MIDDLETOWN. N. Y. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1946. THREE MIDDLETOWN TIMES HERALD, peared to have saved was a stack of snowshoes on the after deck which was intact.
The ship creaked dismally we trudged through the ashes and rubble from stem to stern. The 650-foot-long Pinz Eugen is best described by her captain, A. H. Graugart. "It looks like a burricane had passed over her with a blowtorch," he said.
Damage was confined to broken masts, tumbled aerials and general scorching. Crewmen were washing radioacure particles from her deck with a bose while we were aboard. pressure Island Undamaged Bikini Island, which we inspected next, showed no damage at all. All Army Navy photographic and experimental towers were intact, 2 wooden tower on beach facing the lagoon nearest the bullseye. No palm trees were biown CoRn.
The Officers' Club, which had been relieved of its paper roof refore the blast, reopened today to receive Army and Navy officers and correspondents. We were at first cautioned agains: swimming on account of the but just as we were we received word that the water was safe. Supervised Playground Opens At Montgomery MONTGOMERY Abou: sixty children enjoyed the opening period of the supervised playground Tuesday afternoon at the old school grounds. There are swings. slides.
see-saws, basketball and sand piles or children. as well as a story hour. Louis Brescia, Edgar Ayres and Frank Gibson helped to setup the recreation equipment. Cookies were served to the children. Assisting Mrs.
Kenneth Greene, supervisor, were the Rev Charles W. Chadwick. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Sweikata.
Mrs. Herbert McCollum and Mrs. Samuel Groome. The next play period will be held Friday afternoon. Slate Hill SLATE HILL--The women of the Methodist Church will hold a meat loaf supper at the Church on Wednesday erening.
July tenth. Jerry Whelan of Bayonne. N. IS spending the Summer at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bergen. Mrs. John Bergen. is reported improving after being ill her home for the past few days. Audrey Merritt.
Joyce and Eddie Speirs have gone to Camp Townsend where they expect to vacation for the month. William Hobart is reported il! at his home. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green Sunday at Wanasink Lake.
spent. and Mrs. Anson Eason entertained at a lawn party at their home Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Carleson.
Mrs. Carleson was the former Mrs. Beatrice King. a sister of Mr. Eason.
There were seventy-five guests present. from Ohio. Middletown. Slate Hill. Ridgebury, Mount Hope and Philapsturg.
The decorations were red roses -Established 1878- CUSTOMER PROTECTION THE L. STERN COMPANY IN ITS SIXTYEIGHT YEARS OF BUSINESS HAS ESTABLISHED A DEFINITE -UP POLICY. THIS WILL BE RIGIDLY MAINTAINED. NO PRICE RISE IS IN PROSPECT. WE HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT TOLERATE EXORBITANT PRICES IN OUR PURCHASING FOR IT IS OUR DUTY AT ALL TIMES TO PROTECT THE BUYING PUBLIC AGAINST THE UNSCRUPULOUS.
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MORGIEWICZ Goshen Navy Man Reports Soon for Duty With the Pacific Fleet Ensign Daniel J. Morgiewicz, son Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Olszewski RD Two, Goshen and 3 nephew of the Rev.
John Felczak of Pine Island. is spending a two weeks leave at his home before reporting at San Francisco for duty with the Pacific Fleet. A 1943 graduate of S. S. Seward Institute in Florida, Ensign Morgiewicz began training for naval aviation in November, 1943, in a 1'-5 training program at Dallas.
Texas, where he remained un11 March. 1944. At that time he was transferred to a V-12 unit for training deck officers at Millsap College in Jackson, Miss. From there he entered an NROTC unit at University of Oklahoma at Norman, where he majored in naval science. On June twentysecond he graduated from tha: course and received his commission.
Ensign Morgiewicz will leave Friday for the West Coast. ERECT TEMPORARY PLAYGROUND FENCE City Workers Tackle Job at Beattie Hill Construction of temporary fencing at the Beattie Hill playground was begun today after months of waiting for permanent fencing material from Cyclone Fencing Company of Newark. Mayor Samuel Mitchell said city employes under Public Works Commissioner Geary W. Chumard were building temporary fence at the rear of playground so that children would not interfere with work on the apartment buildings being constructed on the site of the old Beattie Hill School. The fencing, contract for Chappell Park Bennett Hill Sproat Street playgrounds was also awarded in March.
Material has been unavailable. the Newark company informed city officials, and work has been held up for that reason. Two weeks ago the city prepared to go ahead with the temnorary fence at Beattie Hill but company representative assured Mayo: Mitchell the fencing would arrive this week. When the material did not arrive, Mayor conferred with Mr. Chumard and they decided to act to prevent possible injury to children at the Beattie Hill playground.
The complete fencing will be accompushed as soon as the Newark firm racets its contract bid. Florida Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howell spent the week-end with relatires at Plattsburg. Robert Parmerter, Mrs.
Howell's father. returned with them after haung spent several weeks with relatives in that area. Mrs. Leshe Saffer and children, Bocoy and Carol Lee. of Staten Island.
spent last week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jcseph Puzon. Mrs.
Charles B. Carruthers spent the week-end with relatives at Plattsburg. Miss Jean Green. a member of the Seward Institute graduating class. left Thursday for Geneva.
where she will take a Summer course in library science. Her sister, Helen, is employed at the colisse for the Summer. Unionville UNIONVILLE The Friendly Bible Class of the Presbyterian Sunday School has purchased a new gas range for the church kitchen. Mrs. Leola White and family are spending a few days with friends In Sussex.
J. H. Zahn of Rutherford. N. J.
IS spending a few days with his family at Spruce Lawn. their Summer home. The Juvenile Grange will hold a food sale at Horler's Store July at nine a. m. The next regular meeting will be held the erening at 7:30.
came. and Mrs. Archie Parks of Cifion. N. J.
are guests of Mr and Mrs. Ira Doty. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Beemer and family of Beemerville spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Wien. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hickman of Newark are moving to their home on Main street here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hyde spent Sunday at Mohican Lake. They plan to buiid a cottage there. Douglas Sutton of Newark, N.
is spending a vacation here. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Arnold and children of Matamoras. spent Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. George E. Carr. Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Sutton of Newark, N. are spending two weeks here. 14 on High Honor Listing at Goshen Forty Others Are Cited High Averages -At termination of the year at Goshen Central School fourteen pupils in grades ten, elevand twelre had attained scholastic averages which placed them the high honor roll. signifying mark of plus to A. Forty others senior high school made the second and third honor rolls while total of seventy-three seventh.
eighth, and ninth graders achieved honor roll standing in their yearly averages. Highest honor students for this year's graduating class. Walter Bacon and Lillian Stephenson, were among those listed on the first roll. Others were Joyce Andrews, Alice Glass. Annie Hagen, Tire Hagen, Betty Harding.
Daniel Lisack, William Luft, Martha Prosser, Donald Saxton, Ruth Sorenson. Molly Traverse and Bette Werner. On the second roll were Barbara Brisky, Edward Harding, Helen Kaczmark, Doris Keeney. Florence Kelsey, Doris Kirby, Belle Knapp, Donald Makuen. Louis Mendez, Josephine Minastra, Lydia Polhemus, Betty Sadowski, Hannelore Strauss, Helen Swanwick and Betty Zuk.
Those on the third honor list included James Ackerman, Robert Burnett, Ellen Chaffe, Robert Christensen, Ida Currao, Donald Dillenbeck, Josephine Erriz. Geraldue Ewald, Ruth Farley, Frank Fredericks. Lucille Gillespie. Louis Houston. Stephen Helen Lateer, Christian Lewis, Doris Mabee, Louise Shirley McArthur, Robert O'Blenis, Joseph Petak, Robert Rysinger, Wilma Speirs, Robert Strong.
Julius Tomaszewski and Richard Wallace. High honor roll in junior high school included Stanley Brink, Bert-Mary Coon. Frank Grippe. Dolores Gross, Gilbert Heitz, Calvin Hooker. Leota Makuen, Mildred Parris, Phyllis Rosenberg.
Kenneth Schoonmaker, William Walker, JoAnn Werner and Louise Werner. The -three pupils whose names were listed for second ors were Winthrop Baker. Boley, Barbara Bradley. Doris Brown. Neal Christie, Shirley Clauson.
Burt Cortright. Kenneth DeWitt. Stanley Dudek, Stella Frederick, Mary Ann Funnell. Donaid Harvey, Louise Hawkins, Clara Hol- comb. Constance Holcomb, Shirley Hunter, Walter Jensen.
Clifford Kelsey, Irene Kelvasa, Anne Lieftinck, Stanley Liseski, John Mayo. Charlotte Mongo, Frank Murabito. Robert Osburn, Ronald Purcell, Robert Sawyer, Fred Seward. Arthur Soons. Philip Suresky, Frank Warren and Phyllis Zahmser.
On the third honor roster for high school were Ada Anderson, Donald Banks, Signed Bettin, Hazel Brola, Marguerite Christensen, Ernest Creeden, Margery Lila Grohman, Lorrawe Helhoski. Deegan, Edgar Lee. Geiger, Samuel Herbert. Davis Hulle. liam Lattimer, Betty Lore.
Thomas Lynch, Joseph AcAdams, Robert McBride, Lydia Nelson. Ruth PatAnn Smythe, Karen StenHarold Sumter. Florence Celin Vaernewyck, Mary Kit Wallace and Robert Warren. SHOWER HELD FOR ARLENE MERRITT Slate Hill Girl to Wed Joel Clemmer in Autumn SLATE HILL--MISS Arlene Merritt of Slate Hall was 2. shower given Friday evening at the home her aunt.
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Decorations were pink and white Refreshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. David Duncan. Guests from Middletown were the Misses Nancy Forthoffer and Carol. Chapman, Mrs. Brinkerhoff.
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No one allowed below the decks. Numerous areas on the deck were ringed with red paint marked. "Warning-Radioactive." -1 would estimate that topside had the ship been would hare been 100 percent." said Captain D. J. Ramsay, Reading, Mass.
Below decks, casualties would have been fifty percent, although boilers and engines were intact and ammunition did not explode," he said. Both the Pensacola's great stacks ere crumpled and blown parallel has been allowed They later inspected United Press vice the party, tells in the Staff Correspondent correspondents inspected the awful bomb on target ships in Biking S. beavy cruiser Pensacola, which and the former German cruiser damage only. deck in a direction opposite to the blast. The open deck area between was blown downI ward four feet.
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