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Dec. 27,1969 Orwonta Star 3 Otaiego has many streams Quiet Main Street The day after Christmas, usually a busy day for exchanging gifts and taking advantage of sales was quiet in Oneonla yesterday. This picture shot around 2:40 p.m. proves one thing: it was easy to get a parking place on Main Street if you could get there. (Staff photo by Blum) Fire destroys Wicks home COBLESKILL The home ot Mrs.

Grace Wicks of Cemetery Road in Dorloo was completely destroyed by fire on Christmas Eve. Firemen from Coblesldll and Rlchmondvlllc answered the call at about 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Wicks was in the bam milking when she saw the fire. CobleskiU Fire Chief Chester Slater reported that Mrs.

Wicks used wood stoves in the house, and lhat the fire bad probably started in the chimney. The firemen were hindered by i 22 temperatures. Hoses and tracks froze, adding to normal firefighting problems. About 40 men answered the call. They returned to the station after four and one-half hours.

Barn roof collapses 3 cows lost COBLESKILL About 40 Cobleskill firemen under the direction of Fire Chief Chester Clater used snowmobiles to answer a call Friday at the Raymond Fancher farm on Creek Road in Hindsville. The weight of the snow from the snow storm caused the barn to collapse, trapping ten cows. Firemen took two plows with' them to the scene, but when they couldn't get through to the farm, they used snowmobiles. One cow was killed in the collapse. Firemen managed to free the others, but two were badly injured and had to be killed.

No injuries were reported. The Fanchers had just left the barn. Snow The youngster pushed his snow-blower into the mound of snow and smiled: "I thought it would take this year to pay for the machine and then I'd make i profit next year. But it looks like I'll be out of the red this year." How about that for an enterprising young Oneontan? Area meetings SIDNEY Sidney Fire'De- partment Bingo Night, scheduled tonight, has been canceled. Hydrant peeks out from snow The level of snow can be judged by looking at this fire hydrant on (he grounds of Old Main of the State University College.

Fire Chief Hooks asked residents to keep the hydrants clear of snow. (Staff photo by Blum) State to show early books of America Historians, amateur or professional, will find a new exhibit in the rotunda of the State Library in Albany to their liking. The Manuscripts and History Library and the Rare Books Section of the State Library have joined forces to assemble a new collection, titled "Facets of Early American Life." The exhibit gives insight into the breadth and depth of the New York State Li a collections on early American history and culture. Dating to the early days of the country are almanacs, law volumes, medical books and early American science and technology books. One of the featured books is i a Almanack" for 1769, which includes the second appearance an print of the first American patriotic song, "The Liberty Song." Another featured book is Christopher Colles' "Proposals for the speedy settlement of the waste and unappropriated lands on the Western Frontier of the State of New York," published in 1785.

This is the first definite suggestion for linking Hudson River with Lake Ontario by canal. Materials in the i i include materials relating to education, historical recorded in correspondence, and diaries dated from 1760 to 1877. Among the more interesting items are Aaron Hamton's notes on a journey from Kingston, N. to Lake Erie in 1813, a description William North gives of a Methodist camp a Canandaigua, written July 24, 1810. Milford puts off refuse collection MILFORD Due to the storm and inability to move the garbage service, the Town and Village of Milford garbage collection and dumping will be closed until Monday.

It will be open all day Monday at the highway building. Supervisor Deanc Winsor announced Friday. Launched by President Kennedy Teenagers plan 6 walk for hunger' Nearly 100 teen-agers and college students from all parts of New York State will gather in Manhattan December 29 to plan the "walks for hunger" which they will coordinate in their home communities on April 26 and to participate in briefing sessions on hunger nnd related problems. The three-day New York State Young World Development Workshlp will take place at the KDR-Woodrow Wilson Democrats Club, 107 W. St.

begin- nlng at 7 p.m. Dec. 2. The purpose of the sessions according to Leonard G. Wolf, executive director of the American Freedom From Hunger 'condition, the agency spon- soring the gathering is "to give to these committed youngsters alt the know-how and information they need to mobilize their communities to action in the continuing light to alleviate hunger." Walks for Development arc Ixsng planned for April 26, 1970 by delegates attending the meeting representing such communities as Huntlngton, Syracuse, Buffalo, Cflrtland, Ithacu, Corning, Congers, Ellenvlllc, hopac, Manhattan, Statcn Island, Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx.

Teen-nge delegates organized some of the more than SO "Walks for Development" nillonally to dnto will conduct seminars and multimedia presentations on walk dynamics, problems of hunger here and abroad, and aspects of youth action In development. Leading organizations nnd individuals directly Involved In projects to combat hunger will ho represented. Since September, over 150,000 youngsters have organized nnd participated In TO-mlle Walks for Development In i cities. These "walks for hunger" have raised over $1,000,000 for Inner clly day caro centers, Tho American Freedom From Hunger Foundation was established In 1961 In Washington, D.C, at the suggestion of the late President John F. Kcnncijy, as the national, non-profit, nonsectarian committee to support, voluntarily, (he worldwide Freedom Froir Hunger Campaign of the United Nations.

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13120 Dial 432-1082 Registered Representatives ROBERT HAZZARD ERIC SHIELDS Kitchens New -in All Sizes Lowest Prices Anywhere Dundam's 6 Market St. XEROX COPIES ONLY 100 EACH Kegtilnr nr Legal Size Fast Service No Walling BRACKETT'S Open Dally fttfO a.m.-S p.m. Thursdays '(III 8 p.m. Bridges listed by Olin By IRENE MOZOLEWSKI Star Bureau chief COOI'ERSTOWN There are 97 county bridges a ml 114 town and village bridges In Otsego County. Some are maintained by the county, some by the towns, by villages and a few by a railroad, and the town line bridges are maintained by two towns.

Included are county line bridges maintained by two counties, to a town and county. They span brooks and rivers. This was revealed in a study of bridges over 20 feet In length in the county compiled by the Otsego County Highway department, wich will be printed in the formal proceeding of the Board of Supervisors as a report on bridges in the county. At the December 11 meeting, Supervisor A. B.

Musson of Butternuts asked that the report be approved and printed. Blue Cross increases benefits to elderly UTICA Senior citizens who arc subscribers to Utica Blue Cross Supplemental to Medicare contracts will have increased benefits beginning Jan. 1, 1970 with no extra cost in premiums. In making the announcement Alvln F. Roepnack, President of Hospital Plan, said "With Medicare increasing the portion that patients must pay themselves we are pleased that we can increase our benefits to match the Federal reductions.

Our subscribers therefore will pay no more than before even though the required front end and the co-insurance features are being increased." "This is the second time in a year that Utica Blue Cross has increased benefits under this contract in order to match federal reduction of benefits in the Medicare a Roepnack said. Harold N. Howell, managing director of Hospital Plan, said that the adjustment to match federal reductions would be in three areas of coverage. First, the front end deductible which the patient must pay before Medicare a begins was originally '40. It is now $44 and on January it will be increased to $52, whic.

will be covered in full by Blue Cro. Second, co-insurant which the patient must pay from the 61st day through the 90th day of hospitalization was originally $10 per day. It is now $11 and on January 1 it is being increased to $13 which also will be covered by Blue Cross. Third, in 1968 an addition was made to the Medicare program with the provision of 60 days additional coverage which a patient may use only once in a lifetime If hospitalized for more than 90 days. These "lifetime" days call for co-insurance by the patient originally in the amount of $20 per day.

It is now $22 and on January 1 it is being increased to $26 per day. This also will be covered by Blue Cross. Howell. said that Hospital Plan, has been able to steadily increase benefits In this particular program i increasing premium rates (or the older age group by drawing on Medicare Supplemental Program reserves which were built up early in the life of the program. These reserves are declining, he said "but our actuarial consultants advise that they should be adequate to cover the higher claims costs through 1970 without an increase In premium fates.

The Increased benefits announced today are expected to increase! claims costs by 18.2 per cent." More than 20,000 people.are covered by this Supplemental to Medicare program in an area which -stretches from the Pennsylvania state to the Canadian border, including the 'ollowing counties: i a kimer, Otsego, Chenango, Ha. ''ton, St. a Frank. Oswego, a Essex and Clinton. State aids communitie, dispose of solid waste Moving into its third year of operation, the State Waters Authority reports that it now has under contract with 21 municipalities of the State more than $46 million worth of pollution-control construction.

The Authority, created in 1967 as a special task force to assist municipalities struggling with waste-management problems, said that by the end of calendar year 1969 it also: Had arranged 26 loan agreements for a total of $27 million to help i a construction. Had signed contracts to supply advisory services to 12 other communities. Was in a negotiations for construction or construction-management work involving projects valued at another $72 million. The Authority's i s.s picture was sketched by Authority Chairman George A. Dudley, who noted that the agency's progress had attained a pace of about one new contract a week during the last several months of 1969.

The chairman singled out as highlights of contract activity the signing of agreements for $10.7 million in sewage-treatment and related facilities for the City of Amsterdam, $7 million worth of sewerage and sewage treatment design and i for five cooperating Herkimer County communities, and $3.8 million in construction for the Villages of Carthage and West Carthage cooperating in a joint municipal- industrial project. I What is your borne really A man's home Is his castle and casttts higher these days. But with the new Kemper Insurance Dwelling Approximator you can figure out in a few easy steps just how much your home is worth. Call your Kemper Insurance agent today. He'll give you the new approximate and can help you bring your home Insurance up to the amount you need In case of loss.

Remember It can be costly to haw your home underinsured. Call or Howard E. Brown INSUHANCE AGENCY ST. ONKONTA 1'IIONK fiE 2-4511 YOUR INSURANCE PROBLEM-SOLVER This Is how it came about that the study was prepared. The supervisors of the Towni of Otsego and Middteficld, Alton 0.

Dunn Jr. and Ambrose C. Green, looking for economy measures, became concerned about Mil! Street bridge across the Susquehanna a town line bridge. With the new addition to Bassett Hospital and more traffic ensuing, the two supervisors anticipated that the hospital will ask for a wider bridge. The two wanted to encourage the county to assume responsibility for one or more town line bridges which would includt Mill Street.

"We first conceived the idea of asking the county to take over all town line bridges," they reported, "but as it turned out, most of the town line bridges in the county are between Middlefield and Otsego (three) and one between Otsego and Hartwick. We did not think we could ask for special treatment." Then began to think in terms of the length, with possible recommendations that the county assume responsibility for certain ones." To find how how many bridges there are, where they art located and who maintains them. Supervisor Dunn went to the highway department and made a preliminary study of all bridges over 20 feet long. Each supervisor was given a copy. Then the Highway Department and Superintendent Francis S.

Olin cooperated by preparing this information, Dunn said. Date complied by the department discloses: Maintained by Otsego In Burllngtont County Roult It Brolnord Comtrs to Bevtrly Inn, ttirM ocrott Whorton CrMfc mtoiurlna 24, 33 and S3 In Butttrnutt, en Copti Corners Rwd, ftjtt acreii Shew Brook, fwt ocroit Butturnut Crwk, on Will I rood, a 74 foot ipan acraii Butternut Creek and a 69 foot tpan Dundicbtrg en tht to road, a 94 foot ipan acroit Butternut Crwk, In Chtrry Vallty, en 30 Montgomery County road, a 32 foot bridge, and on Sprout Brook to Salt rood, two 24 foot ipani, alt across Creek. In Decfltur, 24 and 39 foot bridge aq-oit Oak Creek on I to County Rood 38 highway. In Exeter, on Route 1o Corners, a 32 foot bridge acroit an unnamed creek; en the Slate Road SI to U.S. 30 road, 67 foot span across Whorton Creak; 48 foot bridge across another unnamed itrftflmj a 55 foot ipan acrose Oakt Creek; a 24 foot tpcn acroit a third unnamed itreom; a 28, a 35, a 42, and'w 53 feet across Herklmer Creek, and a 34 foot across tfill another In Hortwkk, on Compton rood, a 154 foot bridge across hanna River; on South Hartwick rood, a 44 foot bridge acroit Otego Creek) on the road from Route 23 to 28, a 71 foot span acroit an -unnamed stream and 43 foot bridge acroit Orega Creek) en the Hollow road, one 28, three S3 foot bridget across Hlnmon Hollow Brook, and on the rood from Route II tft a HO foot bridge across Oaki Creek.

In Laurent, Maple Grove to Laurent road, a 23 foot span acroit Harrl ion Creek and a foot bridge acrois VnSerton Creek; on Lourens -Route 205 rood, a 69 foot span acron Creek and on the Mount Vision eroit road, a 102 foot ipan acraii Otega Creek: on the Arnold Lake road, a 44 foot bridge across Whorton Creek aid en the Route 23 to Route 28 rood, a 44 foot bridge acroit Wharton Creek and a 27 foot bridge acrati the west branch of Otego CrMk. tn Maryland, on the Sehenevut South Valley rood, an 60 foot bridge over Elk Creek, a 25 foot bridge over Tuthlll Brook, end 34 foot bridge over on un; named stream; on the Chasevilte road, a 60 foot bridge aver Schennvut Croak and on Race Street In Sehenevut a 172 foot bridge over Creek. In Middlefield, on the Cooperttnwn -Salt Sprlngvllle rood, a foot 7 to tW, 103 foot, a 57 foot and an 877 foot bridge, all ocroit Cherry Valley Creek; on Weilvllle croiiroad, on 64 foot ipcm acroit Cherry Valley Creekt on the Murphy Hilt Road, an 64 ffir bridge acrois Red Creek, ot 5m- euehnnna Avenue in Cooperttown, a foot bridge acroti the Suiquehanna and On Norton cron road, a 58 foot bridge, acroit Cherry Valley Creek. (Please tarn to Page 7) HID 9. NtCKIlN OWNIft jj See the new OLYMPIA WITH CARBON RIBBON MANUALS ELECTRICS PORTABLES ADDING MACHINES CALCULATORS IN STOCK IMMEDIATE DELIVERY LEW MILLER INC.

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