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Boyt will be boys, but
they Jook pretty silly If lt'4
their second time, around. ..
Begun;
Set Up
By VIRGINIA MILLER
Gazette Staff Writer
FUN COMING UP—Th^
pops concert and dance at
Hotel Niagara Friday at
which the
Philharm o n i c Orchestra of Niagara F a l l s
\v i 1 1 ^ p 1 a y
lighter "classics" before
the dance
band t a k e s
over.
This is al-ways a gala „ , _ _ „ , , .
a f f a i r f o r VIRGINIA
teenagers and all the young
musically. P a r t y dresses
under the ballroom glittering lights add glamor.
.Carol Kresses and Gypsy
Smith and all the other
orchestra members—devoted as they are to the best
—dig in for those melodic
selections played on the
pops night while many feet
beat out the time in the
audience.
Anyone who would call
this wholesome entertainment would be an old
meany, so to condemn it.
Rather, it promises to be a
lively, gay night for all. A
wonderful time for music
and dancing and for those
who don't dance, for visiting.
A night to renew one's
loyalty to the. Philharmonic,
and the opportunities it offers for musicians to play
together. A little special
financial, help would be
particularly appr e c i a t e d
*
S
Tlje Mayor's Committee on Thruway and State Parkway, The Gruen firm is to preUrban Renewal got rolling can "go a long way toward pare an application for fedWednesday night after being compensating for this geo- eral funds to draw up GNRP.
location."
told that its recommendations graphic
**Mr. Collins said the plan
175-Acre Area
will carry a "tremendous He said that the area cov- will be a "staged or phased
weight" in any City Council ered by the GNRP, basically process going up to 10 years."
decisions on urban renewal. the 175-acre area south and This will be done for fiMayor Calvin L. Keller west of the old hydraulic nancial reasons and because
spoke to the 103-member com- canal, is about 1.6 per cent of of the relocation problems inmittee meeting at Hotel Niag- the city's total land area and volved by persons displaced
ara. He assured the members has about 3.5 per cent of the through demolition and .new
construction.
that their recommendations population.
oh urban renewal would "Less than half a million Meetings Scheduled
"carry tremendous weight in dollars in taxes" is realized The first study of the city's
making our (the City Coun- each year from the area, the needs, Mr. Collins said, tells
cil's) decisions."
what the city has, what it
city manager added.
Mayor.Keller said he thinks Mr. Potthoff told the com- hopes to have and how to go
the city faces two major mittee that for every dollar about getting it.
problems: urban renewal and taken out of the area intaxes, Mr. Loverde said that withgaining tax relief from the three dollars is put back for in the next- two weeks he will
state for losses incurred from services.
arrange meetings of the varithe Niagara power project. Budget Percentage Used
ous subcommittees.
Subcommittees Named
The area includes Main He told the group that the
On urban renewal the Street, Buffalo Avenue, Falls first application, now being
mayor said:
Street and land bounded by prepared by the Gruen firm,
is the initial step. If the ap"Everyone agrees something the streets.
must be done about our down- According to Mr.. Potthoff, plication is approved by the
town area."
11.7 per cent of the total city federal government, making
The committee, declared budget is spent in the area. the study grant available, the
permanent by the mayor, was Over 70 per cent of the total GNRP study, taking from 12
divided into seven subcom- fire loss in the last three years to 18 months, can begin.
mittees — legal affairs, conv occurred in the area, he con- O t h e r speakers included
munity facilities, finance, zdiv tinued.
Councilman Anthony Bax and
ing and land use, relocation, Housing Rehabilitation Di- Samuel Mooradian.
research, and public informa- rector Daniel W. Collins said May Be Criticized
tion.
urban renewal "is not a give- Councilman Bax said the
study will be criticized by
A chairman and vice chair- away program."
man are to be elected at the "The city has to take stock some people "as a waste of
next meeting.
of itself before it can get monejj^and as a burden and
City Planning Director'Ed- aid from the federal govern- expenfeyto our city."
However, he added, the
ward R. Loverde was named ment," he said.
study
can be the most worthsecretary for the committee To Advise City
while
investment ever underand the subcommittees.
The job of the Mayors'
City Manager Edward H. Committee will be to advise taken in the city.
Potthoff Jr., discussing the the City council on downtown Councilman Mooradian comGeneral Neighborhood Re- urban renewal and aii Victor mended the committee a n d
newal Plan (GNRP),- said the Gruen and Associates, a New said, "It is up to the commitdowntown business district is York City consulting firm re- tee to help the Council in
in a corner but highways", es- tained by the city, in plan- some way to decide on our
urban renewal program."
pecially new ones such as the ning renewal.
PINE PLAZA MERCHANTS — Frank 5. Ccrtanese,
right, past president of the Pine Plaza Merchants
Association, chats with some of the group's new
officers, from left, George A. Tirabassi, vice presi-
dent; Joseph F. Mariej, -treasurer, and Carl C. Chitholm, president. They took office at a meeting
Wednesday.—Gazette Photo.
Steps Taken on School Building Plans
The Niagara Falls Board of submitted to- the board by Under 10-year bond financ-. high school In the LaSalle
Education Wednesday night Frank J. Lang, deputy super- ing, construction of the 60th area.
took a step closer toward intendent for business affairs. Street School alone would A report showing individual
initiating a part of a- multiMr. Lang's report com- hike taxes 84 cents per $1,000; building capacities, school en- •
million dollar school building pared costs of financing the construction of the h i g h rollments and 1961-62 projecprogram outlined last March proposed construction through school addition, alone, 42 tions as well as the adminisby the school administration 30-year bonds, 20-year bonds cents per $1,000,
and construc- tration's formula for determiand subsequently supported and 10-year bonds.
tion of V\n Ferry Avenue nation of room capacities was
by the Blackmore C i t i z e n s Under 30-year bond financ- School a
ion, alone, 18 presented to board members
Committee.
cents
per
$1,000.
ing, according to the report,
by Mr. Abate.
Specifically t h e - b o a r d t h e proposed construction, Mr. Lang's report also Peter R. Gugino, LaSalle
Wednesday agreed:
carrying a combined estimated noted that an assessment loss High School principal, told
1. That a need exists for a cost of $2,050,000, would cost a of $30 million would increase the board that his school
new. elementary school at 60th total of $3,241,570, including estimated rates by approxi- could not accommodate an
Street and Kies Avenue.'
interest payments of $1,191,- mately 15.3 per cent.
influx of students from the
2. To secure professional, 570.
downtown
area next year as
Board members expressed
architectural advice, to "de- Cost $1.2 Million
proposed
by.
Mrs. Pifer.
no preference for a specific
\
termine the practicability" of
Cost of the 60th Street method of financing but pre- Temporary Relief
a 20-to-24 room addition to School was estimated at $1.2
will study Mr. Lang's Dr. Joyce maintained that
Niagara Falls High School. . million. The high school addi- sumably
by following Mrs, Pifer's sug3. To empower School Su- tion was estimated at $600,000 report."
gestion of building a new
perintendent Weldon R. Oli- and the Ferry Avenue School The school administration's junior high school in the La
case for the proposed building Salle area and redisricting
ver to investignte possible addition at $250,000.
program
was presented by downtown junior high schools,
school sites in District No. 4 Under 20-year bond financHarry
F.
Abate,
deputy super- the board, "at the end of a
in the Town of Niagara and ing, the total cost was estisjust now.
i
n
t
e
n
d
e
n
t
lor
instruction. few years, would be forced to
to
report
to
the
board.
mated at $2,857,180, including
* * *
Principals
of
all
Niagara
Falls bring students back downtown
4. To proceed with board $807,180 in interest.
FLORENCE BROWNSON
policy announced last year for Under 10-year bond financ- high schools and junior high and to put in facilities we feel
HAYS has a delightful letgymnasium-auditorium addi- ing, the total cost was esti- schools were on hand to an- should be constructed in the
ter written to her" father's ^
tions to 24th Street, Ferry mated at,$2,472,820,* including swer questions for board mem- first instance."
youngest brother, Lewis
The research and guidance
Avenue and 22nd. Street $422,820 in interest.
bers.
"The City of Niagara Falls should not be unnecesBrownson, by his sister
director
stressed that "no
schools
over
a.
three-year
peNeed
Outlined
First
year
costs
for
the
new
Mary while she was visiting sarily sacrificed hy the state on its altar of progress,"
A
former
Niagara
Falls
congreat
span
of time" exists beriod
with
a
gym-aud
addition,
elementary school a\one under The need for the 60th Street
from Madison County in
tween
the
four phases of
Councilman
John
B.
Daly
told
the
League
for
Good
as
well
£.s
clinic
and
storage
30-year bond financing would School was outlined by Dr.
tractor, David H. Walker, 84,
Gasport in October 1863.
priority
as
established
by the
space,
this
year
for
Ferry
Mary visited N i a g a r a Government Wednesday night at the North End YMCA. of 2262 Niagara Ave., died Avenue School. A 24th Street hike school taxes 43 cents for John V. Joyce, director of re- Blackmore Committee.-He
in$1,000 of assessed valua- search and guidance. Mr. OliFalls, going upon the mornSpeaking on the city's fight*'
Wednesday (Jan. 25, 1961) in School addition was approved each
dicated
that
construction
of
a
tion and 74 cents per $1,000 ver stressed that construction
ing train and returning-on for in-lieu-of-taxes payments
new
junior
high
school
in
the
last
year.
Authority
without
the
antici-'a
Buffalo
hospital
after
a
two
for the school and two addi- of the proposed school would
the evening. In beautiful from die state as result of tax
LaSalle area, contained in
Discussion on a 22nd Street tions.
writing Mary relates, "We losses from the Niagara power pated development is placing month illness.
eliminate Evershed School.
Phase 3 of the Blackmore
School
addition,
proposed
in
First year costs for the new
had a fine time. We went project, the Republican coun- an extremely heavy burden on Mr. Walker founded the
the board's agenda for Wed- elementary school a l o n e The board's decision to seek Committee report, w o u l d
on the islands all around cilman challenged a recent them alone," he said.
construction company of Wal- nesday's
c o m m it t e e-of-the- under 20-year bond financing professional advice to deter- probably come b e f o r e the
Terrapin tower where we s t a t e m e n t by State Power
ker
and
Mack
in
1925
and
was
board net year.
had an excellent view of Authority Chairman Robert Mr. Daly said this burden active in it until he retired whole meeting, was waived would hike school taxes 53 mine the practicability of a
after discussion of other items cents per $1,000 and 91 cents 20-to-24 room addition to the Wednesday's meeting was
the. Canadian Falls. Then Moses, in reply to statements should be shared by all the in the early 1940s.
took nearly four hours. The per $1,000 for the new school high s c h o o l drew protests conducted by Peter J. Longpeople
who
will
be
benefiting
we went<* down Biddle's made *by the city about the
A
native
of
England,
Mr.
board vice president, in
from the power project. "The Walker came to Niagara Falls board agreed, however, to and the . two proposed addi- f r o m Mrs. Laura M. Pifer, nine,
Stairs to the gorge of the tax situation.
the
absence
of board Presiwho,
during
previous
m
e
e
t
take up the matter "in the tions combined.
river where we could look
"The crux of the controver- state itself in creating the about 1910. He had come to near future."
dent
George'
A. Kauber. Mr.
ings;
sought
a.
solution
by
reFirst year costs for the
one side and above us and sy," according to Mr. DaW. is: State Power Authority stated this country from England
Kauber,
however,
joined the
districting
downtown
junior
A report on various methp r o j e c t s combined
see the water tumbling,
"Mr. Moses feels that trapre that this was to benefit New with a traveling musical com- ods of financing the proposed three
meeting
late
to
bring the
high
schools
to
send
a
portion
under 10-year bond financing
wildly thundering to the will be great industrial expan- York State, not just Niagara
board
attendance
up to its
pany.
He
was
on
his
way
to
of
downtown
students
to
La60th Street School, the high would hike school taxes $1.44
awful depth below. We sion within the City of magfull
complement
of
nine memSalle
High
School
and
the
Falls,"
he
said.
"All
who
share
work
in
a.
shipbuilding
con;
school addition and the Ferry per $1,000 of assessed valuacrossed the river just be- ara Fails as a result of the
bers.
construction
of
a
new
junior
cern
in
Canada
when
he
stopin
its
benefits
should
share
in
Avenue School addition was tion.
low the falls in a little power project. This expansion
row boat and it was just will more than offset the loss its burdens. To .do otherwise ped in this city to see a friend
MAIN STREET
MIL-PINE PLAZA
JENSS TWIN TON, M A I N ST., TONAWANDA
delightful. Then after gazing in taxes incurred by the proj- is unfair and unwarranted." from England, John Obenhack,
who
was
with
his
father
around for several hours ect.
Deserves Protection
ir the Obenhack Construction.
- and viewing the falls from
"The city officials are afraid The councilman said he feels Mr. Obenhack talked Mr.
many* different places we Jtfi&t this expansion will notthe city wants and deserves
went down to the Suspen- take p l a c e and that, there- "simply protection' in case the Walker into staying here and
sion Bridge and paid 2 fore, the loss in assessable industrial development fore- working with him.
pence for the privilege of property will result in a heavy cast by the state does not take Mr. Walker was a noted
walking back into the burden teing placed on the place."
five-string banjo player as a
Union."
shoulders^ of our present tax- He said that if the city does young man.
Later in her chatty letter payers."
SHOP TONITE 'TIL 9 P.M.
not receive some protection, After 15 years associated
%
, filled with family matters No Expansion Seen
with his friend, he formed his
not
only
will
industry
and
she says she cannot visit
Mr. Daly' said that '«. . . citizens take on "an extremely own construction company.
another relative as she
with
the power project practi- heavy tax burden," but new After he "more or less" retircannoL afford it, adding in
cally
completed, the industrial business considering the city ed in the 40s, he joined the
explanation that "I did not
^development
anticipated by "would be scared away by the Haeberle Lumber Co. to do
expect to go the falls."
their lay-out work and continMr.
Moses
has.not
taken place high taxes."
• * *
and
there
is
no
indication
that
This, he added, could end ued with them until 1952.
A C C O R D I N G to Mrs.
it
will
take
place."
in the state possibly defeating Mr. Walker was a member
Hays, Mary began teaching
He added that any industrial its own purpose of increasing of Niagara Falls Lodge No.
at 18 and received ten
shillings, $1.25, a week and e x p a n s i o n would probably industrial activity by develop- 81, IOOF and Niagara River
"board around." Later she have to come from-industries ing Niagara power. •
Lodge No. 785, F&AM.taught for "good" wages, already in the city since the . Replying directly to Mr. His wife. Mrs. Mary Walker,
$4 a week and also "board city lacks land on which new Moses' statement of last week, died in 1959.
around." The family re- large i n d u s t r i a l , concerns Mr. Daly said, "Mr, Moses ' Surviving are a daughter,
ports she "saved money." could build.
states that if Niagara Mohawk
"In the last two years, we had been given a license to Mrs. J. Benjamin Woodward,
She was 26 when she visitthis city: two sons, Allan P.
ed here. She died two years have seen our local industry re-develop the Niagara, the Walker, Lewiston, and John L.
decline rather than expand," new plant would be outside
. later.
said. L.ocal concerns, in- the city of Niagara Falls in Walker, H i a l e ah, Fla.; 5
Mrs. Hays, the mother of he
of preparing for expan- Lewiston and the old obsolete grandchildren and. 5 greats
Dr. Norman Hays, resides stead
appear .to be/curtailing plants would be eliminated." grandchildren.
with her son and his wife sion,
moving many of This, Mr. Daly said, is true Friends may call from 7 to
Harriet at 717 Main St. She operations,
their
production
facilities to "but it is also true that the 9 p.m. today at Cornell and
is a delightful gentlewoman other cities, he said.
conduits for the new plant Daggett Chapel. A private
and accomplished musician,
service will be held there at
Councilman
Daly
cited
as
She often plays for gfdup "staggering" an industrial em- would still have " been laid 11 a.m. Friday with Rev. John
singing, whirh she loves ployment decrease of about through our city, and assum- E. "Wickenden o f f i c i a t i n g .
ing that they would have cost
to do.
V
20
per
cent
since
early
1957.
Niagara Mohawk an equal Burial will be in Riverside
Sale
The Biddle's Stairs, of Cites Aid Given '
Reg.
Sale
R«fl«
SHASTA
DAISY
Cemetery.
amount,
they
would
be
.assesswhich she cannot remem23c*
1.20
6 0 1 Vegetable Dishes
45c
Referring to the $3 million ed . . . at approximately $38
ber hearing, was the old emergency
R
K
V
NUE
23£
relief given to the million . . . almost equivalent
90c
45fi F r u i t Saucer*
55c
- wooden stairway on Goat city and county
C
governments
1.50
W H E A T PATTERN B r e a d a n d B a t t e r
45c
23** P l a t t e r s
3.00
Island which has'been re- and the school board by the to the. amount of assessed
placed by the. Cave of the state under the law establish- valuation that the city is
DESERT FLOWER
Cereal Dishes—Reg. 45c — Sale 23c
losing."
,
Winds elevator.
ing the SPA, Mr. Daly said
Few S t a r t e r Seta, 16 pc. — Vz off.
".' . . it indicates that the
state felt than an emergency
Reg. 3.09 —• NOW $1.99
Reg. 5.95 — NOW 82.05
situation e x i s t e d ..which it
should help' to alleviate by
Today
financial grants."
He added that the state said
Schoolmasters — Niagara
that this emergency situation
F a l . l s Schoolmasters, 6:30
John A. Lindsay, 43, of 314 "will continue to exist until Three thefts of cash were p.m., Como Restaurant.
Accountants — N i a g a r a
12th St., died Wednesday (Jan. industrial activities ' in the reported to Niagara Falls poFalls Chapter, National Ac25, 1961) at Mt. St. Mary's area' are expanded and in- lice today and Wednesday.
creased."
* JHoward Gunzclman, 4218 sociation of Accountants,
Hospital of pneumonia.
Hyde Park Boulevard, told po- Boot and Saddle Restaurant.
The
councilman*
asked,
"Is
A native of Anita, Pa., he
lice $45 was taken from under
it
not
logical
to
assume.then
AFS — LaSalle. Chapter.
had lived here for 14 years.
a
lamp
Where
he
had
secreted
American
Field Service, 6:30
that
this
emergency
situation
He was employed by Merrittthe
money.
He
said
the'theft
p.m.,
St.
Stephen's
Episcowill
continue
to
exist,
in
fact
Chapman & Scott, power projwas
committed
while
he
was
pal
Church.
become
worse
with
the
removect contractors. He was a
Sweet Adeline — ChorAl
member of the International al in 1983 of more than $25 absent from his home.
Sale
Reg.
Sale
Reg.
million
from
the
tax
roils,
if
meeting,
8 p.m., LiederPatrolman Raymond WashHod Carriers, Building and
krantz.
industrial
activity
in
the
*rea
ington
reported
he
was
told
14.95
C o m m o n Laborers' Unioii,
Is no^, expanded as the state a skeleton key was used to
Local fll.
15.95
gain entry.
Totnorrnto
8.50
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. expected?
Mary Rossman Lindsay; a son, "Is it; not only proper that At the D'Amuro Service
Bookmobile — Lindbergh
6.99
John A. LJndsay Jr., this city; this emergency relief be con- Station, 3300 Highland Ave., Avenue and 77th'Street, 1:15
7.95
his mother, Mrs. Ida Lindsay, tinued at least until Industrial thieves broke- a window in JI to 4:15 p.m.; Pine Plaza,
Punxutawney,*Pa.; two broth- expansion occurs which :wiU door to gain entry and escaped 4:30 to 8 p.m.
ers,. Ronald Lindsay, this city, cover these losses incurred by with $26.25i.
r
- Dinner Meeting — North
i
in.!
*t»
'
and James Lindsay, Reynolds- the city?'*
Kenneth Shuey. U p p e t End Business Association,
ville, Pa. and a sister, Mrs. t>6n'tJVi«tH»Hd6ofl
Mountain Road, Town of Lew- 6:30 p.m.| Boot and Saddle
. Jessie Gearhart Koi^foljki Va. /Mr, i>aly said the people of iston,- reported. his^ trousers Restaurant.
»•
•'
Rey. Ray K Hallln, Of Bacon Niagara Fails do not want and a Wallet, containing be- /Ml Niagara Grotto—Moose
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Memorial United Presbyterian "handout* f t6m the state Just tween $25 and $f0f Were stolen Club, 8 p,m»
m$mm
Church, will eonducjt the fu- for the sake of easing their while :he-#as sleeping 1 at S'tf '•>ftaaketball— Lackawanna
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day at the Tublnis 'Funeral "However; the p e 6 p 1 e do theft, he" said, occurred taoh< agara Falls High School
*al
Home. Burial will be in Osk- feel that thejjevelopmeritof day night. He reported it gym, Junior varsity game, 7
Daly Refutes Moses
On Tax Loss Stand
D.H.Walker
Dies; Retired
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