The Bristol Daily Courier from Bristol, Pennsylvania • Page 3

Olrmmr Delaware Great Home Newspaper MONDAY, JULY 30, 1962 PAGE 3 Twp. Police Find 2 More Brake Shoes Flying brake shoes from passing trains are causing grave concern among officials in Bristol Borough Tow nship following three more incidents over the weekeod. Bristol Township police today disclosed finding two brake shoes along Route 13 Saturday and Sunda(V', only hours after a similar flying object hit a car and damaged a portion of Pine Bristol Borough. On June 11, a 20-year-oId Croydon girl nearly lost her life when a brake shoe flew off a passing train and sailed through ibe windshield of the car in which she and four other women were going to work. The entire left side of her face tom away, Patricia McLaughlin remained in critical condition for several days at Lower Bucks County before showing improvement.

She was discharged from the hospital yesterday. On Patrol Sgt, Ben Chapin, Bristol Town- sliip police, founti a cracked brake shoe Saturday at 9:35 a.nrk. on routine patrol duty Route 13 and discovered another brake shoe yesterday at 12:58 p.m. on the shoulder of the road about 100 yards east of the railroad foot bridge near Croydon. A Croydon Acres resident, Daniel Murphy, 53, of 919 Spencer Drive, told police a brake shoe Weekend Bensalem Crashes Keep Police Busy Bensalem Township police recorded the highest number of accidents for any weekend this year in the two-day period which ended this morning.

Ten accidents, ranging from slight to major kept police working as much as six hours beyond their regular shifts. At Street and Ridge Roads, there was a collision between the cars driven by Mrs. Radecki. 1129 Poquessing and Gerald P. Beatty, of 3707 Astor Court, Philadelphia, Three Citations Three citations were issued Welsh (Continued from Page I) tirely by his department he woukl have to increase the size of his detective force.

This, he said, would be up to the county commissioners. in his letter, Stahl said, he told Beckert that view oi ymir direct responsibility for enforcement in the county it is entirely that the investigation be handled by Beckert. Meanwhile, another group of jobholders employes of the state highway department in Bucks County has charged that Welsh made similar demands of it at a meeting held July 16 at flew off a southbound Pennsyl- the Doylestown Moose Home. vania Railroad train Saturday morning about 9 as he was driving to the short. He said the shoe Uinded somewhere along Route 13 between Frsiikiin Ave.

and the Bristol Kart way racing strip. Murphy called Bristol Township Commissioner Larry Cerasoli who in turn notified police. Contacts RR Police Sgt. Chapin contacted PRR police in Trenton. Lt.

Fisher and Officer Slavin of the railroad police investigating the incidents. The brake shoe Chapin found yesterday 27 pounds and measured 12 inches long, two inches wide and three inches thick. It was made of steel. Early Saturday morning a brake flew off a speeding train and soared wnWly through the air on Pine Bristol, between Headley and Buckley Sts. Bristol police said the shoe crashed into the street, ripping up chunks of asphalt, and hit the tire of a parked car owned by Mrs.

Beatrice Nealis. wife of Bristol Borough Mayor James Nealis. Births Lower Bucks County Hospital July 26 Mr. and Mre. Joseph Hanlon, 153 Mill Drive, Levittown, boy.

July 27 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones, 2 Viburnum Lane, Levittown. boy. Mr.

atKi Mrs. Abraliam Freedman, 8 Deep Dale Levittown. giri. Mr. and Mrs.

Moser, 1241 Sunset Liine. Cornwells Heights, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Don Drenner, 47 Laurel Lane, Lenttxmn.

girl. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Reichelt. 2312 Steele W.

Bristol, boy. Mr. and Mr? William Ckirk, 11 New Pond Lane. Levittown, boy. Mr.

Mrs. Peter Lukach, 11 Steriing Newiown. Pa. boy. July 28 Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Santa Maria. 15 Almond Lane. Levittown, girl, Mr. and Mrs.

Oiiis CcMner, 25 Limewood Levittown. giri Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Rigby, 33 Kingapple Lane, Levittown, giri. Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph De Franco, Glenn Ashton Farms Cornwells Heights, girl. Mr. and Mrs. William Wood, 544 Park W.

Bristol, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Benny Migliorino, 43 Tulip Tree Road. Levittown.

girl. July 29 Mr. and Mrs. Roiiert Hazaixi, 131 Liberty Newtown, girl. Mr.

and Mrs. Lance Orandone, 76 Main Si, Yardiey. girl. Mr. and Mrs.

Sidney Moszer, 33 Summer Lane, Levittown, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Homan, 131 S. Bdlevue Langhome, boy.

Delaware Valley Hospital Births July II 9 Send Letters Nine highway departmwit ployes have mailed stating what went on at the meeting, to Kalodner. The highway claim that under alleged assessment system would be making contributions four or five times as large as they have made in previous in his letter to turnpike workers. Welsh declared: my speech had language which was a little strong. Perhaps I was a little too exuberant, and perhaps some of you could have left with the impression. I earnestly asisure you it was not my intent to mace anyone.

Intimate Knowledge and I both know from our intimate knowledge of the Lawrence Administration, as well as the Leiider Administration which preceded it, that under no circumstances would an employe be discharged or would any disciplinary action l)e taken against an employe for failure to make a political contribution. The record of the last eight years so Welsh said. Both the highway department employes and the turnpike work- ers have charged that Welsh told 01 them they have to go alcmg I with the alleged assessment or face serious' consequences. Made vividly remember tlw anti-macing statute was Welsh said, "and I am thoroughly familiar with its contents. Like any man, I have made mistakes in my life, but I like to think that I am that stupid that I would have deliberately violated this statute with which 1 am so thoroughly familiar.

and 1 know that the Democratic party has a tough campaign ahead this fall. We know also that a tough campaign requires financing. Pennsylvania is a tronage state with some 40,000 jobs TTie classic traditional way of both the Democratic and Republican parties to raise money is by voluntary contributions from jobhoWers. By and I did not invent the system, nor did the present Republican party nor the present Democratic party, It has been in e.xistence for a time, from both sides of the street accept it, abide it and live by it. Those that say they don't are something less than WeKsh said.

Otis Morse, chairman of the state Democratic diairman of the slate Democratic Party, said Sunday his ticm only funds by staging $lOO-a-plate dinners and no other methods. Speaking from his home in York. Morse said the state organization has stayed out of the controversy raging macing charges against Bucks County' Democratic Chairman Welsh because a matter of law Fund Raising Method Morse said the state organiza- tjon does not make assessments on Commonwealth but uses the traditicmal fund-raising nrethod of the dinner. He said all counties are giveo a of general set oai an informal basis, Mcrse said lie not checked reports on the alleged macing of Pennsylvania Turnpike workers living in Bucks County. The state Mr.

and Mrs. Edward DeFeo, office is investigating charges East Lincoln Highway, Lang- that Welsh demanded salary- against Beatty, in the accident which was estimated to $800 in damages. citations were for reckless driving, failure to keep to a i right, and failure to a valid drivers license, in that' he had not had his address change noted on the license or reported to the state. Mrs, Radecki as treated at the Lower Bucks County' hospital, at at 1 a.m. for bruises on the left knee and about the head and leased.

Mrs. Radecki returned to the hospital at 10 a.m. for further treatment. In an accident a short time earlier, cars driven by J. Harry Uhrbach, of 2453 Ogden Cornwells Heights, and James Hoffman, of 1651 W.

Lincoln Highway, Parkland, collided. 'Hie accident, which involved damages estimated at $400, occurred at the intersection Hulmeville Road and Brown St. Hoffman assured police that he was uninjured and feeling ail right He was found, one hour later, unconscious on the lawn of the man funeral home, and taken to the Lower Bucks Hospital for ob- and treatment of bruises and injuries to the head and later released. Hoffman was taken to the hospital by the Bucks County Rescue Squad. Penn Ryn bend, on State Road was the scene of one of the spectacular accidents of the with Daniel J.

McKendry, 23, of 3530 Sheffield Philadelphia turning over his convertible at 7:10 last night The acckient, which resulted in $300 damages to the automobile, occurred near the scene of many previous fatal and near fatal accidents within the last five years. McKendry stated in I bs report that he had been going South, when his car started to slide, and in bringing it back to his side of the road, it flipped over. The final accident occurred at 10:45 p.m. Sunday, in an accident which saw Marlene Mullin, 19 and her sister Eileen, 15, of 920 Granite Philadelphia both tak en to Lower Bucks Hospital for treatment of bruised backs and released. iiome, girl 12 Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley Grinder Jr 303 Lafayette Bristol boy assessments ranging from one to four per cent from the workers at a July 18 meeting in Bucks County, Four Injured In Middletown Four persons were injured in Middletown Township Saturday evening in two separate accidents. Carter Hagerman, 84. 124 Congress Newtown, suffered a braised chest when his ear struck a stone marker on Route 413 near George School, according tow-nship police. Hagerman was treated and released at Lower Bucks County Hospital.

He was not charged with any traffic violation. Officer Edward Carber investigated. Paul Maultri, 28. of Philadel- and two passengers were injured their car struck the bank at the dead end of the Super Highway. Maultri suffered a lacerated nose.

His passengers, Marvin lieddick, 21, and Melvin Greenhouse, 23. both of Philadelphia, suffered minor bruises and lacerations. They were treated and released at Lower Bucks County Hospital. Maultri will be charged with going through a stop sign, police said. Officer William investigated.

The injured were taken to the hospital by the Penndel- Middletown Rescue Squad. Both accidents occurred about 6:30 p.m. Neutralists Algiers ALGIERS (UPI) 1116 seizure 01 by gave a powerful boost today to the efforts of dissidwit Vice Premier Ben Bella to take over control of Algeria. Troops of district 4 moved into the city at dawn Sunday and assumed command of what had been operating as an autonomous military district of Algiers. said their aim was to restore law and order.

Their leaders invited rival Algerian factions to without bloodshed to settle their differences. ITiey also sought to reassure the European population which has been hit by kidnapings. Troop Movement Welcomed With the troops occupying the main government buildings, the radio station and patrolling the streets, the Ben Bellists called it a welcome maneuver. Ben Bella announced in Oran he wcRiki enter the city and install his even man political bureau sometime this week. Driver KiUed Month After Being Warned (Cmitiiiiied from Page I) acckient told police that Teague was traveling at a rate of speed, possibly 80-90 miles an One woman who was banging clothes at the time toW police.

I heard was noise the car passed my Kelton said that had the acci- occurred a feet further on the road, several youngsters play ing in the area may have been killed by the car. Standteg on Spot Two Courier-Times carrier had been standing at the exact spot of the crash only moments earlier. Ihe boys, Joseph Dellaih dre, 13, 1721 Willow and Fred Hessenthaler. 14, 3117 Newportville Road, said they were waiting for their papers and had just left the spot moments before auto crashed into the pole. Teague.

by an estranged wife and son. wwi reinstatement of his license a technicality after having beeii arrested in Bensalem, Bristol and Middletown Townships while driving under suspension, Keltcm said the tecimicality came about hen license was revoked by the state traffic safety divisiMi but he had been issued a license in 1960 by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Technicality Kelton had arrested Teague on Dec. 14, 1961, at his home and took him before Justice of the Peace Joseph Haines, Edgdy, where he was released under $500 bail for court action. BensaJem aad MkWle- police also filed warrants for arrest in November of 1961, Kelton stated.

On March 28 of this year, charges? against Teague were out of court on the technicality. Kelton also disclosed that he had stopped Teague cm Nov. 19. 1961, at the intersection of Indian Creek Drive, Levittown, south of the Road at 11:30 p.m. for having his auto parked in the middle of street.

At 11:42 pm. the same night. Kelton said, car flying past with no lights. Kelton said that Teague had no license at the time. Four weeks ago Kelton stopped Teague for speeding at Five Points, Levittown, but found Teague carrying a valid Georgia Teague, w'ho worked at Tire City, Route 413.

said he was living in Georgia at the time. 30th FaUlity Saturday afternoon's accident, which took place on Newportville Road at Ritter Ave marked the 30th traffic fatality in Bucks County this year. For the same period in 1961 the total was 16 Teague was driving a 1961 auto owned by his brother. Jack Teague. 83,58 Femwood portville.

The car was a police reported Police said that the victim was practically decapitated after being thrown against the windshield of the car. Funeral Wednesday In adklition to his and son, Teague is survived by- his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Teague of 6258 Fern wood and two brothers.

Jack, and Sgt. Roy Teague, stationed at Fort Benning. Ga Funeral will be held Wedneiiday at 2 p.m. from the Langhorne Presbyterian Church, and Gillam Langhorne. 'The Rev, John A.

Harwy, pastor, will Friends may call tomorrow from 7 to 9 at his late resklence. Arrangements are being handled by the Willard W. Dunn Funeral Home, 378 S. Bellevue Langhorne Vandals Toss Beer Bottle Three weekend cases of vandalism and one of prow ling reported by Newtown Police Chief Edward Bateman this morning. Bateman and Officer Joseph J.

Camilla are searching for who threw a beer bottle through a 15 by five and a half foot display window of the Rhoden Gift and Flower Shop, 103 S. St. Saturday night or early Sunday The window of the law firm of All, Eimer and Leiderbach, 35 S. State was also shattered by a flying beer bottle, police said. Police reported also that Nicholas Volk complained of being disturbed by prowlers who were on the back roof of his apartment at 35 S.

State St. late Saturday night. In another report of weekend destruction. Dr. George E.

Taylor regional superintendent oi the Council Rock Joint School District, said today that vandals had de.stroyed 11 trees and broken the glass in a four by six foot sign on the Richboro Road side of Council Rock High School. Chief Bateman said the trees worth $35 each. Jefferson Ave. Job Progresses Work being carried out at present on Jefferson Bristol, will be completed Sept 1, when the road will again be open to traffic. The road is being reconstructed from Pond to Radcliffe St, and will be entirely resurfaced by the borough council.

BRllXtE OPEMNC. Ti) ALLOW C.MUiO SHIP TO AFIUAL PHOms BY ZIDOCK) Waits And Wonders On Plans For Bridges Over Delaware River (Coiitimiod from Page I) have complained about this for and during fall and spring their waits rise to an anRiy crescendo. During the past year, drivers were dehiyed times on the BurHngton Bristol Bridge and 1,801 limes at A decade ago, then' were so few openings that bridge crews refiearsed in off-hoiirs to be sure the equipment was in working order. But in the IJ)50s big industry like Fairless Steel and V. S.

(iypsum came to the river area and supplies in large cargo ships and barges. Fall and spring are the most for motorists because, due to tides and time of sunrise and 0 often mx'ur during the peak hours. It is estimated that 15 peivent of the openings take place during ihe busiest hours, averaging once every 1.4 Bridge officials liave no over the time or number of openings; Federal law requires that bridges open on the demand of any vessel. And the ships passing under the bridge no toll I 'Fhere are other annoyances that plague drivers on the narrow crossing which has been tt'rmed a The bridge and its approaches are cleaned each week during daytime hours by a slow moving mechanical sweeper. According to Marvin Bakley, superintendent of the biidge maintenance crew, cleaning late at night wiien traffic is light, is hazardous for the driver of the sweeper.

Tractors and other heavy oi eiiuipment, which seemingly crawl across the bridge at a snail's pa('e, are allowed access at ail hours, I'he only regulation concerning these one of size. Uliy uas sueh a narrow bridge built? Many a disgusted motorist has (Hindered this lie realized the Tacony-Palmyra span, with its four lanes, is actually a year or two older than the luo laner. The fact is, the smaller bridge is a baby. Its size was cut down by the market crash of In that year, Lloyd ('ross i)f Delanco, N.J., a civil engineer, was promoting the idea of a bridge, to interest investors. Understandably, money was hard to raise.

Finally, after paring its propo.sed dimensions, Cixiss MiClin- tock and Mai'shall to undenvrite the project. In addition to finding backers, the Delanco man was influential in having Federal legislation pas.sed to permit the bridge's construction by a private concern. Note: A retired ('olonel in the Army Corps of Engineers. Cross is now Forest and Water District Engineer of eastern Pennsylvania.) 4 Today the Didaware River, from Palmyra to Florence on Ihe New Jersey side, and Philadelphia to Bristol in Pennsylvania, is eyed intently by many groups, each with a different approach to the pn)blern. The simplest plan and one offering a partial solution, has many backers.

This group, uhich includes N.J. Stale Senator Henry S. Haines, Cieorge R. Ballard, secretary of the Burlington County Planning Board and members of the Florence N.J. Chamber of Commerce, wants an interchange on Ihe New Jersey Turnpike at Rt.

130 in Florence. This is the portion of the toll road which joins the Pennsylvania Turnpike and toll gates are already there, and in use. Entrances and exits at Kt. 13t) are all that is needed. This plan would open the high level Turnpike span to regular bridge traffic between Bristol and Florence.

The other groups along the Delaware ai'e more interested in building new bridges. The Burlington County Bridge C'ommission would like to build a new span, but it is haunted by the ghost of 1948. Several other bodies are interested in this idea, too. The Delaware River Joint Toll Commission is launching a study of crossings from the Burling! on-Bristol area north. area to the comes under the jurisdic- ti(Mi of tlie IVlaware River Port Authority.

This boiiy expects a c'omprehensive next month on c'urrent and projected needs. To complete the picture, officials of the planning boards for Burlington County and Burlington City have their own ideas on bridges. Future installments in this series will treat each group and its plans in greater detail, and contain Ihe history behind some of the current problems. article will deal at length with the Turnpike bridge. why this idea has met Redevelopment Unit Starts County Plans Afflcrback 7 Roving Road.

Red Hose Ciatc, director of the Rucks County liKlustrial Development Corporation, was elected chairman oi the new County Rcilevelopment at an organizational meeting held last week in Doylestown. The meeting was held ui the County Conference Room where the authority officers, iniopted by-laws and planned a schetiule of meeting with various aiunty departments ami agencies Other electa! were James N. Klme of 23 Beechtree Road. Blue Ridge. l.evittown, commissioner of Bristol Township, vice chairman.

George Owens of Heights Lane, Feasterville. Uivver Southampton Township su- treasurer. LeRoy D. kvans of 25(M) Woo(! WgelN, Bucks County Prothonotary. secretary; William 0, Kline of Doylestown.

president of the Central Bucks Chamlwr of Commerce, assistant The authority members have already had several preliminary meetings prior to session. They temjxirarily set each Thursday as the regular meeting date in the County Commi.ssion- ers' Conference but expect to hold several meetings e.ich wt'ek until their program is dent ay. In addition to its organizational meeting, the authority met with (iordon R. Kxley II. e.xecutive director of the Bucks County Indus- trial Development Corporation and secretary of the Ta.sk Force Committee.

The Task Force Committee made a feasibility study of Bucks County at the of tlie county commissioners and unanimously recommende(i the formulation of the Redevelopment in October. 1960. Kxley discusseti the details of that study and the Task Force tour that revealed 78 suspect areas the county. He also went over other data ptTtaining to urban renewal activity. The authority, al.so considered the of a con.sulting firm, a.s well as an accountant, and will start to screen for a solicitor this week To assist them during the interim f)enod before retaining a fwmanent solicitor, the county commissioners have the services of County Solicitor Samuel S.

Gray Jr. Gray has already met with the group and presented it with its charter. Weather Barn Blaze Is (Juelied fire companies to the pm call to the barn fire behiml 876 Mill Road Saturday. The fire, which completely destroyed the barn and us contents, spread to the rwf of the James Robinson home at 902 Mill Road, doing minor damage there The barn, which is the property of the Cecilia Umgstreth Estate. has not yet been assessed as total loss i Responding to the call were Cornwells Heights Fire Company number 1.

leti by Chief Bill Irvin. who remaineti in charge, the Fkiclington Fire Company, the Tn- Fire cwnpvUiy of Cornwells, and the Nottingham Fire company The c-ompany, although not specifically called to the blaze, came voluntarily to assist its colleagxies in containing the tire. CLOUDY IXKAL FORFCAST: Partly cloudy today; high near 80. Cloudy with shwers toolKht and mominx; low to- la ntid 60s. tomorrow afternooo; high Five-day outlook: Ternperamren average near normal of 75; showers early totnorrow and again on Friday.

Hiiih ttxlay: 75-80. l.ow tonight: 63. High 7S. I.OW yesterday: W. l.ow this nwming Sunset tonight: 8:16 p.m.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:56 a m. Sunset tomorrow: 8:15 m. SK VSHORK FORKI WST: Pari- ly hiiCh in upper along shore and low 80s Cloudy lottixht and tomor. row morning with of few scattered late tonight and early totuorrow. Ckarteg tomorrow low toali(bt in upper 60s: high tomorrow Winds south to southeaftS.

knots per today and shiftinit to northwesi tomorrow aJftenMHNi, Temperatures at City a.m.) Beach 70, Ocean 87. Tomorrow's Tides Al Hixh: 3:44 a.m. Low; 10:57 a.m. p.m. Low: p.m..