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tM«U...MaryWilkinsonRetiredAsBristol LibrarianHow To Measure For Pillow CasesFor correct pillow case size Remember, as you are reading measure pillow and add two inch- the label before you buy. that the es in width and six inches in size indicated o nthe label is thelengthsize before hemming\W,-*K#i4I\1* *1 *m*m4For a Bright andShiningFu tine...Let her learnServiceRendredj watch the children as they come;easy after more than land go with their book.--. jUiry of service toThen she just plans to take life of Bristol.halfthea cen peopleToBook-LoversBv KATHY FINEGANVYesterday was a Monday like any other Monday at the Bristol Free Library, but for Miss Mary A. Wilkinson, the librarian, it was a very significant day. It was that last time that she would enter the doors and prepare for the coming book-lovers who would stroll in, wonder leisurely through the aisles, and choosing one-or perhaps two—of the books on the shelves, carry them to her desk to be checked out.No one but Miss Wilkinson will jever know exactly how she felt j 1945, she took over as librarian—yesterday as she went about her at the Bristol Free Library.... iduties, moving not so quickly asshe once did. and finally turning. On the history of the library, over the keys to Mrs. Esther Mey-jMiss Wilkinson says that the rec-ers. who has taken her place. She ords show that it was establish-was probaby a little sad that af- ed April 2. 1878. The library thenter 14 years as librarian, she had j was composed of 53 books, and decided to leave the position andjthe lightest reading in the lot was relax—and she was probably a Aesop's Fables The library, mov-little anxious to put an end tod once in wheelbarrows, was her years of service to the peo-Jhoused in several places in Bris-pie. and especially, the children tol until it moved to its presentof Bristol. quarters in the Community Building at Dorranee and Cedar Sts., after World War I.A tall woman, straight and sturdy, even after a recent operation. she still commands that ter tain amount of authority and re sped that seems ingrained in|PletolBood .school teachers. She scolds ',rsl T lLh,llt; rrlt;’'’ *Th 'jT 10 children—and adults-who keep’1''™'' »ks, ^“day. the ibraryis maintained through voluntaryIt was closed briefly during 1918 because of dwindling use, but in J April 1918 the library w as corn-reorganized and for thebooks overlong, or lose them, or never bother to return them to the library. Yet she gently smiles encouragement to those who borrow hooks and occasionally guides them in their choice of literature.An avid reader herself, she says that she will miss being near so i many of the books that she loves.J Of all the books that she reads.subscription. It now boasts the* neat figure of 11,000 volumes-m-cluding reference books, fiction,non-fiction, biographies, and so on,and many juvenile books.With a reader list of a littleover 4000. the montthlv distribu-♦tion averages about 800 books each month. In the 14 years thatshe lists historical novels as heri?!* a* Iwn libeamn Miss Wil-favorites. She prefers realistic I k»«on says that about 6000 books |have been added, some of thesebooks to romantic ones. She says., ... ...that .She revtt.s any fairy tale books mJe bou*hl w,,h llbl'al'quality in books, and adds that lunds and some were donated.she never did like fairy tales.♦ *Miss Marv A Wilkinson, who retired yesterday aslibrarian at the Bristol Free Library, looks through one of the books that .she has cared for at the librarywhere she worked for 14 vears. (Courier-Timeseven as a child A native Bucks Countian, MissWilkinson was horn in Lahaska. At, . . . ...the ace ol three, she moved ,0 many many former students. SheShe says that she has enjoyed her work at the library and has met many interesting people andPhoto bv Gibson)Bristol with her family, and has lived here ever since.play pianoAdd JacJToGiving a child a *ure means to happiness is betterYour Wardrobethan handing her the world on a silver platter! SkillMat the piano jields a lifetime of happy experiences. . and it s easy for anyone to acquire. Start with thehelpful Lester Rental Plan that brings a beautifulbrand new Lc-.fer Piano into vour borne withoutJackets come to the fore this .these little Costume ChangersFor the girl going back to col-ilege and for the smart businessrecommend the classic!year as one of fashion's smartestassets. Every fashion-wise girl;°irweShe prepared for a teaching cat e'er at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania and began her first teaching job in Bristol soon after the turn of the century. During the years 1913-1916 when she was a fifth grade though she won't be workingteacher at Washington Street library she will he ableSchool, she and her students worked hard to turn a dream into a reality, a dream inspired by her ‘llove of athletics.As a child and a young woman, she had spent much time playingsays that being librarian has been “like a long holiday—to bo with the books that I love, and the children, and people who read and like good books.”The first thing Miss Wilkinson is planning to do is to drive to; the shore for a few weeks of vacation She lives on Dorranee St. across from the library so al-at | toCake Sale Is /Slated ThursdayMothers of the Bello and Beauswill build up a whole wardrobe 1 biW/.er jaCkVtT a Vashion borrowed [enn's and ,babaU, S^n a^° Majorettes of the John Biliingtonexcellent ^ ,Ce s^al,ng dnf' Cdn_ IVFW Post, I^evittown willobligation to buy.Floor Sample Salemember hiding her skates from her mother and sneaking out toRent aItiifrom the boys. This jacket may he braid bound orbrass button trimmed, and it isj . i -I usually done in solid color. ak.ale ” marklt;In blazers I be fabrics raiu*lM,« w,lkson also wen| ,0 sumspon-jsor a cake sale Thursday. 9:30a m. to 8 p.m., at Kane's Super-1Chairman of the sale is Mrs.LESTERAUTOMATICWASHERSfrom classic'flannels to stripes toin 1 odlanapoUs «•»»•lt; Kitty Coker.very smart new looking classic|aml look plasses at tlw Nor -vrale corduroy. I American Gymnastic Union. This . .perhaps spurred her on in her I he Uene DQlOCChiSjackets in wideAVM.Betsy Ross Spinet/as little asA MONTHmoney paid asrental creditedNOMONEY DOWNI TERMS: $ r*0Q* * *If you start your jacket wardrobe with a classic blazer, you will want to add some other little jackets for dressier wear.dream about building a gymnasium in Bristol.In 1923, Miss Wilkinson presented to the Bristol High School GymAnnounce BirthMr. and Mrs. Gene Baiocchi,Fund, the sumof$135which she Shenks Lane. Millersville, Penna ,;announce the birth of a daughter on Aug. 23, at Lancaster HosIA',monthlyld you buy laterI he famous boxy, straight hang-|an(j |ler students at the Washinging, Chanel type jacket is a flat- jon s^ree{ School had raised. She,terer for every figure No one saj(j on the 0f pre. pital, Lancaster, Penna. The babyshould be without at least one sefatjon (according to the Bris- bas been named Gina Ma-tol Fourier. April 11, 1923, | rie, weighed seven pounds . sixduring the last three years that 1 jounces.I taught at Washington StreetChanel jacket because it is a fash-! 1on star this season Chanel jackets come in solid,FLOORSAMPLESAM Brand NewDeluxe ModelFuMy Automatic Lint Filter Reg. $299 95159colors, checks, plaids, printed wor-jSchool, teachers and pupils work-sted.s and even in knitted xer-,ecj together for this fund. We saVe5 Year Guar.199sions in a tremendous range of colors c^uite frequently the Chanel jacket is braid bound which igives it extra dash.gaveMay dances, sold Ice cream, andsecured soap orders ”* • *REFRIGERATORS2 Ftoor Samples —*199L Stcn to “KEYS TO HAPPINESS-Mon. through Frt. WlP—JO AM A 1 P M.Reg.$270Big 12 cu. ft. AM PricesWith TradeTo add on elegant note in your jacket collection, select a fake broadtail jacket in lustrous blackHer dream and the dream of the students was. she said, “A wonderful gymnasium withMrs. Baiocchi is the former Carol Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Clark. 175 North Park Drive, North Pr rk. Levit-town. The baby's paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Joseph Baiocchi, 239 Cleveland St . Bristol.**gymnasium wun a smooth floor for dancing, appli-j ancse for apparatus work andRecent VacationersA Warehouse full of ref nger jtor* and washer* in carton*. Check all of our low price*!On# Y#ar FREE Service by RCA Servic# Co — Free DeliveryAnother very versatile jacket basketball, shower baths, and Dpfurn t0 Rprrnilnn and one that you would enjoy for later a swimming pool There]evening wear is the velveteen,L still no swimming pool, but jvirs. Samuel Coates and son jacket which is best in black dreamers must be patient. Sam, vacationed with Mrs Coates’Your jacket wardrobe should in- . ,* ‘ie sum no1 -seern parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bar-ielude both tailored blazer type) a ‘ai ^‘ amount of money in jgy# Newportville, recently, whiu9BRISTOLjackets and the dressmaker jack- ^his iet age, but in 1923. a year her husband, Petty Officer Sam-eLs in a range of colors and fab- 1,1 a three-room apartment, uel Coates, U. S. Naval Air Parics^ . A.,. ... * ■ Z. * w t/m ... Af. 4B/tmghng. Up Bobu.(with all conveniences, in the Har- trol, took part in maneuversrim *' - - - - • * • •rented foiatLESTER PIANOS, INC.f TAOPHINTS COLLECTED BY MRS DAN GERBER. MOTHER Of $an section of Bristol could be Corpus Christi, Tex ed for $12.50 a month. $135J After visiting Mr. and Mrs S I was money enough to dream on Coates Sr., El Torrance, Calif., Miss Wilkinson taught in the j and friends in Mexico. New York, elementary schools in Bristol un-| Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, til 1943 when she retired. 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Bristol Daily Courier
Bristol, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Sep 01, 1959
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Margaret R.
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