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m -*.?. Albany County Weekly The Enterprise is among the oldest of country weeklies, and carries news from 50 communities into more than 3,400 homes. $3.00 a year. EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR And AlBi^feNTY POST Enterprise Ads Our long list of advertisers speaks well of the value of advertising in this paper. Use Enterprise ads t o tell readers about what you have to sell. Single Copies, 10 cents ALTAMONT, X.% ^MARCH 5, 1965 (14 PAGES) NUMBER 33 fall, Outstanding ognition Dinner' Altamont Honors Citizen, and Wife, \Leo B. Westfall Day\ in |||L mont, decreed in a proclaitlffl»W by Mayor John D. Miller, *W£m. maxed by a Recognition dinfifgi maxed Dy a Kecognmw\ ^^Sfcikn^\\; '•\\ \<\\\' guests aid not Saturday night at jtheMaple^|^W o^c 0 nnic'.s arrival in A lta- Inn, honoring Leo B. Westfall/* has been invaluable in his nKSTO;| and continuing services as a JPgjWi?l fessional engineer to three or nMje village administrations during ;gg past 15 or 20 years. '?;|j£ The entire program of regpf nition was under the sponsoKSMjp of the public and business afgsp committee of the Altamont «| wanis, under the chairmanshipj$fi Frank Bruno. Mr. Bruno recflg^on ed enthusiastic \cooperation ^HpiSte 11 w ^ ce , lv f d I boutonni ere f*n™., K-!„, a „! a n e in nlanninK#ii;nii.L Were ,aken \y Jim Besha arl^! ere unabl ° to \\end - they Tit? 0nin « in California. thaHi, ^Prise\ was in the fact ,_!<* the two honor guests did not 2jf [lshe \Popped ,n\ on Ethem. ?, n l l came time to escort he Ma Plewood. She had Wri.ii , u, e nome of Mr - and Mr «- wright Westfall. iurt VUlg al ,he Maplewood — JUS across the street from their jPJ« home the WestfalLs were jfonl, J^ Kiw anian Edwin San- K?« Mrs. Sanford, hosts for M rs . Westfalli and Mr> £l v .wtail received a boutonniere. COMMUNITY RECOGNITION — Altamont citizens numbering more than 100 attended a Recogni- tion dinner Saturday night at the Maplewood Inn, honoring one of their fellow citizens,'Leo B. West- fall of Maple avenue. Near the close of the program, the community's gift- was presented to Mr. Westfall by his nephew, D. Wright Westfall (left), who is a former mayor of Altamont. \What is it, and what is it for?\ was the question. It's a Paul Revere Sterling silver bowl — \and it's not for cigar ashes!\ said Mrs. Westfall, sharing the gift. (Photo by Jim Besha) fellow Kiwanians in planning^! eyent, and in conducting it %S happy conclusion. fff During the week preceding '-M B. Westfall Day\ Mr. Wesfg said he had received telegrjgg] many letters and phone calls fMJPj a wide area, offering congrafAaufe tions to him, and to Mrs. Wesfauv Sharing the evening's hojgitl; was Mr. Westfall's wife, the MS mer Edna Beebe. Escorted§|!$, D. Wright Westfall (their nepti$5§ and former mayor of Altamontjf; and Mrs. Westfall, the family jft ty arrived at the front door*|>! the inn a few minutes after 7 o'clock. Besides the two West-, fall couples, the honor guests in- cluded the senior Westfalls' daiight ter, Mrs. Edmund Witbeck (H^fla Westfall) and — surprise of'^t surprises — their granddaughter/ Constance Westfall of Syracuse; She is a twin daughter of lEgj Westfalls' son and daughterljn-- law, Leo E. ajid Freda Bec|% Westfall, proprietors of BeckeCS on 4th Lake. The Leo E. West-. ^fL^ ev ening's events began. Wens of Altamont, including fSjjjPd guests, to the number of [jJ-14 Were present. At the guest pMe. besides the honor guests al- ready mentioned, were: Mayor Mm D. Miller and Mrs. Miller: j*w& James K. Hilton, pastor of .tot-John's Lutheran church, and nSfef of ceremonies, and Mrs. l!m P Lloyd G. Briggs, former |payor, and Mrs. Briggs: Frank (fR rfnio, Kiwanis chairman, and ?s. Bruno; and Gordon Hilton, •iwaiis president. The program opened with the jSjnging of \America followed by P>e pledge of allegiance to the i«g; then the invocation was given jhyUev. Cornelius J. Meyer, pas- ,*or of the Altamont Reformed pchureh. A sumptuous roast beef dinner, carefully-prepared by the inn man- agement, and courteously served, was enjoyed by the assemblage. ,~sAfter dinner. Kiwanian Hilton twit over to introduce the master (Continued on Page 5) GIFT TO SCHOLARSHIP FUND—The Western Turnpike Businessmen's association kicks off the Guilderland Scholarship Fund drive (March 1-5) with a contribution of $150 made by James Shaugh- nessy, president, to Alan Andrews, chairman of the drive which is being conducted this week. From left: Bernard Dixon, treasurer; James Shaughnessy, president; Alan Andrews, chairman of the Schol- arship Fund; Charles Ciaccio, principal of Guilderland Central Senior High school. State DPW Employee {Annual Dairy School Wins Award For Idea! At Berne March 9th HOME NUMBERING PLAN PROGRESSES IN TOWN OF BERNE Niagara Mohawk representa- tives met on March 1 with mem- bers of the Town Board of the 'Citizen' and 'Scholar' Named At Junior High Two students have been chosen as \Citizen of the Month\ and \Scholar of the Month\ for De- cember at Guilderland Junior High school.. Mary Beth Elze, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elze of 109 Birehvrood Dr., Schenectady, is the ftiScHBlSr of the Month.\ Mary Beth-is a ninth grade student and is a member of the choir. Candy Bradt, ^daughter of Mr. Mataraso Elected President Of Magistrates' Association Matthew H. Mataraso, Guilder- land justice of the peace, was elected president of newly formed Albany County Chapter, State As- sociation of Magistrates, at a meeting last week in the Albany county courthouse. Other officers are: Vice presi- dent, Duncan S. MacAffer, Men- ands police justice; and secretary- treasurer, Robert Lansing, Rens- selaerville justice of the peace. In- stallation will take place April 28 in Center Inn, Gienmont. Harold H. White and Harry B. Rezzemini, Bethlehem justices of the peace, were named program chairmen for the installation. Harry J. D'Agostino, Colonie jus- tice of the peace, was appointed head of the by-laws and regula- tions committee. The chapter was presented its insignia and banner by Sylvester J. Albano, Ravena police justice and president of the state associ- ation. Speakers included former Albany City Judge Samuel Jacobs, chairman of the nominating com- mittee, and City Judge Harold Segal, who spoke on the new City Court Art and the Justice Court Act which become effective April 1. Candy is a member of Junior National Honor society and has been active in Junior Red Cross. Thfe prograhi has Belfn uSSer way since last Nov. 23, When a resolution was adopted 'by the, _* ,,- T I „ •_ .- « „ - T it board approving the nurnbering' att . d Mrs. Harry Bradt of 9 North- svstem wherehv all home?' will he E ate Dr > Albany, has been chosen numbered ' be I \Citizen of the Month\ '---*- - This will not only be a great aid to the fire companies answer- ing calls, but will help Niagara Mohawk and New York Telephone companies in answering service calls. It will also aid mail and parcel deliveries. The Town Board invited repre- sentatives from both the Berne and East Berne fire companies to attend the meeting. The numbering will be complet- ed by town employees. Numbers may be purchased from any mem- ber of the fire companies. 'Citizens of Month' Are Named at GCHS Tawasentha Yorkers Get Candy Sale Under Way The Tawasentha Yorker club has been planning a candy sale to help in the restoration of the old schoolhouse in Guilderland Center. The profits are to be used to convert the school to a museum. The schoolhouse is near the Lu- theran church in Guilderland Cen- ter. The museum will hold some of the relics of Arthur B. Gregg, town historian, and .will contain many artifacts of the history of the town of Guilderland. The profits will also help to fi- nance the Yorkers trip to Utica on May 4, Greet your Yorker with a smile and help this worthy cause. Advertise in the Enterprise. Two seniors at Guilderland Cen- tral Senior High school have been chosen as Citizens of the Month-- Eileen Cenci for the month of De- cember, and Kenneth Asch for January. Eileen Cenci has done much for the school and for the students. She has taken a place of \leader- ship and shown her ability in jobs such as president of Sceptre Ser- vice and captain of varsity cheer- leading. She is also a member of Student Council and Honor socie- ty, and on the staff of the year- book. Along with these activities she has maintained a high aca- demic record. Eileen has a warm and sincere personality and is al- ways willing to help. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cenci, of 9 Kelly Ave., Albany 3. The Citizenship award was pre- sented on March 4. Kenneth Asch is outstanding scholastically in addition to his many extra-curricular activities. He is a member of Key club, Hon- or society and chorus, and is on the staff of the Guilderland Jour- nal. He has made outstanding contributions to cross-country, track, and he is an excellent wrest- ler. Kenneth is the type of stu- dent of whom GCHS can be proud. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Asch, Altamont R. D. 2. The Citizenship award will be pre- sented on March 11. Area Farmers Join Natl Organization Albany and Schenectady county members have applied for a char- ter as a county unit of National Fanners Organization following a meeting- heldf Thursday, Feb. '25, at Gifford Grange hall, Dunns- ville, at which time officers were Elected. ' „,.''\. The meeting was presided over by Edward Geraty of Little Falls, area field representative for Na- tional Farmers Organization. John E. Livingston of Duanes- burgh, was elected president; Hel- muth Hunsicker of Princetown, vice-president; Oscar Knaggs of Guilderland, secretary, and Albert Fidler of Duanesburgh, treasurer. Wallace Hebert of Braman's Corners was named trustee for three years; Floyd Putnam of Du- anesburgh for two years, and Ed- ward Fletcher of Princetown for one year. Elected to a five-man county bargaining committee were: Wil- Griessler and Paul Panas, Quaker Street; Ewald Krey, Altamont; John E. Livingston, Duanesburgh, and Oscar Knaggs of Guilderland. In a short address President- elect Livingston told members that, \A united farm front is long overdue and absolutely necessary if farmers are to meet the com- plex economic problems of our present day society.\ World Day of Prayer Many area churches are observ- ing today (March 5) as World Day of Prayer. The Helderberg Council of Un- ited Church Women extends an in- vitation to all persons of the Hel- derberg area to join in one of two services to be held in the im- mediate area. At 1 p. m. today, a service will be held in St. Paul's Lutheran church, Berne. At 8 p. m. there will be a service at the Helder- berg Reformed church, Guilder- land Center. EX-MAYOR PRA 'CITIZEN FOR HIS CIVIC DE Royce Quintana, supervisor of foMhgs and grounds,_ made his | Speakers at the community Re- cognition dinner Saturday night/at the Maplewood Inn, honoring citi- zen Leo B. Westfall for his many years of service to tile, villi community, spojjjg^jffi: terms of Mr. Westfall's untirihffiHa\Jjr areas in maintenance opera- zeal and his never-ending devotipijuonS, and a preventive program to the welfare of his fellow viwput in effect this year. Listing lagers. projects completed in each school Principal address of the evenirg since last July,\ Mr. Quintana ap- was given by Lloyd G. Briggs i pealed to the Board for support Main street, mayor of Altamoit and approval for an in-service '. BOARD GETS KTS; NAMES 2 fflERS TO STAFF J. Burch McMorran. State Sup-1 The annual Dairy Feeding erintendent of Public Works, an-, school will be held March 9 at nounced that an employee of the | Foxenkill Grange hall. Berne. The State Department of Public Works'| Grange hall is located on Route Resident Engineer's office for Al-143 about halfway between Beme bany county has won a merit' and East Berne, award for a suggestion that has ] A M Meek and j Bruce Stone ^ d t,i^„ J l° b --.° f 31 ^ii 3 ™!} I tu '° top-notch \Cornelf professors and maintenance easier, faster and safer. The S50 award, given under the State Employee Suggestion pro- gram, was presented to Salvatore Audino of 2 Alton Rd., Albany 3, by Lester H. Krick, general sup- who are rather new to Albany county, will discuss topics centered around modern feeding practices of today's dairymen. I Among the topics which will be I presented include: \What Coach Ed Farrell To Speak at SLU Clinic Edward G. Farrell, head coach of football at Guilderland Central High school, will be a featured guest clinician at the seventh an- nual St. Lawrence University Football Coaching clinic March 13 (Saturday) at Canton, N. Y. Coach Farrell is in his fifth season in the department of physical education at Guilderland. Coach Farrell will join other well-known New York high school mentors: Robert Borgognoni, Can- a ^jastota Central High school, and ervisor of highway maintenance Sinf r^ureSts, mSiza^ !^^ m ^ J \ - G —' Webster for the department. Mr. Audino t i 0 n. feeding and breeding, labor has been m DPW service about requirements, financing?\ ,.\.'. , r . Considerable time will be devot- 'Smual reDort to the Guilderland I • Mr ' Audmo - a member of the d t haylage — equipment need- C c w 1 n- ^ ^.uuaeriana slgn maintenance crew at the Al-' - - ° • F |«ral School District Board of b anv countv residency in Voor- ~ fdon,at.its meeting Monday n |SvUte^uEeS^ ^3^110^I - Aaal ?° n ^7v,T? na S S ^ ™%\ St. Lavyxetice,head varstty coach TMr: Qumtana pointed °*l!^ta 1 ?S ! ££w ? tS trucks from which highway sfgm|^-- v !J s - U ^.S^L--s i ^- -2?5^|tbe clinic, initiated the annual Fashion Show Mar. 10 At Junior High School Mrs. Naida Walko, home eco- nomics teacher at Guilderland Junior High school, has announced for her eighth grade classes to have a fashion show March 10 at the Junior High dining hall at 2:30 p.m. The show is the culminating activity of a home economic unit in dressmaking. Theme of the fashion show will be \Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Whit.\ Members of the eighth grade home economics classes have made all the arrangements, including script, decorations, food, invita- tions, clothing, and the all-import- ant clean-up. Background - music will be provided by the eighth grade chorus under direction of Mrs. Carolyn Parker, Junior High vocal music director. Parents and friends, along with the students of Mr. Tregaskis' fifth grade class in Altamont school, have been in- vited to attend. Svmtd ta game Churches, Schools, Fratqrnal, and Other Organizations PRAYER SERVICE MAR. 5 The Greenville Area Cquncil of Churches World Day of Prayer service will be held at Dormans- ville church at g p. m7| Friday. Mar. 5. Miss Pearl Palmer of Norton Hill will 'speak. \ WORLD DAY OF PRAYER MAh. 5 World Day off Prayer irill be observed in this area Mar. 5 with two services sponsored by Helder- berg Council of United Church Women. A 2 p. m. service Vjtfll be held at St. Paul's Lutheran' iphurch in Berne. A 8 p. m. service will be held in Helderberg Reformed church, Guilderjand Centerf TRAINING CLASSES MAR. 5 THROUGH APR. <2 The Evangelitial Teacher Train- ing Institute classes are open to the public for five Fridaysj Mar. 5 through Apr. |2, at the Albany Bible Institute, 281 State St., Al- bany, at 7:15 and.'8:3P^p. rfi'. Miss Mary Rogers, director of Albany Bible Institute, will teach. 1 (Continued on Page 7) from April 1955.to April 1959. expressed the appreciation of txtii himself and villagers for the htlp Mr. Westfall had given him durag his administration, and those of his successors in office. Before he was elected Mayor, Mr. Briggs \had also served four years as a village trustee. Mr. Briggs' remarks were spiced with rare bits of humor, as wit- nessed by the excerpts of bis speech printed below. * * * * I feel unbounded respect and ad- miration for our guest of honor, and a sense of gratitude in being given a chance to make a few re- marks about him. Therefore, '& my voice appears to tremble or be- come somewhat shrill, blame it partly to fright but mostly to en- thusiasm for my subject. There seems to be little need w outline Leo Westfall's life and pro- fessional accomplishments at this time. The Altamont Enterpn se has been doing an admirable job in this respect over the past week or two, and a much more thorough one than I could. So, with your permission, suppose we just ram- ble on a bit about the things I re- member and contacts I had with Leo during my tenure of office as mayor. My wife, Virginia, has made- over the years— many observa- tions on many topics. One of her observations is: \Whenever there is an emergency, someone capable always appears to take over. An- other of her observations is: \Y° u don't need to be a statesman or a politician to be mavor of Alta- mont. You don'e even need to be smart. What you DO need to be is a plumber.\ And it docs seem that about 75 percent of Alta- mont's problems have to do «'ith delivering sufficient water to the village and getting rid of it afle r no one wants it anv more. So, Leo, I guess\ the first time you and I really got to know each other was when we suddenly be- came involved with new streets- After the initial shock of seem? the trees go down, the Village Board found itself over its heal with contractors, engineers, watei pipes, sewer pipes, storm drains— you name it—and not a brain ° n the board who knew the difference between a Dresser coupling and* Stilson wrench. Then Wrig\ Westfall suggested that his uncle knew a little bit about such things- that said uncle was sort of retirw now, and that mavbe he'd be will- ing to help us out. He did - \ e was - and he would. He was gi- ven the title of Village Engineer- ing Consultant, a small consulW fee was arranged, and Leo went to work. None of us who Iiv*J through it will ever forget that fall (1955), winter and the follow- ing spring. By the end of Novem- ber (1955) Main street and Map' e (Continued on Page 8) training program for the mainten- ance and custodial staff. A ques- tion, and answer period followed, with Board members particularly interested in the cost of boiler and circulator maintenance in the heat- ing systems. The Board discussed the report of Engineer Harold Friedman in the consideration of electric heat at the new Lynn wood school. Present reports indicate sizable savings in construction and an es- timation of annual rates for three types of fuel. The following teachers were ap- pointed, effective Sept. 1: Central High school. The SLU clinics have featured outstanding scholastic football leaders from New York state and New England as well as top Canadian instruc- ed and proper moisture conditions. I tors. Additional emphasis will' be 1 at hay versus corn? Does elevation I ^ e QI^Q ake the difference a to whether/ could be repaired or replaced morey one grows corn or hay ? How far easl 'i • . . j can we go in feeding corn silage ? George A. Xaginey, DPW Resi-1 Can I reduce my grain bill if I dent Engineer for Albany county, J feed all corn silage? What about said the moveable platforms have,silage additives — urea, limestone worked out so well in sign main- ] at time of ensiling ? Do these meetings in 1959. He is assisted this spring by staff members Richard Metcalf and James,, Wat- son. Coach Farrell will speak on LSK, u.csc \The Flip-Fiop Line In High tenance that the idea X% temg.'ef>ect~'Watib7lft7^ adapted for trucks used in tree Ian all-concentrate program?\ coached at Cambridge, Md., before trimming work along state high- These and other questions are| ways. • I on the agenda for March 9. Ac- He said the platforms give rflain-! cording to Leonard Palmer, associ- tenance employees a firm andfsafe at e county agricultural agent, the place to stand while carrvini out ' program will begin promptly at their work, allowing them tj> do H a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Anyone each job more quickly and easily, -who is interested is welcome and urged to attend. TARS Dance Mar. 6 The Teenage Republicans of the town of Guilderland are sponsor- ing a dance March 6 t tonight > at T>™„U TT T • ii . u i i McKown's Grove, in McKownville. Pji^^.k^^V}}!^ t e S I Dancing will be from 8 to 11 p. m. mentary physical education. Mr. Lewis, of Loudonville, received his bachelor degree from Cortland and for the past year has been teach- ing at Rush-Henrietta. Miss Jean E. Lawrence, of Sche- nectady, will teach mathematics in the Junior High school. Miss Lawrence received her bachelor degree from State University Col- lege at Albany and is presently teaching at Van Rensselaer. The Board completed the revis- ion of policy and discharged the committee. ' The committee was composed of teachers, non-pro- fessional employees, administra- tion, and Board members. V number of special meetings Wj91 be held later in the month. deSaling with the 1965-66 budget. in the hope that legislative action will be taken on the state aid pro- gram during March. Special Census For Knox Supervisor Walter Baker of the Town of Knox has received word from the Boston office of the Fed- eral Census Bureau, that in ac- cordance with a request from the Town Board, a special census will be conducted in the town during March. A federal census super- visor will arrive in the area on M ar. 8 or 9. Last fall the town had a pre- liminary census taken to deter- mine whether a special census was feasible and profitable for the town. Returns from that effort \idicated that a request for such a census should be made immedi- ate ly to the Federal Bureau of Census in Washington. Any in- crease in the town's population since the last count in 1960 will Jesuit in additional state aid. Wowever, to be eligible for such = 1( * the figures must be certified °y the federal agency. Officials °* the town hope that the results J? 11 be certified in time to qualify me Town of Knox for the addition- 41 State aid in 1966. Tjjfo BURNINGS — George Washington University, located in W,.nation's capital, is offering a wk>rsei in witchcraft and sorcery fi«$ is supposed to give students ^.Jhsight into forms of modern Political behavior. There will be live entertainment l by the Chancellors. Nominal charge for admission. A door prize will be awarded. The ladies of the Foxenkill (Berne i Grange will furnish a cafeteria-style lunch at noon. Res- ervations are not necessary. Farm- ers are urged to be on time as the program is filled with important topics. \It will be necessary to be- gin promptly at 11 a.m. in order to get farmers on their way in time for chores,\ Mr. Palmer stat- ed. THE COST The Administra- The Old Timer says: \A woman ' tion's budget works out to just un- driver is known by the fenders der S10 a week for every person she keeps.\ 'in the U. S. taking over the head chair at Guil- derland where he has a 17-11-3 record. Farrell started his college ath- letic career at Rutgers and holds a M.A. in physical education from New York University. At Guilder- land he is also head coach of track, and assistant wrestling coach. The St. Lawrence clinic is aimed at the high school situation with high school coaches selected for major presentations. Canadian staffs from Montreal to Ottawa at- tend the meetings. \Demand is always on the threshold of change. The most successful of all merchants are those who anticipate a change in demand and use advertising to claim a fresh market.\ — S. S. Talbert, King County (Mo.) Tri- County News. IDEA WINS AWARD — A merit award has been won by Salvatore Audino, ^ Alton Road, Albany 3, a State Department of Public Works employee, for his suggestion to mount a platform on iJpW trucks to make highway sign maintenance and installation easier, faster and safer. Mlv Audino received the award and certificate Feb. 24 from Lester H. Krick, DPW supervisor of highway maintenance, at the department's Albany county resident engineer's office, where he works. At the presentation were (from left): George A. Naginey (Altamont), resident engineer; Mr. Krick, Mr, Audino and Mr?. Au- dino. 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