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28 Friday, April II, 1975 Phoenix Awarded Largest 130 Pints CUR A Construction Pact Of Blood Collected A contract for nearly $900,000, several construction projects in the Center City II project area was awarded to the Phoenix Construction Com- pany, city, yesterday by the board of directors of the Cumberland Urban Renewal Phoenix, one of four local bidders on the 1975 site im- a a submitted the lowest proposal of to CURA on March 31. It is the largest contract ever let by the agency. There was no discussion concerning the contract at the meeting yesterday, and the acceptance of the Phoenix a xv a a Also submitting bids on the contract were George F. a a Walter N. Yoder and Sons, $1,268,672.25, and a a i Company, division of interstate A i i a i $1,390,018.50.

Work included in the contract includes the connection of Union and Pershing streets, the widening of Bedford Street from North Centre to North: Mechanic streets, the widening of North Mechanic Street from the J. F. Kennedy Apartments to Baltimore Street, and ex- sanitary sewer con- istruction. The board also rejected a proposal from the Mayor and City Counci! to have the Orrie Contracting Company work additional hours or add a second shift to the South Mechanic Street construction completed Sooner. Charles S.

Steiner, CURA chairman, said Donald Sen- sabaugh, owner of the Orrie firm, is opposed to a second shift because of the work in- volved, but he could work his men 10 hours per day and eight hours on Saturdays at a cost of $101 per hour for overtime. He added, however, that the net gain would-not justify the ad- ditional cost. Mayor and Council also wrote that, it was concerned about the 'traffic tie-ups on South Mechanic Street, but John 0. DeWilt, the city's director of public works com- mended the firm and said it was doing the best job possible under the existing conditions. Richard E.

McKenzie, a member of the CURA board, also praised the work being done and suggested that traffic- tie-ups would be minimized if the Police Department im- proved traffic handling. In response to a request from the Mayor and i i "CURA's executive director, explained that the agency has stipulations in its contracts for handling the traffic flow during construction projects. Rest room Change OKd The board of directors of the Cumberland Urban Renewal Agency yesterday agreed to honor a request from the Mayor and Council to abandon to locate i i restrooms in the North Centre Street parklet. The Mayor and Council had recommended to CURA last week that no further con- sideration be given to building the restrooms in the parklet because the city has decided to include restrooms in the i Safety building. Charles S.

Steiner, chairman of the agency, said the board has hot specifically been trying to locate, the restrooms in the parklet, and the other members agreed to close the subject. John W. Wormack, com- missioner of streets and public property, said he doesn't think the other members of the Mayor and Council were really in accord with building" the restrooms in the parklet, ad- ding that he has been the one really pushing the project. Commissioner Wormack said he has received a lot of mail in favor of the restrooms, but noted that the decision- to abandon them in the parklethas been made. Gunman's Ashes Placed In River The family of Michael Ed- ward Perch, who killed two persons and wounded five others at Wheaton Plaza last house (in Prince Georges County), so he put locks on the doors.

He always locked his bedroom when he was here and other action yesterday, Mr. Steiner expressed "severe displeasure" in the Mayor and 'Council for placing a letter addressed to CURA on the agenda for the council's meeting March 31. Mr. Steiner said the letter was sent to CURA by Matthew Mullaney, with a copy to the Mayor and Council, concerning an "infringement" on the sidewalks at two parklets, and 'that the letter was read at a council meeting before the city consulted the agency. jerry Goodwin, CURA's executive director, said the location of fountains or water displays partially on the sidewalks at the parklets on North Centre and North Liberty streets -allows pedestrians to see them, adding that the amount of encroachment is smallconsidering the new open public space being provided.

C. William Gilchrist, CURA's attorney, said there-are all kinds of encroachments' on sidewalks throughout the city, such as signs, utility poles, Sunday, was scheduled to be in Garrett County yesterday to spread Pearch's ashes in the Youghiogheny River. The 29-year-old Perch had resided on a farm in Friends- viile for the past 14 months. He was shot and killed by.a Mont- gomery County policeman after the shooting spree at the plaza. The Washington Post yesterday that Pearch's father, who resides in Pittsburgh, had visited his son on the Friendsville farm early this month.

When his son showed him the cabin, the elder Mr. Pearch was quoted as saying: "I was a bit taken back. It was an arsenal, with guns and ammunition on the walls, hunting knives, shooting bench outside and animal pelts." "He always had guns with him," a mother. Katherine, was quoted as saying. "He acted as though someone might break in the he wanted me to do the same, and trees.

though I never did." An autopsy, report showed that Pearch had been suffering from a tumor in his brain and it is believed that the tumor could have been a contributing factor to theshootingincident. Pearch, who was said to have a great love for the outdoors, and for books and history as well as guns, moved to the Friendsville when. -the owners of the property, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Combs Jr.

of Prince Georges County, offered to let him live there rent-free. The Post said that during his year on the Combs place, about three miles from Friendsville, he became more withdrawn and quiet, according to friends who observed him during infrequent visits to the Washington area. Robert Combs 34, of Friendsville, father of the man who owns the farm, said he visited Perch in the fali and noted a marked change Pearch's attitude. (Continued on page 15) One hundred thirty pints of blood were collected at the Amcelle plant of Celanese Fibers Company during a visit yesterday afternoon of the Red Cross bloodmobile unit from Johnstown, Pa. Mrs.

Jane Lohnas, recruit- ment scheduling chairman for the Red Cross, said the 130 pints was 20 pints shy of the goal of 150 pints which was set months ago when the employment level at Amcelle was considerably higher than at the present times. She pointed out that 128 donors had been scheduled and 116 of them or better than 90 per cent kept their appointments. In addition, there were 15 walkin donors. Only one -potential donor was rejected. Seventeen of those who donated blood yesterday at Amcelle reached milestones in their contribution of blood to Red Cross.

Leading the pack was John E. Sharp, 730 Gephart Drive, who became a member of the 10-gallonclub. Among the other contributors were Robert S. Welsh 923A Weires Avenue, LaVale, five- gallon club; Mrs. Mary.Angela McKee, Cresaptown, four- gallon club; Charles L.

Hott, Paw William F. Stevenson, 604 Montgomery Avenue, and George Stewart, Cresaptown, three-gallon club. Other major donors were William Mason, 105 Douglas Avenue, Lonaconing; Wayne M. Stewart, 116 Chestnut Street, Keyser; Marshall Lancaster, 660 McMullen Highway; Glenn E. Thrasher, 30 Pennsylvania Avenue; Edward L.

Crowe, Jackson Street, Lonaconing, and Herbert L. Knepp, RD Frostburg, all two-gallon club members. Reaching one-gallon club a were i a W. Sheldon, Hyndman, Mrs. Evalee Stangle, Ridgeley; Robert C.

Deremer, 424 Race Street; Donald E. Paupe, 22 Long Drive, and, Glenn D. Barker, 111 Westwood Road, Bel Air. Physicians on duty were Dr. Richard Schindler and Dr.

R. Espina. Discuss Animal Control Methods Miss Phyllis Wright, third from left, animal control specialist for the Humane Society of the United States, talks with members of the Animal Welfare Society of Allegany County at a public meeting sponsored by the local society last night at the District Court office. From left are Vicki Wolodkin, president of the local society; Peggy McDaniel, its extension officer; Miss Wright; Linda Thompson, secretary; Bernetta Parker, vice president, and Ann Harden, treasurer. MPA Parking Lot Rates Approved in Careers Night For Women Set The Women's Resource Center will sponsor a "Non- Traditional Careers for Women Night" Tuesday in room 140 at the Lane College Center at Frostburg State College.

The event is being co- sponsored by the Maryland Commission on the Status of Women and will begin at7 p.m. sponsored an International Women's Day Luncheon which was attended by over 60 people. Future events planned include a seminar, "Career Development for the Professional Woman" on May 22-24, and local hearings of the Maryland Commission on the Status of Women on may 29. Persons interested in ad- ditional information about these A spokesman for the program events may contact James said it will offer an opportunity to meet and talk with women who have been successful in career fields which few women have entered to date. The panel moderator will be Dana George, director of the Career Exploration Laboratory for Ailegany County schools.

Panelists will include Roseann Bernstein, auto dealer; Linda Brown, radio station general a a Kathy Burkey, certified public accountant; Dr. a Fiscus, i i a Margaret Herdeck, legislative aide to Sen. Charles McC. Mathias; Ellen Jordan, at- torney; Lorraine Nelms, i Carol Ritchie, pharmacist, and Crystal Sorge, WAVE coordinator. Each panelist will briefly describe the educational background required for en- trance into her career field and share with the audience some experiences in her chosen field.

Mrs. George will explain the facilities at the career lab and an opportunity will be provided i audience. The event is open to the. public. Women and men of all ages are encouraged to attend.

The Women's Resource Center was founded by a group of women and men interested in expanding women's freedom of choice to plan their lives and improving the quality of life of women and men throughout the world. Tbt center already has DeCarlo or Julia Derezinski at: 689-4375. The i i a a i Authority yesterday approved rates for the parking meters to be installed on 'the North Mechanic Street parking lot. In i a a i a by the authority's consulting engineer, Donald M. McNeil, the MPA decided to go along with the rate'schedule planned when the meters were purchased last Equipment Company.

Pitt- sburgh. The rates, which include only the North Mechanic Street lot, are 10 cents per hour, three City Brush Fire Is Extinguished Firemen from South End extinguished a brush fire yesterday at the end of Putman Street. Units responded at 7:28 p.m. and returned to their station at 7:45 p.m. Additional units responded, while South End was at the scene, when a box alarm in the area was pulled.

An accidental alarm also sent firemen to Memorial Hospital at 6:38 p.m. yesterday. They returned to their stations at 7:07 p.m. OTHER LOCAL NEWS ON PAGE 15 hours for 25 cents, and 12 hours for 75.cents. These rates are lower than the ones proposed by Mr.

McNeil. The Pittsburgh consultant had proposed that ali-day parking fees at the iot be Si. 30 minutes for 10 cents, I 1 4 hours for 25 cents, hours for 50 cents, 3 hours for 75 cents. MPA members attending yesterday's meeting were Harry Kauffman, chairman: John J. McMullen vice chairman, and James E.

Coyle. John Conway and Police Chief W.E. Shank. City Fire Dept. Reports Alarm System Trouble a i a a yesterday a it is ex- periencing trouble in the box alarm system in the East Side, and requested residents to call 724-4444 in case of an emergency instead of relying on the street boxes.

Areas a by the i will be corrected as soon as possible, include Bedford, Frederick and Decatur streets, Baltimore Avenue, Shade's Lane, Marion and Monroe streets. Dog Law Changes Proposed The AHegany County Board of Commissioners has received criticism of a different sort from Miss Phyllis Wright, animal control specialist with the Humane Society of the United States. One of the first actions under the code home rule early in March was the adoption of a measure for the regulation and licensing of dogs. John J.Coyle, president of the a missioners, said that this was adopted 31, the request of the Animal Welfare Society. But when Miss Wright met with the county commissioners Wednesday afternoon she said that'the measure didn't go far enough.

She suggested that'the county commissioners consider a wider range license fees between unaltered dogs and those which have been sprayed or neutered. Members of the Animal Welfare Society, who ac- companied Miss Wright to the meeting, said that there just aren't enough good homes for dogs and cats in Allegany County. They indicated that only about 10 per cent of the dogs and cats they receive for adoption are placed in homes. The other 90 per cent have to be destroyed. Miss Wright spoke last night at a meeting arranged by the Animal Welfare Society 'Hotline'Wants He The Allegany County Hotline, beginning its fourth year of operations, is recruiting area citizens to attend the Hotline a i i session beginning Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m.

at Bishop Walsh High School, according to Reg Barss, training coordinator. Hotline began operations on April 17,1972, as part of a non- profit organization started by "People Are Concerned." James M. Cornelius, general' chairman, reports that Hotline has received over 10,000 phone calls in three years seeking i a i and a i referrals. The programs listeners are non-professionals volunteering their service on an anonymous particiapation basis. Names of the listeners are not given to the caller, and in turn the name of the caller is not requested.

Hotline directors desire the caller to establish a relationship 'with Hotline and not with a particular listener. While Hotlirielistenersare not "crisis intervention workers" going to the caller, the listeners attend, to the-caller, posing options and alternatives with action to be taken. All options use referrals to groups outside Hotline which are qualified professionally to meet the caller's request. Callers also have the choice of requesting a type of listener, such as age or sex, who': they think may better understand the situation. Two problems confront the organization in providing better service to the callers, according to Hotline directors.

Hotline needs additional volunteer personnel in shifts attending the phones 'on a 24-hour basis, ex- panding their service which currently operates during the evening and early morning hours. Also needed are more senior citizens and housewives to balance the number of listeners in these categories. "Persons who have a com- mitment to deal with other people's needs over the telephone are primarily desired to work the.line," according to Mr. Barss. "Interested citizens should also be willing to work at least two shifts at varied times Trash Campaign Goes Downtown Deaths BYRNES Gregory 81.

of Eckhart. COLAW Ernest 56, of Oakland. DASH Ellis 69. formerly ofEIlerslie. DUCKWORTH Jacob 91.

of 824 Sha wnee Avenue. FUNK Frank 85. of Rowlesburg, W. Va. HOUSE James 47, Keyser.

PARLETT Thomas 61, formerly of Paw Paw. RAYNOR Floyd 68, Grahamtown. SWEITZER Eric Steven, infant, Oakland. WILSON Edward 75, of 114 Weber Street. (Obituaries on Page 9) 's Day' Set Rev.

Goodwin Douglas will be the guest speaker at the Metropolitan Church's annual "Women's Day" on Sunday. The program will begin at 3 p.m. and Rev. Douglas will be accompanied by his choir. City street department crews had a relatively easy day yesterday in the fourth day of the annual spring cleanup drive, hauling 19 truckloads of trash to the county, landfill for a total of 2 tons.

a superintendent of streets, said the campaign has remained ahead of schedule all week, and that crews only had to work on the cleanup for a portion of the day to finish the East Side. The two-day collection totals in the East Side amount of 75 truckloads and 92 tons of trash, Mr. Weaver said, noting that the dumpster provided, by Howell Trucking, Inc. picked up two loads of .10.7 tons of trash. Only two tons of appliances were collected in the East Side, all on Wednesday.

So far this week, which has included two days in South End in addition to the East Side pickup, the city has collected a total of 194 truckloads of trash amounting to 272.8 tons. There also have been eight dumpster loads taken to the landfill for 43.8 tons. In addition, 5.1 tons of appliances have been carted away. Mr. Weaver said the cam- paign has continued ahead of schedule this week because of the good wather and no major mechanical breakdowns.

He also said the addition of 13 laborers working under the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) has helped speed up the drive. Today's collections will be made on ail streets between the BO and Western Maryland Railway tracks and from Winston Street on the south to the city limits at the north end of North Mechanic Street. On Monday, the campaign will begin-in the North End section and move to Side on Wednesday. All trash must be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on the an- nounced day of pickup, and all a a books a newspapers must be tied in bundles for easy handling.

No boxes should weigh more than pounds, and no article will be picked up that; is too heavy for two men to handle. per month and attend all of the training meetings." The training process calls for 20 hours of meetings on dif- ferent The preparation i Hotline policies, general information, using the a system, special category calls, role-playing and values clarification "system. The values clarification system concerns the influences of the listeners' values in the. callers' values, while suggesting 'options or alter- natives of action. -Before qualifying to work the line, trainees go through an a a i process.

This process consists of observation by the instructors in meeting the training session objectives, and self-evaluation by the trainees. Those who would like to volunteer for Hotline training should call the Hotline, 722-3900, between 7 p.m. today and 3 a.m. tomorrow or? p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m.

Sunday. Additional training will be conducted from 7 until 9 p.m. April 22, April 24, April 28 and April 30, and from 1 too p.m. on May 4. Direction Sought In Sign Law Go On To College, Minority Students Urged An education awareness program for high school minority students was con- ducted yesterday afternoon by the Allegany County Human.

Commission. the program, held at Frostburg State College, represented Allegany, Fort Hill, Beall and Bishop Walsh high schools as well as high schools in Mineral County. The commission sponsored the program in conjunction with Frostburg State, Allegany i College a Potomac State College. Topics discussed included: reality of college; admissions a requirements; programs and course offerings; financial aid; i school preparation; typical day at college, and emphasis on high school. In addition to the students, -other participants included staff personnel from the Human Commission, and the three colleges.

Members of the Black Student Alliance provided personal experiences, insights and advice regarding the pursuit of a college Mercury Here Hits 72 Degrees Pleasant weather prevailed throughout the area yesterday as the mercury jumped to 72 degrees in Cumberland. The weatherman forecasts more of the same through the weekend. Tim Thomas, local observer for the National Weather Service, said there is a possibility of showers or thundershowers for today and part of Saturday. Highs should be around 70, and overnight lows are expected to be in the upper 40s to near 50. Weather FORECASTS a a a i a cloudiness and warmer with a chance of showers.

High around 70. Cloudy and warm with showers likely tomorrow. High in the 70s. West Virginia Partly cloudy, breezy and warmer with a chance of showers or thundershowers. High in the 70s.

Showers likely tomorrow. High near 80. CITY TEMPERATURES 1 p.m. 2p.m.68 3p.m.68 4p.m. 68 5 p.m.

68 6p.m.68 Yetems Ti Meet The director of the city's Department of Community Development, yesterday asked the board of directors of the Cumberland Urban Renewal Agency for some direction in dealing with the sign ordinance in the Center City II West Geor Scarlett, who also serves as building said CURA should exercise its control on signs, noting '-a problem he has with a local business. He said he has issued permit to Glenn owner of Zembower's American Hardware Store, for the awning on the front of Mr. Zembower's new location on North Liberty Street. However, Mr. Scarlett said Mr.

Zembower wants to erect a sign on the front of the awning, which Mr. Scarlett feels is contrary to the zoning or- dinance, although J. Frederick Sharer, city solicitor, has written a legal opinion saying the sign is allowable. Mr. Scarlett told the board that the legal opinion was based on opinion that the awning is now part of the building and that the sign can be erected on it subject to the city's sign regulations.

Mr. Scarlett feels, however, that the building Iine as written in the zoning or- dinance, is the face of the wall and that to erect the sign on the awning would make it a projecting sign, which CURA has ordered removed from downtown businesses. Charles S. Steiner, chairman of the agency, said he agrees with Mr. Scarlett, and said.it would make some people sufter unnecessarily if Mr.

Zembower would be allowed to erect the sign on the awning, because other businesses had to remove the projecting signs. The board then said it would place the matter on the ag for the next meeting tattvely scheduled Thursday and CURA's attorney, William Gilchrist, said he would meet with Mr. Sharer to discuss the problem. In other action, John DeWitt, the city's director of. public works, said he has received the final construction Ji lg thc J.

Me- Bridge, which will be Chessie System tracks on Frederick and Bedford streets, and wm hold a final meeting with the Hjghway Administration 7p.m.66 8 p.m. 63 9 p.m. 58 10 p.m. 55 11 p.m. 54 Midnight 52 Mu en Victor Tambolleo Post 1712, Catholic War Veterans, will meet Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

at the commander's home. Reports will be presented on the post's Minority Students Glwkstem, HtOC Director I spelling bee and essay contests along with a report on the "Cross of Peace" drive being conducted. Mr DeWitt said that bids soon. put if for.