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The Delaware Valley's Great Home Newspaper Tuesday Evening, March 11, 1958 Second Front Page Goiiig In Circles By MAURY ALLEN in Lower Bucks County Hospital. So you don't tliink Spring is close? Boy Saved In Elevated, Dies NEW YORK A four- i year-old boy hung by one foot I tween the ties of an elevated sub- The alls Township Bonrd ol platform for five minutes Recreation knows it is. so has Wall hchooi (nr announced plans for its an- primed for its perfoman- announcia pians lor us an I She was dead beneath Bad Weather Delays Work On Post Office This Is How We Feel About 99 ces Kridny and Saturday nights! niomrny at the school of Roaring "'beds of a train. As hundreds watched and With the bag dresses coming prayed in the street fin feet below, into vogue, women in doubt of two policemen braced themselves what they'd look like in the catch the boy. He was finally Village Park, Penn and can get a good chance pulled to safety at the track level Manor School.

the motorman and a Get the pools ready, Presented at transii policeman. His ankle was almost here. nights. By Satur- bruised, but he was otherwise midnight, sack dresses may hurt. A Levittown Church thing of the past in Lower Faster Egg hunt.

John IVIflnerney, administrative assistant, said the hunt will take place March 29 at five Falls Township Schools, including Oxford Valley. Fairless View, group was preparing for a production called At Sunday services at church, a coaspicucus sign advertised coming production. It r-''ad "Youth group presents at 6 .30 p.m.” 0.1 the bottom line of the post er "Higher Ground" were the words "Xo Bucks. School Petitions Out Police said Mrs. Marie Vituoci, 30.

had picked up the youngster, Michael Jr. and deliberately jumped with him into the path. On the platform she left packages containing new clothes ter their two other children, Lucille. 8, and Christopher, 11. Mike fell head first between the I ties one foot caught in the s.ructure.

Lower Bucks County Hospital Pc(itii)ns are being circulated in: he cricd. vanls to nominate Mrs. Anna iprotc.st of the name J. Robert Long. 1014 Trenton Bris- for Bristol Town-j i i tol Township, for some sort of new' high The brought crowds hospital birth record.

presented to meet- the stores on the Biooklyn A son, Raymond Philip, was ing of the township school board below and tiie two officers born to Mr. and Mrs. Long last Thursday night, according to week at the hospital. The boy X. Chester, of 315 Golden- The youngsters was by then un- was the third baby born to the Drive.

Levittown. the train, which molorman Long family in 29 months. A I Chester, who is chairman of the Matthew Reiss, 42, had been daughter was born Oct. 20, 1955 jLevittown Republican Club and to stop in time to avoid the and another daughter was member of the county GOP exec- mother. Reiss and transit patrol- born Christmas Day, 1956.

iutive committee, said the peti-fman John Roselle jumped to the Mrs. Long, 26, has five other tions are being circulated tracks and reached under, work- throughout the Lower Bucks ing frantically to free the boy County area by Democrats and without dropping him through the Republicans "This is a bi- ties. Walter Farrell, (standing) vice president in charge of Industrial Relations for Kaiser Industries outlines the views during union-management talks on the at commercial plant in Bristol. audience includes many of Lower Bucks business and civic leaders. The meeting was at the Bristol Motel, yesterday afternoon.

(Courier-Times Photo). children besides the three born Battle Moves U.S. Families partisan he said. The petitions ask the school board to reverse itself and select I another name. It also asks that in the future the board "consider! only the names of Americans proven by history to have contributed to the advancement of the Vlamie Flying To Capital DENVER Mamie JAKARTA, Indonesia The government reported today States, in picking names some of the peo- Eisenhower left for Washington n'atra have captured three towns circulating petitions with himl in 20 degree weather and in the offshore islands.

I Anthony Ciccantelli, of Tully- snow. She boarded the presidential plane, Columbine III, at Lowry Air Force Base for tiie expected Union Setting Falls Holding Talks An army communique identified Constantine Mitchell, of the towns as Bengkalis, Sungai Township, both Democrats; Pakning and Selal James Paul, of P''alls Township. The islands, off Sumatra's Patrick, Bristol Town- five-hour flight, coast in the straight Republicans. Mrs. Ann I came to the island from Malaya, are about historical novel-jMrs.

Eisenhower said, 95 mUes from Pakanbaru, opera-lives in Edgely, is also exactly what I see my mother," and tions center of the U.S.-ow'ned Chester said. Caltex Oil Co. In New York, a Caltex spokesman said wives and children of employes in Paking and Dumai are being transferred to Singapore. Employe families in the in- Jobless Sho said her mother. Mrs, John S.

Doud, appeared to be in good heal'h. "At least I found her that way when we left," she said. Mrs. Eisenhower was accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Gordon (Continued from Page One) land and million workers of Washington, and her areas are 'moving to company working doctor, Col.

Walter Tkach, on thej headquarters at Rumbai. Levittown Drixer Involved In Crash short shifts. He said the unemployment figure represented a rate of 6.7 per cent of the civilian labor force after accounting for seasonal factors. By comparison unemploy- A Levittown man was involv- ment reached 25 per of the ed in a rear-end collision on I S. labor in the depths of the Route 13 at King's Ben- depression of the thirties.

Balem, at 8 a.m. today, police! Mitchell said employment has 6aid. dropped sharply in manufacturing, The Levittowner, John L. 1.360,000 fewer jobs last last leg of her vacation trip to the west. Births BUCKS HOSPITAL March 8 Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Lacy, 459: rest, 32, of 347 Blue Ridge Drive. than in F'eburary, 1957. He told Patrolmen George Campbell said the greatest increase in job- Mr. and Mrs.

Junnis Long, 10441 and William Edwards he was go-; lessness occurred in autos, airing down the pike when a truck craft, metals and electrical and in front of him stopi)ed and machinery industries. I The truck was driven bv Lomerick, 24, of 71 South Main ExpreSSWOy Route Kt Medford, police said. Hearings Set 2 Days orrest car was damaged about $200 worth, police said, and Public Hearings on the propo.s- Delaware Levittown, Lom.erick's truck worth. No charges police said. about $20 were filed.

Commiftee To Hear Of Kohler Brawl WASHINGTON (UP)- Senate March 9 Mr. and Mrs. David Schreiner, 60 Goodturn Road, Levittown, boy. and Mrs. Edwin Cori, 6 Border Rock Road, Levittown, girl Mr.

and Mrs. Stanley Drangin- ed $172.000,000 pressway will be held March 28 at the Edgely Fire House. The- hearings will start at 10 a.m. The State Highway Department Mr. and Mrs.

Leon Gornicki, 26 Place, Levittown, girl Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Reese, 618 said it planned to receive bids for Mr. and Mrs. Fantuzzi, 740 Corson Bristol, boy Mr.

and Mrs, Sheridan Sheridan, 2 Iris Road, Levittown, boy March 10 Mr. and Mrs. Batyi, 1000 Newport Road. Bristol, boy Mr. and Mrs.

Dings, 18 construction of the Expressway late this summer and begin work this fall. investigators hoped today to re-i The Bucks County segment of create a blow-by-blow' account of the throughway will extend from a 1954 brawl in the Kohler Co. a point on strike by summoning the princi-! County Line. noriheasterly pals, one of them under a spe- through Bensalem and Bristol ciul court order protecting him Townships to a point near Lane, Lcvitiown. girl from ly and the Pennsylvania Turn- The Senate Rackets Committee Pikc.

iMreside Lane, Levittown. obtained the order so Gun- The hcaring.N at the Edgelv and Mrs. Wilhani aea, a Fnitcd Auto Workers Cn- Eire House will be confined to ion member living in Detroit, Buck.s portion of route. could appear. Gunaca is wanted in Sheboygan, on assault charges resulting from the beating of two non-striking Kohler workers.

CLUB TO HEAR Henry Kahn, scientist from the Frankfcrd Arsenal in Philadelphia, will address the Leviitow-n Club tomorrow night on Phy.sics.’’ also will show slides on the subject to the members of the club at the meeting at Washington Crossing Inn. Death Notices BUEHL Suddenly. -Maich 9, 1958, Helen F. Wiijjnei) of S.vlvia Lane, Eddington. Pa.

is sur- H'ived by her husband Krnfrst H. Buehl, a dauchler, ynlhia Buehl. her pbient-. John and aKiier of Pluladelphia. She was 2a years oid and in this area for 4 years, iiclalives and friends aie invitPd to the iuncrai Thursday at a from the iunerai hume J.

Mi.urice Tomlinson. 2207 Bri.s tol Pike, ornwells HeiPhis. Solemn Jiequjem Mass at 10 a.m. St. harles Church.

A nexids ir.a> Call Wed. e'emiii. Where You Can Register The Bucks County Traveling Registrars will sit at the following places: TODAY SouthampCon Fire House. TOMORROW Samuel K. Faust School, Nottingham Village.

THURSDAY Penndel Fire House, Crescent Penndel. FRID.AY American Legion Home, West Bridge Newtown Borough Council Chamber Registrars will sit between 2 p.m. fend 9 p.m. in the above places. Residents can sign up, or change party registration at any place.

Delaware Valley Hospital 8 Mr. and Mrs. Steve Fairless Hills, boy Sosnoski, Abington Hospital Reply On Kaiser Pact (Continued from Page One) union changes its stand, not far The community meeting was a far cry from the amiability displayed by union and management at a similar breakfast meeting early Saturday in the Pennsbury Inn. Both sides agreed to the committee for the analysis but neither expressed any faith that it could end the deadlock. Seniority Key Issue But the meeting did succeed In getting the best definition of the union and management views on the key issue of seniority.

They are; Management: That jobs be classified in specific departments and seniority be determined within those departments. There is to be no of employes' from the commercial plant to the' aircraft division. Union: A of be created with employes within those families able to transfer to a similar family of jobs in either the commercial or aircraft operations. views, as expressed yesterday were pessimistic. have been talking for ten days and alJ the union has been able to produce is this so-called counter Farrell asserted.

He doubted that could seriously consider one piece of paper with three or four ideas expressed in one sentence each a real counter Our keep saying sit down and talk and if we can resolve seniority, everything else will be the Kaiser vice president reported. are wasting our time Farrell concluded. Bristol Burgess Anthony Nic- coletti, a former local union president; Frank Flatch, a leader of the local union, and Dougherty were at the meeting. Dougherty at one point said, not going to give some ground on seniority, no sense wasting all our time drawing up an answer to all the other points." Flatch declared, expect us to give up everything and get nothing back from the Niecoletti said he wanted to do everything he could to keep Kaiser operating in Bristol. 43 years old and I've been working here 15 years; do you think I want to give that he asked.

Farrell doubted the three-man committee could get anywhere on the program. people are too suave, he said. On Liquor Licenses with Edward Howley, chairman of the Falls Township supervisors, today to explain procedures prospective applicants must comply with to obtain a liquor license. Falls Township has 23 vacancies for licenses as a result of a population increase. There are six establishments in Falls Township with liquor licenses at present.

Milton Berkos, secretary of the board of supervisors, said he has received at least 30 calls from persons interested in acquiring a license in the township. Zoning Variance Licenses are granted only to Dulles Warns (Continued from Page One) nations in the area with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of' such aid. He said that in the last year alone the United States has given 600 million dollars in economic assistance' tir tfireig SEATO- restaurants, Berkes said, and all of those established must apply for a zoning variance. gives the township close control over the issuing of any potential liquor he said. Five establishments in the township will appeal for a variance at the next meeting of the board of adjustment in order to become eligible for a license.

Conform To Rules To obtain a license, a restaurant must fall under proper zoning considerations, must have a clearance from the Board of Health, and must have an approval from the State Liquor Control Board. Establishments now serving liquor in Falls Township include Pennsbury Inn. Jack Inn, Holiday Inn, Lincoln Restaurant, and two Old Route 13 hotels and restaurants. member countries of the the Phillipines, Thailand and Pakistan and to the three protocol Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia. Dulles emphasized that this was economic help and did not include the additional pure military aid given to this area by the United States.

Carlos P. Garcia, stocky little anti-Communist president of the Philippines, touched off the Asian economic aid idea in his opening address to the conference. dare suggest a larger rather than a static or diminishing role for SEATO today and in the years to Garcia said. Bristol Girls Hurt In Crash To Mr. and Richard Toner of Levitiown, a son.

Bristol Boro Approves Budgef Of $747,604 A municipal budget amounting to $747,604 was approved last night by Bri.stol Borough Council, a cut back of $446 from the original budget intro-1 duced last month. The budget was reduced de- spile additional appropriations of $25,136 to pay for the share in the reconstruction of Bath Road in Bristol Borough and Bath St. in Bristol now underway under of the State Highway Depart ment. Reasons On Rejecting Barker Deal Listed Representatives of Local 165 of the International Union of Electrical Radio Machine Workers, on strike against Barker- and W'il- liamson Company, Bristol, turned down the package deal for three main reasons, they announced today. They were defined by the union as 1) the seniority plan offered by the company was not sufficient, 2) the right to a grievance on job posting which affects upgrading of jobs and 3) wages.

The company offered an' eight cents an hour raise. The union rejected this as insufficient. The strike of 235 employes of the company goes into its nintih week Thursday. Croydon Woman Hurt In Middletown Crash A Croydon woman was injured in a two car crash at Route 413 and Trenton Road, Middletown Township, yesterday. The woman, Mrs.

Emma Kasperitis, 39, of 1116 Third was treated at Lower Bucks County Hospital for lacerations and abrasions of the left knee. She was released after treatment. She was riding in a car driven by her husband, George Kasperitis, 44. Their car was traveling north on Route 413 and collided with another vehicle operated by Mrs. Freda E.

Conklin, 33. of Newportville and Wildwood Bristol RD 3. Damages to each car was estimated at $200. Four Bristol teen-aged girls were injured when their car hit a tree on State Road, Bensalem, yesterday afternoon and overturned. Patrolmen Lawrence Michaels and Frank Wolaniuk said the accident happened about 3:40 p.m., yesterday on State Road near Torresdale Manor.

Driver of the car was Rebecca Chyla, 17, of 2211 Wilson Ave. She told police her car hit a hole in the road causing her to lose control of the car, hit a tree and overturn. Police said investigation proved the hole was missed by about two feet. The driver was charged with too fast for police said. Treated at Lower Bucks County Hospital and released were; Rebecca Chyla, chest pains and leg injury; Frances Lautz, 16, 213 Cedar injured shoulder; Margaret Bellerby, 17, 1015 Pond cut nose and leg; and Joy Campbell, 17, 902 Second bruised leg and eye.

Police said the car was a total loss. Board Hikes Salaries, Lunch Price (Continued from Page One) classification, raises from $262 to $337. Twenty-five custodial es, depending upon classification, raises from $180 to $300. Fifty cafeteria employes, depending upon classification, hourly increases of from five to 10 cents, based on their hourly rate. Eight cafeteria managers, $1 a day for a 200-day year.

Bair was not able to immediately ascertain just what the increases granted would amount to. Previous increases were granted by the board to other school personnel. The board approved an increase of five cents from 25 to 30 cents for school lunches on the elementary level. The increase is expected to realize from $5,000 to $9,000 a year. The board appointed three new teachers last night and authorized the hiring of two teachers for the ninth and 10th grades and Levittown Project Set Back 3 Months Completion of the Levittown post office has been delayed three months as bad weather forced almost a complete halt of construction.

Postal authorities in phia report the post office, plan, ned to open the beginning of April, now ready until or Arthur J. Parsons, regional real estate manager working out of Philadelphia, pointed out the building is being erected at Five Points, Levittown, by M. H. Godein, of Philadelphia, according to government plans. Godein will then lease the building to government.

The steel skeleton of the building was put up several months ago but practically no work has been done the past month. When the building is completed Levittown will have a first class post office. The community is now served by the Bristol Post office. All carriers delivering mail in Levittown now work out of the Bristol office. The new Levittown building will feature drive in mail service and other modern innovations, accord, ing to plans announced previously by postal authorities.

Dancing Class To Meet Tomorrow The ballroom dancing class of the Bucks County YMCA, Maple and Bellevue Langhorne, will meet at 8 p.m., tomorrow and on alternate Wednesdays thereafter, spokesmen said. Instructor Frederick Moore said enrollments are still open and further information can be obtained by calling ihe YMCA at SK 7-2920. Red Cross Gets Blood Here Despite Difficulties A Lower Bucks County Red Cross station wagon had a difficult time getting from the Philadelphia regional center of the Red Cross to Lower Bucks County Hospital but made it despite heavy traffic and a police car Through Side Streets A police car offered to aid Mrs. Robert Nelson, 7 Spindletree Road, Gate, Levittown, Sunday when she had trouble weaving in and out of the heavy Philadelphia traffic. She carried ten pints of rare blood.

The car, with officers Louis Broder and Paul Hill, led the Red Cross station wagon through several side streets. At Knorr St. and Whitaker Ave. the police car collided with a vehicle driven by John Bruno, Philadelphia. The two policemen were injured slightly and treated at Frank- foid Hospital.

Nelson was assigned another police car escort and arrived at Lower Bucks County Hospital in time for doctors to make use of her precious cargo. two for the 11th and 12th grades improve English New teachers named were Daniel D. Whittaker, of Garfield, N. and Lynn Fern, of Chalfont, elementary instructors and Ralph Britton, of New Hope, secondary school instructor. Use Buildings The board continued its policy of permitting charitable organizations to use its buildings on payment of custodial fees.

Organizations which make a profit are charged a fee ranging from $35 to $50 in addition to the custodial fees. David Struble, Falls Township tax collector, asked for a breakdown on the Harlem basketball game scheduled for Charles H. Boehm School. Bair said the game is being operated for the benefit of the PTA Scholarship fund, which he understood would receive 80 per cent of the gate after costs of operation are taken out. A bid of $8,822.95 for science equipment was awarded the talab Company, of Hicksville, N.Y Bids received for science supplies and equipment and custodial supplies and equipment were referred to the administrative staff for a recommendation.

Technical School Enrollees Wilfred Clay, a member of the joint board, said that 679 students will attend the Bucks County Technical School in September. He reported that 139. students from Bensalem, 166 from bury, 292 from Delhaas and 82 from Morrisville plan to attend. A tentative budget has been approved for the new school amounting to $382,080. Prison Riot Is Quelled PETROS, Tenn.

fUP)-Somc of the toughest prisonters turned their cellblock at a ma.x- imum security prison into a hellish uproar Monday night but sullenly calmed down today under the guns of guards. More than 250 prisoners, described by officials as of the behind bars, made a shambles of their cells during tlie abortive demonstration at Brushy Mountain state prison. No one was injured during the incident. Guards were ordered out of the block for fear the inmates would break out of their cells and get to them. Tear gas shells wefe pumped into the arena and that quieted down the convicts temporarily.

This morning shortly after daybreak approximately 60 armed with submachine guns and sawed off shotguns entered the debris strewn cellblock and marched the prisoners in groups of 40 to breakfast. Then the inmates were hustled back into their cells. Although they were under control, many of the convicts chanted profanities in unison as they shuffled away to eat. The massive, four-tiered cellblock was a wreck, with plumbing fixtures scattered on the floor, shoes and clothing strewn everywhere, and wooden furniture ripped apart and hurled against the walls. want to get them all fed before we start questioning them to find out why they said Warden Frank Llewallen, Vanguard Launching Set In Day Or Two CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

(UP) checked the Navy Vanguard rocket today for any faults which might hold up the next attempt to launch it with a small earth satellite. Barring serious last-m I technical troubles or unfavorable weather, the 72-foot Vanguard is due for launching in the next day or two. Mack Will Appear At Probe Tomorrow WASHINGTON (UP)-The attorney for resigned Federal Com- Commissioner Richard Mack said today that Mack will though he is not feeling congressional investigators tomorrow to answer further- questions about his finances. Mack had been scheduled to testify last Wednesday before the House subcommittee investigating the FCC but he won a reprieve on grounds he was too badly shaken by the personal crisis of his resigtiation under fire. Woman Gets $5 Award On Fumes Story Mrs.

Bernard Dunn, 73 Deepdale Drive East, Levittown, is this winner of the Courier-Times News Tip Contest for her quick call on the gas fumes story that took the life of a HulmevIIle cab driver and hospitalized two other men. News i Editors chose Mrs. tip after carefully weighing relative merits of scores of other tips on other incidents. For her fast action, the towner will be awarded the top $5 prize. You can be a winner in this contest.

A new contest begins every week. simple and fun. Just call in your news, feature or picture tip to the News Tip Editors at WI 5-KMM) or ST 8-3325. Timeliness is important. Others may be calling in tlie same item and only tbe earliest one counts..

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