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ago, made no mention of what was probably the actual beginning of the organization -- because we have just now learned the details. It appears that the Grange, after a discussion of local fire hazards, appointed a committee to study the problem, and it was this committee's report which actually led to the first meeting described in our history. The members of that Grange committee -- who might well be called the Founding Fathers of the Fire Department -- were Wallace S. Saxton, Raymond Short, and Edward Hollweg. Mr. Saxton has retired from active firefighting, but the other two can still be counted on to answer all alarms.
Apologies Extended
The Bethany Town Report, covering the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, is due to make its public appearance this week. Various Town officials have been criticized because the report is so late -- it was originally supposed to come out in December -- and we hasten to their defense. They are blameless. The fault lies wholly with The Bethany Press, which has undertaken the supervision of the publication again this time, but which (for several reasons) has been unable to accomplish the completion of the job until now. Whatever apologies are in order are herewith extended to all concerned.
Vincent
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There will be a special service at Center Church on the Green in New Haven observing the World Day of Prayer on Friday, February 9, at 2:30 P.M. This will be an interdenominational service and is one of many in which ninety-four countries throughout the world are participating.
One of our correspondents reports: "Today a third-generation native informed me his family would not be able to get along without The Amity Star. Even the children rush for it every Thursday morning."
There will be no Ash Wednesday service in Christ Church, as the Berkeley Divinity School students will be singing at Trinity Church.
Today marks the 40th Anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. Included in the local observance of the occasion will be the Annual Service for Scouts in Christ Church on February 11 at 11:00 A.M. In connection with the national celebration of Boy Scout Week, The Amity Star has asaked Dr. Malcolm H. Brinton to write a descriptive history of the Bethany Boy Scout Troop. His article appears in another column of this issue.
The Bethany P. T. A. will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening, February 12. Following the business meeting, there will be a Hobby Show with many interesting collections on display. Several members of the Association will give ten-minute talks about their exhibits. Anyone who can contribute to this display will please call Mrs. Henry Riley at 3-0586 or Mrs. Henry Treffers at 3-1497. Many people in town have interesting collections of various articles and it is hoped that there will be a large number of exhibits. A penny collection for attendance will be taken. The institution of this feature of the meetings has resulted in markedly increased attendance as the children point out that each mother is worth a penny but that each father is worth two cents! Mrs. Henry Haversat has announced that the hostesses for the meeting are Mrs. Stanley Downs, Mrs. Kenneth Littlefield, and Mrs. Theodore Wolfe.
The Four Leaf Clover 4-H Club ant the Jolly Junior 4-H Club will hold a cake sale during the P.T.A. meeting. Raffle tickets will be on sale at 10¢ apiece or 3 for 25¢.
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Newell and four young children have arrived from Brookline, Massachusetts, to occupy the Mendenhall house on Beacon Road for five months. Dr. Newell is on leave of absence from private practice in Palo Alto, California, for two years. While here, he is connected with the Yale University School of Medicine.
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Whitlock Farm
Sperry Road Bethany
1951 Custom Dressing Rates
Chickens and Ducks
Killing & dressing ea. .20
Drawing & cutting up ea. .10
Wrapping for freezer ea. .10
Turkeys and Geese
Multiply above rates by 2.
Note
We still have some of those broadbreasted Tom Turkeys at .50 lb.
whole or half --
They may never be so low again. It's cheap food.
Bethany Host To Woodbridge And Orange Boards
On Monday, February 5, the Bethany Board of Education was host to the members of the Boards of Education of Woodbridge and Orange. This meeting in the Community School was the third in a series arranged for the discussion of common school problems. Mr. H. F. Kellner of Fairgrounds Road, Woodbridge, presided, and the talk centered around ways and means of caring for the greatly increased numbe rof children who will need education in this area during the next decade.
Mr. Charles Abell, Superintendent of District 1, and Mr. Raymond Lumley of the District serving Orange, had prepared schedules of figures showing per pupil costs at the various grade levels. Also serveral alternate building plans with respective costs to the towns were presented. All those concerned with education, in both lay and professional capacities, feel that the subject of educational facilities merits protracted and grave consideration by all the citizens in the area. Refreshments were served by the ladies of Bethany Board, assisted by Mrs. John Johnson of the school staff.
Sports
The girls in the upper grades of the Community School have formed six basketball teams which have games during the noono-hour recess. The teams are: The Whirlwind, Mary Bunting, Marylin Simpson, Phoebe Haines, Judy Hoppe, Susan Austin, Mary O'Rourke, and Barbara Koval, Captain; The Jugglers, Nancy Simpson Myra Corey, Audreay Alling, Rita Williams, Barbara Cartmell, Janet Johnson, and Helen Santoro, Captain; The Bethany Bandits, Mary Volage, Susan Vaill, Anitra Sarno, Diane Brucksch, Judy Wolfe, Fay Riley, and Shirley Harrison, Captain; The Roving Rompers, Shirley Crowther, Marjorie Williams, Nancy Hoppe, Eileen O'Rourke, Joella Downs, Mary Ann Smith, and Annette Sharron, Captain; The Green Grasshoppers, Theodora Moore, Ruth Littlefield, Phoebe Merkey, Susan Clark, Margaret Koval, Elizabeth Mannel, and Katherine Trehubenko, Captain; In the one game played last week, the Whirlwind defeated the Jugglers.
In the Boys League, the Halfgallons are in first place with two wins and the Sharpshooters and Dribbling Drips are tied for second place.
Last week's session at the Broadway Bowling Alleys saw the Beckers lose 1 game to Willowcrest on the strength of Bill Hoppe's 330 score; Pete Becker had a 363 in one of the games his team won -- but they still dropped 1 game in their
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Brixner, Jr., is assistant to the director.
Mr. and Mrs. George Seyfert are in charge of tickets. Reservations for "Dear Ruth" may be made by calling SP 9-2766.
The Paugusset Club plans to make a dramatic production an annual affair in Orange with any local residents who may be interested taking part.
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