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Firemen Want Shorter Work-Week, Change in Walnut St. Traffic Asked and an Alderman Apologizes at Common Coun.cil Meeting

The first April meeting of the Common Council was held f> Tuesday night, business transacted being largely adoption of resolutions authorizing payment oi bills and the aw, contract to furnish the city an automatic catch basin cleaner at a tost of $15,057.50. Claims in a total amount of more than $26,000 were referred to the corporation counsel and law committee.

Delegations Make Requests ®

traffic on Walnut St., where his i«g lot is available

Aldi damage to a tire on Broad­way, March 28.

Alderman Agologlaeg

Before the opening of the busi­ness session a delegation of fire­men presented a request that the aldermen consider shorter hours for the members of the Fire De­partment, and others, including representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke urging that Wal­nut St. be made a two-way thoroughfare. The meeting ended with an apology by Alderman Stephen Rutkowski. Fourth Ward, to Alderman H. Wellman, Eighth Ward, made because Rutkowski a few days ago called the Police Department to ask that parked cars on Forest Avenue be tagged for illegal parking. Forest Ave­nue being in the Eighth Ward, Wellman believed that the alder­man from the fourth should have told him of what he objected to. "I have been taking plenty of abuse ever since," said the al­derman from the eighth, "and I think the matter should be made clear."

One Absentee Alderman The meeting was called to order

by Mayor Burtiss E. Deal at 8:05 o'clock with seven aldermen pres-

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ent. Arthur H. Dexter, Second Ward, being the absentee.

Corporation Counsel William A. Carero. City Engineer Benjamin A. Kroup. Commissioner of Pub­lic Safety William McCleary and Acting Commissioner of Public Works John P. Gomulka were also present.

Firemen Want Shorter Hours Mayor Deal gave the privilege

of the floor to the firemen, who through their spokesman, Ray­mond Jones, asked for shorter hours. The speaker first called at­tention to the fact that a check with six cities comparable in popu­lation with Amsterdam, showed that the firemen of these cities are working 60 hours a week as compared with 71 Mi hours for the Amsterdam firemen.

Jones went on to explain that what the Amsterdam firemen were asking for is a 68-hour week, and he said that a schedule has been worked out showing that if this request were granted all fire stations would be manned just as they are now.

"Amsterdam," he concluded, "has the best record in the state on fire losses."

It was finally decided that the mayor, the fire chief, the public safety committee, commissioner of public safety and a representa­tive of the fire insurance under-

• This cleared the agenda on the clerk's desk and Alderman Well-man took the floor and asked Al­derman R u t k o w s k i wheth­er he* represented the Fourth W a r d o r t h e E i g h t h . "I ask." he said "because of an in­cident which occurred in my ward, when *ou ordered the Police De­partment to tag cars on Forest Ave., which is in the Kightl

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We have an interest of course," he'concluded. Asked at the con­clusion of the meeting what or whom he meant by "we" He said he had used the plural pronoun edi­torially.

Others Favor Change Jack Campbell, manager of the

J. C. Penney store, and Clarence Nelson, manager of the "Arthur Hill Co.. spoke for a two-way tratfic on Walnut St., saying that, in their judgment, such a change would create better business con­ditions.

Austin C. Gode concluded the discussion and the mayor said that the matter would be considered by the public safety committee and the aldermen as a committee of the whole.

Business Routine Opens The business session opened

with the adoption of a resolution by Alderman Wellman authorizing payment of bills for March in a total of $16,870.24. and on reso­lution of Alderman James Tesiero. Peter G. Shell, Frances Kiskisand Anna R. Provenzano were ap­pointed commissioners of deeds.

On resolution of Alderman Tes­iero, a request by the commission­er of public safety to transfer certain items in the police fund to other items in the same fund was approved, and resolutions were next adopted authorizing payments of the following bills: Fred M. Brodie and Florence Brodie. $5,538.75 for the March collection of garbage; Buchner Bros., 51,391 for painting the in­terior of City Hall; J. P. Spender, $1,027 for painting the first and second floors of the police.,station;

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The least \ou could have done would have been to tell me and we could have got together with I Ave., and. according to the last the commissioner of public safe- letter written by him, he was

Youth Is Listed As POW of Reds

So far as is known here now there is only one Amsterdam boy held a prisoner of war in Korea by the Chinese Rpds: He is Pfc. Chester Serafin. son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Serafin. 39 Young

ty. I have been taking abuse ever since and I think you owe me an apology."

Replying, Alderman Rutkowski said. What I did every citizen had a right to do. but as an alderman and a member of the Common Council of which you are also a member. I should have extended you consideration, and I apologize for not having done so."

This ended the session and the meeting was adjourned shortly after 9 o'clock.

well and anxiously awaiting the time when he would get back to his home.

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the question of a 68-hour week for the firemen.

Asks Walnut St. Change Charles H. Schenck, executive

secretary of the Chamber of Com­merce, was heard next. He opened by saying that he was not speak­ing so much for the chamber as for all the merchants- whose busi­ness is threatened by the loss of customers who go out of town be­cause of lack of parking facilities. He spoke furthe'r of the Washing­ton St. lot, formerly open to the public, having been taken over by the A & P store.

He then urged that Walnut St. be made a two-way thoroughfare so that the parking lot recently opened on the space where the American Broom & Brush Co.. building once stood, may be more readily reached.

Saul Goldman spoke next, stress­ing the difficulty of driving into the parking spaces afforded by business places on the south side of East Main St. With Walnut St. a two-way 'thoroughfare, Mr. Goldman believed that relief would be afforded.

Ellis Eisenstein, Schenectady, was the next speaker. After Louis Lurie, Schenectady, razed the American Broom & Brush Co. buildings, Eisenstein took over the parking lot. He specializes in opening parking lots in various communities- where the parking problem is acute. He told of how retail merchants are moving out of various communities into vil­lages or rural areas where there is more space, and urged two-way

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Close Vote on Request A request by the Recreation

Commission that the expenses-of the acting superintendent of rec­reation, Hilda Swanson, he paid for attendance at .a convention to be held in Bear Mountain. April 29 to May 2, was the subject of some argument led by Alderman Martin J. Bush. He said that since Miss Swanson is only the acting superintendent, and after civil service examinations another, person may be the superintend­ent, he felt that her expenses to the convention were uncalled for.

Alderman Robert J. Hughes Jr. disagreed, but Bush held to -his opinion, and the argument con­tinued until Alderman Albert Mc-Knight asked that the discussion be closed and' the roll called. Al­derman Bush and Alderman Rut­kowski voted "no," and Alderman Tesiero would not vote making a 4 to 3 decision.

On resolution of Alderman Tes­iero specifications for spraying trees, as prepared .by the city-engineer, were approved, and City Clerk Anthony Sandy was in­structed to advertise for bids;

Only One Bid Received The only bid to furnish an auto­

matic catch basin cleaner was next opened. The bidder was Wil­liam H. Clark. Rensselaer, and the figure $15,057.50. After a short recess the contract was awarded to Clark.

Claims Presented ' The next resolution adopted, in­

troduced by Alderman Wellman. authorized the selling of capital notes in the sum of $15,057.50 to pay for the catch basin cleaner, and trie clerk read the following claims: Mrs. Rose Rosa $20,000 because of injuries received when she fell on Schuyler St., Dec. 24, 1952; Ralph, her husband. $3,000 for medical bills and loss of wife's services; Anna Michalcjyszn $3,-000 because of injuries received Feb. 19 when she fell on Bell St.; Chester Mack $22 for damage to his automobile on Forest Ave., March 17. Richard Bramer. $26.45. for damage to his car on Brandt PI., March 25; Michele

Good Will Club Sees Views of Middle East

Pictures taken by the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Frank T. Rhoad on their trip to the Middle East last spring Were shown by Mrs. Rhoad at a meeting of the Good Will Club Tuesday evening. The beauty of the color slides, interest in" the places visited, particularly in the Holy Land, and Mrs. Rhoad's re­freshing observations of the trip made the program one of the most enjoyable ever presented before the club.

The all-by-air journey took the travelers first to Cairo. Egypt, where they viewed at close range the iflhjesty of the Pyramids and "Sphinx. Jerusalem was next vis­ited, the Rhoads and their party arriving there during Holy Week, and beautiful pictures were, shown of sacred places in the Holy City —the Garden of Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa over which Christ passed on His way to Golgotha, Mount of Olives and other religious shrines.

Mrs. Rhoad explained that since the division of Palestine, no com? munication is permitted between Arab and Jewish sections of Je­rusalem and after once going into Israeli from Jordan, a traveler is not permitted to go back into the old city.

Pictures of Tel Aviv showed it to be a modern city of some 250,-000 population. Haifa, another Middle Eastern city, is one of the most beautiful places she has ever seen,.Mrs. Rhoad told her listen­ers, and a night view of the city bore out her statement.

The Sea of, Galilee and Naza­reth where Christ spent His boy­hood were also visited before Dr. and Mrs. Rhoad departed on the last leg of their journey, stopping in Amsterdam, Holland, on their way homeward to see the famous tulips which were in full bloom at the time.

About 60 members attended the covered dish supper which preced­ed the meeting. Attractive Easter decorations adorned the tables in the dining room which was in charge of a committee composed of Mrs. Waldon Lasher, Mrs. Fran­cis W. Levey and Miss Dorothy G. Niles. Mrs. James L. Perry. Mrs. Fred Miller, Miss" Lillian Bettine and Mrs. Louise Johnson were on ttie kitchen committee.

Mrs. Jeremiah Roberts, club president, announced that the an­nual spring rummage sale will be held May 1 and asked all Good Will Club members to donate arti­cles for the event which will be in charge of Mrs. Charles H. Lembke and Mrs. Ralph W. Smith.

Frederick^. Bond was present to explain in detail to the mem­bers the hospitalization service plan which the club hopes to put into effect.

Following Is a daily record of patients at the Amsterdam City Hospital:

Admissions April 7 Mrs. Harriet Noble, 21 Phillips

St. Michael Heaton, 27 High St. Mrs. Leona Eckler, Nelliston. Ernest Ehmke, 11 Academy St. Mrs. Dorothy Coluni, 55 Gray

Dismissals April 7 Miss Ann Johnson, 429 Locust

Ave. Mrs. Marion Silk. 89 Clizbe Ave, Melvin Bradwell, 27 Cedar.St. Mrs. Minnie Hovemeyer, 234

Locust Ave. Mrs. Anna Van Schaick, Cherry

Valley. Mrs. Mabel Warner, Tribes Hill. Vincent Siciliano, 13 Gardiner

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Pfc. Serafin was reported "miss­ing in action" May 18. 1951, which is nearly two years ago.

Aug. 25. 1951, his parents re­ceived a letter revealing that he was held a prisoner of war by the Chinese Reds somewhere in North Korea.

The envelope containing the let­ter bore the following inscription: "Via The Chinese Peoples Com­mittee for Wofld Peace Against American Aggression. P e k i n g , China. P.O.W. Camp 9."

At that time Pfc. Serafin told his parents he was in good health and was being treated well by his captors. It contained much of the same propaganda that made up letters of other American. boys held as prisoners, all of which is believed to have originated with the' Reds to make them appear other than what they were actual­ly known to be irr the treatment of. many of their prisoners of war.

Today another letter arrived. The latest one was dated Dec. 7, 1952. which indicates considerable time elapsed before it was sent on its way to America and the home of Pfc. Serafin. The Amsterdam boy said that he was well and still 'looking forward to the time when he might be returned to his own ranks and eventually sent back home.

Pfc. Serafin enlisted in the armed forces Sept. 15, 1950, and after completing his basic train­ing went overseas attached to Company I, 23rd Infantry Regi­ment, 2nd Infantry Division.

His family hopes that by some stroke of good fortune he might be included in the POW exchange which is expected soon between the UN forces and the Chinese Reds.

James F. Phillips, 32. Amster­dam R.D. 2, who. with his brother, Norman T., 20, veteran of Korea, was engaged in a wild fight at a service station at Wyatt's Crossing in the Town of Glenville, Monday

I night, was sentenced to 30 days in ?& the Schenectady County jail after

pleading guilty to a charge of pub­lic intoxication before Justice of the Peace Edward F. Wurz yes­terday. The Korean war veteran, home on leave awaiting discharge, who sustained a scalp wound in the melee following the service station fracas, was sent to the Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, un­der guard, for treatment.

It .was expected he would be arraigned before Justice Wurz i later today on a similar charge.

According to police, the brothers began fighting at the gas station after an argument over "who should drive" the car in which they were riding. Before sheriff's deputies, Glenville Police Chief Howard E. Pitcher and Officer Leonard Hurley of Scotia arrived, they had swung at the gas station owner, swung at a nearby resident who attempted to stop the fight, and fought with each other.

When placed in jail they broke a window in the detention room and sprung a door by kicking it and throwing their bodies against it.

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P r e s e n t M a r d i G r a s a t

W o o d r o w W i l s o n S c h o o l . Cub Scout Pack 47 of Woodrow Wilson School will present a Mardl Gras tonight at 7 o'clock in the school "gym." Several booths, planned by the Cubs, were erected in the gym to entertain their guests. There will be the "Giant Muscle Men." "Great Alchemist," "Ring Toss," "Bean Bag Toss." "Penny Pitch" and others. Re­freshments will be served.

The king and queen of the Mardi Gras will enter upon their chariot In a parade around the "gym" with all thr characters of the Mardi Gras costumed-mich: as " Ivanhoe^ "Robinhood." " C o u r t Jesters." "Slaves," "Cowboys" and ' In -dians." These will entertain the king and queen in a brief presen­tation before the Midway opens for the thrills of the crowd.

Parents and friends of the Cubs are invited.

S m i t h C a r p e t I n d u s t r y

To Remain in Yonkers A rumor that the Alexander

Smith & Sons, largest carpet man­ufacturing" plant in the world,, would move from Yonkers to another location, was denied today by an executive of the company at Yonkers who said the rumor was "completely false," and continued, "we're not moving out of Yonkers. We've been here since 1864 and are going to stay." *—

The report may have grown from the fact that the Smith firm is building a new and smaller plant at Greenville. Miss., an­nouncement of which was previ­ously made. It will augment and not replace the Yonkers plant.

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Funeral Services Held For Mary Joyce Belfance

The funeral of Miss Mary Joyce Belfance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick, Belfance, Viewland Ave., Schenectady R.D. 3. and for­merly of Amsterdam, Mrs. Bel­fance being the former Genevieve Hayes, was held Tuesday after­noon at 2 o'clock at the Bond fu­neral home in Schenectady.

Miss Belfance, a freshman- at Cazenovia Junior College, Caze-novia. NtY., who was home for the Easter recess, was killed Saturday afternoon when struck, by an au­tomobile near her home after re­turning from a shopping trip to Schenectady. .

I n ' addition to relatives and friends from Schenectady, Scotia and Rotterdam, Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Pike and Mrs. Marie Low,' Am­sterdam, and Mrs. John Schiman-sky, Babylon, L.I., attended the fu­neral.

Miss Belfarice's maternal grand­mother, Mrs. John Hayes of Am­sterdam, died here last September.

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