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^^^^ \'' ' v s ' : ;\\ '•' •'\;:•>•'• \VT ' \ • •'• v HOME OF THE ST. LAWEENOE SEAWAY — POWER DEVELOPMENT Temperatures Mon. May 8 42 33 .21 Tues. May 9 47 37 .20 Wed. May 10 49 40 .02 REGISTER NOW . •••••!\*•.'S M%*4 ^ up to age 15 may* register for theSoap Box Der- / by at Johns Chevrolet Agency, Center St MASSENA'S OLDEST INDUSTRY ESTABLISHED DEC. 2, 1891 r&, Thursday, May 11,1967 -RECEIVE AWARDS. The-Rev. Robert _U. Holmes, pastor^of the First Methodist Church, presented the God and Country boy scout award to scouts Jay Reynolds, Jim Cochran, Paul Ober, Gregory Reynolds, and Charles Forbes. Richard G. Wood, scoutmaster, watches. The scouts are! members of Troop 34. Bishop T. A Donnellan At Holy Family r May 18 The Most Rev. \. Thomas A. Donnellan, bishop of Qgdens- burg, and the Very Rev. Msgr. Robert J. Mcarthy, pastor of St. James Church, Gouvemeur, will be the featured speakers at a dinner at Holy Family High School at 6:30 next Thursday night,. May 18. This dinner will honor the Catholic ii workers 61 the three -paT*Sles who are financial ca 4he Sunday cred, St. Joseph's and Mary's Churches. This same group of men will meet Monday evening, May 15, at 8 p.m. at'-the \Catholic High School Gymnasium to select the names of the parishioners they will visit on Solicitation Sunday, May; 21. The needs at each parish are twofold: XI) to increase the church support to enable the parish to meet the ever-in- creasing \costs of operation and i dfe p the monies to enable each par- 'HHiitW reduce, its debt r more, 31 rapidly. The Executive-Boards at each parish are as follows: At Sacred Heart Harold Ashley, Claude Bardo, John—Barstow, Ken Bourdon, Don Bradley,. Clifford Carvel, Barney- Glearyr Andrew^Fiaccor Et Sold to Hall Corp James A. Fitzpatrick, chair- man of Power Authority of the State of New York, announced today that the authority's trus- Jdl approximately 31 acres of land in the Town of Lisbon, to the George Hall Corp. The land, which was acquired for a construction spoil area and which will now be returned to the tax rolls, is situated be- tween New York Route 37 and the St. Lawrence River appro* imately four miles east of Og- densburg, well upstream from the Authority's St. Lawrence project \boundary. It comprises la portion of parcel one as shown In a-brochure widely y by the authority 1965, which invited specific parcels of h distributed since Oct. offers for p p land surplus to the authority's needs and suitable for private development. x Among the terms of the pro- posed sale is a restriction pre- venting the use of the property for unsightly advertising signs. Before. offering this parcel for sale the authority conferred with the Thousand Islands State Park Commission and deter- t mined that this property would i not be required for recreation- al purposes. Concert it The Junior High Music De- partment will be ushering in the Spring Season with their annual Choral and Orchestra Concert next Wednesday eve- ning, May 17, at 7:30, in the Junior High Auditorium. Keeping in tune with the season, the girl's choruses, un- der the direction of Miss AU- natt, offer such lilting melodies as \It's a Grand Night Ftfr Singing\ \Whistle a Happy Tune\. \Deep River\ and many other favorites. The orchestra promises -to take all on a \Riviera Holi- day\ and, as an added Sto- prise, offers a slightly olffeis ant rendition of-theF.#ap ite, \Little Bop Riding Hood\. cautionary measures were tak- en at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday when Pargas Co., propane gas truck was found to have a eak in the tank hose.: The incident occured oiTPhil- lips St., near the home of Ed Crosby, v/here a delivery was being made from the 1,800 gal- lon tank when the leak was discovered. Village police made sure that smoking was discontinued in the area. Cars were not per- mitted to start. Phillips Street rtth seph Gibrgi, Tom Grow, John Hartford, Paul Hinds and Law- rence Hiter. Continuing, John' Horan, Frank Hurley, Ken Kirkey, Vincent\ Kirsch, Robert Kolk- meyer, Bill Leary; Jerry Le- mieux, James Long and Dan McCormick. Ronald McDonald, Nick Pod- gurski, Irving Prashaw, Charles Smith, Mark Snider.,.. .Howard. S61fag?TnIIIplOmand, John Story and Larry White. At St. Joseph's John Belanger, David Daly, Donald Dillon, Joseph Elliott, James Fiacco, Edwin Fox; Frank Gunnip, Lawrence Hodge, Fred Horyath, Herbert Jarvis and James Kelly: William LaFayette, Lionel LaTreille, Joseph Marquette, William McGuire, Paul McKen- na, Floyd Mitchell, Santo Savo- oa, Carson Sharlow and Char- les Stewart. At Si,Mary's Amedeo-Cappione, John' Car- tin, Donald Case, Thomas Chasse, Robert Dougherty, Wil- liam Dox, Clifford Endersbee, John Faucher, Joseph Giglio and, Charles Houlihan. , Giles: Morin, Robert Neairy, Conrad Oshier, Robert Pape- lian, Olin Peets, Bernard Re- gan, Jerry Scully, Edward Sps- vil'le, Louis Stoiber, - Anthony Viskovich and Nicholas Visko- vich. College Club Announces May Banquet The annual May Banquet of the Massena Women's College Club wiU be held at the Village Inn on May 17. Following dinner at 6:30 p.m., there will be annual re- ports and election and installa- tion of officers. A choral. sena der from Mas- School, Chtrles Swartor will entertainment. Propane Gas Truck Leak Causes Concern for Hour There were some anxious Volunteer firemen used foam m^nients~and\a~nnmber of pre> io cover ~the truck as precau- tions were taken so the 1,800 gallons would not become ig- nited. Mike Greenwood, 131 Russell Rd., truck driver for Pargas, eventually turned a lever-off from underneath the truck and eliminated the__possibfe fire hd^d^th vehicle- was repair. p heart J of the n?s5t parked for the delivery just a f hdd ft f Mi p y j few hundred feet from Main St. and Andrews Sts., inter- section. d removed*. Jim Lareau, manager of Pargas, Winthrpp v Rd.,', said that the leak was a minor one held enoug» J leasts ISP proMne gas was heavy- around the/ve- hicle. It was a full hoar be- fore the truck was - hauled hide. It fore the away. Pf c. Chester Holmes 9 Unit Buflds New Access Road Hoa Dai, Vietnam (AHTNC) ther than try to cross through —, Four months ago Private First Class .Chester S. Holmes' unit, the 35th Engineer Battal- ion, placed concertina wire around the hamlet of Hoa Dal, Vietnam, to protect it from the Viet Cong. • *,---.' The only trouble was the wire blocked the main access Y63& \the! vaiagers'usedTto\ta£e their produce to market. After the village chief in- formed authorities of the prob- lem, Holmes, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester S. Holmes, 1? Park Ave., Massena, N.Y., and other members of the bat- talion's Company D were giv- en th<> task pf building up the access road so the Vietnamese could pass over the wire ra- Sgt. Northrop Commended Staff Sgt. George L. North- rop, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Northrop, Maple St. Rd., has received the army com- mendation medal with citation. He was home on special leave for the; Christmas holi- days, then left for Anchorage, Alaska, and went by jet to Vietnam. The citation says: \For the performance of ex- ceptionally meritorious service in support of the United States objectives in the counter-in- surgency effort in the Republic of Vietnam during the period: 13 January 1967 to 29 January 1967. • \Through his outstand i n g professional competence and devotion to duty \e consistent- ly obtained superior results. Working long and arduous hours, he set an example that inspired his .associates to strive for maximum achieve- ment. The. loyalty, initiative will to demonstrated at aU tirties ma- the cbapter officers for the coming for the, affair can be made by writing to Mrs. Mrs. Marvin Nichols win Army and reflects great credit military wppi* dhmer to rice paddies. The cubic engineers yards of hauled fill and 3,000 built two drainage culverts during the four day project. .With completion of the' two mile stretch of road early this month villagers are now able to drive'ttej^cart5~to from market with loads of rice, charcoal baskets and veg- etables. The private is a combat con- struction specialist in the company. StateMumni Pittsburgh State University College alumni from Northern New York will meet in Moira on Saturday, May 20, for. an area reunion, Mrs. JoAnne Dul- lea, President of the College's Adirondack Seaway Chapter announced today. President Dullea reported that Ptattsburgh State gradu- ates residing in Clinton, Frank- Un and St. Lawrence Counties are invited to meet at the Crossroads Restaurant, Moira, for reunion activities sched- uled to start at 6:30 p.m. with a social hour and dinner at 7 Dr. George W. Angell, College President, WiU be the main speaker. Also \present from the College will be Mrs. George Angell, Drs. Edward and Lillian Redcay, Dr. Hilton Heming, Dr; Edgar Barton, Dr. Philip Walker, and Dean Willard C. Flynt. Frederick Arce, Associ- Samuel ye Director of 4,50(Mnember AssodaUon, also reported that the ftjprtiib* Local 465 to Elect Officers May 16.17, Many Contests Listed United Auto Workers, Localbent unopposed! 465, will elect officers, shop iuu, wju cic\;i.' muucia, aiiup ««—-•*• u » u w ^ivuuvnvu cui£#- committemen and alternates at \ at e cimmitteernan.i no candi- the election to be held Tuesday, ea^STe S at^laS May 16, and Wednesday, May ^ * 17 at Tnn.KnV lUTnlol • \ UcUe> y , 17, at Tootie's Motel. 11:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 16,' until 1 a.m.,, Wednesday, May 17; and again from 5:30 a.m., to 30 p,m;.,_ Wednesday,.! :_.... Robert G. Miller is chairman of the election committee com- prised of Patrick Miller and Victor Fregoe. All offices; except committee- men\ and alternates,^jare for two years,^1 ~..Z._LS.J. :._... The election ticket includes: President, Marty Knapp, in- cumbent; Roderick Frego, Ker- mit Dyke. VicepresidehtrRpbert Young,' incumbent; Leo LaPorte. Financial^ secretary, Jonn Zakarauskas, unopposed for his fourth term. Recording secretary, Lucien Ayotte, incumbent, unopposed. Trustees, three to he> elected; incumbents Carl McDonald, Dick Trumble, plus John Noor- lander, Harry Witkop Jr., Dan- iel Bronchetti, Bob Horan. Sergeant-at-arms, Frank Se- guin and Larry Patraw. Eddie Bylow, not a candidate. Guide, Maurice Maynard, un- opposed. Bob Horan is not a s s 4y, [dHhe aBpyelofficers when elected will comprise the execu- tive board. Seeking election as shop com- mitteemen for one year terms are: First shift production com- mittee, Erwin \Hutchins incum- bent, Max Ryan. First shift alternate produc- tion—committeeman7\~ErnestT Rose, incumbent, Bob Pelo; Harold Potter. • -y . First shift skill trades com- mitteeman, Ray Ryan incum- bent, Tony Judware. First shift skill trades, alter- nate committeeman, James Farrell, not a candidate, Ernest Centrella, unopposed. The Massena Rescue Squad needs $2,500. Scuba diving equipment will be; purchased with this money, also other needed equipment. The rescue squad receives money from the United Fund for operating expenses. Volunteers-, in the resQue squad will pay for the course themselves, which is $32 per p mitteeman, Ron Shambo incum- Incumbents Returned To Office Membership of the Office & Professional Employes Inters national Union, Local 180, rep- resenting workers at Alcoa, Massena Operations, reelected incumbents in two out of five positions contested and chose three incumbents plus two oth- er members on (he grievance board. Election was held yesterday frpm 7 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening at the Labor Temple. Unopposed on the ticket were Joseph ElKott, president; John Chaszar, recording secretary, and Trustee William Revier. Frederick Dona was returned to office as vicepresident de- feating Donald McCormick. Herbert Jarvis was- reelected -!*.- secretary-treasurer over Lloyd Daoiist. Elected to the grievance board were incumbents William. Revier,' Robert Jarvis, Claude Jeffers, plus Howard Griffin, and John Chaszar. Officers will be installed on Wednesday, June 14. All offi- ces are lor one year tertts wiSi the e^epOori of trustee. That one is for three years. A union official said ' that mere war * large turnout of v^m Secind shift production alter- t iitt d Second shift skilled trades curabent unopposed, Second shift skilled trades al- ternate committeemah,\ Walter Nellis incumbent unopposed. _ Third shift coinmitteeman, Ken Neveau incumbent, Bill Ensinger. ••... • ' : Third shift alternate commit- teeman, Jihn YandoH' incum- bent, Waterson Lindsey. A shop chairman will be elect- ediby the Tnembership stalspe> cialnrunoffon: June £ alarat Tootie's. It is possible that there could be,runoffs for those seeking office in the executive board/Candidates must obtain a majority vote, 50 percent plus one. Committeemen are elected by plurality, the highest num- ber j>f votes. WITH MASSENA PISTONS. This 100th million vehicle nro- duced in the United States by General Motors rolled oftlil assembly line at Janesville, Wist, juantrecently. It cobtailf aluminum pistons which were made, at the Massena Foundry which were shipped to Buffalo where they were assembled in an engine and sent to the Janesville plant; The production; car total includes all autos and trucks, and a number of otfp er vehicles originally produced by the company, but no longer in production. The figure was compiled for the 58% years smce General Motors Was organized. -5 Drive for Fund For Scuba Equipment man. However, the goal is for $2,500 to provide the neces- sary scuba diving equipment, as well as the other equipment. About eight suits are needed! Searching for bodies iri a river or lake is now done by scuba divers, as the old way of dragging is obsolete. Scuba divers are more successful. 'The Massena Rescue Squad has announced a contest, with the first prize of two «$100 bonds, second prize.of one $100 bond; third prize of one $75 bond. The contest will culinV nate at the American Legion Club on May 30. It costs a dol- lar to participate. ' Contributions may be mailed to Don Kline, Route 2, Bridge Rd.^Massena. -.1- Lions Club to Sponsor Free E^Examination For Children Ages 3-5 Henry Domingos Professor Gets Clarkson Award Henry Domingos, professor or electrical engineering ^ at Clarkson College of Technolo- gy, Potsdam, on April 29th was awarded the Tau Beta Pi faculty award, given U an out- standing faculty member who ha:, shown unselfish interest in the welfare of the engineering students. r ' Jr - His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Acacio Domingos, South Racket Road, Massena. His wife is the former Miss Huguette Levesque of Mon- treal. They have three children. Professor Domingos was graduated from Clarkson- in 1966. At that time, he was pre- sented with the Levinlus Clark- son Award, for \showing the best combination of scholar^ ship and. promise of outstand- ing achievement\.. • Mr. Domingos was saluta? iorian of.the 195* at Have—; m Tiad\\your* preT\ school children checked for\ amblyopia? • .» ' - Amblyopia (pronounced like- dandy-opium) means lazy eye. It,is a disease of the eye, which, if not checked between the ages of 3 to 5, can cause future Rouble for the eye. It is a functional eye disorder in which the eyes are not co- ordinated; one eye may see sharply while the other poorly. IfJhe^problenUtf amblyopia is caught sooh en6ugh((before the age of 6); the eye may/ be treated; successfully.- Beyo n d that age the chances for the successful treatment of am- blyopia are diminished. Since small children cannot tell of their Own accord whether they are afflicted with amplyopia, it is extremely im- portant that they be checked for this insidious disease. The Lions Club of Massena is offering you the opportunity, free of charge, to avail your- selves of the chance to have your children of the ages 3-5 checked for amblyopia. - The clinic will be held on Thursday, May 18, at the Mas- sena Central High School aux- iliary gymnasium, from 6-8 p.m. Just bring votir children to the High School; the time that will be spent at the clinic should be no more than ,10 minutes. The test is painless, quick, and interesting for the child. It merely involves having the child read a special eye-chart This eye-chart is,designed,for those who are yet ui read letters; only one used, the Letter •-.**£$ .i£g| placed In ^\ ' .. ^ IBd Tffir ftiW nity to have ypjjr pre-school children checked at the Mas- sena Lions Amblyopia Clinjc. The vision for the rest of his life could depend on whetSer this eye disorder is caught at this time. > \ ' * fctfc T&Observe i s Fred Coniar, exalted ruTef of Massena Lodge i702, Beneyo^ lent and Protective Order of Elks, has announced that Mother's Day will be observfedf in the Lodge Rooms on Bow- ers St., Sunday, May 14, aj 3 p.m. The Grand Lodge of Elksv realizing the importance tit family participation in som;i%, lodge activities, has made the observance pf Mother's Daji, mandatory for all subordinate lodges. ' ; j The members of Massena Lodge should make a specijj effort to be in attendance, and t bring \ not only all mothei(*J but their families as t ' Flowers will be presented all mothers, and the old I., mother in attendance will ;$| ceive a gift. ;• The ritual whl Tie by the to Kckey, soloist; Bob „_ accompanist;. And Jamet \-- ytoBmgfr^
