Star-Gazette from Elmira, New York • 7

-PAGE SEVEX. -ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE- SATURDAY, MARCH 16, DISSENTERS CONFER Three opponents of the Pennsylvania Ave. widening got their heads together for a pre-hearing conference at the Southport Fire Station yesterday afternoon. Checking newspaper stories on the controversy are 12th Ward Supervisor James Harper. Mrs.

William Carr of 1126 Pennsylvania Ave. and Southport Supervisor W. Jay Holien. MAP STUDY A group of Southpdr property owners showed intense interest in detailed sketches of Pennsylvania Ave. widening and drainage plans before the hearing.

Grouped around the table are, from left: the Rev. Albert H. Kingsley of Soulh Presbyterian Church. Thurlow Greene, William Gustin, Ro jert Stowell and Maxwell Easton. SCAN DISPUTED PLANS State and local officials check details if the controversial Pennsylvania Ave.

highway plans before Friday afternoon's hearing. From left: Raymond Tolan of Hornell, State Public Works Department hearing officer; Thomas Henderson of the Town of Southport, head of a Citizens' Committee opposing the project; and Big Flats Supervisor George Hartman, chairman of the Board of Supervisors VA Morse Code By Jim Morse Highway committee. State's Pennsy Avenue Plan Flayed, Defended at Hearing Lenten GUIDEPOSTS For fh Eats and Eyes Sparky Gillon and his Saddle Pals (formerly on Chan nel 24) take over WENY's period Saturday nights, starting former Joan Haber, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.

Haber of 736 Maple and her husband, Herb Knight, recently appeared on TV's "The Big Payoff." Knight is a Buffalo disc jockey. With WTVE off the air, How-j ard Green has signed on as man-iWELM at 1 p. m. Sunday. was Thomas A.

Henderson, chair man of the Southport Citizens Committee for the betterment of God, Send Someone! Plant of the State Public almost doubled. This employ-Works Department to widen ment increase has resulted in Pennsylvania Ave. in the Town "tremendous" traffic volume of Southport were assailed boosts. Thursday afternoon as "discrim- Favoring the highway widen-lnatory," "a waste of taxpayers ing were Henry Smith of 958 the Community. Presents Petition He presented a petition By DICK SULLIVAN A Welder of Stoneham, Mass.

At 4:00 p. on June 14, 1955, my brother Jack Sul ager of radio station WOND in; against the plan signed by 843 money" and "a potential safety Atlantic City WELM'S week BASED ON HER performances Pennsylvania Ave. and Thomas D. Milligan of 910 Dalrymple Ave. Southport property owners and are paying the cost." Claims Discrimination George Bowlus of 1130 Pennsylvania Ave.

claimed Southport is being discriminated against in Rt. 17 planning. He said there are two connections to the highway on the north side of the Chemung River and soon there will be two more. "There is no present connection south of the river for the thousands who live and work there," he added. The hearing also concerned state plans to improve Rt.

14 as a sub for Como and Godfrey livan was just crawling down into a 10-foot-deep trench, end sports sched-p ule: The Acad another petition signed by 1,034 Jo Stafford deserves a big shouf Typical of the statements which ran down the center of Washington a main emy-Homer bas against the project was one from ketball same at a Ellery M. Post, personnel direc Cortland tonight employes at the Remington Rand Division of Sperry Rand Corp. Henderson also summarized resident and employe arguments. A transcript of all opinions expressed, either orally or in writ thoroughfare in West Roxbury, Mass. Jack is a welder, and he wanted to finish one particular part of his job before he left.

Jack said goodbye to the tor of the Rand plant. at 8, and bowling He said a bypass bridge would from the Dixie other men as they quit. His head was well below the I Alleys Sunday af street surface. Iternoon at 3:30 of her own. Her niceness (plus big talent) is a welcome changa from the wise-guy or "sharp attitude so prevalent on TV The bands of Richard Maltbf and Freddy Martin will be featured on NBC-WENY's morning Bandstand next week.

Ed Sullivan's Sunday night lineup: actor Robert Mitchum, comic Billy DeWolfe, comedienne Beatrice Lillie, dancers Harolii eliminate congestion in the City of Elmira and cited the various Southport groups which are against the widening. ing, will be forwarded to the state DPW's office in Albany and jfrom Bulkhead south to the Former W'ENY the idea. It meant driving sixr the U. S. Bureau of Public announcer a miles out of his way at the peak Pennsylvania Railroad overhead.

No comments for or against that plan were received. Claiming that taxpayers don It was Jack's job to weld the joints of a new water main. Half way through he stood up to get Roads in Washington, D. C. Both governmental agencies Landon is joining the executive forces of station Testimony taken at the hear of the rush hour.

Suddenly he turned. He did not try to explain it to Morse the kinks out of will make a thorough study of the hearing proceedings before receive fair treatment from highway planners, he commented that "it seems apparent the die is cast and the roads will be built regardless of the taxpayers who WHAM in Rochester. his legs, Jack Lang and Helen Wood, vocal- ing which began at 1 p. m. lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Central figure at the hearing final state approval on the plans 'stretched, turned Screen stars Esther Williams i5.t. FHlth ah- rnnni can De maae, xoian saia. towards the himself. He just turned, i Meanwhile, Jack continued to jPray. It was the same simple prayer: "God, send someone." Henderson called for a stay and Dana Andrews and the Ames an1 Gorme and comedian Brj thfi Lord Kaye will appear on the Perry Lf WUh pulled down the shield again.

And then it happened. snow lomgni, nidiinci io Shall Be No Nighr on NBC Plan Separate Contracts State Gives Details TOMMY W1IITTAXER drove Steve Allen gets a night off. along Washington St. The. job The bank "V1 jllwas divided into two sections.

caved in. Tons A TRIE STORY about Benny Leonard, the former ring champ. nel 12, Kate Smith will take over for vacationing Jackie Glea-son. Her guests will include Jonathan Winters, dancer Bobby He stopped his truck at a spot of dirt came several blocks from the cave-in, crushing down is tne oasis for rignt for tha On Road Projects on him from Van, pantomimist Gene Sheldon jitlc a drama (o be prMentcd above and and Pat Rooney Sr. hazard." A public hearing at the South-port Are station attracted nearly 100 persons, most of them opposed to the highway plans.

Placed in the Record were 20 oral and written statements in opposition and hree statements favoring the plan. Four-Hour Hearing Raymond Tolan of Hornell, assistant civil engineer of the State Public Works Department dis-j trict office, conducted a four-hour meeting which was marked by statements from individuals and representatives of several industries and organizations who oppose or favor the prooosals. The state proposes widening Pennsylvania Ave. into a four-lane highway between Bulkhead and the city line. Citizens' groups, Remington Rand olant officials and employes and several Southside groups opnose the proposal.

They favor improvement of the street at its present two-lane width and construction of a bypass bridge over the Chemun? Rivpr Caton to take nh-south traffic around the citv. The only backing for the state plan came from the directors of the Elmira Assn. of Commerce and two Town of Southport residents. The A.C. directors urged widening of the street and a state study on the need for a bypass bridge.

Opponents of the highway widening claim It will create more traffic congestion in the City of Elmira, endanger children crossing the street to attend school and reduce property values on Pennsylvania Ave. Question Survey The "fairness" of a 1954 traffic survey, which the state claims The proposed improvements to Sullivan use by 1975 should be about vehicles a day. on "lelephone Time' Sunday afternoon, Channel 12 at Norman Brokenshlre, an El-mra visitor last year, is making Jack was got out. He chatted with an engineer for the Metropolitan District Commission for 15 minutes. The time was 5:45 p.

m. Whittaker got into his truck, said goodbye to his friend, and started up again. He reached a stop light. It was his turn-off to! get back to 128 by a short cut. The hearing officer listed ad DID YOU EVER want to visit an Irish pub? WENY's "Monitor" will take "you to one in Dublin at 3:05 Sundav afternoon Bob Michael, the WELM vantages of the state's Pennsyl vania Ave.

project as: Pennsylvania Ave. and Rt. 14 in the Town of Southport would be handled in separate contracts at an estimated total cost of 755,000. This information was part of of letting bids on proposed construction until an alternate plan could be given "diligent and careful" study. Sees Financial Saving A Southport resident, Smith, wrote he favored widening the street because it would result in an overall saving to taxpayers and improve the thoroughfare.

He said he favors the plan even though it means loss of his home and office under the state plan which includes elimination of a curve at Pennsylvania Ave. and Laurel St. Milligan's letter supported the state proposal on the oasis of greater safety and improved appearance of the widened street. He said he believes the biggest percentage of traffic on Pennsylvania Ave. is local and, while a bypass might be feasible 15 or 20 years from now, there is not enough through traffic at present to justify it.

Tolan was introduced by W. Jay Holden, Southport super rammed -against the pipe with the force of a sledge hammer. He went down, buried in a kneeling position; his shield slammed against the pipe; his nose flattened out against the inside of the shield. 1. Adequate roadway width for present and future traffic disc jockey, says Webb Pierce's new Decca rock 'n' roller, Hon- If he stayed on Washington St.

2. Installation of curbs for he'd have to go still farther out Vti of his way. Tommy Whittaker iu" "re way. Tommy a detailed explanation of state another comeback attempt on a TV station in NYC. Many TV people believe that the high-powered big money quu programs are doomed as the rat ings continue to sag a little more each week.

Reason is that the questions are now so difficult that most viewers not only don't know the answer, they don't even understand the question. (That certainly goes for me.) Two other records going elimination of vehicle encroach ment on property and neater ap pearance. His nose began to pain him. It was bleeding. He couldnt move his head.

3. Provisions for highway braked his truck for a brief instant, then continued on up Washington. Whittaker arrived at the spot where his friend was dying. Nothing seemed unusual. He noticed the stake-body truck.

But it was a truck that Sullivan never over bU with the teen set: Guy Mitchell's "Knee Deep in the Blues" and Tab Hunter's "Ninety-Nine Ways." For the first time, CBS-TV and NBC-TV will both telecast major league baseball games on Saturday It crossed Jack's mind that he might die. Slowly he began to pray. drainage to eliminate standing water in or along the roadway, ice formation and cleaner air as a result of eliminating dirt and Going to Mass at St. Patrick's highway plans given yesterday in the Southport fire station at a public hearing on plans to widen Pennsylvania Ave. Raymond Tolan of Hornell, assistant district civil engineer of the State Public Works Department, opened the hearing with a detailed summary of both jobs.

Estimated at $610,000 He said the widening of Pennsylvania Ave. along 1.1 miles is estimated at $610,000. Work on Rt. 14 from Bulkhead to the Pennsylvania Railroad mud accumulation. once a week suddenly seemca 4.

Better visibility by straight quite inadequate. My brother con- used. SANDWICH FILLING Add a little grated onion to creainstyle cottage cheese. Us afternoons. Leo Durocher, Lind-sey Nelson and Jim Woods will emng curves.

tinnprl nrav. had his evesl 5. Reduction of vehicle opera visor, who noted that a number open. It was black. I THEN Tommy Whittaker saw.

the NBC mikes, irs ex it as a sandwich tilling with thin- tion costs by speeding traffic of other Chemung County rep resentatives were present. the hand the hand moved oected that Dizzy Dean will bejly sllC(d cucumbers 0r tomatoes. oacK on lis: in lune in now. As in the Pennsylvania Ave. SOMETHING COOL crossed, "Oh, God!" he whispered This group included Elmira section, the Rt.

14 work calls for City Manager Thomas A. Ban- overhead, a distance of VA miles two 24-foot lanes separated by a field, 12th Ward Supervisor FIRST TIME IN ELMIRA! James Harper, Town of Elmira his right hand. He wiggled his' Whittaker jumped down into s- Patricks Day, Martv Purte'l fingers. They moved freely. His' the trench and began to dig.

He wi'l on our WENY chat- I right hand had not been buried. jo nrovered a wrist watch. He'''' 'how at 1:30 tomorrow aft- He moved the hand again. jthoiuiht he recognized the watchjernon- He tried to scratch around ba hi. h.nH tA nnon i.n an air uncovered the mans side.

He sawi JACK PALANCE turned in I will cost $1,145,000. The Rt. 14 job is more costly Supervisor Charles F. Evans, showed no need for a bypass Southport Peace Justice Maxwell because it involves construction of two bridges and a new inter J. Easton, Southport Atty.

Lynn section at Bulkhead, Tolan G. Keyser, J. Anson Saund-ypassage down his arm But the lne man was "tul earning; tne another magnificent performance ers, Board of Supervisors chair- weight of the earth was too respiration was very weak. in "The Last Tycoon" on Play Then Tommy Whittaker recog- house 90 Thursday night, and man, Horseneads supervisor The hearing officer said the Pennsylvania Ave. right-of-way four-foot wide mall from the Bulkhead junction to the railroad overhead.

The general construction plan for the road is the same with a three-lane bridge over South Creek, plus one foot and eight inch walks on either side, and a four-lane bridge over Seeley Creek with walks on both sides three feet and eight inches wide. See Increase by 1975 Tolan said the plan for this stretch of road was based on great. It didn't do any good. Then it occurred to him that nized my brother. Jack had that's an adjective we don't use fainted.

Whittaker dug more He had fine support, es- between Bulkhead and the city I he'd been holding the welding bridge, was questioned by several Southport residents. They contended that the survey was taken during inclement weather and at a time when Rt. 14, the main north-south route in this area, was under construction and not being used by many travelers. Since the survey, the South-port residents said, employment at the Remington Rand plant has penally from Peter Lorre. I frartically.

The rescue squad arrived. They incidentally, its the opinion will be 66 feet wide with two 24-foot two-lane pavements separated by a mall four-feet wide. It will taper inward as it approaches the Elmira city line. here that Palance is almost a I applied an oxygen mask to Jack, whi'e they were still digging John Hazlett and Big Flats Supervisor George Hartman. Opposition Forces Appearing in opposition to the state plan in addition to Henderson were: Ellery M.

Post of 460 Cypress representing Remington Rand employes; Justin J. Donahue of 955 Davis representing about lead in that hand. So he fished around with his fingers. He found the rod, still in the holder. He grasped it tightly and moved it, hoping it would strike the pipe.

pcinch to win the TV Emmy as I him aiiI- rfrr rittr vv achinitTnn ur a The road will have a 2 -inch mi vui. "ijrSl Acior ior nis portrayal St. a crowd gathered now. of washed-up prizefighter in I the traffic survey which indi PRE -CAST CONCRETE STEPS and PLATFORM asphalt topping over a nine-inch jcated an average daily use by layer of concrete on a foot-deepi 3332 vehicles. He said about JACK REVIVED slightly of the Emmv awards I gravel base.

Choir 5.500 International Assn. of 6,330 vehicles will use the road they put him on a stretcher. ltiWji be telecast on Channel 18 I Chapel was 6:30 p. m. He spied Tommyfrom to 10:30 tonight.

Whittaker. "Who found daily by 1975. The Hornell man listed these benefits expected to result from Rt. 14 construction: Machinists, Local 826, District 58, union employes at the plant; Mrs. John K.

Bohl of 1145 Broadway, representing the Southside Storm Sewer System A storm sewer system Is planned to carry off water but Tolan emphasized this system will not Here To Sing At Th SAME PRICE As Painted, Wooden Steps NEXT WEEK'S Monday-I through-Friday personalities on'i WENY's "My Favorite Music" I The Gordon College Chapel High School Parent-Teacher 1. Adeguate provision for traf- be part of the proposed South he asked. "I did," said Whittaker. With his lips, Jack formed one word. 'Thanks." There was no more powerful Assn, port sanitary and storm sewer fic increases forecast for the fu- Choir of Beverly, Farms, directed by Norman E.

Clayton, Suddenly his wrist jerked and he knew he had struck an arc the electric current would be making its bright orange flash. So he kept on tapping the pipe, making an arc, hoping it would draw attention. "THAT MUST look like something," Jack thought to himself. "A hand reaching out of the ground striking an arc against the pipe. That must really look like something." He figured there wasn't anything t6 do but lie there and wait and keep tapping flashes, and hope enough air filtered Into project it will serve the road ture (12:15 p.m.) will be Mrs.

Charles Finl ilb, Elmira! 1 Shappee, president of the Bent-I ley-Trumble American Legion I UMmt' reinforced. Has I nit Att doi I noo-kid, cast-in Dobs. Specially 2. Reduction of the road's high needs alone professor of music, will present a sacred concert Wednesday eve Maxwell J. Easton of 1108 Sliter appearing as a trustee of South Presbyterian Church, a town peace Justice, Town Board member and Remington Rand accident toll by straightening the word than that.

I mv. highway and increasing its width nings at 7:45 in the Southside Baptist Church. The gnawing sensation that Cabe, Marine recruiter Sgt. Wil- I tltitt.s I had been bothering Thomas ijam Hickman, Sheriff Fred I rT lrin- Whittaker went away. Duhi Dlck Ford youth a.

MONDAY Robert O. rect0r of the YMCA Statt' CM d(Uihl I Mr. Cla will conduct the 40-voice choral guard; Harper of 605 Dubois Democratic supervisor, appearing for his 12th Ward constituents, and sight distance. 3. Improvement of the Seeley Creek channel.

Tolan said the projects also call for improvement of two a railroad engineer, and Banfleld, representing the group in a pi" Plans call for removing all trees and stumps within the limits of the right of way, those within the limits of proposed sidewalks to be built along the right of way and trees which would endanger passing traffic because of age or disease. The state plans to replace some of the trees with ginkgo or honey locust trees. Curbs will be of granite with 10-foot private driveway entrances and 24-foot commercial PHONE 3-3037 -3-9713 City Council. 1 gram of tradition- I Sunday night drama highlight: Charles Boyer and Katharine I Cornell will star in an adapta- tion of Robert E. Sherwood's "There Shall Be No Night." on I Channel 18 at 7 30 Edward at ana contem- tells how his fireman risked bis life to save a small child from certain death.

Was it the novenas Mrs. LaSalle always said for her boys that kept her son safe? porary worKS. The choir oer-i 'mri SKIL-BILT I 1 other roads coming into Bulkhead junction by resurfacing work from about 500 feet from the intersection inward. The other two roads are Rt. 328 south from the junction and S.

Broadway north of it. The hearing officer said the plans were drawn with an eye the mask to keep him alive there wasn't anything to do but lie there and pray God, send someone someone In another part of Boston, out on Rt. 128, Jack's assistant, Tommy Whittaker, quit his work for Ihe day. Whittaker and Jack had known each other-for over IS vears and were close friends. Robert M.

Deaton of 1127 Pennsylvania Lloyd C. Rowe of 651 Park Charles Personius of Pine City Sydney R. Woughter of 1184 Pennsylvania Ave. and R. W.

Stevenson of Wellsburg, all appearing as private citizens. Written Protests Written protests were submit sonnel come from 18 states and represent 40 church denominations. Larmei yuinn, ueorgia Gibbs and pianist Roger Wil- I tCIJpS. PflDp I liams will be "The tliWt VVlra I driveway entrances. Fully "actuated" traffic signals CANCER MEETING Dr.

A. W. Lucas will speak and a film, "146.000 Could Be Saved," will be shown at a cancer education meeting Tuesday night at 9 at the Moose Home. The program was arranged by Tommy Whittakfcr did not to road design standards set forth by the New York State Assn. of Highway officials, adding, "We believe our design meets that policy.

Defend'i State View Supper for the group will be Clayton served at the church by a committee headed by Mrs. Charles Dunham and Mrs. Grover Phelps. Members and friends of the congregation will entertain the choir members in their homes. know that Jack was on the Wash ted by George S.

Bowlus of 1130 Pennsylvania George E. Morrow of 10Q1 Chestnut Thurlow A. Greene of 385 S. ington St Job. Whittaker got in his truck and started off down Rt.

the Chemung County Field Vol 128 with the full intention of Defending the state's point of Hampton Mrs. Elizabeth are planned and stop signs will be installed at intersecting streets where there are no traffic lights. The actuated signals are arranged to allow a steady flow of traffic in a group or system by means of electronic devices in the road bed. No parking will be allowed along the widened street. Based on Survey The recommendations for the driving directly home.

X-CEL DAIRY 923 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. TEl. 6021 FlAVOa-OF-THEMONTH MINT CHIP OUI HfUCI EQUIMtO tlUCKS PMMil fit HQmf OEUVEtT unteers of the American Cancer Society. view in proposing the changes, Hatala of 1123 Pennsylvania Mrs Rnhprtu M. Dpaton of 1127 he said since traffic is increas IN BAR ASSOCIATION ing and can be expected to con- Pennsylvania Mr.

and Mrs. blt as whittaker drove, ne began to have the feeling that tinue to do so present streets C. K. wooster of luoj rennsyi Thre area attorneys have been elected to membership in the York State Bar President "won't handle" the rising num- vania Mrs. Elinor Cooper: something wasnt right, ber of vehicles forever.

of 3030 Grand Central He tried to shake the feeling "You certainly can pour onlyiHorseheads, and a person who off. He kept driving. The strange so much water through a pipe'did noMnclude a signature. and inexplainable sensation grew, of a certain diameter." he saidj Bowlus' letter was read at the; He thought that he ought to likening the pipe to roads with hearing bv William L. Gustin of drive up to the Washington St.

their flow of traffic. 1 1007 Smith St. job and check It. He dismissed know can't make ail th Ice cream fa I Elmlta to fust male tht best of it." Falls announces. They are: are based on a traffic S.

Frey and Alan Parsons of El- wrvey which indicated an aver-mira and J. Edward Murray of, age daily use of the road by I493 vehicles in 1955. He said the.