The Express from Lock Haven, Pennsylvania • Page 1

WILL BE IN THE AIR TONIGHT. AT THE ATHLETIC FIELD IF NO RAIN, AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM IF THINGS GET DAMP. THE LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS Not Only A Community Asset AND COOL TONI6HT WITH WEDNESDAY SUNNY AND WARMER BY AFTERNOON, TEMP. RANGE 78 PRECIPITATION RIVER STAGE i.2Z 1st. March 1,1882 10 Pages LOCK HAVEN, TUESDAY, JULY 22,1947 AP Service Five Cents Delay Allison Annexation; Hanna Pushes West End Addition; Plan New Sewers Legal Problems Cluster Around Annexation Plan All, some or none? The question of the annexation of Allison Township to the City of Lock Haven is no 1 strictly a yes or no proposition.

Climaxing a- two and a half hour session last night, Council voted unanimously to delay action rather than pass on second and final reading the ordinance annexing the whole township. That matter will be discussed again one week from tonight at 7 p. m. West End Heights Meanwhile, H. F.

Hanna, real estate agent, through his lawyer, M. E. Haggerty, has requested Council to pass an ordinance admitting West End Heights Extension, a Hanna Agency development southwest of Susquehanna Ave. and northwest of the Lock Haven-lBeech Creek highway. Haggerty pointed out that if Council annexed the township, those opposed to the movement might take legal steps to prevent it.

Saylor J. McGhee, counsel for those in this city and the township opposed to the annexation of the whole township, later said that there was no doubt of a legal battle if the annexation of the whole was made by Council. Haggerty further declared that any fight in the courts might stretch out as long as a year or more. He said that in fairness to Hanna who has expended several thousand dollars in the real estate development, Council should consider annexing West End Heights Extension. The grading of the streets has -been finished since last year.

Due to -the agency has not been able to sell any of its lots. Hanna had prepared several months ago to petition Council to annex the extension but when the Allison Township people began petitioning for the admission of the whole territory, the real estate agency suspended its action, meanwhile cooperating with the others. Those who were against the annexation of the whole town- chip did not speak against the proposed admission of West End Heights Extension. Legality Questioned McGhee, whom is associated the law firm of Carpenter Carpenter of Jersey Shore in this case, questioned the legality of the petition to annex the township. He said that there were 565 taxable inhabitants on the Allison Township assessment books but that there were 13 or 14 signers who did not live in the township.

There are other tax- ables whose names are not on the (The state law requires that least three-fifths of the taxable'inhabitants sign a petition before annexation action can be commenced by the city.) There were 342 names on the petition, McGhee asserted. He presented a petition signed by ,79 of the signers of the original petition who asked that their names be stricken from the roll of those in favor of the annexation. He also said that some of the signers of the first petition did not Jive in the township. Argument on Eligibility Thus, said the lawyer, the original petition would show fewer signatures than the required three-fifths of taxables. As to the regularity at the petition, Henry M.

"Hippie, who passed upon it for the city, said it is not up to the city to check each signature. Since the number of taxables and the number of signatures were checked and the petitions an was no reason to doubt the legality. "It was regu- lar on the face of it," the city solicitor added. Hippie said that Clyde E. Carpenter told him that there were 35 taxable inhabitants whose names are not on the Allison Township assessment books.

The question of whether a person who' is eligible to be taxed, but is not taxed, is still a taxable inhabitant arises. If the "antis" prove this is true, then the original petition, in Hippie's opinion is not valid. As to the signers' withdrawing their names from the original petition, the city solicitor declared that he questioned their right to do so with the group petition. He was of the -opinion that there should be individual withdrawals by specific request rather than any blanket action. Delay for Investigation As to what city council might have done last night, Hippie said See ANNEXATION 2.

Col. 6) CHARLES H. STRUMP shirt-sleeved fire chief wants action. Action Is Urged By Fire Chief Strump Asks New Plug And Runway Repairs Charles Strump, newly- elected fire chief, made his first monthly report to city council last night. He recommended immediate action on the repairing of the north end of the Vesper Street runway to the river with the remark: "This is urgent." He also requested that a fire hydrant be installed at the corner of Bellefonte Avenue and West Park neighborhood of several garages, Clinton Wholesale Company, Clinton Paper Company, Claster's warehouses and Porter's welding shop.

The runway is used to permit a pumper to pump from the river in event of a low supply of water during a drought. After hearing Strump's written report, Councilman Charles W. Hamburger said of the first recommendation: "There is no money." Of the second recommendation, Hamberger, head of the Department of Public Safety, declared: "We talked about the fire plug before the war." For the month of June, Strump reported eight fire alarms with damage to buildings and $100 to contents. The amount of property threatened he estimated at $29,300. 'He made ten inspections, finding some of the properties all right but several were in such a condition that it was necessary for improvement before the inspection was passed.

Miss Stepp Resigns From College Faculty Miss Beatrice Stepp, who has spent the past two years here as a member of the supervisory and teacher-training staff at the Campus School of the Teachers College, has resigned her post here to accept another teaching position in Michigan. The announcement of her resignation was made today by Dr. Richard T. Parsons, president of the college, who said the vacancy had not yet been filled. Prowler Scares Local Nurse Quick thinking on the part of Miss Bertha M.

Dill, head nurse at the Teah Private Hospital saved her Sunday evening from a possible attack by an unidentified man. Miss Dill at about 11.30 had put her car in the garage of Roy E. Welsh, Third and started for the Dr. T. E.

Teah home when she observed a man coming out of the alley, wearing a light shirt and no hat. Miss Dill began to walk a little faster and the man increased his pace. Feeling that she would be unable to reach the porch of the house and unlock the door in time to escape her pursuer, Miss Dill hurried to the Teah garage, which fortunately was open, and ran in there, locking the doors after her. She remained there until Charles A. Shea, who had been following her car but had driven another person home, knocked on the Teah garage doors after noticing they were closed.

Mr. Shea looked around the vicinity but was unable to find the man. Dr. Teah reported the incident to the City Police and asked for an patrol the area late at night and in the early morning hours. Flooded Cellars, Gardens, Bring Protests To City Small sewers, flooded cellars and swamped gardens took up a lot of the time last night at the July meeting of City Council.

The subject, broached by Councilman Harry W. Swope, brought action City Engineer Warren H. Ohl will prepare estimates of costs for the installation of sewer line from the hill area in the vicinity of Hampton, Center and W. Fourth Sts to the riyer and another from Jay and Clinton Sts. south to connect with the big storm sewer paralleling Walnut St.

to the south to Bald Eagle Creek. New Traffic Control Since Jan. 1 has been set as a deadline by the state lor Lock Haven to replace its outmoded traffic light system, it is probable that the city may advertise for bids for new equipment before asking the commonwealth for a three-month extension of time. Unless there is a new system installed or the state grants the extension, the old system will have to be turned off at the beginning of the year. The new system planned is a state-approved type which does not show any yellow light between the red and green but does show yellow between the green and the red.

(That means, for example, that traffic moving on Main St. would get a yellow signal before getting the red to stop, while traffic halted at Vesper St. would not get any yellow before getting the green to go.) Other traffic problems discussed included the closing of Nesbit Lane between Main St. and the alley to permit construction of the addition to the Bell Telephone Company's building and the matter of curb market parking. Close Half Block The Bell building contractors, Ritter Brothers of Harrisburg, had been granted permission to block half of the lane with no parking in the other area on payment of $10 per week to compensate for the loss of parking meter funds, but the area proved to be too small.

Barricades were placed this morning blocking the half block of street in the interest of public safety. Mayor Edgar F. Heffner said that there was a dangerous situation in parking on the north side of East Church Street from Vesper Street to Grove Street during curb market hours. The mayor asked for no parking on the north side from 6 a. m.

to noon on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Councilman Charles W. Hamberger urged closing the whole street to traffic. Councilman Ridgely B. Meller recommended closing the street to east traffic but not to west.

The decision: none. Police Call Boxes The city will install flve new police call boxes in various parts of the city. Council approved a contract with the Bell company calling for $26.48 a month over the present police office rate for two telephones making a total of $31.88. Preparing for post-war construction projects, Council at the request of Swope, passed two motions which carried from bonds to cash to the proper funds the sum of $58,199 including $1,238 in interest on money saved for "a rainy Bringing up the matters of the flooding of streets, gardens and cellars during heavy rains. Councilman Swope said after telling See COUNCIL (Page 2, Col.

4) Hospitals James and Gerald Bittner, ton of Mr. and Mrs. George Biltner, Howard, this morning underwent tonsillectomies at the Lock Haven Hospital. Three patients came in for surgical treatment this morning including Isabelle Sementelli, 106 N. Hanna James Heverly, Beech Creek; Mrs.

Irvin Davis, 203 Center Mrs. Frank Renzo was admitted yesterday as a surgical patient. Miss Ruth Mantle, Beech Creek, came in yesterday for medical tratment. Two tonsillectomies were performed this morning at the Private Hospital on Preston L. Paul, Renovo, and Alice Mann, 10- year-old daughter of Mrs.

Ida Walker, Mill Hall. James Sayers, 212 E. Clinton was admitted this morning for minor surgery and Robert Kerstetter, 838 W. Third came in last night as a medical patient. Underlined are cities in Java where action was reported between the Dutch and Indonesian republicans.

Plane symbols indicate where republicans reported Dutch plane attacks. Republicans In Contests For City, County Posts No major surprises were recorded yesterday on the closing time for filing for the Sept. 9 primary, although several new candidates handed in their petitions to the County Board of Elections before the deadline. What time will be set for drawing for places on the primary ballot will be determined by the commissioners sitting as a board of elections. The election calendar, originally set up for a June primary, was changed by the last legislature.

In the confusion attendant to the death of Commissioners Clerk John E. Hamilton, who had all the election data at his fingertips, the who meet today, will determine the day for drawing for ballot positions. New Candidates The two new candidates in the field are Carl W. Kephart, of Avis, who filed as one of the two Democratic candidates for commissioner, and Mrs. Nancy A.

Probst, widow of Charles G. Probst, who is seeking a Democratic nomination for Lock Haven school director. Two Republican incumbents of Court Hpuse.posts have no opposition. They are Register and Recorder Robert W. Bullock and Prothonotary Fred S.

Tyson. Both are seeking renomination on the Republican tickets. Since both are strong vote-getters in previous contests, no other Republicans or Democrats apparently considered it worthwhile to contest their reelection. The Republicans will have contests for five county offices: commissioner, sheriff, county auditor, county treasurer and district attorney. They also will have contests for four city offices: mayor, council, city treasurer and school board.

The Democrats, who had difficulty in setting up a county and city slate, have no contests. Judicial Candidates Associate Judge James F. Bridgens is seeking reelection on both Republican and Democratic tickets. The judiciary is the only office in which candidates may now run for both nominations. His opponent will be Carroll W.

Keller, who is seeking only the Republican nomination. All three county commissioners are seeking reelection. They are Hamilton Proctor of Hammersley Fork and Frank A. Shroat of this city. Republicans, and Chauncey F.

Royer. Democrat. Other Republicans, are B. C. Dotterer of Porter Township.

John F. (Jack) Boyle of Renovo and W. Max Bcxssert, Mill Hall. Mr. Kephart is the other Democratic nominee.

Each party will name two. with three to be elected in November. Sheriff George A. Hickoff will seek the Republican nomination for another term, the first time this has been possible since the state constitution was amended. He will be opposed by Jacob B.

Bryerton and LeRoy Bryerton. both Republicans. William L. Raihgeber. is the only Democratic candidate.

Five for County Treasurer The County Treasurer job has attracted five candidates for the post now held by S. Dare Lawrence, who is not eligible to succeed himself. The candidates are Lewis S. Zimmerman, a former treasurer; Paul B. McGhee of Mill Hall.

Lawrence S. Renner of. Flemington. Irvin G. Peck and Ernest W.

Menge. D. Earl Jeffries of Loganton is the only Democratic candidate. AH three county auditors are seeking reelection. W.

Grant Berry and Mrs. Meriam S. Elliot, Republicans, and Mrs. Etta H. Mader, Democrat, are the incumbents.

Alleman Swope, Republican, will contest for one of the Republican places. William M. Hollis. incumbent district attorney, will face a primary contest with Morton Fromm. Both are Republicans.

There is no Democratic candidate. Five Out for Mayor Four Republicans are seeking the nomination for mayor of Lock Haven, to succeed Edgar F. Heffner, another Republican, who will not run again. They are Ridgeiy B. Heller.

William L. See POLITICS (Page 2, CoL 4) Mill Hall Petition to Oust School Principal Heard by Board MILL HALL of the 145 people who have petitioned the School Board to oust Supervising Principal Harris W. Reynolds from his job met with the board last evening at the school to air their grievances against Reynolds, who recently finished his second term as school head. Fifteen the petitioners, all of them parents, took advantage of the opportunity offered them to state their cases. In general, they charged that Mr.

Reynolds is unfair, unreliable, incompetent, delinquent in his duties, arbitrary, etc. Mr. Reynolds was not present at the session, at the request of the School Board. May Have Hearing Should the board decide that the parents have a bonafide case against him, they will conduct a hearing, at which time the principal will be given an opportunity to present side of the case. Further action will depend upon the board's decision as to whether or not the charges are substantiated.

L. A. Matteson, president of the board, opened the meeting, explaining the procedure in such cases at provided by the State School Code. He told the group that if the board decides there are not enough facts presented to make a case against the principal, the transcript of the meeting by a stenographer will be destroyed. Mr.

Matteson then presented County Superintendent N. L. Bartges, who presided for the remainder of meeting. Petition rreiented The petition, which was presented tiic School Board meet- ing earlier this month, has this heading: "We, the undersigned citizens and taxpayers of Mill Hall Borough, hereby petition the School Board of Mill Hall Borough, demanding the dismissal of the Supervising Principal of this school district, on account of incompetence, personal negligence and unappropriate conduct in line of duty." After all those desiring to do so had expressed themselves, Mr. Bartges closed the meeting, thanking the group for conducting itself in an orderly manner.

He declared, "From what I've heard here tonight, I arn convinced that you all believe in 'two scholarship and discipline. We need both to make a successful school. We cannot have a good school without upholding certain principles, and it is an accepted fact that not every student can Some of the parents had complained about their children not being promoted when they thought they should have been. Cited Promotion Figures Mr. Bartges also reported that in one high school in Clinton County the percentage of students promoted this year is 86.4.

In another, the figure is 87.4. Mill Hall High's percentage, he said, is 91.8, while the percentage for the entire county is 92.6. In Mill Hall, 158 High School students this year were promoted, while 14 did not pass. The county school head added: "We all like to see students pass their subjects and be promoted, but if they do not measure up to certain standards, their teachers cannot pass them." See MILL HALL 3, Cfli. Concert Tonight, Rain Or Shine i In Varied Ffrogram If rain falls on the music makers and the music lovers at this evening's Community Band concert scheduled for the High School Athletic Field at 7 o'clock, the program will be moved to the High School auditorium.

This plan was announced today by Garth Kleckner, director of the band, whose 80-some members will be making their first appearance in the program of evening concerts proposed for the Summer. They appeared at the July 4 Beauty Carnival program with an evening concert on the river bank. In addition to a program of popular numbers, the concert was to include a marching exhibition by the V. F. W.

Band, whose plans may be interfered with by the accident in which some of the members were injured when their bus overturned on the highway last evening. Valgene Routch, who has conducted numerous community sings at the Teachers College, will be in charge of the four songs for singing by the audience. He will also play a saxaphone solo with the band. John Johnson Dies In Texas Served On Local Draft Board No. 2 John M.

Johnson, 81, a resident of Dunnstown for the past 15 years, died last evening in Dallas, where he had ntoved in May to live with his son. C. James. His wife, the former Nellie Nowell, Dunnstown, died last Fall. According to reports received this morning, Mr.

Johnson had taken the dog out for a walk early in the evening. The dog returned alone and the family found Mr. Johnson tying in the road where he had fallen and apparently died a heart attack. Mr. during his residence in Dunnstown, was president of the Clinton County School Directors Association and treasurer of the Wootiward Township School Board.

He served on District 2 Draft Board for Clinton County throughout the war. He drove his car from here to Texas this Spring. A resident of Buffalo through most of his life, Mr. Johnson came here after retiring from business. He had been cashier for-the jobbers' firm of Clawson Wilson Co.

for many years. In May of this year Mr. Johnson accepted an invitation to visit in Buffalo and was honored by a gathering of 70 employes of the firm, which had gone out of business 15 years ago. Funeral and burial services will be held in this city but-final arrangements have not been completed. Besides his son he is survived by two brothers.

James, Canada; William, Buffalo; and one grandchild. VFW Corpsmen Injured In Bus Upset On High way Dreibelbis Girl Dies Of Polio A five-year-old State College girl, who was born in Lock Haven, is Centre County's first 1947 victim of infantile paralysis. Patricia Anna Dreibelbis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W.

Dreibelbis, died at the Centre County Hospital Saturday after an illness of four days. The youngster, who had been visiting her grandparents at Zion until Wednesday, became ill that day with a high fever. She complained of stiffness of the neck and aches and pains. On Friday she developed paralysis of the chest. Four grandparents and brother, Thomas Glenn Dreibelbis, No Decision Made On Modes Zoning Plea The request of Ellis Hodes for an exception to the zoning ordinance to permit his rebuilding and expanding a garage at 100 W.

Clinton St. was not passed upon last night at a hearing before the Zoning Board. Robert L. Hulsizer, board chairman, said pending a review of the case by all three boardmen, a decision was withheld. John D.

Beck was present but Arthur S. Bush is out of town. Heavy Rains In Erie ERIE, rains today paralyzed traffic, flooded scores of streets, caved in some house foundations and caused Mayor Gale Ross to call police and lire officials into an emergency session to discuss possible action. Flemington Ties For Third Prize Drum-Bugle Corps Hit At Philipsburg Event PHILIPSBURG The Flemington Junior Drum and Bugle Corps was one of the big hits of Veterans Day yesterday at Old Home Week, the 150th anniversary of the founding of Philipsburg. The young organization in competition with 19 good bands and drum for third place with Ridgway each winning $75.

The Flemington unit' was sponsored by the Lock Haven American Legion. First prize of $150 went to the! Blue Devils of Johnstown; second to Central City. The Lock Haven Veterans of Foreign Wars did not place. Neither did the crack State Col. outfit nor the well known Clearfield American Legion Band, so stiff was the competition.

The Lock Haven American Legion Marching Club of 30 members appeared for the first I time being the only marching i club in line. This group plans to expand to 100 and to obtain better uniforms. Concerts by the Bellefonte, Clearfield and Johnstown bands and fireworks followed the parade and competition. No Inquest In Roush Death There will be no in the death of William R. Rouih.

50, of 401 E. Church who yesterday was killed instantaneously when struck by a train at Clea Union. Mrs. W. J.

Shoemaker, coronor, accompanied by Pvt. Alex A. Ruddville, of the local detail of the State Police, yesterday investigated the death and pronounced the tragedy accidental. David E. Pergrin, supervisor for the Pennsylvania Railroad for this district, was also present at the time of the investigation.

Mr. Roush, who was in charge of a work train which was stopped, was apparently standing on the ties watching the approach of a west bound freight. According to Mrs. Shoemaker the assumption is that he did not hear the whistle or see the oncoming freight traveling towards the east. He was struck by the cylinder of of the engine of the eastbound freight and died immediately.

Mr. Roush was born in Sunbury but has lived in Lock Haven for the past 25 years. He was member of the First Lutheran Church and the Order of Engineers. He it survived by his wife, the former Erma R. Dietz; three children, William Robert Dolores one brother, Earl, Sunbury; one sister, Mrs.

Charlotte Flick, Merchantville, N. J. Woman Held For Child Neglect Mrs. Elizabeth Idella Hetzel. widow of Maxwell Hetzel, pleaded guilty yesterday to neglecting her three children and is confined to the County Jail pending trial at the October term of court.

Her arrest followed the issuing of a warrant for one "Buck'' Imbler on a charge of beating Mrs. Hetzel's youngest daughter, Maxine, two and a half years old. Imbler was apparently tipped off that the police were looking for him and skipped town. The warrant for Imbler on a charge of aggravated assault and battery was issued July 12 after Maxine told Alderman T. Mark Brungard that "Buck" had beaten her.

The alderman had asked her who gave her the black eye and body bruises. Mrs. Mildred Helzel Baney, sister-in-law of Mrs. Hetzel, made the original information against Imbler. Investigation by Mrs.

Nan Lohman, assistant probation officer, revealed that the two other children, Richard, 8. and Loretta Mae, 6, had been beaten and neglected. A warrant was then issued for Mrs. Hetzel. At a hearing yesterday before Alderman Brungard, she was committed to jail in lieu of $500 bail.

The children were placed in the care of Mrs. Baney. Mr. Hetzel was fatally injured in an industrial accident. 3 In Hospital At Philipsburg After Night Accident Three members of the of Foreign Wars Drum and Bugle Corps are in the Philipsburg Hospital with painful, but apparently not serious injuries received when their bus skidded and overturned at 12.10 a.

m. about one mile north of Port Matilda on Route 322. Five other members of the unit were treated at the hospital for, injuries, and the' bus driver and 16 additional members of the corps were bruised and shaken up. A sailor on leave and his wife were also injured when their car struck the wrecked bus. Roster of Injured In the Philipsburg Hospital are: Richard Sementelli, 22, injuries to a knee: John 28, 128 Myrtle possible fractured shoulder: and Fred Hazzard, 35, 206 East Bald Eagle fractured shoulder.

Treated at the hospital and then sent home: Edward H. Ungard, 840 West Third lacerations of right ear; Paul B. Laubach, 346 East Bald Eagle lacerations of right hand and stove right fingers; Frank C. Barzona. 420 East Walnut injuries to right hand and left elbow; Joseph P.

East Walnut bruises and brush burns of the left knee; Carl A. Litz, 47'A Bellefontt fractured right shoulder. Litz was treated at Philipsburg. This morning he had X-rays and further treatment at the Private Hospital. Others on the bus who ceived bruises and shaking up: James N.

Miller 23, Woolrieh, driver of the bus; Sam Knarr, A. Adams. Max Williamson, Louis Christopher, Donald Dunn, Stanley Rossman, Jeromt C. Decker, Robert S. Dupret, Herbert E.

Baum, Arnold C. Mapstone, Marceau Myers, Harry Bowes, Harold Bowers, Robert Kennelley, Fred Walker and Lester Raining Slightly State Police at Pleasant Gap said it was raining slightly as bus was descending the mountain from Philipsburg enroute homt. About a mile north of Port Matilda, the bus skidded on the wet highway. It swung completely around until the right side of the bus hit the guard rail on the left side of the road. The bus continued to swing, the rear end hitting bridge abutment, and then overturning on the right side in the middle of the road.

A few minutes after the buj overturned, a car driven by Frank Turner May. a sailor on leave from Patuxent River, skidded into the bus. May and his wife were bruised. The highway was blocked for several hours before the West Penn Power Co. truck managed to right the bus and tow it away.

State Police said the bus was badly wrecked and it would difficult to make an early estimate of damages. The Flemington Drum and Bugle Corps was in another Johnston bus a short distance behind. They had to stop at scene and wait until another but was brought to the wreck site. The boys arrived home about 5 a. m.

William Krape Is Missing William Krape, about 76, Lock Haven, R. D. 1, has been missing since about 7.30 yesterday morning. His son, Oscar last evening notified the City of his disapparanee and asked for aid in locating him. He is 5 feet, 11 inches in height and weighs about 140 pounds.

Ht walks with a cane. Anyone seeing a man answering this description is asked to call Mrs. Milton 2193 Woolrieh exchange. He had not been located at 1 o'clock this afternoon, but his son was driving to Howard where the elderly gentleman has relatives. Mrs.

Koch Injured Mrs. Ida Koch, 66, is in tht Lock Haven Hospital, with several fractured ribs, a cut on the back of the head, and a punctured lung. She was injured Friday about 10 p. m. in a fall down the cellar steps at her home, 652 East Church St.

Mrs. Koch, who is blind, is usually able to get around her home but made a misstep last week. She' was picked up by i those who live with her and rush- 1 to the hospital. 4.