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Property of the Watertown Historical Society Property of the Watertown Historical Society The watertownhistoricalsociety.orgWa+ertown - Oakville TOWN Weekly TIMES Vol. "12, No. 574 Subscription Price, $3.75 Per Y Single Copy, 10 Cents November 27, 1958 George Fielding Eliot; Harry Schwartz Calendar of Events November 27 — C o m, m,u n i t y Town Meeting On $7,674 For Thanksgiving Service, 10 a.m., First Congregational •Church. Will Discuss Foreign Policy December 3 November ,29 — Reunion, WHS. Class of 1938. Copper Kettle, .'Two experts in the field of for- J Waterbury. Echo Lake Break Damage eign, affairs will 'discuss a current [ December 1 — Special Town, A special ,to\ n meeting' will be the Yaremich Estate on, French phase of American foreign policy.- I Meeting, • Town Hall, 8 p.m. See- held on Dec, 1 at 8 p.m. in 'the St. The meeting will also act: on in the second of this, season's Article. Town Hall to act. on the appro- the acceptance of Ellen Kay programs sponsored by Discus- December 6 — Democratic Vic- priation of funds for work and, re- Drive, Woodpark Drive and Sun- sions, Inc to be held. December 3 tory Dinner, V.F.W. Hall, 8 pairs on French St. and the brook crest Drive as public highways. at 8:30 p.m. in Gorton Swift Jun- p.m., necessitated by the break in the ior High. School, George Fielding The total amount of the expend- December 10 and 11 — One Act Echo Lake dam., and a ' proposal itures for the damages resulting Eliot and Harry Schwartz;, will be Play and Gay Nineties Revue the participants in the discussion. authorizing the Board of Select- from the flash flood is $7,674 sponsored by W.T.A. for benefit men to sell a. part of the 'real which Includes $4 ,,824 for con- Major George Fielding Eliot, of Scholarship Fund... Junior estate acquired by the Town from struction of the original wails on, U. S. Army fret,), is one of High, § p.m. French St. where the road was America's 'most influential mili- December 12 — American Legion washed out, $650 for dredging the - tary analysts. " Dr. Ha r r y "Old Timers Nite". Schwartz, his colleague for the brook between Echo Lake and, evening, has been for many years December 12 and 13 — Town Over 5000 Attend Steeie Brook; .$300 for engineer- the New York Times" expert on Players production, of "Bus ing plans to remedy the two Soviet political and economic is- Stop", Town Hall. French St.. walls that moved; $300 sues, By inviting both these qual- Opening Of First for excavation work; 1,900 for Post Offices Closed buttressing the shifted walls- ified, analysts for this one pro- It is proposed that this money gram, Discussions, Inc.. hopes to Local postmasters have an- Bank in Oakville be taken from the Capital. Reserve be able to present to its member- nounced that both, the Watertown More than 5.000 adults and Fund. ship a first-hand, view of United, and Oakville 'post offices will -be children attended the Open House States-Soviet relations from the closed, Thursday, Thanksgiv- celebration, of the first bank to The proposal to sell a part, of .men who know most about it. Al- ing Day, be established in. the Oakville the Yaremich property covers an though the program will center There will be no deliveries of around "The Soviet- Challenge", district, the Waterbury Savings O'id frame house and barn, with an, the exact discussion area for the mail and no window service but, Bank branch on Main St. corner acre of land. The Selectmen pre- evening will not be decided by 'the lobbies will be open unti noon for Davis St., on November 2. In- viously decided to sell this por- Maj. George Fielding Eliot, the convenience of boxholders. terest in this event was revealed tion of the tract which contains a participants until the last minute, when a line of persons extending total of more than 20 acres, as it in order that it may be of the Major Eliot began his career in, from, the bank's entrance to the would be expensive to maintain it most: current interest.' military affairs in 1914 as a. South School assembled before and is of no value to the town. member of the Australian Imper- Collection Stations the opening hour at 9 a.m. Sat- Selectman Joseph Mas I, at the ial Force in the Dardanelles. Re- urday, turning .after the war to his native [• selectmen's meeting 'Monday, said Reported Sale land, he was commissioned a sec- Established For Present at the ribbon-cutting that he had changed his view on. ond lieutenant ' in, the Missouri ceremonies were Fist Selectman selling the building since "the National. Guard,' and by 1930 had G. Wiirnont Hunger ford. Edwin ! property is close to the Main St. Price Of ^utoyre attained the rank of major 'in the Hospital Gift Drive C. Northrop, Waterbury Savings andWt would be foolish to get rid bank board, of directors chair- of any part." He suggested that U. S. Army Military Intelligence The Watertown Mental Health, Bldgs. $485,000 Reserve. He was appointed mili- man, and ..Robert H. Hall, mana- the house and barn could be' torn tary and naval correspondent by Volunteer Committee announced ger of the Oakville office. down. Selectmen Hungerford and this week . that collection, stations Bavone said that it will require a If was indicated this week that the N. Y. Herald Tribune shortly Mr. Northrop said at the cerT- the buildings of the former before the outbreak of the Second will be set up in- Watertown and monies. "Thf* Oakville office o •vote of the town meeting In, order Autoyre plant were recently1 sold, World, War, and soon thereafter Oakville at several locations "to Waterbury Savings will provide to remove the two structures. by Ecko Products of Chicago, won, his present - recognition as an gifts for the patients at the Fair- comolete mutual savings bank owner, to the Sealy Mattress Co. astute and- challenging military •field State Hospital. service " to Oakville residents and its subsidiary, the York •analyst,. In -the'past twenty years. Mrs,. Ackley Shove, Jr..and Mi- with added convenience. Water- Coin m u n i t y 'Than k sg i v i n g Lounge Co, of Waterbury for Major •Eliot has also published, chael PiPri.rn.lo, co-chairmen of the bury Savinsrs has been serving $485,000. 'This report', however, nine books, His most recent: book, Christmas Gift Drive, announced many Oakville residents and our Service At 10 a.m. could not be confirmed. The new VICTORY WITHOUT WAR, 1951- new office will be pi ore access- 1958:,,, was' published only a, few the following locations ?s 'Collec- ible, makiner it 'possible for the purchaser has placed a deposit on tion, stations for the gifts: In The five local Protestant the buildings with Ecko in Chi- months, ago, and has been, the cen- bank to serve 1 many more Oak- •: Churches will! .loin for the annual cago and final negotiations are ter of considerable interest. Watertown — Compbell's Mar- ville rp-sirient'S-* ' Community -Thanksgiving Service scheduled, to be completed next ket, 1,79 Main Street; George's (Continued on Page 14) which will be held on Thursday, month. ,,- Dr. Harry Schwartz acquired, Market, 686 Main; Pik-Kwik, Nov.. .27', at 10 a.m.. 'in the First 'The plant was vacated, in 1956 the background for his present po- Hen.ml.nway Park; Post Office Congregational Church. The Rev. and Ecko put the buildings with sition at Columbia University, Drug Store, 55 De Forest Street; Jackson, W. Foley of Christ Church thelf 200,000 square feet of where he took his B.A., M.A., and. Sullivan's Pharmacy, 453 Cast Is Announced will preach 'the sermon and music floor space on the market for and PhD... He was formerly Pro- Main Street. will 'be furnished, by the Fellow- $1,200,000. There were several fessor of Economics at Syracuse Fur Benefit Show ship Chorus, of the Congregationa- efforts by various Industries in University, and has served as a. In Oakville — Village Package al Church with Mrs. .Irving Akins the Naugatuek Valley area to pur- faculty member at Columbia, Store, 413 .Main Street; the Food at the organ. chase Individual building units of Brooklyn College, .New York Uni- Liner, 170 Main Street; and the By Teacher Group the plant and one industry made versity, and American, University. Falls Avenue Package Store 232' Member* of the cast were an-1 an offer' of $500,000 at the time. Dr. Schwartz has been writing Falls Avenue. nnunced this week for a pla\ and All of 'these proposals were about Soviet affairs for the New Mrs. Shove and Mr. DiPrimio re.ue to be staged b\ the Wator- Claim $17,500 For turned down by Ecko, York Times since 1947. He reads 35 Russian newspapers and are being assisted bl. a committee tn\vn Teachers Association for During this past year, the own- magazines .regularly, '' which he which consists of Mrs, Patrick. the benefit of the organization'? er was reported to have dropped uses as a basis' for his penetrat- Cassidy, Mrs. John Cassid> Jr | scholarship fund ' Blast Damage To the asking price to $750,000. ing columns and editorials, The Mrs. Harold Rich, Mrs. Clavton The one-act play " If Men However,. there were no takers at author of 'many books and. articles Towle and. Mrs, Hollis Wh.ilman Plaved Eridee As Women Do" Fish, Pond & Home this offer and, the company sched- dealing 'with the Soviet Union, Dr.
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