The Journal from Meriden, Connecticut • 1

iXj A i v- 'r r- i 9WD TO INSIDE PAGES Editorial 6 Suburban 8 Bus Mirror 3 Marmaduke 20 Boone 12 Society io Marquee 7 PAGE 13 f- K--'Z Fair And Cool Tonight 1 Sports 4 Obituaries 2 Television 15 Theatre 14 Weather 2 Thursday Cloudy Cool AP AND UP SERVICES 69th YEAR NO 234 MERIDEN WALLINGFORD SOUTHINGTON CHESHIRE CONN WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5 1955 PRICE FIVE CENTS i Agreement Reached On Pay Raise For Railroad Trainmen GOP Signs Contract To Hold National Home Bank Aids In $7 Million Loan To State 115000 Workers And 130 Class 1 Roads Affected Convention Aug 20 In San Francisco mw a Hall Announces No Changes In Original Plans PncrOfMlk In Schools Drops To Five Cents The Home National Bank and Trust Company is one of nine banks supplying money for a new loan to the state John Ottaviano state treasurer said today The state borrowed $7 million to help meet its bills during the next six weeks and hopes to get by without borrowing the full $10 million authorized by Governor Ribi-coff The local bank and three others in the state loaned $100000 at the rate of 155 percent The notes will be paid off next April 16 The largest amounts loaned were $3000000 by the Manufacturers Trust Company New York and $2350000 by the Connecticut Bank and Trust Company Most of the money will go to pay state salaries which cost the state over $4 million monthly Washington Oct 5 GP) National Chairman Leonard Hall today announced the formal signing of a contract Mrs Emily Kimball cafe- teria director of the Meriden pub-'to held next Republi can national convention beginning Monday October 10 the San in as Francisco Aug originally planned Hall called a news conference to make the announcement and to repeat that there was no substance to reports that President price of milk in school cafeterias will be reduced to 25 cents for a five day week or five cents per day Since there will be no added NEW PARSONAGE of the First Congregational Church will be the home of the late Albert Savage on Harvard Avenue shown above The members of the church voted to sell the present parsonage on Lincoln Street (Journal Photo) for milk included illness might cause with the lunch the price of the a change in the date and place Hall had sought earlier this week lunch including one- half pint of Chicago Oct 5 JP) An agreement providing for pay raises was reached today by the nation's major railroads and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen The agreement covers an estimated 175000 workers and 130 Class 1 railroads It was announced by Leverett Edwards chairman of the National Mediation Board He has been meeting for three weeks with representatives of the rail lines and the largest union of operating railroad workers The settlement may set a pattern for other operating unions THE CARRIERS agreed to an increase of 10 1-2 cents an hour retroactive to Oct 1 for the big majority of the workers The number affected was estimated at 173000 The union is made up of train crewmen who work outside the locomotive including brakemen switchmen conductors dining car stewards and baggagemen About 2000 members received fiat monthly increases $30 for stewards and $21 for yardmasters An additional 13 1-2 cents an hour was given members whose work week will be reduced to 40 hours on Dec 1 These men are yard brakemen MEMBERS IN YARD service who already are on the 40 hour week were granted a 9 1-2 cents raise in addition to the basic 10 1-2 cents increase The brotherhood an mdepend- -ent union agreed to accept four cents of the raise in lieu of a health welfare plan to be financed entirely by the raid lines The union also agreed to a moratorium until June 30 of next year First Congregational Buys Savage Home Teacher Salary Dispute Slated For Court Test PROCLAMATION Mayor Henry Altobello affixes his signature to a proclamation urging local citizens to observe United Nations Day October 24 and Police Court Judge Selig Schwartz Day chairman checks over a portion of it while others who will actively participate in the local programs that day gather around the city chief executive Standing left to right are the Rev John Kelly pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Rev George Withey pastor of the First Methodist Church Donald Carroll of the Board of Assessors Caswell Bird-sey alderman and legion member Gus Kruttschnitt general manager of WMMW Seated are Judge Schwartz Mayor Altobello and John Whalen American Legion commander local post Journal Photo Purchase of the home of the late Albert Savage at 20 Harvard Avenue at a price of $25000 for a new church parsonage was voted last night at a special meeting of the members of the First Congregational Church The members also voted to sell squash speculation that the GOP decide to hold the convention earlier if it became certain Eisenhower would not run again thinking back of such speculation was that some other candidate would need more time for campaigning before the November predicted to his news conference that the GOP convention nominate the next President United States But he declined to speculate on whether Eisenhower will run saying this be inappropriate at this However Hall said his personal for the ticket is still President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon said that the Republican convention to meet In San Francisco Cow Palace is now under contract with no escape clause said the Executive Committee of the arrangements committee approved Sept 19 the contract to minor changes and added: minor differences have been cleared up and I have signed and sent to California die Russian Church Cornerstone To Be Laid Sunday (Special To The Journal) Southington Oct 5 Stephen Elliott who is representing teachers of the Southington Education Association in their pending suit against the Board of Finance said this morning that the suit will be filed in Superior Court of Hartford County on November 1 Papers in the suit will be served next week Mr Elliott said An attempt was made to settle the matter out of court on September 20 when Mr Elliott met with the Board of Educaton and Albert Brunalli chairman of the Board of Finance The meeting produced no results however Members of the Board of Fin- the present parsonage Lincoln Street The Meriden Trust and Safe Deposit Company executor of the Savage estate has completed negotiations for the transfer of the property Arrangements are underway for the Rev William Edge minister of the church and his family to move into the new parsonage in the near future Mrs Savage has vacated the 8 Persons Shot In Battle At Strike Plagued Plant milk will remain at $150 for a five day wedk or 30 cents per day Mrs Kimball said If a child is absent the cafeteria director added credit will be given on the next week's purchase Mrs Kimball stated that the school cafeterias are cooperating in the Fedpral Special Milk in an effort to increase the consumption of fluid milk'' On Monday evening Mrs Kimball appeared before the School Board to inform members of the milk program here Meriden pupils have been paying 10 cents a half-pint Board members said that the price was too high and should be reduced even before Meriden becomes part of the federal program Negotiations for obtaining federal aid were completed through Mrs Edith Cushman supervisor of chol lunches of the State Department of Education Mrs Kimball pointed out that the department administers the program for the federal government The special school milk program was inaugurated in Connecticut last year At that time a school system was reimbursed for amount of milk sold over that sold in a corresponding period a year previous According to Mrs Kimball the Meriden schools had very littlf opportunity to sell milk in the 1954-55 academic year Complica tions resulting from that situation would not have merited participating in the program she added As it exists now schools which have cafeterias are reimbursed for all milk sold exclusive of the one- (jjP) half pint which goes with the school lunch to might The election Hall will of the would time choice Hail a He subject now today home and is now living with rela- requests involving payment! fives in California New Castle Ind Oct 5 Of) Eight persons were shot today in a pitched battle involving an estimated 5000 sym- 4 pathy demonstrators outoide the little strike-placed Perfect Circle Corp Foundry agreeing that they could not increase Ruzycki Makes Most Arrests for fringe services The brotherhood announced In June it would seek a raise of $250 a day for its members Before the new agreement wag rates ranged from $1345 a day for passenger brakemen to $1907 for yardmasters Wage differences now are in mediation between the railroads and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Dental Society Installs Officers CreteDa Asserts Trip To Europe Was Authorized salaries They pointed out at the meeting that they had discussed the question many times In the past and that they felt the town could not stand the added increase of $32750 yearly that would result from the desired salary schedule The teachers maintain that the point in question is has the right to set salaries the Board of Education or the Board of Earlier this year the School Board requested a budget for a salary schedule of $3200 to $5OQO However the Finance Board set the schedule at $3000 to $4800 More than 100 teachers have signed to join as a party in the pending court action Police received an unconfirmed report that one person had been killed Three of the victims who were wounded by bullets one seriously were nonstrikers inside the plant Five demonstrators were wounded as city police fired from inside the plant The interior of a house near the plant used by police as a headquarters was broken into and all furnishings destroyed Rocks and bottles broke all windows in the guard house at the plant's main gate Gov George office ordered 150 State Police troopers into the area immediately They (Continued On Page 15 Col 4) President Still Making Progress Toward Recovery During September police arrests totaled 161 with highest number of individual arrests 11 made by Patrolman Frank Ruzycki according to figures released by Police Chief Michael Carroll In second place for number of arrests were Patrolmen John Roberts and Clifford Marx each with a total of nine State Police made 25 arrests Arrests for motor vehicle violations numbered 76 for intoxication 43 and operating while under the influence of liquor or drugs 6 Police received a total of 2470 telephone calls during that month Rev John Mason Fund Campaign Dinner Planned The cornerstone of the hew SS Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Chprch is to be laid Sunday afternoon October 16 at 2 pm it was announced today by Walter Shul-ga following a meeting of the board of trustees and building committee The Rev John has an- Tuberculin Tests Given At MHS Arthur Godfrey Fays $500 Fine nounced that special Liturgy ser- the police blotter contained a vices will be held at 10 am with of 1254 items these mclud Denver Oct 5 President doctors reported early today that he had excellent night" in his fight for recovery from a heart attack The 7 am (MST) bulletin from Fitzsimons Army Hospital came as a cozy air of cautious optimism continued to prevail around the President's bedside The latest medical report said "The President had an excellent night slept soundly from 9:15 pm to 6:45 am condition continues to pro-(Continued on Page 15 CoL 6) Frankfurt Germany Oct Rep Albert Cretella (R-Connl today rejected charges that a House subcommittee of which he is a member was not authorized to travel in Europe Cretella said the congressional junket by six members of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee was approved by a resolution passed by the House and that further assurance was received yesterday from the committee chairman in Washington The subcommittee is traveling through Europe on official business studying the employment conditions of US civilians overseas It was criticized last week by Chairman Omar Burleson (D-Tex-as) of the House Administration Committee who said the subcommittee had been specifically authorized to condflct investigations this summer only in the US and its possessions Despite this Burleson was quoted the subcommittee came to Europe taking care of its expenses with so called available under the foreign aid program to lawmakers traveling abroad on official business counterpart funds are available to congressmen If on of-( Continued On Page IS Col S) Stressing importance of board members and executives of member agencies attending the 1956 Red Feather Campaign kickoff dinner a meeting of executive secretaries was held in the Community Fund office this morning The dinner Is scheduled for 6:30 pm October 17 at the 1711 Club Inn The executive meeting was initiated last year according to Robert Donahoe Jr Fund executive secretary to keep all agency personnel close to campaign organization and problems raised during Fund raising period There are 15 member agencies Including family health and recreation services in the Fund family this year Details on the dinner will be released later this week Mr Donahoe added ing arrests cars stolen complaints and among many other things information sought tv i Complaints made to the police The very Rev Peter Dzubay of Chjef CarroU said totaled Waterbury dean of the Connecti-1 cut Russian Orthodox clergy will officiate the cornerstone laying The full choir of the church under the direction of Prof Boris Evtushenko will sing the responses at both services Nikita Petrisky chairman of the building committee has announced that work is proceeding on the foundation of the new Sprague Named General Counsel Of Defense Dept Tuberculin skin tests were given 383 high school students today and yesterday Dr John Stoddard health director announced today Notices will go out tomorrow to parents and guardians of students whose tests were negative Students showing a positive reaction will be notified that they will be given X-Rays October 27 at the high school Dr Stoddard noted that X-Rays will be available to all school personnel from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 to 4:30 pm the same day Assisting Dr Stoddard with tests were school doctors William Hall and Joseph Mekrut Nurses were tMary Quinlan Ethel Conklin Jacobina Riecke Fayette Risen Mildred Maier Alice Kopp and Anne Jones Senior students taking the nursing course at the high school who assisted with checking and preparation of students' arms prior to the test were Judith Marcantonio Dolores Crispino Diane Del Fav-ero Nancy Porter and 1 i Ernst Washington Oct 5 tj) Television star Arthur Godfrey today paid a $500 fine in settling a plaint of careless flying At the same time Godfrey denied through his attorney that the payment was an admission of guilt The Civil Aeronautics Administration offered to accept $500 full settlement of civil penalties arising by reason of these It said the violations referred to resulted from the approach of twin engine DC3 too close to an Ozark Air Lines DC3 near Aurora 111 Sept 7 The pilots of the Ozark plane filed a written complaint with the CAA charging that Godfrey's DC3 overtook them shortly after takeoff from midway airport and forced them to turn aside The CAA said that payment of the $500 fine concludes the incident so far as it is concerned Victor Dr Harold Hyman Dr Harold Hyman was installed as president of the Meriden Dental Society at the first meeting of the season held last evening at the 1711 Club Inn Dr Stephen Koch outgoing president was commended for a successful season and new members from Wallingford and Cheshire were welcomed into the society Officers serving with Dr Hyman include Dr Sidney Grace vice-president Dr Guido Fontanella secretary treasurer The board of directors includes Dr Sidney Brick and Dr Harold Kaller of Meriden and Dr John Barker and Dr Joseph Flynn of Wallingford Dr Stephen Skladzien and Dr Paul Mangiaracina spoke on the uses of hypnosis in dentistry illustrating their talk with actual demonstrations on patients a process which proved Impressive i 'SSsttvr-JWi fr TV 3 Karr vs2 xy r- XV Ev jsistr claEsf -T'-S-'VX Teen-agers Given Suspended Terms Denver Oct 5 dPt Mansfield Sprague a Connecticut lawyer and former state legislative leader has been appointed general counsel of the Defense Department to replace Wilber Bruckor now Secretary of the Army appointment was one of three made by President Eisenhower yesterday The others w-jre diplomatic posts Herbert Pro-chnow of Chicago was named to succeed Samuel Waugh as undersecretary of state for economic affairs John Hickerson of Texas was named ambassador to Finland to succeed Jack McFall Sprague a Republican live at New Canaan Conn and practices law in Bridgeport He is a former speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives as well as former deputy attorney general of the state Born Dec 1 1919 Sprague is a Yale law graduate church with basement and first floor concrete to be poured this week The new edifice with an estimated cost oT $200000 is expected to be completed by early spring It is modeled after the Greek Orthodox Church in Worcester Mass and will include the church proper with a seating capacity of 350 choir loft and basement hall as well as offices and Sunday School accommodations The church serves the Russian Orthodox parish of Meriden Wallingford Southington Middletown Portland and Cheshire Michael Smith chairman of the building fund announces that members from these areas are now being canvassed and it is hoped to have a debt free church within ten years Joseph Smith is chairman and Fred Semolic vice chairman of arrangements for the cornerstone ceremonies Everyone Needs The Want Ads Every day all over the United States people are using the Want Ads Moat folk hold Itema In their homes and ahopa that are no longer of uae to them but may be Important to someone else- Everyday businessmen find exceUent results from a small td to sell merchandise get employes render service Classified Covers Everything Speeding Driver Held Not On Mercy Trip This Time $1840 Contributed To Wimted Fund Rome Oct 5 (ffl A check for $1840 contributed by American and Italian readers of the Rome Daily American will be donated to the Winsted Conn flood disaster fund the paper announced today Managing Editor George Hill of New York City said the check was airmailed today to the publisher Ray Vir Den of New York who will make the LIZ WANTED Dally ride to Newington and return Call BEverly after I pm Two teen-agers pleaded no contest to charges of taking an auto without the permission and were each given 30 day jail sentences execution suspended by Judge Paul McMahon in Police Court today The judge also imposed a six-month probationary period on the two John Skurtowicz 16 of 235 Hanover Street and Robert Mik 17 of 39 Yale Street Skurtowicz was represented by Wayne Sargent and Mik by rinald Dorsey Bruno Kulmac 41 of 28 North George Street pleaded guilty to charges of intoxication and breach of peace and innocent to a count of assault The case was then continued to Saturday since the court stenographer was absent because of illness The cases of Robert Beauregard 23 or 3 Arch Place and Joseph Greenwood 23 of White Riv-er Junction Vt both represented by George Kilroy Jr were continued to October 13 mile trip In 90 minutes The baby at first responded to treatment but later died This time Schmidt was arrested by Patrolman Paul (Julio who said he followed the local man on Miller Avenue to Yale Avenue to Curtis Street and finally stopped him on Crescent Street The patrolman charged Schmidt with driving at speeds ranging from 45 to 50 miles per hour on these city streets In court Schmidt was granted continuance to October under a $4 bond Kesutlfal 10 roi'K Urey Whil Hie driver who made a record speed trip to a Boston Hospital on September 14 In an effort to save the life of a local baby waa In court today charged with speeding Raymond Schmidt 34 of 503 Murdock Avenue volunteered to drive 13-month-old Raymond Morrison Jr from the Meriden hospital to Boston after the child had swallowed Thorazine a sedative and doctors decided proper treatment could only be obtained at the Boston Hospltsl Escorted by State Police cars of Connecticut he was credited with making the 125- The above ad waa placed by Mrs of Broad St and he had result from the first call No matter what your need may be or when It arises Classified is ready to serve you APPEAL WITHDRAWN An appeal entered by John Kelly 32 of Hartford after he was fined $300 by Judge Selig Schwartz in Police Court on September 27 on charges of -operating motor vehicle while under he 1 WOMEN are among the most avid readers of newspapers It Is only proper that a large portion of the Big Window which looks out on life be devoted to: news of particular Interest to them Thus the big mark on the Women's Pages In American newspapers Without' their community news their' ceaseless parade of entertaining reports on fashions customs rackets life would be drab Daily Net Paid Circulation RECORD JOURNAL Combined Average Weak Ending PI Oct 1 1955 jL903 I 778 above same week in 1954 PHONE BEverly 5-166L Record-Journal Want Ad Department influence of liquor and operating while license is under suspension has been withdrawn according to Court Clerk Joseph -Noonan The trouble with "living It I there's so much to live down ofterwordL SMS (all UK 4oblc -ltlt Adv pawed 1.