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Page 7 Burlington Free Press, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1945 Pfc. Mark Gardner Wounded in Action Capt. Verret, Army Chaplain, Mrs. Vosburg Collected More Than 152 Pounds of Faf Salvage During 1944 and Is First To Receive Certificate from WPB Mr.

and Mrs. Bank have City Decides Listing of Polls Profitable; Will Do If Again To Get Started farlier This Spring Constable Hayes Reports Much Progress In His Campaign To Collect Back Taxes received word that their son, Pfc. Mark Gardner (shown here) was Killed in Action H. Gardner, 76 Wu. ifl-n i 'J wounded in Germany Dec.

11. He is now making normal recovery. Pfc. Gardner went overseas in Burlingtonian Was With Parachute Troops in France i A I Polls will be listed in the city again this year, said City (J Sept. 1944.

Assessor Raymond L. Soule yesterday in the wake of an nformal meeting with members of the board of aldermen. Results from the first listing of 11944 listing project, the city as- 11 41 1 ii NOW OVERSEAS V0 O. Coutu have Dr. and Mrs.

G. 111 2 111 uurungion sessor's office anticiDates that a ist spring so encouraged the al received word much more complete listing will be that their son, Flight Officer Marcel D. Coutu If (shown here) has arrived ermen and board of assessors that was decided a similar listing hould be made this year. "We want to get started earlier lis year," asserted Soule in containing the listing. The 1944 listing id not get under way until after -pril 1.

In setting up the city's 1944-45 udget, the aldermen allocated for such listing should it be ecided to make one during the overseas, and is somewhere in tne uoutn obtained this year to eliminate any possible arguments between the city constable and the people that the latter, were not residents in the city as of a certain date. City Constable Edward G. Hayes reported yesterday that his campaign to collect delinquent poll taxes is making excellent progress. Although he declined to quote any figures, City Clerk Wesley T. Abell gave a rough estimate that at least 1,500 names had been added to the check list now being revised for the March election since mid Nov.

Most of the additions came from ff Pacific area. He received his wings as a glider pilot and appointment as a flight officer at Lubbock, Tex. i i I ourse of the year. Such work re-uires a small arm. of listers to lake a complete check of all the esidents in the city, particularly lose who have reached 21 and Receives- Purple Heart Word has been received by Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Hance, 850 North payment of delinquent poll taxes, the remainder by way of abate riould be paying a poll tax. undreds Have Up With experience gained from the ment because of old age, poverty LA or some other reason. ave. that tneir son, Corp.

Gunner Arthur J. More than 152 pounds of fat salvage were collectsd in 1944 by Mrs. Grace A. Vosburgh (above) of South Verret, Hance shown Capt. John J.

Lake Still Has (above) was killed in action Burlington, the first to receive a certificate of recognition from the U. S. war production board for her remarkable achievement and "patriotic effort in the national salvage program." The certificate was jointly awarded by the in tl Much Open Water here) has been awarded the purple heart for wounds received while in com in rittiiic, a.iUji. uxiig iU wuiu Udermanic Service lost Taxpayers 12,040 Last Year received by his parents, Mr. WPB and by a special committee to Mrs.

Vosburgh. The award was signed by H. M. Faust, national director of salvage; John O. Baxendale, chairman of the Vermont salvage division, and E.

W. Gracey, chairman of the South Burlington salvage committee. and Mrs. Alexander Verret, bat duty in Ger 91 Henry st. The message many.

Corp. Hance informing them of their son corner of the Hmesburg rd. and Left to right are Gracey, Missjcannot afford to give it to the sal-jeans of fat in 1945," said Mrs. Vos in death was from the Very Williston rd. enlisted in the U.

S. army Jan. vage and then go buy more to cook Jennie Mae Swett, Chittenden coun 'Lake Champlain had not yet succumbed to the rigors of winter, reported Harold F. McDonald of Shelburne Point yesterday. Large dark patches of open i ter north and south of Juniper island showed plainly against the snow covered ice.

McDonald said there was more open water visible yesterday than on with. But if women watched ev burgh tones more apologetic than justifiably boastful, as they well might have been. She had Rev. V. Nicolle, SSE, under ty home demonstration leader; Has Son In Army 23, 1941 and has ery bit of fat, they wouldn't find whom Capt.

Verret served since July, 1942. been overseas Mrs. Vosburgh has a son in the Mrs. Vosburgh, Baxendale, Maurice DeLaricheliere, South Burling Only absences from meetings revented Burlington's 12-man oard of aldermen from collecting leir maximum total pay of $2,160 uring 1944, it was reported at the Efice of City Treasurer Edward F. ynch yesterday.

He has participated in the North Capt. Verret was chaplain for army who recently left for duty out ton selectman, and Harry W. Wat- that true," believes Mrs. Vosburgh. She started with some salt pork a crockful of it.

This made a big and encouraging beginning, the 507th parachute troops, and side the country. had been overseas since Nov, African, Sicilian and Normandy D-day invasions. Since his enlistment he has been with the famous fighting first army. just started another can with a few table spoonfuls of fat in it, and was most concerned because the can could not be located. More Than 300 Extra Red Points "What did you do with all those red points you got for the fat?" 1943.

He entered the chaplains' and since then very little possible As it was, the aldermen collected South Burlington is only a little community, but we have collected a large amount of scrap iron and cans and rubber even dug old fat salvage has escaped her. None corps in June, 1942, and first re ported for duty at Fort Adams 2,040 during the past 12-month per- ling of the local office of the war food administration. No Job; Glad To Do It "I just kept right at the job and didn't let any fat get away. I don't consider it a job, i-eally, either," explain-ed the gracious little Mrs. Vosburgh, who lives with her R.

and was later chaplain with d. That was at the rate of $10 the regular monthly meeting tires out of swamps," said the en Mrs. Vosburgh was asked. "Well. I Plea of Not Guilty Entered by Savoy, 61, To a Morals Charge an infantry regiment at Fort Ben-ning, where he volunteered the board and $5 for one ad thusiastic town chairman.

of her record "crop" of fat was gleaned from neighbors or other sources it all came from the Vosburgh home. Uses Pig's Head And All just collect the fat and have tb no one has even approached the en pleasure of getting it ready to go urnea or special meeting, a max-num of $15 for any one month. If the priesthood June 18, 1939, and did graduate work at the Catholic university, Washington, D. C. Prior to entering the service he was at St.

Joseph's novitiate, Putney. Besides his parents, Father to take the training of a para trooper and was promoted to cap viable fat salvage record of Mrs. son, Malcolm, and daughter-in-law to the store, and that's the end of it for me. I don't know what I'd do Arthur J. Savoy, 61, of Essex "alderman doesn't attend he Vosburgh.

Children bring in a can tain in March, ia. He was "Whenever we kill pork and beef I get every possible bit of fat denied a morals charge involving oes not get paid. and their two girls in South Burlington. "It is more a pleasurable service. I'm glad to do it because if I had to-figure out red points awarded his paratrooper wings or two of fat a week for their mothers, but if the waste fat from Under the proposed charter The family gets them," she ex a 14-year-old girl when arraigned in municipal court yesterday and after four weeks of training.

animals killed by the farmers out here was salvaged and brought there aren't many other ways I can help," she added. from the waste parts. I use the pig's head and all," said Mrs. Vosburgh. "Then, we had some lard that we didn't like, so I used that too.

Already I have turned in eight plained. Her 152 or more pounds of fat meant more than 300 red points extra in 1944. Most of the fat was turned in at Gracey' store on the mendment which the aldermen dw seek, the $15 monthly limit ould be removed. On the basis of ie number of aldermanic sessions aid during the fall months, the Most hous-ewives complain that in to the stores," commented Gra cey," "we could help a lot." Verret is survived by two brothers, Omer and Albert, and two sisters. Miss Vivienne Verret and Mrs.

Elizabeth Caron, St. Johns-bury. A solemn funeral mass service will be held Friday morning at 10 in St. Joseph's church. they use all their fat, and so they was remanded to jail for want of $2,000 bail fixed by Acting Judge George L.

Agel. The court advised Savoy to obtain counsel pending further disposition of the case and told the respondent he could select his own at state's expense. He was born at Burlington in 1912, the son of Alexander and Anna Verret. He was graduated from St. Michael's college in 1935.

Father Verret also attended St. Edmunds juniorate at Swanton where he was treasurer of his class, and St. Mary's seminary at Randolph. He was ordained to lange, if it becomes effective, juld provide the aldermen with nsiderable additional compensa- Blow Denies Charge Of Careless Driving Joseph D. Blow, 35, of 364 No tee and program, Ruth Gage and committee.

The committees for the supper meeting Feb. 27 are: Kitchen, Julia Burns, chairman, Mary Hodgkins, sult the grills on both cars were considerably damaged, as well as the right front fender on the Lay-field auto and the left front fender on the Munson machine. on. Radio Programs on page 8. Winooski ave.

pleaded not guilty iMAAriPfc. Raymond Clayvelle Wounded ff IIMUU JlP Second Time; Items of City News Club and Fraternal in municipal court yesterday to a charge of careless and negligent driving and was released under Doris Martin and Frances Willard; dining room, Constance Pease, chairman. Madeline Reich and Shirley White. It was also announced that for the Feb. 13 meeting, Dr.

Viola Russell would address the club at 7:30 in the Community on "Sex and Marriage, of the case. James Richwagen, Age 9, Is Hurt While Coasting Suffers Concussion When Hit by Auto; Condition Favorable Three auto accidents were re: Blow was driving a truck that Life Underwriters To Hear Spencer Dodd of N. H. Spencer S. Dodd, agency manager of the Equitable Life Assurance became involved in an accident at No.

Union and North sts. on Jan. 18. society wih headquarters in Con in iteiaxion to tne iteturn oi til Joe.1' three children at their home on East Allen st. Mrs.

Archie Abair and daughter, Eileen, have left for New Jersey where they will make their home with their husband and father, Seaman Second Class Archie Abair, whose station is in- New Jersey. Sgt. Roger N. Lesage has returned to Fort Devens, For the second time in one year, t. and Mrs.

Alfred Clavelle of 'eaver have received a tele-am from the war department lforming them that their son, fc. Raymond Clavelle, has been ounded in action. He was wounded the first time July, 1944, in France. He to active duty in Nov. The legram which was received last Personal Mention cord, N.

will address the Burlington Life Underwriters association Jan. 25 at the Ethan Allen Yeoman Shirley Fraint Mrs. Robert Krueger of 32 Crow Becomes the Bride ley st. is convalescing at the Mary club. Dodd moved to Concord, N.

H. Fletcher hospital following a serious operation. after spending a 30-day leave with Of Sgt. A. J.

Levin from Boston four years ago to ening, stated that he had been'his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mrs. Ralph Tarble and daughter, Yeoman 2-C Shirley Fraint, WR, Lesage of 95 West st. He has just take charge of the agency compris ightly wounded in action in Bel Mrs.

Harold Ryder, of Brandon returned from thirty months over USNR, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ing the States of New Hampshire have returned home after visiting the later' sister, Mrs. Ruth Riv seas duty, and Vermont. Abraham Fraint of this city.

be Seaman Second Class Scott came the bride of Master Sgt. Dodd is a member of the Equitable GrouD Millionar's club, has ers, of 233 St. Paul St. and mother, Mrs. EUen O'Neil.

Welch has completed his basic ported to police yesterday. In one mishap, James Richwagen, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Richwagen, of 419 South Prospect received a slight concussion' of the brain when his sled went under the wheels of a moving car on South Willard st.

at 12:45 p. m. The child was kept at the Mary Fletcher hospital last night for observation, but examination revealed no broken bones and his condition was pronounced "good." His father is superintendent of the hospital. Jacob Levin, AUS, son of Mr. and training at Sampson naval train had many years' experience in es Mrs.

Charles Levin, Ogdensburg, It is estimated that the sands of tate Dlanning and business insur ing station, and is spending a leave with his wife and son at their N. Sunday in the Talmud Torah the Sahara desert have advanced ance. He will speak on'Troiitaoie um. Pfc. Clavelle entered the service two years ago and trained Camp Leonard Wood, and Louisiana.

He went overseas June, 1944. He has another brother in the Sgt. Robert Clavelle, who is just returned from overseas, iving completed his 30 missions, is now stationed at Chanute 2ld, 111. rogressive Study Club Meets hall, Burlington, in a ceremony per southwards about 186 miles as a ProsDecting." home on West Spring st. Knights of Columbus To Meet formed by Rabbi Zacharia Gell- result of improper cultivation.

While in Burlington. Dodd will man. sDend some time with Harry A The bride carried a white prayer Butler, district manager for the book decorated with a white orchid The Knights of Columbus council will meet this evening at 7:30 in their council rooms on Main st. Mrs. Alexander Pariseau re James was sliding across bouth Willard st.

following two other boys and a shower of lilies of the valley. TH T.S. pcck IhsuraucE flGCNCY She was given in marriage by her on sleds when a Plymouth coupe SrUutumce Equitable in Vermont. Prof. Heinrichs Tells Business Girls About Return of GI Joe Prof.

Waldo Heinrichs, Middle father. owned and operated by H. R. Mac ceived a telegram last night from Dr. Horace Gavreau at Lewiston, saying that his mother was Miss Ruth Fraint was her sister's The Progressive Study club held regular meeting Monday evening the home of the Misses of West Spring st I54COLLC6C ST.

only attendant and wore an aqua Gibbon, 35, came in contact with the Richwagen boy's sled, knocking the youngster unconscious. He was critically ill, there. burv. SDoke to the Business TL-5I3 Uua 25 Oool suit with a corsage of red roses, 5 asssmmmsm Girls club in the Waterman build Sgt. Arnold Becker was best man.

rushed to the hospital by MacGib ing last night. This was the second Following the wedding a recep in a series of meetings. "Are We LOCAL BRIEFS To Offer Prayers Promoters of tion and dinner was held at the Ready for GI Joe's Return?" Prof. home of Mr. and Mrs.

Barney Heinrichs, who teaches contempor Goldberg. the League of the Sacred Heart ary civilization at Middlebury col will meet in the Dwyer funeral bon. Three Cars in Collision A three car crash occurred at 8:20 a. m. in front of C.

P. Smith's on St. Paul st. when a Buick coupe owned and operated by Edward A. Ramsey, 50, of 24 Oak St.

collided with a Cadillac taxi driven by Loyal C. Swinton, 32, of 27 North lege, is a veteran of world wars rooms at 7:30 this evening to offer During the business meeting, iss Nina Cram was elected sectary of the club, to succeed the te Miss Delia Calvert. Miss had been secretary of the rogressive Study club since 1931, id she was also a charter Following the business proceed-gs, which were conducted by the esident, Mrs. V. H.

Peterson, ro programs were presented, irticularly interesting was the ovie review, given by Mrs. G. H. one and two. He said he had un No Traveling On Banana Oil prayers for Miss Elizabeth dergone the change all GI Joes 72x84 .95 Each will have to experience when they $6 CHICAGO, US) A business-man Awarded Silver Medal Clarence return from the war.

Psychological reactions of the E. Fisher of 24 Adams ct. has been asked a girl travel -agent for a berth on a west coast train. "You mean," he inquired coaxingly, "a Champlain st. and owned by Arthur Peters, 123 King st.

The impact of the collision sent one ve servicemen can be classed as com Black PetoMout Jlamlf. Goaii Shown in our stock. Made from the finer quality pelts. Garments that will give satisfaction. bat.

non-combat but abroad, and box of excellent candy won't get office lobs in this country. Prof. iles, and which covered many of hicle into the Pontiac sedan owned by William E. Plude, 57, of 130 newest movies as well as some me to Los Angeles?" "I don't know," the young lady replied. 'Try it in your gas tank and see." Heinrichs pointed out that the GI Joes would like to have people ask them questions about their travels Caroline which was parked.

Nashua Blankets are good Blankets. This 25 Woll and 75 Cotton Blanket in dust rose, cedar, blue and green, is an exceptionally warm and satisfactory Blanket. You can buy at $6.95. Ramsey was parked on the west ovies not yet released to the pub-A movie quiz was conducted by and the people but not about the side of the street and pulled out war itself. The boys and girls in awarded the 25-year medal of "faithful service" with the New England Mutual Life Insurance company of Boston.

He received the silver medal in a brief ceremony at the Hotel Vermont Monday afternoon. Charles F. Collins of Boston, agency secretary of the company, made the presentation. General Agent A. C.

Matthews of Rutland was also present. Fisher has been active in the Burlington Life Underwriters' association, having held all of the elective offices. and started to enter the driveway rs. Fred Merrill, and for this, uniform expect the folks at home to help them through blood plasma, club members teamed up into 'o sides. This program proved to Lanou's on the other side of the street.

Swinton was proceeding north. Damage resulted to the two right fenders, right door, left door salvage, Red Cross work and many other ways. They will resent TO be highly entertaining, as well educational to the members the slackers and labor strikers. and rear fender and left body of FLOWERS By Wire Anytime, anywhere. The next meeting will be held the Ramsey coupe and to the the home of Mrs.

Robert Pollin of East Allen st. on Feb. 5th. COLE During the business meeting, several committees were appointed. The nationwide banquet will be held March 13, and the committees are as follows: Place, Elma Von-Bruns, Lois Crites: table decora ie program at this time will be ven by Mrs.

William Daley, and Men Tear Hair When Barbers Leave subject will be "Electronics in FUR GO. right front fender, headlight, grill, hood and bumper of the Swinton-operated taxi, as well as damage to the rear left fender, tail light and bumper of the parked car. Mrs. Layfield in Mishap At 12:13 p. m.

at Bank and Pine sts. cars operated by C. Devillo jst-War Homes." HOMER, 111. LP) The men in this ench Club To Meet INC. town are tearing their hair and 'Members of the French club will begging for someone to clip 'em tions and place programs, Mavis Bero, Dorothy Marsh, Mary Crane, Lorraine Frances Danyow, Margaret Bessette; messages to other clubs, Madge Mullin, Ethel Buxton, Doris Delano; reservations, Mona Crawford and commit 14 Church St.

Geo. P. Cole, Mgr. One scissors and comb artist REMARKABLE VALUES! IN Munson, 52, of 22 Johnson st. and went into the navy.

Another de Winona M. Layfield, 35, of 281 parted for an army camp. The Shelburne st. collided with the re old their weekly meeting this vening at the home of Mrs. Edwin 'eladeau of Weaver st.

Following the business meeting, jard playing will be held, and rizes will be awarded. ersonal News Items last repaired to his farm. Heads shaggy but unbowed, the gents drafted this hopeful newspaper SLMOUEQS advertisement: Sheer Rayon Seaman Second Class Dave Far- Homer needs a barber. Excellent ineton has completed his boot opportunity; 2,000 heads waiting REASONABLE PRICES raining at Sampson naval training I 1T tation. Sampson, N.

and is SAVE MORE USED FATS GET EXTRA RED POINTS pending a leave with his wife and usfi HOSE mono in mitNit 1 1 Office Chairs $5.50 and $6.95. Davenports $8.50 and $9.95. Pretty up your home for spring and preserve your furniture at the same time. Long-wearing fabrics in stripes and florals in well-made, smooth fitting covers for youf big chairs, 51 Gauge Irregulars Full Fashion Sizes 9 to 1 1 In the Season's Smartest D'orsay Alligator Galf Pump by Rhythm Step $1 .02 pp, Price NUMBERING MACHINES DATERS-STAPLERS TYPEWRITER RIBBONS CARBON PAPERS ERASERS McAULIFFE'S "The Book and Stationery Store Since 1837" CHURCH AND COLLEGE STREETS. PHONE 4400 $7.95 84 Church St The Quality Store SUoe Uofi CHILDREN'S SHOES A SPECIALTY GO.

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