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an e s t a b l i s h m e n t . WITH “A RECORD OF ; 95 YEARS SERVICE •v - / g ^ i mm C o u r i e r - G a z e t t e T h e M a r& o ^ En te r p r is e ONLY NEWSPAPER * IN' WAYNE COUNTY’S . TRADING CENTER JOL I— No 17 i. > NEWARK, NEW-YORK- THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1941 Entered as second class mail matter at Newark, N. T. Post 0ffice TWO SECTIONS — 16 PAGE : . . • . • * . .......... V o x P o p ' R a d i o F e a t u r 11 Wins Merit Cup ferit Cup Awarded to ‘Ted’ Phelps at Exercises J Arthur “Ted” Phelps, son of hr and Mrs. Arthur C. Phelps, bus awarded the Class of 1922 Merit Cup as the senior who lest represents the sqhoo( at he annual Commencement jjtercises of Newark High piool held Tuesday evening at (he school. \ ,, ‘ 1 An honor student, president If the senior class, arid active; students affairs generally, Fhelps was chosen for the award ly the student' body and the (acuity. V ‘ • ' ” I Eighty-orie graduates re- leived diplomas from Mrs. Cora 1 P. Elliott, president of the ioard of education, and heard hr. W. H. Pillsbury, superin tendent of schools at Schenec tady, deliver an address on “The Obligations of Democracy’’. Other awards, besides the dent Cup, presented by E. R. tVaelfel, superintendent of ichools. during the program rere as follows: . • Arcadia Memorial Post, VFW, biU 2 :nship Medal awarded to the senior selected by the fac ility ior outstanding American ism—Theresa DiSanto, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Di- panto. The Bloomer Bros. . Scholar-, Ihip Prizes o^,$15,0Q .and $10.00, awarded to the students in high school who obtained the high est averages for the year’s work, were presented 'to two jfreshmen. Richard Perkins, soil bf Mr. and Mrs. Edward Perkins, jmd Joyce Mundy, djSUghte.r of Wand Mrs. Edward-Mundy. Mfc, Council, ; it. Of C. prize of SlWfO' awarded to the gaduatc who»Ms .tike . highest average rin (Qur years — Heleh Krebbeks, paughter of Mr. and Mrs. Prank rebbeks. D.A.R. History Prize, of $5.00 bwarded to student who has pone the best work in American History—Margaret Dee, daugji- (ter of Mrs. Morris Dee. The Jacob Wilson Memorial jPrize of $5.00 awarded to stu- pent who has done the best work in English for four years— Agnes Williams, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Wiiliams.- F. Neff Stroup Merhorial Band prize of $5.00 awarded to the nember of the band who has nad? the most progress during Bhe year—Leonard Sanderson, pon of the Rev. and Mrs. Willis ft. Sanderson. The youth of today is living In a golden age of opportunity, Tr. Pillsbury told the graduates. Never were standards of living po high, never was tire youth of (a nation given such real train ing and education for life as Jinder the present school sys tem m democratic United (States. he said. He urged the students to remain true to the [Obligations o f, the democratic way of life that made these [standards possible, ahd declared pt was up to them whether life nere was to continue free and Jicher in the future. Thp valedictory was deliver- led by Margaret E. Dee, and the (salutatory, by Betty jane Acker- |son. Senior honor essays were |read by Theresa DiSanto and aymond E. Vanderlinde. — o -------------- I Former Newark Mart Hurt in Auto Mishap Grnrgp Eggleston, 72, of 472 I irtf .r(1 St ’ Rochester, former (oid-timr Newark resident, was | a«r: ti, Genesee Hospital Fri- jnay after being knocked down |oy a car at University Avenue,, ■hxti-nsion and Probert St. ahd l raC£tPd mora than 40 feet. . A' ‘'rdlng to a report of the in the Sunday Demo- Itn-' \1fi Chronicle, Mr. Eggies- I. r. u'tained head lacerations I n ■ ■» fractured arm. 1 „rY: E?Rleston, according to [J,;liri became confused as he i .;rri the intersection and I- Pt>cfl in the path of a car 47 , \ by George Boyd, 30, of Ormond St. ARTHUR ‘OPED’ PHELPS PAPER OUT EARLY *)\ ing to the fact that ndxt ,u v is the Fourth of July. L n Sexvnrk Courier-Gazette ui be published next week n '?clivery •« the mail Wed nesday, instead of Thursday, •Horning. Early receipt of JuT.. antl advertising copy be appreciated, Donald Vanderbrook Wins* , Progress Prize .Donald Vanderbrook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Vander brook? Ri> 2, was awarded the J. M. Pitkin Progress Prize of $5.00 for the 8th Grade student showing the most progress during the year, at the annual Eighth Grade Promotion Exer cises last Friday at the Newark Junior-Senior High School. The Washington Post, Ameri can Legion, History Prize of $5.00 for the Eighth Grade student haying the highest standing in history for the year was given to Robert Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith. ' ‘ School' Citizenship Prizes of $2.50 each, awarded to the boy arid girl in. the -Eighth Grade adjudged most, outstanding in qualities of good: citizenship, presented .to Beano * *• •Huntley, and to Evelyn Dorn, daughter of Mb. and: Mrs. Fred Dorn of Fairville Rd. One hundred’.four pupils re ceived certificates 01 advance ment into High School from Mrs. Cora E. P. EHiott, retiring president of the board of edu cation. The prizes were present ed by E. R. Woelfel, superin tendent of schools. A feature of the program was a pageant > “Pan-Americana”, given by pupils. The pageant was written -and directed by Miss Marion L’Amoreaux, — 0 ---------- 3 on State School, Staff Get iHonors; Dr. Witzel Named Two scientific papers prepar ed by members.of the Newark State School staff are being ac corded the honor of presenta tion at the annual ‘ national convention of the American Association for Mental Defi ciency, being held this week at Salt Lake City, Utah. One paper on “A Study of Speech Defects in Mental De ficiency” was written by Dr: Jacob Sirkin,, senior . assistant physician, arid William’ F. Lyons, speech correctionist, and is being presented at the con vention by Dr. Sirkin. Miss Dorothy A. Pollock,' chief occu pational therapist, Is also giv ing her paper on “Occupational Therapy for Mental Defectives”. Governor Lehman announced this week an honor for Dr. Aug ust E. Witzel, state school super intendent here, by appointing him as psychiatrist on Medical Advisory Board No. 46 for the Selective Service Act adminis tration. This board supervises all medical examining in Wayne and Monroe counties. — ^—_ o ------ — Mrs . Johnson Again Heads Dist. 19 Group Mrs. Susie Howard Johnson of Newark Was re-elected president of the Rural Dist. 19 Reunion group at its fifth annual reunion' held last Wednesday at the Dist. :19 schOolhouse. About 20 for mer pupils attended. Mrs. Fannie Thorn Roehrig. o f; Lyons was named vice-president, while '.Mrs. John Severson of Newark was re-elected secretary and John E. Moiye of Newark was re-named treasurer. Oldest former pupil present was Mrs.1 Amanda Foster, Newark RD 2, j who will celebrate her 93rd birthday-this summer and who | offered prayer. ' Readings were given by Mrs. Roebrig. Isaac Cook, Mrs. Johnson, arid Mrs. George Weimer, and skits pre sented by Henry Leevand Mr. and Mrs. Abram Johnson. U S 0 D R IV E FO R FUNDS CONTINUES John CarrpU Heads County Campaign for Quota of $ 1,200 The 732 voting 'members of the Arcadia Community - Chest (contributors of $3 of more) will receive .this week the nation’s newest badge of honor --a U.S.O. red, white and blue button—which -certifies that the wearer is a Contributor to the: ten million dollar fund of the United Service Organizations. President Elmer Stell- of the Arcadia Chest said, • “I ■ hope every member will wear , the button. • We want everyone to know that Arcadia has respond ed,: with its usual promptness. There are, - undoubtedly, others who Willi want to contri bute to this important work and we hope they will respond with contributions, .There are many who gave less than three dol lars, and a few. who failed to contribute in -the last drive. This is their opportunity. Every contributor of $3.00 or more will be given one of these U.S.O. buttons. I hope that before the campaign closes on’ July 4th, every citizen will be wearing a button. It should be remember ed that each one of these new contributions reduces by its amount, the sum we wili need to draw from our Contingent fund.” First individual contribution to the local fund was received this week when the Newark Montgomery Ward store, sent in $37.00.. , The Ward stores .are contributing in .ail communities where thev operate. Wayne County’s drive to raise1 $5,000 is being pushed forward by the County’s fifteen super visors with. John Carroll, of Lyons as cpunty chairman. . ’■ , Distribution, o f quotas for tpe RED G R O S S *1 A m e r ic a n G o o d W ill G e s t u r e SETS * Annual Course Op^n Public to Begin on July 7th * The Wayne County RecL-On Chapter will again- sponsor Swimming and life saving canjj$ paign at Lake Qritano\*lunng ^ the month of July, according-JJto - Mrs: Stanley A. Murdock,.jchaj:?- * ter executive secretary. |#-. The lessons will begii^fpmd&y* July 7 and conclude ..Saturday; August 2. The instrttcfco'i.Will be C .; Theodore. WfisOn;,'' haA taught the classes, heilf'|R>r ffaft aS^iteiier and; lae.saving' examiner,! and has jUst’cbmpletS- ed additional special work at a Red Cross' ahuAtic ; Swimming classes will: be held oh the lake shore at the public bathing hegch at'BdM's .^Point at 9;30 a, in- oh Mon^^Sii Wed!^ nesday§'! grid: ^idays,’J';Ahcl af Orescent Beach; Pult'nfeywfile at the same hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays. ~ Life saving instruction will be given Monday;, Wednesday and Friday afternoons at tjie Sodus Bay. Yacht- Club through, the- co^ operation of the clulb’®; ($lrect6rsi With defense measures of rill kinds how ,a part of jthc na* tional program, the. Red CrdsS urges parents to make' special effort to enahle their,. plpi!Dig|ir to get to the1, bedches-^d,. ceive this vaiuahle fralnpi|: :?ati Red Cross expense. -The-lhli saving is Considered t-es,peri^|y important. Adrat's, • as1 •wel)”\1 children, are ’invited to par: pate in either course, t - ‘ ; - Children. .12 yearS\-pf. agr jpn mitre are'eligible-for-jihiion1 Saving,. and-,-those > iTvor'' o grh* ehgibje1 # r ^e i SCREEN GLAM OR GIRL, T O HEAD county-hc^beepi:#tgreed>upon-aa- dilg.tlKstructttnn-1 The: swiinn? follows: Arcadia, $1,200: Butler, $125 Galen; $350; Huron, $125; Lyons. $500; Macedon, $210; Marion. $210; Ontario, $250; Palmyra, $430-; Rose, $i50; Sa vannah, $125; Sodus, $500; Wal worth, $175; Williamson,- $350; Wolcott, $300. —:--------o --- - ------ 6th Grade Prizes Awarded to Pupils At Three Schools Sixth Grade scholarship prizes of $5.00 and spelling progress prizes of $1.00 were presented at more than 1„000 firemen assemblies held in the three \n j ----- ‘ ----- Newark grade schools last Thursday and Friday. Winners were as follows: Lincoln School: Lions Club Scholarship Prize—Hazel Tel lier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tellier. Spelling Pro gress Prize—William Vermeu- lfeft;-son of Mr. and Mrs. William Vermeulen. Perkins School; Fred Stuer- wald Scholarship Prize—Nancy Dee, daughter of Mrs. Morris Dee. Spelling Progress Prize-- Shirley Weinman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Weinman. Roosevelt SchooJ—'Rotary Club Scholarship Prize—Doris Day ton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Dayton, and the Spelling Prize—Frank Muoio, classes are open to all age groups from 5'years up. ’ , ■’ * ■.” Last year registration .in the various classes was more than 300’. Newark, Lyons and Clyde sent buses to the classes which accounted in large measure fof the, increased enrollment, -ft-is believed that similar- transpor tation will be arranged ;by these towns again this year, - 0 ----------------- 1,000 Firemen Parade In Big Turnout Here An Unusually fine .turnout of from 18 vicinity departments took part in the parade staged last Wednesday as the highlight of Field Week held las'j^ week by Newark Firemen and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Awards of $80 in the .competition were made by the judges as follows: Most men in line, Lyons with 67, $20; best appearing com pany, Manchester, $20; best band, Canandaigua, $10; best drum corps, Auburn American Legion, $10; best fire truck, Clyde, $10; department from greatest distance, Willard, $5; and best appearing squad car, Sodus point, '$5. ; About 2,300 paid admissions were received by the local spon sors at their carnival that eve ning. , Signifying “good neighbor” attitude toward Western Hemisphere nations was this presentation of die new “Pan America” rose by Elsie VanAst, Newark’s Apple Blossom beauty queen (right), to Maria Chapoy, daughter of Mexi can Embassy’s secretary, at Pan American Day rites for nam ing the flower Tuesday at local Rose Gardens. Ini rear center “are two of visiting guests, Mrs. A. J. Kerr-Wood, Peruvian native in costume, and husband. 800 Children Take Part in Gala Event The largest and most colorful children's parade staged here in the six-year history of . the event was the Kiddie Kamival and Rose Parade in which an estimated 600 gaily costumed kids marched to the delight of mdre than 5,000 onlookers last Saturday. The line of march, which ex tended nearly a half mile, in cluded about’ twice as many Children as marched last year. Combination of the event with the Rose Festival added to the color and beauty of the parade. Judges for the three divisions of rose competition were Miss Mary Margaret McBride, coast- tp-coast CBS radio commentator who gave her air program from the rose gardens Friday, Mayor C. H. Davis, and Dr. John C. Hoeffler. Following the parade the children were treated to free ice cream and a free movie bv. the Retail Merchants Coun cil, sponsor of the event. Arrangements were handled by co-chairmen Gus DePauw and Elmer A. Kinde. Elmer E. {Continued on Page Eight) W i n P r izes in K id d ie K a m i v a l , R o s e P a r a d e T *: --.v;'^ ____ Our of 600 children who took part, these are division winners Who took prizes in the amival and Rose Parade last Sat- Other Kamival pictures on Page 8 . Kitchen Unit to Aid in De fense Program ■ » First steps have 'been taken by the Executive Board of the Wayne County Chapter, Ameri can Red Cross, jioward the for mation of a canteen unit in Wayne County. The-new unit is part of the national defense program and will be prepared to serve nutri tious food quickly anywhere in the .county in the event, of an emergency or disaster. It will also be available to serve lunch es to troops passing through the county, a service that has al ready been requested on several occasions by the army. 6 In addition to its work in serving food, the unit will also conduct an educational program in nutrition, being the first rural canteen unit in the state to incorporate such a service in its program. The Red Cross issues a request that Women in every community volunteer for training in can teen work. To be a trained worker, a woman must attend a 2-hour course in theory and supplement it with 20 hours of practical experience in cdnteen work. The course in theory will he given by Miss Lorna Barber, Cornell University extension di rector of nutrition. The classes will be conducted at 10 a. m. today and Friday at the Sodus Community House. During the State Fair at Syracuse, the Wayne County Chapter will operate a canteen in the Womens’ Building at the fair grounds, serving a low-cost meal to enable workers to ob tain their practical experience and to raise money for neces sary canteen equipment. The committee in charge of the organization of the new unit is as follows: Miss Kather- |ine Olmsted. Wallhigton: Rev. iFreida Ehrlich,. Mae?don; Tra- ver Garlic. North Rose: and Miss Doris M. Sims, Sodus. Mrs. Phoebe Murdock, Newark Chap-’ ter Red, Cross executive secre tary. !s an ex-officid member. ---------- o ----- - ---- GIRLS PLAYGROUND LISTED A week day playground for all: -<ris will start July 7 in Per kins Park, sponsored by the: Newark Girl Scout Council. Mrs. A. Bela Baldwin will be super visor and Miss Ruth Dee assist ant, on duty from 1 to 5 p. m. O- ri ' Drug Store Sales • Drug store sales in the U. S. averages $11.87 per person ill 1939 according to- the census. Broadcast a t H igh School Free to Public High point of Newark's Festi val of Roses program will be reached tonight (Thursday) when the popular nation-wide CBS radio feature “Vox Pop” originates in the Newark Jun ior-Senior High School auditor ium. • The list of notables who will appear on the broadcast include Gloria Stuart, glamorous movie star; Carl Carmer, noted author of “Listen for a Lonesome Drum” and other best sellers, and Charles B. Driscoll, eminent news commentator who suc ceeds O. O. McIntyre as author of the column ’’New York Day by Day”. The general public will be admitted without charge and arrangements are being made to accommodate nearly a thou sand spectators. The program Will go on the air at 7:30 and everyone, is expected to be seat ed at 7:15 at t’tie latest. The broadcast lasts half an hour. Sharing equally as an attrac tion with the other visiting celebrities will be the roving “Vox Poppers”, Parks Johnson and Wally Butterworth who cir culate among the gv:sts with queries and keep the program humming with their sparkling1 ad libbing and comical rewards, which may range all the way from one shoe to’wooden ear- muffs. Also appearing on the broad cast wili be Mayor Charles H. Davis, Charles Perkins, presi dent of Jackson and Perkins- Co., which is bringing radio’s famous interview team here to query visitors to the Rose Fes tival. and Eugene S. Boerner, director of research for the lo- The broadcast tonight marks the second feature radio ; pro gram to go out from Newark over a- nation-wi'de hookup within a week. Marking' the first time such a' program ever originated here, Mary Margaret McBride, CBS “Columnist of the Air” broadcast her regular .com mentary from the Rose Gardens last Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and received from Mr. Perkins a bouquet of the new Mary. Margaret McBride roses, named in her honor. Pleasant arid democratic. Miss MhBride, charmed' a fair-sized crowd that was jjn hand for the occasion, and took time fol lowing the broadcast to shake hands and chat with admirers. She. remained,- in, ,Newark over [Saturday and ..graciously judged arsf gwktded. •pglfes in the spe- cial rose, divisjpris at the Kiddie Kamival and Rose Parade. On her Monday broadcast Miss McBride..,took nearly all of her allotted j,ime in extolling the beauty of Newark’s roses and telling of , her experiences here. ‘ . - 200, dr More, Men To Enroll in New Draft List July 1 • Next Tuesday, July 1, is draft registration day for all men who have reached the age of 21 since the initial selective service registration last Oct. 16. In the Sodus Selective Service District three registration planes have been set up by Draft Board 515. They are at Newark City Hall, Sodus draft office, and Ontario Fire Hall. The offices will be open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. All men in the- affected age group are required to register on this day, according to an order of ■Brigadier General Ames T. Brown, state, selective service director. It is expected that between 200 and 300 men in this group will register in the Sodus dis trict. This will put additional burdens on the draft board members, advisory board, men, and the medical examiners, ail of whom have been serving to classify the original 3,135 men during the past eight months. This work is now virtually completed and nearly all of the first registering group have re ceived their classifications, ac cording to Harvey G. Cook, draft board clerk. A total of 202 men have been sent and accept-: ed from this district' so far, he declared. He said the local, board is proud of the examining work of the following physicians: Dr. Evan Tansley of Newark and Drs. F. Lin wood Myers, Robert Harris, and A. D. Ryan of So dus. A T T A C H E S V ISIT H E R E Latift Amencan Aides Fes tival Guests : Six representatives of 'West ern Hemisphere nations 'were, present for ceremonies, ihere Tuesday at the naming of the new rose \Pan America\’.as'one-. of the highlights of the. Kose:; festival, which w ill:: he-: con* eluded at the end of next week; Several diplomatic: , representa tives from Washington: -and; other unofficial guqSts.-.'nafcifer Of Pan American^epuntue^ at ' tended the event ^n the Bose Gardens: •; v , >,■ Lending a coloffoi'4)# the fesfrteities neighbor \policy aif»ng of this hemisphere, was the t pearance of several: vfome natives of Mexico Chile and.: Peru in costumes of their :coun- '! tries. Photographers of two nar tional newsreel companies.1 werfe’* on hand to record the event. ■ which is expected soon ■to;-*©. flashed on screens throughout? the nation. v 1 Two presentations were. made. In the first Charles H. Perkins, president of Jackson Ss -Perkins Co.-. officially named the .\Pan America\ rose and presented, a bouquet of the orange and. yel low blooms to Mme, Mario: -de, RocLrignez. wife of the .first: Secretary of- t-he Chilean em-<; bassy who also attended. , -In the second a bouquet o f \Amer-.: lean Beauty roSss was present- ‘ 6d;-by Elsie. VanAst. .Newark's beauteous queen of Apple Bios som Festival, to Maria- -Chapoy,? 16-year old daughter of. the sec- ’ ond secretary of the Mexican ,, embassy. The latter presenta tion, was. a gesture of good1 will\ toward the nations represented:; -Besides Mr. and Mrs. de -Rod-! rignez and Miss Chapoy. guests, were Justo Sierra first secretary’ of the Mexican embassy: Mrs,\ Lita Larrabure Kerr-Wood-, na tive of Peru, and A .. Jerome Kerr-Wood of Roehestei, Mrs. ; Teresa Gonzalez Bent of Pitts-: ford, a native born Mexican;,. Mrs. Raymond Cuervo, wife of! the Mexican ' embassy’s first; secretary; and Carlos Chapoy of Mexico. * Firemen Save Barns \ In Straw Stack Fire ? Newark volunteer firemen, ? with three fire trucks, saved the.? large barns on the Marinus Vm - Gee farm, three miles south of here on the Phelps Road, from-- ? damage as flames consumed a straw stack within, four feet of - the structure Tuesday evening Under direction of Fire Chief • George L. Fox the firemen -play* 'ed streams of water from the I No. 1 pumper, East Newark | truck, and the old truck now i used by the street department, 'and kept sparks from the biaz- iing stack from igniting the I barns. Origin of- the fire was I attributed to childien playing I with matches. v ,f J NEW FEATURE “With the Armed Forces”, a new feature dealing with the news of local men m the various army services, makes its debut today in the New ark Courier-Gazette on page 13. Anyone having news con cerning Newark or vicinity men in the service are in vited: to contribute to this regular hews column.
