Valley News from Van Nuys, California • Page 3

'NEWS' STUBS Sunday, Feb. 26, 1956 NEWS 3-A TlVfirS' Still ITeachers Demand Pay Hike I ERIC LEIGH'S i i i. PERSONAL MEANING in Declaration of Independence is found by Mrs. Elmore V. Whelan of Reseda, and members of her family who are descended from John Hart, a signer of the famed document, and active in Revolutionary War and early Colonial Legislature functionings.

With Mrs. Whelan are T. Frank Whelan at right; Charles 14, and Patricia, 14 months. photo Descendant of 'Declaration' Signer Cites History Month Mrs. Elmore V.

Whelan of 1Reseda, assistant corresponding secretary and press chairman the Peyton Randolph chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, is celebrating Governor Knight's proclamation of History Month 'with a tireal history knowledge of her own. She is a direct descendant of John Hart, a signer of The Declaration of Independence. An interesting feature on Hart's life is the little known fact of his part in the defense of his country, in the state of New Jersey. A'oting Told Stand Hart was driven, by the Hessians, from his dying wife's bedside and lived for more than a year in forests and caves, refusing to leave the state. His Two Passengers Cuir Bruised in Collision women passengers were injured in the collision of two cars Friday night at San Fernando Roacl and Osborne police report.

They were Diane Shatz, 17, of 15156 Kingsbury who was riding with Paul Dexter IS, of 12319 Branford and Hester of Bakersfield who was in the car of -Hardy Nickerson, 23, of Los Angeles. Miss Shatz was treated at Valley Receiving Hospital for abrasions of the shin, a bruised hip and a bump on the head. Mrs. Winston, also taken to the hospital, was treated for cuts and abrasions on the forehead, bruised shoulder and knee. COAL SEAMS West Virginia has about 120 different coal seams.

13 children were scattered In all Not until the Americans won at Trenton Princeton in December 1777 was Hart able to return home only to find his valuable mills razed. At this time, Hart was a tough old man 68 years of age. He was electer to represent his district in Colonial Legislature in "1761. He voted, and had his votes recorded against: the Stamp Act: taxation without representation, and interfering with the press or trial by jury. He shared throughout its Avhole existence the duties of the Provincial Congress.

He was appointed without dissenting voice, Speaker of the House in August at the first meeting at Princeton. Joined Perpetual Group In 1774 he was called to Congress in Philadelphia. Thus in three months he filled three positions: 1 Member of Provincial Congress, 2 Speaker of the Assembly, 3 Delegate to the Continental Congresb. In 1776, John Hart signed The Declaration of Independence, as one of that group of distinguished, patriotic and hy now ageless Americans who thus insured the creation and permanency of a republican form, of government which has withstood any and all attempts made against it. Active in Church Mrs.

Whelan, who lives at 6555 Aura is a native of Kirkwood, and made her home in Long Island before coming to California and subsequently to the Valley five years ago. In addition to her DAR activities, she is a parishioner in Reseda Community Church. Train Shaves Front of Car; Teacher Safe A Sylmar elementary school teacher barely escaped death Friday when approximately 10 cars of the Southern "Pacific Daylight train shaved off the Illustrated on Pago One Unclaimed by 14Readers Holders of receipts from January payment to New? and Green Sheet carriers as listed herein will be paid S5 each upon presentation of the receipts to The News office at 14539 Sylvan Van Nuys. Winners may come in person or mail in, the receipt, along with their name and address. umbers were selected at random from all parts of the circulation area.

Winning numbers for the February collections now underway will be listed in two weeks. Thus it is now more important than ever to: 1. Pay the carrier when he calls for the 35 2. Ask for the receipt. 3.

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Reasons for demanding a new annual pay scale of $5500 to $1)000today had been outlined some 750 I.os Angeles city i school teachers in a meeting X'irail Junior High The teachers attended a rally at which Kent Kollcgrew. klent of the i.os Angeles Committee of Faculty declared the school board i gives beginning sheet metal I workers $1000 a year more than new teachers. The board could legally grant at least S1000 more across the board for every teacher, said Harold Orr. president of the Los Angeles Federation of Teachers. "The board has been in favor of salaries over the years one salary for every two teachers." Jim Madden, clinir- 'man of the salary committee of the High School Teachers Association.

1 Assemblyman I'nruh ill' of Los Angeles painted out the teaching profession "-imply i not attractive to Califor- nians." SKVKHK FLOOD The great flood of lO-'T when the Mississippi broke its levees and spread over 20,000 square caused extensive prop: eny Kisses which wore esti-; i mated to be almost $300.000.000. HOUSE (Formerly Eric's Beauty Shop) 14544 VANOWEN VAN NUYS OURFEATURE COLDWAVE IT.Sc., Our $750 Creme Shampoo PflC6 Cream Rinse, Set STate 6-2838 G413 6S35 front end of his auto at the railroad crossing at Balboa Blvd. in Reseda. August March. 3-1, of 11000 Gaviota Granada Hills, was treated at the scene for shock.

He was uninjured. March told officors he was driving south on Balboa Blvd. at about 35 miles-an-hour nnd failed to see the approaching train. He said he noticed the train when it was about 50 feet away. The instructor said he jammed on his brakes and slid to a stop with the front end of the auto resting over the tracks.

As the train passed by, he said, each car 'crashed against his vehicle and shaved the front end of the auto. Police said the train was traveling about 40 miles-an- hour at the time The Daylight was en route from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Tom Martin. 5546 McLennan Encino. Ted Mitchel, 19540 Cantara Reseda.

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Steve Mladinco, 11212 Tiara Van Nuys. McKntirp. 4753 Lemona Shcnruin Oaks. Bob Benson. 14S27 Lanark Panorama City.

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