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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1969
THE LEADER - HERALD, GLOVERSVILLE - JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.
Filling of School Board Vacancy
May Not Occur Before February
The vacancy on the Board of sions will be at the discretion appoint his successor on the advisory committee.
Education created by the resig- of the president or the board.
Representatives of the former
Representatives
will
be
eligible
nation of Rev. George B. HawMeco
School district on the ento
be
candidates
for
vacancies
thorne last November may not
larged
district board were apon
the
board
at
each
yearly
be filled before the February
pointed
last month. They are
election.
If
an
advisory
repremeeting of the board.
Donald
Persch,
past president
sentative
is
a
candidate
for
elecRev. Hawthorne had resigned
of
the
former
Meco
School board
tion
to
the
board
and
is
elected,
both his membership on the
of
trustees,
and
Vincent
De Voe.
the
enlarged
district
board
will
board and his pastorate of the
First Baptist Church, to become senior pastor of the Montgomery Hills Baptist Church,
Silver Springs, Md.
Dr. John Mathews, superintendent of the Gloversville
public schools, said that the
problem of vacancy had been
turned over to the board's
For once, members of the Kiwanis Club had ample opporpolicies committee, for action.
tunity for introspection and critical examination of their collec"It seems rather unlikely that tive ideals, goals and aspirations.
the board will resolve the vaThe occasion was the installation of the club's new officers
cancy before the monthly meet- at the weekly meeting yesterday afternoon at the YMCA.
ing next Monday,' Dr. Mathews
R. George Wiswall of Glens Falls, division lieutenant goversaid.
nor, installed the new officers, headed by Richard Frizzell,
Two members of t'he policies president.
committee, he revealed, have
In ceremony that was charac- ficers the decisive task of makbeen ill of the flu and because terized by its briefness and ing their club better and to be
of this, action on the vacancy which was devoid of the hoopla of more valuable service to the
"may have to be postponed for that usually marks such occas- community.
the February meeting."
ions, Wiswall exhorted the new The members of the board of
At its December meeting, the officers to live fully to their re- directors were first installed as
Board of Education agreed on sponsibilities.
a group. To serve for 1 - year
the appointment of an advisory
Emphasizing several aspects terms are Arthur S. Tworoger,
committee to the board during of Kiwanis leadership, the Ki- George Coleman and Anthony
the transition period of the en- wanis lieutenant governor urged Kaiser; to serve for 2-year
larged school district.
the new officers of the Glovers- terms are Fulton County Family
Under the criteria approved to ville service organization to "be Court Judge Isaac Zaleon, Samgovern the selection and service guided by the ideals of Ki- uel Cohen and Harold C. Smith,
while serving for 3-year terms
of the advisory committee, dis- wanis."
He stressed upon the new of- are Arthur Cane, Harold H.
tricts would be represented on
Bryan and Thirnwood Morgan,
the committee on the basis of
Jr.
pupil population, the ratio beOther officers installed were
ing 150 to 1.
Ambrose
Hock, first vice presiRepresentatives will serve for
dent;
Atty.
Jeremiah Wood,
a period of three years, and the
second
vice
president,
and Vern
president of the enlarged board
Steele,
secretary.
#will appoint representatives to
After the installation Wiswall
'serve on committees and recogs 10Wed
nize them to speak on issues at
Six projects costing a total of J
*£*ijlfojnMg*
regular board meetings.
$1,099,700 are included in the «°n « * » * "The Man Who
Representatives will serve in 1969 capital budget adopted by w ! £ f * » * r
This was essentially the dyan advisory capacity and can- the Schenectady City Planning
namics
of a Kiwanis Club, and
not vote on matters under con- Commission.
presented
aspects of the varied
sideration by the board although
The following projects are services any
such Kiwanis club
they may participate in the dis- listed in the budget:
can perform for the community,
cussion of all matters. Their
Secondary treatment facilities the region, the state, the naparticipation in executive ses- at the sewage disposal plant, tion, and the world.
$275,000; traffic signal standardiWiswall also presented perfect
zation, $175,000; police head- attendance pins to these memquarters building, $200,000; de- bers of the local club: Earll
velopment of Pleasant Valley Port and Joe Schriner, 25 years;
Park, $100,000; comprehensive Steele. 21: Milton Gifford. 19;
city plan, $35,000 and equipment Stanley Nolan, 19; William
for city departments, $314,700.
Lampe, 16; Cohen and Eugene
Capital expenditures for fu- Grover. 14; Arthur Cane, 9;
ture years projected by the Judge Zaleon, 8; Charles Bag241 W « t Main St.
commission include $1 million ans, and Smith, 4: Frizzell and
for the secondary treatment Atty. Wood, 1 year.
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facilities in 1970 and $500,000 in
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Kiwanis Club's New Slate
Of Officers Is Installed;
Attendance Pins Presented
Six Projects
Included in
1969 Budget
Wedding Cakes
. . . Trays
GRECO'S BAKERY
construction of a new fire sta- Groundbreaking
FURS
Remodeled
• Repaired
tion.
The city's present sewage disposal plant provides primary
treatment and chlormation of
liquid waste before discharging
'into the Mohawk River.
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THE JEWELER
THE JIWELER
12 W. Fulton, G'vilb. 5-8011
CerGfTlOnieS
Set
Groundbreaking ceremonies
for Amsterdam's first low income housing project were rescheduled to be held this afternoon, with Mayor John P. Gomulka, members of the Common Council, former Mayor
Marcus I. Brier and members
of the Amsterdam Housing
Authority slated to be present
at the ceremonies.
The groundbreaking was in
the block bounded by Cedar,
Division, Wall and Pine Streets.
The 13-story garden type
apartment building for low income families and senior citizens will be constructed by Sofarelli Associates of Albany.
Editor's
Price" for the subsidized unit in
the agency's leased housing program
Two of the culprits aggravating the housing shortage in the
inner city poverty area, claims
Mrs. Hurlev. are the Welfare
Departments and Municipals
Housing Authority. They Place
families in housing at rents of
$125 a mo"th or more, and, in
effect, encourage landlords to
raise rents for families ineligible * * * * . * public housinp assistance.
This type situation constitutes
a heart rending blow to those in
the lower income brackets who
attempt to hoM up their heads
and support themselves. It is a
d'rect result of welfare officials
taking the easy way out, so
characteristic of the entire proL gram, and crucifying the very
William Buczek, district scout ooopie they would have us beexecutive of the Great Northern u e v e they are trying to help.
Boy Scout District, showed slides W n n e these letters are not
and discussed his 3-year stay in meant as a criticism of any
Thailand as a scout official dur- one person or persons, it would
ing the meeting of the Rotary seem that any official in a deClub yesterday afternoon at the cision making capacity who
through apathy, pressure or just
Holiday Inn.
was stationed plain laziness, lets these condiBuczek,
who
with t n e Army in Thailand, was tions continue would have difreleased from military duties to ficulty living with his conscienorganize Boy Scout units during ce.
his tour in that country.
The above further strengthens
William Cramer, manager of my considered conviction that
the Holiday Theater, was wel- if even 50 percent of the funds
corned as a new member of the allocated to welfare get to those
service club during the meeting. People who need and deserve
Rex D. Hammond, a member, them, it is more a coincidence
was honored during the lunch- J j ^ " 2 5 j t S T ™ * "
eon. He is the only member in efficient adr
DONALD F. MURPHY,
the club with a birthday in
Editor, Leader - Herald:
PO Box 158
If those officials and others J a n u a r y
Caroga Lake
who thought my assessment of
the present welfare program too
harsh (my recent letter in The
Leader - Herald) read the two
articles in Sunday's "TimesUnion" of Albany, they should
at least have found reason for
ON 5-PIECE PLACE SETTINGS OF
reflection. The first paragraph
TOWLE STAINLESS FLATWARE
below is taken from an article
on the proposed legislative review of the present welfare and
medicaid programs. It confirms
mv point regarding excessive
administrative costs.
"Under this plan, says Wyman, some 17,000 caseworkers
presently involved in application
investigation will be freed "to
provide social services for individuals and families who require help." He did not say
whether the new system would
save money or cost more."
Wyman refers to George K,
Wyman, state welfare commissioner.
A total of 17,000 case workers
(remember these are only the
ones involved in application investigation) cost the taxpayers
of the state $125 million per
year not c .anting clerical, stenc
graphic and other support personal and several tiers of high
priced supervision. If we assume
approximately one application
per year for each five families
currently receiving welfare,
then each case worker would
For a limited time only, 5-piece place settings in all Towle
nrocess one application per
Stainless Flatware patterns are available at up to 30%
month, which appears slightly
savings. All Towle Stainless Steel is made of a special
below what could be expected
18/8 alloy to give it a lustrous color and to make it scratch
even of state workers.
and stain resistant. Towle Stainless is unsurpassed in the
It seems annarent from the
quality features that discriminating consumers demand
above that either Mr. Wyman
— clarity of design, solid weight, and superb finish.
is completely unfamiliar with
Savings on 5-piece place setting from $2.55 to $4.50.
the number and kinds of employes he has and what they do
or the employes themselves are woefully indolent and inefficient.
(I would suspect a combination
of each.)
The paragraphs following are
from an article regarding the
Schenectady rent squeeze, and
confirm another point made in
my previous letter.
"Rents, like skirts, are way
G'ville
14 Church St.
5-1113
up in the city of Schenectady.
According to rent watchers and
public officials, they're up by
Editor, Leader-Herald
The' column by William S.
White in Saturday's LeaderHerald on the Middle East situation is illuminating.
As Mr. White points out, conclusions should be reached by
taking into consideration the
whole contest, not an isolated
occurrence.
Israel took the greatest care
,. manN MftTta U * £
L
SC £ l i b r i i
TanceYtheT^affthe
Russians and their allies
Israelis cling to old-fashioned
virtues, patriotism and love of
their country. A country enduring endless attacks along its
borders, eternal threats by the
Arabs that they are going to be
destroyed, the world can hardly
expect a people so long brutalized by hostile neighbors to
constantly respond with prudence.
Israel has made the desert
bloom; it truly has made an
arid country flow with the
proverbial milk and honey.
They have demonstrated that
they can live peacefully with the
Arabs. Their know-how would
be of benefit to their Arab
neighbors. But most important
of all, a peaceful settlement in
the Middle East now could be
of benefit to an mankind in
averting the possibility of aa
third world war.
Mrs. THERESA GERB,
4 Hawk Stroet
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DUNDAY'S
Mailbag
January
Clearance
about 8 to 10 per cent in the past
year — the same amount that is
causing consternation in bigger
places, like New York City.
"Public welfare officials and a
Municipal Housing Authority
director confirm the rapid rise
in apartment rentals, especially
for large families in low-income
brackets. Says Mrs. Alberta
Greiner of the MHA board,
"Rents are skyrocketing. We're
tf in
V « to keep them down, but
we have to pay a fair market
Rotary Club
Given Talk
On Thailand
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