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The Oneonta Star from Oneonta, New York • Page 3

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The Oneonta Stari
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Oneonta, New York
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Aug. 17, 1954 Onconta Star Bainbridge Firm Submits Low Bid for Library at Sidney II.Mrvoir ('I A 7 Firemen Invited as Last Home in PepactonBiirns Down a single fireman or a piece of fire- fiKhling etinipmcnt was on the scene early Sunday innrn- ing wlien thu only building remaining in the village of Pcpaclon was destroyed by fire. The fire started at approximately 11:40 p. m. a a and by 12:10 a.

m. the last home had burned to the ground. all happened like this: The Shutt Construction which had the contract for clearing all Ihe buildings in the Pepacton Reservoir from the Downsville. Dam to Shavertown, had been tising a 13- room house, owned by Herbert Shaver, as its headquarters. a a i the company had completed Its contract, and had moved all Us i I i its office i and supplies front the headquarters i The reason the firemen and their equipment were not at Ihe scene of the i ie because Ihey weren't invited lo the midnight party which was planned in celebration of the completion of the project.

The house was set on fire by the officials of the company, including H. J. Berrian, vice president and project manager; Leonard Mosier, general superintendent; J. C. Mosier, assistant end W.

VV. Snow, office manager. Some 60 persons watched the length. Their contract big house burn. "I wish we had I i hundreds of people," said Mr.

Rcrilan, "hi order thai they mighl see how terribly fasl a home can and how very I a It Is thai people leave Uielr humcs when they discover Ihem aflrp." There now i not a single structure in what was once the village of Pepacton. It is expected the i i of Ihe Pepalcon Reservoir will slarl Splember 1, and lhat months wlil be required to fill the area making the lake. ttaih For Bossy Bridge Site At Dnuraveil Is Selected DELHI---The new Dunraven bridge to be built over the Pepaeton Reservoir near Mar- garelville will have its west approach a I the junction of Routes 28 and 30 in the community of Dunraven, This will bring the east approach to the bridge approximately two and one-halt miles above Arena. The Schufl Construction Co. of Genoa, will oil lias Ihe contract for clearing all buildings, bridges, trees, stumps and debris from area between the iron bridge al the south a of Arena and the south edge, of the village of Margaret villc Mas clearing a section of the reservoir area near Dun raven yesterday when workers were notified In cease operations at a location because the new bridge is to be i there.

The area which the company will clear is some six miles in calls fo clearing of 700 acres of land, the grubbing of 580 acres, and the excavation of 20,000 cubic yards of earth. For a period of 13 months, the a will be required to remove all a i debris a the reservoir starts i ing and will clear 100 acres of wooded land and adjacent areas above Hie floor line. To carry out the i contract, some 17 mouths will be required. The company just finished clearing all the buildings, trees, and rtbris from the Downsville Dam to Shavertown. Coxv was one of the big acllvltles at A Fair yesterday as i i prepared i animals for the show i i begins today.

Beauty, 6-momhs-old calf being handled by Phyllis Giffoi'd, 14 gets a shower from Phyllis with the help of Melrosc, 17, and Chester Sherman, 14, Afton. Phyllis hopes to repeat her win of a blue ribbon nt Cha- nango County Fair last week. 4 i i Ftir Exhibitors Police Nab Newark GI In Bainbridge SIDNEY--Pvt. Robert J. Talbott of Newark, N.

J7-year- old AWOf, soldier wanted for questioning in connection with an auto theft, was flushed from under a bed in a Bainbridge i home a a by State Police and returned to Binghamlon. He was remanded to Broome I Counly jail to await grand jury action on a charge of grand larceny. Troopers H. H. Galvin and Norman Buck apprehended the youth i investigating the of suitcase of clothes from the home of Pvt.

Leland Spencer, Binghamton. Spencer was already in Broome Counly a i on a simi- I lnr larceny charge. The two were apprehended by Port Dickinson police August 6 wilh two stolen cars in their poscKssion, a 19n4 Buick stolen in Newark and anolher -1H54 Trooper Gets Traffic Study Fellowship Paul R. Vandermark, traffic supervisor of Troop is one of two members of the State Police to win a fellowship for a nine-month a i institute at Norlhwest- ern University, Chicago, 111. The other i is Sgt.

Francis Simonds of Troop Hawlhorne. The fellowships are valued al $1,050 each. BasK; of seleclion was a compelilive a i a i given in Albany June 25, in which the two men made the highest scores. The two-semester course of i i in a i a i i tration, prepared by North-' western faculty, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, runs from September 23 lo 13. Mrs.

James llickford of Greene, and Mrs. Cat-lion a Bainbrldgc, work lo prepare an exhibit for Coventry Grange In the Grange Hall at A fairgrounds, i kibitzers Kalhleen, 7, and Josephine Tultle, 5. The exhibit, readied for fair opening yesterday, was one of seven on the theme "Charily for All." (Star a Pholos). Buick slolen in Port Dickinson and owned by Ernesl Szabo, Dryden. Police discovered Ihe pair i Ihe Newark car with Szabo's car and captured Spencer.

escaped and made his way to Bainbridge, later returning to Binghamlon the suitcase, police said. Church Fail- Called Success Four Counties Gel 8189,371 Four counties in a area have received second quarterly payments lolaling COOPERSTOWN-- The Christ Church a a a i in Cooper park over the weekend was described today as "highly successful." No aclual of (he number of persons a i the fair was kept, but i i a said that Marge crowds allended all the sessions. It was i a a a tolal of about was realized from Ihe Demiian New Inspector At Troop SIDNEY--U. Robert E. Denman yesterday was appointed inspector of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Troop Stale Police, by A i S.

Johnson, superintendent. He has been acting inspector since the post was vncnlcd by Capt. Carl A. a appointed troop a 1. I a -J3, joined Ihe force 15, and was signed lo Sepl.

Yt'illt Assault 7io's Leading Whom? Oloti Archer, D. A tugs at the of his Jersey a Beauty, leading her around Ihe show i iit A fair- Ki'ounds yeslcrdny. He was a i i for 4-H i loday, i advlco from his father, a Work Lack of Cement Delays School Construction al Cooperslown I i i Ik-low COOPUKSTOWN Tho new Coniierslowii Ceuli'n School project, is behur held up for tho, hick of cement. L'onLmclor Neil U. i i yoslertlny Hint nil pour- been slopped liy Uie hurl; nf cuincnl and milled his company hud losli 'our days Insl week licctmse didn't tmvc enoiiuh concrete.

Another day WHS Io.it yesterday, he snid. Work on the school hasn'l jecn slopped entirely, Much ol he slcel work Is belnu carried on, bill Mr, Nielsen said Hint inless cement slnrls lo a i on he job i be nalter of time before Iho pro- eel bogs down. The contractor sfild he slill las hopes of i the i i closed in by i i so Ihnt much of the I i work cnn Lewis. Sons Set Figure At $70,132 Y--Frank Lewis Sons, Bainbridge contractors, submitted a low bid of S70.I32 for construclion of Sidney Memorial Library al a i bid opening yesterday morning in Ihe i i a Building. The i is a base bid and in be icduccd if the i a a a specifications.

Deductions quoted were $7in If village-owned a i digs tho excavation; If a i ferent lypc healing planl may he substituted, and 5300 1C electric nnd telephone wires may lie strung on poles Instead being underground. "Tliat sounds pretty' en- a i Mayor Miralillo. "I'm really tickled." A conlracl ivill not be let iinlll a A i village engineer, has i to study (be bitls, but it appeared certain Ihe i would get tho job. Quoted price Includes general construction, electrical, i and healing work. Village Clerk Guy K.

AVeeilnn disclosed IhiU Ihe SOR.SOO In Us library fnnil. The a 11 i a lo World War wrvlceinen, Is lo he on Main i just mirth of Strrcl, Other bidders are: Koike W. norllng, Sidney, Ilollo- 'ay nnd Assoclales, Delhi, and F. K. Lewis, I $70,0110.

ril 1 ram Viclim Dies I a K. Wnl- (iii, 41, Orlimdo, dte.il at Farm BoyNabbed in tain on After Firing 4 Times at Boss An 18-year-old farm worker who shot, at liis Jefferson four times and then wont, to movie in Stiin ford is in Schoharic County Jail today jury action on charge of second defjrfic nssaull. The youtii, Lawrence Trial of Brooklyn, was arrested while a i Die movie In Stamford. Police reconstructed the a a and evening evcnl-s this way: Young Trail a a told his employer, Stanley T. Shafer, a he was a i a i there summers.

The boy had a suit- bo done i the snowy months. All of the a i has bee put In place and steel workers have mosl of Ihe sleol girders on Ihe north wing Installed. JVlr. Nielsen said lhal Ihe pro- jecl, which was in is behind schedule because of adverse a condition early in Die year. The i i is awaiting grand scheduled for occupancy a year from September.

The Hospital, Sidney, yesterday i of I i suffered his car was by DAI I freight I i oil (he Street crossing here Thursday morning. The Ijndy WFIS removed to Landers a Home, Sidney and i be a to Or- lantio for i i He Is i by his i A i Mae, and four children 15; Clarence 13 Peal, 12, and Halph 10. Cunninghams Observe 72nd liirt.hdd y.s COOPKI1STOWN "Sargo" didn't work yesterday. It was his i a Reference of course, is to retired Sgl. Jack i a the slate trooper who now is a guard at the a i a Base- a Hall of fr'ame here.

brother. case ami his own .22 a i rifle. An a ensued and, police charged, the lev- elled I i shot at Mr. a times, missed, picked his suitcase and a a a to the East Jefferson a He and his i In ID 1-1 he was promoted a who also is a relired and in 1JM7 lo a trooper i i in 1 2 geant. May 19M, he a i observed their birlhdays'.

arl. first sergeant of Ihe Iroop. I yesterday. They were Ti a A i Frank Sailer, i Since his promotion to i wni 0 'he clcv.dopnienls gave ant on A 1 a year ago, ltd Jack retired in IB52 and i a I Ul a i a Some of (lie whales ca ssviin circles around a ship Irave ing 30 Tennis. Marl wick Boy I'Yaclures Arm HART I i i a sen, 12, son of Mr.

and Melvln Jacobson, Is confined bed at home, his arm a i pod in i to his body. The hoy fell a combine i by his a and broke the arm. lie was treated nl Hasscll Hospital, Coopcrslown. Insurance on Standard Risks A a i a a Plan. A rnrillnn of 72 Iwlls wighinp: idf a million pmimls in Kivcrsidc hiirch.

New York City, Is ruled Ihe world's Idi'Ecsl. WHEN YOU WANT IT1 to HERE T0 20 MONTHS TO A S1NGIE SIGNATURE AUTO FURNITURE or NOTE LOANS UPSTATE A INC. 371.33, representing state assistance to per capital locid gov- Frcak Blaze Burns Woman A I Mrs. Susie Pot- has been in command of the De- posit substation. earlier.

relired They are few years He lives i his i Helen and a daughter in Harris. Glens Falls. The only observance lhal Sgl. Jack made of Ihe occasion was Ho lake his usual day off. crnments al Ihe rale of S6.75 per 53 53 Wn! ter, 72, smellcd smoke.

She i elevator. asked her son, Jasper. Hay Worker Twice In One i Hoard Girard Bullcr, 27, Upper Easli A niH'OVCS LcVV a laborer for Enst F.nd Cat-1 i Sales a his in I I i a Board yes- a hay baler at 8 a. m. terday approved a rcsolulion to At 4:30 p.

he caught Ihe i assess property owners on of his i i i in a a a mother" he said, "your back's on and Spruce Streels lot for insinuation of was treated both times at cr a a lincs Fox Hospital. gave the i lo Sailer and asked him to return it lo Shafer for a i saying, police said, "I'll be back for it." Police i Hint Ihe youngster missed Ihe bus con- neclions to New York a lo i lime, to the movies. Mrs. Sbnfer a i called Cobleskill Slale Police, who i a a i Subslalion lo be on the lookout. i the assistance of the thealre a a and a girl usher, Ihe boy was arre.

Ihe movie, lo the audience. Police said he offered no resisl.ince. I i a i were Troopers a $48,438.03 and Schoharie S25.366.61. Tombstone Falls On Oncoula Giri If there are ghosls in Milford Center Cemetery, they appar- lo be alone. a i Fuller, 6, daughte Mr.

and Mrs. Burton Fuller, Oneonla 1, was playing in Ihe cemetery yesterday when a tombstone fell on her. She was treated at Fox Hosp i a for cuts and bruises of her right foot and ankle. Investigation disclosed a i a iron i hart a i a I U1II5 MWUI A a catnc at a i a i yesterday morning in', iicnr Slablcford and Jiich- i i Building. No one ar1 a of a a Troop C.

Substation, nnd appeared. apron siring had fallen into on her gas range at Robert i a 4, son selling fire to Mrs. Potter's! Mr. and Mrs. Gordon a i Because the area of visibility is dress.

jl.aurens, hit his head on a board narrow, it may lie hundreds of Her son a Mrs. a home yesterday. He was years before any one plaff: onl for burns of the back. She is Ireated for a cut forehead at ihr? a has a total eclipse of; Substation, Sgt. Kdward Conway rooper recuperating at home.

Hospital. ilhr: sun. i par Construction. Delayed of Trarlor i Charles Uller, Ifi, Main Street, Oneonla, i his right foot and left a as both were caught up in a chain when a Iraclor he was i i orr 7. a Del-Sego Theater, overturned yesterday.

He was a i to Fox Hospit a His i i is good. liollle Cuts Hoy's Hand Timothy Wilscy, 3, son of Mr. and Earl Wilsey, 10 i cut his right hand on a soft i bottle yesterday in the Wilsey yard. He was treated at Fox Hospital, Workmen i erecting: sled on Ihe new Coopcrslown Ccnlral School construction project, but Neil R. Nielsen, Oneonla contractor, said yesterday lhat the work is being delayed by lack of cement.

(Slar Slaff Photo), and Richard a C'ob- I i a SubMalion of Troop C) in Troy. Trial waived a i a i of witnesses before Peace Justice Harold B. a yes- a and was a to the a i in Schoharie. Fanner Sfalds Foot A I A F.Idred. 75, was a i hot water at his a rnilk house when, somehow, the a i of hot water slipped i his left rubber boot.

He is recovering at home from severe scolding of his leg and foot. Hol.try Speaker 'Ilmrsday Monte Page, a representative of the New York Telephone Co. and a former a will talk on "The Telephone Slory" at the meeting of the Holary Club Thursday noon Ihe Klks Driver Finnd 815 SID.S'F.Y A i Dr-roy Meres, 16, Sidney Center, paid a $15 fine in police eoml of Justice JosL-ph Palombo yesterday, after pleading guilty lo a charge of driving without license. Patrolman DRINK MORE MILK washable pinwale Finest quality carded cotton--16 woles per inch--with luxuriously soft, brushed pile. Guaranteed to feminine favor on looks alone.

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