open with a mass meeting at 2 '45 p. m.

tomorrow at Trinity Cathedral. Speakers will Include Dr. Charles Le-ber, secretary of the Board of Foreign 1 -sions of the yterian Church; Walter E. Myers and the Rev. Lee J.

Gable, of the Pennsylvania State Sab-b a School A a tion, and Miss Jean Stewart, of the Board of Christian Education. Dr. Clausen To Review Book The First Baptist Church will Introduce a new type of Sunday evening service tomorrow when the Rev. Dr. Bernard C.

Clausen will review the book of the week Rol Ottleys New World A-Comin. A panel of persons interested In the Negro problem hlso will discuss the book. Dr. Clausens sermon for the morn-ing will be Summer Summary." creased costs and that limit hag been reached. He said the price Increases would narrow further the margin of dealers and If prices paid producers were boosted, the association would resort to the courts.

After the conference held preparatory to releasing final price increase orders. Commission Chairman John M. McKee today said that the agency was definitely proceeding toward approval of the boosts. The advances must be authorized by the OPA, a representative of which already announced that it might go along part of the way. I) FRED UNGASHICK, Holy Name Editorto Talk Fathef Urban Nagle, assistant national director of the Holy Name Society and editor of the Holy Name Journal, will address the officers and spiritual directors of the 448 Holy Name Societies in the Pittsburgh Diocese at 2 p.

m. tomorrow In St. Marys of the Point Auditorium. Father Nagle who has been prominent 1 Catholic activities in New Father Nagle York City founded the Blackfriars Guild, a Catholic dramatic organization, and was one of the founders of the Catholic Theater Conference. Send the Sun-Telegraph to your boy In the Army or Navy.

Its like a letter from home every day. Consumers Ask OPA To Block Milk Boost The Outcome of the WA BETWEEN HaMS Marmarosa Inquest Set The coroners office has scheduled an inquest Thursday Into the death of Mrs. Helen Marmarosa, 35, allegedly slam by her husband, Carmen Marmarosa. East Liberty barber, in their home, 1357 Lincoln Avenue, September 2. Marmarosa was arrested when police rescued him after he leaped into the Allegheny River from the Seventh Street Bridge.

Detectives said he confessed Tiltting his wife with an iron smoking stand. Auto Crushed by Trailer Truckon Steubenville Pike According to Bible Is there a solution to AF of Land CIO's Crucial Problems? SUNDAY SEPT. 19, 7:30 P.M. SERBS, ARMY CLASH OVER MODEL BOMBER Annealing directly to the OPA, Allegheny County Consumers Council yesterday asked that lt block a 2-cent Increase In retail milk prices in the Pittsburgh maiketing area as proposed by the State Milk Control Commission. The organization pointed out that the raise would be a contradiction of the hold-the-lme price pollc- and labors roll back plan." The Pennsylvania Association of Milk Dealers, meanwhile, has threatened court action If the commission Issues the proposed price increases, which will affect 10 other areas In the state, according to an Associated Press dispatch last night from Harrisburg.

E. E. Harter, counsel for the organization, told the commission: "There Is a limit to which dealers will go In absorbing In- model was ready to take the air somewhere In California is also without foundation." Christening of the model bomber took place during the federations convention here this week. L. C.

Christopher, federation vice president, contending the group acted In the best of faith, today explained: We have letters from the Treasury Department authorizing the christening during our convention. And the Treasury Department also certified use of bonds purchased by the federation for the purchase of a bomber to be named Serbian Chetnik He added that arrangements for the sponsorship started six months ago when the federation ahked the Treasury Department to name a bomber bought with bonds purchased by the group. He said arrangements were made with a Treasury representative named Edward EiUkceck." i RALPH SIMPSON On of Amtrko't foremost MinitUrs of Song. -FOR TUES. I FRI.

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su FREE Also on KQV 8:30 A. M. Men. thru Frl, Serb National Federation officials today disputed a charge of the War Department that Its claim of sponsorship of an American bomber model, the Serbian Chetnix, Is "without any foundaton In fact. MaJ.

Gen. A. D. Surles, director of War Department Bureau of Public Relations In Washington, last night Issued the following statement: The report published in the American Srbobran (Serb newspaper published In Pittsburgh) that the christening of the model American bombing plane 'Serbian Chetnik had been arranged in agreement with the War Department Is without any foundaton In fact. War Department records fail to show that bonds in any amount have been certified for the purchase of a bomber by the Serb National Federation.

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Although the auto was folded like an accordion, Filadelfia escaped with only minor injuries. Both he and the truck driver wegp treated by a physician. ROUTE 22 How an automobile perial, was crushed br a huge iUitlfi jetteeday, The drives.