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It 3 THE POST-STAR, GLENS FALLS, N.Y., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1964 Backward Glances By Howard C. Mason Atlas Site Has Blaze ths air-oonditioner mad to much noise they couldn't sleep. Both parties have invited th Judge to a personal Inspection The Judge agreed and added, "I really hope both sides will cool down and we can get it settled. COOL PROBLEM BARTOW, Fla. UR An alr-! conditioner is supposed to drop temperaturesbut the temperature of a Burs tow family is rising as the resultr.

Neighbors filed suit against the family because Skiers Plan For Party A Leap Year's Eve party will FOR. BANKING AT ITS BEST IN WASHINGTON COUNTY The Glens Falls Waterworks John Keenan, one of the pio- ing concern and they had re- neers In the early development! cently built a concrete draught bo held at the Hitching, Post of Glens Falls, was the founder tube at considerable expense. leaf Man Perfects of the Glens Falls waterworks, As I recall, they got $22,500, The first reser- whereas the Kane's fulls Electric1 tomorrow from 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. by the Ski Bummers Club.

Jim Jadaut's orchestra will furnish the music for dancing. The public has been Invited, people were satisfied with $10,000 voir on West Mountain was since they were the last one. and tickets may be obtained at the door. "Dofrpatch" attire is Drive tn Mindiy through Wednisday 1:30 a.m. tt 3 p.m..

I Thursday 8:30 a.m. to I p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lobby Monday through Wednesday 8 a.m.

to p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Pirsonal Loan ft Timo Sales Safe Deposit Box area named for him. People scoffed at his ideas at first 1 because they did y- not think there requested by the committee in charge of arrangements, accord on the stream and not so affected by loss of power. Instructed to Settle The Halfway Brook is a slow moving stream with few steep places or falls. The most valuable site for a dam is at Tripoli. A natural fall of 22 feet, ing to Miss Ginger Silverman, An Atlas missile site near Wlllsboro was the scene of a fire Tuesday but U.8.

Air Force officials said It was limited to one underground silo from which the missile itself had been removed. A spokesman for the Pittsburgh Air Force Base said the fire could have been more serious had a missile been, in the site. The fire was reportedly touched off by a welder's torch. The silo Is being modified under a government contract, and the missile had been removed to allow the work, officials said. There were no injuries and very little damage, the Air Force reported.

Fire fighting and rescue equipment traveled 28 miles from the base to the missile site when the alarm was sounded, i chairman. i iwouid be enougn water pressure to The Club has returned from a three-day trip to Sugarbush There' were noeer wjtn a chance for im- Valley. Mad River Glen and Glen Ellen in Vermont. The trip was Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday surveys made at pounding a pond of at least 100 WASHINGTON COUNTY DRIVE-IN OFFICE UPPER BROADWAY, FORT EDWARD rnaay a.m.

to 4 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. TltJV HEARING AID MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. A remarkably tiny hearing aid has been perfected by a man who has been hard of bearing for nearly ten years.

This small device has no dangling cords or separate transmitting units and represents a new and unusual design idea in a product to restore natural hearing. It was developed especially for those persons who can hear but can't understand. This new hearing instrument provides "ear-level" hearing with the wearer picking up speech, sounds, television and reoMo at his ear. Due to the use of transistors, the user cost Is extremely low, The Instrument weighs only oz. It is about the size of a sewing thimble hardly noticeable yet powerful Send your name and address on a postcard to TELEX, Dept.

3054 Excelsior Minneapolis, Minn. You will be sent full Information without any obligation whatever. the time and the system was In HOWARD MASON stalled merely on his conviction that It would work which, of course, it did. As years went by, ana tne need When you're in a hurry or any timo you can't beat the service at the Drive-In Window of our Washington County Drive-in Office. Start enjoying this modern banking convenience now.

acres behind the dam, made Tripoli a busy place that turned, more wheels than any other wa-; terpower on the brook. It had a grist mill and cider mill operated by Fred Bullion; a sawmill run by the Van Dusens from West Mountain; a woodworking shop run by Ed and Jim Taylor and a trip-hammer shop which Peter Allard operated. I was instructed to settle with everyone arose, other reservoirs were added to the system. taken by 25 members. At the meeting scheduled tonight at 8 :30 at Kyser's Inn, final arrangements for the last trip of the year will be made.

Reservations for the trip, scheduled for the Stowe area in Vermont must be made by Thursday. The club will stay at "The Mountaineer," and the trip will be made by bus. The weekend of March 13, 14 and 15 has been selected. A social hour at 7:30 will precede the business meeting tonight. I I remember two winters when the streams froze up in early Monaco is a small principality on the Mediterranean surrounded on all' but the sea side by the French Department of the Alps Mari times.

on record wno naa ever used Glens Falls National BANK and TRUST COMPANY December before the reservoirs were adequately filled for the winter. The city was obliged to pump directly from the Halfway Brook. The Halfway Brook was the largest flow of pure water waterpower here. The smallest settlement was for $25 to a Civil War veteran, Royal Bullion, Open Thurs. till 9 Sot.

to 5 left untouched and this pumping FORT EDWARD WASHINGTON COUNTY father of Fred, who had the GLENS FALLS QUEENSBURY Approximately 77 per cent of; led to lawsuits against the city. Mill owners further down the Turkey's population derives its income from agriculture. About right to go in the mill and grind whatever grain he might grow on his farm. He was very pleas MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 20 million acres are in forests. stream claimed damages tor loss of waterpower but they proved so little damages that most of them never collected.

In the ed with his Many of these waterpower users did not own any land but it was common practice in those days to give rights to use the winter of 1904-05 Fred Bullion A buy of a lifetime! FRIGIDAIRE RANGES and DISHWASHERS LENTEN UALUES water when it was flowing over Save up to 00 the top of the dam. The Frelon Orcutt property in Pattens Mills was also sold to the city for $500. Mr. Orcutts was awarded a Judgment against the city In the amount of seven cents. At the Plug Mill, where the city pumped from the brook, there was a flow of 54 million gallons per day, while at Tripoli, where Mr.

Bullion's mill was located, there was a daily flow of over 50 million gallons, so it seems the damage to him must, have been slight. woodworking shop secured its power by means of a tube out of the side of the mill flume. 1 Buy Now and Save! Glens Falls people now living have reason to thank thes fore- for the lady who pushes the cart Discover os thousands of our customers hove, thot IGA means complete selection, quality products, friendly service and low prices every day. If you haven't already paid a visit to our store, we urge you to come in today. Give us the opportunity to show you the many advantages you can enjoy by doing all your food shopping ot IGA.

fascl-'sighted men who realized that Falling water always nated me. Even at five or six the city would need the water Toblefresh BREAD King Size Loaves loaves 69c No down payment Take 2-yrs. to pay Budget terms Ai little as 25c day years I was building little dams and took steps to secure it while and water wheels in the creek it was possible to do so. I es-that ran in back of our house Jpecially want to give credit to When I would take the grain toTJr, Fred Fielding. Whenever the grist mill for my father I we would meet he never failed to always had to go down to watch press the cause of an ample the water go over the dam.

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I i it rx7i December 1904 was the Pattens' Mills grist mill. This mill was built in 1802 and operated for: over 100 years. As soon as I bought it a man approached me who wanted to lease the dam supposedly for the purpose of UfM 3 GCEAT AYS lb PICNICS 'if 39 BACON 55c fh7s operating the mill. He leased it and promptly sued the city for loss of water power as so many1 others were doing. In spite ofj his enterprise he never collected Bumble' Bet a cent.

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