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3 Pi ttj to fo CO Slngla SELL, RENT, BUY THRU CLASSIFIEDS Copy IH THE SUN HAMBURG WEEKLY NEWSPAPER EVOY IS SUNDAY EM 4040 READ PAGE 23 3 OF THE SOUTH TOWNS ftte floutifit gjnflenendciit VOL. LXXXII No. HAMBURG, N. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1956 TWO SECTION51 28 PAGES s-n win AMI I ISA I I 0 Eden Citizens Approve South Towns Eipressnav (Citizens Association Gives Endorsement 1 To Hew Hamburg-North Collins Highway -I -i; v'. The Eden Citisen's Association at a Monday meeting In the EdetT Hamburg Base Part Of U.S.

Defense Display Saturday Will Shaw Missile To Stored en Sit The Hamburg display th NIKE voided missile Saturday will fire area resident a first hand llmpse of the. weapons which will be stored la the two NIKE Installations now ne'aring completion la Lake View Ed. for occupancy probably later this year. They are part of the Buffalo area defense ring against enemy attack which consists initially of 12 such bases around the metropolitan area of Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier. f-y The NIKE guided missile system school cafeteria, attended by about St persons, approved eons traction of the Hamburg-Eden-North Collins Expressway proposed by Albert Hickman and by resolution urged town, eounty, state and federal offiV eials to speed Its construction.

The resolution was passed 49-5. Fighting Planes to Fly Over Hamburg Tynty-three Jet fighters, inter-. rpntora and multi-encrlne nn'frol t-Jbxm Don will flv over Western' New A NIKE raided missile, like the ones shown here at the Grand Island site, will be shown in Hamburg Saturday from a.m. to 4 p.m. In the Shopping Plan lot in observance display will feature the 'deactivated ing rail and carrier truck as shown in the horlsontal unit in this picture.

Missiles like these will, be installed In the NIKE base now under construction in Lake View Rd. Saturday's exhibit will be In charge of 1st Lieutenant John D. VS. Army Photo ToTkcities i in observance of The- planes will be flown by Navy, Air Force, Air' Force Reserve and Air National Guard pilots stationed at the Niagara Fails municipal airport Each of the 'services will take part in individual flights conducted at an altitude of 3,000 feet Jets will fly at 404 m.p.h. and prop- planes will maintain speeds of 190 m.p.h.

Fly-over aircraft will Include eight "Banshee' Jets, and four prop driven "Privateer'' patrol bombers from-the Naval Air Station; six Air Force "Saber" jets from the 2258 Air Reserve ling Center and one "Star jet from the Air National Guard's 136th Fight er-Interceptor squadron. Morning fly-over schedules in clude eight' Navy Banshees over Hamburg at 11:34. Flights of six 'Saber Air Force Jets will be over Hamburg at 11:31. Four Air Force Reserve Shoot ing Star jets will fly over Ham burg at 11:28. One ANG Star Fire jet will fly over Hamburg at 11:25.

Afternoon fly-over schedules in clude four Navy patrol bombers over Depew at Warsaw, Buffalo, 4:32 and Niagara Falls. 4:37. ts a thoroughly modern antiaircraft weapon with' much greater range and altitude capabilities than existing conventional antiaircraft guns. It also makes possible the defense of a much larger target area with less troops. The NIKE -system is being Installed in other major U.S.

industry and population centers, such as Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, -C: When NIKE is Installed In these continental U.S. defenses, it in cludes underground missile stor age magazines in order to reduce the land requirements for explosive storage safety. These maga tines are large underground con crete boxes. Each NIKE site consists of two areas; one for controls and one for the launchers. The control area consists of from six to eight acres where the radar equipment and other electronic controls are in stalled.

In the control area will be constructed a barracks for approximately 30 men, a kitchen for 100 men, supply and administrative building and other facilities for the manning personnel The launcher, requires approximately 43 acres and contains the missile launching equipment and the un derground storage magazines. At the launcher area there will be a barracks for approximately SO men, a small missile repair building, a generator building and other Continued on Page 13 The plan, first made public by Mr. Hickman in November, and exclusively reported by the Sun at that time, calls for a two lane expressway connecting Hamburg and North Collins and by-passing existing congested areas. The 8 mile highway would begin at Camp Rd. just west of the Paul Rlefler and parallel the Erie Railroad west and running south to present Gowanda State Rd.

near the present Erie Railroad overpass about two miles south of the Eden business district Spokesmen from both Hamburg. Eden and North Collins emphasized the importance of the proposed route; to relieve traffic jams and ease travel in the south towns. Edward Hadrych of S. Creek Hamburg, who has offered free land for the project hailed as "new, means of developing too Two North Collins businessmen, Herbert. Johengen and Merton Congdon, favored the new rout.

Wa heed Ta highway to tak traffic off the main road," said Mr. Johengen, a hardware store owner. "Widening the present route would only add to our problems." Mr. Congdon, a nurseryman, de Continued on Page It Lake View Launches Boehm Fire Fund The Lake View Community A soclatlon this week launched a. community wide campaign to aid I gnats Boehm, 78, who was burned out of his home Apr.

25. Contributions will be used to rebuild the destroyed residence. Contributions may be sent to E. A. Mayer in Lake View.

with Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. An derson of Charlotte Ave. and their sons, James and Jon.

Doddy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aage T. Hansen, are both teachers in the schools of Odense, the village in which Hans Christian Andersen wrote most of his famed fairy tales. Doddy speaks and writes Danish and English fluently and has a working knowledge of the French and German languages.

Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Swedish by do-cent, expect to converse with their young guest in Swedish to soma extent The Danish lad, who hopes to become a school teacher, is active in the Danish Scouts as group leader and enjoys woodworking and stamp collecting as hobbies. He is musically inclined, plays the piano at home, and the tuba In a scout band. He wishes to learn American customs and history at first hand.

The foreign exchange program here is sponsored by the High School Student Council, school officials, and community groups In conjunction with the American Field Service. 'a. i i of Armed Forces Day. Saturday's missile, booster unit and launch W. Tomik Named Recreation Head The appointment of William S.

Tomik a health and physical edu cation Instructor on the Hamburg Central Schools as director of the village summer recreation pro gram was announced yesterday by the Village Recreation Commis sion through its chairman, Seth A. Abbott Mr. Tomik, a 1951 gradu ate of Cortland State College for Teachers, is coach of swimming and golf at the local school. Prior to coming here Mr. To mik was a physical education in structor at Hamilton College and coached its soccer, swimming and lacrosse teams.

He has been a staff member of various Boy Scout and private camps and had municipal recreation experiences at Caseno- vla and Cortland. Mr. Tomik is married and lives in Long Ave. with his wife and two sons. He is studying for his masters degree at Syracuse Uni versity, Eden Town Board -Buys Highway Truck The Eden Town Board at its May 9 meeting awarded, the High way truck bid to Nobbs and Wil Hams, Eden Ford dealership.

Unsuccessful bidder was the Hill Gar age of Hamburg. A request for re-xonlng two ad Joining pieces of property on the State road near the Slsson High way intersection from agricultural to business for the construction of a gas station was made. Since the deed of one piece restricts its use to residential, the board sug gested that the owner try to get the restriction removed before proceeding with a sonlng hearing. A hearing has been called fir May 2 for the construction of a new well and equipment for Water Dlst No. 1, not to exceed $13,000.

With so many new users of town water added each year, a third well for Eden Is considered necessary. It was announced that the new equipment for rust elimina tion has arrived and will bo in Danish Youth, Thorkild Bog Hansen Will Be Foreign Exchange Student Hero Four High School Juniors to Visit Europe as Youthful Ambassadors Blackout, Windstorms South! Towns I Hamburg and other south towns blacked out Sunday night for nearly two hours along with other Niagara Frontier communities during the power failure here caused by electrical storm damage to the Ontario Hydroelectric Power system in Canada. Candles glowed in many windows during the power failure and residents were in effect pushed back in time 100 years in home illumination. Monday the village was plagued with savage wind gusts which blew in the show windows of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. in Buffalo St.

and a corner window of Carson's Jewelry Store at Main and Buffalo showering shattered glass eastward in East Main for nearly 100 feet No one was injured. member of the -Student Council, Girls Service Club, Junior Dis cussion Club', Radio Club, and Ho rizon Club. the ton of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T.

Sherwood, will live with the Real, family In Annecy, France. The father is an engineer and a daughter In the family spent a year in mis country as an ex change student Arthur is a mem ber of the National Honor Society, president of the Junior Discussion Club, vice-president of IU-Y, and a member of the track team. Christopher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Seelbach.

He Is vice president of the Junior Class and treasurer of the Student Coun cli, and a member of the Theta Club. He will stay In a Dutch community, with about 18 other youthful ambassadors from Ameri ca. The group under the American Field Service auspices will leave Montreal June 23 on a specially chartered steamship and will de bark at Le Havre, France. Seel bach will also travel by chartered vessel with the group participating in the Experiment in International Four Hamburg High School Juniors will spend this summer in Europe, according to a recent announcement Christopher Seelbach will go to Holland as a representative of the Experiment in International Living, with headquarters to Putney, Vermont Phyllis Case, Sam Dugan, and Arthur Sherwood will go abroad under the auspices Of the American Field Services. which sponsors the exchange students who have been coming to Hamburg since 1934.

All have been wwen because of their ouUtand School records. Sam will live in the home of Her bert Dleter-Nutbohm, who spent 9 school year In Ham burg. The son of Dr. and Mrs William d. pugan, he is vlce-presl uent of the student council, ores! uent of the Junior class, member Varsity and the National Hon- Society, m-Y clubs, and has tennis! IOtbU' bMketbU' nd Phyllis, the daughter of Mr.and rs.

WUbur P. Case, will live with r. man AloU Waschka in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Waschka is real estate dealer, and has two THOKKILD BOG HANSEN A 17 year old Danish boy, Thork lid Bog Hansen of Odense, Den mark, will be a foreign exchange student In next year's senior class of Hamburg High School.

Doddy, as he will be known here, will arrive in Hamburg about Aug. 20 to make his home for the school year uage children. rbyUU is stalled as soon as possible. Living..