Naugatuck Daily News from Naugatuck, Connecticut • Page 1

Today's Smile You can always (all back on the old family album for laughs. to Mjoy bailiff bored by Mid you'll he real popular. Weather 75th Year, Number 61 (Published Dally Except Sunday. Second Clatt Paid at Naiifatuck, Conn.) Sunny and not quite BO cold today. Fair-and not much change In temperature tonight and tomorrow.

TEMPERATURE (By Bristol Recorder) Midnight, 14; 3 a.m., 10; 6 a.m<, 10; 10 a.m., 24. Dedicated To Community Public Service SATURDAY, MARCH 12,1960 Established 1885 6 PAGES PRICE SEVEN CENlf Finance Board Taps Welfare Dept. Funds Several Transfers Made) Contingency Coffefs Emptied Amidst caused by jwcommendatiphs for the I960- 1961 budget, the Board, of Finance last night turned its attention to fiscal year-end transfers of, funds with a total oJ 517.895 being redistributed. Tha board drew heavily oh Welfare' "Department' id Poor monies'and all but exnaus ted the contingency fund. A of from the contingency fund'to meet le gal fees and damage claims Icf a balance of $678 hi that ac count, which' drew from Mayo Adam T.

Mengacci the humor ous quip, "We can give that to Honorary Mayor Thoraas -Gor njan to use for his St. Patrick's Day budget" A total of $7,900 was taken from, the Welfare Department J6.500 going to the Departmen of Public Works and $1,400 to the-Borough Engineers office. In addition to the $6.500 takerrfrom welfare funds, $1,800 ferred from the Street eontrac tual grading account to make a total of $8,300 advanced to Pub lie Works. A breakdown of the transfers includes: Street Department Pay roll, COntractua Auto, Contractual Stree Lighting, Field St. Wall $2,350 and Rubber Ave- Bridge Floor, $450.

Mayor Mengacci. noted that the increase in the payroll item was brought about by the overtime work necessitated by the snow storm last week. Engineering Department's $1,400 was for payroll, ($1,300) and office supplies, ($100.) total transfer of $2,095 for the Department came from the salary item within the police The money was allocated as follows: $1,500 for supernumeraries; $300 for repairs to the isjgnal system; $96 for the installation of a ra in Chief A'nthohy A. "car; $75 supplies' $100'for parking meter mainten anbc and repairs and $24 for telephones. Transfers within the Genera' Administration Account amounted to $1,100 which will be 'diverted as follows: Borough.

Clerk's general account, $100; Department of Finance, S200; for county taxes, $700 and office $100. To supply the monies, $200 will be taken Irom the election payroll and $900 from election credits. Unpaid Taxes The Board also voted to transfer a list of persons owing a to tal of about $20.000 In unpaid taxes to the suspense list. Mayor Mengacci noted that tax collector Sid Bayljss had done all within his local legal powers to collect tax money due the borough from these delinquents- Now responsibility for collection 'has been turned over to the Borough who will take required legal action. Noting that some persons on.

fhc list owe as much as $4,000 the mayor said that the 'borough will, if necessary, attach liens and force lore- closures. American Satellite Orbits Sun MEETING TOMOHROW William Adamski, president of the Holy Name Society of St. Hedwig's Church will preside at me monthly meeting tomorrow at 1:30 p. m. in the school classrooms, it is announced by Marly Lucas.

Deaths CATiOJjAN, John 48, of IS JByrnsjde Waterbiiry, in Walerbury. March 11, 1960. Funeral services Monday at 10 a. m. from the 'Bergin 'Funeral Home, 290 East Main Wa- torfbury, to St? Thomas' Church for a solemn high Mass at 10:30.

'Burial in St. James' Cemetery, Naugatuck. call at (he funeral home today -from to 10 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10p.m.

pUTEfiRi -Dr. William J. of 33 'Frederick in Waterbury, 11, 1060. Funeral services Monday at 10 a. m.

from the Buckm'illcr Fvmeral Home, 82 Fail-view to St. "Francis' 'Church, for a solemn Mass celebrated by the Hev. James T. Butler at 10:30 Burial in St. James' Cemetery.

may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 10 m. VERGOSEN, Harry 84 of 15 Pearl In Washington, D. March 11, 1980. Funeral services Monday at 8:30 a. m.

'from the Buckmillcr Funeral Home. 82 Fairview to St. Francis' Church for a solemn high Mass at 9. Burial in St. James' Cemetery.

There no calling hotttt. THOR-HBLE Solar Satellite Completes Orbit in 295 Days (NBA Newschart) THIS NEWSCHART shows expected path of three-stage Thor-Able rocket which was blasted into the sky from Cape Canaveral, carrying a beach-ball sized interplanetary "radio station." Dr. Abe SUverstcin of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the M.8 pound aluminum sphere.was on a path around the sun inside (lie orbits of Venus and the Earth. The satellite was designed to radio back' to earth a tvealth of information on radiation, cosmic dust and magnetic fields to be found in deep space. The trip to the sun the orbit of Venus will take several months.

Choir Joins Symphony For Concert The High School Choir, under Hie direction of Jesse Davis, will appear with the Waterbury Sym phony Orchestra today tne third and final Children's Con cert for this season, in the Wilby High School auditorium at. 1:30 p.m.' Miss Wendy Schooley, a junior at Boston University, majoring in music, will be. the iguest soloist appearing with the choir. A graduate pf Naugatuck High School, was formerly a featured, soloist.of:ithe choir. Mr.

Davis, who will be a 'guest conductor ait tine concert said, the members of the. choir participate: Harold 'Anderson, William Birdsail, Virginia Borg, Susan, Bottorf, Roland' Boughton; Patricia Bunce, Janice Burtnett, 'CanaseY'Rbbcrt Chase, Ann Robert Corcoran, Carol Cashrnan, Robert John Desmond, -Maria Dietrich, Maureen Dietrich, Leslie Digris, Jill Donahue! Theodore Dove, William Echert, Susan England, Patricia Farrar, Sandra Farrar, Harriet Ferguson, Frances Geraldi, Katherine Geraldi, Susan Gogolski, 'Ruth Harris, Deborah Hayward, 'Linda Hayes, Barbara Sappy, Brien Howard, Leslie toward, Karen Johnson, Linda Johnson, 'Henry Kamerzel, Nancy Kirkendall, Krisrine Koth, Fred JCrampetz, Dawn Krom, Grace Ruth Laguna, Beth Lonan, Patricia Lee, 'Anthony La- Jruzza, Harriet Lutz, Katherme Mahn and Caroline Mariano. Also Katherine McCleary, Robert McNamee, Gary. Mowrey, Emmetl Monahan, William Mur- otl, Charles Nelson, Louise Nelson, Larry Nolan, Janice Olda- towski, Barbara Pierce, Marcaret Pilch, William Pohl, Inbert Platzcr, Phelan, Cyldc Powell, Sandra Poust, Shirley -Prunicki. Mary Regan.

Tekla Rek, Karen, Rey- inlds, Bonnie Rogers, Peter Richards, Christine Rio, Robert Rxis- setf, Diane Sabia, Susan Schoeck, Marty Lee Seitzer, Sandra San- "ord, Susan Shedd, Pamela 5kipp. Diane Sobolcwski. Cheryl Shenvindt, Nancy Stauffer, Jpuce Soper. Williard Sopor, Nancy Tttley, Marie Triano, Gail Jprighr, Patricia Van Allen, Kurt 'an Vlandren, Shirley Vieira, Janbara Nancy Ware. Sandra Wilson, David Werner, 'oan Zembruski, Ann Zcnder and Dorothy Zibluk.

John Carolan Succumbs At 48 services will be held Monday'for John J. Carolan, 48, 8 Byrnside Waterbury, re- ired Internal Revenue agent, and irother of Mrs. Edward Galvin, fauRatuck, who died last night Waterbury Hospital after a OUR illness. Mr. Carolan had served as an cent in Walerbury, Stamford, Haven and Hartford for 22 prior to his retirement last "fovcmtmr due to illness.

His vife, the former Rila (Flaherty) Carolan, died March 30, 1959. his sister, he is survived by a son, Peter, and a aughter, Mirs Ann Rila Caro- an, both of Waterbury; and two rofhers, Joseph, Watertown, and of Indianapolis. 'Services will be held at 10 a. i. 'from tho 'Bergin 'Funeral lome, 290 'East Main Water- ury, to St.

Thomas' 'Church for solemn high Mass at. 10:30. iurial will toe in St. James' Cemc- ery, Naugatuck. Friends may all at the funeral home today rom 7 to 10 p.

in. and tomorrow rom 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. li nfrnhmeil Winter nr Iif MMCMWk Ddir 1 Ontm. Marco Lanza's Widow Succumbs UPI Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Mario Lanza's widow, grieving over the loss of her husband five months ago, followed the famed singer in death today.

"She had a truly broken heart," said her brother. Bert Hicks, of Chicago. But doctors took a more clinical view and listed her death as tentatively from asphyxiation. The body, of Mrs. Betty Lanza, 37, was found Friday in a locked bedroom of her rented Beverly Hills home.

Dressed only in. pajamas, she had; been dead several hours before, the discovery was made by Anna Maria Fattori, children's governess. her and four Joe Toth, her brother's'business Suffered llesnimtpry Aitonent A'family physician, Dr. Morris Wilburne, said the death He from jg causes He said to the" flow of oxygen" to'her Satellite Scouts Void Between Earth And Planet Venus By JOSEPH L. MYU5K United Press International WASHINGTON (UPI) America's Pioneer sun satellite scouted the void between earth and Venus today for space travelers of the future.

The 94.8-pound space laboratory, the size of a bcachball, is rushing toward the sun on the most ambitious mission yet undertaken to discover and investigate the perils which must be mastered before man ventures to the planets. The National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) calculated that at 8:05 a.m. e.s.t.—- about 24 hours after it was launched Pioneer was 187,150 miles from the earth and moving away at a speed of 6,580 miles an hour. The position of the "Paddlewheel" satellite at that hour was computed to be above the Indian Ocean about 400 miles east of Madagascar. Tomorrow Is Canvass Day For Red Cross A residential Red campaign that will Cross fund have the well-being of millions of Americans riding on its be launched in Naugatuck Sunday, March 13, Ernest.

Englund, residential chairman announced' today. "Volunteers in all parts Naugatuck will canvass on Sun day afternoon, and continue their campaign throughout "the entire month of March," said Mr EJig lund. IA hope for larger cohtnbutions in the I960 Red drive was expresed by Mr. Englund. It is to meet the growing demands that' the increase in our population has made.

"It 'would mean that money would be ayailaole to train more water safety and home, nursftg. would have, a great affect oh the needless loss' of life our -nation," Mr. Englund. A five dollar contribution to the Red Cross will provide $30 worth of services to the people of Naugatuck, and your investment will be returned sixfold. Mr.

Englund said the Red Crass will be able to accomplish this feat only because of work erfbrmed by vohinteers. He Ited the 1960 Red Cross slogan which is "Good Things Happen When You Give." Car Knocks Over 11 Fence Posts violation of the motor vehicle law charge was levied against John Conway, 30, 25 Cherry St, Waterbury this morning when he knocked down 11 fence posts on North Church 50 feet south of Mill it was learned tliis morning. The driver was uninjured. According to Lt. Raymond Carlson, Officers James Jr.

and Ronald Bianchard made the arrest at 6:30 this morning. No date has been set for Conway's appearance in Borough Court. Mountaineers Isolated By March Storm South, Midwest Hit By Record Cold And Snow By United Press International The third lion-like March storm in'10 days dwindled into snow flurries today, leaving a wake of crushed roofs, clogged roads and mountainous drifts from the Mississippi to the Atlantic Coast. Hardest hit were the midwest, where snows mounted to record depths, and'the Southland, where IS'foot drifts isolated thousands of persons, in their mountain cabins. Cold kept its grip through the East and threatened major emergencies in Dixie as fuel supplies ran dangerously low in the battered storm area from Georgia, northern Alabama and Mississippi across Tennessee and Kentucky into the Carolinas and Virginia.

Record Cwlcl Friday was coldest March 11 in history in a flock of Eastern cities. -New York City, Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., Pittsburgh and Erie, Detroit and Lansing, all posted record lows. The one-below-zero readings at Cleveland marked the fourth time a week that the mercury there dipped to a new mark. National Guardsmen, civil der ense and Red Cross rescue workers and college students joined 'orces in the stricken Southeast bring food and fuel to moun- ameers trapped behind four veeks of the heaviest snows in 25 years. A.

mechanized army of tanks, rucks, arctic and helicopters slogged through snows hat measured 41 inches deep to jring relief to the families unable to cut timber to heat their At West Jefferson, N.C., a helicopter brought an expectant, mother to safety, but many other residents refused to leave their homes although in need of medical' care. Drifts Maroon Thousands estiqited 2,000 38-foot drifts in the Mpun- ains near West Jefferson. A severe fuel shortage loomed the of southwestern Virginia, western North Carolina, and east Tennessee after the snows sliut' down" the area's coal mines. Cntire towns were reported ration- ng and fuel oil. Sixty National Guard trucks, eeps and ambulances set out in he midst of Atlanta's-worst snow- all in 20 years to bring -aid to he stranded townspeople of Gainesville, Gumming, Cleveland and Dahlonga.

Ga. Tloofs Collapse Five inches of fresh snow col- apsed a store roof at Burlington, owa, a hospital patio roof at and an overhang if the varied industries building at the Iowa State Fair grounds Des Moines. No one was caught beneath the roofs -when they fell in. but officials estimated damage in the housands of dollars. Foot-deep ice blocked traffic on he Mississippi River near Keo- 'cuk, Iowa.

River experts warned that a luick thaw could trigger dangerous floods in parts of the Misouri and Mississippi river basins and on the Cumberland 'River in 'ennessec and Kentucky. Mass For Mother and Foster Children (Continued on Page 6) Troop 106 Scouts Advanced (News Photo Celello) SEVERAL SCOUTS of Troop 106, Hillside Covenant Church, recently received awards. Shown above are, front row, left to rlfht: Kdivard Mchigcn, receiver of the tenderfoot award; Joseph Moran. Second Class pin and Gregory Dean, First Class pin, Back row, left In right: Robert Kvon, assistant scoutmaster of the Troop; Kdward Moran First 'Class pin and dim Goss, who was received candidate scout und invested into the Troop, (NBA Telephoto) ST. PAUL'S ROMAN Catholic Church at Kensington, Conn is filled to overflow during funeral sen-ices yesterday for Mrs.

John Whitaker and six of her seven children killed in a train-auto accident at Berlin. March 8. The seven caskets line the center aisle as Archbishop Henry J. O'Brien conducts the service. Dr.

Butler Dies Suddenly; Funeral Services Monday BULLETINS HIT AND RUN NfiW Chlco- ine was under arrest today on. Charges resulting from the liH- und-run death of David Sursficld, 45. MEETING BERLfNS-ftewHaven Railroad President George Alpert will attend a meeting ivith and local officials Wednesday to discuss protective measures at private unguarded grade crossings. oOo Funeral Services Here Monday For Harry Vergosen Funeral services for Harry E. Vergosen.

84, 15 Pearl will eheld Monday at 8:30 a. m. from the Buckmiller Funeral 82 Fairview to St. Francis' Church for a solemn ligh-Mass at 9. Burial will be in St.

James' Cemetery. There are no calling hotirs. Mr. Vergosen died early last 'veiling in Washington. D.

at he -home of his daughter. Mrs. C. Ching, 2540 Massachusetts after a brief illness He resided in East Orange, N. before coming to Naugatuck 1956, and worked for the New fersey state Chamber of Com- nerce in Newatfc.

N. J. for many veavs. He a member of the -loly. Name Society of St.

Brands' Church. Besides his daughter, he is urvived hy two sons, John W. Vergosen, NaugiUuck, and 1-Tugh Hrosse Points, Michigan; a sister. Mrs. A.

J. Versais, St. 3 four grandchildren ind two great-grandchildren. Lee Leadr; New Haven St. Pat's Day Parade NEW I1AVKN, Conn.

(UPI) C. led 10.0(10 marchers today in the fifth annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, starting it noon. Temperatures were below fruex- ng bit! the warm smiles from the inc of march seemed to offset the Green strips of paint lined tlio center of the streets in the parade Births daughter, Bar- to Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Anderson, Diamond March 10 in St. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Anderson is the former Alice Cross. CAVR1SH--A daughter, Marianne, to Mr.

and Mrs. William 52 Cotton Hollow March 1.0 in St. Mary's Hospital. 'Mrs. Oavrisli is the former Kathryn Gilroy.

Hospital Bulletin Mrs. Roro Oldakowskl. 12 respect Union City, is a medical patient at SI. Mriry's Hospital Veteran Dentist Was Brother Of Portland Priest Funeral semces will be held Monday for Or. William J.

Butler, 33 (Frederick a local dentist since 1920 who died suddenly last night at St. Mary's Hospital, a few hours after he admitted. Dr. Harold Morrill, acting medical attributed death to natural, causes. Born in Nawgatuck, son of ithe late' Michael -and Catherine Butler, he was a graduate of Naugatuck High School, Class of 1911 of which he was president.

He was a member of the basketball, football and baseball teams while in high school and at Georgetown 'University and Ursinus College in Pennsylvania. Dr. Butler is survived 'by two brothers, the Rev. James T. Butler, pastor of St.

Mary's Church, Portland; arid Edward P. Butler, Naugatuck. The funeral will be held at 10 a. m. from the Buckmiller Funeral Home, 82 Fairview to St.

Francis' Church where a solemn high Mass Will be celebrated by Father Butler at 10:30. Burial will be in St. James' Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m.

Five Given Jail Terms For Gaming Four Walerbury men and one from Wolcott. who were arrested Jan. 21 In gambling raids, wore given scntsnces of three months each in New Haven County jail yesterday by Superior Court Judge Frank T. Healey. A by I'he defense counsel to delay tho start of confinement until March 23 to enable the defendants to adjust personal affairs was granted by tho" court.

All pleaded guilty. Judge Healey ordered' one year on each count, suspended after three months mid the probation. The men arraigned, each on two counts of pool selling were: John J. Bcrardis, -10. 412' Bunker Hill Leonard Rosa, 33, 2-1 Eslhtr Francis A.

Pol- lotto, 38, 166 Ealon Cesarc Alisi, 30. 105 Lounsbury all of Watsrbury; and Anthony Pact- lino. also known as Tony Paoli, 15G3 Mcridcn Wolcott. Aceclo .7. Vcnturl, 35, 215 So.

Main Waterbury, also charged with pool was granted a slay to March 22. It was reported by Stale Ally. William I'ilzgcrald that the accused is a patient at St. Mary's "Hospital. School Board Cuts Budget By $24,145 Still $76,000 Above Finance Board Figure A reduction of $24,143 hi ttte, school budget was-'made, A two-hour session yesterday after-' noon, by Board of Education members.

'At the session were Raymond K. Foley, of Schools, J. Nelson Judy, chairman of the board and John Ash, secretary of the board: Supt. Foley said yesterday that this new low figure was reached only after much work part of those present. He pointed out 'that considerable effort'wwtt into planning the original budget and only by scrimping 1 could ttiis cut ibe made.

i Chairman Judy said this morn- hg that the proposed 'ciit of $9,520 regular, special and-'evening teachers salaries amounts to about $100 per teacher from the original proposed salary increase. He added that the board had made 'this an average cut "per teacher and that the does not agree with the proposed distribution suggested by the Teachers' League. 3e said that the doard will meet with the after the budget 'or the coming fiscal year is passed, 'A breakdown of the reduction of funds is as follows: $9,520 'rom; salaries, $3,250 Tom clerk's salaries, $750 exts, $500 from supplies, $4,895 from maintenance personnel Wages, $2,000 from utilities, $1,000 from fuel, $500 from janitor- al supplies and $2,000 from repairs. according to an additional $2,600 might be raised in revenues. With revision the scho6l request Is now $1,306,4.78.

Tlje Board of Finance has allowed which still leaves a (Continued on Page REPORTED FAVORABLY WASHINGTON- Congressman John S. Monagan, said today that his -bill calling for tho appointment of two additional district judges for Hie of Connecticut, and his bill authorizing district court sessions at VVnlertniry and Bridgeport, (H.R.G182) have both been reported 'favorably by the House Judiciary Sub-committee on Revision of Lows to the House Judicinrv 'Committee. Both bills will be incorporated into omnibus 'bills. Jaycees To Honor Young Men Tonight Awards will be presented tonight to the three young men vho have been selected, as the most outstanding in Conhnecti'cut. These awards presented annually )y the Connecticut Junior Chamber of Commerce will climax a which started, with selec- ion of outstanding men in local communities throughout the state.

A large delegation from Naugatuck will attend. The awards will be presented at a banquet to be held in Windsor Locks at the Villa Rosa Res- aurant starting at 6 p. m. The keynote speaker at the presentation will be Norman Blake, Vice President of Pan American World Airways. Mr.

Blake las been associated with aviation 'or 20 years, The judges for these awards vcre Ella Grasso, Secretary of Jtatc in Connecticut, Richard Tartford, Managing Editor of Hie Hartford Times, Henry Majlinger, Professor at Central College. General George Stanjey, Chief of Staff of Air National Guard, and Colonel Horace Weth- roll, Commissioner of Aeronaut- cs. Guests at the' banquet will include all TOYM nominees. Past TOYM winners and Jaycee Sta.tc 'residents. Area men who have been nom- nalecl for the award include R-atuck High School Basketball Toach Edward Mariano, Thomas lackett, Cheshire; Francis Schneiders, Watortown and Salvaore Waterbury.

Kennedy To Explain School Budget Cut Mrs. John Davey, president 'Prospect Street School PTA, announced today George chairman of the Pi- nance Board, will attend the special meeting of the organization Monday at 8 'p. m. in the school to discuss the cut in the budget of the school department. Mr.

Kennedy will explain lie budget and will toe available answer questions. Parents of school children are also invited attend this meeting. Most kids think the key fo success fits Ignition of their family.