Simpson's Leader-Times from Kittanning, Pennsylvania • Page 1

SIMMONS' Thought For The Day To be great ii to be mlaunder- Waldo Emerson DAILY LEADER-TIMES Armstrong County's Daily Paper Weather Forecast Western Pennsylvania: Cloudy, windy and warm with today, turning colder late Wright. Variable clo'diness tonight. A ten enow flurries northeast portion, Tuesday snow flurries and cold. Highest today 46 north, 80 south. Lows tonight, upper 20s.

Highest Tuesday mostly In the low 3Qs. Vol. 72, No. 304 KITTANNING, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 28, 1959 18 PAGES TODAY SEVEN CENTS ROCKEFELLER FAVORED FOR NO.

2 SPOT Federal Gas Tax Increase Fight Seen WASHINGTON (UPI) A chilly reception in Congress was predicted today for any administration request to hike federal taxes by another half cent a gallon next year. The American Automobile Association A A A said the extra levy would be proposed in January as part of a plan to raise the tax eventually to five cents a gallon from the present four cents. It said the second half-cent increase would be asked later. Frederick T. McGuire president of the motorists' organization noted that Congress boosted the tax by one cent at its last session and pledged an all-out fight against any further increase.

He predicted Congress would cold ishoulder a new request. McGuire said the effect of such an increase would be to repudiate the compromise on federal highway financing legislation which was worked out "with such difficulty" in the last session of Congress. President Eisenhower asked congress last January for a 1H cent increase in gas taxes to help finance the superhighway program. Congress finally approved the penny-a-gallon boost until July 1, 1961. McGuire said a new onencent increase, plus the average state tax of six cents, would mean an average gas tax of 11 cents and would cost motorists more than half billion dollars a year.

The AAA did not disclose the source of its information on ad ministration plans. However, i normally is well informed on highway financing programs. Legislators Considering Highway Bill HARRISBURa (UPI) Two legislative groups met here today, one to try to iron out differences over a highways bill and the other to map the ground rules for the first of the annual legislative sessions which convenes Jan. 5. Earlier reports that a conference committee on school subsidies was to meet today were described by top legislative leaders as due to a "misunderstanding." That group meet Jan.

4 when the waning 1959 Legislature reconvenes after a holiday recess. A conference committee of three senators and three representatives started discussions this morning the so-called "omnibus" road bill. A larger group of legislators convened to decide procedures for the 1960 General Assembly, which is to be confined to fiscal matters. The roads listed in the bill when it finally passes will be taken over and maintained by the state Flurries Forecast Through Tuesday Snow flurries were forecast to ifall on most sections of Penn sylvania tonight and continue the west and northeast mountain areas Tuesday. Showers will pre vail over southeast sections tonight and Tuesday.

Low readings tonight will rang' from 22 to 35 in the west and cen tral counties to 45 to 50 in thf eastern areas. Tuesday's temperatures will run in the 30's throughou the state except in the 40's in the southeast portions. The state's weather was under the influence of a cold front located over Lake Michigan and ex tending south to the Gulf of Mex ico which was forecast to move eastward into western Pennsyl vatiia. Union Straw Vote Points To Turndown WASHINGTON (UPI)-A union straw vote shows that 95 per cent of the Steelworkers polled are against accepting management's "last offer" to settle the steel dispute, Union President David J. McDonald said today.

McDonald said the latest count in a union survey shows 57,000 favor rejecting of the offer and 2,800 voting to accept it. The union leader said he.as- sumed a government-run secret ballot vote among the 500,000 Steelworkers on the companies' final contract proposal "closely follow" the results of the postcard poll. McDonald spoke to reporter after discussing procedures fo this afternoon's public hearing be conducted by President Eisen hower's fact-finding board. The board stepped back into th marathon dispute today by mee ing separately with union an management officials in advanc of the hearing. Asked how separate negotia tions on a company-by-compan basis were progressing, McDon aid replied: "They are getting nowhere.

1 He said there seemed to be "a ot of acrimony" in the bargain ing discussions. The President's three ma! board, headed by Dr. George Taylor, met separately with Me Donald and other members of tin union's four man bargainini team. Management officials who spea for the 11 largest producers were called to an 11 a.m. e.s.t.

session The meetings were scheduled preliminary to resumption of public hearings at 2 pjn. e.s.t. Both sides will present their position to the board of inquiry. This will include formal presentation o. management's "last offer" which already has been rejected by the Steel-workers as inadequate.

The new sessions followed an other futile round of bargaining here Sunday, both on a company- by-company level and on an in dustry-wlde basis. The facMinders. after their nesw hearings, must report back to the President by Jan. 6 on where management and union stand in the This will set in motion machinery under the Taft-Hartley law for the 500,000 Steelworkers to vote Jan. 11-13 on whether they want to accept the final management offer.

The steel companies claim their 'last offer" would provide 30 an hour in extra benefits over three years. The union contends the package would be worth only 22 cents an hour. If union members reject the of- 'er, they will be free to resume their strike on Jan. 26 when the 80-day injunction keeping Steelworkers at their jobs runs out. Labor Secretary James P.

Mitchell has said that Eisenhower will recommend congressional ac- ion if no settlement is reached jefore the court order expires. Public Mandate School Legislation Disappoints PSEA The Weather Air temperatures and river stages recorded at the government observation station, Allegheny River Lock No. 7, for the week-end period ending 8 a.m. Monday: Saturday 8 a.m 32 10 a.m 34 1 p.m 34 3 p.m 36 4 p.m 36 Sunday 8 a.m 34 10 a.m 43 1 p.m 43 3 p.m ,..46 4 p.m 46 Monday 8 a.m. 42 River stages: upper pool, 13.9, stationary (rise of 0.5 feet); lower pool, 13.8, stationary (rise of 0.8 feet).

Precipitation: 0.36 inches (rain). FIVE DAY FORECAST Western Pennsylvania: Temperature will average near normal. Colder Tuesday. Somewhat wann- er Thursday or Friday. Colder Snow flurries during much of period portion and precipitation generally Thursday or Friday inch.

may total one-hall RD 5 Man Has Chest Injuries In Accident Robert J. McGinnis, 34, of Kittanning RD 5, was admitted to Armstrong County Memorial Hospital early yesterday morning after suffering chest injuries in an automobile accident. Hospital authorities said the car In which McGinnis was riding went HARRJSBURG (UPI) A. N. Addleman, president of the Pennsylvania State Education today expressed "strong disappointment" in the 1950 Legislature's record on school subsidies and teachers' salaries.

In a speech prepared for the opening of the 107th annual Convention of the PSEA here Addleman said the 16 million dollar school subsidy bill, now in conference committee, was inadequate. At least five Armstrong County persons are attending the convention. They are: Miss Joan Caretti, vice president of the Kittanning Association; Daryl Johnson, president of the Ford City Association; and county schools superintendent C. N. Hanner and his two assistants, Dr.

Clara Cockerille and Richard Moffitt.) After outlining the various cuts that trimmed the proposed increase from 200 million dollars to the present 16 million, Addle- man said that "the present version will be of little value or assistance to our school districts that are trying to upgrade their educational program, a mandate that has come from the public." Addleman also called for higher salaries for teachers. "We are also annoyed over the failure of the General Assembly to consider effectively the ptob lems of education," he said. "The average salary of the classroom teacher in New York is $1,200 higher than the average salary of the classroom teachers in Pennsylvania. Further, a grievance that concerns teachers is that the pupil load per teacher in Pennsylvania is 27.8 while in New York, the average is 23. More than 2,000 teachers and school administrators are expected to attend the three-day PSEA convention and 900 voting delegates will elect new officers Tuesday.

Max Friedman, Washington correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, is scheduled to address the convention Wednesday. Hair-curling Taste Of Coffee Caused by Freezing of River Kittanningites made faces today and groused about the taste of tap water, but waited for time to produce a cure. The taste, a phenol type sensation which most peo pie connected with drug stores, is a recurrent phenomenon. It generally appears with the first freeze-up of the river, and is never detected beforehand. Gerald Smith, resident manager of Armstrong Water was out of town today, and unavailable for comment.

In the past, however, water supplier officials have explained patiently that the taste is caused by a non- filterable substance in the water. The condition does not make the water unsafe for human consumption. What it does to coffee, however, is enough to make your hair curl. Armstrong Water Company water, taken from the Allegheny, is delivered to all of Kittanning, Applewold and West Kittanning, plus scattered consumers along the perimeter of this area in Rayburn, Manor a East Franklin Townships, and Country Club Estates. "The Taste" first showed up at taps Saturday.

Rayburn Twp. Firemen Elect New Officers Members of Rayburn Twp. Fire Company re-elected George Novo- el president and Charles Dunn ire chief at their annual reorgani- ation meeting last Wednesday. Other officers elected -were: Jim Evans, vice-president; Guio Colo, secretary; Owen Bowser assistant secretary; WDmer uke, treasurer; Jim McGInnis and arry Bowser, trustees; Den ton ogley, Jim Gilliland and Pete assistant fire chief; ean P. Wyant, chaplain; Wilmer uke, assistant chaplain.

Fire police: Jim McGinnis, Den- Cogley, Guido Colo, Dwight lever, Pete Cunningham, Jim Gilland, Wilmer Luke, and Jim Evns. over a hill. McGinnis terday. was discharged yes- Comics on 10, 16 Two pages of comics appear in Police Probe Shooting Of Butler County Man BUTLER, Pa. (UPD state police today investigated the fatal shooting of a man found in his parked car near his home.

The, victim, Clarence E. Nellis, 48, was found Sunday by a neighbor. Officers said Nellis had been shot in the head. They were unable to find the weapon. Nellis, a bachelor, lived Killed In Holiday Auto Mishaps Despite perilous driving conditions over much of the country, the Christmas holiday traffic toll fell short of earlier predictions by safety officials.

A United Press Internationa! count showed 473 persons lost their lives on the nation's highways during the 78-hour holiday. Another 40 died in fires, 6 in plane crashes and 96 in miscellaneous accidents for an overall total of 615. New York led the nation with highway deaths with 42, followed by California with 34 and Pennsylvania with 30. North Carolina had 27, Texas 26, Illinois 23, Florida 22 and Michigan 21. New York led the highway slaughter with 32 deaths, followed by Pennsylvania and California with 29.

North Carolina had 27, Texas 26, Florida 22 and Michigan 21. Only five states Alaska, Delaware, Maryland, Nevada and North Dakota chalked up a fatality-free holiday. The National Safety Council had predicted 530 persons would be killed during the period from 6 p.m. Christmas Eve to midnight Sunday night. In 1953, the na- iion's last three-day Christmas loliday, 523 persons died in traffic accidents.

Hazardous driving conditions beset holiday travelers in many states. One of the worst accidents over the holiday killed six persons in a head-on crash Saturday in Yazoo City, Miss. Four high school students were killed Saturday when their car plowed into a bridge support near San Antonio, Tex. WITHDRAWS HAT FROM RING--New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller (left) is stern-faced as he talks briefly to reporters in Philadelphia, after announcing he would not seek the presidency in I960. His decision to withdraw was based on the belief that the "great majority of those who will control the Republican convention stand opposed to any contest for the nomination." The Governor's decision came as a surprise to Vice President Nixon and his associates.

However, Nixon felt that Rockefeller was nonetheless a "man destined for continuing leadership in the Republican party and the nation in the years ahead." Colder Weather Tonight May To Lift To Host Recent High School Grads Home For Holidays Recent high school graduates, home from college military service for the holiday, will be guests of the Armstrong County with another man at Boyers in northern Butler County. YMCA tonight. A variety of activities will be open, Secretary Dana Burnett said, although no special program has been planned. "Those attending will be able to choose activities which will include dancing, swimming and games," Burnett said. membership is not required of those who wish to attend, Burnett said, although there will be a small fee.

The open house will be from 8 to 11 p.m. been good weather for drain- ng auto batteries. But the thick fog which has been hugging Armstrong County lowlands is expected- to dissipate with the onset of colder weather tonight. That fog, which at times bordered on the "peasoup" variety, has been plaguing motorists since warm weather moved in Christmas Day. Confined mostly to the valleys it has drifted at times to higher elevations, 'keeping motorists guessing.

And many forgetful daytime motorists, driving with lights on, have returned to parked cars at day's end and have been greeted with ominous growls from batteries. The fog which has made highway travel a touchy business was even more of a problem for one Kittanning man today. James Reid, a Suristrand Corporation engineer at its Denver, nuclear plant, was weather- bound. Reid, who spent the holiday with Church Youth Plan Candlelight Service Route 28 Traffic Accident Blamed On Cloud Of Fog Weather conditions were blamed in part for a Saturday night acci- ning driver ran into the rear of a his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Perc Reid of Maple had planned to fly back to Denver in his light plane. However, visibility waa too poor due to the dense and low ceiling of fog. McGrann Youth Hurt Slightly In Wreck A candlelight service is schedul- fog-hidden tractor-trailer on ed for 7:30 p. m. Wednesday at.the 128 near Freeport.

Wilson Ave. Church of God, State Police said the tractor- sored by the church's youth was being backed onto the ization, known as the Church of; highway by 49-year-old Lester Con- 17-year-old McGrann was treated in the Allies Pick May 16 Date For Summit PARIS (UPI) The Western lilies have decided to suggest May discharging 6 as the date for a postponed summit meeting here with the Russians, diplomatic sources said today. They said separate but similar lettersyfrom the United States, Bri- ain and France suggesting the new date wifl be sent to Moscow today or Tuesday. The Western allies had proposed previously that the Big Four summit meeting be held here April 27. Premier Nikita Khrushchev approved the idea in principle but vetoed the date, saying it would nterfere with the traditional communist observance of May Day in the Soviet capital.

Diplomatic sources said the West decided over the week end to reject April 21 and May 4, the alternate dates proposed by Khrushchev earlier date would conflict with President Charles de Gaulle's scheduled U. S. visit, while the later one would coincide with a commonwealth meeting in London. GOP Leaders Accept Race Withdrawal NEW YORK (UPI) Gov. Nelson Rockefeller became the overwhelming favorite for the GOP vice-presidenua! nomination when he bowed out of the presidential race, a survey of state Republican leaders showed today.

A large proportion of GOP leaders refused to believe Rockefeller's declaration. Saturday that he would "quite obviously" reject a place on the 1960 ticket as Vice- President Richard M. Nixon's run- rang mate. Rockefeller's support for number two spot in the ticket --despite his advance rejection in his statement Saturday abandoning the presidential race was registered in a week end poll of party leaders across the nation. Many Chose Rockefeller State chairmen or top aides in 23 states were willing to name a vice-presidential favorite.

Seventeen chose Rockefeller. Six named Rep. Charles A. Halleck (R-Ind.) and two listed Sen. Thruston Morton, GOP national chairman.

Single mentions went to Secretary of Labor James Mitchell, Rep. Styles Bridges. (R-N. and Sen. Barry Goldwater (R- Ariz.) Virtually all the leaders polled by UPI in 48 of the 50 states accepted Rockefeller's withdrawal from the presidential race at face value.

Some felt this meant he would also be out out of the 1964 race as well, since Nixon could be expected to seek a second term. A few considered him a contender in 1968 (when he will be 60). Chairmen Give Opinions But a sizeable proportion ignored Rockefeller's simultaneous rejection of the running-mate position next fall. "Quite obviously," Rockefeller had said Saturday, "I shall not at any time entertain any thought of accepting nomination to the vice- presidency even if the honor were offered, for this would clearly run counter to all the considerations inspiring my present decision (against seeking the presidency)." Among the comments on this: West Virginia State Chairman Walter S. Hallanan "There will be an irresistible demand for Rockefeller with Nixon." Missouri State Chairman H.

K. Wangelin Rocky "will still be available for the vice-presidential nomination." Connecticut National Committeeman Meade Alcorn (former GOP national chairman "I believe there will be a tremendous demand that he serve on the ticket with Dick Nixon." Pennsylvania state Chairman George I. Bloom "I think he will take it when the time comes." New York Airports Socked in By Fog YORK fog shut down (UPI) Heavy three airports in Western diplomatic sources said God Youth Association. The'rad of 610 George Greens-'Khrushchev's schedule should vnil meeting is open to the public. The! burg, when Joan Heymer of 106' make Possible for him to accept emergency ffering wU1 be used lor the mis-'Mulberry Kittanning, hit the! Proposed May 16 date.

Social Security Rate Going Up 1st Of Year PHILADELPHIA (UPI) Edgar A. McGinnes, district director of Internal Revenue, today called attention to the increase in Social Security tax rates to a total of six per cent effective Jan. 1, 1960. McGinnes said under the Fed- room of Armstrong County Memor-! sionary ro am itl Hospital Saturday evening. (FIGURE MarkFundiga was treated for a.

BERLIN (UPI) Five laceration the left elbow. He and 75 East Germans sought poll- strong County Memorial Hospital (received the injury in a one-car: tical asylum in West Berlin face and leg injuries, accident which occurred on Rt. the Christmas holiday, refugee Damages to the Heymer rig. Miss Heymer and a passenger, 20-year-old Edna Shearer of Free- RD 1, were treated at Arm- today's Leader-Times, on pages era i insurance Contributions Act 10 and 16. Release of the second the tax will be increased to three page of comic strips and panels per cent for employers and three will keep all such material current' per cent for employes through New Year's Day, a pub- jcation holiday for the newspaper QUICKIES By Ken Reynolds 'I agree you're a 'character'--but my Leader-Times Want Ad refer- ed to 'character references'!" The fastest way to gain what you want Is through the Leader-Times Classified Pages.

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The director said the taxes apply to the first $4,800 of wages paid by an employer to each employee each year. hospital authorites said. camp officials announced Sunday, were estimated at car 30 Die On Keystone Pennsylvania's Toll Among US Highest Kittanning UP Church Now 'Faith' the New York area today and slowed road traffic. International and La Guardia airports closed down at 5:30 a.m. e.s.t.

A half-hour later Newark, N.J., air terminal also halted all flights. Nine automobiles were involved in a chain collision in heavy fog on the New Jersey Turnpike. At i least seven persons were injured in the crash near South Brunswick. Three persons were hospitalized. Hilltop Tavern Loses $300 Cash Today's Chuckle Almanac '2 Anne Heywood 17 Beauty 8 Classified Ads 17 Comics 10-16 Crane Case Records 18 Deaths 2 Financial Gossip 18 Ford City News 4 Hospital Notes 2 Inside Washington 6 Raymond Moley 6 Patterns Serial Story 6 Sporta 14-iS Society 8 Stargazer 10-18 Stock Market 2 Television 18 Frank Tripp 6 Winning Contract 8 Your Health 6 Pennsylvania held the unwanted; of Lima.

Ohio suffered fatal i a Citizens General Hospital distinction today of having one juries and three Marine com-1 Waldo P. Sank, 50, Cleveland, the highest Christmas holiday panions were hurt seriously Sun-1 also was detained as was An- highway fatality tolls in the na- day morning when their car drew Sank's wife, Anne, 43. The official name of the United Presbyterian Church, S. McKean Jacob Kittanning. has been changed to Faith United Presby- icrian Church.

The change in the church's name rj was decided upon in a congrega- ce are inves tional meeting yesterday morning $3 Cash from following the regular church serv- ffi ltop Tavern West Kictanning. ice. i Proprietor James W. EUermeyer Earlier this month the name of I told police the tavern was bro- the former First Presbyterian' ken into sometime early Sunday. Church, Kittanning, was changed! State Police are assisting West by that congregation to Grace Kittanning police.

The two wprp TO choose new names bv of 7h crashed lnto Washington, Lt. trailer on Route 126 near Breeze- G. Pettlt; Edgawater. tion. A survey by United Press International showed 30 persons'wood.

Police said an old model 1 was killed Sunday night in a two- were killed in highway accidents I car carrying the Marines back to car collision on Route 40. three between 6 p.m. Thursday and; their North Carolina base after miles west of ClaysvUle. Authori- Sunday midnigWj. they had spent the Christmas ties said he had been stationed The appalling death rate includ- holiday at home hit the truck i at Wright-Patterson Air Force Arm In AI iff) Wrwlf Ir.g a triple fatality near Allen- while trying to pass another Base, Dayton, Ohio.

Kenneth Hud- ni nuiu T'lCCIV town and double fatalities at New; The other three Marines were' nell, 34, Monroeville, driver of Kensington and York. admitted to Bedford Memorial the second car, was detained at RD1 Woman Injures The fatalities: Allentown: A mother, her daughter and a teen-aged girl burned to death Sunday in a fiery two- car collision near Hereford. Tfe victims were Mrs. Barbara Sacltt. her Nancy, 12.

and or critical I Washington Hospital. His and four children were New Kensington: A young moth-1 slightly. Hospital in serious condition. A 43-year-old Kittanning RD 1 woman was treated in the emer- 'injured' Kency room of Armstrong County Memorial Hospital yesterday morn- wife I er of two children and a man I Port Allegany: A sailor home from Cleveland. Ohio, suffered'on Christmas leave was killed fatal injuries Sunday night in a'early Sunday and his companion two-car collision on the Pennsyl- injured critically when their Sandra Klechner.

Police said Mrs. vania Turnpike near the Alle- automobile hit a bridge abutment gheny Valley Interchange. The on Route 446 near Eldred, Pa. victims were listed as Mrs. Elean- The sailor was Curtis Zimmer, or Keilman, 26, Oaks, In 19, Emporium, Pa.

Injured and Montgomery County and Andrew! taken to a hospital at Olean. N.Y., Sank, 44, of Cleveland. Mrs. Keil-iwas Lyle Smith, also 19, of Em- Sacks' son, Charles, 20, man aged to escape from their overturned car with his clothing afire and had to be restrained from trying to save those trapped inside. The accident occurred in foggy weather.

Bedford: Gary Eanchel, 19, man's husband, Jack, 28, was reportQd in very critical condition and two children were detained porium. Plymouth Meeting: Ernest Hill, (Continued on Page Twelve) ing for injuries received in an automobile accident. Hospital authorities said Margaret Daniel was treated for an injured left arm. She was not admitted to the hospital. On Inside Pages Some folks grow up and tpread Joy and happiness.

Others just grow up and spread. (Copr. Gen. Fca. Corp.) Damages Put at $550 In Two-car Collision Damages were estimated at $550 in a two-car collision on Montieth St.

Saturday night. A borough police report showed a car driven by Dennis E. Dougherty. 17, Kittanning RD 4, pulled from an alley into the path of a rir driven by Richard E. Buck, 31, 199 Harrison St West Kittanning.

There were no arrests. Hi by Olifi Miller to arson who dovde to pot Us der to.