\ PAGE TEN-C- MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manche»tfr. Conn.. Wed.. March 15. 1978 BraNiir .umvi iin>M m bt Eljem speaking The weather Lutz Junior Museum " inter slunii watch in effect fur [aittbratfr lonighl. Windy with .snuw tonight. Lows -5 to :t0. Snow ending by Friday alter- 4r JtfaneAexter. niKin. ciinlinued windy. Highs 30 to 35. Mancheatei^A City of ViUage Charm Phone 647-9946 To a sea captain^s son Aalidiial weather map on page 9B. TW|3\iT|.K<H:R IMGKS (or homo dollvory TW O SK im O N S MANCHESTER. CONN., THURSDAY, MARCH ,n — VPL. XCVH, No. t 18 978 140 |‘R h ;k , tw k is i V By GLYNIS M. BERRY When the wind grew strong would you plot a And friendships soon to part were formed? D irrrlor course Would you visit new lands, respect all the Where, my boy, would you be today With father to farthest lands? people If you were bom a sea captain’s son? Would you bravely zigzag Whether farmer or goateed diplomat? Would you travel the seas with eager eyes Through pounding waves The bustle of ports would be yours for a l i / And ride each swell with a horseman’s seat? And sleep well in a wet bed? month. Or feel the *alt spray sting your face Would you admit your fear To smell, see and touch. As the wind lash ^ over the yards? When facing a storm But could you read that letter from home, J.C. Penney Would your eyes be blinded by the tropic’s Then calmly do your best? with both joy and sorrow in heart? Ij glare Accept mildew on all you treasure and live And would you itch to leave the friendly As your throat cried out for cooling water with dampness on the bone? port, to search the lonely seas. Would you be bored when the wind Could you live with others tight in a box In discomfort and peace? vanished? With motion, darkness, and little air as * • • And days were spent in the single spot added companions? Could you eat a paste And when the three year trip was ended takes title Formed of glass, reflecting sky? meal In a little New England village When the heat weighed heavy While others around ate less? Could you settle down to a quieter pace And chores awaited Would you favor strict discipline or com­ While living with Aunt and Uncle? Would you study diligently passionate laxity? Would you cry when father, sister, and And leam to sew? Would you be able to know the boat so well, mother, started a journey’s course that you jumped to the deck, when she Leaving you behind alone? to property Under the tutelage of mother and friend? * • • Would you develop skills, and future com­ swerved from her course? panions Would you stand by your father for days Would you realize,the days were over when By f e a r s o n he was appointed to fill a vacancy on Carve, whittle, crochet or knot? without sleep as he watched the men, stars the family sailed together? tile Board of Directors, and his ser­ and sun for their secrets untold? llcrutil K<-|iorl)‘r Or would you lure melodies from a glad Would you foresee the meeting, three years vice on the EDC was considered a • • * hence. minstrel’s craft? The Town of Manchester today sold major stepping stone to his appoint­ Or soften night's edge with a sea chantie’s And when the anchor was lowered in some When your parents meet a familiar stranger 162 acres of property to the J.C. ment. foreign port lie? A man as their son Penney Co., a step that Mayor He was then elected and was the Would you delve into books? Would you jump with glee to the land before And then will you rebel against the sea Stephen Penny called the town’s top vote-getter in November’s elec­ And make dead men your friends or after the cargo was manned? which has taken so much from your kin? “most significant economic step" in tion. As their thoughts sparked life once more? Could you help transform^ the dark wooden And will you trade the sail’s rigs fpr a more than a century. Weiss said that the work on the box Or would you listen to some old salt. farm er’s plow? Freeman, 9, of ^rlborough could be dreaming of sailing on J.C.Penney plans to construct a J.C. Penney proposal and the park Mourn his past Into a stately parlor. Or will you still follow the ocean’s wave the high seas as he examines a model of a three-masted sailing ship on two-million square foot catalog dis­ has been an "exciting process” for While relishing adventure Where city officials and foreign men talked As your father did before? display at the Lutz Junior Museum. (Heral photo by Dunn) tribution center that would be the those involved. As he wove a web of yams. of things yet unknown And raise your own children with salt air mm m ajor building in the tow n’s "It’s the biggest thing most of us Where the latest news was gobbled eagerly forevermore? proposed 393-acre industrial park in probably ever will have worked on in Buckland. our careers, " he said. Representatives of the Town of Manchester and the J.C. the town to the company. Penney plans to begin work soon, Construction work may start as Town officials and employees, Combined choirs present Penney Co. gathered this morning in the Municipal Building s possibly next week, on its proposed catalog distribution early as next week, representatives members of the EDC, and attorneys Hearing Room for the signing of the property transfer from center. (Herald photo by Pinto) of the firm said today. representing the town, the EDC, and wm m st A total of 162 acres of that park will J.C. Penney all attended this mor­ ‘Passion’ on Good Friday be owned by J.C. Penney, which ning's signing. today signed papers with the town to The combined choirs of Concordia the Passion. All choir members will be in­ buy the land. Lutheran and St. Mary’s Episcopal volved in the opening and closing portions Attorney James Dunne, represen­ Churches will present “St. John's of the presentation, with a ’’committed Oil barge leaks into Sound ting the company, presented Town Snow white Pdssion'' by Bach on Good Friday, March choir’ singing the major portion of the Manager Robert Weiss with a $3,248,- WATCH HILL, R.I. (UPI) - A big 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Concordia Church, 40 work. Soloists are Richard Donohue as the cargo aboard. A reporter flying over very volatile. The immediate p.m. 500 check for the firm's property. black barge loaded with 10.5 million Pitkin St., Manchester. The public is in­ “Evangelist” ; Mary Mack, soprano: Ilga the area said a "rainbow-colored dangers are immediate toxiology to "We hope to get it off then because After the ceremony, Dunne and at­ may cover gallons of gasoline hit a reef in Block vited. swirl" of leaked gasoline stretched marine life and the danger of fire and a storm is supposed to be coming in, " torney Thomas DeMille said that Paups, alto; Peter Shea, tenor; Fred Island Sound early today. Four com­ The choir will be accompanied by a 16- . I several miles from the barge, which explosion. I'm not that much worried the spokesman said. J.C. Penney hopes to start construc­ Hosea, bass; and Woodward Waesche, as partments were punctured and at Irish green plece orchestra and other singers from Jesus. hit the rocks while being maneuvered about it spoiling the shore,” he said. The Coast Guard said the 10 per­ tion next week. the Manchester area. The Passion is being least J7.000 gallons spurted into the by a tugboat in the dark. The 546-foot-long barge Ocean 250 sons aboard the tugboat and the To raise funds for the presentation, the sea. Both said, however, that weather, Irish green may be covered by directed’ by David L. Almond, organist group is seeking persons who would con­ A steady wind from shore pushed went onto the Catamb Rocks, about barge were not in danger. particularly with today’s snow, could The Coast Guard rushed ships, snow white on St. Patrick's Day In and choir director at Concordia. He is the gasoline away from land, but of­ 300 yards off Watch Hill, R.I., about The Coast Guard cutters delay the start of construction. tribute either as patrons or subscribers. helicopters, two empty barges and a parts of southern New England being assisted by Kenneth Woods, ficials worried about fire. 1:45 a.m. while en route from Mar­ Fairwealher and Vigorous and two Bids for the first phase of construc­ Friday. Those wishing to contribute may call the highly trained team of oil spill organist and choir director at St, Mary's, “It's a potentially dangerous cus Hook, Pa., to New Haven, Conn. empty barges were dispatched to the tion have been opened, and a contract Concordia Church office, 649-5311. A free­ specialists to the scene in an attempt The Manchester public schools and Edgar WaSilieff, a member of Concor­ will offering will also be received during situation,” said Robert Taylor of the The Coast Guard evacuated its scene. for the work is expected to be issued closed 90 minutes early in anticipa­ to refloat the grounded barge before dia.