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74-Year Old Local Business Purchased By Watertown Firm •!•!•!•!•!•!•!•!•!•!•!•!•••••!•: r&ftWft? On December 1. 1°66 G. W. White and Sons of Watertown purchased the business of W S. Corbin and Sons at Gouver- neur. The firm, now known as Corbin Buildine Supply. Divi- sion G. W. White and Son. Inc.. had been established in 1892 by W. Soencer (Spen) Corbin. The \and Sons\ was added in 1944. (note — a brief history, prepar- ed by Harry H. Corbin. follows this account.) An interesting sidelight to this transaction is that both G. W. White and Sons and Corblns were established in 1892 and un- til the sale of the local firm. were each operated by a mem- ber of the original families. ,Tftt WWte lumber firm, start- ad at the Knapp Lumber com- pany by George W. White and Henry C. Anthony, who joined with Egbert Knapp in 1892 and became White and Anthony in 1893. In 1895 Mr. Anthony re- tired, selling his interest to William A. Sullivan, and the firm became White and Sull- ivan. This business moved in 1911 from the Wise Plant to the present location of G. W. White and Son, Inc., 231 North Rut- land street, Watertown. The partnership of White and Sull- ivan was dissolved in 1913 and that year Ralph L. White, son of G. W. White, became a mem- ber of the firm. The firm name was then chaneed to G. W White and Son Inc. Roger W. White, grandson of the founder, entered the busi- ness in 1942 and in 1W follow- ing the death of his father, Rog- er WhKe became president of the company. Manager of the Gouverneur store, Corbin Building Supply, is David Blovat. He has been the representative for National Gypsum company in northern New York. Mr. Blovat and his wife, Syl- via, have three children, Bryan, 5, Lisa, 3, and Jeffrey, 1. The family will move to Gouverneur in the near future. GOUVERNEUR TRIBUNE-PRESS y; !%•! sv.v Northern New York's Greatest Weekly • • • ••••••*• mmmmmm %•:%• •;•••; v.v;%v. .:.:.:.>:.r.;.%r.-.-.v,;.X.;.X.:.X«> VOL. 80 MO. 20 ~ GOUVERNEUR, N. Y WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1967 18 PAGES, 3 SECTIOHS-fifteen Ceab IV. S. CORBIN & SONS • A Brief History By Harry H. Corbin My father, W. S. Corbin, started a coal business in 1892. He was the third dealer as Harvey Noble and A. S. Whit- ney were all ready selling some coal here in Gouverneur. Coal was replacing wood which had been used for heating through the previous years. Since my father entered the business in 1892, mere have been eight oth- er dealers to span some 74 .years. mm Capital At age tS, when my father •tailed la bsjstaees, he had on- ly set* capital to boy stock, a to baUd aa office and storage. His first railroad car of coal was a 4-wheel Jenny holding six tons and be was allowed seven days to unload — today, a car holds 70 tons of coal and we have two days to unload. The site that my father chose to set up hi* business was most desirable at that time as there was a \cheese loading\ day and a \cattle loading\ day. On these days, the cheese and cat- tie were loaded into railroad cars on the siding near the business. These were busy days and brought many of these farmers into the coal office. Our first truck, to replace the horse and wagon, was a Smith-. Form A. Truck — this was be- fore Ford Motor Company built trucks. As I recall, it was about a 1917 Model T. runabout, — a one-seated roadster. The box back of the seat was removed. The back wheels were replaced with a sprocket The chassis was extended out the back with a pair of hard rubber tired wheels. With a sprocket attach- ed, a chain drive directed the power to the hard rubber wheels. Hffla ID Beverae The truck would draw three- quarters of a too moat places. We had a chart for the loada It would draw up Pine HID, Papule HB1, Gates Hin and oth- ers* On a good level road, we could draw a ton. fining the radiator every trip and check lug the ofl. If we had too much of a load for a hill, we would hack It up the hm In reverse where we had more power. Since that first truck, we have bought over GO trucks. The building supply business was added to W, H. Corbins in 1932. in the early 1930's, we ac- quired the A. S. Whitney prop- erty which had been operated as a coal business by George Hampton. After acquirkg three — Page 2 Village Mayor Ten Years A.E. (Ted) Liscum Retires After 25 Years At Kinneys State Check Received For U-R Project CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP — The W. 8. Corbin A Sons business waa purchased Dec 1, lt66 by G. W. White A Son Inc., of Watertown, and will be operated as Corbin Building Supply, Division G. W. White & Son, Inc. Shown In the photo above are left to right Roger W. White, of Watertown, David Blovat, manager of the Gouverneur store, and Jay S. Corbin, Gouver- neur, one of the previous J. F. McAllaster Named President of Region 9 Of Development Group Christian Unity Discussed At Luncheon Club Meeting A discussion of the Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity, a brief h i a t o r y of Christianity, thoughts on the value of prayer, an outline of the various local projects for the Ecumenical movement and a schedule of the prayer services in the local churches for the Octave were given at last Wednesday's Luncheon Club meeting by ; Msgr. Robert J. McCarthy, the Rev. Frank R.-Hoffma^ and lhe Rev. Stanley E. Brown, y Introduced by Henry J. Oxrtis, program chairman, Msgr. Mc- / Carthy traced the growth of the Church and described the first major breaks in its \oneness\ after the reign of Constantine. through the Reformation and the time of Martin Luther. Emphasizing that the goal of Christian Unity Is 'that all may be one\ Msgr. McCarthy stated —-that true knowledge of each other's faith, a love for one an- other and prayer ane very im- portant if this goal Is to be at- tained. Rev. Hoffman, stressing the^ value of prayer, understanding 1 each other and ourselves, point- ed out mat unity should be the concern of Christians throughout the year. He added that while we may be unable to foresee how this unity may eventually be accomplished, we are pro- ceeding in the right direction when we work and pray to- gether. Listing the various local pro- jects in connection with the Ecumenical movement, includ- ing the religious arts festivals, schools of religion, programs for youth and Table Talk. Rev. Brown concluded the noon ses- sion with the schedule of the current series of services in the various churches, the last of which wm be held tonight (Wed- nesday) at 7:30 in the First Presbyterian Church. At Nation's Capital Gouverneur's Craig Brown One of 13 Report Scouts The names of the 13 Report to the Nation Boy Scouts and Explorers who will represent the 5J80.000 boy and adult members of the Boy Scouts of America at ceremonies in New York and Washington during Boy Scout Week. Feb. 7 to 13. ware announced this week by the Boy Scouts of America. The wjung men were selected through competitive interviews and on the basis of their school, •church, community, and Scout- ling activities. TJwy range in ages from 15 to 17 years and are all Eagle Scouts. They will report on Scoutmgi 1986 acecrnpttshrneTrti to the Whtte House and to other na- tional governmental religious. aducrtiona: cMc and other leaders Their reports wH3 in- terpret Scoottng's 196~ their* and focus DC plans $c host ever 14.000 Scouts fr-*r: 100 rations at the XII Void Jarr.boree to be held A'JTJT 1 to 9 IV a* Parragjt Stale Par* Idahc Tr* Repcr* Scouts' n a rr e s ages and sdircssTPgre Craig E Brrmr. ,16 of 22 Jar-** 3 COTgJetor: m 1£ of N C Jeffery L. .Donald. 17. of 430 South Church St., Brookhaven, Miss. Joseph A. Dumstorf. 17, of 16 Ridge Rd.. Louisville Ky. Lawrence E. Hosack 17, of 150 Midrocks Dr.. Norwalk. Conn. , Paul A. Jakab 17 of 807 North 30th St.. Bfflings Mont. Edward Allan Pease. 15. of Terre Haute. Ind. Paul D. Ring. 17. of 2 West Oregon Ave , Phoenix. Ariz. Wmiam T. Schreier 17. of 0031 W. 7W) St, Prairie Vil- lage Kara Eric C Shafer 16 of 1129 AJ- blight Ave . Wyommis*fig Pa Ferris W. Taylor 17. of 575 South. 300 West Heybum Idaho John J Timer V of HO S Helen St Overton Tex Ronald Warf or. 17 of 30? N Kedbe Ave Chicago IH The Report Scouts wm ftrrf get together at the Schtff Scout Reservation at Mendharr. N J for crkeiTtatior. or. Feb. 4. and begin their *rrt reports in Ne» York Cty Feb 6 Or: Feb 8 tNfc- wX proceed to Wtshing- 7&i D C to continue the re- ports ^rougT\. the Fred C. Eggerstedt, Jr., Vice President-Finance and Treasur- er, Long Island Lighting Com- pany, Mineola, was elected Chairman of the Board of New York Business Development Corporation recently at a meet* tag of the Board of Directors in New York City. Lester W. Herzog, Jr., President, National Commercial Bank and Trust Company, Albany, was elected President. The election of officers was held following the twelfth an- nual meeting of the Corpora- tion's stockholders and mem- bers. Elected by the meeting for a one-year term was a 15- man board of directors and twelve regional loan commit- tees. The retiring President of the Corporation, Fred -C. Egger- stedt, Jr., in his report to members and stockholders for the fiscal period ended Septem- ber 30, 1966, emphasized that the company is privately fi- nanced and its objectives are to improve the economy of the State of New York and provide employment opportunities for its citizens by lending money to sound enterprises which cannot obtain funds from conventional lending sources. The coopera- tion and participation of 177 in- stitutions, banks and insurance companies throughout the State have placed on call with the Corporation more than $19,600- 000. In ten years of actual op- eration, the company has ap- proved loans, for a total of $62.- 734,379. including bank partici- pations. As a point of interest, the President also called to the attention of the meeting that 23 other states have established business development corpora- tions patterned, to some degree. on the New York Business De- velopment Corporation, with rec- ognition of the advantages of this type financing in aiding and expanding their respective economies. - Mr. Eggerstedt succeeds Will- iam B. Lewis. Jr.. Executive Vice President, The Franklin National Bank, New York City. Mr. Lewis has retired from the Board of Directors. Mr Her- zog succeeds Mr. Eggerstedt as President. Mr. Eggerstedt and Mr Herzog have served as di- irectors of the Development Cor- poration for several years Dorr W. Warner President Endicott Trust Company. Endi- ' cott was elected Vice Presi- dent: Albtn R Wenzel. Vice President The Bank of New York New York <3ty Treasur- er, and J- J. Grubs Senior Preside; ft County Trust Company, Morrtieello was elect- ed Secretary Staff members re~e*ecTed to their Corporation posts were Executive Vice Presided Da- rid J IX«gan of Albany and Vice PresiMrr^-Gerieral Counsel James R \?arJey. of Loudon- vffke MarsSaE R Lostig of Al- bany waj promoted and elect- ed Vice President- The members of me Corpora- tion elected Xmtors frorr. etc 1 -: of me twelve d:str>cts der^vf fir the statute Tw: director*-* t- iarge were elec^H by the stock- holders The fifteenth Board member is, by law, the State Commerce Commissioner. Elected by the stockholders were Fred C. Eggerstedt, Jr., Vice President-Finance and Treasurer, Long Island Light- ing Company, Mineola, and Ar- thur W. Evans, Vice President, Niagara Mohawk Power Cor- jporation, Syracuse. The members elected the fol^ lowing men to the regional loan committees, which committees See—McALLASTEK Page 2 Adult Education Sewing Classes May Be Offered Several women havg indicat- ed that they would like a sew- ing class under the Adult Ed- ucation program in the Gouver- neur High School. It seems that there is more interest at this time than there was in October when classes were being formu- lated. If fourteen women Indicate that they will join the sewing class, a ten-week class will be given Tuesday night from 7:30- 9:30. To indicate your interest call Earl Walrath, Director of Adult Education and register. The phone number is 287-2395. Calls should be placed after 4:30 p.m. Dr. W. Barton VanSlyke Named Chairman of Parenthood Board Dr. William Barton Van Slyke of Gouverneur has been appoint- ed chairman of the Medical Ad- visory Board of the Newly form- ed Planned Parenthood Associa- tion of Northern New York, ac- cording to Rev. Blaine F. Hart- ford, Watertown, president of the group. Dr. Van Slyke was one of the original committee which founded the Association and serves also as first vice president and member of the Board of Directors. He and four other physicians from Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Jefferson counties will shape and recommend all matters re- lated to medical questions for the Board of Directors, The Medical Advisory Board win work closely with Dr. Allen J. Ball, medical director, and Mrs. David S. Summervffle. executive director, in maintaining the best medical standards In the pro- gram. The Association win serve pa- tients from Jefferson, \jeyte- and St. Lawrence counties/The first patient Center wfll be op- ened in Watertown about the middle of February and centers in Lewis and St. Lawrence coun- ties as soon as details can be Governor Rockefeller an- nounced Jan. 17 that the State has made its first progress pay- ment for Gouverneur's Central Parking ?Area urban renewal project. A check for $91,693 was sent to Mayor Ashton E. Lis- cum. \State funds are being pro- vided to assist Gouverneur in revitalizing its central business district,*' Governor Rockefeller said. \The new pedestrian park and municipal parking lot in- cluded in the redevelopment plans win relieve congestion and improve the flow of traffic through the downtown area.\ - The State's first payment, 85 per cent of the total grant, is made after a community ac- quires ten per cent of the dol- lar value of an urban renewal site. The remaining 15 per cent** See — PROJECT —^Page 2 Rescue Squad Seeking 25 New Members The Gouverneur Rescue Squad is now taking applications for membership. Leo Knight, presi- dent, has stated that he would like to have 25 new members to start first aid training class- es in the very near future. Any responsible man interest- ed in giving some of his apare time for oomnmlty service either day or night, to asked to contact Mr. Knight No person tn the wqumA Is asked to sacri- fice his work hears to be eligi- ble for membership. Any new wffl be worked iAdgtb of the seven crews that are In operation. The Resuce Squad had 14 calls In the first three weeks of Jan- uary. Thirteen were house calls with the patients being trans- ported to the Gouverneur hos- pital from the following loca- tions: Jan. 1, Clinton Street, East Main Street and two calls from Grove Street; Jan. 9, Wffl- :1am Street; Jan. 11, Prospect Street; Jan. 12. Scotch Settle- ment Road: Jan. 15, Emery- vme; Jan. 16, Johnstown Street; Jan. 17, Depot Street; Jan. 19. Rossie and Hermon, and Jan. 2t Trinity Avenue. A can on Jan. 7 transferred a patient from the Gouverneur hospital to a nursing home in Ogdensburg. ML W. BARTON VAN SLYKE worked out. according to Rev. Hartford. The Association wffl furnish birth control services and infor- mation to families seekine it. provide referrals back ft> family physicians for those found to Nhave physical jproblems. and See — VAN SLYKE — Page 2 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday 27 9 27 43 41 48 46 I, •44 -11 14 21 34 34 35 JOO .00 .13 .00 JOO .14 JOO ASHTON H LISCUM Captaiis, Workers Listed For March Thursday, Jan. 26 The annual Mothers' March of Dimes for 1967 win be held this Thursday evening, Jan 26, start- ing at 7 p.m. Money contributed wffl be us- ed to help finance 77 birth de- fect centers and evaluation clin- ics, two of which are located at Albany and Buffalo. The March of Dimes Prenatal Educational program is also of great import- ance in combating birth defects, as weU as the continued assist- ance to polio victims. Mrs. John Leeson, chairman, .. win be assisted by Mrs. Phillip Pernice, Mrs. Xeo Hughto, Mrs. Ashton Uscum Jr. and Rural chairman Mrs. Clayton Kerr. The Ust of captains and vol- unteer workers is as follows: Dist 1 — Mrs. Clarence Mc- Adam, captain, Mrs. William Tehonica, Mrs. Clifford Han, Mrs. Robert Hayden. Mrs. Fe- lex Marasco and Mrs. Donald Smith. Dtet. 2 — Mrs. Clifford Tib- bits Jr., captain, Mrs. Howard KeUey, Mrs. Thomas Sherry, Mrs. Clarence LaFave, Jennifer Gamble and Mrs. John Howard. Dist. 3 — Mrs. John Leeson, captain, Mrs. Arnold Roberts and Mrs. Fred Monaco. Dist 4 — Mrs. Ashton Liscum Jr., captain, Mrs. Donald Bouti- lier, Mrs. Milton Hansen. Mrs. Stewart Carson, Mrs. Hermon Leonard, Mrs. Roger Marcellus, Mrs. Ernest Griebsch, Mrs. Wayne Tyler and Mrs. Kenneth Miles. Dist. 5 — Mrs. James Krak- er, captain, Mrs. Floyd Neuroth, Mrs. Larry Mashaw, Mrs. Allan McClure, Mrs. John Chambers, Mrs. CV.O. Kimball, Mrs. George Stoys, Mrs Louise Ma- son, Mrs. J. Jgr McAllaster, Mrs. WiUiam Turner, Mrs. John Cheeseman and Mrs. Frank Sprague. Dist. 6 —Mrs. Richard Sterl- ing, captain. Mrs John Compo, Mrs. John Burke Mrs John Goodison. Mrs. Hilton Ferguson and Mrs. Charles Welch. Dist 7 — Mrs Meryl Apple- by, captain Mrs. Morton How- ard, Mrs R. J Hughto Mrs Richard Evans. Mrs Tracy See — WORKBS — Page 2 'Tm going to keep busy — maybe do some part time re- frigeration work — spend a lit- tle more time hunting and fish- ing — and Just enjoy myself\ thus Mayor Ashton K. jfTed) Liscum replied to.. the usual questirhv \What are you goine to do now that you have re- tired\ / Long an outstanding citizen of Gouverneur. Mr. -Liscum has been employed for the past 25 years at B. ©. Kinney Drugs where he was in charge of the ice cream production, mainten- ance and refrigeration. /fte has served as mayor of 'the vfflage for the past ten years. His term expires this year and as yet he has not de- cided whether he win seek an- other term. During his adminis- tration the village established a planning commission and zon- ing boards, built one of the world's finest water filtration plants, developed a new sani- tary land fffl operation and init- iated an urban renewal pro- gram. Among his other activities, .Mayor Liscum was a member ~of the Volunteer Fire Depart- ment for 30 years, serving five years (1928-33) as chief. He is a member of the Gouverneur Exempt Firemen. Luncheon Club and a member and past president of the Rod and Gun Club. He is a member of the Gou- verneur Fair Board and is pres- ently vice president and gener- al superintendent. He is also president of the Dads of Le- gion Veterans, a member of the Dads of Foreign Service Vet- erans, Masonic Blue Lodge since 1926. a life member of Marble City Cbmmandery. life member of the Shriners since 1928. and has been a trustee and treasurer of the Masonic — LISCUM — Page 2 iWi ; ,\ OFFinxf x i*r T — f>nm~ (^^rWRocr * m>»m « Cini^ t»«nrt t*>vr u**. utrr- P»«iTM*t*1 m»*> hr. *ffprt*i vK,t *n IH^ t^, T r^ n . i^^ o^ J** 4* PWFTH SK-V* *r* left to nr*« *'i*v-~ I«f«, Ot^^mrt r~~ r+mi^jm UNrrtf T. R*JTT sc-0*V»t of t* V*r+I Um- Tenre Is Received By 12 GCS Teachers Tenure appointments effective Jury 1. 1967 were approved for 12 teachers in Gouverrieur Cer* rral Schools at a soeciml mees Ine of the B^ard of Education Monday evening Those receiving tenure in- clude Mrs Harvey Ganter mu- sic East S>de and Junior Hie^. Mrs CJaTer** BaDey first grade West Side: Mrs l^te Cook rrjrse-teacher West Side sry* Ty^er Mrt Jar* Gardey e)err.err*ary reading We?! £de Err.r-et Fsvreau $rier>re J-jrv kx Hhrh- Joanne Lahtinen so c:a: s^x}^ Jjmyr Hiet: RnK «rt A-jdyrki p^rysica] ed'jca*>ar. and roachmg Ser*or Hieh Gor- dor. Decker rrarherr tries Serv lor Higr. Pafr>c:a F-rt p^ys^ caJ edijearior. Sersor Higfc Mrs Mane O'S^eer. French Sermr H : i h and Mrs Paul Sr.ith. lbusrr*ss educator. Senior Harr. ,Ir oth*~ arttor. Mrs Ronaid See - nam - p** 2 Hear Advantages of Propane Fuel Cleaner motors, reduction of \down time 0 , easier refueling. low maintenance cost, greater mileage and reduction of car- bon monoxide and smog are an among the advantages of conversion of Industrial and farm equipment from gasoline and diesel powered motors to liquified petroleum gas (L-P) or propane fuel. This was the message brought to the Gouverneur Rotary dub at Tuesday's noon meeting by Jay Gerow, Liberty, N. Y., car- buretion manager of Fuelane Corporation. Mr. Gerow. intro- duced by program chairman James Rick fflustrated his re marks with a film strip which described the procedure in con- verting eneines from gasoline to propane gas. Relatively new in the north- east, propai* is used widely in IRorida and in Chicago. The General Telephone company of Florida has reported an annual saving of *10* 000 in fuel jand oil on 1180 vehicles since con- verting to propane gas accord- ing to Mr Gerow. In addition to the saving real- ted in maintenance and opera- tion the speaker stated that it is believed\Droparie tanks are more deoerieftrble from a safety standpoint than gasoline or die- se) tanks. Pool Groep To Hoior Tke Late Dr. Mills At the meeting Jan. IS of the Gouvernr-ir Pool Association it \wsj decided to cumrnesnorate the memory of the late Dr. Harry L. Mills The proposed park wtn be known at The Dr Harry U JCffls Memorial Park It wsj sriiounoed that tTl5 in pledges frorr: the County Music Marsthor held Jtn 8 st the EoV wsrds HotM hat beer, rec**v*d A total of S» WSJ pledfed st mli ttone Pledge* may be maO- «d to Jaycees Boa 25L Gou*. The next meetL-< of the Pooi Assoc jroor. it sr ne gijssc aacsv day Jin 3* r» J 30 p rr. to the ]3vurscipai mainisj \
