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”5 ow The Old Signs Monday night's full moon was the last one we will see this winter. The next full moon will brighten the sky of late March, when daylight has begun to surpass darkness, and when spring peepers will be shrilling in sheltered lowlands. The fang of night chill should be dulled and there should be the touch of slowly awakening spring in the afternoon sunlight. February often ends in a snowstorm and March often comes roaring in like a lion for a time, but the season itself 'canno longer be blustered or bullied. The willow buds that will become pussy willows are still winter-tight, but the willow withes have begun to show that touch of amber which tokens change. Down along the brook there is a quickening in the red osier dogwood bushes that is most noticeable against a snowbank and in full sunlight. In sheltered boglands there are already the greenish snouts of skunk cabbage, encouraged by early February's mildness they can literally melt their way up through the ice, and oftendo. .On roadside banks where the recent snow has melted there is the surprising green of celandine,that hardy weed. cousin of the garden poppy and the wild bloodroot. Up in the woods where the rocks hoard the sun's warmth, buds begin to appear in the rosettes of old hepatica leaves. The old signs and seasonal stirrings are there and in order. -NEW YORK TIMES Jim-Cor Group in Court Here The cases of 10 residents of the Jim-Cor Apartmentson Olney St. were adjourned indefinitely in Village Court Monday to givethe defendants an opportunity to obtain counsel. The 10 are charged with third degree criminal trespass on allegations they are occupying apartments in the structure without the permission of the owners, Cornelius Vandenbosch and James Story. All10 pleaded not guilty in an appearance Monday morning before Justice Bernard E. Hart. AH were continued free either on bail or on their own recognizance. Hart said he would set a date for trial in village court after the defendants obtained attorneys. Of the group, seven asked to be represented by the public defender. The remaining three asked for time to obtain their own attorneys. | The arrestof the 10 late last week was the latest development in a disagreement which began in May when black residents went on a rent strike because of alleged unhealthy conditions in the 'camp. The owners have claimed © emphatically that conditions at the camp were caused through neglect by residents and that the place is now a great health hazard with plumbing non-functional. _ RNAL- GISTE Serving The Lake Plains C cumin—Orleans. Magma Genesee StWeather Cloudy periods tonight, low in mid 20s. A ,. chance of wet snow for awhile Wednesday . then showers likely, high in mid 40s. Wind (\~ becoming NE 10-20 tonight and S Wednesday. vor. v70—No. 19 Drug - Effort Failure ALBANY, N.Y. (UPD-Gov. ernor Rockefeller admits that New York State's massive ef- fort to halt drug addiction is largely a failure. What is needed,, he says, is a '\'Manhattan Project' type national drive to discover the causes and cures for drug use. Although the state has spent $750 million to treat addicts, Rockefeller candidly told a Council of Churches meetmg Monday, \I don't think we are in the process of solving the problem—as much as I hate to say it.\ At the same time, Rockefeller indicated he might restore some of the $30 million in budget cuts for local drug education and prevention programs. The restoration was urged Monday by about 800 parents, teachers and students from New York City lobbying in the Capitol. With stringent security precautions in effect, the dem- onstrators uneventfully held a crowded meeting in Chancel- lor's Hall, then broke into small groups to meet legislators. Their main argument was: The dollars spent in prevention are more valuable than the millions spent trying for cures. Asked about their demands, Rockefeller said, \I've just come from a meeting with the legislative leaders, and I think consideration is being given to find some funds to put back in the program.\ The program, which lets local schools and agencies provide education against drugs or counsel users were cut from $50 million last year to $20 million in the proposed budget. A spokesman for the Narcotics Addiction Control Commission said the reasons were the gen- eral economic conditions and the fact that not all the money was used in previous years. Over the past five years, Rockefeller noted, the commis- sion has spent $750 million in treatment plans for addicts. \But after they leave the treatment, a lot of them come back,\\ he said. \They go back on dope and there is no denying that. \I believe there should be an equivalent to the Manhattan Project-like in World War Two when we devoted all of our national resources to . building the atomic bomb. \We should devote all our re- sources to finding a solution- even if it costs $2 billion.\ On other topics, Rockefeller said: Mental hyg. ne - The large state mental hospitals should be broken up \and patients moved into small community based facilities.\ Parochial - Within a week, there will be one or several alternative plans proposed to provide $33 million in aid to parochial schools this year. The bill will substitute for last year's law which was declared unconstitutional by a federal court. Orleans Schedule Road Re-Surfacing Still Waits Funds Robert Whitehouse, engi- neer in charge of the Orleans County Office of the State Transportation Depart- ment, states that three resur- facing jobs have been allocated for Orleans under the 1972 road program. He advised, however, that these have not as yet been funded so that their completion during the summer months will be dependent upon future * definite allocations. ~- The three include the section of West Center Street, Medina, from the Main Street intersection west to Prospect Avenue. This is part of Route 63. A section of Roosevelt Highway, Route 18, from the intersection of the _ Archbald Road east for 1% miles. This includes the bridges over Oak Orchard River at Two Bridges and past the Oak Or- chard Country Club. The third resurfacing will take place on Route 31A starting at the in- tersection of the Manning Road and extending west for ap- proximately 1% miles. Deaths MOORE, JAMES R. Mr. Whitehouse states that his department has been ex- ceptionally bisy in an attempt to fill some of the worst of the pot holes that have developed over the winter months. Whitehouse advises that this has been one of the worst seasons on record for highway damage and that it will take several weeks after the end of the snow season to fill many of the holes in the pavements of the county that have been developed. Patching over the winter months has been difficult because of the almost continuous wet pavements. Work has been done only to have the cavaties fill with water and with freezmg the material has been again hfted out of the hole. Trials ALBANY, N.Y. (UPD-In a 'move to cut down court back- logs, Governor Rockefeller has asked the legislature to require the dropping of charges against most defendants if the prosecu- tion is not ready for trial with- in six months of the filing of charges. » MEDINA NEW YORK TUESDAY FEBRUARY 29, 1972 President and Mrs. Nixon arrive at Andrews Air Force Base after visit to China. Orleans Seen Slated For Smith's Dlsmc’r While the reapportionment plan for the congressional dis- tricts of New York State have been kept under wraps as far territorial representation. Because of his long associa- . tion and close friendship with as members of the state legis- - lature is concerned, Assembly- man Don Cook, states that it is expected to be presented to the legislative bodies next week. Like many of the so-called secret developments in Albany the territorial complexion of the new districts is one of its worst kept secrets:. Despite the protestations of several county people to keep Rep. Barber Conable, now rep- renting the 37th district which includes Orleans, it is apparent that this will not be the case. Under the new districting Or- leans County will become part of the present 40th District now represented by Congressman Henry P. Smith III, North Tona- wanda, Republican. - Under the plan Conable will no longer represent a section of Erie County, or Orleans but would move to the east and his district will include Ontario County. Smith will retain those por- tions of Erie County which he now represents and will have in addition Orleans County and three townships in the western part of Monroe, probably Sweden, Ogden and Hamlin which are now also represented by Conable. The Erie County portions retained by Smith are the Towns of Tonawanda and Grand Island and a portion of the 21st ward of Buffalo, He also has all of Niagara County. His present district has a population of 408,489, which is 58,000 below the target population. Conable will vacate the Towns of Alden, Holland, Lancaster, Marilla, Newstead and Wales in Erie County to Congressman Jack Kemp. He will continue to represent Genesee, Living- Butler Is Planning Bd. Head ALBION - The Orleans Coun- ty Planning Board has elected Harry Butler, a former town councilman and Eastman Kodak employee, chairman to succeed Arthur B. Eddy, who has served for the last two years. Other officers chosen along with Butler, who has been a member of the planning board since its inception, were Sldney Cleveland, of Albion, as vice chairman, and Raymond Pa- hura, of Medina, as exceutive secretary. David Green, county Civil Defense Director, was named a member of the plan- ning board. Probe Effects On Elderly ALBANY, N. Y. (UPD) - Republican legislative leaders announced establishment Mon- day of a six-member special committee to study the effects of the national economic slow- down and state cutbacks on the state's elderly residents. |_ The group, chaired by Sen. John E. Flynn, R-Yonkers, will evaluate the impact of the re- cent developments on federal, state and local programs for senior citizens. Rep. Henry Smith ston, Wyoming and a part of Monroe County in addition to Ontario. The fact that because of chang- ing populations New York State will lose two districts under the - new .apportionment. In one réa- son for the decided change in many in Orleans County a dele- gation of local interests were in Albany earlier this year in an endeavor to retain Conable. However, they were given no encouragement at that time be- cause of the necessity for re- arrangement due to fewer rep- resentatives from New York State. Congressman Conable and his. 'family were seen by local tele- vision viewers last night when they were included among those to greet President and Mrs. Nixon at the Washington Airport Hanger when they arrived from Alaska; home from a week in the Peoples Republic of China. Both President and Mrs. Nixon stopped to chat briefly with the Conable before their departure for the White House. Conable, a member of the powerful Ways and Means Committe, is orie of the small number of Presidential consultants and very close to the Nixon family. mommas onze are mee rman i> PRICE 10 CENTS o Deals in | Secret: President Assures . Nation on Return WASHINGTON (UPI) -Pres- ident Nixon called in Republi- can and Democratic leaders of Congress today to give them a first hand account of his \journey for peace\ to China. Nixon was joined by Henry A. - Kissinger, his national security adviser and Secretary of State William P. Rogers in a meeting with 21 senators and House members. The President gave each a set of lacquered boxes as souvenirs of his trip. White House corridors were already decorated with framed color photographs of Nixon's China trip. Several of the photos featured Premier Chou En-lai. Nixon and his wife, together with others in the total party of 300 that made the 20,395-mile trip, returned to Washington Monday night to a warm welcome, with the President assuring a national broadcast audience-and allies-that \no secret deals\\ were made by him and Chou. This was seen as assurance that his administration was not abandoning its commitment to defend Taiwan against attack. Among those attending Nix- on's meeting for congressional leaders were the Senate Demo- cratic and Republican leaders, Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott who have been rumored as possible visitors to China later this year. Mansfield, who served in the Marines in China in 1921 and once taught Oriental history, said before the meeting that he had asked for permission to enter China and if this was forthcoming, he would seek a visa. The presidential jetliner \'Spirit of ©76\ set down a few 'New Ball Game' in Election at Albion ALBION - Well over 200 registered voters jammed Court House Square last night as the Republican and Democratic party caucuses put the accent on youth and woman's liberation in choosing their candidates for the upcoming village elections just three weeks away. 'The elections will fill vacancies on the village board brought about when two Democratic incumbent trustees, James J. Hunt and William A. Host, an- nounced two weeks ago they would not be candidates for reelection this year. With bumper-to-bumper parking outside and elbow-to- elbow standing room only inside the American Legion Post, the Democrats picked 41 year old John Gurney, pipe smoking A&P plant manager, and Patricia Quarantello, part-time in the Orleans Travel Bureau, to bear the party standard Mar. 21. , About one hour later, the Gop, meeting in the huge white-on- gold courtroom of Judge J. Kenneth Serve, waited anxiously as the results came in which gave the party's stamp of ap- proval to Francis Neidert, a 37 year old former village fire chief and G. William Parry, Jr., a sixth grade mathematics and science teacher at Albion Grammar School and at 29, the youngest candidate for elective office in the field. Nominations in both party caucuses were made in an emotionally, charged atmosphere as Albion's current village fire chief, Edward Salvatore, tried to capture the Democratic nomination on two successive ballots and James Micheli, a resident of Albion for 38 years went up against N eidert and then Parry in an unsuccessful bid for | the nomination of the Republicans. As smoke clouded the first floor \convention hall\ in the legion post, decked out with remnants of a Valentine's Day party, John Coffey, of 324 W. State St., placed Gurney's name in the ballotlng and was followed by a nomination for Salvatore by John Eibl, of 229 E. Herrick St. At that point, Mrs. Quarantello's name was offered, but she declined for the first ballot. After the results were read, which gave Gurney 99 votes to Albion housewife. and mother of three who works Salvatore's 30, Michael Spier- dowis placed Mrs. Quarantello's name in the balloting again, and then Art Lucas, of 28 Erie St., nominated Salvatore once again. The results on the second ballot gave Mrs. Quarantello 96 votes to the fire chief's 35. In the Republican ballotmg, Neidert went up against Parry, whose name was placed in nomination by former Republican County Chairman, Richard Bloom. Neidert, nominated by Arnold Holliday, a former mayor of the village, came out on top in the baiIotmg, with 62 to Parry's 41. On the second ballot, for the other trustee position, Bloom placed Parry's name in the running once again, followed by Dr. Thomas Orlando, a former village trustee 'who placed Micheli's name in contention. The balloting gave Parry 83 to Micheli's 21. The huge turnout last night for both party caucuses proved what many long time ' political ob- servers in Albion had suspected would happen after it was an- nounced over 2 weeks ago that neither of the two village in- cumbents would run again for elective office this year; that the field would be wide open for an all out attempt by the GOP to 'capture two seats on the village board. For y ears, the Democrats have engineered numerous victories even though registration has been at a 3-1 ratio in favor of the Republicans. Following the final tallies last night, both county chairmen made a point of the 3-1 ratio, with Democratic Village Mayor William Monacelli: noting that Republicans have probably elected more Democrats in past years than Democrats have. ''We get a lot of help from the Republicans,'' Monacelli said last night after the balloting, \and we couldn't have done what we have done unless they had helped us. \With enthusiasm like that shown tonight,\ the mayor continued, \we should be able to maintain the momentum until Mar. 21. What this proves tonight is that Democrats are interested in local government, that we are enthusiastic about local government.\ During the Republican caucus, amidst the tension of the second ballot between Parry and Micheli, Orleans County Republican Chairman Curtis Lyman took time to comment on the Democratic control over the village board. ''We've got a five to zero Democratio ratio down there,\ Lyman said, \and I think we need to get those two seats in order to get a little equilibrium. I think it would be good for the village to have a bi-partisan . village board.\ Following the final balloting, Neidert said that there is a five man \team\ on the village board. \We've got to break that up,” he declared. Numerically, we're at a 3-1 advantage, and there is no reason the Democrats should be down there. What we have to do is get together and work hard.\ p Raising his right hand in the familiar \V\ for victory sign, Neidert noted the sign has come to mean \peace\ as well as victory. \I suggest,\ Neidert said, \that this is the number of Republicans that are going to be on the village board this year.\ Immediately after the Democratic eaucus, Mrs. Quarantello said she was running for the trustee position because \It's time to have a woman's voice in government.. .to give a woman's opinion to the board.\ While none of the candidates were willing to say right now what issues they expect to emerge in the campaign, both Neidert and Parry agreed that some stress would be put on the village's youth program. Neidert also said the village fire department needs equipment and that if he is elected, he would like to work to give fire service in the village a boost. Parry maintained that more time should be given to long range village planning to attract more business to Albion. He said that village-level growth plan- ning would be a major aim to work for if he is elected. Both parties named three members each to their respec- tive committees to fill vacan- cies: Leonard Rice, James Aina and Harmon Ries were ap- pointed for the Democrats while Emanuel Burgio Jr., Raymond Severns and Tony Piazza were named for the Republicans. minutes after 9 p.m. following a one-stop flight from Shanghai. There was a 10-hour rest stop at Anchorage, Alaska, and the presidential plane deliberately delayed landing for about 15 minutes while wellwishers reached Andrews AFB in suburban Maryland. A cheering, waving crowd of about 7,000 Cabinet officials, congressional leaders, govern- ment ' employes and foreign diplomats greeted the obviously exultant Nixon in a hangar. He spoke for 11 mmutes in a national broadcast. Risk Reduced Nixon warned he had not brought back any agreements that would \guarantee peace in our time\ but he said he Aud Heist Remains A Mystery BUFFALO, N. Y. (UPI) -- Police said they had no new leads to work with today in the search for three men who robbed two Sportservice em- ployes of $24,300 in concession receipts Monday in the base- ment of Memorial Auditorium. The three armed bandits who wore hunting jackets and boots, left another $5,000 behind in their haste to escape. Police said two of the men wore stock- ings over their heads and car- ried handguns while the third man was wearing a ski mask and held a. shotgun. Michael Jasinski, 22, and Wil-. liam Schwartz, 56, told police they were enroute to their car in the auditoriurm's garage and were taking the weekend re- ceipts.to a bank when the heist . occurred; . They said the trio came, at them from behind support posts - in the dimly lit basement gar- age, ordered them into the car, bound them with adhesive tape and drove the vehicle out a garage door which leads to an adjacent parking lot at the rear of the arena. Police said the bandits drove Jasinski and Schwartz to the foot of Erie Street, a short dis- tance from the Aud, and warn- ed them to remain in the car for 10 minutes. They then grabbed three bags containing the $24,300 but left behind two other bags which contained $5,- Schwartz told police \one came from behind there and another from there,\ as he pointed out the support posts in the basement. Police said they dlscovered that both basement telephones in the auditorium were out of order and links of a chain normally used to lock one door out of the arena were found: scattered on the ground. The bandits also apparently knew that two honks of a car horn would signal the watch man to open the. overhead gar- age door, police said. The watchman on duty at the time of the holdup said he did not look at the car as it left the basement. The concession receipts were from one of the busiest sports weekend's in the history of the recently remodled facility. More than 45,000 persons attended auditorium events since Friday. The National Hockey League Buffalo Sabres played to a ca- pacity house Sunday night. The Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association played Friday night and held an open practice Saturday afternoon, and college basketball was played Saturday night and Sun- day afternoon. IXOI'I believed his confer ces with Chinese leaders world reduce the risk of confrontation and war in Asia and the Pacific and provide a foundation upon which to build peace. \... Peace is too urgent to wait for centuries,\ Nixon said. 'We must seize the moment to move toward that goal now, | and this is what we have done on this journey.\ But all was not roses in the welcome. Conspicuously absent was Ambassador James C. H. Shen of Nationalist China who boycotted the arrival in protest to Nixon's agreement to ulti- mately withdraw all U.S. forces from Taiwan, which is claimed by China. Nixon said that in a communique issued in Shanghai Sunday, the United States stated its '\\established policy that our forces overseas will be reduced gradually as tensions ease and that our ultimate objective is to withdraw our forces as a peaceful settlement is achieved.\ No Secret Deals \We have agreed that we will not negotiate the fate of other nations behind their backs, and we did not do so m Pekmg, Nixon said. : \There were no secret deals of any kind. We have done all this without giving up any United States commitment to any other country.\ Nixon also agreed to people- to-people exchanges, including students, scientists and cultural groups, increased trade and diplomatic contact below the level of formal relations. In his airport remarks, the President described the Shang- hai communique as \unique in honestly setting forth differen- tes,\ Law on Trains -At Crossings Is Approved Today ALBANY, N. Y. (UPI)-Leg- islation to strengthen the. law against trains blocking public highway crossings was approv- ed in the Assembly today and sent to Governor Rockefeller for signature. The measure provides that the person responsible for hav- ing a train block a public high- way crossing for more than five minutes be given a summons. Conviction on the misdemeanor charge could mean a fine of $100 and 15 days in jail. \Under the present law, the summons is given to the train crew, which may not be respon- sible for keeping the train block- ing the crossing,\ Assemblyman John Lis, D-Buffalo, sponsor of the measure, said. \The train crew may be under orders from a dispatcher, yardmaster or someone higher up not to break the train. \So this bill would provide that the summons be given to the person who gives the order to block the crossing, whether it is the train crew or someone . higher up,\ he said. 'The measure, which passed the Senate last week, was un- opposed in either house. Julie Diane Goodrich, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Good- rich, Jr., of Lee St. Road, Mill- ville, is 12 years old today and officially celebrating her \third\ birthday. Born Feb. 29, 1960 she is the last leap-year baby in the - past 12 years, in Medina, unless there's a delivery today. Other celebrants are Dell Stork, N. Gravel Rd., officially \10 years old\ and Robert Gar- rett, Florence Ave., \12 years 01d ” Hove A Chuckle 22. COVENTRY England (UP!) - The summons, address- ed to Fred Burrows, alleged he was delinquent in his installment payments on a car. Mrs. Ivy Burrows only laughed. \Fred is my name for my cat,\ she said. \Besides the name I can't figure out is how they came to send something like that here. We,don't even have a cor.\ LONDON (UP]) - A tendon bus driver who dabbled on the stock exchange and never took a vacation has left $161,200 in his will, his lawyers said today. .-- _John Rowse worked as a driver for 32 years until he retired two years ago. He died last month at ge 67.
