3: V. A. THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1954 21 CITY WORKERS' INSURANCE PLAN IS ON AGENDA City Would Pay One Half of Premium in Finance Committec's Plan 1 Pittsfield. Sept. 3 City employees will be protected by group life insurance for which the city would pay one half the premium if the finance committee's recommendation is adopted by City Council at their Sept.
7 meeting. The committee today filed this recommendations agenda with of the Tuesday city night's session. Also on the agenda will be recommendation from Mayor Robert T. Capeless appropriating, the sum of $21,200 for sewers waters in connections the city. for Part new of develop- this fund will return to the treasury from the sewer connections and eventually the new water connedtions will pay off in water rates.
City employees who are members of Local 861 of the AF of state city and county employees are asking the council to go along; with the mavor in recommending their dues be taken out of their Pay checks. The Pittsfield Grange Number will ask the council for permission to use the west part school building as the locale for a grange fair at a date to be announced. Residents of Sampson Parkway today petitioned the council for street lights and street resurfacing. Pittsfield Briefs Pittsfield, Sept. 3-First Baptist Church Philathca Class will open the fall season with A progressive meeting Tuesday evening.
Supper will be served in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mellen, 208 Gale at A business meeting and program will follow in the home of Mrs. Fred Montie, 18 anon Ave. Members are asked supply their own silver and dishes for the and a wrapped elephant" for the games.
Annual meeting of Berkshire County Chapter, Red Cross, will Thursday evening, Sept. 16, 8. according to Forrest 11. Judkins, chairman. The meeting will be the Crane Room at the Berkshire Muscum.
Miss Carol Turner, a medical missionary who has spent the past year with her Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. West sailed from New York today for Mombasa on the African Crescent. Having spent one five-year term the field under auspices the Africa Mission.
to which now she attached, Miss Turner will resume her work in Kenya Colony, East Africa, with the Akamba people. Mrs. Clifford G. Lloyd, president of the Pittsfield Art League has announced that a total of 88 pictures. mostly oils, water colors and pastels, are on exhibit in the league's annual exhibition the Berkshire Museum.
The exhibition will continue until Sept. 26. with the majcrity of the paintings for sale. There were 150 in tendance at the opening on Wednesday evening. Judge F.
Anthony Hanlon in Probate Court this afternoon refused divorce to Kenneth H. Ten Broeck. from Gertrude Koning Walter Ten Broeck but found that the petitioner warranted a decree that he was living apart for justifiable cause. Both reside in Sheffield. The police ambulance was called twice this afternoon to take persons to hospitals.
Drs. Dorothy Bournazian Montgomery Ave. was taken to Pittsfield General Hospital after she North St. Walter Davis of West was taken to St. Luke's Hospital 4.15 during the heavy rainstorm.
He had walked into the side of automobile in South St. He was seriously injured. Theater Schedules CAPITOL- The Egyptian," 3.10, 6.15, 8.55. PALACE Rear Window," 1.30, 4, 6.30. 9.
at Socorro," 1.10, 3.45, 6.25, 9.10; "Jungle Gents," 2.30. 5.05, 7.15. UNION the Seven 1.10, 4.35, 7.35 "The Yellow Tomahawk," 2.40, 6.10. 9.10. LITTLE Little World of Don 7.
9. BERKSHIRE DRIVE-IN "Arrow in the Dust." "It Could Happen to You," 9.43. SUNSET DRIVE-IN "Border River." 8.55: "With a Song in My 10.10. picture, "Symphony of sponsored by Crusade for Christ. wil be shown in the auditorium of the YNICA Saturday evening at 7:30.
It a 30-minute film in color featuring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in her first religious motion picture. There is no admission charge. RELIGIOUS MOVIE TONIGHT Pittsfield. Sept. 3-The moving CUMMINGTON Tuesday in celebration of her sixth birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wolf and son and Miss Carol Lloyd of Goshen left today for Augusta, Ga. spend the long week end with Ronald Wolf. who is stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga, Ronald will leave the next week for Japan.
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Koenigs-600 berger have Mrs. Emily Ott of Providence visiting them for 7 week. Cummington, Sept.
3-Returning to homes after Vacations with relatives in town are: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Giles and three children to Ypsilanti, Mr. and Mrs. Ashlcy Gurney and sons to Falls Church, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Devaul and two children to Henderson, K.y.; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Stevens and three children to Bethesda, Md. Karen Conway entertained 12 girl friends at a party in her home Extension Service Will Lose 2 Women Pittsfield.
Sept. 3 Berkshire County is to lose two of its women employees of the county extension scrvice. Miss Susan Lake, home demonstration agent. will go to to become 2 market specialist for that state and Miss Jcan Purrington. assistant club agent in 4-H will to Rhode Island where she will continue in that field.
No replacements have been named as yet. LEE Mrs. Bessie Agar Is Dead at 87 Lee, Sept. 3 Mrs. Bessie Chaffee Agar, 87.
of Cape Fast Lee, died in her home today after a long illness. A native of East she was the widow of Alexlander Agar, for many years a paper manufacturer in this town. She was the daughter of George L. and Constance (Henderson) Chaffee and was a descendant. of Chaffee who came to flingham, R.
1., 1635. Except for. four years in Brooklyn she spent all her life in South Berkshire. In the laie years she spent her summers here and her winters in Daytona Beach, Fla A She leaves six sons. Thomas K.
and Richard C. of Pittsfield. G. Prentiss and Robert K. of Sheffield, Donald C.
of Oakham, and Charles W. of Great Barrington: three daughters, Ars. Irving G. Smith, of Providence, Mrs. Forest Barbour of Cape Elizabet, and Mrs.
Dudley W. Clark of Somers, one brother, Charles D. Chaffee of Seattle; a sister Mrs. Robert M. Burns, of Bridgeport; 30 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be Monday at 2 in the Congregational Church with Rev. Walter E. Wyman officiating. Burial will be in Sheffield Cemetery. Omission of flowers is requested.
The family will meet friends at the Kelly funeral home Sunday from to 5 and 7 to 9. BECKET Becket. Sept. 3 -Sunday service in Becket Center Congregational Church will be resumed at 9.15. Rev.
Wayne Price will occupy the puipit. Sunday service in Federated Church will begin. at 11. Rev. Wayne Price, will use as his scrtopic, "'The hope of.
the world." There will be two masses in St. Matthew's Church Sunday, at 8 and 9, to be celebrated by Rev. Joseph Holland of Hinsdale. Drs. Naoma Sanville has r24 turned after two months visiting reiatives and friends.
Miss Helen Perkins. a teacher in the Consolidated School has al rived from her summer home in Vermont and is at the apartment of Mrs. Bertha Shaw. Mrs. Bertha Shaw entertained at 2 party on her birthday for 22 of Pen-Pals recently.
Mrs. Shaw has made A practice of having Pen-Pals among her children acquaintences and says she has 32 at present. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L.
LaRock observed their 25th wedding anniversary Tuesday. They were tendered a surprise party their home last Sunday when 29. relalives and friends gathered. among them Mrs. LaRock's sister, Mrs.
Ielen L. Rote of Pasadena, a and Howard Page of Pasadena. The couple was presented flowers and a gift of moncy. Mr. and Mrs.
LaRock were married in Hillsdalc, N. and are parents of six children: Donald. Lawrence, Verand Alicia, all at home; Fred, stationed at Camp LeJeune. N. and Mrs.
Virginia Stockwell of Avon. also one granddaughter. The couple have lived in Becket for the past three years. The Consolidated School will open Tuesday. An additional teachcr.
Mrs. Wavne Price, has Leen engaged because of increased enrollment. She will teach intermedilate of grades. American Mrs. Price International is a gradu- College and taught East meadow and Springfield schools.
The admission age is five years and eight months on the first of September. Children five years and four months by Sept. 1 may be entered afler satisfactory OXamination. Students enrolling for the first time must present birth certificates. if date of birth is not registered Middlefield.
Chester or Becket. Varciration certificates are also required from all pupils entering the first grade. Kathleen W'alch of Salisbury. returned after the past wack A the quest of Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Davis, MIDDI EFIELD Middlefield Sent. 3. There will he no services during Sentember in the Church while Rev. P. Y.
Rathnam lis on vacation. Middlefield trance has an exhihit at the Fair The committee includes Tre Quaid. ATrs. H. Hartlov.
Horalek. Ars Fimer O. O'ds. and AIrs. G.
Robert Olds. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Perez of Mount Pleasant, S. have returned after a visit with Mrs.
i I. Old Berkshire Estate Sold 1. On One of the oldest properties in the Southern Berkshire area, Peltonbrook, Great Barrington estate of the late Thomas S. Ramsdell has been sold by Mrs. Ramsdell to Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard deGreve, of Guilford, Conn. The purchasers came from Holland a few years ago and Mr. deGreve is owner of deGreve Imports of New York City. The original part of the house was built by William Van Deusen, one of the early Dutch settlers, and the family for whom Van Deusenville was named.
The house wast built in 1765. The property was on the market $45,000. Mrs. Ramsdell will continue to reside in the remodelled farm house, located east of the' property being sold. The sale.
was negotiated by Wheeler and Taylor Inc. Perez' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bell. Local schools will reopen Tuesday morning for a hall day only.
Mr. and Drs, George L. Bell have returned from a vacation on Cape Cod. Pic. Nancy J.
Olds, stationed at Camp Lejeune. N. is on leave at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Olds. R. Robert, of the U. Natasion of Mr. and Mrs.
Rene F. Robert, has been transferred from Davisville, R. to Cuba. GREAT BARRINGTON STUART S. TULLER Great Barrington.
Sept. 3-Stuart S. Tuller, 67, of Interlaken, died today in his home after a short illness. He was born in Great Barrington. on Nov.
21. 1886. son of George A. and Mary (Peck) Tuller and attended the local public schools. Ie wAS for many vears employed as a clerk in the former M.
Gibbs clothing store here and in recent vears was emploved at the Iousatonic National Bank in Stockbridge, retiring about la year ago. He leaves his wife. the former Ethel Wookey of Stockbridge: two daughters Mrs. Everett Warren of West Springfield and Mrs. Gilbert McClintock of Windsor, one son.
Stuart at one brother Alfred E. Tuller of Great Barrington, several nieces and nephews, and several grandchildren. Funcral will be Monday at 2 (in St. Paul's Church, Stockbridge. Burial will be in the Stockbridge Friends may call at the Searing-Stevens funeral home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.
m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p. m. PLAINFIELD Plainfield. Sept.
3-The What Not Club will hold a food sale Saturday 2:30 to 5 at Town Hall. The "hour of church service Sunday will be advanced to 11. Rev. Harris M. Barbour of North Egremont will preach as A candidate.
Sunday school will be at 10. The Men's Club meeting Tuesday will be open to the public to acquaint townspeople with the progress to date of the Fire Department. Owen Dilger and Alfred Pease have been named to the entertainment committee. DALTON Dalton. Sept.
3-The Emergency Polio drive netted the national fund $720 according to the local chairman, Raymond E. Thompson. Anyone missed in the drive but wishing to donate may do SO by contacting Mr. Thompson, Delmar Stevens or Maurice Callaghan. Rev.
Myron W. Fowell, DD, of Boston will conduct the service at 10 Sunday in First Congregational Church. Fowell is secretary of the Massachusetts Conference of Congregational Christian Churches. D. Kittredge of Main St.
is at the naval officers' candidate school Newport, R. having entered the service on Aug. 16. Mr. Kittredge is a 1952 graduate of Yale University and was employed AS an engineer by the General Electric Co.
He is married to the former Barbara Kellogg Bradshaw of Lahaska, Pa. Mrs. Kittredge has returned to Lahaska a permanent assignment for her husband. Mr. Kittredge is the son of Mrs.
Charles J. Kittredge and the late Mr. Kittredge. Public library will resume its regular hours effective Tuesday from 2 until 8 every day except Sunday. 1 Mr.
and Mrs. John Cormeir left today to spend the week end with friends in Bascom Ridge, N. J. Rosary. Society and Daughters of Isabella will receive Communion in A group at the 8.15 mass Sunday in St.
Agnes Church. James Foley, son of Mr. Edward Foley of Main St. received his commission as A second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps at ceremonies today in Quantico, Va. Lt.
Foley has been attending a special officers' training school at Quantico since his induction in July. Works Committee Favors 12 Street Lighting Change Pittsfield, Sept. 3-The City Council's public works committee tonight in City Hall recommended changes in street lighting. The changes will be from 600 lumen lamps or the socalled "bug" Jight to 1000 lumen lamps and at some intersections to 2500 lumens. Increased cost of 1000 lumens over lumen lamps is only $3 per year per lamp.
Streets where the new lamps are recommended are Montgomery I NORTH ADAMS ROUTE 2 EFFECT ON REAL ESTATE MAY BE STUDIED Chamber Board Will Discuss Suggested Development And Market Survey North Adams, Sept: 3-A twopronged survey' to determine the effect on this city of the proposed Route 2 throughway was recommended today by Roland B. Greeley of the Cambridge consulting firm, Adams, Howard Greeley. He told Ralph W. Lloyd, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, that A real estate market analysis survey should be conducted in the area affected by the throughway to determine thee potential effect on values and type of real estate development likely to be needed. Greeley also recommended that a consultant be engaged to draw redevelopment plans for the affected area.
Earlier, Greeley had conferred with City Manager Robert H. Harp on the possibility of the city hiring a consultant should a Jong-range redevelopment program be undertaken. No mention was reported of throughway. Lloyd said that, should a municipal planning expert be hired, his principal duties would determine the type of real estate dential, mercantile or industrialneeded in the throughway-affected area. The board of directors: of the Chamber of Commerce will discuss Greeley's recommendations at its meeting next Wednesday night, said Lloyd, and will determine then what action they will take.
SPEECH THERAPY CLASS DROPPED Lack of Speech Teacher Leads to Action North Adams. Sept. 3-School Superintendent Robert N. Taylor said today the speech therapy program for 270 school children will have to be interrupted this year for lack of 3 speech correctionist. His efforts to find such a speciallist teacher have been fruitless so for and he has indicated that chances of finding such a 1cacher before school opening next Wednesday are very slim.
Teaching vacancies in kindergarton and primary grades will filled with married women on a temporary basis, he said, and the scarch for a speech correctionist will continue. The speech therapy program is designed to help youngsters with lisps, stutters or other speech deficiencies. The superintendent also announced that school's official openwill come at 8:50 A. m. next Wednesday with Drury students reporting at 8 a.
m. Teachers will be in their buildings Tuesday morning, he said. and will confer with principals and the superintendent Tuesday afternoon. Traffic Heavy; Drivers Praised North Adams, Sept. 3-Police and motor vehicle inspectors said tonight that traffic through the Hoosac Valley was heavier than normal.
reported the drivers were well and cautious. Fourteen vehicle equipment warnings were issued to motorists passing through this city by motor vehicle inspectors and one truck driver was summonsed for failure to obtain a vehicle inspection stickNo other violations were reported. however. State police in Pittsfield and Bennington said traffic from Cheshire north to Vermont was "quite heavy" but orderly. S.
Bailey, 72, of 8 Luther St. died in North Adams Hospital this morning. Born in Lyon Mountain, N. he had lived here most of his life was employed at the Windsor Print Works before retirement several years ago. Surviving are five sisters; Mrs.
Rose Countryman, Elizabeth Dailey, Mrs. Frances Therrien and Mrs. Eileen Burns, all of North Adams, and Mrs. Irene Shea of Hasbrouck Heights, N. three this brothers, city.
and Homer John and E. Clarence Bailey of Albany. N. several nieces and nephews. Funeral will at the Notre Dame 'Church Tucsday at 9 with solemn high mass of requiem.
Burial will be in the family lot at Southview Cemetery. Visiting hours at the San Soucie funeral home will be Saturday from to p. m. and Sunday and Monday lol from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. 111.
FIRE North Adams's Sept. 3-Firemen went to the Mohawk Chief Super Market, 109 Eagle at 5.40 this afternoon when box at the rear of the establishment burst into flames. They quenched the flames with a booster. WILLIAM S. BAILEY North Adams, Sept.
3-William BIKE BUMPS CAR North Adams, Sept. 3-Damage to a bicycle but no injury resulted from a minor collision, on Beacon St. at 8 tonight when the bikerider's brakes failed to match those of a car he was following. Louis J. Desnoyers, 43, of 18 Tremont St.
said he was down Beacon St. hill when stopped to turn. He heard a thump at the rear of the car and found that Walter Worth of 53 Tremont St. had collided with him. damaging the bike.
SUNDERLAND CONGREGATIONAL SERVICE Sunderland. Sept: 3-Services at the Congregational Church will take place at: 10.30 a. m. with Rev. Henry J.
Rohrs preaching. I Communion will be served It Used to Be Down Here Matthew A. Pela of.5 Winter Adams, working on installation of the pedestrian-actuated traffic light on P'ark St. in the town, shows where excavation reevaled the old sidewalk, some two feet below the present one. Outlined in white under his arm is an old base stone of steps leading to a store before the street level was raised.
Workmen hope to complete the light installation today so that it can be used during holiday traffic. 1 WILLIAMSTOWN Choral Society To Be Reorganized Williamstown. Sept. 3- The BerkChoral Society will be reorganized this fall. it has been announced by the executive committee.
For the past seven years the society has given numerous performances in this area under the direction of Prof. Robert G. Barrow of Williams College. Plans are to reduce the present chorus of 80 members to about 30 by means of competitive auditions. Dates of the auditions.
which from 7.30 to 9.30 p. m. are: Williamstown, at Adams Memorial Theater, Sept. 10 and 15: Pittsfield, at the First Methodist Church. Sept.
8 and 13. Singers who have not been connected with the society, but feel qualified. may apply for an audition. BANTER ON TV Williamstown. Sept.
3-President James B. Baxter. 3d. will appear on Edward R. Murrow's TV program, "This I Believe" minutes Sept.
6. In one of the series Television- VHF 6.15 Picture Party 8.00 Double Feature 6.30 Cartoon 11.00 News 1, 6.40 Around CHANNEL WEBZ. Boston Mass. SATURDAY 9.00 Down to Earth 4.20 News 9.30 Sit. Tales 5.30 Roy Rogers 10.30 Friend Club 6.00 Cowboy G- Mien 11.00 Radio Patrol 6.30 Film 11.13 Blinky 7.00 Tou Asked It 11.30 Don Winslow 7.30 Youth Wants 11.50 Purple Sage 8.00 Slickey Rooney 12.0; News 8.30 Amateur Hr.
Film 9.00 All Revue Rig Brother 10.30 Ann Sothern 1.30 Film 11.00 News 1.43 Football 11.05 Wrestling 4.20 Hopalong News CHANNEL WBZ. Roston, Mass. SUNDAY 0.45 Film 3.30 Playhousa 10.00 Science 4.401 Film 10 30 Our World 4.30 700 Parade 11.00 Catholic Hour 3.00 6.00 Hall Playhouse of Fame 11.30 11.43 Christophers 7.00 Range Rider 12.00 News 7.30 Mr. Peepers Hour 12.15 Film 8.00 Comedy 12 30 Auditions 9.00 TV Playhouse 1.00 ('roSsroads 10.00 Loretta Young 1.30 Mr. Wizard 10.30 Justice 1.00 Cinema 11.00 Meet Press 3.00 Liberace 11.30 Owl Theater CHANNEL 10 WJAR, Providence, R.
1. SATURDAY 8.30 Sat. Cowboy 5.00 The Goldberg 9.30 Carnival 5.30 Badge 714 Cartoons. Time 6.00 6.30 Anywhere Intermezzo US.A 10.15 10.30 Ed McConnell 6.46 News 11.00 Air. Wizard T.Ou Beat Norths 11.00 Annie Oakley 7.00 Death Valley 12.00 Big Top 8.00 Family Pride 1.00 Lone Ranger 8.30 Amateur Hr.
1.30 Film 9.00 Theater 1.45 Cartoons 10.00 Playhouse 2.00 This World 10.30 Defender 3.00 R. I. Portrait 11.00 Late News 3.13 Film 11.10 The Stranger 4.00 Parade 11.46 Wrestling 1.30 Film 12.45 News CHANNEL 10 WJAR, Providence. R. SUNDAY 10.30 Faith 5.00 You Asked It 11.00 Catholic Hour 3.30 Adventure 11.30 Religion 6.00 Meet t'ress 12.00 This 13 Life 6.30 Range Rider 12.30 Super Circus 7.00 Theater 00 20 Questions Mr.
Peepers 1.00 little League 8.00 Comedy Hour l'las bouse 9.00 Playhouse 2,30 Big Picture 10.00 Favorite Story :.00 This World 10.30 Vanity Fall 3.30 Comment 10.45 Hum-Strum 4.00 Roy Rogers 12.45 News 4.00 Dollars 11.00 Late News Ml Baseball 11.10 Feature Then WRGB, Schenectady Channel Six SATURDAY 9.00 9.13 Mr. Test Wizard Pattern 3.30 5.15 News Vacationland and Tou 8.40 Cartoons lied. -kelton Super C.rcus You Are There 10.30 Cartoons Sportscone. 11.00 Spare Patrol 1.30 You Asked 11.30 Kid JicConnell 8.1 Playhouse 12.0) Big Top 8.30 Amateur Hour 1.00 Roy Rogerg N. Revue 1.40 Holiday Secretary 1.45 Pro Football 11.00 Wrestling 0.00 Soundstage SUNDAY 8.40 Test P'attern 4.
Strike It Rich 9.00 Faith 5. (H Western 9.30 Frontiers 6.00 The Press Unto My Feet 6.00 Review The life H. 43 Sports Spot 11. Your Trouble T. Fashions 11.15 Capt.
Midnight 7.17 Kieran 11.45 One Person 7.30 Mr. Peepers. 12,00 Little Margie 4 00 Comedy Hour 12.30 Lona Ranger 9.00 GF Theater 1.1*1 Intrigue 9.30 Defender 1.20 Runs -Allen 10 (0 TV Playhouse 4.00 Church Serv. 11.00 Loretta Toung 2.00 Natl. Tennis 11.70 Meet Millie Television- UHF CHANNEL.
30 WKNB. New Britain. Conn. SATURDAY 11.00 Winky Dink 6.45 Lefty Goinez 11.30 Film 7.00 Range Rider 12.00 Vestern 7.30 Beat Clock 1.00 Film 8.00 Stage Show 2 00 Matinee 9.00 For Money 4.00 Fun Show 9.30 Film 5.00 Racing 10.00 Ed Mayehoff 5 30 Talent Show 10.30 Two In Love 6 00 Serial 11.00 Chronoscone 6.30 Paul Killiam 11.15 Late Show CHANNEL 30 WKNK. New Britain.
Conn. SUNDAY 12.00 Big Picture 6.30 Kit Carson' 12.30 Carnival 7.00 Your Vacation 1.00 Family Thea 7.30 Playtime. 2.00 Matinee 8.00 Playhouse 3.00 Film 9.00 Theater 3.30 The World A 30 Int, Night 4.30 What World 10.00 The Web 3,00 Man of Week 10.30 This In Life 5.30 Youth's Stand 11.00 Late Show 6 00 Now-Then CRANNEL 74 WMGT. Pittsfield SATURDAY 6,00 Film 1.0 Hopalong CHANNEL 74 MGT. Pittsfield SUNDAY 6.00 Christophers 7.30 Film .6.15 Sport Den 8.00 Theater 6.50 Future Farmers 10.00 Break Bank 7.00 Sea Power 10.30 New broadcast, on which men and women in all walks of life present their philosophy, Baxter's will he carried on 200 stations, 140 foreign stations, and on the Voice of America in six languages.
It will also appear in 90 newspapers. Board Receives Parking Protest Williamstown. Sept. 3 At 10- night's meeting of the Board of Selectmen the letter of Charles B. Hall.
of Grape. Court, was read protesting parking on. Bank St. Hall said several cars used the south side of the strect for allday parking causing danger to both children and pedestrians. The selectmen took: the case under advisem*nt.
The board also named Raymond B. Belding, of Adams as a traverse juror for Superior Court in October. the primary elections to be held in Selectmen signed a warrant for the Opera House on November 14 from 2 to 8 p. m. Earl George, town highway surveyor, and the selectmen discussed the possible remodeling of the barn on the Mount Pleasant propcrty for $1100.
The board took the proposal under advisem*nt. HENDERSON REJECTS CHANCE IN FILMS Williamstown. Sept. 3 John Henderson of Williamstown. a senior 'baseball letterman at Williams College.
has passed up chance to in TV series SO he may continue to play ball. Henderson was in Hollywood this summering visiting his sister. Marcia, plays the lead in "Dear Phoebe' opposite Peter Lawford. When producer Alex Gottlieb learned from Miss Henderson her brother was a ballplayer, he offered the college youth a role in national pastime sequence. He rejected the offer because under the NCAA rules the TV appearance would have dropped him from amateur baseball status.
COMMUNITY GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS Williamstown, Sept. 3-The South Williamstown Community tion elected officers for the coming year at last night's meeting held at the Little Red School house. Officers elected wore: Raymond Brown, president; Mrs. Lino Daldoss. vice-president: Mrs.
Guy Dickinson, secretary Mrs. Edward Wylde, publicity chairman. Following elections there WAS a social hour in charge of Mrs. Lloyd Blair. chairman: Mrs.
James Young: Mrs. Guy Dickinson, and Mrs. Walter Galusha. 1 WILLIAMSTOWN BRIEFS Williamstown, Sept. 3-Police arrests for August totaled 32 males and two females.
All teachers of the Williamstown public school system will meet Tuesday at 3 p. lIT. in the music room of the Grant School. Departmental meetings will follow the general meeting. Dr.
and Mrs. David P. Curtis, and family are vacationing on Cape Cod. They will return on Sep. 8.
The Ladies Aid Society will mect: at the Methodist Church at 2.301 p. m. on Sept. 9. COULTLER BROOKS Williamstown, Sept.
3-The engagement Miss Nellie Aletha ter to Robbi B. F. Brooks, son Dean and Mrs. Robert R. R.
Brooks, was announced today. by Mr. and Mrs. Alton Coulter of Green River Rd. Miss Coulter.
a graduate of Williamstown high school is a senior student at the Bishop Memorial Training School for Nurses in Pittsfield. Mr. Brooks is a graduate of Williamstown High School and Columbia University and is now awaiting induction into the armed services. No dale has been set for the wedding. SOMERS, CONN.
TUITION PUPIL NOTICE Somers, Sept. 3-The Vernon Board of Education has notified the Somers board that "the town of Vernon is not bound to accent any new classes of tuition pupils beginning September, 1956 It savs the capacity is not sufficient to build a high school large enough to accommodate its own students and tuition students from Ellington. Tolland and Somers. The Vernon board: also announces a tuition increase from $100 per student a year to $135. A junior horse show will be held 4-H Club at Sunset Ranch, the Somers, Mountain Riders beginning at 10.
-7 A BRATTLEBORO, VT. Dumping Rubbish Brings $15 Fine a dumping rubbish into Broad Brook from the Route 142 bridge in Vernon, John Hamilton, 62. retired Brattleboro resident. was fined nest F. Berry Municipal Court with costs of $10.05, by Judge today.
Hamilton pleaded nolo contendere. Edward L. Thirsher, 20, of this town pleaded guilty of careless and negligent operation of A motorcycle and drew a $30 fine with costs of $8.05. Francis E. Momaney.
25-year-old local textile worker, also pleaded guilty of careless driving and was fined $30. In the third careless driving case Wesley G. Palmer, 28, local chef, received a $35 fine Donald Tacco of Watertown, failed to appear to answer a speeding charge and his bail of $25 was declared forfeit. DEER, AUTO TANGLE Brattleboro, Sept. 3-A deer came out second best late last night in a brush with a car on the Marlboro Road.
At 11:25 p. m. a station wagon operated by Dr. William F. Storms of Wethersfield, Conn.
was run into by a deer. The vehicle suffered minor damage but the slowly animal away was from last the seen scene. limping. police arrived they could not find the deer. SCHOOLS OPEN WEDNESDAY Brattleboro, Sept: 3-About 1800 children will trek back to Brattleboro public schools next, Wednesday when the high and clementary 'schools start their fall semester.
The public kindergartens will not open until Sept. 13. St. Michael's Catholic schools also arc scheduled to begin sessions on Wednesday. Brattleboro, Sept.
3-- For LANESBORO GIRL SCOUT ELECTION Lanesboro, Sept. 3 The Girl Scout troop committee met last night in the home of Mrs. John Woodason and elected as chairman Mrs. Russell T. Morris.
Mrs. Orville Wilkinson was elected secretary and Mrs. John McGowen, treasurer. Troop and their assistants are: Brownies, third and fourth grades, Mrs. Donald Strong, Mrs.
Lawrence Chase Mrs. Stuart Gillette: fifth grade, Mrs. Reginald Irwin and Mrs. Harold er: sixth, seventh and eighth grades, Mrs. Kenneth Warren, Mrs.
Dece David MacWhinnie and Mrs. Vanderbogart. The selectmen will meet Tuesday at 7.30 in the Town Hall instead of Monday. A family service will be held Sunday at 11 in the Stone Church. Sunday service in Federated Church will be at 11 and 7 with Rev.
G. Frederick Peters officiating. Chapel' of North American tyrs, Berkshire Village, will have mass at 9. Rev. Joseph F.
Gagan, pastor, will conduct the service. Berkshire Union Chapel service will be at 9.30 with Gardner F. Knight presiding. Miss Gloria Most st of Olsen. is in Hillcrest Hospital recovering from operation.
The selectmen tonight voted to give the volunteer firemen A oneday beer and wine license for their picnic at the Lions Club grove Sunday. HINSDALE SUNDAY SERVICES Hinsdale. Sept. 3 Christian Church will meet for worship and Communion at 10.45 Sunday in Town Hall auditorium with Rev. George F.
Davis in charge. Sunday school will open the 12th. First Congregational Church will return to the regular schedule of worship at 10.45. Robert Sanderchaplain at the School for Girls, will preach. St.
Patrick's Church will have masses at 8.30 and 10. Rev. Joseph F. Holland is pastor. Confessions will be at 4.30 and 7.30 Saturday.
With the opening of Kittredge School Wednesday, a new method of writing, the Rinehart. will be introduced. Miss Rose Conley is school nurse and Dr. Russell L. Christopher school physician.
1: 1: PERU 5 Peru, Sept. 3 Teachers of all schools in the union of Hinsdale. Washington. Peru and Windsor will mect at Peru School at 3.30 Thursday with Supt. Earl C.
Suitor. Church services in the Peru Church will be at 9.15 Sunday with the Rev. P. Y. Rathnam in charge.
Elementary, High Schools Will Open Tuesday Morning Adams, Sept. 3-When the school bell ends summer freedom for local high school students at 8.25 Tuesday morning. 405. pupils are expected to file to their desks at Adams Memorial High School, John J. Grosz, principal, said today.
He said five new students have enrolled this summer and will join the 400 others who have submitted course selection slips. Supt. of Schools Franklin Farrell said elementary schools will open Tuesday at 9. The only unfinished summer school repair work, he added, is the installation of a new boiler in the old high school, which probably will be ready within a few days. "We're kecping our fingers crossed, hoping it won't be cold," he said.
ATHOL Lightning Cause Of $1500 Blaze Athol, Sept. 3-During a brief thundershower late afternoon, lightning hit the director's cabin at Morgan Memorial Village, in South Athol. The building was set afire causing an estimated $1500 damage. Several youths helped halt the blaze before the apparatus from the Athol fire department arrived by throwing buckets of water on it. A large tree near the cabin had bark stripped from it by the bolt.
The regular camp season closed lone week ago, when several hundred children returned home in the Boston area. EZR.A O. BRADFORD Athol, Sept. 3 One of Athol's oldest citizens died today in his home, Ezra O. Bradford.
92, of 1800 Main who had been an Athol resident for' the past 60 years. He was born in Springvale, and his wife was the late Inez (latch) Bradford. He was a retired carpenter. Mr. Bradford leaves a daughter, Mrs.
Bernice White: three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 in the Higgins funeral home, with burial in the Highland Cemetery. Word was received today of the death of Harris Severance of Northfield, brother of Miss Fannie Serverance, a teacher in Athol. Funeral will be Saturday in the Kidder funeral home in Northfield. Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Nickerson and Mrs. Nickerson have returned from a stay at Harwich Port. They were there during the recent hurricane and saw much of the extensive damage in that area.
A total of $263.25 was taken in Thursday for the emergency March of Dimes. LEVERETT WILL SELL, SCHOOL, Leverett, Sept. 3-The Board of Selectmen has announced its intention of. selling by sealed bid the Old Center School at Depot and Amherst Rds. The town voted approval of such a transaction at the town mecting in February.
It is of historical interest since this was one of the first formal schoolhouses used in the 1own. will be opened at the town office in the Consolidated School on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at .8. Anyone desiring information may obtain it from the town clerk, Miss Taylor, or members of the Board of Selectmen. Gordon King of Shutesbury East Leverett, has been attending a tree conference in Atlantic City.
Leveret Congregational Church, Rev. Herbert Dixon. minister is' vacation and Rev. Walter Blackmer is guest minister; Service with communion at 11. Moores Corner Church.
Sunday school at 10; service at 11. CHARLEMONT Valentine Madison King Miller Pontoosuc Walnut Maple Lakeview. and Broadview Ter. The committee, under the direction of Councilman Donald Butler, later viewed proposed pole location at the Merrill Road Bridge asked for by the Western Mass. Electric Co.
and granted the quest, SUNDAY SERVICES Charlemont, Sept. 3-Charlemont Federated Church, Rev. William HI. Wakefield, pastor; service at 11. Sermon by Rev.
P. J. Rathnam, pastor of the Middlefield Congregational Church. Mr. Wakefield will be on vacation during September.
St. Christopher's Church, Rev. Francis E. Shannon, pastor; masses at 8.30 and 10. Notice has been teceived that the bloodmohile will be in Shelburne.
Falls Sept. 17..
