P » f e 3 Sec. 1 — T h e Tribune-Pre«, Gouvemeur. N.Y.
October 9.
1966
THE GOUVERNEUR TRIBUNE-PRESS
3**Uiibed Every Wednesday by M R S printing, inc.
40-42 Clinton Street, Gouvemeur, N e w York 13642.
JEAN
D . BLAIR,
Editor
F. W. R U M K E , Advertising
ELINOR
T. H U G H E S , Circulation
Manager
Manager
OFFICERS o! the Corporation: Richard T. Harding, President and Secretary, 219 Francis Street,
Watertown, N.Y.; Roland L. Watson, Jr., Executive Vice President and Treasurer, 37 West Babcock Street, Gouvemeur, N.Y.; Elinor T. Hughes, Assistant Treasurer, 11 Hailesboro Street, Gouvemeur, K.Y.
Enteral at U» Port OCOc* at
EDITORIALS
Nevr York as
: These are our opinions
CONGRATULATIONS
-H Week is being observed throughout the
4 United
States this week, Oct. 6th through 12th,
with the slogan "Join 4 - H — A World of opportunity/'
Active 4-H members increase their knowledge
through learning skills by doing useful work projects in agriculture, home ecomonics and related
topics. They perform community services, develop
leadership, and gain recognition.
Interested parents show interest, encouragement,
and understanding of members* projects, activities,
and achievements. They share with the local leaders
LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR
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To the Editor:
It must be very discouraging
for the cheerleaders from Gouvemeur High School to face
nearly empty bleachers on the
Gouvemeur side of a football
field away from home.
The school system in years
past arranged for buses to take
students to the out-of-town games for a nominal fee for each
pupil. However this practice
has not been in operation in recent years at most out of town
games.
What is the reason? Did not
t h e youngsters behave properly? Were chaperones not readily
available? Was the cost of s*>fh
a program considered too high?
It would seem that taking
hoys and girls to sports events
at other schools would be in
keeping with the idea of "support your team".
If I sound like a spend-thrift
because a few dollars will be
necessary to realize this program, that's not the case at
all. It's just that when I was
in school we used to lopk forward to those trips in support
of our teams and I know the
Tittle ladies who work so ha-d
to excite the spectators with
their ever-so-colnrfril antics and
yes. even the parents who diligently follow the games, will
agree that something should be
done.
Could not parents act as chaperones? If Junior or Janie wished to attend the games, does it
not follow that perhaps Mother
and - or Dad could go along —
they might even enjoy being
with their children and t h e i r
children's friends to say nothing
of enjoying the event at the
other school.
We should remember the old
adage "the Devil finds work for
idle hands". Would it not cost
less to do something constructive like this rather than pay
prosecuting fees if youngsters
get into trouble because "they
had nothing to do"?
Just Wondering.
To the Editor:
Just for the sake of a little
fun and tr> deflate a few stuffed
shirt farmers who think they
know it all. I am sending you
a little letter on a study ccrv
ducted on farmers who suoport
the N.F.O. and those farmers
who think N.F.O. members are
radicals, unreasonable and generally shiftless.
On the contrary studies conducted by two Michigan State
University sociologists. Denton
E. Morrison and Allan D. Ste*ves, suggest the opposite fact.
The studies indicate that N.F.O.
farmers are generally better off
financially and probabry i m a g er than their brother farmers
to o t h e r farm organizations
auch as the Grange .and the
Farm Bureau.
The two Michigan State reaearchers four*-! on studies crmducted on farmers who Jotnod
the N T O in the MkJwest p-r*b*
ably have more tocial and economic advantages than farmers w t » stick wfth the tradition.
ai oTTantzatMrts
To document the** k « e - * 3 n s
Mo-risor. and Steeve* examined
rrjcbei d o n e or. Mkiweatam
N F O imerr.bers betweer. 19C
and 1 9 *
TSoae s t u d i e s -shew tr* f
N F O members cocr.pared wrth
©trier farmer- AD we!: at f*rmjftng TSey ha%e larger .more
prod-rtrve f a r m s
and rank
higher jr. teC^noior.ca: rrrKrsrarior and adar^nr TV* are "W
the job of leading the club and promoting the
success of its members.
Volunteer leaders find enjoyment in the growth
and development of youth by advising, working
and playing with those in their community.
Any boy or girl between 10 and 19 years of age
may join a 4-H Club. The main requirement is a
willingness to learn by doing, and "to make the
best better"—the club motto.
We congratulate the nation's 4-H clubs, members
and leaders for the fine contribution they are
making to the growth and progress of our country.
EDITORS NOTE — U t t e r s to the Editor are always welcome
for publication in the Tribune Press as a forum of opinion.
No Utters will be published, however, unless they are accompanied by the name and address of the writer. The TribunePress will run so-called "blind signatures' 1 such as "Taxpayer 11 , "Citizen", "Local Resident", etc., but in all such
cases, the writer's name and address must accompany the
request. Opinions expressed T% those of the writer and do
not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Tribune-Press.
outcasts from their communities. They are accepted and active in community affairs.
But personally t h e y show
s o m e significant differences
from other farmers. They a r e
younger and better educated
and they have had more experience in the armed services
and labor unions and in working on jobs outside of the farm.
And there is a difference in
the way they handle their family finances. The net income is
lower, and so is their indebtednets, but their level of living
Is higher. Despite their general*
Jy advantaged position, they are
leas satisfied than their brethren in the Farm Bureau or the
Grange with farm prices a n d
iarmers' income.
Additional studies in Michigan
and Wisconsin show that N.F.O.
members are less likely t h a n
t)ther farmers to regard farmers 9 difficulties as the result of
a lack of effort or talent. They
are more likely to blame the
farm marketing system.
In the Wisconsin sample for
instance only 28 per cent ~»f
N.F.O. farmers compared with
49 per cent of non-members
a g r e e d that individual farm
problems were due to poor
management.
N.F.O. f«rrrnert; t V n are not.
aa generally considered, destitute or shiftless thev lust generally feel that the system is
loaded against them a n i thev
have joined the N.F.O. because
they believe that by themselves
they cannot ove^-c^me this problem and the N.F.O. program offers them a chance to work
coDectivelv to correct the inequities of the system.
Sincerely yours,
Alexander Szabo,
Norwood.
To the editor:
The Gouvemeur citizens who
are school taxpayers seem to
be satisfied a s far as the 50
per cent reduction is concerned. Farm land makes a difference.
I was born on this farm
nearly 82 years ago and have
always lived here The writer
of tax payments did mine this
way
A five hundred dollar tax was
made on the land This farm
house has been here 140 years.
It now envoys a tax of Jl 500.
I believe my tax for this year
adds to about 90 per cent of
the whole tax.
Senior citizens in their eighties have unworkable problems
with demands cf this and th3t
with rrt enoueh resources to
overcome constitutes a r e a l
problem.
Instead ri a reduction «-f 50
per cent it should be 100 per
-centUnemployed senkrr citizen
Tc the Editor:
A cots-.ie-* u ie amour.: of interest has been indicate; ir. starting ar. investment ciur IT. Gouverneur.
il knem seme already exist. I
doubt that rr.arry "ferr.aies" are
m e r g e r s . We arer': supposes
tc mc* nucr arou: fir. a - c e .
frotuc. IST*' ;t* vher. wcrner. control some ~1 percent zA the wea.rr
in the roHctrv*
Tbtrei-n.
I prrpcae tc " c c "
ac-retting amcct tr_s—T~ h e c
WT± rbe "starnrjg sz" process—
TU ce o e ^ t e d tc be ar a t A few w
rosier ic:r_-s : ! w c e -
cause you think it is another
"Club" to join-It will not be a
social club. I have seen investment clubs become so "social"
that they lost sight of the real
purpose of the club-to m a k e
money. They lost money, they
lost interest, and the clubs d i s solved.
M A I N STREET, RICHVILLE, 1921 — T h e small wooden structure in the center was a garage owned by Les McClure and Ed Johnson in 1917. In I 92 I Mert Gray h e l p e d draw
gravel for the new more modern garage on rhe righK Later Worth Hendricks and Dick
Dennis sold Pontiacs at this location and the wooden structure became the home for the
fire truck. In 1954 Dominic Colloca, Gouvemeur, purchased the station building for use as
a repair shop. The date is uncertain when the wooden building burned but it was before
1940. The garage is now operated by Charles Keyes and James Dalton, as the Richville
Body Shop. The house on the left was formerly owned by Alexander McClure and he conducted a butcher shop in the basement. Mrs. Ruth Hall now owns the house and operates
a rest home for elderly people.
(Photo and information supplied by Edith Keyes I
Seven GHS Students
Are Commended By NMSC
Letters of commendation honoring seven G o u v e m e u r High
School students for high performance on the 1968 National Merit
Scholarship qualifying test was
announced today by Charles H.
Pickard, senior high principal*
The names of the students
as released by the public information center are: Gail A*
Conklinf James S. Elmer,George
R, Gardner, Gregory j . Parks,
Scott ri Reber, Gay A. Reilly
and Denise Tillman.
. They are among 39,000 stusents in the United States who
scored in the upper two percent
of those who will graduate from
high school in 1969. The Commended students rank just below
the 15,000 s e m i f i n a l i s t s , a n -
nounced in September by the National Merit Scholarship Cor poration (NMSC).
John M, Stalnaker, president
of NMSC, said: "Although Commended students advance no further in the Merit Scholarship
SCOTT R I S E R
competition, t h e i r outstanding
record in a nationwide program
deserves public r e c o g n i t i o n .
Their significant academic attainment gives promise of continued success in college.
' T h e Commended s t u d e n t s
* should be encouraged to pursue
their education since their intellectual talent represents an
important and much needed natural resource. Our nation will
GAIL CONKL1N
GCS Students
Selling Magazines
This Month
GEORGE GARDVER
'The Octobe- meeting of t w e
West Side PTA w C be he'd
T^jraday at 5 p m
7V*r>as Pjobarye of tiv HermccvOeKalb schoon win b* the
g*jest speaker His subject is 1
•ctence ?cuipme— rfbra-y m-n::h
he dr*e<>ped hdmaeif SMes »nl
be shc«r. and f t f i ' j of rhe
aoerice fcrcs « C be or disr'av
GAY REILLY
benefit from their continuing educational development."
The Commended s t u d e n t s '
names are reported to other
scholarship-granting a g e n c i e s
and tc the colleges they named as
their first and second choices
when they took the NM5QT in
February 1968. the reports include home a d d r e s s e s , test
scores, and anticipated college
•JAMES ELMER
DEVICE TILLMAN
t5 YEARS AGO
The Tribune Preaa
October 6, 194a
— For miles around Gouverneur Friday night the highways
were alive with jumping frogs.
In the glare of automobile headlights the frogs at first looked
like leaves, but suddenly t h e
leaves would take on life and
100 YEARS AGO
jump a foot or 18 inches in any
Gouvernemr Ttmea
direction.
October 9, 1968
Phone 287-1433
— Stepping from a 20-foot
— Mr. E. Ayres, a short
Mr. and Mrs, Alfred T h e r - cliff in the darkness Friday time since, left in our sanctum
iault. West Barney St., and Mr. night when his light failed while a large beet measuring 26
and Mrs. Robert Cobey, Fairport, on an Oswegatchie L i g h t & inches in circumference. T o o
returned home Oct. 2nd after a Power job on a line between large to beat. He has a good
two-week trip to GaspePeninsula, Balmat and Sylvia Lake, Will- assortment of crab trees of the
Que. They also visited Mr. Ther- lam Stone, a lineman, sustain- best fruit to be found in this
iault's relatives for a week in ed a broken leg, rib fractures section, also a variety of grape
New Brunswick. Enroute home and contusions.
roots, ornamental trees. Ac.
they traveled through Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P e r fetto were guests of Mr, and
Mrs. Robert G y s e l , Syracuse,
over the weekend. They attended
the Syracuse UCLA football game
in which Syracuse defeated their
opponents 20-7 on Saturday.
Mrs. Edward ri Case, Mrs.
Foster T. Drury and Mrs. Bligh
Dodds will leave for Syracuse DOCTOR'S CALL SCHEDULE: In emergencies families are reWednesday (today) to participate quested to contact their own physician first. If not available call
in the 13th annual upper New York the hospital at 287-1000 where a physician will be available for
State Regional Red Point Cham- emergencies.
pionships being held at the War
Memorial Oct. 9-13th. Mrs. Case
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 9
and Mrs. Drury will take part
Oct. 9th, 10th and 11th. Mrs.
Duplicate Bridge game, 7 30 p.m., American Legion Home,
Dodds has reservations for the
assistance given players at 7 p.m.
five days.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Robinson
THURSDAY, OCT. 10
spent the weekend of Sept. 29th
visiting their son and daughterBaked food sale, 10:30 a.m., at Montgomery Ward store, sponin-law, Mr and Mrs. Richard
sored
by WSCS, Spragueville United Methodist Church.
Robinson, Delmar.
Ham
supper beginning at 5 p.m. at Degrasse civic center, benMr. and Mrs. Bruce Tamblin
efit
DCSR
fire department.
and two children have recently
Annual
Harvest Dinner beginning at 5 p.m. at Richville United
moved from G o u v e m e u r to
Church.
Bridgewater. Mr. Tamblin is e m St. Lawrence Division of Licensed Practical Nurses of N e w
ployed by a construction firm
York,
Inc., meeting at 7:30 p.m. at E. J. Noble hospital, Canton,
presently working on the State
all
LPN's
and PN students are welcome.
Office Building in Utica.
Marble
City Chapter, 92, 8 p.m., Gouvemeur Masonic Temple.
The Ladies Grange Club will
Past
Matrons
and Past Patrons will be honored at 75th annivermeet Oct. 15th at the communsary;
guest
speaker,
refreshments.
ity room, Bank of Gouvemeur
West Side PTA, 8 p.m., speaker, Thomas Robarge, Hermonat 12:30 p.m. Hostess will be
DeKalb Central School, topic, science equipment library, refreshMrs, Iva Temple.
ments.
Mrs. Carl Siver and sons v i s ited her husband at the Montreal
Neurological Institute Sunday. He
FRIDAY, OCT. 11
has been a patient there since
Sept, 26th for tests and treat4-H Achievement Night, 8 15 p.m. Canton ATC gymnasium.
ment. His address is: Carl SiAlcoholics Anonymous, 8:30 p..m., Methodist Parish House.
* ver, Montreal Neurological InRound and square dance, Pope Mills Grange Hall, music,
stitute, Room 424, 3801 Univer- Charlton Roamers, 9 to 1. benefit Grange.
sity St., Montreal Que.
Open House, Gouvemeur Fire Department, 6 to 10 p.m. at
Miss Nila McAllister, Mexico, fire station.
was a weekend guest of Mrs.
Mona Tiffany, Rock Island St.
A bridal shower was held for
SATURDAY, OCT. 12
Irene Kribs, Potsdam, daughter
Rummage sale, 10 a.m. at VFW Auxiliary Post 9484, Edwards,
fo Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kribs,
former Gouvemeur residents, at homemade doughnuts and coffee.
North Country Duplicate Bridge game, 1:30 p.m., community
the home of Mrs. Patricia Hilts,
Park Su, Saturday, Oct. 5th. room, Bank of Gouvemeur.
American Legion Auxiliary meeting, American Legion Home,
Approximately 20 guests were
East Main street, Gouvemeur. covered dish supper, band for dancpresent.
Mrs. George E„ G i n g r a s , ing after meeting.
Malone, was a recent guest of
Jefferson County Pomona Grange program. 8 p.m. at Kendrew
her p a r e n t s , Mr. and Mrs, Grange Hall for St. Lawrence County Grangers.
Charles Graves, 93 Park St.
SUNDAY. OCT. 13
John Limpert, son of Mr. and
'Harvest supper, beginning 1 p.m., serving till 6 p.m. at Silas
Mrs. Malcolm Lowry, spent the Wainwright Post, 6338. VFW, Gouvemeur, members and sponsored
weekend of Sepu 2&:h visiting guests.
the Cornell campus, Ithaca. He
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
MONDAY. OCT. 14
Stephen Mench. Mr. Mench is
an ar: teacher in the ArchitecGouvemeur Development Corporation meeting. 4 30 p.m. oftural Department at Cornell.
fices of Case and 1>ader annual report-, election of officers.
Mr. anc Mrs. Robert Hay dec,
Card party 8 p.m at Rensselaer Fails Grange Hall, benefit
107 Grcve S t , remrnes home
Grange
Sunday after spending several
Installation of officers. Eamsciiff Rebekah Lodge. 363, Eddays on a trip through :ne Ne\*
wards, 8 p.m.
England States.
Margaret Mills, a sruden: at
TUESDAY,, OCT ID
Cazer.cvia Cc l i e g e , spent the
weekend with her mother. Mrs..
Rotarv Club 12 noon. Clearview Restaurant
Harrv Mi;ls.
Ladies Grange Cub. 1 2 ^ p rr. . community room. Bank of
Mr. anc Mrs. William Pre mo.
Gouvemeur hostess Mrv Iva Temple
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Harriba.. spert Sure ay with n:s
'Gouvemeur Business Worr.pr. m^et.ng 6 30 p.m. Clearview
mother and sister, Mrs. MarRestaurant
guest speaker
garet Premo arc KarerMrs. Ve.rr.a Mi.ler ar: F ooert
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75 YEARS AGO
Gouvemeur Free Preaa
October 11, 1893
— A wee lady called at the
residence of J. Schwartzman
Thursday of last week In search
of a home and friends, and she
has concluded to reside with
Mr a n d Mrs. Schwartzman
henceforth.
alendar of
«-^
Coming Events
Betty Etr- Ransom
In a cooperative effort, Junior
and Senior high school students
will sell magazines this year to
raise money for yearbook publication and graduation expenses.
The sale started yesterday and
will continue through Oct, 22 according to information released
today by school officials through
the public information center.
The public is asked to lend
support to the drive by subscrioing to the magazines when
the school salesman makes a
call.
In the senior high the following students will direct the campaign: general chairman, Heather
MacWiiiiams; executive committee: class president, Jack Goodison; vice p r e s i d e n t , Peter
Henry: secretary, Timothy Welch
and treasurer, Alan Blodgert.
H o m e r o o m representatives
are: Robert Lallier, Lor. Merritt, Thomas Ware, Nancy Smith,
Mary Evans, Laurel Lee Smith,
Juiianne Serviss anc Jane Scott,
Advisors for the sales program
are Raymond French anc Mrs.
Dorothy Cathers.
The Homeroom captains for
the junior *uagr. are: H.R.202,
JRandy Gadbow and Erenda Aiken;
210, Robin Dill; 308, D e r b i e
IHourihan, 313, Thomas VanNortor-4 3Ci.Mart;n Store; 314, Marilyn. Tyler; 303. Kit Ga^e; 311,
Scott Huclscn and Susan Bociair;
2CT, Dcnr.a Sprague; 305, Char.es
DieversCiorf; 312. John Sr.vaer;
2ie. Terry Wood: 213, Sherry
Streeter; 21". Joyce Smith arc
Debra N i c r c s ; 3"-4. Cier. Ses**
Robert Palmer
anc 1
One of :re prizes *:., re z'r*
pizza p*r-y fcr tre r-cmerrc
prrcjcmg tre highest sa,es.
60 YEARS AGO
Goiivenieur Free Preaa
October 9, 1918
— The telephone office is
short of operators on account
of illness. Do not use the phone
unless necessary and do n o t
call up for the time or to ask
questions.
— The Treasurers r e p o r t
shown that the Gouvemeur fair
wiill have a balance of over II,500 from this year's exhibition.
'Two years more such as the
last will wipe out all the indebtedness and leave a balance on
hand.
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Nobody can p r o m i s e you'll
make money. But, we shall c e r tainly try. Nowadays, particularly, with zooming inflation, inVesting is deadly serious business. Our -interest will be to seek
our growth stocks whose potential is in the future.
The b o o k k e e p i n g is sophomoric—investing is done monthly, in multiples of $5, with a
xninumum monthly investment of
$10. (That makes the mathemati c s of anyone who wants to invest
$25 per month quite simple I)
It will resemble a tiny mutual
fund.
If you're interested, and can
invest monthly, sums from $10
on upwards, call me at 2870944, and we'll get together soon
over coffee.
10 YEARS AGO
Th« Tribune Fr^w
October 9, 1958
— Farmers are still struggling in the mud to get their
c o m cut and also to remove
their oats from the fields. Some
are starting their fall plowing.
— Elmdale — A large blue
Hubbard squash was brought to
the store here by Arthur Dewan. He planted several seeds,
but only a few plants developed. The squash was 27 inches
long, the circumference w a s
three and one half feet, and it
weighed 45 pounds.
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