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Power Authority: William Latham, 68, Will Retire On December 30 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17,1971 PAGE 9 NIAGARA FALLS—William H. Latham, 68, ranking New York State Power Authority official in the field during early stages of construction of the St. Lawrence Power Project near Massena, will retire Dec. 30, 1971. Latham has served as Resident Engineer of the Authority's Niagara Power Project since he left Massena in 1956 as the Authority prepared to begin construction at Niagara. Eugene L. Gochnauer, 61, who has supervised maintenance and operation of the Niagara Project as its Superin- tendent of Power, will become Resident Manager of Niagara. The retirement and promotion were announced today by James A. Fitz- patrick, Power Authority Chairman. FitzP'atrick praised Mr. Latham's contribution to success of the Authority's program over the years. \His fare combination of engineering and administrative .capabilities were demonstrated repeatedly during con- struction of the St. Lawrence and Niagara Projects and. during operation, of the Niagara Project since first power was produced in 1961. He and Mr. Gochnauer have worked as a team; and the remarkable reliability of the project is a credit to them and their operating maintenance personnel. Mr. Gochnauer is a knowledgable and worthy successor, in whom we have complete confidence,\ Mr. FitzPatrick said. Latham has been active in a variety of civic organizations since he moved ..to the Niagara Falls area in 1951. He served for a number of. years as president of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts and has been a vice president of the Niagara Falls Area Chamber of Commerce and of Niagara Coalition. A native of Norwich, Conn., Mr. Latham is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After working on construction projects in the New York City area, he spent six months as part of an engineering con- tingent involved in oil exploration in the jungles of Venezuela. In 1927, he began work as an engineer on Long Island projects, many of them undertaken by the Long Island State Park Commission. The - commission was headed by Robert Moses, and the ap- pointment began a relationship between the two men that eventually took Mr. Latham to Massena and Niagara Falls. Moses described Mr. Latham in a book published last year as \a stout New England nutmeg...first rate engineer and executive..one of the sea-green incorruptibles.\ When Moses • reorganized the New York City park system under Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Latham joined the consolidated operation first as general superintendent, then as director of maintenance and operations, a,top4evel post he held for 17 years. He joined the Power Authority staff and was assigned as first resident engineer when the Authority was authorized to start construction of its first project at St. Lawrence in 1954. Legal Notices STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENTOF . ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION NOTICE OF APPLICATION BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF - TRANSPORTATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Public Law 91-224, Section 21.(b) and Part 611 of the Codes, Rules, and Regulations of the State of New York for issuance of certification under said Law, the New York State Department of Transportation, 1220 Washington Avenue, State Campus, Albany, New York 12226 has filed an application \ with the New York State Depart- ment of Enviromental Conservation at its office at 50 Wolf Road, Albany, New York 12201, where the ap- plication and published rules and regulations for administration of the law are available for public in- spection. The applicant proposes to con- struct a bridge as part of the Ogdensburg Arterial across the Oswegatchie River at Ford Avenue in the City of- Ogdensburg,' in the County of St. Lawrence. The applicant further requests that the project be certified that there is reasonable assurance that such activity will be conducted in a manlier as not to violate applicable water quality standards- Any person interested in this application who wishes to become a \Party in Interest\ in a proceeding in accordance with published rules • and regulations of the Department must notify the undersigned in writing on or before the 27th day of December, 1971, stating specific .\areas of interest. Any Party in Interest will be- eligible to be heard if a public hearing is ultimately, held in con- nection with the application. Roberts. Drew Acting Central Permit Agent November 22, 1971 WILLIAM H. LATHAM He was transferred to Niagara as resident engineer in 1956 when it became apparent that the Authority would be designated by Congress to redevelop the massive power potential of the Niagara River. A licensed professional engineer, he has been active in the area MIT alumni group, Niagara Coalition, the Society for the Preservation, Redevelopment and Unification of • Niagara (SPUR) and the First Presbyterian Church of Lewiston. A member of a number of professional organizations, he is a life member of the American Society, of Civil Engineers. In addition to his community ac- tivities, which have brought him the highest Boy Scout adult leadership awards, Latham has pursued a number of hobbies. He inherited an interest in bee-keeping from his father, a science teacher, and indulged in this hobby at his home. He is a home projects buff and an accomplished cook. Asked by a reporter in 1959 to recall his toughest job, he replied \I don't think in such terms. What you have to do, you do. Sometimes it takes a little longer.\ Latham and his wife, Cecele, have two children, Franklyn and Carol., Another son, the Rev. William H. Latham, Jr. died in 1967. Gochnauer will bring to his new post long experience in all phases of operation of a hydroelectric project. He has been a key executive at the Niagara Project since its construction period. A native of Colorado Springs, Gochnauer is a graduate of Washington State University. He worked as a student test engineer and construction electrician at \Grand Coulee Dam after graduation before accepting a post as an electric engineman and junior engineer for the Corps of Engineers at Fort Peck Dam, Montana, in 1936. He subsequently was promoted to the post of electrical engineer. He joined the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation-in 1939 and returned \to Grand Coulee to take charge of concrete structure inspection and later electrical .engineering at the hydroelectric project. During his'20 years service with the federal agency, Gochnauer supervised erection, testing and initial operation of electrical, mechanical and transmission equipment at Anderson Ranch Dam in Idaho and Hungry Horse Dam in Montana and was project superin- tendent at Hungry Horse before moving to the Niagara area. He joined the Power Authority staff in 1959, spending the next year on loan to Uhl, Hall & Rich, the engineering frim involved in construction of the Niagara Project. • Gochnauer had a major responsibility for planning for start-up of the project and for recruiting and training' the operating staff. He was named superintendent of power prior to generation of first electricity at the project and has remained responsible for the operation and maintenance of equipment. He has been in charge of the entire project during periods when Latham has been absent. Among other activities, he has served onihe electrical curriculum committee of the\ Niagara County Community College. He is a member of a number of professional organizations, is a Mason and 'a member of the Lewiston Presbyterian Church. Gochnauer and his wife, Anna, have two children, Lois- Ann and Myron. Second In A Series Dr. Grant C. Madill: Wizard Of One of Ogdensb'urg's greatest assets is the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital. Throughout its nearly 70 years of service to its community it has proudly been the home for many of the nation's great men of medicine. Among the finest of these Was Grant C. Madill, who bore the ap- pellation of \Wizard of the North.\ lie was born in California in 1864. His parents, who had traveled west to seek their fortune in the gold mines of that state, returned to the North Country town of Lisbon, where Grant Madill attended elementary school, Following his graduation-from the old Ogdensburg High School he prepared for his eventual entry into the field of medicine at the Bellevue Hospital Medical School in New York City where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1886. Dr. Madill returned to Ogdensburg in 1888 where he opened a surgical practice that was to be continued—with but brief interruption during the first World War—for 57 years. Soon after his return to the city he became closely allied with the then City Hospital of Ogdensburg. While it is somewhat of an over- Statement to say that Dr. Madill \made\ the Hepburn Hospital—in view of the tremendous contributions of such men as the late' George Hall, A. Barton Hepburn and Bertrand Snell, it is no fiction that, as spread the fame of Dr. Madill, so increased the recognition afforded the hospital. In 1902, when the hospital quarters in the old Ford Mansion were no longer adequate, -Mr. Hall gave $60,000 for a building of modern construction at the present site. Meanwhile the skill of Dr. Madill and the seemingly miraculous cures that his operations wrought at- tracted more and more patients to the Hepburn Hospital. And it was not long \ before patients were coming to Ogdensbufg from all over Northern New York, with the result that in a few short years the new hospital was too small to meet the demand. The late A. Barton Hepburn had at about this time become interested in the needs of the hospital and provided the-' needed funds for the expansion of the institution in 1917. There is no doubt that a great deal of the motivation behind the giving of Mr. Hepburn was prompted by his high esteem for Dr. Madill, of whom he once said: \A powerful factor in giving the hospital the prestige it enjoys is • the constant labor of Dr. Grant C. Madill, whose skill in surgery has few equals and whose quality as a public-spirited citizen has no superior.\ Dr. Madill was appointed chief of surgery at the hospital in 1890, a position which he helduntil the time of his death. He was a former president of the Medical Society of New York State, the Ogdensburg Medical Society, and the St. Lawrence COunty Medical Society, a member of the American Medical Society, the New York Academy of Medicine and the American College of Surgeons. In recognition of his out- standing-contributions to the fields of medicine and education he was awarded honorary degrees by New Yrok University and St. Lawrence University where he also served on the board of Su John's Sets Church School Christmas Party The Church School of St. John's Church will hold its Christmas party •- Sunday (Dec. 19) in the upper hall of the parish house on Knox Street, directly after the 10 a.m. celebration of the Liturgy, according to the Rev. John R. Ramsey, rector. Parents, especially of the younger pupils, are also welcome at the party. Other parents, as well as the congregation generally, will be welcome at the usual coffee hour in the down- stairs parish hall at the same time. Children in kindergarten through grade-three plan to bring presents to be offered at the small creche in the up- stairs hall at the time the tree is dedicated and the Christ-candle (at the center of the Advent wreath) is lighted. The gifts will be distributed before - Christmas to the needy of the area through the program of the local Salvation Army center. EFMS HOLDS ELECTIONS CANTON—The policy - sidvisory council of the Emergency Food and Medical Services elected officers for the forthcoming year at a meeting held in Canton Dec. 13. Mr. William Brady was elected chairman and Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds was elected recording secretary. Tntewd into^k ROBERT EVERETT HUNTLEY, 77 RETIRED ST. LAWRENCE STATE HOSPITAL AMBULANCE DRIVER AN D A RESIDENT OF THECEDARS NURSING HOME. ATA. BARTON HEPBURN HOSPITAL, DEC. 16,1971 Surviving are two sons, Robert C. of Sackets Harbor, and Donald G. of Green Bay, Wise; a brother,, Oakley of Syracuse; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Nichols Funeral Home, withr the Rev. Thomas T. Patterson, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. The body will be taken to the crematory at Central Square, N. Y., for cremation. The ashes will be buried in the family plot in a Phoenix, N. Y., cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral nome will be Saturday beginning at 7 p.m., and Sunday beginning at 2 p.m. at the con- venience of friends. The Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dr. Grant C. Madill trustees. In a letter from the late Dr. Richard Eddy Sykes, then president of St. Lawrence, informing him of his appointment to the trustees he said: \No one in the entire North Country has a warmer place in the hearts of the people, or is held in higher esteem than you. While your acceDtance will add a littie more to your cares and respon- sibilities\ it will give variety to your service in a field that is congenial and ' for a people whom ypu love.\. Dr. Madill^ married the former Miss Lduisa James, daughter of Co.. Edward James and Sarah. Perkins James. Mrs. Madill died in 1941. Her .father was a practicing lawyer in Ogdensburg in whose office A. Barton Hepburn stiidied law. He was . a tall man with' broad shoulders whose reputation for good humor and punctuality were legendary. Patients at the hospital would look forward eagerly to his daily visits and never failed to find his gehialy friendly manner a source of great Comfort In the sickroom. Hisnaiiie became a synonym for all that is good, true and noble in man. His capacity for work was vir- tually without limit, his daily routine Would see him in surgery before 8am. and the completion of 10 to 12 surgical prpeeedures per day-was, a common occurence. Throughout his mecficai practice, the hallmark of his dedication to his profession was. the charity with which he approached his patient,. It made no difference whether his -patient was rich or poor:- and most of the time Ke based his fee upon the earnings of his patient...not the services he had provided. Patients with meager incomes rarely received Mis and it was not Uncommon for him to pay coal and grocery bills for patients unable to work. The growth of the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital and the life of Dr. Grant C. Madill were virtually one in the same. At the time of his death in 1943 the hospital's, trustees in joint resolution stated \Whereas he has been for over 55 years an outstanding surgeon and persQhality.in the origin, existence and life of this institution, and an acknowledged leader in his chosen profession..., though dead, his influence can never die.\ To list your gift for the \Christmas Shoppers Guide\ Call 393-1003 or 393-1006, GIFTS FOR HER YARN PLAZA has the perfect gifts for the person who knits. 1806 Knox Street, 393-2011. A BEAUTIFUL BLOUSE that can be worn with a skirt or jumber can be seen at JESSIE ANN'S, 213 Ford Street. m I I [ THE PERFECT GIFT for the lady who has everything, a gift certificate from RICHMOND BEAUTY SALON, 109 Ford Street, 393-0860. GIFTS FOR EVERYONE WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY mechanical and electronic adding and calculating machines you receive FREE telephone amplifier. PAUL FIELDS OFFICE MACHINES, 1011 Washington Street, Phone 3S3-1608. FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY A gift that says you think of them all year around, give a subscription to the Journal and^or Advance News, We send gift subscrption cards. Call Circulation Dept.j 393-1002. FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES, complete furniture and carpet line. Panasonic, Zenith, and Motorola televisions and stereos. FRED SHURTLEFF'S, Cor. Catherine & Washington Sts. Phone 393-3330. LARGE SELECTION of record player needles and free ihstalatioii. Freecamera check up for Christmas, make sure batteries and bulbs, are fresh and ready to use. THE PHOTO STOP, Ford and State Street. . . •. .. MILIAS SHOES suggests a footware Christmas - boots, slippers, and shoes for the entire family. Size or color problem? Gift certificates are available at MILIA'S SHOES, 126 Ford Street. H0LIDAY WISHES: WELT'S LIQUOR STORE, Fine selection of whiskeys, imported & domestic wine — Holiday groups planning parties — 10 percent discount on full case. 302 Ford Street, Phone 3934574 BUY THE FAMILY - A Bombardier Skidoo. Take the kids along iii the . Ski-Boose Trailer. Also Skidoo suits, boots, other accessories. TVRlGKT'S SPORTING GOODS & MARINE, INC, Mdrristown, 375^6552, ICE FOLLIES EXCURSION x.CKETS Feb. 5th performance at Montreal Forum. Price $13.50 which includes round trip train fare, $5i00 seat at Forum, and bus transfer tp Forum-. Tickets now oil sale at Journal Business office! . GIFTS FOR HIM GIVE your favorite bowler a BOWLING BAG from Ogdensburg Bowl, 1121 Patterson Street. 393-9704, u»*« Make it his happiest Christmas with a gift of apparel from JOSEPH/ FISHER & SON The good clothing store in Ogdensburg. -. •r NICHOLS FUNERAL HOME Jolly Good Wishes for Christmas Santa's ringing out jolliest good wishes to'allf- • J*
