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8A DAILY BULLETIN, Endicott, Frl., Feb. 6, 1959 Voice Of Business Consolidation Holds Key To E.V.E. Area Progress By TED DOWNING X. V. E. Chamber Manager Consolidation! E. Plurtbus Un» Cm! It's pretty much the tried and true philosophy of strength through unity In Chamber of Commerce or- itself felt in people working to gether on projects, Bnd tp solve problems — doing those things for the community they cound not (and most likely would not) do AS individuals This same theory of group dynamics works in welfare agen cies — I'nited Fund youth ac tivity — Boy Scouts, ,and church and social work — where the business and professional lead ers of the community donat eand devote their time and energy and talent to getting things done The primary difference be tween a Chamber of Commerce and most other local organiza tions is that the Chamber's prime purpose is to advance the economic interest of the area and Its members. And it is es sential that a healthy economy be maintained if the social, wel fare and civic activities neces sary to a well-rounded commu nity life are also to be kept alive and active So we're all generally Interest ed In the same thing — a good place to live, work and play What's this got t o do with con solidation of groups of business and professional people'' Early in 1958, the directors of the Greater Endicott Chamber of Commerce tried to find a way to bring together the active leader ship In the various area business associations, and nt the an me time develop a more aggressive program of service to such groups leaders of all area business groups have long recognized that tho several areas are Interrelat ed economically Such physical problems as the planned Mc- Kiniey Ave Bridgo point up this direct tie between the towns of Union and Vestal The merg er of the Erie RR with the D L. k W Railroads with the re sultant Increase In rail traffic through Endwell, Endicott and Union emphasizes the existence of problems common to these areas And both of these prob lems affect the Northside busi ness district So, m June of last year, di rectors of the Greater Endicott Chamber met with the presi dents of the Associated Business men of Union. Northside Busi nessmen's Association and Ve- tal Chamber of Commerce and active leaders in Endwell to talk about the possibility of a pro gram of working together on common problems — of • con solidating'' efforts a n d re sources Complete mechanics of such a consolidation were deferred until it w as known whether the ne ev sar> moril ;m<! finann ij sup port fro m an i business and professional leaders could be ob tained To find 'Hit about such support, an area leadership dinner was set up And to show Just how sincerely some firm fifclt about it, several civic minded com panies picked up the tab for the affair The purpose of the area-wide meeting was best stated In the invitation letter \This dinner Is the outgrowth of a- conviction (Please Turn to Psjce. OA Formation Of E. V. E. Chamber States Movinq On Gasoline Tax nnCAf.A - (t'l'Ii J-.iurteen states hnvo rais<-d taxes on gaso line or diese] oil In the past three years, according to a survey by the Federation of Tax Adminis trators The Increase boosted the aver age state tax on a gallon of gaso line fn 'j '*4 rvnts The avorage had been 7fi cent* Twenty states tax gasoline six cents a gallon. 10 states Impose a seven-cent tax, and 10 tax each gallon five cents. Red Prisoner Not Forgotten NEW mirTAiV C .nn - H'PTI — Mrs M.irv I)owriev wnnts h'T son to know he <c nut forfcottfn this fliuMni i<t RO uric s n^King Strangers t'i drop hi m .i line John UIAHCV u a s sli 'X ctmvn 1 over Oi n i nn<! since nij run' The living armed forces ve'pr- been serving n life term for ' spv I nns in the United States with lng ' His address (Tunese Red I their families comprise two-fifths Cross. I'elplng <*hina ' of the nation's population Theodore Downing Chamber Manager Key Man ENDICOTT - One of the \men behind the scenes\ in area consol idation is Theodore M Downing manager of the Greater Endicott Chamber of Commerce Mr Downing, who worked along with many of the committees and area councils in laying the ground work for the Endicott-Vestal-End- well Chamber of Commerce, Join ed the Endicott Chamber in late August, succeeding George Sowter Mr Downing, appointed to the manager's Job from among some 15 applicants, had been Chamber Assistant Managing Director at Holyokc, Mass., for two and a half years prior to his local as signment A native of Waterbury, Conn, Mr Downing was a magazine dis tributor in New London, Conn . and served in the Navy In World War If and for two years as an ad ministrative officer with the Air Force during the Korean VA.<r Mr Downing, his wife and two children, reside nt 500 N. Kath leen, Dr , Endwell ENDICOTT - Tb§ ymt of 1969 promises to be one of great op portunity tor the consolidated En. dJcott-Vett «l-En<hv-ell Chamber of Commerce, E-V-E, which officially went into effect on Feb. 1, unites five area business and professional councils in the. community and offers un limited opportunities m the com. lng year for the area. The formation of the consolidat ed chamber was the result of months of \hard work and plan ning\ on the part of council mem bers throughout the area, and mid-August, became a reality on February 1, brJngtag together five area councils. Councils included In the con solidated group are the Endicott Chamber, the Vestal Chamber, the Northside Businessmen's As- sodation, the Union Businessmen and the Endwell Businessmen. In announcing the new name of the Chamber, a timetable* for area consolidation was also set up. The schedule caUcd for the consolidat ed group to go into effect on Feb. 1. when the fiscal year begin* for the Chamber. ^Anticipated mem- notably the \hard work\ of the! bership of the Chamber is expect steering committee. ,ed to total some 400 members Area Chamber of Commerce consolidation, in planning since Final Approval Final approval of the revised by laws acid the new name was gtam when 1* copy of the by-laws wm»- sent to all current members. The name and the by-laws were £ resented to the board of directors! l December last year by Dr. Karl Rundell, chairman of the steering committee for consolidation. At torney John D. Smith, chairman of the by-laws committee, ex plained them point by point to the directors before a vote was taken. Plans for area consolidation have been worked out since mid- August when the idea became a' fact at a dinner oi area business and professional leaders. At that time, the five areas which con stitute the new organization, all showed a desire to form such a It was pointed out at mat tin* that \in unity mere is strength\ an/ that the five individuals could assist one another and stul they would not * lose their Individual identity. They were also assured that, with a central body, they would receive the numerous and varied services of a larger group. The five 7 area councils gave approval in December of the re-, vised by-laws for the Chamber. Serving on the steering com mittee were Dr. Rundell, James H. Westfall Sr. and Attorney Ben W. Sherwood of Vestal; Anthony R. Sbarra of the Northside: Jack Lawlor and Silas S. Grasso of End- Slated Tomorrow Dinner To Kickoff New Chamber. ENDICOTT — First annual con- Isolldation dinner of the Endicott- Vestai-Endwell Chamber of Com merce will be held tomorrow night In the Vestal American Legion Donald W Dlehl. dinner chair man, said that Dr Dwayne Orton, editor of ' Think.\ an IBM publi cation, will be the principal speak er Dr Orton a former resident of Endicott and the IBM hducational Consultant, told Mr Diehl that \no other place In the United HILKINS Quality Jewelers Wo Are Known .. By The e F Keepsake !• • N i i S WORLD'S FINEST QUAUTY DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS by Keepsake - Jabel - Byard F Bmqan FAMOUS NAMES IN STERLING SILVER INTERNATIONAL—WALLACE—HEIRLOOM FAMOrR NAMES IN 8ILVTCR PLATE HOLMES ft EDWARDS— COMMUNITY— 1847 AND I RR I ROOFRT> FAMOl S NAMES IN CRYSTAL FOSFORIA - SILVER CITY WATCH REPAIRING OF TIIK RKTTER KIND! DIAMOND P.NO RESTYIING X SrTT'N.. FAMOl S NAMES IN WATCHES HAMILTON—FLGIN— I F COU17RF PI\. OVA— WITTNAUER—LONGINES--GERARD Ft RREGFAUX FAMOl S NAMES IN CHINA FRANCISCAN - SYRACUSE - SYRACUSE \CAREFREE • COST! ME JKWF.l.RY KREMENTZ - ALICE CAVINFSS- RICHARDS MEN'S JEW FLRY KREMENTZ - WLLLS • ANSON CLOCKS -RCA R G F\ C;GAR! os - r i FCTRIC SHAVERS ' rw-WATCH FANDS LIGHT tRS HILKINS JEWELERS 46 Washington Ave. Endicott his home on a Saturday except Endicott\ and that he and his wife are looking forward to seeing their old friends in Endicott. Dr Orton was appointed IBM's education director in 1942 The dinner will launch the con solidation of five area business and professional councils, the Greater Kndicott Chamber of Commerce, the Vestal Chamber, and the busi ness associations of Endwell. Un ion District, and Endlcott's North- side Membership of the consolidated States woul d take hi m a*ay from 1 rhamber is expected to exceed 400. The event, the \first\ annual dinner erf the consolidated E-V-E chamber which became official on Feb. 1. will signal the \eve\ o f great economic achievement for the area councils in uniting into a central organization The dinner will be limited to 350 chamber members, wives and guests, it was announced, due to the facilities at the Vestal Legion A social hour will be held at 6:30 p m with dinner scheduled tx an hour later Mr Dlehl said that dancing will follow the program and the entire evening \should be one of the big gest social events of the season.\ H. Kennetir MacQueen, president of the Greater Endicott Chamber, said that the dinner will not re place the annual smorgasbord of the chamber scheduled for late spring Assisting Mr. Diehl on the dinner committee are Angelo J. Ciotoli, Endwell, and Frank J. Tedeschi, Northside, tickets; James H. West- fall Jr, Vestal, arrangements; Ale* Alexander, Union, program: and Raymond E. Perry, Central Endicott. publicity. w*B;. Wesley A, Harvey and Rob- srt Marshall of Union District;, and Charles J. Likewise of Endicott ' jU-Mssiifcet Voud ~ ' According to the revised - n*, laws, the chamber, a non-profit non-sectarian and non - partisan organization, will be governed by a \board of directors of 19 mem bers, comprising two from each area council and nine elected from the membership at large. \The two from each area coun cil shall be the council chairman and a director elected as such by the council. \Of the nine elected at large, one-third shall be elected each year for a three-year term, and they shall not be eligible for re election to the board until the lapse of one year from * com pleted term.\ r \Within 10 business days after election, the newly constituted board shall meet to elect officers from their group or the general membership officers shall include a president, first vice - president, second vice-president, and tress, urer. All officers shall ex-officlo be members of the board.\ Long Time Home FORT RILEY. Kansas - (UPI) — The headquarters building at Fort Riley used to be the base hospital and the office of the com manding general was its delivery room. One of the babies born there 25 years ago was Charles Colver, now a sergeant at this one-time cavalry post which is now home of the First Infantry. •M Just 2 years after the turn of the Century Endicott Lum ber & Box Company took its place in the development of the Endicott Area. As the area continud to grow and prosper, we also grew by constantly changing and re shaping — to better serve the building needs of Endicott. Now after.... 57 Years •r Service We look toward the horizon and set our sights on 1959. We will continue to grow and prosper as we have for the past 57 years, because Endicott will continue to grow and prosper. Building for the Future Endicott: 1306 Clark St. Endicott 4
