The Weirton Daily Times from Weirton, West Virginia • Page 11

SiCTION TWO VOL. 39, NO. 190 The Weirton Daily Times SICTION TWO WEIRTON, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, bkCT House Gets Bill To Give Counties Fees From Race Tracks Charge Of $250 Daily Requested CHARLESTON (UPI) The House of Delegates today received a bill which would provide a $250 payment per racing day to counties where horse racing tracks are located. The bill was introduced in the House hy Del. Gallic Tsapis (D-Ilancockj at the request of Sheriff Joe Kodak of Weirton.

The tolal is the same as the daily fee charged by the state. Sheriff Rodak estimated it would produce about a year from W-jlcrford Race Track. Deputy Bill Fjled Sen. W. f.

Brotherlon (D- Kanawha) introduced a bill in the Senate which would pro- Tide for a civil service rating for sheriff's deputies in counties 100,000 population or more. The same bill provides for elections to ce held in counties under 100,000 population to determine whether the civil service system would apply. Sheriff Kodak of Hancock County had requested civil scrv- status for all employes, except chief deputies, In all counties regnrdless of size. Del. W.

N. Anderson (D-Logan) and Sen. David W. Mul- llns (D-Logan) proposed that deputies be allowed to ITOrJc on off hours. Hike lor Teachers A bill to increase the hase pay for school teachers by $700 year in fiscal 1968-69 was Introduced in the House.

The cost of the $700 raise for beginning teachers degrees would be approximately million, according to the bill's sponsors, Dels. Kenneth Anvil, Harbour, and Robert W. Burke R-Wood. A second step of the pay hike bill would raise the salaries of teachers with three or more years of experience by $700 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1969. The increase for experienced teachers would cosl about $12 million for a tol.il cost of 28 million.

List Other Bills Other bills introduced would: By Del. Gallic Tsapis, D-Hancock, to provide a $250 payment racing day to counties where horse racing tracks arc located. By Auvil, to place employes of the stale Division of Correction under the merit system. By Del. T.

I. Varney, to prevent tiie owner, operator or person responsible for operation ol a motor vehicle from being held liable for injuries or death of a guest passenger, providing passenger is being transported without payment. By Dels. Robert Steploe, Rerkcley, and Freda Paul, D- Cabcll, to make it mandatory that motorcycle riders a safety helmets. By Del.

Robert Sayre, R-Raleigh, to provide for election ol public service districts by nonpartisan ballot as' members of the county board of education are elected. Speck Trial Change Denied CHICAGO (UPI) Circuit Court Judge Herbert C. Pas- ctien today refused to grant a defense demand that the trial of accused mass murderer Richard Speck be moved from Peoria, 111. He ordered (hat the trial proceed as scheduled in Peoria on Feb. 13.

Gerald Getty, the public defender assigned to defend Speck against charges that he slaughtered eight Chicago student nurses, had said news publicity made a fair trial in Peoria impossible. Getty had won a change of venue of the trial from Chicago on the same grounds. Paschcn had then picked Peoria as the alternate site. Paschen, after two days of hearing arguments On 18 defense motions in his chambers, made no elaboration of his refusal to move the trial from Peoria. Weir Student Recalls Meeting Astronaut White Astronaut Edward H.

Wiiile tl showed through his speech that he was an educated man and he was a friendly person, according to Stephen J. Bradley, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Bradley of a Pine Avenue.

Stephen shook hands and talked will) the late astronaut when Air Force U. Col. While addressed a group of Boy Scouts at the scout Jamboree held in 1964 at Valley B'orge, Pa. "Although they had cleared path for U. Col, While In walk through so he wouldn't gel tussled, lie left the path and walked into the crowd of boys and shook their hands and talked with them Stephen related.

The youth said Col. White was one of a number of people who conducted press conferences at (he camp (hat day. The astronaut talked of his day as a Boy Scout, his boyhood experiences and the future of the space program. I was coming home from a basketball game when I heard about his death and I couldn't believe it. I had to a it again," Stephen said.

1 4 "r-c plo Commerce held in the Masonic! The theme of the banquet Temple. -We Can Go A Long Way "The year was a gnodTogrthcr." Joining the year for the Chamber and i Chamber were Jaycees, business community" Kcnnclhl Area Development Council, E. Harsh, retiring AWARD WINNER This is'a winter scene the office of Dr. Leonard C. Pensis or Paris, who received the Paris Garden award for civic improvement.

Cited By Garden Association Dr. Pensis Awarded Paris Civic Improvement Plaque DRUG SURVEY WASHINGTON (UP!) -More than hall the 246 drug manufacturers checked in a survey last year had products with miat'ceplahle potency levels, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Of 4,573 samples collected, 376, or 8.2 per cent were above or below acceptable potency levels. The unacceptable samples came from 127 different companies, the FDA said in a report today. The survey, which began last spring, was limited to samplings of 20 types of drugs in which potency variations are of medical significance.

PARIS Dr. Leonard C. Pensis, DVM, local veterinarian, has been' awarded the 1566 Civic Improvement plaque by the Paris Branch of the Woman's National Farm and Garden Association. This'award is given to the business in the community that makes the most improvement plantings and gardening practices during the year. Dr.

Pensis' office was originally a model home. The front lawn had been completely filled with heavy slag for parking. Several sick evergreens offset the porch. When the veterinarian came lo Paris after seven and a half years at Sharon, the slag had to be removed and replaced with top soil for a landscaping start. Two years later tiie yard is filled -with grass bordered on one side with an everuloom- ing rose hedge and from jjarkuig facilities by while cedar fence.

3r year of Awards Dr. Pensis was graduated! Tiie Paris Branch has nar- trom Ohio State University seven and Chamber 11ld Economic Progress Cited In Steubenville STEUBENVILLE Iniprcs- area's economic base." ed; unemployment was aboutj Wuoil Cited 3 percent of the total labor force Emerson V. (Tip) bank deposits were up, and the manager of the cham- population growth of the area accelerated." He cited improvements in educational facilities, expansion of religious institutions, improvement of highways, expanded water and sewage facilities, new business-ess, and improvement of utility services." iliisc Stabilized The incoming president, Giiar- A. Schulte, declared a her. was cited for his efficient supervision of the organization.

The speaker was Cavelt liob- erl. public relations consultant of Phoenix. who spoke on individual and organizational effectiveness. He paid tribute to Stcubcnville friendliness and hospitality city of gracious living." of He broadened and Wheeling Park Came Here In 196! He felt (hat the are.i near Weirton needed the services of an animal doctor and he came here Dec. 19C4.

The garage and utility room of the model home were closed in to provide office space. The doctor now has plans to build additional hospital and kennel space next to the present location. Mrs. Pensis liclps the doctor with his office practice and their son Gary, 13, has bccomi an excellent kennel boy. The family also includes Michelle, 11; Kalhy, and J.

4, and a poodle and cat. Civic improvement is portant project in the Garden Club program. Local businesses are making plans now for improvements to lie carried cut during 19G7. Businesses will again be judged in late August. Mrs.

Harold Nceley is in charge of the 1967 project. Members of the 19C6 Civic Improvement Committee were Mrs. Lloyd Plunketl, Mrs. William MeNinch, Mrs. John Ra(eau, Mrs.

Lola Van Orman, Mrs. Ray McCullough, Mrs. Charles Harlan and Mrs. Harlair Virtue. Clarence Johnson a a naunced he'lias turned over an! $65,025 a funds to the Wheeling I 1 a rk' Commission.

I Tile money raised to the federal contribution toward the Wheeling Park along U. S. '10. Total cost of the project is $511,250, Johnson said. The project, financed on a 5050 federal-city matching basis, was started last July 5 when an agreement was signed by the U.

Department of Inleriur and stale officials. TMj Local Students In Music Group A group of seven musicians known as "Mich Evans and Die Liberty Brass" will perform in Hie Elks Mexicana Talent Show at the Capitol Theater, Wheeling, tonight and Friday. Three of the group, all from Weirton, are majoring in music at West Liberty Sl.ilc College. The are Rich Evans, Jim Lan- ciu and Mike Malosky. Other members ol the group are Harold Sacco and Roger 1'jlbeit of Dave liayne of Washington, 'Pa.

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