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a a Suffield 4TH: CD. Commission Again Asks For Sewer Work Bids SUFFIELD (Special) Sewer Commission is again vertising for bids on the Street Thompsonville Bridge area sewer line. The bids celved a month ago thrown out because of a mathematical error in the apparent low bid, according to Hiram's Perry, commission chairman. The commission has signed contracts for construction of sewage treatment plant and the west branch of the sewer system. Work is expected start next week on both projects, Perry said.

The work will be scheduled so service will be available the new high school when opens in September, Perry added. Anderson Fairoaks of Hartford was the low bidder on west branch sewer line, with bid of $599,452. This line" will run from the brook east of high school along Mountain Road to Main St. and then east to the treatment plant. The treatment plant is to located on the west bank of the Connecticut River, south of Paper Street and the brock, land owned by the Connecticut: Light and Power Company.

The Sewer Commission has approved the expenditure of $500 for a right of way over land from Paper Streeet to the treatment plant. Test Scores Suffield public school pupils in grades 3 through 8 scored well above the national average and the average of fifty New England private, parochial and public school systems taking the same battery of tests this year. Henry Drewniany, director of guidance. reported this to the Board of Education this week. Results of the Science Research Associate Test Series adminstered last January indicate that composite scores for each of the grades taking the test were significantly higher than two thirds of either of the two groups of school systems against whom Suffield pupils! have been compared.

The S.R.A. test is made up of a battery of specific tests designed to measure the extent to which a given child or a group of children has mastered the knowledge and skill re-: quired in the following subject areas: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Arithmetic and Reading, Drewniany said. Mrs. Mary B. Drenzek Mrs.

Mary Bonczek Drenzek. 71, of 1457 North widow of Walenty Drenzek, died at her home Thursday morning following a brief illness. She was born in Poland and was a member of St. Joseph's Church, St. Joseph's Society, and Joseph's Rosary Guild.

She leaves six sons, Lucien Drenzek of Fort Lauderdale, Julius Drenzek, Joseph Drenzek, and Walter Drenzek all of Suffield, Frank Drenzek, Chicopee, and Wallace Drenzek of Wilbraham, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Zabek of Ludlow, Mrs. Pauline Bulat of Suffield. Mrs. Anne Oleckny of Thompsonville; 24 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Saturday at 10:15 a.m. at the Nicholson Funeral Home, and at St. Joseph's Church at 11. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wins Scholarship William Leahey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Leahey of Taintor Street, has been awarded the Samuel Reid Spencer Scholarship at the University of Connecticut. effective ber 1965.

The was made by the scholarship committee Thursday. Leahey is the fourth person to receive this scholarship. John. Berube was the recipient last year. Miss Carol Biggerstaff the recipient in 1963.

and Miss Susan Crocker the recipient in 1962. These students will continue to receive the scholarships for four years providing they meet the requirements of the University of Connecticut. Because funds are available, the committee is able to grant awards of $200 each this year. Drama Club Cue and Curtain, Suffield Academy drama club, will present "Only an Orphan Girl" Friday and Saturdav in the Barn Playhouse. Included in the cast are Michael Mclnnis and Robert Pope.

both English change students. Robert Blair, Timothy Hall. Stephen Nathan and two Suffield girls. Patricia Parmalee and Ahrens. The production, directed by Mason Nye.

will be presented at 8 p.m. There will be "entre entertainment by members of the faculty and the COGS. Children's Movies The Youth Choirs of the First Church of Christ. Congregational. will sponsor movies for children of the community on Sat- Stafford Springs $147,320 Borough Budget Is Approved by 15 Voters STAFFORD SPRINGS (Spe-1 school students, starting lasts cial) The estimated Borough 3:30 p.m.

and continuing until film and of Stafford Springs budget for 9 p.m. Tags will also be at' the new fiscal year of $147,320 buted at the Coop Food and a new tax rate of Stafford and mills was approved by. 15 vot-' at the Stafford Shopping Plaza. Springs Speedway and ses- ers Wednesday night. The More than $400 has been raised meeting took about five min- by the young people for the tolutes to approve the three items Citizens' Scholarship Foundaof- on the call.

tion, Borough officials were au- J. LEES FURNESS thorized to transfer funds from J. Lees Furness, 78, retired be one department to another. auto mechanic, chauffeur and the cently Bartlett elected Warden George former State Police Barracks Mon- ing at his was first moderator presid- custodian, died late Wednesday meeting, since night at his home on Westford he was elected two weeks ago. Avenue after a long illness.

William B. Hanley was clerk, A lifelong resident here, FurThe new budget for the fiscal ripe year starting July 1st is $8,440 business on Furnace Avenue. ness was formerly in the garage higher than last year's budget. Later he worked as a mechanic The tax rate is one-half higher at fruit than the current rate. The the former Hudson Garage new on Main Street and served as tax will be due and payable on chauffeur for the former Fabian July Ist.

Woolen Co. The late Charles B. Only persons attending the Pinney and James E. borough meeting were Borough family. He custodian of Shepard the was officials members of the Police local State Police Barracks from Fri- and Street departments and 1945 until he retired several The Courant reporter.

Little in-, terest is shown by borough resi- years He ago. born here June dents at practically all bor- was 22, ough meetings and elections. 1886 son of the late John Thomas Parade Set Furness and Ann Less Lawton Memorial Day parade and the Furness. He attended th local traditional ceremonies will be. schools.

He and his wife obthe held on Saturday, May 29, served their 51st wedding fori was announced by Memorial versary last August. He was a Day committee chairman member of Grace Episcopal Ephraim Mirza. He said the Church. committee decided to hold the He leaves his wife, Mrs. Eva Memorial Day observance OD Fregeau Furness of Stafford Saturday as many of the towns- Springs; five sons, Arof people are planning to be thur T.

Furness, Everett G. for the two day observance Furness, and John Thomas Furof Sunday and Monday. ness, all of Stafford Springs; The traditional visits and Lees M. Furness of Cincinnatti, ceremonies at the various Ohio and Sgt. Charles W.

Furcemeteries will be conducted ness of Washington, D.C.; two Saturday morning. The parade comb daughters, of Stafford Mrs. Albert Whit- and will form on East Street in Springs front of Johnson Memorial Hos- Mrs. Evelyn Prentiss of Rockpital and march to the Soldier's ville; a sister, Mrs. Eva MeyMemorial monument in Hyde ers of Springfield, Park shortly after 12 noon, grandchildren and 9 greatPost Commander Chet Hirsch grandchildren.

will be parade marshal. Funeral services will be held The Rev. George F. X. Reilly, p.m.

Saturday at the Henry pastor of St. Edward Church, J. East Plante Main Funeral Street. The Home Rev. on will deliver the annual Memorial Day address in Hyde Park.

Lauriston Castleman of WindBonds Forfeited ham Center will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral A number of bonds were declared forfeited in Circuit Court home today from 7 to 9 p.m. 12 here this week. Offenders for- Burial will be in Stafford Springs feiting bonds were: Bruce Dutton Clifford Cemetery. Paulman, 27, of 28 Main school faculty new president of of the local high Vernon, operating an unregister- the Stafford Teachers Assn.

and ed car, $50; William J. Blum, Leonard Pollard, Pinney sixth 19, of Belle Harbor, N.Y., fail- grade teacher will attend the ure to drive in established lane. Connecticut Education Assn. $25; Edmund A. Cartier, overloaded 48, of meeting at the State Capitol, Shrewsbury, Hartford Saturday.

Mrs. Harriet truck, $25; Phillip failure Daly, 48, drive of Osborne Borough Elementary Freeport, to School sixth grade teacher will established lane, $15; Mary also attend. She is chairman of J. Essex, 31, of Springfield, the State Ethics Committee and illegal passing on right, $25; a member of the CEA board. Frank J.

Harwood, 19, of Wor- Dick's Sales Service Garage cester, failure to carry owned by Richard Pisciotta was license Francis Hederson, opened for business on the West 44. of Chelsea, operating Stafford Road, Route 190. The a car with obscured vision, $15; Milton S. Johnson, 57, of Waycross failure to obtain PUC permit $100; Franklin 29, of Stafford Springs, intoxication, $25; John G. Phelan, 33, of Bridgeport, speeding.

$25; Wil- bur Roberts, 40 of Lincolntown, N.C., overloaded truck, $25; Fred C. Shaffer, 44 of York, overloaded truck, $48; Clarence B. Wilder, 26, of Jeffersonville, overloaded truck, $18 and Philip Parsons, speeding, $36. Continued cases: Roger J. Boudreau, 18, of Coventry, charged with breaking and entering on two counts, Louis St.

Germaine, 17, of Stafford Springs, resisting arrest, the charges of breach of peace and intoxication were nolled by the court. Both cases were continued to May 26. David P. Burns, James Burns and Arthur Geary all of Stafford Springs, charged with arson in burning insured property was continued to June 9. Three youths Robert G.

Cloutier. 18. of Scully Road, Somers, Douglas Stebbins, 17, of Somers, charged with illegal discharge of fireworks were nolled and James J. Hopkins, 19, of Allen Street, Hazardville. for possession of fireworks, also nolled.

Clifford Paulman, 27, of 28 Main Vernon, was rearrested after being fined $50 for opan unregistered motor He was rearrested on a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a license and his bond continued. Miss Sharon Posocco daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Posocco of West Stafford. will represent Dean Junior College freshmen girls on the Queen's court at the May Day program, Saturday at Franklin, Mass.

A member of college cheer leading squad she was voted a member of the Queen's Court representing her class. She is a graduate of Stafford High School and was on the high school cheering squad. Stafford High School Scholarship Youth Foundation will sponsor a tag day Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15th. Tags will be distributed in the down(town business area by high St. and Lynn Murray, 18, of 21 Stanley Dr.

The court also nolled similar charges against another group of youths this week in connec-! tion wiht the same house party. Other dispositions: Joseph Scirca, 19, of Windsor Locks, fined a total of $76 for speedling and improper passing; Patricia Barnes, 22, Hartford, fined $18 for driving without license and failure to carry registration; Pamela Benefield, 19, of Hartford, fined $30 for drivaling without a license and failto carry registration. Both Hartford drivers were unable to pay their court fines and were sent to Hartford State Jail. East Windsor Firm Set To Review Town Plan EAST WINDSOR (Special) Erwin Fuller, chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission, announced Thursday that the commission has selected E. H.

Lord Wood Associates as professional consultants to guide the town in revising the master plan. The Hartford firm was named after the commission reviewed a member of consultants. The firm has also been in contact with the town's development commission to do industrial site planning for them. Henry Abuza, a Rockville developer, has announced that he will begin construction of a 120- garden apartment complex on South Water Street in Warehouse Point. The project will be both small efficiency units and larger two bedroom units, each with a minimum of 4,000 square feet.

The apartment site is south of an area where the Warehouse Point Fire District Commissioners have proposed redevelopment. For daily or Sunday delivery please call the Enfield Branched Office at The Courant RI 5-5198 -Advt. Jaycees to Try Novel Way to Aid Scholarship Fund ROCKVILLE (Special) Motorists driving on Union Street Saturday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. will have an opportunity to contribute to a toll booth which the Rockville Juncnior Chamber of Commerce is setting up for the benefit of its scholarship fund.

Contributions will be entirely voluntary, but the Jaycees are hoping that this project will meet with the cooperation of drivers so that last year's re- A new telephone service to make long distance calling faster and easier for private and two-party line customers in the NEWINGTON Exchange Now you can dial your long distance calls without giving your number to the operator. She no longer has to ask for your number because it's recorded automatically by electronic equipment. Automatic Number Identification is the name of this new convenience we call it ANI for short. ANI works only for long distance station-to-station calls which you dial yourself. Other calls that is, person-to-person, reverse-the-charge and credit card should be placed with the operator as usual.

You'll find that ANI adds even greater speed to Direct Distance Dialing. It's the latest step toward our goal of making your telephone service just as useful and convenient as possible. The Southern New England Telephone Company Part of the Nationwide Bell System THE HARTFORD COURANT: cord may be surpassed. Last year, the Jaycees gave al $250 scholarship to a graduate of Rockville High School also of Ellington High School. and Increased contributions this year would mean the amount could be increased or the ber of scholarships upped.

Richard Spurling is chairman of this project, assisted by Laurence Small and Richard Dimock, as well as the entire Jaycee membership. Somers Dauahters Set Event For Couple brated their 40th wedding anniversary May 11. Mr. Murawski is a Somers native and Mrs. Murawski is the former Miss Celia Tolumbeski of Hazardville.

Members of the Pilgrim Fellowship of the Somers Congregational Church will attend the overnight retreat of the Tolland Assn. at Camp Aya-Po here at 5 p.m. today. Girl Scout troops have scheduled dates for their annual banquets to be held in the town hall. For the Brownies on May 26, Junior Girl Scouts on June 2 and Cadettes and Seniors on June 9.

The Women's Fellowship hold a luncheon meeting Tueswill day low. at Mass. The Homestead in LudMenus School: lunch menus next! week are: Monday, hamburg on roll. sandwiches, vegetables, frosted cake; Tuesday, mashed potatoes, hamburg gravy, vegetables, bread and butter, fruit; Wednesday, grinders, soup with crackers, sandwiches, pie es; Thurcday, roast beef, mashpotatoes, gravy, vegetables, hot rolls, pudding and cream; Friday, fish sticks, baked mac- SOMERS (Special) Mrs. Roy Abrahamson and Mrs.

ter Balsewicz, both of Somersville, will hold an open house at the Legion Hall on School Street Sunday for their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Murawski of Shaker Road who cele- laroni with cheese, vegetables, Vienna bread, brownies. Airman Graduates Airman Third Class David P. Hogan, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence D. Hogan of Main; Street, has been graduated from the technical training course for; Air Force electrical power production specialists at Sheppard AFB, Texas. Airman Hogan. who learned to operate and repair diesel engine generators, is being as Friday, May 14, 1965 1 port Service (MATS) unit at ver AFB, Del.

His squadron ports the MATS mission of viding global airlift of U.S. itary forces and equipment. He is a graduate of Somers High School. The urday. There will be two shows, ad- one at 10 a.m.

and the second East at 2 p.m. Each showing about two hours. A feature re- plus cartoons will be shown will be received were the door. The Board of Selectmen the Town Clerk will hold a sion for the admission of tors Saturday from 10 am. 12 noon in the town clerk's the fice in the town hall.

for School Menus Menus for lunches to to served in the public schools day, week of frankfurt May 17 in will be: roll, whole kernel corn, stuffed prunes, for cooky, applesauce; Tuesday, it elementary. vegetable soup, chicken salad sandwich, olives, fruit gelatin; high school, Swedish meat balls, French the fried potato, green beans, a gelatin: Wednesday, spaghetti with meat sauce, peanut butter the sandwich, cake with Icing: Thursday, hamburg gravy, mashed potato, peas, cinnamon bread, sliced peaches: be day, fish sticks, baked beans, cabbage salad. corn bread. ding with topping. Junior Prom on; The Junior Prom of Suffield High School will be held May 22 in the high school gym with the theme "Gone With Wind." General chairmen the affair are Priscilla Sutula and David Andersen.

Ruth Holdridge and Laurin Johnson are co-chairmen of the program; Judy Ridel and Eveare co-chairmen the refreshment committee; Robert Rossi is chairman tickets and publicity; and Michael Turek and Candy Klaiber are co-chairmen of decorations. Winners of the marathon bridge of the Suffield Woman's Club were announced at the annual meeting Tuesday by Mrs. Clark Collins, marathon chairman: In the afternoon groups, first prizes went to Mrs. Fred Nash and Mrs. Howard Morse, and Mrs.

Harold Stewart and Mrs. Collins. Second prizes were awarded to Mrs. Gilbert Bissell and Mrs. Robert Gunshanan, and Mrs.

Edward ming and Mrs. Edward Lane. In the evening groups, first prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lane and Mr.

Mrs. Arthur Jaehing: second to Mr. am Thor and Miss Barbara Collins Merlin Caldwell. Mrs. Collins announced that $364 has been turned over to the club's scholarship fund from the marathon this year.

Mrs. Jaehing, club president, reported that three members had been awarded prizes in the arts and crafts show on the state level. Mrs. Appleton H. Seaverns won a first prize in sculpture: Mrs.

Erskine Harvey, second for a braided rug; and Mrs. J. Gordon Tompkins, second in painted ware. Courant route available In Suffield Center. Looking out for field Office, 5-5198-Advt.

ambitious boy, 12-16. Call En- Ellington Church to Hold Festival of Religion, Art ELLINGTON (Special) The second festival of and arts will be held at the Ellington Congregational Church Saturday and Sunday and will include three specific programs. An art show will feature paintings, prints and sculpture by area artists including some members of the Tolland County Art Assn. There wili also be children's art work exhibited. A special feature of the show will be some selected works by local painter and teacher, Claude Almond and New Hampshire sculptor.

Robert Hodges. these two men were seen lin Rockville several years ago at an outdoor show. The exhibit will be open Saturday and 1 Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. I through the evening program.

It will also be open during and after church Sunday. A play will be presented Saturday at 8 p.m. under the direction of the Rev. Chester Wetzel, instructor in religious drama at the Hartford Seminary Foundation. The play "The Twelve Pound Look." will be presented by the drama" group of the First Congregational Church.

Glastonbury. Sunday night the musical program, "Looking at the Church's, ed at 8 p.m. Seven Great will be church's many great hymns will form the basis of a presentation that will include Congregational anthems by both the junior and senior choirs under the direction of Byron Daudelin and organ selections by Dr. Samuel Walter, New York City recitalist and professor of organ at the Union School of Sacred Music and at Rutgers University. new gas station adjoins Dick's Auto Body Shop.

Reno Posocco will be station manager. A total of 93 seventh grade pupils under the direction of Richard Noble of the faculty, participated at the second annual Science Fair at the high school. Each student through period of five months collected data and did research which would help them constructing their display. Enters Class Michael Fiore son of Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Fiore of the West Stafford Road will enter the freshmen class at Central Connecticut State College, New Britain in the fall. He will graduate from Monson Academy in June. He graduated from St. Edward Parochial School here and plans to major in Industrial Arts at College. A son was born to Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Dyer of the Old Springfield Road, West Stafford at Wesson Maternity Hospital, Springfield, Mass. The new arrival has been named David. Timothy Emhoff son of Mr. and Mrs.

John Emhoff of Park Street, freshman at Assumption Prep School was named to the second honor roll for the fifth marking period ended this month. He is a graduate of St. Edward Parochial School. Dance Set High School Student council will sponsor a dance tonight in the gym. Guest disc jockey will be Bob Allen of radio station WHYN.

Mrs. Richard Bilyak of Woodland Drive the former Nancy Frassinelli was given a stork shower Wednesday at the home of her parents State Commissioner and Mrs. Attilio R. Frassinelli of Grant Avenue. Twentyfive relatives, friends and neighbors attended.

Spring flowers and storks were used for decorations. Circuit 13 Liquor Charge Results in Fine of $100 ENFIELD (Special) Raymond Dobrozensky, 50, of 7 Middlesex was fined $100 in Circuit Court 13 here Thursday on a charge of, sales of liquor to minors. Five local youths were sented on breach of peace charges stemming from a raid by police at house party Stanley Drive April 3. Charges in all five cases were nolled against Richard Dymek 17, of 10 Till Douglas Wien, 18, 111 Brewster James Harmer, 19, 24 1 Manning Sandra Wile, 18, 10 Knox Voters Again Reject Budget In Ellington ELLINGTON (Special) For the second time, voters Thursday night rejected the entire budget for the fiscal year 1965- 66 by a 119 to 71 vote. The first budget meeting last month rejected the budget on the grounds that it reflected too high a mill rate and on recommendation of the executive council of the Taxpayers' Association was returned to the Board of Finance for further cutting.

First Selectman Francis Prichard recommended that the budget presented Thursday night be rejected on the grounds that it did not present true figures. Rodney Midford, chairman of the Board of Finance said weeks ago the Board of Finance recommended a budget I thought best for the town. It was only on demand and challenges of Selectman Prichard that the budget was defeated. Now because some areas in this budget such as park benches and fireplaces for Kimball Forest are cut out Mr. Prichard is complaining about this." State Student Held with Gun TRINIDAD, Colo.

IP U.S. Treasury agents arrested Peter B. Corr, 20, of New Britain, Wednesday on a charge of possessing an illegal weapon. When arrested in his automobile near Trinidad, Corr had an M1 carbine which he hed converted into a submachine gun, the agents said. Corr was a student in a gunsmith class at Trinidad Junior College before leaving March 15 for scholastic reasons.

City Police Capt. Manuel Gurule said Corr was one of several persons who have been under surveillance since January after police were told of reported traffic in illegal weapons. Rep. Charles Halleck has represented Indiana in Congress since the 74th session in 1935, longer than any legislator in the signed to a Military Air Trans- state's history. No Ma'am No Meters PARKING IS FREE easy, too.

More than 1,200 large parking spaces just step from the 19 friendly shops waiting to serve you at the Windsor Shopping Center. You can shop for the entire family with just one stop food, clothing, cleaning, banking, baking, sewing, shoes, cards, candy everything from apples to appliances. Shopping at the Windsor Shopping Center is convenient. Drive right up. Remember "No Ma'am, No Meters." WINDSOR I SHOPPING CENTER 520-608 Windsor Windsor, Conn..

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