1-9: 4 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPPINGFIELD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1951 29 3: PITTSFIELD H. EDWARD HAYN OF PITTSFIELD IS DEAD AT AGE 67 Former City Treasurer Retired Last Year; Planned To Move to Florida Pittsfield, May 15-H. Edward Hayn, 67, former city treasurer retired because of ill health in 1950, died unexpectedly in his home, 90 Commonwealth late this afternoon. He had been planning to move to Florida, where he recently purchased a home. Lifelong Resident A native and lifelong resident of this city, he took A position with Tillotson woolen manufacturers upon graduation from Pittsfield High School and remained with the firm 26 years.
Tater he became treasurer of the Pierson Hardware Co. in this city and in 1931 was named city treasurer. He attended Zion Lutheran Church, and until recently had been -president of the church board. He was a member of Mystic Lodge of Masons, Berkshire Commandery, Knights Templar, Melha Temple shrine, and Consistory. He leaves his wife, the former Julia Kirchner; one daughter, Mrs.
Dorothea Walters, and one sister, Miss Minnie Hayn, all of this city. directional of the arrangements Wellington are funeral under home and are incomplete. Firemen Drop Raffle to Help On Celebration Firematield, May Association 15-The today Permanent! announced that they will carry on the usual Fourth of July celebration and parade without benefit of the annual car raffle which in other years has helped to finance big day for the children of the city. II making the announcement they emphasized that no pressure. from any source was brought to bear to have the raffle discontinued but the was, voluntarl as not to embarass any of the department's friends.
They will announce the new plan for financing the affair in a day or two. Northeast Gas Bond Is Filed Pittsfield, May 15-Northeast Gas Transmission the firm which will supply natural gas to the local gas company, has filed a specimen bond with the city clerk for transmission to the City Council. The bond is simiJar to that which other towns and cities have accepted for protection against the claims of those who have land taken by eminent domain. According to the letter accompanying the bond there are 14 pieces of property in this city which have not come into the fold and granted rights of way to the company. Theater Schedules Berkshire Groom Wore Spurs," 8.30, 11.25; "Under the Gun," 10.
My Fancy," 1.05, 8.40, 8.55. Palace-'The Thing," 2.45, 6, 9.20; 1.15, 4.30, 7.50. Island," 1, 3.45, 6.30, 9.20; "Tarzan's Peril," 2.20, 5.05, 7.50. 1. Tyler Guys Named Mike," 1.45; "Missing Women," 6.30, 9.20.
Union Square "Santa Fe, 1, 3.45, 6.20, 9.05; China Corsair," 2.30, 5.10, 7.55. SINGLE BID OFFERED Pittsfield, May 16-When bids for electrical work at Redfield School were opened at noon today in the office of was found that only one local con-Supt. of Schools Edward J. Russell lie tractor was interested in the job. McGovern and Son hid $2295.
The funeral of Julius Bassett will be Thursday afternoon at the Welling ton funeral home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery, New Lebanon, N. Y. The family will meet friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 2 to and 7 to 9. Chief Warden J. Bruce McIntyre will be at the GEAA building Sunday afternoon for the purpose of swearin the 162 air raid -wardens of Precinct 1-C.
This is one of the largest groups that have been taken to the civil defense organization to date. HINSDALE Hinsdale, May 15-Mr. and Mrs. La Mountain and children, Rose Marie and Francis, of Springfield, spent the week end with Miss Rose Conley of Taylor St. Pvt.
Jack Lott of Ft. Dix, N. spent Sunday at his home in Church St. with Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Kirchner. Pvt. Richard Galuecia, stationed at Ft. Devens was the week end guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Galuecia, of Main St. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coughlin of North Pittsfield, spent the week end at their cottage at Plunkett Lake. Visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Ballmann of Church St. for the week end were their son and da law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baumann of Springfield.
Mrs. Sylvia Fuller of River has returned from a two-week visit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hughes, of Milford Conn. Drs.
Dorothy Pelkey of lower Main St. and Raymond Marier of Old Dalton Rd. will be married on Friday June 8, in the home of Rev. David Livingston, Dalton. Troop 21, Boy Scouts with their scoutmaster, Ralph Levernoch will attend the Berkshire County Council camporee.
the week end of May 26th Spectacle Pond, Otis State Forest. At the Court of Honor Philip Collins and Morey Vrooman received their first class awards: The PTA ways and means committee met Monday evening in the home of their chairman, Mrs. Stanley Rice, Maple St. It was voted to circulate a patched apron throughout the town to obtain funds to offset the deficit of the newly-purchased playground equipment for Kittredge School. This project is to be completed Saturday.
If anyone is missed they are asked to contact Mrs. Rice. NORTH ADAMS Board met tonight 'to discuss recomNorth Adams, May 15-The School mendations by the citizens' school building committee relative to a Junior high school. Conversion Opposed Members opposed conversion of the present Drury High School to a junior building, especially as it would involve construction of a playground in the Willow Dell area. The building committee has recommended a new junior high school at Noel field on State St.
at An estimated cost of $1,500,000. Supt. of Schools Robert M. Taylor authorized to arrange A meeting with heads of subcommittees from among the oitizens' group. It is believed that A site north of Center St.
between Lincoln and Marshall Sts. will be examined before a final report. In other business Supt. Taylor also WAS authorized to allow School Patrol boys a day off to attend a big league baseball game in Boston, it arrangements CAn be made before summer vacation. The boys would be guests of the P'olice Department and parenta groups.
SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES PLANS FOR BUILDINGS Drury High Conversion Opposed; Committee Proposes New Structure Tax Rate Drops $12 but Higher Valuations Set North Adams, May 15-John J. Burns, chairman of the Board of Assessors, this afternoon announced the North Adams tax rate Ag $45 a thousand, an amount of $12 Jess than the 1950 figure of $57. The news was released after A. telegram from Tax Commissioner Henry F. Long of Boston carried an approval.
Ability to reduce the rate is princi. pally due to high valuations on pertonal property and real estate set by an appraisal firm earlier in the year. Otherwise the tax might have been as high as $65. The 1951 valuation is set at 756,151 as compared to $22,285,347 last year. Of the new total $3,199,097 is in personal property and $27,557,054 is real estate.
The tax rate in the city is lowest since 1946 when the figure WAs $40. This year's budget appropriations totaled $2,218,682.84 the largest in local history. Joseph L. Alpert Is Dead, Aged 72 North Adams, May 15-Joseph L. Alpert, 72, proprietor of the North Adams Junk died in his home 327 Ashland St.
this afternoon at 3:30. He had been in failing health a year. Mr. Alpert was a native of Russia. He came to this city 45 years ago to establish 8.
successful business which he started by using a handcart to collect junk. His wife died in 1936. Three sons, Morris of North Adans, and Harry D. and Louis E. Alpert both of Brooklyn, are among survivors.
The funeral will be at the home Wednesday at 2 with Rabbi Morris Hecht of the United House of Israel officiating. Burial will take place in the Hebrew Cemetery, Clarksburg. MRS. TANGER'S FUNERAL North Adams, May disappearance of a Greylock woman in Somerset It. woods Oct, 28, and found by fisherman Saturday, was elimaxed this afternoon when the body of Mrs.
Freida Langer, 53, wife of Max Langof 49. Taft St. was placed in a grave at Southview Cemetery. Rev. Robert Carmichael performed the lites" of the E.piscopol Church in the presence.
of a small group of relatives and neighbors, The body was taken directly to the cemetery from the Covey funeral home: at Wilmington. PASTOR IS RECALLED North Adams, May 15-Rev. John B. Bergstrom of Meriden, has been called to return to North Adams as pastor of the First Advent Christian Church here. He will begin local duties the first Sunday of July.
Rev. Mr. Bergs(rom served the church here from April, 1946 to Oct. 10, 1948. It was his first pastorate.
This time he succeeds Rev. O. V. Svedin who resigned March 29. Wooden shingles on a barn, the property of Marian A.
Jerome, 117 Holden caught fire at 12.40 this afternoon and burned inside to cause minor damage. Fire Chief Arthur A. Girard. believes sparks from an outdoor fire set the barn ablaze. Job Jacks, 68, formerly of Blackinton, died in his home in Woonsocket, R.
I. Monday. A of England, he worked at the Blackinton Mill as young man and left here 30 years ago. wife, a son, Clinton, and a brother, William Jacks of Adams aurvive. Funeral services in Woosocket will be Thursday.
Members of the Wesley Club of First. Methodiat Church attended the organization's annual banquet' at Elwal Pines, Williamstown, tonight. Decorations were arranged by a committee in charge of Mrs. William Sweeney and Miss Helen Amato. Parents night supper and a program sponsored by the Girl's Friendly Society of St.
John's Church were in the parish house tonight. Dr. Hazel B. Mileham of North Adama State Teachers College faculty spoke. Miss Ann Bass headed an arrangements committee assisted by the Misses Barbara Dean, Judith Lewis and Jane Wright.
Robert Champagne, 13, hurt his leg and suffered a bruised head after being struck by a car in Holden St. this noon. Ralph Stone, 32, of 38 Beech driver of the automobile told police the boy ran from between two parked cars. He took youngster to a doctor. The body off Mrs.
Georgianna (Gravel) Brown, widow of Henry Brown, who died Monday in Winchendon, is at her late home, Brooklyn St. Funeral services in St. Francis' Church Thursday at 9 will be followed by burial in Southview Cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Cannity, wife of Ernest Cannity who died in her home, 1413 Massachusetts were the Incarnation Church this morning.
Rev. Joseph M. Reilly, curate, celebrated a high mass of requiem, He WAS assisted by Rev. Leonard M. Burke, curate in St.
Francis' Church: and Rev. Daniel F. Daley, pastor of Incarnation, Among prieata seated 'in the sanctuary was Rev. Thomas O'Malley of Mt. St.
Vincent, Holyoke, former local curate. Burial wAs. in Hillaide Cemetery. The funeral of Miss Ellen Murphy, 89, of 103 Main will in S1. Francis' Church Wednesday at 9.
'The family lot is in Southview Ceme: tery. Voters of Florida Accept Site for Its War Memorial North Adams, May 15-- Voters in the Town of Florida at a special meeting tonight accepted. offered by Charles Lenhoff of North Adams. as n. site for the war memorial.
The plot 1a on Eastern slope of Mohawk Trail near Florida Baptist Church: Plans will be renewed for dedication of the memorial monument, which is white granite more than six feet tall and 10 feet across the front. The monument will bear names of the town's war veterans. CROWN QUEEN TODAY North Adams, May 15-The annual May festival takes place at North Adans State Teachers College tomorrow afternoon. A North Adams girl, whose identity has not been made known, will be crowned May queen. Several members of the court already ing folk songs and dances, will be have been chosen.
The in event, includstaged on the lawn of Taconic Hall. Prof. Burgess Johnson of Stamford, was speaker at Drury Auditorium today during a program in which 41 students received Pro Merito awards. Mias Katherine F. Cody, a advisor and member or of the faculty, arranged the 3 event.
Lester Rarick, 18, of 176 Union St. and Henry Chalifoux, 17, of 492 Union St. used bait instead of flies in 3 section of the Deerfield River set aside for fly fishing and each paid $10 in District Court this morning. LANESBORO PTA in Lanesboro Installs Officers Lanesboro, May 16-At the last meeting of the year for the boro Parent Teachers Association, Mrs. Archibald Sharkey of Tee, regional vice president of District 12, spoke.
The report of the Roy Scout Committee was given by Mr. William Atkinson. The work of the Projecta Committee was reported by Mrs. Foster Davis. Mrs.
Sophie Creamer reported for the nominating committee and the following officers were installed by Mrs. Sharkey: president, Mrs. Charles Noel; vice Mrs. bert Sambel; treasurer, Mrs. G.
E. Bonnivier; recording secretary, Mrs. Robert Green; corresponding secretary, Mrs. 14 V. Lathrop, Lanesboro, May 15-John Campbell, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Campbell, has been selected as a. member of Boys' State under the sponsorship of the American Legion Post. Rehearsals for the Red, White and Blue Minstrels will be in the Town Hall at 7.30 Thursday, and Monday, Mrs. Henry Gallant and Mrs.
Joseph Stone have completed the training course for voluntary service at Leeds Veterans Hospital. The monthly meeting of the ican Legion Auxiliary will be Wednesday at 7.30 at the Legion Home. Plans will be made for the first annual poppy day which will be under the direction of Mrs. Robert Green. WILLIAMSTOWN STUDENT FINED $15 Williamstown, May 15-A Williams ligent driving fined $25 in College student pleaded, guilty to neg-! District Court today.
He is Joseph M. Callahan, Jr. 21 of Troy, N. Y. operator of a car which carried four passengers over the chant and into the woods on Taconic Trail early the morning of May 4.
Ashes of Mrs. Elizabeth (Lawrence) Clarke, who died recently in Sarasota. will be brought to Williamstown for burial in Williams College Cemetery. She was the widow of Dr. Samuel Fessenden Clarke, late professor of biology at Williams and one of the founders of the Williamstown Girls Club, DALTON COMMUNITY PLAYERS ELECT Dalton.
May 15-Officers for the coming year for the been Dalton chosen. Community Players have John McGarry is the president, Roy Barnard was chosen vice-president and Shelia Griffin and Sylvia Brundin secretary and treasurer respectively. Guernsey Le Pelley was the guest speaker, lt was decided to have a -dish supper in September. covered Maynard Johnson is in charge. The play reading committee will consist of Marie Olds, chairman, and Mrs.
Roger Prior, Ann Oprisch, Albert Shaw, and Kurt Frisch, assisting. The social chairman is Mrs. Albert Shaw. LT. POMEROY IN KOREA Dalton, May 15--Robert M.
Pomeroy, first lieutenant in the United States Army Air Force, has been transferred to Korea. The sOn of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Pomeroy, of 38.
Curtiss he is a graduate of Peekskill Academy and West Point. He enliated in 1944. graduating from West Point in 1948. His parents received letter from him dated April 30th, saying that he WAS leaving for Korea. He was stationed at Clark Air Force Base near Manila before he was ordered to the' battle front.
At the American Legion Auxiliary meeting, a citation was received from the department: for extraordinary service in the American Legion Auxiliary's Child Welfare Program. Mias Wanda Mason gave the report of the county council delegates. Mrs. Albert H. Jandro WAS elected vicedirector of District 1.
Miss Patricia Stevens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Stevens of Ashelot made the winning entry in the county contest. The annual poppy drive will be May 18 and 19th.
4- BENNINGTON, VT. CATHOLIC WOMEN PLAN MEETINGS AT BENNINGTON Bishop E. F. Ryan Will Conduct Opening Mass Tomorrow SHOPPING CENTER--North Berkshire's enterprise, the Col. onial Shopping Center in State Rd.
leading to North Adams, will be operating in June. Harold G. Button, contractor and owner of the development said tonight that four stores now being completed should be opened for business by June 15. All rental leases have been are ranged. Three other large buildings are to be erected on the plot.
An Atlantic and Pacific store with parking space for 200 cars, a ture store, a men's and women's shop are to occupy present buildings. 1 Assisting Mrs. Rice will be Drs. Loren Malone, Mrs. Edward Martin and Mrs.
Chester Cashing. Great. Barrington, Olay 15-A field auto salesman had a escape from injury at 7.15 tonight on the Stockbridge Rd. in this town. Harvey Sha w'of Pittsfield, well known auto salesman, told police he blacked out while drivin gand his car swerved across the highway knocking down a utility pole.
A passenger in the car, Miss Mirian Spath of this town, was treated in Fairview Hospital for an injured ankle and cuts and bruises, Shaw escaped with minor facial injuries and did not need hospital treatment. THURSDAY CLUB ELECTS id Great Day 15-At the annual spring luncheon of the Thursday, Morning Club this week at Barrington Hall. Mrs. Clifford S. Chapin was chosen president for the coming year.
Other officers named were: first vice- president, Mrs. Gerard Chapman; second vice-president. Mrs. Frank Lord; recording secretary, Mrs. David A.
Hunter; treasurer, Mrs. G. William Dollar; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Frank Rioux, and auditor, Mrs. Frank D.
Schunder. The following were named directors; Mrs. Merritt B. Heady, Mrs. Charles Patterson, Mrs.
William T. Place, and Mrs. George Shaw. The annual spring dance sponsored by Fairview Hospital Auxiliary will be in Berkshire Inn- Friday, June 8. Mrs.
William F. Flaherty is chairman and Mrs. Melvin B. Wood, assistant chair- GREAT BARRINGTON A Great Barrington Crash Injures Man, Woman man. TEGGIS WED YEARS Great Barrington, May 15-Mr.
and Drs. Thomas Teggi Avery Lane, are to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary tomorrow. For the occasion the couple will be honored guests at a family dinner party. Mr. and Mrs.
Teggi were married in Great Barrington May 16, 1921, in St. Peter's Church by Rev. Henry P. Sullivan. She is the former Miss Grace E.
Fulco of this town, The couple have two sons, Thomas, and Richard, both at nome. 3r. Teggi has been engaged a painter many years land is employed by Eugene Caligari Son, painting contracting firm, STOCKBRIDGE Stockbridge, May 15-All but one of the teachers in Stockbridge Plain School and Williams High School have accepted reappointments in their present positions it has been announced by the School Board. Mrs. Warren Haywood, first grade teacher, tendered her resignation and Sirs.
Stephen W. Cooney of Stockbridge has been appointed temporary teacher through June to teach that grade. Lewis Zirkle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Zirkle of Interlaken, won the Webelos badge at the last pack meeting of the year of the Cub Scouts.
The Webelos badge is the highest honor given in Cub scouting. The award was made on Monument Mountain Reservation when four Cub Scouts dens and their families held a picnic supper recently. Young Zirkle was awarded one gold and one silver badge for lion. At the annual dinner of the local Fire Department Monday there were between 40 and 45 in attendance. At the business meeting the following officers were elected: Foreman, Arthur Breed; assistant foreman, William Meagher; secretary, Cecil Babco*ck, and treasurer, Donald Wood.
Guests from out-of-town were Chief Hutchinson of the Lenox Fire Department and two of his firemen. Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Howard of New York City were week end guests of Dr.
and Drs. Edgerton McC. Howard of Laurel Hill. Hugh Monroe is confined to his home, Larrywaug, by illness. Mrs.
D. Percy Morgan, recently returned from Europe, spent the week end at her home, Bolder Farm, in Ice Glen Rd. Spending the week end with her were her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alsop.
Mrs. George K. Livermore of New York City spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Emmet at Hillfields on.
Yale Hill, Stockbridge. CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield, May 15-The will meet Thursday at 8.30. It will be agricultural night and Mr. Leland will speak. Mrs.
Allen Gates and Mrs. B. G. Higgins are attending the Congregational Conference in Framingham. Mrs.
Elmer Coleman is a patient in Massachusetts Women's Hospital, Roxbury. The Highland Club will meet in Worthington Wednesday at 4. Supper will be at 6.15. bee over the wend were Mr. and Guests of Mrs.
Charles BisMrs. Robert Bisbee and family and Pfc. William Bisbee. PLAINFIELD CORRECTION Plainfield, May 15-The Cummington District Sunday school convention will take place in Cummington Sunday at 10.45 and not in Plainfield as was erroneously stated in The Union Tuesday. LEE Three Speakers Agree Religions Oppose Hatred Lee, May 15-That religion does not condone hatred among men WAS the dominant theme of all three speakers, Rabbi Perry Nussbaum of Temple Anshe Amonim; Rev.
Christian B. Jensen of the First Baptist Church, and lev. William Allen of St. Mary's, all of Pittsfield, at the Lee Rotarians' meeting at East Lee Inn today. Robert Trumbull, Stockbridge, introduced the speakers.
Rabbi of the Interfaith Council stressed the ideal of brotherhood in the American democracy. Rev. Mr. Jensen showed the Areas in which, by applying religious principles, we develop a larger view of our unity. Fr.
Allen emphasized that although religions differ every sincere believer has a right to his own convictions and we should always bear in mind respect of our neighbors' convictions. LEE GUILD TO INSTALL Lee, May 15-A supper meeting will be held Monday by Tee Guild, Holy Family League of Charity, which will install its -elected officers that night. Members will dine at the Morgan House at 6.30 and induction ceremonies will follow at the Legion home. Members planning to attend the supper should notify captains by Thursday, The month's gift for the orphans will be socks or stockings. Hosptesses will be Mary.
Tracy, Mrs. John Passetto, Miss Mary Tristany, Jirs. Angelo Airoldi, Mrs. Charles Arment, Mrs. Stephen Zerneri, Mrs.
B. A. Holbrook, Miss Mary: Gurestante, Drs. Michael Tristany. William Butler, East Lee postmaster, is at St.
Luke's Hospital, Pittsfield. Miss Marie Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson of South Lee, student nurse at St. Luke's, Pittsfield, is taking a three months' course in contagious diseases at Boston City Hospital.
Officers of Dalton Grange 23 will conduct the business meeting at Lee Grange's regular meeting Thursday night. Mrs. Phoefe Barber, lecturer, is in charge of the program and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Steadman are refreshment chairmen.
Mrs. Antoinette Flint and Mrs. Patricia Noel who are joining Lee Grange, recently received 1st and 2d degrees at Middlefield. CUMMINGTON TOWN MEETING MAY 22 Cummington, May 16-A special meeting will be held May 23 in the Community House to see if the town will accept the gift of $2000 for the Community House from Miss en Warner. It is to be used for pairs and new equipment.
There also will be a vote on the salary of the assessors, Deer Hill Rod and Gun Club sponsored a fishing contest for 40 youngsters. There were three groups, under eight, under 11, and 11 and 12. In first group, Joan Taylor caught the limit of six first and skipper Mougin caught the largest. Other winners were: group Sandra Joyner Kent Montgomery, Sally Wood, Buddy Packared and George Hadley group two, Wayne Clarke, Herbert Mongue, Robert Talbot, Dean Morey; group Waneeta Tirrell caught the limit first as well as the largest, Raymond Lanoue, Charles Martin and Gary Clark. A The Agricultural executive Society committee met of recently Hillside to revise the premium list.
Dates for the Cummington Fair will be Aug. 25 and 26. Rev. John Hawley of Amherst will be the morning speaker at the annual Sunday School convention in the Village Congregational Church. Littleville Fair officials have made plans for the annual horse drawing contests on the fair grounds Memorial Day, 5 CHESHIRE Cheshire, May: 15-All tickets for the banquet Thursday at 6.30 at the Methodist Church have been sold.
At the meeting of Northern Pomona Grange 150 saw 41 candidates initiated by Charles E. Chapman, deputy inspector, of Framingham. Mrs. Isabelle Conklin read a poem, "Thought 4 for the Day." The next meeting will be in Williamstown, on Sherwood, national overseer. Miss Joyce LeBeau of Adams was entertained at a surprise miscellaneous shower by 25 friends at the home of Mrs.
Karl P'andell North State Rd. Hostesses were her attendants, the Misses Theresa -Krzanek Sheila. Cahoon and Lois Pandell. Miss Lebeau will he married Saturday to Norman K. Pandell.
There will be a regular meeting of the Hoosac Hose Company Thursday at 7.30. The Oven-Bird Cooking group of the 4-H club will meet Thursday at 3.15 at the home of Mrs. Ronald Reid, Dean with Doris Scholz, leader. Mrs. Louis Contois has moved from the Wojtaszek apartment to the Samuel Lewis apartment Church St.
Mr. and Mrs. Verne K. Desrosia have returned from visiting their 'son and daughter-in-law in Chatham, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Knopp and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knopp and daughter of Adams spent the week end visiting relatives Philadelphia.
3 1. NORMAN BEALS HONOR GRADUATES Miss Mae dauchter. of Annan Mrs. Joseph Foull of Bas. ket St.
18 first honor craduate at Huntington High School. a has participated. In musical events as an accordionist and was Girls' State representative in her junior HUNTINGTON Truck Purchased For Norwich Hill Fire Protection Huntington, May the annual town meeting in March $2000 was located to the Norwich Hill ATPA, for fire equipment. After a series of meetings with the selectmen and Fire Chiet S. Ira Lindsey, it was voted to begin by purchasing 8.
truck from Arthur Forare for $650. The subject of equipment for the truck will be taken up at a meeting this week. Water and chemical tanks, fire hose and other necessities are to be. considered. For the present the truck will be kept at the farm of Chester H.
McKinney. Royce Granger has been named deputy chiet and his assistants are Malcolm McKinney, Norwich Lake; Berton Wood, Norwich Hill; Gordin Smith, Church district: Gerald Hayes, North Hall district. Also to be decided is the number of volunteer fireman needed. Mra. Orelle Dupelle Mrs.
Alice Blanco 1 and Miss Margaret Thebodo are vacationing in Virginia. ADAMS MISS DEAN RESIGNS Adams, May 15-Miss E. Vera Dean, today resigned as superintendent of W. B. Plunkett Memorial Hospital.
The resignation is effective on or before June 8. Miss Dean came to Adams seven years ago from the Whitefield (N. Hospital. While here she was 8 member of the First Congregational Church and the Adams Arts and Crafis Club. She is to be hostess at nurses' home tomorrow afternoon to a hospital administrators group representing Western Massachusetts Hospital Council.
TO BUY GMC TRUCK Adams, May 15-Selectmen, divided in opinions as to choice of 8. new truck for the Highway Department, Anally decided two to lone tonight to buy 8. GMC for $8475. The contract will go to the Fieri Motor Sales of Adans. Members of the board signed documents for land-taking.
in preparation for the new Adams High School. Permission was granted Leo F. Tordan and the Greylock Sand and Gravel Co. to install gasoline storage tanks on their property, but denied a permit to Mr. Hecker of Pittsfield hold weekly auctions at the VFW rooms here.
Rev. Leon E. Grubaugh, pastor of the First Congregational Church here 10 years prior to 1941, has an honorary degree of doctor of divinity from Olivet College, Olivet. Mich. He is superintendent of Congregational Churches in the State of Colorado and has been living in Denver.
William John Miles, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Miles of 50 East St. is A.
candidate for the bachelor of science degree from Rhode Island School of Design June 9. He. holds a. Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates textile scholarship. LENOX Lenox, May 15-James Miller of this town has again topped all competition to win his second.
tournament table tennis title on the Lenox Brotherhood Club tables this spring. He defeated William Wood in straight games, 21-19 and 21-10 to take the championship in the elimination tournament this week end. Others who reached the semi -finals were William Murthey, and Dick Driller, James' younger brother. Sixteen boys took part. Swimming for boys is scheduled for Thursday again and boys who wish to ride to Pittsfield should plan to be at the club A few minutes before 3 p.
m. There will be one more clans, on Thursday, May 23. Girls will have swimming classes for the on the next two Saturday afternoons, leaving the club at 2.30. N. E.
Newspapers Name L. B. Noble Boston, May -Teroy B. Noble of the Rutland (Vt.) Herald was reelected president of the New England Daily Newspapers Association today at the annual meeting. Others re-elected: vice-president, Albert Spendlove.
Nashua (N.H.) Telegraph; secretary, Stanley T. Black, Pawtucket Times; treasurer, Charles Ta Fuller, Brockton Enterprise. Board of directors: Alexander C. Walker, Barre (Vt.) Times; Edward J. Gallagher, Laconia (N.H.) Citizen; Irving E.
Rogers, Lawrence EagleTribune; H. Irving Jenks, Greenfield Recorder-Gazette; Frank I. Ames, Bangor (Me.) Daily News; Henry J. Conland, Hartford Courant; James B. Stickley, Providence Journal-Bulletin, and William F.
Lucey, Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. Prof. John H. Gleason, director of the School of Journalism at Boston University, spoke at the luncheon, MISS ANNA MAE FOULI physical education Instructor. Norman Beals, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Reals of Worthington 7, 1s second honor graduate. He has participated in dramatics and musical productions, both plane soloist accompanist. He plans to study pharmacy. TEACHERS SCHOOL TO CROWN QUEEN ON GREEN TODAY Traditional May Day Festival at Westfield Colorful Event Westfield, May 16-Westfield State Teachers College girls will cavort in costumes representing nursery rhyme characters in Accordance with "Fairyland" theme of the annual May Day festival on the college green Wednesday at 4.
Identity of the May queen and her two attendants, elected by secret ballot by their junior classmates, will be revealed as the feature of the traditional event. Queen candidates are Grace Fitzgerald of this city; Carolyn Donais and Katherine Pilon, both of hampton; Claire Brouillard and tricia Keane, both of Springfield; Barbara Prince, Northampton; Geraldine Dawe, East Longmeadow; Lila Mollins, Rockland; Priscilla Horton, Brimfeld, and Phyllis O'Leary, Holyoke. The two runners-up will be attendants, In the queen's court will be: Mary Kane of Rockland, Loretta MacDonald of this city, Joanne Donais of hampton and Patricia Shea of Springfeld, attendants; Margaret and Mary Fitzsimmons, Holyoke twins, pages; Barbara Wiley of Springfeld, crownbearer; Sandra Smith of South Had-! ley, flower -girl: Ann Melberg of Ludjester, and Carol Ann Martin and Gloria Johnson, training school first grade pupils, train-bearers. 1 Otis, May 15-The second day of the well-child clinic will be Thursday in Town Hall. There were 20 children examined on the first day.
An auction will be held at the home of Ralph Miner on Saturday at 1. Robert Clark will be auctioneer. The operetta "Pinafore" will be presented by townspeople and school children in the Firemen's Hall. May 22 And 23. Tickets may be purchased from school children.
Dances will be held each Friday evening in Firemen's Hall. A piano recital by the pupils of Clarence Noyes will be given June 7. Mrs. Charles Post has returned to North Otis after spending the winter with Mrs. Della Markham.
Mrs. Henry Hawley is a patient in Fairview Hospital. N. E. Shoe Men Protest NPA Ban On Crepe Soles Boston, May 15 (P) -The New England Shoe and Leather Association today described as "grossly unfair" a National Production Authority prohibiting domestic production of shoes with crepe rubber soles while 00 such restrictions exist on importting foreign -made soles with crepe soles.
The association made public a telegram sent to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer- and National Production Administrator Manley Fleischmann requesting "immediate action banning imports of shoes made with crepe. rubber soles--or at least limiting the total amount of such imports in the future to no more than were imported in 1950." Bradley's Memory Surprises Staff Fitchburg, May 15 (AP)-Gen. Omar N. Bradley, who testified today before the Senate armed forces-foreign relations committee, has the sort of. staff.
memory that. flabbergasts his office Dark-haired Helen Papoojian, once one of his secretaries, now secretary to Brig. Gen. Charles F. Colson, manding nearby Fort Devens told today of an incident that happened while she was serving Bradley when he was Army chief of staff.
"Once the office held party in honor of his birthday, which happens to fall on the same day as my own, Feb. 12. We had presented him with a birthday cake and the general very cut the first piece. Then to my utter amazement he gave it to me and said, 'Happy birthday, Miss "The entire office staff was flabbergasted. I had no idea that he knew my birthday was also on that day.
He wAS a very considerate and brilliant man." BREAKS KNEE IN FALL Westfield, May 15-James Fortier, 61, of. 16 Washington St. is in Noble Hospital with possible fractured right knee, suffered in a fall at close to 10 tonight on the stairs of the Moose home in Franklin St. Being held for X-rays, he is being attended by Dr. Arthur J.
Logie. Acting on a call from Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Guinasso, the police sent Patrolman Thomas Best to. the scene. Firemen Clark Robbing and Louis Johnson accompanied Fortier to the hospital in the cruiser driven by Patrolman Best. Bennington, May 15--The fifth Annual Vermont convention of the National Council can Catholic en will open here Thursday morns ing with a solemn high mass to be conducted by Most Rev.
Edward F. Ryan, of the Burlington diocese in St. Francis de Sales Church, This will be sung by the boys of the chancel choir. 400. Are Expected More than 400 women will hold busts ness sessions in the state armory in the morning and late afternoon and an intervening luncheon and program session in K.
of C. hall. Delegates will begin to arrive Wednesday night. The state board of directors will. hold a preconvention meeting that night.
Mrs. Patrick Cooke of Bridgeport win conducts the business, D. meeting. of Sacred Rt. Heart Church will be honorary press ident.
New board members and officers will be chosen at the morning session. They will be installed at the closing afternoon meeting by Bishop Ryan. Rev. Rom Pablo Maria of the new Carthusian Charterhouse at Wilmington, and Mrs. Robert C.
Mahoney of Hartford, Conn, will be the luncheon speakers. Mrs. Mahoney is internad tonal relations chairman of the Na; Council. Resolutions will be read at the luncheon. State Is Making Sanitary Survey On Many Streams Bennington.
Vt. -May 15-Engineers of the Vermont Water Conservation Board are making a sanitary survey of all streams and tributaries of the Walloomsac River in this area, from Bennington to the New York state. line. "This was revealed today by Francis E. Morrissey of Bennington.
one of the three commissioners. 3 John Cerutti and Okley Davis, both from the engineers' office in Montpelier, are investigating sources of pollution in Furnace Brook, South Stream, Roaring Branch and all other Vermont branches and tributaries. The survey will determine how much corrective work is needed to make the water acceptable for different state classifications. Would Guarantee Full Employment In West Europe OTIS Strasbourg, France, May 15 (AP) The European Consultative Assembly, urged today the calling of a European conference to study means of guard anteeing full employment and moned tary stability in all member states. The Assembly--lower house of the Council of Europe, the unofficial Parliament of Western European nations- suggested that the conference be called jointly by the council and the European Marshall Plan ization.
proposal was made in a mesa sage to the organization for European Economic Co-operation, the 18-nation group which helps. administer Amera ican aid. Such a conference would be asked to expand and bolster the European Payments. Union, OEEC a for freer system currency devised exchanges and multilateral trade. The Assembly recommended that the EPU have larger credit resources, and wide powers in regulating credits to nations with a trade deficit, such as Western Germany.
Other recommendations for cons ference consideration included estab. lishment of a European investment bank based on contributions from member states. The bank would promote areas of Europe which have raw materials but lack the capital to exploit them. Photographer Glad Not to Get Picture U. S.
8th Army Headquarters, Korea. May 15 (AP)-An Air Force colonel who thought he was going to crash radioed for AP photographer Jim Pringle today to take the picture. But there wasn't any crash. Back from a strafing and bombing mission, It. Col.
Thonias D. Roberts son, St. Paul, couldn't get his hys draulic landing system working. On his fifth landing attempt, he just missed crashing into two other returning planes. Then Robertson, a veteran of 322 Korean and Pacifio war missions, radioed the field for his friend Pringle to come running with camera.
But on the sixth try, Robertson got the gear down and landed safely. "I'm certainly glad I didn't have to take any crash picture." said Prin. gle, "There are pictures I can do without." WALTHER LEAGUE ELECTS Westfield, May 15-Miss Joan Enkd of 11 Lewis St. was elected president of St. John's Lutheran Church ther League Society this evening in the church parlor, to succeed Miss Jean Symancyk of 60 Noble St.
Others elected: vice-president, Mias Wanda Ryll; secretary, Jean Enko; treasurer, Richard Rodgers; Christian youth June Caba; member. ship chairman, Miss Ruth Brusco, assisted by Donald Rodgers and lores Alben: auditors, Miss Ruth Kleine and Miss Brusco. Local members will atten the Mr. Tom zone Walther League banquet Sunday in Holyoke. 3 Television WRGB, Schenectady, N.
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