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5 THE BARRE DAILY TIMES BARRE VT MONDAY MARCH 31 1952 MRS NINA BEAN TALK OF THE TOWN Elizabeth Joslyn Mrs Aline Moulton Mrs Margaret Sails Miss Anna Brown and Mrs Myrtie MONTPELIER Promoted i WHAT DO WE MEAN BY "HOOKER'S IS NEVER KNOWINGLY UNDERSOLD" navy and white checked topper matching accessories and a corsage of yellow roses Mrs Walker is a graduate of Montpelier high school and attended Vermont Junior college She was employed for 10 years in the agency accounting division of the department of the National Life Insurance Co where she completed her duties last week Mr Walker graduated from Nortufield (Mass) high school He received his bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Norwich University and his master of science degree at Worcester (Mass) Polytechnic Institute He is now employed as a staff engineer for the General Electric Corporation in Utica Mr and 1 Walker will make their horn at 320 Court street Utica There were many guests from out of the state and from neighboring towns in Montpelier to attend the wedding Friday night the bridal party and out-of-town guests were entertained at a buffet supper at the home of the brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Percy Birchard 3 Winter street Montpelier Gifts were presented to the OES Social An old-fashioned social sponsored by the Rob Morris Chapter OES attracted a large crowd in the Alma Stone Memorial building of Bethany church Friday night The first hour was in charge of Miss Bethany Thayer who presented a group of her Dancing Starlets In the group were Shirley Lisa Judith Utton Polly Flanders Debbie Smith Paula Semprebon Mary Jane Rossi Georgia Rossi Katie Wood Sheila Davidson Ann Louise Lovejoy and Frances Duhamel Sandy Gillander rendered two accordion selections and two vocal numbers were given by Evelyn Stillwell accompanied by Gloria Emery Judy Gibson played two piano solos and Britt Rivers sang two numbers Group singing was then enjoyed with Mrs Katherine Colombo at the piano This was followed by square dancing and the serving of refreshments Decorations were in keeping with the Easter season and a cake in the shape of a rabbit made by Mrs Olga Bardosi was served The committee in charge of arrangements included Nellie Davis Lena Catto Lillian Hamilton Olga Bardosi Annie Mayette Lenore Miller and Katherine Colombo Brookfield Native 77 Dies At Hospital I Waldron Biggs of 33 Eastern avenue was in St Albans to participate last Friday night in the dedication of the new Masonic Temple of Franklin Lodge A Mr and Mrs Glyn LaBounty of West Topsham and Mrs Loretta Mitchell of 208 South Main street were in Pittsford Sunday where they visited Mrs son Roger who is in the Caverley Preventorium Mr and Mrs Winston Sprague of 208 South street Concord former Barre residents are the parents of -an adopted son Steven John born March 20 Mrs Sprague will be remembered locally as Miss Phyllis Anderson Pvt Gordon Petell hiyi completed four weeks of Air Force indoctrination training Air Force officials announced at Sampson today Pvt Petell is the son of Mr and Mrs Petell 59 Washington street Barre Mr and Mrs Ernest Desilets of 12 Camp street have been called tc Drumondville Que by the serious illness of his mother Mrs Alice Desilets They left yesterday morning for Canada and are expected to be away several days Frank Gingras and daughter Frances of Granitevllle are in Holyoke Mass attending the funeral of Mrs mother Mrs Anna Monaghan Mrs Gingras has been in Holyoke for the past month and will return with her husband and daughter Returning Saturday to her home after visiting for three months with her son and daughters in New Jersey Long Island and Connecticut was Mrs Jovita Toraya of 16 Foss street Accompanying her home were her daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Edward Nolan of Port Washington I The Nolans returned to Long Island yesterday afternoon Guy Dindo local dance promoter has arranged through Charles Shribman of Boston for a concert appearance of Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians in Barre on Tuesday April 22 The famous orchestra leader is to be on coast-to-coast tour and this will be his only appearance in Vermont The concert will be held in the Barre municipal auditorium Vermont MatticketsPany aVC reserve phoned voice of a German police- Michael Eskey who is employ- ou nowhere: ed at the White Tower restaurant car number IC 744! in Springfield Mass visited his i Get back where you belong In Burlington Randolph March Mrs Nina Carpenter Bean 77 wife of the late Dr Arthur Bean died Sunday at the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington She was the daughter of Ira and Charlotte (Wheatley) Carpenter and was born in Brookfield on May 30 1874 Survivors include two daughters Mrs A Truman Way and Mrs William Hauke besides five grandchildren all of Burlington Also surviving is a sister Mrs Leon Webster of Randolph The deceased graduated from Randolph high school and before her marriage she worked as a clerk at the A Thomas store in Randolph Funeral services will be held at one Tuesday afternoon from the Randolph funeral home The Rev Leonard Pillsbury will officiate Dr Bean had been an orthoprac-tic physician He died several years ago The couple had a summer home in Greensboro In recent years Mrs Bean had resided with her daughters in Burlington and while in Randolph she stayed with her sister Mrs Webster Besides her daughters Mrs Bean leaves two grandsons A Truman Way III and William Hauke jf both of Burlington and three granddaughters Charlotte Loveland Way and Lillian and Margaret Hauke all of Bu ngton Burial is expec to be made In Randolph Putnam Says Yanks (Continued from Page 1) Stuttgart were talking about the French: France all they do is drink aperatifs and know The French are loafing fools We are the workers A movie theatre newsreel announced the British return of Helgoland to the German flag There was no applause Absolute silence Was it my imagination told me that the wrong flag was that of the West German Republic? In Frankfurt an American car inched over the traffic line before a red light changed The micro- Bruce MacAlister (above) of Montpelier has been promoted to sergeant In the Marine Corps He is stationed at the Portsmouth Naval Base A graduate of Montpelier high school in 1950 Sgt MacAlister who had joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 1949 left on Aug 11 1950 for Camp Lejeune where he underwent his basic training In 1951 he was stationed in the Medi-terrean area for four months and was later transferred to Portsmouth Sgt MacAlister is the son of Mr and Mrs Merle MacAlister of 414 Elm street Montpelier Frankly good customers we mean just is never knowingly undersold We mean that first Hooker's merchandise is priced fairly in absolute agreement with government OPS directives We mean that secondly Wayside prices we believe should always be lower We mean that thirdly Any lesser quotations on equal quality merchandise when brought to our attention will be met or even bettered what we mean at Noel Borry Funeral At the funeral of Noel Joseph Borry which was held Saturday morning at 9 in St church his eight children with their husbands or wives were present They were Mr and Mrs Earle Fisher of Montpelier Mr and Mrs Homer Wilkins of Burlington Mr and Mrs Arthur Remillard Mr and Mrs Cleon Day and Mr and Mrs John Cano of Barre Mrs Edith Borry of Montpelier Mr and Mrs Fred Borry of Camillus and Mr and Mrs Eddie Borry of Montpelier Also attending the funeral were the deceased two brothers Mike Borry of Moors and Pete Borry of Blackstone Mass and the following grandchildren Mr and Mrs Kenneth Duquette of Montpelier Mr and Mrs Henry Thi-bault Miss Jean Trudel Miss Joyce Leach and Francis Trudel all of Barre a nephew Vincent Borry and Mrs Borry of Lebanon as well as many friends from Barre and Montpelier Open Every Friday Evening and Any Evening By Appointment WAYSIDE FURNITURE MIDWAY BETWEEN BARRE AND MONTPELIER RETURNS FROM TOUR Mr and Mrs Vincent Borry of Lebanon have returned to their homes after being here to attend the funeral of his uncle Noel Borry on Saturday Miss Ann Hoxie a student at Bates college in Lewiston Me is spending the spring vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs David Hoxie in this city Ground of Education and Dr Pitkin is a former president of the Vermont-Quebec Unitarian-Universalist convention Last week Dr Pitkin attended a Goddard benefit performance of the highly acclaimed Broadway play into In Chicago Dr Pitkin attended an annual conference of leaders in higher education Pitkin Spoke In New Cleveland Chicago Plainfield March 21 Dr Royce Pitkin president of Goddard college returned to Plainfield today after a trip to New York Cleveland and Chicago On Thursday March 27 Dr Pitkin spoke before the congregation Mutuo Hears Sentieri Walker-Blrchard Amidst a lovely setting of flowers and lighted tapers in candelabra Saturday afternoon at 3 in Bethany Congregational church Montpelier the wedding of Miss Marjory Birchard to Robert Walker was solemnized The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Edson A Birchard of Northfield Falls and the bridegroom is the son of Mrs Mildred Walker of Northfield Mass and Leon Walker of Concord Bouquets of white gladioli adorned the altar and baskets of the same flowers were placed in the chancel White satin ribbon bows were at the entrance to the pews Rev Estella Dickinson of Berlin Comer performed the ceremony using the double ring service Mrs George Martin organist played the traditional wedding marches and accompanied the soloists Jerome Williams of Northfield and Miss Lois Spooner of Hartford Conn The bride escorted to the altar by her father who gave her in marriage was beautiful in a gown of white velvet en train with Bertha collar trimmed with seed pearls Her fingertip veil of tulle was attached to a Dutch cap of matching velvet and she carried a bouquet of yellow roses each rose encircled by white maline Her sister Miss Mildred Penth-eny of Marshfield Hills Mass was matron of honor She wore a gown of emerald green velvet full skirted and with bolero jacket and her headband was of matching velvet adorned with camellias Her bouquet was shattered carnations and stephanotis Wearing gowns styled identically like the matron of honor's of cherry red velvet were the two bridesmaids Mrs Joan Milo of Montpelier and Miss Natalie Towne of Barre They too wore velvet headbands with camellias and they carried bouquets of red carnations and blue iris Robert Guinn of Groton was the best man and the ushers were Basil Ricci of Providence I Frank Perozzi of Utica Guy Birchard and Harold Birchard of Newport and Percy Birchard of Montpelier Mrs Birchard mother of the bride wore a floor-length gown of lavendar velvet with matching accessories and a corsage of white gardenias Mrs Walker the mother was gowned in light navy blue velvet with contrasting accessories and a corsage of pink roses A reception for 200 guests was held following the ceremony at the Brown Derby restaurant After the initial cut of a five-tiered bride's cake Mrs Margaret Birchard and Mrs Esta Ashland completed the cutting Miss Edythe Estey was in charge of the guest book Presiding at the punch bowls were Mrs Jane Birchard and Mrs Rita Birchard and serving were Mrs Martha Anthony Mrs Alice Swartz and Miss Leona Brunelle The newlyweds left later on a wedding trip to an unannounced destination For traveling the bride wore a navy blue silk dress with a Japan has three volcanic ranges of mountains West Shore Common of new Unitarian church on singer Sentieri had been a visitor in Barre and at the Mutuo Soccorso club several weeks ago as a guest of his cousins Mr and Mrs Flavio Furloni of Abbott avenue Arrangements were made for his singing engagement here ad that time He returned to his home in New York City yesterday and will begin an engagement tour at the Hotel Pierre on Fifth avenue starting tonight Many of his newly made Barre friends will be anxiously following his rise to further fame and recognition as a great singer Detailed arrangements for the sucessful annual party were capably handled by Chairman Rossi and his numerous committee members Scores of tables were laid out along one section of the hall A cabaret atmosphere prevailed with the tables cleared of food after the elaborate banquet Refreshment stands had been set up in the auditorium lobby Dancing was enjoyed on a cleared section of the large floor with music provided by The Ambassadors orchestra Among ttjC many attending were representatives of other clubs and organizations and businessmen of the (Continued from Page 1) musical versatility by playing several accordion numbers Unrehearsed accompaniment to his singing and accordion playing was provided by The Ambassadors orchestra with Virgilio Mori dicecting and Mrs Ruth Rizzi playing piano accompaniment The overwhelming popularity of the visiting Italian singer brought requests for numerous encores Shortly after 10 o'clock a 15-minute part of the singing program was broadcast over the local radio station from the stage of the auditorium directly preceding the address by President Harry Truman Visited Here Before Banquet officials attributed the success of the affair to the publicized appearance of the gifted- DARs Gather Marquis De Lafayette chapter A held a meeting Saturday afternoon at the Montpelier Tavern with the regent Dr Zepherine Bartlett presiding The opening ceremony was followed by the president message read by Dr Flora Jones Mrs Agnes Lawson Pommer of Washington a member of Marquis De Lafayette chapter who was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress sent her regrets at not being able to attend meetings of the Congress but in lieu of this she has arranged to vote for the various officers to be elected has arranged for notes to be taken at the several meetings and will have a report ready for the April meeting of Marquis De Lafayette chapter Any used clothing that will be suitable to complete filling a box for Crossnore School may be sent or given to Mrs Hodgkins Mrs Dean Richardson reported for the conservation committee as chairman and the regent recommended A approved movies that are currently being shown throughout the country The annual February card party brought in net proceeds of $5150 A nominating committee to select a slate of officers for 1952-53 was nominated and elected and comprise the following: Mrs Bernice Hodgkins Mrs Dean Richardson and Miss Carrie Williams The next meeting scheduled in the year book for May 3 has been put forward to the last Saturday in April and will be held in Water-bury on April 26 The Newbury chapter A has been invited to attend this meeting At the close of the business meeting the colors were retired and a musical program was presented by pianists Carolyn Ward and Richard Frenier two young people introduced by Mrs Marjorie Wilkinson Miss Ward played first as a solo Miss Ward and Mr Frenier played in duet and as a deserved encore The speaker of the afternoon was Mrs Alice Bailey whose paper waus titled and It carried the listeners in imagination over all of the old Indian trails and early settlers trails and roads beginning with the year 1609 including also descriptions of the locations of the trails the present markers and inscriptions describing Vernon Vermont settled in 1737 the Catamount Tavern in Bennington built in 1767 the Crown Point road built in 1758-60 and the Hazen road 1778 A popular summer drive in the present day Smugglers Notch road was an early eighteenth century beginning and was originally what its name implies Mrs Bailey continued with mention of the A owned John Strong mansion in Addison county built in 1796 and came on to Montpelier with the familiar landmark of the beautiful capitol building which is the third such building completed in 1859 At the conclusion of the afternoon program refreshments were served by the hostesses Mrs Marjorie Wilkinson Mrs Henrietta Slack Mrs Jessie Farrar Mrs Carlene Carpenter Mrs Blanche Odell Mrs Mary Richardson Mrs mother Mrs Rose Eskey of 20 Bolster place last week and returned to his employment on Thursday While here he telephoned his brother Pfc Joseph Eskey who is stationed at Camp Bennington Oceanside Calif Pfc Eskey informed his brother and mother that he had been promoted to the grade of corporal and expects to be home on furlough August Starting tomorrow April 1 and continuing to April 21 both dates inclusive the office in City hall will be open from 8 a to 5 Persons 21 years and over are requested to register for tax purposes Veterans and widows who claim exemption must bring a certificate from the Veteran's administration Listing of all persons 21 years and over will also begin tomorrow Ward canvasses will be conducted from house to house and the public is asked to give them their full cooperation Arthur Sprague secretary of the Granite Mutual Co of Barre and Barte Scribner of the same coriffcany week attended the 00th Anniversary dinner held at Philadelphia in connection with the nation-wide program observing the 20th anniversary of mutual insurance in this country The dinner was held at Hotel Benjamin Franklin More than 700 mutual company representatives from all sections of the country attended The oldest insurance company in the country the Philadelphia Contri-butionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire was established on March 25 1752 Benjamin Franklin was one of its founders Following the dinner Mr Sprague and Mr Scribner boarded a train for New York to attend the three-day on the A farewell party was given last Friday night to Byrle Weeks of 9 Clark street at the Knights of Pythias hall Approximately 200 friends and guests were present at the affair A purse of money donated by the group was presented to Weeks by Eddie Cahill and Weeks responded with appreciative words Refreshments were served and an evening of dancing was enjoyed by those present Furnishing the music for the party were Ronald Thow and Theodore Bouchard Weeks will enter the United States air force next month Present at the party was Vilus Blodgett who will also enter the United States air force next month A collection was taken and presented to him during the party In charge of the event were Elaine McLeod Dorothy Desilets Laura Carpenter Janet McLeod Roy MacAskill and Edward Cahill SLAT SAYS TIME TO HAVE YOUR VENETIAN BLINDS LAUNDERED (A Machine Process) CORDS AND TAPES REPLACED Venetian Blind Laundry 2 Long Street Barre PICK UP AND DELrIVERYPSERVICE But figuratively speaking the American car cannot back up It will be in Germany for some time to come Should it then be so ob-stentatious? Lush buildings put up by the victor nations (paid for by the US) house and provide working space for the occupation staffs The office of the High Commission for Germany in Bonn soon to become the American embassy is a miniature Pentagon Similar buildings in Frankfort Munich and wherever else American units are stationed exist as symbols not of the legitimate need to withstand possible Russian aggression but of the extravagent sums flowing daily out of American coffers to make life soft for its staffs and armies Says GIs Hated on leave rich by European standards crowd the streets and night spots of almost any city They are laughed at hated and clipped at every opportunity and it is partially their fault They are fair game for swindlers who sell them water for beer cheap watches and cameras for the best They jitterbug drink and sleep with German women who dupe them whenever they themselves are not the victims The have to live but they are often out of place as are the 94000 illegitimate children they have fathered since 1945 Dangerous Tradition Without question it is necessary (hat Americans should be on duty in Germany It is equally certain that they must live austerer more thoughtful lives for behind the new buildings and now familiar American faces behind American business methods adopted by the German people a monstrous mug over a beer factory in Munich a traveling radio shop-truck in Frankfort and singing commercials diffused throughout Germany there lies a deeper and more dangerous German tradition It is that of country believing only in itself and in a fate which must some day give it a first-rank place in the world Thus so long as the country is divided between East and West the Bonn Republic will be no less a lie and a farce than the East German Republic Germany is a whole spiritually There will be no rest until the country is once again a unity These gre realities which high-living Americans are ill-equipped to face Ours is the difficult struggle to check German ambitions dangerous to the West at the same time building a country capabl" and willing to aid in the defense of the Free World The need for defense is urgent A little austerity In our own ranas might help us convince the Germans that we are serious people meeting a serious problem which is also their own Neither we nor the Germans want further monuments to past follies OPEN NOW New Re-tread Shop Goodyear Double Treads Vulcanizing 1 -SJCX I SETTING THEIdATB? tin Then time to make another'one jwith'iourstudio Your wedding story told in an album of delightful unposed photos It wise to leave such prescious pictures to luck For professional assurance that the magic of your wedding is captured in each detail reserve your appointment now We Invite you to see examples of the wedding stories done so you can look forward to your own Guaranteed to SatUfo or your money back! The Foto Shop Barre Vt Tel 1875 LEE-ZING PROMPT SERVICE QROCIKIfS Huy Your Zippers Thread Cording Welting Fringes Pin and Sew-on-Hooks Hbme Beautiful of Vt Inc 14 Pearl Street Phone 1865 At your neighborhood grocer NOTICE BARRE TOWN DOG LICENSES DUE APRIL I Male or Spayed Female $2 Female $6 50 increase on licenses after April 1 CARMEN GUY Town Clerk Important Meeting BOY RANGERS CLUB St School Hall Tuesday at 7 Groton Mr Nellie Dennis Welch Mrs Nellie Dennis Welch 61 died Thursday morning March 27 after a long illness during which she was tenderly cared for by her sister Miss Grace Dennis RN She was born Dec 11 I860 at Groton to Mr and Mrs Richard Dennis She was married in 1912 to Ralph Welch of Haverhill Mass Mr Welch died three years ago She Is survived by a son Ralph Clearton Welch a daughter Helen Welch both of Hartland mother Mrs Richard Dennis of Groton Mrs Annie Tenney of Newport and Mrs Barbara Paul of Guild Funeral services were held at 2:30 Sunday Jit the home of her mother Mrs Richard Dennis The officiating minister was Rev Milo Barnard Burial was in' the Groton cemetery The bearers were neighbors Lyman Blanchard Raymond Page Fane Heath Anthony Gandin Relatives from out of town were Mrs Murphy and daughter of Barre Henry Hopklnson Fred Simmons and son ail of Sherbrooke Que Mr and Mrs Carl Tenney Mr and Mrs Richard Tenney and family all of Newport Mr and Mrs Richard Sullivan of Laconia Why risk tire failures when we tan renew the life of your worn-smooth tires with Goodyear Xtra-Mileoge New Treads for thousands of extra miles of driving safety Xtra-Mileage New Treads are put on by our own tire experts using modern factory-approved methods So don't delay any longer don't take further chancee driving on worn unsafe tires when It costs as little a half the price of new tires to make them safe with Goodyear's (tra-Mileage New Treads Home Cured Hams Shoulders and Bacon Place your order now for Easter Curing Shop at Williamstown SHERWARD FARNSWORTH THE NON-INFLAMMABLE REMOVER THAT REMOVES PAINT QUICKLY NO WASH" REQUIRED SOLD Bv i RADIO SERVICE SUPPLY CO 60 North Main Street Barre MOTOROLA and HALLICRAFTER PARTS SERVICE TUBES Open 9 to 5:30 I Tel 429 Barre-Montpelier Road Next to Greenhouse Glwliil Jf CoilitU Dho BARRE Decorative Fabric Coverings Furniture and Bedding Window Treatment Associate: Chellla Collina Donald Colli Call 12(17 and we're at your service for any advice on home decorationa 'Carle Seaver Inc 313 North Main St Barre Vt Telephone 322 Vermont Heart Association 128 Merchants Row Rutland Vt Gratefully Acknowledges Memorial Gifts I Guy Hardware Co Inc Phone 2 220 North Main Street Barre i 1.