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Star-Gazette from Elmira, New York • 14

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4-H Judging Begins as Steuben Fair Opens HELP! BATH Judging of 4-H entries was the starting activity as the 151st annual Steuben County Fair got under way Monday morning, officially started with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at dusk. A host of county, local and fair officials were among those at the grandstand stage as Heather Solsky of Campbell, the 1970 Miss Finger Lakes, grandstand show starting at 3 p.m., including with drawings for free bicycles. The Al Martin Revue, mainstay of the nighttime grandstand shows, also begins-today. It continues nightly through Saturday. Headliner act of the first revue show tonight will be country music star Hank Snow, a top guitarist and vocalist snipped the ribbon signifying the start of the seven-day fair.

Among them were county Board of Supervisors Chairman F. Howard Hurlbut of Arkport and fair secretary, William Carlson of Bath, in charge of presenting the yearly event. Exhibitors and conces-sionaires were busy erecting their offerings as the judging of 4-H foods and clothing projects vas started at 9:30 a.m. They continued through the day and were still at it as the fair gates were officially open to the public at 4 p.m. The initial nighttime grandstand program was the Stoney Roberts auto demolition derby, which played to a good crowd.

Today the first of two youth days featuring reduced ride rates and a special Other featured show acts are the Bobb; Burges-Cindy King dance team of the Lawrence Welk Show on Wednesday, the Harmonic Rascals Thursday, singer Connie Smith on Friday and the Vogues on Saturday. Harness racing is set for Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Post time is 2 p.m. for all three days. UR Acquisition Funds Received Council as part of the mon should start by mid-week, he added.

Some HUD monies have been used to pay HUD auditing and inspection fees, $79,132, a HUD survey and planning grant, $198,965 and interest on the grant, $27,369, Sheaffer said. With the amount left, plus $51,557 appropriated by Com- CORNIXG The Corning Urban Renewal Agency has received a $575,000 direct loan from the Housing and Urban Development Agency, UK Director James S. Sheaffer announced Monday. city's share of project costs and cash on hand, the agency has a bank deposit of about $350,000 to start the acquisition phase of the renewal program, Sheaffer said. Seeley Creek Isn't Rated for Stcimming Could you HELP! solve a few problems for me? The first concerns a small swimming hole in back of RL 328 before yon reach Pine City.

Many people use it, yet we question this since Seeley Creek at the bridge in Webb Mills looks polluted and this water is nsed by cows before it reaches the swimming point. Is this safe for local children? Also, are there any bee hive removers in Elmira or the area? We have a large hive under- the roof eaves that must be removed, and we're not do-it-yourselfers! One last problem daily use of a tar preparation in the bath has left ugly stains on the tub and the tiling of the floor. These spots defy removal. We've tried everything! Any ideas from HELP! or readers which would not interfere with septic tanks would be appreciated. A.M.S.

Pine City HELP! would not recommend swimming there, but not for the reasons you cited. Seeley Creek is not classified for swimming. Being an unofficial swimming area, there is no life guard on duty, which might be the greatest hazard to children. HELP! was told that probably the quality of the water would not present a safety problem. HELP! knows of an area man who does this type of work occasionally (bee hive removal).

We put him in contact with you. Your third question, HELP! is sorry to say, we can't solve. Seems you've tried all the solutions HELP! can offer, so it looks like our readers will have to try and HELP! you. The agency can apply foi xne money wiu enaDie tne city UR agency to start ac- VT 1 -L A L1 quiring properties in the down- wJJtlTLJLV. VTA Wij XJ." another $523,000 in state finan- ci a assistance after 16 proper- agreements have been reached, mira' N.Y.

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1970 1-g. 11 tics have been acquired, Sheaffer said. A 1 1 1 if heaffer said. "3r tM fetruSfto Glen Vote On $142,242 Budget Addition $142,242, an increase of 19.9 per cent.

A hearing on the budget will be held Thursday evening at 8 in the high school auditorium. Voting on the options will be held in the school cafeteria Sept. 3 from 2 to 8 p.m. Items approved will be added to the contingency budget and tax levies will be increased to pay the costs. The items are: Transportation in the amount of $43,251, with a tax increase of 6.4 per cent to allow a one mile walking limit for students instead of a two mile walking limit for kindergarten through HELP! Hastings Objects To 'Other' Party "If it is that easy for a newspaper to err over the two names, think what it could mean to the voters Hastings wrote Lomenzo.

Soon after our daughter was born, along with the rest of the usual "junk mail," a juvenile life insurance policy came to us that raises some questions in our minds. The $1,000 policy requires no physical examination of the baby, guarantees a no-increase premium, says that there is no obligation to renew the policy after the first year and offers the first year policy for free. It sounds too good to be true! I am sending along the information we received In hopes that you can HELP! us decide if we should go along with it So many of your readers have been bitten by things like this that have proven to be not all they claim to be. Please HELP! us decide. D.L.T.

Wellsboro HELP! can only present you with the facts and any past complaints on the company in question. The decision is yours. HELP! discovered that the Old Republic Life Insurance Co. is licensed in New York State, and the Better Business Bureau reported that they have received no complaints on the company. HELP! warns, as always, to study the contract carefully before signing.

WATKINS GLEN With the adoption of a $2,993,566.30 austerity budget by the Board of Education, residents of the Watkins Glen Central School District will be asked to vote Sept. 3 on seven items eliminated from the 1970-71 expenditures. The total options amount to Coming Gets Sewage Plant Funds CORNING The city's share of costs in the new $1,759,000 sewage plant will be further reduced, Mayor Joseph J. Nasser said Monday, because an additional $52,770 has been granted from the Federal Water Quality Administration of the Department of Interior. Announcement of the grant came from the office of Rep.

James F. Hastings. The grant which raises federal financial assistance for construction of the sewage plant to $1,006,409, reduces the city's share from $227,660 to $224,870, the mayor said. Corning also received $527,700 from the state under the Pure Waters Program, the mayor said. Red Cross 'Boat' Drive Migrant Cut In Scuffle Howard Gaynor poses with big cucumber he grew in Steuben County Jail garden.

Giant Jail-Grown 'Cuke9 on Display BATH Howard Gaynor of Howard, outside guard at the Steuben County Jail, got some eye-popping attention Monday as he came to the open vegetable exhibit at the county fair. And not because he was in uniform. Gaynor put on display one of the largest cucumbers ever shown at the annual event, which opened Monday. The fat cuke is 10 inches long, 11 inches in circumference and weighs 2Vt pounds and Gaynor grew it at the county jail garden. He and two inmates, both trustees, grow a wide variety of vegetables yearly in the half-acre garden beside the jail just north of Bath, all of which go to feed jail inmates.

"We really got some good looking stuff this summer," said a beaming Gaynor. He stressed that the big cuke and several tomatoes he also brought from the jail garden were "just on display" and not entered in competition. The jail garden's output is a factor in keeping down food costs the year-round. Some vegetables are frozen and used throughout the rest of the year. "We just thought it would be interesting for people to see the cucumber and perhaps learn there is a jail garden," said Gaynor as he turned over the cuke to Mrs.

Viola Gleason, an exhibits hall aide at the fair. Truck Overturns, Cohocton Man Hurt ALLEGANY, N.Y. (AP) -Rep. James F. Hastings filed an objection Monday with New York's secretary of state, claiming that the use of the name "Conservation party" on the November ballot could be easily confused with the Conservative party.

In a letter to Secretary of State John P. Lomenzo, the Republican-Conservative nominee said the confusion between the two parties could result in voters casting ballots for candidates not their choice. Rep. Richard L. Ottinger, the Democratic-Liberal candidate for the U.S.

Senate from New York, and Adam Walinsky, the parties' attorney general nominee, have circulated petitions to gain a third line on the ballot under the Conservation label. As an example of the confusion, he cited an error made by a daily newspaper in his Southern Tier district when it recently mixed up the two parties in explaining party symbols. eighth grade and a three mile limit for high school students. K-12 supplies, $38,666, tax increase of 5.5 per cent; student supplies for English, art, industrial arts, reading, etc. If this option is not passed, each student would be charged for supplies used.

Athletic programs, 2.8 per cent; salaries, insurance, transportation, official's fees, for football, basketball, and other inter-scholastic sports, would result in additional $4,000 revenue. Instructional equipment, $21,275.00 3.1 per cent; apparatus for science, machines for industrial arts, machines for business education, audio visual equipment for all programs. Library books, 1 per cent increase; books for the library. K-6 text books, 6 per cent increase; if this option is not passed, it would be necessary to charge students for the book use. Cafeteria subsidy, $3,500.

4 per cent; the subsidy would, allow the cafeteria to serve hot lunches at 40 cents for students and 75 cents for adults. With anticipated revenues of $2,326,066.30, the district will raise $667,500 in local property taxes to balance the budget, a tax decrease of about 1 per cent over last school year. Driver Faces Drunk Charge After Mishap CORNING William M. Davis, 33, of 110 College Gibson, was arraigned in City Court Monday and posted $250 bail on a charge of driving while intoxicated. City police said the Davis car skidded across Tioga Ave.

and struck two posts at the drive-in entrance of Corning First National Bank and Trust Co. at about 1:40 Monday morning. The vehicle continued on and struck a car owned by Mary L. Keefer of 315Denison Pkwy. E.

and then parked in the bank lot. Davis' adjournment has been set for Sept. 23 pending results of a blood-alcohol test. HELP! BATH Police Monday reported an assault involving personal injuries sustained with a broken wine bottle. Sylvia N.

Natiel, 22, of the Dennis Edwards labor camp Sunday admitted a third degree assault charge and paid a $25 fine before Cohocton Justice John Cleveland. She was involved in an altercation at the camp Saturday night with another camp resident, John Coleman, who sustained cuts of the scalp, left shoulder and left knee. He was treated and released from Davenport Hospital. 2 of 3 Youths Admit Theft of Motorcycle Saturday I would like HELP! to find the total number of 1929 "Model 60" Chrysler coupes made and their selling price. Also, addresses of people, companies or reading material concerning proper procedures in restoring antique and where original parts for this model can be found.

Can yon Richard C. Schmidt Sayre Chrysler, a late entry into the automotive world, was first introduced in January 1924. In the first year, 32,000 were sold, but HELPJs sources were unable to pinpoint the exact number produced and sold in 1929. It is suggested that you join the W.P.C. (Walter P.

Chrysler) Club, 17916 Trenton Castro Valley, 94546, which is dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and enjoyment of Chrysler Corp. automobiles. You also might find it and interesting to join the New York-Pennsylvania Twin Tiers Region Vintage Ford Club, which is closely associated with all the other local and national clubs devoted to historical automobiles. Two of the principal magazines devoted to the hobby and serving as "parts sources" are Hemming Motor News, Box 380, Bennington, Vt, 05201, and Cars and Parts, P.O. Box 299, Sesser, 111., 62884.

HELP! was told that once you join a few clubs and are receiving a few hobby magazines, you'll find yourself on the meet invitational and mailing lists of many other antique auto clubs and related commercial suppliers and publishers. That should HELP! BATH Robert A. Mehlen-bacher, 52, of Cohocton RD 2 was slightly injured about 2:30 p.m. Monday when the truck he was driving on an expressway contraction site just west of Avoca overturned down an embankment. Bath state police said he sustained abrasions of the left cheek and complained of chest and side pains.

He was treated at Davenport Hospital and released. Robert Leclair of Dansville, a CORNING Three youths were charged with grand larceny in the third degree stemming from the theft of a motorcycle Aug. 18. Jesse C. Gillette, 20, of 89 Ontario St.

and Gerald D. Makin, 20, of 52 Cohocton St. admitted the charge Monday afternoon before Corning Town Justice Clayton F. Robinson. Both youths posted $50 bail for sentencing Sept.

21. A third youth, George H. Makin, 18, of Corning RD 3 denied the charge and was released under a directive to post a $1,000 property bond while waiting for his case to be held for the Steuben County grand jury. The motorcycle, owned by Richard Digiacomo of 43 High was taken from a roadside rest on Rt. 414 in the Town of Corning, state police said.

BATH The northern Steuben Red Cross organization will conduct its annual "boat" fund drive on Saturday on Keuka Lake. Volunteers will use boats in calling on residents along the lake shore. Donations will be used to support swimming, water safety, small craft programs and other regular programs, such as blood bank, disaster relief and service to military families. Chapter chairman, Eugene Trant of Bath, said there is a $3,000 deficit in funds for these services and asked lake residents "to be generous when a Red Cross volunteer calls." The boat-to-cottage solicitation has enabled the chapter to function in the past few years, he said in citing its importance. HELP! 11 mm iigraiMMI www QWMM mil llll WiliyyjlIIMIIIIi IMW.idlMM iMMBMMiJ11J 'x 1 passenger in the truck owned by S.

J. Groves Son Co. of Hornell, jumped from the vehicle just before going down the embankment and he apparently was not injured, police said. A load of steel mesh on the truck shifted, causing it to slide over the embankment, roll over and stop upright 50 feet down the embankment, state police said. F.K.

Heyniger, Ex-Corningite, Dies in Mass. CORNING Frank K. Heyniger of Lawrenceville, N.J., a former resident and member of a prominent Corning family, died Monday in South Dartmouth, Mass. He was 53. Mr.

Heyniger was the son ol Ella Kingsley Heyniger, whc resides at 70 E. Fifth and the late John V. Heyniger. Mr. Heyniger was a graduate of Lawrenceville School and Princeton University, Class oi 1940.

He was a teacher at the Lawrenceville School and directoi of the lower school and member of the history department. He was president of the In-terscholastic Golf Association member of the board of Fa School, Southboro, anc Lawrenceville School He married the former Adelaide Cole in 1946. Driver Posts Bail On Drunk Charge CORNING Leroy W. Brodhead, 44, of 357 W. Seconc St.

was arraigned in City Cour). Monday and posted $250 on i charge of driving while intoxicated. Brodhead was stopped al about 1:20 Monday morning bj city police. His case was adjourned to Sept. 23 pendinf results on a blood-alcohol test Deaths MONDAY Could you please HELP! me find the 45 RPM record of "That's Where I Went Wrong" by the Poppy Family? Mona Porter Elmira Heights The Record Shop, 129 W.

Water, and Bush's Music and Radio House, Penn Yan, both carry this recording in a 45 RPM. Wheeland, Miss Florence B. 430 Pennsylvania Ave DeWaters, Amelia 590 Orchard St. Heyniger, Frank K. Law- renceville, N.

J. Feedback Susko, William E. (Wash) 111 Horseheads El mira Heights. DeMott, Mrs. Fannie Du-vall 705 Perry Watkins Glen.

Towner, Wilbur (Bud) 606 McDowell Place. SUNDAY To Jeanne Bollen, Elmira: I have lots of small and large jars, most of them the small peanut butter jars. If this would my address is 28 Glen Ave. Ida Gardner Corning McCormick, Miss Anna. i 127 Tillinghast Place, Buffalo.

Powers, Infant Son of Donald and Diane Powers 254 College Elmira Heights. Martin, Mrs. Nellie Bing-hamton. Fultz, Ray F. Geneva.

(Details of Death Notices on Page 16.) HELP! is a public service for answering questions or solving problems. All questions must be in writing and include name, address and telephone number. No phone calls. Not all letters can be used and none can be acknowledged. Write to HELP! Star-Gazette.

Elmira. N. Y. 14902. Full names will be used in letters involving commercial and industrial concerns and institutions.

On all other Questions, if yon request, we will withhold your name and use only Initials for publication. i Aim Fire' The newly formed Webb Mills Fire Department Women's Hose Team, believed to be first in the Twin Tiers, is ready to accept challenges from area female teams in the Labor Day Old Home Day celebration at the fire station. They are (from left) Mrs. Richard Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Harner, Mrs.

Harold Reynolds, Mrs. Robert Farwell, Mrs. Larry Petsky and Mrs. Robert Gill..

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