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Rum) NO. 51 OTsao.». y.; A#c| ^ 6 aiTO};^iK ^ ls50 EBB TBUl Local, Soda] and Olber Actiyities Aboat Town Dirt Road Buildiii^ Plan Meeting in Baptist Church Friday. Rev. Floyd N. Darling, director of promotion of the state office, w ill di- Farmer Oul of Mild rect a “forward movement” m e e tin g ; Rev. and Mrs. Carey R. Moser and | a t 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the ' ----------- son Robert and daughter Eleanor left j church here. Facts and cir- i Approaching victory for his nation- where^they wSratten'd a “farm-to-market” roads plan was talist rally under the auspices of the work of the denomination will be pre- ‘ seen last week by the Hon. Bert Lord Interstate Evangelistic association be- [ sented. Similar gatherings this of Afton, representative from the ing held there in Convention hall this spring are being held throughout the thirty-fourth district of New York, /I ■R' T H • i Northern Baptist convention.' which includes Otsego county, in the ire°visions- th e ! following churches of this area House roads committee’s new bill pro- been asked to participate: viding ^$25,000,000 for secondary Mrs. Thomas of Albany are visiting the, former’s brother-in-law and sister,' have Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Leonard. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Crandall and Ralph Bunnell motored to Kingston taking Miss Olive Crandall there to| meet a bus for New York city where' she will visit her aunt, Mrs. Helen j Anderson and family. j Merwin Stilson left Monday fori Treadwell, where he has employment. | Mrs. Harold Starr, who has been confined to her home the past three weeks by illness, is able to be out Bainbridge, Sidney, Sidney Center, hig^^a'ys. Mt. Upton, Wells Bridge and West Oneonta. A. J. Ashe Chosen D. D. G. fit. at District Meeting Here* Fellows was held Wednesday a*ft^- Mrs. William T. Carr of near Gil-| noon at 4 p. m., in the G. L. Halsey Th^^gill was reported by the com mittee and calls for $125,000,000 for primary highways, in addition to the' money for back roads. Mr. Lord, a committee member, said the new measure proposed for the first time a Federal policy of “getting the I farmer out of the mud” by improving A df.trict meeting of Oteego Odd feeder J.lghwaye rural free delivery voutes^and school bus routes. “In this bill we find Congress call ing farm-to-market roads by that for the first time in history,” Lord said. “The appropriation proposed is not as large as it should bertsville called on her friend, Mrs.! , r» -r* G. J. Stenson, Friday afternoon. I '“'Jse rooms D. D tl. » . Carryl Bogart, senior class advisor I Ashe presided over the meeting and O f the Otego Central school, due to | gave a short talk which was enjoyed, business was unable to accompany the Mr. Ashe, who has so well filled the class on the Washington trip. They I pf district deputy grand master, ^ secondary considera- were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. G.. «« C. Franklin and Miss Beth Carhart. \ “ chosen to fill the office tor an- Mr. and Mrs. George Cook of, Bain- y®” ' bridge spent the weekend with their was appointed district secretary and son-in-law and daughter, Mr.^ and _ brother D. S. Lobdell was appointed Mrs. Harold Hamilton and on Sunday ‘ they were all dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hamilton and farailyA Mrs. Ella Pierce of West Oneonth visited her daughter, Mrs. D. W. Reeves, Jr., over the weekend, district treasurer. There were sev eral lodges in the district represented. The pa.4t grand degree was conferred on- a- cl^ass of eight candidates. The Rebekah lodge served supper which Mrs. G. J. Stenson has been con- • was much enjoyed. In the evening fined to h6r bed for several days. The Christian Endeavor society of the Otego Baptist church will hold their monthly social evening in the church parlors Friday evening, April j 17th. All young people are invited. I Andress Doolittle, son of Mi. and Mrs. Perry Doolittle of this village, and Miss Kathleen Courtney of Sid ney were united in marriage at 12:05 Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Doolit tle will make their home in Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. Richmond Daniels and three children of near Gilbertsyille called on the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Daniels, Friday. Miss Esther Daniels accompanied them home for a few days’ visit. Miss Marguerite Smith is spep^lng part of the Easter vacation with Iter grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith, on Briar Creek. Mrs. Vincent B. Fuller and son Stuart and daughter Audrey of Nor wood, Pa., were weekend guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Herring. Misses Virginia Lasher and Mildred Burdette and Stanley Ostrander and Richard Hawkins visited relatives and friends in Albany and Glens Falls over the weekend. Ruth Jean, David and Joy Reeves have been confined to their home for several days with grip. Miss Jean Blaustein, a student at Keuka college, is spending her Easter vacation with her mother, Mrs. Anna Blaustein. Vincent S. Fuller of Blairstown, N. J., spent the weekend with his soh- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Conner, and family. The delegates of the Hose company and Hook and Ladder company held a special meeting in the club room Thursday evening to elect the follow ing officers for 1936-1937: Chief, Louis Sandyke; assistant, Floyd Ben nett. The annual meeting of the fire department was held Friday evening in/the club rooms of the fire depart- f ment building. The board of man- ' agprs elected for the Hose company w ^ e , M. W. Dibble, B. W. Shutes ahd J. J. Canavan; and for the Hook and Ladder company, R. Hilsinger, G. Hess, and E. Hotaling. Chief Louis Sandyke presided. The regular meet ing of the department will be held on Tuesday evening as usual. Mrs. Arthur Lakey left Sunday to visit her sister in New York city. Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson and granddaughter. Dawn Stilson, visited Mrs. Nelson’s mother, Mrs. Maggie Sutton, in Cooperstown, Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Felter of near Oneonta called on Mrs. G. J. Stenson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Chapman and Mrs. Jennie Chapman of Cooperstown were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floy! Webster. Mrs. Ada Gibson spent Monday and Tuesday with her niece in Oneonta. Mrs. Emily Soloway of Mt. Vernon spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs. Rose Leonard. At the regular meeting of the Ote go Firemen Tuesday evening which Jw a s called to order by M. W. Dibble, I chief. Louis Sandyke issued orders for 1 an out door drill this week. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Pierce of Great I Neck, L. I., are spending the Easier I vacation with Mrs. June Odekirk. Mr. and Mrs. Lenor Rowe and Mr. I.and Mrs. Linn Rowe and two children 1 of Sherburne spent Sunday with tfiBir 1 cousins. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Christian of I country club road spent Easter with I Mr. and Mrs. Earl Root. Ralph Smith is spending part of his lEaster vacation with his uncle and ■aunt. Mr. and Mrs. George Myers, at |Bainbridge. Bliss Florine Anderson, who is ■teaching near Hudson Falls, is spend- lin g her Easter vacation with her par- the regular session of lodge was held which was followed by playing cards and their usual social hour. Senator Stokes Was Whole Show for a % y Albany.—Senator Walter Stokes, Republican, of Cooperstown, Satur day played the triple role of presid ing officer, majority leader and min ority leader when he conducted a ses sion of the Senate single handed. Seated on. the rostrum. Senator Stokes, alone in the Senate chamber except for an official stenographer, read the calendar in a loud, firm “Reports of standing committees, reports of select committees, mes sages from the Assembly, messages from the Governor, department re port, committee reports,” and the rest of the business headings he in toned. Finally came the motion for ad journment, which he made, voted up on, and declared passed. “The ses- ''H e added he proposed the farm-to- market appropriation in committee and was supported by Representative Robert Secrest (D.), of Ohio. The back roads money would be handled by the Federal Road Bureau, the same as allotments for trunk highways. Mr. Lord said he intended to pre^ for more back roads money under the new federal emergency relief measure. Last year he proposed to President Roosevelt and Relief Administrator Hopkins a $600,000 farm-to-market road plan which, he said, would iipr- prove every back road in the United States and solve the whole problem of, j unemployment in the rural districts.,^ He won the backing of the westein^^ I ‘ D f (9 s Fast m State kuy.—^A notable decline in the nunp^iy of injuries, lives lost and ac- cJd^R,. ki the transportation utili- tlei^^.-^ew York state has resulted fro^t^ie.-speeding up of grade cross- lni^|r®imkiation and emphasis on S^l^^lj^^yices, the Public Service Com^a^on asserted in its annual leg- is l 4 « |§ p b r t . ' covered railway, street accidents. 1935 fifty-eight crossings wej^^iffiinated at a cost of about it said. To date the com- issued 610 orders direct- .ih&^^^lifminatlon of 1,158 crossings about $170,300,000. No prdi^l^ in New York city are includ- ^hm j936 program covers consid- era^H^^f twenty-nine projects in- ^^tke proposed elimination of said that grade cross- ^ e n ta’ in the state in the six- .July 1, 1923 to June 30, ^^|i:aged‘86'0, with 180 persons K j ^ -530 infured. ■‘^1 last six years the average ^^578 accidents, with 110 per k e d and 342 injured, or de- l|Of 32 per cent in number of ‘ 39 per cent in number kill- |:5 per cent in number injur- I^D ie s—a K iiier Otego Resident ^ Ira Marion Fish. Fish died at 1 farm bloc. The administration accepted farm- to-market roads as eligible for worka, progress allotments and Mr. Lord Jjas l.| reports showing the FederjGf%otir^J;i jects, $42,000,000 in this way. Garden Cluh Unadpla. About thirty pei^ns attended the meeting held, in the Community house Wednesday evening for the purpose of organizing a garden club. Mrs. Z. W. Craine, of Norwich, sixth dis trict ch^rman of New York state, was the speaker. Mrs. Craine gave a most interesting talk on “Bulbs, Daf fodils, Tulips and Lesser Bulbs.” It is planned to hold meetings from time to time and speakers on various gar den topics will be heard. If you are interested in gardening much valu able information may be learned by signing up with this club. Special Election to Fill As sembly Seat Is Unlikely Oi^DM hCarTalm Walton Man Appointed Zone Super visor for Atlantic States Gas Co. Lloyd Randolph of Walton has been appointed a zone supervisor for the Atlantic States Gas Company, Mr. Sandor K. Ross, district manager, an- o’clock it at the North West- |l^q^:|^ital. The funeral ser- Y ^ b w ^ |i| *jbe field at tfie cfiapel at l^iarm s Wednesday afternoon |locfi. and the body will be pjere for burial in the Ever- -^\^'|t^jy pn Thuraday after- ^■plbcfc,where a short ser- . — - ____ Mr. rFisfi was a for- iner rekdent of Otego, living all his early life with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cornell, v/ho lived on the west branch of the Otsda- wa. Mr. Fish, for the past 35 years, has been employed as state engineer at the Bedford Hills State Women’s Reformatory. He is survived by his second wife, he having first married Miss Flora Brown of this place, who passed away several years ago, and The unexpected death of the Hon. Frank G. Sherman, not only has been a matter of wide-spread sorrow throughout the, county, but also has raised the question as to when and how the office of Member of Assembly which he left vacant, will ]^e filled. County Clerk Geary A. Wllmot stat^ ed that the office could be filled only by an election, not by appointpient, The law states that in event of the death of a member after April 1st, the calling of a special election is not obligatory unless a special ses sion of the Legislature be called be tween April 1st and the epd of the year. It would appear from tfiis that there is no legal reason why a special election should not be held. Should a special session of the Legislature be held it will be necessary under the law to elect a successor to fill Mr. Sherman’s term, but present condi tions at Albany indicate thati^qli|^r lihood of a special session is slight, •' As to the desirability of holding a special election to choose a new As semblyman there seem to be many opinions and it is only possible to await developments at the present moment. In case such An election ‘ is to be held, it will be on tfie call of tfie-Goy^ ^rnor. ‘ Arrested 25 minutes after fie alleg edly stole a new car. Bob Dowd Mc Intosh, 24, was being held on a charge of grand larceny, first degree, by po lice, at Oneonta Monday. McIntosh Vas overtaken by Patrol men Robert Simmons and liobert Bliss near the corner of West street at Chestnut, at 2:30 o’clock Monday morning. The car was reported stol en by its owner. James Shivar of Unadilla at 2:05 o’clock. Seven min utes later word was received and flashed over the police radio to patrol men cruising the city streets. Questioned at headquarters tfie youth admitted stealing the car from an open garage in Unadilla for the purpose of taking a ride, police said. He had been working as a woodcutter there for tfie past four months resid ing at the Unadilla House. McIntosh told police that he for merly resided in Bridgeport, Conn.^ but declined to give the name of his birthplace. Mr. Shivar heard the car .being driven from his garage when the youth accidentally blew the horn, po lice said. McIntosh was turned over to State Trooper W. E. Cadwell of Schenevus^ Tuesday, for arraignment at Unadilla. McIntosh was arraigned before Justice of the Peace May Toplilf, and was held to await the action of the gr^nd jury on a charge of grand lar ceny, first degree. nounced in Cortland today. Mr. Randolph will have charge of j ^ ciaughter. Miss Helen Fish, by this Zone eleven which ificludes Unadilla | first marriage. He is also survived and nearby communities. A district j by other more distant relatives, appliance display store and company | sion is adjourned until Monday night offices will be opened in this territory ] Mrs. Sarah Starlimr. at 8:80 o’clock,” he announced to the soon, it is announced. ' | -Mrs:->Sarah Sterling, who lived in •' — .... ! this village and vicinity for several years at one time, died at the home rtfd®. The “session” was conducted to comply with the law, and will be re peated each week day until the “Easter recess is over.” Mrs. Noxon Celebrated 80th Birthday About 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, April 13 th, twenty-two members of the Live Wire Bible class of the Meth odist Episcopal church with three other friends entered the home of Mrs. Lettie Brown to help her mother, Mrs. Lucy Noxon, celebrate her eigh ty-third birthday. The visit was a complete surprise. Congratulations many and sincere were offered this classmate and as each guest was in her happiest mood soon, i The company is providing gas ser vice for farm and town homes, man ufacturing and commercial establish ments in this district which have been compelled to forego the use of gas fuel' due to the lack of nearby gas lines. Two Injnied in Anto Accident Hear Guilford. Mrs. Anna Van Wagenen Estelow and Jared Estelow of Oxford were seriously injured at 1 p. m. Wednes day when th,eir car collided with a truck on the East Guilford-Guilford highway and then crashed into a tree stump 72 feet away. Mrs. Estelow, driver of the large OBITUARY ^ sedan, received a fractured collar the rooms echoed the glad voices of j bone, fractured right kneecap and the merry company. Mrs. Miller in behalf of the class presented Mrs. Noxon with a jar of Easter lilies. She thanked the class for the happy remembrance. Refreshments were served. A very beautiful birthday cake was placed before Mrs. Noxon which she cut and graciously shared. The time for departure came and we left the happy home all wishing our friends coming years might be filled with good health and happiness. Wins Second Place. Miss Lucille Post, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Channing Post, who is at tending a school of dramatics at Bos ton, Mass., recently won second place •among 174 contestapts in a radio dra matic contest at tha Leland Powers foundation, an institute of the theatre and related arts. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Anderson. W. W. Buchanan is visiting his son, Luther Buchanan, and family and al so other relatives in Binghamton this week. Job printing at the Times office. forehead cuts. Mr. Estelow suffered concussion of the brain, a fractured rib and fore head cuts. ! Lecture on Contract and Auction Bridge. • Morton Robert Heckert of the Na tional Broadcasting Co., a nationally recognized authority on contract and auction bridge, will lecture at the Community house in Unadilla on Tuesday, April 21, at 7:30 p. m. There will be no admission charge. The lecture is so planned as to be beneficial to both types of players. This lecture is sponsored by the Rol- lickers. Sherhnnie Bog $500 Winner. Bill Dr.! Ricks, the white and liver pointer of the Gaines Pood company, Sherburne, Chenango county, won the free-for-all stake of the annual trials of the English Setter club of America at Mt. Holly, N. J., on April 3rd. winner was awarded a $500 prize.\ The Times—^Pour Months for 60c of her daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Kelly at PatchoguC, N. y., on March 10th. She had suffered a fractured hip about three years ago and was in the Bruns-, wick hospital at Amityville, L. I., for about two years; During the past few months she was cared for by her daughter and granddaughter, Mrs.. Barbara Klein. The funeral was held at Oneida, N. Y., March 13th. Mrs. Sterling was 87 years old. Other Otego Items. Miss Bilk Sill spent from Friday until Sunday with'\her sister, Mrs. Mary Genter; at Hartwick. Mrs^ John Trinner and daughter, Ann, of New York city, were recent guests of the former’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr.^ and Mrs. Paul Hyatt. Mr. and Mrs.! Ralph Alger of Herki mer spent* part of their Easter vaca tion with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.'Hyatt. Mr. and’ Mrs. George Deverell of Boston, Mrs; E; Glendenning and Ivan Jordan of Walton were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hamilton Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lobdell spent Easter with the latter’s grand mother, Mrs, Mina Polly, at Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Portser of Sche nectady, who have been spending the winter at the Dusenberry Hotel at St. Petersburg, spent the weekend with their son-in-law aud daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Herring. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hotaling and daughter Blain spent Sunday at Breakabeen with Mrs. Hotaling’s sis ter, Mrs. Edward Kilmer. Little Miss Elain will remain and spend the week there. ’ Prof. George Gates of AmitWille, L. I., is spendii^ part of the Easter vacation .at the nome of his mother, the; late Mrs. Prances G^tes. Sirs.. jC^allace Engelhard and- daughter Sally Stie of Lawrence;}L. L,-. are spending the Easter vacation with the former’s mother, Mrs. Susan Harris. John Allen of Bloomsburg, Pa., spent from Sunday until Tuesday with his- parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Bouton and family are movihg this week from the H. P. Hamilton house on Main street into the William Bundy house on low- 1 vr Main street. (Sidney Center Cor.) Hubert L. Bedrick. Hubert L. Dedrick passed away on Tuesday, April 7, at 10:30 a. m., in the Sidney hospital where he had been a patient for nine days suffering from a complication of diseases. The funeral was held Thursday from the Joyce funeral parlors in Unadilla. Rev. H. A. DeWalt of Sidney Center officiated. The body was' shipped to Superior, Nebraska, beside that of his i son, Earl, who was drowned at Su perior, June 12, 1920. Mr. Dedrick was born September 80,i'lfifi56VAt^Kirkwood. He was a son of Garrett and Nancy Dedrick. He has lived In Nebraska, Kansas, Colo rado and ./Virgniia, coming here 28 years ago. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Rhoda Caywood. Three children were born to them, only one surviving. His second wife was Nancy Chancey; who died before he came to Sidney Center. He is sur vived by one son, Carl H. Dedrick of Lincoln, Nebraska; nine grandchil dren; one brother, Charles of Idaho Springs; also two sisters, one in Colo rado and one in Florida; also several nieces and nephews among whom were Hobert Dedrick of Oneonta, Mrs. Clarence Dewey of Unadilla, and Mrs. Cecil Hallock and Ruth Dedrick with whom he resided. LafJjEifluires Permi^mi of Site for Stocking Streams ^ ---------- Persons or organizations planning: on stocking bodies of water in this, state with fish or fish eggs secured, from private sources or commercial hatcheries must secure permit's front the Conservation Department. Atten tion of all persons interested in this actiyjitjr^^has beei^ calleii..to th^ bill adoptedr a l the 193'5' s^esMon o1C the legislature which become law 'and which governs such stocking of wa ters. ' “This is the time of year when many persons secure fish or fish eggs with which to stock streams they own or lease,” said Lithgow Osborne, Con servation Commissioner. “For that reason we wish to call their attention once again to the law on stocking streams.” This statute prohibits the stocking or placing of fish or fish eggs in any waters of the .state .unless a p e r ^ t is secured from the Conservation De partment. However, it also provides that such permit is not required to place fish or fish eggs in a lake, pond, pool or reservoir having no inlet or outlet and which is privately owned. Enactment of this law a year ago was in line with the state’s stocking policy. It had been found .that in many cases the state was stocking streams with certain species of fish deemed correct for that type of water and that private land owners were s£ock‘ing' the same streams asCthey ran through their property with fish not suited to the waters or that would destroy the fish the state was putting in a short distance away. Charles Smith. Charles Smith, an aged resident of' this village, died on Thursday in New York, where he had been spending the winter at the home of his brother- in-law. His body arrived in Sidney Center on Saturday and the funeral was held in the Baptist church at 2 p. m., with Rev. C. D. Hull officiating. Burial in Sidney (Center. He was horn in Sidney Center the son of Seymour Smith and Malinda (Haynes) Smith. He married Katie .Williams in New York and Del Mur- jdock for his second wife, who survives him. He was a harness maker by trade and followed that profession as long as his health permitted. Boad Tests Two Bays a Week. EffectiveVeek beginning April 19, road tests will be conducted at One onta all day Thursday of each week, and at Cooperstown Fridays all day. Get T£&ee Options on Harpnrsville Grade Project. Options on three parcels of land needed for the elimination of the present grade • crossing of the Dela ware and Hudson railroad near Har- pursville, have been obtained by the highway committee of the Board of Supervisors, members announced re cently. The committee was attempting to obtain options on three other parcels of land needed. Officials of the State Department of Public Works will negotiate with the Delaware and Hudson for two parcels owned by the railroad and needed for the project. Associated System Electric Output Increases 10,8%. For the week ended April 4, Asso ciated Gas & Electric System reports net electric output of 76,568,233 units (kwh), which is an increase of 10.8% above the comparable week a year ago. Output has resiAned the satisfactory improvement over last year which was interrupted because of curtailment in the flooded districts. Gross output for the week was 80,- 915,265 units.
