Shamokin News-Dispatch from Shamokin, Pennsylvania • 21

SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1847 PAGE TWENTY-ONE President Truman Gets the Bird four; Washington, three. One of the most serious phases of the situation is the impositions made on teachers of one-room schools. There is no midday rest for the teacher. She goes to work at 8:00, and at noon has supervision of pupils, nearly all of whom remain at recess. She leaves at 4:30 without having had a minute's rest.

State Police Say Pennsylvania law prohibits any person under 21 years from operating a school bus, motor bus, or motor omnibus in he transportation of passengers. CIO Western Union Workers Willing to Join Biq AFL Strike ated through consolidation. The latest move to bring about the desired goal of elimination of the one-room schools is the new district plan, the county board being required by next July to present a plan for administrative units of 1,600 or more pupils each. The following districts and schools will be affected: Lower Augusta, three: Jordan, four; Upper Mahanoy, three; Little Mahanoy, two; Rockefeller, five: Shamokin Township, five; Snydertown, one; Turbot, NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (U.R) The 7,000 CIO Western Union Com County Nears Goal In Closing! -Room School Buildings Northumberland County has attained 75 per cent of its objective in the closing of one-room elementary schools, a check of county school records reveals.

Out of 128 one-room schools in the county, 98 have been closed ince the passage by State Assembly of the Thompson Act. On the basis that a one-room school is, by its very nature, inefficient, and because of modern transportation facilities, the state seeks to close all one-room buildings pany employes in New York offered today to join a nation-wide strike of 50,000 AFL telegraph workers scheduled December 23 in an all-out wage Increase demand. MAPLE TOMS 15 to 30 lbs. HENS 15 to 20 lbs. Order Now While the Supply Is Large DODGE SHERVINSKI of the program by making new construction impossible and cutting out manufacture of school buses.

Costs remain prohibitive and the state does not expect districts to undertake expensive building programs. The new program, however, sets a limit of attendance below which reimbursement will not be made. It is based on 30 pupils per teacher, which made a revamping of schools necessary. Shrinkage of rural population reduced many schools to 10 to 15 pupils each. These had to be elimin The offer nay the CIO to make the Lamp Tables, Cocktail Tables, End Tables, Night Tables, strike 100 per cent effective was con tained in a telegram sent by Jos eph Selly, president of the Ameri' Lamps and Smoking Stands Rhoads Call 2564-J 1445 West Montgomery Street can Communications Association (CIO), to the leaders of the three 423-425 E.

Sunbury, St. AFL telegraphers unions. Selly urged that the unions agree to strike together, to fight together, to settle together and to go back together." The AFL unions the Commercial Telegraphers Union, the Telegraph Workers Union and the Telegraph 44 Employes Union announced earlier this week that they would strike at 6:00 a. m. EST, December 23, if de mands for a 15-cent-an-hour wage increase were not met by the com pany.

Negotiations between the company through the school consolidation plan. Various townships in Northumberland County attained the desired goal by erecting consolidated buildings and by sending pupils to larger districts. Largest of such districts were Lower Mahanoy which erected a building at Dalmatia and closed 11 schools; Delaware, which affiliated with Dewart and Watsontown and closed 11: Lewis, which united with Turbotville and closed 10. Other closings were: Upper Augusta, six Lower Augusta, three; East Cameron, four; West Cameron, four; East Chillisquaque, two; West Chillis-quaque, six; Upper Mahanoy, three; Point, six: Gearhart, one; Jackson, six. Jordan, three: Ralpho, foul-Rockefeller, three; Rush, eight; Shamokin, two; Turbot, two; Washington, two.

For each school closed the district receives $100 per year from the state to help pay the cost of closing. The war interrupted the advance unfit gaur jtgagetttjeiti President Truman smiles broadly as he receives a 47-pound turkey for the White House Christmas table a gift from the National Turkey Federation. Trying to quiet the gobbling big torn are, left to right, the President; Secretary cf Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson; Federation Director Trever L. Jones, of Havana, and Federation President Albert Matlack.

of Ramona, Calif. Judge Okays Motion and the unions have broken down, although federal mediators have requested the two groups to meet again in Washington tomorrow afternoon. The CIO group has not taken a strike poll of its members. However, union officials have been authorized to take such a vote and spokesmen said they were confident the membership would agree to walkout on December 23, if the AFL unions agree to coordinate action. Joseph L.

Egan, president of the Western Union Company, charged that to grant the 15-cent wage increase would cost $19.000,000 an amount, he said, that was "nearly double Western Union's expected earnmgs before taxes of $10,500,000 for this year." The unions turned down a company offer on Tuesday that they termed "insulting." Adolph Brungs, president of the CTU. said that the offer was the equivalent of an average increase of seven-tenths of a cent an hour for each worker. In County Will Case htnml Home Association Will Hold Special Meeting Shamokin Home Association, Independence and Ninth Streets, will hold a special meeting tomorrow evening, directors of the association announced today. The session will begin at 8:00. Officers have announced the meeting has been called for action on new plans for operation and future business of the association.

Judpe Robert M. Fortney. sitting in orphan's court, granted the mo Imported Canadian Spruce Trees AM Sizes 50c to $3.00 Cor. Shamokin Spurzheim (Next to Big Apple Cafe) tion of Attorney Earl M. Roush, Sun-bury, to set aside an appeal from probate of the will of Mrs.

Sarah Gayman, late of Sunbury. Roush filed the motion because he. as at torney for the executor. Clyde A. Zeigler.

Sunbury, was not notified of the petition to the court. Charles and Larue DeWalt and Catherine Snoop, nephew and nieces of Mrs. Gayman sourrht to have her will set aside. They allese Mrs. Giy-man was not of mind when she made the will and that there was evidence of duress, allegedlv practiced by Zeisler through fre quent visits to the home of Mrs Gayman.

Plans Received for Hazleton Industry Hazleton Industrial Corporation has received plans of Electric Auto-Llte Corporation, Toledo. Ohio, for the large industrial plant the firm will build and operate at Hazleton. Detailed plans supplement the initial engineering plans presented to the industrial group. As soon a.s the engineers for the industrial Attorney Roush charged he was oirlMUTlll 4 not notified of the time and place for presentation of the petition for setting aside of the will, judge Fortney sustained the contention and directed that proper notice be given Roush. Bayberry Candles it It's not too late to get those Christmas Greeting Cards Gift Wrappings Books Stationery Novelty Christmas Candles ft Hopes For Luck SAVANNAH.

(U.R) Charlie Walker. 102. ex-slave and Yankee soldier during the Civil War. hopes his l()3rd birthday Christmas will be luckier than Thankscriving. The given to him by the city when his shack was condemned a.s a fire hazard was destroyed by fire Thanksgiving.

corporation complete a survey of all details, bids will be sought for the construction work. Hazleton Industrial Development Corporation earlier this year conducted an industrial drive similar to that now in progress in Sham-okin. The community leaders set a goal of $500,000. but when the drive ended $060,000 was subscribed. The new industrial plant is expected to employ 1,700 persons, including more than 1,300 men.

4 Brown THE Stationer 139 East Independence Street An electric mixer with a beater small enough to fit into beverage glasses and shakers is on the market. State Legion Commander Urges Support of UMT HARRISBURG, Dec. 18 (U.R) Compulsory military training must not be "confused with conscription," William L. Windsor. Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania department commander of the American Legion, said late yesterday in urging support of t.hi TTMT nlan. Contending that universal mili tary training is necessary to "keep America secure and the world at peace." Windsor said that youths, if required to train, would "not be In the armed forces but only in a I training capacity for emergency." i Windsor charged that "false prop aganda is now being circulated ny i pacifists and elements by Announcement! The Follmer Trucking Company Danville, Pa. Takes Pleasure In Announcing A Fast Freight Service Affiliation With the Transcontinental And Western Airlines direction of Communistic headquarters" to undermine the national se curity program. He emphasized tint UMT is "definitely not conscrip tion." '5 1 mm i mi ft, fir and the See Our Selection of Exquisite Engagement ond Wedding Ring Sets W5 Pennsylvania Central Airlines (Montoursvillc Airport) SAY LEADING AIRLINES' HOSTESSES I Your diamond will carry two messages "I love you" and "Merry Christmas!" So choose an extra fine stone, glorious in color, fire and generous in size! And stunningly set, in platinum, or yellow or white gold precious metals, flattering to diamonds! llfllfl'li OOF The Follmer Trucking Company has been oppointcd on official ogent to handle freight service via these two airlines effective December 1st. Delivery will be mode by Follmer trucks at the Montoursvillc Airport every morning ot 9:00 o'clock.

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