The Mercury from Pottstown, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Ftr TktflMit Men's Ani 211 St. VOL. 30, NO. 283 ni AL FA Alinoci ATEI) PRESS CENTRAI, PRESA Mar. POTTSTOWN, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1961 Copyright, 1961, by Pottstown Daily News Publishing Company.

Rights of Republication of All Local News ars Expressly Reserved. DIAL FA 3-MOO ASSOCIATED PRESS CENTRAL PRESS HORRIGAN prxAwcv co. HtsH sr. ottstowh es. FA 6-4040 7 A COPY 42f A WEEK CSS ELL BRINKLEY announced Wednesday night.

at a meeting nf the Airport committee. He will be MC for both events. The rnmmittce a Itself to some of the smaller details of preparing for the dediration at the meeting. are still being made to secure Charles Lindbergh as guest speaker for the affair, but planners did not know Wednesday night whether or not he wotdd be BRINKLEY STARTED flying In the early 1920s with in war surplus planes. For years he combined his growing knowledge of aviation and writing, and he claims to havs had ion instructors bp The author of two books on aviation, he has been editor of magazines as Aero Digest, American Aviation and Air Pilot and Technician.

DEDICATION PROGRAM planners also learned Wednes day night that Joseph Mott .1 district supervisor of the Federal Aeronautics Administra tion will at both the banquet and the dedication. He is a graduate of The Hill. 1 Attempts are being made to add a di.splay of one or two antique aircraft to the already heavy of the show. Alliert E. Renmngcr, president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots association, said a New owner of the planes indicated he might be able to bring one or two of them to the Pottstown show.

Other discussion of the meet ing centered around sale of tickets and distribution of pasters to merchants, industries and other airports. The committee and represent a tives of organisations assisting in the dedication will meet at the airport next Wednesday at 7:15 p. m. for on site planning. Barton K.

Whitman, airport committee chairman, was in charge of Wednesday's meeting. Mercury Staff Phntn are children and there isn't much that ran hr done about Mrs. Howard Noble sadly relates as she cleans up her nine year old son, David, aftrr a in Fifth stiret. Newly surfacr treated with a heavy blaik oil and a lavrr of half inch rhips, ifth street and several other strrrts in the horouch heroine thr bane of mothers. just can't srem to out of it, and this is what happens," Mrs.

Noble, of It Fast Fifth street, noted as she rontinurd scrubbing. Street Surfacing Work Aids Dirtying Process Fishermen, Baited by Arrests, Will Fight Trespassing Charge When you sit outside the fence little at a loss right now" to! not on Water company and drop your fishing line into determine the interpretation of land," they claim, "and we another pond, are you the law covering persons who he fined for trespassing on trrspassing on his property? are not on Water company county land. a county road." That's the tricky question to property but are fishing in he decided in the near future Water lake, which will affect some 20 area precedent may be cited hy persons cited with trespassing attorney at the hearing, in on Philadelphia Suburban Water which event it may be necessary company propertv at its Green postpone judgment to see Lane dam and lake. rulings are on record, if any," Krupp noted. Most of the 20 rlaim that thev were on Kniuht THF FISHERMEN believe easy access to the lake for fish- rountv road fishing In the arP within their rights to ernicn.

"Hundreds of persons lake which laps the roadbed. frnm Midges and the edge fish from along the road," area of Knight road. Knight road is in I pper Hanover township, running directly across the lake from Route fifil at Perkiomen Heights to Route 29 between Red Hill and Green Lane. The county road provides residents state. anything that looks as the oil and like a strange fascination for children.

And something that looks exactly like least to children- is the chips and oil that the borough uses to surface treat the streets. ups. Ihr second problem thrn, is if von krrp them of thr slrrrt, hovr do you keep thr strrrt out of thr hoiisr? the children from Mrs. Richard the unless you Local Firm Helps Send New Satellite Into Orbit (See related on P. 17) Thr Atlas rocket that thun- major industry of from Cape Canaveral yes- national defense, the special terday anti hurled satellite Ran svsiems division of Minneapolis Srr I into orbit around the earth Honeywell company, had a vital fueled by delicate, complex part in sending 1he latest equipment of the type built at Statrs satrllitr into orbit.

thr local Honeywell division. Ihr borough completed its annual oiling and rhippmg to prr srivr thr strrrts and im- provr riding surfaces last week and complaints are still coming in from disgruntled parents of dirty children. 535 Fight Polio by Getting Shots; Youngest Is 2 2 Months, Oldest, 67 Three of fishermen have retained Pottstown Attorney Joseph A. Suchoza to Brumsh, or 577 yirjr eases into a hearing Lincoln avenue, reports. "If you bfforp SchwenksviUe Justice of let the children in, the goo comes 1hp PrarP nussell E.

Krupp. Since you krrp the chil- ALL THE re dren out of it, and once they ceivPfj notices from Krupp giving 10 days to reply to the information provided bv Water company guards and watchmen am holding the other cases in abrvanre pending the out comr of this test case," said Krupp In past years, persons who were cited waived their hear- nntlnuM nn Twa) Dr. Porter Amazes Hospital Staff With Spunk, Cooperation You keep a good doctor man noted, are a hard element down. to please whenever they become Especially If he's PoHjtown's 01. "grand old man Dr.

J. Elmer "They try to diagnose their The problem, poses four dist First, how do you keep school of the streets? Mi's. Ho parents say, questions, you For many local and area gestrd one year after the third youngsters, the "momrnt of shot. arrived Wednesday aft- The third shot in the round and paid fines before Har rrnoon The second in a series of of immunization is scheduled for Justice of the Peace polio shots was administered at April and will be announced in otto Quinque. the Washington children out "Impoasih St.

Swithin Ends Reign With Rain St. Swithin went out in a splash of glory Wednesday when his 40 dav period ended in day long tain. The final day of rain brought him a total of 19 rain "hits" In 40 a 475 average. Ilie rains came in form of a mist through most of thr early morning and prac- tirallv all thr davlight It all totalrd only .1 of an Inch. That brought the total for the month to 45 inches, still more than an inch helow normal for this late in August, The precipitation kept lent peraturex down in the lower 70s.

The weatherman said there is a chance th.it skies will he clear tomorrow night, permitting area residents to witness a nearly total eclipse of thr moon start ing at 8:35 THE WEATHER this morning Variable loneliness late this morning, warm and humid, high near 80 Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight in upper 60s High tomorrow in middle FORECAST; Tcm peratures to average near normal range of to 62 Slightly-! alwivr normal today and tomor row, below Sunday and Monday. Precipitation may total more than .6 of an falling today, tomorrow a Monda v. A pressure control sv stem designed and built by lloney- well regulates the passagr of liquid oxygen into thr rocket shortly before blastoff. Behind the building of the tremendously complicated and indispensable equipment at the local plant is a tale of work nearly 24 hours a day for weeks to meet a government deadline, and accomplishment of the seemingly impossible task of starting from scratch and building the equipment in less than half a jcar.

THE GOVERNMENT TOLD Honeywell in the Summer of that it needed a device that would regulate the passing of the highly dangerous liquid oxygen from ground storage facilities into the missile. So th 1 1 the Air Force could get the Atlas missile into the air in the shortest possible time, the Atlas (Continued nn Pair Inn) elementary The Mercury. The program is sponsored by Rain dampened participation the Montgomery County Health in the second day, and Welfare association, in co- ard Noble, of 14 East Fifth street. anrl shots were given to only 535 operation with the Visiting are children and 110 comparison with 802 on the Nurse association of and vicinity. Doctors, nurses, and volunteers participating in the cam- one is going to keep them out day, July 2fi, of anything that looks as inviting Rut the ram did not seem to dampen squeals of the younger ones.

Youngsters walked into thr school at Beech and Penn strrrts with onr of two expressions: grim determination or open fear. Mercury Ad Finds Wandering Parakeet A bird that "took a is hack home, thanks to a Mercury classified ad. "Petey Roy," a parakeet with a for the great outdoors, flew from the home of Mrs. Earl Zimmerman, Terrace lane. Alter five davs, Mrs.

merman thought bird probably was dead, but de cided to try a Mercury ad just the same. Mrs. I awrence Wiand, 1001 Reec street, spotted the ad and railed Mrs. man. "Prtrv Roy" was in a cage in her home where he was put after bring caught by a friend of Mrs.

Wiand in Nan- atoga. Moral: Nothing is ever really lost until a Mercury want ad fails to find it. Some were too young to make it in under their own power even if they wanted to. The youngest was two and one- half months old. The oldest recipient was 67.

shots hurt very much," said onr worker. "Most nf it paign Wednesday were: R. Wennersten, Frederick M. Walp, W. Guthrie, Hayden O.

Evans, and Robert L. Registered Mrs. Dorothy Trainer, Mrs. Selena Prince, Mrs. Frances Sallade, Mrs.

Thelma Rrow- er, and Mrs, Joyce Rcigner. Visiting Leonard Baker, Mrs. Walter Schell, Mrs S. Leventhal, and the volunteer complete staff of the Visiting is in their Nurse association of Pottstown. Justice of the Peace Krupp pointed out that "the burden of proof is on the Water company watchmen" to prove the fishermen were trespassing.

He added that he is THREE YOUTHS ARRESTED IN NORTH END Rural imaginatinns. Some nf them Grey Ladies Mrs. L. R. let out a sound.

Others Duckworth, Mrs Grrald Diet- carry on long before rich, Mrs. Clayton Hutt, Mrs. even touched." I. B. Leaman, Mrs.

Robert Mis. Arthur WeUscn FOR MAXIMl benefit frnm knrn and Sandra Price, the one should have at Community least second one Royer, Mary Schaeffer and month after the first and the Mrs. Luther Krouse, third seven mnnths after the Girl Scout second. A booster shot is vug Spreague. own illnesses or tell by the medicines administered them just wrong and what should be done about it," he related.

not so with Dr. he added. strictly cooperative." One remarkable point about this is Dr. long time aversion for "the new fangled school of Many times he told friends he wished the medical world would give up all Its der and go bark to "the good old davs" of quinine, aspirin and the like. most legendary life But, according to the spokes- Less than three davs after staf- man, his whole attitude since he fers at the hospital termed his was hospitalized was onr of condition and said he was "complete cooperation" with hn "seriously the doctor rallied prescriptions of anti- to a where his personal biotics and modern drugs, physician and protege.

Dr. Adolph "In fact, he told one staffer Boys Deny Charge; wai king, said Wednesday he is has changed a lot steadily and in im- since I practiced it, but do proved whatever they say and take Appeal whatever medicines they give ONE REASON for his improve the spokesman recounted, ent since he was admitted for "Whatever thev give me," in a a Porter. many much younger than Dr. years give nurses and eol- leagues little cause for jubilation while they're patients, thr loeal financier. mrdiral man and political figure is an exerption.

Not only is he becoming one nf best loved patients at Jefferson hospital, Philadelphia, where he hoen bedridden the past week, but "rallying strongly" against a siege of illness that nearly ended his al- Say They Plan coopc Two area youths were found of disorderly conduct and treatment of fined $2fi apiece and their yeloped pnoiin companion was held for juvenile spokesman felt authorities at 1:45 m. today derful after a disturbance in the North nn(, End. Michael Bolton, 19, and his brother Barry, 18. of Barto RD pleaded not guilty to the charges in a two hour long early (C nn Twrht) de Dr. case, a hospital dosagr of love ai was his "won- rarely accorded a ion with every- pointed out.

in the lie co me a every nui iid to pull through Doctors, as a lot Crying Out Loud Take It Easy With That Mercury 74 Antics 67 lEMPERAIl Local tempe and early this 4 RE EXTREMES ratures yesterday morning were: 7 14 in 72 73 5 P. m. 1 71ft 7 7 m. 71 72 P. m.

71 72 .70 11 7n 73 12 m. .70 74 2 linn, 73 3 favorite with THE nurses and interns and doctor feel Dr. care is a spe- he spokesman cial privilege for them, They rooting for makr excuses to drop into his room to chat with him and see this spokes- how he's doing whenever they guj fiance," said the spokesman. Among his daily visitors are Dr. William A Sodeman, dran of Jetferson Medical college, and William Bodine Jr president of the school These men were among those who honored Dr Torter two month's ago with a plaque and a gold medal on the 75th anniversary of his graduation from Jefferson Medical ON III! was tue dav they were waiting for hut not eagerly.

Wednesdav was second "I ight Polio" dav in Pottstown with all afternoon at Washington l.leinentary Mhool. I rom moment they entered door of school on Bcech stiret and saw unhappv nf nther falled to get point of polio But they felt before neit few mmutes sere soulcl. all in their Imagina- Mercury Staff Thntnn one Volunteer worker said Here (left to right) Gerald Lawrence, Lherson Iti) James Hallman, 129 Lincoln avenue; Barbara Rrighthdl, inn Grosstnwn road, Stowe; Penny R. Farman, Srhwenksville RD 1, and Debra Dudeck, 108 Maplesood drne, disagree. MAIN DRAG I MM thr cars go by, NIC COLAS 11 having praise for a ship.

FR BRENNAN late at a meeting. MRS. EDITH Gl FNN a friend baseball Mil.DR ED SLAB ready for school. JOHN JOHNSON IR, mat velimi NANCY BAILEY the twist. Famed Flyer Will Be MC at Airport Fetes What in TAR-nation? New Sadistic orture by elephone By GORDON GRIFFITHS begun ringing eh 1 A laugh, and then (Murcury Staff Writer) night.

The telephone shrills again The other seven Thla Is by again. rushed to the and picked A tiny, white haired widow it up only to hear a receiver stooped forward tensely, placed back on the cradle at the one of aerl- wringing a lace edged other end of the line. 1 facing chief In her trembling hands. phone company and la-wr Whv she answer? It NOW SHE is hoping the ment In these of might be relative or friend terious caller" may give up and mechanized dialing and easy with welcome call to cheer up about this agonizing access to 'phones, the long, lonely evening. But the 'phone keeps pounding away at the silence of THE PERSON who Is innoy- She answer.

Ilie the cozy house. ing tht w'ho may be 'phone to ring. She scurries to the now physically harming com- Again. And again. And and it up quickly, nearly witting a crime, a crime, again.

crying. "What do you want of Yet it a difficult crime to Why do you want to hurt prove and a long and tedious the eighth timr thr an old lady?" A man who has flown and written about for 40years, Russell Brinkley, will hr master nf ceremonies at the dedication nf the Pottstown Municipal airport runway next month. acceptance of the Invitation to both the Saturday night banquet anti Sunday dedication program, Sept. and 17, fore he got his private license. He crossed the nation as an announcer at air shows in the 1920 a nel has continued using his talent in this intermittently ever since.

Hr established a new record hy flying 40 different models of aircraft in a 12 hour daylight period two years ago, "just for the fun of it." Last year hr organised and dirrrtrd thr air mail roast- to-eoast project. Currently hr is founding prrsidrnt of Ihr Silvrr Wings fratrrnity, made up of pilots who have flown betwrrn 25 and yrars..