Valley Independent, The (Newspaper) - May 28, 1986, Monessen, Pennsylvania The VALLEY INDEPENDENT The Daily Newspaper For Everyone in the Valley Area Weather Outlook Tonight and partly cloudy with fog tonight Low near 55 High Thursday in the mid 70s Charleroi Area school plan OK By BOB GARDNER Area School Board last night unanimously approved im- of a middle school system which would house seventh and eighth grade students in the present high school complex Approval gives the administration in general and district dent Dr Donald A in 1 the green light to proceed with planning for in-service teacher curriculum development and faculty structure development Voting for the measure were Directors William Robert Ken Joseph Robert Bruce Frank and Rosalie Carroll Director Joyce Yohe was absent from the meeting The new middle school concept is to become effective at the start of the school year and is being opposed by groups of parents who do not want their youngsters mingled with secondary high school students a situation they claim will be disruptive to the educational process not at this where the proposed new middle school will be said Dr Celaschi prior to the start of last night's regular monthly meeting of board whose start was delayed Related Stories On Pages 10 by board caucus for 23 minutes it is important that we be given authorization to proceed with all the myriad other details that are needed in order to put the middle school concept in motion and make it he explained The in related also authorized the hiring of a middle school principal Dr Celaschi could not say last night just how much the tation of a new middle school would cost the district in terms of dollars and cents depends upon just what they he ex- the physical tion in the high school does not require any major uic Ui I believe the entire funding can be taken from some of the in- terest which has accumulated from the district's financial Dr Celaschi did offer the that any physical modification expenditure over require that we look to a bond issue to provide the The approved tentative budget allows for preliminary work on the system initial emphasis will be on curriculum and staff he said already have the teachers in place with the proper curriculum As it now the plan does not designate how many of the district's buildings if any will be but Dr Celaschi did say that housing the middle school in the present high school complex Page Bloodmobile set for Monongahela Mon Valley Blood Program returns to Monongahela tomorrow in another effort to overcome a nagging deficit A public drive be held from 1 to 7 p.m in the social hall of transfiguration Catholic Church on Chess St and officials and volunteers are hoping for a good turnout been making up a lot of but we still have a long way to said a spokesperson for the Blood Program the spokesperson time is running out The campaign will end June and Thursday's bile is the one for this month I homestretch effort to reach the goal of pints of blood A variety of problems last winter the campaign behind schedule Although drives over the last two months have helped in the catch-up the Blood Program solid effort in the remaining weeks -1 been getting closer and f A I person mgn Challenge series kelped a and the other public drives also cut Page Fallow field Twp FATAL ACCIDENT James of Elizabeth was killed in the collision between these vehicles Tuesday at p.m Twp police said the crash took place on Route 201 near Estates Mr Shaver was a former educator in the Elizabeth Forward School District and had served for many years as chairman of the Basketball Committee Independent Photo By Park District man dies in crash One man was killed and another seriously injured when their cles collided head-on on Route 201 approximately tenths of a north of Interstate 70 near Estates The accident occurred at p.m during a light rain According to Twp a vehicle operated by Albert E of Belle Vernon was traveling south on Route 201 when the operator approached a curve in the roadway As he rounded the Forgas noticed that traffic was stopped in front of him Forgas then swerved into the northbound lane to avoid striking the vehicle in front of him in the rear When he he struck a vehicle operated by James Shaver of 917 Third head-on Shaver was extricated from his vehicle by members of the er Twp volunteer firemen and personnel from Emergency Medical Services and Washington City Community Ambulance Service He was pronounced dead on arrival at Mon Valley Hospital in Carroll Twp Forgas was taken to Mon Valley where he was listed in critical condition today North Belle Vernon police assisted at the site of the accident as traffic was backed up for an extended period of time A spokesperson at the Twp police department said that from Pittsburgh was called to the but conditions were too poor for the helicopter to it is not known if any charges will be filed in the accident Shaver was well-known in the having been employed many years with the Elizabeth Forward School District He was a teacher before becoming the first principal at the high school in 1957 Shaver held that position until he was moved up into the tive office to handle business affairs He also served many years as chairman of the basketball steering committee before retiring a few years back Shaver had finished a two-year term as an Elizabeth Forward School Board director in January USW angered by Allenport actions By CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY Gerald dent of United Steelworkers Local is considering filing unfair labor practices against Pittsburgh Steel Corp over the ner in which some jobs are being eliminated at the Allenport Plant Those jobs are being eliminated and some skills are being combined as part ot me cooperative ship agreement which came out of the labor contract that ended the three-month dispute at W-P Steel last year not an agreement with this union president and it won't said Gardner Miller said we should combine job skills They are overstepping their bounds I will not hesitate to file unfair labor Gardner said he is concerned over remarks made by company officials during cooperative partnership agreement meeting held by labor and management officials recently in which it was reported that job buyouts were behind schedule company is running this plant totally said Gardner cannot make a profit just by eliminating you have to do things differently If doing things differently means getting a new plant you can't let one son stand in the way of the plant making a Gardner said he is sending a letter to Miller and W-P chairman George along with the plant manager and the industrial relations voicing his displeasure over plans to combine job skills will give them a chance to take back these claims before I file unfair labor practice said ner I am perturbed WILD this partnership ment does not mean you can come in and rape our Ray spokesman for defended the Inside Today Classified Family Jack Social Security Valley Valley Weather What's cooperative partnership which he noted was passed as part of the labor contract by an ing majority both across the board and at Allenport local job buyouts are not related to the cooperative partnership said Johnston is a separate item in the contract The cooperative partnership is not costing jobs The subject the job may have come up at the but it is not directly related to the cooperative partnership Gardner claimed the Allenport plant has lost approximately in the first quarter of the year He blamed the alleged deficit on In one Gardner said six men were delayed starting work about 45 minutes until a tractor operator was assigned to the job Gardner said the plant wastes unbelievable amount of oil due to management hours per ton can be brought down by increasing said Gardner we're stepping not because of the union but because of poor management The company is only concerned with its 90 jobs Johnston said the buyouts were agreed to the USW as part of the labor contract approved last Fall the an hour was agreed a number of around were agreed to be bought out in order to justify that said Johnston figure is wide The USW had a hand in the Gardner said he will meet with union members both outside the gates and at the union's next V 113 possible job eliminations not going to cooperate by taking said Gardner down to the bare there's no fat here on the outside have to know that everything at Pittsburgh is not Scene This Morning Garbage strewn on Monessen Bridge Good luck wishes to the Scrubber Grateful man counting his ings with special lady as they mark No 20 Gorgeous young waitress sporting a new look Galloping jogger in Monongahela targeted by police By KAREN PETERS Fallowfield Twp Supervisors last a warning of a crackdown on apprehension of speeding motorists At the regular monthly the Supervisors announced that a VASCAR speed control unit has been purchased for use by the township police department Police Chief Sam Woncheck said there was a minor problem with a part in the speed control but said it will be operational in the near future received numerous com- plaints from residents around the township about cars said Supervisor chairman Ed Luckasevic Problem he appear to be Route Route 88 and old Route 71 should take this as a Luckasevic emphasized better slow In other Woncheck said he has received several complaints about tall grass and weeds your property is less than three you must mow the police chief explained Please keep the grass He also reminded township residents to keep their dogs and to contact the police department when illegal dumping of garbage is witnessed Both have been problems in the past In other the board awarded bids for stone and slag in various amounts to Guttman Oil Golden Eagle Con- struction Burrell Construction Marsolino Construction Co and Duquesne Slag Acting on a request from the United Steel Workers of the board proclaimed June 21 American Industry and Jobs in the township A letter was received from the federal Office of Revenue informing the board that its quarter- Page Fire is in New Eagle Add one more fire to the list of suspicious blazes in the New Eagle area Anderson yesterday determined that a fire which damaged a vacant trailer along Run Road was in- in nature Firemen from Monongahela and New Eagle departments responded to the call yesterday at 5 p.m at the trailer owned by John Dolley of Finleyville According to Adrian New Eagle fire the blaze was extinguished within minutes of the minimizing damage to the trailer No injuries were reported This makes 13 suspicious fires in the New Eagle and Forward Township areas under in- by Anderson since September 1985 Eight of the fires have occurred in New the worst being the April 29 blaze at the Halco Plant on Chess which killed junior fireman John Tuttle NARROW ESCAPE The driver of this Roxanne of McCrea escaped with only multiple contusions yesterday Mid the occurred as Donald of was driving hto Oat bedded rtg downhill off the Honest en firemen only a few minutes to Olivieri through passenger side She was taken by Harrisburg Bureau to enhance coverage The Valley Independent will soon be carrying news stories of interest from its new risburg news according to ing Editor J Frank J The ex- elusive bureau will manned by veteran STERNER newsman Albert D who conies to the new post from The Evening Sun at where be served as managing editor News pertinent to the Valley particularly in tion to activities of local and state capitol our new bureau wiO focus on what is going on behind the scenes and what is happening that will be of importance to the Valley Jaworowski said special delegates or delegations from this area travel to Harrisburg on matters of importance to the our bureau chief will be there to cover the story and get it promptly back for Prior to serving at Sterner was general manager the Carroll County edition of O was editor and news editor of The Sun He is a graduate of College with a major in political science and minors in economics and sociology Valley Independent's new Harrisburg News Bureau u just one more way we are trying to better serve our readers in the according to Publisher Ralph J Cooper new will by a jack-knifing tractor-trailer on the access ramp to the Bridge off Route 906 In- trailer to jackknife and slam into car which was moving up the ramp It took police and where she was treated Juries and later released 9 for her in- I leased I BiA I my K bureau schedule the wire service will continue to provide general existing and also ex- elusive Washington News I Bureau and enable us to expand I our area I
