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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1947
Page
4
Two coal cars derailed on a Lackawanna spur into Alpha Port land Cement Co. at Jamesville at 7 15 AM. Neither car overturned. one empty, one loaded. Ice on rails blamed. no injuries reported though plant production will be cut for a few days. Wrecking crew set to begin work this afternoon.
Henry Williams was elected noble grand of Lessing Lodge 163 I O C F at the Odd Fellows Temple with over 1500 members present. Other officers named include Lester Paikin Paul R Pekarsky Julius Greenstein Joseph Blumkin and Max Adler. Public installation planned for January 19 at the temple.
The Nisley Shoe Store at 440 S Warren Jr reported a broken glass front door this morning. Manager Chauncey Kiah told Patrolman Harold Oot there was no entry made. The door was valued at 350 dollars.
Marriage licenses issued to Stanley W. Conrad of 602 Tompkins Street and Catherine M. Everhart of 609 Nester Street. James C. Schad of 223 Elizabeth Street and Margaret A. Garvey of 6231 Madison Street. Yanosé of 617 Park Avenue and Erly Murphy of 617 Park Avenue. Fred G. Metiler of 614 James Dorothy and AL Le Laney Mit Onondase ate.
DOALESTIC CONSUMERS of fuel oil today were asked to voluntarily conserve as Gulf Oil Corp district manager John D. Bazley and Mayor Frank J Costello formed a fuel information committee. Shell Oil Co district manager C. H. Kelley urged homes to lower thermostats to prevent shortages. Socony Vacuum Oil Co manager E. H. Manning spoke of a planned allocation and 15 to 20 percent cuts, with plans to be in place within 24 hours.
A list shows traffic court fines for offenses including improper left turns and failure to see when backing, naming defendants Antone Machado Joseph Priolo Gene Pieropan and locations such as 225 Gifford st 315 Jackson st and 336 Medford rd. The item also notes births and marriages with numerous names and dates in Cazenovia East Syracuse and surrounding areas.
Supreme Court Justice Henry S. Kimball of Watertown named by Gov Dewey to the Appellate Division fourth department as a temporary member. He will replace Justice William F Love of Rochester. The move leaves Jefferson County without a resident judge. Kimball has served since 1938 after roles as county judge and Jefferson County Republican chairman.
John F. Wright of Syracuse with the Onondaga County Democratic Committee has been appointed to the staff of the general counsel of the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington. He has practiced law since 1930, served four and a half years in World War II, and is a captain in the Judge Advocate General Department Reserve. He is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar and the Onondaga County Bar Association and has twice sought office, including a 1946 bid for county judge.
Night manager Cleo Screeder reported to police that entry was gained from the roof into the Netherland Dairy at 215 Tully Street. Second floor windows on the Dennison avenue side were broken and a cash box emptied. Two peanut vending machines were found broken. juveniles are suspected by the detective bureau.
FRED HOLLENBECK of R D 1 Tully escaped injury Monday when his car went over a bank after colliding with a vehicle driven by Michael Falka 31 of 27 Green Bush St Cortland. Trooper R F Barry said the mishap occurred about a fourth of a mile west of Tully on Route 21 when Hollenbeck pulled from a side road in front of Falka’s machine. No serious damage reported.
Kravda suggested Britain could end its economic troubles by adopting Russia's approach. The paper urged Britain to abandon rationing and revalue its currency, claiming this policy would restore economic strength.
In a letter to George Traister, Charles Maxwell clarifies how Onondaga County set Fabius tax rates. He rebuts Michael Shea, calls him the gray fox, and notes Shea aided a 1947 48 assessment shift. Maxwell outlines legal appeal rights and the assessors reversal from 1946 47 to 1947 48.
Mayor Frank J. Costello failed to announce the anticipated big news at a press conference. He said the announcement had been postponed when asked this morning, leaving the event without a reveal and no further details provided.
City administration drafts a sales tax rule allowing merchants to pay two percent of gross income instead of per sale tax. An income test would limit the rate for out of town revenue to match two percent of 86 percent of gross income. The draft, awaiting approval, could be introduced as an ordinance.
AN UPSTATE educator urged starting science in the first grade and continuing through high school. Louis V. Denti, principal of Harvey Alter School in Rome, spoke at the New York State Science Teachers Association conference at Central High School. He praised elementary science and demonstrated classroom methods with inexpensive equipment.
New York State Association of Elementary School Principals wrapped its 18th annual holiday conference at Hotel Syracuse. Stanley A. Charles urged art programs to develop human resources. Carl K. Griffing became president. Erwin D. Canham spoke on preventing war and urged exposure of preventive war rhetoric.
Miss Clark, a Syracuse Maxwell School graduate with a master’s in political science, is sent to Europe by the U S Army and will soon depart for Alaska. Lions founder Melvin Jones will visit Syracuse January 21 to induct new Lion members district wide.
Johns Hopkins Hospital will charge Charleen Oliver six years old a maximum of 350 dollars for her heart operation. Hospital officials said if public funds are raised the family owes no hospital fee and professional fees go to research. The Red Cross and state aid programs may cover transportation and surgeon costs.
Dr. R. R. Hirt, expert on wood decay prevention, attends the Phytopathological Society of America in Chicago and will visit the University of Minnesota on the 2nd and 3rd to confer with engineering faculty about moisture in house walls. He also reviews timber decay work at the University of Michigan as two colleagues attend the AAAS meeting in Chicago.
MISS DOROTHY E. CLARK recently returned from Germany where she helped prepare cases for the Nuernberg trials will speak at the Lions Club luncheon at 12 15 P M Friday in Hotel Syracuse Miss Clark daughter of Melville
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