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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1954
Page
3
The Journal will not publish next Monday due to Fourth of July observance. Travel peaks over the holiday weekend with an estimated 40 million cars on U S highways. The National Safety Council warns of potential fatalities during the peak travel period Monday evening.
The State Division of Alcoholism outlined plans for a sixth diagnostic counseling clinic in Erie under a half million dollar treatment program to open around September 1 in collaboration with St Vincent’s or Hamot Hospital. The highway report notes 88.4 million dollars spent on road construction in the first half of 1954. Highways secretary E L Schmidt reports the pace is a record, while Fourth of July fatalities average 15 over six years. In 1953 the toll rose to 14 when the holiday fell on a Saturday, with higher counts in 1948 and 1952. Boy Scout Troops 89 and 81 plan to depart today.
Swanson's Machine Corporation announces sale of all land and buildings on Allen Street and Tiffany Avenue to Blackstone Corporation before November. Leonard F. Swanson says the transfer ends the firm's Jamestown operations with possible Georgia plant plans under review. Machinery may be dismantled or moved to a future site. Swanson Machine, founded 1949, produced metal stampings for hospitals and schools. wartime peak employment reached about 600, with around 90 employed recently. A separate Pittsburgh crash killed 35-year-old Robert C. Renfrew on Route 88 near Finleyville, first Western Pa. fatality of the weekend.
Residents clash with developers as a light manufacturing project faces zoning board review. Officials assure minimal TV radio interference and preserved grounds while property owners express concerns about potential future uses. The Nazarene church reportedly withdraws objections and a petition may go before the Zoning Board of Appeals soon.
Since school directors delayed action on the YMCA request at the last meeting, officials anticipate a decision at the July 12 directors session. The outcome remains uncertain as preparations proceed for the mid-summer vote and related discussions.
Activities at the 4 Playground featured ping pong badminton and basketball games played yesterday in the afternoon. The shower turned on and children painted plaster of Paris figurines they made the day before. The events attracted many youngsters.
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