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v o i .' .135 — NO. 24 GREENWiekfNEW YORK THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1977 20 CENTS Citizens advise on pollutionlaw Assemblyman Gerald Solomon and Senator Ronald Stafford met with 30 representatives of Washington county Farm Bureau Wednesday eve ning, March 2 in the Cambridge hotel. Discus- sion on issues of concern both to farmers and legislators centered on the Adirondack Park authority and existing abuses and proposed -changes In unemployment compen sation. Presenting, the Farin Bureau position on repeal of the APA was Norman Nadeau, of Putnam who deplored its infringement on private property rights; Senator Stafford labelled the APA ‘’zoning to the extreme” predicting that changes are greater today for modifying the APA diite to'similar proposals for the Catskills. Mr. Solomon called the APA* an “elitist plan which attempts to create play grounds for the wealthy.” Farmers were eager to learn the APA’s effect on plans for the 1980 Winter Olympics. Senator Staf- ford heralded the Lake Placid, event as an eco nomic shot in the arm due to current regional unem ployment figures ranging from 29-40 per cent. Both legislators termed the state appropriation of $11 million minimal in view of an expected three-fourth recovery of thè Cost. Assemblyman Solomon ventured the opinion that the plans for the 1980 Winter Olympics “may- gain votes for repeal of the APA.” Farm Bureau’s vigorous opposition to federal at tempts to force farmers with ten or more employes or $20,000 in wage pay ments to carry unémploy- ment insurance was led by Phil Gibson of Hartford. Assèmblyman Solomon, in referencè to his bill to declare strikers ineligible for compensation, pre- • dieted very little support for his proposed. Senator Stafford foresaw a maxi mum salary, “perhaps 315,000,” beyond which seasonai—workers would he ineligible for compen sation, Solomon reported Hospital group g geraniums It is geranium time, that time of the year when the Women's auxiliary of the Mary McClellan hospital are taking orders for their sixths annuaT geranium' ■ sale. The members of the ' auxiliary are currently soliciting, and accepting orders for geraniums. • The net financial results of the sale will permit the auxiliary to underwrite the buying of specialized equipment for the ho&_ pifcal. _ Following are names of the chairpersons who will Caution necessary in red light turns State Transportation Commissioner Raymond T. Schuler has called on all drivers in, .New Ybrk state to take extra-precau tions when making light turns on redlighfcs-undera new state law so that the safety of..„the blind, ’ the elderly and children Will be assured. Mr. Schuler said he was 'caliing-on mayors, other local officials -and the police to strengthen en- DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS remember. # drivers in N<3w York State can now make [right turnson most red lights [(outside New York City) Blit drivers muit •com« iftd’caatiously make turns only after the intersection is clear of all traffic,. .thatthe major reason cited by 75 top industries for refusing to locate in his district waà the eligibility of strikers for unemploy ment compensation in New York-state. • Other issues and Farm - Bureau spokesmen were: .estate tax reform, Don Bailey; pull-dating, Gerry Schoen; farm labor bill, Bab Txmrie; unincorpor ated business tax, Wayne Senecal; local controls and . regulations., John Slocum; and narcotic penalty re ductions, Jofan Meer- warth. Assemblyroaa Solomon' spoke on alternatives to the property tax for financing public educa tion. Proposals to deflate market values affecting state. . equalization, per capita Local' members off the and income taxes and 208 Advisory committee property tax exemptions include: George ; C- were discussed. Houser Jr., Easton, rep- The 208 Advisory , com mittee, a group of citizens . from the region, \was « formed in January to review developments of section 208 of a federal water pollution control act passed in 1972. Section 208 deals with treatment of waste water. It provides for area treatment and is designed to achieve fish- able, swimable waters: across the United States by 1983. The 208 plan is of importance to business and industry * and“ to all • area communities, be cause future federal, fund ing will require all ' facil-_ -ities and discharge to be in conformance with the local 208 waste Water treatment plan. The de partment of environmen tal conservation, adminis ters the law in New York resenting agriculture’, Robert Page, ‘planning board chairman for Washington county, and Robert Thompson, super visor, town of Salem.. Other members repre sent Clinton, Essex, Hamilton and Warren counties. The group met at the department of environ mental conservation headquarters in Warrens- burg February 23 and elected Mr. Page chair man of the committee. Also elected at that time were: Charles Mitchell, SUNY Plattsburgh, vice chairman, and Jack Lebowitz,. Glens Falls attorney, secretary. „• , \ The next meeting of. the 208 committee will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at DEC headquarters, Warrensburg. The public is invited. 'tifia Vy +% - r * -g? •• * acc.ept orders for the geraniums. The-colors will Be red and pink, -and the sale will be on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, ‘ May 14. All' geranium orders are to be picked up -on those dates.. There will be no deliveries.^ Arlington, V t, Doris LeGrande; .Cambridge, Marian Meyer; Easton, Eugenie Rapp; Greenwich and Schuylerville, Betty Worthington;-\:.: Hoosick PafGj~ Jiucty Petersenj Salem, Muriel Linke; Shushan, Nina Watkins. A r e a r e s i d e n t s h e a r o f s t a t e c u t s * force.ment of the’require ment that operators of all * vehicles making such, turns first come to a full stop in d then yielcLto all traffic — including pedes trians — before complet ing the turn. He said he waf. alsQ urging school officials to make certain that students . are thoroughly instructed in all aspects of the right turn-on-red statute. The commissioner said he recently conferred with representatives of the American council of the Blind of New' York state, ' who-expressed their con cern for the safety of the “visually impaired and other handicapped per sons and who seek to assure continued vigilance on the part o f all drivers. , “We must, of course, be very careful about the Lelfere of; all pedestrians rthen making the turns, bttHt is incumbent on all' Of us'to.be especially on the ailert for the young and those who are in any way 'handicapped i>r infirm,” Schuler said, “ This means Nearly 150 area resi dents attended the public meeting at the Salem school last Friday. This panel was ©n hand \to answer questions regard ing state' aid to schools^ Douglas Lamos, super vising principal o f Argyle, is shown at left. The. others are George Brown,' principal of Cambridge; Chairman Reese Kmtzing —of the Concerned People’s organization; Assembly man Gerald Solomon; Dr, Edward H u n tington, BOCES district superin- Brownell 'S'* *■ mgïxtrar^are-to-wâteh out ;:for-those ' waiting at curbside as well as those already in'the process of Roland Brownell, 44, of Buskirk, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide _în connection with the death of Char- màine Flaven in an automobile accident last December 20. Mr, Brownell, who was badly injured in the accident, ivas arrested Friday by Washington county • Sheriff's Deputy C.F. Howard Jr. On the negligence.. charge, and arraigned ‘ before Cam bridge Town Justice John McCall; He had beeü ticketed fbr imprudent speed- at thé scene of the accident. J Released in his Yowh recognizance, Mr. Brown ell is jto reappear in town court Match 25, ' tendent; Greenwich Prin cipals ELF. Snyder, and Wilfred Ross, Salem’s supervising principal. Assemblyman Solomon said that Governor Hugh Carey’sproposal to cut aid to local schools is likely t<' --he-adopted. Under that proposal*- Argyle would1 Jose 350,283, CambridfTt' SIfrO,527, Gxee nw i c h $160,307 and Salem $94,212, This, in turn > would have to be absorbed by tax payers in these districts. f ' «. Mr. Solomon also stated there ^ere enough fund* available through the lot tery and taxes imposed on fuel oils, for instance, to cover this state aid were it channeled in the right directions. He” pointed out that under no circum stances are the mandate of the state removed and these mandates contio-, ually increase the cost to the school districts. Mr. Kiftfczingasked the. panel if there Was any thing that could be done by concerned residents to help remedy 4his situa tion. Mr. , Lamos sug gested writing to their assemblyman, senator and the governor The next meeting of the Concerned People's or ganization, concerning the guidance facilities in the school system,’ will be AprlllS at 7:30 p.m. in the Salem school cafe teria. Kamy3 Where is it? Cards ofThanks .... 15 Churches— ...^ __ 9 Classifieds'. .......... . 16 Editorial features __ 9 4-H News .... v ........ 5 Granges. ........ ......... 9 Letter-------- ----------- 9 Sports ........ 11, 12 & 14 —y r<‘-\r: «:■» if~—:— — -— — ----- . . vicinities— t a ................. s, Belcher . . .......... ,,.. 1/ ‘ BnskMè-T. . ............. ■ 10 Library takes shape This' will -be Salem's new Bancroft. Publici li brary .someday soon. George White and J. Cary discuss the next step in putting the. library back -together. Renovations on the other sections of Proudfit hall are progressing, also. Partitions, window glass, wiring and other instal lations have ‘been accom- * ptished inside the old building. The firemen painted the interior of their section last week end. The police area and the community rooms are also nearing .completion. State has plans for local roads State Transportation ^federal aid highways,, off on Commissioner Raymon&jPthe state highway system. T. Schuler has announced ___ _ that an agreement has been made between the state transportation de partment and Washington county for the reconstruc- , tion or replacement of drainage structures-àlong Washington county roads and in the towns of Greenwich, Easton, Gran ville, Kingsbury, Hebron and Argyle, wider a new off-systems fe&eral-aid highway prograna. The drainage structure projects in Washington county will be carried out this, year by-eounty forces under the-.direction of County Superintendent Arthur G. Angrisani at a cost of $105,000. Mr. Schuler said the program enables local governments io improve roads and bridges not previously eligible for fj&dexftl-aid h ighw a y funds. The work will be ¿one on River road in the town of Greenwich, Col. Baame road in the town of Easton, Middletown road in the town of Granville, Farley road in the .town of Kingsbury. Cross road in the town of Hebron, McEachron Hill road in the town of Argyle and on Dr, Johnson road and Archdale-Tabgr Comers road. This program is one of the community assistance plans administered b y the state DOT. It provides 70 per cent federal funds for highway safety and bridge improvements on non- plead guilty Carol A. Frost, 33, and Ronald H. Pepin, 34, of Argyle, pled guilty to .fourth degree arson in county court Friday. They will be sentenced March 23. To be sentenced tomor row in' county court are Wayne Gordon of Hudson Falls and Harold Kretzer of Granville. Mr. Gordon, 23, pled guilty Friday to , criminally negligent homicide and driving while intoxicated. The charges stem from an accident December 18 in which a Fort Ann woman died. Mr. Kretzer pled guilty io criminally negligent homicide and felonious driving while intoxicated. ' The 33-year-old was charged after an accident December 3 which killed a North Granville woman and seriously injured her husband. Edward LaPlante, 23, of Hebron, will be sentenced March 23. He pled guilty to two counts of fourth degree criminal mischief, and one court each of petty larceny, fourth de gree criminal possession of a weapon and criminal trespassing. We’ve been, getting more rain than snow, more sunshine than rain. Guess we can’t complain. Spring’s moving in: M archi. 37 11 March 2 37 12 March 3 • ■ 43 22 March 4 43 26 March 5 48 33 March 6 46 31 March 7 ,. 38 28 Cambridge .. ‘ ’• 10 Cossayuna .. . 4 . EastOn ...................... 9 East Greenwich ... 16 Fort Miller. ............... 10 Greenwich .. 2, 3 & 4 . Rupert... ............. 10 Salem___*... 6 & 7 Schuylerville — 14 Shtìshaìn :. : ........... 10 South Cambridge . 10 “West Hebron... ......... 7 West Rupert ..... 16 The NEWCO program, Nutrition for the Elderly of /-v , Washington county, beganjn Salem on Monday, March /V p . I y I . 1 1 7. Mae Hammitt, project coordinator, spoke tothose who attended the luncheon, explaining the history of the _____ - program and the need for volunteers. * There was good attendance at the NEWCO meals served that.day and Tuesday at Burton hall. Shown here are some of the folks who were on hand Tuesday. Seated —anoand the table, left to right, are EDa Abrams, Alice Stewart, Kathryn Buckley, Myrt Johnson and Frances Dillon. MrS. Hammitt is standing at left, and MarceUe Roberts, of Hudson Falls, i$ playing the accordion fotihe group. * ' About.50 persons were present, Several guests, including Supervisor Robert Thompson, and Rev. James Graham of the Presbytery of*Albany, were entertained. 'Reservations for the Monday and .Tuesday meals may be made by calling Toleman News. begins in Salem
