The Sun and the Erie County Independent from Hamburg, New York • Page 1

i I. 1 5 i Stll, Rent, Buy Thru Classifieds In Sun Suburban Reaching 84,000 HAMBURG WEEKLY NEWSPAPER' OF THE SOUTH TOWNS 4 EVERY THURSDAY IS SUN DAY U75 1 VOL LXXXVI NO. 52 HAMBURG, N. SEPTEMBER 15, I960 TWO SECTIONS 36 PAGfJ 33 JAMESTOWN PASTOR HERE SUNDAY District Public, Parochial uJ School Enrollments Up 923 Twelve Area Parochial Schools List 323 Increase; Frontier 246, Hamburg 210 Over 15.000 youngsters in three area oublie school diitrirfc and 12 parochial, schools saw week with the start of a new SSlSSlBBSBBSBlSSiaHB eMPiVMtaBi ssMssHbII school was dramatic evidence of the boom In the classrooms, with almost 1000 new students entering educational units In Hamburg, Eden and Frontier. Total district population In the three and in parochial schools was 15,260, up 923 from 1959-60 enrollments.

Strasser Is Democratic Chief Again Second Committee Vote Gives County Group 35-25 Victory; Hatset Gains Post Iutrf enl Democratic leader Arthur R. Podkulikl Tuesday night lost out in hia second bid to regain the Town chairmanship which he lost last June after the party split Into pro and anti-county factions. George L. Strasser, whose election hid been originally npheld by the County Committee and later In court action, was ac aln named chairman by a 10 vote martin at Uie Blasdell village hall. The second election was scheduled after County Committee Secretary James B.

Kane promised the Podkulski group that one would be held in the Interests of party harmony. Mr. Kane and Joseph Kringle, party administrative assistant, supervised the vote. A total of 61 committeemen were present and were certified by the chairman of the meeting. There are 84 members, of the town committee.

The county group was to approve IS names submitted Continued on Page 0 Hamburg Lists School Tax Warrant, Rate High School Wing Ready In January; Handicapped Pupil Policy Changed The Hamburg Central School Board of Education Monday evening approved a 1961 tax warrant totaling $960,793. The total will be levied against taxpayers In the four towns comprising the Hamburg Central District. The amount to be paid by each town and the tax rate for each follow: Hamburg, I746.36S.21. $33.32 tax rate; Eden, $5335.21, Boston. $33.32.

and Orchard Park, $4153.75. $35.62. In addition, bond payments are assessed against two of the towns for bonded Indebtedness Incurred before formation of the central school district. These amount to $76,544 In Hamburg and $33,662 In Orchard Park. Norman Anderson, chairman of the Board's Building Committee, said that he expects the addition to the senior high school to be completed by the end of March, ome classroom space should be available In the new wing by the start of the second semester of the present school year, he added.

Robert Krulzenga announced that an Announcement would be made later this week the assignment of study projects to be undertaken by the Citizens Advisory Continued on page 18 their summer vacation an4 la school year. The march back to with the bulk of it comlns in the elementary division. "We will have to have something fast to keep up wun uie growing elementary population," he said. Eden is still studying the need for another unit The parochial school trend In CLASSROOMS ARE FULL I June 60 Sept. Hamburg 3520 3677 Frontier 4854.

5006 Eden 1820 1959 Parochial (10 elementary unit; 2 hlfh schools) 4101 4424 Hamburg and its neighboring South Towns kept pace with the overall increase evident In city and suburban-rural schools under the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Continued on page 20 St. James Completes Parsonage Building Village Will Study Guards at Busy School Intersections Frontier Central, one of the largest suburban school systems in Western New York, saw Its school with a 246-pupil Increase. District Principal Vernon Hclman told the Sun that the increase "was larger than what we expected." Hamburg, with a sizeable pupil transfer from the village's Union St. elementary building to the new Boston Valley now In Its first year of complete operation, had a total district Increase of 185 as of Monday. Superintendent Harry H.

Hatten said thai this figure will increase by the end of the week. High School Principal Thomas Colamonlco of Eden reported a 140-pupll hike as of last Friday, Frontier Lists 38 New Staff Teachers Frontier Central Schools, whose registration passed the 5000 mark 6n Monday, will have 39 new teachers to meet the increased student population this school year. A new assistant district pr In cipal, Robert O. Star, has also begun his duties. Distract Principal Vernon W.

Helman announced the new faculty members: HIGH SCHOOL George Johen-gen, guidance director; Donald Lu-carelll. Industrial arts; Helen Shanahan, home economics. JUNIOR HIGH Benedict Baker, science end math; Sally Britt, mathematics; Teresa Leitten, general science; Clarallce Nichols and Shirley Standera, both citizen education. BLASDELL ARTHUR Ave Ruth Cybulski, music; Marcla Continued on page 20 Power Interruption In Boston This Saturday. A brief interruption of electric service In portions of Boston and neighboring townships of Concord, Colden and Sardinia will occur Saturday morning.

The cut-off wa originally scheduled Jor Aug 20 but was cancelled. The New York State Electric Gas Corp. said that the interrup tion will last only an hour, and will permit -the Installation of larger equipment at Moore Rd. substation to provide additional capacity for he anticipated grbwth of the South Town area. TheHime Involved will be between 3 and a.m.

Saturday morning. The section eenerallv affected will include N.Y.S.E.&G. customers North of the Zoar Valley in the town of Concord, south of Patchin Rd. in the town of Bos-tu, west of Center St in the town of Colden, and west of Gulf Rd. in Continued on page 20 Rev.

CHRISTOPHER RAIBLE 'Space Age' Sermons Open Unitarian Year A series three on "Space Age Speculations" will open the fall service season of the Hamburg Unitarian Unlversallst Fellowship, with the Rev. Christopher Raible of Jamestown delivering the frst Sunday at 8 p.m. Mr. Raible, who will return for two more sermons in October at the church on Center and Union Is minister of the Unitarian-UnlversalliiChuiTh of Jamevtbwn. "Man's Place in Space" will be the Sunday evening sermon topic, with the two subsequent talks on "Missiles: Intercontinental and Inter-Continued on page ,2 Plea for Crossing tersections to be manned and num ber of guards needed.

A delegation of Pine St residents protested to the board about the amount of heavy duty truck traffic which Is using Pine as a through street at all hours of the day. Atty. Geo. Kassman said that the village can limit such traffic and "should do so." Village Atty. Frederick Sherwood said that he would determine what measures the village could follow.

Most of the truck traffic is routed from Rt. 219, the Boston State over Pine to South Park he said. Michael W. Butts indicated that he would file a new application to move his two-family house and garage-apartment to the rear of his 100 by 195 ft. lot at the corner of Buffalo and Euclid Ave.

after Continued on page 20 Auxiliary Police Course Set Here Supervisor Charles J. Gaughan said yesterday that up to SO men art expected to enroll in the first of 13 weekly Auxiliary Police course sessions next Tuesday. Any township man over 21 years of age is eligible, he said. Sessions will be held in the Civil Defense Auxiliary room at the Town Hall, with Instruction by members of the State Police, town and village departments. Hamburg Town CD Chairman Angus McNeil at FR 7508 has further On Sept.

22-23 Shsro Post of VFW Sets Stage Show "Running Wild," a stage production sponsored by Herbert E. Shero Post 517. Veterans'- of Foreign Wars. Is now In rehearsal for a two-night run at the Pleasant Ave. school auditorium next week.

The production will benefit the Post's welfare fund. Mrs. Marge Loomis, director of the ahow. said that "Runnlna Wild" uses the mistaken identity format popularized by "Charlie's Aunt." The plot Involves a small town reform group which decides to do battle with the local under world elements. Continued on page 20 boston Methodists presidential poll i colden woodworker 1 This Week Inside ubiwbcut St James United Church of Christ has completed construction of the new parsonage at 83 Long Ave.

and the Rev. Roger P. Horton and his family now occupy the home. The old parsonage adjacent to the church is now occupied by the sexton. Cost of the new parsonage just completed was put at $30,.

000. Future plans call for the demolition of the old sexton's residence and two other buildings tween the church and the new par sonage, Mr. Horton said. The area to be cleared will provide enlarged parking facilities, he pointed A service of dedication for the new parsonage is plan-Continued on page 1 Mayor James F. Best and Chief of Police Norman P.

Haas will make a study of the need for crossing guards at village Intersections where school youngsters traffic heavily. Mr. Best said that he and Chief Haas will meet with Superintendent Harry H. Hatten of the Hamburg Central School District to determine the situation. The crossing problem was aired in a plea to the village board Monday evening by Mrs.

Vemard Cline of South Lake St. Mrs. Cline said that she and others had surveyed the crossing situation at such intersections as Union and Center, Lake and Pleasant, Buffalo and Center and Lake and Main Sts. She presented a petition signed by 350 names. "Something should Nae done," Mrs.

Cline told the board, "before we have a tragedy that forces us to act." At the present time the village details patrolmen to supervise crossing at time periods before school begins, at lunch hour and when school lets out at the busier corners. Board consensus Is favorable to the plan which would involve about five crossing guards at an lannual cost of about $5,000 to $6,000. Chief Haas says the guards would be of value and one board member declared that the presence of guards acts as a warning to drivers they are approaching a school crossing. Next Monday night's board meeting is expected to have a definite program to consider including In DEATHS (See Page 2) Sherman R. Brunner Mrs.

John A. Feldman Mrs. William Greyer Mrs. Earl Guster 4 Sp. 4 William A.

Merrill Martin W. Pohlmaa Arthur Rohmer Mrs. Paul Tnttle Mrs. Edmund R. Wick Mahloa F.

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