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JANUARY 30, 1959 (12 PAGES)

FOREIGN STUM CANDIDATES

PAST'MASTERS/—'This ' ig i rout f^ present a t the communication of the ' local lodge J a n . 23, when annual P a s t Masters ' Night was dbserved. FIRST ROW (from le f t ) : William Wands , Aden Crabill,- A. LeRoy Kilte,, Ar thu r B. Gregg, William Borden, George Winne. SECOND R O W : J . Allen F landers , Howard Og'sbury, Kenneth Sebast; Wi l ­liam Locklin, Harold Hplzhauer. . T H I R D R O W : H. Kenneth Long; William Gray "Jr., Ar thu r Bri tain, S tuar t Rombough, George Hilton. . . (Photo by Vernon Davis)

EVENTS TO COME Churches, Schools, Fraternal,

and Other Organizations

POT LUCK, FUN NIGHT JAN. 31 " P o t Luck and Fun Nigh t" under

auspices of the Town of Wester lo Volunteer Fire Co., fo r members and their families, will be held Sat­urday, J an . 31, a t 7 p . m., a t the M. W. A. hall. Bring a covered dish. Enjoy the social evening of games and fun. I t is f ree!

Area Lutheran Church To Mark Anniversary

The Congregation of Christ Luth­eran- church, 1500 W e s t e r n Ave., McKownville, will commemora te t he 15th anniversary of t h e Rev. A r t h u r Gerhard t ' s minis t ry a t tha t church Friday, Feb. 6. Members of the Ladies ' Guild have planned a .covered dish supper wi th all members! of families invited. Chair­m a n and' co-chairman of t h e plan­ning commit tee for the anniver­sary, a r e F r e d H a u p t a n d Mrs . H e n r y Spuri t . The Rev. Ernes t

DANCE JAN. 31 The Columbiettes " of the Rev.

Joseph H. Boldt Council 3357 of the -_ - , - ,, , _ . , . , ... , K. of /C. will sponsor a round and Kunsch, pas to r of S t . M a t t h e w square dance Saturday, ,Jan."3i ; from * " + W o " • * " " * «"* ™ * " - " f t h o

9 p . m. to l , a . m . a t t h e 'American Legion hall, A l t e r n a t e " Gordon Hilton.

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4i!3iriyj is ble and- fellowship p r o g r a m T a t 7 p. m .

SKATING PARTY F E B . 5 T h e Youth Fellowship.of. .Wester­

lo Reformed church will' hold ' a roller skating p a r t y - a t Knox Cave on' Thursday evening, F e b . '5 . The public is invited.

DANCE F E B . 6 ' A round and square dance will be

held Friday, Feb . 6, f rbm 8 p . m. to midnight at Berne-Knox Central school, Berne, sponsored by the B-K Alumni. Music by Tumbleweeds, with John Bridgewater a t caller.'

CORPORATION - D I N N E R - F E B . ' 6 Albany Bible Ins t i tu t e Corpora­

tion dinner, 281 S ta te St., Albany, will be held Friday, F e b . 6, a t 6:30 p. m . Covered dish supper will be followed by repdrts of officers. The public is invited.

.CLAM CHOWDER SALE FEB. 6 T h e Ladies Auxiliary of the Guil­

der land Center F i re depar tment will hold the annua l . , home-made clam chowder a n d doughhUt. sale Fr iday, F e b . 6, a t t h e Cbrnniun-ity hall, f rom 2 t o 6 p: m . Anyone wishing to place a n drder for either chowder of 'doughnuts m a y call UN 1-2705 or Schenectady E L 5-3919 by F e b . 1. P a t r o n s bring- the i r own containers. '.

L u t h e r a n church and vis i tor of the Albany- circuit of t h e Lu theran church—Missouri Synod, will be i h e t pas t a i a s t e r , , , . .

, I t w a s S i m d a y , j E e b ^ ^ g ^ j j b a t Rev. Gefhard t vya's" :3ns.KQlea'KM

15-Year Pastorate

: F o u r Guilderland C e n t r a school juniors — Barba ra <JJ aan, Veronica M c D o n e o u g k fSinolens,' a n d Nancy Wi h a v e been selected as nom , the school's annual American -Service-sponsored t r ip ahroa" tog July a n d August of n e * ^ , i n e r . * 7: , T h e announcement was , , searlier th i s week by Charles' eio, a ss i s tan t principal a t p - E t ^ j l if ter t he four girls were ' f g S J from a m o n g 16 s tudents ^ n W « ed by a screening c o m m i t ^ f f ^ | Thursday, J an . 22. <L l i .

The hopefuls will soon b e g » $ £ , fill out extensive a p p l i c a t i o n ^ : quired b y the American FfelaffjP vice in N e w York city; so WxSlx-Fie ld Service may m a k e t f l « S W decision by early spring a s to J?™)*} g i r l will represent the school_a«? communi ty abroad. Announ&aMW1

of t he w i n n e r in t he pas t has Mu­tually come the last week i n J»*wn o r t he f i rs t week in April. * .

T h e purpose of the Amerwjg Field Service is to c rea te ' "U s tanding of and service to'_ world. I n carrying forth t h i s . ^ e jective du r ing the pas t decade/A*** has been supervising exchanges be­tween high school s tudents ^ °MF* United S t a t e s and a n . ever-increas­ing n u m b e r (now about 35) of"tor-eign countries. The students a re sen t to the i r respective countries, wi th t he intent ion of "gaming an unders tanding "of t he many facets i iu the par t icu la r nat ion 's way of' life."

Gui lder land Central has been' a par t ic ipa t ing member of the "Am? er ican F i e ld Service Fami ly" since t h e high school was opened in Guil­d e r l a n d Cen te r in September, 195&-Studen t s s en t from G. C. H 5 . a r e sponsored locally by a portion of t he money raised for the sdholar-ship fund.

The fo r tuna te ambassador tarbe selected from among the four jjdrls who reached the final roundr_(of compet i t ion this week will become the s ixth Guilderland Cent ra l rep­re sen ta t ive abroad. Those s e n t ' i n t he pas t include Helen Kel le r C54), Bob Washburn ('55), L inda B r a d t ( '56), R o n n i e Sands (*57), and J a c k J e n n e r ( '58).

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'FOLLIES ' FEB. 6 • 7 T h e Helderberg Fol l ies . of 1959

will be presented Feb.. ,6 ana, 7 a t 8*p. m, at Guilderland Central. High school, sponsored by the ' PTO;, for the benefit of t he scholarship fund.

FOOD SALE F E B . 7 A food sale, sponsored by. the

Senior Girl Scouts, will be h e l d oh Saturday, Feb . If a t t he Altamont Super ' Market, beginning a t 10 a. m .

FOOD SALE F E B . 7 T h e Voorheesyille Amer ican Le­

gion Auxiliary wil l sponsor $ food sale a t Heller 's d r u g . s tore ( Vbor-heesville, Sa tu rday , F e b . % a t ' 11 a, m . Home-made spaghetti sauce will be featured a t this sale.

TURKEY SUPPER F E & 7 The annual turkey supjjeb; spon­

sored by Our Lady r'of /Fatiina church, will be served a t Duahes -burgh Community hall, R t . 7, Satur­day, Feb. 7, from 5:30, to 8 p . m.

GAME PARTY FEB. 12 A game par ty will be held a t the

Clarksville Grange hall Thursday, Feb. 12, a t 8 p. m. P r i z e s ; ' f r e e refreshments.. ,

SPAGHETTI S U P P E R F$B, .14 A spaghetti supper 'will be served

at t\ie Thompson's L a k e iftefoiSfted church hall Feb. 14, • kmting: a t \ 5 p. m." This event is for the benefit of the oil fund.

FOOD SALE FEB," 14 Fdod sale Saturday, Feb- 14, at

the Grand tfijibh store, DMftware Shopping Center , -Elsmfre, 'hegin-

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©ur ing 'b i s 15 year ' mihis t ryi he has missed "only one Sunday service because of illness. F o r 10 y ea r s unt i l November of 1954, Rev. Ger-ha rd t a lso served B e t h a n y Luth­e r a n church, 15th a n d Eagle Sts., Troy. Both Be thany a n d Christ Lu the ran congregat ions w e r e mis­sion charges when Rev. Gerhardt assumed his pastorate there. In the l a s t five y ea r s bo th congrega­tions have become self-support ing.

In addit ion t o his ministerial duties, he served a s P ro te s t an t chaplain a t the Wes t e rn Ave., TB San i t a r ium for 11 y ea r s before its closing, visiting the pa t i en t s each Tuesday morning. , A t -Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst i tute , he organized the Lu the r club. As contact key

, pas tor he minis ters t o Lutherans a t the Veterans ^hospital. • Outside of his pa r i sh activities, •Rev. Gerha rd t h a s been a member of the Albany Civil Air Pa t ro l since 1951. W i t h r a n k a s Major he is chaplain of the Albany group, CAP. F o r the last five yea r s he has served as edi tor of the Wes te rn Turnpike Kiwanis club bulletin. As one of i t s cha r t e r members , he was t h e first club secre ta ry .

Serving his church a t large, he h a s held the office, of vis i tor of the Albany circuit of t h e Lu the ran church—Missour Synod for six years. A t the present time he is now completing a s ix y e a r t e rn i as a m e m b e r of the Board, of Directors of the At lant ic district of his church group.

With their daughters Grace, Jocelin, Lois a n d Dorcas , t h e Rev. a n d Mrs . Gerha rd t live a t 4 Wit te Rd., Wes tmere .

Old Birth, Death Data Found In McKownville

Milo H. Clark, Guiiderlahd town clerk, recently became custodian of some birth a n d ' death certificates dating back to t he early days Of the century.

When the Helme homestead, 1230" Western Aye., McKownville, was be­ing demolished, a packet containing certificates was found and turned over to Mr. Clark. They Were signed by Dr . Thbniajs Helme, a n o t e d ' a r e a ' p h y s i c i a n who distingu­ished himself during the Civil "War.

The births date from 1902 to 1916. Most of the fathers gave their o o cUpatibns as "farmers" and many h a d four or five other children. A few of the paferits Were Mrn , in, Germany, bu t most listed Guilaei> land as "place of birth."

Somfe of the' death certificates list a s "cause of death" diseases tha t a re only harries today; '^- pn6iera> dyseJn* •tery, tyfthoid fiVet, c roup ; ' ' ; .

Mr. Clark said? he wi l l 'keep the records, arid any' one "who «&ii't lo­cate his birth 'cert if icate arid thinks D r . Helme might haVe written; i t can look through the collection.

"Hot heads and cold h e a r t s never; solVed ahything." —Billy Gtdhaftii 'SiSs.

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"Farm Bureau in Orbi t ," a chic­k e n supper arid informational m e e t ­ing sponsored by Albany Coun ty F a r m Bureau for i t s members a n d o ther interested fa rmers will be he ld . Feb . 4th a t ' Voorheesville Methodist church. S t a r t i ng a t 7:15 p . m., the supper, a t $1.00 per p e r ­son, will feature door prizes a s well as information on F a r m Bureau activities.-

Guests for the evening will b e M r s . Charles Edwards , regional representat ive, New Ybrk S t a t e F a r m Bureau Women's Commit­t e e ; Wal t e r Arrrier, ' r e g i o n a l ' di­rector , New York- .State F a r m Bureau; John Gold, director of in­formation, New York S t a t e F a r m Bureau, and William Herr ing ton , field representative, \ N e w York S t a t e F a r m Bureau.

,., 4 U A ^ a n y .county farmers a n d t he i r families, are invited to a t t e n d th i s meet ing and to a sk questions, following the informational per iod about the activities a n d organiza­t ion of the farmers, by t h e fa rmers for the farmers .

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INTER REIGNS — School days in the 16-room addition to the Guilderland Elementary •wool appeared a long way off when this pictu re was taken last week, but the contractor has promised to have it ready for the fall te rm in September.

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&?g'Keeps Young' Penning Local History; I rd Book Deals With Area Pioneer Family

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'Aftur B Gregg of Altamont is ™a^histor} by writing about i t £<frftat matter, the 71-year-old ;-"*a of Guilderland 'historian de-cBjgihat his hobby as a student of ?«*jUias kept him far too busy to ^WjBefor growing o ld" " ««B lias authored three books "wtJB^his point All deal with 2****y Of the region. His third,

"Early History of the Family in America," was

J s week from the press of theiJanont Enterprise, a paper to WjjfliSregg has been a continuous <?*WDr for more than three

Unpaid Village Taxes Are Listed By Clerk

Altamont residents have been re­minded that the village clerk is now preparing the list of unpaid village taxes to be turned over to the Board of Trustees.

Beryl N. Grant, clerk, announced the list of delinquent' taxpayers will be completed by Feb. 1 and will be turned over to the village t rus tees in preparation for the March tax sale. , Delinquent tax­payers are also being notified by I in iron lungs .

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".The complete and. final .eradica­tion of polio still r ema ins a p r ime concern ;Qf .the Na t iona l Founda ­tion and its 3,100 chapters , as it conducts the 21st March of Dimes campaign," it was emphasized by Thomas J . McEnaney, A lbany Co. Chapter chairman and di rec tor of the campaign. Vaccine:

"The Salk vaccine, developed with March of Dimes funds," the director said, "gives us a power­ful weapon for knocking out polio. Unfortunately t he re a r e still thou­sands of persons in the na t ion who have not as yet t aken advan tage of the protection vaccine affords against paralyt ic polio.

"Albany county has been a lead­e r in the vaccine p rog ram w i t h a very high percentage of youngs te rs inoculated, but progress is some­what slower t oward a high per­centage, of adults protected. The Albany County Chapte r was one of the first in the na t ion to o rgan ­ize and conduct public service clin­ics in the county for adults, assist­ed by volunteers." New Polio Cases:

According to t he l a tes t r e p o r t from nat ional headquar te r s , 5,995 new polio victims have been record­ed for the . year 1958, compared to 5,485 in 1957. T h e s ta te of Michi­gan was the leader in new cases with over 1,200 recorded. N e w York s t a t e reported 300, compared to 196 victims, in 1957. Es t imates indicate 150,000 survivors of para ­lytic polio might benefit from mod-erne techniques of rehabil i tat ion. Some 50,000 a r e on ' the pa t ien t aid chapter rolls, about 1,700 still.

notices mailed last week.

On the subject of taxes, all town t axes are due and payable by Jan. 31 — if the taxpayer wishes t o pay without being charged an ext ra fee. During February a fee is charged for t a x collection, and the fee in­creases during March. On April 1st, all unpaid taxes are turned over to the County Treasurer for collection.

•Gig calls his latest, book "not HSjihe history of one family,

Twtfit story of the settlement of • theBlebergh, a vast, wild area

fefcwfte ancient city of Albany, , , . . .,_ andi raar ly .Pa la t ine "Doris" of (Photo cwmiesy^ Sch'STy1 'Gazette)

Chapter Disbursements, 1958: In Albany county 40 pa t ien ts of

past years were assisted f inancial­ly a t a cost of $18,150.30 in 1958. Twenty-two pat ients .received peri­odic physical t h e r a p y t r ea tmen t s 'at the Albany hospital for which the chapter paid $4.00 for' each t rea t ­ment . One pat ient , a resident of Watervliet , is undergoing rehabili­ta t ion t rea tments - a t t he Welles- ' ley Hills, Mass., I r o n Lung Center , a t a cost to -the ''chapter, of $31.50 per -day. . F r o m August '1958. t o Dec., 31-%e Hote l -cos t - for th is pa­tient is $4,900 a n d he^wfll und'oubt-

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Citizen of the Week'

made itmatenal contribution to the N e w "officers for Albany Coun- struggle st American independence,

t y ' s H o m e Demonstra t ion execu- a contdbifa which lifted it out of | t ive commit tee w e r e named a t a a local sSag and awards its mem-1 recen t mee t ing in the Wellington bers an'tooted place in state and hotel, Albany. They a r e : Chair- national tan,." | man , Mrs:* George Proper , Colonie In thosewrds, Gregg pays honor, vice-chairman, Mrs. Edwin Adfens, to the piofeES, hut they are words __ ^ _ . _ Voorheesville; s e c r e t a r y , Mrs.'jwhich helpGregg himself earn his High school, Shirley Conahan, was Charles Radick, Pres ton Hollow, own distinclive place in the annals named "Citizen of the W e e k " on

' P ro jec t sponsors for 1959 a r e as of the area. Ks is an indelible con- Thursday, Jan. 29.

by- t h e - A l b a n l P B h l p | t g ' i f e o u g h ; ; a . . . .WinteE,weathgr-has ,put a tern' f4rant-;to"'lpiEO*'via.e•i&f ¥alar^;.:.o"f ~a&

p b r a r y hal t to work7" on ' the .16^jattendajhtfto t h e p a t i e n t ~ d l $ 4 0 p e r room addition to Guilderland Eie^fweek: The total-esperided for flu's

follows: H o m e furnishings, Mrs. tribuu'on to an area rich in historical F . L. Boberschmidt and M r s . A3-[lore.

Shirley's nomination s t a tes : "Shirley is an active member of

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e T h S ^ e ? t e r n Turnp ike Rescue Squad building, located on W e s t e r n Ave., McKownville, is being en­larged. Eugene Spawn .and son, both members of the'i squad, a r e t h e contractors, The addition, o n t h e back, will make the buUding much longer, i t will have a b r i ck face front added. • -

k ins ; h o m e management , Mrs . C;-f Born in 1888, in Monah, Essex, gceptre Service and a member of L. Hill arid Mrs. P r o p e r ; foods county, son of a Methodist minister, - . _. . .. and nutr i t ion, Mrs^ E m m o t t lien- Gregg found his early interest in non and Mrs : George Welz ; ian-history sparked by traveling with his zenship, M r s . LeRby Moore ; famir father, and from meeting people, ly life, M r s . John Schempp ancC Then, when he entered Syracuse Mrs . Rad ick ; floriculture, MisyUniversity to major in history, he Moore; clothing, Mrs. J a m e s VobPjstudied under the late historian and hees.

Mrs . Boberschmidt was deal?.. n a t e d cha i rman of arrangements for the depar tment ' s annual M to F a r m a n d Home Week at"G$

author, Dr. A. C. Flick, who later was to become New York state his­torian.

Gregg helped earn his own way through college by working during

nell Universi ty, March 23-27. KB**? vacations on a news stand on a resen ta t ives from home demonstta? Detroit-Buffato passenger boat on t ioh uni t s throughout the couKSPhe great Lakes. Graduating from will part icipate, in this open MulJSyracuse in 1909, a member of a t the N e w VnrV st-.*-*. rv,1i«esiSigma Nu, he followed the teaching

According t o , W a l t e r Hoffman cha i rman of the building; commlt-1 e k n ° e s l ™ a t e c a n Be m a d e n o w

of the cost, but a reservfe fund wil l w i f w * - f t o a n ? e ^ i ^ ^ W c t i o n , If i t becomes neaesssiry tb^boi*ow money from t h e • $ m m & - 4 f f i f f i L will be replaced w S e n ^ e ^ i f e q -fund .drive > d s « M h t ; ^ W o r k i h g ' w i t h M t ; oA;' tife; committee a r e teav&M SulHvan a n d Allen Shbpliofc W?-\

T h e . ma in purpose ' f o¥< the ' en -* l&rgetnent is to p r o v f e e ^ *oohi enough to t ra in d a a ^ S S W i f f i " c u t squad work. , & Wl also se™* as-ft rheeting > 4 I 1 S 2 wall be open to' dtfier; publio & e S ? tags. . A m e m b ^ r s h j ^ i l ^ l ^ : irig plahhed. Tae S r l W a l l l i M Ing housed the ; « S S With no ...room td~*e t ' l i t i * i t r£ t«**

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a t the N e w York S t a t e Cotiegs of Agr icu l ture and Home nornics.

O the r ass ignments a r e : SchoSlf sh ip , -Mrs . Adkins; pubhcity, $ $ Welz a n d M r s . Adkins; legislate forum, M r s . Yoorhees; r e c o r d ^ Mrs . Boberschmidt ; work «!np M r s . H i l l ; ;Mrs . Voorhees a n d ^ Bpberschrriidt. '>#/:

P l a r i s ' a r e already under vpi?-H the H o m e .Demonstration Achiei*; m e n t ' . P a y H o be held on May* vvith Miss Pe te rson , home econ* ist of t h e DuPbnt company.:" featured speaker . The topic ^ u

be, "The N e w Amercican Lo*'9 Living." v.-.

To, I fefe Street Re||fl| Streets in the Turnpike H # ?

section of Guilderland, whidi; 'K been the subject of a contflfff controversy. Between the a reS ;^ ; ddaits arid -the Town Board, % S re^aired.f^ bu t not until the <$gE improves, Supervisor Jolin Es-ff na^anjiounced.4 :•!£&,

T h e t o ^ i i has refused t o * P the; .streets trnti l builder LuiffiM. nnivdevelopfer of the h o m e s j - S ditches.Juiid fills in potlioles. Wii. evfep< KiHg^ :assured res iden^^ e ; town will-plow, the streets tl#T ' ' . out the. winter^ '\Ju.

ThfevaiSpiite started whetf^#S; SenjatiVes "tit -m Heights * » " tha t the pfevidus town s u ^ ? ' ' John J . Welch, had accept s treets . , •' ~

er Feb. . . . ^ Vsy&Z ae luxe" , ham •?*%$ wdl be. s e r y e ^ a t m e V F ^ ' l p bal l , Altanidii t , oh S a t u r d a y i * ^ 28., •'. T h e eveh t is sporis6W&?S tihe Woni'en'a&uxiiialy of Bp^Mg; ton: Pos t A A l t a S o n t 9$S& • w l l b f e k% 5:30 .arid 6:30 P A m

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Sigma profession for four years. I t was while teaching in Schoharie that he niet Alice Warner, to whom he was married in 1914. The Greggs moved m, Altamont, and have resided here for the past 45 years. ,g-' (Continued on Page 4)

mentary school Yet representatives of the L. A.

Sawyer Construction Company have „ . . , „ - , - , , - , ^ ^ i i promised to have the structure ready

Au J u t l I o r , a L ^ ?• u C e n t r a J I for occupancy by September. ~_i oi ...„„ Workmen were reluctant to pour

concrete during the recent sub-zero weather as it would dry too quick­ly, Principal Virgil Sheeley explain­ed. '

Concrete footings were poured be­fore the cold snap began, and block foundation walls are about half com­pleted. Once the walls are erected, construction will proceed rapidly.

Meanwhile, double sessions in the district continue.

Alton Farnsworth, supervising principal of the Guilderland Central (^strict said that the annex under construction will eliminate further double sessions in the elementary grades of Westmere and Guilderland for 1959-60.

G. A. A. She is an outstanding student in the high school and was a member of Student Council las t year . She was a varsi ty cheerlead­er, but was forced to leave t he squad because of a b a c k ' i n j u r y . Her cheerful smile is a n asset to the school."

Shirley lives a t R. D. 2, Alta­mont, and is the niece of Mr. and Mrs. Ea r l J . Mabie.

Salvation Army Sets I $43,000 Appeal Goal jg,A goal of $43,000 has been set for ; t h e annual fund appeal of the sgMyation Army, it was announced •J^jCehtly by Bertram E. Kohinke, ;gejiieral chairman. The drive will ""if place in February. p.;'In announcing the amount, Mr. Kbhinke said the figure had been iraldulated by members of the ad-v i sp£y v board as the minimum re-

[uireci'to meet the costs of the Sal-^ b n 'Army's work in Albany and

|dc|tiity communities. -" ':'.JHe>-.dted the many facets of the

jtny'slvwork, including the Men's Mal i 'Se rv ice Center, 452 Clinton;

t h p i H a r b b r Light Corps, 60 DalliUs StiffifeiYoUth Center, 7 Chapel St.; ^ . f T S i i p i e Corps, 20 Clinton Ave., •TOt ' lhe summer camp at Saddle

£ate::wiiton. r^MJcXoihinke said that in addition to r^es j t . . - activities, the Salvation :?*my: ;3ast year assisted 1,348 trans-l e i i t s ^ i j b were in need of food or

f, -or both. The League ' of .„„_^-v;.Visited 38 area hospitals and Jtbe&ShstitUtions, bringing comfort W ^ ; 4 3 5 ' "pei-sons and distributing $3??S;. gifts. • L",r-L8ist; Thanksgiving 312 dinners Werev served. At Christmas 289 Wire, fed and 2,891 dolls and toys 9 # 4 b t i t e d to children. A total of ;**7?/fairiiiieS were aided under the .SJW&.'W&fare program. , : ;The . cariteen responded to area froergehcies in fire and storms, serv-^TOJf f ee i ' doughnuts and cookies to SeScue, workers and victims.

Junior High Committee Endorsed By 'Citizens'

The Citizens Committee for Guil­derland Central Schools has strongly endorsed the special Guilderland Citizens Committee for a New Junior High School, and has urged that it continue exploring possibilities for erecting a new junior high school in Guilderland.

The standing Citizens Committee is seeking a school board replace­ment for William Borden of Guil­derland who will not seek re ­election. Two other board members whose terms expire this year, board president Ernest Bachand and Carl

Helderberg Follies of '59 Scheduled Feb. 6 and 7 The Helderberg Follies of 1959

will be presented a t Guilderland Central High school Feb . 6 and 7 at 8 p. m., with Mr.' and Mrs. Charles Churchill as co-directors. Sponsor­ed by the PTO, the proceeds will go to the scholarship fund. A total of 20 acts will be presented, with Forrest Qimmings serving as mas­ter of ceremonies.

A jazz band will play and there will also be comedy skits, dance

~ routines and harmony groups. Mrs. Gilbert have not yet announced their I Wynn Kassa will do a comedy decisions I monologue and other participants in-

The Citizens Committee, meeting' elude Sue Wheeler, Dale Voight, Feb. 17. will give school adminis­trators the "talented" vs. the "un-talented" student, college prepara­tory work, and inter-school co­operation.

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Dystrophy Drive Total At $12,401 this Week

The 1958 fund raising campaign of the Albany County Chapter, Muscular Dystrophy association, has raised $12,401, with all returns not yet completed.

Reports are pending from the commercial and industry divisions of the drive. F . Joseph Leone, cam­paign chairman, said in announcing the latest total to chapter members in the Manger-DeWitt Clinton Hotel in Albany.

No goal had been set for the county, he said.

Of the total to date, $3,150 came from cannisters in stores, $643 was raised by volunteers in the "March for Muscular Dystrophy" in Albany, and $2,140 by volunteer firemen who canvassed areas outside the city.

Another $6,468 was raised from voluntary mail contributions, and other special gifts, Leone, said.

Paul Braco, Pamela Rhodes, Neil Brown, John Green, Ella Armstrong and Nancy Churchill.

Tickets are available from stu­dents and various merchants display­ing posters.

Gov. Rockefeller To Be Lincoln Day Speaker

Governor Rockefeller will be the speaker at the 61st annual Lincoln Day dinner of the Albany County Republican Committee Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Sheraton-Ten Eyck Hotel, Albany.

Dr. Francis Maguire, dinner chair­man, also announced that F r a n k A. McNamee, Albany attorney, will be toastmaster.

The Albany county dinner will mark Rockefeller's first major speak­ing appearance in Albany since his inauguration.

T h e dinner marks t he Lincoln ses-quicentennial — the 150th .-birthday of the Republican president

Dr. Maquiire said reservations will: close Feb. 5. Reservatiahs a re be­ing handled at the Albany County GOP headquarters, 29 Elk Sfc» Al­bany.

pat ient , i n d u d i r i g r : 'Rehabilitation t r e a t m e n t a t t h e " G o M w k t e r Me­morial hospital, .New York, last y e a r was $5,033. Since str icken, over $27,000 has beeh expended for the care and t r e a t m e n t of this pa­t ient . N o new polio* cases were r e ­corded in Albany county duing '58.

Other impor tan t disbursements of the chapter l a s t ' year included $1,280 fo r braces for pa t ien ts , r e ­pai rs and a new wheel chair for a pat ient stricken seven yea r s ago. i ron lung equipment w a s repa i red a t Albany hospital, a t a cost of $264.70. Adminis t ra t ion costs in­clude maintenance of a s t a t i on ,wa- ' gon ambulance including sa la ry of driver, insurance, sa lary of office secre tary a t headquar te r s , postage, telephone, and office rent . - All chapter officers a n d members are" volunteers.

"The chapter m u s t keep u p our educational p r o g r a m to p reven t un­necessary crippling from . polio," said Mr. McEnaney,. ' ' and w e mus t t ake care of the s tr icken, even as the sights a r e ra i sed to include th6 problems of a r th r i t i s a n d b i r th de­fects. I t will requi re $65,000,000' to carry on the p lanned p rogram, of t he Nat ional Foundat ion for 1959.

"We u rge everyone th is yea r t o do two th ings: F i r s t , join the march toward immunizat ion from paralyt ic polio th rough ' vaccine shots ; second, give as generously as possible to the 1959 M a r c h of Dimes campaign."

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The Guilderland Cent ra l High School Pa ren t -Teacher association will hold its -next mee t ing Monday, Feb. 2, a t 8 p. m.

El ton Butler,, pres ident , has an­nounced tha t a . shor t business meet ing will 'be.31pldi |followed by a faculty.panel di ici i |s ibn. .

The p rog ram tbpicsSwiU Be "Re­por ts a n d Repo?fii!G5a|dk". General chairman is .Dbrtal|lt'@arison, wi th faculty paiielists. F r a n k Bruno , Or­son. Dunham, F r a n k Andreone and Neil Brown. Veronica iSicDohough, a junior jii'th.e high.^^hopl,' will p r e ­sent the " M e c h ^ & v p f ^Marking Repor t Cards . " ; '-$Ui|tibri* and an­swer per iod ,wi l l follpw' the. paiael presentat ion. '•

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