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County IESS, Cattaraugus County JL M ^L. T ™ ^ ./ Cattaraugus County HOLLAND REVIEW, SARDINIA CENSOR, En. County ARCADE HERALD, BLISS NEWS, Wyoming County Successor to Trt-County Weeklies—Published for 77 Years In Arcade Volume 1 10c Copy; S4 Yur Arcade, N. Y.—Wednesday, June 24, 1970 Issue 50 Seek 20,000 Signatures As Route 16 Political Lever Publisher's Corner School Referendum Scheduled On June 30 At Holland Residents of the Holland Central School District will go to the polls on Tuesday, June 30, to vote on the proposed new middle school The hours of voting will be from 2 to 9 o'clock and voting will be conducted in the high school building The cost of the new building, equipment and the development of athletic funds will not exceed $2,250,000 At the present time both the high school and the grade buildings are badly overcrowded and the enrollment will increase each year Four portable buildings are currently being used and two more portables will be required when school opens in September Also two basement rooms are now being used in the high school building The proposed new middle school will house grades five through eight and will have a pupil capacity of 720 It is anticipated that it will take care of enrollment increases for several years to come The middle school type of school organization is relatively new and growing rapidly in popularity Several Erie County districts are now operating middle schools with success Delevan Man Jailed Neal P. Green Jr, 24, of McKinstry Rd is in Cattaraugus County Jail at Little Valley on charges of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and harassment When Trooper Frank Ryan of Franklinvllle attempted to serve a warrant for harassment sworn out by Green's wife, Mary, Green reached into a pickup truck, grabbed a shotgun, loaded it, and ordered Trooper Ryan off the property. He then took a rifle from the truck and with shotgun and rifle barricaded himself in the house and dared PETITIONS will be used to bombard Albany in the battle to convert Route 16 Into a four-lane limited access highway between South Wiles and Olean. Here part of the 20,000 petitions are held by principals By Ed Hogan Olean Times Herald The publisher of the weekly newspaper in Arcade Thursday was elected president of the Route 16 Association and promptly sparked a campaign to get 20,000 signatures as a strong political lever to win construction of the north-south expressway from South Wales to Maplehurst Leibee Wheeler, the president of the Buffalo Aeronautical Corp who purchased the Tn-County Tunes two years ago, called for 100 per cent backing of all citizens in promoting the 42-mile extension of the Aurora Expressway (Rt 400) to link with the Southern Tier Expressway, eight miles north of Olean The petitions, in the form of a brochure pointing out the dangers and inconvenience of the existing two-lane Route 16 and the virtues of a modern limited access expressway and listing the names and addresses of the governor, state senators and assemblymen and state department of Transportation, were presented to directors and members to carry back to their communities \We would like to have these signed in the next two weeks if possible,\ Mr. Wheeler urged, \telling our senators and assemblymen of our need Route 16 holds the greatest economic (Continued on page twelve) Trooper Ryan to arrest him. A neighbor. Trooper Bert C. Musick, called him on the phone and finally talked him into surrendering peaceably. Five other rifles and shotguns were found in the house. Mrs. Green and the children had spent the night with friends in Delevan. Hearing has been scheduled for August 13 by Justice William Wright of Yorkshire. Courtesy of Olean Times Herald | at Thursday night's annual meeting of the year-old ltoute 16 Association at the Bluemont Ski Slope lodge: left to right, Assemblyman Frank A. Walkley, Castile, guest speaker, Fred Zuech, Franklinville, secretary, Dick Hart, Olean, treasurer; Leibee Wheeler, Arcade, president, W Forrest Cain, East Aurora, vice president; and Walter Dziekonski, Franklinville, executive director Communication Communication is the key to growth for all communities Communications include first class roads, adequate rail service, toll free telephone service over a reasonable area and a LOCAL NEWSPAPER The area served by Tri-County Times has all these ingredients but it needs the backing of every resident, merchant, and town and village board to put them together On this page is a story of the Rte 16 Association and their drive to obtain 20,000 signatures urging limited access expressway status for the road You can help - sign today The Penn Central Railroad, serving us is in serious financial condition It has filed for reorganization and has already cut out all passenger service and curtailed express and freight service in this area Write your congressman and senators urging Federal guarantees to save the Penn Central and write the Public Service Commission if the railroad attempts further cut backs in service The New York Telephone Company is making a survey on expanded local calling areas in Arcade, Angelica, Belfast, Belmont, Cuba, EUicottville, Franklinville\ Friendship, Hinsdale, Limestone, Machias, Rushford, Salamanca and Wellsville Let it know that you want this increased service by returning the card they have mailed you marked \for\ Communities that were not included in this expanded area proposal, or did not get A Million Miles Without Is Vital To YOU expansion in the areas they desire should get petitions signed and let the telephone company and, if necessary, the Public Service Commission know their needs. Last, but certainly not least, is your local paper Tri-( ounty Times We serve you by giving you news of your friends and neighbors. We act as a sounding board for your views We publicize projects which are being considered for our area and urge you to take action for or against them, and by publishing public opinion, we help you to obtain them or prevent them Through your merchants advertisements we show you the best buys in your locality In all these ways we are vital to you Now we need your subscriptions and your advertisements Landmark Burns The 70 year old farmhouse built by Demetrius (\Dim\) Bray and now belonging to his son, Arthur Bray on Genesee Road near Rte 98 was totally destroyed by fire Saturday at about 1 30 p.m High winds and the ferocity of the flames made the task of saving the house an impossibility Arcade and Yorkshire Fire Companies did yeoman service in trying to save the landmark Mr Bray has been in a nursing home and the house has been vacant for the past five years See pictures on page I 2 A Mishap Pictured above, left to right, are Mark Schnitzler, Rural Carrier. On Friday, June 19, 1970, Postmaster H James Hyland presented Safe Driver Awards to three employees of the Arcade Post Office The three awards represented a combined total of 75 years and approximately 1 million miles of accident free driving while working for the Post Office Gilbert L. Gibbon, City Carrier, received an 11 year award, Mark L. Schnitzler, rural Carrier, a 24 year award, and Horton A. Stockin, Rural Carrier, a 40 year award In recognition of his 40 years i-County Times Photo Gilbert Gibbon, City Carrier, H. James Hyland, Postmaster, Mr. Stockin, of accident free driving and his 45 years of service to the Arcade Community, Mr. Stockin also was presented with \Superior Accomplishment Award\ Certificate and lapel button together with a tax free check in the amount of J 150.00 Postmaster Hyland also noted that the Arcade Post Office was observing its second anniversary of accident-free operation The last accident of any kind reported was on June 19, 1968, which was a dog bite suffered by a city carrier while delivenng mail. The Postmaster observed that dog bites are considered accidental injuries although it appears, in most cases, that it was intentional on the part of the dog Supervisor C G Knight, Mayor R J Thomas, Ward Mayer, Lee Wishing and Robert Brass representing the Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce were present during the presentations and extended congratulations and best wishes to the recipients of the awards as well as the other employees of the Arcade Post Office for their fine record.
