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-, >- •*« Adirondack Record-iizabethtown Post VOL. xxix THE RECORD-POST, AU SABLE- FORKS, N. 'Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936 66 KILLED OR INJURED DURING HUNTING SEASON Statistics Show Gross Careless- ness in Some of the Cases Reported Copies of the fish and game laws are good for something other than reading. One man was killed by his own brther and another by his cousin. Nearly half the fatalities and one third the Injuries were caused by the hunters' own guns. One hunter dropped death while seeking the elu- sive deer and another fell, broke his leg and laid in tlhe woods alone for hours while his companion sought help to get him out of the woods. These are some fragments of news gathered from the reported hunting accidents, as compiled by the con- servation department, for the season to date. Although the \big rusih\ is over, there remains part of the open season on wild fowl, on bear and on eome of the smaller animals in a number of counties. Also, numer- ous varieties of animals and birds may be hunted on Long Island for seme time to come. But with the end of the deer and pheasant season on the mainland the major portion of the casualties have been record- ed. To date the number of hunters who died totals 24 and the wounded or injured is 66. Last year during the same period the fatalities were and those injured totaled 103. Al- though this year's number of dead is less than a year ago, it is seven more than in 1934 and two more than in 1933. In 1934 the non-fatal accidents were &5 and in 1933 the total was 68. A hunter from Rochester found out that a copy of the game laws had saved his life. While hunting near Hilton lie felt *i stinging sensation ov«r**hife<' heart and was knocked tree. Examining himself ' ' j*e*tie*. holes ~fc'*tK>tt£ook in Ms Inside pocket and a 25^20 rifle bullet imbed- ded In the 250 pages of the copy of tlhe game laws he was carrying in his pocket. The hunter who killed his brother by mistake was an Albanian, the cousins involved in the other tragedy came from Newark Valley. The old stories of pulling guns through fences after they had climbed over them brought death and injur- ies to a number of (hunters. The some story was repeated with refer- ence to hunters climbing in and out of automobiles and dragging their loaded guns after them. A hitch- hiking hunter who unloaded only a few of the shells from his gun in his haste to climb aboard a truck loaded with OCC boys returning to camp at Benson Mines was responsible for the death of one of the forest work- ers and the wounding of another. Five deer hunters met death this year. All were shot by companions. Nine pheasant hunters took the long, long trail. Six fell, victims of their own pieces, and three were shot by companions. Of the four rabbit hunt- ers who met death, two were downed by bullets from companions' guns and two were shot with their own fire- arm. One woodohuck hunter met death a.t (the muzzle end of his gun and one rat shooter was killed by a companion. A duck hunter was kill- ed by his fowling piece. Another man, cleaning his, gun in prepara- tion for a hunting trip, shot himself with fatal results and the list was completed with the death of a prom- inent New York shoe merchant from a heart attack, while following a deer. There were 33 pheasant hunters who were injured or wounded and of this total 20 were shot by their hunting companions, 11 shot them- selves with their own guns and two were injured by stray bullets. The unlucky (to the superstitious) total of 13 was recorded among the deer hunters. Three were shot by stray bullets and the same number received wounds from their own rifles. Six were shot by their com- -2>a.ziiozi£i o r pctrtxt-ers. On© lxuaitex* fell . NO. 49 Silver Lake Bear Did Not Like Company Joseph Laundry, a resident of the Silver Lake district, had an experi- ence a few days ago which he will not soon forget. While in the em- ploy of the Paul Smith Light and Power Company in the vicinity of where he lives, Mr. Laundry was en- gaged in clearing away brush and undergrowth from the right-of-way of the company's lines, and stopping his work for a few moments for the pur- pose of lighting a cigarette, sat down on a pile of brush. Suddenly the pile (began to rise, and to his consternation Mr. Laundry beheld a large bear crawl from beneath the pile. The workman did not dispute Bruin's right-of-way, and the bear did not linger long in the company of Mr. Laundry, evidently preferring his own company to that of \mere man.\ . walk miles for Sire rabbit hunters »±iot tbemaelves In various manner and three were injured by bullets fired from the guna of companion*. One crow hunter SMMced to afcoot himself and Join th* wounded list County Ganners To Battle for State Title Fifty-five Grange women, from as many New York state counties, are getting ready for a big canning tug- of-war at Utica, December 8-12, when State Grange sessions convenes there. This is the final event in the state- wide canning contest, which is being sponsored jointly by State Grange and American Agriculturist. Essex county's representative will be Mrs. Morton Peacock of Newman, member of Lake Placid Grange. Mrs. Pea- cock and the other 54 women won their right to enter the state contest by beating out all other contestants their respective counties, in Po- mona and Subordinate Grange con- tests. Bach will enter at Utica two shining quart cans of fruit and vege- table, to be judged by a state com- mittee of three: Miss Helen Ains- worth, former Oneida county home demonstration agent, of Utica; Miss Elizabeth Arthur of Lowville; and Mrs. Anne Phillips Duncan, Broome county home demonstration agent, of Dinghamton. fudging of entries will take place on. the»second day of State Grange session, December 9th; «nd^ winners will be announced and prise* award- ed the following day. Twenty cash prizes will be awarded by Americaai Agriculturist, as well as many mer- chandise prizes given by commercial companies which are cooperating in the contest. Governor of Vermont Is Under Arrest Governor Charles M. Smith of Ver- mont was placed under arrest at Rutland on Monday, charged with con- cealing thefts of over a quarter mil- lion dollars from the Rutland Marble Saving Bank of which the aged chief executive of the Green Mountain state is the head. A few hours later Gov- ernor Smith was released under $6,000 without being arraigned, and no date has as yet been set for his ar- raignment. The arrest caused a sen- sation in Rutland, following closely, as it did, on the arrest of five others in connection with the alleged bank shortage. Four of the five arrested are prominent in the business, poli- tical and social life of Vermont. The arrest of the governor come a week after the conviction of John J. Cock- lin, the bank's former bookkeeper, on a charge of embezzling $124,000 from the bank over a nine year period. \The same story every year,\ Lith- gow Osborne, conservation commis- sioner, said today in making public the accident report, as compiled by department employees. \Carelessness and inexperience. The fact that so many hunters killed or injured them- selves this year is proof of the first A number of reports received by us show that the hunters dragged their firearms over fences or into cars by grasping the muzzle end of the gun. And, of course, it hit something or the trigger caught in something and death or injury was chalked up on Old Man Carelessness' board. \Pleading and warning make no difference. Hunters will not wait that fraction of a second to actually determine what is moving around in front of them. The result—a compan- ion, maybe a member of their own family, goes down with a bullet in 'his body. Then follows a lifetime of regret. So many new hunters go into the woods and fl-elds -veitb. no ex- field with deatb -dealing weapons In. their hands, Nevertheless the total of 24 killed and 66 Injured to date might have been less had ordinary core been exerctoed in most of the oases.\ COST OF ESSEX COUNTY RELIEF JSREDUCED Cut $16,120 According to the Report of Welfare Commis- sioner Carr The cost of home relief in Essex county during 1936 was $77,391.64 less in the same period in 1935. According to the annual report of John H. Carr, county welfare commissioner, hoapi- talization costs were cut $16,120. The total amount expended for wel- fare this year was $2>22,491.81 as com- pared to $299,883.45 the year previous. The towns and county were charged with $106,730.52, the state bearing $115,761.39 of the total. Expenditures for child welfare to- taled $19,859.24. Widows received $19,369 of this and expenses were $500.24. One hundred eleven of these benefltted as well as 389 children. On November 1 there were 89 widows and 353 children receiving aid. Old age assistance totaled $73,157.22 of which the county was reimbursed $49,129.05 by the state. There were 299 recipients on November 1 with a total of 436 grants during the year. It cost the county only ; $4,283.08 to operate the county home at Whallons- burg this year. Reimbursements were received of $15,425.55 out of the total expense of $19,709.53. Mr. Carr has made the following reconmmendations to the board of su- pervisors for appropriations for 1936- 37: County home, $25,000; outside relief, $6,000; boarding homes and in- stitutions, $20,000; child welfare, $40,- 000; office and travel expense, $10,000; medical and hospitalization, $50,000.^ The town of Moriah had the great- est share of the welfare money this year, spending $54,457.72. North Elba was next with $43,648.84, while $40,- 857.13 was allotted Ticonderoga. The smallest recipient of welfare moneys was the town of New comb which had: only 1872,50. The amount spent in other towns follows: Chesterfield, $12,774.61; Crown Point, $11,554.13; Elizabeth- town, $2,256.44; Essex, $2,126.82; Jay, $13,192.05; Keene, $4,178,39; Minerva, $1,968.32; Lewis, $1,176.91; North Hudson, $2,583.15; Schroon, $2,244.65; St. Armand, $6,570.77; Westport, $2,- 420.96; Willsboro, $8,337.22; Wilming- ton, $2,465.56. NRS Fills 197 Jobs In Essex County A report of the activities of th© National Keemployment Service in Es- sex county showed 197 placements for the month of October. This report, made public by Ralph A. Skinner, NRS manager at Port Henry,. listed the types of placements as follows: 67 in private industry; 8 in govern- mental service and [public building and construction; and 122 in emergen- cy work programs s<ttch as W!PA In Clinton county there were 174 place- ments during the some period, 27 of which were in private industry; seven in governmental service and : paiblic building and construction, and, 14ft. in emergency work programs, jsinoh as WPA. CALENDAR OF SUPREME COURT TERMS FOR 1937 Justices Rogers and. Brewster Assigned to Essex^ County Terms in April and Sept COUNTY CLERKS GET SUPPLY OF SPORTUCENSES Over Half Million Hunting, Fish ing and Trapping Licenses Sent Out by State Over a half million fishing, hunting and trapping licenses, together with the same number of buttons, for use n 1937, are now with county clerks throughout the state. In making the announcement that these licenses will be on sale after December 1. Concer- vation Commissioner ' Lithgow Os- borne, urged all persons who secure licenses to give an accurate account of all game and fish taken this year. \For several years the conservation department has made it a practice to get out the new hunting, fishing and trapping licenses early enough to start sale on December 1, this for accommodation of those sportsmen who hunt and fish during the early winter,\ said the commissioner. \How- ever, these 1937 licenses are not good until January 1 and cannot be used legally until that date. \We desire and request that the sportsmen cooperate with us to the fullest extent by furnishing informa- tion on all data requested on the license stubs. We sincerely hope they will give an accurate account of all fish and game taken, by them dur- ing, this year. We also are asking all clerks to make certain that this information is obtained from appli- cants. The Information is extreme- ly valuable to the conservation de- portment i n th e <p£a.nxiixiigr of -wild life Regular trial terms , of Supreme Court for Essex county* in 193? will •begin on April 12 and September 27, with a special term set for July 2, the calendar of terms for the year as arranged by the Appellate Division for the Fourth Judicial District shows. Justice Erskine C. Rogers of Hudson i\ Falls has been assigned to preside at the April term, while fustlce O. By- ron Brewster will preside at the term opening September ' 27. Justice Brewster will also preside at the spe- cial term on July 21 The calendar for the entire distrieC follows:\.; Regular T«rms ,' ': p Clinton County, Mattaburg—April 12, Alexander; November 8, Lawrence. Essex County, Elizoberthtown—April 12, Rogers; September, 27, Brewster. Franklin County, Malone—-February 15, Lawrence; Aplif 26, B^gere; Oc- vober 11, Alexander. /^ Fulton County, Johnstown—^January 4, Alexander; March 29, Rogers; Oc- tober 4, Lawrence. Montgomery County, Fonda—Jan- uary 18, Alexander; May 10, Rogers; September 7, Lawrence. St. Lawrence County, Canton—Jan- uary 4, Lawrence, May 10, Brewster; September 7, Rogers. Saratoga County, Ballston Spa-*- January 4, Brewster; April 5, Law- rence; October 4, Rogers. Schenectady County, Schenectady— January 18, Lawrence; March Brewster; April 26, Alexander; Sep- tember 7, Brewster and Alexander; November 8, Alexander and Rogers. Warren County, Lake George— January 25, Rogers; May 10, Law- rence; October 4, Brewster. Washington County, Hudson Fall January 4, Rogers; April 5, Brewster. Salem, September 7, Alexander. Trial terms will open at 1:30 p. m. on the first day. Grand jurors will report at the opening of the term, trial jurors on the morning of the second day. Special Terms Clinton County, courthouse, Platts- burg—June 11, Lawrence, December 30, Brewster. Essex County, court chambers, Eliz- abethtown—July 2, Brewster. Franklin County, courthouse, Ma- lone—July 2, Lawrence. Fulton County, courthouse, Johns- town—June 4, Rogers; November 5, Rogers. Montgomery County, court cham- bers, Amsterdam-^April 23, Alexan- der, November 26, Alexander. St Lawrence County, courthouse, Canton—April 2, Lawrence; June 25, Lawrence; September 3, Lawrence; November 19, Lawrence. Saratoga County, city hall, Saratoga Springs—iMarch 19, Brewster; July 9, Rogers; August 13, Brewster. Schenectady County, courthouse, Schenectady—April 9, Alexander; June 4, Alexander; July 23, Alexan- der; December 17, Alexander. Warren County, court chambers, Glens Falls—April 9, Rogers; October >, Brewster. Washington County, chambers, Hud- son Palls—June 11, Rogers; Decem- ber 3, Rogers. • TT county * _ -of Ucense s 3£us~t 'weel £ cui d ~w321 iUjs- uxte ' t.liwni t o 4-Jtxe\ -city-, tow n ELUKI Tillage cleiic'e Am their Most Rev. J. H. Conroy, bishop of Ogdenaburg, has endorsed. the cam- paign of the C. D. of A. against com- munism. fiNOW IN THE ADIRONDACK* Many parts of the Adirondack* are under heavy blankets of snow. BOARD VOTES BOND ISSUE FOR RIGHTS OF WAY Approve Resolution for $100,000 for Highway Rights—To Move County Welfare Office A resolution to float a bond issue of $100,000 for purchase of rights of way has been passed by the Essex county board of supervisors. The meeting of the board which had been in session for a week adjaurned un- til December 14 when further busi- ness will be taken up. The resolution for the bond i%sue was introduced by Supervisor Sidney Barnard of St. Armand. The money will be used in payment for properties taken over by the county in a road construction program, the acquisition of rights-of-way for state and county roads being a responsibility of the county. The county welfare office is to be moved from Keeseville to/the county seat in Elizabethtown. A resolution to this effect was introduced (by Su- pervisor Potter of Schroon. Inas- much as there is available sipace in the county buildings and the location is more central to the southern end of the county the move was voted to be advantageous. The office will oc- cupy the present quarters of the elec- tion board. The move will be made on January 1 when the new incum- bent, Fred Thomas of Ticonderoga, takes office. VOTE UPHOLDS \LIFE TENURE\ OF TEACHERS Association Leaves Way Open For Conference With Op- , ponents of Proposition Roosevelt's Vote Over 27,000,000 President Roosevelt's plurality over Governor Landon ds 10,725,977 votes n the latest compilation of the re- turns of the November 3 election as reported to The Associated Press. More than 44,500,000 votes have thus far been reported. Not half the states have announced their complete official count, but incomplete returns 'or the major (parties and fewer re- turns on the minor party candidates, compiled up to last week showed: Roosevelt, 27.109.42&. Landon, 16,383,451. Lernke (Union Party), 742,513. Thomas (Socialist), 129,044. Browder (Communist), 60,255. Colvin (Prohibitionist), 22,950. Aiken (Social-Laborite), 8,735. Scattering, 67,203. Total vote, 44,523,579. STRONGLY FAVOR MONTREAL-NEW YORK WATERWAY ANNUAL MEETING ESSEX CO. YMCA AT CAMP DUDLEY Officers Elected and Financial Report Made—Two Represen- tatives of Au Sable Forks Residents of Clinton and Essex Counties Believe it Would be a Great Boon to Section Representative business and agri- cultural interests of Clinton and Es- sex counties voiced their belief at a hearing before the International Joint Commission gathering evidence on the The annual meeting of the Essex County Y. M. C. A. was held at Camp Dudley on Tuesday evening of this week at which time the delegates from the various towns were the guests of Chief Beckman. Frank K. Gibson presented a complete and moet interesting report of the activities of the \Y\ for the past year, and the financial report showed the organ- ization to be in good condition, the deficit of the association having been reduced nearly $100 during the year. j The report also showed that in the recent drive for funds Westport finish- ed first and Au Sable Porks a close second. The actual expenditures Of the association for the year ending November 1, 1936, were $4,372.23, as against $4,976.67 in 1935. Au Sable Forks was represented at the meet- ing by Harold R. Torrance and T, Walsh McQuillan, both actively inter- ested in the success of the \Y\ in this county. During the meeting the folio-wing officers were elected for the ensuing President Westport. Dr. Noel Merrihew, Vice President—H. R. Torrance, Au feasibility and benefits ok the Lake! Sable Forks. Champlain and Hudson River Water-j Secretary—Ralph Lilly, Willsboro. way held at Plattsburg last week J Treasurer—Thomas Sayre, Wad- stating that suah a route would be i hams. of the greatest benefit imaginable to- the entire north country. j ]V[ ew - The only witness put on the stand | by opponents of the waterway was F. W. Nyland, coal traffic manager of the Delaware & Hudson railroad. I used this year in the manufacture of Nyland denied contentions made by ] 2,700,000 duplicate license plates for New York state cars in 1937, accord- To On Oil Sale December 21 More than 1,700 tons of steel were Tho favoring legislative action that would extend \life tenure\ to all pub- lic school teachers, members of the house of delegates of the New York State Teachers association at its clos- ing session in Syracuse recently left the way open for a conference with opponents of extension of tenure. An expected compromise measure failed to gain majority support. After heated debate a resolution advising the legislative committee of the as- sociation to sponsor a bill designed to extend tenure into village and rural areas, was adopted by a narrow margin. The amended measure made no pro- vision for a committee to meet with representatives of the New York State School Boards association, but Claude L. Kulp of Ithaca, newly elect- ed president of the house of delegates explained the executive, committee has the power to appoint a group or to meet with the school board men. Opposition to the resolution as finally adopted, indicated some of the teachers agree that altho there must be tenure, or job security, in- efficient teachers are holding onto their positions to the detriment of the educational system. That has been the claim of the school board members who invited the teachers, in action during their state conven- waterway advocates in previous hear- ings that the project would re&ult in extensive water transportation of coal to northeastern New York and west- ern New England. \There would be no increase in the movement of anthracite coal into New England by water,\ he said. \Any amount that might be saved by lower freight rates would be more than off- j Mealey, deputy motor vehicle corn- ing to Charles Bennett Smith, super- intendent of the Divisions of Stand- ards and Purchase. The plates were manufactured by inmates of Auburn prison, who used 15,000 gallons of enamel for the orange background and 700 gallons of enamel for the blade numerals, Smith said. Caroil E. set by breakage, which is consider- j missioner, ably greater by water than by rail.\ He told the commission most of the bituminous coal used in New tion in Syracuse this fall, to jointly consider the problem. Aa the teachers wound up business in rapid fire fashion, they adopted a series of resolutions, favor- ing adoption of the child labor amend- ment; co-operation of the association England already was being shipped by water. Fred S. Keiser, traffic manager of the Duluth, Minn., board of trade and leader of the waterway force, asked Nyland if this was caused by inabil- ity of the railroads to meet the com- petition of water transportation. \Partly the witness answered. The commission left late in the day ,id first sales of plates next month will be made to dealers and amnibus owners. Omnibus li- censes for 1937 must be used on January 1 and dealers licenses Jan- uary 10. Plates on other automobiles must be replaced by midnight, Jan- uary 31. New Plates will go on sale December 21, Mealey said. He added that more than 2,400,000 mo- torists have registered to receive plates. for Montreal where it concluded hearings. Nine witnesses took the stand in To Seek Presents For Children Mrs. H. J. Harris of Westport is favor \of the waterway, all of \them I Airman of a group of Essex county 1 residents conducting a drive for a fund with which to buy Christmas speaking very briefly. Victor F. Boire, president of the Plattsburg chamber of commerce, filed resolutions approved by the Clin- ton county board of supervisors- and .presents for 100 of the neediest case* among children who thru misfortune are not living at home. An announce- the city the project. In a statement ol he said: \Most people in council\ urging approval of I ment be£ore the boar d o f supervisors by Mrs. Mary Ware, Essex county his own position, this section who have made any study of the project are convinced it would help us. We believe it also would help our rail- their i roads despite their attitude of always 'looking backward.\ Others who spoke in favor of the waterways were: Jay Gelder of the Chazy Orchards, with the regents injuiry committee; appointment of a committee to study the problem of assessments and other tax problems connected with sources of revenue for educational purposes. Other resolutions favored continue state aid as provided under the Fried- sam act; opposed tax limitation as limiting the \home rule\ phases of school government and menacing the financial structure of local support; and urging a program of federal aid, \sufficient to guarantee a nation-wide minimum program of education.\ Officers elected included first vice- .t>r«*ad<ien.t, \William. J- SmsOl, voeati. president, Mlae Margaret C. Hartnett, Manands, Albany county, grade teach- er. « Edgar Down* ha* been elected mas- ter of Peru Grange. Robert Masten, manager of Berst, Forster & Ddxfield, manufacturers of paper products; R. W. Foote, Clin- ton, county agricultural agent; Ray Bender, Essex county agricultural agent. State senator Benjamin F. Fein- berg; Herbert Mason, Plattsburg lum- ber dealer; John P. Ross of Rouses Point, secretary of the Champlain Valley Council, and George C. Spring of Port Henry, vice-president of the Champlain Valley Council. ett S. WHllanw of Olymer, N. Y. Vet- erans' insurance estimated In exoeas of 11,000 is understood to be the only item m the estate. David S. Stanton of Sherman, Is the attorney of rec- ord. children's ag«nt, that such a drive was to be conducted brought a con- tribution of $1 from each member. $25 was received from an anonymous. ' donor on Tuesday. The fund also will be used for birthday presents to. cheer the youngsters whom officials, have decreed shall live apart from their families. Heads of charity or« ganizations agree that there is * igreat uplift in morale if these chil- dren are recognized on holidays •with gifts which .put them on a par with, those in more fortunate circumstances. O.W.D. to File Plan Of Reorganization The Oval Wood Dish Corporation of Tupper Lake will file its plan of reorganization about January 1, ac- cording to papers filed in the United States court at Utica. The company had until June 1, next year, to file, but the condition of its business (per- mits it to file its plan earlier. order signed toy Judge .Frederick H. creditors. Its attorneys are and WeiUner, 60 Wall street, N«v York, and Moore and Herron of Mft* lone. Egypt Invented modern calendar. •*j^ .
