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VOLUME NINETY-NINE NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT r * I Mary Ann Preston | Letter léecoinnes Blli'idf’ ofk to the ourtney R. acker ; z EDITOR As Written By Roy Gallinger and Presented M Each Week Over Station WCHN Norwich, N. Y. M Dear Editor: A young mother lay in the maternity ward of the hospital waiting the arrival of her hus- band to see his third child. The hours went slowly by and no husband and father came. Oth- er members of her family had come and gone, but the one she wanted most to see failed to put in an appearance. Fin- Giibertavilic on Th & ally the nurse came and pre- 4 tor the Delaware Cmounty pared her for the night. wl first place in the parade, but, As the mother lay awake, watching the lights of the city before her, big tears came to | her eyes. Why hadn't Jim come to her side in these moments of need? Why had he, the fath- er of her child, failed to com- municate with her? Thoughts Over 40 trophies, seen above, will be awarded at This group of Gilbertsville lads and lassies, who will Friday and Saturday of this week, are seen as they prepared to en- . Firemen's Parade in Sidney last Saturday. Incidentally the men won held following the annual meet- as hosts, will not be able to compete in the Otsego County Parade. (ax - ,.: work such as these bothered her long after the hospital lights had been put out. Then she could stand it no longer. She reached for the telephone on the bed- table and called her home. A sleepy - child answered, - and when she learned it was her mother she asked about her new sister and was quite ex- cited. \No she said when asked about her father, \Daddy isn't home. Some of his friends called for him about 6 o'clock and they went out to celebrate the arrival of our new baby.\ 'The mother said goodbye be- fore she broke down. She had wondered about this very possi- . bility. She knew that Jim had many fair-weather friends, but * would he do this to her? Now she knew, in the morning her brother stopped by 'before he went to - that Jim had not called to see either the baby or his wife. He know Jim a little better than Karen knew him. He called his office and informed the man- ager that he would not be in until noon. Then he set out. Yes, many bad seen Jim the night before-each in a differ- ent tavern. He had ibeen pretty flush with his money, the mon- ey that was to 50 for expenses -the money that Karen, her- self, had saved. Jira had not even come home and the child- ren were uncared for and with- out food. Jim's thoughtless \gel- ebration\ had left its mark. He had promised to take care of his home and family while his wife was in the hospital In- stead, he had left two hungry children to shift for themselves, had spent the money that was to pay for the new baby, and left a problem that he could not escape. Mr. Editor, this incident took place right here in our city. Both father and mother had to cash in their life insurance pol- icies and | sell Karen's - DEW washer, so needed now, to pay for that night of \celebration\ by her husband and his cronies. Why do otherwise sensible folks do such things? Why is it necessary to go to a grog shop to celebrate such events as new babies, a new JOb, the last payment on the car, a marmage in the family, a birthday or any number of things which cert- ainly call for no such celebra- tions? Even so, why must one become drunk and useless for several days, when a good din- ner with one's family would be so mmuch better? It seems like When a man takes a wite he promises to \love and cherish.\ He marries bes because he loves her abd wants he above all offers, and because he wants to make that love last for all time. Her bapminess is to be his pappiness. it is going iy be a , 'Prest 'Before an Altar, decorated with gladiolas and pompoms, Miss Mary Aun Preston became the bride of Courtney K. Pack- er in St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Saturday, July 6, at 2 p.m. Rev. Charles S. Tyler performed the double ring cere- mony. > The bride is on in '.,_ pg on of So. New Berlin 'and Dr, D. U. and Mrs. Irene Pack- er Gould of Sherburne are the groom's parents. (Mrs. Adelbert Kullman play- ed traditional organ music. The new 'Mrs. Packer, who was given in marriage by her father, was escorted to the Al- tar by her brother, Donald G Preston, She chose a white silk organza gow with appliques of Alencon lace, fashioned with a fitted 'bodice and scoop neck- line. The sheath skirt had a re- movable chapel train. Her silk illusion veil fell from a pill- box of organza and lace. She carried white roses arranged on a white prayer book. The matron of honor, Mrs. Frank Wenzel, Jr. of Wood- briége. Va., was attired in a deep pink chiffon gown and carried a bouquet of daisies and pink carnations. Her headpiece was a crown of daisies. The bridesmaids, Mrs. Claude Chris- tian of Oxford, 'Mrs. Thurston Pack gf Sherburne and Miss Connie Dougherty of Norwich wore gowns like the matron of homor in white. Their flowers and headpieces were also the same. A - reception | followed the ceremony in the Church Parish Hall where punch was served by Miss Grace Knapp and Mrs. Charles | Herbert. Mrs. John Button and Mrs. Earl Nearing served the cake. After July 13, Mr. and Mrs. Packer will be at home at 1281 Parkwood Blvd., Schenectady. The bride is a graduate of So. Naw Berlin Central School and State University College of Education at Oneonta. She is a kindergarten teacher at Sche- nectady. Mr. Packer who is employed by the Schenectady Sherburne Central School, Lei- ea School, Wetzlar, Germany, Wikona School of Mmpm'. D --- BENEFIT DANCE SLATED \The Otsego County PofSons Grange is sponsoring a round nda square dance for the bent- dJertin Memor» > the daughter & e grand and the Otsego County Fire- men's Convention on Sat- urday. They may be seen in the window of the Sweet Shop until they are ' taken out Saturday to be awarded. Gibertsville Firemen and the Women's Auxiliary have com- pleted final arrangements and pronounced all in readiness for the opening of the 1963 Otsego County Firemen's Association Convention on Thursday. Representatives of 21 Otsego County Fire Depts. are expect- ed .to ibe on hand for this, the 25th annyal convention of 'the no HeR a full schedule of contests is planned with suit- able awards and trophies for the winners in the various clas- sifications. Festivities will begin with a big outdoor dance on the black- top near the school garage with Barefoot Bob and his Country Cousins supplying the music Thursday from 7:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. All Otsego County depart- ments have been invited to pre- sent their own Queens at this time in a beauty pageant to determine who shall be chosen. At 8:30 p.m. the winner will be' named and crowned Queen of the 1963 Otsego County Fire- men's Association Convention by Miss Sharon Clark of Gil- bertsville, the 1962 Convention Queen. The apmual banquet will be held in the school cafeteria at 8:00 p.m. Friday. The guest speaker will be a representative of the New York State Division of - Fire Safety with Cecil Stearns of - Cilbertsville | as Master of Ceremonies. Promptly at 9:00 a.m. Satur- day will begin the contests in firematics-motor hose contest, Wye contest, ladder contest, bucket brigade,. tug of war and dressing contest. All contests in these classifications will be held on Spring St. and the pub- lic is cordially invited to wit- ness the entire program which will run concurrently with the contests in Emergency Squad First Aid to be held on the baseball field at the school. The usually hilarious, but al- ways deadly serious water ball contests will begin at 2:00 pm. on Spting St. Anyone who has never witpessed a water ball contest, which essentially is a demonstration of precise nomle amd hose control under high water pressure, should make it a point to be on hand. And it anyone heppens fo own a clothes wringer big enough to put a volunteer fireman through, please bring it. Sqme one of the éontedints will al- mast certaialy have need aa Tre Eig Fwésén's Parade a te football field, j through the busisess 5 wid form at TSO pim. Ray and via Spring S+ % the persoastity Youth @ Morris, N. v. 7 G'ville Hosts Otsego County Firemen This Weekend Budgets Win Approval At School convention - grounds. - Bands, Drum Corps, Fire Departments and Women's Auxiliary Units, in the best spit and polish tra- dition, will all put their best foot forward in efforts to win coveted prizes. (Members of Gilbertsville Fire Dept., though not eligible to contest in all bY reve Tared well in competition at other nearby conventions. At Oxford on July 4, they placed second in Emergency First Aid and won cash awards for sec- ond place for both men and women in the parade. On July 6, at the Delaware County Con- vention at Sidney, Gilbertsville grabbed first place for men in the parade, second in the ladder contest and the championship in iwater ball for departments cut of the county. Men also wor second place in watertall al Oxford Nor have all their recent ef- forts been directed toward con- vention preparation. On July 5, welcome Otsego County Firemen 1\ gon meetings of the Board were THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1963 SINGLE COPY PRICE - 10¢ District Meetings Throughout Area Few Changes, president, and Harry Curtis, s lerk. . Boards Organize clerl t After Elections EDMESTON 'The Edmeston Central school district meeting was lightly at- tended. A total of only 45 votes were cast with 48 vofing for and 2 against the budget which calls for an expenditure of $511,495 against $499,660 last year. The amount to 'be collect- ed in local taxes is about the same as Yast year 'end will re- quire no increased tax. Richard Holdridge, tunning uncontested for re-election to the Board, received 39 yotes. There were 4 write-ins and 2 spoiled ballots. For purchase of a school bus the vote was 44 for and 1 against. ° Board Meeting At the Board meeting which followed the election Norwood Robinson was elected President replacing Leo Bull who has held the post for many years. Mr. Bull continues on the Board. Wilma Baulch was re- Annual district school meet- ings held throughout the area on Tuesday night of this week brought a few changes, some surprises, a general approval of budgets and other special reso- lutions. By and lange the meet- ings ran along smoothly with little opposition to the pro- grams approved dnd only a few questions - asked. Generally speaking attendance was low. In most instances organiza- ing. GILBERTSVILLE 'What was to many a surprise in the Gilbertsville election came when Gordon Carey was elected school trustee, replac- ing Board President Robert Fa- ber, by a vote of 43 to 37. There was one write-in ballot for John Gilbert and one blank ~*. a call to return a patient from The Hospital, Sidney, to his home at Gilbertsville. On the 7th, they turned out on a call at 10 p.m. and again at 10:20 to aid victims in a car accident. On Saturday, July 6, Gilberts- ville firemem answered a call at 6 a.m. to extinguish a chim- ney fire and again at 11 a.m. ot-boing Host company-turned .out«fe aid., a -tqringr whose tractor had caught fire.\ Not since 1913 has the Gil- bertsville Fire Dept., according to department historians, . felt able to assume all the respon- sibilities and obligations of put- ting on the annual Otsego County Association Convention. Present membership feels that 50 years of saving up depart- mental iwumption plus whole hearted support by local busi- ress amen and townspeople, should qual.fy them for the job. All Gilbertsville folks are in- vited to turn cut to help make this 1963 Otsego County Fire- men's Association Convention the high success it deserves to the Emergency Squad answered be. g # oul 'The Flora Night Program Butternut Valley Grange on Monday evening was well re- ceived and enjoyed by the 40 manbesinaflwendmcefl‘heaf— fice of Flora, held by Janet Lent, was honored and she was crowned by her sister, Barbara. Janet lent’Crowned Flora\ Queen penditure of passed by a vote of 61 to 16. This is an increase of $4,465.13 ballot. 'The budget calling for an ex- $275,720.44 was over the previous year and en- tails a probable $2.25 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in increas- ed local school tax. 'The vote for a new school bus was 63 for and 5 against. Board Meeting At its organizational meeting, following - the annual | school budget voting the Board of Ed- ucation - made the following elections and/or appointments for the 1963-64 school year, as required by N. Y. State Educa- tion Law. President, Robert Hill; Vice- President, J. Rutherford Mor- ris; Clerk of the Board, George 'Tabey; School Treasurer, Bar- bara, . Swift, éprglanna J esa M.D.; - Extra-curricular Fund Treasurer, Maxine Gilbert; Cen- sus Taker, Doris Hunt; official depository for school funds,, 1st National Bank of Morris; offi- cial newspaper, Otsego Journal. Meeting nights were estab- lished as the second and fourth Thursday of each month to be held in the school office at 8:00 p. m. The mileage pate was estab- lished at 8¢ per mile. 'The petty-cash fund was es- tablished and authorized. In other business the follow- ing committees were establish- ed: Building and Grounds: Ray Seaman, Gordon Carey and Irv- Ing Jensen. Transportation: J. Rutherford Morris, Irving Jensen and Gor- don Carey. Finance: Gordon Carey, Ray Seaman and J. Rutherford Mor- ris. Personnel: Irving Jensen, J. Rutherford - Morris and Rey Seaman. ' MT. UPTON Mrs. Doris Russ was re-elec- taitoaSyeartermbySOout of 84 votes cast for an unop- posed term and Arpold Chris tiensen was re-elected for a 3 year term over Thomas Weid- man, State Department of Pub- lie Works Engineer, by a vote of 46 to 38 at the Mt. Upton school district election Tuesday night. 'The budget calling for an ex- penditure of $300,884.61 egainst $296,206. fast year was passéd by a vote of 77 for to 1 against at blooming stage af‘ljie snd as No material increase in taxes is anticipated due largely to a bal- ance unused and carried over Tax Coll ther \& -c octor, Paul vol Haeséler, °4U elected clerk of the Board. Frank Mullet, newly appointed principal, attended his fi sion with the newly constituted Board. MORRIS Only 41 votes were cast at the district school election in Morris where Ray Hyde, un- contested, ran for the post for- merly held by Sidney Richards who declined to run again. 34 votes were cast for Mr. Hyde. There were 2 void. On the bud- get which called for an expen- diture of $409,402, an increase of about $20,000 over the pre- vious year, the vote was 35 for and 6 against. The new budget will require a tax increase of approximately $4.50 a thousand of assessed valuation. This will vary slightly in the different districts, Principal Warren Ry- page 202 On the bus voteithere were All officers were re-elected st the Board meeting which fol- lowed. Le Roy Poling continues as President; Keith Matteson as vice-president; Everette Sher- man as clerk, Jane Knicker- bocker as treasurer and Rose Wright as collector. EOUTH NEW BERLIN | A gontest at South New Ber- 'lin Central school district fail- ed to. bring out a large vote. Edward Fredrickson was re- elected by a vote of 42 to 17 for challenger Rudy De Bost. The budget which called for an expenditure of $279,503.53, fn increase of $13,248.53,wa§ ass ed by a vote of 54 yes and. 7 noes. Board Meeting At the Board meeting which followed, Earl Nearing was te- elected president; Frank Kbp- ka, - vice-president; Hafigfit son, treasurer. The New SBerfitt' branch of the National Habk and Trust Co. was named dffi- cial depository; James Honty- well, New Berlin, legal advisor; New Berlin Gazette, official newspaper, and Dr. William P. Elfott, school physician. NEW BERLIN |. 'The contest for board trustees \ if 3 fl obury. TUrish Hatzenbublerss a* ses-, ove 178 vojing for the challenger, Rowers i Shat is Ike a person who
