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Walton Grange Turns Down State Offer To Buy Hall For Guard Use Walton Guard ln ro Asking Price Of $25,000 Delays Sale WALTON Negotiations for sale of Grange Hall to York Slate for Armory use have broken down, according to Capl. Robert C. McCoy, commanding officer of Company H. The National Guard captain announced yesterday, that the slate's offer of $12,000 has beep rejected by Grange members. Asking price by the Grange Is $25,000.

The building, constructed "around 18RG," was originally the home of Walton's National Guard unit. housed the unit until the Spanish-American War. Offers for the building, constructed of brick, were first made by the Albany office of the A a General's Department. That was on January 19. The proposed price was $7,500.

Since that January date, the guard has raised the sun) to the present $12,500. Officials at the Armory said yesterday that If the building Is acquired, it would be used for storage of the company's vehicles. A new concrete floor would be put in, they said, in addition to a new steel door for entrance of trucks and tanks. Company presently, Is storing its mobile equipment outside the armory without the benefit of any enclosed space. Promotions Train Suspension On Erie Protested ANNUAL DINNER HELD Cooperstown Clamber of Commerce held its annual dinner in Sherry's Restaurant during which eight newly elected directors were named.

Following the dinner, Herbert E. Pickelt spoke on "Competi Left to right are: C. H. Bantham, vice president and director, Mr. Pickett and Lester J.

Clark, chairman in charge of dinner arrangements. (Star Staff Coopers! own Club Hears Minister COOPERSTOWN The Rev. Kenneth E. Hardy, pastor of the First 'Baptist Church, discussed the travails of young ministers' learning their proies sion through daily experiences to. Rotary Club yesterday in Cooper Inn.

Using the subject, "How Green Is My Pastor?" Mr. Hardy related his experiences in learning how to administer to the needs of all types of people, stating that first a pastor must Cooperstown Board Announced COOPERSTOWN Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner in Sherrys Restaurant Monday night i which election- of directors was announced. Named were: Theodore W. Bellows, Russell Blodgett, Edward R. Costello, Theodore P.

Feury, H. 'Gregory Lippitt, John A. Shipman, Harry Spencer and Richard A. White. Herbert E.

Pickett, speaking on the subject, "Competition," declared competition In phases of life Is necessary ar.d essential for the preservation of liberty and that when com. petition is removed, government takes away Individuals' liberty. He advocated controlled competition as against rig-Id and free competition. High Cooperstown Central School Pupils Placed On Honor Roll COOPERSTOWN--Cooperstown Central School, District No. 1 has announced the following honor roll students, based on grades of the past ten weeks: WALTON Fourteen- men have received promotions since DELHI--Delaware County Board of Supervisors the beginning of January, Capt.

I yesterday went record as opposing the proposal of the Robert C. McCoy, commanding; bne Railroad to suspend operations, effective February officer of Co. National 23, of two passenger trains serving the southern section Guard, said yesterday. of the county. I Durlnr the same period six Supervisor Vincent Elwood, ONEONTA STAR 3 Feb.

11, 1953 new enlistees have joined the croup. Promotions: Sergeant, Tracy S. Bowker, Sidney; corporals, Paul Dropp, DcLancey, Foster W. Bulles, Granton and Robert D. James, Unadilla.

Private first class: Thomas M. Goodrich, Richard D. Northrup, Walton, Richard D. 27 and 26, are both afternoon fr Ne Yo well as passengers. Prolest Expected Vilage of Hancock also Is expected to enter a vigorous Schelner, Franklin, Charles E.

protest against curtailment of Norwich and John C. the service, Mr. Elwood said. 5lFirstAid Class Starts In Walton to Stoddard, Delhi. Private, trade E-l to E-2; William V.

Dean, Verne M. Taylor and John R. Townsend, all. Walton. Floyd Finkle, Delhi and Ronald R.

Loucks, Norwich. Enlistees: David E. Baker and Robert A. Mann, Walton, Kenneth F. Fowlston, Norwich, Anthony F.

Kraiza Jr. and Gerald J. Klein, Delhi, and Robert Peck, Rock Rift. Carol Thomas Allen, I 3ale Apman, Gerald Armstrong Linda Jarvis, Virginia Hobert Jerson, Gary i Johnson, Susan Johnson, David Lorna Aunger, Esther Babcock, Jones Lamont Jones, Mary Lou Patricia Bachanas, Elinor Alice Kanei Ann Kie CI com, Richard Balcom, Sharon Elizabeth 'Kieler, Sandra i IBalcom, Gary Baldinger, James Stephen King, Susan King, Barrett, William Barrett, Har- Stanley Kinrie, Terry Klepey net Bauer, James Bell, Palricia I Bonnie Knapp, Frederick Knapp, Paula Bellamy, Roxanne; Roxanne Knapp, Sara Retiring president, Raymond Bordlcy, Bonnie Boyd, i i picsiueiu, xxayjiiunu learn his community attitudes. Collins named a i a Patricia Armstrong, Neal Alwe I John Aufmulh, Patricia Aufmuth, Bellows, Richard Benman, Barb-; Tonya' Knapp, Judith Kniskern, ara Bennetl, Nancy Bird, Addi-j Venita Kosoc, Judith Krumpus.

son Bissell, Boyd Bissell. Barbara Kubls, i a Margaret Blencoe, Rilth Blcn- Kubis, Edward Kukenberger, coe, Ernest Bloomer, Mnlcolm, Frank Kukenberger, Peter La- Bloomcr, Joyce Bolster, Joseph jcijan, Booan, Mary Boonn, James Roscoe Besides the necessity of learning the same interpretation of a community's language, new pastors should improve their faults through experiences, hoping to help bring about a better world as they go along, he said. committee to report at the or- ganization meeting of the Cham- ber of Commerce, scheduled for; 8 p.m., February 16, in Village Library building. Those serving on this committee are: Allen C. Watts, chairman; John H.

Schneider Jill Bralton, Richard James Bridgur, Lois Brlgliam, -T Brondaway, Faye Brown, More than half of all presi- dents of the United States have Chester W. Ingalls was chair- been college graduates. Funeral Notices WKIGIIT George A i Sidney Feb. 9, 1953. Aged 57.

Funeral services Thursday, Feb. 12. 1953 at 2 p. m. from the Joyce Funeral Chapel, Unadilla.

Interment in the Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Unadilla. Friends may call at the Funeral Chapel. man of the election committee comprised of Rowan D. Spraker G. Murdock Hussell Blodgett, J.

Leith Violette, Gilbert E. Cummings and Ernest R. Lippitf. Lester J. Clark was chairman In charge of banquet arrangements.

Assisting Mr. Clark with plans were: Raymond C. Collins, Walter R. SUTHERLAND--Mrs. Edith in Cooperstown, Feb.

9, Bennett, Harold J. Smith Charles A. Wick. Directors continuing to serve on the board are: Clayton H. Alton G.

Dunn Bowen, Brafton Brldger, Wllmn Briilgcr, ter Brighaiii, Richard Judith Christine Brunner, Julia Brim ner, Marlon Bryant, Leroy Billion. Helen Bundy, Frances Buller, Marion Butler, Richard Buller, Stephen Butler, Susan Butler, Barbara Brynes, Dorothy Campbell, Richard Cary, Richard Patricia LaDuke, Constance Larsen, Joan Larsen, Judith Larsen, Floyd Laymon, Patricia Leary, Mary 'Ellen Leary, Barbara Lee, Adaire Lehmkuhl, Wayne Len'nebacker, Steven Lincoln, Howard Lin- Judith Ltndstadt, Janet Lippitt, Sarah Lippitt, Elaine Marr, Virginia Marr, Kathleen McDonough. Michael McDonough, Harriet McGown, David McRorle, Suzette Mead, Paula Michaels, Wilson Michaels, Carole Mihalko, Joyce Frank Miller, Catherine Mitchell, Barbara Chambers, James Chance. Perry ook, Dorothy Moore Frances Chapman. Beverly Chase.

George Moore, William ne Chase, Patricia Chase, Barton Moore, Timothy Morris, Barbar; a a Caroling Maureen Clancy. -Michael Clancy, Yvonne Clouthier. Joseph Coleman. Morganna Coleman, Patricia Coleman, Roger Coleman, Linda Collier, Stuart Collier, Elizabeth Conklin, Rosemary Cop. Peter Costello, Marcia Cozzens, Nancy-Lou Cozwens, Leslie Crain, Patricia Crain, Rich- Clancy, i Mosher, James Mbyer, Emily Munford, Monte Munford, Phyllis Murdock, Barbara Nagel- 1953.

i Joseph P. Leary, Allen ard Crain slip Cross, Char- Feb. 9, 1953. Funeral services Watts, John H. Schneider, Har- Thursday, Feb.

12, 1953 at 2 Baldinger, Robert W. p.m. Iran the McCall Funeral Crooks, Richard M. Shepard, Home, Delhi. Interment in the John A.

Sill and Gordon S. West Delhi Cemetery, 'c i lends Winnie. may call at the Funeral Home. I CATOR Mrs. Sarah in Troy Feb.

9, 19ri3. Funeral services Thursday, Feb. 12, 1953 at 8:45 a.m. from the Rothery Funeral Home followed by Requiem Mass at 9:30 a.m. from St.

Daniel Bossard Funeral Held les Curtis. Rhys Curtis, George Daly, Duane Davis, Earl DeMare, Paul DeMare, Peter. De-i Puy, Barbara DeSena, Douglas nickcnson, Charles Dictcrle, Holly Dieterle, June Dictcrle, Roger Duda, Carol Eaton. Margaret Eaton. Priscilla Eckler, Rebekah Eckler.

David Eldridge, John Eldridge, Funeral services for Daniel. Thomas Eldridge, Paul Elkan, E. Bossard, Oneonta RD 1, who' Paul Ellsworth. Robert Ellsworth, died Saturday at Binghamton. Carol Emerson, John Famulare, Mary's Church.

Interment later i Hospital, were held John Fcrrcbee, Theodore Feury, in the Mount Calvary afternoon at The Bookhoul Fu- Joan. Fowley, Donald 'Franklin, Friends may call at the Funeral neral Home, 357 Main St. Home. he Rev. George Thomson, pastor of the Main Street Bap VKRRY-Joscph-in Oneonta, Feb.l i Church, officiated.

The body 10. 1953. Aged 63 years. Funeral services Thursday, Feb. 12, 1953, at 2 p.

m. from the Lewis Funeral Home. Interment later in Plains Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p. m.

today. The family will, be in altendance. was placed in the Bookhout vault Irving Frills, Barbara Gilchrist, John Goddard, Sally Goddard, Sandra Goddard, Thomas Goodwin. Josephine Gorney, Frances Graham, Sandra. Greeley, Barton for later burial in Plains Ceme- Green, Lynn Green, James Green, Alice Grocsser, Carl Gus, Nancy Haddock, Mars' Elian Hanor.

Diane Hanson, F.llon rison. a i from out- of-town were Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn. West Norwood, N.

J. SMITH Walter J. hamlon Feb. 9, 1953 in Sing- Aged 76 Logging Finn Incorporates New York Department of State years. Fur.eral services Thurs- yesterday announced issuance of day Feb.

12, 1953 at 2 p. a corporate charter ol Delaware Jrom the Bookhout Funeral. Lumber Arkville, to con- Home. Interment later in the rl ct a 1() EKi and lumbering Plains Cemetery. Friends mav business.

call at funeral virp time. may home i ser-i Firm 200 capitalized wilh shares ol no-par-value stock. Listed as directors were Jasper PA(iK Mrs. Orra D'. in Arkville; Alvin Farber hi Feb.

9, 1953. Aged 90 years. anrt Edward Boxer. Margaretville. Funeral services Wednesday Attorney was Layman G.

Snyder, Feb. 11. 1953 at 8 p. from the Funeral Home. Brookiield.

Inlerment Brookfiold Cemetery. Hanson, i a Edwin Harrington, Harrington, Janet Har- iVfary Lou Harrison, Ronald Haus, Alan Hawley, i a Hawn, Van Zanrtt Hawn, Hayner, Joseph Heissan, Geraldine i a Hifjrlns, Ka- trlna Hoes, Jana Hotalinjr, Donna Howe, Charley Ilucstis. Elaine Huestis, Robert Huestis, Verne Huirhes, Cora Hunt. David Jackson, a a schmidt. Diane Nelson, Jean Nevll, Nancy Nevil, Suzanne Noakes, Shirley Omerzu, Joyce Ottaway, IJavry Parshail 3rd, Douglas Patterson, i Patterson, John Pernat, Shirley Pernat, Charlotte Perry, Lois Perry, Gerry Peters, Lee Peters, Ann Pink, Ralph Pink, Jullanna Plait, Virginia Platt, Joan Potter, -Eileen Powers, Peggy Pratt, William Preston, Anirelo Pugliese, Ronald Quake, Gary Rathbone, Elnora Rathbun, William a Elizabeth J.

Reed, David Rees, Mary Lou Rees, Margaret Reynolds, i a Bruce Robinson, Eleanor Rode, Don Rogers, Merrilyn Rogers, i 1 ot, Melody Root, Beverly Roseboom, Martha Roseboom, Robert Roseboom, William Ross, Margaret Ruhmsholtel, Robert Russell, Jamcs Ryan. Rodney Ryan, Paul Sahler, David Saint John, John Sanford, Mary Sanford, Ellen Santamour, Jacob Schaeffer, James Schaeffer, John Schaeffer, Linda Schneider, Michael Schneider, Philip Schneider, Gertrude Scott, Evelyn Solan, Jerry Selan, William Semrov. Karen Severud, Alice Shaw, iJanis Shepard, Julia Shepartl, Lawrence Shepard, a i a a Clay Sherman, Pamela Sherman, i i a JoAnne Sill, John Sill. Judith Skinner, i i Skinner, Lacey Smallwood, Carol Smith. Joan Smith, a Smith, a Church Plans Dedication, COOPERSTOWN--The First Baptist Church will hold a fellowship supper followed by a dedication of the new Fellowship Hall at 6:30 p.

m. Thursday. Litany of dedication will be given by the Rev, Kenneth E. Hardy, pastor, and former pastor, tho Rev. Theodore L.

Conklin, will greet the group. Presentation of Fellowship Hall will be given by Moses E. Lippitt, chairman of the building com- Railroad telegraphers and other trainmen working in the area I are opposed Iq the cancellation of the runs, Mr. Elwood told the board. He said a It might affedt Hie jobs of sev- men who have long seniority on the railroad.

The board heard District Game Manager Albert Hall discuss the proposal to employ a slate trappor, with the county paying one-half of the cost, in an effort to control rabies in the county. Proposal was referred to (he committee on disease control. Other Business County Highway Superintendent Malcolm MaePherson recommended to the board that a section of highway between Downsville and Roscoe be placed on the next order of highway construction under the federal aid program for secondary roads. The 'board concurred with the superintendent's recommendation. Veterans' Service Officer Herbert G.

Chamberlain was authorized to attend, at county expense, a conference in Syra- WALTON--Sixteen first-alders attended (he first class of the Red Cross first aid Instructor's course this week. The class, under the direction nf F.tnond Monceon, Eastern area ARC first ld and water safety representative, included members of the Sidney Center Emergency Squaa. First aid instructors a i refresher courses were Mrs. Grace Schermerhorn. Mrs.

Edna Gilmore, Mrs. Mildred Pralt, Mrs. I.eona Schercr, Jack Roberts and Barney Radeker. From Sidney Center were emergency sqund members i Garrison, i George Gregory, David Hoy, Philip Greene, Robert Elwood and Charlei Vermilyear. Hancock Chapter of the ARC M-as represented hy First Aid Chairman Richard Howell.

Attending from Walton were LloyoTHobbie, A Mrs. Irene Roberts, Mrs. Irene Kahrs, Ivan Clerk, Douglas Cranston and John Cranston. mittee, and Adelbert Blencoe, cuse, February 23 and 24 and president of the board of a i a rehabilitation conference cons and deaconesses will ac- Washington, March 3 to cept the dedication. Daniel Slover, -president of the board of trustees, will speak in on the significance of Fellowship Hall and the Cooperslown Men's Chorus will sing under the direction of Pershtng R.

Dickinson with George Connell, Commissioner H. L. Newkerk was also authorized to attend a conference of election commissioners of the state in Albany, February 16 and 17. Board Issued a proclamation designating March 2 as "National Guard Day" in Delaware ick, chairman i County, and urged people of the county to aid in recruit- piano accompanist. Mrs.

Kenneth Wi of the fellowship supper, a mcnt for the National, Guard, asked those attending- to bring! Board also revised a table service and a dish of food the amount of public money to pass. After the Prayer of Dedication and Benediction has been given, a brief business ing'will follow. Ancles Band To Sponsor Supper ANDES Striving to earn! $1,000 toward the cost of their! authorized for deposit in tho various banks of the county, on the grounds that It had meet- been found that funds at times I exceeded the amounts au- i fhorlzed to be deposited. Most of the Involved are received from the state for school purposes, the board was told. Rifoc XUlCS uniforms, members of Andes 1 School band arc spon'- ol JJl HCC soring a pancake supper, begin- 1 GRAND GORGE Funeral ning at 5:30 p.

m. today until services were held for Bruce all are served. The band has already raised about half of their goal, and a Werner, of the Grand Gorge program scheduled for early Methodist Church, officiating March, is expected to boost the The body was placed in the Porn at Ouderkirk Funeral Home i the Rev. George P. Cooperstown Seeks Blood COOPERSTOWN--Red Cross bloodmobile will visit the northern Otsego County chap- Cooperstown Pastor To Be Installed COOPERSTOWN--The Rev.

Kenneth English Hardy will be formally installed as pastor of the First Baptist Church ol Cooperstown in a service to be conducted at by the Baptist Association at 8 p.m. Sunday. Adelberl Bleneoe, president ol the Board of Deacons and Dei- conessea, Dr. Frederick W. Harding, piulor ot the First Baptist Church, Brookfield, and moderator of OlBogo Baptlnt Association, anil Dr.

Glenn H. Asqulth, executive tecrctary of The Baptist Missionary Convention, ot tho State of New York, Syracuse, nlll be the association's The Rev. Walter A. Henricks, rector ol Christ Church Episcopal, Is expected to give the call to worship and Invocation. The charge to the minister will be given by the Rev.

Walter R. Graig, pastor of First Presbyterian Church here and the charge to the church will be given by the Rev. Alfred Bentall, minister at large, Otsego County Council of Churches, Onconla. Dr. Asqulth will give the -installation sermon and Dr.

Harding will give the scripture rea'ding. Words of welcome will be given by The Rev. Theodore J. Stone, pastor of The Methodist Church here and president of Cooperstowo Council of Churches and by Mr. Blencoe.

Former Cooporstown Baptist Church pastor, tho Rev. Theodore L. Conklin, now associate executive secretary of New ITork SIMfl Council of Churches and tho Kov. Philip N. rilchcr, pastor of Milford Methodist Church and president of Otsego County Council ot Church will take part in the ceremony.

The Cooperstown Mcn'i Chorus, of which Mr. Hardy IE a member, will sing a selection ol hymns under the direction of Pershing Bulldln.g from 10 a. m. to 4 P. Thursday.

While the blood quota will remain at 125 pints, officials said yesterday that they hope the "take" will be 144 pints for the next three visits In order' to make up an increased demand for blood in this region "There seems to be an extra need for blood from regional hospitals and more blood is needed because the region as a whole has undertaken a quota for the gamma globulin. thermore, we should have had eight visits for the year, rather than the aUoted seven, We hope to make up the difference by uppfng the 125 quota to 144 pints," authorities said. Also, they declared, that while the, schedule for Thursday Is slowly being filled up, it Is a i i task due to Influenza and other Illnesses In the area. Dickinson, with George Connell, piano accompanist. Mr.

Hardy received his Bachelor of Aria degree in 1945 from Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, and his Bachelor Divinity at Col- gale Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, In 1948. He was pastor ot Chili Center Baptist Church, Chili, from 1947 to 1952 and wai chaplain ol Monroe County Penitentiary from 1947 to 1945 and chaplain of Rochester Stats Hospi ital from 1948 until 1952. Bnby Hurt In Tumble fund still more, in the CWton S. in Oneonla Feb. 9, 1953 Aged 56' yt-ars.

Funeral services Wedncs-j riay Feb. 11, at 2 p. from the Lewis Funeral Interment later in the Plains! Cemetery. Friends may call at funeral home from 7 to 9 p. loday.

I KII.F'ATKICK Frank A. in Onronta, Feb. 9, 1953. Aged 59 j-rars. Funeral services Wednesday Fch.

H. 1953 at 2 p. m. frtun Ihr? Bookhoul Funeral. Home.

357 Main St. Oneonta. i Interment in (he Oneonta Plains Crmetcry- Friends may call at i Ihc funeral home. roj Funeral S3 rnr FREE DEMONSTRATION YOUR HOME i Rebecca Smith, Richard Smith, Kalhryn Smith, Walter Smith, Benjamin Snyder, Bernice Snyder, Anne Sozzl, Elizabeth Spencer. Ann Spraker, Lois Staffin, Paul Staffin, Kathleen Stan- Carol Stapleton, Leona Stefan, Catherine Sterling, John Stone, Philip Slone, Hicharc! Stone, Lois Street, Cheryl Stringer, Emily sftcin, Frances Stucin, Mary Ann Stucin, Virginia Stucin, Carl Talbot, Stuart Talboi, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Taylor, Harriet Thayer, Gail Thomas, Sandra Thompson.

Margaret Tipple, Gale VanDen- burirh, i i a Wahl, Kathleen Watrath, William Wal- ralh, Robert WelgeV Terry Weir, Alva Welch, Joan Welch, Terry Whallns, Ernest Whltakcr, A i a White. i A Wick, Catherine Wick, Lois Wick, Nancy Wick. Susan Wlrk, Stephen Wllber. Dawn i Lois i Alice i a Margaret i man. Patricia Willis, i a Willis, Stephen Willsey, Barbara Winnie, JoAnne Winnie, Mary Winnie, Robert Winnie, Gordon Wright, Grace Yager, Colaine Young, Christine Yule and Barbara Zigon.

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