40 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1954 29 GREENFIELD MASONIC EVENT IS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 200 Dinner, Concert On Shrine Bluc Lodge Night Program Greenfield, Feb. 11-Shrine blue lodge night sponsored by the Franklin Shrine attracted more than to Masonic Temple tonight. 1 A dinner was served by members of the Eastern Star with Lucretia McFarland, worthy matron, in charge. Speaker was Ronald Astley of South Hadley. Falls, past junior grand warden chose for his topic "the challenge" and followthe dinner the Mclha Temple Band under direction of Al 'Stroh man offered a concert.
Jack Ward, president of the club, introduced Herbert Maynard, worshipful master of Republican Lodge who, in turn, introduced his officers. Also introduced was George Wilcox, district deputy grand master of the 14th Masonic District. V. F. Greis, illustrious potentate of Melha Temple was introduced and introduced his divan.
A special guest was George Friedebach of 20 School St. who today observed his 88th birthday. The committee in charge consisted of R. I. Duncan, chairman; Harold E.
Glidden and Joseph Stewart, Sr. Elks Plan Polish Night On Tuesday Greenfield, Feb. 11-Featuring a variety of. home-cooked Polish foods. the annual Polish night" at the Greenfield Lodge of Elks will take place on Tuesday.
There will be a smorgasbord at 5 and that will be followed by the dinner at 6.30. Polish members of the lodge will assist AS waiters or in the kitchen. Serving with A Alec Kownacki, chairman, are Albin Ripka, Walter Uhnicki, Edward Sadlowski, RO. man and Michael Skibiski, Roman Toczydlowski, Joseph Putala, Dr. Edward Ostrowski, Dr.
Stephen Wolanske, Edward Kuklewicz, Wal1er Sadlowski and William and Stanley, Pulaski. be obtained from any member of the committee or at the lodge rooms. Bartlett Announces Red Cross Drive Heads Greenfield, Feb. 11 David W. Bartlett, chairman of the fund campaign for the Franklin County Chapter, Red Cross, announced division of the county arca into four regions and named the regional leaders today.
Heading Region 1 in the ConwayDeerfield areas is John Dahowski of Conway; head of Region 2 in the Turners Falls, Montague and Leverett section is Allen Abercrombie Turners Falls; Laurence Pittman of Charlemont will head Region 3, or the western county towns, and Delmar P. Magoon of Bernardston will direct the work in region 4, the Bernardson-Northfield sections. The quota for the four regions is 685. Bartlett, announced the appointment of Richard T. Lyman as initial sales chairman.
The work of the initial sales committee will start Feb. 16. PTA Notes Founders' Day Greenfield, Feb. 11-A founders' day skit featured the meeting of at: the school. Mrs.
PTAs Joseph Chula the Newton School last night was in charge aided, by Mrs. Wayland Brown, president, and Mrs. Harold Jones, Mrs. Edward Danielski, Mrs. Clarence Green and Mrs.
Agnes Grotto, past presidents. A elephant sale took place with whites Chester Ozdarski in charge and with Charles Wizwer acting as the auctioneer. A total $33.75 was raised for the student loan fund. Plans are being made to conduct a card party on Feb. 18 at the school.
Balloons Ready Greenfield, Feb. 11-The Greenfield Aerie of Eagles will participate in the nationwide crusade for. freedom campaign by launching three huge plastic balloons on Friday, Lincoln's Birthday. Thousands of balloons will be released by 1600 Eagle clubs in the United States. The event will mark the start of Freedom Week Feb.
12 through 22. The helium-filled balloons in red white and blue will contain messages from Philip T. Lynch, president of the Acrie stressing the significance of the crusade fro, frecdom and urging support of the project. The ballons are capable of covering some 700 miles. They will be released at 4 at the club rooms at 38 School and the public is invited to observe the ceremony.
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9.15 Alr Newspaper 9.00 ('hapel Time 10.00 News, Music 10.13 Devotions 10.30 Headlines. 10.37 Stork Club 10.40 Music Time 10.53 NAWA 11.00 Wonder City News 11.30 Queen. Day 12.00 Curt Massey 12.15 Capitol 12.30 News 12.40 Music 12.43 Information 1.00 News. WARE, 4.00 Neighbor A 30 A 6.35 Neighhor 7.30 News- Weath. Breakfast 8.30 News 8.30 R'kfast Club 9.00 ('hapel 9.17 The Public 9.30 News A.35 Varieties 10.30 1 10,31 11,00 Town Talks Miss Maude Greene Named Quota Club Woman of Year Greenfield.
Feb. 11-Miss Maude Greene, manager of the Royal Cleaners, was selected tonight as Woman of the Year at the annual banquet of the Greenfield Quota Club at the Mansion Announcement of the selection made by Miss Grace Ellis, president, and a tribute was read by Mrs. June Greene. A toast was given by Mrs. Lillian Skolnik.
Twenty-one. were present- for the program. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Randall of Deerfield, gave readings, and directed by Miss Martha Ward and Mrs.
Janice Danforth. Miss Greene, a native of Allstead Forum On School Proposal Monday Greenfield, Feb. 11-The third and last in a series of PTA-sponsored forum meetings will take place at the Junior Iligh School Monday at 1:45 for consideration of the proposed new high school. Mrs. Melvin G.
Barclay, chairman, said that Walter Scott Brodie. architect, will offer an analysis of the cost of the proposed building. Paul WV. Bittner of the citizens advisory committee will outline the methods the town must employ 10 finance such a project. Barney J.
Michelman, chairman of the Finance Committee will be present and is expected to explain the probable effect the project would have on the tax rate. Members of the School Committee and the Citizens Advisory Committe have concluded that to make clear the issucs involved in the school proposal, all facts and figures must be carefully reviewed prior to the town meeting. Plans are to review carefully the study made during the past two years by. the committee. It again will be explained that of all the alternatives studied, construction of a new high school would be least expensive because of the state aid involved.
HADASSAH WOMEN TO GATHER LINENS Greenfield, Feb. 11-The com-, hospital supplics for Isracl 'met this week at the home of Mrs. Philip Aliber. to plan for the gathering of linens and other items for use in the Israeli hospitals and institutions maintained by more than 300.000 Jewish women as members of 1200 Hadassah chapters in the United States, Alaska and Puerto. Rico.
The local hospital supplics com-1 mittee a consists of Mrs. Philip Aliber and Mrs. Harry S. Warren as chairmen: Mrs. Samuel August.
Mrs. Samuel Aaron. Mrs. Robert S. Bernstein, Mrs.
Milton Borofsky, Mrs. Irving Cohn. Mrs. Harry Hyman. Mrs.
Harvey Kramer, Mrs. Oscar Leibowitz, Mrs. William Palestine. Mrs. Ben Rich, Mrs.
Wizwer and Mrs. Israel. Zelbo. Committee Named berg. UN GROUP TO MEET a field Greenfield, Quota Club Feb.
will 11-The conduct Green- a card party on Feb. 17 at 8 p. m. at the Weldon Hotel for the benefit of the service fund. There will be special decorations and special awards.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs. Katrina Juhola. Mrs. Virginia Antonio. Dale Turnbull, Mrs.
Susan Parks. Mrs. Janice Danforth. Mrs. Marilla Benjamin, Helene Czuj.
Mrs. Louise Cade, Mrs. Rita Carme, Mrs. Florence Dadmun, Mrs. Ruth Fillebrown.
Mrs. Bertha Gray, Miss Maude Greene, Mrs. Fannie Gribbon. Mrs. Doris Jewett, Mrs.
Doris Macarthy. Mrs. Madalene T. Nichols, Mrs. Alice Robinson, Mrs.
June Greene. Miss Janet Russell, Mrs. Mary Ruddock. Mrs. Lillian Skolnik.
Georgia Slinkman, Miss Margaret. Vaughan, Miss Rosa Starkey and Miss Alma Stern- Greenfield, Feb. 11-The United Nations Committee will meet on Feb. 24 at 8 p. m.
at the home of Mrs. Harry Lapides of 59 Riddell St. to organize for the coming year. Members of the North Parish Church Men's Club will serve a public baked bean supper at the church Saturday at 6 p. m.
MILLERS FALLS Millers Falls, Feb. 11-Highland PTA will observe Founder's Day with a covered-dish supper Tuesday at. 6:30 in the parish house of First Congregational Church. Mrs. Thomas Cuff is chairman of the supper committee.
A meeting will follow with Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Farwell. of Montague speaking and showing pictures of their trip to Norway. Forty-nine school children and 16 preschool children took advantage of the free toxiod inoculations Wednesday at the Ervingside School.
The clinic was conducted by Dr. Emid D. Elgosin and Mrs. with Mrs. Driscoll and Joyce Poole Mathicu, school nurse, Mrs.
Clifford Richards' assisting. The next clinic will be on 'March 10. Those desiring information should contact Mrs. Eliot Packard of Central St. Mrs.
Foster Ricks is a patient in Franklin County Hospital. LEVERETT Leverett, Feb. 11-Leverett Congregational. Church, Rev. Herbert Dixon, minister; Sunday school, service, 11; sermon topic "Invitation to adventure." J-.
Moores Corner Church, Rev. A. L. Truesdell, minister; Wayne Frair substituting in Mr. Truessdell's absense.
Sunday school, 10; service. Siriss Dorothy King of Shutesbury East is visiting friends in Chicago. Mrs. Edward Emerson was called to New York City on Thursday when Mr. Emerson was taken seriously ill.
COURT OF HONOR IS SCHEDULED IN GHS AUDITORIUM Greenfield, Feb. 11- A joint Court of Honor, sponsored by the Central and Eastern Franklin districts of the Boy Scouts, is planned Saturday at 7.30 p. m. at Greenfield High School auditorium as closing event in the observlance of Boy Scout Week. Kenneth Stevens of Greenfield is chairman.
The program will open with a salute. The are welcome will be given by Donald Milton, chairman of the Central Franklin district. The invocation will be by Rabbi Harold B. Konovitch. Robert Bibby vice-president of the HampshireFranklin Council will deliver the address.
E. Warner of Northampton, scout executive, will call the roll land the conducted tenderfoot by Scoutmaster investiture Rob- will ert Murley and scouts of Troop 69. Awards to second class scouts will be made by Wayne Hastings, Scoutmaster Stanley Gutkowski of Troop 68 willelead the songfest. will be made by Thomas Fleming, Awards to, first class scouts organization and extension chairman of the central district. J.
Regan Brown, of the central district will make the star scout awards and while life scout awards will made by John Keifer of Farley, vice man of the Eastern Franklin district. Leroy Mentor and Clement Durna award merit badges and Selectman Herbert R. Ferris of Greenfield will honor the with 40 per cent first class scouts. The benediction will be by Rev. Dr.
Kenneth R. Henley. minister of the Second Congregational Church. Various Awards to Scouts Will Be Made In Program SOUTH DEERFIELD All School Officials Invited to Meeting South Deerfield. Feb.
11-Members of the School Committee, other school officials and members of the regional survey and Old Deerfield school survey committees have been invited to attend the South Deerfield Parent's Club meeting on Feb. 21 when a committee from the parent's group will report on building needs for the entire town. There will be a question and answer period. Those invited to attend have been asked to answer any questions of parents or taxpayers. The meeting will be the new high school gymnasium at p.
m. Townspeople also are asked to attend and voice their opinions. South Deerfield, Feb. 11-Rev. Kenneth R.
Henley, minister of the Second Congregational Church of Greenfield, will be. the speaker at the meeting on Feb. 17 of the InBetween Club of the Congregational Church. Members of the Ladies Aid Society will be guests. Miss Cynthia Walsh of.
Northampton will review several new books at the February meeting of the Women's Club Wednesday at in the Village Room. Mrs. Kenneth H. Rice and Mrs. Robert Decker will be hostesses and Mrs.
(John Brunkard will be in charge of the tea. Mrs. Albert H. Baller of Greenfield will speak at the Ladies Aid meeting on Feb. 24 at the parish house of V- the Congregational Church.
Monday's Rotary Club meeting will be brief, with no speaking program. Following the dinner at the Hotel Warren at 6.15 p. m. the club will go to the high school gymnasium to see the club-sponsored team play the Harlem Kolored Klowns. Recent registrations of new voters added 19 new voters to the lists, Leo F.
Morrissey, town clerk, announced. Two invitations for out-of-town meetings have been received by the Cosannip Council. Degree of Pocahontas. On Saturday there reception for Mrs. Maude E.
Taft of. Springfield and on Tuesday Miss Susie L. Curran, great Pocahontas, will visit the Helahdee Council of Greenfield. NORTHFIELD can Legion will conduct highway Northfield, Feb. 11-The The Amerisafety campaign starting Feb.
15 with the object of obtaining a pledge from every motorist in town. The campaign is sponsored by the Department of Massachusetts, American Legion, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. The pledge reads as follows: "I personally pledge myself to drive and walk safely and think in terms of safety. I give this promise seriously and earnestly having fully considered fully my obligation to protect my life and the lives of my family and fellowmen. I pledge myself further to advance the cause of safety by talking to my friends and by taking part in safety activities of my church, school, club, employee group and other organizations." The joint polio party given by the Grange and American Legion Auxiliary Wednesday evening in the Town Hall was a success with $42 realized.
The Evening Auxiliary will mect in the home of Alice Mundee Friday. Mrs. Phillip Porter will review the book, "Within These Borders." Money will be collected for. a CARE package to be sent to the Comptons in Greece. Pilgrim Ralph Sargent will address the Fellowship Sunday night.
Books for the 'book auction at Talcott Library are being collected for the sale that runs from Feb. 17- 20. Proceeds go to the Community Service Fund. SHUTESBURY Shufesbury, Feb. 11-Mrs.
Eleanor W. Cronk, the paster, will conduct the service and preach in the Federated Church Sunday at 11. subject will be "The strong deep feel of God." Sunday School will meet at 10. Pilgrim Fellowship will meet at the Manse at 7 p. m.
Emma Fisher Peter Pauze will lead devotions and Marilyn Long will be charge refreshments. The a annual town elections and appropriation. meeting will be Saturday. SHELBURNE FALLS Increases Listed For Fire District Shelburne Falls Feb. 11-The annual meeting of the Shelburne Falls Fire District will be Monday at 7.30 in the Memorial Hall.
An increase of $1035 over last year's appropriations will be considered. This will include $1000 for expenses of the community ambulance. increase of $500, and $535 boost in routine appropriations. Items are superintendent of the Water Department, up $260 1a $3380; fireman's pay roll, up $675, $2475; fuel. up $100.
$525: repairs and supplies, $850; supplies Water Department, up $500, $3000; chlorination, $100 to $400; fire alarm maintenance, up $1500, $2100; outside fire, up $50 to $350. Offices to be filed this year include a clerk, treasurer. tax collector, and auditor, each for one year; a water commissioner for two years to fill vacancy created by the resignation of George J. Brewer; a water commissioner and an assessor, cach for three years. A food sale will be conducted by the Kappa Beta of Trinity Fellowship Friday, starting at 2.30 m.
in the. community room. The Alethian Lodge of Odd Follow's will conduct a public card party Feb. 25 at 8 p. in the Odd Fellows, Hall.
for the annual Shrove Tuesday program sponsored Holy Name Society of St. Joseph's Church may be obtained at the Ware' Fuel Co. on Bridge St. or from members of the society. A.
J. Cronin's "The Keys of the Kingdom" be shown March 3 at 3.30 and 8 p. m. in Memorial Hall. HADLEY Town Valuation 14 Is Up $100,000 Hadley, Feb.
11- Total value of assessed estate here increased by slightly more than $100,000 last year, according to the annual report of the assessors. The total in 1953 was: $3,901.685 as against $3,796,825 the previous year. Value of both land and buildings increased while personal property value showed a drop. Mrs. Eva Pelissier Is Dead, Aged 66 Hadley, Feb.
11-Mrs. Eva Pelissier, wife of Adolph Pelissier of 91 Middle died in Cooley Dickinson Hospital at the age of 66. Born Eva C. Chabot in Granby, P. daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Michelien) Chabot, Mrs.
Pelissier came to Northampton with her parents at the raga of eight, attended school there and graduated from. Northampton High School and Northampton Commercial College. A successful businesswoman, Mrs. Pelissier was employed as a bookkeeper by the Charles Coats Co. in Easthampton for many years, by the A.
J. Lane Coal Co. of Springfield and was manager of the Prew Coal Co. in Holyoke before she married Mr. Pelissier in 1940, retired and moved to Hadlev.
Surviving. besides her husband. are a brother, Victor Chabot in Bristol, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mildred Fussell of Falls Church, one niece and one nephew. Funeral will be held at the T.
P. O'Brien funeral home, 24 Lincoln Bristol, Saturday at 9, followed by a high mass of requiem in St. Joseph's Church there and burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mr.
Pelissier is leaving for Bristol tomorrow. Protest Proposed Shift of Pupils Hadley, Feb. 11-North Hadley ing the rumored transfer of the PTA a has on record as opposfirst grade to Hooker School. The PTA is of the opinion that keeping the class intact in North Hadley would best take care of the children's needs at this time. The banner for highest percentage of parents present went to the first and second grade room.
Dr. Marshall Schalk of the Smith College geology department talked on "The geology of the Connecticut Dr. Schalk told how many millions of years ago there was a huge break, or fault, the underlying layer of rock. The Pelham hills ridge was thrust up, and the rock to the west gradually slipped down the broken edge to a great depth. Soft rock layered with hard volcanic rock filled the deep gash through many millions of years.
The whole rugged surface was weathered down 10 rounded contours, and river and stream water cut through the softer rocks, forming the wide valley we know today. Mount Tobey, Mount Sugarloaf, Mount Tom and other rugged spots in the valley are places coma the harder volcanic rock, boschich were protected by layers of harder rock which the sand blasting effect of the water was unable to plane off flat like the rest. Dr. Schalk showed slides to illustrate his talk. Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Hall Buzzell, Mrs. Victor Cendrowski and Mrs. Stanley Smolinski. GRONOSTALSKI NAMED SCHOOL BOARD HEAD Hadley, Feb. 11-Edward Gronostalski of Russell St.
was elected chairman of the School Commitfee. at its. organizational meeting last night. The he secretary is Mrs. Helen Vanasse.
Other board members are Miss Ellen Callahan, Mrs. Helen Hahn and Walter C. Wanczyk. The committee announced that North Hadley pupils will not be 18. TURNERS FALLS Hartley Candidate To Replace Staiger Turners Falls, Feb.
11-Edwin H. Hartley of Montague City proprietor of the E. II. Ilartley Well Drilling has announced that he is a candidate for the office of water commissioner of the Turners Falls Fire District to fill the unexpired term of the late Eugene Staiger. Hartley started his well drilling work in 1933 in Westfield and later moved to Turners Falls.
He was for three years president of the New England Water Well Drillers Association and also director of the National Water Well Associations tion. He is married to the former Ruth Rau and the father of two sons, Stephen and Frederick. He is a member of Rotary, Franklin County Boat Club, Mechanics Lodge of Masons and the First Congregational Church. MRS. ARTHUR J.
CORBIERE Turners Falls, Feb. 11-Mrs. Rose Pauline Corbiere, 64, wife of Arthur J. Corbiere of died in her home shortly before noon today. She was born in Turners Falls on Oct.
21, 1889, daughter of Christian and Maria (Ilauke) Staiger, and her entire life was spent in this town. She attended local schools and was a member of the German Lutheran Church. She married to Mr. Corbierc on Sept. 22, 1910 in St.
Anne's Rectory. She leaves, besides her husband, tivo daughters, Mrs. Gladys C. Bistrek of Northfield and Mrs. Edna Mae Crossman of this town; three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A son, Erwin Arthur, died in 1918, and her brother, Eugene Staiger, died in October, 1953. Funeral services will be at the McCarthy funeral home in Turners Falls at 2 p. Saturday, with Rev. William A. Knight, pastor of Grace Methodist Church, -officiating.
Burial will be in Aaron Clark Cemetery. There were 154 members and guests in attendance at the meeting of the Catholic Woman's. Council of St. Mary's Church Wednesday. Miss Margaret M.
Kiclty, director of adult education in the public schools of Fitchburg, was the speaker. BRATTLEBORO, VT. Mishaps Involve Six Automobiles Brattleboro, Feb. 11-Three automobile accidents on streets involved six cars but combined damage was only $610 and there were no personal injuries, police reported today. Sedans operated by Alexander Paduchak of Hinsdale, N.
H. and Raymond M. Hadlock of 11 Northern Avenue collided at Green and Whipple Sts. this morning and the Hadlock machine absorbed all of the $30 damage. A Yellow Cab operated by Ansel J.
Pierce of this town and a jeep driven by Edward J. Bouchie of Western Ave. were in a crash last night in Western Ave. The loss was minor. A coupe operated by Richard D.
May of 443 Western Ave. received $400 damage to its front 'end yesterday afternoon and a station wagon driven by Florence H. Hand of Garden City, N. chad $150 damage in a collision on Long Hill. Philip HI.
Suter was re-elected president of the Brattleboro Mutual Aid Association. at its annual meeting yesterday in All Souls parish house. Other officers are: first vice-president, Richard H. Shwewin; second vice-president, Mrs. Arthur Rohde: treasurer, Miss Bianca Newell.
Committee chairmen are: Miss Dorothy Allen; finance, N. E. Withington; medical advisory, Dr. John P. Lord.
Directors of the organization are: three years, Mrs. Rohde, Withington and Dr. Lord; two years, Miss Allen and Miss Newell, clerk. CHARLEMONT COMMITTEES ORGANIZE Charlemont, Feb. 11-The Western Franklin Public Health district met in the nurse's office of the Town Hall Tucsday and organized for the year as follows: chairman, IIenry Stamford of Rowe; vicepresident, Fred Burrington of Heath; secretary, Mrs.
John Bond of Rome and treasurer, Mrs. Mary S. Carpenter of Charlemont. The local School Committee has organized for the year with Mrs. Emma B.
Vincent, chairman. and Burton W. Avery, secretary. Pay-, son Stafford is the third member. Officers of the Regional School Committee are Payson Stafford, chairman; Mrs.
Gertrude R. 0g- den, secretary, and Deane Carter, treasurer. Winston Healy Dr. Charles Streeter of East Charlemont and Harold White and F. Deane Carter of Hawley were appointed advisers to the conimittee.
transferred to center schools before fall. at the carlicst. Mrs. Edith Stiles will finish out the year as Grade 1 teacher in Hooker School. Supt.
Joseph B. Potter will next week attend the American Association of School Administrators convention at Atlantic City, N. J. Old Hadley Post 271. American Legion, will hold its annual Lincoln's birthday ball Saturday in the auditorium of the post home.
The Knights of Melody will from 8 to 12. A 'son was born today in DickinHospital to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tudryn of River North day to Mr. daughters Stanley RoHadley.
A was born todak of Meadow North Hadley. The recount petitioned for by Frank C. Reynolds, defcated for selectman by seven votes at Monday's annual clection, is scheduled to take place Friday afternoon in the Town Hall, starting at 2. Edward C. Wanczyk polled 444 votes to 437 by Reynolds.
BELCHERTOWN Schools Crowded 23 Years, Peterson Says in Report attended school in Keene, N. H. and was graduated from high school in Springfield. She started work as a bookkeeper in Taunton and came to Greenfield 30 years ago to work for Yetter the Florist. She shifted to Royal Cleaners six years-ago.
She a member of the Quota Club for three years. She serves as a vice-president and has been chairman of several of the club. committees including the ways and means committee. She has directed many of the club's service aciivities. Yearly some member of the club is chosen for.
outstanding service and leadership the community. Church St. Man's Auto Said Stolen Greenfield, Feb. 11-Police tonight sent out a general broadcast for a stolen car. They were investigating the possibility that it wAS connected with a similar incident last night.
At 8:10 Francis Fowler of 31 Church St. reported that his 1941 Buick sedan was stolen from its parking place in front of his home. It bears Massachusetts registration 410419, he said. Last night Winthrop Packard of Barton Rd. reported that his car had been stolen from its parking place in the Galvin Parking lot, but it was located a 'short time later by police on Davis about 150 feet from its parking spot.
There was no damage. GARDEN CLUB LISTS SPEAKER ON MONDAY Greenfield, Feb. 11-The Greenfield Garden Club will meet Monday at 2:30 at the Gray Room of the community YMCA. Speaker will be W. P.
Sheppard, Jr. of the Monsanto Chemical Co. of St. Louis, who will talk on soil conditioner and a. water soluble plant food concentrate for leaf feeding.
He also will show a colored motion picture entitled "Soil Structure and Garden Wise." DAVID JESSOP Holyoke, Feb. 11-David Jessop of 18 Lincoln Greenfield, a former resident of this city, died tonight in the Franklin County Hospital, Greenfield. lIe was born in Yorkshire, June 11, 1880, and lived in Holyoke for many vcars before moving to Greenfield 30 years ago. For many years he had been employed by Noah Squires, dealer in horses, in Greenfield. He leaves a sister, Mrs.
Nelson Chadwick of West Hartford, a brother, Herbert Jessop of- South Hadley Falls; several nieces and nephews. The funeral will take place at the Alger funer-8 al home Saturday afternoon at 3:30 with services to be conducted by Rev. D. Earl Daniel. Burial will be in Forestdale Cemetery.
VL'. al. DEERFIELD PASTOR TO SPEAK Deerfield, Feb. 11-The parish guild of the First Church of. Deerfield will at the home of Miss Martha K.
Humphrey Wednesday at 3.30 p. m. Rev. J. Donald Johnston will speak on women of the Bible.
MONTAGUE Montague, Feb. 11-Mrs. Raymond George, chairman, has announced that the Heart Fund drive be conducted Sunday from 1 to 5. Solicitors will be Paul Caouette, Mrs. Mary Bender, Mrs.
John Jackson, Mrs. Ben King Harned, Mary Ann and Janet Robert, Barbara and Jane Jurek, Stanley Smiarowski, Richard Graves, Mrs. Betty Harrington, Carroll Strysko and Mrs. Helen Magdycz. Sixteen members attended the meeting of Self Starters of the Grange at the home of Mrs.
Edith Brown Wednesday. voted to put the meeting dates, on the community calendar. Members were asked to save canceled stamps and Mrs. Nancy DeWolf will send these to vetcrans' hospitals. Mrs.
Sara Chatterton gave a reading. A birthday party for those with winter birthdays folthe meeting. Services in the Congregational Church on Sunday will be at 11:30. Rev. Henry Rohrs' sermon topic is "Learn to serve.
The junior choir will sing at the service. ior department church school will meet at 10:15 to rehearse. Primary department will meet at 11:30 in the chapel. The Pilgrim Fellowship will meet. at 6:30.
ATHOL Athol, Feb. 11-The School Committee at a meeting tonight rebids on the proposed new roofing job at the high school. Lowest was from the Modern Appliance Co. of Greenfield, who bid $7688. Runnersup were Columbia Cornice Co.
of Cambridge, with $8000, and the Orange Roofing of Orange, $8000. The selectmen announce reappointment of Frank A. Cosentino moth superintendent. "Charter night" will. be observed Tuesday, at 6:30 by the Methodist Men's Club, the presentation being made by Van Buren Hopps, Springfield District lay leader.
Rev. J. H. Ladd of Amherst Methodist Church will. the speaker.
The committee 'consists of John Scribner, chairman: LeRoy Allen, Roger Brook. Robert Rich and Herman MacDonald. GOSHEN Goshen, Feb. 11-Miss Anne Sabo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Sabo and a senior at Bates College, is the only girl for the second year to be chosen to compete in the junior-senior prize speaking contest. She is also the only girl to be chosen after tryouts to participate in the debating tournament at M. I. T. Feb.
20. Belchertown, Feb. 11-Supt. of Schools Carl Peterson, in his nual report, says in part, "In 1930. in the report of superintendent of schools, mention emphatically was made of the overcrowded situation at the Center School.
Since that time this theme has been repeated annually in the reports of the superintendent and the School Committees. This yearly report is, I hope, the concluding chapter in the story of overcrowded condiin our schools, a' story that stretches back 23 years. "During the past year all of the temporary classroom arrangements made in former years were continued and in addition -it was necessary to provide for a classroom in the main reading room of the library. The only other solution to the problem in recent years would have been the adoption of a socalled double session arrangement whereby some pupils would Id have attended a morning session and others an afternoon session. This has been successfully done in some communities but would have created a very difficult transportation problem "In addition to the major repairs listed in the report of the School Committee, the school buildings are constantly being improved through the efforts of the custodians.
George Dewey and William Kimball; Jr. have in addition to their regular janitorial duties, been responsible for all of the redecorating of school buildings for the last two years. During the past summer, all of the corridor walls and ceilings in the high school building were repainted, painting of the recreation room was completed, all concrete floors resealed, wooden floors scrubbed and sealed, bulletin boards erected, and seventy-four school desk tops sanded and. finished. These men have also done similar work in the Town Hall and Memorial Hall in accordance with the agreement of the school department to maintain these areas as they must be used as classrooms.
The parttime custodians, William Aldrich and Albert Dudek, have been available for some extra work at their respective buildings and at the Center schools. Mr. Aldrich also pointed up the brick foundation at Union School and constructed a concrete landing at the front entrance. Mr. Dudek worked high school building and scrubbed sealed the floors at Franklin School.
yearly maintenance HATFIELD Plan Rip-Rapping Along River Bank sary celebration. WENDOLOWSKI CANDIDATE Hatfield, Feb. 11-Joseph Wen- Feb. 11 Chapter 91 work planned includes rip-rapping Connecticut River bank at the foot of Bridge near the tower, according to the annual report of Board of Selectmen John Cernak, John J. Fortsch and George W.
Rogalewski. The river at that they explain, is cating into the bank with danger of extensive damage in South St. and the meadow section. Estimated by state engineers at $15,000 for 1200 feet, with the state paying half. the town fathers plan to do half the project this year at A cost of $3500 to the town, and $3500 to the state.
County commissioners have also granted $1000. New construction in 1933 was completion of Mountain Rd. bridge. North Hatfield, at a total cost of $48,255.31. Rip-rap was placed on riverbanks next to the bridge to protects a widened abutments, and and the straightened highfrom the main highway to the approach, and 300 feet beyond the bridge.
New highway in Elm St. is about one-third completed, with $16,280.63 spent to date. It is planned to continue from Northampton line year. with a septic Little tank or Neoponsett filter bed Brook. to empty into On request of Pioneer Valley Association, three plots of land near the railroad and near the main highway have been suggested as good industrial sites.
Mountain areas near the reservoir were sprayed for gypsy moth infestation, and it is hoped that state, counties and towns in this district will co-operate in the work this year. Tree work, taken over by Highway Supt. Francis Godin and his this year, has been done exceptionally well, and at a saving on and equipment. The town plans to enter a float in the parade for Northampton's 300th anniver- dolowiski, of Chestnut a newcomer in politics, announces his candidacy for selectman in Feb. 15 annual Town Meeting.
A Hatfield native, educated in local schools, Wendolowski owns and operates a tobacco and dairy and is proprietor of Hatfield Dairy. He is married and has children. HATFIELD BRIEFS Hatfield, Feb. 11-No adult tickets for Smith Acade Hadley basketball game Tuesday in South Hadley will be available here, it announced by Supt. John C.
Jakobek. Ie states that adults may secure tickets by writto South Hadley High School. Mrs. Charles F. Waiters, of Norfolk.
is with parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Woodward of Elm while her husband, Ens. Navy cruise to the Mediterranean.
She plans to be here August. Mrs. S. A. Wargocki of Brooklyn is a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Hyman Meaux of Main St. Smith Academy girls' basketball team defeated Deerfield, 30 to 22. What-No-Hat Pitch Club will meet Feb. 24 with Mr.
and Mrs. Murrary. Lawrence of gram now being carried on by the custodians represents a financial saving to the town. Some of this cconomy should be reflected in an improved salary schedule for the custodians, the purchase of more equipment and tools, and the provision for additional help during the school vacation periods. Regarding school entrance age, the committee have now voted that entrance by child guidance clinic examination, will no longer be permitted and children will be ad(mitted only in accordance with the chronological age requirement.
"'The year 1934 will be a year of adjustment The transfer of the elementary, pupils in the Center new building will make it possible to recommend changes at the junior. lance senior heretofore high been school levels impractical. that I am, however, not enumerating them at this time. There are three things that I feel should be given serious and if possible, immediate attention: the playground area Franklin School is very small 'and directly back of the school, and on the south side are several rock outcroppings that are a hazard. A survey should made relative to the possibility of improving the Landers' Playground which directly adjoins the rear of the school property, so hatchbis area could during recess and play periods; the services of the music superviser should be increased one day a week, and a part-time teacher should be hired to give instrument instruction and to direct the school band; an art superviser should be hired at least on a part-time basis.
I sincerely regret that E. Clifton Witt has decided not to be a candidate for the School Committee. He has been a sincere and conscientious member for the past six years. I know that his interest and COoperation in school -matters will not diminish. As chairman of the elementary building committee, he will continue as an active participant in local school affairs." Mrs.
Lionel Miron will be the hostess for next meeting of the Young Matrons' Club. The Grange will have a public military whist party, Saturday evening, with prizes, refreshments and dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Plant of Mill Valley Rd.
are parents of a son, born at Providence Hospital, Holyoke. Grandparents are Mr. and Airs. Mr. Lloyd and Heath, Mrs.
Mill Harry Valley Plant, Daniel Shay's Ilighway. This club with the unique name is made up of residents of Whately, and North Hatfield, with A combination of the two names in the club's title. Holy Name. Society of St. Joseph's Church will receive communion in a body Sunday at 8 a.
m. mass. and that night will meet in Parish A card party in St. Joseph's Parish Hall last night under auspices of Rosary Altar Society, first public social event in the recently re-decorated hall, was well attended, with more than' 40 tables in play. Guests included former.
parishioners and out-oftown friends. HAYDENVILLE Swimming Pool Study to Continue Haydenville, Feb. 11-About 100 attended the meeting of the HayCenter School last cvening. It was denville-Williamsburg a PTA in the voted to purchase a banner to go to the classroom which has the PTA meetings. At best representation of parents, at meeting the Williamsburg fifth grade won.
It was voted to have the executive board bring in more information and cost figures on the swimming pool project before taking a vote. Mrs. Edith Foster, grammar I school recently principal, taken. spoke "'New on a trends course in social studies." and then demonstrated one As an example of extracurricular activities, the upper three grades of Center School under direction of Miss Olive Hcaly. music supervisor, and Miss Margaret Trainor, principal, presented cantata.
"The Romance of Cinderella." Refreshments served by the Haydenville teachers. A public New England boiled dinner will be served by Gerald E. Larkin Legion Post. Saturday from 6 to 8 in Legion Hall. Rev.
Dale Kohr of the Congregational Church will take for his Sunday sermon, "The generous ways of God." Beginning this week, the fire siren at the station will be sounded at noon every Saturday to be sure it is in proper condition. Joel Hayden Chapter, OES, will hold a card party in Masonic Hall Tuesday at 8. Reservations may he made with Mrs. Donald Outhusc or Mrs. Helen Symons.
Mrs. Robert Luce is in charge of a table for a sale of food and handmade articles. Housatonic. Feb. 11--Rev.
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