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z 2 l Sylvania Pact: Way to Save Jobs, Cut Costs * cceptance of a modified cohtract by union workers at the GTE-Sylvania plant in Batavia recently was an exercise in pragmatic ac- co m moda tion w hich recommends itself to employe groups and companies which may find themselves in ' Similar circumstances. Under terms of the modified pact, Juan workers gave up 1971 ard 1972 general wage in- creases of 15 cents an hour and ~ cost -of-living boosts of 8 cents per hour for each year. , Abohshed were a paid- absence allowance and an mcenhve—pay system, but the employes covered by this particular contract got a general 10%2- cent increase, and those who were under the old incentive system gained a 34-cent per-hour increase. ' Gt E-Sylvania - management had indicated that unless terms of the old contract were revused to help cut production costs, the Batavia operation would have to be shifted to its Smithfield, - N.C., plant. Apparently, the modification —- approved by a vote of 257 to 82—wull save about 600 union jobs at the plant. It is noteworthy that a secret ballot was employed. While the new arrangement probably won't be satisfactory to everyone, if its moderation forks for the benefit of all, and if it proves to be reasonably fair, then it will be the essence of a good com- ' _ promise. -BUFFALO COURIER «EXPRESS New Bank ALBION - The first \new face” in the banking industry to be introduced to Orleans County will locate a facility here tomorrow Liberty National Bank and Trust Co. of Buffalo I open a branch banking office bion in what it regards as porary quarters in the Main Street plaza store formerly occupied by Peterson Drug Co. {adjacent to Grant Co.). Liberty has also applied to locate a Medina branch (see other story). 'A completely new bank building for the use of Liberty will be built soon by Carl Petronio Construction Co., Inc., of iAlbion, and this will be situated at 156 S. Main St. That site now is occupied by a brick building which for many years was a private home and later was the McNall Funeral Home. is operation ceased about five years ago, and in the past few years the County of Orleans has occupied it for temporary office * spdce. The new bank con- struction will start as soon as weather permits. The Petronio firm purchased the McNall building when -it ° bought and demolished the former Birds Eye Laboratories building immediately to the south. The lab structure was torn down- to make way for a Bells IGiifi, Market expansion. ! Avery W. Fonda, president and executive officer of Liberty National, state that Clyde G. Willet will be in charge of the, new Albion branch. Mr. Willet an his banking career with Liberty in 1965 and in November of that year was named ass't manager of the Oakfield office. He became manager at Oakfield about a year later. He is the father of three married daughters and now lives with his wife, Margaret, at 29 Farnsworth Ave., Oakfield. Willet is active in civic affairs is treasurer of the : Genesee County Industrial Development Foundation, member of the United Fund executive committee, of the Genesee County Bankers Assoc., a director of Oakfield Lions Club and a past commander of _ American Legion Post 626. He will be assisted by Quinton the Batavia office where he is s't secy. He is a member of the American Inst. of Banking, K. of C. of Batavia, Batavia Chamber of; Commerce and lives in East Pembroke ~ iberty says that construction 'its new Albion bank will take about five months from ground- breaking and will be a Georgian style brick structure in- famous Medina sandstone of this a I{fronts for the immediate openmg of the Liberty branch at 3 [pca nud mal e ae a ee een c \I l Utz who will be transferred from: corporating liberal use of the. JServmg The Lake Plains Courztrx—Orleans. Niagara, Genesee l u l [ | StU Wmdy with wet. snow possibly mixed With rain at times tonight. Temps rising into 30s. Thursday, occasional snow or rain likely tapering of to flames High 35-40 VOL 70-NO. 15 Gu rule - Given One Year . ALBION - Aman who plead- ed guilty to sixth degree) crim- inal possession of a dangerous drug earlier this month, was sen- tenced yesterday in Orleans County Court to one year 'in the County Jail. Henry David Gurule, 124 of 1029 S. Main St., Medm had been charged Wlth fourth egree possession, following - his arrest last November on Main Street in Medina. He faced a maxi- mum sentence of up to seven years. During the course of hl$ trial,. during which he maintained his innocence, it was brought out in testimony that chemical tests had not been made on the quantity of white powder police alleged Gurule had discarded at the time of his apprehension. The end result was that Gurule, on the advice of Public Defend- er John Russelli, entered la plea of guilty to the misdemeanor for possessmn of a quantity :of co- caine sufficient to ment the . charge. In pronouncing the sentence Judge J. Kenneth Serve noted - that a pre-sentence investigation report indicated Gurule} could \make something\ of himself. The judge said it was fortunate, from the defendant's stanllpomt that tests had not been run on all the substances authorities alleged were dangerous drugs, as a conviction could have brought about a more severe sentence. Liberty in Albion its temporary site will be from 9 to 4 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 9 to noon on: Wed- nesday; 9 to 3 and 4 to 7 on Friday. And in addition, there will be Saturday banking in- troduced from 9:30 to 12:80. entire | MEDINA NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 1972 ITS HEART MONTH - February is the traditional \Heart Month\ with the fund campaign highlighting an outpouring and \Heart Sunday\ is in the hand: of health-related publicity. Medina's campaign s of a committee shown here. Seated at left is the Medina chairman, Mrs. Terrance Fornes. At right is Mrs. James Jennings, coun- ty campaign chairman. Standing, 13 through 16; Mrs. David. Beaver, districts 9 through 12; districts 1 through 4. Not shown, Mrs. Robert Farman, districts 5 through 8., \Heart Sunday” is this coming week end when most volunteers will call. from left, are Mrs. Frank Modlo, local districts Mrs. Thomas Schirmer, - -—(J-R Photo) Trustees Put A 'Hold On Mobile Home Parks Mobile home parks claimed much of the Village Board's attention at its regular meeting last night, along with a recom- mendation for traffic control on West Avenue. The mobile home discussion resulted in the scheduling of a hearing on Tuesday night, March 28, for certain revisions to bring the mobile home ordinance and the local subdivision code into harmony, particularly on matters of lot size for mobile homes, etc. Also adopted was a unanimous policy decision which states that there is a \moratorium\ or, in effect, a ban, on any more mobile home park permits in Medina for a tentative period of two years. Rockefeller - Levitt Honeymoon is Over ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) long, 13 - year political moon between Governor feller and De The ma Rocke- ocratic LStatje Comptroller ur Levitt has ended. ‘ Political harmony between the state's top elected Republican and Democrat ended Tuesday when Levitt filed suit in State Supreme Court to have Rocke- feller's proposed $7.9 'billion state budget declared unconsti- tutional. It was the first open split between the two since Rockefel- ler became governor. Only two years ago, the two were so close that Rockefeller practically endorsed Levitt for re-election over his Republican opponent. Levitt said he was taking the budget to court because the governor has not given sufficient detail on how state funds are spent. This violates the state constitution, his legal papers said. ( This same claim has been made by a number of Demo- cratic lawmakers for the past several years. Until now, Levitt has resisted their prodding to take the issue to court. The governor's office has denied the comptroller's allega- tions. \We are confident the new budget is well within constitu- tional limits,\ a spokesman for Rockefeller said. \We are dis- appointed that Comptroller Lev- itt felt he had to bring suit, es- pecially since we had made a number of changes in the new Pleads Innocent - ALBION - An Alblon man pleaded not guilty last mght in Albion Village Court to 'a third degree assault charge stemming from an incident which took place earlier this month.: Leonard Davis, Jr., 230 Wash- ington St., will be brought to trial Mar. 28 at 7 p.m. Bail, which had been set at $1,000, was dropped by Justice Harmon Ries, and David was released. Counsel for Davis, who alleg- edly was involved in an alterca- tion with a woman Feb. 18, also entered a motion that two ac- companying charges for resisting arrest be dropped. Justice Ries reserved decision until Mar. 28. budget format to meet com- plaints of last year.'\ Attorney General Louis J. Lefkowitz said the governor's budget is constitutional \in all respects\ and added that he would defend the state in court. Levitt, the only elected Demo- 'crat in the Rockefeller admini- stration, filed the suit in Albany County. Levitt said there were two questions involved in his suit. \The first is whether the pro- posed appropriations contain sufficient itemization to permit the legislature to take meaning- ful action,\ he said. \The sec- ond is whether the broad grant of lower to the budget director to make interchanges is an ex- cessive delegation of legislative authority. 'My purpose in bringing the action is to settle a major ques- tion in public finance, so we can enter the new fiscal year with- out danger of further litiga- tion,\ he said. The court papers filed by the comptroller said that the budget '\'containy lump sum appropria- tions without adequate sched- ules or itemization, and, thus, do not permit the legislature to strike out, reduce or add items in the manner intended by the constitution of the state of New York.\ Levitt asked the court to rule the budget bills unconstitutional and \grant such other and fur- ther relief as is just, proper and equitable.\ The \other relief\ could en- tail a redrawing of many sec- tions of the budget, a process that could extend beyond the start of the new fiscal year April 1 when the budget takes effect. > , Similar suits have been filed in the past few years by Demo- cratic legislators. Those suits failed because the courts ruled the legislators did not have the power to sue. The courts have never ruled on the basic issue of the consti- tutionality of the budget, except for a ruling 30 years ago which threw the budget out. For the past several weeks, Levitt has been negotiating with Rockefeller and Lefkowitz to find an out of court settlement to the dispute. The court action was viewed as a sign those ne- gotiations failed. Voon oa C' This was adopted at the suggestion of Trustee Edward Jablonski, who cited the fact that there is a danger of \over-build\ in a community, \and we have an obligation to see that the two mobile home parks already planned are healthy and profitable enough to be kept up and not become shabby.\ Mayor John Cobb and other trustees concurred, and Cobb said, \It is: good thinking.\ Village Attorney Norris Webster pointed out that the board ef- fectively controls any new mobile home parks in any event by either aplarovmg or denying a permit and by the zoning law. Lakewood Village Inc. has already installed some roadways and water and sewer lines and expects to begin operation in May just north of the Maple Ridge Plaza. The Albert Suppa development west of Salt Works Rd. still lacks a formal name, but a permit has been issued for beginning of construction and the laying of water and sewer lines westward from the Fisher-Price Co. plant on Park Ave. to serve the new park. Considerable discussion was devoted last night to the possibility of \twin'' type mobile homes which are placed side by side to create a large unit. Mayor Cobb said, \This comes close to being modular housing'' and he said a different tax scale should be applied. It was also indicated that the school district has an interest in the double-units because of the family factor and the number of new children it will mean for local schools to plan for. Cobb was instructed by vote of the board to appoint a mobile home park review committee with representatives from the Village Board, town boards and planning boards <to study the future need for any further mobile home parks in the community. In another matter last night, it was the recommendation of the police chief that West Ave. be made a \parking one side only\ highway from the railroad south to the village line to eliminate obstructions to good traffic flow. It was pointed out that both churches on that street have their own parking lots. Parking on the west side only has been recommended. No hearing has been set at this time. One appointment was made last night. The Rev. John Francisco of First United Presbyterian Church was named to fill a vacancy on the Medina Human Rights Commission. Pleads Guilty To Burglary At Warehouse ALBION - A 20-year-old man entered a plea of guilty in Or- leans County Court yesterday to a charge of third degree bur- glary of a produce warehouse - | last November in Albion. Theodore H. Roberson, Jr., 120 West Bank St., Albion, told Judge J. Kenneth Serve that he entered a building owned by Dragon Farms, Inc., on Nov. 22, 1971 with the intent to com- mit larceny. Roberson, who said he was originally from Georgia and had no occupation, listened as Judge Serve explained that a plea of guilty is equal to a conviction and that he was entitled to a trial by jury if he so desired. Roberson, counseled by Pub- lic Defender John Russelli, maintained the guilty plea. The court directed a pre-sentence in- vestigation to be made by the Orleans County Probation De- partment. Sentencing: will be carried out Mar 6, 1972 at 9:30 a.m. Chou; PEKING (UPI)-In President Nixon's presence, a smiling Premier Chou Enlai dropped an intriguing but vague hint today that American newsmen -who were sent packing in 1949 -may be welcome to remain in China after Nixon departs. Chou dropped the ambiguous- ly worded invitation at the start of his third working session with Nixon, this one held in the President's luxurious lakeside guest house that has been dubbed \the Peking White House.\ It was snowing when Chou arrived, the first foul weather since: Nixon came Monday. Both parties appeared in high spirits and satisfied with the progress of their dialogue. The Americans took it as a good omen that Nixon for a second day. received . extraordinary coverage in the government- ~ controlled press. Four photographs of the American _ leader and his delegation were published in Pat Witnesses At puncture ~ whether dam dition of the \People's ,\' along with reporting whicl; was straightforward and factual without propaganda or embroidery. Bantering with newsmen as he po for pictures with Nixog‘, Chou dropped his vague hint\; - \If! the “press wants to see any {more places,\ he said, \they can apply to the Ministry - of Information.\ An official of the ministry said applications were \being considered.\ Hint Unclear Chou left unclear whether he meant that reporters could see \more places\ for the five days remaining in Nixon's visit, or hey could extend their A few. American newsmen have been admitted on a basis in the after- develop d when a U.S. ping pong toured - China, helping ppen the mamland to Nixon. | During Day of To iring PEKING (UPI)-When Pat Nixon walked into a farm commune clinic today, she saw an elderly Chinese woman undergoing the ancient medical treatment of acupuncture with ine silver and gold needles Etuck in her shoulder, her arm and her leg. The sight of the gaunt 68- ear-old farm woman receiving he ministrations apparently embarrassed the First Lady, and she turned away. \I think it is rude to watch,\ ' Mrs. Nixon said. But she was encouraged by er hosts on her first four of a linese agriculture commune o stay, and the patient ppeared to enjoy the attention, odding and smiling and saying \hello\ in Chinese. The woman nswered \yes\\ when asked if he had heard of Mrs. Nixon. | Mrs. Nixon strolled through a light snow down dirt roads on a minute tour of the 6,000-acre vergreen Peoples Commune near Peking. Her hosts had . difficulty keeping up with her brisk pace. \I love to walk in the snow,' she said. She heard rosy-cheeked, pig- tailed school children sing the praises of Chairman Mao Tse- tung and was fold the success of the 41,000 commune mem- bers in growing vegetables, wheat and rice was due to the guidance of the \revolutionary ine\ of Mao. She nodded with interest when told that 100 kinds of vegetables were grown on the farmland. Mrs. Nixon, recalling her own farm background said that in 2 Banking Firms Seek Medina Branch Approval Liberty National Bank and Trust Co., in addition to opening an Albion branch tomorrow, has informed the Journal-\Register that it has filed an application with the federal banking agency (Regional Administrator of National Banks) for permission to establish a Medina branch. The legal notice published to this effect states that the in- tention is to locate the branch at the south side of Maple Ridge Rd. about a half mile west of the intersection of Routes 31 and 63. Meanwhile, Wayne Chelikowski of the Manfacturers and Traders. Trust Co. said from hisBuffalo office today that M&T will this week file its second application with the State Banking Dept. for establishment of a Medina branch. One such application was denied in 1970. The M&T banking firm has chosen the new Maple Ridge Plaza as the site for its intended branch, while Liberty is seeking a location somewhat to the east and on the opposite side of Maple Ridge Rd. These two applications, one to federal authorities and one to the state agency, will continue a changing picture in banking in Orleans County. There appears considerable foundation for the belief that the the \changing picture\ in the county gives a better chance for approval of the M&T application this time. Liberty appears equally con- fident. One of the factors influencing change in Orleans has been the announced merger of the Citizens State Bank of Lyn- donville with the Citizens Central Bank of Arcade, a part of the Charter Corporation of New York, a holding company. With the Lyndonville bank becoming a part of this group, there are no longer any locally-owned banks remaining in the county. Medina, Albion and Holley are now all served by. branches of | Marine Midland Bank-Western, as they have been for many years since the 1940s. > Marine Midland-Western is itself apparently in the mood for change in Medina and is said to have acquired ownership of two former residences on West Center St. One has been owned by R.H. Newell Co. and the other by the MacDonnell estate. These two properties are to be razed in the spring to provide parking area. . While no official an- nouncement has been made, rumors persist that Marine is making surveys of other downtown properties with plans to establish a new bank facility in Medina. _ Should the State BankingDept. approve M&T for a branch in Medina, the firm will occupy two Io the present stores in the Maple Ridge Plaza designed originally 'for retail outlets. This will occur while a permanent structure is being built at that location for them. | Of the three banking com- panies, Marine Midland Group is the largest in assets and banking 'facilities with M&T a close second. Liberty National holds third spot in the Buffalo area. . her' youth she won first prize raising pigs on a farm in. California. She also saw a- hothouse and a general store, but the acupuncture demonstration was a highlight of the tour. Interpreters said the gaunt, white-haired patient was receiv- ing . treatment to ease a paralysis. The First Lady obviously enjoyed her visit to a classroom - wher healthy-looking second graders,. wearing gaily-colored ‘ribbons in their pigtails and dressed. in appl uded her College Tultlon bright colors, [PRICE 10 CENTS et - aY One of the photographs which appeared in today's paper showed Nixon and Chiang Ching, among others. She is the wife of party Chairman Mao Tse-tung. The picture was taken at the Peking Opera Tuesday night. Chou drove to Nixon's buff- colored lodging precisely at the appointed hour-2 p.m. Nixon met him at the door with a smile and a handshake for talks which the President hopes will lead to an all-Asian conference .to find .a political settlement to the wars of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. ' Talks Recess After two hours, the talks recessed briefly for tea, then resumed. Nixon asked Chou if the snow -the first foul weather since his arrival Monday-would wipe out a visit Thursday to the Great Wall of China, built centuries ago in an unsuccess- ful effort to keep out foreign invaders. ''The weather lis supposed to tur fine tonight,\ Chou replied. \That is the forecast.\ Both leaders appeared to be in high spirits. ° Mrs. Nixon, meanwhile, as- suming the role of her husband's ambassador to Chi- na's 800 million people, ignored the snow and gamely trotted along yellow, dusty roads ona tour of a commune west of _ Peking where 41,000 peasants live and farm. * Pat's Visits There she visited a pig farm, a primary school, the medical clinic, a hot house and a general store and was told that the \revolutionary line\ of Communist party Chairman Mao Tsetung was a factor in making the fields abundant. Mrs. Nixon also was to visit the Peking glass factory. In the evening, the Nixons planned to attend a gymnastic exhibition at capital stadium. ° No significance was attached to the change of site for the third of the Nixon—Chou working | sessions. Bc yer Expected To Set Increases ALBANY, N. Y. (UPI)-State University Chancellor Ernest L. Boyer called a news conference today reportedly to announce increase fuition for the State\ University this fall. _- The action, aimed at: over- coming 'financial woes in an \austerity'' budget, would also put renewed pressures on the City University of New York to impose undergraduate tuition. Boyer's late afternoon news conférence was scheduled in Albany after a private meeting of the SUNY trustees in New York City. A SUNY spokesman: would only confirm \the tuition question 'will be discussed at the meeting; we don't know if any- thing will be decid . The trustees, however; were only tuition hike could prevent substantial cutbacks in enroll- ment growth and services. The most commonly presented alte ative would simply move it? fuition raise scheduled for September, 1973, to this fall. That would raise undergraduate tuition for state residents from $550 to $700, and for out of staters from $900 to $1,200. Graduate tuition would go from $800 to $1,000 for residents and from $1,000 to $1,400 for non- residents. Coming on top of an increase voted for the current year, the new hikes would mean charges for state undergraduates have gone from $400; to $700 in two. years. At, the governor s urging, a spec ial commission recently ave A'Chuckle; . er Education, noted charges at SUNY and - CUNY were substantially below those of private colleges, thus leading to vacancies at many of the financially - plagued private schools. As proposed by the Board of | Regents, a tuition increase would be accompanied by increased scholarships to cushion the impact on students from families with low incomes. The Regents' plan was offered . as a way of maintaining CUNY's ''open enrollment\ and providing aid for poor students. However, the job of imposing CUNY's first undergrad tuition was recently passed from the state to the city Board of High- as Assembly Speaker Perry B. Duryea ruled out the governor's plan for hav- ing SUNY take over CUNY, and thus instituting tuitions. 2-Cars Crash In Shelby Two Medina residents were in- volved in an accident yesterday afternoon on West Shelby Road, one quarter mile west, of Route 63, but both parties escaped in- jury, according to the Orleans County Sheriff's Department. Cars driven by Alonzo L. Waters, 78, of 410 W. Center St., and Michael K. Blount, 21, of 607 W. Center St., collided when the Blount vehicle pulled out of a private driveway onto the | West Shelby Road. ' | :. LANCASTER, Pa. (UPI) - Seven male inmates es- caped from the Barnes Hall juvenile center Tuesday night. ._ They left behind three young females who helped them escape through a barred Window l LONDON (UPI) - Nona displayed a out- sud. a central tendon restaurant: \Closed for lunch A
