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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1946
Page
6
In Erie County the toll from traffic accidents reached 28 deaths in the first seven months, up 16 from the prior year. The increase was greatest in rural areas, with fatalities rising from three to fourteen, while urban deaths doubled from five to fourteen. Pedestrian deaths totaled ten, one more than last year.
Erim Sept 20 Barton Kainam head of Institution District announced need for an additional one wall mill to continue district operation. The district now has 1.75 mills but has run a deficit, depleting surplus and raising the possibility of a tax rate increase to about $70,000 to cover operating costs through the first five months of next year. County officials had warned seven mills may be insufficient amid planned cool living increases. State report notes rising skilled workers in first seven months of 1946 vs 1945, up 82 percent.
Growers and processors prepare to press the Concord harvest described as generally good in the Chautauqua and Erie belt with estimates 80 000 tons above 1945. Prices quoted at 125 a ton minimum, with speculation of a possible rise to 2000 a ton, though experts dispute the higher figure. A county wide free X ray campaign arrives in Erie with four trucks and a police escort, arriving 11 1 m and staged at city hall with a noon ceremony led by Mayor Barber and health officials.
Northwestern senior or the Pennsylvania State Education Association with Dr H D Offer Edinboro, an president will hold the annual educators conference at Strong Vincent High School Auditorium in Erie Friday October 13 from 9 a m to 4 p m with 2 000 teachers principals supervisors and super intendents in attendance They will represent Erie Crawford Warmer Venango and Forest Counties Two nationally known speakers Dr Ernest Melby of New York University and Dr Harold F Clark of Columbia University will be the principal speakers They will speak for the curriculum needs of school communities in Pennsylvania as the methods of increasing the importance of the teaching profession Sectional meetings dealing with teaching about 90 different subjects will be held from 11 until 12 o'clock noon with noted successful educators of Northwestern Pennsylvania demonstrating modern techniques Lunch will be served at the Strong Vincent cafeteria.
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