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Y A T E S CO U N T Y ’S LEAD ING N E W SPAPE R ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS PAPER REACH 18,000 READERS A L L TH E N EW S FOR A L L Y A T E S COUNTY Volume C I I I — Number 3 PE N N YA N , N. Y., W EDNESDAY, JA N U A R Y 20, 1926 Whole Number 5307 FIVE HATES COUNTT TOWNSHIPS PLACED UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE QUARANTINE Discovery of Destructive European Corn Borer in Middlesex, Potter, Benton, Italy, and Jerusalem Leads to Strict Prohibition—History and Habits of Borer Described—Feeds on Other Vegetables With the announcement through the press last we£k of a placing of a quarantine upon certain counties in New York state because of the rav ages of the European corn borer, much concern has been occasioned by agri culturists in this community, notwith standing the fact that Yates county is perhaps least affected of any of the counties named. The quarantine pro hibits the removal of corn in the ear, all huskings, sileage, fodder or stalks from the restricted area. Shelled corn is free from the infection of the European pest, the ravages of which seriously threaten the country's corn crop. The European corn borer was dis- lem to entomologists and agricultur ists. Although called the corn borer, that being the principal plant attacked, the borer will attack, in the absenpe of corn, celery, Swiss chard, greeh or string beans, beets, spinach, oats, po tatoes, tomatoes, turnips, dahlias, gladioli, geraniums, timothy and sev eral species of weeds and wild grass. The European corn borer is the cat erpillar of a small moth. The moths lay their eggs in flat masses on the undersides of the corn leaves. From these eggs caterpillars are hatched and feed at first on the leaves, but soon bore into the tassels, the leaf- ribs. the stalk and the ears. The cat- W a lt e r O r r S e n tenced to A u b u rn. Judge Gilbert H. Baker on Monday morning last sentenced Walter Orr, 21, to serve not less than three years and not more than six years in Au burn prison. Orr was indicted by the November grand jury for attempted rape, second degree, and, following his trial in county court last week, was convicted of the crime. Thei attack 'was made upon Mrs. Ernest C. Meils, a school teacher in a district school in Jerusalem, and. hav ing her residence on Liberty street in this village. HONORROLLANDAT TENDANCE RECORD Many P. Y. A. Students Receive High Standings —1013 Average Attend ance Grades—Regents P. Y. A. DEFEATS WATERLOO FIVE Close Scrap Marks LocaVs Victory Win Three Games in Week—Mich- aels-StemBeats Bellona covered for the first time in Yates ; erpillars live in the stalks all winter county in October of 1925, when an i and in spring change into reddish- inspector from the United States de partment of agriculture, together with C. B. Raymond, agent of the Yates county farm bureau, examined all corn which was then standing in the fields in each town. At that time, after a thorough examination and research, the government inspector reported back to Agent Raymond that there were five towns in Yates in which the borer was working its ravages, those towns being Middlesex, Potter, Ben ton, Italy and Jerusalem. Following this announcement a quarantine was placed upon the moving of all stover from the infected areas. The European corn borer is a for eign importation, the special multiply ing grounds being Hungary* and France, from one-fourth to one-half of the corn crops of those countries be ing destroyed each year by the corn pest. The borer attacks not only corn, but also any ether plant having a pithy stalk, and will live in weeds during freezing weather. The exact manner of its introduc tion into this country is not known, but it is thought that in 1917 it was brought in raw hemp to be used in the cordage factories along a river near Boston, Mass., as Massachusetts was the first state to be attacked by the pest. It gradually has worked its way west into New York state, attacking (he area about Albany. Later it was discovered in an area covering Niagara and Chautauqua counties, until now it reaches into Central and Western New York, and is presenting a baffling prob- brown pupae which soon transform again into moths. . Some signs of the presence of the borer are as follows: Stunting of the growth of corn, broken tassels 'with extrusions of sawdust-like material at the breaks, holes in the stalk with sawdust-like debris extruded, punc tured husks on the ears. The borer is probably the most hi larious plant pest that has yet been introduced into this country. There are two generations each year, so that multiplication and spread are rapid, especially as very few of the borers are destroyed by natural enemies. The winter is passed in the larva or borer sta.sre in infested plants. To aid in the suppressing of this nest it is advised to burn or otherwise destroy during the fall, 'winter or spring, all cornstalks, corn stubble, crop remnants and stalks of garden plants, weeds and grasses within the infested area. Work of this kind is | now being carried on by federal, state and local authorities and the hearty cooperation of all property owners, tenants or ‘other interested persons is earnestly solicited. To prevent the spread of the insect quarantine measures, both federal and state, must be strictly enforced to pre vent shipment of infested plants or plant products out of the Yrates county areas now infested. Imprisonment for five years- and a fine of $5,000 are the penalties pro vided by law for the intentional trans portation of this pest P. Y. A. HONOR ROLL. 96%—Alice Corcoran. 93%—Genevieve Carroll, Betty Im- brie. 92% — Eunice Winters, Angelina Y oust. 91% — Josephine Challis, Thora Christensen, Dora DePew. 90% — Charlotte Craugh, Norman Donaldson, Eleanor Garbus, David Jensen, Lela LeGro, Mary Mitchell, Agnes Swarthout. 89%—Clara Knapp, Tlieda Long, Doris Stever. 88%—Llewellyn Barden, Carleton Davis, Carolyn Dexter, Doris Hurrin, Ralph Rhinehart, Catherine Zimmer man. 87%—Samuel Botsford, Anna Bush, Marie Carey, Edward Creary, Mary Eskiidsen, Ruth Rothman, Gertrude Yarnall. 86%—Iva Conley, Doris Gibson, Robert Houghton, Mary Injbrie, Chris tine Petersen, Elizabeth Wagstaff, Nellie Wood, Eugenie Wortman. 85%— William Calhoun, Mary Chal lis, Lillian Cook, Marjorie Fleming, Kathryn Hoyt, Eloise Jayne, Paul Johnson, Arlene Lewis, Frances Rob eson, Genevieve Rogers, Elizabeth Watkins, Mae Wright. ATTENDANCE REPORT. LIBERTY STREET. The Penn Yran Academy basketball team has had a victorious week, hav ing won three games out of three played. The team started off by defeating the Bellona team 39-23, on Bellona's home court. Coach Guyer used the second team for the first half of the Bellona game, saving the regulars for the game with Waterloo. In the first half Yetter was high scorer with two field goals. In the second half Coach Guyer put in Capt. Pond and Cook. These two players soon showed their eye for the basket, Fond scoring six field goals and one foul and Cook scoring seven field goals. Lineup: P. Y. A. F.G. F.B. Total Lunn, l.f..........................0 0 0 Yetter, r.f ........................ 2 0 4 Ansley, r.f ...................... 0 0 0 Hart, r.f. . ..................... 0 0 0 Ansley, c ........................ 1 1 3 Pond .............................6 1 13 Clark, r.g ........................ 1 1 3 Pepper, r.g ...................... 0 0 0 Quenan, l.g ..................... 1 0 2 Cook, l.g. . ......................7 0 14 39 BELLONA F.G. F.B. Total Emerson, r.f .................... 2 0 4 Roe, l.f ................. 2 1 5 Reed, c ........................... 0 0 0 Turner, r.g ...................... 0 U 0 Gelder, l.g........................7 0 14 23 (Continued on page four.) ------ !>------- CAUSE OF RADIO WAVE DISTURBANCE FOUND v> C h ronicle-E x p ress Index of New s Page Current News ............. 1 and 9 Penn Yan Personals ... 4 Penn Yan Locals ........ 13 Rushville' News .......... 6 Gorham News ............. 7 Eaitorial P a g e ............. 10 Classified Ads ............. 2 County News ............... 8 and 14 Rude Rural Rhyme .... 9 Additional Penn Yan Locals 3 LIMESTONE FREIGHT RATES REDUCED Branehport Farmers Prof it—Vineyardists of Bluff Point and Yatesville to Discuss Post Problem T r o u b le in Penn Y a n and V ic in it y Lo cated by W a r n e r Bush in T r o lle y P o w e r House ait K e u k a P a rk. ESTATES SETTLED AT #A B igger, B e tte r P a p e r .” <v d 6 11 ~ Ti u SURROGATE’S COURT i L. P h illip s and C. W a in w r ig h t , E x ecutors. W m . G. and A n n a F. X. M a c K a y M a d e A d m in istrato r s , An editorial in the Rochester Demo-! 2 crat and Chronicle Monday morning 13 of this week says: ! 4 In the Yates county surrogate's court for the week there have been six estates and other matters of surro gate 'ivork settled. Decrees have been entered, guardians appointed and let ters of administration granted, togeth er with other important routine busi ness. Burton L. Phillips qualified as ex- ecutpr of the will of William E. Phil lips, who died December 29th, leaving personal property. The executor is son and sole legatee. Letters of administration were granted to William G. MacKay and Anna F. MacKay on the estate of their sister, Edna MacKay, who died at Penn Yan September 29th. Personal property exceeds $5,000 and the value of the realty is $3,000. 5 ... 6A . 6B 7A 7B . . 8A 8B .. Total The Democrat and Chronicle has re ceived a copy of the initial issue of the Penn Yan Chronicle-Express and Fmds that it justifies its claim to be Yates county’s leading newspaper. The copy is published in two sections of eight pages each, its type is clear and distinct and its general make-up could not be better. The Chronicle- Express has been formed by the con solidation of four weekly newspapers: the Yates County Chronicle, founded in 1824 and which celebrated its cen tenary last year; the Penn Yan Ex press. founded in 1866: the Rushville Chronicle founded in 1905 and the Gorham New Age, founded in 1902. Purchase has been made by the Penn Yan Printing Company, Inc., by which the new paper will be issued, of the Print Craft Shop, Inc., and the Peer- <mr PlQGC i^ss Printing Company, both of Penn ; rY\ Qv ass Yan. This consolidation means the union of two of the foremost and strongest Republican weeklies in the Penn Yan to ««-» CuD 5?CO . o £ A 45 25 37 32 27 41 31 40 40 45 34 397 <3 d W 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Y tw Qj ►J d o c6 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 to «r»l bn co +J <v £ Cl ~ 43 23 38 31 26 43 29 40 39 45 34 '393 o d <5 d W) (D 40 24 36 30 26 39 27 37 36 42 33 370 1 . 2-3 4 . 5-6 HUTTON-LAKE ST. 1 0 32 42 32 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 42 32 39 31 41 32 35 CHESTNUT ST. 1 .......... 34 1 0 2-3 ....... 39 2 0 4-5 ..... 30 0 0 35 32 30 31 27 26 Tl. grades] 636 | 8 8 ... 20 422 1078 0 0 \8 0 2 10 636 20 420 1076 593 20 400 1013 Will of Carrie Wainwright, who section of Western New York. It died in Dundee on December 14th, ad mitted to probate. Clyde Wainwright, promises to give readers of the Chron icle-Express not only all the news from executor, is sole legatee and devisee. I all parts of Yates county but from sev- “ ‘ ' \ eral of the neighboring villages in On tario, Steuben and Schuvler counties. It has certainly covered this large field Estate consists of $5,000 personal and $3,000 realty. Letters of guardianship 'were issued to Melvin A. Bodine, of Jerusalem, on j well in its initial edition and its many the estate of Ada Belle Bodine, Edwin I correspondents in those villages have done their work faithfully and well. Sidney E. Ayres is the editor of the Floyd Bodine and, Mansel O. Bodine, minors. Each has an estate of $1,200.- A decree was entered settling the estate of Albert J. Sutherland, of Ben- ’ union as a big step in the progress of ton. Marvin J. Sutherland and Sara Yates county journalism and print- RESULTS OF REGENTS. The results of the Regents examina tions, up to the time of going to press, were as follows: Elementary Algebra—Catherine An derson, Coriense Buck, Jennie Cal houn, Doris Crews, Josephine Daines, Edward Geer, Adella Hauser, Doris Henderson, Lenore Jensen, Eleanor Stafford, Catherine Stewart, Walter Wood, Maisie Alexander, Ruth Bridg- E. Stokoe qualified as administrators. Administrators are charged with hav ing received $21,703.77, after the pay ment of debts, funeral expenses, ex penses of administration, etc., amount ing to $3,432.03, leaving a balance of $18,271.74, consisting of $13,763.88 cash and $4,507.86 in securities, all of which goes to Sarah E. Stokoe Mary Valentine, sisters. Chronicie-Exnress and 'writes of the I man’ Robert Gelder, Ralph Hart, Hes- unromcie i^xpiess ana wines or iter Hurlbut, Dorothy Kelley, Frederick Legg, Arlene Lewis, Harold Nielson, Josephine Phalen, George Purdy, Jo- shops. lie adds that though both Re publican papers have done remarkably well in their separate fields, it is doubtful if either, by itself, served any worthy purpose that one public- spirited newspaper, could not accom plish fully and successfully. - Then he concludes: “After all, every man is and i earnestly interested in seeing liis com munity progress, grow more attrac- a sephine Phalen, George Purdy, Joseph Reddy, Neva Sadler, Ralph Seager, Evelyn Slater, Marian Stoutenburg Louise Thayer, Mary Titus, Elizabeth Wagstaff. For the past ten days or more radio fans in and around Penn Yan have been greatly disturbed by a continu ous noise that resembled the roar of an automobile engine in the distance. Un one day the noise would disappear entirely only to j ecur and continue through the following day and night. When reports of this interference began << ming in from all arourd this locality, Warner Bush, of the Hush Radio and Music House, and Mr. F er ry, of the Municipal Board, began looking for the trouble, which sounded to their experienced ears much like a faulty brush* on a high-voltage electric motor. Sunday Mr. Bush and Lewis Fen ton started out with a “loop.” They had noticed that when the motor was shut off at the municipal plant along the lake and at Birkett’s Mills the dis turbance did not stop. Acting on this clue they started towards the power plant at Keuka Park of the Penn Yan Lake Shore Railway Co. As they ap proached the plant, the noise grew louder. Faulty brushes on one of the genera tors in the plant were found to be causing the disturbance. New parts have been ordered and- will do away with further trouble as soon as they can be installed within the next few days. There are two generators at this plant which are run on alternate days, so radio “ bugs” should have “peace\ on at least one out of every two days until the necessary repairs can be made. Another report says: The disturb ance apparently is general throughout this section, as Auburn and other cit ies are troubled by the same interfer ence. The sound is intensified in some sections wrhile in others it is scarcely noticeable. It resembles the racing of a motor engine, intensified many thou sand times. The cause has been at tributed to the aurora borealis, or northern lights, which have been in evidence for the past two weeks. It is thought that this natural phenome non causes an atmospheric disturb ance which upsets the wireless waves. *- A decree was entered settling the 1 tive and become a better place in accounts of William Matthews as ad-; which to live, _ the Chronicle-Express, ministrator with will annexed of Chas.: taking this initial sten in its career Kearney, late of Penn Yan. Adminis-! aims to serve in uniting all in good trator is charged urith having received ! endeavors and community efforts. $1,292.67 and with having paid debts, j Starting with a circulation of funeral expenses and expenses of ad ministration amounting to $717.89, leaving a balance of $574.78. to be di vided between William Matthews and Julia K. Howland. LOCAL MERCHANT CHARGES VIOLATION OF CONTRACT over 6,000 which makes it the second or third strongest weekly in the state, the Chronicle-Express covering a large and prosperous section of s Western New York cannot fail to push forward ------ ♦ ------ i to greater things. Its management A n n u a l C o n ference of Rotary in U t i c a . ! seems to clearly understand that it ------ . . ! calls for sincere, honest and continu1 Plans are under way for the hold- i ous effort to push it ahead. The Demo- ing of the annual conference of the I crat and Chronicle extends to the new 28th district of Rotary at Utica, N. Y., j paper its best wishes, confident that during the last week in April. The ; it will attain that success it means to 28th district comprises several Rotary Clubs in New York state and Canada J. S. Royer, of Quebec, Canada, gov ernor of this district, •will be present and a feature of the annual confer ence will be the governor's ball. It is indicated that the 1926 annual conference will be one of the largest meetings ever held, the interest al ready manifested indicating an attend- Hugh W y lie , of N a p les, B rings Coun te r A c tion in M a t t e r C o n c e rning S a le of Shoe S tore. R u s h v ille C h a m b e r of Com m e rce. deserve. The Penn Yan Printing Co., Inc., have received during the past two weeks numerous congratulations and good wishes from friends in Yates county and in other states. All seem to be of the opinion that the consoli dating of the two papers is a reason- « „„„ , . . able and wise adventure which should a nee of over 2,000. Many clubs have result for the best interests of Penn adopted the slogan “On-to-Utica” and are preparing for a 100 per cent at tendance. A large number of ladies will be in attendance and plans for stellar social events for their enter tainment are being made. Penn Yran Rotarians are planning on as near a 100 per cent attendance as can be had. -------♦ ------ F r e e C a le n d a rs. Yan and Yates county. E. Ben Knight writes from New Port Richey, Florida, where he is spending the winter months, “I want to comnli- ment you on your merger, something j that ought to have been done long ago. Three weeklies in the little vil lage of Penn Yan has been a sheer loss of time and money.” All subscribers to this paper are welcomed to a calendar for the year 1926. These are now being givt n away at the office near the Main street bridge in Penn Yan. The Erie railroad shops at Hornell. ^ closed on Saturday, January 16th, and | put in a counterclai will remain closed until February 1st Approximately 1100 men are affected by the shut-down. _ ________ James E. Dolan, of Penn YTan, through the law firm of Huson & Hy land, of that place, has started an action against Hugh Wylie, of Naples, charging violation of terms of a writ ten contract in which he claims the defendant agreed to buy and accept his stock of -shoes, boots and rubbers, in the Penn Yan store for $2,000, the fixtures and a 3-year lease on the store at $75 a month. He claims that Mr, Wylie failed to fulfill the terms of the contract. Mr. Wylie has retained the services of Sebring & King, of Corning, and ip answer to the complaint admits that he signed the contract and paid Mr. Dolan $75 to bind the bargain. He claims that he went to Penn Yan to look at the store and while there Mr. Dolan entertained him by giving him strong liquor to drink. While intoxi cated he signed the contract when he did not know what he was signing. Mr. Wylie further states that he would have lived up to the contract, however, had he not learned later that Mr. Dolan had misrepresented the store. He learned that instead of doing a $22,000 business he was only doing a $11,000 and that it was not a profitable business. Mr. Wylie has a to recover the $75 that he paid Mr. Dolan to bind the original contract.—Democrat Chronicle. Fifty business men of Rushville and vicinity gathered in Masonic Temple Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing a Chamber of Commerce. E. P. Corbit was chosen chairman and C. A. Lazarus secretary of the meet- | ing. Following speeches by Christie Briggs and Walter Tower, of Penn Yan, and Dr. F. M. Chaffee, of Middle sex, it was voted to organize a Cham ber of Commerce and Max Headley and Fred Powers were appointed tell ers. The following directors were' ! elected: Three-year term, T. S. Baker, G. M. Fitch and J. J. Johncox; two- year term, E. I. Hicks, Albert Blodgett and E. P. Corbit; one-year term. C. A. Lazarus, H. B. Withers and H. E. Voorhees. At a meeting of the directors the following officers were elected: Presi dent, T. S..Baker; vice-president, J. J. Johncox; secretary, H. B. Withers; treasurer, H. E. Voorhees. The need of a Chamber of Com merce in this village has long been felt and often discussed by some of the more progressive business men and the final organization of such a body will be a great satisfaction to all public-spirited citizens. Much enthus iasm was manifested at Tuesday's meeting. Another meeting 'will be held soon to discuss further plans. —Rush ville Cor. A greatly reduced freight rate on agricultural limestone to Branehport has been established and was made effective January 12th. The delivered price at Branehport has been so high that while most farmers realize their need of lime, it did not seem practical to make so high an investment or to make the long haul from Penn Yan. A large percentage of the farm land in the vicinity of Branehport needs the addition of lime for best results with most legume crops and especially for the growing of clover and alfalfa. As these crops help the soil the whole rotation is materially benefited by the application of the limestone. The Farm Bureau committees at Branehport and Yatesville started agi tation on this subject nearly a year ago. E. V. Titus, transportation rep resentative of the State Farm Bureau Federation, called a hearing with rep resentatives of the Pennsylvania, New York Central and Penn Yan and Lake Shore railroads. The importance of limestone to the farm interest of the section was clearly shown and the roads concerned were asked to make adjustment of their rates. The reduc tion now in effect is the result of this hearing. It is planned to start a number of demonstrations in the com munity this spring showing the value of limestone in order that it may be generally used within the next few years. i • - \Grape Vineyards Without Chestnut Stakes and Posts” will be the subject of discussion at the Farm Bureau Community Meeting to be held in the Bluff Point M. E, church Thursday at 1:00 p. m. The Farm Bureau Man ager has secured J. A. Cope, Extension Professor in Forestry at the College, as speaker. Mr. Cope will discuss preservative treatment of stakes and the possibility of utilizing many so- called no-good species of wood for posts and stake purposes. Two reels of pictures dealing with this general subject will also be shown. These pictures together with a discussion will throw some light on the possibility of using some of the Bluff Point side hill waste acres to good advantage. There will also be a discussion of local Farm Bureau work in the community for the coming year and the election of a Bluff Point Com munity Committee. The 1925 commit tee consisted of Otto Baker, chairman; George Barrett, Alfred Jorgensen, D. A. Berryman, A. C. Williams, Howard G. Davis and Roy Sanderson. Announcement has just been made of another series of meetings Jan. 27th to 30th inclusive. Harry King, a successful farmer of Interlaken, Sen eca county, will be the speaker at these meetings, Mr. King has for several years been connected with the state college institute force during the win ter months. Mr. King's principal topic will be, “Economic Maintenance of Soil Fertility,” by the proper use of limestone and fertilizers. The agent has also arranged to have motion pic tures of interest to > both men and women at these meetings. Meetings are definitely scheduled at Yatesville on the 27th and at Branch- port on the 29th, with both morning and afternoon sessions and a commu nity dinner served by the local Home Bureau Units. ------ »-------- UNCLE SAM GLEANS OVER 137,400.00 IN PENN YAN J0HNS0N-C0STELL0 POST PLANS BIG FIELD DAY IN PENN YAN JULY FOURTH Gen. Pershing, Senator Wadsworth, Major-General Ryan, Governor Smith, and Others Invited-Six Counties Would Participate—State Commander Here Next Month—Post Officers Installed The local post of the American Le gion is planning to put Penn Yan on the map with a celebration next Fourth of July that will bring ex-serv ice men and others from more than six counties of the state to participate in a big field day. World-famed soldiers and political leaders have been invit ed to attend. Clarence Smith, the ost scribe, tells of the plans as fol- ows: “One of the biggest and most wor thy recommendations that the execu tive committee ever made was brought to the attention of the post by William Welch at this meeting. Mr. Welch in his presentation of the proposition manifested considerable enthusiasm and interest and stated clearly and precisely the facts sur rounding this huge event The 150th anniversary of the signing of the Dec laration of Independence is an ideal Fourth of July to celebrate on a mag nificent scale. The proposed plan takes the form of a Legion Field Day for the entire 7tli Judicial District of the American Legion, comprised of Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Ontario, Yates and Livingston counties and such other cities and towns from out side the district as care to participate. With a background of a district as strong as this it is expected that 10,- 000 Legionnaires can be brought to Penn Yan on that occasion. The post has already extended a formal invita tion to General John J. Pershing, Sen ator Wadsworth, Major-General John F. O. Ryan and Governor A1 Smith to be guests of the Legion on this day. A parade such as never witnessed be fore by any town the size of Penn Yan will be furnished. Prizes will be awarded to the visiting post with the largest membership in the line of march, also to the post with a repre sentation from the farthest distance. Plans are also under way to stage a sham battle on the fair grounds be tween two National Guard units espe cially assigned for that purpose. A barbecue will be held on the grounds during the day. Horse racing and other events will be staged in Penn Yan that day. This event will intro duce thousands of people to the beau ties and friendliness of the town and its people. This is a tremendous proposition and while only in the j rough at the present time, a commit- j tee has been appointed to work out all the details. The members will ap preciate the suggestions of any towns men who are interested in seeing this day go over with a bang that will never be forgotten in this part of the state. Penn Yan will be broadcast throughout the entire state as being one of the liveliest small towns.! Watch the announcements and prog ress in this proposition for it is not altogether an American Legion affair, but one that should strongly appeal to all those who are interested in the further advertising and promotion of local interest. “At the regular meeting of the Johnson-Costello Post of the American Legion held in their rooms on Wed nesday night, January 13th, the offi cers of the post were installed. The installation was performed by Cor nelius B. Snediker, county chairman, in a manner highly impressive and in absolute accord with the prescribed ritualistic form. At the conclusion of the ceremonies, Mr. Snediker charged the post members with the duties and responsibilities that they as members of the American Legion should as sume, stating that it was the obliga tion of every post member to place himself at the service of the comman der and to' be willing to function in any way whatsoever when called up on. Mr. Snediker also impressed up on the meeting the tremendous val ue of the American Legion in this community at all times, especially in time of disaster or severe catastrophe which might befall us at any instance, warning the post members to always be prepared to serve the community when need presented itself. “The commander of the post appoint ed the chairmen and members of the standing committees and urged each to be faithful in the discharge of the duties reposed in them, picturing very vividly the results that are possible to attain by strict, sincere and con scientious fulfillment of the duties prescribed under each committee. The commander highly complimented Mr. Snediker for the manner in which the installation was performed and assur ed the county chairman of absolute cooperation on the part of the post in all matters recommended by the State Department. “The report of the Christmas tree committee was read by the finance of ficer, Howard Sprague, and a vote of thanks tendered the entire committee for the faithful and extensive service rendered. Bernard Hoban, who has acted as chairman of this committee for the past two- years, strongly urged the post to continue this practice and recommended that the 'tree be held in the afternoon instead of at night, thereby encouraging an increased at tendance of children. “The committee on constitution and by-laws presented a tentative revis ion of both and upon a motion the same was referred to the executive committee for extension or modifica tion. This will be referred back to the post at the first regular meeting in February for final adoption. There are many radical alterations recom mended by the committee and every Legionnaire should be present to be come familiar with the same. “The post was reminded that on the 12th of February, State Commander Harry C. Wilder will be the guest of the post together with several other prominent Legionfiaires, who have al ready consented to be here on that oc casion. The committee is desirous of making this one of the largest and most successful events of the post. Definite information on this dinner will be tendered at a later date. It is hoped that every ex-service man in this county will be able to attend the dinner in honor of our state comman der.” E. C. N u tt and Loren Nichols Elected D irectors, The Benton Co-Operative Company held its annual business meeting in Grange Hall on Monday and was largely attended by the stock holders. Myron Smith in presenting his report was able to tell of increased business during the period in which he has been manager and expected a continu ance of the same in the future. Hon. E. C. Nutt and Loren Nichols were re elected directors for a term of three years and William Hurrin was also elected a director for the same period of time. SUPERVISORS’ COMMITTEES Yates “County Congress” Elects Officers Com ♦ CUPID REAPS BIG HARVEST IN MILO TOWN LAST YEAR mitteemen to Serve for 1926 are Announced Local Post Office N e ts Considerable Sum in Y e a r from Sale of Stam p s . C lerk David M ille r Records 62 M a r r i age Licenses fo r 1925 Com p a red w ith 37 fo r 1924. B ir k e t t M ills Buys Dresden G rain E levato r. & The Dresden Grain Elevator owned and run for the past twenty years by C. S. Angus, was sold Thursday to the Birkett Mills, of Penn Yan. This is one of the most up-to-date elevators in Yates County, and one of the leading industries in the village of Dresden. The new owners will take possession April 1st The annual report ol Postmaster John B. Cramer for the year 19251 shows that the Penn Yan Federal post office recorded receipts of $37,- 404.06 for the year. At first glance, this will not seem a fabulous sum, yet, the fact that that sum has been accumulated by very small sums, mostly pennies, from the sale of 2-cent stamps, the great amount of business conducted through the local post office can be gleaned. There are approximately 18,000 peo ple living in Yates county. The re ceipts for the post office for 1925 show that an average of a two-cent stamp was sold to each person in Yrates county with 500 purchasers of stamps still unaccounted for. Penn Yan has a' population, based on the last census, of 5,336. The post office receipts show that each resident spent over 7 cents at the Penn Yan postoffice during 1925. The mail or der, parcel post and other departments all figure in the aggregate. Figuring it from another angle, the total shows that out of 365 days in the year, there was an approximate average business of $102.47 for each day. Taking in that sum in pennies and small coins discloses the numbers of individual sales of stamps and busi ness transactions which were handled by Uncle Sam in this village. And the last but by no means least, considera tion is the fact that those represent cash sales. God bless my mother; hope to be I owe to her. all I am or Lincoln. That Cupid was right on the job in tlie town of Milo for the year 1925 is evidenced by the record of Town Clerk David Miller, who has a record of having issued 62 marriage licenses. This is a gain over 1924 of 25 licenses, showing that the spirit of adventure was stronger in the hearts of 50 peo ple than it was the year preceding, as 1924 showed only 37 marriage licenses for Milo. v According to a saying of the pioneers of the nation, one of the surest signs of a long cold winter was a large number of marriages preceding the winter months. Just why this was used as a weather indicator is not def initely known, but one reason may have been that people of that day knew that two could live cheaper than one. The young people of today will not verify that statement. It is interesting to note the differ ence in the press notices of a marri age of yesterday and today. In the olden days, 50 or 65 years ago, when a couple took it into their heads “ o start out on the matrimonial seas, the local paper printed about, six lines of nonpareil, a small, insignificant no tice, tucked away off in one corner of the paper. The notice read some thing like this: “On Wednesday, Jan uary 6th, John Jones, of Penn Yan, and Matilda Smith, of Penn Yan. were married by Rev. G. Q. Brown.” Today a marriage is supposed to bring in the lengthiest kind of notice, sometimes taking half a column to tell what the bride wore and other details. Times change and the surest record of those changes is the daily and weekly press. / ------ • ------ Think more about what you have, and less about what you haven't. The Yates County Board of Super visors met on Monday and organized for the coming year by electing John J. Gardner, of Milo, as chairman, apd Charies F Mallory, of Penn Yan, as clerk. Mr. Gardner succeeds Har ry Brate, of Starkey, and. Mr. Mallory has served the board as clerk since November, 1912. The new board is composed of seven Republicans and two Democrats, as follows: Earl Guile.........................Barrington Loren Nichols ....................... Benton Claude Wixom .......................... Italy J. R. Andrews .................. Jerusalem Albert Bates,......................Middlesex J. J. Gardner ............................. Milo Fred Schweickhard ................. Potter Ira W. Ide ...... Starkey Benjamin Gardner ...... . ......... Torrey Mr. Schweickhard and Mr. Andrews are the Democratic members. It was voted to observe the same regulation of business as before. Standing Committees for Board of Supervisors: Erroneous Assessments and Refund ed Taxes—B. F. Gardner, Nichols, Andrews. Equalization — Schweickhard, Ide, Guile, Nichols, Wixom. Finances and Appropriation — Ide, Schweickhard, Bates. Highways—Bates, Guile, Schweick hard. Charities and Public Health—Guile, Ide, Andrews. Corrections—Nichols, B. F. Gardner, Wixom. County Treasurer's Accounts—Wix om, Bates, Schweickhard. County Clerk and Judiciary — An drews, Guile, B. F. Gardner. Rules and Supervisor’s Accounts— J. J. Gardner, Bates. Ide. -------------------------------------- * -------------------------------------- Scalded W h ile Canning M e a t. Mrs. I. V/. Comstock, of Bellona, was badly scalded about the face last week when steam exploded one of the cans in 'which she was putting up meat. Boiling water was thrown over her face. No permanent injuries will result.
