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Dec. 13, 1974 PRESS, Binghamton, N.Y. 5-A -E Seeks Ways To Cut Cafeteria Service Losses ifc ikJH rlOIII tw -vvU' i By MIKE MEYERS Heavy losses in its cafeteria operations have prompted Maine-Endwell School District officials to study possible cuts in cafeteria service or a climb in school lunch prices that could come before the end of this school year. Richard M-E assistant superintendent for business, reported that in November, the $6,965 operating loss of the district's cafeterias contributed to a $31,181 loss total for the school year to date. "WE ARE FACING unprecedented conditions, not only with higher food prices but with the availability of foods and deliveries," Dicker-man said after last night's M- Board of Education session.

The $31,181 loss for the first three month's of cafeteria sales this school year compared with a $3,085 profit enjoyed by the district at the same time last year, Dicker-man said. Dickerman told the board that the administration would start immediately on a complete survey of. cafeteria operations to see what costs can be pared from the lunch room service. Already the district has increased its choice of a la carte meals, which bring in more revenue than the standard hot lunches, in an effort to cut back losses, Dickerman said. At a time when other districts have regularly boosted the costs of hot lunches to students, it has been about two years since M-E raised its cafeteria prices, Dickerman said.

ANOTHER OPTION would be cut back in what the cafeterias offered students, Dickerman said, noting that some districts have taken the severe measure of trimming lunch room service to "brown bag operations" where students supply their own lunch and buy only milk and other drinks from the school. Dickerman said he would make a report on the administration's findings about its food business at a later school board meeting. In other business, Superintendent William O'Connor lauded students who discovered and extinguished a fire Dec. 9 at Maine-Endwell High school that destroyed $716 worth of costs. The coats, owned by 17 students, apparently were set afire by unknown arsonists in the music section of the school.

O'Connor commended the students for what he said was quick action in turning in a fire alarm. and putting out the blaze with nearby fire extinguishers. The board also accepted a trophy from Endicott's Washington Avenue merchant's Association, that gave top honors to a float designed and built by M-E Student Council members that appeared in an Endicott merchants' parade last Man Accused In Fire Among 42 Indictments PRESS PHOTO BY LEO F. FAHEY CRAFTY MISSION Catholic Central High School Mission Clu.b Carolina in August helping tornado victims. Barnes, of 19 Sher-members led by Joseph Barnes, a recent CC graduate, unload man and Gerald Foley, another CC alumni, of 29 Helen artwork and handicrafts made by Eugene Ledford, a paraplegic both of Johnson City, borrowed a truck and drove to Marble from Marble, N.C.

Club members met Ledford, who lost many of during Thanksgiving vacation to pick up the articles which the club his art supplies in a house fire last May, while they were in North is selling. Profits from the sale will be sent to Ledford. JC Firemen OK Tentative Contract tinue the legal action. The lawsuit, in state Su- preme Court, Broome County, filed to forestall arbitration by a three-member panel, is one of the major court cases now in progress testing a new pro- vision in the Taylor Law. The village was denied a preliminary injunction, but had appealed the denial to the Appellate Division.

ON SALE THRU SUNDAY-DEC. 15! pWER S5.00 OH-'H WILLIAM J. DIXON, 47, of Great Bend. Pa. State police arrested Dixon at about 5 a.m.

Nov. 12 on Route II in Kirkwood. GARY E. DOW, 35, of Montrose. Pa.

Dow was arrested by state police at about 4 a.m. Nov. 16 on Route 11 in Kirkwood. STEVEN C. LeCLAIR, 51, of Groton.

State police arrested LeClair Nov. 4 on Route 81 north in the Town ol Lisle. GARY K. DEMEREE, 24, of 251 Main Binghamton. State police arrested Demeree Nov.

2 going south in the northbound lane of Route 81 in the Town of Kirkwood. Six indictments were sealed. Two men charged by Johnson City police with sixth degree criminal possession of controlled substances, felonies, were indicted by the Grand Jury on misdemeanor charges of loitering. The cases of John C. Blunk, 22.

and Richard S. Cohen, both of 6 West Catherine Binghamton, were returned to Johnson City Police Court for disposition. Blunk and Cohen were among eight persons arrested at a Main Johnson City apartment by Johnson City police Nov. 13. Charges against Francis J.

Pennisi, 21, also of 6 West Catherine Johnson City, who was arrested with Blunk and Cohen, were dismissed. Pennisi had originally been charged with sixth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Of the 42 persons indicted, 19 were between the ages of 16 and 18 and eligible for youthful offender treatment. Among the possible youthful offenders indicted was a 17-year-old Binghamton youth who allegedly threatened a city patrolman with a shotgun in the State Street parking garage last month. He was indicted on a charge of fifth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, marijuana.

Vestal Firemen Elect Nasiatka Robert J. Nasiatka of 1200 Glenwood Road. VesM will serve as the chief of the town's volunteer fire department in 1975. a non-paying post. Nasiatka.

chief of Company 1 and former head of the four-company department, defeated the incumbent. Chief William F. Oliver, in an election yesterday. 70 to 57 votes. Oliver is expected to go on being chief of Vestal Center Fire Company 2.

and thus an assistant to Nasiatka next year. Oliver served as chief in 1969 and 1970 and beat out Nasiatka in the election last year. cftUPO S2 50 HOW CHAIR VALET SO CONVENIENT! The space finder that's great in a dorm or at home! Keeps clothes and room neat. Fully upholstered, wood legs. Removable hanger and tray.

Seat flips up tor even more storage room! Great gift for any guy! By CIRO SCOTTI A 21-year-old Johnson City man accused of setting fire to a downtown Binghamton building and a 42-year-old Binghamton man who allegedly sexually abused a 10-year-old girl were among 42 persons named in indictments returned yesterday by a Broome County Grand Jury. Michael Fullman. also known as "Mike Eldredge," of 253 Burbank Johnson City, was indicted on a charge of second degree arson. Fullam is alleged to have set fire to the Weeks and Dickinson building, 34 Chenango Binghamton, on Oct. 27.

In addition to the Weeks and Dickinson music store, the building also houses radio station WKOP, where police said Fullam was employed under the stage name of "Mike Eldredge" for a short time in 1973. Thomas H. Edwards, of 36 Dickinson Binghamton, was indicted on a charge of first degree sexual abuse. The Grand Jury indictment said Edwards sexually mistreated a 10-year-old Binghamton girl he was babysitting with on Dickinson Binghamton, in July and August. Also indicted: JOSEPH F.

CRAZIOSI, 24, of East Brunswick, N.Y. lirst degree criminal possession of stolen property. Graiiosi allegedly had a M5.000 Caterpiller tractor, a 128.000 truck tractor and a trailer, alt stolen in New Jersey in August, in his possession when he was arrested Nov. by State Police on Route tl-in the Town Of Kirkwood. Charges against BENJAMIN L.

GENTILE, 25, of Moonachie, N.J., who was arrested with Graziosi, were dismissed by the Grand Jury. CHARLES R. HARMAN, 20. of-116 Clarks Summit, Pa. first degree criminal possession of stolen property.

Har-man allegedly had a BMW Bavaria, valued at over 110,000, in his possession when he was arrested Nov. 30 after state police reportedly chased him across the Pennsylvania line. Police said the car he was driving had been stolen in Vermont Nov. 12. EVERETT R.

DuPONT, 20 whose address was 12 Elm St. Binghamton, before he was incarcerated in Broome County Jail in October to await sentencing on a charge of second degree forgery first degree escape. DuPont is alleged to have escaped Nov. 27 from a Broome County Sheriff's Deputy guarding him at Binghamton General Hospital where he had been taken for treatment of stomach pains. He was arrested at the home of a realtive in Worcester, Nov.

2. MICHAEL P. SWEETAY. 25, of II Avenue Johnson City tilth degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, the Grand Jury accused Sweetay of having more than I ounce of mart-iuana In his possession when he was arrested by Johnson City Detective Robert Henne last month in a car parked behind the Marine Midland Bank-Southern in Johnson City. CLARK E.

POLLARD, 19, of 524 East Main Endicott third degree grand larceny and second degree criminal possession of stolen property. Pollard allegedly stole 1300 to S400 worth of insulated copper wire from the Village of Endicott Light Department, burned the insulation off and sold the metal as used copper. DANIEL PLEWA, 27. of 339 Castle Creek Road, Town of Chenango second degree forgery. Plewa is accused of forging a pay check belonging to a fellow employe at Kroehler Manufacturing 75 Ely Binghamton, In August.

Indicted on third degree burglary were: EDWARD H. MOXHAM, 22, of Owego. Police said Moxham was found in the Queen Elitabeth Diner, 41 Henry Binghamton, at about 3:30 am. Nov. II by Binghamton Patrolman Milton Fro-pel.

HERMAN YOUNG, also known as Herman Anderson, 27, of 109 Court Binghamton. Young allegedly burglariied an apartment at 17Vj Grant Endicott, Nov. 14 and took a television set and a drill. WILLIAM H. DUNCAN, 33, of Har- pursville RD I.

The Indictment charged that Dungan, an employe of Murray Walter Construction Co. at the time, broke into the company offices on Azon Road, Johnson City, Nov. 14 shortly after midnight and stole 22 uncirculated silver dollars owned by Murray Walter. DANNY G. COLLINS, 25, of 215 Front Binghamton.

Collins allegedly broke Into the Firestone Store, 105 Chenango Binghamton, Nov. 24 and stole a television set and stereo equipment. DALE J. KARPEL, 23, of Dryden. Kar-pel and an 11-year-old Dryden youth eligible for youthful offender treatment were indicted on charges that they burglarized the Ford Hill Country Club in Whitney Point.

Aug. 24 and took golf clubs and other equipment valued at eoout MOO. indicted on driving while intoxicated were: RICHARD W. TODACK, 21, of 213 La France Road, Binghamton. He was arrested by Broome County Sheriff's Deputies at about 2 a.m.

Nov. It after the car he was driving struck a parked car on Jacob's Highway, Town of Chenango. 33 7 0Z. i lit "SPLASH SELF-BUTTERING POPCORN POPPER week. Purse Thefts Not Problem, Theokas Says The Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena has had its share of thefts of purses, according to Arena Manager Charles Theokas, but it is not a major problem.

"Whenever you get four or five thousand people together you run tt)e risk of a purse being stolen, but we think we have it under control," Theokas said. "They have been isolated incidents relative to the number of people." Theokas said most of the thefts at the Arena have been in temporary seating areas when purses have been left on the floor. The purses are usually recovered with the money that was in them missing, Theokas said. The Arena has not had to employ any extra security men, Theokas said. Binghamton police said they are investigating several complaints from women whose purses have been stolen while at the Arena.

Detective Lt. Paul DiNardo said larcenies of pocketbooks happen when they are placed on the floor next to seats and can be easily grabbed. Theokas was asked to comment on the situation as the result of a letter to the editor of The Press, written by a woman who had her purse stolen while attending an event at the Arena. Rights Group Schedules Speaker Mahlon T. Puryear, a National Urban League official, is scheduled to speak at the Broome County Urban League's first annual Equal Opportunity Day program Dec.

19. Puryear, director of the league's economic development department, will speak at the luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in the Triple Cities Ballroom of the Treadway Inn. Sigmund A. Smith, president of Broome Community College, will serve as luncheon chairman.

Individuals are expected to attend from the fields of industry, business, government and education, according to league spokesmen. The purpose of the luncheon is to bring recognition to persons who have made contributions to equal opportunity and affirmative action efforts, they said. Puryear has served in several leadership positions with the National Urban League. Johnson City firemen last night approved a tentative contract that many firefighters say they do not wholeheartedly support. "A lot of the men were disgruntled," said Raymond F.

Caprari, president of local 921, Association of Firefighters. "It was a close vote." The contract, which must still be formally approved by the village, granted firemen a pay raise, time-and-a-half pay on emergency calls and holdovers, a death benefit clause and some educational benefits. It did not include provisions for overtime pay for the two hours extra they work each week or for a minimum manpower clause that would have assured 12 men on duty at all times. "We lost a few and they lost a few," Caparari said before the vote last night. THE PAY RAISE is retroactive to June 1, when the old contract expired.

It includes an across-the-board increase of $950 for firemen. Caprari was disappointed with the lack of the minimum manpower clause. "I believe in minimum manpower," he said. Minimum manpower involves the safety of the firemen and of the taxpayers, he added. He said having a minimum of 12 men on duty would pro- -vide better fire protection for village residents, in addition to aiding firemen, who he said use the buddy system when working inside burning buildings.

A fire truck should not have to be sent out with just one, or two, or three men, he said. The contract must now be approved by the village board, which has already given tentative approval to it. Johnson City Mayor Michael R. Savich today said he is hoping for final approval by the board "as soon as possible." The final working of the contract is to be drawn up by attorneys for the firemen and the village board. THE NEW CONTRACT expires May 31, 1975, so negotiations on a contract for the following year will probably commence next month.

Caprari today said negotiations usually begin in January, when firemen send registered letters to the mayor and board of trustees saying they want to open negotiations. Approval of the contract probably will bring a halt to a village challenge to the constitutionality of binding arbitration provisions of the Taylor Law. Savich said the village officials will confer with the village attorney on the future of the suit, but he added he felt there will be no reason to con Eagle Hay Patrols Up EAGLE BAY (AP) State Police Maj. Robert S. Char-land said Thursday daily patrols of an Indian encampment at nearby Moss Lake will be increased on orders from Gov.

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