1977
Taken from the Cameron County Historical Society microfilm files of the October 5, 1977 issue of the Cameron County Echo.
Borough Announces Purchase of Parking Meters
The price of parking on Emporium’s streets will soon rise as a result of action taken Monday evening by the Emporium Borough Council.
The Purchase of 160 new parking meters from the firm of K. R. Industries of Pittsburgh was approved. New timing devises will be placed in the meters which will provide one-half hour parking for five cents, one hour for a dime and two hours for a quarter. At present Emporium citizens enjoy penny, nickel, dime parking.
The trade in price was announced as $35.95 per meter.
Flaming Foliage Representative (picture)
Sharon Gerg, senior at Cameron County High School, will represent Cameron County this weekend in Renovo at the Flaming Foliage Festival. Sharon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gerg, Rich Valley.
Sinnemahoning Sportsmen Present Award (picture)
The Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association met Oct. 1 at the Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Club for their regular monthly meeting. The officers present were President, Malcolm A. Kitchen; Vice President, Charles Wenzel; Secretary, Mary Hadden; Treasurer, Nancy Reed; Assistant Secretary, Sandra Brown; Assistant Treasurer, Kate Conner; County Director, David L. Reed; and Outside Director, Charles Conner.
The Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association presented its yearly award on National Hunting and Fishing weekend to Miles D. Witt of Lock Haven, the former Supervisor of the North Central Division of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission.
Paul Swanson, the former Assistant Supervisor and newly appointed Supervisor, Stanley Hastings, Cameron County Waterway patrolman, Fred Legarht, Past Honorary Award of Pine Grove, Pa., shared this occasion along with Officers and Members of the Club.
Past awards have been presented to: Norman Erickson, D.G.P., Emporium, Pa.; Warren Clay, Texas; Jerry Heistand, Marietta, and Fred Legarht, Rock, Pa.
These awards are presented to a selected member of the Sportsmen’s Club each year.
Tour of Proposed Strip Mine Reclamation in May Hollow Area Announced for Oct. 12
The Cameron County Commissioners announced Monday they had been notified that a tour of the proposed strip mine reclamation coal recovery project in the May Hollow area of the county would be held by Hammermill Paper Company officials in an attempt to familiarize the public with the proposed project.
The tour scheduled for October 12 follows the reported applications submission for a strip-mining permit by the Quinn Coal and Clay Company and the request for a public hearing and protests by several sportsmen’s groups which have gone on record as opposing the project.
According to a Hammermill spokesman the tour will organize at the railroad siding in Sterling Run, nine miles south of Emporium. A vehicle pool will form at 10:00 a.m. and proceed to the mountain location.
News in Brief
Col. N. P. Prime of El Paso, Texas visited Mr. and Mrs. John Villella for two weeks.
The Robert Browns, the Bernard Dolans and the Tony Grimones attended the wedding of Mary Jo Vassallo and Patrick Fiore in Altoona, Pa. on Saturday, Oct. 1st.
Gary Arble is celebrating his 11th birthday on Sunday, Oct. 9th.
Bernie and Fran Haskins were married 25 years ago on May 3rd and we forgot to send them our congratulations. Here they are and we hope that you both celebrate your 50th with as much happiness and joy as you have now. How about that?
Mrs. Orlando “Dutch” Devling of Las Vegas, Nevada attended the funeral of her sister, Gertrude Chandler and will be visiting in our town for a few days.
Bill and “Tish” Sullivan motored to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the wedding of Dennis Sullivan and Kay Priest on Friday, Sept. 30th. The wedding party was held aboard a ship in the Baltimore Harbor.
An ox roast was held at the Potato City Inn in Coudersport on Sunday for the Potter County Judge, two of our Emporiumites attended, Ann Guisto and Rose Galeotti.
Virginia Williams and the George Horning Family attended the Glenville, West Virginia High School Football Game on Saturday. Bob Horning is now coaching at the Glenville High School.
Mary McAulay and her 84 year old mother, Grandma Felton of Sheffield, Pa. went by the way of the “Big Bird” to Chula Vista, California to visit Mary’s daughter and family, the Rick Kahnells for two weeks.
Shelly Ann Manginell of Rich Valley attended the birthday party of one of her little friends, Tammy Harrier in Keystone Manor on Sunday afternoon. Shelly reports everyone had a good time and Tammy got lots of nice gifts.
Time Out by Lynn McCaslin
It’s getting to be a long season in football with the three squads showing 2 wins against 11 losses. It’s a lot easier to write about a game when you win it than it is when you lose.
The managers of the football team told me that they were doing a good job this year. I didn’t ask the coaches to verify this statement.
Our girls junior varsity basketball team is having a great year. They only have two losses so far, and one of those was by two points. So things look good for the future.
But, on the other hand, a number of their wins were come from behind thrillers, so that shows the kids never give up. So congratulations on a fine season thus far.
The junior high has lost their first 3 games, but Bronwen Morrison shows she has an eye for the basket as she is averaging around 14 points per game.
I think the Junior Varsity set some kind of record on Monday night in their loss to Elk County. They had 11 turnovers - 9 fumbles, plus two pass interceptions. The Crusaders had 5 fumbles themselves.
The Raiders lost J. V. quarterback Jim Kockler when he suffered an apparent broken ankle in the game on Monday night. It was good to see Jim Narby back in action after missing the first five games with a leg injury.
I think the Raiders will break their losing steak by beating Bradford Christian on Friday night. So lets all turn out and cheer the team to their first victory. (Raiders lost 24-8).
Sylvia’s to Celebrate 35th Anniversary
Sylvia’s Ladies Fashion Store will celebrate its 35th Anniversary this week.
Established in its present location immediately after the 1942 flood, it was the first store on 4th Street to put in a new front and modernize the interior and put in air conditioning.
Sylvia Berman opened the store, and when Frank came out of the army at the end of 1945, he went into the store. It is the oldest ladies store under one ownership in the same location in the area.
Specializing in standard brands and famous fashions, Sylvia’s has a staff of ten, which includes part time help. Most of the staff have remained with Sylvia for many years or decide to retire. Sylvia’s has helped many civic organizations raise funds for their many projects with their outstanding fashion shows.
You can sign up for over $100 worth of gift certificates this week. The first fifty customers will receive potted plants and every customer will receive a gift as long as they last.
Stop in and congratulate Frank and Sylvia Berman on this, their 35th Anniversary doing business as Sylvia’s of Emporium.
Hotel Dolan Celebrates Anniversary (pictures)
October 21, 1977 will mark the completion of 75 years of ownership of the Dolan Hotel by the family of M. J. and Minnie Dolan.
The Hotel was built in 1889 for Wm. McGee and was known as the City Hotel. Mr. Dolan purchased the hotel in 1902 and retained the same name until 1938 when it was changed to the Dolan Hotel under the management of M. J. Dolan’s two older sons, John and Michael.
Upon John’s death in 1946 Michael was joined in the business by his younger brother, Bernard (Butch). The two brothers operated the business together for 21 years and since Michael’s death in 1967, it has been operated by Bernard.
