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1 $RESS, Binghamt March 15, 1966 125,000 Tioga Hires Firm For Theater Study Urged ByJOEPIERSON For Office Survey Press Bureau office buildings would be a joint) Ronald Robinson, chairman of fu pirn Tinoa Pniintv has effort for the entire board, add- the board of supervisors, told 0 111 i ft retained the Syracuse firm ofjing tnat il was J10! they board members that the project Ketchum, Miller Arnold toJwouU have more than one sitejhad been about for sev. Three committees of the Board of Supervisors complete'a three-phase program choose from when the final that will include a space studyjdecision was made eral years and that the county seemed pretty well committed yesterday agreed that the board should appropriate $25,000 for preliminary plans and cost estimates for a of county office needs, site location fnr a iuot rnuntv nffice tie auueu wm iane a iui vi study on our part. I don't think proposed civic auditorium and theater. There was a building, and an evaluation ofthe courtftouse study is iar the Tioga County Courthouse, enough along to comment on at single dissent. The board originally had requested City Council to provide Tha nTnfb- in AriTOfTV ic ha.

U113 I4I11C. Thomas Patton, of Windsor and 0. Hugo Anderson of Fen- ill iyuia i v-fi to the project at inis ume. MR. ROBINSON also asked board members to be seeking helpful suggestions from residents in their towns, adding that the project was going to take a considerable amount of thought and help.

He also stated that concern- in rT Anna hv Rnhnrt Millpp Mil. courthouse additional ton. the money from a special war "The board has no right to memorial auditorium fund. study might be needed. study will not take more than The estimated cost of tne over three months.

use taxpayers' money to build a theater," Mr. Lamb, a Fi The three committees, however, delayed action on a sug all project is unknown at this time and won't be determined nance Committee member, said. He said a war memorial audi Charles Hills, head of the building and grounds committee, reported to the board of gestion that the board hold a competition among architects for the preliminary design and torium would be all right, but The committee working with the consulting firm reported that at this time they have been unable to find any means of obtaining state or federal aid for the project. until the project's scope has been decided upon. This, in turn, awaits completion of the study concerning the county's referred to the theater proposal supervisors on the study's progress.

Mr. Hills told board mem as a "wnite elephant." Mr. Lamb registered the only exact needs. bers he would keep them informed of the project step by dissent to the committee deci step. sion to recommend financing of 1 A A 1 The cost of the report will not tne preliminary study.

cost work. THE IDEA OF a competition came from Supervisor William B. Hawver of the Fifth Ward, chairman of the Capital Projects Committee. Background information about such competitions was provided by Stephen F. Dragos, assistant executive director of the Valley Development Foundation.

exceed $2,500 and will be Mr. Patton, a member of the Parks Committee, said. "How charged on an hourly basis. However, if the board decides did we get involved with a thea to retain the firm to draw plans ter in the first place?" for the office building, the orig inal study will be done without Mr. Anderson, a member of the Capital Projects Committee, raised a question about county The committees decided to Big Interest Gains Cited by Treasurer Press Bureau Owego Tioga County Treasurer Carl Saddlemire, in his eighth annual report, told members of the Board charge.

MR. HILLS stated that selec meet again early next week to unancing ot a theater. decide between holding a com tion of a new site for the county "GENERALLY, I'M against Press Photo. petition and choosing a local architect to do the work. government interference in pri The other two committees at yesterday's meeting were Fi vate business," Mr.

Anderson said. "I question the need for a performing arts theater built with public funds, but I'm not nance and Parks. of Supervisors that interest earned on temporary investments, such as certificates of deposit, has increased A special committee of citi against a study." zens and supervisors recently 18-fold during his term in office. FINAL INSTRUCTIONS Tioga County's special census information is given to two of the census takers. The census of the county's nine towns started today.

Left to right are Mrs. Clare Housen, Apalachin; Robert Reams, federal supervisor for the project, and Mrs. Herbert Barrows, Candor. Special Census Starts College Plan Study OlCd Press Bureau Owego The Tioga County Mr. Hawver said the planned Saddlemire said "the interest arcnitecturai study should in recommended to the board that an auditorium and performing arts theater be constructed in eight years, from a little under clude both the auditorium and theater proposals.

The board was less than $1,000 in 1957. By constantly improving our meth then could decide what to build, if anything ods of handling funds, it was possible to earn $18,674.51 in separate buildings in Bingham-tqn's urban renewal Project 1. THREE MEMBERS of the board committees yesterday The committees generally felt $2,000. in 1957 to a little over $4,000 in 1965. The amount of money handled was a little less than doubled from $1,500,000 eight years ago to $2,750,000 last year.

Board of Supervisors has taken Press Bureau sus Office at 90 Temple Street, 1965." that the county should finance the first positive action concern Owego The Special Census pect they will have the new population figures within two to three weeks after the comple questioned tne inclusion of a the preliminary studies because Owego. Persons will be asked the fol Thereasurer added, "This is verv heartening, but I think it ing a community college for the Tioga County area with the ap theater in the recommendation, they felt strings might be at- for Tioga County began today They are Supervisors G. Marcy tached by the city if Council and will be in full operation by lowing information: name, age, "An aggressive policy of tax tion of the census. can be improved. I am currently engaged in a more sophisti pointment of a three-man committee that will study the feasi late tomorrow.

Lamb of the Ninth Ward, (were to appropriate the funds, race, sex and relationship to A workshop for census takers the head of the household. The census was requested by bility of such an institution and report back to the entire board Roomers, maids, and visiting the Tioga County Board of Su cated cash-flow study which 1 am confident will increase the amount of interest earned on relatives who have no home was held this morning at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Owego. Shortly after 1 o'clock collection has certainly shown up in the increased revenues for interest and penalties on taxes. These revenues were less than $6,000 in 1957. Bearing in mind the increase in work volumne, this should have been $12,000 in at its April meeting.

idle funds even more." elsewhere should be reported, The committee will be headed more than half the census tak bv Charles Brewer of Candor, pervisors. An increase in the population of the county's nine towns would mean an increase in state aid. It is figured that the county receives nearly $2.95 for each resident. The county will pay the cost of the census. ers began their duties.

The re Board members learned that the amount of interest earned in 1965 was within $1,500 of paying the entire cost of operating the $15,001 Playground Contract Awarded i Press Bureau Harold Woodmansee of K-shire, and Charles Hills, of Owe THE CENSUS takers will also question persons on whether their home has a cellar. This is being done in conjunction with 1965. Instead penalties and inter mainder of the workers will begin on Wednesday. go. est on taxes totaled almost last year." County Treasurer's office for The action was taken after the otlice of Civil Defense.

Residents of the County have been urged to cooperate with Robert Reams, federal super that year. the board received an endorse The census takers will be wearing a distinctive red, white visor for the census, has re the census takers. ment of a community college plan from the Tioga County The report stated: "The fees for performing such services as Tioga Center The Tioga Central School Board of ported that 75 persons will be taking part in the program. It Mr. Reams has urged persons and blue identification card on their lapel and will be carrying who expect to be away during School Administrator Associa tion.

handling trust funds, collecting inheritance taxes, and making is expected that with good Education has awarded a contract to Ashcraft Excavating of Apalachin, for site development of a large green schedule book. weather the tabulation will be the period (March 15-22) to leave the census information The county officials also tax searches, form a pretty ac completed within 10 days. playground areas learned that a supervisor had County officials expect to show a present population of more than 43,000 persons. The with a landlady or neighbor or curate indication of the volume of work performed, since the The taxpayer saving was also noted in Mr. Saddlemire's report.

He stated, "The efficient operation of the County Treasurer's office even shows up on the individual property owners tax bill. Our revenues of $27,892.99 in penalties and interest on taxes, in fees, in interest. Total, Mr. Saddlemire stated, "This is equivalent to a tax saving of $1 per $1,000 of assessed valuation for the entire county. The amount of the contract TIOGA COUNTY officials ex to forward: it directly to the Cen- been hired for the public health nursing program that will start last census, taken in 1960, fees per unit of work have re was $15,001.72.

Tioga School the near future. She is Mrs. showed the population to be The contract calls for clear Grace Gudin of Apalachin. Mrs, mained constant during the eight-year period. A comparison shows that these fees, and thus 184.

This figures includes spe cial census' taken in the Town Gudin has worked in public ing and grubbing the entire site and for developing the area surrounding the elementary school. health nursing in Broome Coun the amount of work, have al of Candor and the Village of Gets $3,137 Federal Aid ty. She was hired by the state. most doubled during the last Owego. Deputies Arrest 33 In Tioga Last Month Press Bureau Other phases of the project will include adequate playground facilities for students attending both buildings.

Newark Valley The Newark Valley Central School District The contract award concludes the school's portion of a project Owego Tioga County sheriff's deputies last month made 33 arrests and investigated 13 motor vehicle accidents resulting in injuries to 13 persons. that has been in various stages has received approval of a fed of research for many months to enable the elementary school sheriff's men investigated children an adequate playground two traffic deaths last month. plaints, 10 were misdemeanors, one involved a fraudulent THIRTY OF THE arrests in eral grant of $3,137.75 under Title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The announcement was made by Frank D. Slater, district principal.

The grant will be used to WHY? area. Upon completion of the earth work, some areas will be immediately landscaped to allow the construction of Little League volved vehicle and traffic violations and the remaining three were of a criminal nature, ac cording to the monthly report baseball diamonds and elementary school play areas. of Sheriff Paul J. Taylor. purchase additional library books and textbooks for the ele mentary and secondary schools According to the report, a total of $360 was collected in check, 46 were for motor vehicles and the remainder involved various matters.

The sheriff's office logged 1,349 telephone calls and 2,486 radio messages. Deputies investigated nine fires and found five business establishment doors unlocked. COUNTY JAIL population at the beginning of February was six. During the month, 29 were admitted and 27 discharged, fines as a result of the ar The emphasis of 'the Newark Valley project has been placed rests. on elementary school needs Deputies on routine patrol School officials reported that The project has been initiated in such a way that present school activities can continue with a minimum of interruptions.

School officials do anticipate that summer use of the playground will be limited due to the construction that will be in progress. checked 37 vehicles during Feb all purchases must be made by ruary. Department vehicles were driven 11,386 miles last April 15. month. making the daily average jail; ine district at tnis time is also completing work on two other summer projects under In addition to the accidents investigated by sheriff's men, Title I of the same act.

21 minor crashes were reported at the sheriff office. VALUE OF PROPERTY re Lenten Service Nichols The Rev. Russell J. population 10. Seventy-two persons visited the jail last month.

Deputies took 76 sets of fingerprints and processed 13 pistol permit applications. In the civil division, deputies received 43 summonses and Girl Scout Sessions Because we're not even second! Newark Valley A meeting ported stolen or lost last month Hawke, director of the Wyoming Conference Home for the was $755. for adults in Girl Scouting is scheduled at 8 p.m. Thursday The department received 231 Aging, will speak at an 8 p. proceesses, 24 executions and 17 Family Court papers.

in the Congregational Church Lenten service Thursday in complaints last month. Of this number, seven were felony com- Nichols Methodist Church. chapel. The department received 812.75 in fines, civil collections, fees and bail during February and turned $760.41 over to the county treasurer. Sheriff Taylor listed February arrests and charges as: Unregistered vehicle, three; leaving the scene of an accident, two; no insurance, one; unlicensed operator, one; operating while license revoked, one.

Also, speeding, 13; inadequate As a matter of fact we're 1287th out of 13,500 -which isn't bad, considering that this is 140 places better than year-end 1964. That's why we smile when you walk into our lobby NEED YOU! muffler, two; failure to yield right of way, one; insufficent lights, one; parking violation, one; switched plates, one. Also, failure to keep right, one; failure to display plate, one; junior operator driving after hours, one; third degree assault, one; public intoxication, one; and other departments, one. ii 1C Dank nrjicon notion Poet to Visit SUCO Tonight Press Bureau Oneonta One of England's noted poets, Stephen Spender, will pay a return visit tonight to State University College in Oneonta. He will read and comment on his own poems at 8 o'clock in Alumni Hall on campus.

He first spoke at SUCO three years ago. The public is invited to hear ENDICOTT ENDWELL VESTAL APALACHIN Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation From the 1966 Annual Roll Call of Banks, Published by AMERICAN BANKER the only daily banking newspaper. feaaMfei. into a iflttaMMwiiiiHW Mr. Spender, whose campus ap- pearanee is sponsored by As-1 Photo by Buckley.

BARN BLAZE Firemen battle barn fire yesterday about 6 miles west of Deposit in Route 17. Segmund Mendel, the owner, said the barn was destroyed and a large quantity of rtiachinery lost. The blaze was fed by a gas storage tank located inside the structure. v' sembly Commission of the college. I V..