PAGE FOUR William Carroll, Engineer, Dies Former Dallas Man Laid Out Goss Manor Stricken ill last Saturday after- noon while he was out buying a television set, William Carroll, 63, formerly of Machell Avenue, Dallas, died at his home, 1527 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, that evening a little before 8 o'clock. Solemn mass of Requiem held Tuesday morning from St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Philadel- phia, with interment at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Bellefonte on Tuesday afternoon at 4. Pallbearers were: associates from Michael Bak- er Consulting Engineers, and former Villanova classmates of Mr. Car- roll’s son, William, Mr. Carroll had apparently been in good health until stricken. Even then neither he nor his family sus- pected the serious nature of his illness. Thinking it might be a virus attack he went home and to bed. After supper he was stricken sud- denly and died in his wife’s arms before a physician could be ob- tained. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Mr. Carroll attended the local schools, and graduated in 1916 from Pennsyl- vania State College with a BS De- gree in Civil Engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania and a registered land surveyor in Delaware and Maryland. For more than twenty years he was with the Engineering Depart- ment of the Pennsylvania State Highway Department working in every classification from draftsman to and including district engineer. He was involuntarily retired from the Department in 1939 with a change of administrations. It was during the decade 1939 to 1949 that he made his home on Machell Avenue, Dallds, and was employed as a Consulting Engineer. During the War he worked with Sinclair Refining Company; Stone & Webster; Henry Kaiser Construc- tion Company and Vultee Aircraft Company. From 1949 to 1952 he was Borough Engineer and General Manager of Hollidaysburg. From 1952 to 1953 he was a consulting engineer in Newark, Del, and in 1953 went with Michael Baker Con- sulting Engineers in Ardmore, work- ing on the N.E. section of the Turn- pike, in order that the family might be closer together. During his period in Dallas, Mr. Carroll laid out old Goss Manor, Druid Hills and did much of the engineering on the Lake Jean dams and State Park project. He was a life member of the American Society of Civil Engin- eers, Holy Name Society and the Rites Today For Miss Pethick Shavertown Woman Had Long Illness Miss Ivy Grace Pethick, Shaver- town, will be laid to rest this after- noon in Hollenback Cemetery. Rev. Robert Yost, pastor of Shavertown Methodist (Church, and Rev. Arthur Mayo, pastor of the White Church On the Hill, will conduct services from the Kniffen Funeral Home. Miss Pethick, 69, died Tuesday afternoon at her home on Evergreen Road. She had been ill for a year, submitting to a major operation last November. A native of Wilkes-Barre, Miss Pethick was the daughter of the late James and ‘Susan Downs Peth- ick. She attended Wilkes-Barre schools, finishing her education at a private school in England. Her parents were English-born. The sev- en girls and one boy of the family made frequent visits across the At- lantic while the grandparents still lived. Miss Pethick moved to Kingston Township in 1935. Attending the Trucksville Methodist Church for a number of years, she joined Shav- ertown Methodist three years ago, and was active in the WSCS and in Dallas Chapter of WICTU. She is survived by five sisters: Mrs. Edith Kohlhass, Elmira, N. Y.; Mrs. James Davies, Elmira Heights; Mrs. Harry Brodhun, Trucksville; Mrs. Irene Evans, Scranton; and Miss Ruth Pethick, at home. A brother, W. J. Pethick prominent Heights resident, died three [years ago. Murry R. Strait Funeral Today Murry R. Strait, Sr., Hunlocks Creek, will be buried this afternoon in Bloomingdale Cemetery, Rev. Ira Button officiating at services from the Bronson Funeral Home at 2. Mr, Strait, 59, died of a heart condition at Nanticoke State Hos- pital Tuesday night after a short illness. He was a native and life- long resident of Hunlocks Creek, a carpenter by trade, employed by the Glen Alden Coal Company. He was a member of Hunlocks Creek Methodist Church. Survivors are: his wife, Maude; children: Thomas, Millersburg; Mur- ry, Jr., Hunlocks Creek; Mrs. Seth Cragle, Corning, N. Y.; Mrs. Simon Knights of Columbus. Beside his wife, the former Mar- garet Rosenhoover ' of Bellefonte, he leaves two sons and a daughter: William Jr., Dallas; Harry P., Dover, Del., and Margaret at home, and six grandchildren. He also leaves + « . ‘Cause we’re proud to sell EMBASSY Ready-to-eat WHOLE or HALF HAMS 95; We've still got em! LARGE EGGS 59. doz. U.S. #1 POTATOES Memorial Highway Peck 29C BOSCUL Dallas Wildoner, Glen and Leroy Strait, and George Smith, all of Hunlocks Creek; twelve grandchildren; two brothers: Hiram, Kingston, and Har- vey, Springville. 4 Mrs. (Clara resident of morning aft opfon, 90, former who died Tuesday home of her daugh- ter Mrs. | les J. Reigle in Arling- ton, Virgthia, will be buried this afternoon in (Cedar Crest Cemetery. Rev. William H. Heapps, pastor of Dallas Methodist Church, will con- duct services at 2 from the Williams Funéral Home. Mrs. Morton had been ill for some time, in failing health for the past several years. She moved from Chase to Arlington fourteen years ago. She was born in Jackson Township, daughter of the late Fletcher and Mary Ransom Lamo- reux. Her daughter, Mrs. Reigle, is her sole survivor. Sweet Valley Infant Premature, Dies Robert Allen Herriott, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Herriott, born prematurely on Sunday at the Mercy Hospital, died two hours lat- er. He was buried in the family plot in Mahomet, Ill, on Wednesday. His parents remained in Sweet Val- ley because of Mrs. Herriott’s ina- bility to travel. Mr. Herriott is em- 5 Vocal Soloists Burnaford and Nichols In Community Concert Two popular outstanding soloists will again participate on the pro- gram of the eighth annual Commu- nity (Concert of the Back Mountain, to be held on Friday night, October 21, in Westmoreland High School auditorium. Both men were placed on the program by popular request and become a part of an array of talent who will take part in this annual festival of music. Charles S. Nichols, an accom- plished baritone, and William H. Burnaford, ever popular tenor, will sing a duet in addition to rendering indiviual solos. Both men have par- ticipated on previous concert pro- grams and have been enthusias- tically received. William H. Burnaford, of Shaver- town, is soloist with the choir of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Wilkes- Barre, and is a member of the Or- pheus Glee Club. Many will remem- ber his outstanding roles in the pro- ductions of the “Little Theater,” particularly his lead role in “The Desert Song.” Mr. Burnaford was a member of the ‘“Tone-Twisters,” who have ap- peared on television, and also direct- ployed at Red Rock. Alfred Bronson was in charge of arrangements. WILLIAM BURNAFORD ed and sang with the ‘“Mountain- aires” on the program of the sixth annual Community Concert. He is always in demand to sing at wed- dings and community events. Mr. Nichols sang when attending Westmoreland High School, and lat- er with church minstrels and var- ious societies of the West Side. Be- fore moving to the Back Mountain Mr, Nichols was with the men’s choral group of the First Metho- dist Church of Kingston. | Nichols joined the Concordia Sing- | ing Society as associate membership and sang several bari- ! tone solos on the programs of that organization, He assists with music at the Wyoming Avenue (Christian { Church, Kingston, and was also a “Mountainaires” double quartet. More than 200 public spirited citizens of the area have become patrons for the coming concert, and Robert Voelker, of Shavertown, patron chairman, has announced that all names must be in the hands of his committee by Tuesday, Octo- ber 11. PERSONAL Mrs. Charles Hemenway, Trucks- ville, spent last week with her aunt Mrs. Lucy Tuttle, Utica, N. Y., and with Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hemenway, Jr., at Frankfort, N. 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