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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1954
Page
1
The Seafarers International Union AFL releases a bi weekly Seafarers Log bulletin for members. Each issue features a two page digest of shipboard crew meetings with minor focus on complaints and grievances. Emphasis is on improving crew welfare and cooperation aboard ships.
Shipboard meetings resemble town gatherings with discipline and order as shared goals. Crews on the Camas Meadows Shinnecock Robin Hood Alamar DeSoto Camp Namanu discuss duties, cleanliness, dress, and property rules while praising good meals and service.
A local PTA campaign targets 1656 cyclists with a safety code of do's and don'ts. The effort emphasizes visible gear, signaling, and adherence to traffic laws to reduce incidents.
A safety drive starts Sunday to make Bristol County “The Safest Cycling County in America.” The plan, backed by service and civic groups plus the Bristol County PTA safety committee, targets 1 656 cyclists with rules on bike care, traffic signs, riding single file, and safe intersections.
The safety committee of the action initiative will launch a bicycle safety drive for children. It is led by Raymond Lombardi of Werfen, Mrs Joan D. Roth, and Edward Travers of Bristol, with the week opening in a joint press event by the mayors of three towns.
Correspondent George H. Fish notes signs of spring with pussy willows in bloom, crocuses, budding maples and lilacs, and early robins. He anticipates the first fish hawk soon, facing competition from local spotters. 6-8 weeks remain for full arboreal activity as birds sing and buds swell.
Officer Anthio J. Carlone chased two sailors Elmer Antonacci and Charles Fannon to a Thames Street grill where a disturbance occurred. They were arraigned, pleaded guilty, and fined 15 dollars plus costs after an officer was assaulted as they were taken to a police cruiser.
Canon Anthony R. Parshley former rector of St. Michael's spoke to the Couples Club at St. Michael's on The Bristol You Ought to Know. He outlined town origins linking land grants to King Philip colony and later Boston real estate deals and noted the Congregational, Baptist and Methodist churches followed Puritan resistance and evangelism by George Whitfield. He cited Cheverus aiding the Roman Catholic church and the first Mass at Capt Maurice's house, still standing on Byfield and Hope streets.
A five week delay in naming the Fourth of July committee ends next Monday night as the town council meets. The council traditionally appoints the celebration group and 45 names were sent January 25 by the 1883 celebration committees. Mil maggi asked to add more names at the February 8 meeting. Veteran members fear the wait slows carnival planning and other arrangements.
Contests are predicted for seats on the town fire engineers board at two fire companies tomorrow night. Oliver J. Lemaire at Dreadnaught and Christy Travers at Ever Ready are favored rivals, with veterans Lemaire Travers Gray Campbell named among current members. Discussions will cover training plans, fire code revisions to national standards, and a tentative budget around $17,000 for the coming fiscal year.
Bristol's new fire code will require chief and assistant qualifications for officers, company officers, janitors, and drivers. The Fire Ordinance Revision committee urged continuous training to ensure competency and discussed officer succession and election practices within fire companies.
Red Cross fund drive chairman Michael A. Rucci named 27 district majors to head neighborhood groups. They will solicit the $5,000 drive quota on Sunday March 21. Rucci praised volunteers and noted a 100 to 1 volunteer to paid worker ratio.
The St Michael Church Women’s Auxiliary held its monthly meeting at the Holmes-Kiase ton. President of the Diocesan Auxiliary spoke on what it is and does. She outlined the group’s purpose and the 34 board members reporting on parish work.
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