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Star-Gazette VEDA aide testifies Page 14 Pages 20-23, 26 Sports news Elmira, N.Y. YMnesday, March 24975 i created Prison board Easter goodies are richer as bonnet buying blossoms si: George B. Murray of Rome is the current warden of the jail. The creation of the Prison Board had been backed by the sheriff and Judge Williams, who recently toured a comparably sized county which employs the prison board system. Sheriff Detrick had since personally supervised the jail operation, but asked that a warden be appointed when in 1973 his other, duties increased significantly.

The jail has over the past several years had a rash of disturbances, including escapes and fires. The Prison Board, which will officially relieve Sheriff Frank E. Detrick of his jail-keeping duties, will consist of the commissioners, County Judge Evan S. Williams, Dist. Atty.

Maurice L. Epstein and Sheriff Detrick. Tuesday's resolution calls for the board to assume its responsibilities within 30 days, and gives it authority to appoint a warden. The board will be charged with the safekeeping, discipline and employment of prisoners, and the government and management of the jail. Dr.

James W. Montague IIUUMI.MIIII)1)I A Ms; ,4 1 few Health unit physicians certified as diplomates By DAVE The cost of jelly beans, chocolate Easter bunnies, and candy chickens has gone the way of the rest of the economy, and children may find their baskets accented with fruit this Easter. But, there is a resurgence in Easter bonnet buying in the area that may mean the ladies want to look attractive while they save on their candy purchases. "Candy prices are up considerably, some as high as 50 per cent," said James Lawrence, manager of Brown's Pharmacy of 101 S. Main Hor-seheads.

Brown's is a dealer for Fanny Farmer's and Russell Stover candies. Lawrence said that people seem to be buying less fancy wrapped boxes of candy, but the candy itself seems to be selling fairly well. Laxrence was optimistic that he would not have a surplus of candy after the holiday. "The candy business is a last minute thing in a drug said. "It could be last minute like it was for Valentine's Day." Jelly beans, or jelly eggs as they are known in the business, are as traditional in an Easier basket as a chocolate bunny.

William Van Houten whose Van Houghten Fund Raising Co. packages jelly beans for groups who want to make money, said, "Jelly beans are moving real well this year, even though the price has doubled over last year." Last year VanHoughton's company packaged over 15 tons of jelly beans, this year they are only processing five tons. "I dont like jelly beans that well," Van Houghton said, "If we ordered this year like we did last year I would have had a lot of jelly beans to eat." VanHoughton guarantees to the fund raising groups that any jelly beans, they don't sell, they can return. He said that the jelly bean is practically all sugar and its that price that has forced him to cut back his production. "The Easter bunny has to come," he said, "but not as plentiful as before." Fred Wagner of Ann Page Division of grocery stores says that sales this year of jelly eggs is about the same as last year.

Ann Page, which manufactures several million pounds of jelly eggs every year, has already made its Easter candy for this year from three to six months ago Wagner said, "The price of sugar is not affecting the price of the product significantly." Floppy, flowery, distinctive and inexpensive seems to be the trend for Tornado HARRISBURG (AP) A tornado in Georgia has delayed the start of a new state lottery game in Pennsylvania. Lottery officials said Tuesday that the tornado, which struck Atlanta on Monday, hit the printing plant where tickets for the new "Instant Lottery" game were printed. "Approximately 85 per cent of the tickets in various stages of production for the new game were lost when the tornado cut through Atlanta," said George Mowod, state revenue secretary. i i i i BLOSSBURG Drs. James W.

Montague and M.B.S. DeSilva, two staff members of the health centers operated by the North Penn Comprehensive Health Services have been named' diplomates of the American Board of Family Practice. The physicians are now certified in the specialty of family practice after passing a certification examination offered by the ABFP. To qualify for the examiniation, a physician must have completed cither a three TOWANDA Aiming for better management of the courfty jail," the Bradford, County commissioners Tuesday voted to create a county Prison Board to oversee the operation of the problem-plagued facility. Approving the resolution to create the Prison Board were Chairman Harold C.

Woodard and Commissioner Henry D. Stone. Commissioner Benny Larnard was absent. There was no discussion of the move, except for the scheduling of a meeting today to bring the board's members together for the first time. July trial date set for Fitzsimmons GREENSBlTtG, Pa.

(AP) The murder trial of George Fitzsimmons, charged in the 1973 stabbing slayings of his aunt and uncle, was set Tuesday for July 7. The time had been tentatively set earlier for April 23, but Westmoreland County Judge Earl Keim, who will preside at the trial, said the date is now firm for July. The action came at a closed-door pretrial conference attended by defense attorneys Lee Bailey and Buffalo Dist. Atty. Herbert Siegel, and prosecutors H.B.

Fink, Potter County district attorney, and Henry Martin, Westmoreland County asst. Dist. Atty. Henry Martin. Fitzsimmons, 37, formerly of Amherst, N.Y., is charged in the deaths of Euphresia and Dealton Nichols, both 80, who were found stabbed to death in their Roulette home, about 10 miles south of Coudersport in Potter County, on Nov.

18, 1973. The slayings occurred about two years after Fitzsimmons moved into the Nichols' home following his release from the Buffalo State Hospital. Elkland area youth charged ELKLAND Victor P. Ross, 19, of Elk-land RD 1, was arrested Thursday by borough police for receiving stolen property. Police said Ross had in his possession an automobile battery reported stolen Wednesday from a car owned by Mrs.

Myrtle Krincr of Buffalo Elkland. Ross was arraigned before District Justice William Buckingham of Elkland and lodged in the Tioga County Jail in Wellsboro. He was released on nonunal bail Friday to await a preliminary hearing before Buckingham at 2:30 p.m. Monday. At Wellsboro.

Bruce M. Atland, 37, of the Penn Wells Motel, Wellsboro, was arrested by Wellsboro police here Thursday for prowling at night. He was picked up by police on Queen St. and arraigned before District! Justice Thomas L. Bolton of Atland is free on $1,000 bail to await a hearing before Bolton at.4 Thursday.

Penelec drops rates JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) The Pennsylvania Electric Co. has lowered the monthly fuel adjustment rate for its half million customers because of the continuing decrease in the cost of coal. Bimonthly bills for Penelec's residential customers in 33 counties who use 1,000 kilowatt hours per month will drop about 76 cents, the compa said. Penelec is the third state utility to lower fuel adjustment rates for April.

Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. of Al-lentown said its rate will be 8 per cent less than in March, and Metropolitan Edison announced a 25 per cent decrease in April. The Public Utility Commission last week ordered the three utilities, along' with four others, to bring in independent auditors to certify accuracy of fuel adjustment charges. The fuel adjustment rate is' a surcharge Pennsylvania permits utilities to add to monthly service bills to cover increased cost of fuel. 'BOUT THAT TIME The Francis W.

Cassidy family at 626 Penna. Ave. is ready for Easter as a pal of the big bunny waits under a tree laden with an assortment of multi-colored eggs. J. J.

Pullins seeks Troy school post this year's Easter bonnet. The Easter bonnet tradition, which has declined in recent years, seems to be making a strong comeback this year. "It's said Sharon Cassity, an employe of J.C. Penney's at the Mall. "This is the year for it, old styles are coming back and people are buying." An another dimension may be added to the traditional Easter Mrs.

Margaret Hogue of Iszard's in Elmira said, "We are doing very well in hats and wigs, both. The combination is selling very well." i 4 1 1 If 1 1 rips lottery tickets Dr. M.B.S. DeSilva year family practice residency or have been in family practice a minimum of six years. He also must complete 300 hours of con-tinuing medical education approved by the American Academy nf Family Physicians.

ABFP diplomates must continue to show proof of competency in the field of comprehensive, continuing care of the family by being recertified every six years. No other medical specialty requires its members to prove their competence on a continuing basis. He is a member of the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce and has been active in the Troy Area Civic Improvement Association. Pullins has served as appointed School Board Director for the past two years, occupying the vacancy left by William J. McCord.

Playground presentation scheduled LAWRENCEVILLE William Gohdes of the Department of Community Affairs in Jersey Shore will present a slide presentation on the state's playground program available to municipalities at the 7:30 p.m. Monday meeting of the Lower Tioga Council of Governments in the Lawrence Township Municipal Building. Robert Blair, COG director, is hopeful the program can be obtained for Lawrenceville and Tioga, both members of the four-member organization. In various parts of the state, DCA personnel have assisted service and community groups in setting up playground programs. At next week's meeting, Blair also expects COG members to elect a new secretary-treasurer replacing Arthur (Butch) Sherman who resigned as the Tioga Township representative.

Roland Delmotte has replaced Sherman as the township's representative. Knoxville driver held for jury ELKLAND Gerald Leach, 19, of Knox ville, was held for Tioga County grand jury action on a driving while intoxicated charge following a hearing before District Justice William Buckingham. Leach was arrested by Mansfield state police Feb. 22 when his pickup truck was involved with a car mishap on Rt. 49 in Osceola.

He is free on $300 bail. aware that government-fed inflation has drastically increased the cost of everything they buy. Inflation has contributed to steadily rising food processing costs which has pushed up retail food prices, while fanners have experienced declines in their prices for the past three months. "Consumers also should be aware," he said, "that taxes and not food prices showed the greatest increase in 1974, according to a report by the joint economic committee of Congress." 7 die in Pittsburgh fire Mrs. Hngue said that last year started the resurgence and now the people are ready to accept the hat.

"Everyone seems to be hat conscious," she said. Although not as optimistic as the rest, Mrs Frances Marino of Rosen-baum's Elmira store store said, They are not moving that well, but they are selling." Mrs. Marino said that they are trying to come back and they are absolutely beautiful. The price of a hat doesn't bother women she said. "If a women wants a hat she is going to buy it regardless." The Lucky 7 lottery game, which has been one of three regular lottery games for some time, was scheduled to be discontinued when the instant game began.

"We'll continue with it until the start of the new game," said lottery director Lynn Nelson. When the new game does get under way, it is expected to last about 10 weeks, or until 60 million tickets are distributed. Nelson has indicated other new games will be developed later. Gloria White, 42, was cooking stew in. the kitchen when she saw smoke coming from the basement, and she hustled the two boys to safety.

Library group plans open house TROY Friends of the Bradford-Wyoming County Libraries have approved plans for an open house to be held at the main library building in Burlington April 20 Austin Wallace, president, 'appointed nominating committee to draw up a slate ol officers for the coming year. The committee consists of Mrs. Donna Hess of Troy, Miss Jane Dayton of Towanda, and Mrs. Dorothy Lehman of Standing Stone. The Friends agreed to sponsor a poster contest again this year in conjunction with National Library Week.

substantial program costs to the federal government at a time when deficit spending already is a serious threat to our economy." Kuhfuss said the bill also provides for high non-recourse loans on grain crops which could lead to a buildup of grain stocks in government hands. "Such stocks hang over the market and act as a depressant on market prices," he said. "Government payments are, and always have been, an unreliable source of farm income. TROY James J. Pullins, manager of Troy Agway Cooperative, has announced his candidacy for director, Region Troy Area School District.

The primary will be held May 20. Pullins attended schools in Urbana, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio State University. He joined the Agway organization after graduation. His business career was interrupted by three years service in the armed forces. Pullins, was named manager of the Troy Agway Cooperative in 1970 and has made his home here since that time.

Pullins is a member of the Capt. Clarence R. Oliver American Legion Post and he is the president of the Sullivan-Bradford Youth Council. He is also a member of the Save Our Railroad Committe and has served as secretary of the Troy Area Jaycees. He has been a director of the Alparon Park Association.

Towandan seeks auditor's post TOWANDA Mrs. Mae Welker of Sugar Creek Towanda RD 1 has announced her intentions to run for Bradford County auditor on the Democratic ticket. A native of the county, Mrs. Welker is the Edwin Ellis of Sugar Creek Road and the late Katherine Ellis. Mrs.

Welker is vice president of the Bradford County Democratic Womens Club and Democratic Committeewoman of North Towanda Mrs. Welker is married to William Welker and they have three children. shica camera with a Honeywell strobar, two Bell and Howell cassette players and one Auid cassette player, and four Controlled Readers. The larceny was discovered and reported by Harry J. Glass the elementary school principal.

York requests that anyone having any information relating to this incident to report to him at the Troy Police Station. reach this objective," he said. "We also are opposed to subsidized imports of any agricultural commodity, including dairy products," Kuhfuss said, calling it unfair competition for farmers in the U.S. market. Discussing general economic consitions, he said all segments of the economy have a major stake in curbing government spending, which he said was the major cause of the inflationary spiral.

"Consumers," Kuhfuss said, "are well School burglary probed PITTSBURGH (AP)-Police said it began with two small boys playfully poking a stick into a gas heater, in the cellar of a narrow, 312-story row house on the South It ended with the building in charred ruin and seven persons burned to death in a flash fire, including a pregant woman and five children. "Me and my friends saw smoke and ran to: a firebox," said a youth who was at a nearby playground when the fire started Tuesday afternoon. firemen came and before I knew it 'they were.carrying bodies the youth added. 1 Firemen estimated 15 persons from several families had shared the dwelling on Knox Avenue. The bodies of eight dogs were also found in the rubble.

The two boys who were playing in the The new game was scheduled to begin April 29. Mowod said it must now wait until sometime in May The new game will feature tickets with special paint covering a set of numbers. A player will learn if he has won by scraping away the paint and trying to match the numbers. Prizes vary from two free tickets or $5 to other immediate prizes of up to $10,000, and players can qualify for drawings for bigger prizes. basement escaped injury.

Ages four and eight, they were questioned by Homicide Detective Michael Gorney. Gorney said boys told him the stick caught fire in the heater and that one of them used it to ignite1 a shopping bag and push the bag under a bed. Fellowship holds parents night ELKLAND-A "Parents Night" and coffee hour was held recently by Miss Maria Johnsdtr, director of theThitd's Evangelism Fellowship classes. The classes are conducted each Friday afternoon at the Elkland Free Methodist Church from 2 to 3 p.m. The classes are held for children who attend Wood Elementary School and are interdenominational in content.

Kuhfuss said the legislation, approved by the House last Thursday, would make farmers dependent on government compensatory payments for a substantial part of their income if market prices dropped drastically. "Under its target price provisions," he said, "if national average prices paid to farmers fall below the target level, the government would pay farmers up to $20,000 per producer for corn and wheat. "The legislation has the potential for TROY-The Croman Elementary School was entered sometime between school closing Friday, March 21, and opening Monday, March 24. Equipment valued at $1,267, was removed. Troy Police Chief Theodore M.

York said, there was no sign of forced entry and that a' master key was missing from a teachef's desk. The missing equipment includes one Ya- Farm leader warns about government incentives PENN YAN -A national farm leader luosday night warned farmers to give careful consideration "to economic conditions and not be trapped by "the promise of mis-' guided government incentives" into the production of price-depressing surpluses. "The multi-billjon-dollar farm subsidy bill, if enacted, will be a tragic mistake," William J. Kuhfiics, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, said in a speech at the Yates County Farm Bureau's town and country dinner. "The buildup of surpluses, which this bill encourages, will reduce gross farm income which last year totaled $102 billion and which enabled farmers to spend $75 billion to support such basic industries as farm equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals and housing." Farm Bureau's objective, Kuhfuss said, is to create a climate which will enable agriculture to operate under the market price system.

"Continuing use of direct commodity payments will not permit farmers to.