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THE PUTNAM PATRiOT, PUTNAM, CONN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949 Single Copte? 8:x Cents No.
Highlights
Of Fair
1949
(By Patrick Meade)
The 89th Woodstock Fair with its
vtear record attendance of over 35,000
vis tors, and fui! entries of cattie,
dairy and stock, sheep, farm ma
chinery, trotting events, ox and horse
puiiing, etc., ended at midnight on;
Labor Day. It ended, but it wiii be
long remembered, not because of the
e&orts of th s ignominious corre
spondent, but in spite of them.
On the opening day of the Fair,
Saturday, Henry Dunleavy of Put
nam and Woodstock Academy, assist
ant secretary of the Woodstock Agri
cuiturai Society, took this corre
spondent by the neck and said, "Pat,
you w U report this 89th Woodstock
Fair and give the names of the win
ners in the various events to the
whole worid!" I agreed, not because
of fear, but because the name Dun
leavy brought a Hash of another of
that name. Did Mike Dunieavy with
his "side" (jaunting) car, his Kerry
Biue dog on the one hand, and a bot
tie on the other with his shiilagh
handy in the straw at his feet; a
picture of pigs with ropes around
their iegs, of cattie. sheep, ponies,
dogs and children in indescribabie
confusion; of gypsies and pipers and
tiddiers, of peddiers of quack medi
cine and farmers with Mack clay
dundoons or straw in their mouths,
and the gay city ciothes of the "for
eign" visitors and the try "W^ are
ai! for the Fair!" Above alf these
(Continued on Page Five)
OVER 1800 PUPILS
]N LOCAL SCHOOLS
SLIGHT GAM MADE
Registration figures soared over
the 1800 mark this week as classes
were resumed in the public, parochial
and Putnam Technical schools. The
figure excludes students who are to
attend Putnam Catholic Academy
where sessions start for the 1949-50
term next Monday morning.
A total of 910 students attended ,
classes Wednesday morning in the
public schools compared with 900
the previous year according to
an announcement by Supt. Albert
Murphy.
A gam of 3 8 was noted in the hrgh
school with 88b enrolied, while the
432 total at fsnuel Putnam School :n
(Continwed on Page Eight)
District Scouters
To Conduct Annua!
Meeting Wednesday
Henry Mautuert of Woodstock, a
member of the T tench Underground
Service during the last war, will bt
guest speaker at the annual meetmg
of District B. Bop Acouts of America,
scheduled next W^rmesday evening
at 6:30 o'clock. <c tTutnafn Country
Club.
An appropriate message will be
delivered by the principal speaker,
who was captured by 4he Nazis, sen
tenced to death and escaped. John i
A. ^angford of Ea.'t Hartford, for
mer school superintended here, wdll
also attend, officials staged today.
The program will he n charge of}
; District Chairman William Smedley,
who also sort ed as chaum^ n of the
arrangements committee. A baked
'.Virginia ham dinner wili be served.
A slate of pfheers will be elected
upon recommendation of phe nomi-!
natmg committee headed by k'worge }
Mop^vbde.
Reqvggt Residents
Repair Sidewalks
Some <60 residents .of the city haxe
received letters to repair their hide
walks and it is hoped, according to
an opinion expressed Tuesday at the
meeting- of tip: common council, that
ail will .cooperate.
In the event that some fail to
acknowledge the warning tabued by
city ofHciaAs action will be taken by
the corporation counsel, it was dis
closed.
-—Mrs. ArtHma Chaee and daugh
ter aroiyn, of Putnam Heights and
Christine Chase o Wain at street we* e
in Wtilimantic lavt Thursday.
—1^/, and Mrs David Brooks of
Putnam Heights hate retwted from
a week's vacation at Prince Hdward
Island.
MAHAN GRINDERS
A SPECIALTY j
35c — 56c — 65c
SPECIAL TUNA FISH
GRINDERS FOR FRIDAY
—Alto—
GROCERIES AND MEATS
Open $3tndays—Wg Deliver
A. A LANDRY
/PORMERAP ^O.VV'g STORR;
353 School St. Tel. 2455
PUTMAM, COM^.
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Shown above is a midway scene taken eariy at the S9th annual Woodstock hair
officiais said attracted some 35.090 visitors over the Labor Day weekend. Majority
midwav attractions were under direction of the Venditto Brothers of Providence. K
(Photo bv f
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BAKKER TO JO!N
BAY STATE LAW
FIRM !N OCTOBER
James R. Bakker, formerly of tins
city, and son of Mi's. Gepke Bakker
of Sawyer District ar d the late Jacob
Pakker of this city, was listed over
the weekend among 223 successful ap
plicants who took the Massachusetts
Bar Examinations on July 1, accotd
ing to an official announcement by
the chairman of the Board of Bar
Examiners, which appeared in the
Boston newspaper^. A total of 550
applicant- undertook the examination
and approximately 40 percent com
pleted it successfully.
Mr. Bakker was graduated cum
laude from Suffolk University School
..if Law in Jane of this year receiving
t:he degree of Bachelor of Laws. For
-three consecuti'.e yettys he was on
trie Dean's List and was graduated
-with the second highest academic
%*nors in hi*- class of 71 members.
3BL- was one of the Editors of tlie
-Sot ool yearbook and was secretary
otf rthe Student Relations Committee.
.Vr. Bakker will he associated with
a &h'ston law tirm upon being sworn
in as: a member of the Massachusetts
Bar* the latter part of this month.
Hospital Births
Births recorded at Day Kimbai!
hospita! the past week for area par
ents and announced this morning foi
iow: September 1, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Waters of t'utnani: 3.
a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lionei
Caucner of Putnam: o, a son to Mr.
ami Mrs. Armand Roltergeof Put
nam; 6, a daughter to Mr. ano'*-Mrs.
Hrnest Hopk ns of Pomfret Center
and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
i O'Brien of North Crosvenordale.
GOP WCLL HOLD
CAUCUS FRIDAY
j Repubiican voters in the Town of
Putnam are urged to attend the cau
] cus tomorrow night at 8 o'eiock in
the municipal building at which time
I ofiicers wild be nominated for the
I biennial election October 3. Justin
[ M. Smith, town committee chairman,
wilt preside.
Selectman John F. Simonzi, veteran
member of the board, said that he
wiH be a candidate for re-eiection.
it is not known, however, whether
he will head the ticket At the present
time he is minority board member.
Ai! area towns are also scheduled
to conduct G.O.P. caucuses Friday
' evening. Strong tickets am- expected
I to oppose rivais next month.
WethereH is Coordmator
Of Woodstock Civilian
Defense; List Aides
Police to Arrange
Hallowe'en Fete
Po!ice (If ef Henry L. Mathuru
and Mayor ,-ohn N. Dempsey L-s^uec
a joint ststf.' ment today asserting
that members of the city police de
partment and -o-workers are to ar
,ange for the annua! l'lafiowe'er
l^arty at which community tMidtor
Me feted.
frdiciais Mid Ue meeting ^r.'H oe
ai!ee' in the nea! future so that ap
propnate arrajigetpents may be eom
deted Ac!! in advance of the anmta!
-eiebraLoti due fJctoter 31st.
ELltb TO MKET TUESDAY
Plans fur the f.t)! suson at Put
lam Lodge of E)ks ts-iL be outlined
n_ the next Tuesday *"*t-fiing meet
ng in charge of John -M. Ftaherty,
xaited ru!er -Genera) arrangements
Ait! be planned for "Dk**i*t Deputy
flight" schedu!ed October 1^
ARNOLD
CONVALESCENT
HOSPITAL '
Home for Chronsc and
Convalescent semi-hospital
cases, beautifully situated on
Roseland Park Road, South
Woodstock, Connecticut.
RUTH ARNOLD, Proprietor
Telephone 1208-J2, Putnam
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Po ^
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GriMed and Roast Guinea Hen
RRESH RROJf /DLRH7RP 7'ARH
A dinner you wiii remember
and at a moderate price too.
JOSEPH SABA, Chef
Dining room and GriM room ciosed Tuesdays
of Civilian Defense for Woodstock,
announced today that the work of
organizing the Ground Observer
Corps of the Aircraft Warning Serv
ice, was virtually completed. Theo- !
dore Cox of the Center District is !
Cost Supervisor. Mrs. Ann Barrett
and Mrs. Ruth Collins, both of North !
Woodstock, are assistant supervisors. !
Observers who have volunteered serv
ices mclude: Wendell R. Bosworth. !
Georgs Fairfield, Miss Edna Hibbard.
Albin invenson. Mrs. Donald Williams, j
Lewis Morse, Miss Constance Wil- [
. hams, M Scott Petersen, William !
Smith, Jaoi'es K. Child, Donald Wil- ,
' iiams, Grover Hallquest, Charles W !
I'v^'rson, Paul Dupre, Mrs. Con- j
, stance 1'eshmalyan, George Brown,
dienry P. Joy, J. Dean Spencer,
'Mrs. jPnlnia Salford.
I Observation Post YL 0244 will be
' htcatted temporarily at the Fire Sta
CGontinued on Page Five)
—Mrs, Lionel Chtsrron entei*tained ]
members <v! the Cosmos Club at her
summer cottage in 'Danville on Tues
day evening, Plans wtne completed ;
for the benefit penny social which
will be held later this moath at Beld
j ing Clubhouse. Mis. Charles Drew ;
presided.
*
Buy your heating plant now
10% down will hold any
furnace til! October 1
Buy now at Sale Prices
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
Putnam, Conn.
LOOK! LOOK!
Free Movies ^
Every Friday Night
at the
Dudley Arms Restaurant
(^oroter/^ fAe Atne Mouse,
Dud/ei/. A/ngg.)
Smash Hit No. 2
JackLaRueinthe
"Fighting Rookie"
Come and enjoy these hits white we
serve the best in food and drinks, j
Dancing
Every Saturday Night
!
MAYOR TO SEEK
STATE AID FOR
DRAINAGE WORK
To alleviate a drainage p obion.
which has existed f<r M\<;a! years
on Schoo) street ano !s responsible
for property damage oHicinis report
ed, Mayor John Dempsey is m
Hartford today reep. sthig that the
state highway deparunent make <v-t
ery effort to correct the st ation.
The matter was aired at the Tues
day meeting of the common council ;
and after facts in the can were re- ,,
viewed members authorized tin chief i
executive to act in the interests of;
all concerned.
During the session City Kngineer
Gilbert Perry informed that severat
years ago the state mapped plans
to rectify the situs* ion, but during
the critical war van- 1 the natter was
abandoned, potfibly 'due < shortage
of materia!.
Similar problems exist on Provi
dence street and along Woodstock av
enue, it was revealed and it is hoped
that eventually all will be remedied.
Proof that Schoo] street resi
dents have a legitimate claim for
assistance from the state were shown
in pietures taken by the city police
department during the recent rain
storm.
BM)S ARE SOUGHT
FOR SEWER JOB
!N PUTNAM
Dans and specifications for the
overall sewer extension project in the
city are avaiiabie and were offered
at the Tuesday meeting of the com
mon counci! by City Engineer Gil
bert Perry. He explained the entire
project and was assisted by John
Ash.
Work on the fust section, pre
viousty stipuiated, is expected early
next month, it was explained and a
contract will be gtven at a special
meeting of the council September 20
w hen sealed bids will be - opened.
Tiie overall project, which will be
continued next year, will be financed
through a $200,000 bond issue ap
proved at the recent session of the
legislature. It was estimated the ini
tial job may cost $00,000 and the
balance will he expended for other
area approved work.
—
Pau! Rodensky
On Dean's List
(.Special to The Patriot)
Syracuse, X.Y.. September 8—Paul
Rodensky, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Rodensky, 127 Wilkinson street, :
Putnam, Conn., has been named to
the Dean's List of Syracuse Univer
sity's Coltege of Liberal Arts, accord
ing to Dean Finla Crawford.
A sophomore when he returns to ;
the Syracuse campus this month, Ro
densky maintaind an average of b ^
or better timing the past semester,
placing him among the top 10 percent {
of his class.
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BENOIT STARTS CROSS-COUNTRY
HIRE TODAY FOR LITTLE ROCK
GOVERNOR SENDS
GREETMGS AND
"GOOD LUCK"
In excellent spirits, although with
little his pockets, Robert J.
Hf'"re**' ^ <!en Noort street was
givetf a rousing send-off this morn
ing as he embarked on a 2100-mite
cross-country hike to Littte Rock.
Ark. He ptans to visit with his three
year-old daughter, f'heryl Lynn.
The 25-year-o!d World War 2 vet
eran, who was atso a member of the
C.K.G., !eft. th s ntorfting from Provi
dence street where he received the
best wishes of many friends and rela
tives. He totd The Patriot, when
asked if he was still confident that
he will succeed. "I am hoping for a
lucky break.'"
!1. carried a pack, which weighed
^ome 20 lhs., containing essentials
I which had been donated by friends
' and merchants, including new shoes,
a gift of Richard Scars of Woodstock,
general manager of the Bates Shoe
atpany, Webster, Mass.
In addition to credentials* signed
hy Mayor lohn N. Dempsey of Put
nam the ambitious young man atso
carries a letter of congratulations
from trovemor thester Bowies and
another to Governor Sid McGrath of
Arkansas. He has a special Cuif map
for the trip which was given by Al
dorman-At-Large William Hanicy.
The note from Governor Bowies
stated: "t am enclosing a ietter of
intr. taction to Governor McGrath
and -.ncerely hope that at the end of
your successful hike you wiii have
the pieasure of dehvering it in per
son. Best of tuck. '
The note to the Governor in Arkan
sas stated The hearer ' f this ietter
is Robert Benoit of Putnam. Conn.,
who an reaching your ofhee wiii have
(Continued ou Page Eight)
TWO CITY FIREMEN
RESIGN POSITIONS
Two members of the city tire de
partment have resigned and one va
cancy was tiiied. according to a re
port gi^en the Tuesday meet iny
of the common council.
Dougias Lee of the Hook and Lad
dor company and Kenneth Ardron of
Hose company, Xo. 1, resigned. Ed
ward Reynolds was named to fill the
latter berth and his appointment wai:
ratified by council members.
Committee Chairman Frank Car
tage recommended that the $500 gift
to the department from the Town of
Putnam be made available for a
t special benefit fund within the de
partment and this request was
granted.
The committee chairman also said
that a request for $300 so that the
tire chief attend an atomic research
conference in Xew Orleans was
tabled until such time as another con
ference in this section may be con
ducted.
Horror Scene From Dracuia
HEB? ^
The above scene features Lynne Carver, W il!iam
Van Sleet and Robert Carricart in the famous vam
pire p!av, "Dracuia." which wi)i piay at Lakeside
Summer Theatre this week through Sunday. Next
week "Voice of the Turtle" wiil be featured.
(Photo by Cooiey-Careau)
Dracuia" Being Featured
\t !,akeside Summer Theatre
The patron? of the popular Lake
side Summer Theatre near Putnam
wiii have an ample feast of the
niystet ous, uncanny and the super
naturai ail this week through Sunday
while the great vampire play, "Dra
cula" is playing. '.'Dracula" is a real
thriller that, speaking literally, has
raised hair on millions of scalps
since the date o^ it" -r ginal oro'Lie
tion in England, where it has been
[ laying ever since to say nothing of
the success it has enjoyed in <ne
United States. Local theatre-goers
are warned in advance that it would
he wise for them to visit a specialist
and have their hearts examined be
fore subjecting them to the fearful
thrilis and shocks that "Dracula"
holds in store for them.
Lakeside presents its popular actor,
Robert Carricart, in the t tie role
and he displays marked ability and
good judgment in his approach and
the playing of this challeng ng as
signment. As Lucy Seward, daughter
of the physician in charge of the
sanatorium near London, Lynne
Carver plays the role with sympa
thetic appeal reaffirming her great
versatility in view of the contrasting
roles she has interpreted this season.
Paul Marlin as Doctor Van Heising
is forceful and most convincing in his
first character assignment this season
in portraying the specalist in ob
scure diseases. Wiliiatn Mullaney,
Lakeside's competent director, doubl
es in brass this week and does a tine
job as Dr. Seward, Lucy's skeptical
(Continued on page Lignii
Putnam Public School Teachers
Meet With New Superintendent
Plans For Year Are Outlined
F!RE CH!EF ASKS
FOR NEW CENTRAL
STATION !N CHY
Fire Chief George Harper appealer
to mem tiers of the common council it
session Tuesday that pians be iaunch
ed for a new centra! fire station.
During the course of discussior
which followed. it was pointed oU
that officials hope, when and if Fed
era! funds are avaiiable, a new mu
nicipa! budding wii! be available hert
with quarters for a fire station, polict
station .municipa! otiices and possible
indoor recreationa! facilities.
The tire chief warned that actior
should not be de!ayed and to sub
stantiate his c!ainr added, "the innei
watt of the centra! station in Unior
Square is caving in." He a!so stress
ed that the Smith street station is
"about ready to go."
—Selectman and Mrs. Mrs. John
Simonxi of Mechanics street, accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Cristofori of Park street have re
turned after a vacation the past week
rt Lake George and Lake Placid,
N.Y.
Refinish Your Floors Now!
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Putnam Conn.
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PUTNAM TIRE CO.
162 School St. Putnam
! AH teachers of the Putnam Pub
] tie Schools met at the h gh school
t with Superintendent of Schools Al
bert J. Murphy Tuesday afternoon
. at 2 p.m.
Teachers, principals and the super
' intendent of schools talked over plans
I for the coming year.
! i The following new teachers were
introduced: Robert M. Shaughnessy,
Supervisor of Music; James A.
Whitehead, teacher of Social Studies,
Smith Street School; Miss Nancy S.
.1 Rirch, teacher of Health and Physi
cal Education; Mrs. Angela M. Sim
mons, School Nurse and Mrs. Sara
(Continued on Page Eight)
District Deputy
To Visit City E!ks
District Deputy Merton D. Briggs
' of Wallingford will conduct his of- j
ficial visitation of Putnam Lodge of
j Elks on October 18, according to
plans completed this week by Exalted !
Ruler John M Flaherty. The district
oflicer will be accompanied by his .of- j
; ficial suite and they are to hold the i
[annual inspection of the Main street!
premises and lodge activities.
The visitation was originally
planned for earlier this month, but '
, slue renovations at the lodge the trip !
' was deferred until October, it was t
announced. OtHcers of the lodge will
welcome the deputy and his suite of j
ofUcers. A special dinner will be [
served and entertainment provided.
—Del Bousquet of Bridge street,
! was called to Bridgeport Thursday by :
i the death of a relative.
FLO'S SEA GRILL ;
Route 44, Putnam Pike
FE.4 7T/RLW
Barn Yard P!ay Boys
THE H!LLB!LL!ES
Square nad Enwcy Dnnriap every
Saturday wight
PUBLIC REQUESTED
TO EXPRESS VIEWS
ON POLICE PROJECT
AH city residents who may be in
terested are invited t<< the next Tues
day evening meet'ng of the police
commissioners scheduh-d at 8 o'chxk
in the municipal building, at which
t me a representative of the G-E com
pany will demonstrate a radio short
wave set which has been advocates,
for use of the city department to in
crease efficiency.
The irr itation has been extender
by Mayor John N. Dempsey, chair
man of the bo4rd of police commis
sioners. The clfief executive said he
and board members are anxious to
team whether residents favor such
an undertaking. T*wo plans have been.
informaHy discussed. OUtiaJs have
an opportunity to rent equipment and
also may purchase same. The mayor
said that the question will be settled
definitely at the Tuesday meeting anc
as a consequence will appreciate
v.ews on the matter from the general
public. He added that the efficiency
project wouid coordinate work be
tween headquarters and an officer
on duty in the cruiser.
C!TY OFFtCIALS
NAMED TO ASSIST
CHAMBER PROJECTS
Upon recommendation i*f Mayor
John N. Dempsey a specia! commit
tee in the common councit wit] work
with ofBcials of the Chamber of Com
merce in hopes that uniform closing
hours for community stores may h.
reaiized
At the same time it was advocated
that ptans he taunched in the imme
diate future so that appropriate
Chistmas decorations and tights
adorn the community. Both projects,
long recommended hy community
newspapers and the subject of sev
ere) editoriats, are designed for a
"Better Putnam" and are worth
every effort which may be expended,
the Mayor explained.
Members of the committee named
to work with the CofC inctude Wit
ham tiantey, Wittiam Desaulnier.
Russet! McNatty and Edward Spet
lacy.
Xamed as a commitee on Christma
tighting are Wittiam Hantey, Wilfred
Martineau, George Lebtond and
Russett McNaity.
In discussing improvement ptan
throughout the city the mayor ah.
requested that the park committee
investigae the possibility of expand
ing play areas and informed that a
revision of the city charter is ptanne-r
in the near future.
Plan to Install
New Fence Posts
Kew fence posts, reflectors an
ahtes are to be instatted aiong some
ity streets through a cooperative*
urogram with the state highway del
mrtment, it was disctosed Tuestiay
tt the meeting of the common coun
Improvements art planned atong
south Main, Raitroad and Arch
treets. at the very outset, ofHctait
tated and upon request of Atder
nan Wittiam Desautnier work mas
e continued on one section of Churct
treet to reptace an otd iron rail.
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