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G RAND -“‘--‘ I V. T% %% 0% ’ a A 1:157 % 7 I 3 1 ‘T N -i VOLUM I. NUMEERT 4 GEAND _1s_LAND, N. Y., FRID .—\y. AMARCI-I 6 1936 PRICE ’l‘WO CENTS Board of Education to Receive Bids on Bends Leap Year Dance at CCC Camp Huge Success Capt. Richard Pettit to he 80 Years Old At a meeting of the Board of Education on Monday, March 2, it Was decided to receive sealed bids on the b0nds,,i'0r the new school at the Town. Hal], Grand Island on Thursday, March 12 at 3 P. M. The Board took no action on these plans at this meeting. The discussion lasted some time so that adjourment followed. Due to the fact that the Board of Assessors and the Young Re- publican Club were occupying most of the Town Hall on Mon- day night.’ the Board of Educa- tion met at the residence of William Kaegc-bein on the W'l1it.ehaven Road. ()n March the 10th, 1856 near the spot, where Dr. A. R. Brad- bury now li\'(=s; (‘apta2i11 Rich- ard Pettit was born. In 21 clear- ing in the timber on the West Rivor Road, his (‘anad'ia11 fa‘tl1m' and his mother, an Eng- lish-\\'mnan by birth ,x:vt*t.1v(l.. The captzlin was the first of six chiicl1'r-‘n, fmrr b0‘y.s and two gix-la. Tllix un1n’i'ug' TlIL‘S(1a_\' he vulvln-zxtvs his 80th birthday, thus being‘ 0110 of rho old:-st ]'iv=ing in}1e‘1hitm1t.s' uf (}1'a11(1 Ixlaml. '13111 the captair1's \i.\' feel and mw l11111(1z'vd and ninety ])()LllI(1:~‘v Iwliv his agc-. I-I0 t'a1r1'i(~s hilnxvlf ioday ax sl1‘z1i_u'1It m he did sixty-two years ago \\']wn. I10 !’i‘1~~1, wont to work for H11‘ St}-«mt 'Rail\vu_\' (‘olnpally in B11f?fa1(). In the twenty odd short years that the writer has known him, Captain Pettit has not changed a bit. His ruddy complexion and clear bhw eyes are still the \'{ll1l(‘. And they say he can still “.~tc])\ to the tune of a radio, his oniy .xl1ortco111i11g being the lack of wind. '.l‘l1e Leap Year Dance of the Buckhorn Island C(‘(‘ Camp was held last Friday evening, February twenty~eight, in the Recriation Hall of the camp. l‘nde_1' a canopy of balloons. crepe-‘paper Sl'l‘GE11‘l'1t‘1'S, and ser- pentines, the (’I1I'0l1(‘(>\' and their \guests frolicked to the lilting mu.~;'ic of Fink ’s ()1'cl1e.st.ra. Balloons of many colors droop- ped from the ceiling, and the liglits \\~'(‘l.'C‘ <l1d(l(*<l by st.1'e am- (‘rs 01' gm en and xvliitv. The oi-eliestra occupied an alcove at, one end of the (lance floor, the zu-oiistics being so good that ’rl1est,1‘ain.~ol‘ inelody 1-< ae- ln-cl to the most. d'i\-tnnl. em-nor ol: the large hall. The (‘amp Ex. (.'l1il1’1g‘C. at the opposite end of the l1_all from the o1-eliestrn» was ,rrnil_v clevnrntecl and Weh- (‘ql1l.pp(’(l to _lIwef rleinands 1m‘a<.?é~ upon ‘it. Dancing on the imeellnnt floor u'::- :mjo§.'ed li_V Elm l(?.\.s l'll2}.1.1 300 people. ’l‘lJe ,'Iaie’ry of the evening was l1(’l§.!‘ll1(‘I1(‘»(l.l)_V the enter- lainmenl. f1‘1]‘l1l~'lI('¢l by several tnIen’re<l em-ollees 1lll('l(‘1' the 'Ip(*['\’i§in_n nl' ‘Top-Hm-ge:'r.1 -lE2lIl(‘- Fiiil uul. I*‘nllo\\'in«_v r-nl'«-7-tuiiuutnt the !1'Il(\\_l\‘ re- mlirml In the «lin'in«_»' lull. \\'l1(‘J.‘C l:l1e_v' ’pal1'l.ool< of eol'l'e.e and <lo11ghn1u.s, lll.l‘Ol1gl1 the good graces of (“aptain. ('ampbell. ('“mn1nan,(_ling Officer of the camp. Among: the giiests Were scores 0\f people from Grand Ialand linving a glorious time. Prominent among theze were Supt-rv'iso1r and Mrs. Jolm Mes- nier of B‘ase-Line Road. M1‘. Staley, of “Gra.nd_vle”, who as- sisted in making the ore11est.1‘a possible: was present witli his (laiigzhter. Marion. M1‘. Albeit Mor,c.>:an. and son, Richard? Mr. and Mrs. Edward Long, and son, Howard ;_Mr. and Mrs: Pre ufert; and Earl and Harvey. Long were noted among the guests. A general discussion of the plans nresented for grading and improving the school ground took place. It was pointed out that these improve- ments can be carried out at this time with pi-acticallggno cost to the town. The project would be set up under W. P. A. which would mean that the Federal Government provide the labor and the Board of Ed1icat~i0n the equipment. Inasmuch as this type of work is 90% labor, the savings to the Board is Well W01-thwh:ile_ It would entail no cost in addition to that already contemplated for the scho )1. Under the plans, th« land would be cleaned up, graded and seeder]. Pei-liups, by damni- ing the creek now flowing throu,r,rI1 the back of the grounds. an artificial pond for dialing‘ would be ‘included. Land for the baseball diamond Would he levelled. All of this seems to be desirable, for it would provide a nice park and recreational facilities for the children as well as their par- ents. One of the purposes of‘ choosing this particular site was that it lends itself admir- ably to parking purposes. .I§)u1'in_: his early youth on the I\]2X11(1- Dick nleule himself 5_);u1.u-1'a1l_y llvlpful on his father’s I'm-111, One of his earliest re- ('n}lvct‘i().l1s Ls that of going out to cut Lilnln-1' 211‘ thv age of eight. .-\t Ihat time, (}7ra11(l Is- land was la1'g'e1y timberland. T1'z'1.nspo1.'tatinn \\'&l\ enti1'e’Iy by foot. or hm-se and even the 1a1‘tv1- was diffiicult. for there \\'L“l'e no rnacls as we know them today. T110 VVl1itehaven and Stalvy Roads were used mainly as c10.~.s1'oads, though they were scam-ly more than mud wagon traok\_ A trip to the city’ was an :-.!i day ;,-om-Lu-y. But in tlwse clay- the fal-1115 and farmers xvvn» self-s1‘1t'1'ice111r. Each cellar was full of foodstuffs necessit- ating: but'i11f1'eq11cnt trips to town. Wandering Reporter Sure sings of spring — the Hall-stead cat forsaking the stove evenings for great out- doors. Tony Guen.t-her changing to shorts and shirt. Skunk tracks in the snow, Rumors of Robins. Two Bills Before State A !_)es~:«:-sves Local Support Clarence (Paddy to you) Fix is nursing a lame foot. It ‘s not thc result. of a huc.1~.c_\r g.mn\ this time. It seems one of the davits of the “Orleans” fell on his foot when it was being‘ re- placed. A.~..wn1h.l_\'n12m A1't11u1.' L. Scl1wa1't:z 0.1’ K(‘1.ll1l0l‘t has two ' ' KY: -2: 1\‘ :!:.- .\'z York Smtv ,\ss(-n1bl_\- \vfu‘v‘: are deserving‘ of local ’l‘hey called him lucky until he won a Plymouth at the Ri- vo1'<ir1e ’I‘11eat1'e Saturday night. But he was'n’t there. (‘:'ip1a'i11 Pettit 1'oce5\'od his om-l‘_\f schooling on G1'a11dI.slund :11 the Staley Road School, later nut-11ding' '.\7n_ 19 in Buffalo, It \\'a.\ iivcessary then to trudge two milus each \\'ay to school but even with that. young Dick found time to act as Cha*i‘rman for nizmy oi? VVit1no1's orignal <111'Vl‘}'_\‘ bx-sides doing daily (~]1o1'es. TI‘.:- “Psi. nu1,r11\.\r 1559, calls .{'()1' H1; EL1_)l)I-llI)l,'iu.1ri0l1 of ap- pr0ximat(=Iy $600,000 to be spent. on the (»}1.'m1d Island State I\a.rk.s. The 11101.1(.-y \vm11<l be app01rt.io11ed' as follows: 13 $214,000 for a batl1110u.xo in Beaver Island State Pal-k. 2) $255.000 for mach ‘im- ].)1‘n\'em(:I1t in the szunv Iocalitv. We ’ve heard Whispers of an impending challenge to Buch- (=1-’.s Bowlers from an ‘independ- ent local outfit. ~:,& Glenn F. Staffen Opens Service Station The wandering reporter likes that one of Pla’m’s (or Was it Major Bowes) that goes‘ some- thing like this: “Youth is such a wonderful thing it ’s a shame to waste it. on the .young”_ Wlu-11 nillvtc-en, Captain Pet- tit wont to Buffalo to take» a job as ch*iv(-1: of a lxorso car for I\h«- Sireet 'l{ai'l‘Way Compally. Ilv (l1'()V'e his car on the Niagara 1\‘t1'm-1 .1-outv as far as Amherst Street for five years. Then he took to steamboating and for ‘rhi1'1.y—fiV’o years he plied the \\'i1i»01'5 of \1110 Niagara Riverr and the Buffalo Harbor. Along 1he riverfront Captain Pettit became known as one of the best River men in the area. 3) $126,000 for the extension of the South, Pa1:1<\va_v thru Bea.V<—r Park to the bathhouse and thv boat 11m-b61'. Wednesday March 41:11 saw the Service Station at 1510 Nia- gara Street, Buffalo, opening under the management of of Glenn Steffen of Is= land. This is new venture for Glenn and should be a good one. Being throughly familiar with automobiles and motors, he is in a position to offer ex- cellent se Besides hand- ling Socony gas and oil ‘and accessories» Glenn is doing a grand greasing and lubricating job. Thew in1prove111<=11t.s' are real- ly necessa.1'y to make the Park, more attractive to the public and assemblym-an Schwartz ‘needs all the support he can get in as much as he has introduced this bill so soon after the recent fiasco regarding the financing of the parks. Write or wire him your- s‘up‘po‘1‘-t. Mr. J. Anderson is now work- ing at Mr Dun1op’s River Road Plant. — How goes it Joe? *5 Sorry to hear that Rolland Young’s appendix made an operation necessary. After a couple of bad days aggravated by a, rotten sore throat, Old Man Young seems to be coming along 0. K. (Thanks for the copy of Esquire. Ro11and——-Ed.) Because these functions have been so popular, the policy of having one dance a xnonth will be continued. All are invited to attend ‘a, St. Pat:-ick’s Dance to be held at 9 P. M. on Fri- day, March twentieth at the B‘uckhorn Camp. It ‘is during ‘this perod that his 1-ecol.l.oct.»ions are perhaps ‘(.110 richest. The (‘aptain was pilot of the first police boat to be Ialmched by the» Buffalo Dopartn1ent. Other boats which he cavptainod inciuded the yacht “G'Ia1wc=”, ‘the “River Bell”, ‘the “Silver Spa.ry”. the “Tif- ania” and many others. The scond bill, number 1060, which also ‘is important to local residents. calls for a flat rate of five cents for all three mini uto telephone conversations within an area to be known as the Greater Buffalo Area. This would include Buffalo, Tona- wancla, Lackawanna, the towns of Tonawanda, Grand Island, Amherst, Chec-ktowaga, Lancas fer and West Seneca. Such a Bill Wo11lcl prove ‘to be a boon locally and the Grand Island News emphatically suggest t'ha”c everyone support it by wri to the State Legislature. The location makes this sta- tion an ideal stopping place for any Tslanders either going or coming from downtown Buffa- lo, and Glenn will be more than glad to be of service to any of his friends. The Grand Island News Wishes him the best of success and hopes he can epit- omize the old story of “Country boy makes good in big City”. Did Walter Rose shake the moths off his roll for that new Chevy truck? Or has He some- thing on Mr. Calmbach? TAX NOTICE! The collection of 1936 taxes, for the town of Grand Island will be collected from March first through April second at one percent. In an old album of Captain Pettils, yellowed by the years. is a peneiiled schedule for the -time of the yacht “Glance” on its ’round the Island trip in Friends of Reverend and Mrs. Braunschweig. can now communicate with them by tel- ephone since we hear one has been installed in their home. CLARKE FORSYTHE Tax Collector. . (Continued on page 8.)
