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VOL. LXXVH.
S1XTEEN PAGES
THEPUTNAMPATRIOT, PUTNAM. CONN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949 SingteC. pie? Six Cent? N
Board Chairman
WILLIAM P BARBER
OPEN MEETING
TO DISCUSS NEW
SCHOOL OBJECTIVES
(Special to The Patriot)
The Putnam Board of Education
met Monday evening at the Superin
tendent's office.
Organization for the next two
years was voted as follows: Chair
man, W Perry Barber; secretary,
Mrs. Rose B. LaRose; property com
mittee, Edmond Keane, William
Desaulnier and John Simonzi; finance
and planning committee, John Si
monzi, Mrs. Rose LaRose and Mrs.
Elizabeth Gray; teachers committee,
Mrs. Rose LaRose, Miss Lila Bert
rand and Albert Duhamel; curricu
lum committee, Miss Lila Bertrand,
Edmond Keane and Albert Duhamel;
transportation committee, Lester Her
lihy and Mrs. Elizabeth Gray; health
and physical education committee,
William Desaulnier and Lester Her
lihy.
Bills to the amount of $3,070.46
as reviewed by William Desaulnier
were voted to be paid.
The board voted to commend the
action of school authorities in co
operating with the Putnam police de
partment in the recent investigation
concerning juvenile vandalism, and
to take ittue with the recent editorial
appearing in thit newspaper.
(Continued on Page Eight)
17 NEW MEMBERS
JOIN LOCAL PTA
Seventeen new members were ad
mitted into the Putnam Parent-Teach
er Association at the regular monthly
meeting held Monday evening at PHS
auditorium in charge of Mrs. John
James, president.
The organization head reported, in
reply to numerous inquiries, that any
adult interested in PTA work and
especially children are eligible to join.
Totai membershp at the present time
was listed at 136.
The complete program, as printed
in the last edition of this newspaper,
was presented Monday. In addition
it was expiained that "Open House"
with members of the high school fac
ulty wdi he observed November 8,
starting at 7:30 o'clock in the eve
ning. Parents of children in PHS are
urged to attend and confer with
teachers and other officials. A special
program will follow at 8:15 p.m. in
charge of Supt. Albert Murphy, it
was disclosed.
Three representatives of the local
PTA attended a district meeting held
Tuesday in Sterling. The trio com
prised Mrs. John James, president;
Mrs. Philip Arnold, treasurer and
Mrs. Bernard Sandys, secretary.
R. J. Benoit Expects
To Reach Arkansas
By Christmas Day
According to a card postmarked
Tuesday at Lexington, Virginia,
Robert J. Benoit of Van den Noort
street indicated he plans to reach
Arkansas by Christmas.
The city veteran left here early
in September and has walked ap
proximately &00 miles.
Over the weekend it was revealed
the city walker had received a thrid
pair of shoes from the Bates Shoe
Co., in Webster, mass., which is man
aged by Richard Sears of Wodostock.
Benoit said that his health is "very
fine' and plans to "keep going."
HOSPITAL BIRTHS
Birth: recorded at Day Kimball
hospital for area parents the past
week and reported this morning fol
low: October 22, a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Dudley Gilford of East
Woodstock and a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Rondeau of Put
nam; 24, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Gauthier of Putnam, a son to Dr. and
Mrs. Walter Rowson of North Gros
venordale and a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Sparrow of Putnam; 25,
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Worth
of Thompson and 26, a daughter to
Mr and Mrs. Stephen Kacerik of
Putnam.
Announcement
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and
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—Also—
GROCERIES AND MEATS
Open Sundays—We Deliver
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'^FORMERLY TONY'S STORE)
353 Schoot St. Tel. 2485
!PUTNAM, CONN.
Putnam Police Youth Fund To Stage Monster HaMoween Party
THEATRE PARTY
OFFICIALLY OPENS
'49 EVENT MONDAY
Final plans for the fifth annual j
Hallowe'en party scheduled for com
munity children Monday evening will }
be completed at a session of the Put-t
nam Police Youth Fund tonight at!
7:30 o'clock in charge of Chairman!
Alexander Buder. All members are
urged to attend as well as commit
tee volunteer workers.
A feature of the entire program'
this season will be presentation of
42 cash p] zes to children wearing
the best costumes or appearing in
the best make-up, authorities revealed
this week. Two major awards of $5
each will be given and in addition
40 other tots will each receive $1
prizes.
Judges selected to make final de
cisions are Jean Bachand, Arthur
Kaminski, Rev. Theodore Cubala, Al
bert J. Murphy, Arthur Bennett, Wil
iam P. Barber, Mrs. Josephine Ken
tile, Miss Eleanor Murphy, John N.
Dempsey, William L. St. Onge and
Searls Bradford.
(Continued on Page Eight)
FORESTERS TO NOTE
52nd ANNIVERSARY
AND LADIES DAY
City Court of Putnam, Foresters
of America, will observe their 52nd
anniversary program in connection
with a Ladie$ Day observance on
Sunday. November 2(1, at Belding
Clubhouse.
Definite date for the joint celebra
tion was decided at a special com
mittee meeting and announced this
week by Chairman Fred Alvord.
Complete plans for the joint cele
bration will be announced at a later
date. It is expected a banquet and
entertainment will highlight the oc
casion with several prominent speak
ers in attendance.
The chairman is assisted by George
Lajeunesse, Wmthrop C. Butts, Amil
care Bianchi, Edgar Labonte, Emile
Beausoleil and P. Edgar Lucier.
For Thompson Tots
Town officials in Thompson and
members of the American Leg on will
conduct a Hallowe'en party M' nday
night for s&ne 400 chilaren in that
area.
A parade is scheduled at 7 o'clock
in Grosvenordale after which motion
pictures will be shown at the Com
munity House in North Grosvenor
dale. Prizes will be awarded and re
freshments served.
Special Ceremonies For Safety Patrols
Through cooperation of Lieut.
Albert Rivera of the Danielson
State Police, special ceremonies
were held here Friday at Israel
Putnam School and St. Mary a
School in connection with the
safety patrols at the two institu
tions.
Oath of office was administered
by Mayor John N. Dempsey, chair
man ex ofRcio of the Putnam
Police Commission. Police Chief
Henry L. Mathurin also addressed
the groups.
In the top photo taken at St.
Mary's parish hall the Rev. Theo
dore P. Guba!a, athletic director
and Msgr. John C Mathiea pastor,
look on as the chief executive ad
ministers oath to Capt. Lo jis Per
reau!t, Lieut. Henry Bourgeois
and patro! members.
!n the lower photo the same oath
is administered as the po!ice of
ficials witness the ceremony at
!srae! Putnam Schooi. Dona!d Wi!
fori and Jon Nelson as lieutenants.
The latter patro! has been organ
ized for the past 15 years.
(Photos by State Police)
OFFICIALS HOPE
FOR $3000 GOAL
!N PVNA PROJECT
Officials jn charge of the current
membership campaign under auspices
of the Tutnam Visiting Nurse As
sociation revealed this week that a
final report meeting is scheduled next
Tuesday evening in the vestry of the
Congregational church. All team cap
tains and co-workers are urged to at
tend.
Thursday evening at a preliminary
report session in charge of Herbert
Johnson and Mrs. Wiliiam McCoy it
was revealed that the $1500 mark
had been reached. A public subscrip
tion goal of $.1,000 had been an
nounced.
Team captains and volunteer as
sistants have pledged to complete
their house-to-house canvass and all
expressed confidence that the gener
ous citizenry will contribute suffi
ciently in order that the overall ob
jective come to a successful climax.
Historical Exhibit Being
Shown at Cargill Trust
Under joint auspices of this news-/
' paper and the Chamber of Commerce
' an enlarged reproduction from the ;
i original in the Connecticut State
i Library of the teiegram sent to Gov- ,
ernor *.V;i!iam A. Buckingham on
April 17, 1865 inviting him to attend
the funerai of Abraham Lincoln is
being displayed at the Cargill Trust
company, Main street.
The exhibit will remain there for
; the next two weeks for the people of
! the community to inspect. It will be
(Continued on Page Eight)
Diabetes Detection
Week Successful
Three percent of the Putnam
Danielson population were tested in
connection with the recent obser
vance of Diabetes Detection Week,
according to a report by Dr. William
Mac Shepard.
The above figure is greater than
the Hartford area, one percent, and
Windham county as a whole, two
percent, it was revealed. Over 700
persons submitted to tests in this
immediate area, it was disclosed and
25 positive cases were detected and
all urged to follow up recommenda
tions of family physicians.
The city physician expressed spe
cial appreciation to the PVNA. Day
Kimball hospital, Belding and Waure
gan Mills and the state health de
partment for cooperation.
APPLES
Macintosh Baidwin
Delicious Cortiand
Pure Sw&et Cider
for HaMowe en
HILLTOP FARM
PUTNAM HEIGHTS
Te!ephone Putnam 850-J3
NU-WAY
TAXI
24 HOUR SERVtCE
Telephone
1060 or 661
Taxi Driver* Wanted
Estonian Artist
Exhibits Paintings
At Cong ! Church Today
Paintings of a famous Estonian
artist, Erich Leps, now of Danielson,
have been added to the coiiection for
the handicraft exhibition at the Con
gregational church parlors today. The
exhibit, sponsored by the Ways and
Means committee of the Putnam
Woman's Ciub, opened th s afternoon
and will continue this evening from
7 to 9 o'clock.
Among many of the outstanding
dispiays include oil paint ngs, wood
working, beautifully dressed dolls,
hooked rugs embroidery, hand sten
ciling, kn tting and crocheting, all
the work of local and area residents.
Tea will be served under super
viston of the hostess committee head
ed by Mrs. Russel] King General ar
rangements are in charge of Mrs.
Robert Johnson and Mrs. James Rani
car.
Elks to Conduct
Dance Saturday
Under co-chairmanship of Mario
Vandi and Normand Chenette the
second in a series of Saturday night
dances will be held this week at Put
nam Lodge of Elks for members and
their iady guests.
An appropriate seasonal motif will
prevail and it is expected a special
surprise award will he given. Music
for the affair and general dancing
will be furnished by the Kenneth
. Hawley orchestra.
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PUTNAM T!RE CO.
162 School St. Putnam
The Youth Of Today Want
A Challenge!!
YOUTH FOR CHRIST
OFFERS IT!!
Hear Gilbert Otteson
former Army Chaptain and
Cheater Olson
Outstanding Tenor Sotoist
and Song Leader
SATURDAY. OCT. 29. 7:30 p m.
Evangetica! Minion Church
Woodstock
UNITY APPEAL
SOUNDED BY NEW
CHAMBER PRES!DENT
L. Gerald Larointe, newiy elected
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, issued a prepared statement
this week in connection with an ap
peal for unity throughout the com
munity and especially among his
organizationai members.
The statement follows:
"The purpose of the Chamber of
Commerce of Putnam shaii be to pto
mote the welfare of the peoplt and
to bring to the solution *ubl. ques
tions arising fro"' '-"/.-.'hfa-.armc',
mercantile, and pro^-eion. I groups.*'*
"The charau*r snail endeavor to
have an organization that wiK func
tion successfully only as. a tesult of
the cooperation of the gmups men
tioned and the citizens of Putnam.
"It is desired that the chamber
may be the instrument whereby
husiness concerns ami citizens can
express opinions and reach harmoni
ous and definite conclusions which
will contribute to the welfare of our
community.
"No individual or <rgamzation
should look for credit when working
for the public good, hut each of us
giving a small part of effort should
take satisfaction in the consciousness
that we have been able to contribute
toward the welfare of Putnam.
"The many problems that lie ahead
require the united and undivided at
tention of each of u- invoiced, and
only through unity can these many
problems be solved.
"Cooperation and determination
won the war. Cooperation and de
termination can solve the many prob
lems ahead of us, and show us the
way toward progression."
Plan Ceremony
At New Telephone
Building November 15
(Special to The Patriot)
Special ceremonies at three o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon, November 15,
w]]) mark the iaytng ot the corner
stone of the new Putnam telephone
building, now under construction at
192 Main street, it was announced
(Continued on Page Etght)
_
Hit, Run Charge
Accused of hitting a car on Wor
cester road. Oxford, Mass., Sunday
night, Lionel LaHamme, 32. of North
Crnsvenordale. is scheduled to appear
in Webster district court next Thurs
! day morning on a hit and run charge.
Ladamme, according to Chief
Mitchell LaPlante of Oxford, oper
ated a vehicle which forced another
car driven hy Ahranm Kovler of
Webster off the right shoulder of the
. road and also damaged the entire
I left side of the Kovler ar. Police re
ported the man was taker into cus
tody Monday morning whiie at work
. in a Southbridge. Mas-., garage.
ReAnish Your Floors Now!
RENT WARDS FLOOR
SANDER
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
Putnam Conn
THE RUSSIAN BEAR
OF THOMPSON, CONN
wiH close for the winter
on November 1st
and hopes tor the pleasure
of seeing its patrons again,
when it reopens in the
Spring, around May 1st.
Grangers to Witness
Fashion Show Tonight
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
Putnam Grange, No. 97,, will be held
this evening at Odd Fellows hall. The
meeting will be called to order
at 7:30.
Following a short business meeting
a fashion show will be conducted by
Mrs. Fred Furman of the Bugbee
Corporation. Obwebetuck, Killingly,
Quinr.atisset and Hopkinton, Mass.,
granges have been invited to attend.
Refreshments will be served .
On Monday evening nine Putnam
grangers attended a Neighbors Night
at Union Grange in Siatersvilie, R. 1.
Void Vote Dedared
At Thompson Session
Five Articles In Warrant
Tabled Until Xext March
A void vote taken at the -pevial town meeting in 1* ' mp-on
)ast night, after -ome two hour- and thirty minute- of activity,
prevented definite action on five articie- in tho warrant as a)t
were tabted for reconsideration at the adjourned town meeting
next March after mutua! con.-ent of "rivai" partie- involved.
Moderator Jo-eph Latonta ne,
hin.setf a former fir^'-< ttmar. de
clared the ba'tot vote taken on the
first article ."id aft<; a ktr^and
counters were unahte t" oaiance the
number of voters w ith the number of
batiotscast.
Checkers rep rtedTb persons cast
ballots, whiie counter- detected 319
votes of which 160 were "Yes" and
159 "No" on the question of "to
reconsider and rescind action taken
at the annua! town meeting concern
ing salaries of the three -e'eetmen
and their travel allowance."
Discussion on the question consum
ed the greater portion of an hour
before the question was finlly put
to ballot vote although - me at
tendance argued that the motion of
Rep. Raymond Donnelly n favor as
read was properly -evonded and car
ried by voice vote. The moderator
ruled to the contrary and the ballot
vote was ordered.
Throughout the discussion period
proponents in favor of action taken '
at the town meeting argued they
merely wanted an itemized account of
earnings by the first selectman. His
appropriation was educed from
$1500 to $1000 at the annual town
meeting with the provision that, f
necessary, additional f und? could be :
made avadabie at an adjourned tow:,
meeting. This point was stressed by
Donat Ducha: me, who ?aid n part
We don't want any person to work
for nothing."
(Continued cn P.ige Eight)
Contest Cameraman and Birdie
Await Loca!, Area Youngsters
PLAN "OPEN HOUSE"
AT PUTNAM TECH
NOVEMBER 8th
DirectorH.H. Ellis disclosed this
week that the Putnam Technical
Schoo! wit! observe Education Week
by holding an "Open House" session
front 7 to 9 p. m. on Tuesday eve
ning, November S.
Fifteen hundred invitations are be
ing mailed to parents of students,
graduates, school officials and many
of the genera! public. It is obviously
impossible to send invitations to all
who may wish to attend and the fac
ulty and student-, therefore, wtsh to
announce that eveyone interested in
, the school and its work is cordially
. invited to visit the school on the Pth.
Ail departments will l<e in opera
tion with classes carrying' on as
! usual. This will provide opportunity
for the public to observe the nature
; of the training program being of
fered. ,
BACHAND RESIGNS
C!TY GOP BERTH
Effective Thursday, October 20,
Atty. Jean M. Bachand resigned as
chairman of the GOP City committee,
it was reveaied over the weekend. He
served in this capacity for the past
severai years since the resignation
of Waiter N. King.
Resignation of Attorney Bachand
was prompted due the fact that he
was prevaiied upon to accept the
chairmanship of the GOP Town
committee, just prior to the last bien
nia] eiection, it was reported. In the
interest of the party and m fairness
to the membership, responsihiiitics
shouid be divided, according to the
oificia! resignaton.
COUNCiL MEETS TUESDAY
X< xt reguiar montliiv meeting of
the city common counci' is schedul'd
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Mayor John X. Dempsey wiii pre
side. Sewer extension pians wiii be
discussed.
G.L TAX!
24 HOUR SERV!CF
TELEPHONE *200 tiM 1:0P* m.
1668 after 1:00 a m.
3 Livery Street, Putnam
FOR SALE
PACKAGE STORE
25 Cana! Street, Putnam
Price $2,500
!!!ness reason for setting
Te!ephone 1798-W1
Next Wednesday is the big day
for the "Cute Children's Contest'
picture-taking. The Patriot is hav
ing pictures taken of all children
who are brought by a parent or other
guardian to the IOOF hall on Ponr
fret street from I p.m. toSp.m.
As previously announced, the
Wo)t;'-Al!en Studios, nat natty known
children's photographer-. wi!i be n
charge. A picture w;i. be taiten of
every youngster, under ten, brought
in from this trading a ra and en
tered in the Cut. Childrr -Co! o-t.
There is no charge: no obligation—
nothing to buy. o -u scrib. : n'ow
or hereafter. If additional prints are
.desired, they may bt atrar.ged for
[with the stud:o tepre-entative when
tne
the pose tsse.<. t't m entry
contest an()]ater pLt)<! at:<n.
Ths newspaptt want' a picttm
of every )oea child for pubi tatior.
in its picture -tries titled "t'itizetts
of Tomorrow' '. nedu!e't:'tit p < a
itioniater. Every child's pi.-t'.tre w;ll
ibtt published whethet ' - .10: r - a
prtze wmner.
The prizes to be awarded are 1st.
$25.00 od tnted p<i*!ait ftanted;
2m), $)5.00 tinted portrait
jfratned; 3rd. $5.00 portrait; 4th,
$5.00 portrait.
it often seem? to parent? that
'chiidren are ..ttie one minute and
grown up the next, so fast does a
chiid's growing stage pass. Here is
a spiendid opportunity to catch a
iikeness of your child or children a*
this present stage for the pleasure
you wiii get out of it in future years
'and for the thrili of seeing it in print—
i or winning a prize. You wii) want
I to ciip and preserve it for the young
' ster when he or she grows up.
Committee Head
HORACE SEELY-BROWN
A. L. KNOBLAUCH
NOTED EDUCATOR
TO GIVE ADDRESS
Hr.race Seely-Brown. chairman of
'.k.' -n< in charge, an
nounced th's week that Director
Arthur Le , s Knoblauch of the Di
vision of University Extension, Uni
versity of Connecticut, wiit ' e prin
cipal speaker at the Xov ,ber il
tied aiion ^.ogram planne.. at the
new r-."nfret <* mmunitv School.
The prominent educator, a native
of Michigan, is a graduate of Michi
gan State and received a Master's
degree at the University of Michi
gan. He aiso did post-graduate work
at the University of Catifornia and
Harvard University. He has !ong been
associated with educational work in
the State of Connecticut and has
written several educationa! books.
Many other distinguished guests
are expected to attend the formal
dedication ceremony, including area
educators and Luis deFlorez, noted
engineer of Pomfret and Xew York
City.
Laurette Mayotte
Enters Convent
In New Jersey
Miss Laurette <*. Mayotte. 16,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Mayotte of lb Market street, was
received into the Order of the Domini
can Sister^ of Perpetual Rosary at
Camden, X.J., yesterday. She was
accompanied to that city Tuesday
by her parents.
The young lady wil! undergo a
pt'C'batio'.iary periad of -.v months be
foie ac ihe nrst vow in tne
order. i* "a* disclosed. The promi
nent young lady is a graduate of St
11 a ty - parochial school and htushed
her freshman year at Putnam Catho
lic Academy.
Dr. John B. Griggs
Talks !n Pomfret
The fail meeting of the Woman's
! auxiliary to the Windham County
Medical Association was held at Pom
fret Inn. Thursday evening. October
20. with an excellent attendance.
Dr. John P. Griggs. Hartford pe
diatrician. was guest speaker. His
subject was "The Connecticut Child
IDalth Program."
Catalog Order Office Opens
Here Monday: Sears Roebuck
Company Service Is Outlined
bears), Ro ntckarut Co. a
new Catalog Order OHice on Mo; ay.
October 3! at 17" Mai' "tret-: 't
Telephone S S< . .
rated some ;
popular with Sea!" i- r.o:s.
the well-knowr. Ma . Order *1 1!
found it neoes-ary to ]m <)e a
wider and more extensive catalog
shopping servic ea
Misa Anna Waldron mr .get* of
Sears Catalog Order t'ttice. i- ntos*
enthusiastic about the many advan
tages for Catalog Rroon'-g. a''cl
wil! now be available to Sear- eas
terners. Orders may t.e placed n
person, or hv phone. Ad Sear- cata
logs and eirculrgr-. ^ffting a .-elec
tion of more tha l(lf.i'(t"r:enrrs. <
available right ir the ofhee for rearry
reference. Clerks wil! wr ite the OT^
ders for cu-tomers. taking are of alt
details and then forwartl the orders
to the Roston 'tlail Order Plant brr
shipment. The staff :- prepared to
(Continued on Page Pive)
Two Divorce Suits
Fiied !n Court
T'., ionite^ dtn-ltave tiled suits
tot d.'.orce in Superior Court.
ACttik.]'; Tarr of Puttiam handled
ag*ain?t Theesa M. Tan'. also of Put
' ant. Tiay were married January
-2. 1944. tr.d cruelty is alleged.
There are two children.'
BetnardC. Xadeaanfrutnamhas
filed action against Alva C. Xadeau,
alsc o! Puttiam. They cere married
laly !. 1916 and desertion is
.hargeti.
In Superior Court this reek Mrs.
Hnzt! A. Lord of West Thompson
was granted a dtvorce from Albert
otd. t ow of Canada. They were
narriet! in Pht^de 1-land. September
21. 1937 and cruelty is charged.
$3 OOO Damage Sought
A A. Lubchansky, trustee in bank
raptcy for S. Mortimer Bloom, for
merly < f Tutnam. has brought a suit
(Continued cn Page Five)