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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1950
Page
1
A Bristol Parent-Teacher Association round table discussion at Guiteras auditorium emphasized mutual understanding between parents and children. Over 150 parents teachers and students attended after an earlier junior high open house from 7 to 8 pm sponsored by the Bristol PTA.
In the Y Gold Medal Tourney quarterfinals at Andrews Gym the Fall River Ramblers, defending champions, defeated A. I. Lace Works 64 to 41. Loreto topped Ascoli 56 to 47 as the local entry found range late.
Maude Preston of Boston fashion consultant and buyer will speak at the Bristol Women's Club meeting at the Guiteral House High Street at 8 pm on Monday March 20. She will present an easy and amusing lecture guiding listeners to become happier women, followed by a social hour.
The New England Transportation Company asks a 10 percent rise on commutation tickets for its Bristol County Providence line. Adult single fares would rise to the nearest five cent increment, with Warren to Bristol set at 15 cents from 13. The request, filed with Public Utilities Administrator Thomas A Kennelly, awaits a public hearing date. Twelve trip tickets would go from 3.40 to 3.75, and 10 and 5 trip tickets would be eliminated.
Bristol residents spot the famous Fishhawks on March 16 1950 at 11 a.m. near the disposal plant on the eastern side. Correspondent George Fish confirms the sighting with colleagues Bill Head and Manuel Viera as police and locals note blooming forsythia pussy willows and maples. The annual watchers expect spring to arrive within days and keep a weather eye on Mt Hope Bay.
Frank J. Sylvia urges Bristol Town Council to reinstate voting rights for veterans by allowing those who claim only the minimum $134 tax exemption to register, restoring eligibility before the April 24 financial town meeting. The plan ties to veterans who have claimed up to $1000 exemption, excluding them from town lists.
The Bristol school committee, citing a shift to a July 1–June 30 fiscal year, plans an extra 4630 for full-year salaries and expenses. Ed Fitzgerald said the request covers two more teachers, automatic pay raises, coaches’ increases, and loss of receipts, plus reconsideration of 1500 for teachers’ retirement.
A reader recalls a New York Times piece about Ensign Lucien Capone Jr. and his shipboard dog Half Hitch on the destroyer William C. Lane escorting the Truman vacation ship Williamsburg. The dog endears sailors, eats candy bars, and endures sea life with a comical, stray-hero charm.
The Board of Fire Engineers voted to place an active two way radio with the department and rescue squad. A resuscitator from the police station will stay with the rescue truck as part of planned improvements in Bristol fire and rescue services.
The Rev Fr Leonard Red will lead services at Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday with Masses at 8:30 and 10:30 in the morning. North Providence is the parish location.
Chairman James E. Sullivan lists prior donations totaling 714 dollars from Bristol Mfg. Corp R. F. Heffenreffer Family Foundation Rev and Mrs A C Larned Prescott B Paull Mrs Edward L Leahy Dr and Mrs W L Serbst Dr and Mrs A F DAngelo Hydraulion Engine & Hose Co Seasick waters Mr and Mrs W F Williams plus Miscellaneous. New team workers named include Mrs Reynolds Northup Mrs T James A McKenna Mrs Frank Martin Miss Carmelle Russo Miss Christine Diodati Miss Bernice Callan and Miss Raphaeline Candelma. The narrative then shifts to a tale of Arctic hardship aboard Half Hitch with a battered bridge ladder and freezing conditions.
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