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Collsction of Regional History John M. Olin Library Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. 14850 Countryman and The Advertiser VOL. 38, NO. 11 THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1966 TEN CENTS We Sing That They Shall Speak \We Sing That They Shall Speak\ is the motto of the SPEBSQSA, Inc. the Internation- al Society of Barbershop Quar- tettes. There are 30,000 Barb chop- pers throughout the United States and Canada who use their God- giventalent (singing) to aid their fellow human beings toward a more normal life. The Plattsburgh Chapter of SPEBSQSA is proud to say that its members support this very worthy cause by donating part of the proceeds of their perform- ance to the Institute of Lo- gapedics, a speech correcting Area Jayncees Babysitting Course Scheduled The Champlain-Rouses Point Jayncees will sponsor a course on babysitting for girls between the ages of eleven and fifteen from the Town of Champlain. Joan Bylow and Georgia La Pierre are co-chairmen of the course which will consist of four two hour ses- sions to be held on Wednesday and Friday evenings during the last two weeks of April. Each session will begin at 7:00 R, M. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Rouses Point. All girls who want to take the course will be required to register at the first meeting on Wednes- day, April 20th. Although fifty girls have already signed up for the babysitting course at their respective schools, openings are Still available for those who didn't sign up but want to par- ticipate. The course will feature five speakers who will talk on various aspects of child care and baby- sitting. Movies will also be shown during the first meeting. The schedule of events is as follows: Wednesday, April 20, \Con- trol and Entertainment of Child- tea\ by Mrs. James Doran, Kin- dergaitenteacher at Rouses Point Elementary School. -see JAYNCEES back page center in Wichita, Kansas, bet- ter known as \Speech Town\ a long with the contributions from other members of the Interna- tional Chapter. Part of the proceed;, of the Plattsburgh show will be used to set up a scholarship vhich will be awarded to a high school senior in the area who plans to enter a school of music. Applications will be sent out after the show to all the guid- ance directors of schools in Clin- ton County. Any senior who plans to study music will be eligible to try for the scholarship. Local Red Cross Way Short of Drive Goal Mrs. Martin Cook of Champlain has been named chairman of the Red Cross Drive for funds in the Rouses Point, Champlain, Coop- erville and Perry's Mills area. She is asking area residents for their cooperation and assistance in meeting the quota set for this year's goal. Her slogan is \Help! ! Join Up, Join In! \ In asking for support she has thisto say, \Your local Red Cro^s is in financial trouble. The an- nual drive has been extended un- tilMaylst. We have the flu bug to thank for part of our problems. Then, of course, this is the time of year for many other worthy organizational fund drives. But, without the help of everyone, the Red Cross cannot do what it must do. \ \One of the most important things it must d o is keep the lines of communication open be- tween servicemen and theirfam- ilies, in times of illness, per- sonal problems, emergency fi- nancialneeds and emergency fur- loughs. Of course there are hap- py times too, sometimes the Red Cross gets to announce a new ar- rival to an anxious, worried, ex- pectant father. Maybe he is on a ship at sea, where the family -see RED CROSS back page Champlain Town Board Proceedings The Mayor's budget for the fis- cal year 1966 was approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees Tuesday night. Anticipated reve- nues to meet this budget is ex- pected to show an increase of a- bout $12, 000 over last year. It is expected there will be approxi- mately a total of $46, 000 in the general fund; $13,000 water; $11, 000 state aid and $44, 852 in taxes. The assessed valuation of property in the Village is now $2,398,550. The tax rate re- mains the same, 18. 70 per thous- -see TOWN back page Signup for Cancer Bowling Ends Today Fifty-five teams have already signed up for the first annual \Bowl Down Cancer\ handicap event to be held at the Bowl Mart in Rouses Point on April 16, 17 and 18. Inquiries are still being made regarding registra- tion for participating in the e- vent. The closing date for registering, according to Mrs. J?ckie Taylor, chairman, n Thursday. April 14. Men's, Women's and Mixed Doubles may still register for this event. If you are interested in participating don't wait until the last minute to register, you ma/ be too late. Woody Reed is returning to the Bowl Mart by popular request and he will be on hand to entertainin the Golden Bull Lounge. Your participation uithis \Bowl Down Cancer\ handicap event will help make this year's drive for funds for the American Can- cer Society a success. A good time is promised to everyone. Rouses Point Has New Village Office Village employees, as well as local residents are pleased with the new village office in Rouses Point. Village personnel moved into the newly completed office recently, which now adequately houses all the village records. The office is in the part of the Village Hall which once was the jail. A ne,v vault room was also added TO make room for the large safe and records. Chinese gold wall-to-wall car- peting covers the floor of the large cheerv office which is \Flying Saucers\ at Chalet Motel Andrew Fillion, owner of the Chalet Motel, really believes in flying saucers. It's no hallucina- tion either, he has six of them in his protective custody. These are not what is known the world over as Unidentified Flying Ob- jects (UfOs) but what might be called IFOs, that landed at his motel recently. Trouble at the border has kept these saucers from going into Canada where they had been sent by the manufacturer, who must remain anonymous. Featured on the Johnny Carson recently, these objects are used for crowd gatherers in promo- tional advertising. They are motor driven, unique saucers which will rise up to 18 feet off the ground, and are used for a thrill ride for young and o^d. They are constructed of fiberglass and are about 8 feet in diameter and can be propelled from either a standing or sitting position. This sounds like the promotion- al dream of the century, which the .manufacturer believes it to be. Jeffry Favreau, nephew of Mr. Fillion, was in on the fun when the saucers landed. . He didn't get a ride though, the motors weren't running. paneled in light oak. New desks and chairs are a joy to the two office workers, Mrs. Laura Geb- hard\: clerk, and Mrs. George Marnes, bookkeeper. There is plenty of storage and cupboard space, electric baseboard heat- ing and overhead lighting. The new office entrance now faces Lake St. on the ground floor. The new office was built by Jules Trahan; plumbing, George Ducharme and W.W. Gettys, electrical contracting. Miner Institute Honors Staff & Faculty Members Twenty-eight faculty and staff members of the Miner Institute of Chazy were honored at a safe- ty award dinner at the Anchor- age in Rouses Point last Wednes- day night. The general main- tenance team and forestry de- partment team, captained by Clifford Friedrich and Nicholas Carota, and academic and cler- ical team, captained by W. Co- burn Sweet,were awarded prizes for outstanding records of no lost time accidents in 1965. William E. Withall, president of the Miner Institute, in his message of greeting, congratu- lated all teams for their record of achievement. Frederick A. Haila, co-or- dinator of Education at Miner Institute, spoke on \Safety and Citizenship.\ Guests included Roaney H. Jansen, treasurer at Miner and Nicholas Semenchuk of Physi- cians Hospital, Plattsburgh. Safety award winners in the general maintenance department were: Dorsey Baker, Eugenr Be- -see MINER bad. page