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$^I8S f^im^M^M^M^m^mk^ SB*Kft«BJ4f»*.«V?. 9^»^¥W'J^iWf^i)|39»jP»(*^» i [•mifrmntmiiniiiiiiiiafniiiinviiiniiiiniiiMiiiQI n.,.•••<••••)• Illllllllll Albany County Weekly | The Enterprise is ambng the oldest | | of country weeklies, and carries news f :• from half-a-hundred communities in- f I to 3,000 homes. $3.00 a year. | CI lllllll|IIUIIllllMIH»\l\ll'HIIIIH«ll»l)IIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlf?) SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR g|B(iiiwwiiiwii|iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiHiiiiiinmiiiioiniiiiiiinni«ir J Enterprise Ads | I Our long list of advertisers speaks , § 1 well of the value of advertising in I | this paper. Use Enterprise ads to tell f | readers about what you have to sell. | [TliiiHiiiniiiiitliiilmiiiitMiiiiimiiiimiliiiiimiMiliiiiMllimiiiiiiiiHlfa] \ K ALTAMONT, N. X<|ffffiAY, MARCH 8, 1957 POOL, BUS GARAGES URGED BY BOARD OF CENTRAL DBT. The Guilderland Central School District Board of Education has recommended a school building pro- gram which would cost $600,000 more than one proposed toy citizens committees and would include a swimming pool and two bus garages. The board proposal, outlined in a newsletter to district residents, calls for a $2,868,960 expenditure, com- pared with one of $2,230,912 recom- mended by the committees. It would bring a peak tax rate of $92.45 per $1,000 assessment in 1959-60, which is $3.50 higher than' it would 1 be under 'the committees' plan. After a series of public meetings to explain the plan, the board expects to submit it to voters Mar. 30. Voters would act on two propositions: One costing $983,240 for addition of 29 elementary classrooms and 'two bus storage garages; the other costing $1,885,660 for a 600-pupil junior high school with swimming pool. If the second' proposition were defeated; it could be resubmitted without the pool. The newsletter said the board changed the citizens committee plan after recommendations were made by the State Education Department and the board's architects, Brayton and Burrows of New York city. \A num- ber of residents\ asked the board to consider a swimming pool, the news- letter stated, and it can toe had \at a very moderate cost.\ The board said mounting school enrollments are v going to boost dis>- (Continued on Page 4) Complete Plans For A County-wide Meeting Committee chairmen of the Albany County Farm 'Bureau met (this week at the home of County jPresidenit Edward Lockwood, to complete plans for one of the year's most important county^wide Farm Bureau meetings. Clifton Flagler, county vice-presi- dent; Ernest Newell, policy devel- opment chairman; Robert Whipple, Rirtchen •Konferehee- ichairman; Mrs. Whipple, women's x;otnmittee chair- man; Irwin.Moak, insurance coriimafej tee chairman; and' Wilfred HaErdhg* - ton, New York Farm Bureau field man, discussed rwitb--Pa^deht [Lxxik- drgaiBzartSoh -Hif i^a^5m 0 ,,Bip^iu''i>Instir tute Night oii ; M:are?t-ll. > %£ Fpxelfltill Grange, -hall. ,•• sfyi/Mt^r it^efo bership chairman, and 'David' Beres 1 - ford, policy execution chairman, were unable t o attend the planning meet- ing, but will report on .Institute- Night, i . . . \We are especially fortunate to have E. S. Foster the executive-sec- retary of the New York Fami Bur- eau, as our speaker for the Coming event,\ Mr. L/ockwood said. \His talk should Ibe of interest to everyone who might be 'affected by agricultur- al 'legislation. Non-members and Farm Bureau members from other counties will ibe welcome,\ he con- cluded. ' EVENTS TO COME (Churches, Schools, Fraternal, and Other Organizations) FOOD SALE MARCH 8 Friday, March 8,. the 'Ladies', AM of the Thompson's 'Lake Reformed church will hold a home bake sale in the Grand Union store at Els- mere, at 11 a. m. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER MAFL 8 World Day of Prayer will be .ob- served at the Altamont Reformed church at 8 p. m. Friday, Mar. 8. BAKE SALE MARCH 9 A bake sale, sponsored by the F. C. M. class of the Altemont Re- formed church, will,toe held Satur- day, March 9, 'at 10 a. m., at ithe Al- tamont Super Market. . BAKED HAM SUPPER MAR. 9 Hiawatha Grange will sponsor a baked ham supper in the Grange hall at Dormansville on Saturday, Mar. 9, starting at 5:30 p. m. The meal will be served family style. Public in- vited. MOVIE SHOW MARCH 9 \Mr. Scoutmaster,\ a rollicking comedy, will 'be shown at 'the Ma- sonic (hall, Altaamont, Saturday, Mar. 9, with matinee at 2:00 and evening shows at 7 and 9 p. m. The film, starring Clifton Webb, is presented for the benefit of Altamont Cub Scouts, Pack 51. SKATING PAtftY MARCH 12 Boy Scout Troop 73 and *he Girls' 4-H club 'Of Voorheesviile will have a Toller skating party at Ken's Rink Tuesday, March 12, 'at 7 p. m'. All are invited. VCS ALMUNI MEET MARCH 13 Voorheesviile Centra! Alumni as- sociation will bold a general meet- ing Wednesday, (Klai?cih 13, at § p.m., at the school cafeteria. CARD PARty MARCH 14 Clarksville Grange will 1 sponsor a card party at 8 p. m, Wednesday, Mar. 14, at the Grange haM, OUarksi- vilie. Prizes and refreshments 1 . (Continued on Page 6) Happy Again ( i NEW SHOES from the Red Cross and a lot of loving attention from his family went a long way-toward making .this little fellow forget a night of terror. He was one of the 1,700 persons rescued from the sinking \Andrea Doria\ in the Atlantic last summer. Many/ were provided with new clothing by the American Red Cross. Daniel Flanders Wins Citizen of Week Award Daniel Flanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Flanders of Altamont, today received the Citizen of the Week award at Guilderland Central High school. (Darnel's nominations stated: \Dan is a real leader in the classroom and out of it. If there is work to toe done, he ds the first to volunteer and •he always completes the task. He us gifted in art .and has completed a mitral,, with help, and several other ^projects/I He vs^llingly.^givfes. -3JI: his farrie fcp^such. projects. ' Wjnen-a : hew' pupil comes rto the class, be .fees'. ito.majke that jpupil tappy.. \ He. ;is&g^aiys i *5c©1iifteoi^ |(upiliS. s ';'He is a good student and always is trying t o ibe a better one. Oan ds an avid admirer of Abraham Lincoln. He collects any informa-, tion>'atoout Lincoln which he can find. ILdnooln is ihis ideal. These facts, in addition to the. fact that he is liked by everyone, make Dan Flanders a good school citizen.\ Also: '^Friendly, courteous, sincere —these characterize Dan 'Flanders. True intellectual curiosity has chan- neled his interests in many direc- tions, and lh'e makes fine contribu- tions to his classes as a result of 'Ms outside interests. He is willing to help anyone who needs it, and al- ways volunteers to do more than his share of work. Ever since entering Junior 'High, Dan 'has shown 'himself to be a truly 'Good' Citizen'.\ Albany Training Center Leads State In Activities General Raymond E. Bell, chief, U. S. 'Army Military district, New York, 'has announced that the Army Reserve Training Center located in Albany leads the entire state of New York in recruiting activities for Ar- my Reserve. Outstanding accomplishment is in- dicative of the Considerable interest displayed by youths and (parents, not only in Albany county but also in Rensselaer, Warren, Washington, Columbia and Greene counties-, over (tyhich the. Albany center administers Army jurisdiction. Youths entering the Army Reserve program are afforded innumerable opportunities in (benefits. School- ing technical and administrative skills are available to all youths. The Army Reserve Training Cen- ter in AUbjmy.has -placed first of 22 training centers within the entire state by exceeding the established quota by 112 percent. Two additional training centers to be constructed in the near future within the.six counties named above will provide added facilities for- the •large number of reservists entering the Army Reserve program. . Youths as well a s their parents are encouraged to contact Army Advisor personnel at Army Reserve Train- ing Center 90 North Main Ave., Albany, for full particulars and (ben- efits to be derived (by joining a unit of the Army Reserve. Grange Speaker Rev. Harry H. Meiners, pastoB of the Duanesburgh Reformed Presby- terian church, will give an illustraited talk oii polio reh'ai&lj'tetion work at City hospital, Schenectady, ajt a meeting of the Schenectady County Pomona Grange t o (be held tonight in Niskayuna Grange 'hail. ReV. Meiners is\ 'himself a polio pa- tient. Although' he spent several months in an iron lung and stall uses braces 'he conducts a full time jnh> istry in the Duanesburgh church. Donald Lester, master, will preside at the Pomona Grange meeting. The lecturer's program is under 'the di- rection of Mrs, Mary Atkins. Guilderland Boys Ball League Plans for '57 Representatives of the Guilder- land Boys Baseball League held their second planning meeting recent- ly. President Paul Oudney has an- nounced \that ttihe league will con- tinue t o operate with six teams spon- sored 'by the American Legion, Vet- erans of (Foreign Wars, Guilderland Center Fire department, Knights of Oolumlbus, Altamont Fire depart- ment, and the Altamont Kawanas club. i-'-A league ,schedule' has foeen ap- proved in (which each team (plays ten Lgames. The .opening date^ds Sat- Iwcday, An on Friday* June 28, Next league meetiihg will be a t the Altamont school Wednesday, March 13, alt 8 ip. m. At this time try-outs and registration dates will toe estab- lished. •273 •m^wsiw Westmere PTA Seeks Rt 20 Traffic Light The McKownville-Westmere Par- ent-Teachers \association has aske.l for the installation of a caution 'light at junction of Route 20 and Johnston Road. The group is also seeking street lighting facilities between Route 20 and the Westmere school.- The lights would be installed in Johnston Rd. and Loeper Rd. The requests were revealed in a letter to John J. Welsh, Guilderland supervisor, from William J. Still- wfetl, president of the organization. Mr. Welsh said that he was presents ing the fetter to members of the town tooSfd at a meeting of the board Monday. .', He pointed out, however that the town does not have authority to' in- stall the traffic light.\ Tne instal- lation of traffic' lights on a state B\ ighway must be authorized by the tate Traffic Commission, he said. The installation of street lighting facilities- on the two streets would also pose, a problem, he commented. In order to obtain the facilities a lighting district would naive to toe created. Costs of the lights would be charged to the property owners along the two streets. It \was possible, he added, for the towrpifcb (pay charges for-the lighting system. This would involve Stain- ing the permission of the county highway superintendent and (the Sibate Department of Public Works. Bam, Shed and Chicken House Destroyed By Fire Fire Tuesday (afternoon destroyed a barn, a shed and a chicken house at Gardner Rd. and Frederick Rd., southeast of Allbamont, owned toy Michael Parente. The Altamont iFire department un- der Chief John Armstrong fought the blaze from 3:40 ibo 5:45 p. m. Two . (tonJcfcs from (Sualderiand. Center Fire department directed by AssisltaratyChlief Gus Fergeft watered down neanby homes and farm build- ings. . • • . Herein of Dimes Drive * he A 1 u 5T; < M ? T ' dh of ¥*»* campaign m Altamont and the surrounl^ has ibebn sent t o Thomas J. McEhan\ <|£ Albany county •campaign direc- Mrs. Gregg extends thanks to -the solicitors,,. contributors, and -all cvth- e*s w% helpfedntake'thrcZpadm a successs v-om.pcugn (12 PAGES) NUMBER 34 Word was lec^p this week by .. from both Congressman pi States De- t;Bducation and BfAttaimont's ap- P. funds under Kinder the law, Mayor Lloyd-G. Senator Ives O'Brien «hat the paTtment of Heali Welfare faas. appro' plicaitiion for pedi Public Law 60JB, miunicipalities lp a ?f^ceiive 30 per cent of cor^r^aflNcosts, up to a maximum of $250,1^ for construc- tion of sewage-\.faptie3 when cer- tain .conditions s&p Fortuna^y;, Altiapjt iwas able to meet aU ,<#lM^tmarKl ffiled its application ibhixmmMe state Wa- ter Poltotion Cotitrffl^st f a u_ Tne money, $49,650 .$ apfimated $165,- 000 cost, is an pjtt'r}*jgrant of funds and is not a loan. lE-therefore rep- resents a saviii^<'4JS4g,650 to Alta- mont taxpayer^.- W- Complete plans icm? new sewage treatment plaint arfeww drawn up and are lin ifehe-jha^ -' \ Health .department val. It is expect' begin this spiling, iitial phase of She' will be completed Debt iinutatfibns silble 'to construct ment plant at '.itihis] hoped that it can ^ Uhe not too distant ^bre. According to ; -Mag^ Briggs, the proposed consfeructioiif'jto -je under- taken includes a r^Imhoff tank and grit chamtoer, *;'sludge beds, and a new final seJjSg tank. The plant is (planned tome care of a population of 1,600.|: ; 300 At Guilder!*] Favorlax Curhs , of the State p » final appro- :that work will ftat this dn- .Ssposal plant :e it im.pos- lete treat- ;e, but it is i, completed in An overwheljmri',majority of some 300 persons & open meet- ing on curbing'' Glfefland taxes, Tuesday night votep!favor of re- assessment of thepn to assure equalization of tthe Meeting at 'Wesf|i^sch(p©l, 'the group, which is nttgan&ed, in- dd'eated its opdmorM'a'.; : ^Kow of hands, but took' nfcpi^r action. The meeting was Jp-ljy Arthur •DesJardins and jpp ;\»jMcCarthy West Lawn Park iS^aite. Most heated rising school itaxesl •quesSons &l Gi ~ president -for the'S Desjardins (fi^M 1 \ \prevalent injusbices\ in a'pf&al of (properties, (declaring thajt sniparalble 'homes differ iby huntois of dollars in assessments. Hesaid town officials had informed bin reassessment by an outside firm would cost about $40,000. DesJardins said that •amount would amount to about 75 cents per $1,000 assessed valuation over a five-year period and added, \I for one am wife to pay ithat.\ One resident declared: \We won't save any rnoneytfaat way. We'll only shift the toden. The only way is to cut downfexpenses.\ Others argued reassessment would bring a decrease in taxes for all, since industry *>«pd then toe en- couraged to enter ithe town and would a'bsorb much: of the burden. They said new construction ds 'bear- ing the torunt of taxes, discouraging further building. ' A swimming pool m the .proposed new junior high school was under fir? as Koschorreck endeavored to explain .the need for new school fa- cilities. , ,. . . , Pointing out .that addition of- class- rooms t o \existing elementary schools would toe cheaper .than a new build- ing Koschorreck cited population forecasts to iprwe the need for building There was general agree- ment that a program is necessary, but considerable comment 'the need could toe met through less expen- sive structures. There were remarks of: A swim- ming pool won't make my kids any better than 1 am. and I never had a pool\ \I'm i n fo'V' 01 ' 9 f a P° o1 if you build a golf course 'too.\ Koschorreck said the board mem- bers believe a P 001 ' has great ed- ucational value and 'pointed out that •its installation now would cost only $95 000 more than than the second of two required gymnasium sta- tions This, he said, would cost taxpayers only about 43 cents per $1 000 He added that later con- struction of a P 001 would probably cost $250,000^ i Continue 'Medicine'' Series * The director of adult education of ihe Guilderland Central schools, in cooperation wfth the Albany Med- ical College, has announced that the seventh in the series of \Medicine for the Lajirtan\ will (be held at 'Ft Hunter' Elementary (school at 8 p m Wednesday, March 13. The speaker will be Dr. Robert Nesbitit who & Professor of obs teHaiics and .gynecology, and director of education and research at Albany hospital. Dr. Nesbjbt's topic for the evening ««W be \-Expectant Motherhood.\ Among ithe .topics to toe discussed are anatomy, hor- mones, clinic* 1 symptoms, and others. Zimmerman To Speak, World Day of Prayer The Rev. Dr. Frederick Zimmer- man has been secured as the speaker at the World Day of Prayer service to 'be held at the Altamont Reform- ed church this (Friday) evening at 8 o'clock, under sponsorship of the League for Service of the Reformed church and the United Lutheran Church Women of St. John's, Alta- mont. Script for the service, \Who Shall Separate Us,\ was written by a for- mer Hungarian citizen, Mrs. Serena Vassady, for the international ob- servance and is based on life behind the Iron Curtain. Dr. Zimmerman has served the Reformed church in the capacity of executive secretary of the Board of Domestic Missions and as president of its General Synod. He has served churches in the denomination in this area as both associate and senior minister of the First Church in Al- bany, and before his retirement as minister of the church at Schoharie. Upon retirement last year. Dr. Zim- merman took up residence in Sche- nectady and he has been active in helping churches in thetarea that are temporarily without a minister. The World Day of Prayer service is open to everyone, and Dr. Zim- merman's participation in it is as- surance that it will be worth your while to attend. The offering will be used for educational and religious programs for agricultural immi- grants, Indian Americans 'and govern- Men In The Girt Scouts? We have always liked the Girl Scouts. When they are celebrat- ing their 45th birthday, • we like them ever better. The reason ? They have issued a call for men. Fathers, brothers, uncles, cousins of Girl Scouts, in fact, any man who is interested in heping young people become good citizens, can help. Today, more than 2,000,000 girls in the United States are learning to be good citizens through Girl Scouting. The people teaching them are men and women in their own communities, some 670,000 public-spirited adults across the country. Men can do many jobs in Girl Scouting. Some are council presi- dents. Some are on boards of di- rectors. Many — business men, carpenter, architects — offer to be consultants and pitch in when their special experience and train- ing are needed. It's not every day a man can be a hero. So be heroes, men. March 10-16 is Girl Scout Week. jrtycoricerned Indents fired, I ment boarding schools irt Alaska, eteeafiOTL 'tanners Advised *o Appoint Supervisor for Special Area Censuses Appointmenit of Mrs. Clara S. Hen- PLANS. FOR TREE PLANTING PROJECT SHOW PROGRESS The Kdwanis Club of Altamonjt re- ports that its plan for planting new trees along Main street and Maple avenue is progressing. The purpose is to reforest and beautify those por- tions of the two streets which were wholly or partially denuded of trees by last year's highway improvement in the village. This week handbills were distribu- ted to property owners along the (two streets announjcing the prices at which the trees will be offered to the property owner under 'the project. The trees offered are sugar maples, selected after consideration of sever- al types and recomanendd toy several competent authorities. Sizes and prices a t which ithe trees will toe oflfered are as follows: 6 ibo 8 'ft. branched, 1-inch caliper— Project price $7.50; normal retail price $11.50. 1% to 2-inch caliper — Project price $14; normal retail price $20. 2 to 2%-inch caliper — Project price $18; normal retail price $25. * In ail three' classes quoted (above, 25 percent exftra would be charged for planting in the normal retail price. Trees purchased under the project price will be planted free, at 'sites selected by the property own- er. The Ki'wanis olxtb has been divided into four teams for the purpose of soliciting orders for these trees from the owners 'along the two streets. The Kiwanians will call upon prop- erty owners within the next two weeks. A two dollar deposit will be collected with each order (per tree) and the club has announced that all orders for the spring planting must toe in by Mjarch 22. Property owners on other streets may obtain trees through this pro- I grain, although Kiwanis planting will 'be confined to Main St. and Maple Ave. All persons may place orders by .phoning Altamont UN 1-6641. Country Doctor of Died FREDERICK — ReV. Walter, Mar. 6, at Holmesdale hospital, Pennsyl- vania Funeral at St. Paul's Luther- an church, Hawley, p a „ Saturday at 10:30 a. m. . , Rev. FredencK grew up in Alta- mont and took up the ..ministery 60 years ago. He was 82.\ - - Specific Tax Deductions A Cornell University tax expert says it pays a farmer to list specific deductions, both personal and busi- ness, instead of taking the flat 10 percent deduction on his New York state tax returns. Prof. Van B. Hart, agricultural economist at the New York State College of Agriculture, warns farm- ers that the optional deduction is in lieu of all other deductions. Thus if the optional deduction ds taken, most of the farm-business expenses will be disallowed. A married couple with a combined net income and capital gain of $2,500 or more, or a gross income and cap- ital gain of 85,000 or more, must file a state income tax return. Every farmer with a gross income of more •than $10,000 from his farm 'business, or a net income of more than $5,000, is required to file a New York state unincorporated business tax return. 'This means that a large percent- age of New York state's commercial farmers are liable for filing tooth a New York state income tax return and an unincorporated business tax return,\ the professor said. I recommend that any farmer li- able for filing a return 'for either of these taxes does so, even 'though no tax is due.\ he stated. Questions on these 'two state taxes' are answered for farmers in Cornell •Bulletin E-976. The bulletin shows how a farmer should make out his return, and it features reproductions of state tax forms with farmers' fig- ures on them. A free copy of the bulletin can be obtained from county agricultural agents or by writing to the Mailing Room, Stone Hall, New York State College of Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y. Altamont Woman Has First Book Published Mrs. Ralph V. Westervelt of Alta- mont has just received word 'that her book, \Solving Your Teenage Problems,\ wall be published in the fall by Putnam's Sons. The first chapter was published in the Septem- ber 1956 issue of \American Girl.\ Some of the chapter headings in- clude: \How to Attract Friendships,\ \How To Be Popular,\ \Dating Data,\ \How To Know If You're Really in Love,\ and other chapters on leadership, success, marriage, etc. Although this is Mrs. Westervelf's ©rot book, she has had articles and stories published in Christian Science Monitor, Nature Magazines, Ameri- can Mercury, The Lutheran, Luther Life, High Ideals, One, Conquest, The Walther League Messenger, and Wellesley Magazine; also two series of Sunday school lessons in the Augs- burg series and the 1957 Vacation Church School lessons. \ 17 be taken in Aflfcany, Rensselaer], Sar- atoga and Schenectady courifes in Aipril was announced by Director Robert W. 'Burgess of the Bureau of the Census, U. S. •Department of Commerce. H. A. Tucker was nam- ed assistant supervisor. •Mrs. Henderson, an experienced Census 'Bureau career employee, will attend a one-day briefing at Census Bureau headquarters in Washington March 11. She wail then proceed to Schenectady county (to establish an office from which she will direct the special censuses which are 'being ta- ken as-a result of the new, New York state law recognizing results of such censuses in determining allocation of state assistance payments to political subdivisions on a per capita basis. Costs of the special Federal censuses are borne toy the local governments requesting them. A list of .the places in this area, arranged by counties, in which spe- cial Federal papulation censuses will be taken, starting Aipril 1, follows: Albany county: Bethlehem, Col- onie and Guilderland towns. Rensselaer county: Ballston, East Greertbush, Brunswick, Nassau, and Schodack towns. Saratoga county: Charlton, Cor- inth, Malta, Moreau, and Providence towns. Schenectady county: Rotterdam town. Information to be collected in the special censuses follows: Name of each person residing in each dwell- ing, relationship of each to the head of the household, race, sex, and age ait last 'birthday. Aill information furnished to the Census Bureau is kept confidential under the law. Can't Give Dog License Time Delay, Says State Albany — An official of the state's Bureau of Dog Licensing has dispell- ed confusion 'about enforcement of the dog law which has appeared in a -part of the state. (Edward H. Joyce, director of the bureau in 'the Department of Agrd- L'Cultiure and Markets, told a per- {Slexed town clerk that: 1. Puppies under six months re- quire a license the same as any other dog if 'allowed to run at large. 2. The clerk shall, immediately after Feb. 10, 'bring an action against every person in his town or city har- boring an unlicensed dog. The pen- ality is $10. 3. No clerk has any power to grant an extension of time for pro- curing a dog license. 'Mr. Scoutmaster' To Be Shown At Local Theatre Py A. B, Gj^egg, Toyy«^,HV«»Wan, ; ; Earlier in this description of ,his.. remarkable career we reproducer the total accounts due Dr. Crounse when he left as, assistant t» Dr. ! Israel Day a t the Black Creek Settle- ment (Voorheesville) in 1831. But these gave us no information of the details of a country doctor's practice in those early years. What did he receive for his services?.. What medicines did he dispense 'and.what were his charges- for same? When he accepted commodities, or labor in lieu of cash, what was the allow- ance? All these question's became crystal clear when his day book for the years 1838-39 was the subject of an article which appeared in 'the Al- bany Medical Annals, the • journal of the Alumni Association of Albany Medical College. It was published in 1938, one hundred years from the date the country doctor made his methodical notations. The book, a large quarto, 8% by 13% inches, bound 'in marble paper with a leather back strip, is owned by a great-grandson of the old doc- tor, Dr. Kenneth E. Crounse of Al- bany. The article, written by Dr. Leonard J. Schiff of Plia'ttlsburgh, is an analysis of the day (book as only a doctor could make, but contains much that a layman can' understand. For its historical worth and the con- trast it points out between the medical practice of almost a century and a quarter ago and modem times, it is priceless. \It covers the period,\ says Dr. Schiff, \from Monday, Jan. 1, 1938, to Sunday, Aug. 4, 1839.\ - (He had now been here in West Guilderland five years). It will fee noted all money is reckoned in English cur- rency—pounds, shillings and pence. Yet at this date our present system of currency was in operation. As a matter of fact, this book shows that it was in use in Altamont to 1838. There are many entries in which dol- lars are transposed into pounds, such as this: \Jan'y 3d—Soloman B. (Van Auken, Cr. By Cash in full $2.50—1 Pound.\ Various • foreign (Continued on Page 4)] i 'i < J GOAT CLUB TO MEET MAR. The Eastern New York Goat Club will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William' Grotty, Dutch Gaibles Farm, R. D. 1, Waferford, at 2 p, m. Mar. 17. A covered dish sup- per will follow the meeting. \Mr. Scoutmaster\ is the feature attraction at Masonic hall, Altarnqht, Saturday, March 9, with matinee at 2 p. m. and evenings shows <at 7 atid 9 •p. m. This movie is sponsored (by Afllbamont Cufb Scout 'Pack 51. | The film involves the intriguing story of a quiet home town man, as personified by Cffiifton Webb, who is persuaded to act as scoutmaster for I a troop of lively Boy ScbUte. Annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale Is On During March March is the month for 6irl Scout Cookies. Today at 2:30 the- first Girl Scouts will be out selling. <cpok-\ ies so that there may (be irriore and better camping for more sc^uls.,. This sale is the only council-wide money raising project for*t)h'e yeSir, and the proceeds are uSedAjbr the oamp development progirafft which is not met through theV <5btanfliniify Chest funds and camping fees. Afc so, each (troop realizes a lprol^••on•a^l. , sales which helps them.';wtt, theiiir program. * , ' \ All 'girls have an .equal ^jrortuin-' iity to take part in this j^jlct. and', to receive its benefetsV ..'i-FiOfr 'itihe, Brownies the council fli^^^jthreeV day camps -- Heldeitbeir^'X3^e&h >T$tj:k •' est, and Is-Sho-ite. ;/Foj?. .*}» irajigr'*, mediates and Seniors 1 * be§icles, 'dayf'' camp there is liShe estabUsftM paftfe,; •'• Little Notch, and the . Troo^. 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