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A DELAWARE OOUNTY (PA.) TIMES Sihmtoy. March ISO 1 Fire Hits Seafood Eatery CHESTER -Fire gutted the kitchen at Oyiter nouse, 3rd ana inuxiovr early today. A room adjoining tin kitchen was. ruined bv smoke and water. There was considerable smoke and water damage to the dining area of me square root sea food restaurant.

William R. Sherwood, ownef. said the kitchen a total loss The fire was discovered at a.m. by Joseph F. Tercha, who has a real estate business next door.

He is a former county coroner. Approximately 26 firemen from the Felton and Franklin fire conV panies were at the scene for an hour. Fire Chief H. Lewis Harper said the fire possibly originated ment. Four pumpers and one aer ial trues were in use.

'Worst' Continued from Page 1 The Delaware County Prison report for I960, based on average Broadmeadows. population of 337, shows it cost the county J3.62 per man per day at Broadmeadows. According to the two reports, it. cost county taxpayers $1.04 more day oer man to Keep long- term prisoners those serving two-or-more years at Yeager said three-year statis-j tics snow approximate per cent of the Broadmeadows pris oners are serving terms of two or more years. Of 15 counties allowed by law to keep long-term prisoners in the, county jail, Delaware County ranked sixth during 1960, he said.

The highest percentage in the state is in Northampton County with 65.7 per cent. "We, in the bureau of correction, feel the county Jail is no place to keep long-term prisoners," Yeager said. "We have found this to be true with Delaware County's prison and with others. Broadmeadows Frison has no treatment facilities, no rehabilitation program that can compare with the state. "The men at Broadmeadows havetrtime on their hands.

Few. of them learn a trade," Yeager saia. "One of the fundamental as pects of correction is getting people into steady work habits and you can't put that into dollars and cents. "We also feel we have better! specialized treatment and person-i r.ej. we nave top rank, psycnia-trists, psychologists, social workers and medical care." Yeager said the "fundamental question" to be resolved by Delaware County taxpayers is basically simple: "Should the county provide specialized jail services (a fiehl in itself) or specialized prison "I do not think it is fair to keep long-term prisoners and not pro vide the specialized services which are required.

"If I was a taxpayer of Dela ware County, I would be more concerned about providing modem I jail administration for short-term prisoner's and uetenuoners, leaving the serious cases' to the Commonwealth," Yeager said. Devotions Set By Blue Army CHESTER Devotions in honor oi Uur Lady of r'atima will held in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2nd and Norris at 8 p.m., Tuesday, sponsord by the Blue Army. Two film strips are available enrougn tne Blue Army which en lightens on the causes and effects of Communism, and ways to combat i(. The films may be had by individuals or organizations by contacting the Blue Army, 1708 Franklin Morton. TOWN DESERTED The storm ravaged and deserted Friday after its year-round and civil officials.

A 12-mile strip, along the town of Sea Isle N.J., lies battered residents were evacuated on orders of rescue South Jersey coast, was ordered evacuated. Delco Rushes Aid To Stricken Area Disaster aid, in the form of have left thousands homeless and men and machines, is being rush ed from Delaware County to the Storm ravaged coastal areas where high tides and flooding Digging Continued from Page 1 "Another recommendation extend our parole system, if this were carried to its logical conclusion, let's not put anyone in jail iiiu we won i neen jaiis. 'If we are to use narnte fn building jails, no one will be safe on our streets. I think this idea is worthless. third suggestion was to rbuild a dormitorv far rtf- lenaers.

rutting iuu men in one room can create loo marry 'They' say we don't have to spend 5800,000 for a hew jail. We i need to spc-na if we are willing to Jet criminals run rampant. The Grand Jurv hIsd recom mended an agency be set up to arrange oan wr citizens mvoi cd. minor Infractions of la who are financially unable to ob tain bail through normal Judge Diggins said, "The only way this can be done is to have the state legislature pass an act which would provide that those charged with certain minor of-, lenses be permitted to sign their own Dan pieces. Me nosntea out tnai the svstem had been tried in Philadelphia and that the police were unhappy aoout it since people irequenuy signed tne ban bond and the rand Jurv renorted it re turned 251 indictments during the week.

In addition, 92 defendants pleaded euiliy as charged and 72 i defendants waved presentment to the tirand Jury and pleaded Asks Reversal Of Suspension MEDTA COURTHOUSF. Drexel Hill advertising executive has asked the court to set aside a nine-month suspension of his driver license. The appeal was filed by B. Stclle of 4-108 Bloomfield from Ihe ruling of the Secretary of Kevcmic. He denies the violation on which the suspension wa.

based. caused an estimated $100 million image. Georse G. Foresman. executive director of the Chester Walltnz.

ford Chanter. American Cross, will leave Monday to ar assianment in the da mazed arM oi im I3tn Prospect Park, is one of 160 too staff Red Cross personnel named field director in the eight- state area He said a sweial disaster fund campaign was not being contemplated but urged contributions for relief funds. Foresman said contributions may be made to anv Delaware County Ked Cross office, infor mation on relatives living in. the i disaster area? also may oe od- from local Red Cross of fices. Westinghouse Electric steam divisions plant at Lester aiso revealed today it nas rusnea emergency equipment to the New Jersey shore.

Westingnouse sent two ow gal- Ions per minute fire pumps, a 200 gallons per minute port- iqJc pump, a a.ouu-wau lighting and walkie-talkie rad The Industrial and Farm Equip ment Corp. of Chester provided a truck to haul the heavy The equipment was sent after an appeal from E. J. McGuire, a Jersey Civil Defense director. Mc Guire said fires were starting buildings, apparently from snort circuits caused by mgn water.

Journal Is Blamed ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Railroad has biamed a burned out lournal on a freight car for a passenger train derail-1 ment that in ured 18 persons Juniata County Feb. 28. a oiiowine the completion of a two-day closed hearing Friday, ithe railroad said the burning jour- ain's brakes and derailed a lank! car. The oncoming "Pennsylva: Limited," the PRR said, was knocked off the tracks bv the de railed tank car.

All but two ofj Ihe passenger train cars left the! tracks, injuring five railroad I workers and 13 passengers IrOOAjM. WT Mir, 10, Data from WtATHIR 1VMAU I III y. THE WEATHER Snow is expected tonight in the Lakes region, upper Ohio valley, upper Mississippi valley, northern and central Plains and Plateau with rain in the southern Ohio valley and area of the middle Atlantic states as well the middle Mississippi valley and Gulf coast. The southern Plains, Pacific coast and parts of the southern Plateau will have scattered rain. It will be colder in the western two-thirds of the nation and warmer along the Gulf coast.

(AP Wirephoto) on By. Mail: 1 retr Bmerr.l tecanri mMtr kt CAR STRIKES TRAFFIC COP BROOKHAVEN The Braokhaven police chief was slightly injured Friday when he was struck by a car while he was on traffic duty in front of a bank. Chief Walter Conley, 46, of 4105 Mt. Vernon was treated for bruises at Croz-er Hospital and 'released. Conley was struck by a car driven by R.

'S. Ridinour of 50 Worrell Chester, shortly after 6:15 p.m. Conley was directing traffic in Front of the Delaware County National Bank's Brookhaven branch, Middletown Road. RIDLEY TWP. QLP Girls Schedule Breakfast FARADAY PARK Girl Scout1 troops which meet at Our Ladv of Perpetual Help School hall, will attend 7:30 a.m.

mass 'on Sunday in celebration of the eold en anniversary of Girl Scoutine. Alter tne mass, the girls will1 ttend a-communinn break-Fash at Knights of Columbus Hali, Springfield, with' tiieir mothers. Rev. -James Ziegler, spiritual director. nEL.

the group, will give a brief address. Troops participating include Brownie Trooc3 361. 572. 601. and h44; and Intermedaite Troops 40, In the afternoon the OI.PH troops win join- the rest of the Kedron-Halmes Neighborhood al the K.

of C. hall to present i pageant. Today's Weather Temperatures In, 24 Friday 40; low this morninu. ii: average Freiday 33; normal for mis aaie, t'-vpecled i today, 38; low tonight, 29; high. juitudy oi.

In 2-1 hours, 07 this month; .87. this vear- 7 0s. nai on a gonaoia car causca Sua 6:21 a.m.- sun sets emergency application of a freifiht; p.m.. moon sets 11:11 p.m. Ago-High, 36; low 27, cloudy with snow.

Totiay's Off Chester tirV. water terminat pier. High, 3:44 a.m. and 4:12 p.m.,; low 10:48 WEATHER ELSEWHERE City High Low Pr. cloudv 37 21 Atlanta, cloudy 50 40 lioston, cloudy 39 30 Boi5C.

clOlldv 3 A Buffalo, cloudy 38 23 Chicago, cloudy .39 34 Cleveland, cloudy 35 31 uenver, ciouay Detroit, clear Fairbanks, clear on worm, cloudy Helena, cloudy Juneau, clear Kansas City, rain Los Angeles, ciear Louisville, cloudy Memphis, rain ...35 24 .17 ,..34 29 49 ,..40 36 ,..58 43 ...47 39 ...51 39 Miami, clear 75 6S Milwaukee, cloudy 33 30 St'. Paul, cloudy 36 21 New Orleans, rain ....83 65 New York, cloudy 41 32 Oklahoma City, clear 58 43 Philadelphia, doudy ..40 32 Phoenix, cloudy 67 42 Pittsburgh, cloudy ....32 30 Portland, cloudy .44 23 Portland, cloudy 47 37 Rapid City, cloudy .,.39 33 St. Louis, cloudy 41 36 Salt Lake City, snow ..44 24 San Francisco, clear -54 46 Seattle, cloudy 47 34 Tampa, cloudy 74 63 mismngion, rain .....38 Leland Stanford Junior Univer-itv located in the Santa Ciara ValJfy, 30 trrtles of San rrancwco, Lain. FOLCROFT A mbulance Corps Gets Antidote Kit A recent addition to the fire company's well-equip ped amDuiance is a poison antidote kit, presented to the ambulance corps by Mrs. Alice Doyle, local health officer.

une Kit contains approximately 75 remedies for emergency treat ment ot poison victims. All of the remedies are classified as pharmaceuticals or household antidotes which may be administered im-mediatelv bv the ambulance crgw speed in ridding the pi tne poison can be a matter of life, or death. In this way, the antidote can be working while the victim is being transported to the hospital. The body absorbs in troduced through the digestive sys- witnin ai to Ju minutes, Mrs. Doyle says.

"The important thing is to get it put fast," Most antidotes win induce re gurgitation, she says, However this type of remedy is not used when the victim has swallowed an acid or strong alkali such as iye. Then the substance is pumped out, Mrs. uoyie explains, to pre- ent lurtner damage from oura- mg. in cases wnere the type of poi-m is unknown, the kit provides the ambulance crew with a univer sal antidote containing the samel basic ingredients as a mixture of tea, egg white and burnt toast but in their pure form for storage purposes. Ail pharmaceuticals in the kit were donated by the borough's three druggists, Mrs.

ixtyie reports. The storage kit was handcrafted bv Robert Ward, a mem- her of the fire company, with the; fine detail of a cabinetmaker's I workmanship. In appreciation of Mrs. Doyle's efForts, Blake Miller secured silver plaque for the ambulance crew. This was inscribed with the donor's name and attached to the kit.

Clergymen To See Play CHESTER The Ministers' Association of Chester and Vi cinity, will see a short play, "The Valiant, at its meeting Thurs day at 4:30 p.m., at Immanuel Baptist Church, 15th and Potter sts. The play will be presented by Prof. Georee F. Kressel and a Igroup of students from Crozer Theotosical Seminary. Prof.

Kre; sel is in charge of the department of music and drama, at the seminary. Following the play, he will speak on "The Relevancy Df Con temporary Drama for Churches. Alter tne meeting dinner will oe served by the women of the host church. Motorist Faces Hit-Run Charge CHESTER Henry Tucker. 40.

of 535 W. 2nd was held in bail for court today in Chester! Police. Court on charges of leaving the scene of an accident and; witnout a license. fatroman James Kttner testi fied Tucker was arrested at 5th St. and Concord Ave.

after the car he was driving struck a car driven bv Harold Matthews, of 214 E. 9th at and Barclay Sts. St. Rose Lima Pastor Retires EDDYSTOKE The Rev. win A.

Hern, pastor emeritus of at. nose or Lima (Jhurcn nas Rev. Horn will be succeeded By tne Kev. Charter P. McMul-Ion.

McMullen has been parish ad- mintstraror. 1ST BAPTIST Drl Paullin To Preach At Church CHESTER Dr. Norman W. Paullin, one of America's out standing preachers, will appear at First Baptist Church every aunaay night during Lent. Rev.

Aloha M. Finch. of the church at 7th and Fulton said Dr. Paullin will make tu-st appearance Sunday at .13 p.m. 1 nomas rerKins.

a Dar- itone who aonears with rirpan City (N.J.) Music Pier and Ocean City Tabernacle groups, will tne guest ur. faullin is formep pastor of Baptist Temple in Philadelphia and is professor at Eastern Baptist Theologcial Seminary. In I960 he conducted the Sunriav eve ning Lenten meetings at First i Ltiurcn ana attracted overflow congregations. nie church senior choir and girls chorus will provide music March 18, 25 and April 8. The former Chester YMCA Glee Club will appear April 1.

Perkins will reappear for the final meeting fiPI 11 10. Jersey Continued from Page 1 Cant. Karl Jorscnsen, David Da vidson, James Barron and Andrew inorne. all of BrooSiyn, N.Y., ant John 'McGee of Harrison, N.J. As cleanup crews nlons thi struggled to restore facili LJta icmuve anuria, virtually every coastal community except Atlantic City issued stern com mands to prospective sightseers- stay away; we won't let you in.

Stringent restrictions remained in effect along much of the coast On Absecon Island, Margate City and Longport allowed only resiaents ana people who work there to enter. Nn nrm wns al. I lowed on the beachfront after aaric, ventnor as well. The adjacent island of Brigan-Une permitted no one unable to is how a Brigantine identification card to -pass the Absecon Inlet onoge. liven resiaents were net permitted to travel to the northern end without special police passes.

io the of Ts- land and the south of Longport the situation was even more criti cal. Long Beach Island, Ocean oert liie my, vvilQWOOd. AV- ii on, cape all were battling lo clear hichwavs and temporary arrangements could nc made for some semblance of normalcy. II was in Ocean Cily ui.li Doay, oi a woman, was found Friday. Several cnmnv.initics were evar- juated of all but police, firemen and repair and cleanup crews.

The b-dy of another woman was found in West Wildwood. But authorities said her death could be only indirectly attributed to the storm. The woman was Miss Ma- beipp, 76, a. tormer resident of Clavmont Del. She was discov ered by police who went to her home on the urging of Delaware relatives.

Police said they found her dead, sitting a chair. i'oucc said miss iieip.p, who lived alcne apparently died of a heart sometime Onlv two stricken areas were allowing evacuees to return. The Greater Wildwood area reported aooin per cent naa returned io nomas, Atlantic county about were Io havoj returned. Obituaries Daniel Kelly, Builder Dies at 59 in Florida MEDIA Daniel G. Kelly, 58, iuwiil.nt founder of the Greater Delaware Valley Savings Loan Association oc uppei nnlfri horse fancier, jdied after a brief illness Friday while vacationing with his wile in Key Biscayne, Ha.

Mr Kf Uvea ai waiui a riffi" State Road and Crum Creek, Townsmp. RITA A. SMITH, wife of John cmith nf Yeadort ave. died Tuesday in Mercy Hospital, Sea Isle uvy, where she had been visiting her mother. Mrs.

Smith, the former Rita A. rirv was a member of the Moth ers' Guild of Immaculate Heart of Mary. Besides tier nusDana, sne is sur-um1 hcf mother. Mrs. Hon- nra Drv Of Wildwood.

N.J.: two daughters, Sister John Rita I.H.M. Order; and Rita at, home; two sons, John at home and Thomas a seminartan at SL Charles seminary uvcr brcok. The funeral will be Monday at 9 a.m. in the Cavanagh funeral home. 6922 Woodland j-na- adelphia.

Solemn requiem mass will be sung at 10 in St. Louis-Church, Yeadon, Burial will be in s. mer ana raui cemetery. Calling hours will be Sunday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the funeral home.

LINDA L. HEFF1E. 433 Gran ite Springfield, wilL be bur ied Monday at spinners town, Bucks County. She died Thursday at the age of 14. She was an 8th Grade stu dent at Springfield Junior High School.

tier sui-vivors are her parents, Herman C. and Geraldine H. Hef- ill no: two sisters. Carol; a student nurse at Presbverian Hospital in jh'rulaaelpnia, and Marilyn, a student at Kutztown State College; maternal arandna rents, Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Hunsberger of Mt. Airv. Li i rvices win be i p.m. Monday in the Blue Church, Baltimore Pike west of Woodland with burial in St. John Church Spinnerstown.

Calling hours will be to a p.m. Sunday in the Spencer T. Videon Son funeral home, Gar- Lrett Road and Shadeland Drexel Hill. BAYARD C. TAYLOR, 59, of 1003 Chestnut Trainer, died Thursday at home after a brief Mr.

Taylor was employed by ine Lnester WD (Jo. He was a member oF Chester Lodge No. 320, Loyal Order of Moose. He was born in Coatesville and moved this area when he was a small bov. He is by hrs the former Bertha Stafford; one son, Bayard II.

of illwvi two. stepsons, Francis and Russell Maguire of Woodlyn; two. grandchildren and two The services will be I p.m. Monday in the Robert Moreland funeral home. 9th and Main Burial will be Wen.

wood Memorial Gardens. Calling hours will be Sunday after 7 p.m. in the funeral home. VIOLA H. MaeENTYRE, 89, for merly of Chester, died Friday at her home, 8fi6 Robeson tail River.

after a brief ill ness. She was the widow of John Maclntyrc. Mrs. MacTntyre, the former Viola Howard, was born in Chester, daughter of the late Spencei P. and Elizabeth Cornwall Ho ward.

She had lived in Fall River for 4n years, where she was a member of the Union Methodist Church ami served as it secre tary for many years. She is survived by one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Maclntyre. The -services win be 1 p.m. Monday in the Waring funeral home, 17S Winter Fall Riv er Burial will be at a later rtatp in Mount Hope Cemetery, Village ureen. Other Deaths BOSTON TV HniuarH cngstrom, wno resigned as vice president of the Remington Rand Um'vac Division of the Sperry Corp.

in 1956 to become deputy director or the National Security Agency, died Thursday, Engstr'am, who was 59, served wun in.v\ two years. He was an associate professor at Yale during the 1930s. PORTSMOUTH. Va. (API Capt, Thomas Carroll Parker, naval aide to the U.S.

high com missionor Tor the Philippines at the outbreak of World War II. died Thursday. Parker supervised the burning of $2 million in U.S. currency on Corregidor to keep the invading Japanese from seizing it. He was US.

Car Thief Gets in Loot CHESTER Edward Ki.h of Coatesvilte, reporled to police early today his car was bur glarized of J230.M in valuables while parked at 5th and Welsh SU He said in tools were taken 918.60 in door latches, S8 worth fertilizer, and worth of tomato plant spray. against making a holc inone Inlfc nt to 1. Hp was an originator and vice president and director of the Atlantic City Racing Association, Mr. Keuy ana txea r. of Rose Tree' were co-develob- ers of the 122S- urii Drexelbrook Apartments and Club, Drexei Hill, in 1948.

He, was a former partner with William S. Peace in the rcab estate business. He was an owner and breeder horses. The horses raced in the name of his wife, Janet N. Kelly.

He was a member of 'The Thoroughbred Racing Association. a memoer ana lormer vice president of the National Home Builders and the National Association of Real Estate Boirds, Seaview Country Club, Absecon. N.J.; the Atlantic uountry tjlun, and was a former member of Llanerch Country Club. Besides nis widow, he is survived by. a brother, Joseph a of Wynnewood.

HERMAN SCHAAD, 45, a partner in Herman's Welding and Iron Works, Philadelphia, died Friday in Taylor Hospital after an illness of a few days. He lived at 113 Wilson. Woodlyn. Mr. Schaad was.

born in New Freedom, and had lived in Woodlvn for 21 vears: was a deacon in the Woodlyn Baptist Church, He is survived bv his widow, the former Dorothv Howard: son Herman Ronald at home; his moth- Murene W. Schaad of Philadelphia: a sister. Mrs Charles Click of Philadelphia and a brother, Russell C. of York, Pa. The funeral will be 9 p.m.

Sunday in the James F. Knoetgen funeral home, 746 Kedron Morion. Further services and burial will, be from St. John's Lutheran Church, New Freedom, un ivionuay ai p.m. Friends may call Sunday evening preceding the services in the funeral, home.

LAURA A. hlacNEIL. 80. of 2122 Chestnut Ardmore, formerly of Drexel Hill rtiorf Tuesday. Mrs MacNoil.

the former Lau ra A. Tamney, was a former employe of the John Wanamaker Store in Philadelphia. She is, survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Ouinn of Paramiis N.J., The funeral will hp 1 Mm. day in the William Rowan Gran! tunerai nonte, street road and Second Street Pike, Pa.

Burial will be in William Penn Cemetery. Calling hours will be 7 to p.m. Sunday -in the funeral home, ANN DODGE, a' musician, wife of Orin Dodge of 326 Ivy Rock Lane, Westgate Hills, died Friday in Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital. She had been ill fcr about a year and a half. Mrs.

Dodge was a member of the Matinee Musical Club and formerly played with' the Lans-downe Sym phony Orchestra, and mt; jjouge Trio. Besides her husband, she is sur-ived bv two sistprs. Mrs r. Mason of New York City and Mrs. Karl Dick of Cleveland.

Ohio. The services will be 1 p.m. Monday in the Perri funeral home, 8545 West Chester Pike upper uaroy. Burial will be in Woodlands Cemetery. THOMAS COSDEN.

(53 a representative for the RlinH As sociation, died on Friday in Lans-dale, of a heart attack. He lived at 216 E. 9th Chester. He is survived by his widow, Sarah Regan Cosdcn of Marcus Hook; a son, Joseph of Media-two daughters, Mrs. Kathleen Agusti of Potomac, and Mrs.

Gladys Bluzard of Eddys tcne; a brother Joseph of Philadelphia and 11 grandchildren. The funeral will be 9 a.m. Tuesday in the White funeral home, 9lh and Madison Chester. men requiem mass will be sung at in in St. Michael's Calling hours will be Monday evening In the funeral home.

FUNERAL FLOWERS "Bsauly To Sofleit Grief" Blair's Florist Shoppe Vill. G'ten, Pet. HU I WALTER CLANCY I Funeral' Home I Avt. al 19tS Sf. I TRemonl 2-1 0B5 I GRIFFITH FUNERAL CHAPEL NORWOOD, PA.

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