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'Ihe new Hq.liijay LaJiC\S, DOff\ ing ~will open Seltutdiy, ·~ ·2 _............,.;..,,._ 'tt) Ul l-,VirmilJ~-· t the t)1a:VJZTIIDUIIii. ~t ';;i~ V4tl~t':~~-~--$~ey-~~.~- llie' ·o~4>Uilder J. ~&no. tdll....-..anill' oo~.fi:if· pW!.ge his ·a pl~~ swimm~ -~ ottihe twelve le)lelll P~vcround director Elil~ ~tile bowl!i;Jl&place will be con- '1'here will be open ber 'allt·irec~onl pleted n.eXt·w~ _ evay ni:g!ht and .all day Satiu!rday to all tihe children 'Who 1l';1181-'till~ Five men's leagues, oonsistlnC and SUnd.ay. In. addition. 'lh'IU.'S- festival a success. , . . . . . . . . -. . . ......_ of ~ teams each, !have beelll dlay. evenimg has been designated Tohe yo~th ~~~~ · · · · was ii'Ven - bo~ orga:qi:led. ·.They will bowl .M~- women's tbe.ginners njgbt. Bowl- will come--'tQ a. dose :~ ~ ~es., to the .. · .. · Earl M811in diacu&lled f·t\l:thjl~~l!\ to enwloy a suf.:' -............._ ~-- ~-~. . _Friday niglbt illcl~S- :mg.wm ~ Oill·an infonn.al oon- njng with a ~ro dance- o ~~.\-~ool sy:stem for • clean-up · mai.ntenauce pro- of labonmr. to get •· zve::\~ eight team 1RQ'n:en~ lea&\le basis. - ~ court. · ,,'< ~ < .,~~ ann<~tm,eed. by SC!hool princl- ~11JPIIDiY new- cleaned in time for :tagues wdU boWil Mo-nday and 'llhe. twelve lanes have been Miss RYJall than.ked the ni.el'- , -' ~ Davis. · . _ . . bu!ildin&a. ';; ~ ev~. September equipped witll. IBl'UJISw:ick A~- chants, parents, and her sW!, · . P, W~b.. A11~'D.lt_ and ~~Joseph HaUor- by Gerald 'Th.ylor, ll ·iba$· been set for ilhe start O!f matie Pin Se=ttens, and Mr. Pit- who nelped .make the recre8itlon Km. ll(>rothy Dryer, Cattaraugus an presl(led at 'llhe meeting at.. by Dana:. titzpatrick. league bowling. illo wili oopen.te a pro soop for progr~ a su-e~. Tb.e ~have tbeen- .appointed. E~h ~- tended by ~d 'llayJor, Aibert for tlle ch~ of Mr. Pitill~ .emphasized that ~e measurin,g and Oustom dril- reati.on staff included '}.frs. Doro- s~ctors m tile ~umor-seruor Nannen, George H. Baecher, $iNs. tor lunches in the tilere are still openings foa.- in.- l!ing of oowling balls. thy Ploetz, Mrs. James Stone, htg.h. Sdlool. . , Leonard Grainge, Dana Fitzpat~ liQhOOl c~eterias in dividuals who would illte to Ninety4ive tnen OO'Wlers at- Judy Wrtliams, Sharon B~y.: I . 1\{iss Claudia . RLchardson of rick, school principal James Davis. and Qreat Valley. a580ciate With teams, and 1here tended 1ibJe -nn~;~.,.,;Qnal meet- .mill Eli · ..,,__. bal Mick....,. WaLtan. N. Y., wiN be the new Paul Weeks kept the minutes. in tlh.e junior-senior lh:igb. \\ 6 ,...'\\\\\\ er, CJa. ..,.,.,... ' ~.r • Js h · I ed tio · t t- ....,- Qi!e ailso league openings for ad- ing Monday evening. A like Connelly, and James MeFartand. .g1r 'P ystca uca n ms rue Authorization was giwn for ttohwl w.m be twenty..five ~1s. dii~ona:l. teams. Anyone· desiring I numlber >Of girls attended the · or. , 'the signing of transporta'l:ion con- Teat'he:m lunches will cost forty- ~ Information may call ~men's \meeting TuESday. Farmers To Volte :Mj:s. Mildred Gall® of Little traots wlbh ll'rank Kuhn Ed·ith cents. T.he vote o.t'l ~e motion van'ey, and RicllMd Waters of Bartlett, Mrs. Robellt stW:kl Mrs was. four in f.a'I\Or. Leon~ • West Valley S~bool Community Colefldar Ca:ttaraugus will be s~t'h grade Helen Tierney, and Jo'l\n.:liiiSJler. Grainge voted nay. ' On Wheat Quotas ! instn.J..ctors. Mrs. Helen Mary_ .Roszyk was Sin-ce the atn,Jetic fields will _ Opens September 5 . Beverly Fish, Great Valley, ~as reclassified from typist oo senior nQLg~ completed. .for the for!th- W'h:a·t producers . eligible to _·'!>een assigned to th~ weal music_-typist. Mrs. RU'IIl Clrul.cy --was coming fooU:tall season, Dana vote m the 11}62 wU\.eat rnariket- depal'tment. August 24 -St. John's Episoopal :ing quota referendum to be held 'Mrs. Dorobhy Hrycik of Col- S h J 8 d F'itzpatrick sponsored a resotutln West VaJl\\'• Central School C 00 Oar to request the v.l,lla,ge board for -.. Church congregation picnic August 24 may cast their ballots den will tea{:'h second gmde in the - will begin school on. Tuesday, pemnission to pmotlce and play SepternJber 5th, at 8:45 A. '?IL S: 30 p.m.. at ~e Farm, H~me -and 4 -~ C-9il- 'Great Va>lley sChool. Asks No Visitors .football g&JMS On the vllage August 24 - Garden Club picnic ter ln Ellicottville, according to Miss Helen Robinson of Little *'· All i •-•~ The first day will be a ihald' day 0 J '--\-- Y PLEASE pa,,.,.. ' nsuNlll.Ce, ma ... \\'nance in length and the students will at W. 0. Nannen's Lodge, 4:0 oh? Halloran, Cu<IJ\':\=~· County Valley and Richard Stitzel, Elli- et ••• and supervision would be under- return home at noon. There will P. M. Agncu.Itw:al Stabll~a1ion and cottville, have been assigned to . -tJaken by the oohool board. August 24 - Wheat Referendum, Conserv.alion C01rumttee. . ~uct the special classes. Miss . The Boa.rd of EducatiOn of I be a meeting of. the Faculty at Farm and Home Center 8 a.m. Growers eligible to vote in ~ Robln.s<m will Instruct in the ' Ellicottville School District has A contract for the flne grading 1:!5 p.m. to 9 p.m. the referendum are those who, primary classes; Mr. Stitzel will! issued a statement ~>utlininga few ,ord.tss~i~hg aroundbl!lhiledlproject Any new students in the dis- August 25-26 - Eclipse of the produced more llhan 13.5 acres inslruct llhe older children. of the difficulties it is having in mi \' e new U ng was trict slhould meet with bhe Guid- . moon. of wheat in any one of the years I gMting the new Junior-senior awarded to the Oheatnut Ridge ance Director, FINmk Buslmell. August 28 - Regular mee<ting of 1959 1960 or 1961. Producers ·Mr .. E~ard Ahrens, ~est Val-' Hlgh School re-ady for onerring Nurseries of OrohaNi P.ark. The ' • ' • • i !e-y w11l 1n.struct classes m Indus- I . · . onwaot \\ice was *990 to make out a schedule. Mr. Firemen's A.uxiliary at 7:30 at who stgned apphcati<>ns under, tr' .'l Arbs half d h d -1 day classes. Public cooperation c ..,.. \ · Bushnell is at the West Valley- 1 the Fire Hall. 1961 dues are the feed wha-t provisions per- ~ Th~ 1 . onet.' • ay e;c ahy. 1 in the matte•r would be 'helpful. Mr. Davis WaS lnstruated to School on Tuesday and Thun;- • now payable. mit !ling them .to grow wheat for: B 18 d ~~~c Lon t' 18 ~~ e\- t ~ i ThP full text of the &hool Board's oontact t1le proper stMle autrori- days from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. I August 29 _ Past Noble Grands feed use only on their farms for Soar! 0 dope:lal ~~: &h uceda 10 ~!_ , statt>ment follows. ties to devise- waYs for tl!he ool'litrol , • erv cES an WI \\ ar wtm ' tr ffi d ~~ limi The new teachers on the West !I meet wibh Bula Johnson, tw-een 1961 Wlll n<>t be eltgible to vote. the Little Valley school system. I 'The BoaTd of Educaion is hav- of a c an set s~ · ts on Valley Centra;! School faculty dinner. The results of the referendy.m, · lng considerable difficulty in get- Rott1le 219 past the school. are: Mrs. Forrest Ran0011, 51lh. ; August '29-September 2 - Cat- will determine the kind of wheat p t• ch• f ting the new Jtmior...Senior E-Ngh Mr. Davis reported ltihat t11ere Grade; Mrs. Mary Downey, 6til i taraugus Co'Ullty Fair, Little program bhat will be in effect for · 0 lCe le Sdlool build.ing ready for the would be an enrollment of 122 Grade; MTs. WiUiam Scott, High L Valley next year's crop. For tnis rea- M..i'•-es Report opening of school on T'uesday, children in the Qn}at Valley School EngHsh; and Mr. James , September I - Ellico-ttville Me- son, every Wheat producer should Clti September 5. The delay ln the school, 275 in the ~ll!cottvWe Sipos, French and Spanish. ' moria! Lib-rary Book Fair, ~ak.e his wishes known by cast- Ellic-cltvllle Police Cruerf Bart- , rompletlon and installation of s!\hool and approX'imAtely 500 in Two teachers are on leave of ; town square, 10 A M. mg hds ballot at his local polling lo Cal1bo~>t today reieased a· pquipmt>nt has made i1 imoo.'l.~ible the junior-senior building. absence for the first semester. September 5 - Re~kah Assemb- place, the. Cha.ir.man declared. <J..st of a'M\ests made d'urfng the· to hav~'- the moving and clean- The meetit_lg, Which was 'called MTs. Dean Willi>ams will ·tea& 1 fy Presidl'nt visits. MethOdist Voters m Ca<ttaraugus County month of\ August. 'up complet~ as eX~pooted. to order a-t 7:35, was adtjourned Home Economics for Mrs. June , Church, Cattaraugus. 6:30 p.m. may_ vote in the. wheat·referen-1 On August 4, Jack D. Schaffner, I We lire anxlious to have you at 11 ?. M. · Gentner, and Mrs. Elinor June J September 5 - Town of Great dum on Thursday, August 24, 1 HighSp-ire, Pa., Richard Lee Meyer see the new building, but request Hilton will substitute in 1lhe Art , Valley special election -at--town from 8:00 _a.m., to 9:00 p.m •. EDT, I Pitts. ·btmg, ?a., and Scott Joames, that visitors re'fra1n from inspect- Department for RonaJd Beebe. j halJ.:. Killbuck and Grea.t Val- /;it tl!e Farm. Ho-me, and 4-H Cen-1 DuBois, ?a .. were arrestecf\:fur ·ing -the new faollitles until we · • ley - 12 tD ~ p.m. ter in Ellicottville, New York. ! passing ll red lig4t. All three have hall the c'hance to get our I September 5 - Viil.l3.ge board · ; forfeited five dollars b-ail. ·hou.se in ordf'r and In operation. F:.it:t'l'en Douse Closet Fire Library Group Wants--Books nm age c er 8 0 ce An August 7, Charles A. Toye, ~' Wl sc '\u e an pen- Twenty-eight men and three l me\\'' g Vill 1 k' ffi HOLLAND REUNION HELD 1 w 'II h--> 1 ••o 7:30 P. M. SUNDAY AT STATE PARK North Tonawanda, W!t'l arrested House\ for the community a.~ trucks of the EU!oottvl:lle Fire ; September B-~ 21 st Community The Holland RE>uni<J'n was held' for passing a stop ligh.t and for-·. so~n a.~ we are rPady and ~avr~partrnt>nt rt>sponded to an a- Fair, West Valley Central Sunday, Au.gust 20. 1961 at AI- 1 felted five dollars ball, and How-: guides tn show you M'<lund. 1 · m at 11:30 p.m., last Wed.nes- 1 School l:egany State Park. There were I a>rd C. Ela, Lexington, Mass., was · M f' Jd 8 day from the home of Harley The Ellicottvi!Je Memorial Li· September lfj-IS - Rwpmage 49 present. I aru>stPd and tlned twenty dollaTS I ans le oy I Hawkins on Route 219. The tire b B k F · 'll b h kl Sale - Old Post Office build- I rary oo arr Wl e e< Officers for the coming year for driving 60 miles per hour in K'JJ d J M• b 'I believed to have begun spon- September 1, on the town square ing - Altar and Rosary Society are: President Lewis Stady; 'I a 30 m-ile per hour zone. I' I e n IS ap taneously in an upstairs clothes -from 10 A. M. Wlltil 8 P. M. At Sept. 19 - Ellioottviile Nursing V ld that time duplicate books front~ Committee me-eting at the S ice President. Ross Vasbinder; Jerry H-aney, Clearfle ' Pa., I p -I==-- II closet, tilled the rhow;e with - -tlle--li1era;ry--wihl---m.--...mt---..~\\-' ~ ~eta'!. ll.tld Trll>asw-er, - - An_ed five dvliar.s for passmgD eDDSYIV8DJ8 smoke which tlremen cleared with be sold along[ · trice WrlltamS. a red I~t. an _electric smake ejector after w.ith a.ny ·books donated. Mrs. September 23 - County wide The next reunion will be held All were giv~ hearings before A 12.ye~r-old. boy who was· doU&ing >the blaze. Damag~ was 'Mary Guy, cl!:airman fur the auction, Cattaraugus County at the home of Ross Vasbinder, PQlice .Justice William K. Laid- -acemnpanymg 'hiS' stt'pfa'f.'her_ on ~sthRstea to re a:betrt five lt1u1- Book Fair has sadd that all books, EXtension Se-rvice at the Fa'I'm thg 1lhir4-Sat~day irt A-ttgUSt, H62 law. a ~s stay at ~£\Tlbor<> Pa., dred ®llafi'l. anelud:mg 1Ja;pet~ ea it ions and Home eenter.=- was 1nstantly k1lled Monday Eighteen mffi and two trucks will be -accep'bed. 119th c t F . . o· ~en the car overturned _on fl'espQndjd> to an ~!arm Mon-day, Any persons wishing to do- SERVICEMEN . oun y alr pens r~mswept Route 6 near U1110tl Na1 11:05 A. M. from the Kennet'h. note books for tlhe fair may T d A L• ) v Jl CIThty. . t' Hoil.and· rf'Siden<'e '001 the 'Mile_ .leave thetn alt t'he town library I ues ay t ~Itt e a ey ·-.: ' e VIC l1n, Da:rell Charles StrPt<\h Road where a soot-clog-' on Salturday, August 26, or Wed- - ? . , Vorce, was the son o-f Mrs. Stan- eel. furnace 'I e caused a slight. esd A 0 Army Pvt. Ralph R. Keller, 18, , . ,,, Westcott; Town of 'Mansfield. g p p rted : ay, ugust ~ ' ·between the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ka!l'l F. Kel- Everything i<> jUS't about ready I grandstand · · i;[ W t>£ptt · · U l . C •t blaze. No damage was repo ours of 2 an? 4.30 P. M. Those ler, West Valley. participated for the 119t'h Annual showing of 'Jofte Ch·itwood rMurns after a. ·H~~pita~ ~it'h ~~~us ll!b~k ::. ed. . _ ~able to ·bring books to 1lhe' with other personnel :fuxlm the the Cattaraugus County Agrlcul- long absence from t'he local . . Whtle .at fue Holland resi~ <library s;hould call Mrs. Guy at 3d Armored Di'Vfui.«>n's 27,~h Ax- tural Society Fair and Races s-cene to provide t:he th!rills, with , J~:· famil 'd th f tb dmce, ·the Ellicottville flreinen . ~a9,6 or !M'ls. Arlient Wli.dger at' -tillery in a foUI\'-week field train- The grounds wre pruned, Ii~lrts &fternoon and evennig perform- 'youn~ter a~ e~lvth-gr~ ~ ~eived a m~tual aid call Bo: ~:edor arrange tD !h-aVIe \ them I ing exerci!Se in Gvafenwohr, Ger- and bunting are up, the Page ances. - . . , '\Ellicottville C£\Tltral School, nad 11.25 from E t Otto. . - PIC! up. I 'IDany, which ended August 7. Combined Shows will move in Wednesday IS Oluldren s .Day, planned to spend one of his tlnal t:ucks and ~n, und~ the ~ll\ec ln case rof inclement weather. Keller, wiho -arrived overseas this week-end and hundreds of Thursday, R:ural Day; Frid?Y· vacation vreek.s wibh his &tep tion of FLre Cl,lJe:f Wtllerda .the fair will lbe held in the tin .TUlle, of this year, is a cannO- eJChFbitDrs are ibu.sy placing 1Jhek Volunteer Firemen's Day, w'hlCh 'father who conducts a furniture Schuppen'hauer, proCeeded to .Home Eoonom:ic.s bu:Udi~g. i ~eer :In o1ihe arbillery's Battery C entries in ctJ.oampionsh'itJ _style. inc!u?es a big parade in ~e business at E d·e rr b o r o. AlSO fire ~t the Kial\l Ma~:RCS:Sur- Mrs . .Guy requests ~ 'ln Friedberg. fl _ - . A. d.- to - ~, .... ~'dred even 1 ng . . . lst 5 ant m East Otto aiiC assiSted . \r. . . .. • . . · · _ ceoo 1ng mrs. m:u _. • . survtvtng lS a s er, uzanne E Ot'~ fir i b tt•·· th !local :resrdenl!s .to 93-<;Ike. a .'I1he 1960 West V~ley Central , association secretary, Saturday Is set. as~de for th.e West-cott. · . !lst \\ ernen n a <lng e 'bh?ug!htful seaMh .of. thett libr- High School grad\Uate en.tered premium ex'hibiots wi:ll bulge Veteroos and raCing fans. This The Rev. Mil1on L. B.ierinan, blaze ~~~ rompletely gutted m;.es for un:wmted books that the Arnly in January 1961 and t!he exilrlbit lh.alls this year. is t'he only .Fair in Western Ne;v pastor of tb e Presbyterian lfue buildmg. No estima_te of might be so.ld at flhe fladr :lo!rJ compl~ })asie traming at Fori . • York to have Auto Ra(!es this Ch ch ill duct ~ 1 loss was tru)de. The cause of fundS for the Knox, K . ~.H Will be' ~Y for -the F~'L'l' season. The Midget Auto Races ~ ' w oon a, uner~ t!he fire .wa.S not determined. . y. VlSitors who will start t'I:!Niu~ start with Time Trials at 12:30 servl~ Thursday at 2 o cl()(lk m Mr. Mandt was inj\tr).!!d after -T . ' ;he .gates eaa;;y Tuesday mom- P, M. 'I'he Races get undel'Mly i ::,,;:~urs~keEFlluin er.tt~S_Illl Hqrne, 3 . jumping from th.e seoond. stmy . . ax Sale Not~_ce• Begin In This Lsue l';lg, August ..o9. . The ~ COfi• a.t 2~00 P. M. I . ~·\\~ .•.• co v ~· . I of the buhldng. He WillS taken . . tinues llhro~~ Saturday, Sep- Throughout ~e week the G. REBECKAH ASSEMBi:.. Y :to ~~ . Memorlal .Hospital, Beginrti,ng with this issUe of the Ellicottville Post . 1 ~~er 2, mght and day. . A. .C·. Hamid. platform attractions J PRESIDENT TO VISIT · Sprm.gvtlle. Today he 1$ <report- . and ~or th~ following five we'eks, we will be publishing -~ ~k ~I?· _ alld will pro'Vide entertarinment. The : Rebet:kah Assembly President ~to .he in good condi~ion • .Pwhlic notices of the tax saJe to be held Qc~ber 9, 1961, , the Fair officials e~ a big Bill Cas:.sldy Da~cers, 16 daz-: Bernice G. Woolsey will make' .. · Hie Fir!! Ohief Willard by the County :£5easur~ Ill Little VallEy. The notice j ·:\~k ~ov.id!i:ng >the, ·wealiher js zin,g]yl !),eauties will be tea fluTed, i 'het: official visit to Catt: Dist. No. 'Scuppe ·. uer ,,ooks loca:l- :r:esi- 1 is p_rinted to gi.ve ,iide9-uate warnin,.g to taxpayers that 1 . c~~ti,ve. . 1 , . along with Hodgici's AristOCJ'3,~ : 2 oo, September 5. .J!IInner- 'will. dertts t£;1· ~~ proper precaUJbions . . . th~lr property IS SUbJect to public ,sale for ta:X de lin- \ Tliere will ibe ·1fu.~ traditional. tie e3ttine ReVUe; Tile Novel los, :. be 1'n fu:e Metihodist ~burch, Catt~ i ~a:fdre st-arting ~ace ~es. · qtteh,cies.' : ' • · '' · · · ' , 1 which in<!lu~ ju,dging contests_ , .laddE'l' am_ d trapeze act, and i ~raugus at 6:30 p.~.; tM' me~- •. With~ cooler weat'het: • ....._connng, . . As a result of _this no~ice, we have again ~ad' to ex- . llh<me shows; atorse ·1'j8C€S lfbhit Toni the Monkey Girl; Lyon I mg will be >at 8:30 m the Masoru.c more people ru-e begmmag to •. <?4tde from. the n~aper the personal notes :from ()ur I shO'W', 4-:H, domestic and • Grange LaQ4. master lhand ba'lancer; ':·ffall. .. ... · I start .:turn!lce \fues ~tV . would- , correspondet\ts. ~ I exhlbi1:s, cattle -parades Sl'llool Greta hfsk, feminine aerial· . Please leave your teservations . ·be· vnse to. :hlave tihe1r -Mmnneys . We .axe greatly indebted, to our faithful correspQn- emibitS, plus many n~ aitrac- gymnastr_ ~ Tile Frielootis, six ; and money with Bula Johns<m' cleaned or . at [~a.!Pt C'h~ed .to dents attd rellfue tl:ie~ news is enjoyed by. many of our ltions, · · . 1 cycling aadbati.c stars. ' · . . on. or before August. 26th. I make _ certam they are :pee . of . ~:~~ders. ~()wever. sPace limi~tions requir~ t~;;tt we I P<ln J._ w-®kbatn, 'Comm!!s- Boys fEld girls 'Ul'lder 16 wml Tile~ J4'o!>le Grands of Loy.!. T~ ibefyre ~~ start ~- -A extl~de}hei;B for the next A~ve ~~1cs ... !n t-he-~ ... ·nf, ami ~Jf- -be\admittea 1m! ~ weelt.\~. \\PMn 1 ~1Y- ~\'bekah Lod~ will :meet~1t of cau~10n .-now,~ O,bdef · '' Sdme-.unu!rual-'bappe~ m. then:' nell#tbi)rhCJOds. we kets Will ·be ~- t!rst vili.. t.O attend me Cabtaru,ui.gus Coon~ 1 wittr ~ J~.. 'l'uesda~ Sdtuppenhauer ,said, \c~ save a . ask them. to nolify:p.s of the occwence ilev:~rt:heless. . ~t b? ~ F~..!mds. i 1 He.rw.ili llr if!'a:ir Wugust'2St through• SfW~ ~~ing, Augus~ ~~fOr a tt.i:$n lot G! work .and fJnancial lOtS -- ........ -'-'~'~\\\\\'--~-· _:..-._..;.1\\\'\':~....._-·....;·_,;:.~....:...l.!.·spealt·at 1:30 !P. M .in.fron~of ~%at ~e,Valley.- jdinri~.and,quiltlilU. lla.ter. . I . . I ' i I · I ' I I II I I • I ·. I I \ ' \!! ~--j ' -~ ~ \ / I. -'