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VOL LXXVH. E*t*b!i*hed 1872
To Speak Friday
!
LUIS DEFLOREZ
POMFRET TO HOLD
SPECIAL PROGRAM
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Dedication of the Pomfret Com
munity School auditorium and War
Memoriai wii) take place at 2 p. m.
on Friday, November 11.
The program will begin at 2 p m.
with assembly at the dag raising
ceremony by Troop 26, Pomfret Boy
Scouts. After prayer, which will be
led by the Rev. Robert Parkes. every
one will join in singing the Star
Spangled Banner, led by Roland
Mandler of the Pomfret Community
School.
The dedication and unveiling of
the memorial tablet honoring Veter
ans of World War I and II will be
under the direction of the Covell
Ayers American Legion Post. Rev. I
Charles Tracy will conclude the out
door program with a memorial
prayer.
The indoor program will immedi
ately follow the excercise held out of
on the North and Northeast by prop
erty on Woodstock avenue and on
the west by the cit)h-owned recreation
held. There are 35 acres on the rec
reation held and 15 acres on the
Lucier property which would give a
total of 50 acres for educational and
recreational facilities.
A!) the facilities of city service
are readily available with a minimum
of extension. These include power,
water and sewers.
(Continued on Page Five)
CARGILL TRUST
COMPANY MARKS
25th ANNIVERSARY
A special statement was issued this
week by J. Otis FoX, president of
the Cargill Trust Company which
this Saturday marks the 26th annir
--WHM'ay of tts organiaa^ion. In the
history of the hanking institution
only two men have served as presi
dent, the jncumbent and his prede
cessor, Byron D. Bugbee, who retired
a few years ago.
At the outset of business a quarter
of a century ago the clerical force
consisted of four, G. Stantey Shaw,
Miss Annie E. Lathrop, Miss Eliza
beth O'Brien, ail now in the empioy
(Continued on Page Eight)
Pomfret Gir!
To Wed Putnam
Man on Saturday
The marriage of Miss Lorraine
Provost, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Provost of Pomfret, to Rene
Richard, son of Mrs. Adelard Richard
of Providence street, Putnam, wiii be
solemnized Saturday morning at 9
o'clock in Holy Trinity Church, Pom
fret. Rev. Omer N. Mandler, pastor,
will celebrate the nuptial mass.
Miss Aurore Provost, sister of the
bride-elect, will be maid of honor and
Miss Jeannine Richard will be brides
maid. Gerard Richard will serve his
brother as best man with Lawrence
Provost as an usher.
A reception will follow the wedding
ceremony at Belding Clubhouse on
Providence street in Putnam.
We wish to express our thanks
to the twelve gentlemen who were
blood donors for Mrs. Evelyn
Brownlie. THE FAMILY.
/ n n
Thanksgiving Dinner
Servings at
!2 30 - 2:30 - 4:30
We Suggest Reservations
C. R. Denis Joe Saba, Chef
Putnam Board Of Education Proposes New High Schooi Site
Plan Special Town Meeting
To Accept Lucier Property
!n special session Tuesday evening
members of the board of educat on
voted unanimously to ask selectmen
to call a special town meeting No
vember 22 at which time a favorable
vote will be sought on a site for a
new high school.
At the same time it was revealed
an "Open Meeting" will be conducted
next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock
in the high school auditorium at
which time the hoard of education
and superintendent will seek counsel
of interested townspeople in relation
to a proposed new site and building.
Members of the board will seek a
favorable recommendation on the
matter at a special meeting of the
finance board Monday evening. Board
members voted to take an option to
purchase the Luc er rroperty, so
called, which adjoins recreation park.
Superintendent Albert J. Murphy
in reporting the most recent conclu
sions of the Board of Education con
cerning the school building program
to the "Open House" meeting at the
high school Tuesday evening revealed
the selection of a new site for the
new Putnam High School.
The building program was pre
sented as a four-step procedure as
follows: 1. The building of a four
year high school on the so-called
Lucier property adjoining the recrea
tion held. 2. The abandonment of the
Smith Street school. 3. The renova
tion of the present high school to
accommodate grades 5, 6, 7 and 8,
and the renovation of the Israel Put
nam school to accommodate grades K
to 4.
Mr. Murphy stated that the pres
ent high school site was wholly in
adequate for further building pur
poses of any kind. It was pointed out
that the limitations of the high school
site would most likely lose state aid,
which -will be necessary for a school
building. The main city sewer runs
diagonally across the present high
school athletic field and if relocated
would mean an expense of between
$7,000 to $10,000. The State Depart
ment of Education, the. architects
and the superintendent of schools
unanimously agree that the present
high school site is not the place for
additional school building. *
The new site is bounded on the
south by Yandaie street, ^n the
east by property on Milton street,
(Continued on Page Eight)
MRS. L. CHAMPLM,
NOTED RESH)ENT,
D!ES SUDDENLY
Funeral services will be conducted
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
St. Philip's Episcopal church for Mrs.
Lewis Champlin of Grove street, who
died suddenly Tuesday morning in
her home. Friends and relatives may !
call tonight at the L. A. Robinson
Funeral Home.
The service tomorrow afternoon j
will be in charge of the Rev. Maurice
G. Foulkes, rector, and burial will j
be in Grove street cemetery. Bearers j
will be OTren Weeks. William Wheat-j
on, George Rawley, Arthur Ke:th.
James Frost and William Ralferty.
The deceased, a native of Putnam,
was bom April 5. 1888, the daugh
ter, Ethel, of Ernest B. and Fannie
(Bugbee) Kent.
She attended the Putnam schools
and was a member of the class ofj
1995 of Putnam high school. The
deceased attended Mount Holyoke
college. South Hadley, Mass end for
some time taugW school in Bloom
held. She taught school for one year
at Warwick, R. 1., two years at
Smith Street school, Putnam and had
been a substitute teacher in the
Putnam public school system for a
period of 20 years. Mrs. Champlin,
however, taught regularly at the
Smith Street school from 1942 to
1945, and also worked as a cashier at
(Continued on Page Eight)
P C.A. Seniors
To Stage Comedy
Sunday Afternoon
"Quality Street", a romantic com
edy, will be presented Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock by members of the
senior class at Putnam Catholic
Academy. Sister Florentine de Jesus
is in charge of the production which
will be repeated in the academy audi
torium Sunday, November 20.
Among pr ncipals in the play, resi
dents of Putnam, are Mary Artiaco,
Ann Dupre, Kathleen Kelly as well
as Ann Kentrtarvich of Thompson.
TO STUDY !N NEW YORK
Dr. Florence Dean Prosser of
Woodstock and Putnam will study
with some of the leading heart au
thorities in the country at Post Grad
uate hospital, New York City, during
the period November 14-18, it was
announced today.
Whist M<) Penny Scnial
Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 p. m.
AT BELDING CLUBHOUSE
Sponsored bp AnteWcon Legion
A u 2-tLa-rp
MALIAN GRINDERS
A SPEC!ALTY
35c — 50c — 65c
SPECIAL TUNA FISH
GRINDERS FOR FRIDAY
—Also—
GROCERIES AND MEATS
iJpen Sundays—We Delivet
A. J. LANDRY
} FORMERLY TONY'S STORE*,'
353 School St. Tel. 2485
PUTNAM^_CONN
EUGENE D. ALVORD,
FORMER ALDERMAN,
TAKEN BY DEATH
Funeral services are scheduled this
afternoon for Eugene D. Alvord, 71,
of 3 Walnut street, who died Tues
day morning at his home after a
long illness.
Rev. Leo Lavallee of Dayville is
scheduled to officiate at the service
in Smith & Walker Funeral Chapel
and burial will be in St. Joseph's
cemetery, Dayville. Arrangements
are in charge of Smith & Walker.
For 22 years the deceased had
been employed by the Standard Oil
company and retired in 1939. He
served as a ward alderman for tarn
years and was a member of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and Foresters
of America.
A native of Malone, N. Y., he at
tended school there and alsof aft
Franklin Academy, after arhic^ he
-ttught far two ypays. He -cam* to
this state 51 years Ago and resided
in r'i^nfret. He enlisted in the U. 8.
Cavalry at Fort Myers, Virginia and
during his enlistment served in the
Philippine Islands and participated
in the Boxer Rebellion.
He returned to Pomfret in 1906
and on October 24 of that year mar
ried Sarah Malley of that community.
They moved to Putnam in 1908. Be
sides his wife he leaves a daughter,
Mrs. Edward Benoit; four sons,
Frederick, Charles, Arthur and
James; a brother, Orrin Alvord of
Danielson and 17 grandchildren.
Putnam M
anager
W1LMAM JOHNSON
PHONE COMPANY
PLANS CEREMONY
M OTY TUESDAY
Residents of Mrtnam are nvited
to attend the c^Werstone ceremony
for the new telephone buidmg, which
wiil take palce At three dock Tues
day afternoon,15, (n the
building site gt Ma n street.
William C -Johaeon, iocel manager,
will be the-smaAMsof x'cremonies at
the event and wilT iptrodu e the prin
cipal speakers ^ fnciudc Lucius S.
Rowe, vice^nNRdent anc g.-neral
manager of tl^^eph ne company
and Mayor JeW T^ Dempsey.
Following tiW presen. a Lor, of sev
eral articles fpr enclosure n a cop
per box, which will be sealed :n the
cornerstone, the hox will be placed
and sealed by Mayor Per - < y us.ng
a silver-plated trowei.
Among those who wui participate
are John McCqgwac, editor of the
Putnam Patr^^d correspondent for
the NorwtchJ Arthur P.
Bove, editog of the ryindham County
. or . Rich#MH
respondent ^StABWort ene r Eve
t. ng 'iazetW!*!.gHHP-<'
chief operator' i^gMte Putnam ex
change and Elm^KCoic, the com
pany's^ aarviea iwaHon.
Loca! PTA^&t
Unti^ 4Futuf
At a special meeting df the execu
tive board, Putnam Parent-Teacher
Association, held Monday evening at
Putnam High School, it was voted
unanimously to disband until some
future date, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. John James,
president.
I^o reason or reasons for such
action were made public. A short
time ago ohicials revealed there were
I over 100 actvie members interested
in the newly formed association.
Early Paper Currency Shown
At Putnam Savings Bank
Xmas Club Checks
Totai $82,000
Arthur E. Smith, treaturer of
the Citizen* National Bank, re
vested thi* morning that approxi
mately $82,000 to 950 memhera
of the Chrixtma* Club wi!! be
ailed in check* on Saturday, No
vember 26. The above figure
repre*ent* an e*timated $! 2,000
increa*e in money a* wet! a* an
additional !00 in membership.
COUNTY DEMOCRATS MEET
Members of the Windham County
Democratic Association heid a speciai
meeting iast night at the iocai mu
nieipa) buiiding on Church street in
charge of Senator Wiliiam P. Barber,
president. Several noted speakers ad
dressed the audience after which re
freshments were served.
i4nnot/?ice?npn/
Due to the great demand for
evening appointment*, Dr. Harold
M. Butter, denti*t, 158 Main
Street. Putnam, witt be at hi*
office Monday, Tuesday and Thur*
day evening* for the convenience
of hi* patient*, *tarting Monday,
November !4. For appointment
TELEPHONE 1564
Rocky's Gtass Shop
Safety Gtass for a!! cars, cut
and instatted white you wait
PLATE GLASS TOPS
for Bureaus - Desks - Tables - i
Shelves - Place Mats - Show Cases
i
HOUSE GLASS
Single and Double Thick
For Window Sash - Storm Windows
Cut and installed
Orders Filled While You .Shop
UNtON SQUARE '
(Entrance between Putnam Fur
niture and Fruit store)
Tetephone 2016-J1
Putnam, Connecticut
One of the most interest.ng oi the ,
26 historical documents offered com- !
munity and area residents under j
joint auspices of th s newspaper and ,
the chamber of commerce is now be- j
ing displayed at the Putnam Savings
Bank. , I
Reproduced from the originat in
the Connecticut Historical Society,
the document illustrates some of
Connecticut's early paper currency.;
This money was part of an issue of
50,000 pounds authorized in the
special session of the General Assem
bly held in June 1176 The bills were
printed by Timothy Green of New
London, and were s.gned by various,
prominent men of Connecticut.
The General Assembly had appoint- !
ed a committee of reliable citizens,
one or more of whom should sign
the bill. This accounts for the vary
ing signatures appearing on individ
ual bills which have survived to the
present tme. It can not now be de
termined how much of the total issue
was redeemed at the notoriously de
preciated rates of the time, In all,
Connecticut issued about 1,500,000
pounds in all kinds of paper money
from 1709 to 1793.
(Continued on Page Five)
The Woodstock Players
Present
The Philadelphia Story
November 9^10-11-12
AT WOODSTOCK ACADEMY
Tickets available at
LaPointes Jewelry Store and
The Christmas Shop
AUCTION
Saturday, November 12th
At t:0O o'clock at Jim The
Swapper* Place in Pomfret, 1
will *ell a 6ne lot of Furniture of
all kind*.
t John Doering Mowing Machine.
2 Hor*e Rake* and other farming
tool*. Al*o t5 young pig*, har
ne**e* and pony cart Every
thing *old on con*ignmant. Bring
in your merchandi*e and live
*tock or Call 2191 J2. Term* Ca*h.
JIM THE SWAPPER
Auctioneer
Republican Strategy
At General Caucus
ARMISTICE DAY
PARADE FRIDAY
STARTS AT 9:30
A graduate of Harvard University
and a nationa] executive committee
man for the Ameican Legion in the
State of Connecticut, Arthur Connei)
of Middletown has accepted ar. in
vitation to deliver the special address
here Friday morning after the street
parade in connection with the annuai
observance of Armistice Pay. The
announcement was made yesterday
by John W. Gahan, parade marshai.
The parade wifi start at 9:30
o'clock at the corner of Grove and
Ring streets. Ail units and individ
uals to participate are requested to
he in position at 9 o'clock.
The usual line of march will follow
along Grove, South Main. Front.
Main, Bridge, Church streets to
Woodstock avenue, Marshall, Provi
dence and School streets to the high
school field.
The parade will he reviewed by
Gold Star Mothers and city and town
officials and guests in front of Smith
& Walker Funeral Chapel opposite
Cargill Trust Company and again by
the parade marshal and his staff on
Providence in frot of Putnam High
School.
(Continued on Page Eight)
Party Leaders to Select
Mayoralty Choice Monday
Republican headers n the city ap
parently do not .-uh.-.'.lt to the famed
football slogan 'the best defence is a
good offense."
In genera] caucus iast night the
GOP deferred action on selection of
candidates f<r the office of mayor,
alderman-at-large, treasurer and tax
eollecbt untii next Mo;alay evening
at nine o'clock fone hour after demo
crats are scheduled to nominate their'
party standard-bearers).
The act on as stated above was
voted after a motion offered hy Ger
ard J. Caroh, former selectman and I
now county' Commissioner. The place
is "to be designated hy the city com
mittee", wHich is chairmanned hy
Frank Stanton, who presided at the
caucus )ast night.
Caucus busmess last night, how
ever, included unanimous nomination
of Wilfred W. Winslow as registrar
of voters. H- w::l he elected v. thout.
opposition.
Incumbent aldermen, ren ninated
without opposition at ward caucuses
held Monday evening throughout the
ctty, were ratified at the cuacus last
n ght and als^< will be ele ed without
opposition. They are Russell Mc
Nally, ward one; Edward .1. Spellacy,
ward two; Wilfred Martineau, ward
} three and Wilfred Morrell, ward four.
Tech Open Night Program
Attracts Capacity Crowd
(hpeciai to lno fatrtot)
Tuesday evening peopie came from
far and near to see the Putnam Tech
nical School in regular sessions from
7-9 p.m. It is conservatively estimated
that over 1,000 persons visited the
various shops and classrooms, where
students and teachers busily engaged.
! were the chief centers of interest,
j The instructors, departments and
activities participating in both ac
} tual work and exhibits were as fol
lows: Machine Course, under the di
! rection of Henry E. Burgess and
Walter B. Jennings; Building Trades,
; Carpentry and Woodworking Shops,
under the direction of Ernest Stary
and James M Smith; Masonry and
Genera] Building Trades Course, An
;hony Pusateri; Aircraft Courses,
William B. Simmons and Robert W
Huss; Electrical Course and Related
(Continued on Page Eight)
Belding Association
To Conduct Party
Friday Night
The Belding-Heminway-Corticelli
Association will hoid an Armistice
Day party for members and their
guests this Friday evening at the
Grove Club.
Feature event of the evening will
i be a vaudeville show, which will
j open activities at eight o'clock. Four
acts will be put on by performers
who include the Whitney Sisters,
Wayne Evans, Hal Sayers and Cur
: ley Brooks. Hal Sayers will also act
as master of ceremonies.
After the show a buffet lunch will
he served to all attending and this
will in tarn he followed by dancing
with music by the Grove Club orches
tra.
This is the next to the last function
! of the year for the association and
all members are cordially invited.
HOSPtTALBtRTHS
Births recorded at Day KtmbaH
hospitai for area parents the past
! week and reported this morning fo!
fow: November 3, a son to Mr. and
' Mrs. John Lavoie of Pomfret; 5,
} a daughter to Mr and Mrs. Arthur
Cady of Putnam and a 9on to Mr.
and Mrs. Aiferie Beaudoin of Put
nam; 7, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Rn
doiph Donovan of Putnam and a
daughter to Mr and Mrs. Robert
Gradie of Putnam; 8, a son to Mr.
! and Mrs. Thomas Rainey of Putnam;
] 9, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Pan)
; Beausotei! of Putnam.
Reg. J Hi-Teat
PUTNAM TIRE CO.
162 School St. Putnam
NU-WAY
24 HOUR SERVICE
Telephone
1060 or 661
Ynx! Driver* Wanted
Stores to Close
!n City Friday
J. Gerald LaPointe, president of
the Ghamber of Commerce, an
nounced this week,for the conven
ience of toca! and area shoppers,
) that aM ^stores in the community
a (Moated with the organization wiM
he cfoaed on Armistice Day
!t so hoped that note-membea
store owneo* wiM observe the hob
day and sssopend business Friday.
ACADEMYALUMNAE
STAGE REUNiON
HERE SUNDAY
Alumnae of Putnam Catholic Acad
emy conducted a reunion program
Sunday at PCA and at a business
meeting in the afternoon voted to
elect oMcers next January.
Rev. John P. Wodarski, head of
the CYO and a former curate here,
ceiebratcd mass and spoke briefy on
the history and growth of the church.
Mrs. 0. J. Chicoine of Putnam,
president, was in charge of the busi
ness meeting at which it was decided
that the second Sunday in October
will be observed annually as Alumnae
Day. Rev. Henry Laurion, chaplain
at Pt'A, was also a special guest for
(Continued on Page Eight)
[
DEMOCRATS NAME
NEW WARD THREE
ALDERMAN MONDAY
Democrats in the city are scheduleh
to conduct their genera! caucus next
M nday evening at eight o'clock in
the municipal building to nominate
candidates for the office of mayor,
a'dermau-at-large, tax collector, treas
ure: and registrar of voters.
With but a lone exception, it is be
lieved a!! incumbents witl be renomi
nated. A!derman-At-Large Wi!'iam
Hanley "steps down" to hi! a vacancy
caused by tbe retirement of Aider
man Wi!!iam Desaulnier in wand
four. The latter refused renominatio!
at the ward caucus Monday evening
because he plans to open a new drug
store in North Grosvenordale next
month. William Hanley was nomi
nated without oppositon for the berth,
which he held previously.
incumbents expected to accept
nominations include Mayor John
n.-rnpsey, T tea surer Oscar Bouthe
lette. Collector Armand Farley and
Registrar Eugene Berthiaume.
Ratification of ward a!dermen,
named at caucuses Monday, is also
on the agenda for the general caucus
Monday evening.
Two aldermen were renominated
Monday without opposition. They are
Mitchell Levesque, ward one and
Frank Carlage, ward two. By a 76-5&
vote in contest with Eugene "Dan"
Cartier cf Dufau't street, George
Leblond, a'derman from ward three,
wa - defeated for re-election.
The new alderman, who is era
ployed as an electrician, is 45 yearn
of age and the father of three child
ren. He married the former Ger
maine Fredette and is a native of
Putnam. He is a member of St,
Mary's church, but has no fraternal
affiliation?, he revealed after hia
' nobrnation Monday evening. He said
j in part "f am a home man".
The ward three caucus was chair
manned by Adelard P Pepin, foj mer
alderman with Charles Beausolei! a*,
secretary. It was reported 123 vot
j ors cast ballots, but the final tabuta
tion showed a total of 126 votes. N*
iega! question was raised.
Dr. James English
Talks Here Tuesday
Dr. James F. English will address
! the Men's Fellowship of the Congre
j gationai church on Tuesday, Noy.
15th. A turkey supper will be served
by the men, Thanksgiving style, after
which Dr. English will speak. He it
the superintendent of the Connecti
cut Conference of Congregational
Churches and a former pastor of tbit
church from 1925 to 1931.
Dr. Wm. Gray and Harry Wheatot
have charge of supper arrangements.
L. B Merrill, Elliot Dean and Ken
neth Rawley form the ticket commit
tee.
Rev. Dr. D. A. Pitt Succumbs
!n Woodstock After Shock
Rev. Dr. David Alexander Pitt,
pastor at the Central Baptist church
in Norwich for 21 years, the long
est pastorate in the history of the
church, died early Monday evening
at his home in Woodstock, where his
residence had been since concluding
the pastorate in Norwich on June 7,
1942. His death following a shock
which he suffered Monday morning
Dr. Pitt was born 72 years ago
in Tamhrght, County Derry, Ireland,'
coming to this country at the age of
15 and locating at Philadelphia with^
an uncle with the intention of learn
ing the silversmith business. Three
years later, however, he felt the call
[ to the ministry and pursued his
'studies in that line at Bucknel! uni
versity, University of Pennsylvania
and Rochester Theological seminary.
I After his graduation at the semi
nary he was ordained in 190" and
his first pastorate was at Cuba, Al
leghany coxnty, N.Y. This was fol- i
^ lowed by a pastorate at Lockport,
Refinish Your Floors Now!
RENT WARDS FLOOR
SANDER
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
Putnam Conn
ANNOUNCEMENT
Warren Holt has opened a
Tydo! Gas Station
known as Niles Service
Station
Route 44, on Putnam Prke
! i
OPA'M A'RO.l/ .<? ,1.1/. 7 0 to /' .'./. '
from which he was called Ti
1913 to the church at Berkeley, Cal.,
which he served for eight years. Ax
the close of this pastorate the Berk
ley Baptist Divinity school conferred
upon him the degree of D.D.
Dr Pitt began his pastorate at the
Central church on July 7, 1921, ini
tiating a period of substantial de
velopment which continued through
the 21 years, during which there
were notable membership gains, the
church plant was en'arged and re
modeled and an active membership
was maintained in all department*
of the church work.
When he resigned the long pastor
ate it was not with the thought at
retiring but with the idea of gain
ing a period of rest and when he
-ubsequently removed to Woodstock,
he served the Congregational church
there for several years. He has also
been interim pastor of the Plainfield
Baptist church in Providence, R.L
Dr. Pitt was a director of th*
Connecticut Baptist convention for
live years; was president of the North
California Baptist convention in 1916
and 1917; alumni orator at the
Rochester Theological seminary, Ro
(Continued on Page Eight)
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TELEPHONE 1200 til! loo *.m.
1668 after 1:00 a n.
3 Livery Street, Putnam
Turkeys - Ducks - Chickens
yet them now at
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