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liHMMHiMimnimi....,,,,,, 1111|11M ••••iiiiiiiiii •••in I County Weekly The Enterprise is among the oldest of country weeklies, and carries news from half-a-hundred communities in- to 3,400 homes. $3.00 a year •'\•'.> i. n.,,.,,.,, imiiHMiiililiiiiii M i[7] Altamont And Ai;6Aiii®UNTY POST SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR Single Copies, 10 cents ALTAMONT; ICY: NOVEMBER 21, 1958 QtiiiiittiiiiiiniiifpiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiniiiniiiiiu,,,!,,,,,,!^ | ( Enterprise Ads | Our long' list of advertisers speaks | well of the value of advertising-in i this paper. Use Enterprise ads to tell I readers about what you have to sell. [•JuiMdlllllim, •limit tlMIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIHimlMMIIltlMIHHHIIffl > SERVICES LAUNCH NEW SOS AREA APPEAL Many Protestant churches in this area will join next week with thou- sands of others throughout America in a nationwide chain of services of Thanksgiving dedicated to the 1958- 59 Share Our Surplus program of the churches through which foods from our national stocks of surplus are distributed free to needy people abroad. Special offerings at the Thanks- giving week services throughout the country will finance a large portion Of the cost of the coming year's schedule of relief. Unde^r the Share Our Surplus program, which will begin its fifth year with the 1958 Thanksgiving week emphases, more than a billion pounds of U. S. Government sur- plus foods have been given fo. hun- gry people in more than 25 countries abroad. The goal for the 1958-59 program is 300 million pounds, with a value in excess of $30 millions. Approxi- mately a million dollars will be re- quired to carry out the J.958-59 schedule of SOS assistance* which continues on a \300 pounds for a dollar\ cost basis. The SOS program is sponsored by Church World Service, cooperative overseas relief agency, of major Protestant denominations. Three regional SOS-Thanksgiving observances on Sunday afternoon, Nov, 23—one in Washington, D. C, one in Champaign, 111., and one in San Francisco — will launch the week of services through which mil- lions of Protestant Americans of all denominations will express gratitude for the abundance wtih which Am- erica has been.favored and for the privilege of sharing their blessings with those in need overseas, President's (12 PAGES) of Thanksgiving 103rd BlRiTiflbAY — Mrs. Ellai St; John, fdrhieriy of Altamont, observed- her 103rd birthday anniversary Monday, Nov. 17. She is pictured here at the Marcy Nursing Home, East Berne. (Photo courtesy of the Times-Union) • Mrs. St. John Notes Her 103rd Birthday Please Send Copy Early For Next Week's Paper Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. It wiil be a. holiday for practically everyone to enjoy — so, the staff ofisjhe Altamont En Mrs. Ella St. John, a native of Huntersland, Schoharie county, cele- .. brated her 103rd birthday Monday jterprise would also like to. enjoy the The community SOS emphases in the Marcy Nursing Home, East holiday, during the Thanksgiving week will Berne. occurr in both individual and inter- | A resident of this area most of church gatherings, a major portion her life, Mrs. St. John is alert and of them on Thanksgiving Eve or interested in current events. She is Thanksgiving Day. EVENTS TO jff-.'lr Churches, Schools, Fraternal, and Other Organizations an ardent fan of President Eisen- hower and reads the newspapers carefully. Mrs. St. John has been a widow since 1925. She has one son, Charles L. St.\ John, 74, of Glens Falls, and a niece, Grace Geiger of 'Sltambnt This paper will ,be printed next Wednesday night, instead of Thurs- day evening. To do this, we will need the cooperation' of advertisers, readers, and correspondents. To all of you — w£ ask. that -you send in copy EARJ-Y next' week for news, items and/apvertise'rhenis. The \deadline\ will be moved up one day for this issue. - • : ( Help us to enjoy the holiday too. lahk vou< —'ahd.'.aihSDDV Thanks- President Eisenhower .^^^^./^sside Thursday, Nov. 27, as Thanksgiving Day. He urgedsMteens to give thanks for the bless ngs which have \signalized pur loti aS'^afeon.\ \ BS . The Presidents annual,.prpdatoipn also called on the people to ask for guidance in striving fof.a.pfiW world for all men. The text follows:' ' ' .-•£*, \At this season of the year ye$ w reminded that the course of na- ture has brought us once agamvam u?e time of planting to the time of l harvest, and we turn to Atagbtyjaoa with heartfelt thanksgiving for ' His enduring providence. ,i;, \ \We are'grateful for tte plentiful weld of our soil and for the bless- l ings of food and clothing and sharer mat have succored us throughout' the year. We rejoice in the ,i#au|y # our land; in every brave and ' generous act of our fellow manfi'M? ^the counsel and comfort of our ' friends. We deeply appreriate.(.p§ Preservation of those ideals of lib- erty and justice which/form- the.aSspsjtf our national life and the hope of international peace. For theMl^nfcall t ne many spiritual ^^ tem . pored benefactions betokening (Soa;$ gflodness, we offer up our prayers of gratitude. , •-it M, \Let us be especially gratejg8pr||e religious heritage bequeathed us by our forebears as exemplifieap'pe Pilgrims, who, after the gath- ering of their first harvest, set wrapJppeeial day for rendering thanks to God for the bounties vouchsaf^pp&h. 6 ^ \Now therefore, I. Dwight;ji>|^^ihower, President of the United States of America, in cbnsonan^Sll* 116 joint resolution of Congress approved December 26, 1941, ;a^spMwg the fourth Thursday of No- vember of each year as Thanksgjpp^ay, do hereby proclaim Thursday November 27, 1958, as a day ofjnjpl°«§ thanksgiving. On that daylet us, in our homes and in oiir aerajaPjaea places of worship, give due ex- pression of our thanks for the^ibratongs which have signalized our lot as a nation, and let us ask forf||i|iance in our striving for world for all men. a better IJ \In witness whereof, I nayip§|ptato set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of An^lpto'be affixed. \Done at the City of Washu^ra^i|s 31st day of October in the year of our Lord nineteen hundredi. I a^;;;fif^-eight, ; and of the independence of the United States of Amerira-;|||Ppne hundred and eighty-third.\ Robert Hanna N; 'Citizen of the W i- Eismere Rod and Gun Club*will spapwr s a r round 1 and *§aufcr«s flanee Nov. \21 at the VEIsnlere Grade school from 8 p m, toj.2 midjiight Music by the Bar-M>-Boys. -•> -i PANCAKE SUPPER NOV. 22 The second annual pahcejke sup- per sponsored by the Westerlo Vol- unteer Fire Co. will be \held Satur- day/Nov. 22,, a t Modern' Wood- man's hall, Westerlo. v From 5 p. m. until all are served; Although deaf, Mrs St John has I^^'lISl^J^W!* retained her eyesight \ana enjoys d'XlS&P 3 * :*?$ffl-&Pl ' reading jbopks^aqd. h,er Bjble. • P.:-'&*.** *'^'->« Post Goes To Mark Frederick Mark Frederick of W J Frederick & Sons, 1015 Helderberg'Ave., Sche- nectady, has been appointed district representative for the Florists' Tele- graph Delivery association, according to Stanley Minshall, president.. Frederick will counsel and assist FTD members in his area in extend- TURKEY FESTIVAL NOV. 22 m g the national and international McKownville Fire department will' flowers-by-wire i service. On behalf hold-its annual turkey • festival. Sat-| of tn e association he will also in- urday evening, Nov. 22, at 8:15 at; yesbgate^^rists ^seeking member- MeKownyille firehouse, Arcadia *\\p -*-...k Ave., just off Western Ave., ,,Mc- KOWnville. Free refreshments, \^Oor prizes, lots of- turkeys and other prizes. Tickets may be purchased at the door. , •> This week a senior was \Citizen of the Week\ at Qugi land Central High school. Hanna's nomination states: \Bob Hanna throughout his years in high school has fine school citizen who is 100] cent worthy of the 'Citizen Week' award. He writes for, Guilderland Journal and is pn of the Key Club. He has/ably^ rected the Key Club operation selling individual pictures\ to ' student body. Schplastjcalry; ranks in the upper fourth ofj senior class. Bob has partkipaf various high - school _ choral' and' is currently president high school choir. Especially, worthy, is his. faithful service fi church; .tLyrm^Q^il^bimea) erl'd PTO Hears 'Ed' Report Hfifce Guilderland Central High |ool Parent-Teacher Organization last Wednesday at the high ol for a program on foreign diipation. Dr. Elton Butler, presi- 6t of the PTO, opened the meeting then Frank Andreone, chair- of the cMaecsfaip education de- cent, took over as moderator. , Members of the panel included Gretchen Pfeil, speaking on Sermany; Mrs. Diane Ozkum, speak- ng on Turkey; Miss Alice Dickes, oreign student from Luxembourg, eaking on her own country, and Jeriner, Guilderland's Ameri- t: Field Service representation to NUMBER 19 AIR 'FOREIGN' VIEWS — Taping the views of foreign educa- tion expressed by several Guilderland teachers, pupils and par- ents at last week's panel discussion in Guilderland Central JHigh school is Frank Andreone, chairman of the citizenship education department. Looking on are Elton Butler, left, Parent-Teach- er Organization president, and Jack Jenner, who spent last sum- mer in Argentina as an exchange student. (Photo courtesy 'of Knickerbocker News) Official Says Murder Probe 'At Standstill' ' The investigation of the brutal murder of Mrs. Beatrice Furbeck more than two weeks ago was de- scribed by an official this week as being \at a standstill.\ The body of Mrs., Furbeck was found Nov. 6 in the woods off Fur- beck Road, in the Settle's Hill area, near her- home Guilderland Fire Hall Dedicated Sunday Eight years of hard work re- sulted in the dedication of the New Guilderland fire station and hall Saturday evening. Visiting fire chiefs, the fire commissioners, „ „ >v , friends, firemen and auxiliary w .^^ She had been members heard the dedication of areas. FUTURE NEEDS OF CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OUTLINED The first step in the study of fu- ture needs of the Guilderland Cen- tral school district was taken Tuesday night when a lay commit- tee of 50 district residents met with the Board of Education committee John Martin vice president of the Board of Education and chairman of the board committee which has been studying enrollment figures' and other facts involving grades 7-12, opened the meeting by stat- ing the problems facing the Board •of Education, and listing the aims and objectives of his committee and. inviting the organization of a lay committee Supervising Principal Alton U. Farnsworth presented enrollment figures based on children now at r tending Guilderland Central schools for grades 7-12 for each school year, through 1965-66. According to the \enrollment ta- ble,\ enrollment in grades 7 to 12 is expected to increase from the year 1959-60 to the year 1965-66 as follows: Junior High school: Grade 7, from 318 to 392 pupils; Grade 8, from 211 to 432; Grade 9, from. 181 to 352. Total estimated in- crease, from 710 to-1176. Senior High school:- From 244 t o 344 pupils; Grade 11, 168 to 329; Grade 12, 152 to 3ll. Total es- timated increase, frdm 564 to 944. Total estimated increase in Jun- ior and Senior High, school, from 1274 to 2120. The present building at Guilder- land Center is at capacity with 950 pupils. Mr. Farnsworth said the number of childrfen on the census rolls (from birth through 18 years of age) has increased - from 4397 v in 1954 to 6015 in 1958. He also discussed the -the size of the building and facilities that would be needed for a 900-pupil junior high school. Also', by use of graphs, he indicated the- status of effort for the Guilderland district based on the tax rate on true value as compared with i6 other schools in the Capital District 3nd in Ro- chester, Syracuse and . suburban. Tax rate on ifjoll value in *1 >l I 'I 1 ^ If it r li 1 I J tesi»!#«fc Mm^m 8r»p« fe J Tz AT BIBLE INSTITUTE NOV. 23 Miss Edith Merdes will show slides of the Central Attierican Mission and of natives of Guate- mala and Honduras, at the Albany Bible Institute, 281 State St., dur- ing Sunday vespers (Nov. 23) at 4 p.m- Public, invited. ! MOVIE NOV. 28, UNIONVILLE The Youth Fellowship of Union- ville Reformed church.Will present a movie, \The Caine Mutiny*\ on Friday, Nov. 28, at 7 p. m., and Saturday, Nov. 29, at 1:30 p. m. Public invited. ' . .i — DANCE NOV. 28 Helderberg Post, No. 977, ^Ameri- can Legion, will sponsor a \Harvest Moon\ .dance Friday evening, Nov. 28 r from 9 to 1 o'clock in Legion hall, Altamont Blvd. Music by Gordon Hilton and band. RECORD HOR NOV. ?8 \Record Hop\ with Bill. Hickok, at Voorheesville Legion hall on Friday, Nov. 28, at 8:30 p. m. DANCE NOV. 29 Ravena Grange is sponsoring a dance at the Grange hall in Coey- mans Hollow Saturday night, Nov. 29. Round and square dancing. PANCAKE SUPPER DEC. 6 A pancake and sausage supper, sponsored by Pine. Grove. PTA 'for Boy Scout Troop 55, will be .served at Pine Grove school. on Gifford Church Rd., Route 406, Saturday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 8 p. in,. XMAS BAZAAR DEC. 6 The annual Christmas h'Szaar of the Unionville Reformed church will take place on Dee* 6, opening at 3 p. m^ A ham- sapper- vMfi be served, starting at 5 p. m. MINSTREL SHOW DEC, 12-13 The Ladies Auxiliary of the Al- tamont Fire ( department, vifiil pre- sent a minstrel show .Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and !% at 8:15 p. m., at the Altamont Elementary school auditorium. J shi in FTD. Frederic attended district representative indoctrination meetings at national FTD head- quarters in Detroit on Nov. 5, 6 and 7. • Other FTD posts held by Fred- erick include those of vice-chairman and chairman of his Unit 2-E. ' ' Frederick is active in Schenectady county agricultural affairs, being chairman of the extension service and vice-president of the Home and 4-H Extension department. He also is past president of the. Albany Florist Club and the Rotterdam Ki- wanis Club, and is presently serving on the advisory board of the Salva- tion Army. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick live in Duanesburgh. Town of Guilderland Asks For OK OB \lm Seal Thanksgiving Day in Canada is not strictly a legal holiday, Ac- cording to The World BooW En- cyclopedia, Thanksgiving depends each year on a s|ied^ • government . prttclaihiauon< At a recent meeting, the Guilder- land Town .Board approved the addption of the coat of arms of the Province of Gelderland in the Neth- erlands. Marty settlers living in the area in 1803 when 'Guilderland was formed from the Township of Water- vliet came from the Dutch province of Gelderland (or Guelderland, as it is sometimes spelled). Supervisor John King said he has written to H. Ryckeborsel, Nether- lands Consul-General in New York city, requesting\ legal permission for Guilderland to adopt the mother province's coat of arms. If permission.is granted, King said, he hopes to have the coat of arms displayed in the meeting room at the Town Hall, and eventually in- corporated in the town clerk's seal .and on all legal 'documents. The seal is composed; of <a shield, half blue \and half yellow, each side bearing a dragon. A red and white crown surmounts the shield. In College Play Direk E. Westervelt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph V. Westervelt'of 218 E. Grove St, Oneida, formerly of Altamont, will.appear in Wesleyan flies; Area Business Man Funeral services for David H. Wayne of 2151 New Scotland Road, New Scotland, vifho died suddenly Thursday, Nov. J8, were conducted Sunday at the' Brunk Funeral Home in Voorheesville. Rev. Ho- mer B. Silvern&l,'''IjggJ^E\' of New Scotland Presbyterian 1 ^church, of- ficiated. Interment was at New Scotland * cemetery. Mr. Wayne was born at New Scotland, and had heeh a lifelong resident of the town of New Scot- land. He was a rfetired Voorhees- ville coal dealer, and previous to entering the coal business he con- ducted a grocery business in Voor- heesville. At one time he operated a Ford agency in Ravena. Mr. Wayne was./ a member of Nathaniel Adams Blanchard Post, \American Legion,', and was vice- president of the .'New Scotland Cemetery association. Durijig World War I he served overseas with Company L of the 345th In- fantry, i •, Surviving are hjs wife, ihe for- mer. Orcelia Wesftfall'-bE Altamont; -his soft, James E, WJiyne'of New Scotland, and sisters,, Mrs. fcathryn Raynsford and Miss tm tha Wi of Voorheesville. A telSiW^flie\. JSflS tfiC'Sfe-ani-' Robert 5*. Ijinna, Old §tate Schenectady 3. Last Week's 'Citizen' „, Veronica Scott, a senior atvGuil- derland Central High school, ; was. named \Citizen of the Week.\ Ver- onica is the daughter of Edward C- Scott, Johnston Rd, Westmere. Her nomination stated, \Ronnie is secre- tary of the Sceptre Service Club and an active member of Student Council. Those who have had occas- ion to visit the health office at the high school during the past two years know Ronnie for her pleasing personality and her efficiency. She was also secretary of her class in her sophomore year.\ Veronica was awarded a \Citizen of the Week\ pin on .Thursday morn- ing. This award was one week late due to no school on Veterans' Day last week. gentina, speaking on that country, shot, stabbed and bludgeoned to the station and haU \to 1he service [ seven neighboring dfetrict. schools lyjeral students from the high death. . of the community,\. varied ffiom $3.5,85;perpl&ousand to. . # spoke on American education State Police have continued ques-l \T^ ceremony opened with,the \ §20.73- per\ -thQusahd^C,'-^ P ..-••...'.- < ™™\ \\ tQ \\ tioning friends, reUUvis\an1i™neigh- linVoeation by Rev. Leo Donovari, \, .The., tax 3®|l^QMfoAi0i^ffifes| TgivPI ^ej^heard on tape. nt was brought out that holds a more ^respected the community than in the H$$tates. The discipline prob- itjiSfes not seem to be important ' ign countries and this would t|>Jo.tie in with more respect for filers and for education in gen- e|S|'^:. humorous note was intro- dM^gwhen Miss Pfeil stated that nSfi||i§p'. parents in overseas army s^|if could be shipped home if tfiilfMdren became problems. 'Sparger nurriber of parents at- ki£aii ' and following the session to tu_rjr Police have continued ques- \ - ine. ceremony opened with, tnef^w-fp- p 'riends, relativesandl\ neigh- lirivoeation by Rev. Leo Donovan, i, .The., ts Bethlehem Vegetable Judges Win Again Future Farmers of the Bethlehem Central Chapter were the winners of ,axs3Ua*L. ^ . u - • tv.^'^ui^u a vegetable judging contest recently ntoth the teachers P *L^f h . sponsored by the Albany-Greene F. s<SpoI-cafetonum for refreshments. .£ ^ group y at &> Bethlehem Cen- tral Junior High' school, Delmar. Greenville Central was second, Windham, third, and Berne-Knox, m /ayne Guns and Cash Stolen At East Berne Store The theft of two 12^gauge shot- guns, ammunition arid about $75 from Helen's Superette on Route 43 in East Berne was reported to State Police at Selkirk last Thursday. John Crosier, co-owfter of the grocery and general stofe, said the establishment apparently': wis bur- glarized early last,Thursday; The theft was discovered .,'atbout 8:43 a. m. by his son, John, Jr>, 21. ' Crosier said a bacMoofc h&d been jimmied, but that,fflW ;; Burglar- or burglars left througf lep^ doori. N. One of the guns V##he# aixM- matic and the other -£' u||3 double^ b f re } e £j? eap0 ?- • PNKlfestunated about 500 roimds of ai&^ffltibhhad been taken. The '^febW/. all in silver, was taken fftfe .the' cash ; register. -?.;, 1 Ladies' Auxiliary To Present Minstrel Show The Ladies Auxiliary of the Al- tamont Fire department will pre- sent an old fashioned minstrel show Friday and Saturday nights, Dec. 12 and 13, at the Altamont Elementary school. The show is shaping up very nicely. The cast is rehearsing each Tuesday and Friday night. Come see and hear the \Post- master\ interlocutor, Merlin Oster- hout; the singing end men, Bob \Charcoal\ Whipple, Harold \De- bris\ Crounse, Ed \Embers\ Pol- lard, Herbie \Smokey\ Schaible, Dr. Vic \Nozzle\ Tymchvn and Dick \Hydrant\ Brkdt. The chorus is composed of some of the best singers in the Alta- mont area. They have about 15 nice snappy tunes to sing, the kind Plans To Replace i^BrHge At Guilderland IK pi • 9 Don Terhune of Bethlehem was ffibany county plans to replace the .high individual judge for the second #psed Grant Hill Rd. bridge in successive year. 'Others placed in taJi'Town of Guilderland, Maurice,the following order: 2nd George <$£kner, county highway superin-1 Dart, Windham; 3rd, Dick Bryan, tSSeht said this week Greenville; 4th, John Dabravalskas, ». CJlockner estimated the cost Bethlehem; 5th, Ted Bryan, Green- ofehiiilding the 150-foot bridge atlville; 6th, Robert Kropp GreenviUe; Sl&OOO. The State Public Works' <th. Robert Cross, Windham; 8th, *§Srtmeht must approve the plans'Gerald Hempstead, Berne-Knox. wjwe the county can proceed with The contests were conducted by ttiejgob.. ' Albert Crozier, extension specialist of ipie- county also hopes to replace a | the Department of Vegetable Crops Jifge at Clarksville in the Town of 'at Cornell University, and Joseph S', Scotland, where county road jFirth, inspector of the State De- Ryan, county fire co-ordiriator. I deriand is\ expMSdi»^f$^r^r?MI;' Mr. Ryan suddenly found himself rolled pupj} •'• pase3f' r 'onl. 'the t6t# on a hot spot. Originally slated budget as compared wth a rangjg to dedicate the hall, he suddenly in the other schools studied of $59(5 that make you stanp your feet and clap your hands. * The show will also have variety. Jane Ramsey Smith will sing a few of her special songs, and Mil- dred White will dance, tap and soft shoe. Get your baby sitter early. Don't forget the nights—Friday and Sat- urday, Dec. 12 and 13. • The ladies will conduct a house- to-house canvass in the near fu- ture. Give them your support — buy a ticket or two, then come to the show and enjoy yourself. Group Elects Rat Problem Brings Pledg< Albany's Mayor Cibrhjnfejiiii ptom- tedjo rid GMldetfMM.^ff^ iLt % Jdhii fcpmedy, today, and tomorrow. | patrol the area~as^\w\§l?ls/we 6 dm\* A freshman at wesleyan,'Wester^ and ''eliminate the'rafipwblem , r velt is a graduate of Guilderland l Rats have been WaglMS hbme- Cpntvnl Hit»h' snhnni owners in the WestbfoWsectibh \6i tMversity's (Middletown, tdnh^.PfbBlem., ,.,,„. productibn of \Volpbne the Stefan I In a letter • to 'SupewMir Zweig adaptation' of Ben Johsort's King, the,Maybr smd,ttaf?%< comedv. tndav. nhll fminrmm I nhfi-nl fho nWsb DC. ItvaWViA-iV;i Central High' school. ^UBscribito the Altamont ^teJSsf 1 * .cu^lhSS^gg phse — $3.00 per year. - 'dftmpiS in Albany. ^ ^vl^ra\^ 1 Paul Muiheirn was elected presi- dent . of the Western Turnpike Area Business Association at a recent dinner meeting of the as- sociation. \Other officers are John Schroe- der and Jatries Hbran, vice presi- dents; Gene Falzano, secretaiY! Harry Burch, treasurer; Harold Fonda, Everett Cornell, Ernest ifles earmarked for 1959. Chesebfos: and Alice Begley, direc- tors. The\ new officers will be installed at a dinner meeting on Jan. 23. fcpjtaph: A Statement that lies above the Ohe who lies below. — ing. Times, ^2iaoins state route 43. The cost ^.pebuilding the 35-foot span was «&fnated'at 535,000. %-Ttie two bridge projects are in- ^(!p,ed in a §450,000 appropriation f$j§tfhe county highway department JjfcUje 1959 budget ,;:|Bie county budget, which will be ^p;. at a public hearing Nov. 25, w*#iow. a decrease of alrnost $200,- yJO'from this year's budget SVTiie 'Grand Hill Rd. bridge col- (aftsed last June under the weight #:an : overloaded truck Since then *;hasr been blocked to traffic at b*Sh- approaches. ?:Both the Grant Hill Rd. and the ^Mtfksville bridges will be able to a^iximodate 20-ton loads when re- Mti The posted limit of the Guil- derland bridge before it gave way was-four tons. The state require- BKrit is 20 tons. ^pther major projects in the $450,- OOQ'budget item include: , N C6mpletion of reconstruction of wo; niiles of route 401 from Wes- «$lcrtdi South Westerlo. .'Qonipletion of route 351 from KeMsseiaeiville to Medusa. -.! TOihet county's plans are approved, tne-*ew Grant Hill Rd. bridge will h^Sepiers'and steel superstructure. *fc' GlOqkner said reconstruction °f' ffie:;Glarksville bridge was neces- sawfbecause of its \low lie\ with respect to the connecting highways. About $105,000 of the $200,000 de- crease; in' the county budget repre- sents an anticipated reduction in Welfare, expenses. Another factor is a Seduced amount of bond matur- . The new budget provides for no general increases, except for higher salaries and allowances for increased 0|ts 'of supplies and materials. nbt marry now? Two can . e as cheaply as one can five years froifi how.—Changing Times. partment of Agriculture and Mar- kets, Albany. GiiilderlanTPTFfo Sell Xmas Trees Dec. 20-21 Christmas trees by the score will decorate the Guilderland Elementary school yard on Dec. 20 and 21, for that is \when delivery of the Parent- Teacher association's newest project will take place. This organization, under the presi- dency of M. A, Preston, Westmere, is this year sponsoring a sale of Christmas trees. Reservations are being taken now. The trees, to be shipped from Vermont, will be fresh-cut, fully-branched balsams, reaching a height of from 6 to 7 feet. They will sell at $2.50 each. The PTA is anxious to complete the list of reservations as soon as possible. Payment is not required until the tree is picked, up. For reservations, call Mrs. M. A. Preston, Albany 8-4830. Return From France Spc. 4 Charles W. Gardner Jr., Mrs. Gardner and daughter Nan- cy returned Monday, Nov. 17, from Ingrandes,. France, on the USNS \Patch.\ Mr. Gardner has spent more than a year and a half overseas with the Army. He returns to Fort Dix next week and will re- ceive his discharge in the near fu- ture. , The Gardners are staying with Mrs. Gardner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Musser of Altamont. Mr. Gardner is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Gardner of Guil- derland. found another plaque to present to Thomas Van Wagenen Sr., On behalf of the Fire department, commemorating 27 years service to the department. After accomp- lishing these two tasks, there sud- denly-appeared out of nowhere a new turnout coat for Mr. Ryan to present to Tom, on behalf of Edward Reisdorph, firemen's sup- plier, of East Greenbush. As the speaker of the evening was delayed, Mr. Ryan then found that he had been elected to pinch- hit in his place. This he did in his usual capable manner. He was finally allowed to rest as Everett Clayton, chairman of the Guilderland fire commissioners, presented the keys to the new Howe fire truck to Chief Richard Cox, who accepted on behalf of the department. Benediction was pronounced by Rev. Douglas Gray, pastor of the H a m i lton Union ' Presbyterian church of Guilderland. Just as everyone was getting ready to partake of refreshments, the speaker of the evening, Chief Charles Fales, Division of Safety, State of New York, arrived after a rather hectic trip from his home in Haverstraw. He described the trip to the audience, concluding with \So you see it was a quiet trip, nothing else happened!\ Chief Fales complimented the firemen and members of the auxil- iary on their accomplishment in building the station and hall \the hard way.\ Guests present included Edward Reisdorph. East Greenbush; Cap- tain Edward Murphy, Albany Fire- department; Chief Shirley Heimlich, Ft. Hunter Fire department; Adam J. Sieler, Rotterdam Volunteer Firemen's association; Frederick Smith, Eismere, Hudson-Mohawk, Hudson Valley Firemen's associa- tions. Thirty-one firemen and 25 ladies of the auxiliary were present. Re- freshments were served by the auxiliary. County Gets Funds State Comptroller Arthur Levitt has announced the distribution of $24,204,663.02 as per capita as- sistance to the cities, towns and villages of the state. Albany county's share of the distribution is '$388* 741.56. This payment is the third quarter- ly installment in the state's 1958-59 fiscal year. The checks were mailed to the ifscal officers of the state's 62 cities, 550 villages and 932 towns, Unlike other types of state aids which are granted for a specific purpose (such as education highr ways and health) the per capita, aid can be used for any general muni- cipal purpose. and $1008 per pupil. Richard F. Barnett, business manager, discussed the bonded,.in- debtedness of the district and the present rates of payment, and esj- timated that state aid would pay 51 percent of the cost of a new junior high school. Building. Ernest Bachartd, president of the Board of Education, gave the as- semblage a resume of resolutions passed at the recent annual, meet- ing of N. Y. State School Boards association, and pointed out that the state association would - put forth great effort through the Leg- islature to find avenues of tax sup- port other than the present levies pn real estate. After- a question >. and answer - period the group present indicated that the problem must be faced:. Elected as general' chairman was James Hendricks of 51 Terry Ave. of the Fort Huiiter-, area of this school district.', M£ Hendricks pro- ceeded to organizt'iKk group into the following TOrirhittees: Finance, building, populati(^«;6f student en- rollment, public*\..relations and general and special committees. . The various .su^pm^nlttee chair- men and the general committefe made immediate pans to meet,to' set up. the -responsibilities in each area, and set as 'a goal a report to\ the Board of Education not later than Feb. 1, 1959i .. Co. Grange Officers Installed At Ravena ' \' >a Ravena Grange .was ' host at a recent meeting of Albany County- Pomona Grange, at which tujie Keith Harvey of Serne w,as install- ed as master. Other officers in- stalled Were: Overseer, Charles Sullivan, Sel- kirk; steward, Gurdon Clapper,,^ Preston Hollow; lady assistant steward, Mrs; Pauline Kleirike, Al- bany; assistant steward, Fdka¥d Kleinke, -Albany.; chaplain, MiS. Stella Vincent, Alcove; lecturer* Mrs. Wava Wukits, J^lanspn; : •|.^ retary, Mrs. jfeaihtie.Geagan,. w- hoes; Flora, MrS. .^Welthea Sha- ver, Medusa; Geres.'Jirs. Ada Udell of Clarksville; .Boni6na, : MrS;.'JdV|e- Harvey, Berriet - ; gait|kee)p% Rtfloeyt Anderson, Westerlo)} ; toenibey,j,cjf executive committee for :three: years, Robert' ^yfliej' 4 Goei^ansS HollOW. ' •>'.:•-.'. y S. '.'\ '- ' \•' tW' Earl LduckS;'-?iif' ; Ravei)a. R'i'D;,] deputy of Alban^'Geunt^ ?6mbha Orange.-and :hiS -'fiSfiir ihstatiea :tfteV officers. 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