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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 10

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TO BROOKLYN EAGLE, JAN. 16, 194S VETERAN in Brooklyn Crown Heights Unit Of J. W. V. Installs More than 450 persons attende 1 IP if By Sylvan Furman Many questions are being asked about medical care for the families of veterans.

i ifA rhiw numnti have no standing as veterans for care by Veterans Administration, unless of course they have them selves been members of the armed N.Y. Women's Club Joins in Campaign Against Vivisection The Women's Club of New York has Joined in the campaign to pre vent passage of legislation that would limit experimentation on dogs -In research laboratories In this State, The organization marshaled its forces against the antl-vivlsec tlonlst drive at a luncheon meeting yesterday at the Hotel New Weston, Madison Ave. and 50th Manhat- tan. Dr. Ethel E.

Wortls, chairman of the club's committee on public the installation of officers of Crown Heights Post, 108, Jewish War Vetv-erans, and its Ladies Auxiliary last night at Franklin Manor, 83S Franklin Ave. I County Commander jack Daniels installed Abe Windmll, commander; Dr. Melvin C. Goldberg, vice commander; Martin Rubin, Junior vice commander; William Steinberg, ad- jutant; Sol Ablelow, quartermaster; Marcy Rubinstein, public relations; forces. But should a member of as t0 ra- color- creed or leal 1 mi veteran's family fall ill.

there is veteran's problem Just the same. The services given under the EMIC 'plan includes prenatal care of the At many military instaUatlons moth deU of tne chJW care of service mens wives and children mother after blrth of Uw cnjw and have received medical treatment care of the cWld lncludlng hospttal-from military doctors and in 1 lzation where necessary, tary hospitals. Thus the wrong lm-j Applicatlon Iorms or tne emIC pression sometimes gets around that ma oblained from tne the families of veterans continue to Department of Health, Bu- i plfoihlp for ftovprnnipnt. medical V. la Mitchel Heller, Judge advocate, and Dr.

Benjamin Bernstein, Walter Giuck and Sam Kessler, trustees. Bob Karon was Installed as chaplain. County President Mrs. Anne Sle-gelack installed the following ladies to the auxiliary: Mrs. "Bertha Kessler.

president; Mrs. Edna Finkel-stein, vice president; Mrs. Julia Kron, Junior vice president; Miss Lillian Wincelberg, secretary; Mrs. Minna Maultasch, treasurer; Mrs. Mable Goldberg, Judge advocate, and Mrs.

Anna Schindler, chaplain. A. V. C. Council Elects Harry Heller.

As President Harry Heller, a Brooklyn attorney of 235 Washington i ve was elected' preMitfia ui lit- t-iew iuik iviewo- politan Area Council of the Ameri can Veteran Committee, covering the city boroughs as well ts Nassau Harold W. Hodgkins Legion Post to Fete Ex-Commander Harold W. Hodgkins, who retired this year as commander of Bay Ridge Post, American Legion, will be honored at a dinner Saturday nij-'ht at the post headquarters, 3450 78 St. He is still an officer In the post naving taken over the flutlei i of --j- -iiniua jmi, uui- World War I he served as an In tne navy and I care through Veterans Adminlstra tion. Actually, the only kind of special medical care the Federal Govern ment gives members of veterans' families through veterans' status is maternity services and care for sick infants under 1 year old, through the EMIC plan (Emergency Maternity and Infant Care program).

Maternity and Infant Care Furthermore, this kind of benefit is limited to certain grades. A mother-to-be applying for EMIC benefits is eligible only if her hus uind at S()me Ume dm.lng ner premutney. an enlisted man in the CHAMPS Luzon, where he's serving as company clerk of the 757th Engineer Port Supply Command. Promoted recently on Leyte was Tech. 5th Grade Melvin Becourtney of 2201 Avenue X.

Veteran of New Guinea, New Britain, the Bismarck Archipelago and Luzon, Corp. Charles H. Groll of 1069 Jefferson Ave. Is on his way home for a discharge. Stationed with an engineer maintenance company on Luzon is Tech.

4th Grade Solomon Brafman of 189 Rodney St. In the army since April, 1944. Brafman went overseas the following December and has served In New Guinea and the Philippines. Staff Sgt. Francis Hopkins or 600 E.

21st St. Is a machinist in Manila. Over Here Winner of the Silver Star Medal for "gallantry in action," Pvt. Peter J. James of 377 E.

29th St. has returned home for discharge after exactly three years overseas. The 22-year-old Brooklynite won his award for heroism in November, 1944, In the Hurtgen Forest, Germany, when he took command of his squad, after his squad leader was wounded, and "planned and carried out the successful destruction of three enemy machine gun emplacements'' which were hindering the advance of his company. In addition to the Silver Star, James wears the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Distinguished Unit Badge and the ETO Ribbon with two Battle Stars. Dr.

Thomas Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence. Phantom Farm, Nissequogue, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel In the Veterinary Corps. In service since November, 1940, Colonel Lawrence Is now on terminal leave at Cornell Veterinary College.

Sgt. Haze! E. King, daughter of John L. King. Westhampton Beach publisher, has been honorably discharged after two and a half years with the Wac.

A newspaper woman in civilian life, Sergeant King spent 15 months overseas at Oro Bay, New Guinea and Manila. Alex L. Sunflstrom of 748 44th St. has been selected for the March class of the Navy's V-5 pilot training program. I MEET OUR Over There Capt.

Nathan Shapiro of 605 Os-born St. has been named officer-in-charge of plans and training for the, 64lh Field Artillery Battalion of thel veteran 25th Infantry Division now! occupying Nagoya. Japan. A draftsman in civilian life, Captain Shapiro was commissioned at Fort Sill. In November, 1942, and.

following additional training at Fort N. went overseas in January. 1944. His father is Harry Shapiro of the above address. En route home from the Pacific for discharge are Seaman 1st Cla.ss John Auciello of 786 Knit Ave.

and Fire Controlman 2d Cla.ss Francis E. Architetto of 655 57th St. Harry J. Miknuk of 571 Blake Ave. Is now a technician fifth grade on DIVIDEND NOTICES DEBENTl'RE: Tht rtRuht quarterly dividend or 12.00 per slure on the De-Denture Stock will be uiJ February 1st, 1H.

to stockholders ot record lanuiry 21, l'Mii. PRIOR I'Rfl 1 KRID: The rcRulir qiurrirrlr dividend ot 7V per share on Prior 1'rctcrred SrotA will lie paid iebnurv 1st I'l-io, to stockholders ot record January 21, 19 i6. A. B. Newhall, Treasurtr Alanufottuvincj 3-0 rramof ruun.

Mass. ANNUAL MEETING The Anniinl Metttni of the Shareholders of the Model Savings and Uan Association lor Ui e.pction of Directors and transaction ot any business tihirh may be brcuuht before aid meetir.tt, will be held RHijib Avenue. Brooklyn. T. on Wednesday January 23rd 1946, at 8 Mien from 7 to 9 m.

A i drrd a', the rate of 2'i per an-rii-n his ')ten declared on Instalment Shares, and at 2 on Ir.come Sturc FRANCIS LYNCH, President. JACOB ERNST, Secretary Ja9-2t The nifetine of the stockholder- tin' Shiiw Tnnulfll Company Ih" and the of h'lsini i-i as nmy com1 hfuri the will ln'M at th company's nffic 2nd Pt iwanu? Cinal. Brooklyn. N'. cn Thurflav.

Jarmnrv 21. linii. at 3 p.m. FREDERICK S. SAWYER.

Si'irctary. I A. I I MEETING NOTICE I fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh 105 Court St, grades of one of the armed forces or Veterans of the women's branches j. was an army aviation cadet, lnisiof the armed forces are eligible for includes families of men in those all the same rights and benefits as and Westchester Counties, Coast Guard Reserve. night at 139 E.

57th Manhattan. Other officers elected are Dr. Melton Loewy of the Bronx, Norman Smythe, 116-65 Farmers Boulevard, St. Albans, George Abo, Manhattan, vice presidents; Arthur Zevln, Manhattan, corresponding secretary; John Berlin of Laurelton, recording secretary; Franklyn H. Williams, 248 Decatur legal council; Jack F.

Adelman, 753 Carrol treasurer, and John S. Mc-Cauley, Manhattan, field secretary. The council discussed prepara- sick infants under I year old, whose fathers were In any of those grades during the child's first year ol life or during Its prenatal life. This .1 applies as well to children born out of wedlock if the- enlisted man admits he is the father of the child. Likewise, there is no distinction reaii oi umin Hvmene.

iuu Ljentei New York 18, N. Y. The veteran's wife fills out the uDDer Dart of f0rm and the rest is completed by the physician chosen by the aP' plicant and the hospital Involved. This should be done as soon as possible. Other Kinds of Care In case the family Is not eligible for EMIC benefits requires other kinds of care, there are of course numerous medical services which can be obtained through city and voluntary hospitals for families with limited incomes.

Information about! these resources can be gotten from the Brooklyn Veterans Service Cen- male veterans. In addition If she was discharged by reason of pregnancy, free maternity care may be obtained at military hospitals after discharge, rather than through Veterans Administration. Applicatlon should be made by the veteran personally to the appropriate army dispensary or navy hospital. (Mr, Furman's column appears Sunday, Wednesday and Friday.) NEW BANK PRESIDENT William S. Brower of Cedar-hurst, elected head of Pennsylvania Exchange Bank, 8th Ave.

and 26th Manhattan. Long Island banker for more than 20 years, he was former Regional Ration Banking Executive of the OPA and was a member of the American Financia Mission to Iran. LJV I tlons for a gala dance at a midtown.nounced it plans to spend an esti-hotel early in May. mated $80,000,000 In 1948 and Warld War II he was a member ofi Naval Cadet School and Harvard University. He lives at 119 Gatllng Place and has a son serving in the navy.

N. Y. Telephone Has 5-Year Plan New York Telephone Co, an- 000.000 in the five years through I 1950 for a plant construction pro gram "Activities are already well under way on some features of the program," Carl Whitmore, president, said. The five-year program calls for $172,000,000 for new station equipment and replacement of old equipment with later types, $95,000,000 for central office equipment including extension of dial service, $55,000,000 for new cable wire and pole construction costs, and rAA AAA tnr buui- tionS' alterations and improvements. Electric Output Continues Natlon-wide production of electricity for the week ended Jan.

12 rose slightly over the level of the preceding week but was less than a year ago, the Edison Electric Institute reported today. The report showed output In the latest week to be 4,170,000,000 kilo watt hours compared with the re- vised figure of 3.865.362.000 in the previous week and 4,614,334,000 a year ago. I The Brooklyn Chapter Is planning a party for an Brooklyn natives of me am rwoorne Division 10 oe neia at 381 Fulton st. on Jan. 26.

20c. Extra Voted By General Foods General Foods Corporation declared today an extra of 20 cents and regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents, both payable Feb. 15 to rpporrt 2'i Thi Is th first eZ in a number of years Ford Motor Company of Canada declared usual quarterly dividend James D. Waller Col. James Waller Heads Navy Yard Marine Barracks vvm.

29 years of service in the Marine Corps, i.s the new commanding of- ficer of the Marine Barracks at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, it was announced today. Colonel Waller was born at Nor-i folk, 50 years ago. After gradu-: ation from the Norfolk Academy Prep School he worked on a rail road. In 1917 he enlisted in the marines, became a corporal, and at-j tending officers' training school was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served with the famed Horse Marines in Santo Domingo and later with the mounted troops in Peking, China.

During World War II he saw action at Bougainville, for which he received a letter of commendation. On Iwo Jima he won the Legion of Merit medal as commander of the heavy urtillery units in the 5th Marine Division. During his years of service Colonel Waller coached many marine track and field teams. His wife, Mrs.1 Lucy Waller, lives in Norfalk, Va. BUT V.

S. VICTORY BONDS AND SAVINGS STAMPS WARM Col COMING EVENTS Last Year's Volume grades who later died, were missing in action or were honorably discharged. This is where veterans' families come in, as the wives of newly discharged veterans are ellgi ble if they were pregnant while their husbands were in any of these grades, even if the husband was discharged after promotion to a higher grade. Also eligible for EMIC care are Exchange Issues Of Associated Gas Shareholders of Associated Gas Electric Co. and of Associated Gas Electric Corp.

eligible to participate in the plan for reorganization of both companies may exchange their securities on and after Jan. 21 for shares of the successor company, General Public Utilities Corp. Securities should be deposited with the exchange agent. City Bank Farmers Trust Corporate Trust Department, New York City. G.

P. capitalization will comprise a $6,000,000 serial l'i percent bank loan; approximately new 4'i percent convertible debentures due Jan. 1, 1958, and about 7,500,000 shares of $5 par common stock. Offer Seattle Gas Bonds Paine, Webber, Jackson Curtis heads a group of underwriters which today offered to the public a new issue $4,800,000 principal amount of Seattle Gas Co. first mortgage 3S percent bonds due Jan.

1. 1976. The securities are being offered at 102.27 percent to yield 3.50 percent to maturity. firm Admits Partners Kenneth B. George and Katherlne Loverich have been admitted as general partners in the investment company of Van Tuyl Abbe.

72 Wall Manhattan. WHEN OUT OF TOWN REGISTER FROM BROOKLYN AND READY 9:30 George A. Hormel Co. declared regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents on common, payable Feb. 15 to record Jan.

26. New York Air Brake Company declared usual quarterly dividend of 50 cents on common, payable March 1 to record Feb. 8. Soundview Pulp Company de- clared usual quarterly dividend of. cents on common, payable Feb.

28 to recora reo. is. 1 health, said that the DiConstanzo-I Davidson bill was "Just an entering wedge." 1 "Once these Interested groups have succeeded In keeping scientists from using dogs," she said, "they will put all their efforts behind leg- islation to prevent the use of any animal for purposes of medical re search." Dr. Wortls warned that "groups such as the Hearst press, which are playing upon the heart strings of dog lovers, are equipped with largs sums of money and excellent legal talent." Dr. Virginia Kneeland Franz, as sistant professor of surgery at the university, listed many important medical discoveries which, A Among them were insulin, treatment jfor pernicious anemia, treatment Plil" treatments for congenital heart de fects, including an operation for saving the lives of so-called "blue babies." PIANOS WANTED MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Top Price Paid UNIVERSAL STUDIO 4S EAST STH NEW TOKE ALgonquin 4-6917 Era.

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