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County Weekly I fThe Enterprise is among the oldest ,;Of country weeklies, and carries news |from 50 communities into more than ; ;3,400 homes. $3.00 a year. And ALBAiHlyNTY POST Enterprise Ads Our long list of advertisers speaks well of the value of advertising in this paper. Use Enterprise ads t o tell. readers about what you have to sell. EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR Single Copies, 10 cents ALTAMONT, N. Y., ^^^IBRUARY 19, 1965 t<> LEADERS AT LINCOLN DA'Y — Clasping hands in unison at the annual Lincoln bay'.dintifcr of the Albany County Republican committee are, from left: Edward Conway, county chairman; Rep- resentative John Lindsay, Manhattan, who was guest speaker at Jast Thursday night's event in the Schine Ten Eyck hotel, Albany, and Carl Spad, the party's new state chairman. (Photo courtesy of Knickerbocker News) r*v GOP Giff-Tdii^TiipJE^jrs^rThe 4th annua! Railsplitters Ball wasf sponsored last Thufsdayf^hisjht by the Lincoln Republican club of the town of Bethlehem and the Albany County Republican Information Service. J'. Willard Frament, left, Cohoes GOP leader, is served coffee by Mrs. Sari Warner, vice chairman, Berne Republican committee, while those waiting are, from left: George Van Etten, county GOP committeenian; Gordon Morris, general chairman of the dance and a com- mitteeman; and Robert F. Dufresne, who plans to seek the party nomination as town of Coldnie supervisor. Nearly 200 attended this gala affair at Schrafft's Restaurant and Motor Inn, Glen- mont. (Photo courtesy Knickerbocker News) GOP Is Told Political Machines Must Go' (Knickerbocker News) Republicans have a job to do in the big cities and suburbs. This was the message Repre Set Scholarship Fund Drive For March 1-5 The Guilderland Central school district is mobilizing for its 12th annual scholarship fund drive. During the week of March 1-5, ..___._-.-- ~ 0_ M \\\L t I volunteers from the parent-teach sentative John Lindsay, Manhat-| er organizations of ^ district . s schools will canvass all the resi- dences and businesses in the area in behalf of the fund which en- ables some deserving Guilderland Central High school seniors to continue their educations after graduation. Alan Andrews, representing the Guilderland Elementary school, is this year's chairman of the fund drive committee which includes: Charles Ciaccio, principal of Guil- derland Central High school; Mrs. Marion Robertson, Altamont Ele- mentary; Mrs. Mary Buckless, Fort Hunter Elementary; Mrs. Ida Wilkus, Westmere Elementary; Frank E. Hobson, Jr., Guilderland Central High school; Richard E. S erven, Guilderland Junior High school, and Mrs. Olga Ritzko, P.T.O. council. It If 1 tan, brought to Albany, last/Thurs- day night at the 67th annual Lin- coln Day dinner of the Albany County Republican organization. Mr. Lindsay, who has been men- tioned as the Republican party's next candidate for governor, said, \People in the nation are., just looking to an alternative to the big city political machines that have gripped the cities. The Re- publican party must demonstrate that it cares for , people and for right of individuals. We are the party of the individual.\ A capacity audience of 600 in- cluding newly appointed 'State GOP Chairman Carl Spad, turn- ed out for the Lincoln Day event in the Schine Ten Eyck hotel ball- room and Fort Orange suite. Extra attention was focused on the event because a rebel faction of the county GOP was holding a similar event, on a smaller scale, in Schrafft's Restaurant in ©len- mont. The Manhattan lawmaker said Republicans must study and evalu- ate their party's defeat in two re- cent national elections. \After the election of 1964 our party was left torn and divided and bleeding in a pile of rubble,\ he said. \We (Continued on Page 4) PTAs Slate Xighfs On For Education' Annual Ham Supper . Feb JM At 'Ce§| The Dutch Arms Men's cliibt* hold its annual ham supper of& ]t , urday, Feb. 20. The sup^J* be held at the Heldeberg Rfffip? ed church, Guilderland CenteEfc The following committee cnwfc men were appointed at the Jastft ary meeting: T,„;ril& Dining room, Harry ^^ kitchen, Leon King and Cnarjs Miller; parking, Richard LamMr clean-up, Robert Loomis; ticKew and publicity, Robert FreisatzjsM - licitation of pies, Raleigh MonfR- Serving will begin at 4 P^jSSd and continue until all are sery|k. Tickets may be obtained at fflf. door or from members of fflJ? club. (12 PAGES) NUMBER 31 Werg Kiwanis Sets ncake Supper Feb. 27 ||#nbers of the Helderberg Ki- &iiZ • wili sorve the com- S\f. ln a little different way ^ hey usually do. Pancakes ^sausage this time - and all a , toT™ can eat. Marsh Stevens, I g? Deals. Bernie Jacobs, Alex •fiyw? and Paul Giebitz will be _? Wief cooks and will feed all s?t^\ ay at i he Knox fire ha '•from 5, . on Feb. 27, with serving P- m. until all are served. 'en^ eeds from tne supper will »°£o the children's fund ear- 5™&tei mainly for the playground fS W1 ]' b e established in Knox ™£eof all children in the Knox- S» ALTAMONT P.TJW 1-NIGHTER MAR HIT WITH •'7:5 Last year's Altamont talent show left the audience with omy; one complaint - it wasn't • long; enough. So with one success Mr] der the belt,\ producer R?$y> Bleichner decided to risk a n#rei lengthy show. And it paid Q%£\ Monday night at the Altamontg-: ementary school. Half-hour Mr fore show time seats were diJBp cult to find. By show time it l^s standing room only. ,.,|. i Talent that had hitherto b|fejlv confined to gatherings of old; friends now was brought on.|9?' all to enjoy. And \enjo; was the key word here. There was something for \chUja-K ren\ of all ages. Maybe some,jof| us kids recalled the title of tnat' nostalgic tune, \Stardust\ placed; by Henry Hedden and Bud JoiaeSr| but it was equally enjoyed .j^as something \new\ for the young- sters. \ On the other hand, \old-timers\ found themselves applauding ftieir arms off for a Guilderland Hi&hri school foursome calling themsely£s —of all things — the \Uncallii Four.\! They were anything rait that, with their rendition of some real cool folk tunes on two gui- tars and (you should excuse the expression) bass. The \bass\ was an inverted wash tub with a string and a thing-a-maodfi afc,pie end of it. Bat,- j nJaif;' whaf-rBy-jf. them! Remember the name —t™ 1 WARNER FOR AMONT MAYOR '-two citizens of Altamont out Tuesday night for the 's annual caucus, at which dominations were made for the !*™ge election to be held March *™r.' The caucus named Lawrence jfa- Warner of 117 Prospect Ter- jsPPefor a first term as mayor of ilpe-Village. Mr. Warner was nom- \t& to succeed Mayor John D. iff, who declined to run again l #or health reasons. [g •also nominated unanimously by jthecaucus were John W. Arm- ftong to succeed himself as vil- lage trustee, and Luther C. War- ', |ner,of Maple avenue as trustee to Succeed Lawrence Warner. Ed- jfSpfW. Sanford Jr., who has been '.seeing as police justice under ja jtaporary appointment by the jBoani of Trustees, was nominat- igd-'Jor a full term. This is a jaevp office in Altamont village government. •• Lawrence Warner, who has been acingmayor for two months, also is an,assessor for the village. He has been a trustee for four years, and has lived in Altamont more than 20 years. He was born in Detroit but his parents were or MARRIED 60 YEARS — Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller prepare to cut their 60th wedding anniversary cake, at an open house Sun- day, Jan. 31, at their home in Berne. About 100 guests called during the afternoon and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were mar- ried Jan. 31, 1905, at the home of the bride's parents on West Mountain. Mrs. Miller is the former Anna B. Gibbs. (Photo by Anthony Yarmchuk) Plan Crop Production Conference Feb. 24 World Day of Prayer Service Mar. 5, Beme FEB. 27TH SET FOR EVENT IN HONOR OF ALTAMONT C1TIZ0I Plans are nearly complete for a testimonial dinner honoring Leo B. WestfaJI, citizen of Altamont and outstanding civic worker over a long period of years. The din- ner will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p. m., at the Maplewood Inn. All civic and citizens organi- zations, also all business men and other citizens have been invited to attend. Leo B. Westfall retiredvg|irwn state service in 1935, butane was by no means through with his pro- fession. He joined the TVA, and in 1936-37 was involved in the de- sign of the mile-long 108-foot high Chicamaugua dam near Chat- tanooga. The civil engineer smil- ingly refers to the TVA project as \the engineer's paradise.\ Completing his work with the TVA, Westfall became a district flood control engineer for ' the state of Pennsylvania. Then he re- turned to the Albany area, and in 1940 joined the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Upon reach- ing the mandatory retirement age of 65, he retired in 1951. Since then, his work has chiefly been of a consulting nature. .?_ He is a life member and past president of the Hudspn-Mohawk section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He also is, a life member and past president of the Albany county chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. Westfall was born near Quaker Street on Nov. 15, 1886, son of William M. and Loretta Durfee Westfall. The family moved to Altamont from Oneonta in 1896. He was married to the former Edna Beebe on Nov. 21, 1906. They have one son, Leo E. Westfall of Old Forge; a daughter, Mrs. Ed- mund S. Witbeck, Gleason Rd., East Glenville; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He is a life member of Noah Lodge of Masons, and served as master of the lodge in 1917. Westfall finds his life busy, use- ful and rewarding. He draws upon A World Day of Prayer service j of worship will be held for the! ~ - 'hill\ churches at 1 p. m. Mar. 5 his knowledge as a civil engineer The Albany County Agricultural I Extension Service has arranged an' isinallv from Thomoson's Lake\ i all \ day conference on the Produc- j ..__ „. , v . ,„. moi . aTemDlo^ed wfth thedata lvl'-^ on ol farm crops ' lX wU1 be held ™ St - Paul's Lutheran church in.in consulting work. He and Mrs. oILXiartmem oGeneral El- i Wednesday. Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. Berne. A coffee hour will follow Westfall make frequent trips into S„SScUnec^dv to 3:3 ° p ' ^ at fee Clarksville the service. the country for a day q£ rest and gro company, ot,nen«.uiu>. Community cburqh_.ha)l..,.Anyone. . The .co-chairmen. Mrs. Johnlchajogev Js A^vrto^easoffiAe^la3t& fc] ^TC—Wands; was appointed as good hay, pasture, silage or grain have planned the service in con- In fact, one \flay in Tefarement is _ an by Mayor Miller, and crops is invited to attend. junction with Helderberg Council usually as busy and full as any in the Uncalled \Four — you may re-/Mrs. Beryl N. Grant, village clerk, | Norman c Kidder, county agri-fof United Church Women. The | his entire lifetime. cultural agent who has arranged {participating churches for thei s * * * the program, stated that the Pro-! services are. St Paul's Lutheran. A AJtamont citizen or friend duction of large high quality for- | |t John s^u^ran. Berne^Re- ! f LeQ R WestfaJJ who hgs mt age crops on farms is of great im-li? rrne( i: . oeaveraam Kerormea, \ Uan „ —*„„*„„. u.. _.-._•_ .•_- call in later years watching; them on TV that you saw them here first! The group is comprised of Jim Besha, Ed Bruhn, Don Law- head and Bill Solodow. (Inci dentally, the Uncalled Four won first place in the Key club talent was named as secretary' At the close of the meeting, re- tiring Mayor Miller was given a rising vote of thanks for the work he has done for the village during two years as a trustee, and four years as mayor. The mayor, in show Saturday night at GCHS). TCturn, thanked acting Mayor The Parent - Teacher organiza- tions of the Guilderland Central School District will sponsor a \Lights on for Education\ program. D ... ;- \'7 March 2 to inform district resi- Representative of Greene coun^ 'will speak at the next Town oi Our Station Squares (oops! I mean Station Square Dancers) were ably represented by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Maikoff, Mr. and Mrs. John Slifer, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Mosher and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sand, some of whom had recently (Continued on Page 4) | Representative Lane To Speak To Knox GOP Clarence \Larry\ Lane, State M fT Village Officials Group To Meet Here Feb. 24th The annual winter dinner meet- ing of the Mohawk-Hudson As- sociation of Village Officials of the State of New York will be held at 7 p. m. Feb. 24 at Maplew&od Inn, Altamont. Speaker will be Deputy Motor Vehicle Commission- er Albert Danzig. This dinner is open to all vil- lage officials and wife, husband or friend, including police officers, department heads, etc. Reserva- tions must be in by Feb. 22, speci- fying roast beef or turkey, to Vil- lage of Ravena, P. O. Box 63, Ravena, N. Y. For further infor- mation contact your local village clerk. dents about proposed state legisla- tion affecting education. Expected to participate are State Sentator Jack E. Bronston, representing the Democratic ma- jority, and Senator Julian B. Er- way of Albany. Either Senator Earl W. Brydges, senate mihority leader, or Senator D. Clinton Dominick 3rd will present the Re- publican point of view. Purpose of the meeting, accord- ing to Mrs. John J. Cantwell of North Bethlehem, Albany district legislative chairman for PTA, is to \inform interested taxpayers of proposed state legislation in the fields of education, welfare and protection of children of the school district.\ She said residents will leam how the legislation would directly T tu „„+ t u„ c-ou^io^u; f . I affect the school's current pro- In the past the scholarship fund 1C r ra mc „ i •- • • • has aided about 60 young men and women who might otherwise have had to discontinue their education when they graduated from high school. The scholarships are ap- plicable at all types of institutions. Any senior who has been accepted by a college, university, commun- ity college, nursing school, trade school, business college, or the like, is qualified to apply for aid from the fund. His application will be judged on the basis of character, need, ability to pursue the work in his chosen field, school record, and school and community activities. The selection committee which reviews the applications and awards the grants consists of two to three members from the school district's PTA or PTO groups, a professor from an area college, Guilderland High school's guid- ance counselor and the high school principal. TRI-COUNTY PONY CLUB The next meeting of the Tri- County Pony Club will be held at the Gifford Grange hall at 1:30 p. m. Feb. 21. A covered dish luncheon will be served. Just 100 extra calories every day, not used up in activity, adds up to 10 pounds gained in a year. grains and services and what the cost would be to the taxpayer. h „\^ this Presentation of facts st»tPH e .^ p . erts '\ Mr s- Cantwell citlTen JiVt our hope that ever y are TnH n , kt J 0W . what his choices choices wni^h the „ res «\s of his we ho DP L be '. f • Mos * important, hta S a tn, \L 1 ?^ will inform £g that new ° f , hlS ° h0iCeS - assur - port and participation*' Of Alton U. Farnsworth, superintendent o f schools; the administrative Staff, and school board. USE HEAD—DON'T GiT, HURT The driver who uses Tius head is far less apt to get it 'injlirefl» Ac- cording to the Institute'fw Safer Living, the head is the inq^lt vul- nerable part of the'bodifi 14-m os t traffic accidents. Studies indicate that up to 70 per centof' all auto injuries occur to thfe^iidad and neck. Seat belts offe*'Me, best preventive measure. Tfte)s£/x&strain head and body from::'beJnk';ttiroivn against Darts nf th« AHJ.- .-^| - - against parts of the.ta'te^tfeciBirv windshield and m&t^Mm^mf Knox Republican Club meeting to be held at 8 p. m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the home of Mr. and Mrs- Clement O'Clair. Under the newly approved re- apportionment plan for the state, Mr. Lane could possibly be the candidate for the newly formed 111th Assembly District. Members of the club are urged to bring their friends and neigh- bors, and any interested persons. Mr. Lane's topic will be on re- apportionment and what it will mean to the people of the 111* District, of which the Town « Knox will be' a part. It is as- sured this program will be of grw' interest to the people in the Kn« area. . Plans for the annual St. Pat- rick s Day dance will be made at this time. Warner for his able asistance dur ing his absence as mayor, and noted that he felt Mr. Warner and the other nominees would \serve very well.\ Mayor Miller review- ed briefly the many changes and improvements that had been made in the village during the recent years. The caucus lasted just 25 min- utes, and was marked with har- mony. One village official noted \a feeling of good will and to- getherness.\ n^^p\n^\\rn'thA\e; n nomip';n;c'e;V'Knox Reformed, Thompson's Lak e| \ been contacted by civic organiza- orTaUuVVaVai™^ \^ ^ ^ rese ™ t ' 0nS to tian Congregational. Women from these churches will lead the serv- ice Merlin Osterhout at UNion 1-8953. As a result of an unanticipated demand, reservations must be paid Pharmacy Burglarized ter Griffcth and Reeshon Feurer, research specialist Armin H. Fur- rer Jr.. from the Cornell agrono- my department: Edward J. Arm- brust. research assistant in ento- State Police in Loudonville are:'™ lo £y a ' Cornell, and Dr. Mar- looking for the person or persons i,ln \«*?•. extension agronomist who broke into Westmere Phar-! a ! » hp University of Massachu- macy early Sunday morning and j s ° lt;- - operation. The recent unfavor- able three years of drought condi- tions has pointed \up the need tor~ Th SDeaker at the serv ice of' for b -V Tuesday, Feb. 23. Checks do everything just right if a farm ™ e r ^rcommitmenf will be should be made out to the Alta operation is to survive. This eon-i£ es : John H Mever minister of\ 10 \* Kiwanis club. No reserva ference program has been plan- the Berne and Beaver dam Reform-j tions will be honored that are not ned to help crop producers learn , d cnurc hes His topic will be- P ai d for and verified by Tuesday, some of the modern Production .. Effective p rar .. | Feb. 23. All those planning to at- practices that research has proven | ^ offering'will be received at |tend, please notify the following the service, in support of united | Kiwanians before that date, Frank J. Bruno, UN 1-8869; Merlin Os- necessary to get large yields of high qualiu. ! efforts in missions at home and College specialists from Cornell! abroad. Envelopes will also be and Massachusetts who will give j available at the participating the program are Professors Wal- churches for use b<- those who wish to contribute but will be un- able to attend the service. terhout, UN 1-8953. Smoker For Fathers PTA Nominating Group took \between S100 and S200.\ The break was reported to police j by the owned. Irving Lippman of j HONOR STUDENT Churches, Schools, Fraternal, and Other Organizations HAM SUPPER FEB. 20 The Dutch Arms club of tne Helderberg Reformed church, »' Guilderland Center, will hold vf annual ham supper on Saturday. Feb. 20, starting at 4 p. m., ana continuing until all are served. ROAST BEEF. SUPPER FEB. » Roast beef supper will be servea at Coeymans Hollow Methodisi church on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 5 p. m. on. BAKE SALE FEB. 20 The Women's Guild for Chris- tian Service of the Berne Reforni- ed church will sponsor a bake sa' e at Conklin's Market, Berne. Sat- urday, Feb. 20, beginning at 10:* a. m. CARD PARTY FEB. 20 . Card party, sponsored by ynw Chapter, OES, 8 p. m. Feb. 20, at Masonic hall, Berne. Penny taW e ' refreshments. (Continued on Page 6) ._ _. _.. c . .. t Jay Francis, son of Mr Albany. The intruders apparently |Mi>. Jay Francis. Star Route, Al-iTariello, broke a lock on the rear door tojtamont. has been named to the] gain entrance. |dean's list at State Universitv Ag-1 Reading W. J. LaPalrl and R. J. Ams- The nominating committee to present a slate of officers for the Guilderland Elementary School I Parent - Teacher association for the ensuing year 1965-66 includes: |Mrs. Carl Sand, chairman; Mrs. and; Arthur Mengel and Mrs. Paul zyuski of the Loudonville barracks are investigating. Art Classes To Begin At Station Mar. 11th Art classes for high school ages and adults will start at the Alta- mont railroad station March 11, under auspices of the Altamont Planning association, it was an- nounced by Mrs. Frank Williams. Mrs. Williams, who will teach the art classes, stated that this session will emphasize art appre- ciation, techniques and composi- tion. Enrollments are now open. Classes are limited to 15 students. Mail the form below to P. O. Box 467, Altamont. Tuition will be $20 for association members. and $22.50 for non-members, plus supplies kit. Classes will bo held Thursday evenings weoklv for two hours from 7:30 to 9-30 p. m. Classes will run for 10 weeks. .Course information may be ob- tained by calling Mrs. Williams at UN 1-8560. Please enroll me as a student in the Altamont Planning Assoria- 52? Art Course. Tuition of $20' *«.50 is enclosed. Niuwe a current best seller ricultura'fand Technical College at convinced us of one thing. The Cobleskill. A senior, Mr. Francis wages of sin is a big, fat royalty is maiorine in agriculture. check. —Changing Times. Dr. David F. Kennedy, assistant professor of psychiatry at Albany Medical School, will discuss \The Communication of Human Be- havior\ at the \Smoker For Fathers\ on Tuesday, Feb. 23, when the Guilderland Elementary school PTA meets at 8 p. m. A question and answer period will follow Dr. Kennedy's speech. IN ROUND NUMBERS — The minimum cost of the federal anti- poverty drive has been placed at $100 billion over the next 10 years, by Michael Harrington, a consultant to the program. ess »er Non-Member _,,..-.-•* checks payable to Alta- \jg^Planning Association, Inc. \ment closes March 1. SCOUTS' FATHER-SON DINNER — At the first Father-and-Son dinner of Troop 264, Boy Scouts of St. Boniface Episcopal church, Route 20, Scoutmaster John C. Boynton, at right, presented one- year pins to the charter members of the troop, that has completed its first year's activities. The charter scouts, from left are Kell Schou, Bob Sisk, Ralph Carlson, Carl Peterson, Richard Schou, Mi- chael Walin. Nearly 50 scouts and parents enjoyed a \pot luck\ dinner. Entertainment featured a fascinating presentation of magic by a friend of scouting who generously gave his services. (Photo by Edward C. Brandow) M & dm& ?m*0msmm ^fl(J5»/M-.«M9'.V 1* rtVJJ) #«ffW^«%^te^ '-%*\ 43\^:V ; '-^' :<~Y.^tyiZ££Z^^tt&3r, ^^x****.
