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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1954
Page
1
City Council sets June 1 as start date for sewer rentals to fund a large bond issue. Rates by property type vary from schools to hotels and hospitals with four month prepayment and a five percent penalty after 15 days. The sewer system will be leased to a municipal authority for financing and may revert to the city when debt is cleared.
An 18 year old Union City resident, Margaret Bielak, suffered facial and forehead injuries in a two vehicle crash four miles north of Union City on Route B. State Police report the incident occurred at 2 10 am. she was treated at the Grehm Memorial Hospital. The other driver's name was John Lakes of Lakes, Pay. Vehicle details remain unclear.
U S diplomats say Moscow is supplying arms to Guatemala via a shipment unloaded at Puerto Barrios. The State Department calls the move a development of gravity, tying it to Communist activity in Costa Rica Nicaragua and Honduras.
Justice Jackson led a unanimous decision banning segregation by race in public schools while the South confronts vast restructuring costs. States face reorganization of districts teachers busing and new schools as legal battles loom for years. Key states listed include Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas West Virginia and D C.
The Connie Frisina owned Connie's Superette at 100 West Main Street debuts after weeks of remodeling. The doubled size carries a tripled stock with a modern layout featuring a home style bakery delicatessen and meat section led by John Werbeck. A glass front window faces Spring Street and a new refrigeration area spans 48 feet.
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13 3 to preserve public housing at a rate at least equal to the 35 000 units recommended by President Eisenhower. Chairman Capehart with Sen Bricker and Sen Bennett opposed the public housing plan after a closed session. In New York Jelke’s conviction for compulsory prostitution was reversed and retrial ordered by the Appellate Division. The court found he was deprived of a fair trial as portions of the proceedings were closed to the public. Washington Treasury notes shifted to a nine million dollar figure.
City council approves a mass reassessment set to begin this year under state law. County officials expect the statewide figure to exceed 33 percent while city aides gather preliminary data for the 1955 budget. A traffic signal issue on North Center and East Columbus is discussed and tabled. The district court bill of $819 for Junior High is exonerated. Airport Authority formation and appointees are debated, Rotary and Kiwanis representatives seek beautification of the Tor met Railroad depot plot and street work. Continued on Page Five.
A petition is being prepared to ask the National Labor Relations Board to decertify the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America UE as the bargaining agent at the Wheelinghouse Bunbury plant in Bur y.
Joint boards from Corry area approve next year budget covering 12 grades with exception of Spring Creek. Budget remains 531 298 dollars versus 470 780 for current year. Superintendent Lawrence Douglas reelected with a 180 salary increase. Helen Jones named treasurer for jointure. Reorganization resolution for late director William Wodlrsky approved. Joint Committee later considers rebuilt machinery for local shop and contracts authorized for all but two items. Possible savings from a new suit engine lube and metal weapon ordered investigated by the Superintendent.
Voters faced a tepid primary in Philadelphia with about half of the 6 071 000 registered expected to vote. The race includes Loyd H Wood for governor backed by the harmony ticket and challengers from independents and party factions. Congress seeks re election for 30 incumbents led by Rep Samuel X McConnell Jr and Rep Richard M Sienp sen. Senate contests are not on the slate.
Washington reports say President Eisenhower unlikely to change the order halting Senate McCarthy Army hearings. Mundt meets Brownell to discuss possible modifications as uncertainty persists over resumption of the probe.
Voters faced a light day with six polling places reporting extremely small morning turnout. Officials feared total ballots may be under two percent of eligible voters, though late afternoon hopes rose for faster voting. Local contests lacked major stakes while Assemblyman W. W. Waterhouse sought GOP renomination.
In Indochina, French high command resumes air attacks from Dien Bien Phu toward the Red River Delta as Vietminh troops push along the highway. A helicopter mission seeks Vietminh acceptance of a six point evacuation plan for gravely wounded French Union soldiers.
Chicago dispatch reports the AFL Executive Council warning of more than five percent unemployed and a growing trend if no immediate action is taken to stem the recession. The council urges the Eisenhower administration to confront the problem and act promptly.
In Warren County court, Nor man W Moon, 28, on trial for the January 13 slaying of Judge Allison Wade, was alleged to have planned to kill Attorney Harold Hampson that same morning. Dr John Thompson testified he crouched under a pew as Moon moved through the courtroom. Moon fled after the shooting and appeared to intend to shoot a second target, with officers later questioning him as he recovered from a self inflicted neck wound.
Southern leaders begin work on plans to counter the Supreme Court decision outlawing public school segregation. Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge pushes a state commission into immediate session to map a program for continued segregation, including a proposed constitutional amendment to end Georgia’s public school system as it stands.
Taipei Formosa Chinese Nationalist Air Force says it sunk a red warship about 27 miles north of Formosa.
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