PAGE TWENTY-FOUR - MANCHESTER EVENING HERALD. Manchester, Conn., Wed., March 24. 1975 Historical Society views The weather Increasing cloudiness, warm today, a Inside today few scattered showers in the afternoon. High in 60s. Becoming clear tonight, Area news...... 16 Editorial ............4 a century of photography lows in 30s. Fair Friday, high in 50s. Business..........14 Family ... 9,10,11 National weather forecast map on Classified ... 21, 22 Gardening .........19 Page 21. By JOHN JOHNSTON When wet gave way to dry plates, Theodore Roosevelt. TWENTY.FOUR PAGES **The Bright One** Comics............23 Obituaries .........12 Dear Abby...... 23 Sports ... 13,14,15 By exhibition, demonstration, the emulsion was applied at the fac­ A nostalgic scene that must have TWO SECTIONS description, exposition, and explana­ tory. Developing could await the con­ revived memories for older MANCHESTER, CONN,, THURSDAY, MARCH 25,1976 - VOL.'XCV, No. 149 tion, the Rev. Fred M, Dole of venience of the photographer. members of the audience was that of PRICE: FIFTEEN CEN'TS Colchester gave the Manchester Kodak not only revolutionized the an early automobile seemingly Historical Society Sunday a photographic industry. Dole said, but racing a trolley car. Whether kaleidoscopic view of more than a also introduced innovations along the because' of the dirt road’s condition century of the history of way. By way of developing this print, or the unfamiliarity of the operator photography. he said that the range finder goes with his vehicle, the automobile was In opening the program, he used a back to 1915. minus a tire on one side and a fender News The speaker also showed two on the other. variety of shapes and sizes from his § Weiss recommends tax hike collection of more than 100 cameras examples of the autographic Kodak. One never knows when or how the S t . It had a pen as part of its equipment history of a picture will be revealed. B T t summary for his explanation of the beginnings and growth of photography as a with which the photographer could Dole commented, and demonstrated identify the picture on the negative, his observation with one he m . “young art that uses a mechanical Compiled from tool that can rise above its to be developed along with the print. purchased from a dealer. It is of a of 5.98 mills for Manchester This camera’s main drawback. Dole girt about five years old, seated United Press Internellonel mechanics by a creative person.” By SOL R. COHEN are as hard hit as most in the area. I budget (adopted in May 1975 by the recommended budget increase is in said, was that it was not always light before a Christmas tree. All that was know of people in our town who can’t The first pictures, he said, were Herald Reporter Board of Directors). educational costs, 26 per cent in fixed tight. known was that it was taken Dec. 25, pay the principal on their mortgages taken about 1840. These were Town Manager Robert Weiss is Weiss is cautioning the directors to costs and 29 per cent for all other daguerreotypes, glass sensitized with Dole’s earliest box camera is 1900 in Tariffville and the child’s State and are lucky if they can pay the in­ Kodak No. 3, made about 1895. The name was Marjorie Robinson. recommending a 5.98 mills tax hike go easy on budget cuts which, he costs. silver. Many of them have been terest.” acknowledges, could cut about 3.3 He points out that the increase in folding type succeeded the box. He It appeared on a calendar in recent HARTFORD - John B. in 1976-77 for Manchester’s General destroyed through exposure, he He pledged, “We’ll do all we can to mills or about $1,009,500 from his Manchester’s Grand List will provide had a number of the folding ones on years. Marjorie, in her 80s, called the Callahan, president of the Fund budget, a 0.65 mill increase in added, and now antique dealers are Musicians visit Illing keep from hurting the Manchester recommendations. He calls his only $560,500 toward needed in­ display, the smallest being the vest printer from her home in Suffield and Miami-based firm which owns the Town Fire District tax rate and a selling the frames that once con­ taxpayer.” budget essentially a “hold the line” creased revenue, necessitating an in­ pocket size. identified herself. Music for flute and guitar is being demonstrated to Illing Junior High School students by the Hartford Jai Alai arena, 30 per cent increase in water rates. tained them. A daguerreotype in Under Weiss’ proposals, a budget, with no appreciable added crease in the tax rate. The first portion of his slide The second part of the slide presen­ members of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. Stanley Aronson, flutist, and Richard resigned his post Wednesday, Because sewer charges are tied-in to good condition may bring as much as homeowner with a dwelling assessed services or requests and cautions In the comments accompanying his presentation was of black and white tation was contemporary and in Provost, guitarist, performed music of varying styles illustrating the relationship between United Press International has water rates (sewer charges are com­ $ 100. puted at 120 per cent of water rates) at $20,000 would pay about $120 more there could be a great deal of “risk budget and tax rate proposals, Weiss From there the photographic images, the earliest an 1840 scene in color, using the animate and in­ pop and folk music. The performance was arranged by the school fine arts program. learned. The facility is under in taxes to the General Fund and, if France. Dole said that only still animate. In his tape narration with they would be increased automatical­ taking” by the directors if they cut in states he still sees need for a per­ process progressed to tintypes, (Herald photo by Pinto) investigation by the Connec­ the property is in the Town Fire certain areas. sonnel supervisor, but isn ’t scenes could be photographed back musical background. Dole called ticut state police. ly- ! JP JA 2 emulsions on glass, and emulsions on If his proposals hold, the General District, about $13 more a year to Those “risk taking" cuts, he says, recommending the expenditure in the flexible film. Wet plates required the then because of the many minutes of them “hieroglyphics of light and that fund. exposure involved. Other scenes time.” Fund tax rate would go from its pre­ would be in cutting back on pension 1976-77 budget; that he is eliminating emulsion to be brushed on just before HARTFORD — A paralyzed Each mill of a tax rate provides $1 contributions, holding back on salary a contribution to the Capitol Region were the San Francisco earthquake, The art of the photographer is ac­ former stonecutter, Robert J. sent 50.65 mills to 56.63 mills, and the the picture was taken. Dole said, and Town Fire District tax rate from its in taxes for each $1,000 in property increases, freezing all job vacancies, Crime Squad or Capitol Region Drug deveioping had to take place im­ whaling ships in New Bedford, old- tive, not passive," he said. “He can LaManna of Wingdale, N. Y., present 6 mills to 6.65 mills. He es­ assessments. allowing for no improvement in Advisory Council, in favor of backing mediately. Hence, the dark room style locomotives outside a capture a moment or an emotion to who won a malpractice lawsuit timates that the proposed 30 per cent Weiss is recommending a $23,342,- police services, cut back rubbish the local Crossroads; and is wagons or other arrangements of roundhouse, the head of the Statue of endure, but he is also a fabricator, an has received a settlement of hike in water rates would mean about 757 General Fund budget for the year pickup to once-a-week (it now is recommending the position of Depu­ century ago photographers. Liberty before final assembling, and interpreter of reality through $650J)00. It is believed to be the commencing July 1,1976. It is about 9 $13.40 more per year for the average twice-a-week), and eliminate capital ty Chief of Police. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and reality.” largest ever made in Connec­ per cent above the $21,414,361 residential user — plus about $16.10 improvement recommendations The $23,342,757 General Fund ticut by the federal courts and adjusted current General Fund (they total $222,500 for eight budget he is recommending is $979,- was against the Sharon more a year for sewer charges. He is recommending no change in the 12 budget or about 9.5 per cent above proposals). 161 below departmental requests. 5 Hospital and two staff mills tax rate for the Special Down­ the $21,236,556 original General Fund Weiss’says that 45 per cent of his Among the biggest cuts he made Health Fair to provide free testing members. are $300,000 from the school budget, 33%.. 38% OFF town Taxing District. Mayor Matt Moriarty said today $25,000 from engineering, $81,000 The elderly citizens of tified in their early stages Authority is expected to pians. Preliminary plans Regional he’s "not too happy” about the in­ Mass flu vaccination from highway, $46,000 maintenance, Manchester will have an for those who come to the approve basic plans in were approved earlier this crease Weiss is proposing. $29,000 police, $42,000 health depart­ Health Fair, Dr. Turek about four weeks for the 40- month by the Department ment, $21,000 libraries and $300,000 opportunity to receive free BOSTON — A parentless “We have to be realistic about it,” screening tests for chronic said.