4 TIE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1961 27 PITTSFIELD 8 BANK ROW HIllerest 5-5111 POLICE CHARGE MAN FOR BREAK IN COURTHOUSE R. Provost Said Accessory for Case Linked to Koza Murder Trial Wahconah Robert Pro- St. vost, by caprested of Detectives Miwas Tuesday morning chael P. Barry of the local police and State Police Sgt. Francis McCarthy' of the district attorney's office and charged with fact in the November 1960 break being a an accessory before the in the Superior Court house.
He is held under $5000 cash bail pending arraignment today. Three in Jail Provost is fourth to be implicated in the break, which allegedly connected with the Koza murder case. William Librizzi, Louis Adorno and Francis Mazza are serving jail sentences after having been found guilty of the same offense. Barry and McCarthy arrest said Monday that Provost's was the result of a continuing investigation in the case, which also involves a break into the offices Antonio P. of Medical Desautels, but Examiner would a mot say whether or not there were others involved.
John Noonan, 37, of Se- 14 Draper president ed curity on a warrant Monday after-, Finance was arrestnoon and furnished $500 bail for his appearance in District Court to answer to a charge of larceny. Noonan was picked up by Dets. James E. McCarthy and Edwin Blair. on the complaint signed by Mrs.
Albertina Willson of Lanesboro, who alleged, she gave certain Noonan acts which were not $450 perform done. Probe Breaks Police are also investigating a number of complaints of about malicious damage and breaks the city. Ben Kline of 29 Flintstone Dr. police a at 163 Burbank St. was broken into Monday and a $150 space heater taken.
The Robin Hood Restaurant complains a rear window in a door leading to the kitchen was smashed and a man was seen running away. Pete's Motors of East St. reported a number of windows in a front door smashed but no plate entry glass gained; window in Melody six by eight-foot House on West St. was broken, sets, damaging and Leo Clairmount of several TV and hi-fi Martin St. told police a front door in his home had been forced, covers taken off chairs in a front room and piled on the floor but a $5 bill on "a table was not touched.
He said a week previously the windows in his storm doors had been smashed. J. F. Bresnahan, Former Official 1 At GE, 71, Is Dead PITTSFIELD John Sec- F. Bresnahan, 71, of 242 ond longtime General Electric employee, died Tuesday in Hospital.
A native of Holyoke, he had lived here 53 worked in the distributransformer shipping department 45 years, and was assistant superintendent when he retired in 1955. He belonged to the GE Foreman's Club, GEAA, Quarter Century Club, Stanley Club, and was a past grand knight of Rabida Council, Knights of Columbus, and Bishop Conaty Assembly. He was al communicant of St. Joseph's Church and member of its Holy Name Society and the St. Vincent dePaul conference.
He leaves a daughter, Miss Mary M. Bresnahan; a son, John F. Bresnahan, both of Pittsfield: three brothers, Jere- miah William H. and James E. Bresnahan, all of Holyoke: a sister, Sister Mary Vincentius, administrator of Mercy Hospital in Springfield; also four grandchildren.
held at the Haughey funeral home Friday morning, followed by a requiem mass in St. Joseph's Church at a time to be announced. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be today Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. S.
M. Hicks to Retire From GE in June PITTSFIELD- -Silas M. Hicks of Stephentown, N. will retire from General Electric's transformer department June 1. a turret lathe operator in the bushing products, section and has been employed by GE for 20 years.
Hicks is a native of Readsboro, and during World War I served in the U. S. Army in France with Second Cavalry Division. He is married to the Charlaree Vanderhile of Syracuse, N. Y.
They have two children and four grandchildren. Returns to GE Plant PITTSFIELD- Jack Willbanks of West Springfield, a development engineer in General tric's transformer laboratories from 1948 to 1955, has returned to this city as marketing administrator in the company's bushing products section. Since 1955, Willbanks has been employed at the Holyoke plant of GE. INSURANCEMEN ELECT -At the annual meeting of the Pittsfield Association Insurance Agencies Tuesday Roger Bowlby was named president, Alexander de Angelo, vice-president; Robert D. Bardwell, treasurer, and Margaret McCormick, secretary.
A State Gold Star Mothers Elect Today at Pittsfield Will Conclude 15th Annual Convention; Governor's Luncheon, Memorial Rite Held PITTSFIELD -The 15th al convention of the Massachusetts Gold Star Mothers completed its third day Tuesday night, Election of officers and their installation will complete the convention, Officers The Tuesday session opened at 9.30 a. m. and closed at 10 p. m. The convention was called to order by Mrs.
Eva Prunier, first vice-president, who is expected to be elected president She presented Mrs. Virginia Halford of this city, state president, and the visiting national officers. At noon the annual governor's luncheon was held. Gov. Volpe was represented by Mrs.
Volpe and Raymond Fontana of Longmeadow. his military aide. The governor was also represented at the convention banquet in the evening by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Angelini Benedetto. The memorial service for the members who died since the last convention was in charge of Mrs.
Dorothy Tetreault, department chaplain. There were 32 deaths recorded during the year. Miss Mary Fitzgerald, a senior at St. Joseph's High School, was soloist. Mrs.
Dorothy Baxter of Worcester national first vice-president, represented allied women's auxiliaries at the afternoon session, Mrs. Inez Goss' of Holyoke was master of ceremonies at the evening banquet. Mayor Raymond E. Haughey spoke on organizing and unification and Mrs. Baxter also spoke on the affairs of the organization.
a Evening speaker was John P. of Harrington, superintendent. the Holyoke Soldiers Home, who thanked the women for their interest in that facility. He said the oldest man now is 93 and the average age is 70. Mrs.
Halford, retiring president, presented a portable radio for the home to Harrington. Rev. Thaddeus W. Mazur of Immaculate Conception Church in Indian Orchard, who said he was an adopted son of the organization, having been a guest at the last convention and hopeful of many more, spoke and also gave the invocation. There 'were 175 at the evening session.
Bus Question May Appear At Board Session Tonight, PITTSFIELD ent of Schools Edward J. Russell announced Tuesday that seven persons had applied for the expected vacancy in the of Briggs School. He will announce their names at the School Committee meeting tonight. The Briggs principalship has been filled by Miss Elizabeth Smith since the death of Miss Mary E. Connors, but Miss Smith will return to the new Stearns School the fall.
It is probable that the controversy. over the school transportation contract will be aired tonight because of a campaign questioning the legality of the Pittsfield Yellow Cab Company handling of it pressed by Harold B. Gordon, president of Berkshire Street Railway. Gordon has charged that the handing of the contract back and forth between Yellow Coach Lines and the Yellow Cab Company provides grounds for abrogation of the contract, and that it should be reopened for new bids. He also contends that the city would have lost state Berkshire Kegling PITTSFIELD The annual meeting of the WIBC-sanctioned Women Tenpin Bowlers of Berkshire County was held at Grange Hall Tuesday night.
Elected were: Dorothy Horstmann of North Adams' Greylock Bowl, president, and Mrs. Bowl, Freddy Pittsfield, Froio sec- of retary-treasurer. The three vice-presidents are Carol Gibson of the Stanley Club, Eleanor Jones of Mt. Greylock and Barbara Feldman of Great Barrington. Beverly Jenks of Berkshire Bowl, Pittsfield, is sergeant at arms.
4 As a highlight of the session, the silver championship trophies and prize monies for divisions in the. annual association tournament were presented. Eleanor (Honey) Jones of Williamstown, representing Mt. Greylock Bowl in North Adams, was acclaimed the top woman bowler in the Berkshires and was presented the huge silver bowl trophy symbolic of the coveted all events scratch championship of the association. Placing second was Carol Beard of Williamstown, while Pat Sheran of Pittsfield and Mary Biasin of Great Barrington followed order.
The 'all events handicap title and trophy went to Beverly Jenks of the Coca Cola Girls in Pittsfield. Other prize winners in this category were Swirsky and Pat Sheran of Pittsfield, Mary Biasin of Barrington and Betsy Burnell of Pittsfield. Pat Sheran of the Lou Beauty Salon team of Pittsfield received the singles championship trophy, Second place went to "Freddy" Froio of Pittsfield. Other prize winners in order of their finish were Edith Dickenson of Great Barrington, "Honey" Jones of Williamstown, Ruth McAvoy of Pittsfield and Isabelle Hyndman of Great rington. The doubles championship trophies went to the team of Marge Guzzo of Lee and Daurice Hirst of Pittsfield.
Second place went to Shirley Molner and Renne Swirsky of Pittsfield. Other prize winners in this group in order of their finish were the teams of "June" Bekins and Joan Lindy of Pittsfield, Stacia Casella and Delores Kilfeather of Pittsfield. Beauty Salon team of Pittsfield -Pat Sinclair, Helen Donna Sinclair, Pat Sheran and Ellie Raymond received the individual trophies as members of the championship a team. Thrive Betsy Burnell's Mixed Up of Pittsfield was runner-up. Remaining prize winners in the order of their finish were Lou-Nor's No.
2 of Pittsfield, the Misfits of Pittsfield and the 5-Hi-Lows of North Thomas H. Calnan showed a drop of 30 from the March total, Arrests Down 30 PITTSFIELD The monthly arrest report of Chief of Police Plans Approved For County Share In Flood Project PITTSFIELD The county commissioners Tuesday approved plans for the federal flood control project on the Connecticut Blackberry River, part of which reaches into the 1000 acre swamp in Sandisfield. Massachusetts will pay some $29,000 of the estimated for' a combined flood control and recreational dam at the river headquarters to provide fishing, hunting and other sports. Trustees Reappointed Commissioner Mathew Collins, Mrs. Wilfred Hitchco*ck of Windsor and Clark P.
Comstock of Great Barrington were reappointed to three year terms as trustees of county aid to agriculture. The contract for floral beautification of the Superior Courthouse grounds was awarded this year to the Dalton Avenue Florists, who will furnish annual plantings in urns and flower beds at a 'cost of $125. The commissioners have not yet received copies of the $1.390,000 county budget for 1961. This will result in an increase of $105,418 in the tax to be levied on the cities and towns to a record $1,169.779. Pittsfield, largest contributor, will pay about $490,000, an increase of $45,000.
Salary increases voted by the legislators offset any savings which were effected by departmental requests. Increases have been granted the sheriff, county treasurer, probation officers, registers of deeds and Judge Frank W. Cimini. The county commissioners are authorized to allocate $12,000 from "available funds" for use in aiding bicentennial observcounty so that the ancheynwthe not come from tax money raised this year. Sewer Board Accepts Plan For Mill Waste PITTSFIELD The Sewer day with officials of Crane and Commission met in Dalton TuesCompany and selectmen to work out details of acceptance of Crane mill industrial wastes into the new city sewer system and treatment plant.
Commission Chairman Dwight E. Jones said that a tentative agreement has been reached which will provide for the mills to empty their wastes into the Dalton system from holding tanks which would provide an even 24-hour flow. The company and town of Dalton will work out their own system of costs, and the city will charge the town of Dalton according to a formula provided in the contract. Jones said the city will accept the industrial wastes from Dalton according to the ability of system to absorb them, and the cost will be based on a volume and content basis. The engineering firm of Camp, Dresser and McKee is preparing ordinances for Council approval to determine a similar formula for local industrial wastes, first of which will be that of the government mill in Coltsville.
At the joint meeting Tuesday Dalton was represented by the selectmen, Arthur Crane and the Crane consulting engineer. Pittsfield interests were looked after by Jones, public works Commissioner John F. Daniels and Joseph Lawlor of Camp, Dresser and McKee. During a regular meeting held afterward, payments of $5000 $98,000 and $55,000, respectively, the Petricca Construction Company, E. T.
O'Neil and Daniel Sons. The Petricca company has completed 95 per cent of its share of the work. Judge Will Study Track Stock Shift PITTSFIELD (UPI) -A Superior Court judge took under advisem*nt Tuesday a petition for an injunction to prevent stockholders of Hanco*ck Raceways, Inc. from transferring their holdings. Mr.
and Mrs. James W. Bushey, sought the injunction pending settlement of a suit against the operators of Berkshire Downs, a new horse ing track. The couple claimed they were sold $20,000 worth of nonvoting stock but they had been promised voting stock. Life Member Award PITTSFIELD-Pittsfield Post 68, American Legion Auxiliary, at its monthly mecting in the White Tree Inn Tuesday night honored past state president, Mrs.
August Kiligas, with a life membership in recognition of active years in the local, county and state organization. GRANGE PROGRAM PITTSFIELD-Heart of the Berkshires Grange will hold a Mother's. Day program at the regular meeting in the East Housatonic St. building tonight at 8. LEE BRIEFS LEE The Southern Berkshire Business and Professional Women's Club will install officers at a luncheon Saturday at 12.45 at Maple Hill, Stockbridge Rd.
Speaker, will be Miss Virginia Morrissey, an attorney with the firm of Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley and Katchem in Boston. She is a member of the Boston Bar Association, Massa-1 chusetts Association of Women Lawyers and the National Association of Women Lawyers. About 175 breakfast attended of the annual parish 1 1 Letter Carrier Delivers Wallet Containing $115 NORTH ADAMS- postman rang but once for drew J. Bernardy of Oblonge Williamstown, a but it was enough to make him happy. Bernardy had reported losing his a wallet.
Tuesday in North Adams, and postman Alton W. Cutler of 39 Yale St. found it a few hours later turning in the wallet and its $115 contents to the North Adams Police Station, of St. Mary's Church held at the school auditorium on Orchard St. Sunday Joseph J.
Walsh of Pittsfield as speaker. Walsh is dean of the faculty of Berkshire Community College. Mrs. Rene M. Bernascon was chairman of the breakfast.
Rev. Francis X. Boyle, curate of St. Mary's is spiritual director 'of the St. Mary-St.
Martha Sodality WI which sponsored the breakfast. The Youth Center in Memorial Hall will reopen in the fall after closing Saturday for the season. The year's attendance totaled 1990. Gerald' F. DeFreest has been named chairman of.
the town's conservation committee, and Frank V. McCarthy has been reelected secretary. DeFreest was named to succeed Warren A. Turner whose duties as 6 Berkshire District state representative keep him from serving effectively, it was explained. WILLIAMSTOWN Fulton Lewis, 3d, showed the controversial film sponsored by the House Un-American Activities Committee, "Operation Abolicrowd of than 400 Tuesday to a standing room only night in Jesup Hall on the Williams College campus.
Lewis also answered some of the questions raised last week by California James Roosevelt at a Williams appearance when the son of the late President attacked the committee and Lewis. Lewis debated the issue with Howard S. Whiteside of the American Civil Liberties Union at the first session of the annual Critical Issues Conference at Williams. The final session tonight will see Frank S. Meyer, author of Moulding of Communism," speak on internal communism at 8.15 in Jesup Hall.
The film shown Tuesday night covered the student riots last May in San Francisco when Com- the House committee held a munist hunt there. Roosevelt I slanted charged and that untrue, the and film that was the committee was making a profit showing Lewis said all receipts went to making copies of the film and publishing anti-Communist literature. WILLIAMSTOWN Film Debated At Williams DALTON Dalton Briefs DALTON Mrs. Cornelius Powers of 79 Central Ave. was named first vice-president of Pittsfield Area Council of UnitChurch Women at Dalton Methodist Church recently and Mrs.
Ralph R. Johnson of 127 Depot was named second vice The committee of fine arts for the regional high school have selected four paintings and five pieces of sculpture for installation in the school. The paintings are reproductions of works from the 16th Century to 1900. The sculptures are Egyptian, Greek and John McGarry, chairman of the local cancer drive, has reported the house-to-house drive last week brought in $1350. This is $350 more than last year and of $1100.
Returns have a a not been well in excess of the 1961 quota completed as yet. Lt. Col. Franklin L. Couch, Civil Defense director, reported the recent CD test, in which the town participated in the nationwide exercise, was the best prepared and conducted test the local unit has yet staged.
LANESBORO LANESBORO Selectmen have approved the following members of the Recreation Committee: Norman Auger, Ruth Pemble, Leonore Dowlen, Lincoln Lynch, Edward Roy, John A. Vreeland, John P. Leahy, Raymond Robert Wyble, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis D.
Barnes. Building permits have been issued to G. Raymond Hinckley for a garage on Balance Rock Robert Hall, addition to present home on Balance Rock Brantley Icard, Anne for a garage. Carol Whitmire was appointed playground director for the summer program to be held on the school grounds, subject to the proval of the School Committee for the use of the school property. The appointment was recommended by the Recreation Center Committec.
License renewals have been issued to David Chapman, Secum Brook Cabins; Oliver O. Pellizzaro, Red's Dairy Bar, amusem*nt park license, overnight cabin and common victualer's license to manufacture ice cream; John Silen, South Main Class 3 auto dealer's license. Clovis Bouchard, Balance Rock was granted a permit for oneday horse show Sunday from 1 until 8 p. m. and common victualer's license.
The Rocking H-R Riding Club will start the season's horse shows land gymkhanas Sunday at 1 on Rock the Rd. Bouchard There will property, be Balance senior. junior and midget events. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the winners in each class. Other Suburban News On Page 14 NORTH BERKSHIRE NEWS 54 MAIN NORTH ADAMS MOhawk 3-7000 Lightning Calls Firemen Out On Needless Trip PITTSFIELD The spring which thunder struck and the lightning city in storm the late evening called three pieces fire apparatus to St.
Charles Church, but there was no fire. Lightning had hit a street transformer at Sherrill a block away and sounded its own alarm by also hit. ting the fire alarm box near the church. Heavy rains fell during the late evening and are expected to continue during today, according to the cal airport: weather station. Council Agrees To Settle Claims Adding to $25,900 Ave.
CONLEY IS SELECTED SUGGESTER OF WEEK' PITTSFIELD -The City Coun-1 Tuesday night approved settlement of land taking and case-; ment claims against the city totaling $25,900 involved in water, sewer and highway imCity Solicitor William R. provement proceedings. Flynn explained agreements for settlement had been reached with the parties involved, but that if the council did approve, the cases would immediately come up for jury trial in Superior Court with a possibility that larger settlements might be arrived at. This $18,000 to settlements Joseph F. included Garrity one for for an easem*nt through his Coltsville Diner property on Dalton Ave.
for installation of water pipes; $7400 to Berkshire Coca Cola Bottling Corporation for a 40-foot-square taking on which a control house is built and an easem*nt; and $500 to Jason C. Leavitt for a taking at West Housatonic and Center Sts. for highway widening. Flynn explained that the amounts in question were those presented by appraiser John Teehan of Springfield, who would have to go to court with the same appraisals, while the appraisals of the plaintiffs were substantially higher, in the Gar-; rity case more than doubled. Among other matters the council selected 16 residents to serve as traverse jurors in the special Superior Court misdemeanor session starting June 5.
Ward 1 Councilman Leo B. Nesbit's name was drawn by Councilman John Burbank, and others chosen are Olympio M. Saltarelli, 35 Herie Olive Vaine, 34 Albo Schil-1 ling, 426 Tyler Albert F. Holden, 207 Allengate Mrs. Helen Stetson, 153 South A Pollock Thomas Bowerman, J.
Louisa 1245 Bligh, C. East 35 Lawrence Blaisdell, Yokshire Frank C. 95 Saniewski, 93 Turner Miss Eleanor M. Goggins, 20 Linden Christine M. Jordan, 28 Park Howard N.
Marshall, 7 Jefferson Harvey B. Haddad, 30 Putnam Arthur Gillette, 60 Sheffield and Louis J. Russo, 131 Ridgeway PITTSFIELD- Daniel C. ley of 35 Lowden St. has been selected by General Electric's as "suggester of the week" in power transformer department GE's current suggestion contest.
Conley, an electrical tester of large power transformers. received the award for an idea which the company considers the best of 70 submitted by employees during the week April 17. He will be guest of honor at a management luncheon within a few days. During his 20 years earned $535 from 29 suggestions. ployment with GE, Conley, has Final determination of the value of his latest suggestion has not been made.
Since the beginning of the contest on March 27, more than 500 ideas on how to reduce GE's in by employees. "Job security product costs have, been turned bonuses," such a refrigerators, vacation trips and television sets, will be announced within a few days. Muster Committee PITTSFIELD Lt. Robert P. Villanova, president of the Pittsfield Permanent Firemen's Association, Tuesday announced the committee for the 15th annual firemen's muster to be week.
held during Fourth of July Cochairmen are Capt. Paul L. Benham and Lt. Eugene F. Coty, assisted by Signal System Supt.
John Sturgeon, Lt. Arthur L. Benham and Privs: Ralph Decker, Gordon McLeod, William Scheuffler, Wilfred Wannamaker, Thomas Malony, Frank Sacco, Walter Pictrowski, Angelo Buzzanco, Robert Maher, Edward Oslund, Ronald Plankey, Joseph Amuso and George Coughlin. Wind," 1.15, 7.35. 1, 3.40, 6.25, 9.05; "Bambuti," 2.35, 5.15, 8.
UNION of the 1.15, 4.30, 7.45; 5.50, "Carthage 9.05. in 2.35, BERKSHIRE DRIVE-IN "Flaming Star." 8.15; "'Marriage-Go-Round," 10.25. PITTSFIELD DRIVE-IN "Circle of 8.15; "Can-Can," 10. Theater Schedules CAPITOL "Gone With the erine's Chapter of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, will hold a special year-end get-to-gether at a dinner meeting, Wednesday, May 17, at Yellow Aster.
For further information contact Mrs. Marcia Sarna. PITTSFIELD BRIEFS PITTSFIELD St. Cath- NORTH ADAMS Council Delays Selling of Lots On Church NORTH ADAMS The City, Council Tuesday night held. sale of four city-owned lots Church St.
to Louis R. Sincl*tico of that street "Councilman Joseph R. Bianco said city could be losing its second right of way to Windsor Lake. Would Cut Underbrush Mayor Diamond had recommended selling the four wooded lots, located on a steep hillside, for a total as the intended buyer wished primarily cut the underbrush to improve the appearance of his house and surrounding property. It was voted to table the matter until the next meeting that the right of way 'question could be studied.
The council approved without debate. the petition from three residents of State Rd. to rezone their residential property commercial so that they could utilize the property. The petitioners were Lloyd F. Isabelle Keating.
John C. and Margaret Duncan Herman G. and Mildred Bleil. It was also voted to permit Yellow Coach Lines, Pittsfield to add more streets to its bus routes to service Clarksburg and North Adamser Hospital runs. Theater Timetable PARAMOUNT "Hippodrome," 1.25, 5.05, 8.45; "The Night My Number Came 3.10, 6.45.
Orpheus," 7.15. 9.15. week HOOSAC ends. DRIVE IN COURY'S DRIVE-IN Open Open week ends. MISS MARION SAXTON NORTH ADAMS Funeral of Miss Marion Amelia Saxton, 73, of 6 Quincy who died Monday in her home, will be at this afternoon in St.
John's Episcopal Church. Burial will be Southview Cemetery Miss Saxton was proprietor of a rooming house and formerly operated a restaurant on Main St. SIRS. HORMIDAS MASSON NORTH ADAMS-Funeral Mrs. Orelie Masson, 88, of 253 State who died in her home Tuesday morning, will be Friday at 9 Dame Church.
Burial will be in Southview Cemetery. The widow of Hormidas Masson, she was mother of 17 children, 13 of whom sur-! vive. She leaves 113 descendants. She attended Notre Dame Church. The San Soucie funeral home is in charge of arrangetheir convenience at the Masson ments, and friends may call home at 253 State St.
through sday evening. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Maurice Laramee of Williamstown: Mrs. Homer Duteau and Miss Yvonne Dog Mutilator Sought NORTH ADAMS Police were looking Tuesday night for the city's meanest man--the man who trimmed off a stray puppy's ears, 100 close for comfort or for canine style. A Wells Ave.
resident told police the pup had been hang. ing around the area for a week or SO and then disappearedto turn up Tuesday with no ears and ragged scars. The dog was put in the care of a veterinarian. Masson of North Adams, and 10 sons, Adelard of Hanco*ck, Alfred, Emery, Leo, Gilbert, Homer and Wilfred Masson, all of this city; Joseph of Westport, John of Adams and Emile Masson of St. Valentin, Can; 45 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Girardi Tenure Bill Defeated By Single Vote NORTH ADAMS By one vote, the City Council Tuesday night killed a bill which would. have given the North Adams voters a chance to give Public Works Commissioner Joseph J. Girardi life tenure in office. Eight Votes Necessary The bill was introduced by Rep. Roger A.
Sala of North Adams and had the backing of Mayor Louis J. Diamond, but it had to be approved by at least eight councilmen before getting on the ballot. Seven votes were cast in fat vor of the bill, with Councilmen Robert Curry, Alfred Law, James Lilly, Robert Patenaude and William Vareski voting against it. The objections were against the office and not the man, according to opponents: Girardi was appointed last year by Mayor Diamond after working up from the ranks. similar bill has been filed give tenure City Treasur and Tax Collector Gerald J.
Sullivan, but it will go directly to the voters without council action. Both bills had been signed by Gov. Volpe. ment for transportation costs if the fact, that the contract was not awarded to the low bidder (Berkshire Street Railway) had been pressed. Gordon said that he felt it unfair at that time to burden, the taxpayers with another on the rate, but the tactics and favoritism displayed by the School Committee has "exhausted his The School Committee has asked William R.
Flynn, city solicitor, for an opinion on the legality of swapping the contract and the use of leased equipment. Also tonight, it is expected that the School Committee will authorize the superintendent to ask for applicants for position of art supervisor in the senior and junior high act on appointment of two more teachers with engineering degrees the high school technical courses; act on recommendation that Highland School be made available for the summer courses given retarded children; consider a request for additional personnel in the guidance and health and safety departments. 233 bookings on 257 offenses, including three cases of arson and four of assault and battery. The campaign against false fire alarms resulted in four arrests during April. There was only one wet driving charge, a but 11 were caught for operating to endanger.
High School Filled For Pupil Display PITTSFIELD-A record turnout of 3200 persons jammed Pittsfield High School Tuesday night for the 23d annual open house program. Receiving special attention by parents, friends, local business and industrial leaders were the eight trade shops, which were in operation, as were technicall laboratories, retail sales, home arts and practical nursing classes. Displays included everything from motor tuneups to menu planning, and the 35 prizes awarded were all turned out by students. Teacher Wins National Award PITTSFIELD A Pittsfield teacher is among 244 American teachers to receive annual Valley Forge medals awarded by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pa. Joseph P.
McGovern of 132 Brown head of the social studies department in South Junior High School, is listed for his efforts in furthering the cause of responsible a greater appreciation of the American way of life, McGovern's award is based on four plays he has written for Marious, school functions, all citizenship. He has been a teacher in the junior high school 10 years. Pilgrim Church Elects Pilgrim Memorial Church apPITTSFIELD-Parishioners of proved a 1961 budget of $13,066 at the annual meeting Tuesday night, approximately the same as last year. Robert E. Kiontke was elected to a four-year term as deacon and Cyril H.
Mears was reelected to a three-year term as trustee, while Mrs. Frederick A. Peck was returned as Harvey E. Fiegel, treasurer; Miss Elizabeth Hell, auditor; Gerald Goerlach, chairman of ushers, and Miss Eva Howland, Berkshire Association delegate. Colvin S.
Sykes is chairman of the finance committee. NEWS FROM Southampton Cummington Middlefield Chesterfield Worthington Bennington, Vt. Blandford Chester Otis Hinsdale ON PAGE 11 ADAMS School Coach ADAMS Chester J. Zabek, coach at Adams Memorial High School 11 years, submitted his resignation Tuesday to accept a position in the East Meadow Long Island, school system. He received a master's degree from Springfield College in 1919 and is married to.
the former Regina Wronski of West Cum: mington. 141 SANDISFIELD MRS. CHARLES A. SWENSON SANDISFIELD Mrs. Charlotte (Johnson) "Swenson, 85, died Monday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Licari of New Boston Rd. Born in Holland, Sweden, Nov. 22, 1875, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, she came to this country in 1896 and lived most of her life in Brooklyn, N.
Y. She had been a resident of Sandisficld since 1957. She was the widow of Charles Swenson: Besides her daughter, she leaves a granddaughter, Mrs: William B. of Otis; a grandson, Frank C. Lacari of East Rockaway, N.
nine great-grandchildren, and severa al nephews and nieces. There will be a funeral service at 8 at the Stevens funeral home, Great Barrington, with Rev. Franklin L. Couch, pastor of New Congregational Church, officiating. The body will be taken to Hefpstead, L.
for burial in Greenfield Ceme: tery Thursday. Calling hours at the funeral home are today, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. HOUSATONIC HOUSATONIC The AdamsBudz VFW Post Home, will meet Friday at the post home nominate, elect and install officers. Council Has Hot Battle On Leasing Parking Lot NORTH ADAMS Amid charges. countercharges of of obstructionism overzealous and speed, the City Council Tuesday night waged a heated discussion over the feasibility of leasing part of the St.
Anthony's parking lot to the Chamber of Commerce, with the chamber finally withdrawing its request. Information Center The chamber requested leasfor not less than 10 years, room enough at the Holden Street-Veterans Memorial Dr. section of the parking lot enough land to build a 30 by 40 foot one-story brick office building and information center. Approximately eight parking meter spaces would be lost in the project which had the blessing of Mayor Louis J. Diamond and approximately would return $400 a the city year apple taxes.
Veterans Memorial Dr. is the new Route 2 or Mohawk Trail Highway and would be the chief tourist artery through the city. Councilor James M. Lilly immediately made a motion that the chamber be charged $500 a year for the land as well as the taxes. Councilor Morton Freedman objected to the proposal on the grounds that while the chamber's aims were closely akin to the city's it was still a private organization and it would be in danger of losing the lease at expiration date.
He added that tourists would insist on stopping on busy Route 2 to get information, despite the fact the chamber plans to have its entrance inside the St. Anthony parking lot. It would be a. dangerous traffic problem, he said. Seen Morally Wrong Freedman also maintained that it would be morally wrong for the city to take land.
from private citizens for a parking facility and then turn it over private enterprise, adding that the city would have set dangerous precedent and would have to honor similar requests from other nonprofit organizas tions. a throne Councilor then Daniel delivered J. an Haw- impassioned plea for not standing in the way of progress and switched into an equally fervid attack on the antiprogress element in the city. "Why must we try to block any and everything that is good for the the asked. "'If anything is stupid, it's going to happen in North Hawthrone asserted that the negative block used to blame Arnold Print Works for anything, then Sprague Electric and finally the Chamber of Commerce.
"Let's do something right for the veteran city official concluded. Freedman scoffed at the "blind desire for action" and termed Hawthrone's approach that of a "Hopalong Cassady" or a. "nonswimmer diving inta water to save someone from Withdraws Plea Councilors Robert J. Curry and Joseph R. Bianco were outspoken against project and Bianco made the motion that the chamber be given, a chance to withdraw the request and submit a more feasible one at a late date.
Chamber President Francis Hayden accepted the offer 10 withdraw and said he had not wished to start such a controversy. Hawthrone and Freedman had ad pitted their opposing views of action versus detailed planning earlier in meeting when an order was passed authorizing the city treasurer to borrow $34,600 for the capital outlay program, with $22,000 earmarked for changing another city parking lot. Hawthrone urged speedy passage of the or. der with the planning coming later, while Freedman objected alto the rush. LEE.
