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BALDWIN CIVIC PROPOSES SCHOOL DISCUSSION

The controversial proposed new school for Woburn Street is to be the subject for an open discussion in the next Baldwin Club meeting. Chairman E Haywood Bliss has announced.

The meeting will be held in the High School cafeteria, at 8 pm on May 7th. The Baldwin Civic Association

has invited the Permanent Build- ing Committee, and other town officials, including the new Town

be Manger, Jerry Bouchard, to participants In the discussion.

There has been a considerable controversy in the past few weeks as to the type of school that could be built.

It is expected that the salient points of the discussion will cover some of the controversial Items concerning the new school plans.

The meeting Is to be open to the public

HOMES ENDANGERED IY BRUSH FIRE

A brush Ore which may have been started from sparks from a passing train endangered half a dozen homes In North Wilmington Monday, and called for the services of half a dozen out of town Fire Departments.

The fire, which swept over 50 acres, fanned by a strong wind, was at one time within 50 feet of the home of Joseph Brown, on Bal- lardvale Street, and was only a lit- tle further away from the nearby Anomisto home.

it started near the B&M tracks and swept eastward, fanned by the winds, and crossing Ballardvale Street, was well on its way towards Andover Street before the fire was subdued.

Help was sent from Andover, North Andover, North Reading, Reading, Burlington and Billerica, as well as from the Middlesex County Forest Wardens.

Starting about 10:30 am Monday It was not declared out until after *» pm.

THERE'S REVISION IN THE OLD TOWN HALL: TM Jerry Bou- chard Is tearing down the partition wall, between his office and the former Meeting Room, to make one big room, where everyone, even the Vigilant Dozen, can get seats during meetings

The Selectmen held their meeting In the Civil Defense Room In the cellar, Monday night, where, in mis photograph they are talking with Planning Board and Water Board members about the possible new well field adjacent to the ball field In the Town Park. Planning Board Chairman Jim Banda is leaning against the stanchion in the background, and the other stanchion Is being held up by Water Com- missioner Waldo Stevens. A few of the Vigilant Dozen may be seen at the far right.

V.F.W. PLANS TO

ENLARGE BUILDING

Paul Farrell, Commander of the Nee EUsworth" Post, VFW, pre- sented plans for an enlarged build- ing, at the present site on Main Street, to the Board of Appeals Tuesday evening.

Farrell's plans would add a story to the building, the story hav- ing a tapestry brick front, with redwood sheathing. His presenta- tion was part of an appeal being

presented to the Appeal Board, be- cause the Zoning Laws had been changed since the start of the con- struction of the building, back In the 1940s.

Building Inspector Mlnot Ander- son told the Appeal Board that In this case there had been a sub- stantial hardship involved which may be applicable in the granting of a favorable consideration.

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WILMINGTONROTARY'SBIGDAY: With practically 100% attend- ance on the part of Wilmington Rotarlans, the club had a perfect day yesterdayat the District Conference, at which it was the host club.

At the Speaker's Desk Is Roy Wahl, Wilmington High School senior who had won the Oratorical Contest, and a trip to Quebec, this spring. At the far left is his Quebec partner, Peter Brown, who spoke to the assembled Rotarlans after Wahl.

Past President Ed Osberg is next to Brown, followed by Rotary Governor Bill Stevens , and Rotary President Larry Foley. At the far right is the Rev. Terry Clay Thomason, also a well known Wilmington man.

$ 150,000 BUILDING

PLANNED FOR MAIN STREET

The Board of Appeals, Tuesday night was presented with the plans for a Recreation Building planned to be erected on Main Street, ap- proximately opposite to Louie's Oil Company.

The building, Richard J Roth- well Jr of Reading told the Board would be for ping pong and billiards In what he termed a 'family oper-

DE CAROLIS PRELIMINARY PLANS TURNED DOWN

The'preliminary'plan for an ex- tension of Marcia Road, with 25 new house lots, to be located in back of the proposed Woburn St. School, submitted by James De Carolis of Tewksbury was turned down by the Planning Board, Tues- day night, on the ground that he had not shown proper traffic circula- tion.

The developer is still able to present a 'definitive' plan under the statutes of the Commonwealth. Mr De Carolis planned to attend the meeting, but was absent.

John Brooks, of the Board of Selectmen told the Planning Board that an attorney for Mr De Carolis was to present to the Selectmen, next Monday papers conveying the proposed 'pedway' across his land and to the Woburn Street School site.

GOOD PLASTERING STOPS FIRE FROM SPREADING

A fire Monday noon, while the Wilmington department was bat- tling a *» acre blaze, in North

ation'. It is planned to be about 10,000 square feet In area.

Mr Rothwell is the Vice Presi- dent of the Northeast Engineering Corp. of Saugiis, the firm which had prepared the plans for the building.

The case was taken under ad- visement, as there were parking and other problems.

Wilmington, had to have the as- sistance of the Tewksbury De- partment.

The fire started In a small rub- bish heap, In an apartment over Stevens Supermarket.

Only four men were on duty in the fire station because of the Ballardvale Street fire. Tewksbury was called for assistance.

A good plastering job, in the up- stairs apartment, was credited by Fire Chief Arthur Boudreau to retarding the fire , so that the damage was mostly that caused by smoke.

EXAMINATION SCHEDULED . FOR FIRE FIGHTERS

A State wide examination on June 29th is to be held, for the position of Fire Fighter in the various towns and cities of the Common- wealth.

Applicants must be between the yes of 21 and 35, and all appli- cations must be filed by June 10.

Wilmington Fire Fighters Lo- cal 1370, IAFF, has announced that it will assist any Wilmington resi- dent who wishes to take the exam.

$38.00 TAX RATE The 1963 Tax Rate wUl be $38.00

Principal Assessor Stanley Web- ber told the Board of Selectmen Monday night.

The figure Is an Increase of $3.50 over that of a year ago. To- tal valuation of property in WU- mington for 1963 Is approximately $58,660,000. Last year's figures were $55,819,650.

The amount to be raised by taxes this year Is $2,236,500, out of a to- tal budget of about $3,063,000.

The final breakdown of figures will not be available until about July 1.

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Vllaaington neerfs goo** «*actual findings froa persons who are disinterest*^ politically an?* or personally, on ». lot of subjects.

The Finance Cowittee has only started. Let then continue on other subjects too.

Boa about th#> cost of heating school build- ings? *o one in Wllaington has ewer had such a study, in spite of the allegations which have been aade, re the Round Schools.

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course was politically expedient for John, even if it wasn't quite the truth.

For the truth of the matter is that the Fin- Corn didn't take one cent of the drainage finds from that budget." They knocked out a $10,000 granite curbstone item, and a proposed hot-tep job on certain streets, which that committee felt could wait another year or two.

HEIGH HO FOR THE IPSWICH!

It was perhaps 15 years ago when a party of hardy adventurers which included Mihot Anderson now Building Inspector of Wilmington, and Jimmy Shine of Grove Avenue ventured upon the stormy waters of the Ipswich River, with the idea of seeing if something could not. be done about the lowering of the water table of Wilmington.

They determined that there is a four foot "fall* between Jenks Bridge and Route 28 in No. Reading, which, considering the meandering tra- vels of that stream, is practically nothing.

However Mr. Anderson, as a Civil Engineer, determined that if there were some reasonable straight line dredging some lowering of the wa- ter table would be the result.

Then about 10 or 12 years ago the North Rea- ding Board of Selectmen visited Wilmington with a sort of plea that Wilmington dam up the water of Martin's brook, north of Salem Street, at the old railroad cut, so as to hold back a part of the spring flood until after tha rest had gone. That plan never got anywhere, but it did show that North Reading too was interested.

Since then North Reading, with state aid, has dredged parts of the river in their town. The work hasn't done too much good, but it. has been a step in the right direction.-

So Monday night Selectman Rene r.aRivee was "worrief as the old Scotsman used to say, be- cause a gravel merchant on Concord Street, just over the North Reading line, is digging in what has been called, for the past 300 years or so, the Hundred Acre Meadow. Mr. LaRivee just want- ed to be sure he wasn't damming the river, and preventing the flow of water.

It seems to be quite the contrary. What Wil- mington and North Reading have been trying to accomplish that merchant is doing, in his own way.

For, having removed nearly all of the hill which he was selling, he is now out in the ri- ver area, digging up sand. So far, according to one estimate, he has taken 200,000 yards ofsand from under the paet in the Hundred Acre Meadow.

It could work out to be a good thing. Maybe Wilmington and North Reading will have a deep channel, 20 or 30 feet deep, by the time he has finished, and a part of the dredging that is wanted by both towns will be accomplished with- out cost to the taxpayers.

So its Heigh Ho! Let's get a boat and go cruising on the new lake, in the Ipswich, where the water will be deep enough for some real good sized trout to live over both the hot sum- mer and the cold winter!

TOWN NOTES (Cont. from Pg. 2)

The Ipswich was full of the finny creatures, and catching them was oh, so easy.

But they disappeared sometime after the Civil War, and, although Doctor Hiller tried to promote the alewlfe run, about 1880, by im- porting fish and putting them in the lake, hoping that they would spawn there, the town has been, for about 100 years now, without an 'Alewlfe Run'

Squash Plants

This is the time of year when the backyard gardener wishes he had started a weak or two ago, and knows that he won't get started for another week or. two yet.

William Agreeable Smith, West Street farmer extraordinary (by virtue of intense cultivation of 3 acres of land) Is one that already has things started.

He has squash plants which are six Inches high, we are informed. Agreeable planted them in cut off milk cartons some time ago, and plans to transplant soon.

The Rocky Trail

In the midst of the Monday morn- ing fires one of the town's Highway Trucks was to be seen on Middlesex Avenue, sweeping the road, and raising a cloud of dust - as is sometimes dlpicted in the 'Thell'll Do B Everytlme' Cartoons.

But this time it was brains, not brainlessness.

It seems a truck had loaded some washed gravel from one of the North Wilmington plants. It started lor Burlington, and after going a mile or so a small stone

Double Catch

A seagull, up at Mud Pond, in E Billerica, had something last week the like of which is not ordinarily seen by the land-going variety of his clan.

Tales have been told of how some sailors, for savage amusement, tie together two pieces of bread or meet with a string, and then throw them overboard. One seagull will pick up and swallow each piece, and then the problem comes on how to get the two seagulls, each on one end of the string, apart.

Mother nature generally takes care of the problem, after a few hours.

But seagull in East Billerica - That was different.

It seems that Kenny Paglia of Nichols Street was up there fishing last Saturday, and he caught two pickerel. Kenny put the fish on the type of cord that a fisherman has, to 'string' them, and let the two fish trail from the back of his boat.

A seagull swooped down and grabbed one of the fish. Somehow he got the line and the other fish too. He went flying off into the air with one fish firmly into his talons, and the other banging away at the sea- gulls legs.

Finally, in disgust, the seagull let go, abd the two fish dropped back Into the pond - but Kenny was unable to retrieve them.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA MENUS WEEK OF APRIL 29 High School:

Monday: Tomato Juice, Cheese- burger on Roll; Potato Chips; But- tered Green Beans; Deep-Dish Ap- ple Pie, Milk.

Tuesday: Roast Pork and Gravy; Mashed Potatoes; Cole Slaw; Bread & Butter; Jello with Topping; Milk.

Wednesday: Hamburger and Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Wax Beans, Bread & Butter, Cher- ry Cobbler, Milk.

Thursday: Orange Juice, Grilled Frankfurter on Roll; Buttered Rice Whole Kernel Corn, Honey Dip Doughnut, Milk.

Friday: Oven Fried Fish Sticks; Home Baked Beans, Tomato Wed- ges, Dark Bread & Butter, Ice Cream, Milk.

Wlldwood, Glen Rd, Boutwell & North Schools

Monday: Tomato Juice, Cheese burger on Roll; Potato Chips; But- tered Green Beans, Deep Dish Ap- ple Pie, Milk.

Tuesday: Baked Ham Loaf with Pineapple; Mashed Potatoes; But- tered W. K. Corn; Bread & Butter;

Fruit Jello with Topping, Milk. Wednesday: Home Baked Beans,

Cold Cuts, Cole Slaw; Dark Bread & Butter, Cherry Squares, Milk.

Thursday: Hamburger & Gravy; Mashed Potatoes; Buttered Spinach Bread & Butter; Citrus Fruit, Milk

Friday: Corn Chowder with Crackers; Grilled Cheese Sand- wich; Carrot Sticks, Midnight Choc olate Cake, Milk.

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was wedged loose, In the tailgate, allowing a stream of small stones to fall.

Officer Ballou, coming out on Middlesex Avenue, where he had been just a few moments previous- ly, realized that the 'culprit' must be near, and started in pursuit, in the Police Cruiser.

He caught up to the truck on Burlington Avenue, near Chestnut Street, and the truck driver vol- untarily went back to Town Hall and made arrangements with TM Jerry Bouchard to have the stones swept off the street.

If only we had two dozen more like Officer Ballou, who can catch those stones as they are falling!

Planted Fish

One of the best places, in some respects, to go fishing in Wilming- ton today, is the old sandpits near the former North Reading Sani- tarium.

Two lakes, one of them about 10 acres in area, were dug out by gravel merchants, during the so- called Gravel War, at the time that Route 93 was built, four or five years ago.

Theoretically, since the lakes are not connected with any other water there should be no fish in them, other than possibly eels, which do go overground on wet mornings.

But there are plenty of fish In both, mostly bluegills, and because there is no brush or other obst ruc- tions, fishing Is a pleasure.

Young Kevin Kldder was up there the other day and hauled three quite respectable hornpout out of the smaller of the two lakes.

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The Wilmington Ford Falcons, probably the hottest hockey team In Eastern Mass, presented Pres- ident Ben Ristuccla of Wilmington Ford with trophies, Friday morn- ing, symbolic of their winning the 128 Industrial Hockey League cham pionshlp and playoffs.

The Falcons capped at 13 - 1 season record with 7-0, 8-0 and 2- 0 wins of Boston Edison, Sy 1 vania Electric and Raytheon, in the round robin playoffs.

Bud Chambers, who is the league leading scorer, along with two of his llnemates DamlenHurlburt and Asst Capt. Ralph Tarricone spear headed the Falcons in the playoffs They had a total of 52 goals for the season. The second line, War- ren Mickle, Fred Turner and Ken

Muse were not far behind, with 40 goals, and Handyman Ted Peabody scored 20 goals, on a part-time basis.

The team's defense is lead by hard hitting Carl Backman Jr., for mer Capt of the University of Mass Hockey Team. Backman and his fellow defense players Ben Sands, Bob Hubbard, Captain Bud GUlies and Goalie Reggie Hurlburt held their opponents to only 20 goals in the entire season. There were five shutouts.

The Falcons have a season to- tal of 26 wins and only 2 losses for all games played to date.

They are now playing in two spring leagues, one at the Boston Skating Club, and the other in Lynn

NO DECISIONS YET'ON 'CONFLICT OF INTEREST* LAW The meeting of the Board of

Selectmen, Monday, had been sche- duled to have a discussiion led by Selectman John Brooks on the meaning of the Conflict of Interest Law, as it affects Wilmington of- ficials.

Mr Brooks was absent, having had to attend a dinner in Boston, and the scheduled discussion was postponed.

Selectman De Felice, who was acting chairman for the evening told the other members who were present that he is asking for a ruling from Town Counsel Philip Buzzell as to the status of a con- tract which his firm has, for the trucking of foodstuffs to the WU- mington Public Schools.

The firm, of wheh he is a 50% owner, receives about $100 a week for its services, Da Felice said. He speculated that he may have to resign, rather than to give up the contract.

Another Wilmington man who may find the Conflict of Interest Law working against the accepting of an appointment by him is Fos- ter Balsar, of Middlesex Avenue.

Mr Balsar, long active in a volunteeer status in community activities, has been Boy Scout Neighborhood Commissioner and president of the Wilmington Com- munity Fund, as well as being ac- tive In Girl Scouts and CampOre Girls.

Rene LaRivee, former CIvU De- fense Director has suggested Mr Balsar as one of three persons who he thinks Is sultbble as the new director.

Mr Balsar, however, is a part time custodian of the Wilmington Public Library, and may have to give up this Jgb, if he should ac- cept the Civil Defense Director- ship.

The State Legislature, Wednes- day, refused to amend the new law which goes into effect on May 1

INFORMAL MEETING OF CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON

An informal meeting of the Con- gregational Church is to be held in the church at 4 pm Sunday to dis- cuss the '21 points*. Participants are advised to bring a box lunch. There will be no dishes washed after the meeting

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STUDENTS T0U3 WESTERN ELECTRIC The area near the 'OxBow' which

was swampy didn't seem to have clear title, at that time, out old Herb Barrows, who had cut lumbar there for the town, back about the year 1900, so testified, and the court held that It must have been property of the town, and so ruled.

The town then sold 36 acres of land, east of Main Street and north of the railroad, to the New England Gas, again for $100 an acre.

New England Qts never built, for reasons that have no part in this story, and was eventually taken over by General Dynamics, who, the report Is today, are asking a sum In excess of $300,000 for the same property!

Annother small piece of land, between the railroad and Main St in the lowlands, was also sold to another firm. Today th'ere are about 43.5 acres left of the old farm.

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TOP SCIENCE STUDENTS GUESTS OF TELEPHONE CO and Western Electric, both Bell System companies, at a Science Visitation Program conducted at Western Electric.s North Andover plant.

The program consisted of talks, visual presentations, a tour of the Merrimack Valley Works and a luncheon, the Wilmington students met and exchanged views with science students from four other Massachusetts Schools.

LtoRA. Crompton, of Western Electric, Dr Elene Farello, head of the Science Dept of Wilmington High School, John Bovitz, 102 Middlesex Ave; David Dayton, 214 Burlington Ave; Miss Jeannette Bender, NETAT Co; and William Durant, 22 Lawrence St.

THE OLD TOWN FARM Down where Main Street crosses

the Boston & Maine Railroad, on the way to Woburn, is a bridge which was for many years called the Town Farm Bridge.

On both sides of the street, and on both sides of the railroad, for many years, stood the old Town Farm, part of which is now the Town Park, where there is a fine baseball field and otner recreational faculties.

The Board of Water & Sewer Commissioners seek to establish a 500,000 gallon a day well in the old farm area, adjacent to the ballfleld. If they do the ball field will have to be located elsewhere, for the State Department of Public Health will allow nothing within 400 feet of the well.

Selectmen discussed the matter with Water Commissioners and Planning Board members Monday night, but with no firm decisions.

It is quite probable that the bail field will have to go, and perhaps be located in another part of town.

The Old Town Farm dated back to 1827, when it was established on land bought from the Widow Caleb Kaincs, who lived in a house which stood and still stands at the corner of Eames and Woburn Streets. As it was first set up there was over 100 acres in the Town Farm. Today there is about 43.

There was no Main Street In those days, and a road connected the old Town Farm through what is now the property of J W Greer Company with Eames Street.

Neither was there a railroad, but there was the old Middlesex Canal, the first canal in New Eng- land for commercial barge traffic.

% The canal, which dates hack to ^795, carried cargo and passen-

gers from Boston to Lowell, then Chelmsford. The biggest loads carried were about 50 tons, and' there were two packet boats, which made the trip in eight and one half hours, for passengers.

It is in the Town Park that parts of the canal can still be .seen today. There was an aqua duct spanning the Maple Meadow Brook, wheh was rebuilt in the WPA days (the stone part), and the canal curved around the hill in a reverse curve, known in those days as the «Ox Bow'.

The old canal bottom still exists and looks like a woodland road. Autos can drive around the hill, using the canal bottom for a con- siderable distance. At one point, on a curve, the careful searcher can find a stone which was grooved by tow chains from the old canal barges.

The Town Farmhouse was built on the northeasterly side of the hill, together with a barn, both of which stood untU burned by Are In 1923 or thereabouts. The old foundations can stUl be seen, as

well as the old weU, now capped. In 1835 the Boston & Lowell

Railroad was built, the first steam tealn in New England, It passed within 100 yards of the farmhouse, and today these tracks are the old- est railroad tracks in continual use in the United States.

The Old Town Farm was sort of the Pride of Wilmington, at least part of the time.

On the first day of January each year the Selectmen, who were also the Overseers of the Poor, would have dinner at the Town Farm, on their annual trip of inspection. They would go over the books, and make sure that the town was get- ting Its money's worth.

The farm was a combination 'poor farm' and asylum for simple people, all of whom had to work for their living, and the old Town Re- ports carried careful accounts of the monies earned and spent.

The reports would list the num- ber of cattle and pigs, and the amount of money realized from the sale of such things as corn and cabbages. H would also list, each year, a small amount of money being spent for 'West India Goods' which was another way of saying ' rum' used presumably on January 1, at the time of the Selectmen's dinner.

There was a big scandal after the Civil War, when a child was born there, to an unmarried woman who was kept on the farm. The father was listed as a man who had died a few months previously.

But the scandal didn't really come 'to a head' until about five years later, when a second child was born, and although again a man who had died a few months previous ly was listed as the father the Sel- ectmen went out an hired a new Overseer.

About 1915 the Boston Globe had a story of the Old Town Farm, to- ther with pictures of the buildings', and it told how proud the people of Wilmington were of the farm which 'paid Hs own way*. Copies of the story are In the Public Lfharary in the 'Miss Swain Book'.

m 1923 the Town Farm burned, in a big pall of smoke, presumably caused by the hay in the barn catch tag fire.

There was only one inmate left, together with the current Overseer and his wife, and when the Overseer got a job In Wake fV Id, on the Town Farm there, the inmate went too.

Later the Town Farm was set aside as a Town Park.

Both WPA labor and volunteer labor went Into the making of the recreation area, where corn was once raised, and it is believed by some that there is more loam on the baseball field than in any other

place in Wilmington, as an im- mense amount of loam was brought down to the ball field.

Part of the farm, the 3 acres which lies east of Main Street and south of the railroad, was sold tc the J W Greer Comapny, when that company moved to Wilmington in 1951. The part sold was about 3 acres, and was sold for $100 an acre.

A few years later, when Dean dishing was Town Manager of Wil- mington, the New England Gas Co. wanted to move here.

Cushlng had the then Principal Assessor, Frank Walters, check into the town's title, and have the property Mandcourted' so that no doubt exists today as to the town's ownership.

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The ranking amateur bowlers of New England are having it out, this weekend, at the Atlantic Bowl- ling Lanes, In Woburn, this week end.

A 128 man professional blowllng association team is also to be pre- sent, to enter the competition.

Barry A French, president of the Atlantic Association, and sponsor of the PBA's fourth New England visit is putting up the thousands of dollars in prize money for the meet

The three day professional sche- dule calls for twin day and evening action, today and Friday and semi- finals Saturday morning, to pare the field to 16 finalists who will compete Saturday afternoon. The program is to be televised over the ABC at 3:30 pm

FINAL STANDINGS RESERVES BOWLING TEAM

w I. Whistlers 76 44 Specs 73 47 Rollos 60 60 Slim Jims 56 64 T Birds 52 68 Dlehards 43 77

NORTH WILMINGTON MERCHANTS BOWLING LEAGUE STANDINGS APRIL 23

Pinerldge Cleaners 161 Wilmington JCs 149 No. Wllm. Hardware 138 Mytron #1 138 D ft D Gulf 132 Valley News 124 Polcaro #1 122 No. Wllm. Pharmacy 122 Beauty Lounge 122 Polcaro #2 119 Photon #2 106 Mytron #2 95 Photon #1 92 Wilson Trucking 70

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Team Triple ft Single: Dlehards 1350 & 486.

Individual Single: B Parsons, 138.

Individual Triple: P Baker, 317 Individual Standings

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Av. 93.32 92.48 92.28 90.76 89.65 88.47 85.52 85.36 85.2

Tryouts for the Wilmington Town Team, a part of the Carling Inter- city League are to be held at the high school field at 1 pm Sunday.

Players who are hgh school seniors or older will be eligible to compete for a spot in the team. Players do not necessarily have to live in Wilmington.

The Carling Intercity League is composed of teams from North Cambridge, Medford, Arlington, Lexington, Winchester, Wakefleld Reading, Woburn and Watertown.

Many of the teams feature out- standing college, semi-pro or for- mer professional ball players. In recent years Lenny Perella, Mike Hogan and Ricky F rot ton have played In the league, and have then signed professional contracts in organized baseball.

The season play begins on May 26th. This leaves the time to get ready for play at about 1 month. The team's manager is Bob Has- tings of King Street.

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A TOUGH BREAK YESTERDAY: for the Wilmington High School baseball team when they lost to Billerlca, 3-0. Three costly errors in the first Inning was the cause, in the first game lost since early last year.

Fr Row, L to R: Jimmy Newhouse, Pete Emery, Co-Capt Jimmy Gillis, Co-Capt Jeff Williamson, Ken Sugarman, Tommy Grant.

Rear: Dennis DeMaggion, Corey Coombs, Mike Anderson, Mike Farrell, Dave Fuller, Stuart Ring and John Robbins.

JACKIE BOWEN IS HEADED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Wilmington's all-time half back, shown here in a Jacket which he re- ceived Sunday evening from the Boston American, when he was named All State, is to attend the University of Wyoming, it has been announced this week.

With Jackie is his full back Frank Perdicaro (left) and Dickie Allard, quarter back of the Mass Championship Class C team.

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SOFTBALL LEAGUE ORGANIZED FOR SEASON

It is going to be father against son, this season, In the Wilmington Softball League.

Larry Cushlng, for some years the manager of the Merri-Macs will be facing his son Jackie, who is to manage the bottom placed National Polychemicals.

The league was organized for the season In a meeting Tuesday night The first game will be played in the

Town Park at 6:15 pm May 6th and games will be played Monday thru Thursday for the season.

7 teams are in the League this year - The Charles River Labs, Danny Bemls Manager; American Legion, Jack Pellerln, Manager; Knights of Columbus, George Fo- ley, Manager; Merri-Macs, Larry Cushlng, Manager; Diamond Cry- stal, George Lies, Manager; Gil- darts, Jay Tighe, Manager, and the National Polychemicals, Jackie Cushlng, Manager.

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BOARD OF APPEALS „ PUBLIC HEARING 1G-G3

A publ ic hearing will be held in the Town Hall at 8 pm May 14, 1963 on the appeal of Johnson's Realty Trust, 344 Salem Street, for a variance in the Zoning Law to allow for 6 signs, not to exceed 15% of the face of a building now being erected at 380 Middlesex Avenue. Louis E Gage, Chmn A25.M2 Board of Appeals

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A public hearing will be held in the Town Hell at 8 pm May 14, 1963, on the appeal of Hen ry ml larky. 301 Middlesex Ave to divide his land into three lots having sufficient depth and area, but insufficient frontage. Louis E. Gage, Chmn A25.M2 Board of Appeals

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A PRESENT FROM THE WOMAN'S CLUB to the Public Library was made by the club's Literary Committee, Sunday, In observance of National Library Week. Mrs Harold Slwa (left) and Mrs August MacLeod presented the library with a tape recorder, which the Librarian, Mrs Clara Chlpman, has just accepted.

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK AT WILMINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

As well as space would permit, National Library Week is being observed at our local library. The Women's Club Literature and Art Committees, the library's fri- ends of long-standing, held an open house Sunday afternoon. To point up the high interest in gardens, Mrs Chlpman had on display fifty of the collection of gardening books Mrs John Ella had made a very attractive arrangement of snap- dragons, lavender rose, carna- tions, iris and sweet peas in an old fashioned pitcher; Mrs Edmund Ferguson had a puzzling but taste- fully selected combination of five kinds of green leafed plants in the dish planter.

Ann London, granddaughter of Miriam Colucci, former Wilming- ton librarian, exhibited two pic- tures which she had done at the age of six with the help of her art teacher, Mrs Kemp. Another sample of local talent was the hand- painted tray done by Mrs Harding, Assistant Librarian. Other books which Mrs Chlpman had put on display as indicative of local in- terests were the books on art, handicrafts, music and travel.

Monday evening one of the trus- tees who had attended the Book and Author luncheon that day in Boston gave a resume.

This Friday evening at 9 pm in the Wilmington Library an account will be given on what goes on at the Governor's Second Annual Con- ference on Libraries, which Is be- ing held today at the University of Mass., at which the principal speak er is James MacGregor Burns, the Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Williams Col- lege.

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BLANCHE CARTER SERVICES SUNDAY

Mrs M Blanche Carter, wife ol Luther S Carter died at the Mass- achusetts General Hospital on Fri- day April 19th.

Mrs Carter, who was 71 years old, was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Dimock) White- church of Reading. She had resi- ded in Wilmington for over 30 years, many of them as a resident at 57 Glen Road.

Beside her husband Luther she is survived by one son, Luther Arnold Carter of Parker Street and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the W S Cavanaugh & Son Funeral Home, 374 Main Street on Sunday at 2 pm with the Rev. Robert San- ders of the Wilmington Congrega- tional Church officiating. Burial followed in the family lot in Wild- wood Cemetery, with the Rev. Mr. Sanders offering the committal prayers.

SERVICES FOR MRS ROSE LEONARD

Funeral services were held last Saturday for Mrs. Rose Leonard, for many years a resident of Nickerson Avenue. A High Mass of Requiem was sung at St Thomas Church, at 9 am by the Rev Fran- cis Mackin.

Mrs Leonard had died in Wo roes ter on April 17th. A native of Nova Scotia, she was the widow of the late George T Leonard. She was 91 years old.

A delegation from the Legion of Mary was In attendance at the services. Burial was in the family lot in Wildwood Cemetery, where Father Mackin read the committal prayers.

The McMahon Funeral Home, Middlesex Ave., was in charge of funeral arrangements.

CARD OF THANKS

To the men of the Wil- mington Fire Department: Our sincere thanks f «r your fine work, last Monday, at the tiae »f the Ballardvale Street fire. Your skill and bravery saved several hones froa destruction.

Mr and Mrs William Bangs Ballardvale Street

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CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS PLAN ANNUAL COMMUNION BREAKFAST

Mrs Gertrude Krasnekewica and Mrs Jeanne O'Brien are to be the Co-Chairman of the annual Com- munion Breakfast, sponsored by St Thomas Court, Catholic Daugh- ters of America, on May 5th.

The breakfast Is to be held in Villanova Hall, following the 8:15 Mass at St. Thomas. The menu will include chicken pie, catered by Witham's.

Sister Mary Corlta of the Mar 1st Missionaries of Mary is to be the speaker. Her experiences should be of interest since she is a Sis- ter, a Nurse, and has spent some time at the Leper Colony In Ja- maica, BWL

Tickets may be obtained by call- ing Mrs Mary Nickerson, ticket chairman at 8-4861. All the ladies Of the parish are urged to attend, and children are also welcome.

FOUR MEMBERS NAMED TO REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE

At the regular monthly meeting of the Republican Town Committee last week Mrs Dorothy Rice, Ver- non Walsh, Atty Alan Altman and Lloyd Bender were named to full membership In the committee. All had been associate members.

Chairman Mrs Wavie Drew made appointments to sub-committee; Mrs Flora Kasabuski, Publicity; Miss Llbby Sanborn, Clerical, to assist Secretary Ruth Kitchener; Miss Patricia MacFeeley, Ways & Means, to be assisted by Flora Kasabuski and Betty Jane Evans; Glen Connolly, Chairman of Regis- tering Voters, assisted by Lloyd Bender; and Hayward Bliss, Pro- grams and Speakers, to be assisted by Mrs Madelon Slater.

Registered Republicans who may wish to become an associate mem- ber of the Town Republican Com- mittee are adivised to contact Roland Wood and his committee.

The next meeting of the Republi- can Town Committee is to be on May 14th at the DAV Hall on Grove Avenue.

STEVE LANGONE TO BE AT OTIS AFB ON CAPE COD

Airman Third Clas Stephen J Langone, son of Mr and Mrs Ste- phen Langone of Nassau Ave Is being reassigned to Otis Air Force Base, on Cape Cod, for training and duty as a cook.

Airman Langone recently com- pleted his Air Force Basic Train- ing at Lackland Air Force Base In Texas. He is a 1962 graduate of Wilmington High School.

■IRTHS GRANT, Robin Ariene, 4th child,

3rd daughter, to Mr and Mrs Philip Grant, 987 Main Street Woburn, la Choate Memorial Hospital, Woburn April 3rd. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leon Daszuta of 29 Wilson Street North Wilmington, and Louis Capaldo of North Woburn.

ROBARGE, Dennis and Donald, twins, 3rd and 4th sons to Mr and Mrs Joseph Robarge, Cunningham ■ Street, in SL Johns Hospital, Lo- j well, April 12th.

Grandparents are Mr and Mrs | Albert Robarge ofCbelmsford,and Mr and Mrs Lawrence (Larry) Cushlng of Jones Avenue.

ROONEY, Deborah, first child, to Mr and Mrs William Roooey, Mt. Vernon Street, So. Tewksbury, on April 18th In the Winchester HospitaL

Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edward Rooney of Chestnut Street and Mr and Mrs Talbot Emery of Lake Street.

Great Grandparents are Mr and Mrs William J Rooney of Chestnut Street, Mrs Anna Appof North Wo- burn, Mr and Mrs Harold Melzar of Lake Street, and MT and Mrs F Philip Emery, of Middlesex Ave. Reading.

RITCHIE, Steven Gardner, 4th child, 2nd son to Mr and Mrs Charles Ritchie, 18 Keller Road, In Winchester Hospital, April 4th.

Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Gardner Ritchie of Colombia St. and Mr and Mrs George Mart ell of Glen Road.

WALSH, baby boy, third son, fourth child, to Mr and Mrs John Walsh, 45 Andover Street, In St. John's Hospital, Lowell, April 22nd

Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Leo Dupras, Amherst Road, and Mrs Helen R Babbitt, 13 Chestnut Street.

FOUR NEW FORMS FOR TOWN HALL

Four new or revised forms have been adopted this week, In the Town HaU.

TM Jerry Bouchard has dug out a form originally prepared some five or six years ago, for persons who feel that they would like to serve on one or another of the town's various boards. They would use the form as a sort of applica- tion blank.

Herbert Nickerson, Planning Board member, submitted three forms for that board to use, with reference to real estate plans submitted. The forms are a guide to proper action by the board In its decisions, and further to en- sure that other boards of the town who may be Interested are aware of the exlstance of the plans.

Nickerson also had a copy of a document prepared by Arnold H. Salisbury, Town Counsel of North Andover, which listed completely for the Planning Board of that town the decisions and other legal mat- ter which would control their de- liberations with reference to the submission of real estate plans. The document, which has been copy righted by the author, was termed 'very complete' by Planning Board members.

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PRETTY KITTY: A feature of the Open House at the Public Li- brary Sunday was art work by local talent. The young man, Kent Walker, climbed up on a chair to admire the 'pretty kJrrjr" drawn by a six year old girl, Ann London, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ole of Church Street.

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CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD - READING Rev Herbert A Jerauld, 944-1661

Sunday 8 am Holy Communion. 9 A 11 am Morning Prayer and ser- mon, Church school, nursery, high school. 10 am Adult class. 5:30 pm Junior & Senior EYC Splash Party

Monday 8 pm Commission for Christian Education

Tuesday 8 pm Cub Scout leaders Wednesday 12:30 pm Golden Age

Club luncheon Thursday 6:30 pm Men & boys

choir. 7:30pm Cub Scout Pack meet Friday 10:30 am Circle 8, 3 pm

Junior GFS 7 pm Girls choir, 8 pm Intermediate GFS

Saturday 9 am to 4 pm Paper drive at church.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Sunday, 10 am Worship Service, professional child care (ages 1-3) at Parsonage, 191 Middlesex Ave. Sermon: The Pastor Preachin, 9 am Church School, Jr Hi, Sr 10 am Church School, all others.

Jr Pilgrim Fellowship will mett at 5 pm. Congregational Fireside P F will meet at the church at 7 pm for a meeting and Worship Service after which they will enjoy an even tag of golf.

Spaghetti Feed: The Fireside PF Is putting on a Spaghetti Fedd Sat- urday at 6 pm In the Vestry. A del- icious menu is planned, adults 99f and children under 6 free.

May 4th Breakfast: The men of the Couples Club are preparing a delicious May Breakfast, to be served continuously from 5 to 11 am on Saturday May 4th. They have Art Ward as connoisseur of home fried potatoes, Bob Tadgell and Frank Turtle as over masters In charge of the Balsar Ham, Ralph Tarrlcone as skillet expert, scram bling the Evans eggs, and Ivan Curtis, Gordon Coulton, Dick Mil- ler and Hayward Bliss making the toast and beverages. For those who like a lighter breakfast, dough- nuts, coffee cake, toast, cereals and beverages will be on sale in- dividually. Call Frank Tuttlee, 8- 8230 for tickets.

BOARD OF APPEALS DECISIONS

William F Butt of West Street has been granted a variance for three houselots on WoburikStreet, in a decision handed down by the Board of Appeals Tuesday night. The lots had sufficient area and frontage, but insufficient depth. The case (7-63) was heard in March.

At the same time the board granted a variance to Minot J. Anderson of Lowell Street Park for Lot 5, on Andover Street, a bouse tot that had an excess of frontage and area, but Insufficient depth.

DAV INSTALLATION NEXT SUNDAY IN GRANGE HALL

Installation of officers for the coming year for the Tattersall Chapter of the DAV and Its Auxll- Hary will be held Sunday evening In the Grange Hall.

James Simpson, Brent wood Ave. Is to be Installed as Commander of the Chapter, and Mrs Virginia De Magglo, Glendale Circle, will be the Commander of the Auxiliary.

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