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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1952
Page
13
An active February meeting at Mrs Hall’s Contord Road home featured E. McMurtry delivering a talk on Fundamentals of Arrangement. She discussed balance color harmony and proper placement for table centerpieces and shared tips on greenery use. The next Gar meeting is set for March 12 with Hunter speaking on Gardening.
Sudbury Grange announces Charles Emeri High Priest Emeritus and Rodney Hadley will preside at anniversary night with supper to be served before. Further details to follow.
Bedford area church leaders discussed a proposed expansion at Church of Christ on Great Road. A 15 member committee presented plans for a rear wood frame addition with a large assembly hall, modern kitchen, and men and ladies rooms to serve 280 seated, 180 as a Sunday room, or 160 as a dining area.
Sudbury residents report Thomas A Cahill's return from a week of excalquant skiing at North Conway. Eugenia Lockhart celebrates birthday on February 25. Sudburyoman's Club board to meet Feb 29 at 1 30 at Mrs. home. Flowers placed on altar at Sudbury Methodist church Sunday Feb 17 by the bury Grange in memory of Brother William Pickersgill who died recently in Tampa.
Sudbury Men's Club at the Sudbury Inn heard Robert R. Brunn of the Christian Science Monitor discuss United States foreign policy in a changing world. He argued for using American resources to aid backward nations to prevent power vacuums and curb communism. John Allan May also spoke on Western duties, urging expansion of revolutionary economic techniques in Europe to boost customer prosperity over feudal and cartel barriers.
Sudbury women gather at First Parish church on February 29 for World Day of Prayer with a 1 30 p m coffee hour. Mrs Louis Billings chairwoman of the General Alliance committee on Children of Migrant Workers will speak. All women are invited to attend this service as observed worldwide.
Sudbury Home Makers' Group of Memorial Congregational Church plans a church supper on Saturday March 1. Mrs. Carleton W. Elims Jr. chairs the committee. A movie will be shown after the meal.
The Maynard Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on February 28 at 7 30 P M in the Town House. John Kerns seeks authority to build a three auto garage on 39 Thompson Street with two commercial cars in a single residence district. Michael J O Toole seeks a variation to permit a single residence on an existing non conforming foundation at 5 Sheridan Ave in a single residence district. Howard Schreiber Clerk.
The coming election on March 8th at Sudbury Town Hall will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Citizens are urged to vote. The ballot includes Moderator L Roy Hawes. Selectmen Aubrey W Borden reelected William F Hellmann Calvin B Smith. Assessor Ralph E Hawes. Treasurer William E Downing. Tax Collector Louise E Atkinson. Board of Public Welfare Marge ry G Cahill Roland R Cutler Paul H Reaves. Highway Surveyor W Gordon Hunter. Constables Seneca W Hall Augustus V E Sharkey John H Whitworth. Goodnow Library Committee Dene S Howe Rose S Morris. Board of Health S Burt Wolbach. Tree Warden Michael Hriniak. Planning Board Milton D Bartlett Thomas V Cahill LeRoy R Hall. School Committee 1 year Elizabeth B Harding Lawrence W Tighe. School Committee 3 years John P Gaughan Edward H Hill Miriam F Marquis Tadeus W Narczynski Ellen Jane Siegars.
At the Sudbury Chapter annual meeting, 1952 officers were appointed led by Chairman Robert G. Ling. Key roles include Vice Chairman Mrs Maxwell P. Eaton, Secretary Mrs Clifton Giles, Treasurer Lloyd W. Lovering, and Disaster Chairman Thomas Vee. New blood donors and publicity leads were assigned to several members.
In progress rehearsals for a Sudbury Old Folk concert proceed for a late March event. The Music Committee includes Mrs Alber Tallant Mrs Harvey Fairbank Mick Rutty Buxton Mrs Richard Whelpley and Mrs Alen Flynn. Heirs of the Memorial Congregational and other musicians participate.
Sudbury Men's Club teams with Sudbury Players for a benefit of Moss Hart’s Light Up The Sky on Friday March 28 at 8 30 p m in Sudbury Town Hall. Proceeds aim around 600 dollars to cover a townsperson’s medical debt hindering recovery from surgery. Tickets requested to support this cause.
The Sudbury Cubs along with their fathers attended a 130 strong Father Son Banquet at the Town Hall on a Saturday evening. Richard Cutler served as Cub Master guiding awards with the Cub Scout committee while Bevan Howe played piano and Theodore Davison led an auction raising over 40 dollars for the Cubs.
Mary Elizabeth Gaughan celebrated her first birthday at a party hosted by Mr and Mrs J P Gaughan. Pink decorations and a large pink candle on the cake marked the occasion as she took six steps unaided for the first time amid gifts and family attendance.
Sudbury Boy Scouts Blake Foster Dick Preble and Billy Smith toured Perkins Institute for the Blind in Watertown. They saw Braille reading weaving typing and handicraft activities. A piano concert and student demonstrations plus civil defense displays in Boston and Arlington drew crowds and highlighted scout progress and outdoor contests.
The Beaver Patrol of Troop 1 Sudbury, Scouts BSA, completed an all day trek to Nobscot Hill in two groups. They practiced compass work and signaling, then enjoyed meat balls and spaghetti a la Don. A late winter wind spurred plans for another overnight trip, weather permitting.
Sudbury high girls wrap up their second basketball season with six wins and three losses. They beat Wayland Groton Acton Stow Hudson and Maynard and fell to Weston Wellesley and Chelmsford. First team letters go to Judy Goodrith Dorothy Hawes Jane Flynn Captain Charlotte Mercier Ina Johnson Joyce Olson Joyce Fellows Jane Burns. Second team to Madgie Johnson Joan Harding Lillian Barbara Widdows Helen Krause Barbara Burke Donna Gould. Managers Margaret Burckes and Margaret Dawson also receive letters. The cheerleading team travels to Hudson March 14 to face fifteen other high schools, closing their season.
Mr and Mrs Roland W Johnson of Main Street spent the long holiday weekend visiting friends in New York City.
In Car Isle the school committee race saw Karl V. Struss elected for three years, defeating Stanley G. Wright 122 to 51 as 176 of 462 votes were cast. Peggy Heald led in overall votes, with Moderator Guy W. Clark presiding over the election and next week’s town meeting at Union Hall with 26 articles on the warrant.
Concord nearby Lincoln holds its annual town meeting next Monday at 7 30 at Town Hall. Moderator Donald Donaldson oversees about 15 articles as the 1952 budget rises for town departments. Election follows Saturday March 8 with polls 12 to 7 and four contests.
The Concord Grange P H No 150 will hold a meeting Tuesday night March 4 at Peter Bulkeley School with Mrs Jean Lord presiding. The program remains to be announced. A Pomona meeting was held at Maynard last week. A covered dish supper is planned for Tuesday May 20.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a party last Wednesday night at Mrs. Naomi Martines home on 171 Great Road. At a Church of Christ cabinet meeting Mrs. Rodrick D MacLiean of 31 Hartford Street was named to the prudential board to fill the vacancy caused by Mrs. Gur ney N. Liljegren resignation.
Mr and Mrs Charles J Smith announce the birth of a daughter February 23 at Emerson Hospital Concord Alsé and Mr and Mrs Henry Birkiend of Lexington announce a daughter February 1st at Cedar Street address.
West Concord February 24 marked the 33rd wedding anniversary of Reform atory Officer and Mrs. Frank L. McCormack of 2 Elm Place. A family reunion attended by one son and both daughters and five grandchildren. Their son C P O Norman L. McCormack in Korea sent a telegram. Present were Miss Jean McCormack a registered nurse and Mrs William Sullivan Norwood plus husband and three children and Mr and Mrs George McCormack Lexington and their two children. The couple have lived in town 18 years and he has served as Massachusetts Reformatory officer 24 years.
Sudbury's presence marked the Boston Mechanics Building dog show last weekend. Exhibitors Mrs. Cahill and Paul H Reaves won prizes with Collies and German Shepherds, while Airedale breeder Horton Reed served as bench chairman. Spectators from Sudbury included Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Walton and daughters, plus several local families and Boy Scouts.
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