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in TWELVE THE POUGHKEEPSIE EAGLE NEWS MONDAY. MAY 1, 1939 Untutored Artist Since Age of 8, Painting Has Been Major Interest of Louis Desrochers; Taught Self When He Lacked Funds To Get Lessons Mr. Desrochers said he was one of a large family of French Canadian parentage where there was not enough money for art lessons That is the 'only reason he has never studied with A teacher, too in sive, he said. He now has a student himself and is giving the boy lessons at a modest charge mainly to give him a chance to develop his 1n4 interest perhaps, memory of another youngster, who 'had no lessons. One of Mr.

Desrochers most dent students. However, is his wife, the former Grace Relyea, a lifelong resident of this city. Mrs. Desrochers, who also, uses oil paints, is equally fascinated by art, and according to her husband is pupil, In fact, so contagious is the Desrochers enthusiasm for painting that one finds himself thinking, with tentative daring, "Why, maybe I could paint, too. I've always wanted to learn, etc." Members Were Examined Mr.

Desrochers has been a member of the Dutchess County Art. ASsociation almost since its earliest days, some half dozen years ago. Commenting on his membership, Mr. Desrochers said it was harder to become member when he joined. An artist had to exhibit a group of paintings before board of fellow artists.

One of the board members who examined Mr. Desrochers work was Professor Clarence J. Chatterton of Vassar a the moment when he learned that his paintings had been accepted, while a large group of others were rejected, Mr. Desrochers again feels that triumph which came when recognized artists passed on his unschooled art, and found it acceptable Since that time he has exhibited in many of the annual shows of the County Art association, and sold many of his pictures. He has nothing but scorn for artists who fail to create new paintings for new exhibits, and.

is now prepar-. ing a flower study of peonies which perhaps he will offer to the Art association show in 1940. Mr. Desrochers is planning a private sale of paintings when he gets about 70 ready. At his home he has approximately 30 paintings, chiefly landscapes, views of Loon Lake in the Adirondacks, a birch grove on the Eastern States parkway, Dutchess county scenes, and a marine view of Nantasket beach, as well as Poughkeepsie waterfront scenes from the Moline dock.

These last were exhibited in the spring show of the 'Art association. The Nantasket. beach scene is the largest he has ever painted, approximately 2 by 5 feet. One He WIll Keep In his rooms Mr Desrochers also has a number of flower paintings, one of pink roses he made for his mother before her death. This was one of his earliest paintings, and he will never part with It.

The Desrochers home is decorated in nook and cranny with small landscapes, for the artist-barber believes that undecorated look too flat, and also hates to waste the last few brush-fulls. of paint remaining on his palette when he has a larger painting. Mr. Desrochers, explaining his artistic philosophy, says he thinks people like decorative art for their homes, something that will look pretty on their So he paints his landscapes, from sketches made on the spot, or from scenes he imagines. He tried portrait painting for a period, but it palled on him.

His interest in water colors waned, too. Oils, he thinks, offer the best opportunity for color, which he likes. There' is. more satisfaction in oils, he says, "they show out." Prefers Water Scenes Water, preferably in motion, is Mr. Desrochers' favorite subject in the landscape metier.

This is conI sidered a most difficult type of painting to execute, which Mr. Dasrochers admits, adding, "I don't know how I get it, it isn't that anyone told me." Mr. Desrochers says painting landscapes to him seems as full of interest as reading A good book. He works in the field, making trips on his holidays and Sundays with Mrs Desrochers, now interested herself in sketching, for company. He also works at home, painting in winter in the pure light from his windows with a northern exposure, and in summer on his back porch, or in the small courtyard.

Born in Troy, Mr. Desrochers lived in Schenectady for several years before coming to Poughkeepsie. He learned to be a professional barber with Philip Mathern, and is now in the Mathern and Henry shop where he has been' a barber for approximately 10 years. There he diverts himself with penciling sketches on the barbering equipment, which he washes off when he. gets tired of them, and puts others on.

Mr. Desrochers has always earned his living as barber, with the exception of a time when he WAS physical director.at the Columbus institute when newly-organized by the Knights of Columbus. He also taught boxing at the Y.M.C.A. when By DOROTHY W. THOMSON The only untutored member of the Dutchess County Art association, Louis A.

Desrochers of 322 Mill is using the same palette he has had for more than 30 years produce his favorite type of painting, landscapes in Mr. Desrochers earns his living as a barber, and from all accounts he is a good one. His greatest interest is painting, however. Painting has been his major interest since the time he entered.a nuns' school at the age of 8, and drew the ire of the nuns, and the attention of his schoolmates to, his art work. Finding his school desk top a clean untouched surface, he set to work with a penknife to' decorate it.

He recalls with a chuckle that the nuns noticed his pile of chips and sent for his parents just when he had got well started with his art project, creating tiny men and imaginative figures. Louis A. Desrochers MAN ARRESTED FOR THEFT TRY Trooper Captures Suspect In Attempted Holdup Of Dave Moore's Hotel John Zimmerman, 29, who said he rooms at 80 Cannon street, was arrested Saturday by Corporal Harold Quinn of the BCI and Detective Owens on a charge of third degree burglary, accused of entering Dave Moore's hotel in Arlington and attempting to rob him of the day's receipts. The alleged burglary took place shortly before 2 o'clock Friday morning, As Moore was about to leave the place. A -fierce struggle took place in the popular hotel between Moore and the intruder, who was finally telled by blows from Moore.

Zimmerman escaped as authorities were notified but he was later" apprehended and held on the burglary charge. He is in the county jail awaiting examination tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock before Justice of the Peace Pitchett, town -of Poughkeepsie. According to Corporal Quinn, Zimmerman was in the hotel at the bar until 1 a.m. and was told to leave the premises as Moore closed the place. Zimmerman asked the proprietor for a sandwich and coffee and was.

given twenty cents. He then left the hotel. Moore went about his business checking the day's receipts and preparing to close the place. Zimmerman is said to have entered through a window in an adjoining room. He appeared bewildered as he walked into the bar and was confronted by Moore.

He nervously pushed his hand in pocket and demanded Moore's money, which amounted to about $270. Instead of surrendering. his money Moore, 70, leaped at the intruder, flooring him. He then ran back of the bar and picked up" club. Zimmerman was quick to regain his feet.

He leaped at the proprietor and as he was, about to strike him, Moore floored Zimmerman with the club. As Moore pursued his assailant, Zimmerman fled the place. Detective Owens and Trooper Ahern joined Corporal Quinn in the investigation and acting on descriptions given them by Moore, they picked Zimmerman up and booked him on the burglary charge. DR. EDWARD G.

KENDALL BURIAL WILL BE TODAY Funeral services for Dr. Edward G. Kendall, 61, former master of the Pawling school, who died his home, 4 Orchard street, Concord, N. will be conducted at the home at 11 o'clock this morning. He is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Grace Margaret Weymouth Kendall. Born in Lewisburg, he. was graduated from Yale in the class of '99. He served as master of the Hill school in Pottstown, prior to serving at the Pawling school and went to St. Paul's school in Concord in 1919, retiring three years ago.

E. J. MACK ADMITTED TO FEDERAL COURT Edward J. Mack, 30, of 6 Fulton court, son of Judge and Mrs. John E.

Mack and the third member of the Mack family to win admission to the bar, was admitted to practice in S. District court in a special ceremony' Saturday before Judge A. Conger. Several Dutchess county, attorneys were: present to witness the cereimony. COUNTY FACES MILLION LOSS Cut in Budget Will Mean Reduced Expenditures By State Institutions Loss of more than a million dollars 'in State money will be suffered by Dutchess County's State institutions if the Republican budget becomes law, an appraisal.

indicated over the week -end. The Hudson River State hospital, Harlem Valley State hospital, Wassaic school, and Matteawan hospital stand to lose a total of $600.000. Because it is financed by a bond issue authorized by Constitutional funds. amendment, there will be no let- 5. up in the construction activities of ficial the $8,000,000 State prison at Green Haven.

Other losses threatened the county through adoption of the reduced budget, as listed by state agencies, include: 1-Loss of state aid for schools estimated at approximately $100,000. 2-Loss of the road projects cove improvement of the Sharon Station- East Center concrete highway, and the gow blacktop road, estimated to cost $281,000. 3-Loss of Taconio parkway funds estimated at $100,000, covering -about $10,000 for landscaping the Arthursburg-Freedom Plains sector opened last fall, and construction of a new parkway bridge over the Manchester-Billings highway at Freedom Plains. 4-Loss of between $30,000 and $50,000 in state aid grants to the county road fund and to town road FRESH HUDSON RIVER BUCK SHAD 5c per lb. Cleaned any way you desire at no extra charge The Great Bull- Markets Main St.

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Delegations from the Beacon, Newburgh, Middletown, Port Jervis and Kingston will attend. Roland C. Becker is in charge of entertainment, On the program are David Brown, accordion: Douglas Puskar, banjo; Merton Wilbur, cornet; and Howard. Kloepfer, accompanist." A golf tournament will held at the Dutchess Golf and Country club in the afternoon, World production of rayon, the leading synthetic fibre used in tex: tile production, is equivalent roughly to one-sixth of the world output of raw cotton. RED RYDER Help at Last By FRED HARMAN NOW, TOWARD CARR, ZEKE'S START MINE WALKIN AND IF ANYTH WHOA, WHAT IF YOU LAND AGENTS, HELPING YOU'RE GOIN' TO CALL HAPPENS TO ME, THUNDER IS THIS, KID- COME QUICKER HIS FRIEND OFF YOUR MEN WILL KING DRAG DOM TO MASSACRE MAYBE YOU STOP YOU ZEKE HOLD RED'S MASSACRE OFF A FRIEND, GANG LAND OF BEAVER.

LITTLE I MEETS GRABBERS, THE RED SHERIFF CAPTURES THE AND LEADER, CARR CRATER MENT BoSS CREEK LAND AGENT9 2 0 0 0 Loss of the services of three ofreferees, Judges Morschauser, I POLICE PROBE DEATH OF MAN Body Found Beside Post Road By Passing Motorist; No Accident Seen (Special to The Eagle-News) STAATSBURG, April 30-Attachof the sheriff's office, State police and county officials joined in an investigation this afternoon into the death of a man identified as James Grady, 76, handyman at the White Wall- Manor, whose body was found alongside the Post road just south of the Anderson school entrance. Early indications were that the -man was the victim of a hit -run car, but examination of the body an autopsy performed by Dr. Howard P. Carpenter, deputy county medical examiner, disclosed no broken bones or evidence that the man had been hit by a car. Dr.

Carpenter gave out A finding of death due to a heart attack. The man, It was learned from Edward Vetterlein, proprietor at White Wall Manor, had complained earlier in the day of illness and had told Vetterletri that his heart bothered him. Sheriff Sedgwick and Deputies Fred Lates and Peter Longi, First Assistant District Attorney Gellert, Corporal John C. Curran and Trooper. Meischberger of the State police, joined.

Dr. Carpenter in the investigation. All agreed that the man had not been hit by an automobile as was first suspected. The only injury found on the man's body was a contusion on the left side of his forehead, which was caused when he fell against the pavement, authorities said. was a clot of blodd on the edge of the pavement," Gellert said." that indicated that the man had falJen and struck his head." The body was removed from the scene to the Worden funeral home at Hyde Park where the autopsy Was performed by Dr.

Carpenter. Vetterlein told authorities that Grady had been living at his place for the past six weeks and had been employed as a handyman, He said that at about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon Grady ate dinner and complained of feeling 111. Vetterlein said he gave the man 50 cents and that be learned he walked about a mile to Engel's roadstand. He WAS seen to leave the place and walk south along the Post road on the east side and facing northbound traffic. Shortly before 2:30 p.m.

(DST) New York motorist stopped at Stone's roadstand and notified Robert Frank, an employe, and William Holt of Brooklyn, that a man was lying alongside the highway, The motorist then left and drove south along the Post road, Frank and Holt ran to the scene and found Grady lying on the edge of the concrete. They said the man "had a pulse" and they carried him about 100 a grass plot. Deputy Sheriff Glenn Pink happened along and he notified the sheriff's office. The Northern Dutchess Health center hospital sent the ambulance to the scene and upon arrival an interne pronounced Grady dead. Authorities were endeavoring to locate relatives of the man late tonight.

Grady had been a resident at the county home at South Millbrook for about two years, it was learned by Corporal Harold Quinn of the BOI. He was a native of New York city, A formal inquest will be conducted by Dr. Appel, county medical examiner in the near future. HIGH JOBLESS BENEFITS PAID Nearly 75 Percent of Nation's Total Expenditures Made In New York State WASHINGTON, April 30-UP)The Social Security, board reported today unemployment benefits paid New York State's Jobless workers in the social security program amounted to $11,600,000 in March, 25 percent of the nation's total. Benefits in that month for the entire country reached $49,000,000, an increase of approximately 41 percent over February.

More than 1,000,000 workers drew unemployment compensation in March, the board reported, but the number had dropped to about 750,000 by the middle of April. The average weekly compensation for total unemployment ranged from $15.37 in Alaska to $5.25 in Mississippi. For partial unemployment the average ranged from $13.17 in Wyoming to $3.92 in Georgia. The program is operating in 46 States, Hawaii, Alaska and the District of Columbia. When Illinois and Montana begin their benefit payment programs in July, the unemcompensation system will ployment be in full operation throughout the nation.

Payments in California, Michigan; New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania accounted for approximately 60 percent of the total March benefits. The board attributed the sharp rise of payments in March in part to increased payments by 18. States which first accepted claims in January, but in larger measure to "pronounced increases" in States such as California, Minnesota, New Virginia, York, which had been, paying benefits since Pennsylvania and West January 1938. The increase in these States, was of largely new benefit years," the board said, attributable to the beginning made. available.

additional wage credits for benefit payment purposes." WATER BOY TO STAR IN ONE SEASON BOSTON -That water boy is in again. Arthur Blanchard, 15-year-old Arlington high school last fall sophomore, when be made graduated sports from water boy to. history whom Seeger and J. Addison Young, all part of the Ninth Judicial operate Dutchess district, the building was located on Washington street: He learned to box with Vance Roberts. star halfback for the football forces at midseason.

Now he's done It again. He played Frank Merriwell by netting the to give his team a 3 to 2 victory Cambridge Latin and championship of Greater Boston Interscholastic hockey league,.