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THE GOUVERNEUR TRIBUNE-PRESS Northern New York's Greatest Weekly

VOL 74 NO-4—PHONE 171—P. O. BOX 161 GOUVERNEUR, N.Y.. THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, I960 16 PAGES, 2 SECTIONS * * • * Tan C#nh

PLAN AUXILIARY •* Jjfc* E. 1. Sobh> hospital of Gouventear auxiliary •* **• ***** wMch haa entered Its secoad week. Mra. Fraa*

Mwmrd Koch, , € r t o^-d***"**" for the village, and Mra. Angus MJMV " " * " * ^ for the outlying arena, are pictured.

Area captains appointed as hospital auxiliary membership drive continues

Area captains were appoint­ed as the annual membership campaign of the E. J. Noble hospital of Gouverneur auxili­ary continued this week.

Mrs. Edward Koch and Mrs. Frances McOmber, village chairmen, named the following captains: Mra. Ray Fosgate. Mrs. Russell Wilson. Mrs. Rob­ert Ritchie, Mint Vaughn Corte. Mrs. Marco Oaitone, Mrs. Wal­ter Christensan, Mrs. George Xrtekson, Mrs. Roy Stevens. Mrs. Roy Osterhaudt Mrs. A. Prescott Loomis, Mrs. Charles Ferguson, Philip Pernice, Miss Ruth Easton, Mrs. Glen John­son and Mrs. A. J. Marchione.

Named as captains of out­lying areas by chairmen Mrs. Angus MacQueen and Mrs. Frederick Best were: Mrs. Jo­seph Matochik, Mrs. Francis Boney, Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Mar­tin Kelly, Mrs. Harold Ayers, Mrs. Delbert Wade, Mrs. Arley Kinney, Mrs. Clifford Hay, Mrs. Weldon Foy, Mrs. Richard Conklin, Mrs. Alice Coates, Mrs. Maxwell Estes, Mrs. Joan Don* aJdson, Mrs. Reuben Taylor, Mrs. Frederick Venton, Mrs. Marjorte MoOure, Mrs. Mohan

Mrs. John Griffith, Mra. Claude Hutton, and Mra. Barbara Per-fetta

Active membership dues in the auxiliary are $1.00 per year,

MASON

SMITH Not that he wanted it

REGARDLESS of what sensa­tional instrument the Sov­

iets may bring down from the skies during this first week of the United Nations Assembly (reportedly, several Russian ships loaded with electronic

| gear have taken I up strategic posi­tions in both At­lantic and Paci­fic apparently to r e t r i e v e some sort of space ve­hicle) a man by the name of Ni-kita Khrushchev

mm^__ i has s u s t a i n e d about as bitter a personal and political defeat as the world can administer, in the UN it­self.

One might wonder why so shrewd a politician would have taken the risk, in the first place. Before his departure for New York, Khrushchev's ap­peal to other heads of state for a general "summit" meet­ing on disarmament had al­ready fallen almost completely flst, with responses merely from the satellites and a few of the neutral powers. There were already indications that moat of the newly independent nations in Africa—all of whom the Soviets have been constant­ly trying to woo into the Red orbit—preferred to see the UN determine the settlement in the Congo, with no outside aid from anywhere else. Mean­while it must have been ob-vkx» for a long time to Rus­sian observers in Washington nnd New York that while the United States by treaty eoukJ not deny Khrushchev admit­tance to this country to sttend the UN Assembly, he^ would certainly riot be welcome here tad Ms reception would be aaytfctfng but cordial ^ *

perhaps it becomes intellec­tually frnpoas^le for a dedi­cated Communist like Khnah-hev or a dictator of ha sort whose head hai become urrwtt-ttr^ly too l a n e for s normal­i s e d hat. as a result of too much work! attention — to

tr*2 appreciate the optmar of free peo-

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inactive dues are $2.00 per year nnd life membership is $25.60.

The above named captains will be working to solicit mem­bers during the remainder of the month in their respective areas.

One of the principal goals of this year's drive is to raise funds to aid in purchase of a new X-ray machine for the hospital, according to Mrs. Mark Riley, auxiliary president.

The auxiliary gift shop at the hospital also will hold an in­ventory sale Thursday and Fri­day, with the shop open from 9 a m to 9 pjn., according to Mrs. Laura Nelson and Mrs. Virginia McAllaster, chairmen of the shop.

A full line of 1960 Christmas cards, new fall Jewelry, Fenton Glass and copper and brass items will be on sale.

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Students must register for scholarship tests

All 1962 graduates of Gouv­erneur High School who wish to enter the 1961-62 National

^Merit Scholarship competition should register now at the school office, Principal William Limbacher ^announced today. The qualifying test will be given at 9 ajn., Tuesday, March 7, 1961 (or Saturday March 11, 1961.) \

TD be eligible for the test. Gouverneur students must be second semester juniors or first semester seniors at the time of the examination. Students must pay a $1 fee on the day of the test. Any interested student who is unable to pay the fee should consult the guidance office.

The tests are given each year by the National Merit Scholar­ship Corporation as part of the nation's largest independent scholarship program.

Awards are granted on the basis of intellectual merit, but student financial needs deter­mine the size of individual stip­ends, which are renewable each year without further testing.

The NMS exam, administer­ed by Science Research Asso­ciates of Chicago, also is valu­able to students for selecting their careers or planning their courses in high school nnd col* lege, Mr. Limbacher observed.

Depot Street crossing to get flasher signal

Albany—The Public Service Commission has authorized New York Central Railroad to install automatic flashing light warning signals at its grade crossing at Depot Street in Gouverneur, and to discontinue part-time watchman service there after the new protective devices are in operation. The plan was unopposed at a public hearing.

The Depot Street crossing, which is adjacent to the Gouv­erneur railroad station, is now protected by a watchman on duty from 8 a-m. until 4 p.m. daily. In seeking permission to make the change, the railroad contended that the installation of automatic flashing lights would afford more adequate

• and safer 24-hour protection than is provided at the crossing by the eight-hour services of the watchman. It also said the installation of automatic pro­tection devices would enable it to save an estimated $7,500 annual operating expense.

In a report to the commis­sion, Examiner Jacob I. Roth-stein said that traffic counts introduced in evidence at a public hearing show the move­ment of more than 900 highway vehicles, almost 400 pedestrians and 23 rail operations over the crossing during a 24-hour per­

i o d . He concludes that the au­tomatic lights will afford bet­ter protection at the crossing and that public safety will not require the services of a watch­man there after the new de­vices are installed. The rail­road will pay the entire $16,000 estimated cost of the work.

Village authorizes contract for razing of VanDuzee hospital

Bloodmobile at Elks Club, urgent request made for donors

An urgent request for blood donors has been made by Mrs. Robert Wade, in charge of the Red Cross blood clinic being held today (Thursday) at the Gouverneur Elks club. The bloodmobile will be here from noon until 6 p.m.

The Gouverneur blood supply is dangerously low, Mrs. Wade said and 100 per cent support from the community in reach­ing the quota of 125 pints is needed.

Transportation for donors will be provided. Call the Elks club today or Mrs. William T. Anderson. Appointments may be made by calling Mrs. Wade or Mrs. George Battersby at the Elks club. Walk-ins are en­couraged.

Police department makes 31 arrests, writes 413 parking tickets in August

BALMAT P. T. A. MEETS SEPT. »

The first meeting of the Bal-mat P.T.A. will be held Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m., with an open house to give parents an op­portunity to meet the teachers and inspect the new addition to the school

Pharmaceutical firm executive traces history of drugs at Luncheon Club

District governor Holland addresses Gouverneur Rotary club members

"Your first responsibility is in Gouverneur" said district governor St. Clair C. Holland. as he addressed the Rotary club Tuesday at its luncheon meeting "Here you must find information and inspiration.'

District governor Holland was the honored speaker. He discussed International Rotary institutions such as the "Ro-tarian" magazine, the Rotarian Fellows, a student exchange program and other duties of club members Mr. Holland is the governor of district 704 which extends over 14.000 miles and includes some 50 clubs in the U S and Canada He is a past president of the Montreal Rotary club and has been a member for 34 years

Bligh Dodds extended an in­vitation from the Ogdensbur^ Rotary club to attend the In­ternational bridge dedication and International night dinner. Tuesday. September 27 Gover­nor Rockefeller u-ii] be the guest speaker at both functions

Members were reminded of the district conference to be

held at Lake Placid September 25-27 and of the joint meeting with other Gouverneur service clubs at the Elks club. October 4. at which a Pakistani editor will be guest speaker

Rotarians to get tickets to dinner

AD requests for tickets from Rotarians for the Rotary In­ternational Night Dinner in Og-densburg, September 27 will be honored, according to Frank Schwartz, general chairman.

Ticket quotas for other ser­vice clubs and chambers of commerce will be reduced if necessary to accommodate Ro­tarians. Schwartz has announc­ed.

Governor Nelson A Rocke-feDer will be principal speaker at the dinner to celebrate the dedication of the International Bridge across the St Lawrence river.

A rush for reservations prompted the announcement.

Three million persons—uni­dentified—owe their lives to improved medical care. Medi­cal research and improved pharmaceuticals have extended average American life expec­tancy from 40 years in 1900 to 70 years in 1959—meanwhile reducing the cost of drugs

TTiete wt&re the observations of William Thornton, regional sales manager for McKesson & Robbins. Inc., Syracuse, who addressed the Gouverneur Luncheon club last Wednesday as guest of Harold D. Kinney.

With the assistance of Ber­nard Livingston of the same

> firm. Mr. Thornton delivered $ his address as accompaniment

to a slide film entitled "What Price Your Life "

Most people the speaker ob­served, show little concern for their own health—until illness strikes, "arid then life becomes invaluable But too many of us seem to think more of our cars than of our bodies -we insist on the best motor oil for the car, but we try to buy the cheapest mineral oil to be taken internally m the body "

In answer to recent Con­gressional investication^ of the drue industry Mr. Thornton nofed that while per capita ex­penditure for drues in *his •country is $K>.12. it is $55 for alcoholic boveraees S32 for to­bacco and $18 for parking re­pairs and car ma ir finance |

The speaker recalled rhat in 19<X) the greyest k:!ler w^s pneumonia which in terms of los* wapes. ho<-;ta] nursing, medical carp and drues often totalled *1 OOf; or "more

"Today." he said "pneumo­nia is considered a minor ill­

ness, because it can usually be brought rapidly under control by means of drues—which cost a total of $8 to $12."

As for polio, research result­ing in the Salk vaccine has re­duced incidence of this disease by 80 per cent, and cost of the vaccine itself has dropped three times since it was first offered for sale.

This reduction is possible he* added, despite the fact that drug manufacturers have to throw out laree quantities of the vaccine. "It is stable for only a certain period." he ex­plained, "and when it is no loneer useful, we throw it down the drain*

'There are seasons of over-supply—people think about vaccine in the spring, not the whole year round, but the drug manufacturer must always be prepared to meet any demand. So often the oversupply at other

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The Gouverneur police de­partment made 31 arrests dur­

ing August and wrote 413 park­ing violation tickets, according to the police report approved by the Village Board Tuesday night.

In addition, Police Justice Ora Wright collected $328 in police justice cases and $225 for parking violation, his re­port to the board showed.

The police department ar­rests for the following:

Public intoxication 12, speed­ing 3, larceny 1, unlicensed op­erator of vehicle 3, improper equipment 1, intoxicated driv­ing 1, unregistered vehicle 4, non support 1, operating vehicle while license revoked 2, unau-

YRIage commended for pedestrian safety

The village of Gouverneur has been commended for its record of no pedestrian deaths in 1959 as reported in the American Automobile Assn. pedestrian program appraisal, according to the S t Lawrence County Automobile Club, Inc.

Gouverneur was selected for the award on the basis of the report submitted to the 1950 AAA pedestrian program ap­praisal, in which cities and states vie for awards in their activities to protect the man afoot.

The Auto Club also has com­mended the efforts of school officials and Gouverneur police in connection with the program.

28 per cart of hospital fund drive goal collected

Community support for the annual E. J. Noble hospital fund drive was urged this week by Donald Foster, chairman. The campaign goal is set at $12,000.

As of Tuesday 28 per cent of the goal had been collected with contributions coming in as expected, Mr. Foster reported.

The rural business areas are to be contracted soon under the chairmanship of W. C. Foster.

The village contributions are showing progress, according to Mr. Foster.

Gouverneur Grange meeting set for Friday to consider sale of hall The Grange Hall in Gouver­

neur may be up for sale in the near future.

A meeting of all Grange members to make the decision has been called for Friday night at 8:15 p.m., in the hall.

Mrs. Clarence Hill, Grange secretary, said this week that sale of the building is being considered due to high costs of maintenance and upkeep.

"We find it almost impossible to maintain the building", Mrs Hill said. She cited rising taxes

and the cost of keeping two furnaces operating as expen­sive.

If members vote to sell the hall Friday night, the Grange will rent a meeting hall from the Gouverneur Odd Fellows lodge. Mrs. Hill said.

The Grange has no prospec­tive buyers for the building, she said

Hospital served area 21 years

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Razing of the former Stephen B. VanDuzee hospital on WJ. ham Street to make way for a parking lot will signal the end of a page of Gouverneur his­tory.

T^e 90-year old building which served for 21 years as the area's only hospital was formerly owned by Mrs Lucy TurnbuIL ^ .

Closed ir. 1950 when the Ed­ward John Noble hospital her* opened Ms doors the old hos­pital has ar. interesting h;stor\

In the fall of 1*22 a drr.-e to obtain a maternity hosprtal for Gouverneur was begun Al the first meeting to discuss rhe propoaai. spearheaded by the Chamber of Commerce arvd lo­cal physicians, Mrs Turr.buE offered her property for use K% a hospital after her deat> She requested the hospital be -.am-ed after her father. Stephen B V i n D o K , who built the home ir 1*70.

In 1977. however Mrs Turn-bull informed the hospital asso­ciation, formed sr. 1323 «t.Mt -she wished to rum. Che home <o*"er to the association and move to sanaDer ouarten or. the

Mrs Turabull died in Sep­tember. 1928 just as final re­turns from a fund drr\*e were coming in. Remodeline of the home at a cost of $35 000 was started soon after and or. March 10 1929 the hospital opened for business

Originally designed as a 15-bed institution, it eventually took care of as many as 35 pa­tients in one day

In 1943 a small wing was added to the nor*heast com?: of the original building st a cost of $5 60C to provide a small office and room for three addi­tional beds

In 1945 rhe hosp;ra: associa­tion acquired the residence of the late Mat Helen I Pinker inear the hospital st s cost of U OX for the puraae of c<*>-ttrjctior. of a moder- w.n«

But after the *ucc*«ful drrve for the r#w- E J Nobie hos­pital ir the summer cf 194" the Parker So*ne was sokJ

The hospi'a: coftnued tc y&* e n t e until 195C wSer. the No-hie hoapftal ope-wd

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•ied far Saputnber 7", tm 1 October 6.

12 from area attend accountants technical meeting in Deferiet

Twelve Gouverneur area men attended the first fall technical meeting of the North­ern New York chapter Na­tional Association of Account­ants at Defer>et last Thursday.

Triose attending were Charles Bouia;? Gouverneur Iron Ed­ward Wixted. Gouverneur Talc: Francis McManus. ir.. Charles Adams Louis Bums Alton Echbach Robert La!her James La Parr Pochard Murray. Law­rence Shene and WaJter VaJ-lencour of Jones ar>d La ugh 1 in Steel and Brainard P L Blunder* of Hamr.llle

Dads of Foreign Serrice Veterans to sponsor chicken fry Sunday

The Dads of Foreign Service Veterans. Post No SC win sponsor their annual ctucken try Sunday Sept 25 m the rooms of the new V f W post at 1<* w Maun St

Serving w-a] s tar st 1 pum... and continue until " pm with a free dance to the music of 'HiCkey Snath's Tr* scfeedated frocr. 9 p m to 1 a m

The pubbc is ffrvtted AJ pro-ceeds wffl go to the fund

thorized use of vehicle 1, leav­ing scene of accident 1. failure, to keep to right of roadway 1

Ten accidents were reported in the village during the month, while 58 calls and com­plaints were received by police.

Community Players to meet Saturday

The Gouverneur Community Players will meet Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m., in the cafe­teria of the West Side school, according to Mrs. Charles Da­vis, president.

Following the meeting, scenes from the broadway hit "Separate Tables" will be dramatized, and refreshments will be served.

Mrs. Davis said the public— particularly those interested in joining the theatrical group., is invited.

Adult driver education class organizational meet set for Monday

An organizational meeting will be held in Room 103 of the high school on Monday, Sep­tember 26, at 7.30 for the fall class in Driver Education under the Adult Education program. A minimum of 16 people is re* quired. The registration fee of $6.00 includes the book that will be used.

The group will have nine road driving sessions and six class sessions of two hours each. Class members must ee-

- cure a permit to drive from the Motor Vehicles Bureau before the road driving sessions can begin.

A car with dual controls has been furnished by Dodds Mo­tors. The class will be conduct­ed by William H. Stauffer. For further information call Wil­liam Stauffer at 1549-W or Earl Walrath, Director of Adult Ed­ucation at 1069.

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Public heating on bingo ordinance for town set for Oct. 5

A public hearing on a posed bingo ordinance for the Town of Gouverneur is sched­uled for October 5, at 7:30 p m in the court room of the munio ipal building

The hearing was sef after representatives of the Gouver­neur Elks Club asked board members in a meeting Satur­day night to consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing binpo games to be conducted in the town subject to provisions of state law

The proposed ordinance, if adopted by the board after the heart ne will be voted on at the general election November 8

The village has an ordinance permitting bingo games con­ducted by authorized organka-tions

The Gouverneur Village Board Tuesday night authorized a contract for the razing of the Stephen B. VanDuzee hospital on William Street to make way for a parking lot

The contract calls for de­struction of the former hospital to ground level by Jan. 1, 1961 with all materials as payment for the work.

Ernest Durant is expected to sign the contract for the work, Village Clerk Glenn Miller told members.

The board also voted to au­thorize the police department to continue placing a policeman at the corner of Main and Gor­don Streets to direct traffic during hours when students at the St. James Parochial school are using the crossing.

Msgr. Joseph Bailey, pastor of the St. James Church, had requested the action in a let­ter to the board. Acting Police Chief Arnold Porter has had a man stationed at the corner since school opened.

Members of the board also designated the area on Gordon street from the Esse property line to Sterling street as a bus stop zone School busses pick up and discharge students near the parochial school there, and considerable traffic congestion had resulted since school open­ed

DesiT*tion of the strip as a bus stop zone will eliminate auto parking and relieve the coneestion. the board decided. Msgr. Bailey also had requested that action in the same letter.

Miller told the board that a training program for assessors of the area sponsored by the State Board of equalization and Assessment had started this we*k in the municipal building.

Classes are being held Mon­day and Wednesday nights each weelc until the end of the •month, he said.

In other action, the board re-fii«pH so accent a list of two candidates who had taken «n<f passed civil service exams for the Dosition of police chief Un­der law. the board did not have to accent the list and apooint a chief because the list did not co^**in three names.

The board automaticallv con­tinued the apnointment of act-fin* chief Arnold W Porter by this action.

The Au<mst police and police lu^tice renorts also were ap­proved by the board

fiouvenieur young man on winning judging team in contest

William Randall, Gouverneur, was a member of the winning New York State Dairy Judging team at the Northeast Regional contest in Springfield. Maas.f September 17

Other members of the team were Steve Beggs of Morris-town and Bert Roaenbarker of Parishville They won the honor to represent New York state in the Springfield contest by placing second as a team at the New York State Fair

A total of 12 teams repre­senting 12 states participated in the Northeast contest with teams from Connecticut and West Virginia placing second and third respectively.

De Lair indicted on first degree murder charge; attorneys named "Robert H De Lair of Star

Lake has beer. md>cted oc a f;rs* degree rr.^rler charge, sc-cerd:r.2 to the Grand Jury re-pcr* Tuesday

De La:r was arrested last m*r.*h m cor.recTior. u-.th the r^pe ar.d r-jrier cf Mrs Con­st a-ce 5ever;y Trorr.biey. 18. of Star Lak*

S-preme Cojrt Justice M>ch* se; E S*eerey of Saratoga 5p:~~?5 appointed Ross Brown cf M^rrstowr. art! Pochard Al-g>e cf Ogder.sburg to act as DeLa:r's 3efer*se attorneys. The 21 year o';i phxmberJ§ helper sa>d *e d>d -** hive moe>ey to hure an a**cr-*y when brought before :ne ;->dre Tuesday at the county crK,-~KXjs* in Cantor

The ar~cx-r^~.t was then ad/x-n^ed .-*.: !!• i - Tr.day

In cth*r G-a~J Jjr> a<r*>on Walter H Ber^ane :' Gocver-r**~r was ?*+7T*d m-;tr second degree grand iarerr.% ar*2 H<*"-ard J Abnartes 6f OuL»*!igur w o named tor ataDdocj^ a chwd and wSL jne la

IT. aL 68 fouiKl against €1 rtdrvttuak by the Graad Jury

VFW schedules full slate of erents

A slate of events for the OTJ-verr^eur V.F.W post and auxili­ary w'ere announced by Mrs Maynard Simmons this week which mdudes plans for the win ten's en tertainmen t. )ur jor marching corps, and auxiliary penary supper

The V F W w*3 begin hok*-!tng Saturday night dances to the mus* of the Rockawayi i t 'the VT W home on West Main street this weekend 7T* dances m-:u be continuous all winter if the ittendance permita

AL1 beys, ages 11-15 wbo are interested tn )otnmg i V J W. [Sponsored Jurjor Marching Corps are to meet at the Munie* *pal buiid:rtg i t 8 p m Frtday ,r*3ST memsens orgwiiLUUg uas onjt r - I be John I l u w i Oar*