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Property of the Watertown Historical Society • Am watertownhistoricalsociety.orgOakvXI* Watertown WN Weekly TIMES Vol. 9. No. 382 Price, $3.00 Per Year Single. Copy, 6 Cents March 31, 1955 Oakville Seeks Slade's Pond Atwood Favors Echo Lake An Oakville group of parents has again petitioned the Board of Selectmen to call a special town meeting to consider a pro- Land Owners Debate Greater posal to acquire1. Slade's Pond for 'Community swimming and 'rec- reation. The same group had sub- Depth For Main St. Business mitted a petition, with 138 signa- tures for such meeting last Sep- l The Zoning Authority of the tember, Watertown Fire District, at a This week First Selectman, Air Raid Warning public hearing Tuesday, heard Stuart Atwood notified the Board debates on" a. petition to extend of Finance that the Selectmen Signals Changed -the business zone on, the west, side favor the Echo Lake .area. ' 'The local Civil Defense Office of Main St. for the purpose of The Recreation Council, which has, been notifield of a, new- set off-street parking. supervises all community sum- •of air raid warning signals that The petitioners, John and T'ofie mer playgrounds, swimming and will become effective April 1, it George, recently bought the 60.- •recreation activities, recommend- was -announced, by H. Raymond 000 square foot tract to develop ed to town officials, that both, Sjostedt, Director. parking facilites for their market areas should be: 'bought to pre- . The Alert Signal will be a and office building on Main St. The serve them for community use, steady blast, of three to five min- parcel had 'been proposed to the based on their records of atten- utes 'duration. I town, for a public parking, lot that 1 dance at. each area. 'Take Cover Signal will be a i could accomodate up to 200 cars The petitioners seeking' the wailing tone (sirens) of three min- [I in the center of the shopping sec- town, meeting on Slade's include utes duration or a. series of short jj tion. However, officials preferred the following persons, who also : blasts on. whistles, or horns for j! parking meters and rejected the (Continued on Page 1.6) " Wattrtown women shown above who are: helping with arrange- three minutes. 1 proposal. ments for" the famous Dime Lucas Cooktng School sessions at the The Alert Signal will mean that Eight persons attended, the Wa.terb.oify -Women"* Club are*, left -to right,,, Mrs. Richard D. Ely, hostile planes have crossed the meeting that was held in the dis- Young Democrats chairman; Mrs. Livingston Carroll is in ..charge of printing;: Mrs. John prohibited barriers of North trict office The commissioners H. Candee, treasurer; Mrs., Richard S.Kaynor, publicity co-chairman. America and evacuation will be said they'll review the arguments Hi'ps. Lucas and her reiKwmmt ••French' feoofcery will be'presented for necessary in. most target areas that lasted over an hour and make ConsiderNewClub four consecutive Wednesdays, .beginiiiiig'-.Aprit- 13, by the* Junior • their decisioB later League .for the benefit.,of community projects. For non-target areas it. will near A meeting of young Democrats ,. - ' •,,......- * ' •. -; _.. ... (Marelis-Studio Photo). that civil defense forces are to ! Francis Fl>nn claimed: ' There will be held Monday, April 4, in, •mobilize. -Take Cover Signal in- : is a principle involved. If the com- the downstairs, meeting room, at dicates attack, is imminent and mission approves the petition it Town Hall at. 8 p. m. It was also the public must take, the besL will indulge in spot zoning. If you announced that the meeting is available shelter,., " - change the entre length of the open to anyone 'between the ages refinance To One of the actions 'to be taken business district and bring all of 18 to 40, interested in forming upon the sounding of the Alert property into the business, aeone. a, young' Democratic Club. Dis- (Continued on Page 26) 1 uould not oppose it. You should cussion, of aims, adoption, of by- •t. consider the harm to a, few if you laws and the election of officers UndergoSixChanges spot Zone " for the proposed organization are The Planning and Zoning Com Drive For Concert Tefie George said "We should scheduled to take place at the mission is preparing six ameni consider also doing the 'most good meeting, it was reported. • Permits ments to the new zoning irdinancc i for the most people We're busi- that are based in recommeMa Membership Nears I ness men trying to expand and in For 31 Homes Here tiens' made at the recent public a way it will do some genera! Chairmen Named, • 'The month of March a\eraged in£._Qg the proposed regula 600 Subscriptions good to havp a parking area, in one-new tftntle a Hay, according to Mrs. F* SHUWfj Kytfe chair- the ^center of town that will re- In Cancer Drive 'building permit records The Town It was also reported that the man of the 'WHrerlown' CimreTt "Tieve" congestion and a bad park- Clerk's office granted paritvts far Commission expects to complete Association's "current member- ing problem This is the only Chairmen of committees in the 31 '"new dwellings with at esti- the drafts for these changes so i available piece of property for local Cancer Fund Drive were mated value of 5264,500 The fi- that public hearings on them can such purpose.,""" named this week. The fund, drive,, gujjre represents one if the peak be called in April The proposed (Continued, on Page 11) which is under the Co-chairman- months, for new home construc- amendments will be reviewed ship of 'Thomas Know 1 ton and tion permits here. with those persons who made the Wallace Howe is scheduled, to be- Most all- of the' permits were suggestions for changes at ih< gin, during the first week, of April. •issued, for homes that will be lo-f hearing. cated in different .sections of* The changes include: Falls Committee to Study Appointed to committee chair- town, except -for. four, permits' Avenue... from 'residential to : a manships at, an organizational granted to Tan. Plan Builders for I dustrial; Riverside St.; industri? meeting Saturday were: General, dwellings on Northfield Rd. ' to residential;. Sylvan Lake Ri Need for Methodist Letters Committee, Jeanne Mur- .- 'fee • total, value for all permits I industrial" to"" residential; W'der phy; Special Gift Letters Commit- issued 'this - month amounted . to commercial strip on the West tee. Ackley Shove: Industry. John, $271,000 which included, besides side of Main St.; Buckingham, St School Facilities C. Bridgman; Merchants,,, Vincent 'Martin; Treasurer. Edith F, new "homes,, a permit for drive-in. Ifrom" residential,' to eomm.;a en- At the annual, meeting. of the theatre on Frost Bridge Rd. with' large the- commercial, zoae~ or Watertown. Methodist: Church held Campbell; Publicity, 'George Key- an- estimated value of $20,000. Thomaston^Rd. March 22, it was voted, unanimous- ko; Bridge, Ellen Davis; Dance, ly that a committee be appointed Patty Knowlton and School Day to study the possibility of a new Committee, Jane Bridgman. educational plant. The need for Oakville V. F. W. Clubhouse Tract such a step was accentuated by Leonard defuur tlie report of the Sunday School Committee Nam ed ship drive, has announced that the that all available facilities are be- To Have Sports Ami: Picnic Areas week's campaign brought forth ing used and there is. need of room For Altar Society a total' of five hundred and. nihe- for expansion. The meeting followed a cover- Volley Ball, Badminton and tv two subscriptions. With sever- Showt Card Party Firemen Kept Busy ." Horseshoe-pitching' - courts wil'L be al, workers still to report and a ed dish, supper, which was. in . Volunteer; firemen responded' tc •i, feature1 of one- section, of the sizeable list • of regular members 'Charge of the Mother's Club. "The Altar Society of St. Mary an-alarm for one of ..their colleag- new • V. F. W. "Clubhouse area re- who have been, out of town at Dr. Barton Bovee, District Sup- Magdalen Church will sponsor the ues, Charles-Demaxest Jr.,of Pbr- cently acquired- on, Davis. St. Pub- the time of the drive and who will erindent presided at the - meet- annual. Fashion Show and 'Card ter St,,,.. last Friday, morning when lic benches-and picnic fables alsr 'be solicited upon return, the As- ing. Reports of all Commissions. party on April 26' in, the Junior i his television-set .shorted and fill- •are contemplated for the tracl It sociation expects to1 equal if not committees, officials, of ., the High School at 8 p. m. ed,-the .house with smoke. Bam- was announced this week. Hem exceed last year's record member- church and heads 'of organiza- * age reported was limited to the bers of .• the • Oakville Post an- ship1,, well over 600. tions were read. ""« TV".set. • ' .• . nounced that current plans, envi- 'The scene at campaign head- A report of the Nominating | About < three hours, later. 10:45sion- the formation of inter-post quarters,, the Hyde residence, was Comm. of the officers nominated saine 'morning,, .firemen, responded teams which will-compete-in the one of elation, when, visited. early for the coming year was sub- • -••to"an alarm for'.a fire'in a home above mentioned sports. this" week. Henry P. Fennel!, sec- mitted and. officers were elected on -Falls, Aw. when, the motor on a1 - 'The tract of land, is part of the retary-elect, expressed the gen- as follow: clothes-dryer' .shorted,,,. 'Damage former-estate, of .George F. Beard- •(Continued on Page 16) i Continued, on Page 131 was confined .to the equipment" it sley, and ' was, purchased by the was reported.