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Aug. 20, 1966 Oneonrc. Star '3 Mrs. Flora K. Dickinson leaves $34,669 to Delhi Hospital Bequest disclosed by Oliver By KEITH HARVARD Delhj bureau chief 'DELHI A of $34,069.45 from the estate of the late Flora Knapp Dickinson, for- nier Delhi resident, to the Delhi Hospital, has been announced by Jack Oliver, president of the i hospital's Board of Directors.

The money, given by Mrs. Dickinson without reservations or stipulations, will be placed in the hospital's general fund for use at the discrcation of the board. Mrs. Dickinson, who died at Daytona Beach, Florida, last year at the age of 86, was a longtime resident of New York City. 'She was in Delhi, a daughter of Edward and Jennie Knapp, and had spent her early years in this village.

She was educated in Elmira, and after completing teacher training, taught in Windham for five years. She later became interested in genealogy and was for many years associated in this work with the New York Public Library, where she had an office. In this connection, she did research in the origins and histories of many prominent fami- les, including those of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, noted New York City clergyman and author, and former Governor Thomas E. Dewey.

Mrs. Dickinson's band, Clarence Dickinson, a New York City realtor, predeceased her in 1957 at the age of 94. They had 'no children. The Dickinson bequest is the second of considerable size to be received in the past year by (lie Delhi Hospital, which in January announced a donation of one-half million dollars from the family of former Supreme Court Judge Lindsay O'Connor of Hobart. Walton Fair ends today WALTON--Today is the last day of the Delaware County for 1966 but there is much going on morning, afternoon and evening.

Tonight is one of the pbpular events of the week -the Drum Bugle Corps Show. $1,650 will be offered in prizes. The following corps will compete: Apalachin a i Apalachin; Arprior Lions, Ar- prior, Ontario; Barons Of Steuben, Corning; Copper i Cadets, Rome; St. Joe's Brothers, Batavia; Shore i Rochester. The Penn York Highlanders (Bagpipes) will also be on hand "both afternoon and evening.

And the stage acts will again take place. This afternoon the Penn York Highlanders will be in front the grandstand and there will be a Color Guard Contest, a Horse Show and the PeWee Tractor Pull. The fairgrounds will be buzzing with activity this morning too for there is the Heavyweight Tractor Pull, a -florse Show and the Antique a Market will be open all day. Plus all this is the midway, food booths including a clam bar and everything that makes a fair fun and exciting. Woman faces mental examination COOPERSTOWN An Albany woman charged with malicious mischief Thursday evening was apprehended by State Police of the Richfield Springs substation and committed to Binghamton State Hospital.

Mrs. Esther Monaghan, 49, a former resident of Cooperstown, was arrested at 11 p.m. on a warrant issued by Otsego's Peace Justice, John E. Casey of Cooperstown. The charge of malicious mischief was lodged by officials of the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown.

It i claimed that Mrs. Monaghan on the evening of July 28 broke a window in the nursing home by throwing a bottle with a note attached to it, State Police said. Justice Casey determined that Mrs. Monaghan is not capable of understanding the charge and committed her for a mental examination to the State Hospital. She was arrested by trooper R.

T. Stewart and transported by troopers Stewart and G. G. Loper to Binghamton. GE to talk NEW YORK (AP) The Electric Co.

will re- mme bargaining Tuesday, unto a court order, with a coali- iflji of unions headed by the IFL-CIO International Union of Metrical Workers, a company Spokesman said Friday. 2,750 pound pull The team entered by Hi Ranch of Sundown, strains to pull 2,750 pounds as indicated by the dial at the heavy team pulling contest at Delaware County Fail- in Walton. (Star staff photo) Tri-Coiinty Poultry competition postmasters have dinner GRAND GORGE The Tri- County Postmasters' Association held its summer meeting at the Oasis Restaurant, Oneonta, with Postmaster Samuel Bertuzzi as host. Sixty-two members and guests attended. Following dinner the business meeting was held during which a new postmaster, Ethel Peder- jscn, East Meredith, was introduced.

Guest speakers were Inspector Robert Bazin, Oneonla, and Postmaster Jack Cass, Palenville. Following the meeting the group was entertained by the Showing of slides by Kenny Kubin, DeLancey, taken when he toured Europe as a member of the Friendship Caravan in 1965. youth shows champion WALTON Bruce Amadon of Davenport won the award for Grand Champion Chicken in the 4-H Poultry Exhibit at the Delaware County Fair in Walton. Other winners were: George Hillis, Charlotteville, Champion Bantam Male; Bruce Amadon; Champion Bantam a Bruce A a Champion Standard Male, Bruce Amadon; Champion Standard Female, George Hillis. Other winners receiving excel, lent awards include: Rabbits: Debbie Amadon, Peter Anderson, Amy Anderson, i Dibble, Peggy Dibble, Lorraine Gabel, Mary Kenett, Donald McCoy, Elaine McCoy, Michael Father-daughter give for others Peggy Browning, 19 of TJnadilla, a first time donor and her father Reginald Browning, a long time giver, do their part to meet the increasing demand for blood.

Officials of the Red Cross Bloodmobile from Syracuse point out they have been asked to supply an additional 50 pints of blood a day from their 22 county area for use in Viet Nam. Peggy is a nurse's aide at The Hospital in Sidney. She plans on entering nurse's training in the fall. Her father is employed at York Modern Corp. in Unadilla.

With the a and daughter is nurse Mary Shanley. (Star staff photo) BARN POLES Penta-Pressure Treated McCoy. Chickens: Bruce Amadon, Debbie Amadon, Douglas Amadon, Jackie Amadon, Cynthia Campbell, Brian Ceresna, Steven Ceresna, Barbara Conklin, Emma Dent, Tom Dent, Lorraine Gabel, Douglas Hillis, George Hillis, Cathy Hillis, Ricky Holdridge, Pamela Holley, Joey Hoyt, Tim Kelso, Michael Mattson, Elaine McCoy, Michael McCoy, Michael Moody. Miscellaneous Ag: Dale Barlow, Peter Barlow, Andrea Barron, Delaware County Entomology Club, Thomas Dent, Bette Dirig, Robert Dirig. Accident victims recovering Three area residents who are patient? at Albany Medical Center with injuries sustained in diverse accidents within the past few weeks termed in "satisfactory" condition i a night.

In apparently the most serious condition was Paul Shaw of Delhi who was hurt by a motor boat propeller in an episode at Goodyear Lake last weekend. He was said to be in "critical but satisfactory" condition. Miss Donna Hall, Franklin, hurt seriously several weeks ago in a West Oneonta auto crash that took one life, and Peter Franqui, Richmondville, injured when thrown from a horse into a spike on a utility pole, both were termed Fair attendance reported good WALTON It has been reported that 1690 single tickets were sold on Thursday at the Delaware County Fair in Walton and this did not include exhibitors passes or season tickets. Fair officials have no reason to complain as attendance has been up all week except for Tuesday when rain called off the firemen's parade i Wednesday. 4-Hers picked to show at State Expo WALTON The 1966 4-H exhibits at the Delaware County Fair in Walton have been selected for the New York State Exposition at Syracuse, as follows: Baking Linda Lincourt, Diane Davidson, Karen Koenig, Barbara Dunbar, Betsy Webb, Kathy Johnson, Barbara Wood, Beverly Rabeler, Rebecca Gray, Nancy Briggs, Audrey Koenig, Debbie Parsons, Yvonne Seward, Cindy Earl, Janet Taylor, Kandy MacLaury, Linda Hoyt.

Canning Cindy Earl, Patricia Earl, Susan Schriver, Gloria Scott, Elizabeth Axtell, Elaine McCoy, Pam Wilcox, Nancy Mayo. Clothing Margaret Nichols, Susan Huyler, Joanne Wilcox, Kandy MacLaury, Nancy Hardman, Sharon Rabeler, Barbara Dunbar, Veritta Hartzell, Alison Knight, Jane Stewart. Home Improvement Linda Kilmer, Sonja Gavett, Susan Beardslee, Connie Brayman, June Anderson. Agriculture Engineering -Derwood Trimbell. State Dress Revue Mary Popp, June Wright.

4-H Demonstrations Kandy MacLaury, Jane Stewart and Beth Norberg. 4-H Booth Workers Kandy MacLaury. Worcester pupils must eat at school WORCESTER At the last meeting of the Worcester Central School Board of Education the Board decided to run the school on a closed noon hour basis. Under this schedule students would report at the usual 8:30 a.m. mornings and would 'be excused afternoons the entire year at 3:10 p.m.

In order to do this all students in grades K-12 will 'eat in the school cafeteria, either by purchasing bringing their lunches. In this way more instructional time will tie made avaiable in both the elementary and secondary levels. In the elementary grades all town pupils and bus pupils will be dismissed at 3 p.m. In high school dismissal will be at approximately 3:10 p.m. The length of the high school periods will be increased from 40 minutes to 42 minutes.

In other business the Board approved the Construction for the advisory agriculture committee for 1966-67 submitted by Samuel Allen, new agriculture instructor. They also approved the following people to serve on this committee: Ivan Mereness, Melvin Ferguson, Walt McClintock, and Gilbert Smith. The Board also hired two new bus drivers for the year 1966-67. Winfield Teller will prepace Floyd Branigan who will no longer drive in accordance with the Board's toy-laws that the driving age limit be 65 years old. Branigan will continue as full time custodian in a supervisory capacity.

Bernard Jump will drive the South Worcester route in place of Aloysius Caine, who resigned. If. You Have News In Walton, call Mrs. Kobert Munn, 865-5431 Higher than elephant's eye Konchars win with tall corn COOPERSTOWN August and Stanley Konchar, brothers operating a a farm on Christian Hill, Friday morning emerged the top i n- ners in the "Tall Corn Contest," one of many contests featuring the Cooperstown Summer Festival. August Konchar, the old brother, was awarded a check of $10, while Stanley Konchar received $5 for his entry.

The prizes were given by Charles Abrams of Richfield i sponsor of this particular contest. Each of the 22 entries was laid on the ground and carefully measured by the judges William II. Gengenbach, Cooperative Extension agent i the Agricultural Division, and Abrams. The winning entry measured 13 feet and three indies, while the second prize entry measured 13 feet one inch the judges reported. Other entries were: Albert Flint, 10' 9'; Jack Nevil Jr.

10' Harry L. Parshall, 10' Bucko Clark, U' Harry Parshall 10' Theron Hotaling, 12 Bob Kukenberger 12' 8 2 A. H. Blencoe, 12' those were all of Cooperstown. Also, Stanley Koren, Schenevus, RD 1, 11' 2 A Kubis, Middlefield, 10' 4 Springs, 12' Dal Yerdon, Richfield Springs, 12' Henry Yerdon, Richfield Springs, 11' -Sheldon Hansel, Richfield Springs, 11' Ed Ron- Char, Maryland, 11' Cardine Murdoch, West Winfield, 11' David Murdoch, West Winfield, 11' 2 Otto Schallert, Milford, 12' Peter Huntington, Westford, 12' and Earl Edwards, Cherry Valley, 12' 10." "Tall corn is not the only indication of feeding value, as maturity of the ear is a better indication of quality," observed Gengenbach following completion of judging.

"But this was a contest for tallness and we sure grow tall corn in Otsego the agent said. The contest was held adjacent to a hospitality booth set up by Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, and free coffee and doughnuts were served from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Mrs. Dorothy LaSalle of The Star advertising a ment, who was in charge of booth, re.

ported that 1,000 doughnuts and 1,000 cups of coffee were given out. Mrs. LaSalle was assisted by five Cooperstown teen a girls, including Ann Jacobson, 14; Anne Dresser, 16; Paula Nevil, 15; Cathy Nicklas, 14, and Cindy Stewart, 14. 6 grenade deaths KNIN, Yugoslavia (AP)--Six children, aged 5 to 13, were killed Tuesday at play with a World War II grenade they lound while hunting for berries. 12' LONG 14' 16' 18' 20' 22' 35' ii $5.60 6.40 9.84 12.82 13.80 16.40 35.00 FREE DELIVERY! WINNEY HILL ONEONTA, N.

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