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I 1 I THE SCRANTON TIMES, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1971 Telephone Strike to One Union SS A Faces Aug. 10 Deadline in Collections A cal issues demanded by the membership," FTW president I.C. Glendenning said the union also was still willing to have the local issues submitted to arbitration. Thomas Gilmore, Bells chief negotiator, said FTW members would begin losing $250,000 in retroactive pay because of the failure to reach agreement, Bel had set a deadline midnight Wednesday for a new contract, otherwise retroactive raises won under any new pact would not be paid a week of raises to be lost for every week the strike continues. Gilmore said FTW- leaders were hung up on writing into the contract specific conditions under which Bell management could promote employes, assign overtime and perform normal supervisory duties.

He said if the company gave In on these A quent accounts total just about $200,000 the amount needed to meet the bond obligation. He made it clear that if there should be any default in the bond payment the responsibility will rest with those who have been and remain delinquent in payment of their sewer bills. The SSA chairman said that all delinquents have been contacted. Mr. Polidori noted in his report that the collection agency hired by the SSA to press delinquents has reported "moderate success" in collections.

He said tha SSA cashier confirms this information. It also was noted that April commercial bills are currently being processed along with a small balance of first quarter residential bills. SA Board Member Angelo Fiorani noted that the SSA and staff are now getting control of collections and delinquencies will not be permitted to get out of control again. Mr. Magnotta reported that he and Mr.

Polidori met Wednesday with officials of the Chase Manhattan Bank, trustees for By ROBERT FLANAGAN Timet Staff Writer The Scranton Sewer Authority has until Aug. 10 to collect some $200,000 still outstanding to meet the $1.2 million bond payment due on that date. This was brought out today in a report by SSA Business Manager Alfred Polidari at a meeting of the authority at City Hall. His report listed a cash balance as of July 20 of $1,054,573 and noted that from this must be deducted $36,389 to meet payrool needs. This leaves a net balance of $1,018,244 toward payment of the bond obligation.

SSA Chairman Bernard J. Harding and Albert Magnotta, general manager, said the SSA has been receiving excellent cooperation from Scranton and Dunmore residents in prompt payment of bills and they expressed optimism that the remaining $200,000 will be paid in prior to the deadlint for the bond payment. Mr. Harding said the burden now rests squarely on the delinquents as he noted that delin the SSA bonds, and bank officials expressed pleasure over progress being made by the SSA in securing control of financial problems. The bank officials told th SSA staff members that if the Aug.

10 bond payment is made without difficulty that it will go a long way toward clearing a financial cloud which presently hangs over th City of Scranton. Most of the rest of the SSA meeting was aevoted to routine reports of the engineer, general manager and business manager. It was noted by Mr. Magnotta in his report that there have been some problems regarding specific requirements for venting of sewer lines. He said outside venting ii necessasry to eliminate a serious hazard of gas building up in sewer lines.

Mr" Harding and Board Member Rocco Campagna voiced agreement with this and the board passed a resolution that the SSA will require an outside gas vent and cleanout port on all new sewer connections. Mr. Magnotta also called attention to the fact that plumbing inspectors for the city and Dunmore Borough check sewer connections from a structure to a point five feet away and work on main ewer lines is inspected by the SSA, but he said there is no inspection on the laterals from the sewer line to that point five feet from the building. He recommended that the SSA hire temporary inspectors, who must be licensed plumbers, to inspect this portion of the sewer installations. City, county, state and federal officials discuss public transportation In the City of Scranton and Lackawanna County.

Seated, frpm left, are: Jack Holt, vice president of the Wilkes-Barre Transit who participated in the conference as a member of the Lacka-wanna-Luzerne Transportation study committee; A. J. Rosati, assistant Model Cities director; Mayor Eugene J. Peters, Edward Heisalberg, Luzerne County Planning Commission; Jamas L. Galassi, Lackawanna County engineer; Louis Keefer, director of Advanced Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Don Wiltshire, District Traffic Engineer, PtnnDOT, and Sam Guttman, city planner, WilkesBarre.

Standing are representatives of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration, public transportation experts and study committee membsrs. Public Transportation Session Does Little To Abate Concern Function of Baptism Extolled at Novena will be celebrated at 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9, 10:30, 11:45 a.m., and at 3, 5 and 7 p.m. in the upper church. Masses that day in the lower church will be at 7, 8 and 10 a.m. By JOHN M.

O'HORO Times Staff Writer A City HaH conference among municipal planners and public transportation experts today did little or nothing to allay public fears of a public transportation crisis next November. Scranton Mayor Eugene J. Peters, was obviously disappointed that the conference among city, county, state and federal officials achieved nothing in the way of promising state or federal funding for a local takeover of mass transportation. Mayor Peters opened the meeting which was held in the conference room across the corridor from, his City Hall office by referring to the fact that Harry Weinberg, chairman of 9 'O I engineer; A. J.

Rosati, assistant Model Cities Director, Scranton; John McAndrew, Luzerne-Lack-awanna Coordinating Committee, and others. The conference, which lasted weU beyond noon, revolved principally around Mr. Premo, spokesman for the federal government, and Mr. Keefer, spokesman for the state. It developed that Mr.

Premo promised A-l priority in Washington if and when proper application is received there for funding of a mass transportation study in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. It developed, too, that Mr. Keefer could not promise that his department (PennDOT) would be a party to such application. Mr. Keefer Mid that Penn-DOT can promise nothing for two principal reasons: Lack of funds, and no surety that a request for funds would be appropriated by the legislature for such a purpose.

Two conflicting legal opinions bn PennDOTs position in such a mass transportation study as proposed for Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. Mr. Premo emphasized that his agency (federal) does not fund projects. But we are here to help, he said. We are more than willing to help, but we need hard facts.

We want to get an application from you as soon as possible. Mr. Premo pointed out that Congressmen Joseph McDade of Lackawanna County and Daniel Flood of Luzerne County are very much aware of what is going on. Seldom have we 6een congressmen more aware of what is going on, Mr. Premo declared.

Mr. Premo emphasized that his agency can do nothing until a proper application is received from Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Such an application, to be proper, Would have to include PennDOT as an applicant along with Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. Mr. Keeler took pains to explain that at the present time he was unable to guarantee that PennDOT would participate in such an application.

Police Pushing Hunt For Pair in Robbery PHILADELPHIA Federation of Telephone Workers of Pennsylvania remains on the picket lines across the state today following another unsuccessful bargaming session Wednesday night. Earlier Wednesday the 2,600 member Pennsylvania Tele Locally, striking FTW mam-bars continue to man picket linat at ell of Ball's six installations In Scranton. A company spokesman said this morning it appeared that members of the other unions were continuing to honor the lines. phone Guild came to agreement with Bell of Pennsylvania on a th re e-year Guild members are expected to observe FTW picket lines, however, forestalling an end to the nine-day-old -work stoppage. The FTW maintained its insistence on getting agreement on what it termed "critical lo- Counterfeit Count Denied By Four Men Three city men and one from Dunmore pleaded innocent to involvement in a counterfeiting ring this morning before Chief Federal Judge, Michael H.

Sheridan in Wilkes-Barre. The pleas were by Frank Cooper, 65, of 2105 Belmont Philip Firjone, 28, of 1315, N. Webster Dun more; James Kermidas, 34, of 301 Quincy and James (Chimesy) Williams, 31, of 548 Adams Ave. Cooper, accused of being the printer in the operation, waived a jury trial. The others will receive jury trials.

Cooper was arrested first, in a raid April 2 at his home, where plates, authorities say were used to print about 000 worth of the bogus bills were confiscated by Secret Service agents and city police. A months-long investigation preceded the arrests, according to Michael P. Burger, director of the Scranton office of the Secret Service. His information. indicates a belief th bills were to be circulated along the East Coast.

In todays proceeding, which took 10 minutes, Cooper was represented by Atty. Albert M. Mackarey, Firjone by Atty. Richard S. Campagna, Kermidas by Atty.

J. Barry Beemer and Williams by Atty. John J. Brier. Asst.

U.S. Atty. Julius Altman was the prosecutor. All Hearing Resumption Set Friday Referee in Bankruptcy Thomas C. Gibbons today set resumption of a Bankruptcy Act hearing into the tangled financial affairs of Amalgamated Industries, for Friday at 10 a.m.

in the Federal Building. Amalgamated is headed by Robert H. Bomersbach, 26-year-old Clarks Summit resident who was arrested last month on a charge of cheating by fraudulent pretense. The hearing, recessed last Friday after four days of testimony, is to determine whether AI will be adjudicated bankrupt by Mr. Gibbons.

This is sought by 10 creditors, represented by Atty. Roger Mattes, and opposed by the firm, represented by Attys. Richard S. Campagna and R. Carl Griffith.

The firm originally sought a jury trial but later agreed to have the decision made by Mr. Gibbons. (AP) The in of of City Seeks Action On Repairing Bridge local issues "It would seriously hamper our business operation. Guild members won a con tract, estimated to be worth $5.5 million for the three years, with the wage increases retroactive to May 9, the day the old contract expired The agreement means an immediate average wage increase of 12.3 per cent to members of the Guild. It includes an additional average increase of 3 per cent in the second and third years, plus- a cost of living increase.

A special $7 weekly allowance has been added in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh A commercial representative in the highest wage zones would receive an immediate increase of 15.17 per cent or $28 a week. In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the special allowance would bring his pay to $219.50 a week, an increase of $35. In the third year of the contract his pay would be at least $240 a week, an increase of $55. In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh he would be making $247 a week by 1973. The agreement also includes improvements in a long list of local items such as the grievance procedure, travel allowance, and added holiday (Good Friday), promotional increases, modified "agency shop, and wage treatment in localities" including elimination of the lowest three wage zones.

It also indudes improvement hospital, medical, retire ment, vacation and death bene fits. The value of the fringe benefits comes to $1.8 million Bank Rises JO Notches John F. Murphy, chairman of the board of Northeastern National Bank of Pennsylvania, reports the bank has advanced from 208th to 198tih in the official tabulation of the largest commercial banks in the land. The advance is based on Northeasterns June 30th statement which showed total assets $371,485,271 and total deposits $325,118,983. The bank operates 13 offices in Lackawanna, Luzerne and Monroe Counties.

On April 5, 1971, the former Northeastern Pennsylvania National Bank Trust Co. merged with Pocono Bank to form the present bank. commenting on the 10-pbsition jump, Mr. Murphy said, It is extremely gratifying to have Northeastern National join the the select group of the 200 largest commercial banks in the United States. It is also gratifying to note that our advance is ascribable to internal growth as well as the recent successful merger.

STORES OPEN TONIGHT TIL 9 The Sacrament of Baptism enables a person to share in Christs victory over death, the Rev. Thomas P. Brislin, C.P., reminded hundreds of the faithful who thronged to St-Anns Monastery today for annual novena devotions. As the novena honoring St. Ann went into the sixth day, the prospect of sunny skies and pleasant temperatures assured another, large turnout of worshippers for services this afternoon and tonight.

"Christian Hope" was the theme covered today by Father Thomas as he warned, "Despair and pessimism are rampant in our society." He said, Thousands are turning to alcohol, pagan sex, drugs and even suicide. They are crying for help for hope. Father Thomas went on to say that society experiences this despair in many modern films, and he added, The memory of recent and present wars add to the black picture. In conclusion, he reclared, We need hope, and said that Christian hope is a loving trust in a person who has revealed himself as a God of promise. Christ is our Hope, says St.

Paul. He has conquered sin, the evil in the world and even death. Through Baptism we share in His victory. Therefore, nothing is more contrary to Christiaqity than despair." Th novena devotions will continue through Monday, tho Feast of St. Ann, who is honored as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ.

Daily Masses are conducted at 6, 7, 8 and 11:45 a.m. and 5 and 7 p.m. Novena devotions follow the two later morning Masses and the two evening Masses. Confessions are heard after all devotions in both thp upper and lower churches of the monastery. Sunday Masses will be celebrated at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.

and at 5 and 7 p.m., with devotions after the final three Masses of the day, as well as at 3 p.m. Masses on the Feast of St. Ann a quality about City detectives are continuing an investigation of an attempted 'burglary of a Keyser Valley tavern in which police captured one suspect while two others fled into woods after several shots were fired. The attempted burglary took place at the Clam House, 619 N. Keyser shortly after 4:30 Rain Possible Over Weekend Dry conditions in Northeastern Pennsylvania, which remain alarming to farmers and home gardeners despite substantial rainfall earlier this week, may be alleviated by showers and thundershowers during the weekend.

A forecast from the National Weather Service at Wilkes-Barre-Scranton Airport cites a 40 per cent probability of show ers Friday, Saturday and Sunday. After four months in a row of below-normal rainfall, the precipitation total for July is only 1.9 inches. The normal total for the first 21 days is 3.44. Mostly sunny skies are promised today. The mercury may move into the 80s for the second day in a row.

It reached 80 Wednesday, but the 68 Vt average continued a succession of below-normal readings. The normal temperature is 73. The overnight low was 57 degrees at 6:30 a.m. A minimum of 50 had been expected. However, an easterly wind kept temperatures higher.

The record low for this date is 50, set in 1950. a home from 'V the board of the Scranton Transit has threatened to cease operations in Scranton and sur rounding towns next Nov. 15. "It wiU be a very critical situation, Mayor Peters declared. Among the conferees were: Jerry Premo, Don Sullivan, and Peter Stowell, all officials of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration from Washington; Jack Holt, Wilkes-Barre, representing the Lackawanna-Luzerne Transportation Study committee Edward Heiselberg, Luzerne County Planning Commissioner; Lewis Keefer, direc tor, Advanced Planning Penn sylvania Department of Trans porta tion; Leo Mullen, executive director, Lackawanna County Planning Commission; James L.

Galassi, Lackawanna County has any plans for repair or replacement of the bridge. He added that when he had responsibility for bridges in the area he was concerned about the rapid deterioration of the Harrison Avenue Bridge. He said, that ajt that however, the state Was unable to fund any work on that structure. He said the concrete is deteriorating and as dt does so the rate of deterioration is accelerating. Mr.

Calder said that after the city files a formal complaint on the bridge with the PUC a field conference will be conducted involving aH agencies concerned. He said that he would expect this would include the city, the ie-Lackawanna Railroad, PehnDOT and Lackawanna County. He said after the field conference there would likely be a formal hearing which would determine the type of order to be handed down by the PUC regarding rehabilitation or replacement of the bridge and assessment of costs to the various agencies involved. Settlement Ends Trespass Action Court today approved an $8,500 settlement of a trespass action of Nancy Smertz, 17, by James Smertz, against Janice and Robert Osborne. The settlement petition stated that the minor plaintiff was hurt when a car operated by Janet Osborne ran off the road and struck a tree while she was riding in it.

The medical and hospital expenses of Miss Smertz were listed at $1,158. The petition gave few details of the accident, aside from detailing Miss Smertz injuries. All the parties reside in Scranton. Attys. Ellis Berger and) Thomas J.

Foley Jr. represent the plaintiffs. Police Seek Witnesses To Fatality Police have asked that witnesses to a fatal automobile crash Saturday morning on N. Keyser Ave. make themselves known.

The statement issued by the Police Department states that on Saturday, July 17, at approximately 10:50 a.m. a fatal automobile accident occurred on N. Keyser near the Keyser-Oak Shopping Center. We are making an appeal to any persons who witnessed the accident, or the events immediately prior to or following the accident, to contact the Scranton Police Department at any time of the day or night telephone 342-0121. The two-car collision killed Vincent Mishaikas, 7, of 24 Throop Scranton.

His sister and brother and the driver of the other car were injured. Vincent was pronounced dead at the scene. i a.m., Tuesday. The owner, Jerome Geklinsky, who' lives above the tavern and restaurant, told police that he heard a noise in the dining room, told his wife to call the police and went downstairs himself with a loaded .357 magnum revolver. He said he saw three men in the dining room and they ran for a rear door, knocking over tables and chairs as they fled.

Mr. reported that he fired four shots as they fled through a rear yard. At about tha a a time Patrolmen Larry Roche and William Joyce arrivod on of th men ran in front of the pohee car. Patrolman Roche fired a shot but the man ran into th woods in the vicinity of the Anemostaf plant in the 700 block of N. Keyser Av.

The police noticed a late model foreign car at Hudson St. and N. Keyser Ave. They reported that when the driver saw the police car he took off north on Keyser Ave. The officers alerted Patrolmen Richard Becker and Joseph Stancheski in another patrol car and they halted the car a short distance away.

The driver of the car, Clark E. Mead, 20, of 132 Prospect Tobyhanna, was taken back to the Clam 'House and identified by Mr. Geklinsky as one of tha trio he saw in the dining room. Mead was arraigned on a 'burglary charge Tuesday before Magistrate' Frank Katilus and released under bail of $1,000 pending a hearing Monday at 10 a.m. Detectives are continuing the investigation and seeking the other two youths who were volved.

9, closed summer Saturdays avenue, sersnton The city is preparing to take the first formal step toward rehabilitation or replacement of the Harrison Avenue Bridge. This was disclosed today by Mayor Eugene J. Peters as toe met with William B. Calder, bridge engineer of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Also taking part in the meeting were Public Works' Director Robert W.

Pettinato, Director of Public Safety Ant on Batsavage, and Asst. City Solicitor Boyd Hughes. (Mayor Peters explained that he had been seeking information on what steps should be taken with regard to getting action on the bridge, which is on a state highway. He said he 'had learned that the best approach would be through the PUC since the bridge crosses not only Roaring Brook, but also the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad and the Central Scranton Expressway. dt was in this connection, that contact was made with the PUC and Mr.

Calder visited the mayors office this morning. Mayor Peters said that he was ordering Atty. Hughes, and directors Pettinato and Batsavage to prepare a formal on tha deterioration of tha bridge to be direc tool to the PUC. IMr. Pettinato, who formerly was a bridge engineer with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, said he did not believe that PennDOT presently Listed Honors Decided In Tournament Scranton School District City Summer Playground officials today announced winners in all classifications of the final city 'hopscotch tournament conducted Wednesday at Courthouse Square.

The tournament was directed by Pqulette Posluszny, supervisor of girls activities. Winners were: Junior Boy, Junior Playground: Armand Spiotto, Glen; Russell Allen, N. Washington; Chris Erhard, Longfellow. Junior Girl, Junior Playground: Maiy Maloney, Irving (12); Chris Horn, Grace St; Doherty, Capouse; Sharon Baldassari, Oakmont. Midget Boy, Senior Playground: Tim Egan, Tripp Park; Joe Foley, Morris, (27); David Meredick, Sloan.

Midget Girl, Senior Playground: Nancy Gardocki, West Scranton; Terry Kline, Weston Park; Jackie Bogaski, South Scranton; Joann Egan, Tripp Park. Junior Boy, Senior Playground: John Gardocki, West Scranton; Alan Skori-towski, Tripp Park; Pat OMalley, Weston Park'; Pat Scanlon, Minooka. Junior Girl, Senior Playground: Kathy Kline, Weston Park; Sandy Weber, West Scranton; Lisa Frable, South Scranton; Roxanne Tripp 'Park. City Hopscotch inner TMIE siiKniEner SAILIE of TTffllE gCDOtl tfMnngs savings, too, as much as HERITAGE and HENREDON upholstered sofas and chairs Select a famous sofa, loveseat or chairs from our exclusive stocks, or custom order from fabulous fabric selections! Also included in the sale Henredon and Heritage bedroom and dining suites at 20 savings! Vs on selected floor samples, chairs, tables, lamps, wall accessories, pillows, one-of-i-kind treasures for your home I (i 1 A Times Photo by Refice jhese boys and girls wera first-place winners in the city finals of tho playground hopscotch tournament. Kneeling, from left: Armand Spiotto, Glon Playground; Tim Egan, Tripp Park; John Gardocki, West Scranton High School.

Standing from left: Mary Maloney, lrvipg (12); Nancy West Scranton High School; Kathy Kline, Park. open thursday til 342 edams.