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Serafin Wires Mother He Is Coming Now By Train; Parade Is Postponed

Private First Class Chester Serafin, repatriated prisoner of war, and presently just about Amsterdam's first citizen, whom the city is waiting to honor with an enthusiastic outburst, will not arrive home for the big parade that was set for tonight at 7:30 o'clock to welcome him. Instead his arrival is delayed and hence the parade has been postponed until next Friday night at 7:30 o'clock. ' Everything was in readiness for the rousing demonstra­tion tonight when it was expected that Pfc. Serafin would be in town. His three brothers had gone to New York City to greet him as he stepped from the plane he was supposed to have boarded Sunday morning in San Francisco, and his parents and other members of his family were waiting in anxious expectation for the word that he had aVrlved.

Instead his mother, Mrs. Albert Serafin, 39 Young Ave., received the following telegram about 9:45 this morning from Reno, Nev., signed by him:

"Dear Mom? Missed plane. ® ; ' Am taking train. Will bo

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seeing you all Friday." No Explanation Given

The telegram would Indicate that Pfc. Serafin might have boarded a plane as planned on the Pacific Coast but for some unex* plained reason he missed this plane at Reno and decided to make the remainder of the jour­ney by rail. Further explanation must await the arrival of the young man at his home station.

AH plans for the parade in his honor, which will form at the

.Matthew J. Coessens Memorial Park in the east end of the city and proceed west on East Main St. to Church St. to City Hall, will remain as completed previ­ously.

At City Hall Mayor Deal will give the official welcome and Pf/f Serafin will be presented wWf a key to the city.

The grand marshal of the pa­rade, John J. Knapik, will an­nounce his general orders during the week.

First Word Sunday The transport bringing Pfc.

Serafin and a number of other re­patriates back from K o r e a , reached San Francisco Saturday night, and at 1:20 o'clock Sunday

Truck Leaves Highway Atop DeGraf f s Hill

Pangs of War Not New to Serafin Family; Another

Son Casualty In France It did hot remain for the Korean War to put the family of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Senrfin under terrific strain in the reported loss of a loved one. World War II gave them their firs.t taste of deep anxiety which has been felt in many an American home while this country was Involved in combat on foreign battlefields. In the terrific struggle to halt Nazism from becoming the ruling power of Europe another son was listed as "missing in action" and for three months the parents and other members of the family passed sleep­less nights praying that the morrow might bring them good news, so hopefully awaited.

An All States tractor-trailer, west bound on Route 5, left the highway early this morning near the top of De Graff's hill, west of Tribes Hill, swerved to the south and went down a steep embank­ment, coming to n stop about 30 feet from the road, and about one third the distance from the bot­tom of the Incline.

Driver Burton H. Chapman, 31. of 18 Trumbull St., Worcester, Mass., escaped with minor bruises and scratches and needed no medi­cal aid, although the tractor was badly wrecked. Upholstery materi­al carried by the trailer, bound for Detroit, Mich., remained in­tact.

Troopers Richard Frenzko and Chester Slezak reported that it occurred at 4:15 o'clock, and that Chapman told them he was round­ing the right curve near the top of the hill at a speed of 40 miles an hour, when the tires skidded

Cpl. Richard A. Whalen . . . . Litter Patient No More

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Small and son, Bruce, 22 Crescent Ave., and Mrs. Small's sister, Mrs. Frank R. Whalen, Rotterdam Junction, visited Corporal Richard A. Whalen at St. Albans Naval Hospital. St. Albans, L.I., Friday and found the condition of the former POW much improved. A litter case whim he arrived from NorthJKp«ra Aug. 4 with tfte first group of released American pris­oners, Cpl. Whalen is now able to leave his bed although still con­fined to his room.

The young soldier's spirits are excellent, his family reports, |md he is eagerly looking forward to the time when he can be trans­ferred from St. Albans to a hos­pital nearer his home.

Cpl. Whalen was first listed as missing in action Nov. 1, 1950.

morning (EST) telephone commu-jon t n o pavement which was slip-nication was established with the Serafin home, and Mrs. Serafin heard the voice of her son. He said: "Don't cry, Mom, I'm com­ing home for good." It was prob­ably the most thrilling moment in the life of the mother.

The 26-year-old soldier then ex­plained he was scheduled to board a plane for New York Sunday morning and that he would soon be back in the family circle. He said he was feeling "pretty good."

Amsterdam 8avlngs Bank Accounts opened from $1.00 to

S10.000. Interest begins on deposits the first of each month.- -adv.

pexy due to a five-minute rain which fell shortly before the ac­cident.

Hourly Temperature Kecord

High 101, Low 63

T/Sgt. Raymond W. Serafin, aerial gunner in the Air Force aboard a Liberator B-24, and brother of Pfc. Chester Serafin, was shot down by German planes over France March 5, 1944.

Although wounded he managed to work his way into neutral territory and subsequently re­ported back for duty in England.

His parents were notified that he was "missing in action" and they heard no more until three months later when they were no­tified that he was safe and re­turned to duty.

Then came the biggest and most welcome surprise of all. On a July day in 1944 T/Sgt. Sera­fin walked into his home on leave, unannounced. His par­ents had no knowledge that he was sent b a c k to the United States. Modest and uncommuni­cative, he did not have much to say about his experiences, but he considered himself a very "lucky" soldier,, and so did his family and T/SGT. RAYMOND W. SERAFIN friends. • • • Was a * s o "nosing In action"

Raymond W. Serafin, civilian now, was in New York today with two other brothers, Leonard and Daniel, to greet their returning hero, Pfc. Chester Serafin, repatriated prisoner of war of the Chinese Reds in Korea and the two veterans will have much In common to talk about when they get together. They were disappointed upon learning the reunion would have to be put off until Friday.

Offertory Boxes in Two Catholic Churches Here

Rifled of Cash Contents A call for police at 4:20

o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Rev. Father Nowak, pastor of St. John's Church, VanDerveer St., was an­swered by Detective Anthony Grebb, who found that six metal offertory boxes at the foot of the church altar had been broken, and the con­tents, estimated at about $40, stolen. Entrance had evident­ly been made through a side door on the west of the church, which had been un­locked. The theft had been committed sometime between 1 and 4 o'clock.

The fact that church boxes in the past have been rifled in more than one church in Amsterdam during .the same afternoon or night, led De­tective Grebb to visit other Catholic churches, and in St. Joseph's Church he found the poor box, which stands Inside the main entrance, had been forced, and whatever money had been inside was missing. The fastening of this box had been forced off.

Two Charleston- Four -Corners Men Die After Auto Crash Near Gaveraclq Truck, 2nd Car Involved in Pile Up

Two Charleston Four Corners men have died 9! injuries received in a near head-on collision Friday at 11 p.m. J

The dead men are Milo Overman, 43, and George Hunter, 61.

happened on3> The accident Route 9H, about two miles south Q of Claverack.

Tried to Pass Car The two men were traveling

south in an automobile owned by Overman just before the accident. According to the Claverack State Troopers, the mishap occurred when the Overman car tried to pass another car traveling In the same direction.

The troopers thought the Over­man car pulled too far to the op­posite side of the road, striking the left front wheel of a tractor-

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Bentley, pastor, Charleston Four C o r n e r s Congregational Church.' will officiate. J3urlal wilj be in the hurch cemetery.

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Funeral services for Overman will be held Wednesday at 10 ajn^ at the Todd funeral home, FuN tonville. The Rev.. Donald Bent-j ley of the Congregational Chris-, tian Church, Charleston Four. Cor-i ners, will officiate.

Interment will be in Stratford Cemetery. 1

Overman was born Jan. 13,1910;

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Phone Workers Return to Jobs

(By The Associated Press) An 11-day-old strike by 53,000

CIO employes of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. ended today.

Another walkout by 25,500 CIO unionists at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. ended Sunday night, after four, days, with a 12-cent hourly raise package agreement.

Violence marked a strike by AFL engineers at radio station WOR in New York Sunday when two men, one a company vice president, were knocked down and kicked in front of the station's offices near Times Square.

In the (ace of 0 walkout threat against the nation's railroads by the Order of Railway Conductors, federal mediators arranged for a meeting Tuesday b e t w e e n the union's president and executives of the carriers.

Meanwhile, the brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engi-neersp lanned a drive for boosts totaling 37la cents an hour for 75,000 of its members after Oct. V

The verbal agreement in the 11* day walkout by CIO Communica­tions Workers against Southwest­ern Bell was announced jointly Sunday night after a 16-hour ne­gotiating session. Apparently there was no difficulty spoiling out the terms in a one-year contract call­ing for raises ranging from $1.50 to $3 a week. Under the old con­tract, the scale ran from $35 to $95 weekly.

A compromise on the company's demand for no-strike assurance was worked out in a clause cover­ing grievances and arbitration.

The CIO United Rubber Work­ers' agreement with Firestone was viewed as a possible pattern for the rubber industry.

In the assault near the offices of WOR, the Mutual Broadcasting System's key station, the victims were Karl Johnson, vice presidfnt in charge of engineering for WOR and Mutual, and William McEvilly. a traflic clerk.

Police said pickets In the 14-day s t r i k e apparently directed a strong-arm squad to attack John­son and McEvilly as they left a taxi.

Fort Johnson to Make Early Plans to Welcome Pfc. Jacobs

FORT JOHNSON—Mayor William Bolce ht\s Issued a call for a general meeting to be held In the school auditorium Tuesday night, Sept. 1, at 8:80 o'clock to discuss preliminary plans for a rousing "Village Appreciation" demonstration when Pfc. John J. Jacobs Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Jacobs, 20 Prospect Ave., a repatriated prisoner of war In Korea, returns to his home.here.

All village organizations and others Interested are Invited to at­tend the meeting and Amsterdam groups will also be welcomed. It Is hoped that city will Join this village In honoring the returning hero.

The Village Board meeting will be held as usual but at 7 o'clock, Instead of 8.

Pfc. Jacobs of the U.S. Marine Corps was reported "missing In action" in Korea on April 16, 1052. Nothing more was heard from him until about May 1 last when two Canadian soldiers, among thfr p«uly prisoners of war freed by the Reds, smuggled out lists of Allied soldiers held In the prison camp from which they were released, and the name of P fc John A. Jacobs was among them.

Fort Johnson plans to make his homecoming a memorable one.

Following Is a dally record of patients at the Amsterdam City Hospital:

Admissions Aug. 29 Miss Nancy Day, Mayfield.

Dismissals Aug. 29 Ralph Natale, 26 Minaville St. Raymond McKenna, 81 Green-

wool Ave. Mrs. Martha Shuttleworth, 8

Wilkes Ave. Leona M. Wilcox, Broadalbin. James Carter, 12 Thomas St.

Admissions Aug. 80 Mrs. Hannah Hunt, Fonda R.D.

1. Mrs. Leah Gardner, Amsterdam

R.D. 1. Mrs. Trillis Bates, Broadalbln. Mrs. Mary Ackerman, 48 Brook-

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hawk PI. Dismissals Aug. SO

Mrs. Rosemary Pierce and son, Fultonville.

Mrs/ Nellie DiBlasi, 265 West Main.

Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, North­ampton Ct.

Georgine Peters, 138 Forbes St. Miss Nancy Day, Mayfield. John Ochal, Fultonville.

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Opens Sept. 8 Perth Central School will begin

classes Sept. 8, according to Prin­cipal Robert S. White. The first two days will be half-day sessions, from 9 until l l:15«ajn.

This year art and homemaking courses will be offered for the first time at the school, White said. The art teacher has been hired on a co-operative basis with the Broadalbin Central School The homemaking teacher will head a new department at Perth Cen­tral.

Weather Indications ALBANY JP—Forecast for East­

ern New York: Partly cloudy and warm tonight,

low in the 60s. Tuesday, mostly sunny and hot. high in the upper 80s and low 90s. Wind westerly 10-20 today, light and variable to­night and Tuesday. Outlook for Wednesday, mostly sunny and hot but chance for a tew scattered thundershowers by afternoon or night.

The sun rose at 5:24 and sets at 6:36, EST.

Birth Record

HAQAMAN The Hagaman Fire Department

will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock at the flrehouse.

Born In the Amsterdam City Hospital Aug. 30:

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hunt, Fonda R.D. 1.

Born in S t Mary's Hospital Aug. 29:

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ber­nard Vidulich, 58 Van Derveer St.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Rob­ert Crannell, Gloversville R.D. 1.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith, Phelps St., Gloversville.

Born in St. Mary's Hospital Aug. 30:

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bell, 139 East Main St.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Aldln Mraz, 115 East Ave., Johnstown.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Mar­tin. Upper Locust Ave.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Eckelmarv. 21 Trinity PI.

Born in St. Mary's Hospital Aug. 31:

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Si-mek, Johnstown R.D. 2.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Rob­ert Faulknor, Glen.

Born at home Aug. 28: Son to Mr. and Mrs. Roman

Babala, 14 Corey St.

Returning With Japanese Wife and Son After Being Discharged From Service

PM/2C Michael J. Orapello, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Orapello, Fort Johnson, was honorably dis­charged from the service at Seat­tle, Wash., Friday, Aug. 28., and was due to leave there today by plane with his wife and infant son and to arrive at LaGuardia Field, New York Tuesday morn­ing about 2 o'clock. They will make their home with his par­ents in Fort Johnson.

PM 2/c Orapello enlisted In the Navy Sept. 6, 1949. He took his "boot" training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and then entered the Yeoman and Personnel School at Norfolk, Va. In March, 1950, he was assigned to duty with the Far East Command (Ja­pan), attached to the personnel office at Sasebo Naval Base.

While stationed there he mar­ried a Japanese woman and they have one son.

Then the Overman car was rammed in the rear by the car it was attempting to pass.

Driver of the tractor-trailer was Shelby L. Markes,,Malone. The other automobile was driven by Bernard D. Fradin, 31, Flushing. They were not seriously injured.

Rushed to Hospital Both Charleston Four Corners

men were taken to Columbia County Memorial Hospital, Hud­son. Overman was immediately put on the critical list, but Hunt­er was listed as in good condition.

However, Hunter died Saturday night. According to hospital of­ficials, he died of internal injuries. When he was admitted to the hospital he was said to be suffer­ing from a fractured left hip and abrasions.

Relatives had visited Hunter be­fore his condition took a turn for the worse. They were unable to reach the hospital in time to make a second visit to him. . Overman died yesterday about

6:35 p.m. He had a crushed chest, internal Injuries and numerous lacerations about the body.

Troopers said Overman was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident.

The 'Montgomery County men were on their way to Plymouth, Mass., for a fishing expedition.

Hunter's Obituary Hunter was born in Amsterdam

Oct. 9, the son of Robert and Ag­nes Ferguson Hunter. He was married on June 7, 1914, to the former Blanche Wood. She died in 1948.

He had been employed as a foreman in the Army Depot In Schenectady since 1940. Before then he was employed in the Montgomery County Highway De­partment and he served several terms as highway superintendent of the Town of Charleston.

He was a member of the Charleston Four Corners Volun­teer Fire Department.

Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Frederick Lusso, and one granddaughter, Arlene Lusso of Fultonville.

Funeral services are in charge of the Todd funeral home, Cast rites will be conducted Wednes­day at 2 p.m. The Rev. Donald

in Portsmouth, Va.. the son of Ed-, ward and Cora Sparin OvermanJ

He was the owner of the gro-| eery store in Charleston Four Cbr» ners, a member of the Fultonville^ FAM, and the Charleston Four Corners Volunteer Fire Depart-* ment.

Overman came to Charleston Four Corners about six years ago'. Previously he was employed at the American Locomotive Company and Chamberland's Motor Express, Inc., both in Schenectady.

His wife died last October. Survivors include four brothers^

Edward of Norfolk, Va., Qulnton of Winchester, Va., Lee of Lake Wood, R.I., and William of Fori Worth; three sisters, Mrs. Her* man Rice, Richmond, Va., Mrsi Elmer Hogan, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Charles Lindsay, Nor? folk, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

Fultonville Lodge, FAM, will hold a Masonic service for Over* man Tuesday at 8 pjn. at the Todd funeral home. Members wil) meet in the Masonic Temple at 7:30 p.m.

Fidelis Class Holds Meeting and Plans Sale

FORT JOHNSON—At a receni meeting of the Fidelis Class of the Grace Methodist Church it was voted to hold a rummage sale Oct* 1. Those having articles for thisj sale and wishing to have them picked up are asked to call Mis? Shepherd, 314.

The September meeting will b4 held at the home of Mrs. Howard Osterhout, Fultonville.

SPEEDER FINED $15 Timothy J. Ray, Cortland, who

was arrested Friday night by Con­stable Ur^an Levee, charged with exceeding tn\-saeed limit on Di­vision St., appeared in police court Saturday and a fine of $15 was imposed by Recorder Collins.

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MINAVILLE , The Florida Fire Department will

meet tomorrow at 8 p.m. In the firehouse. On Sept. 13 the fourth annual clambake will be held at the Skcct Club.

FORT JOHNSON A monthly business meeting of

the Woman's Society of Christian Service will be held Tuesday night in the church parlors. Plan* will be made for the season's activities and for the bazaar and supper to be held Nov. 10. Hostesses will he Mrs, Eugene Carter and Mrt. Lester Davis. »

FALL TERM OPENS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING — For Better Positions Evening Classes Start Sept 10th — REGISTER NOW

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