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I SCRANTON TIMES, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST1 1, 3 Key Witness Called fl aclc Balky Residents Delay Dre Flood Control Plans of RoaringT5rcyokfEflnjr-jn, On Barra To Be Complete by Fall, State Reports A prnnrt-iofeW Food Program Work Starfs On Barracks anna City, County Schools To-Be Used Heads Pledge Co-operation Daniel H. Callen, chief of the surplus food distribution, Pennsylvania Department of Property and Supplies, today confirmed the dates of Sept. 10 and 11 for reregistration of Lackawanna County surplus food applicants. It will take place from 1 to 6 P.M. at schools in the city and county.

Approval of the tentative dates was received by P. J. Andrew Best, county administrator, who likewise announced county and city school authorities have pledged eo operation in the task of reregistering approximately 33,400 applicants. Mr. Best said he conferred with Scranton Superintendent of Schools Richard F.

McNichols, School Board President Henry Dende and Director Thomas Hogan, buildings committee chairman. Mr. McNichols will enlist the co-operation of the public school teachers and members of Parent-Teacher Associations to volunteer their services as registrars. They served on a voluntary basis in the last registration. Earlier Mr.

Best conferred with County Superintendent of Schools Arthur Mmmer, who agreed to handle arrangements with all school districts outside the city. The reregistration was ordered recently as a result of introduction of standard registration cards throughout the Commonwealth Previously, the registration cards were not uniform. City Sites Listed Superintendent McNichols gjv nounced the following registra- Surveys Finished On Other Streamsl By NED GERRITY Times Staff Writer The Pennsylvania Department jot Forests and Waters has informed the city that it expects to have complete plans for flood control along the Roaring Brook by early Fall. Bernard Murphy, chief engineer, informed Bernard B. Blier, secretary of the City Planning Commission and executive director of the Scranton Redevelopment of.

the plans progress today. Murphy said that the local firm cf Dunning Co. has completed its survey of the Stafford-Madow Brook and the Lackawanna River between the Roaring-Brook and the Stafford-Meadow Brook and the survey has been turned over to a Harrisburg engineering firm to develop flood control plans, Bouquard, Giel and Mathews of Harrisburg will offer several plans for control, Mr. Murphy said, including minimum and maximum protection designs. At' the same time, it was learned that because several land owners have refused to grant rights of entry along Roaring Brook, department plans to dredge the brook in Little England have been delayed.

Attorney James Oliver, counsel for the East Scranton Taxpayers Association, said that, approximately six property owners along the brook in little England have refused to sign releases permitting the department to enter their properties. Cilboy Wakes a Second Appearance Before Panel in Signal Depot Probe Huddle with FBI Held in Morning By GEORGE E. CLARK Times Staff. Writer A prominent Scranton busk nessman who this week has emerged as a key witness in a federal investigation of methods of handling contracts and tbe $33,000,000 which went into the building of the Army Signal Corps Depot at Tobyhanna this afternoon 'made his second appearance of the week be--fore the grand jury. John P.

Gilroy of Waver-iy, whose' tngintaring firm held contracts worth an estimated $1,000,000 at Tobyhanna, followed up almost continuous conferences with special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation this week, by walking into the grand jury room at 2:30 PM. Mr. Gilboy, who testified Monday for approximately 90 minutes, had been closeted behind closed doors of an FBI office in the Federal Building. There was an official no comment to any questions concerning the nature of those discussions. It was noted that this morning Mr.

GUboy was accompanied to the government building by his two lawyers, Attorneys RusseU J. OMalley and Norman Harris. Both said they must decline any comments when questioned by newsmen. At the exact moment the grand jury door was closing behind Mr. Gilboy, Attorneys OMalley and Harris stepped into an elevator and left the building.

Earlier today it was Itarned that another government agancy th Intelligence Division the Internal Ravanue Service is "keeping in touch with grand iury developments." The importance of Mr. Gilboyi U.S Afmy Photo (third from left, front row), commanding officer of Army Signal first shovel of dirt yesterday at ground-breaking ceremonies for barracks for enlisted men. are (from left): Unidentified officer, A. Salvadore, general of B. J.

Lucarelli A Jersey City, N.J., contractor for George D. Hesse, civilian depot engineer; Col. Fred E. Sorady, John J. O'Donnell, chief inspector fbr Philadelphia District, Corps ceremonies ere officers of the depot.

Construction is expected Becomes Very Sea-going Control 'Trainer' Is Installed Salvaged Materials Will Duplicate Crises i During Ship Disasters (Pictures on Page 7) By WILLIAM T. CULLEN Times Staff Writer A damage control trainer which will duplicate some of the ship crises faced in the recent collision of two luxury liners in the Atlantic is under, construe- Deed Is Recorded in Coal Exchange Deal Recording of a deed today dis- tion at the U.S. ISaval Reserve closed the Third National Bank Col. Robert C. Angster Corps Depot, Tobyhanna, lifts new 50,000 square foot, two-company Looking on in front row superintendent and Vice president $754,000 project; Colonel Angster, military depot engineer, end of Others observing to be completed by July 27, 1957.

Time Photo by Bob Jenning Dirty-faced and wrapped in a blanket, wide-eyed Mary Ann Machek, of Browndale, is returned to her parents yesterday after being missing for almost eight hours. She is held in the arms of a relative. Reserve Center As Damage Is Allocated For Terminal Building The Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission has tentatively WCAU Seeking Control of WGBI allocated $150,000 for construction of a new terminal building at Hiirinc omrt Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Airport, according to word received tl0i sites Clt sools' dredging and diking work on the here today Technical and West Scranton County Commissioner M. F. Lawler was advised of the PACs S1 Schools, North Scranton and action by Adj.

Gen. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle chairman of the ScTantn Junior High 1 commission, who acknowledged Schools; Stephen Girard (26) (Continued on Page 22) 52 Years in Trade 'receipt of a request for financial assistance under Act 104-A. These funds are to be used only toward airport development trolhng interest in Station local radio and television outlet, Training Center, Dunmore. Trust Co.

paid $250,000 to the to WCAU, Inc are continuing. It will enable reservists to onlv to and applied Break Seen In Unseasonal Cool Weather projects specified belovf, General Biddles letter said. Thp specified project was listed as expansion of terminal building. 1 The actual grant of funds can only be made after the construc-j tion cost has been determined Donald W. Thornburgh.

presidentjlearn how to cope with smoke, ance of the Coal Exchange Build-of the Philadelphia enterprise, flames and smashed pipe lines mg. 124-132 Wyoming con-told The Times today. and battered hulls which can be'plete acquisition of which was Mr Thornburgh confirmed pub- expected in peacetime accidents announced a week ago. lished reports that WCAU and and wartime battles The deed was signed by Vice WCAU-TV, owned almost entirely I The trainer is being installed President O'Leary and a project agreement entered seasonable conditions by The Philadelphia Bulletin, ill W1th salvaged Navy materials in retary Thomas F. Friday of the jday after Ju'y end-d up as acquire control of the voting1 a former shower room at the Realty Co.

It was recorded coldest in the 56 years stock, if the deal first reported in center, 1104 Clay Ave by Attorney Matthew D. Mackie, nt beranton Weather Bureau Times July 12, IS consum- a topical session will find the'counsel for the purchaser. At-historj imated He- said also that he reservists wearing oxygen masks torney Friday was counsel for the The forecast calls for most-, be in charge of the oper-'as they close a water-tight door realty company, ly cloudy with scattered show- ation here on a supervisory basis, behind them in the smoke-filled The newly acquired portion of ers this afternoon and a maxi- Mr Thornburgh said he is hnes and the building has a 69-foot front- mum temperature of 80 de- able to confirm immediately other hull vull spout water while the age on Wyoming Ave. On Oct. 3, greos.

published reports that $650,000 trainees rush repairs in a situa- 1049, the bank acquired part of It will be cloudv a id cooler will be paid Scranton Broadcast- tlon the tension and the building with a 41-foot front- tonight. with a low of 60 de- ers, Inc. for 50 per cent interest excltement 0f a sh)p in distress ae on Wyoming Ave for $200, and voting control. i -je trainer is part of about reports that1 between the applicant and Commonwealth, said the chairman. Lackawanna and Luzerne joint operators of the have applied for a total of from the state for the improvement program.

It anticipated that additional will be forthcoming later. estimated cost of the termi-1 building is approximately grees, but cloudy skies will clear tomorrow and it will be hon thenDc Nautical look bei ngf JVe Property has a depth of mer engineering firm, Gilboy, OMalley Stopper, held one of the major contracts at the huge installation as well as had a definite say in selecting personnel who passed on all work done by all contractors prime and sub -at the depot- The engineering firm prepared plans and specifications of the numerous buildings on the Toby-hanna site. The depot is considered one of the largest of its kind in the nation. After the work of construction was under way, it was the engineering firm which furnished civilian inspectors to the Army Corps of Engineers to approve or reject the work. Charles A.

Tomlinson, head of the Intelligence Division of the Scranton District, Internal Revenue Service, made it known that the U.S. Treasury Department is taking much more than a cursory LackawannaRiver in the Midvalley already on similar releases. Attorney Oliver said that the Little England property owners have declined to have this work done for a variety of reasons. One of them, he said, is the belief that if the state cuts away some of their land to straighten the banks sof the brook it will lower the valuation when the SRA buys them out. Under an SRA plan it will buy up properties in the flood-damaged section of Little England and persons living there will be -relocated.

Mr. Blier said today that any work by the Department of For- -ests and Waters would not affect the yaloe of the properties since the SRA has virtually completed its survey of Little England and in almost every case has decided what it believes each property to be worth. In other cases, Attorney Oliver said, some owners want to hold onto their land as is, figuring they have omy a year at most to live there. These persons, he said, apparently are willing to run the risk of another flood in the interim. Mr.

Blier said that plans for temporary work at Little Eng-i land, therefore, are being shelved but said he hopes work can be done when the SRA explains the situation to the land owners The Harrisburg engineering firm will also provide a cost estimate on permanent flood control' plans ior the Roaring Brpok "When it reports in the Fall. the 'PAC I Counities, air-port, $332,000 airport is funds The nal $1,100,000. The Civil Aeronautics Authority has approved two grants totaling $550,000 as the federal government's share of the project. The remainder of the estimated cost is to be financed ioint- ly by the two counties and the (state with each county providing jone-eighth of the total cost and the state one-fourth. Construction of the terminal building will be the first phase of a three-year airport improvement project estimated to cost approximately SI, 800.000 Architects presently are work built UU.

Inc will get 15 of 20'jnto the quonset.hut of 177 feet to Forest Ct. The shares of voting stock and 10 of the center of the building is four stories. II ihHrTf Sk A functioning ship bridge ere are and one-story il PHafe have not cone abandon ship stations structur.es in the rear- including talks to date have not gone into (Continued on Page 7) a warehouse occupied by Rey- such detail nolds Bros At WGBI, whose TV operation Af ,00 4. George Evans, executive WomCW, 22, Huff warmer The five-dav forecast points to "moderate. weather conditions The Weather Bureau said moderate temperatures will prevail tomorrow and Friday and it will be warmer Saturday and Sunday and cooler on Monday July's temperature averaged out to 67 5 degrees, 4 7 degrees below the seasonal normal of 72 2 anct also went into the record books, as the lowest average for the 31-day period Veteran Printer At limes Retires Operating Linotype Was His First Love is on UHF Channel 22.

it was stated Mrs Madge Megargee Hol-'p II Irrirn jnouncing acquisition of the en comb, executive vice piesident, IIWIII IfULIUI tire property, said tentative plans, not immediately availablel Charity Acker, 22. of RD been formulated to provide which handles criminal tax mat-and Manager George D. Coleman Dalton, suffered possible frac- parking for customers is on vacation tures of the skull, right shoulder with eventual drive-in banking Mrs. M. E.

Megargue. president and right elbow shortly after 10, service -under consideration. of Scranton Broadcasters. Inc, this morning uhqn she fell from A property at 308-310 Cedar vice president of the bank, in an- results tfius far Asked if the Intelligence Division that branch of the IRS handles criminal tax matters is now actively engaged in the Tobyhanna probe, Tomlinson replied: The Intelligence Division auto- interest in the grand jury and its (Continued on Pag 22) Frank J. Kilcullen, 1004 Meade Yesterday, Director of Public ve today began his retirement exactly 52 vears after he started Zn final for the tf-mi- Crackdown On Hot Rodders exactly oz years alter ne started nal buildln? and to have a tractor she was operating along Ave has been sold for 515,000 the Dalton-Lake VVinola road, two by Golda Lentes a widow, to miles w-est of Dalton (Mathilda DeStefano, according to She was reported in fair con-, a deed recorded for the purchaser dition at State Hospital this after- by Attorney Harry Morosini.

noon i The injured woman was re- CAFFREY INVENTORY FILED ft.TS8rb,P 35 3 Pnnterthem completed before the end Aug. 1, 1904. ofthe year (Coniiwd on Pag 22) Eynons Sell Property F. Eynon Jr. and his matically checks into financial records in such cases.

The grand jury, in session since April 4, has thus far indicted five men, two associated with a contracting firm and three Scranton trade union officials. They are: John B. Kemmel, Philadelphia contractor, nd his superintendent, Frank p. Laurelli, also of (Continued on Pago 22) An inventory filed today lists personal property in the amount of $3,030 84 in the estate of Wil-Jliam Caffrey, this city. Lonsdorf Orders Cops to War On Speeders and Parts Thieves Director of Public Safety Wil- The director For the nast nine vpars hp hal uaj' 7ll U1C ICLUIU111K OI Lonsdorf todav declared plans after confci been employed by The Scranton fng at SU cTark I' from GaSd 1 hH sfeede.rs Jas T- Times at what Mr.

Kilcullen and moved at the same time We intend tc assignment in the linotype department from errand boy and BeynonS Sell Property hand compositor to superintend clark-s Green real ODeration36 aU mechanical estate transaction was disclosed operations. (yesterday with the recording of a Director of Public Safety Wil- The director announced his, liam Lonsdorf today declared plans after conferring with Mayor Hannah Jane to cut down the wife, Sarah today sold their residence at 405 Main Ave Clarks Summit, to Joseph V. and moved to the hospital in the Dalton Volunteer Ie Co ambulance manned by Walter Oakley. Harry Schell and Gilbert Bunnell Patricia D. Long.

A price of $17,500 was listed. Attorney William J. Oliver represented the sellers in the transaction, which was handled by the Realty Co. The Trend It To The Third jand Beynon to William L. and Thelma Cameron.

(Continued on Page 12) stamp out a wave of automobile recklessness on our streets, Di-acctssorv thefts. Irector Lonsdorf said, revealing Director Lonsdorf disclosed that since June 15 a lone motor-that he has ordered a night-time cycle patrolman had made 56 crackdown by police on traffic arrests for traffic violations violators and has worked out a The arrests, the director said, plan to net the accessory thieves, were for speeding, reckless driv-most of them believed to be ju- in and ignoring stop signs and veniles. red hghts- Beginning tonight two motor- There are too many cars on cycle patrolmen will be on duty Die road and too much chance of Restaurateur George Lau First China Native To Establish Voting Eligibility in County I FOR THOSE WHO LOOK AHEAD! (serious injury drivers who to catch traffic violators At the same time at least two are obeying the law, and we can plain-clothes policemen touring in not tolerate reckless and speedy unmarked cars will be turned dnving, Director Lonsdorf said, loose an attempt to halt steal- The director expects the cracking of hubcaps, fender skirts and down to pay off in safety on the other accessories. (Continued on Page 22) RADIOS FUN ill X1 He'Feels Accepted' As Dream Comes True By TOM CLARK Times Staff Writer George Lau, proprietor of the Lotus Chinese American Restaurant, 521 North Washington is the first native of China to register as a voter in Lacka-- wanna County. He was enrolled yesterday at 3:20 P.M.

in the office of the Scranton Bureau of Voters, 318 North Washington Ave. Mr. Lau was accompanied by his close friend, Perry Goldstein, a Penn Ave. businessman. Walking to the desk of Miss! Joan Quinn, registrar, Mr.

who came to this country 35 1 years ago and became a citizen March 15, said: i I wish to register to vote Miss (Juinn asked his name, address, occupation and finally! the big question- Democrat, or Republican, Mr, Lay? Democrat! the five-foot, six-inch, slightly built veteran of yeWs, of travel announced emphatically. signed his name quickly, hief Registrar Dominick Man-and Mr. Goldstein shook hands ith Mr. Lau who beamed proud-iy. Dream Fulfilled For Mr.

Lau, whose son, Yok. fell victim to the Chinese Red government about three years a life-long dream had been fulfilled. He is fully aware that there (Continued on Pago 29) IL mi Cost You Plenty Next Year, Too So JOIN OUR 57 VACATION CLUB Now! tomorrow tune in News at 2:00 p.m. Right To Happiness at 2:05 p.m. Second Mrs.

Burtoir at 2:15 p.m. Nora Drake at' 2:30 p.m. Pat Butram at 2:45 p.m. House Party at 3:00 p.m. 9 4- 6 ANY TIME UNDER THE SUN! Courtesy THIRD NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF SCRANTON MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Service Times Photo by Butler Goorgo Lau, Central City businessman, pens name to voting registration form after becoming first China-born registered voter in history of Lackawanna County yesterday at Scranton Bureau of Voters, 318 North Washington Ave.

Aiding Mr, Lau with registration is Miss Joan Quinn, registrar. Standing at left is Perry Goldstein; Penn Ave. businessman who sponsored Mr. Lau at naturalization proceedings in March. Af right is Dominick Manzp, chief registrar.

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