The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

LAST EDITION SEVEN CENTS VOL. 60, NO. 1S9. CONNELISVIUE, PA-; SOUTH CONNELLSVIltE, SCOTTDALE, PA. ML PLEASANT, PA.

MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1962. FOURTEEN PAGES. Ski-Tow, Park Locomotive Scho Projects in Exploratory rayer Phase by Inter-Club Group iega WASHINGTON 'UPP The, Supreme Court ruled today that daiA rental of an official a public schools. The 6-1 decision came in a Conneilsviile Inter-Club Council. centiy with tne council and re- co Tnese are eventual e-staoiisn- vieued cosls invo i ved he ski- i ment of a ski-tow within a reason- QW roject has been ap-' ca and reviewed other proached i th, pas' SCn 1S distance of the city limits jeia'ls involved setting the few years with to and acquisition of land on which tow i Deration Council lead- permanently locate a steam loco- Justice Hugo Black wrote to permanently locate a steam lo- ers he salc i.

asreed they would motive on the City Hal! a cour! decision The dis- comotive. The latter would also necd "barsain rate?" in" acqiiir- However. Council took dim view was Justice Potter Stew- be developed into a public park ng necessary land and ma-both times mostly because of Justices Felix Frankfurter with the locomotive as its central ter a 10 build the tow Ihbiiitv would create a nd vro 1 Wh did not participate. Black said "it has been argued Acquiring sufficient a on Frank Gradler of the Fayette attraction. However, nothing concrete has which to locate the locomotive County Redevelopment Associa- yet been a on either idea, will also take some leg work.

To tion is expected to discuss a to apply the Constitution Thomas W. Scott, publicity vice accomplish this would mean not projects with Inter-Club Council such a way as to prohibit state chairman told The Courier this only obtainable suitable ground, officials at their July 11 meeting i laws respecting an establishment morning. Both projects have a but building a concrete slab'in Carnegie Free Library jof religious services in public i i schools to indicate a hostility tow-ard religion or toward pray- "Nothing, of course, could be 'more he said. I But he added: i "It is neither sacrilegious nor anti-religious to say that each separate government in this country should stay out of the business of writing or sanctioning ficial prayers and leave that purely religious function to the i people themselves and to those the people choose to look to for i religious guidance." The derision came as the court cleared out a backlog of case? Ion the final day of its 1951-62 i term. other major decisions hand- Man Perishes When Flames Destroy Tiro Buildings Five Killed Two Drivers Fall Asleep, Die in Crash By United Press International Two motorists who fell asleep at the wheel were among those! miscuously dumping garbage in TOWNSHIP VOWS TO GET GARBAGE LAW VIOLATORS One man died and 18 person? were left homeless when destroyed two buildings a in Wick Haven Hollow near Perryopolis esrly Sunday morninc Mace Copeland was pronounced dead in a private car enroute to Conrellsville State Hospital by Kallok of Perryopohs, a deputy coroner.

The auto developed mechanical failure at Flatwoods and South Connellsville Volunteer Fire Company dispatched an ambulance to the scene, picking up the body ar.d taking it to the Draper funeral home at Monessen. Both homes were burning out of control when firemen arrived. The buildings are located on a secondary dead end road near the Vouglr.ogheny River. Connellsville To.wnship Board of Supervisors is riled up by the practice of some persons in pro- i who died in traffic accidents during the weekend in Pennsylvania. A survey by United Press International showed at least five that area.

Admittedly "steamed up," Henry B. Cole, board chairman, made it clear that the supervisors are persons died on Keystone State prepared to "throw the book" at roads from 6 rn. Friday until any and all persons they can ar midnight Sunday. The fatalities: Joseph Krupa, rest for violating the garbage ordinance. "We have an ordinance regulat- 14, of Wilkes-Barre, was struck! ing the collection and disposition and killed by a car Sunday while garbage and all refuse." said walking across a bridge near his home.

Police said John Moran. 17. of Pittston. driver of the car. Cole.

"We have contracted with the Connellsville Trucking Company to collect and remove it. There is a similar contract in the city with the same concern. Vet was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Ltwistown: John Harlon, 23. i a run into countless num- Lewistown, died Sunday when her of instances where people his auto stnitk a tree near "here drive through the township and after the victim apparently fell dump their garbage along the asleep at the wheel.

roads. Why, even dead dogs have Erit: An Edinboro woman been thrown along the highways, fatally injured Sunday when of the suspects have us car ran out of control on Route flabbergasted but unfortunately 832 near here and struck a weren't able to catch them pole Police said the victim, redh anded. We're doing a lot of may have! cnecli and watching and when we nab one of the violators, it's going to be the business for him." Joyce Mattison, 33, dozed at the wheel. John Amoroso. 25.

of Rifftons, was fatally injured Sun- Chairman Cole said he "can't day when his car crashed into a understand why anybody would do i i i nole here i anything like that. But if we have utility pole here. Wawa: Dewev Quinn. 66, of Rt teach thei1 a Wawa, was" struck and 6 by a car Sunday while walking along Rt. 1 near his home, four miles west of Media.

The driver i of the car was identified by po-j lice as Mrs. Louise A. 62, of Philadelphia. bitter lesson. Australian Tennis Champion Wins First British Match American Gl, 26, Freed by Reds, Denies Charges SAIGON.

Viet Nam (UPP A 26-year-old American soldier was released from six months captivity by Viet Cong guerrillas Sunday and promptly denied any knowledge of letters the Communists said he wrote. He said he resisted their attempts to brain- wr-'i him. The soldier. Spec. 4 Georee Fryett of Long Beach.

told American officials he was bound and guarded constantly the first four months of his captivity and lost 25 pounds due to illness was not actually mistreated Doctors found Fryett physically and mentally exhausted but suf- fenng om no major disabilities American officials gave the results of his first interrogation but would not permit newsmen to interview him until he gets some rest. Fryett disappeared Christmas morning while ridinj; his bicycle toward Bien Hoa. 15 miles north of here, He told U. S. officials he was riding toward a swimming pool and was captured by two guerrillas on bicycles when he look wrong turn down a road.

Sunday a small band of guerrillas halted bus in Bmh Long province 53 miles northwest of Saigon and put Fryett aboard with a suit of civilian clothes and Viet Namese equivalent of a dol lar When the bus reached the nr.xt village Fryett contacted a Smith Vietnamese ranger company and was flown by helicopter WIMBLEDON. England --Rod Laver, the red-haired Australian considered the world's best amateur tennis player. opened 'defense of his Wimbledon championship today w-ith a 7-5. 6-1, 6-2 victory over Naresh Kumar of India. Approximately 19.000 spectators were spread through the 16' courts of the All -En gland Club for the start of 64 men's first- round singles matcher.

The 7fith Wimbledon tournament got under wav in sunny, warm weather. Police Receive Complaints On Firecrackers bv Despite the joint warnina issued in ouiert ma Mavor John W. Collins i fo da police and fire department chiefs. 1 do part of Cal-; number of Connellsville young- a and safety code Mer and some adults, have been addiction to nar- shooting firecrackers inside the city limits. I by a licensed person.

Writing a i opinion, Justice Potter! Complaints poured. Stett sgjd mto City Hall during the weekend. according to Chief of Police Paul Sandusky. Some of the complainants, he with the state "in this moment tory would make it a criminal offense to be mentally ill, or a i wv i i i i I added, supplied police or 0 be names of persons be-' di as(v lieved to be "bootlegging" illegal firecrackers to the young- 1 venereal disease." This applied WICK HAVEN MAN DIES IN FIRE 18 PERSONS MADE HOMELESS Walter J. Scheller Named Republican Chairman in County One person was dead and IS others homeless the a of a fire which destroyed homes in the nearby mining of Wick Haven.

neck and arms Perryopohs Fsre Chief Lynch said the fire apparently started in the Crockett home, in bedroom occupied by I Killed in the blaze Sunday was'Copeland, and then spread to the Copeiand. 42. who tried to, adjoining home of Mrs. Banme the flames by jumping 3 second-story window. Copeland died after a can' carrying him to a Uniontown hos- Ipital broke down on the road.

Copeland. the victim's mother. Cnl. Peter Scolere, state polica deputy fire marshal, is investigat- Origin of the fire or total damage was not known. Fortv volunteer firemen from he said.

Walter J. Scheller of way reflected Fayette County Republican chairman at the nrecracKe-rs 10 me young- riarifmri it. 0 The firecrackers, county committee's organization sters. added, are being brought in from out of state and sold children or to a who youngst ing they desire even though it may be against the law. nA the as time set aside i meeting Saturday in the Union-' mails, lowa os xo.

47, Veterans of magazines said to I Foreign Wars, 'Marshall Hail. A Mr? S(l a Townshlp Was uncoutn vu chairman Under existing city ordinance, and tawdry." this is not enough Scheller "Let us be i i to en We anH nnrrhacore a il -i I 'H-Iiemr idiu, us ir Ut.IlU.V the sellers and purchasers may be prosecuted. Sandusky said. The ordinance is also backed by to make hem obscene unified as Republicans and loyal -Rejected a technical dial-1 Americans-unified by our own state law prohibiting the sale and court derision that i If purchase of firecrackers in Penn--tected by the seniority system in' sylvania. Several leads are now being tracked down by city police and may follow i at all party levels.

i hs successful Republican parly 1 Plant re-locates. The lower court a successful voting precinct, decision now; becomes law in After the business session there Johnstown Man Electrocuted irrests are expected, he added, second circuit-Connecticut, a buffet luncheon and i i and Vermont. conferences on various as-! I he prayer dispute ruled on pe of the forthcoming today arose in New Hyde Park. pa ign. where the board of educa- Scheller introduced Atty.

Jer- JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (UPD Joseph Vasil, 55, Johnstown, was electrocuted Sunday when he came in contact with a high tension wire near the tower and transmitter facilities of television station Vasil was employed by the station as a watchman. Deputy Cambria County coroner Frank Hillman said the line came down about 1.000 feet below the lower facilities and dangled about 42 feet above the ground. He said it was not known whether Vasil attempted to lift the line or brushed it. He was killed instantly The accident occurred about Sixteen American men Sunday, but Vasil's body included in the field.

The 15 United States women's entries were scheduled to start play Tuesday was not found until some six hours later by his brother. George, with whom he lived. Rev. Buterbaugh Moves lo Oil City As Methodist Pastor The Rev H. Carl Buterbaugh.

pastor of First Methodist Church for the past five years, was transferred to the Oil City Methodist Church at the first annual meeting of the new Western Church Saturday at Per.r.sylva Mrthodis; Grove City. He will be succeeded here by the Rev L. A. Shindiedecker, who has been pastor of Epworth Methodist Church at New Castle His brother, the Rev 0 Shindie- decker of Erie. become of Christ Methodist Church in Union Vow n.

to Todav's Chuckle They soy you con'f fokt rf wifh you, hove you Iritd to very ouf if? The new pastor of First Meth! odist. a natise of PeTinsyIvan a. in the Erie Conference for 'many years. He i.t expected to arrive here to deliver his first sermon Sunday fam.ly in- eludes wife a daughter, Returned to their present on Three i tion voted in 39.58 to have the so- caJled "regents' prayer" ome Hahn. city attorney of Wash- and Republican can-! i onu i i i i Uie salute to the flag every morn- didatc for Congress; Joel S.

ing candidate for state srna- The prayer was adopted in 1951 tor from the 32nd Senatorial Dis- oy tne Board of Regents, i W. Dale Wilson, candidate' a amimsters education in New fnr Assomhlv fmm i 4 I i I 1.1 1 I I I 4 Besides Copeland home, the! err po ls Fair and Fay- fire destroyed the residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Crocker. Deputy Coroner John Kallok of Perryopolis pronounced the vic- ette City found both homes burning out of control when they arrived shortly alter 4:30 a.m.

The Salvation Army gave assist- tim dead in the station wagon a to the homeless, who later which he was being taken to Con-J to he homes of relatives State General Hospital. rjau 5 0 area. which developed mechanical trou- Copcland is survived in addition ble on Route 711 near Flatwoods nis mother by four children With him in the station wagon i gn fj were his sister, Lyda The body "will'be at the Draper Molly Tiller, John Stephenson and; horne Monrssen after 7 William Crockclt. Shock and loss of blood were p.m. today.

The funeral service will be held there i m. Tues! listed as causes of death. Cope-'day, with the Rev, Elder Dupra i land also suffered first and sec-j officiating. Burial will be in degree burns of the face, i Branch Cemetery, Belle Vernon. York- education State, use in local General Assembly First Legislative District; Judge H.

Goodrich, U.S. Appeals Court, Dies After Surgery PHILADELPHIA I Judge Herbert F. Goodrich. 72, of the Court of tori the Third Circuit, died today at ducted the election. Charles Mo- University Hospital where he re- ilme of Dawson nominated Schel-cenlly underwent a hip operation.

a and Mrs. Boulah Sica of A a t' Anoka. i W. J. SCHELLER About fsfes OPPONENTS TO MEDICARE SUBMIT PLANS CHICAGO 'UPD Fifteen REV.

strong resolutions opposing the administration's medicare program were presented to (he American Medical Association's fAM.M Htuse of Delegates loday. Dplegationi from IS a tnrew resolutions condemning the administration backed King-Anderson bill into the hopper at the start of the policy-making group's annual meeting. Almost an equal number of resolutions II WPFP introduced opposing Social Security coverage for physicians The resolutions were (o be referred to committees and acted upon during the AMA's weeklong convention There wrre no signs of floor fight ovrr medicare a singip favoring thp administration propoa! for medical care of the aged to he financed through Sv.al Security vi as introduced. House Wants To Hear GOP Farm Official WASHINGTON 'UPP--A subcommittee called the first nans were oiscussoa lor Eisenhower administration official ings to be held by the a Goodrich appointed to the 0 todav in its inVca ti sa ti 0 County Counal of 0 of BUlie Sol Este. Mrs.

Strong. Plans wcre discussed for June is He had been confined time. ton and Albert Coffman. candidates for General Assembly from the Second District. Atty.

Robert L. Webster cave.v,uumj v.umn.u vi ovtmuuvnu th? invocation and Mr? Dorothy and the couniywidc group, npr s)Ti. f-n Hawkins, secretary, called theiprobably at East Park, Connells roll of members. John Duvall con-'villc. can Io a i ate scho0 Professor of at i i I i 1 1 0 4 1SI schools if desired.

Designed to be Samuel Glassburn George Brat-ISouth Union Township nominated I Goodrich surgery non-sectarian, it 1 "Almighty God. acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us. our parent, our teachers and our country." Parents of children in four schools challenged the prayer They included Jews. Unitarians, members of the Culture Society and non-believers. They based their complaint on the First Amendment to the Constitution, which says: shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the exercise thereof." To Discuss Berlin At Geneva Meeting LONDON (UP1 Secre-j tary of State Dean Rusk today reached tentative understanding with British leaders for a Western meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Geneva next month to discuss Berlin, OAS Commandos Fire 15 Buildings, Kill Two Moslems Former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture James A.

McConneil the University of Michigan and was summoned as the House sub- dean of the University of Pcnn-'TM," 1 11 0 on intergovernmental sjlvama law school. relations resumeq hcaf.r.ps. An author known for injecting' The subcommittee is trym? to wit in his opinions. out if Estes received favored 'wrote or collaborated in i i from the Agriculture a number of books on juris- Department in his gram storage prudence. He was president of the Association of American Law Schools in 1931 and held membership in ALGIERS (UPH Fanatic number of Pennsylvania social crct Army Organization com- and honorary organizations, mandos bombed or set fire to 13! Surviving are his i and two'sold Estes millions of dollars It also i look for possible conflict of interest.

Estcs receded his financing in grain storage monc to buy gram elevators from Comnwr- cial Solvents Corp The firm public buildings and killed two (daughters. Moslems in i a Sunflay in i campaicn to destroy tho western port city before the Nationalists! take over Algeria. Israeli, Syrian Patrols Exchange Shots at Border BEIRUT. Lebanon 'UPP Israeli and Syrian patrols ox-p balconies ies: pa changed fire Sunday night along trolling gendarmes would shoo; at the border near the village of Tel Dan, but no one was hit, Jerusalem Radio reported. The broadcast said Israel has protested to the Israeli Syrian Armistice Commission, charging the Syrians opened fire first.

New Hoven Bond In Mt. Pleosont Parade Tuesday All members of the New Haven Majorettes will meet at the East Side Fire Station at fi day to participate in the Mmmtjand Dale VMn of Pleasant Firemen's parade, sched-'Mrs of uled to start at 7 o'clock Flames from the burnmz i ings lit up the sky Sunday nieht and Europeans were afraid to ap- them Hospital Admitted to OmnrllsviUe I Mickey of 1313 Oak Mrs Do- i worth of and extended millions more in credit. 1 McConneli was a director of the (company at the same time the Axr.culture Depart- as a consultant, according to records The subcommittee p'annfd to question on his activi- tics in beiMif Commercial Sol- HOLLANDIA HTD Dutch vents dtirmc the time he was on air force Neptune fighter planes the ovmpan.Vs board while also strafed freshly landed Indonesian as consultant lo Benson, paratroopers in the flat grass- i during period--early 15 miies from the AtK'ra- ln his f--t -f Guinea ram f.iirw from the Dutch Planes Strafe Indonesian Troops In New Landings lores Mickry of South Pitts- hu St Mrs Rosrila Adams of i Torraor, Mrs Josephine Goodw-n of Painter St Soiih Mary Porter of Mononzahela. 3, Mrs Dorothy Jonrs of Dunbar, l. France Schnattcrly of Lemont Furnace.

1. Joseoh Gaiter of ions North Jrfferson Danie'. I The catiicr according to military spokesmen sn Department here. They said the pilots rcpo'ted finding an estimated 200 concentrated in defence po-j siiions north of (he town of Mer-' aukr Discarded parachutes mdi-i Sunny and cor.rmised a cased that an dropjioday. higr- mostly cloudy Sunday included jeeps, the pilots said Spring- Plan Approved.

The State Sanitary Beard storms is a wr.h little change in tem- re, low 5(VrV, Tuesday con- b'e cloudiness and ctvier a few showers or 'hup-ier- noon vvx-ath? 1 fcrs- Charles I ar.e of Harnsburg ha 1 appromi ans for Bivd Gsna and of the Rockwood BorotiRh i To Lieni. of Roy (arol pal Auihonty for a rre.v Norman ha been narr.M and I.o I.SP Rath of H.g'i rrent plsp- arxl extension of German 1 F. i -e 'tm of Stephsr.s St..