Democrats Indorse July 19 Town" Committee Name Screening Chooses 'Nine to Committee to ( Seek Indorsements Study Candidate* The
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Property of the Watertown. The Historical Society - Watertown - OakviUe watertownhistoricalsociety.orgWeekly TIMES Sobscri|>tiois Prico, $3.75 Wwt Yi It July 6, 1961 GOP Caucus Next Friday; Democrats Indorse July 19 Town" Committee Name Screening Chooses 'Nine To Committee To ( Seek Indorsements Study Candidate* The. nam.es of. nine individuals • A .six-member .screening: com- will 'he- submitted to the Republi-. mittee to study party candidates can Party Caucus on Friday, July for indorsement to seek, seats on. 14, as 'Candidates to 'he' the party's the new 'Town. 'Council, 'was. named nominatees for seats on the Town by the Democratic Town •Commit- Council in 'October's biennial elec- tee at a meeting last Friday at; tion. the Lindsley House... The nine who will be presented Town " Chairman Donald Masi to the caucus by the Town Com- said 'the Committee will, meet to mittee were named by vote from indorse nine candidates for the among. 1,7 names put forth at a nine-member Council Wednesday, meeting last Saturday night. July 19. at 8 o'clock. The session probably will be held in the Oak- Chosen by .the Committee were ville 'Community Hall. Raymond. Sjostedt. Ellsworth Can- Members of the" ,scree"ning com- dee, Mrs. Roger Tillson. Howard mittee are William • Buckingham, Carter and Irving Bonston, first John Keilty and. Earl Garthwait,, district; and Vincent. Martin, Miss first district;, and Joseph Masi, Ann Wasilauskas, Henry Boucher Michael Vernovai and Michael OUTSTANDING CITIZEN: 'and Outstanding Junior Cttizen Awards and. John Upson, second district Dunn, second district. Two Town, were presented by the Watertown Jaycees at their annual banquet Others whose names were con- MISS SUSAN JANE WILSON, Committee' meetings 'wi.ll, be held, ' Hast week at Westbury Inn. Receiving the Outstanding Citizen sidered by the committee were daughter of Mrs. Eunice E. S. prior to the July 19 'indorsements. Award for Ion? and devoted service' to the community was Russell Stuart Atwood, John ' Miller, Bill Wilson, Woodruff Ave., 'has been to hear reports from 'the commit- Might, Benjamin Lynn, Samuel awarded a four-year academic tee, Mr. Masi stated. Hi." Pope, left. Miss Judy Guierrera received the Outstanding Junior McCleary and Alexander Alves, Citizen Award. At right is new Jaycee President George Strobe I, scholarship to Transylvania Col- 'The Democratic party leader first, district; and Leo Oreini and said" the committee has no specif- who made the presentations. • " . • (Staff photo) Angelo Antico, second district,. - lege, Lexington, Ky. A recent graduate of Watertown High ic candidates 'in mind for the Oct. It was. :re'pO'rted that Town. Coun- 1 2 election,, the first to be .held sel J. Warren, • Upson has ruled School, she will enroll as a, mem- under the new Council-Manager that each party may nominate nine ber of the f rash man class in Sep- from of government approved at a R.H. Pope, Miss Guerrero candidates for • the Council, al- tember. In high school Miss Will- town referendum last, month. He though only six of the nine from son served on the staff of her added, however, that it was his, either party may be .elected, since school newspaper and annual impression at Friday's, meetimg; the new. charter • provides for and was a member of the school that a. number of Town Committee Named For Javcee Awards minority representation of at least chorus. Slhc has." been active with members are' interested in the one-third, or three, members from. nominations .and "would run "if Tfe Watertown Junior Chamber 'the1 .minority party. An. opinion on ~th« Girt Scouts for the past 10 called upon, to serve." '.of Commerce Installatio n1 l years and is a member of the "'The' history of achievement by was held recently* a* YWCA. the Democrats in town, govern-' Inn, with Tofie George, lifetime tfcontimied on Page ,2) . .. ment," Mr. Masi said,, "is im- member of the Jaycees and a JCI pressive. As chairmen of' many Senator, conducting the swearing- important boards, such as the in <Jeremonies. Alan Hartley was For Coming Year Board of 'Education, Zoning' Com- chairman of the affiar. mission .and Zoning Board of Ap- $65,174 Due In Road Aid 1 1 ,! New officers- are George 'Stro- The proposed 1'budget and. plans, peals, Democrats are serving 'the bel, president; Joseph Ciaflciolo, and projects for the year begin- Watertown. is slated to receive The State Highway Department town capably and well. We feel . vice-president;: John, Brady, vice- ning in September 'were discussed $65,174 .in. state aid for highway has' allocated. $9.499,93?' for main- 'that we .(Democrats.) can continue president; Robert Horton, treas- at a .recent meeting of 'the Water- town-Oakville Mental Health Com- maintenance during the next_year. tenance on 14,267.9 miles of high- urer; Edwin Gorrao; secretary; according to_ figures 'released by ways .and. streets in communities ('Continued, on Page 2) and Evan Quartan, .state' director. mittee .at the home .of Mrs. Wil- liam D. Starr, .Beach Ave. the" State Highway Department. throughout 'the state. Members of life Board, of' Direc- The figure is based" on, the num- WatertownV allocation is based tors are .Richard. Bozzuto, James The new total lor the Mental ber of unimproved and improved, on 103..5 miles of roads. 45 At Swift LORUSSD, Vincent O. Palladino, Health Fund Drive in May was an- roads in 'the community. Mileage and state allocations 'E. Harvey Ring,' Jr., and. Frank nounced as. $2,384.80,- surpassing the goal of $2,000. Members of .Normally a community. does not for other area, towns "are': Beth- Hod Perfect *;'Schneiders: 1 see the money, but merely 'in- lehem, 42.2 miles. (42.917; Litc'h- Also .ins.tal.led.. were new officers the committee' expressed 'their ap- forms the State Highway Depart- field, ,11.» miles and $82,422; Mid- Attendance preciation for the generous -re- ment of the" work that is. neces- dlebury, 53.9' miles and $45,867; of the Jaycee Wives. They are: sponse' of the 'people .of Watertown Forty-five students, at Swift Jun- Mrs. Joseph Cianciolo, president; and 'Oakville. - sary and the- state provides the' Morris, 30.2 miles and $36,962; Mrs. John Grieco, vice-president; necessary paving .and. other ma- Thomaston, 33.5 miles and $36,- ior High School had perfect at- Mrs.- Charles, .Greider, treasurer; Funds raised will be used, to as- terials. Part of-the funds can be 522'; Waterbury, 251.3 miles and tendance records for the past .and Mrs. Alan Hartley, secretary. allocated for winter1 maintenance $120,662; .and .Woodbury. 82.5 school, year, according to .Princi- and. snow plowing work. miles ajjd $63,251. pal Sumner Libbey. The list In- 'One of the highlights, of" 'the eve- C Continued, on Page 2) cludes 15 ninth graders, 18 eighth ning . was 'the presentation of the graders and 12' seventh, graders. 'Outstanding Citizen and Outstand- .Students listed, are': ing Junior Citizen Awards..'' Rus- Ninth Grade' sell -H: Pope, Sr,.,, •received the Domenic Banda. John, Budge, Outstanding Citizen .Award for Ms Raymond Cipriano, Maureen Da- continuous achievements in, Wa- ponte. Cathy Donnelly, Edward tertown and. Ms long record of George. Joseph Gilroy, Christine -civic service.. Receiving the Iannicelli, Elaine LeVesque, The-' Outstanding Junior Citizen Award resa Meoni, Barbara Morn, Gil- was Miss ifudy Guerrera, for her bert, Meserole. Edward, Plotas, ' work on . many community proj- Walter Stawsld and 'Thomas V:ir- ects, including the Teen-Age Can-' bilia. x ': cer: Dance;,.' " the Mental Health Eighth Grade ; Drive and her work, on, the re- David BarzJer, Ronald Bright, ' opening' of the • Youth Center. for John: Bunting, Joanne: Fenn, Linda. "Friday night dances. ' George 'Hewitt.. 'Carol Kolpa. Betty Mar- Strobel, incoming president, made cisz, William Moskaluk, Joyanne the presentations. Nelb. Sam Orsini, Leo Panilaitis, Jaycee 'Spark Plug "Awards were! Artene Parson., Linda Perry, awarded, by the State' Jaycees to Marco Petruzzi, Edward Rogow- .Richard Bozzuto', . Evan Quartan,, Laurence' Gaming, 'Charles Grei- j (Continued on Page 2) der, Vincent. Palladfno, • Harvey I Ring, Frank Schneiders and j James' LoRusso for their contin- fious and active participation 'in activities of the' organization. - Certificates of merit were Build awarded to: Charles, Greider, for Jaycee -dance' lessons; Frank Schneiders, Industrial Exposi- tion; Mr. Falladinoi,, chairman. School Building Committee pupj- A Better 'ect; and the Jaycee Wives tor their aid and. assistance .in the many Jaycee' 'projects. : 'The SPOKE: Award, for the out- standing new Jaycee was. awarded Comrnumty by James LoRusso to' Evan Quar- ton. for hk activities as. a ffa-st- year Jaycee. - .. .. " Mr.. LoRusso, '.outgoing . presi- dent, also presented Presidential Buy Awards for' meritorious, service MRS. WILLIAM.. E. SULLIVAN, right,, recently helping to draft, the charter, as secretary of the to Richard Bozzuto,, for'"Ms 'work' "as 'Chairman, of' the Town_Govern- was presented a citation by the Watertown town's Charter Commission. Making 'the presenta- m**i»'t Change 'Committee, and to League of Women Voters for her efforts over the tion, are Mrs. Thompson . Morgan, left., chairman in the - movement 'to secure a charter for "of the League's Charter Unit,, and Mrs. E. Robert In Town t f prucfi, center. ^Leaeue pne*i0*nt , (Staff .photo). -* \ I PAGE 2 — TOWN TIMES (WATERTOWN, CONN.), JULY ft, 1M1 i Willia- m W. Long, Hopkins 'Ed., 45 At Swiff has been issued a. permit to add a. R. H. Pope porch to an existing dwelling, .. Comings & Goings. Democrats - ('Continued, from Page 1) - " ('Continued, from Page -1).- - SO. '"• •"; ' • • ' - MarriagPropertye intentions 'have bee nof(Continue thed fro mWatertown Page I)-' Historical Society • filed, in. the 'Bureau of Vital. 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