Clearfield Progress (Newspaper) - July 3, 1962, Clearfield, Pennsylvania First With The News Of Philipsburg And Moshannon Valley The Progress Showers Cloudy tonight and Wednesday with A little warmer 5:45 - 8:47 Vol. 56 - No. 156 Our 52nd Year July 3, 1962 14,046 Copies Daily 12 PAGES TODAY Mine Inspection Program in State To Be Stepped Up By VINCENT P. CAROCCI HARRISBURG - is in the process of accelerating its mine inspection program as a means of combatting stream pollution in a Health Department official said The acceleration will said Russell with the transfer of drainage inspection responsibilities from area field offices to regional offices of the department's Sanitary Engineering f Klingensmith is chief of the di vision's mine drainage The purpose of the inspections is to determine whether an operator is violating his mining In the drainage the major concern is whether pollution results from the mine Klingensmith said that the drainage inspection program currently is in a due to the transition of responsibilities and the loss of trained counties have he we just haven't had the people to conduct the We haven't been on our Prior to June 1, all responsibility for water pollution mine in the hands of the regional By incorporating all phases of pollution control into the operations of the regional said it is programmed that 36,000 man hours will be devoted to mine drainage control work during the new fiscal This would be a 6,000-man-hour increase over last fiscal Translated into Klingensmith said the 36,000 hours would be the equivalent of 20 men Continued on Page 7, Column 1 Area Business Places To Close For Holiday Most area business places will be closed Wednesday for the celebration of the Fourth of July A few service stations and eating places will remain The lobby of the Clearfield Post Office will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p. m. The stamp vending machine will be but the windows will be There will be no city or rural Special delivery service will be i provided and will include able and gift Mail will be received and dispatched and box collections will be made according to the usual holiday The Philipsburg Post Office will I close its window but will leave the lobby open for mail service from 7 a. m. until 5 p. m. Mails will arrive and be Collections will be made from street but there will be no deliveries except for specials | The Curwensville Post lobby will be open from 10 a. TAX CUT ADVOCATES MEET WITH IKE - Three governors advocating a reduction in federal income tax and other levies sip ice tea with former President Eisenhower at his farm when he hosted governors and attending the Governors Conference at Pa. From Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New Gov. Michael V. DiSalle of California Gov. Edmund Brown and Men in background are not Threat of Hew Civil War Independence For Algeria Decreed By ANDREW BOROWIEC ALGIERS - French President Charles de Gaulle today proclaimed Algeria independent after 132 years of French Africa's newest nation faced the threat of a new civil war from guerrilla troops seeking to put radical Vice Premier Ahmed Ben Bella into As 4,500 mutinous nationalist guerrillas massed southwest of the jubilant Moslems readied a roaring welcome for Premier Youssef Ben and his The moderate leaders were flying from their Tunisian exile to try to the guerrilla revolt end 1^ I 11 their rule over Parade Will Be July 4 Feature At Osceola Mills Continued on Page 7, Column 2 Tax Statements Due Nation's Governors Tackle Civil Rights Issues By JACK BELL Pa. - The nation's governors come to grips today with the overriding issues of health care for the aged and civil Behind after a stormy session with Secretary of Defense Robert S. lay a verdict on the Kennedy administration's effort to pare down and streamline what it thinks is an and outmoded National Guard and Reserve system ' The governors listened politely Philipsburg Councilmen Authorize Loan PHILIPSBURG -' Philipsburg Borough councilmen last night authorized a temporary loan to meet current operating The new amount is in addition to a loan voted last Mrs. Jack the tax attended the meeting and announced the ' new tax duplicate is now in her hands and that she is ready to begin her Tax statements will be prepared and issued in the near The council prior to and after the inspected a used motorcycle starting will be used by the police department on a trial basis for the policing of the parking Action on the purchase of the motorcycle was deferred pending a letter from the owner and the result of the trials by the During the police it was noted that 1,040 tickets had been issued during the past Proposed changes in two ordinances and increasing the penalties for dog law violators and for dis- orderly conduct offenders were discussed but action was tabled until the next The proposal is to increase dog law violation fines from the present to to and the penalties for disorderly conduct from the present ceiling to The bids presented at the last meeting for the renovation of the first floor of the town hall were further discussed and reported to the committee for additional Continued on Page 7, Column 8 Council Approves Purchase At Chester Hill CHESTER HILL - Chester Hill Borough councilmen at their July last adopted a resolution to borrow for current operating approved the purchase of a set ol six new tires for one of the fire and ordered eight additional new fire hydrants The new tires and tubes for the fire truck were authorized at a cost of with the fire company to pay of the amount to the Upon receipt of this the borough will pay the The new fire hydrants authorized will bring the total to 26. In addition to the 17 present Continued on Page 7, Column 7 Inside The Progress Classified Ads 8, 9 Hospital 8, 12 Obituaries 2 Sports 6 Hints From Heloise 3 Comics 10, 11 Columns * Social News 12 Three Are Injured In Area Damage Tops Three persons were injured since yesterday in traffic mishaps in the Clearfield Valley Total damages in accidents topped the Betty J 38, of suffered lacerations of the scalp at 10:20 p. yesterday when her car was rammed from the rear at a stop sign at the intersection of McCord road and Route 504 in Black Moshannon State Philipsburg State Police said that Anthony M. 45, of. was driving the other Damages were estimated at to the Cowfer sedan and to the Askey Two passengers in different were taken to the Maple Avenue Hospital at DuBois at 3:20 a. m. today following a collision on Route 255 about 10 County Magistrates To Get Convention Report on Thursday The Clearfield County Magistrates and Constables Association will meet Thursday at 8 p. m. in the jury room at the it was announced J. Rex a justice the peace at Lumber will give a report on the 64th annual convention of the Pennsylvania Magistrates Association held at last Mr. who represented Clearfield County at the Continued on Page 7, Column 1 BIO Jo Offer Cheaper Rates for Hauling Coal BALTIMORE & Ohio Railroad plans to offer cheaper rates the to help soft coal compete as a steam fuel for generating electric Jervis said the reduced rates will go into effect next April if approved by the Interstate Commerce He did not state the proposed difference between the bulk transportation rate and existing single car loads beyond that it will be The lower rates will apply to coal moved in trainloads of 4,500 or 9,000 net tons to one electric generating plant on the eastern seaboard served by the B & O The coal must be at one spot in the mining regions of West Virginia or Pennsylvania and un- Continued on Page 7, Column 5 At 10 a. Continued on Page 7, Column 1 Distribution Set Surplus food for the Clearfield area will be distributed July 6, from the Reserve Center at Golden Rod The hours of distribution are from 10 until noon and from 1 to 2:30 p. m. Sale of 1962 County Fair Tickets Starts Thursday The picks of the best grandstand seats for the 1962 Clearfield County Fair are waiting for fair visitors who come early to the fair box office on the Courthouse The box office was set up early this morning and will be open for starting at 10 a. m. July 5. Reserved and box seat as well as family tickets can be bought there until Fair Week - July 30-Aug. 4. The prices of the County Fair tickets remain Mahaffey Pays Bills Byrd Denounces Call For Tax Cutback and stingily applauded scientifically oriented explanation of why they should give up 295 National Guard They were unimpressed with an hour's closed meeting with the As Gov. S. Ernest Vandiver of Georgia put it the governors were willing to sit down and reason with McNamara about the matter by the Continental they were not going to have the federal cut any local units in their In his prepared text put out in McNamara had We want no paper tigers in our Reserve But this line was deleted shortly before he made his talk to the 54th Governors There was no immediate explanation for the The Washington threat to the Guard was only one of the issues on which the governors said they want local control of almost everything that concerns the lives of their of the fat federal aid without which the states could not operate There was even an argument over whether the U.S. Supreme Court could interfere in a right to have a prayer said in its public This stemmed from the court's decision that a prayer in New York was A couple of unlikely companions in this Farris Florida and John H. Maine gave birth to a resolution to put the conference on record as regretting the court's decision and urging Congress to amend the Constitution to clear and By JOE HALL WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry F. chairman of the Senate Finance today denounced the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's call for a substantial income tax Byrd said the reduction would be inflationary and would mean a federal Byrd thus joined the committee's senior Sen. John J. in assailing the Williams told the Senate Monday that it may be politically popular at the the long-range inflationary results for Americans would be He declared that refuse to have any part of such irresponsible action as to endorse a tax cut in the face of our present told a reporter he would have a detailed statement on the recommendation But he said that congressional tax experts already had advised him that the proposal would chop tax revenues by billion a year instead of the maximum billion estimated by chamber Byrd said he was convinced even without a tax reduction there IE OSCEOLA MILLS - The 40th annual Osceola Mills Fair and Fourth of July celebration opened here last night and officials said the opening was one of the largest and best ever Ground prizes of each were awarded to Mrs. Margaret Fetters and to Frances A big crowd was on hand for the first day and Firemen were still working late last night completing late minute The various stands and concessions are now in full operation in addition to a variety of The opening of the Fair even caused borough council to post pone its regular monthly Council will meet next Monday the Fourth of will be the big day in the Lawrence Twp. Tax Budget The Lawrence Township School meeting last night in the approved a tax program and budget for 1962-63, discussed at length the proposed borrowing of to solve some of its financial problems and elected M. Austin Turner as its new Mr. who also serves as president of the Clearfield Area Joint will serve the unexpired term of Stanley Thompson who resigned effective July 1. The secretary's salary was set at a Lawrence Township residents will now pay 29 mills on real estate and a per capita of which is enacted The real estate tax is an 8 mills increase over the 1961-62 levy of 21 Continued on Page 7, Column 3 1 Continued on Page 7, Column 2 Mahaffey Dynamiters Held for Court On Malicious Mischief MAHAFFEY - Two Mahaffey youths were released on bail apiece yesterday after being arraigned on a charge of malicious mischief following Sunday's dynamiting of a street John F. 19, and David F. 18,' were ordered to Continued on Page 7, Column 5 Directs Telephone Operations At Hershey Conference Mrs. Miriam 207 West Market is direct ing the telephone switchboard operation at the 54th annual Governor's Conference now under way at Mrs. former Clearfield chief operator for the Bell Telephone is now a service Nine Bell long distance operators from Harrisburg are manning the conference switchboard et Hotel The conference will end remain same as in the past - for a reserved for one in a This year the nightly grandstand performance will feature a different star attraction from Tuesday through Monday's feature will be another big always one of the most popular attractions of the Stars of the grandstand show will Radio and TV Artist Tuesday Ginny Continued on Page 7, Column 8 MAHAFFEY - Mahaffey Borough Council held a short meeting last night during which receipts totaling were reported and bills totaling were Present at the meeting the park as soon as President Albert The treasurer's and tax Harry W. Emery C. tor's reports were and J. Guy Mayor approved bills were William C. Sheesley and is the date of the next | regular Light To Be Park To Be Cleaned In Coalport Borough COALPORT - Coalport Borough Council approved the transferring of a street light and discussed the cleaning of the Beechwood Park last The street light will be moved from Railroad and Hill streets to Laurel and Union The light presently is not serving any The park committee was authorized to arrange for the cleaning Dynamite Explosion Wrecks Highway Dept. Maintenance Shed A State Highways Department maintenance shed was blasted by dynamite near Grampian some time Saturday Ralph Clearfield County maintenance revealed The blast knocked the rear wall off the eight by Algeria's independence became effective at 10:30 the result of a statement issued by De Gaulle following a special meeting of the French the self-determination vote of July 1, 1962," the statement Algerian people called for independence of cooperating with In the relations between France and Algeria being henceforth founded on the conditions defined by the governmental declarations of March 19, 1962 Evian peace the president of the French republic declares that France solemnly recognizes the independence of France's last colonial trator of High Commissioner Christian conveyed De Gaulle's declaration to President Abderrahmane Fares of the Algerian Provisional Executive and transferred to the provisional government the sovereignty France had held for more than a century over The Evian agreements call for the provisional executive to rule Algeria until a Constituent Assembly is elected later this month and a parliamentary government takes It was believed Ben Cabinet from Tunis would be merged with the provisional and Ben would become president of the new combined Late Monday as crowds ( of cheering Moslems roamed the streets of Algiers celebrating the overwhelming vote Sunday for next term of steel shed and damaged after pleading guilty before signs and tools that had I News From Around The Continued on Page 7, Column 3 Ridgway Scout Troops Hike To Camp Mountain Run Continued on Page 7, Column 6 1 Continued on Page 7, Column 1 - PENFIELD - Two of the Council to summer camp the hard way Sunday when they hiked all of the way from their home towns of Ridgway and Clearfield to nearby Camp Mountain Continued on Page 7, Column 4 3 Districts Vote To Renew School Jointure IRVONA - The Board of Education of the Joint Schools took action to renew the present jointure agreement and accepted two resignations Monday Beccaria Coalport 15 Borough and Irvona Borough 5 vored renewing of the jointure der the present agreement for a E three year Jordan E ship will take action at its meeting July 6. The resignations of Mrs. Jo Love of Houtzdale and James JE Stodart of Clearfield were E ed. Mrs. Love taught English developmental reading in the Junior High School for the past two and Mr. Stodart taught fifth grade for three years in the Coalport Elementary Senate Sugar OKs Continued on Page 7, Column 3 Member Appointed To | Lumber City Council LUMBER CITY - Earl was appointed councilman by Lumber City Borough Council last He succeeds Raymond In other council agreed to sell water from the borough supply to S. J. Groves and Sons Co. for cement curing while the construction company is working on the Curwensville dam Bills totaling were Present at the meeting were President Andrew Malvin Ira Harvey Secretary Kenneth Gardner and Mayor Rex Glen Hope Council Holds Routine Meeting GLEN HOPE - Monday S regular meeting of the Glen Hope E Borough Council was used for E routine including the payment of approved Attending were President Joseph Herman James John Kitko and Secretary Agnes Aug. 6, is the regular By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - The Senate has passed a sugar extension and sent it to President Kennedy for But the administration hurriedly sought to modify it to soothe several outraged Latin-American nations who feel they were being Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana moved to alter the provisions by offering an amendment to a minor already passed by the House which would an additional allotment of sugar for Western Hemisphere Soblen To Remain In London For Awhile LONDON - Dr. Robert Soblen probably will not be well enough to travel to the United States at least another two or three a hospital spokesman announced The fugitive spy who tried to commit suicide to escape a life sentence in the United States spent a fairly comfortable night and the improvement in his condition was the spokesman convicted of spying for the Soviet forfeited bail and fled to Israel last Lady Churchill Visits Sir Winston Winston now recovered enough to sit up out of was visited by his wife today in Middlesex Lady Churchill told is getting on very She said there is not yet any indication when Sir Winston's fractured thigh will be sufficiently healed to let him out of the Marines Being Flown From Thailand Thailand - Transport planes and helicopters flew U. S. Marines from Thailand today to land bases and sea units in the Pacific in a move cutting 1,000 men from the U. S. task force in the Southeast Asian Informants said some of leathernecks were being flown directly to land bases in the Okinawa and Others were being shuttled by helicopter to units of the U. S. 7th Fleet standing off PRR Executive Criticizes Eastern Railroads WASHINGTON - Board Chairman James M. Symes of the Pennsylvania Railroad said today that Eastern Railroads actually looking down the road to my mind that is the most dangerous monopoly of a subsidized nationalized railroad said Symes in testimony prepared for the Senate Antitrust and and Monopoly Brazil Chooses Conservative Premier Brazil - The Chamber of Deputies today approved Senate President Auro Soares da Moura Andrade to be Brazil's ending a week's government 46, a conservative and one of Brazil's youngest was approved by a 222-51 vote after a six-hour Teachers Told Not To Strike DENVER - Public school teachers were advised today can't go out on an illegal strike one day and expect to go back to your classroom and teach good citizenship the Arthur F. executive secretary of the California Teachers Association strike as a weapon for teachers is outmoded and The Scouts of Troop 93, under the j leadership of Robert left Ridgway early day morning and after a warm E day's travel arrived at camp E around 3 p. m. after covering some E 18 miles cross country and ing local roads through the state E None the worse for their E all of the members were in E good shape when they SThe troop consumed about six EI hours of travel time in their After careful planning by their E leaders and assembly at their E Continued on Page 7, Column 2 1 More Than 900 1 New U. S. Flags To Fly in Area More than 900 new 50-star United | States flags will be flying in the S| Clearfield ley area on Independence Day morrow as a result of The ress flag sale That's S the number purchased by readers of The Progress in the three and E one-half weeks program of The E Progress to make flags readily E available for display on Flag Day E and Independence S Except for flags reserved for E those who ordered and have E not yet picked up their the flag supply of The Progress is new E exhausted and the sale by The E Progress is officially E sons wishing to purchase flags are E reminded that they are available E in retail stores and from some Boy E Girl Scout and other organizations which are selling them as Eja fund-raising | Council Approves Resignation at Irvona IRVONA - Irvona Borough Council accepted the resignation ef Howard Olson Monday Mr. Olson had submitted his resignation at the May regular but no action was taken on it at that Routine business included the reports of the treasurer and t ax Attending were Paul Councilmen Bruce Thomas Andrew Robert Mooney George Mayor William Collins and Secretary Lillian Aug. 6, is the date of the next regular
