Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 3

fd Gebhart School director's nephew on district payroll My kind of town Bucky didn't have to 'cry ANDREW J. REYNOLDS Of criticizing nhpr tpnsnrprtenartmpnt Hill ooiri- TM. IF THERE WERE such a thing lc al een-ager -which, of course, there Robbie Wright might fill the bill. '-Robbie and will be a junior at Nether Providence High School in the fall His father ''Chalky" Wright, is the director of athletics and baseball coach at the school. th 'u anythin teen-age" Robbie Wright, it is his ability to drive his parents up the wall one day and make them burst with pride the next.

Only the parents of a teen-ager can fully understand how this is possible. One day last -spring, Robbie really drove his parents particularly his Dad right up the wall and through the ceiling. He accomplished This'by doing something that broke What Robbie did was to get caught Smoking a cigarette in'the boys rest room at fracturing three regulations the school's, the baseball team's and his family's. THE FACT THAT Dad was baseball coach and had.to kick his own son off team didn't make things any more pleasant around-the Wright dinner table: take Chalky said in recalling the 1 'Like anybody else. He didn't like it.

He said if I kicked off everyone- oh the team who smoked, I wouldn't have a team. "I told him, 'I don't know about the 'others; I do kno.w.aboutyou,'" -It was a long spring at THISi SUMMER; Robbie and pal, Joe DiProsperos, got a job-at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia as "junior Their duties include removing the-batting before Phillies' games, sweeping clean the artifical turf 1 game and the Inning, and helping to cover certain'sections of the field with a nuge tarpaulin in.case of rain. night-, Robbie and Joe had special duty. This night the Phillies: staged a. special night for Hank Aaron in honor of his breaking Babe Ruth's record of hitting 714 fiome runs' Before the game, Aaron hit as many balls out of.

the park as-he could. Foreach home run, the Phillies donated 51,000 in his name to a scholarship' fund; Robbie and Joe went to the outfield to chase down balls hit by one of the greatest baseball players of all tim'er r. One: ball was hit'through 1 the infield and rolled near picked it up and, without thinking threw thei ball back. Aaron: hit long drive; in the air: Wright back Vnear wall, and -caught, the was a kick. didn't throw back thejball.

He stuffed it into the pocket of the red coveralls which'serve's as a uniform. "What a-souvenir! "he thought. "Maybe Hank wiljisiign" the ball for'me before the AFTER THE CONTEST, a Robbie trotted back in, he began thinking of how great it ould be to show the ball to all 'his friends They'd probably never believe he caught a ball actually hit by Hank Aaroh. But as he got near his'station, in a tunnel under the homeplate, one of the stadium's ushers called him over. "There's a crippled.

kid over there behind homeplate," the usher said. "Do you think you could get for 'Without hesitating, Robbie reached into pocket and pulled out his precious baseball. "''Hfere," he "give him this'one. Hank Aaron to me." GUARD THANKED and Robbie watched as the usher his 1 way. up to the'fifth row behind home plate where.a little four big'braces, on his'legs was sitting.

'THe'kid took the ball, looked at where-the usher poin'ted to Robbie, and waved to him. The little kid' was beaming. Robbie Wright Was able to show the gang "tlfet brand new baseball he caught off the bat of HaVik But' Robbie, that "typical'teen-ager," will catch plenty of baseballs hangs up his glove 'for good. Th'at' little kid behind home plate niay never get the chance. period ends 31 Transportation (PennDOT) has issued a repiinder to'motorists that next is the expiration date for the current three-month auto inspection period.

Afte.K;Wednesday, autds bearing No. A inspection slickers i in violation. of the state Motor Vehicle Code. PennDOT'urged drivers of cars bearing No. 4 stickers to have the cars inspected immediately.

New stickers bearing the No. 2 will be valid until next Jan; 31.. Isierwood has A memoriarfund has been started by the Nonvood Citizens' Fourth of July Association. two of its members, John Benson, and'Edwin'C. Walker, who were killed June 29 while; hanging, flags, which will" be forwarded to the Gienqlden Congregational Church and the Heart Fund; 'may be directed to a.ssociatio'n treasurer Harny'Jv Pettit; 128 PrinUAve.

By ANDREW J. REYNOLDS Daily Times Stalf Writer CHESTER --James (Bucky) Gill didn't have to "cry to land a $3-an hour summer job in the Chester Upland School District's maintenance department. The 18-year-old St. James High School grad apparently went after the job himself But, Us a sure bet it didn't hurt a bit being the nephew of School Board Member Edward 'J. Gill or for that matter-the son of Chester Police Capt.

Timothy E.Gill. Eddie Gill, who has made-a PAGE of criticizing other district higher-ups for securing jobs for relatives, abstained Monday from voting the, motion which put his' own nephew on the disti ict payi oil "I didn't even know the bov for the job until (Anthony) Ricci told me," Gill said' Tuesday. Ricci is the district's, supei mtendent of buildings and grounds IT IS through Ricci that Chester Republican boss Joseph L. Eyre- and School Board President Clarence H. Roberts combine to dispense patronage jobs i the main- tenance department.

"The application (Bucky's) went through other aieas. I knew nothing about it," his uncle maintained, adding the young man "evidently went through normal channels." Asked what "normal chan nels" were, Eddie Gill lephed, "Thiough the political gioup YOUNG GILL'S father said nor the boy's mother had aiiy idea Bucky had gone after the district job. "I didn't know anything about it until I got a call from my brother, this (Tuesday) morning," Capt. Gill said'. Both Ricci and Board President Roberts Tuesday said Edward Gill made no effort to secure the disti ict job for his nephew.

"He (Bucky) is going to start at Brandywine College in September," Riccisaid, explaining the district makes a habit of hn ing "college boys" for sum mer jpbs. "One of the 10 boys hued in the maintenance depaitment this summer found a better "We. had the Gill boy's application and hired him." CAPT, GILL said'his'oldest son, Tim, twice in previous years applied to the city for summer employment but wasn't hired. He said a yeai ago Bucky tiled to land school district job without success. Bucky, however, got lucky (his year not only by landing the job but landing it on the same night the board passed a lesolution increasing "college boys' pay from $2.50 to S3 aii hour.

Asked how young Gill got the job and if his uncle had anything to do with it, Ricci replied, "Eddie had nothing to do with it. He came to.us like all our other 1 employes. Asked how was that, he answered, know how we get oui employes." I ONE SCHOOL board member said the Ed Gill's nephew's name appeared on the board agenda, caused quite a few chuckles among other membeis i hght of Gill's past position on nepotism. "One all vote no on the appointment until (Eddie) Gill was all shook up, then rescind the vote and hire the lad," he said. The prank never came off.

3 Delaware County' METRO WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1974 Dale Beers, 23, wins bridge tournament man Master A HOT SHOT bridge player like Dale Beers would have trouble winning with a hand i Ihe one he's holding. By GEORGE HOWARD Daily Times Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD For someone who has been playing bridge only, about six years, Dale 1 Beers has done remarkably well. The 23-year-old Springfield resident has amassed nearly 300 master points since he started play ing: tournament bridge while a student a Wesloyan University; Middletown, Conn. Last vyeekend he was half of a team that won, the Senior Master-Advance Senior Master Pairs title at the Americana Hotel in'New York City. 1 with David'.

Silber- slcin, of East his playing partner since college, Beers garnered 74 master points for the biinging his total master point count to nearly 300 the level a player must reach to become a I ife Master. He now has 292 master points. Beers was more, excited about the tournament win than the prospect of becoming a life itiaster, though. "THIS IS A prestigious event in the bridge world," Beers said'. "It is open to players with between 100 and 300 master points," he added.

Winning the Senior Master-Advance Senior Master title qualifies Beers and Silber- slein for another prestigious tournament, the Blue Ribbon Pairs, which draws on tournament winning pairs of masters from across the "This year the tournament is being held in San Antonio; so I doubt I'll be able to go;" Beers said. "Since eligible for three years, though, I'll try to go another BEERS SAID Vo' gain the few master points needed to reach the 300-point Life Master level sometime "later this'week." He said he tries to play in tournament competition "as often as I can." Beers said he and Silberstein played "consistently and with some big successes on defen- se," during the two-day, fourrsession tournament." 26 Each hands; making'; a 104 ihanris in halt ''after eacji sefesipn, and we just' hung Beers said: "At the'second session, we liii the top ten, but the end Pf the third'sessibn, and just tried to hangipn lp; Beers'' and ning score was The second place finish was which, according to Beers, "is not really very close." A 1972 graduate'of Wesleyah and a 1968 Springfield High Beers said becoming a life master is "an accomplishment, but there are lots of life masters." In about 20,000 bridge players wlio' have the necessary 300 master points, "and the number, is growing all the time." Beers lives with' Mr. and Clyde 1 Beers, at 1204 Providence Road. He is an underwriter for Employes Mutual Casualty King of Prussia. 100th viGtim UPLAND A 24-year-old man from the Chambersburg Hospital, severely.

burned by hot lead about the face, head and upper parts of. the body, was the 100th patient admitted to 'the burn center of Crozer-Chester Medical Center (CCMC). Michael Jones of arrived by helicopter ambulance at 5:58 p.m. Monday, the 31st patient to arrive in the helicopter bearing the emblem of the Burn Foundation of Delaware Valley. Of the remaining 69 patients admitted since the center opened, Nov.

5, 1973, 66 have come by land ambulance, one by the New Jersey National Guard helicopter, one by Delaware State Police helicop- a one by U.S. Coast Guard helicopter. The 70 male and 30 female patients have ranged in age from months to 95 years. Flame burns have accounted for 72 cases, scald burns 16, chemical burns 4, electric'bur- ns 6, gunpowder one and hot lead one. i Forty-eight patients have been discharged, 35-have died, 13: remain' in the Center and four have been transferred to other hospital beds.

According to Kenneth Dale, director of public relations, at CCMC, the national fatality rate burn centersr which han- die only the most cases, is 50-per cent. CCMC's 35 per cent average falls well below the national norm. The patients in (he center have come from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Twenty-fivfe have been from Delaware County. LOWER CHICHESTER Vind Short Stuff come prancing down the it's instant excitement for all the kids in the iieighbood.

"Sam-' is Sandra Firlein, 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Firlein, 464 Storey Roadt Twin Oaks. Short Stuff is the four-year-old- pony pulls A dandy little cart. The third member of the trio is Spotted freedom, or "Leopard" for short.

handsome white Appaloosa. "I got' 'Shorty' at Chincoteague when he was three weeks old," Sandra said. "His Time running but on police pacts RIDLEY TOWNSHIP With time running out, four municipalities in' Delaware County face binding arbitration proceedings to establish work contracts for police. Prospect P'ark, Collingdale. Clifton Heights, and Aston are continuing to negotiate with representatives County Lodge Fraternal Order of Police (FOP).

Unless they can reach agreements July 31, compulsory arbitration proceedings will begin. Four other municipalities -Aldan, Sharon Hill' and Ridley and Darby townships have reached the point where final agreements are being worked out. They should not enter arbitration unless a last minute hitch occurs. John Gallagher, a lawyer who represents the FOP lodge, presented a status report at a meeting Tuesday night in Pete's Embassy Room of Folsom, Gallagher attended the lodge meeting, in place of FOP solicitor Howard Richard, who was participating in a' negotiating session with Aston Township commissioners. Lodge 1st Vice President George E.

Karlesses conducted the meeting in the absence of Lodge President Val De Melbourne. 'Karlesses, the new police chief of was elected vice president of the Pennsylvania FOP Lodge at the July 3 convention in Lower Merion. Karlesses reported that lodge members authorized provision of legal counsel for Patrolman James McDonald, of Haverford Township, and Patrolman Robert Moore, of Ridley Park. McDonald faces a county court trial on an assault charge brought against him by a resident who was arrested following an incident lhat occurred the day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Stanley Cup hockey McDonald was suspended by'township'commissioners but was: returned to duty after a review of the incident. The resident filed" a complaint against the policeman, He was held for court trial after a preliminary hearing before District Joseph Gessler, of Moore was suspended for five days after a traffic accident involving a police patrol car.

Both men were authorized to have FOP lawyers represent them in legal proceedings. I action, the lodge accepted Brian R. Doyle, of the Lansdownc Police Department, as an active member. mother died on the swim.across the water and he was a lonely little lost soul. I got him for S20 and picked him and put him in camper.

We awful time getting him to eat," A RIDER and owner of horses or ponies since she was 10, there isn't much Sandra doesn't know about horses. "Whenever we ride down the street, the kids come begging for rides," she asid. I bought the little buggy up in Blue Ball, and we often go to birthday Shorty is a real narii. He just loves kids." "He'll roll a play defid. shake hands, answer with a neigh when you come near the barn or honk the horn.

And he follows Leopard everywhere." A 1972 Chichester High School graduate, Sandra has worked as a typist, keypunch operator, and enjoys playing Ihe guitar and piano, but is happiest when she has a job working at area race tracks or horse farms. "OWNING horses today is an expensive hobby," she saitl. "The price of hay, food and equipment is sky high. I really can't afford to kenp thorn, but I'd rather give up anything I hn ve before fating rid of them. My mother always tells me I'll die on top a horse." At times that seemed a very real possibility.

One of favorile steeds, Red Man, fell while they were -iiv-a -barrel race. Sandra was badly br.uised and she found weeks later the was broken, But he'struggied to his feet, she climbed on, and they won the'champion- ship. Red Man later had to be destroyed. i really'lost all'interest in everythiiig after; L. put a horse But that changed with Shorty's affection and the addition of Leopard.

"I'm just not alive unless I have, a hor.se to care for," she said. "My real dream to have a job somewhere I can teach kids to ride." A I A I 5, of Aslon enjoys a ride provided by Sandy Firlcin and her four-year-old pony, Short Stuff..