Bucks County Courier Times from Levittown, Pennsylvania • Page 3

TARRED AND FEATHERED? Resting on her eggs in a wooded area behind the Middletown Township Building is this sole surviving dude. Vandals during the weekend opened a valve releasing 800 gallons of tar into a creek behind the building causing the death of three of the four ducks nesting there: One died because tar was in it nostrils and two others had to be destroyed by SPCA officials because too much of the substance was in their lungs. At Bucks college One out of 5 get financial help By C.H. THROCKMORTON Courier Times Staff Writer One out of every five students at Bucks County Community College receives financial aid from funds disbursed or approved by the college. Mrs.

Jane-Rae Millard. director of student financial aid. said yesterday that 469 full-time students received $193.417.65 during the 1970-71 school year. Thirteen programs provided aid in the form of scholarship grants, loans, and work programs. According to Mrs.

Millard. the extent of financial assistance to any student is determined only after a personal interview, supplemented by a confidential financial statement from the student's parents. 88 Students Two federally funded programs totalling $21.428 in nursing and law enforcement education provided scholarships for 88 The grants were awarded to stu- For Falls cross-over line Sewer agreement revisions almost approved by county By BETSEY G. MIKTTA Courier Times Special Writer The Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority yesterday came within a hair of approving several revisions to the 1965 agreement with the Falls Township Water and Sewer A uthority. Actually, the county board approved the changes as presented in a letter from the Falls group, and delivered to the meeting by Edward Holly, chairman of the Falls Authority, with only one small clarification: the spelling out in dollars of the estimated design and engineering costs for the cross-over line to the Lower Bucks Water and Sewer Treatment plant.

Births LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL May 20 Mr. and Mrs. William Smith. Levittown. girl.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kipping. Croydon. girl.

May 21 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Studley. Tullytown. girL Mr.

and Mrs. O'Conriell (Daniel). Levittown. girl. Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth Lamont Levittown. girl. Mr. and Mrs.

Wilburn McConnell. Levittown. girl. Mr. and Mrs.

James Rosenberger, Bristol boy- Mr, and Mrs. Tullio Manna, Levittown. girl. Mr. and Mrs Gregory St Clair.

Levittown. boy. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cookson.

Morrisville. girl. DELAWARE VALLEY HOSPITAL May9 Mr. and Mrs. John Spangler.

Levittown. girl. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Quid.

Bristol, boy. May 10 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sikorsky. Bristol, girl.

May 11 Mr. and Mrs. John Swangler. Bristol, boy. Mr.

and Mrs. George Ifcnsen. Langhorne, boy. Mr. and Mrs.

Lamoine Hallman. Levittown. boy. Mr. and Mrs.

Larry McBridge, Bristol, boy. May 12 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wagher, Penndel. girl- May 15 Mr.

and Mrs. Tnomas Johnston. Levittown. girl. Mr.

and Mrs Sudhanar Verma. Fairless Hills, girl. May 16 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hesson, Bristol, girl.

May 17 Mr. and Mrs Robert Faight, Bristol, girl. May 19 Mr. and Mrs. Howard Punches, Newportville, boy.

Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy, Levittown. girl. The Falls group is building the cross-over to expand its own capacity.

Lower Bucks will be taking a million gallons of sewage per day for treatment. Increase Share This new line will increase the Bucks County authority's share of the capacity at the Falls plant to 1.5 million gallons per day. The county authority did agree, because of past commitments, to pay the more than $30.000 construction cost of the cross-over line. They also agreed to pay $27,000 in past engineering fees and will pay 30 cents per 1,000 gallons to have its sewage treated by Falls. All-these changes to the 1965 agreement were approved in theory by the Bucks group, over the past few years.

But because of differences of opinion between the two authorities, it has taken several years to iron out the details. Other Easiness In other business, the Bucks authority also heard an unofficial report of the progress made in locating the sources of infiltration at the Chalfont-New Britain Treatment plant Following a meeting of the groups (Bucks authority and Cbal- font New Britain Authority) last week, four men were assigned to check all likely sources of leakage in the Cnalfont lines. So far, the men have checked 103 manhole covers, and found 51 that were leaking badly. They also found a large leak at Unami Junior High School that could amount to 40.000 gallons per day. Upon inspecting an 8" line out from the school, it was found to be flowing three- quarters full of clear water when the school was closed.

The men Four injured in Falls crash Four persons were injured in an automobile accident last night at Oxford Valley Road and Trenton Road. Falls Township. All were taken by the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad to Lower Bucks Hospital where thev were treated and released. Police said Jeanie Van Dongen, it. of 129 Elmwood Road, Fairless Hills, was turning onto Trenton Road from Oxford Valley Road as Emma McCullough.

34, of 314 Steel Road. Feasterville, was proceeding north on Oxford Valley Road when the accident happened. Jeanie van Dongen will receive a summons for failure to yield right of way. police said. Taken to Lower Bucks Hospital were Emma McCullough, who suffered a mild cervical strain, and contusions of the right knee and lower leg; Jeanie van Dongen.

multiple contusions; Debbie van Dongen, 15, acute cervical strain and contusions of skull, and Ronnie van Dongen, 6, contusions and abrasions of the right lower leg are now checking out the possibility of a broken interceptor line the stream bed that would account for another large leak. The Bucks authority members: were extremely pleased that so much progress has been made. The Bucks Authority- also yesterday received it's annual audit, done by Burton and Browse. The audit was approved, and copies will be sent to various county officials and several banks which handle authority funds. Attending yesterday's meeting was John Frankenberger, county supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration.

(FHA) a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Frankenberger presented a packet of forms and applications that will.be filled out in connection with the construction of a sewer system in Plumstead Township. He told the authority that this is the first case in the United States in which FHA will be working with an authority. Actually, the authority will be working as an agent of Plumstead Township, to enable this loan from FHA.

All the records on this project will be kept separate from authority records, and the solicitor and bond counsel will be that of the township. The authority also approved two sewage agreements for industrial parks in Lower Bucks. Both parks are in Lower Southampton Township, the ScottsviDe Park on Brownsville Road, and the Pike industrial Park, along the turnpike. dents enrolled in the study programs and were based on financial need and future service potential in the areas of nursing and law enforcement. A work-study program.

80 per cent financed with federal funds, disbursed $39,316 to 75 students. In addition, a college work program giving part-time employment to students-in various departments on camous. accounted for aid to 29 in the amount of $5,457. The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency awarded $20.988 to 89 students as scholarship grants during the academic year just ended. Largest Category Funds in the form of long term loans constituted the largest single category, of financial aid.

The PHEAA state-guaranteed loan program approved loans to 101 students -for a total amount of -The money is loaned directly "to students by banks but the loan applications require the approval of the college's office of student financial aid. Two other funds, one of them a short term loan fund and the oth- a new student government all fund, as- nls to the tune of er emergency sisted 14 sti $1,319. More than $9,000 was disbursed as grants to 23 students under programs sponsored by the Pa. State Employment Service, Veterans Administration, and the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. Mrs.

Millard said that by the time the fall term opens she will have received applications for financial aid from well over 600 students. 'Not Enough Funds' "Unfortunately, we will not have enough funds to meet all these requests. But our office will carefully go-over every application with the-view of giving financial aid to as many students as possible." Dr. Charles Rollins, college president, at-a recent meeting of the board of trustees, indicated that the college may receive $80000 in addifional'aid funds for next year, mainly; from federal sources, in work study programs, educational opportunity grants, and national defense student loans. occupation tax given nod by Neshaminy board By VERNQN WARING SUff Writer' The 964 question at last night's Neshaminy School Board meeting centered around a $10 occupation tax.

Who will pay it? If adopted, the levy would be charged at a flat rate to residents of the school district's six municipalities who are over 21 years oU and do not meet exoneration requirements. The new tax is part of the district's tentative budget which was formally unveiled last night. The $10 charge was the most compelling and, to some. -the most "appalling" part of the new budget Facts. Figwes, Fining The meeting, which lasted nearly four hours, was OOed with facts, figures and 'fuming' from taxpayers and board members alike.

The new tax represents a possible $270.000 additional revenue, if adopted at the board's next meeting on June 22. according to statistics compiled by George Schwab, district business administrator. The $10 levy is considered by the District's business officials to be advantageous over any hike in real estate taxes because the state will refund the taxpayer 30 per cent of the sum he pays toward it under Pennsylvania State Income Tax regulations. The proposed $15.7 million budget contains no increase in the amount of real estate taxes, but to many in the audience the $10 charge was still a tax and a "nuisance one" at that A Langhorne Gables postman and his wife said their income was almost at welfare level "with the way school taxes have risen in recent years." Leon P. O'Connor, who is running for auditor on the Republican ticket in Middletown Town- slip, chided the board for saying that the budget increase was $868,491.

"The budget -before me indicates that there is $420,000 as a cash balance being carried over into the 1971-72 budget. Adding this figure to the $868,491 means that total budget increase Schooliprogram is going Favorable is Jreing. reported by all personnel involved in the District's program. This is a special federally funded program established for qualified students. Title I has been implemented in seven of the district's schools and two parochial schools since its recent inception.

The program consists of small groups of students working for a half hour daily with a teacher or aide at a resource center in the school The center contains a variety of instructional materials which may be utilized independently or in group activities. The program is designed to reinforce the total self concept of each child involved. The students also go on several field trips and tours in the Lower Bucks area familiarizing them with taxidermy, bees, the preparation of food in restaurants and the manufacturing of parachutes which gives some idea of how varied and all-encompassing the Title 1 field trip program can be. Second Front Page WEDNESDAY MAY 26.1971 PAGE 3 should be a $1.3 million increase. This is a drastic difference between what's been presented." School board president Larry Brossman said the cash balance represented anticipated expenditures and would be spent Check Tax Records Mrs.

Janet Rice of 1925 Park Lower Southampton, said a too, for Boro Bath wells field to sprout motel ByPATSMITH Courier Tinas Staff Writer A gas station and car-wash on Bristol Borough's old Bath Wells Fields only the beginning, according to developer Harry Rubin. A 150-room motel and "other development" is also in store for the tract of land at Route 13 and Bath Road, Rubin announced this weelt. Thursday, the Bristol Borough Council approved the lease of two parcels of land to Rubin for 15 years. The total area of the parcels is slightly less than two acres. Two-Year Option The council also gave Rubin a two-year option on a seven-acre tract adjacent to the Golf Ranch.

Rubin is the operator of the Golf Ranch and currently leases that 65-acre facility from the borough for $8,500 per year. The borough, owns 102 acres. northwest 1 of Route "13 between Bath Road and Route 413. commonly referred to as the "Bath Wells." The town formerly drew the bulk of its water from the wells beneath the field and, because of the pollution danger, development of the tract was not the council -10 with the Golf Ranch proposal and the council saw it as the' only use for the land which would not endanger the well operations. The borough agreed to a long- term lease with Rubin for the 65- acre tract The lease presently has about 30 years to run.

Less Than Favorable The Golf Ranch lease proved to be a less than favorable arrangement for the Borough when an engineer's report, released last fall, showed that the Bath Wells were dry and that water operations there were no longer feasa- ble- Bristol Borough, with 11.700 persons crowded into 1.1 square miles, has found itself desperately in need of next tax ratables to meet the rising costs of municipal government As teachers and municipal employees nave demanded salary hikes to meet the rising cost of living, the borough council and the school board have been faced with increased budgets. Despite economy moves and some reduction of service, both these bodies have found it necessary to increase taxes. With more than one-third of the town's 2.200 home-owners on fixed or retirement incomes, most borough leaders feel the people have reached the limit of possible taxation. In January, as the council began a new year of operation. Councilman Joseph Marozzi announced that -the direction for that body this year would be in seeking renewed development in the town with the subsequent increase in tax ratables.

The most obvious place to look for potential development Marozzi indicated, was the now-useless well fields where 102 acres, more than one-seventh of the total 704 acres in the town, were producing a minimal $8,500 annual revenue for the borough. He noted that the council had already begun a study of that situation. While 65 acres of that tract were tied up in the long-term Golf Ranch lease, the borough still bad 37 acres of potential revenue-producing land. Work in this area resulted in the two-acre lease announced last week. For the first five years, Rubin will pay $8,500 per year for the two acres, the same price he is currently paying for 65 acres.

Annual rent for the next five years will be $9,000, with an to $9,500 annually for the final five years. In addition, Rubin has four five-year options on the lease. Borough Manager James Dillon estimates total revenue to the borough over 35 years at $330,000. He also explained that Rubin has two years in which to make minimal improvements on the additional seven acres; submit his plan for development and negotiate a lease for this tract with the council. The developer announced that, in conjunction with Edward Boyd Kane, president of the United Mortgage Co.

of America, he plans to invest $1.5 million in building the motel And she 'finds' it on Woods Schools' land Woman goes shopping for a library in Langhorne By VERNON WARING Courier Times Staff Writer It was a cold, cloudless, January day in 1969 when Romaine Macht went "library shopping." It's the kind of shopping that bears no relation to buying shirts at half price or redeeming coupons for specials on toothpaste. And Mrs. Macht who was then president of the privately funded Langhorne-Middletown Library, knew it Consensus Of Opinion The library at Maple and Hill Aves in Langhorne needed to be expanded to meet the demands of a growing community. That was the consensus of Mrs. Macht and her fellow board members.

She felt that by applying for state aid (which ccmes originally from the federal government), she could get the kind of construction that would represent a forward thinking community facility. The requirements were that such a library site, if it were to be built with government monies, would have to be at a busy thoroughfare and in a central location. There was another requirement she had in mind, but it wasn't in any state manual. It was that the site should be within walking distance of the Woods Schools, the 300-acre residential facility for exceptional children and adults. "They were always an important part of our library and we wanted them to know there was still one within walking distance of their school," Mrs.

Macht said, No Large Lots- Driving along with her husband. that co5d day over two years ago. and eagerly looking for the right site. Mrs. Macht despaired.

"There didn't seem to be any large empty lots in Central locations. And then, we came upon exactly what I wanted. It was at the intersection of Pine St and Flovrers Ave. in Langhorne. I said to my husband "That's the ideal spot' and he agreed." Sne knew the site was owned by the Woods Schools and arranged for an appointment with Dr.

Harold Barbour, president of Woods, about buying the land. He liked the idea and so did the Langhorne-Middletown board. Mrs. Macht's trustees were prepared to pay for the five acres she was interested in, but the Woods Schools Board graciously decided to donate the land, gratis. Many things have happened to the old library which was built in 1889.

The Langhorne-Middletown area has had a private library in its midst actually since 1688 occupying private homes and the Richardson store (now the Langhorne Community Center) prior to its present location. Merged With System Five months ago, the library merged with the county free library system and is now supported by the county and state. At the time of the merger, a nine-man advisory council was named to provide counsel and advice to maintain community involvement According to the terms of the contract for the new library, construction must begin within three years. A two year extension may be requested at the time but the land reverts to Woods if construction is not underway within five years of the date of agreement The plans were conceived by Philadelphia architects and engineers, Bellante, Clauss, Miller and Nolan. Though tentative, they feature many innovative concepts and illustrate vividly that the new facility will serve not only the general public but also accommodate the handicapped, including the visual- ly and auditorily impaired.

Odtwal Ceiter There will be an outdoor reading area and an informal indoor reading area, free from the stereotyped table-and-cbair format The cultural center will provide the community with a suitable facility for entertainment of all types, family film nights, lectures, meetings and professional seminars. Films, video tapes, audio material, electronic and technical devices as well as reading material will be included in the resource center. Plans were unveiled at a luncheon this week at the Woods Schools which was attended by Mrs. Macht who is now on the Bucks County Free Library Board of Directors; Mrs. Elizabeth NewbokJ, chairman of the building committee for the new library; Harry S.

Weeks, director of the county library system; Mrs. Harriet Pickel, coordinating librarian at the Langhorne-Middletown branch; Dr. Barbour and other Woods Schools officials. Some Obstacles The Langhorne-Middletown board was especially pleased by the warm reception given their idea by the county commissioners. "They were very enthusiastic about the project" Mrs.

Newbold recalls. There have been some obsta-. cles in getting to that first day when ground will be broken on the five acres and a visible start is made toward constructing the new facility. For one thing, the federal government has generally cut down on expenditures for cultural enterprises and the new board members are seeking aid through private foundations for help in realizing their goal. They are also hoping their private contributors who have re mained with them for many years will continue to support the building of the new facility.

"The money they've donated recently has been set aside for this express purpose," Mrs. Macht said. From a distant dream of a library coming to grips with a changing community to the architects' designs is still quite a journey. And it all began the day Romane Macht decided to shop for a library. friend of hers checked tax records in Dojrlestown and discovered that there were two property owners in Lover Southampton with five parcels of'land who owed the school detnct $119,345,25 in back taxes as well as $23.950 in township levies "some of which go back to the school district "Why doesn't the school district get after these businesses instead of letting them get two years behind in their taxes? Why is it always the homeowner, the little man who must suffer when all this unpaid revenue lies out there? If these businessmen were property owners, the school district would have their homes up for sheriffs sale hi no time!" Mrs.

Rice said. Schwab then recounted the procedure followed by the district for those persons who are remiss in paying school taxes. He emphasized that the process of forfeiture and bens against properties applied equally to owners of homes and business properties. Two Resolutions At the conclusion of the meeting, two resolutions were voted upon one pertaining to the preliminary budget and one concerned with the occupation tax. The only board member voting against the budget was R.

Raymond Schuehler who said. "We are not spending enough of our time on educational efficiency. I'm speaking of all these nonessentials such as summer school programs and driver education classes. We have just spent $20,000 to have the administrative offices broken through so that the equivalent space of six classrooms is now one large room: This was done in an attempt to have our students become oriented to the new open space concept, the prevailing design scheme of the new high school. That's worth of frills among many other frills included in this budget and I'm going to vote against it" "Frills" Resented Brossman said he resented the use of the word 'frills' since many programs available at the present high school "charged groups to use school facilities.

He also said, "Flexible open space is what we need. As a matter of fact, the open space building program is a half million to one million dollars cheaper than construction of the traditional schooL" Board member Russell Elliott said he voted against last year's final budget and would do the same at the June 22 meeting "if the $15.7 million is brought up. In fact, I won't vote for any budget which includes any kind of tax increase or hidden tax increases!" Elliott, along with seven other board members, did approve the preliminary budget with only the ninth member, Schuehler, casting a 'No' vote on the proposal. The occupation tax resolution passed unanimously. Israeli fete set June-12 The Israeli program originally scheduled for Saturday evening in the Middletown Township Building has been changed and will now be held Saturday, June 12 at 8 p.m.

at the Carl Sandburg Junior High Harmony Road, Highland Park, Levittown. The program will feature an Israeli dance group with singers and music. The avant garde film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligiari" originally scheduled for June 12 has been postponed. Weal hi LOCAL FORECAST: Party sunoy today with temperatures in the 70s.

Fair tonight with lows ic the fite. Sonny ami warm tomorrow with highs Bear 75. Extended outlook calk for fair weather. Perripitatioi recorded daring past 24 hours: .15 inches. Precipitation probability: 20 per cent today and tonight and II per cent tomorrow.

High yesterday: 78 Low yesterday: 58 Low this morning: 59 Air Pollution Index: 2 Sunset today: 8:18 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow: 5:34 a.m. Sunset tomorrow: 8:18 p.m. TOMORROW'S TIDES At Bristol High 5:47 a.m. Low 12:30 a.m.

High p.m. Low 1:18 p.m. --for the tides at Morrisville add 15 minutes for high tide and 45 minutes for low tide..