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1971 is satisfying year i'$ Association 3 rio.ht,_Rob«rt trnanl Purvis, »rd D. Dtwty, n; and Joseph lith, Potsdam; i \ GOUVERNEUR TRIBUNE-PRESS Northern New York's Greatest Weekly Co-op Association sales top* two million dollars VOL 85 NO. 27 —GOUVERNEUR. N. Y. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8. 1972 18 PAGES. 2 SECTIONS — F.fteen Cents Wall cracks, mechanic's lien cause delay in Cambray Courts occupancy Discovery of cracks in the . seams between ceilings and walls of several apartments in the 100- unit, $2,235,000 Cambray Court w housing project has caused a delay in occupancy of the units. .* Atty. Edward H Cole, counsel * for Cambray Housing Cor- . poration, said that after heat was turned on in the units, cracks of varying Sizes were found in the , t plaster-in 75 per cent of, the second floor apartments. Ground ^ floor unite and the community building were in satisfactory condition LIEN EXPLAINED Mr. Cole said the contractor, Wager Construction Co., ' Watertown, has delayed payment of $25,476 to Craftmark Homes, '' Inc., because of the question that some material may have been defective , A mechanics lien against Cambray Housing Corporation has been filed by Craftmark for * the amount owed, but payment is the responsibility of the con- Ticket number 140854 is found Mrs Lina Hodgdon, 118 Prospect St., was the holder of ticket number 140854 that enabled her to daim the poodle donated to the Heart Fund by eight-year-old Ronald Young. tractor, the attorney pointed out. Mr. Cole said it must be ascertained if the cracks resulted from heat expansion, wind, or unseasoned lumber, and reports are being prepared by inspecting engineers. . Rental of the units will be delayed untih the reason for the damage is found and corrected. Once the question of whether factors causing the cracks are stabilized, repairs should prog$ess rapidly. Mr Cole ex- plained SOLITION CITED The matter between Craftmark Homes and Wager Construction might have~tp be litigated, Mr. Cole said and added the con- tractor could possibly furnish bond to remove the lien and the dispute could be settled in or out of court, if the supplier is found to be at fault. Ground was broken for the $2,235,000 housing project for the elderly in November. 1970, following long efforts by the Gouverneur clericus to establish low and middle income housing. The non-profit Cambray Housing Corporation financed the construction through a mortgage from the New York State Housing Finance Agency. To date. 70 applications have been received for apartment rental and the eligibility of ap- plicants is being reviewed. A spokesman at Wager Con- struction in Watertown stated that the $25,476 may not be the exact figure involved in the lien filed by Craftmark Homes', Inc., adding the final figure will have to be negotiated. He said Wager. Construction has paid Craftmark Homes all but 10 per cent of the total bill . . - He indicated the tnatter is being negotiated and the lien would be removed soon v - Cooperative donates\ •1300 to Gibbs Fund After taking action to dissolve the old Gouverneur Artificial Breeders Cooperative, members of the successor organization voted to donate 41300 remaining in the cooperative account to the Roy D Gibbs Memorial Fund. This was done at Wednesday's meeting of the Eastern AI Cooperative .The Gibbs Memorial Fund was established in 1958 in memory of Roy D Gibbs, Vo Ag teacher at Gouverneur High School for many years The money in the fund may be loaned to local Vo Ag students to further their education or may be used to assist students with the purchase of calves for a supervised far- ming program. Robert Johnston* Vo Ag teacher at Gouverneur Central School, is treasurer of the fund. . ' l The annual rneeting of tfie Gouverneur -Cooperative Association Inc was held at the West Side Elementary School Saturday evening with ap- proximately 100 persons present Roy C Temple president. Mated that 1971 was one of the most satisfying years jn the history of the association The vojumeof net sales was $2,039,188 with a gross profit of .$331,834. Operating expenses totaled $263,134 Pay roll and pay roll costs were $159,854 with a net margin of $82,833 Gross profit was up two per cent over Kast year, operating expenses were up six tenths of one per cent and net margin was up 25 per cent There waV $65,343 returned to farmers in cash in the form of cash refunds, allocated reserves, interest on stock and 1961 allocated reserves Chairman John Gray con- ducted the business meeting of the Agway Committee also held Saturday evening in conjunction with the Co-op meeting Ralph Davis, area manager for the Agway Committee, gave reports and two committeemen, Edward Mutton and David Rastley were elected Richard Byrns and Erton Sipher were elected as directors for the Gouverneur Cooperative Association Other directors are *>ed LaVack. William Maloy. Richard Soule, Keith Tyler and Roy Temple Officers for the association are Boy Temple, president; Richard Byrns, vice president; Fred LaVack, secretary, and Fred Otto, treasurer and general ^manager Mrs. Jean Blair to receive Good Citizenship Award ***« APPROXIMATELY $1300 is to be given to the Roy D. Gibbs Memorial Fund tyy the now defunct Gouverneur Artificial Breeders Cooperative. Members of the successor organization, the Eastern AI Cooperative, voted to donate the money at Wednesday's meeting. 1 €rton Sipher, vice president of Eastern AI Cooperative, right, is shown offering congratulations to Robert Johnston, local Vo Ag teacher and treasurer of the Gibbs Fund. News correspondents to question McEwen over local TV station Fair Board regrets resignation of Bligh Dodds, former president \Glenn W. Miller was elected president of the Gouverneur Agricultural and Mechanical Society at a recent meeting Other officers elected were Robert G Hay. secretary; Roy T Allen, treasurer; Charles E. Cooke,'Merton VanSant, John W Rouse. Fred Otto, Edward H Cole and Ronald Cochrane, vice presidents, and Robert G Hay and Glenn S. Streeter. directors. Walter C. Best. Roy Allen. Lester Overacker. Ashton E Liscum and Dr. Donald O. Bixby remain on the Board as Direc- tors The Board appointed Beuiah Appleby as business manager and Ashton E Liscum as general superintendent At a meeting held Feb 26 by the St. Lawrence County Agricultural Society, the following officers were elected: James M Fisher, president; Dale E Putnam, vice-president; Robert G Hay, secretary; Roy T Allen, treasurer The following were elected directors for one year Glenn W Miller. Charles E Cooke. Ed- ward H Cole. Ashton E Liscum. William J Martin. Fred Otto, John W Rouse. Erton W Sipher. Glenn Streeter, Merton VanSant. Carl B Wheater. Lester D Overacker. Walter C. Best. Dr Donald O. Bixby. and Ross E Brown Both fair organizations are combined to operate the Gouverneur and St Lawrence County Fair which has been successful for many years to provide a forum where in- formation on new farm products methods, machinery and developments are shared among \farmers where quality of farm animals and products is recognized by giving premiums ito the best thus providing suc- cessful farmers with proper (public recognition At the same time en- tertainment of the highest quality has been provided to the north country residents at a reasonable cost despite the fact Chat any profits from these shows and any receipts*from concession rentals go to make up deficits of operating the agricultural part of the fair which-jwere over and above the monies, previously appropriated by St Lawrence County to this faix . It is anticipated that the 1972 Gouverneur St. Lawrence County Fair to be held Aug 7 through 12 will be operated as in the past, with fine exhibits of agricultural animals. products, and machinery and with a great entertainment program which has already been arranged. Both fair Boards noted with regret that Bligh A. Dodds, former president-secretary of the Gouverneur Agricultural and Mechanical Society has been forced to give up his leadership due to his health after 47 years of service. Four Washington newspaper correspondents will question Congressman Robert C. McEwen on a broadcast news conference to be televised over Watertown and Plattsburgh television stations on Monday. March 13, and Tuesday, March .14. respectively The one-half hour press con- ference will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Monday over WWNY TV Channel 7. Watertown. and at 7 p.m Tuesday over WPTZ TV, Channel S. Plattsburgh. The panel of journalists questioning Congressman McEwen will be made up of Alan S. Emory, correspondent of the Watertown Daily Times and special correspondent of the Oswego Palladium Tunes; Joseph Ganley, correspondent of the Syracuse Post Standard, Herald Journal and Herald American; Glen Ritt, correspondent of the Plattsburgh Press Republican; and Mrs. Esther Tufty, correspondent of the Ogdensburg Journal and the Advance News. Massena Ob- server, St. Lawrence Plaindealer and Potsdam Courier and Freeman. Time for the broadcast has been made available by the stations as a public service. The news program will be produced in Washington Buffalo Attorney seeks friends of Miss Welthea Snow A Buffalo attorney is en- deavoring to locate friends of the late Miss Welthea Snow, about K0. who lost her life in a fire in Buffalo Sunday. The body was recovered Monday and as of now a friend. Mrs. Ruth Webb, is in charge of the funeral arrangements. 'Mrs. Webb believes that Miss Snow had what were described as \dear family friends\ in Gouverneur. She fondly referred to these friends as her \dear grandparents Arrangements now call for the body to be cremated unless someone comes forth with the information that they know for a certainty Miss Snow did not desire this. It is not known if Miss Snow had a will. It has been determined that she had rented a safety deposit box but the key was lost in the fire that took the elderly woman's life. Anyone having information , about Miss Snow is asked to call Attorney Kevin Cox at 716 856-0153. Mrs Jean D Blair, former editor of the Gouverneur Tribune Press will return to Gouverneur this weekend to receive the 1972 Good Citizenship Award The award will be made by the Silas Wainwright Post 6338 J'FW at the annual dinner and 26th An- niversary Observance on Saturday.\ March 11. ' , Mrs Blair will be the. 23rd person to be honored by the VFW organization. She is being recognized for her efforts in promoting the community and for unselfish service to others Mrs Btair* resigned her position as Editor of the Tribune Press Jan 28. after nearly five .years in that post She and her husband. Lloyd J Blair, sold thefr farm on the Richville Road and purchased - a Winnebago. 'Tfyey have been living in their \rtorne on wheels\ in Florida since the first part of February. Jean is flying into Syracuse and will be met by her brother. Rev. Donald K Dodds. who will bring her to Gouverneur for the dinner in her honor. Mr Blair will remain in Florida. ID Card sign up date changed to April 12th Due to the fact that the Gouverneur Court Room is oc- cupied on the first Wednesday of each month it has been decided to set the second Wednesday of each month as the »suing date for Senior Citizen ID Cards. Hours will be from 1 p.m to 4 p.m. with the change in date effective April 12 More than 800 identification cards have been issued to senior citizens in the Gouverneur area to date These are issued to persons 65 years of age or older Discount members holding ID Cards should bear in mind that discounts offered by cooperating businesses are granted *at the \discretion of the management. Members are urged to verify discount coverage prior to making a purchase or entering into a contract for goods or services It is alst) very important to the merchant that members present their ID Cards prior to the recording of the sale on the cash register Failure to comply with this request involves extra ex- pensive book work with loss of business. The management of one large department store has stated that unless members comply with this request the store will have no other choice but to refuse the discount. Verner Ingram, Potsdam, seeks nomination for state assembly Recreation supervisor is compiling lists of clubs and organizations Goals for school development outlined for Luncheon Club In the interest of public in- formation, a list of organizations and clubs in Gouverneur is being co'mpiled by the Gouverneur Recration Supervisor. \Gouverneur is reputed to have over 100 clubs and or- ganizations.\ says 'Mrs Ellen Tietjen. recreation supervisor 'And 1 feel that a public file of these groups, their officers, purposes, and meeting dates would be valuable not only tc newcomers in the area, but also to the organizations themselves so that a greater communication among members can be achieved.\ A questionnaire is being distributed to each local organization to secure in- formation for the file If your group did not receive one copies can be obtained at the Gouver- neur Municipal Building or use the questionnaire on Page 2 of this paper A Community Calendar *ill be posted in the lobby of the Gouverneur Municipal Building in the near future, on which local organizations are-invited to list their meetings and special events This calendar, . if regularly updated, should serve two purposes 1 To publicize the recreational and educational activities in Gouverneur 2 To assist each organization to plan events which will avoid conflicts ;• \If the need is felt, a more intensive effort can be made to foster communication among local groups in the form of a council of organizations to which each local group would elect one member • Mrs Tietjen adds \This council would meet periodically to exchange ideas on matters of mutual concern and to publicize special events among members * The goal of the questionnaire the Community Calendar and a council of organizations is :o provide better communication and publicize more u.deiy recreational ar.d educational opportunities to our citizens • \If I were to put it in the form of an ad. I would say 'wanted, new attitude\ was the opening remark of Merton Van Sant, guest speaker at the Luncheon [ Club meeting on Wednesday- Mr Van Sant. superintendent of Gouverneur Central schools, added that schools, teachers and students need a new attitude - the closing bell should be heard with regret In an effort to update and improve the New York state school system five goals have been set for implementation by 1973 State-wide use of AV and ETV data processing of school records, lmprovemertt of com- munity relations curriculum. College students collecting Looks for north prison St Lawrence University is working in cooperation with McGraw-Hill Book Company on a pilot project to coiiect paperback books for inmates at Clinton Correctional Facility at Dar> nemora. New York The College and University * Division of McGrew-Hiii »n Might st owr:' N J is backing tnf piio; project in cooperation *;ih Dr y>les W Roder.aver cra;rrr,ar. of St Laurence s sociology department Books for the project will be collected at a mair; deposit area in t.he E J Nobie Center on Lhe .ur.:vers;ty s campus They u:ll tber. be turned over :o tr>e correctjonai institution s library Collection \ expected to fce corr.pieted b> :he end of Marcr. Haroid Meltzer McGrau-H.D s coliege representative sa.d that the project is *J>e firs* of its tjpe and that S* Laurence s one of three colleges m Ne» York Stite working on tr.s part:Cutar development and an improved negotiation system. The state has been divided into 13 regions Gouverneur is in- cluded in the St Lawrence. Lewis ,and Jefferson County area. Throughout the state, certain schools have been selected as ' pilot\ areas for redesign. Watertown is one of these In a new concept of educational aims, more emphasis will be placed on vocational training with students working in 'clusters'\ of common interest to obtain practical skills Students seeking higher education will be prepared to pursue it. but those who seek jobs after high school graduation will be equipped to obtain useful 'employment Mr Van Sant envisxms that by J980 the majority of jobs will not require a college degree and that there will be an increased demand for vocational education '\Redesign\, Mr Van Sant emphasized is not a sudden development Schools and the school system are constantly- undergoing cnange it is a con- tinuous process More s:ate and federal funds •are becoming avai*abie w;th ecucatior. De^ng ,g:ven -top priority-oh the Suaget and an effor 'being made tc reheve the property o^r?er of bearing the burden of scnooi support The press *as wei] represented at the meeting Four members 'A tr>e Sen:or Mass Media class Dave Mclr.tosr Jim McBjrne> M.ke Gaviey and Tim Thayer vere :>r. nand tc UKe notes and ig?* practical experience at CAR TRAIN ACCIDENT - A 51 ymr »W ma* Arc**t J kmy o* ScHvyWr on* milt lev?* o4 G*w»rn»vr on Rov*t 11. Mn Sesttv and t*# covp* t «r*s kifM Mfetf or ft* c^otttnf o*d *©* St Laurence s*jder.* project chairmen are M.ss Juc:tr. L Hcmt a «er.ior frrrr. 5;-TarjS* M:M Lydia V M.r.atrvi A •er.Kr frorr. Eas: Greer,&u£r &T>C Va>en« J Moore a junxr fr^r. S Coot r*>pe tha the c^npas *-*; cost r: but* ;*pe-t*ct xofcs toe ft*>d I> Robert «er Physical fitness class rescheduled Verner M. Ingram, Potsdam, has announced that he plans to seek the Republican nomination for election to the assembly this year. . Mr Ingram, a former assemblyman who has not been actively engaged in politics since 1966. has sent letters to all Republican committeemen in St. Lawrence County informing them of his intentions. The letter reads in part: '. . . Many, many people all over the County have urged me to make the run for the nomination and election Their opinion, expressed to me. is that they felt that my ten years of service in County firemen object to cut in state budget opposition to proposed cuts in the state budget which will have a serious effect on the fire training program for volunteer firemen is mounting from various fire organizations, it is reported by George E Bnggs St Lawrence County fire coordinator An item of $62 000 is listed for elimination irom the state budget, which will result m a sharp cut in training hours In St. Lawrence County several hun- dred firemen each year complete state-approved courses ranging Jrorr. basic firemanship to officer training The courses, given in different communities thru out the year have been taught by Emerson Forbes Canton and L>le Wood Hejvelton both certified Stafe Fire Training Instructors Trve S' La^rer.ce County F;re Adv;sor> Board has written slate ]eg:sia:ors of its opposition to the 'proposed cutback according to Ear, K Drew Norwood <cr airman 'Intensive training over tre years nas produced thousands of sjc.lled volunteer firemen x our state and the in- vest men* has &eer. returned 5> 'the saving of iives and improved ifire figrt.r«g techn>ques Mr slated the Assembly, from 1957 to 1966 inclusive, were the kind of responsible, mature service that the County should have They feJt that St. Lawrence County people as a whole deserved real legislative representation in the Legislature, and not the kind which lacks understanding, not onJy of the problems of the people of the County, but of the true meaning of being a member of the States legislative body. -It is my hope that you will vote to nominate me in the primary election, if one is held. If I am nominated, then f hope and sincerely expect that you will unite to support and help elect me Jo the Assembly again. I intend to give you the same, honest, vigorous, intelligent and analytical representation that I tried to give you, and think I did give you, when I was there before. ...\ The Assembly seat being sought by Mr. Ingram is presently held by K Daniel Haiey of Waddington M. WEATHER Were you missed? Were you out when the Heart Fund volunteer called\ If so. please mail your con- tribution to the St. Lawrence County Heart Fund, Box 152, Canton. NY. 13617. H L Moist Tuesday 33 24 11 Wednesday __ 42 21 tr Thursday 23 14 -53 Friday 24 6 .32 Saturday 19 -16 .00 Sunday 30 10 .12 Monday 22 4 tr. Fund started for boy with heart condition B*ca J§* 3f the t*4 ^eaiher ac tst T fc -r?^£> e*»-er.:-4 tr.-e first 4 and reg.strt ».:•©« for the ne* pr.>s>ca. Liness ciaw for T^-rsda;- r-»-er^ag Marrr. y ir the 3-:*M\rerrwur Ser./w Tr.ese training programs Ka^e r*eer. & rr.zysT factor ifl providing better fir* protection for our county Coordinator 3r^gs corr.rr/erted Not oc^y have :r* residents t^d the z6- vir.'ige oi rr.yre efficient (Je^a^.-.er.ts but tbe vcrt trjemse.v^es r^ve gone C-t>e5 *.ir. .-ess cr-ar>c jy :*-:a^s* uSe> are *••.' traced TS* cs.b*:* vj be s lr*7» tr tr* fir* . Bertrand Luti Jr who was two years old last November has a jbirth defect from which he is certain to die unless he undergoes heart surgery With this operation the doctors give him a 50-50 chance to live and have a inormal life \ Ne* Yc*rt State vnd the St .Laurence County Aid to Physically Handicapped Children are ready to assume ihe imedicai and hospital costs of this operation But ihey require that fooin parents go with him to New York City where he is to be adrr.itted to Columbia - Pres- byterian Hospital on March li Thev aiso require that his .mother be near by during hii~ entire stay at the hospital Thii imay be as Song as 28 days The Iboy will undergG surgery March 16 Bert the onJy son of Mr and Mrs Bertrand Lut2 of Route 1, Edwards has two older sisters 'One of these sisters also has a Ib.rih defect for *bcfc she has to. -attend a clinic Mr Lat.2 is employed by the Neu-or. Fails Paper Mill but the •exper.se »r..-cr. this family facers IT. :rar»sportat>or. tc Nev York ar-d r. :\ing rosts *hiie there are frightening T farr.-.y car * at present ab** ar>d the Axtws sa> that .it:* Ber should jr c> piaoe as r* J ->ot scror^ erKM^C. tx> gc Dy :he*e BERTRAND LLT2 JR -people who are our neighbor! 1 * The Firs: National Bank oi Gouverneur aod the St Liwrence County Bank of Edwards are each opening a trust fund account tr. the aame of bttie Bert s jacie Yerrxxi Luti Jr If you can spare A doilar .or more take it to either of these banks for this tc r Our corner, jrary gives r^ooe> to hep people all over the wor»d and that is good But these are our owr peop»e — a very imroe<bat* and per*oaa! case of heart 10 hear* * <*
