Show GROWING PAINS Town Swamped By Invasion Of Industry MORRISVILLE Pa The com com- community community community of Morrisville which had hada a population of last winter but doesn't know what the total count would v be now n w is feeling considerable pain as well as pleas pleas- pleasure ure as it grows Last winter U. U S. S Steel announced it would build a great mill near the community From that moment the growing pains started and the sleepy little town came to life lUe Now it takes four frazzled po po- policemen policemen policemen to direct traffic at the in in- intersection intersection intersection of Bridge street and U. U U.S. S. S S highway number one One of the policemen reported after trying to make a count of what goes on at the intersection I uI haven't had a chance to smoke a cigarette for two and a half naIf hours ours The increase in land prices is unbelievable Some unimproved plots jumped from an acre to 2000 when the steel company un un- unveiled unveiled un- un unveiled veiled its plans of building on the outskirts of the community Bank Expands One example of business expansion expansion expansion sion of the area is indicated by the Morrisville bank The president Harman L. L Margerum is often busy behind the counter with the rest of an expanded staff while people are piled in front of it five- five deep Deposits of the institution are up 18 million A thousand new ac ac- accounts accounts ac- ac accounts counts have been added many times normal growth In one hour half half our period just before Labor Day the bank shelled out cashing construction workers' workers pay pay- checks Need Business District Real estate man Thomas B. B Stockham is peeved at some of the local merchants They hope a can of paint will do the job of making customers of the newcomers he says while a rebuilding of the business district is needed He proposes rebuilding a whole block at a time right r down the Bridge street shopping area to provide new street off-street parking areas surrounded by stores carry carry- carrying carrying ing complete lines As things now stand theres there's no parking permitted on Bridge street during rush hours and the back streets dont don't provide enough curb space As for merchandise Morrisville now lacks a shoe store women's shops a department store it has only one supermarket people sim sim- simply simply simply ply go elsewhere for lots of their shopping Besides steel mills oil com com- companies companies companies and manufacturers of rub rub- rubber rubber rubber ber and plastics have moved into the area Morrisville is located on the Delaware river an easy avenue for imports of iron ore from all allover allover allover over the world It will come in from Venezuela Labrador Chile and Africa more cheaply than it itcan itcan itcan can be shipped in from Minnesota's range Finished products from this area will be handy to a huge market Within miles of Morrisville there are 21 million persons and such cities as New York Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia Philadelphia phia Baltimore Harrisburg and Wilkes |