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VOLUME CVII, No. 2
Roger Shaffer Suffers Injury In Vietnam
Severely wounded in action on January 4, 1970, Roger Shaffer is hospitalized In Vietnam, according to word received by his family this week. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Shaffer and grandson of Mrs Ethel Shaffer of Black Creek.
Information contained in two telegrams from the Department of Defense explains that Staff Sergeant Shaffer _suf-fered wounds in combat against a hostile force. In addition to severe head and facial injury, his right arm and left leg are injured.
Mail may be addressed to: S-Sgt. Roger W. Shaffer 115 38 4791 Hospital Mail Section J. APO San Francisco 96381
Cuba Insurance Buys DFH Agency „ In a joint statement this week D. F. Hendryx and Gerald N. Mabey have announced the purchase of the D. F. Hendryx Agency by the Cuba Insurance Agency, effective February 1, 1970.
Mr. Hendryx has represented the Hartford group for the past 30 years. He will continue his office at 74V2 East Main Street as a real estate broker, and act as agent for the Cuba Insurance Agency.
The Cuba Insurance Agency will continue all services offered by the Hartford Insurance Group, and will service all existing policies written by the Hendryx Agency. Cuba Insurance Agency now represents Hartford Insurance in addition
THE CUBA PATRIOT, CUBA, N. Y. JANUARY 14, 1970
New Owners Of Roller Rink AtCubaLake
The Lakeview Roller Rink at Cuba Lake has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs Max Norton who plan to open the rink for roller skating in about six weeks. Formerly owned and operated by John and Vera Evan of Bradford, Pa. the roller rink is located on the North Shore Rd.,«»across the highway from the Cuba Lake Pavilion.
The new owners are installing a new heating system in the building, and plan a year-round operation for roller skating with music.
For the present, Mr. Norton will continue the Nort's Auto Shop in the garage at his home on Bishop Street.
MEETINGS i
The Cuba Evening Home-makers Club will meet Thurs-
SINGLE COPY, l(ty; YEAR, $4.00
Local Men Named To Committees In Legislature
New Ambulance Contract Signed By Towns; Village
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day, January 15 at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs Robert Shaffer, 17 Spring St. for a lesson on Advanced Needlepoint.
The Allegany County Association of Educational Secretaries will hold their first meeting of 1970 in Belmont, Monady January 19 at 7:30 p.m. The B.O.C.E.S. secretaries will host the business meeting and tour of the new Allegany County Occupational Center. All Allegany County Educational Secretaries are invited to attend.
A new and revised contract for operation of ambulance service in Cuba, Clarksville, and New Hudson was signed Tuesday evening at a meeting of the village board of trustees. The four year contract provides that the emergency ambulance service be operated by Cuba Village, and the three towns
as possible, and further are asked to do as much as possible to shovel their own walks and driveway^. It is not possible to plow the streets without piling -up the snow somewhere, and where the sidewalk is close to the street it inevitably gets covered up. Householders are also requested as a sefety measure
share proportionally in the ex- to clar snow away from fire pense. hydrants on their property.
Seventy-five percent of the
McKee Chapter 212, Order of Eastern Star will meet Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonia rooms. Mrs. Donald Williams is chairman of the committee in charge of refreshments to be served foi-
Officers Re-elected For Cuba Library Association
T - . . _ . . . « , T - - _ _ _ In an organizational meeting Monday Mrs. Florence S. Mountain was re-elected president of the Cuba Circulating Library Association, to head the 12-member board of trustees which is the governing body of the public library.
Other officers returned to serve new terms include Dr. Loren P. Bly, vice president; Charles F. Williams, treasurer; and Irene H. Crowley, secretary. Alvah F. Brown was elected as a trustee to fill the unexpired term of Frederick G- Pugh, deceased.
Other trustees re-elected w 3-year terms are Neal K. Wilson, Kalope Jamesson, Dr. 8\y and Mrs. Mountain.
Appointed to staiding com-nut ees were:
Finance, Curtis F. Falldine, £eter R. Sprague, Bernice W. Oye, Mr. Brown and Mr. Williams.
Biding and Grounds, Mr. Wilson, Dr. Bly and Mr. Spwa-
gue. Book Committee, Marion
Williams, Lois Fahrner and Mrs. Jamesson.
In the annual report of Mrs Zelda Allis, librarian, it was noted that the circulation of adult books, magazines, phonograph records and art prints were all more than last year, wMle the circulation of children's books and newspapers were down from previous years. More than 800 fine volumes were added to the shelves during 1969, one hundred phonograph records and 42 magazines also were made available for circulation.
The library, a distinct asset to the community, ranks in the top third of all public libraries in the Southern Tier Library System, along with those institutions in Wellsville, Corning and Elmira. It is supported by public funds, endowment, grants and individual gifts.
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Paul B. Taylor
Deputy Chairman
Paul B. Taylor, R. D. 3, was named deputy to Harland W. Hale, chairman of the Allegany County Legislature this week. A former supervisor for the Town of New Hudson, Mr. Taylor was elected to the legislature as a representative of District 2 (Cuba, New Hudson, Clarksville, Friendship and Genesee). Chairman Hale is from Caneadea.
Other District 2 legislators named to standing committees include Carl D. Lackey, Clarksville, health services; and Dr. Max E. Freeman, Cuba, natural resources. Dr. Freeman was also appointed legislator representative to the Cooperative Extension Board.
The legislature will meet in the County CourthouseJrLBel mont on January 20 in an orientation-procedures session with department heads.
At Monday's meeting, county highway superintendent James A. Young reported that 42,000 tons of sand has been used so far this winter for ice control. During the whole season last year 26,000 tons was used.
cost is borne by the Town of Cuba; 15% by Town of Clarksville; and 10% by the Town of New Hudson in the new agreement. A new ambulance is in operation this year, and Cuba Police Chief Loren Sweet is in charge of the service.
At last night's board meeting the bid of Michael Magnano to purchase the old ambulance for $151.00 was approved. The 1962 Buick was replaced recently by the new ambulance.
In other action at the meeting the Trustees heard "many and loud" complaints about the condition of the snow-clogged streets and sidewalks. Mayor Arzberger, Public Works Superintendent McWilliams, and the trustees were agreed that this is an exceptionally bad season, and our village like every other community in the area is hard hit. A lack of sufficient manpower was considered to be the crucial issue. At least three men in the village crew must be taken off snow removal detail for two days weekly to provide trash and garbage pickup, and there is no moratorium on snowfall on those days.
Residents of the community are requested to be as patient
CUBA DATES January 22 Sign up for partici
pation in Showtime 70. At Cuba Fire Hall 7:300 to 9:30 p.m.
January 29 - Goodwill Truck pickup.
February 11 - Ash Wednesday, Lenten season begins
Town Board Hikes Roadmen's Pay
Town councilmen have voted to increase by fifteen cents an hour the wages of Town of Cuba highway employees. The hourly rate is now $2.40.
Making annual appointments the town board designated The Cuba Patriot as the official newspaper and the First Trust Union Bank the official depositary.
Four constables appointed for the town are Loren Sweet, Albert J. Frungillo, J. Allen Runyan and Manley Dennis. Mr. Sweet is also the dog warden.
John J. Crowley was named chairman of the board of assessors, and new assessors are Arthur Higby and Wendell Ritchey.
The town clerk, David H.
The police report for the month showed 37 arrests and convictions bringing $183 in fines. The ambulance report covered 9 calls at a cost of $48.12 for gasoline, oil and services of an assistant.
Village trustees voted to provide a telephone for the Civil Defense quarters on the second floor of the municipal building
Showtime 70 Is Community Elf fort
Showtime/the annual home taleTitrmusical production fund raiser to benefit Cuba Memorial Hospital is in the planning stage. Because it is impossible to issue a personal invitation to every individual who might be intereted in participating in the community effort, Showtime '70 planners have arranged a public meeting Thursday January 22, when everyone is invited - urged - to appear at the Fire Hall to indicate their willingness „ to add whatever they can to the show. Between the hours of 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. a committee will be present to register all volunteers. If it is impossible to appear in person that evening a telephone call during those hours to 968-2530 wift serve the same purpose anoVindicate your willingness to help in some way.'»
The theme of this year's project is "Love and Music", a theme appropriate to any age, to any circumstance, and one can imagine several aspects to be developed in the theme -historical, sentimental, religious or romantic.
A spokesman issued this public statement this week, "if you sing like a crow and have two left feet, there is still a need for your services. There are stage building, costuming and a hundred and one jobs required to insure success of the production. The unsung heroes behind the scenes start planning almost as soon as the singers and dancers in Showtime. You, you, and you are needed."
February 18 - PTA Open House in high school.
January 28- Cuba Historical j Crowley was appointed regis-Society general member- • trar of vital statistics for Dis ship meeting with guest trict 264, and he was named speaker at Baptist Fellow-1 custodian of the voting ma ship Hall.
February 9 - Board of Education, Cuba Central School Dist. 1, 8 p.m.*
February 15 - Parish "get together" and tureen dinner at Our Lady of Angels Church
chines in the town's three election districts.
Grace Walworth was appointed to continue as town historian.
Regular nestings of the boa c! are seh^fM^I on the last Monday of each month.
SERVICEMAN One of the Army badges that
soldiers wear with special pride is the Combat Infantryman Badge/ It was awarded to Private First Class David R. Hedtfen near Pleiku, Vietnam in November*
Pfc.-Redden.. 21, son of Mr. end Mrs Clifford D. Heddon, W. Main St., is assigned a> a grenadier with Company C, 2nd Battalion o* the 41 h Infantry Division's 35th Infantry.
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