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8-NAUGATUCK NEWS (CONN.) FRIDAY, JULY 3, A 1959; "Satchmo" To Attend Jazz Concert To Mark Birthday NEW YORK UPI Louis, Satchmo Armstrong, who hopes to play his famous trumpet "another 20 years or so," plans to! celebrate his 59th birthday Thurs.13. day, by attending a July 4 jazz concert at Lewissohn Stadium. Reporting "I have never felt better," old arrived home aboard a Pan American Boeing 707 jetliner from Rome Thursday night. He told a crowd! of 100 well-wishers at Idlewild International Airport he had re covered from a pneumonia attack and added "I know they wanted to get me up there to play first horn for Gabriel but I don't think I'll be up there for a long! time yet." trumpet Only a week was ago, the pronounced famous player in "grave" condition after an appearance at Spoleto. Italy's annual music festival.

But he. looked as fun-loving as ever when he returned dressed in al cream colored linen suit, brown! and white shoes and silvery tie and toting his trumpet. Local Scouts At Camp Mattatuck The 1959 Camp Mattatuck son opened last Sunday, June 28, with S8 scouts and leaders in the camp. The theme for. the first week's activities is "Four Freedoins." Activities, campfires, gaines and other events willl revolve around this theme recog.

nizing the anniversary of Amer. ican Independance. Local youths attending the camp are: Edward F. Moran. Pobert Evon Victor Zemhruski of the Naugatuckk Hillside Covenant Church, of Troop 106.

Funerals Mrs. Antonina Witkowski Funeral services for Mrs. tonino Witkowski. 127 Spring street, will be held tomorrow at 8 a. m.

from the Fitzgerald neral Home, 240 North Main street, tn' St. Hedwig's Church, for a requiem high Mass at 9. Burial will be in St. James' Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.

m. Stanley (Chenkus) Cienkus services for Stanley (Chenkus) Cienkus, 17 Anderson street, were held today at 8 a. m. from the Firzgerald Funeral Horse, 240 North Main street, to Holy Saviour Polish National Church for a. solemn high Mass at 9.

The Rev. Tohn Gogolski. pastor, was cel rant. Mrs. Regina Zapatka.

organ1st and soloist. rendered tional selections. were Caesar Krzykow. ski, Walter Makauskas. Edwin Zemeir.

Chester Kosakowski. John Sosnowski, and Edmund Zigmont. Burial was in Polish National Cemetery with prayers by Father Gogolski. Mot Delinw Baker Funeral services for Mrs. Delima (Lanouette) Baker.

widow of Joseph Baker. formerly of Naugatuck. will be held tomorrow at 10:30 a. from the Grigon Funeral Home, 68 East Clay street, Waterbury, 10 St. Ann's Church for a Mass At 11.

Mrs. Baker died yesterday at East Mountain Private Hospital. Pros. pect. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Waterbury. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. a a a Playgrounds Plan Quassapaug Trip playgrounds will enjoy a field trip to Lake Quassapaug next Tuesday. Buses will leave the five playgrounds at 9:30 and re.

turn home from Quassapaug at Members of the Naugatuck Each person attending must be registered with the supervisor of the respective playground. A 25- fee Is to be exacted for bus Quassapaug, they will be given a transportation. Upon reaching I reduction on swimming, with lockers provided without charge. It will also be "Dime Day." All youngsters are requested to bring a box lunch. Answers Declined By Oxford Artist WASHINGTON, D.C..

Philip Evergood. of Oxford, was artists questioned Wednesday by the House Committee on. Un-American Activities. the committee announced yesterday. The nationally known artist.

according to the hearing transcript, refused to answer virtually all questions bearing on communiam or related activities. Evergood has had 3 residence in Oxford the past several years. School Dept. (Continued from Page 1) training rooms will be situated on the Hillside School's first floor. The only, actual moving far 'has involved the desks.

Stationary desks have been removed from the Hillside School and most seventh and eighth placed there grade desks together have with been the Tuttle Building desks. The School Department. is in the process of rearranging the seats in the grammar schools and the Hillside School. Desk tops are being sanded. As the high school supplies are moved to the niw plant sometime next month, the Hillside School will begin to receive books and equipment.

Equipment leaving the present high school is relative to the business curriculum while some science apparatus will be taken. library books will be ferred later as a body. It is tended by the superintendent to have several boys take approximately 10 books onto a waiting bus or cars and then place them in efficient order on the new library shelves. Supt. Foley will present a detailed report of moving the next meeting of the Board of Education, July 9.

Several teacher appointments be made at the session and bids will be read for the fuel oil and transportation contracts. The building committee of the board composed of William C. Rado and Peter Meegan have recommended that a portion of the Hillside roof be repaired this summer. Action may be taken at the meeting. Radio Free Europe To Mark 10th Anniversary July 4 By PHIL NEWSOM At Geneva, Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko made as one of his major points a demand that Western broadcasts' to listeners behind the Iron Curtain be stilled.

It was a high compliment to the Western radio voices which supply virtually the only news to Iron Curtain peoples not subject to previous doctoring by Communist propagandists. For if the broadcasts had not been effective, Gromyko would not have been so insistent in his demands. One of the most effective voices is Radio Free Europe which on July 4 goes into its 10th year as an organization devoted wholly broadcasts 18 hours a day to Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria. Supported By' Public RFE is a non-profit organization, a division of the Free Europe Committee, supportfed by public contributions to Crusade For Freedom. The ennual goal is 10 million dollars much of.

which comes through heavy contributions from: American industry. An interesting phase of the operation not previously this layman is RFE's check on its OWTI audience reception. RFE people estimate that Soviet Russia and its satellites attempt to jam out their casts from 225 different locations behind the Iron Curtain, using between 1,500 and 2,000 transmitters. To overcome Soviet jamming, RFE uses 28 transmitters operat-1814, ing from Munich in West Germany and Lisbon in Portugal, beaming the programs in on some of the most powerful signals in the world. Most programs are available at seven different points on the dial and all are repeated at least four times so that it.

one is missed it may be picked up again, 63 Boys Enjoy First Week Of Park Day Camp Sixty-three boys enjoyed the first week of the Park Department Day Camp it was reported today by Directors Franklin Johnson, Raymond Leg en land Robert Markovic. The week was highlighted by 8 trip fo Black Rock Park, Watertown, on Wednesday, where boys enjoyed swimming, a and races. This was follow. ed by watermelon party. Today at Lake Quassapaug, 14 boys are to take their beginning Next Red Cross life saving tests.

week, the boys will commence beginner and intermediate tests lat Quassy. Any horough youngsters still interested in signing up for the program, may do so at any time over the with the dirco tors, Mr. Johnson, at 9-7223, Mr. 95352, or Mr. Markyvic, at 9-3682.

Redevelopment A. Prepared by the Urban Renewal Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Not to he construed as support of either proponent or opponents of Redevelopment for Naugatuck. 1. What is the purpose of Redevelopment? A (a) Improve blighted areas Correct mixed use of buildings (residence and buiness) (c) Prevent over-crowding of land (d) Remove residential property from flood prone areas (e) Improve the tax base NOTICE CE OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY JULY 4th 200 CASES OF BEER ON ICE LARGEST SELECTION OF WINES LIQUORS IN THE VALLEY WHITE OAK PACKAGE STORE South Main Street Beacon Falls Well-Done Chicken Brings Fire Dept.

Considerable smoke and soot damage was caused to an apartment at: 405 Rubber avenue terday afternoon, when a. en cooking in an oven burned. Fire Chief Edward Galvin said that firemen found the thermostat on an oil burner pushed as high as it would go, despite the fact that the temperature was at 84 outside. He said the burned chicken was in. the oven the apartment of Donald Gagnon.

The stove pipe had turned red hot and blistered the celling, the Chief said. Firemen were called by, neighbors who spotted the heavy smoke. The chief said that he has requested an investigation be conducted by Fire Marshal James Murphy. To Raise (Continued From Page 1) comes 13 hours ahead of sunrise in Washington. At the West front of the Capitol, there will be a mass -production hoisting.

Hundreds of the new flags are on hand and will be raised and lowered in quick succession. Congressmen a re sending them out to constituents willing to pay for flags that have flown over the Capitol. The new flag at Ft. McHenry will fly near the spot where Old Glory's waving "through. the rockets' red glare" inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner.

Archaeologist recently found the buried stump of the Nag. staff that stood "through the perilous night" when the fort was bombarded by the British in and a duplicate 'of the old pole has been Monagan (Continued From Page One) been raised concerning the in: stallation of beams and I am in: formed that the Bureau of. Public Roads has held up the in: stallation if these beams' and thus is causing a serious delay in the construction. of this bridge." "Since this project is a vital one -to the Borough: of Nauga: tuck and the whole. Naugatuck Valley of communication; I would appreciate your cooper.

ation in expediting the comple: tion of this job, as well as a report from you as to the status of this Beacon Falls WILLIAM HELLER Correspondent Tel. PA 9-4695 Infant Dies Michael Nicholas Bashura, infant son of John and Jenny (Gazsi) Bashura of 54 Humphrey street, Seymour, died Wednes day at Griffin Hospital, Derby. The paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas maternal Bashura of Beacon Falls.

The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gazsi of Huntington. Private funeral services will be held today from the David O'Connor Euneral Home, 47 Washington avenue, at the ily's boys are attending the annual day camp being by the Naugatuck Park Board. Daily activities will be divided between Naugatuck's Recrealion Fleld and Lake Quassapaug, Middlebury.

A bus. picks up the group each morning in the center of town. Day Camp A number of Beacon: Falls No Dance The Beacon Falls Recreation Committee has announced that there will no dance this evening in the Laurel Ledge School auditorium. The summer schedule of dances will be announced soon by the committee. Additional Sports MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS Reds 94; Pores, Dodgers 84.

American League Wilhelm, Orioles 93; MeLish, Indians 9.7; Mossi: Tigers 7-3; Lary, Tigers 94; Wynn, 'Whlte Sox 115, United Press International NATIONAL LEAGUE Player Club G. AB. R. H. Pet.

Aaron, Mil. 302 55 114 .377 White, St. L. 69 244 43 87 :357 Gilliam, L.A. 211 81 ,349 Cepeda, S.F.

..76 305 101 .341 Ongham, S.F. 66 203 27 68 .335 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kuenn, Det. 275 48 97 .353 Runnels, Bsn. 71 279 44 97 .343 Kaline, Det. 262 44 90 .344 Fox.

Chi. .74 301 .329 Wdling, Balt. 69 220 70 .318 Runs Batted In National League -Banks, Cubs 15: Reds Aaron, Braves 70; Giants Robinson, Ma68; Cepeda, 62: thews; Braves; Demeter, Dodg. ers; Royer, Cards, all 55. American League- Killebrew, Senators 64: Lemon, Senators 55; Skowron, Yankees; Jensen, Red Sox; Maxwell, Tigers, all 54.

Home Runs National League Mathews, Braves 24; Banks Cubs 22; Rohinson, Reds 17; Demeter, Dodg. ers; Boyer, Cards; Stuart, PIrates; Copeda, Giants, all 16. League- Killebrew, Senators 26: Colavito, Indians 23; Allison, Senators 21; Lemon, Senators 19: Mantle, Yankwees; Tri. andos, Orioles; Maxwell, Tigers, all 18. Pitching National League Face, PI.

rates 12-0; Mizell, Cards 93; An. tonelli, Giants Newcombe, Funeral Services Scheduled Tomorrow For Axel C. Sandin C. Sandin, 63, 227 Tracy avenue, Waterbury, superintendent of the Bristol Company, died suddenly Wednesday, night. medical Dr.

Edward H. Kirschbaum, examiner, attributed death to a heart attack. The doctor reported Mr. Sandin was on his way home when he apparently felt ill, stopped his car, and asked at 1696 Baldwin street, Waterbury, if he could enter. He died there while being given a glass of water.

Mr. Sandin was born In gatuck, son of the late. Martin and Louise (Benson) Sandin. and had been a resident of Waterbury for. 41.

years. He 1 had been employed by the Bristol ny 49 years. Mr. Sandin was a member of the Nosahogan, Lodge of Odd Fellows, Gota. Lejon, Order of Vasa; the Zion Lutheran Quarter Church.

and president of Century Climb of the Bristol pany. Survivors include his wife, Catherine (Fitzoibbons) Sandin; two sons, Carl Naugatuck, and John a student at Dartmouth College: one daughter. Miss Marion Sandin, York; one brother, Harry J. San: din, Hartford; two sisters, Mrs. Lyle Wright, Waterbury; and Mrs.

Gerald. Thayer, Newington; one grandson, Jon Sandin, Naugatuck; several nieces and ne. phews. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m., at the Murphy Funeral Home, 115 Willow street, Waterbury. Services will be conducted by the Rev.

Arthur Hjelm, Burial will be In old St. Joseph's Waterbury. Friends may call at funeral home today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.. Pentagon Fire (Continued From Page 1) cal service. Maj.

Christian K. Madison, assistant executive director of the statistical: service, seid IBM ofmachines and told the Air Force examined the charred to "send them to the added that of 7,000 magnetic stapes containing mation for the data processing machines less. than 100 were "saved or recoverable." Had Acrid Odor The tapes, treated with acetate, had contributed an acrid odor. to the billowing smoke that spread damage through a Pentagon area equal to about four city blocks. By contrast, punch cards for the computers.

were. packed so tightly in boxes that they were barely singed by the fire. All of these were believed usable. WANT ADS BRING QUICK RESULTS Hopes Raised By Long Island Visit local officials were very much Impressed with a high school. swimming pool whtch they inspected yesterday in Westbury, Long Island, School Building Committee: Chairman Ber.

nard Avcollie said today. Mr. Avcollie said that the type of pool viewed little to be desired" and the feeling of the group was that if Naugatuck rated could have such. a pool incorpo: into the new high school for a something near the $130,000 cost to Westbury, it "would be -foolish not to take advantage of it." Making to the Long Island community in addition to Mr. Avcollie were Mayor Adam T.

MenguccI, Supt. of Schools Raymond Foley, School Comsrs. Peter F. Meegan and William C. Rado, Burgess Carl Miele and James Farrar, Sacred Heart High swimming coach, and Cornelio DiMaria, Naugatuck High swimming coach.

The swim- latter two are members of a ming committee appointed by the Mayor some time ago. Mr. Avcollie said the pool is 75 feet. long, by 36 feet wide, only six feet narrower than an ming lanes and a one meter and pic size pool. It has six swim: three meter board, with a tile swimmers' deck and concrete in the pool.

It is jriside a bullding 60 by 100 feet. 524 feet high. built between gymnasium and He, said. the building was a passageway and consequently only had two walls: to be built. such a pool is built here.

it will the gymnasium wall and construction of three other walls will be necessary. One pre: sumably would be a sliding wall to permit access for community use during summer months. Mr. Avcollie stated that a sur. plus of $100,000 is anticipated in the contingency fund for the new high school.

He said if such could a viewed vesterday be. built for within $150,000, would favor it. The of the money possibly could be raised through public solicitation of both and Mayor Mengacci said today that he was very, impressed with the pool and- feels that if it can be to price, incorporate it into my the high duplicated here. for the same "I would all in power school." Mr. Avcollie said that the West: pool was built one year Architects for the local school have estimated that the cost for a pool be from' $250,000 to $300,000.

ALEX OLMEDO WINS England Alex Olmedo of Peru and 1.03 Angeles, a of tennis controversy on three continents. today became the first South American to win a Wimbledon title when he whipped Anstralla's Rod Laver in the men's singles final, 64, 6-8, 6-4. Woodbury Opens 1300th Anniversary Event Tomorrow Woodbury will honor her his. toric 300-year-old tomorrow and Sunday with a great celebration that has been in making for the past two years. parade, aspageant, a costume ball, speeches, historical exhibits and church services will be combined into a weekend of activities which will officlally.

get der way tomorrow at- 1:30 p. m. with the roll of the drums. Starting at the 'Soldiers Monument, the parade will wind its way up to Main street, to Church street, Washington avenue, onto the Woodbury elementary school grounds where the pageant, speaking program and old fashloned dances will be held. To Meet Again (Continued From Page 1) clergy to "a mob," noting that "mob" to 'him carried connotations: of blackjacks, switchblades and "zip guns." "Students will congregate," he said, "especially at a dance, or as on' Halloween.

These would be mobs in the minds of some." In. answer, the Rev. Otto Borchert, of Immanuel Lutheran Church, charged "if you witness a boy being manhandled by 30 others, some bigger, than 1, you not like it. I- say hazing is mob rule. I'm calling a spade a Taking another view of the matter was Police Chief Francis Flaherty who noted; at one point, "as far as hazing goes, while I too don't condone it, this is one of the quietest years we've had in many years." The Rev.

Raymond Rubinowski, assistant pastor at St. Augustine's Church, said "in my opinion from reading" out-of-town papers, Sey: mour children are gangsters, prin- cipals are. not doing their jobs, the superintendent is goofing off, and the police are not working prop erly: Truth in my opinion was twisted Into falsehoods." Father 'Rubinowski said, "Personalities and emotions. were involved in the writing of ment because one clergyman's son was involved. There were good intentions; but the improper.

means of bringing situation to' light were used." He 'also attacked school officials, saying "by denying the allegations they were implying the clergy were liars." First Selectman Kenneth Catlin said the only apparent solution was to call another meeting of the parties involved. This one would be behind closed doors with the press barred so that names and incidents could be revealed. More than 250 metallic -and non-metallic minerals can be found in Colorado. THE NEW NEW MICH ENGLAND MICHIGAN WISCONSIN bal MASSACHUSETTS YAO1 CONNECTICUT ILLINOIS OH1O INDIANA CALIFORNIA MISSOURI PENNSYLVANIA NEW JERSEY TEXAS ALABAMA GEORGIA LOUISIANA, MISS It's than you think BIGGER No, the. artist didn't err in preparing this special His objective was to illustrate the area of each state based on the value of its manufactured products.

Note New England's manufacturing strength in relation to the rest of the states. New England has only per cent of the nation's land area and. only 6 per cent of the total population, but it accounts for nearly 10 per cent of the country's manufacturing. New plants in new fields are starting operations here practically every New Engand no longer is dependent upon only one or two major industries. Based on widely diversified products, our current economy is in excellent condition for the competitive future.

Russell T. Gray, Inc. This nicssage was prepared hy The New England Council for Economic Development and is published by this newspaper as a public service in cooperation with the New England Daily. Newspaper Association and the New England Weekly Press Association. The Now.

England Council, Stater Building, Boston 16, Mass. Hilte Observing 25th Year With Food Stores Raymond J. Hilte of 7 Marion street, West Haven, recently celebrated his 25th. anniversary with Food Stores and joined more than 1,400 New England Division employes in the ny's. 25-year.

club, This year, is observing its 100th anniversary, Mr. Hilte, who is employed as Meat Department Head of the located at 159 Church street, joined the company on July 1, 1934. RAYMOND J. HILTE On his 25th anniversary, he received a cash award from the company and. congratulatory messages from.

Lawrence M. Ca: zayoux, divisional. president, and J. S. K.

Hunt; vice president in charge of operations throughout this area. The presentation was nade by James 'Counthan, meat superintendent. Mr. Illite is married and has two children. He served with the U.S.

Army, 2nd Division, Staff Sergeant from 1918 to 1919. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the War Veterans of West Hayen and auxiliary member of the West Haven Police. Department, for: 37 years. He formerly was a regular patrolman became supernumerary when he joined the STRIKE NORWICH, strike of city workers threatened: to knock out a large part of a week-long program celebrating Norwich's 300th birthday. The strikers early this morning refused to relax picketing to allow inportation of a' floor needed for a tent where much of the tercentenary pro.

gram is scheduled to be staged next week..

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