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I a a 14 ED. 46 THE HARTFORD COURANT: Friday, January 28, 1972 New Britain Grand List Declines Sharply NEW BRITAIN city's new grand list, released Thursday night, totaled $272,797,355, a drop of nearly $5 million, one of the largest grand list declines in the The Machinist grand list loss of $4,992,790 confirmed an estimate by City Assessor Joseph E. Kane last week that the list, which provides the bulk of the financing for the city budget, would decline an estimated $5 million. The drop will result in a loss in property tax revenue of $400,000. It wiil necessitate further revisions in the recommended budget of the finance board, which will be acted on by the Common Council Monday night.

The finance board used last year's grand list in estimating revenue to balance its recommended spending program. Previous List Last year's 3 grand list declined by nearly $1 million after a long period of increases, Despite additions of about $4.4 million in new construction last year, overall real estate valuations declined $2,236,518 to 112,185, according to the city assessor. Personal property losses were even greater, dropping $2,769,530 to a new total of $48,158,145, Kane said. Motor Vehicle valuations, up a modest $88,125 to $26,601,595, was the only grand! list area showing an over 1970 valuations. Reductions of $74,570 by the Board of Tax Review accounted for the remainder of the grand list loss, Kane said.

A major factor in the overall decline was the continuing purchase of property by the state for rights-of-way for the $112 million highway system. These acquisitions totaled about $3.8 million. The loss of Emhart Corporation's manufacturing operations here and moving operations of North Judd for another $2.2 million loss. Increases in veterans and 1 elderly exemptions also played a part in the declining grand list. I Births The following births were reported Thursday at New Britain General Hospital: A son to Mr.

and Mrs. George Pagonis of 329 S. Main a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lapointe of 26 W.

Pearl a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Czech of 49 Mandel Drive, Southington; son to Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly of 8 Dave Plainville; a son to Mr.

and Mrs. Paul J. Robidoux of 1008 Stafford Bristol. Hudson vitamins. Catalog prices.

Central Pharmacy. Free delivery. -Advt. Attorneys Halt Further Bonding NEW BRITAIN The bonding attorneys Thursday afternoon hoisted warning that in the future under no circumstances would they approve bonds for capital unless the Common Council authorizes the spending. In a three-hour meeting with Atty.

Issac D. Russell of the Hartford firm Berry Howard and William' Reynolds of the Hartford Bank Trust Mayor Stanley J. Pac and his executive aide, Ben Sisti, were appraised of some "dismal financial figures," they said. "It is a confusing situation," is all the mayor would say, pending receipt from the ing attorneys of an itemized list of all expenditures for which city bonds were issued. From this information, said the mayor, he would hope that, his administration could resolve the situation to determine exactly how much more needs to be bonded "to make us solvent again." Pac said he would comment further at a special meeting of the council Monday night to adopt the 1972-73 budget.

"I guess we'll all have some hard work to do to unravel these things," he added. Pac said he would explain, in detail, from the list furnished by bonding officials what the future holds in store for as far as its bonding stability is concerned. Pac and Sisti said they learned at the meeting that for the bonding attorneys to prove any future issuance bonds for city projects the council must immediately authorize $339,000 to finance past programs. Unauthorized In all, said Sisti, there has been approximately $613,000 in; unauthorized spending, or which has not covered by bonds, approved by the Common Council. He pointed to the South Street reconstruction project, for; which a bond issue, he said, of $15,000 was authorized, and the final cost was $160,759.

An additional approximate $5,700 will have to be authorized to pay for the park department's Blake Road storage, building. The mayor also disclosed that $200,000 of the proceeds from the sale of the former cemetery property on Stanley Street for the Brittany Farms development was used to pay for city bonded programs. He said this particular transaction was an "involved" one which is being "tracked down." According to the mayor, the city must now float at least $300,000 in bonds to cover past and present projects for which no bonding authorizations can be found. As a result, the mayor State Approves Nursing Home By DAVID H. RHINELANDER NEW BRITAIN A nursing home in New Britain to serve Polish Roman Catholics was approved Thursday by the State Council on Hospitals, thereby ending a decade of efforts to fulfill the will of the late Rev.

Mgsr. Lucian Bojnowski. Mgsr. Bojnowski left about, $367,000 in funds and property build "St. Joseph's Polish Roman Catholic Hospital" when he died at the age of 92 in 1960.

But since the funds were far short of what was needed for a hospital, State Referee Raymond E. Baldwin ruled in 1970 that the money could go towards the construction of a nursing home. He gave the nuns of the Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception until Oct. 1, 1973 to sign a construction contract for the nursing home and said the money would go to New Britain General Hospital if that date was not met. But the Council on Hospitals and State Health Department planning experts had been unable until Thursday to grant proval for the nursing home because there are too many nursing home beds in the Capitol Region now.

A delegation of two dozen Sisters and leading Polish citizens of New Britain pleaded with the council Thursday for permission to build a 120-bed nursing home. The plan, they said, was to open 60 beds as soon as possible' and another 60 at a later date. Total construction is estimated The to be $2 council's to $2.5 state million. lion federal planning documents show current surplus of 376 nursing home beds in the Capitol Region, which runs from Plymouth land Hartland on the west to Union and Hebron on the east. So the council revised its planning definitions after the the presentation Thursday to break: large Capitol region down into smaller units.

Its new rule says that even if a total region shows a surplus, nursing home beds can be ed in a sub-region that does not have too many beds. The rule says a town and its immediate adjacent communities can be considered as a sub-1 region. In this case, New Britain itself shows a "need" for 65 new nursing home beds and Farmington, Plainville and other surrounding towns show a need as: well. The surplus in the region comes from Manchester, Marl-' borough, Rocky Hill, and a few led, some present projects, not yet started but for which bonds have been authorized, probably will be wiped off the books until they can again be brought before the council for authorization. Among them, it was reported, is the Lake Street extension, cemetery improvements, fire station 4, Corbin Avenue, Martha Hart Park improvements, completed but, the mayor noted, the work was done by public provement bonds wbich he said were transferred from another account.

Authorized expenditure for Willow Brook Park bleachers was $40,000, it was reported, and a total of $73,972 was put into the venture. This account alone was overspent by $33,972, Sisti claimed. other communities with more nursing home beds than the towns need. There are a number of empty nursing home beds in these communities, in Hartford, and other towns. By adjusting the totals to reflect the New Britain area needs, the council was able to vote approval of the Polish nursing home.

Flames Gut Frame Rooming House Aldermen Continue Scan of City Budget NEW BRITAIN -The Board of Aldermen continued its review of the new city budget Thursday night, hopeful of substantially reducing the finance board's recommended spending program of more than $28.9 million for the 1972-73 fiscal year. The aldermen's spending reduction goal was further complicated by the announcement, a few hours before the budget session started, that the city's new grand list had declined more BRITAIN Fire of undetermined origin gutted a twoand-a-half story frame rooming house at 154 West Main adjoining Walnut Hill Park, early Thursday afternoon. According to Fire Chief Stephen Kelly, the fire started in a living room used as a bedroom, and quickly spread to other parts of the The flames were discovered William R. Sears both expressed the hope that the new budget could be "wrapped up" before adjournment. The mayor already had proposed further cutbacks in budget expenditure and has raised revenue estimates totaling more than $1 million, In any event, the new spendling program will have to be ready in time for adoption at next Monday night's council meeting.

Wolcott Phipps Scholarship Is Available WOLCOTT Applications for the Phipps Memorial Scholarship are being accepted. The scholarship is given by; the Connecticut State Federa-' tion of Woman's Clubs. Entry must be made by Feb. 15 to the Junior Woman's Club of Wolcolt, P.0. Box 625.

According to Janice Scarino, publicity chairman. the Phipps Memorial Scholarship Fund is to pursue advanced studies in accredited universities, not including junior colleges. She said, applicants must have successfully completed two or more. years in institutions of higher learning with a average better. Applicants must be students for either a bachelor's or master's degree.

Awards will be given on the basis of promise. financial need and scholastic ability. 'She said the maximum amount of any scholarship in any one year is $400. Students Deaths MRS. JOHN W.

DAVIES NEW BRITAIN Mrs. Edith M. Davies, 78, of 75 Hartford wife of John W. Davies died Thursday at New Britain General Hospital. A native of Lynn, she lived in New Britain since 1933.

She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Besides her husband, she leaves a son, John W. Davies Jr. of Bristol; a granddaughter, and a great-grandson.

The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Porter Funeral Home, 19 Court St. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Callajing hours are today from 7 to p.m. DONAHUE NEW BRITAIN Charles Donahue, 77, of 245 Arch died Thursday at New Britain General Hospital.

Born in Falls, he lived in New Britain 14 years and was employed the former Landers, Frary Clark Co. He retired in 1950. Mr. Donahue was a member of the Senior Citizens of Emmanuel Gospel Church, Newington. He leaves his wife, Mrs.

Pearl M. Giggey Donahue; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Martel Holyoke, sister, Miss Rose Donahue of Northamption, three brothers. Al Donahue, William Donahue and Joseph Donahue, all in Massachusetts; and two grandchildren. The funeral will Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

at Erickson-Han-lations son Son Funeral Home, Hart St. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. RUSSELL E. DUNCAN NEW BRITAIN Russell E.

Duncan, 74, of 138 Lincoln retired mathematics teacher, died Wednesday night at New Britain General Hospital after short illness. Born in Brandon, he lived in New Britain 35 years and was a mathematics teacher at E. Goodwin Technical School, retiring in 1963. Mr. Duncan was graduate of Central Connecticut State College and attended Middlebury College.

He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Wn-1 ion Lodge, ry, the Vermont Comman-! dary, Sphinx Temple of Hartford and Rutland, Post, AL. He served in the Navy during World War I. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Anna Olson Duncan.

The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Carlson Funeral Home, Franklin Square. Burial will be in West Cemetery. dlebury, Vt. There are no ing hours.

JOSEPH E. STURGEON SR. BRISTOL Joseph E. Surgeon 67, of 91 Benham Forestville. died Wednesday night at Bristol Hospital after short illness.

Born in Avon, he lived in Bristol most of his life. Before he retired two years ago, he was employed at Ingraham Industries. He was a member of First Congregational Church. He leaves a son, Joseph E. Sturgeon, a daughter, Miss Lillian M.

Sturgeon; two brothers, Frederick A. Sturgeon and Eben H. Sturgeon, all of Bristol; four sisters, Mrs. Grace Mrs. Isabelle Doering and Mrs.

Carlson a of Brewster, Berha Robinson, both of Tucson, and Mrs. Loretta Osden of Plainville. The funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Pelke Funeral Home, 328 West with Rev. Theodore W.

Boltz, pastor of First Congregational Church, officiating. Burial will be in West Cemetery. There are no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to Mansfield Training School. LESLEY COOK SOUTHINGTON Mrs.

Lesley Hutton Cook, 81, N. Main widow of Samuel J. Cook, was found dead at her home Thursday morning. She had been dead for three or four days, according to Dr. Anthony D'Angelo, who said death was due to natural caus-1 es.

Mrs. Cook lived alone. She was born in Southington and was a life long resident. She formerly was employed at Allied Control retiring several! years ago. She was a member of First, Baptist Church and Senior Club.

She leaves a sister, Mrs. Bessie Smith of Montana; and four nephews, including Lindsay Hutton and Richard Hutton, both of Southington. A memorial service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church. The Rev.

Alfred Bernadt, pastor, will officiate. Burial will oc in Oak Hill Cometery. There are no calling hours. Contributions may be made to First Baptist. Church.

Gould-Gillen Funcral Home, 130 N. Main is making arrangements. Unaware Five-year-old leukemia victim Stephanie Monk of Ottawa, Canada, plays with "Brandy" at home Wednesday unaware of the hectic, top-level action being taken to keep her from lapsing into possible fatal illness. For six months of the more than a year that Stephanie has had leukemia, she was treated at a cancer clinic located in the French town of Villejuis, Paris, and, accord- of Efforts ing to expert medical advice, the risk on Stephanie's life would be extremely high if she did not receive, each week, vaccine originating at L'Institut Pasteur in Paris. The striking Air Traffic Controllers' Association, Canadian and United States Red Cross and the federal government cooperated in arranging the emergency flight (UPI).

Berlin Zoners Grant Warehouse Variance BERLIN The zoning com-! mission has granted the request of the Industrial Development Commission to amend its reguto allow construction of warehouses in a planned industrial. zone as a permitted use. The commission denied the industrial commission's request to allow motor freight terminals in all industrial zones, and it also denied its request to allow houses in both light and heavy industrial zones. The appeal, taken by Michael Budney against the zoning commission its decision to rezone a tract on the south side of Wethersfield Road from Resi- 21 to Residence 15, has been withdrawn, it was report-' ed. The change had been asked by Roland Nadeau, a developer.

Mrs. Mia McMahon has been appointed librarian at Berlin High School. Mrs. McMahon holds a master's degree in library science from Southern Connecticut State College. She also has a master's degree in special education which she taught before becoming the school's librarian.

Firemen and policemen may attend a communion breakfast Sunday at the East Berlin Fire Department. The breakfast will be served following the 8 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church. Andrew J. Baylock, of the University of Connecticut coaching staff, will speak.

Tickets may be obtained from Norman Martinelli. Today's recreation activities sponsored by the Park and Recreation Department include bowling league at the Berlin Bowling Center, 3 to 5 p.m.; I Griswold Willard schools, 7 girls sports, clubs, Hubbard, to 9 p.m., drop-in, Grades 7 and 8, McGee School, 7 to 9:30 p.m., 'and a dance with a surprise feature for Grades 9 through 12, Berlin High School, 8 to 12 p.m. Burlington Conservation Plans Heard BURLINGTON The Conservation Commission heard recommendations of state and federal officials on a comprehensive conservation plan Wednesday night. Art Cross, district conservationist for the Hartford County, U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, spoke in favor of a stream belt inventory.

"The assessments of all the town's streams and wet-: lands would prove to be' a help in zoning all areas of town," he said. He said the inventory along with strict make-up maps and terrain: maps should be used in town development. Planner D. Todd the State Department of Community Affairs has been working with the commission on indexing the town's lands. He said the commission should form positive plans to present to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Historic sites and tree stands, including special and rare wooded sites, are to be on the map for possible preservation. Mrs. Susan Zurles will work on finding historic sites in town and Albert Brunoli the commission and Larry Kendall will look for wood stands. Commission Chairman Judy Dunning said she hoped a joint meeting of the Conservation Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission could be arranged for discussion of her commission's ideas on town development. I Residents at the meeting were concerned with open pit tions of sand gravel.

Mrs. Susan Zurles asked' if the commission could do anything stop operations or seek more controls over open Commission Member Albert Brunoli said, "I would like to see more controls, but this is a matter for the Planning and Zoning Commission." Help Sought A representative of the Lewis S. Mills Regional High School environment class asked for help from the commission on Appeal Action Expected On 4-Month Suspension NEW BRITAIN The Civil Service Commission is expected to act Wednesday night on appeal filed by Policeman Nicholas A. Boccuzzi to reserve a four-month suspension given him by the Police Board last year. The policeman was suspended without pay June 22 following a fracas the night before at 86 Rhodes St.

Boccuzzi was restored to duty Oct. 22. The hearings on the appeal ended Wednesday night with several witnesses being heard. The witnesses were the same as those who appeared at Police Board hearings following the Rhodes Street episode in which the policeman was allegedly involved in a fight with Imre Kutnyak. 57.

The latter was charged with breach of peace and resisting arrest but subsequently acquitted in Circuit Court 15. The witnesses testified that they saw the policeman assaulting Kutnyak. Atty. John Harvey, counsel for the Police Board, Charles G. Karanian, ing Boccuzzi, frequently interrupted questioning by the other two voice objections.

Often the objections were aimed directly at the opposing attorney. Cheshire Town 68th In Spending CHESHIRE Cheshire; ranked 68th among 169 icul towns in school operating expenses for 1970-71, the Connecticut Public Expenditures Council reported this week. The per pupil cost here was $850.90. Darien was the biggest spender with $1,468.68 and Griswold was the lowest with $538.03 per In surrounding areas, Hamden's expenditure of $1,043.28 per pupil and North Haven's of $1,034.24 per pupil were higher than the Cheshire figure. Southinglon and East Haven spent less than $720 per pupil.

The education budget here doubled in three years, accordling to the report. In the 1967-68 glass and paper recycling. Steven Petke. a senior, said class wants to start collecting within a month." He said he had talked to First Selectman Clarence Spielman on their plans. The first selectman told him the town would cooperate in providing a collection point and transportation of collected material.

The collection point probably will be the town dump. The commission will try to provide storage space. 32 Employes Retire on Pension At Stanley Works NEW BRITAIN Thirty-two employes of the New Britain divisions of Stanley, Works retired Jan. 1, in accordance with the provision of the company's pension plan. Combined years of service total 883 years, Stanley officials said Thursday.

Longest employed were Leonard R. Ekwurtzel of 46 Hickory Hill Road, Kensington, 45 years; Helen Kukuc of 147 Booth 45 years; and Cosmo W. Mancini of 471 Salter Road, 45 years. Other retires were: Teofil Bednarczyk of 119 Smith St. 24 years; Alabert A.

Birch of Deep River, years; Frank Bozek of Lane, Berlin, 21 Ernest O. Cameron of 114 Putnam 21 years; Giseppe Carlozzi of 83 Mitchell 23 years; Albert Chmura of 65 Smith 35 years; Mrs. Helen Fijalek of 96 Hutchinson 25 years. Also, Joseph Flood of 197 Grandview Kensington, 43 years; Mrs. Margaret Flood of the same address, 19 years; Louis Kalbert of 968 Corbin 34 years: Stanley Kalinowski of 390 Eddy Glover 24 years; Otto F.

Kaminsky of 75 Roberts 21 years; John Kasabucki of Waterbury, 25 years; Stanley Kowalewski of 245 Broad 32 years; Mrs. Viola Kowalsky of 322 McClintock 24 years; Virginia Lawless of 27 Cottage Place, 35 ycars; Walter Lee of 204 East Plainville, 21 years; Mrs. Constance Marino of 16 Slater Road, 21 years: Alfred Pellegrini of 101 Gold 35 years; Joseph S. Piskowski of 154 Henry 29 years; Gerald F. Shea of 1246 Stanley 30 years.

Also, Heinze J. Stensch, 116 West 29 years; Michael Thorick of 84 Sterling 30 years; Louis M. Tuttle of 148 Curtis 38 years; John Tyborski of 36 Camp 21 years; Andrew Valintakonis of Hartford, 23 years. Mrs. Mary zolo of 25 Alexander Road, 20 years; Catherine Wrinn of 11 Center Place, Southington, 15 years; and Mrs.

Hedwig Zapal(ka of 16 Jordan 20 years. than $4.9 million. The drop will result in a revenue loss of nearly $400,000 below estimates in the finance board's budget, a loss that could only be! made up by deep cuts in the preliminary budget figures or by raising substantially the finance board's estimates 'of income in areas outside property! taxation, As the budget review started, Majority Leader Thomas J. Domizio and Council President are eligible to apply for further, points each. scholarship aid up to a totali The Celtics edged the Rockets $800.

19-14. Bob Farrari Completed applications, par- was high ents' statements, four state- scorer with eight points, while ments of recommendations and Bruce Hillman added five. Mike college transcripts must be re- Gizzie, and Roger Olmstead ceived by the sponsoring club were high scorers for the Rockby Feb. 25 and by the chairman ets with four points. of the Phipps Memorial Scholar- At.

the Frishie Center, the ship by March 15. Lakers defeated the Celtics 31- Information is available from 23. Dave Ducham was high Mrs. Jerome Albino, club presi- scorer with eight points, while dent, or Mrs. John Chuck O'Neil, Mark Manning education chairman.

and Carl Couch added six Junior Basketball points each. In Park and Recreation Com- Steve Bournival was high for mission Junior Basketball lithe Celtics with eight points. League games this week ati Steve Bournival was high Bullets defeated the 34-24. Mark Maloney added six Wakelec Recreation Center, the the Celtics with eight points. Cliff Gladding was high scorer and Edward Bossie added five! with 15 points, while Bernie points for the Celtics.

Mancini and Les Aliano added The Bucks squeaked past. the seven and six points. Knicks 21-18. Ryan Meadors Adolph Birkenberger, recrea- was high scorer with 15 points. lion director, said Bob Philips Frank Bonacassio was high and Ron Labont were high scor- scorer for the Knicks with 10 ers for the 76ers with eight points.

by a tenant who opened the door and had to retreat from a wall of flame. Firemen enroute said they could see the flames and smoke, fanned by 15 mile an hour winds, in the distance. Chief Kelly praised firemen for what he said was a "marvelous" job in "knocking down the fire" and containing the flames to the building, despite the winds. There were no injuries reported. 2 and were Engines Engine 1, 4 summoned 2 was and 3 at a called a and 11:59 at a Ladder a.m.

1:02 p.m. Traffic on busy West Main I Street, near the downtown sector, was diverted by police to side streets. While the firemen were battling the West Main Street fire, two false alarms were sounded. The first at 1:32 p.m. was at Washington High School.

Engines 4, 7 and 8 and Ladder 1 responded. The other alarm was telephoned over the emergency number 911 from a home at 100 Harding where a young boy was questioned but denied making the call. Two Arrested By Security At Wesleyan MIDDLETOWN Wesleyan security men and local police Wednesday night apprehended two men found "roaming" in the Foss Hill coed dormitorics of the university and the pair will face four charges in Circuit court. Enoch Walker, 17, of 59 Winchester and Eric L. Hodge, 22, of 36 Vine both Hartford, are accused of larceny, possession of marijuana, trespassing and burglary.

Arresting officers charge the men tried to dispose of a stolen wrist watch, identified by a girl student as hers, when they were apprehended by college security men. Later, police said, marijuana was found on both on the men. school year, $3,260,348 was spent on cducation while in 1970-71 it was $6,816,429. Youth Admits Dope Smuggling Allen Michael Nichtern, 19. of, 33 Summerfield Road, Old Saybrook, one of nine persons arrested last April for smuggling 27 pounds of hashish into the country in four stereo pleaded guilty Thursday in a U.S.

District Court in New Haven. The other eight involved in the smuggling plot had already pleaded guilty to smuggling charges..