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

54 l11 Free library 54 Madison Ave. Blasdell 19, Y. TH IJ I kAl LI ID JJ THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SINCE 1922' 'SERVING THE INTEREST OF No. 39 FORTY SECOND YEAR Thursday, February 6, 1964 Five Cents Youth Jury Here "One Of The Best" DOLL DONATION Girl Scouts present Barbie dells to OLV Hospital where they are accepted by Sister Mary Damian and Nurse Kelly. Junior Girl Scout Troops 961 and 1308 combined efforts In a program Victory Hospital.

Sister Mary called "Pigtails to Damian and Mrs. Kelly accepted There was a film starring Barbie, than on Sunday, February 2, and plus a magazine and good grooming M8ured the girls they would be used booklet for each girl. Troop 1308, "a nd "Kaln t0 make some sick under the leadership of Mrs. Gerald tf3 DPPy Mead and Mrs. Richard West put on a skit on Posture, while Troop 961, L.S.

LITTLE HOOP under the leadership of Mrs. John STANDINGS GIVEN WATER CO. PLANS ON FLUORIDATION Following reports published last week that the Erie County Water Authority was considering fluoridation of water, this newspaper contacted the Wanakah Water Company to determine whether that utility has any plans for fluoridation. While a large part of the Town of Hamburg Is served by the Water Authority, many residents In the Lake Shore area are served by the Wanakah concern. In response to an Inquiry from this newspaper, Mr.

Alfred M. Roberts, president of the Wanakah Water said that his firm "does not now fluoridate the water and has no plan to do It in the immediate He explained, however, that future fluoridation of the water distributed by the company "depends on public reaction. We will give the people what they want, and if the people demand it, we would do It," Roberts said. He noted that "we would have to fluoridate all of the water, and only about one-tenth of one percent of the water Is actually used for drinking." Roberts said that he had not received any requests from customers se far to flouridate the water distributed by bis firm. YOUTH JURY HEARS 17 CASES SATURDAY Hamburg's Youth Jury (Advisory) heard a total of seventeen cases In Its' fourth Saturday of activity last Saturday, February 1, in the Hamburg Town Court.

All but one of the cases brought before the Jury Involved traffic offenses. The other involved a charge of walking on the state thruway. In one case on Saturday's calendar, a young flrl was given a sente nance of 30 days in Jail, despite the Jury's recommendation of a fine. The case Involved a girl who was on probation when arrested for driving without a license. Youth Jury officials esplalned Afterwards that in such cases the presiding Judge disregards the jury recommendation when he has more Information available concerning the individual than was presented to the jury.

Members of the jury organization "agree wholeheartedly," a spokeman said, with the Judges action in giving harsher penalties when he feels the facts warrent such action. More Americana died in highway accidents in the United States during the past 30 years than were killed in all American wars. where have members appointed by a foreman. He noted too that the Jury lnHam-burg each week retires to a private room to discuss the cases and de cide on a recommended punishment, whereas in other areas the Jury has to discuss the cases in the open courtroom. Judge Tills said that much of the credit for the success of the program in Hamburg "belongs to the many civic groups which are supporting our program here." He noted further that the Hamburg Youth Jury "has the support of local churches, schools.

Town officials and the young people themselves." Judge Tills said that the local program "Is more of a community wide and community sponsored pro gram than It is almost anywhere, else in the country." He said that following the Jacksonville meeting, be and the others who attended are more convinced than ever that the program, as It is handled here. Is a good program and needs little or no modification procedures Bell Hour Features Musical Almanac The Bell Telephone Hour will present a musical almanac of February over NBC-TV on February 11 at 10 p.m. E.S.T. Robert Ryan host of the program will read excerpts from the letters and speeches of Abraham Lincoln. Mr.

Ryan will be accompanied by the Bell Telephone Orchestra playing a section of Aaron Cope land's tone poem, "A Lincoln Portrait." Metropolitan Opera star Joan Sutherland will sing "Casta Diva" (and cabeletta) from Bellini's opera which had Its American premiere on February 25, 1841. Jazz trumpeter Al Hirt will salute the February anniversary of two Jazz greats the birth of song writer Harold Arlen and the first Jazz recording, made by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band In 1917. On February 7, 1827, the first ballet performed IntheUnitedStates was presented at the BoweryTbeatre in New York City. To commemorate this event, the New York City Ballet with stars Suzanne FarrelL Patricia Neary and Conrad Ludlow will dance George Balanchlne's ballet "Concerto Barocco" to Bach's "Concerto in Minor for Two Violins." Three Town officials who attended a national seminar on the Youth Jury program returned to Hamburg last week full of praise for the Youth Jury program now in effect in Hamburg, Police Justices Ronald Tills and Norman Kuehnel, along with Town Police Chief Robert Williams, attended the three day seminar in Jacksonville, Florida, where the nation's, first Youth Jury program was started last year. In an Interview with this newspaper, Judge Tills explained that the delegation from Hamburg met with officials of cities and towns from throughout the country, re presenting areas where there are now Youth Jury programs or where sucb programs are going to by started.

Judge Tills said that the conclusion reached following the meetings was that Hamburg's Youth Jury program, which was started January 4, "is one of the best In the country." He said that the organizational nrocednres of the nro- gram here "even surpass the pro- cedures followed in Jacksonville, where the first program was started." Judge Tills explained that the Youth Jury program In Ham burg has Jury members selected by drawing, whereas many other programs else- L. S. GARDENERS TO HOLD PARTY The Lake Shore Garden Club will hold their annual Valentine Punch party and election of officers Tuesday evening, Feb. 11th at the home of Mrs. Albert J.

Winkler, 109 Clifton Hamburg. Plans for the 17th annual installation banquet will be discussed. Assisting Mrs. Winkler wiU be Mrs. Arthur H.

Vollmer, Mrs. William G. Hehnbrecht, Mrs. Du.mhC DmiMDAt Mrs.l.9ter Everett E. Roquemore, Mrs.

Lester A. Welnheimer, Mrs. Daniel F. Prechtl. Mrs.

Ernest C. Bonistall, Mrs. Charles Shaver, Mrs. Gust G. Christ, Mrs.

George A. Evans, Mrs. Harold Seelau, and Mrs. Norman R. Church.

The lace covered table will be centered with a large white decorated heart, complimented by red tapers in silver candle sticks fashioned with white flowers. uucugiciuer kiiu ivirs. niuiwn LJ Fauve, had a Barbie fashion show. The girls then decided to give two dolls, completely outfitted to the Pediatric Department at Our Lady of CATHOLIC DRIVE DIRECTORS NAMED The Most Reverend James Mc-Nulty, D.D., Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, has appointed the following District Priest Directors to lead the Forty-First Annual Oathnlls. PViili-4fUe ilwifill nf 1964 in the various areas of the eight county Diocese of Buffalo.

For Appeal purposes the Diocese is divided into fourteen districts with a priest director in each district. The Appeal, which has a goal of $2,000,000.00, will be conducted throughout the eight counties of Western New York beginning Sunday, March 15th, continuing through Sunday, March 22nd. The Right Reverend Monslgnor Alfred A. Hagemaler. V.F pastor of SS.

Peter Paul Church, was appointed priest-director of District 7, wucn incjuaea tne namourg area. CHURCH NEWS Baha'l youth and children's classes every Sunday morning. Adult classes Thursday morning in Orchard Park on book "Thief In The Night" by William Sears. Tuesday morning in Eden on book Baha'-u'Uah and the New by J. E.

Essehnont. Evening classes inHam-burg Township evenings on various subjects. If Interested call 649-5541 or 649-4787. Results of last Saturday's games In the Lake Shore Little Hoop basketball league were as follows: L.L. Builders over the CloverbankHotel, 27 to 23; The Pepsls 45, over the Hoaks Restaurant team, 17; the Celtics defeated the Sparks, 12 to and the Cavanaugh Insurance team won over Snyder Tank, 16 to 14, In overtime.

League standings following last week's play: The American division Is led by the CloverbankHotel squad with a 2 and 2 record; the Snyder Tank Toppers the Sparks andHoaks Restaurant all have a won 1, lost 3 record. In the National division, two teams are tied with a 4 and 0 record, the Builders and the Celtics. The Pepsls are third with a 2 and 2 record, and the Cavanaugh Insurance team has a 1 and 3 record. Games will be played at the Cloverbank school, starting at 1:00 pjn. on Saturday.

uiPPkf Tft PF 5tUUT Wttls. IU DC NOTED AT PARISHES The men of at least two area parishes will help observe National Boy Scout Week with activities Sunday morning. At both SS Peter Paul Parish and St. Mary's of the Lake parish, men of the Holy Name Society will attend a corporate Mass and Communion with scouts of the parish. Following the Mass at each parish, a breakfast will be held for the men and the scouts.

The group will attend the 8:15 a.m. Mass at SS Peter and Paul, and the 8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's..