Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 23

I 2 Delaware County A tfe A MARPLE NEWTOWN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Leaders to Hear Reports on College Wtfoxmick. People Listen to Jenny Its funny about Genevieve Blatt, People like her. People Jike her in spite of the fact that she is a woman politician and woman politicians are annoying in general, and in spite of the fact that she is never going to win a beauty contest among women politicians or any other kind, and in spite of the fact that when they hear her on the radio she does not sound like Julie London. Maybe this lack of basic animal appeal helps explain why Genevieve Blatt has such a remarkable regord as a vote-getter, how she wins when al! the other Democrats get clobbered and why she stands a very good chance today of being a woman in the States Senate. Blatt Attacks Rival's Record State Internal Affairs Sec.

Genevieve Blatt told Scott Paper Co. workers in Chester and Tinicum Wednesday that U. S. Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.) has been a do-nothing senator.

Miss Blatt, Democratic senatorial candidate who won a close primary fight over State Sup-, prerr.e Court Jtitice Musmanno, also accused Scott of talking--and voting--out of both sides of his mouth. "In his 16 years in congress and six year in the senate," Miss Blatt said, "show me one major piece of legislation that bears Senator Scott's name. That he thought up, drafted, sponsored and, saw GIVES CREDIT "I give him credit for being one of 54 sponsors of the civil rights bill and one of 26 sponsors of the mass transit bill, but show me a piece of legislation that bears his name. have checked the record and it just isn't there," Miss Blatt said. Miss Blatt traced the same path taken by Senator Scott last week.

She visited the Chester plant first, met workers in the cafeteria and spoke briefly. then traveled to Scott Paper's Tinicum offices, where she spoke to about 250 employes and answered questions. INVITED BY EMPLOYES The candidates were invited by the Employes Political In formation Committee, a Scott Paper organization which stimulates political awareness among employes. Chairman Richard Dyer escorted Miss Blatt and introduced her to employes at both plants. Miss Blatt cited the medicare bill as an example of her opponent "being on both sides on an issue." BOTH WAYS' "He voted both ways on this bill just two weeks ago," she said.

"On Wednesday, when the medicare amendment to the social security bill came up, he voted against it. Then on Thursday, when they voted on the whole bill, he voted for the whole bill. (The bill has passed the Senate and is in conference.) "He voted for it on Thursday and he voted against it on Wed nesday. So he can tell those who are for medicare that he voted for it and those who are against it, he can tell he voted against it." CITES EXPERIENCE Miss Blatt said her experi fence as state internal affair, secretary has acquainted he with the problems of local gov ernments throughout the state "We need a creative senate who understands the problem of Pennsylvania and will something about them." She closed her speech with an attack on GOP Presidential nominee, Sen. Barry Goldwater, saying he "posed a threat to all that the American public has held' dear." Asked to name bills bearing the name of her fellow Pennsylvania Democrat, Sen.

Joseph S. Clark, Miss Blatt cited the "Clark Area Manpower Act and the Clark Area Redevelopment Act." She said her primary con cerns if elected would be foster- GENEVIEVE BLATT a I Scott Paper ng peace in the world through 'a willingness to negotiate with- ut sacrificing our dignity," and inding ways to solve Pennsylvania's economic problems hrough jobs and improved education. Trials Set In Shooting MEDIA COURTHOUSE-An Oct. 13 trial dale was set Wednesday for two Philadelphia men ndicted on charges stemming from the June 20 shooting of a Radnor attorney-philanthropist his home. Judge Francis J.

Catania set trial date for Charles E. Sodfrey, 50, of Chelten Avenue near Morton Street, and Joseph V. Matthews, 38, 1500 block Erie Avenue, following their indictment by the September Grand Jury. Godfrey is charged with shoot- ng Adolph G. Rosengarten 59, of 753 Brooke Road, in the chest.

Matthews is said to have accompanied Godfrey to the Rosengarten home. Both men were indicted on charges of burglary, assault arx battery with intent lo kill, rob bery, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy. In addi tion, Godfrey also is charged wilh violating the firearms act pointing a deadly weapon and discharging a deadly weapon. Maybe it's because ahe isn't at all like a candidate for the United States Senate is supposed to be that Genevieve Blatt is running strong. Maybe it's because she isn't a beauty and because she isn't an overpowering orator and she doesn't make teenagers want to steam up and scream that people stop when they get near her and listen to what she has to say.

Realty listen. THEY THINK this woman must have something or she wouldn't be running against Hugh Scott and she wouldn't have beaten the Democratic organization in the primary. Now what the devil is it? That is how it seemed Wednesday when Genevieve Blatt toured Scott Paper Company's two Delaware County bastions, following the trail blazed a week ago by Senator Scott. Everywhere she went you had the feeling that people were more than curious. It wasn't like Senator Scott's visit, when everybody knew him to see and knew they either liked or didn't like him, and either way felt they knew him pretty well.

This time they eame up with a wide-open mind, quite willing to hear out this strange woman, ready to assess her arguments why they should turn out a fellow like Hugh Scott. IT WAS THIS in the cafeteria of the Chester plant when she stood there at the mike in.a black suit with a dome hat done up in green flowers which from a distance looked a little like the camouflage covers the marines put on their steel helmets, with a silver charm bracelet with a lot of silver flowers on her left wrist, with seams bisecting the back of her stockings. She told the boys--these were mostly the production workers sitting there in soiled clothes and white undershirts--that she hated to interrupt their lunch because she didn't like to have her own lunch interrupted, especially to listen to a politician, and she really sounded like she meant it. She compared Senator Scott with her friend and patron, Senator Clark, and she repeated her oft- spoken theme that Senator Scott hasn't done enough for Pennsylvania. She told them she came from the part of the state where there are serious problems and she told them she would be a creative senator who would understand their problems and do something about them.

AND THE MEN at the tables, they listened like somebody was up there announcing the country had just gone to war. They watched this woman closely and one fellow never took his eyes off her, even when he raised his coffee cup. "There's her whole secret," one of Miss Blatt's aides said. "She talks to people sincerely. She's really coming across around here.

And this isn't her strong territory at ali. Out in western Pennsylvania the plain people feel she's one of them. They think Hugh Scott's some snob from Chestnut Hill. One man even told her he was voting for Goldwater, but he would split his ticket for her. You figure that out." There is something to this.

Senator Scott does hit some people as too upper upper, with his habit of saying 'tis instead of it is, and Genevieve Blatt does sound like she means what she says and you can see why they call her Jenny. She doesn't make anybody nervous. LATER SHE. SPOKE to Scott's white-collar set at Tinicum. She told them she wished some day she could do what her opponent did the week before and visit the Bfatt Paper Company.

Then she made her pitch, starting with praise for the top of the ticket, then talking about her own background, and ending up where she began with a few lady-like swings at Goldwater. She doesn't have to do much more. She can afford to be proper and just keep pecking away and showing as many people as she can the very peculiar appeal that belongs to Genevieve Blatl. And hoping all the while that the people who take polls about Johnson and Goldwater know of what they poll. Sirens 5 Songs Herald Fall, Newtown Fire Aides Learn NEWTOWN SQUARE The a a eight of which were wail of the fire siren is heard field fires, more often in the fall then in.

Half of them were on the same the summer, Newlown Fire and kept the firemen rac- officials have discovered. Investigating the claim of, some Newtown residents who, said they know when autumn; arrives by the increased fre-j quency of the siren, they foundi this to be true. Fire Chief Frank Capotosto's 1 August report lists nine alarms, only three of which were field fires. In less than a two-week ing from one to the next without even a chance to return to the station. The Company averaged 18 men per alarm that day and Newtown does not have one.

Capotosto reported two fir men, Paul McDonald and Will, spent their vacation rolled in the State Fire Scho at Lewistown. Also, Bob Allison, Douglas Conway, Joseph Greer, Wayne Lundquist, Ben Mitchell FUTURE OPEN SPACE in Springfield is a steady planning matter for William Graf, Robert Gabriel and William Osborn of Park and Recreation Park System Grows By JOANNE B. WALSH Dally Times Correspondent SPRINGFIELD The year 951 opened the door to a newi ra in the lives of Springfield esidents, for at that time the ownship began its park system. Since the day that Powell 'ark opened its facilities for, mblic use the Springfield Park tecreation Board has located and developed sites for 13 other parks. The board is made up of D.

Bent; Robert -Gabriel" and William ar. They 'are administrators of 125 working acres and have a budget of $37,000. Constant maintenance and re- iuvenation for present sites, es- jecially following the typical summer use, is a large consideration for the board in order ready facilities for the next season. Rather than a formal central park, Springfield works on a neighborhood system with many ports facilities. Included in the system are 12 baseball fields, 2 basketball courts, five tennis scattered in parks throughout courts and three soccer fields community.

All of these areas are open for use by local athletic programs where possible Richard Stevenson, park coordinator, directs the summer program. The 1964 season saw a three-month conservation program carried out in the Lownes Park, largest in the system, by Boy Scout Troop 227 of Covenant Methodist Church. Project results were a foot bridge and trail running from the park into the Beatty Hills section of the community. It is the hope of the board that other such proposals for park improvements will be made by scout troops. Osborn, acting president, said: Correction SPRINGFIELD-The commissioners have not awarded the contract for renovations to the Springfield fire house, Powell Road and Saxer as reported in Wednesday's Daily imes.

Two bids were received and were referred lo Harold Benditt, township engineer, for study. CarmichacI "Park maintenance is a problem, because of constant use, but the wear generally shows he people of the township enjoy the facilities provided for Plans for the future include he possibility of a fulltime director to handle facilities already in operation and coordi nate activities which will take place in these and any new 4 Units To Give Findings PTA Council Told Of Nov. 18 Session MEDIA COURTHOUSE-Delaware County education leaders will get a full report Nov. 18 on a proposed community college, the Delaware County Council of PTA's was told Wednesday nifiht. Asst.

County Schools Supt. N. Dean Evans, said chairmen of four college task forces will present specific recommendations to a general meeting of interested groups in Marple Newtown Junior High School. Groups to be invited are the Delaware County Council on Higher Education, school board members, the PTA council and county members of the Pennsylvania State Education Association. UNITS TO REPORT Task forces to report are on finance, site and buildings, administration and staff and cur- ricukim.

They are expected to have their studies completed by Nov. 1. The proposed community college would have two-year courses for technicians and sub-professionals in a variety of fields. It would also offer the first two years of liberal arts for students who would transfer to other schools for their final two years. Costs, estimated by Evans at bout $900 per year per student, would be borne one third each the state, the student and a local sponsoring body yet to be parks opened throughout the township.

AT MARPLE HEARING Group Opposes Nursing Facility these donated over 32 man hoursjCharles Nicholas completed the of hard work pumping almost 1,000 gallons of water. The firemen laid 900 feet of hose to combat an early morning fire in the duct work at Aronimink Country Club. The period, beginning Sept. 8, the Radnor Fire Company sent Us company responded to ll'ladder truck to the scene as rescue work course at the Delaware County Fire School Ridley Park. Current subscriptions to the Newtown Square Fire Co.

ambulance service expire Oct. 1, ambulance officials have announced. BROOMALL-- A petition requesting permission to build a home was met )y strong opposition at a public hearing Wednesday night. Seymour and Bernard Kaplan of Warminster, owners of Oakwood Homes submitted a pe- ition to the Marple Zoning Board of Adjustment, requesting a special exception to build a 160-bed nursing home. The area is zoned R-2 Residen- ial.

The board has 45 days in which 10 act on the request. The Kaplans want to build the nursing home on the east side of Church Road, between Sproul Road and West Chester Pike, south of the Temple Sholom Synagogue. They made a similar request July 21 to build a 100-bed nurs- ing'home on Media Line Road. 11 is still being considered by the board. The Kaplans said they would withdraw their request to build on Media Line Road if their current petition is granted.

The Church Road home would be built on a 3.75 acre tract. It would be a two-story, split i nwuiu hrv a level, brick and masonry build- tt mm named. Evans said the need for the college has been "establshed te- yond any reasonable Two completed surveys particularly snow the need, he added SURVEY RESULTS A survey in May of 13,601 high school juniors and seniors replies from 58 per cent expressing an interest in attending a community college if one were available. "A later survey of 200 county businesses and industries got a response from 85 per cent that they would be interested in hiring people with two years of technical or semi-professional ing and would have a staff of 50. Ten persons spoke against the petition, including Marple Commission President J.

Frank Sterling; Fourteen others submitted their names as also being opposed. Sterling, who is also Republi can leader of Marple's 1st Ward, said he felt Church Road was too heavily travelled already without having additional vehicles that would come because of the nursing home. He said traffic conditions on Church Road are so bad that a request for sidewalks has been made to the township. Because of state restrictions, he said, the township could only install temporary sidewalks. "A home' of this type should be farther out in the country," he said.

"This is not the right place, traffic wise or otherwise." Evans cited Pennsylvania as being the 46th state in rate of population growth and linked the poor record to the lack of community college facilities. Young people do not have the opportunity for technical train- ng and jobs and are forced to leave the state, he said, CALIFORNIA CITED The California system of about 70 low cost state colleges produces 10 technicians for every one engineer or scientist, Evans said. With Pennsylvania producing less than one technician for every "is it any wonder California gets a bigger share of defense industries and contracts?" he asked. "We are 25 to 30 years behind California and eight to ten years behind New York in higher education," he said. "If we don't move rapidly ahead, we will be one of the backwater states." 57 New U.S.

Citizens Called 'Luckiest Persons in World 9 MEDIA COURTHOUSE A judge who was an immigration inspector at New York City's Ellis Island in 1911 toW 51 new citizens Wednesday night they were part of "the greatest immigration of natural origins in the entire world." Philadelphia County President Judge Adrian Bonnelly said at Delaware County's naturalizaton program: "You are now among the luckiest persons in the world. "You have become part and parcel of the greatest immigration of national origins in the en- lire world, to become part of the great American democracy based upon devotion to Almighty God and obedience to the law of the land." Judge Bonnelly, however, was not for unlimited immigration. "I am inclined to agree with many of the members of c.on- Rress who hold that the indis- criminable immigration which occurred before and after the turn of the 20th century, has no reasoning today, which means that those, like yourselves, who now have been given the honor and privilege of entering these great shores and become part of our society, are men and women who can properly fit in with higher essence and echelon of human life." The 75-year-old judge, who is of Italian descent, compared the earlier immigrants a i children. "The day of the immigrant who went down deep into the bowels of the earth to mine coal, the immigrant who crossed navigable rivers with bridges of steel, the immigrant who laid the migrants today are the leading awyers, doctors, clergymen, professors and teachers and their contribution is cultural rather "han physical." Judge Bonnelly traced the development of the nation and the ides of immigration. He said he had served as sectary to the assistant commissioner general of immigration and naturalization in 1910 and ater was an inspector of tm-migration at Ellis Island and Philadelphia.

In 1911, he said more million immigrants were admitted through Ellis island alone. 'It was nothing mutual for the inspectors to board a sUp bed of rock for the thundering 5,000 immigrants on board' locomotive, the immigrant who built the great skyscrapers, is no longer. "But the children of those im that wouW to said. County Judge William R. presented citizenship to the 51 new Americans..