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WEDNESDAY’, MARCH IS , 1972 22 DACES — 15 CENTS P r o p o s e T u g H i l l S t u d y The Regional W ildlife Office of the New York State Depart ment of Envlrom e n lal Conserva - tlon at Watertown has described a special project to be carried out on the Tug H ill Plateau. This project w ill involve Inten sive studies of the deer herd on the pleateau over a period of several years. The Tug H ill Plateau consists of a large mass of uplands bound ed approximately by Interstate Route 81 on the west, the Black R iver valley on the east and north and Oneida Lake on the south. The highest elevations on Ihe plateau are located In a w ilder ness designated as the Central Tug H ill zone. Surround ing this central zone is a trans ition zone which form e rly was heavily farm ed. Much of this translsllon Zone has been aban doned from agriculture and Is largely used for recreation or Is public land. One of the most remarkable characteristics of the Tug Hill Plateau Is the extremely high annual snowfall. Moisture-laden clouds coming off of Lake On tario drop their snow as they rise over the plateau. Average annual snowfall exceeds 150 In- chi s on much of the plateau. This is one of the highest snow fall smounts In the contiguous United States, The Central Tug H ill Area consists p rim a rily of hardwood trees which have been cutover at various times. The transition zone contains many stands of softwood trees such as red spruce, hemlock, balsam f i r and White pine as well a s man-planted species such as scotch h e and white spruce. These softwood stands are vital to w ildlife species that overwinter In this area of htgh snows. Included are d e e r, varying hare ( “ snow shoe rabbits” ), ruffed grouse and other forms. These wildlife form s do less well in the Central Tug H ill A rea due to lack of softwood stands which are necessary for w inter shelter However, the central wilderness area is the home o f several true wilderness species such as bobcat and fisher. Deer find the Central Tug H ill Area a very hospitable habitat during- summer and fall. Food and cover Is abundant and en emies are few. However, with the advent of winter deer are Board Approves Leaves The regular meeting of the Board of Education of the South Lew is Central School System was held on Thursday, March 9, at the jualor - senior high school in Turin. At -ie meeting, perm ission was granted for Jam e s Deshales and B a r r v Worezak, secondary teach e r s , to attend the New York Slat Social Studies Teachers’ Confer ence on M a rch 16, 17 and 18; fvte Hathaway, head mechanic, was granted perm ission to attend a mechanics’ course on June 19 through the 22; and M r s . E l iz a beth Ph illip s , M rs. Evelyn Hughes and M iss Yvonne Teltsworth, school lib r a rian s , were granted perm ission to attend a “ L ib r a r y Media Conference” at Syracuse University on A p r il 14. A re quest from M rs. Heten Plato for a leave of absence, without pay, from M a rch 30 to A p ril 23 was also approved by the board. M rs. Plato ls a food service worker at the G reig Elem e n tary Schoot. An AprU 6 visit by the Blood moblle to the South Lewis Junior-Senior High School was approved. The board, approved additional credit for extra hours earned by M rs. Janet Gydesen and M rs Susan Law , elementary teachers. The T itle n budget fo r the 1971-1972 project for the elem entary pstrent-teacher con ferences were rescheduled for A p ril 12, 13 and 14 due lo a conflict tn the dates previously approved. On the morning of A p ril 10, there w ill be staff meetings ln the South Lew is System , and In the afternoon a countyivlde teachers' conference w ill be held in Low v ille, There w ill be no School for students In th? ele mentary o r secondary schools of theSouth Lew is D istrict on April 10. There w ill be a Spelcal Board of Education meeting on March 27, and the annual BO C E S meet ing wtll he held at the BO C E S Center at Glenfleld on April C. forced fo leave the central zone due to lack of softwood shelter. They congregate in several con centration areas o r deer yards In the transition zone. Unfortun ately, the deer run Into pro blems In the transition zone. T h e ir mobility Is limited under deep snow conditions. They are easy prev for packs of free-run ning dogs. Food supplies may become exhausted during a par- tlcularly difficult winter and starvation occurs. The role of the snowmobile harassment has not been throughly researchedbut may be of some Importance. The Regional W ildlife Office w ill attempt to determine factors affecting the welfare of the Tug Hill deer herd through the severe winter pertcx. and provide man agement techniques to overcome problems. The objective Is to provide deer numbers at the high est level consistent wtth the ability of the range to support deer. Prelim inary reconnaisance work has been completed. B io logists have conducted an ex tensive series of helicopter (Continued on Page 1-B) Fashion Show A fashion show for the benefit of the American Can cer Society will beheld Tues day, March 21r at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria of Lowvtlle Academy and CentralSchool. B e y e r 's Boys' and Men’s Shop, Lowville, will provide the fashions for both men’s and women’s styles. Local models will display the spring look in wearing ap parel, according to Rev. Ladd H a r r is, county chairman. Refreshments will be se r ved and a donation will be sought for the Lew is County Cancer Crusade. H O S P ITA L BOARD - The Board of Managers of Lewis County General Hospital, shown above, left to right, are: Henry- Doyle, president, Jam e s Shea, secr**- tarv, Robert Snyder, Richard An derson, adm inistrator, John Turnbull, Floyd Loson, Richard Cummings, vice-president, EI- win Rowell, chairman of Hospital Committee of Board of Legis lators, Vinal Hunt and D r. Ken neth Ford. Clyde W illiam son, also a member, was out of state when the photo was taken. The Board of Managers iscom- posed of nine members appointed by the Board of Legislators for five-year term s. The board is responsible for establishing policy and wages,providlngfacil- ities and delegating authority to physicians to render medical care and to the adm inistrator to man age the operation of the hospital. Monthly meetings of the Joint Conference Committee maintain liaison between the B o a rdof Man agers and the medical staff. The (Continued on Page I- B ) P h o n e R a t e H e a r i n g W e l l - A t t e n d e d H e r e The General Telephone Com pany of Upstate New York, Inc., proposed rate increase of 40.2 per cent for both commercial and residential customers re ceived stiff opposition from more than 50 persons, representing a wtdp area and individuals from many walks of life, al a public hearing last Wednesday fn Low viUe. A group of individuals repre senting business, private and pub lic Interests filed statements of M A P I F CUFFN* CONTT STANT^- Eiphf enndidafps hnvv #r\t»Tfd the competition for L ‘-w|s i.ouniy C u ffp, which h*'\d - Lov.\;lle K i ’vants Club’s M ’Mtvat nrt Saiurd.V*, March 18. Contest Tits, shovn lefth>rlrhl, a r e : ”* rlP ro v - P n r K Hoch, dau ghter of M rs. Edna Hoch, C rog han, sponsored by fW’-.vrr Riv«r Central School, B i n v r Fa lls; Anno M a rie McGraw, daughter of Mr. -uvf M r r>. Poht-rt M'-Gr^w, ( npt'nh.igen, s p o n t o n 1 Fv il.tr - ri^burg Orange No. 5r*l; Shtrb-v Marlng, daughter of M rs. J-nn- els MarifnT, LonviHe* sponsored by Lowvllte Flics. CVnt'T rov,- - Amelia Shov., daught. r of Mrs* SyTvLi Sum v t, Lowville, spon sored bv Low v ille i-.lic4'; Kar**n daughter of M r. Inued on Page G) E l e c t i o n s T u e s d a y I n A r e a V i l l a g e s Hlrsrhf- (Co; nd protest with the State Public Service Commission through Vin cent P . Furlong, examiner, pre siding nt the hearing. Present were; Attorneys for the PSC , Davtd A. Fazzone and Robert A. Simpson; Genera] T e l ephone counselors Richard M . Cahill and John Robert Jones of Power, Jones and Schneider, Columbus. Ohio, and Alfred V. Kaufmann, director of public relations for General Telephone. M r , Furlong directedthosewho wished to speak for or against the rate increase to relay their opinions either a£ testimony o r statement, Joseph C. Valentine, Boonville, satd ltThe proposed 40 percent rate increase Ls rather large, certainly above that set by P r e s ident Nixon, Eith e r part opera tions have been at a loss o r business is m iserable. I have no specific complaints of service.0 Robert M c N e illy, speaking on behalf of the Board of Education of Lowvllte Academy .md Central School, paid “ The average phone b ill at th? school Is S650 a month and with the increase, It would rise $3,120 a year. Stale aid fo r education Is not to be Increased this year. Any In crease in the school tudeei would (Continued on Page I- B ) Journal Wins A wards The Journal and Repub lican received awards Irt two categories last Thursday at the annual convention of the New York State Press Asso ciation held In Rochester. The Journal’s spocialdrug abuse supplement, which was issued last spring as a pub lic service, m cooperation with various schools and or gan UzatInns Interested in the youth of the area, received art award In th? Best Special Edition category. In addition, the Journal's story late last summer deal ing '-vlth the possibility of Howard Hughes being invol ved in Horizon Corporation's interest ln purchasing pro perty from Georgia-Pacific on Tug Hill was clled In He Best News Story of the Year category. Approximately 2\0 news, papers throughout Now York State are mr-lnhers of the Nra, York Slate Press Asso- otatlon. The awards, on top of the Journal's 'harp In crease In circulation during the pint vear, made 197J a banner year for the news paper. Elections w ill be held Tuesday, M a rch 21, ln nine Incorporated villages of Lew is County. Voters will go to the polls In Castorland, Copenhagen, Consta bleville, Croghan, Low v ille, Port Leyden, T u r in , Lyons F a lls and H a r r is v ille . Under state law, polls Ln all villages a r e required to be open from noon until 9 p nt. There appears to be contests shaping up In al least two vll- liages - H a r risville and Port Leyden. W ith write-in candidates always a possibility In village elections, others may develop. Here Is the way the village elections line up: L O W V I L L E In the VUlage of Lo w v ille, In cumbent Trustees Russell R_ Z e l le r and John Fogarty were nom inated lor re-eiectlon at the non partisan Citizens’ Party caucus. Each office is for a term o f two years. There appears to be no efforts afoot in the village for write-in candidates to oppose either M r . Z e lle r or M r. F o garty. PO R T LEY D E N In the village of Port Leyden, Author Scouten and Floyd Hall have been named to succeed them selves as trustee and police Jus tice, respectively, for term s o f two years. The voters of Port Leyden w ill also be deciding the fate o f a $30,000 bond Issue for the purchase of a new fire truck. However, the village has con tracted with the Towns of Leyden and Lyonsdale, which will con tribute 210,000 each overlhenext five years for fire protection, and the Port Leyden F i r e De partment ( the J.S. Foster Hose Company), which has pledged $7,- 500 for the new truck. This leaves a total of $2,500, which in theend w ill be the actual cost of the truck to the village, plus the in terest for floating the bond Issue, C O N S T A B L E V IL L E In Constableville, Trustee Allen E a r l has been nominated to suceed himself for a term of two years. There has been no talk about the village In connection with possible write-in candidates, and if should prove to be a very quiet election. CO P E N H A G E N In the village of Copenhagen, Richard Flem ing and Claude Slc- Nell have both been nominated to succeed themselves as trustees for terms of two years. TURIN In Turin, what appears to be a rather hotly contested race tor the office of mayor seem s to be looming. W illiam Burm- tngham, acting mayor, has been nominated for mayor for a term o f one year. Mr.Burm tngbam h as been serving as mayor since the first of theyearw h e n K u rtFranke stepped down from the post to accept the office of town Justice, to which he was elected last fall. There ls a rather strong write-in campaign for Donald Hu ghes. Jam e s Connolly has been nom inated lo fill the remaining one year In the office of trustee, which was given up by M r , B u r - mlngham when he became acting mayor. Ramon M y e rs had been nominated to succeed him self as trustee for a term of two years. Neither M r . Connolly nor M r . Myers appear to have w rite-in opposition. LYONS F A L L S Roy Hamm ecker has been nom inated in the village of Lyons F a ll s to rucceed him self as trustee for a two-year term . He hasnooppo- sltlon. H A R R IS V IL L E H a r risville Is the only other (Continued on Page I- B ) L O T T E R Y A W A R D - P r e s e n t a tion h a s b e e n m a d e o f an In c e n t i v e a w a r d to the A A P S t o r e ln L o w v l l t e fo r s e l l i n g a $100,000 w in n in g lo t t e r y tic k e t . F r o m le f t to rig h t a r e : H .N . L o m b e r , S t a t e L o t t e r y s a t e s e x e cu t iv e ; R ic h a r d R a y m o n d , $100,000 L o t t e r y tic k e t w in n e r ; W illiam B a r r e t t , s t o r e m a n a g e r ; R o n a ld S t u h lm a n , c h i e f a c c o u n t ant U t ic a D i s t r i c t o f f i c e , D i v i sion o f L o t t e r y , p r e s e n t in g the c h e c k In th e am o u n t o f $500, F IT N E S S AW A R DS - Home and School meeting was heldatFather Leo M e m o rial School, Croghan, on Tuesday evening, M a rch 7, with a large number of parents present to witness a dem o n stra tion of cheers b y F L M S cheer leaders and to see the distribu tion of Presidential Fitness A- wards to those students who q u ali fied. Presidential Physical Fitness Awards were presented to. F L M S Students ln recognition of out standing physclail achievement and exceptional dedication lo the Ideal of a sound mind In a strong body. Congratulations to the stu dents shown, left fo right, In the top photo were offered by President Nixon: Front row - L o r i Buckingham, Susan Anderson, Diane Demo, M a ry Ja n e Turck, M a r y Jane Martin and Ann? M a rie W a lse man; Second row - Rosem arie Turck,Kevin Moyer,Roddy Bush, G a ry Campany, Mark Nortz and Constance M e r r y ; back row - Philip O strow skl, M rs. Sandra Doney, physical education In structor, Thomas Kahunas, Tho mas Pom lnville, Ja y M a rtin, Tonv Sullivan and Steve Monnat. Ab sent when the picture was taken were Susan Demo, Timothy Lee, Tony Dlcob, L a r r y Walseman and Richard Steiner, and Michael (Continued on Page 1-B)