CATTARAUGUS REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, |t 3 S
LUMINITE’S
STORY TOLD BY
WILLIAM GREEN
inite will lay colors satfsfactorily and
the am ount of work available if Lum­
inite is a success.”
No Lay-Off* In Two Year*
A b u rst of applause greeted* Mr.
Green when he announced th a t all
these fields have provided enough
work so th a t the plant has had no
lay-offs in the past two years.
Official of Local Com­ Mr. Green explained th a t from 2
pany Addresses Men’s to 5 years is required to train men.
said th a t since 1926 he remembers
_ Club on Metal and He
only fo u r men leaving the employ of.
P r o d u c t s Manu­ the company fo r other fields. One of
fo u r went into a job which m eant
factured Here From It the
a promotion and another w ent to
work
with his father.
Lum inite and its uses were disExplaining
the processes used in
;ussed and illustrated by William
Green,' secretary of the Luminite the Salamanca plant, he said designs
Products Corporation, one of Sala­ come in all prepared and it is the
manca’s newer industries, which has work of the shop men to tran sfer the
developed the m etal and adapted it to designs onto rollers and cut them out.
a g re a t m any uses, before the Men’s F or instance, he said, if there was a
Club of St. Mary’s Episcopal church two-color combination, - on the first
in th e parish house W ednesday eve­ roller everything in one color is cut
out, and on the other roller every­
ning,
thing
in the other color of the design
'‘‘Luminite was born as a result of
25 years search fo r a m etal roller is cut out.
He said he fe lt rath er proud of his
free from distortion and th at does not
have the shrinkage or swelling of felt, product. On a recent visit in New
which is so characteristic of so-called York where wall paper samples were
brass and fe lt rollers,” Mr. Green being shown, a gentlem an not know­
ing him, praised a sample being
said.
“Luminite is a patented alloy with shown a t the other hotel as the sen­
aluminum as the base m etal. Because sation of th e exhibition and the sam­
o f its peculiar m ixture, Luminite is ple had been printed with a roller
porous and free cutting. Porosity made in the Salamanca plant.
He said designs fo r wall papers
gives it a color carrying capacity not
are
purchased from a small group of
available with homogeneous metal.
Free cutting perm its routing detail commercial designers, who spend con­
siderable time abroad selecting them.
work with extremely fine tools.”
Mr. Green showed metal rollers He said tbe company tried to sell a
m anufactured by his company for design made by a Salamanca person
wallpaper printing. F or comparison but was unable to get a m arket fo r
he also showed a brass and felt rol­ it.
A bout 35 men attended the m eet­
ler, a competing product.
He said a five-year apprenticeship ing. F . R. Newton was appointed as
is required fo r a man to qualify as chairman fo r the next meeting, which
a block cutter. Block cutting required will be held the latter p a rt of April
on the wood and fe lt rollers is all or early in May.
A. S. Carpenter was chairman of
hand woi;k with no investm ent need­
ed, other than a $100 tool outfit and the committee in charge of the m eet­
a kitchen table, he said. He explained ing last night. The dinner was served
th a t a few wall paper manufacturing by the Guild of the Cross.
companies
opei'ate
their
own
block
cutting departm ents while other men
work fo r commercial block cutting
departments.
Others
who
do
th at
work, he said, are often called “ out­
laws” or “bedroom cutters,” named
so because their work is done a t home
at night after regular working hours.
“ W ith this brief outline, you can
visualize Luminite competitors,” Mr.
Green said.
In trica te D esig n s P ossib le
BUFFALO ARTIST
ADDRESSES A R T
CLUB AND GUESTS
Alex L e v y Illustrates
Five Fundamentals of
Art, Shows Pictures
“As a result of greater accuracy
and finer detail work made possible
with Luminite, commercial designers
took advantage of a new field open to
them by painting designs impossible
to cut in brass and felt. N aturally,
this served to break the resistance
made in trying to introduce Luminite
in the various plants.
“While introducing Luminite, the
managem ent was faced with the prob­
lem of having to build their own rout­
ing machines, train operators and
equip the plant with machines and
tools, jigs and fixtures, to m eet the
low cost of -wood rollers.
“ As a result of diligent research
work and experimenting, Luminite
has secured patent rights covering
perm anent molds for casting rollers.
W ithout perm anent molds, Luminite
could not hope to compete against
brass and felt in what is called the
About 100 members and guests of
the A rt Club assembled in the Li­
brary last evening fo r the annual
guest night and were welcomed by
Mrs. R. T. Wood, the president. The
speaker of th e evening was Alex
Levy, founder of the Buffalo A rtists’
Club, and past president of the Buf­
falo Society of A rt. Mr. Levy studied
under William Chase, R obert Henri
and F rank Duveneck, the la tte r con­
sidered by Sargent to be the g reat­
est of modern po rtrait painters.
Mx*. Levy’s topic was “ Creative A rt
— Logic?” which dealt mainly on the
fundam entals th a t should be found
in every good picture: rhythm , de­
sign, chiroscuro, color and technique.
He used crayon to illustrate these
points, and in a humorous but in­
structive m anner criticized some of
the modern art. Lantern slides of a
few famous pictures shown on a
screen brought out very plainly the
m u lti- c o lo r e d fie ld .
five essentials mentioned above.
“Wall paper printing is seasonal
work, resulting in three to five
months lay-off during the summer.
Extensive scouting located machines
printing papers for trunk and envel­
ope linings. This type of work im­
mediately found a home in Luminite.
Therefore, when g ift wrapping paper
Mr. Levy, assisted by his pupil,
Mrs. Martin, exhibited some of his
own paintings a t the close "of the
lecture.
Paul Connelly played two piano
solos: “Valse T riste” by Sibelius, and
“ M anhattan Serenade” by Alter.
The program was arranged by Mrs.
W arren Hoy, Mrs. J. B. McCabe and
m a.de i ts a p p e a r a n c e , L u m in ite w a s in
M iss E d a M ille r.
S eason al W ork
pAGft n n n
Little V alley Woman
MIL0N BUMP
Hurt When Hit by Car
OVER COUNTY
KILLED BY AUTO
NEAR HIS HOME
Main Highways K e p t
Stepfather of City Clerk
C l a i r C. Winship
Crossing Road When
Hit — Buffalo Driver
Held Blameless
Milon Bump, aged 75, of the Little
Valley-Salamanca road, stepfather of
City Clerk Clair C. Winship, was in­
stantly killed n ear his home a t about
11 o’clock Saturday morning when
struck by a car driven by B. F. Bleuer, 36, of 372 Voorhees avenue, Buf­
falo.
Mr. Bleuer made the following re ­
Mrs. Lynford Green of l it t le Val­
ley, organist o f the Lutheran church
there, was struck by an automobile
while on her way to the service Sun­
day m orning and suffered a crack of
the pelvic bone, it was determined
a t an x-ray examination in the Sal­
amanca city hospital, where she will
be confined fo r two weeks.
Mrs. Green was struck by a Penn­
sylvania car while crossing Rock City
street near the intersection of Thom­
son avenue, about 11 o’clock. She
was taken to the nearby home o f
Edward Merow, and later brought to
the hospital. She was badly bruised.
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COUNTY’S BATTLE
ON TUBERCULOSIS
TOLD AT MEETING
port to the Salamanca police:
“ Was driving east (toward Sala­
manca) on highway. Milon Bump
stood near road. Suddenly he started
to ru n across road and ran into side
of car, hitting fro n t right door of
car. Car travelled about 30 to 50 feet
a fte r Mr. Bump h it car.”
According to Deputy Sheriff E u­
gene W. Hunton of Salamanca, who
investigated, Mr. Bump had ju st left
the house of his stepson, Floyd W in­
ship, and was on his way to g e t mail
out of a box across the road from
the house. Mr. Bump lived a short
distance east of Mr. Winship’s in the
Halfway House.
Mr. Bleuer said Mr. Bump paused
a t the side of the road as if to let the
car go by, then suddenly he ran out
into the road, Mr. Hunton reported.
He was struck by the rig h t side of
the car.
Mr. Bleuer said he attem pted to
avoid striking the man by pulling his
car to the left.
Coroner P. H. Bourne, who investi­
gated, said Mr. Bump died of a
crushed chest. He said he would is­
sue a certificate of accidental death.
Mr. Bump was born in Bath, N. Y.,
and had lived in Friendship, Hinsdale
and Olean more than
30 years. He
Greenleaf Reviews His­
tory f o r Executive
Committee
A m eeting of the executive com­
m ittee o f the C attaraugus County
Tuberculosis and Public H ealth As­
sociation was held in the B artlett
Memorial Community Center, Olean,
on Friday, F ebruary 25.
Reports on the annual Christmas
Seal campaign showed $5,151.92
realized to date. Organization of a
county-wide committee to assist in
work fo r patients a t Rocky Crest
was discussed and approved. Plans
fo r the annual association meeting
fo r W ednesday, June 8, were dis­
cussed.
A set of charts shown by Dr. C. A.
G reenleaf told the story of the fight
against tuberculosis in C attaraugus
county fo r the past ten years. The
following facts were brought out:
The death rate from tuberculosis
in C attaraugus county in 1924 was
50; iii 1931, 25; in 1935, 15; and in
1937, it was 22, having been cut
more th an in half in ten years. Of
3,460
students
x-rayed
during
the
past fou r years, 72 were found with
fo r the E rie railroad in the tuberculosis. In the period from
freight departm ent and fo r the Vac­ 1924, when the work was begun, to
uum Oil Company in Olean. In 1922 1937, there were 1,617 clinics in the
worked
he was married to Mrs. Viola Win­
county, 23,765 examinations, 15,778
ship. He was a member of the Bap­
tist church of Olean.
Besides his widow, he leaves one
son, Staley of Olean; two step-sons,
Floyd Winship and Clair Winship of
Salamanca; six brothers, Jam es of
Cuba, Edward of W aynesburg, Pa.,
George of Buffalo, A rthur, B urt and
John of B ath; three sisters, Miss Nel­
lie Bump of Olean, Mrs. Minnie Val­
entine of Wellsboro and Mrs. Julia
Smith of Bath and several nieces and
nephews.
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x-rays of adults, 3,460 x-rays of
students, and 32,602 nurses’ visits.
The work has cost approxim ately half
a million dollars, o r about $40,000 a
year.
The following members were pres­
ent a t the m eeting: Mrs. Matthew
W eber, Mrs. A. T. Fancher, Mrs. Ella
M. Finch, Salamanca; Dr. C. A.
Greenleaf, Dr. H. R. O’Brien, Mrs.
B. W. U tter, Olean; Col. E. L. Phil­
lips, Franklinville; Mrs. W ard Lew­
is and Miss Lilia C. W heeler, P o rt­
ville.
Pictures of Church Party Home Bureau Arranges
a n d Magician-Minister Four Classes on Serving
Are Taken for Magazine of Family Guest Meals
Pictures fo r a leading national
weekly picture magazine were taken
last evening a t the W est End Meth­
odist Episcopal church fam ily party,
and of the magieian-pastor, Rev.
Sherman H. Epler, who is widely
known as a m inister who uses magic
to illustrate the tru th of Bible stories.
Action photographs were taken by
the magazine photographer of Mr.
E pler perform ing feats of magic, with
children assisting, and of spectators
as they watched the magic. The pic­
tures will appear in an issue in about
three weeks, it is expected.
Ninety persons attended the dinner
and program , which consisted of devotions led by Louise Mathewson and
Romaine O’Connor, a reading by Ber­
a key position to capitalize on this
Refreshm ents were served by a th a Springer, instrumental music by
work.
committee composed of Mrs. E. G. E rnest and H arry Hutchison and ste“ W hat is tru e of wall paper is par­ Hokensen, Mrs. Edward John and
reopticon pictures on the life of John
tially tru e of g ift wraps in th a t there Mrs. Earl Smith.
Wesley, with a lecture by Miss Emma
are two seasons instead of one— one
Wolff. Rev. Mr. E pler illustrated the
season tying in with the wall paper,
talk with magic.
which creates a peak in the winter Local Girls Receive
Mr. E pler is chaplain of the In ter­
with a corresponding low in the sum­
Degrees
at
Mid-Year
national Brotherhood of Magicians.
m er.”
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Mr. Green displayed napkins, shelf U. of B. Commencement
paper’, table covers and crepe papers
Buffalo, Feb. 24.— Two young Livestock Specialist
which had been printed with Luminite
women from Salamanca received de­ to W ork with 4-H Clubs
rollers. He said the company also was
grees a t the 38th annual university
experim enting with rollers for print­
Harold Willman, extension live­
day convocation and mid-year com­
ing congoleum rugs.
mencement exercises of the Univer­ stock specialist from Cornell Univer­
Used in Many Fields
sity of Buffalo, which were held Tues­ sity, will be in C attaraugus county
“ Try to visualize our small crew
on March 4th to assist Edward W.
day, February 22.
of 45 trying to wrestle with the work
Miss Lenore N. Gray, daughter of Cockram, county 4-H Club agent, in
in the fields represented by these
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gray of 601 E ast planning a county livestock program
samples and you see Luminite as it
State street received the Graduate fo r 4-H club work with particular
is today,” he asserted.
Certificate in Social W ork; and Miss emphasis on exhibits a t county fairs.
“ Innocent looking, I will admit, but
In the afternoon the agent and Mr.
Stella L. Brodie, daughter of J. S.
th is cocktail napkin, fo r instance, re­
Brodie of 502 Wildwood avenue, re­ Willman will visit club members and
quires rollers 3 % inches in diameter,
ceived the degree of Bachelor of Sci­ noted livestock breeders in the coun­
10 inches long, nickel plated, using ence in Nursing.
ty' to learn the sources of pure bred
semi-aniline ink instead of clay or
Both already hold the certificate in stock available to club members.
wash color used in wall paper print­
In the evening a county wide meet­
nursing, now given by the university
ing.
in cooperationv with the nurses train ­ ing will be held a t some central place
“ Shelf paper requires brass rollers,
ing school of the Buffalo city hospital. like Ellicottville fo r livestock breed­
7 inches long, 5% inches in diameter,
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* and club members, with Mr. W ill­
ers
chrome plated, using printers’ Ink,
m an as principal speaker.
arid cut to fit with embossing rollers. Mrs. Delia Brown Hayes
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rollers, with spacers, doweled fo r reg­
Havens-Johnston
istration (match printing), to print
Mrs. Delia Hayes, widow of Mich­
40 inches, 54 inches and 60 inches ael Hayes, died Friday afternoon a t
— Miss Minnie Johnston, daughter
widths, rollers 8 inches in diameter, 5 o’clock a t the city hospital follow­ of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green of
00 Inches long, using aniline colors. ing a stroke suffered a t her home, 86 Lincoln avenue, and Anthony Havens
“ Crepe paper fo r advertising uses Elm street, Wednesday afternoon.
of New York were married Sunday
rollers up to 30 Inches in diam eter,
Mrs. Hayes was born in Salamanca at 2 o’clock by F. J. Chamberlain of
40 inches long.
and had spent h er entire life here. Killbuck, justice of the peace, a t his
“From the range in sizes as given, She was a member of the A ltar and home. The bride was attired in pow­
you can realize the amount of work Rosary society of St. Patrick’s der blue chiffon. The bridesmaid
involved in making permanent molds church.
Miss Nellie Pendleton of Bradford,
and building routing machines with
She Is survived hy one son, Joseph wore flowered orchid silk. Jam es
tbe thought of standardizing through­ Hayes of H arriburg, P a.; one sister, Cricks of Atlantic street, Salaman­
out, while dealing with unknown Miss Anna Brown of 113 Broad ca, was best man, Dinner was served
quantities.
street, one brother F rank J . Brown, a t tho Palace restau ran t. Covers were
“By unknown quantities, I mean, JX3 Broad stre e t ,and several nieces laid fo r 26. Mr. and Mrs. Havens will
we sever know whether or not Lum­ and nephews#
reside in Salamanca#
Miss Linnea C. Dennet, food spec­
ialist from Cornell, will give a series
of demonstrations on the .serving of
fam ily guest meals fo r the C attarau­
gus County Home Bureau this week,
in connection with the course on
“Hospitality in the Home.” Represen­
tatives will atten d the classes and
give the lesson to their respective
units. The classes, to be held a fte r­
noons a t 1.30, are scheduled as fol­
lows: Tuesday, Salamanca Legion
hall; W ednesday, W est Valley Evan­
gelical church; Thursday, Hinsdale
school; Friday, Leon Grange hall.
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South Dayton Boys
Organize 4-H Club
Open by Two Dozen
County Plows — Bus
Forced Off Road in
Storm
A bus enroute from Pittsburgh to
Buffalo, seven .hours behind schedule
because o f the severe storm Sunday
night, w eht off the road halfw ay be­
tw een L ittle V alley-and Elkdale on
the Salamanca-Little Valley highway.
I t was pulled back onto the road by
a snowplow o f the county highway
departm ent a t about 11 o’clock. Four­
teen passengers were in the-bus, No
one was h u rt. The driver told high­
way departm ent employes he was
crowded off’ the road by another car.
He said it was the w orst storm he
had ever encountered in his driving
career.
The county highway departm ent
sent o u t two dozen snowplows Sun­
day forenoon and the crew worked
throughout the night.
On the average there is about a
foot of snow in the county, it was
said a t the county highway depart­
m ent office a t L ittle Valley.
AI Ithrough roads in the county
are open, i t was said a t the highway
garage.
From a high reading of 34 degrees,
recorded from 2 through 3 o’clock
Saturday afternoon and again from
11 through 12 o’clock noon Sunday,
the m ercury in the E rie railroad th er­
mometer w ent down to 22 a t 6
o’clock Sunday and dropped to zero
by 6 o’clock Monday morning.
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Men’s Club Hears Plan
For Firm F o r e i g n
Policy for U. S.
A definite, firm stand fo r peace
as a fixed American policy, and pre­
paredness to support such a policy,
was advocated in an address on
“Am erican Responsibility in Foreign
Affairs” before th e Congregational
Men’s Club Friday evening by Lance
Zavitz, form erly Associated Press
bureau chief in Buffalo, now of the
editorial staff of the Buffalo Evening
News. Mr. Zavitz recently became a
resident Of C attaraugus county, hav­
ing purchased a home n ear Randolph,
whence he commutes to Buffalo.
• The United States, Mr. Zavitz said,
never has had a real foreign policy,
and other nations do not know w hat
the position o f this governm ent will
be in any international situation.
Japan, he said, had apparently made
a fairly good guess as to th e attitude
of the present adm inistration in the
East, and knew about how fa r she
could go, as witnessed by the Panay
and other incidents and the “writing
of notes” in connection therewith.
He argued th a t this country cannot
isolate itself under m odern condi­
tions of transportation and communi­
cation.
The club elected A lbert W. Kegerreis as vice president to fill the va­
cancy caused by the death of the late
L. B. Wilkinson, and President J. M.
Seymour announced the appointment
of Mr. Kegerreis, C. N. F ran k and C.
L. H alford as the membership com­
m ittee fo r th e ensuing year.
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Harrington Garage
A ttendant Held Up
Police of this section are seeking
two men who are reported to have
held up the night m an a t the V. H.
H arrington garage and re sta u ra n t on
A 4-H club was recently organized
a t South Dayton by Edward W. Cock­
ram, county 4-H club leader, with
the following officers: President, Al­
ton G. Volk, J r .; vice president,
Dwayne Dickey; secretary, Lester
Berg; treasu rer, Edward Clark; news
reported, Donald Howard; cheer lead­
er, Edward W arren; adult leader, Al­
ton Volk.
The members have named it the
Pine Valley 4-H club. Pine Valley is
the name of the place before it be­
came known as South Dayton, mem­
bers told Mr. Cockram.
The m eeting was held in the high
school. I t is expected the full en­
rollm ent o f the club will include
about 30 members, Mr. Cockram said.
the Olean-Salamanca road, ju st out­
side o f Killbuck, Saturday morning
Springville, N*Y* Quality chicks 1% c
The Springville Hatchery will hatch
a t 4.30.
About $6 was taken out of
the cash register by the hold-up men.
Richard Painter awakened Mr.
H arrington as soon as the men drove
away and Mr. H arrington
followed
them as fa r as B radford and then lost
th eir trail, he said today.
He said one of the men w as recog­
nized a s a m an who had come to the
restau ran t a few days before, asking
fo r something to eat. and who was
fed.
Saturday night two men, is is re ­
ported, walked into the diner a t
Franklinville and help up the attend­
an t b u t one of the customers slipped
out of th e diner, got aid and th e two
men ran away.
The description of the, two men
Matteson-Brown
a t Franklinville does not tally with
Miss Carrie Belle Brown, daugh­ the two men who held up the H ar­
te r of Mr. and Mrs. F ran k H, Brown rington place, it is reported.
of 162 South Main street, and H a r­
vey E. Matteson, son of F red M atteson of Coudersport, Pa., were m ar­ Mrs. Elizabeth Buck,
ried Sunday afternoon a t 1 o’clock
85, Dies at Red House
a t th e Brown home, in the presence
Mrs. Elizabeth Buck, aged 85,
of 50 guests. The ceremony was per­
widow
of David A. Buck, died Friday
form ed by Rev. George W. S tru tt,
evening
at 9 o’clock a t the home o f
retired Baptist minister,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. C arpenter h e r daughter,, Mrs. Hom er C arr, in
of Main stre e t attended th e couple. Red House,* after a short illness.
Mrs. Buck was born in Lancaster,
Mr. C arpenter is an uncle o f th$
Ontario,
and had been a resident of
groom.
Red
House
the p ast 49 years.
A fter a week’s wedding trip to
Surviving "are three daughters,
points in Pennsylvania, Mr. a n d Mrs.
Mrs.
C arr o f Red House, Mrs. B. R.
M atteson will live on Mr, M atteson’a
Boardman
o f Gowanda, and Mrs. K.
farm in Coudersport.
Guests from away a t the wedding Lr B enjam in o f Meadville; seven
were Miss M argaret Hand and Miss grandchildren, six great grandchil­
dren; one great; great grandchild and
Elise Eatight of Olean,
several nieces aid nephews.
SPRINGVILLE° H A T C H MR %
up. 5 week pullets 35c. O rder now yo.ur egg* a n d charge only 3 % n fo r
and get them ju st when yen want each chick you receive. The lowest
them . O ur 16th season. ’Phone 16.
price w e have charged in 16 years*
Adf. M t m
Adv. 3 4 2 m
SIXTY YEARS AGO— 1878
Excerpt* from the files o f The- Republican
“H en ry G. Springer has sold his house and lot, n ear Bakery, to
B, E. Phillips. Consideration $550.”
“John Hill, form erly o f W est ‘Salamanca, has purchased th e
residence of J. B. Finch in Olean. H e intends to reside th ere. W e
commend Mr. Hill to the Oleanders, as a gentlem an w orthy o f th e ir
highest regard.”
“Joseph H. Thompson, E rie yard m aster, was presented with a
handsome lamp by the E rie Switchmen. The presentation took
place in V reeland’s drug store and th e form alities were done b y
A. L. B rainard.”
“A barn belonging to Mark H orth in School street was burned
last Saturday night (February 23d), The origin of the fire is un­
known. On account of a recent rain everything was damp and
covered with a coating of ice, which was the m eans o f saving th e
school house n ear by, and some other buildings which were in immi­
nent danger. . . . . The loss of the barn and the grain and hay which
it contained reaches the sum of $600 on which the insurance is $150.”
“Dr. E. A. Chapman has sold his residence on E ast River street
to Chris Nies fo r $1,000.”
Springville— “ S. R. Smith is doing a good business a t making
cheese boxes.”
FORTY YEARS AGO— 1898
Excerpts from the file* of The Republican
Napoli— “M. D. Booth has sold his house and lot a t the Corners
and moved his fam ily the past week to the Sibley farm , recently
purchased by him. Mark has about 350 acres now and will endeavor
to make farm ing a profitable business.”
“E. B. Senear has purchased the Ten Cent store of Mry. L. J .
Pollock. Mrs. Senear will assist her husband in the store. Mrs.
Pollock will leave fo r Rochester the first of the week* where she will
spend some time before going east, where her relatives reside. Mrs.
Pollock has made many friends during her residene in Salamanca,
both in a social and business way, and all sincerely reg ret her de­
parture. The Ten Cent store has enjoyed a good trade, and it will
continue to prosper under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Senear.”
Leon— “Will Eldridge has applied fo r a p aten t on his improved
acetylene gas machine.”
“Fred E. Fenton has opened an office in the Nies block fo r the
transaction of a general insurance business. He represents some
good companies. F red is a hustler and will w ithout doubt win a
good patronage.”
“John King, who has been proprietor of The Dudley fo r seven
years, has sold his interest to C. H. More of Silver Creek, who will
tak e possession of the hotel next Tuesday, March 1st. Mr. King has
been a model landlord and has kept a first class hostelry. The
Dudley had b ut a small patronage when he took it, but under Mr.
King’s management it has won an enviable reputation. Mr. More'
is a hotel man of long experience and is fully capable of sustaining
the character of the house.
While Mr. More will be cordially greeted
in Salamanca, yet all will reg ret th a t Mr. King leaves here.”
Franklinville—-“C. L. Riggs sold 10 of his cows the past week,
receiving $400. They were Holstein blood and better than ordinary
cows.”
“ Charles C. Frank, .well known in Salamanca, who has held a
position in the Postal Telegraph office in Olean fo r several years, has
been promoted to the management of the office.”
“Colegrove & Sheridan have sold th eir Chipmunk oil properties
to the Standard Oil Company fo r $102,500, This and other recent
purchases by the Standard is thought by some to indicate an advance
in the price of oil in the near fu tu re.”
“A public m eeting was held in the city hall to act on th e rep o rt
of the committee appointed last week to look up the opera house
question. John H arvey acted as chairman of the meeting and E u­
gene Senear as secretary
The committee’s plan provides fo r a
fireproof brick auditorium , all furnished. No stores or offices, how­
ever, are to be included in the building. Mr. Lincoln’s estim ate is:
Site $3,000; building $5000, furnishings $2000
The comm ittee
reported in favor of form ing a stock company with a capital o f
$10,080, to be raised by the issue of 420 shares a t $24 a share. . . . .
F. B. Lincoln was elected tem porary president and E. B. Vreeland
treasurer. Messrs Lincoln, Krieger and Nies Avere made a committee
to solicit subscriptions.”
TWENTY YEARS AGO— 1918
Excerpts from the files of Tho Republican-Pres*
“ Stephen G. Engel has purchased a house and lot on Broad street
from Miller & Son, Olean. The house is occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Benz.”
“The flood situation became threatening in Salamanca late
Tuesday (Feb. 19) when a t 4 o’clock the river began to rise rapidly.
A t th a t hour the scale on the Stronz building showed a depth of less
than a foot.
Before morning a level of nearly eight fe e t had been
reached, and ice was running freely and in vast quantities. Today
(Feb. 20th) the w ater dropped, checked by the cold. The section of
the Country Club bridge which lodged east of the Main street bridge
passed out w ithout doing damage, having been torn apart. Ice
above the city is now well out of the river.”
“ The destruction of the village of Corydon, Pa., 20 miles south
o f here, has been virtually completed. Tuesday night (February
19th) the river, swollen hy rain and m elted snow and filled w ith
heavy ice, swept through its new channel, through the main p a rt of
of
the Pennsylvania railroad where they had just been temporarily re­
paired. Today (February 20th) th e river is back in its original
channel.
The Pennsylvania railroad station was untouched by th e
flood, and the hotel also escaped; but between those two points,
several hundred fee t apart, the damage is big. The ground is littered
the hamlet, carried away buildings and again tore out the tracks
with wrecks of buildings. . . . .
The damage to property is estimated
by people there a t from $130,000 to $180,000.”
Bradford, Feb. 20— “B radftrd today experienced the g reatest
flood in its history. A t noon the w ater on Main street was nearly
three fee t deep. Ice gorges in the W est Branch of th e Tuna Creek
are the cause of the inundation. One o f the big w ater mains was
broken in ice blasting operations, and the city is experiencing a
w ater famine. The supply of city w ater is shut off entirely, and
springs and wells are the only source of supply. The schools a re
closed.”
“A surprise party was given fo r Carl P o tter Tuesday evening
(February 19th) in honor of his birthday.”
“Mrs. Cora H. Parkhili, district deputy grand m atron, and offi­
cers and members of the local O. E. S., 23 in all, returned Wednes­
day evening (February 20th) from Olean, in a special traction line
car, a t 12 o’clock, a fte r being guests o f Olean chapter. Mrs. Paxkhill and H arry Holcomb of Portville made th eir official visit there.’*
Delevan— “Delevan high school, a two-story brick building, w as
destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon (Feb. 21st). The pupils and
teachers had le ft the building. I t is thought th e fire was caused b y
an overheated furnace.”
“Miss Jessam ine Rhodes entertained 20 friends F riday evening
(February 2 2nd), the occasion being h er birthday.”
L ittle Valley— “Hilda Stubbins is employed in the county
clerk’s office.”
“ Mrs. George Ansley entertained in honor o f her guest, Miss
Madeline Vulkerson o f Carbondale, Pa. The afternoon was spent
in knitting for the Red Gross.”
“Floyd Pem berton and Miss Beulah R ussett were m arried Sat­
urday evening (Feb. 23rd) by Rev, Dunlavy.”
“Rev. H. E. Robbins has received his commission as county
chairman of th e F o u r Minute Men. and has appointed local chairmen,
as follows: Olean, C. S. Andrews; L ittle Valley, G. W. Boyce; Elli­
cottville, Rev. R. C. Lawrence; Cattaraugus, Prof. J . E, Lovenbutg.
B urdette W hipple is vice chairman.”
“ The '\yinsome Girl class m et w ith Miss Mildred BroWn o f
Summit street and elected officers as follows: President, Mildred
Brown; vice president, Ethel Haxniester; secretary, Bernice Bozardf
treasurer, Thelma K egerreis; chairman social committee, Elizabeth
Rounds.*’
“ The Brotherhood of Railway Employes met a t WafcaCh' BiR
and elected officers as follows; Conductor, G. S . Witherell? engineer,
H. W. L ord; secretary, R. C. Cooney j .fireman, A. R. B enton; motor*
man, W. F. Reiman; machinist, Walter Schaich; flagman, P. E.
Kohler; brakeman, Harry Simons.”