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and Salem Press VOL. 134 — NO, 43 GREENWICH, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1976 .. . - ■ , ?&£ S.' 20 CENTS C O ' w w Eastern Milk Producers cooperative officials tra* veled to Washington, D.C.on July 16, seeking from the United States department of agriculture immediate milk price im provement for weather stricken dairy farmers. Easte-xn’s president, Arden Tewksbury, and general manager. John C. York, met with. Herbert Forest, director of the dairydavisioir; agricultural marketing service. The two cooperative leaders stated that weath er conditions which have Wreaked havoc throughout much of the major milk producing areas of the northeast were the pri mary reason for request ing emergency financial assistance. Continual heavy rains, they said, have plagued daily farmers throughout the planting and growing seasons. Com conditions are less than fair where moisture levels are high. Some farmers were un able to get any com in the ground this spring and others- were foreed to reseed their crops because of early rot. Harvesting of hay in New York state was 90 per cent complete at this time a year ago, whereas this year, first cutting alfalfa is down more than 20 per cent of that figure and the clover-timothy harvest is only 45 per cent complete. M e . York said that if farmers must wait for higher milk prices until barnfeeding time this year, hundreds will be out of business and a shortage will occur in the, supply of milk. Mr. Tewksbury pointed out that farmers cannot -beat this typeof inclement- weather and need the kind of financial return neces- saiy to meet their costs of production in order to feed the millions now living in the densely populated northeastern United States. Legion honored The Washington, county organization of t&e Ainer^ idri . for its achievement in secur ing members for 1976. County Commander 'Glenn V. Snell of Green wich, shown, here, was also honored for his individual efforts and suc cess as a Legion leader. The other picture shows the awards and citations Mr. Snell brought home from the convention. The cup is the Mew York department membership chairman’s trophy, awarded to Washington county for being the first county with fewer than 5,000 Legionnaires to reach its previous year's membership in 1976. Certificates and cita tions awarded included the following: A plus one- citation to the county organization. A national achievement award to Commander Snell-for ex ceptionally outstanding service in the interest of 1976 membership enroll ment. Certificates to Commander Snell and Donald Plude of Fort Edward, county member ship chairman, for having attained 100 per cent membership. Mr. Snell' was pre sented a shaving kit from the fourth district for being the leading county commander in the district in percentage of members enrolled, 91.51 per cent. He also received a money clip knife. Certificates awarded, to H county Legion posts were ■presented to Mr. Snell, and will be handed on by him. They go to Bernard Brown, Whitehall, Ray mond E. Keech, Hudson Falls, John Buckley, Cambridge, and Allen J. Ellis, Argyle, for their continuing contribution to membership strength as evidenced^ by their posts ’ having all time high memberships by March --817-1976; - — ------- ------ Mr. Snell was a county delegate to the convention and Mrs. Snell, who accompanied him, was a delegate to the state Legion auxiliary conven tion. The fourth district, of which Washington county is a part, had the highest membership rating in the state and Washington county was second in the district, The fourth district led the third division of the 13 division parade Friday evening. Mr. Snell was one of the color bearers. With the state conven tion concluded, Mr. Snell steps down as county commander, the office he was elected to in May, 1975. His successor is Mr. Plude, who also is vice commander for the fourth district. Mr. Snell ex presses his thanks to all the posts in the county for their support during the year.^ , urban folks Saturday Roger F. Fleming, ex ecutive vice president .of the Farm Family Insur ance companies, will be the-^aesLspeak^Eiollow- _ ing the annual rural-urban barbeetie ofthe Washing ton county Earm Bureau at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.r July 24 at the W^shjungWn* county falrgrduiads, Greenwich, lie trill' be introduced by Mrsj James Saunders Of Greenwich, who will act as mistress of ceremonies. Mr. Fleming, bom and Jpwa State- college with a. degree in agricultural econoErics^ He worked iefly;forthe. of the newly created research department of the lOwa Farm Bureau federation. |rior to volunteering for service ixi the United State’s Navy in 1948, he directed the Iowa Farm Bureau’s legislative ac tivities for four years. He was commissioned as an?® officer in the supply corps ahd served two and one-halityears, 18 months of which wore aboard a destroyer escort in the Pacific. While in the service, he was selected secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation; Upon his re turn to civilian life, he served ni that position commencing Wffrfcashead __ _ 1948 when he be- cam e m d 'o f^ th e ^ h - lifetofi,3X^iiieeOfthe American Farm Bureau federation. A year later, Mr. Fleming was given the added responsibilities of AFBF secretary-treas* ur£r. He served in that capacity until January 1976, a period of 25 years. His name first appeared in Who's Who in America in the 1954-55 edition, when he Was 39. He began his duties as executive vice president and general manager of the .Earm- Family , Insur ance companies in Feb ruary, 1976, Mt. Fleming and his wife, Jeanne, have a married daughter, A highlight ^of the rural-ufbaa gathering will A l a n d K a t h y B a in w ill appear Al and Kathy Bfpc-voll* entertain on Saturdayr July 24 at Hebron Day festivities at Hebron camp at 3:30 p.m. ' Allan W. Bain, son of - Mr. and Mrs. Wjllard Bain and his wife, Kathy, * daughter of Mr. and J^rs. Arthur Gage of Hadson Falls, reside with their, two children, John- -and- Kelly, in their home, formerly the Lewis Matte son home in West He bron, his grandparents former home. ' Besides, his wo£k in many of the larger chibs in- the New York-Vermont area, he has appeared on television and radio.* shows, the Wheeling Jamboree, and has his own weekly radio show. In 1969, Al received an award from Eastern States Counfay Music, Inc. for best male vocalist of the year. He wqs taken to Nashville by Joe Gibson to record on Chart Records, and late: Prize Records. His recording of Down Comes the Rain, made the charts ih many states. County requests disaster status As the result of heavy damage to highways in the town of Putnam at the north end of the county, the Washington county board of supervisors last week requested that Put nam be declared a disas ter area. The damagge was caused by a severe rain storm on July 11 and 12. Engineers estimate it will cost $74,000 to re place town highways in Putnam. The estimate for replacing county high ways damaged in the storm is $30,000. The resolution, intro duced* by Supervisor .Horace Scott of Whitehall and pijtssad' unanimously, requests the governor of New York to request the president to deelare^the emergency. A request for financial assistance for the town and the county is included in the resolution. The town of Putnam has an assessed valuation of $3 million and a popula tion of 579. It is financially unable to pay the cost of replacing the town roads, the resolution points out. It also says the county had authorized borrowing to finance their highway program before the heavy rain, and that “it is in no position to finance another $30,000 to repair roads damaged in the storm.” Warm As usual, there’s been plenjty of rain. . Though nights have been cool, we have had some lovely days. It has been temperate: July 13 76 55 July 14 71 55 July 15 80 51 July 16 80 59 July 17 82 55 July 1$ 73 52 July 19 83 52 Where is it? Cards of Thanks .... Chtufches ................. Classifieds ............... Editorial Features.. Granges . ................... letters ............. 1977, Miss- Farm Bureau, 3 9 .14 . 9 .5 9 , 7 Vicinities— Argyle ................... 8 Belcher . ..................13 Cambridge ... 10 & 11 ' .............11 ........... 13 „ ^Greenwich .... 13 FortEdward ........... 6 County fair program dedicated to In June, 1975 Al and his wife, Kathy, won first prize in tihe Grand Ole Opry talent search held in Fort Ann. Al also won best male vocalist in the contest. Al has his own fan club with over 600 members since 1973. Landowners recogni tion, with - Mrs. Ralph Getty in charge will be observed at 1 p.m. with local talent spaced throughout, in every twenty-five year span. John Hurd will be master of ceremonies. Picnic lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. with^cairy-in dishes to pass. Hot dogs, ‘hamburgers, soda will be Sold at cost, with Ralph Keys in charge. At 5 p.m. the supper picnic will be held in the same manner. At 8 p.m. square dancing will begin with Art Gage as caller and Mrs. Betty Jeremy, Katherine O'Brien, tarry Marden, furnishing the music, continuing through 11:30 p.m. James Flaherty, prom inent Greenwich resident and businessman, is recognized for his many years of service as presi dent of the Cambridge Valley Agricultural So ciety, Inc. In the program booklet just released by the Washington county fair, the dedication reads as follows: “This premium list for 1976 is dedicated to James Flaherty, retired presi dent of the Cambridge Valley Agricultural So ciety, Inc. “Elected- president in 1957, Jim guided the association from teiit city on MacMullen flaty 'to jts present location on ro\ite 29. Numerous building projects and frequently updated programs have made the Washington county fair one of the most modern, fastest growing fairs in New York state. “Thank you, Jim, for the years of great capacity to serve that you gave so freely. The fair has profited as you dealt with bankers, politicans, and concessionares. The de cisions have been large and small, but you have never wavered in seeking what was best to create a fair of which the whole class for small tractors ih the tractor pull, Exhibits with the fair, Mr. Flaherty has been secretary of the Washington County Co- ° P ^ ^ ^ \ f e f nranCe company .since the com- pany ^ as for|ned. by the merging ‘‘of seVerhl town fire insurance companies several years ago. Changes in the pre mium list include a class for exotic crossbred cattle, slightly different listings in both fruit and poultry, a Christmas arrangement in the flower department, bicentennial clothing for men and women, and a asses. Fair premium lists may be obtained from Gordon Wright, manager, at the fairgrounds; or will be mailed on request by Mr?. Frederick Story, secre tary, R.D. 1, Fojrt Edward. Most directors and mem bers of the junior fair copies for distribution. The dates of the 1976 fair are August 23 to August 28. County votes Jundijatg By a margin of 61 weighted votes, the Washington county board of supervisors last week approved an allocation of $55,000 for the Warren- Washington counties In dustrial Development Agency (IDA). The two- county industrial park, located near the Warren county airport, has been under study by Washing ton county’s solons for about two years. The money, which will be matched by Warren county, will be transferred from this county’s con tingency fund to the IDA fund. The money is expected to be used for, but not limited to, the development of water and sewage treatment facil ities at the park site. The state legislature recently approved the water and sewer districts in the towns of Kingsbury, Washington county, and Queensbury, Warren county. These systems may eventually be tied in with a proposed Warren county regional sewer system. The resolution to allo cate the money was introduced by Supervisqr Leon M. Layden of KipgS^ bury. Ten of the- -17 supervisors voted, against the proposal, but under the weighted voting sys tem, with each supervisor having votes ih accord ance with his town’s population, the seven supervisors who favored the plan won the vote 1,731-1,670. The affirmative votes and the number of votes cast by each supervisor were: Cambridge, Clark 117 Easton, Moy 135 Granville, Andrews 367 Greenwich, Nelson 285 Hebron, Wever 84 Jackson, McLenithan 65 Kingsbury, Layden 678 1,731 Votes opposed were cast as follows: Argyle, Lufkin » 166 Dresden, LeRoy 33 Fort Ann, Gould 174 Fort Edward, Fisher 457 Hampton, Perry 32 Hartford, Burch 97 Putnam, Moore 40 Salem, Thompson 162 White Creek, Nolan 182 Whitehall, Scott 327 1,670 This was the closest vote on any question in several years, according to Edmond McMorris, clerk of the board. The delay in Wash ington county's approval of the funds was brought about by some legal maneuvering to allow formation of county dis tricts, according to Earl Bump, IDA director.Sp^*' dal state legislation passed when the town or Kingsbury was hesitant about proceedingwith the plan when town districts would have operated the park. The papers creating the county district ^were signed by Governor;:! Carey four weeks ago. Mr. Bump expects cott= straction on the $1,730,- 000 park will be started within a year. y vs.va Greenwich. . 2, 3 & 4 Rupert....................8 Salem ........................ 6 Schuylerville ............. 4 S h u s h a n . .............13 South Cambridge... 13 West Hebron ......... 14 West Rupert ........... 14 4vo en Ducharme ,r, v „ jngton county aging an- tfo|l4(ifftfe<Mollpwing schedule for the issuing of permanent picture iden tification cards for the senior citizens of Wash ington' county; This serv- ic#S -0 ® ia ^ -to . every resid^?'^ 'Washington county Who is 65 years of age or older. They do not have to be associated in any way with any club. Since the equipment is in great demand and available on a very limited basis, the director asks those interested people who live \in an area not being visited this time to make an effort to.get to a site where the- service is available, as it will be much later in the fall before any future ,;ViSitS are made. ‘ ' -’5 The schedjile is as follows: . ‘ thfe untter fM '*» Tuesday.,. Ju# 227 lro|| 10 a.in. to 2 p.m. at St* Paul's parish hall fift Greenwich. \ Wednesday* * from 10 a.m. to n<6 the United Pr^telti church in Fort Ann from 1 to 3 p.m. , United Presby . church in Argyll, Thursday, Jtdy2^from 10 a.m.^to^noqn, .;at ville and from 1 to 3 p.rtt, at the .Senior, center in I
