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*1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1946 VOLUME I D _____ NUMBER”62 State War Service Scholarships For Veterans A total of 750 scholarships of the 11)45 series are still available for distribution to veterans of World War 1 and World War II who meet the qualifications be low and succeed in the competi tive examination that will be set to determine the winners. Benefits. Lp to $330 a year for tuition and fees, for a maximum period of 4 years, at an approved college, business, professional, vocational, technical or trade school located in New York Stale. In an institution operating under an accelerated program, the sch olarship will cover charges up lo $525 a fiscal year, but not to ex ceed tlie total funds available un der the scholarship. Study privileges. These schol arships may be used for full or part-time study, graduate or un der-graduate, day or evening. Restriction. These scholarships are NOT in addition to other scholarships. Each winner must choose between this and other federal or state scholarships for which he qualifies. Qualifications. In order to quali fy, veterans must have been resi dents of N. Y. State when induct cd into the armed forces, now be residents of New York State and must hold a discharge other than dishonorable from the arm ed forces. Candidate who present evidence that they have been ac cepted for admission to an ap proved institution will be deem ed to ha’ve met the educational requirements specified in the sta tute. Candidates not now attend ing an approved institution should Select, well in advance of the competitive examination, the appoved institution which they hope to attend and secure an of ficial statement that, if they win a scholarship, they will be ac cepted for admission at the earli est cnrollment'period on or after January I , 1911. Applications and credentials. Veterans interested shotriff write* for an application form to the Division of Examinations and Testing. State Education Depart ment, Albany 1, New York, or se cure a form through the local superintendent of schools, the local high school principal or the nearest Veterans Service Agency. The application and the copy of the candidate’s original discharge papers must be sent by registered mail to the Division of Examina tions and Testing, State Educa tion Department, Albany 1, New York; postmarked on or before Novemberr 15, 1945. Examination. The examination will be of the objective type, bas ed upon q variety of school work suitable for candidates with widely different educational train ing. The examination will be held Tuesday, December 4th. from 9 15 a. m. to 12:45 p. ra. Appli cants will l>e notified by mail when and where to appear for examination. Any veteran interested may get an application form at the office of Phelps Central School. SIX CENT SUPPER The ladies of the Phelps Bap tist Church will serve a Six Cent Supper at the church Tuesday evening, Oct. 30th, beginning at 5:30 P. M. Everyone invited. The Philathea Class of the Methodist Church w ill meet at the home of Mrs. Ralph Pratt, Tuesday evening, October 30. SOLDIERS' PACKAGE CLUB There being no further work for the Soldiers* Package Club, the bottles for collections have been removed from the stores. However there is still a small balance in the treasury which should be used for the Service - men. Any one -wishing to suggest a use for this money, please tele phone Mrs. C. B, Forbes. The officers of the Club take this opportunity to thank the public for so generously support ing this work as the Club has been able to send hundreds of boxes to service people. Pvt. Paul Steen has reported to Craig Field, Alabama, after spend ing n 15-day furlough home. Paul was formerly at Buckingham Field, Florida where he received his training and wings for gun ner on a B29. He 'will now help \Victory Training\. Mrs. John VanHemmel iVirs. Matilda VanHemei, wife of John VanHemei, died Tuesday vOct. 17, 1945) in her home after a long illness. She was born in Holland 77 years ago and had lived in this ountry for 47 years. Surviving besides her husband are two sons, Samuel and Frank, and three daughters, (Mrs. Bern ard DeRuyter, Mrs. Frank Land- schoot, antT Mrs. Edward Norsen, »n of PiieTps. 1’he Rosary Society met at the home. Funeral services were held <rom St. Francis Church with burial in St. Francis Cemetery, Phelps. JAMES BEARD James Uearil, SI, died Oct 18tl) in Geneva General Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of the l’own of Phelps. Surviving are~1wo sisters, MrJk .idward Champion and Mrs. Jen- aie Woolson, both of Phelps. Funeral services were held from the Petty Funeral Home, the Rev. RuWet M. Bell, pastor of the Phelps Methodist Church of ficiating. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery. David W illiam Sergent David William Sergent, tj monfli old son of |Mr. and Mrs. Martin .sergent of West Main Street, died Oct. 19th in Genesee Hospital, Ro chester, after an illness of about mree weeks. Bunal in Orleans Cemeterj with Rev. S war tout of Manches ter, officiating. Annual Children’s Hallowe’en Party The Annual Rotary - Firemen Hallowe’en Party for the child ren of the community will be held next Wednesday night start ing at 7 P. M. when a parade of costumed children will leave the Presbyterian Church yard. Prizes for the funniest, most original, and £hc prettiest cos tumes wilL.be: givettrand ipoviejr will be shown at the school. Refreshments will Be given at the fire-house. War Chest Half Full A.t Half-Way Mark $1,740, or approximately half the amount of the Budget, had been pledged at the end of the first week of the local \War and Community Chest” Campaign. The reports coming into head quarters on Monday evening showed that most of the village had been canvassed, but only two reports had been received so far from the rural districts. Chairman K. S. West expressed satisfaction with progress of tlu campaign thus far, saying it was running about the same as last year. He stated that most of the rural solicitors were farmers anil were very busy last week, and that he expected their soliciting would be completed on time this week. Mrs. Clara Fetty, Secretary noted some unusual features of the reports of the first week. Of the $1740 pledged, all but about '$150 was paid in advance witb the pledge. Of the two reporting from the country, Frank Van Hemei and iMrs. Barbara DeRuy ter,, Mrs. DeRuyter had made 15 calls over long distances, and re ceived 15 pledges. Of the whole group, )Mrs. Pearl White brought in the largest number of pledges. Mrs* Burns and Mrs. Pearce came next with 25 each. There were 240 pledges in all, at the end of the first week. Last year there was a total of 714 pledges. The Campaign closes this Sat urday night, and Canvassers are asked to bring their pledges and payments in to )Mrs. Petty just as soon as completed. Mr. DeVall and Mr. Lacy are captains for the rural districts. Canvassers reporting at the end of the first week were: Mrs. Aus tin, Mrs. J. B. Parmelee, (Mrs. John Needham, Mrs. Travis, Miss Run yon Mrs. DeVall, jMrs. H. Parme lee, Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. L. Salisbury, in the east vil lage. In the west village: Mr. Weaver, Mrs. Cheney, Miss Up church, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Al- bury, Airs. Burns, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. VanDemark, Mrs. F. Wilson, Mrs. Pearce, and Mrs. Cook. Mr. Hatch and Mrs. White re* ■ported they had almost complet ed 1he busiOM district BOY SCOUT PAPER COLLECTION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Starting at 9:00 A. M. Trucks w ill cover all village streets Friendship Circle Hie Friendship Circle held its meeting at the home of Mrs. Ed- J ward Roberts, Wednesday even- j ing, Oct. 17th, Mrs. John Parme lee and Mrs. Perry Hicks assisted Mrs. Roberts. A short business meeting took place in which it was decided that each member pay -one dollar dues for the year rather than raise money the other suggested ira y u Devotions were then led by Mrs. Herbert Parmelee consisting of hymns and prayers. After this Mrs. Frank Salisgury gave various and interesting ac counts of some of the lectures she attended while at the Presby- tcnal Convention in Rochester. The group learned a great deal about Africa, astounding facts that furnished good food for thought Cider and doughnuts were ser ved in keeping with the Hallowe en season and concluding a pleas ant evening. Mrs. John Parmelee offered to have the next meeting at her home on Nov. 21st. Mrs. Robert (.lass and Mrs. Harry Horton will be assistant hostesses. Robert T. Millard, now station ed at Camp Peary, Va., has been promoted from Pharmacists Mate 1 hird Class to Pharmacists Mate Second Class. , The \oung People’s Society of the Presbyterian Church elected the folowing officers for the coming year: President, Barbara Adams, Vice-president, George Harland, Secretary, Velma Ad ams, Treasurer, Paul Crouch. A Halloween Party is to be held Oct. 25 in charge of the officers. Techician fourth grade Donfud E. Goodman, returned Sunday, Oct 21 after having spent 27 months overseas in the ETO with theU. S. Army. He saw service in Iceland, England, France, Bel gium and Germany, and partici pated in the following battles and campaigns: The Ardennes break-through, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland. He left for the Army in January, 1943 and re ceived his basic training at Fort Belcoit and was at the Atlanta Ordance Base, Atlanta, Ga. for further training. Tech. Goodman went overseas in July of 1943. He has received the Good Conduct jMedal and the European African Middle East Service Medal. He was in the Army Engineer Corps. Arriving home he saw his 22 months old daughter Joan, for the first time Sunday. His wife is the former Helen Smith. He has been honorably discharged. Boy Scout News Twenty scouts attended the meeting and Board of Review. The t^jbra Patrol led in attend ance with six present. Tlie Scouts will have their next paper drive Saturday, Oct. 27th at 9:00 A. M. Total points for the first two weeks of the contest: Cobra Patrol — 580 points Stag Patrol — 580 points Laoh Patrol--^ Wolf Patrol — 330 points The Board of Reyiew awardeil the following: Jack Riley receiv ed the Reading Merit Badge and achieved the rank of Star Scout Jack Harland passed his test as First Class Scout Francis Meath moved from Tenderfoot to Sec ond Class Scout. Floyd Ridley re ceived Merit Badge for personal health. The next meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 1, 1945. P 1- L. Linus Paul Heffron, son of Mr and iMrs. Linus J. Hef fron, H D. 1, Phelps, received his honorable discharge and arrived home Friday, Oct. 19th after com pleting 44 months of service, 42 of which was spent in the Pacific. Kenneth Case is again in civ ilian clothes. He received his dis charge from the army after serv ing in Europe. Mr and Mrs. P. A. Penta, are the proud parents of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. James Bailey had as Sunday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wokasien and Mr. Frank Russell, all of Holley. Mr and Mrs Karl C Sliker have moved to their home oil South Wayne Road from Niagara Falls. Erwin Mills arrived home Fri day morning, returning to camp Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sommers were called to Millville, Pa., last week by the death of Jack’s mother, Mrs. John Sommers. P. F. C Herbert Benge met Walter (Sonny) Smith in Yoko- homa, Japan, early this month. Edward H. Schermerhrn, mach inists mate, first class, on the USS Hampton, helped in the oc cupation of northern Japan. The first wave of troops to hit the beaches of Aomori were carried ashore in landing craft of the Hampton, which also sent ashore a Navy beach party to assist in preparing the area for occupa tion. Mr. and Mrs. John McGuire of Idaho, called on her cbusins, Mrs. Edward L. Pollott of South Wayne Street and Mrs. Agnes Avery; also Mr. George Eighmey of Geneva. This is Mrs. McQuire’s fl^st visit here in nineteen years. Change of address: raeips central School u r u u e — ZU9 i ue uignui uraue masses of 20b nu.u a meeting on uctober loth ana appointed the following com mittees . Pencil Sharpener, Nancy Grav es Library Table, Joan Groscup Slices, Donald DeRuyter Windows, George Totman Attendance Sheet, Edward Oaks Hoards, Marie Benge Host, Maurice Knapp Floor Inspector, Kenneth A. Smith Lavatory Inspectors, May Mc Allister and Roger Haich Dusting, Helen Budman Kindergarten News I he Kindergarten has a new pupil. We like to have Douglas v\ heaton m Kindergarten because ue is such a good helper. Pary Fisher, Ronald Cleveland and David Lawrence had birth days last week. Ronald brought ms truck, a birthday gift, to show the children. David brought his story book, a birthday gift, dary brought suckers for all the children. Tuesday we went for a walk to find pretty leaves and to see if we could see a squirrel. FIRST GRADE NEWS Some of our little people went away to visit last week for our Columbus Day vacation. Judy Lacy went to Albany to visit her cousins. Audrey and Barbara Overslaugh visited their grand mothers. Anna Marie Burnette went with her mother to see her grandmother who is ill In the hospital. Monday, Lee Hobart celebrated hisf sixth birthday. He brought a special treat to school to share with tlie boys and girla in his room. Then his grade went up to the music room to listen to some Mother Goose songs. The boys and girls have had fun making vegetable men. Harold Finewood made some funny ones using ears of corn. The other children made their, dolls with potatoes. Some of^tbe dresses and Hats on theirs. We have been reading about' Tim, Baby’s teddy bear. Charles Main and Marva Knapp then lat er made fine pictures of Tim. Marva Knapp has moved out of town. She lives in the country now, so rides to school every day on the bus. SECOND GRADE NEWS We are very proud of these second grade girls and boys who had perfect papers in our first twenty-word Spelling test last week Shirley Christensen, Jean Frederick, Ann DeWandel, Helen DeWandel, Helen Edington, Jan ice Haynes, Marcia Kenyon, John Landers, Janet McLellan, Paul Patterer and Janice Phillips. John Rector had a birthday party last Saturday to celebrate his seventh birthday. Richard Rathbun entertained some of his friends at a party Monday after noon. It was Richard’s seventh birthday, too. We are planning to entertain the kindergarten, first grades and third grades at an assembly pro gram neit Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. It will be'a Hallowe en program. Grade 3 New* We wrote paragraphs about Columbus and drew his boat the “Santa Maria.” The follwoing people made very good ones: Margie S., Billy F., Dorothy Craig, Carolyn V., Joyce H., Patty M., Lonnie H., Alice G., Beverly K„ Don U., Nonnye E., MicEel V., Charlotte A., Janet N., Benny H.. Delores McLee J., Dale G., Dale R., Richard M. and Ann C. We are having our teeth clean ed by the Dental Hygenist We are making a fall weather chart for this week. We tell about the temperature, wind, sky. We welcome Eleanor JBaisch who came from Ballston Spa. Grade 5 • Room 102, 103 Those who scored high in the Weekly Reader Test were: Rich ard Graves, Joyce Fair, Charles Hansen, Donald Roulan, James Caves, Marjorie DeWind, Marlene Dballe, Shirley Lyon, Nancy Johnson, Dorothy Blair, Kenneth Buck, Wilma\\Weaver, Janet Par ker, Gerald Yeckley,~Toanne Sch- erbyn, Marjorie Whitson, Joanne Gifford, Dorothy Phillips, rrancis Filiatreau, Sharon Bllven, Blanch Christensen, Ronald Rodman, Ro bert Vengee, and Ethel Young. The following people -won prii- Continued on buck pa#» Methodist Youth Fellowship At a cabinet meeting of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, vthe following program of meeting places and leaders was decided upon: * Nov. 1st — Bishop residence. Leader, Joyce Tiffany Nov. 8th — Heckman residence, Leader, Geraldfhe Fisher Nov. 15th — Adsitt residence, Leader, Jean Adsitt Nov. 23rd — Party at Church Nov. 29th — Ridley residence, Leader, Richard Cheney Burial was made in Rest Hav en Cemetery last week Wednes day of the victims of an auto ac cident on the Penn Yan - Geneva highway, Everett Mott Johnson Jr. 21 and Paul Johnson, 27. A double funeral service was held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Johnson at Hall. The Tuesday Club will meet with Mrs. Bishop, Oct 30th. Mrs. Frank Salisbury will taK on The Phillipines. Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Brown of East Main Road entertained Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Rowsam and ,Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pickard of Jordon, Sunday. » Ensign S'erbert C. Johnson, U. S. N*„ visfled bis 'c|aughter, Pat ricia, here I h m ^ i ^ a a i Friday. Pvt Linford M. Croll Co. 42 - Bks. 67, arid7&i%C. Training Center W f '& ’fc. V. Fort Dix, N. J. Mr. and Airs. J. M. Braxton and son John spent several days this week with their parents,'Mrand Mrs. J. P. 'Clark. ' Elvin E. Grube, S2c - 898-39-27 Navy 8149, Care of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif. Richard L. McIntyre 52c * 7 8 5 ^ - 9 $ *' \ Sampson Draft 1532 • U. S. N. Recd,ving ;Sta. San Pedro, Calif. ' S. Sgt, .Elmer C. McDougall Hg. and Hg. Co., Per Center Camp Beale, Calif. Methodist Church PHELPS, N. T. Rev. RnWet Myles Bell, Minister 10 A. M. Bible School A class for every age. • • 11 A. M. Morning Worship Sermon: “(Moses the Lawgiver” Children's Story by Rev. EmQy Harland. Friday, Oct. 20 — Geneva Dis? trict Youth Rally at geneva. Meet at Phelps parsonage at 5:15. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 9:30 a. m. to 3 p. m. - Geneva District Women’s' Society at Palmyra. Thursday, Nov. 1 - Youth Fel lowship. Friday, Nov. 2 - GenevaJDlstrict Christian Education Conference at Clifton Springs. Presbyterian Church Charles H. Dayton, Pastor Thursday - Choir rehearsal at 7:30. Y. P. S. Halloween Social at 8 00 . Saturday - Intermediate Y. P. S. Hallowe'en Social from 7 to 8. Sunday: Church School at *10. 125 pres ent last Sunday. ' Morning Worship at 11. Ser mon: “A Sermon for All-Saints Day”. 5:30 — Both Youth Fellowship* meet. On Nov. 4 our ygung people will take charge of the afternoon Service at the County Home *t Hopewell* * • Last Sunday evening 300 people gathered in the Service Building to witness the techhi^olor pic tures of the North Woods pres ented by Rev. F. At Reed, “lum berjack Missionary”, and present ed him with an offering of $$4 to expand the work being dene for the men in the lumber campa. ----------- j Baptist Church Phalps, N. T. Harry Martyn Shepson, Minister Morning Worship 11 o’clock Church School 12 M. Classes fpr all ages. v Christiap. Endeavor 0:30 P. M. 7:30, P»: M. Evening Worship. Church Night Servfcec Thursday evei&ng at 7:30. Bring your I frteafa. - ' * - ,
