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HARTFORD COURANT: Monday, December 28, 1964 15) ED. Middletown Dooley May Ask Commission To Move on Millbrook Wells MIDDLETOWN (Special) Mayor Dooley may ask the Water Commission at its special meeting tonight to move ahead with the development of wells in the Millbrook Road area where preliminary studies indicated about a million galJons are available daily. The special meeting. tonight is to award a bid for the development of a well field in the River Road area where the city now is drawing 500,000 gallons daily from a test well. Mineral Content One reason for mayor's suggestion of the Millbroow well development is rising rate of iron content in the water being pumped from the River Road well.

However, engineers said this will drop as the rate of flow levels off. Land Purchase The mayor said the city would have to purchase few acres of land in the Millbrook area for the further. development of wells there. These are located in the Jackson property off Wilcox Road through which the Millbrook stream flows. The mayor was hopeful this water would have lower iron content and would not require a costly treatment plant as he said would be needed at River Road site.

He saw development of the River Road wells, with treatment plant and pumping station together with new water mains to the standpipe and reinforcement of the system would cost almost $800,000. River Road Wells Tonight's special meeting is to make an award for new wells on River Road. The R.E. Chapman Co. of Oakdale, Mass.

which drilled the original well, is the apparent low bidder with an offer of $6,510 compared with the next lowest of $8,280. This contract calls for the installation of two wells. The pipes would go 50 feet to bedrock with the outer pipe 24 inches in diameter and the interior pipe, 18 inches. The water would be pumped up the 18 inch line. These would produce about two million gallons daily.

Plans for a pump station and distribution system from the well are being developed by the Henry Souther Engineering Co. in Hartford. Arrests son, George George Smith 18, 41, were and his ar- rested Sunday afternoon on breach of peace charges after fight at the Smith home at 4 Roosevelt police report 10 Fatalities Top Worst Traffic Record in Years MIDDLETOWN (Special) The city is, experienceing its worst traffic accident record in several years, highlighted by the disturbing record of 10 fatalities resulting from the acci-, dents, also the worst in many years, police reported. Police Chief Vincent S. Marino reported 10 lives have been claimed to date in mishaps, compared with six in 1963, which had previously been considered a bad year.

Accidents Increase Accidents of all types are up over a year ago, according to Weekend Rains Give Reservoirs Needed Boosts MIDDLETOWN (Special) The Christmas holiday- was a washout for everyone, weatherwise, except the city's Water Department. The continued rain and drizzle provided enough runoff water to give the sadly depleted city resevoirs their first real boost in weeks. In addition, the accumulated rainfall made December the first month in several to show a greater than average rainfall. Kornel Bailey reported the noon reading at the Mt. Higby weather station Sundays showed .88 inches of rain in the preceding 24 hours to raise the December rainfall, total to 4.52 inches.

The average December rainfall here is 4.29 inches. At the start of the holiday last week the Mt. Higby Resevoir was at the 17.8 foot level but by Sunday noon it had risen to 18.4 1 feet, with four tenths of this coming overnight Sunday as the runoff increased. Bailey expects it will continue to show a rise today. The resevoir was down to the 16-foot level when emergency pumping was started several weeks ago.

Andrew Havryluk Andrew Havryluk, 72, of William died in Middlesex Memorial Hospital Sunday. He was born in Austria and had been employed at the Middletown Coal Co. for many years. He leaves no near relatives. Funeral arrangements in charge of the Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver are incomplete.

12 Teams Join Hoop Tournament MIDDLETOWN (Special) Twelve teams will take part in the annual recreation departholiday basketball tournament this week starting today at noon at the Wilbert Snow School. Each team will play daily in the round robin tourney. Boys in the 6-12 year program will play at Central School Monday and Tuesday at 9 a.m. and boys 13 and 14 noon to 3 p.m. The opening round of the holiday tournament is: Noon, Trotters vs.

Rockettes; 12:45 p.m., Sting Rays vs. Catalysts; 1:30 p.m., Untouchables vs. Lo Jeffs; 2:15, Dzialo's vs. Dukes; 3, Brims vs. La Rosas and 3:45, Hagy's vs.

the VIP's. Ed Kosloski and Tom La Bella will handle the program. Clinton Concert At Morgan Set Jan. 14 CLINTON (Special) The Morgan High School band will present its annual concert Jan. 14 starting at 8 p.m.

in the Morgan School. This year the concert will feature a varied program with student soloists as well as the band majorettes and color guard. The band will be led by Morgan music director William Gagnon assisted by Robert Demers, assistant conductor. Tickets for the concert are available from band members or may be purchased at the door. $750 Raised in Sale A total of $570.13 was raised by the band in its annual candy sale.

Of the amount raised $270 was used to pay off the Morgan School Band Parents Assn. $1,500 bank note. Three years ago six parents of band members signed a promisory note for money to purchase new uniforms. The money was borrowed in order to enable the band to have the uniforms without waiting for the usual fund raising methods to obtain the necessary funds. Alumni Game The annual Morgan Alumni basketball game will be held this evening in the high school gymnasium.

Tonight's program will feature two games. The first game will be between two teams comprised of "Old Timers" and the second game will be between the varsity and an alumni team made up of former athletes who have graduated within the past three years. Proceeds from the event will be used to help pay the expenses of the annual athletic awards banquet held in June and season tickets will not be honored. Portland Bids Seen This Week On Sewers PORTLAND (Special) Plans and specifications for new sewer lines on Church Street and Elizabeth Road are expected to be ready for bid during the coming by the Argraves Associates. The plans are being, drafted The cost of installing the new lines will be borne by property owners on the two streets.

The Board of Sewer Commissioners proposed an assessment of $10 per front foot for the owners and no serious recent objections raised at a hearing. board then voted to seek bids on the project on this cost basis. Service Set A service of holy communion will be held at 10 a.m. today at Trinity Church. A special communication of Warren Lodge, AF and AM, will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

at the lodge rooms. The FC degree will be conferred with Senior Warden J. Robert Wilcox. Donald W. Goodrich will present the working.

tools and past master Truman H. Hale will deliver the charges. Refreshments will be served at the social hour after the program. The town clerk reminds hunters and fishermen 1964 licenses expire Thursday. The 1965 licenses are available at the clerk's office.

Haddam Rev. W. C. Craig Honored on 83rd Birthday HADDAM (Special) Members of the Higganum Methodist Church gave their pastor, the Rev. William Christy Craig, surprise birthday party Sunday during a coffee hour after the morning service.

Members congratulated the Rev. Mr. Craig for his 83rd birthday. The actual anniversary comes on Tuesday. He has been pastor of the Higganum Church for the past 10 years.

During the morning service student recognition day was observed with students home for the Christmas holidays conduo-ting the service. Eye Collection The Lions Club is making last appeal for funds for eye research program announced coin containers in local stores for the drive will be lected Jan. 1. Chairman Joseph A. Deag said the club hopes raise $300 in the campaign.

The Zoning Commission will meet Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. at Town Hall. Colchester Dalfonso Homestead Destroyed by Blaze Each posted a $50 bond for court appearance. Officer George Warzecha made the arrest.

Police 1 also reported the Sunday arrests of Ronald S. Anton, 23, of 47 Temple on a charge of speeding on Newfield Street by Policeman Salvatore Marchese. Policeman Walter Plantek arrested Earl Johnson, $4, of no certain address on a vagrancy charge. Mrs. Isaac Proudman Mrs.

Elizabeth Proudman, former Middletown resident and widow of Isaac Proudman, died at Cromwell Convalescent Hospital Sunday night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and in charge of Doolittle Funeral Service, 14 Church Middletown. Youth, 18, Held on 4 Charges MIDDLETOWN (Special) Police arrested a local youth late Saturday, night on four charges after he fled from the scene of an accident with a police cruiser, police report. Arrested was William H. Carr, 18, 188 William on charges of operating without a license, reckless driving, defective equipment and using a motor vehicle without the owner's permission.

No Injuries No one was hurt in the mishap. Police reported the cruiser driven by policeman Joseph Bibis was making a turn from Ferry Street into Cherry Street when the car driven by the youth was involved in the accident at the turn. Police charged he was driving at a fast rate of speed and added Bibisi had to swerve to the left to avoid the oncoming car. The cruiser struck a steel barricade. There was no impact between the cars.

Police said the youth continued around the turn and into a private driveway on Ferry Street. When police approached he ran away. Police found him an hour later on Ferry Street. The youth is held under bond of $675 for his appearance in court today. Planners Slate Hearings on Two Sand Operations MIDDLETOWN (Special) The City Plan and Zoning commission will hold hearings on two requests for the operation of two sand and gravel banks in Westfield at City Hall Jan.

7. Chairman John J. Higgins said a hearing also would be held the same evening on a request for approval of a three lot subdivision on Tryon Street. Remove Sand In Westfield, Benjamin Petrofsy is seeking permission to remove sand and gravel from property on the south side of Country Club Road between Preston Avenue and the Meriden line. Atty.

Walter P. Staniszewski appears for Petrofsky in the petition. The second such petition is by the Enfield Road Construction building the section of interstate 91 in Westifeld. It asks for approval to remove gravel from a five acre tract in the same area as the Petrosky request. Philip F.

Carta is presenting the request for a three lot subdivision approval on the east side of Tryon Street. He is represented by Atty. Carl P. Fortuna. 1,650 Letters Reach Santa MIDDLETOWN (Special) Santa deserves a well earned rest if the Christmas letter gram sponsored by the Park is any indication.

Recreation Director Bernie O'Rourke termed the program a big success with 1,650 letters mailed by local children in the three special Santa Claus mail boxes erected on Main Street. Each letter was answered by Santa. In addition more than 700 children took part in the Christmas art contest. All entries went to the Newington Home for Crippled Children. NEW DELHI India is sending ten prominent farm leaders Ito tour world exhibits.

COLCHESTER (Special) Fire completely destroyed the old Dalfonso homestead on West Road early Sunday morning. Fire was already breaking through the front wall of the home when discovered by a passerby and firemen were unable to do anything except save nearby buildings. The origin of the fire is undetermined. Fortunately, the Dominick Dalfonso's had just completed moving all the furnishings from the house during the past few days into their newly built home just south of the large farmhouse. Assisting Colchester firemen at the scene were the Amston, Hebron and Lebanon volunteer fire companies.

Mrs. Lillian Moore Mrs. Lillian van Deusen Moore, 52, of Westchester, passed away unexpectedly at the home of her daughter in Middlefield Christmas morning. She was spending the holiday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Clifton Graichen of Lake Beseck. She was a member of the Westchester Congregational Church. Besides her husband, Francis Moore and her daughter, Mrs. Clifton (Gertrude) Graichen; she leaves two brothers, Marshall van Deusen of Salem and Albert van Deusen in Massachusetts; and a grandson. Chester Man Injured When Struck On Route 9 CHESTER (Special) A 58-1 year old Deep River man escaped serious injury.

Sunday morning when he was struck by a car as he was crossing Rt. 9 here. Renato Tiezzi, of Winter Avenue, was taken to Middlesex Memorial Hospital in Middletown by the Deep River ambulance where he was treated and released. According to State Police he suffered minor injuries to his leg and shoulder and lacerations to his head. Police said a car operated by William T.

Walker, 49, of Waterbury was northbound on Rt. 9 when Tiezzi crossed the road in front of the car and was struck by the right front of the vehicle. The accident is still under vestigatien by Trooper Cornelius J. Kerwin of Westbrook Barracks. Middlefield 4-Hers Resume Meeting After Yule Recess MIDDLEFIELD (Special) Local 4-H groups are resuming meetings this week after the Christmas recess.

The Rockfall 4-H workers will meet Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Ronald Billings of Wildwood Acres to continue work on their dresses. The 4-H Woodworkers meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the home of their leader, Ben Reid, of Cherry Hill Road.

Girl Scout Troop 2093 recently presented a Christmas program at Library Hall which included a skit on a visit from Santa. Mrs. William Guida of Main Street, Rockfall, was called to Southington because of the death of. her father, Louis Dubucki. The funeral will be held at.

9 a.m. today in the Immaculate Conception Church in Southington with burial in St. Thomas Cemetery there. Deep River Jacome to Fill School Board Post at VRHS DEEP RIVER (Special) The Board of Selectmen have appointed Herbert A. Jacome of Jones Lane to a vacancy on the Valley Regional High School Board of Education.

The appointment came about after the resignation of board member John A. Klevecz, who moved from Deep River to Old Saybrook. Jacome is a local insurance agent. Both men are Democrats. Charles Anderson, executive secretary, has called a meeting of the directors of the Valley Shore Towns YMCA for this evening at 8 in the YMCA office in Deep River.

Main item of tonight's agenda will deal with a project study on the course to be set for the New England area council of YMCA's. The meeting will be presided over by Erling Nord, president. Funeral services will be held at the Roberts 1 Funeral Home, 16 Broad Middletown today at 2 p.m. The Rev. A.

Wallace Canney of the Westchester Congregational Church will Burial will be in Ponemah Cemetery, North Westchester. Education Drive The vocational education drive of the Colchester chapter of Hadassah begins today and will continue through Jan. 25. A board meeting is scheduled Jan. 25 at the home of Mrs.

David Levine, at which time all monies should be turned in. The Bacon Academy basketball team has two games scheduled next week: Jan. 5 Lyman Hall, here, 3:45 p.m. and Jan. 8 Cromwell, away, 8 p.m.

East Haddam Opera House Plans Music, Drama School DELTA'S CHRISTMAS: The Christmas tree stands forlornly amid the fire wreckage of Wesleyan University's Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House. It would have been used to decorate the house for the holiday but a $100,000 fire at the house last week wrecked these plans as well as the threestory white wooden building. The house is a total loss and probably will be razed (Bergan Durham Tree Sale Reported Success DURHAM (Special) Fire Chief Joseph Planeta reported the recent sale of Christmas trees and decorations by the department was one of the most successful ever held by the volunteers. More than 200 trees and 35 wreaths were sold during the sale at fire headquarters. Chief Planeta and firemen expressed their thanks.

The sale was in charge of Vincent Molzahn and Henry Blakeslee and proceeds go to the firemen's activity fund. The high school basketball teams will play Madison High there Jan. 5. The Durham Ambulance Corps will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the firehouse.

Old Lyme Masons Slate Installation of New Officers OLD LYME (Special) Donald W. Holloway of Quaker Hill will be installed as master of the Pythagoras Lodge of Masons Jan. 4. Four other officers will be installed with him. They are: Ralph M.

Stanton, senior warden; Ronald G. Cotton, junior warden; John C. Bugbee treasurer; and N. Rutherford Sheffield, secretary. Holloway, who has been a member of the lodge since 1957, will succeed Harry W.

Bell as master. Five members were re-elected to serve on the board of directors of the Pythagoras Realty Inc. They are Curtis D. Clifford, Leland H. Reynolds, Willard C.

Huntley, Robert H. Noble and Robert L. Brown. A musical program has been tentatively scheduled for Jan. 8 for Old Lyme junior and senior high school students.

Plans call for demonstrations on the French horn, trumpet, trombone and piano. East Hampton Fire Officers To Be Elected For First Time EAST HAMPTON (Special)- The Fire Department will elect officers for the first time today at 7 p.m. at the Company firehouse, Barton Hill. The Communion class at St. Patrick's Church will receive its first Holy Communion Jan.

10, the Feast of the Holy Family. The class includes: Christine Bear. Kenneth Brady, Cynthia Gallipo, Stephen Moody. Sharon Deschaine, Cheryl Deschaine, Daniel Moore, Ronald Morneault, Thomas Wilkes, LuAnne Williams, Patricia Taylor, Jeffrey Partyka, John Russell, Patricia Doran, William Flannery, Gretchen Frontel, Kathleen Adashic. Denis Contois, Heidi Gobar, Michael Hobart, Erin McShea, Howard McSparin, Eliza- Photo).

beth Plourde, Paul Vashalifski, and Mark Congleton. Laurence Fellows Laurence Fellows, 79, of Knowles Road in Middle Haddam, died at Cobalt Lodge in East Hampton after a long illness Sunday. He was an artist by profession. He leaves his wife Josephine Purtscher Fellows of Middle Haddam, a son, Walter E. Fellows of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and a brother, Brig.

General J. Howard Fellows Upperville, Virginia. Private services will be held at the Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 Church St. at the convenience of the family. Accident Mrs.

Florence Pessoni, 48, of 7 Wells Ave. was treated for cuts and bruises after an accident on North Main Street Sunday. She told police she swerved to avoid an oncoming car and sideswiped a telephone pole. Police are investigating. Westbrook 1 Students Present Pageant WESTBROOK (Special)-The Christmas program was presented for children of the Westbrook Elementary School by students in grades four and five.

Under the direction of the fourth grade teachers, Mrs. Barbara Harrington and Mrs. Esther Zinser, the children ented a pageant entitled, "What Shall I Give Him?" The play was in pantomine with narrators telling the story. The audience joined the fourth grade chorus in singing the carlols dispersed throughout the play. William MacMullan, music director, accompanied the choral singing.

The cast included Deborah Greenberg, Peter Holbrook, Patricia Flynn and Denise Mongillo as narrators. Those in the pantomine were Paul Fontaine, Jeffrey Filbey, Jay Clark, Carol Zinser, David Walden, Richard Baxter, David Munson, David Eator, Raymond Gorneau, John O'Connor, Sherry Wade, Laura Lowe and Stanley Miezejeski. The sixth grade classes presented "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The characters in the play were: Thomas Pernal, Scrooge; Sally Morrison, first ghost; Judy Sanstrom, second ghost; Jonathan Lord, third ghost; Peter Oliver, Bob Cratchit; Penny Ward, Mrs. Cratchit; Celise Perkins, Tiny Tim; Anne Kerner, Jacob Morley; Debra Oelschlagel, narrator; and Colleen Nihill, di1 rector.

Evening Masses Set By Roman Catholics MIDDLETOWN (Special) Roman Catholic churches of the city will celebrate evening Masses for the first time on the New Year's Feast Day this year. It is a day of obligation for Roman Catholics but they will have their choice of many Masses. At St. John Church there will be eight Masses that day, Friday, including noon Mass. The 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 12:05 p.m.

schedule includes a Mass at 7, 8, and 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. EAST HADDAM (Special) The Goodspeed Opera House Foundation announced it will sponsor a school of instruction in music and drama for schoolchildren of the area, starting late in January. A 10-week program held each Saturday is being arranged. Music instruction will be held 9:30 a.m. to noon and drama 1:30 to 4 p.m.

The program is open to any pupil in the area. Tuition will be $25 and registration is arranged through the schools of the area. Pupils will be notified as to registration procedure. Discussion School superintendents of the area recently met with foundation officials to discuss the program. The course in music will include both choral and instrumental classes while drama classes will include academics and history of the theater and lessons in vocabulary and speech.

The group will stage a production open to the public at the end of the course. traffic Lt. H. P. Klimkowski.

His latest completed statistics through October show 759 accidents to date this year, or more than 100 over the same period of 1963 when 655 were reported. Injuries Increase Injuries also increased in the same period 381 to date this year compared with 328 during the same period of 1963. Lt. Klimkowski said the same ratio will be reflected for the final 1 two months of the year. a Stronger Enforcement enforcement of traffic laws is among the recommendations made to curb the accident rate.

In the local department to date there has been 172 arrests as a result of the mishaps this year. In addition the department made 208 arrests for other types of motor vehicle violations. Lt. Klimkowski urged more educational program on traffic safety as well as driver training be undertaken in an effort to curb the rapidly rising accident rate. 2 Girls Sought In False Taxi, Emergency Calls MIDDLETOWN (Special) Police and firemen here would like to find two young girls who made false telephone calls to bring several emergency service to East Main Street Saturday night.

The calls brought South District firemen, the ambulance service, a taxi and police to the area near 252 East Main St. Nothing There was no fire, nor a man suffering a heart attack or a person wanting a taxi to be found. Deputy Fire Chief Donald Gilletti said the first call was for a fire near the Forest City Restaurant. Almost simultaneously, there was a call for an ambullance at 252 East Main, a few doors away and then a call for the taxi in the same area. Police arrived there too in answer to the fire call.

Police are continuing their investigation. Dinner Planned For Fillback MIDDLETOWN (Special) Associates and friends of School Supt. Edward B. Fillback will -honor him at a dinner Jan. 16 marking his 37 years in education.

The affair will be held at DePasquale's Restaurant in Berlin. Supt. Fillback will retire Jan. 31 after spending 35 of his years in education in the local school system. He is a former Middletown High School pal and has been superintendent since 1960.

A committee of teachers, principals and school officials is arranging the dinner to honor Fillback. The affair is open to any person interested and reservations may be made with any school principal or with the central administration office (Hunting Hill Avenue. Cromwell Car Thieves Strike Twice, Both Corvettes CROMWELL (Special) Car thiefs pulled a double header here Saturday night by stealing two cars from the same general area of town. Both cars were also Corvettes. At 11 p.m.

Paul Visconti of 6 Laurel Drive saw his car being taken from his garage and gave chase but -did not catch up to the car. At 12:15 a.m. Sunday, the other car belonging to Domenick Augustino of 11 Robin Lane was reported missing from his driveway. Resident State Trooper Paul R. Harrington was notified and shortly, vehicle afterwards was found the Augus- doned at the intersection of Field Road and Golf Club Road, not too far from Robin Lane.

Car Found At 10:45 a.m. Sunday Andrew Pierson of Pierson Place, reported a car was in an irrigation pond located between his house and Cemetery Road. The car was about 50 feet from the shore with just the top showing. The car was pulled from the pond and turned out to be the Visconti vehicle. Police are investigating both thefts.

Leon C. Smith, 22, of Coventry was issued a summons for failure to pass on left of overtaken vehicle following an accident in which the car he was operating hit a parked car. According to police, Smith said the lights from an oncoming vehicle blinded him and he pulled to the right and didn't see the parked car and ran into it. The parked car is owned by Richard L. Scanlon, 21, of 581 Main St.

and was parked on Rt. 9 near Golf Club Road. Smith was treated at Middlesex Memorial Hospital for facial injuries and released. He is scheduled for appearance at Circuit Court 9 Jan. 18.

AL Meeting Carlson-Sjovall Post, AL will meet 8 p.m. Tuesday at legion hall. Public bingo will be played at the Italian American Club Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. with proceeds for the building fund. The final organizational meeting for the high school boys basketball program sponsored by the Park and Recreation Commission will be tonight at 7 at Nathaniel White School.

A son was born Saturday at Middlesex Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Habbard lof Renney Road..