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West ·winfield S}=-t;;;Ji VOL. 71, NO. 23
THE WEST WINFIELD STAR, THURSDAY, JANUARY H, 1960
.A Journey Down
Marion Damulis
Mary Walsh·
West Street
New Matron ·of
New Member
Winfield O.E.S.
of ..Who's Who"
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Federated Church· Parents-Teachers Members Held Held Discussion at PTO Meeting Annual Meeting
By THOMAS SMITH The house on West Street just east of the Catholic Church was Extra Curr!c1,1lar Activities WM built about 1886 by Romanzo Mrs. Marlon Damulis was inMiss Mary Walsh of BridgeNinety members, attended the the topic discussed at the meeting Bentley on a 51 foot Jot obtained stalled as Matron of Winfield water, a senior at Nazareth Col- 13th annual Business Meeting of of the PTO on Monday evening at from N. D. Taylor. · lege 1n Rochester, has, recently the W e s t Winfield Federated the West Winfield Central School. The design of' the building is Chpater, O.E.S. on January 6 • been nominated and accepted for Church, lield at the Baptist Church The subject was presented in pan.similar to that of the Congrega- 1960 at Masonic Temple. She sue- membership in "Who's Who'~ Building on Thursday, January 7. el form by Moderator James Huxtiona! parsonage. , ceeded Mrs. Marietta Dapson, who among students in American Uni- Written reports of the Church year table, of the School faculty. ParRomanzo Bentley, whose wife was installed as Trustee for 3 verslties and Colleges. This awar<l were presented to those attend- ent panel members were Mrs. Irene was the former Esther Ann Wash- yea.rs. Mrs. Leila Cadwell was in- Is made on the basis of. scholar- lng. The reports showed that Brace, Mrs. Stanley Ball and Jack bum, had operated the present ship, participation, and leadership Church llJ.ld Church School atten- Swanson. Faculty panel partici.John Thomas Watkins farm west stalling oflcer. She Installed Mr. In academic and extra curricular dance for 1959 was the highest pants were Physical Ed. Instructor .of the village. The Bentleys were Kenneth Cadwell as Patron, also activities, citizenship and service since the federation of the Metho- Frank Super, Guidance Counselor, a prominen.t local family. A the following elected and appoint- to the school and promise of'future dist, Congr!lgational and Baptist Richard Powers and High School ·brother of Romanzo, Albert, lived ed officers, with Mrs. Marietta usefulness. Churches in 1946. A gain of twen- teacher Mrs. Josephine Stuart. The .across from uie present G.L.F. Dapson a's Marshal and Mrs. Miss Walsh has majored in ty-five new active members was discussion revolved around the ad.Store. The Washburn famlly movreported during the year. Reverend visability of having extra cured Into the Town of Plainfield Ferne Sherwood as Assistant mathematics and minored In physDouglas P8.$sage, who Is in his rlcula.r activities in order to proirom Westchester County near Marshal: Worthy Mt\tron, Marion ·lcs at Nazareth College. This eighth year as pastor, expressed vide students with a well-roundOssining, in early times.' Damulis; Worthy Patron, Ken- year she is President of the ~th his gratification for the coopera- ed preparation for adult life. The Bentley's daughter, Ella, neth Cadwell; Associate Matron, Club and Treasurer of the Semor tlon of members in the progress Questions reveled that strict married Harvey Edick of this Deborah Barrell; Secretary.,. Daisy'~'Class. She is also candid, photogwhich has been made during the standards of academic subjects town. The couple made their home Rose; Treasurer, Gladys Roe;· Con- ~pher for the college year book. year 1959. are not always applied as a crihere for some time jointly with ductress, Lois Aylesworth; Associ- Just recently she completed her Chairman of the ~ard of D!- teria for students' participation in her parents. Later they moved to ate Conductress, Myrtle Waller; practice teaching at Pittsford Cenrectors Daryl Ayles~orth, con- these extra activities. It was felt the Bentley farin, ·and still later, Trustee fo11 3 years, Marietta Dap- tral School, ~ittsford, N. Y. ducted the meeting and lntroduc- that parent interest is essential in .about 1905, to the pre.sent Wheeler son; Chaplain, Evelyn Trusz; Miss Walsh was graduated from ed the area Denominational Ad- determining how much time should Watkins place on South St. Har- Marshal, Georgene Wilson; Assls- Bridgewater Central School as mlnistrators as follows, all of be spent by students Ii1 non-acavey Edick became a prominent tant Marshal, Julia Kovach; His- valedictorian of her class. She is whom attended the meeting: demlc subjects. dealer in cattle and other stock. to r I a n , Mildred S teenbergh; the daughter of Mrs. R. M, Walsh Methodist District Superintendant A music program was presented He was elected Mayor In the Musician, Ruth Van Atta; War- of Bridgewater. Rev. Don R. Boyd of Utica, con- by the plano students of Mrs. '20's. rt was during his term as der, Madeline Burnsld!l; Sentinel, gregatlonal Superintendent Dr. Emma Wright. Jack Smith, son I 1,, Mayor that the curbing of West Marion Louvet; Color Bearer, HllJames A. G. Moore of Rochester, of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith, St. was accomplished along with da Slone;· Adah, Marie Lippln• and Baptist Area. .Secretary Rev. Jr. played "The, Blue Danube". A the street widening through the cott; Ruth, Grace Cole; Esther, Ivan M. Cash of Syracuse. All, in two-plano quartette captivated the village center. An interef!tlng In~ Carrie Jane Watkins; Martha, orief remarks, congratulated the audience with their ~gement <:ldent of this curbing~widening- ~uth Saunders; Electa, Connie Church. the progress made in .oJ..~~o1e:':.. ~!l...Ea~~'fe~~--the storm sewer project was that the ' Gates.. j . federation ,- . :· ' t.welve-yMr-old ·and thirteen-year~ost was over-estimated. ·A bond ·' . ' ·· · · ·. T,he highe_st ·.budget In:. the:~- .•:~ld twin da:Ugllters. of Mr..~~-.Mrs. issue had ··been· :floated'. for ·.$31.000 · ·'The ·Worthy Matron .appointed .'.- · ,, ' · " ' · ' . l but the' cost was. but $22,000. This . Cbmmi'itees~ ·~a~< ~!I ensuirig. year ...~ :-~i" a ma"~iirii 'of'the m~mb~rs of tocy"of' the-Cliureli;·a.mo~tlng t<i' Fred'Latus, ·Ann; Ellen,.susan and resulted in a.· refund, of.' $9,000. as follows:.. · · · · · the Columbia-Litchfield Fire Dis- $18,235.00, was urianimously pass- Marjorie. J;~ was annoJ?lced that season Mayor Edick proposed that the viiFinance, .• Helen. Schoonmaker, trlct held at the Cedarville Fire ed -by the members present. Two Jage use this refund to meet or- . Chairman, Marion !'lallsbury, Iren~ Hall ori Monday evening, January new Directors were elected as fol- tickets for the PTO.sponsored dlnary operating expense!.'~there- Brace; ·Publlcity, Margaret Galliri- 11, the following ·officers were lows: Delmonte Baxter, Congre- movies are now on sale, and are, by ~ving the citizens co:..ple of ger; Welfare, Feme Sherwood, elected to serve for the coming gational; Mrs. Paul Postle, Metho- available from the Girl Scouts or dlst. Claude Sherwood, who has from Kenneth Ward at Wheat's tax-free years. A State Bureau Chairman. Ann , Will, , Elizabeth year: been a director In the ¥ethodlst Hardware Store, The fllms ~ be ruled otherwise, directing 'that the Williams, RJ,IbY Wilcox, Ellen HibPresident, Russell Greene; Vice shown at the School after the refund might only be used to re- bard, Helen Hackley, Pearl Mor- President, Herbert Hagadorn; Continued On Page 4, current series of Teachers' .Aatire street bonds as they fell due. rls; Drill Mistress, Edythe Wat- Secretary, Dominic Loiacono; Fisoc!.atlon films has' terminated. Thus the cltizen,s were saved from kins. nanc!al Secretary, Russell Sla.ughPresident Roger Dr~re presilosing the tax-payirig habit. The next regular meeting of ter; Treasurer, Valentine Hall; ded at the business meeting and Mayor Edick -was co-partner Wintleld Chapter, p.E.S. will be Chief, Ralph Stewart; Asst. Chief, announced that there Is an urgent with Charles-E. Morgan in the op- held on January 20 at Masonic (Litchfield), Franklin Woodard; need for Den Mothers for the loeratlon of Blsby Hall as a movie Temple and• wlll open 1n Long Asst. Chief, (Columbia), Leon cal Cub Scouts. Interested m~thers theater for many years. He also Form, after which Miss Uarda Gage; Lieutenant, (Columbia), should get In touch with him. 1 conducted a coal business, which Evans will show pictures of Great Wenden Morris; Lieutenant, The meeting concluded with reMrs. Emma Perkins celebrated he sold to Rowlands & Son. Har- Britain. A committee, with Mrs. (Litchfield), Ferris Foster; Serfreshments In the School Cafevey was the son of Alvin and Irene Brace as chairman, will geant-at-arms, Leslie BaH; Cap- her ninety-sixth birthday on Tues- teria. Sarah Casler ·Edick. Other mem- serve refreshments. taln, (Columbia), Stanley Nichols; day, Jan. 12. Mrs. Perkins, who bers of this family: Frank and Captain, (Litchfield), Ward Whee- enjoys good health and who is Charles, deceased, 8.1\d Clarence, o· y' lock; Chaplain, Lyle Washburn; quite active, was the recipient of who resides on the Jildlck farm on Fire Pollee, (Columbia), Merton many lovely flowers and cards wishing her many hap)?y returns Rt. 20 west of the village. His Woodard. of the day. .She also received'sevsister, Florence, married Earl eral telephone calls of congratulaBrown, whose farm is dn the Elizabethtown Rd. to TIIon. .tions, Including one from her Harvey and Ella Edick had two daughter, Mrs. John Dow, who Members ·of the Henry H!teman daughters: Blanche married James resides in Florida. During the Fire Company met Monday eveFinkle of Rochester. Their son, afternoon ·many friends called on ning at the Cottage Hotel for their Harvey, has been recently identiMrs. Perkins, and wished her annual dinner meeting and elecfied here. Lulu Edick m·arrled many more happy birthdays to tion of officers. doorge H. Moore of this village. come. New officers elected at the The couple conducted a bakery Mrs. Perkins makes her home meeting were as follows: President, Installation of officers featured The West Winfield Rotary Club business on South St. for many met Tuesday evening for their the regular meeting of Winfield with her daughter, Mrs. Harold Fred .Smith; 1st Vice President, years at the place of their present weekly dinner meeting at Van At- •Lodge, No. 581 F&AM, held at the Mumbulo on Taylor Avenue. Harold Jones; 2nd Vice President, residence next to Blsby Hall. ta's Restaurant. Several guests Masonic Temple, Tuesday evening, Hank Willems; Secretary, John :Moore's ·baked goods were always were present and were Introduced. January 5. Bellows; Treasurer, Al Smith, Jr.; in demand to the capacity of his Officers Installed were: Master, F.ire Chief, Tom Pavlot; 1st Asst. Doc Talbot, program chairman ovens. These 1ovens were located in Melvin Dapson; Senior Warden, Chief, Bob Little; 2nd Asst. Chief, for the evening, arranged for the a. converted house which stood to Robert Reader; Junior Warden, Jim Murphy. Two Trustees elected the rear of the present Victory showing of movies taken of the Eugene Craft; Treasurer, Jo~ were Herb Wilcox and Al Parks. Fourth of July Pm;ade. The film, Store. A familiar sound on South Gallinger; Secretary, Herbert Wll: Following the election of of!lSt. fifty years ago was the whist- which lasted approximately twenty cox; Chaplain, Ho~ard Brace; The annual meeting o! the Una- cers, President Fred Smith Introling o! George Moore as he work- minutes, is In color and was quite Senior Deacon, Stephen Trusz; dllla Forks Baptist Church was duced the speaker of the evening, ed In the bakery mingled with Interesting, especially to those Junior Oeacon, John T. Watkins; held In the Church Friday eve- Ed Barron of Richfield Springs, the ring of the anvil of Jim members who had duties to per- Senior Master o! Ceremonies, Rich- ning, January 8, at 8 o'clock. Com- who spoke on "Fire Fighting". Mr. form on that day and missed some Byrnes across the street. ard Heuser; Junior Master of Cere- mittees for the coming year were Barron's lalk was of a humorous The Moores have two daugh- ot the hlghllghts. The film Is monies, George Brown; Marshal, appointed and the budget adopted. nature, and was enjoyed by the ters and a son. Merlo married available to any orgnhlzatlon and Edward Gates; Organist, Melvin Tho following officers were elect- members of the Company and Charles Elton Zoller of the Town may be secured by contacting any Blann; Tiler, Frank Jones; Trus- ed: their guests. of Stark, son o! .Charles and Ina member o! the Chamber of Com- tee for thJ;ee years, Robert 'Waller. Deacon, Claude .Brown; DeaEastwood Zoller. Elton and Merle merce. The retiring Master, Robert conesses, Mary Wilcox, Anna MasoperAted the former Crumb farm Tho Rotary Club Is also sponsor- Waller, was the Installing Oft!· sey and Beatrice Davies; Missionwest of the village until his death ·lng tho Ithaca College Choir Con- cer. He was assisted by Harris ary Secretary, Louise Rogers; FiIn 1957. Mrs. Zoller is presently cert on March 16 at 8:15 p. m. at J. Myers. n'anclal Secretary, VIvian Pugh; serving as cashier In Barstow's tho West Winfield Central School. The next regular meeting wlll Clerk, Eugene Miller; Moderator, Store, resides In a new dwelling More details will be announced ln be held on Tuesday, January 19, Pastor Corey; and Sunday School Continued On Page 2 future issues of the STAR. at 8 p.m. Superintende~t, Sherry Wilcox.
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