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D o m e R e a d y t o B e g i n S e a r c h f o r G a s in D r y B r o o k C h o ir t o P r e s e n t C h r is tm a s M u sic

The following Christmas music will be presented by the commu­nity choir and junior choir under the direction of Mrs. Samuel A. Dugan Sunday, 'Dec. 18, a t two identical programs in the First Presbyterian church, M argaret­ville:Processional carol, “Hark the Her­

ald Angels Sing,” choirs and congregation.

“O Holy Night,” Adolphe Adam, senior choir.

‘‘Gesu Bambino,” Pietro Yon, baritone sole, Lawrence Gilmour and choir.

“The F irst Christmas Mom,” Ernest Newton, senior choir.

“O Mystery of Bethlehem,” Louise E. Stairs' and Elsie Yale, beui- tone solo, Lawrence Gilmour.

“O Come, All Ye Faithful,” junior and senior choirs.

“The Birthday of a King,” W. H. Neidinger, sophano solo, Mrs. Ralph Sanford.

“Sleep of the Infant Jesus,” French Noel, senior choir.

“There were Shepherds,” Charles Vincent, soloist, soloist, Mrs. Charles Holdridge and choir.

Choir Personnel Junior choir: Carol Bloodgood,

Sally Huggins. Peter Gibbs, Caro­lyn Washburn, Jean Holdridge, Jo- Ann Williams, Mary Taber, Robin

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Above, George Armstrong and son, Douglas, on whose farm Dome Gas and Oil Corp. has begun to drill for Catskill gas deposits, work on a shelter for the rig machinery while snow Wankets the operation. New drill site, second • to be started by Dome in these mountains, is in Rider hollow in shadow of Belleayre mountain.

Left, the huge derrick, with which a well can be dug to a distance of more than two miles straight down. Tests taken from the first well drilled in Fox hollow, Shandaken, indicate, th a t a major gas deposit may be un­der the south slope of BeUeayre mountain. .

Protests Are Many On Possible Sites For VIHage Dump

Littering of Roads Among Reasoiis Given For Strong Opposition

There was a public hearing Tuesday before the Town Board in the m atter of a garbage dump or sanitary land fill for the village of M arg^etville.

Several sites had been offered. There was considerable opposition. The Bull Run site was violently opposed, there were nearly 100 signatures to a petition to pro­hibit a place on the Francis San­ford farm in Dunraven and many against the Konfilos property on Ronay hill.

Many of the objectors had as much to say about littering the road leading to the site as ob­jections to the site itself. I t is claimed that people who take gar­bage to the present dump, pUe it loosely on their cars and drop ma­terial along the highway.

I t is not possible to take many places for the reason a consider-

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^ ^ trench. TheRirhara I g^^bage Will be dumped into this.

Atkm, Barbara Conklm, John | virhen full, another trench will beDonna DeSilva, Lois dug. The dirt will be thrown onHuggins,

Conklin, Gail Lawrence,Sanford, Jane Williams.

Senior ^ p ir : Sopranos, Mrs. the end of that tune the program Augustus Macdonald, Mre. Bruce L,an be started over again in the Armstrong Mrs. Roland Ketchum, location. The dirt put on

Randy ^op the first trench. This will be continued for seven years. At

Mrs. Fred Myers, Mrs. Charles Holdridge, Mrs. Donald S. Gibbs,

top has to be a t least two feet deep. The trenches will need be

Tales of Excitement Frtnn Allaboi Hunters

A group of New York l)untei-s v is i ts -Broa>l»ti;eet

Next Bloodmobile Visit Scheduled for Jan. 4

The Red Cross bloodmobile will make its next stop a t M argaret­ville Wednesday, Jan. 4. I t will be a t the central school from noon until 6 p.'rti.

The quota for collection from this community and surrounding towns is 125 pints. Mrs. Samuel Dugan said that the Red Cross hopes to obtain 150 pints a t the Jan. 4 visit to balance the last two visits when the quota was not met. Extreme summer heat was blamed for the low collection on the last visit.

Solicitors will be announced in the coming week. They will seek to make reservations to insure smooth scheduling of donor’s visits.

Traditional Greetings To Be in Holiday Issues

The next issue of The News, out Dec. 22, will contain the tra ­ditional Christmas greetings from folks who serve this community’ and area throughout the business year. An excellent selection of greetings is available in m at forms of several sizes a t The News office. New Year greetings are also available for the following week. Deadline is Tuesday noon of each week.

S to r e s O p e n T il l 9 C h r is tm a s W e e k

Stores in M argaretville will be open evenings until 9 during the coming week for Christmas shop­ping. They wUl close a t 6 p. m. Saturday evening, Dec. 24, so that their personnel may carry out Christmas plans.

One peak of Christmas shopping is expected this weekend. The stores have a wide selection of gifts of practically all types.

The Chamber of Commerce will hold its shoppers prize drawings at 9 'p. m. Thursday evening, Dec. 22, in front of the Esso station on Main street. Coupons, which were mailed to shoppers in the vil­lage trading area, may be dropped in boxes at any of the partfcipat- ing stores.

Sportsmen Seek Youth’slndietment In Fatal Accident

Delaware Federation Asks DA Take Action On Roxbury Shooting

A resolution requesting the dis­tric t attorney to seek indictment of a young New Jersey hunter whose rifle killed another hunter in Roxbury Nov. 23 was passed unanimously Monday evening by the Delaware County Federation of Sportsmen’s clubs. The reso­lution was sponsored by the Mar­garetville Rod and Gun club.

William John Gaffers, 18, of Latham, N. Y., died when he was mistaken for a deer a t a range of 250 yards. He was hit by a .308 Winchester bullet fired from the rifle of Carl Goehringer Jr. of Scotch Plains, N. J. The death was ruled accidental by coroner’s physician Dr. J. A. Gaul of Rox- ury. The young man was allowed

to return to his home in New Jersey.

The federation held its annual meeting Monday evening a t Ham­den inn. Earl Larnard, secretary of the federation for many years, announced his retirem ent because of his health.

Philip Green of Sidney Center as reelected president without op­position. Also reelected were Ed­ward Hodom of Cannonsville as vice-president and John Scofield of Hamden as treasurer. Herbert Buckley of Hancock was elected councilman to succeed the late William Churchill. A successor to Mr. Larnard will be Einnounced by the president.

Andes Legion Auxiliary Gives $29 to Veterans

Andes, Dec. 13.—The American Legion Auxiliary m et last Wed­nesday evening a t the home of Mrs. Lawrence Emerson. Christ­mas gifts were exchanged after the business meeting.

The rehabilitation chairman, Mrs. Emerson, reported there were $28.78 worth of gifts sent to Bath Veterans hosiHt^ for Christmas. A donation was voted for the TB Health association, also to D d a - ware county diildren’s welfare fOT Christinas.

Fleischmanns Program Planned for Tuesday Night

Fleischmanns high school will .hold its annual Christmas program 'Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, a t 8 in the school auditorium.

The school chorus wUl present carols, which will include the old English “Coventry Carol” and the French “Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella.” Barbara Searle will read Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Ballad of the Harp Weaver.”

The finale wiU include “The Night Before Christmas,” in which the chorus will be joined by grade pupils.

Phoenicia Has Tree On Conway’s Green

Phoenicia, Dec. 13.—^The Cham­ber of Commerce has erected tire community C h ris tq ^ tree on Con- I way’s green.

Mrs. Layman Sny(^r, Mim Carol | least six feet deep. Then only Sue Shaver, Miss Nancy M em tt, j j earbaee mav he nntMiss Marie S ^ fo rd ; altos, M rs .IfH o for the tZ ^ ^ t^ ^ SW arner Todd, Mrs. Lawrence Gil- tonmour Mi^. ^ b e r t VanBenscho-: jjo Law Requires Dump m"; Mrs. G ^ o n McMurray, Atos There is no law that the vil- N a t^ e Duboveck, Miss I ^ r ^ a ^ j ^^^34 ^ave a dump or sani- Fmch; tenors, George B l^ g o ^ , tary land fill. I t is for the con- ^ > ^ n c e Gilmou^ John ^nford .lvenience of the residents. AWalton Heley, Harold Bouton;basses, John Constable, Lewis

quarter of a century ago, before

V illa g e C h r is tm a s T r e e L ig h te d

The Margaretville firemen fcave decorated the village Christmas tree a t the W alnut street parking lot. The gaily lighted tree casts a pleasant picture over that part of the village, especially when hung with new-fallen snow a^ oc­curred Wednesday night.

I t will be the center of a com­munity carol sing sponsored by the Methodist couples club and youth fellowship Thursday eve­ning, Dec. 22.

The annual Rotary Christmas party will be held Friday after­noon a t the Galli-Curci theater. There will be a free feature movie and three cartoons, starting at 2 o’clock. Afterward Santa Claus will make his appearance to dis­tribute treats to the youngsters attending.

,The party was financed by a surprise auction held a t Tuesday night’s Rotary club meeting. The village has also agreed to con­tribute $25 to help defray the ex­penses.

Central School Will Close Dec. 22 for Holidays

Grades one through six have been caroling as part of their Christmas exercises. They will attend a dress rehearsal of “The Littlest Angel” Tuesday.

Two air raid drills will be held before Christmas vacation. Grades K-12 will p^ticipate.

Principal Shaver will attend a meeting of Delaware county prin­cipals in Franklin on Dec. 19.

School will close for Christmas holidays a t noon Thursday, Dec. 22. The cafeteria will not open.

The MCS Christmas program will be presented Wednesday eve­ning, Dec. 21, a t 8:15 in the MCS gymnasium. The program con­sists of a skit, “The Littlest Angel,” and several carols by the choir.

Cast: Narrator, Nancy P ra tt; L ittlest Angel, Dwayne Jenkins; Gatekeeper, Robert Burgin; St. Peter, Frank Duggan; Ajigel of

G r a n t O f $ 1 7 ,4 0 0 T o L o c a l H o s p i ta l Is M a d e B y F o r d

Margaretville Institution Is Among 3,500 To Benefit From Half-Billion Distribution;Largest Single Amount Since Establishment

The M argaretville hospital has been given a $17,400 grant by the Ford Foundation to improve and expand services. ’This is the largest single sum the local hospital has received, and is the first to come ---------------------------------------------- ♦fro m other than an individual.

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Four inches of new snow on three inches of fair base gave Belleayre mountain its first satis­factory skiing of the winter Thursday in time for Christmas, j o-----' ----- gtiil falling

wastotaling half a billion dollars, made to hospitals throughout the nation. Three other Delaware county hospitals, Delhi, Stamford and Walton, also share in the money.

Low Augustus Macdonald. Robert a public dump, garbage Peace. Dorothy MacLean; Voice

Has Three Months to PlanThe hospital board has three

Snow' was still falling a t m id-' months to submit plans on how morning. \ the funds will be used, after ac-

Superintendent Arthur Draper ' cepting the grant. A report must said tha t the T-bar lift would be also be submitted at the end of in operation Thursday afternoon, two years on the actual or pro- If work continues a t its present jected use of the funds, pase, routine upkeep of the chair-' William Sperling, president of lift, will be completed in time for the MargaretvUle hospital board, that facility to be put in opera- said that he was notified by tele- tion early next week. j gram Monday of the grant. He

Dec. 15 is about average fo r ' said that when details are re­opening of the Belleayre ski cen- ceived from the foundation, the ter. Last year snow fell in time board will meet as soon as pos- for an opening by Dec. 4, the sible to begin plans for use of the earliest since the ski center was money. I t is likely that addition- built. al equipment will be purchased.

The snow over this part of the | This is the second notable recog- mountains started falling about, nition to come to the local hos-

be i dinnertime Wednesday. Except' pital in the last few weeks. Last for a brief let-up near midnight, | month it was given full approval snow fell continuously through of the joint hospital committee of Thursday morning. However, Cpl. I the American College of Sur- Ray Dunn of the sta te police at ■ geons and the American Hospital Phoenicia said that snow in tha t i association, area was light, amounting to about half an inch a t Mt. Tremper. East of Shokan there was no measur­able snow.

The story on page 6 about Belle­ayre ski center was printed be­fore the snow started falling.

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highways and streams. 'There was an occasional arrest. But most “got away” with the dumping. Residents with large lots dug b o l^ ^ d buried the gaiiiage th en u i^ y ^ ,

S . , " - . " ? ? ? " ;sions will be heard. If no agree*

of God, John Hosier. Heavenly choir, Diana Balcom, Elaine Krom, Barbara DeLong, Judy Froni^owiak, Ellen Merchant^ Barbara Geramn. Mary, Patty Carter: Joseph, LeRoy Fairfoatm;liirectCH*, flw ence Coeaa.

The public is invited.during the recent deer season,when the men suddenly came upon __ k e j *•. TT ’a large black bear I j^ g undeVa

i may be compelled to abandon the

^ i h parties were frightened.'The hunters started shooting; the ^ sam tary land fill,bear started running. One hunt­er, Pedro Madariaga, slipped and fell on the snow, exciting the re s t The bear disappeared.

The hunters saw him again through a clearing, but bruin was too far away.

Both township and village offi­cials have no thought of iinposing on any ocmmunity a project to which they object. If a sight is chosen by the officials, it m ust be one which will not offend.

Another member of the party. Observe Golden Wedding Frank Vazquez, wounded a spike Bovina Center, Dec. 13. - Mr. horn. A. stranger, a ^ u t 200 feet I ^ r s Fred Henderson cele- away, fmished the deer and Mr. brated then- golden wedding anni- Vazquez conceded “I t’s yours Wednesday, Dec. 7, a tthe last shot counts,” but thought' their home. About 20 guests all wstfuUy of the venison he might dose relatives, sa t down a t noon have tasted. , „ a turkey dinner. .The center-

I t was the first owl Santiago! piece was a four-tier wedding cake Lazcano had seen. He described -trimmed in gold and sUver and It as lookmg like a Plymouth Rock topped with gold wedding bells, rooster, weighing from six to | There were afternoon guests com-eight pounds. ’The owl looked down a t him, with its two “beauti­ful big eyes.” The head seemed on a turntable.

All the hunters’ luck was not bad, however. Delfin Bilbad shot an eight-pointer “weighing 275 pounds.” His friend, Julian Bas- tarrechea, shot a big four-pointer, ^00 pounds.

Also in the party were Teleford Maguregui, Amador Perez, Cres- encio Martiteque. Casildo Ania

deer season opened. The men were guests of Mrs. Clara Torrontequi 6f AUaben.

Wins National HonorsOrin Flint of Delhi, son of Dr.

ing and gomg. In the evening 15 neighbors and friends gathered for a social time. They received a large purse of-money and many valuable gifts. They express their thanks and appreciation.

Chimney Fire Put OutM argaretville firemen put out

a chimney fire in the William Mil­ler home in New Kingston shortly after 11 p. m. Wednesday. There

left to return to sea before the was no damage. Several firemenin cars were unable to reach the scene over the snowy New Kings­ton mountain road.

Many Enjoy Organ RecitalAn organ recital of carols and

and Mrs. Flint, is one of 4,000 classical and popular music on astudents, selected by the National M erit Scholarship fund because of his scholastic ability.

Hammond electric organ was en­joyed by many at Sanford’s h^ird- ware Wednesday evening.

MCS Quintet Tops Stamford But Loses to FleischmannsMargaretville central school’s I led the Fleischmanns attack with

basketball f o r t u n e s continued along the win-lose pattern over the weekend, when the locals took a league tilt from Stamford, but dropped another game to their traditional rival, Fleischmann?.

In Friday night’s encoimter, MCS staved off a last-half rally by the visitors to gain the 56-54 victory. Against Fleischmanns Saturday night, however, the local boys stcurted from behind, 18-6, in the first quarter, and were unable to catch up. Fleischmanns won, 56-46.

Glen George and Gene Snyder led the scoring for MargaretvUle against Stamford with 16 points apiece. 2^ck LeRoy also dumped in the same number for the visi­tors.

Irv Smith tried his best to win the Saturday game for his team, sinking 22 points. Jini Barber

17 points.

The undefeated junior varsity was successful both nights, but was dealt a blow by the injury loss of WiUis VeuiKeuren Friday night. The winning score over Stamford was 36-32; over Fleisch­manns, 31-10.

Norm- Maender led the scoring for MargaretviUe’s juniors Friday night, sinking 13. Roy George took over honors Saturday night with 13. ’The ten Fleischmanns points were made from the foul line; the FHS jayvees faUed to net a single field goal in the contest.

The varsity has a .500 average in four games played. Besides Stamford, MCS has defeated Windham in a non-league game. Besides Fleischmanns, the locals have been defeated by South Kortright.

Ic y R o a d s B la m e d F o r M in o r C r a s h e s

Icy roads were blamed for two slight weekend crashes on route 28 over the weekend. Property damage in each was smaU. There were no injuries.

A 1953 sedan owned and op­erated by John P. Minaveri of Walton was, approaching Bridge street Friday evening on route 28. The driver attem pted to slow on the slippery pavement, but his car skidded into the side of an oncoming 1951 car owned and op­erated by Waldo Squires of Ark- vUle. The Squires car was struck on the left front side.

A parked car owned by Achilles Cerquozzi of ArkviUe was struck Saturday afternoon off route 28 near the Dry Brook road inter­section. The other car was op­erated by Hannah Delameter of MargaretviUe. ’The Delameter car was being driven east when it skidded on the snowy pavement.

Friends and Neighbors Honor Mr. and Mrs. Haynes

Dry Brook, Dec. 13.—About 75 friends and neighbors gathered a t the Dry Brook Community haU Saturday evening for a party in honor > of Mr. and Mrs. Orson Haynes.

After a pleasant evening of cards, light refres^jarents^ were served. A table >Vas decorated for the guests of honor and im­mediate famUy. ITie CCTter piece was a lovely wedding cake made by Mrs. Roy Johnson' of Halcott Center.

At the end of the evening Mr. and Mrs. Haynes were presented with a large bouquet of 37 chrys­anthemums arid a purse of money.

Cohostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Garold Johnson of Hal­cott Center, Mrs. Carliton Finch, Mrs. Gwen Crumling, Mrs. WU- liam McCumljer and Miss Aim Haynes of Dry Brook.

Gordon Broke Jaw In a Severe FaJl

Halcott Center, Dec. 14.—Simon Gordon suffered a severe faU the early part of last week. He was taken to MargaretviUe hospital and from there transferred to St. Peter’s hospital in Albany where it was found that his jaw was broken in three places. He under­went surgery Monday and is re­ported to be convalescing nicely.

Mrs. Robert VanValkenburgh, who has spent several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Charles Bennett, Sn Carteret, N. J., returned to her home Friday.

Christmas at Big IndianA Christmas party wiU be held

a t the church haU in Big Indian on ’Tuesday, Dec. 20, a t 7:30 p. m.

Art Classes, CafeteriaCan Handle More Pupils

Miss P at Veen; cafeteria mana­ger, and William A. KeUy Jr., a r t

o ther Area Grants Grants to other hospitals in this

area were: Delhi, $10,000; Bas­se tt hospital, Cooperstown, $53,- 000; B e n ^c tin e hospital, Kings­ton, $62,000; Kingston hospital, $60,000; Fox hospital, One<mta,. $46,000; Bathgate hospital, Stam­ford, $10,000;. Delaware Valley hospital, Walton, $18,400.

The grants are to made within, the next 18 months. Half w ill

be made b y , next J i ^ 1. the re-.,.

Aioiiday lU ^ t of thelSrargai«tviUe|^6 oO ,ddb;xi^^d^ ttfe jPord Foun- central school tha t their respect- dation is distributing tp the hoq>i- ive departments could handle in- tals and 615 colleges is ex ip ^ edcreased enrollment in the present space.

Miss Veen pressed for reorgani-

to come mainly from tire sale of Ford stock to the pulmc. H ie first sale wiU be Jan. 18. ’The

zation of the kitchen along more rest of the grant is expected to modem lines to increase efficiency.' come from accrued and future in- I t was her thought tha t this I come of the foundation, should be done soon. j The amount of each grant has.

Mr. KeUy said the a rt classes been computed on the basis of could accommodate one-third more patient days of service provided pupUs if the schedule could be so by the hospital, and the numberarranged as to have a larger num­ber performing similar tasks in the same period.

Charles Holdridge, ag teacher, and Reid Webster, buUding super­intendent, WiU appear before the committee a t the next meeting on Jan. 9 to talk about th ir depart­ments.

Home for ChristmasVictor H. Larsen, 52, no home,

was arrested last week ’Thursday by Trooper Phil GiUio of the Mar­garetvUle sub-station. Larsen pleaded guUty before PoUce Jus­tice Charles MuUer of Fleisch­manns to being a state tramp. He was sentenced to 60 days in the Onondaga county penitentiary.

of births in the hospital. Patient days reflect the extent to which a hospital is used. Days of care given to newborn infants are not shown in th e patient-day tabula­tion; therefore, the number of births is added to patient' days as a measure of an im portant hospital service.

Arena District Pumper Stationed at Fire Hall

Students to Aid CARE Instead of Trading Giftr

A departure from the tradition­al exdiange of gifts among class­m ates has been taken by several MargaretviUe c e n t r a l school classes this Christmas season. In­stead, funds wiU be coUected for CARE packages to spread Christ­mas good wiU overseas.

The students will each give an amount simUar to what they would spend for another student. Names are usuaUy drawn for the

n ie Arena district fire truck gift exdiange. is temporarily stationed a t the! Junior high school students, in MargaretvUle fire haU, whUe the addition to CARE padcages, are Arena fire house is being moved going to donate books to the Mar-up the MiUbrook valley. Alarms in the Arena district wiU be an­swered by MargaretviUe firemen

garetviUe hospital for patients' reading pleasure.

’The faculty is also participat-untU the relocation is completed, ing in the CARE package program

Court Directs Land Hearings Be Held in Delawsire County

Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. McAvoy Saturday directed that condemnation hearings in the CannonsviUe reservoir project be held in Deposit or other suitable place in Delaware county. He re­jected a BWS contention that the hearings should be held in Bing­hamton because tha t city has bet­te r faciUties than communities in this county.

Ruling that the Supreme Court has the inherent power to direct, in the interest of justice. Justice McAvoy upheld arguments of At­torney Herman Gottfried of Mar­garetviUe and A. E. Gold of Bing­hamton, both of whom represent property owners in the West Branch takings.

In the 'course of the proceed­ings, Vernon Murphy, an assist­ant corporation coimsel for the Board of W ater Supply, accused Mr. Gottfried of releasing state­ments to weekly newspapers in Delaware county with the intent to' “incite” the populace against the BWS.

The News asked Mr. Gottfried

for a comment on what Mr. Murphy said. His only answer was, “I t’s ridiculous.”

If Attorney Murphy includes The News as one of “the weekly newspapers” we woiUd like to say to him he is entirely wrong.

Neither Mr. Gottfried, or any person, h ^ furnished this news­paper m atter to “incite” the popu­lace. The Board of W ater Supply has been operating here for over 10 years. Relations between the Board and the inhabitants of the valley have been cordial. The News knows of no “hate and bit­terness” which another New York attorney mentioned in a recent release.

We are led to wonder why New York attorneys bring up such a thought. ’The vaUeys of the Dela­ware and New York city have much in common with two great reservoirs which,’ in a way, they share together.

Why stir the peaceful atmos* phere by shouting "hate and bit- tem ess” ?