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Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N. June 15, 1956 Lj FCC Licenses Radio Station tor Dundee With 8-Month Deadline for Operation East Bloomfield Okayed for Daytime Service I I lr I I it 1) II i I I i jj Hi Vw I it u)m vi I Oli i. i. Memorial to Give 2 Scholarships EAST BLOOMFIELD, June 14 At a meeting of the committee for the Cragg Memorial Scholarship Fund held this week in the Bloomfield Central School, it was announced that the fund is sufficient to enable the issuing of scholarships to two members of this years graduating class, in the amount of $200 each. The major portion of the Fund was derived from the dance WASHINGTON, June 14 (GNS) An Elmiran who is chief engineer of radio station 1 WCBA at Corning and a Wat- kins Glen attorney are the owners of a new daytime AM radio station licensed for Dun- dee in Yates County.

sponsored by the faculty Club- FTA and from tne Family Fun Night program presented by the fi NjK I i BP 'W-ic-i 40'- Student Council. The winners of this years award will be chosen this week by a selection committee com posed of faculty members. Public announcement will be reserved until the presentation REVIEW PLANS Committee members working on plans for first reunion of Pcnn Yan Academy's Class of '46, marking 10th anniversary, are, from the left, Robert and Eleanor Sutherland Reynolds, Mrs. Barbara Walsh Smart, Anthony Pizzenti, class president and reunion chairman. Affair is set for June 30.

22 'Young Ladies' Seek Rose Title Dundee population 1,165 never has had a station of any kind. The community sits between Seneca and Keuka lakes of the Finger Lakes family. The station license went to the Finger Lakes Broadcasting Co. of Dundee. Thomas Shafer, the Elmiran, and Henry Valent, who also has a half-interest in the Glenfield Dairy in Watkins Glen, are equal partners in the company.

No call letters has been assigned yet for the new station, which will operate on a frequency of 1,570 kilocycles with 1 kilowatt of power. Finger Lakes expects that the station will serve 58,745 listeners in the predominantly rural area its signal will blanket. The outlet will be strictly "local," without a network affiliation. Its programs will be 60 per cent commercial. Papers filed with the Federal Communications i ssion, which granted Finger Lakes its license yesterday, indicate that Shater will devote his full time to the new station.

The company has eight months in which to build and go on the air. The station will cost on esti princess fete and in the words imittee; Nancy Weiler, associate of Mrs. Drake it should be an- editor of McCall's magazine and other "delightful affair." TheMyrtle Byron, dancing instructor at the commencement exercises on June 24 in the school auditorium. It was also voted to purchase a Memorial Book in which will be inscribed the names of all persons in whose memory contributions have been made since the organization of the fund in 1953. It is planned that this book will be on display in the foyer at commencement.

The scholarship fund committee is composed of seven members of the faculty, Lyle Brown, Mrs. David Hallock, William Bigham, Mrs. Mary R. McWil-lians, Alfred Dahl, Thomas Mead and Mrs. Kenneth Armstrong and seven PTA members including Thomas Sprentall, Mrs.

Burton Legg, Mrs. Russell Webb, Mrs. Charles Bennett, John Butler, Delos Wilkinson, and Mrs. Harold Stewart. Keuka Scores High In National Test NEW Phelps Future Farmer chapter has new 2-row corn planter to be used by chapter in planting acres of corn which is grown to raise chapter money.

Getting ready to get crop in are, from left, William Rockefeller, president; John Masly, reporter, and Leon Adams of the chapter crop committee. girls will wear short all-white from Sarasota, Fla. ballet costumes and will carry Al Sisson, radio commentator, small Colonial bouquets-made willr be master of ceremonies, by Mrs. H. P.

Shawcross. jMrs. John Robb Dunn will be Six fourth grade girls will par-! the pianist during the festivi-ticipate in the program for the ties. first time. They will carry small Assisting Mrs.

Drake will be arches for the contestants to; Mrs. Gene Healey, Mrs. F. C. dance through and around as 'Donnelly and Mrs.

George Pal-part of the coronation. The'mer. "added" attraction consists of The 22 contestant, are: Rosemary Malissa Pierce, Nancy LivingS-Otke and Nancy Matlison of Ontario, NEWARK, June 13 Twenty-two aspirants for the 1956 Rose Princess title, representing 11 communities, will be the target of hundreds of amateur and commercial photographers this Sunday as Newark prepares to play host, to the 25th Rose Festival. The 22 little girls, all as pretty as a rose, will have the honor of opening the gala summer classic with the 1956 princess winning the role of reigning over the spectacular Kiddie Day Parade on June 24 the highlight of the festival period. Mrs.

Helen Drake, chairman of the princess committee, re Penn Yan Legion Names New Head State's yec 0 Fruit Seen Lower This Year ALBANY, June 14 (JP) The apple mods are exDected to be ton Ann Rnhinsnn Rnlfp rcpgy L0U na Mar -ion, Ann KODinson, sue none, Gasse of Lyons Cncr1 Thew and Saly Ann Reeves and Jane Marsh. Smith of Sodiw, Ann Stevenj and Ellen 1L. of Red Creek. Doreen Shul- girl competing lor Uie terj and Nancy Lee Potter of Newark PENN YAN. June 14-George Pickett, 26-year-old Air Force vet mated $14,498.

It will have annual operating expenses of $38,000 and revenues of $55,000, the owners anticipate. If so, it will return an annual profit of $17,000. Finger Lakes has existing capital of $10,000, with $5,000 on deposit. Deferred credit of $9,273 will enable it to get the oiaie ueDarimeni' on per cent under 1955. The eran of the Korean War, last night was elected commander of John-son-Costello Post 355, American and Nancy Lee Ford and Susan Young of Marion.

Betty Suwijn and Mary Anne Doyle of Walworth, Lynne Bade and Judy Ford of Savannan. Beverly Clark and Peaay Norsen of Clifton Sprines, Janet Cross and Gilda Topping of Wolcott. Saundra Bill and Sandy Wyffeli of Canandaigua. 4 today said it expected all tree ports that everything is in order i for the 2:30 p.m. coronation to be held in the amphitheatre! which adjoins the rose gardens.

The pert lassies have already had two rehearsals at the gar-! den house with a dress rehearsal' department said. In the Hudson Valley region the crop is ex princess title will receive a gift with the 1956 princess receiving a $50 saving bond. A $25 bond will go to the Princess' lady-in-waiting. Little Marlene Tellier of New ark, the 1955 princess, will preside over the amphitheatre spectacle until her successor is chosen by the three judges. PENN YAN, June 14 In a nationwide test given to sophomores at more than 300 colleges and universities, Keuka College scored high above the rational average, according to a survey fruit crops to be smaller this year.

Much of the decline was Legion, to succeed retiring com laid to frosts in May. mander Walter Banach. Pickett, who served as chaplain The department expects the HOME DEMONSTRATION released this week by Dr. Mar pear crop to be 20 per cent garet I. Conway, dean of the station going.

Its balance sheet, filed with FCC, indicates it can meet its commitments, even though its worth" as of last April 12 was only $4,000. pected to be 36 per cent under last year. Mcintosh and Red Delicious took the heaviest losses among the Hudson Valley varieties. In the Chaplain Valley, where the apple crop is expected to be and vice commander of the local Legion organization, is one of the youngest commanders in the post's history and one of the youngest WOLCOTT. June 14 North under last year.

The cherry college here. crop is expected to be just half The test, prepared by the what it was in 1955. commanders of any post of similar ing. In event of rain on Sunday afternoon the entire program will be shifted to the Newark Junior-Senior High School auditorium on W. Miller St.

It will be the seventh rose Shafer and Valent have a corn- cooperative test division of the The May freeze and only fair net worth of $56,500, the Entrusted with the difficulty ro Home Demonstration roles of selecting the 1956 prin-Unit annual dinner will be held cess are Lu Ann Simms, from at 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 18, Rochester, recently named All-; at The Holiday. White Rose unit America rose queen by the All-j has changed the picnic date America Rose Selections com-'from June 21 to June 26. 47 per cent of 1955, pollinating variMifkc ejnf era A Via haanoet MnmAl tA Tinr.tl weather for pollination in expected to bring in a low apple Educational Testing System, covered the areas of English, general culture, science, and contemporary affairs. Administered throughout the nation, the test was designed to survey yield. In Central and Eastern New Robert Benson; second vice com- to ca ry 'on C4.

tk. 'mander. A Marx: third 11 necessary to carry on In the Ontario area, the apple ac, me ayyic iva Ine venture. A S7.U00 loan is rrr, venture crop is expected to be 19 per Healthfu Falls Cited in Lack expected to arop to per cent Mailable to one of thm too. cent under last year.

Damage knowledge and skills in the above fields, at the college Dundee, about 45 miles south was heaviest in this region to east of Rochester, is some 15 sophomore level. Stork. Members of the executive Of Traffic Deaths miles from Ithaca and 20 from committee are Walter Banach, Scout Unit Asks Camp Volunteers Delicious, Cortland and Ben Davis varieties. Mcintosh and Baldwins were only moderately damaged. Widwestern New York State are expected to be 9 per cent under the 10-year average, the department said, and 15 per cent under the 1955 level.

Levi Bentley, Fred World, Earle W. Conley, Francis McGill and "In 13 of the total 17 categories," Dr. Conway said, "the Keuka sophomores scored higher than the national average of sophomore women, and in the SENECA FALLS, June 14 Elmira. The station will cover on area of 1,385 square miles. Police at Medina Waldo Reed.

The village of Seneca Falls re- "Chief Cook" Hesser knows how many to expect so he can have enough food to feed the hungry ceived recognition today with remaining four, the results for Lima School Alumni to Hear Professor presenation of the American! Keuka were identical witft those Probe 3 Burglaries workers, he reminds prospective volunteers. Automobile award for the national group. In no case "Excellence of Pedestrian was the Keuka group lower than Inn in Avon, assembly singing June 14 Three tprtinn Program" Spnpra Falls lne national average. Volunteers also are advised that they should bring along AVON, June 14 "What Lima Learnt Me." not gramatical, but this is the subject that Dr. those words.

Obviously, he will speak of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary Days of the early 1900's, when GWS was a widely Dr. Conway said the Keuka daytime burglaries reported yes will be led by Sidney H. Carlson of Rochester, and John Peck will was honored for completing a four-year period without experiencing a pedestrian death. students ranked highest in the case of science and level of reading comprehension. "The Keuka render solos.

Floyd English of Harry J. Haltman, professor emeritus of Speech at Syracuse University has selected as his their own tools unless they intend to serve entirely as superintendents and foremen which also will be needed. Corning will respond for the The citation to this effect was armin nlcn ovrtollaH the national known institution and recognized as one of the better known college preparatory schools in Western New York. It was from this institution that Dr. Haltman presented to Police Chief James iao fn subject at a meeting and ban class of 1916; Miss Myrtle Schild of Lima for the class of 1926; and Milo Turney of Livonia for GENEVA, June 14 At least 100 men can give themselves a healthful outing Saturday while at the same time they'll be doing a good turn for more than 1,000 Boy Scouts of a four-county area.

The call for 100 volunteers who know how to wield a hammer, saw, shovel, axe and a concrete trowel, comes from Ed-mond Hesser, director of the Finger Lakes Boy Scouts of America. The call is to Camp Babcock-Hovey near Lodi on the east side of Seneca Lake. The need is a preparation job at the camp site which opens for the season on July 1. Volunteers should send a postcard to Scout Executive Hesser at Geneva Scout headquarters noting, if they can, the kind of skills they have and the type of jobs preferred. It's most important that quet of alumni and former stu Woods at the Municipal Build-j social studies mathematics.

dents of Genesee Wesleyan Sem n.g ujr vomica noma, wmiwuau offa rs and terature and Some of the things that need doing at the growing campsite are listed as follows: Run water-line to waterfront, to a new campsite, and to Camp Tusca- inary and Genesee Junior College, to be held at the Avon Inn, Saturday evening. Al of the Safety Committee for the Seneca County Auto Club. Seneca Falls, It was learned, was selected for a merit citation the arts," the Dean said, "and in the case of both science and literature and the arts, they excelled the national average for though the intelligentsia will rora; level tent platforms, build 1936. There are hundreds of former Genesee Wesleyan Seminary students, and several of the Junior College, in this area, who are advised that reservations for the dinner are being taken by Bertha Lay Hooker in Lima. graduated 50 years ago.

The business meeting and roll call of classes will be held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 in College Hall in Lima, at which Kathryn Alpeter of Rochester, Alumni President, will preside. At the evening dinner at the from 1,611 competing as well." feel that the wording is at least awkward, the Syracuse University professor of speech insists ties of all sizes. Seneca Falls reportedly has a population just portemy nas a population ust terday are being investigated by Medina police. Officers said that Gene Austin of the Gotts Apartment at 129 W. Center St.

reported that someone broke into his apartment sometime during the day and broke open a miniature cedar chest but apparently taking nothing. Mrs. Florence Jenny of 526 W. Center Street reported someone getting into her apparently with a skeleton key, sometime during the day and taking $55 in cash, and jewelry and a jewelry case worth $70. Walter Stack of 114 Park Ave.

also reported theft of a roll of nickles and about $7 in other cash taken from his home sometime during the day. Method of entry was not determined, but the burglar did not take other money or bonds that were there. that his talk be listed under a new one; clear an additional campsite; move platforms; install valvs at storage tanks; build a ramp to dock; set up tents on campsites; change door in dining room; build concrete entrance, place eaves, and other chores. under 10,000. Mrs.

Elva Jacoby, ArnPlI NAITIAC secretary of the Auto Club, IICII MQIIICJ sisted with the ceremony ar- rangements, Graduate Dean Ontario Historical Sockiy To Gef Unearthed Skeleton ITHACA, June 14-Cornell Uni 150 Enrolled in ARC Water SafetyCourse PFPRV fln dun. TmiRPt art crViprlnlod in rannp. coach, Bucknell Utiiversity: William versity announced today the ap pointment of Charles Stewart CANANDAIGUA. June 14 dred fifty students are enrolled ing, boating and sailing. Keyftmffl this week in the American Red', i iructor in physical education, as dean of its Graduate school of Business and Natinnat Anuatis School atl1 6 le 1 1 Easl Auror" School: Roland Cross national Aquatis bcnooi at djrector of tlhlMjc Elmiri an "Indian male of large bone structure who died possibly 120-140 years ago." The skeleton was discovered three miles from Manchester by pipe layers for the Consolidated Gas Service Com.

of Syracuse. Public $250,000 Fire Suit Facing Medina MEDINA, June 14 A claim for a quarter of a million dollars has been placed against the village of Medina by officers of the Mahar Bros. Furniture concern that lost its local plant in a spectacular fire here on March 15. The claim has been presented by John J. Brennan as attorney-in-fact for the six owners, and will be placed before the village board of trustees at its regular meeting on June 21, according to Village Attorney nearoy Silver Lake, tne r.

schools, and Phyllis Putnam, pool ees come from eieht eastern the Ssllvcr Lake Yacht LlUD, director for the Corning Country Club. states. Objectives of the school whose boats wm be used in tnei Dr. Merton E. Waldron of are to train students over agelpogan Perry is serving as medical di 18 as instructors in water safety.

The Indian skeleton uncovered near Manchester yesterday afternoon will be given to the Ontario County Historical Society. Sheriff Earl Thompson said this morning that Dr. Charles J. Bo-beck, Ontario county coroner, had recommended this move after viewing the bones and establishing that they were those a male Indian. I Sheriff Thompson said that he had consulted Lester L.

Bill, 1179 West an amateur arch-jeologist, and that Bill had described the skeleton as that of The course will come to a closejEdmond j. Mongeon, director and as- On Sunday, beginning at 2:15 June 22. Erector of aafety. rvic of the the school Will Stage a Dr. Sheppard is professor of economics and, associate dean, of the School! of Business! Administration at N.Y.U.

Hej will succeed: Dean Edward, H. Litchfield, rMJ CHARLES s. SHf.PPARI) Harold Mason, For the first time, as part of afv (n'r vjrtrn n.J water show, which is open to Wrttern Mew WSCS TO MEET CLIFTON SPRINGS, June 14 The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church will meet at 7:45 p.m. Monday, at the home of Mrs. Alvin Dewey.

The program "Christian Discipleship" will be presented by Mrs. Richard Keagle. The firm has a contract to lay a new section of gas line in the northern stction of the county. Bill told Sheriff Thompson that there were several Indian burial mounds in the town of Manchester and that undoubtedly the workmen had cut into one of them. the national training schools, in-York; Mat Randall, wim coach at the public.

The event will take trilftOrl Will hPrnmP Otialif eil umeiwijr; nnniu aiuu, u'-'nlarp at struciors win Decome quauiieu or fjrjt Aid of the Bu(ulo Redpiace ai to handle small water craftJcro-s chapter; Robert Latour, awim tute dock who leaves July 1 to be come chancellor of the University Rochester News in Brief of Pittsburgh. A native of South Wales and a graduate of the University of Radar Reliable, Judse Rules Wales at Cardiff, Dr. Sheppard became an American citizen in; 1942 and served two years in the' United States Army He earned his master degree at N.Y.U., where he has taught because of the St. Lawrence Seaway, according to Edward C. Hudowalski, assistant public works superintendent of the State Department of Public Works.

He said the business totntial Postal Bill Termed 'Important' Legislation An officer of the. New York Chapter of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks yesterday termed the personnel-management relations bill "the most since 1946, and a doctor's degree in the Faculty of Political Science at Columbia. Lee J. Skinner. The document presented to the village asks for $250,000 in damages through loss of the plant and $6,500 additional for cost of the razing of the remainder of the building, which village officials have asked be removed as a safety precaution.

The six owners of the plant, built by Mahar Brothers and leased at the time of the fire to the Authentic Chair are listed as George E. Brennan, Robert J. Brennan, and John J. Brennan, all of Medina; Charles F. Brennan of Lockport, Francis T.

Mahar of Detroit, and Robert E. Mahar of Maryland. In the claim filed here the owners charge the village with failure to install adequate and sufficient water lines and fire hydrants on near or adjacent lands. Since 1946 he has been execu tive director of the Joint Com of the canal is "at least as im mittee on Education of the Amer ican Securities Industry, a group important piece of legislation in 50 years." The bill, designed to remedy the "acute lack of recognition" f'J vj -v yy.M, "Wf. i 'V' i liali TWY'iiiittiiiiiTftfYiisWti-iin 1 fafr which has sponsored annual sem inars in the industry economics, a faculty fellowship program and an annual forum in finance.

gi' en to unions, now is undergoing Senate hearings. Orlando C. Francione of Roch City Judge John P. Lomenzo ruled yesterday that henceforth prosecutors need not summon engineers to testify to the accuracy of police radar devices used in clocking speeders. Numerous motorists have challenged the radar system since it was introduced here May 28, 1952.

"No other piece of equipment has gained so much publicity in these days of traffic safety education," Lomenzo said in court. "In previous cases, the prosecution has established the validity of the equipment. "This court now holds that radar hasa arrived to the extent that it is reliable. This court holds that it is not necessary any longer to bringiin radar experts." The judge delivered his ver-dic as Carl E. Link, 23, was tried on a charge of having driven 40 miles an hour.

Link Dr. Sheppard, who married ester, a vice president of the portant to this local area (Rochester) as the St. Lawrence Seaway and that Rochester is in a very good position to benefit from it." Plans to cope with the expanded traffic, in which Rochester will share, already art under way, he said. Hudowalski was in Rochester yesterday on an inspection trip. FATHER, SON BANQUET WAYLAND.

1AW. and has two children, now lives at 94 Strafford Garden City, Long Island. New York Chapter, spoke at me annual banquet of the Ninth Division of the National Postal Failure to maintain adequate Transport which is con water system and sufficient FAMILY SUPPER CLIFTON SPRINGS, June 14 A family parish supper will be held on the lawn of St. John's Episcopal Church at 6 p.m. Thursday.

In event of unfavorable weather the affair will take supply of water and water pressure. Failure to heed notice given of inadequate water lines." vening here. The bill would require agency and departmental heads in the government to set up a personnel-management relations program. Seaway to Double Business land Rotary Club held a Father's and Son Banquet Tuesday at the New Bryant Hotel here. The Rev- W.

J. Schifferli, chaplain at Industry, State School for Boys was the speaker. His topic was "What Causes Way i ward Boys." place in the parish social rooms. Mrs. Donald Stearns and Mrs.

James Vrooman are co-chairmen DROWNS IN POND DARIEN CENTER, June 14 if) Joseph E. Barry, 27, of Buffalo, drowned while swimming in a farm ond here today. contended he hadn't been clocked accurately. He was found guilty and, as a second offender, fined $35. On Canal, Says Engineer In five years, Barge Canal traffic will at least have doubled Newark Fire Chief Edward Rasch as Newark Chief Karl West and Arsene De-Blaere, assistant Fairville chief, look on.

FAIRVILLE FIREMEN Burnett Porter, chief of newly-formed fire department la Fairville, accepts gavel from ex- of the committee in charge of arrangements..

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