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A FOLKSEY HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER ^ THE S alamanca NQIHRIK. JUST U K i A m rm FROM HOME Vol. XXIII SALA^MANCA, N . Y, FRIDAY, D B € . 19, 1941. No. 51. A. E. Krieger, Jr. Parachutes To Safety Word has heen received by Mrs. John C. Krieger, Broad street, that her grandson, Lient. Andrew Edward Krieger, had engaged in a dog fight over Manilla with Japanese airmen during the first week of the war with Japan and that following the skirmish in the air had parachuted to safety. • Charles A. Krieger, uncle o^f Lieut. Krieger, who is the representative of Sharp & Dome in Los Angeles, Llalif., at noon lunch picked up a Eos Angeles newspaper which in cluded the item regarding the young 'Salamanca airhian. According to the dispatch the Japanese planes roared down on the field and sprayed it with machine gun bullets from heights of not more than fifty feet, according tO' eye witnesses. Soldiers of the for mer Philippines 'Commonwealth army fought the planes with machine guns from the ground, and reportedly crippled one Japanese' plane which crashed in the hills nearby. Three Japanese were said to have baled out of the plane in parachutes. Japanese airmen were soon driv en away. 'Lieut Krieger is the son of Col. A. Edward Krieger, Cattaraugus County district attorney, and now is assistant inspector general of the First Army with headquarters at Governor’s Island, New York. He is a nephew of Capt. G, Hubert Krie ger who is located at Fort Niagara, N. Y. Lieut. Krieger entered the air ser vice in May 1940 and received his preliminary training at Parks Air college in St. Louis. He took his basic training Randolph Field and his advanced training at Kelly Field, completing the course there Decem ber 20, 1940 and later serving as in structor before going to the Philip- Joe Gengo Honored By Grand Lodge The Grand Lodge of L.O.O.M., in Mooseheart, Ind., has notified Joseph Gengo, governor of Salamanca Lodge, 1002, that he is the first Salaman- can to receive membership in the Moose “25 Club”, for securing 25 new members during the past year. He will receive a diamond lapel pin and an embossed certificate, some time in January, when new members will be initiated. Mr. Gengo said other members of the lodge may be eligible for mem bership in the “25 Club” before the year is out. Credit Rating Bureau To be Open Evenings ■Chauncey H. McCann, secretary of the Salamanca Business Men’s Asso ciation, announced late yesterday tht the Credit Rating Bureau of the organization will remain open at the Board of^ Trade rooms at 127 Miain street, until 9 o’clock every evening until Christmas. THE CALL TO THE COLORS IS A CALL FOR DOLLARS! Dig deep. Strike bard. Our boys need the planes, ships, and guns which your money will hd^p to buy. Go to your bank, post office, or savings and loan association. Tefl them you want to buy De fense Bonds regularly, starting Circuit Court Reserves Decision The test ease in connection with alleged lease defaults in the Sala manca area of the Allegany Indian reservation which was argued last Fridy in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, was not de cided finally, as the court reserved decision. U. ,S. Attorney George L. Grobe of Buffalo, argued before the court, that the Porness case, pertaining to an attempted cancellation of leases within the city of Salamanca issued to Prank A. Porness and his wife, Jes sie, for ibusiness property, is a test action and he asserted that between 500 and 1,000 leases in the Salaman ca area are in default in rent pay ments. Attorneys for the government said that if beaten in circuit court as in the trial court, previously, they would carry the case to the U. S. rSupreme Court. Fred C. Bendean Dies in Buffalo Word was received here last Thursday evening of the death of Fred C. Bendean, of Buffalo, a for mer resident of Salamanca. His death occurred at the family home 243 Hasten street, Buffalo, follow ing an illness of eight years dura tion. He was seV'enty-three years of age' having been born in 'Germany on October 5, 1868, and brought to this country as a child by bis par- Burviving Mr. Bendean are his wife, Mary Ida Bendean ”(nee Herbst) ; a sister, Mrs. Harry Bea- bout, two brothers, Charles and Wil liam of Olean. He was a 'brother of the late Mrs. Minnie Schneider. 'Mr. Bendean, as a young man ai>- prentieed himself as a barber and was well known in this city to those of his generation. He spent Ms en tire life time in the barbering bus iness and conducted well and fav orably known shops in the Hotel Laf ayette and in the Rand Building in Buffalo, up to the time of his retire ment on account of illness. Always kindly, courteous and af fable, Mr. Bendean enjoyed an un usually wide circle of friends here and in Buffalo, who will sincerely mourn his passing. Mr. Bendean was a life member of Cattaraugus Lodge, No. 239, F. & A. M.; of Buffalo Consistory and Ismailia Temple, Order of the Mys tic Shrine. Funeral services were held at the funeral home of Henry Wedekindt & Sons in High street, Buffalo, at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, De cember 14. The Rev. Henbert A. Brethauer of Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church officiated. Services a t the grave in Buffalo cem etery were conducted by members of Eastgate Lodge, F. & A. M., of Buf falo. Past Master Adolph H. Acker man of Eastgate Lodge was in charge of the committal service. Present and assisting in the services at the grave was District Deputy Grand Master Edmiston Hagmeir, Erie district P. & A. M. State of New York. Attending the services were many relatives and friends from Olean and Buffalo. Farm Leaders Approve Increased Production Th© Farm and Home Bureaus and 4-H club association board of direc tors, together with farmers of Cat taraugus county, and organizations affiliated with the three associations, met in the Maple street headquarters, Friday evening, and voted complete cooperation in the effort to produce more food, both for human ^ a n d stock consumption. Resolutions were made to increase farm production, through working -vsdth the govern ment efficiency experts. Seven resolutions were adopted, some of which pertained to fire con trol, first aid, and other 4-H club programs, placing stress on farm ■boys staying on the farm as a digni fied and psofitable mode e f life, and one resolution, asking that sufficient steel be set aside to provide for mna- i ufacture of farm implements and repair ef worn parts. WM f(2A9 “Tkciia & Santa Slau.±l M ANY YEARS AGO a little girrwrote to the editor of a great newspaper, saying: “Some of my friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says ‘If yqu see k in the Sun, it s so.’ Please tell me the truth: Is there a Santa Glaus?” So the busy editor wrote an editorial to restore the child^ ish faith of this little girl and that editorial has become one of the most femous pieces of writiip in the English language. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” he wrote. \He exists as c e r t^ ly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.” Your Home T o w n N e w p ^ ^ r believes, even as that Yimous editor believed, that there :is a Santa Claus. It so believes because it serves a community in which “love and generosity and devotion exist” in the form of nei^hborliness, of friendly interest in each other’s welfare, o f sharing in each other’s joys and sorrows, o f close kinship in ideals and aspi^ rations to make our community a better place in which to live. And so at this season of the year, when love and generosity and devotion “abound and give to life its highest beauty and joy,” we reaffirm our faith in our community and extend to each and every one in it our heartiest holiday greetings. 7 ^^ )^uUiike.t6. Copyright Supervisors End Long Peter McCabe Safe Annual Business M eet A t W ake Island The Cattaraugus County Board of Supervisors wound up their long session in Little Valley, Friday, af ter they had taken action on col lecting money from the state which was withheld last year for highway purposes and after they had fur thered the rural Civilian Defense program. The supervisors adopted a resolu tion retaining former Senator G. R. Fearson as a special counsel to secure, if possible, the $29,000 claim ed due them in back highway money. Mr. Pearson is being retained by many counties for the same purpose. After the building committee was given approval on request of its chairman Paul A. Setter of Cattar augus, to finish two rooms on the ground floor of the new supervisors’ building at* a cost of $600. Oscar Swanson, special clerk- in the high way department, was appointed supervising director of civilian de fense for the rural Cattaraugus County, at a salary of $25 a month in addition to his present salary. He is empowered to engage clerk assistance, a|: a wage not to exceed $20 per week: Thursday evening the hoard held the annual banquet, this year the lame duclv banquet, in the Rock City Hotel, at which an estimated 200- were present. Word has been received by Mrs. P. C. Brown, Central avenue, that her grandson, Peter B. McCabe, who enlisted in the JNavy early this year, is safe following the attack on the U. S. Navy made by Japan without warning on Decembei* 7th. He is on a supply ship plsnng between Wake and Midway Islands in the Pacific. Peter McCabe was born in Balaman- ca, but a t the time of his enlistment was living in Hornell with his moth er, Mrs. Fitch Goff. Postoffice Will Be Open Until 9 P. M. Commencing Thursday evening, the Post Office will remain open un til nine o’clock every evening until Christmas, according to an announce ment made by post office authorities. Oh December 24, the Post Office will close at 6 o'clock p. m. Deliveries of tooth letters and par cels will he made on Sunday, De cember 21; The postmaster urges that Christ mas cards be sent by first class mail at three cents per card, instea4 of sending them at the rate of one and one half cents, unsealed. Last year, approximately 200 cards were de stroyed because they could not be delivered. Postal rules- prevent re turning on forwarding eards'sent at ■the cheaper rate.. Tannery Union Votes To Buy Defense Bonds At a meeting of Local 97,,Inter national Fur and Leather Workers Union, CIO, held in the Holy Cross Athletic club rooms Friday evening, it was voted unanimously, to pur chase $50 worth of defense bonds ■every month, until the end of the war. A gift of $25 was voted in the same manner, for the local Red Cross Chapter. Officers of the union urged in dividual purchase of defense -bonds and stamps, and gifts to the Red Cross for its war relief fund, by the entire membership. The union also made a contribu tion of $20 to the annual Razzle Daz zle, a howling competition for tan nery employees. LV M ethodists Plan for Christmas Broadcast Party Station X-M-A-S broadcasting \ from the Methodist Church Tuesday evening will be replete with enter tainment for all. Mrs. Ruth Jacobs is to act as announcer and all the children’s groups will participate in the program. The party will begin with a fam ily tureen dinner a t 6:30, Each family is asked to bring tureen and sandwiches. Following the entertainment a visit from Santa Claus with toys and candy for the children is expected. All are cordially invited. New Red Cross R elief Drive Is S tarted Aunounc-ement has been made by Mrs. Raymond Fitzgerald, chairman of the Salamanca Red Cross chapter, that the quota for war relief funds for this area is $ll,0i00, -of which $8,000 is the quota set for the city, and $3,000 is the quota for the branch chapters in the Salamanca area -outside of the city. The national drive calk for $50,- 000,000' to be raised throughout the country for the first war relief fund. Mrs. Fitzgerald exp-lained that the funds will be used entirely for war relief and are entirely separate from the recently conducted Red Cross ■Roll Call. A pep meeting, attended by -about sixty Red Cross captains and work ers was held in the High school aud itorium ,^unday afternoon, and ■beard speeches explaining the neces- s i ^ for the war relief drive. . A house to house canvas was started Monday to enlist every citizen in the new drive. All doners will re ceive a small metal lapel button, bearing the words, “I gave.” Seniors M akelProfit On Amateur Show Twenty-six amateurs appeared be fore a. crowd of approximately 650, Friday evening in the High Sehool auditorium, under the direction of Clinton Bu-ehlman, Buffalo radio an nouncer, who acted as master of ceremonies-. The show, featuring amateurs from the city and^ vicinity, was an annual affair, sponsored by the sen ior class of the high school. The class president, Lowell Reed, said that about $50 was cleared by the class. The four top presentations which took cash prizes were presented as follows: piano solo, “Mihiiet in G,” took $3 prize for Marilyn -Rice; a vocal solo by Sally Brown won $4; accordion solo by Patsy Ann Wildr man won $2 ; and a duet played on an -electric and HaTVaiian guitar by Leonard Lee and Ernest Sage won a split $1 award. Before the performance, which was directed by Mr. Buehlman, Thom as C. Moore, high school principal was introduced by senior class pres ident Lowell Reed. Mr^ Moore read an appeal from the Red 'Cross, ask ing support during the national emergency. Senior 'Class advisers, Mrs. J. Leo Malian and Mrs. Alex Koleda, were in charge of arrangements. Commit tees included Alfred Pedacchio, Charles Kehoe, Dorothy Kelly, Art ist Lawson, Shirley Jepson, Jean Bierfeldt, Betty Ann Pavlock, -Flor ence Reach, Marian Brown, Beth Goodrich, Mary Ferarra, and Mar jorie Frenz. Judges were the Rev. E. T. Pan coast, Mrs. F. A .Benz and Edward Producer Amendment Given Go-Ahead signal A series of proposed amendments to the New York City milk market ing order designed to “bring dairy farmers higher returns for milk on a cost of production basis” have heen unanimously agreed to by the five major producer organizations, re vealed Saturday by Owen D. Young, who since July 1 has acted as chair man of a committee of producer representatives. The proposed amendments, said Mr. Young, have been submitted to Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard with a request for an early hearing, which “it is hoped will be called immediately.” The proposals submitted this week are in amplification of a petition filed November 6, and^^have the ap proval of the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association, Metropolitan Cooperative Milk Producers’ Bar gaining Agency, Eastern Milk Pro ducers’ Cooperative Association, Dairy Farmers Union and Associated Independents. Among the major proposals as ex plained by Mr. Young is one to en large the area covered by the New York City marketing order to in- olude the metropolitan ftrea of north- Earl L. Whiting Praised by Justice Larkin (Supreme Court Justice George A. Larkin -highly praised Earl L. Whit ing of Delevan, the oldest court crier in the United States on his birthday on Tuesday and ordered that it be made a part of the record of the term of court in session at Little Valley. The occasion was the presentation of birthday gifts and best wishes to Mr. Whiting from fellow court of ficers on -his seventy-sixth birthday anniversary. Justice Larkin said to Mr. Whit ing, “I know of no better -court crier than you, and I hop© that both you and I may be here for many years to come.” He recalled that Mr. Whiting’s father, the late George H. Whiting, who served as- court crier for more than thirty years, held the position “when I came here to try my first case forty years ago. He, too, was an excellent court crier,” said Justice Larkin. The Inquirer joins a multitude of other friends of Earl L. Whiting in Western New York in felicitations and wishes for him many more years of faithful service to Cattaraugus County, the best of everything and the best of health to enjoy -his work and his many friends. Officers Elected by Holy Name Society The annual meeting odP f i i e ^ ^ y “ Name Society of St. Patrick’s ehnreh took place Sunday morning a t the parish hall, with breakfast after the , 8'^ o’clock mass. Election of officers was held with the following results: William G. Remington, president; Leonard 'Sol- arek, vice president; Daniel J. Mtz- gerald, secretary; Francis J. Dug'an,. treasurer. Two offices created this year were filled as follows: chairman of entertainment, William J. Luddy# etiring president; chairman of mem bership, F. J. Tesmer.' The Rev. John Donohue was named spiritual ad viser to the organization, and John F. Duggan, erganist, was named to another term. After the business meeting, Santa Claus presented gifts to Fr. Donohue, and the ladies’ committee who serv ed breakfast to the society for the past year. The ladies were; Mrs. Margaret Simmons, Mrs. Howard Ah rens, Mrs. Arthur 'Carpenter, Mrs. Marie Wildman, Mss. Viola Clancy, and Mrs. Leo Gehber. The -men heard an address -by Dr. John Armstrong of St. Bonaventure , College, who took as -Ms theme the lasting value of the church, which he said would survive the present world spiritual -crisis. He called at tention to the growing faith of the last two thousand years as proof that mankind would never 'hecome shaken in its beliefs despite world turmoil. Music for the gathering was fur nished by George Strasser and his accordion. Connelly Expert WIdi Bayonet and Pistol Parris Island, S. C., Dee. I t — John H. Connelly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Connelly, 64 Jefferson St., Sala-manea, -has c[ualified as -expert with -both bayonet and hand gr€H- ad©> and as sharpshooter w th the pistol, during his training Yiere as a recruit in the U. S. Marine Corps. Like all other recruits here, Con nelly may see action against Amer ica’s enemy when -he completes his training. He has asked to be attached to the Signal Detachment, which em braces both radio and telephone com- mnnications. The Inquirer expects to cele- -brate Christmas on'Thursday of next week, in accordance with the -many privileges left to us, despite the uneasy state of world condi- iions. Therefore we urgently re quest .our corr^pondente to get copy here one day earlier next week.
