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Smethport Mckean County Democrat (Newspaper) - March 27, 1958, Smethport, Pennsylvania Published in the county sent of Mckean county a. Mckean county Democrat Quot Northwestern Pennsylvania s leading democratic weekly Mckean county a picture newspaper 1858 volume no. Too established 1858 Smethport pa., thursday March 27, 1958 terms�?$4.00 Peb year single copy�?10c no. 13 Burgess to end 36-year career As educator effective july 1st Mark Burgess of Smethport ru-1 or Burgess said he has informed Peru or Ai special education for j Ftp Barnhart Mckean county Mckean and Warren counties will schools superintendent of his de resign his Post effective july i sire to retire and indicated his re after 36 years As an educator and Sig nation would be accepted As a 17 years in his present capacity. Matter of routine in View of the. J fact that by that Date he will have passed the stated pension service period. Or. Burgess who maintains a working residence at 304 Green St. Here and he expects to take up full time residence at Forksville Sullivan county. His successor will be appointed by the school superintendents of j the counties his office serves with the consent of the taxi visual county about forty attended the kick off boards meeting of the american cancer since county school supermen society Mckean county unit Cru dents will be elected april 8, no aade for the area of Smethport Bor action was expected on naming a a ugh East Smethport Keating successor until after that Date. Township and sergeant township or. Burgess was first named held at Hull s hotel. Smethport last to his Post in 1941, when the thursday evening 8tate Public instruction depart Dave Pytcher chairman of the ment extended special education Smethport area announced the supervisory service to All fourth crusade will begin april 8. And class school districts. Introduced his chairmen and they in bus been enjoyable turn introduced their workers. Lancer society in held area kick off dinner More u. S. Funds for Airport due prospects for continuing improve commission said his group has menu to Bra lord Mckean Airport pending requests Tor financing for brightened last thursday with word runway Quot paving and the install a. 110x1 of 8 control Tower. From Washington that a 120.000 he confirmed the Ort com. Grant for the local Field has been eng Grant has no connection with included in the Federal program the approximately $250,000 project for the next fiscal year. For which bids were returnable on the associated press reported wednesday. This program includes that the department of com adding 250 feet to both ends of the Merce listed the local item in its Northwest soda East runway and $65,566,135 Agenda for the 12 months lighting of the extensions construct starting next july i. The allocation lion of two taxiways leading to the mks. Annis Coleman. Nearing Century Mark which would be matched 50-50 by state local funds would make available $240,000 for improvements subsequent to those that Are imminent at Bradford Mckean. David Scott jr., executive vice administration building paving of the Airport parking lot and drainage work. Next years program to Benefit 358 airports represents the largest fund allocation since the Federal to audit of Indian records sought Washington a the Seneca Dian affairs to submit to an audit indians of new York state now of their tribal financial records appealing to the courts to halt Deputy commissioner w. Bar construction of a 101 million Dol ton Greenwood said the Bureau sex Lar dam at Kinzua. Pay will be peeks to Send the senecas a writ asked by the . Bureau of in ten request this week in order to a undertake the audit. Coudersport. March 26-mrs. Amus Coleman of Burtville. Who looking Back or. Burgess said. Has a jetted for axe past three Quot it has been and High Days celebrates another step to \ Coleman chairman of the Bradford aviation program was inaugurated in 1946 of Burtville Marks Over 2.000 jobless trucker is jailed her with birthday in Mckean county on driving count during february just misses four he then introduced c. has been and High day8< celebrates another step a it february unemployment figure. A 34-year-old Colegrove truck Bridge crusade chairman who by rewarding. Looking to the future wards the Century Mark today. She leased by Arthur so Aason. Coun Driver was jailed a Smethport for told of the use of the funds collect it special education he said the will be 98 de by the crusaders. Smethport tren<1 to Quot to have More of that Type hrs Coleman who rises at 4 Borough for the first time is joining a vice. Win out spreading its t m and goes bed Early stayed Robert Hio,000-mile club a combination Many in the Warren District of the Bell Telephone co., or. Ryan who resides on North St., Smethport will be admitted to membership in the company a famed 100.000-mile club tonight at a dinner meeting in Kane. The club is comprised of Bell employees who have operated company vehicles at least 100.000 Miles without having been responsible for a single Accident. Suit of indians against Kinzua dam dismissed to manager of the Pennsylvania grand jury action monday after the state unemployment service show tractor trailer cab he was driving that a total at 2.059 Mckean county just missed striking four youngsters an army of two million volunteers Effort 80 he foresees in up water an usual monday to residents were receiving a employ when it ran off i. 46 and Tore up who Are working in All three phases there will be a reduce open 40 birthday cards in the even ment compensation in february. The grounds of a Crosby dwelling. Of the american cancer society a program. This is service to the cancer patient to help ease his suffering and to help his family to educate All people to visit their family doctor once a year for a Complete health Check up and for research to find the preventive for cancer. Or. Lillian de stated that some 150 too americans Are being saved ton in the area served by his sue my mail since saturday she has Cessor with More concentration received Many Flowers and several permitted 1 birthday cards. The special education Side of the daughter of John Keating the Suster a Public school system Burt. First male White child born each the three co my areas in seeks to extend Aid to pupils who Potter county mrs. Coleman were me total of unemployed workers he was booked As Joseph t. In the county has sic reamed since Trojak. Held foe the next term of the february report. Average weekly registrations in they too May Uke advantage of tax supported schooling. Asked about his plans for the each year and that it is said that future or Burgess old hell a do cancer will strike one of Eer it of. J p1<a8e Jor 8whiie�?i shall aim Are different the Brilliant As Well aves with her daughter. Miss Leo a the menu Liy handicapped so Coleman together they operate a Chicken and egg business on their farm but mrs. Coleman still is chief Cook and dishwasher. Smethport Kane. Bradford. 485 601 973 Mckean county criminal court on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicants. He in also serving a 10-Day jail sentence for driving without a licence. Mrs. John Culnan said the truck 4 Hurt As bus skids on Hill i goes into Bank four passengers three of whom were members of one family Washington a u. S District judge Joseph c. Mcgarraghy has refused an injunction for the Seneca indians of new York state to halt construction of a 101 million Dollar flood control dam at Kinzua. A. Counsel for the senecas immediately said an Appeal will be taken to the . Court of appeals the indians oppose construction of the dam because its Reservoir would inundate a portion of their reservation. Holds special Law needed ,. Edward e o Neill counsel for or it it 11 is not been a Lvi Quot of the senecas has All Quot Ament a prov ter a p nod the propose he said is to determine whether the Seneca nation has enough income to it tribal expenses and the fees of atty. Edward e of Neill who is representing the senecas in . District court at present. On behalf Ai the indians o Neill has asked the court to Grant an injunction to halt the Federal governments construction of the dam. The senecas contend the Reservoir to be created by the dam w Ould deprive them of the use of the Best remaining land on their reservation even though the dam would be located on the Allegheny River some 12 Miles below tha new York Pennsylvania Border. A 1794 treaty signed by president George Washington gave the senecas permanent rights to tha land the to clans maintain. Greenwood said o Neill s con of More than two years. Under a 1950 Law the senecas Are permitted to lease their lands through the Long Legal Wrangle that special legislation rather than a general appropriations act is. A. Necessary in acquire the Indian but funds must be placed Jandoc in the tribal Treasury to be paid judge Mcgarraghy however Oul p1&Quot c8plt8 to tube members held monday that general Legisla however $5,000 of this sum May Uon is sufficient to override provisions of an Indian treaty when be set aside annually for tribal expenses including attorney. Were admitted to Bradford Hospital rammed a Maple tree on her prop ,. _. so is Clear. Ever the intent of Congress to do fes erty around 6 40 . Sunday. Her or. Swanson believes the labor son David 9, was standing behind Supply will exceed the demand Lor the tree reaching up to remove a she is the Only survivor of 13 livid americans i a a children one of whom was a twin some time to come in this county sap bucket when the Impact came. It Temh inc Pavri that our an ply re or 10 8nd my brother Aden who died in 1942. It Normal seasonal pickup in construe neither he nor three other Chil. The. writer i. Found stables a which include gardening is believed the twins were the first lion and outdoor work in the next Hen playing near die tree were a wer to the cancer problem a Fovad and building like farm born in this county. In the slogan of the american can or it Hamlet 9 Burton be w88 Nam. Cer society. Fight cancer with a to note hobbies he pointed out. In Honor of mrs Coleman j checkup and a Check. The Check have Handy in Quot fixing up father. Up it Ike Assurance for you and we burge88 residence in Sui j the Coleman a expect company few weeks will absorb Only a Small struck portion of the total unemployed. By the runaway cab a1 of Neill maintains that the sen for observation tuesday night after Quot Pip age of an appropriation act c8 n8tion h8s income from other a new York Erie greyhound bus x or earmark a on Mamion sources with which he can be paid skidded on Slippery Rew Hill veer dollars beam construction at Greenwood said some such hied across the Road and crashed into Kinzua Mcgarraghy said clearly come exists but that there Are indicated congressional intent. Doubts As to where the borderline base Case on treaty should be drawn on income that the indians base their Case for f8lls within the scope of the 1950 your family. The Check will help Ujj Van county hasten the solution to the mystery of cancer. Mrs. Louis mix of Bradford director of the Mckean county unit showed a film Quot the other City Quot life in Racine wu., which has a population of 75,00 people a comparison a made with that City and the 75 too people who supposedly will die with cancer Tho year she then told of the services of Farmers Valley the crude feed by the county unit and told unit of the Quaker state of refinery cancer crusader that an in fog corp. Mckean county refinery dependent door to door canvass of Here shut Down since March Juten the fastest Way to get the Job resumed operations on tuesday crude Oil runs resumed tuesday by Quaker state today but have not made special plans mrs Coleman is an aunt of mrs. Vada Reese and c. L. Burt both of Smethport Valley resident will tour Europe a Bank they Are five year old Paulette Atkins her Mother. Mrs Maria though mrs. Putnam said it seemed Beach 33, of r d. 2, Warren retention of their land on a 1794 Tow or outside of it. To her they were missed just Quot by with possible Back injuries treaty signed by president George previous attempts have been a few Beach s Mother mrs. Anna Washington which recognized the made to gain this information the cab churned up a Long hedge Coluni. 56. Of 2529 Bayside Lane land to be the property of the sen Greenwood said but it has not separating the Putnan property Flushing n y., left knee injury or. Bengs books bequeathed to w Arren from the Highway hit a second Maple and sheared off a thin Pine the Driver was thrown from be a european tour featuring Bas Hind wheel and rolled into a _. Creek. Or. Putnan a game pro Teeter in Rome and a visit to the. _. A Tor. Fished Trojak from the Muddy world. Put Rebr Ucli. Belgium. K3ler and him to the hous. Left knee and Mary Kunick. 63. Of 924 Kos Sluszko St Nanticoke a. Possible head injury. Their conditions were listed As Good. Patrolman Bert Black of the Eca nation. I been provided in full. Mcgarraghy cited a previous the ironic twist for the govern u.8. District court decision at j ment is that should it approve Buffalo n.y., in which it was o Neill s contract it will be Okay ruled that the Federal government fog the spending of Money to be under the right of eminent Domain used in court against the govern Foster twp police department could take the land for Public in j ment itself. Identified the Driver As Arthur l. Pavements. A previous District court is being taken by mrs. Dorothy when it was Clear that the Driver Crabbe of Columbus Ohio. He said senecas insist that they do decision at Buffalo n.y., ruled Eastman Provost of Farmers Val had not been seriously injured. Or. I the mishap occurred at a Point not wish 10 obstruct Progress and that the Federal government a Putnan phoned state police at about a thousand feet South of the Ould evacuate the land willingly the right to take the Seneca s Kane who arrested him. Toy. Mrs the Many local friends of the provo., yesterday. Other a Barm were Atria from now year with a group on or Kilrnan a a mrs a is a t tatar Awn ? h a Flipi pc i done to save lives now and to expand the research that will finally solve the problem because americans Are in a hurry to find an answer to cancer and close up shop it was urged that during the drive a Plant spokesman said monday tote or hilding a. Bengs will that Quot crude runs at the refinery he interested to learn that under the conducted tour to the Christo Foro Colombo base of Rew Hill. After the bus. Its no satisfactory alternative could land for Public improvements by front end damaged was pulled by j be found 10 construction of the eminent Domain. A wrecker from its jammed Post Large dam of Neill contends in District court Hon across the Highway the Driver they have propos Ltd a substitute Here however that special togs cont found on to Union bus ter diversionary canal to carry flood lations rather than a general pub Waters of the upper Allegheny Riv Putnan and Carol and Chuck Woods 14 and 9, children of Titus the group consists of 30 members Evjue friends visiting the Putnam for Minal in Bradford. I Waiveri 01 Upp a Aii Egney Riv j pc works appropriation Bill is re Awikel resume tue a with other his will Warren state Hospital has of horticultural societies throughout sunday dinner. The four injured persons were or of Lake Erie. Army engineers Quler a Uke Over a refining units scheduled to Sun As received All of the personal books unus a state. J pm a Justice Arnold Field. Hazel taken to the Hospital in patrolman Quot Lud a to Eva Zatlo of judge stocks become available in his medical and psychiatric ii gardens in Southern Europe near Hurst committed Trojak to my Black s prowl car. Officers of the Quot it is hoped this will make it Barry. Pans and in Switzerland will be Kean county jail Here monday Eastern greyhound lines at Erie that Al families be Given the life possible to Call Back shortly there in accepting the bequest us visited. If weather conditions per afternoon on the intoxicant charge ordered the bus to the local Gar saving information on the annual after some of the employees Laid off Perl pendent or Robert h. Is Mist the group will visit Holland and imposed the sentence when age three other passengers were he eth rho run i informed of the a a a result of the curtailment of Rad said Quot this gift has both Scien while the world famous tulips Are Trojak failed to a $50 Fine on transferred to another bus at Brad seven danger signal which May operations Quot uric and sentimental value to War in Bloom. The no License charge. A a a a Ren state Hospital. Or. Bengs was this alternative. Results petted by Early april. Are sex mean cancer and to take personal action against the disease control of the company nominate officer of port a. Moose Lottie three candidates. John Cunningham and Sherman Chandler both of Smethport and Daryl Chandler of port Allegany last week were nominated for governor of port Allegany j a anniversary refinery employees had been notified by totter feb. 21 that refining for Manv years one of our most operations would have to be Dis valued staff members a continued for several weeks Quot due or Bengs. Whose boyhood was to economic conditions beyond the spent in Smethport came to War j and Fie Hubbard celebrates loth Moose Lodge at a meeting in the Moose Hall. Also nominated were Wallace Abel Daryl Chandler Junior gov-1 error John Pekarski Coudersport George Bockoras prelate Fred Burgart treasurer and Robert Healy trustee for the three year term. Ren state Hospital As a staff physician in 1932 and was successively advanced to the position of senior physician and clinical director. He e j. Con Well Heads county Bankers unit Ford which departed on the final tog of the journey at 10 45 ., 3�?~a hours late. Mrs. Anne Higie. Attendant. Said the Luggage of the injured passengers was stored in the local terminal. Kane special a Edward j. Con was to the latter position when he ii president of the Smethport National Bank wednesday night of last week was elected chairman of the Mckean county Bankers association at a dinner meeting in the was made commissioner of mental health in Pennsylvania in 1944 he had accepted the Post of superintendent of Somerset state Hospital judge Charles g. Hubbard of in 1957 and was still engaged in that elks club which attracted 75 Mem Mckean county whose 75th birth office at the time of his recent in hers and guests Day occurred on Friday celebrated timely death. The event with a family party sat urday at his Home on Rose Hill of.,. Ave. Smethport Mother i lets skin All of judge and mrs Hubbard s grafted Oil youngster three daughters and most of the the Lodge session was followed my tubers of their families were the condition of five year old by a Buffet lunch. Officers will be to come Home for the Happy Debbie Ann Baker extensively elected at the next rec my in Cut Ayma rms a burned in a fire in Eldred feb. 19. Moose Hall. 8 p. Rn., april 9. Occasion in spite of Adverse weather conditions. J remains critical in children a hos those who attended were or. Pita Buffalo despite the fact she ranks High at school quack Robush recently underwent a major skin miss Larson daughter of 8x1 1 do us is. June and Joanne graft operation. Or and mrs. Harry Larson. Smith it Winston Salem. N. C. Or. Helen a patient in the Hospital too is port r d. I ranks second highest Peterson and children Constine it her class at Micheal a Beauty David 8nd of a Axil 8jld 1 mrs. Jack Brothers of Succasunna. N. J. An Impromptu Celebration of judge Hubbard a birthday occurred last thursday noon at the Coiner restaurant. She had been playing restaurant in Smethport Jeffrey with a cig Aret lighter. B. Beele proprietor of the Corner provided a birthday cake for the judge and a group of county officials and others who regularly eat lunch at the restaurant. Academy Meadville where she is majoring in cosmetic therapy. Deadline is ext monday for vote registration and automobile tags or. Conwell and the following other officers were chosen for the 1958-59 year and he will succeed Frederick l. Loop Vic president of the first National Bank of Eldred effective june i Hugh Morrison Secretary and assistant treasurer of the Hamlin Bank and Trust co., Smethport Vic chairman George o. Tiffany Vic president and treasurer of the producers Bank and Trust co., Bradford Secretary treasurer. Also elected members of the executive committee elected for the same term Are Robert e. Johnson cashier of the first National Bank of port Ibi Imp Roy c Colegrove Smethport Dies funeral saturday Fortner to a chairman favors Conewango flan Buffalo new York a or. Arthur Morgan former chairman of the Tennessee Valley authority said monday night he favored the Conewango plan for controlling the Allegheny River instead of the plan for a High dam at Kinzua a Joseph c. Mcgarraghy who conducted a hearing on feb. 17. Has the matter under advisement and is expected to announce a decision soon. Boy is badly Hurt when hit by truck Richard Monroe 8, son of or. And mrs. William l. Monroe. 514 8. Kendall Bradford saturday was he Sitf there would be i badly he Quot who struck by 1 d ii try truck As he was crossing re 46 near o Maras Sunnybrook Dairy. The youngster who sustained head tog and Chest injury of was listed in fair condition sunday to another one of those double deadlines to coming up on monday March 31. At Midnight on that Date the Pennsylvania motor vehicle registrations for 1957 expire. It has been Legal to use the new 5-year Auto License tag since March 15. Monday is also the last Day on which Mckean county citizens May Register to vote file removal cards and change political party affiliations prior to the primary election to be held on tuesday May 26. Her Mother Ruth Baker who supplied the skin grafted to the youngsters body from neck to Knees. Debbie Ann was burned in the apartment of her grandmother proprietor of the Sandwich shop Over the Allegany Clinton Cook Kane Bank and Trust co. George l. Douglass president of the it. Jewett National Bank Charles Rowe assistant cashier of the Bradford National Bank and or. Loop. The Kane Bank and Trust co. Was Host for the meeting. Or. Loop presided. The Mother is in satisfactory condition. To unit makes gift an automatic oxygen aspirator used to assist breathing in emergency cases has been presented to the Bradford Hospital by the Mckean county tuberculosis amp health society. The society has Given some j the Story. Edward j. Conwell de him with a gift. Paul e. Harrington cashier of the Warren Bank and Trust co., and chairman of the Pennsylvania Bankers association group 7, announced that the next annual meeting of the group will be held at Erie May to. Or. Harrington was accompanied by Myron e. Jewell assistant Trust advantages in diverting water to Lake Erie through a Reservoir in the Conewango Valley in southwestern new York state. Among them he said were a ror c. Colegrove. 76, of Smith larger storage capacity about �ull8to children a Hospital where port died last thursday morning twice that of the proposed Kinzua he w8s transferred from Bradford after a lengthy illness. Reservoir and better use of the Hospital. Or. Colegrove. Who was bom in water that would be stored in the Foster twp. Police chief Earl the Village of Colegrove named to Conewango Reservoir which he Bridge said the boy was struck by Honor of the prominent Mckean called Quot an Ideal water preserve 8 Graham Florist truck driven by county Pioneer family had been a Tion Joel Warfle 18, Smethport re. A resident of Smethport for 70 the army engineers expect to sometime before noon. Years. He had been employed at Complete a study of the Colewan hulls hotel for s Long period of go proposal Early next month. The liquor is big business time prior to his final illness. Present plan Calls for a 101-million earnings of the Pennsylvania he father. Comrade Alpha w Dollar High dam at Kinzua. 12 state liquor stores and the 10% Colegrove sr., was a me in Bor of Miles South of the new York line. Tax totalled $71,407,960 98 in 1967. The famous civil War Bucktail Congress has appropriated one i 1 i in regiment. Million dollars As a starter. J surviving Are a half brother Morgan is an engineering con sow sky Fine drive Alpha coif prove. A Quot Korea with a the Sebec. a a a a Ani horizon the u. S army a half sister mrs consistory to present Story of crucifixion the Coudersport consistory will 1 following the meeting it Albert j officer of the same Bank who is head of the Trust division of the group. The Mckean county Bankers went George Richards Smethport three nephews and three nieces. The Rev. Wilber c. Barber pastor of the swedish free Christian evangelical Church conducted the funeral service saturday afternoon in the Fry funeral Home pallbearers were Robert Curran Chester Elmer Norman Hull or. And Lloyd Kohn. Interment was to Norwich twp. Cemetery at Colegrove. Tion. Part of whose reservation near Salamanca would be flooded result of kill Zua dam by the Kinzua dam. Present the Story of the crucifixion Johnson president of tile Penney 1-on Palm sunday and monday and 1 Varna Bankers association and vice tuesday nights. 1 president and treasurer of the Ham 97,500 Worth of equipment to county hospitals in the past few years. The chorus will consist of 150 Len Bank and Trust company of on record As favouring a Resolution voices and a cast of 50 will portray i Smethport spoke on his experiences As head of Aba and the Bankers Palm sunday seats have All been i duties to tile Public assigned but seats Are available for i in recognition of his bring fog the the performances monday and your Best bet a . Bond i tuesday. Honor of the state presidency to the county the peso Wuoti present to be drawn by a committee As a memorial to George Schultz formerly of Bradford who was first chairman of the association during 1947-48. Or. Schultz died recently in Philadelphia. Sponsor school patrol trip the East Smethport civic improvement club discussed plans to Send two meanders of tit school safety patrol to Washington at a meeting monday night at the Home of mrs. Mary Johnson. Mrs. Bernice Green was co Host Ess at the meeting. He said the Kazua plan was limited by the position of Salamanca. Quot the location of the City prevents the construction of As Large a dam As is needed to fully solve the problem a he said. Quot also it would be necessary after a flood to empty the Reservoir into the Ohio Basin As fast As possible this would add to the flood flow of the he declined to comment on the relative costs of the two plans. Morgan who was chief Engineer for planning and construction of the Tva project spoke before a j unit of the league of women1 voters. Buy or sell with want ads a new Quot any line Quot drive is looming on the Are horizon because of the necessity of by passing see sons of it. 59 in the path of construction of the proposed Kinzua dam. The first of a Section of by Pasa projects will be put up for bids by the state in june according to an unofficial announcement monday. The series of dam encirclement for it. 59 will result in a so called Quot sky line Quot drive at tha South line of the Reservoir by Way of Kinzua and the old state read into tile Marsh Burg. On the indefinite Side however Art various projects in the Allegheny National Forest which hinge on construction of tha dam

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