THB HANCOCK HERALD. THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1955 rAtiB S S V W

Vital Statistics : : . (Costbraed from psg* 15 ,

Mar. 31—Aston Josa Arnoldiae, •on.

April 1—Clinton Floyd Hardier, Swiss, daughters.

Apr. 4—Claude Benjamin Hal-jStead, son.

Apr. 4—Raymond Eugene John­son, daughter.

Apr. 7—Douglas August Nor­wood, daughter.

Apr. 8—Cornelius Freeman Cash, son.

Apr. 12-^Clayfcon Carl Forester, daughter.

Apr.. 13—Chester Robert Sienko, daughter. ___

Apr. 14—Harold Lloyd Spry, son. Apr. 15—Sergius Julius Figura,

son. __ m .Apr. 22—Homer Chester Curtis,

Apr. 25—Raymond Madison Squires, son.

Apr. 27—Wayne Grayson Hen­nessey, son.

Apr. 28—William LeRoy Han-stine, son.

Apr. 28—Widrpw Irving Han-stine, son.

Apr. 28—Robert Douglas Whee­ler, daughter.

May. 3—Michael Edgar Gales, aughter. _ May 7—Edward Thomas Trud-

geon, daughter. May 7—Berwyn Gwynfo Williams,

son. _ May 14—Franklin Roosevelt Fish,

Jr., son. May 16—Edward Joseph Cum-

mings, daughter. May 16—Norman Arthur Law­

rence, son. May 18—Sterling Perry Link-

roum, daughter. i r May 21—Kenneth James Fur-

*' in, daughter. May 27—Olan Richard Dix,

daughter. June 2—Clinton Vere Conkjin,

daughter. June 7—William Alfred John­

son, daughter. June 15—Percy Lee Jenson, son. June 15—Edward Chris Sharp,

son. June 22—Russell Charles LeRoy,

son. _ , . June 24—Hamilton James Couse, •fy^n.

June 27—James Harold Wahl, son. __

June SO—AH>ert Herman Rausch, daughter.

June 30—James Anderson Kuhn, daughter.

July 11—John Gorshack, son. July 15—Charles Erwin Ward,

son. July 15—George Francis Lech-

ner, son. . , July 16—James Archibald In-I i pian, daughter.

July 17—Daniel Francis Akher-mes, daughter.

July 18—Joseph Urda, daughter. July 24—Robert William Brown,

son. Aug. 6—William Dowe Simon,

son. __ Aug. 7—George Thronton Rei-

ter, daughter. _ Aug. 11—Donald Darwin Ferris,

son. Aug. 13—Paul Frederick Marsh,

M Aaxtghter. _ --' Aug. 22—Harrison Grant Rob-bins, son.

Aug. 22—Robert Christian Tay­lor, daughter.

Aug. 23—William MeGraw, son. Aug. 27—Fred Miller Irwin,

daughter. Aug. 27—Roy Lewis, son. Aug. 30—Thomas Robert Gales,

son. Sept. 3—Raymond Francis Bass,

son. Sept. 6—Chester Ambrose Kola-

kowsky; son. Sept 7—Raymond Lorance Shaf­

fer, daughter. Sept. 11—Derwood Edward Wor,-

muth, son. Sept. 12—Vincent George Ebert,

son. Sept. 12-^Richard Myron Knight,

daughter. Sept. 15—Stephen Gerard Kane,

son. Sept 16—George David Witzen-

berger, son. Sept. 18—William Michael Broc-

ka, daughter. Sept. 18—Emory John Branning,

daughter. Sept. 19—William Bradley Wor-

muth, son. _ _ Sept. 20—Lee Harrison, daugh­

ter. Sept. 25—Irwin L. Finch, son. Sept 26—Donald Lincoln Hall,

daughter. _ Oct. 2—Charles Richard Mason,

Jr., son. Oct. 4—William Raymond EU-

icks, son. Oct. 7—Robert Douglas - Stoff,

son. Oct. 11—Millard George Klien-

gardner, son. Oct. 15—Francis Joseph Cava-

naugh, daughter. Oct. 16—Herman Otis Todd,

daughter. Oct. 20—John Piesecki, son. Oct. 30—Alexander James Hara-

geones, daughter. Nov. 1—Donald Winfield Mosher,

daughter. Nov. 6—Donald Joseph Marino,

son. m Nov. 7—Charles Wesley Newton,

daughter. Nov. 7—Warren LaBarre Todd,

daughter. Nov. 11—Clarence George Wahl,

son. Nov. 16—Ward Louis Stevens,

son. Nov. 21—Robert Frank Arnold,

son. * Nov. 21—Charles Lewis Morgan,

son. Nov. 30—Francis Amel Curtis,

son. Nov. 30—Albert Wm. Bach, twin

sons. Dec. 2—Milford Patten, son. Dec. 2—Kenneth Sanford Mer-

win, daughter. Dec. 5—Leonard Thomas Cod-

dington, daughter. _ Dec. 7—John Michael Holland,

daughter. Dec 8—Scott Livermore Ben­

nett, daughter. Dec. 12—Richard Keesler, daugh­

ter. Dec. 14—Albert John Schoon-

maker, son. Dec. 16—Russell Severne Burtch,

daughter. Dec. 19—Ray Stanley Carpenter,

daughter. Dec. 29—Martin Wenk, daugh­

ter. __ Births in Town of Hancock, 1952 To Mr, and Mrs.:

Jan. 13—Allan Kermit Skinner, son.

Jan. 25—Valentine John Gott-hardt, daughter.

July 28—Howard LeRoy Wor-

muth, son. f Nov. 2—Arthur W. Thjele, Han-Nov. 24—Charles Gilbert May, | eoek, N. Y., _age 45.

son.

Deaths in Village for 1952 Jan. 1—Wesley Tyler, Hancock,

N. Y., age 88. Jan. 6—Lucy F. Niles, Lakewood,

Pa., age 83. __ Jan. 6—Nettie Carpenter, Han­

cock, N. Y., 84. Jan. 21—Clayton John Rhine-

beck, Town of Hancock, age 1 mo. Feb. 15—Bolivar H. Travis, Han­

cock, N. Y., RFD, age 73. Feb. IS—Orville Malloeh, Long

Eddy, N. Y., age 73. Mar. 16-^Mary Ella Detrick,

Hancock, N. Y., age 91. Mar. 18-^Michael Wilbur Duf-

[ton, Hancock, N. Y., age 2 mo. Mar. 23—Jo Anne Thomas, Han­

cock, N. Y. RD., age 5 mo. Mar. 28—Nathan Thomas, Cooks

Falls, N. Y., age 78. March 31—Orlando Davis, Han­

cock, age 71. May 5—Henry C. Niles, Lake-

wood, Pa., age 83. _ __ June 5—Carrie A. Page, Han­

cock, N. Y. age 89. __ July 28—Jennie B. Axtell, Han­

cock, N. Y. age 81. July 28—Adrienne R. Schwall,

New York City, age 73. July 28—William Barnes. Cado-

sia, N. Y. age 81. July 31, Elpha Scoville, Han­

cock, N. Y., age 75. Aug. 9—Ralph G. Bell, Bogota,

N. J., age 55. Aug. 31—Jennie M. Peaslee,

Hancock, N. Y., age 77. Sept. 12-^George D. Burtch,

Hancock, N. Y., age 79. Oct. 11—John J. Rorfjoril, Bing-

hamton, N. Y., age 64. Nov. 9—Linda Virginia Newton,

Hancock, N. Y., 2 days. Nov. 17—William A. Weyrauch,

Hancock. N. Y., age 64. Nov. 21—Philip W. Hocker, Han- |

cock, N. Y., age 69. Nov. 25—Ella Marion Cole, Han­

cock, N. Y., age 79. Nov. 27—Einor O. Gelertsen,

Hancock, N. Y., age 75. Dec 2—Earl Hazen, Hancock,

N. Y., age 68.

Nov. 5—Bertram C. Medlar, Long Eddy, N. Y., age 68. . j^nFiYMHAt

Dec. 2—Joseph Wormuth, Fish's i E t fmmiAL Eddy, N. Y., age 88.

HGS FLASH

Marriages 1952 Feb. 2—Clayton Caldwell, New

York City to Anna Baron, Amity-ville, N. Y.

Feb. 10—Raymond F. Bass, Han­cock, N. Y., to Romaine A. Hol-bert, Hancock, N. Y.

Mar. 1—Edward G. Hasser to Lorraine I. Simon, both of Han­cock, N. Y.

Mar. 11—James F. Ohnstead, La Crensento, Calif., to Mary B. Lee, Binghamfton, N. Y.

(by Vergil Faigle)

Today, several thousand young people in high school are victims of polio. Some of these students would have been seriously handi­capped from the paralyzing effects of polio, if it had not been for the improved standards of care and the availability of treatment and equipment made possible through the "March of Dimes."

The National Foundation for. In­fantile Paralysis, which sponsors the March of Dimes, is the only

* E ^ V T ?! V i^tt ™ -EW | national voluntary health agency « £ ? • i ~ ^ % * * J S f t F * S " m t h e U n i t e d States that gives fi-nunk, Pa to Kathryn M. Qmck, n a n c i a l a i d t 0 p a t i e n t s w h o

Kn e e d i t

liancoeK, « . I . T i a l 1 <>v«r t h e country. Through our H ^ * V ^ T t J L ^ J t i h p P ° r t ' t h e N a t i o ^ P o r t i o n Hancock N . Y , t o Leona E. Smith, chapters h a v e heea rf)le to ^ BuckxnghamTowrrship Penna 1^^ the extremely expensive e-p i ^ v V ^ / ? 1 ^ L ««:quipment necessary to ^ e a t the ? d d y ' J L T v t o J * " * 1 E- M a x s o n ' polio victims and send it to needed Long Eddy, N. Y a r e a s without delay.

Juno 28-Charles J. Titus, Han- T h e M a r c h rf D i m e s h a s & ^ ^ cock, N. Y-; to M. Lois Bradley, cular appeal to h^h school students Cobleskill, N. Y. ! because so many patients fall with-

June 29—Lyndon Warfield, East j in the high school age bracket. Branch, N. Y., to Catherine Lois I This year polio has reached the Lacey, East Branch, N. Y. J highest it has ever been—55,000

July 18—Frank Watson, Roscoe, j cases, which is a new record of N. Y., to Eva Anna Caskey, Han- i polio's attack. Not only did polio cock, N. Y. j reach a record high, but also the

July 26—Ralph Hadden, East: March of Dimes gave more assis-Branch, N. Y., to Betty Jean! tance to many more polio patients Whitehead, Afton, N. Y. * this year. Many of these patients

July 27-^Harold Buddenhagen,! J**™*1 medkal care that their Narrowsburg, N. Y., to Gloria V. families wouldI not have been able Ellett, Hancock, N. Y. i *• P""*de for them without tihe aid

Aug. 1—Harold Sidney Karcher, o f *he M a r c h o f Dimes. Deposit, N. Y., to Dawne Eliz-! The March of Dimes is especial-abeth Foley, Hancock, N. Y. ly deserving of support because

Aug. 10—Lester C. Quick, Wayne polio is the only epidemic disease County, Pa., to Shirley Wormuth, j in (the United States still on the Hancock, N. Y. " increase. By giving to this fund

and assisting in the March of Dimes drive, high school students

I are carrying out an important prin-

S3_ class seem to be studying in pairs for the mid-year exims. Some of them are~plannmg to take the mid-year Regents exams f :>r a make-up test.

In "Mrs. Tompkins' third grade they are making a weather calen­dar. If the sun is shining they color a picture of the sun, etc. Each day the students are to read the temperature at their homes. This enables them to learn how to read the thermometer.

In Mr. Comes' sixth grade sci­ence class they are studying about health and the insects that carry disease bacteria, such as: mosqui­toes, bedbugs, fleas, grayback lice, cockroaches and wood ticks. In English, they are telling stories that interest the class. They have some animal pictures up in their room. They are glad to be back to school after the long Christmas vacation, and they say they are ready for some hard work.

Miss Johnson's fifth graders

day. . .being able to see out of the office winuows again, but wishing we didn't have to be 'Mistered'' by the sun now that tihe shades aren't there y e t . . .watching time march at a more than double pace last Thursday when the clock system went hay-wire again. . .teasing BevAnderson about how she got home last Saturday night hear­ing that there are four girls in high school that like to go ghost hunting!!wondering what "squibbs" are?? Ask Diane Hilhnan tak­ing pictures for the year book. . . trying to find out what happened to the pigeons in that magic show ?

wondering who Jennie G. gets a letter from every day? ? ? . . .con­gratulating Pat DuMond on making the front page of the Hancock Herald, even if she did do it the hard way! ! . . . .watching the teach­ers practice for their annual bas­ketball game. . .laughing at Kitty C's attempts to get into the library

listening to the Junior's wish-

Deaths in Town of Hancock Jan. 2—William Milk, Long

Eddy, N. Y., age 86. Jan. 29^—Emma Margaret Hughs,

Long Eddy, N. Y., age 83. Feb. 2—Anthony Vetrone, Cado-

sia, N. Y„ age 77. Feb. 3—Rose Shapiro, East

Branch, N. Y., age 37. Feb. 28—Hugh James O'Neill,

Cadosia, N. Y., age 97. Mar. 14—August D. Johnson, R

D-, Hancock, N. Y., age 65. Mar. 18—Josephine E. Holbert,

Lordville, N. Y., age 60. Mar. 29—George M. Swartwout,

East Branch. N. Y., age 79. May 11—Eugene E. Yerves, Ca­

dosia, N. Y., age 41. _ May 25—George R. Sweet, Fish's

Eddy, age 72. June 30—Mary C. Thompson,

Long Eddy, age 63. July 18—Rosa Gaeto, Cadosia,

JN. Y„ age 89. Aug. 6—Victoria Veronica Shea

Mult, Long Eddy, N. Y., age 65. Aug. 25—Grace A. Wormuth,

Cadosia, N. Y., age 62. __ Sept. 14—Gladys Brannen, East

Branch, N. Y., age 46. Sept. 15—Otto Jerome Russert,

j Hancock, N. Y., age 74.

Aug. 17—Donald P. Bass, Han­cock, N. Y., to Barbara Smith,

^ & E < S ^ ' a r f i o n Douglas Wahl, , ^ > l e of democracy-the acceptance i d o l a , S ^ - , t o M y r t l f E l i z a b ^ | ^ . j r ^ I ^ e s p o I l s l b l l l t y - ^ 1 1 a n a ' Cadosia,

Green, Hancock, N. Y. Sept. 5—William H. Lester, Equi-

nunk, P a , to Lillian J. Roloson, Hancock, N. Y.

Oct. 4—Victor Gardner, Long Eddy, N. Y., to Joyce Snyder, Philadelphia, Pa.

Oct. 5—Robert Leroy McClen-don, Portsmouth, Va., to Isabel Marie Caskey, Hancock, N. Y.

Oct. 5—Ralph Edward Neer, Long Eddy, N. Y., to Mildred Louise Deighton, Callicoon, N. Y.

Oct. 18—Frank G. Novak, Han­cock, N. Y., to Myrtle C. Mott, Cato, N. Y. __

Nov. 26—Clifford Arnold, Han­cock, N. Y., to Verna Nichols Van-Loan, Hancock, N. Y.

Dec. 6—Harold K Morgan, Jr., Hancock, N. Y., to Mary P. Pos-semato, Cadosia, N. Y.

Dec. 8—James W. Crawford, Hancock, N. Y., to Vivian K Lee, Hancock, N. Y.

Dec. 13—Fred Hamilton Decker, Cadosia, N. Y., to Joan Marie Lombardi, Cadosia, N. Y.

Dec. 27—Dewayne Elmer. Milk, Long Eddy, N. Y„ to Muriel Jean Swartwout, Hancock, N. Y.

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of Dimes' drive is now on for 1953, give your contributions gen­erously and help FIGHT POLIO. We don't want to become victims of this dreaded disease, so let's join the March of Dimes.

GRADE NEWS

Several children in Miss Realy's first grade are absent because of chicken pox. The children brought their Christmas presents to show to their friends.

Mrs. Kingsbury and her class wrote a story on the board about what they did over the Christmas vacation. They brought toys to school and &ared them with the rest of the children.

There is a very nice bulletin board in Mrs. Kingsbury's room. On it are pictures of winter scenes. The children drew pictures of what they did and what they got for Christmas.

Dale Crosby is back in school af­ter an automobile accident. Every­one is glad to be back in school again. Gary Marquis moved to Baltimore. A letter was received from the Hanna School in Phila­delphia, Pa. They wanted informa­tion about the Delaware River. The class intends to correspond with the school. The members of the

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are stedymg about the weather in | ing that their class rings would their science class. Miss Johnson (come.. .welcoming Frank Sander brought a barometer to school so back to school. . . trying to get a that the students can learn how j sneak preview of the HE. AAB. toread it When they remrned to I Variety Show.. .hearing that Car-school after the Christmas vaca-jolyn Stephens second home is the «™T « * * student told what he | Post Office!!!.. .congratulating NI-^ ' N ^ that they are back to la Kingsbury and Charles Brewer School thev^are ready to do a lot on being selected to play in the All ofwork^Mrs"; 0> Ne l l gave them Stoto Band w o ^ ^ n the next a talk on dental treatments and issue of the SPOTLIGHT., won-Mis7 Paoale goes to their room denng whmproductMr Lester is eve?y Tuesday afternoon and gives turning out m h ^ STILL!! and al-t b e o i a health talk, bast week j so noticing the addition to ms gar-they discusssed "How the Food We j den m Room 315. Eat Helps us to Grow and be „ „ „ _ _ A Y w p m - p V Strong." They have all been weigh-1 INCOME TAX RETLH* ed so that they can test themselves j TD?S FOR FARMERS

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Farmers can get refunds for regular taxes paid on these sales back to 1948 and as far back as 1942 in a few cases. However, they must show records to prove the animals are subject to the capital gains tax.

Growing crops can be counted as part of the half price of the farm when sold with the farm-However, the following conditions must exist:

The farmer must have owned the land on which the crops are growing for at least six months. The crop must be still in the ground. Both the land and the crop must be sold to the same person. Production costs for the crop can't be deducted in figuring capital gains.

If a farmer is asked to pay more taxes, he may file a formal pro­test under oath and request that the case be transferred to the ap­pellate division in his tax dis­trict. Or the appeal can be taken to the tax court of the United States.

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FACULTY NEWS " (by Edith Hendrickson)

Mr. Parker, Mr. Banker and Mr. Wilkinson took part in the Rotary program last Thursday at noon and gave a short talk ahout the Rotary magazine.

ASSEMBLY Cby Diane Powell) __

An assembly was held on Wed­nesday, January 7, for the entire student body. Mr. and Mrs. Young put on a magical program which was entertaining and puzzling. Be­sides being a magician, Mr. Young was an excellent ventriloquist and comedian. During the show he in­vited Conrad Oestrich and Horton Brewer to come to the stage to as­sist him in one of his card tricks. Another interesting trick involved three pigeons which disappeared before our eyes. Mr. Young con­cluded the program witih a special trick for the younger students with chop sticks.

SCHOOL HEALTHNEWS (by Leona Peffieano}

Since our return to school. Miss Papale has been busy weighing and measuring the boys and girls in Miss Mattice's fifth grade, Miss Malloch's sixth grade and Mr. Con­way's sixth grade for the second tane this school year. She is very proud of the fact that almost everyone has gained weight and has grown taller.

Miss Tracy's kindergarten class has had their ears tested and the children enjoyed playing the "hear­ing game" very much. The boys and girls in Mrs. Tompkins' third grade have also had their ears tested.

Miss Papale reports that since Christmas vacation, the attendance has been much better, and she is glad to have so many of the stu­dents back at school again.

DENTAL HEALTH NEWS (by Leona PeHicano)

In the dental department, Mrs. O'Neill is now working on the so­dium fluoride treatments for the boys and girls in Miss Johnson's fifth grade. In the eighth grades, she has only a few students left who are scheduled for treatments, but they will be completed in the near future. Last week, she began to give out permits to second grade boys and girls who wished to have the treatments. In addition to this work, Mrs. O'Neill also finds time to continue cleaning the teeth of any high school students who ar­range for an appointment with her.

Here are some impofrtant changes in tax laws for farmers to note when they file their re­turns:

The farm home is now separated from the rest of the farm real es­tate in figuring taxes on the sale of a farm. Land and farm ser­vice buildings sold at a profit will be treated as capital gains for which the tax is about half the rate on ordinary income.

If a farm home is sold and an­other of greater value is purchased within a year—or built within 18 months—there is no tax on the profit ^rom the sale of the farm house.

However, if tne sale price of the old residence is greater than the cost of the new, the difference is subject to taxes.

Farmers can pay their taxes on j the sale of a farm by installments if they are being paid by this method. Taxes must be paid only on the part of the sale price re­ceived during any one year. How­ever, this method can be used only when the initial payments don't exceed 30 percent of the total sell­ing price.

Livestock now are capital assets. Profits from their sale can be tax-

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The main topic of discussion at the Student Council meeting last Monday was how many and when the members of Student Council should be elected. After much dis­cussion, the Student Council voted to make an amendment providing that there be two members of each sex from each class in June. Com­mittees which had been appointed in the preceding year are to give a report at the next meeting.

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AT 1:00 P.M. Selling Farm Produce, Dairy Cattle, Service Bulls, Beef Cattle, Calves, Horses, Pigs . . . Everything.

Commission: Dairy and beef animals, straight 3%; horses, calves, pigs, sheep, 5%; poultry, farm pro­duce, farm machinery, 10%; other merchandise, 25%; Bid-ins, $1.00.

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FUN THIS WEEK Hearing the girls moan and

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MEN HAVE DIED of malnu­trition who nave never heard 1 of Vitamin B. Men are dying from lack of hope who do not even know that they are hope­less.

The frustrations, the hungers, the despair are facts that men can see by observing men, even if they do not know the reason for them.

MAN IS on a journey, but does not know his destination, has neither a map of th« road nor the rules of the road. L a c k i n g t h i s indispensable knowledge, men occupy them­selves with other m a t t e r s -beer, or w o m -en* or rare .£> s t a m p a , d # "*--science.

m instance i s great authori-ity on butterflies.

UPON HIS SUBJECT *e will talk endlessly and with an admirable enthusiasm. But interrupt his discourse on but­terflies to ask him what he knows about himself and where he is supposed to be going and how: he wil l answer that those are religious ques­tions, and that he has no time for them, being so deeply e n ­gaged with his butterflies. The tiling is farcical but terrifying.

One can make no sense of a man who gives so much at­tention to butterflies that he has none left for his own meaning. The b u t t e r f l i e s should be flattered. But the man is hardly sane. And he is the perfect type of our world.

AN UNHAPPY GENERA­TION necessarily has to di»-tract itself from its own e m p ­tiness. Since the beginning of the world, men have sought distraction in sin. Our own. world has found a further d i s ­traction special to itself in. science.

The soul of man is crying for hope or purpose or ing, and the scientist "Here is a telephone," *'Look, television!"—exactly on* tries to distract a crying for its mother by offer­ing it candy and making f a n ­ny faces at f t The leaping

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feat which * troubling him,

NOT KNOWDfO GOD, dees not know what he is* equally he does not why he is here, or he i i supposed to be how to get there.

That is why I said? "Mssl * on a journey, but does n o i know .his destination, neither a map of the rOM the rules of die road. Lack­ing this indispensable knowl ­edge, men occupy themselves* with other matters—beer, or women, or rare stamps, or science. , , (-by New York Publisher, Frank Sheed.)

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