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Wins'l audition, Marie LaMonica, nndi THE HARTFORD COURANT: W.JnmJay, April 25, IM4 2tt Hartford. The ceremony took place at the Avon Congregation-al Church April 7 and was performed by the Ilev. K. Jerome Jolmnson. Twenlytwo members of Troop 122 Boy Scouts spent thee weekend camping at Kent Falls.

Despite the weather the boys hud a good catch of fish. Palrol Four Years, $800,000 Needed To Finish Sewers WINSTED, April 2l (Special) Afler the 195G sewer ron. slruclion work is completed, four more yours and $800,000 will Torriiigton Julia M. Kerry Installed As Quota Club President eded to complete the Installation oi uie sewer sysicm wi. J.

Morgan, chairman ot TORRINGTON, April 2-1 (Special) Miss Julia M. Kerry, commission, estimated, luesuny. superintendent of nurses at Chailoitee Hungcrford Hospital, was installed as president ot the Torrington ljuola ciuo at tlie annual LILA SI. OLSL'X make-un. Marilyn Clark.

Miss Jean Southcomb is faculty director. Teachers and students will play their fourth anniml soflball game at the iMemcniary acnooi May at p.m. Grange Meeting The third and fourth degrees will be conferred on a class of candidates at i of Cawasa Grange Friday night at Red Mens Han, coinnsviue. The third degree is to be con ferred by the ladies degree team with Mrs. Shirley Quinion as Master.

The regular officers will confer the fourth degree. The Grange Ways and Means Committee will sponsor a baked ham supper at the Canton Cen ter community House May a. The committee of the Dairy Supper held April 22 will meet Sunday night at the homo of Mrs. John Hinman in Burling ton. Norfolk County Festival Of Junior Choirs Set For Sunday NORFOLK.

April 24 (Special) The annual Litchfield County Junior Choir Festival will be held at the Litchfield Congrega tional Church Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Gordon Stearns, minister of music at the West Hartford Congregational Church, will di rect the combined choirs of this area. The public is invited. The annual meeting of the Winsted Area Council of Church es will be held Thursday at the First Congregational and Bap tist Church ot winsted. Local persons wishing to attend this dinner meeting may give their reservations to Clarence card.

The i picture. Kid napped," will uc sponsored by me j-cuowsnip nuns-day at Battell House. There will be showings at 2 and 7:30 p.m. This movie is based on the Rob ert Louis Stevenson novel and stars Roddy McDownll. This will be the last PF movie of the season.

Samsons Named To Head Mental Health Campaign THOMASTON, April 2-1 (Spe cial! Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Sam son have been named co-chair men of the Mental Health Fund of the Thomaston Plymouth Mental Health Committee for 1956, part of the Connectic and on wide campaign for funds nation wide campaign for funds to fight mental illness. Hie io-i cal drive will begin with Mental Health Week. April 29 to May 5.

and will run through May. The state-wide goal for the Con necticut Assn. tor Menial Health S125.000. The campaign will be carried out uy a man appeal. fcunds contributed by resi dents will be used locally, state wide and nationally to fight mental illness tnrougn programs aimed to strengthen its treat ment: facilities, and through pro grams of education presentation and researcn.

Committee Dr. and Mrs. Samson an nounced Tuesday that other members of the committee arc: Frederick N. Hardwick, treas urer: publicity, the Rev. Wil liam R.

Wolfe. Dr. and Mrs. Clifford T. Conklin Mr.

and Mrs. Frank DeBisschop, Mrs. Edward J. Homan. John usosm, Miss Jennie Retkowski.

George E. Robnson and iunior mem bers of the committee. Miss Judy Calkins. Miss Carol Minor, Miss Lorraine Minor ana Mi chael Savage. Heads Water Co.

William Neal MacKcnzie, ex ecutive vice president of the Suburban Water service. which recently purchased the Thomaston water Co. was elect ed president of the local water company, Monaay nignt. uiner otticers namea arc: Treasurer, E. P.

Williams; secretary, Charles T. Lams. Extension of water lines is one of the new owners. The company recently purchased the 103 acres or tnc Barry tarm on North Street. Plymouth, which forms the watershed for the Thomaston Reservoir which ad joins, the Barry farm.

Through the acauinng of this property. additional water supply would be available for increasing the storage space. Daughter Bom The Rev. and Mrs. Carl Mo- berg of Torrington announced the birth of a daughter in Hun gcrford Hospital born April 21.

The Rev. Mr. Moberg is pastor of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Postnonc Food Sale The food sale scheduled for Friday by the East Side Com munity Club has been postponed to May 11. The Ladies Choral Club will rehearse Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

in the high school. Faith Rebekah Lodge will hold a food sale Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Pier-pont's Paint Store. The commi-tcc in charge includes Mrs.

Lena Wood, Mrs. Urace Smith, Mrs. Celcstinc Brown and Mrs. Lau ra Small. School Addition The School Building Commit tee will meet Wednesday in the rown Han at.

i p.m. wun representatives of Sibley and Sibley, architects of the Black Rock School, to discuss the pro posed addition. Thomaston. Litchfield, Junior Republic, Middlebury, Wood bury, and Regional Wamago of Lllchficld will comprise the Hou- satonic Valley Junior High School baseball league which will open its season May 7. Del Knox of Litchfield will be the League director for the 15-game season.

The first week's schedule features Litchfield at Republic. Wa-mogo at Woodbury and Thomaston at Middlebury. Other Town News, Page 25 lonriers wire Enele David Os- born. Fox, Kenneth Fearing: Co-bru. Holmes Brawn; a acting leader ot the Panther pauoi, Ilniold Bcder Jr.

They were accompanied by Scoutmaster, Ilcnrv Lee; two fathers. Kenneth Ruccies and John Klapprodt, mil tile louowing cxiaurvi- Seouts, John Westmoreland, Car tcr Lee and Gerald Longhi. IJnioiivilltt VFW Installs Officers For Post, Auxiliary UNIONVILLE. April 24 (Spe cial) George Sandwood ol IMalnvillc installed Ihe louowing officers of Rnurke Bergin Post, VFW. al Union llign School Tuesday night: Commander .101111 fticivissicn; senior vice commander, Wallace Bauer; junior vice commander.

John Kccnnn; quartermaster, John Joyce; chaplain. Joseph Dormnn: sergeant at arms, Georcc G.icnon: adjutant, bd- ward P. Dunne oniccr ol (lie day. G. Burlon Moses; serv ice officer, Fred Bauer; trustees.

Paul Dubrosky, Fred Rnner Fred Smith. Mrs. Stamvood and her sin IT Installed these auxiliary otu-cers: President. Dorothy Ford; senior vice president. Ann Cro-mack; junior vice president, Jean Kirchoff; treasurer.

Virginia Johunsen; chaplain, Elizabeth Jovce: conductress, Jennie Wcscott: guard, Agatha Crock ett; trustee. years, Anna Arnold 2 years, Anna Bauer; I year. Elizabeth Joyce; neic-aiilcs to County Council. Doro- thv Tibbitls ami Elizabeth Joyce; alternates, Antoinette Dunne and Anna Cromuclt. lie same delegates nnd alternates will serve lor the District Coun cil.

I'laal Sale Canceled A plant sale sponsored by the Fnrmlnglon Valley Woman's Club and scheduled for Friday bus been canceled. The fashion show and card parly will be held May 9 instead of May as -planned. Seniors at Farniiiigton High School will singe "My Friend irma as the class play in the school auditorium May 12 at 8 p. m. Direcloi-s of the uncus Build ing will meet Thursday at 8 p.

m. in St. Mary's Church Hall, committee chairmen lor the building proeruin will lie selected. Bowling Lcngin; Klrets Olfleei-s of the Farniiiigton Valley Woman's Bowling League were elected Monday night at Ihe annual banniiel. at the Car riage House in Simsbury.

iney are: j'resiaent. Adu Hue Ryan of Simsbury: vice presi dent, Jeanelle Ryan ol Unionville; secretary, Myrtle Piccola of Collinsvllle; treasurer, Lynn Kilgore ot Avon; and publicity, O. Dubois of Canton. Caplnins of the six teams for next season will be: Simshiirv. J.

Vincent; Burlington, F. Dzian-' nis; collinsvllle, L. Smith; Unionville, Mary Krell; Canton, O. Dubois; Avon, L. Kilgore; nnd banquet committee, Ann Plude, Kay Heath and Ann Clement.

Awards, first team, Simsbury; second. Burlington: third, Avon: fourth, Collinsvllle: fifth, Union ville; and sixth. Canton. O. Dubois had high triple with 35S, and M.

Dubiel, high single with 145. Individual prize. A. Plude, average 106.30; .1. Dubiel, 102.48 M.

Bussohni. 102.7: J. Vincent, 101.55; B. Dean. 99.20; A.

Cle ment, A. Reid. 3S.R2; Ryan. 96.23; J. Moreno, 96.13; and M.

Piccola, 9B.7. Ihe banquet committee included Ann Plude, Beatrice Dean and Julia uuoicl. To Head WSCS Mrs. Michael J. Karpinslci was elected president of the WSCS ol Memorial Methodist Church at Us annual meeting Monday ingot at (lie cnurcn.

Oilier ol 1 1 cers elected were: Vice Presl dent, Mrs. Miles Lee: treasurer Mrs. Mary Holroyd; secretary, Miss Florence Brendt; promo tion secretary, Mrs. Leslie I-nr-ntim: spiritual life Mrs. Edmund Penny: secretary ol child anil youth group.

Mrs. Robert C. Woodbury; secretary of literature and publication, Mrs. Leonard Yosl: and secretary of missionary education anri service, Mrs. William Sam-bcl.

Bornarlctte T. Dunne, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Dunne of Plainville Avenue is a patient at St.

Francis Hospital, Harliord. Parents Nielil Carey's Cadets Fife and Drum Corps will hold its annual par ents night Thursday evening ai Union School. Highlighting the program will be the presentation of the James J. Barney memorial trophy to the Cadet of the year. Thomas Patterson of Sims bury of the Civil Defense Rescue Service will talk on rescue work to the Farmington Auxiliary Police.

Thursday at Ihc lower Town Hall at 8 p.m. This is an open meeting. Colviirook The Colcbrook Cenler Fire De partment and Women's Auxili ary will sponsor a lurney supper Saturday at inc consolidated School, with servings from 5:30 lo 7:30 p.m. The menu, in addition to roast turkey, will include dressing, cranberry sauce, gra-w. crreen ocas, carrot and eel- erv slicks, hot rolls, deen dish apple pie with ice cream and cotlcc or lea.

hckcis iur auuns are $1.50, for children under 14, 75 cents, and are available at the Colcbrook Center store. or at the door. Cooking will be by the Auxiliary, and the firemen will serve. About one U.S. worker in sev en works in motor transport or highway jobs.

fii'aiiliv Board Chairman Discusses Plans For Third School GRANBY, April 21 (Special) This town soon will have three schools, according lo Mrs. Willtird M. Kellogg, chairman of Ihe Board of Education. Addressing a meeting of the Young Republican Club Monduy night, she said that the Second- School Com mil lee has agreed upon a recommendation which will be released after approval by the Hoards of Educa tion and Finance. The school board will ineel Tuesday night to go over final plans for an elementary school planned to uc duul on canion Ronri.

The commutes was appointed lo study Ihe secondary education needs of the town, and has been imnsidcrinc Ihe conversion ol the Memorial School into a junior-senior high school. However. Iherc is some senii- ment, in favor of the conslruc- ion of a new secondary school leaving space for the elementa ry grades in the Memorial 1 and Ihe Wells Road School. Construction I'lnn Proponents of this second plan have nolnled out that funds lor the construction of a new ele- meularv school, plus Ihe amount needed If Memorial School were to be converted into a second ary school, could all be diverted into Ihe construction of the new secondary Meanwhile. II Is anticipated hat there will be double ses sions in September, I grades will be taught In the Memorial School in the fall and the full 12 grades will be taught Ihe next year.

Elementary grades will be removed lo make room lor the Increased upper-class enrollment. To Bo Moderator John Dwornk, a Democrat, will be moderator al Ihe annual I own election town election May 7 in Memorial Hall. Election of ficials will attend an Instruction session Thursday lit 7 p.m. In Ihe town oil lec nuiiiilng. Mrs.

William Pease, president of Ihe Young Republican club, has appointed her husband, Wll-1 ham Mean anil Charles Kice to represent the club on a commit Ice nlannlim an open meeting of Ihe Town Republican parly. IS. Hamilton. Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs.

Edward Mahl. and Leonard Culvert, all members lif the uur (own eommmee, ai oiner members of Ihe committee. Miss Patricia Wood was re cently admitled to membership In Ihe Grange, Clothing Salo Mrs. Albert .1. Hall is chair man of it clothing booth at South Congrognlional Church's XYZ sale May 5 from 10 n.m, to noon in Ihe parish house.

Mrs, Norman Gldley, Mrs. Gerald La-Plant, Mrs. Robert. Milkey, Mrs, Robert Powers Jr. and Mrs, Robert Wood arc other commit tee members.

A baked ham supper will be served Thursday al and 7 p.m. In West Granby Methodist Church louse under aus pices or the church WSCS. Mrs. Kenneth D. Davis Sr.

is in charge of reservations. Mtllt! League Trjiinls Little League tryouts for boys, ages 8, 0 and 10. will be held Sunday al 1:110 p.m. on Memorial School field. The playing field will be in the lot south of the school.

Vernon Garrlly, director, has "announced Ihnt volunteer field improvement work will be done by parents and oilier interested persons each night this week. "Closeup." a film strip, will be shown at a meeting of First Congregational Church Ladles Aid Society Thursday allernoon in the church basement after a box luncheon al 12:30 p.m. Members of Laurel Aninlcur Radio Club will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m, al Gutty and Kellogg's Slorc anil go from (here to a club meeting in Trinity Methodist Church Parish House. Windsor. To Iteplace Cluvitrt The State Highway Department has advertised for bids for construction of a box culvert on Mooseliorn Road lo re place a town span washed out by Hie August flood last year Lost, feres Fire Department will meet Monday al 8 p.m.

in west oranny I'lrenousc. The district charier for Bov Scouls and Cub Scouts will be presented June 8 in Memorial bcnool. Mr. and Mrs. Philip E.

Dev- now have relumed from a va cation in Florida. Miss Cordelia Burgess, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Burgess, ontcrtoinod a group of Girl Scouts at her home Tuesday. Kiimmage Sale 1 he i Congregational Church will hold a country rummage sale Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

in the church basement. Mrs. .1. Harold Brown and Miss Martha Judd will lie in charge. Among the articles lo be offered are glassware, china, linen, clothing and bric-a-brac.

East iiviuifoy A study of regionnlization wilh the towns or Ganby and Hart-land cost, this town $1,507.52. according lo a report filed by Alfred Lilliendahl, treasurer of the Temporary Regional School Study Committee. This town ap propriated $bG5 and received a refund or $157.48. Local voters npproved the formation of a three-town school region in a referendum last De cember. The funds are expected to tie raised by two bond Issues ot $400,000 each.

fo date ihc town has spent $1,400,000 on the project- and Ibis sum is in line with the originoj estimates of the cost, Chairman Morgan said. He ex. plained dial each a since the work started one or more con tractors submitted low ulus. The orlginnl estimate for tho complete job including Ihe quarter ot a million dollar disposal plant was 52,500,000. Al present the work is about llirco-flflhs completed and il is now going into its slxin year.

The nsled Sewer commis- slnn was firm appointed in August, 19-15, and the original members were Elmer J. Morgan. Krnnklyn Bancroft, John W. Burg, Joseph J. Diirn, and the lale Waller V.

Davey. Of Ihe original members only Morgan and Uimcroll remain, uiner nresent members are Peler L. Muluncy. William L. McCarthy and Edward J.

Keerc, Serving without pay- Ihc commission has spent many Hours woining on project and has done an outstanding job. Town Court A lengthy session of the town court, which smflod al p.m., Monday finally ended at 1:30 a.m.. Tuesday. Judge Sal-va lore Locusclo presided. Five men were presented on charges of breach or the peace, growing out of an argument nt a local garage April 13.

Judge Locnsclo found Joseph English of 37 Allen guilty, and fined him 525. Gene English of Lake was also found gulliy and he was fined S10. Both look a-peals to the Court of Common Pleas. The oilier three accused Vincent DINofrio. 19, John DINofrlo, 41, and John Ciiruso.

25, all of Providence, R.I., Were found not guilty. Roger E. Ulauvett. 23. ot Plainville, chnrgad with drunk en driving, failure lo carry on operator's license and reckless driving, was luund Innocent on Ihe drunken driving charge.

On Ihc oilier Iwo charges he was found gulliy and fined $30. Oilier cases were disposed oc as follows: Paul Slrlnnnl- 3li, I Inn ford, speeding. $24 fine; Fred 11. Grenier, 21, 35 Whiting operating motor vehicle while license was suspended, $100 Mildred E. Roberts, 25, Norfolk, passing red light, forfeited bond; Bernard 11.

Heath, 25, Concord, N.H., speeding, forfeited $30 bond; Thomas A. Clio, rest, 31, Ensi Hartford, violation of rules of Ihc road, forfeited $20 bond; Kenneth J. Moss-inan, 31! Grcc'lisburg PUC violation, forfeited $50 bond: II. Dorothea Russell. Highland Luke operating unregistered motor vc-' hide, lorleileii i bond: Arcu-ic Paine, 2(i, East Canaan, operating molor vehicle with defective equipment, lined $10; Francis Kinny.

58, West Haven, drunkennos, and breach ot the peace, nulled. Hoipluil Notes A daughter was born nt Hie Lllchficld County Hospital Tuesday lo Mr. and Mrs. John Bcr-genty of Canaan. John Hurtnetl, of 90 Meadow Richard Kump.

a child, ot Colcbrook River Road, and Asn Curtlss of Torrlnglon were ad-milted to the hospital Tuesday. Discharged were Brian VtuiAl-slyne, a child- of 7li Bridge Mi-s. William Talspiiugh and daughter of Canaan, James Du-hcrly. ot Vl-Wj Main Mrs. Albert Decsl of IliO Hinsdale Rita Provnn.

a child, of Mi Perkins Miss Madeline Marino of 87 Elm Ralph Palmer of 19 Hock Jay Ransford, a child, of 78 Walnut and John Taylor ot Holo- uird Avenue. Marriage License Jonn Thomas Weed, or Col-nsvillc and Miss Laura Helen Funk. 21, of Winsted. applied for a marriage license at Ihc town clerk's office Tuesday. iCffievoiopmenl Agom-y Leonard II.

Calvert o'f Ihe Cole- brook Road, has been named executive director ol the Winsted Redevelopment. Commlllee and will begin his new duties on May 1. Will Itlrin Bids for a new Icmporary bridge al Lake Street, will be opened at a meeting of Ihe selectmen Monday at 5 p.m. Specifications may be from Joseph E. Carey, superintendent oi public works- at his office on Elm Street.

Jon Barrows of Paul Springs Road has been named chairman ol the commlllee in charge at the third annual American Legion it was announced loday by Commander John Frlnlt of James Palache'Posl. Barrows said the dance will be held al Ihe Farmington Country Club. Saturday. June 2. from 9 p.m.

to 1 a.m. Assisting him on Ihc committee are Legion. naires Armando Rosati and Rol-lin C. Smith. Other plans for Ihe dance will lie announced shortly, Barrows said.

The Woman's Club of Oakland Gardens will hold public baked ham supper Saturday -at 6 p.m. A social hour will follow. The Adult Confirmation Class of St. James Episcopal Church, will meet Wednesday at p.m. al the Parish House.

Miss Porter's School choir will rehearse Thursday at p.m. and the parish choir al p.m. at the parish house. On Yale Hadlo Hoard Edward J. Hoppln, a member or the Yale Class of 1959, has been elected to the board ot WYBC.

Yale's undergraduate radio station. I-Ioppin, a graduate of Grolon School, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Hoppin of 1G4 Main St.

installation banquet at tnc Yankee Pedlar Inn Tuesday evening. Miss Julia McDonnell, a past district governor of Quota International, installed the now slate of officers with the tradi tional Quota ritual. Miss Anne Jvl. H. Laccy, retiring presi dent, was mistress or cere' monies.

There Officers Other officers installed were: First vice president. Mrs, Charles R. Chicdester: second vice persident, Miss Catherine M. Rivera; treasurer, Miss Agnes G. Constable; secretary, Miss Margaret M.

Long; directors, Mrs. Una Kennedy. Mrs. Charles Batchcldcr, Mrs. Don ald Lyon and Mrs.

Enco Maro-la. Plans were made to attend the New England get together May 5 and 6 at Hotel Statler, Boston. Miss Irma Holly of Nor-walk fifth district governor of Quota International, will attend the next meeting May S. Building- Permits Building permits issued at the office of the city engineer1 follow: Sears Roebuck Co. to erect a sign on East Mam Street Leon Datlel to erect a garage on Norfolk Road; Torizzo Electric Co.

to do electrical work on Edgewood Drive for Frank Tar-taglino: Ducci Electric Co. to do electrical work on Northside Drive for Andrew One, and at 470 Main St. for Lester Phil lips: George Griben to build a house on Harwinton Avenue for Enoch Little; Joseph Palach to erect a garage on Aldcn Street; Enoch Little to erect an addition on Harwinton Avenue; Northwestern Connecticut Homes lne. to erect a house on Lexinglpn Avenue for Bradley Sterling, and to make alterations at 285 Riverside Ave. for Standard Auto Cycle John A.

Winzler to erect a garage at 172 Torring-ford West St. On Dean's List Local students on the dean's list at Teachers College of Connecticut for Uie winter quarter include Nancy Dclotto of 159 Pythian Kathleen Parnell of 163 Grove Georgianna of 28 Beechwood Barbara Bruno of 44 Riverside Harriet Risley of 102 Edward Kenneth Summa of 27 Harrison and Robert Zuffelato of 95 Woodbine St. On the dean's list at Becker Junior College, Worcester, are Veronica M. Valigor-sky of Torringford West Street, and Olympia teti 32 McDcr-mott Ave. Engagement Announced Dr.

and Mrs. Emil J. Alban of 174 Eastwood Rd. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Alyce Carolyn, to Peter Paul Camillono, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Michael A. Camillono of New Rochellc, N. Y. Miss Alban, a graduate of Good Counsel College. White Plains.

N. was a member of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, She is employed in the chemistry department of Hartford Hospital. Camillone, a graduate of Iona College, New Rochclle College, is associated with the Great American Insurance Co. of New York City. A summer wedding Is planned.

Mrs. DeWltt II. ttotclikiss Mrs. Helen S.Hotchkiss, wife of DeWitt H. Hotchkiss of 15 Farmstead died Tuesday night at Charlotte Hungcrford Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Torrington, a daughter of Burton and Mathilda Neidt Bunnell, she lived in Torrington most of her life, except for several years spent in Now. Haven. She was a member of the First Methodist Church, Pier- pont Lodge, OES, and Valley Kobekah Lodge, IOOF. Besides her husband she leaves a sister. Mrs.

Grace B. Dongal of Torrington. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Tompkins- Nortn Funeral Home, nc ncv, David K. Sloatman, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will of ficiate.

Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. Friends may call nt the funeral home Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to p.m AucuNt Anirclini August Angelini. 74, 6f 52 Elm- wood died luesday at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital after a short illness. Born in Italy he had lived in Torrington most of his life. He retired from the American Brass Co.

in 1950. He leave his wife. Mrs Blanche Marchctti Angelini of Torrington. and a daughter, Mrs. Francis Mackey of Bel mont.

Calif. Funeral services will be held Thursday' at 10 a.m. at Driscoll Mortuary. Burial win oe in at, Francis New Cemetery. A requiem hieh mass will be celebrat ed at St.

Peter's Church May 2 at 8 a.m. Friends may call at the mortu ary Wednesday from to a p.m Ttlrths Births roDOrted Tuesday at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital include a son to Mr. and Mrs Philip Wildman of Washington and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Albert KuhkausKas ot Norfolk Rd.

In Hosnitnl Mrs. Nicholas Frost of Tor ringford West Street was admitted to the hospital Tuesday. Tom Lnrmclt Sr. Tom Larmctt 84. of West Street, Litchfield, died Tuesday at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Lincolnshire, England, a son of John and Martha Stokes Larmett, he lived in the Torrington area for 60 years. Before his retirement, he was a foreman at the Torrington Co. for 40 years, prominent Mason He was a member of Seneca Lodge. AFandAM; Cyrus Chapter. RAM, and Buc-11 Council.

RandSM. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church. He leaves his wife, Eliza Mar shall Larmctt; three daughters, Mrs. Martha Bogardus of Litch field, Mrs. Beatrice Morris of Bridgeport, and Mrs.

Edith Gosse of Tacoma, two sons. Tom Larmett of Tor rington. and James H. Larmett of Philadelphia, two broth ers, jonn LJirnieit ot watci'Dury and James Larmett of St. Pe tersburg, Fla.

seven grandchil dren and eight great-grandchil dren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Tomp- kins-North unerai i-iome. i he Ven. Canon H.

Francis Mine, rector of Trinitv Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from i to 4 and 7 10 1) p.m. Vandalism Police reported Tuesday that several grave stones had been overturned at St. Francis Old Cemetery sometime during the night.

The Detective Bcreau report ed eight grave stones were overturned and several pieces of clay pottery were smashed against other tombstones. Uiiionville Council Decides To Use Capital Fund For Lights UNIONVILLE. Anril 24 (Spe cial) Funds for purchase and installation of lighting fixtures and lockers and at the Union and Farmington Junior-Senior high schools will conic from the capital reserve according to a' decision of the Town Council Tuesday night. The alternative had been to borrow the 524,000 which the additions arc expected to -cost. Fluorescent lights win Be added at the Union School and emergency lighting and lockers at the high school.

In other business, the coun cil named four are representa tives to serve on the Hart ford Metropolitan Development Council. They are Town Manager Stephen Flis; Mrs. Antoinette Dunne, chairman of the Town Plan and Zoning Commission; John Clancey, president of the Unionville Water and Frank Pcllcgrino of Maple Ridge Drive, armmgion. Government Aid The Council a so heard a re port on government aid. named an auditor for town books and passed a measure to aid in cleaning up River Glen.

The lirsl was presented ny. Town Manager Flis. who re ported that the town nad received a check for 5452 to cover cost of setting up trailers after the flood. An additional 586.17 was received for flood loss tax abatements, lie said. Both checks were accepted by the Council.

Appointed as auditor was Newton Carey. The council set a deadline of May. 8 for owners to claim automobiles, refrigerators, sinks and other items which were left River Glen after the flood. After that date, the property will be sold, with proceeds to go into the general fund. rrograni Changed The program for the observation Thursday by the New Hartford Council of Catholic Women has been changed, according to an announcement irom Airs.

Henry Loomis Jr. Instead of rosary and benediction in Im maculate Conception Church at 7:30. there will be saying of the rosary only at the Fatima Shrine on the convent grounds at 7:30 p.m. The rest ot the schedule for the evening will remain as originally planned. Hospital Patient Waller GUkvson of Town Hill Road is a patient at Mt.

Sinai Hospital in Hartford, where he is to undergo surgery. The Youth Fund Drive will close Monday and the LionS Club will make a final effort this weekend to canvass all res idents for a donation and com- etc the ouota of $2,700. Groups which benefit by the fund arc the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, cubs, Brownies. Little and Junior Baseball Leagues and the swimmers. About 800 children benefit from contributions.

William Crombic of Collins-ville is in charge of contributions. Guild to Meet The Ladies Guild of St. Pat rick's Church will meet in the church basement Tuesday night Mrs. Josephine Habernack will be chairman, assisted by Mrs Loretta Smith. Mrs.

Jennie Yos- ki. Mrs. Anne Dunne, Mrs. Margaret Strasso and Mrs. Marie Drap-can.

The Guild is to hold an all day sewing meeting May 3. be-l ginning at 10 a.m. al the home of Mrs. Mary Seger. A potluck luncheon will bo served at noon.

N'r-med Queen of Dance Marilyn Johnston of the Senior Class of the high school has been elected Queen of the an nual May dance, to be held at the gymnasium May is. Members of the court will be Gail Carney. Arlene Saharek. and Ririe seniors: Marie La-Monica. Denise Cnrnev and Jnc- ouelirn O'Brien, juniors, and Joan Fontaine.

Susan Morse and Janice Turner, sophomores. The iunior class will present the annual vareitv show "Dear Diary" May 4 and 5 in the auditor, ium at 8 p.m. Directors will be Susan Mosh-er and Edwnrd Thompson. As sisting Committee chairmen arc script. Gay Nissen: programs.

TVnne Scov'Mc: piiWIclty. F'nine settings, Vincent Aiiyn; JOAN E. HATTINC. TOP RANKING STUDENTS: Principal D. J.

Rotondo has announced Lila M. Olsen as valedictorian and Joan Halting as salutatorian of the senior class at Canton High School to Siinslmrv Women Voters Will Hear Talk On Primary Law SIMSBURY, April 24 (Special) Mrs. Neal W. Cox of Welhcrs- field will discuss "The New Primary Law" at the first an nual meeting of the Simsbury Provisional League of Women Voters Wednesday al 7 p.m. at li Pettibone Tavern, Mrs.

Cox is the Connecticut state league legislative director and primary committee chairman and a director of I e. Wethersficld League. Mrs. David Kennedy, presi dent of the local league, will preside at the meeting. Members and others interested in the league are invited to attend the dinner meeting, tickets may be secured at the door.

The final Cub Scout award and graduation into Boy Scouting was achieved by Ihrec boys at a Pack meeting of Pack 137 Cub Scouts Monday evening. Wcbc- los badges were awarded to Gary Kuckcl, Donald Charles- worth and Peler Hanlcy. Bob cat pins were awarded to Peter Relay and Bruce Cordon- wowolf badges, Paul Nessler, Mi chael August and Jerry union: bear badges, Robert Goralski, Donnie Muszynski, Tommy Tilghman and Stephen; and lion badge. Ronnie I-Iorvath. Final arrangements have been completed for a trip to the Ma rine Museum at Mystic on bun-day.

All Cubs and their families planning the trip should be at Mystic by 2 p.m. iiiose planning on joining picnic aboard li ferry "Brinckerhofl" should arrive by p.m. The visit to the submarine base lias been canceled. 4511i Anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

William swoc- ney ot Plank Hill Road will celebrate their 45th wedding an niversary Thursday. The couple a married in Norfolk and has lived here for about 38 years. Mrs. Sweeney is the iormcr Miss Mary Torrant. Mr.

Sweeney was a foremen the Simsbury Highway De partment for 35 years and is now retired. The couple has one daughter, Mrs. John Vincent of Plan Hill Road and Ihrec grandchil dren. At annual banquet ot St. Mary's Rosary Guild Bowling League, Mrs.

Isabelle Martell was elected president for the 1956-1957 season. Other otficors elected were Mrs. Peg Thomp son secretary, Miss Marian Mc- Cormiclc, treasurer; and chair man of the banquet and trophy committee, Miss Eileen Owens Team No. 5. captained by Mrs, Stenhania Muszynski, was I champion team, and trophies were awarded to Mrs.

Musyn- ski, Mrs. Anna Boyarchuk, Miss Anna Malysko, Beatrice Koztow-ski and Louise Barisano, members of the team. High single was awarded to Miss Alice Yasney, and high triple and high average were won by Mrs. Peg Thompson Mrs. Isabelle Martell won high string without a mark.

Two ot the prize trophies ere donated by the Avon Bowling Alleys, where the league bowled during the- season. Baseball Tcmit Any players interested in playing on the town baseball team are invited to a meeting Wednesday at p.m. at Rosewood Restaurant. Doyle Drug Store. 4 registered pharmacists, prescriptions carefully and accurately compounded.

Simsbury OL 8-5050. Advt. ISarkiiaitisted Committees for the concert by the Farmington Valley choral Society May 5 at the Barkhamsted School were announced by Mrs. Arlene Griswold. director of the Pleasant Valley Commu nity Church choir.

A free-will offering will be tak en during an intermission. The local church choir is sponsoring concert, and all proceeds will go into a fund to purchase new organ lor the valley church. After the concert, the mem bers of the choral society will be the guests of the local choir lor a social hour and refresh ments in the church community rooms. Committee personnel for the affair is as follows: nuUncny, the Rev. Robert II.

Clark, church pastor, Mrs. Arlene Gris wold. Miss Linda Hinc; arrange ments, the Rev. Clark. Mrs, Griswold and William Rogers; refreshments, Mrs.

Kenneth Churcn, Mrs. Charles Dunbar and Mrs. Stuart Reed. The Farmington Valley Choral Society, well-known throughout central nnd northwestern Connecticut for its many concert ap pearances for a number of tie graduated in June. Miss Ol sen is daughter, ol Mi's, laa i.

Olson of North Canton. Miss Hatting is dnughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Hatting ot Albany Turnpike, Canton. years, is under uie direction oi Mrs.

Lois Notes The North Canton Choir will practice Wednesday nt 7:45 p.m. nd the Pleasant valley cnurcn choir will practice Thursday al 7:30 p.m. The weekly livmn sing oi Hiv- erton Congregational Church will be al, tnc home ol Mrs. ccsne Eastman Wednesday starling at 7:30 p.m. Reuben Miller loads Uie croup.

The nunils of the sixth grade at the Barkhamstcd School will make a trip to Old Slurb-ridge Village in Sturbndge. Mass. Fri day in connection with their study of American history and social customs. Charles Herman, Grade 6 teacher, will accompany them. Wvsw Hart t'oril Housing Group Resigns, Says Work Is Ended NEW HARTFORD, April 21 (Special) The town's tempor ary housing committee resigned Monday night in a brief state ment lo First selectman nuocri Callahan.

The first se cctman said lues- day he would delegate the task of operating the project lo the New liartlord Housing Minor ity. The authority operates the moderate rental housing project at Loomis Heights. Those who signed the slnte-ment were William Gelchell, Nicholas B. Eddy. Darnall Burks and Eugene Angers.

The chairman of the group. Henry Loomis resigned a shorl lime ago. Gelchell, in commenling on the committee's action, explained Ihc members fell that the main work of the body to establish the project, had been completed, a the relatively small task of collecting rents and performing maintenance work could be done by the Housing Authority at, less cost to the town because the latter already has the necessary force to, carry on such work. Democratic IVomon Members or Ihc New Hartford Democratic Womens Club from both first and second voting dis tricts plan to attend a meeting and tea Friday nt 2:30 p.m. at Ccntinel Hill Hall in G.

Fox and Co. in Hartford. The event will climax a scries of such affairs held recently throughout the stale as part of the party cam paign to raise money lo buy TV time during the coming election campaign. Guest speaker Friday will be Mrs. Katie Louchcim, according lo an announcement Irom Mrs Fred Newman, president of the local club.

Mrs. Louchcim is director of womens activities for the Democratic National convention, slated for Chicago this summer. Driver Summoned AP second part Donald J. Kendall of Stamford. was issued a sum mons In New Hartford Monday afternoon by Slate Policeman Edward Courtney of Canaan Barracks on a charge of dlsre-earding a red traffic light.

Ken dall posted a bond of $9 for court appearances here inurs- day morning. AL Auxiliary Meets Monday's meeting of the local American Legion Auxiliary dis cussed plans for the annual pop py sale, decoration of veterans graves in New Hartford ceme teries and planned for selecting the organization's representative lo the annual Oirls State cele bration sponsored by the Legion each year at the University of Connecticut: at btorrs. Mrs. George a was named to head the poppy sale, which is planned for Ihc Friday prior lo Memorial Day. Mrs.

us- borne Murphy will be in charge of decorating veterans graves. Mrs. Darnall Burks was chosen lo handle the selection of a New Hartford girl to represent the own at Girls Stale at Storrs in the latter part of It was decided Ihe June meet ing will be a dinner meeting, the place to lie decided at the May meeting of Ihc auxiliary. Avon Mrs. Harold C.

Nelson was re elected president of the Ladies Society of the Avon Congrega tional Church al the annual meeting nnd dinner held at the churcn Monaay evening, uiner; officers elected were: Vice president, s. Ernest Reettig, secretary, Mrs. John Sandri; treasurer, Mrs. Samual Good win, co-chairmen for programs, Mrs. Robert Bullard, and Mrs Edward Anlel; ways and means chairman, Mrs.

Sage Thomson Fellowship, chairman, Mrs. Jos eph Basine, and Tunxis Council delegate. Mrs. waner itcaa. Mrs.

and Mrs. Marcella Brig-henti of Albany Avenue have an nounced the marriage of i dauehter. Miss Dorothea Bri; henti to Benjamin Warner, son of Mrs. Lottie Warner of New.