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*s.. -^ HOME OF THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY—POWER DEVELOPMENT TEMPERATURES High Low Rain Wed., Aug. 14 74 54 .0 Thurs., Aug. 15 77 Fri., Aug,16 81 Sat., Aug. 17 72 Sun., Aug. 18 83 Mon., Aug. 19 u 80 45 46 53 62 60 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 . VOL.33NO.9024 The Massena Observer -.'.. MASSENA'S OLDEST INDUSTRY ESTABLISHED DEC. 2, 1891 v Massena, N.Y. Oteeryer.^esta^ FIRE WEEK NOTES WORST FIRE National Fire Prevention Week in October is also the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Since 1922 the week has alway included the Oc- tober 9th date of the $168 million fire which killed 250 people, SINGLE COPY 15c 2 Killed in Different Accidents • Cross' Mayors Propose ~ County-Wide Lelaild Webb Police Force Funeral Set x Wednesday \^Funeral services— for Mrs. Helen Charlotte- Anderson Cross, 65, Williamsburg, Mass:, will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the Childs Fjperal Home in\ Haydenyille and burial will be made in Village Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg. She died in Massena Memorial Hospital at 9 o'clock Sunday morning, Aug. 18,1974, one of six persons jnjured in a two-car accident on ROute 37, at Smith Rdi, east of Massena, at 8:50 Friday night. Her. husband, Alfred E. Cross, 69, driver of one of the two cars involved, has returned home. His unmarried daughter, Linda, and a friend drove to Massena when they were notified of the . accident. The body of Mrs. Cross was flown to Haydenville Sunday by the Donaldson Funeral service. With Mr. and Mrs. Cross were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wisell, aged 65 and 68 respectively,- from-ChesterlieldJSiage^ Brattleboro, Vt.-One of MivancLMrs.. Cross' daughters hadmarried into the Wisell family. Mr. Wisell suffered a severe chest injury and he was transferred Saturday night to Saranac Lake General Hospital. Mrs. Wisell was taken to Saranac Lake Monday—morning—in—the— Donaldson ambulance.. She has a broken wrist and other injuries and ; wanted to be in the same hospital as her husband. .- *• Edward Fay, 31, of 41 Ransom Ave., driver of the other car involved, suf- fered a cut on 'his forehead which \ required nine stitches to close. He suffered a* bruised chest. He was treated at' the hospital that night and,._ released. • ' His son, Danny Fay, 5, had a con- cussion. He remained in the hospital over night.— '^--——^ .-: ; — Mrsr Cross Js..„survived_hy..iier- husband, seven sons, six daughters, one brother, two sisters, 34 grand-. ^children,.;. ^ .-_.„=,----._-.---— Her husband is retired. Mr, and Mrs. Gross\ and their two passengers, Mr. and Mrs. Wisell, had secured reservations at the Motel Oral and had adjoining rooms for Friday night. . They intended to visit theseawayjihd power projects. They~were enroutetCL the: MoteLQral Friday night, traveling east in the eastbound lane of Route 37 and when they came to the Smith Road crossing, Mr. Cross turned toward the motel. ' At that minuterMrs. Fay and the older son, Timmy, 9, in one car was traveling toward Massena. V Her husband,\Edward Fay; and son, Danny, 5, were following. ir Mr. Fay Md playedi-golf-at Killed As Car Hits Grader Funeral services for Leland G. Webb, 44, Malone, an acting Lieutenant in the security guard at Massena Operations, Alcoa, were held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning in St. Joseph's Church, Malone, with burial in the parish cemetery on the Fort' Covington Rd. The body was at the St. Mary and Murphy Funeral Home, 276 E. Main St., Malone. Mr. Webb was instantly killed in a car-grader accident Thursday af- ternoon, Aug. 15,1974, while he and two other men were enroute to Alcoa for the 4 o'clock shift. Mr. Webb was born in Springfield, Mass., May 6,1930, a son of Mrs. Hazel Harwood Webb, Malone, and the late Edgar Webb. The family moved to Malone many » years ago. He was employed by the Malone Village Fire Department before joining Alcoa as a security guard Apr. 16,1956. He had commuted from Malone to Alcoa during that time. Mr. Webb was riding in the front seat- of the car owned and operated by Thomas E. Sherwin, 20, of 60 Ketcham St., Malone, employed in Department 123, at Alcoa. He suffered bruises and concussions, was treated at Massena Memorial Hospital and released. —The third MalonejraanJn the car was Kenneth Maneely, 19, of 51 Marion St., Malone. He suffered lacerations about the face and body, internal injuries, the possible head injuries. He was trans- ferred to Champlain Valley Hospital from Massena Memorial Hospital at 7 o'clock Thursday night, in the Donaldson ambulance. David E. Donaldson, Massena, a St. Lawrence County coroner, said that ^rT^ebb~safferedarfractured-skuli; broken neck, severe \crushing injuries to the face. He was killed instantly. -There r wasnoautopsy^ An inquest is pending,. —.'. L^ ^.__-.-iiii..-^' ...•_.•_•_ The accident happened four-tenths of a mile east of the Bridge Rd., opposite - Alcoa: The \workers were travelling along the Massena Center Road toward Alcoa at about 2:55 p.m. A grader operated by Loyal E. Richards, Madrid, and owned by the St. Lawrence County Department of High- ways, pulled out from 'a culver, SherWin told the coroner and state police. The Sherwin car struck^the left rear wheel of the grader. Village police were called but the accident happened outside the village,\ investigating were BCI Investigator G. F. O'Neil and Trooper R. J. Babcock and the coroner. Rescue Squad and Donaldson's took the injured to Massena Memorial Hospital. Surviving Mr. Webb are his mother; hrorwifer one son, James Webb, 15, and three daughters, Cindy 13, Lisa 10, and Vicki 4; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Theresa) Herbicks, Ogdensburg, and Mrs. Verness (Pauline) Woodward, Dickinson; two brothers, Richard Webb, Malone; and Charles Webb, Constable. He was predeceased by a son, Leland Jr. in 1963, and a daughter, Jacqueline, 2, within the past year, also a brother, Oswald in 1947. He and Miss Beverly Beckett were At a Meeting of the St. Lawrence County Mayors Association held Aug. 15,-197.4,- said organization went on.. record to. recommend to the St. Lawrence County Legislators that consideration be given to a County- wide Police Force. Also, at said meeting, Harry DeLiebro of Douglas R. Kingsley Associates was guest speaker, reporting on the Cooperative^Sefvices- Consolfdation Study underway in Massena. Javits Says Rocky Has Good Chance By Esther Van Wagoner Tufty Washington Correspondent Washington — Wearing his \post - Nixon smile\ at his press conference, Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY), was . .obviously pleased to be rid of reporter^: questions about Watergate. Happily he \welcomed the opportunity: to talkabout what a great Vice President' former Governor Nelson Rockefeller would make. \His chances are good,\ said the senator, adding- Rockefeller's name appeared on all the important lists submitted to the president and usually ^at theTofK J ~ ~ ~r Rockefeller is seen as the man to lollow. _thru_oniJPresident_HQril!s^ relationship between the. executive branch and the Congress on \com- ~\ muriication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation.\ The senator said the former governor \offered an admirable combination of experience in administration at a high level; knowsi tfie^meaning of money; how to utilize the 'free-enterprise: system; the POWER relationships.\ Asked if Rockefeller had notbecome --- jtoo^^tsonseryatiy'e-m these \^ait-vfiew; years, the senator denied the charge saying the .former ^governor was \logical in hjer .fundamental, progressive views:\ Cedar View Course at Helena and the family was returning home in two cars. Mrs. Fay noticed the car ap- proaching on her left toward the westbound traffic lane, and she honked her horn. Mr._Cross' attention mayhaye been averted to that car going by and he did riot notice her husband. The second Fay car struck the Cross car as it was headed across the westbound, traffic lane, toward the Motel Oral. _B 0 th—cars—were—completely- jnarried in-Chateaugay-May-6,-1958.-~ demolished. I The injured were brought to Massena ^emoriarHospital^y-the^rescueLsquad, ambulance and the Donaldson am- bulance. '.'-'-- David E. Donaldson, Massena, a St. Lawrence County coroner, ordered an autopsy on Mrs. Cross.. He said that death was due to a ruptured pulmonary ar(ery with severe internal hemorrliagingHracture^l-vertebraT- lacerated liver. - ' The coroner issued a verdict of ac- cidental death. He said there wouldbe no inquest. The accident was investigated by BCI / Investigator G.Fi O'Neil and , TrooperJ^R-ShipDey-^.--.—...' Hermon He was a veteran of navy service in the Korean Conflect. ^^H^_j^M_A^lBnmunLcantLlotl5tL Joseph's Church and a member of Malone Lodge 1737, Loyal Order of Moose and. the Friendly. Snowmobile Club of Malone. .- _..:-.: County Jobs Up 400QyerMay^ State Industrial Commissioner Louis L. Levine said today that employment in St. Lawrence County in June was 40,300, an increase of 400 over the May total and 1,300 more than total em- ployment in June of last year. Commissioner Levine said non-farm jobs reached a* new-June high with gains in construction, transportation and government hirings. The unemployment ,total in St. Lawrence County for June was 3,400, an increase of 200 over the May total. In June 1973, total unemproyment^was 3,100. . The unemployment rate was^7:8 per cent for June, 7.5 per cent in May of this year and 7.4 per cent in June a year ago. : ~ GUIDANCE OFFICE OPEN-3 DAYS —— The Guidance Office at / the St. Lawrence Central Junior-Senior High School Jrasher Fallsrwin be open fOr changes in schedule and registration of new students on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, August - 20, 21 and 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Strikes Hopeful Chord Kahn Keynotes Conference Killed Fowler — A 65 year old Hermon man died at about 9:25 p.m. Sunday as the result of injuries he suffered in a two car accident in the Town of Fowler. Gouverneur zone State Police eeport that Raymond Lamastus of Hermon died when his car was struck nearly head on by a second auto being operated by Lee Miller, 34, of Hail Street, Gouverneur. The crash reportedly occurred on Route 58 At WB inmrgetHlijl of Ite number seven mine road, feat Hails* boro as Lamastus was proc«?ding east. . The Miller *ar was i£poWfc.pMt^ bounds the^me^n the iwieess M -passing- a third ear 1 vehicles struck -nearly: head on. The Gouverneur Rescue Squad took theinjured to the E J. Noble^ ^0^*11 In tJoliVirtieur.;~ -., - .-. •••; ;:»> St, Laurence County coroner Dr. Alexander Dodds of Edwsrdi ruled that oeatfi was cau**«rDy a crushed left chest. ,;••'..' V The .new chairman of the Public Service Commission, Dr. Alfred Kahn,, struck a hopeful chord Sunday night as he keynoted the 17th annual Social Studies Conference, at Potsdam State University. \Dr. Kahn, until recently the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences \it Cornell University', noted that the resources of this country and the world have been abused and misused, but that there is still time to salvage what remains if effective leadership can be brought to bear. A longtime professor of economics, Dr. Kahn assumed the chairmanship of. the P.C.S. on July 1st of this year. The conference is a week long affair held at the University in Potsdam, its; theme this year is \The UeogMphy and Politics of Energy - A Global View.\ : Kahn detailed previous misuses of natural resources in his speech which as delivered^ a rapid fire pace. He * from point to point, tor into> his 4 dinner before launcning speechv -'- -- __;_,._ The conference is open to the public and there is no charge for admission. Conference Director Dr. Victor Minotti notes that, this year's conference is ''controversial, and extremely in- formative.\ The conference will also feature several leading figures in (he world energy field. Among these will be Colin Brant, the Energy Counselor for the British Embassy in Washington, and Frederic Rossini, President of the Permanent Council add Chairman of the Executive Board of the World Petroleum. Congresses. The new through the Dan Haley. THE ST. LAWRENCE Lodge 882 of the IOOF S^ad, Emmet Reynolds, financial Secretary recently donated $200 to the Massena Rescue J? r the Lodge and Leo Hume, Treasurer flank -* ' • •— — -^r. — ^Bescu&SquadPresidentBruce Silvers to At Ward's MondayJNight_ Roy K. Brown, President of the Board of Education, Massena Central Schools, announces the 1974 school tax rates for the Town of Massena and: the portions of the Towns_of Louisville, Norfolk and Brasher that are within the school \district — —— —— - , Mgry A._ Hanna,_Waddington,^ and., Allen J. Rishe, Ogdensburg, sent the following news release; to all area newspapers: Democrats for Carey are looking; forward to Congressman Carey's visit to^Northern/New York. Oit. Monday, Aug. 26, he will attend a reception for area Democrats at Ward's Hotel, Brasher Falls at 6:30 P.M. Hugh|5ar% r a 14-year veteran in the ^Unifel.i!lfte>- Congress is contending with. {Howards SanilJIieJslZfoF pe Democratic! gubernatorial nomination in4he primary election scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 10. Congressman Carey is a 55-year old Democrat who has, spent his political lifefighting^ for some of the most im- portant legislative achievements of the i96o's. ; Mr^ Carey attended Sk-John's College untiTWorldnVar irintervened. - He enlisted as a private and after seeing combat with the 104tlLDivision_ in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany was discharged as a colonel. Hejreceived the Bronze Star, Croix de Guerre with Silver Star and the Combat Infantry Award. Carey : returned to college' and received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from St. John's Law School in 1951. He pursued a career iirbusiness and law until in I960 he won a congressional seat in a traditionally Republican district, ^Despite, gerrymandering r ef-_ forts in 1962, he won again and has been re-elected'consistently, and by wide margins. His work in Congress including membership on the Education and Labor and Means Committees, has been extraordinary. It has included authorship of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Revenue -Sharing-billT-the-Operation-Headstart- program and more, bills to help the handicapped than any other member. \We the Democrats for Carey, feel this is an enviable record for any candidate to run on and we urge you to attend . the, .reception: and meet the. Congressman,\ say Mrs. Hanna and- Mr. Rishe. HERE'S YOUR ^IMassena -JMJ19 per $10Molas!iessedjraluaJtibn .--decreased. $2055_;_;_- i ••. - -.,_ _.'.i.„-_-.z- :..^^-^™-^--l' r —„- Louisville -66.176 per $1000 of assessed valuation - increased -471,-. '.'-. . • \\\' --. - -\;. Norfolk - 75.646 per $1000 of assessed valuation - increased AMI • :- ...,• .\\\* Brasher - 79.380 per $1000 of assessed valuation - increased 1.728' /- • . •- •' .• .';•'\• \ •-'-\. The i974 assessed valuation as compared with 1973 is as follows: Massena ' Xoulsvill^\ Norfolk Brasher 1973. 50,298^643 2;595;199 654,472 159,263 1974 50,588,453 2^613^87* 683^675 151^63 The equalization rates\ as established by the New York State Board of Equalization & Assessment, used in the apportionment of taxes ar,e: i * 1973 , 1974 _ Massena v .37 _,36do„wn,011 '. . Louisville .26 .24 down .02 Norfolk .24 .21 down 0S> ;22 .20down.02 District Tax Rate based upon Full Valuation- 1973-17.08 1974-M _'_\'.!\ •-•••• Decrease-$1.20 District Tax Rate based upon Assessed Valuation - 1973-$47;50 ~- -1974-45.68- - H: > Decrease-$1.82 The tax warrant for the district will be $2,431,607, which is $81,346 less than the 1973 warrant. \ . -». - The percentage for each town's share of the total warrant - 1973 1974 Massena —91T063^ -4fJt4M — Louisville 6.686 7.007 Norfolk brasher\ 1.827 ^42T 2.095 0^8T iefa red P.C.S. . efforts\ o7 Assjmblyman*\ \five-story George Briggs Fire Coordinator for St. Lawrence County has been invited to represent the: county at the dedication of the New York State Academy of Fire Science at Montour Falls by Governor Malcolm Wilson at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. All fire chiefs in St. Lawrence County are also being invited to attend the dedication ceremony for the state facility, .wtiiCh provides advanced training in leadership development, management and tire protection! technology for all branches of the fire service.in l^ew York, State, The State Academy of Fire Science, a former seminary, includes a :i*i.fe^ :f led from point to point imm of current and past policies big on rapidly to a step by 1 which outlihed effective deMng with \resoutce .lppE^rni«n!ne^ intP Potsdaift and^was Honored with a reception and a 0 ' Haley will offer the closing speech at the conference. Entitled \Perspective on the Energy Situation,\ it is expected to oneR.jome alterhitivSrtO nuclear power and call for a halt to the crisis ethic.which has dominated energy piicjL oyMh*IpArtIe^ye*»i Haley is %^iwrity Coordinator of the New York £tate Legislitive, Cornniisslori on Sttetgy- Policy. ; classroom classroom and a gyif be convert demohstri paratus ai systems spat The Si operated Government?1^i< Sal J, PrWJoso administration and\ bffildihg, a three story dormitory building; lihim trtjilding which will fojtn Ifldoof terft, drill and («^l«bi0T«toiT--fi i|tofflfflifcj;fire protection **t-% site, wM provide AndFews Street Re-curbing Begins, Is Local Issue The cohtroversial curbing of An- Kfliirn Will NOW drews Street has begunr DUfll U Will nwn . r Workmen began prelinlinary work . r li ./iriday morning to begin replacing the Ph4r(YO |ftr IKP \ *«irbs with blacktop instead of con- VllOl gG I Ul If** '-crete. ' _ ', _ . '\': \ r~~TI»\cpjntroy^ersy arose when the street was recently repaved. After several years of repaving the tree shaded residential right of way, the street level gradually rose to the height of the old curbs rendering them useless. The Department'of Trans- portation announced recently that they would reconstruct the curbs along the street, but that the curbs would-be asphalt and not concrete. Village of Massena Mayor G. Laurence White protested the move, saying that the construction of asphalt curbs would narrow the street by up to 10 inches arid further that such curbs would have no anchor to the street. •—Being unaachered,. snow plowing operations could conceivable obliterate thenv this winter. The DOT resident engineer, Mike DeFranco of Ogdensburg, noted that the: curbs: would,be' replaced:gojuf^oC general inainteniSnce funds lid not pjit of monies designed for rebuiWing, therefc ~_ President Roy TCr.TBrowp of the Massena C^fiiffal' Board of Education announces the charges for use of facilities of the district 4n compliance with regulations relating to the operation under a contingency budget. Under existing statutes, use of school buildings and grounds by outside organizations is not allowable except Where there is no identifiable extra cost to the district or such cost is fully paid by a donation before the activity oc- curs. .-...\.. Charges adopted by the Massena Board of Education are: 1.. All areas, except pool and gym- nasiums, $1.00 for initial request and iirstiime-osc^^^ft for-each additional 1 time requested in the initial request, 2. Pool \rind gymnasiums, when showers are used: $1.00 for initial .. reqjiesf La«CJB!^toc.u«B J^US fiiftt each for an average, number;. :J •m»m mwH'wumlii ^m>*' \ii\a»,l L . ,l W.t»!i | | JL >«'. wW I'MJii iwn JIII u ViA\m*^*iwbmoi&Miimimk •***
