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largest CIHCULATION The Courier has the largest circulation of any iiewapupor published in Bucks County. he ristol ourier DAI 1 RXraRf Mostly fair tonight. Moitly fnir tomorrow and a litfUi wftrmt'r. P. RI STO FRIDAY VXESIXG, 11, 1952 Price: 3c a Copy; 15c a Wwk TOUCH OF MYSTERY LAYS G.

0. P. CONVENTION SEVERAL TEACHERS AS BALLOTING BEGINS ON PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION; ARE ELECTED FOR BRISTOL MOTHER AND 2 CHILDREN GENERAL EISENHOWER IS HEAVY FAVORFTE TO WIN BENSALEM SCHOOLS SUE TAXI DRIVER Taft, Warren and Stassen United In A Movement POLLING IS DIFFICULT HE GAVE CONVENTION BIG LAUGH See Impact of Unpublicized Drive To Make MacArthur Nominee Hy WllllHni K. Hnfchlnson UNS Staff CorrfKiiundent) 111., July 11 (INS) A touch of lays acrosK the (lOP convention today as balloting on The presidential nomination with Cen. Dwight D.

Kisenhower a heavy favorite to win but not on the first ballot. Son. Robert A. Taft. (iov.

Earl and Harold Stassen are united in a njovenient that seems able to block Kisen- viitory on first roll- call. Thereafter some mystery enters the picture. Thiw mystery come from the un- impact of a private, unpublicized drive l)y a group of easterns and southerns to make (Jen. Douglas MacArthur the CJOP nominee. name was submitted to the ei)nvention by an Oklahonuin delegate t)Ut the drive far beyond the borders of that state.

the momont. the MacArthur leaders are battling to defeat Eisenhower. They will delay the "nominate Tiiovcment until Taft has exliausted opportunity to win for himself. The (juestion is first, whether the Ike" coalition can defeat the formei- European commander Tlie ne.xt (luestion is whether the followers can wield enough influence to enable the coalition to win. Many of the Mac- Arthurites will vote for Taft but a considerable numl)er are also in corner now.

Hefore the l)alloting began, many dclegiites declitied to reveal how they will vote This made polling difficult for the first time since Continued on Three Contracts Awarded For New $10,000 Asked By Mrs. Well, Painting Tinsmith Florence Szweck, and Work $400 For Children SALE OF $1,985,000 OF SCHOOL RFVENUE BONDS IS APPROVED AT MEETING OF NESHAMINY JOINT SCHOOL BOARD; AWARD CONTRAQ FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL War of ARE NO ABSENTEES THE SEBASTIAN SUIT Trio of Representatives of Dorrance St. Couple Name Firm Attend Riverside Man; Claim Session For $750 CORXWELLS HEIGHTS. July II A number f)f teachers were elected, and contracts awarded for some work, when Bensalem twp. board of school directors met WHEN TENSION MOUNTED at the GOP convention in Chicago, the antics Marcelino Romani, a Puerto Rican alternate, provided the delegates v.ith a welcome break.

After the three-man delegation had voted in iavor of Taft backers, Romani brought down the house by demanding a poll. When the poll was taken, Romani further convulsed the gathering by voting for Eisenhower supporters. (International) CONCERN EXPRESSED FIND EMPLOYEE DEAD OVER RIVER DREDGING AT THE WOODS SCHOOL Armjr Elngineers Make J. Parker, 52, Is A Victim of Coronary Occlusion WORUD WAR VETERAN su ranee of No Harmful Effect PLAN 25 FT. CHANNEL Charles Stephen Cosgrove Dies In Abington Hospital Stephen 61.

i Oakland D. No 1, Bristol. died at p. m. Abington Hospital.

He is by his wife and two brothers, Raymond, Columbia, and Leo. Lan- casf er. Mr. was emi)loyed by the Wilson Meat Packing Philadelphia. whert' he had been for the past years.

He was a truck supervisor thei'e. Services will be held Monday morning at 0:30 at the W. Dunn funeral home. S. Bellevue avenue, Langhorne, followed by Requiem Mass at ten at the ij Our of ilrace Catholic Cluirch.

RotarianS Hear About Penndel. of which ('osgrove was a member. Interment will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia. Eriends nuiy call at the funeral home from seven to nine Sunday evening. RIVERTON.

N. .1.. July to Mayor George T. Becton, comi)lained of what he thought was this city, the re-dredging of the, indigestion the night previous. Dtdaware to a ftfTTth'f James J.

Pwrker. 52. found dead the high building, Wednes- tlay evening. When Vansant called meeting to order, all members Were present. In attendance also were three of the architectuial firm of H.

Everet Associates, A 11 Ti, namely H. P. Everett; Paul Fr.inkenfiold, engi- jneer; and LeRoy Everett. This trio I discussed with the directors in; terior finishes and details of the high school. A number of I drawings and interior sketches were displayed for the board to discuss.

I Bids for the digging of another I w'ell on the new high school site were opened, and contract awarded the low bidder, William Haldeman. of Knights and Street roads, $3,401. Painting contraint for the old school building at Anda- lusia (exterior and was awarded to David A. i Aiulalusia, being $747. of certain class looms and coi'iidors at the high school building was arranged, contract being given to T.

Staudenmevf'r Bensalem Township, price Tin-smith bids aw'arded are as follows: Repairs to down-spouts and rain-gutters. Trevose building, to Harry Rangncw. Trevose, $SS; same type work at Penn Valley school, also to Rangnow. i roof coating on all of the old high July 11 scluiol building, except the gymnasium, to Rangnow' $491. The who holds the cim- tract to finish the watei- svstem DOYLESTOWN, July Bristol Szweck, and her 1 wo minor-cjiildren.

Thomas and Jean, are suing Foster J. Grow, inj trading as Taxi Service of Bath street, Bristol, for $14,000 in the Court of Common Pleas here. has been named defendant in four-count in trespass suit. The mother seeks $10,000, the first i and fourth counts are $5.000 each; I Thomas claims $2500 and his sister The niiriur plaintiff.s land plaintiff-mother were riding in ja which figured in a collision jat Bath Road and Route Octolx'r I Janies N. and Mary Sebastian of Dorrance street.

Bristol, have named Leonard Bernatos. of Riverside, N. .1.. the defendant in an ill The two plain; tiffs were going west on Farragut when they figured in a collision with the defendant wiio was going south on Green Lane, Septem- jber two plaintiffs claim ainl Sebastian i-laims in liis own right as additional charges. Willard PI Coleman, Vardley, is being in an in trespass by Stanton (iinsberg of Barringer street, Philadelphia, for $259.05 growing out of a two-car accident Aug.

in Pleasantville. N. when the defendant and plaintiff were both traveling w'est on P3ast avenue. Ilofmannn of 8281 Pickering street. in an action in trespass is suing Isadore Obach of Williams avenue.

Brooklyn, N. $002.85. The car was traveling south on Rout(' 611 at Kintnei svilit' and defendant's car was going north on tlie Lacka- Awards For Construction Contracts Are In Amount of $1,595,854 Draunatic Session Board Requests Directors To Attend Authority Meeting A MERE six-footer, Chief Yeoman John F. Koval stands beside the rapidly rising files of a single record of the truce talks in Korea. The documents contain every word spoken since the armistice sessions began on July 10, 1951 at Kaesong.

The files weigh about Bnn pounds. STAFF REPORTKR LANGHORNE, July a drama-packed meeting last night of the Neshaminy Joint School Board and the Lower Bucks County School Authority, the sale of $1,985,000 of School Revenue Bonds was approved and awards were made in the amount of $1,595,834 for contracts for construction of the new Neshaminy Junior and Senior High School. The Authority recessed its portion pf the meeting almost immediately after it opened at 8 p. m. After the recess was called the Joint Board convened and considered the matter of the resolution approving agreement and lease between the Joint Board, the member boards, and the Authority.

This agreement and lease concerns the conditions under which the Authority will construct the joint junior and senior high school and lease it to the school districts and the joint board for operation by the joint board. Following the approval of the resolutions, a letter from the State Department of Public Instruction approving furnishings for the school was read. A quantity of $154,060 of items were approved by the state department. A state reimbursement will apply to the approved furnishings. Having disposed of its business for the evening, the Joint Board prepared to adjourn.

At this point John E. Paul, President of Neshaminy School Board rose and addressed the meet- Paul said that he w'as ad- TO START ERECTION OF SCHOOL JULY 21 Plans Advance For $80,000 Parochial School, St. Parish PICNIC FOR PARISH NEWTOWN, July is antici-j pated the new $80,000 parochial I journing the Joint Board meeting and that following the adjourn- school of St. R. C.

Church will be started July 21st, according i to announcement bv the Rev, Daniel ment, the Authority meeting w'ould VARIOUS PRIZES ARE TO BE GIVEN J. Daly at the meeting of Newtown session. He expressed his desire that board members at the hleh ytclmol that wanna Trail. The collision took on I'jiice 'place Oil the Lackawanna Trail. of 25 feet will have no harmful effeci upon the local waterfront.

Because riverl)ank property owners concern about the piling of mud and miu'k on the shoreline, the possible effect upon I attempted to awaken him. Dr. William L. Goldfarb, Bristol. dei)utyi 1 ------------coroner of Bucks county, was sum- $299.60 Is Involved In Chamber of Commerce Or- here yesterday victim of coronary occlusion.

i croydon man files i bensalem group to ers at about eight o'clock when they JUDG i HENT appeal aid business in area the structure to finance elimination of the pile, and the possibility of breeding grounds for undesir- iible insects, a check was made with Army who stated that the materia! dredged will be deposited clear of the lK)rough. The Burlington County River Development Congress has been work- on Patre Two moned. Parker, an in the upholstery shop at the school, had been there for the past 11 months. His wife and daughter survive, they living in Philadelphia. Parker had been in the during World War II.

It is believed hv naa t)een dead I about an hour when the discovery A very interesting talk was peal Made By David Miller 5 OTHER SUITS FILED Uses of Helicopter TO AHixrrox Transitorted to Abington hospital by the Bucks ('oujity ResiMie Squad were: Mrs. Margaret Arbuthnot, Swain street; 201 Mrs. Elizabeth Farber, Court Bristol 1'errace 11, Flla Andalusia, was removed to a Philadeli)hia office and returned home. and movies shown to the Rotary Club by Robert Curtis. Project Administrative Engineer, Preliminary Design Division of the Piasecki Helicopter ('orporation of Morton.

talk was on the subject, the helicopter here to A brief history of the helicopter was given plus its many uses today, such as renoue work Le vitto wn Worker Hurt; Treated At Hospital Ventori Scotti, New York City, was injured yesterday afternoon on the Levittown project, when he was struck by a crane. Scotti suffered injuries of in Korea where it has really proved jaw and forehead. Two itself. stitches were recjuired in the fore- Among the four guests present i Scotti was taken to Harriman suit were two Rotnrians, one from Hospital by Police Oiti- Morrisville and the other from cer William C. Ilarth, and X-rays suing for Washington Crossing.

were taken. LOCAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS AT ROHM a WiATHBR OBSBIIVATOII1I BRISTOL, PA. rOR a4-HOUR PERIOD ENDINS a A. M. III mum ItfiidiniCM Hourly 10 I 1 I I Kt 1 I 1 iiooti m.

yesterday 74 7 7 7X XI XI 7t; inidiiin'ht a. m. today 70 4 63 67 C' (inches) temperature last 11 AT imiSTOL 78 0 July (DnyliKlit water a. 7.32 in. water 1-36 P- Sun rises 5.41 a.

sets 8.31 p. m. Moon 11.14 sots m. OFFICIAL BALLOT LOWER P.UCKS P. ().

Bo.x 26 BRISTOL. PA. I vote for (name) Age Township or Borough Contestant must be resident of area which she represents Age limit 16 to 19 years All entries must be postmarked not later than midnight MONDAY, JULV 14, 19o2 WATCH YOUR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 11 David Miller. Cedar avenue, ('roydon. has filed an api-eal in the Pioth- office a judgment of plus costs against him by Newtowii of the Peace Andrew H.

Dillman. Joseph Saba, trading as Saba Construction, is the iilantiff, and Charles M. Schmitt, Penndel, was a witness for the plantiff at the April 10 hearing when of ilie Peace Dillman made his decision. 'Fhe claim was for $261 plus inter('St. Ridge, Erwinna motorist, has been named the defendant, in a three-count automobile by Edward and Mary Houseworth, Upper Black Eddy, who are $10.000.

The plaiitiffs are seeking ages growing out of a collision May 27. on Hill near a curve. Tlie denfeiidant was travelling east and the plantiffs I i 1 In the suit filed in the Court of ('ommon Pleas here, Edward Houseworth is seeking on the f'ontiniied on ganization Flans To Aid Township BACKS CELEBRATION UORNWELLS ifEIGHTS, 11 The formation of the Greater salem-Bucks ('ounly Chamber of Coiiiiiierce on Wednesday evening has added another-organization to the ranks of those who are contributing to the planning for er Lower Bucks County July 20 26 iiudusive. Organized because small business groups ill the area de( thoy could operate more -1 ti'ctively as one unit instead of a Contiiiiieil on 'I'wo All of The Trophies Are To Be Symbols of Bucks County PARADE JULY 26TH Prizes for the various activities of Lower Bucks July 20-26, inclusive, have announced by Stephen Midouhas. co-chairman of the event.

All of tht' trophies or awards will be articles symbolic of Bucks county, emphasizing a Pennsylvania Dutch motif. They will be presented as follows: (li to the (lueen selected by pojiular vote; '(2) to the best group in the jiarade: to the best youth, i inunicii)al, liistorir and aiitiiiue, labor, indastrial. retail business floats in the paradt' on Saturday, 2'i; and to the t)cst all community e.xclud- ing which i.s host coinuiun- hty this year. Also. IS will, 'he i)rovi(l('d for competition on iiiv Catholic Men's Association, Wednesday evening, in Morell Smith Post home.

Dr. Raymond Hennessy presided. Joiin J. Bryce w'as welcomed as a new member, A picnic for the entire parish is scheduled at Chain Bridge, July 19th, this being sponsored by the Association, Stephen was appointed blood donor chairman, to select his own committee. This group is to Continiifd on Three ALLEGE son IS BEING HELD BY MOTHER Donations For Mike Murphy Fund Charles J.

Mansfield Petitions Court For Return of Four-Year-Old Boy WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE Printed above is the official ballot for the selection of a queen to reign during Lower Bucks July 20-26, inclusive. The rules for contestants are as follows: (1) She must be 16 to 19 years ot age: she must, have ihe consent of her parents; (3) she must be single: and (4) she must be a resident of the community she represents. The balloting coupon will appear in newspapers and otherwise distributed by district chairmen, ed, not later than midnight, Mon- i day, July 14, to the address listed i thereon. girls will be selected from i each community and will compete to represent that community on a i night to be set aside later for judg- i ing. 'Fhe contestants will be judged in both bathing suits and evening gowns.

The final judging for queen will be staged on the evening of! Youth Day, July 21, at a central location, to be announced later. Anyone may fill in one of the ballots and send it m. DOYLESTOWN. July 11 Mary C. Mansfield Detweiler, mother of the boy, and Willard Detweiler, of Perkasie have been nanu'd defendants in a habeas corpus in the of Common Pleas here.

The petitioner, Charles Mansfield, alleges his four-year-old son, Charles Joseph Mansfield, is being detained against his wishes at the home of his mother and his step-father, Willard, at their Perkasie residence. The child is an adopted son of and his former wife, Continueil on hu Five (Make to: Mik 217, Fund, P. 0, Anita 1,00 Jane I 1 Barton 1,00 Frank lili ilelia (K) Mrs. 1 Charles Frances 10.00 Laura 10.00 Louis 1,00 Elmer 1.00 Tota 1 today 42.00 Prev iously 420.00 Tota 1 to date POSTPON I'he meeting th(' schf'duled f')i- tliis evf'ning. has be -u until August it p.

in. in Sons of Italv hall. Heart Attack Is Fatal To Alexander J. Neely YARDLEY. July a heart attack at the age of 61 years, .1.

died here nesd-ay. Mr was station agent for the Reading Co. at aminy Fa The deceased was a member of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, and of Knowles-Doyle Post, :517, American Legion. llusl)and of the late Flynn he is survivoJ by a daughter. Mrs.

Edward J. Mackey of llatboro; a sister, Mrs. John Condon. Willow two Robert. Philadelphia and John Willow Grove, and three grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Saturday at nine a. m. from 17 S. Delaware avenue. Requiem high mass will bo celebrated at 10 in St.

Ignatius R. Church and interment will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call this evening. stay for the Authority meeting, for, said he, understand that a monkey wrench has been thrown into the Paul was referring to the Authority decision which approved the Peoples National Bank of Langhorne as Trustees for the a decision which was expected to Continued on Five Bill Has No Need For A Spittoon LATEST NEWS BULLETINS Fields, Robert Robinson, Delbert Lynn, George Deitrich and i)h Barton the di'eam game in Phila. They saw Joe Walcott, world's heavyweight boxing chanii)ion.

Physicians and Dentists Week-End Elmergency Service 2 Bandits Hold Up Phila, Couple In Home Pliiliiilelphia Police scoured a southwest Philadelphia neighborhood early today but faih'd in ihtdr search for two bandits who held up a ouple in tlu'ir home and flod wMth IIOOO in ash and jewelry after firing several wild shots. Victims ot the gunmen were Americo Vecchiolli, 42, and his wife, Anna, 500 Planes Bomb Red Installations Seoul than 5o(i warplanes bombed and strafed Communist industrial installations in the heart of Korea today ill raids designed to smash enemy buildup areas. Allied Air Force headquarters aerial attack was of the mightiest in the history of the Korean war in line with a new policy of shattering North military If you cannot reach your own Physician or Dentist, please call one of the following: R. Giordano, D. Vassalluzzo, M.

A. Brisbane, I). I), (Advt,) i dtc iiccn 111 oicci Washington Thousands of manufacturers faced the most critical week of the nationwide steel strike today and the government broadened its study of steel industry prii'es. At the close of business tonight, the steel stoppage will force automobile producers to drop production to five percent of normal output. (By "The Kkes to lie likes cigarrettes and it matter which make.

Furthermore he likes tobacco and paper equally well and he need a spittoon, as he swallows both. That a lot of thin'c ate the spittoon too. think he eats most everything but they're wrong. wrong also when they thir.k that way about other goats. According to and Grodsky.

who don't have to pay for feed, goats' favorite food are weeds and brush, especially briar plants. They like apples, carrots or other fruits and vegetables and paper. They like tin or other metals or meat. Fiill prefers coffee-weed according to and The Grodskys have a slaughter house at 5S3 Maple street. They buy as many as 40 to 50 goats for the Easter season.

However, is the only one left from Easter, The two kids, and Black Bill, wiio are only aboBt two months old, were bought since to help with the lawn mowing. can clear land of brush in no time. and I A fAiOKJ 4 4 V. UkAi animal, the brothers said and easily become pets. The children in particular take to them said and it's quite a sight to see a goat harnessed to a small cart, added that Bill calls, bleats that is.

when he recognizes someone or his chain i' caught. Both brothers pointed out that goats are sure-footed animals. said they like climb and take their well knowt? stance to rest. Pete added that the higher they go the better they like it. He also said that the old goats always want to bf' boss and if a strange goat appears he challenges local leader to a duel.

They back off. get a running start and ram each other head-on. They continue until one wins. possible for them to kill themselves but It never happened here, we break them said merely laughed when he was asked how the acted when they overheard one person call another persoa old.

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