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SHAMOKIN NEWS-DISPATCH, SHAMOKIN, PA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1959 PAGE TWO U-V 1 Kulpmont Section State Fishing Problems Blamed on Pollution Schuylkill Jury to Act On Blast Fatality Cases HARRISBURG (UPD -William A manslaughter indictment aris Themas D. Brtnnan Dial 3-3031 ing from the June 2 propane ex Voigt, executive director of the State Fish Commission, said to House Reverses Self on 'Skid Row' Liquor Bill HARRISBURG (UPI) Th plosion at Deer Lake, which Boro Man Injured claimed 11 lives, will be present day water pollution was one of ed August 25 to the Scnuylkill the prime problems lor nsning la 4-H Club Closes Summer Season Pennsylvania. UnionAsksNLRD To Seek Injunction Against Steel Firm PHILADELPHIA (LTD TBe Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers urged the National Labor Relations Board Monday to seek an injunction against the Bethlehem Sterl Company to prevent "unlawful violations" of the Taft-Hartley Act against 17,000 workers in its County grand jury. District Attorney Robert M. In Aulo Accident Voigt appeared before the House Fisheries Committee which is in Harris said the manslaughter House reversed itself Monday aft vestigating the decline in fishing A Kulpmont man was injured Kulpmont 4-H Teen Seamers early this morning in a two-car Club closed its summer season charge against Walter Williams, Reading, will comprise 11 separate bills, one for each death, under one prosecution.

license sales. Voigt said pollution was not the er Philadelphia Mayor Richardson Dilworth appeared on the scene tn onnose amendments to the collision at Sixth and yesterday during the roundup only cause for the drop. Streets. held in Ralpho Community Park "skid row" liquor bill. "We do say it looks like the Elysburg.

Michael Nemeth, 823 Pine The amendments, Introduced by most significant factor," he said. The Teen Seamers earned the Street, is a patient in Shamokin Hospital, where he is receiving distinction of being a blue ribbon Representative Anthony Petrosky. Westmoreland, were adopted eight Atlantic Coast shipyards, club. Each member received treatment for skull, neck and back injuries. Hospital attaches nvprwhelminelv last Wednesday blue ribbon.

i 's w. said his condition is fair. But the House re-considered the vote after Dilworth's swing Members include Mary Ann Shamokin Area Boys to Compete In Coaster Derby The seventh annual Coaster Derby sponsored by the Hamburg WeslArchSfreef Resident Expires Anthonv C. (Butts) Wesolowskl, Officer William Deitrich, who Daniels and Jo Ann Mannello through the Capitol. The bill is now in position to be voted on investigated the accident, report fifth year or free lance; Cecile Union president, John Grogan, in a telegram to Stuart Rothman, NLRB general counsel in Washington, said he has filed the charges with the NLRB because Bethlehem "has imposed on their employes onerous changes and conditions of employment while negotiations for a new contract cd Nemeth was a passenger in an a Shimko and Regina Olshefski again in its original lorm.

A automobile operated by Michael Zushin, 838 Scott Street, The bill as originally passed by fourth year or "When You Dress Up;" Mary Padula, Mary Ann 60, of 1041 West Arch Street, died suddenly at 10:00 last night in the Senate was aimed at reducing fa-- Bressi, Margaret Conni and Rob Junior Chamber of Commerce Zushin, according to the police "skid row" areas by requiring new liquor establishments to stay erta Dulis, third year or school are in progress. dress. Shamokin Hospital, approximately 45 minutes after he was admitted as a medical patient. Mr. Wesolowski appeared In good health and was preparing to report, stopped for a traffic light at the intersection and his car was struck in the rear by an auto Betty Shimko, second year, or The old contract expired July 31, but the union said it has its members at work "despitcO company's refusal to' bargain in at least 200 feet from present taprooms.

It also would ptrmit the state Liquor Board to refuse a license to operate within 500 feet "Let's Make a Dress," and Elaine Martcllo, Evelyn Wychak, mobile operated by Norman leave nis nome ior a my iu umi, Point, N. where he was em Lorraine Witowski and Mary Ann of residential areas. Werntz, Mount Carmel. Impact of the crash pushed the will be held Saturday afternoon, beginning at 12:30, on South Fourth Street, Hamburg. Fourteen Shamokin area boys are scheduled to compete in the derby.

They are Charles Stehr, Robert Graeber, Kenneth Midway, Robert Rhoades, Michael Chernago and James Christiana, Shamokin: Barry Tschopp, Shamokin R.D. Barry Stine, Jack Cox and Bill Cox, Elysburg; Rob gooa taitn or adopt a union sue gestion to arbitrate their dispute Grogan said that although- Swatski. first year or start The amendment would give li BACK IN THE OPEN Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powner and their three children relax in the backyard of their Plainsboro, N.

home after spending 14 days in an atomic "fall-out" shelter on the campus of Princeton University. The entire family took part in a civil defense project to study survival techniques. The youngsters, left to right, are Tory, Hilary, 2, and Scott, 5. ployed. He complained of umcss nnH was taken to a doctor's office censees the right to appeal boara stitching.

Adult leaders include Mrs Zushin car into the traffic light standard on the southeast corner of the intersection. and later removed to Shamokin Hospital. Death was due to a Daniel Shimko and Mrs. Victor decisions to the courts, tnereDy, in effect, weakening the decisions of the state agency. Dilworth appeared before the House Democratic caucus to urge heart attacK.

Born in Shamokin May 10, 1899, The standard was knocked from its base. The accident occurred at 12:50 a. according to Officer strike would delay construction til nuclear and other Navy vessels, the union may not be able to Restrain its members from walking out in protest of the company's "deteriorations in working conditions." Grogan Said the company ha's made demands which "deprive ert Spatzer, A. Barry Yocum and Mr. Wesolowski was a son of the late John and Martha Wesolowski.

rirnnninc the amendments. He Rotary Clubs Meet In Joint Session Deitrich report. Nemeth was taken to the hos He attended coal lownsnip also discussed the matter with Lee Reed, Trevorton, and Paul Milo, Mount Carmel. Thirteen-year-old William (Billy) Shandri, Minersville, winner Martello. Mrs.

Shimko served as judge for the Dewart, Priestly, Leek Kill, Pottsgrove and Montandon "Let's Make a Dress" groups during the roundup. Officers reported all members of the Kulpmont club will be eligible to enter the state farm show next January in pital in Kulpmont Community schools. The lifelong resident of Shamo GOP House leaders. The big 35-man Philadelphia kin was employed as a waiter at Democratic delegation pulled an Shamokin and Elysburg Ro- of the 1959 Shamokin Soap Box Derby, will attempt to win his tarians swapped tall stories dur West Point M'litary Academy, West Point, N. for the past two vears.

Previously he had about face after voting, with one exception, for the amendments last week. Philadelphia Democrats Ambulance. Ambulance Drive Launched in Boro Rickey Will Head 3rd Major League NEW YORK (UPD Branch Rickey, 77-year-old "father" of baseball's farm system, today was named president of the Continental League, baseball's proposed third major league, at a salary of $50,000 per year. William Shea, chairman of the founders group of the Continental League, announted Rickey's appointment today and then introduced the baseball pioneer who ing an inter-club meeting held last evening in St. Peter's (Blue) employes of seniority protection, reduce wage payments, discontinue grievance procedure and deny many conditions of employment prevalent for many years." Grogan charged that Bethlehem has notified its customers to remove vessels already in the re been employed as a miner in lo ml nnd area collieries.

Church Grove. voted down the line in having tne vote by which the amendments Mr. Wesolowski was married in Ralph C. Herr, president of third consecutive championship of the Hamburg derby. In 1957, Shandri established the 947-yard course record of 28.5 seconds and last year defeated a field of 56 entries for the championship.

Trophies will be awarded to each Hamburg and out-of-town winner. The winner from Ham Non-Partisan Club were adopted reconsidered. Petrosky opposed the move on St. Stephen's Church to the former Miss Stella Maffet. He was pair yards to other yards and told Membership applications were Shamokin Rotary Club, and Paul Roadarmel, head of Elysburg Rotary Club, were in charge of grounds it would "undo tne pas flffe of the appeals amend member of St.

Stephen distributed last evening home other customers to refrain from placing their ships in the company's yards for work. To Elect Officers Church, the Shamokin Lodge of to-home visits by drivers of the ments." After the House voted, Moose, Maine Hose Company and 130-47. to re-consider it defeated The union offered to enter an burg will compete against the out-of-town winner for the grand the Eaeles Lodge of bunbury. a Petrosky motion to have the Election of officers tonight at has spent 57 years in the game. Surviving in addition to the The Almanac United Press International Today is Tuesday, August 18, the 230th day of the year, with 135 more days to follow in 1959.

The moon is full. The morning star is Mercury. The evening stars are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. On this date in In 1578, Virginia Dare was born at Roanoke, Va. the first child born of English-speaking parents in the New World.

In 1774, Meriweather Lewis later to help the Lewis and Clark Expedition was born. In 1856, the government issued a patent for condensed milk, although the patent office said it doubted the value of the invention. In 1896, Adolph S. Ochs took control of the New York Times. In 1914, Germany declared war on Russia.

In 1919, the anti-cigaret league of America was organized at Chicago. In 1940, the United States and Canada es'ablished a joint defense plan against possible enemy attack. 8:30 will mark a meeting of the bill re-committed by a vote of 38 3 strike after contract ter- awarded to the winner of each kf 'tu- Rickey, puffing on a cigar and widow are three step children, appearing hale and hearty, said: Kulpmont Non-Partisan Club in Pachick's Cafe, Seventh and heat. I am confident our league will Joie Chitwood, famed Indianapo Mrs. Ruth Chcrvanick, Fort Dix, N.

Mrs. Esther Bressler, Highland, and Mrs. Michael Yan-ick, Philadelphia; three grand start operating in 1961. It is pos the joint session. Prize winners in the tall story contest were Paul Roadarmel, Harold Shompers, Levi Korbich and David Steele.

Dinner was served by the ladies of St. Peter's Church. A quoit contest followed the evening meal. Representatives from Shamokin and Elysburg will attend an institute next Thursday in Hotel Necho-Allen, Pottsville. Elysburg Club will meet next Tuesday evening, August 25, at Cox's Restaurant, Elysburg.

lis Speedway star and king of auto sible even to operate in 1960 but Chestnut Streets. Plans will be completed for the club's third outing this summer at Davis' Grove, officers stunt stars, will appear in person at the affair. Ram date for the it is not probable. Shea said that Rickey's con children: one sister, Mrs. John Laskoski, Shamokin, and four brothers, Frank, John, Joseph and derby is August 29.

for re-commital to 138 against. Majority Leader Stephen Mc-Cann, Greene, who opposed the re-committal motion without debate, then asked that the bill and the amendments be laid on the table, placing the measure in position to be voted on again in its original form. If passed, the bill will be be returned to the Senate for the signature of that chamber's presiding officer and then shipped to Governor David L. Lawrence to tract had been purchased from the Pittsburgh Pirates and that Kulpmont community ambulance. Distribution of the applications coincided with opening of the ambulance association's annual campaign for funds.

Two application blanks were left-at each household. One is for the family plan at $2 per year and the other for individual subscribers at $1. Association officers said additional application blanks may be secured at any business establishment or the Lions Community Center. In addition, two members of the association will sit in the community center to sign members. The fund-raising drive will end October 15.

uaiii11 uui uicii. me luiiipaiiy rejected the offer," Grogan 'This constitutes an unfair Ja-bor practice charge in violatiQf the act," he said. Grogan charged the mere threat by Bethlehem of instituting its own terms and conditions of employment while negotiations were still in progress "is in itself unfair labor practice and refusal to bargain in good faith." The shipyards are located at East Boston and Quincy, Hoboken, N. Brooklyn, N. Y.

Stanley, all of Shamokin. Funeral services will be held 2 Grandchildren Born the entire negotiation had the ap proval of Baseball Commissioner Within 23-Hour Period Local Group Wins Honors in Parade Ford Fnck. Mr. and Mrs. Nester Turlis, Rickey had been chairman of Thursday morning at 9:00 in St.

Stephen's Church. Burial will be in St. a i a Cemetery. Friends may call at the Stanley Lake Funeral Home, 907 West 2 Children Die in 1042 Chestnut Street, Kulpmont, the board with the Pirates and also held 958 shaies of Pittsburgh became grandparents twice with in a 23-hour period. sign into law.

stock, worth $200,000. Chestnut Street, tomorrow after A son was born yesterday in Owner John Galbreath, of the (2); Staten. Island, N. Balti- noon, from 2:00 to tomorrow night, from 7:00 to 10:00, and more and Sparrows Point, Md. Geisingcr Memorial Hospital, Pirates, was given an option to The Bangor Yellow Jeckets, last year's state champion drum and bugle corps, took top honors in the drum and bugle corps competition, at the annual VJ Danville, to their son and daugh Thursday until time of services.

purchase Rickey stock by September 15. ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Turlis.

1042 Scott Street. The Rickey's contract with the Pi QUOTES From the News United Press International WASHINGTON Representative Graham A. Barden, N.C., Day celebration in Mount Car mel High School stadium. Sales Tax Measure mother is the former Miss Bcrnice rates still had 16 months to run New Jersey Fire PAULSBORO. N.J.

(UPI) -Two children trapped on the second floor of their apartment were suffocated in a fire early today. The victims were identified as Wanda Holmstrom, 5, and her two-year-old brother, Kurt, children of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Holmstrom. They were pronounced Parker.

Mr. and Mrs. Myron at a salary of $50,000 a year. He Thought for today: The contemporary author James Thurber said: "Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and wealthy and dead." Thousands of persons from all sections of eastern Pennsylvania Turlis now have two sons. Lady Bowlers Plan For New Season Kulpmont Ladies Bowling League has completed plans for opening the 11959-60 season Sep On Sunday a daughter was viewed the demonstration, which said the Continental League merely picked up the unused portion of that contract so, in essence, Rickey has been signed to a 16- born in the Geisingcr Hospital to was a climax to the annual cele speaking of efforts by a Senate- (Continued from Page One) ferees.

Senator Barry Goldwater, served notice that he would move to discharge the conference after seven days if it made no progress by then. But Representative Frank Thompson, N. said dif Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrcsca- (Continued from raae One) The sales tax amendments objected to so strongly by Lane include exemptions for taxable items brought into Pennsylvania six months after being bought out of state, radio and television bration sponsored by Mount Car House committee to reach a com month contract with the new third vace.

1411 Scolt Street. Mrs. An major league. promise between a tough House labor reform and a milder drcscavoge is the former Miss Helen Turlis, daughter of Mr. and Rickey position with the Pi rates has been largely inactive Senate measure: "We'll get along all right.

Con tember 2, officers reportea loouy. Teresa Kieski was elected vice president of the league, succeed broadcasting equipment and pow er generating machinery and con during the past two years due to Mrs. Nester Turlis. Mr. and Mrs.

Andrescavage now have a son and a daughter. ferees always have worked out trols for manufacturers. Another ferences between the House and Senate bills "are so great that it may take weeks of work to produce a suitable compromise." mel American Legion. The White Roses, York, won second prize and the Freestaters, Hagerstown, won third prize 1 Shamokin and Coal Township Juvenile Sports Association was judged the best costumed club in the line of march during a parade. something.

rider would permit utilities to get a refund for taxes prepaid on bill Senator Jonn F. Kennedy. D. SANTIAGO, Chile Venezuel they cannot collect. Another amendment written into the measure puts the bite on laun chief sponsor of the Senate bill and chairman of the Senate conferees, told a reporter before the conference got under way a mild heart attack he had after coming back from a congressional hearing in Washington.

Questioned as to whether his health would permit him to take an active part in his new fob, Rickey snorted, "My doctor says he thinks I'll live just as long active as inactive. Judas priest! I'd rather die 10 minutes sooner than be doing nothing all the time." ing Teresa Sarisky, wno resigned. Other officers include Flo Frye, president; Cecilia Shimko, secretary-treasurer, and Jesse Mir-iello, scrgeant-at-arms. Nine of the 10 teams affiliated with the league were represented at the meeting held in the Washington Hall. The league will operate under the same rules used last year.

Tropical Storm Nears Hurricane Intensity SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (UPI) Tropical storm Edith boiled up to near hurricane intensity today, and a hurricane watch was ordered for Puerto Rico, some 350 miles away in the path of the storm. The weather bureau estimated highest inds at 65 miles an hour near the center. At 10:30 a. m. (EDT forecasters said the storm was centered near latitude 16.2 north and longitude 61.6 west, or about 350 miles east-southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Edith was approximately 1,375 miles southeast of Miami. The storm picked up its forward speed to 17 miles an hour and was dromats since they are in competition with laundry and dry clean 1L.1 1 a. dead on arrival at Underwood Hospital, Woodbury. Their mother, Alice, 24, also was overcome. She had been sleeping on a downstairs couch because of the hot weather.

The father, with the U.S. Navy was on duty at the time in nearby Camden. Dayton Cooper, a Paulsboro volunteer fireman, sustained burns and a back injury in rescuing the two children from where they were huddled together under a bed on the second floor of the apartment in Paulsboro Manor. Cooper handed the children to fellow firemen but lost his grip as he left the building and fell to the ground. Three other firemen also suffered minor burns.

Other residents of the 10-unit mat ae was wining 10 comno- ing establishments which also are mise to some extent if it wl result in a "good" bill. covered. Lane coupled announcement of his opposition with a slap at both Former Area Resident Patient in N.Y. Hospital Arthur Lipsett, 19, former Sunbury resident, continues his fight for life in a Rochester, N.Y. hospital, with burns over his entire the GOP and Democratic leaderships in the General Assembly.

The captain from each team was named to serve on the banquet committee. President Okays (Continued fron rB One) that the document would 'inform the public with respect to the basic background" of issues involved in the steel strike. Asked whether this marked a decision by the administration to move a bit farther toward intervention in the negotiations, Mitchell "No, these are facts which the Labor Department had been gathering nnd which we believe are in the public interest." Mitchell said he had made no recommendation to Eisenhower for federal action based the statistical report. Asked if the statistics contained any suggestion that a wage in an Foreign Minister Luis Arcaya, describing the significance to the Organization of American States of the. "Santiago Declaration" condemning dictatorships: "We are no longer merely a forum for elegant discussion.

We can now respond to the real aspirations of our peoples." LONDON Mrs. Nelson A. Rockerfeller, telling how she and her husband feel about the forthcoming marriage of their son Steven and Anne Marie Rasmus-sen, who once worked as a maid in the Rockefeller home: "We could not be more pleased. My future daughter-in-law is a This Week's Emergency Physician Dr. J.

D. Millard Dial 8-5852 (Shamokin Medical Society each body, sustained in an explosion which shattered a service station where he was employed. "We have taken everything Republicans have thrown at us," he said. "They are so anxious to get the sales tax through the House, 2 Persons Hurt The youth is a son of Mr. and week assigns one doctor for emerg they provided more than enough churning in a west-northwest di Mrs.

Joseph Lipsett, Rochester, formerly of Sunbury. rection. The weather bureau said (Continued from Tg One) Tolice said a car operated by ency duty on Wednesday and Sunday. Residents should call the physician assigned to emergency duty only if they are unable to reach their family doctor.) votes. Their plan is lo make us look inept, big taxcrs and big spenders." apartment were forced to leave it was expected to continue mov According to reports, the youth Stanley J.

Zlocki, 40, of 610 Pine their homes. ing in the same direction. was dragged from the burning Lane said the Democrats should Street, Kulpmont, also halted in service station with his clothing Highest winds of 65 miles per hour raged near the center. Back SAIC for your neighbor's time, but Nye was unable to have come up with a tax package that would have breezed through House Passes Bill sake. wonderful girl.

I think the young afire. He will need skin grafting if he survives the burns. stop his car, which crashed into the rear of Zlocki's machine. couple will be wonderfully hap py." crease could be granted without a Lightning Causes Damage in Region Lightning caused a considerable amount of damage on the weekend in the Pottsville area. The Pennsylvania Power Light Company Fishbach substation was struck by lightning, causing a fire in the -station yard and damaging a oil switch.

Service to 13,700 customers in the Pottsville, Heckscherville, Minersville, Valley, Port Carbon, Middleport and New Philadelphia areas was interrupted for an hour. Lightning struck the bell tower at SS Peter and Paul Polish Church, Saint Clair. Crews from Mount Carmel helped the Pottsville P. P. and L.

workmen repair the damage. Property damage resulting Committeeman Held On Charge of Macing On Plastic Bags from the crash amounted to $185, according to a report today from Girardville Woman Expires in Hospital CHAMBERSBURG (UPI) Former Franklin County Demo the investigating officer. HARRISBURG (UPD A bill HESLEDEN, England The Rev. William Bosley, 55. convicted last week of drunken driving, preaching a sermon in which he Mrs.

Harry Wolowitz, Girard-' Two Shamokin men escaped banning the sale of plastic bags price increase, the secretary replied, no. The President interrupted i Gettysburg work-and-play vacation to motor to Washington for this morning's busy White House schedule. Eisenhower's motorcade pulled away from the farm at 7:23 a.m. EDT for the 80-milc drive to apologized to his congregation: PRESCRIPTIONS Called For and Delivered Tom Olccse ..1 Pharmacy FIFTH AND SPRUCE STREETS Store 8-7891 Horn 8-5824 Hours: 9 A.M.-9 P.M. Daily Wednesday 9 A.M.-12 Noon, and 6 P.M.-9 P.M.

Closed Sunday of the type which resulted in the suffocation of several youngsters throughout the slate has been passed by the House and sent to "He that is without sin among injury at 4:40 yesterday afternoon when the parked sedan in which they were sitting was extensively damaged by a tractor trailer unit. The accident occurred on Route 122 in Tharptown during you, let mm cast a stone." the Senate. vine, mother of the first Wac! killed during World War II, died on. the past weekend in Good Samaritan Hospital, Pottsville. Mrs.

Wolowitz was noted for numerous acts of quiet charity over a long period of years. She aided a great number of miners' families during the 1902 strike1 and through various periods of depression. il The measure would prohibit Philadelphia Reports Eighth Case of Polio a rainstorm. Washington. Eisenhower was to return to the farm some time Trooper Zelnick said the car, PHILADELPHIA UPI This sales of plastic bags if the total of the width and length amounts to more than 25 inches.

It carries a maximum penalty of $500 fine and three months' imprisonment. after lunch. Tlans to fly from Gettysburg by helicopter were cancelled be citys eighth case of polio this cratic State Committeeman Lawrence Zceger, 34, of Mercersburg, was held in total of $1,000 bond today on charges of forcing state employes to donate money to the party. State police and county detectives filed 'charges today that Zeegcr maced employes of the Samuel G. Dixon State Hospital.

The charges are based on a letter allegedly written by Franklin County Democratic Chairman C. D. Mainhardt asking hospital employes to meet with him to determine how much they could contribute to the Democratic campaign out of their salaries. The charges grew out of an investigation requested by Franklin County District Attorney George Eppingcr last February. Zceger is to appear at a hearing tentatively scheduled for August 25.

year was reported Monday when Zinzola Drummond, 34, was admitted to Philadelphia General owned by Alphonse R. Folek, 33, of Shamokin, R. D. 2, and occupied by Polek and a companion, was parked facing west. The trailer unit driven by Fred H.

Dichl, 45. of 369 Second Street, Northumberland, was proceeding The bill passed by a vote of cause o( an au-nignt rain ana heavy, overcast skies this morn 120-67. Although there was no ing. AWARD debate, Representative Blaine C. Hospital with spinal paralytic polio.

Physicians said Drummond had not received any of the Salk vac S25 Hockcr, Dauphin, one of the IN CASH cast. Ike's Request to Boost Bond Interest Shelved the House and if it died in the Senate, the administration could throw the blame on the GOP. Donolow, one of Lane's bolting allies, said his decision was based on the high tax rate coupled with a reported Republican plan of slashing some nine million "dollars earmarked in Governor David L. Lawrence's budget for Philadelphia. He said he may "reconsider" if the GOP backtracked but maintained the "tax was written in the Republican caucus." Camiel said the tax load has "fallen on the consumer" and contended "we haven't yet taxed industry or investment capital." Two other doubtful Democrats Senators Harry E.

Seyler, York, and Martin L. Murray, Luzerne remained "undecided," as floor action was scheduled to begin. Still another, Senator Hugh J. McMcnamin, Lackawanna, said he would not vote "blindly" for the bill until he has "read and understood" it. For a while Monday, it looked like the Democrats would have to go to the post with just 21 votes as a week's leave of absence was requested for Senator John C.

Miller, Beaver. However, after a floor battle broke out over the request, it was announced that Miller would be in the chamber today. Miller, a one-time Republican who broke with the GOP in 1954, has not gone on record either for or against the tax but he is regarded as "maverick" in Senate circles. opponents, claimed it was a bad bill. Diehl told the investigating of cine.

Officials urged everyone re ficer that the trailer went into 'We are living in a modern WASHINGTON (UPD The Region Woman Hurt When Struck by Auto Violet Zucosky, 43, Shenandoah Heights, is in fair condition in Locust Mountain Hospital, Shenandoah, after she was struck by an automobile yesterday. The woman is under treatment for a compound fracture of the right leg, lacerations of the back of her head and bruises of the face, nose and both knees. She is a nurse's aide at the hospital in which she is a patient. She was cn route to work when she was struck by a car operated by Danial Malloy. 49, Shenandoah.

day and agt," Hocker told news a skid on the wet highway when gardless of age to take advan men, "and you are not going to tage of the city's free polio shots, pointing out that three of this year's victims have been adults. House Ways and Means Committee, after weeks of backing and filling, today finally rejected President Eisenhower's request for higher interest on government bonds. To anyone who can us a sewing machine made within 35 years that we can't service, re- pair, or furnish a part. This is an honest offer. LrtPOnQONHCHI ELNA aUnUuU SEWING CENTER Mount Carmel he attempted to slow down for a preceding car which halted in the traffic lane to make a right hand turn.

The huge trailer unit skidded across the road and struck the left rear of Polek's car. Polek and his companion were not hurt in the crash. The committee by an almost keep kids from smothering by banning plastic bags." "I read the other day that a child smothered in a pillow case. Are you going to ban pillow cases?" he asked. Hocker pointed put that plastic bags have become important in modern packaging and "we are retarding progress with a thing like this tbilD." 3 Local Young People Enroll in Area College Three Shamokin young people are enrolled in the freshman straight party-line vote of 14 to 11 shelved further action on the legislation, which it had twice Investigating officer Zelnick said total property damage re before tentatively approved.

sulting from the collision was The action foreclosed any estimated at $700. chance that Congress this year SHIFMAN SANOTUFT would grant the authority requested by the President to offer Nescopeck Resident new large-scale negotiable bonds Fatally Hurt in Crash paying interest above the present four and one-qurtcr per cent Roy 0. Derr, 61, Nescopeck, class this year at Susquehanna University, according to an-: nouncement by Dan MacCuish, I director of admissions. They are Thomas Donlan, James II 0 1 and William Moore. There are 230 young men and women enrolled in the 1959 freshman class.

Joseph W. Herb, Snydertown, also is a member of the class, which has the largest enrollment in the history of the 101-year-old ceiling. was pronounced dead on arrival Regional Mines Scheduled to Work Wednesday This schedule is printed as received from the various min ing companies. The News-Dispatch cannot accept responsibil ity for inaccuracies in company report. P.

I R. Corp. Locust Summit Cleaner Plant Shenandoah Stripping St. Nicholas Breaker St. Nicholas Plants 4 and 5-one shift.

Pine Forest Bazley Heckscherville Stripping Wadeville Stripping Buck Run Trevorton Susquehanna Glen Burn Maysvilie Slope No. 1 Maysville Slope No. 2 Raven Run Coal Co. Germantown yesterday at Berwick Hospital, Sunbury Man on Trial following an automobile accident Humphrey Raps AEC, Defense Department WASHINGTON (LTD Senate Disarmament Chairman Hubert H. Humphrey.

accused the Defense Department and the Atomic Energy Commission today of creating obstacles to agreement at the Geneva nuclear test ban talks. Humphrey also charged that every government department had veto power over this country's negotiating position at the near Beach Haven. In Stolen Money Case LEWISRURG (LTD The trial Police are continuing an in vestigation to determine if Derr's death was accidental or from Woman Blindfolds and Shoots 5 in Her Family LE PONT, Switzerland (UPD Mrs. Marie Louise Masson Mon Matching institution. of Lee Edward LaRue, Sunbury.

charged with transporting $5,591 natural causes. BOX SPRING $38 Authorities believe that Derr, Guaranteed for 10 Years in stolen mony from Sunbury to Newark, N. continued in the U. S. District Court here today.

known to be suffering from dia. Failure Foils Sale NEW YORK (UPI) Television salesman Jack Gilbert had day blindfolded her husband and four children, told them they had a surprise in store, then shot A jury was eked Monday. The conference because President Li them, police -eported. Two of the senhower has not asserted strong just wrapped up a sale when the government charged that LaRue. an automobile salesman, operated children were killed instantly.

i leadership. electricity went off in this city betes, may have suffered a heart attack, causing him to lose control of his car. The car went off Route 11 a distance of about 60 feet and struck a tree. Derr was thrown from the auto. 5 FLOORS OF FURNITURE 704 NORTH LIBERTY STREET (Next to Penno.

Bus Station) DIAL 8-4802 The father and the two other under several aliases in transport children were seriously wounded. worst power lauure in nistory. K.l.V.l.crr.hr,.mPt IT" to decided DOt raadara tO buy the let. 1 ing stolen money across state lines. Police could discover no motive..

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