22, 1938 mEmoal AL IIALL LIBRARY, mor, of 2 ed to his .ng an op- oe ty. ts returned lash, N. Y., Andover Tr ovVils' man weeks with Andover everywhere and always, first, last—the manly, straightforward, sober, patriotic New England Town—Pfmups BROOKS n Andover Cents—$2 Per Year ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 29, 1938 Volume LII—Number 12 1. Smith of ne to Ann he holidays C. C. C. Commends Hoping That Snow Will Remain Away Reach New Peak family, Mr. Smith and Fire Department Until The New Year In Town's Annual A letter of appreciation was re- Local officials are keeping their side, then another on the other ceived from Washington by Chief fingers crossed until Sunday on side, then stopping sideways in the Red Cross Appeal Emerson this week for the "excel- the snow removal problem, for on road where another machine fol- The Chairman of the Red Cross lent service" rendered by the fire that day the Board of Public lowing along behind hit it. Among Roll Call, Stafford A. Lindsay, .te Prize department at the C. C. C. garage Works will again have money to the injured were Joseph Barton announced this week that the fire. The prompt response and the spend on this account. Enough and Harry Gouck of this town. Wil- amount of $4570.93 has been in Grange efficiency of the department were money was left to do a little sand- fred Richards of South Main street reached in the annual roll call outine bus- especially cited. The department, ing in the recent icy weather, but was the driver of the second car. drive. Speaking in behalf of the ristmas mu- with gasoline explosions adding to had a snowstorm of any propor- Tuesday •morning there was a directors of Andover Chapter, he and special the difficulties, was able to save a tion appeared the selectmen would slight accident on the by-pass, but stated that this is the fifth con- y and Bar- good part of the garage and a trac- have had to declare an emergency. this was caused by bad visibility secutive year that the revenue has "Why The tor. Despite the fact that the depart- from the then heavy snowfall. surpassed that of the previous rs. William ment spent less on sanding than Two cars crashed head-on, one a year. His sincere thanks go out Miss Irma To Give Talk On it had been accustomed to do, the Lawrence car and the other from to all who helped in any way in sang a duet. town had a much better accident Boston. Only slight injuries re- bringing the efforts of his commit- and Roland Controversial Plan E record than any of the surround- sulted. tee to this pleasing result. Great ts on their ing communities. Only one acci- In the main drivers drove as credit is due to the various team ate Conven- The Andover League of Women dent here was caused ,by slippery cautiously on Andover's streets as captains and their 120 volunteer cturer, Mrs. Voters Study Group on "Know road conditions, that happening on they have been accustomed to workers. The summary of the var- warded first Your Town," with Mrs. M. P. Gra- the Shawsheen road hill early Sun- drive in other communities where ious teams is as follows: inge for her ham as leader, has met several day morning when a North Andover sanding had not been done so ex- Captain Membership Amount times. Roy Hardy and Mrs. George tensively as has been done here. .m held re- car skidded striking a tree on one Miss Barron ting will be H. Musk have represented town 11.1 118.65 10, when the and school in speaking to the Mrs. Bassett 79 105.50 I be held. group. Postal Receipts Reach New Peak Mrs. Christison 154 367.50 On Wednesday at 2:30, the Mrs. Cross 127 624.50 next meeting will be held with Mr. Lispenard Phister speaking on Mrs. Dalton 173 190.30 LVMVM "Proportional Representation and Mrs. Emmons 100 121.25 as Gifts Plan E." Any woman interested in Mrs. Erving 59 82.00 this subject is invited to attend the Mrs. Hardy 145 251.80 ',ARDS meeting at Mrs. Graham's home, 6 Mrs. Haselton 71 104.25 Johnson road. B. H. Hayes, Jr. NES Mr. Lispenard, who treats his Phillips Academy 1012 1199.04 subject very interestingly and very Miss Rath iV&VM amusingly, will also conduct a Abbot Academy 176 179.00 demonstration election. He has Mrs. Shepard 63 91.50 been, among other things, town Mrs. Thornton counsel of the town of Newbury, and Mrs. Hadley 111 114.95 member of the committee on forms Mr. Emmons of government of the Massachu- Shawsheen Mills 1 174.60 setts Civic League, president of Thos. P. Dea the Episcopal Club of Massachu- Business Section 299 846.19 setts, member of the vestry of St. Paul's 'church, in Newburyport, 2681 $4570.93 chairman of the Republican finance The generous response of the committee of Newbury, and secre- people of Andover will enable the tary of the Grievance committee Andover Chapter to face the prob- of the Massachusetts Bar Associa- lems of 1939 with a greater deter- tion. He served overseas as a mination to alleviate all possible second lieutenant in the United destitute and needy cases. Andover States Army Air Service. Photo by Donald Surette Chapter now publicly expresses its 0 Two weeks ago Frederick But- A total of 173,979 Christmas Hired for extra work were Wil- sincere gratitude to the business days ler, Chairman of the County Com- cards went through the cancelling liam McCarthy, Thomas Dea, Fred district, the two academies, the missioners, gave a most enlighten- machine at the post office this Yancey, John Deyermond, Jr., John various town organizations and all ing talk on County Administration, year, with another estimated ten Shattuck, David Waldie, John Ma- who in any way helped to bring which has charge, in our county, of percent too large for the machine. cartney, Timothy Mahoney, Wil- this roll call to its successful goal. The parcel post, both incoming liam Collins, Bernard L. Mc- 3:55; 9:10 the Essex County Agricultural The roll call committee consists 5:35; 9:25 School, Training School, Prison and outgoing, was the largest ever, Donald, Jr., Edward Gill, and Jo- and postal receipts were $1400 • seph McBride. of: Chairman, Mr. Lindsay; Miss 2:25; 7:40 Camp and Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Anna Kuhn, Mrs. George French, 5:15; 8:05 as well as county roads, public $1500 over the same period of last In the pictures above, sorting year. the mail, are Harold Eastwood, Leo C. Carleton Kimball, Philip Ripley, landings, ferries, registries of Francis P. Markey, Kenneth Sher- deeds, fourteen county bridges, Everything that was in the -post Driscoll, John Winters, Guy Webs- ter, Herbert Nightingale, and John man and the roll call secretary, etc. office up to two o'clock Saturday Mabel I. Barron. County Government is limited by was delivered before the holiday. Nelligan. 5:50; 9:15 legislature; it may do what the NOVEMBER CLUB NOTICES legislature allows, but must do she did, there would have been a Tragedy Averted serious tragedy. Department notices are as fol- what the legislature orders. The lows: The Dramatic Department 4:10; 7:35 County budget must be approved Her cries brought her plight to On Christmas Day the attention of neighbors who will meet with the Misses Bell, 42 by legislature. Morton street, on Friday afternoon, His remarks concerning the ar- called the ambulance. Attendant Andover had a near-tragedy on Kerr Sparks used the inhalator to January 6. The Art Department 27-28-29 resting of tuberculosis cases, aver. with Mrs. Jesse Bottomley, 41 aging from thirty-six percent of Christmas morning, but through revive her, with- the Lawrence fire 3:40; 8:55 some miracle five lives were department ambulance and the School street, on Monday after- advanced cases to ninety persent noon, January 9. The Literature 6:30; 9:30 of new ones, were most encourag- spared. Responding to a call from Gas and Electric company emer- 2:25; 7:40 ing. 92 Maple avenue, the fire depart- gency crew standing by. The other Department will meet with Miss ment ambulance attendants found four were soon revived. Ethel Brown, 41 Bartlet street, 5:25; 8:25 Wednesday afternoon, January 11. MARRIAGES Mrs. Raymond Lefebvre nearly as- Police officials reported that a backdraft down the chimney caused -Mrs. Frank Mansfield Taylor :k. Special John W. Mitchell, 7 Binney phyxiated by escaping coal gas street, and Doris Rousselle, 158 and her husband and three children by an open outlet in an adjacent gives two lectures on "History in RACY RE- Sanborn street, Lawrence, at St. slightly affected by the fumes. Had vacant tenement caused the near- the Making" in January, namely Patrick's Church, December 24. Mrs. Lefebvre not awakened when asphyxiation. on January 11 and 18. THE ANDOVER TOWNSMAN DECEMBER 29, 1938 DEC] 1 2 The following members of the Weisman. Key to recovery. Christmas Dance Held senior social committee planned Nei Add New Books 330 W43 The dance: Alice Bertram, chair- Wha At Local Library Woodward. It's an art. 659 W87i By Punchard Seniors man; Mildred Forsythe, Ruth Holt, Were DeJong. Old Haven. The Punchard seniors held a Ruth Anderson, Robert Towne, New books recently added at the Ford. Three bright pebbles. Christmas dance in the Memorial Douglas Howe, Charles Bailey, A me Memorial Hall library are: Lincoln. Christmas days.