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VQL. 135 - NO. 38 GREENWIctì, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, JUNE 16 r 1977 20 CENTS ! E v e l y n W a r n e r t o r e t i r e a s ■These are the locations of the photographs in the contest sponsored . by the Greenwich Historical Association. Winners -will be announced next week. locations: 1) top o f Skiff’s market! 2) hitching post in front of the Davidsen residence on Church street, (or its twin in t e n t o£--St,'^Joseph’s rectory) ^ 3) dome of St. Joseph’s church; 4) light on the front of the East Greenwich U.P. church; 5) door of the Bald Mountain school; 6) emblem on the Civil war monument on Washington square; *7) door of the Coble residence, Battenville; 8) building housing the Masonic lodge, Elks, Keniry’s, Mesick’s, and WinebelTs; 9) Lakeville Baptist church, Cossayuna, and 10} top of the former A&P store, Greenwich. Community retiring principal Telephone office sets open house ( The high esteem in which Edgar F. Snyder of Greenwich is held by the community was displayed Tuesday evening at à retirement dinner in his honor. He has been associated with the Green wich central school since 1946, and since 1959 he has been the school’s chief officer. He is step ping down from that position on June 30. Nearly 20® co-workers, former associates and friends of Mr. Snyder- attended the dinner, which was held in the high school cafeteria. The ham dinner was prepared by the cafeteria staff Under the direction of Florence Perry. Members of the Future Farmers of Amer ica, under the leadership of James Mc-Clay, „served the meal. • Sherwin—Bowenr*—a- member of the i school faculty, was master of ceremonies and he intro duced several people, each of whom spoke warmly of Mr. Snyder. Among the speakers were Norman W. Allen, for many-years a member of the board of education; High School Principal John Fitzgerald, Dr. Ted Huntington, district su perintendent of schools, Mayor Samuel Starterf of Greenwich, School Attor ney Charles B, Epssell, Student Council President Gary Townsend, John Morabito representing tie 'Teachers’ association, Athletic Director George Jackson,-Board President Robert Lundberg, and Judy Klingbiel,- board Membér.(, Who Was chair man bf arrangements for the dinner. Mr, Snyder’s Morgan Snyder, a _ uateofG.C.S,, also ¡spoke briefly. He is a guidance counselor in -the Indian Lake, central, school His brother, Scott .Snyder* teaches |di Maine,. was unable to attend. It was announced, however, that he will be teaching in Lake George , school in the fall. Other ¡members of Mr. Snyder’s family pres ent were his wife, Shona, his brother and sister-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. How ard Snyder, and his unde and aunt, Mr, .and Mrs. W. Morgan Boyd, Each of the speakers had high praise for Mr. Snyder’s years of devotion to the school system in Greenwich. The remarks were frequently inter spersed with humor, but it was apparent throughout the evening that Mr. Snyder is held in high regard by all who were present. Several of the speakers presented gifts to Mr. Snyder in recognition of the occasion. Mayor Starteji, who Is- also president of the Little Fellows baseball league, gave him a lifetime pass to the league's ball games , - and to .the girls’ softball games. He also pro- - claimed June 24 as Edgar F. Snyder day in Green wich. A plaque expressing the appreciation of the student body for Mr. Snyder's leadership was presented by Mr. Town- seiid. Another plaque and a service pin were given by Mr. Morabito and other gifts were presented by Mr. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Klingbiel. Mjrs. Klingbiel also announced that a G.C.S. scholarship will be awarded in Mr. Snyder's name. .. Several letters of con gratulation were read by Mr. Lundberg. - Among them were those from the Greenwich town board, from United States Com missioner of Education Ernest L. Boyer and from Ewald Nyquist, New York state commissioner of education, Mr. Lundberg said there were also letters from the principals of schools in Hartford, Argyle, Granville, South Glens Ealla, „Salemr Hoosic Valley and Cam bridge. All of the letters were presented to Mr. Snyder in a scrapbook, - ~ ~ ~ At the conclusion of the program Mr. Snyder re sponded, thanking all for their support, cooperation» and teamwork through the years. Residents otthe Green wich area 'will have an opportunity to learn rriore about the village’s link to the'world-wide communi cations network at an open house In Mew York Tele phone's local central of fice this evening, June 16. Among the highlights of the event will b e a display of all the parts of the telephone, a safety exhibit and a cable-splicing dis- incoming and outgoing calls are automatically switched, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the complex equipment that .keeps their tele phones in touch with other phones. * On display outside will be an installer’s van, and all the tools of the telephone in s taller’s trade. Refreshments will be ‘ ‘People think that all a librarian does is read and stamp books,” . said Evelyn Warner, Green wich’s librarian of 16 years, in a recent inter- -view. ‘ ‘Therels^atStmore':! that goes on behind the Scenes,” noted the soft- spoken librarian. ____ Mrs. -Warner. will retire, _ at the end of this month, leaving the book-stamping and-the behind the scenes jobs to Judy Rogers of Shushan, who has been hired to replace her. ‘Til miss it,” noted Mrs. Warner, who ex pects to help Mrs. Rogers for a couple of weeks, and - - continue \ working at- the library on a volunteer basis. “Although I’d like to keep on,” Mrs. Warner admits, “I think it’s time for someone with new ideas and more energy.” She also wishes to devote more time to caring for her mother, who has been ill. Evelyn McDuffee War ner was born in Glovers- sville and educated in the public schools there. She took a two-year teaching course at Cobleskill, which was then known as a normal school. After receiving her certification, Mrs. ’ Warner taught at McKownville, near Al bany, for three years. In 19&0, she married Fred Warner. Mr. Warner purchased a hardware store in Greenwich in 1947, which brought the couple to this village. They had four children: Fred Jr., Carolyn,' Mal colm and Douglas?-- — - play, said company tnana-^ served and telephone ger, Patrick t e z o lo . The ' people will be on hand to central office, at 14 Hill street, will he open to the public from 6 to 9 p.m. Visitors will meet the office staff, see how answer questions during guided tours, Mr. Tuzzolo said. New York Telephone serves about 2,000 cus tomers in the Greenwich exchange. Flea market set for Saturday The Washington county JunioisJair, Inc., Will once again ^Sponsor a flea marke^ht the fairgrounds. It will be from 9 a.m. to 5 pjtt. on Saturday, June 18. Dealers will offer anti ques, collectibles and handcrafts at the market. Books, china, rare coins, review Fred Jr. is in charge of the audio-visual depart ment of the Extension service at Cornell, and Carolyn and. Malcolm both live in California. Douglas died in 1973. Mr. Warner passed away, in 1971, having retired from the hardware business two years before.- It was in 1961 that Mrs. Warner first became the librarian of the Greenwich Free library. Although she had never had any formal librarian training, Mrs. Warner says she learned quickly on the job. The local library had joined the Southern Adi rondack Library system just one month before hiring Mrs. Warner. This meant a number of changes in the Greenwich service. Art prints, films, records and cassettes were offered through SALS whereas the library had been mainly con- ' cemed-with books before. The Greenwich library receives two deliveries a week from SALS, giving Mrs. Warner plenty of \behind the scenes” work. 'in 1970 it became apparent that the library, which was then located in the brick building at 72 Main street, would even tually have to move to larger quarters. Three years later, work was begun on the comer of Main and Academy streets, and in March, 1974, Mrs. \Warner found herself in a brand new building. When she leaves, her job, Mrs. Warner will take with ,her many fond, memories of both the new and old buildings. With a chuckle, she relates the story of two recent visi tors. Apparently the youngsters were brothers. The bigger of the two approached the desk, and demanded to know if the library had “any connec tion with the New York library.\ It seemed that he wanted to transfer his membership from the city library to this one. His brother was not so sure, however. After investiga ting the little building’s various features,’he called . to his brother across the room, “Hey, does this strike you as lookin' like a library?** Mrs. Warner admits that she has run an informal library. “It’s never been a shush-shush library,” she recalls, “as a matter of fact, at times, it's been more like a cocktail party.” Pattison releases questionnaire facts brass, m u sical instru ments, jewelry, lamps and furniture will be among the items available. Proceeds of the flea market will be used to help pay off the debt owed on the fiargrounds build ings.,' Refreshments will be provided by the Women's association of the North Argyle. church. Home made piès and-eupeàke& will be available, in addition to hamburgers, hot dogs, coffee, milk and iced tea. Congressman Ned Pat tison released the results of a. district-wide ques tionnaire last week, show ing that a slight majority of people responding would prefer cutbacks in postal services to in creases in either postage costs or government sub sidies. Over 5,000 people re sponded to the question naire , which dealt with the U.S. postal, service and the energy, situation. The full results will be printed in Congressman Patti- son’s June newsletter. The survey showed that 52 per cent favored cutbacks in service as a means of balancing the postal service’s budget, while only 21 per cent favored increases in post age costs. Twenty-seven per cent would prefer increased government subsidies. When it comes to4 specific cutbacks, 43 per cent said they would accept less frequent mail delivery. Only 13 per cent said they would favor ending home delivery and delivering- to central loca tions only. Despite postal service problems, however, 90 per cent of the respon dents rated their- local, service good or accepta ble. Only 10 per cent rated it poor. Regarding the energy situation, the poll showed that as a basic approach to energy conservation, 48 per cent would support mandatory controls, 36 per cent would favor voluntary controls, and only 16 per cent would prefer fuel rationing. Onr specific conserva tion measures, 76 per cent would support tax incen tives for energy conserva tion, and 66 per cent would, support federal regulations for minimum gas mileage or higher insulation standards. Only 6 per cent favored higher fueL-taxes,—- ------ — - Government energy spending, according to 85 per cent, should empha size the development of alternate energy sources. Sixty-five per cent would like to see work for more efficient automobiles and appliances, while 81 per cent want more nuclear power development. assessment Sótti ^11 I I With the expectation that several Greenwich . property Owners will file applications for changes in their assesstnentsv the board of assessment re- . view has extended the hours they 'teÉ consider grievances on Tuesday, June 21. E. Havard Petteys, .sole assessor of . the town, announced in a legal notice in The Journal- * Présa last week that th«j review board would meet Rig skids, hits five automobiles Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.* and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.mt. The hours have now been changed so the board will be in session a longer time. Morning hours remain a.m.; afternoon Hours begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 3 p.m., and the board will also sit from : 6 to '8 in the evening. - Any property owner who considers himself aggrieved by his assess ment may request the review bosifd to consider his case. Applications for review should be made in advance, Forms are avail» able at Mr* Petteys’ office in the town office 2 Academy street. ■ Members o f the board of assessment- review are Frank Humphrey, Samuel Crozier Jr. and Leland E. Robertson. Mr. Humph rey is chairman of the group. Where is it? CardsolThanks ft . i ........ 17 Cossayuna .1 2 Churches . ......... ............9 Easton . 17 Classifieds ........ ......... 18 East Greenwich *. 11 Editorial Features ....... 9 Fort Edward . 11 • 4-H N ew s . ......... ......... 16 Fort Miller ........... . .14 Granges . ........... ........16 Greenwich 2,-3, 4 & 5 LettepS'. . ............ . T : . . . . 9 Hebron ......... . 12 Sports., ............ .12 & 13 Rupert ................. .. 12 Salem . ...............6 & 7 Vicinities-“ Schuylerville ....... .14 Archdale ...... ............7 Shushan ......... ..16 Argyle _ , ___ ..8 & 14 South Cambridge . .. Belcher _ _ ___ ......... 11 . West Hebron........ . 13 Cambridge. ... 10 & 11 West Rupert .. 11 A tractor-trailer slid through the intersection of routes 29 and 40 last Thursday afternoon, jack- knifed, and slammed into five cars-parked in front of the Green Acres tavern. It was raining at the time, and the road had recently been sanded. Trooper J. Dean of the state police investigated, and did not charge John Martin, driver of the vehicle. The 56-year-old .Albany applied his brakes to stop at the intersection, but his rig skidded across route 29 into the parking lot. The truck hit a car owned by Karen Wright of Greenwich, causing a chain reaction which also damaged autom obiles owned by -Ray Fairley, Salem; Constance Blacjc- mer, Hudson. Falls; Charles Greeno, Glens Falls, and Edward Lader- ach, Hoosick Falls. No injuries were reported in man. reported that. 'M_, the 5:30 p.m. accident.