Vermont Journal from Windsor, Vermont • 1

VOL CLXXVII NO 8 WINDSOR VT THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25 1960 TEN CENTS A COPY Bloodmobile Coming Here March 3 Volunteers Needed Ticket Reservations Running Ahead Of 1959 As Springfield Gets Set For Tourney Box Moved! George Cummings newly appointed acting Windsor postmaster has announced that the drive-up post office box on the curb at the north end of the building is being moved to the south end in the interest of greater convenience to the customers Many will miss the jambed-up condition of the old location but others will take the change without too much distress Goodyear Tires Sweep To Victory In Florida Racing Advance ticket reservations were running ahead of 1959 when record crowds attended as the plans went ahead this week for the opening Friday afternoon of the two-day Southern Vermont Large and Intermediate Basketball tournament in the Springfield Riverside School Gymnasium (For stories and pictures about the 8 teams in the tournament see sports pages) The schedule for the tournament sponsored by the Vermont Headmasters' Association assisted by the Springfield Rotary Club is as follows Friday Afternoon 2 Woodstock vs Burr Burton 3 :30 Springfield vs Windsor Friday Evening 7 :30 Ludlow vs Fair Haven 9 Brattleboro vs Bellows Southern Tourney Schedule Following the schedule for the Headmasters Association-Springfield Rotary Club Southern Vermont and Sectional tournament: Friday afternoon SEMI-FINALS 2 Woodstock vs Burr Burton (I) 3:30 Windsor vs Springfield (L) Friday evening 7:30 Ludlow vs Fair Haven (I) 9 Brattleboro vs Bellows Falls (L) Saturday FINALS 2:30 tourney final 8 tourney final ADDRESSES TEACHERS A meeting of the teachers of the Windsor Southeast District was held on Tuesday afternoon February 16th at the State street school Dr Karlene Russell left above Curriculum Consultant of the State Department of Education presented the program The first hour was devoted to a classroom demonstration lesson on spelling The following Fourth Grade students took part in the demonstration: Max Crossman Judith Davidson Norman Martin Francis Larkin Richard Joyce Shilley McMahon Sharon Pudvah Rachel Wilcox and Richard Hoisington The second part of the meeting was on the Language Arts Program Miss Bernice McKee of the State Department of Education was a guest John Barry Asst School Superintendent above right introduced the speaker (Robert Hall Photo) Falls 2:30 game Saturday afternoon championship A torrid battle between the largest rubber companies at Daytona Beach Fla for supremacy in the racing tire field ended this week in a resounding victory for the racing division of the Goodyear Tire Rubber Company Eight of the first 10 winners- including first-place finished Junior Johnson of Ronada in the celebrated 500-mile Nascar Race at the Daytona International Speedway ran the route on Goodyear Tires The Goodyear entries echieved the victory under the watchful eyes of Company President Russell De Young and Executive Vice-President Victor Holt jr The win was the most impressive in the eyes of veteran racing observers in view of the fact that the hottest and most talked-about quartet of entries in recent stock car racing -all rumored to be unbeatable were on competitive tires The Goodyear victory marked a clean sweep of the two major stock car races held in recent months Last Labor Day Goodyear-equipped entries also swept eight of the first 10 places including the top winner in the annual Darlington 500 Leading the field of 68 late-model stock cars around the 2ln mile oval speedway in the lead pace car was De Young who circled the tract at 1115 miles an hour In another pace car was Holt and Mickey Thomp-Ison of El Monte Calif who set 1 16 American speed records late last summer in a four-engine car I equipped with special Goodyear Tires Within minutes after the race the Goodyear Blimp Mayflower II overflew the raceway and later downtown Daytona trailing a banner proclaiming Jr Johnson wins Daytona 500 on Goodyear Tires Byrne Is Candidate For School Board Vt Symphony To Play Here Mar 2 1 The Vermont Symphony Orchestra with Alan Carter Conducting will give a concert at the Windsor High School Auditorium on Monday March 21 at 8:15 The soloist will be George Finckel cellist from Bennington College Also there will be a youth concert at 4 in the afternoon for young people from the 4th through the 12th grades Further details will be published in next week's Rules For Absentee Voting Announced According to an announcement by Katherine Conlin Town Clerk the last time that absentee voters may make application for ballots because of physical impairment is Friday February 26 at 5 Those who will be away from their residence less than four days before the town meeting may apply for ballots up to Monday February 29 The last time for adding names to the checklist will be Friday February 26 from 1 to 1:30 On Thursday March 3 the Ver-' mont-New Hampshire Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the American Legion Hall in Windsor for its first blood drawing of the year The time set for the drawing is 12:30 until 4:30 All persons who have donated blood in past drawings and those who have never given blood are urged to make an appointment with the Red Cross to assure the success of this vital community service Anyone between the ages of 18 and 59 who is in good health is an eligible and welcome blood donor The voluntary donation of blood enables the Red Cross to make this life giving fluid available to residents of the Twin State area their friends and families when it becomes necessary to perform blood transfusions There is no cost to the person for blood through this program although there may be a hospital charge for processing the blood One of the most dramatic medical advancements of recent years is the technique known as open heart surgery This type of surgery is now being performed in Vermont and New Hampshire at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington and at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover Without the generous donation of blood by willing residents this advanced operation is not possible as fifteen to twenty pints of blood are required in just one of these operations There is no known substitute for the life sustaining qualities of human blood The blood in need must come from responsible and interested citizens who are willing and able to donate their blood in order that less fortunate people may benefit A gift of a pint of your blood is a very personal one which is literally from the heart Won't you take the time and effort to make a gift of a pint of your blood to a less fortunate neighbor? Call the Windsor Red Cross Chapter and make an appointment today! Explorers Post Has Big Night On Saturday February 20 over 100 persons attended a Turkey Banquet put on by Post 17 of the Explorer Scouts Following the banquet the Court of Honor was held at which many members of the post received the awards they had earned during the year The highlight of the awards was the presentation of the Eagle Badge the highest rank in scouting to Robert Burney Saturday night also marked the climax of a year long contest based on all phases of scouting with Verne Hobbs winning the grand prize a $50 war bond Others receiving prizes were Robert Burney Herbert Osgood Gary Corliss and Danny Davis Special awards went to Thomas Johnson for outstanding citizenship and to Charles Slocum for the outstanding camper during the scouting year With the end of one scout year and the beginning of another the new officers of the post were presented Bruce Edson became the new president with Thomas Lucia vice president Gary Corliss treasurer and Thomas Johnson secretary Following the awards everyone was mystified by the sorcery of Ken Pollard Special thanks go out to Norm Dionne and Thomas Petterson for the time they put into the preparation and cooking of the banquet and to the Rainbow Girls who served as waitresses Saturday Evening championship game Police Chief Sherman Martin serving as director of the tournament for the third successive year said yesterday that the ticket committee had reported advance reservations were ruinning slightly a-head of last year There are still adult tickets available for all sessions of the tournament including Friday afternoon and evening he said Student tickets are going rapidly and a complete sell-out of the section reserved for pupils of the competing schools is expected for Friday These student tickets sale of which are in charge of school principals will be sold Saturday morning for the Saturday sessions Director Martin held a meeting of his Tournament Committees including community volunteers Monday night at the Riverside gym About 70 members of the Rotary club and volunteers reviewed their tournament assignments with committee chairmen The Springfield work is doubly hard this year since next Friday and Saturday the town will be host to the State Finals of the Medium Intermediate and Large schoolboy tournaments Thomas Byrne a candidate for a one year term on the Windsor School Board and a resident of the County Road is a graduate of Dartmouth College and holds the degree of Master of Education from Harvard University He has had over 35 years experience as a teacher coach and in administrative work in education For many years he was superintendent of the Southeast Windsor School District My Byrne is a member of the American Legion Rotary Club and several educational organizations He is interested in a good sound education for the youth of Windsor The annual Windsor Town report was dedicated to Mr Byrne last year on the occasion of his retirement as school superintendent The dedication read: "In recognition of your sincerity and keen sense of humor combined with your devotion and ability to build an educational program of which Windsor is justly proud Your 35 years of continual service in our schools is deeply Frank Crimmins Candidate For School Board The following statement has been received from Frank Crimmins candidate for a one year term on the Windsor School Board "I have served on the Windsor School Board for the last two years They have been difficult years in which the Board has been confronted with many serious problems I have learned a lot and I feel the experience I have gained will be helpful to the Board and the people of Windsor if I am reelected "The most important problem facing the Windsor School system is the increasing costs of operation I as a property owner as well as a school director promise to continue to exert every effort to be sure that any money spent will be spent so that full value is received At the same time it is my hope that we can continue to improve the educational standards of our school system as I am convinced they have been improved in the past two years No one person can perform miracles I will only do the best I can "For vital statistics I am married to the former Rita Lessard a graduate of Windsor High School in 1947 We have four children: Steve 5 Patricia 3'a Linda 2'2 and Lori 1 We live at 102 Ascutney street I graduated from Akron South High School in 1937 University of Vermont in 1941 I belong to the Knights of Columbus serving as financial secretary and the Elks Club Active in Windsor Junior League circles Am employed at Goodyear in the office for the past 182 years I also do accounting and income tax work on the Tax-payers Meeting Called A bipartisan group of interested taxpayers will meet Thursday February 25 at 7:30 in the Municipal Courtroom of the Municipal Building Members of the school board selectmen and the Municipal Manager have been invited to attend All interested parties are invited as well Questions expected to arise at the Town Meeting March 1 will be discussed How Some Officials (Not School) Feel It has recently come to the attention of Windsor Town Officials through the media of the newspapers that we are or may have been negligent or derelict in the performance of our official duties The allegation was apparently made that several unneeded or otherwise impracticable pieces of equipment have been purchased by the Town lately that are not considered by one party at least as being in the best interest of the Town of Windsor It does seem to us unfortunate for all Windsor taxpayers that any citizen or taxpayer here in Windsor who has the wealth of information or latent knowledge that will enable us to lower the tax rate either now or in the past has seen fit to keep it to himself these many years and not pass it on to those of us that have been and are attempting to give Windsor the best possible governmental services at the lowest possible cost to the taxpayer Most assuredly the Town Officials have always given consideration to any request made by any taxpayers past or present that has been in the best interests of the Town of Windsor It would now appear perhaps that this information has been withheld in the past and is now to be used as a springboard to secure a position of public trust Certainly if anyone has anything to say that will be of benefit to the Town it should first be said to the Town Officials then if you receive no satisfaction voice it in the newspapers the radio or from every street corner in Town Wm Lowery For Lower Tax Rate William Lowery candidate for Windsor Selectman stated today that he does not believe that the increase in Windsor Town taxes is necessary or justified Candidate Lowery a Windsor resident for several years and in business here for several years who will oppose Glenn Bates for Windsor Town Selectman at the annual Town meeting Tuesday March 1 issued the following statement today: "I have been of the opinion that a lower tax rate was possible this year with a concerted effort of a sound appraisal of the town expenditures and since my announcement of my candidacy I have been contacted and have talked with several taxpayers who are of the same opinion It is obvious that the town officials in compiling the budget have known for several months that the Grand List from which the revenue is based would be lower and I understand why they base their expenditures accordingly thus resulting in a fairer and realistic tax rate For an example 'Why then the several thousands of dollars that were spent for a new grader or the trade in and purchase of new trucks used to keep the tax rate down or possibly lower our I sincerely believe that through a more cooperative effort the cost and maintenance of at least three town vehicles could be completely eliminated Regarding the interstate super highway I question whether every effort is being extended to insure and encourage an interchange and exit in Windsor This is a life-line insurance for survival The location is vitally important to every Windsor taxpayer and the basis for our future tax rate I am deeply concerned with the future of Windsor if we allow the Town to be by-passed It must not happen and we should have our planned attack ready now to present to the authorities both to the State and Federal These are but a few of the important items that could result in a fairer tax rate for the people of Windsor Jaycees Sponsor Ski Meet Thursday evening February 18 the Jaycees held their regularly scheduled meeting at the Windsor House with President Albert Pre-vo presiding It was decided that the local Jaycees sponsor a Ski Meet to be held March 5th at the Mt Ascutney Ski Area Ray Davis was appointed race chairman This Ski Meet is to be held in connection with the Jaycees Community Sports Promotion Program This will not be specifically for high school age group skiers but for anyone who is interested There will be several races held to include skiers of all ages and abilities The Jaycees wish to urge all skiers that possibly can be there to participate Anyone interested may contact Ray Davis 21 Maple street Windsor or may add their name to the list that is on the bulletin board at the Mt Ascutney Area warming hut Local skiers are urged to enter their out-of-town friends Windsor Elks Featured In Nat Magazine The Windsor Lodge of Elks No 1665 are featured in the March issue of the Elks National publication Secretary Everett Chase was queried several months ago by the Grand Lodge of Elks regarding the successful basketball charity game which netted the Elk "Silver Towers Camp for Retarded at Brookfield over $800 The Windsor Lodge was honored by the request for the full story of the event and the chairman of the Grand Lodge extolled the efforts of the Windsor Lodge on their efforts and success This is the first time that Windsor Lodge has been nationally honored by the Grand Lodge The picture of members of the committee and State Chairman of Silver Towers is included in the magazine that will be viewed by over 1438000 Elks throughout the country Garden Club Giving Flower Arrangements The Naomi Ingalls Garden Club represented by a committee of Kathryn Conlin Kathryn Janion Polly Crane and Gwen Ingalls made 26 small arrangements of dried and fresh flowers representing Valentine's day for the patients of the Windsor hospital The arrangements were taken in to the hospital by Dottie Cummings and Eva Brown Windsor Skiers Win 5-Team Meet With top skiers showing the way Coach A1 Fletcher's Yellowjackets won a five team three event meet over the past week-end Coach Jack Springfield Cosmos and Coach Paul Stevens Cardinals finished second and fourth respectively while Chester and Leland Gray wound up third and fifth Windsor collected 2697 points Springfield 2668 Chester 2442 Stevens 2371 Leland Gray 2008 The first five finishers in each event were: slalom Eastman Windsor Bob Thoresen Stevens Lavell Windsor Means Spring-field Fenton Springfield Jumping: Stevens Chester Bateman Windsor Eastman Windsor Hank Jones Springfield Jacquith Springfield Cross Country: Ed Marro Stevens Steve Butler Springfield Joe Wagner Stevens Pete McMullen Stevens Lavell Windsor Church Women To Meet March 4 The Windsor Council of United Church Women will observe World Day of Prayer Friday March 4 at 7 :30 at the Unitarian Church The Theme this year is "Labourers together with People around the world will unite their prayers and share their offerings as they have each year for the past 74 years The offering will go to care for the many needy people throughout the world The annual meeting of Vermont United Church Women wall be held this year in Brattleboro on April 8 Williams States Stand On School Issues My family and I have been residents of Windsor for the past 18 years My age is 38 with five children of school age now attending Windsor schools My present community service is well known served in the local Fire Department for many years presently as 2nd Deputy Chief served for 10 years as a first aid instructor for the Red Cross and in one capacity or another have served the Boy Scouts of the local Council I presently hold the post of neighborhood commissioner I feel that I am fully aware of the many routine problems that face our parents and teachers and which arise daily within our school system I promise if elected to devote any and all necessary time to the equitable solving of these problems as I become aware of them As a parent of school age children I feel strongly about the need for better education which is ever present with us especia'ly in recent years Our children who must some day themselves face the need for community service must be adequately prepared both for this and for the successful establishment of their chosen careers I also feel that economy where possible is imperative so long as it does not impair or deter the mounting need for better and more complete educational possibilities for our children May I also urge you regardless of your personal choice of candidates to visit your polling place and to cast your ballot It is your civic duty to do so Coleman Williams Girl Scouts To Provide BabySitters For Town Meeting The Girl Scouts Troop 90 will provide babysitters for mothers wishing to attend Town Meeting March 1 They will be at the Methodist church from 8 :30 until the close of the meeting They will take care of children from three years of age up On Tuesday night the Troop presented a program at the Lions Club On February 13 the Troop had a Day Dance in conjunction with Troop 85 Chaperones were Mrs Kenneth Brown Mrs Fred Gratton and Miss Marilyn Wood The start of the Girl Scout cookie sale has been postponed until April 15 It will last for one week Earl Joyces Observe 29th Anniversary Mr and Mrs Earl Joyce of 32 Elm street celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary with a family reunion at their home February 21 Among relatives present were Mr and Mrs Keith Chapman New London Conn Mr and Mrs Eugene Cheever Plainfield Mr and Mrs Wayne Nelson Cornish Mr and Mrs Steve Dustin and Mr and Mrs Tom Joyce both of Springfield Mr and Mrs Joyce have ten children all of whom were either present or heard from and 13 grandchildren They received many flowers gifts and cards in honor of the occasion 4 Running For Village Trustee In response to a petition the village trustees have called a special meeting of the Village for Tuesday March 15 at 7:30 to elect a successor to George Cummings as trustee for the unexpired two years Mr Cummings was recently appointed acting postmaster of Windsor and so was obliged by law to resign as trustee Petitions have been filed by four candidates for the vacant office They are: Clarence Honney Philip Blanchard Timothy Murphy and Leo DeBernardi Among the articles in the village warning will be one to abolish the Water Board and combine its duties with that of the trustees Arthur Brousseau To Wed New Jersey Girl Arthur Brousseau of Trenton son of Mrs Priscilla Brousseau of 5 Union street Windsor will be married Saturday February 27 at 11 a to Miss Jennie Cutuli daughter of Mrs Joseph Cutuli of Gibbstown The ceremony will take place at St Catholic church in Gibbstown and a reception will follow at 10 North Repauno avenue Gibbstown Mr and Mrs Brousseau will live at 168 Caroline avenue Trenton Mr Brousseau is a graduate of Windsor High school and spent four years in the Air Force Windsor Elks Select Taylor Carter For Awards Exalted Ruler Philip Harrington of the Wndsor Lodge of Elks No 1665 announced today the winners of the Elks Youth Leadership Contest were Windsor High School Seniors Miss Pearl Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Taylor and Taylor Carter son of Mrs Ruth Carter and the late James Carter The selections were judged by Eugene Fisher chairman of the Elks Scholarship committee assisted by Frank Crimmin Windsor School Director and Francis Usher a member of the High School faculty Several applicants were reviewed and the two Windsor winners applications have been forwarded to the Vermont State Elks Association for further possible awards and also will be forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Elks for National Honors Windsor Youth Pleads Not Guilty of Coon Club Theft Plan United Lenten Services Again this year as in former years churches of Windsor and vicinity will join in a series of midweek United Lenten Services Over the years it has been left by many that these services in which Christians of varied outlook find that they can share in common worship have proved not only a source of inspiration to all but also a significant factor in furthering the realization of a goal demanding all our noblest and best The Windsor Clergy Association cordially invites everyone to share in the community Lenten schedule The area churches participating are Trinity Church Cornish Plain-field Community Baptist Church Hartland Brick Church Brownsville Church Ascutney Union Church and the First Baptist Church All Souls Unitarian Church Methodist Church St Paul's Episcopal Church and Old South Church all of Windsor The first service will be held Wednesday March 2 at 7:30 at Trinity Church Cornish with Rev Alfred Coons as preacher WSCS Plans Study Group The annual Lenten study group sponsored by the Methodist Society of Christian Service will commence at 2 on Thursday March 3 at the home of Mrs Frank Wright The group will meet for six successive weeks at the same time and place The topic this year is Portrait of Christ a Pattern fdr and all women of the parish are urged to attend The spiritual life committee is in general charge with Mrs Oras Flint responsible for the weekly leaders which include Mrs Flint Mrs William Ptolomey Mrs Arthur Landmesser Mrs Ralph Wood Mrs Harold Johnson and Mrs Wright Windsor To Aid Hartland With Radio Fire Warnings Windsor police are still investigating the theft of two pistols taken from the car of Timothy Honney of Claremont while in the Cone parking lot It is said that the guns have been recovered Police are investigating two traf fic accidents over the week-end Cars operated by Kilbrun Bib ens 62 of Chester Depot and Wil liam Jacobs 49 of Brooklyn were in a collision on Route 5 two and one half miles south of Windsor Saturday Monday a vehicle owned by Robert Vigneault of Windsor and operated by Maxine Vigneault 25 also of Windsor was in collision with a car owned and operated by Madeline Lobdell 40 of Windsor According to the police report the Vigneault vehicle was traveling East on Durkee street and the Lobdell vehicle was heading north on Main street The Lobdell vehicle turned onto Durkee street and the vehicles sustained $200 damage The Vigneault vehicle sustained $100 damage At a special session of Windsor Municipal Court yesterday Ferro Riviezzo jr 18 unemployed of Windsor pleaded not guilty of burglary in the night time It a charged that he and a minor who will be arraigned in Juvenile Court at a later date broke into the Coon Club and took a Zenith-Cobra radio and record player Windsor police who investigated stated that the break took place sometime during the week-end and that the record player has been recovered Bail of $1000 set for Riviezzo was furnished by his parents and the case was continued until March 20 Bernard Hayes 17 a Claremont student pleaded guilty of failing to stop at a stop light in Ascutney February 20 His fine and costs totaled $1510 Jeffery A Thibodeau 17 a Cornish student pleaded guilty of careless and negligent driving February 20 on Route 5 between Ascutney and Windsor His fine and costs were $2510 At a meeting of the village officials Tuesday the trustees approved the use of the Windsor radio system to transmit fire warnings to the Hartland Fire Department Warning buzzers will be installed in the homes of the Hartland firemen to be activated from the Windsor Fire Station The system will go into effect Friday February 26 at 8 the same time as the new dial system in Hartland becomes operable In accordance with an agreement between officials of the two towns Windsor will not be held responsible for human errors Fire Chief William Buchanan and Coleman Williams recently went to Mt Kisco to inspect a 1941 LaFrance 65 foot aerial ladder fire truck which is for sale No action has been taken as yet but the price seemed pretty high The trustees are asking for quotations on a new heating system for the Municipal Building The present one is inefficient and it is hoped to change the fuel from coal to oil in the interests of economy An expert from the Central Vermont Public Service Corp is making recommendations for new fluorescent lights and lowering of the ceilings in the offices The present lights are too far up in the clouds to be effective In view of Springfield's recent prickly experience on the subject no action was taken on the pigeon situation and how to clean them up ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr and Mrs Theron Boudro of Windsor announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Vivian Ann Boudro to Sherman A Carter son of Mrs James Carter and the late James Carter of Windsor Miss Boudro a graduate of Windsor High School and of Northampton Commercial College is presently employed by Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Mr Carter a graduate of Windsor High School attended Boston University and and is now employed by Goodyear Tire Rubber Company A summer wedding is planned.