ONE OF THE MANY interesting exhibits at the Norwood Kiwanis Club's Show of Progress opening today at the Norwood Armory is this display showing communication developments for the space age. A Telstar model can be seen in the center of the display.
The Norwood Kiwanis Club's 'Show of Progress" opens today at the Norwood Armory, with 50 different exhibits featured. In addition to Norwood, six other communities will be represented, and the show will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. daily, Thursday through Saturday.
The colorful display of 50 booths will illustrate up-to-date developments from space age data to sewing machines; from book production to baking.
Each ticket requests a donation of 25 cents. The club hopes to realize several thousand dollars for its extensive youth, program.
"In fact, a profit of $7,000 would make us very happy," Dr, Harold Schneiderman, club president, states. "Every cent will benefit the boys and girls."
The Kiwanians offer scholarships, develop camping programs and do a great deal of work with the Little League and 4-H youths.
Attracts Wide Interest
FLEXOWROTER, being operated here by Helen M. Steele, which will be one of the features of the Frank A. Morrill, Inc., insurance agency booth at the Kiwanis "Show of Progress." This Friden Flexowriter is an automatic typewriter and tape punch machine.
This is the first vear the Norwood dub has arranged a large scale exhibition, and the idea has drawn the interest and cooperation of many sponsors.
The central theme of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company will be Project Telstar, which permits international calling through the use of communications satellites to all parts of the globe. This exhibit also will portray future telephones.
In other communication media, exhibits will be presented by World Book Company of Stoughton, Ambrose Press, The Patriot Ledger of Norwood and Plimpton Press, the largest manufacturer of textbooks in the country. The latter will illustrate book production from the author's manuscript, to the bound volume. and will show the techniques of making both plastic and metal plates.
The medical field will be represented by Norwood Hospital, the Norwood Mental Health Association and the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation.
Hospital Booth
The hospital booth will feature a new electronic monitoring system installed in the recovery room. Electric readings of temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and the heart beat will be demonstrated by the machine, which allows a specially trained nurse to keep a close check on nine post operative patients at one time.
"Patterns in Progress," an exhibit presented by the Henry O. Peabody School, will emphasize the vocational training it offers in fields of beauty culture, business, fashions, foods and practical nursing. Samples of products made at the school will be on view.
Housewives will be especially interested in booths sponsored by Continental Baking of Dedham and by Brant Stores (sewing machines) of Brighton.
For the Men
Masculine interests may center on a display of chassis, panels, cases and other aluminum and steel units precision-built for electronic, instrument and communication industries. This booth will be arranged by Industrial Metal Products Company.
Eastern Aluminum Corporation will show siding, windows and doors in color, and Central Fuel Company will display oil burners and an oil well in an earth cut.
Modern banking will be the theme of many booths including the South Shore National Bank, Norwood Co-op Bank, Dedham Trust Company, Norfolk County Trust Company of Brookline and the Bay State Federal Savings and Loan Association.
Information regarding insurance will be offered at booths arranged by Foley Insurance Agency, Frank Morrill Insurance Inc., and C.I.A. Insurance Agency, Inc.
Homeowners will find interesting exhibits by Norwood Gas Company, Bernard's Furniture, Sales anJ Service Appliance Company, Bird & Son and South Suburban Oil Dealers.
Other Exhibitors
Other exhibitors helping to advance Kiwanis youth work are the United Fund, Civil Defense, Norwood Commission of Industrial Development, National Secretaries Association, Conn Organ Studios of Boston, Motive Parts Company of Hyde Park, Norwood Studios, Public Finance Company, Farnham Music Company, and Norwood Social Security.
Dr. Schneiderman is overall project chairman. Committee members include Dr. Neville Huntoon, Norwood; Buyers, Mrs. Charles Howard Walpole, and Mrs. George Christiansen, Norwood; Markers, Mrs. Joseph Erker and Mrs. William Jackson of Walpole; pecora-tors, Mrs. Douglas Watson, Mrs. Ralph Howland and Mrs. Ralph Hill of Walpole; Inventory, Mrs. Willard Kitchen, East Walpole; Hostesses, Mrs. Henry Milo, Jr., Walpole; and Cart Hostesses, Mrs. Alvin Freeman, Norfolk.
(All articles originally published in the Norwood Messenger)
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