Claremont voters elect their first City Council in 1947

1977

CLAREMONT

“The county budget will be up in the area of $100,000 in 1978 over this year,” Sam Nahil said Tuesday. The Sullivan County Commissioners referred to the proposed 1978 budget of $3,100,698, which will be submitted to the Sullivan County Delegation by the commissioners at a public hearing to b e held Monday in City Council Chambers. Nahil said the hike in the proposed 1979 budget is caused primarily by the new federal minimum wage, which goes up from $2.30 to $2.65 an hour beginning in January.

Photo Caption—Recipients of award certificates upon completion of a seven-week course on nutrition are, from left, Patricia Girard, Rosanne LaCasse, Carol Bastian, Emily Schneider, Lenora Carey and Elizabeth Ouellette. The first and last are employed in the Claremont Junior High School cafeteria and the others are at Stevens High School.

Berkshire Builders, Manchester, will pay $5,000 for the option of 6.5 acres of land near the corner of Broad and North Streets—the site of the proposed $1.5 million LaCasse Park senior citizens housing and urban renewal project. City Manager Jerry L. Maxwell assured the City Council, “they’re ready to go ahead,” but said the option is necessary because HUD’s Manchester office has delayed processing the application.

The sewer line running along Washington Street from Broad Street Bridge to the Hampshire Manufacturing Company plant, has been opened it was announced Thursday. Under construction since early summer, the line is ready to be used by businesses and residents in the area.

Claremont schools are trying to integrate handicapped and non-handicapped children by next year—without spending any extra money. A committee of teachers, parents and administrators is trying to figure out where to put children in two classes for the mentally retarded children. “The main problem is space,” Assistant Superintendent Richard Waldo told the Claremont School Board at its meeting Wednesday night.

Kelly S. Paton, 11 McKenzie Drive, has been named a career representative of National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. Paton was graduated in 1969 from Stevens High School. From 1969 to 1971 he majored in Physical Education at Springfield College and received a BA degree in political science in 1973 from the University of New Hampshire.

NEWPORT

Bonnie Derosier and Tammy Thurston are co-captains of the cheerleading squad recently chosen to lead local rooters during this year’s basketball games. Other members of the group include Lisa Rowe, Lisa Fontaine, Sandy Wiggins and Ann Munsterman. Tryouts were conducted at the school gym and were judged by Calista Thurlow, Judith Shepard and Ronald Pfenning.

The Board of Selectmen Monday established a study group to determine if the town should reappoint members to the Newport Housing Authority. The study group will report back in February. “This would be the most influential and powerful committee this town has every appointed—surpassing the Board of Selectmen,” said Selectman Ronald E. Lemay. The committee would oversee federal housing programs for the town including rent subsidies.

Newport will have two outdoor rinks this year. The rink on the common will be used for ice-skating and the rink at the Athletic Recreation Complex near Newport High School will be used for hockey. Installation of lights for the new ARC hockey rink will be completed this week. Jay Harvey, director of the Newport Recreation and Parks Department said.

Michael Wakefield has resigned as assistant director of the Newport Recreation and Parks Department effective Nov. 11 to become a corrections counselor for the State of Vermont. Mr. Wakefield, 25, became assistant director in September 1976. His $8,000 position became permanent by a vote at the 1977 town meeting.

Bernard E. Root, Unity Road, announced last week that he will run for a third term as Newport selectman when his present term expires in March. Mr. Root was elected to a one-year term on the board in 1974 and to a three-year term in 1975. “It takes at least one year to learn about the problems and personalities of Newport, Mr. Root said.

SUNAPEE

Thanksgiving Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merton Rollins, Central Street, were their daughter, Mrs. Lynn Pierce, Nashua and their granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pacetti, Claremont.

 

GRANTHAM

Everett R. Reney, Grantham, has been named to the board of trustees of Newport Savings Bank, John Kiernan, bank president, has announced. Mr. Reney, partner in Cote and Reney, a sawmill and building materials firm in Grantham, attended Newport schools and graduated from the University of New Hampshire, Durham, in 1935.

SPRINGFIELD

Vernon Delaney observed his 81st birthday Nov. 18 at his home with his sons and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Delaney, Claremont, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Delaney, Newport, present.

UNITY

Doris Taylor, West Unity, has been appointed tax collector in Unity to succeed Dominic F. Pintello. A native of Northfield, Mass., Mrs. Taylor has lived in Unity since 1974. She is the director of the Shugah Valley Snowriders.

CORNISH

Pack 332 Cub Scouts held their monthly meeting at the Cornish Grange Hall recently. Scott Kearns, Cubmaster, held a candlelight ceremony for new Cub Scouts who were presented their Bobcat pins. They were Robert Stammers, Jason Rook, Richard Cabot, Donnie Powers, Robert Stevens and Peter Hills.

1962

CLAREMONT

Standing executive committees were announced at a recent meeting of the Claremont Republican Party. They are Burton Nault, MD, chairman; Miss Ethel Heller and Charles Puksta, vice chairmen; Norman Wright, treasurer; John M. Johnson, finance chairman; Robert Michaud, Ward 1 chairman; Lawrence Guay, Ward 2 chairman and Arthur Rouillard Jr., Ward 3 chairman.

Army Pfc. Alfred M. Giovanello, son of Mrs. Hope Rzeczycki of 33 Lafayette St., was recently assigned to the 55th Artillery in Thule, Greenland. Giovanello, a generator operator in the artillery’s Battery B, entered the Army in August 1960, and arrived overseas last October. The 19-year old soldier is a 1960 graduate of Charlestown High School.

Miss Leona Tremblay presented Stevens Junior Librarians with library pins, numerals and emblems at a recent meeting. The girls who qualified for numerals were Lynda Scott, Judie Blewitt and Suanne Sklar. Those qualifying for pins were Marsha Howe, Marcia Talbert, Nancy Moss and Pamela Moore. Emblems were presented to Cheryl Rosenberry, Elaina Miskines, Edith Parker, Carol Connors. Deborah Estabrook and Susan Middleton.

Pvt. Robert W. Gavill, 22,is undergoing eight weeks of basic training at Fort Dix, N.J., in conjunction with the 1955 Reserve Forces Act. During his training he will serve on active duty for six months and then be transferred to hometown duty with an Army Reserve or National Guard Unit. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Gavill of 18 East St., Claremont, and was graduated from Stevens High School and Northampton Commercial College.

Donat A. Gagne Jr., seaman apprentice, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gagne of Puckershire Road, is serving at the Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. The station is located 45 miles from San Juan and supports surface, air, submarine and amphibious operations of the Atlantic Fleet and Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.

NEWPORT

The Newport School Board indicates it will consider establishing a ski team here on the basis of an interest survey taken in two schools. At the Junior High School, 17 boys and five girls indicated interest and at Towle, 14 boys and four girls. Skiing was dropped as a sport at Towle in 1960 on the basis of what the School Board termed a lack of interest.

Former selectman Raymond L. Barrett was chosen to compete the unexpired term of the late Philip G. Hackwell Wednesday. Barrett will serve until the next town meeting. He was three times chairman of the board during his nine years as a member from 1951 through 1960.

Mrs. Prudence Nichols, Newport, American Legion Auxiliary Department president, represented New Hampshire at the National Conference Presidents and Secretaries, which took place the second week of November in Indianapolis, Ind.

Unicraft Corporation, a newly-formed organization in Newport, expects to start business about Dec.17 in its new facilities located on the Guild Road, with about 15 men. It will be a precision machine shop offering its facilities and services to provide production effort for the requirements of the “space age” industries. Plans call for the employment of 50 men at the end of a two-year period. Lawrence Kendall of Newport and Burt Wiggins Jr. of Unity, purchased a seven-acre tract of land and started to erect an expandable modern building to induce a replacement industry to the area.

Construction of a rope tow for children’s skiing in Newport has been proposed by the Newport Rotary Club. Club President William Tracey yesterday appointed a committee to study the matter. The proposal calls for a tow to be established in Newport that could be used by youngsters at an annual fee of about $1. Richard Kelly is chairman of the committee. Serving with him are Louis Thompson, H. Newcomb Eldredge, Alvin Heidner, and Edward DeCourcy.

LEMPSTER

William Allen left for Portsmouth, Va., last Sunday after spending a 10-day leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James F. Allen. He will be given further assignment with the U.S. Coast Guard.

The lucky deer hunters last weekend were Stephen Allen and Everett Thurber.

LANGDON

Susan Holmes, Anne Marie Pelton, and Dianne Smith were Langdon girls chosen to play on the Vilas School basketball team.

Steven Timpano and Charles Batchelder went to Hopkinton Saturday to attend the All-State Band audition.

CHARLESTOWN

Some Charlestown women visited Springfield, Mass., recently for the Christmas festivities had begun in the decorations and stores. They included Mrs. Albert King, Mrs. Cedric Lumbra and Mrs. George Lumbra.

CORNISH FLAT

Ellsworth and Leland Atwood, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Weld, and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fox attended the supper and meeting of the Grafton-Sullivan County Forest Fire Wardens at Enfield on Wednesday evening.

CROYDON

Holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. William O. Safford, Croydon Flat, were Mr. and Mrs. Horace Safford and their daughters, Sandra and Cheryl, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Patnode, Newport, and Miss Esther Safford, White River Junction, Vt.

1947

CLAREMONT

Voters of Claremont, convening yesterday to elect their first city council, cast 3,287 ballots at the three ward polling places for a total of 42 candidates in the field for nine council seats. Election experts, studying the result of yesterday’s balloting, interpreted it as an expression of individual preference rather than support of any particular slate. Elected At Large were Morris A. Gellis, 62, real estate dealer; Leverette M. Griswold, 52, farmer, and Charles F. Keeley, 51, surgeon; Ward 1, Arthur Davis, 44, lumber mill operator and Fred F. King, 55, trucking business; Ward 2, Raymond V. Denault, 39, attorney, and Fred J. Perry Jr. 31, paper mill official, and Ward 3, Clifford Davis, 54, laundry business and Alfred J. Marcotte, 65, store owner.

With Claremont’s water supply down to a 32-day level, work was started this afternoon on a partial solution in the critical situation—a solution that is expected to replenish the town’s reservoirs by half the community’s daily consumption. Members of the Water and Sewer Commission decided last night to pipe Red Water Brook into the White Water Brook main stream. Red Water Brook has a considerable flow of water at the present time, it was stated, and can furnish the town with half its daily supply.

Seniors named to the honor list for the second ranking period at Stevens High School included Priscilla Baptista, Betty Brown, Louise Bushway, Herbert Douglas, William Foster, Winfield Giguere, Shirley Graves, Esther Hawkins, Donald Jascewicz, Victoria Jamroz, Waltina Jerasonek, Donald Ladeau, Parker Longbottom, Katherine Palmer, Charles Pullen, Ruth Sakovich and Donald Swinyer.

Six Stevens High School athletes have been admitted to membership in the National Athletic Scholarship Society for secondary schools, it was announced today by Headmaster Stephen A. Doody. They are Daniel Stoughton, football; Robert Angler, football and baseball; Harry Marshall, football and baseball; Glendon Richmond, football and baseball; Philip Kamionsky, football and baseball, and Carl Steinfield, football.

NEWPORT

Mrs. Gordon Flint of 168 North Main Street has returned to her home from the Claremont General Hospital where she recently submitted to an appendectomy.

Stanley R. Bain of the Army Transportation Corps will spend Christmas and New Years with friends in Rotterdam, Holland.

Robert C. Gould, local postmaster, today released the names of those who have helped in the Christmas rush at the post office. Those carrying and sorting email were Duane Fitts, Everett Grant, Laurence Couitt, S.C. Badmington, Harry Guillow, C.W. Morgan, Donald Willett, and Robert Sartwell. Women clerks who helped out at the windows were Mrs. Eleanore Kerr, Mrs. Geraldine Bagley and Mrs. June Schweitzer.

Marc DeRobertis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert DeRobertis, celebrated his third birthday Monday. Guests at his party were his sister, Dyanne, Maurice McClellan, Peter Wex, Lititia Scranton and Sandra Scranton.

Students home from the University of New Hampshire for the weekend included Arthur Grant, Nate Silverman and Lloyd Beauchaine.

These pupils in Miss Mahoney’s room did good work in arithmetic: Ronald Desrosiers, Douglas Hackett, Rocky Cusanelli, Sandra Farley, Jean Connell, Rita Blood, Thomas Churchill, Jean Johnson, Jerry Jasinski, Stephen Bailey, Louise Aho, Bradley Bell, James Houghton, Deanna Guimond and Julia Green.

Three residents of Newport are among nearly 15,000 students enrolled for the fall semester at Syracuse University. They are Miss Albina M. Dobolek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dobolek, 25 Myrtle St.; Miss Eva M. Whittaker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Whittaker, 73 Main St., and Miss Eleanor M. Guidotti, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Guidotti.

CORNISH FLAT

There were five tables to play “500” at the card party Friday evening. First prizes went to Mrs. Merrill Tatro and Richard Stone; second to Virginia Gagner and Merrill Tatro.

Herbert Harris of Claremont was a business visitor at Atwood’s Garage on Thursday.

CROYDON

Mrs. Maurice Chamberlain spent several days in Grantham last week with her father, Perley Walker, making preparations for the annual gathering of the Walkers. Those present for the Thursday dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Swain and sons, Stanley and Vornroy, Orvis Hamilton and Miss Prudy Bean of Newport, Mrs. Myrtle Bean, Miss Muriel Chamberlain, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Chamberlain of Croydon, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Walker, Allen Jr., and Miss Patricia Walker.

NORTH CHARLESTOWN

At the meeting of Sugar River Grange held last Thursday, the members elected officers for the coming year. They are Miss Thelma Boudette, Mrs. Sadie Nichols, Ralph Whitney, Henry LeClaire, Mrs. Violet Barnard, Mrs. Lucy Bemis, Mrs. Inez Hill, Teddy Walker, Mrs. Charlotte Bemis, Miss Shirley Walker, Mrs. Ella Dutton, Miss Marion Hill, Verne Morse and Walter O’Hearne.

SOUTH SUNAPEE

Mrs. Emily Osgood, Miss Helene Nutting, Mrs. Kathryn Nutting and Mrs. Wenona Simonds of Sunapee attended a district meeting of the Rebekah lodges of Charlestown and Claremont at Charlestown Thursday afternoon.

GRANTHAM

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hudson left Tuesday for the South where they will spend the winter.

Dudley Swenson has moved his family from Stoneham, Mass., to the Reney Place on Howe Hill. His brother, Arnold, recently bought the property of Herbert Harring.