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Weather TTWA TOT TOE MOTE Latest High School News On Page 2 JUJL A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION British Prime Minister Greets Ike Don Don Podffic WORK IN SPITE OF STRIKE jr FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1957 Wrangle Issue of Senator Subpenaed By Federal Court WASHINGTON (UP)-The Senate wrestled today over the ticklish issue of whether a senator can be subpenaed by a federal court The problem arose over a sub pena issued to Chairman James 0. Eastland (D-Miss) of the Sen- 1 ate Judiciary Committee to testify I in the contempt of Congresstrial of Seymour Peck, a deskman for the Sunday New York Times, i Eastland said he was willing to I appear. But a number of senators ques- nonea wnemer ne snouiu. oeiiaie Majority Leader Lyndon B. John son (D-Tex) said he had "grave apprehensions" that the subpena could "open a very dangerous; field." The Senate took up the issue Thursday.

But it put off any decision until today on a motion by Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore), a former law school dean. Morse said a ruling of the court in refusing to quash the subpena at the government's request "challenges the division of powers and wouldn't stand up" if taken to the Supreme Court. Sen. Richard B.

Russell (D-Ga), second ranking senator from the standpoint of seniority, said the Senate "could be disor ganized by such subpenas. But Sen. Clinton Anderson (D-NM said congressmen should be willing to testify in cases nr nf pnnarnccinnn honr. mgs. Other congressional news: Rackets: The Senate Rackets Committee recalled Western Teamster boss Frank W.

Brewster to question him about his loans and fiscal dealings with his union a a US ZmIDSS ti. i ut- 1u1.11.1uua: BRITISH PRIME MINISTER Harold Macmillan (left) extends a hnupr is the Chief Executive arrives in Bermuda tor vital conterences on ine Miaaie n-asi anu omer world problems. In Center is Bermuda's Governor Sir John Woodall. A motor launcn tooK me president ashore at Hamilton from the U. S.

Cruiser Canberry, on which he has been cruising through sunny seas seeking to get rid of a persistent cough. (International Radiophoto) Busy Season This Summer For Washington Golf Club WORK CONTINUES on. the replica of the Mayflower in Brixham, England, in spite of the nationwide shipyard strike. The workers, behind schedule in view of an early April sailing time for the "new world asked for and received union permission to go ahead on the Mayflower II. (International Soundphoto) Pa.

Transformers Sales Manager in 'Who's Who Western Drizzla this afternoon and tonight and chanct of soma snow north portion. Partly cloudy Saturday little change in temperature. High today in Ws. Low tonight 34 in south. 7 Cants a Copy, 35 Contt Agreement Reported In Talks TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda (UP) The United States and Britain, faced with Russia's boasts of globe circling fatom bombers, sought closer coordination today on future production of atomic wapons and guided missiles.

President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan have reached a "gratifying, measure of agreement" in their talks so far. They conferred privately this morning on construction of a 1 Baghdad Pact pipeline while their top aides discussed European affairs. The two top statesmen planned to join the roundtable conference later in the morning and then call in their military advisers for the grave discussion on joint weapons production this afternoon. Air of Urgency The two Allies already have agreed on some measure of cooperation in this field. But the question assumed a new air of urgency, following a warning by Soviet Defense Minister Marshal Georgi Zhukov Saturday that the Soviet Union can drop atom bombs "any place in the world." Britain, pinched financially, is seeking to dovetail nuclear and guided missiles projects with the United States to prevent expensive overlapping of work.

President Eisenhower summoned Deputy Defense Secretary Reuben II. Robertson Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Iicwls L. Strauss, Air Force Sec--ctary Donald A. Quarles and Deputy Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Robert Murphy from Washington for the discussion. Both Sides Pleased U.S.

and British officials were pleased even surprised at how well the talks on the Middle East went. Spokesmen for both sides mentioned the "gratifying measure of agrecmegt" Mr. Eisenhower and Turn to Page 10. Number Bethel Park Woman Area Mrs. America Martha Fithian, Bethel Park, Pittsburgh, was selected district winner in a cherry-pie "bake-off" conducted by Manufacturers Light and Heat Company Wednesday in the gas com- oanv area Mrs.

America con test. A panel of judges selected Mrs. Fithian's cherry pie as tastier and more skillfully prepared than the ones baked by four other ex- pert homemakers from the southern Allegheny County and Washington County area. She will now compete with four other district winners for the title of Mrs. Manufacturers Light and Heat Company on April 4.

That competition requires (lie preparation of a complete dinner. The company winner will then vie with representatives from other gas utilities throughout the state for the Mrs. Pennsylvania title. Other homemakers engaged in the cherry-pie contest were: Mrs. Marilyn llcmans, Baldwin Township; Mrs.

Joanne Moore, Washington; Mrs. Martha Poloski, Strabanc: and Mrs. Martha Burns. Ovcrbrook. In addition to their baking ability, Mrs.

America contestants arc judged on their sewing ability, poise, personality and community activities. Mrs. Fithian's husband, Theodore, is employed by a consulting engineering firm in Pittsburgh. The winner is 29 and has two children. The family resides at 30 Oregon Trail, Bethel.

She is active in the Junior Women's Club and refinishes antiques as a hobby. Auxiliary Police Holding Auditions Canonsburg Auxiliary Police will hold auditions for an amateur show at the White Eagles Hall. Adams on each of the following Wednesdays, March 27, April 33, and April 10, from 7 to 9 p.m., with an accompanist present. The amateur show will be held May 15 at the Canonsburg High School at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in the show should contact Mrs.

Virginia Bails at, SH. 5-9329 or Mrs. Harriett Celcnto, SH. 5-5437. There will be prizes awarded.

The contest is not limited to any age group. Eagles to Nominate Officers on Monday The Franternal Order of Eagles ltd will meet Monday, March 25, at 8 p.m. in the Eagles home. There will be nomination of officers for the coming year. The oil iccrs will take charge of their duties in June.

All members are urged to attend and nominate candidales- 2 as the R. the MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER CANONSBURG, in Bermuda welcoming hand to President Eiscn- Open Campaign Against Obscene Literature in Pa. HARRISBURG (UP)-Law enforcement officers throughout the state today attempted to write a legal definition of "obscenity," to be included in proposed legislation which would clear the way for a drive against offensive literature in Pennsylvania. A five member committee drawn from a large group of district attorneys which met with state Attorney General Thomas D. McBride here Thursday was ap-M)inted to draft a more specific definition of the pivotal word which would put teeth in anti-vice 'egislation that has been up to the present time almost unenforceable.

Also present at the closed meeting were representatives of numerous magazine distributors who have been, the chief target in the drive to clear newsstands of so-called "salacious literature." The conference was called by McBride after a meeting with a number of law enforcement officers last week on how to meet the problems of eliminating obscene magazines and motion pictures. "The problem of obscene litcra-Turn to Page 10, Number 4 County to Finish Assessing in '58 The complejion of the new as sessment in counties of the fourth and seventh classes including Washington County may require the State Legisalture to provide an extension of the deadline. County Commissioner W.J. Lane stated, however, that the Washington County program a be completed by the middle of 1958 and be adopted Jan. 1959, which would probably be a year ahead of the extended deadline.

New legislation introduced at Harrisburg would limit boroughs, townships, and cities to a five per cent increase in revenues from real estate taxes in the first year alter the proposed program is adopted. This provision would in most alses cause a reduction of the millage in those divisions because of the possible increased assessed valuation. In school districts the restriction on the revenue increase wpuld be ten per cent with a possibility of appeal because of the lack of knowledge concerning increases and increments in teachers' pay. Death of County Man to Be Probed The death of Dennis Harshall of Francis Mine will be investigated by the office of District Attorney Michael A. Hanna, it was promised yesterday due to conjectures made in the State Senatoe by Senator W.

J. Lartc. Harshall was taken into cus tody by four police officers short 1v nftnr ho lvrn jirrfstnH nt hk hmW mr Hurrtnifnan ii died apparently of a heart attack while in custody of the police. Hanna stated that it is to be regretted that the Allegheny County officers did not first contact Hanna's office before proceeding with the arrest. He also stated that according to law officers can arrest a person on a sicklied, which should cause legislation to regulate arrc.t in misdemeanors.

Pythian Area Meeting Area 5 Knights of Pythians will hold its monthly meeting at the Monessen Lodge on Monday, Mar. 23, at ft p.m. Members attending from Canon Lodge No. 201 are requested to meet ul the lodge home tu aiTdUi'Clor Li'aiiwppuj-lulioji VOL. 82., No.

159 Little Hope Held For Survivors as Search Continues TOKYO (UP) A U.S. military transport plane with 67 persons aboard fell today into the shark-infested waters of Japan where winds of near-typhoon force lashed the sea into giant waves that hurled spray hundreds of feet into the air. All aboard were feared dead. Hopes were raised briefly twice today that there might be survivors. A Japanese fishing boat reported it had heard an SOS in the area and one search pilot reported he had sighted a "life-raft." The raft turned out to be an overturned rowboat with a straw mat floating alongside.

Capt. Ralph W. Savory of Mount Clements, pilot of an amphibian Albatross, said rescue craft searched for two hours in the sector where the SOS was If a raft equipped with an emergency radio transmitter had been in the area "I think we would have found it," Savory said. "I'm quote sure." Savory was the "on scene commander" of the search. He said the seas were so rough it would have been "very dangerous" to try to land and "if we could have landed I doubt if we could have got up again" another indication that the missing plane had broken up in the high seas.

Disappearance of the plane brought to 109 the number of dead or missing in a series of six U.S. Far Eastern crashes the past month. The Air Force and Navy joined in a search for possible survivors. It appeared a hopeless task at first, for solid clouds rose from the surface of the sea to a height of 5,000 feet. The search area itself was vast 36,000 square miles.

Air Force officials said ditching a plane on the sea even under the best conditions is a hazardous undertaking. Winds of more than 50 knots lashed the sea when the Military Air Transport Service craft disappeared 90 minutes from its destination on a flight from Wake Island to Japan. The Air Force was mystified as to why the big plane disappeared. The Air Craft Commander, Maj. Ardis L.

Crumpton, of Vacaville, radioed he was flying at 8,000 feet and that the plane was in "Al condition." Then the plane just disappeared. The plane, from the 1501st Air Transport Wing at Travis Air Base, carried one woman's Air Force member among the crew of 10. The 57 passengers "included one military dependent, one civilian, one retired Army man. The rest were military personnel. The $1.1 million plane was making a routine ferrying flight Japan.

Its last report came when it was barely 250 miles southeast of Tokyo. The Air Force knew only it must be down somewhere along the route. Planes were ordered into the air before dawn to search for flares from possible raft-borne survivors. Other planes joined the search from Hawaii, Guam and Alaska and American and Japanese naval craft crisscrossed the 36,000 square mile area. Cloudy, Wet Weather Forecast for State Cloudy weather was forecast for Pennsylvania today with possibly some rain or snow in portions of the state.

The state is currently under the influence of a high pressure system centered over the Eastern Great Lakes. Two low pressures-troughs now in the South will move eastward today, resulting in cloudy skies and some rain likely in the southern half. Some light snow is possible in northern portions late today, tonight and Saturday with clearing late Satur day. TemiHiratures will remain in the 40's today with lows tonight in the 30's. Little temperature change is forecast for Saturday.

Outlook for Sunday is cloudy, some rain likely, and slightly higher temperatures. HOSPITAL NEWS ADMISSIONS Match 21 Belly Pagano, Mari etta Carter, Naomi Chambers. John G. Johnston, George McMil- lcn. John Oprosky, John Rebel, Stephen Markovich, Dominic Papc Mary Jakiebiak, Mary Godish, Darla Berry DISCHARGES March 21 Betty Kwig and son, Julia Gregus, Harry Jones, Edith mukkhc and son March JJ Harry CruLbLli Proa ram, Committees For Season Announced A full season of events is scheduled for members of the Washington Golf and Country Club with the golf season officially opening Saturday, May 4, with an Opening Day Dinner.

Membership of the club is list ed at 213, social members 77 and Junior members 30. For the Opening Day Dinner on May 4, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Home and Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Elliott are chairmen of the affair. Others on the committee are Mr. and Mrs. G. Herschel Fether-lin, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook, Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burig, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibson, Mr.

and Mrs. John Andy. Saturday, May 18 is the Women's Day Opening that begins with a luncheon at 12 noon. Mrs. Lee Cook is chairman of the Women's Golf Committee.

Thursday, May 30, will feature Men's Fla2 Dav. The women's event is in charge of Wilma El-j liott, chairman, assisted by Betty Bryner, Ann Suwak, Susanne Martin, Gabe Capcili, Eliza Coff-man, Frances Seigel, and Mrs. Stittsworth. Eight Events For Game Eight events are planned for June, the first on Sunday, June when the Mon-Vallcy Country Club will be hosted by the Washington Club. Sunday, June 9, will be.

the Men's Tri-Amateur event with Anthony Capozzi, chairman, assisted by Walter Pasierbck, Kenneth Rankin, Joe Longo, Melvin Bulik, Robert Reese, E. Jay Bol-ing and Paul Pasterchalk. Tuesday, June 11, will be Wo men's Personel Invitation Day with Julie Koss and Grace Gray co-chairmen, assisted by Wil-Turn to Page Number 8 Late News TUCKER'S TOWN, Bermuda UP President Eisenhower today informed British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan that the United States was willing to join the military phase of the Baghdad Pact. WASHINGTON (UP)-West Coast Teamsters Boss Frank W. Brewster and two of his colleagues pleaded not guilty to contempt of Congress charges in Federal Court today.

William Raymond Swoish, 111 Fairway Circle, Bridgevillc, who has been vice president and sales manager of the Pennsjlvania Transformer McGravv- since listed in the 10th edition of "Who's Who hi Commerce and Industry." Swoish was born at Columbus, Ohio, on May 21, 1897, son of Wil liam Robert and Nettie Rhoades Swoish. and graduated from Ohio Ifnto TTniunrcitv in 1001 with nn eledrical engineering degree. He married Nell Marie Graham on June 23, 192G. The couple has two sons, William Graham and Raymond Francis Swoish. Swoish was connected with the West inghouse Electric Corp.

from 1922 to '38, in Switchgear Buffalo District office. He was sales manager of the Switchgear Division from 1936 to '38, and sales manager of Roller Smith Co. from 1939 to '43. Swoish is a member on the board of directors of St. Joseph Hospital, Pittsburgh, and served in the U.S.

Navy in World War I. He is also a member of the National Engineer Manufacturers As sociation and (chairman of Transformer section from 1951 to '53; a member of the American Institute of electrical engineers; American Standards Association; Pittsburgh Athletic Association: Sales Executive Club; Engineers' Club, N.Y.U. Clubs, Mt. Lebanon and St. Clair Country Clubs.

Who's Who in Commerce and Industry is compiled by the editors of Who's Who in America, under the same standards of integrity and reference value. Groundbreaking Tomorrow for New High School Addition Ground-breaking ceremonies for the new addition to tlic Chartiers- Hotiston Joint High School will take place tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the site of the school at Mc-Govern. Contracts have been awarded. A portion of the parking space near tlic present building will not be available Mien the excavation and foundation of the new structure gets into full swing and ground to the south of the build ing is being grated this week to make room for parking.

Reports Research Showing Cigarets Cause Lung Cancer ATLANTA (UP) The Atlanta Constitution revealed in a copyrighted story today a report sponsored by four national health agencies which says flatly that cigaret smoking causes lung cancer. The Constitution said the report, "highly confidential not yet released officially, establishes the most positive link found by any scientific group to date" between cigaret smoking and lung cancer. But the report said no convincing evidence was found that smoking is a cause of heart disease, according to the The report was made by a study group sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, the American Heart Assn. and the National Heart Institute, the Constitution said. A group of seven of the nation's leading scientists has approved of the report but the four agencies have not yet done so, the Constitution said, and they may make minor changes in its final form.

"The sum total of scientific evidence establishes beyond reasonable doubt that cigaret smoking is Turn to Page 10, Number 5 Kiwanis Entertains At Skating Party As a part of its activities with boys and girls, the Canonsburg- llouston Kiwanis Club held its an nual roller skating party at Wil low Beach Monday evening. Some 25 niemlwrs of the club acted as chaperones and had as their guests more than 100 boys and girls of the community. John Davidson, chairman of the committee on Boys and Girls Work, was official host representing the club. Door prizes included model airplane kits awarded to James Rudy Allan Quackenbush, and Larry Watters. Painting sets went to Nancy Lee Christoff, Nancy Donaldson and Rene Kassab.

Ed Wilds and Bob Bodnar carried off prizes in the cake walk event. Plans arc now being completed lor the annual Kiwanian Child Night scheduled for Tuesday eve ning. April 2. services. Piano accompaniments to the were played by Mrs.

Robert Anderson. The services were planned by the Youth Committee of ten high school young people. They were Arlene Lyon, Marilyn Ross, Annabel Hodgson, Carol Cartright. Donald Carter, Robert Stuck, Ann Mc-Intyre, Ann Stouffer. Doroii Mos-trangola, Eleanor Wagner, Patty Allen, and William Day.

The Rev. Richard R. Gilbert, secretary of Youth Evangelism in the Division of Evangelism of the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., addressed his remarks to the teen agers. I lis subject was "How Do You Gain Experience?" He said that were not appreciated be cause of the insensitivily of pco pic. 'He described the two world.s Turn, to Page 10, Number 3 New Record Lows In Infant Deaths HARRISBURG (UP) State Health Secretary Berwyn F.

Mat-tison said today Pennsylvania hit new record lows in infant, tuberculosis and accident death rates in 1956. The infant death rate dropped from 24.6 to 24.5 per 1,000 live births, continuing the trend which has been downward since 1,952 1 The tuberculosis death rate was down to 9.9 per 100,000, of popu lation compared to 11.1 for the previous year. As late as 1952 the tuberculosis fatality rate was 17.2 per 100,000 persons. The accident death figure fell from 50.8 to 49.4 last year. Tentative figures show 249,000 births during 1956 compared to 114,400 deaths in the Common wealth.

The death rate of 10.3 per 1,000 population was slightly higher than the 1955 rate of 10.2. Leading causes of death included: heart diseases, cancer', blood vessel lesions accident, pneumonia and influenza hardening of the arteries, diabetes Kidney diseases, congenital malformations, tuberculosis, maternal, 90, all others, 18,710. Families Forced to Relocate Can Get Special Mortgages HARRISBURG (UP)-The state Highways Department issued a reminder today that a special type of mortgage insurance is available to help relocate fami lies displaced by road construc tion financed tinder federal aid. The insurance is available un der National Housing Act to authorize more liberal terms to stimulate construction of dwell ings needed to rehouse families ejected to make way for roads, highways and urban expressways. Highways Secretary Joseph J.

Lawlcr said the Federal Housing Administration can insure mortgages with maturities of up to 40 years on existing housing and new construction made available for Turn to Page 10, Number general plan of the Hospital with particular reference to administrative and nursing problems. To develop a cooperative and ethical relationship with patients, doctors and hospital personnel. To assist the volunteer worker in understanding the need for her and help she can assist with in non-nursing duties. Types of service Gray ladies render arc as follows: Sorting and delivering mail. Caring for patient's flowers, Serving at in- formation desk and giving out visiting cards, Entertaining children in the Children's Ward, Sorting and putting away linen.

Preparation of supplies, Assisting patients to X-ray, Assisting and serving patients trays and pai.icnis. anrj any outer Turn to Page 10, Number 21 publicly subpenaed him to pro duce his personal financial records. He said ho would. Zwicker: The Senate Armed Services Committee pressed its closed-door questioning of Brig. Gen.

Ralph Zwicker about Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy's charge that he committed perjury. Zwicker is up for promotion to major gen eral. Sen.

Sam J. Ervin Jr. (D- NO, a committee member, said critics of Zwicker's promotion are merely "plowing the same old field." Banking: The Senate passed a sweeping bill to streamline the nation's banking' laws. The bill would sweep away many dead letters that have been on the law books for years. It was sent to the House.

Newsman: A Senate judiciary subcommittee scheduled a hearing Tuesday to question Baltimore newsman William Worthy on his trip to Red China in defiance of a State Department ban. Subcom mittee Chairman Thomas C. Hcn-nings Jr. assailed Secretary of State John Foster Dulles for al lowing the ban to continue. Postal: Chairman Olin D.

John ston of the Senate Post Office Committee accused Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerficld of conduct "not becoming a mem ber of the cabinet or anyone else." Summerficld appeared be fore the Post Office Committee to bid for postal rate increases. May Start Rationing -Polio Vaccine Again WASHINGTON (UP)-The gov- ernmcnt was studying today possible return to its voluntary rationing system as a way to deal with the sudden shortage of Salk polio vaccine. Officials of the U.S. Public Health Service said they arc con sidering an allocation plan to make sure the vaccine goes to those who need it most chiefly children and pregnant women.

Dr. Leroy E. Burncy, U.S. sur geon general, said this will be one of the subjects discussed March 30 when a conference is held here to map new polio vaccination plans. Representatives of the Ameri can Medical Association, the Na- tional Foundation for Infantile Pa rais health depart nients will attend.

Peters High School Paper Award Winner Peters Township High School was among the winners in the 33rd annual contest of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The student newspaper named the "Shawnee" is a second place winner. The publication has won several awards including second place honors in 1956; first place, 1955: and second and third place and honorable mention in prior years. It has won recognition every year since the beginning of the publication in Lenten Services Planned New Class of Gray Ladies Being Formed at Hospital For Youth Well Attended i Lenten services last evening at presided at the organ during the Gray -ladies of the Canonsburg General Hospital are forming a new class to begin April 15 and volunteers are urged to join at this time so as to be Included in the class. Volunteer workers are1 needed at the local hospital to carry on the many duties that have been handled by the organization, Mrs.

Sophia M. Yoncy, chairman of Gray Lady Corps, said today. A meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 25. at 7:30 p.m. in the Perry Como Dining Room at the Canonsburg General Hospital.

Applications will be completed and interviews held at this time, i A doctor's certificate stating that the applicant is in good health and able to serve in the hospital must be presented. Objectives of the organization arc as Follows: To develop an iiiulcrsUuul- and a'jTfcialiuii lor Uu? Chartiers United Presbyterian I Church gave the emphasis on youth with guest minister Richard Gilbert addressing the group. With a youth choir of 60 voices and two youths assisting the minister, and the church crowded with young people, it was a stimulating and promising service for youth of the community, their aims, their devotion, and their futures. The choir, directed by Mrs. Harry Stafford, gave a masterful rendition of the famous anthem, "The Holy City" by Weatherly, with soprano and baritone obli- gato parts, accompanied at the organ by Homer II.

Wagner. Assisting the presiding minister, the Rev. II. Carl nutcrbaugh, were Patricia Allen who read the scripture lesson, and William Kccncy who gave tin- offertory praj-er. llru.

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