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Wwiffimi 1! i>niiiiiiiiiH llimil l itiiiiiiifiiiiiMiiiitiiiiiir(iifiiiiititMiinint<m Albany County Weekly The Enterprise is among the oldest of country weeklies, and carries news from half-a-hundred communities in- to 3,000 homes. $3.00 a year. _ [•J IHIHIIII*mitlll(lilllHI(HIHIIHIMII*MMIIMHIIIim*ltimiHMItllMlltt[? inniiiininnniiiiitttfiiiinniiniiiiiiiMiiiMitiniiiiiiiin0tH| Enterprise Ads : Our long list of advertisers speaks § well of the value of advertising in : this paper. Use Enterprise ads to tell i readers about what you have to sell. | KIIHilimillltltfllllMIIMIiliHIIII 1111, III||I|,I51 NUMBER 2 THE \CANE TOSS\ — This game of skill at the Punkintown Fair is always popular with kids from six to sixty. Pictured above on the rail are: Nancy Bartkowski, Lynne Gonyea, Sandra Gonyea, John Bart- kowski and Jackie Bartkowski, all of Albany. \THE WOMAN'S TOUCH\ is added to the Punkintown Fair 'by Mrs. Margaret McVee of New Salem, who is seen here working on the deco- rations. Tonight is the opening night of the 14th annual fair. THE HO^Pg^fSttU-BAKED GOODS BOOTH — Always a popular attraction at the Punkintown Fair, was ' : |iMfiSlast year by members of the unit. Above we see (left to right) Dorothy Campbell, Edna Ston^Rl Ereida Sandleman, all of New Salem. EVENTS TO COME (Churches, Schools, Fraternal, and Other Organizations) BILLY GRAHAM PICTURE AT CAMP PINNACLE JULY 28 Billy Graham in \Souls in Con- flict,\ a motion picture, will be shown at Camp Pinnacle, near Voorhees- ville, Saturday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. This picture is filmed against the background of the fabulous London Crusade. All seats free. Bus will leave Albany Bible Institute, 281 State St., Albany, at 5:15 p. m. To make bus reservations, phone Albany 4-8863. -— DANCE JULY 28 Dance on Saturday, July 28, spon- sored by Knox Volunteer Fire de- partment at Pine Grove, Warner's Lake, from 9 to 12 o'clock. CLAM STEAM JULY 28 Onesquethaw Fire company will hold its annual clam steam on July 28 at Uhl's Grove. Serving will be- gin at 6 p. m. ICE CREAM SALE JULY 28 Homemade ice cream -will he on sale at St. Mark's Lutheran church, Guilderland Center, Saturday, July 28, beginning at 6 p. m. SUPPER AND SALE JULY 28 The Friendly League will hold a ham supper and sale on Saturday, July 28, at the Reforrrted church hall, West Berne. PUBLIC MEETING JULY 30 A public meeting of the Guilder- land Central Taxpayers' association will bo held at the Guilderland fire- houso, Western Ave., at 8 p. m. on Monday, July 30. (Continued on Page 3) Rev. Hilton Installed As Pastor, Central Bridge The Rev. James K. Hilton, a na- tive of Altamont, was formally in- stalled -as pastor of Bethany Luth- eran church, Central Bridge, Sunday night. July 22, by Rev. Clayton Van Deusen, president of- the Eastern Conference of the New York and New England Synod. The charge to the pastor was de- livered by Rev. Otto E. Voigt, D. D., former pastor of St. John's, Alta- mont. His theme was \Preach the Word.\ Dr. Voigt's address was followed by the charge to the congre- gation, preached by Rev. Henry L. Tomsuden, pastor of St. John's, Al- tamont. His theme was \The Chal- lenge to the Modern Church.\ Pastor Van Deusen conducted the opening portions of the evening serv- ice, with Pastor Hilton leading the closing part of the devotions. Special music was rendered by both the Junior and Senior choirs of Bethany congregation. • A reception^ for Rev. and Mrs. Hilton was given\ after the service, in 'Bethany hall, with refreshments served by the Wo- men's Auxiliary. Convey Property To Town The annual meeting of Locust Grove Cemetery Association, Inc., was hold July 18 at the home of Mrs. Nelson W. ,Gage, Delanson, R. D. Mrs. Henry Whipple of Altamont, president, conducted the meeting. It was voted -to employ John N. Schill- ing, Jr., of Altamont, to do the legal work that is necessary to make a petition to convey the corporate property of Locust Grove Cemetery association to the Town of Knox by an order of the Supreme Court. Mayor Urges State To Install Traffic Lights As the construction work on Maple avenue and Main street nears com-i pletion, steps are being taken by the Altamont Village Board to con- trol speeding on these streets. It is felt that traffic lights ifiight be of assistance An this connection, and the letter printed below has been mail- ed to the New York State Traffic Commission: When a reply is re- ceived, it will be printed in the En- terprise. * • * * » July 24, 1956. I^^^TofS^tale** Traffic\ Commission 95 Washington Ave. Albany, N. Y. Dear Sir: 4 The State of New York is in the process of completing about two miles of cement highway compris- ing the two main streets of our vil- lage, namely, Main street and Ma- ple avenue. The streets are straight, about equal in length, and come to- gether in our shopping center. Fur- thermore, Main street is\ heavily traveled, particularly on week ends, as it is part of the main route to the 'Helderbergs and Thacher Park. In an effort to control traffic, re- duce accident potential, and to re- duce speed, the Board of Trustees of Altamont respectfully resuests the installation of traffic lights at the following intersections: 1. Maple Ave and Main St. 2. Maple Ave. and Western Ave. 3. Main St. and Grand St. . The board feels that traffic lights at these points are of vital impor- tance in the interests of speed re- duction and safetyff We have many small children in town, and already, though the streets are not yet com- pleted, some speeding has been not- ed. Our present speed limit of 25 mph. may be raised to 30 mph. as a more realistic figure, bu* this will not curb the speed offenders. We have only one police officer and of course he cannot be on duty at all times, with the result that enforce- ment of any speed limit by this me- thod is difficult. Therefore the board feels that the installation of traffic lights is the best solution to this urgent problem. For further clarification, the above location 1 is the principal intersec- tion of our two main thoroughfares; location 2 is a particularly blind in- tersection at which several accidents have already occurred; and location 3 is a school crossing. The board would also like the answer to the further question whether traffic con- trol lights may be installed by the village if its request for state-install- ed lights.is turned down. Your prompt consideration of this request and reply to this letter will be greatly appreciated. Yours very truly, BOARD OF TRUSTEES . Altamont, N. Y. Lloyd G. Briggs, Mayor. LAST CALL FOR DOG LICENSES Milo H. Clark, town clerk of the town Of Guilderland, is urging all dog owners in the town to obtain li- censes for their pets at once. The list 6f delinquent dog owners will be turned over to justices of the peace August 3. Summonses will be issued, which will result in a $10 fine, .plus costs. Mr. Clark said. RENSSELAERVILLE~MAN DIES John Howley.'a resident of. Rens- selaerville for over 25 years, died suddenly tft his home on Saturday \Veiling m»tw£.,SP ciety, J we can either learn mathematics and science -^ or Rus- ^r^.f-,7\ P r ' Law rence R. Hafstad, CorS°raA r€Se&rch - GencKU V*™ The Entei Its sUte ear With last wee.kjfj|»e the Al- tamont Enterprise ^jan its 73rd year of pubii^tong. Of the 72 years just «p3SipWpt!tte senior editor, Howaia'vjl. iffrbury, has been with the^nterphe 42 years. His father, th£;-»*$eJJeiiir.D. Ogs- bury, had .hee^wlthllit paper 61 years at the time ofifcis death in 1948. -:? \ •; \ Seventy-iwo .time;. \»f-^ nt^erSary\ 4 ' toattfrj §^en* yjstfj. mentioning. However, it is a time when the publishers past to thank all those who have made this long and successful existence possible, and to look forward to the future with confidence. Praises ma> turn into prizes for crocheters who enter the 1956 Nation- wide Crochet Contest through the Al- tamont Tn-County Fair, Aug. 20-25.lion Punkintown Fair at New Salem Opens Tonight; 14th Annual Event To Run July 27-28, Aug. 3-4 Tonight's the night! After two months of preparation, the 14th annual Punkintown Fair at New Salem is ready to roll — with 17 booths, three rides and three displavs. It's bigger, better, and even more exciting. And it's open for four entire evenings — July 27 and 28, and August 3 and 4. This^ is the tenth year that the event has been sponsored by the New Salem Volunteer Fire Department, the fair hav- ing been devised and run for the first four years of its exist- ence by a New Salem organization known as *'The Patriotic! ,^™™ t . v Association.\ Each year the fair has grown,, Yok '-* vi ~'•*~< 1, i^^'Pbafc this year is no exception. • - *«~>«^- ^^^2-^4^ For example, \Old Tinkaboom,\ the merry-g£rou1tfa has been going around for more than half a century now, has been refurbished until it's as good as new. Always one of the most popular of the many Fair attractions, this year \Old Tinkaboom\ will probably get the workout of its fun-produc- ing life. . -4> Of course, tfiere are other treats, too, designed for fun for both young and old. When the kiddies move from \Old Tinkaboom,\ they'll find excitement on the airplane ride, at the shooting gallery — and on the miniature hook and ladder. By the way. that this wee fire apparatus is not a toy has been amply proved this year by\ the fact that it's been cruis- ing the Helderbergs with its own private sound system advertising the fair. In this sense, it's shared the pre-fair spotlight with \Old Tinka- boom's\ horses, some of which made their debut on WRGB's Home Fair this week. A big build-up, you say? Sure: for the biggest and best Punkintown Fair yet. When you realize that one out of every five people in the New Salem Fire District volunteers his services to get the fair ready, and to operate it for four hectic nights, you get some idea of the size of the op- eration. This is truly one of the best examples of community coopera- tion that can be found anywhere, i The job of heading-up the project Lamboy, who. TAXPAYERS GROUP MAKES ANSWER TO BOARD'S STATEMENT (Editor's Note: The following is a statement by the Guilderland Central Taxpayers' association concerning the refusal of the Board of Education of Guilderland Central School District to grant \tenure\ to Mrs. Edith Relyea.) * * * * SCHOOL BOARD'S CONTENTION OUSTED TEACHER WAS 'BELOW AVERAGE' NOT CONFIRMED BY INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE The schools have hired Mrs. Edith Relyea for 29 years, six years under the present school system. The school board is not required by law to give any reason to this teach- er for dismissing her because she has not been put on \tenure\. At the present time all teachers are hired on a three year probation and may b e dismissed by the board on the recom- mendation of supervisor and super- vising principal at any time before the end of the probation period with- out giving an explanation. Beyond the probation three years an assign- ment for a fourth year normally means that \tenure\ has been estab- lished. The effect of \tenure\ is that the teacher then may not be dismissed without proven charges (of severity as defined in the law) and with a legal hearing. Although Mrs. Relyea did not have \tenure\ it is felt by many that she had a moral right to that privilege. Action in her behalf originated with parents in the Fort Hunter area. An independent poll of the parents of her 1955-56 class showed that the parents do not feel that this teacher's performance with their children has been \below average.\ This case is being investigated by a special committee within the Guilder- land Central Taxpayers' association (independent). A preponderance of evidence now favors Mrs. Relyea's case versus that of the school board, but this investigation is not complete. Marvin Washburn, principal of the Fort Hunter school, in which Mrs.' Relyea was employed, has not been available for interview. This is the first release by this committee. The next public meeting of the as- sociation will be held 8 p. m. (July 30 at Guilderland fire house, West- em Ave. Enter 1956 Nauonmk lfShoolTo Contest AOocal Far Rm DouMe s^ The office of the Board of Educa- _ u _ _ e on of Guilderland Central School Like some generous fairy godmother,(District has announced that, because he completion ot tne for it will be West mere the contest \is offering national prizes|of a delay in the completion galore to men. women and teen-age new Guilderland Elementary school girls who are handy with the hook which was originally scheduled and thread. Over §3,000 in cash occupancy in September. prizes will be awarded to the win- necessary to operate the ning contestants, three of whom will Elementary on a double session, ine be chosen as the crochet champions board stated that the cons'™?™\ of the year. schedule for the new school had bten , The best par. about this contest is upset by slow deliveries of ,»mdow the fact tha! anyone can enter. You sash and was now •complicated by tne , don't have to write jingles, collect steel strike. It is the hope ot the box tops, or suess names - just do administration that the bu lcLng wm the thing vou most enjov do.ng, be competed by\ ™d-Oc\ober ana Which in this case is crocheting. The that the doub e sessions « 1 be^enJea preliminary judging of the Nation- by Nov. 1 In addition it was a^ wide Croon,- Contest will be held at announced that th t^nke nas the Altamont Fair. seriously delayed the romoletion Judges at the fair will award ^f'^rwral Hieh \school. This, Nationwide Crochet Contest blue no- J^ c State \crowded classroomi. effort ^ experience . to the rntry_Aosen \Best of|'\^.'™.^c announcement stated cup Fair seriously aeia.M-u .... ^••\%vy>. ;, I res ts with Raymond O „. or j>the classroom addruons at me VJU predecessors, has bent every ? var K d lderland Central High school• ™s effort to make attending the fair an \ 'will necessitate crowded classroom^^ mQre delightful experience. He's conditions at Uie high school ior di, jn charge o f a . big crew _ 125 people in all Most render the entry To^^l p^ months. •*-. preliminary ^Ll\ The board's announcement of the fair's attractions have ntrie' elimhi; fr./^ that only the elementary children at- ^en developed by the men of the finaTjudpnc in WSftit^ B/- tending the Westinere^schoo and the fi „ department, whichjnvns all the Guilderland school will be at- e \ qu ;pment. The proceeds go to - •• J -- In the j jre department, which needs fore you eagerly P\* up , your hook I new c P ==ion and cotton to start on y our entry for fected by the d ^ e *f\ vh0 nor . v; , f -_ the 1956 Nationwide Crochet Contest.' morning session all children *no no funds for be sure tha. you wUl be using mer-jmally attend the ^cstme.e ^„ a ^ (Continued on Pa^e 4) I (Continued on Page 4) , comes fron New 'Freeway' Built To Four-way Entrance At Altamont Fair; Event Opens on August 20 Expanded emphasis on the Agricultural Show Show, with pa^d access walks and roadway? to all .^ ectl0T V of that newly developed area of the fair grounds, will mar* the opening of the Altamont Tri-Couiity Fair at noon on Mon- day, August 20. \Fairgrounds'Freeway a new boulevard constructed by the fair, is one-half mile in length. The Freeway leads from spend the ea*t village lme-atMam street, Route 146, directly to a new four-lane ma\ 1 entrance to the grounds at Altamont. • auit. ••J*-' '-'-' The new entrance, whicli supplements the former main f 0Ur nights. July 27 and 28, and Aug. gate at the south end of Grand street, gives imined.ate access 3 and 4. Don t miss it. to the split level reconstructed parking lot. The paiKing) ,. A wornan - s definition of a girl is lot in turn makes th e agricultural and youth section of the any woman her own age. - Sara grounds the fust features to be toured by 75,000 to 100,000, forecasted visitors. the the operation expenses since one-third of its budget rom taxes. This isn't to say that the fire de : partment is the only local organiza- tion involved. It isn't. For example, the Home Bureau always pitches in to operate a baked goods booth, and past experience proves that lots of people love to eat. And speaking of eating, the \Hel- derberg Hamburger,\ a rare culinary ' delight, will be served up again this and Youth year from Mrs. Hazel's Carl's re- freshment booth, along with other fine food. So the food's on hand to keep you well fortified for the rigors of keeping up with all the fair's at- tractions — which include, by the way, some 17 games to test your wit, luck and sense of humor. Actually, there's no better way to a more enjoyable evening. And it's convenient, located right in the village of New Salem, with Fire that for a time thfeateSjpjP td- tal destruction of Osterhout's Restau- rant, New Salem, was brought un- der control at a late hour Wednes- day night with damage to the struc- ture estimated at $50,000 by Wyman Osterhout, one of the proprietors. The fire of undetermined origin broke out about 10 p. m. in an up- per section of the long dining and dancing structure and spread to the ceiling of the dance hall and bar- room at the west end of the struc- ture where it was confined. About 20 fire companies respond- ed to the alarm under the mutual aid plan. Hundreds of firemen fought the blaze, and several were affected by dense clouds of smoke. Some suffered minor cuts and burns. Firemen using several tank trucks drove about a mile to the village of New Salem and to Voorheesville to obtain water from hydrants to fight the blaze. They also obtained wa- ter from an auxiliary supply,owned by the restaurant and an old reser- voir nearby. County Gets $48,827 Gas Tax Albany county received $48,827.02 as its share of more than $3 million in state motor fuel tax receipts dis- tributed among 57 counties outside New York city, State Comptroller Arthur Levift has announced. The share of state-collected motor fuel tax for the three months ending June 30 is returned to the counties in accordance with the State Highway Law. Othpr area counties' shares are: Columbia, $48,770; Greene, $43,902; Montgomerv, $32,706; Rensselaer, $58,517; Saratoga. $59,604; Schenec- tady, $19,618; Schoharie, $45,744; Warren, $39,535, and Washington, $59,038. Helderberg League Results Thursday, July 19: Sennetts 2, Krals 1. Guilderland 1, Altamont 1 (tie game, called on account of dark- ness). Sunday, July 22: Krals 5, New Salem 2. Guilderland 10, Sennetts 7. Tuesday, July 24: Guilderland 2, New Salem 1. 'plenty of free parking space avail- able. So come on over. Remember, (Continued on Page 5) GAMES SCHEDULEb Thursday, July 26 (last night); Sennetts at New Salem. Krals at Altamont. Sunday, July 29: Krals at Guilderland. I New Salem at Altamont, Thursday, August 2: New Salem at-Guilderland. Sennetts at 'Altamont, <M. Henritsy. 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