The Gazette and Daily from York, Pennsylvania • Page 4

The Gazette, and Daily, York, Tuesday Morning, January 6, 1957 European Unionists Guests Here North York Tax Rate Is Retained Council approves, budget listing expenditures and receipts of $25,965. North York borough council last night approved a $25,965 budget for 1957 calling for no change in its tax rate of 15 mills and the $5 head tax. Making up the receipts expected are current taxes calculated at 'back taxes, head tax, juke box tax, $300; fines and forfeits, and licenses $1,200. Expenditures plaAned are as follows: General government, cost of tax collection, $825; highways, health and sanitation, police protection, and fire protection, The annual, fire report submitted last night showed that there were 48 calls during 1956, a total of $5,800 damage and one death. Council once again debated the question of what to do with its old 1927 American LaFrance pumper which is reported in bad condition.

The matter, which has come up frequently in past sessions, was referred to the safety committee which was charged to come up with a final recommendation by the next council meeting. Several opinions expressed last night favored junking the machine. PTA To Meet Clarence Orendorf, county Croup Learns American Trade Union Photo by The Gazette and Daily Operations Sprenkle Retained Tvp. Board Head West Manchester board reelects president for fourth term. Annual audit held.

William H. Sprenkle yesterday was re-elected president of West Manchester township board of supervisors to serve his fourth term at a special meeting at the YMCA at which time the annual audit was conducted. Maurice Krone was retained township superintendent and Monroe E. Gilbert, township secretary-treasurer. Noah Lecrone is the third member of the board of supervisors.

Harry C. Elsesser, was retained as solicitor for the board, G. C. Zimmerman as township constable, and C. H.

Davidson and Sons as township engineers. The audit was conducted by a board of- auditors composed of Russell D. McElhatten, Carl Z. Smyser, and Paul E. Hoket Jr.

Income for the year was as follows: Taxes, state aid, county aid; fines, $840; trailer camp permit fees, $75; building permit fees, miscellaneous, $5,632.03, for a total of $81,777.87. Expenditures were: Highways, fire and police protection, general government, miscellanous, for a total of $75,530.74. Balance in the township treasury, including $11,301.78 carried over from 1955, is $17,548.91. Permits for buildings valued at $5,957,422 were issued during the year. The township adopted 3.43 miles of new roads and hard-surfaced 2.25 miles of dirt roads in the township.

A special meeting to draw up the 1957 budget will be held Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the township office. Joint Meeting Tonight Lincolnway Lions club will be host to West York Exchange, and Rotary clubs ait the second annual Tri-Club dinner tonight at 6:30 at Lincolnway school. Speaker will be Attorney David R.

Perry, of Harrisburg. Fire Co. Gets $1,000 Lincolnway Fire company auxiliary last night voted to donate $1,000 to the fire company and $300 to purchase equipment for the fire truck. The auxiliary also named committees for 1957. They are: Ways and means, Mrs.

Marian Latchaw, Mrs. Mary Frey, Mrs. Mildred Gross, Mrs. Ruth Malhorn and Mrs. Florence Bupp; social, Mrs.

Helen Burd, Mrs. Emma Lecrone, Mrs. Mollie '(Continued on Page Thirty-Three) See West York News Cooperation administration and administered by the Department of Labor. They are pictured above with Carl Burtner, local I AM business who is seated at left. Also seated are Andrea Cartosio, center, of Genoa, Italy, and Luigi Giambelli, Monza, Italy.

Standing are Guilio Migliorini, Three Persons Are Injured In Local Highway Accidents left, of Verona, Italy, and Marcel Rebmeister," Strasbourg, France. Prior to arriving in York last month, they studied for four months at Columbia university and spent a period of time working and observing in American industry. (Continued on Page Thirty-Three) See European Spring Grove RD collided at Court street and Hope avenue yesterday at 4:15 p.m. but no one was injured, city police said. Damage was estimated at $50 to the car.

There was no damage to the truck. Driver Is Fined A Glen Rock, N. truck driver paid a $10 fine and $5 costs on a charge of improper signaling in a turn following an accident at Market and streets last night at 7:50. City police brought the charge before Ninth Ward Alderman Charles H. Baker after J.

Hackl, 28, backed a tractor-trailer into a car stopped by William J. Boyer, 71, of 27 Overbrook avenue. Damage was estimated at $50 to the car and $5 to the rig. In City Mishap Three cars each received damage estimated at $175 in an accident at West street and Salem avenue last night at 8:45. No one was reported hurt.

City police said a car" operated by Charles R. Smith, ,18, of 50 North Penn street, skidded and collided with a pickup truck operf (Continued on Page Thirty-Tliree) See Accidents Man Found Living Outdoors Admitted To Pleasant Acres A legless man whom York police found living and sleeping under the concrete; steps at the front of the Johns-Mansville Home Insula-, tion company, 315 North George street, was admitted as an emergency guest yesterday at Pleasant The county commissioners authorized the admission when institution district clerk Chester Rose-man reported that police had the man in a car. at city hall' and wanted to take him to the institution immediately. v-The man, identified as Thomas Roberts, about 69 and of no fixed address, had been under the steps a week or more, according to complaints received by the police department. Police said they Jiad sent him to Pleasant Acres about six months ago, after finding him under similar drcumstances but that he refused to stay after a short time.

Two other emergency admissions were reported, one of a man ill at a downtown hotel. The commissioners agreed that they could be admitted at once and the cases investigated afterwards, reversing the usual procedure. The monthly report for Children's Services showed 277, youngsters in the county's care at the" end of last month, seven more" than the first of the month. Four European trade unionists are guests in, York of District 98, International Association of Machinists, to' learn first-hand of the operation of American' trade unions. The young men, three from Italy and one from France, are in the final phase of a year-long program sponsored by International Girl, 12, Recovering From Heart Surgery A 12-year-old West York girl is recuperating at the University of Pennsylvania hospital, Philadelphia, after undergoing a two and a half hour operation on her heart.

Janet Dubbs, a seventh grade student at West York High school and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dubbs, 9 South Highland avenue, expects to remain in the hospital for at least two more weeks before returning home to complete her recovery. The young girl on Friday underwent surgery to repair a leaking in her heart between auricles, her father said last night. He added that his youngster would appreciate any cards or letters, which can be sent to her at the University of Pennsylvania hospital, Ward 3400 Spruce street, Philadelphia 4.

Two Students Injured In Mishaps At Schools Two students were treated at York hospital yesterday morning for injuries suffered during gymnasium classes at their schools. At 10:45 a.m. Wayne Collier, 20, of 240 Liberty court, was taken from William. Penn Senior High school in the city ambulance. He received a bruise of the right hip when he bumped into another student and fell to the floor.

The student was examined at the school by Dr. George Lentz, police said, and ordered taken to the hospital for X-rays. At 11:15 a.m. Patricia Whay, 14, of 529 Pacific avenue, suffered a bruise of the left ankle while using the trampoline at Edgar Fahs Smith Junior High school. She was taken to the hospital by police.

Marine III In Japan Still Listed As Critical Marine Pfc. Charles E. Kohler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.

Kohler, 255 Walnut street, remained in critical condition in Japan with a cerebral hemorrhage, according to word received yesterday by his parents. Mrs. Janet Fisher Kohler, Glen Rock RD 2, wife of the 21-year-olid marine, left-by plane yesterday to' fly to her husband's bedside in the U. S. Naval hospital at Yokosuka.

Young Kohler's parents first learned their son had been stricken when they received a telegram from the Navy department Friday. COLLEGE TRUSTEE DIES Somerset UP) John H. Beerits, 78, trustee of Gettysburg college for 25 years until 1955, He was a long-time Somerset merchant and was active in Republican politics. schools superintendent, vvill be guest speaker at tonight's meeting of Lightner's'PTA at the schooL The session starts at 7:30 p.m. A nursery will be provided for children during the meeting.

Firefighters Re-Elect Eby John S. Eby, chief of Victory Fire company in Spring Garden, last night was elected to his seventh consecutive term as president of York County Cooperative Firefighters association at an election held at Shrewsbury Fire hall. Elected to serve with him are: vice president, Joseph Stauffer, Spring Grove; secretary, George Williams, York; treasurer, William Seitz, Dallastown, and board of governors, Joseph Spahr, West York, Joseph Steinfeldt, Dallas-town, and Raymond Roth, Red Lion. The meeting was attended by 120 members representing 14 fire companies. Reed Warner, president of the host company, gave the welcome.

Quarterly and yearly reports for each company were presented. The association accepted an invitation to attend a civil defense meeting called by the county commissioners Friday at 8. p.m. A discussion of civil defense was presented by. W.

S. Grove and A. B. Strausbauglr of New Freedom and Spahr. Russell Kearney, captain of Maryland Line company, spoke on the radio set-up in Baltimore county.

Two firefighting movies were shown also. The association voted to publish again a handbook on firefighting to be distributed to county fire companies. Place for the association's next meeting will be decided at a meeting of York County Fire Chiefs. Refreshments were served by the Ladies auxiliary of the host fire company. 24 Yorkers Participate In CAP Mock Air Hunt Twenty-four members and two planes of York's 301st squadron, Civil Air patrol, participated in the state CAP's annual mock air search Sunday at Reading.

The operation was Under the command of Lt. Col. Clyde M. Golden, of York, commanding officer of Group 30 of which York is a part. Other York participants included Capt.

Richard Fidler, commander of the 301st squad- 3 at: tt i assistant operations officer. 'The. operation included a search of the area surrounding Reading for a simulated twin-engined aircraft which had crashed. The plane" was spotted at 2 p.m. in the hills 'southwest- of Robesonia.

Ranerer teams from York and Reading rescued the men acting as the plane's crewmen. A total of 30 planes made 35 missions over the area. There were 19 observers and' 120 ground crewmen. ISRAELIS RETREATING Cairo caP) U.N. police force troops have resumed their advance across Sinai peninsula behind withdrawing Israeli he U.

N. Information Center said. Accidents on snowy city and county highways yesterday brought injuries to three persons. Police had listed 11 accidents by midnight. Crash In City A city school district pickup truck operated by Ralph N.

Watt, 49 North Oxford street, and a car driven by Glenn E. Gunnet, Jail Term Imposed For Fraud, Theft i Leon Roa4ermel, Mifflinburg, sentenced to 13 months in county prison. York man given nine months in jail for larceny. Leon H. Roadermel, Mifflinburg, was sentenced to 13 months in the county jail yesterday by Judge Ray P.

Sherwood on larceny and -fraudulent conversion of property charges. The court said it would consider a petition for parole if the defendant can arrange to make restitution. Roadermel pleaded guilty to selling $653 worth of furniture he had purchased on the installment plan from Newcomer's Auction room, 530 Sooth George street, and to stealing copper tubing pipe valued at $600 from McCormick Contracting company, Dover RD 2. Assistant District Attorney Joseph E. Erb said Roadermel still owed $446 on the furniture when he sold it and that most of the copper tubing had been recovered.

Some of the latter was sold to plumbers, State Policemen Leon D. Leiter told the colrt. Trooper Leiter said Roadermel also faces two charges of false pretenses, which have not yet been disposed of. Given 9-Month Terra A nine-month jail sentence was handed Leonard E. Miller, 254 York street, who pleaded guilty to stealing sheets, blankets and other articles valued at $300 from York hospital where he was employed.

Miller, who said he took thev items because he needed may apply for parole later if he makes restitution, the court said. Dr. Milton H. Cohen, jail physician, was directed to check the defendant's' health to. determine whether imprisonment will be injurious to him.

Mrs. Catherine Gotwalt, 126 Frey's avenue, pleaded guilty to illegal sale of beer and liquor and was fined $200. (Continued on Page Thirty-Three) See- Jail Term County Legislators Get Committee Posts Appointments to committees of the State Senate and State House were revealed yesterday. York county's Sen. Harry E.

Seyler was named to these six committees: Agriculture, education, elections, finance, labor and industry and state government. Representative from the First (City) district, Attorney John R. Gailey, was appointed to the conservation and wild life- and counties committees; Stanley H. Gross, of the Second district, to conservation and wild life, labor relations and public health and sanitation committees. George A.

Goodling, returned to theThird district seat, will serve on the agriculture and dairy industries, education and elections and apportionment committees, and Attorney Harold B. Rudisill of the district was appointed to the judiciary and boroughs committees. Gross and Goodling are Republicans, the others Democrats. Francis E. Worley, Adams ty representative, will serve as chairman of the aeronautics com-mitteend also on the agriculture and dairy industries and on railroads and railways committees.

Shopping Center BEdg. Ownership Is Changed The building in Memorial Park Shopping center occupied by -the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company supermarket has been sold by S. Edward Sherrill, owner, to a New Jersey firm. The transaction, which was reported to involve $151,131, will jnean no change in location of the supermarket, which will continue to lease the building from the new owner, Glada Investors, Inc, of Jersey City, N. J.

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