"East Haven't "East Haven's Own Own Newspaper" ITbe £aet Haven Citisen Newspaper" VOL. I., No. 17 EAST HAVEN, CONN., FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1937 PRICE 5 CENTS Stone Church Local Post Passes Baptises 13 PROMINENT IN FIRST GRADUATION OF E.H.H.S. Inspection Service

Last Sunday Children's Day was The National Headquarters of the held at the morning service of the American Legion has originated an Old Stone Church. Thirteen chil­ inspection service to check the ac­ dren were baptized by Dr. Edwin tivities of all posts and ascertain D. Harvey, interim pastor of tlie whether or not they are on their church, with the aid of Mr. E. A. toes. This inspection is divided in­ Cooper, senior deacon. to five main groups as follows:— The children baptised were as fol­ Post Organization, 10 items; Mem­ lows: Paula Gale Andrews, daugh­ bership, 5 items; Americanism, 3 ter of Mr." and Mrs. Paul A'ndrews; iteriis; Community Service, 12 Jerry Gordon and Joyce Irma Olson, items; and Miscellaneous, 9 items. ton Johnson, and Henry John In all there are 61 questions which Martin Olson; Robert Christopher must be answered and all these rep­ Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril resent individual moves and activ­ Wood; Carol Wilson and Audrey ities for the benefit of the Post and Jane Redtield, daughters of Mr. and the town at large. Mrs. Leslie Redfield; Clifford Fred­ The Harry Bartlett Post, No. 89, erick, Marilyn Lois and Norma American Legion, of East Haven, Miller De Wolf, son and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. De Wolf; passed the test with a score of Thomas George Bowden, son of Mr. practically 100 per cent, the only ac­ and Mrs. Alfred Bowden; Douglas tivities not scheduled being rated Bowden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Doug- as not effecting the efficiency of the , las Bowden; Dorothy Shaw John­ organization. The Post has no son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mil- junior baseball team, no musical or­ ' ton Johnson, and Henry John ganization and does not have any Graver, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry special initiation for new members. J. Graver. The Post is to be congratulated upon the e.xcellent showing made. Previous to the baptism, Mr. Wallace Coker, clerk of the church, read the letter of acceptance of the S. A. L. Hold Rev. Wm. H. Nicolas, as pastor of the Old Stone Church Convention S. P» Bradley At Hartford Succumbs At 78 (From The Hartford Courant) The first separate convention of Col. Seymour P. Bradley, 78, the Sons of the American Legion member of an old East Haven fam­ in the state of Connecticut will be ily, died Monday in Middletown. held in Hartford, Saturday, June 19, Thg. body is now at Beecher and with Detachment Commander E. Bennett's, awaiting afrangtm'erits Gilbert Martino in charge,. ,oi ar­ for the funeral, which will not be rangements. ' ; held for five days after his death ac- The convention will open at ,9 a. 'cording to instructions given by m. at the State Capitol, with John, him. J. Baird in charge of registration. Colonel Bradley was the son of At 10 a. m. an inspection of the the late Charles William Bradley The above students took a prominent part in the Graduation and Class Day Exercises of the East State Capitol will take place with a tour of the entire building. The and the late Sarah L. Tyler'^Bradley. Haven High School during the past week. convention will be called to order by His father was a blacksmith in East Reading left to right: Robert Johnson, Class president; Robert Hartman, vice-president; Slyvia Detachnjent Commander Martino in Haven 60 years ago. The Bradley Abrams, secretary; Alfred Dohna, treasurer; Merritt Thompson, chairman Class Day Committee; Harry homestead was located on the Hall of the House of Representatives Kiernan, chairman Class Dance Committee; Truman Surprenant, chairman Class Ring Committee; Ralph at 11 a. m. andi the boys will be ad­ northwest corner of the present Flynn, chairman Class Motto Committee; Daphne Young, chairman Class Flower Committee; Elwood Eastlawn Cemetery. Colonel. Brad­ dressed by Department Commander Scobie, chairman Class Gift Committee; Grace Rocco,Editor-in-Chief of Class Book; and Gordon Stevens, William J. Miller of the American ley's father held many offices of Business Manager of C'^'s Book. trust here such as postmaster, se­ Legion and other prominent citi­ lectman, justice of the peace, mem­ zens. A box lunch will be served ber of the Board of Education, and Christ Church by members of Rau-Locke Au.xiliary chairman of the Democratic town BREVITIES 7 Local Students at 12:30. The Squadrons, following committee. Presents Festival luncheon, will form on the Capitol grounds for a parade which will be Educated in East Haven schools The Harry R. Bartlett Post, 89, Graduate From reviewed at the City Hall by Mayor and a graduate of Hillhouse Hjgh American Legion, will hold their an­ Tomorrow, June 19, the Christ Spellacy and other city officials. School, Colonel Bradley entered the nual outing on Sunday, August 8. N. H. High School Episcopal Church will hold a Straw­ Following the parade exercises will Sheffield Scientific School in the The Sunday School of the ' Old berry Festival and Food Sale in con­ be held at the Shell in Bushnell class of 1883. He studied civil en^ Stone Church will hold their annual Seven East Haveners graduated nection with the 148th Anniversary Park. They will include massing of gineering but did not graduate. He picnic at Lighthouse Point Park on from New Haven High School of the Church. It will be held on colors, salute to the flag, and re­ later became a teacher in the U. S. Saturday, June 19.. Trolley cars will last evening, June 17, with a the grounds of the Rectory, 60 High marks from distinguished guests. Military Academy at Wes, , t . Point„, , I leave the Church corner at 9:30 a.m. class of 1100, in the Arena. They Street, from 3:30 p. m. to 6 p. m. If After these, exercises there will be New York and also taught m New, ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ g p^ T,,^ {g^^ture are: Miss Lois Miller, of 63 it rains it will be held in the Rec­ a Drum Corps exhibition by Sons of tory. York State. of the day will be a baseball game Bradley Avenue; Miss Marjorie the Legion Corps. He was a member of David Hum­ between the married and single Burgess, of 18 Bartlett Road; The combined organizations of the phreys Branch No. 1, Sons of the men. Miss Jean Rowland, of 383 Church are sponsoring this affair to­ Prizes are to be awarded to the . He was the Thompsori Avenue; Miss Evelyn gether with the .president of each best appearing squadron in the line last surviving member of the family. The choir of Christ Episcopal Thompson, of 99 Frank Street; association heading the committee. of march, for the best alKLegion A sister. Miss Antoinette Bradley, Church will sponsor a card party Mr. Allan CMsholm, of 64 Brad­ Everyone is welcome to come, so Junior drum corps, for the best Le­ who resided with him at 32 Burwell on Thursday, June 4, at the home ley Avenue; Mr. Jack Colbum, of turn out one and all. gion sponsored junior drum corps, Street, died several years ago of Miss Charlotte Sperry, of 202 32 Cosey Beach Avenue, and the best drum major, to the best all- His ancestry goes back to some of Hemingway Avenue, at 8 p. m., the Donald and Robert Peat, of lawn of Doctor Brinley in High Legion junior drum corp in compe­ the earliest families of East Haven,. proceeds to be used toward repaire South End Road. Street. Among the many interests tition and the best Legion'sponsored Branford and Saybrook. The Brad-'to the church organ. The commit- Congratulations. will be a food sale, music, entertain­ junior drum corps in competition. lev family was for years connected tee is as follows: Mrs. George ment, refreshments and door prizes. The same rules will apply as at the with Christ Church. Colonel Brad- Evarts, Mrs. Harold Boyd and Miss meet during July and August, but Mrs. Forrest E. White, of Kimber- department convention. ley served for many years at Christ Charlotte Sperry. will resume meetings in September. ly Avenue, spent the past week in Church as a vestryman, and there p^^ ^^^Q ii„g\ meeting of the sea- Boston, Mass., attending the re­ • There will be a meeting of the Habits of Beavers is a window on the east side of the son of Momauguin Lodge, No. 138, Library Board on Tuesday, June 22. union of her class of 1919 of the When beavers are tv/o years old church which is a memorial to mem­ Boston City Hospital. A. F. & A. M., Monday evening, a There will be a meeting of the they are driven from the family bers of the Bradley family. Master Mason degree will be con­ territory. This forced emigration oc­ Board of Selectmen and the Board Prairie Plant Is Compass curs in the spring, just previous to ferred, after which those present will of Finance this evening. repair to the Legion Building for a If you are ever lost out on the the birth of the young to the parents. Pipe Liine Crosses Desert The children of High, Sanford and praries a compass plant will help As a consequence of this, a beaver An oil pipe line 1,200 miles long, social. you. In exposed places its base colony is necessarily limited to a from Iraq (Mesopotamia) crosses Sidney streets and Tattle Place, will leaves stand upright with their' The East Haven Business and Pro­ maximum of 14 animals, since lit­ the desert to feed Britain's navy sponsor their tlu"rd annual outdoor edges pointed approximately north ters of more than six young are on the Mediterranean. fessional Men's Association will not party on Friday, June 25, on the and south. tare. m

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OUR What's What In ICbe East lOaven Cfttsen BOOK" CASE BUILDING ORGANIMTIONS E. H. H. S. Track Team Concludes Its First Season A Weekly Newspaper by CONSTRUCTION! IWISS LOTTIE E. STREET An open forum for the discus-1 Established 1937 Librarian Highland P. T. A. sion and explanation of con- j struction and material problems ] Team To Return Next Year, Minus Stevens This week fhe last of the gram­ Hagaman Memorial Library By Walter R. Shiner HIGH SCHOOL CHRIST CHURCH TO GRAHAM H. SHINER mar school Parents-Tpacher Asso­ Copperthite. Reg. Architect, State of Conn. ] ciations makes its debut in the High­ Editor and Publisher A ispring Lilt NOTES land School P. T. A. It was or­ OBSERVE 148th ANNIV. Through the silver mist By Gordon Stevens, Sports Editor Telephone 4-2293 ganized in 1932, at which lime Mrs. Small House Economy (Continued) Of the blossom-spray Closing Day Exercises Edwin Priest was its first acting The vacuum-vapor heating sys­ The East Haven High School Haven and Bruce and Stevens were SOCIETY FORMED IN 1788 265 Main Street East Haven, Conn. Trill the orioles: list The three eighth grades of the president. They-meet on the first tem is more flexible than other heat­ track team competing for the first next with 10 points each. To their joyous lay! High School, Union, Tuttle and Ger­ Tuesday of the month and boast a ing systems, and has many ad­ time in the Housatonic Champion­ A victory over Milford will throw "What in ail the world, in all the rish will hold their graduation exer­ Advertising Rates On Request membership of 50. Miss Mary vantages over them, including econ­ ships, defeated Branford, Milford, the league into a three-way tie with world," they say, cises in the high school auditorium Cunningham is honorary president. omy of operation. Tlie system Seymour, and gained for itself an Derby, East Haven and Seymour. "Is half so sweet, so sweet, is half this afternoon at 2:00 p. m. The prevailing officers are a's fol­ operates on vapor which arises be­ enviable reputation. In the trials for Derby is leading the league. Friday, June 18, 1937 so sweet as May?" The exercises are as follows: lows: Mrs. Theodore Peters, presi­ fore the water reaches the boiling the one hundred yard dash both Derby 8, East Haven 3 Group of songs by chorus—"1-in- dent; Mrs. Richard Casey, vice- point at a pressure of 8 ounces or Bruce and Bahnsen gained first "June! Junel June!" In a game that seemed to have a landia," Sibelius; "Southern Med­ president; Mrs. Robert Urquhart, less, whereas a steam system op­ place without much effort. When Low croon jinx for East Haven, saw the locals ley," "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot," secretary a;nd Miss Anna Didow, erates on from one to 5 lbs. pres­ they were summoned to the post for The brown bees in the clover." go down to defeat. Derby scored "Go Down Moses." treasurer. sure. the finals,they faced the best that

Lake Magadt Golden Gate Fair Extends Welcome Lake Magadi, situated near the THE HIT PARADE Fred Astaire extinct volcanA Kilimanjaro in East Africa is thirty miles long and eight Wedniesday, June 16 At Capitol wide. It is fed by waters carrying 1. September in the I^ain. the soda in solution. As soon as the "Shall We Dance," with Fred water runs into the Take, the sun 2. Carelessly. Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the mus­ evaporates it, leaving a precipitate 3. Never in a Million Years. ical everyone has been waiting for, of soda, and the deposit accumulates will play the Capitol Sunday, Mon­ faster than it can be removed. 4. It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Indians Used Fcrfunics Blossom Lane. day and Tuesday of the coming week. The story concerns a young The Biackfeet Indians of oiden 5. There's a Lull in My Life. days used a number of perfumes, American dancer (Fred Astaire) in 6. Sweet Leilani. sweet grass being the most popu­ love with a Yankee revue favorite lar among the women. They also 7. Where Are You. (Ginger Rogers). In one number used beaver musk, red cedar, pUnk 8. Sail Boat in the Moonlight. Miss Rogers and Mr. Astaire present from the cottonwood tree, buds 9. The Love Bug Will Bite You a novelty dance on roller skates. £rom the balsam poplar and dried Edward Everett Horton and Eric blossoms of dog fennel and meadow If you Don't Watch Out. rue. 10. Blue Hawaii.. Blore need no introduction as the supporting cast. On the same program is "The -REAL ESTATE- Alan Who Found Himself," with p A PITOf John Beal and Joan Fontaine. A ^-^ THEATER *-• Attachments single and newsreel round out the 271 IVIain Street East Haven Bessie L. Gregg to George Bat- program. Friday, Saturday; June 18, 19 tista. Building Permits FOR A SUPPER OR MIDNIGHT TAXI Mr. Harold Holbrook, Meadow MIDNIGHT SNACK with BRIAN DONLEVY Streeet, cottage, $1,000. and FRANCES DRAKE Howard Frank, Dodge Avenue, 1 Drop Into The —also— family house, $4,000. Foreclosures PANORAMA THE GIRL FROM Henry H. Beach to American Standing before a giant facsimile of the great seal of the state of BY-THE-SEA Bank & Trust Co. California at Sacramento, Zee Dpll Lantis, pretty 1939 Golden Gate In­ SCOTLAND YARD ternational exposition "pirate girl," extends an all-embracing gesture DINING and DANCING Mortgages of welcome to California visitors and an invitation to walk the gang­ With KAREN MORLEY Milton Lewis Anderson, et ux., to plank leading to "Treasure Island," site of the exposition in San Fran­ Choice Liquors Lampson LumberCo., Inc. cisco bay. 206 Cove Street Saturday BANK NIGHT Catherine M. Farrell to N. H. Pro­ Morris Cove N. H. Sun. Mon. Tues., June 20—22 gressive Building & Loan Assoc. FRED ASTAIRE William E. Faugno to Morris Plan The Hat-Box Grandma's Cook Book Bank. GINGER ROGERS In Arthur W. Roberts, et ux., to First The Coronation Halo Most any kind of pie is popular Federal Savings & Loan Assoc. Just now the "Coronation Halo" Mansfield Grove SHALL WE DANCE among the men, and so this week with Edw. Everett Horton Arthur W. Roberts, et ux., to is very much in the lead and in we give you a very delicious pie also— Lampson Lumber Co., Inc. great demand. They are ^shown in recipe. John Bealj Joan Fontaine In Quitclaims so many, many models and colors, Cocoanut Caramel Pie Roller Skating , Neils S. Jensen to Margaret J. that practically any age can find (All measurements are level) THE MAN WHO Tucker. one suitable. Millinery made with Three-fourths cup sugar Every Afternoon Margaret J. Tucker to Neils S. headsize bands makes them fit per­ Five tablespoons flour FOUND HIMSELF Jensen. fectly. One-fourth teaspoon salt and V/ed. Thurs., June 23, 24 The halo hats are made of tucked, Anna Olson to Dell M. Olson. Two cups milk Evening Except Norma Shearer - Leslie Howard Roosevelt Loan Co. to Domenick ribbed, plaited and corded soft silk Three egg yolks (slightly beaten) Gambardella. crepe and taffeta. They are so soft, One-third cup sugar caramelized Sunday Night Bernard P. Kopkind to George J. that they are most pleasingly be­ One tablespoon butter ROMEO & JULIET Horwitz. coming. Some are trimmed with One-half teaspoon vanilla also— Realese of Mortgages jewels and some with twisted rib­ One baked 9-inch pie shell The Largest And Finest Step Lively Jeeves Howard Avenue Coon Club to bon. One-half cup cream, whipped and Rink In New England Catherine Farrell. Some of the better types have j sweetened with "ARTHUR TREACHER Delia Heeren Morrison to Alfred two or three fitted bands across the' One-half cup cocoanut Hurlburt. top from front to back, with open­ LADIES GIFT NIGHTS Combine sugar, flour and salt in AI Corey, Mgr. Lampson Lumber Co., Inc, to ings to show the hair. top of double-boiler. Add milk and Also Selected Short Subjects Arthur W. Roberts, et ux. These little halos are nice for rid­ egg yolks, mixing thoroughly. Place Warranties ing, boating and sporting in gen­ over rapidly boiling water and cook Alfred Hurlburt to Mildred Letis. eral, for they hold the hair securely ten minutes, stirring conntantly. Re­ George J. Horwitz to Joseph in place. They are so popular, one move from fire, but allow to remain Silver. might call them a fad. over hot water. Carmelize sugar by Owen J. McKeown, et ux., to placing one-third cup sugar in iron GREATE Sears, Roebuck & Co. Tlie Tree Fish skillet. over medium flame, stirring Mary Aust to Susan W. Herdling. Among the strange ci'sature.s in constantiy until melted and straw- I Australia is the murisUipper It colored. Add at once to thickened swims, walks on land—why it even mixture, stirring until blended. Add (Ictupus IJOVCS Freedom climbs trees. The fish. Eound in riv­ butter and vanilla. Cool, turn into The octopus may'look like a tough ers of Northern Queensland, are gen­ customer, but it can't stand captiv­ erally about 10 inches long. A real pie shell. Garnish with a ring of ity. The' curator of the Honolulu freak of nature, they have lungs m whipped cream and sprinkle with ^^ aquarium reports that while delicate addition to i^ills. Their thick front cocoanut. sea creatures may live to be old and fins are about the shape and size of frogs' legs. On these they walk. A feeble, the octopus usually dies after For your winter fuel oil, contact H short time in cafitivity. mudskipper usually goes ashore pur­ sued by a crab, its mortal enemy. East Haven Coal Co., Inc. To escape, it ascends the roots of m\&m ^m Remember Dad a mangrove tree, many of which When Shopping In grow near the shore. 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