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I RRITATION UP? ai, and « ^ •en tablets, to »J iriO remit, cwttar few, ft*. Ih a»d k your Co. GONE, T DOES IT iy constipa- >ne dose of poisons out wer bowels. sness._ B. 0. I )LDS TRATOK lei SC N.Y. 20% 21 21 VOL. XLVI, NO. 18. MASSENA, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1937. TWELVE PAGES Massena Observer Will Have New Publishers , h ' LESLIE C. SUTTON, PUBLISHER AND EDITOR 45 YEARS, RETIRES Frank E. Gannett and Franklin R. Little Buy Massena's First Regular Newspaper— Established by Mr. Sutton and George C&urch in 18&1 By Leonard H. Prince > With Frank' E. Ganhett and Franklin R. Little ha\fing pur- chased The Massena Observer from L. C. Sutton & Company, aqd the retirement of Mr. Sutton, owner or part owner of Massena's first regular newspaper, the firs; major change in the ownership o:; this newspaper since it was .es • tablished December 2, 1891, take; place. | The change in ownership brings to a close the publishing career of Mr. Sutton. His record of over 4J years in the publishing businesi on the same newspaper is equalet in the northern section of the statj only by Williston Manley, of th< Canton Plaindealer, and A. C| Strough, Theresa Gleaner, J Only three Massena merchants now in business exceed this record; They are Frank E. Bailey, senior member of the drygoods concern of F. E. Bailey & Son; Joseph Sheff, blacksmith; and* Hiram McLellan, monument dealer. Only one county officer is still serving in the same capacity he was in 1891 when The Observer Ends Newspaper Work Leslie C. Sutton Ever since December 2, 1891, the date of the first issue of Massena's 1 u, • v Z o • n.w n first regular newspaper, Mr. Sut- was established. He is Dr.. W. C. ,.„ ^__\ x ^ ^.__'j _ x ^_ Smith, of Winthrop, who has served continuously as one of the county coroners for 55 years. Mr. Sutton has had several dif- ferent partners in the business, al- though for a total of 20 years he was the sole owner and publisher. Owners of the Observer have been: Mr. Sutton and George W. Church, who established the paper Decem- ber 2, 1891, this partnership con- tinuing until June 1, 1892;. Mr. t Sutton and George*\\ A. Miller, August, 1892 to the summer of 1893; L. C. Sutton, sole owner, from 1893 to August, 1897; Mr. Sutton and Edwin F. McDonald from August, 1897 to December 1, 1906; Mr. Sutton, sole owner, from 1D06 to 1921; Mr. Sutton and Ray B. Comins from 1921 to the present time. The Observer was established just five years after Massena vil- lage was incorporated, the popula- s tion of the village being about 1,000 people, or a tenth of what it was in the 1930 census. No regular newspaper had ever been published in Massena prior to JM)1. Several issues of an adver- tising sheet had been published but it did not make any' attempt to cover local news. The first issue of this newspapeif^ •was called The Northern Observer and this name was used until 1897 tvhen it became The Massena Ob- server. The first issue' contained eight pages, each page being 9x14 inches, four of these pages being purchased ready printed and Your pages being printed on a job press. This old press was operated by foot power and 500 copies of the, paper were distributed free. The advertising rate was ten cents an inch. Through the years modern machinery has been added as soon as business warranted it and The Observer shop today is regarded as °ne of the best equipped weekly shops in the state. The Observer office has been in several different locations. In'the early years it was located on the second floor of the Bailey & Mill- er block. When these quarters be- came too small for the growing business, or in 1893, the equipment was moved to the second floor of a new building that had been erectjed by W. R. Stearns on the site ^ \ the Shean block now stands. a light and commodiuB office. The newspaper was in this location until 1898 when Mr. McDonald be- came a partner and the business was moved to the new buildiig erected by Cubiey and McDonad. It was on the first floor, or in tjhe same location as the present store operated by Lewis SeideL In 1918 Mr. Sutton purchased park of the • Id Star theatre from V. A. War- den, the old theatre having been remodeled to be used as * store in front and a newspaper office and ton has been at the head of The •Observer. His record of 45 years the publishing business on the* Same newspaper is equaled by only i rtwo other publishers in Northern ..New- York. POTSDAM TEAM I. TO PLAY HERE Final Home Game For : This Season last Chance to See Basketball I Team in Action Will be Next l Tuesday Night—Massena Wins and Loses Game Massena's last home basketball game will be played next Tuesday right, the Potsdam men being the jvaders. It is expected that a arge crowd of fans will turn out |o see the final game op the Mas\ |ena floor, Wesley Ehle's team will go to Saranac Lake Friday and meet at team in a game Friday night, lie Potsdam game will be here ST. JOHN'S TO HAVE MISSION Will Be Held During Week of March 7 Rev. George F. Bambach, Rector of Schenectady St. George's Church Will Serve As Missioner. During the week of March 7, a preaching mission will be held in St. John's church. This is the first mission ever to be held in this parish and it will be a fine spirit- ual adventure. This mission is in accord with the diocesan-wide mis- sion being held in many parishes in the diocese this Lent. A great deal of preliminary work is be- ing done in the parish, both by mail and by personal visiting. It is hoped th&t every family in the parish will be visited by members of the mission committee. The work is being done now. The pur- pose of this visit is to secure a pledge of attendance at the first meeting of the mission. The missioner will be Rev. George F. Bambach, who is the rector of St. George's church, Schenectady, one of the oldest and most important parishes in the diocese. The purpose of the mis- sion is the call to a living disciple- ship. There will be no attempt to stir up religion by sensational or emotional means. The purpose is to present the vital teachings of the faith in simple, lucid and com- pelling fashion. This is not a re- vival. The missioner seeks to pre- sent the cause of Christ to mature, intelligent people. Sunday by Sunday this is being done but in the five? days of the mission an at- tempt is maqe to present a com- plete and well rounded story. It is a series of services and addresses Which develop one from another in logical fashion. Then? will fee a period of in- struction, a Sermon and a period for asking and answering ques- tions as well as a brief informal service each evening of the week and a celebration of the Holy Communion each morning of the week. All members of the pariah are asked to iset aside this week for this important adventure for 22 POUNDS OF SMALL CHANGE DONATED BY TOTS FOR RED CROSS Pennies and nickels and dimes, but mostly pennies, totaling $126.47 and weighing 22 pounds, were donated by the Ma8sena public school children for the relief of the flood suffer- ers. A collection wjas taken in ;he grade schools, all of it put in a box and the box presented to Mrs. John P. Mufuhy, chair- man of the Masseina Branch and Auxiliaries, American Red Cross. The heavy! box was brought to the Murphy home by Charles Cryderman in the jchool track. Practically every mild gave at least I something ;oward the collection and when t is considered that many of ,'hese children deliberately sac- rificed a coveted stick of candy jr package of chewing gum in jrder to give to the worthy :ause, the gift becomes even more valuable. 4 BOXES SENT TO FLOOD AREA Warm Clothing Very Badly Needed Thoughtful Citizens Also Put In Shaving Soap, Combs; Brushes and Other Articles Needed In Every Household Approximately 1,200 pounds of clothing and bedding have been sent to the flood area by the Mas- sena Red Cross and Auxiliaries, Mrs. John P. Murphy,) chairman, announces. ' The committee on checking and packing is Mrs. Dennis W. Fregoe, Mrs. Zenas Snow, Mrjs. Charles Stubbs, Mrs. Nettie Caribino, Miss Constance Snow, Dennis W. ^Fre- goe, Robert' Barbour £nd Dean Wheeler. Each box 4/ sent has contained about 300 pounds of clothing and bedding. These are sent by ex- press to Indianapolis, tfte express company furnishing the) transpor- tation free. i In addition to bedding |and cloth- Volleyball Standings For Week Announced Teams in Various Divisions Are Fairly Even—Much Interest Is Being Shown Teams in the various divisions of the three volleyball leagues under the direction of Gerald J. Donnelly remain fairly even. The standings are as follows: Plant League: Tamer's Mop Pails, won 11, lost 5; Rucker's Spittoons, won eight, lost eight; Farqahar*s Ash Cans, won seven, lost nine; Goer's Dish Rags, won six, lost ten. Sissy League: McCormick's Soaks, won six, lost two; Pelle- grino's Bohunks, won five, lost three; Calnon's River Rats, won four, lost four; Wilson's Dopes, won one, lost seven. Tuff League: Alguire's Hoboes, won twelve, lost four; Lazax- chuck'8 Bums, won ten, lost four; Lanoue's Tramps, won five, lost eleven; Bidwell's Yahoos, won one, lost thirteen. Christ and His church. Everyone j ing , 8ome of these boxesjhave con- is welcomed to, the services wheth- tained other useful articles donat- er or not they are Episcopalians. This Will be fpr many people the first period of instruction they have had since Sunday school days. Since the mission is a series of services, it is hoped that as many as possible will attend all the meetings. Members oi the parish are asked to attend only the first meeting. Wheh that has been ac- complished, the next meeting will be cared for. the services will be informal. Hyntns that all love to sing will be sting. There will be a box for questions to be answered and a box for special* prayers and intercessions. The mission will not concern itself with money at all. ed by Massena's thoughtful citi- zens. Combs and bruphea and shaving cream and soap and other common articles used about the home have been neatly and put into the boxes. Contributors of bedding and clothing during the past ^eek have b wrapped PASTOR SPEAKS TO LIONS CLUB Tells of Value of Work of Boy Scouts Rev. Barber L. Waters Gives Very Interesting Talk—Group Plans Annual Dance to Be Held Following Easter Rev. Barber L. Waters, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, gave a very interesting address to the lions club Monday night on the general theme of \Boy Scouts\ in observance of the 27th anniver- sary of the founding of the move- ment in the United States. Mr. Waters in. an entertaining and amusing manner brought out many points to be considered in the Boy Scout program. He told of primeval man, how he lived by exercising physical force and yet in small groups loyal to each other. Small groups warred on other groups. The same inBtinct guides the boy of today. His life is largely physi- cal and he is not naturally respect- ful of institutions. The boy is nat- urally loyal to his friends, natur- ally brave and courageous and just. MEN'S CLUB TO MEET TUESDAY Arthur F. Kane Will Give Travel Talk Has Crossed Eastern Hemisphere From East to West and From North to South—Tickets Must be Bought Early As Arthur F. Kane, the guest speaker at the February meeting of the Massena Men's club next Tuesday night in Emmanuel Con- gregational church hall, is an out- standing speaker and as his sub- ject \Back-Tracking Marco Polo\ promises, to be one of the most in- teresting talks ever given here, it is expected a record crowd will attend the banquet and program. The ticket sale will close sharply at 5:30 o'clock next Monday after- noon, February 15. No tickets will be available after that time. Tick- ets may be secured from the fol- lowing: Irving M. Carbino, Harri- son E. Goddard, George Stickley, B. H. Arnold and W, N. Farquhar. In order to be absolutely sure of how many suppers will be need- ed and thus eliminate waste, the club officials are following the iron-clad wiles of selling no tickets after Monday afternoon. By fol- lowing this method, the club is able to prepare a splendid meal and yet have sufficient surplus to pay the expenses of a professional speaker. Allan P. Sill is chairman of the supper committee. Other members are B. H. Arnold, Rjudolph Avery, Peter Falter, J. R. Barry, D. J. Benjamin, N. C. Broome, A. R. Bunt, H. C. Carton, Clifford Hil- yard, W. H. Chittenden, Ray B. Comins, Clark Cook, Charles Cline, H. A. Uttle, B. R. McMonagle, C. F. Millar, D. L. Morrison, Dr. D. F. Deming. The toastmaster will be Dr. D. H. Holmes. Guest Speaker PRICE FIVE CENTS $2,743 GIVEN TO RED GROSS More Money Needed For Flood Victims Contributions Made During Past Week Are Announced by Mrs. John P. Murphy, Chairman of Massena Branch Massena Branch and Auxiliaries, American Red Cross, had collected a total of $2,743.76 by Wednesday morning for the -sufferers in the flood areas of the Ohio and Mis- sissippi river valleys, Mrs. John P. Murphy, chairman, announces. In a letter from Red Cross officials Tuesday, Mrs. Murphy was ad- vised that the need for funds was still urgent to relieve the distress. Although the Massena quota was last set at $2,100 in all probability this will be increased. The benefit movie at Schine's Massena theatre Friday night brought in $159.60 for the Red Cross fund. The Thursday night party at St. Mary's hall netted $150. The total amount now given by St. Mary's church amounts to $229.96, divided as follows: St. Mary's church $39.41, St. Mary's school children $15.55, party $150, amount recorded last week $25. Mrs. Murphy has just received $26.42 from the Winthrop Auxil- iary to add to the $95.25 given the preceding week, now bringing the total up to $121.67. Massena Lodge No. 513 F. & A. Arthur F. Kane World traveler will speak at the February meeting of the Massena Men's club next Tuesday night. 12 SUBSCRIBERS FOR 45 YEARS Massena Jeweler Paid First Money Old Record Book Shows He Took Out Subscription on Date of First Issue of The Massena Observer IJP_,^K 1-, i. u -i_ J .i |M. voted Tuesday night to donate Twelve people who subscribed to I «„„ ,_ +lw , fl _/ „»„«»» *<>« „* The Massena Observer shortly after it was established by Leslie C. Sutton and George W. Church December 2, 1891, are on the pres- ent day subscription roll. This is a remarkable record as a great, majority of the subscribers during H - A : Bero $*' Massena Center $40 for the flood sufferers, $20 of which will be sent to the grand master and $20 to be turned over to the local Red Cross. This is I Contributions during the week are: Helena Auxiliary $75, Mrs. that first year were considerably Mr. Kane will tell of his travel- older than the two young men who uesday night. The Massena team No offerni g S will be taken, fill play Norwood at Norwood j TOus j s no t a4 atempt to convert ebruary 19 and Tupper Lake at the heathen out to give good Lk Fb 26. Thi ' been: Smart Dress shop, dresses and hats; Mrs. A. P. Sill, Mrs. Charles E. Cline, Mrs. A. J. Dewey, Mrs. J. L. Phillips, St. Monica's Guild, Miss Clara McCoy, Mn. C. F. Bacon, Mrs. F. W. Paultjon, Mrs. Riley Cuglar, Walter Oj Smith, Mrs. Arthur Yerdon, Mrs;. Joseph Houle, Mrs. Elzina Hammill, Mrs. John Mclntosh, Mrs. Henry Al- guire, North Lawrence Ajuxiliary, M P Drill M M&l p p in the rear. The equipment was moved to the present location # on the day the World war armis- tice was signed in 1918. Throughout over 45 years, the Observer never missed a single *<*&?& issue and thi* i« especially remarkable when one consider* the dependence that must be Placed on machinery. A broken machine, perhaps merely a cog *&eei or gome other item insignifi- cant in itself, is nothing abort ot a tragedy in a newspapw oflk« and (Continued on p«g« •**) {Hipper Lake February 26 This •\T\\\ end the basketball schedule of t lie Northern New York league. \ Massena won from Gouverneur m the local floor Saturday night by' the score of 21 to 16. The Ideal team secured an- early lead aid the score at half time was 8 tf 6. Early in the second half, the JMassena players ran the, score up U 20 to 6. Gouverneur then scored fdur baskets! in quick succession to niake the score 20 to 14. At the eid of the game the Score was 21 4 16. , Although the Massena team was leading at the end of the half j 12 to 11, Franklin Academy basket- ball team of Malone forged ahead in the third quarter to make the 5 'adore 27 to* 10 and continued to sjf re, winning the game on the MMssena floor Friday night by the fifed score of 3$ to 28. ilThe visitors launched their drive in thfe third quarter and aMiough Massena tried to secure tfiilead in tjhe dosing period the team rta* forced to take a Christian men and women a more lively faith and a deeper realiza- tion of Christian responsibility. There will be in addition to the series of services an ample oppor- tunity for personal conference with the missioner on specific personal religious probleibs.; William 3. Prime^u Enlists in U. S. Army I Mrs. P. Driscoll, Mrs. Mibel Su- cese, Claude R. Dunbar. I Mrs. Addie Kirkpatrick, H. S. Andrew, Mrs. Fred Cook, Mrs. Richard Squires, C. W. Peden, MM. W. P. Dederick, Mrs. Edna Tyo, Mrs. C. A. Lonkey, Mrs. Jennie Russell, Mr. and Mrs, Leon Perry, American Legion Auxiliary and Winthrop Auxiliary. eat 'fegh scorejr in the game was Mfrphy, Malone right guard, who sctgred seven field goals and one fop shot, a total of 15 points. Celot, playing at center for Mas- jiena, shot two field goals and four foils for a total of eight points. She victory! for Malone allows tha,t team to retain second place in |he Northern New York league ools Will Have Holiday This Friday assent schools will dismiss for Lincoln'• birthday Friday of this It is the custom of the „,._ to observe either the birth- of Lincoln or Washington and Lincoln. birthday will j, ^ue to the fact that it oo FriW. William J. |primeau, son of Joseph Primeau, re-enlistment Panama Canal East Orvis street, has recently enlisted in the United States army through the Ogdens- burg recruiting Station. This is a the air corps, Zone. Marcus' V. in the air corps. Burnham, son oil Mrs. Ma* Burn- ham, North Lawrence, has enlisted at Mitchell Field. He is a recent high school gradu- ate. Democrat! Club To Sponsor Rally A pre-cancus^lly of all Demo- crats and interested voters will be held in the town hall Thursday evening, FebruaW 11 at 8:00 o'clock. Promm4nt speakers will be on hand to explain the facts of vital interest its the Democratic party and members of the club concerning the coming village el«c* tion. A very large attendance is expected. The Democratic Glee dab will entertain. Orthopedic Clinic : In Potsdam Soon ; i A consultation orthopedic clinic will be held at Potsdam February 23 in the public health rooms from 9:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. Dr. R. D. Severance, the state orthopedic surgeon, will be in charge, assisted by the orthopedic nurse «H the dis- trict. Lincoln Program To Be Given at Church A dramatized Lincoln program will be given in the Methodist church Sunday evening. Rev. Barber L. Waters will deliver the lecture and Mrs. Waters will ar- range tableau illustrations. Those taking part will include: Wilton Whitton, Hubert' Stark, Benjamin Arnold, George O'Connor, «., Collie Millar, Herbert Hatkell, Perley Church, Kenneth Dtrabar, Marguerite Kezar, Valdora FJack, Jane Elliot, Jane Arnold, Muriel Millar, Thelma Learned, Elisabeth and Hope Dewey, Bobby Whitton, Billy Waters. There will also be special music, a negro spiritual by the junior boys' choir wider the direction . of Miss Gwendolyn Smith, and the negro national hymn at a solo by Miss Dorothy Alden. The service is sponsored by the Queen Esther sodety. Food Sale Proceeds Amount to $43.18 The net proceeds of the Civic League food sale Saturday morn- ing held at the Northern Home Outfitting corporation amounted to 143,18. The committee was com- posed of Mrs. R. E. Peters, chair- man, Mrs. Norman L. Krey, Mrs. Parke Erwin, Mrs. Pauline Mort- tondo, Mrs. Thomas Bushnell, Mrs. Charles Reynolds ami Mrs. GJeoa Barbour. The Boy Scout movement fills a necessary place in society and gives the boy a chance to gang up with other boys of his own age and develop natural instincts in well guided ways so that he will grow up to be the right kind of a man. Adults must understand boys and try to get dose to them and under- stand their problems. The Lions club made plans for the annual ball to be held after Easter. ing experiences. MarcoxPolo has always been regarded as Europe's first traveling salesman and Mr. Kane selected the route followed by Polo and visited many strange countries. He will also have a large exhibit of weapons, curios and costumes and other articles of interest. He is a comparatively young man and had done little . public speaking until last spring when the Michigan state department of pub- lic instruction presented him to its county teacher,?' institute. They report that he was a tremendous success. While lecturing in Roberts col- lege, Istanbul, Turkey, Mr. Kane conceived the idea <^f continuing his adventures by crossing the Eastern hemisphere from north to south much as he had already crossed it from east to west. This took him from Spitsbergen down across Europe and Africa to the Cape of Good Hope. Property Transfers Town Clerk's Office Three transfer* of property have, been recently recorded in the town clerk's office. The Aluminum Company of America has deeded a house and lot to Dozilva and Lottie Tremblay at 71 Chase street. The deed bore $1.50 in government stamps, Harold N. Reidell and wife have deeded'the property at 3 Parker avenue to Clifford Miller and wife. Stamps ¥2.50. JT. Henry and Edith Gilbert have transferred lot No. 22, Maple View, at the cor- ner of Ridgewood avenue and Grove street, to Irving M. and Muriel Rooney Carbino. Stamps $1. Magazines and Used Books Are Wanted The Massena Civic League is making a canvass among its mem- bers for used books and magaxines for the Massena public library. Cards have been mailed to all the i members by Mrs. E. Donald Main, j secretary and treasurer of the league, asking them to list the books and magaxines they have available. These cards should be returned as early as possible. Other people in Massena who may have books or magaxines to donate •hould call Mrs. Main. Selected Pictures For Coming Week The Federation of Women's clubs lists the following films to be shown at local theatres during the coming week, with! their classi- fication: Schine theatre: Thursday and Friday, \One in a Million,\ family; Saturday, (double feature) \Man of the People,\ family, and *Ace Drummond,\ no review; Sunday and Monday, \Champagne Waltz,\ family; Tuesday, \Doctor's Biary,\. adults; Wednesday, \We Who Are About to Die,\ Adults< Rialto Theatre: . Thursday and Friday, \Woman in! Distress,\ adults; Saturday, \Secret Patrol,* no review; Sunday and Monday, \More Than a Secretary'\ adultsj Tuesday and Wednesday, \Killer at Large,\ adults. r — — — — w • - -^ J — —-——— g-^ ^ m » -V M v T A 4 * * I had started the first newspaper in j ^ Massena. j In hundreds of cases, childrenj Auxiliary $4.50 to be added to the $21.75 listed last week, Garnett $5, Mr. and Mrs. E J. Bero $1, Mr. and Mrs. James Duvall $1, Civic League $5, St. iin nunareas oi cases, chUdrenJ ~-'**\ v^, *->****- ^~ e .» c v ^, ^,*. grandchildren and even gfeatJ i Regis-Mohawk 4-H club ?10, Mas- gr4ndchildren of those original! sena public sch ° o1 ^^^ $126.47, • - ^ First Baptist church $50.85, Mrs. Wallace Black $1, Mrs. Margaret Andrews, $1, Mrs. Elizabeth Bashaw $1, St. Thomas Branch 1100, LCBA, $10. Three dollars and twenty-five cents has been add- ed to $40 donated by the Racket receiving The Ob-j serjver every week, so that in many! hoijne The Observer has been aj regular visitor during the 45-yearl period it has been in existence. j Ip some cases, the original sub-1 I River auxiliary, making a total of scrjbers have been buying the pa^er from carrier boys and their names do not appear on the sub-i scriptjon lists, but nevertheless! Hazel Ashley $1, Lawrence they have. been. Observer readers i Legacy $1, Dr. C. F. Prairie $5, from the beginning of the news- paper. . • Among those on the present sub- scription lists who were\ subscrib- ers during the first year are the following: Joseph Sheff, E. Hackett, W. G. Snaith, of Massena village; Wil- liam V. demons, who was then Carl Sullivan $1, Stephen Mandish $2, William E. Carbino $2, Mrs. F. C. Mason $5, Mrs. Gus LaPlante $1, Mrs. C. J. Patterson $1, M. C. Tracy $1, Mrs. Harriet Burrowes $1, Mrs. Emma Woodard $1, Mrs. Harry Martin $1, Dan Cameron $1, Methodist Episcopal church special collection on Sunday $30.35, Ralph living at North Lawrence and was iFincham $1, Philip Hazen ?1, Mrs. the only Observer subscriber in | Clifford Hutchins $1, Mrs. Albert that village during the first year; IjBunt $1, R. T. Whitzel ?10. Fred J. Stubbs and John Matthews, I Mrs. Alice Martin $5, Dr. and Louisville Landing; Horace G. JMrs. C. E. Elkins $1, Veterans of Douglass, Raymondville; C. A. Gil- Foreign Wars $10, Disabled Amer- man, Racket River; W. A. Now- jican Veterans of the World War Hockey Tournament Had To Be Postponed Due to the lack of ice for any Civic League Now Has 262 Members Mrs, Adolph Nadeau, chairman of the membership drive, Massena Civic League, assisted by 88 other ladies, secured 262 members for the organisation, an increase of 4? over the previous year. Car Feud Abamdoaed Kenneth J. Dishaw, 46 Parker avenue, reported that his car had been stolen from East Orvis street Thursday night at about 11 .-00 o'clock. It wu found abandoned on the highway Mar Helena Satur- day morning. considerable amount of hockey practice, the tournament planned for Maesena last week end to de- termine the team to take part in the sectionals of the A. A. 0, at Lake Placid had to be postfwned. It is probable that the tournament will be held in Massena this com- ing week end, although Gefald J. Donnelly, in charge of the event, had not heard from the various teams early this week. [The teams entered are the Wateriown .Elks, Canton Athletic etub, Ogdensburg Bean and Massena Scarlet Stars. Sportsmanship Club Will Meet Monday \The Sportsmanship dub will en- Joy a banquet next Mowiay night A committee of new raombon is in charge of the event, the eoinmit- tee being Theodore BatowaJti, Nicholas LMaidmek. Ha»M Ash- ley, Joe Sis*, Clifford Lawrence Elder. A being arranged. land, Helena; Frank T. Kernan, \ Hogansburg; George Tuttle, Chase Mills; and George P. Fish, Anita, Iowa, who was one of a group of Massena residents who went to Iowa in the 1880's and founded the town of Massena, Iowa. The first man to subscribe to The Observer was B. A. Anstead, a jeweler in Massena 45 years ago. His name is the first entry on the old subscription book under the date of December 2, 1891, J. D. West on the same date paid SO cents for a six months' subscrip- tion.\ WILLIAM CLINE IS LIFE MEMBER Honor Conferred On Former Resident ! Joined Ma*sen» Ledge No. 513, F. 4 A. M. in 1899 During Period Herbert J. PoWer Served as Master William. M. Cline, a former resident of Massena and now re- siding at Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has been grant- ed life membership in Massena Lodge No. £18, F. * A. M., he hav- ing fulfilled the qualifications of having been a Mason for 86 years and reached his 65th birthday. \ Mr. Cline joined, the Massena lodge on April 26, 1899, and has since retained hi* membership in the local order. For » number of years he was traffic manager at the Massena plant of the Aluminum Company of America, He left here about 1920 for Chicago he has Mr. CHM Joined the I+dge at the Mr. and Mrs. W. tt Cline $5, C. Bromberg $2.50, Mrs. Frank osephson ?1, Mrs. h. A, Warner 1, W. G. Hawes and emj^oyes $15, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. O'Neill #2. Contributions from St. John's church amounted to $70.50 as an- nounced in last week's Observer. During the week the Woman's uxiliary has contributed $10 and Girls Friendly Society of St. ohn's $2.50, making a total of $83. An error was made in, reporting Jrom one organization in the church, a five dollar, gift having leen made by the Girls Friendly £ lociety candidates.! ! Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Carton con*, tributed ?2 instead of $i as erron- eously announced last Week. | Mi-, and Mrs. W. J. Martin and rs. Betty Blakely contributed uring the week $>7.90> Amarel's oixhestra $10, a total of $27.90 as the result of a benefit at Martin's Restaurant. The Diahaw club ?2.50. The total announced in last peek's Observer forj the Aluminum j j plant employes was $210.47. ing the week this.wiw increased by $120,74, now making a total front plant employes of $881.21. The sum of, $13.06 has been] added to the $84.70 given by!the Congrega- tional church, making a total of ^7 : j In Us? week's Observe^ m gift of *5 was credited to Rev. Barber L. Waters. This was a gift from the Mapesin dub, of j which Mrs. Wkters is •ecretary and treasurer. Mr. Water* handed the gift to the baak and through a misuwkr- atanding the money was creditod to Mr. Waters. Mr. Waten ma* his gift through the church chaiK ;!• ! r .:-\ i ' 2 *; J :•* f. • -f-5 i- '•?,
