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THE EVENING TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1974 PAGE FIVE Sayre, Athens, South Waverly, and Waverly, N. Y. Defense To- Datebook OBITUARIES Legislature Backs Ideal Hospital Plan Mrs. Brundage, Former Sayre Resident, Dies Mrs. Prudence Brundage, 94, formerly of Stevenson Sayre, illlliillilllliljliii JMfcv Lv, 4 "Srl 7 i "Arts fft wN I hfV Mr- The Tioga County Legislature on Monday passed a resolu tion urging continuation of Ideal Hospital in Endicott until a re placement hospital is built and pl'edged the cooperation of the Legislature in planning the re placement hospital.

The resolution, sponsored by Al lan D. Bishop, does not com mit the Legislature to financial support of the proposed $20 mil lion project. Joseph Missavage, Broome County Planning Director, attend ed the Tioga meeting asking for the wording of the resolution, which was unanimously approved. Missavage said that the resolu tion opens the door to future discussion of possible Tioga County co-sponsorship of a new hospital in western Broome County and said that Tioga's vote could help convince the Broome County Leg islature to approve the project's second phase which will be dis cussed at the Dec. 17 meeting of the Broome Legislature.

Dr. John Scott, Tioga County Medical Examiner, presented a report and emphasized the im portance of the continuation of Ideal Hospital until a replacement can be built, stressing the need for hospital beds in western Broome County to serve eastern Tioga County. He also criticized the NY-Penn subcommittee report which urged the closing of Ideal. Rotary To Host Handicap Club The Waverly Rotary Club will host the Valley Handicap Club Thursday noon at El-Ba Kitchen for the annual Christmas Party. On Thursday, Dec.

19. all mem bers will observe "Collection Day" with items for the Ameri can Legion Christmas baskets and the Salvation Army "Adopt A Family" programs. TGH Surgeon Attends PG Concept Course Dr. P. V.

Abraham, a surgeon at Tioga General Hospital, recent ly attended a three-day post-graduate course in the concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. The educational sessions included indepth studies dealing with the various types of cancer, modem diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and the psychological aspects of the cancer patient. Further included were panel discussions and clinical conferences concerning the subject of cancer. Dr. Abraham joined the TGH active medical staff in September 1973.

He is a diplomat in the American Board of Surgery and has certification and fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and Siircwms of Canada. In ad dition, Dr. Abraham is licensed in the states of New York and Vermont. WOOD CARVER Sculptor Anthony Lockwood uses chain saw to carve statue from dead tree at Lincoln, R.I. Winans, will present some original music.

Traditional Christmas music will also be heard. The concert is free and the public is invited to attend. PAST MATRONS and Patrons of the Amaranth will meet at the home of Mary Zimmer Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Bring covered dish to pass and $2 exchange gift. SAYRE HIGH SCHOOL PTA will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in th high school cafeteria.

BRADFORD COUNTY Democrat Women's Club will meet Wednesday, at 8 p.m. in the No. 2 Court Room of the Court House in Towanda. All interested persons are invited to attend. WINDHAM TOWNSHIP Volunteer Fire Co.

will hold the Windham Township community Christmas party Sunday, Dec. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Windham Township Community Hall. TOPS CLUB PA. 460 of Sayre meets Wednesday at 7 p.m.

at the Patterson Building. JUBILEE COUNCIL No. 143 of A meets Thursday at 8 p.m. in the IOOF Hall at Greene's Landing. Picnic supper at 6:30 p.m.

Bring $1.50 gift to ex-chang3. VALLEY CHARITY Group meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Home, Sayre, for the purpose of reporting names for Christmas baskets. ULSTER MUNICIPAL Authority meets tonight at 8 o'clock at the Ulster-Sheshequin Fire Hall. Egg Quotations PHILADELPHIA (AP USDA Demand fair.

Prices to retail ers: Sales to volume buyers, con sumer grades white eggs in car tons, delivered: store door. A ex tra large 72-73 1-2; A large 71-72 1-2; A medium 63-65 1-2. The prices listed do not include all sales s- iv be higher or lower than bsted. KIMBALL ORGANS at the MUSIC BOX ELMIRA ST. 888-7735 Ktl SAYRE Winn mi-mt TONIGHT ONXr Continuous from 7 P.M.

"LUNCH" RATED STARTS WEDNESDAY SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY 7:45 Reletted thru Unite flitt ektn 9 DINING ROOM A.M. 2 P.M. FRIES $195 $J25 SALAD of Dressing) SLAW (Continued from Page 1) ter by Lieut Edward Bloomer of the state police and Sher iff Frank Detrick. As the jurors were dismissed Attorney Shuman said: "You have served yourselves well, your community well, and our system of justice well." District Attorney Epstein save similar approbation During all of this suspenseful waiting for the jury deliberation and when the jury returned, the jammed court room was in deathly silence, and after the find- ings were announced there was no comment from any of the at torneys present, and the jury was not polled. McKenna sat very quietly in his chair and no expression of any kind was evident.

His hands were folded on the table in front of him. His mother Mrs. Vera McKenna, also showed no out ward emotion, although appear ing pale as the announcements were made. Mrs. Eugene Coston, mother of the slain girl, stifled muffled sobs on the shoulder of her husband as he held her hands in his.

The Gerard McKenna-Sharron Coston story actually began the Sunday evening of Oct. 28, 1973 At about 7 p.m. that evening the 16-year-old Sayre High School jun ior told her parents she was going out to purchase a pack of cigarettes in downtown Sayre. According to the testimony of John Rogers, a first cousin to Miss Coston, the girl actually met McKenna for the purposes of going to Wilawana to purchase a drug called chocolate mescaline, The trial brought out that short ly before noon on Satuday, Nov. 3, 1973, a hunter by the name of Jack Vanderpool came across the nude mutilated body of Miss Coston, a plastic bag covering her from her head to waist, just off the Mile Lane Road beyond the Blue Swan Airport.

In his testimony, -Vanderpool told the Bradford County court that he called the police when he realized what he had discovered. From that Saturday of Nov. 3, 1973 until Wednesday Nov. 21, 1973 a swarm of state police- and special investigators established a command post in the Sayre Borough hall. It was "on Wednesday, Nov.

21, 1973, that the police issued a warrant "for the arrest of Gerard Paul McKenna, 40, of Sayre, currently residing at 372 McKinhey Parkway, Buffalo, charging him with the murder and rape of Shar- ron Coston, 16, of 209 N. Lehigh Sayre, on or about Oct. 28, 1973." The warrant and detainer were served on McKenna, at the Erie County Prison, Buffalo, following the 18-day intensive investigation. The slow and due process of the law was finally served on Nov. 18, 1974 when the selection of a jury was started in the Bradford County Courthouse in Towanda, with Judge Evan S.

Williams, presiding. The Jury selection took until Wednesday, Nov. 1974 but not before over 100 prospective jurors had been examined by lawyers representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the defense. Testimony started the morning of Friday, Nov. 29, with Arthur Shuman from Philadelphia, appointed special prosecutor to help District Attorney Maurice Epstein, telling the jury that he would, over the course of the DID YOU KNOW ROCKMAN'S has Gold and Silver Stretch Belts? MARTHA'S CERAMICS will be CLOSED Dec.

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FRI. 6-9 P.M. SAT. 10 A.M.-5 P.M. testimony, put all the pieces of the puzzle together so that he would "show the jury the com plete picture of how Gerard McKenna murdered Sharron Cos- ton." Chief defense counsel was Thomas Walrath of Wellsboro, along with William Hebe of Wellboro and Bradford County Public De fender Lonnde Frawley.

Mr. Vanderpool was the first witness called by the Common wealth, followed by Mrs. Eugene Coston, mother of Sharron. Pathologist Dr. John Kelly of the Robert Packer Hospital, who had once remarked that Miss Cos- ton was dead about 48 hours be fore she was found, later chang ed his story to place the time of death at about a week.

He was later supported with the "week" time element by Dr. Robert L. Catherman, deputy medical ex aminer for Philadelphia, Both Dr. Kelly and Dr. Catherman testi fied Saturday, Nov.

30, and Mon day. Dec. 2. in between these two, also on Nov. 30, Mrs.

Ruth G. Laufe, chief of histo-chemistry at the Allegh eny County Coroner's Office, testified that Miss Coston had intercourse prior to her death. It was on Monday, Dec. 2, that Rogers told the jury that he had walked into the McKenna bed room the evening of Oct. 28, 1973, and saw his cousin with her hands bound and staring at the ceiling, but making no sounds.

She was naked and so was McKenna, ac cording to Rogers. He told the court that the accused, McKenna, was having intercourse with the Coston girl. Rogers admitted lying to police on three occasions during the investigation because "McKenna threatened to kill me and my sister if I talked." The police, during their investi gation did search the McKenna home on N. Wilbur Ave. and shortly after that issued their war-ant.

The next several days of the trial were spent with various police testifying how they obtained blood and hair samples from both McKenna and Miss Coston. On Wednesday, Dec. 4, Mrs. Christine Townsey, a chemist em ployed by the Pennsylvania State Police at Greensburg, testified that a blood sample about the size of a dime found on a mattress cover at the McKenna residence was "consistent" with the blood of the deceased girl. In between all this the state brought in Western Union opera tors from both Sayre and Waver-ly, and from Wilkes-Barre and Chattanooga, revealing that McKenna had received mon ey orders from his mother, Vera McKenna thus establishing the whereabouts of McKenna prior to his arrest in Lackawanna.

Thursday, Nov. 5, the state brought in Kim Hocksoll, a 17- year old girl from Lackawana, who told the court that McKenna was the man who woke her at about 4 a.m. at her mother's home and attempted to rape her. She said that the entry of her 14- year old brother in the bedroom, chased McKenna out of the house but that he left his coat and shoes on a couch downstairs. Mc Kenna was arrested and he was in the Erie County Holding Point when the warrant was served in the Coston case.

On Dec. 6, Mrs. Sherry Blatch Icy, a former resident of New Orleans, told a hushed court of how McKenna finally managed to rape her after several attempts at unnatural sex acts. Both girls testified that McKen na had a belt around their neck. The prosecution rested its case at 10:15 a.m.

last Friday and the defense later that afternoon. The summations and the charge to the jury came Monday. Non-Jury Murder Trial To Start BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) The trial of George Allen Keith, charged with slaying 12-year-old Tracey Stetler of Phillipsburg, was scheduled to begin today in Centre County Court. Keith, 27, who has pleaded in nocent in the case, was granted a non-jury trial in October, when defense attorney Robert Martin said a judge would be more able to understand the complex defense he plans.

The Stetler youngster was found dead of stab wounds of the throat last March. Keith, who escaped for a day from the jail a week ago, was arrested in Mexico several weeks after Stetler was killed. Helen Sudnick, Well-Known Valleyite, Dies Mrs. Helen A. Sudnick of 301 S.

Elmer Sayre, died Monday, Dec. 9, 1974 at the Robert Packer Hospital following an illness of about four weeks. Born in Shenandoah, Pa. the daughter of the late Peter and Sarah Mack Gregas, she attended schools there and was a graduate of Immaculate, College where she received her degree in Music. Mrs.

Sudnick had taught music in public schools for several years until her marriage to the late Atty. John Sudnick in 1938 when she came to Sayre and had since resided here. She had been church organist at the Church of the Epiphany since 1946 and was its choir director until three years ago. mts. mkuuck also served as secretary to her late husband un til his death on Nov.

4, 1970 She was a member of the Church of the Epiphany in Sayre and its Altar and Rosary Society, She was always active in both church and hospital affairs. Her only survivor is a brother, the Rev. Clarence Gregas of Holy Family Villa in Bethlehem, Pa Friends may call at the Alteri Funeral Home, 314 Desmond St, Sayre, Wednesday from 2 to and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held at the funeral home Thursday at 9 a.m followed by a con-celebrated Mass of Christian Burial at the Church of the Epiphany at 9:30, Father Gregas will be the princi pal celebrant. Burial will be in Annuncia tion Cemetery, Shenandoah, Pa Members of the choir at the Epiphany Church will recite the rosary at the funeral home Wed nesday at 7:45 p.m.

Sandy Bower Of Waverly Dies at 70 Sandy Bower (Bavero), 70, 532 Fulton Waverly, died ear ly this morning at the Tioga Gen eral Hospital following an illness of two days. Born in Avolino, Province of Naples, Italy, the. son of the late Raphael and Catherine Mercadat- ti Bavero, he had resided in the Valley for the past 35 years and had been employed by the General Electric Co. in Elmira for 14 years retiring due to ill health. Mr.

Bower was a member of St. James Catholic Church, Wav erly. Surviving are his wife, the for mer Carmella Coviello; a daugh ter. Mrs. Ronald (Catherine) Young of Waverly a son, Frank Bower of Rochester; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.

Joseph (Jeanettej De Baise of Wilkes- Barre and Mrs. Rose Alessi of Mountain two brothers, Anthony Bower and James Bow er, both of Wilkes-Barre and sev eral nieces, nephews and cous ins. Friends may call at the Alteri Funeral Home, 314 Desmond Sayre, Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home and at 9:30 at St.

James Catholic Church, Waverly, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be cele brated. A Biblical Wake Service will be held at the funeral home Thurs day at 8 p.m. Dale Coyle Funeral Held The funeral for Dale Coyle of Wellsburg RD 2 was held Monday at 9 a.m. at the Lowery Funeral Home in Athens and at St. Joseph's Catholic Church where a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by the Rev.

Augustine Cormiff, church pastor. Assisting in the sanctuary were Kenneth Oakes, Joseph Nagle, Albert Micklitsch and Arthur Austin. Ushers were Paul Coveney and Fred Schmidt. David Chacona was organist. Pallbearers were Jerry Peter son, Charles Peterson, Jeff Sch-ultz, Steven Coyle, Keith Grant and Russell Dilts.

Burial was in Tioga Point Cem etery, Athens. Father Conniff led in a Bib lical Wake Service at the' funeral home Sunday at 8 p.m. died this morning. Dec. 10, 1974 at 8:10 in Elmira.

She had been residing with a sister at 1406 Maple in Elmira until six months ago where she went to reside at the Bethany Retirement Home in Elmira. Born in Ulster March 5, 1880, the daughter of the late Perry and Mary Abbey Kitchen, she had resided in Sayre most of her life and was a member of the Sayre Baptist Church. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Carl (Juanita) Tanner of Elmira, with whom she had resided and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Her husband, George A.

Brundage, died in 1958. There will be no calling hours at the Kolb-Allgeier Funeral Home in Sayre. The private funeral and committal will be held at the funeral home Thursday at 11 a.m. Rev. Richard Patterson, pastor of the Sayre Baptist Church, will officiate.

Burial will be In Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens. The family requests that contributions be made to the Sayre Baptist Church. Genevieve Jones Of Sayre Dies At Age 65 Mrs. Genevieve Jones, 65, of 614 Lincoln Sayre, died last evening, Dec. 9, 1974 at the Ar-not-Ogden Hospital in Elmira fol-owing an extended illness.

Born in Sheshequin, Nov. 14, 1909, she was the daughter of Jennie Ammerman Sweet Arnold and the late John Sweet. Surviving besides her mother are her husband, Ellis Jones, at home; a son, Ralph D. Jones of Watertown, N. a daughter, Mrs.

John (Betty) Carey of Sayre; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Geroulds of Waverly and Mrs. James David of South Waverly; four brothers, Carl Sweet of Detroit, Glenn Sweet of Tennessee, Hugh Sweet of Waverly and Festus Sweet of Athens RD seven grandchildren; one aunt, uncles and several nieces, neph ews and cousins. Friends may call at the Jen kins Funeral Home, 111 S. Main Athens.

Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held Thurs day at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Burdette Mason, pastor of the Calvary Church of the Nararene in Elmira, offi ciating. Burial will be in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens.

Leo A. Swan Services Held Funeral and committal for Leo A. Swan of 413 Desmond Sayre, were held Saturday at 7 p. at the Alteri Funeral Home in Sayre. Richard H.

Schuster, pastor of the Sayre United Metho dist Church, officiated. Burial was Monday in Tioga Point Cemetery, Athens. Waverly Youth Held on Charge A Waverly young man will ap pear before Waverly Village Justice H. Bradley Smith Saturday morning after he was charged by Owego State Police about 8:30 Monday night. David H.

Connor, 19, of 458 Pennsylvania Waverly, was charged with criminal possession of a dangerous instrument when his car was stopped during a routine- patrol check. Connor is alleged to have had a switchblade knife. Theft of Radio Material Probed Owego State Police are investi gating the theft of radio equipment taken from the truck of a resident of Owego RD 1 during the night. Thomas A. Whitmoyer of Gaskill Hill Road, told police that he surprised three persons and they fled from his truck where they had taken equipment valued at about $970, including a CB radio, FM scanner, amplifier and other Candor School To Present Yule Concert The Christmas concert of the Candor Central School Music De partment will be presented Tuesday evening, Dec.

17 at 8 o'clock. The concert will feature the Senior Band and Chorus. The chorus, directed by Miss Judy Dimmick, will feature mu sic from the 16th century, folk music, a spiritual and some pop ular music. "Star Shinin' Over Bethlehem" is a spiritual featuring a soprano soloist. Other members will be heard in the ensembles and the numbers will also include "We Need A Little Christmas" from "Mame;" "The Coventry Carol," Carol of the Small Child" and many more.

"The Girls" Ensembte will in clude an a capella number en titled "Sing We Now a Song of "Silent "The Christmas Song" and the tradi tional "Holly and the Ivy." The Senior Band, under the di rection of Guy Kinney, will include a variety of music from the classics to popular. The second movement from the Symphony No. 5 of Franz Schubert will be heard in its entirety. Featur ed will be the woodwind section and flutes in this selection. The concert march "Riders for the Flag" by Sousa will feature the brass section.

Also included will be the pop ular movie music from the sound track of "Mary Poppins." A special trio consisting of Dereck Richards, Oliver Ezro, and Ray Commonwealth Workers Reject Company Pact Voting held Friday evemng, Dec. 6 resulted in a 219-202 re jection of a contract offer made by Commonwealth Telephone Co. to the Communication Workers of America, AFL CIO. Common wealth maintains headquarters in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Mary C.

O'Hara, Pennsylvania Director, CWA District Two (2) and William J. Umphred, president of Commonwealth, announced that since that time both parties have been contacted Fed eral Mediator, Charles McHugh, and have scheduled a mediation session for Monday, Dec. 16, 10 a.m., at the Hotel Sterling in Wilkes-Barre. McHugh represents the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Ser vice. Trie (JWA nad been work ing on a day-to-day contract extension, pending a decision by un ion leadership since their contract expired Saturday, Nov.

30 at mid night. That day-to-day. extension is still in effect. The Commonwealth Company includes the Towanda area and other parts of Bradford and Sullivan Counties. DAVID QSE12NICKS urminr CLARK GABLE VIVIEN LEIGH LESLIE HOMRD jr WfTPO-GCTPWYN Mvrg tlnitgi Urtnti LUNCHEON SPECIALS IN OUR SPACIOUS MON.

FRI. 11 HAMBURG STEAK 5185 CAI An A EDCMrU CD I EC SALAD FRENCH FRIES THANK YOU The family of the late Leo A. Swan wishes to thank friends'and neighbors for their many acts of kindness shown us during our recent bereavement. Mr. Mrs.

M. H. McMahon and family HAM STEAK SALAD FRENCH MACARONI CHEESE (Choice The most magnificent picture ever! "SOUP CHICKEN" $135 HOT CUP of VEGETABLE SOUP. 2 Pes. CHICKEN COLE 'Vis H-.

M. Xf I Is PI r. It, m- AO fl- C- COLONEL STEAK SANDWICH $179 (on Toast) I COLE SLAW FRENCH FRIES The Colonel now offers a full menu for your dining pleasure as well as carry out service for dining. (cnti-rtttj fried tfliWccu, "The Full Service Family Restaurant NORTH KEYSTONE AVE, SAYRE THANK YOU I wish to thank all my friends for flowers, gifts and cards, the ambulance corps, the doctors, nurses and nurses aides in orthopedics and physio therapy who made my stay in the Robert Packer Hospital so much easier. I also wish to thank the American Legion 492.

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