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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1954
Page
2
Syracuse 55 000 property owners hear that 1955 tax bills will be mailed shortly after Christmas. First installment due Jan 1 with no penalty if paid by Jan 31. Total 1955 levy $18,505,350 covering city operations, schools, and county share. City-counted rate $47.65 per $1 000. up $1.33 from 1954. Rates rise across general city, schools, and county categories.
Cornell professor E J Dyce told the Empire State Honey Producers Assoc at Hotel Syracuse that arsenic and other insecticides threaten wild bee colonies in orchards. To pollinate lime trees, tame apiaries must be moved into orchards and removed before spraying. About 150 apiaries attended the two day meeting as New York ranks among top honey producers with about 200000 tame colonies yielding around ten million pounds annually.
Mrs. Etta Pease, 64, of 506 South Manlius Street Fayetteville, was listed improved at St. Josephs Hospital after Fayetteville volunteers rushed her there yesterday. Deputies say she was overcome by gas fumes in her home.
The Board of Education shifts from interviewing outsiders to focusing on a Syracuse tied pool with William R. Dixon Dr Edward H Lang and Dr Harold L O Neal as top candidates for the $14 000 year post Dixon has 15 years as deputy superintendent handling finance and business Lang leads vocational and industrial arts while O Neal is praised but lacks current experience The vacancy arose after HL Patton resigns to take a Wesleyan University post effective Feb 1.
Onondaga County Water Authority seeks to condemn and acquire the Syracuse plant of the New York Water Service Corporation to secure more water. County officials argue benefits offset tax losses, while towns like Marcellus Spafford and Otisco fear significant revenue drops.
A report and recommendation from the Mayor's Redevelopment Committee on pursuing a public housing project is due by Tuesday. Committee chair H. Douglas Johnson returns from Florida to push swift action, with Mayor Mead to make the final call amid a potential five to four vote split. The state program could provide 5 to 6 million dollars in housing land and social welfare funding before January 2. The group may request some form of public housing, though the outcome remains uncertain. The committee includes John son, E Tefft Barker, Salvatore Ciciarelli, Eugene Soldstein, Gordon Schoffer, Harry Herrmann, Judson Clark and Carl Maar.
Dr. John I. Wimbish spoke at First Baptist Church about Bowie's hunt ing knife and the mythic inspiration behind it. He recounted Bowie's request to a blacksmith after an observed shooting star and the meteor fragment Bowie's smith kept as a treasure.
Appellate Division clears way for early trial in Albany County by upholding lower court restraining orders against Syracuse University. Case centers on endowment income from Syracuse Medical College and ownership transfer from 1930. Judge Bergan notes lack of jurisdiction to hear Syracuse counterclaims. decision sets stage for Albany trial.
James Zerbinos owner of a Salina Street restaurant said he left late last night to celebrate a new grandchild at Van's Restaurant. After drinks, he found about 156 missing from his wallet and reported damage. Firemen responded to a radiator fire at Oswego County Pomona.
The semi annual meeting of United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State begins tonight at Hotel Onondaga. Host groups include United Cerebral Palsy and Handicapped Children's Association of the Syracuse area. An adult workshop led by Miss Ida Levine is set for 8:30 PM. Sessions cover state aid, therapies, and community resources for cerebral palsy in Rochester and Syracuse.
Utica area toll collectors will join civilian air force spotting duties after the Thruway Authority approved an Air Force request. Interchanges in Utica Westmoreland Verona Canastota Syracuse Weedsport Waterloo and Genesee will be staffed for 24 hour detection work. Details on staff numbers were not released.
Police probe after a car rollover injures Lucille Merrill 23 and ties to a city youth gang. Merrill riding with Henry Lago 46, who lost control turning from Seneca to Dublin Road. Lago from 169 Friscoest. The Kirk Hotel resident admitted to Memorial Hospital.
A committee led by Benjamin E. Shove was named by Syracuse and Onondaga Council of Churches leaders to recommend a successor to Rev Laurence T. Hosie who resigned to join the Federation of Churches in Indianapolis. Alfred Haight presided at the luncheon.
Clifford J Graverson of 325 Westcott Street has AB negative blood the rarest type and his name is kept on file at the Syracuse Regional Blood Center. This morning an emergency required five pints of AB negative and five donors were called Graverson among them. He recalls his son Keith died in March 1953 and expresses thanks for the Red Cross blood program which supplied blood when needed.
The Syracuse housing and rent survey by the state Temporary Rent Commission is expected to be received by the mayor's office Monday. Mayor Mead and the Common Council have awaited the report for over a month to guide proposed changes lifting rent controls.
About 60 physicians attended the opening session of the two day Ophthalmology Review Course at the Hotel Syracuse sponsored by the State University of New York College of Medicine. Eye specialists heard talks by Dr. Glen Gibson Dr. John McLean and Dr. Raymond Meek. The crowd welcomed The Seeing Eye vice president Morris Frank who spoke at tonight's dinner.
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