Chronicle-Express (Newspaper) - November 4, 1954, Penn Yan, New York If You Know jof Any Please Phone 123 All News Printed Free CHRONICLE NOW 130 YEARS OLD BUT NEW EVERY THURSDAY No Want Too Small or Great That a Want Ad Will Not Supply It Volume 17511 PENN YAN N Y THURSDAY NOVEMBER 4 1954 3 Sections 22 Pages All Local Schools To Observe Open House Nov 8 to 13 Parents Pupils Teachers Join in Education Week While It is course always open house at Penn Yan Central schools parents and friends are especially urged to come back to school by the principals and teachers during American tion week Nov 8 to 13 All village and rural schools will particularly welcome visitors throughout education week with special classes planned at Penn Yan High school Monday evening Nov 8 At rural schools ing house will Wednesday ning Nov 10 from to 0 O'clock Dundee Central and Valley Central schools will hold open house on Friday evening Nov 12 from to o'clock with all parents Invited to como to the schools and see the work that their children are doing Parents are Invited to be the guests of their son or daughter In a parents program at Penn Yan Junior Senior High school Monday night Nov 8 at o'clock To give you school days feeling we are going to hold two 20 minute class periods out of the regular day of states Principal Roger Everything that a regular class does during a day of school will be done so that you may more fully aware of the way day's school program is carried v After the class are at approximately pi m all parents are Invited to gather In tho cafeteria for refreshments ahd to meet the of the school staff The program will end at p m Buses will bring rural to school and take them home again Tho drivers will their run so as to have all pupils at the school at p m and will leave for home at p m For lack of space parents may not ride on the buses and if they pre- fer may children to And Baby Sitters with younger children who cannot bo loft alone aro urged Story of How Mill Founded in 1797 Makes Flour Now i This of Mills taken not oh Election when the roal of tho year here but on iv wintry day lit 25 years company built the service station that now occupies tho corner In October of 1031 j Note the cluster i of street lights that two ago and the making for the bridge You can almost hear the bells smell the buckwheat maple sirup und try i Service Honored story of one of tho actively operated wheat mills in States was unfolded to I 01 JIM Penn Yan recently as i they listened to Bailey vice- president of mills and then accompanied him in- of the six-story mill Itself on Main street at the Lake Keuka outlet Give a child a hammer a piece of chalk and a him hit the chalk once and sift out the Set Parent Nights The Methodist Youth ship of Penn Yan has scheduled two parents nights for Sunday Nov 7 and Sunday Nov 12 fiom 6 Lo 8 o'clock in the First dust and you have the basic principle of grinding flour but Methodist church nature of grain makes the process On the first night Is snown Keuka college will speak to the present Miss Brooklyn student will address tho young Re- jtx more complex Tho Your Family ture of a wheat kernel Is best and Dr Blanche Carrier of ened to art with its oping husks and the interior ed into little cells like the drop cells pf an orange In consequence 15 separate grinding processes each with a sary In the manufacture of flour by-products The mill that ihas stood on the main street in At a banquet held to bring tho children with them Oct 27 at the Wagnet Supervisors will ba by employees guests and directors of the school to over them the Mills honored while the parents are attending as their of- the classes Parents to I of take tho younger to the Mills acted as kindergarten they will be cared for until the adults return from All the village schools er rio Introduced Bailey vice-president who welcomed group Mrs Alice P Bailey dent presented kindergarten classes gold wrist watch she explained Chestnut and Liberty that Mr Taylor street schools will hold open on the same night Monday Nov 8 to o'clock Kindergarten house will be held Wednesday night Oct 10 and efficient employee from tp o'clock in the Mr Schumacher adde village schools While the rural schools will not have demonstration classes on tho night of their open house Nov parents are urged to visit their schools to meet and talk with the teachers of their children and to observe the work that will be on display The rural schools will bo open Wednesday evening from to fl p m Refreshments In the Yan engaged In the work church will bo served A fellowship supper for parents separate process are and young people will be served al the Nov 14th gathering will be followed by a panel dis- cussion by four parents and four Wheat cereal no But place on the street floor of the mill whore dern round millstones are used in the making U rotated breakfast cereal Flour however is made steel roller and sitting ia done on modern sifters with as many aa 14 sieves in single section I The wheat pass through five break rolls before the portion of the kernels has is tall and young people moderated by clean and the wealth of tei Jones guidance director at Ing bolts elevators Penn Vnn fills floor after floor as the grain is borne from the age elevators along the late way flour or Adults Central High school will be HUH and Boy scouts for been from the exterior and for nearly a half century has TWIlle no n Donald Campney Mrs Stanley Stout Mrs Herbert and Lester Bascom Young people will be Lauralee Wood Richard and Palmer Moore ft The panel discussion will be lowed by a family movie A Chance To J Wood and Barbara Jones are In charge of worship Ann Comslock Bariy Wood and Mis Ralph Rhinehart are m charge of refreshments -4 Kiwanis President Mills as a added by the sistance Mr him in tho many years he has been with the Penn Yap i Miss Anita Gullo accompanied by Miss Isabel rendered four solos Both are seniors at Nazareth college In and Mrs were guests at the banquet Mr Clark Is the past president of the Busies or bran After from the bran 1s accomplished the interior Is pulverized and Ismail pieces of bran which still adhere are removed in reduction rolls One of the largest products at is straight grade flour known locally by the Bessie label This is made from locally grown wheat a low Continued on Page Seven Central school kott Mills be prepared by The showing of slides of Yan Teachers association social Lo California by Homer Bennett the chairmanship Iot Wayland concluded the evening's nf A of Harley The Education week Is headed by Mrs Frances with Warren Giles tlan Roger Killian and William Joslyn Art Saturday Nov 6 Celebration of American Art week in Penn Yan will culminate and the son of William and Past Mr Taylor a native of Continued on Page Unique Crooked Lake Canal Nurtured Area Growth The Crooked Lake canal was officially abandoned by the state in 1877 but Is Influence In political and economic affairs of this area commented Frank L Swann Yates county historian principal speaker at the business meeting of the Yatos County society Thursday Bringing canal boats from eca to Kouka lake up a grade that averaged nearly 40 feet to tho mile the Crooked Lake canal was probably one of the most unique and most difficult to keep In gable condition ever constructed Through a series of lift locks and a guard lock boatloads of merchandise from the city marts of early days were lifted 275 feet from lake to lake This unusual construction was I SEE BY THE You will find interesting news and often many bargains In the tion Road It every week Printed on Pages hound off on ring for In church on delivered to your door supper Thursday authorized by the legislature of 1829 and four years latei It was opened on an original appropriation of and a later one of had been exhausted In the first 20 years it was used of cost of maintenance the salaries of personnel were more than twice the income And ing the greater part of its ation canal was a- political football and saturated with graft But the cost of such projects cannot determined Inj a mere dollars and sal and the canal played a part In- the development of area Not alone were the goods that day brought In from the cities of the east by way of the Hudson river the Erie canal and but the grains home manufactures and lumber and timber of this area were For those ping needs a canal express vice was operated by at least two groups Many of chants owned and own for bringing Mn merchandise and the local dries received their pig iron by way of the canal A spur of thB canal behind the stores Main street brought goods to their very back doors and pig iron for the use of the Commercial Iron Continued on Page Four Saturday Nov 6 at 7 p Why of Art will be tho topic for discussion in a panel session lowing the dinner Speakers will be Mrs Alex graduate of National Academy of Fine Arts who will discuss oil Miss Ruth Long physical cation and craft skills at Keuka college Mrs Smith in- in hooked rugs for the school adult education Miss Cunnings magazine and book Illustrator Miss Mae Baker teacher of speech for adult education gram i Violin solos will be played by Miss Joyce Richards accompanied by Mrs Guy music in- Richards will play selections Chopin and Mozart Address of welcome will be given by Miss Mary Gazzetta art instructor at Penn Yan Central who will speak on the Importance of weak in fostering appreciation of art values in everyday living On Wednesday night Nov 3 at the Oliver House the principal art media were demonstrated by Students included Janice E Nielsen pastel painting bara charcoal Charles sepia chalk Marvin Dinehart oil Bonnie Gottshall creative painting Gaye Bowen Richard posters Talna Virginia Joslyn Rose Marls Haney Shirley dolyn Brown Patricia Bird ald crafts At 8 p the Oliver house the following demonstrations were Mrs Wellington Castner textile Mrs James copper tooling Mrs Eugene Ludlow Miss Ruth Long leather tooling and Miss Margaret try A A Supervisor Al tho annual election and ness the Yan Ki- wans club on Monday sNov 1 A Nelson Bradford was chosen dent for the coming year Elected to serve with Mr ford were Ray dent Ansel Stork second vice- president and Willis urer elected for three-year wore John Hornick John Gibbon and Richard Mr Bradford born In ville He is a graduate of Pavilion High school and the New York State Merchant Marine academy he was licensed third assistant steam engineer and a third assistant diesel engineer received a license as a second diesel engineer From 1935 to 1837 he served aboard ships sailing from New York city as a junior freezer of tho United Fruit company deck engineer of the Luckenback ship company and assistant en- gineer of the African lines Mr Bradford entered the em- ploy of the New Yoik State tric and Gas In tember 1937 as fireman and became unit boiler tor He became chemist and test engineer In 1947 and was advanced to supervisor of operations at the plant in May of last year v Mi1 and Mrs Bradford liVe at 221 East Main street in Penn Yan and have two children He is a member of the Masonic at Dresden and of the American ciety of Mechanical Engineers Mrs Bradford Is the Dresden trustees Provide For Construction Steel Reservoir Permits Board Meeting 1 Penn have water If not by Christmas The for the steel reservoir has been completed above the station on the West Lake Kouka road and adjacent to the old atone gallon reservoir It was revealed at the regular meeting of Penn Yan village Monday night that the new round steel tank will arrive in sections within ten days A resolution adopted at Monday's session provided for the transfer of from the reservoir re- servo fund March to the credit of the municipal It to sum in payment the reservoir and Us construction A previous sum had been trans- ferred to pay for the grading of the site construction of the dation extension of village water mains The sum of still the reservoir fund authorized the reserve fund last March to provide for the needed new reservoir and additional water lines It is estimated that the tank Itself can be erected and water lines connected within four weeks from the time the sections arrive In Perm Yan The enclosed steel tank will be 40 feet high and 93 feet in diameter At the same day permits were granted to Pre- emption Developers Inc to build a new prefabricated residence at 105 Youngs street and to Henry to remodel residence at 302 Clinton street into three family apartments complying with multiple residence law of York state Peter Das of 183 South avenue wag granted a permit to buNd a garage and E L Geer and son of 300 Bast Main street to repair front of their garage Lyman Smith County Historical Society Lyman H Smith of Penn Yan district attorney was elected president of the Yates County Historical at the annual business meeting held Thursday night In the Oliver House The retiring president Is Mrs Fred Guyle Yates County clerk Elected to serve with Mr Smith were Mrs Charles Beau- mont Mrs John Sullivan Mrs Herbert Winters Fred and Miss Mabel Blodgett vice- presidents Miss Mary secretary Mrs Fen ton Wager treasurer i Directors are Clarence Oliver Sheppard and Lewis cey all of Milo John Harden Benton Mrs Leona Dunton Italy Robert Spence Starkey Mrs Eugene Charland Middlesex Carlton Wheeler Harrington Dr Herbert Wisbey Jerusalem Mrs T W Windnagle and Jay Barnes county historian were appointed of a genealogical committee to late means tracing ancestry of Yates county persons Robert Moody president of tho society reported that all funds advanced by individuals to finance preparation for the first Indian pageant had been re- paid and handmade tumes used in tho successful pre- are now insured for 200 Mrs Lewis Gracey that visited the museum this year Come Rain or Shine at PYA Friday Thanksgiving for Foreign Students Needs More Hosts Hero finally the hend of the house really blown lite top And a busybody neighbor n real out the door TJie neighbor tho Is Mrs played by Anne send and Papa Gray son Is port rayed by Looking loft are his daughter Dorothy and son Bob Colder flight us a college and Sally -as Mr wife by Burnell Studio Come Rain or a act light comedy of the ments that beset an family trying to enjoy a simple summer vacation at the lake will be presented in the Junior High school auditorium in Penn Yan on Friday Nov B at The play Is directed by Mrs Charlotte Grady Since tho play in a sense may be have a local setting an especially interesting effect been produced by members of the Penn Yan Academy Art club guided by Miss Mary Gazzetta in- A realistic backdrop re- presenting lake scenery has been created by members of the club Gordon Bascom Jean Depow bara Hollowell Phyllis Roc Seager Janet Nielsen Ernest Sperr Albert Davis and Gaye The miniature stage set for the play Come Rain or now on display In the New York State Electric and Gas Company window was created by Donna Leach Sally Bordwell Dorothy Washbum and Elizabeth Rogers of the cast in addition to the above include Gaye Bowen as Mrs Julia March eccentric owner of a Grayson edits Pam Seranton as Rosemary Julia's granddaughter Donna Leach Holden and Mary Wilbur as youngest Agnes nuisances In general Grayson family other Beverly Pat Barbara Dave and Dave Pelton Former Penn Yan Woman Fatally Injured In Accident According Uo word received In Penn Yan Wednesday Mrs Rose Brookman Penn Yan resident died Monday night from injuries received when she fell from out of a car In which she was riding ih Salamanca She is the sister of Mrs Robert of Mllo Center who had left for Salamanca to arrange for ing the body to the Thayor Funeral for funeral vices in Penn Yan Mrs Brookman the mother of two children Jack 13 and Jean 5 had moved to Salamanca fcom Penn She widow of Thomas Brookman who died in World War II A native of Manchester Mrs Brookman had lived In Penn Yan for much of her lifetime her children and her sister Mrs Brookman is survived by three brothers Theodore Morse of Lewisville Thomas and Floyd Morse both of Avon Ohio and several nieces and nephews No details of the accident were available Funeral arrangements will be announced So far Invitations two dozen foreign students to homes in Penn Yan area have been received by Mrs Morris Burke chairman of the committee About twice as many arc needed at once to sure filling the bus which will bring the young men and women from other lands to this area lor weekend Monday Mrs to the Cornell campus the first tations received with tho tion that students would be signed to these homes early the local hosts to send personal notes of welcome in ad- vance to the guests Invitations forwarded to were Ness RD fe Mr and Mrs Vl Blodgett ville Mr and Morris Burke Keuka Park Rav and Mrs Geo Clarkson Dresden and Mrs Mr and Mrs S E Ayrea Yan Mr and Gray Jib 2 and Mr and Mrs Lyman Smith Penn Yan Mr and Mrs Alfred Beamish Penn Yan Since then Mr and Mrs Fred S Hollowell of Penn Yan have an invitation for one or two men students Lloyd RD 1 couple Mr und Mrs James Hazelwood of Hamilton street for two boys Mi1 and Mrs John Springer of RD for a girl also Mr and Mrs Lawrence McMinn of RD for a student Saturday Nov 13 according to Chester Gray general chairman of Operation Understanding is the deadline for filing Invitations but it would be of great help to hear from who plan to in- vite one or more students this he added Invitation blanks are In the hands of local pastors and grange masters -as well as members of committees and should be filed as soon as possible with Mrs Morris of Park phone or with Mrs Chester Gray Penn Yan RD 2 phone Penn Yan C of C Fall Meeting November 17 TJie annual fall dinner meeting of the Penn Yan Chamber of Com- merce previously scheduled for Thursday Nov 4 will be held on Thursday Nov 17 at 7 p m at tho The principal speaker will be Clifford A Allanson executive manager of the New York State Council of Retail Merchants Close State Vote Checked With Yates 4 to 1 Republican Harriman Governor Ives Taber Carry County By an Republican vote of four to one Tuesday county helped to narrow the state victory Harriman Democratic Liberal nominee defeated Sen M Ives In the closest race for New York governor since 1938 Despite the fact that Old Man Winter electioneered at all the places a record number of Yates county voters for an year election turned out -in of the county total number of was the gubernatorial candidate with and carrying the county by a plurality of votes upon der from Governor Dewey Sheriff and Civil Director Charted Sturm an- that M of 8 ra morning uninterrupted of all voting would by mad auxiliary police until of- check of the vote WM con- cluded A Incomplete report revealed at that time that Mr Harrtman WM opponent by under 000 the In county Frank Del Vecchio received to Arthur Levitt's comptroller Jacob K re- to Franklin D for- general county gave Taber a plurality of over his Democratic opponent Daniel Carey State Senator Dutton eon Republican won over Ham Murphy toy a plurality of 4 203 Albert Conway endorsed by both Republican and Democratic ies for chief judge of the court of appeals received Republican votes and a total of votes and John Van judge candidates for both and For third associate er Republican defeated Adrian P on Page Eight Wi f 11.4 Close Election t i One of the highlights the election the lack of lights and just the of the and corit Tuesday night The wet mow that began ailing jn the the first real fall season accum to upwards of four Inches on the ground in Yah and bent bought and wires under white II was a beautiful sight with the fall still shining through but It spelled trouble for gency of both state and municipal power companies Just say it gave us even more trouble than reported Daniel ments NYB Electric and Gas com- pany superintendent whose men were still replacing broken Wednesday und had been outsail night battling the storm i Election districts In Benton and Jerusalem reverted to candle and kerosene lamp power as they experienced at the supper hour managing despite the inconvenience to get the vote registered The foul weather wan throughout all the east affecting all of Yates ly and power failures from Canandaigua to Geneva pite the danger of blazing broken high tension wires and driving conditions no jisertoufl were in the county by the sheriff's f ment f Heavy Yates County Vote Registered for Major State and Local Posts Atty TOWNS DISTRICTS Ul a c o 2 1 O 13 1 o C t fi Barring ton Benton No 1 Bonton Bonton No 3 Italy Jerusalem No 1 Jerusalem No 2 Jerusalem No 3 Middlesex Milo No 1 2 Milo No 3 Mllo No 4 Milo No 5 Mllo Mllo No 7 Potter Starkey No 1 Starkey No 2 Torrey 205 182 190 216 100 435 268 168 281 321 345 233 184 243 360 209 204 151 382 458 252 57 34 40 55 42 85 65 35 34 51 69 72 96 90 47 42 25 82 61 76 7 2 4 1 1 6 8 2 8 3 11 S 10 1 2 3 2 9 3 7 203 172 194 215 88 423 260 162 309 342 223 177 237 355 210 202 150 378 451 251 54 32 41 53 39 85 62 34 37 54 64 74 89 80 91 44 44 23 83 C6 69 8 2 5 1 6 6 1 6 1 10 8 9 1 2 2 1 9 3 7 208 374 385 210 89 413 259 161 272 302 340 221 237 355 195 150 376 4.47 241 Totals 5396 1242 5268 1208 Pluralities 4154 4060 1 6 1 1 6 1 7 1 11 7 9 1 3 1 2 9 3 7 88 5216 1309 92 53 36 47 55 44 102 73 35 37 50 68 78 96 79 91 46 54 28 83 62 83 202 177 183 216 87 407 264 167 268 305 336 219 174 243 345 205 194 150 443 240 57 34 50 53 43 97 67 28 38 53 68 77 95 74 99 46 50 22 90 60 83 8 1 9 8 1 5 2 10 3 6 210 177 194 221 91 424 264 167 268 307 344 219 174 238 351 209 200 152 380 452 253 48 34 43 45 39 89 59 27 33 49 60 74 83 75 88 40 42 21 81 54 208 186 206 221 69 283 163 318 366 237 192 264 387 217 313 151 397 408 68 271 214 189 210 235 104 453 287 165 284 321 356 245 199 257 370 215 208 157 396 461 211 209 188 100 211 200 448 278 164 283 320 349 235 199 257 364 212 204 156 393 460 268 98 491 282 161 285 319 352 236 196 256 365 217 208 160 396 265 5191 1284 83 5295 1092 5529 5595 5530 5549 4203
