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*&1T M ••'*•; :/- v -vH \~> % • •-•* stfs/ -> * *-\* , '-\A*. JK w*fc-. ; x—*w- * ,*** «?s? CLOTTON COUNTV EBUION TheHomttm* TOU 73—NO. «7 M*wfc«l*. N. Y„ 1*M)1. WihiiJiy MM**.Hmntil 23, * ®WM£ 3»t*s County OKs budget at state H By AL VEERHOFF After four minutes of silence, the Clinton County board of supervisors closed its annual public hearing on the 1967 county budget - a budget $1 million higher than the 1966 budget and calling for a 22.6 per cent increase in the countv tax levy. Then, over the objections of six supervisors, the board passed a resolution to accept state equalization rates in com- puting property taxes. Total appropriations for the 1967 budget are $7,209,000. Estimated as federal and state tax money is 13.733.000, and as revenues, $907,000. That leaves $2,313,000 as ihe amount to be raised by local taxes. It was the second straight year that the supervise re have used state rates to compute property taxes. Had they turned down the resolution, the rate per thousand dollars \assessed value would have been $21.10. Use of the equalization rate means the county will have five different tax rates: $18.18 in Clinton, $20.28 m Black Brook, Chazy, Altona, Dannemora and Mooers, $21 09 in Champlain, Au Sable and Ellenburg, $21.52 in Peru, Beekrnantown and Plattsburgh Town, and $21.97 in Saranac, Schuyler Falls and Plattsburgh City. Supervisors Bernard Amell of Plattsburgh Town, Melvin Bruno of Schuyler Falls and Aaron Scbeier of Plattsburgh City all spoke against the resolution before the vote. Hugh Cavanagh of Clinton — who enjoys the lowest county tax rate — was the only one who spoke in favor of the measure. \We are representing the people in all of the county,\ Bruno said. \I do not think we should penalize any people in a particular township.\ \What are you paying a State Senator for? ' Cavanagh retorted, with the implication that if Bruno -didn't like the state's system, the state laws could be changed -Hoar, many .jrears is Cleminshaw behind? 1 ' the Clinton supervisor asked* Until last year, the supervisors accepted the Cleminshaw appraisals (done in 1956; as representing 50 per cent of true value. Town assessors use the Cleminshaw rate tables. Wilfred Rock of Peru voted for the state equalization formula, even though his town will pay more Had the resolu- tion been defeated, the 1967 tax rate in Peru would have been 42 cents a thousand less. The budget hearing lasted just four minutes. Not a single taxpayer came to the hearing to ask why the tax rate had gone up. or why the supervisors had voted themselves $400 raises for next year. From start to close, last night's hearing and regular county board meeting lasted 26 minutes. At the close of it, taxpayers were left with a $427,000 increase in property taxes. Putting it another way, the meeting was worth $16,500 a minute. Besides approving a tax levy of $2,312,$50.05, the super* visors approved the tentative budget as presented Amell was the only board member who opposed the resolutions The board introduced a Local Law which will provide for county employes' salary increases as budgeted. The District Attorney will receive $12,000 a year and the County Clerk, $8,500 a year. The other raises are scaled according to present income. Employes paid less than $5,000 will have 10 per cent increases, with a minimum raise of $400. Those paid from $5,000 up to $10,000 will have 7 per cent increases. Employes receiving more than $10,000 will have 5 per cent increases. The law is subject to a permissive referendum, meaning county residents may petition to have the raises put to popu- lar vote. The board set Dec. 1 as the date for a public tearing on the Local Law. The salary increases will raise the 1967 budget by 1204,000. >^ -r Mj m -'•*• ^ V A* d #?*» \**gsr 3fe** \ &^S&L. ... Mo paper Thursday The Press-Republican will not publish Thursday morn- ing. Thanksgiving Day. %** v» — . • * NO DISSENTERS — Howard Marsha sits alone tji the specta- Beard of Supervisors meeting Tuesday night. During the tors' gallery during the budget hearing of the Clinton County minute hearing no one appeared to be beard. News in brief Officers mav stav on Doubts need of assassination probe WASHINGTON <AP> - The Air Force announced Tuesday that more than 5,100 officers due for retirement in the next vxo years will be odered a chance to stay on active duty Deficit at §13 bill WASHINGTON (AP> - The I federal government ended the ! first four months of the new fis- cal year with a deficit of almost | $13 billion, partly because of increased spending for the Viet Nam war. This was disclosed Tuesday in a monthly statement of spend- ing and tax collection made public by the Treasury Depart- ment. I: showed spending of $44.17 billion and receipts of for an indefinite period. In addition, a statement said an estimated 850 captains twice . passed over for promotions also | will gel a. chance to *tay on the j job, ion ; $31.19 billion. Tax collections normally are heavier in the sec- ond half of the fiscal year. Military spending from July through October reached $21,- 023.798.494. If this trend contin- ues, military spending for the entire fiscal year would surpass $63 billion, almost $6 billion more than the Johnson adminis- tration anticipated last January. Most of the increase results from the Viet Nam war. WASHINGTON (AD - The 1 leaders of both parties in the House of Representatives said Tuesday they see no need now \ for a new, congressional inves-j tigation of the assassination of I President John F. Kennedy. i These views came separately j from the majority leader, Rep. Carl Albert, D-OkJa., and the minority leader, Rep. Gerald R. FordTT^ft1rrw\ho was a mem- j ber of the presidential commLs-; sion that investigated the kill-' ing. Roth\emphasized that they know of no substantial new ew j dence to shake the over-all con- • elusion of the commission,; headed by Chief Justice Earl; Warren, that Lee Harvey Os- wald, and he alone, killed Ken- nedy. Their statements came on the third anniversary' of the fatal shooting in Dallas, Tex., at a time when controversy over the commission's findings reached new heights, and suggestions were made that Congress should take a fresh look at the evi- dence. \Unless there is new and sig- nificant evidence, 1 don't think there is any need for Congress i to investigate the Kennedy as- ! sassination — and I know of DO i such evidence/' Ford said. U.S. can cut S3 billion AUSTIN. Tex AP - Presi- dent Johnson got assurances Tuesday that government pro- grams can be cut by $3 billion. But there was no word whether headed off Searches still are under way for spots to economize. And firm figures apparently are lack.ng on spending estimates this means a tax boost can be for the uar in Vie; Nam. France backs China entrv WATCH THAT ONE — \I tell yoi I dktfactiy saw an axe. I don't care what anyone says, that WAS an axe!\ This feUa wW* talking taritey to the ben on the left, is a as a turkey can be. He's oae of hundreds at Shield's Tartey Farm on the Beekrnantown Road and it looks like be just might be safe until, %*y 9 Christmas? .s:s w'imout King's a o rg a mza ti **r. French Ambassador Seydoux rejected as u an Italian proposal titude on fining the United Na- tions. Thus was in sharp opposition to the stand taken by the United Slates to keep the door closed to *rard as to Pe- Peking, but uo support the UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. f AP —France urged the U N. General .Assembly Tuesday to admit the Chur>ese Communists and expel the Chinese National- for Roger a high- level study of the 16-year-old Chinese representation problem that w-ouid exolore Pekm's at- study. Se>doux asserted that the presence of Peking in the Unit- ed Nations is vital to the cause of disarmament and the search for peace in Southeast Asia, in- cluding any settlement in that pan of the world. WE WERE TRAPPED IN A \V\ - SP 4 Harry Dentcs shows how a North Vietnamese brigade of 400 soldiers formed a \V\ and amboshed his company near Bong-son, Viet Nam, Sept 21. Denton, of Lewis, and a boddy were wounded at their machine gua post hi the action. We're winning/ tvounded Viet war vet says By LARRY PAYTON Chiet Elizabethtown Bnrean LEWIS— \We had beeo out in the field near Bon-son, Viet Nam. for about three days searching the jimgie terrain for signs of a North Vietnam- ese brigade •'At about 9 30 a.m . we spotted tiree enemy soldiers and killed one. The other two escaped and our outfit—Char- lie Company — of about 125 men went ar^er them. Knowlif we smst be Weather Fair, mild Ttday. fair and mM wrtfc afterwooa tesxperate^i is the wffer #i tad ^ Fair md igaxni todgR Thsrv icy, fair and m&L light ing an enemy stronghold, we fanned out, moving in the di- rection the two euemv soldiers had fled. \I guess it was about noon when we ran into the arobusfc.' So begins the story of SP-4 Harry Deotoo of Lewis about his last day of battk in Viet Nam . . . only days before he was io retorn to the l\S. in wtiich he was yoanded for the second time is his IS-month tour :n that war-tors SooQieast Asian country. Tbe actioci took place Sept 21 bet Defrtoo dkte't crae home w:*j! irris octft. He was cocfined ^cr several weeks :r. it'S Arry hospftal IT. Japan and returned to Zz$ home bere last Saarrdary ni|ht \T:'s r^ver *oc Tezr tme *.o gr fxr* far a g*jy to get &OL\ be 5a:i ner wbo had been involved in a great deal of combat w:tr the men cf the First Cavalry DiMSion—•the Big R^d One as it « better kno^rv—«a5 rut in the right shoulder and arm by enemy fj-e as hi? com^ar;.. outnumbered 3 to :. fought a f>erce three-hour batt«e w-.th a Norh Vietnamese *Z>r.gad.e Continuing the stor*»* in his owr. w^rds. Dentor added 'We were searcn.ng >r. 2 deeseiy wooded hill -*r*r. 's* enemy opened fire They ha: dug Aemselves x> or, tr-e s:oe of the sk>pes and had u5 trapped in a V A compa-y has three n- fantr. squads an-d a macrj-ie g\m sqund wrft rrc- g^ns anc crews. Each crew has a gun- ner, asacttaat g\eiDer and an airoraggtioc bearer was wounded shorJy af had set :ng M-60 cover of buiiet? . TT.'JS' ha Syi machine gun trees He caught n the ieg ve been w;th r v. -;.-.^ : •aas knocked fa: T m b\.- tre \ bullet in c.ir. t se or.'.v nurrtbress -y* n. n**a r z m r>a rt >f a n mv rje^t sr:- n>e a*\'' z»ai* s amm: r»ea**- l^Z^Ti''*\. d\ ter we ast-f::- m the two oh it .n the ih£ ate- I » t»a c K e'-emv .d\tr I *. *. r 5 * $?-* 1 *w i MS. ixy :r*jk -antn> :*' *r* %^~ and >-.-..e JT>\± n.s .-• ;^nec leg r ed amm.un.t.:r V^abie :: JS? TT: : - gr arm I drew -.. *Z :a 5r? ajtonaic T^e three of -:- stayed at the >**:tioc thrx£* fc - ou i»e six - r^our fre-fi£r,: Mec.cs adm^r^stered j§ f.rrt aic and th« rjafcec to be\.? the o*her woemded... North V^^asMse ait fled however, when Alpha and Bravo Companies ;ame to our a^d an?d Dennis and I *ere ta^en to a field hospital ...\ IB the ambush, sevea of Deft- ton s comrades w>ere killed and six besides him wounded Shortly afterwa-ds his out- fit was transferred back *o th*e Stat-es \j Fort K:od. Texa ? . . all ex-rep! Denton. *ho was ho«p:talized r. .'apan un;- Den* or arcfoted tr«e t>jn m Viet Nam and the resulting in^jre? matter -of -facLv T>ere? a yob 11 60 over the-e that ha? *r r^e lor* ; ix:- t -+.^r the idea of going r^-er a-id get^-^ sn« at and I dj<h\ *. vorjnteer fx r. Br. 1: has to be oooe and I &ZT. t negre: hav-.ng beec there '0 heir as I ^ocki Dentoci ooe sore spot is tbe cteaflortiaan 21 the L* S who criticize the Viet Nam war. Those p^ole need our help, want our he;p. and I pray, w;li always be able to count on our help. 4 Until these guys who so violently protect the action there can go and see what it's all about, they shouid keep tne:r r^vis sh'jt.'\ he said 4 Id like to see every one of •hem ser.i over there to fU&t because it's the i^r of Aght- .n£. r?oC the moral reason be- 'T:.r£ the situation tnere that t>e%- actuary ;»•» against Denier* said most of the people are very fnend-. ward .Vmer.cans The> 11 ;ou the last brte of their J tr-ev have ar/> ' give food Bm evea Che OMS who are xrr^rartfy -rsecepi:v* are not eoerues. They fear the coo maFsisa and the tivities that might take place through association with the l\S. fighting men \ The Lewis soldier does not sell the enemy short. \We are winning and will someday be the victors bat we're fighting a vicioos and crafty foe * He sa>d tbe North Vietnam- ese regular soldiers are weD- trained and abotit half their arms are from Communist China. They are experts on the use of booby traps. \These devilish contraptions take a horribje toil of newty arrived GIs.\ Denton said. \but if a guy survives the f.nr. few week?, b* q-jiddy 1 earns what to look out for. M Many of the s-aps. thoofh not fatal, can enpffee a man for uie. • • • TV eatmj H frtfee at fporaaisng fte pemji more sharpened bamboo spikes driven iota tbe grand at the bottom of a bole about the size of a men's foot, then covered. A soldier stepping down 00 the top of a leaf cov- ering woctld be cr^pied with a spike all tbe way throu^i his foot. Sometimes Ifae spike trapt are larger and more deadly, similar to tbe tarfe pits »ed to capture wild animals Or they might bt rmreated be- aePatel) P-R publishes Gift Guide M
