The Indiana Gazette from Indiana, Pennsylvania • 1

An Indiana County Newspaper That Serves Every Member of the Family City EDITION Iwite Swraiittsi What constitutes living waft today depends on whether you're paying It or receiving It. Volume 63. No. 172. Twity-ighf Pat.

Indiana, Pennsylvania, Thursday, March 7, 1963. Two Sections Seven Centt TEDDY Five Peirsoinis Me As Patron Sneaks Flooding Center Off Conn. Towini In Ohio River Basin Region Further Major Flood Threats Said Lessening By The Associated Press The threat of further major flooding appeared lessening In the hard hit Ohio River Basin region today but heavy rains in several eastern and southern states increased the danger of overflows. In Norwich, a dam, apparently weakened toy Scranton Supports Sheppard Norwich Site Of Tragedy NORWICH, Conn. (AP) heavy rains, burst Wednesday night, pouring water into the city of about 40,000 and setting off an explosion of a boiler in a cord-manufacturing factory.

Police said five persons were killed in the blast. Four others were injured. One wing of the three-story building collapsed. Flood waters in five states have' HARRISBURG (AP) been blamed for 12 deaths, includ Uov. Scranton stands stoutly ing four In Ohio, 3 in west Vir behind the reappointment of ginia, 2 each in Indiana and South! Five persons perished and one is missing after a broken dam turned flood waters on a narrow, deadly path through Carolina and I in Tennessee.

Lawrence B. Sheppard as chairman of the state Harness Walker Case gam Set For Trial As rivers and streams in the Racine Commission despite major flood belt of West Virginia, the center ot the business district Wednesday night Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania cries of conflict of interest which surround the move. continued to recede, some fami The water roared from a t5.acre lies returned to their homes. But I am not withdrawing his thousands still remained home lake on a hill overlooking the city and swept into a cord-manufacturing plant, setting off a boiler The twice postponed trial of Mrs. Virginia Louise Walker, Marion Center R.

D. is scheduled name for nomination and am especially happy that he has been less. The Red Cross said that DEE MILLER seeks reelection the Ohio River Basin alone some willing to continue to for hearing next Tuesday in In 12,000 persons have been affected Scranton told his weekly news diana County Court, by the late winter flooding. conference Wednesday. Dee Miller Four workers on the night shift were killed.

One wing of the three-story building was demolished. Another worker is missing, state High waters also have hit areas Sheppard, a horse breeder from in Maryland, the Carolinas and CharRcd with the embezzlement of about $7,000 from the office of the Indiana County Treasurer, Mrs. Walker, a former clerk in Hanover, was appointed in 1959 by former Gov. David L. Law Tennessee and minor flooding was police said.

Runs Again reported In sections of Maine, rence, a Democrat. Margaret Moody, a mothet whose husband and three sons Kentucky and Southern Illinois. Some Democratic legislators For Office Property damage in the flood made their way to a rooftop from contend, that Sheppard, a Repub tho office, was apprehended on June 19. The Commonwealth has twice postponed the trial because of conflicting schedules and sickness of zones was estimated in the mil their overturned car was carried lican, is in conflict of interest be lions of dollars. The floods have Indiana County Commissioner away by the waters.

Her body was recovered today. forced the closing of schools and Dee Miller said today be will be cause of his horse breeding activities. He also races his own horses, and the critics contend this, too, is in conflict with his the state prosecutor. a candidate for re-election at the I thought mv wife was behind factories in many areas. Hundreds of roads were impassable and bus and train service was May 21st primary election for us all the time," Thomas Moody State Police officials charged Mrs.

Walker with larceny, embez- county commissioner. state post. said. "I don't know what happened to her." zlcment, fraudulent conversion and delayed or halted. However, Scranton countered: Commissioner Miller is a resi Rains diminished to traces fail malfeasance and misfeasance The roof collapsed, Moodv said.

Mr. Sheppard has a nation dent of Pine Township and is com- pleting his second term as county most of the major flood belt but and he put the boys Thomas, James, 4, and Shawn, 10 months wide reputation as a person whose! life has greatly been devoted to office. Time of 'the trial next Tuesday Is 1 p. m. commissioner.

He is also serving his fourth term as secretary heavy rains and thunderstorms pounded coastal areas of the North and Middle Atlantic States into a tree to keep them out of the clean, honest harness racing, am sure Gov. Lawrence had this water. They were rescued after about two hours. treasurer of the Pennsylvania Slate Association of County Commis The March term of court begins! Monday at 1 p. m.

with six other! cases listed for trial. They include Wednesday. Damaging winds in mind when he appointed him lashed some areas. Strong winds, The Moody boys and three wom and I certainly did when I re FLOOD VICTIM Body of one of persons killed when Turner Stanton Twine Mills collapsed under In making his announcement, en who were rescued from the de the following. Robert Winchell.

Blairsville; affirmed that appointment." the Commissioner stated that his) molished plant were hospitalized. rain and snow hammered New York State. In Cincinnati, the Ohio River passed the flood stage of 52 feet pressure of flood waters from burst dam at Norwich, Conn. At least five persons were lulled in disaster. See other photo on page 23.

(AP Wirephoto) On the point of Sheppard racing malicious mischief to property and eight years experience as a com The dam, a rock and earth his horses in the state, the gover operating a motor vehicle after missioner and the experience he1 structure 20 feet high, gave way nor said: Wednesday night and officials! has had working with various groups on the state level, for the "This he (Sheppard) is present about 9:30 p.m. The water covered the mile to the downtown area in suspension of operating privilege. Carl Van Jeffreys Pitts burgh; pointing a deadly weapon. ly considering and will con benefit of the people ot Indiana planned to put up flood gates. However, no Immediate danger of flooding was indicated as damage is only minor until the river goes about 30 minutes.

sult with the attorney general. C-C Drive Encouraging County, has qualified him for the It was about two and one-halt and I would like to have his com position. ments on it after he has See Major Page CoL hours before it receded, leaving a thin coating of mud. Miller stated also that is is not Benny Gentile, saiisDurg k. u.

malicious mischief by explo -j sives and anonymous communica-tions. Stanley Griffith, Cherry Tree R. D. 1: neglect to support a child. Of Four Minor Children Brenizer Mother Held In Neglect Chamber of Commerce mem an endorsed candidate, but solicits "This (the criticism) comes as Many persons said they slept a shock to me view of their bership drive officials indicated! that early results of their cam the vote and support of all Democrats who are interested in courteous, efficient and sound county apparent appreciation of his serv through the night without knowing what had struck the eastern Connecticut city of 40.000.

Boyd M. Watson, Indiana; mor paign were very encouraging. ices, beginning three years ago, he said in referring to the-Demo "With very few exceptions, government. als. Charles Duane Martin, 214 Oak Torrance Patient Held In Slaying City Health Officer Lewis Sears most everyone contacted thus far crats' support of the nominee in land Johnstown; attempt to ordered typhoid serum and sug has joined the Chamber," an 1959.

commit arson. BLAIRSVILLE Mrs. Martha McCabe, 25, of nearby Drop Beck's nounced Membership Chairman gested that residents take the shots as a precautionary I think it would be a great Brenizer, has been charged with neglect of her four minor Cecil Spadafora today. children. Six Section Chairmen reported GREENSBURG, Pa.

(AP) A Ail schools in the city were as follows: mistake for Pennsylvania to be deprived of this outstanding man's experience and dedication Scranton declared. Court Case TACOMA, Wash. (AP)-A fed closed today. As a health meas Westmoreland County man faces grand Jury action on a charge of Commercial Section, Glenn Westmoreland County authorities yesterday said her husband, Kenneth, 34, wasn't home when the warrant was1 served but added that he too faces a similar charge. Father, Four Children Die In N.J.

Fire Brant 60 per cent of goal; murdering his son. ure, downtown merchants were permitted only to clean their The governor also said he is Commercial Section, Thomas eral judge has dismissed income Richard H. Schuck, 36, a patient contemplating the appointment of Mrs. McCabe pleaded not guilty at Torrance State Hospital, was 'a evasion charges against Dave Democrat to the commission stores, but not to do any selling. Harold Walz, public works director, said there was no suspi at a hearing before Justice of the Peace Russell B.

Mowry of Derry, necK lormer president or me Burns To Death ordered held Wednesday in the Brubaker 50 per cent of goal; Commercial Section, Larry Contrucci, Chairman 20 per cent of goal; Commercial and will do so if he finds someone who is "knowledgeable in this Teamsters Union, and five others rifle slaying of his son, David, 9, last Saturday. cion that the dam was weakening KINNELON, N.J. (API A accused of conspiring with him. Westmoreland County. In default of $1,000 bond, she was field." MEDIA, Pa.

(AP) John Col until a leak was discovered short- tractor and four of his children It would be a waste of public Schuck. whose home is at Section, Franklin George, Chairman 10 per cent of goal; Divi Scranton also devoted much at lins, 73, burned to death today! placed in the Westmoreland Coun See Norwich Page CoL tention to the Philadelphia grand sion Chairman's Section, Cecil when a fire destroyed his one story, frame dwelling in Upper ty Jail, Greensburg, to await court action. funds to carry prosecution further," U.S. Disc. Judge George H.

Boldt said. Greensburg, pleaded innocent at a hearing before a Justice of the peace. jury probe and the administra burned to death today when a fire swept through their large. Colon-J lal-style home. The mother and three other children escaped by leaping from tion's bituminous strip mining bill Chichester Township, Delaware The county children's bureau State police said Schuck, on Spadafora.

Chairman 90 per cent of goal and Special Mem-I berships Section, Robert Hamilton, Chairman 30 per cent of goal. Beck, 68, Is serving a five-year On the Philadelphia probe, he County. Police said Collins body says the charge stems from a com sentence at McNeil Island Federal plaint filed early this year when second-floor windows. They were said that having Dist. Atty.

James C. Crumlish, a Democrat, conduct was found between his bed and the doorway indicating he tried to leave from the hospital, picked up his son at Mrs. Schuck's home in New Stanton, purchased a rifle Penitentiary near here. He was, the family hwed in New Derry. taken to Chilton Memorial Hospi convinctd in December I9S7 of the investigation "of his own po escape the flames.

Firemen from A physician said he treated one Override Veto tal in rompton rutins ana were in then took litical buddies" was most unfor- of the McCabe children for pneu The Weather Mostly cloudy with scattered snow flurries this morning, followed by partial clearing this afternoon. High 32 to 42. Cloudy again tonight with scattered snow flurries and occasional light snow. Low 25 to 32. Friday mostly cloudy and a little cooler with snow flurries.

taxi and evading $240,000 in Income taxesl for 1950-53 and two counts of fil sue volunteer companies fought the fire which enveloped the! reported in tair conaiiion 10 by Li Heiehts tunate for a fair, objective" re The dead were Michael Moran, monia a few weeks after he treated the same child for malnutrition, BOISE, Idaho (AP)-The Idaho killed the boy. ing false returns for the union, house. view. about 47. the father; Michael Legislature on Tuesday overrodel He said he refused to release the Gov.

Robert E. Smylie's veto of a 17. Patrick 13, Betty Jean. 11, and Joseph, 6. Firemen found their child from Latrobe Hospital.

bill to legalize pan-muluel betting! Bureau officials said their inves on horse races. bodies in upstairs bedrooms. Hospitalized were Betty Moran, tigation indicated that the McCabe homes in New Derry and Brenizer were not clean and that the chil 40 her daughter Mary, 19, and sons James, IS. and John, 9. All Blairsville Man Named dren were "obviously unfed." The youngsters have been placed were suffering from burns and shock and the boys were being Elected Chairman Of Board.

President Respectively Harry McCreary Ray Klawuhn Promoted At McCreary Tire Firm in foster homes. treated for smoke inhalation. The Are broke out about 4 a.m. In the Morans" 2-slory, 60,000, home in this Morris County Forsha Elected County Redevelopment Head Quadruplets In Ohio Given Names ment team. The new Chairman working on for many years are! turning out so well.

Knowing that Because of the growth ot thisl company, and especially because! and President have had the re Police Sgt. Allen Maher said the fire probably started after the Mo-rans doused burning sofa Tuesday night and placed it on the porch, not realizing it was still At their annual meeting, held this week, the directors of the McCreary Tire Rubber elected Harry C. McCreary, Chairman of the Board. of the tremendous potential for! inevitably there comes a day when sponsibility of organizing our fu leadership must be passed along ture management team by pro tuture growth, it has been necessary to develop a group of young LIMA. Ohio (AP) Lima's! The Indiana County Rodevelop-'applications to determine the fea- to others, we have been preparing moting from our own ranks, orl recruiting new men for the various joint sibilily of undertaking redevelop Mr.

McCreary, a grandson of our successors. er men far an enlarged manage- quadruplets were named yesterday ment Authority met in in the order of their birth Susan ment pre-jvcis uy iiiuitiiid curuugn the founder of the business, has positions, been with the company for thir That a good job of selecting com.Marie Anna Marie, Rita Marie Cummissioners, Wednesday Jairf Blairsville Itoj. and Julia Marie. With the anticipation -mm of receiv- teen years. He has been a vice petent persons has been done is; ning, and elected new officers, it'.

The parents, Barbara and Phil proved by the fact that in every ing applications for redevelopment oruiects from Indiana and Blairs- was announced today. president for sometime, and now succeeds his uncle, Ralph W. Mc smoldering. Maher said high winds during the night probably rekindled the flames in the sofa and spread them to the house. It was not known how the sofa fire began.

The family collie, "Chip" was found deud in the cellar. It was almost an hour before firemen penetrated the flames and dense smoke to Find the father lip Axe, said the "Marie" the respect we are in better condition Creary, as Chairman. to meet increasingly tougher competition. Products have been im names was selected, in part, be-! lne county redevelopment an- Vjne, redevelopment author-cause that is the name of both thority was created by the an(j county commissioners the maternal and paternal grand- commissioners in April of last considered hiring an executive di- The directors also elected Ray mond E. Klawuhn as President of proved, costs reduced and sales organization expanded.

The morale mothers. na "P-rector and solicitor part-time (or the company, succeeding Harry C. McCreary, who held that office of everyone is high." Axe. an advertising executive the county redevelopment author- Mr. McCreary added, "Harry on tne Lima citizen, ptannea to r-" uy.

since the business was incorporated in 1930. and three of the children in upstairs bedrooms. The last child was discovered around 6 a.m. under a bed. All the dead were se Mr.

Klawuhn, a native of Pitts and I took over more than thirty pass out the traditional cigars to- rtueeiuFiem Redevelopment projects must years ago when Dad died suddenday-all donated by a local cigar elected new ulticers for SiA be initiated by a borough or ly. Now, it is going to be fun forjcorporation. fuming year. Mr. Roy r-orsha, township before the redevelopment burgh, joined the company in 1954 verely burned.

as a methods engineer. He, too, The cause of the fire was not has been a vice president. determined immediately. us to sort of sit back and watch Meanwniie. tne cniiuren peai- I 7 can aci.

wnen a cura- these two men continue what they atrician. Dr. C. J. Stechschulte, Mr- Haruld M.

Uuchheit, muniiy desires to undertake a re-have so well begun. To be suresaid the quads "are generally in fleeted Vice Chairman, Mr. Leon- development project they must of front seats, where we won'tigood condition today." He added ari1 Broily, Indiana, elected treus- prepare the first application and Harry C. McCreary was elected The four survivors were taken secretary and Donald V. Miller, to Chilton Memorial Hospital in Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer.

Re-elected were Robert Pomoton Plains, miss anything, Harry is going to in a medical report: "There has tnen appiy Uus colmy redevel- be Chairman of the Financeboen an expected weight loss in Mentcle, elected secretary, and opmem authority to undertake the Those admitted to the hospital Committee and I'll be Chairman'all the children, but certainly not "aoie. 1 1 redevelopment project. were Mrs. Moran. 40, her daugh Logie as Vice President-Finance, and Ralph W.

McCreary as Trea of the Executive Committee, ter Mary, 19, and sons James. 15, surer. excessive. umraiuji, eiencu lne reaeveiopment autnority set Susan Marie and Anna Marie tary-treasurer. first Monday of each month weiehed 4 pounds IV, ounces when! Mr.

Isadore R. Lenglet, county as their meeting dates. Next meet- The McCreary plant was founded and John, S. Commenting on the promotions in 1915 with nine employes. 01 Mr.

Mccreary. and Mr Through the years the company, they were born Monday afternoon, planning director, and Mr. Charles ing to be held April 1, 1963, Elks and Guests, fish dinners. Iq aiiuawunn, jnr. ttaipn Mccreary has grown until it now employs Susan Marie now weighs 3 pounds Breuel.

planning consultant ior county Planning commission ot-well over 300 persons drawing a 13' i ounces and Anna Marie 3 Indiana Borough and Blairsville fice. 201 Indiana Theatre Build- Friday, Served from 9 AHults tl (in. rhilrtren 50c saio, ray Drainer ana i are nap- hakry Mccreary jr. board chairmaa RAYMOND E. KLAWUHN new president Tours.

Fit that the plans we have been early payroll of over 13 ounce. jiiorouh discussed the initiation of.ing. Indiana..