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WILLIAM BAUMANN DIES; FLATBUSH CIVIC WORKER William C. Baumann of 1648 Kimball widely known Flatbush civic worker, died last night at the Long Island College Hospital, where he was operated upon Friday for a stomach ailment. He as 49. Mr. Baumann was president of the Flatbush Gardens Civic Association since 1938 and in that capacity had led many drives for adequate library facilities, increased police protection, tax revisions a and better transit service.

Mr. Baumann also was president of the board of governors of the Red Hook Community Center and a member of the executive committee of the Brooklyn Civic Council. He also was a member of the League for the Improvement of Marine Park, and of Crystal Wave Lodge, F. A. M.

A lifelong resident of Brooklyn, Mr. Baumann was for many years in the general insurance business. He was a member of the firm of Baumann Hero of 83 Maiden Lane, Manhattan. Surviving are his widow, Norma Lenhart Baumann; a son, William, and: daughter, Miss Marjorie Baumann. The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.

Saturday 1 in the Boro-Queens 'Y' Elects Directors Members of the board of directors of the Brooklyn and Queens Y. M. C. A. were elected last night at a meeting at the Central Branch, Y.

M. C. 55 Hanson Place. Those elected were Robert W. Higbie, William F.

Hirsch, Herbert L. Pratt, Edward G. Sperry, Abner C. Surpless, Cornelius H. Tiebout and Christopher W.

Wilson. They will serve until January, 1946. Roy M. Hart is president. Barrett, Catherine Baumann, William Beecher, Caroline Blockley, Margaret A.

Boos, Michael Burns, A. Lincoln Cardiff, Agnes Chisholm, Delia Conolly, Catherine Daly, Mary Dobbin, Anna Fogarty, Elizabeth Fowler, Calanthe Gay, Madelein Graf, Isaac Holliday, Charles S. Hochschwender, Frank Hofmann, Mary Huott, Alfred E. Jeannot, John E. Kissel, Mary A.

Luken, Henry Maher, Catherine Malone, James E. Matear, Dena McDonald. David Mooney, Margaret Moran, Peter Moylan, Stephen Neudewitz, Julia O'Brien, Eugene O'Shea, Ellen Rempe, Frieda Schneider, Rudolph F. Smith, Carleton E. Smith, Harriet N.

Tidd, John A. Ulmer, Ottilie Wall, Mary C. Weinstock, Minnie Wilson, Mary Wolterbeek, Grace Woodford, John J. Zimmer, Margaret BARRETT CATHERINE, on Monday, Jan. 13, at her home, 146 Menahan Street, beloved daughter of Mary and the late Martin Barrett; devoted sister of Irene, Lucille, Florence, Mrs.

Margaret Reinhard and Mrs. Marie Kossmann. Repos1. ing at Stenger Funeral Home, 289 St. Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn.

Funeral Friday 9:30 a.m. Solemn high mass at St. Brigid's R. C. Church.

Interment St. John's Cemetery. BAUMANN WILLIAM on January 14, 1941, of 1648 Kimball Street, beloved husband Norma Lenhart and devoted father of William and Marjorie Baumann. Reposing at Funeral Chapel, 187 S. Oxford Street.

Notice of funeral later. Direction Charles Ringe. BEECHER CAROLINE, January 13, at her home, 1452 Bushwick Avenue, beloved mother of Marion E. and Elsie Huene. Funeral services will be held at her home Wednesday at 8 p.m.

J. Clement Kearns, Director. BLOCKLEY On January 13, 1941, MARGARET A. BLOCKLEY. Services at her home, 203 Madison Street, on Thursday, January 16, at 2 p.m.

BOOS On Jan. 14, 1941, MICHAEL, beloved husband of Catherine, father of William and John, and brother of Mrs. Michael Lombardi and William Boos. neral from Joseph T. Gallagher Funeral Home, 9 East Valley Stream Boulevard, Valley Stream, on Fridav at 9 a.m.

Solemn requiem mass Holy Name of Mary Church at 9:30 a.m. BURNS of 28 Porter Place. Montclair, N. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1941, A.

LINCOLN, husband of the late Mary Beebe, father of Florence M. Burns and Jean Burns Meeker, in his 75th year. Service will be held' at the Home for Services, 56 Park Street, at Claremont Avenue, Montclair, Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock. CARDIFF- On January 14, 1941, at her residence, 19 1st Street, AGNES, beloved sister of Mary and Lawrence Cardiff. Funeral from her home Friday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St.

Agnes R. C. Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered. CHISHOLM-DELIA on Jannary 14, wife of David mother of David Chisholm Mary Ginocchio, Laurette Hahn, Christine Reid and Alice Carlson. Funeral services at her residence, 1742 45th Street, Thursday, 8 p.m.

Funeral Friday, 10 a.m. A. Lincoln Burns, Retired Engineer Ex-Officer of Machine Firm Was Born in Boro Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Montclair, N. Jan. 15-Funeral services will be held here at 8:30 p.m.

tomorrow for A. Lincoln Burns, industrial engineer and a native of Brooklyn, who died yes: terday after a long Illness. He was 74 and lived at 74 Porter Place. The serivces will be held in the Home for Services, 56 Park St. Mr.

Burns formerly WAS vice president of Jabez Burns Sons, Manhattan, manufacturers of coffee machinery. He was a graduate of la University's School of Mines and retired from active business 15 years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Florence M. Burns and Mrs. David B.

Meeker of Glen Ridge, N. J. Frank Hochschwender Frank Hochschwender of 432 Suydam formerly for 42 years with the B. M. died Sunday in his 65th year.

He was born in Brooklyn and retired last June. He was a veteran of the SpanishAmerican War and is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ida Hearn; 8 granddaughter, Joan Hearn, and five brothers, Peter, Casper, Henry, George and William. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the Stutzmann Chapels, 2001 Madison Ridgewood.

Mrs. Michael Murphy Mrs. Josephine Murphy of 89 16th St. died Monday. She is survived by her husband, Michael; two sons, John and William; a daughter, Mrs.

John Pepper, and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Smith and Mrs. Sadie Quilty. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. from the Funeral Home, 7722 4th thence to the R.

C. Church of the Holy Family, where a solemn requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. DEATHS HUOTT-ALFRED January 14, at his residence, 510 82d Street, beloved husband of Loretta, father of James, William, Josephine Andresen and Catherine Williamson; brother of Edmond J. Huott and Agnes Mulligan.

Funeral Friday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m. Solemn requiem mass St. Anselm R. C.

Church, January 14, 1941, JOHN E. JEANNOT, brother of Mrs. Augustine M. Hagemann and Mrs. Evelyn A.

Hall. Service at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, Thursday, 2 p.m. KISSEL A. (nee Moran), on January 14, 1941, beloved mother of Robert Philip Jerome J. and Mrs.

John J. Kirby; sister of Peter and Patrick Moran, Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m., from the McManus Funeral Home, 2001 Flatbush Avenue. LUKEN HENRY, on Jan. 13, 1941, beloved husband of Magdalena (nee Kestler); father of Nicholas Henry, and brother of John. Funeral Thursday, 9:30 a.m., from Mortuary Chapel, 278 Marcy Avenue.

Solemn requiem mass Church of Transfiguration. Interment St. John's Cemetery. MAHER-CATHERINE, on Jan. 14, at her residence, 107-29 Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill.

Notice of funeral later. MALONE On Jan. 13, 1941, JAMES E. of 444 76th Street; beloved father of Mrs. Herbert Miller, Charles and John Malone.

Services at Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th Avenue, Thursday, 8 p.m. Interment Green- -Wood Cemetery, MATEAR-DENA, January 14, at her residence, 201 Highland Boulevard. Services Thursday, 8 p.m., at John L. Bader's Funeral Home, 507 Liberty Avenue. Interment Friday, 10 a.m., Green -Wood Cemetery.

McDONALD On January 12, 1941, DAVID beloved husband of Elizabeth (nee Clifton); father of Helen Senker and Elizabeth Hogan; brother of Delia Coleman; at his residence, 3217 Beverly Road. Requiem mass Thursday, 9:30 a.m., Holy Cross Church. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Director, Joseph J. Galligan.

MOYLAN STEPHEN January 13, 1941, of 2163 Homecrest Avenue, beloved husband of Teresa; father of Stephen Mrs. Julia Newman, Mrs. Emily Walker, Mrs. Betty Peebles and John G. Moylan.

Funeral from John J. Healey Funeral Home, 2977 Ocean Avenue, Thursday, 9:30 a.m.; requiem mass St. Edmund's Church, Avenue and E. 19th Street, 10 a.m. MOONEY-MARGARET beloved sister of James, Katherine and John Mooney, at her residence, (659 107th Street, Richmond HIll, N.

on Jan. 14. Funeral Friday, Jar. 17, at 9:30 a.m., with a mass of requiem at the R. C.

Church Holy Child Jesus. Interment St. John's Cemetery. MORAN- On January 14, 1941, PETER beloved husband of Katherine (nee McNamara), devoted father of Paul, Joseph and Bernard, brother of Bernard L. Moran, at his residence, 1296 Park Place.

Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m. mass St. Matthew's Church. InI terment Holy Cross Cemetery. JAMES E.

MALONE, 69; ACTIVE IN G. O. P. CIRCLES James E. Malone, 69, of 444 76th formerly active in Republican politics here for a number of years, died suddenly Monday.

He had held office in the 7th A. D. Republican Club for a number of years and was its president in 1924 and 1925. Mr. Malone was native of Roselle Park, N.

and formerly for 40 years was associated with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, retiring in 1938 as superintendent of the Barclay St. power station in Manhattan. Stephen A. Moylan, Butcher 40 Years Stephen A. Moylan, of 2163 Homecrest who was engaged in the retail butcher business here for the last 40 years, died Monday after a short 1 illness.

He was born in Brooklyn 62 years ago and formerly was in business in Bridge St. In recent years he was in business in Sheepshead Bay. Mr. Moylan is survived by his widow, Teresa Moylan; three daughters, Mrs. Julia Newman, Mrs.

Emily Walker and Mrs. Betty Peebles, and two sons, John G. and Stephen A. Moylan Jr. The neral will be held at 9:30 a.m.

tomorrow from the John J. Healey Chapel, 2977 Ocean with solemn mass of requiem at St. Edmund's R. Church. Joe Penner Rites Tomorrow Hollywood, Jan.

15 (U.P)-Public funeral services will be held tomorrow for Joe Penner, stage, radio and screen comedian, who died last Thursday of a heart attack in Philadelphia. Pallbearers will be his closest friends: Jack Oakie, James Starr, Joe Nolan, Ned Kaufman, Charles Correll, Dr. Charles Pincus, Amory Ekeley and Carroll Tracy. Penner's body was brought to Los Angeles yesterday by his widow, the former Mae Vogt. NEUDEWITZ-On Monday, January 13, at her late residence, 148 W.

15th Street, New York City, JULIA HELENE NEUDEWITZ, in her 81st year. Relatives, and friends are invited funeral services on Thursday, January 16, at 2 p.m. Interment at Green -Wood Cemetery. O'BRIEN -Truck Drivers Union, Local 807, I. B.

of It is with deep regret we announce the death of our Trustee, EUGENE O'BRIEN, who has served us faithfully for many years. Reposing at Boyertown Funeral Home, Lafayette Avenue and St. Felix Street, Brooklyn. Funeral Friday morning, with a requiem mass at the R. C.

Church of the Visitation, Richards and Verona Streets, Brooklyn. WILLIAM S. DEVERY, Pres. Thomas L. Hickey, O'SHEA January 14, 1941, ELLEN, beloved wife of the late Mortimer, dear mother of Julia O'Shea and Mrs.

Joseph A. McGann. Funeral from Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue, Friday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Mark's R.

C. Church, where a mass of requiem will be offered. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, REMPE- -On January 13, FRIEDA (nee Singler), aged 67 years, beloved wife of Albert devoted mother of Mildred L. Hannon and grandmother of Robert J. and William E.

Funeral from her residence, 103-14 Lefferts Boulevard, on Friday, January 17, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Benedict Joseph Church, 118th Street, near Atlantic Avenue, Richmond Hill. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. SCHNEIDER-RUDOLPH on January 14, 1941, aged 63 years, dear brother of Frieda Jung, Elsie Houghton, Margaret Bender, and Anna Schneider.

Services Thursday, 8 p.m., at his residence, 78-18 87th Avenue, Woodhaven. Funeral Friday, 1:30 p.m. Interment Evergreens Cemetery, Member of Oltmans Lodge, No. 446, F. A.

M. SMITH-CARLETON suddenly, on Tuesday, January 14, beloved husband of Ada Cameron and father of Dorothy Berry, brother of Lena Smith. Notice of Funeral hereafter. SMITH In Wilmington, Delaware, Jan. 14.

1941, HARRIET N. SMITH (nee Truax). Funeral will be held at the convenience of the family. TIDD-Suddenly, on Jan. 13, at his home, 5006 Old New Utrecht Road, JOHN beloved husband of the late Margaret; devoted father of John, William, Mary and Josephine Tidd.

Funeral on Thursday with requiem mass at' the Holy Ghost Church at 9:30 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. ULMER-OTTILIE, on January 14, at her residence, 114 Nassau Parkway, Oceanside, L. beloved wife of Adolf and loving mother of Clara; survived by three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral service Thursday evening, 8:30, C.

W. Valentine officiating. Funeral Friday, 1:30 p.m. Interment Green -Wood Cemetery, under direction of E. F.

Higgins, $25,000 Estate Left By Dr. Browning Books, Publications To County Medical Society Dr. William Browning of 54 Lefferts Place, who died in Long Island College Hospital on Jan. 5 last, left an estate of more than $5,000 real and more than $20,000 personal property, according to a petition to probate his will filed today in Surrogate's Court. A file of the Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, complete from 1872 until now, was left to a friend, Dr.

Orman C. Perkins, of 829 Carroll St. The Kings County Medical Society receives a collection of medico-historical books and publications with the proviso that certain of the decedent's friends are to be given those items in the collection which the society cannot use. Furniture, jewelry and silverware at the Lefferts Place home are left to six nieces: Ruth C. Browning of the Lefferts Place address, who also receives $1,000 cash; Gertrude Browning of Norwich, Elizabeth Browning Rathbone of South Boston, Catherine Browning Boyd of Ridgewood, N.

Helen Palmer Perkins of Rumford, R. and Alice C. Browning of Norwich, Conn. The will directs that those items not wanted by the nieces are to be destroyed and in no case be thrown in the hands of dealers. Wills $500 to Medical Society The Kings County Medical Society receives $500 on condition that the sum be added to the permanent library fund of the organization, which bears the decedent's name.

The will directs that the income from the fund be used for the purchase of books on neurology. Two sisters-in-law, Grace Palmer Browning and Hattie Case Browning, both of Norwich, receive $5,000 each. A sister, Sarah P. Browning of Norwich, shares the residue of the estate with the six nieces. Appraisals The following appraisals, reported by State Transfer Tax file Appraiser David F.

Soden, are on today in Surrogate's Court: BOBENREITH, MARY A (Sept. 30. 1940). Gross assets, $11.389: net. $6.706.

To son. Arthur Bobenreith. Chief assets, real estate and personal A property, 389. Margaret J. Eaton, attorney, 39 Broadway.

Manhattan. BULLWINKEL, HENRY G. (May 1940). Gross assets. $44.024: net.

$41,203. To wife. Anna B. Bullwinkel. Chief assets.

stocks nd bonds. mortgages. notes, cash and insurance, Jointly owned property. miscellaneous property, $1.200. William Bierschenk, attorney, 1218 Union St.

THE WEATHER Official Weather Report of the U. S. Weather Bureau (Eastern Standard Time) JAN. 15, 1941 FORECAST--Light snow this afternoon and tonight changing to freezing rain early Thursday morning and continuing Thursday night. Clear and cold Friday, Fair and moderately cold Saturday.

The low temperature tonight will be about 25. Average tomorrow 32. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS Following are weather observations at 7:30 a.m. 75th meridian time today: Temp't'res Low High Weather Temp. 24 24 7:30 a.m.

eter 7:30 a.m. Hrs. Hrs. New York City- 30.34 21 20 27 Abilene -PC 29.62 44 41 58 Albany -CI 30.40 7 -3 10 Amarillo -PC 29 38 Atlanta -R 30.03 38 38 63 Atlantic City- 30.30 28 22 31 Augusta 40 69 Baltimore -Cl 30.27 28 26 Bismarck 29.77 28 24 28 Boston 30.36 13 12 17 Buffalo 30.33 17 11 Butte 29.81 24 22 32 Charleston 30.12 47 47 66 Chattanooga 29.97 43 41 60 Chicago 29.97 28 27 29 Cincinnati 29.97 30 30 37 Cleveland 30.16 28 23 Corpus Christi- 52 Dallas 29.68 40 Denver 29.56 34 34 Detroit 30.21 21 18 Duluth 30.09 21 20 23 El Paso 29.71 48 43 56 Fort Smith 48 52 Galveston 29.74 59 58 64 Indianapolis 29.90 31 29 32 Jacksonville 30.04 45 43 68 Kansas City 29.71 39 Knoxville -R 38 Littie Rock 46 L'g Beach, L. 30.36 22 26 Los Angeles 30.03 50 48 64 Louisville 29.93 35 31 39 Memphis 50 64 Meridian 56 Miami 30.01 70 68 Milwaukee 30.03 28 28 Minneapolis 29.94 23 22 Mobile 29.83 61 58 69 Montgomery 46 Nashville 48 New Orleans 29.78 59 58 Norfolk 30.21 39 31 39 North Platte 30 32 Oklahoma City--R 29.71 40 38 44 Philadelphia 30.33 25 22 30 Phoenix 29.90 46 44 66 Pittsburgh 30.10 28 Portland, 30.30 -7 -12 Portland, Ore.

--R 29.77 40 39 60 Raleigh 30.18 34 32 39 Roswell 34 58 St. Louis -R 29.75 38 36 43 Salt Lake City. 29.93 30 26 37 San Antonio 29.71 47 46 71 San Diego 30.03 50 50 63 San Francisco- 30.04 51 45 57 Santa Fe 32 46 Savannah 30.09 47 47 68 Seattle 29.71 36 47 Shreveport 46 62 Tampa 30.01 55 55 70 Vicksburg 47 63 Washington 30.27 30 28 35 Wilmington PC 37 55 C-Clear; C1-Cloudy: PC-Partly cloudy; R-Rain; S-Snow: Sl-Sleet. Highest temperature New York City same date last year-53. Lowest temperature New York City same date last year-31.

Lowest temperature New York City this morning-20 at 1:30 a.m. Remember Funeral costs are often a problem. Expert advice will keep costs within needed limitation and still provide every facility. GEO. W.

IN SON Funeral Directors 433 Nostrand Ave. STerling 3-7700 Spacious, Modern Chapel for Your Comfort GEORGE D. CONANT 1120 Flatbush B'klyn Tel. BUckminster 2-0247 BROOKLYN EAGLE, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1941 13 He had been a resident of Brooklyn since 1897 and was a life member of Minerva Lodge, 792, F.

A. Which he joined 38 years ago. He' served as master of the lodge in 1921. Mr. Malone is survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Herbert Miller, and two sons, Charles E. and John F. Malone. The funeral services will be held at the Fred Herbst Sons Memorial, 7501 5th at 8 p.m. tomorrow and the interment will be at Green- Wood Cemetery.

Oscar R. Anderson Funeral Rites Today Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Huntington, Jan. 15-Services for Oscar R. Anderson, 52, of 76 Nassau who died suddenly in his home Monday night, were to be held today in Jacobsen's Funeral Home, Huntington Station, with the Rev. Paul H.

Pallmeyer, pastor of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, ficiating. Burial was to be in the Melville Cemetery. A native of Sweden, Mr. Anderson received his education there.

He came to the United States in 1923 and lived in Manhattan until 1927, when he moved to Huntington. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna Ipsen Anderson; two sons, Carl of Huntington and Leonard, a marine stationed in Cuba; two brothers, Ragner and Allan, and three sisters, Signe, Svea and Greata, all of Sweden. All Kin Share $150 Estate San Rafael, Cal, (U.P.)-When Eugenio Hogni died in Switzerland last year he bequeathed his entire estate to "all" of his nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Some 35 heirs, residents of Marin County, will share in the distribution of the $150 estate.

WALL On Tuesday, January 14, 1941, MARY C. (nee Breitenbruck), wife of Joseph. Funeral from The Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Friday, 9:15 a.m.; thence to St. Louis R. C.

Church, 39 Ellery Street, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered at 10 a.m. WEINSTOCK-On Monday, January 13, 1941, MINNIE mother of Eva Dowdney and Genevieve Ramger. Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 8 p.m. WILSON-On Monday, January 13, 1941, MARY, devoted mother of John and sister of Mrs. Viola Woodward, Mrs.

Gertrude Clark, George and William Neil. Funeral on Thursday at 8:30 a.m. from the residence, 1522 E. 36th Street; thence to St. Thomas Aquinas R.

C. Church. Interment St. John's Cemetery. Direction James A.

Madden. WOLTERBEEK- GRACE G. (nee Oliver), in Pereira, Colombia, on January 3, 1941, mother of Catherine W. Schindler and Jacob Wolterbeek. WOODFORD- On Tuesday, January 14, 1941, JOHN JAMES WOODFORD, beloved husband of Hannah, dear father of Frederick, Alexander, Thomas and Jobn.

Reposing at the Walter B. Cooke, Funeral Home, 1218 Flatbush Avenue. Time later. ZIMMER-On January 13, 1941, in her 69th year, MARGARET, I beloved sister of William and Peter Zimmer, Elizabeth Reis and Louise Binder. Services at her home, 1211 Hancock Street, Wednesday, 8 1 p.m.

R. Stutzmann Son, Directors. In Memoriam PAPENMEYER-In loving memory of ROBERT, who died January 15, 1940. He is gone but not forgotten. And, as dawns another year, In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of him are always near.

Days of sadness will come o'er us, Friends may think the wound is healed, But they little know the sorrow That lies within the heart concealed. Loving Wife, MARION, and CHILDREN, RASSKOPF-In sad and loving memory of ELIZABETH RASSKOPF, died January 15, 1938. Mass offered. SULLIVAN- -In sacred and cherished memory of our devoted mother, HARRIET, who entered rest January 15, 1939. Second anniversary mass St.

Saviour's, and Oklahoma City. Gone, never to be forgotten. Her CHILDREN. Masses ADAMS -Month's mind mass for THOMAS ADAMS Thursday, January 16, 8 a.m., at Holy Name Church. CURTIN JOHN J.

Month's mind mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of John J. Curtin, K. S. tomorrow at 8 a.m., Queen of All Saints Church, Lafayette and Vanderbilt Avenues. TILYOU-A loving tribute to the memory of our grandfather, PETER who departed this life 25 years ago.

Mass to be offered on January 16, 6:30 a.m., at St. Saviour's Church, Brooklyn. GRANDCHILDREN. Death Toll Mounts to 6 In Gowanus Plant Fire Three Bodies Remain Unidentified As Two Investigations Get Under Way The death toll in the Gowanus box factory fire rose to six today, with another man still in critical condition at Holy Family Hospital. The sixth victim, Vincent died shortly after 10 o'clock last night.

Three of ten men injured in the blaze were recovering, two in Holy Family Hospital and one in Methodist Hospital. The other seven were treated at the scene of the fire. In critical condition at Holy Family was Dale Vermilyea, 18, of 544 4th Ave. The others at the hospital were Joseph Schuller, 31, of 23 St. Paul's Jersey City, and Herman Zaffee, 49, of 3154 Coney Island Ave.

Eugene Siegler, 21, of 192 15th was recovering in Methodist Hospital. Three Still Unidentified Three of the dead were so badly charred by the fire that they could not be idenitfied last night. Relatives identified the bodies of George Johnson of 346 53d St. and Dominick Perino of 175 13th St. Relatives reported the following missing last night: THOMAS A.

WHITE, 24, of 2556 E. 19th Street. THOMAS SMITH, 20, of 252 19th St. JOHN REILLY, 18, of 179-A 8th St. Hearings were started in Brooklyn today to gather further information about the blaze.

One was being conducted by Assistant District Attorney Edward Heffernan at the District Attorney's office, the other by Fire Marshal Brophy in the Manhattan Building. The Police Department sent two Lord Wakefield, Philanthropist, 81 Was Patron of Racing By Autos, Boats, Planes London, Jan. 15 (A) -Viscount Wakefield, 81, noted philanthropist, died today in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Lord Wakefield, who made his fortune in oil, was a patron of British enterprise in automobile and speedboat racing and civil aviation. He sponsored many flights of Mrs.

Amy Johnson Mollison, who recently died in the Thames estuary in an air accident. He was widely known in the United States. It has been estimated that he gave more than £1,000,000 (currently about $4,000,000) to hospitals and contributed an equal amount to sponsoring speed on water, land and in the air. Lord Wakefield, Lord Mayor of London from 1915 1916, was a director of C. C.

Wakefield and Company, oil manufacturers, and chairman of the North British and Mercantile Insurance Company. He was elevated to the peerage as a baron in 1929 and made a viscount in 1934. A patron of numerous flying clubs, he was associated with Sir Alan Cobham's flight to Australia and back in 1926 and the flight of survey around Africa in 1927-28. He was the donor of the famous Wakefield gold trophy for maximum speed on land and was the owner of several speed boats, including Miss England II and III with which Kaye Don made successful attacks on world water speed records. As head of the British Sulgrave delegation, Lord Wakefield presented statues of Burke, Pitt and Bryce to the American cities of Washington, Pittsburgh and New York in 1922.

He held an honorary degree of doctor of laws from Colgate University, Hamilton, N. Y. Prof. William A. Heidel, 72 Middletown, Jan.

15 (U.P.) Prof. William A. Heidel, 72, former Wesleyan University, considered one of the world's authorities on Greek He retired from the Wesleyan faclanguage and history, died today. I ulty in 1936. He is survived by his widow and a son.

PAWNBROKERS SALES ESTATE OF EUGENE BAUM'S AUCTIONEERS. J. Kelly, J. Feldhuhn, I. Kirschner, J.

Schwalb. sell at 70 Bowery, at 9 a.m. Jan. 16 By order of Barnett. 570 Atlantic diamonds, silverware, jewelry, second-hand watches, musical instruments.

field glasses, cameras. golf sets, shotguns, rifles, typewriters, levels, clocks, bags, suitcases, tools, fishing poles, reels, radios, pledged from 7234 April 28, 1939. to 21234 of Nov. 30. 1939.

M. Goodstein Sons. 279 Bridge similar pledges from 4000 of Feb. 1. 1939, to 44700 of Dec.

16. 1939: also Nos. 30434 of Sept. 26. 1935: 32033 of Oct.

10, 1935: 32462 of Oct. 14, 1935. ja9-6t cSu Jan. 17-By order of M. Bruckheimer Sons.

705 Grand diamonds, silverware, jewelry and second-hand watches pledged from 1700 of Jan. 10, 1938 to 41453 of Dec. 9. 1939. ja10-6t oSu Jan.

21-By order of M. Teitel baum, 1266 Broadway, diamonds, silverware, jewelry, second-hand watches, musical Instruments, field glasses, cameras, typewriters, men's and ladies' clothing, furs, pledged from 67560 of May 1, 1939. to 80556 of Nov. 20, 1939. Ja14-6t oSu JACOB SHONGUT, INC.

Jos. Shongut Shongut, Auctioneers, SELL AT 82 Bowery, N. 9 A.M.: Jan. 21. Clothing and Furs for Brooklyn Pawnbrokers, 5704 5th from 50001 of Oct.

11. 1939. to 58800 of Dec. 30, 1939, and all holdovers. Jan.

22. for M. Stavenhagen 29 Woodhull diamonds, jewelry. second-hand watches, odds and ends from 15250 of Aug. 1.

1939. to 21889 of Nov. 30. 1939. and all holdovers.

Similar goods for M. Stavenhagen 581 5th Ave. from of Sept. 1, 1939. to 4183 of Nov.

30, 1939. Ja15-6t oSu Simenone, 21, of 1143 39th emergency squads to the ruins this morning to search for bodies. The fire, which destroyed the factory of Bennett Brothers at 454 Hamilton Ave. and 2.100 unfinished raw pine "foot lockers," being built for the Army, started shortly before noon yesterday. Fire Marshal Thomas P.

Brophy said the cause was a kerosene burner used to heat a bucket of paint. The fire started in the compressor room. Cold, Wind Fanned Blaze William C. Baumann funeral chapel at 187 S. Oxford St.

Masonic rites will be held at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Dora Roames Wills House to Church Dora C. Roames of 689 Hancock who died on Jan. 6, left $4,700 in real property and $4,800 in personal property, according to a petition accompanying the will filed today for probate in Surrogate's A house and lot at the Hancock St.

address was left to the Bridge St. A. M. E. Church.

Two friends, Mrs. Lena Jackson Hargraves of 580 Quincy St. and Mrs. Adele Richardson of 76 Marion were left $1,000 each. CONOLLY On January 14, 1 CATHERINE, of 435 44th Street, beloved sister of Mrs.

Jane Walsh, Monica and Patrick J. Conolly. Funeral from Schaefer's Funeral Parlors, 4th Avenue at 42d Street, on Friday, January 17, at 9:30 a.m. Solemn requiem mass St. Michael's R.

C. Church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. DALY-On Sunday, January 12, 1941, MARY DALY, of 616 St. John's Place, wife of the late John, and sister of Katherine Joyce and the late Margaret Fox.

Funeral from William Dunigan Son Chapel, Rogers Avenue and Montgomery Street, on Thursday, January 16, 1941, at 9:30 a.m.; thence to St. Ignatius R. C. Church. Inter- ment Holy Cross Cemetery.

DOBBIN- On Monday, January 13, 1941, ANNA wife of Frederick B. and mother of Harold L. Dobbin and sister of Albert R. Brown. Services at the Fairchild Chapel, 86 Lefferts Place, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.

Interment private. FOGARTY-On Monday, January 13, 1941, ELIZABETH M. (nee Colleton), beloved wife of Joseph Fogarty, mother of Mary McMahon, Elizabeth Duke, Margaret and Joseph Fogarty Jr. and sister of William and Michael Colleton. Funeral from her residence, 106 Dean Street, Friday, 9:30 a.m.; thence to St.

Paul's Church, where solemn requiem mass will be offered 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery, FOWLER-On January 13, of 178 Quincy Street, CALANTHE D. FOWLER. Funeral services at Ernest J. Ebbers-Lester W.

Hill, Funeral Home, 396 Gates Avenue, Wednesday, January 15, 8 p.m. GAY-MADELEIN, at her residence, 93-47 Vandeveer Street, Queens Village. Survived by her husband, Thomas Gay; three daughters and three grandchildren. Services at Funeral Home, 103-44 Springfield Boulevard, at Hollis Avenue, Wednesday, 8 p.m. Funeral Thursday morning.

Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery. GRAF ISAAC, beloved brother of Joseph, Helen Klein, Florence Hyam and Alma Lederer. Funeral from Mark Levinger's United Chapels, 1202 Broadway, Brooklyn, on Friday, January 17, at 11 a.m. HOLLIDAY CHARLES on January 14, beloved father of William, Harry and Charlotte.

Funeral January 17, 9:30 a.m., from dence, 663 Hancock Street. Requiem mass Our Lady of Good Counsel. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. HOCHSCHWENDER-On January 12, 1941, in his 65th year, FRANK, beloved father of Ida Hearn; grandfather of Joan; brother of Peter, Casper, Henry, George and William. Funeral from the Stutzmann Chapels, 2001 Madison Street, Ridgewood, Brooklyn, Thursday, 2 p.m.

HOFMANN- On Sunday, January 12, 1941, MARY HOFMANN, wife of the late Joseph, in her 85th year. Burial Thursday, January 16, at 2 p.m., from Stenger's Funeral Home. 289 St. Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn. Four alarms were sounded and 30 pieces of apparatus were used to fight the blaze.

Two fireboats assisted from positions in the nearby Gowanus Canal. The cold and high wind made fire-fighting difficult. The adjoining yards of the Bush Lumber and Supply Company, 460 Hamilton and the premises at 448, shared by the McCarthy Pole Company, and the Scala junkyard and used car lot, were also damaged. The Reilly reported missing was a brother of Fred Reilly, 23, who made a desperate effort to save the younger man. The older brother had to be restrained from plunging back into the flames.

A difference of opinion concerning the use of the burner was revealed by an examination by Brophy of the manager of the plant, Floyd M. Bennett, and employes. Hold Rites Tonight For Harry G. Wood Special to the Brooklyn Eagle Inwood, Jan. 15-Fraternal services for Harry G.

Wood, 60, 8 mason and bricklayer who died Monday in his home, 130 Doughty Boulevard, following an illness of several months, will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Meserole Funeral Home, 143 Lord Ave. The Rev. Roby F. Day will officiate at services in the home at 3 p.m. tomorrow.

Burial will be in Greenfield Cemetery. Mr. Wood, a resident of Inwood for 40 years, was a member of the Nassau Council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics; the Seaside Council of Odd Fellows and St. Paul's Methodist Church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs.

Luella Wood; two daughters, Miss Lola D. Wood, of Inwood, and Mrs. Eleanor Roessle of Springfield Gardens; a son, Harrison O. Wood, of Springfield Gardens; his mother and a sister, Mrs. Hettie Bell, both of Folcraft, and two brothers, Hartwell Wood, of Baltimore, and Robert Wood, of Lynbrook.

WHEN OUT OF TOWN REGISTER FROM BROOKLYN Walter B. Cooke DIGNIFIED As Low FUNERALS As $150 OUR FUNERAL HOMES BROOKLYN 151 Linden Boulevard- BUckminster 4-1200 50 Seventh Avenue- MAin 2-8585 1218 Flatbush Ave. BUckminster 2-0266-7 QUEENS 150-10 Hillside Avenue- JAmaice 6-6670 63-32 Forest Avenue -HEgeman 3-0900 158-14 North. -INdependence 3-6600 STATEN ISLAND 98 Beach Stapleton -Gibraltar 7-6100 MANHATTAN 117 West 72nd Street- TRafalgar 7-9700 1451 First Avon RHinelander 4-5800 BRONX 1 West 190th Street-RAymond 9-1900 165 E. Tremont Ave.

-LUdlow 7-2700 347 Willis Avenue-MOtt Haven 9-0272 WESTCHESTER 214 Mamaroneck Avenue- White Plains 39 Phone for Representative or Write for Illustrated Booklet "D'-No Obligation SALE SALES SHERIFF'S SALE HERMAN DAHUT Sheriff's Auctioneer Sells Thursday, January 16, 1941, 10:30 A.M., at 185 26th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. all the right, title and interest which the defendant Imperial Export Trading Corporation had on the 23d day of October, 1940, or subsequent thereto. of. in and to assorted stock of parts for anti-tank guns.

JAMES V. MANGANO. Sheriff JAMES PELLETIERRI, Deputy Sheriff C. H. ADELMAN, AUCTIONEER, sella January 30, 1941, at 9:15 a.m., at Cohen's Parking Lot, Kings Highway, corner W.

12th Brooklyn. Plyinouth Sedan, Motor No. PB-74981, count of Irving Nadel. Ja15-2t C. H.

ADELMAN. AUCTIONEER, sells January 30, 1941, at 10:00 a.111., at Bay-Vue Service Station. Cropsey and 24th Brooklyn, Chevrolet Coach, Motor No. 4150503, account of Harold and Max Aka. Ja15-2t C.

H. ADELMAN. AUCTIONEER. sells January 23, 1941, at 10:00 a.m.. at 861 East 29th Brooklyn, Ford Sedan.

Motor No. 18-3033305. account of Joseph Simon and Colonial Discount Corp. ja8-2t C. H.

ADELMAN, AUCTIONEER, sells January 23, 1941. at 4:00 p.in. at 182 Fulton Brooklyn, Chevrolet Coach. Motor No. 3478174, account of J.

Wesley Flamman. JaS-2t H. G. SCHONZEIT, AUCTIONEER, sells January 31, 1941, 9:00 8.111. 582 86th Brooklyn, Nash Sedan, Motor No.

840522. account F. Ricet. H. G.

SCHONZEIT. AUCTIONEER, sella January 31. 1941, 9:45 a.m.. 542 Herkimer St. Brooklyn, Nash Sedan.

Motor No. 364364, account Jacob Cohen..