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VOL. 136 r - NOr 9 GREENWICH, NEW YORK — THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1977 20 CENTS n country store - The Corn Crib, Green wich, has expanded. In addition to clothes and crafts, the business*now • ofifers groceries at low prices, to Its worm, rustic, country setting. ' Located onè and one- half miles “east of the Village on route 29, the £kn3FSritr^Co-Gp opened Jpst week trader the joint ownership of Annette Barber ant her son-in-law Scott “Williams. Already, the tiny shop has had an influx of customers from Greenwich, Salem, Schuy- lerviUe and Vermont. “Many - of them are young people with chil dren” nofc^s kffs. 'Barber, shown here, ‘„ The co-op is popular with young families be cause of the savings ft passes along to them. . Anyone can buy food at the Com Crib, and save money. They can save even more by investing in . a membership at the co-op, and receiving a discount on the food they buy, By ordering in bulk, members will receive even more o f a cost cut. Senior citizens are en- titledto special low-priced memberships at the store. • An added benefit is the - quality of the food offered. \Most everything is free of additives and preserva tives,\ Annette explains. Members will be able to order grains and spices which, are unavailable in conventional stores. They may also order fresh fruits » and vegetables. In addition to the co-op, the Corn Crib still offers used clothing and crafts. Annette's husband, Bob, plans to open a cross country ski center when weather permits. He will offer trails and rental of the necessary equipment. The Com Crib is ac tually situated in an old corn crib, estimated to be 160 years old. The un usual business will be open Monday -through Saturday, 9 a4tt. to 5 •p.m., except on holidays. With Norman Nadeau, Democrat, declared the winner of the closely contested race for super visor in the town of Putnam, the Democratic party will gain control of the Washington county board of supervisors for the first time in history* when the new board takes office on January 1,1978.'1 Mr. Nadeau’s victory gives the Democrats only six o f the 17 supervisor positions, but under the weighted voting system those six men control 1759 votes; the remaining 11 Republican supervisors have a total weighted vote of 1642. The race in Putnam was decided by two votes, Mr. Nadeau receiving 83, and the incumbent, Frank Moore, 81. • The Democratic super visors, and their wftigfitflfT votes are: Philip Brown, Cam bridge, 117, Lonis Fisher, Fort Edward, 457. Michael Karp» Green wich, 285, Roger Hogan, Kirigs- bofy, 678. . ' Norman Nadeau, Put nam, 40. James Nolan,' - White ' Creek, 182, This totals 1759. f Republican members of the board and their weighted votes are: Carl Lufkin, Argyle, 166. Curtis LeRoy, Dresden, 33. Jon Stevens, Easton, ¿135. , . < Harold Gould, Fort ’ Ann, 174. « Laurence Andrews, Granville, 367. Walter Perry Jr., Hampton, 32. Kenneth Burch, Hart ford, 97. John Wever, Hebron, ' 84. Emersoa McLenithan, Jackson, 65. Robert Th o m p s o n , Salem, 162, Horace Scott, White hall, 327; This totals 1642. With the Democrats in power, it is expected that Supervisor Fisher of Fort Edward,-, who will be starting his fourth term in January, will be elected chairman of the board. There will probably be changes in officers hold ing appointive positions in « fee county as their terms expire. No sweat Ex-representative Carleton King dies wins regional award David I. Campbell, 18, of Bunker Hill road, Gossayuna, Was recog nized as the winner of-the FFA agricultural process ing award for the eastern. region at the organiza tion’s recent national convention in Kansas City, Mo. - David is shown with lames Hill, a director of the Carnation company, which sponsors the award. « The Salem student was one ' of four regiorial winners of the processing award. Tó wi» thè honor, Bavid described a maple syrup project he accom plished on the • family farm. The son o f 7 Mr. and Mrs. James L Campbell, David assists in the dairy operation on his father’s ffOO-acre farm. He encour-, aged the family to start processing maple sap four Years ago. -. Since then, David sub stantially increased the production of maple syrup by initiating improved practices. He increased the amount of tub'ing, began a record-keeping system, installed a finish ing pan and built a pre-heater. Vice president^ and treasurer of the Salera FFA chapter, David has also been star greenhand, star chapter farmer, state convention delegate and a member of the dairy judging and chapter meet ing teams. He is a member of the National Honor society, andhas been active ih 4-H as a dub -president. He ha? served the Holstein club as president and reporter. As regional winner of the agricultural process ing award, David received a'check for $250 and a plaque, plus a travel award to the national convention. / . ~ No\ cyclones are ex pected this week, al though we may see a flurry or two.^hankMly, we note that ihe£empera- tures of “the past week were moderate: November 14 32 20 November 15 38 8 November 16 42 17 November 17 60 39 November 18 62 38 November 19 44 34 November 20 45 18 County 4-H sets bazaar The 4-H division of Cooperative Extension announces the Washing ton county 4-H leader’s Christmas bazaar. This year’s bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 26, at the Kingsbury firehail between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Area 4-H* leaders and clubs have been busily preparing homemade items to sell. The associa tion will be selling Christ mas decorations, knitted items, crafts, crewel work, ' hand-sewn\ clothing, bird- feeders, plants and a variety of Christmas foods. A contest will also be conducted this year. Tick ets tee now being sold by 4-H’ers. This year a variety of plants, stuffed animals, and macramè plant hangers will be awarded as prizes. For further .information, persons may'contact the Washington county Co operative Extension of fice, Lower Main street, Hudson Falls. Carleton J. Kang, the area's representative in the tinited States Con gress for 14 years, died Saturday in a Florida hospital at the age of 73. Mr. King, a resident of Saratoga Springs, died after abdominal surgery in the Bradenton Memorial hospital. He was in Florida recuperating from surgery for 'a fractured hip. A graduate of Saratoga Springs high school and Albany law school of Union university, Mr. King first served the public as a city judge,, from 1936 to 1941, He became assistant district attorney for Saratoga county in 1942, and was district attorney from 1950 to I960. Mr.. King, a Republi can, was elected to con gress in I960. As a repre sentative, Mr. King was known for his conservative positions on defense and fiscal policy. He was a veteran \ member of a subcommittee of the aimed services committee and served on the ju diciary and ethics panels in the house. Chevy destined for academic life BOCES students will get a lot of mileage out of a brand new Chevrolet van, but the vehicle will never be driven on the road. The Chevrolet company has a policy of giving damaged trucks and cars to non-profit organiza tions, rather than using them for scrap. Schools may use them for educa tion purposes, but not for transportation. James Fogarty, director ef the Warren, Washing ton, Hamilton and Essex counties BOCES, looks on as Bob Whiteman, area Chevrolet dealer, hands the keys to the van to Tom Onderdonk of BOCES. Douglas Smith, area serv ice manager for Chevro let, is also shown. The new vim will be used to give students in the atitseafltJye courses practical experience. F o l k s q u e s t i o n n e e d o f t h o s e o n In 1974, Mr. King was defeated by Democrat Edward “ Ned” Pattison of West Sand Lake, who remains in the office. At the time of his death, Mr. King was a consultant to the administrator of veterans affairs in Wash ington, D.C., and chair man of the board of visitors at the U.S. mili tary academy at West Point and the naval academy at Annapolis,. He had been à partner in the law firm of King, Duval and Murphy in Saratoga Springs,, and had been active in various or ganizations, including Knights of Columbus council 246 and Elks lodge 161. He was a former director o f St. Clementi church, Saratoga Springs. Survivors include his wife, Constance R.; a daughter; Mrs. James A. Murphy Jr., of Saratoga Springs; a son, U.S. Navy Commander Carleton J. “ Cookie’' King of Cocoa, Fla.; à sister, Margaret K.Nolan ofWilliston Park, L.I., and seven grandchil dren. Conference set oil gifted The needs o f gifted and talented students will be the topic of a regional ‘ education department conference next Thursday at the Lake George Holi day inn. School personnel and interested individuals may register for the session by contacting BOCES at the Washington county build ing annex, Hudson Falls, today. . _____ _ C o n g r e s s m a n Ned Pattison has released the results of his district-wide poll on welfare reform that was part of his September newsletter. The survey showed that most of the programs in our welfare system, such as aid to elderly, and health care and food aid for poor people, were supported by a majority of people. Yet only 39 per cent of those responding felt that most people on welfare really needed help. Thirty-seven per cent felt most people could get along without help, while 24 per cent weren’t sure. In related issues, 64 per cent favored some system of national health insur ance, while 27 per cent were opposed. But only 30 per cent supported estab lishing a minimum guar anteed annual income, while 59 per cent ob jected. When it came to Presi dent Carter’s welfare re form proposals, 50 per cent favored his plan to make welfare payments a single combined payment. Thirty-one per cent wanted to keep the cur rent separate payments for specific programs, while 19 per cent weren’t sure. An overwhelming 71 per cent felt that the government should pro vide jobs for those who Where is it? Cards of Thanks ......... 13 Churches............ ....... 9 Classifieds ................... 14 Editorial Features ... .9 4-H News ....................... 4 Letter . ............................ 9 Sports ......................... 12 Vicinities— Archdale . ................... 3 Argyle..............8 & 11 Cambridge ............. 10 Cossayuna............ 7 Easton ..................... 13 East Greenwich 12 Fort Edward ........... 10 Greenwich ....... 2 & 3 Hartford .......... 10 North Hebron ......... 12 Rupert .......................7 Salem ............... 6 & 7 Shushan ...................10 West Hebron ...... 10 can’t find work, and only 20 per cent disagreed. And a considerable .ma jority felt that' welfare payments should be Based on family size and the area of the country where one lives. With the information from the questionnaire, Pattison testified before the special subcommittee on welfare that is working ea the. president’s pro posals for welfare reform. Mr. Pattison told the subcommittee his poll showed that ‘ ‘while people are willing to help those in need, many don’t see our present welfare system doing that. If you want your reforms to be successful, you must show all of us how they will help needy people without widespread abuse.” Milk down from last October Dairy fanners supply ing milk plants regulated under the New York-New Jersey marketing orders during October will be paid on the basis of a uniform price of $10.35 per hunched pounds or 22.3 cents per quart. The uniform farm price was $10.34per hundredweight in September, 1977 and $10.40 per hundredweight in October, 1976. The uniform price is a tttar- ketwide weighted average of the value of farm milk used for fluid and manu factured dairy products.
