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Smethport M kean County Democrat (Newspaper) - December 24, 1970, Smethport, PennsylvaniaMckean county a picture newspaper established 1858mckean county Democrat Quot Northwestern Pennsylvania s leading democratic newspaper published in the county seat of Mckean county a. Volume no. 112 Over a Century of service to the Public Smethport pa., thursday december 24, 1970 terms�?$4.00 per year single copy�?10c no. 52 county pays $400 As share in putting up signs around Allegheny Reservoir Smethport a Mck a n Pennsylvania economic devel-1 Hamlin township $1,768.50 and county commissioners monday Ozment District Only so Long As Wetmore township $4,621.50. Voted to $400, their share in the erection of perimeter signs around the Allegheny Reservoir. In taking this action to assist the Seneca Highlands tourist association the county a tourist promotion Agency spa and the Allegheny National Forest in the procurement and installation of distinct All of the other five counties Are an application from Liberty fully participant. Township requesting $5,218.50 the 1971 Mckean county a1 was also signed for submission location to the development Dis to the District engineers office strict will $2,550, if the coun in Clearfield to remains Active. Chief clerk George. Berk sea ear a j a water n�<1 that bids f0i commissioners voted to new truck for use at the set the Date for the return of Sena Kean Manor will opened at 2 . Thursday dec. 31. Commissioners also a school township and Borough taxes for 1970 to the county for the first monday in March of Tive signs designating hiking 1972, a change from the cur proved payment of $200 for the trails throughout the lakes rent year when taxes Are due erection of eight headstones for area the Mckean county offic the first monday in january. Deceased War veterans in the gals have followed the Lead of of they also formally approved county. Filers in both Warren county the request of the Bradford i included in these were stones area school District to return on the Rose Hill cemetery their school taxes for 1970 on Graves of three civil War sol May 3, 1871. This irregularity Diers whose Graves have never the Bradford been marked. The three were because their listed As capt. Asa h. Cory and Cattaraugus county . According to chairman Russell j. Weston the monies allocated Are about one half of the was granted expected expense in the Mckean j schools solely county area. The other half of school taxes can paid in who served with co. A 58th the funds will invested from quarterly instalments it was Phi John Allard of co. A sixth a. A i a a i a i i Talon Ftp Slid 9 spa and Federal monies. Noted. On a motion made by com a commissioner mrs. Lor missioner Raymond Curtis the Etta Harrington moved that the Mckean officials resolved to payment of regular county Aid participate in the North Central i applications approved for registration starts Jan. 4 for exp course at Pitt registration for electronic data processing exp the first two year certificate course to offered at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been scheduled for Jan. 4 and 5 at Hamsher House in Bradford. A students entering this program will receive a Complete course in data processing As Well As the Opportunity to take College level support courses such As algebra and trigonometry a said or. August r. Freda director of the Center when made the announcement. Quot they Wil also taught Survey courses in exposition and report writing from the English department and a Basic course in economics and an introductory course in political science a said. Faculty for the exp courses will include Clarence Krantz instructor in electrical engineering and David Straub instructor of computer science As Well As the director of the Center. Or. Freda said the computer Center at Pitt Bradford consists of an ism 1130 computer which is a disk operating system. Input to this computer is through a card read punch and the console keyboard continued. Output is through the online 1132 line Printer and the console typewriter. Four key punches and a card sorter Are also part of the departments equipment so that All students Are permitted ample time for a hands on experience luring the course Freda noted. Key punching digital computer theory and computer science Are the exp courses offered in the first term of the program. The theory course is the science topic will Fortran which is the Basic computer language. Freda defined a a language in computer science As a Symbol representing a set of rules whereby information can fed into the computer for storage and or retrieval at a later Date. English composition College algebra and trigonometry and a physical education course All regular College degree curriculum courses will Complete the first term studies. Compiler language Reg report program Generator which is commercial and business oriented leads the list of term ii courses. Programming is begun in computer science 13. Regular degree courses of English composition economics in the modern world accounting principles and physical education round out the term roster. During the third term studies the course turns More to the practical applications in computer technology when there is branching out from individual languages to modelling and systems. Organization and management Are studied along with a More Advance computer science course plus a regular math and philosophy course. During the final term computer programming advances into cobol common business oriented language Mare on management and systems and winds up with a math course and an introductory course in political analysis. A at the end of the fourth term a student May exercise the option of transferring to a Vermont infantry and a George m. Smith who died in 1873. It was noted that although authorization for these three headstones was issued in late 1969, the stones were not placed sooner because no details concerning the soldiers were available earlier. It was announced that the child welfare dept audit for 1969 has been approved by the auditor general Robert Casey a office and is now available for inspection. A Bill Frt \ Wilcox garage for $55.50 for towing and handling a wrecked county vehicle was ordered paid. A write Hanoi plea made relative to i prisoners the Mckean county chapter owners of War and or listed As american red Cross through missing in action. Neir or. Shuey pointed out that the its chairman Frederick. To tl4�resident North Shuey issues an Appeal to Vietnam should Appeal to the Bradford citizens As Well As oth releasing of the names a the or residents of Mckean county prisoners Ami also let him per communities to write to the of nut the International red Cross fice of the president of the to inspect the prisons and insure democratic Republic of Viet medical treatment Nam at Hanoi relative to the a get a Jort Vietnam president american soldiers held As Pris should also reminded that his country like the United states rep. Westerberg named to House gop policy unit and others signed the 1949 Geneva convention relative to get the names of the pow. The american National red Cross Eastern area with Headquarters in Alexandria va., placed a prisoner of War advertisement in the dec. 21 Issue Harrisburg a. The of time Magazine. Beneath a eleven members of the House dramatic photograph of an empty Parachute harness dangling from a tree is the headline Republican policy committee for 1971-72 were announced thursday by the chairman rep. Matthew j. Ryan a Del aware. The committee determines a by god belie some of the copy in the and pointed out that former president l. B. Johnson tried to bring Relief and that president Richard Nixon and Congress As the policy the Republican eau-1 a won no a Cus will follow on major issues 1 Weli As astronaut r a Man and the american red hoho to and Howdy a Santa Claus grails Savarala of tha 40 crippled children from Tho Smethport area who were entertained at a luncheon party monday noon at the colonial hotel. Hosts for the event which included accordion music by Gary Coleman for Carol singing and gifts for All the Little guests was the Smethport rotary club. Era photo by Betty fasnacht coming up Over the next two j Cra Are trying to the Pri years. Owners of War identified and members Are rep. John Hope leased. Anderson York h. Francis since the a write Hanoi Cam Kennedy Butler William Wilt pain started a year ago three Allegheny airlines posts november traffic results 50 and workers hold civil rights training session in an attempt to increase equal employment and advancement opportunities for men and women of All races 50 employees of the Allegheny Mark for a single Day was set Cam month of i Esq National Forest met for a civil on wednesday before thanks same month of rights training session thurs Day. Forest supervisor Ralph h. Freeman said that the session was organized in Hopes of developing a plan within the Allegheny National Forest organization to ensure equal jobs opportunities for All qualified persons. Floyd Williams of Warren county and Stewart Jamieson of the Seneca Indian nation were the principal speakers. They provided a personal insight into the need for increased Job and advancement opportunities for minority men and women in both government and private employment. Washington a Allegheny giving when 29,396 passengers airlines boarded 509,710 were carried. This broke the seiners during november for a old ��?~ji954 Pigors m j carried on october 16, 1970. M Pel a i . °,v0 .,.e year to Date boardings now november 1969 total of 418 ski. Stand at 5,412,567 a a of 20 Holiday travellers boosted this per Cen Over the comparable figure by setting a new one Day total o 7u< record 32,185 passengers boarded on sunday after Revenue passenger thanksgiving. Miles flown last month totalled us 145,022,609, up 25 per cent from. .c0l Jas the 116,140,658 flown during the first being treated the acs estimated during the first la months of 1970, Allegheny flew 1,536,192,374 Revenue passenger Miles a gain of 28 per cent Over the comparable 1969 total of 1,201,266,714. Progress against cancer there Are 1.5 million americans alive today who have been a a cured of cancer a i. Without evidence of the disease for at least five years after diagnosis and treatment. An additional 700,000 Are expected to join these ranks after completing their own five year period. Since 1956 one in three cancer patients Are a saved a according to the american cancer society. In the late 1930�?Ts, fewer than one in five were alive five years after Blair Victor j. Westerberg Mckean James a. Galien Berks John h. Hamilton jr., Philadelphia Jack b. Horner Lancaster John s. Renninger Bucks Daniel Beren Montgomery Frank j. Of Connell Luzerne and h. Sheldon Parker Allegheny. Times As much mail has been received from United states prisoners. Or. Shuey a Appeal doses with the statement a if you already written write again of you Haven to do it now. Because if you done to care who on this Earth will a medicare recipients must now first $60 of Bill Bra Fordian to ordained to Priesthood seat that about 335,000 cancer patients will die in 1971, 106,000 of whom might have been saved by earlier and better treatment. I Olean . A beginning the Hospital deductible with the new year persons amount the manager explained who enter the Hospital under is intended to make the medi medicare will responsible few care beneficiary responsible for the first $60 of the Dill it was expenses equivalent to the aver announced Friday by Leonard age Cost of one Day of Hospital j. Dziadkowicz manager of the care. Social office Here. As mandated by Law the presently these older amounts the medicare patient people Are responsible for the news toward a Hospital stay first $52, said and the aver Morf than f a its or a age Hospital Bill by a medicare Hospital extended care stay of Miles port Allegany Moose beneficiary is about $750. More than 20 3150 the Rev. Robert b. Bromeley 287,865,151. Available flown during november increase is mandatory creased. 333,300,110, up 16 per cent Over sets children s party under the Law a the manager the november 1969 total of the p. Mnew Ullh said. Quot it is a result of the Long will $15 per Day for the 61st through the 90th damage totals $2,200 in two car Accident gently serves As vicar conduct ing weekend services. The Bradford business executive and civic Leader was ordained to the perpetual Dia Conate on dec. 2, 1968, in the Cathedral of St. Paul in Erie by the it. Rev. William Crittenden Bishop of Erie. Bishop Crittenden will also the ordained Ami celebrant of holy communion at the Jan. 9 ceremonies. The it. Rev. November Miles were up 14 per cent to 1,721,646 from the november 1969 total of 1,514,454. Crosby legion goes Over top state police investigated a collision thursday afternoon on it. 46, near Crosby. Troopers said Glen Mcdowell 68, of Smethport entered the Highway from a private driveway and that Nilow Lvcy a his car was struck broadside 8� or the top in its Mem following the theatre party based on 67 million Days of if must draw on his a Blethe youngsters under 12 from hospitalization covered by time Reserve a the Reserve of port Allegany and Vicinity were medicare Bills in 1969, the cur Hospital Days a beneficiary can escorted Back to the Lodge rent average per diem rate for draw upon if Ever needs rooms where the program was inpatient Hospital services More than 90 Days of Hospital continued. It included award amounted to $55.70 compared to care in the same Benefit period ing of prizes and games to the a rate of $37.94 for the base will $30 for each Day youngsters. Year of 1966. Used. Crosby a for the eighth Robert r or Rishovd consecutive year the Crosby Robert r. Spears jr., Bishop m american legion it concluded a car May accept his certification of the course and return to Industry for prac introductory Freda said and i tical application of his degree program at the univer an coming vehicle oper 1 ted by Arthur Gallup 75, of Newport i. I the episcopal Church of the Ftp strip or. Gallup suffered a possible ascension Here where the Rev. I ship Campaign. They have St of frt5bureh a or Frida ated by Arthur Gallup 75, of a a pre51jfr jsli0 to a Vei of achieved the percentage of aty of Pittsburgh or. Brebard l Frev. Of 10133 in the 23rd rib fracture. Total damage was or. Bromeley also serves As estimated at $2,200. Assistant to the Rector. Costs $10,664 a year to raise family of four Washington it costs $10,564 a year for a family of four living in a City to maintain an intermediate Standard of living the government estimated sunday. It also figured a $6,960 annual Cost for the same size Urban family to live at a lower level and $15,511 at a higher level. The report by the Bureau of labor statistics is id the family living costs figured for the Spring of 1970, were about 6 per cent higher than a year earlier because of inflation. The report did not include it but adding another 3 per cent for the Rise in living costs since Spring would boost the three family budget estimates to $7,168 at the lower level $10,893 intermediate and $15,976 at the higher level. Compare with the lowest family budget estimate other government figures show some 45 million rank and file workers More than half the nations work Force averaged Only $121 a week last month or $6,292 a year. The budget estimates were based on a family consisting of n 38-year-old husband working full time his nonworking wife a 13-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter. The report said the family on the intermediate budget spent its Money this Way food $2,452, housing $2,501, transportation $912, clothing and personal care $1,137, medical care $564, other consumption $639, other costs $539, social Security and disability insurance $387, personal income taxes $1,533. The lower level family budget broke Down like this food $1,905, housing $1,429, transportation $505, clothing and personal care $807, medical Cane $562, other consumption $345, other costs $345, social Security and tuesday night 23rd District Deputy commander John Anglovich of Crosby congratulated the local Post commander Ellsworth Lathrop a you the Good work his men have done and Are doing and hoped that All other posts in the District would i achieve at least 75 per cent of disability insurance $345, per-1 their membership by Jan. 6.�?� Sonal income taxes $719. The higher family budget went this Way food $3,092, housing $3,772, transportation $1,183, clothing and personal care $1,655, medical care $568, other consumption $1,066, other costs $903, social Security and disability insurance $387, personal income taxes $2,875. These estimates for the United states As an average varied in individual areas the report said. A total budget costs were lowest in the South where Small Cates had the lowest indexes at ail three Levels a it said. Standing ovation to William Nannen William Nannen of West main Street should have a standing ovation from the people of the Borough for his civic Pride this year. At his own expense has hired a professional decorating Man to place the lights on the tree on his front Lawn and is also paying the electric Bill to Hughl same through the holidays. In past years this has been a Smethport Borough project. Accepts cheese Sample a . Congressman Albert w. Johnson of Smethport who represents the 23rd District of Pennsylvania Center accepts a Box of cheese from or. R. I. Larson left end Henry r. Fortmann the regional research coordinator for northeastern United Stotts stationed at Penn state. The cheese is pert of the by products of agriculture produced by the Penn state Creamery. A

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