The Conshohocken Recorder, August 9, 1956

              Sell Telephone Begins $3Million Construction
Qfat Ukantott
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Th« ONE NEWSPAPDt
Most Interested
In CoQthohockvn
Whtt*mor«h Township
Plymouth Township
V..I No. HliI3 OOMMudun. P»., Th.i'Mlaj, Aummt 9. 1H56 TA 8-4*00 DB DOOM 10c W««l Conihohocki*
* Teachers'
Salaries
Off to Akron—With Hopes of Taking National Title
HAPPY MOMENT — Henry Hemslpy turns first sho\el of dirt at ground breaking
be»-emonien Tuesday for new Bell Telephone OB. central office building to houai
■xchange in preparation f.»r cotover t*» dial From left are LeaH* M Rnanka manager
l"f company; Morton H. Fetterolf Jr., president of board of supei-usurs of Wnltemmnrj
township; llemslcy, ami E. K. Williams, burgess of (.'onshohocken. who took part
iKecordrr Phnn
ma
HoMpitaHaation
Vlau Voted
For I'acuity
C"n>iioh<»cken — Additlon-
.i-- w hu h uil!
elevate BOtne instructors' sal-ary
by fMQ n«-\t .war. wen-voted
at the August meeting
of the school Imard, Monday
night in the offices of the high
BeBOol, Seventh Aw. and Fav
attest,
lit addition the board roted u
provide :!■ iirsi hospttallialion plan
for in.' h
The grnerous raise will come otih
l gftbi bavi been in thr
schools employ at Wat Use year*
Thf nr» increase, proposed by
> mil J Uavarclli, rhalrman of the
Ifirhrr* and textbook committee
i providr* a yearly "bonus" or SIM fnr
,every teacher u> the M Imnl dialrii t
,fl»e years and a similar one ..( S2M
uiplovint-iil for SOD
at New Offiec Building
pn Bank Property Here
Tnc Bell Telephone ('o. Tuesday
new central office building at I HI
Plymouth Twp.
»ke ground for i
>rth Lane in a step toward converting the tavyi
inge to dial, the (ir-t of Uro major projocti for this area.
spenditure of almost S.1 mUlton
Planned tar rhla butMlng and a « . • . .
acrounUnf center St Fourth I A,|n*, I I aa/aaC
*nd Fnyelte SI. Conalialu*-.- \iOUlH II ljIVCS
Mi iunpc.it, purchased Iran UH
adelphia NaUonal Bank «' T> 1*1 -P *f| I
mg io Leallr M Brooks. M-n- ft 4*1 I I || II till
for the company The latte. ***>** Villa ■ 14111
ernpsov a work force of 300
TA ( nmmil I ***** MraMttldd BB completion April 1 U VJUIIIIIII I ICl !*
l'o»l|i<HH - \( tion fin
' tntin.it.n ' i.Miini'
K\|ian*ion MOM-afl
■.-..
murr Maximum Tearlv amouni pai
able an the bo*It la tZM, regard
if- nf how mini yeara over IS the
trarher haa Nrna In the district.
I Earlier, each teacher was accord -
jed a $400 increase, lnrluding the
lai'omnne Increment mandated bv
the atatr and an additional S20U.
bj tne acnool district
Set en new teachers, Inrludini
\ in< mi I MlragBa. caarh-instrur
tor, were engages) at Me aeaaion.
' n Pappus Rending <aa|
rintiiPd in leach mat ;»l studies and
am as driving Inatructor in the
j senior >i.«h school at a aaktrv of
iS3M0 A uiRdtiate of KuUlo«n SUir
.Te-ctiera tullpgr, he taught at Wil-
■ U 6.houl. Reading.
MMa Siitidn Sherman. Pt.ila who
| haa tmiglit in netmantoam and
,-■.,, i L__I . ,, ... N'jfriaiowu high schools, wsa rhuaen
( onshohocken — Ratlfica-f»nlaf lilghKlw.il tvpiiwjinatriicin.J
ttOfl of g nro|K>*»-d n.>u Ihr*-. - ut IMOA A «radi«"W of T> uaje nW|J
«e«r contrisCl between Alan Vr,"lu. *hr '■ <,0*n* graduate snrk;
WtKid Steel c.i, and I.oca
,,,,.. i ■„,, ,. «,, , ". , Mrs pHiilh,e Nahan. Phils will'
Union Votes
Tomorrow on
Wood Pact
>\ nrk«r-. ( JHII|I;III\
Nile... on h'c -nil
Of NesfgatiatiotM
OFF TO AKRON' — Charles ftikoakl, tecond fmm
l**ft. winner of 1 !>.""»*> Soap Box Dtrbj in < i.ii>hohiK'ken,
leaves for All-Ameri.an race from Philadelphia Int*i-naiioiutl
Airpttrt yeatwfglay. With him in front row are
BarlMU-M. Ins Bister; Mrs. liarotd MeTtten, <»t' this new*.
;«>ner; E. K. Moore Jr., WIT ifrrnasw of local derby Orfth
The Recorder anri Valley Forge Sentinel; K. Utncola
Hain, Chamber of Commerce secretary. «ho Iml giimp
farewell, and Mct'uen. In rear are Mrs. Charier Cai-koski
and Mr. Calkoakl, parents of Conshohoi ken M initei
April
1987. ina'Kllation of dial equip.
nt fnr •orr.e IP 000 subscriber?
MMiii bout s vein. Bi'«jks
a
nnil ruction nf the arcounllnt
iler io prepare ab«il !M,S0t nllh
h month ,,-r custumrr- In Mnnt-
MWTT. Bi<rka and Cheater lean-
- IB contingent upon an agree-
> < •aahohorken'a bnrourh
mi In open F'orreat ht.. now
opened between Fourth and !af-
4*ea.. Brooka said The toanpany
iced Ita regueot to vacate the
-et be/ore council last nl|hl
uawjtf Hemalev. [irealdenl of the
BMBttl :i.wnahip bos 1 of com-sslor.
ers. turned the first spede-c
its finance and property com-mittees
a request from Bell
Telephone Co. to vacate For
rest St. between Fourth and
Fifth Aves., for the com-j
of earth at thr ground break-' |,am/ * proposed new account
■ ceremonies for the new ex- mg office.
tam lasadou.'rte--s at 4:30 Tties-1 Thomns H Shaffer. Norrtalowni
Brooks apoke briefly at the district manager. «as questioned rx-
-ne to officials of Plymouth and trpaivily by council about provia
hiterruTSh townships snd Con- ionx for purkins In thr ■
Hhocken snd civic leaders In the the new builLmp sftar he outlined
-a w*w> '••Uiered for the occasion, the company s plnns for expansion
t a dinner jiven bv tlv Bell in the Conshohocken area,
afi i ward, Hfinsl?y welmmed While Frnnk Capaldl. cheirman of
te'ephone llrm to Plymouth the ordinance commi'tre pgthgfal to
nship aa>-lng, "We are sure out | expedite a decision on the request aa
bttc rslauoni will be tops ' ■ urijed bv tue company, auggestiiuj
Ph mouth losnuhip is growing an ordinanre be prepared for the I
! becocntns s crossroad." Hem-' next me«tui4. Hum Rowlmw prga-t
declared "We are now served' ident of council, maintained it was
'wo turnpikes, two railroads, one; not in order to take any --Ion un-l
N.I railroad and we nave the'til the two commi-tees meet with|
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Amtii.a. ClO-AFI., is sched
uled to be voted upon at two
nf the local tomor-row
in the Veterans of For-eign
Wars Hall. Hector and
Harry sts.
Tiie first session will be at 10 A M
for nieht shift workers and the
second at - P U., for dsy shift
I on.shohocken — Borough workers.
"unt'il last night referred to ■*• new ■■alraal ha» been draw
Ctintinufit
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loday . . .
BOW! next '!''
10 TA 8-46IM1 :
l.ttAil.lH.iiiiiiil,,.
Derby Champ Starts Whirl
Of Fun Before Classic Race
Rotary Hears
R. R. Executive
(imitrul ul It.ih-
Akron. O. — "Holy smokes . . . buy, oh DD) '" BwMla of Ailtlrr-i-
That's how ('onshohocken'.- champ mm■->ed In- te-lings as he climlKti from
Cnited Air Lines twin-engine ( ..tuaii on Mi arrtirt] hn- vskstardaj !oi ihe 19th All- w^Wf^!t
<!$!^7ry?in>.wi'iiSt-
Ameriean Soap Box Darby which will I* run Sunday, climaxing a whirlwind four-day stay as/, was mahiiuhted bv a apeech
Efest Side Firemen
Iant Councilmen to
olve Finance Problem
(Wen Consholiocken - Members) After the letier sas read si the
(reorge CUty Plrr Co. yesterday meeting Charles P Asko preaiden'
Irl this nesapaper they hsvr not <* C0ll,,cl1- remarked the mattci
_ 'would no« ijHve tn COBM nil alien
II draan their plea to Bormigh x| VM1 , D|jdffl ,, ^^
ii-ncil lor additional financial atd.i inasmmh as this statement :nd:
Alfr-d fl Risell. secretary of thejcsled io the reporter coveru* the
sr.psnv. made public s ropy of lns!meetlng tnai the matter was being
ner to ro'incil, read at its meeting dropped mutually at this time, the
Lit, I which read; -newspaper story was a-Tttten to that
rtfler a thor. i:sh dlacwMiun with'efl.it
.r n.mpauy body at our Ual aae*l-| pltr lujinntn' meiiibrrs aalti aflet-c.
w«. U.« tawsstaMbs*. feel Ihatiwunls Iwwever thai tlwv aimplv
a-rl>i«n of bow U Itwreaae SSaT ap-iv.nc rauWlai thr problem of ralaing
utinn .hould be wi^dr Mtlelyttir nmiiet to Cdiiniil rather Uutn
I boniu(h eouncilmen We fact, suhm*tting to an alleged request
tour IMMII are wore <|iialiried[ from the cnun^l] commit in
ke that decision We wish ta j a nniptautl 'Hie BcsM is ss acutr
uggSj the roi .tlltee lor their lime: now as when iliey presented then
■• ournt <& wauiui UtU jHobtskU i CMM .U . .HUH li m M.v. lirrmcli at-n
our committee. clst-ed. It h..o been under study situ-e
i awl inily yoars. Alfred 8. Risell. thit time by a committee from each
K-rctary." I body.
in Akron.
Charles -Chuck, a- he BJ
utcswU ".Hi .i broad smile
and crew eat topping his 110 pounds
ft) the Akron-r.*antou air-port
by severs! officers of the Ohio
slat.' police to ride in a motor car-avan
to the Shemion-Mayfluwe!
Hotel headquarters for the Dei by
When ihe All-American Soap Box
Derby comes io Akron
turns upside down to welcome the
champions, their lamiUe* and
friend*. And that s Just wiiat lup-penru1
[HI Cnnis SawSsssjaj M
shriek I lift
escorted him on the 18-m;lc rksl
into 'he el'y
Ckark and hu parly left Phila-delphia
International Airport at
1.05 P*f. yesterday It uas th> f\
plane ride fur the thump and 'in
family. Mr, and Afrv Ciartei Cat-
Hi ttkHr liwbara, at 106
e* 13fn Aie , Con\h.)lu><ken While
CsuidA ''uil a leu mtngtringt at*iu!
making the /light niter he u»n Ihe
Imai Ueiby on July A. he ueuthrr
ed (he ride ti i.'/t no foublr
Bested next to B. P. Moaic Ji
co-spotuor nf the local race with
The Recorder and ValV
Ba spent much <•'.
in the air Hatching ftum thi w.nul-m.
At ifee
(Conftnard on Page' Ninti
Citriitr 4 Jin in
I ;ikr« Itmilr hu
< hamp * iikn-ki
i.ihiHken uon t worry
about missing your copy of The
Recorder today if your carrier
boy if Chuck Csikoski. aim bj
in Akron. O. trying to bring
thr l»th Ail-American Soap Box
. nampioiiahip back here
Who would handle his paper
route while he went tn Akron
•ai the one thing that worried
■he BtOgt aftc: he won
the local Drrbv t hampiorishlp
July *
Roy Clark a fellow rom-netitdr
in ihe Derby. s|reed to
take over dtltvtry of ihe papers
for Chuck today and the young
travelling- freight agent
of the Heading Co
Inhn P. O'Neill, waa Inlrodured
' l» Ihe KoUrv CM at ■ P. M. bv
pn>iram rhalrman for the month
!■■•. ..I, In,fin, Jf
O'Neill told members that nilrosd
transport at ton rates, which should
coat the public less than thr cur-raan
• n are kept high because
1 -Uh and proteit ■gasn^ttl.
tnr rarBU nj itaiisiiui lotion
He leferred to the recent upon
of President Rlaenhoaeis Advlsorv
..I, Tranopoii Policy and
Orrsniaation annli recommended a
i.tatot overhaul of national trans-po'.
ta.ton policies
I "The irpoit ', he an id. found that
competiiion peiieiiH'es ihe entire
lransportiiti')n industry inrtav and
that thr Rovei ninent ahull has ac-tively
pinmutrd the d'-irliniment of
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MiragHa Joins Staff
Of Athletic Coaches
At Conshohocken High
Con*hii!m<-krii Ituml
Slastea Final i lonrrrl
Cousin.lineketi I he Band «l
Conshoi\ocken will pre«cj -
! cert at 7 P M next Wedneadav at
:.-.'.r Park, the ft
1 free outdoor concerts It has given
thts season here and in nearby
communities BfaWeiaTltN]
iirogranu is the '
... » York
through its liaiiM'i.ptiun Imnl Jo-sejiii
nsdj raj l"l
331 E Ninth Ave I
uai h st St Mutthe* s High
' 'St vear. lues St
Huh
RtTH VAN 3CIVER, LEFT, AND NATALIE JOHNSON, ee-adfan of tba Jun-ior
Journal for Tota, rVs>te«ni and Taerufera, islect material for new itipplemenl
to !«■ di.-li il.uieil through this riawapaper itortlng next Thursday Mi-- Win Stiver
is iii churi/f nf illu-tuitiniw and Mi-s johnann i« writinf a s^rie- of rhJMren'a -tutu-exclusively
f.»r the Journal. Deadline for Brat iaaoa i" tomorrow. Kaaponae to date
"is terrific." accrding to the etlitors. who add: "There's still time for eontl
to get their copy in for the first supplement."
\s tot id ...ach i.l llir (iris (ar .t.
asjaaaasal learn In earlier iear*. lie
irrodured a rhampinnship tram in
be Prun Del l.c^rue In ISM. I ulrr
hletic . M of Ooosbohcefcsn he tutored i nlor varsil* basketball
Mtt M .lie death of Ohai "Id rrj
gria inuli of the ottier scnaul Head coach, accidentally el--.
He.tert to a coaching and leach- ed dining the poat-hui i n-■ue sun m
Ing p"^l In li.e loral public high last Aufiut, Miraglla was named to
. . tiai SI thr :•;:
M-hitol board. Mondav nieht. Mlrat- In th< liadltlonsl Thun: .
Ii> oil) be head »ar*i^ ba ketball Da]
rwacli. sassagaal rmrsJI) faastaWH Hi h I S' Mi.ttluVs Hifh for
eoau-h ami aaStShM in-lrurl»r In Ix.ih UH ian..u i «ml i hampsotuh
fwiimr and senior lurli aaaaaslt Novi-uiLni UM gaururliliil liagb ashaul
Tbarss Raaasaaal I.. Maril I A :' '' ln'! J CmWawsili Um-r,| |s) thr nit.li. I.IK), aobotn by
I M|l. DUirn HI »l« t I ih.Miiu i, Dl tl,e board's teacher t.nd a M
larKtbook "Hiit'iitter MiraflUi w-m krttci In rhn aswMn allragHa g~
Commla* aoncei |i „,»! -,t awsduba
■rag iet ai »W00 pcrjH. J
Ulraglla a Kindiu.ie- of Soti('<- ,. lapped up
town Pike neai Walton Rd Henry Catholic High School and La Salic Re Is a brother of Dr Paul Mima
Hemsley will preside i ■ la plaUf jt.i.'l 8t ha. local pnvslcian
Vext Week: Two Supplements in The Recorder
■
iloxy Theatre Grand Opening and First Junior Journal