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The Times Record from Troy, New York • Page 15

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The Times Recordi
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Troy, New York
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THE TIMES. RECORD, TROY, N. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1970 13 Latham-Colonie WILLIAM R. Green Areas, Open Spaces Part Of Town Zoning Laws Colonie Town Board has adopted a measure to add the land conservation zoning classification to its zoning laws allowing for preservation of open ipaces and green areas. The move followed a public hearing conducted during a hoard meeting Thursday at Town Hall in Newlonville presided over by Town Supervisor William K.

Sanford. terms of the measure, all building plans must be submitted to the Town Planning Board for approval as to do- lirahility and suitability of.the surrounding environment. Regulations also include provisions for five-foot width sidewalks, no on-slreet parking and garage or carport enclosures cent of the parkin; least 25 per cent of the development tract will have to ha set aside as open and recreational space. 3 More Hearings All this is contained in a measure passed following another hearing regarding rules and regulations governing apartment house development. They an attempt to set standards lor the logical, orderly devel- 25 per ipaces.

Rubella Clinic Sef Thursday opment of multiple dwelling projects, town officials, said. A third hearing resulted in maximum of 10 units per acre density clause being inserted in Residential classifications. A fourth hearing changes from Business to Residential B-2 Ihe zoning for Schuylcr Flals This is the tract of larid where circuses used to be held, It contains about 30 acres; It will now allow apartment usage which the supervisor said was compatible with surrounding neighborhoods in Menands and tervliet. Census Discrepancy John Hodges and Controller Rudy Gross were aulhorized to go to Jefterson, next week to consult with U.S. government A clinic wi)J be held Thursday ior Immunization igiinst German' measles, Mrs.

Merrell Fake, R.N. Town of Colonie announces. The Rubella clinic will be at Ihe Colonie Village Fire Station on Central Avenue from 9 to 11 a.m. for children 1-11) years of age. Community Baptist Lists Preachers Rev.

William T. Cornelius, pastor of La (I) am Community Baptist Church, will serve as director of a family camp at Pathfinder Lodge, a state American Baptist camping facility on Ot- lego Lake, during next week. Mr. Cornelius will be on vacation from Aug. 23-Sept.

6. In his absence at the 10 a.m. service Sunday the pulpit will be occupied by Rev. Raimund Tum- belston, a of Baptist churches of Hoosick and West Hoosick in Rensselaer County. Eugene F.

Smith a laymen, chairman of the local church hoard, will preach Aug. 23 The Aug. 30 speaker will be Dale D. Hawley, principal of the Cohoes Middle School. Rev.

John Glover of Schenectady will ipeak Sept. 6. Summer supply organists have Mark Witecki, Dean Bellinger and Mrs. Jack Tashjian. Cornelius has also announced -that church school census authorities regarding certain discrepancies betsveen Ihe town and federal tallies.

The supervisor said the town has so many different mailing addresses that this may have resulted in some of Ihe discrepancies. William Hoblock, a nephew of Town Clerk Michael J. Hoblock, was named to the post of attorney for the town plannig board at a salary of 54,000. Hoblock succeeds John W. Tabner who has resigned since was named to the Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) by Gov.

Rockefeller and is now chairman of CDTA. Mrs. Spiro Vass was renamed lo a one-year term on the Albany County Opportunity, board. Pig-Farm Odors complaint was lodged at Ilia meeting concerning odors from a nearby pig a It was lodged by Joseph H. K.

Brennan of 622 Albany-Shaker Road. Brennan, said he is a Troy school teacher, was told that Dr. a McCullough, (own health officer, and other officials would inspect the neighbor's pig farm and follow up on the complaint. Stolen Car Found Abandoned 'Colonie police are seeking the driver of car that was found abandoned and damaged on the lawn of an Old Niskayuna Road resident's home at 3:25 a.m. today.

Police said Mrs. Richard Garling of 477 Old Niskayuna Road called the station to report that a car had struck a tree on her property and had also damaged her lawn. She said the driver got out of the vehicle and fled the scene. It was discovered that the car, a 1963 sedan, owned by Martin D. Hapgood of 81 Latham Ridge Road, Latham, had last been seen by its owner at midnight.

He was linawarc his vehicle had been stolen until informed by police who had the car (owed to a local garage. A wallet and some medicine was found in the car but these articles were the property of the owner police said. E. Greenbush Voters OK $998,132 By GRACE SP1ERRE Taxpayers in Ihe.East Green bush Central School District aulhorized the dislrict to pend an extra $998,132 for con slruction of the new high school on the Leavill site, East Greenbush, Thursday night. The $998,132 will increase the tax rates in Ihe district as follows: East Greenbush, Scho- Nassau and Sand Lake, and North Greenbush, 11.85 per thousand of assessed Lackawannq Charged With Police Probe Damage To Two Vehicles dack, 12.31, valuation.

Voting in Columbia High School, East Greenbush, voters consented lo the extra expense by a vote of 723 to 412. Eligible voters In Ihe districl total 5,627, but only 1,135 turned out to cast their ballots. The facility, expected to be open in the fall of 1072, was originally expected to cost $7,. 360,500. The cost will be $8,358,632.

Racial Bias BUFFALO (AP)-The nearby ity of Lackawanni's refusal to How a Negro group to bullrl 138 ow-cost housts in prtdomin- ntly white neighborhood con- tiluted racial discrimination, a ederal judgi held Thursday. Judge John T. Curlin of U. )istrict Court said in 93-page lecision, written after a 22-day rial last spring, that (he city musl take immediate steps to allow the construction to begin. Three groups, joined by (he S.

i Department, brought the action after the city complained thil its sewer sys- iem was overburdened and could not accommodate any new ionics. Curlin dismissed the reason ai "mere rationalization." To Occupy Pulpit David Kasper, a layman, wil occupy the pulpit of Niskayuna Reformed Church Suriday at 10 a.m. during the absence of Rev Warren D. Bull, pastor. Two parked cars were a aged during two separate accidents investigated by Troy police Thursday nigM, a hit- and-run crash.

An outo, owned by Wayne ol 1140 River was ap- larenlly struck on the left rear 'ender by an unknown green car, while it was parked in a lot at the rear ol 691 2nd police said. According lo police information, the auto, which was described as green, backed into Lane's car and then left the parking lot without reporting the incident. Patrolmen William Connors This Day In History By United Tress International Today is Friday. Aug. 14th, the 226th day ot 1970 with 133 lo follow.

The moon is between its first quarter and full phase. The morning stars are Mars and Saturn. The evening slars arc Mercury, Venus and Jupiter. On this date in history In 1900 2,000 marines', helper capture Peking, China, to end the Boxer Rebellion. In 1935 the Social Securitj Act was passed by Congress.

In 1915, al 7 p.m., Kaslern War Time, President Truman announced that a a had accepted an unconditional surrender. In 19M a New Ynrk bourn Dutch airliner crashed into the Atlantic, killing all 99 person 'aboard. A thought the day A i a poet Alice Gary said, "Kiss me, though you make believe, kiss me, though almost know you are kissing lo deceive." ind James Nelligan the crash. Two cars sustained vhen an aulo operated by Gus- af U. Carlson, 61, o( 1130 Eastern Schencctady, apparently went out of control in 'awling Avenue.

Carlson's auio struck a car parked in tronl of 641 Pawling owned by Arlie Latterlck ot 107 Main Ave. The parked car sustained left rear damage while Carlson's car was lowed from the' with right front end damage, police said. OHiccrs Joseph K. Brassard and Charles C. O'Konski investigated the accident.

REMODELINfi A I I INT. IXT. I t- A I ELECTRICAL I I ROOFS I I PORCHES Free i a On All Typei of Contracting 235-7675 or 235-4385 clascs Ing the preschool through Two Hearings Scheduled By Town Board Two 'public hearings r.re scheduled by the Colonie Town Board for Aug. 27, Town Clerk Michael J. Hoblock announced today.

The first will be at 8:30 p.m. on a proposed amendment to Nine Fire Groups In Competition The S. W. Pitts Hose Co. of Latham Fire Department conducted its annual' firemaaics competitions last weekend at the J.

IvI. Fields parking area with several fire companies participating. Operated under rules of the Ccnlral New York Stale Drill Team Association, the contests were judged by Association judges and electronic timers were used. Participating besides Latham were units from Delmar, Fuller Three Injured In Colonie Accidents Three persons were injured In separate auto accidents late Thursday, according to Colonie police. A motorcycle operated by Michael J.

Elbe, 20, of Scheneclady vas in collision with an auto operated by Joanne G. McNeal, 20, also of Scheneclady, in Route 5, east of Alta Road, Colonie. Elbe suffered injuries lo Ms right knee and was taken by Midway ambulance to St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady, Patrolman Charles E. Marhafer investigated.

A collision of a dump truck with utility pole at Route 5 and Red Fox Drive resulted in injuries lo the driver, Eugene Winters, 41, of Box 52, Westerlo. He was taken by Colonie Village ambulance to Albany Medical Center for treatment and later released, The accident occurred when Winters, operating the truck owned by Paddock Fools Builders, of Railroad Avenue swerved to avoid another vehicle, according to Patrolman Gerald Argay. Two cars collided in Route 9 at the exit from Weston's city Local Law No. 5 of 1966, reclassifying certain areas from residence B-3 to Business E-2. Portions of Road (Route 9) are involved.

The second is at 9 p.m. on the. proposed establishment ol the Aragona Hills Sewer District No. 2. The area is north ot the former limits of the North LathamKewer District and west of Hills Ext.

No. 1 to the same -sewer district. Professor Has Top Post In U.S. Project Adam Yarmolinsky, professor of law at Harvard Univer sity and husband of the former Harriet Leslie Rypins of Lou donville, will be the chief executive officer of the Welfare Is land Development Edward J. Logue, president of the Stale Urban Development today announced.

Professor Yarmolinsky will head the newly, created subsidiary of UDC which is developing the $250 million new community on -Welfare Island in Ihe East River at New York City. He will assume his full-time duties on Jan. 1, 1971, according to the announcement. Road, Boght Corners, Harmony Corners, Jonesville, Slinger- ands, Waterford and Carman. Contests for the most part were open lo auxiliary members also.

Results were announced by Warren Carr, chairman of the event and captain of the local drill team as follows: Booster Barrel Men, first place, Fuller Road; second, Harmony Corners, third; Latham. For Women--Slingerlands and Latham. Dressing efficiency for Women --Delmar and Slingerlands. Motor Pump Hydrant, Men -Fuller Road, Harmony Corners and Carman. Motor Hose Draft, Men--Delmar, Fuller Road and Harmony Corners.

Flying Booster, Men--Lalham, Delmar and Harmony Corners. shopping center south of Route 155, and a Troy man was injured. Patrolman Ronald J. Krosky said that H. S.

Chakai, 35, of Latham was coming out of tbe parking lot, and Alison L. Cook, 42, of Route 49, New Turnpike Road, Pleasantdale, was coming south in Route 9 when the crash occurred. Cook was taken by Norlh Colonie ambulance lo Albany Medical Center Hospital for a back njury and detained temporarily for rays. Local Artists Show Work In Bennington REGAL AQUAGLO LATEX SATIN FINISH ENAMEL DOORS TRIM WALLS CEILINGS Very diwabte, particularly suitable for kitchens and baths Fast dry--completely washable Tools and spots clean ki soapy water Beautiful, decorator colors Benjamin Moore CURTIS PAINTS 409 RIVER ST. TROY, N.Y.

274-5900 "Over Century Service" Chamber Unit Sets Breakfast On Bus Service Problems The acute transportation problem of the capilol district felt in Lalham and Colonie areas will he aired at a breakfast meeting of the roads ami traffic committee of Greater Colonie Chamber of Commerce Thursday at 7:45 a.m. at Hoffman's. C. Smilh Jr. ol Ihe C.

Smith Bus which now provides service between Albany and Cohoes via Latham, will he present to discuss his operation. He will answer questions of committee members a mass transportation and the bus situation generally Latham-Colonie area. Garry Stevens, chairman, will Colonie Man's Suggestion Nets $750 Check Morris 0. Walther of 27 Frederick Colonie. today was presented a $750 check by Stnte Education Depl.

Commissioner Ewald B. Nyqulst. It is the largest award ever given orr em- ploye for a suggestion. Walther was given the aware for his suggestion of a production method which makes pos sible printing 12-page examination booklets with fewer per sound and less equipment, mak additional production capa bility available. Heretofore an eight and a four-page booklet were com-, bined or a IB-page booklet with four blank pages was printed.

The suggestion is now lurncd over lo the printers to be put info operation. WYNANTSK1LL Mrs. J. F. Bowman 283-4114 preside.

The committee Three members of the Wynantskill-based a Painters have entered works of art in the annual Art Show of the First United Church of Bennington, Vt. Entrants are Mrs. Charles' Danahy, C. Guslave Bernstrom and Powers Clinton. Each local artist has entered three paintings in the show which opened Wednesday and will continue through Aug.

25, This show is held at the church located at 440 Main St. and is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. except on Sundays, Aug. 16 and Aug.

23, when the hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Last year Ihe show attracled some 65 amateur and professional artists from all over New has been studying Ihe situation lhal would arise if the local transit.buses of another firm cease serving the shopping centers and the commillee is seeking means to keep Ihis transportation alive. Seek Ccimpef Truck Colonie police Ihis morning are probing Ihelt of a camper truck owned by John Edinburth- er of 70S Service' Road which was taken sometime overnight. An alarm was sent oul lo area police agencies to he on the lookout for the vehicle.

Two Posfmasfer Tests Set In Area Postmaster General Winlon M. Blount has requested the Civil Service Commission to hold upon competitive examinations for postmaster positions in bolh Ncwtonville and Coeymans, Ihe office of Congressman Daniel Button announces. Salaries for Ihe Iwo positions are in Ihe base level of per year. Applications are obtainable, al post offices for which the test to be held or through the upstate U.S. Civil Service Commission Office at 301 Erie Syracuse.

England and neighboring New York Slate. Kxhibiled were more than 200 works for the hundreds of visitors. In keeping with the policy of Ihe show, all artists are given an opportunity to exhibit, divided into an adult class for over age 18 and a youth class for under that age. All paintings on exhibit at Ihe' church are insured against damage and theft, This year, there will be a sec- lion for paintings formerly ex- hibiled which are for sale. Return From Trip Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Duncan and daughters of If! Grandview Drive and'Miss Susan Genevieve of Birch Lane have returned from a camping trip in Ihe Niagara Falli area. Pastor Returns Rev. Russell F. Pater, paslor of the.First Reformed Church, and his' family have returned from a two-week vacation trip lo New Hampshire and Maine.

Mr. Paler will conduct the 9:30 a.m, service al Ihe church Sunday, His sermon topic wil) ha "The Healing Shadow." The lay leader will be David Bliss. Final Session Held The final session of lice summer recreation program was held this atlernoon at the Wy- nanlskill School. It concluded a six-week program of supervised activity for the youth of North Greenbush, But this is close. Gulf Econojet Oil Burner We're convinced there are many inefficient heating systems, If you're one of those homeowners spending too much for heating, we'll give you a new Gulf Econ- ojet Oil Burner.

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