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OGDENSBURG JOURNAL 1 TUESDAY. JUNE 22. 1943 PAGE THREE Norwood Couple Wed 50 Years; Parents Of 12 Norwood — Ten of their 12 chil- dren were able to attend the Gol- den Wedding Anniversary celebra- tion of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelious P. McCormick at thier home on Mor- gan St. yesterday, June 20th. Two sons, Pvt. James McCor- mick, of Ft. Livingston, La. and dpi. Gerald McCormick of Ft. Custer, Mich, could not be pres- ent as their parents quietly greet- ed friends and relatives that came to call. Mary Ann Barry, daughter of -Patrick and Ellen itzgerald Patrick and Elm itzgerald Barry of Massena was united in marriage to Cornelius P. Mc Cor- mick, son of Patrick and Catherine Collins McCormick of Norwood on June 20, 1893. The marriage was solemnized in the old Sacred Heart Church in Massena by Rev. Nolan. The couple were attended by Mrs. Charles DeRosia, she was then Ellen Barry, sister of the bride, and Prank McCormick of Norwood. During- their 50 years -of mar- ried life they have resided in Nor- wood. Mr. McCormick worked for more than 50 years for the New York Central R. R. and retired on Nov. 30, 1937. The 10 children who celebrated the happy occasion with their par- ents were Mrs. Leonard (Marion) Grow of- Massena, Mrs. Gerald (Francis) McQuaig, Mrs. Vernon (Helen) Hardy, Miss Kathryn Mc- Cormick, Mrs. Roscoe (Elizabeth) Bowhall, Mrs. George (Doris) Dailey, Mrs. Mark (Irene) St. Mary, and Bernard, Richard and Cornelius McCormick, all of Nor- wood. Stanley A. Weaver Principal, 2 Teachers Leave Jobs DAILY TRIPS from MONTREAL TO THE SAGUENAY VISITING QUEBEC, MURRAY BAY, AND TADOUSSAC 3 RIGHTS 2 DAYS $ 3 goo ROUND TRIP INCLUDING MEALS, BERTH IN OUTSIDE STATEH00M, STOPOVER PRIVILEGES Restful, healthful, stimulating days aboard big river liners, cruisingthe colorful StJLawrence and far up the spectacular Saguenay River to Ha Ha Bay. POPULAR S. S. RICHELIEU CRUISES from MONTREAL every Monday cornm. Juris 28 lave aboard Canada's fore- most river liner for a glori- ous week on the St/Lawrence 6 DAYS «nd Saguenay Rivers, with calls at Quebec, Murray C£\7CA Bay, Tadoussac, Chicoutimi. \?§% i**** Entertainment, ship-and- \up shore program under expe- rienced cruise directors. •\^jsa*. • J Rensselaer Falls — Principal Stanley A. \Weaver will «end. his work as administrative head of Rensselaer Falls High School this month. A graduate of Hartwick College with the degree B. S. and of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute with the degree of B. S. in Chem- istry, Mr. Weaver has done grad- uate work at Cornell University. Before assuming the principalshlp of Rensselaer Falls High School he taught science for seven years at Hannibal High School. He is a member of the Cornell Univer- sity Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, national honorary educational fra- ternity for graduate students, and of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Chapter of Alpha Kappa Pi, social fraternity. * In addition to his duties as prin- cipal, Mr. Weaver taught Chem- istry, General Biology, Intermed- iate Algebra, and General Science. Two teachers, Mrs. Albert Clark of Canton and Miss Eliza- beth Baxter are also leaving the Rensselaer Falls High School fac- ulty this June. Mrs. Clark, a graduate of St. Lawrence University and of the Li- brary School of Syracuse Univer- sity, has been librarian and Latin teacher at Rensselaer Falls High School since September, 1941, when she resigned as assistant II- barian of the Benton Memorial Li- brary at Canton. She has had ex- tensive teaching experience in the public schools of New York State and of Wisconsin. She is a mem- ber of Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity. Miss Baxter, a graduate of St. Lawrence University with the class of 1932, has been teacher of modern languages and social stud- ies at Rensselaer Falls High School since January, 1941, when she re- signed her position as assistant to John A. Finnigan, editor of tlhe Canton commercial Advertiser. She previously taught modern lan- guages and mathematics at the Schroo Lake Central School and at the Colton Union School. She is a member of Beta Pi Theta, na- tional honorary French fraternity. Because of war conditions stu- dent enrollment in the academic department of Rensselaer Falls High School has dropped 32 per cent since June 30, 1940. At that time the .academic registration was 63. It is now 43. Ask about round-trip fares from Prescott to Montreal and Quebec. Special reduced week-end rates. Government Taxes Additional No passports required. Stopovers permitted. See your TRAVEL AGENT for literature and tickets or Canada Steamship Lines, Prescott, Ont., or railroad ticket offices. CANADA STEAMSHIP LINES COOL PLACE Sparks, Ark.—(AP)—John Edwin Hughes' hound dog, \Sport made a habit of sleeping on the wooden cover of a well—a very cool place. Yesterday, Hughes related, \Sport\ got a running start and jumped for his favorite spot. He was rescued with a lasso. Someone had moved the cover. MAKETHE WOODSTOCK YOUR 6M Always excellent accommodations for the upstate guest who drops in out of the blue. Situated on the crossroads of the city,\ right at Times Square, the Hotel Woodstock is most convenient to theatres, night clubs, lead- ing shops and business centers. Only 3 short blocks from Grand Central Terminal and next door to Midtown Bus Depot. Spacious, immaculately .kept rooms. Cheery atmosphere, Two excellent, moderate-priced, air-conditioned restaurants. Settle down here for the duration of your New York visit. Room With Bath *ft' M single »3- S0 fable , Rooms Pith Running Water fn>m*2r 9 ° Thomas J. Kelly, Mgi\ T H6I m cSdstock 127 WEST 43RD STREET NEW YORK CITY Children's Day Well Attended In Chipman Chlpman—The Children's Day ser.vice was well attended Sunday at the Scotch Church. The plat- form was nicely decorated with peonies and garden flowers. Mrs. George R. Harland, superintendent of the Primary, assisted by Mrs. Edna Steinberg, Mrs. Floyd Fisher, Mrs. Roy Fisher and Mrs. Harold Short, had prepared a fine program of recitations and songs. The pro- gram was announced by Miss Bar- bara Stearns. , Those taking part were, Nellie Steinberg, Anne Fisher, John Beck- stead, Maxwell Fisher, Richard Grayson, Howard J. Short, Myron Steinberg, George Walker; Donald Fisher, Harriet Fisher, Donald Packard, Eleanor Packard, Marion Fisher, Rodger Thompson, Edwin Fisher, Grace Walker, David Fish- er, Betty Cryderman, Shirley John- ston, Mary Jane Grayson, Betty Stearns, Beatrice Marshall, Shir- ley Packard, Alice Fisher, Beverly White, Victor Cryderman and Rich- ard Beckstead. The final goodbye was given by Mary Steinberg. Rev. George R. Harland spoke and the offering was received for Sunday School Missions and was over $22. Mrs. Harold Short rend- ered the piano selection while the offering was received. During the severe electric storm on Wednesday evening the light- ning blew out the telephone in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fife and also entered the barn and put the milk cooler out of commission for the time being. Mr. Fife was very thankful the damage was not more extensive. Cpl. Walter Elliott of Fort Niag- ara, N.-Y., was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris El- liott for overnight Saturday. Sun- day he left for Watertown where he attended the graduating exer- cises of the nurses from House of the Good Samaritan. His fiance was among those who graduated. Mr. and Mrs. James Stuart Hob- kirk and infant daughter, Barre of Carthage, N. Y., were guests Satur- day of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex F. Hobkirk and Jane. Mrs. Leslie Porteous was called to Ogdensburg to attend her sis- ter, Mrs. Emmett Armstrong who had the misfortune to break one of her ankles. „ Mrs. Carl Brown is spending a few days In Canton the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawley. Mrs. Robert P. Grayson enter- tained at supper Wednesday eve- ning in honor of her son, Richard's fifth birthday. Rodger Thompson and Donald Fisher, Donald spend- ing the night with Richard. Miss Minnetta Collins was also a guest. Pvt. Bernard Reynolds is enjoy- ing a few days' furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rey- nolds. Mrs. Reynolds is still con- fined to bed and Miss Edith Rey- nolds is caring for her. Pvt. Floyd Beckstead and Mrs. Floyd Beckstead are enjoying a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beckstead, George and Danny. Pv^t. Beckstead will return to Camp Shank, Orangeburg, N. Y., Sunday. Maclaren Hobkirk, son of Carl Hobkirk of Ogdensburg, was • a guest for a few days of his grand- parents, Mr. • and Mrs. Alex Hob- kirk and his sister, Jane Hobkirk. Maclaren will be inducted in the Navy at Rochester, N. Y, June 21. The Chinese Learn Young ; ^ This serious-faced Chinese youngster, standing patiently as para- chute buckle is adjusted, looks as though his jump from tower (right) may be shadow of the real thing to come. Youth of new , China have lived constantly under threat of invader, take to war 11 games like this eagerly. WAAC Officer To Address All-Girl Graduating Class At 'Falls High Rensselaer Falls—The Renssel- aer Falls High School grade com- mencement exercises were held at 8 o'clock Friday evening in the Congregational Church with Prin- cipal Stanley A. Weaver presid- ing. A program of plays directed by the elementary teachers, Mrs. Ger- trude Frauton, Miss Pauline Jones, and Miss Eunice L. Perry, preceded the award of certificates of pro- motion and preliminary certificates to Reginald Besio, Harold Brother- ton, Rosina Charlton, Betty Chris- tie, and Eileen Eustis, class vale- dictorian and to five students, Don Bush, Harold Friot, Helen Grif- fith, Erwin Pike, and Robert Roca, who earned their preliminary certi- ficates in January, 1943. The Rensselaer Falls High School Band under the direction of Arthur E. Whitney of Canton made its last appearance during Lisbon Home Bureau Holds 8 Kirkey-Lamb Nuptials Held In Madrid Parsonage Madrid—The marriage of Miss Jean Barbara Lamb of Madrid and Cecil Roy Kirkey of Waddington took place at the Congregational parsonage in Madrid at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 19th, Rev. Emer- son Emke officiating. Miss Lamb is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lamb, who live at the Chamberlains corner of the Waddington Road. Mr. Kir- key is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Kirkey of Waddington. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Nansell Champion of Madrid. The bride wore a white street length dress and a red jacket. Miss Nodyne Lamb, sister of the bride, attended the ceremonies. The couple will reside in Wad- dington where Mr. Kirkey is em- ployed at the Waddington Milk Corporation. Mrs. Kerlcey attended Potsdam High School and her husband at- tended Waddington High School. The capstone of the Washington Monument is crowned by a small pyramid of pure aluminum weigh- ing 100 ounces. Lisbon—Lisbon Home Bureau members held their last monthly meeting for the year at the home of Mrs. Mark Hanna on Tuesday, June 15. The ladies met in the forenoon to do Red Cross sewing under the supervision of the Lis- bon chairman, Mrs. David Middle- miss. During the noon hour a bountiful picnic dinner was enjoy- ed by 22 people. After the dinner, the sewing was continued and problems on remod- eling of clothes were discussed for those who wished help. A short business session followed in charge of the retiring chairman, Mrs. Glenn Sheldon. She thanked all the members for their cooperation and help during the year. A collection of dimes was taken for the Nettie Rood State Scholar- ship Fund. Home Bureau members present were: Mrs. John Edgar, Mrs. David Middlemiss, Mrs. Bernard Hobkirk, Mrs. William Fields, Mrs. Darrel Smithers, Mrs. Mark Hanna, Mrs. Bessie Flack, Mrs. Earl Jones, Mrs. William Kenyon, Mrs. Homer Dunn, Mrs. Floyd LaLonde, Mrs. Allen Matthews, Mrs. Franklyn Sheldon, Mrs. Glenn Sheldon. Guests included Mrs. Anna Mc- Fadden of Morley, Mrs. Beulah Dennis, Mrs. John Hanna and the following children, Ronnie and Wal- ter Fields, Robert Hobkirk, David Middlemiss, Judy Matthews, Bar- bara LaLonde and Sharon Shel- don, Mark Hanna and David Petote were also guests at dinner. Thanks were extended to Mrs. Hanna aqd all other members who have held meetings in their homes. Ernest Witt of Williamsport, Pa., is visiting at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Carl Martin and Mr. Martin. » Miss Edna Barnett of Bayshove, L. I., Thomas Barnett and Rich- ard Rombough, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Smith and Mrs. Irene .Lovely en- joyed a chicken dinner at the new Waddington Hotel Saturday night. The occasion was in celebration of Mr. Smith's and Mrs. Lovely's birthdays which fell on June 13. Miss Marjorie Sweet who has been teaching in a rural school near Moira, N. Y., has returned to her home here for the summer. Miss Mary Hanna who has been teaching at North Lawrence is at her home for the summer. She has secured a position as a sev- enth grade teacher at Bridges Ave. school in Massena for next year. the current school year. Baccalaureate services for the high school graduate? w,ere held in the Congregational Church on Sunday evening, when the pastor, the Rev. Charles Cecil Thomas, delivered the sermon. The Rev. Vernon C. Nichols, pastor of the the Methodist Episcopal Church, assisted- in the services. Music was furnished by the choir. The commencement exercises will be held at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, June 22, in the Congrega- tional Church. Five girls, Blanche Eleanor Bill, valedictorian; Dorris Nellie Stiles, salutatorian; Arvilla Louise Shaw, Alma Jean Pike, and Claudia Dashnaw, will receive their diplomas from Principal Weaver. Two other members of the class, Morris Perry, who is serving with the United States Army, and Harry Stiles, who has accepted farm work, will be un- able to be present. Miss Pauline i Jones, faculty member, will play | the marches. j The speaker will be Corporal Grayce A. Martin, WAAC recruit- ing officer stationed at Ogdens- burg. Corporal Martin, whose home is at South Amboy, New Jersey, en- listed in the Women's Army Aux- iliary Corps on her 21st birthday, Dec. 8, 1942, and entered the ser- vice Jan. 31, 1943. She received her basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from the Recruiting School there Mar. 19. In civilian life she was a mem- ber of the ..editorial staff of the Red Bank Daily Standard, Red Bank, New Jersey, newspaper for three years. Her father, Colonel Arthur Martin, is stationed at Fort Monmouth, N. J., with the Signal Corps. Potsdam Girl Graduates With Honors In Make Potsdam — Marjorie Clark Stearns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Stearns of Potsdam, gradu- ated with outstanding honors from Adirondack Commercial School, Malone, N. Y., on June 11. While in school sbe was Ih-esi- dent of \Alpha Kappa Signa\ sor- ority at the dormitory where she stayed. Marjorie and Marjorie Hamilton, . a girl friend left on the following Monday for Syracuse where they hare accepted a position with General Electric. Mrs. J. D. Brooks Is Guest Of Friends At Rensselaer Falls Rensselaer Falls —Mrs. Joseph D. Brook's of Canaseraga, former- ly a member of the faculty of Rensselaer Falls High School, with her son, Joseph D. 'Brooks Jr., and her mother Mrs. Martin Walley, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Baxter at their home on King Street last weekend. Mrs. Brooks, who was Miss De Ette Walley,. taught'mathematics and American history at .Rensselaer Palls from 1937 to 1941 and was director of girls' athletics. She is a graduate of Kerika College. Her husband, Lieutenant Joseph D. Brooks of the United States Army, was formerly the teacher of commercial subjects at Ress- selaer Falls High School. He is stationed at an Army camp in 'Texas. Chipman Deeply Grieved At Death OfDr.LDunlop Chipman—The Scotch Presbyter- ian Church at Chipman was filled to capacity Thursday morning with sorrowing friends, who came to pay their tribute of love and re- spect to the late Dr. Loyal L. Dunlop. The pulpit was complete- ly filled with beautiful floral pieces and baskets of flowers were placed in every available spot, ex- pressing the silent tribute of sym- pathy. A guard of honor was pro- vided by the American Legion, Champion Hobkirk Eost No. 420 of Waddington under the direction of Frank Murphy, acting Commander, the Guard standing at attention beside the flag draped casket dur- ing the entire service and at the grave, firing the salute and giving taps. Appropriate selections were rend- ered by Mrs. Alex Hobkirk before the service. The Rev. George R. Harland assisted by the Rev. Emer- son Emke of Madrid, conducted the services. Rev. Harland spoke from the text \Greater Lovg Hath No Man Than This, That a Man- Lay Down His Life For His Friends.\ Clarence Premo of Pots- dam rendered \the hymn, \Beauti- ful Isle of Somewhere\ beautifully. He was accompanied by Mrs. Mar- ion Sisson Weed -also of Potsdam. Mrs. Weed played during the re- mainder of the service while the cortege left the church. There were 37 registered nurses in uniform from Hepburn Hospi- tal and Potsdam Hospital in at- tendance. They formed two lines later at the cemetery through which the bearers passed to the grave. Acting bearers were, George Sisson, Dr. Robert J. Reynolds, Basil W.' Elliott, Donald White and Walter Siss all of Potsdam and Lauris Kelly of Madrid. Honorary bearers were, Dr. John E. Free, Dr. Roland Stacy, Dr. Stephen J. Cattley, Dr. Melvin Stearns, and Dr. A. D. Redmond of Ogdensburg; Dr. Thomas Wat- kins and Dr. William Baldwin of Potsdam and Dr. Robert H Gelden of Winthrop. Seated with Mrs. Dunlop were her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Fraser of Stony Creek, N. T. Mr. Perkins, and his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins of Schenectady, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson of Corinth, N. Y.,'Mrs. D. Diamond of Indian Lake; N. Y., and other close friends were there. Mr. Perkins Sr., an uncle was the only relative of the late Dr. Dun- lop present. Dr. Ramstad Poole and Dr. James Smith of Norwood and Miss Katherine Deans, all asso- ciated closely with Dr. and Mrs. Dunlop in their work, were also seated with her at the service. During the 18 years Dr. Dunlop has been In Madrid, he served this entire community with devotion. There was not a home in which he was .not called to minister and his sudden death came as a shock to everyone. The heartfelt sym- pathy of a host of friends is ex- tended to Mrs. Dunlop in her be- reavement. iPa$s\fheiPins v 20 Servicemen Get Cigarettes ! Theodora \Bubbles\ Dryer, \\a • die polisher at the Ohio Tool j Company in Cleveland, is the I war plant's pin-up girl for June. ! Her picture will be sent to all ' of the firm's men in the armed , forces and a new queen will be' chosen monthly, ' Supreme Court Ruling Is Held Willkie Victory Washington — CAP) — The Su- preme Court reversed, yesterday the action of the Federal circuit court at San Francisco in order- ing cancellation of United States citizenship on the ground that the alien obtaining it was a member of the Communist Party. Justice Murphy delivered the ma- jority opinion which asserted clear and unequivocal evidence was nec- essary to cancel American citizen- ship and that this had not been produced against the Communist involved \when he \became an Amer- ican citizen. Chief Justice Stone dissented and Justice Jackson did not par- ticipate. The decision constituted a vic- tory for Wendell L. Willkie, the 1940 Republican Presidential no- minee, in the first case he .has ar- gued .before the Supreme:Court. He represented William Schrieid- erman, State Secretary of the Com- munist Party for California and a native of 'Russia—a country Will- kie recently visited. Willkie said he acted without compensation and paid his own expenses. Norwood—Mrs. Marion Frego, chairman of the cigarette fund for those from Norwood and vicinity who are in the armed services, has announced that cigarettes were sent to the 20 following service- men on June 12: Lt. Simon Mol- nar, California; Cpl. Lyman Wil- kins, Washington, D. C; Sgt. Wil- liam Reid, California; Paul Mur- ray, S. 2-c, New York; Pvt. Wil- fred LaCoss, Florida; Pfc, Thomas N. Kingsley, Texas; \ Pvt. Roy Kingsley, 'New York; Pvt Everett* Pratt, Tennessee; First Lt. .Henry Vinicor, \Virginia; Lt. Dean Hart, North Carolina; Earl Colby, S. 3-c, Massachusetts; Cpl. \George F. Dailey, Mississippi; Pfc. Nelson Perince,- Texas; Pvt. Lawrence Mackey, Virginia; Major'. Lyle Shepard, Virginia; Pvt.. George E. Merkley, Pennsylvania; Cpl. John D. Mackey, .California;, Pfc; Paul Narrow, South Carolina; Richard Prescotf, S 3-c, Connecticut; and Fvt. Floyd Brbwhell,; New Jer- sey. . ... ^These cigarettes . were, bought with money realized from the last canvass of the village made by the Girls' Club. This makes a total of 269 cartons already sent. . On .July 3rd the Girls' Club plans to have a tag day. The money col- lected then will be used to\ send a case of cigarettes to 'some outfit now on the fighting front. ' Several -quilt-blocks have already been sold at 10 cents each. When the quilt is finished, it will be sold and the money will be put into the cigarette.fund. „ Mrs. Frank O'Brien has returned from Potsdam hospital where she was a patient for three weeks after undergone a ma'Jor operation. She was under the care of Dr. L. T. McNulty. ;• \ * Mark Jenneiv who has\ been a patient at \the. Potsdam Hospital for the past week undergoing treat- ment for a back injury, has re- turned to his home here. Mrs. Daisy O'Hara of Cedar St., this village, underwent E major operation £t the Potsdam hospital Tuesday. Michigan, New Jersey and New York, by simultaneous enactment in 1895,led the Union in pure food legislation. e Trams with 10'h Tons of luggage • Johnny Jones is about to take a sea-trip. Whether his destination is the Arctic, the Tropics or an unnamed port on the Continent, he is the best-equipped traveler that ever stepped up a gangplank. For an average of lOVz tons of supplies and equipment goes overseas -with every American soldier ... and after he lands on the other side, he'll get another ton- and-a-half a month to keep him going! Almost every pound of these military supplies speeds over America's hard- working rails-.. . i n addition t o organised troop movements totalling 2 million men monthly, and about the same number \ traveling on furlough. Add this to the, tremendous volume of freight that flows to and from the nation's •war plants ... plus the increased number of civilian passengers traveling on\'essential -war business. Tben you caimnderstand why passenger and freight traffic on the New York Central-^-which serves the busy heart of industrial America—has more, .than doubled since World War II began. But although the Central's traffic load today is more than twice as great, it must be carried with limited new equipment That's why we suggest that, if yon asm planning a trip, you consider: Our soldiers can't travel light ... bat most of the, rest of us can! \ < Troop movements must go through on schedult ... but most of us, with little inconvenience, can plan ahead to travel during the week instead of on crowded weekends. j > ••\ * • -- ^i Our soldiers must travel at certain times to ^ '\ make the most of their few days'Jurlough. Therefore, the rest of us should cancel reservations immediately when plans change ... so that they, may use the seats ojc berths that might otherwise be -wasted. Every locomotive, every ear, every seat,\ every berth must do a full-time job. With your belp and understanding, it will be done! New York Central OA/£ OF*MEK/CS3?X4/£ROADS -*U VN/rEOFORY/CrORY.' * BUY MORE WAR BONDS AND STAMPS *