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tril^X-'?'' 1 \ , , i • Will toah * Court * 4.W mmm&i*mimimm4m Vol 2 No. 9 BRUSHTON, N. Y., THURSDAY, Msrcij 4,J1954 PRICE: Three CENTS it / % -v -> t. f S -£J » ;i u I [ \ mm ' Facts not Fallacies By ijeil, Brush. Legislation passed several days ago by the United States Senate authorizing the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the suggestion by a member of Cong- ress that a canal be built con- necting Lake Champion with the St. Lawrence River, was consid- ered rpany years ago. In 1823 the State Legislature was asked to au- thorize the undertaking and to vote the money for it's construc- tion. The prppositjon put forward was for a canal to begin at a point near Ogdensburg and to terminate near Plattsburg. The length of the canal was estimated at 125 miles. No action was taken at the time arid in 1824 the Legislature was again asked to contribute the money, with several alter- native routes suggested. President Monroe at the time commended the project, as it would provide facilities for inexpensive and ex- peditipus transportation of troops and military supplies in the event of another war involving the United States. Nothing further ev t er came of the matter by either the Federal or State Governments except that a survey was made in' 1824. Local tradition is, to the effect, that the eantl would follow a sand belt which runs nearly all the way from Ogdens- 'burg^to Lake Champlain. I have the, effect, that the canal would if ^built been somewhere north of the town of Moira, about where the James Finnegan farm is loca- ted. Af the time of the agitation for the canal outside interests be- gan investing in lands along the suggested route and many settlers Were attracted by the expectation of art increase in value and aboom in business which the canal was sm-ely expected to bring. Now again in 1954, one hundred and thirty one years later, the canal proposition is again mentioned as a possibility. The Dairymans League first formed an organization m Brush- ton on March 14th, 1913. The League was headed by Arthur L. Donaldson as Chairman, Herbert Aldrich, Secretary and Albert Orton, .Treasurer At that time or- ganizations had been formed in 36'counties of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The purpose w>as to enrolle a large number of producers of milk and to be in a position to have some- thing to say regarding prices paid for the farmers product. The Dairymans* League from a small beginning is today as we know one of the largest handlers of milk and from this organization has developed the G. L. t., which supplies the farmers with practically all their needs. 0—t—o——Q—o Will You Smile v fcoll Call Serg&aUt: 3Prtvarte Jon&s? Vaice: Absent. •Sftcrdtary: Quiet! Let Jones an- swer for hitn®e(lf. h V A New Kind Of Highball Fifty shears ago,„ when f the Wright brothers' niade man's first snccfessful ajrplantf flight, flying was strictly tor the birds and highballing was strictly, a railroad, term/ Recently a dis- tiller mixed me^aphqrs and set an industry precedent with the- first complete plane-load of its product ever flown commercially^ It marked the climaat of an^op-* eration that was telescoped into seven days to alleviate the short- age created^ by the record de- mand tar CM Gratd-DeTd/Jn Its handsome new decanters. Ordi- narily a month would have been required to assemble the cargo j to ship cork from Portugal, glass stoppers from Chicago; anneal the two m New Jersey;, pr?ntthe cartons in, Baltimore; arid bottle and box the decflnterS at the dis- tillery in- Frankfort, Ky. The* weather almost upset the mili- tary ! timing. * WHY MOIRA AND BRUSHTON SHOULD CENTRALIZE In recent years many studies have been made and many artic- les written concerriing the^High Schools of New Yor& State. There aire still a few Uniori Free; School Districts operating, although most or the staters tal^en > advantage of the centralization program. The Union Free, Scfe^ols are the ones which are experienceing great dif- ficulty, not only in financing their programs but also in offering suf- ficient courses and services to pre- pare the boys and girls aitendirig* brushton and JVJtaifa are amoiing those in this latter class. Wd feel that the pupils in our schools are as much entitled to-a modem, up to-date education as the pupils of other areas i under our present set-up we are not able to offer such an education to them* , t • - A review of the conditions in our schools brings out some rather startling facts. The statistics given below are taken froth the records of Moira High School J a similiar situation exists in Brushton. During the school year ending in 1918 only five teachers were required- three for grades 1 -8 and two for the high school! ljn the years following additions f wer'e£ made to the faculty so that thirty years later, or the year ending in 1948, there were nine full time teachers-four for* grades 1 -8, fOur for high schqol^ one for music-in addition to a full time teacher for Physical Education, students are transported v tp \Bru- shton daily so that t&sy *na$r take courses in Agricul!ufe; Hbmerna'k- ing, LktiU and Algebra. Altogeth- er twenty tWo w teaches are>req.uir- e&ftill fcim& w #ar$lh>iefor &£» school. The added expense of op- erating is^ obvioua when consider- ation is ^given to the greater num- ber of teacher* required* the gr- eater\ quantity of supphesrand equipment needed and O^b highC er cost of wages and materials. And' yet the students are not re- ceiving the preparation they need. These greatly increased costs reflect sin ever increasing enroll- ment, along with an ever chang- ing need far more\ services due to the changes in times. During the school year ^ending in 1918 the total enrollment, df~ MoiraHigh School grader M 2 was 152. The high \Sch;eol student could * take courses in Englisn, History, JLatin, French, Biology, Physics* EL Al- gebra and PJaps Geometry, jliis course was planned entirely fpr thoW entering college. -Today the net registr^rii 2$5. A Better course of study is offered tut it is riot enough/ The only solution to the prob- lem is centralization of the Brushl- toii-Mbira area. In this* way the expense of operating can be divi- ded fairly. Also the subjects and services needed i|t preparation Jor, Jife^carrtV offered because the K State Will pay ^ much larger share thW it does now; <• , Within the past six years the growth of the .school has been so- great that five grade teachers have been added and fourteeh teachers are now necessary for the operation of the school. These include a teacher for kindergarten one for each \grade 1-7 and si* for grade 8 and the high school. In addition to these there are two half-time music teachers, a part-time nurse and a part-time dental hygienist. Then, too, Moira w mppTFOSTAT— EMPLOYEE RETIRES From April 1st, 1<9l6 to te- rnary 28th, 195ft or nearly k 44 0ojA*ag' t^soa purfM 9$ f{ to* served by* Vilas Follett, ifur«I car- eer jwho receiW xe&M' During that,time he^saw rd^fyice: on both Rural Routes eWanatlng from the Brushton Posf dfrice. r * , Starting oh)r^,pule 'No?- 10 in 1910 he transferred to Route Nbi 1 «rkU« fkl 1£^M«O£ CltJi&lnal who 1 wh f en th4 iMe'iyiose Cummings, ho^wais W W carrier £ri %t route retired!ioh(Ma>^st, 192l! * ServWunder fjvePostmaSters, namely; AsKer^ B. Allenr^Xfarren C. BKady-Sairiue^ E. f GV 'H&txtfk Carl;H. Hfarnlii! & John & Hoi land, and three' Acting, Ppstmasp he has seen the postal ^service' groW from the hor^se and ^b'uggy days to todays rnpdernjsysteMj* Starting in 1910 wiih*on$ ' i daily handful of letters^artd^pap- ers^ and of course the ^ofsedraiyrr mail wagon,he has' seen ;the* yol- of mail increase, thfougn'the eak ,1lH 1 _£ i.L_ D-?_r^l tJ^-1 3 BROTHERS BECOME MASTER MASONS Last week Wednesday evening the Master Mason degree was con- ferred^upqn,, Mirle, Robe* 1 *, and ,Richard Hazen' andi; Clarerice; Scari by Maf¥r M J^nie* Barhejr af ior epe «stcce»wom ^ ^raounjg t^ieiii. fyas\the \|l|g)xt\worshipfor| R,dp?A % F^rquar, District I)epiity ' tirand' Wasted ' « ' - s * * \ This is t;he secqn^ tittxe in/th« 5 histbry of No^ Staf I$»%e $$T that th# Master MWqrF *»#& ha^s been* conferred upOn*;%fe> brothers at the s^me Mttee* The 'fiist three brotHe^^p re^ve the degre^ at the sametinie> are 1 ,,Wade,, of Brns'liton. 4 t ^ > *} *\ t ^jKeV. the rrieetihg a Rfacaronl .dis|i with *o% Odffee anf ' Ice 1 jCr'eam was served. * J • AJ THE U mm\ AI THE tmmM MEETING Last Thursday evening the Fr- anklin County Federation of Fish and Game Clubs met at the Sar- anac k Hake JFish 1 ahcl G^nte Club, Club House. Mr, Fearle Allen of M6ira, The Little Salmon Fish and Game Club's official Federa- at times taxes the capacity «bf v an automobile.*! ' From hub deep mud to fence high snow drifts which ma:de J tBe daily rourid a hardship for both man and horse he has patched the yearly progress of the Auto id equipment, which have made for speedier and more efficient mail service. , Mr. Follett is an active member of the Rural Carriers Association, being, a charter member of the Franklin County unit. At one time he served Franklin County Chap- ter as its President. The budding romances brought to lig%t by the brightly colored colored and sweetly scented env- elopes found in the box,* the new famalies established, the sharing of the happiness and sorrows of his patrons, the kind and helping hand of many along his route over the many years, these Mr. Follett feels are the real and lasting remu*nerat5ipns\he haV re- ceive^ for his services, *and witf be the memories that h^will 'cherish the most during hi& years of retirement. ^ ( % <• A man rich in religious con-enth victions** he is deeply grateful to his creator, for the long years of go6d health that have permitted him to serve the grfeafe Postal ^Service so long, for his -wonder- fuT family of 11 children and 16 frm&ships madeoy;er the 44 years; gr^ndcBitdren, dhcffoir'ftOttSlfe B^inga great lover of the out- doors, he now h!o#es to catcji up on some, badly, neglected hunt- ing and fishing, - His friends and co-workers wish fol him and j^«. Follett a long and happy retirement. & —-O' O O tiori representative attended &e meeting along with 13 other mem- bers. Three other Clubs, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake arid the* Alex- ander McDonald Club of St.'Regis Falls were present along with a \hew clulv The Paul SniltVs Fish, „ and Cattle CluV which was admfr«»be announced later. ning at the North'BfihW ISIethad- fet Church Recreation* Roorff wtiji about 45 members present. 3eV- ei?aL iiem* of importance\ to th^ sportsmen of this area»were dia- cussed witK the'opening of D&* ^arr Mt. Qarne ^anagernent Are^f to the rjublic fe>r Huntmgv'FislwW ^and Trapping, and « the opening of Lake Meaeham to Ice Fishing, alsosome members wanted the Bass fishing, season moved up to June 1st, however, no action' was takeri on these matters as it was decided to wait until the Conser- vation Dept. or a responsible of- fical could be contacted and h clearer picture of the problems could be presented to the mem- bers. After the meeting coft'ee & donuts were \served and Rev* Little showed a movie,'on the New jEnglartd Stated, PVT lMjfI?0UINN IN JGERMANY Munich Germariy-Pvt.^ Donald McQuinn, son of Mr. and^Mrs. Herbert R. McQuinn, Moira, N.Y. was a member bf the largast cla- ss^ ever to\graduate from the Sev- Army Non-Commissioned Officers Academy in Munich, Germany. * , \ , A member of the 43d. Sig- nal Company, he is amoung 252 Arm/ and, Air Force personnel who successfully completed a five .week course eniphasizjmg leader- ship\ of unit*, map reading: and Jother military subjects. ' Private McQuinn, who v arrived overseas last November^ has he«n in the Army since January 1953, O—.0——O O / t ted to the\ Federation at t^is meeting. Twb clubs, the Malone and ChateaugayFish hn& Game Clubs were not at the meeting. Mr, r Boh tiddie of Saranac was named to gb % to Albany to 'pres- ent tr>e Federation views on cer- tain* legislation. The' next Federa-* tion meeting 'Will be held in Moira With tne exact date and place tb < tit... ' t i » t ; !>f v I? m fir i 5 t > I « (r'i '/'-« . t&4>-S,-&\<J:-r J- > \2
