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2 THE PITTSBURGH PRESS Published Entered as second -class matter. Post Onice Allles. Pittsburch. Pittsburgh Daily and Sunday at 34 Blvd. of the TORI Pouce "Where, oh, where, has my little dog gone?" is Sandy's amplified plea.

PA Used by Girl To Find Lost Dog Tours North Hills Calling for Terrier A little girl in a little car is telling her neighbors her little dog is lost. In a loudspeaker equipped Crosley, yellow haired Sandy Brown has patrolled the North Hills for two days, calling her piano playing terrier. Thousands of residents of West View and surrounding communities have heard her amplified plea: "Come, Tootsie. Where are you, Tootsie? Has anybody seen my dog?" The midget car is emblazoned with equally plaintive entreaties: "Lost--mother of six--small brown terrier -short hair--long tail reward." The reward will be the privilege of hearing Tootsie play the piano with her forepaws and sing in a rather doggy soprano, explained Sandy's father, Harold M. Brown.

There has been no singing around the Brown home at 529 Taylor Avalon, since Sunday. That's when Tootsie hopped out of the family car while Sandy and Mrs. Brown were at West View shopping center. Official Scorns State's 'Scrubs' Says Wash Leaves Ring Around Tube Elbow grease is still the best way to keep Liberty Tunnels clean. "Fancy gadgets just won't take oil and grease off the tile walls," reported County Works Director Levi Bird Duff to the Commissioners today.

The gadgets he refers to represent $15,000 worth of equipment the State Highway Department uses to wash down the walls of the new Squirrel Hill Tunnel on Penn-Lincoln Parkway. Mr. Duff's engineers after study of the -two specially equipped trucksturned thumbs down on adoptling the method for Liberty tubes. The State's motorized cleaning apparatus works this way: First a truck carrying a 3 1500- gallon tank passes through, squirting high pressure soapy water. Right behind it comes another truck, this one with 2000 gallons of clear water which it sprays as a rinse.

After one of these treat. ments recently, Mr. Duff said he followed up the rinse truck "and could write my name on the tile surface." "The old fashioned way," contends Mr. Duff, "is still the best way." That way, as crews do it two or three times a year at the Liberty Tubes, is to scrub down the walls with long stiff brushes and plenty of detergent and water. In between washings Pays Back 308 Days of Sick Leave Postal Veteran Gives U.S.

'Health Dividend' Mike Jackson Ends 48-Year Career "Young" 70-year-old Mike Jackson gave Uncle Sam a re. tirement present when he left the Post Office after 48 years service. Mike has accumulated 308 days of sick leave that he's turning back the Government because "I'm thankful for being so healthy." When he retired yesterday as foreman at the Pittsburgh Post Office, Mike said he believes sick leave is a privilege and not a right. He has been sick less than one day for each year of serv. ice.

Wearing a grin, Mike admits that "sometimes I feel ashamed for being this healthy at my age." Many of his colleagues shake their heads when they think of Mike's sick leave record. Piled up at the rate of 13 days per year, it's when any sick leave is left unused. Mike quickly admits he owes his "youth" to the cooking of his wife, Nettie. Born on Herr's Island, now Pittsburgh's stock yards, he recalls when it was a garden spot with a colony of 17 families, a sawmill and truck gardens. 'Bucket Brigade' Totes Jail Water Cell Block Main Breaks Some 350 prisoners at County Jail today formed a giant bucket brigade to provide their own water supply.

The ladle chain came into service when a 10 inch main supplying water to the cell block broke on Saturday and flooded a sub-basement at the Ross Street jail. Prisoners began lugging the liquid from another cell range served by a different main. Meanwhile. County Commissioners called a special meeting today to get a plumber on the job for needed repairs. One official blamed the break last.

week's general alarm fire on the Bluff. He said fire. on fighters drained most of the Uptown mains to mount pres. sure for battling the ware. house blaze on Vickroy Street.

When the full surge of water returned to the pipe lines it may have been 100 much for them, the official reasoned. One bright spot remained for the prisoners, however. Water taps in the kitchen were unhampered and chow was dished up as usual. Property and Supplies Director Harry Aufderheide said he had a plumbing expert at work examining the main to recom- the walls get a dry cleaning. mend repairs.

FROM NINE TO FVE THE BRAIN "Some dictation! I took down three pages of snores before I realized he was asleep." 22, Pa. TUESDAY, JUNE 1954 Leader Fails To Get Support Of McClelland Coroner Balks At Bid for Aid State Sen. George M. Leader today failed to get an all-out pledge of support from Coroner William D. McClelland.

Senator Leader defeated Dr. McClelland for the Democratic nomination for Governor May 18. The nominee called upon Dr. McClelland today at the latter's dental office and the coroner had this to say: "I told him that I was in no position at this time to: talk politics so far as the comIng campaign is concerned. "I haven't had the chance talk to my supporters in the other counties and want to do that and see them first." said Dr.

McClelland. He said he told the senator that "it appears the Democratic Party lot to do about straightening out its house in Pennsylvania." Dr. McClelland said the party needs a new and vig. orous State chairman. The State Committee meets June 9 in Harrisburg to and after that Dr.

McClelland re said he may have something to say. Senator Leader asked Dr. Mc. Clelland for his support, the latter said, but that wasn't forthcoming--at least at this time. Dr.

McClelland indicated that he and his supporters think the Committee should elect a new chairman to replace Maurice Splain Jr. They may get their wish AS he has said he wants to quit to devote his full time to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Dr. McClelland said he told his primary opponent that he was disappointed in one remark made by Mr. Leader in a McKeesport speech.

that talk. Senator Leader said he didn't think the Democrats would go to the morgue for a candidate. As coroner, Dr. "McClelland is superintendent of the County Morgue. Senator Leader also saw one of Dr.

McClelland's chief porters, Prothonotary David B. Roberts, but didn't do any better there. "George, there isn't much politics we can talk about now," said Mr. Roberts. He pointed out that the McClelland backers will have a dinner June 14, that the party needs to be re-organized State wide, that Philadelphia Democrats are in a mess and that Dr.

McClelland's friends want to look the situation over. Mr. Leader spent week end here and said he hopes to line up the complete support of all Democratic cluding Dr. McClelland-and of the labor groups which backed the coroner in the primary. The Democratic candidate said he realized the Republicans will use the loyalty issue against probably, him.

He voted against the measure in the State Senate in 1951. Senator Leader said he is proud of the vote because it was cast against "restrictive legislation" and because the oath offended certain religious groups. He said he will link up the GOP nominee, Lt. Gov. Lloyd H.

Wood, with the present administration of Gov. John S. Fine. Mr Leader said he will blame the State sales tax on the Republicans who voted for it in the Legislature but declined to make any specific promises on taxes. "I will not deceive the people of Pennsylvania," he declared.

However, Senator Leader took shot at a statement by Mr. Wood to the effect that it's almost impossible to cut the costs of State government. "We don't need those 70.000 State payrollers in Harrisburg," Mr. Leader declared. Official Accused Of Tipsy Driving A Washington County parole officer was held for court on drunken driving charges today in McKeesport.

Todd Proctor, 42, of 12 Linn Washington, was arrested when he drove the wrong way on one way Walnut Street, police said. Patrolman James Corcoran said he took Proctor before: physician, who pronounced him under the influence of alcohol. after parole officer ignored a suggestion to park his car. One Call Important In the event of a surprise air attack trained Civilian Plane Spotters would be of invaluable service in Air and Civilian Defense. One call from a spotter could save a city! Send today for your free booklet.

"One Call," Box 50, Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colo. Published as a public service in co-operation with The Advertising Council. 4 Killed Here As U. S. Road Toll Hits 364 Worst Memorial Holiday in History An editorial, "Death at the Wheel," Page 2, Sec.

2. While Western Pennsylvania breathed easier today with four traffic fatalities, the nation counted 364 persons dead on its highways -the worst carnage for any three-day Memorial holiday period in history. The national toll exceeded the worst fears of the National Safety Council, which had expected 340 to die on the highways. Nearly four died on the roads every hour. The worst previous highway toll over a three-day Memorial week end was 335 in 1952.

Throughout the State, 12 persons were reported dead in highway accidents and another six killed by fire, lightning, drowning and other mishaps. Andrew J. Ferugio, 26, Muir, and Gen L. Lins, 23, of Tower City, Schuylkill County were killed when Ferugio swerved his car into a tree to avoid a group of children marching in a parade at Tower City. Fire Kills Widow record.

Patrols Doubled And a socially prominent Philadelphia widow, Mrs. Minnie Drexel Fell Cassatt, burned to death Sunday when a cigaret set fire to her bed in the Hotel Barclay. Capt. Jackson R. Dodson, State police commander at Greensburg, which controls troop, a four county area, said "every available man" was working over the week end to cut down the toll.

He reported that his area escaped without a single rural fatality, matching last year's Almost double the ordinary number of State police patrols were on the road, he said. "Motorists were extremely operative," he added. This is the second straight year that Western Pennsylvania has made a good safety record on the Memorial Day week end. Last year, while the rest of the nation was setting an alltime record in highway tragedy, Western Pennsylvania chalked up only five traffic deaths. This year, that toll was shaved.

Victims this year were: Pvt. Elmer W. Leng, 20, of 3047 Hazelhurst Brentwood, killed on the Turnpike as he was coming home from Aber. deen Proving Grounds for the weekend. Frank McDermott, 17, of Muse, Washington County, killed as the car in which he was driving to a dance with six other youths crashed into a pole in Canonsburg.

Mrs. Emma Robinson, 64, of Shelocta, Indiana County, killed when the car in which she was riding plunged over a bank and rolled over near Kittanning Saturday. Michael Lopushansky, 14, of Salem, Fayette County, killed when a car hit his bicycle at New Salem Saturday. Not a single fatal accident occurred in Allegheny County, official reports showed. Ex-City Newsman Dies in Arizona PHOENIX.

June 1 (Special)-Services were held today for former Pittsburgh newspaperman, John H. Haas. He died Friday. Mr. Haas worked for many years in the editorial and financial departments of the old Pittsburgh Dispatch.

At one time or another he was both reporter and auditor for the paper. For reasons of health he came here from Pittsburgh about six years ago. Surviving are widow, Mrs. Marcella Haas a sister, and" Mrs. Emma Storer.

Burial was in Greenwood Memorial Park. HIGHWAYS OFFICIALS AT MACING PROBE Waiting to appear before the grand jury on macing today were, left to right, Assistant Superintendents Thomas J. McElhaney, Nelson J. Cameron, Frank W. Stahl, and George Davidson.

Missing Mace Witness Located in Hospital Fund Collector Hurt in Crash maries. District Attorney James F. Malone has been trying to subpena Mr. Long and his contribution records since last Friday, but has been unable to find him. A key witness in the County grand jury probe of macing is in a hospital recovering from injuries received in an auto accident.

He is Kenneth Long, of Leechburg, who served as official campaign fund collector for Gov. John S. Fine's Republican candidates in the May 18 pri- However, it was learned that Mr. Long was injured early Sunday when his car hit a utility pole. He is believed to be in a private hospital in Harrisburg, although the doctor who treated him refused to discuss the case.

Police had no report of the accident. But today, Mr. Long's mother said he was injured in an auto accident early Sunday morning. She said he was in a hospital with a broken leg and other injuries. West Penn Power Co.

officials in Vandergrift confirmed that one of their utility poles was damaged early Sunday along River Road between Leechburg and North Vandergrift. Mrs. Long said she did not know what hospital her son was in. She said his wife was at his bedside. Since last Friday, County detectives have been trying to locate Mr.

Long to serve him with a subpena to apbefore the grand jury in pear Allegheny County. His records of contributions could be very important in the macing investigation. By comparing the contributions with official records of the workers' pay, Mr. Malone hopes to prove that they were maced for a uniform one per cent of their annual salaries. But when County detectives tried to serve a subpena Mr.

Long at his Leechburg home Friday night, they were told he would be back "shortly," Mr. Malone said. Unable to contact him that night, Detectives Tom McCracken and John Couch returned the next morning. "Even the dog didn't bark that time," they told Mr. Malone.

Shortly after Mr. Malone began his investigation May 5, Mr. Long said he "couldn't say" whether or not he would appear voluntarily until he talked to Governor Fine. Meanwhile, Mr. Malone an- MICHAEL J.

WARGOVICH Testifes before grand jury. nounced that the grand jury investigation into his charges that State employes were forced to contribute to the political fund will continue for another two weeks. Witnesses today were: Michael Wargovich, advance district representative, State Workmen's Insurance Fund, who reported to the grand jury last week, but did not testify be. fore the day ended. Catherine Hucich, a clerk at the Aspinwall Maintenance Plant, Highways Department, also recalled.

And these assistant superintendents in the Highways Department: Nelson J. Cameron, 126 W. McIntyre North Side; J. McElhaney, 75 Old Clairton Frank W. Stahgula, 100 W.

Seventh Tarentum, and George E. Davidson, Box 53, Greenoch. Parolee Held As Auto Thief A McKeesport teenager, on parole for auto larceny, was slapped with a second car-stealing charge today. Alfred Brownfield. 18.

of 213 Market was held for court after he ran a stolen auto into a parked car on Sheridan Street. A 17-year-old companion was turned over to Juvenile Court. Brownfield was placed on parole in April after he flagged down a State police car to request gas for a stalled car, which afterward turned out stolen. A 00 1 EIGHT MINUTES FROM THE AIRPORT- Guy Miller, owner of Miller's Aviation Center, sets down on Point Park in a timing test to determine the feasibility of air taxi service and mail transport between Greater Pittsburgh Airport and Gateway Center. The time: eight minutes.

Another test showed air time from Greater Pittsburgh to County Airport to be 11 minutes. Pilot was Rudy Scoke. Home for Aged Relocation Asked Sought as Addition To Medical Center A drive is on to locate the County's new hospital for the aged in Oakland Medical Center instead of Scott Township as planned. It was learned today that. Dean William McElroy of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School has met privately with County Commissioner Harry W.

Fowler to urge the switch. The County already has taken bids for construction of the 500,000 001 hospital in Scott Township, but has not awarded contracts. Dean McElroy met with Commissioner Fowler last week accompanied by Dr. William O'Neil Sherman, retired chief surgeon for United States Steel. Corp.

The head of the university's fast growing medical establishment urged the county to take over Municipal Hospital center for geriatrics as. (treata. ment of the ills of the aged). It was also suggested that the County might take over Aspinwall Veterans Hospital, which eventually will be abandoned now that the new land vets' hospital is open. MIKE JACKSON 'It's Auto Club Renews War on Towing Falsifying Charged In Damage Report The Pittsburgh Motor Club today renewed its attack on police methods of towing illegally parked cars.

In its monthly newspaper, the club reproduced a City towing notice, which shows that the ar. resting officer checked both sides of the car as damaged. Actually, the club claims, even after the car was released from the City Pound, there was only a minor damaged spot on the right rear fender. Report Quoted The club has started law suits against the City to stop what it calls "falsification" of towing records to protect the City in case the towers damage a car. The reproduction of the towing notice, dated March 19, showed check marks indicating the following parts Front left fender, right fender, rear left fender, rear fender, left side body, right side body.

"This sort of amazed me," the said in a statement to club, "since the owner, car was just a week old." 'Window Smashed' "It looked to me," he added, "like the officer had made every effort to protect the towing company and if they had drag. ged the car upside down from where it was on Federal Street to the City Pound I would have had no recourse." In another case cited in the June issue of "The Pennsylvania Motorist," the club prints the sworn statement of a 72- year-old member who says he had to stand by on the curb while officers broke a window in his locked car and then towed it away. City law specifies that a car shall not be towed away if the owner arrives on the scene before the car is moved. Louis A. Miller Solemn requiem high mass will be sung tomorrow for Louis A.

Miller in tion Church, North Side, at 10 a. m. Mr. Miller, who died Saturday at his home, 65 Riverview was a meat buyer for the Pittsburgh Mercantile Co. for 25 years.

He was a members of the Ushers' Society of Annunciation Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Estella G. Fath Miller; three brothers, Harry Otto C. and Andrew H.

Miller. Friends are being received at the Frank W. Simons Funeral Home, 2025 Perrysville Ave. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, North Side.

Dean McElroy's proposals were taken under advisement by the commissioners. Dr. Gerard P. Hammill, ecutive director of the County Institution District. has been asked to investigate and make recommendations.

Dean McElroy directed a losing, hospital fight to in build Oakland the when old it was first proposed several years ago. His new suggestion comes 011 the heels of disappointingly high bids for constructing the institution in Scott Township. Commissioners had expected it to cost between $16,000.000 and $17,000,000. But the recently bids put it nearer $18, 500.000. Dean McElroy's proposal also when the commissioners time.

ing forward to 1955, when they may have to take over cost of health services for the entire County, including Pittsburgh. That would add millions to the medical column of their budget. However, it was pointed out that combined facilities of Municipal and Aspinwall Hospitals are only about 1200 beds 400 at Municipal, 800 at Aspinwall. The proposed Scott Township institution would have 2000. Dean McElroy's suggestion to take over Municipal Hospital would relieve the City of a white elephant.

Built as a center for infectious diseases, it is used at only about one-fourth of capacity. Man Aiding Son Dies in Station A Squirrel Hill man died of a heart attack in the Home: stead police station while bail ing his son out of jail. The coroner's office said AF bert Kern, 55, of 761 Montclair died Sunday as a result of of a coronary occlusion. Police said he had gone tc' the station to place a $15 for, feit for his son, Edward, 23 who had been arrested on a' disorderly conduct charge. What Is It? See Page 34.