The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

LAST EDITION FOUR CENTS VOL. 45, NO. 86, Weekly Coorter. Founded July 17. The Daily Courier rounded November 10 1802 Merited July 18.

1929. CONNBLLSVILLB.7 PA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22,1947. EIGHT PAGES. D. T.

Students to Be In Classes Monday, Ready for Lessons If classes are not held as usual in the Dunbar township schools Monday, it will because of a walkout and not a lockout. This became apparent today as Hhe school board announced that all of the buildings would be heated and opened at the regular hour, instructions having gone to all janitors to have the properties in readiness as usual despite the ultimatum of the teachers that they would "arrest" their work. A spokesman for the school board declared that the buses would operate on normal schedules, providing the highways are open, indicating that pupils would be transported to their usual classrooms. "We're going to have the buildings in readiness and the students on hand as usual at the regular hour Monday morning," said a school board spokesman. "If teachers do not show up, then there probably will be no classes.

However, should any desire to continue with their normal duties they win be given an opportun- Family, Religion Played Big in Life of Washington The "director said Be did not know if any teachers would report to their buildings despite the strike call. hazt served an ultimatum on tie directorate last January 24, declaring they would "arrest" their work 30 days hence --on February they were not granted a $300 annual" pay increase. The directors made a counter proposal after a joint conference Monday evening but this was rejected by the teachers Thursday, it being claimed that offer of fee board actually gave teachers "nothing." When the teachers rejected the board's counter offer, they sustained their earlier ultimatum and their announcement of The Courier stated they would "arrest all student activities in Dunbar township schools until a satisfactory reply Is received from the school board." County Music And Forensic Eliminations At South Union Both forensic and music contests in the Fayette county eliminations of the Pennsylvania Forensic Music League will be held in South Union Township High School, it was announced by J. Earl Roberts of Point Marion, chairman of the committee charge of preparations. The music features will staged Saturday morning and afternoon, March 15, while the speech competitions will begin Friday evening, March 21, and close Saturday, March 22, with morning and afternoon activities.

Winners in the county contests will participate in the southwest district eliminations at California State Teachers College Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, and iiose capturing "Erst place there will become eligible for the State finals at York High School on April 18 and 19. The tentative schedule of music contests includes vocal solos, instrumental solos, piano solos, woodwind and percussion solos, small instrumental and small vocal groups. There wil be no competition for the large instrumental or vocal groups as the county's music teachers associa- will present all-county music festivals on April 18 and 25 at Uniontown and Georges Township High schools. The forensic activities will include debates, original orations, cl a a tions, extemporaneous speaking, Shakespearean reading, poetry reading, discussion and radio speaking, the last named a new feature. Little Girl May Have Broken Leg; Coasting Accident FOR COUNTY POLIO FUND ConneUsvflle's first coasting accident occurred Friday night in Francis avenue.

Carol Ann Murray, 11-year-old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Russell Murray of 807 Nortli Jefferson street, suffered a possible fracture of the right lower leg and laceration of the scalp about 9 o'clock when her sled collided with a bobsled. She was removed to Connellsville State Hospital by the South Connellsville ambulance where her condition was reported this morning as being fair. NO SKATING AT EAST PARK PON'D Superintendent A.

R. Boyer of East Park announced there could be no skating during the "The ice is ruogh and soft to permit operation of the snow plow," said the "With snow still falling an 3 prospects for more the pond not be cleared until later. Scjrry." AT VAUtY FORGE, Washington WORST BLIZZARD IN 100 YEARS RENEWS CRISIS IN ENGLAND SCOTTDALE GETS $481 SCOTTDALE, Feb. McKeon, acting chairman of Westmoreland County Chapter, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, announced receipt of contributions from various communities as- the 1947 campaign draws to a close. Scottdale, headed by George S.

McCurdy, turned, Mrs. M. A. Johnson reported .13.48 for East Huntingdon township while Mount Pleasant township, directed by Charles B. Somers, listed $301.74.

Delmont listed' $162.39, Suterville $182.65" and New; Alexandria $123.11. Star Junction Main Has Foot Injury Giacoma Gioconiii, 52, of Star Junction, was taken to Brownsville General Hospital at 8:05 P. M. "Wednesday with an injury to his left foot suffered while working at 1 the Colonial No. 3 mine of the H.

C. Frick Coke Company. The foot was caught between the wheel of a wagon and a rail. Probe Railroader's Death. CUMBERLAND, Feb.

22. Police are investigating the death of William Leckemby, 44, Baltimore Ohio Railroad brakeman on the Pittsburgh Division, in a local hospital late Friday night, three hours after he was admitted. The body was badly bruised, oi- flcers said. They were told the man suffered, injuries in a fall from a bed. The victim is said to have formerly resided in the Meyersdale-Rockwood area.

The Weather Mostly cloudy and continued cold with a few snow flurries today and tonight; Sunday partly cloudy with snow flurries mostly in the north portion and little change in temperature is the noon weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania. Temperature Record. 1947 1946 27 44 Minimum 17 21 Mean 22 33 G. O. P.

Split i On Lilienthal Possibility By JOHN L. 'EELE United Press Staff Correspondent. Feb. Senate's two mosi powerful Republican leaders appeared split wide open today in the fight over David E. Lilienthal and the outcome may have an importance influence on the 1948 Presidential election.

At issue was Senate confirmation of Lilienthal's nomination as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Out in the open as leader of the anti-Lilienthal forces was Sen- Robert A. Taft, Ohio, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Taft accused Lilienthal of being "too soft" to- WOODCUT of HISTORICAUY ACCLAIMED' the Army general who served as his country 1 flnrt president, George Washington waa known by his associates on the battle field and in diplomatic circles a home lover and deeply religious person. Born 215 GEOROE WASHINGTON WASHINGTON In M.

W. years ago feb. 22. 'the fbouder carried a talth, instilled ta him during boyhood day. Wtkefleld.

through his military and political career as wen Into the life be cherished most--dayi with family at beloved Mt Veroon. (Internitiontl) A Different Kind of George Washington Tale, Told as Only Othman Can Do It; Read, Laugh! Red Cross Drive Machinery Set Up; Generosity Asked SNOW BANNING MINE; 100 MEN IDLE The Banning mine of the Pitls- Jurgh Coal Company is idle owing up the heavy snowfall. It was forced to close Friday and operations are expected to be resumed Monday morning. Approximate- 400 miners became idle. Attorney S.

D. Braemer, city chairman for the Red Campaign, has completed the or- JMitor'g Note: Our man Othman discovered George Washington, 15 years ago in a suit of Goosepimples. He liked his story then, he still it He doubts be-could do It batter and anyway he's toed. So here it is. the original, first edition dispatch on the naked Washington, shame-of Congress.

By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN United Press Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, Feb. seems to be the appropriate day to tell the sorry tale of George Washington without a shirt. If I weren't a trouble-maker at heart wouldn't be revealing the place Congress chose to conceal its saddest experience with the arts.

I wouldn't be telling exactly how you can get a look at the father of his country in white marble, 10 feet, six inches tall, and mostly naked. But I like to watch the lawmakers squirm, so-In 1832 Congress slipped the Boston sculp "a 'the'first Utica Blast Levels Plant; Five Injured Br United Preta. UTICA, Feb. 22. A heavy pre-dawn shook a semi-industrial area in East Utica today and destroyed the J.

A Firsehing Textile Machine Manufacturing plant and an adjoining restaurant. Authorities believed one man was trapped in the restaurant and sent wrecking crews to search the wreckage. A fire after the explosion was brought under control in three hours with all of the city's firemen and apparatus in action. Five persons were admitted to St Elizabeth's Hospital with blast injuries. Their conditions were not listed as serious.

Chief Leo Barry said the cause of the explosion was not determined immediately. J. A. Firsehing, Jr, owner of the firm, said no explosive materials vwere stored in the building and no one was in the plant at the time of the blast. The night shift the building at 11 o'clock last night and day workers were not scheduled to arrive until this morning.

The machine plant was destroyed and the Kendwell Sporting Goods Company building, adjoining the Firsehing plant on the north, was damaged heavily. Store and residential windows over a wide area were shattered by the blast. Twelve doctors were sent to the scene arid" all off-duty policemen were pressed into service. The American Red Cross set up a disaster'headquarters. Herbert went to Florence, Italy, where he emerged six years later Teacher Wages To Be Discussed NlQllt wo Homicides iefcre Grand Jurors Monday UNIONTOWN, Feb.

22. Included in the 13 cases to be presented Monday to the March grand jury are two homicides. In one of Mount Braddock, Vernon McCourt is accused of the slaying elf Vince Cell near Outcrop and the other John Jaynes Connellsville admits the fatal shooting ol his wife, Mona Rheba, but claims self defense. Other prosecutions to be weighed Monday by the grand who will be instructed by Judge H. Vance Cottom, include: Milfred J.

Trevv, Belle Vernon, assault and battery, by Mrs. Mary McKinley Williams, Lambert, automobile violation. Russell J. Thomas, Markleysburg, automobile violation. John Schroyer and Dale King, South Connellsville, assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery, by Peter A.

Zur. Margaret Obrakta, Grindstone, car struck James Ross and Lucinda Brycer. James Pugh, alias Dallas Pugh, campaign this In discussing his organization with Dor. George Dull, Zone No. 2 chairman, Mr.

Braemer stated he felt he has one the strongest campaign groups selected-within recent years. i Mayor Abe I. Daniels, chairman of the Advance Gifts Committee, has contacted all industries in the Connellsville area together with business firms and individuals. Mayor Daniels said: "The town will be thoroughly covered and we hope everyone will respond generously this year. The work the Red Cross is never over and the program is just as important during peace tune as during the war years.

Thousands of veterans and their families will turn to the Red Cross for many years to come for assistance in filing claims; for help with family problems; for financial assistance and many other services. Millions of people who have 'been affected by the ward Russia and Communism and Brownsville, alleged to havetak- said approval of his appointment would be a "real threat to our national security." Still not formally committed but giving every indication of supporting Lilienthal was Senate President Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mich. Taft and Vandenberg are among their party's leading Presidential possibilities and it was believed the outcome of the Lilienthal fight might have con- en a purse containing $40 from pocket of Joseph John Bush. Morris Hodge, Clarksville, receiving stolen goods, pocketbook stolen from Bnsh.

EASTS WORST SNOW STORM MOVESJJORTH By United Press. The East's worst snow storm in six years raged off the Maine coast today, heading for Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and leaving at least 44 persons dead and badly disrupted public services in its wake. Communities from the Carolinas to Maine were digging themselves out under sunny but cold skies. Officials said the transportation problem could continue lor several days if winds keep the "snow drifts shifting across highways and railroad tracks. It was so ibig he had to chop down all the olive trees on one side of the road from Florence to Leghorn.

This cost Congress $8,311.50. The stevedores at Leghorn started to hoist the statue onto a boat. The- rope broke. George Washington a through the bottom. The boat foundered on top Of George.

Insurance took care of this without cost to the taxpayers. The Navy sent a battleship to Leghorn, where the sailors fished Washington out of the mud, still in his foox. The ship docked in New York eventually, but George couldn't squeeze through the railroad tunnel at Baltimore. Back aboard the battleship he went and thence to' New Orleans for forwarding to Washington by a devious route, without tunnels. The statue by now had cost Congress appropriated another war in foreign countries are ap- Many rural and suburban roads pealing for help in the form of still were Authorities for a- pedestal.

"The" great A meeting for a. general teacher wage discussion will be held at 8 o'clock Tuesday night in Uniontown High School Auditorium under sponsorship of the Fayette county branches of the Pennsylvania State Education Association. An invitation has been extended to all school directors, administrators, classroom, teachers and other persons. ihas been called to focus the thinking of on the school crises, in Pennsylvania and" the need "for adoption of a legislative- -program--of PSEA. Raymond C.

Websier -of--the PSEA headquarters" uj-Hafrisburg wilTspeak on the and the value of public expression, education problems and a more thorough'understand- By United LONDON, Seb. worst blizzard of the century juried coal trains and isolated country villages -today, renewing he partially solved crisis which lad paralyzed the nation's indus- ry and chilled millions of its people: The weather man saw no relief in sight. still was falling in The temperature was down, to 23 during the At one East End coal depot, 300 customers with buckets, sacks and even carriages clamored Jot- coal solid in 23 trucks. Railway unions asked iheir members in the new emergency to "give of then- best' 1 in a week- end drive to dig out the trains and keep the coal moving. a Canterbury awoke to find five-foot snowdrifts outside their homes.

Smaller drifts were inside the houses, made, of snow whipped through windows and'under doors by the icwling winds. Twelve hours of steady snow again isolated villages in Lincoln- shire and Yorkshire. Among them was the seaside'resort of Mundesley, cut off for the third time in Fire department trucks from Hull failed to reach a blazing lotel at Burton Tidsea because of docked roads. Villagers formed bucket brigades and put out the The movement of coal which was pumping new life into the congealed industries and people was slowing down. Prospects that the crises would be in full force again were strong.

The government had announced plans for resuming the electrical supply to industries in 1 the Midlands. But the entire country still was under a partial dimout in the homes. Many coal ship! were held in the ports of the northeast, others', covered with ice, fought then- way through storms into the Thames and up to the London area. Long distance trains from Scotland were delayed for hours. Others on district lines hogged down in the snow.

Highways in seven, counties were The Fuel Ministry said stocks at London power stations had reached the lowest point in four days, and gas works supplies were far from satisfactory. On the continent, temperatures rose above freezing. Threats of widespread floods as a. result of the thaw were.strengthened by rams in several countries. ing of'proKlems witft fee member- ship of "the teaching "profession.

food, clothing medical attention. Veterans in hospitals are being entertained and taught handicraft and art by Red Cross workers. Other services such as First Aid, accident prevention, water, safety, nutrition and home nursing courses are available to the pu'blic through Red Cross facilities. The quota in Fayette county this year is $69,000, which represetnts the same amount raised last year out of a quota of $95,000. In order to reach our quota I am asking everyone to consider" giving at least the same amount as last year.

I know the people of Connellsville will do their share helping us go over the top." Mr. Braemei- also announced expected to have them" cleared so schools could reopen Monday. Most commuter transportation in. and around York was schedule today, and" air service was scheduled to begin out of La- Guardia Field after 8 A. M.

Maintenance workers' were busy all night clearing xunways. The heaviest snowfall was the 27 inches reported in Dickenson county, Virginia. Charlestown, W. and New Haven, reported 19 inches. New York had.

11.5 inches; Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh had 10 inches, and Boston had 8.5 inches. The 22-hour storm left 3,000,000 cubic yards of snow on the streets the addition of Harold Ansell and'of New York City twice the J. D. Porter to the campaign staff They will head the house to house division. Mr.

Ansell is a former Navy lieutenant and Mr. Porter is a former Air Force officer. Both have seen the Red Cross hi ac- Frank Duliban and Peter Car- tlon dine, both of Cardale, charged with stealing copper wire and other articles from shop of Re-j public Steel in Redstone town-1 ship. 1 Larry L. Wilson, Belle Vernon, siderable bearing on their rela- accused of beating and wounding live prestige within the G.

O. P. Rose and Harry Wilson with re- Meanwhile Harold E. Stassen, I volver. already an open candidate for the! Bonier E.

Nicholson, Bullskin G. O. P. Presidential nomination, township, assault upon Frank came out in support of Lilienthal Bloom, and said he thought Vandenberg would do likewise. Stassen predicted the appointment would be confirmed.

Tarr Worker Injured. Arthur Millwood of Tarr, employed by the Delmont Fuel Company, injured his left side Thursday while placing mine cars on the track and was taken to Westmoreland Hospital at Greensburg for i treatment. 'trat'on- Ball At Country Club This Evening Several hundred persons are Wilbur Ellis, Oliphant Furnace, expected to attend the dance at theft ol automobile of Nick Gla- Pleasant Valley Country Club to- at Masontown. night under sponsorship ol Milton L. Bishop Post No.

301 of the American Legion. The ball is for the benefit of the infantile paralysis campaign in the city and James R. McNulty is the general chairman. This is the only community- Mine Strike Ends. SOMERSET, Feb.

strike of 225 miners at the Quecreek plant of the Saxmon Coal Coke Company has been ended. The men, who left their jobs January 20, i-eturne-d to work after sub- i i thei, differences to nrhi- polio campaign which will close 1 1946. The soldier has qualified as volume of the 102-story Empire State Building. By last night 10,000 men and 2,000 pieces of.smnv- removal equipment had traffic moving on nearly all streets. The weather over most of the East coast was expected to be sunny but cold today.

Temperatures in New York were expected to keep below 25 degrees. Classes in scores of schools were dismissed. At one New York public school, only 50 of ,600 students appeared. After coming inside to warm up, flhey were sent home. Pvt.

John Cirilli Ends Basic Training Private John Cirilli, 17, son of Mrs. Carmela Cirilli, Marietta road, Connellsville, has completed his basic training at the Replacement Training Center at Fort Bragg, N. C. He is being assigned to Camp Kilmer, N. J.

He wide pioject sponsored in the entered the Army December 4 day of th'e-unveiling came in 1841. -The Navy "Band the Speaker-of the" House pulled thS- string, and good -gosh amigtoty! -Washington; nearly as "big life, "claH as a Roman senator -on the- way to his bath. His chest" muscles rippled. -A wreath oMaureHieia downiis surls. -A jmarBle sheet around "his waist barely "s'aved' the proprieties.

His big toes had tongs around 'em to keep his sandals from falling oS. Congress was horrified. It voted to dynamite its statue, only to discover there was a law prohibiting the destruction of any Government-owned work of art. The lawmakers had bougjit a statue and they wef They built a shed (cost to hide it and then- they argued some more. So did everybody George W.

Dull, 94, Old Resident, Dies Minister Held Fir Ariin Not To Preach Sunday "By WILLIAM MEYERS United Press Staff Correspondent MILWAUKEE; A bailed" out- after Hieing charged with trying to burn down his ashiqnable ioday he would-not-deliver-ttie sermon George W. Dull, 94 years old one of the oldest men of the community, died at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning at the home of a grandson, Detwiler East Connellsville, with whom he had resided. He was a son of thi late Daniel and Rebecca Barren Dull and was a member of the Evangelical i Brethren Church of Pennsville. Mr. Dul had been engaged in farming and meat cutting.

He is survived by one son, Charles W. Dull of Pennsville; one brother, Elmer Dull of Scottdale; one sister, Miss Carrie Dull of Vanderbilt; six grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. His' wife, Mrs. Margaret Dull and three children Isabel Detwiler, D. W.

Dull and Maude Rebecca Hamman, pre- else, including vaudeville, actors. ceded death M. 5 a ff emfr of Connellsville is a son-in- the jokes about the nude Washington. The years only increased the mortification of the lawmakers. By 1908 they were desperate.

They appropriated a final $5,000 to tear down the shed, remove the statue, and haul it to the Smithsonian Institution. There you will find it in the cellar under the mam building, concealed by a row of antique printing presses. The boys still are touchy about it. I asked the guide where I could find it. He said he never heard of it.

And a happy George Washington's Birthday to everybody, including congressmen. law. Hospital Patients. Oliver Oglevee, Dickerson Run; Clara Donner, Connellsville, R. William.

Strawn, 21 Gibson Ter- lace; Mrs. Sarah L. Dahl, Waltersburg and 1 Daniel Verna'va, 137 North Eleventh street; have been Friends may call at the Charles C. Mitchell chapel, South Pitts-j this Sunday: wife said he might not even attend the services. Shocked church elders said they just "couldn't believe" that Dr.

John- Lewis, 72, a kindly-faced minister and author well known in religious circles throughout the Nation, had set fire to his $300,000 church. "As far as I know it was Lewis' own decision not to preach tomorrow," one. elder said. "He is still a minister." elders agreed they would wait and see what evidence authorities had against Lewis and what secret evidence of a motive they allegedly had found. The fire January 25 caused $150,000 damage to the huge, Calvary Presbyterian Church in downtown Milwaukee.

Lewis' attorney, Harry V. Meissner, said Lewis motive nor reason for burning his own church" and welcomed the chance to vindicate himself from gossip. Meissner said the district attorney's office had made "a terrific mistake" in filing the arson charges against Lewis. Their interpretation of available evidence is "wrong," he said. burg street, where the funeral service will be held at o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

2:30 Rev. Meade M. Snyder, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate. Burial will be made hi Ttill Grove Cemetery. Held ill Death.

GREENSBURG, Feb. TWO COKER SENIORS IN BAND FESTIVAL Two senior students of Connellsville High School have honored by being selected to participate in the All-Western Penn, sylvania Band Festival in pro- coroner's jury recommended that gress Frid Lawrence Ihnat of CLairton be ora held for the grand" jury" in thej fhey aje J. C. Fox, son of Mr auto death of Andrew Bocak, 63. and Mrs.

William M. Fox of 508 of Elizabeth, R. D. 3, on Route 906 South Pittsburg street, who plavs in Rostraver township last Janu- a tuba, and Harold Betters, sou of Mr. and Mrs.

George R. Betters of 414 North Eighth street, a trombonist. This festival is a prelude to the All-State Band Festival and is not 19-. Enlists in Levi Stiliwagon, 18, B.oswell, R. D.

1, of Levi Stiliwagon of Connellsville, has a enlisted in the Regular Army Radio listeners will hoar the i V. i ion Februaiy 28. marksman with, a rifle. admitted to Connellsville Stale through the Johnstown a high licht of the Hospital far treatment. station.

itival, at 2 o'clock this afternoon..