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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
2
The Syracuse Turners' Honorary 35 Year Club will hold its annual Christmas party Sunday Dec 11 at the club. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. John Scheible is chairman of arrangements.
Residents of Skaneateles and neighboring towns join industrial firms in opposing a Syracuse led plan to cut creek flow by six million gallons daily. The proposal includes a new Skaneateles village sewage plant costing about 165000 dollars and sewer work estimated at 35000 dollars. Protests stress potential health risks and economic harm to plants relying on creek for cooling and waste dilution.
The National Labor Relations Board denied the United Automobile Workers bid to void a New Process Gear Corp union election held Sept. 22 in which 1213 workers voted for the union and 824 against. Objections cited wage increases, insurance plans, press attacks, threats to shut down, pre election polling, and alleged coercion. The regional NLRB overruled the objections, dismissing the petition to set aside the election.
Santa Claus visited Han cock Airport amid his annual Operation Toylift delivering 30 cartons of toys to the Syracuse area from a DC-46. About 250 children watched as toys were moved to agencies including the Christmas Bureau and hospitals for distribution. The event kickstarted Onondaga County Christmas Bureau activities and involved Rotary members coordinating transport to 53 agencies and 26 nursing homes.
A proposal to have New York Telephone Co maintain all county radio hookups is under study. Charles F. Ames led a Department of Research and Development cost review, and the board's Budget Committee will compare it with current servicing costs.
St Matthew's Church in Liverpool dedicates its new brick church at Vine and Seventh after an almost two year rebuild following a February 1954 fire that destroyed the old church. The 8 p.m. service will be led by Rev John D Hughes with bishops Malcolm E Peabody and Walter M Higley officiating. The congregation, meeting previously in the Masonic Temple, will host a procession and a choir in a traditional dedication ceremony.
The Syracuse Planning Commission will meet in executive session to discuss abandonment of part of W Washington Street for a parking garage, the Long Range Capital Improvement Committee's high school plan, and a zone change for an 80 room hotel on E Genesee Street. E W Edwards & Son and architect. E W Rodor Ter. Syracuse Parking Authority head William Lane to attend. Lane favors abandonment with 12 feet retained for future street widening. debate centers on immediate need for off street parking versus potential future widening impacts on Edwards store First Trust and Yates Hotel.
Mayor Mead remains without a diagnosed heart condition after the fourth electrocardiogram showed no abnormality. Secretary Richard F. Torrey said the physician planned one more cardiogram before discharge and that Mead's condition was described as very good, with rest and tests continuing through next week.
Mrs. Rodney C Burns chairs the Mothers March on Polio with cochairman Mrs Donald W Darrone and vice chairmen Mrs H David Dooling and Mrs Edwin W Ryan named to run the county wide drive. Organizers plan a porchlight parade and house to house canvass set for January 24 with headquarters opened at the Onondaga County Savings Bank Building.
Nine-year veterans from a 69 member class of December 8 1919 remain in service today. The department also notes the 36th anniversary of the two platoon system with a shift structure that splits 14 hour nights and 10 hour days.
A full time executive director for a new Albany office was to be named by the New York State County Officers Association at a meeting this afternoon at the Hotel Syracuse. Leading candidates were Donald Schriber of Jamesville and Monty Chamberlain of Albany. The association plans to open a regular office at Albany Jan 1. Executive committee members were to convene to appoint the office director.
City engineer Potter W Kelly and Water Division Engineer Elon Stewart say complaints by Skaneateles Creek residents are unfounded as the city proposes a 165000 sewage treatment plant to cut lake outlet flow from 10580000 to 4500000 gallons daily. They argue prior rights and repairs keep downstream water levels adequate for Jordan and Elbridge communities.
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