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A FOLKSEY HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER S alamanca w I nquirie k . JUST LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME voi. xxm SAT.AMANCA, N. Y. FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941. No. 34. Opening of Fair Eagerly Awaited Program Events Are ‘ Completed for 100 th Anniversary Event LITTLE VALLEY — Scarcely a week intervenes before the opening of the 100th annual Cattaraugus County P a ir on W ednesday, which is being held four days and four nights a t the county fair grounds, ending A u g u st 30. Applications from concessions and exhibitors indicates that the amuse m e n t world has had its eye on the 100th annual fair, and the largest midway in many years is promised by P a ir Secretary Jam es W. Watson. Ih th e trenzy of the final week of preparations, the directors have made;- arrangem ents to handle beer a t th e fair, while other types of re freshm ents are to be served by con cessionaires. In the baseball end of the fair, the leading team s of the county will be pitted against one another, with two team s m eeting at ten o’clock each m o rning of the fair. All games are for a purse, divided so th a t the win ner receives the heavy end. P a ir patrons will find a vastly im proved fair grounds, the culmination of an improvements program that has been five years in the making. Not only have new buildings been erect ed, of which one is new this year, but landscaping has been proceeding. The grounds are rem arked by specta tors to be in beautiful condition this The exhibits of granges in the mammoth grange hall is to be in keeping w ith the 100th P a ir theme, D irector W a tsou said. C a ttaraugus county granges are devoting atte n tio n to outstan d in g efforts this year, in the hope of carrying off first rib bon trophy, commemorating the century-turning exposition. Ellicottville Cutlery Superintendent Dies George Hunter, 47, shop superin tendent of the Burrell Cutlery Com pany, in Ellicottville, was found dead in his automobile, on the South Nine Mile Road, near Allegany August 13, early in the morning, by highway employees in that township. Coroner C. J. Hosmer of Clean said death was due to a heart attack. The engine of H u n ter’s car was still run ning when the body was found by town highway workers, and the lights w ere turned on. It is believed that H u n ter felt ill, pulled to th e side of the road and parked, before losing 'Consciousness. Before coming to Ellicottville the first of the year to work in the new razor factory here, Mr. H u n ter had lived in Bradford, Pa., for some time. He was a native of Branch- port and the body was removed to th a t place for funeral services and burial. During his employment here, Mr. H u n ter and family made their home in Great Valley.* He leaves his widow, Mrs. Elsie H u n ter; three sons.H Charles, of Rochester; George H u n ter Jr., and Jay Hunter, a t home; also two daughters, Mrs. Ainsworth B urrell, Ellicottville and Ida H. H u n ter, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Deville McCann, Rochester, and Vera H u n ter, Clean. Arrance Gains City Court Decision A verdict of $225 was returned by a city court jury, on Wednesday in favor of Fred Arrance of Steam- burg, suing the Salamanca City Bus Lines a n d Edward Forness, president, fo r $500 fo r loss of the services of his wife, Marcia Arrance, while she was recuperating from an accident between the Arrance automobile and a bus at Red House, November 29, 1940. Mrs. Airrance suffered a deep cut on the left knee, several broken bones, and bruises. K iwanians Enjoy Unexpected Guest The unexpected appearance of E r n e s t Lucas of Hollywood, Calif., special representative of Kiwanis In ternational, at the regular luncheon meeting at Hotel Dudley, gave the members an enjoyable half hour. Mr. Luc^ gave an inspirational talk on the meanings and aims of the organ ization, and pointed otit that the last four president, Karding, Coolidge, HioKmo* and Boosevelt, have been ae- iave Xfwanians. Death and Funeral of Herman P. Bierfeldt Herman Paul Bierfeldt, 33, pass ed away Saturday, August 16, at the home of his -mother, Mrs. John Bier feldt, 239 Broad street, after an ill ness of several months. He was born in Salamanca, Cctober 23, 1907, and attended Holy Cross Parochial school and the Salamanca high school. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Gardner Bierfeldt; two children, Bar bara and William; his mother, Mrs. John Bierfeldt; and four brothers, Thomas,\ Leonard, Carl, and Philip, all of Salamanca. The funeral was held Tuesday morning from his mother’s home, at 8:30 o’clock, and from Holy Cross Church at 9 o’clock. The Rev. B. L. Majerowski officiated at Requiem High Mass. Interm ent was in the family plot in Calvary cemetery. The -bearers were Thomas Nadol- ski, Alex Zaprowski, Francis J. Bar rie, Mox Zelinski, Howard Gardner, and Stanley Bierfeldt. Several Decline to Seek Party Nomination A t September Primary Drawings for positions on the Primary Ballot will be held Friday, it was revealed by Election Com missioner F rank Treble. The drawing will assign positions to the several party candidates who will oppose one another September 16. It was also learned that seveial candidates for whom party designa tions had been filed have declined to be candidates, John W. Ellis, Ellicottville, Demo cratic party designee for county judge has declined to be a candidate and no one has been named to fill the vacancy. Theodore Myers, Democrat • and American Labor designee for aider- m a n in Salam anca w ard th ree has declined. Donald Brennan has been named to fill the vacancy. C. V. Bullock, Republican, de signee for Salamanca ward one al derman, has declined and Lester J. Shearer, Democrat, has been named fill the vacancy. No ons has been named to replace Daniel Kane, American Labor party designee for Clean ward six super New York State Fair Siarts Augrust 2 4 The 101st Annual New York State Fair will start on August 24th and continue for nine days and nights, on the 267 acre State fair grounds at Syracuse. U. S. Army troops and navy mechanized equipment will par ticipate in special events, including an aerial show. A -half million dol lars worth of World’s Fair equipment has 'been installed on the grounds. As part of the striking program, Hoot Gibson heads the list of rodeo performers, and Lucky Teter, dare devil auto racer, wiR be featured. The coliseum offers a mass piano festival, with as many as 40 pianos being played simultaneously. Kate Smith, with an eleven hundred voice chorus will sing on the opening day. Westons Win First Go With Merchants 13-8 ,The Westons, after starting bad ly in the first five innings, -Sunday, at Vet’s Park, in their first game with the Merchants, for the city last four. In tlie sixth, Davis beat baseball championship, rallied in the out an infield hit, Husa flied out, and Mike Caruso, with two strikes on him, handed out a nice bunt along the third base line. Sartori and For ness each singled for one run. Kacz- marski brought them in with a long one base hit. Mickowicz, Zalewski and Bartoszek brought the M erchants up to three’ runs total in the sixth, but the seventh saw the Westons pile up run after run, until in the last of the eighth, with a 12 to 3 lead. Doc Davis faltered, giving thr®© walks and three hits for four runs to the Merchants. However, this was not too bad for Westons, as each team made only one additional run in the ninth, and the game ended 13-8. Rat^ury Hears John In Sales Discussion Edward John, vocational--' seridee chairman, stressed the need of find ing an acceptable middle gi-ound for regulating sales practic'es, a t the Rotary Club meeting a t the Palace Restaurant, Thursday evening, Mr, John discussed unfair demands in the realm of selling, and gave an analysis of relations between buyer seller. H e will continue Ms disr cuaaion^at a later meelang. Dr, H. R. O’ Brien Takes Post in State Of Connecticut Dr. H. R. O’Brien, County Com missioner of Health, has been ap pointed Local Health Consultant in the Connecticut State Department of Health, and will take up his dut ies in H artford shortly. He received first place iir a competitive Civil Sei*- vice examination. .Doctor O’Brien came from the State D epartm ent of Health to suc ceed Dr. R. M. Atwater as 'Commis sioner of Health of Cattaraugus County in March, 1935. During his stay the Cou-nty won one first and two seconds in three years in the Chamber of Commerce -contest for the Northeastern United States. The County was established as a train ing area for public health nurses from several universities. Maternal, infant and tuberculosis deaths have fallen. Improvements have been made in milk supplies and sewage disposal. Cattaraugus County con tinues to receive visitors from other states and foreign countries, ob serving health methods. The h e a lth work, begun as a demonstration, ia now entirely supported by public funds. As the new Commissioner the Board of Health has appointed Dr. W. G. Ames of Albany for the term expiring January 8, 1947. A gradu ate of the University of Buffalo and of the School of Hygiene and Pub lic H ealth of John Hopkins, Doctor Ames is a member of the staff of the -State Department of Health He is 29. Dr. Ames -assumed his new position last Monday and will bring his wife and two children from Al bany later. Constant Holbrook Rites H eld M onday Constant Barney Holbrook, 79, veteran pipe line walker for the Iro quois Gas company for over a quart er of a century, died early Saturday morning at his home in Otto. He had been seriously ill for five weeks. Mr. Holbrook was born in Bloom field, Vt., April 2, 1862, one of ten children, of whom only two survive. They are Miss Jeanette G. Holbrook of Columbia, N. H., and Nelson Hol brook of Lemington, Vt. He came to Otto when 19 years old and had lived there ever since, retiring four years ago on a pension. He was the uncle of Stewart Hol brook, well-known author, whose stories have been published in the Saturday Evening Post. His immediate survivors are his widow, Mrs. Elsie Holbrook, two daughters, Mrs. H. D. Whitmore of this place and Mrs. H arry George of Auburn; one granddaughter. Miss Eleanor W hitmore and several neices and nephews. The funeral was held Monday at 2 o’clock from the family home in Otto, with the Rev. W. T. Dunstan conducting the services assisted by the Rev. Horton of Ellington, a for mer pastor of the Federated Church of Otto. The many friends who called to pay their respects, and the large number of floral tributes bore testi- moy to the esteem in which Mr. Hol brook was held. Farm Movies to be Shown Through County A motion picture produced by the Agricultural Adjustment Adminis tration, United States Department of Agriculture will be shown in. all the theatres throughout the county be fore October 1st. This movie tells of the growth, decline and present day rebirth of the American soil on which all things of the nation depend. “Harvests for Tomorrow’’ in t he documentary manner shows why and how the energy of the rural New England people is bmng applied to making their worn out lauds produc tive. Their action symbolizes the victorious camipaign being conducted throughout the country with the heln of the AAA to make the nation basically strong. Death and Funeral O f Infant -Sally Ann© -Kennedy, eleven-day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy, Herden street died Sat urday avening. in the City Hospital. The funeral was held Monday. affc* lernoon at 2i30 from „ the family home.^ The Rev* Mitdiael E, C o l l i n officiated at -prayer services. Burial was made, in th© plot in idalvaiy d e m e t^ . Thomas W ilson W ill Retire Sept. 1st Thomas Wilson, Clinton street, wreckmaster oh the Erie Railroad will retire from that position on Sep tember 1, following a loyal and faith f u l service with the “Old Re liable” covering a period of forty- two years. Mr. Wlilson w ent to work for the Erie in 1892 as an engine wiper. He •worked in various capacities on. the Erie until 1911. He then w ent -with the Ashworth-Odell Worsted Com pany as engineer, and remained with that concern five years. Then for two years he served as superinten dent of public works for the City of Salamanca. He returned to the Erie in 1918 as -car repairman and event ually .was advanced to the im portant position of wreckmaster. During this time he served the city as alderman from the fourth ward, president of the Common -Council and was later elected mayor, for which office he is again a candidate. Since a young man, M!r. Wilson has been interested in the Fire De partm ent of Salamanca and in iire fighting activities in general. He has been chief of the local fire depart ment and was one of the organizers and one of the first presidents of the Southwestern New York Volun teer Firemen’s Association. “Tom” Wilson has a host of friends, not only in Salamanca but all along the line of th e Erie who will -wish him much satisfaction and contentm ent in his retirement. Tenant Farmers to be A ided by FSA Plan Serious problems affecting low in come families in Cattaraugus Coun ty and how the Farm Security Ad ministration can assist this group and thereby carry on a sounder F. S.A. program was fully discussed at a m e e ting W e dnesday in Little- Valley of th e advisory com m ittee of th a t organization. Eugene M. Wiedman, District Supervisor for Cattaraugus and Chautauqua Counties, presided and Herman A. Brown, Salamanca, who is in charge of the work in W estern New York, was present. Mr. Weidman told the committee that at present loans amounting to nearly $160,000 are outstanding in the county. Seventeen families have been enabled to purchase their own family size farm s under the Tenant Purchase program and these loans amount to $74,000. Under the Re habilitation plan, 54 loans are out which total $85,000. The latter range from $50 upwards and have been made to finance the purchase of necessary farm supplies, livesock, feed, tools and many other require m ents. The committee devoted much of their time to the discussion of a plan to overcome health problems. Miss Marion Murphy, Glean, Director of Arrangements for W inter Sports Club Completed ^ Ralph W ard has been elected pres ident of the W inter :Sports -Club, which was organized a t -the Board of Trade rooms last Thursday. A constitution, was drawn up a t this meeting, and a decision was made to develop Gaeng’s Hill near Fairmount avenue, as a ski slope. H a rry Kammire will be vice pres ident of the new organization, and Miss Mary Kehoe, secretary-treasur er. The following members of the cluib were elected to its hoard of di rectors: for one year terms, Selon Miller, Gene Quinn; for two year terms. Miss Helen May Torge, Alton Carlson; for three year terms, Rich ard Congdon, Latham Weber. Dues for junior members, dpen only to those under fifteen years of age, are twenty-five cents, annually. Adults will pay a dollar a year for active membership. Membership in the club will be open to all persons interested in the promotion of win ter sports. - Work on the ski slope site began Tuesday evening, when members of the club held a picnic, a-nd began cutting -brush and small trees from the slope. LV Girl Wins Large Annual Scholarship Albany— Special scholarships have been awarded to high school grad uates, the State Education Depart ment announced. Competion for the scholarships, which provide $200 a year for the next four years to winners who are children of dead soldiers, sailors or marines who en listed from New York State, was held in June. The scholarships may be used in any approved col lege, university or norm a l school of the w inner’s selection located with in the state. The winners are: Charles W. Ma- their, 187 Heath, and Miss Catherine Moriarity, 209 Amber, both of Buf falo; Miss Louise M. Kaezmarek, Lackawanna; Donato Carbone, Cat taraugus; Miss Patricia Carroll, Little Valley and Miss Mary Ellen Munson, Sinclairville. •Miss Carroll is the daughter of Mrs. Eva G. Carroll of Eighth Street, Little Valley. Her father, the late Lieutenant Edgar J. Carroll, served with Company D, 303rd Engineers, 78th Division. “Ted”, as he was in timately known, served a year in the A.E.P., taking part in the St. Mihiel drive, the Meuse-Argoniie battle and several other major offensives. He was a brother of Mrs. Chas. North- up of Ellicottville, Mrs. Fred Axelby, and Ray and Tom Carroll of this Public Health Nursing, participated. It was decided that an effort would be made to secure lower rates for certain farm families requiring med ical care and that amounts to cover this would be included in loans in cases where it was warranted. The importance of the proper rais ing and canning of vegetables and meats for home consumption was pointed out by the committee. It was generally agreed that beef was easiest to raise and most beneficial from a health standpoint. Mr. Brown said th a t the quality of the loans made so far in this county was good and he praised the com mittee and Mr. Weidman for the fine work being done here. Limestone Picnic Huge Success The annual lawn fete of St. Pat rick’s Church in Limestone took place last 'Sunday, with ov-er 2,000 persons in attendance. Games and enter tainm ent were the order of the day, and dinner was served in the church auditorium to approximately nine hiindred guests. The Rev. John N. Henesey, pastor, was honorary chair man, and William Franapple was general chairman. Many Persons Enjoy PT A Flower Show The 'W'est iSalamanca PTA Flower Show -was held Wednesday and Thursday of this week, w ith a -ered- able attendance. The show, which was held in the W est End school, was npen from 1 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. both days. The exhibits were many and di versified, and awards and honorable mention were made to competitors from Salamanca and the community. ^ 6 judgea w ere M rs.^E^ncis^’W'ar- tets, Mts* Joseph. !0I EforneyJ'' Joseph Perry, all o f Salaihanca, . Miss Carroll will University this fall. en ter Cornell Salamanca Girl Does Interne’s Job Miss Nea iSmith, R. N., employee of the Millard Fillmore Hospital of Buffalo is the first Buffalo nurse to take over non-medical duties of in ternes, of whom there is a current shortage due to Army demands. Miss Smith does not treat patients but she has charge - of th e employee’s clinic and other work usually done by the internes. Miss Smith, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Smith, Wild wood avenue, this city, was grad uated from -Salamanca high school, the Grassland Hospital in Valhalla, and did private duty for two years before joining the hospital staff in January. Civil Service Exams To be Given Shortly Representatives of the New York S tate, Civil Service Commission will be in Little Valley, Friday, to dis cuss with county officials and with representatives of towns and villages, the provisions of the “F ite” law ex tending civil service' provisions to all county, town, and y I11©-S© employees. The meeting will be held in the Coun ty Court House, Little Valley, at 8:00 P. M. D.S.T. This group is being sent by the State Commission to counties' in the state in line with the Commission’s policy to answer questions about the new law and to explain fully to local officials Its various, jispects. Ail local officials, as well as citiz ens and ’employees,, are welcome to attend the ffieetln^ii according to the announcement f eceitM Committees Appointed For Wbittlers Frolic William Mathewson was named as chairman for the second annual ■Wihittlers’ F rolic at \West Salamanca, to be held Labor Day, a t a public meeting last Friday a t the W est End school. Pdrs. Nora Draehslin will as sist in the arrangem ents as honorary chairman. The all-day public party will include on, its program, games, street -dancing, and. refreshments. The following will have -charge of the various arrangem ents: secretary, Mrs. Everett C. Drew; finance, Mrs. Francis Hager and Mrs. Myrtle Plough; entertainment, Mrs. Anna Barhite and Mrs. 'George E. Winsor; sports, Ralph O. W ard; William Bai*- hite, and Douglas Arrowsmith; pub licity, V. H, H arrington; refresh ments, Lester Shearer, R. A. Sweet and George E. \Wnnsor. Improvement Awards Earned by M any at County Health Camp Sixty-three C a ttaraugus County cihldren will receive awards for spec ial achieveihent during the camping season at the Cattaraugus County Health Camp in the' Allegany State Park, Mrs. Ella M. Pinch, camp di rector, announced today. Jane Denapolie of Pranklinville has been chosen best girl camper and James O’Connor of Glean as best boy camper. Swimming improvement - awards are as follows: Dora Dunlap, Ischua; Pay Devereaux, Cattaraugus; Carol Poquadeck, and Robert Morlewski, Gowanda; Ronald Gowin, Pranklin- ville; and James McFarland, Elli cottville. ' Camp choir members receiving awards are; Joyce and Marion Drugg, Jo Ann Meyers, Gertrude Weldy, YVonne Smith, Virginia John son. Lucille Ewing, Barbara Rozler, Bert Prank, and Hardy Pinch, Sala manca; Emily McBlfiresh, Portville; Helen and Ruth'W illiams, Carl Carl son, James Marcelline, Thomas Tier- son, and 'Bernard Burdick, Glean; Betty Pehlman, Carol and Jack Po quadeck, Gowanda; Dora and Doro thy Dunlap, Ischua; Patricia Hixson, Ruth Boardman, Cattaraugus; Emma Ann Brazee, Dorothy Drusseau, Don ald and Ronald Gowin, Pranklinville; Leonard Hatch, Knapps Creek; Ro bert and Earl Lafferty, Ellicottville, and Rodman Clement, Perrysburg. Baseball team members receiving awards' are: Robert Manning and Dale G lad^ Portville; George Smith, Robert Stone, Johnny Cook, Sala manca; H erbert Horning Richard H u r lb u r t, Ellicottville; Jam e s G’- Connor and Raym ond F a u lkner, Glean; Ronald Gowin, Pranklinville; and Norman Rug.g, Cattaraugus. Cabin inspection prizes: jCabin 12 — Rosalie and Dorothy Drusseau, Emma Ami Brazee and Jane Dena- pole, Pranklinville; Helen and Ruth Williams, Glean; and Patricia Hix son, Cattaraugus Cabin 2 — Ray mond Faulkner, Robert Stupp, James Marcelline and James G’Con- noj*. Glean; George Smith, Patrick Paul, and Phillip Meyers, Salaman ca; Leonard Hatch, Knapps Creek. Marching Prizes— Robert Man ning, Dale Glady, Emery, Emily,- Helen and Carolyn McElfresh, Dar- us Heap, Portville; Donald and Ron ald Gowin, FranKlinville; Gloria Giardini and Ethel Slater, Salaman ca; Irene Sek, Betty Fehlman and Carol Poquadeck, Gowanda. Salam anca Young Men Earn Diplomas Two boys from Salamanca, Rob ert W. Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. WellmaTi F . Gardner, Lincoln avenue, and Robert T. Wood, J r., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T .Wood of Fawn avenue, graduated from Bryant & Stratton Business Institute, Thurs day evening, each receiving diplo mas in business administration. Funeral o f Accident Victim •Funeral services for Miss Verna John, who was killed in an automo bile accident on the Red House- Steairiburg road, F r id a y evening, were held from the home of her mother, Mrs. Anna John, on the -Red House Road, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and from the Council -House at Shongo at- 2:30 o’elo-ck. The Rev. Walter Janowsky of the Free Methodist church of West Sal- aiuanca officiated. The ibearers were Lawrence John, Donald Ldeke, Fan- cher Pierce, Elliott John, William Shongo and 'Le^tmr Shongo. Burial was made in the lamijty jdot m 3hdn- go cemetery. Large Sums Voted By County Board H ighway Requirem ents Gets Major Share; Snow Removal Program Was Adopted The new road now under construc tion from West State street, Sala manca, along the old trolley right of way to its,junction with the road to Little Valley, was designated for snow removal next winter in a res olution presented to the hoard of supervisors when it convened at Lit tle Valley Thursday morning for its mid-summer session. Except for the addition of this new road, the snow removal program as prepared by the highway commit tee of supervisors and the highway department is the same as last year. It includes all the principal highwaj^s Of the county, and aggregates 226.97 miles. The state civil service commisison informed the board that it was ar ranging a series of meetings with county, town and village officials throughout the state, to discuss the provisions of the new law extending civil service to local governm ents.' The meeting for this county will be held at the court house in Little Val ley on the evening of August 22d. A letter was received from H. F. Moench, of the Moench Tanning Co, and Brown Shoe Co., Gowanda, ex pressing appreciation for “the splen did protection given during our re cent labor difficulties.” “Mr. Sigel and his deputies hand led the situation with extreme firm ness as well as tact and fairness to all parties,’’ the letter stated. “This made a very good impression as to their law enforcement ablity and yet left no ill feeling between the parties concerned.” A communication from the state civil service commission to Leonard H. Swan county personnel officer, was read, noting that the commission had aproved the classification plan adopted by this county a few months County Judge Grla E. Black ad vised the board that at the last term, of the county court District Attorney A. Edward Krieger had .been unable to be present after the first day be cause of his army duties, and that no assistant district attorney .having been appointed it developed on the court to appoint a special prosecutor to dispose of about thirty-five indict ments. He said.he had designated Alonzo J. Prey of Salamanca, who was fam iliar with the oases, and that Mr. Prey served from April 28 till the end of the term of May 12, his work including the actual trial of five cases| Judge Black advised the board th a t he had approved payment of $300 to Mr. Prey for his services. The state defense council urged the board to buy coal for county institutions now, as a help toward avoiding a jam next winter. W ard Lewis of Portville, of the welfare committee, offered a resolu tion appropriating an additional $6,- 450 for the welfare fund, as the county’s share of a $27,000 appro priation most of which will come back through reimbursements. The principal item is for old age assist ance— $25,000, less a 75 per cent re imbursement of $18,750. The rest is for child placing— $2,000, less $1,- 800 reimbursen^ent. It was referred to the welfare and finance commit- • Ramifications of the three-day contest for the Republican nomina tion for district attorney of Cattar augus county bobbed, up a t Thurs day afternoon’s session of the hoard of supervisors, when to- the obvious surprise of many members Supervisor S. W. Chadderdon,of Glean intro duced a resolution proposing to abol ish the office of assistant county at torney, effective on adoption of the resolution. ' . This is the office recently vacated by Alfred Thayer of Franklinville, following his entry into the district attorney race. Mr. Thayer had held the office since coming to Cattarau gus county in 1938. No one h as been, appointed to succeed him, (Continued on page 8) Park Batk House Has Hot water Showers :Ralph Pinner, executive Secretary of the Allegany State Park Commis sion, announced Wednesday that a hot water heating tank o f 400-gaHon *apid .a jcpal heqting nnit had’ been installed in the hath house at Bed Souse Lake, along -with new h o t water showers.
