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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
7
A Dublin romance ends as a couple departs on a green and white Boeing 707, while about 20,000 Irish well wishers gather at Philadelphia International. The scene features cheering, kisses, and a dramatic jet takeoff amid a crowded concourse.
Chester Mayor Joseph L. Eyre asked the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission to erect a six foot fence along a steep embankment at the Chester Expressway excavation. City council recently supported the request after a Sun Hill mother warned of a near fatal fall.
Parents and the Chichester Joint High School Band Association protested Monday night as 59 members demanded changes to after school rehearsals. The district, led by Schools Supt. Dr. James F. Shankweiler, approved a plan for extra rehearsal time for the 1963-64 budget period, while preserving some in-day music time and pursuing district comparisons. The board also set a $1,485,000 budget, adding eight teachers and 222 students, and approved tuition-based attendance for Trainer students at Chichester.
Middletown supervisors rejected a finance company claim that sewers would be installed soon and ordered counsel to warn GAC Finance Corp to retract letters to residents. The board warned of an injunction if letters continue and approved zoning changes for a gas station and a property near Middletown and Glen Riddle Roads. A 35 mph limit was set on Glen Riddle Road as Richard Van Roden became vice chairman and Joseph Bessinger was named fire policeman for Lima Fire Co.
The Chester Planning Commission will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday in City Hall council chambers.
Police called as youths damaged Ekridge Construction Co. equipment in a Mt. Vernon Ave area project. vandals broke grader windows drained gas tanks and ripped seats while trees and benches were burned or destroyed. Nearby residents urged reporting and closer surveillance as council approved a transient merchant license and sidewalk work advances on Upland Road.
Penn-Delco Union School Board adopted a 1963 64 budget totaling 2 268 214 down 39 015 from the tentative figure to meet state law. Real estate tax rises 17 mills to 99. The budget reflects higher enrollment and 26 new Brookhaven Junior High teachers for opening this fall. Board re enacted the 10 per cap tax and the 8 percent amusement tax.
Dr Benjamin H Napier of Huntingdon Pennsylvania was named principal of Sun Valley High School at a Penn-Delca School board special meeting and will start July 1. He currently leads Huntingdon Area Junior High and formerly taught English history core and more at Radnor School District for 16 years.
Dr J Albright Jones cites 56 birth defect deaths in 1961 for Delaware County. The Delaware County March of Dimes underwrites a birth defects treatment and research center at St Christopher's Hospital Philadelphia. Judge John V Diggins notes 5895.25 dollars from the local drive paid for treatment and corrective surgery and 18558 dollars sent to national headquarters to support research and treatment centers.
Concord Garnet Valley Joint School District announces Calvin Stott as the new assistant supervising principal. Starting teacher salaries rise from 4200 to 4500 to attract qualified teachers. Seven teachers receive 200 merit raises contingent on ongoing effort for three years. A 429000 budget includes a 15000 cash balance.
Chester High veteran Emile H. Tuber will lead Pulaski Junior High as principal, succeeding Nathaniel Plasker who left for Rose Tree Union District. Salary set at 9000 with six teachers resigning including track coach Russell. New hires include William L. Brown Jr Wilfred J Brown and Ronald Bond.
The Chester school board adopted a 5,840,594 budget for 1863-64, a 669,282 rise from the current year and a new record high. The plan carries a 44 mill tax levy, a 4 mill increase, with 270,000 of the rise due to two state‑reimbursed special projects manpower development and practical nurse training. The district expects an overall increase of about 6 mills, aided by rigid economies over six months, ending the year with about 70,000 more in reserve.
Clifton Heights man James Kemble aged 68 was found unconscious in the Controls Switch Division parking lot. An ambulance transported him to Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital where doctors revived his heart after it stopped at 4:35 PM but he died at 4:40 AM after two hours of efforts.
Police were called to a heated borough council meeting in Folcroft after a resident and others disrupted the session over a proposal to install a traffic light at Delmar Drive and Grant Road. The meeting recessed as a patrolman arrived to restore order, with the council agreeing to seek state permission and instead establishing a four way stop at Delmar Drive and Grant Road while awaiting a further survey and rescheduled session.
Jack Chamberlain of Bellmawr New Jersey agreed Monday to waive extradition and return home to face a charge of driving a car without the owner's consent.
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