Bucks County Courier Times (Newspaper) - May 24, 1977, Levittown, Pennsylvania wr Vol No 123 May 56 Pages 20 Cents Courier by Canal excursion Hot and humid weather provided these two unidentified ists with good reason to lest the waters of the Delaware Canal in Upper recently For outdoor canoes can be rented hourly from at least two dealers with quarters on the canal in Washington Crossing The balmy mate Is expected to continue through this week with a chance of occasional thunder showers Sec story on Page A3 don't want apartments By Susan Spragne Courier Times Stuff Writer Nearly 100 Warminster residents last night jammed the township Ing to deliver a message to the do not want any more apartments In The residents came to participate In a hearing on a proposed plan to build apartments In the financially distraught Old Country Village ping Center at Street and David's Roads Several residents spoke to the saying In no uncertain terms they do not want apartments there Presenting a thick yellow sheaf of Kathleen a dent of the hundred signatures say we do not want apartments on our corner do not want any more ments In we 100 protest in Warminster feel we have our fair ued Mrs The residents agreed they don't want the center to remain In its present state of think our township planners and ing hearing board can come up with something suitable for that said Mrs Hodgkinson Richard the attorney resenting a development he declined to said It was uncertain cr a developer would be willing to cept a plan other than the one proposed The which has the Ing of Trevose Savings present leaseholder of Old Country was Interested in building SZ bedroom apartments In the now cant store complexes Saying that he was the wa- for his had asked for the public hearing to get reaction from the residents He said If the plan was approved It would be at least a year before occupancy would be possible The apartments would cater to singles and young and would not bring more children Into the ship After the residents objections to the the supervisors asked what they would like to sec on the site some of my we agreed we would like to sec a bowling alley or movie house said Mrs The residents like the stores and banks that arc now located In the she and would not want to lose them Supervisor August Boyd said he had looked Into the possibility of ting a theatre in the and no one was The supervisors did not vole on the proposed plan Supervisor Chairman Richard said he expects the developer will have to do hard as a result of the residents objections Supervisor Ford said he is opposed to the plan because It would violate the township fire codes John deputy chief of the minster Fire said the company Is also opposed to any ments being built Into the existing structures Citing a serious arson fire In one of the empty buildings last McCarron only thing we were grateful for was that no lives were at McCarron said the fire department has given the buildings a minute and if someone were trapped Inside It would be almost Impossible to get them out In time Iron Butterfly She's the Warminster parks director Dy Susan Sprague Courier Tunes Staff Writer In they call her their Soft spoken and Ann is often mistaken Tor one of the high school students who frequent the parks she directs But extensive education and training give Mrs the ence to do her best to make the township's six parks for Standing S foot Mrs doesn't tip the scales at 110 pounds dripping wet Wide blue eyes and a soft piping voice add to her ly quality At Mrs is one of the youngest park directors In the and one of only two women directors She has an undergraduate degree in psychology and a masters degree In parks and plus experience working in Warminster under federal Manpower and for the parks department in New Jersey From her own being female and youthful Is times a would go to review a park for a grant New and people would they sent a girl to look at my said Mrs Toole But they learned fast that being a female didn't make her they had anything they didn't get their and that was she said In one of the first things Mrs asserted herself on was the proposed ordinance defining the jobs of park board and Its staff Review of Ihc ordinance was almost but Mrs Page Oil Ren Brown Ann strives for something for the permission JL By Lanny Courier Times Staff Writer The loser In the first battle of tol Township's war is the French Adult Book Store on Route 13 near The township zoning hearing board last night denied the store's ment permission to operate 18 The shows arc films viewed in private coin-operated According to Paul attorney for French Adult Book Stores peep shows arc an Important ic sideline of porno shops The films bring In about 30 per cent of the said Peep shows In two other township locations had been operating illegally but were shut down recently The ers were advised by the township to seek approval from the zoning board If they wished to continue operating the film machines Pornographic books arc also under attack In the township The township commissioners arc working on lation that would prohibit the sale of obscene material Last night's meeting was attended by about 55 many of whom referred to adult book store owners as and A confrontation also developed be- tween and the zoning but It was less vocal It dealt with of law and Issues like who owned the book store and what would the subject matter of the films be The board turned down the peep show request after citing a provision In the township zoning ordinance re- quiring it to rule In the Interest of the township and the public The two zoning officials Christopher and Mary Lou said they did not think peep shows served the best Interest of the township was reading from a different section of the zoning ordinance Ills Interpretation of the law Is approval must be granted un- less the township can show the peep shows arc or offensive by reason of nation or news summary Bucks County 2 Sentencing has heavy security Two one serving life term for Bucks County were sentenced yesterday on armed robbery charges Crimes occurred while the two men were escapees More than 20 security officers were on hand 3 Pomeroy's does not plan to move store The president of Pomcroy's has categorically denied his department store is considering pulling up slakes at the Center and moving to the old In the 3 Rating expected OD conviction testimony A Bucks County was expected to rule today whether testimony about an earlier child abuse murder conviction will be allowed at the trial of a Bristol Township man charged with attempted murder In the beating of his son 3 Court may solve dispute A zoning in Borough last night came a little closer to being resolved in Bucks County Court The borough council failed to adopt the proposed zoning change to allow developer Emge to build 25 apartments on tract on South State and Barclay Streets Warminster 4 government study on form of government wilt be along with a possible but no one knows which way they're going Meeting Is scheduled for June although 11 elected officials aren't no certification Business ft Insulation firms anticipate avalanche of orders Manufacturers await business boom because of President Carter's proposal for insulating 90 per cent of all American homes by 1985 Government fears new emphasis on insulation will bring out unscrupulous business people who will attempt to make a bundle of cash from homeowners Editorial 6 Criminal code with civil rights the criminal code but don't deprive us of our Constitutional rights C shy Meet an member of this newspaper staff 6 Taxpayer get-together Taxpayers arc forming lobbying too And why 7 Public's right to know and the US Senate Secrecy has always been something of a problem In this government body 7 Political trial of FBI agent could shape bureau's future Who will control the super police 11 Yon can be a successful Convention held recently in Chicago dealt with Researchers have been able to categorize types of personalities which arc successful In securing employment Those applicants who arc optimistic about challenge and arc more be hired than those who wait for things to happen to them Sports Football Scholastic 16 Teacher cutbacks could cost Cardinal grid job football coach Ron Cardinal faces possible job luss if Bristol Township School District goes ahead with teacher cutbacks Official word won't be known Conditioning Living II The A club for those who put off today what can be done morrow Lcs Waas of Huntingdon Valley Is president of a club that recently has celebrated such timely events as America's The Club started as a but It's membership Is growing as more people find Its fun to have a formal okay to put things off 17 Coaches on Conditioning Council Rock's and Hal tell how they stay in top physical condition Track Scholastic 18 Sic ma nek riding high despite missing Postal halts William Joe and teammates from competing In Relays sad story has a happy ending Tennis 19 Lower girls seek to net LBC tennis title today girls battle lo keep Lower from running away with tennis title Both won matches yesterday good evening The Netherlands has a problem The Asian extremists have seized about 161 hostages There has been gunfire heard In Ihc schools where the children and teachers arc being held After a long wait the South cans have presented what they call demands It's easy to say never to negotiate with terrorists What would you say If It were your child or relative being Talking about Mayor 20 says be will move the cal group The members of the group have been seen uniformed and armed and people In the area arc afraid says he hopes to remove the group without violence but If It starts trouble the police will end They could delay It a few weeks but It appears Mitchell and R will soon be joining John in Jail That means the former highest law en- forcement man In the will be just another number the leader of It all will be back on television earning a for- tune They say Bruno will talk be- fore the New Jersey State sion of Investigation He may talk but he probably won't say much Of course they could ask Bruno what he thinks of the casino passed yesterday by the State There arc many who don't think gambling will bring the mob to Atlantic City They think the mob Is ready there and waiting That young jockey Steve now faces the problem which comes to everyone who rides horses Will he be able to get back up on the horse after an The bet here Is he'll be just as tive when he gets back The kid's a born jockey and Is riding right Into the of fame Now for some stolen The divorce courts arc filled with people who believed in beginner's luck Safety toward ers as you would have others drive ward A Bucks A ft Schedule S p.m Classified A 7 p.m 1133 Happenings Jacoby 3 im Wilson Your Ml Newsroom Sports Circulation
