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H E B T 3 _ _______ _ f i Ì i ;' 'HITED STATO ^ DCFEKSE K , AMD S T A M P S l, J » , AND THE MACEDON JOÜRNÂL B U Y • amrED STATES );:i>£FENSE:’ B O N D S ' -ARO-----T . STAMPS M » | 1 F ,í.00;PER ^ A J E ^ S T R i e ’¡T L r,ljr A D V A N C E =. P A L E R À , N E W Y O R K , T H U R S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 10; Ì942 7 $ In Service of Uncle Sam 'U R G E S BO N D S — NO W ! fjmyr* Journal Pitoyra, New York (¿^Friends: ' dropping\ you.- a-few lltes. ¿■iet you know my change of: ad- Tliis is my new address: ^Prt. .George. P. Fagner, jr. . -'Co. H. 48th' Arm’d Inf. Regt. - ‘Ai-O. 257, ,Camp Polk, .La. I-want to thank you for the «ptr-again. good bye and Qaod Luck forever Pvt. George^Fagner Pvt. Rowland P. Smith Btry A-8-3 F.A.R.C. Fort Bragg, N. C. Sept. 7, 1942 >dmyfa Courier Journal pjmyra, New York £r Sirs': Ha -Journal has arrived here <gularly. Thank you for this wipt and generous service, lae^’are times when la soldier ¿oiiies lax about letter writing, nng to numerous distractions, -fha-^jroup-thafc—I—trained—’with- Dear Friends C. B 350 Inf. Camp Gruber, Okla' :Sept.„4,_i942 ' I wish to thank 'the Palmyra Courier for their weekly paper. Believe me it does help, mostly to find out what’s' happened in my absence. I believe I was one of the first drafted out of Palmyra. That was a long time ago, believe -ipe. I also wish to thank the Ladies- of the Moose for their gift. It came in handy,^and I do appreci ate their thinking of me. * r The people, of .Oklahoma are certainly friendly. They’ve done everything for the soldiers here, that is to make, him comfortable and feeF a t home. There'isn’t much time to play here as there ‘was in. the old 9th division. When you get off at six and have to be off the streets at .11:30, there isn’t much time to have any fmi, but I .... . , ,, do manage very well. I ’ll gladly ^nearly all been sent toother answer any ]etterg from s J imps. At the time they, left here, frj-elu]s. wisiin the hospital -with a bad old.-Ori that account I have been ; fatigue detail work for about month with the other men left mr from the original group. Fa- igue detail means any kind of jobs. Sometimes we think tot ‘fatigue’ is a most appropri- i ie term. We expect to be shipped | The Moose membership drive is at any time. I have become so still on. A t the last two meetings reU acquainted with the place, eight new members were accept- td have so many .friends here ed. Six of these men asked to be hat I rather dread leaving, unless j on the Moose Men’s Bowling lea ks powers that be decide to send gue and are ready to take a nac- se to Palmyra as- an M. P. (Mil- jtive part in ‘it. They are C. Stape, ■aiy Police). If. you need one H. Russell, B. Crowley, P. Lonne ville, M. Fassett and G. B. Crow ley of Clifton Springs'. Other’new members nit on the bowling teams are C. Suhr of Palmyra and E. Scheele. of West Walworth. Yours truly Sgt. Henry J. Griffin alias Fuzzy (Continued on Page Four) New Moose To Bowl New, Bond Poster. —Now being displayed throughout the country is this impelling poster pointing out. tho urgency of buying War Bonds now beforo it is too late. This is part of the general War Bond Campaign in which every*, one is asked to invest at least 10 percent of hie income in War Bonds. Illus tration is by Laurence Beale Smith. bere, let me know. This southern hospitality is the al thing. No . matter where we re over the weekends, we soldiers ji ally have a time. Most sincerely Roll Smith iome Bureau To Meet Scotch Unit Elects The East End and Scotch Home nreau Units will meet Tuesday, tfpteniber 15, at the home of I m . Robert Waples at 2:15 'dock. The purpose of the meet- is to’ plan an exhibit for the ur.----------------------- At a meeting last Thursday ^Scotch unit elected the follow- ? officers: Chairman—Mrs. Leon Molner Vice-chairman s Mrs. Albert Lawrence, jr. Secretary—Lorene Warner Treasurer—Mrs. Oliver Page Palmyra 0 E S Meets Next . Monday Palmyra Chapter, O.E.S., will resume their regular meetings on Monday evening,. September 14, after a three months,- vacation. Following is the program: Fall Roundup—Picnic supper at .6:3Q-o’clock_in^charge-of—the-com— «nona Delegates; mittee chairman, Wynona Jones, assisted by Exelda Jones, Eunice Granger, Phyllis Deys and Laura McCarthy. Members please bring dishes, silver, sandwiches and a dish to [pass unless otherwise solicited. Worthy Matron Marjorie Mate J will have a cordial welcome for -a'l -hcr-staff ~and“members^ ‘ Commerce Chamber Has Regular Meet Palmyra Chamber of Commerce met for regular meeting Tuesday evening. During-the business ses sion, it was voted to present the loud speaker to the Fair Associa tion. As fthe resultr of shortage of tires and gasoline, and in comply;- ing with the government, only one delivery of meat .and groceries will be made each ,'day with the- exception of .Saturday. All meat and grocery orders musfc.be in .by • ° k •'•¿j i- vvm,‘v'’*C«C>r* 11:00 o’clock for delivery.cm same, day otherwise they will be on ' thé following day' delivery, with the -exception-of-Saturday—when-there- will be a 4:00o’clock delivery. Classes Begin For / Wayne Nursing Squad The first of a series of seven Palmyra Experiences Double Blackout Palmyra along with'^he rest, of Wayne County 'experienced double blackout Tuesday \ night when an electric power'failure and the raid drill accidently coincided. The power line trouble, which lasted 20 minutes, was intermit tent. The power came on at one time just long enough so that the yellow signal, which came at 8:30 p. m. in the midst of a heavy downpour, was transmitted to only part of the county. The resfrrece- ived’^the signal several minutes later:r:Lights went out at 9:05 p. m.; the “all clear” -was sounded '45 minutes later. ______________ Announces Vacancy. At Naval #Academy Congressman \John Taber today' announced that there will be ' a vacancy from the 36th Congres sional District for entrance to the U. S. Naval Academy at Annap olis' in June 1943. A^prelteinary' competitive examination for the appointment'is to be held on Sat urday, * October 3, 1942, under the direction of the U. S. Civil Ser vice Commission for the purpose of selecting the principal and al ternate candidates. The examination is open to any young man who. is a resident of the 36th District, comprising the counties-of-Ga’yuga 7 -Gntario 7 oca, Wayne and Yates. The candi dates must be between the ages of 17 and-21 years as of April 1, 1943, in order to qualify. The ex amination will co_ver Algebra, Plane Geometry, English ' com position and. literature, and TJ. S. History. It will begin at 9:00 a.- m. (local time) and can be taken at any one of the following towns: Auburn, Canandaigua, Geneva, Seneca Falls, Newark and Penn Yan. In order to bo admitted to the Naval Academy candidates must be in first class ..physical .condi tion 'and at least 5 feet 6V4 inches in height. Those wishing to take the ex amination should communicate ÿith, Congressman John Taber, at Washington, D. C., giving him their full name, place of residence, date and place of birth, and the name of the town in which it is desired ‘to take the examination. The request to take the examina tion should be made as\ soon as possible in order that proper ar- rangements can be made with the Civil Service Commission to con duct it. fire, Destroys Old Macedon Landmark Fire of undetermined origin late Wednesday afternoon destroy ed the farmhouse, an old Macedon . S I N G L E fc O P lE S F iyfe C E N T S rts Of Gasoline Coupon Books Thirty holders of gasoline ra tion— coupon books in_ Wayne County have reportedTheiT books lost or stolen, according to the County\ War Price and Ration Board., A warning is issued all daily, except Saturday from 9:0(X a. m. to noon. Tuesday evenings the -office is open from ¡7:00 to 9,:00 o’clock. Persons reporting their gaso line'.books lost or stolen, with a ficult. VanOstrand -said tho board has adopted a ruling rnqllirinn- _ per-- sons to wait at least two weeks' after their books are lost or sto- •len before action will-be taken on their applications for replace ments. He said, however, that as so.on^ as a book is missing the holder should fill out and file with tho board nn application for replacement, listing tho circum stances and description of the book. The 'chairman also announcer! that board- headquarters, located in the Grange Building, Newark, will be closed during tho noon hour each day. Offico hours are from 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., holders by Bert A. VanOstrand of j description of the book- and num- Newark, Board. chairman,, to'ber, are Hated by thc board us iot- guard then- books jealously, be- lows, with 'the request that gas- cause replacement of them is dif. oline dealers throughout the county keep on the alert for such books being unlawfully used by others than the owners: Abram *Vand6rmill,l Newark, S- 2 book, F1123G2. * ’ James E. Fuller, _RD 1, Wil liamson, A book, F451072L. Lewis Cloe, Palmyra, A book. F444385L. Frederick Menzner, Newark; A book, F44G545L. 1 James W. Perkins, Newark, E book, 301G2GJ E book, 301627; and B book. Anthony DeLiseo, Clyde, A book, F452219L, and C book, F21- 7910. Henry W. Norris, Rose, A book, F433890L. Vivian DiSnnto, Savannah, S-2 book, F11241G. John L. Brown, Williamson, RD 2, R book, 88728. Andrea Eaton, Williamson, A book, 43777L. Ben Harbou, Macedon fenter, S-l book; 883828. Webster E. Lovejoy, Newark, A bodk, F447047L. Louise Feiock, Newark, B book, F777849. Donald Wilkinson, Lyons, B Graduates From U S Naval Air Station Edgar J. Dibble, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dibble, 111 Charlotte Ave., Palmyra, New York, grad uated last Friday, September 4, from the U. S. Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. He was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve. The award of,wings by Captain Alfred E. Montgomery, comman dant, at graduation ceremonies in ' en8t 0no night, when all of the front of the Cadet Regimental (buildings will be open and the ox headquarters marked the com- hibits will be on display. _________ Fair Preparations Nearing Completion Palmyra Fair officials announce that preparations are nearly com plete for the Great Fair to be held September 24, 25 and 26. Arrange ments have been made to crowd into Friday and Saturday all of the many features of the F a ir,, , which for the last few years have 0°_„ been spread over three days. The Fair'is being conducted as a great VICTORY FAIR and the association Is co-operating.with all the National Defense Administra tors in an effort to arrouse tho spirit of i patriotism and the spirit of sacrifice among the people. It is felt that the fanners need the Fair this year more than ever be fore,- and from all over the coun ty, they are making plans 'to at tend. In order to secure the benefits, of the Fair to those who are busy at work during the day, the offi cials plan to hold the Fair for at ¡Plan Essay Contest On Cooperative Markets «king Winners The following were elected a t ' Wayne County i?ottiona |Uge meeting in Wolcott last | War Savings Stamps will be wnesday to represent the coun- the prjzeg offered to high school *at the New YorV Stnfp Ornnp\ —in—various—sections—of- the New York milk shed for the best essays on the subject “The Farm Cooperatives’ Part in Our War Effort.” More' than twenty districts of the Dairymen’s Lea gue'are offering district awards, and local units will give prizes for the,best essays written in their ownTTigh schools on this impor tant subject. The Dairyn'en’s League essay contest was started in 1934 by President Fred H. Sexauer. The first contest was in his own dist rict, which is made up of Oswego 331011: Delegate-at-large, W. Lor. Palmer, Ontario; Mrs. Ken- ® Lundy, Olyde; Louis Mild- ®, Macedon.; Mrs._Ethel Blasier, Charles Dickens, Savan- Mrs. Charles Fox, North Silas Wright, Red Creek; “i. Victor Loveless, North Wol- Gerald Ridley, Newark; Mrs. Green, Walworth; John wd, Marion and Mrs. Cleveland ®er, Sodus. _ The winners in the American flfculturist. Bread Baking con st were: J t - M r s . Dan Dayton, Wai- ^ Cayuga Counties> Last year > n d - M r s . Arthur Lawrence twenty-eight contests were _held ticedon- -------------- -- ¡In various districts, and a similar Third—Mrs. Harry Humbert, number are scheduled for the pre- twar]j • ¡sent school year./ Fourth—Mrs, Anthony Miller, *tayra fifth— -Mrs. Edward .Baker, So- ■Two dollars in War Saving? Stamps willlbe given for the best essay from each high • school, and R, _____ grand prizes ^are offered by the —Mrs. Stella Noble, Clyde district for the best essays select Seventh—-Mrs.— Monroe— Cass, ed;by a-committee-of-judges.- - • . . . ____ The contest,closes February 15,. JgYeral-resoluticmszwerp-present-- 1 943 ^=Winngrs will-be-aaked—to action wap taken on’same.' L attendance was fair for the - o f year when farmers are SiBBy-and especially withTHelp' The next meeting will at Newark in December. read their papers at district and local meetings of the Dairymen s League, and pictures of those re- ceiving awards ~will be published in the Dairymen’s League News and local yapers. lectures for the nurses, who sig- landmark, on. what was known as nified-that-they-will-be-willing-to-fhe-Eddie-Rush-farmr-located-iust- 'east of Pickering corners. The house was built in 1853 and work on an Emergency Commun ity Nursing Squad, will be held at the Newark State. School in the Kane Building, Monday:, evening, September 14th, at. 7:30 o'cfefikSr , • The Community Nursing'. Squad are a part,of the Emergency-Med.-, • l n ' • im __ -7_ . \stt —‘.T. ^ ''nv n '’ igal—Service.—Tho-nuraea, .wh.ft-nrp- to receive special Public^ Health Education, will augment;,the ser vices of the Village^- Nurses, the School. Nurses, and , th&A-County_ Nurses, in the event that'they are needed. In the case of disaster, many people, .would havo-torreco- ive nursing care in their homes os the hospitals would be overloaded. Or possibly, people already in the hospitals might have to go home days before ordinarily allowed, in order to jnake room* for seriously injured patients. That is where this service jvould piove itself in dispensable. All Registered Nurses who indi cated-on- a- questionnaire that they_ would be/willing to do this service have been contacted by letter. If there are other nurses who have decided that they would like to do this, they should get in touch with Mrs. Charles-W. Burgess of New ark, as sopn as possible. At least one nurse is. needed for every i; 000 -peopferso— come~on nurses? please get in the swing of things pnrf n 11 vnfaerested~in~helping~in~thi3 was owned by Harvey Benson of Victor who had bought the farm last.;spring< and. planned to live in the hbuse-.'after remodeling. Upon returning' home after an hour’s .leave' he found the rear of the. house in flames. The Palmyra Fire Department'responded to the call and was'able to save the barn and '¿ surrounding buildings. Tho los3~was~partly coverecThy insur ance. — — Medical Corps Meets Thursday Evenings ,A meeting of the Medical Corps members will be held every Thurs day evening at 7:30 o’clock at tho Health Center Casualty Station unless a blackout precedes Thurs day. All members should--be,pre- pletion of an intensive -.trmmng | jfany thrilling features have course fitting him for duty in the jjeei) collected for entertainment, fleet- ¡One öf the headline attractions is Ens. Düble volunteered fo r . The Aerial Rooneys who do n Navy flight training in June, thrilling and breathtaking high 1941. After receiving basic flight act. In addition to a fast and dar ing feat on a double trapeze pre- sented on a lofty rigging, the Roonejrv-GiYls do a sensational highTJ.ercrpSctrthe \only a'ct~of“!ts kind executed by two girls. Breathtaking feats are presented on the high porch without tho aid of a net or other safety device. The Rooneys are only one of p. number of acts which will'be pre sented day and night. ENSIGN EDGAR'DIBBLE of Corpus Christi, Texas, who' is on furlough until September 20. Motorists Urged To Care For Plates ' With eVirront licenso plates slat ed for use next year, motorists* .. ¡were urged today by State—Com-« sent. missionor of Motor Vehicles John Splain to keep their plates in good instruct:on at the Naval Reserve condition: Base, Glenview, 111., he was tran?- | Commissioner Splain advocated ferred to'Corpus .Christ!'. jthe application, of one or two coats Here, at the “University of. the of clear spar va'rnish as the best Air,” he has received thorough method of protection, instruction in flying the. Navy’s I «1 would suggest that motorists fighting planes, has mastered the.| apply the varnish” to both sides of intricacies of_ instrument flying, their present plate as well as to the and has completed all types of cover strip when that is issued.” great emergency make every ef fort to attend these classes. W ide Ab says it’s time to retire -from all unnecessary driving. t Bay Yacht Club Has Dinner - Election The annual meeting and dinner of the Sodus Bay Yacht Club wiÛ be held at the Yacht Club on Sat- urday,HSeptember— 12,— at_7i00 Wins Scholarship Karlton J,. Hickey'of Palmyra, a junior in chemical engineering at Cornell University^ is a reclp- ground school courses ranging Commissioner Splain \said. “This 'j0”*\ Chandler Do- . ' , t , # . . mf • ■ t ! I a h a v / t n A l a w a H i n -TaMf. 1 C iA O . A f i H xA from navigation and radio, cocro (will serve- to—protect the-yplate- tq recognition of friendly •and en- against weather conditions.1' emy aircraft. | i n pointing, out the necessity Ens... Dibble attended Hope Col- keeping license plates in good con- William James Beck, Macedon, A book, F4376G5L. Howard R. Fredenburg, Wal worth, A book, F445525L. Mae\\ Godfrey, Clyde, A . book, F442724L. Howard Allen, Lyons, S-l book, 881349... Theron W . Smith, Wolcott, A book, F43G060L. Eva L. Wilder, Newark, A book, F441282L. Betty Jane Rfced, Palmyra, A book, F433|940L. * ( John Mutari, Savaiinah, A book, F438401L. James Bacon, Red Ctcek, A book, F437030L. Lydia M. Cramer, RD. ,1, Pal myra, A book, F449B27L. Jacob P. Bodine. RD 2. Sodua. A book, F439333L. Jacob VanSchaffelj Newark, A book, F447094L, and C book, 77- 2593. Asa Acker, RD 2, Savannah, A book, F438377L. Frank Chilbert, Clyde, A book, F452020L. Charles E. Leone, Palmyra, A book F443978L7 - - Orthopedic Clinic Here September 17 A ‘ consultation orthopedic clinic will be held at Palmyra, Septem- ber 17, 1942. at 1:30 to 3:30 p. m. . in the nurse’s office. The clinic wll be in charge of Dr. R..D. Severance the State Or thopedic Surgeon assisted by the Orthopedic NuTse in tho district, Mrs.—V. C. Drake. All new cases wishing to attend the clinic for the first time.should be referred -by their family phy sician, in order that he may. re ceive a report and advice on tho case. - , 6,cldckT'A_full'ir6ursC7:turk^“din^ ner will be served, officers will be elected __ and __ trophies— presented- Reservations must be in before noon on Friday, September 11. lario Scholarship for 1942-43. Pi*«;. ident Edmund E. Day announces. The scholarship carries 'a stipend of ?100. i • rr n i m .-. u : __ _ tt ■. . ...r , . , .... .. - Thirteen other Cornell .students lege, Holland, Michigan. He was ditioir for indentification purposes, £rom w * Countyjrecelve simi- active in track ana a member of Commissioner Splain said no dup-rrVA „„ut— the varsity in 1939,40-41. He was j Hcate can be issued and that per-\“' J io ,, S S i S a --m.ember—of—Blue_K(^^OM r-|rkonB-wh6se-plate8-are-lost-or'stolenoj c DJ ano 6f^ ^own Society and senior class president.1 must present an affidavit b e f o r e „ , the-Bureau-of-Motor-Vehicles—will ENTER ARMY SERVICE Francis VanBortel and Eliud is memory o£ his pav- issue new plates. ^ to as many worthy- and. deserving. - According to the Division ofgtudents from .Wayne County a.». Mumhy-_left—Tue»davufor—the—in—l~State-P°llce,-at .least 95_peiL.cent;neoII.fi— Only thos# 'wh-»*» — of tho 1942 license pldte's display'-have satisfactorily., completed. _afc. ed at tho present time are in ex-jeag£ ong year of i'e»ideri;« in- cellent condition. _ Cornell University nr? eligible.. duction center in Fort Niagara to oiter the anped services of the United States.
