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Critit.My !U
ARNOLD KLEMOLA
POMFRET STUDENT
HAS OPERATION
AT INDIANA
According to word received here
yesterday, Arnoid Klemoia of Pom
fret, an orphan, who graduated with
high honors from Putnam High
Schoo) iast June, is criticaiiy ill at
the Bloomington City hospital.
Bloomington, Indiana.
Authorities there informed the
young man's aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs. John Brandt, formerly of New
York and now Pomfret residents,
that Arnold Klemoia was stricken
with appendicitis and rushed to the
hospital early Wednesday morning
for an emergency operation. It is be
lieved his appendix had been rup
tured.
The young man, who gained much i
attention here some months ago be- j
cause of his desire to continue his I
education, has been a freshman stu
dent at the University of Indiana
since mid-September.
In addition to several special
awards at commencement last June
the young man was the recipient of
the Klemoia Scholarship Fund,
created by friends in the Pomfret
and Brooklyn area. He also obtained
a national scholarship awarded by
the American Legion.
It is hoped that his many friends
will send cards and messages to help
speed his recovery.
State Highway
Employees Urged
To Meet on Monday
All state highway employees in
this area are urged to meet next
Monday evening at 8 o'clock in CIO.
headquarters on Providence street.
George Ritter, executive director
of the American Federation of State,
County and Municipal employees, as
well as William F. Tanner, special
representative of state organization,
will speak.
School Instrumental
Program Flourishing
Robert M. Shaughnessy, public
school music supervisor, reports that
response to instrumental class in
struction is gratifying. ,
Already, there promises to be a
large, well equipped band to play for
the Thanksgiving Day football game.
The music department has rented
many tubas and baritone horns with
which to balance the band. Students
volunteered to study these instru
ments as soon as they were procured.
The band director is very optimistic
and feels that in the near future,
Putnam High School will have a ca
pable and adequate school band.
The most heartening development
in the instrumental program, how
ever, is the interest displayed in in
strumental study at Israel Putnam
and Smith Street Schools. In addi
tion to the students who began this
work in the past years, almost fifty
per cent of the instrumental students
have enrolled in these classes for the
first time. From all indications, this
promises to be an eventful year for
band work, officials reported this
week.
Legion Barbecue
Set For October 15
The annual pork and lamb barbe
cue under auspices of Benson-Fluge!
Post, American Legion, East Wood
stock, will be conducted Saturday,
October 15. If weather is inclement
the affair will be conducted in the
East Woodstock Community House,
otherwise the "feast" will be on the
village green at 7 p. m.
Members of the Post executive
committee are scheduled to meet to
night at the home of Herman Flugel
in West Woodstock at which time
ways and means will be outlined to
continue the campaign for youth
Americanization, as well as Post and
community affairs.
/Ipprecta/ion
AH the Putnam Demo
cratic Candidates appreciate
the support given them at
the Polis on Monday, Octo
ber 3, and take this oppor
tunity to thank and pledge
their ioyai service to aH the
Voters.
MAHAN GRINDERS
A SPECIALTY
35c — 50c — 65c
SPEC!AL TUNA F!SH
GRINDERS FOR FRIDAY
—Also—
GROCERIES AND MEATS
Open Sundays—We Deliver
A. J. LANDRY
fFlKMERLY TORY'S STORE)
353 Schoo! St. Tct 2485
j PUTNAM. CONN.
Spec**
s "Fortune^ South of the Border
Attempt l o Swindle Dr. Robert Dinolt
Revealed !n Letter From Mexico City
Hr. Robert Dtnolt, prominent local
ear, eye, nose and throat specialist,
has spurned an opportunity to receive
a sma]] "fortune" just south of the
border down Mexico way, it was
teamed over the weekend and at the
same time he reveated he and his wife
ptan a trip to Chicago. He witt be
absent from his office between the
period October 9-20 as he is scheduted
to attend a specia) convention under
auspices of the Aeademy of Eye. Ear,
Nose and Throat in Chicago, Iii.
Friday morning the speciatist was
in receipt of an initial-signed com
munication from Mexico City in
which was contained an offer to share
one-third of a small "fortune" (the
Mexican swindle game, provided he is
anxious to lend HrdHicial assistance
to the project in question.
He revealed contents of the letter
because he firmly believes postal au
thorities and possibly the Federal
Bureau of Investigation may be in
terested.
Exact eopy of the letter, dated
September 27, 1949 at Mexico City
and received by the specialist fol- j
"Going We.t"
DR. ROBERT DtNOLT
tows:
"Dear Sir:
"A person who knows you and
who has highiy spoken about you
has made me trust you a very deii
cate matter of which depends the
enttre future of my daughter as wei)
as my existence.
"I am in prison sentenced for bank
ruptcy and ! wish to know if you
are wiiiing to he!p r,e save a sum
of $385,000 which [ have in hank
hiiis (hiis), inside* of a scoet piace
in a trunk that is de) ositcd in a cus
tom-house in the V*n ted States.
"As soon as ) c- t you some un
deniaMe evidence it necessary for
you to come here and ay the expens
es incured (incurred in connection
with my proces <).r cess) m order
to iift the embargo on my suit cases
one of which contn s the necessary
documents (a baggage check) that
we need to take out the trunk that
contains the cash and which is de
posited in a custom-house in Xort
(Continued on Page Eight)
Town Counsel
ATTY. WILLIAM P. BARBER
TOWN SELECTMEN
APPOINT EIGHT
INDIVIDUALS
Eight individuals were reappointed
at a special meeting of the board of
selectmen held last night in the mu
nicipal building under direction of
First Selectman Ferdinand Gagnon.
Those renamed include: Clerk,
Thomas P. Ryan; town counsel, Atty.
William P. Barber; highway fore
man, Louis Labonte; town hall jani
tor, Alfred Bibeault; tree warden,
Louis Labonte; tire warden, George
Harper; dog warden, William Gil
dard; health ofhcer, Dr. Morton H.
Chapnick.
Petitioners Attend
Council Meeting
Charles Perkins of Underwood
road and Arthur Goulet of Woodside
street appeared at the Tuesday
meeting of the common council and
addressed the group.
The former seeks better facilities
in relation to his residence for pay
ment of town and city taxes. The
matter was referred to City Engineer
Gilbert Perry and town assessors in
hopes that a suitable adjustment may
be made.
After some discussion an extra
street light, upon request of Arthur
Goulet, will be installed near his
residence.
Webster Buick Co.
Has New Owners
Transfer of ownership of the Web
ster Buick Co., from the Simcusky
brothers, Walter J. and Joseph V., to
the Kunkel brothers, Edward, John
and Joseph F., became effective
Saturday. No sale price was re
ported.
The company, it was disclosed, will
be known as the Kunkel Buick Co.,
Inc., of 198 Main street, Webster,
Mass., with Edward "Kiki" Kunkel as
president and treasurer. The com
pany head is well known throughout
the section as owner of the Forest
Club in the same town.
Reg. J Hi-Test
GAS GAS
21' '!' 23'
PUTNAM T!RE CO.
162 School St. Putnam
NU-WAY
TAX!
24 HOUR SERVICE
Telephone
1060 or 661
Taxi Drivers Wanted
Much Money
Appropriated
!n Ten Minutes
!n ten than 10 minutea it was
estimated by City Clerk William J.
McCoy that 12 voters appropriated
the sum of $335,020 at the annual
business meeting held in conjunc
tion with the biennia! election Mon
day afternoon.
A reduction of $3,000 from the
original recommendation of $21,
000 for the county tax was the
only change in the overall budget
as favored by the finance board
The session was in charge of Atty.
Mahlon H. Ceissler, moderator.
Summary of appropriations in
clude: General government, $95,
725; board of education, $228,945;
public library, $10,350.
BLOOD DISEASE
PROVES FATAL
TO CITY TOT
, Athiicted with a rare biood disease,
John F. Heriihy, Jr., 3, son of Mr
i and Mrs. John F Heriihy of Putnam,
died Tuesday morning at Day Kim
haii hospital.
A iibera service was conducted yes
terday morning at St. Mary's church
i in charge of the Rev. Theodore P.
Gubaia and buriai was in the parish
cemetery. Arrangements were in
[ charge of A. Giinian & Company.
Bearers were Giihert Morse, Staniey
Shaw, Jr/, Robert Heriihy and Fran
cis Pickering.
The chiid is survived by his par
ents and a brother and sister, twins;
atso his paternai grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Heriihy and his ma
ternai grandmother, Mrs. Eiisworth
[ Morse.
. The chiid was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, September 22, 1946.
Boosters to Hold
Meeting Monday
Members of the Booster Ctub are
urged to attend the first regular
meeting of the fa)] season next Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock in the mu
nicipa) building.
Plans for the season will be out
lined in charge of President Rus
sell McNally. Members will be asked
! to accept new by-laws and a charter.
Officials hope to stage their first
public entertainment program of the
season possibly late in November or
early in December.
Lions C!ub Formed
!n Putnam; Shaw
Is President
Although no definite date has been
announced, Stanley R. Evans, pub
lisher of The Windham County Ob
server, has been named chairman of
the Charter Night committee in con
nection with the newly organized
Lions- Club.
. Organization of the club w as com
pleted here Tht)sday, it was re
ported and G. Stanley Shaw, Jr., has
been elected president. Other officers
include Dr. Rene Desaulniers, vice
president; Jonh James, secretary;
Earl Gagnon, treasurer; Richard
Waters, tail twister; Camille Car
roll, H. Wallace Crook, Martin Adle
man, and James J. Charron, directors.
Guest Speaker
ATTY. EDWARD HAM!LL
CASEYS TO HEAR
NOTED ATTORNEY
AT SUN^V FETE
Atty.Rdwar ) Hamit] of Norwich
wit) be guest speaker at the annual
Columbus Day observance and din
ner under auspices of Cargill Coun
cit, K.ofC., scheduted Sunday noon
at Betding 'luhhouse "n Providence
! street.
The noted attorney was secured
[through the efforts of James J. Char
j ron, veteran treasurer and past
grand knight at the council, accord
ing to Grand Knight William Adint,
j general chairman of overall arrangc
iments.
The prog ram
, with a tut key
will start at noon
dinner after which
special entertainment will tie pre
sented. Arta clergymen have been
invited and 'ill also address the audi
ence.
The print- pal speaker is a gradu
ate of Norwich Free Academy and
Providence* College. He shone at both
' institutions as a baseball player. He
also graduated from Boston L'niver
' sity Law School and for the past
:several years has been a successful
lawyer in his native city. He is also
prosecutor for he Court of Common
,Pleas in New London County and a
short time ag< was appointed a dis
trict deputy for the Knights of Co
lumbus, District No. 12.
PHS Evening School
Applications Listed
i The Superintendent of Schools
acknowledge' receipt of the follow
ing requests for evening school in
struction.
Sewing—Mary A. Evans, Annie
Kaskela. Liitian McIntyre, Mrs. Wil
liam Buckiey. Marie Duquette, Mar
jorie C. Boiduc.
Typewriting — Constance Gunsa
: lus, Virginia [gtwry, Eienora Stiiu.
Typewriting Stenography — Jean
} Haute].
Stenogra)'hy—Virginia Lowry.
The superintendent announced that
he is stii) awaiting requests for eve
ning schooi instruction before classes
can be planned. At the present time
the number of requests do not war
rant starting classes. People desiring
evening schoo] instruction should
write to the superintendent's ofhee
stating the subject desired.
WIN TELEVISION SET
It was learned here this week that
Mr. and Alts. Wilson Eisenhauer of
Senexet road, who operate a bakery
shop in I tti'ttt Square, won a tele
vision set in connection with a char
ity benefit affair at Hartford. The
set was installed and put in opera
tion Monday evening.
Pomfret Setectman May
Seek Etection Recount
Diabetes Detection Week
Pians Completed In City
Contract Given
George Winterburn
For Christmas Lights
Are alarm system, has been award
ed contract to provide Christmas
lights in the business section, and
possib!y the North End, according
Raymond Brousseau, chairman of
a specia! committee in charge for
the Chamber of Commerce.
The overa!! project wi!! be fin
anced by member merchants with a
specia! contribution of $150 from
the City of Putnam to defray elec
tricty expenses A!! merchants
have been invited to cooperate.
Christmas trees, with three sets
of lights on each, wi!! be instated
on parking meters, according to
present p!ans. A specia! 10 ft
s!eeve for the Ave-ft. tree wi!! be
utilized. !t is hoped to have the
'Christmas spirit in operation
from November 26 through De
cember, the chairman revealed.
More detailed p!ans wi!! be dis
se!! McNaHy, Jerome Peebles, !
Gera!d LaPointe, Fred Furman,
George Lewis, Jr., Bernard San
dys, Car!eton Nemec, Simon Kam
insky, Phi!ip Shafner and Leonard
Gi!man.
Firemen to Parade
Here Wednesday
In observance of Fire Prevention !
Week (October 9-15) members of the !
city tire department will sponsor a j
street parade here next Wednesday j
evening, according to an announce-1
ment Tuesday evening by Chief I
George Harper at the meeting of the
common council.
A brief demonstration of equip
! ment will aiso be conducted in Union
Square. The department head said
that window dispiays and theatre
"shorts" have been arranged to ob
serve the occasion.
It was revealed Tuesday night that
Aiphonse Lapointe, a member of the
department for 25 year s, has resign
ed due i!i health. He has been recom
! mended for an honorary life mem
bership in the department. Ernest
Guertin and Edward Reynolds have
been transferred to H*sc Co. Xo. I
and 2, respectively.
Mrs. Carl Cutler
To Address D.A.R.
At Monday Meeting
"The Background Story of the
Marine Historial Association"!- the
subject of an address to be given
Monday, October 10. at 3:00 p.m.,
at the first fall meeting of the Eliza
Porter Putnam Chapter, D.A.R.
Mrs. Car! Cutter of West Mystic,
wife of the founder of the Mystic
Marine Museum, wit! describe the
growth of the Historia! Association
from its earty days, its present status
andpersonne!, and its program and
p!ans for the future.
Mrs. Cutler is eminently well
qualified to tell this story, as she
has had first-hand knowledge of all
' details from its beginning, and has
, had a great share in furthering its
: development. Besides her active par
! ticipation in work foT the museum,
Mrs. Cutler has devoted much time
to historical research and educational
projects.
Mrs. Edith P. Bardin, the new Re
gent announces that the first regu
lar meeting of the board of manage
ment will be held Friday, October 7,
at 3 p. m. in the Community Room of
the Putrlam Savings Bank.
HOSPtTAL BiRTHS
Births recorded at Day KimbaH
the !ast week for area parents and
announced today foitow: September
29, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Goodier of Putnam; 39. a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Arsene Duquette of
North Grosvenordate, a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Aifred Froehiich of
Woodstock Vaiiey and a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Wiiiiam St. Onge of
Putnam; October 1, a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of Put
nam; 3, a son to Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Quigiey of rutnani; 4, a daugh
ter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mac
Fariane of Eastford; 5. a daughter
to Mr. and Mrs. Fernand Maynard
of North Grosvenordate, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Doucette of
Pomfret Center and twin daughters
to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Gauthier of
North Grosvenordaie.
Veteran Taxi
229 Providence Street
Telephone 1535 Days
Night Emergency Phone 1540-3
24-HOUR SERVICE
Owned and Operated By
ARTHUR E. PEPIN. JR
Ex-Serviceman
Putnam. Conn.
Dr. Wiliiaat Mac Shepard, chair
man of the special committee in
charge, reveaied that most local
physicians and heaith departments,
as well as faciiities at Day Kimbaii
hnspitai wi]] combinve to assist in a
diabetes detection campaign during
National Diabetes Week, which wiii
be observed in Putnam, October 10
14 inclusive.
Tests for diabetes will be available
during regular office hours of physi
cians. nt Putnam Visiting Nurse
headquarters on Ballou street and at
the hospital. Hmployees at Belding
company A ill be tested by Miss Flor
ence Murray, H.X., company nurse,
it was revealed, at the convenience
of workers.
Sponsored by the American Dia
betes Association, the campaign is
aimed at discovering unknown cases
of diabetes. In addition to majority
of community doctors and their
nurses, cooperation at the PYXA
quarters on Ballou street will be
given by Miss Esther Welles and Mrs.
Ruth Mason, visiting nurses. Hours
there will be from 8 to 10 a. m. and
1 to 3 p. m., Monday through Friday,
the chairman disclosed.
As a reminder the chairman
stressed that specimens of urine
should be taken AFTER rather than
BEFORE breakfast if possible and
presented in absolutely clean con
tainers.
The overall project is a means to
--afeguard personal health. It is esti
mated that in Connecticut there are
about 13,000 persons whose lives
are threatened because they have
diabetes but do not know about it.
Resuits of aii locai tests wiii be made
known to individuals concerned.
In connection with the campaign,
the state department of health re
leased a six-page illustrated leaflet
on diabetes, its symptoms and care.
Free copies of the leaflet may be ob
tained from the local health officer
or from the state department of
health in Hartford.
The chairman this morning re
quested that all city residents make
a special effort to cooperate during
the campaign.
Beausoleil Resumes
College Studies
Norman Beausoleil, son of Mr. and
tits, l^onard Beausoleil of 22S
( hurch street, has resumed his studies
as a member of the junior class at
Providence College.
During the summer he had been
associated with his father in business
and also attended a special course in
service management at the Genera!
Motors Institute at Flint, Mich., as
a representative of Beausoleil Buick.
Valuable Jewelry
Stolen Thursday
No definite clues have been re
ported in connection with the theft of
two diamond rings, other jewelry and
some cash taken Thursday night from
the apartment of Mr. and Mrs. John
O'Brien of Church street. The loot
is valued at approximately $750, ac
eording to Police Ch ef Henry L.
Mathurin, who is Investigating the
case.
After early investigation police be
lieve entrance was gained by use of
a key as no physical damage had been
revealed. Bureau drawers in two bed
rooms, however, had been ransacked.
New City Directory
Being Distributed
The new 1949 city drectory is be
ing distributed this week in charge
of Ralph D. Graham, representative
for the H. A. Manning company of
Springfield, Mass.
In addition to Putnam, list ngs
also include Grosvenordale, North
Grosvenordale, Wilsonville and Me
ehan icsville.
A new map of Putnam, as pre
pared by City Engineer Gitbert Perry
as welt as a recapitulation over 1917
are new features. These figures show:
New names, 2,220; old names out,
900; change of address, 3,180 and
total number of changes, 6,300.
PRITCHARD SHADES
RAY JACKSON BY
TWO BALLOTS
Republicans Control
3 Area Towns; Foes
Retain Two Others
Xo changes of consequence resulted,
at least as far as party control is
concerned, from the elections in Put
nam and four area towns Monday.
Republicans retained superiority
and control of major oiheos in East
ford, Woodstock and Pomfret, while
Democrats emerged victorious in
Thompson and Putnam, although in
the latter case Town Clerk Wdiiam
J. McCoy, republican, was renamed.
In Pomfret the race for first se
lectman between Raymond Jackson,
democrat and J. Ellis Pritchard, re
publican developed into a closeiy con
tested battle and officials revealed
oniy two absentee ballots dissolved a
possible stalemate for th" nos't'on.
In view of the contest, won by
the GOP asp rant, oao-uot, .select
man Jackson said that his constitu
ents have urged that he request a re
count. He revealed many of his
friends, both Republicans and Demo
crats, have appealed to him in hopes
that he witl seek the recount, although
a definite decision may not be reached
untl the next few days, he said last
night.
Results of major contests through
out the area follow:
EASTFORD
Assessor—Roy Latham, r, 126;
Anthony Chdkott, d, 19.
Board of tax review—Darwin
Lewis, r, 132; Wi!]iam Spink, d, 14.
Selectmen—Otto King, r, 129;
Charles W. Clark, r, 116; Fred King,
d, 12; Harold B. Carpenter, d, 35.
Town' clerk—Lilian A. Keith, r,
134.
! Registrar of Vital Statistics—Lil
jlian A. Keith, r, 134.
Town treasurer—Margaret W.
Day, r, 134.
Collector of taxes—Darwin Lewis,
r, 135.
Registrars of voters—Alfred War
ren, r, 129; Henry Lawton, d, 17,
Board of education—-Charles Buell,
r, 126; Ethel Spink, d, 20.
Library board—Catherine F. Ta
tcm, r, Egbert Griffin, r; no oppo
sition.
THOMPSON
Assessor—Omer Bruneac, d, 1116;
Raymond LaChappeile, d, 1221; Jo
seph Barrette, r, 853; William Ka
penski, r, 811.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Many Registered
For Evening School
Classes at Technical
Evening school classes will open
Monday night at Putnam Technical
School accord ng to Director H. H.
Ellis as a result of registrations
taken over the weekend and Monday
night.
Over 100 individuals have regis
tered so that instruction wili be avail
abie in carpentry, electricity, draft
ing and masonry.
Provided a few more apply fox
instruction a course will aiso opes
in cloth analysis and textile design,
the director stated. Six more are
necessary.
Classes will be conducted every
Monday and Thursday evenings at
the Providence street school.
O'LEARY RENAMED
TO PHA POSITION
Eugene T. O'Leary of South Maim
street has been renamed as a member
of the Putnam Housing Authority
and the appointment was ratified at
a meeting of the common couneH
Tuesday evening.
His new five-year term becopiea
effective November 1, 1949. He has
been a member of the PHA for the
past year. Widely known throughout
the community and area, he is a fore
man for the state highway depart
ment and is also active in affairs of
Mayotte-Yiens Post, American Le
gion.
Thompson Fire Engine Company
Asks Property Owners to Assist
The Thompson Fire Engine Co.,
headed by Chief Jam - Kitin'-. "i< -
the property owners to ' help defeat
tire" by checking on the fofiowing:
"Can tire attack your home success
ful?"
Checks shouid also be made re
gard ng carohss use of matches and
smoking materiais, defective chim
neys. spent m i< gn < m. m'suse of
etectricity. '-t- aning with gas dine,
paper and rubbish.
"How can , <u h"at a fire." The
chief recomm- nds t^e foiiowing:
Keep ash travs handy Re sure
your matches at ' nttt. fnst eet chim
Rtftni?
REN
MON
Putnr
ro
o. n
seys for cracks and loose mortar an
tually. Ctean out soot. Check heat
plants annually. Hake necessary
pairs. Dispose of paint and oil rags
<r else keep in t ghtly cbsed meta)
tns. Have an electrician do all wip
"K and extensions. Cse appliances
t' proved by "Underwr ters Labora
ries." Use non-nilamntable clean
ng tluid. Clean out paper and rub
bish. Clean out cellars and attics,
'revent accumulations.
Fire Chief James Elliott is hoping
that everyone will cooperate wtt&
the Fire Department to make this
October 9-15) a Safe Week.
G.!. TAX!
24 HOUR SERV!CF
TELEPHONF*^*
! 6SS after 1 :*'0 *.n*.
3 Livery Street, Putnam