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A FOLKSEY HOWE TOWN NEWSPAPER S alamanca fP I nquirek . JUST LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME V-ol. XXIII SALAMANCA, N. Y. FRlDAYi, MAY 16, 1941. N-o. 20. Clean-Up Days May 19 to 24 iSalamanca’s aim u al Clean-Up Days have been set for all next week by the common council. This is the annual chance for residents to clean up their back yards, attics, basements, etc., and to dispose of any old papers, tin vans, old shoes, in fact any rub- bislh. Citizens are requested to place the accumulations in containers so that they may be easily handled and place them at the C ity trucks will pick up the rubbish according to the follow ing schedule announced by Sup erintendent o f Public Works Carl A. Franzen: Starting May 21, m first ward at city line, Washing ton street, working east; in the second ward, at the lower end of F ront avenue, and Broad street, working east; in the fourth ward, a t Parkway Drive, working west; in wards three and five, at High land avenue and Hickory street, working west. t* Sheriff Deputies Keep _ Order in Gowanda C.LO. Wage Dispute Every available deputy in the Cat taraugus county sherifE's departm ent has been on virtually twenty-four hour duty a t the Moeneh Tanning Company plant in Gowanda, where a C.I.O. labor strike is in progress. Sheriff Morgan L. Sigel has himself been on duty there, and reported late Wednesday th a t every outbreak i of violence had been cheeked before serious rioting could develop. The Strike, called by the C.I.O. labor union, seeks 15-cent per bonr i ! wage increases for higher hrackst ’ i. labor and ten-cent per hour increases . for less skilled labor. ■ < Sheriff Sigel said union front-men are using sound trucks among work ers on the picket line. Deputies I went on duty at five a. m., Wednes day morning, he said, and were pre pared to continue through Wednes day night if necessary. ' The Moeneh Tanning Company is a subsidiary of the Brown Company _ ,. ot St. Louis, of which Harmon CV Moeneh is Gowanda manager. The V, largest Gowanda employer of labor, K'i' th e company has a normal force of Townsend Clubs Expect Crowd at Rally The Townsend Club of C attarau gus and nearby counties will unite in holding a rally and mass meeting in the Ellieottville high school aud itorium, Sunday afternoon starting at 1:30 p. m. The chairman of the Cattaraugus County Townsend Committee an nounces th a t several brilliant speak ers have been secured for the event. The Hon. Leo P. Noonan of Farm- ersville, member of the New York State Assembly, who won consider able recognition his first year in the legislature, will head the list of speakers. Rev. Olive Thompson of Buffalo is also scheduled to talk and either Baxter Rankine or Otis Bou- m a of the W ashington Legislative Bureau, will come here to address th e rally which is expected to attract a very large crowd. Other high lights of the program will include music by Henry W hit- m e r’^s Ellieottville orchestra; invo cation by Mrs. Neva H arris and song “America” by the audience. District Deputy A. Baker of Buf falo, will make im portant announce ments, it is stated, followed by an instrum ental duet by Bobby and Jean of W arren, Pa., and an accor dion solo by Bobby Trummer. Miss Shirley Brown w ill offer a piano solo and Enfield Strickland of Little Val ley, formerly on K eith’s circuit and a veteran trouper, a violin solo. The audience singing “God Bless Am erica” w ill bring the program to a elose. *. The committee is working hard to make this event a success and the public is cordially invited to attend this meeting. Briifade Unit to Meet At Moose Hall Tonight The Salamanca M ilitary Training ■*' Brigade Unit will meet this evening in Moose temple, which has been donated for the evening by the Moose lodge. There will be a meeting a t 7 o’- elock for enlisting of new recruits and those who were unable to at tend last week’s meeting. The entire u n it will meet a t 7 :30 and will drill until ff':30. I t is pointed out anyone over eighteen years of age m ay enlist in t l i unit. Board of Trade to Elect on June 3 The board of directors of the Sala manca Board of Trade made ar rangements for election of directors on June 3, a t a meeting of the Board Tuesday evening. The term s of four idirectors expire this year, as follows: Howard Ahrens, Raymond E. Fitzgerald, Harry Moore, and Charles Weagraff. tP. A. Lowe, Paul Luther, Robert Sloan, Ralph Ward and A n thony Fedell were appointed a nominating committee to make eigiht nominations for the official ticket. Four will be elected. The other directors are Jaipes W. Alien, A. S. Carpenter, F red Eick, William Greene, Ross Rathbun, E. P. Vreeland, [Robert T. Wood and: Matthew Weber. Cattaraugus Champion Is Third in District Spelling Bee Finals There is one sure way of learning how to spell a word correctly. That is to misspell it in a spelling match such as the W estern New York finals of the N ational Spelling Bee held Saturday in School 76 under the News. Glenn Fisher, 14, eighth-grade pupil in Ripley Central School, lost the bee when he started to spell “as signment,’ “again— / ’ He . quickly realized his m istake and went no further, for once a letter is spoken it cannot be changed. Paul Brainard, 13. eighth-grade pupil in W ellsville’ Junior High School, stepped up to the WBEN microhone and spelled “assignment” to make him the winner. He will represent W estern New York in the natiohal finals May 27 in Washington. While in Washing ton, he and an escors of his own choosing will be guests of the Buf falo Evening News lor a week at the New W illard Hotel. The first to he spelled' down was Pauline Stout, 14, eighth grade in W e llsville Junior High School. She reversed the “i’ ’and “u” in “Bel gium. From Paulino to the four hoys who remained at the end, these dropped ant in the following order: Patricia Thomas, 12, eighth grade, St. Mary’s School, Clean, who spelled “legitim a te” as “legitim it.” This left Paul Brainard, Glenn Fisher, Mark G. Fields, 11, sixth grade, Ten Broeck Academy, Prank- linville, and Carl E. Hutchinson, 14. eighth grade, LeRoy H igh School. Up came “diocesan.” Carl spelled it with a “y” and Mark put in two “s’s,” hut Glenn finally spelled it correctly. This left a tie for third and fourth places be tween Carl and Marfe. Mark won third place and a W ebster’s una bridged dictionary, a gift of the News, when he spelled “tutelage” after Carl had put in an “i” for an “e.” The battle of words then was car ried on for first and second place be tween Paul and Glenn. Glenn spelled “commodities” and “annihilating” and Paul spelled “hurricane” and “form u la” correctly, but Glenn slip ped on “assignment.” Glenn, who received a 19-volume set of the W orld Book Encyclopedia from Mr. Peugeot, shook hands heartily w ith Paul and then the three winners posed for pictures. To Hold Ascension Day Service Salamanca Commandery, 62 K. T., will hold its annual Ascension Day service in Masonic temple next Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Past Commander Edward John, chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements, announced that clergymen from nearby communities would join with those from Salaman ca to take p a rt in the services. The Rev. John Sizer of Bradford will be the principal speaker. Theodore H. Banton of Little Val ley is in charge of music. Others on the committee are Past Command ers W. S. W arner and J. George Abele and present Commander Thomas E. Hunt. Kiwanis Endorses Brigade Unit The Salamanca ESwanis Club a t its meeting .Tuesday neon a t the Hotel Dudley adopted a resolution endors ing the Salamanca M ilitary Training Birigade Unit and uxgedl active participation o f all iclubs and' organi- zjations in all forms of home defense and preparedness activities. The Ki wanis has volunteered a squad of twelve men from its miembeiship. Oiarles R. Elliott, principal of the Maple street school, discussed the psychological aspects and environ ment factors in estahlishii^ relations between tjh© paarent and child. Sckool Board Namds Paul Smith as Band Director A t a meeting of the commission of education in the high school last Friday evening, Paul Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Smith, Front avenue, was appointed full time music instructor in Salamanca public schools and director of the Senior Band, succeeding Edward John, who recently resigned after having been director of the band he orgarnized In 1926. ^ Mr. Smith was chosen for the pos ition because of his recognized abil ity as a musician atid band director. He was solo clarinetist in the Sen ior band of which he was a member from 1926 to 1930. He was grad uated from Fredonia Normal Schooi, where he majored in music, follow ing which he played with a Roch ester orchestra for a year. For the past six years he has been director of the Ellieottville high school band, which under his leadership, has be come one of the better known bands in the state. The school hoard set the salary at $1900 a year for the new posi- The commission approved the plans and specifications of Beman & Gandee, Buffalo consulting en gineers, for a vapor heating sys tem for the Prospect avenue school and portable building. Cost will be about $15,000. Bids will be opened at the June meeting of the cbmmis- Morris Stevens, Central avenue, was appointed janitor of the Pros pect avenue school at $76 a month for twelve months. Eugene J. Owens, clerk to Prin cipal Thomas G. Moore, was grant ed a temporary leave of absence to take a better paying job in Buffalo. The commission approved a pro ject for placing blacktop on the ten nis courts back of the high school. Permiggion wag ^ivan to the Ameri can Legion to use thy gymnasium drilling its Brigade Unit. Death of C. H. Knorr Charles H. Knorr, aged 84 years, died Saturday morning at the fam ily home in Lincoln avenue, follow ing a brief illness. He was born in Buffalo April 18, 1857 and had been a resident of Salamanca for the past 75 years. Mr, Knorr was employed for many years on the B. & O. railroad as car foreman ,retiring from active service about eight years ago. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Stella Sweeney, Cleveland ave nue; Mrs. Fred W. Shrader, Broad street; Mrs. Charles Wersin, James town, and Mrs. John Spencer, Lin coln avenue; one son, W alter W. Knorr, Clinton street, nine grand children and one great granddaugh- The funeral was held Tuesday aft ernoon at 2 o’clock from the family home .The Rev, E. T. Pancoast o f St. Mary’s Episcopal church officiat ed. Interm ent was in the family plot in Wildwood cemetery. The bearers were John C. H arri son, Fred J. Beattie, Gilbert Buck- ley, Henry Oser, William Uhle, and H arry Boser. Those from away who attended the funeral or called at the home were; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wirsen, Miss Helen Wirsen, Marcus Wirsen, Mr. and Mrs. Knorr Wirsen, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Oser, Miss Hilma John son, Miss Helen Johnson, James town; W alter Harson, Syracuse; Robert Harrison, Horn ell; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Collins, Binghamton; Mr. and Mrs. Amos Knorr, Brad ford, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. James Spen cer, Miss Viola Koehler, Buffalo. Escape Injuries As Car Overturns Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seaver, Quilter street,, fortunately escaped serious injury last Friday evening, when their car ran off the road near Portville eomplet'ely turning over and landing on its top. Both were shaken up and suffered bruises. Although Mr. Seaver was not ser iously injured, he underwent an ap pendix operation a t the City Hos pital Sunday. Indian Case Is Appealed An appeal has been taken by the federal government in the case o f the United •States against Prank A. and Jessie Pom ess—th e test case in- volvii^g'the power of the Seneca Nation of Indians to cancel leases on which rentals weYe unpaid' a t a specified date. Salamhnca a ttorneys representing the various parties in terested in th e proceedings received notice of th e a p p ^ l yesterday. Farm Picnic Group Names Milks Head Expect to Set Picnic D a te at N e x t M eeting N e x t W eek Members of the Farm e rs Picnic committee met at the Farm Bureau office Tuesday evening. May 6th, and discussed plans for this annual event. In addition to the regular members of the committee Mr. and Mrs. Ed win Rice of Randolph and Frank M artin of Portville have joined to help make the Picnic and Field Day a memorable event to the farmers, their wives and children in Cattarau gus County. The date for this Picnic has not been set awaiting advice from the F a ir Board and the Board of Super visors. Ara Milks of Little Valley was re-elected chairman for ,1941, Mrs. Frances Graham was re-elected vice- chairman, and Charles Abbey was re elected sec’y-treasurer. Mr. Milks was empowered by the committee to appoint chairman and members to the sub-committee, and these are as follows: Baseball, Ellsworth Milks, chair man; Other Sports, Kilborh Hall, chairmak; Music, John P. Crowley, chairman; Milk Baf, HomCr French, chairman, also C. C. Groff, C. C. Bar- low, Ed. Rice and Prank Lorch; Con cessions, James Young, .chairman; Badges, Mrs. W atkins, chairman; Dramatics, Mrs. C. C. Groff, chair man; Rest Tent, Miss Marion Mur phy, chairman; Grounds and ar rangements, Charles W atkins, chair man; Budget, Ara Milks and C. N. Abbey; Publicity, Ed.. Rice, R. W. Agor, George Straight, John Alden, and Bob Payne; Horse shoe pitching, Ed. Graham, and J. Joseph Brown; Juvenille sports, Mrs. Ed.' Rice, chairman; 4-H Club, Ernest Cole, chairman; Special events, W. Maier, chairman; Veal comm ittee, R. D. Poley, chairman. The Veal com m ittee is a new sub committee added, this year after eoa- sultation w ith the Cattaraugus Agri cultural teachers at a recent meet ing. Mr. Foley is in charge of vealing calves in a Producers Coop erative Commission Association and feels that farm boys and girls could do the veal industry of Western New ■york a fine service by raising one or more calves at a time, to six or eight weeks of age. It was suggest ed that hoys and girls of Future P a r mer, and 4-H Club age buy these calves from their parents at boh veal prices and keep accurate account of the milk fed to the calves until mar keted, It has been proposed that these veal calves be brought to the Farm e rs Picnic, judged, graded and sold that day to be marketed in Buf falo the following day. It was fu r ther proposed by Mr. Foley that he would furnish prizes for the two best and the prizes would probably be a trip to Buffalo with an over-night stay in the best hotel and a visit to the points of interest in and about the second largest city of New York state. The next meeting of the commit tee will he held in the Farm Bureau office on Tuesday evening. May 20th. Concert Campaign Memberships Running Ahead of Last Year Headquarters of the annual cam paign for memberships of the Sal amanca Cooperative Concerts Asso ciation yesterday afternoon, report ed that the drive is running ahead of last year. More memberships were sold in the first three days of the drive but no definite figures were available a t press time last night. A check-up meeting was scheduled last evening at the headquarters in the Forness Music Store. Pinal check-up of the member ships and close of the campaign will come tomorrow afternoon a t 6 o’ clock. Any desiring to attend the concerts next fall should take out a membership before tomorrow at 6 o’clock. 200 Attend Open House at City Hospital AbO'Ut 200 people were in attend ance at open house at the City Hos pital .Sunday afternoon and even ing from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 o’clock. The visitors were shown through the hospital and various departments were explained by nurses o f the hos pital staff. Refreshments w ere served in the nurses’ dining room by Mrs. D. J. Atkinson, assisted by Miss Edna Martin and Mrs. C. P. Collins. Ellieottville to Purchase New- Firetruck At a tajgjayers’ election in Ellhmtt- ville Monday, a proposition to pur chase a fire truck at a cost not to exceed $4,(KM> was approved. ’Ebe vote was ’94 to 15, Episcopal Diocesan Convention to be Held May 19 and 20 The 104th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York will .be held Monday and Tuesday a t Grace Church, Lockport, it was announced from Diocesan Headquarters, today. The two-day session of the Convention will bring together clerical and lay delegates from fifty-tw o parishes and seven teen missions of the Episcopal Church in the seven most westerly counties of the state to decide church policies for the coming year. The Rt. Rev. Cameron J. Davis, D. D., Bishop of the diocese, will preside over the deliberations of the Con vention. The convention will open a t four o’clock Monday, with devotions, fol lowing which Bishop Davis will de liver the first part of his annual address to the delegates. Other bus iness to come before the Convention at this time includes nominations to membership in the Diocesan Execu tive Council and the Standing Com mittee and trustees for DeVeaux School and the DeLancey Divinity School. Bishop Davis will deliver the sec ond portion of his Convention ad dress a t the eight o'clock evening service. On Tuesday the delegates will at tend Holy Communion a t eight o’ clock, celebrated by Bishop Davis in Grace Church. Business sessions will be resumed at nine-thirty a t which time reports of the diocesan departments will he considered, bal loting on the previous day’s nomi nations carried through, and other business of the Convention conclud ed. ■ The Very Rev. Henry F. Zwicker, D.D., is 'Rector of iGrace 'Church, and host to the Convention.. List of Trial Jurors For June 2nd Named Following is a list o£ thirty six Trial Jurors drawn to serve at a term of Supreme Court appointed to be held in and for the County of Cattaraugus, at the Court House in the Village of Little Valley, com mencing June 2nd. Clifford G. Armstrong, Salesman, Little Valley; A rthur Austin, Ma chinist, Clean City; Earl Blossom, Parmer, Lyndon; Mrs. Jessie Champ- lin. Housewife, New Albion; Mrs. John Durning, Housewife, Cold spring; Frank Erdmann, Jr., P a r mer, East Otto; Bertha Pancher, Housewife, Perrysburg; Bessie Finch, Housewife, Hinsdale; Ina Gardner, Housewife, Randolph; Lawrence Gerwitz, Parmer, Ashford; Myrtle D. Greeley, Housewife, Leon; Hiram Green,, Laborer, Dayton; Sam uel C. Henning, Laborer, Randolph; Lucille Holmes, Housewife, Parm- ersville; Merle Jacobs, Printer, Lit tle Valley; Edward Kent, Parmer, Clean Town; A rthur King, Cattle Buyer, Yorkshire; Edward Knocke, Parm er, Maehias; Jacob Krall, La borer, Persia; John Krusynski, Blacksmith, Clean City; Lloyd B^ Lane, Mechanic, Clean City; P ran ces McElwain, Housewife, Conewan- go; Lewis Myers, Farm er, Mansfield; Edith Parker, Parmer, Perrysburg; Mamie Rhodes, Housewife,^ Red House; Manley Rust, Parm er, Great Valley; Max Shankman, Junk Deal er, Clean City; Maude Skinner, Housewife, Conewango; E tta Stan- key, Housewife, Conewango; Milton Swortz, Farm er, Ellieottville; Allen Wilber, Radio-trieian, Persia; Clin Wilber, Farm er, Napoli; Frank W il son, Laborer, Carrollton; Henry Windsor, Laborer, Ellieottville; Cecil Wineford, Cattle dealer, Ellicott- rille; William Young, Merchant, Sala. City. Persons Called for Grand Jury Duty Following is a list of 24 Grand Jurors drawn to serve at a term of Supreme Court, appointed to he held in and for the County of C attarau gus, at the Court House in’ the Vil lage of Little Valley, commencing June 2nd. John W. Bernhoft, Sala City; Amos Blakeslee, Ret. Police Cffiicer, Portville; Homer J. Carr, Retired, Red House; Guy Caswell, Retired, RandolphjJMilton J. Cole, Yorkshire; John G. Cooper, Clean City; John Crowley, Ellieottville;. Raymond Dorr, Laborer, Allegany; Charles Draer, Clean City; William Prank, Laborer, Ashford; Mrs. Genevieve Pulton, Housekeeper, New Albion; Floyd Griffith, Freedom; George He witt, Retired Farm er, Portville; John Laubenthal, Laborer, Allegany; Mar ion B. Lignian, Sala. City; Edgar J. Linderman, Ischua; Edward McCaf- fery, Carrollton; Frank McCapes, Parm er, Randolph; Matthew Mitch ell, Lyndon; Brton Moore, Great Val ley; Gilbert P. Orentt, Sr., Clean City; Sheridan S. Smedley, Clean City; Charlea.-Wedlock, Clean <3iW; Perry Bros. Shoe Store Damaged by Fire F ire in Perry Bros, shoe repair shop Tuesday afternoon caused about $700 damage to the building and about $1,000 to stock and ma chinery. The blaze started when Fred Per ry, who conducts the business with his brother Joseph Perry, •was clean ing the machinery w ith a galosine soaked rag which exploded into flames wihen it came in contact with fumes from a small gas stove. Mr. Perry suffered bad burns ion his right hand as he attem p ted to re move his burning overeo,at. He was preparing to close shop f o r the day. The loss is partly covered by insur ance. Perry Brothers plan to re decorate their place of business and reopen soon. Young Co-operators to Enaraae in Debate at LV School Saturday Featured on the afternoon pro gram at the Dairymen’s League Young Co-operator’s iheOting in Lit tle Valley Saturday Will be a debate between Young Cd-operators of Alle gany County and Cattaraugus Coun ty. “W hether or not, farm s would be benefited by a federal control program of the dairy industry”, is the question to be analyzed by the two terms. Arline Smith of W est Valley, Les ter Howard of Leon and Merle Shef field of B. Randolph are on the Cat taraugus County debating team with Clifford Bennett of Pranklinville as alternate. Several young people have prom ised musical selections as p a r t of the program. This first annual meeting of Young Co-operators will open at 10:30 in the Little Valley Grange Hall at 19;39, Saturday, with the bueinese session in tlie morning, dinner at noon and program in the afternoon. Arline Smith oliWest Valley is ehair- County T.B. Committee H o l d s M e e t i n g H e r e The Executive Committee of the Cattaraugus County Tuberculosis and Public Health Association, Inc., met a t the office, 88 Broad street, Salamanca, Tuesday afternoon. The following were in attendance: Dr. C. A. Greenleaf, Dr. H. R. O’Brien, County Commissioner of H ealth; Dr. E. K. Richard, Supt. of Rocky Crest; Dr, Roy Seideman, Olean; Miss Lilia C. Wheeler, Portville; Mrs. D. A. Lawson, Randolph; Mrs. Madge MacLaughlin, Gowanda; Mrs. Demaris Austin and Mrs. Lester Buskist, South Dayton; Mrs. Ralph Knight, Little Valley; Mrs. A. T. Rancher, Mrs. Matthew Weber, John W alrath, and Mrs. Ella M. Pinch, Salamanca. Dr. C. A. Greenleaf, president, presided a t the meeting. John W alrath gave a brief re port on the Crippled Children’s work. The money at this time spent by the committee is used f o r defective eye sight. A report was given of the Rocky Crest County-Wide Committee which included the Christmas Party, Eas ter, and the Open-House on Hospital Day. Announcenient was m ade of an invitation from the community of Ellieottville to hold the Annual Meet ing on J u n e 12 a t that place. A com mittee on arrangements was named which includes Mrs. Ward Lewis, Portville; Mrs. A. T. Fancher, Sal amanca; Dr. C. A. Greenleaf, Clean; Mrs, Edith Russow, Ellieottville. The nominating committee named was the Rev. Joseph, Groves, Clean; Mrs. Laura W ilson,' Mrs. Matthew Weber, Salamanca; Mrs. D. A. Law- son, Randolph. The prize posters made in the schools during the Christmas Seal Campaign were exhibited and will be distributed among the high schools of the county during the first part of June by the Executive -Secretary, Mrs. Pinch. At the close of the executive com m ittee meeting, the County-Wide camp -committee met, when an nouncement was made of improve ments which a re to take place a t the camp soon through plans announced by the Executive Board of the Al legany State Park Commission. Elks to Hold Indoor Clam Bake Sunday Salaffianc^ Lodge, 1025, B. P, C, Elks, will hold an indoor elam hake a t the clubhouse in Wildwood ave nue Sunday afternoon. Clam diow- der, raw clams, bouillon, etc., will he served starting a t one o’clock, with dinner a t three. Music a n d en tertainm e n t will he provided. Mem bers and their ladies are invited to attend the clam bake. | An American** Day By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation WHEREAS Public Resolution No. 67, approved May 3, 1940 (54 StaU 178), provides, in part: That the third Sunday in May each year he, and hereby is, set aside as Citizenship Day and that the President of the United States is hereby authorized and request ed to issue annually a proclama tion setting aside that day as a public occasion for the recogni tion of all who, by coming of age • or naturalization, have attained ' th e status of citizenship, and the ' day shall he designated as “X Am ■ An American Day”. That the civil and educational : authorities of States, counties, ’ cities, and towns ihe, and they are hereby, urged to make plans fo r . the proper observance of this day and for the full instruction of fu ture citizens in their responsibil ities and opportunities as citizens . of the United States and of the States and localities in which they . reside: NOW, THEREFORE, I FRANK LIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do. hereby designate Sunday, May 18, 1941, as “I Am An American” Day and urge that this day he observed as a public occasion in recognition of our citizens who have attain-ed their m ajority or who have been, nat uralized -witlain the i>ast year. And 1 do call upon all Federal, State, and local officials, and all patriotic, civil, and educational organizations to join in exercises calculated to im press upon all our citizens, both na- tive-'born and naturalized, the spec ial significance of citizen^ip in this Nation.- ' : ^ . IN W ITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused th© seal of the United States of America to be affixed. DONE at the City of Washington this 27th day of March, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-one, and of the Independence- of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth. SEAL FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT By the President SUMNER WELLES ^ Acting Secretary of State. Many Attend Theatre Guild Performtoce . ^Ladies in Retirements^ About 450 people were in attend ance at the performance of “Ladies in ■Retirement”, three act m u rder drama presented by the Salamanca Theatre Guild in the high school auditorium Monday evening. The play was capably presented' and w a s an unusual success, enjoy ing a good-sized, enthusiastic audi- Members of the cast w ere Lucille King, M argaret Marvin, Lueile Cul-. lis, Kathryn Boyce, Mrs. LaRue Barnes, Marian Sprague and Jack Gray. Aldene Shrader and Mrs. Charles Seaver were the directors. The Salamanca Symphony Orchestra, directed by Robert M. Formica, and William Foote, who teaches voice a t St. Bouaventure college, provided m usic on the program. Rochester Observes Lilac Week The Cattaraugus County Motor Club announces that Lilac Week a t Rochester begins today. The blos soms are at their best and begin ning today Lilac Week will be cele brated a t Rochester at Highland Park. During this time the Park will be illuminated w ith floodlights a t night. Call a t the Cattaraugus Coun ty Motor •Club for the routing to the Saiyation Army Drive Nets $600 to Date More than $600 has been turned in by chairmen and workers in the annual • m aintenance fund drive of the Salvation Army to date. A com plete figure as to the results of the drive is not yet available since there are several workers who have not y e t turned in their reports. The SalvaHon Arm y -workei^ sold tags on Saturday m connection w ith the ddve.
