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Weather DAILY NOTE Complete United Press Wire Service Western Pennsylvania: Showers and scattered thunderstorms today and tonight. High today 75 to 80. Low tonight 58 to 64. Saturday warm with thunderstorms followed by cooler at night. MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION 5 Cents a Copy, 25 Cents a Week CANONSBURG, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1954 Vol.

79, No. 210 Til New Shelter House Completed at Town Park Cmv- ft He AvfcfeQ As Wuftoiie Don AirmvCiirftlhiv McCarthy Informs Investigators Aid Will Commencement Tonight For Canonsburg High School Appear as Witness If Committee Desires By RAYMOND LAHR and HERBERT FOSTER United Press Staff Correspondents WASHINGTON (UP) Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy advised Army-McCarthy investigators today that Francis P. Carr definitely will be available as a witness in the hearings.

McCarthy wrote a letter to hearing Chairman Karl E. Mundt (R-SD) saying "Mr. Carr" feels he should be called as a witness if, after all the evidence on both sides is in, any member of the subcommittee or any principal wishes to question him. This development made it a virtual certainty that Carr, staff director of the McCarthy subcommittee, will be called. Democratic members of the hearing panel and Army Special Counsel Joseph N.

CECIL TOWNSHIP TO HOLD PARADE Oil MEMORIAL DAY Cecil Township will observe Memorial Day Monday, May 31, with a parade, followed by a program at the Cecil Honor Roll. It is being sponsored by the Cecil American Legion Post 793, with the cooperation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Hill Station, the Mothers of Democracy of Muse, the Cecil American Legion Auxiliary and the Cecil Recreation Council. The Volunteer Fire Departments of Cecil, Muse and Hill Station will also participate in the parade. Veterans of the district are asked to participate in this program. James R.

Coleman, veteran of 1 New Recreational In Upper Ravine Welch both strongly protested when they could not obtain assurances on Wednesday that Carr would be available for questioning. Carr and H. S'truve Hensel, assistant defense secretary, both were dropped as principals in the case. Cohn As Witness Mundt read McCarthy's letter as the 23rd day of the Army-McCarthy hearings began with Roy M. Cohn as the witness.

Before reading it, Mundt said he had a communication which would send Welch back to Boston for a happy weekend. When he finished, Welch beamed. McCartny, who had lanelled Hensel the "mastermind" behind Army charges against him, Cohn and Carr, told Mundt in the letter: "I want to make it clear at this time that if any senator or any interested party desires to question me with regard to the Hensel matter I shall be ready and willing to answer such questions." McCarthy denounced the charges implicating! Carr in alleged "improper means" to get preferntial treatment for Pvt. G. David Schinc as "phony, trumped-up, false." "Whitewash" Charged Democrats had shouted "whitewash" and Welch protested dramatically that "I cherish him (Carr) as a witness" when the pudgy staff director was divorced from the hearings as a principal.

The letter was read as 27-ycar-old serious-mannered Cohn was on the verge of a transition to an unfamiliar role 'target for cross-examination instead of prosecutor. Special Counsel Ray H. Jenkins was near the end of his friendly- toned direct questioning. Mundt observed, Jenkins was! about to "take off his smile and put on his frown" to fire questions aimed at pucturing Cohn's testimony if possible. Jenkins, a Tennessee Republican picked after a painstaking search as impartial lawyer to run the irobe, was put on notice by subcommittee Democrats that his performance would come under their closest scrutiny.

They want to see if 'he gives the McCarthy side the same searing cross-examination he dished out to Army officials. Although attention was focused on Cohn, the Democrats continued to snipe at the action of the Rc Turn to Page 10, Number Car Slightly Damaged The right rear fender of a car driven by Daniel Marino, 547 Craighead was damaged in the Borough parking lot at 2:10 p.m. yesterday, police reported. The vehicle was damaged when a car operated by Stanley Moszyn-1 ski, Canonsburg RD 2, was back ing up in the parking lot. No damage was done to the Moszynski i I Area To of Park Additional Shelter House Ready for Use The new recreational area above the swimming pool in the upper ravine of Town Park will be opened to the public this year.

It was announced today by Wil liam L. Potts, chairman of the Park Committee of the Canons-burg Borough Council, that the new shelter house which was sponsored jointly by the Canonsburg- Houston Rotary Club and the Borough has been completed and will be opened to the public immediately. This shelter house, which was proposed by the Rotary as a civic project, is 20 feet square and contains two brick fireplaces and two large picnic tables. It is constructed of sturdy oak beams with pine roofing covered with composition shingles. The building was originally designed by Street Commissioner John Yarkosky with technical assistance from Jack A.

Donnelly. Yarkosky completed the structure" regular street department employes, working in such a manner so as not to impair the regular street department work. The upper park land is ideally suited for recreational purposes. The development of this land was started two years ago, and the Rotary was quick to offer Council encouragement by offering to share the expense of a new shelter house. The Rotary has paid for all of the material used, and henceforth the shelter house will be known as the Rotary Shelter.

Any person in the community may use this shelter for picnics, reunions, parties, meetings, and get-togethers. However, reservations must be secured from the borough secretary. The Daily Notes will be published Saturday, May 29, instead of Monday, May 31, which is being observed as Memorial Day. Paper Saturday World War II, will be chairman of the parade. The parade will form at 9:30 a.m.

Monday, at the Cecil Amer ican Legion building and will pro ceed through Cecil ending at the Cecil Honor Roll where a program will be presented. The program follows: Inovcation, Rev. W. N. Thorn-burg, Venice U.

P. Church. National Anthem, Cecil High School Band. Address, Father A. B.

Wchric, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Cecil. Pledge of allegiance led by Mrs. Margaret Legory, Cecil American Legion Auxiliary president. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," Cecil High School band.

Address, Rev. Cecil Mission. C. A. Gifford, Band selection, Cecil High School Band.

Placing of Wreaths, Joseph Vcn-trcsca, World War I veteran, and Morris Deliere, veteran of World War II. Salute to The Dead, Cecil American Legion, in charge of Gilio Checca, Commander, and Buddy Cox, sergeant at arms. Benediction, Rev. W. N.

Thorn-burg. Dionne Quintuplets Are 20 Years Old NICOLET, Que. (UP) The Dionne quintuplets graduated out of their teens today, but, for the first time in 20 years of birthday celebrations one of them was absent. Four of the famous sisters opened their presents together here and beamed over the joint gift of a gleaming new convertible from papa Oliva Dionne. But the fifth.

Marine, knelt alone in prayer at the Convent of the Holy Sacrament in Quebec City, where she took her novitiate vows last Monday. New Officers COLOR TELEVISION HAS BIG FUTURE, R0TARIANS TOLD The Canonsburg-Houston Rotary CJub heard an interesting talk on color television last night at its regular meeting at the Armory. The speaker was W. D. flhoads, head engineer of the Canonsburg plant of RCA.

He explained the development of color television, what we can expect in this field, and the problems involved for the industry and consumers. Color television, he pointed out, was first demonstrated in 1940. In 1953 the Federal Communication Commission finally approved the RCA method of compatible color television. He explained "compatible color television" as the system which enables conventional black and white sets to receive color broadcasts effectively. In emphasizing the magnitude of the development of this field the speaker stated that RCA has already invested $25,000,000 in developing color television and plans to spend an additional $15,000,000 tis year.

Rhoads said that RCA has been eager to share its research findings with other companies in the field since no one company can undertake such a great task. The speaker explained that color television will not replace black au with technicolor movies which have been very popular but at the same time, years after final develop, mcnt, are in the minority with black and white productions. Rhoads stated that at the present RCA is selling "14" screen color television at approximately $1,000 and hopes to market a "19" screen model in the near future. He em phasized the fact that it would be foolish to deprive oneself of good black and white telecasts in expectation of color development. Rhoads explained the theory of color television reception and in turn made evident the reason for the high cost of color television sets.

In conclusion, Rhoads stated that color television, as we know it today, is only the beginning. The developments to date have widened the field of exploration instead of narrowing it." Next Thursday Rotary will observe father-son night at Town Park. Hugh Perry, son of the University of Pittsburgh's wrestling coach, will be guest speaker. Couple Accused Of Selling Child WAYNESBURG. Pa.

(UP) Franklin Pierce, 24, and his wife Ethel. 20, of Deep Valley were accused today of selling Mrs. Pierces 2-year-old daughter to an Ohio couple for $250. District Attorney W. Bertram Waychoff said the child, Vclma Rosemary Snyder, was sold to Marvin and Dora Jeane Lcmasters of Newton Falls, Ohio.

The charges were filed by Mrs. Pierce's father, Okey Snyder, also of Deep Valley, The Pierces pleaded innocent Thursday night in a hearing before Justice of the Peace D. R. DcBolt They said they decided to have the Lcmasters adopt the child and that Lcmasters had agreed to take care of unpaid expenses of Velma's birth. Waychoff said both couples had signed preliminary adoption pap ers in Greene County court.

How ever, he said the illegal aspect occurred when the Pierces agreed lo take the $250 from the Lcma ters. I he district ittorncy said the child had been the care of Mrs. Pierce's parents most of her life, but that the Pierces took the girl to Chicago with them about six months ago. He said arrangements lor uie adoption were begun about a month ago when the family returned to Deep Valley. HOSPITAL NEWS ADMISSIONS May 27-Alex Popocicak.

Margaret Burih. Irene McCluskey, Nanette Lenley, Josephine Love. May 28 Beora Duncec. Marv Jane Edwards. DISCHARGES May 27 Eugenia Kesneck, Wan da Smittle, Alice OHara.

Dorothy Taylor. BIRTHS May 27 A dauch'er to Mr. and Samuel Duae. Houston. Dr.

C. Herman Grose To Deliver Address Dr. C. Herman Grose, president of California State Teachers College, will give the principal address at the commencement exercises of Canonsburg High School tonight at 8:15 o'clock. His topic will be "You and Your Future." The exercises will be held in the high school auditorium.

About 130 seniors are expected to graduate. The diplomas will be presented by John F. Yoney, president of the Board of Education. Others taking part in the program will be the Rev. Paul J.

Simko, pastor of St. Patrick's R.C. Church, and the class valedictorian and salutatorian. Valedictorian is Miss Vanetta Bush, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Samuel Bush, 169 East College St. She will use as her subject, "Looking to the Future Nursing." Salutatorian is Joseph Krafick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Krafick, 120 W.

College St. His theme will be "Looking to the Future Engineering." Music for the exercises will be provicd by the Canonsburg High School Band under direction of Louis Scarci. Selections will include star SpangIcd by Key. "Skyways" by Paul Yoder "Pomp and Circumstance" by Elgar which will be played for the processional, and "March and Chorus" by Handel which will be played for the recessional. Legion Auxiliary To Sell Poppies Burgess Fred A.

Caruso today proclaimed Saturday as Poppy Day in the Borough. His proclamation follows: Whereas, due and proper respect should be given to those who so nobly and gallantly sacrificed their lives for our country: and Whereas, the wearing of memorial poppies brings lo our minds and hearts the memory of these gallant dead; and Whereas, memorial poppies will be distributed on the streets on Saturday by volunteer workers of the American Legion Auxiliary, Alford Burgess Post No. 854, who will receive contributions for the Legion and Auxiliary activities in behalf of the disabled war veterans and needy children of vet erans: Now, Therefore, Fred A Caruso, Burgess of the Borough of Canonsburg, do hereby pro claim Saturday, May 29, 1954 as Poppy Day in the Borough of Can onsburg; and I urge that all citizens observe this day by wearing the memorial poppy. Fred A. Caruso School Vacations Get Underway Summer vacations begin today for several hundred students in the Canonsburg area.

Schools in Canonsburg and Peters Township were closed today, while others in the district plan to close next weck. Closing dates for other school districts arc: Charticrs Township, June Cecil Township, June Houston, June 4. North Strabanc schools will close on three different days since several of the schools arc used for polling places and hence enjoyed holidays. Closing on June 1 will be South Hills, McClelland. Linden and the room at Houston.

Brownlcc school will close on June 3, and Weavcrtown and Alexander schools on June 3. Moose to Broadcast Memorial Services Memorial services to be held by the Loyal Order of Moose, District 10 of the Western Pennsylvania Moose will be broadcast over the Charleroi station Sunday from 12:30 to 12:45 p. m. by Pil grim Charles J. Susnak, past governor of District 10 and past governor of the local lodge.

The Western Assoc. is comprised of lodges in Brownsville, Bent-leyvlllc, California, Canonsburg. Charleroi, Cokeburg. Daiseytowu, FredericktowD, Rostoe. Wajnes- DEATH TOLL RISES TO 94 IN 'FREAK' CARRIER EXPLOSION QUONSET POINT, R.

I. (UP) The death toll in the "freakish" explosion aboard the giant aircraft carrier Bennington rose to 94 today and Navy officials said it threatened to mount still higher. Chief Radio Electrical Raymond C. Demmers, of Norfolk, died early today of injuries suffered when the ship was ripped by an explosion at sea off Rhode Island Wednesday. Two other crew mcmDcrs died Thursday night.

They were listed as Lt. (JF) Paul S. Tondo of New Britain, and Chief Pay Clerk Stan-Icy Capistrow of Burlington, Vt. Both had been burned critically in the fire that followed the explosion. Thirty-eight of the 201 injured in the blast remained in critical condition.

Rear Adm. Lamon Pugh, Navy surgeon general, said some of the 39 may be hospitalized as long as a year if they live. A special navy board of inquiry poked through the gutted interior of the huge ship for the second day in an effort to determine what caused the Navy's second-worst peacetime disaster. The Bennington's skipper, Capt. William F.

Raborn, and other sui-vivors of the explosion will give their versions of what happenrd aboard the carrier when' the board begins public hearings in the in- quiry Saturday. Adm. Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations, made a personal inspection of the wreckage Thursday night. He described the explosion as "freakish." Navy Secretary Charles S.

Thomas, who flew back to Washington after inspecting the Bennington, Turn to Page 10, Number The Lighter Side SAN PEDRO, Calif. (UP) A bandit held up two women clerks in the Western Union office, just a few doors from the police station. "Sbrry to bother you with a thing like this," he said. Then he tipped his hat and left with $978.59. MADISON, Wis.

(UP I A 15-year-old boy did some light repair work on his new jalopy Thursday night and then decided to try it out. Minutes later he was arrested for driving without a muffler, wind shield wipers, horn, rear view mirror, tail lights, headlights, brakes, and a driver's license. rtioto by A. W. Swan Plioto by A.

W. Swan Be Opened This Season One Case Polio Among Children Who Participated in Test NEW YORK (UP) Only one case of confirmed paralytic polio has been reported among the children who participated in mass trials of Salk anti-polio vaccine, it was announced Thursday. Dr. Hart E. Van Riper, medical director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, said it will not be known until fall whether the child received the vaccine or the harmless cherry-colored fluid used to check the effectiveness of the vaccine.

Codes telling the types of injection each child received will not be opened until then, he said. Dr. Van Riper also told a meeting of the Albert and Mary Laskcr Foundation that six "doubtful" cases of polio had been reported among the nationwide trial troup. The type of injection received by the six is not known yet either, he said. The definite polio case is in Lan-awee County, he said, with three of the six "doubtful" cases in the same state and one each in Palm Beach, Broward, and Corpus Christi, Tex.

Post Office to Observe Holiday Memorial Day Holiday hours will be observed 1 by the Canonsburg Post Office on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31 There will be no service by city or rural carriers. However, special delivery and perishable matter will be delivered. All departments will be closed for the day. The post office lobby will be open from 6:30 a. m.

to 9 a. and from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.

The last dispatch closes at 5 p. m. Stamps may be obtained from vending machine in lobby. Cleveland, and Mary Polulnik of Lorain, Ohio. The juvenile members, under the direction of Dorothy Martincic Koklich, will entertain with a short program.

Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.. there will be a conference of lodge officers from the various KSKJ lodges of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The 1 moderator, will be John chairman of the Board of Jurors of the Supieme Lodge. The three-day program will open with a fish fry for its membership on Friday night. A dance is scheduled for Saturday night and another one for Sunday night.

On this occasion, St. Jerome's will honor those of its remaining charter members, Frank Kirn, Frank Vende, and Mary Krashna. The lodge, which was organized in April, 1914, is oue of the out-itauding KSKJ lodges ui the couu-Turn to Pag 10, Numbr 9 LATE POPE PIUS TO BE PROCLAIMED SAINT SATURDAY VATICAN CITY (UP) A villas postman's son who rose to become a greatly beloved pope will be proclaimed a saint of the Roman Catholic Church Saturday afternoon. Tope Pius XII will announce the elevation of Pope Pius to sainthood, in the presence of a crowd expected to total 350.000 massed in the great square in front of St. Peter's Church.

It will be the first time in 242 years that a pope has been made a saint and the first outdoor canonization of a pope in the history of the church. Colorful Ceremony The ceremony will be one of the most colorful in the 15-year reign of Pius XII, just recovered from an illness which, it was feared for a time, might cost his life. Even before his death, brokenhearted, in 1914 when World Warl engulfed Europe, Pius was being called saint. His simplicity, his modesty, his devotion endeared him to churchmen and laymen alike. He was made a saint on the basis of two miracles officially attested after a long inquiry.

The first occurred in Naples on Turn to Page TO, Number 3 Mayview Chief Resigns Position Atty. Ralph W. Peacock, president of the board of trustees of Mayview State Hospital, said yesterday that Dr. Preston W. Thomas is resigning as superintendent of the hospital.

Peacock said Dr. Thomas submitted his resignation at the last board meeting May 20. The board president said the superintendent's action has no political implications. Peacock said Dr. Thomas did not give any specific reason for resigning although he indicated he may wish to go with a smaller institution.

"We're very sorry to lose him." Peacock added. Dr. Thomas' only comment was that "whatever comes out must come out of Harrisburg or from the board of trustees." Peacock said the resignation will be effective in mid-July or par)y August. Dr. Thomas has been head of Ihe institution at Bridgcville since 1948.

The post pays $9,900 annually and a $2,400 annual maintenance allowance. Cemetery Readied For Memorial Day AH is in readiness for the Memorial Day exercises at the Oak Spring Cemetery Monday morning, Earl S. Wilson, superintendent of the cemetery, said today. Wilson said work has been underway for weeks and that a new section has been laid out. He said Ihe cemetery has been a hum of activity, especially this week, with so many persons decorating graves.

Anthony Treble is a the cemetery, of Fenimore-Haley VFW Post 2026 nFnnnnnnn rw- TT St. Jeromes Lodge, Will Observe 40th Anniversary i St. Jerome's Lodge No. 153. KSKJ, of Strabanc, will celebrate its 40th anniversary this weekend.

Hundreds of KSKJ members and their friends from Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania will attend the three-day event. The main event of the celebration will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. when Supreme President John Germ, Pueblo, will address the membership. Germ has been supreme president of KSKJ for 16 years and a member of the Supreme Board for 30 years. He is also a versatile accordionist and tenor soloist.

Many of his records are now in circulation among the Slovene people in America. Also attending will be other supreme board officers, namely: Frank Lokar, Frances Lokar, Matt Brozenich, and Math Pavlakovich, of Pittsburgh. Joseph Nemanich, first supreme vice president; Mary Hoclievar and Joki Ptidirti L- The Fenimore-IIalcy Post 2026. Veterans of Foreign Wars, recently elected and installed new offiiprs for the coming year. They are: (first row, left to right) Tony Bcrti.

quartermaster; Albert Powell, senior vice commander; Mike Gabowsky. commander; Millard Kirk, junior vice commander and adjutant; Henry McCrcady. chaplain, (second row. left to right) William Wright, trustee: Leonard Bijera, officer of th day; Fft Berti. trustee; Louu, Bulki, judge advocat; Tcny S-acrf.

pal comnunJfr and Uiatalki' Ft Commander Al Aubrey, who Li sot pictured, also agisted the lr.italiato.i. buri. ad Waitufiitoc..