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NEWSIHZ: CATSKHX MOUNTAIN M im rs HAS THE LARGEST AimCEED CIBCUlAtION OF ANT NEW YORK STATE WEEKL.T FBINTED IN A VIU:<AGE THE SIZE OF MABOABETVnXB

VoL 92. No. 2. Established In 1863. MARGAREXVnXE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1955 7o Per Copy. |S Per Veat

Arena-Dunraven Owners Are Given $88J34InChecb

City Opposes Others, Includmg Top Award Made in This Valley

Within six months after hear­ings were held before the com­missioners of appraisal, six prop­erty owners received $88,734.27 from New York city for their properties in Arena and Dunraven, which were acquired by the city for the Pepacton reservoir.

Commissioners who made these awards were Nelson Neidhardt of Morrisville, M. M. W right of An­des and William J. Duggan of New York city. The report was made by the commission in Feb­ruary, approved by Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. McAvoy in March and were paid last Sat­urday. ' All of these property owners were represented by At­torney Herman E. Gottfried of Margaretville.

Stanley euid WUlieun Sidorowicz, who owned a tavern on route 30 with one acre of land, were awarded $28,500 by the commis­sion. The city- appraised the property a t $16,000. The Sidoro­wicz boys received a check for $31,538.47, which included inter­est.

Mr. and Mrs. Karl AUmer, who live in New Kingston, were award­ed $22,500 for the five-room house in Dunraven which the city - ap­praised a t $10,000. They received a check for $25,072.73.

Mrs. Nellie Faulkner, who also lives in New Kingston, and is the widow of Myron Faulkner, was awarded $6,650 for the ware­house in Dunraven. The d ty valued the property a t $2,700.

• Mrs. Faulkner received a check for $7,613.22,

Mrs. Beatrice Palm atier, who had a four-room bungalow with no imi>rovements along route 30 near S tan’s tavern, was allowed $3,900 by the commission. The

valued this bungalow a t ^ 0 0 0 . Mrs. Palm atier, who lives in Bovina Center, received a <*eck for $10,217,03.

Oscar Case, who owned a one- room camp near Arena, was al­lowed $6,500 by the commission for his camp, which was valued by the d ty a t $3,000. He received a check for $7,436.94. L. Patrick M artin, who is a son of Mrs. Delia M artin of Mjirgaretville, owned a camp a t Dunraven and received an award of $6,000 from the commission. This camp was valued by the city a t $3,000. Mr. M artin received a check for $6,855.88.

The difference between the awards made by the commission and the amounts of the checks is due to the interest and (x>sts, which the property owners re­ceived.

Eight other awards announced by this commission a t the same time are being contested by the city and a decision is pending be­fore Justice McAvoy. They in­clude the award to Mrs. Meiry Toth for $55,250, the highest yet made in the valley.

Others were Henry and Ann Doring, $30,750; Irene Rainford, $11,200: John G. C. Norton, $39,- COO; Mrs. Bessie Fairbairn, $25,- 000; Bruce Kelly, $28,500; Clif­ford Soule, $14,7M; and Alvern H unt (Carrie Hunt estate), $14,- 750.

Belleayre Cost Pays Big Dividend

The development of Belleayre ski center, which has brought many millions of dollars to this part of the Catskills, has cost the sta te about $800,000, according to a report submitted to the directors of the Central Catskills assoda- tion a t their latest meeting. The association is one of the chief backers of the Belleayre project.

The report traced the develop­m ent of Belleayre from its sug­gestion, soon after the association was formed in 1940, to the new ski lodge and T-bar lift completed last year, when $275,000 was spent on improvements. Besides the crowds th a t came to ski during the winter months, more than26,000 persons rode the chairlift last summer and fall.

Many members of the associa­tion worked with the sta te in pro­moting Belleayre. A constitutional amendnient permitting its con­struction was passed by two ses­sions of the legislature. I t was given a final okay by the sta te voters a t a general election. The Central Catskills assodation sent out many letters and pamphlets urging affirmative votes.

The association has fought for improvement of route 28 from this area to Kingston. Two pieces of the sta te road have been rebuilt since the war.

Operating on a non-profit basis, the association has prepared and distributed 10,000 “Central Cats- kill Area Guides" for potential va­cationers. S tarted last year, an­other edition will be ready shortly. A “Ski and Stay” folder has also been published and distributed.

Eject AH Town Officers This Fall

Town officers will be chosen a t the November election throughout Delaware county. These indude supervisors, justices of the peace, town derks, coroners.

Dr. Bruell of this village is quoted as saying he will be glad to be a candidate again for cor­oner.

County committeemen will be elected for each township a t party primaries which will be held in September.

Also to be elected a t the pri­maries are New York sta te com­mitteemen for each party. Pres­ent member of the S tate Repub­lican committee frcmi Delawarecovmty is Mrs. Orin Q. F lint of Delhi. A vacancy was caused by the recent death of William W. Bates of Sidney.

Coimty member of the S tate Democratic committee is Mrs. Anne W. Orton of Sidney. A va­cancy was also caused by the death of the late Jerome J. F ar­rell of Walton.

Conduit Pipe to Carry Traffic Across Upper Reservoir Beaver ReturnToRoxbury Woods

Roxbury, April 25.—^Roxbury could once again be called its original name, “Beaver Dam,” as beavers haVe returned to Rox­bury after an absence of years. Beavers have built a good-sized dam between Roxbury and Grand Gorge, nearly opposite the Legion home in the Long Woods. Every night, several C£u:loads of people can be seen watching the busy little animals, and hearing their sharp little teeth crunch loudly on the trees.

Two large beavers and one smaller one have been Observed at work. The little rodents are ap- pam tly unperturbed by visitors.

One woman of 85 said tha t she had never in her lifetime seen beavers a t work here. When Rox­bury was first settled around 1790, beavers and beaver dams were so numerous here that the place was called Beaver Dam.

Beaver hats were fashionable, these early beavers were killed or fled for their lives a few years later. They are protected now, and are gradually staging a come­back in this area.

Roland Kathmem of Dunraven is dw£u:fed by one of the gieint m etal conduits which will form pcu:t of the caliseway-type bridge which is being installed near the Dickman service station. W ater will flow through these eight-foot tubes and imder a short girder span. Bridge will replace Arena iron bridge, Hall’s bridge and stone schoolhouse bridge. ^

A&P Store in Delhi ClosesAfter 40 years of service in the

village of Delhi, the A&P store dosed its doors Saturday. Forty years ago, the Great Atlantic and Padfic company opened its store there in the place th a t is now occupied by the Style and Beauty Centre. In 1927 it moved the store to its location across the street.

A story on the street that the store dosed because the rent had been doubled, could not be authen­ticated. The Victory chain re­cently c^ n ed a handsome new store in Delhi.

Arthur Gladstone 111 In Hospital With Stroke

Andes, April 26.—A rthur Glad­stone suffered a stroke last week and is in M argaretville hospital. His. right side is paralyzed. He is reported in a critical condition.

Final Summer of Reservoir Activity Will See New Roads Near Completion

Probably what will be the last busy summer in the Pepacton reservoir ccmstruction period is underway, as two contractors push the completion of about 30 miles of new highways around the reservoir bed. highways affect-' ed included route 30 and the south side road, both between the new Shavertown bridge and Dun­raven.

Rough grading has been com­pleted by the White Oak Construc­tion company on route 30 from the Shavertown bridge to a site north of the Arena iron bridge.From there, John Arborio, Inc., is a t work on the balance of the sta te road.

W hite Oak has nearly complet­ed the south road frcan the Shav­ertown bridge to the Millbrook.StUl to be completed are the sur­face and guard rails. A rbp:^ is cutting • into the hillside to con­nect this road to the M argaret­ville south road near the site of the former Villa Ann. An access drive wiU sdso be put in from this road to the stone schoolhouse building, which is expected to re­main as a historical site.

Arborio is also building the causeway bridge a t Dunraven.The roadway will be built on an embankment, crossing the reser­voir on several of the corrugated m etal conduits and a short gird­er span over the present river channel.

Below the Plattekill bridge on route 30, Arborio has put fill, which has raised the present road­bed several feet.. This also wUl serve as a causeway. I t will be riprapped on both sides.

The route 30 bed has also been raised several feet near the site of the old Fuller residence near Perch Lake road. W ater of the reservoir is already above the level of the old road a t this point.This week’s heavy rain is exprot- ed to raise the reservoir flow line.

Seniors Leave This Weekend For Washington Adventure

Saturday, April 30: Seniors need to be a t school a t 5:45 a. m. When they reach New York city, they plan to visit the Riverside church, American Museum of N atural History, Hayden Planetarium, UN Building, and in the evening to attend the theater of their choice. Tickets for five different plays have been purchased in advance.

Sunday, May 1: Sunday the stu­dents will meet in the hotel lobby and go by bus to the Empire S tate Building. At 11 a. m. the seniors and chaperones will attend the churdi of their choice. Fol­lowing lunch, everyone plans to attend the church a t Madison Square Garden. In , the evening they intend to tour NBC studios and attend the movie and stage show a t Radio City Music hall.

Monday, May 2: At 7:45 a. m. they boai^ their private bus for Washington, D. C. On the way they plan to stop a t U. S. Naval academy a t Annapolis. Their scheduled time of arrival a t Hotel W illard is 6 p. m. A fter supper the group will visit the Library of Congress.

Tuesday, May 3: Their guide will take them to the Washington mcmument, Pan American build­ing, Hall of Americas, Spanish Patio, Aztec Gardens and the W hite House. They will also visit

the Capitol building for a guided tour while Congress is convening. In the afternoon they will visit the Supreme Court, Smithsonian institution, (Old Museum of Arts and Industries, Lindberg’s “Spirit of S t Louis”, K itty Hawk, New Museum, Roosevelt and Ward African Exhibits, Arts, Gems, Es­kimo and Indian groups), Nation­al A rt Gallery, and the Jefferson Memorial.

Wednesday, May 4: In the morning their guide will take them for a drive over Memorial Highway to Mount Vernon where guides will show them through the grounds. The afternoon will be spent visiting the Washington airport, one of the most modem in the world. Following this, they will tour Arlington National cem­etery, seeing Custis-Lee mansion and visiting the Tomb of the Un­known Soldier in time to see the changing of the guard. Just be­fore supper, they will visit the Zoological park.

Thursday, May 5: Following breakfast a t their hotel, they leave Washington for CSettysburg, where they plem to tour the Bat­tlefield. After dinner a t the Penn Harris hotel, they leave for hcsne. Scheduled arrival in M argaret­ville is 10 p. m.

Delhi Ag School Plans Open House

Students and faculty at the Ag and Tech institute, Delhi, are com­pleting plans for the institute’s first annuEil open house. This will incorporate several traditibnal events such as the Little National dairy show, alumni homecoming afad spring festival. In addition, exhibitions and demonstrations win be presented by each of the institute’s divisions and their de­partments.

Open house will begin ’Thursday, May 5, and continue through Sat­urday, May 7. Visitors will .be welcome on the institute campus ’Thursday and Friday from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. and on Saturday from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.

Servicemen Enjoy Respite At Homes in Pine Hill

Pine Hill, April 26.—C:j)l. Ron­ald Singer of the U. S. Army is spending 30 days’ furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rich­ard Singer. Ronnie had been sta­tioned in Okinawa for several months.

Edwin Scott Died Suddenly

Bovina Center, April 26.- Edwin Scott of Norwich died sud­denly Sunday. He was bom in Bovina 47 years ago, son of Mrs. Julia Scott and the late Marshall Scott. The family moved to One­onta from Bovina many years ago.

Pine Hill Justice of Peace Has Operation on Hand

Pine HiU, AprU 25.—Judge E. W. France had an operation on his left hand in Bene<Mctine hos­pital Wednesday morning. Dr. S. Ritchie was the surgeon.

Doug White Tells Rotarians About Prospecting

Douglas White of Roxbury gave the Fleischmanns-Pine Hill Ro­tary club one of the most inter­esting programs Monday which they have had in a long time. "The usual 20-minute speech time was stretched to over an hour, yet the Rotarians wanted to hear more.

Mr.- White showed colored views he took this winter in the vicinity of "Tucson, Ariz. He also carried his Geiger counter and exhibited several samples of uranium ' orie and demonstrated how the Geiger counter is af­fected by both low and high uranium content.

I t was a real prospecting eve­ning.

Baseball Season Begins Sunday

Margaretville will begin its 1955 baseball season with a non-league game against Worcester on the local diamond Sunday attemoon. Game time is 2:15.

Manager Orville Edwards says that he will have a squad of a t least 20 players ready for the first tilt. Three practice sessions per week have been held since early this month, in spite of the disagreeable weather.

"The first league game will be played on the local diamond Sun­day, May 15, when Andes pro­vides the opposition.

Social Security Agent Handles 17 Interviews

Donald Landsdowne, sociar se­curity representative, interviewed 17 persons on his visit to Mar­garetville Wednesday.- Of these, six made applications for social seciuity benefits. /*

Mr. Leuidsdowne’s next visit will be Wednesday, May 11, whenj he wUl be a t the town clerk’s Office from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m.

Corsi Takes Post In Refugee Group Set Up By l^ e

Former Commissioner Accepts Offer Made By Governor Harriman

Edward Corsi, famous summer resident of Roxbury, said on F ri­day tha t he was hajipy to accept Govemor Harriman’s appointment to a reactivated state committee on refugees.

Same Place Under.Dewey CMsi, as sta te industrial com­

missioner, h ead ^ .th e g ttx ^ 'in the Republican administration of for­mer Gov. Thomas E. Dewey.

Harriman announced that he was reviving the committee and appointing Corsi as one of its members.

Corsi has been a storm-center since he was ousted from a job as U. S. S tate Department con­sultant on refugee problems. He recalled that he had recommend­ed establishment of the committee to Dewey and had served as its first chairman.

He said a large part of the conunittee’s work was in obtain­ing jobs for refugees without dis­placement of American citizens, and promoting assimilation of the refugees into their new communi­ties.

Not A c<^ted a t Once Harriman disclosed earlier this

month that he had offered the ap­pointment to Corsi some time ago. However, the govemor’s office said, Corsi did not accept immed­iately because he was uncertain whether he could serve while hold­ing federal office.

Corsi was fired April 10 by Sec­retary of State’ John Foster Dul­les, a fellow Republican. Corsi called it “shabby and- un-C3iris- tian treatm ent” and said he never would have accepted the State De­partm ent job if he had known it would last only 90 days.

Equalization Rates Become Permanent For Area Villages

Most Commimiti^ on Per Capita State Aid Will Not Be Affected; Assessments Reflect Lower Percentage of ‘True Market Value’

■The new equalization rates announced in February and March for Margaretville and several other Catskill mountain villages were made final by the State Board of Equalization and Assess-

'" ♦m en t this week and will apply to the 1955 fiscal year of the com­munities.I In each of the cases the equali-

County Went Dark Thursday Night

This section of Delaware county was “lights out” for an hour and ten minutes last week "Thursday night when a switch a t the Delhi station was hit by lightning and Jleischmanns furnishing the lunch-

Bloodmobile Visits TuesdayAftemoon

Committees were set up last week a t an organizational meet-', ing for the coming visit of the Red Cross bloodmobile. "The bloodmobile will be a t M argaret­ville central school Tuesday, May3,' from noon until 6 p. m.

Mrs. Samuel A. Dugan is gen­eral chairman, Mrs. Bryan Bur- gin is chairman of nurses, and Dr. Donald S. Gibbs of doctors. Mrs. Ralph Sanford is in charge of the Gray Ladies.

Other c h a i r m e n ■ are Mrs. Frank Reynolds, canteen, assist­ed by Mrs. Nathan Haynes; Mrs. William Greene, luncheon, with

the greater part of the county went dark. Lights went out a t about 9:15 and came on again a t about 10:30.

Often in an electrical interfer­ence, there are three short warn­ings. But the Thursday darkness came suddenly. In Margaretville a w ell-fill^ movie house sent pa­trons home with rain diecks good for another performance. At the Masonic lodge a Past Master’s night program was in session as one of the events arranged by Lee Fix, m aster of the Lo^ge, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the M argaretville lodge. Can­dles and gasoline lantem s were secured to give enough light to continue the program. Several men went home before the can­dles and lantern were secured.

About 200 people in Bovina Center, attending a d ram atiz^ “HistWT o* th® Township,” weirc c o m i^ i^ to go home before the program was comideted. Thie sw itdi a t Delhi was on the '44,000 volt line.

ll ie Margaretville hospital has an auxiliary lighting system. "This was immediately put into opera­tion when the lights quit and the services of the hospital carried on as usual. The generator to pro- -duce this light is operated by diesel engine. I t has capadty to furnish lights for a long time if electricity fails due to a major emergency.

eon for the staff; Miss Anne Hop­kins and Mrs. Leighton Hinkley of Roxbury, tea.

Mrs. Gerald Clark, scheduling and records; Reid Webster, un­loaders; John Reside and Ex­plorer Scouts, loaders.

The following are serving as recruiters, in addition to those listed last week: Mrs. Arnold Cartwright, Denver; Mrs. George Crosby, Halcott Center; Mrs. War­ner "Todd, Fleischmanns; Mrs. Stanley Mead, Halcottville; Mrs. John Ondish, Mrs. Everett P latt, Mrs. Ray , Marks, Mrs. Irvina An­drews, Mrs. Italo Marsico, Mar­garetville; Mrs. Raymond Slaur son, Vega.

Past Masters Tell Masons Of Highlight^ Other Years

There was a large gathering and an unusual program a t the Mar­garetville Masonic lodge last week Thursday evening. I t was one of the programs instituted by m aster of the lodge, Lee V. Fix, to cele­brate the centennisd of the lodge. O ther programs to honor the first 100 years will be held during the remainder of 1955.

Leist ’Thursday was P ast M asters’ night. Each past m aster of the lodge, now living, was asked to bei present and tell something of the lodge during his time in office. He had been handed, taken frwn the records, the list of men w*io joined the lodge during his tehifte.

Fourteen past m asters were present. Five others sent letters or telegram with best wishes for another hundred years. ’Those who spoke told of many interest­ing happenings , in Masonry in IJiis section and brought up names long forgotten. ’They were as follows: Clarke A. Sanford, Margaretville,

1909W. H. Cr^ckshank, Pine HiU, 1930H. Valente Carrere, Sidney, 1932 Fred D. Cure, Pine m il, 1933 Harold R. Persons, Pine HUl, 1938E. Crosby Morse, Roxbury, 1943

Elton F. S. Shaver, MargaretviUe, 1946

Herman J. Wickham, Margaret- vUle, 1947

Jean A. DeMott, Halcott Center,1948

RosweU R. Sanford, MargaretviUe,1949

Lee V. Fix, MargaretviUe, 1951 Donald M. Fenton, MargaretviUe,

1952C. F. Van Valkenburgh, Halcott

Center, 1953 Robert' W. Todd, Fleisdimanns,

1954Letters were received from the

foUowing*:R. L. Countryman, Orlando, Fla.,

1905-1906 R. W. Mungle, Ithaca, 1920 Ira E. Terry, Sylvan Beach, 1925 Malcolm k . Wright, Andes, 1934 Holland Shea, Andes, 1945

Lights went out soon after the centennial p r o g r a m started. Candles and a gasoline lantern furnished Ught to nearly finish the program, then the electric current came back. Refreshments com­pleted the evening’s program.

I t was a notable wie and wiU live long in the memories of the m ai who' were present.

Bam Bums While Owner Is Asleep

Halcott Center, April 27.—H ie bam on the Cook farm was des­troyed by fire on Thursday eve­ning. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Cook was a t home asleep, when his ^ e , retim iing home with their two small d a u ^ - ters after a trip to the dentist, discovered the blaze.

Neighbors and the Fleisch­manns fire department quickly responded to her caU for help. Thsinks to their prompt work, the house was saved. This is the third fire in town this month and makes one stop and consider all possible fire hazards.

Coimty Is Short Collecting Red Cross Blood

A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Red Cross was held a t the home of the secretary, Mrs. Donald Gibbs, April 19.

Mrs. M artha Ponemon, home nursing chairman, repoi-ted that12 women are taking the home nursing course and will be ready to s ta rt courses after the first of May.

Mrs. H, L- Smith, coordinator of the blood program, reported that 76 pints of blood were col­lected a t the last visit in Stam­ford, and th a t we are using more blood in the Delhi chapter than we are coUecting a t the present time. She em phasize the great saving to the people who need'blood.

Red Cross Ladies Training Classes in Home Nursing

The Delhi chapter of the Amer­ican Red Cross has trained two local ladies as instructors to teach home care of the sick. Mrs. M artha Ponemon and Mrs. Sam Dugan are authorized to teach this course to the people of Mar­garetviUe and vicinity.

The course is 14 hours in length, including two hours of dvU de­fense nursing and is usuaUy taught in six or seven lessons. Anyone 14 years of age or older may take the course. Classes are limited to 12 persons. Interested folks are asked to contact Mrs. Pomemon as soon as possible.

I zatron fate was reduced. This does not mean that the actual assessments in these villages wiU be reduced, how^yer. The smaller equalization rate reflects,a small­er percentage of the supposed “true value” of property within the community. Unless adopted by each county, it applies only to fiscal m atters in which sta te aid is involved. S tate aid to vil­lages is paid on a per capita basis and is not affected by the equaU- zation change.

Delaware county village rates were reduced as foUows: Andes from 70 to 47; Delhi from 80 to 37; Fleischmanns from 85 to 40; Franklin from 82 to 30; Hobart from 75 to 44; MargaretviUe from 87 to 37; Sidney from 82 to 30; Stamford from 75 to 43; Walton from 85 to 34.

In Pine HiU the rate was dropped from 49 to 25.

The rates were based upon the last completed assgssment roU in each locality. "The tentative rates were announced Feb. 23 and March 28. Hearings were held in Albany, but no representatives from 394 of the viUages affected were present.

Fleischmanns Ladies Will Serve Bloodmobile Lunch

Fleischmanns, April 25.—^Local'people are recruitiing donors for the blopd bank,, wMch wiU be held a t M afgar^tnUe on TUe»)ay, May 3. Mrs. W i^ e r Todd is the chairman. Her recruiters are: Fleischmanns viUage, Mrs. MUton Valk, Mrs. Charles Pultz Jr., Mr6 . H arry Craft, Mrs. Paul Pidtz, Mrs. Luman Searles, Mrs. William (3ordon and Herbert BUsh. Red KUl, Mrs. Harold Vermilyea and Miss Beatrice Streeter. Cloves- ville, Mrs. MUfred Blish.

The Fleischmanns ladies wiU furnish and serve the luncheon for the Red Cross bloodmobile staff. ITie luncheon committee consists of Mrs. WiUiam Greene, chairman; Mrs. Harold Wright, Mrs. James CantweU and Mrs. Sollie Darling.

Cars Bump on Route 28 When One Driver Stops

Cars operated by Stanley Kra- toehvU of Halcott Center and Anna H. Griffin of Levittown col- Uded Saturday on route 28 about a mUe west of Fleischmanns, but no one was injured.

S tate poUce of the M argaret­viUe substation said that the Grif­fin car was stopped in the high­way when it v/as hit from behind by the westbound Kratochvil ve­hicle.

Will Prepare St. Regis For 1955 Season

Fleischmanns, April 26. — Mr. and Mrs. Karl Schumer and daughter, Suzanne, and Mr. Schu- mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Schumer, of the Bronx spent the weekend a t the Schumer cottage. ’The Schumers wUl return to town this weekend to ^et their hotel, St. Regis, ready for the summer.

Sportsmen Will Banquet"The second annual dinner of the

Delaware County Sportsmen clubs wiU be held a t the Round-Up ranch, DownsviUe, Wednesday, May 18, a t 7 p. m.

Roy Tremper of Stamford, chairman, has arranged a steak dinner.

Local Boy Scouts To Attend Rally

More than 20 boys of the Mar­garetviUe Boy Scout troop 80 will partidpate this weekend in the Shehawken district r ^ y and overnight campout a t Lont’s pond on Bear Spring mountain. ’Ibe Scouts will compete Saturday aft­ernoon with other trooqjy In th e dislTict In a series of Scouting activities.

’The boys wiU leave here Sat» urday morning and return Sunday

^ tem o o n . ’They wiU cook four meals out-of-doors over open fires. Cooking and tenting will be in groups of four. New camp­ing equipment purchased with proceeds from the last Christmas tree sale wiU be used for the first time a t this campout.

Events in the raUy indude tent-peg cutting, first-aid, fire buUding with bow-and-drill and flint-and-steel, water-boiUng, sig- - naling, field formations, knot- tying, tracking and compass course. i

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Crawford H. Greene Sells Fleischmanns Gas Station

Fleischmanns, April 25.—Craw­ford H. Greene, who has operated a service station a t .JIain and Lake streets in Fleischmanns, has sold the business to Ralph Myers, who took possession last Wednes­day. - i

Mr. Myers has begun work on several changes a t the statfon, including the instaUation of larger storage tanks. He wiU handle Esso products. ,

Mr. Greene, who has had the station for 23 years, has made no definite plans, except th a t he hopes to take a brief vacation. His son, Harold, who was a t the sta ­tion with him after the last world war, is working in EUenviUe.

Andes Volunteers Quell Fire in Drew Chimney

Andes, April 26.—^The Andes fire department was called out Mon­day a t 12:50 p. m. to a chimney fire a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cheurles Drew in Gladstone Hol­low.

The Andes district rural pump­er, which was wrecked when it roUed o ^ an icy road in January, has been rebuilt and is back in

Frank Slawsoii Denied Right To Sue by Harriman’s Veto

CSovemor Harriman vetoed a biU Monday which would have aUowedG. Frank Slawson, chairman of the board of supervisors of this county, to seek pay frt»n the sta te for life-crippling injuries he sus­tained a year ago in a'dvU defense demonstration. ’The CD team of Sidney asked for a volunteer for a showing of high rescue equipment a t Delhi. Mr. Slawson volim- teered.

A hook, carelessly, became un­fastened. ■ Mr. Slawson was droi9 ^ 26 feet to the ground. He sustained severe injin:i«, frran

which he can never recover. He spent many months in a hospital. But a Tammany-COTitroUed polifi- cal machine aUows no favors up­state.

A sta te law precludes any law­suit against the sta te of its Qvii Defense organizaticm or CD per­sonnel for acddeh ts' in CD exercises.

’The bUl on bdialf of Mr. Slaw­son, approved by both houses, w o^d have provided for an excep­tion to the law only in Mr. Slaw- SMI’S case.