Press and Sun-Bulletin from Binghamton, New York • Page 5

Nov. 14, 1947 BINGIIAMTON PRESS State to Conduct Nutrition Survey Of 5 Segments of Broome Population Pupils, Mothers, Low Income Groups To He Studied Binghamlon's Health Bureau and Broome Rats 'Eaf Two Million Loaves Of Bread Annually Food Train Fund Is Well Above $1,000 May Hit $1,800 Upon Tabulation More than $1,000 has been con 5 ti; Enough grain to provide 2,000,000 loaves -of bread for the starving people of Europe is destroyed each year on Broome County farms by rats. The average annual loss of feed on one of the county's 2,000 farms because of rodents is 1,000 poundSj according to O. Cleon Barber, county agricultural agent. This means that 1,000 tons of grain is lost in the county as a whole.

A representative of a leading bakery in Binghamton estimates that approximately one pound of wheat is needed to make a one-pound load of bread. Mr. Barber said this morning that the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University reports that $50 in feed is consumed or destroyed by rats on a typical farm. The amount is the equivalent of about 1,000 pounds, he said. The feed is composed of oats, barley and "mixed rations" of other grains.

But the loss means that additional feed must be bought. The grain substituted is ultimately wheat. "As far as livestock feed is concerned," Mr. Barber said, "grains are interchangeable. When a farmer buys more feed to replace that lost to rats, he draws on the supply of grain.

Wheat is part of that supply." The rat population on a farm varies from 300 to 1,000, the county agent declared. "This is the time of the year that they start to come in farm buildings," he explained. "If we're going to have a grain conservation program, we're going to have to fight rats." 1 Mr. Barber said that the loss of feed could not be tolerated. He said that it could be stopped if farmers use two rat poisons that are relatively safe to animals.

The poisons, recommended by the Department of Zoology at Cornell, are "red squill" and "antu," a new compound. Binghamton Press Photo. PAPA CENTRAL ISSUES DEFY-Central High School displays lofty aims today at its Papa Central Day celebration, onnual prelude to the Central football game. In the center of the tableau, surrounded by menacing individuals with water pistols, are Robert Diute as James Bennett as Johnson City and Roy Auchinachie as North, left to right, standing are: Robert Throne, Bernard Wychules, Phil Gialanella, Robert Kniffen, Michael Jcbo, Stephen Takats, James Cline as Papa Central, Gertrude Gardner as Mama Central, Eleanor Gorman and Marie Kratochvil. O'Connell Gets1 Elevator Job Warns of Hed Tide Henderson, Laman Appeal Delayed Outlawing of Communist Party-Urged by Americanism Chairman War Between U.

Russia Is Sure if Present Trends Continue, Elkins Warns the local office of the New York State Department of Health to day awaited instructions for a nutrition survey among school chil dren and other groups. The survey will get under way throughout New York State about Dec. 1 in connection with the state's new food program. Dr. Herman Hllleboe, stale health commissioner and chairman of the State Food Commission, announced yesterday that the survey would be made.

TO SURVEY HABITS He said it would determine food habits of the people so that proper diets could be suggested for the food crisis and the future. Dr. Hilleboe told an Albany news conference that the survey would cover these groups: Fourth and 10th grade school children, pregnant and nursing mothers, war veterans with low fixed incomes and other low income families, and women's clubs. Robert II. Broad.

Binghamton health officer, said he expected that his staff would be called on to help with the survey. It was discussed, he said, at a health conference he attended last month in Albany. 4 DIRECTING AGENCIES The Farm Bureau, the Home Bureau and other agencies probably will be called on for help, Dr. Broad said. Dr.

Ralph M. Vincent, Binghamton District state health officer, said he expected that his office would be asked to assist in the survey in some portions of the three-county district. Supervising the survey will be the Cornell University School of Nutrition, the Harvard University School of Public Health, the State Food Commission and the State Health Department. Governor Dewey appointed the 12-member commission Oct. 3 to help combat food problems resulting from high prices.

In the survey, women's clubs will be asked for comparative figures on meat purchases of thh and former years. LESS WASTE URGED Dr. Hilleboe yesterday also called on eating establishments throughout the state to guard against food damage and waste in every possible way as an important means of conserving vitally needed food stocks. He pointed out that the State Department of Health, in cooperation With the New York State Conference of Mayors, has prepared and distributed a model ordinance setting up standards of sanitation for restaurants. Broad said today that this proposed plan, with some modifications, is similar to a restaurant sanitation ordinance which the Health Bureau submitted to City Council's Health Committee last May or June.

The ordinance in most respects is derived from recommendations made by the U. S. Public Health Service, Dr. Broad said. The health officer said he has received from the council committee assurances of early considera tion of the proposed local ordi nance.

Veterans Studying In Area to Gel VA Checks Soon All but a few of the veterans enrolled in Triple Cities area edu cational institutions who have not yet received subsistence checks from the Veterans Administration (VA) will get them within the next two weeks. William N. Grace, supervising training officer at the Binghamton VA office, said this today after a survey of 1,300 veteran-students in Broome, Chenango and Tioga Counties. Purpose of the survey was to find instances where subsistence payments are not being made promptly. Mr.

Grace said that 158 students reported they had not received checks due by Nov. 10. Of this number, 115 students have been certified as eligible for subsistence allowances, and they will receive checks within two weeks. The remaining 43 students, he said, have moved to this area recently and their records have not yet been transferred to the Syracuse VA regional office. These students will receive checks as soon as arrangements an made to transfer records, he said.

C. Officials Articles of clothing held by police as evidence are to be returned to the men, Mr. Rath said today. RELEASE LETTER C. I.

O. leaders, asked their reasons for withdrawing the false arrest actions, released a copy of a letter from Chief Allen and said they were "satisfied" with it. The letter, dated Oct. 14 and addressed to Milton Filker and George Pershing, regional directors of the two unions involved, said that village officials "sincerely regret any embarrassment, humiliation or inconvenience which was caused by these arrests." "Please be assured," the chief continued, "that we bear no malice or ill will toward your organizations, but acted out of our concept of duty to enforce the ordinance and other laws of the community." RULED ILLEGAL C. I.

O. officials said when the false arrest actions, were instituted that they planned to seek at least $10,000 in damages on each of the 60 arrests made by police under the ordinance. The ordinance was declared unconstitutional Sept. 9 by Broome Cunty Judge Daniel J. McAvoy tributed by Broome County residents in the campaign to buy carload of food for the Friendship Train.

'Flovd E. Freeman nf tha TJi- hamton Lions Club, an official of me campaign, said that possibly as much as $1,800 has been collected. 'This is onlv a wild php said. "We won't have an accurate laDuiation until tomorrow afternoon." A section of hp 'FrirtcM Train swung through Iowa today and collected 22 carloads of food. The contributions of wheat, corn and oats from the Hawkeye Stat swelled the goodwill cargo to 81 carloads.

MONEY SOUGHT Mr, Freeman, in discussing donations being received in Broom County, said today that the campaign is directed mainly at collecting money with which to buy milk or other foodstuffs. "We've been -asked whether we'll accept canned food and clothing in the drive," Mr. Freeman said. Facilities in the Triple Cities for packing either food or clothing for overseas shipment are limited," he added. "That's why we're concentrating on collecting money." FACILITIES LACKING A Kirkwood woman today inquired as to whether she could donate 15 or 20 pairs of rubber boots to the drive.

Mr. Freeman said "there just isn't any wav for us tn hanHi such items." Goal in the COUnfv ramnaian is $4,000, estimated cost of a car load of milk. Because the train will bypass the Triple Cities the carload of milk will be added to the train at Syracuse. The countv eamnaien hein? conducted by Lions Clubs of th cities, Windsor and Vestal. 4 Y.

W. Groups Plan Meetings Meetings of four Y. W. C. A.

organizations were announced today by Miss Catherine A. Mohr, business and industrial girls' secretary. Miss Mafy Cuilen will report on the recent Niagara Falls business and professional conference at the Nu club meeting at 6:15 p. m. Monday.

The Rev. Felix Zaffiro, pastor of High Street Methodist Church, will address the Triple club at 8 p. m. the same day. Aurora Club will" pack clothing for European relief at 8:30 p.

m. Thursday. The club is participating in the C. World Emergency Fund drive. At 7:30 p.

m. Nov. 24, the planning committee of the "Tuesday Nighters'' will discuss the club's 1948 program. All the meetings will be held in the Y. W.

C. Miss Mohr also announced that all departments of the Y. W. C. A.

will hold a Christmas party at 6:15 p. m. Dec. 15 in the association building. The party will honor new members of Y.

W. C. A. clubs. A RUMMAGE SALE and FOOD SALE Will Be Held on Saturday, Nov.

15th By Chapter of the FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH in the Church' Parlors Cor. of Chrnano and Warren SU. Use Our Layaway Plan GIFTS for BOYS Basketballs, Footballs. Basketball Shoes, Gym Ocean City Fishing Kits Complete Rod, Reel, Line, Bait Johnson City Outlet Fred Pooler 34 Broad St. AID The Board of Managers of the Broome County Tuberculosis Hospital has awarded a $20,219.17 contract for the installation of a new elevator to Frank W.

O'Connell, Binghamton contractor. Mr. O'Connell's bid was low for the over-all installation, according to a letter classifying bids, submitted to the board late yesterday by County Engineer Regis C. Mc-Namara. The contract award was authorized by the hospital board following a meeting with the Public Health Committee of the Board of Supervisors.

The contract award was an nounced by Eleventh Ward Dem ocratlc Supervisor George F. Mul queen, chairman of the supervi sors committee. The O'Connell bid includes Installation ef a shaft. Houser ele vator, and building alterations. Other bids were: Vincent J.

Smitn, for Installation of a shaft and alterations. $11,755: Otis Elevator $9,996 (alternate of Houser Elevator $11,100 and Warsaw Elevator ii.jii, an for elevators. Mr. McNamara stressed that Mr. O'Connell's bid was low for the completed job.

He said the Ring hamton firm could finish the Job in 190 days. To Talk Nov. 21 The Rev. Charles C. Noble, dean of Hendricks Chapel.

Syracuse University, will speak at a meeting of Kalurah Shrine Luncheon Club Nov. 21 at 7 p. m. in Kalurah Temple. The topic of his talk will be.

"Thanksgiving Don't Take It for Granted." Anniversary Partv About 125 persons are expected to attend the annual anniversary party of the Royce J. Allen drum and bugle corps, Binghamton Post 80, American Legion, at 8 p. m. Monday in the post clubhouse, 76 Main Street. 'Dinner will precede dancing and a social hour.

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O. in the Arlington Hotel, Mr. Elkins, a past commander of Binghamton Post 80, American Legion, said: "A clash between American and Communist ideologies is inevitable if present trends continue. "It is well for us to be aware of this threat and speak of it at meetings like this but more than words are heeded to fight this ideology (Communism)." Mr. Elkins charged that Communists in -America are using the same tactics to divide and conquer this country that Hitler used in his rise to power in Germany.

Calling for maintenance of strong military forces in this country, Mr. Elkins said: "We must strengthen ourselves mentally as well as militarily. We must end hate and intolerance in this country, or we will be easy prey for Communism." Mr. Elkins said that Communists in this country hope to promote Communism by taking advantage of racial and religious discrimination. During the dinner the officers paid tribute to Lt.

Col. Robert W. Parks, president of the Triple Cities R. O. A.

and president of the state department of the R. O. A. Colonel Parks called on R. O.

A. members to start a membership campaign. He said that unless the organization's membership is increased its legislative program will be hindered. Tfae program calls for universal military training, retirement pay and inactive duty pay. Coloonel Parks said that only 17 per cent of the officers in the state are R.

O. A. members. Roller Service Starts Again Roller service will be resumed next week by the Refuse Collection Bureau of Binghamton's Public Works Department. The resumption marks the end of the annual summer suspension.

The. service will begin Sunday night in advance of Monday's collection of garbage and ashes in the Second, Third and Fourth Wards. Public Works Commissioner Arthur Newberry said 16 men will be assigned to the job of wheeling trash cans to the curb. The cans may be left at the rear or side of homes. The roller crew will begin work at midnight.

The collection trucks are started on their rounds at 6 a. m. Mr. Newberry asked the public to "make allowances" for what he said might be ommissions in tne service during the first week of its resumption. The roller crew was laid off last April 15 when the service was sus-npnripri for the summer.

Mr. New berry said most of the men have held jobs outside city government during the intervening months. The commissioner also said he is investigating complaints which came to the attention of City Pnnnril last Mondav. Paul E. Wyzalek of 211 Oak Street complained about the, conduct of refuse collection workers and the.

manner in which they place garbage containers on sidewalks. Sixth Ward ReDublican Council man Lewis H. Barney protested that some employes spin garoage in the streets and leave it there. Body of Hero Arrives Today The bodv of Pvt. Victor Leslie Forster, a native of Binghamton, will arrive at his home in Central Square today.

Private Forster, who died Nov. 23. 1944. of wounds suffered in action in Germany, is survived by three brothers in Binghamton. They re George Frank and Leonard T.

Forster. A fourth brother, William E. Forster, re sides in Central Square. Private Forster was born in Binghamton Aug. 16.

1914. the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Forster. lie was graduated by Falrvlew School and East Junior High School.

He moved to Central Square in 1930. His awards included the Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation. Dropped when he reversed the convictions of three men charged with violating the ordinance. The three cases were not connected with the C. I.

O. drive, but involved men charged with distributing literature issued by the Southern Tier Committee of the Communist Party. CALL 7-5722 DAY OR NIGHT Barber Funeral Home Johnson City, N. Y. 428 Main Street iWt Be Disappointed I in UWAYJAY FLAH Walkers Toy Store Dial lit A second two-month extension has been granted for argument on the appeals of Claude .11.

Henderson and Fred E. Laman, who were convicted of bribery and conspiracy last January in Broome County Court. Under the extension, the appeals are scheduled' for argument during the January term of the Appellate Division, Third Department. The appeals originally were to be argued at the September term. They were postponed at the request of defense attornys to the November term.

Defense atorneys also requested the most recent postponement. The postponements have been granted by the Appellate Division because the court record of the cases has not been printed as yet. Mr. Henderson, former Binghamton sealer of weights and measures, and Mr. Laman, a' former state inspector of weights and measures, are at liberty in $5,000 bail each.

After their convictions, they were sentenced to serve two to five years in Attica Prison for bribery. They also were sentenced to serve one year in Broome County Jail for conspiracy. This sentence was suspended, however, on condition that the Attica terms are served. Hotel Clerk Reserves Rights Arthur B. Cooper, 34-year-old downtown hotel clerk charged with second degree assault for allegedly nutting iodine in soft drink served a woman guest, re served his rights to an examination at arraignment ii City Court yesterday jifternoon.

Mr. Cooper, who detectives said has confessed, was committed to Broome County Jail pending grand jury action. The defendant was arrested aft-eer Mrs. Helen Florance, 23-year-old waitress at a Washington Street restaurant, who rooms at the hotel, was treated City Hospital for iodine poisoning yesterday morning. Mr.

Cooper came to Bingham-hamton about a month ago from Garden City. L. I. Against J. The C.

I. O. workers were represented in the cases by Witt Cam-mer, New York City attorneys. At the same time the corporation counsel said charges of wearing armed forces uniforms illegally that had been pending against two other C. I.

O. members were to be dismissed today by Justice Watson on the motion of Mr. Rath. Mr. Rath said the dismissal of the charges was "mutually agreed on by the village and union attorneys in consideration for the withdrawal of the civil actions against village employes." ARRESTED AUG.

29 The charges had been filed against Abe Shtob who gave his address when arrested as 403 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, and said he was a fur worker employed in New York City, and William Geff-ner, who said he lived at 160 Havanger Street, Brooklyn, and was a fur worker employed by the M. H. Co. of New York. Both men were arrested Aug.

29, and were charged with illegally wearing uniforms. Charges of distributing leaflets in violation of the village ordinance were also filed against them, but these were dismissed with the other leaflet ordinance charges. It Time to Act, Fichcr Tells Live Wire Club OuUawing of the Communist Tarty as called for this noon by William Fischer, chairman of the Broome County Committee for Americanism, in a talk before the Live Wire Club of the Binghamton Chamber of Commerce at the Arlington Hotel. "The time has come," he said, "for the American people to demand that the government outlaw the Communist Party." He said the party, should be denied the use of the mails for its publications. Institutions of learning which employ Communists on their teaching staffs should be cut off from federal and state aid, he added.

DOXT UNDERSTAND Mr. Fischer asserted that "the American people do not understand what the Communists plan to do." The Communist Party." he de-! flared, "is not a political party. It is an organization dominated by a foreign power that is attempting to operate in America like the Communist Party operates in Italy and France for purposes of espionage and sabotage." He said the party does not aim to cet in power by obtaining majority vote of the people, "but by creating chaos throuch infiltration into existing non-Communist organizations." MILLION IN V. S. Persons who belong to the party and ho re "sympathetic to its asms." be said, "conservatively cumber 1.000.000 In the United States." Because of this, he said, it Is the responsibility of "every American" tor ONE Find out for himself what the Communist Party stands for.

TWO Find out who Communist Party members are in his com-munitv. "By doing this," Mr. Fischer said, "the Communist Party and its front organizations would be ostracized and made ineffective." He said he realized that there are arguments against outlawing the Communist Party from people who express fear that such action "would drive the party underground." ALREADY UNDERGROUND "The party already has gone underground," he declared, "and operates through front groups." Mr. Fischer said one of principal aims of the Communists now is to "smear" the House Committee on Un-American Activities. "The Communist Party," he said, "knows that it can't cause the committee to be abolished.

But, it aims to persuade millions of Americans that Communists now being tent to jail are Missionary To Visit in Area John R. Turnbull, head of the World Evangelization Service in the West Indies, will visit churches in Broome County in April, accord icg to William H. Stanton, chaplain of the Broome County Camp ef Gideons. Mr. Turnbull recently returned to his home in Flint, from Haiti.

The missionary became a member of the county camp of Gideons during a visit to the Triple Cities. Stationed in Japan Sergt. John A. Shirreff, 57 North Street, is stationed with the legal section of the Yamagata Military Government Team on North Honshu Island, Japan. Before entering the army, Sergeant Shirreff was employed by the New York State Electric Gas Corp.

as a lineman. He enlisted Sept. 17, 1946, and received basic training at Fort Lewis, Wash. Handbill Arrest Suits Dinner Thursday Members of the City Firemen's Auxiliary will hold their annual president's dinner at 6:30 p. m.

Thursday in the Burlingham Tearoom. Mrs. Jerry Foley of 15 Moeller Street, president, will be guest of honor. Mrs. John Burns, Mrs.

Hugo Gunther and Mrs. Lawrence O'Hara are in charge of reservations. the justice, and $10,000 from each of the other defendants. When arrested in August, Mr. Kaplan gave his address as 2150 Bath Avenue, Br6oklyn, and said he was a -furrier employed by Slusky Kabons of New York.

Mr. Fisher said he lived at 1712 New Haven Avenue, Far Rockaway, Long Island, and said he was an unemployed fur worker. FILED IN QUEENS This action was filed in Queens County. The second suit was brought by Milton Marcus, who gave his address when arrested as 28 Jackson Street, New York City, and said he was 'employed by the International Fur and Leather Workers Union, C. I.

O. The leaflets were distributed in connection with a joint drive1 by this union and the United Shoe Workers of America, C. I. to organize employes of the Endicott Johnson Corp. Mr.

Marcus brought his suit against Chief Allen, Justice Watson, and Patrolman Anthony Ko-vac in New York County for similar sums. NATIONAL HEARING WEEK SPECIAL CLINIC NOVEMBER 12-15 IKtav Vous Clearing A highly hrained consultant will discuss your hearing problem, give you a FREE electronic hearing test and show yoo the exact condition oi your hearing. Find out what your hearing loss is ii any and what to do about it. FLOYD H. PEASE and Associates Room 301 97 Collier St.

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It costs you nothing. No obligation whatever. Put your hearing problems up to this authority. Get the latest information on what science is doing to help overcome deafness. See the New ONE-UNIT ELECTRONIC False arrest suits brought against Johnson City law enforcement officials by three C.

I. O. members have been dropped. The actions were Instituted in the wake of mass arrests of C. I.

O. members in August on charges of violating Johnson City's handbill control ordinance. The ordinance later was declared unconstitutional, and the 60 charges pending against 27 C. I. O.

workers were dismissed by Police Justice Charles E. Watson. Corporation Counsel Richard F. Rath said today that stipulations of discontinuance on the false arrest actions were filed this morning with the clerks of New York County and Queens County, where the actions were instituted. TWO ACTION'S There had been two.

actions against overlapping groups of village employes. One was brought by Irving Fisher and Harry Kaplan against Police Chief Floyd L. Allen, Jus-, tice Watson, Lt. Joseph Kokalas and Patrolman Wesley Morgan. The action asked damages of $20,000 each from the chief and Come when you can.

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