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For News Of Southampton Trevose Feasterville See Page 20 mxstai Satlu (Homier Delaware Great Home ISeivspaper Weather Partly cloudy, breezy and cool today. Fair and quite cool tonight, low in the Variable cloudiness and continued cool tomorrow. VOL 52, No. 289 Member ABC BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1962 44 Pages PRICE SEVEN CENTS New Bucks Prison Gets Tentative OK I Richboro Needs Help Firemen May Have To Quit By PAUL ALTAIRE Courier-Times Staff Writer One of the oldest fire companies in Lower Bucks may be forced to cease operations and abandon fire protection for its community because of lagging contributions. In existence since 1923, the Richboro Fire Company, which serves Northampton Township, is struggling to stay alive and to meet its yearly expenses of $10,000 to $12,000.

The company, which has been conducting its annual fund drive since July, reports it has received only $8,400 in contributions for the year from the nearly 1,900 homes and farms in the 26-square mile area of the townsh'ip. Many Ignore Requests Richboro Fire Chief William Wendig said that while some home owners and farmers contribute regularly to the fund drive, many homes and farms ignore the fire company requests for donations. Wendig said firemen often find doors shut in their faces when they call to ask contributions. those dig said, be the first (Continued on Page 3, Col. 8) By Urban Reneival Consultant Boro Called Of This Great By ROGER KOHN Courier-Times Staff Writer which is the core of this great area, must remain That was the theme of a talk given yesterday by David Walker, partner in Walker and Murray Associates, consultants on urban renewal to the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority.

He spoke before the Mill St. Association. Walk- Good Evening! Kennedys win again. Ted, youngest of the clan, handily whips Ed McCormick, son of the House speaker, in his bid to win in November the Senate seat formerly held by brother Jack, and here we go again. It could be, of course, that George Cabot Lodge, son of Henry Cabot Lodge, former senator and U.N.

ambassador, might prove the stumbling block, although the state of Massachusetts seems to go for the other lodge. Nearly time for the gals to get into the act, officially, that is. Atmospherics these days practically delicious. Pumpkin piles begin to grow as corn stalks wither and while we look forward to the gorgeous autumn foliage show, we regret immensely the slow but sure demise of the roasting-ear season. Which reminds us, for one reason or another, that one of these weekends you should rediscover Pennsylvania by driving through the central and western parts.

have more pride in the state, more pride in Bucks County, the finest of all 67. Mayor Tate, aroused by the mounting number of sex crimes, tees off against prison officials, correctional and parole boards and the courts foi dumping sex criminals back into the public stream. er went on to explain the problems which exist and how they can be overcome. A former Federal Urban Renewal commissioner, Walker was responsible for administering the national program from 1959 to 1961, and prior to that held several posts in the same field. Points Out Difficulties Walker pointed out the difficulties facing any community which wished to replace out-of-date features with modern ones.

it might cost $100,000 to purchase a site in the center of a community, tear down existing building, and prepare for a new construction, an equivalent piece of land in the suburbs might cost only $10,000. As a result, many industrial firms move into the suburbs instead of taking over unused sites in the center of existing Walker said. was to combat this that the urban renewal program was put into he said. it was intended to aid communities which wanted to tear down slum properties in their towns and build modern homes in their place. But now its scope goes much farther than' that, and aims at restoring decaying areas of a community, and also at stopping other areas from declining to such a level that they have to be Walker declared.

renewal is nothing more (Continued on Page 3, Col. 8) Warden Will Retire After 22 Years Earl D. Handy, warden of Bucks County Prison for the past 22 years, yesterday submitted his resignation to the Bucks County Prison Board. resignation was ac- 31 of thih year. His wife, Marian, matron at the prison for the past 13 years also will retire at the end of the year.

resignation was accepted with regret yesterday by County Commissioners Edward B. Boyer, John J. Bodley and Adolph A. Andrews and Judges Edward G. Biester, Edwin H.

Satterthwaite, John P. Fullam and Lawrence A. Monroe. Appreciation Shown The judges and other commissioners joined with Bodley in his expression gratitude and appreciation for many years of service to the Handy thanked the board and offered help in any way I in starting his successor off on the right foot. The county has not as yet selected a successor for Handy.

Handy, a former Virginia policeman, operated a farm in Mechanicsville just before he took the post as warden in 1940. Since that time the prison population has trebled. Talents were Helpful farming talents came in handy in the new post, for in 1944, the county purchased a 10- acre farm adjacent to the prison. Under management, the farm is now capable of providing practically all the food necessary, with the exception of dry goods and meat, for the prisoners with a good deal left over for distribution at the home for the aged. Prisoners raise tomatoes, peppers, corn, beans, beets, carrots, lettuce, onions, strawberries and1 cantaloupe on the farm, which also boasts chickens.

Handy, who has been living at the quarters on the. prison grounds for the past two decades, said today he plans to take up residence at 255 Belmont Doylestown. He has been active for many years with Bucks Loyal Republican Club. To Do Church Work The warden said yesterday he plans to spend a good deal of his time in church work with the nondenominational Curley Hill Assembly of Plumsteadville. Handy and his wife are the parents of three sons, Lawrence, a teacher at Lenape Junior High School; William, a Rosemont service station operator and Earl, a Philadelphia commercial artist.

Ted Kennedy Sure Senate-Bound i iMUff jtKHk wts JHI Hi To Face 1 Lodge In Nov. BOSTON (UPI) Ted Kennedy predicted confidently today he would move into the Senate seat his brother vacated to become president of the United Slates. His Republican opponent in November will be George Cabot Lodge. The election battle will be a renewal of a feud between two political dynasties that has stretched over almost five decades. The youngest member of the Kennedy clan, taking his first plunge into national politics at the age of 30, set in motion a tidal wave of votes that swamped Edward J.

McCormack, his opponent for the Democratic senatorial nomination. The tide was running so strongly against McCormack that he conceded defeat Tuesday night when returns were in from only one-fifth of the 1,988 precincts. The crusher came when Teddy carried own homeward in Boston. Predicts Victory A few moments later Kennedy, in a voice that sounds remarkably like that of the President of the United States, paid a neat tribute to McCormack and then on 3, Cul. 1) Edward Kennedy and his wife Joan, display their victory smile after defeating Edward J.

McCormack in the Massachusetts primary yesterday for the Democratic candidacy for U.S. Senate. They are shown at the Kennedy headquarters in Boston thanking their workers. (UPI Telephoto) Of Bensalem School Board He Wins From Jail BOSTON (UPI) A former Boston legislator who campaigned from his cell at the county jail won renomination to his old Massachusetts House seat, returns showed today. Charles victory touched off a snake-dance in his Roxbury neighborhood, a celebration at his headquarters and a cheer from fellow inmates at the Deer Island jail.

The 54-year-old ex-legislator is serving a one-year sentence for larceny of $983 in state funds. His contracting firm was paid for sidewalk work never done Taxpayers To Ask Insurance Question By PAUL ALTAIRE Courier-Times Staff Writer Why did the Bensalem School Board last year turn down a bii of $1,496 for insurance coverage of its school buses and other vehicles, and instead, award a contract for similar coverage to another bidder at almost twice that cost? That is a question which the Bensalem Taxpayers Association plans to ask the board tonight after a similar question by a member of the association went unanswered at the meeting last week. Insurance Bids The insurance bid of $1,496 for coverage by Nationwide Insurance Company was submitted last year by the Daub Agency of less Hills. The bid award to a Levit- tow-n agency for coverage for $2,887. Waiter Mirante, president of the taxpayers association, said he had asked the school board month to expais w'hy the board had approved a contract for insurance costing almost double the amount of the lowest bid.

Mirante said he was advised by the board that it would discuss the matter at a time when Daub, who submitted the lower bid, would be present. Daub last Wednesday attended (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) Soviet Order Defied By Army BERLIN (UPI) The U. S. Army today defied a Soviet protest and sent a helicopter over East Berlin, an American spokes, man announced.

LCA Audience Floods Speakers With Questions Panel Airs Merits, Ills Of Curfew In L. Bucks His blast is timely and justified. For the past two decades we mean has understood the perils of coddling sex deviates but prison people, parole boards and judges. It just make sense. Maybe the Phillies will make more sense when they meet the Cubs in a twi-night double-header tonight at the stadium.

Two more wins would make them compare with the best in the league. With the pennant races all but done, perhaps we could get that World Series out now without waiting until October. Never contradict your wife. only your word against thousands no fool like an old fool You just beat experience. If driving, be careful.

By AL SKINNER Courier-Times Staff Writer doubt if there would be one- tenth of one per cent of the children in Bristol Township who would be remotely concerned with a curfew. But, nevertheless, something should be done about this small percentage of bad Jack Ward, a Bristol Township commissioner said. been driving a school bus for a number of years for children from kindergarten on up, and never come across a bad child. Why should the majority suffer for the faults of a few by having a Edward Hunt, Tullytown councilman, countered. Sponsored By LCA These were the two main thoughts in a panel discussion on curfew last night held at the LPRA building, and sponsored by the Levittown Civic Association.

Patrolman William A. Moyer, juvenile officer of the Falls Township police department, who served as technical adviser, said feel the present laws are adequate to handle the juvenile delinquent situation without a Moyer said, should we make baby-sitters ofj the police Ward said that: noticed several juveniles in restaurants at around 2 a.m., on nights when I Patrolman William A. Moyer, juvenile officer of the Falls Township police department (far left) explains the feasibility of a curfew in the Levittown townships, after other panelists (from left) Jack Ward, commissioner of Bristol Township; and Edward Hunt, councilman of Tullytown Borough; had expressed their views on the proposed ordinance, at a meeting of the LCA last night in the LPRA Building. Moderator Thomas Pringle, also executive secretary of the LCA, is shown at the far right. (Courier-Times Photo) had come from a late meeting, and this just on w-eekends.

Laxity Cited is a laxity on the part of the he continued. The township commissioner said that at times the teenagers appeared to be intoxicated. He classified a juvenile as any youth under 18 years of age. Ward added that just the thought of a curfew ordinance on the books might help deter some juvenile delinquency, and give local police a tool with which to work. A curfew ordinance Jn Philadelphia, Ward continued, disallows juveniles to be but between the hours of 10:30 p.m.

and 6 a.m. believe that trying to impose a Gestapo-type government, but without laws and ordinances, people would take advantage of a he said. On a first offense, parents should be called to the police station to pick up their child when he or she is out after hours. Ward said. On a second offense, he recommended a fine of $5 or $10.

On a third offense, W'ard said that the child should be turned over to juvenile authorities and a study of the home life should be made. Never Had Problem Hunt, in expressing views against a curfew, opened with the statement that Tullytown Borough has never had a juvenile delinquency problem. curfew would be impractical, financially, socially and Hunt said. The Tullytown councilman said that, in order to enact a curfew ordinance, the police force would have to be increased. He added that many juveniles would suffer for the faults of a few, and a well-behaved child would feel that the curfew was a stigma.

Family Services family unit should operate independently and not have the police force to serve as a babysitter for it. are usually familiar with the neighborhood children, and they can weed out the bad ones, if he said. Patrolman Moyer disagreed with parts of what both debators said. have a juvenile problem any greater than what we had when we were Moyer began, today as adults we are able to recognize (Continued on Page 3, Col. 6) Britian Given Go Ahead On Market Entry LONDON (UPI)-The Commonwealth prime ministers conference today issued a final nique giving a grudging og ahead to Britain to seek entry into the European Common Market.

The communique contained a warning by the other Commonwealth countries that they could be seriously hurt unless Britain arranges the right terms for its entry into the European trade bloc. The communique capped a 10- day conference during which many Commonwealth leaders expressed the fear that British entry might jeopardize the future of the Commonwealth. However, the communique stressed that the on whether Britain should join the common market rest with the British The communique contained a request to the six common market West Germany, Italy and the Benelux protect vital Commonwealth interests in setting the terms for British entry. The Commonwealth leaders obviously felt the weight of British Prime Minister Harold argument that British prosperity and political power depended on its entry. Construction At Edison To Cost $158,000 The Bucks County Prison Board yesterday tentatively approved preliminary plans for a $158,000 prison farm building to be constructed on county grounds in Edison, outside Doylestown.

The home for the aged, Neshaminy Manor, and the county Juvenile Detention Home are also located on the grounds. The minimum security one- story structure will encompass 8.800 square feet of floor space. It is planned to accommodate more than 48 prisoners initially. Plans discussed Morrisville architect Richard D. Vogel yesterday discussed the plans with County Commissioners Edward B.

Boyer, John J. Bodley and Adolph A. Andrews and Judges Edward G. Biester, Edward H. Satterthwaite, Lawrence A.

Monroe and John P. Fullam, all of whom are members of the prison board. The district attorney, controller and sheriff were also present. Vogel said plans call for 12 rooms with four prisoners to a room. The building, he said, will also contain a 24 by 40 foot dining room, a shop and game room of identical size, a kitchen, a consultation room and a library.

The board originally planned a common dormitory and common- bathroom facilities for the farm, but Vogel said yesterday he has checked with officials of the state department of correction and discovered that such facilities are not permitted. The farm will be the first of its kind in the state. The board recommended that the day room be increased in size. Policeman Stops Fire Two fire companies answered a 3 p.m. alarm to the home of a former fire chief and found that a policeman had put the fire out yesterday.

It was simple. Officer Thomas Welsh of the Bensalem Township Police was directed to the scene of the reported fire at the home of Thomas Johnson, 2900 Kingston in Nottingham Village. At the same time two volunteer fire companies, Nottingham, of which Johnson is a past chief, and Trevose Heights started to answer the call. Pulled Plug Out Policeman Welsh had arrived at the Johnson home to find the refrigerator cord, in the kitchen, smoldering. All he did was pull the plug out, which ended the fire.

Johnson followed the Trevose Heights Co. equipment when it passed him, only to find that the trucks were going to his home. The police had arrived first, and the situation was well in hand. I I i I Study In Moscow Is Different A thesis is returned to a graduate student because it does not follow the Marx-Lenin line; a considerable portion of the college library is barred to students who are not considered on communist ideology. These are some of the facts an American from the 1 niversity of Michigan encountered when he studied at Moscow University for a year.

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