Cumberland Evening Times from Cumberland, Maryland • Page 7

Larceny, Aliening Vandals Evening Times, Tuesday, February 1974 To Try Again In '77 Mason PSt Bill Defeated The State Senate last night killed State Sen. Edward J. Mason's bill that would have put Allegany County water companies under the Maryland Public Service Commission, but this moring the author of the measure reported he was going to try again in the 1977 session. Senate Bill 103, defeated by a 24-15 vote last night, will be prefiled and the senator said he has been informed by the a of Legislative Reference that it will appear in the 1977 session as Senate Bill 1. The bill would give outside customers of municipal water a i a i a procedure and would also allow the county or a sanitary district to call in the PSC in case of water rate disputes if no set- tlement of rate disputes could be reached at the local level.

Sen. Mason said this morning that he decided to pre-file his measure after the Allegany County delegation informed him that its members would support the bill next year. "I am very happy for this support next year," he com- mented. Last night, House members of the Allegany County delegation issued a statement saying that had it not been for the legal problems Cumberland has with its Pennsylvania-based water company, they could have supported the Mason bill. They said the defeat of the bill has given the city a year's period of grace to straighten matters out with the State of Pennsylvania.

Sen. Mason said fellow senators informed him today they felt it would have passed if delegation had supported the measure. Opposition to the PSC bill was championed in the Senate by Sen. John P. Corderman, who testified before a Senate committee last week asking that the bill be defeated.

The committee, however, sent the bill to the Senate floor without a recommendation for or against passage. In their statement, Delegates Thomas B. Cumiskey William B. Byrnes and Casper R.Taylor Jr. said: "The action of the Senate tonight in defeating Senate Bill 108 has now given the City of Cumberland a grace period to formalize a legal relationship with, the State of Pennsylvania (Continued on Page 5) CUV, Area Weather I DOWNTOWN READINGS yesterday 37 37 37 37 37 36 36 35 32 30 28 Today 1 a.m.

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11 p.m. Midnight 29 FORECASTS Allegany, Garrett counties Fair, lows in 20s and 30s. In- creasing cloudiness, mild tomorrow, highs in 60s. West Virginia Clear, lows in 30s and 40s. Fair, highs in 60s to around 70 tomorrow; Western Pennsylvania Clear through tomorrow.

Lows in 20s and 30s, highs in 50s and 60s. JAMES A. BAILEY Lincoln Dinner MCSet James A. Bailey, vice president for marketing of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Com- pany, will be master of ceremonies for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner Monday at 6:30 p.m. in Ali Ghan Shrine" Country Club.

Mr. Bailey, who was named to the Kelly post in September, 1974, joined the company in August, 1962 and spent 10 years with the parent corporation. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber a A i i Goodyear in 1952, he held a number of assignments in the industrial products division. Shortly after coming to Kelly- Springfield, he was named an account executive in the custom brand division, which postion he held until his promotion to vice president in August, 1963. In 1967, he was appointed vice president of brand sales, where he remained until 1974.

A native of Memphis he spent most of his youth fn Dallas. After-graduating from high school in 1944, he served in the Navy for three years. He graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1950 and also attended graduate school there. A member of the Scottish Rite, the Shrine and St. Paul's Lutheran Church here, he was president of- the 1970 County United Way Drive.

He and his wife Maurine are parents of four daughters and reside at 519 Cobey Drive, Cumberland. U.S. Sen Howard Jr, (R-Tenn.) will be speaker at the dinner. Ticket information for the dinner may be obtained from Francis G.Philpot, chairman of the ticket committee, at 722- 2080. Arthur-T.

Bond is chair- man of the dinner committee. LaVale Firemen Respond Twice Twenty-four firemen from the LaVale Volunteer Fire Com- pany responded to a controlled brush burning yesterday at 10:30 p.m. on A Street. A fire department spokesman said a passerby noticed the fire and called in the alarm. A flue fire was reported at 5:30 p.m.

on Dolly Terrace but was under control when 33 firemen and four pieces of equipment arrived at the scene. a i a a i complaints and a breaking and entering are being investigated by City Police. Lepley Dance Studio. 249 Virginia Avenue, late yesterday reported damage to a storm door when the glass was broken. The theft of Maryland lag EDG 162 was reported to police by a Springdale Street resident.

i a reported the theft of his truck battery while the vehicle was parked on Ml. View Drive. David Glotfelty told police while his vehicle was parked in the South End a CB radio was stolen from the truck. Doe Spun, 917 Gay Street, was entered, according to a report police received yesterday. File cabinets and desks were ran- a a a a removed from a dispensing machine.

Two truck mirrors were "stolen from a van parked in front of Miltenberger Place. The vehicle is owned by Bach- man Transfer. Vandalism involved a broken vent window on a car parked on Virginia Avenue, was reported to police, along with a com- plaint that a car parked on Fayette Street by a LaVale man was damaged when the antenna was broken. A pockelbook containing cash was reportedly taken from a coat rack at Central YMCA. Police records also reveal David Lewis a of Davidson Street, arrested late yesterday on a state warrant alleging treaspassing.

John J. Devlin, 49, of Mc- Mullen Highway, was cited by 'police following a mishap on Valley Street and Columbia Avenue yesterday morning. The other driver was listed as Emma Darr, 349 Bedford Street. A local man reported that his home was broken into and two model railroad steam engine trains were stolen sometime last week. i i a i i of 545 Cromwell Terrace, discovered the theft Saturday.

Police said two Lionel model trains were taken when someone entered the housejafter breaking out a window. Several i of properties complaints are under investigation by local police. Cindy a of 216 Seymour Street, said a window in her car was broken while it was parked near Central YMCA Saturday night. Mrs. Allen M.

Smith, of 534 Fairview Avenue, had a mirror partially torn from her car Saturday. Police said they went to the area and saw two boys running away. Two side mirrors were broken out of the Cumberland Bible Church on Wallace Street early Saturday. Police said they found a car antenna which had a a throught the windows and into the inside of the church. The telephone booth at the AP Market on Greene Street was damaged by vandals early Saturday.

Police said the telephone receiver was broken and a i a missing- Paul Plummer reported that a tape player and five tapes having a total value of $104 were taken from his car while it was parked on a Chessie System lot. The car had been forcibly en- tered. DENTAL POSTER WINNERS A poster contest was held recently during 'National Children's Dental Week, by the Upper Potomac Dental Hygiene Society and the Allegany- Garrett Dental Society, with winners in the first six grades given awards. Shown here are, from left, Mrs. Dorothy Arnone, dental hygienist; Krista Armstrong, Johnson Heights School; Don Rose, Parkside School; Randy Myers, I-aVale School; Tammy Ours, Corriganville School; Jennifer Hawk, Gcphart School; Kevin Wallace, East Side School, and Dr.

Norton Druger, who presented the awards. ACC Spring Fluoride Proposal Dropped Enrollment iat Mark Noted Students Honored On Dean's List Miss M. Lavonne Wharran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H.

Wharran, RD 2, Fiintstone, was named to the dean's list at Elizabethtown College for the fall semester. She is a junior majoring in accounting. The highly controversial issue of the fluoridation of municipal water supplies has been dropped, at least for this i of the a Assembly. Today Stale Sen. Edward J.

Mason announced that he would not introduce the bill he had drafted calling for a referen- dum in Allegany County on luoridalion of drinking water. He explained that earlier he had drafted two bills, one for the City of Cumberland to a referendum on the issue and the other for a county-wide vote, both in the November general election. He said he dropped the city bill when he discovered a city referendum could not be placed on the general election ballot this November. The backers of fluoridation will have to petition it to a vote in Cumberland, he explained, if they desire it during the coming year. Sen.

Mason explained that he decided to withdraw the county- wide bill when the group i i a i legislation stated that they desired a city vote and not a county referendum. Del. Thomas B. Cumiskey Jr. A a a i merging from a meeting of Allegany 'and Garrett county delegates this morning that the fluoridation issue was not discussed after they learned of Sen.

Mason's action. Del. William B. Byrnes (D- Allegany) announced over the weekend that a decision on the bill would be made today. I BEAL Mrs.

Jack Lee. RD 4, Meyersdale. DAVIS Mrs. Samuel 90, Thomas. HABEL John 76, of RD 4, Meyersdale.

KEARCHNER Mrs. Cledith Blanche, 69. former city resident. LYONS Amos, 76, of 433 Columbia Street. RAY Mrs.

Joseph, 83, Elk Garden native. SLOAN Conrad Charles, 67, of 320 Furnace Street. (Continued on Page 5) Student in credit courses for the spring a A a Community College has set a new record, according to C. Wayne Roush, ACC registrar. record of 1,730 surpasses the fall 1975 record of 1,629, a 6.2 per cent increase.

Of the 1,730 students, 1046 are full time (12 or more credit i a i students accounting for 684 A major contribution of the total percentage in- crease in attendance is in the part-time category. The spring 1976 mark of 684 is 24.5 percent higher than the fall 1975 figure of 549. The enrollment increase is also evident in age categories above the 17 to 20 year old bracket. Full and part-time students in the 21- 30 years of age bracket account for 515 students; 31- 40 age category, 164; 41-50 age bracket, 69; and 51 and above, 28 students. Mr.

Roush added that 11 area senior citizens are taking advantage of the college's special tuition option. The oldest area resident at the college is a 74-year-old, part-time student. Special programs offered through the college have added to the totals. The a a history course has enrolled 25 students in its American Issues Forum; A a a Semester" courses. Report i i a a a 3 1 students; the a a College of the course in Psychology has enrolled 15.

The non-credit A a i a enrollment figures for spring semester were an- nounced by William E. Helmick, Adult Education director. More than 2,200 adults are registered in the 12 centers throughout the county with the highest class registration in courses held at the Vocational- Technical Center. Interviews Slated For Miss Allegany Entries Thursday Contestants for the "1976 Miss Allegany County" scholarship pageant will be interviewed at Ali Ghan Shrine Country Club Thursday at 7 p.m., Howard (Red) Taylor, general chair- man, announced today. Potentate Robert J.

Martin said interested young ladies are asked to call 729-2020 for in- formation and application. The pageant will be staged April 10 at the Shrine Club with the winner here moving on to the state pageant June 19. "Miss a a will be chosen at that time and com- pete in the "Miss America" pageant in Atlantic City, N.J., in September. Miss Cheryl Gaver of Mid- a student at Frostburg State College, was last year's "Miss Allegany County" and received approximately $1,200 in scholarship awards and cash. Young women residing in or (Continued on Page 5) Eighty-one students received letters for either athletic or service contributions to the school at the third semi-annual Awards Program sponsored by the Fort Hill High School Student Council Senate Thurs- day.

All-State football cups were given to Bruce Metz and Steve Trimble. CV'AL (Cumberland Valley Athletic League) medals were presented Randy Hillegas, Wyalt Durst, Mike Hast, Lyle Peck, Steve Trimble and Bruce Metz. a Maryland Class A champion football team received a jacket inscribed with his name. Certificates for outstanding a Preliminary Scholastic Ap- titude Test were awarded to Steven Hunt as a semi-finalist, and Mark Hite, Keith McDaniel and Terri Ott as commended Steve i received a letter of com- mendation for outstanding performance on the National Achievement Scholarship Test for outstanding black students. I a i a i a Society Awards were presented to Kimberly Andrews, Bill Arthur, Sherri Babcock, Susan Cuddeback.

Mace a a Mark Hite, Kevin Rice, and Linda Weber. Awards for outstanding citi- zenship in the school were given a i Dale Hankinson, Mark Hite. Steve Kessell, Carol Lewis, Ellen McDaniel, Lore Morrison and Sheri Pierce. The Fort Hill band, under the direction of Jan Morgan, per- formed during the program. Parents and students were served refreshments in the auditorium lobby following the program.

School Bus Aide Program Will End The use of aides on county school buses carrying kinder- a i i be discontinued after September of this year, according to James K. Kelly supervisor of transportation for the Allegany County Board of Kducalion. In a letter, recently mailed to a i a children, Mr. Kelly slates, "After September it is planned to discontinue bus aides on all kindergarten buses because of budgetary reasons. We sin- cerely regret basing to do this but we were the only county in a a ever to provide school bus aides.

The state will not fund this service. Should you have any questions or concerns the school principal or I wili be happy to help you." Mr.Kelly noted, hosvevcr, a aides will continue to ride Hie buses during September i children become a i i a with the route and procedures. He also said, "Kindergarten children will meet the school bus at the regular stop with the other elementary children in the morning. The same policy a i i a i a school. At noontime, special stops will be established for kindergarten children.

In most instances, the stops are scheduled so that the child will not have to cross the highway. However, this is not always possible and experience has shown that motorists do not always stop for the red flashing lights of the school bus. Therefore, parents are advised accordingly." Mr. Kelly added one reason he does not feel the aides are as necessary as they once were is because more of the kinder- garten children are riding regular buses a with elementary students. This can be done because a of the children that once attended classes at the Kindergarten Center now have kindergartens available to them at their local schools.

Eventually the Kinder- garten Center will be phased a a each elementary school will have its own kindergarten. A i a 22 kinder- garten bus aides will be af- fected by the discontinuation of the program. Trail Ride Scheduled The Mexico Farms Horse- a A i a i i conduct a trail ride Saturday, at 10 a.m. from the Cole Farm on Mexico Farms Road to Oldtowri and back. The trail ride will be con- ducted over the CO Canal towpath.

Riders are asked to bring a packed lunch, which will be eaten at the midway point. Cost for a cookout on return is one dollar for members and two dollars for non-members. Mrs. Anna Mae Cole asked that riders wishing to par- ticipate contact her at 724-6376 by no later than Thursday. Services Of YMCA Can Benefit Health Services offered by Central YMCA, which is conducting a membership drive this week, can be beneficial to a person's Bi-State Airport Measure Goes To House Tomorrow State Sen.

Edward J. Mason's bill creating a bi-state airport authority for Cumberland Municipal Airport passed its third reading today in the State Senate and will go to the House of Delegates for a i tomorrow. His bill is identical with the one sponsored by Del. Robert E. Harman of Mineral County and which is just one step away, from passage in the West Virginia Legislature.

Maryland and West Virginia airport authority bills must be identical in order for them to become law. Sen. Mason's bill goes to the House tomorrow where Del. Casper R. Taylor Jr.

has in- troduced a bi-state airport authority bill that contains language the City of Cum- berland insists upon. The Harman-Mason bills do not contain this key provision which would prohibit the bi-state authority from purchasing the Municipal Airport. Del. Harman said yesterday that his bill is just one step away from being passed by the i i i a a Assembly and he has no in- tention of a i the measure. He said he had dif- ficulty getting the bill oat of the Senate Local Committee, and he is afraid that an amendment at this stage measure.

Sen. Mason said the only way he will amend his bill is if Dei. Harman's measure also is changed. But Del. Taylor said he will press for passage of his bill anyway, even though it is different from the Harmon bill.

The dilemma confronting the legislators is that the Maryland and West Virginia bills must be indentical in order to become law. Any variation at all ap- parently would void the bills' legality. Del. Taylor said his bill has the fuli support of Cumberland and because he also shares the city's concern that the airport investment must be protected, he plans to seek passage of the bill. Inquiries made about the difficulties with the legislation showed that there is confusion among all of the legislators as to how the foulup occurred.

Sen. Mason said the problems are "embarrassing to me and embarrassing to Del. Harmon." and he charged that the city has "poorly handled the whole thing. It's too late in the ball game to change now," he said. The airport acquisition ban was first suggested by the city early in December and Del.

Taylor included the language in his bill following a meeting with a A i Commission atCity Hall. But both Sen. Mason and Del. a a said were unaware of the need for the clause and put their bills in as originally planned, without it. However, City Solicitor J.

(Continued on Page 5) YMCA ACTIVITY--Ken Potter, left, and Bill Davis, right, are shown on one the exercise machines al Central YMCA which ts conducting a membership drive this week. The Health Club Is available to both men and women on 3 scheduled basis. health, Charles CressweH, executive director, said today. According to the American a A i a i Cresswell said regular exercise can reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering weight, i blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and im- proving blood Participation in the YMCA "Health Club" and other ac- tivities there will assist in doing just that, he added. The Health Club is available to both men and women on a scheduled basis.

It offers such services as steam bath, sun. a exercise machines, i i i i universal exercise machine, i track and full-size gymnasium and swimming pool. Massage is available for women. Private lockers and gym attire also are provided. Men and women are en- couraged to visit the YMCA on Baltimore Street this week to become acquainted with iU facilities.

Memberships are being of- fered during Membership Week at a 10 per cent discount fee, Mr. CressAel! said. I a i can be obtained at the front desk of the or by calling 724-5445. bsfflve kftifudes Everything.