ABOUT THE WEEK OF FEB. 1, 1963, At HAMILTON COUNTY, state Comptroller Arthur Levitt announced the distribution of monies in state motor fuel tax receipts to the 57 counties outside New York City. This total is the share of state collected motor fuel tax for the three months ending Dec. 31, 1962, which was returned to the counties in accordance with state Highway Law.
The law provided the monies be earmarked for county roads. Hamilton County received $18,516.79. In the like period in 1962, its sh ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 25, 1963, At ARIETTA, members of Piseco Volunteer Fire Department met recently to plan for a Field Day on June 8. The Piseco firemen would sponsor the annual event for the Central Adirondack Firemen’s Association.
Member companies were Old Forge, Inlet, Blue Mountain Lake, Fort Johnson, Indian Lake, Long Lake, Lake Pleasant, Meco, Pleasant Square, Piseco, Raquette Lake, Speculator and Wells. Each company would be invited to attend and compete in the races.
William Ab ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 18, 1963, the deep freeze which had gripped the Midwest the previous weekend, Jan. 12-13, finally caught up with the Central Adirondacks. Temperatures were recorded locally between 25 and 30 degrees below zero. The low temperatures followed several days when readings hovered around the zero mark in the early morning.
Natives took it in their stride. They boosted up the thermostat, pushed their stalled cars, bundled up a little bit more and turned to their regular duties wi ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JAN. 11, 1963, owners of commercial, special commercial, trailer and farm vehicles were reminded by the Department of Motor Vehicles that they were not allowed to operate the vehicles after midnight Tuesday, Jan. 15, unless they displayed a 1963 validating tab.
Mr. A.A. Makela, officer in charge of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, advised that the annual alien address report program was again in progress. Records maintained by Mr. Makela showed approximately 25,000 a ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF DEC. 28, 1962, speaking before a well-attended meeting of the Region 6 Fish and Wildlife Management Board, S. James Matthews, prominent attorney and sportsman from Kingston, pointed out that communications played an important role in the proper functioning and understanding of the objectives of the Fish and Wildlife Management Act.
Each county appoints a landowner, a sportsman and a representative of county government to the board. The communicating or reporting back to the uni ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF DEC. 14, 1962, with the holidays coming this is the time of the year when the average person tries to do a little too much. The body is overtaxed with strenuous physical activity.
Sudden spurts of heavy activity can do irreparable harm to the body. Here are a few simple rules from the Chiropractic Association of New York to help you get those holiday chores done and keep healthy.
• Make a schedule and don’t try to get everything done at once. Set a deadline and appor ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF DEC. 7, 1962, for more than 10 days running the Central Adirondacks had basked in daily sunshine that even those who saw it couldn’t believe. It was Indian summer, and just between you and me and the bare roads, the Indians never had it so good weather-wise.
The clear skies and bright sunshine which day after day had sent thermometer readings into the high 50s were a far cry from the rainy, overcast September and October the Adirondacks had just experienced. An afternoon ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF NOV. 30, 1962, a new set of stringent state regulations gave district health officers the power to permit and supervise all dumps in their areas starting Jan. 1, 1963. The amendment to the State Sanitary Code, authorized by the State Public Health Council to combat health menaces, gave three-county supervision to Dr. Evelmy F.H. Rogers, district health officer. The three county districts were Oneida, Herkimer and Madison.
The new regulations provided for improved dump supervisi ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF NOV. 16, 1962, beginning Monday, Nov. 19, applicants for New York state driver licenses had to pass a new, more difficult written examination, according to Motor Vehicle Commissioner William S. Hults.
The new test had been devised for three reasons: to be sure the applicant has a through knowledge of the rules of safe driving; to make certain s/he could not pass by cheating; and to pave the way for fuller reciprocity among other states and Canadian provinces through uniformity ...
About the week of October 26th, 1962, big game hunters flocked to the Central Adirondacks by the thousands for the opening of the deer and bear season. Although no official figures are available, indications pointed to one of the largest weekend influx of hunters ever to invade the Adirondacks.
Sportsmen were particularly concentrated in the state-owned Nick’s Lake area which is opened to the public for hunting and fishing for the first time this fall. Private posted notice signs were remo ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 19, 1962, Central Adirondack residents got a preview of what was to come in greater abundance later when they awoke to find the ground covered with snow one morning. The snowfall was light, following rain and a drop in temperatures.
Only enough snow fell to cover the ground and, as temperatures remained cold during the next day, the snow was about melted by noon. The weatherman had other ideas than seeing bare ground so he turned on his snow-maker shortly after noon and a ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 19, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, state Comptroller Arthur Levitt had announced the distribution of monies in state motor fuel tax to the 57 counties outside New York City. This period ended Sept. 30, 1962.
The law provided that 10 percent of the tax be allotted the counties. The money was earmarked by statute for deposit in the county road fund. Hamilton County received $22,343.80.
At INDIAN LAKE, about 175 people attended the County Republican Dinner held at Wilderness Lodge ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 12, 1962, brilliant reds, yellows and oranges were brightening the countryside as trees and shrubs donned their autumn colors. Jack Frost isn’t the culprit, according to Prof. John I. Green, extension specialist in conservation at the New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University. It’s the cool nights that slow the leaf processors.
The colors indicate summer activity is beginning to slow down, and production of chlorophyll is stopping. As the green ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF OCT. 5, 1962: Capistrano may have its swallows but the Central Adirondacks has its fall foliage lovers. Just how they know when the foliage is at its peak is almost as much of a mystery as how the swallows know the exact date to return to Capistrano.
The previous weekend it would be a mild estimate to state that 20,000 people toured through the Central Adirondacks over Route 28 alone. There was a little publicity on the brilliance of the Adirondack foliage, but not too mu ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 28, 1962, Mother Nature, in conjunction with Jack Frost, was ready to unveil the 1962 model of fashionable fall colors here in the Adirondacks. A beautiful offering it was too, one of the most colorful seen hereabouts in years.
The foliage was about at its best in this section of the Central Adirondacks. As predicted earlier, the season was one or two weeks ahead of schedule, but barring heavy rains and winds the foliage could last longer than usual.
Just a reminder to ou ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 21, 1962, if there is such a thing as gilding the lily, Mother Nature sure does it in the autumn throughout the Adirondack Park. As busy a vacation spot during the summer season as you'll find anywhere in the country, the Adirondack Mountains are still "unspoiled" during the lovely fall weeks.
Day driving trips along the lakes and through the mountains become an unrestricted pleasure immediately after the last vacation rush of Labor Day. Campsites are wide open for week o ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF SEPT. 14, 1962, New York state’s big game season would get underway Oct. 25 in the Adirondack and Northern Zone counties and Nov. 19 in the Southern Zone.
The open season for both deer and black bear in both zones would end December 4.
According to Albert G. Hall, chief of the Bureau of Game in the State Conservation Department, several changes had been made in the party permit system for 1962 to allow deer hunters to provide additional harvesting of the deer herd i ...
About the week of September 7th, 1962, with the unofficial close of the 1962 camping season close at hand, the State Conservation Department this week reminded campers that several campsites in the Catskills and Adirondacks will remain open for fall use although most caretakers go off duty September 9.
According to Victor Gilder, general manager of the forest preserve parks, 22 of the 43 state-operated campsites will remain open to the public throughout big game hunting season December 4. Water ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUG. 24, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, Glenn Harris, candidate for the state Assembly, spoke to about 50 members of the Adirondack Improvement Association. He expressed his views on the betterment of Hamilton County in the future.
Mr. Harris quoted from The Leader-Herald when his opponent expressed his desire to retire, and on this assumption Mr. Harris expressed his desire to work with the residents for better roads, taxation, conservation laws and his desire to see Hamilton Count ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUG. 24, 1962, the 4-H Clubs of America could claim the largest alumni of any educational youth organization in the world. Former 4-H members numbered nearly 23 million men and women, according to the Federal Extension Service. They could be found in virtually every rural community and in cities as well.
Within the next decade, an even larger number would reside in suburban towns and big cities because 4-H was extending into these areas as the farm population continued to shrin ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUG. 17, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, County Clerk Earl C. Farber had announced the sale of Conservation Department licenses in Hamilton County during July as follows: Resident - 5 Hunt and Fish, 1 Hunt, 976 Fish; Non-resident - 382 Fish, 242 6-Day Fish, 2 L.L.C.
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt had announced the distribution of monies as per capita assistance to the cities, towns and villages of the state, the second quarterly installment in the state’s 1962-63 fiscal year. ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUG. 10, 1962, the Adirondack Mountains, long famous for striking scenery, are also popular with canoeists, the New York State Department of Commerce pointed out. An old favorite of the casual vacation paddler and experienced canoe campers, the area in recent years had attracted an increasing number of racers who competed on its “white water” streams. The Ausable River and the upper Hudson, especially, were the scene of annual rough water competition.
One of the mos ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF AUG. 2, 1962, the United States would spend $12.3 billion in 1962 for research and development, with 75 percent allocated to aerospace programs. Aerospace, official publication of the Aerospace Industries Association, said this research and development program was the largest in government history and 20 percent higher than in Fiscal Year 1962, the previous record year.
The publication said the accelerating national space program would account for a major part of the increased ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JULY 27, 1962, final plans were being drafted for the 15th Annual Field Days to be held at the Booneville Fair Grounds. This marked the first time this affair had ever been held in Booneville and it was expected that it would draw in a large crowd of interested area residents.
Midway in the vacation season, a check with several operators in the Central Adirondacks indicated an off-again, on-again season. For the most part, business was apparently off from 10 to 25 percent, but ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JULY 20, 1962, “Your Outdoor Recreation Map,” a pocket-size guide to fun in the outdoors, was available at New York State Conservation Department regional offices. Introduced earlier in July as a summer bonus for subscribers to the department’s magazine, “The Conservationist,” the colorful map provided an up-to-date summary of recreation facilities and programs offered throughout the state.
The 24- by 36-inch map was color coded to show state parks ...
ABOUT THE WEEK OF JULY 14, 1962, At HAMILTON COUNTY, Hamilton County News had had these special reports on area personnel in the Armed Forces who were on duty overseas.
Long Lake: Cpl. Gerald T. Stone, son of Harry D. Stone Jr., Long Lake, was serving in Viet Nam with Marine Air Base Squadron 16. His squadron had been in the delta area since April. Lance Corporal Hilary LeBlanc Jr. was serving with the Marines in Thailand. The Marines were undergoing normal training operations and busily prepari ...
