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

IlaMn Free library 54 Madison Ave. Blasdell 19, ft wmaDNmmm MmmAiLw LAKE SHORE HAMBURG 'SERVING THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG SINCE 1922' THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR No. 36 December 19. 1957 5c A Copy Advisory Committee Appointed By Emerling Board Splits On Two Rezoning Issues Scrturday Deadline The Christmas Issue of the Frontier Herald will be published on Monday, December 23. All news and advertising notices must be in the Herald offices by Saturday Noon, December 21, to be published in the Christmas Issue.

ffic agent for the N.Y.Central Lines bu transmission and collection An unusal split in the voting on two petitions for rezoning property on southwestern tiiva. ana norm Creek Rd. and denied the reguest of the owners of the Schoepperle Raymond J. Emerling, supervisor elect for die Town of Hamburg, this week named an advisory committee, to the supervisor, with members chosen from various occupations and fields of endeavor. In releasing the names of his committee, Mr.

Emerling pointed out that his pre-election platform included the creation of an advisory committee to work with him for "the betterment of the Afrf rarful arrwtpninor I have selected these he advised. "I am honored to have men of this high caliber consent to be on my advisory committee and am sure Hamburg will be a better place In which to live because of them." Emerling announced. The future supervisor's 15 man committee consists of the following men. John Kleis, president of the Frontier Central School Board on education; Spencer Ravel, principal of the Hamburg Central School, also on education; Dr. Thomas Heineman M.D.

on health; Gordon Mohr, president of Peoples Bank of finance; rlchard Harrington, president of the property to rezone to industrial Three councilmen and the super G.O.P. Releases List visor voted for the Oliver petitioners with Kenneth Barnes casting the lone "No" ballot. Three councilmen (Jl 1 OWI1 LOITHTIlttee voted against the Schoepperle petition with Councilman Seeger and Hamburg Republican Town Chair-Supervisor Goodyear voting for the man, George A. Patterson, this rezoning. week released the names of the 84 George Weber, representing the Republican committeemen in the 42 Lake Lanes Taxpayer's Ap- districts in the Town of Hamburg, peered before the board to ask for a The listing of the committeemen solution to the serious drainage for the convenience of the Repub-problem In that area.

He stated Hcan voters In the town is in keep-that 240 feet of drainage pipe from ing with the present goals of the Ganymede Rd. to West Lane was party to become closer to the people, clogged completely and that a cross according to Mr. Patterson, drain was broken. In another section The committeemen and their dis-the manhole was too high above the tricts are as follows: ground to bive any relief to the Dist. 1, Elmer Bettcher and Edwin area during heavy rains.

W. Kennets; Dist. 2. R. J.Dickinson Town Engineer William Allen ag- and John Grinder; Dist.

3. Harrison reed that a problem exists there Koch and William Husband; Dist. 4, and made an appointment to meet Sherwood Saunders and Home Cllne the representatives Saturday morn- Dist. 5, Spencer A letter was read from Town son and Harry Long; Disc 7, Ed-Arrnmov Rolnnd Tills advisine the ward Battleson and Earl L. Mc- Hamburg of for business; Joseph fire company brought the fire under.

Corp. on industry; Arthur G. Vara, been fed by saw dust from a recent co-owner of Vara's Drycleanlng remodeling project on the house, for publicity; William Shoemaker, Second Assistant Chief, Roderick president of Krehrer Shoemaker, Buchanan, would give no estimate of and Mayor of the Village of Hamburg; the damage until a more complete Lawrence Schwlndler, assistant tra- investigation was made. HAMBURG THRUWAY SECTION NOW OPEN board that he would not seek re- uonaia; uist. tawara nesia ana appointment to that position.

This James J. Frisa; Dist. 9, W.Richard fact was published in last week's Thompson and Kenneth Brenner; Issue of the Herald. Dist. 10.

Frank R. Quick and Norman The board passed a resolution to Leyh. transfer the Town Hall receptionist Dist. 11 Howard Abbott andTheo-under the Town Clerk's Jurisdiction dore A. Miller; Dist.

12, Peter F. and the custodians of the hall to the Makin and David Durward; Dist. 13, Town Engineer's office. Amicarl Paolini and Allen Bailey; The Board also Instructed the Dist. 14, Elmer Plarr and Ben F.

Town Engineer and the Town At- Wlngert; Dist. 15 Wendell Rice and tomey to pursue the preliminary Erwln L. 16, Henry Poe-work on the proposed Central Ham- (Cont'd, on back page) and Mayor of the Village of Blasdell; Leon Lancaster, attorney at law on legal matters; William SlpprelL member of Sipprell Bros, and the Erie County Port Authority; Harold Harris, local manager of the New York State Electric and Gas Corp. for utilities; Jack SchmahL retired, formerly with the U.S.Rubber Corp. Lake Shore George Strasser, chairman grievance committee USW CIO Local 201 for labor and Francis Doherty, director Erie County Fire Assoc.

for fire protection. Fire Destroys Upstairs Of Greenfield Home Fire of undetermined origin gutted the upstairs of a dwelling at 102 Greenfield Big Tree section of the Town of Hamburg, about 12:20 Sunday morning. The occupants of the home, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hods on, were about to retire when they discovered the fire behind the kitchen stove and called the Big Tree Volunteer Fire Company.

The Immediate response of the interchanges. They are No. 53, Niagara Section Connection; No. 54, West Seneca Route 16 Interchange and No. 55, Lackawanna Ridge Road Interchange.

The Lackawanna toll barrier Is about a mile west of the Ridge Road entrance. Now familiar to area drivers are the Maryvale Drive and Walden Avenue Interchanges which have be- en toll free since the opening of the Thruway in Buffalo In August of 1954. Col. Clinton B. F.

Brill, Thruway Authority chairman, headed a 50 car motorcade which toured the new section of the Thruway, starting from the Silver Creek Interchange at Irving to the Mineral Springs Bridge, with brief stops at the Camp Road Interchange In Hamburg -and the Ridge Road Interchange at Lackawanna, for bref ceremonies with area government officials and business leaders. dlstrict and to keep the board in formed on the progress of the pro ject. On! members into the society. The pledge was given by Mrs. Ralph Eggleston to the following: Joyce Fugle, Carolyn Lum, John Lovallo, Robert Fox, Linda Stevens, Sharon Hlne.

Barbara Paolini, Howard Henry, Anthony Mure, Patricia Jaworskl, Eugene Selb, Ellen Rush-nok, Nancy Croce, Margaret Powers Bonnie Barnes, John Mills, Michael Barnas, Gertrude Tara, Richard Borst, Rosellnde Meier, Geoffrey BushnelL Paul Kranz and Myra Kahler. Lake Lanes Taxpayers Plan Lighting Contest The Lake Lanes Taxpayers Assoc. will hold its first Annual Christmas Lighting contest during the coming Christmas Week. Only members of the Association are eligible for the four prizes which will go to the winners of the contest. The prizes Include an electric grill and five dollars in cash, two gallons of house paint plus a gift certificate, dinner for two and a ten pound turkey.

Chairman of the contest is Mrs. Patricia Friedman and the judges will be Glenn Powers, John Mac-Mlllan and Robert Patelunas. Co-sponsors with the taxpayer's organization Include Forbuse Lumber Hamburg Lumber Kronenberg's, The Lake View Hotel, Brooks Pharmacy and Fierle's Red and White Store. The Judging will be held between Christmas and New Years and the first ot the year. Area Teenagers To Be Given Thank You Party A thank you party and record hop has been planned for the teenagers of this area who took part in the recent door to door canvas to aid the Rehabilitation Center for Crippled Children.

The affair will be held in the Memorial Hall in Lackawanna on Monday, December 30, starting at 7 p.m. Radio station WEBR is sponsoring the party and Bernle Sandler, popular western New York disc Jockey, will M.C. the dance. The station will also furnish the prizes, refreshments and entertainment. A live radio program will eminate from the hall suiting at 9 p.m.

All teenagers from Blasdell, Woodlawn, Orchard Park and Lackawanna who participated in the drive are invited and they are urged bring a guest to the dance. It will be a semi -formal affair. Honored guests at the party will be Chester Struski, mayor of Lackawanna; Marvin Jacobs, chairman of the drive and Dr. Robert Warner. Director of the Children's Hospital Rehabilitation Center.

St. Vincent's Assoc. To Serve Christmas Dinner The officers of St. Vincent's Home School Association will serve a Christmas Dinner on December 19th the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph who teach In the school In North Evans.

On the same day the Slaters, assisted by the home room Mothers will have a Christmas party for the children in the school auditorium. Gifts will be exchanged among the children, Santa Claus will be there to pass out the traditional gifts to the children. On December 22nd the children will present their annual Christinas play for their parents, in the school auditorium. 23 FRONTIER STUDENTS TAPPED FOR NHS i hr Entering a new area of "pleasant motoring" Is the auto above as it entered the Mile Strip Toll Gate, last Saturday. Mrs.

John Lacy offers one of the first toll cards to be Issued at th interchange. Addressing the newly Tapped member of the Frontier Chapter of the National Honor Society Is President Robert Nagy. Other officers of the society are Ernest Hawley, Vice President; Gertrude Petko, Secretary and John Schmidt, Treasurer. The Frontier Chapter of the Nat- was under the direction of David tonal Honor Society tapped twenty Gardner, with President of the chap-three new members last Monday at ter, Robert Nagy, welcoming the new The New York State Thruway now runs, without interruption, from New York City to the Pennsylvania border, a 502 mile long highway for motorists. On Saturday the final gap was closed in the Thruway's "mainline" with the dedication of a 29 mile long section from Irving to the triple Interchange at the Mineral Springs Brldge in West Seneca.

The 10 12 miles' between the Lackawanna and the Wllliamsville toll barriers form a virtualfreeway for areamotorlsts. Upon entering the Thruway from the Mile Strip Road Interchange of the Camp Road Interchange a charge is made up to the point of the freeway. The dual highway links 41 miles of Thruway from Ripley to Irving, dedicated last August, and the 432 miles of Thruway from Buffalo to New York City. It was also the opening of three additional toll-free, an Assembly Program at Frontier Central High School on Bay View Road'in Hamburg. Various phases of the National Honor Society were given by Fay Rlester followed by a speech on "Scholarsh by Ernest Hawley.

"Leadership" was the theme of John Schmidt, while Gertrude Petko addressed the assemblage on 'Service'. Concluding this part of the program was Sharon Plersantl who spoke on "Character." The Tapping of the new members.