Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive

The Bristol Daily Courier from Bristol, Pennsylvania • Page 8

Location:
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Page:
8
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

8 Bristol (Fa.) Dally Ctmrlcr Tuesday Evenlngr, 22, 1954 adng The Labor Beat with The Labor Editor. Kews of local anious and their members will be welcomed by the (XiUKIER. Address all communications to the Labor Editor, The BRfSTOL DAILlf COURIER. Bristol. Penna.

The Surpass Leather Company some firms to hunt for security of Philadelphia whicii will dis-l risks among employes and job charge 500 employes between Juiyj applicants. I and Sept. 1 is setting up an em-j The industrial personnel secur- Readying For a Swim floyment bureau at its tannery to ry to find work for its workers. The firm appealed to industrial and business firms in the Philadelphia area to consider employing the discharged workers, A spokesman for the firm said ity clearance program was created in the spring of 1953 by the Department of Defense to safeguard work on and other contracts with private industry. A Quick Look: New York Transit Authority agreed to a union firm after 50 years in the representation election on Friday less is forced to discontinue among its 37,000 hourly rated em- anning operations because of ployes The New England reg iub-norma! supply of goat skins fchich shows no signs of improving.

ional convention of the CIO United Steelworkers adopted a resolution calling on the Senate to unseat Sen. president of the Joseph R. McCarthy Wis.) Lumber operations in the Pacific Northwest are almost at a standstill in a joint AFL-CIO strike for increased wages involving more 80,000 workers Some 1,030 production workers at the Kearney. N.J. plant of Congoleum- jNairn Inc.

their 51-day strike I yesterday by accepting a new conj tract which provides a six-cent-an- I hour wage increase and an improv- ied pension plan. W. J. Parton, Lehigh Navigation Coal Company ast night gave Pantlier Valley miners (near Lansford) until Thursday return to the mines before marking down than IS a failure a company back-to- jvork plan. In a cautiously-worded radio speech Parton made no ultimatum that the mines would be shut down permanently if the miners did not end their three-week walkout.

He pointed out however that money for the maintenance of the mines hbd been exhausted and that le must make a report to the Petition Drafted For Boro Status For Middletown Group Protests industry Zone from Continued from Ont into K-2 huui elementary school children of thC; 4 That the new zones would do from the beauty of Holy Making a highway I'ollogc and Bonsalem and light manufacturing zone high school east of Bensalem High 0 That the zoning designations School, the petition says, direct opposition to the these districts close to (the wishes of the undersigned parents, Lsch(K)l) which, after September, children required to attend Hen- Trenton road and a mile north of 1954, is to be used exclusively as i salem township High school and Route 413. a township elementary to the wishes i)f the develop- Privilege Cited petition adds that the school ied-residential property The board has the privi- children use an undeveloped playi Hicks urged thaf the township lege of turning down the bids sub- 13 between board join his grcuip in op- mitted to the state authority if they Bensalem a posing tiie two zones, prove unsatisfactory. 1 playground for supervised play dur-, school board," he said. It Has pt)inted out that the slop out of their executive has taken preliminary action on; -Because of the physical long enough to consider water arjd sewer facilities for the.the proposed manuiac- school site and that and Sons school lane and Woodbine turing and commercial Z(mes would avenue, manufacturing and com make for pupils using the play- mercial establishments there will'ground area, create a conditior hazardous to all vehicular traffic (both east bound weldlnir toifether steel sections the new Courier Staff Photo Hills swiniinintr pool, lant week. The pool, which will be In constant use before road.

Is located lu'ar Valle) Boehm Says law Continued from Ont Bus Plans Slated For Playgrounds By Falls Council The Falls Township Recreation Council announces that transportation will be provided for children board of directors Alvin A. Neeld. president of the frbin the Pinewood and iay. I board, call for holding the land in i Willowood sections 01 Levittown, Several locals of the United and not buildinR will attend the Penn Valley kVorkers heeded UMW President'ately, if it is reacquired, and the children not lohn L. orders to return to Precedent F.xi^t' 1 living in Levittown or Fairless A precedent for a school site Hills who will attend the Falls- work, but the Tamaqua local did not.

The Tamaqua local protested the company plan because it means Plans Prepared Continutd from Ptgt Ont and Silica Sand Workers of America. Constitution committee; James Gallagher, president of Local 282, CIO Transport Workers, resolutions and Thomas member of Local CIO United Steelworkers, credentials conunittee Biisiui livic leaders who will be on hand include Edward W. bauer, pre.sident of the Greater Lower Bucks County Chamber of 1000 of the Dr. Fioehm pointed out. The force will lose their jobs.

jTullytown Walt Disney School site Its in Falla township and W'ork was resumed yesterday at borough, the Easton plant of the Magnetic Windings division of the Essex W'ire Corporation as a 12-day strike came to an end. The 400 employes who walked off their jobs June 9 agreed to accept the offer of a 7 an hour increase for hourly workers and a guaranteed minimum daily wage of 10.12 for piece work employes. Because of cancellation of orders due to the strike, employmnet is available this week only for 230 workers, the company asserted. 13-Store Building For Shopping Site Set in Croydon A 13-store shoppinK center the first of two units constructed in Croydon by Otto Grupp. Jr Kddington realtor, is up on the soutti side or Route 13.

west of the Safe Food market. The building is wedge-shaped, with store units having 900 square Commerce; J. Boyle, rep-ijgp( floor space. Each store is 20' resenting the Harriman Bu8ines.s-||gp^ wide, and fronts on Route the Levit- Gene Nichols, Grupp today was not available president of the Mill Street Bristol jor information on the shopping Estimated time of Main Stops; Busines.s Center Association. center, but it was understood that Tully-1 Little Lane and Lakeside drive labor leaders who will be fie will lease the stores.

The park- south, 8:40: Leisure hand He pointed out that although the lakeside drive north. Link; Morrisville, CAW sub-regional di-; market, is being has agreed to have water and electricity at the site when actual con- truction work begins, i The Levitt firm is also making for temporary access be- 1 regular roads be ready' Uvhen construction begins. However. 1 lit was noted, the permanent roads proposet assi ica- wilt he luilt by the time the already developed bordering resi- The'modernistic building will properties and holds the elude the latest materials, and the; of furthering encroach- Hoard feels the architects none an outstanding job in using such materials and still achieving an economic and attractive build-! Cost of the building, equipment and fee has been estimated at $750,000 by the board. 1 OI i.HKATK.sT Adams-Wildbiood, Inc, I S-JMilKt Your Kaiser Dealer extending beyond the district itUngton playgrouna.

serves, exists in Lower Pucks The Bus for town group follows: Reading Advisor Continutd from Ont Curier explained that the Foundation had sounded nim out on the willingness of the board to accept! such a proposition. He said he had kept two high school teaching positions open in anticipation of action by the board. Under the system. Currier explained. the two teachers will be joined the new American Motors family and we're celebrating with on the greatest performers ever built! building itself is located Pinewood drive.

8 42 irector; Alfred of Doyles- the borough limits, it was built Lane and Pinewood staff representa- include: George oi lot, wh'ieh serves the -Isville. l-AH- sub-reKional is beinR extended west to there only because the architect 8:43.... Pleasant Lane and tavored the higher ground at drive, Post Lane and point. The play ground is in Falls! south, Post township. Lane and Pinewood drive north; Dr.

Boehm mentioned the Pali- isades Joint School board as a second e.xample. When it consisted of Springfiled, Tinicum. Bridgeton and Durham townships, it voted to build a school in township, outside its district. accommodate shoppers, according Xeal, engineer on the Security firings have been occurring regularly in industry as a result of the personnel security clearance according to labor expert John Warner in the current Reporter magazine. Warner said that union leaders are particularly concerned with the revival of anti-union procedures that have accompanied the new security program.

He said private detectives are now being used by The State Department of Education sent two representatives to review the site. Dr. Boehm said. They decided that building outside the district was within the law. to Harold Pine-jtive of the United project.

Martin Judge of Mayfair, district' The multi-store unit has a total president of the Federation of Glass frontage of about 260 feet, Neal Joseph Ferraro of Bris-Uaid. The store fronts will be of tol, international representative of! stone and brick, with the CAW; Andrew Kaelin ofiplate glass windows, the engineer Eureka, international A canopy similar to that ou the food market will be extended in front of the store unit. Neal said. The stores are being constructed sity will have supervision over the teachers, and the Foundation will salaries, which be paid by the Aould achool Willowood Pass and Wlllo- wood drive, White Spruce Lane and Willowood drive, Wisteria Lane and Willowood tive of the Transport Workers, and drive, Penn Valley Building. Rene J.

Trit.schler. member of the 9-00. I board of directors of the AFL Cen- The bus schedule for the Falls-itral Labor Union of Bucks County. ington group follow's: ----------------------------Estimated time of Main Stops: School Board Makefield Road drive. 8.4U: continutd from P.gt Cn.

me Qisirici was w.tu.u Lafayette and Question because he felt that it was The fact that Nockamixon later be- West Trenton avenue SninesI hail 1 reniou nroblem that should be settled came a member or the board, had Corner, Vagabond apart- no bearing on the earlier decision. avenue, F'allslngton building, 9:00. Since this transportation will be without cost to the children using the playgrounds it is hoped that enough children will use the buses to warrant the expense this trans-i poriation program entails. Dr. Boehm said.

a problem that should be settled by the community. He indicated the answer might come as a by-product of the survey. It was pointed out that the problems of rapid growth in a young by George Brandt, Philadelphia contractor. The present unit is to be ready for use in August, Neal said, and a second building will be started before that date. Stairs to Trouble WE BUY Scrap Iron, Rags, Paper and Metal Special Service to and Storef Call Bristol 8-5077 Delaware Valley Scrap Co.

AVK BKAVKK IIAV BUISTOL. PA. Levittown Civic Association, acted sa moderator at the discussion Price Is Important But QUALITY Comes First "Our Reputation Is Your Protection" Brand New 1954 Buicks Prices Start at $2293.00 in Valley of To Study State, Local Government Pund Raising Is The board of directors of the Delaware Valley Chamber of I Op 1C Ol JOyCGGS merce last night appointed three F'und-raising ideas and the cur- committees to study the membership drive were the ping of functions state and topics at a primarily social Ofher representatives present i local governments. of the Morrisville Juniori John Linscott, Tullytown Robert Shafer was named chamber of Commerce last night.supervisor: Ralph Hart, 1 of the education committee andj 'phe get-together was the lastiSchool Board; Mrs. Pa- Richard techtenberg uas jggjjeral meeting of the group for tricia Gannon, Bristol township ed chairman of the highways com- y.jp summer.

Executive sessions mittee. Joseph Koons and Frank several outings may be held, Power will serve as co-chairmen meeting will probably of the civil defense committee. postponed until September. These committees will study the show captured the interest on a local level. The possi- fund-raising plan.

If bility of a chamber picnic was dis- through, it will probably be cussed. Power and Albert in Trenton with professional were appointed to a picnic mittee and will report at the nextj reported that several new general membership meeting already have been 19 icepted into the group, Camill Stroh, vice-president, ---------sided at the meeting in the absence. of President William States, Jr. Accepted as new members were Charles W. Cameron, Langhorne; John A.

Brown, Trevose; Ralph E. Carson, Oakford; Leonard P. Ridgfc, Langhorne, R. and the firm of Burns and Wohlfemuth, Eddington. pay their ordinarily district.

The board accepted the low bid of King Supply for four new school bu.ses for the district. The bid was less a $500 trade-in allowance for a 1940 International bus. Before reading the bids, thej board discussed the merits of thei different model buses, including mileage rates, performance records i nd 80 forth. In answer to a question as to wf i four extra buses ere needed, board president W. W.

Ingraham explained that growth In population and double sessions necessitated the move. The board also approved purchase of a duplicating machine for 442. Horntt Club low pricei. Also Sedan ond Club Sedon. HUDSON HORNETS WA D.ANBURY, Conn.

John Barry says he did not fall on community which exist here are not the stairs. He complained in a uncommon. Nelson was in lawsuit that the stairs fell ment with the thought that prob-'on him. They were retractable lems settled here would be of bene -1 stairs leading to a bedroom that rain spots, so give the sills an fit to other areas are raised and lowered by a rope application of the wax at least Ulrich A. Frank, former pulley.

once a month, tion committee chairman of the Wax protects window sills from BUndird Ifiil (rther ipwifu tnd luUject te rhtngt GEORGE T. FLEMING SONS U. s. Route 13 4th Bristol Phone 8-3322 $1485 $1285 $1085 51085 995 825 585 '52 Buick Dyna '51 Buick '51 Chev. 4 '51 DeSoto Cust.

2 '50 Buick Rd'str '50 Chev. 2 dr. Power Glide '51 Nash 4 ROTH- BUICK CO. CAR I) I VISION 5115 Frankford Ave. (At Dyre St.) Pa.

Phone 5-1711 Selling Bulebs Over Years School Board: Mrs. A. L. Pickett, Middletown School Board; Mrs. R.

Smith, American Assocition of University Women; I). Struble, Joint Citizens Council; Kasman, Democratic Party; Mrs. F. Jabson. League of Women Voters; Clement Lennie.

Republican Party; Gordon Bretchneider, Levittown Civic Association; Dr. Charles H. Boehm: Mrs. Frank Brandle, Ijevittown Club. Shaped rods, obtainable in most drapery departments of stores, may be u.sed in curtaining arched windows.

IBSS 1 Pkk Your (hin Paymnts 1 18 Mo Plan 24 Mo Plan i 7.27 21.27 40,43 5.90 17.13 32.09 4 ni omouxH, iot in preporlion GiT UP TO $1000 PLUS THE 1. NATiON-WiOE CRIOIT. Over 800 affiliated offices in U. S. and Canada.

2. CUSTOM-PiniD lOANS. To fit your income. Ask for "5 Step 3. MOMPT to employed 4.

SiNGLE-VISiT lOAN. Phone, write, come in. OIDSMOBIIE Viithoriited Bealer NEW USED Hir Till- Bist Buy Call Fred Rentschler our Tulljtown, Falhlngton Falrlesi Hills RepreseiitatlTe For a Demonstration Ride Today Call Bristol 8-5977 Or Morrisville 9111 ij FINANCE CO. iX CONSUMER DISCOUNT CO. over S600 mode by Pertonol Comumcr Oitcount Co.

309 MILL STREET. BRISTOL 2nd Floor (Over Moffo Store) Phone: S-41S3 Ask for the YES MANager ritidtnft ell larrtmtfini ttwni DAILY m)S. THRl FRIDAY. 9 TO CLOSED SAT. DEPT.

STORE lillTIL JULY 4th ONLY BUY ONE TIRE at Regular Price, Get the Second Tire at Half Price! We sell only standard, first quality U. S. Royal, Firestone, Goodrich, Seiberiing. EASY CREDIT UP A WEEK DOWN, dial 920 at 9:55 A. M.

Monday Through Friday hear the WTTM-DAILY COURIER NEWS An Up-to-the-Minute Summary of Bucks County News. Gathered by the Newsroom Of The DAILY COURIER. YOl LOCAL MiC KADIO STATION Presented by THE BRISTOL TRUST CO. Broadcast Direct From the Show-Window Of the Levittown Branch of the Bristol Trust Co, Dial 920 WTTM Dial 920 PtlHTUP-FIXUP-CLEAN UP IN OUR TOWN LET'S ALL BE PROUD OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTY Your Your Your Attic Basement Backyard Empty Lots DURING 1-WEEK CAMPAIGN Clean up your attic, your basement, your back yard and empty lots of all trash and rubbish during this clean-up week, if you cooperate we'll have a cleaner, safer, more pleasant county in which to live, work and play. YOUR CLEAN-UP, PAINT-UP, FIX-UP CAMPAIGN JUNE 21 TO JUNE 26, 1954 Sponsored by Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Bristol Daily Courier Archive

Pages Available:
119,706
Years Available:
1911-1966