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Who Will Pay The Clean-up Costs? The greatest stumbling on the road to a solution of our environment dilemma is the reluctance of the general public to face up to certain umpalatable, but unavoidable, choices. \_ If improvement of the en- vironment is actually the high national priority that recent . polis suggest, then we should expect to find a general willingness to share the cost. Regrettably, this is not the case. Upwards of 85 percent of the Americans interviewed in one recent poli expressed the opinion that pollution is our country's number one problem. But of the same sampling, fewer than one in four were realistic enough to face the clean-up cost, if any part of it had to come out of their own pockets. , If we are to make certain that the costs of pollution abatement are kept to a minimum and allocated fairly, it is going to require a much better understanding of the economics of pollution than we now have as well as a coordinated agreement among fall those involved- designers manufacturers and consumers. Despite the fact that popular indignation has made pollution preeminent among the nation's crises, far too many individuals still cling to the simplistic notion that 'I' don't cause pollution-'they' do. Conversely, too few are prepared to make the in- dividual sacrifices in comfort and convenience that will have to be made.... The question we should all be asking is not 'Who will pay the costs?' but rather, 'What is my fair share?' A second and to me even more disturbing question has - been turning up with regrettable frequency lately. It appears to be an outgrowth of .the environmentalists' attack on modern technology. The question is : Why not stop poliution by slowing down production? We sometimes tend to forget that for every benefit there is a corresponding cost. When unemployed workers get extended benefits, taxes go up. When juries award larger settlements to plaintiffs in accident cases, insurance rates go up. When society demands and gets polluhon free power generators, the electric bili goes up.. .There is no such thing as a cost-free benefit. And this applies to en- vironmental benefits as well. -DAVID ROCKEFELLER Shelby Collision Two drivers escaped injury early this morning after their vehicles collided just east of Wood Road on Route 31A in the Town of Shelby, according to the Orleans: County Sheriff's Department Sheriff's deputies said a car driven by Clayton H. Gibbs, 57, of R.D. 2, Albion was traveling west on Rt. 3iA when it went into a skid and struck a a pick-up truck driven by Walter J. Poprawski, 44, of RFD 1, Holcomb, N.Y. which was traveling east on 31A. Another accident yesterday afternoon on- Rt. 31A, east of Johnny Cake Lane in the Town of Barre, involved two residents of Medina., The Sheriff's Department said a car: driven by Andres Rodrigues, 44, of Oakland Ave., was stopped in the east bound land when it was struck in the rear by another eastbound vehicle | Lloyd P. Sargent, 56 of 701 S. Main St. Accordmg to _ Sheriff's deputlw a passenger in the Rodrigues car, which apparently stopped 'to assist another driver stranded on the shoulder of the road, may have sustained a poss1ble whiplash injury. Dorothyg Rodrigues, 43, of the same address, was not taken to a hospital; Sheriff's deputies said. A 23 year old Medina resident, Jay Fuller, of 920 Orient St., was involved in a two car accident Friday ¢vening on Rt. 63, south of Fletcher Chapel Rd. in the Town of Shelby, Sheriff's deputies said. Fuller, 'who was headed south on Rt. 63 did not see a car driven by Thomas Shisler, 19, of 16 Flint Ave., Akron, who authorities said was parked on the side of the southbound land on 63 with a flat tire. The collision did not result in any personal injuries, authorltges said. Deaths BARRETT SEBERT JR. STEINiMEYE'R MRS. MARY OURNAL Ib EGISTER Serving The Lake Plains (Jazmin—Orleans Nzagara, Genesee EE‘Weaffi er mght Snow likely torfight, low 10-20. Warmer on Tuesday, likelihood of the snow changing to rain, high 35-40. Wmds southwest 10-20 to- voL. 70-NO. 23) FIRST MILESTONE - With collection teams out work- ing in the area, the Variety Club Telethon in this district passed the $1,000 mark at noon Sunday. The local satel- lite station eventually reported over $3,400 taken in. Danny Io . 3 MEDINA NEW YORK MONDAY, MARCH 6 1972 Castricone marks the noon total on the board as Youth Move members watch, The local youth center was a busy place for over 24 hours. CONFERENCE - Sgt. Merle Fredericks of Medina Police Dept., one of the adult committee sparkplugs of the local telethon, is shown in a hurried strategy talk with Barbara Schnackel, prosldent of Youth Move, and Mark Benson. Drug Cases Climaxed Acting on a motion by the Or- leans County District Attorney, charges of sixth degree posses- sion of dangerous drugs have been dismissed against five peo- ple who authorities arrested fol- lowing a raid on the Fireplace Inn, Dec. 3 in Medina. Freed by Ridgeway Town Jus- tice G. William Blackburn were Susan M. Steiner, 16, of 3526 S. County Line Rd., Middleport; Samuel M. Stern, of 121 Avenue A, Rochester; Gene Brugnoni, 22, 11086 Howard Rd., Gates, Howard Schlacter, 18, of 37 Strong St., Rochester; and Cyn- thia E. Kennedy, 20, of 3873 Elmwood Ave., Brighton. . On Feb. 17, charges of sixth degree posssession of dangerous drugs _ were dlsnussed agamst 4 Reasons To Support 'Blood Bank' . After a quarter of a century of operation, the Red Cross blood program here is finding that the public \takes it for granted.\ Former donors are urged to get back in service and newcomers to find a sense of urgency. . You will very likely save somebody's life. . Local Red Cross volunteers put in hours of free time in the blood program without complaining. Can't you spare a half hour? It's painless. . Finally, it's Lent. Giving blood is -a good form of per- sonal sacrifice and commit- ._ ment. Give Blood Wednesday 12:30 to 6:30 Presbyterian Church Anion heave ep four other people after labora- tory analysis of substances taken from them at the time of the raid proved they were not dan- gerous drugs. Charges of sixth degree pos- session remain against seven people. Some decision on mo- tions to suppress the cases should be forthcoming by Mar. 16. At the time of the four earlier dismissals, Hamilton Doherty, the county's D.A., said Stern, Brugnoni, and Schlacter were near a vehicle in which loose capsules thought by authorities to be barbituates were found. Laboratory analysis proved the capsules to be amphetamines which belonged to the Kennedy girl who the D.A. said had a prescnptlon for the drugs. All four were in a vehicle which pulled into the restaurant park- ing lot after police had arrived, the D.A. said. Three-Car Crash Here A three car accident happened Saturday at approximately 1:55 a.m. on E. Center St. when a car driven by William A. Green of Rt. 18, Lyndonville, struck the rear of a parked car owned by James K. McAdoo of Rt. 31, Medina, causing it to hit a park- ed car owned by Daniel P. Beecher of Eagle Harbor Rd., and W. Barre Rd., Albion. |_ Mr. Green stated he was driv- ing west on E. Center St. driving straight through and noticed the left rear of the McAdoo vehicle appeared to be sticking out into the street. He thought he would miss it but didn't, causing the chain reaction when it in turn hit the Beecher vehicle. Both cars were parked on the north side of E. Center St. just east of 455 E. Center. The Green auto was \totaled\ and had to be towed away. Mr. Green was admitted to Medina Memorial Hospital with chin and head injuries. ha ankmg Office OK Seen Paul E. Skretny, assistant vice-president of the Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. of Buffalo, stated today that his institution is expecting an announcement prior to the end of this month from the State Banking Department relative to their application to establish a branch banking facility in Medina. The application was sent to the state department on Feb. 28, 1972. Mr. Skretny expressed himself as \most optimistic\ over the matter of approval to open the local facility. They have under tentative lease a 4,000 square foot store, the larger of the three presently unoccupied stores in Maple Ridge Plaza and the bank official stated, \We have progressed to the point where we will be ready to open im- mediately once affirmative word is received from the State Banking Department.\ He stressed, however, that these plaza quarters are only to be temporary as the banking company has plans ready to erect a permanent banking building in the Medina area. He stated that he was not at liberty to make a statement as to its definite location at this time but indications are that in all probability it will be in the Maple Ridge area. M & T was denied the original request for a Médina outlet in 1970 but the banking picture in the county has changed noticeably since that time, especially with the sale of the Lyndonville Citizens to the Ar- cade Citizens Central, and the. entrance into the county of Liberty National Bank of Buf- falo. Liberty has opened a branch at Albion and has also reportedly filed a request to open a branch in Medina. -(J-R Photos) Telethon Effort A Success There are some very tired teen-agers and equally \bushed\ adults today as the result of the frenzy of 'collecting over the week end for the Channel 7 Buffalo Variety Club Telethon, benefitting the Children's Rehabilitation Fund. The Medina satellite station covered a radius of 15 to 20 miles and at the final tally last night, this ared was responsible for sending $3,428.07 to the Buffalo Channel 7 studios. The grand total there was $327,911 as reported this morning from points all over Western N.Y. \The kids worked just great,\ commented Nunzio Maiorana, ass't Medina High School principal, and an advisor of the Youth Move Group, who spon- sored the telethon collections here and used their Park Ave. center as headquarters. \I mean just great,\ he said again for emphasis. And Walter Metzler, a coordinator for the local satellite, said from his County Line Rd. home that his family was \bushed\ but happy and very thankful to the public and all the people who worked. _ With the help of the Tri-County Radio Club the. Shelby Fire Dept., the Jaycees, and their own adult sponsors, the Youth Move canvassed through the day and night beginning late Saturday and running to late Sunday. There were even a dozen or more youths and several adults who manned the center all night, serubbing down floors, and tidying up the place for Sunday's big final push. \'The comments that came to me about those kids and their willingness to work made the adult supervisors feel pretty great,\ said Maiorana. Sgt. Merle Fredericks of the Medina Police Dept. was another adult supervisor who was up most of Saturday night along with Maiorana. With Mr. Metzler running a marathon at the microphone to urge on the young collectors, the youth center was also the scene of a radio booth for reports from 20 mobile units to Mark Porter and his committee; also the scene of entertainment by a half dozen area rock bands; also the dispensary for free donuts glven by Medina Bakery; and in general it was a busy spot. Shelby firemen stationed a sound truck at the four corners here to further broadcast - the word of the telethon. Miss Linda Zimmerman, David Purucker, Maiorana and Miss Mary Misiti made the trip to Buffalo with the first $500 of the local \loot\. Supervisors said the Medina center \stacked up very well\ in comparison with collections from other smaller population areas. \The really big benefit from all this is that the kids succeeded in an organized effort and now they're not only looking forward to the community Easter Egg hunt, but also next year's telethon,” said Maiorana. ° Poll Has Nixon Over Muskie BOSTON (UPI)-A copy- righted poll of almost 1,000 persons planning to vote in the New Hampshire primary shows President Nixon a 5-4 choice over Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, the Boston Globe said today. Block i Pan | Trip to Chi Group of 21 Hits Snag in Vancouver SEATTLE, Wash. (UPI)- About 20 Black Panthers, apparently headed for China, were detained by customs officials in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday and forced to return to the United States. They then boarded Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 7 from Seattle to Tokyo where they will have a stopover. The group of 21 persons listed its destination as Hong Kong. However, Black Panther Party attorney Charles Garry said in San Francisco they were really bound for \Mainland China.\ Black Panther Party cofoun- der Huey Newton visited China in October of last year for ten days but returned in time for the start ofhis third trial in the - slaying of an Oakland police- man. The trial, on - voluntary manslaughter charges, ended in a hung jury and the prosecution did not seeka fourth trial. While in China, Newton met premier Chou En-lai and presented him with a petition of behalf of \the oppressed people of the world.\ Immigration sources said the group included Emory Dougals Jr. of Oakland, the Panther Minister of Culture and Ray- mond Hewitt of Los Angeles, the minister of justice. Garry's law partner, Allan Brotsky of San Francisco, accompanied them. Dr. Tolbert Small, whose er Ina they triedto change planes for .the remainder of the flight, questioned - by they - were -Customs officials. - The officials would only say the Panthers would not cooper- ate fully and were returned to Seattle. | School patients have included Angela ° Davis and Panther Chief of Staff David Hillard, also was with them. Garry information regardmg the group's future travel plans and panther headquarters in Oak- land, Calif., ment. The group arrived in: Van- couver aboard a Canadian Pacific plane Sunday. When Oppose Bus Amendment WASHINGTON (UPI) -Pres- ident Nixon will not endorse a constitutional amendment to end busing, it was learned declined to com- today. Instead, he probably will ask Congress for a moratorium on new court-ordered busing, and propose legislation to ensure quality education for . every school child. The cabinet-level committee which Nixon asked for a policy recommendation on the forced busing: issue was expected to offer its adv1ce soon. said he had no Ruined LOCKPORT - A fire of un- 'determined origin, which started in the basement of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Christian Day School and Parish - Hall, destroyed the building Sunday minutes. after the congregation voted 86 to 69 to close the school at the end of the-_ school year because of lack of funds. \'The meeting ended at 4:30 p.m. the Rev. Ernest E. Heuer, pastor of Missouri Synod Church said he left the building at 5:40 p.m. ~All electrical clocks in the building had stopped at 5:50 p.m. An unidentified resident of the area called in the alarm at 5:55 p.m. Fire officials had the blaze under control by 7:30 p.m. and out by 8:15 p.m. The church which is only 15 feet away was not damaged by the fire. An unidentified member of. the board of trustees stated that loss would run as high as © $100,000. The church board will - - meet tonight to decide the fate of the 40 students who attended the school Assembly Race Still Is Wide Open in District ALBION - Republican County Chairman Curtis L. Lyman is receptive to the idea of presenting a State Assembly candidate from Orleans in the primary election should it develop as presently forecast that the field will be wide open with the incumbent Assembly representative of the new Assembly District, Frank A. Walkley of Castile, eliminated. Albany information has it that Walkley will succeed Don Wickham as commissioner of the State Department of Agriculture and Markets shortly after the close of the present legislative session. Wickham has informed Governor Rockefeller that he wishes to step down as soon as his successor is chosen. One of the factors that should influence an Orleans County candidate to enter the primary is geographic. The new district is composed of the counties of Orleans and Genesee in their entireties, a part of Wyoming, and the Town of Hamlin in Monroe County. The total population of the district is 121,054. Of the district, Genesee has a population of 58,332, leaving 62,332 for the remainder of the district. Orleans has 37,305, the part of Wyoming in the new district, 20,860, and the Monroe Town of Hamlin, 4,167. From a community interest standpoint there is a wide spread in figures. It is reasonable to believe that Genesee and Wyoming have stronger interest and historical ties with the same influences affecting Orleans and Monroe. However, the total population of the Genesee- Wyoming area is 79,582 with the Orleans-Monroe sector has a population count of 41,472. The present factors mfluencmg an Orleans County candidate include the Genesee County situation. Last week following the announcement that Walkley was apparently out of it, some eight men in Genesee im- mediately made themselves known as receptive. These have been narrowed down to three or four. These include Joseph L. Mancuso, president of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce and Legislators R. Stephen Hawley of Stafford and Lewis DelPlato, a former Batavia City councilman and once Chamber of Commerce president. Believed ruled out of the running are Paul S. Boylan, LeRoy attorney; Frank A. Baumiester, family court clerk, and Richard J. Kogle, Batavia banker. Sheriff Frank Gavel has withdrawn his name from consideration. Genesee: Republican County Chairman Edward T. Cain states that his county committee will meet Wednesday of this week to consider candidates. It may be at that time that the field will be further reduced. There are those who believe that Cain himself might end up as a candidate. - Genesee County also has six candidates receptive to the nomination . among the Democrats. Orleans County Chairman William A. Monacelli has not made any public move in the matter, but it is likely that his party will also be represented in Another Tower __ Overflow tower, whlch covered an Eagle Street resident's home with a sheet of glistening ice as recently as last Dec. 22, apparently overflowed again this week end. Ralph Mapes, whose home at 15 Eagle'St. lies adiacent to the 25 year old, 12% soot tower, said the basement of his home is covered with about three inches of ice this morning as a result of the tower's overflow. Last. December, a tree branch was caught in the downpour and crashed into a car belonging to Mapes which was parked in his driveway. At that time, Mapes said the tower had been a con- stant source of irritation and had overflowed several times in the past. Mapes said today that unless something could be done to bring about a workable solution to the problem, he would consider legal avenues. ' . Public Works officials at- tributed the overflow last December to a severe change in temperature and its relationship to the pressure in the water tower. At that time, village of- ficials said the matter would be put under study to determine whether the tower's control mechanism was out of ad- justment or worn out. Liability for the damage, according to village officials last year, is covered by village in- surance. the primary. Wyoming County, where the Assembly post is now based, has not made any announcement of candidates. No names have been men- tioned in Orleans as potential Republican candidates and it 'may be that the entire question will be resolved with a meeting of the chairmen of the four counties involved. Orleans has not had a can-. didate for the Assembly post .. since the county lost its exclusive rights to the post under the one man-one vote ruling in 1965. From a time element, the local situation is especially \ripe\. Reformatory for Orleans Burglary ALBION - A 20-year-old man who pledded guilty Feb. 22 to third degree burglary of a produce warehouse last November in Albion was com- mitted this morning in Orleans County Court to the Elmira reformatory. Theodore H. Roberson, Jr., 120 West Bank St., Albion, was sentenced by Judge J. Kenneth 'Serve to a reformatory period of imprisonment in the custoay of the New York State Department of Corrections. Roberson, who said he entered a building owned by Dragon Farms, Inc., on Nov. 22, 1971 with the intent to commit larceny, was given credit for the time he has already served. In other matters before the court, a trial on charges of first degree assault against a Harvey Bonk of Clarendon who was: injured in a shotgun blast last Nov. 1 will be heard. I t | Charged with causing the' ; injury are Sandra Nichols, 20, of Hemlock Ridge Rd., Albion, and Robert Roy Wlute, 19, of Root Rd., Albion, who is out on $1,000 ball The two were indicted Nov. 29, 1971 and face a four year maximum sentence for this Class E felony, according to White's attorney, Public Defender John Russelli. Albion attorney Curtis Lyman will handle the defense of the Nichols woman. Have A Chuckle . . . SYDNEY, Australia (UPI} - Thieves Sunday night broke into Government House, stole a painting, two an- - tique candle sticks and then called a security guard com- pany and told them to- turn on the burglar alarm sys- tem. \We know the alarm system isn't working, we've just robbed the place\ one of the thieves said.
