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AUGUST 9 , 1 9 7 2 18 PAGES—15 CENTS B o a r d H i t s P o s t a l P l a n Lewis County Board of Legisla tors, In a resolution introduced by Legislator Sam Villanti, R., Lowville, has gone on record firmly opposing the new U.S. Postal Service Sectional Center Facility processing of mall. Under the new setup, which goes Into effect August 19 at most Lewis County post offices, let ters mailed from one post office to the county to an address tn a community elsewhere in the county will first go to a Sectional Center Facility in Utica for pro cessing, causing a delay tn de livery of a number of days beyond the current service setup. The resolution was moved for passage by Legislator Gary Buck ingham, D., Harrisvllle, and s e conded by Legislator JohnColvtn, R„ Copenhagen. It was passed unanimously. It reads as follows: It appearing that a “ Postal Service Sectional Center” has been o r will be set up and o r ganised in Utica to serve this area with reference to the col lection and disposition of mail; and It further appearing that while such “ Postal Service Sectional Center” mayexpeditemailstothe metropolitan areas it will, to many Instances, seriously ham per the delivery of mail tn the rural areas and to particular to Lewis County; and It further ap pearing that further considera tion should be given to a pro gram which will maintain present service or Improve same where- ever possible In rural areas; and It further appearing that the p re sent system of pickup and de livery of mail to Lewis County ts apparently adequate and not causing hardships to our resid ents. Now, Therefore be it resol ved a s follows: Section 1. That this board of Legislators hereby goes on record as betng vigorously op posed to the aforesaid “ Postal Service Sectional Center\ a s ft affects rural counties in general and Lewis County to particular. Section 2. That this Board of Legislators hereby calls upon Its members In Congress and the U.S, Postal System to so amend and modify the aforesaid Postal Sys tem so as to embody the re quests as set forth In the within resolution. Section 3. That copies of the within resolution b e sent to Con gressman Robert McEwen, Sena tor Jacob Javlts, Senator James Buckley and the U.S, Postal Ser vice, Washington, Attention Chairman and to alt Boards of Legislators and Supervisors within the State of New York, with the request that such Boards formulate and forward sim ilar resolutions. Section 4. That the within re solution shall take effect imme diately. Ir. other activity concemtngthe new postal program,word w a sre- celved today from Senator Buck ley by the Joumaland Republican, stating that he is making“ appro- prtafe inquiries” regarding the program. As soon as he ts able to obtain ‘‘additional In formation\ about tbe program, he has promised a “ more detailed response.\ OLD COSTUMES - TheConstabte Hall Association has announced an exhibition of period dresses throughout the month of August. The dresses were worn by S ara Woodruff Flower and her dau ghter, Emma Flower Taylor. Sara was the wife of Roswell P . Flower, governor of New York 1892-94, The d resses, displayed jn various rooms, add to Con stable Hall's p o rtrait of gracious living to the nineteenth century. Roswell Flower Taylor.grandsoo of the late Governor Flower, do nated the dresses to the Asso ciation to 1935, The library sets the scene fo? Dixie Getman, Mtss Oneida Coun ty, 1972. Mtss Getman wears a 19th century black velvet d ress, part of a collection now on d is- Y o u t h s V i s i t S w is s Two American teenagers, one of whom Is a granddaughter of a Lowville woman, have been on a 14-day trip around Switzerland as guests oftheSwtssBankCorp,, which ls celebrating Its cente nary this year. To mark the occasion, the firm invited two young people from each country where the bank has a branch or an affiliate. Escorted by two young Swiss tn each of four language regions of the country, the visitors re portedly were able to get to know Switzerland and its people as they traveled through the classic vacation land. To get to Zurich, starting point of their trip, they travelled a combined distance of 62,000 miles. Rcprestinp the United States were Kathleen Ashe of Glen Reck, N.J., granddaughter of Mrs. Wil liam Delles, Railroad Street, Lowville, ar t Jeffrey A. Smith of Rockville- < enter, N.Y Through ILK blrthdav gesture, the corporation In not only de monstrating Its worldwide links bui at ihe same lime It fs enn- trtbnijiif; to o l - o . r understand ing between yn'iOr people of the world, a sjy.5c<-,tn.m sold. This is t J«.„ i.-fiiTtptf to the fact that the ,.>uhe je-iptt*, all ■: 1-1 . r -1 e.2. spent a 4: {'\o'itlnue-d rn Rare I-R > play at Constable H all, ConstabI e - vllle, N.Y, The dress was once worn by the wife of Governor Flower. Through their styling and the history of the owners, thedresses oifer a glimpse Info another cen tury. Sara Woodruff Flower was forward thinking to her manner of dress. The six dresses on dis play portray t te ultimate In fas hion for the 1890’s. Skirts had attained a voluminous breadth that often required seven to nine yards of material. To achieve the> correct folds, the skirts were lined with heavy canvas. Width at the shoulder was extremely fashionable, and thus a variety ot bows, ribbons and canvas Is evident. AU collars were worn high, closely encircling the throat, and frequently edged with a frill of lace*. Due to Governor Flower’s position, Mrs. Flower spent much time m New York City and Albany, (severatdressea were tailored by M.A, Connelly of 5th Avenue), Sara originally came from Wa tertown, where her father suc cessfully operated the Hotel Woodruff. Her daughter, Emma Flower Taylor, also lived in Wa tertown after her marriage. One dress on display was created by Adelaide Secor of the same city. While governor, Roswell Flo wer passed several bills that have an important Impact on our way of life today. Two such bills, (Continued On Page t-B) B l o o d m o b i l e Syracuse Regional Red Cross BloodmotUle will vtstt Lewts County on Thursday, August 10, lrom 11 a.m to 4:45 p.m. -* t the* Beaver Falls Communltv Halt. A pnal 0ft25 pints has been sot and blood is badly reed ed to replenish supplies which were either destroy ed or used tn siding victims of (he recent flooding In var ious sections of the state. F ree fctbiysir.ting ser <w i-s witf be bro-Vldod lor donating p.ii .■nt'- in tit\ <1mt i It t.v ike l-ai King l,(I. G e n - T e l S e r v i c e S t u d y R e q u e s t e d NEW ADDITION -Construction of the new 120 -bed nursing home ad dition to Lewis County General Hospital ts about 55 per cent completed, according to an an- noucemenl today by hospital offi cials. Currently, work atthenew annex includes the installation of interior electrical, plumbing, heating and atrcondftlontng ap paratus. Elsewhere at the hospita l, work ts almost completed on the en largement of the hospital laundry facility, dining room and kitchen and storage a reas. The primary part of the new an nex ts betng constructed on the south side of the present hospital structure and extends tothedt- rectton of WestStateStreet, When complete, there wtU be both West State Street andNorthStateStreet entrances to the hospital. S t a t e A u d i t R e p o r t C i t e s T u r i n V i l l a g e The VtllageofTurin,It’scterk- treasurer and Board of Trustees were cited ln several areas for failure to comply with state law to an audit of the village's fin ancial affairs conducted by the New York State Department of Audit and Control for the period from June i, 1963, to May 31, 1971. The report by Examiner Sal vatore A. Suppa was filed with the Department of Audit and Con trol ta Albany on February 22 and Is available there tor public inspection. Another copy has been issued to the Board of Trustees, who also have It available for pub lic inspection. The report includes the fol lowing citations and violations of state law* “During the period examined, Clerk-Treasurer Frances Gay lord failed to deposit tax col. lections totaling $20.00 and water receipts totaling $24.83. When this was brought to her attention, the Indicated amounts were de posited ta the respective bank accounts on November 12, 1971. “ The balances shown ta . . . this report for the general, water and library funds differ from those shown ta the cterk-treas- urer's records as of May 31, 1971. “ These differences were due primarily to unrecorded petty cash funds and the aforemention ed undeposlted receipts. “ The clerk-treasurer should use the balances . . . of this report as her opening balances at June 1, 1971. “ to each year taxes levied for village purposes were within the constitutional tax limitation. \The collection of taxes was 94.5k of the total tax levy in the fiscal year 1975-7L “ At May 31, 1971 uncollected taxes and tax liens aggregated $429.99 . . . “ A summary of the total as sessed valuations of properties for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1971 Is included to the gen eral and statistical section ol this report. Heal property valua tions were determined by the board o f trustees. The assess ment rolls were not verified as required by Real Property Tax Law. U t t le L e a g u e E le c t s A meeting was held Wednes day, August 2, by the Lowville Boy’s League officers, managers and d irectors with the purpose of electing officers anddlrectors for the 1973 season. The results were as follows: President and Treasurer,Dong Brodle; vice-president, Bernle TerrtlUan; secretary, Bill Sctell; Directors, Arel Brown, Dick DeFone, Bob Snow, Mtke McCue, John Ross, ar.d Ron Ter* rilllon. Also, a discussion was held concerning problems this season and possible* solutions for next year. They Include umpiring, scheduling and maintenance of equipment. Results of the fund raising were also announced. A total of $1,056 was received, thus putting the league In fine shape for 1373. \For each of the years ex amined, the warrant for the col lection of taxes was not attached to the tax roll although the min utes indicated that one had been executed. \Beal property wholly exempt from taxation was not shown on the assessment rolls for the period examined. AU ofsuchpro- perties, with their respective as sessed valuations, should be listed to a special portion of each assessment rclt. \A sim ilar comment was In cluded lit our two prior reports of examination. \TV 1th the exception of 1969- 70, the application of the tax rate* to the total assessed valuation of taxable property on the roll show ed that the total tax so computed ■was not to agreement with the amount levied by the board of trustees. “The use of a convenient rate for the purpose of raising taxes to the 1979-71 year resulted to a deficit of $133.89 to the re quired tax levy. \A rate should be computed and qsed that will produce the amount of taxes required by the budget. “A sfmtlax comment was in cluded ta our prior report of examination. “Collection of current taxesby the c lerk-treasurer started a t the beginning of the fiscal y ear. Ac counts of unpaid faxes were not filed annually with the board of trustees at the time of the re turn of the tax rolls. “AVlth the exception of 1968-69, no evidence was found to Indi cate that tax sales were held o r that the board of trustees de termined that unpaid taxes be collected by civil action. (Continued on Page l-B) MEMBER-GUFST TOURNEY - A member guest tournament ol 36 hotes was hell Julv 29 and 3.0 at Brantingham Golf Course. to the photo, winners of Hv rharnpfonshtp flight are* shown tc-it to right: will CaltaRifer, Fred Rhone, wfc > is ptest-nunc the trophies, end Pt.it Tnv.sh-y, Galtarher and To l.-v scor ed 132 in the champfojishipfltgM. Other top scorers were Lew R yan ar.d Hugh Khsarv, 133, and Sam Villanti and Samuel Villanti, 134. Top scor.-rs tn the first flight were: Mile- Biadtsh and EdJohn- son, 14C; Jim ilyenand FhilBush, ir.Q; Stan flato* and i.d S'.c.tl, 151. Second flight - rternti- Darling and Joe Urumm, 155; Charlie Trdtord and Don Schug, 15C; Don Duflo and Ralph Bush, 157. Third filglu - Bob Rom■. r ar, J Boh Ant.lin, 157; Bob Mooney ar.d 'George Finch, 164; Harold IVHey and tout Liendecker, 165, ttoccho Behan s.-rV'ed a:.. rue, .■ at the trophy awarding ceremon ies. A Public Service Commission Examiner has recommended that General Telephone Company of Upstate New York, Inc., be auth orized to Increase tts telephone rates to obtain $735,000 addi tional annual Income. The a- maunt of Increase represents only about one-fifth of the $3,- 569,000 sought by the company annually. At the same time, the Examiner cited the company for misleading the PubUc Service Commission regarding the quality at Its s e r vice to customers and tts efforts to improve Its service, Heurged the Commission to undertake an investigation of the \adequacy of service rendered by Upstate.” As part of tts filing for new permanent rates, Upstate had also sought a temporary Increase of $2,403,000. The Examiner, Vin cent P. Furlong, had recommend ed denial of a temporary Increase on June 23 and a decision ts stilt pending hefore the Commis sion. Examiner Furlong’s recom mended decision ts being sent to the campany and to o ther parties tn the proceeding and they are being afforded a total of 35 days in which to file exceptions and replies to exceptions to his re port, The Commission will not make a determination until It has had the opportunity to feview the record, Including the recom mended decision, and the briefs. Examiner Furlong based his recommendation on the following major changes from the com pany’s claims for necessary re venues: An approximate $ 1,760,000 re duction as the result of h is find ing that an overall rate of re turn of 8 per cent cm the Com- W o o d s m e n E v e n t s S la t e d A 20-division parade will be featured during the 25th annual New YorkState Woodsmen’s Field Days being held August 11, 12 and 13 ta Boonville, Parade will start at 11:30 a.m ., August 12, and preceed through downtown Boonvtlle to the fairgrounds. Mr. and M rs. Justin Ishah, co- chairmen, have requested any fraternal o r commercial organi zation wtth intentions cf entering a Goat tn the parade to contact them immediately. Convertibles for queen contestants, visiting queens and dignitaries are also being requested by tshah* Categories for awarding of prizes have been announced as follows: organizational and com mercial; best equipment display; best load o f togs, Judged on safety, originality and general appear ance. Also bps! marching unit* most patriotic Ina float o r march ing unit; Goat with the most time and work devoted, and the parade chairmen's special award. Judges will have a new set of rules on a ten-point system r suiting tn aa accumulation of4u points, Judging will be done on color, work Involved, theme use and finished product. Total points from all Judges on each category wlU determine the winner. Viewers of the parade can look forward to some new excitement. There wtll be clowns tossing candy to the crowd, the Barret “ Jump car” arsdSmokey the b ear. The Adirondack Wildcats school band will lead the parade. The band has token first place ta several local parades this year. Also featured will be the Brock- viiie City Pipe Band of Brock- vtlle, Ontario, and the O.Y.B, Lamplighters o f Smith FaUs, On tario. The Tigress Oriental Band of Syracuse, which volunteer tts time and donates any pro ceeds to The Shrtaers’ Hospital, will also be marching. Another feature will be an a ll- girls drum and trumpet corps from Ogdensburg, known as the Cteparrelle’s. Organized by Mrti. Bonn to Johnston, the group served as a special honor guard for President Nixon aad Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada dur ing Trudeau’s visit tn the United States. Local floats and marching units will be featured. Including the qucvn contestants vying for the title of Mtss Forest Queen, 1972. Visiting queens from New York Stole wtll be participating. “ We arc planning the isesl par ade ever seen in BoonvlUe” , 're,. Lahah stated. pany’s capital should be allowed because of the use of the con solidated capital structure of General Telephone and Elec tronics and considering the level of service provided by Upstate. The company had sought an over all retorn of 9.8 per cent. A $787,000 reduction ta recog nition ol increased toll revenues, due to the recently improved rate of return o f New York Telephone Company, which forms the basis for intrastate toll settlements. The Company had based Its rate application on New York Tele phone's tower rate of return dur ing the test year. An approximate $350,000 re duction reflecting adjustments to the Company’s intrastate rate base, o r total value of its plant. In recommending that Upstate be limited to an 8 per cent rate of return instead of the 8.4 per cent return found reasonable by the Commission in the last case, Mr. Furlong noted that the em bedded debt costs of the Com pany “ a re extremely high due primarily to the issue in 1969 of $12,500,000 ta bonds a t an in terest rate of 9.5 per c e n t The Company has gone togreat lengths ta this proceeding In an attempt to establish that this timing of this issue was autonomous and bad nothing to do with Upstate’s membership to the conglomerate which GT AE constitutes. It is highly doubtful, however, that the directors of Upstate would not be guided by the wishes of their p ar ent corporation in the matter of financing.” The examiner further cited testimony to the effect lhat GT&E retains comtrol over Its affili ates by reserving “ the power to replace any director or di rectors who do not c a rry out their duties ta a wise manner.\ “ Thus the fact of consolida tion must be recognized,” he concluded, “and the only way to accomplish that is to determine the cost of money on a con solidated b a sts,\ Mr. Furlong also recalled that ta the last proceeding the Com mission found that an overall rate of return of 8.4 p e r cent would be fair and reasonable, though another examiner had recom mended deferring part of the In crease pending a demonstration of improvemsnt ln service. “ The Commission felt, how ever, that t i e r was sufficient de monstration on the record that the Company was endeavoring to Im prove its service and that Indi cations of a gradual improve ment were evident,” Mr. Furlong said. “ The evidence in this pro ceeding demonstrates that the Commission was misled. Tbe service levels of Upstate remain at least as tow a s they were to the period considered by Examiner (Stewart C.) Bosctnwttt In (the prior) case. Alio there is question as to whether the con struction program initiated by the Company will do much to meet the concerns of Upstate’s cus tomers... .’’ Examiner Furlong also con cluded that rates In the Middle town territory, currently much lower than ta other p a rts of Up state’s service area, should be brought up to uniformity “ since the overall increase proposed by the Company has been reduced drastically.... Such an approach (Continued On Page l-B) C o u n ty F a m il y I n t e r n e Average family income was $8,053 tn Lewie Comity ta 1968, compered with $10,617 tar the State, according to a report on the 1970 census by the Bureau of the Census, IXS. Department of Commerce. Per capita income for the county amounted to $2,- 326, the report shows. The 1970 census counted 23,- 644 residents in the county; two per cent were foreign born and ten per cent native bom with one or both parents of foreign birth*. Among the county’s 21,412 In habitants age 5 and over ta 1970, 1,459 were living in e different county within the State ta 1965, and 350 ta a different State. ta the population age 16 and over, 75 percent of the men and 38 percent of the women were in the labor force. Among the em ployed, 32 percent were bolding white collar Jobs, and 21 percent were government workers. About 37 percent of the mar ried women with husband pre sent were in the labor force, and 32 percent of these wives had children under six. There were 7,498 person* 3 to 34 years old enroltm) ta school, to tte 25-and-older population, 41 percent of the men and 62 women were high school gradu- ates. T a x R e l i e f F o r V i c t i m s O f F l o o d At least some of t te uninsured property losses from flooding to New York State can be recovered by taking them as Income tax deductions, according to tte New York State Society of Certified PubUc Accountants. A society spokesman outlined several ttepe flood victims should take immediately to obtain tts maximum deductions to which they may be entitled. Taxpayers must be able to prove that a casualty — a sudden, unexpected event — occurred and that it lessened the value of their p ro perty; then the must be able to prove the amount of low . Proof of damage can be made, according to the CPA*, with be- tare-and-after photographs. For tte \before” photos, they re commend a search of the family album and those of relatives and neighbors. News clippings des cribing tte effects of the storm ta one’s neighborhood can also serve a s evidence. To establish the amount of toss, records of tte purchases of pro perty and of amounts spent on capital improvements are help ful, but they don’ t tell the whole story, the accountants warn. Be cause the deductible loss ls the difference between cost or (he value c f the property Just hefore the casualty (whichever Is lesri and Immedtatpb afterward, de preciation and saivageabilm must be taken into consideration Appraisers with spei*(.ilt/e<t knowledge ot the*ypesofp:up*niv affected (real esute,fUi ni'Mngs cars, ek-> ate qualified to make such assessments. tf one tas Heed tnsuram e. ti IS only nee . '\ a t > to rtottf. them- surjnra? broker, he Rill hat. art tnusrartce company ndjustei m- apoct t t s damage and determine tte amount of loss. Unfortunately, few* flood insur ance policies a re t a force. For most property owner* affected, tte only way of recovering part of tteir losiec win be through income tax deduction*. If no taauraace campany adjus ter Is going to call, aa Inde pendent appraisal may be ob tained from a public appraiser. Appraiser* a r e listed ta th* yellow page* of telephone direc tories. Deductible tosses are comput ed oo a ptece-by-piece b asis, tar personal property euch as an automobile or a a a rticle of furni ture, The amount o f toes onoon- buataees real property is com puted upon tte entire property, ta tte case of property used tar personal purposea. toe deductible toes ts the original ccet plus capital improvements, lets de preciation, salvage value and in surance retmburaement, M d a standard $109 for each casualty. (Thai’s $100 off for each d isas ter, not each item o f toes.) On business property, to# d e duction ts tte decline In value up to tte property’* depreciated value or book value, lee* tneur- ance coverage and salvage value, without the $100 exclusion. Do not overlook ioe<; or land* scaping, Including -aiks, frees, lawn, etc. This t* also deduc tible to th** extent tiie | o « h is not covered In Insurance, MV the CPAs. For the future, fhrv recom mend nutmainlog o del.tiled m - tentorv oSf one’s property, re- tabling receipts fot* m.tjor pur chases, jnd t.tklng siupctinrx of one's possC'-dorm, These steps will B.-tke ttvnvery c-.tMersli.itiM such ,t !rj,:*-h occur .ipnti. 0 1 2
