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^ '^ J A N ^ S 1559 CATSKILL MOfUNTAIN NEWS' VoL95. N *.62. ErtabUahed in 186S. This Issae 8 Pages MABOASETVUXE, NEW YOKK, FRIDAY, AFBH. 11, 1958 Batcnd m S«soad d u a X a ttv ia the

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First National Bank Elects New O ffice

Continuing Service' P ledged By O fficers F or Fleischm annsNew offioers and directors were

elected Monday at the First Na­tional Rank of Fleischmanns at the first stockholders’ meeting since the coatroUing interest in the bank was acquired by a Long Idand hanlring house. Mrs. Lu> dlle Sullivan, who was president of the Fleisdimanns bank for about 12 months, lias resigned as president and director, along with other directors.

The new directors include a Fleischmanns attorney, Harold Kleinfeld and four Long Island residents. These are Acjsun Wet­zel, Walter A. Drescher, Morris Shapiro and Lucas H. Baumann. Four of the men named are asso- cated with the Security Naticaiid Bank of Huntington.

Mr. Wetzel has been elected president of the bank. Mr. Drescher was elected vice-presi­dent and cashier. He will have his offices at the bank building in Fleischmanns and direct the bank’s daily operations.

A statement issued following the meeting d^ared that: “It is the intent oi the board of di­rectors to conduct the affairs of the first National Bank of Fleischmanns in a manner con­sistent with the highest princi­ples of sound banking in behalf of the pec^e of Fleischmanns.”

The statement added that “the First National Bank of Fleisch­manns is ready to provide all banking services for the people of this community.”

C o n s tr u c tio n W o r k B e g in s I n V illtig e

Construction on two proj­ects in MargaretviUe has been resimied after the winter lay­off and a third project has been started.

The Jorge company has put in the new storm drains and has begun fSOgh grading and widening of Main street be­tween Fair £Uid Academy streets prior-to repaving.

The Tibbetts Contracting company has reassembled its crews and was ready at mid­week to resume work on the laying of lateral lines for the sewer systems in Margaret­ville and Arkville.

The village started Monday to lay a new six-inch water m ain between Walnut street and the Bull Run bridge. Hie sidewalk on the north side of the street is being tom up to lay the water main. A new sidewalk will be laid when the street widening is completed.

Traffic is being maintained while work is in progress.

Steve E nderlin W on Ski H onors

Roxbury, April 5.—Stephen En­derlin of Roxbury has been award­ed a varsity letter^ for his per fomuuioe with the S t Lawrence university ski team this season.

En^Un’s first showing at the year eBmA.at the S t Lawrence Vafiiy SMat Ottawa, where lie _____turn in the dowidiin, ttdrd in 'Slalom and third in the eroa> country. In S t Lawrence uni­versity’s winter carnival he fin­ished seventh in the slalom, 11th in the downhill and 14th in the Alpine-combined. He is a senior at the university.

Stephen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Leighton Enderlin of Roxbury.

Del-Sul B aseball League P lans A ction

The Delaware-SuUivan league will open the 1958 baseball season Sunday, May 4. The league will be reduced to six teams this year with the decision of Delhi, j Andes, Liberty, Hancock not to field teams for financial and other reasons.

Roscoe, a framer member, re­turns to the Delaware-Sullivan league this year to join Margaret­ville, Roxbury, Downsville, Walton and Livingston Manor. A 20-game schedule will be drawn later this month. It is expected to be ready for distribution by April 25.

Instead of league plaiyoffs this season, the league pennant winner will face the champion of the Tri- County league in a Catskill “world series.”

Manager Orville Edwards said that Blargaretville will field a strong team this year, bulwarked by many former MCS and town team stars. Among these are BiU McGarvey, G<»:don DeSilva, Ed Dietrich and Roy Barkman.

Mr. Edwuds said that diildren’s tidcets will be sold this year for youngstOB over 10.

G irl Scouts P lan Spring A w ard N ight

■nie Girl Scouts spring award night will Tx Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 in the Margaretville cen­tral school cafeteria. Mrs. Wil­liam Sperling is chairman, with Mrs. Dcmald Conine, Mrs. C. R. Huggins and Mrs. Sam Craft assisting.

Fop E ^ tc ^ Planibi'■ ■ ■The children of the Advent

Chitetian church took over the Sunday school hour at the churdi on Easter. They received potted plants to care for and to return on Children’s d^. There will be three prizes, that day for the three best plants.

The diurch was filled for the Easter service. The congregation heard an excellent sermon by their pastor, Rev. C. W. B^ey. At the dose the following chil­dren were baptized: Cheryl Bor­den, Karen Borden, Craig Dun­ham, Donna Ramp, Bryan Van- Benschoten. Several families re­mained to enjoy the fellowship of an Easter Sunday dinner in the church basement.

Rod-Gun Club M eets N ight B efore Fishing

Hie April meeting of the Mar­garetville Rod and Gun dub will be tonight, Friday, at 8 in the firemen’s hall. There will be movies, refreshments and a dis­cussion of fishing conditions and chances for the opening of the trout season the next day.

W ill H old Clm ic In E arly F all

Dr. C. Ray Huggins, health offi­cer for the town of Andes, an­nounces that regular immuniza­tion clinics, usually held every spring, will be held in the early fall of 1958. Thesedinics are for immunizations against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio. They are given to school and pre-sdiool children.

P o lls O p e n S a tu r d a y

Onteora Voters Will Decide On New School Bond Issue

The $1,456,800 bond proposition for the construction of two ele­mentary schools and purchase of a site for a third in the Onteora central school district will be put before the voters in the district tcBnorrow, Saturday. The financ­ing will also cover an addition to the West Hutley schooL

Voting will be done on machines in the Onteora central schocd gymnasium between 2 and 9 pjn. The board of education is on rec­ord as favoring the prc xisiticm.

The building proposal would add 24 dassrooms to the district which has outgrown the surplus of space available when the main building was opened in 1952. Present enrollment at Ontemsa is nearly 50 per cent above capacity.

The vote will cover the e:5>an- sion of the West Hurley school 1 10 dassrooms, a gymnasium, library, health office, cafeteria, kitchen and other facilities.

Seven dassroom sdiools, e q>an-sible to 14 dassrbcnns, are planned for sites in Lake Hill and on the site of the fc«:mer furniture fac­tory at Shandaken. The site un­der consideration for purchase is 17 acres owned by New York dty in the town of Olive.

If the bond issue is ai^roved

Saturday, it is eiqiected tiiat con­struction will be imderway by Sept. 1 and the new facilities ready for use by the beginning of school next . year.

To meet its space requirements this September, Onteora will es­tablish a kindergarten in the par­ish hall at Phoenida, transfer about 60 pl >ils to the present West Hurley building, place more children in the Pine Hill school

New Kingston Farm Home Becomes Total Loss

Neighbors of William Tweedi ;istand by futilely, unable to save furniture and" possessions frmn the intense flame consuming the; one-story farm home. Fire was raging through four of the five rooms before it was discovered. A small quantity

of dothing hanging in the cellar and several amali tools were the only items saved. Lost was the trousseau of Mr. Tweedie’s daughter, Marjory, who expects to be wed shortly to Leonard Faulkner. Loss was set at $6,000.

B e lo v e d A n d e s B a n k e t

M. M. W right Taken by DeathDelaware county lost one of its

most-loved dtizens and stalwart businessmen Easter morning in the sudden death of banker Malcolm M. Wright 61, of Andes in the Margaretville hospital. Dedicated to his business, his village, family and friends, Mr. Wright had made a host of acquaintances in his life­time, leaving a favcaable impres­sion wherever he went. '

2i&. Wxight had been ill of late, but was aboiit h|s busing Satur­day. He ehtere! the lMJ( tal th^ ■fct . « eSgEsySffive yeairs, BfiO, - A" banker for ^ years, 1 .

Wright was a Vic^preajdent of the N^tiraial Bank of Ddoware County Walton, wijich resulted

MCS T eachers ,W ork O n School’s P ro jec t

Miss Edna Hawkins, Milton M. McGorrill, 'niohias J. Matalavage and Dan Morse of Jhe Margaret­ville central school faculty par- tidpated Thursday in discussion of the preparation of specific guides for students and teachers for multiple classes in various subject areas during a meeting of the Catskill Area project in Small School Design at the State Uni­versity Teachers college in One­onta.

The group plans to develop guides in the fields of sdence, mathematics, English, social stud­ies, business, art and foreign lan­guages.

The study group also considered the use of taped lessons prepared by the teachers in various sub­ject areas and correspondence course material to facilitate the develoiHnent of multiple dasses which involve teaching more thanone subject by the same teadier in the same classroom at the same time.

The board also would like to se­cure the gymnasium of the West Hurley fire department for dass- nxnn use.

In another aspect of Onteora e}Q)ansi(m, an appellate division ruling last week confirmed the ruling of a supreme court justice w^o refused to stay the election in which Woodstock voters dedded to beomie a part of the Onte<n:a district

The electicHi was held last Apg. 20. The o i^ r for annexaticoi was approved by a 56-vote maj«:ity. However, *56 voters were chal­lenged, and until the VEdidity of at least one of those voters is established, the question remains unsettled.

Should the vote challenges be deared up socm, it is indicated that Woodstock will become p vt of Onteora effective June 30.

V illage B oard H olds O rganization Session

The Margaretville village board held its annual organization meet­ing at the village hall Tuesday night. 'Hie following appoint­ments by Mayor Etevis were ap­proved: President of Board of Hpqlth, Dr. G. M. Palen; seci^ tary, Willard Sanford; "board of aK)«Qs from zoning ordinance, Dewey Bell, William Sperling, Reid Webster: acting mayor, Trustee Paul Blish. The trustees were appointed to act as asses­sors and board of health.

A plan for increasing the illu­mination of lighting on Main and Bridge streets was given tenta­tive aK>roval.

P robation C om plaint Ja ils V ega R esident

Raynumd C. George, 22, of Vega was arrested Tuesday by Undersheriff Roy Owen and Trooper Fred Bae^er <m a charge of violation of probation. T^e warrant for George’s arrest was issued by County Judge Walter L. Terry on the complaint of Proba­tion Officer Marshall Stouten- burgh.

George was committed to the Ddaware county jail. He had be^ placed on two consecutive three-year probation tenps after plea£ng guilty last month to diarges of imdangering the life and health of a diild and third degree assault

from the merger in January of the Etet National Bank and Trust Company of Walton and the Na­tional Bank of Andes. Mr. Wright had been cashier of ^ e Andes bank for 12 years prior to the merger.

His dvic service ipduded terms as mayor of Andes, chief ^e fire d^^artment commander o ithe James C. Calhoun Laglon postl 'ife was also a charter menflier 'Truman C.W tf ton and

W in te r H a n g s O n D e s p ite C a le n d a r

A tantalizing simny day Saturday brought hopes that wmter’s afterguard was los­ing the battle against the com­ing of spring. By nightfall, however, douds had come out of the west and were start­ing their ominous weejping.

The rain Sunday rolled, down fro^ the hills rapidly, melting the reluctant snow and swel^g area streams. E^ter finery was forgotten, or cloaked under umbrella and raincoat Many a wary eye was cast,Monday at the rising Delaware and tribu­tary streams as showers con­tinued to loosen the snow and swell the run-off.

Winter won another round. Dropping streams matched dropping temperatures by Tuesday morning. Oil burn­ers resumed their long win­ter tasks. Overcoats were comfortable.

Second Fire Levels NewKingstonHome A fter Rebuilding

W illiam Tw eedie H ouse and Furnishings . N early Gone B efore B laze D iscovered;

, H ouse R eplaced O ne D e s tro y ^ In 1955Fire struck the farmhouse of William Tweedie Simday nxnming,

destroying the Tweedie home and OHitents for the sectmd time in little more th£tn three years. 1116 five-room dwelling which l»mied

Sunday stood on the same founda-

W ater C ontent H igh O n Esopus Slopes

was taken to liis last resting place at the Andes cemetery.

A Masonic service was held Monday evening.

Mr. W ri^t is survived by his wif^, Mrs. Luella Bellows Wright whom he married in Delhi Nov. 26, 1924. Also surviving are a son, Malcolm L. Wright a senior at Columbia, S. C., Sble college; a daughter, A&s. Donald Ryan of nqprton; a' grtmd son, Donald

o£ iQngston, and two WrigW

ibel Bedell of

during the first worid war. was a captain in Company the 27th Infantry Divisicm.

Hundreds of m ^ and women from' all walks of life in Dela­ware county stood before the flag- draped cai^et of Italcolm Wright in the flower-filled United Pres­byterian church at Andes Tues­day afternoon. Bankers, county officials, members of the board of supervisors, hundreds of others, came to show their respect to a man whose life had been spent in an effort to help his fellow man. Mr. Wright’s pastor, R. V. E. Wright, preached an important sermon.

The auditorium and the Sun­day school rooms o f' the church were filled to capadty. Some people stood tiu-ough the service, others were not able to gain ad­mittance. Following the cere­mony at the church, Mr. Wright

Five G ranges M et W ith G reen V alley

Halcott Center, Aprli 9.— Neighbor night at Green Valley Grange was Monday. Visitors from five other Grtoges of Greene county brou^t ^ e attend­ance to over 90. Ecfo Grange had the largest number.

An interesting program was presented by Lecturer Miuie Kis- sock. Her theme was “The Church in the Atomic Age.” Mrs. Kissodc was assisted by AUeena Griffin, who directed games.

the

afr. Wright Jan. 31, 1897. He was of James and EsteDe

O ne A rrest Leads To A nother C harge

A Bronx youth found hiding in a Shandaken telephone booth early Tuesday morning was ar­rested by Trooper Charles Bimds- chuh, who was investigating thefts from two automobiles parked in the vicinity. Jerome Stephan Menin, 19, was accused of petit larceny when Trooper Bundschuc found him carrying several of the stolen artides, as well as a knife with a six-inch blade.

Menin was found at 2:30, soon after the thefts had been report­ed. The cars were parked at the Stage Coach Inn east of Allaben.

Menin was ar^gned at 3 a. m before Justice of the Peace Wil­liam Malloy in Phoenicia. After pleading guilty, he was sent to the Ulster county jail at Kings­ton to await sentencing April 8.

Meanwhile BCI investigation linked Menin to a burglary at the home of Richard Boerker in Wil­low when items foimd in his pos­session were identified as having been taken from the Boerker home.

When Menin faced the justice of the peace again Tuesday he was sentenced, to 60 days in ja il on the petit lardeny count. He was also arraigEied for th ird degree burglary <m'the other diarge. waived exaimination was deaitid h ^ ftir njoct gnui^: jury.

tion as the 14-room house de­stroyed Feb. 25, 1955.

So fierce was the fire by the time it was discovered that the

Johann A. Aalto, district en- owner and neighbors could save gineer of the New York City De- nothing more than an armful of partment of Water Supply, esti- dothing and a few small tools, mates there is enough snow on‘The blaze had apparently started slopes feeding into the Esopus long before its discovery, valley to cause serious flooding! jjr. Tweedie had left the house if warm heavy rains were to melt early Sunday morning to do his it rapidly., I chores in the nearby bam. His

At the weekend there was an daughter, Marjorie, was visiting estimated .13% inches of water, at the New Kingston home of Mr. in snow form in the vaUey above; and Mrs. Ralph Faulkner.

Leonard Wright.

O nteora G roup W ill H onor School C agers

The championship Onteora cen­tral school basketball team will be honored at a banquet April 19 in recognition of their efforts this season. The banquet will be hdd at 6:30 p. m at the school dining haU.

The banquet is being sponsored by the Onteora dinner committee, which previously sponsored a similar affair for the OCS foot­ball and cross-country teams. Res­ervations, which are open until April 14, are in charge of Ed­ward Wiederspid Jr. and Peter S. Tosi at Boiceville.. After winning the Ulster Coun­ty Athletic assodation title, the Onteora team went as far as the semi-finals in Section 9 of the New York State public high school athletic assodation ban­quet.

Snow H as GoneHalcottville, April 7.—We saw

a croquet game in progress last week. Can there ever be a better sign of spring than that? The weather has been excellent dur­ing the past week and in the vil­lage at least, the snow is nearly gone except where it was piled in drifts.

W o r k B e g in s S h o r tly

Oneonta Firm Bids $112,075 For New Kingston Road Job

John Robertson of Oneonta is low bidder for the construction of 2.19 miles of new highway from the route 28 tum at Dun- raven to a point near the Weaver hollow bri^e over the Plattekill.

The road begins at the bridge over the Plattekill where the present New Ki igston road leaves route 28. It goes' through the flat land near the bridge belonging to the Sobolewski farm, then across the Rudcert property, not far from the residence, then across the Sobolewski farm, across the Olney Smith farm, then south at the substaticm of the New York State Gas and Electric company, crosses near a pond on that farm and comes bade into the present New Kingston highway between the Weaver hollow bridge and the farm of Paul Oravetz.

rme low hid was $112,075J0. Jesse Howes of Sii&ey Center was' the next lowest with $115,- ^.25. The project is No. 91 on

the'county highway system Mr. Howes was low bidder for the con­struction of 1.03 mOes of highway at East Sidney in this county.

Work <m the Dunraven prop­erly is expected to start as soon as madiinery can be moved in and the bid approved.

Settlement for land damages has been made with part of the property owners. The Rudcert and Smith property claims will be heard before a commission, the commission will not begin the hearings until the grading is com­pleted far enough so that dam­ages may be> ascertained.

The new road will dindnate the dangerous tum in the present road neeur the Smith farm and the dug- way near the home of Frank Trowbridge.

Woric on the project will be under the direction of County Su perintendCTt of H ig l^ys Mal­colm MacPherson of pelhi. The bids for the project were opened hi his office.

R ain Sent R otary Picnic Indoors

Roxbury, April 8.— The Rox­bury Rotary club celebrated Ladies night Monday evening. It had been planned to have a picnic at the Roxbury ski center, but the rain made a change of plans. The picnic, sUpper was held at the Roxbury central school cafe­teria. It was planned by Raymond P.. Miller and Robert Gordon. Lin- don B. Morse cooked the ham- biu'gers. Following the picnic supper the group enjoyed card games, roller skating and basket­ball at the school.

C hichester M other M akes Innocent P lea

Mrs. Helen Mae Brinkman, 24, of Chichester pleaded innocent to a charge of first degree man­slaughter in Ulster County Court Monday in the death of her 20- nionth-old daughter last Jm . 6.

Judge Louis G. Bruhn said he would assign counsel to her Wed­nesday.

Mrs. Brinkman, who is sepa­rated from her husband, Peter, is accused of swinging the child’s head against a wall in a fit of anger. She has three other chil­dren.

Skiing Continues Good A t Belleasnre

Spring skiing continued to be good at Belleayre ski center through the week, despite the heavy rain Sunday. An inch of new powder snow fell Wednesday morning, on top of 12-47 inches of granular base:

Superintendent Clifford Bellows said that skiing will continue at Belleayre as long as there enough snow. All lifts are in operation.

Enough skiers braved Sunday’s rain to boost the weekend total over the 5,000 mark. A new record for spring wedcend crowds is expected this weekend.

D e e r D id N o t^ P a y T a x i R id e

Taxi driver James LaFrano of Delhi took on passenger one day last week who would not pay his fare. I t was a deer which did not wi^t a ride and a taxi driver who did

. not want a passenger.While LaFrano was driving

along route 10 the deer leaped into the car. It was a bit careless lan ^g for the ani­mal damaged thegrilL The driver got rid of the no pay fare, told a game protector who shot the deer.

Phoenida. Teji inches of water in the form of snow was estimat­ed at Highmount.

Traffic on route 28 in the vi­cinity of Phoenicia was delayed to a minor extent Sunday by earth slides and water over the road. Normal traffic was reported by Monday.

The Shandaken tunnel, which feeds water into the Esopus from the Schoharie reservoir,, was closed Sunday. Mr. Aalto re­ported the west basin of the Ash- okan reservoir was filled to over­flowing, but there was a “lot of space” in the east basin of the reservoir to receive watehshed flow.

L ad’s F inger B itten by M ink

One of four minks crated in the Arkville railroad station is an un­friendly fellow, to wWch D<mald Sprague, 9, can testify. Donald is nurlsing a sore right index fhiger as proof of the mink’s unsoda- bility.

Donal4 was Utten ml the fhiger 1 ^ week Thursday when he

After completing his chores, Mr. Tweedie had undertaken the job of removing porcupine quills from a pup. While he was occupied at this, the fire was spotted by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hoy at their farm about a quarter-mile up the hollow. Mr. Tweedie was imaware of the fire until Mr. Hoy came into the bam calling for him.

By that time flames were roar­ing through four of the five rooms. 'They had not reached the cellar, where the men were able to re­move the clothing and tools. A scorched television set was takm out by reaching in a living room window before that romn became alive with flame.

The hou% was nearly gone by the time firemen cOuld make the nine-mile run over the muddy mountain road. The house sat on a iiill several hundred feet above the Sanford Hollow road. En route uidiill one of the district trudcs became mired in deep snow and mud. Its suction hose was drc^ped through a hdle dug in the snOw Into a spring run a few feet away, and the ti«dc was able to pump thttwgh a 1%-inchho^i. jthough it reiMined' m ix^teushed wsainst the* tnfciic cnrta- . . . _ ^

. whOr tradtpr.HSlr Was T>r. later. - 'btarers. Was tinted >y Dr.

C. R. Huggins hi Margaretville.

V illage W ill H ave H earing O n Bingo

A hearing on a prc posal to legalize the playing of bingo in Margaretville under the provisions of the state constitutional amend­ment will be held April 22 at 7:30 p. m at the fire halL The hearing will determine whether or not the proposition is to be put before the voters.

P len ty O f Snow A t Roxbury

Roxbury, April 7.—The skiing was rather poor Sunday at the Roxbury ski center because of the rain. There is plenty of snow.

Saturday’s skiing was excdlent and many were reported enjoying it

Firemen were aided, in their battle by the heavy/showers whidi sMted the area Sunday. Whid- home embers blew straight toward the big bam, where more than 50 cows are housed. The fire was confined to the house, however. At one point a drum of kerosene in the flaming cellar blew up sending showers of flaming debris h i^ into the air. No injuries were suffered by fire fighters dose by, although an ember dropped on a fireman’s coat

Cause of the fire is undeter­mined. Mr. Tweedie said that the heater was in the cellar, last place to catdi fire. The blaze ai tarently started in the west end of the house toward the barn.

Loss was estimated at $6,000, most of which was (m the house. 'There was $2,000 insurance cov­erage on the house and $1,500 on contents. Miss Tweedie, who ex-

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FHS Cork Earn Scholastic Honors

Ellen Marie Ballard, le ft who has been named salutatorian of the dass of 1958 at Fldsdimanns high school, with Mary C. Myers, the valedictorian. Both girls have major^ in homemaking and have been active in FHS ertra-cunicular activities. Miss Myers is also a business major. Both are class officers.Miss Myers, daughter of the

late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick My­ers, is president of the student council and has been a member of the council for four years. She was also president of her sopho­more and junior dasses and treas­urer of her freshman class.

She has been on the staff of Fleisdimanns Flare, the FHS column in the News, of Orange and White, the school publicatiCBi, and is president of the yearbook staff. She has also taken part in the senior play and In four years of intramural sports.

Miss Myers recently won the good dtiienship award of the

Daughters of the American Revo­lution.

Miss Ballard is the daughter at Mrs. Bessie Ballard and the late Wardell Ballard. She is president of the senior class and was .sec­retary ot. her sophomore dass, the same year in which she was a member of the student coun^. She has been on the staffs of Fleischmanns Fla^ and Orange and White.

Her other activities indude four years of intramural sports, fouir years of band and partidpetion in the senior play. She recently wop the American homemaker of tomorrow award for Kteischmanns high schooL