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VOL. LXXVM. E.t.b!i.hedl872 S!XTEEN PAGES THEPUTNAMPATR!OT, PUTNAM, CONN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, !949 Single Copies Six Cents No. 39
BOOSTER CLUB
MEMBERS URGED
TO MEET TONIGHT
President Russell McNally of the
Booster Club has requested all mem
bers to attend a special and first
fail meeting tonight at 7:30 o'clock
in town hall at which time plans
for the year will be outlined.
It is hoped according to one ofBcial
that activity by the organization may
be increased during the 1949-50 sea
son and with this objective in mind
it has been requested that all mem
bers and others interested try to
make a special effort and attend the
session tonight.
J. ARTHUR ATWOOD
BANK HEAD, DIES
IN WAUREGAN
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at the Waure
gan Congregational church for J.
Arthur Atwood, 85, president of the
Brooklyn Savings Bank of Danielson
and the Wauregan Mills, Inc., who
died Monday at his home in Waure
gan after a short illness. Burial was
in Westfield cemetery, Danielson.
Mr. Atwood was one of the out
standing textile leaders in southern
New England. During his lifetime
he served as president of the Wil
liamsville Manufacturing Co. of
Goodyear, treasurer and then presi
dent of Wauregan Mills, generad
manager of Lockwood Co. of Water
ville, Maine, treasurer and general
manager of the Quinebaug Company
of Danielson, treasurer and then
president of the Ponema Mills of
Taftville, director of Lorraine Manu
facturing Co. of Pawtucket, R. 1.,
director of the Ancona Co. of Fall
River and the Samoset Co. of Valley
Falls, R. 1.
In addition he at one time served
as president of Windham County Na
tional Bank of Danielson, of the
Danielson Trust Company and was a
director of the American Mutual Li
ability Insurance Co., Fireman's Mu
tual Co. and Union Mutual Fireman's
Insurance Company.
He was a member of St. Anthony's
Club of New York City and the Mis
quamicut Golf Club of Watch Hill,
Rhode Island.
Up to the time of his death, Mr.
Atwood remained as president of the
Wauregan Mills, Ponema Mills and
the Brooklyn Savings Bank and
was an active member of the board
of directors of the Lorraine Manu
(Continued on Page Five)
PLAfflO MARlT
N. E. P. H. WEEK;
FILMS AVAILABLE
Proclamations by President Tru
man and Governor Bowtes have desig
nated the week of October 2-8 as
National Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week.
At a meeting of the NEPH Com
mittee for Northeastern Connecticut,
held at the CSES office in Danielson
on September 15, plans for local
observance of the Week, and for the
ensuing year, were discussed.
The Committee plans to ask city
and town officials to issue local proc
lamations endorsing the program and
hopes to obtain 1C mm. motion pic
ture films to be made available for
club meetings and 35 mm. film for
local theatres. These films will show
handicapped persons at work.
This year's program also includes
informational newspaper publicity,
display of posters and mailing of
pertinent materials to employers as
in past years.
The local committee, which serves
the ten towns in northeastern Con
necticut of Brooklyn, Canterbury,
Eastford, Killingly, Pomfret, Plain
field, Putnam, Sterling, Thompson
and Woodstock, is composed of Wil
liam S. Keeline. William J. Mc
Coy, Arthur J. Duprey, Sr., Joseph
Bonnin, Joseph Paquin, Owen Bell,
Egide Desaulniers, Carl F. Opper
man, Peter G. Berris, Leslie J. Car
roll, James M. McGuire, Steven J.
Weigel and Ellwood Travis.
Corp. Roland Dion
On Furlough Here
Cpl. Roland Dion, son of Mrs.
Clara Dion of 62 Middle street, ar
rived here Monday evening via plane
from Germany on a 30-day furlough.
For the past 16 months he has been
in Germany with the regular U S.
Army.
The prominent city young man,
who enlisted for three years on Aug
ust 3, 1948, said that he plans to
make the army his career and after
hia furlough is scheduled to report
at Fort Dix, NJ.
Parent-Teacher Association Organized
MRS. JOHN JAMES
NAMED PRESMENT;
2 PROJECTS LKTED
Mrs. John James of 291 School
street was elected president of the
newty organized Putnam Parent
Teacher Association at a meeting
heid !ast night in the high school
auditorium. It was estimated some
130 parents and teachers attended
and joined the association.
The slate of ofhcers, selected and
recommended by a special nominating
committee with representation
throughout the various wards of the
community, will meet in the near
future and appoint various commit
tees, it was disclosed this morning.
Other ofHcers elected include Wil
liam Buckley, vice president; Mrs.
Bernard Sandys, secretary and Mrs.
Philip Arnold, treasurer. Members
of the nominating committee were
Mrs. It. L. Martin, chairman, Mrs.
P. M. Feldman, Anne M. Hogan, Wil
liam Mansfield, Mrs. Lionel Labonte,
Leon Cirard, Mrs. Russell Sherman
and Mrs. James Hall.
The organizational meeting was
in charge of Mrs. Leslie Matthews
of Willimantic, county organizer and
a representative of the state PTA
group. Preliminary by-laws were
adopted at the session and the next
regular meeting will be held at PHS
auditorium October 24. Three mem
bers of the Board of Education at
tended the meeting last night. They
are Albert Duhamel, Lila Bertrand
and Elliott Dean.
In a short address the new presi
dent explained that two projects are
the immediate objective of the group.
These include a new school and a
better health program._
HOSPITAL BIRTHS
Births recorded at Day Kimball
hospital the past week for local and
area parents and announced this
morning follow: September 22, a
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Steven
Jewell of Mechanicsville, a daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lucier of
Putnam and a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Bernier of Putnam; 23, a
son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rawson
of Quadic; 25, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Heath of Putnam; 26, a son
to Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Provencher
and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Reich of Woodstock Valley; 27, a
daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Therrien of Putnam; 28, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Menard of Put
nam and a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Duquette of Grosvenordale.
Original "Dark Day" Record
Exhibited at Savings Dank
Statue Blessed
By Pastor After
St. Anne s Session
The newly painted and decorated
statue of St. Anne in St. Mary's
church was biessed by Msgr. John
C. Mathieu, pastor, after the regular
Sunday afternoon meeting for mem
bers of St. Anne's Society in charge
of Mrs. Harvey Grinseli, president.
Work on the statue was done by Ray
mond Vanassc, according to ofHicals
in charge.
With a targe attendance available
at the first fail meeting of the sea
son plans for the annual penny
social and whist party were outined.
A definite date for the affair will be
announced in the near future, it was
d isclosed._
FATHER LAURION TEACHERS
AT ANNHURST COLLEGE
Rev. Henri E. Laurion, Chaplain
of the Daughters of the Holy Ghost,
Provincial House, Putnam, has been
appointed part-time professor of Re
ligion and History at Annhurst Col
lege. Father Laurion will instruct
the Postulants who are enrolled in
the Diocesan Training School, a
branch of which is centered at Ann
hurst.
Father Laurion, a native of North
Grosvenordale, received a B.A. de
gree at the University of Montreal;
and from St. Mary's Seminary, Balti
more, he received a B.S.Th.; B.J.P.
and M.A. degrees.
Buy your heating plant now
10% down will hold any
furnace til! October 1
Buy now at Sale Prlcea
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
Putnam, Conn.
MALIAN GRINDERS
A SPECIALTY
35c — 50c — 65c
SPECIAL TUNA FISH
GRINDERS FOR FRIDAY
—Also—
GROCERIES AND MEATS
Open Sundays—We Deliver
A. J. LANDRY
fFORMERLE TONE'S STORE) ;
353 School St. Tel. 2483
PUTNAM, CONN.
In connection with the speciai com
munity service program under joint
auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce and The Patriot a reproduc
tion of that part of the journal of
the Lower House of the Genera) As
sembly, which describes the "Dark
Day" is the subject of the latest his
torical exhibit now on display at the
Putnam Savings Hank, Main street.
The original of this document, which
is carefully kept in the archives of
the Connecticut State Library, is the
record of May 19, 1780.
Area and community residents,
especially students, are invited to
view the historical exhibit which in
describing the "Dark Day" relates:
"After the severest hard - winter
within the memory of man . . . and
whilst the horrors of an unnatural
war are increased amazingly . . .
the surface of the earth being dry
and the season cool . . . Friday
morning 19th May 1780, a sprinkling
of rain from changeable clouds was
succeeded by a rolling, lowering sky
. . . which occasioned a solemn
gloom of unusual darkness before
ten o'clock . . . Wherefore at 11
o'clock adjourned the House till 2
o'clock ..."
Early accounts describe the day:
It grew darker and darker—chickens
went to roost and people lit candles
so they could see to eat dinner and
carry on necessary business. Some
thought the end of the world was at
hand, others that some great disaster
was about to strike: perhaps the
American armies in the held were
experiencing terrible defeat. During
the afternoon the darkness abated
and people breathed easier.
HARVEST SUPPER
Saturday Oct. l*t S-7 p m.
ST. PH!L!P'S CHURCH
(Telephone for Tickets)
Adu!t$ 85c Chitdren 50c
NU-WAY
TAXI
24 HOUR SERVICE
Telephone
1060 or 661
Taxi Drivers Wanted
Radio Entertainers In Pomfret Friday
BOB TYROL and FLOYD R!CHARDS
EASTFORD SCHOOL
BENEFIT FRIDAY
IN ROMFRET
(Special to The Patriot)
Mrs. Ear! Newth of EastforJ and
her committee have been busily en
gaged this week in waving "the
magic wand" to pile up gifts which
wilt dazzle Cinderella when she is
chosen at the Pomfret Community
Schoo! auditorium on Friday evening.
Each contestant wiH receive a
prize and there wiH be special door
prizes as an added feature.
Bob Tyrol and Floyd Richards,
shown above, will exert their well
known radio charm to encourage the
,ladies competing for the title of
Cinderella. Hal Kolb will furnish
the music and John Delissa will "twirl
the clock."
After the special contest there
will be general dancing to complete
the evening of entertainment. Ail pro
ceeds will go to the mothers' favorite
project, equipment for the new
elementary school in Eastford.
Members of the general committee
in charge, assisting the chairman,
are Mrs. Harry Tripp, Mrs. John
j Tatem, Mrs. M. Keith Lewis, Mrs.
Eldred Barrett, Mrs. William Kosa
[and Mrs. Harvey Colburn.
Benoit Reactes
Trenton, N. J.
Robert J. of Van Jen
Noort ctroot, or route afoot to
Littfo Rook, Arka sat, haa renchod
Trenton, N. J., a^* cording to !ateat
information reca. ed here.
Five carda t ceived by thia
newapaper inf4^*ned that he
waiked from Me York to Tren
ton. the paat w* k and ia appar
entiy in good oeaiA, aithough
without adeqnat fund: to carry
on, it waa imp; ed He aaid he
piana to reach Pennsytvania thia
weekend.
DUFFY RENAMED
USWV COMMANDER
Thomas W. Duffy of Seward
street was renamed eon zander of A.
Wilder Merriam t amp. \u. 29, Unit
ed Spanish War A ett t ans, at the
annua) meeting he.M iast night in
YFW hai), Main ^reet.
Odiciais disclosei tpday that pend
ing a decision by stay authorities
an instatiation da.e has not beer
settted.
Other ofHet rs t /A ed nclude: Sen
io'* vice -atk^ St. Cage
junior vice cotnmander, Peter St
Onge; adjutant, ilqnry L. Converse
quartermaster, Charles A. Thayer
patriotic 'instructor, Everett M.
Carver; historian, Peter St. Onge.
Church Guild Plans
Harvest Supper
On Saturday
A public harvest supper wiii b(
served by St. Philip's Guild on Sat
urday, October 1. at the church, frorr
5 to 7 p. m. The menu announced by
the committee consists of meat loaf
baked beans, brown bread, salad,
apple crisp, etc.
The supper committee includes
Mrs. Lewis Hoar, chairman, Mrs. Ed
ward Burt, Mrs. Lewis Champlin,
Mrs. James Dempsey ,Mrs. George
Ford, Mrs. James Frost, Mrs. Alex
LePire .
The committee asks that ticket
reservations be obtained tonight, tc
facilitate the serving.
A partial list of Guild members
who are handling tickets includes:
Mrs. Lewis Champlin, chairman, Mrs
Edward Burt, Mrs. Walter Davis
Mrs. Maurice Foulkes, Mrs. James
Frost, Mrs. Lewis Hoar, Mrs. Pierre
Myers and Mrs. Alex LePire.
Mrs. Arthur Menard
Guest at Party
Mrs. Arthur Menard of Maynare
street was guest of honor at a sur
prise birthday party tendered 1^
September 21 at the home of Mrs
Rena Doe, Pomfret street. Mrs. Ruth
Herindeen and Mrs. Arlene Jaku
bowski were co-hostesses.
Many friends and relatives from
Putnam, Woodstock, Goodyear and
Hartford were present. Several at
tractive gifts were presented the
guest of honor. Refreshments were
served during a social hour.
Refmish Your F!oora Now!
RENT WARDS FLOOR
SANDER
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
Putnam Conn.
Macintosh, Cortland
and Greening
APPLES
H!GH QUAHTY
LOW PR!CE
Sweet Cider Saturday
HILLTOP FARM
Putnam Heights, Putnam
Telephone 850-J3
War Veterans Head C.O.P. Ticket
Against Democrats At Biennia!
Section !n Putnam Monday
THREE CONTESTS
WULL FEATURE
BALLOT!NG
Two World War veterans, both
experienced and popular poiiticans
will lead the GOP aspirants in the
bienniai eiection here Monday. The !
pair includes Setectman John Si- j
monzi, a veteran of World War I
and Wiiiiam J. McCoy, veteran of :
the iast war. The former aspires to
the position of first selectman and
the latter is a candidate for re-elec
tion as town clerk and treasurer. j
Widely known in local and county
politics, County Commissioner Gerard
J. Caron, who formerly served as
first selectman here for many years,
aspires to the berth of second select
man. This trio heads the GOP ticket
in major contests due here Monday.
Party leaders have expressed con
fidence that the electorate will favor
their candidates, from top (of the
ticket) to the bottom. All, it was re
ported, are capable, efficient and
trustworthy and prepared to admin
ister affairs of the town government
to the best of their ability.
Democratic Candidate*
The Democratic Party, proud of
the calibre of their candidates for
Town offices and of their excellent
record, expect to elect their new as
well as their incumbent candidates
next Monday at the Town election.
The Democratic Registrar of
Voters, Eugene Berthiaume, an
nounced this morning that the total
number of voters in the Town of
Putnam exceeds 5000, and that there
are 2551 Democratic voters enrolled
on the Democratic Caucus List as
compared with 1336 voters enrolled
on the Republican Caucus List. In
view of this fact and the recent vote
of the Town extending the voting
hours from 6:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.,
a large vote is expected, exceeding
the 3200 votes counted at the last
Town election in 1947.
Independent observers say that the
incumbent candidates for the Board
of Selectmen, Ferdinand Gagnon
and Normand O. LaRose, have con
ducted the business of the Town
during the last two years in an ef
ficient, practical and economical
manner and deserve to be re-elected
on their record. It is pointed out
that they finished their hrst year in
office with a cash operating surplus
(Continued on Page Eight)
Woman's Club W ill Open
Fall Season Monday Night
Guest Speaker
MARTHA LOGAN
Rev. Armand Neveu
Is Transferred
Rev. Armand Neveu, a native of
Putnam, who has served as curate
at St. Joseph's church in North
Grosvenordaie the past few years,
has been transferred to St. Ann's
church in Hartford, according to
Bishop Henry J. O'Brien.
The ctergyman has been replaced
in North Grosvenordaie by the Rev.
Maurice P. Soucy, who was ordained
to the priesthood this year and of- j
fered his first solemn mass May 29.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Soucy of Bristol. He studied for
the priesthood at St. Thomas Semi
nary and St. Bernard's Seminary.
RUMMAGE SALE
Thursday, October 6
9:30 A.M.
—AT—
196 Providence Street
(formerly Wentworth's Store)
Auspices e/ f/<e Andies' 7/ehecn'
Ai<-ri/inrp
Mrs. Francis Curan, program di
rector, announced that Martha Logan,
nationally-known home economist for
Swift & Company, wit! present a
cooking schooi program at the first
faii meeting of the Putnam Woman's
Cluh next Monday evening at 8 o'clock
in the vestry of the Congregationa!
church. Because of her prominence
and versatility it is expected the
guest speaker wiii attract a capacity
audience. "Not one member can af
ford to miss the meeting" said Miss
Edith Bowen, president.
"Easy Does It" is the title of the
program, featuring etforttess main
meal fare to please and delight fam
ily and guests. Dessert suggestions
include a quick-mix heart-shaped
Sweetheart cake. A honeymoon peach
pie will be made with a homemade
pastry mix. Her suggestions will be j
dramatically highlighted with a buf
fet table ready meats served with
potato rosettes and garnished to make
it an eye and taste appeal triumph. '
Known as "America's Busiest
Homemaker," Miss Logan is nation
ally recognized through appearances
on the 'Breakfast Club" radio pro
gram. In addition to contacting
thousands of women yearly through
similar cooking schools, Miss Logan
also talks to hundreds of high schools
and colleges. Television, too, is used
by Miss Logan in bringing help to
the American homemaker in better
feeding her family. She serves plan
ning divisions of the company as
advisor on the woman's viewpoint.
In private life, Miss Logan is Ruth
Swickard of Boston. She is a gradu
ate in Home Economics of Purdue
University, Lafayette, Ind., and is
a member of the national Home Eco
nomics in Business group of the
ussy sattuouoag amon unauatuy
Reg. J Hi-Test
CAS CAS
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PUTNAM T!RE CO.
162 Schoo! St. Putnam
"Peg O' My Heart" at Lakeside
' 9HBBB3F
Shown above is one scene from "Peg O' My Heart,"
now playing at Lakeside and which is expected to estab
lish a new attendance record. Jane Lloyd-Jones (right)
as Peg in the current hit, which is staged by request, inter
rupts a !ove scene between Lynne Carver and Wiiiiam
Watkins. The p)ay continues nightiy through Sunday.
Robert Stringer, executive director, revealed that "The
Pursuit of Happiness" opens next Tuesday evening.
(Photo by Cooley-Gareau)
Caught Short at Fire Drill
New Experience For Soph
Girls at Putnam High
Extra Town Revenue
Will Reduce Tax
Rate—Gagnon
A lower county tax and extra
i revenue from public school tuition
are expected to lower an ex
pected hike in the new tax rate
this year, according to an an
nouncement this morning by First
Selectman Ferdinand Gagnon.
Putnam will be required to pay
a county tax of $17,221.08 as com
pared with an appropriation rec
ommended at $21,000, it was re
vealed. Due action taken by the
board of education, tuition rev
enue will be increased from $9,000
i to $14,000 it was explained this
(By NANCY TUBER)
It aH happened during gym period
one day iast week.
It was rather warm out-of-doors
and Miss Nancy Birch, our instructor,
was pointing out a few facts about
Reid hockey. The game, in itself, was
a new experience for us and we were
ail quite thrilied at the idea of
piaying.
We practiced driving the bail aev
erai times and then, as is customary,
ran around the Reid before going
into the gym to change.
At the end of the period we (sophs
at PHS) were all warm, practically
! exhausted and as usual there was a
mad dash for the iockers.
Many of us were stiii in our shorts
and underwear—aimost compietely
camouRaged with soapsuds and water
—when aii of a sudden, in the midst
of everything, the fire aiarm rang.
Those who were dressed went out
in the usuai procedure, but the re
maining few were standing there—
pitifuiiy confused and in a dilemma,
aware of what had happened, but
not knowing exactiy what to do!
"Quick, grab a shirt," ordered our
instructor. And so, having no al
ternative, we grabbed shirts and out
we marched—shorts, soap and ail.
^n experience long to be remembered!
Debating Club Organized
Under direction of Mrs. Rose Bove
the ciass has organized a Debating
Club. Twenty-one pupiis interested
have aiready chosen the foiiowing
officers: President, Tito DeSantis;
vice-president, Ariene Bibeau; secre
tary, Sue Cameron.
Rummage Sale
OfHciais in charge announced this
week that plans for the annuai rum
mage saie under auspices of the
Ladies' Hebrew Auxiliary have been
compieted.
The affair is scheduied October 6
at 9:30 a m. and wiii be conducted
at 196 Providence street. General ar
rangements are in charge of a com
mittee headed by Mrs. Martha Ro
densky.
Friendly Circle
The first sociat of the fat] season
under auspices of the Friendty Circte
of St. Mary's parish witt be a dance
scheduled October 21 at Retdingr
Ctubhouse, it was announced this
moaning.
Generat arrangements for the
function, which witt inctude refresh
ments. are in charge of Ann Dupre
and Betty Ketty as co-chairmen.
Dr. William Gray
Ctoser contact between residents
of this city and adjacent towns and
the dentat profession, so that the
peopte may be futty informed on
steps which need to be taken to pro
tect the puhtic dentat heatth, witt re
sult from the appointment of a com
mittee of tocat dentists to assist a
statewide committee, according to an
announcement by Dr. Leon C. Monks
of New Haven, president-eiect of the
Connecticut State Dentat Association.
Dr. Monks, representing the board
of governors of the association, an
nounced that Dr. Wittiam Gray of
Putnam has been named to the tocat
committee. The appointments were
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