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Connors honored continued from page one to fewer occupants per household, due to young people moving away from the community. Even today, he said there are ju s t “a little more than 2 , 000 ” people living in the village. ‘The vil lage limits confine its growth,” he explained. “Another interesting obser vation about this village,” said Mr. Connors, “is the number of people who live here but commute elsewhere to work every day, and in reverse, the large number of people who live elsewhere and drive in to work here every day.” (For example, teachers come from Dunkirk while Motorola employees travel from Cuba and Attica.) AROUND 1940, Francis Connors was appointed to serve as the village clerk. “I never could get under civil service,” he said, “because the position was appointed by the mayor, with the blessing of the board.” Over the years, he served under nine dif ferent mayors. After 37 years of con tinuous service, he “first” retired in 1971, but was promptly appointed to the vil lage planning board. Then someone talked him into running for trustee in the next election, a position he held until his “last” retire ment effective April 1 of this year. Always interested in the growth and progress of his community, Mr. Connors was a champion of strict zoning laws. It bothered him to see the big old established homes on Main Street transformed into business offices, or, as in the case of the Motorola plant location, disappear com pletely. However, he did agree that the current Main Street occupants appear to have maintained much of the original architectural flavor. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC system has been the most important develop ment in the village in his opinion. He was just a three- year-old tyke when the first electric lights were intro duced in 1907. No big com panies could be bothered to come out this far, he said, so the village started its own power plant. By 1908, addi tional power was made avail able on Mondays so the women could do their laundry, and the next year, even more power was added on Tuesdays to help with “ironing day.” Soon, sur rounding towns wanted electric power, too, and the area being supplied began to grow, eventually including Freedom, Yorkshire ana Chaffee. In 1934, the village had $55,000 worth of electric power sales for the year. Now, it amounts to over $2 1/2 mil lion in sales per year Arcade belongs to the Municipal Electric Association of New York State, of which Francis Connors served as president in 1949. He “rarely missed” the annual conferences of the association, where he kept abreast of the latest developments in municipal electric systems. If you are interested in learning the history of Arcade Electric, he is a good one to talk to. FRANCIS CONNORS ALSO served on the Arcade Central School Board for 26 ygars and was its president for the four years preceding his retirement from the board in 1965. “I learned a lot and grew a lot in that job,” he said modestly. He has two sons: Michael, of Endicott, and Stephen, of Woodbridge, Virginia, and six grandchildren. His wife, Evelyn, passed away about three years ago. A proclamation issued by the Village of Arcade states (Francis Connors) \..having held, responsible positions on m a n y boards and or ganizations, has been a powerful influence for g ood in the grow th and progress o f the com m u n ity,” although he is somewhat reticent to dis cuss his many contributions. W e a ther Facts W e e k of Dec. 8-14 Monday 34 22 Tuesday 42 21 Wednesday 45 22 Thursday 32 20 Friday 28 24 Saturday 24 6 Sunday 36 8 Melted 95“ Snow 7.0\ Keith F h illipi shows off some of the g u itars and amplifiers in his new store. A u r a l M u sic opens shop in A rcade Batallions of gleaming new guitars line the walls of Aural Music, a new retail store located in the Arcadian Res taurant building on Main Street in Arcade. Owner Keith Phillipi has been operating the business on a part-time basis for several weeks. He recently quit his job at W estern Auto in order to devote full time to the fledgling music store, which specializes in guitars, both acoustic and electric. He also carries amplifiers and related equipment as well as used instruments. Although he specializes m guitars, he can order other instruments for customers and plans to expand his line of instruments as his busi ness grows. He also has a guitar instructor, Shawn Hal- liday, who gives lessons in the shop. “We have a waiting list for lessons, though, Keith says. “People interes ted m lessons should stop by and put their name on the list.” The new store is open every day until Christmas from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. After Christmas Keith will operate during normal retail hours. “I hope people will stop by and browse,” he said. “This is a store for people who enjoy music ” SPARKLING LIGHTS SHOW SEASONAL SPIRIT IN SARDINIA One of the m a n y homes th a t is beautifully lighted for the holidays in S ardinia can be found on Meyers Road, off Savage Road. A leisurely drive around Sardinia is worthwhile. P R O C L A M A T I O N Francis 9l. Connors Has dedicated fifty-two years as an employee of the Village of Arcadc, and retired as of A p r il1,1986 as a Village Trustee; and 'WtH'E'RT.AS, He has Been an active participant in civic affairs and projects, Having Held resportsiSle positions on many Boards and organizations, and Has Bun a powerful influence for good in the growth and progress of tHe community; and IVN'L'RT.AS, a plaque will 6e placed on the municipal Building dedicating tHe Building as tHe FRJU'XCIS C&NKCW MtVHJCWAL 'B'UIL'DVXC,; ‘X p iV OJJ'E, I, 9fugh V. ‘Ely, Mayor o f the Village of Arcade, do HereBy proclaim (DecemBtr 19,1986 as ' F K j m f r i s r o M r f o f i s m r in tHe 'Village of Arcade, and extend to Francis my personal '— congratulations and also tHose of the 'Board of Trustees and all our area citizens. ‘We appreciate His many years of dedicated service, and extend to Him and His family our Best vAshesfor many years o f Happiness in the future. QOQfE at tHe Village of Arcade this 16tH day o f /Dtccm6er in tHe year o f our Lord nineteen Hundred and eighty■b(. s TTOTJDAY G R E E T IN G S FROM S A R D I N I A S U P P L Y . I N C . A Thank You m r , / * r Y O U R To A ll Our C u s t o m e r s & F r i e n d s For Your Valued. Patronage These Past 40 Years. And for making this past year one o f our best! 40t] Y E A R 1966) '•O' ’O', Sir i f - - — ------------------------- R t 39, Sardinia, N.Y. 'IHTgMJglB A T OHJI STOB8IB Fri. & Sat., Dec. 19 & 20,1986 -10:00 To 4:00 D o u g h n u ts, Coffee & M ilk - Prize Drawings o Sjp©tgfiaill IPipli<B©s ME Wo®Ik ° StoD In & Say Hello ------ Thanks Again!
