The Conshohocken Recorder, February 28, 1963

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Alan Wood Recalls 350 Employes
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The Man on the Street Speaks Out:
What Do You Think of the Situation at Lee Rubber?
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IIAKRY SEMETTI, 1813 New
Hope St., Norristown: "The situ-ation
Is very bad. This man
(Clairmont) has done something
like this before. I think that I
would buy stock in Lee Rubber
and Tire If I had the chance and
could."
WILLIAM H. DALE, 228 Hec-tor
St., Conshohocken: "The place
wiU be running full force by the
middle of the'summer. Mr. Clair-mont
will h:vve It flying. I think
he's a good man. I've worked there
46 years."
MRS. J. HAMMOND, 329 E.
11th Are., Conshohocken: "It
doesn't seem fair. What could be
done about? I applied for a job
there five years ago, because peo-ple
said it was a good place to
work."
SAL D1CWRCIO, lfl W. Fifth
Ave., Conshohocken: "I don't agree
with the procedure that's being
followed. I don't tliink the men
are being treated fairly. Tliere's
no more morale there. I've been
there 35 yea:* and I'm not
pleased."
1 RICK NARCISO. 422 E. Oak
St., Norristown: "It's a terrible
situation. It has been hurting our
business here (Plymouth Square)
as many people from Consho-hocken
shop'at our store. We hope
the situation will soon be cleared
up."
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THOMAS SUKALSKI, 206 E.
14th Ave., c'onshohocken: "I
haven't seen it like this in 30
years. I still work there and I feel
sorry for those who've been laid
off. Business places in Consho-hocken
are feeling this the most.
I hope It's for the best what
Clairmont is doing."
MARGARET LAFFREDO, 529
Noble St., Norristown: "They're
not giving the employes a fair
deal. The older men are entitled
to their pensions. They are not
taking back the regular employes.
I worked there for bVt years. I
don't think it's fair what is going
on there."
Photos by Anthony)
JIM CARPENTER, 105 Joseph-ine
Ave., West Conshohocken: "It
certainly has affected business. I
feel sorry in general that retire-ment
pay has been cut off. The
general outlook is bad. Hope it
doesn't continue to affect busi-ness.
I live in West Conshohocken
and it certainly has affected our
town."
MRS. JAMES WILLIAMS, 349
W. Sixth Ave., Coi^hohocken: "It
wasn't fair. It was a dirty deal.
The new owner should have
thought about what he was doing.
A lot of my friends' husbands are
laid off. If they are good enough
to work a long time there, then
they're good enough to get their
pensions."
ROBERT HERTZLER, 301 E.
Sixth Ave., Conshohocken: I'm out
of work and I want to get back
if I can. I don't think too much
of the man who took over. 1
worked for Alan Wood for 14
years, lost out there and then
worked at Lee Tire for 10 years.
I'm on my way to the unemploy-ment
office now.'
Colonials Underdogs in Palestra Tilt
By ROD MARCUS
The Colonials from Plymouth-
Whitemarsh have had some tough
games—like the one-basket victory
over Lower Merion—on their w»y
to an undefeated season and a
conference crown. But the toughest
game to date still looms ahead.
Tuesday night the Colonials, un-der
head coach Hank Stofko, take
the floor at the Palestra to face
either Coatesville or Lonsdowne-
Aldan in the semi-finals of State
competition
Many observers believe the local
cagers could go all the way to the
state crown ... If they can get by
Tuesday's game. The odds-makers
say Plymouth-Whitemarsh will have
an uphill fight and are duly con-sidered
the underdogs.
Why?
Coatesville has a top basketball
team and has just finished its sec-ond
year without a low In league
play. They are considered to be one
of the top teams to the State. If
Lansdowne-Aldan, a relative new-comer
to big basketball competition,
defeats Coatesville at the Palestra
tonight, they will be really up for
the game with the Colonials on
Tuesday.
Operate as 'Team'
Plymouth - Whitemarsh has been
highly successful this year because
they are a "team." There are no
big guns—or stars—but a full squad
of competent, enthusiastic and hun-gry
basketball players. The Colo-nials
want to win—and have won.
They finished the season with a
19-0 record and a statement from
Stofko that "this is the best basket-ball
team I have ever coached."
Such a statement Is not to be taken
lightly because championship teams
have been many for Stofko during
his decade of cage coaching.
But any team, even one with a
solid front, has its standouts. The
offensive attack of the Colonials
has been divided by six top scorers.
Jolin Thompson (6'3"—200 lbs.) has
led thp P-W scoring all year and
goes into playoff action with more
than 300 points this season. He is
followed by Ed Szczesny (6'5"—220
lbs.) who Is only a point or two
behind Thompson in the scoring
column.
Moore Is a Transfer
Bob Olszewski <6'3"- 180 lbs.).
John Pergine (6'0"—180 lbs.', and
Jim Moore (6'1"~185 lbs." round out
the starting lineup. Moore, by the
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