Weirton Daily Times (Newspaper) - July 21, 1961, Weirton, West Virginia il The Weir ton Daily Times The Acknowledged Leader in Hancock County in Advertising and Circulation Hancock News and M 26 16 PAGES JULY 1961 Delivery 42r Per Week M 7c r Power Company Leads Hancock Utility Rates NEW CUMBERLAND Monongahela Power com pany held the top bracket of the largest public utility as for the tax year of according to figures released today by Don clerk of county The assessments art levied annually on public utili ty companies in n with the figures released from the Va Stale Tax Commissioners The assessment levied on the Monongahela Power company was The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company holdings were assessed at Others include Manufacturers Light and Heat com Baltimore and Washington Newell Bridge and Newell and Weirton bus Western Fruit Express 000 Eastern AT and Ash land Western Union Ame rican Bus and Pullman French Forces Begin Shelling Embattled City By ROBINSON United Press International Tunisia forces began shelling the embat tled city of Bizerte Tunisi an authorities A government communique said the shelling began at It said Tunisi an troops have taken up strategic points in Bizerte city to defend the town against French troops only about half a mile outside the The Tunisian news agency said 50 truckloads of French troops moved out from their barracks in the Bizerte naval base today and moved toward the city of An unofficial count today showed more 200 persons had been killed and hundreds more wounded in the fighting that began Wednesday when French troops re blockade action by Tunisi ans seeking force from the Bizerte naval The French shelling was report ed shortly after Bourguiba told Spacecraft Is Lost Astronaut Safe After Mile Space Shot Rusk Calls For Discussion On Military Buildup United Press Kodak Contends He Is Still Chief of Police IN CHARLESTON Rescue Workers In Grim Search For flood Victims BY CARLO SALZANO UPI Hundreds of rescue workers resumed the grim search today for several missing i Confusion surrounds the status the chief of police position in WASHINGTON UPI tary of Dcan Joe says he is still the Mayor David D j President and West his nation that man ambassadors today to dis he is on an accumula France intends to all President Kennedys plans vacation until the sched A military a uling of a public Rodak k r j H to dc Ws contention that he is the ranf 1 of the program at chief as the city code specifically and appealed for for eign volunteers to help the Tunisi ans in their As Bourguiba spoke the casual ty count By unofficial count this morning more than 200 persons had died in fighting since the late afternoon Of said he also would suggest coordinated allied moves to mesh spells our removal methods of appointed The city article sec Wednesday evening and sources the with steps in bolstering the j lion subsection removal of antiCommunist front in All appointed of j may be removed from of the but in event of the discharged more were wounded Most of the increase in con casualties were forces plus greater Appeal to the co u Tunisian officials charged thai combat readiness of existing h old i persons and other possible victims of the Charleston deluge French paratroopers had sprayed i nits was designed not only which claimed the lives of at least 17 persons and caused national guardsmen and meet the renewed Soviet threat v bv t h c i with firo in nno hat tin Berlin but Communist i remained firm in his refus al to discuss the issues involved or to name charges per to the Frew said he would not discuss the issues Rodak when questioned concern ing the reasons for his said he had been told by Frew that he had exceeded his powers as chief in his suspension of Pa trolman Milan Rodak said his contention was the su position authority to dis by the The hearing had been set for Wednesday but was delayed one week upon Rodaks request who stated that a key witness was out of the Rodak said he be he has the authority to sus I feel that such power is vested in the chief under terms of the I feel in the questions of the chief has the po wers to suspend a man for a per iod of I neither nor did I file my request with the civ il service Rodak remains a sergeant in the department irregardless of his sta age said to run into the West Virginia Civil Defense di rector William Mathews said several persons still were Homeless Find Shelters In Charleston By GOULD with fire in one battle i Berlin but mounting Communist early this morning killing 25 and j pressures elsewhere in the wounding i it was understood to call for in In French armed recruiting and a gradual missin attack had in the draft to add the in the disaster tha of about divisions to ground m been launched on the city of Bizor suspended their search j French and Tunisians at 10 EOT Local sources said sources mately 209 families were homeless in the wake of the dis ported fighting at various points around the perimeter of the base made The semi official Tunisian In national i agency said a headquarters of the American Red convoy of 30 tanks and trucks Alert Increase Expected In the President was expected to increase the air and sea alert by putting more planes and ships on the Kennedy was reported ready to two third majority of coun cil after such public 0 Kodak said further that he charter states an official noti fication oi his removal must be made through the He to the notification of his removal has only been his was permissable as That determination will come with the meeting of Rodak has been a mem ber of the department since was named sergeant in Jan uary and chief by Mayor Frew on July Captain Andrew Olenick is act ing in the supervisory capacity a the Rodak sale council and Clerk Ralph CoUll were forwarded letters of officia Rodak demanded a full pub lie hearing before Weirton j City Council on his and has asked that the mayor spell out specific 0 i Rodak said he expected the pub i He hearing will be scheduled af ler the Weirton Civil Service Com mission hearing July j appeal and it likely th pertaining to the suspension public hearing notice will DG pos of Vidich for the 15 d a y period ted in the near Cross reported that its figures equipped with cannon and mortars ask Congress to increase this Homeless families finding shelter showed 400 families attacked Tunisia from the j years defense budget by in some of the evacuation centers j The Red Cross dispatched west on the edge of the throughout Charleston a team 15 trained disaster it said Bordj had been Officials said the United Stales partly destroyed by rocket fire i might increase its forces in Wcst and an important number of now about five di Sahara civilian population if the other Allies scattered unanimously Charleston a team 15 it was workers to worst flood they had ever while hundreds of in j eluding members of the West VLr And they should Many National city and had been in floods before fora state and a host of other large majority of those affected by the disaster early Thursday morning live in hollows where creeks draining the valley are us only a stones throw Tax Petitioners Set Deadline For Signatures been killed or The new actions carried into conventional forces j to take steps to strengthen their A meeting was held last night at the home of Samuel laquinta by volunteers started i the third day violence and blood Ambassadors Sir Harold against the City nff hv nf nf I J mg olid mopping up state civil defense shed touched off by alv of Herve Alphand of officials Continued on Page Two During this time how those creeks are normally run But they can turn into a as residents of such stricken places like Maga zine Elk and Campbells Creek Many of the filing ex hausted to the evacuation centers lost not just their earthly posses sions but loved ones as Among these more unfortunate was Clide and his 55 yearold The elderly couple Hart was born a helpless ly as their modest home rose from its foundation and crushed their 10yearold Mary to death against a neighbor ing I opened the front door and hats when the water got I told Nancy to get hold of her carried out a directive from dent The President ordered a survey of the damage and an immediate report so that he could determine whether to declare the Charles ton region a major disaster who made request to was expected to accompany the officials on I In his telegram to the President asked the governor to Boat Club Sued By Lads Survivor the first lock at the Kennedy because their countries are most intimately concerned in the Ber lin To Fill In The other members of the 15 nation NATO alliance will be Petitions are still being distri buted throughout the and a deadline has been set for day July James Nelson Ross and extend my to the fam Continued on Page Two Cove IOOF To Install Officers Officers of the Cove Valley Lodge will be installed July by District De Grand Master Harold Neeley and his installing The city of Wellsburg and the lne NATO Council Wellsburg Boat club have been Continued on Page Two sued for in the two years ago year old Don ald i The young boy died on July 1959 in a drowning incident at Boot club in the Twenty Ninth street area of the Ohio filled in early next week in Paris j Samuel laquinta were fleeted Jo by Ambassador Thomas Fin the representative on mothers hand but she jumped off j Noble Grand Darold the bed instead and thats thc meeting Thursday at L last we saw of Hart the entertainment ney Arthur alleges the Woman Killed By Own Automobile In Freak Crash WEST UPI 40yearold housewife was run over and killed by her own car Thursday while attempting 0 Thc suit has been brought in Brooke County Circuit court by Dorothy as t h e administratrix of the estate of Donald 0 The filed by Weirton attor rescue her 2yearold trapped chairman the petition The petitions are being prepared by the petitioners for pre sentation to Ralph city clerk of the City of A meeting is scheduled for Wed at the home of Samuel Iq quinta at at which time all petitions will be and marked for presentation by the at The group is confident of a referendum The group will also on day night initiate the formation of a permanent with plans of obtaining a charter from the State and an election of permanent Hart said the rushing water made plans for an out wedged him between a 2by4 and the trunk of a where he re mained in frightening dark The outing will be held in the form of a picnic for aOdd Fellows and families on August ness until rescued about three 14 at the police Lodge hours Hart and his wife bej Members reported on the sick came separated during the are Clyde Goodwin and John trous becoming reunited hours later at Union city and the boat club were negli gent in allowing a dangerous sit to The city and the Boat each Police said Shirley Hilo witz had parked the car in her driveway and left her AnI inside while she carried A IIC V MM III 1 represented by Attorney Charles somf packages into the have filed notice of a request to be dismissed from the suit at a I hearing to be held later STRICTER Bike Licenses To Be Issued At Playgrounds Its bicycle license time again The Weirton police department today announced the inspection stations which will be set up to sell bicycle licenses during t h e police were reported today to toe Commie Police Halt Refugee flow To By CAY BROCKDORFF Press International BEttLIN UPI Communist suddenly she noticed the car rolli ing backward toward the picking up speed as it headed down a sharp j The dropped her ages and ran after the but will hold a tag day and road block New Cumberland Little Leaguers Plan Tag Day New Cumberland Little League slipped and fell in the middle of the The car rolled into a mound of bounced back to ward the driveway and ran over the woman as she lay helpless in its Hilowitz was pronounced next Ail children are asked to f i 1 jut the application which will ap pear in the Weirton Daily T i m es and bring along with SO cents to the specified lo date and time for are lilted There will be M UceniM sold at police head quarter from 8 until ft n the event of the schedule vill be maintained one week Addition July 25 to BelAire July 25 to MI Two arresting East Germans for freedom before a Russian peace treaty slams shut the West Berlin escape Western officials reported that 794 refugees asked for asylum Tuesday 300 less than the pre vious They reduced number to stricter Com munist controls on elevated and subway trains running from East Berlin to the western Western officials said this indi the mass exodus of East Germans unparalleled since the 1953 workers revolt against the West Berlins six main refugee camps are jammed with East Germans who have crossed the border in recent More than refugees have fled to the West this month West Berlins six main refugee camps are jammed with East Ger mans who have crossed the border in recent More than refugees have fled to the West this month Communist spied have managed to infiltrate the ref guee center along with East Ger man West Gerl in police disclosed they arrested two one working for Soviet intelligence and another for the East German Communist secret The two Communist spies face dead at Mountainside The who witnessed the tra gedy from inside the moving ve escaped Tucker to Speak To Weir Council GrUtom SECOND ASTRONAUT Virgil 35year old Air Force captain leap ed 118 into the sky to become Americas sec ond spaceman today in a 16 minute rocket flight which ended in loss of his spacecraft and near dis aster for One of the first to congratulate the tough hard driving Grissom was President Mazeroski To Instruct Here Leaves Capsule Moment Before Sinking At Sea By ALVIN WEBB United Press International CAPE Gus Grissom 118 miles into the sky to become Americas second space nan today in a 16minute rocket flight which ended in loss of his and near disaster for Grissom had to blow the hatch iff his capsule and swim 63 to 70 eet before he was picked The 35yearold Air Force cap ain got out of his Liberty Bell minutes before it sank in he ocean 145 miles east northeast of Grand Bahama His first words after a rescue helicopter deposited him on the deck of the aircraft carrier Ran dolph were Give me something to blow my My head is full of sea The spacecraft sank five minutes after Grissom got aboard the Except for loss of the Liberty flight was almost as perfect as Navy Alan pioneering hop of One of the first to congratulate the hard driving Grissom was President By radio telephone ot Gus aboard the Ken expressed great pleasure and satisfaction over the suc outcome of his In Newport Gris soms wife Betty said Im very Deep down I always knew it would be a suc That helped me After two postponements and a last minute weather Gris som embarked on his flight at Military Spending Hike To Mean Increased Taxes By EDWARD COWAN United Press International WASHINGTON UPI Treas ury Secretary Douglas Dillon was reported today to have told dent Kennedy that any substantial Almost his first words to the increase in military spending Mercury control center were I should be offset by higher The report came from Treasury Mercury Liberty Bell hit a top speed of miles an hour and para chuted into the sea 305 miles EOT with a smooth sources who speculated that such a tax hike would apply only to corporate and excise individual income Temporary boosts in corpo rate and excise taxes were enact ed to provide revenue to help pay the cost of the Korean Those temporary increases still in Congress has renewed them each year at administration aides to the President have made an intensive review of the fiscal aspect of the Berlin paying particular at tention to the question of The possibility of an increased hinged heavily on three points from the A helicopter of the recovery fleet near Grand Bahamo Island plucked the 130pound pilot from his capsule and carried him to the deck of the aircraft carrier Ran flight apparently was as nearly perfect as the historic hop made by Navy Alan Shepard May He went a mile and a half three miles and 130 miles an hour Grissom got out of his space craft none too Shortly ward the Liberty Bell which cost of the expected had heeled over on sank strengthening of might to despite efforts by a helicopter to show the Soviet Union the United right States is prepared for any show The weather added a last min down over There ute moment of drama to Gris Second baseman reports tne With just 15 minutes of the Pittsburgh Pirates will be among instructors at the opening session of the National Baseball School at the Cove field Registrations for the school for youngsters 8 to 16 years of is in progress at the Community Cen would be increased by billion to go before the countdown or by Kennedy m Dillions advice that the budget de ficit for the 1962 fiscal year should reached clouds moving in from the sea over the Cape forced a 42minute weather Once the not be made bigger than already countdown proceeded without The official forecast is on Part Two Continued on Page rwo on July to raise money to pay for new Robert Ferguson of the Crescent Brick Company has contributed toward the uniform The regular games on Thursday and Saturday will con through August Double elimination playoffs will begin Auj gust 5 to determine city champi ions Bicycle and gloves donated by Sheriff Joseph Manypenny were awarded to Bobby bicycle Tom Robert Bartley and Donald WAS PILOT IN KOREA Hod Eyes On Stan for 77 Years Fred supervisor of In Health Engineering at Weirton Steel Research and De velopment will be the g u e st speaker at the Monday meeting of the Greater Weirton Community Service Tucker will relate steps that have been taken and future plans of Weirton Steel company to con trol smoke and dirt in VIRGIL GRISSOM Americas Second Astronaut By United Press International CAPE CANAVERAL UPD The nations littlest astronaut had his eyes on the stars for 17 Legion Offers Baseball Deal A limited supply of tickets for the game at Forbes Field Sunday is available at the American Legion Post on He Virgil Ivan Gus the second American to ride a Red stone rocket 118 miles into had been aiming for this moment since he got out of high school at in 1944 and left home to join the old Army Air Corps as an aviation He was discharged when the Weirton j East German regime was trial in West Berlin under the ing panic among Communist Freedom fc which carries stiff will conduct a deThe offer also includes round of techniques begin trip bus Ticket used to attack smoke and seat will cost only per per didnt win his wings but he kept his eyes on the Grissom went home to Purdue the Air Force and the He flew 100 combat missions in in trained a new generation of jet jockeys in studied aeronautical engi and in 1957 became an Air Force test Lined up with his six fellow as Grissom tends to be He is the smallest a five seven inches and 1 SO At he is younger than all the others except fellow Air Force Leroy Cooper who is Grissom is not handsome in the allAmerican boy but hi face in repose has a surprising dignity that is shattered by hi quick grin and quicker Then minutes after entering Grisom ran a little behind in chores aboard the capsule but managed to cram most important unctions into his brief ride de five minutes of ness and gravity force jumps which multiplied his weight about iix times at the and 11 imes at the t Voice communications with Grissom were not very good after six minutes of But they and reported he was and collect and will explain the dif that are involved in con trolling the Fans interested in and won a degree in he strongly resembles television the trip are asked to call the Post mechanical engineering in phone Then he headed straight back to comedian George Continued on Page Two Continued on 1 Weather Partly cloudy and humM tonight and Saturday with a few showers or High today W with a low of W fee to High Saturday
