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OBSERVATIONS Well, Christmas, 1970 Is almost upon us, and thl* column t e l e - brates (?) its second birthday, M rs. Ken Lasher of the North Huron Home Bureau recently received a letter on White Hraise stationery that said* “ Dear M rs, Lasher: The President asked me to thank you for th* cookies and pop corn that you sent to him on behalf o f the Wolcott American Legion and the Huron Home Bureau, lie very much appreciates the thought that prompted this kind remembrance.” The letter was signed by Rose Mary Woods, personal secretary to the President. V*'e guess that the way prices are going up, even the President appreciates gifts that help him save on his budget. And who knows, perhaps some important head of state got to sample them. Since Christmas is coming up, le t 's see how you do on this Quickie Christmas Quiz: 1. The first known Christmas card was designed in IM S by an Englishman named: (A) Charles Dickens (B) Sir Henry Cole (C) John Calcott Horsley. 2. The first Christian Nativity feast, celebrating the birth or Christ, occurred in the fourth century on (A) January 6 (B) July 4 (C) December 25. 3. Christmas did not become a legal holiday ln the U. S. until: (A) The Puritans arrived in New England (B) 1830 (C) Santa's Helpers Union went on strike. 4. The original name of the gentleman we know today as Santa Claus was: (A) K ris Kringle (D) Clement C. Moore (C) St. Nicholes. The answers (if you haven’t already peeked) are: 1. (C) Artist Horsley designed the first known Christmas greet ing card for his friend, Sir Henry Cole, a wealthy London gentle man. In 1843 Dickens' \A Christmas Carol\ was published. 2. (A) At first, Jan. 6, the Epiphany, was observed as the feast of Jesu s ’ baptism, with a secondary emphasis on his birth. It was not until the fifth century A.D. that Christmas was generally celebrated on Dec. 25. 3. (B) New England States outlawed the celebration of Christm as until the middle of the 19th century. 4. (C) Kris Kringle is the German name for Santa, while Cle ment C. Moore contributed to the image of Santa Claus with Ms poem \A Visit from St. Nicholas\ in 1823, St. Nicholas was a real person, a fourth century bishop, and the first Santa Claus, How to interpret your score: 4 right—your name REALLY IS Santa Claus; 1-3 right—you need to practice your *'Ho Ho Ho’s \ ; 0 right—your name really is Ebeneezer Scrooge. —D. F. News Calendar D e c . 2 3 - W o lco t t M a s o n ic L o d g e m e e ting D e c . 2 3 - W o lco t t R o tary C lu b m e e t in g D e c . 2 3 - N o r t h R o s e L io n s C lu b m e e ting D e c . 2 3 —A m e rican L e g i o n , P o s t 8 8 1 , m e e ting D e c . 2 4 - C l y d e R o tary C lu b m e e t in g D e c . 2 4 - C h r i s t m a s C a n d le lig h t s e r v i c e D e c . 26 - W o lco t t Grange m e e t in g D e c . 2 7 - W o lco t t D etachm ent, M a rine C o rp L e a g u e D e c . 30 - W o lco t t Rotary C lu b m e e tin g J a n . 5 - B u t l e r Tow n Board m e e t in g J a n . 6 - A m e r ic a n Legion A u x i l i a r y m e e ting J a n . 6 - W o lco t t R o tary C lu b m e e t in g J a n . 6 - W o lco t t L io n s Club m e e t in g LAKE SHORE NEWS • LAKE AVENUE WOLCOTT, NEWORK Y Est. 1874 FU0U8IIED by N tw ir k Courier-Casetto* Ide., 0 U k « Av#., W o l* cott. N» Y. John 12. llcaeldon, prcxMcnt; ltobcrt IBBcnbrAtm, tec* retary*lrea»urer. P a u l t . m i l l e r ii ............................ PMithmt DONALD J. MARTENS............................A»»i»tont to PyW ithof D a v id a f a u l k n o r ....................................................... Editor GERALD VAN H A L L ................................. A 4 v w ti»in| Menofor MRS. BETTY EVERETT...............................................Office * • « • * • » NOTICE: The LaVe Shore Newt dots M t U«« i m flaMMial fib i l i t y fo r typographical error* In advertisements. H#wovor, w m i » notified promptly of an error the newspaper wilt furnish tke adver tiser a letter to be shown customers, acknowledging ave* error* and w ilt reprint in its next edition tha t portion of tho advertisemen t la whleh Ifee typographical error occurred. •MSFI Ckaary at a paiwtttia, tmdmrimg at am nargraam art ea r tritkat far NOTICE WE WILL CLOSE WED. NOON, DEC. 23. RE-OPEN DEC. 28. DWARDS STORE) 1 1 1 I . I l a i o a S t . U 1 - 2 f t 1 S N o w v f c . I t Y . Peoples Forum To The Editor: The present locations of the \ 1 0 4 \ signs and the STOP signs at the intersections of the new 104 borders being crim inal! How many mangled bodies do they need as proof that the present signs are inadequate? An ex perience happened to me a few weeks ago which has prompted me to write this letter. I was driving north on New Hartford Street from Whiskey Hill toward the new “ 104” . I had just rounded a bend in the road when I almost ran out Into the new 104. They had put the “ 104” sign in such a position that it blocked out the STOP sign until you were alm ost on top of it. I was so mad that I started checking all the rest of the intersections and found that most of them were potential death traps. What happens when snow sticks to those signs or icy conditions prevail? By the time you see the signs it’ s too late. I believe that any intersection on a 60 m.p.h. highway should have flashing lights, I think there should be a reasonable distance between signs warning of an in tersection an d th e Intersection Itself; and nothing should block the clear view of a stop sign. If the state thinks that some of these roads are not worth the extra signs or lights then access by these roads to the new 104 should be cut off and use the intersections which are properly lighted etc. Mine ls only one case, a case which didn’t end in tragedy. But I will wager that while I write this letter someone will run one of these stop signs and not be as lucky a s I. Sincerely yours, Douglas FitzM aurice Wolcott, N. Y . Three Injured In Two Car Accident Three people were hurt in a two-car crash about 2:30 p.m. Friday at the intersection of New Hartford Street and new Route 104 ln the Town of Butler. According to State Police, Le man F. Gaylord, 74, of RD3, Wolcott, was driving south on New Hartford Street when he failed to stop for the stop sign, entered the intersection, and was struck by a westbound ca r driven by John R. Krebbeks, 20, of Pal myra. Injured were: Gaylord, s u ffer ing fractured rib s , cuts and bruises; a passenger in the Gay lord car, Mary Hudson, 89, of RD3, Wolcott, who suffered minor cuts and bruises; and Krebbeks, who suffered minor bruises. Gaylord and Hudson were taken to Myers Community Hospital by the Wolcott F ire Department Emergency Truck. Krebbeks said he would see his own physician. Gaylord was Issued a summons for failure to stop at a stop sign. BETTER THAN AVERAGE On Jan. 1, 1968, there were nearly 50 million cows and heif ers two years and older ln the United S tates, slightly m ore than the 49.9 million of 1967 or the 49.7 million average. NEWS ANNALS 5 YEARS AGO — 1965 30 YEARS AGO — 1940 Enthusiastic support is seen for a proposal to combine three school districts into one large district for Northeastern Wayne County and to erect a new high school at a cost of more than two million dollars. M o rris J. Livingston of W illiamson, district superintendent, announces that resolutions supporting the merger have been adopted by the Wolcott Board of Education, North Rose Board of Education and the Red Creek Board of Education. The most incredible feature of the proposal ls that approval of this three-way centralization will result in a lower school tax rate for residents of all three school districts. Michael C. Bentley and Mark R. G illette, members of the C lass of 1967 at Leavenworth Central School, have been named as candidates by the Am ericans Abroad Selection Committee of the Am erican Field Service Chapter at Wol cott, according to M rs. Carl L. Katz, ch a ir man. M iss Pamela Sue VanDeusen and Donald Albert Taylor were united ln marriage at 11 a.m ., Nov. 13 in St. M ary Magdalen’ s Roman Catholic Church at Wolcott. 10 YEARS AGO — 1960 M iss Diane Fitzm aurice and Richard Eagleton were crowned as queen and king of the annual senior ball at Leavenworth Central School. D e spite all the snow, a large throng attended the sem i-form a l dance. Maurice J . Livingston of Williamson has been superintendent of the second supervisory school district of Wayne County, Including the towns of Butler, Huron, Marion, Ontario, R o s e , Sodus, Walworth, W illiamson and Wolcott. 15 YEARS AGO — 1955 Winners of last week’ s Wolcott merchant award drawings: $ 2 5 to Leston Rice of Wolcott, $10 each to W. J . McAvinney, Bruce Marsh and Pearl Valentine all of Wolcott, Nancy M eyer of North Rose; Hazel Simmons of Hannibal. Pfc. Rodney W iggins, USMC, son of M r. and M rs. Harold Wiggins of Wolcott, was promoted to the rank of corporal at Camp Pendleton, Calif. 20 YEARS AGO — 1950 Roy Houghtaling, 72, has been appointed to fill the unexpired term of Charles Hawley as supervisor of the Town of Wolcott. L e s l i e A. Hickey was named to succeed Charles L . -Woodruff as master of the Wolcott Masonic Lodge at the annual election last F r i day. Clinton J . Stetson was elected to succeed Jack Hargather as president of the Wolcott Conservation Club for the year ahead. 25 YEARS AGO — 1945 Robert Sharpe has been elected as new m a ster of the Wolcott Masonic Lodge, M iss Mary Louise Foster and Sgt. George Edward Chatfield, both of Wolcott, were united in m a rriage last Wednesday evening, Dec. 19, at the Fresbyterian manse. The Rev. George V. Wolf officiated. Arrangements have been made with Stanley R. Roney for custom ers to pay their telephone bills at his pharmacy on Main Street. This l s to eliminate the inconvenience caused folks being obliged to walk to the rear of the telephone company office here. Postm aster A. B. Sabin reports that the largest amount of mall ever handled in the Wolcott Post Office during a single day was on Monday, Dec. 23. M ore than 9,000 letters were sent out and nearly 300 insured p ackages. There were 100 bags of parcel post received. 35 YEARS AGO — 1935 Harold A. Carpenter, president of Olney * Carpenter, Inc., was named a s general chairm an of National C h e rry Week to be observed Feb. 15-22. Charles Converse, 12, of Rose added to his Christmas joys by giving his mother an e le c tric washing machine, won in the RG&E con test. There were more than 300 entries. This sleigh i> filled with our best wishes, hoping your Christmas is merry and bright. A steer A * THIS WAY * WESTERN AUTO LAST MINUTE GIFT UGGESTIONS SQ S S m d up MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US Russell Fuel & Supply Co. C S H H W OLCO TT _______ L X 4-5011 50 YEARS AGO — 1920 Two g i r ls died in the flam es when Lyons High School was destroyed by fire yesterday. When the alarm sounded, they were ln physical cu l ture class on the third floor. The two g i r ls ran lo the cloakroom on the second floor fo r their w raps, and were cut off from the exit by the roaring inferno. The four-story brick structure was built 32 years ago at a cost of $55,000. It takes a big man to admit that he has made a mistake. Two years ago when Alfred E . Smith assum ed the position of chief executive of New York State, he advocated the abolish ment of the State Police. Now he declares, “ It is the most essential department of the state.” 70 YEARS AGO — 1900 Paddy Ryan, ex-champion heavyweight p u g ilist of the world who was defeated by John L . Sullivan, died of convulsions Dec. 14 at Green Island, near A lbany. 80 YEARS AGO — 1890 M e r r y Christm a s to all readers of the “ News.” It pleases women when we say their cheeks are like a red , red rose; and yet a man will turn away when told the sam e thing about his nose. C. A. Green of Grand Rapids, Mich., ls v i s it ing friends ln the Wolcott a r e a . M r. Green left for the west ln 1872, and this ls his f i r s t trip back. He says the people and country have changed so much he hardly knows where he ls. 90 YEARS AGO — 1880 Dr, A. P. C r a fts, 51, died at his residence in this village Saturday evening. He was the first member of K e e sler Post, G .A .R., to die since the organization was founded more than five years ago. L a s t year, he was elected to represent Wayne County ln the New York State Legislature. 1 THE HOLIDAY SEASON is the one timeofifc, V^ 1 any other, when several hundred million n T i * * ' different ra c e and creed even, some Christian, a r e seem ingly united in wishing - y i^ i people, \ p e a c e and good w ill towards all men» Other days of the year our salutations u , — m eaningless, although well-meant: our >r— when it's eith e r raining or snowing so hard across the road; o r , perhaps it’s 90 t a p * , the grass and the soli ls parched and drying.= • greet our frien d s and neighbors in the same old although difficult to comprehend or understand. BUT CHRISTM A S is really different; the \MERKTC h m that we wish people, whether friends, relative* or p * « b » 3 not even know, has a sincerity originating la o a r Z j ? our Soul i s related , too. This Sp irit p r e v a ils In the small town, in th* —m ; ? ln this big c i t ie s . Person a lly, I know very few o f a e t a l, make purchases from me ln Syracuse, hut d * r t ^ ? l Season, there ls a difference. Many of these say a few things about their family, and C*t a btaTi acquainted. I realize that, even ln the hustle im t e . fast moving w o rld, that moat folks are pretty alet i Z , more about them ; different heritage and wvlnMM but nevertheless, “ all human” . 1 CHRISTMAS is also the one time of the year v%eai __ long distances to get home to see the family, th*trfiMifcJ the loved ones. The big dinner ls perhaps co-la though food m ay be a way to a man’s heart, Gettfcgt thing that re a lly counts and I guess we to feel bHv( stomach than on an empty one. While I som e tim e s think that we overdo th* \a Christm a s, Instead of I t 's actual meaning of the M itt**] nevertheless what can we say but “ a Merry Christa**\ k l sense. So, before going any further, I wish you indallotq'ji of this colum n , a very M erry Christmas, aad m yfci “ good w ill” continue throughout the coming year. Flow e rs and plants seem synonymous with the < pecially at this season. I admired some azaleas on Ike ■ terday, but when I saw some beautiful white | couldn’t re s i s t the temptation. Somehow whits stealtoi all purity and perfection, more so than red. Plants and flow e rs are really excellent (ills kr I though cut flow e r s do not last very long,: to a lover of flo w e r s , that the memory, and th* lsn i linger long after something more useful lsworawLl makes the fra g ile things so worth while. Most hom es are too hot and lacking in tbepnprk to maintlan plants ln the environment of a knowing the ch a r a c ter of the plant may help yo« to longer. Cyclamen like a cooler temperature than th* I even poinsettias while th'ey require heat to dm k |l will do b e tter ln a place with night t*m p *ntm *litil My space ls used up for today so, again I say,\ptji% ones together and thank the Creator for m rytthf;r good to a ll living things. Feed the birds. B y P a u l L u d w i g If your car has a rooftop carrier, check to make sure it is securely fa tte n e d down. There have been c a te s of le t t leads due to I o o t e m o u n tt. Deaths and in ju r ie s on U.S. highways for one year exceed to ta l .c a tu a ltie s of servicemen in Southeast A t i a . A new group, H ighw a y User’ t Federation, i t d e d i cated to reducing tra f f ic ac cidents and increasing hig h way e fficie n c y . Small e le c tr ic ca rts fa vored for p lan t se c u rity pa- tro lt . Main feature i t tile n t operation. A fully-loaded car needt much more distance to stop. Try to an ticip a te h a ltin g and slew ing down when car is heavy. Travel a lot? C h o o te a n ifty tta tio n wagon w ith lo t t of pecking room at P a u l L u d wig Lincoln-M e rcury. And a Merry C h rittm a s to You) WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK I I ; FOLLOWING BUSINESSES, OMNI ZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FM MAKING THE SOCCER BANQUET M| AWARDS POSSIBLE: Mr. & Mrs. T. L. Pmfrj Margaret Lepper Wolcott Glasshop S Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth! Wilmoth Homeeconti D Center B l a k e ’ s T e x a c o H&H B a r b e r Sh o p G r a v e s In s u r a n c e W e stern A u t o B e n F r a n k l i n W o lcott In s u r a n c e A g e n c y P a l m e r ’ s A p p l i a n c e s Mr. & Mrs. Gordo#I V e r n ’ s B a r b e r Sh o p Mr. & Mrs. NickT T h e F a m i l y Sh o p Comstock-Greenwood\ M u ll’ s E s s o S t a t i o n W o lcott Cleaners Mr. & M r s . H a r o ld R e y n o ld s B u c k m i n s t e r s R u s s e „ Fuei 4 F o s t e r ’ s T o b a c c o Shop Engleson & VanLim,* W o lco t t B a r g a i n C e n t e r & MfS> Glenn Milki] E d w a r d ’ s S h o e S t o r e Keukelaar & Forget K e n n e y C l e a n e r s T o w n & C o u n t r y B e a u t y Salon D o n n e l l y In s u r a n c e A g e n c y W o lco t t R e d C r e e k P e n n y s a v e r G a l l o ’ s W o lco t t D isc o u n t W o lcott A u t o P a r t s G a lvin Bros. F « f 3| P a l m e r ’ s G r i l l W o lcott Agway B o b ’ s B i g “ M” Green A & P S t o r e American Le|io«. C o f f e e C u p R e s t a u r a n t Richd ^ L o i s G r a h a m ^ M o n tgom e r y Ward r , . S e c u r i t y T r u s t C o . L io n s O lm s t e d In s u r a n c e A g e n c y '..i w i l T r a c y L e e Sh o p H o s k in s - W o lco t t ljy R o n e y D r u g s Mr. & Mrs. Cna O. B B r i n k e r h o f f Walt Dobbin N i x o n ’ s G a r a g e Dr. Charles Smj*. 7 ; ^ C h e s t e r C . S t e l l C o m p a n y , Inc. H o r a c e D e m m o n ^ a rj j(au H a d c o c k P o n t i a c , ^ <;tuck W o lco t t S e r v i c e C e n t e r ^ ^ ^ fS Vinc4 * ^ ! G o v e n e r C h e v r o l e t * R o e s c h l a u b ’ s L i q u o r Store *» «-*»» SftSM H u t c h ’ s D a iry SOCCER
