Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 19

tip Top By DON MUBDAL'GH Daily TiroM Staff Writer "TECHNICOLOR-- Delaware County is certainly a colorful county. At least the most controversial issues of the day to be colored by colorful names. There's the Green plan of U.S. Rep. Bill Green Philadelphia's Democratic boss, for congressional reapportionment.

There's the proposed Blue, Red or Yellow and Green routes for the Mid- County. Expressway. And then there's the Sunday Blue Laws on retail sales. Bill Green's reapportionment plan makes county Republicans turn green but not with envy. They're sick of his proposal to include four county communities with a Philadelphia district.

Larry Williams, veep of the Springfield commissioners, used to see red while he was leading the fight against the proposed Red Route for the expressway. It would have sent the superhighway through the builtup sections of his township. Later he turned blue and started backing the Blue Route. And he's still feeling blue about this route. Kether Providence officials and civic leaders want the blue to be pure blue and original Blue Route and not a reported modification which would go through the builtup sections of their township.

ful picking any other color. The large discount houses which are open on Sundays are blue about the Blue Laws-- and the fines they have been ordered to pay for violations. But this can be expected. After all, the owners LARRY WILLIAMS saw red. Swarthmore College isn't seeing any of the color- routes.

It's against the Blue Route but isn't are just like everybody els lining. -looking for the silver HOW'S THAT AGAIN Postmaster Emil Baiocco's boys are on the ball. The Daily Times runs a Junior Editors Quiz each day on its comic pages. Youngsters are asked to send in questions for the quiz. -At the bottom of each day's quiz, it says: "Mail yours on a postcard to Junior Editors in care of this newspaper." One kid did just that.

She sent in a question about grasshoppers. The address on the postcard read: "Junior Editors in care of this newspaper." But the Chester postmen figured out the puzzle --and sent the card on to the Daily Times. STICKY AFFAIR--The? name of an author was misspelled hundreds of posters made up advertising plays at a county thefater of reprinting the posters, the printer just made up Individual-letters to pasta over the incorrect ones. The theater's public relations gal started licking and pasted the correct letters on all the posters. It was a sticky affair at best.

DelcoHas Teacher Shortage Elementary Posts Still Need Filled MEDIA COURTHOUSE "It's been more difficult to get good teachers this year than in the last two years--and this came as somewhat of a surprise to us." Clyde E. Dalton, assistant county superintendent of schools, said Thursday, there still are a number of elementary school teaching posts unfilled. He said he did not know of any high school teaching vacancies out many of those posts had been filled by former teachers returning to work. "The greatest shortage is among the librarians," he added "We are beating the bushes for them." Also in short supply are high school science and mathematics teachers. In this field, he noted, competition from private industry is severe.

Most new teachers will start this year throughout the county at salaries ranging from $4,000 to The average salary for experienced teachers will be higher than last year's $5,600 median he added. Dalton said salaries are climbing in the teaching field with quite a few teachers in the $7,000 and up bracket. While public school population figures won't be available for several days, Dalton estimated total enrollment will be approximately 79,000, about 2 per cent above last year's total of 77,300. Most districts are not overcrowded as schools open. However, Springfield and Chichester have forced to use half- sessions for some grades, he said.

Springfield hopes to end those sessions with the opening of a new junior high in a few months. In addition to that building, the only other building erected during the past year and being used for the. first time now is Marple-Newtown's school for 8th and 9th Graders on Paxon Hollow Road. Plans are underway for new secondary schools in the n- Delco, Garnet Valley and Chichester districts. Garnet Valley Joint School District (Bethel, Concord and Chester Heights) is forced to use outside facilities for classrooms including the Dante Orphanage and a fire house.

In more heavily populated districts east of Media, Dalton said school boards are concentrating on additions and modernizing present facilities. Solicitor Fights DA's Order Delaware County THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1961 DOOR KNOCKERS Children Stage Sale For Charity Funds ty. BRIDGEWATER FARMS--Eleven youngsters, ranging in age from 5 to 9, became door-to-door salesmen here for three days. They took in $10.08, but it was strictly a non-profit venture.

They gave the money to chari- The children, all from Lee Lane, Springhouse Lane and Baldwin Run, were inspired to go in business by televised pleas for funds. They needed inventory, of course, so they went to their parents' attics, closets and garages. If mom and dad didn't want it, The parents were glad to cooperate. me luautxi uieir I ,1 ,1 jAuuiiucu uit: vuuiii. merchandise in a wagon and went jj tl eaded ast on 2 Street board by letter that the Pennsyl to work.

Vases, baby suits, bric-a- Irav abou a half block vania Local Government Confer- arac--vou name it thnv harf it Between Fulton and Franklin Sts. ence is attemntine to institute a Carmichael ET THE BUT HE pip PART OF The youngsters loaded their DRIVERLESS Truck Hits Cars, Post And Fence Wednesday night on W. 2nd St The driverless truck smashed new" acT have" AVO autos, a small truck, a metal effect" on school fence and a street sign. Norman Collins of Stockton, came to town wilh watermelons from Virginia. wich.

The truck took" off. brae--you name it, they had it. There was no selling under list once here. There wasn't even a list. You set your own price.

Some items went for pennies. High quality stuff went at a pre- 1 mium--maybe a quarter. Not all 11 salesmen were banging doors at once. There were other things to do too--mom said so--so they worked in shifts, one, two, three at a time. The goal was $10.

It took three days, but they made it--plus eight cents. Who were these itinerant merchants? Kathy. Nancy and Linda Smith, 2124 Lee Lane; Janet and Johnny Deaver, 2129 Springhouse Lane; Joanne Ferguson, 2105 Springhouse Lane; Louis Kerezsi, 2112 Lee Lane; Carol Lash, 2118 Lee Lane; Spencer, 2112 Springhouse Lane; Dale 2123 Springhouse Lane: Nancy Mullen, 2124 BaId.win_JU]n Now they've gone out of business temporarily to continue their educations. It struck: Woods. 325 W.

2nd St. front of the home of Benjamin tricts. Stansbury, 321 Vf. 2nd St. It came Under previous law a munici- to rest against a "No Parking" pality or school district could bor- 'S 11 row up to 2 per cent of its as- A parked truck owned by Lin- sessed.

valuation without voter ap- ton Haj-wood, 818 W. 6th St. was proval; up to -7 per cent with ap- pushed into another parked car proval. The new act provides thev "TM" Carter, 317 W. may borrow up to 2 per cent 2nd St.

by Police Capt. Leander Tassoni said he did not know whether Collins got his sandwich. DAILY TIMES 19 WINMISG TEARS--Little did the one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dodd, of 34o2 Commerce Circle, Brookhaven, know his crying would help Daddy win first place in the adult children's division of the Daily Times Snapshot Contest.

But it did and won for Dodd the top prize money Power Fails In Darby DARBY Approximately 15,000 Philadelphia Electric Co. "customers in seven communities were without power for a short time Wednesday afternoon when a 4,000 volt cable failed. The failure at the Colwyn Substation, MacDade Blvd. and Sum- mil touched off a brief fire which did minor damage to power equipment, a company spokesman said. Darby Fire Companies 1 and 2 and Colwyn Fire Co.

were called out for standby duty. Customers in Darbv. I) Township, Colwyn, Yea'don, Sha'- ron Hill, Folcroft and part of Collingdale were affected by the failure, the company said. The cable went out at 1:47 p.m. Most service was restored at 2:04 p.m., a total of 17 minutes.

A small transformer on a utilities pole at Summit Ave. and Darby Ter. fell as the cable blew out. One fire company stood by there. The other two were at the substation.

Parkside Puts Ban On Stands DELCO 'GUINEA PIG' State Seeks School Law Test WANTED: A Delaware County school district willing to serve as a "guinea pig" in a legal test case. Interested districts should apply to state official for details. County Superintendent of Schools G. Baker Thompson, at a county school board meeting Wednesday valuation of $10,000,000 and a' market value of $50,000,000, it used to be able to borrow only without voter approval. The new law would permit the district to borrow up to wants a court test of the consti- tionality of a new law.

The law, Act 398. provides increased municipal borrowing. Lewis Beatty, county schools so- icitor, said lawyers doubt that the legislative act is constitutional. Fred Hershey, assistant direc- Dems Gain In Voter Registration MEDIA COURTHOUSE New voter registrations continued to OQIU uunu mint, i favor the Republicans during the be reluctant to invest under week, although the Democrat- He said he left the motor run- new law until its legal status is ic Party made its best nmg and got out to gel a sand- clarified. during the current registration municipal affairs, has said the a "profound districts.

It srobably wili quadruple borrowing capacity. Hershey said bond firms If a district had an assessedjOOO. PARKSIDE Borough Council voted Wednesday night to outlaw temporary vending stands which are littering and obstructing sidewalks. Most of the stands display fresh urit and vegetables. There have been complaints that orn-husks and other refuse rause tier and that stands are block- ig sidewalks.

Council voted to close all lemp- rary stands. Vegetables must be stands attached to buildings, or! must be displayed in windows. Police will enforce the order. In other business, council: Tabled the resignation of George W. Cowan, borough building inspector, until next meeting.

Co- Police Are Powerless, He Claims RIDLEY TOWNSHIP Solicitor R. Paul Lossy said Wednesday night, in his opinion township police have no authority to enforce Sunday blue laws. Lessy said there was nothing in the original blue law act of 1794 that empowered police to proceed against violators. He said thsre was nothing in the act or succeeding amendments that gave police authority to arrest. The original law empowers, authorizes and requests the mayor of Philadelphia and each burgess to "proceed against all offenders." Lessy's opinion came after complaints from township residents that businesses were remaining open on Sundays.

District Attorney Jacques II. Fox announced earlier this week he would enforce blue laws "like any other laws on the books." Fox said the laws must be enforced by local enforcement agencies. He said he didn't propose to send county detectives to the communities to enforce blue laws, but said if they weren't enforced, "it would reflect on the individual community." In other business: Township commissioners awarded a contract for road construction and paving from Baldwin Ave. to Green St. to Asphalt Paving and Supply Co.

of Norristown. Their low bid was $8,150. Commissioners said approvals will still be required for construction of fallout shelters, but building inspector fees will be waived. Members of the county board school directors in their homi communities, listened to a pie; for a test case with sympatheti ears, but there was no rush volunteers. GOP LEADS clarified.

He informed the county school ence is attempting to institute a test case and is willing to assume i car owned by Harvey legal fees. The conference in- campaign. Mrs. Amelia Oliver, chief clerk of the Registration Commission, reported 610 Republicans and 330 Democrats signed up with loving registrars while an additional 92 Woods' chides" esl i ars whilc an additional car went reeling across the pave- county commissioners cities t) 0 r-i Rep cans and 23 Democr at3 en- ment and damaged a metat fence oughs, townships and' school dis-f at the off ce Fm the first front of the hom ime in tnis reistratio market value without voter approval. Market value is up" to five times the assessed valuation.

time in this registration period the Democrats held the GOP to a margin slightly under 2 to 1. In two communities--Norwood and Colwyn--the Democrats out registered the Republicans. Total of new voters since the primary now is 3,793 Republicans and 1,552 Democrats. Total regis Colwyn Awards Repair Contract COLWYN A $7,605 contract for a road repairs was', awarded to Interstate Paving of Philadelphia, lowest of four bidders, at a special session of borough council Wednesday night. A 50 per cent reimbursement for the work was approved by the county commissioners last month.

Million Okayed For Institutions Appropriations totaling more than million were approved by Gov. Lawrence Wednesday fo'r two county institutions. The Sleighton Farm School for Girls in Darlington will get J904 and the Glen Mills School in I Glen Mills will receive $534,711. tration is now 221,238 Republicans and 62,051 Democrats. There are 6,030 voters registered in various minority parties.

State May Insist On Shelters MEDLA Delaware County school officials are looking for new state and federal civil defense instruction in nuclear at tack procedures. G. Bafcer Thompson, superintendent of schools, told the Dela ware County School Board Wed nesday night that the state is considering the development of shel ters at all schools. Schoolmen Consider Psychiatry MEDIA The county may offer a special education program for emotionally disturbed children. If adopted, the program would be added to the extensive special instruction facilities offered by the iDelaware County School Board 0 s.v-i oard wan said he was resigning for for physically and mentally hand- health reasons.

Hcapped children. Authorized borough police to or-j Baker Thompson, county sup- der removed all signs which erintendent informed scn001 directors Wednesday that an institution near Media" is trude over the sidewalks streets. Okayed installation of an amber nt rcsted fo warning light on Edgmont Ave. cooperating in the cf- near Garrison Road for institution, unnamed, would of children at Parkside 7 1 of its psychiatric slat tary School slat available to help and would on garbage and trash disposal. Thompson said the class would he future.

Notified property owners who have extended amesite drive- average or superior ability but exhibit emotional outbreaks. It woiild be an experimental project. In a report on the county's sum- TT iv.jji.-ii. tin uie couiiiy sum- ways into streets that the borough mer reading and speech pro-am vill remove the amesite and layjThompson expressed "complete down concrete. Property owners satisfaction." He said 416 students vill be billed.

Dotts Day Books Pirates, Phils js unless shelters are included, he said. Thompson said world tension gives rise to "very serious for students if an attack should occur during school hours. Jack Robbins, county CD director, has suggested that school gymnasiums be reinforced to provide fallout protection. William Taylor Jr. of Haverford -claimed-that local-districts have never been informed whether children should be kept school buildings or sent home.

in Sept. 24 game between the Pirates and Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. It's the annual Frank Dotts Day, honoring the late Republican leader of the township. Chairman of the committee making arrangements for the trip is Francis Lomas, Republican leader of the township. Boys interested in making the trip should sign up Monday between 7 and 9 p.m.

at the township building. Registrars Sit In 3 Boroughs -MEDLA COURTHOUSE Roving registrars will sit Friday to register new voters or to record changes of addresses at the fol- lowing places: MEDIA--Media Courthouse Annex. PARKSIDE--Fire house, W. Roland Road. CHESTER HEIGHTS Fire house.

SWEET DREAMS Cheryl Marie Petriila. months, peacefully sleeps while her mother, Mrs. Nickolas Petriila of 3329 Peach Boothwyn captures scene on film. Snapshot was place the Daily Times Snapshot Contest's chil- drens division. Gunshot Is Painful CHESTER A man who was (Shot when his pistol fired acci- dentally was ordered held in $300 bail for court today on a charge jof carrying a concealed deadly weapon.

James Robinson, 24, of the 600 block Edward appeared before Magistrate Anthony H. He said 416 students attended sessions in Swarthmore, Norwood, JIarple and Aston. Fifty two children with severe speech defects attended speech training classes in Media. Mrs. Antoinette Casterioto of Philadelphia was appointed a special class teacher.

Mrs. Ruth Izumi of Swarthmore was hired as instructor for a special class in Marcus Hook. The board approved the rental of an additional room at Loomis School in Marpte and an additional room at the Highland Avenue School in Lansdowne for special classes. They will accommodate students needing special instruction. William Gallagher, a certified public accountant, was reappointed to audit the county board financial accounts.

The fall meeting of county school directors will be Nov. 29 in the Media High School auditorium. School administrators will tour the news education offices on (tie 3rd floor of the Courthouse annex Sept. 2a from 3 to 4:30 p.m. School directors will inspect them the same day from to 10 p.m.

old daughter 2011 Parker CANINE-Rebecca JBelk, seven-month- Ask New Cop Chief DARBY TOWNSHIP A petition with 500 signatures was presented to township commissioners Thursday night asking that Wes- iley Gidney be appointed chief of police. The petition was presented by Moore, secretary of the Darby Township Taxpayers Protective League. Moore said Gidney has 20 years experience in police work and has numerous citations from law enforcement bodies. Darby Township has been without a chief since July when John J. Burk resigned.

Burk has since served a jail term for conspiracy. In other business the board of commissioners: Passed an ordinance that all garbage and rubbish containers must be covered. Residents with Robinson was shot in the toft, side Saturday mornins when a anill i' i boxer caliber i accidentally discharged in his belt. i i i i i i i uiuii covered. Kesiaents war or AU.

and Airs. Richard S. Belk of uncovered containers can be fin IWVJLi'l Daily Times Snapshot contest. Picture place prize money. Holmes, keeps firm on while Belk shoots picture for won third cd tip to Hired Mrs.

Nancy Boiles and Mrs. Genevieve Wren -as crossing guards at Hook Road and Sharon Ave..