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‘¿Vi 1^.00 PER YEAR-—STRICTLY IN^ADV AN CE PÂLRfYKÀ, hfE W ÌY Ò ^ 'lH U R S D A Y , SEPTEMBER 24,J9Î2. S I N G L É C Ò P IE S FÌV E '‘d E N T 3 Letters From Boÿs In The Service of Uncle Sam | f ’ ----- — ^ ^ N e w J o r l c City - ---- l! 'Sept, 10, 1942 '■/Palmyra Courier-Journal •vfpalfloyra, New \York ,:;Dear Sir: £■’>*1 wisli to thank you for sending the paper every week. I do en- ?ii0y reading this~paper very much. < J . ... • _ __ Fort Sill, Okla. September 16, 1942 Editor Palmyra Courier-Journal Dear Sir: > Palmyra, New York This lettep-is to notify you of a change in my address. I am now attending' the Field Artjllery Offi- ‘s^jhis paper gives me all the news \~irom the home town. jeer Candidate School at Fort .Sill, vV'Some people do not realize how. Oklahoma. -f'inuch a letter is appreciated, T on. I Tho cot I en-1 The country \\around here is '■■oy j very much receiving and an-j fairly level except for a few small i swer&S letters from \ ' .............. \ “ the home' hills off m a distance. The days •¡'town. • .here are warm, but at night there l;' i'So due to your kindness and is a cool .breeze. '^stoerosity it is possible that the | I was through Palmyra about ¿s'boys can have their home town .the 8th of this month while I 'wa3 paper to read and enjoy. 'on a three day pass from Fort K;~I sure wish you would put in Knox. I saw a few people back '■“-'the paper that anyone who wishes home but time didn’t allow me to Jijto write please do so. I will an- ' say hello to everyone. I f I graduate '(¿wer any letters that I receive from this school, I will probably .'from my home town. get a. ten day furlough sometime ‘ If anyone should wish to know in December so perhaps I will get ■•where I am please write to one a chance to say hello again bo- rcf your subscribers, my mother, fore I go any farther from home. V;}lrs. Mervyn F. Rush of Palmyra, Thank you once again for the State Fair Official TorStart Horses At ä Fair Sincerely Edward Sept. 15 th •c.;. ;\New York, R, D. No. 1. My moth- Courier, er was sending me the paper until i' you began sending it to me. I anv ■iheginning to receive them regular ¿'now. 1 I want to thank you again for Palmyra Courier Journal £• sending me the paper, Palmyra Dear Sirs: Courier Journal. Sincerely yours Leslie A. Rush Jgl : --- - — ¥Campus Column Coming Up Dickinson ij’.~ .Next week you-will< s.ee the first fall, issue of the “Campus Col umn.” Those who read the Pal myra. High School news have been ■expecting the school page to ap pear in this paper any week. Well, here it is. This year a new staff ■will take over, with Miss Lena “Jeffery again the faculty advisor. Don’t miss the first appearance of the new 1942-43 “Campus Col umn.” iPalmyraVOldest Man Recalls First Fair I have enjoyed having your paper very much and hope I can continue to receive it overseas. I am now in the Air Corps with the 95th Fighter Squadron and was recently promoted to Captain. I would-like to be remembered! to my friends in Palmyra and want to thank you for sending me the paper all these past months. Yours for victory D. C. Alvord Atlantic City, N. J. 1 September 20,1942' Dear Sirs: Received your latest edition of the Palmyra paper, and when you get something from home it really makes you feel grand. I sure ap preciate the papers that you send me and I want to thank you very much. ------ -Sincerely Pvt. Warren D. Smith Palmyra Fair Racing Committee has secured the services of Dr. A. C. Goff; to officiate as Starting Judge for the 1942 Harness' Race Meet during the Palmyra Pair. Dr. Goff'is considered one of the best qualified .officials in the Rac ing Game and has presided over many important races on the. Grand, Circuit. His advice to driv ers and direction regard to the Pole Ho^se gives driveis no chance of spoiling scoring. King's of Harness Realm to Vie in Fair Races Events scheduled to bringtogether many of the fastest trotters and pacers in this part of the country and which have rallied leading. reinsmen will feature the Pall Race Meeting of the Palmyra Fair on Friday and Saturday, Septem ber 25-26. One of the Feature Events on Friday will be The Inaugural which will bring together some of the fastest pacers in competition this year. Also listed on Friday’s card is the .16 Trot, an event bringing into competition such horses as Sly Mack, Protector Dil lon, Frisco Jim, Tim Hanover and many others. The FaJ|,Race Meeting will wind up with, a three event card on Sat urday \featuring the Free-for-All which will find the top contend ers.. Several of the drivers are pre dicting new track records during the meeting. Keeslér Field, Miss., Sept. 21, 1942. ■;i- William Huxley/ grand old v-man,. of Jackson Street, remem- V bers attending the first Palmyra pajmyra Courier-Journal Fair at the ago of five years, in pa]myraj New York . *1849, held in Hathaway’s Maple Dear girs. ^ : - Grove, now Hathaway Place. He , Just ^ i;ne to express my ap ostates the cows were tied to preciation for the paper which I . itrees and the hogs were in a j,aVe received regularly, and con- 7 >:pen at one comer of the grove. si<jering the distance, promptly' ; \Mr. Huxley is probably the oldest gince j>ve t,een down here. I find ':V living resident -of Palmyra who jj. particularly interesting to check 4 attended {hat first Fair. on tjje addresses of the lads as Many changes have taken place they gcatter around. t since that time and now the an- j j understand Kenny Hughes is -nual Palmyra Union Agricultur-' )j0^ n somewhere in this vi- al Society Fair is the largest in cinityi an(j j ’d like to get in touch p-the county and is attended year- him and compare notes if I ly by large crowds from surround- • \ing villages and cities. ,'MooSe Bowlers He for First J ’ Xu Myers’ Pipe Shop team and G. Gavins’ F inn Auto Supply team are i.tled for first place in the Moose j continue to receive my could find out his address. I expect to ship out of here to a Radio Operator and Mechanic School \sometime in the near fu ture, but will try to keep you ad vised as to my new address, so Men’s Bowling League w ith 1 points each. M. Fassett’s Hotel Sellen team follows for second :] ;5lace with 6 points. High bowlers ¿ were M. Barnhart 588, G. Gavin J; ana M. Fassett each w ith 566. f Meyers’ team scored 2607 pins for ¿'the highest total of pins for the three games. Enlists in. Army Corps sts in maidnald Do Fogarty has. in the army air corps. enlisted . \WOMEN OF. MOOSE TO MEET The Women of the Moose will £ meet Thursday evening, October 1, ’■ A picnic suppef will be served in ir. the hall a t ’ 6:30 o’clock. Please ■ v bring a dish to pass and one lemon. ’ All members are urged' to be pres- 'ent. i;\ SEPTEMBER 30 IS THE LAST C'DAY FOR OBTAINING SÜGAR Æ ------ FOR^GANNIN G. ------- S X paper. Again my sincere thanks for the pappr, and to my friends in Pal myra who make it possible for me to receive it Sincerely, Pvt. John F. Mickiejson. To Address Juniors And Seniors Of PHS To aid juniors and seniors of Palmyra High school in long- range plans for college training, especially college preparation for wartime military, naval and ajr services, Dr. Graeme O’Geran, professor of economics at Syra cuse University, will confer with a group of interested students at New York Guard Maneuvers Friday Night At The Fair Red Cross Surgical Dressing Wjbrk To Begin Next?Week The local branch now has on hand materials with which u> start work.. Fourteen of tliose who first registered are being notified to ropc& tj'to tho work rooms on Tuesday aftcrliioon of next week, fourteen on Thursday. Any who have registered but are not called upon at this time will probably, be needed soon. Others who have not registered but willing to wbrk, please register with the Volunteer Office, stating on what days of the week, and whether morning, afternoon or evening, the are available. The , . committee will then arrange to the school, Monday mommg, Sep- start other groups at other time3> according to the convenience of workers and the amount of work t]eeded to fill the quota allotted tember 28. Dr. O’Geran will, outline Syra cuse University’s hew th,^p-year -condensed-coursej—designed^especi^ - ally' for young men who require notice A meeting of - the Town an! Village Salvage Committees will be held at the Town Clerk's Off*.-» on Monday evening, at 8:00 o'clock. Anyone interested in -Palmyr - scrap collection may attend. We want a large attendance to plan for the FALLSDRIVE. .Salvage Committee. Son in- -Australia-— ---------- Charles H. Palmer has received word from his son, Stanley-Cal mer, that he has arrived safely in Australiar - and—that_he_had also been promoted to Tech. Corporal, DR. GRAEME O’GERAN advanced college training for the armed forces. The university ha3 inaugurated ' three semesters >a year, with entrance possible at the beginning of any semester. A-member of the Syracuse uni versity faculty for 12 years, Dr. O’Geran is a graduate of Law rence college and did graduate work at the University of Wis consin and the University of Michigan. He has been .active in the field of consumer economica, and has published many studies on the subject. Lions Club To Hare Scout Car At Fair Through the. courtesy of Captain. Briscoe, of the Military Police, I « \ stationed at Rochester, the Pal- myra-t-Lions - Club—will—have- ian- army scout car and two soldiers at the Fair, Sfttarday, to help with the sale of War Bonds and Stamps. Look for them at the Fair. to fill this- branch: — Until the program is under way, it is difficult to judge how many individual working hours will be necessary to fill our quota, but indications point to rapid expansion. Longer Hunting Season Announced Thousands of New York State sportsmen who annually hunt mi gratory birds will enjoy an extend ed season and longer shooting hours this year. The approaching duck season, set by the Federal Government, will extend for a 70-day period— 10 days longer than last year. In addition, the hours for duck hunt ing have been lengthened under the new regulations. Formerly, hunting was permitted only until 4:00 P. M. each day of the Open season. This fall it will continuo until sunset. However, the Conservation De partment stressed the fact that duck hunters must familiarize themselves Kwith the variation in sunrise and sunset hours in dif ferent sections of the State througWoiit the open season. - In eastern—Ncw-¥ork—the-sun* Palmyra's Great Fair is already lined up and ready to go. A ll day today (Thursday) th*i exhibits have been crowding on to the grounds. Tho with their games,, shows, Tides and .eating stands have boar, waiting for the grand opening eVcr since Sunday. I f anyone ever doubted that this year’s fair would be as complete as any of. the- fairs in the past, such person ¡has only to- walk upon tho Fair Grounds to realize his mistako. Tho % farmers, the breeders, tho fanciers, those who create things beautiful and intricate havo all taken time off -to bring- tiro products of homo and farm for display.. To describe in a few words tho great variety of ex hibits is an impossibility. Ev erything is there from tho high stepping stallions with their proudly arched necks, and the huge lumbering buffalos from the western plains, to \the horned toad which blinks through its cage at those who inspect it. Many changes have been mado Commissioned Second Lieutenant In Infantry Robert J. Gilman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Gilman of 439 Vienna Street, rWeivcd his com mission as Second Lieutenant in the Infantry on Thursday, Sept ember 10, after three months train ing in an officers school at Fort Benning, Georgia. Second Lieutenant Gilman, who in the arrangements of its, and tho fair should most interesting to all.. Judging MEET US AT THE FAIR The Palmyra Courier-Journal. will have a booth at the fair this year, at the northeast stairway in the Fair House. Here you may pay your subscription io r $1.50 for a year providing you are not in ar- * * * * * * * * * * * * The Palmyra Lions Club Will sponsor a War Savings Stamp booth on Main Street every Sat urday night where you can buy both .bonds and stamps. + * * + + ♦ + + ♦♦♦.♦ . k ‘Î ÌiKx'.V tCS. rise hour changes from 6:09 A. M. on October l t tO'\JJ\M A. -M. on December 23, theYfirst and last days of the duck season. The change in the sunset hour is from 6:13 P. M. to 4:25 P, M. during the same period. Expressed in terms of War Time, by which clocks are governed at present, these hours will be 7:09 A. M. to 8:24 A. M. and 6:13 P. M. to 5:26 P. M. respectively. exhib- provo start rrn a ^ __ morning at. a . ten o’clock. At one o’clock tho School Bands from the various Wàyna County Sèhaols will -march upon the grounds and after plaÿinff several numbers in massed formation? will render bapd concerts at different parts of tho grounds. At 1:30 the races will got un'der way. At three o’clock th e . 4-H Ensemble Review will take place in tho 4-H Building. For the first—time, in- history, the exhibition buildings will\ be open during the evening, so that thoso who cannot attend during the day will be able-to view the Fair at night. At 7:30 thoro will be a band concert followed at eight o’clock by drills by Lo cal Guard units and Now York Guard Units from Rochcstor. Fol lowing tho drills there \vill bo on interesting program of vaudevlllo. acts and tho stylo review.' The regiment from Rocljestor will then stage realistic war gnmea similar to thoso which took place at Poekskill during tho summer. Tho maneuvers will bo px - plnined in detail over tho loud speaker system so that tho aud ience will understand tho problep which the soldiers aro seoking to ovorcomo in their attack. Just ua in real battle the commander of the rogimmont will give his com mands over tho portable radio which he carries. Thoro will bo plenty of thrills and oxcitomont as the soldiers close in upon their objective. Firing at the enemy with rifles, machine gunB, hand grenades and cannons. This will bo the first opportunity the, peo ple in this vicinity havo had to .witness modern combat troops~ii« action. The evenings will wind up with a great display of patriotic fire works. The allurements of Palmyra’s Saturday Fair aro too woll known to need description. Ev- orybody and his brother will\ T k J on the grounds during tho day and until late in the evening. The fireworks display and tho vaudeville attractions will draw thousands through tho gates Sat urday evening 2d Lieut. Robert ôüman . „ „ has been home on a 10-day fur- t l l ^ N o u g h , reported at Camp Atterbury near Indianapolis, Indiana, on Monday of this week. | Robert is a graduate of Palmyra '<High School and'of Alabama Uni- jversity, class of ’41, and was in- ' ducted into the services of the United States Army on July 10, legal duck shooting hours are from 0:27 A. M. Eastern Standard or 7:27 A, M. War Time, to 5:36 P. M. Eastern Standard or 6:36 P. M. W ar Time on the first day of t.hp-npen -songon-but-decrease-ggad- ually until on December 23 the shooting hours are from 7:42 A. M. Eastern Standard or 8:42 A. M. War Time to 4:48 P. 41. Eastern Standard or 5:48 P. M. War Time. Volunteers Needed For Flight Training Thousands of volunteers have Mobile Recruiting Unit At Fair The United States Marine Corps Mobile Recruiting Unit, in charge of Sergeant James Sorg and Ser geant Ervin (Happy) Conge, will be present at the Palmyra Fair grounds, Friday and ’Saturday, September -25tli and 26th, for the purpose of recruiting, .young- men of this vicinity for the United States Marine Corps. There will be available f o r ' the asking, literature concerning the Marine Corps, as- well as Service Star stickers for the7 homes of Marines nowTrTaervice, anH~Mar- ine Corps car windshield stickers. Any information concerning the Marine Corps w ill.b e ’ cheerfully ^vsnzbyTSergeantrSergrsHd^Se?^ geant Conge. INDUCTED INTO ARAIY Donald Chase, Leon Russel ard George Griffin, jr., were inductM into the services of the United been called for by the Civil Aoro- States Army at Rochester. W«i- nautics Administration, . to bo nesday of this Week. They, will ¡trained for the Army Air forces leave October, 7, for Fort Niag- as' flight instructors, transport, ara. glider, and liaison pilotk. • ' I Trainees need not meet the stringent physical requirements for combat cadets, and may be from 18 to 30 years of age. They will be enlisted in tho Air Forces Reserve, under a program begun July 1, and now entering its sec ond session. The 12,000 posts of Plans entitled “Buy Ameri- ; , , ____ . T. . _ ____ _ „ -. . , r „ *the American Legion are cooper^ can” are being made by the com- ...... mittee chairman, Mrs. Winifred '^¡ng in the recruitriiont dnve. ^ Rumrill, assisted by W. M.' Mar- j Get * the full details on this-^- jorie Slate, Blanche West, Mary Qe£ now'from the American Geer and Mabel Jackman. Come, Lcgion_ The C. A> A. has asked sec and hear about these plans. ♦ t + + “+ ♦ ♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦' + The O'Brien A Hickey-u d ♦ + Breen Markets are the offk-Jt 'Buy American’ Plans Made By OES Palmyra Chapter, 0. E. S., will ljold its ryrutei meeting in Ma sonic il.rll Monday evening’, Sept. 28. + war. * • * < # + ♦ ♦ ♦ the Leegion for this help and they are proud and’happy to give it to them— + ial Boorces for the collection ♦ \ C S n tact Frank G. Orlopp, Adju-. *~ot fata and~greasc for thc ^ -tantf—James—R. Hickey Post—Nor 120, Palmyra, N. Y. Palmyra Gives Freely Of Blood Palmyra gavo of its blood, for a fine star final. Approximately as many units of blood were taken, this time as on the December Visit. Said Blood Donor Committee Chairman F. T. Decl, \Tho wllling- -nesa-ef-persons -to offcr-blood~for— the armed forces shows the coop erative spirit which was so notice able to the Red Cross workers front Rochester. \ I wish personally to express my sincere thanks and deep gratitude to the Public Health Committee who servecl the refreshments un der the direction of Mrs. McClel- len.” The local'branch joins with Mr. Decl in saying, “Thank You”, to all who aided in making the Septem ber visit of the Blood Unit a 100% success. RECALLS' LOOKING.' FORWARD TO FAltf YEARS AGO ' “ Palmyra\ Courier-Journal, Palmyra, N.’\Y*SV Gentlemen: •? ¿Vv&A. • My check, $1.'G0 enclosed 'pays m y ' subscription jtb^C ^ J if- J o u r- nal, Jan.'-,!l3£^ 1st, 1044»— ■g~ a je r your^fr^J.B ^ u b s c i;lption. given duringlthTi.'inir' v/eet Good 'iiick^crid ~'ihe /writer looked forward ''to ^tho- ^oVd old_ Palmyra FafiTas a Td3,r.C5 years ago, as the, gfroat veVoiit of the.- year. Yours hilly, Isaac “Saufoid. Sept 21, 1945« ;
