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EIGHTEEN THE HARTFORD COURAXT: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 1953 Ed Arnold and his orchestra southwest corner of Locust and I Rockville Thompsonville Higher Police Salaries Voted By City Council playing for dancing. Members of Girl Scout Troop 77, under the leadership of Mrs. Orvillc A. Tyler, will meet Thursday at 9:15 a.m.

in front of Martinez' store for a field trip to the Springfield Museum of Natural History. Blue and Gold Banquet I Manchester Jarvis To Start Building 120-Home Project Soon MANCHESTER, Feb. 25 (Special) After a lapse of about two years, Alexander Jarvis, real estate developer, will again start extensive here. He announced Wednesday that con Store On Pearl Street Sold To Gourlie Brothers THOMPSONVILLE, Feb. 25 (Special) Papers were signed Wednesday for the sale of a well-known business of the town.

Two brothers, J. Henry and Allyn E. Gourlie, purchased the ROCKVILLE. Feb. 25 (Special) A new salary schedule for Cub Scout Pack 66 of West' members of the police department was adoptea at the City Loun-Suffield eelchrated the 43rd an-i cil meeting Wednesday night.

Under the new schedule, the police niversary of the Bov Scouts of America with a Blue and Goldj an increase trom Sio.40. Iheser-banquct Wednesday evening atjgeant will receive S74 a week. West. Sufficid Grange Hall. Skits! an increase from S71.40; patrol-on transportation and exhibits; men 570.20 a week, an increase of the 4S-acre tract fronting on East' Middle Turnpike and Green-: wood Drive.

It is probable that in the fu of table decorations were tnelirom i.ju: ana aupcrnumcr-fcatures of the evening. jaries, $9.30 a day, an increase at 7:30 p.m., at the East School Gymnasium. Elks Visitation The Rockville Lodge of Elks will receive a visitation from, officers and members of. the Willimantic Lodge of Elks Thursday night at the Elks Club. A dinner will be served before the meeting.

Officers of the Willimanticc lodge will initiate a class of candidates for the local lodge. Lenten Services The Rev. Sherman Andrews of i i amMi nn Joanne Carter, daughter of the Rev. Richard P. Carter 'nf High! Street, left Wednesday by plane lor unicago ana h-asaaena.

After a visit there she will spend: omc time with relatives mi Phoenix. Ariz. I Mr. Pcrcv Creelman of Bridge, Street returned Mondav by air! from a trip lo Daytona Beach and Tampa. Fla.

Bowling Notes In the weekly bowling match of Ihe Sufficid League at thei ment. Blue lights are available through the secretary, Donald Winters. Miss Kcvcruzzi to Marry Announcement is made by Mr. and Mrs. John Reveruzzi of 65 Park Ave of the engagement of their daughter.

Miss Rose Reveruzzi. to Clement Furey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clement Furey of 48 Grove St. in Windsor Locks.

No date for the wedding has been set. Kiwanis Luncheon J. E. Shepard of South Windsor will be presented by George A. Smyth in a talk on tobacco growing at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club Thursday-noon at the Club Silhouette.

Firemen's Banquet The annual banquet of the Haz-ardville Fire Department will be at the of Hazardville Methodist Church Thursday at 7 p.m. for members and invited guests. A representative from the FBI is to be the speaker. William Hunt struction will start next month on the erection of 120 homes on the Boyle Farm. This 48-acre tract is located at Manchester Green in the northeast section of the town.

It adjoins the larce Green Manor Estates and Roll ins Park Estates, residential developments created in recent years containing more than 500 dwellings. Jarvis reported that the homes will be of all types and that installation of the utilities started Tuesday. The development will he known as Jarvis Homes. The area was acquired by Jarvis several years ago from the Boyle Family. The subdivision layout was.

approved by the Town Plan ning commission February. 3951. It includes a site reserved for a church and also a site for a neighborhood business. Jarvis pointed out that inclusion of a business site in the sub division plan enables potential home buyr ers in ine tract to know just where business will be located in respect to their homes. This is the first neighborhood business site ever approved in a sub division.

Jarvis states that several of the proposed homes in the tract have already been sold and that they will be in the price range of "$14,000 and up." About 40 single family dwellings have already been built by another developer on the "fringe" Willimantic Thompsonville Alleys. H.GlowniajN of the Rangers had the high sin-. i glc of 144 and also rolled the:" Claims high three strings of 3S3. The I Two claims for injuries suffered. Rangers had high ieam single of jn rans were reported.

Joseph Ba-I Technical School Classes Go On Tour Of Airport WILLIM ANTIC, Feb. 2o' (Special) A group of 10th and 11th grade students at Windham Regional Technical School visited the Windham Town Airport Wednesday afternoon in connection with Tni-riV: week Lenten service He will rltk Z.ZT Iproach on. Baptism -and Gon- i-hiuh-" firmation." At Ihe Lenten service of Eliing- ton Congregational Church Thurs- dav 8 the Rcv Kenneth pastor, will preach. "How Did We Get Our Bible." The service will be followed at 9 p.m.. with a 20 minute de votional service in the church auditorium.

There will be Lenten services Thursday night at the Baptist. Methodist. Trinity Lutheran and the TalcottviUe Congregational Churches. Lie he's Wallpaper. DuPont Paints, 6 Market.

5-1868. Advt. Bolton Corrections Bring Net Grand List To $3,958,456 BOLTON. Feb. 25 (Special) r-hnrlrtc Wntl-iau'av chairman of the Board of Tax Review, has the cni-recteri irranrf list for 1952.

The original grand list issued by the Board of Assessors was S4.143.741. The corrected list amounts to $3,955,456. Veterans exemptions accounted for S186.285. Non-residential property owned in Bolton is valued at $439,720. Hathaway stated Wednesday lhat no changes were made in ihe grand list due lo any grievances presented to the Board of Tax Review.

The corrected list will now go to the Board of Finance which will set the tax rate. Will Attend Fire Meeting Fire Chief Peter Massolini and Donald Tedford of West Street will attend a meeting of the-Mutual Aid Group which will be held Thursday at p.m. at the Mansfield Fire Company at Spring Field. The Mutual Aid Grotiup is composed of officers of the fire departments of Windham and Tolland counties. They meet once a month to discuss problems and exchange ideas -which come up in connection with fire-fighting.

Massolini stated that since the grass fire season is coming up they will probably prepare, for the forest fire and grass fire season. A radio-telphone system is also un-I der discussion in connection with the two-way radio communication svktem planned for Bolton. To Distribute Cards Members of the Bolton Volunteer Fire Department met at the fire house Wednesday to complete plans for distribution of the new fire call cards. The fire Know lour community course. Elmer Pariscau conducts the course.

The group was taken on a tour of the landing field and hangar by Alfred E. Card, airport and Maj. Raymond W. Ives, commanding officer for the Eastern Connecticut Civil Air Patrol. Maj.

Ives addressed the students on aviation. The students also saw the arrival and departure of the Wiggins Ainvays flight from Albany. N. to Boston. Mass.

Final feature of the trip was a visit to the airport's recreation room. The trip was arranged by captain will receive SSI a week. from 5S.bO. Under the new ordinance, all except the supernumeraries will oik a wee. r-ru iuui the police pay was figured at a stated amount a day.

inisistne first lime it is listed at a weekly rale. In addition, members of the de- partment from six months to a year will receive one week's vaca- -n vear or more will receive two linn with nav Those in service a tu' ran of 4-1 Brooklyn St. reported an injured shoulder and Olga Savit-j sky of 54 Village Si. reported back, body and head injuries. Both claims were referred to the insurance company.

Mayor Fred-crick Berger said. Alderman James Doherly reported the next collection of ruh-bish will be made March 2. weather permitting. The T. F.

Rady Co. was awarded the contract for printing the city report after making the lowest bid for the job. Alderman John Orlowski referred lo a hearing held recently by a State Motor Vehicle Department deputy, regarding an auto salesroom on Windsor Avenue. He felt that the report of the finding, with the restriction iniimsed. if any, should be reported at the Council meetin; and printed in the newspapers.

Mayor Kerger saut lie had re- ceived no such report. The Mayor set March 9 as the date for a public hearing on ihe proposed revision of the City Charter. Alderman Thomas Ker-nan reported the revision is prac- tically completed. Miss Delia M. Blilwcll Miss Delia Marie Bidwell.

98. of Somers. who for many years was a resident of Vernon Center, died late Tuesday night at the Hilltop Manor in Rocky Hill. She was born in Broad Brook. Oct.

'7. 1S54. the daughter of John T. and Lucretia M. Bidwell.

She was employed for many years as a seamstress on women's clothing. She lived at Vernon Center for many yeas, and then lived in Somers. She leaves a sister. Mrs. Fanny E.

Vaughn of Somers. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m.. from the White Funeral Home in this city. The Rev. Allison Ray Heaps, pastor of Somers Congregational Church will officiate.

Burial will be in Elm-wood Cemetery, Vcrnnn Center. There will be no visiting hours. To Plan Dance The financial committee of the Rockville City Hospital Auxiliary will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m.. at the auxiliary rooms, lo discuss plans for its annual dance lo be held in April. Mary Dale Dart Mary Dale Dart, six month -old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Dart of Vernon Center, died Wednesday at Ihe Children's Hospital. Walerbury. where she lias Dcon a patieni lor some uinmia leaves three brothers. PJImer and David tcrnal grandparcn Mrs.

Elmer Dart of Vernon Cen ter: her maternal grandparents. Mr. anil Mrs. Bernard LaPine of Manchester. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m..

at the Ladd Funeral Home in Rockville. The Rcv. George Higgins, pastor of the Vernon Center Congregational Church, will officiate. Burial will be in F.lmwood Cemetery. Vernon Center.

Training Session Miss Jnninn Czajltowski. extension nutritionist al the University of Connecticut, will conduct a leaders' training session Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. at the Union Congregational Church social rooms. Her subject will be "What's Cooking in You Neighbor's Pot.

Holland." The lunch at noon will be prepared during the morning session. Teacher Retiring Miss Margaret McLean, dom estic relations instructor at Ihei 1 nii-i- i.A,. il Mi- i I Arnold Krupula. a student in the, suiting in the arrest of her hus-architcctural drafting depart-; band but now told police she did Main streets. Jarvis reports that plans are already on the drawing board for a similar business building to be erected at the northwest corner of Main and Locust streets.

Registration Renewals A total of 1.283 renewal regis trations for motor vehicles were issued Wednesday -at the sub branch office of the State fllo tor Vehicle Department at the State Armory on Main Street, The office will be open Thurs day and Friday from a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until noon. The office is located here annually i for the convenience of local motorists in obtaining renewal registrations.

Current motor ve hicle registrations expire at midnieht Saturday. New Pastor The Rev. C. E. Winslow.

pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene at Roanoke, will become spiritual, head of the Church of the Nazarene here on Sunday. The Rev. Mr. Winslow sue ceeds the Rev. James R.

Bell who resigned some time ago. He re. ceived his college and theological education at the Greensboro College and Theological School Greensboro. S.C. Prior to becoming pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Roanoke he held pastorates in North Carolina and Virginia.

Aporoves Site The School Building Committee 'Wednesday night approved Memorial Field as the site for the proposed high school. Earlier this week the town's Board of Directors approved the site for the high school educational plant. Also discussed at Wednesday night's meeting of the School Building Committee were the recommendations recently obtained by school and town officials from a New Y'ork consultant engineering firm relative to construction of the school. Town Court Richard Greenleaf. 34.

of 20 Lucian St. received a $73 fine, a 90 day suspended jail sentence and a six months probation period at his arraignment in town court on Wednesday on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Police report that Green- loaf passed a worthless check for 515 on a local store. Joseph North, 45, Rockville was found guilty of breach of the peace but disposition was continued for a month so that he might receive psychiatric treatment. North was arrested after he had caused a disturbance at the Mary Cheney library on Main Street.

He was also arrested some time ago lot- the same offense. Numerous other cases were disposed of Wednesday. Property Transfers Warrantee deeds recorded Wednesday at the town clerk': office conveys properly at 183 unompson irom PaulE. will-hide, et al to John E. Bania, ct al.

property at 820 Tolland Tpk. from Michael Sirak and Helen J. Sirak to Charles L. Gordon and Lily M. Gordon.

Hospital Birth Births Wednesday at Manchester Memorial Hospital included a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Scully of Weeks Trailer Camp, Storrs. See Jarvis for your Real Es tate problems. Jarvis Realty.

6o4 Center SI. Tel. Mitchell 3-4112, Mitchell 3-7275. Advl. For cleaning, repairs, installa tions call Manchester Oil Burner Service, MI 9-6196 or 9-2303.

-Advl. Tolland Cancer Drive Will Be Headed By Mrs. Clough TOLLAND. Feb. 25 Special) Mrs.

Emery Clough will direct the American Cancer Society's 1953 crusade in Tolland, it was announced Wednesday. Mrs. Clough will be chairman of the joint runrf raising and educational campaign which opens April 1. The goal for this year is 5300. we hope to be able to con tribute our full share toward the national goal of 18 million." Mrs.

Clough 'said. "Naturally we must raise our sights considerably to do so. This can be accomplished cither by more donors or by larger donations." Need Canvassers On the local level, there are many details to complete before the campaign can be launched. Door to door canvassers are needed. Those wishing to volunteer as canvassers should notify any of the following members of the committee: Mrs.

Clough, chairman; Mrs. Paul deMa-carte, co chairman; Mrs. Eric Clayton, co chairman and Mrs. William Schober, publicity chair- Willington Mrs. Floyd Phelps, chairman of the March of Dimes, and her assistant, Mrs.

Munroe Usher, have completed their work on the recent campaign. A check for 572G.1G has been sent to Attilo Frassinelli, Tolland County director. Mrs. Phelps reports that $749.16 was received in the campaign, which exceeds last vear's total by 5137.00. Of the 575 cards mailed.

379 were returned. Expenses for the drive amounted to 523 for the purchase of 1,150 two-cent stamps. Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Usher wish to thank everyone who helped to make this Willington's most successful March of Dimes drive.

Talent Show Rehearsal A rehearsal of the entrants in the talent show sponsored by Willington Fire Department 2 will be held Sunday- at 2 p.m. in the Town Hall. Anyone who wants to take part but has not received an application blank may appear at the rehearsal. The members of the committee will be at the Town Hall on Sunday. confectionery store, and news room of Scavotto Brothers on Pearl Street.

The transfer, negotiated through the Clarancc D. Provencher agency, is effective April 1. Formerly known as Baronian Brothers, the store for several years has been operated under the partnership of Louis, Samuel and Joseph Scavotto. The new purchasers, sons of Mrs. William P.

Gourlie of Enfield arc both severing employment with Btgclow-Sanford Carpet Co. to take over thte business. J. Henry Gourlie has hcen head of the IBM Tabulating Department while Allyn Gourlie is in the Cost Department. Louis Scavotto has taken a position which he formerly held as a teller at the Thompsonville Trust Co.

Red Cross Drive David W. Brainard who is to head the annual Red Cross Fund Drive in Enfield for the second year, has chosen the personnel leaders of the various divisions. Allan G. Hartley will be the campaign treasurer, with Mrs. Chester in charge of the Hazardvile solicitation and Mrs.

Edward S. White for Thompsonville. The automotive division will be directed by Myron L. Gale and the commercial division by Dr. Francis Javorski.

William N. Gray is publicity director. The local branch is under chairmanship of Abner C. Bristol, with Mrs. White as vice-chairman.

Miss Marguerite Mathcwson secretary and Arthur W. Burt treasurer. Brainard is planning an intensive 10-day drive to start Thursday, March 5. and continue through Sunday, March 15. Joint PTA Session A joint meeting of the Parent-Teacher Associations of the A.

D. Higgins, Brainard and Enfield Street Schools is to be conducted at the Higgins School auditorium Thursday night. March 5. Speak ers wn oe the vice-president of the Connecticut Mrs. C.

Lounsbury, and the district PTA director. Mrs. Alfred Tychscn of Hartford. Their discussions will deal with what a Parcnt-Tcach-cr Association could do if it belonged lo the National Con-gross of Parents and Teachers and what a Parent-Teacher Council would do for a community. The talk will be followed by an open discussion period.

Arthur Muck of ihe Enfield Association will introduce the speakers. A social hour with refreshments will follow the nje'eting. Silver Wedding The silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Saverio Pal- mieri will be observed with "open house" for relatives and friends Sunday at their home at 27 Elm St. They were married in Italy but came to Thompson ville shortly afterwards and have ever since lived here.

Mr. Palmier! is employed by the State Highway Department. Mrs. Palmier! 'is the former Carmela Dc- Mcrcurio. They have two daugh ters.

Mrs. Janet Cox and Miss Mary Palmieri. and a son, Don ald Palmicri, all of Thompson ville. In Larger Quarters The branch library al Hazard- ville. closed since early this month for removal to larger quarters in the same building.

reopened Thursday in Ihe first- floor room on the cast side of the Institute Building on Main Street there. The former tcrs across the hall have been inadequate for some time to properly handle the large in crease in circulation at the branch. Miss Helen P. Bridge is the branch librarian and her assistant is Mrs. Nancy' Hapgood.

The branch will be open Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Charles Flore Mrs. Rachel (Valvo) Fiorc. wife of Charles Fiore of 103 Windsor died Wednesday after a short illness at Mt.

Sinai Hospital in Hartford. She was born in Naro. Italy, daughter ot the late Charles and Antoinette (Miltazzo) Valvo. She had lived in Thompsonville for 38 years and was a member of St. Patrick's Church.

Besides her husband, she leaves one daughter, Mrs. Charles Puzzo of Yonkers, N. Y. three sons. Ralph Charles ana uuis A.

riore, all of Thompsonville: a sister. Mrs. Charles Provenzano of Thompsonville: also a sister. Angelina, and one brother. Ignatius Valvo, both in Italy; one grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral will be at the Browne Funeral Home at 121 Pearl St. Saturday at 8:15 a.m.. followed at 9 o'clock by Solemn Requiem Mass at Patrick's Church. Burial will be in St. Patrick's King St.

Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Fond Sale Tanguav Magill unit. AL Auxiliary, will sponsor a public food sale Friday, March 6. from 1 to 5 p.m.

at the Singer Sewing Center on Main Street. Home-made food in variety will be offered. Mrs. Elizabeth McCulIough heads the committee on which arc Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.

Mrs. Norma White. Mrs. Catherine Allen. Mrs, Virginia' Purdy, Mrs.

Stella Znamicrowski. Mrs. Adeline Perry and the president. Mrs. May Moulton.

Members wil'inT to donate fond arc to notify any member of the committee. Join Fire Department Three new members. Thomas W. Blowen. Caesar DeCaro and Bruno Plocharczyk.

have been admitted to the Enfield Fire Department. The members have been schooled in fire fighting at recent meetings by the department chief, Peter A. Crom-bie. Blue lights arc being distri buted to department members for use on their cars when on fire call and the cooperation of mi; jjuuih. in xiwni; ngni or way to cars with blinking red or blue lights is sought by the depart- ture, the site in the development reserved for a church will be taken by St.

Bridget's parish. St. James' parish already has plans in the offing for a church off South Adams Street in the western section of the town. Catholic residents of Jarvis Homes would be under the diction of St. Bridget's parish.

The Jarvis Enterprises have been concentrated in the past two years in Windsor Locks where corporations headed by Jarvis have built more than 100 homes. About a year ago. Jarvis ac quired a. 35-acro tract of land in Rt. 75 in Windsor Locks and plans are under way for a shopping center.

on the site. It is adjacent to Bradley Field and also the million- dollar plant of Hamilton Standard Fropcllor. The Enterprises have erected hundreds of hom.es in numerous residential developments here in recent years in addition to other construction work. These include the 18- classroom elementary Verpianck School on Ulcott btreet. tire Jarvis Block on Center Street and the Jarvis Building at ihe during the engagement and the program will be under way daily from 10 a.m.

to 10 p.m. Many educational features and lectures will be offered nightly. Case Nolled The non support charge of Caldwell J. Ely. 29, of Norwich formerly of this city was nolled in police court Wednesday by Deputy Judge Richard F.

Spell-man. John B. Sullivan, prosecuting attorney, who moved for the nolle, told the court that Mrs. Ely had made the complaint re- not wish to testitv in the case There is no other recourse but to file a nolle Sullivan said. Motor Vehicle Rush The augmented staff at the branch offices of the state de- partment of motor vehicles worked at full speed Wednesday to keep abreast of the hundreds of motorists who visited the offices during Ihe day in quest of the new registration renewals.

Arthur Kinne, chief clerk in charge, announces that the branch will be open to noon Saturday which is the last day motor vehicles can be operated under the old registrations. Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Roy Frederick-son of the Ridges, Mansfield, have announced the engagement of their daughter. Fcrne.

to Norman E. MacDonald. son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M.

MacDonald of .16 Hollistcr East Hartford. Induction Call A group of 11 registrants from this Selective Service district will be inducted into the armed forces at state headquarters in New Haven March 10. according to Mrs. Ruth Bowen. secretary of the district board.

Manufacturers To Meet 'The Manufacturers' Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting in the Nathan -Hale Hotel Friday noon. On the agenday is the election of officers. Y. Reelects Louis A. Strand has been reelected president of the YMCA.

E. Burton Shaw is the vice- president of the. association. Jo- jtoocrt f. railey treasurer.

Breach of Peace Arrest George Washington Thorne. 48. of 103 West was arrested late Wednesday on a charge of breach of the peace. Det. Set Thomas G.

Sayers said that the charge was lodged in connection witrt a disturbance at a local restaurant Feb. 6. Thorne is alleged to have shot himself in the leg during the disturbance, police said. He will appear in police court Thursdav morning AL Birthday Party Plans for a birthday party on March 11 were made by the James J. Shea Post.

AL. Wednesday night. Members of the auxiliary and wives of Legionnaires will be invited. The program will include movies and refreshments Commander Carin John said that the Post will conduct an extensive' fund raising campaign to sunnort Arthur J. Connell of Mid-dletown in his candidacy for national commander.

At Wednes day's meeting a class of candi- Vs Men's Club Praised Waite or North Adams, regional 'director, eomnli- its work in the community espe cially with young people during a dinner meeting at the Nathan Hale Hotel Wednesday night. Waite told members that the definition of service in the organization is "service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy-on earth." Plans were made for a membership drive starting March 1. Ponpy Dav Chairman The VFW Auxiliary Wednesday night named Mrs. Ethel Pin-kiewicz chairman for the group's annual Poppy Day. ine program will be held May 2.

muni ui mil-sciiuui. mis na inc. first time any student group has visited the local airport. The students were told that plans are under way for an expansion of the airport by the town, in co-operation with Ihci Federal Government Mrs. Albert Lclline.

Mrs. Mary Louise Lepine. witc or Albert Lepine of Jo Center died Wednesday afternoon after an illness of three weeks at Windham Community Memorial Hospital. She was born in Canada June 12. 190S, a daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Emil Fontaine. Besides her husband, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edward Soltcsz of this city; three sisters. Mrs.

Aide a Gregoire of Holyoke. Mrs. Loretta Forticr of New York City and Mrs. Simonne Picard of Canada: and four brothers, Oscar. Armand.

Rene and Sylva Fontaine, all of Holyoke. Mass. The funeral w-ill be held at the Killourey Bros. Funeral Home. 38 Union Saturday at a.m.

with a Solemn High Mass of Requiem in Sf: Mary's Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Jo-; seph's Cemetery. Friends may; call at the funeral home Thursday and" Friday from 2 to 5 and! 7 to 10 p.m. Awarded Divorce Mrs.

Marion iLucey) Ives of this city was awarded a divorce on the grounds of habitual intemperance in Superior Court here Wednesday from Roland E. Ives also of this city. Judge John H. King gave the petitioner the custody of their young daughter with the respondent having the rights of reasonable visitation. He was ordered to pay the sum Mel1 house in Bolton beginning Tllc -I vkcd into sections with each 547 and high team'three strings of 1.629.

In the team play, the Butchers defeated the Liberators, the Rangers won over the Bankers: the Professors defeated the Cards: the Bombers defeated the Red Sox and the Yanks won over the Brokers. Stafford Snrimtfs Rotary Awards 10-YearPinsTo Seven Members STAFFORD SPRINGS. Feb. 23 (Special i Ten-year Rotary service pins were presented to seven members of the Stafford Rotarv Club al the weekly din ner-meeting Wednesday niehl all the Maple Grove Inn. John At.

Patten, club president, awarded the pins to Clax-ence D. Benton. Attilio R. Frassinelli. Dr.

Wen-delin G. Luckner. John H. Mullen and Dr. William II.

Warm-ington. charter members, and also to Alfred Mailer and John Sargent, who became members shortly after Hie club was organized. Dr. Warmington. Fras sinelli.

llallcr and Sargent are past presidents of the club. The Rcv. Canon Jones of Christ Church Cathedral will be the mid-week Lenten speaker Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal church. Canon Jones i chairman of the youth commit tee for the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.

11 will bo his second visit to Grace Church. Head Minstrel Snlvatore Trinoli will serve chairman and director of the annual St. Patrick's Night Minstrel to be presented in Warren Memorial Town Hall March 20 and 21 at 8:15 p.m. The minstrel is being sponsored by the Rev. Felix J.

O'Ncil Council. KotC. Committees for minstrel were announced as follows: Director of chorus. Lester Russell stage and properties. George Lewis: program.

Richard v. Browne, and tickets, John W. Zelz. Cpl. Charles Fonlanella.

son of Mr. and Mario ronianeia ot nestford Avenue, was recently graduated from the IBfiih Amnhibious Transportation Co. at Fort Eustis. ami is now head truckmaster at Fort Story, 'here he and his brother. Cpl.

Mario Fonlanella. are both stationed. The two brothers nre graduates of Stafford High School and since enlisting in the Army in 1930. have been together. Their service incl'r'cs a fin- of duly with the Army in Greenland.

Son Born A son. David Alan, was born recently to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Finnega of Hot Snrings.

Ark. The child is. a grandson of Mrs. Benedict Schwa nda Sr of Upland Terrace. The mother is the former Eugenia Sehwumla.

The Rev. Roland T. Heaco*ck, pastor of Staffordville Congregational church will address high school sludent body at an assembly Friday afternoon. Mr. Heaco*ck will speak in connection witli the observance of World Brotherhood week.

Arrangements are being made for a concert to be presented by the University of Connecticut Band at a high school assembly late in March. 4-11 Training School Officers and renorlers of clubs in Stafford with Hieir ers will attend an officers 4-Hi uud training school to be held Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall in Ellington. Representatives of 4-H clubs in Somcrs. Ellington and Union will also attend.

The program will include a movie on narlinmpnlnvv procedure, discussion groups on inc amies lor eacn ott'eer ana reports from the discussion group. Somers The Latlies Aid Society ot Somers Congregational Church will sponsor a nvlitary uh'st and setback party in the social rooms of the church Thursday at 8 p.m. Hostesses will be Mrs. Kenneth Batch. Mrs.

Harold Hammer. Mrs. Thomas New-some ant' Mrs. Joseph Verity. Miss Lmihe C.

Bugbee is snending several days in Albany, N. where she is a guest in the home o' Mr. and Mrs. Carlton C. Gordon.

The second union Lenten service will be held in Somcrs Congregational Church Wednesday 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be th Rev. William Thistle, pastor of Stafford Springs Congregational Church. Duke Going Along for Ride LONDON. Feb.

25 ID The Duke of Edinburgh will ride in the Royal coach with his wife when she goes to Westminister Abbey June 2 to be crowned tjucen Elizabeth II, it was learned tonight. Speculation has oecn rite fori sonic weeks on the exact role the, Duke will play in the rituals, since; he has no official position. I i I Wiliam Leo Hunt. 56. of 976 Enfield widely known as a retail dealer in carpets and rugs, was found dead in his home Wednesday afternoon.

He apparently had suffered a heart attack shortly after lunch, police He was born in Lowell. Oct. 1. 1S9G. son of the late Michael H.

and Margaret Kecnan Hunt. He came to Thompsonville years ago and iiad been in husiness here for 25 years under the firm name of Hunt and Shea. He was a member of the En-fieri Fish and Game Association and formerly was prominent throughout this area as an official in sporting events. He returned recently from several weeks in Florida. Besides i wife.

Mrs. Mary (Sheal Hunt, he leaves two sons. Edward associated with his father's business, and William in the Army at Ft. Devens. and two sisters.

Miss Teresa G. Hunt of Thompsonville and Mrs. Lil lian Lang ol Asbury Park. N. Mrs.

Hunt, who was in Florida was notified of her husband's death and returned here bv plane late Wednesday night. Funeral arrangements, in charge of the Lecte Funeral Home, arc incom plete. CVO Wins Cliamnionshln The basketball team of St. Pat rick CYO won the championship of ihe Springfield a i I News tournament at the Spring- iicin Boys liud Wednesday night. The championship a oh-j tamed by a 44 42 win over Ihe SDringficld Rockets.

A long shot by Johnny Porcollo in the final seconds of play gave the victory lo tnc local group. Don Malley was the high scorer for the CYO with 10 points to his credit. The team received a champion- snip Danner and each ot the in dividual players received a miniature gold basketball. Fran Charcttc is the team manager and Nick Gaetini is the coach. Victor Verdini is the junior man-; agcr.

lie pla' crs are Don Palmieri. Walt Sokol. Bob Yellinek. ron Malley. John Pm-ccllo.

Fran Furey. Jim Casey, Frank Burke and Don Dini. Nuffield Tax Rate Jumps To 25 Mills; Up 2 From 1952 SUFFIELD. Feb. 25 (Special) The Board of Finance announced a tax rate of 2514 mills after its meeting Tuesday afternoon in the selectmen's office in the Town Hall.

This is an increase of 2U mills over last year's tax rate of mills, axes arc due and payable March 15 and July 13. Police Chief Frank Sutula Tues day arrested Alfred P. Roy, '22, of 3 Douglas Springfield, on a charge of larceny. Roy will, ap pear in town iouri inarcn z. Bonn was fixed at S100.

Officer Ear! Waterman assisted Chief Sutula in the investigation. Roy is alleged lo have stolen lumber owned by Adam Sobinski from a house being built by Ernest Rov on Boston Neck Road Feb. 12. Rntllo Sleeting 1 Edward L. Stoughton.

chairman of the Suifield Police Commission, has invited the Board of Selectmen and members of the Board of Fire Commissioners and the chief and deputy chiefs of the fire de partment to attend the meeting of the Police Commission March 6 at the Town Hall. At that time an engineer of the Southern New England Telephone Co. will pre sent pians tor an improved radio communications system for the consideration of the department heEfHs. At the meeting Tuesday or the Bradley Field Kiwanis ciub. Mr.

Burton Frazier. chairman of the committee on Little League participation, reported that Mr. Joseph Tracy, postmaster of Warehouse Point, has been chosen manager for the Kiwanis team which will be included in the four-team league of Windsor Locks and Warehouse Point. Plans for the season were discussed and the schedule for, the year accepted. Garden Club The March meeting of the Suf-field Garden Club will be held March 2 at 2:30 p.m.

at the home of Mrs. James S. Coburn, 385 Main St. Mrs. Franklin R.

Swift ot Woodbridge will speak on "Flower Show Practice." Mrs. Sidney chairman, will be assisted by Mrs. Thomas Denne. Mrs. Howard Russell, Mrs.

H. Leslie Pomeroy, -Mrs. Richard P. Carter. Mrs.

Spencer Montgomery Mrs. Frank Whipple. Mrs. Ralph Hansen, Mrs. Paul Fox and Mrs.

Martin Bcrlyn. Sufficid Grange will hold its! weekly round and square dancei Friday evening from 8 p.m. to midnight at Mapleton Hall with of $5 a week for the support ofiseph A. Flnnzer secretary and Rockville High School for 34 i School. A small charge will be years, will retire at the close nlade for Ihe injections.

ot Ihe present school year. it! was announced Wednesday byjlurOflO ItrOOK Superintendent of Schools A'rthu'r E. Chatierton. She is the oldest Chairman Harry Quist of the teacher, in point of year's serv-! Infantile Paralysis drive for East ice. at Roeld-ille iilth stchnni I Windsor reports that S1.55S.67 has kill 1,1 lit LU fireman taking care of distribut ing ihe new cards to a part of town.

Fire Chief Massolini has suggested that residents destroy Ihe old fire call cards which they now have to avoid confusion and error. All cards are expected to be delivered by Sunday. Massolini said. A well child conference for pro-school children will be held at the Bolton Elementary School next Tuesday at 9:30. The well-child conferences arc sponsored by the local PTA and the State Dept.

of Health. Unless there are cancellations, no more appointments can be accepted for the Tuesday examinations according to Mrs. Roy Boswor'h. chairman of the local well child conference. Dr.

Hainsworth will be the attending physician. The next preschool clinic will be hold in June. A clinic for booster shots and vaccina. ionr will be held April ine notion elementary y-" 111 neaaquarters in Hartford. The donations were as 'oiiows: Loin cards.

5794.05; don- ations. S226.75; Hartford Tempo- itny uuniy nome, wareiiouse Point. S70: Melrose, house to -house canvass bv Miss Helen Grant. $129.50: Broad Brook Theater. S26: schools.

S191.84; coin boxes. S204.38. The expenses for the campaign were SS5.85. Chairman Quist expresses- his sincere thanks to the townspeople for their co-operation. There were 1.300 coin cards sent out and 457 returned.

ETC Club The regular meeting of the ETC Club ot Broad Brook Congregational Church will be held Monday at 7:45 p.m. in. the church parlors. The hostesses will be Mrs. Martin Hensel, Miss Jennie Geissler and Miss Elsie Johndrow.

Clamptoii Mrs. Helens Stensland will be in charge of the Lecturers pro gram at the Little' River Grange meeting Friday, Feb. 27, at p.m. The program will be a safety debate on. "Which Arc Better Drivers Men or Women?" Stensland will' choosa i judges as well as her own dc.

uic wiuiu. 1 It was announced that the case Of Brendan James Karnaugh, vs Albert H. and Rose Riquier all of this city had gone over on I the docket. In the third case scheduled for hearing during the day. a -settlement for SS.000 was reported in a civil action in which Mrs.

Anna Selli of Killingly was suing Laas Paju of killingly, Joseph Patenaude and Mrs. Marguerite P. White both of Webster, for S12.000. The case concerned an accident in New Canaan in 1950 in which the plaintiff was injured when two cars came together: Booth For Drive The Rev. Roland A.

Guilmettc announces that the community booth on Main Street near North will be opened Thursday afternoon and eveninc and all riav Saturday in the interests of the building fund for St. Marv's School. The school bell which was salvaged from the fire Jan uary 30 will be nlaced near the booth and passcrsby may drop gifts In it as they walk along. according to Father. Guilmettc.

Rnd 'he econct oldest in the Rockville School svstem. A na- tive of Rockville she taught for four years elsewhere before com ing to Rockville High School in 1919. She lives at 19 Elm St. Firemen Culled The Center Fire truck was called out Wednesday afternoon on a still alarm to extinguish a grass fire at the lot at the corner of Maple and West Main streets, Club Meets The Rockville Motors Club will Thursday at 7:30 p.m.. at tirove.

This Club, composed of teen agcrs, was recently organized. Today's Calendar The Silver Cross Society of St. John's Episcopal Church will meet Thursday at 2:30 p.m., at the church. The Sewing Circle of the-First Lutheran Church will meet on Thursday at 2:30 p.m., at the church. Representatives of the Social Security will be at the Rockville Pos't Office Thursday from 10 a.m.

to noon, to confer with those having questions about Social Security. The Luther League of the First Lutheran Church will meet Tues- day at 7 p.m., at the church, ineoouinnasDeenusedinpastlmented the Y's Men's Club on March of Dimes drives with ef- iecuve results. Pouitjy Show Willimantic Business interests are cooperating with the Willimantic Poultry Association in its plans for the 29th annual exposition to be held in the state armory on Pleasant Street March 6, 7 and S. A larger and more varied exhibit of poultry is already assured, according to D. D.

Cava-naugh. manager of the exrjosi-tion since it was inaugurated nearly ou years ago. There wili be no admission fee 1 The second meeting for rcac-j bating team. The team Will havt tivating Troop 14, Boy Scouts ofjhad at least a week to prcpara will be held Thursday their talk..

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