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;>v-%V. wy^?4 ^-j/^ •il(-fa~>»—<('jfj;*../.l,' ,|>»>^'f > tf * ^*> l»*\*f v -> w £*„ fr- ^ w ^Vi^ i i^^^^^Ai^^^-^^'^sVM^^y^^ CpMiiimmttniHtMu, llllllliirflttlllllMIIIIIMMIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHiiiiQ ,..,..II1I<I|IIIJI Albany County Weekly The Enterprise Is among the oldest f of country weeklies, and carries news I from half-a-hundred communities to 3,000 homes. $3.00 a year. mhiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiininiiiinmiiniiHiiimiiiiiiimiiiHiiiinii'W Enterprise Ads I Our long list of advertisers speaks | f well of the value of advertising in § | this paper. Use Enterprise ads to tell I jj readers about what you have to sell, f iiiiimuiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiimiiiiiiiiimiiniiiiimf^l i?X?E?Z^™DYEAR \GOOD NEIGHBORS\ — Mayor George Vuhck 6f Voprheesvilie, left foreground, and Harold Schultz, president of the village Board of Trade, look on as eager volunteer workers toil to remove the complete electrical control unit of Vunck's burned-out feed mill from the rubble.. More than 50 volunteers, directed by Schultz, joined in a community effort to aid Mr. Vunck by clearing away the debris and salvaging some of the mill equipment. The neighborly effort was continued Sunday. (Story in Voorheesville section) (Engraving Courtesy of Times-Union) SCHOOL BUILDING PROfftSALS BEATEN Of REfjQRD VOTE ™ e ^* e in^ rland Contra) school i**^ J&. Saturday 0 ver- programJWM 1 ^jotalmg $2,868.\ 960 TI * J SXK™ *\ \s t at the tend aauMfledron *t a district r r c ! ord for w£rturnout Members 0 f ment *«|^ t ft acting the heavy <Wg «* \* m school. proposal, lg*™*\S a wimming pool was <***<*?gf-™* thar, fhe^o- one major** A9b7toS69 A ositxon «Mte for construction oT?9 classrooms #Miti-us g> Iag5 f acijjtie at $982g»!fetft don, to def ^ u § 883 I ' T*ere*w«»;138 blanks on the jun- ta- nigh PWp°f twn, and 100 blank (votes on v» eiem&fay school ad _ •ditions proprfKal ife recor d turn iPiit was <w«ce tftat recorded at anv previous bond issue ei»cti 0n y- - teg machmte were v*& f OT i h e fi itdme m rtcAstoct The machines made it pasrole to announce the re- sult within about 15 minutes after ithe -polls were declared a^ea. ;'• School «HSaals said this week thev would 'begin drawing ^ an alternate proposal |t» submit to district voters The first Mjep an the new program according to Supavang Principal Ralph V Westervdt, would be the drawing yp'of a ^flUfisbonnaire to be mailed to the QiStnct's residents in an attempt to learn fta r vj ews on a construction program. •Mr. Westerveltl&sosHd the Board of Education «IH| ajdntects would meet *o review con&uction plans •No estimate *>f tfog'tae a, at wou i d be required fa presto another pro- posal was announced. WilLam E Indffitt business manager, sad stheajspct school of- ficiate would firs^ium their atten- tion to ibhe&diool TJndjet which must ;be voted m *y dj»nct residents on May • 7 jBe- said. He board would ffprjm. anotfjgr eftus* committee to .assist In preparing ft budget In- :H#aMons vM 'be eafofed to the var- ious, homeowner 4ad parent-teach- ,er'^issooia'ttins to sekct representa- Itives.yto segne on (a budget com- .niiiatee, 'Mr.*Endicatt added. •;;JM£, Westyvelt ateo indicated that , jaijsescond afiwns' afcorVcommittee 0S$mJi be iqjrtned to h^,detfelop Jf^gai with jpians for n%^ace fifiSi?; friine classrooms Vaich «ffl be ;ijeeaed to handle ifis eiqending ;scpjdj. population nevt fell. 1,000 In Guflderiaod Sign Reassessment Petition ++++++++ J JOIN J j, and T + + 4\§ , i a, ##i§«sfr4s ! ALTAMONTHREMEN CHOOSE OFFICERS; PLAN FOR DINNER John W. Armstrong was re-elected chief of the Altamont Fire depart- ment at the annual meeting Tues- day night. This will 'be Chief Arm- strong's 11th term as head of the de- partment. Other firemanic officers elected include: William Quay, assistant chief; Patrick Spadaro, captain: Wil- liam Miller. 1st lieutenant; Benja- min Crupe, 2nd lieutenant. Executive officers were elected as follows: President. Harold Grant; vice president, John McFarland: secre- tary, Albert Marion; treasurer, Rob- ert Way; sergeant -at-arms. Patsy Croeco. Chief Armstrong was cho- sen as representative to the Village Board. Standing committees for the year are listed as follows: Finance, Orson Dunham, George Xaginey, Ralph Grippin. Building custodians, William Miller, Charles Armstrong. Property clerk, Neil Taber. Membership, Jacob Simons, Cornelius Meyer, John Morley. Ways and means, Benjamin Crupe, Jack Pollard, Jack Miller, Merlin Oster- hout. Howard Diehl. Publicity, Harry' Armstrong. Howard Sehaible. Janitor. William Quay. Drillmaster, Edward Pollard. Law committee, David Cowan, John Pollard, Peter Alland. Chief Armstrong reports that in the year ending March 31, 1957, there were 30 fires and two false alarms. Of these, eight fires occur- red within the village, with a loss of only S300. There were 16 fires within the new fire protection dis- trict, with a loss of about $3,000— also one (false alarm. Calls to put- side territory- under <th4 Mutual .Aid. system -totaied six fires -and lo^ieijfatees alffipm-' —\©he \<MeOraia : '*e^ JEre^] resulted in igreat damage, including the ifire at Qsjterhout's Indian Ladder Lodge, and the Vunck mill Sre at Vooiheesville. . Chief Armstrong said the department has averaged 20 men to a call, which is a very credit- able showing. Hhe adso compli- mented Altamont residents on the small number of fires during the last year, with such a low property dam- age total. Saturday night. April 27. is the date for the firemen's annual ban- que* Arrangements are under di- rection cf Merlin Osterhout. This I banquet wll climax a very success- ful vcar in the history of the fire Tree Planting Project Meets 'Sales Resistance' The. Altamont Kiwanis club re- ports that 23 trees have been sold to date, in its tree planting project for Main street and Maple avenue. However, according to Frank Wil- liams Jr., tree committee chairman, only 14 of the 23 trees have been ordered for planting on the two streets which were \denuded\ of trees in the highway improvement program of 1956. Kiwanis members canvassing the village seem to have run into \sales resistance\ — and this in a vil- lage which lost around 180 trees in preparation for building of two concretaBrstfeets. Does anyone remember the howls about \de- struction of our shade trees\ that ascended to the high heavens two years ago? \Tree Planting Day\ has been set for Saturday, April 13. The Kiwanis club hopes to obtain more orders for trees before planting day. In any'case, the sales campaign will be resumed at the end of summer, for fall planting of trees. However small the number of trees planted on April 13 may be — it will be an improvement to the village. Special Area Population Census Started Monday Census Bureau enumerators Mon- day started collecting information about the residents of the 14 places in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady counties which have re- quested special federal censuses in order to establish new official pop- ulation figures to be used in com- puting state assistance payments. The censuses are expected to he completed in about three weeks, ac- cording to Supervisor Clara S. Hen- derson of the temporary U. S. Census Bureau field office in Rotterdam, headquarters for special census ac- tivities in this area. Information to be collected in the special censuses includes the name, relationship to head of the household, age, sex and race of each person whose usual place of residence is in the area being canvassed. Census taking will be facilijiated, the super MRS. REID HONORED BY FRIENDS ON HER 100th ANNIVERSARY Nearly a hundred relatives, friends and neighbors attended an \open house\ last Sunday to honor Mrs. Mary Reid, 126 Main street, Alta- mont, on the occasion of her 100th birthday. The birthday celebration was arranged 'by her daughter, Mrs. Walter Severson, -and her grand- daughter, Miss Elizabeth Severson, with whom Mrs. Reid makes her home, and 'by several of (their neigh- bors. Although her hearing has (been somewhat dulled 'by the years, Mrs. Reid was bright and alert all dur- ing Sunday's festivities, always aware of the friendly faces around her, and of the fond recollections of bygone days that many of those faces must have 'brought to her mind. (Her con- tinuing interest and love of people showed itself as she talked and re- minisced, and as she shared in the thrill and delight of receiving many letters, cards, and small gifts — none of which seemed to tire her. She also received no less than six birthday cakes, which were shared with her visitors. Mrs. Reid was the daughter of Elizabeth Van Wagnen and Andrew Ostrander, born to them on March 31, 1857, at a farmhouse near the \Old Cobblestone School,\ just off what is now SehoolhouseRoad, Voor- heesville. She has lived most of her life in or near Altamont. Her husband, Charles Reid, was a painter and paperhanger who died as a young man, leaving her with a small daughter to support. Mrs. Reid's career as a practical nurse came about gradually, and it was, not until her daughter, Effie ('Mrs. Severson) was grown, that her aptitude for caring for the sick developed into almost a full-time job for her. \Auntie Reid\ was a fam- iliar figure in many area homes, wherever there was illness requiring nursing care, and during the 30 years she pursued her natural talents as a nurse, she helped bring 212 (babies into this world. Some of those very same \\babies\ were present last Sun- day to help celebrate her 100th (birth- day anniversary. Mrs. 'Reid was also active in the work of her church, the Altamont Reformed, of which she is *he oldest living charter member. -She was VOTING ON BOND ISSUE —-Pictured above are several of the more than 3,600 voters of Central School Dis- trict 2 of the Towns of Guilderland, New Scotland and Bethlehem, lining up in the Guilderland Central Hiqh School gymnasium to oast their ballots in last Saturday's vote on a $2,868,960 school construction program. Both propositions were defeated by overwhelming majorities. (Photo Courtesy of Times-Union/ EVENTS TO COME (Churches, Schools, Fraternal, and Other Organizations) FISH SUPPER APRIL 5 A fish supper will be served Fri- day, April 5, at the Jerusalem Re- formed church, Feura Bush. Serv- ing from 5 p. m. until all are served. MOVIE AT BERNE APR. 5 The sophomores of Berne-Knox Central schools will present a movie, \Dam Busters,\ on Friday, April 5. CHOWDER SALE APRIL 5 The iLadies Auxiliary to the Alta- mont 'Fire department will hold a clam chowder sale at the fire house on Friday, April 5, starting at noon. For orders, call UN 1-8884 or UN 1-8888. ALTAMONT MOVIE APRIL 6 ~ \A Yank in the R. A, F.\ is the feature film -at the Masonic Hall The- atre, Altamont, Saturday afternoon and evening, April 6. Matinee at 2:30; evenings sttiovw at 7 ^md 9. CARD PA'RTY APRIL 6 A card party and fashion show, sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary of Guilderland Fire Dep't, will be held an the Guilderland Elementary school April 6 at 8 p. m. Please bring your own cards. ALTAMONT MOVIES APR. 6 Saturday, April 6 — Movies, \A Yank in the R. A, F.,\ a t Masonic hall, Altamont. Matinee at 2:30. Eeveniing, 7 and 9 p. m. BAKE SALE APRIL 6 v The Thompson's Lake 1 Reformed church choir will told a home bake gale at the Westmere (Department Store on Saturday, 'April 6, at 11 a. mi. (Continued on Page 8) Extend Co. Red Cross Drive For Two Weeks The Albany County Red Cross fund drive has .been extended for two weeks, according to Henry Quellmalz, campaign chairman. The drive, originally scheduled to end March 31, has been extended because only $140,151 of the goal of $190,273 has been received, he said. But the campaign chairman said he and members of his staff were confident theis year's quota will Ibe readied. He urged volunteers who haven't finished to complete .the can- vass as soon as possible. Mr. Quellmalz explained that while some small units have met their quotas, large divisions have col- lected only about two-thirds of their quotas. Eastern Star Leader To Visit In District Mrs. Elizabeth B. Pierce, Cassville, N. Y., Most Worthy Grand Matron of the 150,000 members of the Or- der of the •Eastern Star of New York state, 'accompanied by the Grand Pa- tron, 'Robert W. CauldweH, of East Willdston, L. I., and 'the staff of grand •cffficens, will visit the Albany, Rens- selaer, Schenectady district on Sat- urday, April 6. The meeting will take place at the Troy Masonic tem- ple, 19 Third St., Troy, at 8 ,p. m„ and will 'be preceded by a banquet at -6:30 p. m. Mrs. Pierce, iwflro has been active in Eastern Star work if or a number of years, is a memlber and past ma-' tran cf Kismet 'Chapter 217, OES, Bridgewater. She served as district deputy grand matron of Lewis-Onei- da in 1943. Since (her' election as gi l and matron, she. has constituted three new Eastern Stat chapters, and has helped to organize two new Con- stellations of Junior Stars. She has. held ifour dedications of chapter rooms. Edward Cox Named 'Citizen of the Week' Edward Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs 5 C &;? 0X ' ^Guildertand. \^ r^aSLP*?^ <* the w eek award at Guilderland Central High school to- fa^T^i 8 noniination stated: \Ed he also^L* papuJar student - 'b«t hsrimht?messes good qualities of wufriSL^ 6 *Pj low »>g activities: He 11- ISftJ CouncSI ™ grades 9, 10, and ia, he 1B a member of the Kev chih Richard SJ^ tt ! e 5 n .Markessinis. About 1.000 Guilderland home owners have signed petitions sup- porting a committee which has mov- ed for a reassessing of property in the town. Memibers of the six-man commit- tee, met Monday night at McKoivn-, , ville t» mate plans for a meeting department. with the Town Board and town as- i« M m , rv ' C L sessors. (Soil lest Umics bet A spokesman tor the group said. the committee was pushing for an j early meeting. The group had j scheduled tentavely to meet I , ~7 vv . ,, u j ate For The fourth year the Albany /County Ex-tension Service will hold the/soil test clinics To help people For County Next Week and been with the board last month. The meeting \\as to assessors delayed. find iRe- spokesm^TS, because^of' conflicts j ou } '\\\at their lime needs are. • F -, !.i,w ,vf M ,. ora ) *™-n /suits of past clinics have shown that bauer. Wheeler and--LorT^cki: First Praetic7ofBoys , BasebalUeague Set 'for all Ss^u toehffi? S&SSion s sive Sa'tu^ays? 1 ^! 31 ! 1 !^ 8 ^: 1 P. m at the school field ' ** The Mist of iDlawi^Trfv:,; , •will be armounc^rtTfSiI 01 each te9m l^asu7meetog? ed tfoltow ^g the next a d^Spr^^^om makes in the schedules of several towni-;— --,•-,, , ^ . . officials Tte committee is eager almost half the acres tested were to obtain tie early meeting date in so acid that they can be considered order that Z&n may be taken by i too acid lo farm Another 20 per- „' uel U,W1 \ij- vpar • cent were Too acid for legumes and •She assessorstnis year. ; nnnv vp^tible croni The move toward reassessments nMn > »°S<-tame ciops. was started early this year when it I Farmers may bring, their soil sam- was discovered that the anticipated pies to one of the following clinics: budget \of Gui!de rlan d Central School j Wedensday. April 10 — Colonie district would raise tax rates to new rGange hall, 10 a. m. to 12 noon: heights -Members of The various I Altamont G. L. F. store, 1:30 to 3:30 home-o^ef associations suggested p. m. * s ... ,„ , Thursday. April 11 — Berne Fire hall. 10 a. m. to 12 noon: Medusa WiH-Ka^e ;j ft^lEE^Sa1iW'-ipK' 5 tlgff| families in a sealed envelope with a neighbor. Ail information furnished to the Census Bureau is kept in strict confidence in accordance with the law and only statistical totals are published. The special censuses are being •' taken at the expense of the local 'governments under New York state's !ne\v state finance\ and general mu- ! nicipal law providing for use of re- . suits of special censuses to determine j allocation of state assistance pay- , menTs. Under this law, an increased ; population as shown by a special census will entitle local governmental units to consideration for a larger share of state tax funds which are distributed on a per capita 'basis. Special censuses will be conducted in the following places in this area: Albany county — Bethlehem, Col- onie and Guilderland. Rensselaer county — Brunswick, East Greenbush, Nassau and Scho- dack. Saratoga county — Ballston, Charl- ton, Corinth, Malta, Moreau 'and Providence. Schenectady county — Rotterdam. that a reassssrn ent of property in the town iiu# spread the tax load more equitaS)'- The move ras seconded by the school 'board ^ch went on record as favoring reassessment The cotfH\ ttee members were elected by the presidents of The var- ious home*\ 10 \ and ci\ic improve- ment assodaH 0113 «nd the petitions were circuit among the various organizatio^n.bers.^^ ^ ^ r natures rep^ senl: ' e d \almost 100 pe cent of the» a *f rs \ and 20 P er cen{ rrf Mw nrtfsriy owners in the town. The grOT feels ' h e said, that few properties » *f a * 0Wn are over-as- sessed, tout a sreat many are under- assessed. „^_ .„. The six-\ 1511 corn mittee represents organizations J ix »n McKow n v il 1 e Estates iWestmere ©state. West Park, Guilderland Gardens. Fire hall, 1:30 to 3:30 p. m. Friday, April 12 — Applebee's G. L. F. store. Dormansville, 10 a.m. to 12 noon; Clarksville Fire hall, 1:30 to 3:30 p. m. Lawn u-w- P ._f >-. _ . Westibn** F ° rt , Orange, Pine Knolls waio\*\**. iynwood Este- tesGarrj'Estates and the Shady Lane section' . luet April 10 The 23rd a imu ,ai father and son •banjuet fXh^ •**, ^ Bernc - Knox Central school cafeteria Wed- nesd'av evening. Agril 10, at 7 p. m. The Berne*}?* * Wture Farmer and 4-H Clubs w\ fPphsbr the event. J. KBgalH««8?fe«ti>e New York State De^rW of ^Agriculture and Markets, a Ju P y r .T^°?° us and in- teresting s!**f/> r *M 'been secured for the even'\!- , Colored slides of anhnnl acti«& es Jp» he .. —- shown. Any man <* **# who wishes to attend ^ obtaui school aC 1 m may y^servations by auen a 1,w „ hIv o ».*-.err\ *«*••\'•\» ~J- calling the school or Duwane Flagler, Westerlo 2W«- Dr. Patterson To Speak At Westmere PTA Meet Dr. Paul Patterson, chief of pedia- trics at Albany hospital, will be the speaker at the meeting of Westmere- McKownville P. T. A. at Westmere Elementary school Thursday, April 11. at S p. m. Dr. Patterson's at a meeting last year was so well received that he \has now been asked to speak on the subject of \Detecting Delinquency.\ This meeting should prove inter- esting to both fathers and mothers, and it is hoped all parents will at- tend whether or not they are actual members of the P. T. A. Canteen Tomorrow Night A teen-age canteen will be held this Saturday night, April 6. at the Westmere Elementary school. It will be from 8 to 11 p. m. The canteen is for all teen-age children of the district and is spon- sored by the Guilderland Youth Commission. Irwin Rosenstoin will be in charge assisted by chaperons. Dr. Milford Becker, chairman of the commission, has scheduled a meeting for Saturday morning aT the Town hall. Guilderland. Plans for the coming summer program will be studied. Easter Seal Campaign Now On In Albany Co. The 1957 Easter Seal campaign is being held throughout the nation, from March 15 'through Easter Sun- day, April 21. In New York state the campaign is conducted annually by the New- York State Association for Crippled Children, one of the more than 1,655 affiliates of the National Society (for Crippled Children and Adults, which are simultaneously conducting cam- paigns in the 48 states, 'the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Approximately 90 percent of the funds raised finance services within our state. In Albany county, 'both the Northeastern New York Speech Center, and the Cerebral Palsy Cen- ter are aided by the Easter Seal drive. The remaining 10 percent of the monies helps support a na- tional program of service, education, and research. Nationwide, the Eas- ter Seal society has been aiding the crippled for 36 years. Solicitation .will be by mail, and hopes are high for bettering last year's contributions from this area. Give to the EaSter Seal campaign. Give generously and 'give now! Arbor, Wildlife Day Apr. 26 Arbor and Wildlife Day will be celebrated in New York state on April 26 by proclamation of State Education Commissioner James E. Allen Jr. Dr. Allen urged teachers and other citizens of the state to make the day \a sj-mbol of appreciation of our natural rescources\ by conducting programs, tree-plantin'g exercises and other suitable activities. He emphasized the importance bf good conservation practices dn protecting and extending the -state's heritage of approximately 3.5 million acres in state forests, parks and (forest pre- serves. rag- as president o£ each (for many years.- •'. 1'\.-:\''''\•'-''*.•' Due to- her lameness of recent years, Mrs. Reid is confined to her home, 'but she still gets arouind the house with the help of her daughter and granddaughter; and lately she has had to give up sewing and read- ing because of her dimming eye- sight, <but enjoys listening to the radio. Last Sunday's callers on Mrs. Reid included a nephew' from Utica, a niece from Scheneotady, a 'grand- niece from Hudson Falls, as well as cousins from the Cobleskill area. m GOC Members Receive Awards At Berne A special meeting of the Ground Observe Corps was held Tuesday eve- ning at Berne-Knox school, Berne. Certificates of merit and pins were awarded to the following members who had served 100 hours or more during 1952-53: Mrs. Ruth Flagler, Mrs. Charlotte Shultes, Mrs. Ella Scrafford, Mrs. Hazel Wilsey, Mrs. Doris Le Buis, Mrs. Evelyn Cross, Mrs. Marion Gibbs, Mrs. Irma Wag- ner, Mrs. Esther Kornjathy, Mrs. Evelyn Dearstyne, Miss Belva Boy- den, Miss Annie Mae Wright and Philip Wilsey. Mrs. Ruth Flagler received the award for her son, Rob- ert, who is now serving with the army in Germany. Principal speakers were Capt. Smith and Sgt. Remington of the United States Air Force. They were ably assisted by Lloyd Hill and James Snyder. Capt Smith stressed the need and importance of airplane spotting. The Berne-KAox Observation Post is being reactivated. Volunteers are desperately needed. We take out all sorts of ins.urance to protect our- selves, so letis take a little insurance to protect our country. This insur- ance costs you nothing except two or three hours of your time each month. It this too much to ask? If you are interested in protecting your country, call West Berne 2873. Training classes are held once a month at the school. The next one is to be held April 10 at 8:30 p. m. A social hour will follows. Come on folks, let's realize our re- sponsibility and get\ behind- this pro- gram one hundred per cent. New Catholic Church Slated In Guilderland The Roman Catholic diocese of Al- bany has announced that a new Catholic church will be erected on a 60-acre plot in the town of Guilder- land to serve the fast-growing resi- dential area of Westmere. The church, according to a dio- cesan spokesman, will face Route 20 at the State Farm Rd. intersection. Most Rev. William A. Scully, bishop of Albany, said the diocese purchased the former Gardner prop- erty for the new church, which will serve areas now contained! ih the parishes of St. Madeleine 1 Sophie, Carman Rd., and St Margaret Mary, Albany. H?\1 !#: I -.-••. • f--« J-T'*l v-'--. •^A A fi**»MA»->?W«*^-*:*^?m^ .\V->.->IJ
