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Halctrtt Pair Hdd On Bor^aly (^unt For &SHid Jury
Bowlmg Alley Entered T h n ti^ Side Window; Other Police Reports
Edward Ballard, 17, and Richard Kratodivil, 17, both bf Hal- cott Center, were sent to the Delaware county jail last w e^end to await action of the next .grand jury on charges of third degree burglary. The youths were arraigned before Justice of the Peace J. A. Thomson in Delhi a fter their arrest by sta te police of the MargaretvUle sub-station.
Ballard was arrested Thursday and Kratochvil Friday after the Fleischmanns bowling aUey had been burglarized and about $25 in cash taken. The entry was discovered by Charles Rosendorf, one of the operators of the alleys.
Cpl. Robert Quick and Trooper Jchn Gorence, who investigated, said that entry to a side window had been gained by piling soda cases atop one another until the youths could reach the window.
Also arrested FViday Was Theodore Van Keuren, an employe of the Carroll Hinkley farm in ^ e town of Roxbury. Van Keuren was pidced up by Trooper Joseph £llsw w th on a charge of p^urole violatiaa and lodged in jail a t Delhi to await action of his parole officer.
Van Keuren, who was released from Q inton prison on Dec. 17, 1953, on parole, is accused of not having reported to his parole officer since th a t date.
A $10 fine on a charge of speeding was paid Saturday by George Washington Weber of the Bronx. W eber was a i ^ t e d by sta te police a t , M aisaretville and taken b ^o re Justice of the Peace Donald Fenton, where Weber pleaded guijty.
Commenq^ent Will CloseSenior Class Activities
Twenty*four seniors will bid farewell to public School days Monday^ eveniiig a t cc«nnitnce-
' m eat ex erd sc* :^central ftdiMl iiiiffl
Tliey b e ^ a t 8:15.Dr. F r ^ Andsellan, superin
tendent of schools a t Gloversville, will be the speaker. Presentation of diplomas wUl be made by Dr. William Kavanaugh, president of the board of education, and of prizes by Principal Elton F. S. Shaver. Rev. J. Earl Naegele will give the invocation and benediction.
The welcome will be given by Patricia Ann DeSilva. Dawn Elizabeth, Cowan will give the salutatory address. Music during the program will be furnished by the girls’ chorus. The band will play processional and recessional music.
Baccalaureate services will be held a t 8:15 Sunday evening in the auditorium. The sermon. Dare You," will be given by Rev. David W hite of New Kinlgston. Rev. C. W. Bailey will conduct the service. Prelude and postlude music will be played by Barbara Finch. Tlie girls chorus will sing two numbers.
Village Sets 10-Minute Parking Front of Post Office
M argaretville village has new regulations as set forth on another page in this issue. The 25-mile speed is continued, a 10-minute regulation is made for j;tarking time in front of the post office, also in front of the Christian drug store. TTiere is also a regulation against all-night parking. In the main the regulations are the same as they have been for several years.
The village will move the speed signs farther in. Herfetofore they have been placed on the village line. But this is often outside a residential or business district. TTie signs will be moved in to where traffic should’'slow down. Many villages place signs far out. Car drivers know this is an arbitrary arrangem ent and resent it.
M argaretville has no plans to arrest visiting motcaists imless they become a real nuisance or menace.
Bryan Buigin Helps New York in Hunter Training
Bryan E. Burgin, assistant distric t game protector, S tate Conservation department, returned Friday after holding a series of meetings in the New York m etropolitan area in the interests of the National Rifle association.TTie meetings were held in Brooklyn, Queens, W hite Plains, Patch- ogue and Farmingdale.
The purpose was to organize hunting safety courses for new hunters and to coordinate the efforts of the NRA instructors of the junior hunting program in preparation for the hunting season.New York has had this program the Fleischmanns Methodist for about a year. I t hss also been church in 1944-45, has accepted a
Legion Convention Wats Pleading Show
H ie annual county convention of the American Legion was held i j this village on Saturday with nine bands and 12 Legion posts in the line of parade. I t was a spectacular event, enjoyed by some two thousand folks. The uniforms were brilliant, the marching in good order and the music of the bands something to remember with much pleiasure.
While d e l e g a t e s sweltered through the afternoon business session, other Legionnaires enjoyed the ball gamS or strolled with their wives or sweethearts through M argaretville’s stores and streets. The streets were splendid with flags and bunting while “Welcome” signs greeted the visitors from every side.
The parade, with its several bands and colorful marching units, drew hundreds of folks and set the stage for the spectacular competition of cotor guanis, which followed on the baseball field.
TTie Roxbury central schbol band was judged the best school music uhit in the parade and drew a! first prize of $50. Downsville central sdiool was second and d r ^ -a prize of $25.
HUB. DofnMfvflle___ . Wnlkirfirst prize d Joannerington of Roxbury was second and took a prize of $10.
Truman C. Tobey post of Walton took two prizes in Legion competition, one of $10 for having the most men in the line of march, another $10 for being the best appearing post.
The Green Dragons Legion drum corps from Oneonta thrilled spectators with intricate driUs and musical numbers along Main street, while Earl Lam ard’s Yankee Doodlers of Delhi added to the merriment with their antics and “music.”
In the color guard competition eight posts had entries. Judged the best was tiie E arl Dudley post im it of Grand Goi^e. Color guards from Walton, Roxbury and M argaretville were i 9 t ^ second, third and fourth, respectively.
The cup for the largest increase in membership during the prev* ious year was won by Middletown township post of M argaretville. Francis Sweeney, who is new commander of the local post, was membership cfaairman during the year.
The convention was a spirited one, but there were no serious incidents of misbehavior. Traffic was diverted over Fair street and the old railroad bed during the parade. Boy Scouts assisted Patrolm an Robert Holliday and sta te police in maintaining the flow of traffic.
Large Crowd Thronged Main Street to View County Legion Parafde Saturday Providing Unusual Contrast With Emptiness of Street During Defense Test
Above, part of the hundreds of persons who filled Main street Saturday evening to view the largest parade in M argaretville in several years. Comments on showing made by county Legionnaires were highly favorable. W eather also cooperated with efforts of committees to put on a good show for townspeople and visitors. Crowd Is shown following parade to village ball park, where spectacular show was put on by com|>eting color guards from eight Legion posts.
Contrast crowded scene above wHJi photo a t r l ^ t t a k ^ tram same location durteg last week’s
.C M m CwM Oi4y 9HF-MB vWMe~to w soidriig-iw llee- man In center.
Former Pastor GoesTo Binghamton Church
Fleischmanns, June 21. — Rev. Donald H Finley, who was psistor
adopted by California, New Jersey. New Hampshire and Massachu-
call to the pastorate of the F irst Congregational church in Bing-
setts. I t is being considered in hamton. Rev. Finley will take several other states. new duties Oct. 1. Friends
Frank Daniels, who is assistant ^ this vicimty wish Rev. and secretary and treasurer of the!®?'^‘ FiJilcy success in their new NRA, and director of the hunter safety program, was present a t the meetings to assist and observe.
Mi . Burgin has visited many schools and communities of the
In SuiT(^ate’s CourtDecree in judicial settlement of
----------:— I account of C. O. Field, Delawaresta te d u n ^ the year to s ta rt the county treasurer, as administrat-hunter safety program.
Mrs. Hamway, Mrs. Baker Are Convention Delegates
Mrs. Louis Hamway and Mrs.Harold Baker were elected delegates to the state Legion Aux-|Real estate was v a lu ^ a t $2,000 iliaiy convention in July by the and personal property, $100. Har- Middletown Township Auxiliary I ley Hinman receives a rifle; Mar-
or of the estate of Mary G. Holden, late of the town of Colchester.
Louis E. Geer, Oneida, is ex- ecOtor of the estate of Gilbert L. Geer, late of the town of Col- ' Chester, who died Sept. 10, 1953.
Tuesday evening. I t was the last meeting of the local Auxiliary un- tU Sept. 21.
Mrs. Reid W ebster and Mrs.
vin P ra tt, certain ai-tides; Louis E. Geer, gun, antique items, tools; Juanita Hinman. daughter, one-third residue, tool chest and
Claude Green were chosen alter- tools; JacqueUije P ra tt, daughter, n a t^ . Mrs. Rowland G. Hill and j one-third residue, certain articles; Mrs. W ^ te r Were a^w inted cm [-Charlotte Burrows, d a u g h t e r ,the ncHninating committee.
The Auxiliary will hold a lawn party a t the L ^cm home July 20.
beneficiary under tru st as provided in win. washing madiine; Robert L. Geer, revolver.
Family Gathers After 18 Years
Fleischmanns, June 24.—Mrs. Lena Newcomb was pleasantly surprised when eight of her children with their famUies, began gathering at her home on Saturday evening fpr a family reunion on Sunday. The occasion was two-fold. Mrs. Newcomb will observe her 73rd birthday on Tuesday, June 29. The children planned the reunion as close to the birthday date as possible when all would be able to a tt^ id . One son, Louis, of Highland Falls was unable to attend. I'our generations of the family were among the 50 present. This was the first time in 18 years tha t the family had all been together.
Following a a bounteous picnic on the lawn, the afternoon W ^ spent visitinjg, reminiscing and picture-taking.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Newcomb and daughter. Ruth, of Herkimer; Mrs. Grace Olaski and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones and children of Stamford; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bassain and chUdren, and Mr. and Mrs. George Jones and children of Bloomville; Mrs. Rose Ville of Sloatsburg; Mrs. Mildred Kupart of Newburgh; M erritt Newcomb and son, Gerald, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Qaude Newcomb and daughters, Darlene and Sharon, Tuxedo; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Newcomb and daughter, Donna Sue, Dayton, ( ^ o ; Mrs. Lester Meeker, North "Blenheim; Mrs. Elmer Alberti, Hunted; Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hungerford, Rosendale; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Newcomb and daughter. Karen, and Mr. and Mrs. W arren Moore and children of Fleischmanns.
A grsmdson, Gerald Newcomb, of Philadelphia remained a t the home of his grandmother for the simuner.
Chamber of Commerce To Hold Annual Meeting
All persons interested in the welfare of M argaretville have been invited to attend the annual meeting of the M argaretville Chamber of Commerce. I t will be held tonight, Friday, a t 8 o’clock a t the firemen’s hedl.
Onteora Summer Chorus To Hold First Meeting
Phoenicia. June 22. — The first meeting of the Onteora summer chorus will be held in the sdiool Tuesday evening. June 29. Everyone is wdcome to attend and jcnn:
Max Silberman Died Sunday
I M ax. Silberman, 68, prominent 'resident of Fleischmanns for four decades, died a t the family home
!in Fleischmanns on Sunday after a protracted illness. His funeral was held from the Congregation B’nai Israel on Monday afternoon and interment was in the Jewish cemetery a t Clovesville. Rabbi Joel Horowitz, brother-in- law of the deceased, officiated at the services.
Mr. Silberman was bom in Russia April 15, 1886. He came to America when he was 13 years of age, landing in New York. From there he went to Norwich. Conn.. where he grew to manhood and where he m et and m arried Miss Sarah Friedberg. who, with four daughters, survives
I him.Mr. and Mrs. SUberman came
to Fleischmanns 41 years ago. He first operated a bakery in that village, from th at he went into a grocery store and then began to become interested in real estate and other enterprises. His family can count 87 properties which he has owned a t various times in Fleischmanns. He built the present theatre, known for many years as the Maxbuilt. He owned the bowling alleys, was one of the founders of the synagogue and donated the ground for the Jewish cemetery.
He bought many pieces of real estate in the low prices of the early 1940 period and sold them later with good pro fit He became interested in house wrecking. Among buildings he demolished were the former Fleischmanns high school, the Roxbury school, Churchill hall in Stamford, Hartwick seminary a t H art- wick. There were many others. At one time he owned the present Margaretville Hardware building and the M argaretville bakery building. He bought and sold farm and village properties in many sections.
The four daughters mentioned above £u:e Mrs. Sylvia Brittm an of the Bronx, Mrs. Fannie Arnold of Fleischmanns, Mrs. Ethel Sohn of the Bronx, Mrs. Hilda Finkel of Miami, Fla. H iere also a sister, Mrs. Joel Horowitz, of EllenvUle. There are seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.
The family' requests no flowers. Those who desire to give may seijsJ a donation to the cancer fund in memory ot Mr. Silberman. ^
Rev. and Mrs. Crabb Leave Monday for England
Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Crabb of this village s ta rt Monday on a tour which will include the British Isles and several countries of Europe. They will be gone two months. Rev. Crabb, an excellent am ateur photographer, plans to bring home many colored transparencies.
They will go from Margaretville to Montreal on Monday. On Tuesday they will embark on the “Empress of Scotland” for Liverpool, England. After completing a tour of Britain they will cross over and visit Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, France. They will spend a few days in Paris. Late in August they will take a plane from Amsterdam for New York.
Rev. Crabb is the pastor of the Methodist churches in Margaretville, Aricville and Arena. Dr. and Mrs. D. George Davies of the Kingston district of the Methodist church, will occupy the Margaretville parsonage during July and will have charge of the regular Sunday worship services a t ArkviUe and Margaretville. During August, members of both churches will worship with the Presbyterians in Margaretville.
Rev. Crabb wiU preach a t Ark- ville and a t M argaretville this Sunday, June 27, a t the morning services.
Buddies From Korea Enjoy Visit at Halcott
Halcott Center, June 23.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schrowang of Kingston were dinner ' guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mestyanek on Simday. Joe and Leo were buddies in basic training in Virginia, later, both served in Korea in different sections, now both are safe a t home!
Grand Gorge Man Killed in Crash
Richard Brownell, 20, of Grand Gorge w£is instantly killed about 6:15 Wednesday evening in a one- caii accident between Grsm'd Gtorge and PrattsvUle. The driver and another passenger of the convertible were hospitalized with severe injuries a1 Bathgate hospital, Stamford.
Charles Wood, 25, of Grand Gorge suffered severe shock, a cut left elbow and a back injury. Richard Mattice, 21. of Stamford suffered severe shocl^ cut right eye and left foot and a possible fractured skull.
Troopers Fred Baessler and Joseph Ellsworth of the Margaretville sub-station investigated. They said th a t Wood was driving the car. i ^ c h missed a curve on route careened 300 feet along the shoulder, into a ditch and bank before crashing into a boulder. The car then bounced back across the road another' 100 feet and went over another embankment into a field.
Brownell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward BrowneU, was thrown against the boulder. The others were also pitched from the vehicle in its wild ride.
Library Hours Shortened During Summer Months
The M argaretville Library association m et Tuesday evening and decided to operate the library for three sessions a week until Labor day. The library will be open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Saturday evenings.
Will Move to Main Street Location
Robert Shafer is moving iu s jewelry store from the Bridge street locaticm to the former ly* ler buil(fing <m Main street Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. His store win be closed the two days mentioned.
First 60th Anniversary In Halcott Enjoyed Sunday
Halcott Center. June 23.—The first 60th wedding anniver
sary to be observed in the town of Halcott was celebrated on Sunday, when the family of Mr. and Mrs. W ard T., S treeter partook of a turkey dinnier, coiQplete ^with fixin’s. The dinner was prepared by the immediate family who were able to attend.
One brother, George Streeter, and a son. Smith S treeter, were unable to be present because of illness. Flowers, cards and greetings from old friends helped make the occasion a happy one. Open house was held during the afternoon.
Takanassee Entertains Well-Known Air Group
Fleischmanns. June 22.—^Louis L. Berg of the Takanassee hotel, former vice-president ot U. S. Airlines, lii&, win be host this weekend to a group of friends and former business associates from the aviation industry. Ap- proodmately 50 persons are expected. Diey win represent both foreign and domestic airlines which < ^ ra te in and to the United States.
Chairlift Starts Sixth Summer
Entering its sjxth summer season. the BeUeayre Mt. chairlift is in daily operation from 9:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. The 3.000-foot long lift, which carries passengers to the summit of tiie mountain, has become one of the scenic attractions of the Catskills. In addition to the parb- ramk: views of the surrounding mountains, the summit provides an extensive picnic area with many fireplaces, which is invariably cool during the hottest parts of summer. There is an attractive shelter with a cafeteria and t e r r a c e where visitors may lounge and loaf aU day.
Each season has attracted an increasingly larger number of visitors. The summit register indicates visitors Have come from virtually every state and from many foreign coimtries. Mpre than 30,000 persons visited BeUe- ayre last summer.
Ball Club Defeats Pair of Opponents
The Margaretville town baseball team had the most successful weekend of the season with two victories, including a 9-6 revenge win over Cobleskill in a return contest .gunday. The locals also trimmed Hancock Saturday afternoon, 9-8.
McCormick, making his first s ta rt of the year for M argaretville, pitched 13 strikeouts as he nursed a local lead for eight innings Saturday. Hancock scored three ' runs and loaded the bases again in the top of the ninth before Olrastead came in to quench the raUy with another strikeout and an assister put-out. Credit for the win went to McCormick.
MargaretviUe scored in the first, added four more runs in the third to take a solid lead for most o f- the contest. Anotherlocal run was scored in the fourth, and three were added in the eighth to provide the winning margin.
Cobleskill appeared on the MargaretviUe field Sunday with a better team than the crew which gave the locals a 32-15 shellacking on its last visit here May 3L
H ie game started along wild lines, with CoUeskiU touching COmstead far foinr h its and four ttnaa fa tJ » lb « t iawbig. The I n t InU of tbe same inning was evtaa ynSSer as MargaKtviOe cajrital- ized on three.w alks, a couple CobleskiU errors and one hit to the extent of five nms. The game settled down sifter the fiftii inning to a pitchers’ duel, hut Margaretville retained its 9-6 lead for the remainder. Olmstead'was credited with the win.
Sunday, June 27r W orcester re-
Moontaineers . jm nlnHawy Dinner M e ^
Hear Excellent Speech By Senator WkJis; Oiairlift Carries %,000
The annual meeting and dinner of the Central Catskills associa- tim a t Kass Inn W einesday evening was the most enthusiastic and good wiU gathering, of the good folks of this ^ ^ a that has been held in ttie several years since the associiftion was organized. One hundred eighty-seven partook of an excellent roast beef dinner. *
Chairman for the evening was Morton Bertrand of Pine HiU. He took the place of President Ralph Dalton, who is iU. Mr. Bertrand told the gathering of what the organization has done. Outstanding-is the chair lift ou whi<* the sta te has spent $750,000. I t is one of the major attractions of the entire state and last summer carried 26,000 folks. This does not count the winter business. I t returns the state a nice revenue.
Mr. Bertrand introduced several distinguished guests. Among them were Max Kass, William Sperling, H. T. Lukow. Howell B i r d s a 11, ''Joseph Feitzinger, George Bedell, Eugene Gormley, Reginald Avery, C. J. Heiselman,. Dr. E. O. Bush, Assemblyman Kenneth Wilson. Assemblyman Mason of Hobart made a delightful short speech. He talked about the mountains and milk.
The speech of the evening was by Senator A rthur W idts of Kingston. In his introduction of the Senator, Mr. B^-trand gave him credit for the chair lift and many other things which have been secured for this area.
Senator V^cks made a 'ringing talk. When he was introduced the diners jumped to t h ^ feet and applauded him long and enthusiastically. They did the same when he dosed. The News has a copy of the Senator’s ta lk bu t no room this week because press time foUowed soon after the meeting. I t be printed next w e i^ One of a K t la i^ dor- .
wa wlMn ^e to r said. “I shall inmixtrt the candidates nomiiiated by staf» Republican convention, no m atter who they may be, and regaxd- less of any past controversy or action taken by any one of thepa."
Drivers Pay $75 in FinesEdward Short of Phoenicia,
who was recently released from
local diEunond, • seeking revenge for an earlier loss to M argaretville. The Johnstown, N. Y., club, composed of former major and minor league players, comes here on July 4.
Scout, Cub Activities Herald Busy Summer
More than 50 Cub Scouts, parents and leaders from M argaretviUe Pack 80 attended the annual |»cnic a t GUbert Lake Simday afternoon. During the activities Lee V. Fix, who has been Cub- m aster of Pack 80 for the last year was presented with a bowling baU and bag from the Cubs.
Although there are no den or pack meetings until September, the local Cubs are holding weekly basebaU practice sessions. Leaders are trying to line up games with other packs in Otschodela coundl.
Cubs spent Saturday morning distributing safe driving pamphlets on the windshields of cars in town in conection with the eastern states safe driving c ^ p a ig n .
A t the June board of review m erit badges were earned by five been tried Wednesiday evening.
accident on June 3, paid a fitfi of $50 Saturday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an acddent. Short was arrested by C[d. Ray Dunn of the sta te police and arraigned before Justice of the Peace WilHam MaUoy in Phoenicia.
CpL Dunn said th a t Short had been involved in one acddent on the Chichester road a few minutes before his car left route 28 below Phoenicia and caused bis serious injuries. The report of the second acddent came wbile Cpl. Dunn was hearing the com- idaipt of James Short, a cousin of Edward, nidio said th a t cars driven by the Shw ts had side- swiped on the Chichester road. Edwctrd slowed down, but failed to stop, until the law of average caught up with him a few minutes later.
Also fined by Justice Mall«y Wednesday was Ignatius TQnie- wicz of LanesviUe, who paid a fine of $25 on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Tuniewicz; who had pleaded not guilty a t his arraignment May 15, was to have
Scouts as foUows: Lee Fix Jr., Louis Hamway Jr., Francis Dug- g ar Jr., weather; Francis Duggan Jr.. Joseph Fronckowiak Jr.. cooking; Leonard Dougherty, public speaking.
Twelve boys from Troop 80 wiU spend a total of 17 weeks a t Camp Crumhom near Cooperstown this month. Several o v e m i^ t hikes have l ^ n held by patrols, which were i^ rgan ized last week. Several members of the troop cooked supper a t McMurray’s fla t below the Dunraven bridge last week Thursday. * .
A s ^ ta n t Scoutmasters David W hite and Alton Weiss and Con> mitteemen Lee Fix and Gordon Rosa and their famiUes attended the Shehawken district scouters picnic a t More park in Walton Monday nig^t.
Has Cow-Killing Bruin Returned to Old Haunts?
Sheckvetcm, June 21.—^Tuesday morning Junior U tter had a cow come to the bam with a great gash in its throat. A fter twice calling the vet he finaUy had to sell the cow. The cut was too deep to respond to treatm ent. He had another in the same pasture on Thursday with the same type of wound. Bnice Weaver of this {dace had a cow and a calf kiUed by wliat seoned to be a hug^ bSack bear a few years ago.
He changed his plea to guilty before trial, however.
Tuniewicz was arrested May 8 foUowing a collision between his car and that of Arnold Bell of Rensselaer. Both 'drivers suffered slight injuries in the mte- hap.
Lightning Struck Slavin Gas Tank and Pump
H alcott Center, June 23.— ing the severe electrical storm on Tuesday evening, lightning struck the gas tank and pump of Mor* ris Slavin. The F ire departm ent of Fleischmanns was called and responded immediately. Neigb- bors turned on an masse and the blaze was soon under control.
Hotels WiU Furnish Entertainment
H ie hotels in Fleischmanns win fiunish music and entertainm ent fox a dinner-dance a t the Takanassee hotel on Monday evening, July 19, for the benefit of the Fleischmanns Chamber d Commerce.
Re;|lty TransfersMiddletown: Otto Weber to
Edwin Tay,and wife; LeRoy gerty and wife to Harvey C. Law- rrace and wife; Harold A. Faulk* ner and wife to Rose E. Bruyn.