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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1955
Page
1
AREA DIRECTORS VOTE AS GROUP 510d) Rural districts combined to defeat a proposed double pay raise for Jointure School teachers. The Corry School board backed the raise but the group vote toppled the plan. This followed a prior recommendation by Supt. L. M. Douglas for a $200 bonus per teacher, contrasted with a $200 state-mandated increase.
Joint district boards discuss a proposed across the board pay increase for teachers as four of six districts resist a double pay raise. Douglas signals likely no budget change before final approval while informal ballots reveal opposition in ital districts to extra pay seeks. The Corry board urges record of the vote as directors navigate a tense budget impasse.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced an immediate recall of 800 freight car repairmen, raising total recalls since February to 1,026. The order listed Keyser and Cumbo, W Vij DuBois Pa, Salamanca NY, Lorin and Painesville OF and Washington.
Premier Ngo Dinh Diem announced a new government in South Viet Nam with aims to call free elections as the National Congress pressures Bao Dal to pass his responsibilities. The 14 men include four from the Communist north, several from the central region, five political groups, and four former military officers.
Washington reports a House near vote on a statehood bill for Alaska and Hawaii. About 80 undecided members remain, with polls showing roughly 176 in favor and 172 against. Leaders plan moves to swing votes and propose changes including military reservations and Hawaii single representative pending census reapportionment.
Townsend Miller 21 of Spartansburg was injured at 1 30 am when his stalled auto was struck four miles south of North East on Route B6. Arthur King 45 of R D 9 North East drove the second car, Miller was thrown against the windshield suffering lacerations. Mrs Lillian King of North East was cited for bruises. Damages were about 450 on Miller’s car and 400 on King’s. Police arrived after being alerted by Robert Greider and Carl Waseik of Corry.
The Corry school board and Joint Committee reviewed routine items at night and approved a two session meeting. They renewed the Peterson Writing Contract and set salaries for elementary and other staff. Exteriors and supervision were discussed as part of district improvements, with bids on Wright School work and a new parking area behind the Public Library.
Joint committee approves a contract with Pennsylvania Gas Co to extend the main gas line to the Waylie Concordetgin school site near Spencer School west of Corry. The project costs 5900 to be repaid by 100 per new customer over five years as at least 30 potential customers already show interest. The plan includes extending toward Westward on Columbus Avenue then south along the road opposite Corry Hatchery to reach the route serving the school.
Ellicottville New York couple killed when their car collided head on with a second vehicle on Route 21 near Kane last night. The driver of the second car died in Kane Hospital this morning. Both victims were the owners of the Soyar Bo Restaurant in Ellicottville. The crash happened about five miles south of the Kane area. Preliminary reports say the passenger was Agnes Bulgin, 57, and the husband Armurignmun Bulgin, 58. Bodies were taken to O Rourke Funeral Home in Ellicottville after examinations. Police and investigators continued probing the scene and cause today.
Thirty weny strikers at Saupe The Corp returned to work after a profit sharing proposal and a one year pay scale plan. The company offered a base rate increase and wage categories while maintaining prior pay scales for a year. Several meetings were held with union negotiators but the strike continued with some workers returning to duties. The incident involved multiple charges including riot and intimidation, with proceedings before Judge Herbert Mook in Meadville.
A union of steelworkers or miners plans ongoing picketing today at the Fetteroff Coat Company plant near Bomwell Somerset. The action follows contract disputes and labor tensions connected to United Mine Workers and related operations.
AP briefs detail a faulty Clinky school vaccine report with health officials marking cases and a Delaware hospital ward. President meets Republican women, stressing self-respect as a condition for dialogue. In New York, rescue teams retrieve a cement worker trapped after a hall collapse at the Coliseum, 23 injured.
Washington reports President Eisenhower plans to attend a Big Four conference with Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. Dulles may chair the session, with careful agenda control. Preparations note possible talks on East–West tensions and postwar security, aiming for joint statements and limited ministerial involvement.
Vienna dispatch says Western powers push toward final Austrian independence treaty amid a Soviet demand for reparations. Molotov signals March signing. Western envoys, including Dulles and Macmillan, prepare for a weekend conference. The draft covers Austrian holdings, shipping, and wartime assets with terms to swap oil or other commodities.
President Ilsenhower invited Soviet Premier Bulganen and premiers Ul UNESCO Bul unio mest him, Britta Prime Minister Fden and French Premier Faure for an informal discussion. Invitations were delivered by France and Britain from their heads of government.
Investigating officers found no evidence of shots fired near or at the residence in the Corry Cutting area. Residents reported prowling cars and noises but authorities concluded the alleged shooting events never occurred, despite ensuing investigations by deputies and county officials.
Police traced a 14 year old girl with a man to a Union City apartment on West Avenue, where they questioned her and the man, Willi Edward Slagle of 216 East Misisdteyok, after being alerted by local officers. The girl had not been seen since yesterday. Slagle was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
In international waters of the Yellow Sea a dogfight erupted as 12 to 16 planes attacked Sabre jets. Two MIGs were shot down and another believed destroyed. All American planes returned.
American Sabre jets were attacked by Communist MiGs after crossing near the North Korea and China border. The Air Force said two MiGs were shot down and the engagement involved more than one squadron, with pilots bailed out and the cleaned battle described as a patrol encounter over the western North Korea region. The report cites multiple unnamed crews and locations, noting the broader Cold War aerial clashes and references to losses on both sides.
A Corry boy was knocked unconscious after a bicycle fall on Ubi ans cine road near late afternoon. He was admitted to Gores Memory Hospital with injuries and a reported later examination linked the crash to a vehicle, while authorities investigated.
In Brookville Pennsylvania, state experts testified in Jefferson County Court on a wavever charge against Robert Mo therns husband of Mary, alleging the shooting was not accidental. Prosecutors argued the gunfire caused her death. defense contended no powder residues were found on the deceased hand, and witnesses said the wound could have been self inflicted or accidental.
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