2 30 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1957 ANNUAL ROD-E-0 OF JAYCEES SET FOR TEEN-AGERS Driving Contest April 28 At Parking Lot On Enficld St. Thompsonville, 28- Teen-age drivers of the community will he given an opportunity to test their skills at the annual rod-e-0 of the Enfield Junior Chamber of Commerce Sunday afternonn, April 28. at the lot on Enfield St. The affair is open to hoys and girls who will not have. reached their 20th year by 15.
Entrants must be licensed drivers and have a clean traffic record during the past six months. April 10 is' the deadline for tions. Application blanks may be secured from Peter Staszko of the Enfield High School faculty. Entries should be filed with Stanley Paduch of 8 Southwood Rodert Berger or Charles Alaimo. Engraved plaques will be presented those placing first, second and third.
The local winner will qualify for entry in the state mination contests early in June. The state champ will compete at the national contest at Washing. ton. D. C.
Scholarships of $2000. $1500 and S1000 respectively, will go to those placing first, second and third. John Kos and George Laws are cochairmen. Harry Romer heads the judging and scoring tee. Stanley Bishop is chairman for publicity and grounds.
Edward Allen i is awards chairman. Miss Mcflugh's Will Is Allowed; Charities Gain Thompsonville, March 28-In a decision today. Judge Joseph T. Glista of Probate Court for the District of Enfield approved and Miss allowed Winifred the McHugh will of of the Central ate which leaves most of her more than $100.000 estate to charities. Follows Hearing Judge Glista's decision followed an all-day hearing on March 14: at which three cousins of the deceased objected to admission of the will.
Objections were based on capacity alleged and lack undue of Peter Garvin 115 Melville Objectors to, the will included Dorcester. Mrs. Gussie Bonin of Woburn, and Mrs. Helen Smith of Ashmont, all first cousins of the deceased. Sister of the late Dr.
John F. McHugh of this town. Miss McHugh died Dec. 9. 1956.
Several specific bequests are contained in her will, including $5000 to the local St. Patrick's Church, $2000 each to Mrs. Sarah Cannon and Mrs. Nellie Crane, both of this town: and approximately $7000 more in small bequests. The remainder of estate comprises halt sizable trust fund the income therefrom going to Enfield High School.
The remainder would be shared by the Newington Home for Crippled Children: Junior Republic, Litchfield; Connecticut Institute for the Blind; Capuchian Fathers and Franciscan Fathers, Pittsfield. and the Fathers of St. Edmund in Alabama. The estate inventory will not be filed until later. At the March 14 hearing, Francis O'Loughlin of Rockville, former judge of probate for the District of Ellington, who drafted the will.
testified Miss was "very capable" when talked with him in 1953 and 1954. He also testified she repeatedly said she "wished give all her money to charity and was not interested in her relatives and they were not interested in her." Dr. Bernard S. Dignam. Miss Mc Hugh's physician, told the court the Central St.
woman was of sound mind in 1954 when the will was executed. Several witnesses told the court that the memory and reflexes of Miss McHugh became progressively poorer, starting in 1952. Miss Allen to Talk To DAR Chapter Thompsonville, March 28-Miss Barbara Allen of Norwich, state chairman for national defense. will be speaker at a meeting of Penelope Terry Abbey chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Tuesday, April 9, at 3 at the home of Mrs. Walter Doll, 24 Grant Ave.
A delegation from the local chapter attended the 64th state conference of the DAR vesterday at Restland Farm. Northford. The group included Mrs. Allen Kerr, Mrs. Milo D.
Wilcox, Mrs. Chester Hathaway, Mrs. D. William Brainard. Mrs.
T. Arthur Frankland and Mrs. Elizabeth T. Allen. Mrs.
AlJen led the pledge of allegiance to the flag and submitted a report as state chiarman of the nominating committee. DISCIACCA RITES HELD Thompsonville, March 28-The funeral of Charles V. DiSciacca of 49 Garden was held this morning at the Browne funeral home with A solemn requiem high mass in St. Patrick's Church. Rev.
John M. DeZinno was celeRev. Vincent F. Lyddy, deacon; and Rev. George Butler, subdeacon.
Soloist and organist was Walter Donohue. Honorary bearers, representing St. Joseph's Society, were Saverio Caronna, Guiseppe Rosato, SalSanto vatore Rosato, Maniscalco, Antonio Gaspare Colca and Giovanni Cardscio. Bearers were George Nye, William, Roy and Arthur Coons, Nicholas Angelica and Alfred lervolino. Burial in St.
Patrick's King St. Cemetery where Fr. Lyddy read prayers at the grave. The St. Joseph's Society ritual was read by Mr.
Caronna. Roberta Thompsonville, Patzsch, March daughter of 28-Miss Mr. and Mrs. Clarence C. Patzsch of 6 Victory Hazardville.
is valedictorian of the Enfield High School class of 1957, Principal Harry E. Tatoian announced today. Miss Nancy Gates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Bernard Gates of Taylor is salutatorian. honor students include: Carolyn Beardslee, Elaine Bennett, Lynn Blomquist, Howard Bromage, Constance Bushey, Rita Carrieri, Judith Corbett, George Crombie, Lawrence D'Addabo, Elaine Crous, Carolyn Harris, Joan Luczai, Lois Luke, Barbara McFall, George Pare. Alice Riley, Sandra Scofield, Joyce Carolyn Tanguay and Diane Whitney. MISS PATZSCH IS HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIAN Nancy Gates Salutatorian; Other Honor Students Named Collins Is GOP Candidate for 1st Selectman chairman. WILLINGTON, CONN.
Thompsonville. March 28- David N. Collins, Hazardville real estate man, was nominated unanimously tonight by the Republican Town Committee as first selectman candidate to fill a vacancy on the party ticket tor the May 6 biennial town elections. The vacancy was caused by the withdrawal of Nicholas Dell'Aq-2 uilla who was nominated as first selectman candidate at a caucus earlier in the month. The town committee was authorized by the caucus to fill vacancies which might occur.
8 A native of Hazardville and a graduate of the University of Connecticut, Collins has been engaged several years in the real estate and insurance business. He recently was recipient outstanding, young Enfield man of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Enfield Board of Finance and served AS a lieutenant in the Air Force in Korea. The town committee named William "Mac" Gray pubtion campaign. Paul Starr of licity chairman for the pre Hazardville will serve as finance Willington, March 28 Fire Chief Armide Fire Department No.
2 has announced that the next class in the fireman's training course will be held Friday at the town dump where oil and chemical fires will be started and extinguished. Members of the department are asked meet at the firehouse at 7 p. m. The final class of the course will be hled on April 6 at the training school in Willimantic. Chief DaRos urges every member of the department to attend both classes.
Worship service will be held at the Willington Hill Church at 11 a. m. on Sunday. Rev. A.
H. Kauffman will speak on the theme, "Going up to Jersalem." Sunday school will begin at 9.45 a. m. at the Memorial Church in South Willington. The bus will run on its usual schedule.
An open meeting will be held on April first at 7 7.30 p. m. at the Town Hall on Willington Hill 10 register boys for the Willington Junior Baseball League. There will be a registration fee of $1, which will cover insurance for the season. The age limit of the hoys will be from eight to 12 years as of August 1, 1957.
SOMERS, CONN. Somers, March 28-Mr. and Mrs. George Burns of Somers will installed as worthy matron and worthy patron of Baker Chapter, OES, Saturday at 7.45 p. Inie Temple, Stafford Springs.
A sister, Mrs. Dorothy A. Mueller. and Joseph J. Mueller of Wilbraham chapter, will be installing matron and patron.
Mrs. Burns' mother, Mrs. Bessie Hill, will be installing chaplain. Miss Elizabeth A. French, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph E. French of Cooper Lane, was married to Robert W. Betterley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Robert Betterley, Saturday at Somersville Congregational Church with Rev. Arthur Fitzgerald officiating. Attendants were Miss Margaret French, Miss Sylvia French and Charles Fox. Ushers included William Brink and Edward! French.
The couple will live on Snipsic Lake The bride is a graduate of Stafford High School and has been employed at the Aetna Life Insurance in Hartford. Her husband who attended Rockville High School and is A Marine veteran is cmployed by William Hutton of Somers. I A Springfield girl was injured Wednesday night in a one-car crash on Somers Mountain. The driver was not injured. Miss Carol Jorgensen, 16, was admitted to Wesson Memorial Hospital for treatment of a serious leg cut.
Hospital authoritics said her condition was fair and that she would be kept overnight for observation. State police said the driver, John WV. Kirk, 18. also Springfield, was charged with reckless driving. Kirk told police he lost control of the car because of equipment damage in another crash and not repaired.
The car skidded across the road and ended in a brook. It had to be towed away. State Trooper Frank LaForge and Auxiliary, WINDSOR LOCKS, CONN. Board Awards Approval to New Housing Project 'Windsor Locks, March 28 -John F. Fitzpatrick, chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, has announced that the commission has approved another housing development in town, the final plans being submitted at a meeting of the commission last night by the Keddy-Vadnais Construction Co.
The, development will be known as Elmwood Terrace and runs west off Proprietor's Ilighway. It is located just north homes on the north side of West. Elm and the 34 houses in the new development will face on a new street designated AS Woodland 7 new 50-foot-wide paved road. City sanitary sewers are to installed in the development by the company, as well AS A system of storm drainage which will types dump dry into wells one of the 6500 nessest capacity and leachnig fields. In connection with the development, legal advisers of the Keddy, Vadnais Co.
made a thorough search of the controversial Proprietor's Highway which borders the east side of Elmwood Terrace. The search dated back to 1790 in the town of Windsor ore records, this town being a part Windsor at that time. As a resutl of the search has been found that Proprietor's Highway is a public highway and is owned by the town of Windsor Locks. The Keddy-Vadnais Co. has agreed to pave this highway, although it is not part of the new development.
Work on the project is expected to get under way next week. Board Will Hear Zoning Appeals Windsor Locks, March 28-J. Robert Montgomery, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, has announced that a public meeting of the board will be held in the town office building on Church St. Tuesday evening at 8 p. m.
to act on six applications for variation of the zoning ordinance. William J. Poggi of 45 West St. asks permission to build a garage in violation of the present restrictions at his home, located at the intersection of Spring and Sts. Ralph McComb of South Center St.
seeks a permit to alter a substandard structure on South Center. St. for occupancy as a dwelling. Harold Maston of Jubrey Lane is seeking a permit to construct a breezeway between his house garage in variation of the zoning requirements for the space between attached building and property line as stated in the zoning regulations. St.
The Cleaners of 6 Oak is asking for a permit to erect A sign in connection with its new store at 144 Main St. Mrs. Geraldine Austin of 25 Chestnut coeds from sale of the bottles will be used by the Jaycees for community youth activities. St. is asking permission to make alterations to her house at 25 Chestnut these alterations not in conformity with regulations.
Albert Miller of 411 Halfway House Rd. requests permission to build a garage at his home property in violation of requirement on distance from lot side line. 1 Windsor Locks Briefs Mr. and Mrs. Louis F.
Marconi of Elm St. with her sister, Mrs. Frances Conklin and daughter, Kathy, of Suffield, have returned from Denver, after a week's visit with friends. John L. Quagliaroli, manager of Park Chevrolet Co.
on North Main is sponsoring a soap box derby rally on premises of the company Friday evening, April 5, at 7:30. Boys between the ages of 11 and desiring to take part in district derby to be held in June in East Hartford are asked attend this meeting. Movies will be 'shown refreshments served. Applications for the deroy will he distributed for signing by a parent of the boy. Information can be obtained from Bill Sizer at Park Chevrolet Co.
A public card party will be held in the Masonic Hall on Church St. tomorrow evening at 8, sponsored by Connecticut River Grange. The Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a bottle collection throughout the community Sunday, starting at 9 a. m. Persons having bottles give to this campaign are asked to have them in boxes or.
cartons and placed in front yards or near curb. Pro- Sadlak Files Bill to Lower Income Taxes Washington, March 28 (P) A bill to lower individual and corporate 'income taxes to a maxinjum of 42 per cent through a series of annual reductions was introduced. today by Rep. Sadlak Sadlak said that increased federal revenues in prospect should permit tax cuts government spending is brought under control. "The time has come," he said.
"to enact a realistic program of forward cohedulincome tax reductions tax-payers The bill would schedule uniform annual reductions for each bracket of individual income tax rates William Stetner of Stafford Springs investigated. Rockwell Holcomb has returned from a two weeks trip for the Farm Bureau to Chicago. He was accompanied by his wife and mother, Mrs. Wayne Holcomb, to Cuyahoga, where they were guests of Mrs. Wayne Holcomb's sister, Miss Bessie Pardee.
land for the corporate tax, spread over five years beginning next Jan. 1. Provision is made. in the discretion of the President and Congress more than for a year postponements at a time for should not A be unbalanced budget and deficit financing threaten. Because of this rate reductions could be spread over a maximum of nine years.
Individual income tax on the first net income-paid by all taxpayers--would drop from the 20 per cent to 15 per cent. Gradual reductions also would be made in the progressive rates on higher income so that by the end of the five or more years the peak rate would be 42 per cent. to corporations, the present normal tax would be lowered 'from 30 per cent to 22 per cent on the first $5000 of income, and surtax from 22" to 20 per cent, bringing the combined top rate from 52 to 42 per cent. STAFFORD SPRINGS Plan Program, Name Officers For Polio Group Stafford Springs, March 28-Preliminary plans for mass inoculation of Salk vaccine for Tolland County towns were made at a meeting of representatives from the 13 towns of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. It was revealed at the meeting that five towns the county, Bolton, Columbia, Andover, Coventry, and Hebron, have already completed two shot inoculation programs for children and adults and are planning for the final clinic.
Named AS a committee for other county towns were Edward Y. O'Connell of Highland chapter chairman: Etalo Gnutti, Mrs. Alfred Sorriachi of ColumHigh so county treasurer bia, women's activity chairman, and Irwin Polens of Village Hill, Several awards were presented for work with National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Receiving the awards were Mr. Gnutti, for five years service; Nicholas Armentano of Grant for.
15 years; Hyman Vershup of Somers for 15 years; Mrs. Sorriachi for 15 years; Mrs. Floyd Phelps of Willington for. 15 years; Mrs. Thomas Birmingham of Andover, 15 years; Mrs.
Eleanor of Coventry, 10 years: Robert Kahan of Rockville, 10 years, and Mrs. Barbara Wythe of Hebron. five years. Mr. O'Connell was re-elected county Chapter chairman at the meeting.
Other officers elected were. Etalo Robert Gnutti, Kahan, treasurer vice-chair- and Mrs. Sorriachi, secretary. Named to the executive were, the officers and Nicholas Armentano, member large. The meeting was held at the Old Homestead Inn in Somers.
Decorating Easter Eggs Feature of Meeting Stafford Springs, March 28-Decorating Easter eggs will be featured at the April 4 meeting of the West Stafford ParentTeacher Association at the West Stafford School at 8 p. m. Mrs. Joseph of Poquonock will demonstrate the art of egg decorating in a Lithuanian manner. She will have with her eggs that have been in her for erations.
Those attending Thursday's meeting are asked to bring along two hard-boiled eggs. The West Stafford Girl Scouts. are invited to attend the meeting and learn the ways to provide attractive eggs for Easter. Note Anniversary Stafford Springs, March 28-Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Beaulieu of Bellrose St. today observed their 25th wedding anniversary. With members' of their families they attended an anniversary mass in St. Edward's Church and later left by automobile for Columbus, Ohio, where they will visit with Mrs. Beaulieu's sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. George Haraghety. They were married in St. Edward's Church March 28. 1932, by the late Rev.
Felix J. O'Neil and have lived here all of their married life. Mrs. Beaulieu is the former Elsie Panciera, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Pelligrino Pancicra. She attended the local schools and is a member cf Court Isabella, Catholic DaughAmerica, St. Edward's Women's Guild and the Stafford Booster Club. Mr. Beaulieu is A native of Monson, and is now a member of the Stafford Police Department and previously was employed at the Cyril Johnson Woolen Co.
The couple have one son, Donald Beaulieu, a senior at Stafford High School. Stafford Briefs Stafford Springs, March 28-The third annual baskethall game between the Stafford High School Teachers and the ElemenSchool teachers will be played Saturday at 8 p. m. at the high school gym. Proceeds from the game will gO towards the Teachers Club Scholarship Fund.
Stafford members of the Sisterhood of B'nai Israel Synagog, Rockville, will assist at the cloth and food sale to be held April 4 from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 5 to 8 p.
m. in the Congregation's Recreation Hall on Talcott Ave. in Rockville. Rey!" Arnold Hunt, Methodist minister from Australia, will be guest speaker at the union Lenten services Sunday at the Second Congregational Church, West Stafford, at 7.30 p. m.
Fire Chief Wilfred Sabourin has announced that the issuing of permits for burning rubbish in the open will be suspended until after sufficient rainfall has wet the ground. Reno Francini of Brown Ave. will serve AS chairman for the seventh annual Children's Fishling Derby, sponsored by the Staf- SUFFIELD Proposed Town Dump Site Is Voted Down Rejection of Latest Area Made After Neighboring Residents Register Strong Protest Suffield, March 28-The latest site proposed for a sanitary land fill dump was turned down at town meeting tonight. The main opposition 'to the David Coffin site on Mountain Road, as was true of previous sites. came from neighboring residents, both on Mountain Rd.
St. The neighboring dead were also used as an argument for the opposition, as "respect for the dead" in the nearby West Suffield Cemetery WAS stressed. In spite of attempts on the part of Russell Graves, former chairman of the dump site committee, who approved the same site four years ago, to explain that thedand, fill asset disposal through area can reclaim- be ing unsightly properties, "a was still a dump by any other name" to a majority of the voters. The cost of the property, set at $9000, plus the cost of a road to be built into it, also was a matter of contention. Paul Hryniewicz wanted detailed estimate of the total cost, including the cost of the bulldozer and of operations.
But the dump site had some support. Robert Borg, forestry expert, spoke in favor of the site. He said: "You could not have a better site for a sanitary fill disposal area with suitable soil and good drainage." He also said: "'The reclaimed land could be used as a supplement to the town forest and give the taxpayers a return on their money." Whitfield spoke favor of the sanitary land fill dump ence method of from the personal experiment using A sanitary land fill dump four months of the year at his Southampton, Long Island, summer home. Mrs. Paul Griswold, of the Suffield League of Women Voters, spoke of the League's interest in establishing a town dump.
She said the League favors the land fill dump method but did not back any particular site. Chief spokesman for the opposing neighboring property owners were Miss Anastasia Sheridan, who brought a petition from other neighbors, and Mrs. Harry Nelson, who claimed she knew every inch of the property and described it as being mostly a "murky bottomless swamp." The property owner who claimed most serious damages from the proposed dump site was Daniel Sullivan, proprietor of the Travelers Rest Home. Last year he opposed the Samuel Orr site for a dump, located near Coffin property, on behalf of the Travelers Insurance Co. Tonight he protested the Coffin property site disc a private citizen because he plans to make a private rest home of his property.
He declared he would not go ahead with plans to improve his rest home as a private business the Coffin dump site was approved. After the emphatic negative vote to the proposed site, First Selectman Francis Leahy withdrew second article on the agenda the, act: on appropriating $9000 to buy Coffin property for a sanitary land fill dump. The third article for tonight's meeting, in regard to requesting the Commissioner of Agriculture for advice and assistance in initiating a.soil conservation and flood prevention project in the Salmon Brook watershed area, was passed upon the motion of Anthony Kuras. Suffield is part of the Salmon Brook watershed area, because all the land over the mountain in Suffield drains into Salmon Brook. A request for a study on Stoney Brook was also proposed and the town officials will inquire about such a survey.
About. 300 people packed the Suffield High School auditorium tonight for the discussion on dump, but many left before the third article was presented. James S. Coburn was moderator. Suffield News Briefs Emily Seaber Parcher, landscape Suffield, March 28 advisor from Sharon, will speak 'on "Easy gardening for busy housewives" at the Suffield Garden Club meeting Monday afternoon on in Suffield Academy.
There will be a demonstration by the flower arrangement group. Mrs. Frank T. Wyckoff is chairman. The Brotherhood of Second Bapford Fish and Game Club, on the opening day of the fishing season, April 20 at the Hyde Park pond.
Otto Goltz, physical education instructor in the Stafford Schools and high school basketball coach. was re-elected president of the Quinebaug Valley Conference for his second term at the annual meeting this week in Putnam. Automobile owners in the Stafford area must secure their 1957 registration plates by Sunday, March 31. A sub-branch office of the Connecticut Motor Vehicle Department has been set up in the Memorial Building in Rockville for issuing plates and it will be open Friday from 8.30 a. m.
to 4.30 p. m. and on Saturday from 8.30 at m. until noon. Miss Peggy Greene, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John C. Greene, of West Stafford has been appointed to serve as A member of the sophom*ore step-singing committee a for the annual commencement activity at Willimantic State Teachers College. Ionic Lodge Fellowship Club will meet Tuesday at 7.30 p. m.
at. Ionic Temple, East St. A pitch contest will be held with the Nathan Hale Square Club as guests. WESTFIELD 26 ELM STREET Tel. LO 2-29551 WOMAN'S CLUB PLANNING 'LIVE' SHOW OF HATS Gardening Materials Will Be Feature of May Meeting Westfield, March 27-A fashion show of hats made out of live materials partaining to gardening will be the feature of the May 9 meeting of Westfield Woman's Club Garden Club meeting at the Court St.
clubhouse. All members will participate in the show, which will be preceded by a luncheon at 1. It is hoped to obtain several professional people as judges. it was announced today by officials. Prizes will be awarded for the most original, most the funniest hats.
Vegetables, fruits, wild flowers and lifel will be used to decorate the hats. Mrs. Donald Richards will be luncheon chairman. The committee in charge of the fashion show will be Mrs. William Rutzen, chairman, and Mrs.
Saul Kimball and Mrs. William C. Chisholm. It was also announced the club will Stanley Park with two Laburnum Vossi trees in appreciation for all the assistance given the club through the years. Permit for Two Signs Cancelled Westfield, March 28-Building Inspector Thomas Conlon reported tonight he has cancelled the permits for the erection of two advertising 'signs by Durkin Motor Sales the corner of Court Pleasant Sts.
Conlon said the sign permits 10 days ago and then cancelled them "because of misrepresentation of the location." Moose Officers Are Nominated Westfield, March 28-Westfield Lodge of Moose nominated officers tonight with three contests feature the election on April 11. Joseph Kominak, president lodge governor, and Maxwell Fisk of Huntington, a past governor, have been nominated for election as governor for the coming prelate, year. Other Lawrence contests Iolcomb will heal James Fortier; truslee for three years, George Dion and Frederick Moson. 4 Nominated unopposed were: junior governor, Edward Zielinski; treasurer John Rice. Hours for balloting at the Moose on the election day will be foone 1 to 8.30.
Sale Good For Sports Night 4. tist Church will hold a supper meeting Monday at 6.30 p. m. followed by recreational activity. The supper committee is Roger Loomis, chairman, Wilson Barry, Donald Stiles, David Johnson and Sydney Fuller.
The program committee is Clifford Prior and Carl Toothill. ond Baptist Church will have an Starting Sunday at 10.45, Secinfants' nursery each Sunday morning during the church service. Two mothers will be in charge. Tickets for the Rotary Revue April 25 and 27 are now available. The hustling 4-H Birds of Suffield will meet Friday at the club house at of 7.30 p.
m. Slides will be shown 4-H activity in Hartford County. Charles Rogalla is in charge. Prout, Kuras Vote in Favor Of Resolution Suffield, March 28--A resolution approving an amendment to the Constitution concerning the holding of other office by members of the General Assembly was passed by a two-thirds vote today in the House of Repreroll sentatives. The vote taken by call was 201 to 47.
tives, William Prout and Both of Suffield's' representaKuras, voted in favor of the resolution. This resolution is A substitution for the House Joint Resolution Number 58 in regard to dual office holding which is one of the constitutional ammendbills hacked by the Connecticut League of Women Voters. Hayes Enlists In Marine Corps Suffield, March 28-William E. 18, son of Mr. William E.
of Rattley has enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps, according to the Hartford recruiting station. He volunteered to serve for a period of three years. He was among a group' of enlistees that departed Parris Island, S.
where he is currently undergoing his recruit training. A former student of Hartford Regional Technical School, Pvt. Hayes was employed by prior enlistment. Sanford Co. of Thompsonville, In addition to his instruction at Parris.
Island, he will receive four weeks of advanced combat training will at Camp Lejeune, N. C. He then be granted a leave to visit his family and friends before reporting to his first duty assignment. Westfield, March 28-Mrs. Herman P.
Wolff, general chairman, today stated she wished to thank all who contributed 10 the success of the 17th annual Older Girls and Tri-Hi-Y Conference conducted in this city recently. Especially recognized by Mrs. Wolff are the efforts of the following committee chairmen: Mrs. Alfred Rios, chairman hospitality, who found over-night lodging for 550 girls; Mrs. Charles C.
McPherson, chairman of meals, chased food who and pursupplies for the, entire delegation. Mrs. Howard W. Smith, chairman of arrangements, who was responsible for the use of facilities for the conference program at the Westfield High School: Mrs. Allen Brownlee.
chairman of transportation, who with a corps of helpers from, the Junior Volunteer Service Westfield Woman's Club drove the young guests to their hostesses' homes Friday afternoon and evening and C. Henry Klaubert, who was chairman of publicity. The expedition of Commodore Perry to the China Seas and Japan is referred to as the "Black Ship Festival." Committee Heads Receive Thanks Westfield News Briefs Westfield, March 28-First gregational Church Woman's Union Groups 4 and 8 will conduct a rummage sale Friday from 9 to 8 in the parish house. Items for sale will include dishes glassware, babies' and children's goods, shoes, novelties, gadgets and all types of clothing. A preliminary meeting to discuss possible 30-year reunion of Westfield High School Class of 1927 will be Friday at 8 in the office of Hugh G.
Flynn at 102 Elm St. All class members interested are asked to attend. Mary Ann Janiszewski of St. Mary's High School, winner of the local speaking contest sponsored by District 33-Y of Lions International, will be guest of Westfield Lions Club at a Zone meeting Friday at Wayside Inn, West Springfield, when the zone finals will be conducled. Westfield State Teachers College students will elect a Student Government vice-president and social chairman at elections Friday.
Delegates will be elected at the Wednesday meeting of Whip City Memorial Legion Post 454. A closed retreat for 10-be will be conducted at the Marion Retreat House in Holyoke Friday through Sunday. Several local young women will attend. A son was born recently in Mercy Hospital, Springfield, to Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas A. La- Knights of Columbus Note Diamond Jubilee Today Hartford, March 28 (INS) Friday, exactly 75 years after Connecticut chartered the Knights of Columbus. one million memhers of the Catholic men's organization will begin to toot their One diamond of the jubilee loudest horns. is I tooters Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart, the the man to credited with boosting society its present size and scope.
Hart, who lives in St. Louis, stressed that the Knights not only operate beneficial projects in local communities, but have several important national functions. "We have 612 million dollars in insurance on our members, we've spent over five million dollars on a very successful paign to advertise the religion in national magazines, and we have made important contributions in the educational field." Hart smiled and continued: "Things weren't always like this, however. When the was founded, Catholics were generally poor men, living from week to week, and the death or disablement of breadwinner caused real hardship on the family. Our founder, Fr.
(Michael Givney sought to unite the Catholic men into a mutual society. Westfield, March 28-A heavy advance sale of tickets for the first annual sports night of St. Peter's Church Holy Name Society, Sunday night at 6.30 in SloHall was reported tonight by Anthony Strycharz, general chairman. Bill Moge, former Westfield High School coach and now coach at Chicopee High, will be toastmaster, assisted by Joseph Jaychym, Westfield Trade High School coach; Paul Schroenrock. Jack Toski and William Wise of Cathedral High School, who will participate in the brief speaking program.
The meal will be served by will caterers, and the entertainment feature a varied picture program of foothall, baseball, golf and fishing subjects. The society invites all Holy Name Society members from the area to attend. Reservations may he made by contacting Strycharz for other members of the society by Saturday noon. Tickets also may be purchased at the door Sunday. Airline Welcome Event Is Planned Westfield, March 28 Rotary Club will sponsor A "welcome" to Northeast Airlines at its Monday meeting at Tonelli's Little River Inn, it was announced today by Edward C.
Marth, program chairman. Northeast expects to begin operations at Barnes Airport the latter part of June. Original starting date- was shortly after the scheduled opening of the Massachusetts Turnpike in May, but the company has had to postpone its original starting date plans. City officials and representatives from local service clubs have been invited, Marth said, and it is expected West Springfield Rotary Club will be represented. Bests Are Feted At Florida Party Westfield, March 28-Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick A. Best, for many years well known residents here. and now residents of Fort Lauderdale, were honored last Sunday with a party which jointly celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary and constituted a house warming. Their daughter, Mrs.
Joseph Steiert of Fort Lauderdale, sisted the couple 'as hostess. Among out-of-town guests was Lester O. Johnson, a relative of Mrs. Best, from Port Chester, N. Y.
The Bests resided a number of ycars at 128 Elm St. here. Mr. Best was active in local Odd Fellows affairs. 4 1 Panne, of Upper Pochassic Rd.
Several members of First Methodist Church will attend the spring rally of Springfield District Methodist Youth fellowship Friday at 4 in Holyoke. Joseph A. schadbourne of 92 West Silver named community chairman for Boston University's $1,500,000 alumni campaign. Noble Hospital Women's Auxiliary will conduct a food sale Friday from 10 fo 1 at the Rural Gas store in Elm St. Toys and stationery at cost prices from the Cherry Red Shop of the hospital also will be on sale.
St. Joseph's Polish National Church MK Club will conduct a home demonstration party Wednesday at. 8 in church parlors. The public is invited and proceeds will be for the church school building fund. Westfield sewing group of Helma Court, Ladies Oriental Shrine, will meet Thursday at 8 in the 48 Riverside Dr.
home of Mrs. Sophie Burkott. Mrs. Lena Schumann, president, will be co- 0 hostess. Members will make May baskets for the children at Shriners' Hospital.
City Treasurer Harold N. Barnes has been authorized to sell April 5, at rauction, 59 Southpublic on Friday, hampton Rd. for not less than the taxes, interest, costs, and charges owed to the city. Holy Trinity Church Polish Woman's Alliance will conduct a public card party Wednesday night in the school hall for the benefit of the Boy Scout troop. St.
John's Lutheran Church Ladies's Aid Society requests orders for flowers for the Easter service be placed as carly as possible with Mrs. Fred W. Wolla' of 15 Ashley St. or Mrs. Edward C.
Samplatsky of 8 McKinlcy Terrace. The society's next meeting will take place on April 11 instead of April 18, as previously planned. A chimney fire was extinguished by the Fire Department early today at the home of Mikoloj Jaros7, 171 Meadow St. A large tractor trailer truck owned by Benjamin Motor Express, of Everett, shifted its load early today in Broad forcing it 10 be parked on the east side of Park Square until the load was transferred to another trailer. Tween Timers of fire YMCA will have a "Fool's Frolic" dance Saturday from 7 to 9 at the Tickets will be on sale Thursday afternoon from 2.30 to 5 and Saturday morning from 9 to 12.
Christopher Malone is chairman of the ticket committee. Aides are Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Mango, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Frank George Popkiewicz, Abalan, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Snow, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Redpath, Mrs. Charles Cordonier, Mrs.
Lucien. ne Szenkum, Mrs. Mary Trustee, Mrs. Francis MacKinnon, and 1 Mrs. Harold Martin.
"In 75 years we've spread throughout North America, and fully realized all the aims set down in the original charter." "In the field of education," Hart went on, "we've just completed microfilming the contents of the Vatican Library and now the documents are available to scholars in North America. have given $500,000 for scholarships to the Catholic University, and established a million-dollar fund 19 provide free education in Catholic universities to children of members killed in World War II and the Korean conflict." Hart's offices are located in a block-size yellow brick building about mile from the site of the old St. Mary's parish house, where the socicty got its start. Across street, occupying other block, is the society's lishing plant, where everything from office stationery to the monthly magazine, "Columbia" is printed. Sunday, the Knights will officially launch their diamond jubilee year in Waterbury, birthplace of Fr.
McGivney. Among those present will be Francis Cardinal Spellman and Connecticut Goy. Abraham Ribicoff. TI 6.
