The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • Page 37

We're Spending More Par Medicines. Stirvoy The County's Drug Dill: $1.4 Million A Year It's not only for the good things in life that Indiana County residents are spending more money at the present time. They are also spending more for medicines a total of 402.00.0 a year. reason is not only that cost more of the increase, it or not, is attributed to thf fact that local people havejmore to spend, on aver- age than they did a few years ago. It is all quite understandable, to a new government study.

It shows that people with more money at their command spend more for ointments, laxatives and other non prescription drugs than do those with less money. The report, just released by the National Center for Health Statistics, a division of the Public Health Service, is bas- ed on interview with 134,000 persons throughout the country. Among those in Indiana County's geographic region, the amount spent for medicines averages $18.90 per person annually. Of this sum, an estimated $13.30 per year is for medicines obtained on written prescriptions from physicians. The rest of it goes for drugs and medications that are available without prescrip- ti'-ns, such as nose drops, liniments, pain relievers, vitamins and tonics.

On the basis of the government's sampling survey, total expenditure for medicines by Indiana County residents is estimated at $1,402,000 a year. The American people as a whole are spending more than $4 billion a year in that direction, or about $21 per person, the report states. Not included are drugs dispensed to hospital patients. Age, sex, education and income are some of the factors that affect the amount that an individual spends for medicines. Younger people spend less than older ones, women more than men and people in the South and West more than Culfdo To NY-Maryland Run Is Loser, PRR Claims ucts.

Inside That's A Lot Of Cheese First Page, Second Section Local Page For Local People Volume 154. Indiana, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, February 14, 1967. Telephone 46 S-5555 Shop talk at six SAY "cheese" and the shoppers' ears perk up at Food- land Supermarket. Leroy manager of the market on Route 11!) South, has a wlrip- ping 2.172-pound hunk of Wis- sharp cheese on display. His shoppers are invited to take a glimpse of the huge brick before the promotion ends and it winds up in your supermarket basket in smaller pieces, of course The PT Food Store in the University Park Plaza is undergoing an official name change.

The new "Riverside" sign went up yesterday Dermont Miller is remodeling his drug store and restaurant at Plumville Brush Valley firemen are putting the finishing touches to their new fire hall The Citizens Ambulance Service campaign in the Indiana area was a successful one. More than 6,100 subscribers joined the service; campaign officials are hoping they will eventually wind up with 6,500 members. FROM THE MAILBAGS Mr. Hastings: "i have just read your Club's Job' Well describing the many and varied service projects of the Junior Women's Civic Ifispos'sible, I would like you to forward my sincerest appreciation for a service project performed by them that was not mentioned in your ar- tide the sending of Christinas cards to servicemen overseas. Spending my second consecutive Christmas in Korea, it meant very much to me (as I am sure it did to all the other servicemen who received cards) to know that someone other than friends and relatives would take the time to let a complete stranger know he is not forgotten.

"As a sidenote of interest: I displayed all Christmas cards I received in my office. Often, one of my staff made up of 4" would ask me something about the sender of du.erent cards. "When I would explain that I didn't know the people personally, he couldn't understand why strangers would send me cards. 1 then explained what was behind the project. The only reply I received was from my secretary who said, 'Americans really are good "I want to again extend my sincerest appreciation to those wonderful ladies.

I hope they continue with their worthwhile projects, and may they all be successful. Sincerely, Lt. R. D. Toccafondi Korea SPIELS from the sports spigots: It may not be football weather, but the Indiana Touchdown Club has finalized plans for its big weekend next fall.

The club has selected the Purdue-at-Ohio State game on Oct. 14 as its "game of year," according to Fred Montonari, president of the organization Former Indiana Mayor J. R. "Pat" Maloney points out an interesting and local sidelight to the recent- selection of Lloyd Waner to baseball's Hall of Fame. Waner, the "Little Poison" of those Pirate teams of another vintage, is married to a former Indiana girl Frances Snyder Worrying and fretting through a basketball season is a guelling experience for the h'gh school coach.

As one district cage mentor put it last week: "I got to figurin" and it comes out to 44 cents an hour." GOOD NEIGHBORS Add Attorney Thomas Barbor, corner of Ninth and Water streets, and Indiana Policeman James Wakefield, corner of South Seventh and Maple streets, to the list of persons who use their mobile plows to clear the walks of their neighbors. those elsewhere. In Indiana County, according to the latest figures released by Sales Management on retail drug store sales, their volume for the year came to $2,485,000, compared with the total three years before of 889 0n HARRISBURG (AP) The Pennsylvania Railroad This takes into account, all a en decline in pa ssengnrs over the past sS ofnon yean, ta causing it to lose than S375.MO a year on two daytime passenger trains between Baltimore, and Buffalo N. Y. PRR officials testified Monday at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing that, an average of only 30 to 35 passengers ride the trains daily over the 395-mile run.

The hearing continues today. The hearing, the first of a series in Pennsylvania and New: York, was scheduled by the ICC determine whether the PRR should be allowed to discontinue the service. The PRR had announced plans to discontinue the trains last Jan. 15, but the ICC ordered a delay after a number of protests were filed. Milton Shapp, the unsuccessful 1966 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is among the protestors.

An attorney representing Shapp, Gordon MacDougall, said the retired Philadelphia industrialist would file a 10-page position paper with ICC examiner Edmond Fritz today. MacDougall also said that Shapp would testify at hearing in Williamsport 'on Friday. Others protesting the pro- osed discontinuance are the rotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the New York State Pub- Service Commission, the ity of Buffalo and several in- ividual commuters. They contend that elimination service would inconvenience raverlers in both states and amage the economy of North- rn Pennsylvania tier counties and Western New York. INDIANA firemen have announced that their 1966 fund raising campaign has been concluded.

Thirty one percent of the persons and businesses contacted re- sponded to the drive, according to Ken Moreau of the campaign committee. YESTERDAY'S fire in Aultman which left six persons homeless was another tragedy. But firemen -there are making efforts to'provide the community and area with better fire protection. They recently added a tanker truck to their equipment; hope to have it in full service in the near future. Although small in numbers and newly formed, the Aultman firemen deserve the support of the community.

The town is situated in sort of a "no man's land" in respect to its proximity to communities that have larger and older fire departments. THE NATIONALLY-famous 17-piece Cy Zentner orchestra will appear this'Friday night at the DuBois Litts Club The Three County Art Festival opened Sunday and continues through Feb. 25 at Vandergrift. More than 250 paintings are on exhibit Blairsville Jaycees say their, pancake and sausage marathon last Saturday was a steaming success. They served 400 pancake dinners, including 85 children's portions Recuperating from recent r- DEMOLITION WORK STARTS TODAY AT BLAIRSVILLE Workers from Ace Demolition Inc.

of McKeesport will start demolition of 12 buildings west of Liberty St. on both sides of West Market St. in Blairsville today. The buildings are located in approximately one-half the West Blairsville Urban Renewal project. The McKeesport firm submitted $5,130 for the work in January.

Structures doomed in this portion of the project will make way for expansion of facilities for Vale Technical Institute. The remaining portion of the 4.7-acre Urban Renewal project will be cleared for a 25-unit low rent housing project for the elderly. The sign above is one of two erected near the project. (Gazette photo by Graff) Teachers Gain Pay Increase WARREN, Pa. (AP) A $400 annual pay hike and fringe benefits have been granted to teachers in the Warren County School District.

For Say lor Seeking Cemetery Plan WASHINGTON (AP) A U. S. Congressman from Wetzel Assiqned Viet Duty John B. Dorrance Jr. of Phila- elphia, general manager of 3 RR passenger sales, said Monday that the line had decided to ask that the trains be discontinued after studies showed passenger usage was declining.

He said the 75 per cent decline on passengers on the two trains contrasted with a decline of only about 30 per cent over the rest of the PRR system since 1956. 'We're just not able to compete with air and private auto transportation," Dorrance said. Arthur J. Dubs of Philadelphia manager of PRR passenger schedules and consists, said the jobs of 15 trainmen would be abolished if the two trains were discontinued. He added, however, that because of seniority rights the men probably would be placed in other jobs in the PRR system.

KATHY COLEMAN earns scholarship Indiana High Senior Wins Scholarship Kathy Coleman, daughter of Mrs. Catherine L. Coleman, 1466 Philadelphia Indiana, an Indiana Area High School senior, has been awarded a scholarship to Mount Mercy College in Pittsburgh. It is an academic scholarship and combination Education Opportunity Grant. The scholarship will cover about one-half of the total cost The PRR contends that it Army Captain Gerald H.

Wet- would save $339,000 a year in zel recently reported for costs by discontinuing the lirtfK fVio 11 i Although Monday's hearing of her education and will distributed over the four years that Miss Coleman will attend the school. Informed of the news on Feb. 9, Miss Coleman also has an opportunity to receive a government loan if she so desires. She plans to major in nursing at Mount Mercy and then go on to a graduate school. After this, Miss Coleman plans to join the Peace Corps.

Mount Mercy College is a liberal arts college operated by the Sisters of Mercy of Pittsburgh. The Roman Catholic women's school has about 885 undergraduates. with the Military Assistance! trains. Command, Vietnam. Capt.

Wetzel's mother, s. The action, approved Monday, Johnstown has urged the revamping of the national ceme- William S. Wetzel, resides boosts starting salaries to $5,100 teries system to guarantee adequate gravesites for vet- a year and provides school con- erans an( their families, tributions toward life insurance Indiana R.D. 3. was devoted to presenting the at PRR's case, the examiner did allow several individuals, including three state legislators, WASHINGTON (AP)-A U.S.' for cemeteries in various areas "'f.

1 Congressman from Johnstown the country to enable surviv- has urged the revamping of the ors to select burial sites nearer Division and hospital and medical benefits. ThP imnrovpmpnts negotiated ors 10 seiecc bv WarreT Educa national cemeteries system to their homes by the warren Bounty touca guarantee adequate gravesites wh.ch repre- 4 theil families The 27-year-old officer is as-, signed to Advisory Team 22 and to testify in favor of retaining serve as an adviser to of Vietnam. tion Association which repre sents the teachers, go into effect next September. James Jewell, association pres- Rep. John P.

Saylor, told the House of Representa- 'tives Monday he was introduc- ident, said the salary committee ing a bi to make the operation was satisfied with the improve-, and maintenance of a national ments except the starting sala- veterans cemeteries system a responsibility of the Veterans' Administration. He said the association will meet Wednesday to discuss the increase. POLITICAL FOOTNOTES the lighter side of our Frank Barkley story which appeared last Saturday is this squib about the retiring county commissioner. A reader recalls being in the courthouse the morning after Commissioner Barkley had just won a hotly-contested primary campaign. The first rays of dawn were peeping through the windows when the late J.

Boyd "Grinny" Barclay, the sportsman who also kept tab on politics, arrived. When told that Frank Barkley was one of the primary winners, "Grinny" is quoted as saying: "I think he'll be a good man. But it's too bad he doesn't know how to spell his name." Another veteran politico is retiring from county government and active political life. Mrs. Agnes Hood, a county auditor, has announced she will not seek reelection.

Mrs. Hood first became an auditor in 1951 when he was selected to fill the unexpired term of her late husband, A. E. "Gus" Hood. Mrs.

Hood was defeated in a bid for election to the post in 1951 but won the office in the 1955, 1959 and 1963 voting. She is retiring with 13 years of county government service to her The Army announced recently it will restrict burials in the Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery to those who died on active duty, professional soldiers, Medal of Honor winners, and veterans who have held high government positions. gery is Eugene Friedline, composing room foreman of the Gazette and a sparkplug in the Greater Indiana Toastmasters Club Michael Shim- ho, Homer City, and Alan Campbell, Indiana, were delegates to the state wide Young Republican Club meeting in Altoona last weekend Members of the Regular Baptist Church in Blairsville will hold services in their new building for the first time this Sunday King's Brothers Circus will be in town Saturday, May 20, as part of the Christmas Tree Festival Crown Construction the Johnstown firm that built both the University Park Plaza and Holiday Inn in Indiana, is developing a $2 million shopping center in the State College Bellefonte area. It will be known as the Nittany Mall Commodore firemen are reminding their members that 1967 dues are payable Willie, our ex-shoe shine boy, points out that failure is the least line of persistence. Good Evening! Marion Grange Lists Program MARION CENTER Marion Center Grange 1910 will have The Army said the new pol- program concerning Valentine's icy was necessary because thei Day and Lincoln at its of remaining Wednesday, Feb.

15, at 8 p.m. sites in Arlington is just about in Steffy Hall. (Read Gazette Classified Ads) exhausted. Under Saylor's bill the VA would be allowed to buy land Meet Set Saturday Primary Slate Eyed By Demos Blairsville Forum Set Tomorrow BLAIRSVILLE Blairsville Borough Council will hold a special public meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.

15, in Runzo's Party Room in an attempt to familiarize citizens and organizations with problems facing borough solons and the community. Termed a "Reawakening and Regeneration of Community Spirit," the forum type meeting has been called by council president W. a 1 Harkins who notes the meeting will include presentation oi two sound films. A discussion period will follow the films and comment by borough officials. Refreshments will be served at the close of the meeting.

Officials urge organizations to send representatives and for individuals interested in the community and its growth to attend. the trains. Sen. Z. H.

Confair, D-Lycom ing; Rep. William F. Renwick, D-Elk; and Rep. Franklin L. Prior to entering the Army in Kury, D-Northumberland, said February 1962, Capt.

Wetzel'they believed that discontinu- graduated from Pennsylvania: nance of the trains would dam- State University in the class of age the areas they represent. 1961. He is a- 1957 graduate ofi Others who opposed the PRR 'were E. W. Tompkins of Emporium, Mrs.

C. G. Davies of New Indiana Area Senior i were E. ot Empo- School, Indiana. Capt.

Wetzsl was stationed at Fort Knox, before to Cumberland, Mrs. A. L. Laughlin of Harrisburg, Broughman of ostpone Meet The February meeting of the ndiana Area School Board, icheduled for last night, was jostponed to next Monday. Cause of the postponement as the attendance of some of Sagamore Man he members at Association of the American School Boards convention in Atlantic City.

Allen H. Martin of Duke Center, Explorer Program Aids Youth Today's "knowledge explosion" is being met by the Explorer program of the Boy Scouts of America as its high- school age members take active part in unusual skills that were unknown a generation ago. John L. Tunney, Exploring Chairman of the William Penn Council, Boy Scouts of America, explained how the national Allen'youth organization has kept the best of the old and has moved inkto the newest scientific and Me- McKean County. The two trains, industrial fields in order to train numbers 570 boys for their contribution as and 571, operate daily between such intermediate points as York, Sunbury, Williamsport, adults.

'The theme, 'Scouting rounds a guy out' for this year's Boy Lock Haven, Emporium Glean, N.Y. and Scout celebration comes at a time when we see boys who are continue to run. From Chicago Blairsville Gets Snow Via Rails A meeting of the recently-ap- mediately so that the Demo pointed Democrat nominating cratic Party can present the committee has been scheduled best possible ticket to the vot- At for Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m.Jers of Indiana County at the at the Indiana County Democrat May 16 primaries. I SAGAMORE Shannock Val- Headquarters, 558 Philadelphia 1 Mr.

Oswalt further stated that ley Police gained entrance early Indiana. iany Democrat interested in run- this morning to the residence of In announcing the scheduled ning for county office this year Fran i aymon 77 393 Ninth meeting Jack Oswalt, Homerjwill be given fair and impar- gt and 'found the City, chairman of the nominal- tial consideration for any office widower who lived ing committee, said today that to which he or she may aspire. )dv ot tne widower who lived a number of persons interested! Persons interested in running in running for the county offi- for county office this Armstrong County Coroner ces up for election this year'should immediately contact one Jack Kennedy said Mr. a y- have already contacted the com-lor more of the following nominating committee members: to Jack Oswalt, Homer City; Wil- roittee. His committee would like mond apparently died of natural causes some time Sunday night.

AAtO WAHiAJ.iVVVK' i have any Democrat interested in liam Ward, Blairsville; Donald! Neighbors became alarmed i ii.LinntVis\trl>-iicii-tt/-vrtr\tir'ciQnif BLAIRSVILLE Last week a national weekly magazine printed photographs of railroad workers in snow-deluged Chicago attempting to re-rail a train derailed by heavy snow and frozen switches. The article noted railroads in this major rail terminal city had no place to unload snow from the sprawling railroad yards. It was decided to load the snow in empty gondola and hopper cars, and "ship it south." This is where Blairsville enters the story. Just how far south of Chicago Blairsville The PRR also operates take on the kind of night trains between Buffalo andiprogram that can't help but Baltimore, but they are not a stronger nation," Mr. volved in the hearing and will Tunney said.

Mr. Tunney cited Explorer sosts in this area that are spec- alizing in Law Enforcement and Journalism. Our experience shows that Exploring provides opportunities for high school-age boys to explore adult-like roles and to reinforce certain broad ethical aims of character development, citizenship training, and mental and physical fitness," Mr. Tunney said. "The social, vocational, i t- ness, and service activities of Exploring work together to 'round a guy out' and prepare him for living in a new, wider, more complicated world." running for county office year to contact him or VI J1V141A i ij 4 i i i i i this Bowser, Plumville; Mrs.

Charles when they failed to notice any happens to be is open lor de- any member of the committee states, Indiana, and "Skip" Tate, Clymer, William smoke coming from the mond residence. bate, but over the weekend, some 30 gondola cars filled to capacity with Chicago snow arrived in Blairsville. They were eventually placed at the PRR's Strangford railroad dump near here. Rail officials in Chicago decided it would be less costly to simply load and ship the snow to a "warmer" climate than attempt to shift the cars back and forth and then unload the white cargo near Chicago, a duplication of costs. It is understood the tars of snow have been unloaded at Strangford and the "empties" will be returned to freight service.

With several days of unseasonably warm weather predicted, the snow should melt and solve the problem. Blaze Levels Indiana Garage Fire last night destroyed an empty frame garage along West Nixon Ave. at the rear of 1667 Philadelphia St. Indiana firemen were summoned when the blaze broke out at 6:45 p.m. Fire Chief James Miller said the blaze may have been started by children playing with matches.

The garage was owned by Almes Realty Co. of Indiana..