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MCS Officers Signing Bonds In City Today Mrs. Roswell R. Sanford, president; Miss Dorris E. Gav- ette, treasurer, and William A. Hubbell, clerk of the board of education of Margaretville cen tral school, are in New York today to sign and authenticate the 300 bonds, which are being issued to finance the recon struction of the Margaretville and Fleischmanns buildings. A saving of more than $400 will be realized by not having the bonds brought here for signa tures. At a meeting of the board Tuesday night a resolution to change the name of the school to Margaretville-Fleischmanns central school was defeated by a 3-2 vote. Affirmative votes were cast by Mrs. Stephen Meinstein and Leonard Utter. Voting against the change were Mrs. Sanford, Thomas L. Smith and Joseph Shapiro. In other business the board approved the ten\ire of Mrs. Wiliiam Greene, an elementary teacher. Also approved was the employment of Virginia Tait as a food service helper in the Fledschmanns cafeteria. A proposal from the senior class to have the district ab sorb the cost of graduation gowns was not approved. Ap proval was given to pay half the cost of new blazers for the school b£ind, viath the band raising the balance. Total cost is estimated at $1,300. A reso lution was passed limiting the senior class trip to spring va cation. Itinerary for such trip has yet to be approved. A February board meeting will be held in the Fleisch manns building. Black History Day Planned at MCS The black history class at Margaretville central school will sponsor a Martin Luther King Jr. day at the school Monday, with sessions on “The Black Experience, Africa and America.” Among guest speakers will be Quentin Keynes, who wiU show a film on Africa, fol lowed by a talk, at 9 a. m. Miss Mary Hempel of Walton, who recently returned from the Congo after three years as a missionary, will speak at 1 p. m. The public is invited to both. Students wiU also teach classes on topics covering the f blatSc athlete, black poetiy an^ ' the Kfe of Mr. King. Rim s\ will also be shown. Meeting Drew 30 A second open community meeting was held Jan. 8 at the Margaretville Methodist church to discuss Vietnam, Thirty were present. There will be another meeting Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at the same church, and anyone interested in the Viet nam dilemma is invited. C. H. Mayer of Andes is chairmon. Fall Breaks Arm Roxbury, Jan. 11. — Charles Gemian broke his right arm four inches ibelow his shoulder in a fall near his house Wed nesday. He is a patient at the Cooperstown hospital. MCS Ski Program To Run Six Weeks The Parent Teacher group skiing program at Margaret ville central school will begin next week in cooperation with Belleayre Mountain ski center. The first week's sessions will be devoted to determining equipment sizes and presenting information. No equipment will be needed for the sessions Monday and Tuesday. Pupils from the Mar garetville building will be taken by bus to the ski center Mon day at 2:15 p. m., and from the Fleischmanns school on Tuesday. Actual ski instruction on the slopes will begin Monday, Jan. 22, for Margaretville pupils and Tuesday, Jan. 23, for Fleisch manns pupils. This win con tinue for six weeks as long as ski. conditions permit. Pupils will be returned by school bus after each session to the school from which they departed. It wiU be the re sponsibility of parents to pick them up there as it will be after the time for normal school bus departure. Two RCS Seniors Gain Acceptances Robin Prout and Steven Lutz, seniors at Roxbury central school, have received college acceptances during the last week. Robin has been accept ed at Clemson university in Clemson, S. C., and Steven has been accepted at the State Uni versity Agricultural and Tech nical college at Delhi. Robin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Prout of Rox bury, has ibeen active in girls soccer and basketball. She is also a member of the girls ath letic association. Robin is also a member of the student coun cil, the yearbook staff and has been a varsity chereleader for two years. During her junior year, Robin was selected to go to Italy through the Catskill Area School Study council. She has also held offices in school organizations. Steve, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lutz, is a mennber of the John C. Sweatman chapter of the National Honor society, and has participated in sports while in high school. He is also a member of the student council and the yearbook staff. Town Board Made All Reappointments The Middletown town board held its 1973 org^zational m ating Tuesday afternoon and reappointed all officials. The board also accepted bids for fuel oil and diesel oil from Traver Oil Co., Inc., of Arkville. Reappointment include Mal colm Hughes, town attorney; Jesse L. Jones, constable; How ard Gavette, service officer; Shirley Geller, deputy town clerk for the sale of hunting and fishing licenses in Fleisch manns; Howard Slauson, build ing inspector; LeRoy DeSilva. dog warden; Willard Sanford, historian, and James Sanford, civil defense director. The Margaretville office of the Na tional Bank and Trust Co. of Norwich and the Deak National Bank of Fleischmanns were again designated tovm deposi tories, and the Catskill Moun tain News the official news paper. Blue Devil Win Junior High Boys Sealed As Foe Abandons Tilt The McU'garetville Central Blue Devils defeated Hunter- Tannersville in an Upper Dela ware league game, 58-53, here last Friday. It was the second MCS win against no losses in league action, ^ e game was halted with 27 seconds left in the final quarter when the visi tors walked off the court in protest to what they felt poor officiating. The Blue Devils led through out. The score was 15-10 after the first period and 30-22 at halftime. A third period spurt by Hunter-Tannersville cut the margin to 44-40. Each team traded baskets in the final stanza, and MCS had a five- point lead when the walk-out occurred. Gary Smith paced the Blue DevU attack with 19 points, followed by Bob Balcom at 16. Nagui Halim and Mel Fuller had 9 and 8, respectively. The H-T offense was led by Mike Cahill with 22 points, and Jim Speenburg contributed 16. Bal com led aU rebounders with 25. Smith and Halim combined for additional 18 cartMns. The MCS junior varsity suffered its first loss of the season, 61-40. Chsui Squires led the scoring with 15, and was followed by Jim Scannapieco with 13 and Pete Sluiter 10. Scannapieco led in the rebound ing department with 13. Friday night MCS travels to Windham for a league clash. A non-league afternoon game will be played next Tuesday at Andes. The Blue Devils suffered their first Upper Delaware league defeat Tuesday night at Gilboa, 57-52. Don Plankenhom led the scoring with 18 for the winners, and Balcom collected 17 for Margaretville. The pre liminary game was a comeback for the MCS junior vamty, which had an easy 52-22 win. Parents Welcome At Primary School The Fleischmanns primary school win have a three-day open house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 16, 17 and 18. Parents, friends, rela tives and general public wiU be welcome to tour tiie build ing, otjserve classes, reminisce and attend sciKxd from 9 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. each day. If par ents w i^ to eat lunch with their children, they will be welcome to iki> ,$D. A meeting of the piarehts of primary diildren will be held to conclude the open house on Thursday evening, Jan. 18, at 7:30 in the Fleischmanns cafe teria. The agenda will include a discussion about primary school, the faculty and curric ulum, a parent volunteer pro gram and refreshments. Rotary Ate Cheese Fleischmanns, Jan. 11.—Tom Baker gave the program at the Monday night meeting of the Fleischmanns - Pine Hill Ro tary club. Mr. Baker is the co-owner of the Chair Lift Party store at Pine Hill. He brought samjdes of the 50 dif ferent kinds of imported cheeses sold at the store. This figure is expected to be doubled in the future. Plan 'Quake Aid The Seventh and Eighth grade boys basketball teams at Margaretville central school are organizing a clothing drive for victims of the Nicaragua earthquake. The drive will be dedicated to the memory of Roberto Clemente, who died last week in the crash of a plane while taking materials from Puerto Rico to Nicaragua for the relief of the earthquake victims. Dates of clothing collection and collecting depots are being prepared by the students and will be announced as soon as the drive is organized. Burke Told Rotary Of Project Growth Roxbury, Jan. 11.—^The Rox bury Rotaiy club met Monday in the fire hoiise, with Edward Burke of the New York State Power Authority as the speak er. Mr. Burke gave a progress report of the work at the Gil- boa-Blenheim dam and showed a number of enlarged pictures of the work which has been completed. Many of these pic tures were taken from the air, and Mr. Burke said that he had had his first experience in heli copter flying. The power plant, which has a one million kilo watt capacity, expects to start part production in March of this year and is expected to be at full production in June or July. Recreational facilities of the MinekiJl Park will be open by July 1 of this year, with the exception of the trailer park expected to be operational by 1974. There will be three pools, one for swimming, one for diving and one for wading. The boat docks are built and these facilities will be available in July. Mr. Burke made reference to the nuclear reactor plant being built on Lake Ontario and stated that desipite fears of certain groups there have been no accidents in any of the plants that have been in oper ation for the last 10 to 15 years, and that it is a proven fact that there is less danger to radiation from plants than from automobiles or airplanes. The speaker at next week’s meeting will be James Lawson, a supply teacher at Roxbuiy central school. For the last two years Mr. Lawson has gone to Ireland to work with Pro testant and Catholic young people in an endeavor to bridge gaps and to seciore conununica- tion .and , UBderstanding be- tw e ^ opposing groups. Women’s Guild Had Philippines Theme Roxbury, Jan. 11.—^The Wo men’s Guild for Christian Serv ice met in the Reformed church community room on Wednes day. The program, “One Man’s Life in the Philippines.” was presented by Rev. John Bandt. Following the meeting, a Philippine luncheon was served by Mrs. John Bandt, assisted by Mrs. Jack Buyce and Mrs. Earl Washburn. The afternoon circle met fol lowing the luncheon. Mrs. Obe Zuidema led in the study of the lesson, “Tlie Importance of a Beautiful Tongue.” from the Book of James. The evening circle met at the home of Mrs. Bandt. Mrs. Paul Ballard led the lesson. CATSKIL MOUNTA E . C . KELLY SOUTH MAIM AVE. NY, H . Y . , 12208 NOV. 197- NEWS Vol. 110^28 10 Pages—2 Sections MARGARETVILLE, N. Y., THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1973 Published Weekly Second-Class Postage Paid at MargaretviUe. N. Y. 124SS 15c Copy $7.50 Year Citizen* Di,cu.s cjiristmas Fund Obstetrics Closing Helped To Ease Bunlen Of 258 A meeting was held Tuesday evening at the United Method ist church in Margaretville to discuss closing the obstetrical unit at Margaretville Memorial hospital. Approximately 60 were in attendance, including three hospital board members, who had been invited to answer questions. It was decided that the hos pital board would meet with a committee representing the citizens. Future public meet ings concerning this issue are planned. Harassment Trials Set for Next Week Two complaints of aggravat ed harassment filed by Mrs. Joyce York of Arkville will be tried next week Thursday be fore Town Justice Sollie Dar ling, who issued the warrants in each case. The first trial wiU be that of Arlene FairbauTi of Dimra- ven at 2 p. m. The other will be that of Hilson Day of Ark ville at 3 p. m. Another case on the same ch£u*ge before the same justice was dismissed when Linda Greene, 17, of Fleischmanns withdrew her information against her husband, Rodney, when he was arraigned before Justice Darling Saturday on a warrant issued on her com plaint of harassment. Mrs. Barbara Mass of Mar garetville was arrested by state police Saturday on a harass ment WEirrant issued by Kings ton City Judge Herbert Rich ter. She was turned over to Kingston city police. Arraign ment originally scheditled for Monday was postponed until Friday. The theft of a Selmer Signet B-fiat clarinet valued at $240 from Margaretville .central i-el.ool in December was report ed to state police by Linda Baessler. The instrument was taken from the school stage. Carl F. Roberts of Cooks Falls was arraigned before Town Justice Jack Allen of Delhi Sunday, charged with burglary second degree. He is charged with taking two rifles and a stereo player from the summer home of James Nuckle at Downsville while the owner was asleep in the house. The arrest grew out of a tip to state police at Femdaie that stolen property was stored at Roscoe. The gims and player were recovered by Trooper William Ruth, who also arrest ed Roberts on the complaint of Mr. Nuckle. , Roberts is also listed as a deserter from the Marines and a detainer has been filed against him at the Delaware county jail at Delhi. Registrars Compile Totals Deaths Outnumbered Births and Marriages In 7 2 Statistics Deaths in 1972 As recorded with Margaretville Village Clerk Jan. 5, Pearl Archibald, 61, of Margaretville Jan. 12, Mae Giltner, 94, of Stamford Jan. 27, Inez S. Atkin, 87, of Margaretville Feb. 2, LuVeme L. Woolheater, 76, of Margaretville Feb. 12, Hazel M. Tacy, 70, of Walton Feb. 13, Kate Josephine Bruell, 72, of Mai^aretviUe Feb. 13, Katherine Frances Schmalzriedt, 93, of Roxbury Feb. 17, Loretta Johnson, 76, of Arkville Feb. 18, Margaret Whitley, 88, of Margaretville Feb. 22, Hattie Marks, 80, of Margaretville F ^ . 23, Eilec Kovacs, 72, of Fleischmanns Feb. 29, Marjorie Whitney, 60, of Fleischmanns March 5, Harley Kittle, 79, of Margaretville March 26, Harold Krom, 75, of Kelly Corners April 1, Jennie May Stahl, 94, of Andes April 23, Joseph Jakszewski, 94, of Andes AprU 28, Lina Kelly, 94, of Kelly Comers April 29, Kathryn Davidson, 88, of Margaretville May 3, Thusnelda Lindblad, 84, of Freehold, N. Y. May 4, Clinton Leroy Howard, 57, of WestkSll May 8, Crawford H. Gaseene, 75, of Fleischmanns May 29, Grace M. Bedc^, 69, of North Blenheihi June 14, Otis Griffin, 90, cjf Halcott Center June 24, Frieda Fischer, 86, of Shandaken July 4, Leon B. Furch, 84, of !Heischmanns July 24, Kathryn I. Dickson of Margaretville Aug. 7, Randolph Reed George, 66, of Margaretville Aug. 15, Frank E. Trowbridge, 60, of Margaretville Aug. 20, Walter Hirsch, 75, of the Bronx Aug. 26, Jacoib Lissman, 70, of Kew Gardens Aug. 26, David Seligman, 73, of HalcottviUe Sept. 2, Louis A. Conklin, 64, of Andes Sept. 9, Frank Dibble, 80, of Andes Sept. 9, Floyd McKee, 69, of Andes Sept. 11, Dorothea Boetteker, 75, of Brooklyn Sept. 17, Eklwin A. Thompson, 92, of South Kortright Sept. 23, Frank S. DeSdlva, 84, of Margaretville Sept. 26, Marie Kissock, 84, of Fleischmanns Oct. 8, Charles Bruce Rowe, 51, of HalcottviUe Oct. 13, LeRoy Miller, 92, of Andes Oct. 13, Na<Hni Sd^nm aker, 84, of Fleischmanns Oct. 19, EMza C. Sanford, 81, of Margaretville Oct. 20, F. A. Elwood, 79, of Oct. 22. Wilbur Weidman, 73, of Fleischmanns Nov. 8, EliMbeth Martha, 88, of Arkville Nov. 11, Eva Day, 77, of Mar garetville Nov. 11, Mabel K ^ y , 83, of Highmoimt Nov. 19, James J. Bolger, 86, of the Bronx Nov. 16, Kenneth Parks Mer chant, 63, of Walton Nov. 19, Kenneth Christc^her Kraemer, 7, of Andes Nov. 24, Izetta Atkins, 74, of Margaretville Dec. 19, Jean Snipas, 69, of Margaretville Births in 1972 As recorded with Margaretville Village Clerk Jan. 10, a son, Joshua David, to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cruickshank of Pine HUl Jan. 15, a son, Josej* Eli, to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Plupore of Stamford Jan. 23, a daughter, Gina Marie, to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Mis- ner of Margaretville Feb. 1, a daughter, Mary Eliz abeth, to Mr. and Mrs. James Bart>er of Fleisch manns Feb. 1, a daughter. Heather Maureen, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones (rf Margaret ville Feb. 10, a daughter, Jennifer Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. Adel- bert Van Dyke of Margaret ville Feb. 16, a daughter, Jennifer Marie, to Mr. and Mrs. Mel vin Ruff of Andes Feb. 26, a son, Brian Michael, to Mr. and Mrs. John Roney of Andes March 1, a son, Steven Frasier Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Barley of Halcott Cpnter March 3, .tw5ns, a son, Vernon Jr., and a daughter. Marie, to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Prater of ArkviUe March 12, a son, Kenneth James, to Mr. and Mrs. James Bauer of Andes March 30, a daughter, Amor- elle Lee, to Mr. and Mrs. Rande Gavette of Margaret ville April 3, a son, Joseph Vincent 2d, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ciardi of Big Indian April 11, a daughter, Billie Jo, to Mr. and Mrs. Loren Rob erts of Denver April 11, a son, WiUiam Ar thur Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. William Irwin of Roxbury April 13, a daughter, Barbara Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. B3mce Hazlett of Margaretville April 15, a daughter, Tina Marie, to Mr. and Mrs. John Kilter of Andes April 16, a daughter, Jill Ann, to Mr. and Mrs. David Su- sice of Grand Gorge May 7, a son, Christian Mat thew, to Mr. and Mrs. Steph en Wichem of Arkville May 17, a son, Miles Benjamin, to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Gen try of Fleischmanns May 20, a son, Robert, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Basil of Lexington May 29, a daughter, Melissa Lynn, to Mr. and Mra. Doug las Oliver of Halcott Center July 11, a son, Earl Thomas Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Aley of Big Indian July 27, a daughter, Paula M ^ a r e t, to Mr. and Mrs. R i c h a r d DlBenedetto of Broddyn July 27, a daughter, Terri Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. TerranGe Gray of New Kongstcm July 27, a daughter, Zaduie Ardath, to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Myers of Fleisch manns. Aug. 15, a daughter, Victoria Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fairbaim of Margaretville Aug. 23, a son, Shanon Mi chael, to Mr. and Mrs. Car son Finch of Fleischmanns Sept. 10, a daughter, Erica Elizabeth, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bohn of Delancey Sept. 22, a son, John Howard, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hamil of Roxbury Sept. 22, a daughter, Rena Jean, to Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Cure of Pine Hill Sept. 30, a son, Damian John, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Porter of Denver Oct. 27, a son, Audrey Benja min, to Mr. and Mrs. William Tompkins of Gilboa Nov. 2, a son, Ian Alexander, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cruickshank of Big Indian Nov. 7, a daughter, Avatara Jean, to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Gitter of Big Indian Nov. 10, a son, Nicholas Rob ert, to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Burton of Andes Nov. 14, a son, Gregg Everett, to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lockwood of Shandaken Nov. 16, twin sons, Ricky Ray and Ryan Ray to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Oliver Jr. of Arkville. Nov. 26, a daughter, Tamatha Joy, to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Spatafora of Oliverea Nov. 26, a son, Thomas George, . to Mr. and Mrs. 'niomas BaUard of Grand Gorge Nov. 28, a son, Bruce Daniel, (Continued on page 4) Christmas was made a bit brighter for 258 or more local residents and 53 servicemen through the efforts of the 1972 Conrmiunity Christmas project. Toys were given to 119 children. Mrs. William Harter, chair man of this season’s effort, and Mrs. Carl Wood, treasurer, said that the monetary value of food and other things distributed was approximately $1,200. These and cash contributions came from local residents, many of whom adopted this in lieu of sending local Christmas cards. Boxes of candy were sent to the servicemen. The 59 food baskets were shared by the families totaling 258. In addi tion two boxes of candy and 75 poinsettia plants were dis tributed. In addition to the many dona tions of food and money from individuals and businessmen, participating organizations in cluded the Margaretville Rotary club, the Middletown American Legion Auxiliary, the Salvation Army, the New Kingston Valley Grange, the National Bank of Norwich, the Arkville Free Methodist church, St. Marga ret’s Guild, Sacred Heart church, Margaretville fire de partment, the TOPS club, the Parents of the Sundowners, the Senior Homemakers club and the Altruist class of the Mar garetville United Methodist church. Planning Discussed The Margaretville Rotary club discussed planning for the village at its meeting Tuesday night. President Dennis Mc Lean appointed Attorney Stuart M. Glass, Philip Blodgett, Dr. George Levy and William H;*- beU 35 a commitia© to define the problans £Uid report to the club by Feb. 20. Tree Hits House An old pine tree bordering the Williamson Veneer Co. property and the Joseph Toma- sino residence on Wagner ave nue in Fleischmanns was snapped off during last week’s windstorm. It smashed half of the Tomasino i)orch and took the TV cable wdth it. Hymnals Dedicated Fifty new Methodist hymnals were dedicated at the worship service in the Halcott Center United Methodist church on Dec. 24. The hymnals were presented to the church by Mrs. John B. Westlake in memory of her late husband. The serv ice of dedication was conducted by Rev. Harold L. Galloway, pastor of the church. Development Begun Roxbury, Jan. 11.—^F. T. Shoemake of Denver has start ed construction of mobile home sites adjoining Roxbury Run. He will put in streets, electric light pole, water and sewage and a playground for children. Already 26 families have made arrangements to rent space as soon as it is ready. The work vrill start by spring. The lo cation is across the road from the new housing development. Both Within Minutes First Aid Course Offered Next Week A first aid course will be sponsored by the Margaretville Memorial hospital ambulance course at the Margaretville fire hall, beginning next week Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. The 'course is open to anyone interested, and there is no fee other than the cost of the re quired book. The basic course will be given over a four-week period of two-hour sessions. It will be taught by James Sanford and Charles Bouton, who are certified Red Cross first aid instructors. If enough persons are interested after the basic course is finished, an eight- week advanced course will be continued. No pre-registration is re quired. Persons interested need only to come Tuesday night to be enrolled. Mail Was Delayed The morning mail was de layed last week Thursday morn ing to post offices between Pine Hill and Roxbury by a break down in the star route mail truck at Big Indian. Deliver ies west of Big Indian were nearly three hours late and were made by a relief truck and driver sent from Kingston. A cooling system hose fitting on the diesel power truck burst and caused the delay. Intramural Teams Formed at MCS An intramural basketball league has been formed at Mar garetville central school and play has already started. The league is composed of four teams, and each team will play a nine-game schedule. The teams and their mem bers are The WhoopDeeDoos, captained by Bill Russell, Rick Holdridge, Howard Atkin, MarS“ Augustine, Ron Jenkins, Chris Achleither, Joe Todd and Mike Halpern; The Bucks, with George Hendricks, captain, Pefe Salamin, Steve Bellows, Charlie Gray, Wayne Davis, Larry Gra ham, Ed Sanford and Tom Mil ler; The Farmers, led by Dan O’Connor, Bob Washburn, Dave Watters, Gary Mead, Jimior Elliott, Paul Finch, Roger Mat- tice and Rick Faulkner. The other team is captained by Jim Fenton, and is The Flush 5. Members are Bob Taylor, Stan Moore, Everett Adamo, Mike Myers, Tom Gougoutris, Rick Kelly and Tim Fronckowiak. Results of last week’s games were Bucks 56, WhoopDeeDoos 43, and Farmers 43, Flush “5” 23. Alarm Was False Arkville firemen received an alarm Monday evening, but there were no reports of a fire. The siren appeared to have been touched off in error about the time there were two al- most-simultaneous fires in Mar garetville. Meeting Postponed The Roxbury town board organizational meeting sched uled for Tuesday was postponed because of the absence of Supervisor Herbert Van Valk- enburgh, who imderwent facial surgery Friday at the Veterans hospit^ in Albany. Second Checks Have Arrived Fromncle U Sam The second reveftue-sharing cheeks were received this week by coimty, town and village governments, representing the final payments for 1972. Most of the local governments had received theirs by Tuesday, but several had not. The checks are equal to those received in mid-December and cover the period from July 1 to Dec. 31. The 1973 payments are expected to equal the 1972 payments, but will come in three installments instead of two and then payments will be quarterly for the balance of the five-year life of the plan. The total allocations to the local governments for their 1972 share, the sum of the two equal checks, are as follows: Delaware county, $389,016; Village of Margaretville, $7,394; Village of Fleischmanns, $9,180; Village of Pine Hill. $1,868; Village of Andes, $1,852. Towns received total pay ments, counting both checks, of $47,518 for Middletown; $43,680 for Shandaken; $24,014 for Roxbury: $20,600 for Andes; $5,460 for Bovina; $2,654 for Halcott, and $2,070 for Harden- burgh. Most of the municipalities still have not completed their plans as to how the money wiU be used. No restrictions are placed on legal governmental expenditures, but an accounting will be asked by the federal government. Roxbury Bank Kept Directors, Officers Ali directors and officers of the National Bank of Roxbury WCTe reelected at tbe. asnual meeting of shareholder at the bank Tuesday. Directors are George C. Crosiby, Samuel i., Lutz, Richard F. Lutz, Har rison C. Morse and Virgil E. Taylor. Officers are Mr. Taylor, presiident; Mr. Morse, vice president; Julian Wiedemann, cashier; Stanley Bullock, as sistant cashier. Dora Bubach was named to the additional office of assistant cashier. Mr. Taylor reported that the bank had had another success ful year with business at a record high. > New Year Flower Roxbury, Jan. 4.—^A snow- less New Year day! When the snow went off, Morse Griffin found a tiny myrtle flower growing in his back yard. It was small and pale, but a real flower growing on Dec. 31, New Year day had 50 degrees temperature, sunshine and dry walks. June Is Accepted Delhi.—June Holecek of Ark ville has been accepted for ad mission in February to the State University Agricultural and Technical college at Delhi. She will study in the arts and sciences division. June grad uated from Margaretville cen tral school in the class of 1972 and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holecek. Firemen Intermpt Election To Fight Two Blazes Margaretville firemen had their annual meeting and elec tion of officere interrupted Monday night by two alarms for fires in furnace installa tions, occurring within minutes of one another. Before firemen could retin-n to the fire hall from the first call to the Lloyd Lawrence home, they were diverted to the Parchment Farm building on Main street. Neither fire was serious, but both en dangered the structure in which they occurred. The first call came shortly before 8:30 as balloting for officers was still going on. The Lawrence home became fiUed with heavy smoke, before occu pants were able to trace the source to shorted wiring in the furnace motor blower. When power to the furnace was cut off, the fire was halted. Meanwhile, firemen had brought out three trucks and laid a 2%-inch line to an Orchard street hydrant in the zero temperature. Caiildren in the house had been evacuated to the home of a neighbor. Scarcely had they picked up the hose, when the second alarm came for the Parchment Farch building. There a beam encased in concrete to support a furnace was found to be burn ing. This fire was also quickly subdued, £ind firemen returned to the belli shortly before 9 to resume their election. Waldo Squires, who was re elected fire chief, reported that the department made more calls than normal, 34, during 1972, but that losses were the lowest they had been in many years. The total loss was $3,000 in real estate, all of which was covered by insur ance. Most of the loss was attribut able to a fire in the kitchen of the Kass Inn and a fire at the Morton Scudder home. Chief Squires reported that there were five false alarms^ three of which came from the Margaretville Memorial hospi tal because of alarm malfuiic- ti(X]s. Besddes the Kass fire, the only diher blaze in a conun^- dal builcting was an oil flow in tiie heatang system of the Masonic building. Five calls were made for auto fires, and the department was called four times to wash down pave ments of gasoline and oil re sulting from auto accidents. There were five calls for dwell ings, plus two chimney fires and a trailer fire. Two were grass fire alarms, one was for a bulldozer, one for a farm tractor. The grass fire and chimney fire calls were lower tlian normal. The Margaret ville department was called out four times on mutual aid and once on standby. Besides Chief Squires, other officers reelected when the meeting resumed Monday night were Walton F. Heley Jr. and Donald Finch as assistant chiefs. Glen Gavette was elected secretary,, and Roy - Franks, treasurer. Robert Hunt was reappointed department engineer, ax>d C h iles Stan- bridge was named flTe warden. C ^ef SquireB said that dur ing tJie fire warden would tnake a moothib^ inspection of bisiness places along Main street in Max^taretville.
