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Vol. 6h, Ho. 12-

March 23, 1955*

Geneva, N. T.

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SPRING IS HERE

At least that’s what the calendar says, We read somewhere the other day, though, that the ”sun still had teeth”* Word from some of our vacationers who headed south to escape the wintry blasts that whip around western Hew York indicates that they haven’t fared much better than the rest of us these first few days of spring, 1955* Vic Hopkins and his spray crew have braved the elements to get on the first of the ’’dormant” sprays and the pomologists are finishing up pruning in Station orchards and vineyards. But for the most part, early season activity around the Station ie limited to greenhouse planting, to cleaning up equipment, and to making plans for that nice weather which can’t be too long delayed— we hope.
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PLANT INTRODUCTIONS peg Dolan in his capacity as Regional Coordinator for the Northeastern Plant
Introduction Station here, 16 engaged in & whole series of conferences this week. Monday he was in Rutgers and today and tomorrow he will meet with the three other Regional Coordinators in Beltsville. Friday and Saturday he will be joined by Doc­ tor Heinicke for conferences with USBA officials and the Inter-regional Committee in Washington. Doctor Heinicke is technical advisor for the Northeastern Region.
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EFFECTIVE JULY 1st Promotions in rank, effective July 1st, have been announced for the following
persons! Robert C. Lamb and Karl D. Brase from Assistant Professor to Associate Pro­ fessor in Pomology; Keith H. Steinkraus from Assistant Professor to Associate Pro­ fessor in Bacteriology; Willard B. Robinson from Associate Profeasor to Professor in Chemistry: and Edward H. Glass and Edward H. Smith from Associate Professor to Professor in Entomology, Congratulations, fellows!
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TWO-WAY PROGRAM Several members of the Station Staff were guests of a group of officers, di­
rectors, and store managers of GLF at the Seneca Hotel Monday evening. Included were Doctors Chapman, Hervey, Clark, Schroeder, Hand, Sskolnik, Avene, and Vittusu It was largely a ”get acquainted” affair, with the GIF personnel describing the ac­ tivities of their organisation and each of the Station men telling something about his particular program of research. Arrangements were made by Lloyd Curtis, wellknown area representative of GLF.
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MOBILE LAB A water pollution survey of the Finger Lakes area is expected to get tinderway
within the next few weeks. The water pollution control section of the State Health Department is making the survey. A mobile laboratory to aid in the survey will be set up on the coal mat adjacent to the heating plant,

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PUBLIC HEALTH GRANT A Public Health Service grant has been approved to further investigations by
Doctor Holley and others of peptide synthesis and breakdown. The grant goes into effect April 1st.

IN STRONG MEMORIAL

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Professor Sayre entered Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester Monday afternoon for a check-up. No report had been received up to press time.
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PATRICK HANDLAN

Patrick Handlan died unexpectedly Monday afternoon at hie home on William

Street* He was 81 years of age* Mr* Handlan Waei a familiar figure around the

Station for over 25 years as an employee of the Fruit Testing Association. He re­

tired in August of last year* He had a serious illness last summer hut more re­

cently seemed to enjoy pretty good health* His good nature and genial ways pre­

vailed to the end. Among survivors is Mies Millie McGuigan of the Pood Science

Department, a niece*

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SPEAKING IN ELMIRA Doctor Chapman will he guest speaker before the Chemung Valley Audubon Society
in Elmira tomorrow evening* His topic, "Insects vs. Man.*
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THE BISHOP BABY We extend sincerest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Bishop in the loss of their
baby girl last week. Mr. Bishop works with Bill Schroeder.
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PAR EASTERN POLICY A forum on "American Par Eastern Policy" will be held in Room 16, Smith Hall,
Hobart and William Smith College, Friday evening* March ftlfrh , at 8:00 p. m. Spon­ sored by the Social Science Department at Hobart, the forum will have as its moder­ ator Prof* Ignacy.Aleksandrowics. Panel members will include Dean Seymour Dunn, Prof. Harold Webb, and Prof. Gchiming Bou. All interested persons are cordially invited to attend*
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WELCOME TO MISS NATTI We join with Doctor and Mrs. John Natti and Johnny and Tommy in welcoming
Elizabeth Ann and all of her 6 pounds, 9 ounces. She arrived at the Geneva Gen­ eral Hospital last Saturday, the 19th.
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THE POOL WINS Interest over the question as to whether a swimming pool should be included in
plane for expanding school facilities in the Phelps Central School district has spread far beyond the borders of the district. Names of active proponents for the project in the Phelps Central School PTA as published in the Geneva Daily Times read almost like a Station directory. Monday was THE DAY, and as all the world knows now, the pool won by an overwhelming vote. Congratulationsl
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COMMITTEE NAMED With celebration of the beginning of the second century of the New York State
Horticultural Society scheduled for the new War Memorial Building in Rochester next January, Doctor Heinicke and Director of Extension Maurice Bond have combined forces to name a joint committee from Ithaca and Geneva to plan an appropriate exhibit. The Ithaca group includes G. S. Butts, chairman; B. A. Dominick, M. B. Hoffman, A. A. LaPlante, E. D. Markwardt, W. D. Mills, and E. S. Phillips. For Geneva there will be.W. B, Robinson, E. H. Smith, M. Szkolnik, and L. G. Klein, Mr. Luckett has been designated "overall" chairman, which sounds like he may be the one to do the real work. Preliminary planning will get underway in the near future.
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ELECTED Officers of the Geneva Chapter of the CSBA elected at the meeting last Friday
are as follows; President, Lloyd Weir; vice president* Joe Pettrone; secretary, John Chimera; and treasurer, Jack Shannon. Also elected to the Executive Council were Eleanor Warren, Carrie Legnini, Roy Bergstresser, Karl Brass, Bob Larsen, Ed­ ward Mulcahy, and W. Sprong.
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A TIGHT SQUEEZE The boy who was freed from a precarious position in a maple tree last Sunday
by the Geneva Fire Department was visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Arthur W, Clark. Six-year-old Noel Swift, son of the former Ruth Clark, now of Rochester, slipped when he was climbing the tree and became so tightly wedged in the tree that it was necessary to saw off an 8-inch limb to free him*
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SOCIETY NOTE
Announcement of the engagement of Helen Parker to Harold B. Tukey, Jr., ap­ peared in the Geneva Dally Times the other night. Young.Tukey is graduating from Michigan State College in June* His father has been head of the Department of Horticulture at Michigan State since leaving here in 19^5*
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CONVEYS THANKS Several people around the Station have received a letter of thanks for aid
given a.visitor here last October. Mrs. Zdenka Samish of the Agricultural Research Station at Rehovat, Israel, spent a week at the Station observing work in food pro­ cessing*

LEON H. JONES
The sudden passing of Leon Jones has brought a feeling of deep per­ sonal loss to everyone at the Station* Apparently in excellent health Saturday evening when he played cards with a group of friends, he was stricken early Sunday morning and died enroute to the Geneva General Hos­ pital* He would have been 57 on April 6th.
In mourning our mutual loss with his daughter Lois and sons Charles and Lawrence, we only hope that they may find some small comfort in the fact that he was spared prolonged suffering or a long-drawn-out disabling illness that would have been doubly hard for him to bear with his energetic nature•
Services will be held at the Seneca Castle Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at an hour to be announced later. The family requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be made to the Memorial Fund of the Methodist Church* An opportunity will be given everyone to participate in a contri­ bution to this fund from Leon’s Station friends*
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Leon came to the Station on March 6, 195^» following service as civil­
ian director of housing at Sampson Air Force Base. He also was employed for many years by the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation and by two or three local business houses* Thus he was exceptionally well equipped to handle the numerous details incidental to the Station1s Business Office*
But to those of us who were closely associated with Leon in everyday life he will be remembered best for his genial, gracious manner and as a very nice person to know and work with* He was a man of many hobbies;— and enthusiastic about them all* Until recent years he was a bowler of much more than ordinary ability, and he always an ardent fisherman. He was a prime mover in the Station’s bridge club and we believe he might very well have also been the original ’’Do-it-yourself” hobbiest. He certainly possessed many skills which he had developed to almost a professional degree* He could and did build anything from a doll house to a modern home with all the accessories, fixtures, and decoration*
It will be exceedingly difficult to fill his position as Administrative Assistant. But no one will be able to fill his place in the memory and af­ fection of his host of friends.
Geneva, IT. Y., March 28, 1955