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TWO ^ - \ 3 L* >' B A - CPURIER JQ URyAty THU.R S PAY, .JA N PARV-'X. 1942. C AMP US COLU N }JdiU-d by tlie Press Club of rjal-i our country in every ;po*»|[)le-way I weekly through the co u r tly oi The Palmyra Cotfrtpr-Jo U rn al In. tha JnteroM,;\ (it Palrnyr* nigh School, • feffit'iifl-wel fa re.- , Established Dcccniicc Ifr, 1338' E im m ir t r iiV x p t Dorothy Gleason Aenl/itant E d itor ......... Dob I<oy/e Interview* ......... .. Isabel Griffin . Cartoons .............. John Eveland Choice lilts ___ Usroihy^Vatfoif Dorothy Lamon j'iuk ’n l'ems . . Isabel Griffin Sj)MM ....«-., JtupnclL. Skf-els Dove Breen Student Council Reporter Mm'tfc Wilbur Through-the koybolu Tjeorgp, Le-Moyne Jluy Martens . ' Poetry Corner ........ Jean Brofc/iw Senior Activities ,,, Harry Deyu Typl»t '■ ........... , , Juno DoVuyst yiyijun- ...'.,. Marlhn Cbrinwoll Roving Reporter Jtm Hammond Cltibn .. ......... Gladys Crosby Assembly . ............ . .. Don Soule Knculty Advisor .,. MI kn Jeffery c l a s s o r , ( 2 .rssuKs MJJSSAGR • • VACATION SHOULD BE’ What does a- vacation mean _-to y<?u ,/Don’t alow-it to be. \just^ a- period to , catch up. on,‘ lo.sjr sleep* Wft,’otter rinx harnble* ftVlogies Wan-'your time so that.evcKy min- i^rWeTncbnvenkTnee we-'have ute lifis some interesting .and ben eficial detail which may be’ rcmem- • — J —• --- --- >— » --- ’^“ frr for nil the Inconvenience we’'have aur_mxinyj£hr)istri1fla card STUDENT REPRESENTS -E. H .S; . 4 .--V.X— ■j^Most' of, you' readers*\arp ac- .^aiirt^-vtftljg our. very capable £TH., We realfr.c it wan duo to bqv- VOL. 4 No. 1C KlMTORrAL At thlK time of yenr, we henr much about New Year’* Rc«olb- tlontf. Kvery individual seems io enjoy making them, but docs not carry out bin promise#. That is why It DOinellmcn Mrems rather usclesn to resolve to do anything. It I k loo cany to -break promises mndo to oneself. Now that we find ourselves In the very midst or Uio raging Hlflrm which I mh shaken Europe to pieces, it would be well for un to practice carrying out our new res olutions. Wo an* going to find ournolve* deprived of many tblngH whli'h formerly wi> took for ('rant ed. The usual liixurieH will not be available, lint we mUMt nut eoni* jdaln. We are liiff now for the rights and the privileges which the Axis Prnverit have vowed to destroy. Surely they are worth the many sacrifices which wo must resolve to make. In order to help eral things which • should have been remedied long ago,’ namely, our lack ot time- and Ihc lack- of cooperation among our elaa* rnem- _berg. .ThlH^jffa. al bo realize i g _ » poor time .for rtpoiogles but it i 4 not made iri our 6 jvn defense, •father-for-the—Bonlor classes to come. ‘Please do not.judge them on the baitiu of what we did not accoiVipllflh. Rather greet ^Oiem with open mind* and |/tck of preju dice when they visit you jn coming years. We come to uchool Hceking an education, but it is In Buch an enr terpriae us earn lug our way t'o Wa«hln'gton that we are taujfbt (or (thoufd I Kay learn from bit ter experience) the meaning o'f co operation and reHponKiblllty. Mr. Decl, in bin apeech to our aeniijr claws December 21, made this very clear. 3VIo«t of ub have been waited on \hand <fnd root” all the sixteen or seventeen years of ou.r lives, by our well meaning parents but now the shock of suddenly having to shift for ourselves \has left many of us floundering ° in deep water.\ You may rest assured, towns people, we have learned our lesson and shall make use of the exper ience gained, during tho few re maining months (jefore our Wash ington trip. _ . . , 0 -- CO MM ENTS Hitler- has taken over command of Ids armies now Maybe he is only \shortening his lines” but, from here, it looks like u full-scale retreat. Il seems to mi that no matter how much we Iry, some olH 1 is always one Jump ahead of-us. In the \Hpiinish-Ainerlcan War” it was the \Maine\, and this time it\ \IVarl Harbor.” However, the Spanish were defeated, and the Japanese will soon follow suit the, country may offer to you the beauty and peace' of mind which\ you didn’t realize that you could find -in- these days which are lit- .tered with war extras. — ,Co_to -tlicJibra.ry—and-get an editor .o f' the- ‘'Campus • Column/’ DorothyrGIeaBiin. '\&>'■ her {aureis 'h|* been' added andther, honor, that of beihg . chosen to.repfesent Pal- myra in Ihe-iState JJ. A '.K . con- The 'Senior\ class\ nominatccl~Is- abel Griffin, Joan- Lagana and 1 Dorothy. Dorothy was selected by the faculty on the basis, of these characteristics: _______ _ __ __ __ ^ __ 'up to the rfiinute” \best seller” 'by a good author. Broaden your horizon in literature so that, you can talk sensibly 'of .characters, expressions, and of stories them selves. Here is thc time, also, when you must think of others. A kind word here, a smile there, will give thc most unfortunate of persons a real lift. Never a minute of this world will bo returned 'to you. Do in your vacation what you have! ship\ in the United States of Dependability Service Leadership Patriotism While they bestowed upon her this honor, they also designated, a- •tngjc -for\ her.' Local nominees in tlrr state D. A. R. contest are this year required to write an essay on “How Shall Yotrth Prepare Itself for the Responsibility of Citizen- been meaning, to.do for so long but just haven’t had the time, or ----- CONSERVE WASTE I’AI’ER An appeal by thc President has gone out to the citizens of this country to conesrve all of the scrap paper that they can to help along tho war effort. It is not the : purpose of this campaign to take newspapers nway from Uie organ- iijatlonB already collecting wastc- paper in Palmyra. Newspapers are not the only form*of scrap paper. Cardboard boxeft, wrapping paper, magazines pamplets and old books nre all forms of waste paper. The Scouts of Palmyra are plan ning to collect this waste paper after New Years Profit is not the Jiurpose gf this campaign It is designed to help America win this War. The government neeiN the materials which are used in the paper industry for waging war. Don’t wait until after New Years to start saving waste paper,Start- Now. Fold up Christmas wrap ping paper and boxes, bundle .them up or pack them in boxes and get in touch with a member of Troop No fifi. Help America To Win Our War. Save Papers To day! America ” This essay'has to be completed by January, 1, 1942, .and forwarded to the state chairman of the D. A. R., Miss Jean Wells .Merrian. The goal in this content is a to Washington, D. G., with all ex penses paid. With such a trip as an' incentive and with Dorothy's ability, winning it shouldn’t be too hard. We sinccrely hope, Dorothy, you-eome-out highest in the state. ------ o -- - --- plants all this possible care- .and-' POETRY CORNER-, ajtcntion, y,-:Ii-bc-amazing,\both to— , - 1 We:Won, By. Golly— .you' and to others.' Gqorge g LeMoyne. thinks’ he fthpuld be included \ in t his colurrm B E L IEV ^ IT OR \NOT- ‘ l^ever in all the 'history of P. Hi S. has a jtndent failed to have OBSERVATIONS ’ •- Who. is the maiden who sits in the front of the Senior Study Hall desk and eats candy while Mr. Campbell admonishes the pupils? Carol Bowie must be getting popular. Chet Faas and the KircholT twins think so. If the teachers wonder why there was so- much intermittent snickering in classes December ■twenty-first, they should have looked toward the door. Gene Van- Overhnke and Bob Miiligan wore seen framed in the windows of the doors. Who is “Prof.” Palmer’s latest obsession? Jt’s a cat, which he named “Margie.” Morbid follow, this Palmer. because of his new pipe. Fad, yes, lAit ‘fern ? Predominant with the women pf the faculty are pastel sweaters. Miss Crane’s yellow and Miss rLockwootL’siipink-are\ “SiYnpIy k'ij> py.” ■ '• _ Bev Cutter is walking herself quite conspicious with her new saddles. « They are brojvn and white. Ditto for Dot Larson. Have you noticed the puffed sleeves on Jake Eveland’s green sweater? Football shoulders, Jake. Madeline Galloway is sporting a darling new pink plain suit. It's- really sweet, “Maddy.” Off thq'subject, again. Ilave^ou noticed how angelic 3ome of the senior boys look while singing? Really, you’d never think it, to look at them in study hall. Black is .the order of the day in sweaters. Patty Peart;, Bev Cutter and Lois Spenser are chief .expon ents of the vogue. The girls have taken to substi tuting cardigans open at the neck for V-neck sweaters. -his—lessons—complete-i—by-— elass- tizrie! The teachers never have had to extend the time to han,d in the lessons! - A teacher may leave a class or study hall at any. time and all will FLORICULTURE (Concluded) In modern laboratories, plants are grown in a chemical substance, ■which* is water treated with nu trients needed by the plant to {Trow. I f people were familiar’ with the amount of nutrients the plants need, they cou°ld experiment in their homes, by growing plants in ___ _ this chemical substance. However,! middle stairs* plants differ in amounts needed, and tho bookkeeping might be quite confusing, that is as I sai?l, if you wei-en’t familiar with the proportions each plant needs. If Vou have an interest in pro ducing big, strong and healthy plants, have tho atmosphere, hu midity and temporature in’* the correct condition. Also, keep the soil loose and moist for the plants to grow properly. The results re ceived When you have given your be quiet and orderly, If' a teacher forgets to give the- .assignment, the class will remind Tier. There isn’t an inattentive stud ent in any class!, We hardlv need a janitor to sweep the floors; we never clutter up tho floors with papers, candy wrappers, etc. ^ All the teachers make- their classes sp interesting -tye are nev er “bored.” Oft'-*' times we forget to hurry out. of classroom when the bell rings.- The girls in our fair school don’t wear too much lipstick of comb their hair in classes. All the clubs are conducted in a manner similar to an orderly classroom. - No student uses some one else’s paper to finish his assignments. There is none of this last min ute business for assignment ^vork. It’s all done beforehand. Those last twenty minutes are hardly ever used! We never have to stay after school for talking in study hall! Only the upper classmen use the 'We’ve' long \aqmired our * senior teata, ^ ^ •\ - - Their valor' and -their skill ,1 ? But-now- we find .the junior 'team? Will' Burely .fill the; bilL You don’t b'elieve It? It’s all just the opposite Well, that’s the gen eral idea. Macedon Center Editor- Mrn Vlcloi Smith METHODIST CIK UC’ll Rev. Curl \V. Hawn. I'nutor THROUGH THE KEYHOLE Chuck’s diner is going to be the regular rendezvous for P. H. S. students. Ernie Bennett and Donie Cul len must lijce to ride to Canandai gua, especially after bhsketballs. ery one, And they were quite discour- aged. With Clyde' they fought, they’d have some fuij, - And-now_weke-ciuite-enco.uragad;=: The score was_ nineteen, twenty- one, * ' ' , And now -we sing, the\ praises Of Ryan, Granger,. everyone. My, how they did amaze us! And so did those who on the bench. Their teammates cheered to vic tory. Wjth boys like them our foes we’ll quench; .Their, sacrifice',makes history. ir ' *r> ' For “Soupy”, too, our “substitute” Our cheers drown out our laugh ter. Oh, Shepard, coach, for you we’ll root In many triumphs after. So here’s to you, scrubs, one and all! You’ve proved your worth to night. Just keep on sinking that old ball For the scarlet and the white. —Jean Brokaw. Chimes Through the stillness of the nijjht Poignant notes drift slowly down, Tinkling in the candlelight, 1 Falling soft as eiderdown. Chimes are playing from the to\yev Sweet and lovely in' our ears; Exquisite in starlit night Calming all our foolish fears. For their tones are calm and cool Sweet in all these troubled times How can anyone be cruel Neath ^ the spell Tof winter chimes ? * \ —Jean Brokaw. was gowned in roldter blue crepe Mr nnd Mrs. Clinton Bracey with lace inserts The groom’H ' were guests of Mrs. Brucoy’s sis- ,another wore wine wool crepi with j ters the Misses Susie and Addie | a gold trim Both won eornagen of j Peeling of E/ist Bloomfield from reil roses. A reception followed Tluj I'H'CIIIMiy. ----------------- hi to liell refresh ments was served by Miss Blanchc it-f'ii' Mits tl«lin A-i\ |i*iure»! coffee Mist Maryellen Airy Sunday January 4-- A three tiered 10 o dock Morning worship. i „ < :iu< «,th „ w.-ddim Reception of members and Sacru- ornament, a part of thc mcnl of Holy (.ommunlon Missionary Sunday Missionary program in chiug< of Mrn Daniel Weir. Lesson topic: \The First Three Gospels,” t* 00 oVImilt f T h u n h H»*hoo] Mrs, I*runk Dichold anil* James —Httrbim wtli Mr. iind~Ml'H. Ernest Dhtbold of Buffalo spent Friday with Mrn Lena Brownell of Koi-h- 1 ‘ntcr. Wednesday through Sunday. Air. nnd Mrs. Earle Jones enter tained Mrs. Jones' sifter, Mrs Bessie f'onunt and daughter, Natalie of Walworth and her mother. Mrs. Agnes Jacobs of West Walworth on Christmas Day. Mrs. William Taber and daugh- t , ‘'T \ , alM Cn' ' Mrs* F1°rence Camp entertained tertamed Mr. Packard s family at hcr sister> Ml,s. Emma Hoad of a 6:30 dmnor and Christmas Rochester^Wef'Christmas Eve and pai y at their homb Saturday , Christmas l>ay. They enjoyed an 'won the 1941 4-H speaking contest vemng. Coyers were laid for 32. aeroplane ride from Genesee A i r - |held recently ia_Sfldus._J3.orotby. 4-H NEWS Dorothy Bcrtou, Williamson poured lea. All wore white formals , tel. Frances of Rochester, Mrs. W. Vandcnberg and Miss Palmer Van- denberg of* New York ('itv, spent with red velvet jackets. Mr Mrs • Ueeve will .reside with bride’s parents for llm and 1 tho I Mm. F. 11. Hicks /ell In her home Inst week nnd fractured n rib. She in able to be about the house.'' Susan Daugherty of Brooklyn who has spent the past two sum- mere with Mr. and.Mrs. 13. J Shat tner is then; rruest f<n- the Chimt- nms vacation. A regular Grange meeting will be held Saturday evening Janu nry at H o'clock. It will be of- flrers nltrht Mrs Victor Smith will have charge of the program. Roll Call—Each officer to ex plain the duties of his office. Recreation—Fred Ford. Refreshments -Mr. nnd Mrs. Cyrus Packard, Mr. nnd Mrs. Irving Tnllmun. Each lady is asked to furnish one half dozen cup cakcs in i : ‘'lp' m\' Mrfl' I ’’1 '!• Scbuttnur Reeve—Itlnker i . . . - , . , . ................. - - nnd sons entertained on ( hrist- n Tli'' mt' a,\l ^-“'l mas Day Guests were Mr and C. Blaker was the scene on Christ- Mrs. II. L. l’lare of Buffalo,-Mrs. inns Eve of an attractive cere- Mal. scimtl„Pr nn,| MlRH ,ia„P Jijony that united m marriage Schattner of Rochester, Miss Mnr- <m y daughter, Miss Gertru.k- Kal.ct .s 0 h„um,r of Trenton, N. J Anna Blaker «n. Porter IL Reeve, Mrs. Jennie Burritt 87 years old »«« «r Mr. nnd Mrs. 1-red Reeve of of Rodu-.rttor and Susan Daugli- Wcst Macedon. Christmas greens) c>rty of Brooklyn, of long needled pine and cedar Tlu; Beta D,,'tn Sigma Sorority with Uil| wh to candles formed an 1u!,(, u Huppcr dnnco Snlur(lay cve. effective setting for the impressive ninir at tlu, hom„ nf Mr_ nnfl ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Myers P.f En*t Rochester. Mrs. Elizabeth Packnrd nnd M' isb Jtlnry Packnrd were Christ mas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs Clarence Grfcone of Lima. They also called on Mrs. .Harriett -McGuidwin. — --- -- --------- Mr. .and Mrs. ,N. L. Sherman of | Hartford, Conn., were guests* of candlelight ceremony performed by Rev, Carl W. lfnycs nt 8 o’clock in the presence of thirty relatives and close friends. Tho bride, given in marriage by l)<ir father, woro n gown of cream ■satin, with full train, two tonedf rose and white seed pearls outlin ing the neckline. Her finger-tip „ onn„ woro gucsw. 0I ,U,.C ' c ’ rolled edge, | Mrs, Sherman’s parents, Mr. and ta c0r?nct °f r08et “n.d .Tkfc*. Ralph Cole for thc holiday white seed pearls. Sho enrried a week. Mr. and Mrs. D. Eldredge bouquet of white roses set In n»- Cole nnd J. Lowry Freeman of parngus fern held with a white J Pittsburgh, .Pa., and Miss Surenc 1 ” 5 ; * “ Mrs- Arthur Hcrbst' Pitts of Port Arthur, Teras, In tu itlay-nf tei‘noon-wii th-M l-s-.-Wil- fonl Wurtenberg. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Garlock and d n u g h t e r s entertained Jameh Coomber of Marion nnd Mr and Mrs. Irving Rutter nnd Kenneth at dinner on Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Bower- mnn of Fnirport spent Sunday with Mrs. Boworman’s parents, Mr nnd Mrs. Arthur Tobin. Hoad—Wendt Miss Lnurn May Wendt, daugh ter of Ml1, and Mrs. John Wendt nnd Redford Hoad, son of Mrs. Emma Hoad of Rochester weru united in marriage at thc Luther an ton Saturday evening, December 27th al 8 o’clock. They will reside in Rochester. Harold II. Barnsdale T|ie sympathy of the commun ity is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bnrnsdalo in the loss of their nepliew, Harold II. Barns- dale of Rochester, who died sud denly on Friday, December 20 . Harold,\ son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Barnsdale, was born port on 'Christmas afternoon. |spoke on the topic of “Preparing Christmas dinner guests of Mr. I^01’ Through 4-H” Margaret liL Macedon 1899, where the family resided un til April 1912, when they moved to Rochester. IIo had always kept in touch with old Center friends who have noted with interest his success as an Attorney. He is sur- yived by his wife Genevieve and two.children James and Cynthia Ann nnd a sister, Mrs. Marguer ite Bloomer all of Rochester to whom our sympathy is also of fered. Sympathy is also extended to Mrs. Martha Hoag nnd Mrs. By- and Mrs. Irving Thompson were Mr. Thompson’s father, Daniel Thompson of Fairport, Miss Myra Thompson of Rochester, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Thompson and sons and Mr. and Mrs. George Cotton of Palmyra, Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Thompson -of-Penfield-and-Mrr’and- ^WTS-.-Willipin'“Aldridge. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Greene and Barbara, Mr. and Mrs. James Ferris and son Norman of Batavia called on Mr. and Mrs. Walter El- drcdge Sunday afternoon. Barbara remauied for a visit until New Years. Dr. and Mrs. Alex Walker and sons of Irondequoit called on Mr. and Mrs. C^rl,Blaker and family Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Thompson Doyle of Sodus was a close con tender and was judged 2 nd in the contest. She spoke on the topic of “4-H Develops Citizens of Tomor row”. Elizabeth White and Jeanne Young of Marion were also contes tants. “This- is the \second year~'a 4 -H speaking contest has been held, and the contestants hav-> done such a good job in preparing their talks that it will probably be establish ed as an annual event on thc county program Only girl speak ers have taken part during the past two years; but it is hoped that next year boys will also enter the contest. The speeches are en tirely original with each of thc members, and they prepare their talks using their own expediences, _ were Sunday .dinner guests of Mr. ar|d ideas for their text, ron Lapham in the sudden death •-ancJ Mrs- George Cotton of Pal-j The ideas expressed by these 4- of their, brother, William Reed of Farmington on Friday; also to v>» HI IUUI I Uk bitv LiUlilVI * . _ . Evangelical Church, Farming- | ’ £ \ nn, P,rltts> whose mother, 1 Mrs. Elizabeth Maloney,. 85 of Maecdon suddenly passed away at the hojnc of_another daughter, M]rs. Frank McGuire of Palmyra on Saturday, December 20 . Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Wurten berg and Miss Irene Schilstra at tended a Christmas Eve party'at the home of Mrs. Wjurtenberg’s Clifford Smith nnd sons Roger nnd Richard of 'Wychmero Farms Ontario, called on Mr. and Mrs. Alvon Eldredge and Sally Ann Wednesday afternoon Miss Mary Packard' attended > ^ r°tl?er Trand wife’ Mr’ and the \Graflex” Christmas party at Calvm Henrns of C h e s ter. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Wurten berg. and sons entertained on Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Rog- •cr Wurtenberg and son David, and Bister of the groom was matron of honor. Sho woro a pink marquiset te formal with jacket to match, with a corsage of red roses. Rob ert Reeve, brother of the groom wns best man. - — Miss Ernestine Ruffe! played “Lohengrin's” wedding march and \Intermezzo” on tho piano. Sho wore a flowered formal with red bolero. The mother of tho bride guests ' nt tho were Cole weekend home. Tho January meeting of the Woman’s Society of Christian Ser vice will be held Thursday nftcr noon, January Sth, nt thc honrc oT Mrs. Dunne Wiedrich at 2 o'clock. Hostess committee, Mrs. Duane Wiedrich, Mrs. Edward Scljeik, Mrs. Fred Hye, Mrs. Minnie Ba ker. Powers Hotel, Rochester, last Tuesday evening. There was an attendance of 500. — Mr. nnd Mrs. Ernest JtutfeU on- tertairted at a family dinner on Christnms—Day. Guests were Mr. nnd Mrs. Arthur Brush nnd fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brush, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Church and fnmlly of Rochester, Mrs. Mortie Porroy nnd family, Mrs. Mertie Church and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruffell of Ontario Center. Covers were laid for twenty-five. . Mr. nnd Mrs. Victor Smith spent Christmas Day with Mrs.\ Smith’s jaiaieiL-and-husbandf-Mri—amf-Mrsrj-was-the-guest 7 of~hcr~parents, Rev. and Mrs. Carl Hayes over Christ mas Eve and Christmas Day. Mrs. Isabelle Griffin Fenner of Boston is the guest of. her mother Mrs. George Hickox and Mr. Hickox. Mrs. Frank Wurtenberg of Fair port, Mrs. Marian Copeland of New York City and Miss Joyce Gall of Rochester. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Noyes, Barbara and Richard Bradley- Of Rochester and Miss Catherine Baumer of Fairport were guests of Mrs. Cornelius Schilstra and family Christmas Day and eve ning. ... „ ___ Miss Geraldine Hayes of Buffalo •E. P. Clark and family of Fair port. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Diebold of Buffalo were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Diebold for the holi day weeki been ask£d to speak before Rotai-y Clubs, Extension Meetings and other^orpanizntions;— This - year’s winner, Dorothy Bertou was,* a speaker at the annual Jj'arm uur- eau meeting held last week in New ark. Mrs. Elizabeth Pfautz of Sodus, Morris Livingston and Grant Northrup of Williainson- were the judges 'of this year’s contest. myra. Tho following are among those I while and their presentations have who entertained at family dinners been so effective that they have on Christmas Day: Mr. and Mrs. George Bradley -theil'-childrcn-and 'fainillca a party of, 27. Mr, -and-Mrs, Ghnrles Kemp- their children and families, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blaker, Mr. Blak- er’s family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hicks, Mrs. Hicks’ family. Mr. and -Mrs. Karl Popenhusen and children of Farmington, Mr. and Mrs.'-Harold' Green and Bar bara of Batavia and Mr. and Mrs. Alvonl Eldredge and Sally Ann were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter fildredge and Jessie. I NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY DECLARES DIVIDEND The directors of the New York Telephone Company today -de clared a fourth quarterly common stock dividend of ?1.50 payable on December 31, to stockholders of record as of that date.' The w fl| Collecting License Plates — Ia3uing-offices-of-thir~Sta'lg-MtP~ tor Vehicle Bureau, including County Clerks’ offices', were asked by Commissioner Carroll E. Meal- ey today to arrange for the col lection of discarded 1941 'license plates by public or private agen cies in the communities in their counties. “I realize that the collection and cTTsnosal of discnrrletl 10/11 plates presents a real problem during your busiest season,” the Commissioner said. “Yet the vital importance of • conserving all scrap metal prompts me to urge your full cooperation in this ef fort. “Realizing that you are con fronted with the difficulty of pro viding storage space for the old plates, I wish to suggest that you arrange for their collection by lo cal defense councils, theatres, banks, service clubs, gasoline sta tions, garages, relief agencies or H speakers have been so worth other public or private agencies in the communities in your county. Such agencies might provide pub lic bins, such as wore used in the collection of aluminum some time ago-' I t — is_suggested-that— -ar----- Ta'Trgemmts-b'r-inade— with-local- -Scrap-.metal—denlprg , 1 r, -romnvo dividends declared for the year amdunt to $7.50 per'share as-com- - pared with $ 8.00 for the year 1940. The action of the directors was in keeping with a reduction in net profits, the principal factors of .whch were higher taxes and in creased wakes. V / a lc e U p , A m e r ic a n s ! Wake up, Ameri cans! I ^ Make America’s answer roar out over ’ the world. -Every citizen must back 'the United States Army and Navy to victory—back them with work and money. Do your part: Buy United States Defense Bonds, and Stamps at your post office, bank, or savings and loan association. Get Defense Stamps at your re tail store or from the carrier boy of this newspaper. the plates daily or as often as necessary. Proceeds from* the sale of the plates to the scrap metal | dealers may be put to such use as you or your cooperating agencies may cqnsider appropriate.— The Red Cross. Community Chests, or any war- relief agency are sug gested beneficiaries., The import ant thing, of course, is to save as much of this old metal as pos- - - sible for ultimate use in defense industries. Comissioner Mealey pointed out that the disposal of the 1941' plates' should not be confused- with the return of one of the 1942 plates already issued, to the issuing of fices. Although most branches ’ of the ' Motor Vehicle Bureau have re-, ceived sets of two plates^ only one plate_will be given to each appli cant. The second plate will be” saved for 1943. A tag or some other special identification '/mark will be affixed' tcnthese plates 'next year to distinguish them from the 1942 variety,. but- specific—plans- . - have not yet been_drawn up. .The one plate is to bo_attached to_the ^ rear of automobiles. , ,