Derrick (Newspaper) - February 12, 1958, Oil City, Pennsylvania Some people use language to ex- lohie to conceal and Instead or THE The Home Newspaper in the Area Cloudy with ft flurries today and quite High Established in 1871, No. 16 PAGES WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16 PAGES 7c a By 45c Wk. Proposes Jr. College For This District A long-range calling for the construction of an area technical high school and an community junior presented to the Oil City Area School Committee last The program was given to the committee by Dr. H. Virgil Grumbling further The school superintendent said he was proposing the program because he believes necessary our school system is to keep pace with the present and future Dr. Grumbling listed the following proposals in the order I. One or two special reading Z. One speech 3. Director of research and public 4. A part time 5. Additional clerical one in the business office and one lor the department of ors 6. Director of personnel and 7. Area technical high 8. Area community college gram to include two years of school He added that the technical high school and college program should cover a larger area thai of just the Oil City Area IN POINTING out the needs for a technical high Dr. bling said all schools in Venango County and part ot Crawford including could share in the facilities of the technical high Training for adults also would be provided and the school would be open 12 months a Night classes would be Such a high school would train on 2, Col. 4) 48 Persons Called For Jury Duty FRANKLIN Forty eight names were pulled by jury com- missioners Tuesday to serve as traverse jurors in the court of common first Monday in The list of those selected to serve on the traverse jury is as OIL CITY S. Mrs. Walter Fred W. J. Mrs. Ellen Mrs. Arthur L. Calvin C. Roger J. Grace B. Mrs. J. A. Mrs. Edith Andrew Mrs. Martin Mary Mrs Sara and Mrs. Lloyd FRANKLIN Mrs. A. C. Rebecca P. Alice Meade A. Edith and Vance re- CORNPLANTER TOWNSHIP 0. D. oil ence D. refinery Goldie Harry H. and Mrs. Harry CANAL TOWNSHIP Mrs. Elizabeth and William A. COOPERSTOWN Guy PLUM TOWNSHIP Glenn PINEGROVE Earl J. Arthur J. well and old IRWIN TOWNSHIP J. G. and Clinton MINERAL TOWNSHIP Ralph POLK Ellis P. SUGARCREEK TOWNSHIP Rudolph P. and Betty S. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP Leo J. Mrs. Florence and Mrs. Ruth Curtis E. S. and Edward P. TOWNSHIP Foster OAKLAND TOWNSHIP Frank H. JACKSON TOWNSHIP Mrs. H. H. Subscribed In Drive A total of in and pledges was reported Tuesday ning toward this area's minimum goal of for a regional central Catholic high school in Venango County and a new inary in Participating in the fund drive are the six parishes of Oil Franklin and The first report meeting was held in the St. Stephen school teria with Monsignor Louis J. pastor of St. Stephen More than 200 drive leaders and workers attended the meeting give reports on the memorial gifts phase of the THE BREAKDOWN of the re- St. Joseph i of Oil Stephen of Oil St. of of the Oil Help of and St. of The memorial gifts reports were the of the first week of solicitations which started February 4. THE LOCAL area drive is part of the campaign in the Catholic Diocese of Erie for con- struction of parochial high schools and a seminary and for other In attendance at Tuesday night's meeting Rev. Joseph pastor of the Church of the Rev. Francis pastor of the Help of Christians Rev. Joseph pastor of St. Church of and Rev. Urban pastor of St. rick Church of Max P. Gabreski conducted the of the IT WAS brought out at the ing that memorial opportunities are being offered in the new posed regional Catholic high school and the new seminary to those persons who would like to nate a memorial in of a de- parted person or to honor the The next report meeting was set for 8 p. m. February 18, in the St. Stephen Prayers Start Anniversary At Shrine Feb. 11 Pope Pius speaking by radio from the led grims in prayer today to mark the 100th anniversary of the day the Roman Catholic Church says the Virgin Mary appeared to 14- year-old Bernadette The on some in wheel chairs arid the rest from all over the world to join Pierre Cardinal primate of and 20 ops and archbishops in After receiving the pope's tolic blessing in a Special message read by Most Rev. bishop of the throng prayed for the 81-year-old pontiff and 300 priests This believed to be one of the largest tions of the Blessed Sacrament ever It began a year of celebration of the 18 of the the unexplained appearance of a spring in a heretofore rocky and a series of unexplained cures of the hopelessly ill which led to the of little girl as St. The church attributes miraculous healing properties to tho waters of the Perishes In Blaze GROVE Feb. 11 Hi 68, perished yesterday in a fire nl his home In this Cause of tho blaze was not de- Firemen estimated GHou HONG Feb. 11 stepped down as Red na's foreign minister today and a close tubby Vice Chen took his Chou remained on as Premier with his high standing in the apparently as firm as Peiping radio said the change was recommended by Chou self as part of a shakeup in aimed at streamlining the Communist the start of the nation's second year Westerners here felt the move frees to concentrate on in- ternal problems and to bolster his position within the Communist At this foreign fairs lake a back to the mighty task of making backward China an industrial Kll of Chou's recommendations for reorganization of the many government ministries were proved by the Chinese Congress as it wound up its The Congress also approved measures for the five-year including a 1958 Peiping radio said Chou had proposed readjustments to carry through the of the regime's rectification campaign and to cope with the new situation that Red China now faces in Socialist Army Marshal Chen the new foreign is a onetime ironworker with a college His star began rising on the Chinese scene a few years ago after an outstanding military Chou became foreign minister as well as Premier in 1949 when Chairman Mao became chief of dynamic yet had a stormy career in the old He served in the army under Chiang but later deserted him when the Communists began their move for Party Fund Drive Linked To Gas Feb. 11 Eisenhower and the Re- publican National Committee re- fused today to touch any money raised in a. parly fund drive in Texas that was linked to support for the natural gas The which the tional GOP stirred up the and possibly spoiled chances of the ing was engineered by H.J. Republican al committeeman for machinery was a at Houston Monday night for Rep. Joseph W. the House Republican Martin spoke at the He didn't even mention the which would ease federal control over natural and is eagerly sought by oil and gas in- a Jan. 30 letter by Porter booming sales of tickets to the dinner came to light dnd set the political pot to Porter's letler described Martin as a friend of oil and gas industries and a battler for the gas will be up to Joe the letter muster at least 65 per cent of the lican votes in order to pass the gas this He has to put Republican members from ern and eastern consuming areas on the spot because the is not popular due to the distortion of facts by newspaper columnists and The must raise tial amounts of money for the Re- publican party as part of these will go towards the election of Re- publican congressmen and Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler blasted the epi- sode as a exercise in mass bribery a flagrant ex- change of money for voles cynical and James A. er's press said no one at tho White House knew anything about the letter until it was by Ihe Washington The Post estimated the dinner raised Martin said at Houston he knew nothing about the Porter letter until am still for the gas and will support jt when It comes to the floor Martin Republican national issued n statement of which Hagerty said lind the approval ot AIRMAN DONALD G. of The N. crouches In the rear of a small steel cubicle at Randolph Force Base in San Feb. 9 where lie started a seven-day make-believe trip to the Movie over his another one Is to the right of the opening nml n portable TV is on the Fired Counsel Files To Sen. Morse Feb. 11 HI Bernard sel to a House said tonight he has turned over to Sen. Morse his from a probe linking some top Republicans with influence allegedly on eral agencies in behalf of big Morse is a strenuous foe of the Eisenhower Schwartz made the statement to newsmen an all-day wrangle with a Commerce subcommittee which demanded he turn over all files to it. The 34-year-old law professor charged earlier most sub- committee members have joined unholy alliance between big business and the White House to obtain a of a probe into six regulatory agencies in- the Federal tions He charged there is an cover up corruption an alleged payoff to a member of the Schwartz also said tho firing him last night ed him also from revealing machinations of the White House clique in controlling decisions ol these He as members ot this chief presidential Sherman White House counsel Gerald Secretary of Commerce Col. Gordor President Eisenhower's and former Now York Gov. Thomas E. The now headed by Harris after the resignation of Chairman in protest questioned Schwartz most of tho day about the records he collected in a six month Schwartz said lie was asked last night by Morse and by Sen. liams to call on them separately with his personal He did he first ing on Williams and then on Expenses Climb Local Hospital To Increase Rates For Room And Care Rates for room and care will be increased by the Oil City Hospital March 1, according to action taken by the board of directors at its regular meeting Monday School Play To Benefit Organ Fund The Harland C. ial organ fund and the foreign ex- change student fund will benefit from proceeds of the Oil City High School's forthcoming The at Mid is being sponsored by the council the It will be presented Feb. 21, in the Raymond S. faculty advisor of Ihe student jointed out that memorial has selected the raising of money for the memorial organ as its project for the The which will be in memory of the late Harland Mitchell who was music super- visor at the is to be stalled before the end of this school Mr. Goodwill reported that the advance ticket sale for the play is A homeroom con- test is being First place in the at the first report was the homeroom of Miss Edith Kay is the ticket Second place is homeroom of Mrs. Ethel C. Caldwell with John Schoch as ticket Third place is the school room of Miss Beryl Eddy with Ruth Carlson as ticket Members of the piny tee nrc lion Judy Denny ami F. faculty di- rector of tho complimented Tuesday the cast for its 100 per cent attendance at He cast Is working to make this play one of the jest mystery ploys ot recent This is the first rate increase at the local hospital since January 1, 1955. OIL CITY Hospital is one ot the last hospitals in country a 40-hour, five-day all This schedule has been in effect since January 1. A spokesman for tlie board said the rale increase was made sary by Ihe 40-week schedule and by a general increase in salaries given employes lo offset rising cost of He said in- creases in the costs of supplies and materials also made an in the rates The new rales for room and care will for ward for and for private The new rates are reported as lower than some hospitals in this THE LOCAL hospital has 275 employes and an annual payroll over a thus making it one of the major factors in the general economy of this Historic Area Church Burns GROVE CITY Tile efforts of four fire companies failed to save the historic near Grove Cily in Mercer The frame structure burned to the ground Tuesday This was the second church structure in the area lo he de- by within a Last Saturday morning the ards Run near was engulfed by The four companies on Ihe scene at Ihe lime of the fire were Grove and Sindy Calls were also sent lo Jackson Center and Dry Milk Available Feb. 11 MI Canada Is making million pounds of surplus dry skimmed milk able to various international relief agencies for feeding programs for mothers and French Support i Premier 12 The French National Assembly gave Premier Felix n solid support today after hearing him firmly defend a French air against a The vote was 330-179, The Issue was not one ot formal but if It lind gone against his 3-month-old government would have had to Assembly endorsement of the government's North African came against a backdrop of widely ranging protests and mounting tension the bomb ing Tunisia says the attack last Saturday on the frontier lage of Sidi persons 114 wounded and 10 France says I lie raid was in reprisal for Algerian rebel tion against French forces from Tunisian deplored the killing ol civilians this most but declared most victims were Ho told Ihe Assembly the had authorized tho armed forces to least its right of legitimate He sought to put the blame the attack on the saying they had harbored and aided the rebels from neighboring said an of war and infiltration had beer established In the frontier village by the Algerian National tion ts the 30-year-old Premier the does not recognize in this Even as he hostility in- creased against French forces k Tunisian national guardsmen blocking the land approaches to big French val base at and ing to fire on any ships entering the port. Says Tunisia Requesting U. S. Backing Feb. 11' Se of Stale Dulles today that Tunisia has American support In a move to denounce France before the ed Nations for bombing a border village last Dulles said it would be ture to decide whether to back any such because nisia was vague about what the United Nations might He appealed to both sides lo minimize the impact of the ing and seek lo develop close and friendly relations of the kind he believes necessary between North Africa and Western Dulles talked about the Tunisian crisis at a news ence where lie carefully sought lo steer a middle in keeping with past He he might favor international discussion of the quarrel unless Ihe French took quick steps to calm the Dulles spoke out an hour after French Ambassador called at the Stale ment to advise thai his ment is considering paying an in- to Ihe families of Ihe 78 persons killed and wounded in Ihe bombing To Attend Meeting Grange Hall will be the site of a day meeting for farm sored by the Venango County The ing will begin at a.m. and last until 3 p.m. The featured speaker will be G. A. president of sylvania who will discuss Power of Clarence tive secretary of Ihe PFA will also appear as a speaker to dis- cuss the importance of the and how it Another highlight of the gram will he a panel discussion of farmer members from ing The discussion will outline the county's in Ihe overall PUC Okays Kale Hike For Feb. 11 Public Commission today approved n annual rate Increase by Iho Manufacturers Light and Heal effective 13, U. S. Fires Missile In Test Flight Workhorse Of Space Weapon Arsenal Off Its Pad CAPE 11 workhorse of Uio American space weapon off its firing pad The backbone of the rocket which hurled the first U. S. satellite into orbit around the earth January 31, roared up into a over- cast Florida sky at p. in. Us test flight out over the At- Ocean may yield much in- formation vital to America in her effort to to a tion of tho secrets of A few minutes after 7 the Redstone service gantry was wheeled away and the missile be- gan to the ness of the night a Shores Deserted Postal Plan Goal Is Aid To Economy Ily WILMOT WASHINGTON Feb. 11 A program to the physical plant of Ihe postal service was announced by President Eisenhower The While House It as a move to bolster tho national n White House statement re- enlarging or ing government-owned posl office replacing or re- modeling leased buildings and providing mall handling equipment for all postal Earlier government ed Americans were cd to the unemployment rolls In It was the biggest monthly In since the ond of World Wai H and it led to renewed demands from Congress for faster nnt more comprehensive efforts to re store the nation to full prosperity Total unemployment readied 4, last the Commerce ami Labor Departments reported This represented 5.8 of the working a smaller percent age than in previous James C. the dent's press was whether the posl office modernize lion p r o g r a m could fairly be called part of the administration's program to combat the business think it would be fair to say that it About 75 per cent of the money for the however woult come from private Am the government's share of the cosl would be contingent on Congress approving a 5-ccnt letter rate foi inter-city Early Relief Not In Sight By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A high pressure weather sys tern stretching a third of the way around the earth kept worst and longest cold spell ly entrenched in the Eastern half of the nation And no early relief was in Subzero swept in by ing northwest numbed parts of the Eastern half of the nation for the sixth day A vast mound of cold high sure air extended westward ross the United States to the er Mississippi Valley across ern Canada and the and inlo Siberia and The U.S. Weather Bureau in Washington the er pattern as situation which makes the outlook for any quick change toward springlike er quite The mercury plunged lo at early Sault had Green and 111., Equinunk in northeastern sylvania's Wayne County had an low of The biting and snow and sleet storms during the wintry sault were blamed for at least Most ot fatalities were due lo In snow or nulo accidents on icy to extreme cold accounted for a small Deaths Mrs. W. R. Frederick A. It had frosted over as liquid oxy- gon was pumped inlo its fuel tanks at 300 degrees below Tho ocean outside Ihe missile lest center were deserted until tho Redstone began lo blaze through the darkness with icy Then tho word spread like fire t hat n firing was Imminent and soon u long line of biles poured out onto tho hard sand The Army announced minutes after Ihe firing that It had mode a routine tost firing of tho The missile was in sight only 2b seconds after it blasted off. Then It vanished into a black cloud the is a 200- mile ballistic missile a long-range artillery weapon that could bo set aimed and fired by GI Joes in the It Is so far the Army that It can be placed in the hands of its troops by mid- The furious public demand for an American earth satellite to match the Russian Sputniks cast the Redstone In a more exotic role and made it the free world's most famous space It was thrust into duly as Ihe first stage of the makeshift widen formed so brilliantly in launching the Explorer satellite now circling the Labor Chiefs Endorse Job Development Feb. 11 Wl Labor leaders from across sylvania today endorsed Gov. job development to reduce unemployment in he Joseph A. president of the Pennsylvania Federation of said representatives of unions and building trades councils from 46 cities backed the plan at a meeting here map a program for coping with mass McDonough said union would attend area meetings called by the governor to review problems in each of the state's stricken The first regional meeting will in Erie That port city is currently listed by the U.S. Department as having be- tween 9 and 12 per cent of its work force The meeting today agreed that steps would be taken on a local jasis by individual central unions nd building trades councils to plans for public ion The local union officials arc to ticet as soon as possible with government officials in areas step up any area public In other action the meeting called for e compensation ic assistance and surplus food On Inside Pages 6 U 10 3 12 Moment Section
