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POLICE TO FETE
SAFETY PATROLS
NEXT WEDNESDAY
In grateful recognition of work
done hy schooi safety patrois both
at St. Mary's and !sraei Putnam,
members of the city police depart
ment wilt entertain aii safety pa
tro) boys and their parents at a
Y uietide party next Wednesday eve
ning. The affair wii! be staged from
7 to 9 p.m. in the high schoo] audi
torium.
Through cooperation of Mayor
John N. Dempsey a speciai program
has been pianncd. Arrangements
have been made to have a represen
tative of the F B I. as weil as Lieut.
Aibert Hivers, commander of the
Dan eison barracks of the state
poiice, as guest speakers. Motion pic
tures wii] be shown and safety pa
troi officers wiii report on progress
in Putnam.
A sociai hour wiii foiiow the
planned program of entertainment
during which refreshments wiii be
served.
TO GIVE NATIVITY
PLAY ON SUNDAY
IN POMFRET
Presentation of the annua] Na
tivity Piay at the new Tomfret Com
munity Schooi auditorium is sched
ul'd Sunday evening at 8 ociock and
wii] be repeated the same evening if
attendance warrants. The traditional
piay was given first in that town
back in 1912 and annually attracts
capacity crowds from ail area com
munities.
Direction this year is in charge
of Seiectman J Eiiis Pritchard.
Others in charge of speciai ar
rangements include Miss Annie Ash,
music; John Ash and Miss Aiice Ash,
lighting; Mrs. Fred Ash, Mrs. Ed
ward Moon, 3rd, Miss Betty Noyes,
Mrs Eiizabeth Fuiton, Mrs. Helen
Eiderkin, Mrs. Siias Wheeiock and
Mrs. Leon Provost, wardrobe.
Reported as players for the Sun
day performance inciude: Gabrie),
Miss Catharine Ashi; Mary, Inez
Swanson; Joseph, O. A. Weeks; 1st
King, Frank Rowan: 2nd King,
Theodore Crawford; 3rd King, Eiiis
Pritchard.
Shepherds: Fred Ash, AHen
Averiil, Robert Ellsworth, Waiter
Davis, James Wiliits, Jr., Charles -
Holbrook.
Attendants: Robert Pritchard,
David Pritchard, Car! Von Conta,
Frederick Hillmann, John Norton,'
Daniei Green, David Ash, Pau) Ro
wan, Russell Pe!key, Gary Moon, i
Robert Davis, James Stevens, Ed.
Sheldon.
Angels: Jean Pianchon, Claudette,
Provost, Doris von Conta, Dede ^
Swain, Gaii Robinson, Irene Logee,
Dorothy Danietson, Marjory Daniel
son, Margaret Pianchon, Sherry Rob- !
inson, Susan Ash and Judith Davis.!
A&P WORKERS TO
GET XMAS BONUS
A Christmas bonus totaling $2,-.
250,000 will be distributed among
employees of The Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company on December
16, it was announced by John A.
Hartford, A&P board chairman.
All A&P employees throughout
the country with six months or more
service will participate' in the pre
holiday cash distribution. Last year
the company voted $2,100,000 ad
ditional compensation.
Alderman Returns
From Hospital
William J. Desaulnier of Woodstock
avenue, a member of the common
council and board of education, has
returned to his home after observa
tion at Hartford hospital. He had been
confined for four days and returned
here Monday. His condition is greatly
improved, it was learned today.
LATE HOOP SCORES
Pomfret 47, Cole Trade 27
R.I. Frosh 61, Marianapolis 58
Xmas Trees a)! sizes up to
12 foot not more than $1.25
Reg. T Hi-Test
GAS GAS
2! i 23"
PUTNAM TIRE CO.
162 School St. Putnam
Take Advantage of Price REDUCT!ON
Get a Premium Gas at Below Regular Prices
Sunoco Dynafuel
WATERS BROS.
Sunoco Service Station
Providence Street Telephone 2400 or 5S1 Putnam
AUDITOmUM
FOR RENT
New Hall on School Street temporarily named
Putnam Sports Auditorium now ready for use.
Will rent for any occasion—sports, banquets,
roller skating, etc.
ALBERT CACCIAPU0T1
!75 School Street Tetephone tOH Putnam
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Pause To Rest !n Claremore, Okia.
Mr. and Mrs. WiHiam Stockdale of Tutnam and their dog, Taj Maha), shown
above, paused to rest in Ciaremore, Okia., on their hike across America in order to
gather materia) for a book to be entitled "Across America Afoot.'
(Photo courtesy of Tulsa World/
Southern Hospitality for Hiker
Huge Steak Given Benoit
By Former Putnam Girl
CHANUKAH PARTY
AT SYNAGOGUE
ON SUNDAY
The annual Chanukah party, or
Feast of Candies, wit! be held Sun
day aftenoon at 230 o'clock in the
Sons of Zion synagogue under aus
pices of the Ladies Hebrew Auxili
ary.
(Continued on Page Five)
C I O. Xmas Party
Scheduled Sunday
The annua) Xmas party for mem
bers of Locai 479, C.I.O. at Putnam
Wooien corporation and their fami
nes wiii be conducted Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock in VFW hall on
Main street.
Special entertainment will be pro
vided and refreshments served. Offi
cials extended an invitation to all
members and they are urged to ac
company their children.
Arrangements are in charge of
Joseph Benoit, John LaBeck, John
Lucier, George Urda, Ulric Baker and
Louise Lucier.
Mere of that so-called southern
hospitality was accorded Robert J.
Benoit of Putnam, who is hiking to ^
Arkansas according to a communi
cation received here from him dated
at Memphis, Tcnn., Monday.
He revealed he was a guest of;
Mr. and Mrs. George Stepalavich for:
the weekend in that city. She was:
the former Lucille Biron of Putnam, j
daughter of Mr. atnd Mrs. Paul :
Biron of Providence street.
Benoit stated: "I ate like a horse
and had the biggest steak of my
entire trip; it surely was two inches
thick and I must have added Hve
pounds."
He said he planned to leave Mem
phis on Monday morning and hopes
to reach his destination (Little
Rock within a short time. He esti
mated he has already walked about
1850 miles and believes the ' entire
trip from Putnam to Arkansas is
not in excess of 2,000 miles.
The city hiker reported he is in
! excellent physical condition and con
cluded with -'I'll be seeing you soon."
In his special communication to
j The Patriot the Van den Noort
I street resident informed that the
former Lucille Biron has been living
in Memphis for the past six months
as her husband is stationed there
' with the U. S. Navy.
Putnam Mi)!s Corp. Plans
Yuietide Party Saturday
Application Filed
For Two More Cabs
Two extra cabs or a tota] of Uve
are sought by the G.I. Taxi of
Livery street, according to an appli
cation hied by Conrad A. Gaudet and
Arthur M. Aidrich, it was revealed by
A. E. Schneider, secretary of the Pub
tic Utilities Commission.
A hearing on the application is
scheduled next Thursday morning at
10:30 o'clock in the State OfRce
Building, Hartford.
FOR BETTER
RADK) SERV!CE
Brown's Radio Shop
319 Main St , Tel. 176-J2, Putnam
o/ Forking Space
Pians for the annua) Christmas
party and dinner for employees of
the Putnam Mi!!s corporation have
been compieted, according to an an
nouncement by John Mason, com
pany executive.
The affair wi)] be staged Saturday
evening at 6:30 o'ctock at Thomp
son Speedway and wi)] open with a
fu)! course turkey dinner. It is ex
pected some 350 company workers
wi)) attend as we!) as special guests.
These include Mayor and Mrs. John
N. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. Gl Stan
)ey Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Bove.
Pau) Bonosconi wi)) serve as
toastmaster. Entertainment has been
arranged and wi)] inciude a special
t)9or show to be followed by genera)
dancing.
CARD PARTY
Eire Station 2 (Abington Schoo!)
Friday, December !6th
(and every Friday thru December)
Prize* — and Grand Prize Dec. 30
Bene/it Pont/ref /nd. Fire Co.
HIKERS TO SPEND
XMAS IN TEXAS;
LETTER SENT
(Special to The Patriot)
By BILL STO€KDALE
Sapuipa, Okla., DM. 11—Despite
being Masted in the face ait day by
winds which the radio reported were
reaching a veiocity of 50 to 60 mites
per hour, we arrived in Sapuipa late
this afternoon bringing our totai
miteage to date to 1785.
Sapuipa, a city of 18,000, is a !arg<
giass center A plant specializes in
producing milk bottles and we were
not surprised to find ourselves unable
to purchase any millk in the familiar
cardboard carton so popular every
where else. We prefer the cartons
since we always lose our deposit when
we buy milk in bottles; a sizeable
amount considering the milk we have
consumed across America. On the
whole we find milk our most economi
cal and beneficial food. Incidentally
essential in order to walk 20 or 30
miles a day. We always have one
or the other, seldom both at one time.
Some foods lends themselves better
to the outside campfire style of living
than others. When we find something
that tastes especially good and is not
difficult to prepare we usually eat
it to death until we cannot relish it
any longer and we turn to something
else. Today, as we walked along, we
discussed the foods we would never
prepare once we return to Putnam,
i Other days we enjoy talking about
he mad-spending spree in some Put
nam grocery that we plan to go on
when we return home.
Each day we find the Southwestern
accent growing more noticeable. This
applies not only to the average man,
(Continued on Page Five)
Kacey Club Plans
Special New Year's
Eve Party at Belding
Kacey Club committee members
have started plans for an extra-spec
ial New Year's eve party which will
be held at Belding Clubhouse, it was
announced this week. George Lewis,
Jr., president, is chairman ex-officio
of the group in charge of arrange
ments.
An all-girl orchestra will provide
music for round and square dancing.
A well known prompter will also be
available, it was reported. Luncheon
Aill be served and favors will be dis
tributed among ladies. Other surprise
gifts will be rewarded.
It has been requested that tickets
be procured on or before December
23rd.
24 HOUR SERVICE
TELEPHONE 1200 tifl LOO a m.
1668 after LOO a m.
3 Livery Street, Putnam
ing it cold, either.
dood food and good rc^ a"
G.L TAX!
NOW OPEN
M%on1s Tle/cMs/oH So/on
Open for Demonstration 7 to 9 P M.
Viewing as in your own home. Handling Proven Sets for
the Putnam area. Radio and Teievision Servicing. Latest
equipment used.
Get Your Teievision Set Now for Christmas
2nd Fioor—Victory Bidg. Opposite Post Office
[WORLD FAMOUS BECAUSE <T S THE WORLD S FtNESf!
Wide Margin ^*or
New High Schoei
MAY START WORK
EARLY IN MARCH
OFF VANDALE ST.
By a substantal 1567-405 margin j
voters appropriated the sum of $800,
0'o in speeial town meeting Mon
day for the purchase of a new high j
school building site and the construe-,
tion and furnishing of a new high
scti o', thereon. It was indicated yes
terday that ground may be broken in ;
March or early April for the new
project.
Polls were open Monday from-* 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. and returns were given
at 6:10 p.m. by Moderator Thomas;
B. Ryan. He was assisted by F rancis
Curran, Camille Tetreault, Eugene
Berthiaume and Wilfred Winslow as
counters.
As a result of the vote the special
town meeting, upon motion of Bern
ard J. Sandys, named the personnel
of the education board to serve as
a building committee and authorized
the board of education to elect not
more than five additional members
to serve with them. Chairman William
P. Barber informed that probably
names will be chosen at the De
cember 20th meeting of the board.
Upon motion of Selectman John
Simonzi it was also voted that the
school building comm ttee purchase
the Lucier property between Vandale
street and Woodstock avenue together
with adjacent land as may be requir
ed for a high school building site.
Upon motion of Edmund Keane it
was voted to finance the appropria
tion through $75,000 from the re
serve fund earmarked for school
building; $25,000 from the current
school building fund and to borrow
and issue bonds for $700,000 accord
ing to statutory provisions with au
thority vested in the board of select
men with adveie and consent of the
town finance board.
(Continued on Page Five)
BAY STATE MAN
, „ KILLED MONDAY
IN PME CRASH
One man was killed almost in
stantly and two others injured when
! a traiier-truck coitided in heavy fog
wjth two passenger cars some 500
yards east of the Brookside Dairy
Monday afternoon aiong the Provi
dence Pike.
The dead man was identified as
Aaron Canene. 52, of Worcester,
! Mass., a used-car deaier, operator
of one passenger car, which hat! been
; in the process of towing another dis
, abied vehicle. State Police revealed
I the dead man had apparently been
j wedged between the two passenger
'cars, stopped along the highway, to
adjust tow chains. He suffered mul
tiple fractures of both legs.
Wilfred Lavallee, 64, also of Wor
cester, Mass., a passnger in the front
car, is a patient at Day Kimball hos
pital suffering with fractures of both
legs and an arm.
Arthur Lafond, 53, also of Wor
cester, Mass., a passenger in the car
being towed, was treated at the hos
pital for chest injuries and later re
leased.
(Continued on Page Five)
Directors Adopt
Retirement Pension
Plan For IBank Workers
It was teamed here this morning
that directors of the Hartford-Con
necticut Trust Company, of which
John B. Byrne of Putnam is presi
dent. have approved a comprehensive
pension retirement program for the
hank's emptoyees. effective January
1st. Finat appr va! is expected at a
meeting of stockholders scheduted
next Thursday.
The ptan provides for payment of
accumutated tiabiity covering past
services of the empioyees. It wit] be
maintained by payments by the bank
and by contributions of two percent
by emptoyees, it was reported.
CHANGE !N CHN!C DATE
The December state crippted chil
dren clinic at Putnam will be held at
the Day Kmball hospital on Tues
day, December 20, instead of Tues
day, December 27, as originally
scheduled. Subsequent clinics will be
held each month on the fourth Tues
day of the months, ofheials an
nounced this week.
ReAnish Your Floors Now!
RENT WARDS FLOOR
SANDER
MONTGOMERY WARD CO.
Putnam Conn.
NU-WAY
TAXI
24 HOUR SERVICE
Telephone
1060 or 661
Taxi Drivers Wanted
—
New Society President and Treasurer
HENRY F. JOY
WALTER N. KtNG
Treaturer
Woodstock Fair Sets New
Attendance Record; Society
Officers Are Eiected Tuesday
Presentation of the 90th annual
Woodstock Pair, scheduled over the
1950 l abor Day weekend, was voted
at the annual meeting of the Wood
stock Agricultural Society held Tues
day evening.
Randolph Whaples, 4-H Club lead
er, was principal speaker and dis
cussed the subject "4-H Club Work in
Relationship to the Country Fair." A
delicious supper was served by ladies
of the Woodstock Hill church after
which reports were given and ofbcers
elected.
Henry F. Joy, prom nent Woodstock
resident and fruit grower, was elect
ed president to succeed Ewart Heajey.
Other principal officers include Henry
J. Dunteavy, vice president and as
sistant secretary; Donaid Wiliiams,
secretary and Waiter King, treasurer.
[Three auditors Were aiso named. They
are Erwin G. Neumann, Aiphonse
Dumas and Henry J. Bartoionrei.
Directors eiected include John S.
May, Wiiiiam C. Chiid. Frank John
ston, J. Otis Fox, Wiiiiam Warren,
George Butts, A. H. Amidon, Free
man Neison, Dr. J. H. Hutchins,
Frank, Henry and George Young,
Frankiin Bueii. Corneii Green, Ed
mund Keane, Mrs. Sumner Warren,
Mrs. Ftorence Young, Mrs. Annette
Joy and Mrs. Annette Ciark.
Secretary Donald Wiliiams report
ed to the meeting that the 1949 Fair
was the most sucessful, financiaiiy
and aiso as far as attendance, in the
[history of the society. Asa result
of the September program it was
possible to earmark $2500 for the
reserve fund. It was stated a new at
tendance figure was estabiished and
that over 13,000 admissions were
coiiected.
Before the meeting adjourned a
speciai vote of thanks for a "job well
done" was accorded Chairman Henry
J. Dunieavy and members of the
steering committee.
Auxiiiary Officers
Officers in the women's division,
eiected a few weeks ago, were an
nounced at the meeting Tuesday. They
[mciude: President, Mrs. Sumner
[Warren; vice presidents, Mrs. Esteiia
j Barrett, Mrs. Wiiiiam Pedersen and
Mrs. Frank Aoung: secretary, Mrs.
{Henry F. Joy; assistant, Mrs. Mar
jtin Neison; secretary, chiidren's de
partment, Mrs. Irvin Waiting; di
rectors, Mrs. Louise Chiid. Mrs. Eari
Andrews, Mrs. Freeman Neison, Mrs.
iWiiiiam Chiid, Mrs. Eiizabeth Mait
jland, Mrs. BaiieyCorneH, Mrs. Myrtie
Jordan, Miss Elizabeth Hayward,
Mrs. George Young, Mrs. Henry Day,
Mrs. Michae) White and Airs. Wiiiiam
Desautnier, Sr.
MAYOR TO NAME
POUCE HEADS
]N JANUARY
Police commissioners are .sched
uled to hoid their final meetings a?
the year December 2d at which time
two individuals conclude their duttea
unless renamed for four-year term*
next month by Mayor John Demp
sey with advice and consent of the
common council. Terms of Charles
Morrison and Arsene Gregoire w-I
expire.
In regular session Tuesday tha
week it was pointed out that work a
progressing on the radio commumica
tion system, which may be available.,
subject to FCC approval, next month
or early February. A 55-ft. tower
; has already been erected in the near
of town hall and a new Ford ear
for the . police department has beet
purchased with necessary equity
ment ordered.
During the past month 30 ar
rests were made and $254 collected
in fines. Parking niter returns were
$421.58 and $102 collected in fnex
Hhe department head has Pea
authorized to work with selection
upon request of the state traffic com
mission, for installation of a blin
ker light at the intersectoni of
Routes 21 and 44 along the Provi
dence Pike.
A communication received fron
the Connecticut Bus Company rv
vealed authorities are anxious tt
cooperate with local officials and wiL
not halt any bus unless absolutely
necessary in the business section
prior to its destination in Dniat
Square. Commissioners Hanley and
Gregoire attended the last meeting.
Masons to Induct
Lodge Officers
Xewly elected officers of Quinebaag
Lodge, Mo. 106, A.F. A.M., headed
by H Wallace Crook, will be instadea
at the regular meeting tonight in the
Masonic Temple.
A social wili foliow the inductior
ceremony after which refreshment
wiii be served.
Xmas Fete Tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Furman of tbs
Bugbee Department store will enter
tain their employees tunighr at *
Christmas and dinner party schedul
ed at Putnam Country Club. Santa
Claus is expected to put in an ap
pearance.
Clippers Open Hoop Season
With Win Over Woodstock;
Putnam Lassies Are Beaten
HOSPtTAL BtRTHS
Births recorded at Day Kimbaii
hospitai the past week for area par
ents and announced this morning foi
iow: December 9, twin daughters to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rust of Put
nam; Hth, a daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Aucoin of North j
Grosvenordate; 12th, a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miinor of Pom
fret; 12th, a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Christ Tsanjoures of Putnam; 11th,
a son to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wait
ers of Putnam.
Johnny Mansheld and Ralph Lee*
ter- paced the Clipper baskerhaRerr
to a 63-45 triumph last night over
a scrappy Woodstock Academy array
in that town.
In the prelim, however, the Arad
emy lassies registered a 33-?? tri
umph over the Putnam High Schod
girls.
Woodstock. coached by Walk
Schmidt, started with a hang last
night and assumed an early lead
which they maintained until two
minutes before the first stanza closed.
Clippers went out front 11-10 on a
hoop by Letters and from that stage
were never beaded. Letters and John
Mansfield each tossed IS points for
the winners, while Frank Converse
shone for the Academy array with A
Clippers held period advantage* d
15-12. 32-23 and 57-27. The T,:n.tnz:
attempted a total of 61 shots fro*
the door and made good 23 Wood
stock tried 50 shots and registered
16 baskets. Putnam attempted tf
shots from the charity stripe anr
converted seven. Woodstock h& H
out of 22 attempts.
Putnam enjoyed its best offensive
(Continued on Page FiveJ