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Phone 123 CHRONICLE-EXPRESS, PENN YAN, N. NOVEMBER 8, 1956 Page Five-B Local Scout Council Names Jamboree Heads "Camp where "Washington camped," is the rallying call that will bring 50,000 Boy Scouts, Explorers, and their leaders from all parts of the nation to historic Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for their Fourth National jamboree next July 12-18. Valley Forge park is owned, maintained, and preserved "by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and managed by the Valley Forge Park commission. They invited the Boy Scouts of America to hold their national jamboree there again. The First National Jamboree in July 1937 found 27,232 Scouts and leaders camping in a 480-acre tent city on both sides of the Potomac river at D.

C. In July 1950 at the second jamboree 47,163. Scouts, and leaders camped at Valley Forge. The third jamboree in July 1953 saw 45,401 Scouts and leaders living together at the Irvine Ranch in Southern California. Thousands of Scouts will visit the nation's leading cities and scenic spots enroute to the jamboree camp or while homeward bound.

The railroads are providing special rates for jamboree campers and nearly 37,500 of them are expected to use about 100 special trains. All Explorers and Boy Scouts at least 12 years old, of second class rank or higher are eligible to participate. Each boy will need to have had adequate camping experience to care for Himself in the open and have a cooperative attitude towards his fellow Scouts and leaders'. Applications must be made by Dec. 1st.

To make certain every eligible Scout and Explorer is given an opportunity to participate, the Finger Lakes council, Boy Scouts of America, has selected a. special jamboree committee. Committee Formed Edmond T. Hesser, Scout executive announced the selection of Laurence Rice of Newark as chairman. Working with him will be the attendance committee headed by Francis Henderlong of Newark.

The transportation committee will be led by J. Walter Keating of Gorham. The finance committee, headed by Vernon Hyatt of Gorham will control the operations and capital costs and also determine policy and methods of financing used by Scout units and other groups sponsoring jamboree Scouts. The health and safety committee of which Rayniond DeSmit of Williamson is chairman, will arrange for safe transportation to and from the jamboree. the group.

Several members of the Youth Prattsburg MRS. OTIS WALDO fellowship of the Baptist church 19 Howe St. Phone LA 2-4192 will attend a conference in dee on Saturday of this week. Congressman Sterling w. Cole Churches participating in the con- of Bath, spoke at the Rotary club Iference are: North Urbana, Mon- last week Tuesday evening." Con- terey, Bradford, Waneta Lake, gressman Cole, as chairman of the Italy Hill, Penn Yan, Dundee arid Atomic Energy commission, gave Prattsburg.

an interesting "talk on the subject! Mr. and Mrs. Vrooman Truax of Atomic Energy. He described and children and Mr. and Mrs.

Elthe awesome spectacle of the first win Pressler spent the first of the nydrogen explosion which witnessed at Bikini in 1952. with Mr. and Mrs. at Old Forge. A.

G. then reviewed the work of the 82 Mrs. Lottie Van Amburg- left nations which have recently parti- Saturday to spend the winter in cipated in the Atoms for Peace Wilkes-Barre, with her son, conference. Congressman Cole was Carleton and Mrs. Van Amburg.

introduced by Leon Lewis, pro-' jram chairman. Guests were lien Loomis, John Widmer of Naples and T. C. Williams of Florida. Past Master Loren Brink of FAM, No.

583 was the speaker for the "Old Timers and Past Masters Night" Thursday evening in the Masonic temple. He talked on the historical Morgan episode, which was especially appropriate for "Old Timers." Master Herbert Thompson welcomed the visiting members, 17 of whom were past masters of For the closing ceremony the chairs were filled by the following past masters: master, Otis Waldo; senior warden, Charles Clark; junior warden, Lynn McConnell; senior deacon, Karl Putnam; junior deacon, Warren McConnell; secretary, Harold Luffman; treasurer, Fred Hoepfinger; master of ceremonies, Arthur Putnam and J. W. Paddock; Mrs. Frank Eastman was called to the bedside of her mother, who is ill at on Saturday.

Her daughter, Carolyn, went with her. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brown left Tuesday to spend the winter in Florida. The Misses Florence and Lena Babcock entertained a bridge fore- some on Wednesday for luncheon in their home honoring Mrs.

Thomas Brown, who left for Florida on Tuesday. Mrs. John Flint of Wellsville has come to spend some time with Mr. and Mrs. Jay Flint.

Miss Jean Kennedy and Miss Celia Stahl of Vestal were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kennedy. The Prattsburg Baptist Sunday school recently held a Promotion day program. Those receiving promotion certificates were: cradle roll to Nursery class, Sherree marshal, Frederick Lewis; 'and ti- Hayes, Mark I ler, James Hillhouse.

Refresh- to Beginners class, Nancy Myers, Ruth Emerson, Clair Drake, Gary Presler; Beginners class Primary class, Martha Babcock, Brenda Presler, Christine Murphy, Lyle Hibbard; Primary class to ments were served by John Raymond Snyder, Thompson and David Troy. Jay Flint, maintenance man at the Prattsburg Creamery fractured his leg when struck with a beam, with which he was working He was taken to Bath Memorial hospital for a few days and is now at his home. James Drumm fell from a ladder when he was working at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Peck in Lynn Thursday.

He suffered severe injury but no broken bones. District Deputy Grand Master James Reynolds of Steuben district will make his official visit to Prattsburg Lodge FAM 'No. 583 on Nov. 15 at 8 p. m.

The annual bazaar of St. Patrick's parish will be held on Friday evening, Nov. 16 and continue through Saturday, 17. Th'e sub-district rally of the Junior Sheila class, Moon, Patricia Babcock, Randall Presler; Junior class to Senior class, Linda Babcock, Robert Jensen, Robert Hibbard, Paul Emerson, Dale bil- lenbeck, Leslie Babcock and Dale Dygert. Class teachers include Mrs.

Clara Babcock for the senior girls; Paul Presler, senior boys; Mrs. Vera Moon, Junior class; Mrs. Susan Draper, primary; Mrs. Neva Dillenbeck, beginners; Mrs. Barbara Jensen, nursery; and Mrs.

Robert Drake is in charge of the cradle roll. Merlin Emerson is superintendent of the Sunday school. Rev. Martin Klingberg will be installed as minister, of the First Presbyterian church of Prattsburg Sunday evening, Nov. 25.

Dr. N. V. Union Congregational REV. ROBERT GRANT, Pastor Meeting on Sunday, 33 years after the dedication of the building, members of the Union Congregational church voted approval of a proposed budget of $7,046.

Increased over the sast year's goal, the total repre- lents $1,110 for world wide mis- work and for salaries, maintenance costs and program of the local church. A revised set of by-laws, to replace those originally drawn up vhen the church was organized in 1916, was presented with the recommendation of the church council. After thorough study and several alterations the by-laws were approved. The church year was changed to coincide with the calendar year. The reports of the officers, board and committee chairmen, and heads of-church organizations were received with the special vote of thanks going- to the board of trustees for leadership in the jistallation of an automatic oil- aurning hot water heating system this past year.

The following were elected to clerk, Mrs. William McFetridge; treasurer, Mrs. George Bellis; benevolence treasurer, Mrs. C. N.

Kikkrt; deacon, George Kik- tert; junior'deacons, Charles Robson, Alerton Sutherland, trustees, Llewellyn Patrick and Harold Olsen; delegate to Seneca Rural Council of churches, Willis Redman, head usher, Edwin DeWick; benevolence committee, Samuel Jordan and Raymond Mallaber; Christian education committee, Miss. Andreason a Mrs. Raymond Mallaber; music committee, Mrs. John Robson a Robert Strosnider; social action committee, John Austin, Rexford Ansley and Orson Robson. Mrs.

Donald DeVow, retiring clerk, opened the meeting and Robert Strosnider was elected chairman. A fellowship dinner, served under the chairmanship of Mrs. J. L. Ripley, preceded the business session.

Church activities this week in- fclude rehearsals of the Children's choir and the Adult choir on Thursday. Sunday school classes will meet at 10 a. m. on Sunday. Church worship will be at 11 a.

m. The Pilgriin Fellowship will meet at 7 p. m. and the Adult Fellowship meets at 8 p. m.

at the home 'of Mr. and Mrs. Gage Robson. 'j Methodist Youth fellowship was I McConaughy and the session; of the church will have charge of held on Sunday in the Avoca church. Present from the Prattsburg unit were Carol Wicks, Bonnie Babcock, Shirley Edgecomb, Janice Campbell, Rebecca Dillon, Lennie McConnell and Lennie Day.

Mrs. Grace Coombs accompanied IMPORTANT LOAN Beneficial OFFERS NEW 24-MONTH PAYMENT PLAN SMALLER MONTHLY PAYMENTS! Now you can S-T-R-E-T-OH your nwnts on a BENEFICIAL loan over 24 months! This means smaller monthly payments because you can take longrr to pay! Phone or come in today! loom $75 la $100 en SignXuri, Fumilurj, or Cm FINANCE CO 103 MAIN STREET, 2nd Floor, PENN YAN PIMM: Ash for the YES MANacer OPEN FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL P.M. kMlkiol Finance Co. of New York, Inc. IWH Mfc rtiidurt ill Itwn loom ilso tnorti I) MoA the service and arrange the pro gram.

The public is invited to attend this service. Rev. and Mrs. Martin Klingberg entertained the estminst fellowship at the manse last week Wednesday evening. Plans for the reorganizing of the group we're discussed and an active society anticipated with holiday activities approaching.

The Prattsburg Home Demonstration unit invites the women of the general public to attend tlie meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Mrs. Van.

Pa'tton of Avoca as special guest, will display numerous gift packages and instruct how to wrap and tie. Please bring a small needle and thread and a friend if you'wish'. The cheerleading department of the Prattsburg, school has undergone a change this year. There will be two squads of cheerleaders with five girls and one'al- tertmte in each group. Representing the Jay-Vee cheerleaders, grades 9 and 10, under the, direction of Mrs.

win Bonita and Paula Wawrzyk, Jan- BIG as they come New Ford Wagons are 17 feet big from bumper to bumper. There's room for. a boat or a whole family of "ItidV" SLEEK as they go with Thunderbird that loves to'honor and obey your every whim! This vcar, your station dollars buy more than ever before! Why? Because Ford has a new kind of wagon for '57 in five new models--each longer, lower and livelier than you ever thought possible at Ford prices. From the new front- hinged hood to the new wrap-around Jiftgate these '57 Ford glamour wagons haveithc Touch of Tomorrow. special rrtWip Thiindrrbirrt Sitpfr V-S engine available at extra cwf.

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BIGtiCRS Phone Stanley 2-Y-31 New Presbyterian Pastor Arrives in Prattsburg The new pastor at the Prattsburg Presbyterian church is the Rev. 'Martin A. Klingberg, formerly of Riverside drive in New York city. The Rev. Mr.

Klingberg and his family arrived in Prattsburg on Friday and he preached his first sermon a Sunday. He will be installed as pastor on Sunday evening, Nov. 25. Born in Arkansas City, he was raised and educated in Wichita, Kan. His family on his father's side was Swedish and on his mother's side, Scotch-Irish.

Both family lines arrived in this country by the middle of the 18th century. He is the father of two children, Patricia, a sophomore at college, and Richard, a sophomore in high school, After graduating from Witchita high school in 1928, he attended the University of Wichita, where he majored in sociology and psy- cology, and he received his master's degree in theology at the Presbyterian Theology seminary at Omaha, in 1936. His pastorates have included Westminster Presbterian church in Council Bluffs, Iowa; First Presbyterian church in Nowata, Richmond Heights Presbyterian in St. Louis, where he directed the building of a $350,000 church, after service had been held for 20 years in a jasement unit. He comes to Prattsburg from the Rutgers Presbyterian church in New York city, where he served from 1948 to 1956.

He was vice-moderator of the New York Presbytery, chairman of New Life and Evangelism committee for four years. The Rev. Mr. Klingberg is experienced in radio broadcasting and has published 46 sermons and articles in various religious and secular journals. His latest sermon in condensed will appear shortly in Presbyterian life.

St. Luke's Episcopal R. F. HENDERSON, Rector November 11, Twenty-fourth iunday after Trinity, 9 o'clock, morning prayer with sermon; school at the parish house. Methodist ORRIE H.

STANTON, Pastor Sunday school at 10 o'clock; morning worship at 11:30. Sermon topic, "Love in Four Dimen- ions." The November meeting of the VSCS will be held at the parsonage on Thursday, the 15th, with uncheon at 12:30 and business neeting at 2. The children on Hallowe'en col- ected $51 for UNICEF. Following their calls they went to the hall where the WSCS them at a Hallowe'en arty. Wayne Christensen, JerryStro- snider and Candy Reynolds have had perfect attendance at the Hall school for the first six weeks.

Miss Emma Hibbard has recent- hette Hoyt, Ann -Hammond and Nancy' Clark. Representing Oie Varsity team, grades 11 and 12, under the coaching of Mrs. Boria- Bbria will be Judy Ringrose, Sandra Dygert, Jane Havens, Shirley Sp'rague and Rita Roy. The girls were by the stuagnt grades nine through 12 and' will sport new uniforms when they cheer for the basketball games this season. World Community ob- servde in Prattsburg when 29 church women from-the community met in the Bradley roont of the Methodist church.

McConnell spoke on munity as it.onee.wis and-1 has enlarged, to take in the'wlible world. Devotions were conducted by-Mrs. Seymour. Hibbard and Mrs. Gladys McCoronick led the responsive reading.

-Following the pi-ogram a brief business meeting for the WSCS was 'conducted' by president, Mrs. A- smorgasbord supper with a sirnpte bazaar will be held when the WSCS meets Friday, Dec. 7. Mrs. Ann-Simmons assisted by Mrs.

'Virginia Snyder, Mrs. a Gpbmbs; Mrs. Gertrude Smith and Mrs. Rosetta Zirnmer will be in charge of the supper. Mrs.

Bessie Hatch will head the fancy work and Mrs. Orson Everette the baked goods. Following the business meeting supper was served by the WSCS. Prattsburg Central School Notes On Wednesday, Ocf. 17, seven members of the English IV class at Prattsburg Central school attended a matinee performance of Shakespeare's Hamlet at the new auditorium at Geneseo State Teachers college.

They were accompanied by Mrs. W. B. Merritt, English teacher and senior advisor, and Mrs. Charles Wilton.

The play, one of the 'Artist series of the current season was produced by the well-known players from Stratford, Canada, the foremost. Shakespeare company on this continent. Attending it were more than 800 high school students and 32 high school teachers, in addition to faculty and students of the Teachers college. Mr. and Mrs.

Lester Dawson eft Tuesday, directly after voting, or their winter home at St. Petersburg, Fla. Kenneth Dunham of Rochester spent the weekend with his parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. R.

r. Dunham and David. Clayton Charles returned last week to his at Seattle, after having been called lere by the illness i of his father, Dr. O. R.i Charles, who continues seriously ill 'in the hospital in I'enn Yan.

Mrs. Retta Bullock of Penn Yan, sister of Mrs. Leroy Sanderson and Mrs. Philip Paddock here, is a patient in the hospital following stroke. Clarence Fitzwater spent last A'eek with a party of friends deer hunting 1 in the Adirondacks.

The Bridge club will meet with Mrs. Weldon Sutherland Thursday evening, Nov. 15, with the usual plans, for supper. Junior Health Group To Attend Rochester Meet The Yates County Junior Health committee, a committee of the Yates Tuberculosis and Health association, is invited to attend the Junior Health Workshop conference, Friday, Nov. 16, at the Health Association of Rochester and Monroe county, 973 East avenue in, Rochester, states Miss Jane Corcoran, 'executive director of the Yates association.

Adult advisors, Mrs. Ralph Platman and Mrs. Kenneth Bistoff, will, attend the conference with delegates from the Yates County Junior Health committee. Registration will be at m. Panel presentation on Health Careers Xojing.

People's Role in Public Health at followed by a discussion period, then a guided tour of the Health association. Luncheon at 12:15 after which will be a guided tour and lecture regarding Industrial at Eastman Kodak company: Jpftuftied from Chester, where she was called by the death of her cousin, Mrs. Elizabeth Knapp. Jack Aseline, who makes his home with Mr. and Mrs.

Vicent Rishavy 4 is a patient' in Geneva General hospital. Mrs. Harriet Childs of Rochester and Jlr. and Mrs. Charles Foley of Syracuse were weekenc guests of Mrs.

A. Frederick Biggers and Miss Elsie It Mead. Mrs niggers and Mrs. Childs visitet friends in Ithaca on Monday. Albert Clark, Hall postmaster is enjoying a 10-day vacation.

Walter Robson and 'Mrs Rexford Ansley will entertain th Embroidery circle Nov. 28 at the home of Mrs! Robson. Mr. and Mrs. Clair Goodsell anc 'family visited friends in -Pennsyl vania last weekend.

The Junior Snappy Seneca i-H club held its first meeting of the season on Oct. .31 at the home the leader, Mrs. C. Gage Robson Election of officers resulted in the choice of the following' slate Linda Sheehan, president; Judy Rolfe, vice-president; Kathy Bloss, secretary. Donna Patrick, treasurer; and Donna Rolfe, news reporter.

Achievement certificates and pins were given out. It was decided to take as the project of the year, "Breakfast Is Ready." Jack Hedge is still in Geneva General hospital after a month'; illness. Small classifieds pay, big. divl dends. Phone Penn Yan Shatterproof Flexible Long-Lasting --36 inches wide- ta 28" width! CUT WITH SHEARSTACK ON-EASYTOSEAL OR SEW: Westinghouse, Sunbeam and G.

E. Appliances DuPont Paint Briggs Bathroom Fixtures Armstrong Linoleums Sutherland's Super Store Penn Yan Phone 1557 Lake St. Plaza Open All Day Wednesdays Free Parking at Door Branch-port CHARLES J. SPIKER Branchport, RD 1 Phone Brauehport 12-F-31 Set Civil Service Exam For Penn Yan Postmaster A civil service examination for the office of postmaster in the Village of Penn Yan is announced by the US Civil Service commission. Salary for the position is $5,280 a year.

Applications for the examination must be filed by Nov. 27 with the Civil Service commission in Washington. Proper forms may be obtained at the Penn Yan post office. Applicants must have reached their 18th birthday on the clos- ing'date for receipt of application and may not be over 70 years of Penn Yan Centra) Lunches Nov. 13-16 Tuesday frankfurters, potato chips, bun and butter, cabbage and carrot slaw or milk.

Wednesday j-- beef' soup, moat salad -sandwich, milk, 1 Thursday--meat and gravy on potato, tropical fruit salad or cup, bread and milk, jrownies. Friday--tuna fish and noodles, pickle chips, bread and butter, milk, tomato juice or lettuce salad, spice cake. Classified Ads Pack a Wallop that jars loose an avalanche of quick results. Phone 123. WINDOW FLEXIBLE, SHATTERPROOF BETTER.

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