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C«::.,,MtP :J ^ m m H ^i **i ^ * * ;S V; ••*&/ , f» t t 'j' «**«*, *l *$ M *| 86THYEAR Rotary Ctab IMal Causes Merriment At Noon Meeting Laughter and merriment held sway at the final meeting of the year for the Rotary Club Tuesday afternoon, when Dr. D. F. Mac- Donell, an active member of the organization, was solemnly tried before a jury of his fellow mem- bers and found guilty of appear- ing late at a meeting and .refusing to pay a fine of ten cents. The case of the Rotary Club was presented before tfae Hon. John Kennedy (arrayed in judi- cial robes, a derby hat and a pair. of spectacles) by Dr, John S. Roach, prosecuting attorney, who' charged the defendant with \committing contempt of court of absconding feloniously with club property and neglecting ft) return the same, of incensing ser^i eral members of the organization to riot, of an attempt to commit mayhem upon the sergeant-af*, arms and assault and battery up- on the person of one of the club members, and finally, of gross in r subordination to the rules of the organization in refusing to pay a fine.\ (Question raised by George Bronson, member of the jury— \What has he done, Doc?\). The case of the defenclant was next presented by James Grant who, after branding the charges as \ridiculous\ and \outrageous called his client to the witness stand. After being sworn by Court Clerk Charles N. Hood, Dr. MacDonell deposed that he had come to the Christmas meeting in good time but had noticed a group of \hoodlums\ on the porch of the Walsh Hotel, which he took for members of his club, and ac- cordingly left for his home under the impression that the meeting had adjourned. He turned .back, he said, upon being inveigled to return to the hotel by another member. Other witnesses who appeared on the witness stand and gave conflicting statements as to the character and reputation of the defendant were William L. Ben- nett, David A. Barnes, Ralph White, and Homer Webb. After a brilliant and heated debate between the two lawyers, in which Attorney Grant de- nounced the imposition of a fine by a President pro-tempore as occurring in an \ill-advised mo- ment when the gavel of authority was placed in his hand,\ the judge ga\c the formal charge to the jury\ which immediately went into ;i huddle. Coming out of it, Foreman Lee Skinner announced that the jury had found the de- fendant guilty of the charge as stated, and also the two lawyers <m the charge of gross perjury and misrepresentation. Fines -were im- mediately imposed by the Judge .ind the trial was closed. A. F. B., Court Stenographer cense f: Plates Arrive Judge Bertram B. Harcourt holds,! the distinction of receiving the first 1937-38 license plates for his automobile issued this year in Origans. County. They carry U-H- 1 heading a list of one hundred official license plates to be issued inltjie county. ^ranls Kirby, Motor Vehicle Bureau deputy, has received five tons of license plates including 7,1)00 for pleasure cars, 1,700 com- mercial, 200 trailers and subur- ban vehicles for distribution. - Pleasure car license plate num- bers run from 7-H-1S01 to 7-H- 8200 and commercial plates from 243901 to 245600. Although less than one hundred sets have been issued Mr. Kirby expects a rush directly after the holidays. Present plates are* good until Jan. 31, 1937 and new plates may not be displayed before Jan. 1, 1937. New plates carry black letters on a shiny yellow background. • On the evening of January 2, 1936, the editor of this column sat m the office of the Medina Trib- une before a typewriter. Outside a old bitter wind blew drifts of ••now along Main street and whis- tled around the Four Comers, nip- ping the ears and fingers of pedes- trians as they shuffled their way homeward through the snow 1 with overcoats drawn tightly around thom. News was scarce and far in between; the past week had been monotonous and dull, devoid of important events or occurrences. •Shuting his eyes, the editor ad- justed a sheet of paper in the t> pewriter and essayed the role of a prophet with an article which is hereby reproduced: Looking forward into 1936—The settlement of the Italian Ethiopian dispute with II Duce carving him- \<tf a large slice of territory in Africa. Further invasions into northern China or Outer Mongolia by Japan with pew'and 1 larger au- tonomies set up. The further disin- tegration of the League of Nations 'n the face of the now crisis. The <ollapse of the London Naval Con- fp rence with Japan refusing to ac- < *pt the 5-5-3 ration and the com- mencement of ship building race w i th the U. S. setting the pace. Announcement by Hitler that Ger- many is to build up her navy as a Kreat power in the face at the Ver- di lies Treaty. The nomination of •• dark horse for the presidency A 'tth President Roosevelt winning \->t by a small margin. The rise id fall of the Townsend plan. The ' 'wtmual preparation of European ' ations for war, with the usual ' '>uds looming on the horizon r 'roughout the year. The electro- ' 'ition of Richard Bruno Haurpt- \•ann and the articles appearing \• the papers under the caption, Was Hauptmann Really Guilty?\ All in all, we were not so far off. ' 'bviously, we missed the revolt in s Pain and the abdication of King fEdward Vin—two of the biggest •ews events of the year—and were a tittle.off on the flection, tout otherwise we cune fairly close to *ome of '\ ^•us*® w WiH ihow. ' St John's Players Expected to Give Fine Performance I cannot help expressing my sat- isfaction at the way in which The St. John's Church Players are progressing at rehearsals in their interpretation of Lilliam Morti- mer's great drama, \The Girl Who Forgot,\ which Medina Lodge No. 336, F. & A. M. have engaged us to present at Masonic Temple on Thursday and Friday evenings, January 7th and 8th. Four members of the cast have appeared in our other productions. Harriett* Capelli has the lead, in the main part, and is going to do the best work of her career, thus far, in this dramatic role. Mrs. Ben Amis and Brownell Hurd are back in comedy parts again as the Swede maid and gardener, and Miss Lillian Boyle, who made such a hit as a comedy artist in \Mr. Hasbeen\ is doing a straight part, this time admirably. Of the new members of the cast, Abbott Brownell in the leading male role of the District Attorney, comes to us with considerable ex- perience in theatricals and will give a finished performance. Don- ald Yagge and Edward Adkins with difficult types to portray, are going to suprise their friends with their ease before the footlights, and Alden Pearson as a private secretary and rather perplexed lover with Miss Allie Jane Neal as the flirtatious object of his af- fections gives just the right come- dy relief. Little Miss Ruth Mower, kindly loaned to us for this pro- duction by the Junior Dramatic Club of Central School, will win all hearts by the way she enters into the part of the little blind girl. Altogether, I wish that Miss Mortimer was going to be here to see her grearplay presented. Not quite, possibly, as finished a per- formance as the Broadway cast showed, but I am sure that she would be pleased. New scenery for the play has been built by the cast themselves. The proceeds are for the joint ben- efit of the two organizations. Charles N. Hood, Director Rochester Expo Now County Fair The Rochester Exposition has become the Monroe County Fair and Rochester Exposition. William B. Boothby, secretary and general manager, has received from the secretary of state at Al- bany the certificate of the new corporation, the name having been changed by unanimous vote at a meeting Dec. 9. The annual Ed- gerton Park affair was known or- iginally as the Rochester Indus- trial Exposition and went under that title for 17 years. Nine years ago it became the Rochester Expo- sition. ' For years the Monroe County Fair was held at BrockporWbut for. the last six or 'seven years' its features have been to some extent combined with those of the Roch- ester Exposition. Herbert B. Cash, president, said that the new name does not change the setup of the exposition. It will mean a bigger affair, he stated, and will include some features of a general fair. Clear Canal For Closing From Albany last week came reports that a fleet of twelve tugs, the last power vessels to leave the Barge Canal, was nearing the Hudson River tidewater as canal workers prepared to lift gate dams controlling the canal's water levels. The order io lift the dams, which ends all chances of 256 other boats getting out of the canal, was issued Dec. 16 by Har- vey O. Schermerhorn, state canal commissioner. It me»na that ves- sels caught in the ice-bound waterway will have to remain there* until the spring breakup. The' cargoes in the vejgilf trapped in the Ice are aaumated at more than *5.00Q,O00. « » H H J ,n W1WW .| l ^, IWTfH By : 7T:T' l 'V \4-v ' '\* ^ NEW YEAR GREETINGS EXIT THE OLD! ENTER THE NEW! O LD '36 has plenty to toll young '37. He knows the high points and low points of last year. But this young fellow has an optimistic outlook. He gath- ers from the experiences of '36 that things on a whole have been on the upgrade, and he sincerely believes that during his reign that the road he travels will bo smooth. The Medina Tribune shares the optimism of '37, and is looking for- ward to a year of prosperity and happiness. We sincerely hope that you too will see only contentment and happiness in the coming year. MEDINA TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CORPORATION Attractions at Diana Theatre \Three Men on a Horse\ rides into town Friday for a two day stay. In this comedy hit, which is now in its second big year as a le- gitimate play on Broadway, Frank McHugh plays the part of a dim wit who writes verses and on the side picks winning 'horses. When the \mob\ hear of his powers for picking ponies they lure him from his home with the aid of a blonde vamp, Joan Blondell, to work for them. The rest of the cast in this laugh sweepstake is Guy Klbbee, Carol Huges, and Allen Jenkins. For a chuckle a minute, see this show. \Stowaway\ with Shirley Tem- ple starts at the Diana Sunday and stays through Tuesday, I$very time Shirley stars in a new picture everybody expects it to be better than her last which some times doesn't happen; but this time it has. For the first time the whole burden of carrying off the show fs not on Miss Temple's shoulders. To help her bear the burden in this romantic comedy are Alice Faye, Robert Young, and Arthur Treacher. The plot centers around a daughter of a slain missionary who is stranded in Shanghai. She stows away on the cruise ship of Tommy Randall and with some shrewdness on her own part and the aid of a divorce court, she brings together Mr. Randall and his Wife-in-name-only. Don't let this crisp discription scare you, for the whole show is bright and the performances pleasant. To help brighten the show Shirley sings five new song hits. For an enjoy- able evening see Shirley Temple in her newest and best picture. Starfini Wednesday is WaAjp on My- Knee,\ with Barbara Stan- wyck and Joel McCrea. The show deals with a man who, afraid he has committed a murder, flees. His deserted bride follows in hot pursuit. This picture is a new kind of comedy based on a story so ut- terly phoney that you simply must laugh at it Sprinkled through the picture are four new and delight- ful song hits along with the ini- mitable St. Louis Blues. A good picture to see for some grand fun. O. A. Presented With Wrist Watch Earl S. Ross, superintendent of the Young Peoples' Department of The Baptist Bible School, was given a wrist watch* last Sunday noon at the opening session of the school. Presentation was made by the members in recognition of long and faithful service, not to the Bible School alone, but in ail branches of the Church work. The boy who everybody said ml going 1st the dogs a few years ago now is a man who thinks other boys sot goto* to the doge. Cornell Announces Farm, Home Week February 15 to 20 Once again, for the 30th year, the New York State Colleges of Agriculture, Home Economics, and Veterinary Medicine announce the annual Farm and Home Week nt Cornell University, February 15 to 20, 1937. A \headline\ program is in the making for this event, said to be the largest of its kind in the Northeast, and which draws annu- ally around 8,000 persons from all parts of the state, For the fifth year, Governor Herbert H. Leh- man will bo a guest to present his annual message on agriculture and to preside at exercises in honor of Master Farmers and winners of 4-A awards; and for the sixth successive year. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will be a visitor and a speaker. Four Hundred Events As in past years, nearly 400 sep- arate events, talks, meetings, dem- onstrations, forums, exhibits, con- tests, concerts, and dramatics are scheduled. The program centers around \Trends of Today\ and features in part the generally im- proved picture In most branches of farming. It is designed to encour- age farmers and homemukera to take advantage of the upturn for a more abundant life. Those in charge of the program say that Farm and Home Week can be more valuable this year be- cause of this changed agricultural picture. Economists say the de- pression is on the way out, ond the farmer who known most about hts businessman^ mattes use of this knowledge will be most likely to benefit at this stage of recovery. Both the old and the new in ag- riculture and homemaking have<a place on the program, side by side with time-tried and time-proved practices. All Interest* of farm and home are represented, the dairy- man, the poultryman, the vegeta- ble grower, the livestock man, the fruit grower, the woodlot owner, rural youth, the homomaker, ana the children. Taxes, rural electrification, in- vestments, milk control, money and prices, local government, Irri- gation, farm income, landscaping, and bouse furnishings, all come up for attention. Even the work of the state police will bo explained by Captain Stephen McGrath of the New York State Police, Oneida, N. Y. Explain New Pro*ram Officials in charge of the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Pro- gram in the state will explain the new provisions, as will members of the Soil Conservation Service. Sonw of the„ \lighter\ move- ments during the week are devot- ed to general recreation periods, travel talks, musical events, such as band end oKhesfca concerts, » stale dramatic festival, g Aims to Curb Use of Firearms Police Chiof Murphy hos a ra- ther elaborate collection of air- guns and the like typical of tho opportunities of youth In tho holi- day season and open woathor out- of-door activities; and Is experi- encing actual Instances of Investi- gation to protect tho whole com- munity including both youngsters and oldsters from unlawful use of firearms, air-guns, etc. In an interview by the press, Chief Murphy stated he was deter- mined to put on ond to promis- cuous use of such weapons and to protect to tho utmost the safety of the community. Section 1006 of tho Penal Law covers this subject fully, by pro- viding that any person otherwise than in self-defense or in Die dis- charge of official duty \wilfully discharges any species of firearms, air-gun or other weapon—in a public place or in any place where thore is any person to bo endan- gered thereby, although no injury to any person ensues?' or \Inten- tionally, without malice, points or aims any firoarm at or toward any person;\ or \discharges without injury to any person firearms, while Intentionally without malice, aimed at or toward any person\ Is guilty of a misdemeanor. The low also Includes reference to instances where the firoarm Is aimed Inten- tionally but without malice, at any person, maiming or injuring. The Chief says It Is not his or the department's purpose to In- terfere with good lawful sport, but actual injuries In a recent case require the law be enforced thru- out the village. Charles Ensign Struck by Auto 1 Charles Ensign, aged 64, of Church street, was struck by an automobile driven by Donald Can- ham of the Ridge road on Main street, between Park Avenue and Center street Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, lie was taken to Medina Memorial hospital suffering from bruises and shock. Canllam was released by Officer Tuohey after investigation. It Is reported En- sign stepped directly In front of the car. meemmm Entertain Boards evtoin&.thte wwn $o*ro> of mmymwki 9vmj&* fag* tainttft by $|cs t John cobb mi M**» fcelRoy Montgomijag^ W«P» Of>- fleers of the** ttfwns, A bowutol repMt vm» *e*Ve& in, the worn *4)&4tytfl» mm, mmmbm* MVmlM #' *&& TuJkey , and trtwuWH9g8 w«»| sewed, • •* •• The meeting josplved itsatt intqi « genwaj gfcKlJginjt Ml MM. County Welfare Officer John •##&*. rick n^teling, and many tQait* were senderM by ihe vMou* mm officials t^> the health and pros- perity of the ho8toMct, as well as bringing up for dlsKM8*lon current town problemi. Both these towns are members of the State Association of Town* and were well represented at the recent Rochester Training school, Tho meeting also voted an u- nantmous expression of gratitude to the hostesses of the evening. of plays by students, and the an- nual woodchopplng contest. A printed program of all events will be available about the middle of January and may toe had from the New York State College of Agriculture at Ithaca, New York. In the meantime, ssy officials In charge, \<3ei jready to ioin fee Farm and Uoms parade to Ithaca, February W to 20, mi.\ The final test of • wife** love is tor h« to go out in a public Willi her huiband after be ' hit heed shaved, Will Show Benefits of Peach Thinning at Rochester Meet Peach thinning experiments car- ried on In western New York in the seasons of 1035 end 1038 by Dr, H. D. Tukoy and Prof. Olav Elnset of the State Experiment Station at Geneva, show that tho thinning operation should be timed with relation to the sea- sonnl development of the fruit rather than by any sot calendar dates and that the effectiveness of thinning will depend largely upon the vigor of the tree and the num- bor of leaves per fruit rather than upon the even spacing of the fruit on the tree. The tests were made in cooperation with the Ni- agara and Ontario County Farm Bureaus. These facts, together with other pertinent information on tho re- sults of these tests, will be demon- strated in an exhibit at tho eighty- second annual meeting of the Now York State Horticultural Society to be hold In Rochester January 12 to 10. \Among other things, wcr have found that tho peach grows In three strikingly different periods,\ says Dr. Tukoy In commenting on these studies. \First a rapid per- iod of growth for about sovon weeks after full bloom; second, o period of several dnys to several weeks when the peaches may muke no Incroaso In sizo; and third a final rapid growth often desig- nated as tho 'final swell' just pre- ceding fruit ripening. Thinning during these different stages re- sults In markedly different effoots upon the size and development of tho fruits left on the trqtt. \In addition, we havo found that the effectiveness of thinning de- pends a great deal upon tho vigor of the tree and tho number of leaves por fruit. For example, with say 00 to 80 leaves per fruit, the size of fruit will be large ana the color exceptionally good, while with 10 to 20 leaves per fruit much of the fruit may be small and un- marketable and the color poor. Somewhere around 30 to 40 leaves por fruit seems to bo dexirabls number for western Now Yory orchards. These experiments place the emphasis In thinning not so much on an even spacing of fruits on the tree as on the total number of fruits which a given tree may be expected to develop properly, ac- cording to the vigor of the tree.\ Conservation New Year Resolutions When In the woods I will always bo careful with matches, lighted tobacco and camp fire* because fire destroys more timber than i» cut; It destroys wild life, fish and often human life; it causes floods, soil erosion and a yast amount of property damage,» . * . 1 will observe all conservation taws whether game, forest, fish or otiters; if I do not consider a par- ticular law wise, I will neverthe- less observe it and use my Influ- ence to have It changed because without law we would have noth- ing. The lawless are dishonorable, selfish, short-sighted and parasitic, | will be considerate of all use- ful wild life, protecting It at every opportunity because the better protected the more there will be for everybody, I will never destroy a tree un- necessarily; that is pure waste and waste Is theft from present and future generations. I will strive to make friends for conservation by impressing the need of It upon others because the practice of conservation Is only a matter of education. I wi31 ever seek to preserve nat- ural beauty around my hotim and elsewhere because ugliness begets meanness, discouragement end unhepolnesi, I will *#efc to conservstton Its causa ~ a public dU' of our iricfi nal more about to «f m in ,_ a service *s a csKdlnil prlft- 'ftiWjp.. f • , Jnd Wat thi/ttte ,. J t*s^tCWl» > „ end ft Hem swdjMiM ipdlsd smd if poeiiwi Improved. NO. 28 Mi^sLuella Hover !|V«fW^|, Woyer. Mtm ItlEsf Sifttendent ht wheel* In pr-f loan* County, it assisting *he Stat* llB?TO *Spwrtjiiant *nd the *fl%» JtoMW^El^ Chafer aha> r^tftt pipe std«cjttlon % In n M, .„_„_, , Mi M« duties and ^_^,4b)Mtts4ot^utvlet ittfewin-' \'™\'\pS|sr«S>ii^'iamiih l^tof pePfi'townt with 1mm Ot th* work o* hip, atft&Mj^'jtiutfiM have gone, to mmmMMPM®\&*m , th>u^, oulLtt«MM|i.^vnM^pUi\ AJ^ XM&ffl^JtW* W* «tlte pe»» marrtntre^ords o£ the DepWtment. One of Die Ilfcet effort* ot tho Inqutry wee to map the school dis- tricts, and through'the h«lp ot all district superintendent* this map was finally completed. It Is the first complete map ot iU kind ever made in this state, Tho record form will supplement the map with liv- ing data, «o to apeak, on tho ac- tual diiy-to-day activities of the superintendent, Tho <iU6iUor,» eov5i'av*vy »h«e ot the district nuporlnteiidenVs .(of- fice. They include hit own qusili- f(cations end training, and jljrtyj eight polnta In retfaul to lili pro- fessional relations to the teachers and pupils in the schools under hie supervision. Such matters as maintaining standards ot teaching, of promoting a better program in art or music, or health and of pro* vlding tor subnormal or handicap- ped children, receive special con- sideration. The request to the district su- perintendents to add the Education Department and the Regents' In- quiry by filling out these records wee signed byNMc, Wayne O, Benedict, presjdertt of the State Association GtUStflct Superinten- dents, by Mr, Ray P, 8nyder, di- rector or the Buret Education JJ1- vlsion (or the State, and Er. Ch*i. u. Juud, who it In charge ot the division on Teacher Training and Personnel for the Inquiry, In commenting on the coopera- tion of the superintendents, Dr, Luther Qullek who is the director- In-chief of the. Inquiry said, \Ho • detailed state-wide study lias, id far as I know, ever before been made of tho district superinten- dent's duties and tho responsibili- ties ho shoulders. This present In- quiry study Includes the sugges- tions of many dhstriot superinten- dents themselves whose adVlec has been sought by the Inquiry «Urff. Extensive and valuable as, the an- alysis will bo, statistics will never show tho human service the super- intendent* often render their com- munities. This la something that must bo recognized n« well as tho professional qualifications they bring to their task.\ County Farmers Organize Union In nn effort to boost the prices paid for farm crops In Orleans county, 800 farmers met In the Courthouse in Albion Monday af- ternoon and organiftad tho Farm- ers' Union <& Orleans County. One of the prfmafy step* to be taken' by Ui« org«n(k«tion whkh later plan* to vtSmmk^T tlonal Farmers' Union, Ja'ftl liciitng a higher price for ten toe*. A verbal vote taken nt the edthespp meeting plac (proved price price tope that paid for number l grudo lost year by p and for number S gride by M, 1 following the canvassing ot the county lor membtn by a com- mittee ot two irm&tmh ot the 10 towns, representative* M the unit are to Invite canning Company heads to attend a parity where they hope, growers and hoy*** can settle the present mm wrangle. Orleans County Farm Bureau la asked to cooperate. According to statistic* present- ed by Mallow fidiumlne, of Al- bion n, »„ wtlng cliair»«an f prjee ot producing- an cere ot tomat durlns the ill? *«»*o» will i aregaM 1104 per acre with,! laed Increase in farm plants and fertilizer, Thomas Page, ot Albion, ol « Gold Medal factory, wa» the on canning corporation operator wt spoke in behalf of mm < companies at (he meeting. r-\-****—*~— Buell IH Deputy Co. Treasurer SHUU»M'\WI«ltl* Burt P. Utdhogion, treaturer- elect, lias announced the appoint- irmni of rraneif W, Buell ot At* bion, present Qtlmm County treasurer, at <Wputy treauMrer* The paetjf newly created by the. Hoard of Superviaort end carriee a salary of $2MO. Us, Ouell, who has held ot! fiOtttttjr *»patt#d. h#alth asm **yi i - ifsT'P'WRiW'ei'aes^^ ***)• > **\•» swsj m IISSSSSJSSSS* I t Mmmmimmmtmmteesar'iim »ssss£ESi3^a;ssass asfStEffi^jSatSESSfflKBBS
