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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1952
Page
1
Mrs. Raymond J Makowsky and Mrs. Earl G. Sturdevant announced area captains and heads of activity for April cancer society drive. April 19 is C day with townwide solicitation. Last year’s local total approached 3000 dollars.
Norman J Servant, Bristol fire chief, warns no one may start fires without permits amid ten blazes in two days. He cites town ordinances and state law and urges covers on rubbish incinerators as earth is dry. Fire crews battled multiple brush and grass fires across East and Cole streets Bayside areas and Metacom avenue.
Kearney Post No 6, American Legion, will nominate officers for the ensuing year at their regular post meeting on Friday at 8 oclock in the post home. A second nomination and election will be held May 2. Plans for entertaining the Second District at its April Bristol meeting are set for Saturday April 12 with sessions at the Legion and Hydraulion Fire Station followed by a social hour and dancing.
Anthony DaPonte was elected to succeed Frederick T. Goff as secretary of the Zoning Board of Review after Goff declined another term. Elmer E. Angell was re elected chairman. Several petitions faced partial information or were deferred for more details, including DeLeo Construction and Sousa applications. Goff chaired the session.
Town clerk John W. Church reported 4415 voters registered under the new registration law. A Friday signing drive drew 69 voters and 48 signed yesterday. a tentative plan to sign eligible voters at the U S Rubber plant is noted. A Saturday morning session from 9 to 12 will offer another registration period. Those not registered at least 60 days before a primary or election cannot vote.
The Women s Guild of the First Congregational Church hosted a musicale last Friday with three students and an alumna from Pembroke College. Performers included Joyce Mangler on harp Kay Hellstrom soprano Joanna Pozzi accompanying and Dorothy Tapner monologist. Pozzi hails from town. Refreshments followed the program.
Charter Commission chairman Thomas C. Jannsen says public hearings on charter reform will be held soon. He urges citizens with views to attend and asks those with suggestions to share them with any of the nine commission members.
The Bristol charter panel examined weak mayor, strong mayor, council manager, commission form, and council form as possible town government types. They noted potential savings in current departments, considered State Senate Bill 208 and asked the attorney general for a ruling on the Feb. 25 charter election. A closed session will follow next Monday to continue the review.
Maurice C. Smith Jr founder and president of Bristol Manufacturing Corp received the Civic Service Award from Bristol Aerie No 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles at the White Rail Riding Club banquet. Charles A Curran presented the award as other officers and leaders were honored.
Reports say the Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps failed to collect a paper donation last Sunday. George R. Fish explains the junior corps have operated in scrap paper collection since 1913 and invites affected residents to drop a card at 679 Hope Street or call Bristol 1069-W 910.
On March 31 Bristol hosted multiple meetings across groups including the Zoning Board of Review the Charter Commission the Veterans Council the King Philip Little League the Bristol Historical Society Rogers Free Library and youth groups Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts with Senator Pastore set to speak here that same day.
The annual Red Cross appeal lists donations of five dollars or more. Notables include Albert F. Means and Clara L. Diman handling mail, with a total to date of 3750.90 dollars.
Bristol's Battery C of the 243rd AAA Battalion travels to Camp Edwards for a two day familiarization on the 90 millimeter gun. Captain Robert A. Draper reports 100 percent turnout and the unit will depart Sunday afternoon after a weekend course.
Sen John O Pastore and Gov Dennis J Roberts named as speakers for the War Memorial Park dedication on May 18. Veterans oppose Fourth of July bonfire and fireworks on the site. A field house plan remains tied to master plan progress while a bronze plaque and flag pole are commissioned.
Wartime sonar mysteries led Navy crews to report strange underwater noises near Japan. Postwar research revealed that millions of snapping shrimps produce sounds resembling ship propellers, aiding and then confusing sonar. Mrs. Charles J. Fish's extensive Woods Hole study consolidated these findings, tracing fish noises from World War Two to modern undersea acoustics.
Mrs Fish catalogued forty one families of Pacific fish from logs of submarine patrols and language recordings. She identified four main noise makers croakers toadfish grunts. Toadfish, capable of croaking and many sounds, is the noisiest. croakers are loudest in numbers.
Scientists report fish produce sounds using teeth at the pharynx and by stomping gill covers, fin drumming, and air bladder whistles. Subsurface listeners hear noises resembling coal rattling a metal chute and chains clanking on the ocean floor.
A woman showcases recorded fish sounds captured by a hydrophone. Guests unfamiliar with her work react as odd grunts whistles and pops fill the room. She explains the noises are fish captured on record, the sounds emerging from the record player.
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