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-JOHNSON UNDEROF orr shoes ENDICOTT, N. Y., Nov. 29 {& ) — George F. Johnson, co: founder of~the Endicott-Johnson n ,d i e d at his home last night. He was 91. ; He had been ill for several weeks, Death was attributed 1 tr TO ALBANY T( a toxic condition. Johnson, who rose from a shoe factory worker to a corporation president, was noted for his in terest in the physical and finan cial well-being of his employes. J The firm now em p loys m o r e than 18,000 in its plants and o t L ffces here and at Johnson City, Binghamton, a nd O wegd, N . Y., and at Tunkhannock, Pa. Although he retired several years ago as p r e s id e n t of th e firm, Johnson continued a s chair man of the board of directors until his death. He visitied th e plants frequently prior to his illness. He was born Oct. 14, 1857, ai MilfOrd, Mass. He went to w o r k in a shoe factory at P lym o u th . M a ss., w h e n I he w a s ^ 3 years old. He later moved to B ingham ton j and was employed by the L e s ter j Brothers Shoe F a c tory. ______ | ficulties and Johnson persuaded Henry B. E n d icott, principal cre ditor, to sell him a h a lf interest^ .for $150,000. S in c e he had no 1 funds, he fu r ther proposed that : Endicott lend him th e m o n ey. The plant, reorganized w ith Johnson as superintendent, pro spered under his direction. J o h n son liquidated his debt and ev e n t ually cam e into com p lete control of the factory. He then concentrated on Im proving th e w o r k in g and fin a n cial conditions of h is em p loyes. He organized a profit-sharing plan, shortened the w o r k w e e k and established com m u n ity stores, hospitals, free libraries, parks and bathing p a v ilion s for the workers. Survivors inclue tw o sons, G eo rge -W. Johnson o f E n d icott, president of th e corporation, and Walter L. Joh n s o n of nearby V e s tal; two d a u g h ters, Mrs. M. W . Robertson of B o s ton and Mrs. Lloyd E. Sweet o f B in g h a m ton , and one brother C. F r e d Johnson of Johnson City. Funeral arrangements were in complete. ALBANY, Nov. 29 (jp)_<3overt nor -returned to Albany early tog day after spending the weekend^ at his farm in Pawling. £ The governor, who arrived a £ Pawling with his family Thanks* giving Day after a two-week post* election vacation at Tucson, Ariz.,'kfc has said that his sole political™ intention now is to complete hi* term. He has said repeatedly* that he will not run again -inv 1950. . - -I During his vacation, he worked!\ on his annual budget message to? the legislature. When he landed* at LaGuardia field Thursday: morning, he said theCbudget mes£ sage would be a “pretty compreC hensive one.” It will deal with £ “mountain of problems,” he add£ T JAIL GUARDS STOP CHICAGO PRISON BREAK , CHICAGO, Nov. 29 HP)—One prisoner was killed and eig h t others surrendered a f t e r sawing their way out o f th e Cook coun ty jail Thursday night. Two jail guards thwarted the daring attempt of the nine priso ners to climb over the 22-foot wall of the jail yard after escap ing from their first, floor cells. The nine, awaiting transfer to State prisons, fred from the jail shortly after they end about 1,- 000 other prisoners had been sent to their cells. — Warden Frank G. Sain said they sawed through four-foot m e t al panels that are part of the cell walls. They broke an unbarred { window and fled to the yard, f Sheriff Elmer Michael W a lsh ‘ -today suspended three guards for -\failure to count heads th r o u g h out the day, which would have os- . pertained that three m e n w e r e missing” earlier. He said three . prisoners were “busy com p leting the pob” of sawing through steel ’ Walls. When tobacco was first taken to Europe from the United \States it was used a a narco tic. Make your wants known; page 6 — Italian Premier Alcide Dc Gasperl (right) and Jam es C. Bunn, U.S. Ambassador to Italy (pointing), look over m o d el cf a housing project at an exhibit explaining European Recovery Proaram at Colonna Gallerv in Rome. - ! Order your supply now — Be comfortable later: Don’t be left out in the cold when the first chill blast strikes without warning. We’re ready to serve you promptly... our . prices are right. J. A. LA T O U R Chows — JGULF Fuel Oil, Kerosene Phone 157 Members of U.S. 1st.. Engineer Combat Battalion, stationed at Darmstadt, Germany. between Bjieinhapsen apd Speyer.^ The Classified Page of theJDaily Enterprise is the meeting place of family and business. There is no other means of approach to so many families in this area as this! The DaiIy*Enterprise reaches 85 per cent of the homes of Saranac Lake every day. It reaches hundreds of other homes in nearby villages, camps and crossroad communities. No other advertising medium in this area reaches so many. Classified Ads in the Daily Enterprise are read daily and acted upon by these people. If you can meet any of their many wants, you should do business through the use of these columns. Thy them — the response will surprise you! Try them today.- Responsible Person Found For Part-Time Position SALESLADY FOR LADIES’ Shop. Part-time. Write Box —. Enterprise. Apartment Rented In One Insertion FOUR ROOMS, FURNISHED; ground floor; oil heat. Phone Watch For Bargains —. Phone —. Doctor’s office equipment; medical books; Per fection Deluxe 6, burner oil stove; sewing machine; Radios— Majestic, R. C. A.; dining tables; chairs, all types; 3 beds complete; desks, lamps, ironing board, clothes wringers, triink; hand sttchels lace chrtains; Man’s coon coat, cloth coat, mackinaW size 38-40. Woman’s Short- muskrat coat — long plush coat; short winter fur opera coat; miscellaneous artF cles. Save By Shopping The Classified Way HOLLYWOOD SHOP — SOME ■ thing new added! _ You'll find slips, gowns, pajamas, hose and robes at moderate priced. Valuables Regained In One Insertion LOSTvOCT. 21ST, CLIPBOARD, - map, papers on Hwy. 10, near - Paul Smith’s N. Y. Finder please call or notify U. S. * Forest Service, —. Insert A Classified Ad Today “Get The Classified Habit Rates As Low as $ 1.00 for Three Insertions y y
