The Conshohocken Recorder, January 17, 1963

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Vol. 9288 TA 8-4300 Thursday. Jan. 17. 1963 7c BR 9-0950
Netv Governor, Wife in Prayer Police Nab More
In Gang 'Rumble9
Conshohocken police today con-tinued
their no-holds barred crack-down
on teen-age violence with the
announcement that six more youths
have been arrested.
This brings the total of youths
seized to 16 as a result of teen-age
fighting in a major "rumble" this
past weekend. Police indicated more
arrests may be made.
Two of the youtlis were injured
when their car smashed into a pole
on Conshohocken Rd. near Mogees,
a short distance from Ridge Pike,
Plymouth Twp., as they fled police.
A shot was fired in the chase by
a Conshohocken policeman.
All 16 youths were to'appear for
hearings yesterday before Justice of
the Peace Francis J. Bobcmieth.
But. the hearings were continued
until a later date.
The youtlis were ordered held un-der
$500 bail each.
Injured in the crash were George
Wright, 21, and Robert Fisher, 17,
both of Norrlstown. The youtlis
were treated for cuts of the face
and body at Montgomery Hospital.
Chief of Police Charles Marwood
said the "rumble" started about 7
P. M. Sunday at Elm and Poplar
Ste., Conshohocken. He gave this
account from reports of officers:
Officer George Bland went to Elm
and Poplar to break up what was
reported to be a scheduled fight be-tween
two gangs, the aftermath of
a fight at a party Saturday night.
When Officer Bland saw two
youths in a car acting suspiciously
he told the driver to pull over to
the curb. Instead, Bland said, the
driver turned the car into the po-lice
car and sped away. As the fu-gitive
drove west on Elm St.. his
car grazed several parked automo-biles.
Bland gave chase and called for
help from West Conshohocken. Ply-mouth
and Whitemarsh Twp po-lice,
who set up road blocks. Bland
fired a shot at the fleeing car in the
Connaughttown section of Plymouth
Twp.
The speeding runaway car .struck
the pole »ear the Trenton Cut-Off
bridge, Mogeetown.
Meanwhile, Officer Adam Pagli-aro,
Conshohocken police, was sent
'C"iuinuea on Pew* sevmti
Montgomery County Float Passes Capitol
SOLEMN MOMENT—Gov. William W. Scranton
and his wife, Mary, bow their heads in prayer at inaug-uration
ceremonies in Harrisburg. Scranton on Tuesday
became Pennsylvania's 103rd governor.
Sauer Resigns —
'Not Over Polities'
George M. Sauer, deputy commis-sioner
of the State Police and a j
native of Conshohocken, has re-tired
after 34 years In police work, j
And he plans to enjoy retirement.;
Sauer officially ended his duties
with the State Police at noon Tues- i
day. He retired with the rank of!
L,t. Colonel and was second in com-mand
of the entire State force.
He told the Recorder: "My ie-[
tirement had nothing to do with j
politics. There Just comes a time,
when you want lo relax and now is
that time."
Sauer said he is eligible for his
pension and plans to enjoy it. "I j
•have a lot of wood to chop," he i
said.
The veteran policeman now makes
his home at 35 Wissahickon Ave..!
Flourtown. He said that he might
participate in some form of police
work in the future "but not now." I
Sauer was sworn in as deputy
commissioner on April 13. 1962.
Prior to the appointment, he was;
commander of the State Police de- J
tective division and held the rank
of detective captain.
Born in Conshohocken on March '
28, 1903. Sauer liver at 220 W. Sixth
Ave. until he joined the State Po-lice
in 1929. He is a brother of:
Mrs. Harry Snear of 1517 Colwell
Lane, Plymouth Twp., wife of the
late chief of police in that town-ship.
He is an uncle of George Snear,
former member of the Conshohock-en
School Board.
Sauer has two brothers, Sgt. Carl
Sauer, with the State Police, and
Allen Sauer, an employe of the
Alan Wood Steel Co., Conshohocken.
He was assigned to the South-eastern
Pennsylvania Station of the
State Police until 1941 when he was
named chief liaison officer between
the State Police and the Philadel-phia
police with offices in City Hall.
Sauer was promoted to captain
and placed in charge of the Reading
troop in January, 1960. Seven
months later he was placed in
charge of the detective bureau when
State Police Commissioner Frank
McCartney reactivated it.
He was a leader in the field
Of criminal investigation — an area
which received special emphasis
from McCurtney.
Sauer, one of the most respected
men In the State Police organiza-tion,
is married to the former Edith
Nissiey. They have two children.
George and Patricia.
HAH. TO THE VICTORS—The float of the Montgomery County Republicanism
mittce passes the Capitol Building in Harri.sbtirg. Depicting the County's capturt o
the "Governor*.-; Trophy." the float was in the line of march of the gala inaugural par-ade
Tuesday. A plurality of almost 70,000 votes for the new governor gav< Montgom-ery
County the victory over Delaware County in the competition. (Pliotoa by A