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M a r g a r e tville B o a rd P a s s e s Oog O rdinance An ordinance for the con tro l of dogs in the village of M a rg a r e tville w a s passed vm anim ously a t a m e e ting of the village b o a r d M o n d a y night. A public h e a r in g on the proposition h a d been held Sept. 10 and w a s larg e ly attended. M o st w e re in f a v o r of passage. The new law will tak e e ffect Oct. 15. The regulation prohibits the running-at-large of dogs and sets p e n a lities f o r o w n e rs who violate any of se v e r a l p r o visions. A violator m a y be fined up to $100 and be s e n t e n c ^ to not m o re t h a n 15 days in jail for e a c h violation. The com p lete tex t of the ordinance ap p e a r s on page five. The enforcem e n t is in charge of a dog w a r d e n yet to be nam e d . It is an ticipated th a t the village will use the sam e w a rden a s the Town of M iddletow n . Bill Bloom of D u n raven has been appointed in th is position by the tow n , bu t h a s yet to tak e the oath of office. Delaware Deer Lead To Several Accidents One d r iv e r received a sum m o n s as sta te police investigated sev e ral a c c i : dents during the last week^ The increase in th e n u m b e r of deer in the a r e a w a s also m u c h in evidence as th r e e of the accidents w e re related to an im a ls in the road. L e land Johnson, 31, of F leischm a n n s w a s issued a sum m o n s for leaving the scene of an accident a f t e r he allegedly s tr u c k a p a r k e d ca r Sunday evening on M a in stre e t in the V illage of F leischm a n n s . S tate police rep o rt th a t the Johnson vehicle s tr u c k a c a r ow n ed by John T a k a c h of F t. L a u d e r dale, F la., w h ich w a s park e d facing east. The sum m o n s is retu rn a b le before V illag e Ju s tice A r thur Teigof F leisch m a n n s . C h ris W illiam s, 17, of M a rgaretville escaped injury w h en the c a r he w a s driving blew a tire, causing him to lose control an d go off the road. W illiam s w a s trav e lin g on the H a lcott C e n ter road when the r ig h t front t i r e blew . The vehicle stru c k an em bankm e n t and cam e to re s t on its left side in th e ditch! He w a s n o t h u r t. R o b e rt W a s h b u rn, 18, of M a rgaretville and a p a s s e n g e r escaped inju ry early T h u rsday afternoon w h e n he sw e rved his auto to avoid a deer and lost control of the vehicle on the New K ingston m o u n tain road. The c a r w e n t off the rig h t side of the road and rolled over in the ditch. The d e e r w a s avoided and escaped, bu t the c a r w a s heav^y dam a g e d . T rooper W illiam C raw ford of the M a rgaretville station struck and killed a deer early T h u rsday m o rning w h ile on p a trol on route 28 east of A rkville. C raw ford w a s not hurt, and dam a g e to the p a trol c a r w a s light. P a tr ic i a H o fsdal, 31, of Andes stru c k a deer Sunday evening on the north re s e r voir road in the town of A ndes. The deer jum p e d into the path of h e r vehicle causing h e r also to strik e the g u a r d r a il w ith the rig h t side of the car. She w a s not injured. Bookmobile Coming The next visit of the Four- County L ib r a r y system book m o b ile will b e T h u rsday, Oct. 4. I t will be a t the M a r g a r e t ville fire h a ll p a r k in g lot from noon to 3 p.m ., a t the H a lcottville post office from 3:30 to 3:50 p.m . and a t the G rand G o rge village p a r k ing lot f rom 4:30 to 5:30 p .m . Cynthia Kehoe Earns Merit Semi •Finalist C y n thia K ehoe, a new student a t M a rgaretville cen tra l school this s e m e s ter, has been nam e d a s e m i-finalist in the N a tional M e rit Scholar ship p r o g ram . She is the d a u g h ter of M r. and M rs. F r a n c is J. K ehoe of Dun- raven, and h e r f a th e r is new a d m in istrato r a t M a r g a r e t ville M e m o rial h o spital. Cindy, w h o is in the class of 1974, plans on studying lib ra r y science in college. At MCS she h a s becom e active on the Log, s tudent yearbook. Keyhole, school new s p a p e r colum n , a n d h a s been an aide in the high school lib rary . County Legion Puts Member Goal At 1,976 Tlie D elaw a re County A m eri can Legion c o m m ittee h a s s e t a goal of 1,976 m e m b e r s for 1974. H e r b e r t V a n V a lken- burgh of R o x b u ry, ch a ir m a n of the m e m b e rship com m it tee, said th a t the total m e m b e rship f o r 1973 is 1,899. T h e ann u a l m e m b e rship contest a m o n g posts is in two groups. M iddletow n post of M a rgaretville, in G roup A w ith o ther la r g e r posts, h a s a 1974 quota of 263 m e m b e r s , equal to w h a t w a s achieved for 1973. O ther posts in this group a r e a t W alton, Sidney, D elhi, N ancock a n d F ran k lin . In G roup B of the sm a ller posts, R o x b u ry h a s a quota of 82, Andes has a quota of 44, D o w nsville has a quota of 59, G rand G o rge h a s a quota of 109, Stam ford h a s a quota of 28, and T rout C reek h a s a total of 28. W ith th e exception of S tam ford and T rou t C reek, the 1974 quotas a r e equal to the 1973 m e m b e rship. P laq u e ’s will b e aw a r d e d to the w inning post in each group, based on the highest p e r c e n tage of quota as of F e b . 20. A plaque will be aw a rded to the post th a t signs the m o st new m e m b e r s for 1974, and the m e m b e rship chairm a n of the post w ith the highest percentage gain will be individually recognized. State Is Repairing Two Highway Spans sta te highw a y crew s a r e painting and rep a ir in g two sta te highw a y bridges. The route 28 span a t A rkville is being sandblasted and painted. The route M bridge a t the en tr a n c e to M a rg a r e tv ille Is having the b a c k w a ll of th e ab u tm e n t sp r a y e d w ith con crete by the G u n ite p rocess. S a lt running off th e high w a y h a s eroded th e concrete. The p o o r d e sign of the r o a d a t the en tr a n c e an d th e lack of p r o p e r drains has compounded the problem . The super- tendent on the job said W e d n esday, th a t given a m o n th, h e could m a k e p e r m a n e n t rep a ir s and co r r e c t the problem . Rotary Club Rode And Dined On Rails T h e M a rg a r e tville R o tary club celebrated its 35th an n i v e r s a r y T u e sday night w ith a ride and d inner on the Cooperstow n and C h a rlotte V alley r a ilro a d from Cbopers- tow n to C o o p e rstow n J u n c tion and r e tu rn . T h e re w e re 44 m e m b e r s and guests who partook of the ro a s t beef d inner served in the dining car. C h a m p a g n e w a s served. G roup s i n ^ g w a s led b y J o h n Zuefle. False Alarms Plague R o x b u ry, Sept. 27—A n o ther false fire alarm a t K irkside occurred T u e sday five m inutes before noon, caused a p p a r ently by a short circu it in the autom a tic system . F ir e m e n a r e try in g to locate the cause of those frequent false alarm s. Lloyd Kelly Given U. S. M e d a l But Seriously III In B o ston Lloyd K elly, who w a s bom and grew up in th is a r e a , w a s ( aw a rded the U. S. D e p a r t m e n t of D efense distinguished public serv ice m e d a l this m o n th b y S e c r e tary of Defense Ja m e s R. Schlesinger. The aw a r d is for “ o u ts tanding a n d distinguished civilian service during the p a s t 30 y e a r s in the field of m ilitary a v iatio n ’ ’. H o w ever, M r. K elly w a s unable to be th e r e for the presentation in W ashington Sept. 13 as he h a s becom e seriously ill. He is presently in the N o rtheast B a p tist Color D evelops Rapidly A f ter Jack Frost Nip Color h a s com e to the m o u n tains in the w a k e of frosty m o rnings last w eek. 'The few hints of c o lor Sunday had brightened to an im p r e s sive display by T u e sday, but it probably will be an o th e r w eek before the hues reach th e ir fullest. The color is best seen w ith the sun shining directly on a m o u n tainside, the south slopes in the m o rning, the w e s tern and no r th e rn slopes in th e afternoon. T h is a lso produces the b e s t pictures. B a c k light ing, o r looking tow a r d the sun, produces less brilliance in pictures, despite w h a t ap p e a r s well to the eye. T h e re are m a n y side roads, oiled o r unpaved, from w h ich to enjoy the color, r a t h e r th a n w h isking along one of the state a r terie s . B e sides the dead-end tours into th e hol lows, th e r e a r e num e rous circuit tours in th is a r e a . Am ong these a r e the roads from New K ingston to Bovina; the T rem p e rskill-C a b in Hill- F a ll Clove roads, C ross M o u n ta in, B a rkaboom , Beech Hill and M a ry Sm ith Hill roads into the B e a v e rkill; the D ry Brook-M illbrook circuit; R e d k ill circuit or over D e n v e r r o a d into the V ega V alley and R o x b u ry; W est Settle- m e n t-S tratton F a l ls a r e a of R o x b u ry; H u b b ell Hill and B r a g g Hollow; Tow n send hollow -Four C o r n e r s - B irc h C reek. T h e se a r e a few ; th e r e are m a n y m o re. A n o ther tip on picture-tak- ing is to have a bran c h , t r e e tru n k or som e o th e r o b ject in the foreground to fram e or lend d e i ^ to a d i s t e n t a o « » . Individual tre e s also offer interestin g photo p o s s ib il ities. especially ag a in s t blue sky, w ith a puff o f w h ite cloud to e n h a n c e it. MCS Is Sending Nine To Saturday Seminars N ine M a rgaretv ille cen tr a l school s tudents a r e p a r tic ip a ting th is se m e s ter in the S a turday S e m inar p r o g r a m a t S tate U n iversity college a t O n eonta. C lasses began last w eekend. P a r tic p a n ts a n d th e ir class es a r e T a m m y B a e s s ler, creative p o s ters; G e n e v ieve D ay, foreign cooking; N a d ia H a lim and L a u ren L aden- heim , elem e n ts of psycho logy: S a r a h H a lpem , Cha- risse Sim s and V a n g e lee W il son, body language; M ichael Siska, psychology of self, and G o rdon M o rse, still photo graphy. Candidate Meetings T h o m a s S c h im m e rling of F leischm a n n s , D e m o c r a t i c candidate for councilm a n in the tow n of M iddletow n , will hold the first of a se r ies of “Coffee and Cake N ights” from 7 to 9:30 p.m . W ednes day, Oct. 3, a t th e hom e o f M r. and M rs. W illiam B im s in New K ingston. Hie plans sev e ral of these in com m u n ities in the town. I* MCS “ANSWERS PLEASE” TEAM, which will aK>ear on Channel 6 program at 5:30 p.m. Sat urday. Taping was done a t Schenectady Wednes day night after News went to press. Left to right, Gary Smith, team captain. P a tty Sanford, Don Weiss, Janet Kelder, Sharon Pekrul, alternate, and Miss Marian Connell, advisor. Channel is not on Margaretville cable, but many homes outside the village receive it. This is sixth MCS team chosen. hospital a t R o x b u ry, M a ss., w h e re he underw e n t surgery for a leak in the bile duct last w eek W e d n esday. He w a s in the recovery room until T h u rsday and faces a long period of hospital conva lescence. M r. K elly had been m o v ed to the M a s s a c h u s e tts hospital Sept. 16 afte r undergoing previous su r g e r y for gall bladder Sept. 10 a t L o u rdes hospital in B ingham ton. This had prevented his being in W a shington for the p r e s e n ta tion. The p r e s e n tation w a s to have b e e n m a d e a t the annual m e e ting of the N a tional Security In d u s tr ial asso c ia tion. M r. K elly had been ch a ir m a n of the bo a r d of tru s tees of th a t association and w a s stepping down from th a t p osition. Since M a y he has been president of the New York S tate E le c tr ic and G a s cor poration. A fter s e rvice in the A rm y A ir Corps during W orld W a r 2, he began a c a r e e r in defense-oriented industries, sta r tin g w ith L ink A v iation a t B ingham ton in 1945. Since then he h a s r is e n to th e top in Link and its p a r e n t com p a n y . G e n e ral Precision, inc., thence to vice p r e s id e n t of th e Singer G roup w h en G e n e ral P r e c i sion w a s a b s o rbed by m e r g e r in 1968. He becam e a NYSE&G directo r t h a t y e a r too. A ctive for m a n y y e a r s in aerospace organizations, M r. K elly w a s honored in 1965 by the In s titu te of A e ronautics and A s tronautics as th e first recipient of th a t org a n iza tion ’s deF lorenz A w a rd, for outstanding accom plishm ents and contributions to w a r d im pro v e m e n t in aero s p a c e train ing. The D e fense D e p a r tm e n t citation is a s f o llow s: CITATION To L loyd L. K elly for ou ts tand ing an d d is ting u ish ed civilian serv ice to the D e p a r tm e n t of D e fense d u r ing th e p a s t 30 y e a r s in the field of m ilitary a v iation . M o tivated b y a s tr o n g sense of p a tr io tism , dedication, good citizenship a n d public resp o n sibility, frequ e n tly a t con sid e rab le p e r s o n a l sacrifice, M r. K e lly d ir e c tly co n tr ib uted to m a n y Im p rovem e n ts in in s tr u m e n t flying tech niques an d equipm e n ts , th e advanoem e n t (rf realistic sim idatton, and the promotion of m u tu a l s u p p o r t a n d under- stttttdlKir of Gonunun l ^ T ' a n ^ olO ectfves. advances g^neirfiited 1>y M r. K elly hav e resu lted in in creased s a fety , h ig h e r q u a lity in s tru c tion and im p r o v e d operation capaUUty a t reduced costs in d o llars, equipm e n t and people. H is contribution to th e natio n a l d e f e n s e posture h a s been a s tr o n g a n d lastin g o n e. The t r u ly exoepti«ial m erito rious civilian serv ice re n dered by M r. K elly h a s contributed im m e a s u reab ly to sta tu s , p r e s tig e an d o v e r all accom p lishm e n t of the D e p a r tm e n t of D e fense, a n d I am pleased to aw a r d to him th e D e p a r tm e n t of D efense D istinguished P u b lic S e r v ice M e d al. Ja m e s R . S c h lesinger, S e c r e tary of D efense New Kingston Fire Cuts Sunday Sleep A sm a ll storage shed n e a r the m o b ile hom e of H a rold P e k r u l in New K ingston w a s destroyed by fire Sunday m o rning. The fire w a s believ ed to have been cau s e d by an electrical m a lfunction. M a rgaretville firemen, using the dis&ict pum pers, responded to an a la r m a t 8:35 a.m . and w e t down the ruins of the shed, w h ich w a s a to tal loss w ith its c o n tents. A ttem p ts to fight the fire w ith a g a r d e n hose before firem e n a r r iv e d w e re f r u s tr a ted because elec tric a l circu its h a d blown, knocking o u t w a te r p u m p s. The 6 X 8-foot shed had contained a chest freezer, p a r tly filled. Also in th e shed w e re a vacuum cleaner, gasoline, storage b a tt e r y and brak e fluid. A can of the brak e fluid e x p loded a f te r the fire sta r ted , and flam e s ro a red throught the sm a ll stru c tu r e . A tem p o r a r y ex tension line h a d been run from the P e k r u l hom e to the freezer. Mid-School Parents Will Meet Oct. 4 The first m e e tin g of the m iddle school p a r e n ts group will b e held’T h u rsday, Oct. 4, a t 7:30 p .m . in th e cafeteria of the M a rg a r e tville cen tr a l school. ’The p r o g ram , ch a ir e d by R ich a rd Dillon, cu r r icu lum coordinator, w ill be on the future of th e m iddle school. A discussion period w ill be open to a ll topics of in terest to m iddle school p a r e n ts. R e freshm e n ts w ill follow. C A T S K I L L M O U N T A I N OR* RSLL7 269 SO ALEAHY/f. rroY. i97i- I Vol. 111—13 MARGARETVILLE, N. Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 Published Weekly Second-Class PoMage Paid at Margaxetville, N. 124S5 iscOonr 97.50 Yew R e v . H a r ter To Leave M o n d ay For M id-East Rev. W illiam H. H a r ter, p a s to r of the M a rgaretville and New K ingston U n ited jP resbyterian churches, will leave M o n d ay for a n o ther trip to the M iddle E a s t u n d e r the auspices of the USA com m it tee on church and society of the United P resbyterian church. T h is is a follow-up to a s im ilar trip he m a d e a y e a r ago. M r. H a r te r will be gone for four w eeks, and will b e joined by his wife, R e v . L inda B. H a r ter, for the la t e r p a r t of the t r ip in I s r a e l. The c o u p le’s young tw in d a u g h ters and son will be in the care of g r a n d p a r e n ts. M r. H a r te r and four o ther rep resen tativ e s of the national church will visit political and religious lead e r s in C a iro, E g ^ t , in A m m a n , J o r d a n , in B e irut, L e b anon, in N icosia, C y p rus, and in Israel. The purpose of the trip is to solicit reaction s a n d s u g g e s tions to a revised and updated version of a study docum e n t, “ Peoples an d C o n flict In The M iddle E a s t ” . M r. H a r t e r is one of the a u th o r s o f the docum e n t. The revised docum e n t will be p r e s e n ted to the denom i n a tio n ’s G e n e ral A ssem b ly next spring. It is an attem p t to seek w a y s to prom o te g r e a te r u n d e r s tan d ing am ong A rabs, I s r a e lis and P a lestin ians, despite th e ir conflicts. Sacred Heart Plans Religious Instruction S a c red H e a r t church in M a rg a r e tv ille will begin re l igious education classes on T h u rsday, Oct. 3. The first through fourth g r a d e s will have clases a f te r school from 3:15 until 4 p.m . F i r s t com m u n ion classes will in clude a n y f ir s t g r a d e r s w hose p a r e n t s feel th e y aire suffi ciently m a tu r e . The teach e r s will be M rs. Jo h n B e st, first and second g r a d e s , and M rs. W illiam B im s and M rs. Joey D u h a m e l, th ir d an d fourth grades. The fifth through eighth g r a d e s will have classes during th e la s t period of school, from 2:30 until 3 p.m . C o n firm a tion will be held in the spring. The teach e r s a r e M rs. Jo seph Shapiro, fifth g r a d e ; M rs. S e rgei Polanco, sixth grade, and M rs. F r a n c i s K e hoe, seventh an d eighth grades. m e e t a t the chu rch on O ct. 3, when form s for p a r e n ts to fill out will be av a ilab le a t the rectory. An ‘encounter g r o u p ’ will be offered high school stu dents. T h o se in terested in particip a tin g will m e e t to help plan the p r o g r a m T h u rs day, Oct. 3, a t 7:30 p .m . a t the rectory. The lead e r s of this group a r e M iss M a ry Irv in g and M rs. J a m e s F e r r a r o . T h e re will also be a m e e ting a f t e r m a s s on Sun day for those who are in terested in form ing a folk group. M rs. R ich a rd T u c k e r will b e the director. Roxbury STOP Club Elects, Cleans Road The R o x b u ry STOP club, students to O u tlaw Pollution, has elected th e follow ing officers for the school y e a r : Bob Slauson, p r e s id e n t; M ike B a lcom , vice p r e s id e n t; Sue B u b a c k , se c r e ta r y ; P e n n y H a m m o n d , tre a s u r e r , and Joanne Y a e g e r, ch a ir m a n in charge of room inspection. L e s ter B row n w a s designated in charge of putting out the STOP n e w s letter, and K evin Y a e g e r in charge of putting club new s in a r e a w eeklies. The club m e m b e r s h ip also includes D o ra H a ight, R o s e m a r y B a lcom , Lois Snyder, C lare Kelly, J o h n B u b a c h a n d C h e ryl W a rner. M rs. D o ra F o w ler is the advisor. Will F inch, one of the club’s fo rm e r presidents, took charge until the e lection w a s h eld. The club spent F r id a y afternoon picking up g a r b a g e through the Long Woods stretch of R t. 30. A iding in the pick-up w a s A s sem b lym a n C h a rles Cook of D elhi. The club picked up 37 b a g s of trash . In th e first w e e k a t R o x bury cen tr a l school, M rs. Johnston’s class won first place in the room contest; M r. C o n n e ll’s class w a s second, and M rs. P loutz’s class w a s third. FEM ININE ROAD CREW, tired of ruining tires and knocking wheels out of line on their Beech Hill road, decided to do something about it Mon day and Wedne.sday. They organized into a work party and have patched the potholes in a stretch of about three miles. Left to right are Betty Pape, Ann Cromwell, Clara Pardee, Anna Butler, Barb B p p i ' s , Kay Knapp and Dora Brodhun. CCA Meets Tuesday W a n ted Dam n Road Fixed' W o m en Tackle J o b T h e m s e lves To Organize Auction The C e n tral C a ts k ill a s s o c i ation will hold a general m e m b e rship m e e ting a t the Inform a tion C e n ter on route 28 a t M o u n t T r e m p e r T u e s day, Oct. 2, a t 8 p.m . The topic for the evening will be the upcom ing a u c tion. Seym o u r S a c h s of P ine Hill h a s been elected new p r e s i dent of the club. M a rc M iller of Big Indian is vice p r e s i dent, and A r th u r K u rzm a n of H a lcott C e n ter is tre a s u r e r . E lections w e re held a t the S e p tem b e r m e e ting, w ith E d P e r a z o n e in charge in place of P r e s id e n t V incent G iacci, who w a s a b s e n t. The a u c tion h a s b e e n s e t for Sunday, O ct. 7, a t the inform a tion center. M e m b e rs a r e collecting suitable a n tiques a n d o th e r item s for the sale. A lta In d u s tr ies has volunteered a tru c k and sto r a g e space, and N elson S e a r s o f P ine Hill h a s offered sto r a g e space. It w a s suggested th a t a com m ittee be form e d to seek out groups and associations for help, ideas, and influence in running the inform a tion cen ter c o rrectly. Local Names Drawn For Jury Service 'The O c tober t e r m of D e la w a re County C o u rt will begin a t 10 a .m . M o n d a y a t D elhi. A list of tria l ju r o r s h a s been draw n to rep o r t a t 10 a.m . W e d n esday. A m o n g the local n a m e s draw n f o r the j u r y list a r e the follow ing: G loria B a con, Ho w a r d D rew , F r a n c e s Polhill, E lsie Rose and M a r g a r e t Sidorwoicz of A n d es, B e rn a r d B o x e r, M a ry M a rsico and N o rm a n Sanford of M a rg a retville, B ruce C a sw e ll of R o x b u ry, M a r g a r e t C o lem a n , G lenn Hobble, M a rtha P agnillo, C a rm e lo P rocida, E lisab e th R a b e ler and W illa Todd of B o v ina Center, Charles Proper of Dow n sville and C h a rles Sim s of F leischm a n n s . “ T h is isn ’t W o m en’s Lib. We ju s t w a n t the dam n road fixed’’, so a group of Beech Hill w o m en did ju s t th a t. A larg e sign “WOM EN W O R K IN G ’’ m a y have caused m o torists on the B e e c h Hill road to do a double take M o n d a y and W ednesday, but it w a s no joke. A s c o re of w o m en residents of the a r e a , aided by a gal from Roscoe who t r a v e ls the road, s ta r te d out M o n d a y a n d filled 2 ^ m iles of potholes, and w e re out ag a in W ednes day continuing th e task . With th e ir p icks, shovels a n d holes, they filled loose g r a v e l in sev e ral and w e re a t w o rk w ith a tru c k lo a d of shale W ednesday. 'Dieir blows struck h a r d a t th e r e d tap e they had encountered for s e v e ral y e a r s in try in g to have the road im p roved. The group w a s organized House, Parcel Sold In Reischmanns Area F leisch m a n n s , Sept. 27—A p a r c e l of land in R e d Kill changed hands T u e s d a y . ’The seller w a s L lew e llyn P e r s o n s of E sopus, and the p u r c h a s e r w a s C h a rles G iglio J r . of Howell, N. J . M rs. J o h n K elly, a lifetim e resident of F leischm a n n s , has sold h e r M a in St. hom e to M rs. N o ra Pollock of H a m den, Conn., a n d h a s m o v e d to E a s t A u rora, N. Y. The K elly w a s originally located on the fo rm e r John E m o r y Scudder lot and moved to its p r e s e n t location m a n y y e a r s before its purchase from M a x S ilverm a n in 1919. In 1920 the house w a s com p letely rebuilt, but the original w ooden pegs and tim b e r s a r e still a p a r t of the stru c tu r e . M r. and M rs. K elly resided in th e ir h o m e until h is d e a th in 1970. B o th sales w e re m a d e by C h ristian F . M a rtens. by M rs. John P a p e . Talking to a New s rep o r ter W ednes day, they said th a t th e ir only m o tivation w a s to hav e the road fixed, and if they had to do it th e m s e lv e s - w e ll, th a t w a s that. T h e y com p lained th a t the condition of the B e ech Hill road o v e r th e last few y e a r s w a s ruining t i r e s on th e ir cars, constantly knock ing w h eels out of line and m a k ing trav e l d ifficult. The re p a ir crew w o rked h a r d M o n d a y and again W e d n e sday and h a s filled in the potholes over a stretch of about th r e e m iles on the low e r B e e c h Hill road. The road lies in th e Town of Andes, and th e w o m e n say th a t com p laints to th e su p e r intendent of highw a y s about the condition of th e r o a d have brought no r e s u lts. T h e ir m e thod of r e p a ir m a y be unorthodox, b u t they have achieved resu lts. One of the w o m e n left the job for a while to n u r s e a baby. She r e tu rn e d later, bringing an o lder child to h e lp w ith the w o rk. L loydrick B u tler h a s h elped the crew by loading and hauling fill for th e holes in the road. They have used gravel and crushed s h a le. O therw ise d ir t is shoveled out of the ditch a n d into th e potholes. One of the w o m e n on the crew said th a t they can get alm o s t a s m u c h w o rk done in the sam e am o u n t of tim e as the m e n because they do not spend as m u c h tim e chew ing tobacco a n d drinking b e e r. Bass ’Til Nov. 30 B a s s fisherm e n in the C a ts k ills a r e rem inded th a t the bass s e a s o n c loses Nov. 30 and not Sept. 30 a s is indicated in the Hunting- T rapping-F ishing G u ide for New Y o rk State. 'The 1973-74 Guide h a s been r e p laced w ith a revised version th a t con tain s the c o r rect closing d a tes and is now in the hands of a ll license issuing a g e n ts. ;4i SHANDAKEN’S NEW FIR E TRUCK, which was delivered earlier this month, was officially accepted by the Shandaken-AUaben Hose com pany Sunday. Examining the 750-GPM pumping apparatus are Driver George C a rr (partly hid den), Fireman John Brydenburgh, Fire \Com missioner Percy Rosa, Richard Merwin and Phoenicia Fire D istrict Chief James Quinn.
