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GREENWICH JOURNAL Page2 SALEMPRESS Thursday, August 12,1976 **; The Greenwich Journal ; The Salem Press :MEMB£R EW VP a Association • Founded 16BS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY TEFFT PUBLISHERS INC. 1 HiirSt., Greenwicli.N.Y, 12834 Phone 518-692-2266 Richard S. Tefft, President v Jane W, Tefft, Secretary Clarissa T. Hughes, Vice-President and Treasurer Richard S. Tefft, Editor and Publisher Meg Hughes, Assistant Editor . SUBSCRIPTION RATES ____ One Year $ 8 — Single'Coples 20d Entered at the Post Office at Greenwich, New York 12834 as second class matter S u c c e s s f u l d a y i n s p i t e o f r a i n Rain, sometimes almost torrential, was the main feature o f the Greenwich Bicentennial clay held Saturday, August 7. It was apparent early in the* day that all the events sched uled, would -be held in- doors. Those who were disappointed that the Bi centennial excursion on the ‘Greenwich and John- sonviUe railroad had been cancelled due to inade quate ticket sales were comforted by the fact that it was a lousy day for a train'ride. St. Joseph's h a ll on H ill street was a hive of activity a ll day Saturday, th e displays of local crafts and products were well patronized. 'The Green wich Athletic Booster club dispensed 1 refreshments from a booth outside the hall, only partially pro tected from the weather, and they reported a. most successful?## \ •** company, waa.-performed before a damp but de lighted audience at the Bring along your old paint bfushes—any size /any condition - and trade them In for new quality ‘ P P G paint brushes^you'll save-26^ to $2.50 (depending on §lz$). Paint faster - smoother—easier with a new brush. Applies to PPG Stripe Handle Consumer Paint Brushes and Professional Gold Stripe® Paint Brushes, Town & Country Stores Maid Strait Main Street Greenwich -i Cambridge G r e e n w ic h S e e k e x e m p t i o n o f t a x e n t s fire house. Some of the sp e c tacu lar costum e s used in the1-play were so ta ll that the Baptist church, set as the rain site, could not accom modate them and last minute arrangements had to be made with the fire department. The sound effects of thunder pro duced for one of the scenes were augmented at just the right time by Mother Nature. In the true spirit of travelling players the cast ignored the makeshift arrange ments and presented a fresh and enthusiastic performance. The art show was to ld at St. Paul's parish hall and was also well at tended, A ll those Involved in the events Of the day, - although disappointed in being forced indoors,, were pleased with the way t h in g s %Med- TatA * add , thepe_iB hope tMt.pserhaps. S c h a day,' d e m e d t o t a l ' . display of local crafts, talents and products, w ill become an annual affair. Exemption of residents of the village of Green wich from a part of the realestate tax imposed by the town of Greenwich was requested by village authorities at th©^ meeting of the town board held Wednesday evening. The meeting occurred too late for the newspaper to report \the town board’s reception of the idea in today’s paper. A t the meeting of the village board Monday evening, Mayor Samuel JStart&ri reported that state law allows towns to exempt taxpayers in incor porated villages within their boundaries from payment of taxes to cover items three and four of the town budget. Item three funds are used for ma chinery and item four covers snow removal and brush control. Mr. Starteri said if the exemption were Will study nursing Miss Sue A n n Drew will enter the Mary McClellan School of Practical Nurs ing at Cambridge in the class which begins Sep tember 7. Sue Ann, daughter of M r. and Mrs. John Drew of R .D ., Greenwich, was a regents diplom a graduate of Greenwich central school in June. A few more must sign for psych Considerable interest has been shown in the college psychology course for adults proposed to be held at Greenwich central school starting later this month. Only a few more enrollees are needed to insure the scheduling of the class. Psychology 101 will be offered by Adirondack Com m unity college to high school seniors at Greenwich and the course for adults in southern Washington county will be held separately. Anyone interested ii urged to contact M s. Helen Ru.ddock at the Greenwich school business office as soon as possible, Senior citizens inter ested in auditing the course free should also contact Ms. Ruddock. allowed; it would result in substantial savings , for residents o f the v illagk O f $29,900 collected. Cor item three b y the tow n init$?5, he said village residents p a id a p p r o x im a t e ly $12,000. For item '.four, village taxpayers paid about $11,000 o f the $23,000 raised in the town. . . 1 . Elks club clam steam will be held August 28 French girl enjoys a month with Martins Mr. and Mrs. Charles Martin and family of Blodgett road in Green wich entertained Hedda Picchianti of Aubagne, south France, during the month o f July. The M artin family became acquainted with her when the M artin children exchanged letters with her in a pen ,pal program in thSir ‘ French class. Miss Picchianti made her visit here after finish ing her schooling. She studied languages and plans to work for an airline in Iraq. During her stay Miss Picchianti went to ail the historical sites in this area and attended many bicen- Mayor, Starteri and a delegation; ofthe board of- , trustees ^ t e n d e d the? i town board’s meeting to. 1 request that the towir ;| consider g ranting the exemption. The town O f , Easton some years ago granted the exemption to taxpayers in that part of f t e m w , *U c h lies in M s s Coller accepted at college Lizabeth Anne Coller, daughter of M r, and Mrs. Gunther Meyer of Green- w ith and Richard Coller of Kingston, has been ac cepted at Simon's Rock college, Great Barrington, Mass. Miss Coller w ill be entering as a freshman working toward a B.A. in communications when she leaves on September 1. Lkabeth would have bee® a junior at the Greenwich central school in the fall. 50th Anniversary The family of Walter and Bertha Skellie will hold an open house to celebrate the couple’ s 60th anniversary on Sun day, August 22, from 2 to 9 p.m . at their home in North Greenwich, on Edie road. Friends and rela tives are invited. ' 1 . Plans have been com pleted for the Greenwich Elks lodge 2223 annual dam steam scheduled for Saturday, August 28 at the “ picnic pavilion o f Greett Acres'tavern at the ^$tactio n . of routes 40 and 2$. Tickets are now on ‘ sale from lodge members and at the lodge club rooms. The public is cordially invited to attend. Early ticket application , is suggested as sales will be. limited to 125. The snack bar w ill open for luncheon promptly a t 1 _p,m . and will, include fresh clams, clam chowd er,: hamburgers, hot saus- . age with peppers and onions, salad. . .The, clam steam is scheduled for 5:30 p.m . with steamed dam s, bar becued chicken, potatoes, sweet com, watermelon. Free draft beer will be on tap all day. ____ , The afternoon will fea ture a program o f games, music and entertainment w ith valuable gifts donated by area mer chants to be awarded as prizes. % \ tennial events. She also toured M assachusetts, Vermont, Niagara Falls and the state capitol, She was very favorably impressed with this coun try and hopes to return for another visit With her mother and brother. She expressed surprise at the cleanliness of the cities and villages and par ticularly liked the friend liness she encountered. One high spot o f her visit was a conversation in her native language w ith Mark Nolan, a Schuyler ville college student. She left for home July 27, stopping in New York dty to see the Statue of Liberty. T H E D IX S O N A G E N C Y AIL FORMS OF INSURANCE Homeowners ?- Farmowners—Automobile Motorcycle*—Business Ronald Dixson, O w n e r 6 9 2 -726 5 R.D. #1, jP*»ton] Schaghticoke, N.Y. PERSONALS According to folklore; sring^ ptrton, on the long fl.noff« dlflhlflKl one.onthi maitUB* finger an affectionate ona, and on the little flutter a matteFfuI oho. —John Young, who has ' been here from Scotland, for a visit w ith his son-in-law and daughter, M r. and Mrs. James C h irg w in , underw e n t surgery a t the M ary McClellan hospital last wools —W illiam J. Moriarty of Rochester spent a few days last week visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. P M Schulz. — M rs. Arthur Mc- MorriB and her daughter, Darlene, flew July 13 to M ascot, T e n n ., w h e re- they sf&nt three weeks visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wanda John son. They visited her m o ther, M rs. Louise Jones, 85, who is ill and also attended a family reunion at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hall, at Powell, Tenn. They also spent some time with Mrs. McMorris1 son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Mc Morris, and children in Nilro, W . V i. August 7, Mr. McMorris met them at Erie, Pa,, and they returned home by car. E n t e r t a in e d o n b irth d a y M ri. John Ericson of Troy was entertained at a dinner party at Marty’s restaurant, on August 7, - to celebrate her 87th birthday. Attending were her two* daughters and their fam ilies, Mir. and Mrs. Leo Jeskie J r ., lagle Bridge; Mrs, John Burgess Sr„ Mr. and Mrs. Glendon White, Jodie, Glenda, and Michael; Mr, and Mrs. Johh Burgess Jr„ Nicky, John,, ana Shari, aU of > Greenw ich, and Ken Rosea of Floral Park, L.I., In honor of the oc casion, Mrs. Ericson was given & corsage made by > her daughter, Mrs. Jeskie. Following the dinner a birthday cake Was served. —Mrs. Frank Bowen was taken id the Mary M c C le lla n h o s p ita l Sunday for observation and treatment. —K enneth H o ffm an has returned from St. Petersburg, Fla., after a three week visit with his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hoffman and daughter, Trisha. —Major (ret.) and Mrs. Richard J . Brush o f Sycamore, HI., were re cent guests of Lt. Col. (ret.) and M rs. John Crozier. The two officers served together in the C h ina, B u rm a, Ind ia theatre of operations on the staff of Gen. Joseph S tilw e ll, co m m a n d in g general of the Burma war, m 1942 and 1943. • —Audrey and James 'McFarland have returned home after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Tucker in North Greenw ich w hile their {brents, M r, and Mrs. David J. McFarland were attending the 80th Di vision convention and reunion in Cleveland, Ohio. * . -M e lanie Almy, the daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. Bi& S rd Almy SrM cele- her 17th birthirthday b Monday, August 9 with a ,party at the P lua Hut in ' Saratoga Springs. Those attending included Mrs. Joan Nolan and daugh ters, Leslie and Michelle, and son, Corey, Vicki M eek, Sue Grimes, Rose Clayton, Donna Garde- phe> Sharon and Sandra McMurray, Sherrie, Lisa, Chrissie, Sue, Tim, Tom and Dick Almy. ^R ichard i’erkhw, 18, son of M r, and Mrs. : Richard Perkins, and Paul Boyce, 4', eon of Mr. and S irs .: W illiam Boyce, escaped with only scratches and braises in Kn accident August 2, at the junction of routes 40 «hd29nearCarm ody Ford ry . R ic h a r d ’ s raotorcycle overturned and he and Ids young igisefigar -were thrown fto fiH t when it collided- a dog in the road. —David Brinkley,. NBC newscaster, (bis wjife and another couple ' H it $ diners at W allies res taurant last Thursday evening. —M r. and M rs. Charles Hughson and five children of Albion are here for a few days visiting her ^parents, Rev. and Mrs. Lewis N . Powell. —Winners of gift cer tificates at the opening of the Country Peddler gift shop last week were Mrs. Carol Powell of Green wich, M ary J . Dempsey o f Gloversville, Mrs. James E. Foulke o f Saratoga Springs and Kyle Towne of Greenwich. —Melody Bain, Robbin Moy, Lyle and Lee Niles have returned tem a five day canoe trip in the Saranac Lake region. The trip was sponsored by the Adirondack association «f Baptist churches. -M rs, Robert Walsh is a patient at the Glens Falls hospital for obser vation ana treatment. —Miss Jane Haverley was a guest last week at the home of M r. and Mrs. John Pratt in Geneva. - M r . and Mrs. Ken neth Felt of Center Falls spent a few days vacation at Gloucester, Mass. Mrs. Felt i i the former Mrs. Parker. - M r. and M rs. Neil B> Swartz and three daugh ters of Califpn, N .J., are yisiting hi* aunt, Mrs. Ernest Bronsveld, U£*l m m You’ll probably ileop a lot better, tom« pjychologlati -say* If you futnliH your beiK room in soothing colon,-Tbra* dltional blues and greens are' itlll Uied, But earth ton.es, - mch as rust and brown, may prove just a* relaxing. Lyttle Oil & Lumber Co. Christie E L0e Corliss Avenue, Greenwich 5 gal Pail $7.25 692-7222 892-2*82 OUR CONTINUING FRIDAY WILL INCLUDE Some Great Buys On •Men's Shirts •Men’s Footwear •Jackets •Pants, Etc., Etc. i i C[otliinc) a n d . <£& o z < £toxz Greenwich New Car Sale O u r Used Car Inventory Is Dow n . Therefore, C R I S T A L D I is Dealing. OVER 60 1976 MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM We Need YOUR Trade-In Want a Clean Deal??? Try One of These- Stoek No, 1-6976. 76 VOLARE CUSTOM 4-Door V-8, AT, PS, R n i B sfogger, Side Molding, Light Package, Rmdlb, WSW Tim , Vinyl Hoof, Bumper Guardi, Rf mote Mirror, Diloxi W m ! Coven, 3 Spwd Wipers. Retail W M S ’ p S Stock No, 2-5476. 76 VOLARE 2<Door, 6 Cyl., AT, PS, Rear Defroster, Vinyl Roof, Wheel Coven, WSW Thei, Retail Plus Many More i Route 40 North Oreonwich $92*2204 Sales Hour*: Mon*>Fri., | Miss Marii of RD , Grei giv e n in n Douglas E . 1 Mr. and Mrs. Jr. o f RD 1, ( the bride’ s George L . I lawn of Mr George Drev Overlook av* wich, on Auj o ’clock, The Carter o f 1 officiated at I before many couple’s re friends. The bride peach gown a ivory lace anc ivory with a trimmed w it! She carried and baby’ s matron o f I Stephen Bui Stillwater, we light green ai gown with | sories and cai of bhae and g The bridesr Barbara Per Jot SL Quali B r i n g 1 D O N BIG N Sc c I LC 12 e Kode .(squo 20
