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3RD ED HARTFORD COURANT: Monday, December 18, 1961 New Britain News Bristol Man, 75, Killed In 2-Car Skidding Crash NEW BRITAIN (Special) A 75-year-old Bristol man was killed here Sunday night when a car! his son was driving was involved in a two car skidding accident. Carl H. Johnson Sr. of 3i Main Bristol. died instantly.

Dr. John J. Tokarczykz. medical examiner, said. The medical exam-, iner said Johnson's right side! was crushed.

Leslie A. Johnson. 35, of 53 Prospect Terryville, driver of the car, passed a sobriety test at police headquarters, but Sgt. Henry Kosakowski said he would be charged with negligent homicide and reckless driving. Relcased a From Hospital Police identified the driver of the other car as Otto Kuhn, 40.

of 75 Emily Bristol. He and his wife. Mrs. Ida Kuhn. 40, were taken to New Britain General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and later released.

Two children 'of Johnson, Leslie Johnson, 9. and May Susan Johnson. 5, and a nicce, Debbie Hynds. 4. of Burlington.

shaken up in the accident, were also taken to the hospital but did not require treatment. The accident occurred near 280 Warren St. Police said the Johnson car traveling west on Warren Street at a reported 25 to 30 miles an hour, went into a skid and slid some 90 feet into the opposite lane. Kuhn's car, traveling east at a reported 25 miles an hour. struck the right front door of the Johnson vehicle, where the aged man sitting.

Both cars had to be towed. The fatality was the third this year, compared to seven in 1960. Firemen's Union Names Group To Study Pension NEW BRITAIN (Special) -A special committee has been named by fire department union officials to study a new pension plan to cover newer merhers of the fire department, it was announced sunday. The group's findings, it was reported, eventually determine what action should be taken to improve the department's over all pension system. Under a charter change a decade ago, firemen appointed to the department since 1952 have been covered under a less remunerative system than one in effect before the change.

Most of the department members are still covered by the older plan, but the ranks of the new pensioners have been steadily growing. The same change also affected the newer members of the police department and has been blamed ir recent years for making fire and police duty less attractive. Local 992, Firefighters Union, AFL-CIO. also announced a ber of elections Sunday. to the union's executive board were Fire Lt.

Walter M. O'Connor and firemen Harold Revoir, Andrew Seidl and Joseph Tanzi. Delegates to the Central Labor Council are' O'Connor and. Allen E. Nelson.

Deputy Fire Chief Edward M. McKeon and O'Connor are delegates to the Uniformed Firefighters Assn. of Connecticut. O'Connor is president of the state group. Hospital Births Births at New Britain General Hospital Sunday included a son to Mr.

and Mrs. Elliot Berkowitz of 62 Monroe a daughter Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wojtowicz of 371 Burritt a daughter to Mr. and Mrs.

John Erwin of 129 Pennsylvania a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Biclski of Viola Lane, a son to Mr. and: Mrs. James Olsen of 15 Beatty a son to Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Christenson of 53 Linden St. and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Giner of 108 Mc Clintock; St.

Batista Biella Baltista Biella, 85. of 836 Stanley St. died at Lexington Convalescent Home late Saturday, night after a long illness. Born in Italy, he came to this country 60 years ago and has lived here since. He was a mem-1 ber of St.

Ann's Church, and a founder of the Italian Fraternal Society. He was formerly ployed at the American Hardware Corp. He leaves two sons. Enrico Biella of West Hartford and John Guido Biella of New Britain: two daughters, Mrs. Walter Ziemba of New Britain and Mrs.

Har. ry Prey of Niantic, five grandchildren and nine great dren, Funeral services will held Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the LaraiaSagarino Funeral Home and at 9 in St. Ann's Church. Burial will be in St.

Mary's Cemetery. rangements are in charge of the Sorbo Funeral Home. James M. Williams James M. Williams, 49.

of 99. Green died Sunday at New Britain General Hospital after short illness. Born in Markham, he was employed for years as a shipping clerk at, Stanley -Works. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Hortense Ford Williams: a son, James F.

Williams of Corona, N.Y.: his mother, Mrs. Mary Williams of Middleburg, three brothers, Roy F. Williams of New Britain, Arthur L. Williams of Hume, Va and Charles G. Williams of Philadelphia; four sisters, Mrs.

Martha Townsell, of Cleveland, Mrs. Annie son and Mrs. Swithern Lloyd, both of Middleburg, and Mrs. Ralph Epps of Washington, D.C. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m.

at the AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Fair-1 view Cemetery. Visiting are Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Porter Funeral Home. Five fire companies went to a Top Men Listed For Police Jobs NEWINGTON (Special) Top men in Friday's examination for Police Department promotions, were Sgt.

Paul Palmquist for the new post of lieutenant and Policeman Burton E. Callahan for sergeant. The promotions, when effective. will give the department one additional officer. The exams were given by of town police officials.

Two sergeants took the licute. nant's post and four policemen tried for sergeant. Terryville Drainage Rulings Stressed TERRYVILLE (Special) The Plymouth Sewer Authority has notified all commercial garage owners and gas station owners of the restrictions regarding the usc of the sewer system to insure a satisfactory operation of the treatment plant and entire system. The restrictions include: No floor drains to be emptied into the sewer, various chemicals and soaps and flammable materials which cannot be empited into the system. The regulations also hibit asher, cinders, sand, straw and other similar materials from being emptied into the system.

The rules prohibit the ing of surface water drains into the sewer lines. Eagle-Lock Local 56. AFL, will hold its annual election of officers at Union hall, South Main Street, Dec. 18 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Sgt. George Janser will hold its 14th annual New Year's Eve party in St. Casimir's Hall. The committee in charge includes: John Sarnowski, chairman: Erwin Czaplicki, Charles Kulesa, Paul Lopata, Albe Kuz-1 inskas, Antyony Krajewski, Walter Ploszaj, John Skczepanski and John Grabelski. Reservations may be made by contacting any member of the committee.

Engagement Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Hobbs of 51 East Main have nounced the engagement of their. Donald daughter, Joyce of Louise, Elmont, to Ralph Shepherd Island, N.Y.

A July wedding is I planned. -Miss Hobbs operates the Joyce Louise School. of Dance in Hicksville, Long Island. herd is employed by. the.

man Instrument Corp. of sett, L.I. The Youth Choir of the Plymouth Congregational Church will present a program of Christmas! carols, Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.; Philip Kowalski, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold J.

Kowalski, 22 Lynn has been pledged to Phi Kappa Theta fraternity at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y. Game Tuesday The Terryville High School basketball team, with a 2 and 2 re-. cord, will play the Regional 7 of Barkhamsted. Tuesday night in a Northern Connecticut Confer. ence game.

Terryville, after winning its first two games, dropped contests to Thomason and Simsbury high schools. The preliminary game will start at 7 p.m. with the main attraction scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Church Party The Junior 1 Federation of the Terryville Congregational Church will hold its annual Mother-Daughter party in the social rooms of the church. Mrs.

Arthur Muchka is chairman of the com, mittee in charge of arrnage-; ments. Friday night the Sunday School of the church will hold its annual Christmas party, starting at 7, Southington Farr Urges Elimination of Winter Recess SOUTHINGTON 'Special! Schools Supt. John C. Farr has proposed to eliminate the February vacation for the 1962-63 school year. Instead.

Farr is suggesting a spring vacation during the third week in March. This year school children will have a February vacation. For the first time they will not have -the one week's vacation at the end of April, as has been customary over the past several years. Reason given to allow' school to close one week earlier in June. Holidays in the proposed 1961- 62 school calendar include the following: Day: Vete-: rans half Day: Thanksgiving: Dec.

21. one day. through Jan. Christmas vacation; Washington's Birthday: March 18-22 spring vacation: Good Friday: and school closing after one half day session on June 19., A total of 186 school days have been scheduled. A minimum of 180 is required by law.

Southington RTM Slates Action On $500,000 Proposals 3 Drivers Arrested In Accidents NEW BRITAIN (Special) At least three drivers were arrested in a serics of traffic accidents here Saturday night James T. Smith. 16, of 59 ander Rd. was charged with faillure to drive to the left after his car struck the parked automobile of Constance London of 64 Vance St. in front of 902 Corbin according to Policeman Norman Boulet.

Smith told police he took his eyes off the road momentarily to speak to a passenger and when he looked up it was too late to avoid the collision Russell B. Dilling. 29, of 187 Hart St. was charged with failure to keep to the left alter his car crashed into the car of Michael W. Onorato of 40 Walnut parked in front of 260 Hart according to Policeman Calvin Singleton.

Onorato's car extensively dam-, aged, had to be towed. George E. Plourd. 26. of 24i Clark was charged with to drive in the right hand lane after his truck overturned at Allen and Beacon streets, according to police.

His arrest followed treatment at New Britain General Hospital of injuries received in' the accident. The rear end of a car operated. by William J. Brown of 18 Center Hartford, was estensively! damaged as it awaited a traffic light change at Stanley Street and Eddy Glover Boulevard when it was struck by a car driven Alphonse Pasqual of 36 Carlson police said. Cars of Herbert J.

Singleton of 81 Davis Bristol, Leo G. Sirois of Meriden and Ralph frey of Orange St. were volved in a multiple collision at East Main and Center streets, ac-; cording to Policemen Alfred T. Tanguay and Ronald H. Tracy.

Earlier Saturday, John W. Pointe of 312 South Main St. reported his car was struck and damaged by a hit and run machine, near 308 South Main St. Other traffic arrests Saturday included James J. Lattina of 23 Bay charged with a red light violation.

Man Arrested As Police Agent: Purchases Bottle NEW BRITAIN (Special)- -The Police Department's special lice squad used an "agent" day morning to halt what squad members said was an illegal liquor business. Detectives Donald Murphy and Cyril Cichowski arrested John Artis, 30, of 69 Church on charge of violating the state liqwor Control Act after the man sold.a half pint of whiskey to a man police sent to Arles' apartment to make the purchase. Artis was released under a $250 bond for an appearance in Curcuit Court 15 Tucsday. Detectives said they recovered the $2 bill they gave the to make the purchase. They said, they found several pints of wine! and hall pints of whiskey in a dresser drawer in the Artis apartment.

Extra Carriers I To Start Work At Post Office NEW BRITAIN (Special) Substitute carriers will join regular personnel on city mail delivery routes today when the post office expects to reach the first day of a two-day peak load of, incoming mail, Postmaster Leo-. nard S. Appell reported Sunday. How much extra held will be employed will depend on the need, the postmaster said. but the holiday force will be smaller, than last year.

Meanwhile, with mail deliveries suspended for the day, postal clerks worked throughout Sunday preparing mail for today's delivery. The postmaster credited "fine cooperation by the public" with aiding department personnel in. "kecping on top of the mail." A continuation of this cooperation, he added, will insure all deliveries in time for Christmas. 2,000 Kneel To Pray For Peace in London LONDON -Undaunted by the bitter cold, more than 2,000 people knelt for 15 minutes in London's Trafalgar Square Sunday night in silent prayer for peace. They gathered round a crib erected by the vicar of St.

Martin's-in-the-Fields at the foot of Nelson's column, took part in a 40-minute carol service, then knelt and prayed. "It was an act of silent prayer for peace, for poor people and for the sickness of the world," said, the Rev. Austen Williams, vicar of St. Martin's. SOUTHINGTON (Special) -The RTM will act on six money items totaling $300.000 at tonight's special mecting at 8 in Town Hall.

Most of the funds to be priated. however. will eventually be returned to the town. The Sewer Board wants to borrow $450.000 for construction of sewer laterals in Meadowood. Plum Orchard.

and on Curtis Street. The town is expected to lake out short term notes if the money is approved. Cost of laterals and interest charges on loans will be assessed the property owners involved. Another reimbursable item will be $10,000 the Police Board wants for its supernumerary payroll counts. The board, in making its! request to selectmen, noted that much highway and sewer construction in town necessitated the hiring of more supernumeraries.

Firms requiring these services repay the town for the police protection. Junk Money Another item on the agenda in which the town will eventually be repaid is a $30,369 appropriation request to pay a local contractor for hauling and storing the tons of junk the state ordered the town to remove from the side of state, owned property on Rt. 6A in the Francis Junkyard controversy last summer. The town has de-: layed payment to David and Sons, who moved the pending outcome of the town's suit to recover damages from Joseph and Florence Francis, for-! mer owners of the junkyard the state took over for highway construction. Last week however, Selectmen; won Board of Finance approval to pay the Mongillo bill after the board was assured the state would reimburse the town.

RTM will also be asked to transfer $5,200 from the snow removal account to purchase snow blowing equipment for the Highway Department. Another item involved action on an additional $11,000 appropriation request for construction of the At-' water Street bridge. Some $55,000 has been allocated in the' current budget for this project. Also slated for action is a re-: quest for $1,093 to adjust the interest and principal on the town. $750,000 sewer bond issue.

Newington Sequin Lodge Sets Installation Of G. O. Kibbe NEWINGTON (Special) Gilbert O. Kibbe has been elected, master of Sequin Lodge AF and AM. Installation of officers will be held Thursday at the Masonic Temple.

Other newly elected officers, are: E. Curtis Ambler, senior warden; Robert D. Bowker, nior warden; Allen D. Elwell, treasurer: John W. secrelary: William C.

Clark, trustee for three years. The following were appointed to office: Robert M. Dawson, senior deacon: Paul K. junior steward: Ilarry W. Rapp chaplain: Lowry A.

Pierce, marshal: Edward W. Burton. organist: Stanley W. Rilcy, tyler; Harold S. Hall, historian.

New Year's The Sisterhood of Temple Sinai plans a second annual New Year Eve's supper party and dance at the Temple from 9:30 p.m. Continuous dance music will be provided by the Three and their vocalist. A midnight supper will be served. Mrs. Jack Ehrlich is general, chairman.

Assisting with arrange ments are Mrs. Robert Dickman and Morton Koppel, tickets: Mr. and Airs. Harry Glazer and Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Let-' kowitz, decorations: Mrs. Leonard Neistat, musical entertain-. ment. Meeting Set A special mecting of Sequin, Lodge AFandAM has been called for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ma-: sonic Temple.

The entered apprentice degree will be conferred. The elves costumes worn by Cub Schouts at Santa's Workshop on Center Green were made and donated by Mrs. Matthew Duksa of 20 Bonair Ave. School Menus Elementary school lunch menus for this week include: Today. American chop suey, salad, spinach, gingerbread.

grapefruit: Tuesday, sausage links with gravy, potatoes, corn, cherry pie. fruit cup; Wednesday. chicken. rice, peas, cake. peaches: Thursday, hamburger, potato chips, pie; Friday.

spaghetti, green beans, salad, doughnut. Schools will close early Friday for Christmas vacation. Schools will reopen Jan. 3. Angola Had College Early LUANDA, Angola.

As early as the 17th Century there was a college in Luanda for wihtes, blacks. and mulattoes, under the direction of the Roman Catholic Society of Jesus. 180 School Children To Get Reading Help BERLIN (Special) Remedial reading help will be given 180 elementary school children by Miss Ada Grillo, reading in the schools. Students were screened twice. after a survey )of all the elementary schools, to determine those who needed the most help.

These children will receive help twice each week. As the program continues the number of children will change and the schedule will be adjusted for more individual work with specific cases, accordacing to School Supt. George W. Bountress. Southington New Road Dedication Set Today AVERTS VIOLENCE: Police Chief Laurie Pritchett has received praise from citizens and officials for his decisive police actions to preserve order during a tense week of racial conflict in Albany, Ga.

Here he is shown shouting orders during a demonstration Saturday (AP Wirephoto). rooming house at 69 Church Sunday when a defective sprin-1 kler head turned on the sprinkler system on one of the rooms. There was no fire but firemen: reported slight water damage. In another assignment, an overheated transmission in the car of William Suprenant of 34 Sexton brought Engine 8 to 2389 Corbin Ave. There was no fire damage.

Boy Injured Several stitches were taken at New Britain General Hospital Sunday night to close a chin laceration Donald Tyburski, 8, of 204 Richard St. received when he struck his chin on a sink in his home. Faces Two Charges Robert H. Charest. 20.

of 52 Booth was charged with: breach of peace and carrying a concealed weapon following his arrest at his home Sunday night. Police were called there by the man's wife. Charest was ing a knife. Two Held Following complaints of their wives, Edward J. Kukuc, 35, of 77 Marimac Rd.

and Henry J. Gredzinski, 40, of 97 Gold St. were arrested, Saturday, night. on charges of breach of peace. Headquarters for.

Xmas gifts. Open 8 a.m.-7 p.m. days al week, including Xmas day. Allen Pharmacy, 349 Allen St. Advt.

Chase Brings Man's Arrest; Policeman Hurt NEW BRITAIN (Special) -A, police chase on Myrtle Street carly Sunday ended i in the arrest Jose Gonzales of 55 Lyman St. on charges of operating motor vehicle without a license and breach of peace. Policeman Lucian Mlynarczyk Thad to summon Policemeh William S. Cronin and Robert S. trucci for assistance.

Policeman Mlynarczyk reportled he waved Gonzales to the curb rat 55 Armistice St. and reached in to obtain the driver's license, Gonzales locked door and rolled up the window, cutting the policeman's finger in the process. At that point, Gonzales jumped from the car and disappeared into the Armistice Street address, police said. The other policemen were summoned and the driver was brought to headquarters and booked. Plows, Sanders Battle Snow, 9 Freezing Rain NEW BRITAIN (Special) A snow-fall here early Sunday followed by a freezing rain later slowed traffic and brought out snow plowing and sanding equipament the second time this season.

The actual snow fall measured by caretaker Harold Olson at the city's Shuttle Meadow reservoir was two and one half inches. Plows at Work It was enough, apparently to send more than a score of city; and rented plows into action and operated over some 21 routes til mid-afternoon, according to a spokesman at the city yard. At 4 p.m. when a freezing rain began to fall, the plowing equipment was replaced by six city sanding trucks, scheduled to remain in operation until mid-' night when plans called for using four sanders for the remainder of the night. The early morning snow falli slowed Sunday morning church traffic and discouraged most incity travel during the remainder a of the day.

8 Divorces Granted By Court NEW BRITAIN (Special) Eight divorces were granted by Judge John Clark Fitzgerald in Superior Court. here. A decree on grounds of habitual intemperence was given Janet Kaelin Blauvelt of this city from Robert G. Blauvelt of Plainville. The couple was married New Britain June 26, 1954.

Custody of a minor child went to the mother. She receives alimony of $18 a week. $20 per weck support for the child, and counsel fecs. Beatrice Michaud Tompkins of Newington was granted a decree from Floyd H. Tompkins of lulu, Hawaii, on a charge of intolerable cruelty.

They were married Feb. 13, 1938, in Ellenville, N.Y. and have two children, one a minor. The plaintiff was given $1 a year alimony and $10 a week support for the minor child. Mrs.

Tompkins received custody of the minor child. Alice Collins Shvonski was divorced from Albert Shvonski on grounds of intolerable cruelty. Both are residents of East Hartford. They were married there Sept. 20, 1952.

John Rovillo of this city won a divorce decree from Ann Napoli Rovillo of Plainville for alleged intolerable cruelty. They were married in New Britain May 24, 1952. Custody of a minor child was awarded to the father. A divorce was awarded Dorothy Ciaffaglione of Southington on grounds of desertion on the cross complaint from Vito Ciaffaglione of New Britain. They were wed Cct.

31, 1952 in this city. Mrs. Ciaffaglione was awarded alimony of $5 a week for 100 weeks and then $1 a year, and support of $10 a week. Judge Fitzgerald granted a divorce decree to Harold Fletcher o. Burlington in his action against Ragnhild Holden Fletcher of Bris-, tol.

They were married April 27, 1955 i in Bristol. The divorce was issued on a charge of wilful ertion. Eleanor Gosselin Grzegorzyk won a divorce from Thadeus J. Grzegorzyk on grounds of intolcrable cruelty. Married here June 18, 1955.

Custody of two minor children went the mother. She received. $1 a ycar alimony and $12.50 per' week support for each child. also received all furniture in their home at 199 Broad St. The defendant was given visitation rights to the children Sundays from 9 a a.m.

lo 6 p.m. Henry Moore of Bristol was divorced from Annie Gallant Moore, also of Bristol, on grounds of intolerable cruelty, on a cross complaint. Mrs. Moore was given alimony of $25 a week. They were wed Nov.

18, 1939 in 7th Underground Blast Is Set Off by U.S. W'ASHINGTON (AP) The United States exploded a small nuclear device underground' at its Nevada test site Sunday. the Atomic Energy Commission announced. It was the seventh announced explosion in the current series of underground weapons tests. The AEC aement, in full: "A nuclear test of low yield was conducted underground by the Atomic Energy Commission al its Nevada test A low yield blast is one with a force equivalent to no more than 5,000 tons of TNT.

A spokesman said Sunday's explosion was well below the 5.000-ton level. As has been its practice throughout this series of tests, the AEC would give no details on the device used or the results. Berlin Building PermitsHit $73,166 BERLIN (Special) Permits for construction with a total timated value of $73,166 were is; sued last week by Building spector Bernard Cabelus. This included four homes: An-! thony Sbona, 30 Sbona 000; Sylvania Gardens, two units, 43 and 79 Bernard at 000 each; and James Carini, 84 Bernard $10,000. The Hawthorne Inn look permits for two additions for a kit-' chen and storage space $12,000 Other permits for alterations or additions were: Dr.

Paul Ellwood Louis Fusaro, 8 Fernstead 1. Eisenbaum, 902 Farmington and Vincent Chrapek, 635 Percival $200. Choir to Sing I The junior choir of St. Gabri-! el's. Episcopal Church will particspate in service of lessons and! carols at the- Corbin Convalescent Hospital, New Britain, at 6 p.m.

Friday. The Ladies Auxiliary of the Kensington Volunteer Fire De: partment wili meet at 8:15 p.m. today at headquarters. The Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m.' A potluck supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. preceding the meeting of Berlin Grange at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Grange Hall. "Christmas in Other Lands" will be the theme of the program. The first tenant in the Milli Street shopping center moved i in' Saturday. He is Ralph Cobuzzi 33 Lawlor New Britain, owner of the Universal Barber Property Transfers Propperty transfers recorded here in. clude: Berlin Homes house and lot on Dayl Drive to Paul J.

Angela Carson: Radco house and on Butternut Lane to Earl H. and Nellie Brazeal; Roland Nadeau, house and lot on Highview Terrace to Joseph F. and Rita land and Staino; Elizabeth P. Rudnicker. buildings on Norton Rudnick; and Sanbrook Corp.

land and bulldings on MIll Street to Raymond Hill. certificate of settlement of the eslate of Edward Caccavale has trans ferred property on Hart Street to Jennie Caccavale. Title to land tor sections of streets has been transferred to the town by Jones and Loomis Dayl Drive and Butternut Lane: Redca Inc. for haven Drive and Hickory HIll Road, J. Ravizzo for Juniper Road Land and Laurel Road and A.

W. Schultz tor Schultz Road land. Mrs. Chotkowski Dies at Age 76 BERLIN (Special) Mrs. Mary Gicrymski Chotkowski 76, of 1255 Chamberlain Kensinglon, died Sunday at her home.

She was the mother of Dr. Ludmil A. Chotkowski, town health director and medical examiner. and Dr. Wesley H.

Chotkowski of Newington. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she was a Kensington resident for 53 years. She leaves her hushand, Henry Chotkowski: her two doctor sons: two daughters. Mre Alton Lamont of Auburndale. and Mrs.

Edmund M. Novak of West Hartford; three brothers, Leo S. Grimsley of Jackson Heights, L.I., Stanley F. Gierymski. a New Britain banker, and Vincent Grimsley of New York City, 11.

grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Private funeral services will be. held Tuesday at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. There will be no calling hours.

Home 'Craftsmen PITTSBURGH Home craftsmen and do-it-yourself addicts. buy $225 million power tools a year at present rates as com-! pared with a volume of $25 mil-, I lion a year in 1947, SOUTHINGTON (Special) First Selectman Valentine De Paolo will participate today in dedication ceremonies of a completed section of Interstate 84 Highway from Waterbury to Meriden Waterbury Road here. The ceremonies will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the Scott Road overpass in Waterbury. Gov.

John Dempsey will cut a ribbon officially, opening the new four highway. Speakers will include the Governor. De Paolo, Mayor Edward D. Bergin of Waterbury, First Selectman Fred Bens of Cheshire, a highway representative and clergy. After the ceremonies an official caravan led by State Police will escort the group on the new highway section and then proceed to a Cheshire inn for luncheon.

742 Babies The annual town report now available in the town clerk's oflice shows a total of 742 births recorded in Southington during the 1960-61 fiscal year. Of this number 393 babies were born to Southington residents. Some 229 births out of town were to Southington residents. Other vital statistics listed in the report by the town clerks office showed 124 marriages in town and 73 involving local residents married out of town. Also, deaths totaled 148 here of which local residents accounted for 120.

Some 54 residents died out of town. Fees collected at the town clerk's office for the fiscal year totalled $12,077.88. Plainville Ice Causes Two-Car Crash On Woodford PLAINVILLE (Special) -Cars driven by Ilannelore Witzke of 13 Kent St. and Donald R. Clark of 229 Shuttle Meadow New Britain, collided on Woodford Avenue, opposite the Tomasso Office Building.

Sunday. Miss Elfricidia Witzke, a pASsenger in her father's car, told police the Witzke car hit a patch of ice and skidded. Mrs. Theresa Witzke. a passenger in her husband's car, was taken to New Britain General Hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury.

The Witzke vehicle, heavily damaged, was towed from the scene. The Clark car was slightly damaged. Police reported no arrests. Party For Children The Plainville Assn. for Retarded Children will hold its Christmas party Friday at Wheeler School.

The organization has received a donation of 15 pounds of candy from Boy Scout Troop 66 for the party. Mrs. Margaret Yersavich has been elected president of the association. Other officers include: Albert Cambo, vice president; Mrs. Elaine Duncan, secretary, and Leo Dalfe, treasurer.

Trask School will hold its annual carol sing at 7 p.m. today at the Plainville High School. Parents are invited. Women Schedule Party A business meeting will precede the annual Christmas party of the Democratic Women's Club of Plainville at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the local branch of the New Britain Federal Savings and Loan Assn.

The Board of Elders of Grace Lutheran Church will meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the church. Deborah Council of the Church will meet at 8 p.m. today at the home of Mrs. Arthur Woerz, 39 Cornell St.

Junior Order, Catholic Daughters of America, will hold their Christmas party Tuesday night at Our Lady of Mercy Church Hall. Senior order will hold a business meeting al 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church rectory, Archaeologists have found evidence of primitive winemaking some 12,000 years ago..