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Property of the Watertown Historical Society watertownhistoricalsociety.orgWafortown - Oakville OWN WeeMy A TIMES Vol. 15, No. 751 SwlMeriptiofl Price. $3.75 Per Y Copt, TO Cents April 26, 1962 Small Surgical Instrument Firm To Locate Here Construction Due 11000 Tax To Start Today In Turnpike Area 'Construction is. slated, to 'begin Bills Mailed today on ,a $30,000 building on. Commercial St. which will house an1 industry employing' 50 persons. A spokesman for the Wright Co. Inc., now located, at 58 Wesley St., This Week Waterbury, said his firm hopes to be in, operation here by the first Nearly 11,000 tax bills are being week of July. A permit for the mailed, out to taxpayers this week, building was issued Tuesday by according to. Tax Collector Ar- Zoning Enforcement -Office Mi- mand J. Derouin. chael V*. Dunn.. The building will MAKING 'PLANS for the "annual Spaghetti Sup- are: Mire. George Deary, Rosary Society Presi- The bills, on, the Grand List of be of concrete, measuring 80 by dent:; Mrs. John Yarmal, supper chairman; Mrs. Oct., 1, 1961, carry a tax rat1 e of per of the Rosary Society of St. Mary Magdalen 34, mills, 5V4 mills higher than .80 feet. Construction will be by Church was the committee, above, at a recent Earl La r riviere, kitchen committee chair man; last: year's rate. the D. F. Rosa Co., of • Waterbury, meeting at the K. of C. Hall. The affair will be Mrs. Peter Rigazio, kitchen committee; and Mrs. Mr. Derouin said that three types, The Wright Company, 'which has: held at the K. of C. rooms. Main St., Wednesday, Joseph Cavan.au gh, donations. been in operation in, Waterbury of bills, are being 'mailed, follow-, for about a year and a half, manu- May 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. Pictured, left to right, (Staff photo') •ing the procedure established last factures surgical .instruments, the year,. A white tax bill represents firm's spokesman said. He stated. real estate tax, a green, bill, auto- that the' company 'will employ ap- Polio Clinic Council Support mobile tax: and a yellow 'bill, per- proximately 50' persons to start, Better Business sonal property tax. but plans to expand .gradually to All. military exemptions have a work force of 80 or more. 'The Slated Monday On Buckingham St. been applied on real estate by 'the firm's president is Vincent De-. Bureau To Beet Board of Assessors. Veterans not Luca. At Swift High Petition Sought owning real estate will have their 'The plant 'will be located, on exemptions applied to the automo- Commercial St. property adjoin- A Polio Clinic will, 'be held next Officers Tuesday A petition, calling on 'the Town bile tax. ' ing 'the new Engineered Sinterings Monday,. April 30, from ? to 9 'Council''' to 'request that the State . During May, the Tax Collector's and, Plastira. 'Co. Plant, off Straits, p.m. at Swift Junior High School, Officers 'will be' elected by the Highway 'Department restudy "a office 'will be open every day, Mon- Tpke. according to Dr. .Edwin G. Reade, Watertown-Oakviiie Better Bus? proposed .alternate route lor the day through Friday, with the ex- "reconstruction, of Buckingham St. Two- or three other locations 'Director' of Health in, Watertown. mess Bureau at a, meeting' next ception 'Of Memorial. Day, May 30, were considered by the firm be- 1 A 'The vaccine to' be used will be Tuesday, May 1, at 8 p.m.. at 'the 'will 'be submitted to.1 the Council 1 at a special, .meeting 'this evening from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to. receive fore it decided to. locate here , the .supplied, through 'the National Town: Hall. Annex. .. - ' taxes. 'The .office .also, will 'be open spokesman said. He stated 'that Polio Foundation. The Clinic is at 8 o'clock .in. the Town Hall An- 1 A slate consisting of a presi- nex. Monday, Wednesday .and Friday the firm, feels its properly to be - sponsored ..by the' Watertown dent, vice-president, secretary, evenings from. 7 to 8:30' p.m. and .an. ideal location _ and is looking Health Department in conjunction treasurer .and board of directors,, Approximately GO to TO signa- Saturday 'mornings from 9 a.m. forward to 'the time when sewer with the Watertown Public Health will be' submitted to. 'the member- tures .are .on, the petition, accord- until noon. and, water facilities will 'be avail- Nursing Association. Local volun- ship by a. five-member .nominating ing to Councilman Raymond Sjos- Mr. Derouin asked that taxpay- able. Action of 'the Town Council teer nurses and. typists 'will as- committee consisting of Tofie A. tedt. He said the petition was giv- ers: who do not .receive a bill no- in, 'undertaking preliminary steps sist. 'George, Milton Greenblatt, Roy. E. en to' him. by residents of the up- tify his. office. Persons, having to provide utilities to the area .Dr.. Reads said 'that the polio Jones, Frank: Fugliese and Ray- per Buckingham St.. area who fa- questions concerning 'their hills was a factor in, the decision to lo- .season, still is three months away mond Lyman. vor a route other than that pro- should notify the tax office 'before cate in Watertown, he concluded. and 'there' is ample > time for resi-' The Better Business 'Bureau, in-. posed by 'the Highway .Department. May 12: so that proper corr.ecti.ons dents to become immunized. He active for more than, a year, has The meeting was called by Chair- can. be made. urged 'that any' children and adults held several meetings in the past man, James- E. Opriano after 'be- The bills become due and. pay- Bruce Reflected who have .not received any polio .several weeks and is in the proc- ing informed of the .petition by able next 'Tuesday, May 1. Bills vaccine or have not completed ess of reorganizing. All. former •Mr. Sjostedt. unpaid .after June 1 will become President Of 'their series of four inoculations members, non-members, business Signers of the 'petition, .are ask- .delinquent,, .and interest will be to do so now. 'The need, for pro- and, professional "people are in- ing 'that 'the Council urge the state charged at the rate of one-half of tection through immunization is vited 'to attend and, take' part .in to re-examine its stand, in opposi- one percent 'per month, Library Assn. every bit -as great now as .it ever 'the meeting. tion to the proposed, alternate Mr. Derouin said 'the net' Grand was, he stated.. route, .and to have its. engineers List on which the tax: rate is based E. Robert Bruce was reelected This 'will be the only "clinic to look: closely at the proposal to. see Is. $56,790,951. A collection of 100 president of the Watertown Li- be 'Offend this .year. .if it can. be made to meet the per cent of the taxes would rea- brary Association at the annual, Red Cress Drive Department's requirements. lize for the town $1,930,892.33. meeting of the' Board, of Trustees 'The' alternate route proposed In figuring the budget, 'the Town 'Tuesday evening at 'the Library. Ihird Annual SKN Under Quota would have' reconstructed Buck- Council estimated collections at Also reelected 'were .Mrs. 'The 1962 Red. 'Cross 'fund cam- ingham, St. swing to' the east of 'Charles .Allen, secretary, and Car- paign has reached approximately the state's proposed route, curv- (Continued on Page 3) roll Retallick, treasurer. Richard $6,500 in its .drive to meet the ing back to meet Thomaston Road .Lovelace was elected viee-pces- current quota, of $8,500, Mrs, Dan- opposite' Fern Hi! Road, Propo- ident. Bcril May 12 iel H. Fentmt, Chapter .executive nents of the route... contend there Re-elected for a .second, three secretary reported this week. would 'be less disruption of prop- VFW Posts nan year term to' 'the Board, of 'Trus- Richard ~ Gugliemetti has an- The .drive will, continue until all erties along Buckingham St.. if this tees were 'Mr.. Bruce and Mrs. nounced the appointment of Mary returns .are' in. Captains reported route' is followed, .and 'that some Joint Buddy Glenn Wayne. Town appointees to A. Horan as ticket chairman, for 'they have been unable to .contact of the most prime residential land 'the board, for a. one year term are the 'Third Annual Bell. Ringers mariy residents, and expressed in the community would be .spared. Poppy Sale William Giesker and Mrs. Charles Ball, scheduled for Saturday, May hope 'that 'those who were missed There - also, has been, mention of Klamkin. This, will be the' .second 12, at 'the Oakville 'V.F.W. Hall, Local members of 'the Veterans Davis St. in the canvass will send their do- term for Mr. Geisker. nations directly to Mrs, Fenton at of Foreign Wars have joined forc- .Other trustees include: Russell Mrs. Horan has been associated Chapter headquarters. (Continued on Page 2) es for 'their annual Buddy Poppy 'Chase, Mrs. Winthrop Spencer, with past Mental Health.,Drives as sale, which will 'be launched Sun- Richard C. Briggs, Wooster Cur*, well as other community functions. day, April 29, along 'the main tiss' .and. Richard Lovelace. Mrs. She reports tickets 'will be' avail- streets of Watertown .and Oakville John K. Ottley will serve as honor- able font, any of the following beginning at 7 a.m. ary trustee. committee members: Mrs. How- William, Arlington, Water-Oak ard Ande, Mrs. Harold C. Ash- Lions' Musical Varieties VFW post senior vice-Commander Mrs. 'Charles Shons, librari- worth, Mrs. Bernard Beauchamp, and Oakville VFW' post junior vice- an, submitted, her annual, report Richard Bozzuto, Richard firiggs, Commander Paul Fournier are and stated 'that the circulation for Mrs.