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Smethport Mckean County Democrat (Newspaper) - October 2, 1958, Smethport, Pennsylvania Published in the county seat of Mckean county county Democrat Northwestern Pennsylvania a leading democratic weekly Mckean county a picture newspaper established 1858 volume no. Too established 185 Smethport penna., thursday october 2, 1958 Peb tear single copy�?10c no. 40 jurors selected for october term of court install officers to the poor taxpayer he str Iveth mightily t a a a a a of Elk scouts signed by an a exhausted taxpayer a of port Allegany pa., this plaintive note appeared in every body column of the Buffalo evening new at thursday tired taxpayer Kenmore a v., Whone taxes increased 26 in three year cheer up. The fourth year i the Harde to at least in the Ama la town where i live. Quot my Taxe on a Ama la House four year ago were s101.ll time year ago $163.45 two yearn ago $193.35, and this year szot.64. Quot that figures Well Over 100% increase in four years. Quot tired huh i m pooped name captains of Smethport Chest Campaign the 21st annual fund drive of the Smethport Community Ovett inc., will open on monday oct 27 and extend trough saturday. Nov. I. Sixty two Petit hirers anti 24 grand juror have been drawn to serve at the october session of Mckean county criminal court which aul Convene next monday morning at to of clock at the court House. Smethport with judge Charles g Hubbard priding members of grand jury member of the grand jury Art i Bradford Maurice Burdick. William d Cargill Louise oui Betsan Lawrence Davidson Muriel Duttry j. A. Crow Joseph Mont nother Pec Cham b l. Rifle Florence Steuben. Leo Stoner and James Tyler. Kina a Wiliam Burns Charles Cooley and Bart Johnson Ludlow Bertel Carlson and Adolph Johnson Kincus Lyon Lolly Cutter City Louis Hermon Degolian Raymond Reed. Hew Clarence Sheldon. Ceres a a. Turn. Turtle Point a l what of. Petit jurors listed the a Mea of county citizens summoned for pout jury duty Ara Irene Brown Howard Burdick Mildred Confer. Redfield shed As the Campaign goal ten Gillett and Eugene Spencer. <v3c my charitable agencies will Eldred a Frederick Houben aug participate bks year a Etmer a i Alex Mckay Oao Ipaige chairman program next month for boys Duke enter a Glenn a. Ken and and or Robert j Olms vice chair years of age and Over Harry i Ehman. Cory Villez George Rees port Atte Ganyu Max Cooper my Jesse Hurd Cereel Albert Bruise. can Way. Peter Crowley. Hazel Hurst Thomas Swasky. Lewis run a Rem now Azo and Clara Spencer. Red Rock Ekiza Tekeste Ummen. West Lnor John kid ipod and Sam Maya. Skint in House a rut in r Peter. Coster City Michael Yak sky. Kane Irene Kari on. Harry Chart in Girt bar you late w. Ilia in Hall c. G. Harding Thoro Haslett at Emporium by to Rihm. Special a off teem of Elk lick Council. Boy scouts of America were installed a the annual meet erg held tart saturday in the Pirn meal Hoewt Church Here. Clayton Lorton of port Allegany Council president for 1958-6#, wan unable to attend the meeting. Officers installed were vice presidents Robert a. Digel and Howe w. Hill. Both of Smethport mid Murray Garber of Bradford treasurer a Hamlin d. of Bradford assistant treasurer a George o. Tiffany of Bradford commissioner a real Dyne of Koe. I dinner was nerved to 106 scout -1 ens and their wive and Roland Stumpff Emporium Council chairman a matter of ceremonies. The was John o. Del Wiler Jersey Shore regional chairman for exploring. Or. Wiler urged Scouters to strengthen the Council by training Way cleared for construction of new Smethport High school the Smethport Borough Parent construction of the Long did used teacher association informed 12-million Junior senior High school at its first meeting of the 1958-59 in Smethport term last week that a major the information came from Hugh paperwork hurdle had been passed n. Lunn Smethport supervising in effect Clearing the Way for the principal of Smethport area joint schools who gave a Progress re prep gets Fine prison sentence in cinder Case port to the or. Lunn said that on sept to representatives of the area joint re had signed papers at Harrisburg completing financial arrangements with the Pennsylvania school building authority. The Harrisburg action completed the formation of the team that will build the new school with groundbreaking projected for May or june of 1959. Early last july the Federal Community facilities administration at additional Scouters and securing a quota of $6,500 has been estate toe Aid of by mess and professional men in toe leadership Field. The speaker also Send toot the conned in begin a new explorer 14 Man Hay named the following pm tap c. Be amp rce Bradford Uptain Tor five ditto tote plus toe Council executive attended a two new Post office this is the exterior of the new Eldred Post office building which opened for business for the first time monday morning. No Date has been set for the official dedication and open House program now in the planning stage. The building was constructed by or. And mrs. Robert Lawrence for leasing to the Federal government. Located on the West Side of main St., the new Structure is diagonally opposite the former Post office. Rata rial portion at the drive Dot trick in Hugh Fry District 2�?mrs. P. J. Meg wern District i Kenneth Daugherty District 4�?Robert a. Dirt distr Tot in Herbert Johnson Industrial a j. the captains will enrol the corp of Volunteer workers which Well orrery Home in town contributions May be paid in full when the Che to Oah Felor Calls or a pledge May be made payable to tour quarterly him Ament. The comm Unity Che t provide the in Bailment plan for the Benet ? of j Day conference an toe new work wednesday and thursday it Damp seen icon Butler and will Pisa on the surf Ormason to explorer Lead postmasters told i irl scout Council a it Harold Bright of National meet held in Cincinnati to meet next w Eek postmasters and the fall meeting at my Oam to area girl scout Council will held next wednesday at 8 . Toe Smethport country club. A movie. Quot you re will be vittles lit faculty of Washington i. Guests attended toe monthly meet frown after toe business meeting my of the Mckean county Post ers saturday and sunday at me miu�4 a is As of Salon a the Fulton mortal scout Rester Vaaks near House. Smethport week Erray night Borden of last week. Charles Crawford. Branford. Joseph Steibel of Erie Field Serif or them ditto it commit Stoner vice officer addressed the group led group of gang. Or. Pear pie and gave in enlightening talk on the mob so Veteran service award or National convention held recently Pewee speaking in the absence of and Quot Cracker barrel Quot sessions lot Brownie intermediate and senior leaders ant follow refreshments will be served. My Campo Council is made up of adult Active a Gad or Harold f Bright a native of Smethport has been named professor of statistics at the George Washington University in Washington. . Harrisburg. A. A Victor prep Frackville was fined $8,000 tuesday ordered to make restitution of approximately $40,000 and Washington had made a Grant of to serve from two to four years $83,600 to for mans and special prison for engineering a series fic atoms of cinder frauds in Lancaster and at that time or. Lunn had Chester counties pointed out that the joint Board sentence was passed in Dauphin had engaged Hunter Campbell and county criminal court by judge Rea. Altoona architects for the Homer l. Krelder after the state Job and that a site had been a and the defense had completed a Cepter by the directors. The 881-presentauon of testimony in Liaiga Pupil Structure will be located on lion of sentence that lasted four what is called the Brennan farm Days site West of the Southern on the Lancaster county cases Mechanic St. Involving about $20,000, prep was or. Lunn informed the fined $350 on each of 14 cheating that final working plans should be charges and was sentenced to completed by mid March and conserve from two to four years on Striction bids accepted in april each charge the terms were made to run concurrently. He was fined the maximum $500 and sentenced to serve from one to two years on a conspiracy count. Prep was fined $350 on each of six cheating charges based on the Chester county frauds he was sentenced to serve from two to four years concurrently on each count. On a conspiracy charge in in the Chester cases he Smethport y Oung Republican Hub elects officers i a graduate of Smethport High school he received his Bachelor s voiced degree from Lake Forest College was tined $500 and Given a similar prison sentence. Lucy beam. Sai Mirt Maimo Hen too warn to support toe Chett in Rte Kent. Margin t Stevens Al but ire financially unable to make ton a Lek and Cid w Amar one Lump contribution. Ludlow a Gilbert to and All Ethah Are urged to give Eugene Kalum i generously Tbs Anil guarantee Bradford a Mabel Beatty Annie toe Smethport comm Unity bromate Glenn Brown. Gerald cheat Tor. Win be Abir to cont no or. . Alto that too Council will make two new scouting awards for i 59 the Preot dents and the awards. A Emerson Klee Emporium. courted president summed up conducted during a in Cincinnati. He explained in detail the Summerfield Story. Mrs Faye Ria Vin. Eldred postmaster gave a report on the highlights of the convention. Mrs. Florence Willard Derrick City postmaster was named chairman of the october meeting to be held in counties and every member looks Forward to the Semi annual Council meeting a a Means of renewing Chi inert lamps. Making new acquaintances exchanging ideas in girl scouting and planning for the naming scouting year. 1958 term. He said some 2.000 boys conjunction with the dedication of were on the Council Rolls the Eldred Post office Likely the e. G. Potter. Smethport who end of the month. Buchanan. Fred Carey p j. Carroll jr., Ralph Cleveland. Margaret Coco Alberta Croker. Richard do my Ann Jeffrey Dave Taoa Mary Davit. Patricia Farrell Wesley Fisher and Robert French Aion Albert Froebel Harold Gold Simeur Verna had. Marian Healy Phyl to hanuman d h Howe Mary Loo Huff David Johnson Julian mater Virginia Meriden Helen Miller Wesley Roeder Robert Roy jr., James Amy Ida Simons Waler Snyder France. Sturm Max Ungemah Archie yet Don and Anna Zeltwanger. Its unbroken record of Mee a Rte budget requirements Ever sauce it we organized in 1938, a vast amount of Good has been a am i shed by the Oviett its record Over toe putt 20 years is so headed toe Corral Aaka Aret presided Back to 1924, conducted the mafia Hauan ceremonies a honorary Prett Kot. Al Putnam autom. A Patt Peai two film Wert viewed entitled Quot your defense and the �?o8tor> of the u.8. Milton Dodge Smethport postmaster. Acted As Host and Joseph Dent presented Guy moso Aio. Pm shun us Custer City postmaster por urn Aho retired about two presided at the business meeting. Wet known Tost no plea years ago be Field executive a for continued support should be Neces.Ary�?Jutt look a the record Many Community cheats have been severely a in acc a speh by a Oon Tantle a creasing number of individual campaigns for fund Lur jog the year some chests have failed to survive. But now there is a definite trend Back to toe Community cheat method of supporting worthy causes. This tat because Moat people sincerely believe k to the Beek plan Ever devised and they also believe took the demise of special gift. The Rev. Joseph Rigby Church pastor gave toe invocation and o Karl men the bends option . Aides divulge \ Ivinity schedule Keltz appointed District lop head Tam Mckean. Omicron my Poller a a a it to a act if a a 1 varsity of Rochester and his Doc j tora from the University of Texas. I for the past year and a half he a. Served As a specialist in operations research and synthesis for the general electric co. He was previously a Deputy director for the human resources research office at George Washington and has taught at the University of Texas san Angelo College the University of Rochester and Denison University. While at Texas he served As associate director of research for the american association of Junior colleges. He is a frequent contributor to educational journals. Or. Bright in a son of toe Rev. And mrs. Stanley Bright of Prairie Grove Ark hit father was ordain child welfare unit names memorial fund committee Robert s Moran or. A elected chairman of toe Smethport Republican club at an meeting int week Ait toe Home of mrs. Pauline Wells a the sentences were ached the new club a chartered by used to begin on expiration of a Alan Marian of Duke c Atar one to two year term. Prep now chairman of the Mckean county is serving on four fraud charges j Young Republican committee and a conspiracy count in connect other officers named Wert wind lion with cinders deals in York Fred Lewis vice Charmian mrs. County. Wells Secretary and Helen code a a treasurer. The next meeting wit trial coming up Here j be oct. 14 at 8 . In toe Borough two former employees of prep building Are scheduled for trial in Mckean Glenn a Mencer of Eldred sex county criminal court at Smith Pia med the Aims and purpose of port tuesday on charges of forging the Young republicans and Jack slips on Short weight cinder de Kelts of Bra fiord told of activities liveries in this county. Of local dubs. Social Security representatives will be a toe Stele armory in Bradford every monday and thursday during toe balance of the year. I Che to b a genuine civic tragedy except veg and Christma. Or Keltz is chairman of the Brad and miss Hanlon was appointed to grand jury to get fraud accusation Kane Ronald love. 29, Ashley toe Sears Roebuck ii co. Employee. A o j How Chi Al we fraudulent Auto leaves 1x03 1. Conversion of some $4,300 Worth of. Company property a committed a l a a y a i lilt Tetany the second wednesday of voters committee. Saturday to Mckean county jail i uni i uuiii3 Hui i a 0ouer november and december i a memorial fluid committee was appointed a the monthly meeting of toe Mckean county child w flare service held Latt thursday night in toe Mckean county courted As a presbyterian minister after i House in Smethport restoring As supervising principal of j the function of the Committer a port Borough schools. Members who will receive con j r tribute on will be to publicize and Jack Keitz of Bradford has been handle the memorial fund for their named District administrator in a respective areas. They Are mrs. Six county area for the Young re Christine Llewelyn of Eldred mrs. Publicans of Pennsylvania. Leslie Silverstine of Bradford miss to will be in charge of member Frances Hanlon of port Allegany ship and organization in Mckean. Robert Himes of Kane and William Cameron Clinton. Potter Elk and Shuman of Buford and Smethport. Tioga counties. A committee consisting of mrs. Active in or work several years. E a. Gut Mer. Miss Mary Welch they Are John Harris jr., 50, Frackville and Vincent Swartz 52. New members who joined were Dean Cole Helen Cole Gene Lewis Mahanoy City. Swartz is a brother Winifred leu a. Pauline in Law of prep. Milton lop us Robert s. Wells Moran the pair waa indicted by a grand jr., Robert a or. And Star jury at Smethport in june the Ley , All of Smethport. State charges they shortchanged a the state highways department out of some Bock in 1958 girl la accused 1nj1 in horse collision usually you think of motor vehicles when you hear of a but Delmar work of Smethport suit is med a fractured left wrist sunday of in Mai m a a a a vim a owl mom h. It w tunning i air mount after two Saddle horses col i ugly a ays lir i in in i oui a a a w a $7,000 Worth of cinders a magistrates invite Public to unroll in Legal sessions Laded on Prospect Hill the lured was treated at she Kane Community Hospital. Between toe hours of to . And noon to assist Persona with social Security problems. A representative will be a the Ford Young Republican club a member of the Mckean county Young Republican executive Board and chairman of the Mckean water company office m port Al county Young Republican first jury county action on that draft a statement of appreciation to Foster parents. Others attending were Harry Boyish mrs. C. H. Greliner. Mrs. Henry sane White Joseph Shu Rilla and mrs. Donald Bovaird Over 9,000 lose licenses Over 9,000 Penney Van it i a motorists lost their driving privileges during August for wait ions of the state motor vehicle code. For grand charge. Port Allegany special a love an employee of Sears order to teenagers were admitted to office Here waived hear Rig before part Allegany Community Hospital peace j titties c William of Bunce in others were treated and a to . Session Here my was released after their car went off ordered to appear in Mckean county criminal court. The defendant did not produce the j5, Bau aet by Justice Bunce and was jailed a Smethport the Back Road Between Smethport and port Allegany at 2 a in. Sunday at Devil s Elbow. Admitted were Glenn Ivana 18, the Driver with a possible Disio from to . To noon and at toe Potter county court House to Coudersport each wednesday from 10 30 , until noon visitations a Ulysses fire Hail will be made an toe second thus school men favor area Union an la year old Foster twp girl will face juvenile court action following investigation indicating that she wounded two schoolmates on thursday with a by Quot gun. The parents of a seven year old girl and a 10-year-old boy have signed complaints a Anim the Lincoln school Pupil. According to authorities the girl took the Airgun from her Home and shot the seven year old in toe fore the first half of a 24-week course i in civil and criminal Law procedure sponsored by the Mckean county chapter of squares and constables will be held at the Small court room m Smethport starting next monday. This decision was reached at the reorganisation meeting of toe chapter held in toe Bradford City building monday the a second a if or 12 weeks of toe course will to conducted in Bradford Henry a. Onofrio Bradford at Tomey again will ack As instructor. Love was arrested m Buffalo Cate it shoulder and Leon Hess 17, thursday rag try lacerations of the nose and forehead. I treated were Richard Pinchock 16, for a Eye laceration and Garry Ludwig for two fractured fingers. All four teenagers Are from port Allegany. The Mckean county school i Ractor Aeao Tion Ai its annual Day of each month a the Ive hell meeting in Smethport task thurs Between 10.30 . And noon. Day adopted a Resolution that a. J would make a Union financially injured at work Worth while Tor Bradford City and tonal accounts. Burg Rifle entered the Bradford Foster and Bradford tips schools the approximately county directors a toe state legis-1 the speaker said that me of the Taivo Council with Gustav Olson Leader he had interviewed in the Ludlow hts standby. David Pytcher Davis was named an auditor of the counts Matitu explosive Middle East Egypt a colonel Nas it or is unquestionably a Man to be reckoned with. He a native of Smethport. Has been head just above toe hat runt she this year the county chapter Las had to be treated at Bradford hoc extended an open invitation to the pita the boy woe toot through a general Public to take the course lip he was treated by a physician j those so desiring Are to Register of toe first meeting next monday. Bizzaro named governor Vincent Bizzaro of port Allegany. N. Y. Has new License new York stakes new combined mid fishing License became effective on oct. I. Hospital on monday to receive treatment for an injured knee. Or. Rifle sustained toe in Jiffy lost week a a hide working for the South Penn Oil co. The injury did not respond to treatment mid hospitalisation was advised. Which recently combined in a school men and their guests had joint re dinner in toe first methodist the county school men Ai effect Church Hall Between work sessions will tall Harrisburg that they favor 86 county warned that the West May not he paying him enough attention. The speaker said that if Naa it or escapes assassination in toe next six years Ai toe Mckean court House they i he May Well be toe most influential elected governor of area 5 of Toast heavy Frost monday the first general idling Frost Ai toe season occurred monday on matters International. Or. Buzaro toe hilltops in thus area. A Mercury is a past presides of toe port Reading of 27 was observed a Allegany Clute. Kane work on Rock City Road Likely to be state s Swan song in 58 acquire East end store or. And mrs. Lavas Douglass who were half owners of toe former Douglass store m East Smethport have purchased toe remaining half interest from or. Dracula Smith of Phoenix. Arizona. Such an amendment to state educational Laws k was understood that the Resolution one of 17 put on toe books was urged by Bradford area join schools officials. Current heard addresses by Ivan Boxen Flure in the entire Middle East. News Honor guests at the dinner were Mckean county judge Charles g. Hubbard and mrs. Hubbard. Toa get master was Thomas c. Curtis Duke Center president of the county school Board who also conducted the twin business sessions the the state highways department monday started what will probably be the fatal Road project of any size in Mckean county before toe Snow Falls toe Black Topping of about 2lj Miles of toe Rock City Road from toe new York state line South toward Gilmore. In Pennsylvania ifs of. 848. Robert Fuoco Bradford caretaker in charges amp id the two course Topping work marked monday Marting and weather permitting should be completed by toe end of the wok or Fuoco Saki toe Black Topping is Tot first such work done on that stretch of Roadway since the Concrete was first put Down about 30 years ago. Some 20 men and the same Quot tamper Quot that Black topped Bradford a Mam St. Not too Long ago were on the Job. The material is being hauled in by an Olean contractor. Or. Fuoco said this piece of work will find All the roads and streets in Mckean county and Bradford and its boroughs that the highways department is responsible for. Quot in Al shape Quot to readiness for cold weather driving. Purchase property or and mrs. James Dennis have purchased the property at 17 Center St. From or. And mrs Joseph Bernard. After remodelling work is completed they will move there from a Douglass apartment on East St. An internationally a known a German the speaker deplored what he termed As lie current american attitude of aloof superiority toward Middle and far Eastern leaders As c. F. Fait county of holds named the russians Are superintendent summed it up the making great Progress to Influent Rev. Bradford g. Webstar Church change to the Laws would permit a eng the Peoples of those nations pastor gave the invocation. De second Oles Union which the he pointed out that the . Gov j lotion were led by the Rev. Arthur eminent has to Deal with their b Cope Rector of St. Luke # including the Mckean county unit change the organization s name to leaders while the soviets work Church. Four vocals were Sung by Are taking Steps to expand their j a Quot Hie Mckean county chapter of within the masses by subversive the Well known duo Janet cunning activities to include diseases and toe propaganda. Ham and Joyce Cunninghmm Stu another disadvantage of the dents in toe Otto Eldred joint american approach he said is High school. Bradford area setup would probably be to receive toe incentive or Bonus Money that currently goes to consolidations of third or fourth class districts. Bradford City District is a third class organization county polio chapter revamps setup to meet expanded Agenda the Success of the Salk anti Walter Keast and Robert Steck polio vaccine Ivas been such that Meyer. All Are Bradford or Vicinity local chapters of the National residents foundation for infantile paralysis i the executive committee voted to Hild injured in fall Roger Oke lurid Young son of or. And lire. Jack Okerlund it East Smethport fractured his sunday when he fell on the driveway at his Home the was taken to toe Bradford Hospital. And toe townships fourth class so much foreign Aid goes to in other action the county do bolster the positions of Golem rectors elected delegates and alternates to two Blue ribbon slate educational conventions to be held to Harrisburg get 30-nov. I Raymond Curtis Eldred re i the nominating committee chair maned by Robert a . Sme the n a Hon a i Ieav ailment of toe Young that can be tag out the part about Quot for infant treated with Quot the experience and tile paralysis Quot reflecting the new skills Quot already stockpiled by Quot those development working in toe polio j in a statement the committee the Mckean county chapter s explained. Quot under its new name. Ment leaders and does no to trickle port included e. J. Bryner Custer executive committee announced the organization will not Only con Hulse Duke monday that tit it is keeping Pace True its fight against polio but with the expansion and �2 it a will also include rheumatoid a elected a slate of officers to direct tort to the most serious of Rheuma Down to toe common people. City and Ralph b or. Box Well said the title of toe Center. Of his talk. Quot a time bomb fused the resolutions committee at both referred to the headed by mrs. Dorothea Goodrich was named Delegate to toe state masses of underprivileged pea \ port Allegany . 3. Included de directors gathering and Robert pies in those critical areas whose Ward t. Danielson Kane i chairman David l. Brown seer adolescents Sod Al it a included w u Lawrence Eldred his alternate. Nationalistic aspirations Are being c. Kenneth Dickson Derrick City Ary and Maurice Caldwell treas be congenial malformation a birth Fred Willards Smethport re taken advantage of by the com Robert Haynes Eldred . 2 and user. Chosen members of the Exeen defects Milch annually affect i a elected to represent toe i munits. Or. Olson. Itiat commute were Elmer Haug some 9,000 new born 1958-59 activities. Named were Ray l. Sturm tic cripples which annually affect an estimated 30.000 children and s

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