The Morning Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

47 10B THE SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, SPRINGFIELD, APRIL 28, 1963 Holyoke Area News Four Persons Are Injured in Car Accidents HOLYOKE Four persons were injured in two separate auto accidents here Saturday, including one women who had 19 stiches taken to close cuts suffered when she went through the windshield of the her husband was operating. Mrs. Alice Bedard, 62, of 576 South Summer St. suffered lacerations of the chin, forehead and nose while a passenger 'in the operated by her husband, Alphonse. The other operator in the two-car crash at Appleton and North Canal acDion, 925.

of 267 Chicomansett cording to police, was Claude Village, Willimansett. "Cars also collided at Westfield Rd. and Homestead Ave. They were operated by John F. KelliJr.

of 197 Peach Westfield, and Leo P. Laliberte of 70 Brown police saidi complained of an injury 10 the right shoulder. Two' passengers also reported injuries, although police reports did not indicate in which car they were riding. They were Shirley C. Graves.

17. of 16 Adams St. knee. and Patricia M. DIcAuley.

15, 135 Brown stomach and right shoulder. HOLYOKE-A 36-year-old city man was arrested late Saturday afternoon on charges of drunkenness and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon following a scuffle at a Main St. hotel. Booked on the charges was Willie Hallums of 3 Center St. Police said Hallums attacked Charles Wilson, of 75 Main Holyoke.

Wilson suffered knife cuts in the throat and was treated at Holyoke Hospital and then the released. same time, as a result of the same altercation, a two men, ages 33 and 23. were booked on drunkenness charges. Held On Weapon Charge After Main St. Incident Holyoke Funerals Joseph F.

Mysona funeral of Joseph E. Mysona, 19-year-old Springfield murder victim of 300 Hampden was Saturday at the Czelusniak funeral home, with a high mass in Mater Dolorosa Church. Bearers were Charles and Ronald Michalik. Gerald Foley. Michael Carlin, Charles Hazeldine and Allen Gauthier.

Burial was in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery, South Hadley. Edward W. Fish The funeral of Edward W. Fish of Apremont Westfield, Wednesday when crushed under a collapsing brick incinerator at on the Main. Alger Struneras home.

Rev. Richard Arnesman officiated. Bearers were Richard McCorkindale, Alexander J. Ryzznik. Oscar F.

Mineau. Richard D. Mineau. Robert McDonald and Ronald F. Guertin.

Burial was in Forestdale Cemetery. Drs. Catherine Looney The funeral of Mrs. Catherine (Gloster) Looney of 43 Elm St. was Saturday at the John B.

Shea funeral home, with solemn high mass in St. Patrick's Chapel. Celebrant was Rev. Andrew A. Martin; deacon Rev.

Daniel Gill, and subdeacon, Rev. Jchn J. Mara. Bearers were John and Arthur Gloster, Charles Swift, Irving Looney. James Coulter and Fred Novak.

Burial was in St. Jerome Cemetery. Mrs. Irene Labelle The funeral of Drs. Irene (Emery) Labelle of 41 Mosher St.

was Saturday at the John Shea funeral home. with a solemn high mass in Holy Rosary Church. Celebrant Rev. Timothy, J. H.

Duquette, Hallihan; and deacon subdeacon, Rev. John Varley. Bearers were Wilbur St. Germaine, John Chaput, Henry Perreault. David Loughrey, Warren Gladu and John O'Neill.

Burial was Notre Hadley Falls. Dame 00 Cemetery, South Roma Pouliot The funeral of Roma Pouliot 331 Main St. was Saturday at C. Blais Son funeral home, with a high mass in Holy Family Church. Bearers were Graham, Dalore and Julien Pouliot and James Kightlinger.

Burial was in Notre Dame Ceine- tery, South Harley. 40 8 Elects Today HOLYOKE Now officers will elected today in the New England Council of the 40 8 American Legion Post Home 331 on Prospect St. It is the 30th anniversary of the council, which was founded in this city. Plans also will be made today for next year's gathering. Arrangements were made by Hampden County Voiture 862.

HOLYOKE BRIEFS HOLYOKE The Misses Ruth Owens of Dwight St. and Ruth Gammons of Laurel St. are home after spending the spring vacation at Daytona Beach, Fla. Both girls resumed their studics Thursday at Our Lady of the Elms College, where they are members of the senior class. Polish-American Citizens Club will meet today at 2 in Kosciuszko Hall.

Twin boys were born Wednesday in Holyoke Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William W'eibel of Crestwood St. Gregory J. is Scanlon of at Northadenion St.

Hospital. patient Prov-lof Dr. an Mrs. Bernard Nartowicz of Willow St. will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with a family dinner this evening at the Log Cabin A Restaurant.

The couple was married April 30, 1923, in Holy Trinity Church in Hatfield. Mrs. Nartowicz is the former Helen Zuukowski. Mr. Nartowicz employed by Holyoke Water Power Co.

The annual meeting of Jewish Comunity Center will tonight at 8.15. Woman Burned In Mattress Fire HOLYOKE A 53-year-old Holyoke woman received bad burns her body fire at her home. Saturday night, after a mattress caught fire. Mrs. Julia Gorecki was taken by ambulance to dence Hospital where she was admitted.

Police Ptl. Robert L. fern said a mattress caught fire at the Gorecki home, and in trying to put out the flanies On Mrs. Gorecki's clothing, her husband. Edward 18, also was burned.

He was by cruiser to Holyoke Hospital. His condition was not believed serious. Nursing School Open House Set HOLYOKE The Ilolyoke Hospital School of. Nursing will hold an open house and information day Tuesday. Invitations have been sent to all area high schools to send students who be interested in a nursing carcer.

Registration will start at 1 at the nurses residence. There will be an assembly in the school auditorium with an address of welcome by Miss Dorothy Widolowski, of the student association. by A greeting Walter will H. Mende, hospital administrator. There will be several other speakers.

Following registration there will be a tour of the school of nursing and exhibits in classrooms and the library. After the speaking program there will be coffec hour at 3, followed by a tour of the hospital. BELCHERTOWN 1 Interest Law Stirs Selectmen BELCHERTOWN, with The Board has met Atty. Paul Ford at Amherst concerning the town employees and the conflict of interest law which goes into effect Wednesday. Ford said A large number of small towns were facing similar problems as Belchertown and that the Boards of Selectmen were those responsible for classifying municipal employees to suit the law.

Ford will give a written opinion of each questioned employee's classification to insure the board they have satisfied the law, he said. Several Chap. 81 and 90 road projects svere discussed with Donald Terry, general foreman, who reported work will procced on Rt. 21 next month and should be completed this year. Parking at Post Office was of the major items of discussion.

Joseph Kulig, highway said the new parking" sign will be installed Friday. Townspeople who continue to park in the rear exit driveway belonging to the Fire Department rather than park in the paved area provided behind the Post Office will find that an officer has tagged their car, the Board said. Barrett. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul H. Barrett, Maple is on the dean's at Western! New England College. Spring-! field, where he is majoring in mechanical engineering. Barrett is a 1958 graduate of Belchertown High School completed three years of duty with the U.S. Navy before entering college.

The Democratic Town Committee will meet in the recrea-1 tion room of Lawrence Memorial Hall Monday at 8. WARE BELCHERTOWN BRIEFS BELCHERTOWN -Herbert H. DOROTHY R. AUGHTRY TO WED MR. LABATO 5 WARE-Mr.

and Mrs. William J. Aughtry of 108 Pleasant St. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Ruth, to Dominic F. Labato, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Donato Labato of 185 North Northampton. Miss Aughtry attended Ware Schools and is employed by Brunswick Sports Products Co. ton schools attended, employed Mr. Labato Northampby the Tri-State Container Corp.

The wedding will be June 1. SCHOOL MENUS WARE -The school menu for the week follows: Monday. beef and ravioli, mixed green salad, assorted cheese cuts. fruit co*cktail. Tuesday, oven baked beans, frankfurter in roll, cole slaw, pudding dessert.

Wednesday, roast turkey and gravy, mashed potato, buttered vegetable, berry sauce, frosted cake squares, pan rolls. Thursday, spaghetti and meat sauce, green cut beans, cheese strips, dessert. Friday. baked fish sticks, tartar sauce, parsley, a potato, buttered vegetables, assorted desserts. HADLEY urer, Martha Piper and reporter, Ellen Riley.

The License Board announces that the recently enacted law which will permit patrons to at bars on Sunday will not be effective until June 25, according to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. For years customers in liquor establishments have heen required to sit at tables on Sunday. Holy Rosary Sodality will have HADLEY BRIEFS HADLEY Mary Benway has been elected and Pins 1-H the Pots Club. Also elected were: vicepresident, Donna Shipman; secretary, Mary Ellen Drozdal; treas- MONSON, Monson Soldier Wins Promotion -An unusual thespot promotion at Ft. Lewis, has advanced a Monson soldier from private to specialist 4, Honored was Ed.

ward P. Renaud of Palmer Rd. was Maj. Gen, Frederick ZieMaking the on spot decision rath, commanding general of the Fourth Infantry Division. Smiling and nervous.

Renaud got his direct promotion from Col. Harry Kemp, First Battle who Group. offered 22d the Infantry surprised commander, Monsonite a handshake and his SP.4 insignia. The newly promoted Renaud is a radio and teletype operator. This joh, plus capability in handling other duties earned him his advancement.

Renaud joined the Army in 1961, taking basic training at Fort Dix, N. and advanced training at Carson, in Col. December He went of 1961. to Fort The 24-year-old soldier is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward J. Renad. 'He attended Monson High School, where he was a good athlete, and was graduated, in 1957. Renaud and his wife, Carol live at 4612 11th St. Tacoma, Wash.

OES Chapter Seats Officers in a body. Members are urged make reservations and returns by Sunday night with Mrs. Sophie Filkoski, chairman or Mrs. Wanda Hukowicz, cochairman. Paul Periquin of Westfield, who was assistant to a chaplain in World War IT, will speak on "The mir-lic acle of Theresa Newmann." A barn believed to be about 100 years old is to he torn down on River Dr.

It has proved a traffic hazard for years, blocking motorists' view at a curve in the highway (Route 47). HADLEY-Future Homemakers of America Academy Chapter, is Selling, A cook books again this year. It tures favorite dessert recipes of home economics teachers in the country and contains favorits party beverages. Directing the drive is Patti Kulas, Marie Lastowski, Diana Easton and Gale Smith. Andrew P.

Jekanowski, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Jekanowski, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew P. Jekanowski of MONSON Officers of Carrie Cushing Chapter OES. were installed Friday night in the Masonic Temple. Mrs. Gladys Bradley, PM of Wilbraham Chapter was the installing matron assisted the following: Kenneth A.

Grindell. PP. installing patron; Mrs. Mildred Lombard, PM, installing chaplain; Mrs. Violet B.

Hyatt deputy grand matron, installing marshal; Allen, installing organist; Mrs. Mary Lewis and Albert Birchenough, installing soloists. Officers installed were Mrs. Barbara E. Allen, worthy matron; Richard, 0.

Allen, worMrs. Jeannine Waugh, associate matron; KenGrindell, associate patron; Mrs. Eleanor R. Boone, secretary; Miss Eva Bryans. treasurer; Mrs.

Grace Makepeace, PM, conductress; Mrs. Marian Galas, associate tress; Mrs. Olga LeGrand, PM. chaplain; Mrs. -Anna Straight, marshal; Mrs.

B. Hyatt, PM, deputy grand matron, ganist; Miss Gail Gunther, Adah: Mrs. Ruth Jefferson, Ruth; Mrs. Eileen Hingley, Esther; Mrs. Barbara Wilcox, Martha; Mrs.

Janet Shorette, Electa: Mrs. Carolyn Gunther, Warder; Joseph Bolaske, sentinel. Mrs. Ida Dragon retired Harold as worthy matron and Pruyne, PP, retired as worthy patron. SCHOOL.

LUNCH MENUS he Menus to served next week at Hillside School cafeteria are as follows: Monday. American chop suey, buttered green beans. cheese square. corn bread butter, fruit. Tuesday, pork and gravy, mashed potato, buttered peas and carrots, hot rolls, fruit.

Wednesday. chicken and gravy, mashed potato, buttered wax beans, rolls and butter. fruit. Thursday, spaghetti and meat sauce; cheese. square, buttered vegetable, mixed fruit, biscuits.

Friday, tuna fish salad rolls, buttered vegetable. fruit. To be served at the high school: Monday. American chop suey, buttered green wax beans. bread and butter or peanut butter and jelly sandwich, sliced peaches.

Tuesday. chicken, mashed potato, peas, bread and butter, pineapple cubes. Wednesday. pork sandwich, extra bread. buttered carrots, buttered asparagus, applesauce.

Thursday, baked beans. hot dogs, cole slaw, bread and butter, pear halves. Friday, tomato or vegetable soup, tuna fish salad rolls, fruit co*cktail. Milk is served with all meals. 40.

Grades 1 through no will be held Christian Doctrine classes for today at 8.45. its annual communion breakfast May 5 at Hooker School cafeteria following the 9.15 mass in Holy Rosary. Church, at which time members will receive communion GRANBY Roosevelt has completed two weeks reserve active duty training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes. Ill. GRANBY GRANBY BRIEFS GRANBY-William W.

Gallup. Granby chief of police, warns all dog owners, particularly in secsittions of town which boredr on South Hadley that dogs must be kept under control at all times. South Hadley hand dog restraining order if a doz is picked up in South Hadley whose owner lives in Granby a fine will have to be paid for the return of the dog. WILLIAMSTOWN Williams Dean Given Embassy. Position in India WILLIAMSTOWN -Dean Robert R.

R. Brooks, Orrin Sagei professor economics at Williams College, will be granted a two-year leave of absence to accept appointment as cultural attache at the American bassy Friday in India, it President was announced Sawyer of Williams. Dean and Mrs. Brooks will leave for India early in July after clearance and briefing procedures are completed in Washington. Graduating from Wesleyan University in 1926 where he was captain of the swimming team, played varsity football, member of Phi Beta Kappa, and received honors in economics.

Dr. Brooks was a Rhodes scholar to Oxford where he represented the university. in swimming and specialized in phy, politics and economics. He returned in 1929 to teach economics at Wesleyan and Yale until 1937. While in New Haven he was founder and the dean of the New Haven Labor School.

He came to Williams as assistant professor of economics 1937. Lions Perform In Minstrel to Aid NOBARC WILLIAMSTOWN Williamstown Lions Club staged an "old time" minstrel show Saturday evening before a capacity crowd in Mt. Greylock Regional School auditorium. Proceeds will benefit the Northern Berkshire Association for Retarded Children. "'NOBARC," as the association is called, is celebrating its tenth vear of incorporation.

The Lions benefit means fur-' ther assistance 10 NOBARC plans for expansion of facilities and to aid students entering the field of teaching and guiding these youngsters, according 10 Charles E. Bosworth assistant director of the production. Lion Edward C. Wood. His comChairman for the show was mittee assistants were James Gazzaniga, Henry Goetsch and James Laforest.

Other committee assistants were Harry MacKenzie, Earl O'Neil, Albert Salvatore, Louis Therrien, Henry Walker and Peter Widen. The Lions Club has benefited with previous shows, according to Bosworth, Williamstown Girl Scouts, Northern Berkshire Civil Air Patrol and Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Program. GREAT BARRINGTON ANN MARIE HANLON ENGAGED TO MARRY Amilia GREAT Caligari of BARRINGTON-Mrs. Christian Hill Rd. has announced the engagement of her daughter, Miss Ann Marie Hanlon.

to William R. Morrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Morrow of Prospect Housatonic. The wedding is planned for this fall in St.

Peter's Church here. bi At WILLIAMSBURG Cemetery Board Elects W'ILLIAMSBURG Elected the recent meeting of the Williamsburg Cemetery Association were Ernest Graves, president: Clement Lawley, vice-president; Mrs. Raymond Warner, secretary; Miss Anna Watson, treasurer: C. Murray Damon, Robert Wells and Clement Lawley, directors, and Carl Rustemeyer re-elected trustee. It was voted to hard surface gravel roads in the cemetery and 10 increase the price of new burials by $5 as of April 15.

There will be a meeting of the association at the cemetery at 2 today. WILLIAMSBURG BRIEFS Girl Scout Troop 258 will meet lat Mrs. Ken Sherk's home on Main St. today at 2.30 for hike. They are reminded to bring a canteen of water.

Return time will be at 5. Maurice Connell of South St. a patient at Cooley Dickinson Hospital. Cancer Crusaders will call 011 residents from now until Tuesday. Mrs.

Edmond LaFond is town chairman. C. Jon Kmit. son of Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Kmit Petticoat Hill a senior at Williamsburg High School, has been accepted for entrance in Septemher at University of Vermont in Burlington. He is enrolled in the liberal arts course. Tiley Dorothy Sherk, cochairman for the Red Cross drive held recently, have announced $268.95 of the town's quota of $300 has been collected. Those who have pledged a contribution and have not yet made it, may send it to Red Cross office. or contact the chairmen.

Harry S. Williston of South St. who will graduate from Westfield State College in June has been hired to teach Grades 3 and 4 in Cummington in September. Editing UM Magazine AMHERST Deidre Consolati, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John J. Consolati of 25 Circular Avenue, Lee, is associate editor of Caesura, the literary magazine of the University of Massachusetts. Miss Consolati, who is majoring in English, is also a member of the Newman Club and on the staff of the Collegian, the University newspaper. She is a 1959 graduate of Lee High School, Japan ranks third behind the United States and the United Kingdom in number of teleI vision sets-9 million. Franklin News Hampshire News GREENFIELD GTD AGREEMENT REACHED; UNION TO VOTE MONDAY Two-Year Pact Terms Negotiated at 3-Hour Session GREENFIELD Tentative agreement on a two-year contract was announced jointly Saturday night by the GTD Division of United Greenfield Corp.

and Local 274, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, following three-hour afternoon session. Union to Vote The announcement wa's made by Claude Boring, assistant general manager who headed the management negotiating team. He said that terms of the contract were being withheld at this time but the union negotiating committee will recommend acceptance by the membership at a meeting Monday at 7 a. m. at the union headquarinters on Osgood St.

A strike had tentatively been set by workers for Saturday morning. It was agreed, however, near the end of the Friday night sesthat there was room for further discussion SO the Saturday session WAS planned. It started at 4 and ended at Attending was William McDermott, federal conciliator. The workers have been at their jobs since April 15 without a contract. field GREENFIELD Vocational School The will Green- observe open house, three days next week for Vocational Education Week, a statewide observance.

Ralph E. Packard, director. said the open house Tuesday land Thursday from 9 a. m. to 1.30 p.

m. and on Wednesday from 4 to 9 will find the school in operation. The students will be present to demonstrate their program. Transportation been arranged for out town pupils who will be in school from 4 to 9 on Wednesday instead of the regular school The open house observance has attracted large numbers off parents and others in recent have Packard taken noted place in many vocational education and the field is being expanded, especially for retraining of persons displaced by automation. Vocation Week Open House Set County Avoids Serious Fires GREENFIELD Despite a high burning index and scores of fishermen in the woods, no serious forest or brush fires were in Franklin County on Saturday.

George Boulden, who is on duty daily at the Mt. Toby tower in Sunderland, reported a oneacre fire along the railroad right of way in West So Orange which was thought to have been set by a passing train and a one-acre fire in Leverett north of the center. Both were quickly controlled. A small fire was reported in Sunderland, he said. In Greenfield fire fighters were called to the home of Mrs.

Grace Yobst of 30 Spring Tor. at 5.39 p. m. It was found brush was being burned and had set fire to the rear of the garage. The blaze was quickly checked by fire fighters under Deputy Chief Charles Ricker.

The outside of the garage was charred. ORANGE SHEILA GEARY 'VED TO ERNEST E. ALLEN MORANGE F. The Geary, wedding daughter of of Sheriff and Mrs. Thomas Geary of 416 South Main and Ernest E.

Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen of 239 South Main St. w'as Saturday in St. Mary's Church.

Rev. Howard McCormack performed the 11 o'clock ceremony. The maid of honor was Miss Barbara A. Allen of Chestnut Hill Athol. Best man was Frank Farnello of 12 Woodland Drive, Athol.

A wedding dinner was served at Tully Brook Inn for 24 guests. Mrs. John W. Wheeler 434. South Main sister of the bride, was hostess.

The couple will live at Lake Mattawa in Orange. while their home is being built. The bride is A graduate of Orange High School and is a service re sentative in Athol for the telecompany. The bridegroom was graduated from Barre High School and Valparaiso (Indiana) Technical Institute. He is the owner of Allen Television, South Main St.

ORANGE BRIEFS ORANGE--Funeral for Sarah L. (Lee) Hudson, 83, formerly of 76 North Main died Thursday in Athol, was Saturday at the Witty funeral home. Rev. Alexander Meek of the First Universalist Church officiated. Burial was in MorningCemetery in Brattleboro, Vt.

Bearers were Robert Leonard. Robert Leonard, James Scott, all of Ernest Choate of Greenfield, Ralph Blackmer of Shelburne, and Leslie Hudson Bellingham. She was the widow of Wildiam A. Hudson. Richard E.

Lee, 27 of 951 Hapgood Athol pleaded not guilty to operating under the influence of liquor in District Court Saturday and his case was continued to May 4. He had been involved in a or.e-car accident. Complainant was Police Chief ATHOL Baptist Parish To Note 150th Year Today ATHOL Special services! will be conducted in the Baptist Church Sunday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the parish. At the 10.40 a. m.

service Rev. Paul L. Sturges, exccutive secretary of the Massachusetts Baptist will be speaker. His topic will be "'150 years young. During the service the will be rededicated by the passanctuary, recently, redecorated, tor, Rev.

Thomas Martin. Junior, senior and choirs will participate. At 7 p. m. clergy from the community will bring greetings and the combined choirs will entertain.

Interest Conflict Law Will Affect 3 Town Officers ATHOI, At least three, and possibly more persons serving the town will be affected by the new conflict of interest law which goes effect May 1. They are Donald G. Engel and Ray Fessenden, school mitteemen, and Joseph A. Mallet of the public works commission. Engel, a plumbing contractor, and Mallet, a gencral building contractor, have done business with various town departments in the past.

Fessenden is physician for hoys high school athletic teams and in addition his wife is teacher in the school system, her salary determined by the school committee. Engel said Friday that in his opinion he can still serve on the school committee if he does no more business with the lIe was elected to a second three year term in March. Fessenden and Mallet declined comment. counsel Thomas L. McLaughlin said he has received inquiries from other employees regarding their status.

All employees have been classified by selectmen in relation to the conflict law. ASHFIELD ASHFIELD-Ashfield Grange won the attendance banner at the recent Deerfield Valley Pomona Grange meeting held here in Grange Hall. Thirty-three per cent of Ashfield's Grange members were present. Lester Magnat of Rowe presided. Harold Howes of Ashfield gave the welcome and Gordon Long of Shelburne the response.

Mrs. Edward Stafford of Charlemont and Gordon Taylor of Greenfield spoke briefly. George Hughes of Southwick, a member of the State Agriculture Service Committee, talked on the Heifer fund. Ralph Blacker and Russell Peck of Shelburne and Laurine Magnat of Rowe were appointed as members of the educational aid committee. Moving pictures of cooperative farming and grain processing were shown.

ATTENDANCE PRIZE AWARDED GRANGE, SOUTH DEERFIELD Women's Club Holds Election SOUTH DEERFIELD Mrs. Alec Sokoloski was reelected Women's president of Club the at South the Deerfield meeting and dinner held at the Hopecrest Manor in Greenfield Wednesday evening. Others reelected were: Mrs. Kenneth H. Rice.

first vicepresident; Mrs. Stephen Zayach. Seconds Sanderson, recording Mrs. Her- secretary: Mrs: Stanley Boron, corresponding secretary; and Mrs. Philip Gilmore, federation secretary.

Mrs. Philip Patterson was elected treasurer to succeed Mrs. Francis Redmond. HATFIELD HATFIELD BRIEFS HATFIEL -Plans are under way here for the annual Catholic Charities Appeal of Spring. field Diocese May 19-27.

in Holy Trinity parish pastor. Rev. Xavier S. Baranowski, will rector, with Baye as lay chairman; in St. Joseph's parish.

Rev. William J. Mahoney, pastor, will he director, and Thomas P. Mullins lay chairman. Francis Widelo of North Hatfield, warrant officer of Northampton Squadron.

Civil Air Patrol, was operation offirer for "Operation Balloon Drop" conducted by the squadron Saturday, as part of an educational campaign sponsored by Hampshire County Public Health Association. Small balloons imprinted with health messages were dropped from aircraft in county towns. Kenneth E. Smith. Judge C.

Edward Rowe presided. The cases Richard F. Lee, Richard F. Shaw, of Warwick and Paul T. Heyes of Barre continued unti, Saturday on statutory rape charges were dismissed.

Complainant Rodney Wallace of the Athol state police barracks brought a new complaint of assault and battery. They pleaded guilty and given three years probation each. Rev. Philip Johnson, assistant pastor and youth director at the Salem Square Covenant Church of Worcester, will speak tonight the Mission Covenant Church youth meeting at 7. He will be accompanied by 25 young people from his church, who will present the evening service, DEEDS REGISTER PLANS REPLY TO CLAIMS BY LYMAN Commissioner Maintains Mrs.

O'Donnell Refused To Talk With Him NORTHAMPTON Mrs. Katherine E. acting register deeds, said Saturday afternoon she wiil issue a statement Monday in by reply County to charges Commission Chair- Friman Raymond A. Lyman 1hai "she didn't want to see or talk to me" as one of two reasons he declined to take the vacant register of deeds post. Sau Conflict of Interest Lyman, with Commissioner Hirant H.

Brownell, had voted himself into the vacant office three weeks ago over protests of Commissioner Edwin M. Podolak, who charged possible conflict of interest in the move and nominated Mrs. O'Donnell for the job. Mrs. O'Donnell said she "was just a plain woman who loved her job (she has been a registry employce for 40 years, and was politician.

The whole thing is unall pleasant, along. ands I have (Lyman's) been silent, docs call 1or an answer. was quite upset Friday." Podolak, who was listed as' the second reason Lyman said he fused the registry post, was termed "guiltless" by Lyman. Podolak said Saturday he "would dignify his (Lyman's) attack making any remarks." Lyman's vole for himself. which would have boosted him from present $3000 a vear job 10 $8470 registry post left vacant the death of Ravmond A.

Warner, provoked the Hampshire County Bar Association to issue A statement saying the move would "inconsistent with the spirit" the state's old and new conflict tion urged the appointment interest laws. The bar associaMrs. O'Donnell. Shortly after Pocolak's charge conflict of interest and his promise to start an investigation the legality of the move ence man resigned his commission land took the registry job. Lyman retained Atty.

Alvertus J. Morse to advise him on the matter. Lyman said en Friday Morse, a city councilor and momber of the Hampshire County Association, advised him that conflict would not be A of 'interest. He said he declined to take the job because of Podo lak's and Mrs. O'Donnell's tudes.

Expense to Taxpayers He said Podolak had "challenged" him by leaving his vestigation dormant until he the registry post and he would not "take a chance of going court about it it would be expense to the taxpayers Hampshire County, and that is thing I wouldn't want to happen. I refuse to lower myself to Mr. Podclak's standards the things he's accused me of." Lyman O' said Donnell's he had house telephoned Mrs. times and left messages with hushand to. have her call When "she did no' do so.

I Mr. Brownell and asked him go home." with me to Mrs. Donnell's After noticing a light on in house and knocking at the without success. Lyman said and Brownell left but noticed light had been turned off. Winding up his; statement, man said.

"There will be no statements from this uniess there "should he sonal attacks upor. my BUSINESS WOMEN TO INSTALL MAY 7 NORTHAMPTON Mrs. Laura Kelley will be installed as president of the County Business and Profession-1 al tion Women's banquet Club May at 7 at installia Jeffery Inn, Amherst. Others to be installed are first vice-president, Mrs. George bett; second vice-president, Miss Gertrude Berger; treasurer, Dis.

Lucinda Stutzman; recording secretary, Mrs. Helen Burns: corresponding Miss Eleanor Dwyer; auditor, Mrs. llorace LaFlour; and! scholarship commitice, Miss Beatrice Fitts. Cigaret Listed as Cause Of Airport Grass Fire NORTHAMPTON Firemen! were called at 8.28 Saturday morning to put, out a grass and weeds fire in a field in the Meadows area back of LaFleur Airport. Caused was listed as ably a discarded cigaret by fire officials.

3.14 D. fire fighters used carbon dioxide gas to smother a fire in an automobile engine caused by the carburetor backfiring. The car is owned by Alan Puchalski of 11 Arnold Ave. AMHERST KUZMESKIS OBSERVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY AMIIERST The recently. completed home of the Earl J.

Sanders Post, VEWV. in Main was the scene of the celebration of the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Drs. Michael Kuzmeski of 166 Summer North Amherst, Saturday, night. Both are natives Lithuania and were married here in 1913.

Mr. Kuzmeski was employed for many vears by the town highway department, retiring 1'04 cently. They are members of St. Brigid's Church. They were AS4 sisted in receiving by their two daughters, Mrs.

Walter R. Knightly of Amherst and Mrs. Thaddeus Soja of Chicopee and their son, Alfred, of Northampton. They also have 14 grandchildren and eight- great-grandchildren. Mrs.

Kuzmeski was presented an orchid corsage and the couple received many gifts. Amherst Funerals AMHERST The funcral of Mrs. Christine (Magce) Gardner, of Zanesville. a native of Amherst, was held Saturday morning at the R. D.

Newell, funeral home, with a higli mass in St. Brigid's Church celebrated by Very Rev. J. Alfred Lane. Burial was in St.

Brigid's Cemetery. Bearers were Eugene Brennan, Frank Grow chowski, both of' Northampton; George Rowell, William Carroll. Clarence Rule And Robert Drake, all of Amherst. The funeral of Clarence Smith of 47 Gray was held Saturday at the Douglas home. Rev.

W. W. Haven ated. Burial was in Forest Glen Cemetery, Reading. Bearers were John Warren, Gerald B.

Moore, Luther C. Wheeler and Lawrence HI. Smith, all members of Pacific Lodge of Masons. Graveside services for Roland IT. Jeffers of Montague were held Saturday afternoon in North Amherst Cemetery.

Rev, Frank E. Danforth, assisiant pastor of Wesley Metho- st Church, officiated. Douz'259 funeral home was in charge. EXTINGUISH GRASS FIRE AMHERST Department was called fight Saturday at fire near 10.20 20 a. m.

to a grass the Leverett School. South Hadley Driver, 21, To Pay Fines After All old South NORTHAMPTON Hadley man, A who 21-year. appealed fines of $60 and $10 posed last December after he was found of drunken driving and drunkenness, withdrew the appeals in District Court Saturday and paid the fines. Peter P. Kelley off 25 North Main South Hadley, was found guilty after a trial Dec.

19. Ile was operator of a car which struck six mailboxes on West South Amherst. Dec. 7, plowed into a grove of tree's and came to rest, demolished, a brook, according to Amherst police. Kelley wag slightly injured.

Student Drivers Warned About 1 a. m. Regulation NORTHAMPTON Registrar of Motor Vehicles Clement A. Riley warned student drivers under the age of 18 Saturday that they must be off the roads between 1 and 5 a. m.

During the coming prom season, Riley said, "It is insufficient if they are on their way home from a prom. They must off the road by 1 a. m. "Ile noted that the recently passed law prohibiting these drivers from operating cars between 1 and 5 a. m.

is still in effect, "contrary to any rumors being spread by students or their parents." Tax for Fair to Come Before City Council NORTHAMPTON-City, City Council President George F. Morrissoy said Saturday he intended to bring the Three County Fair matter up before the City Council Thursday. Morrissey said he advocated sending the fair association a bill and "let them carry the ball from there." He added, "Maybe the city can'1 collect taxes from the fair. but that would be one way of finding out, and I intend to bring the matter before the council." A AMHERST CHOSEN -Nancy SECRETARY L. Stack, daughter Of Mrs.

Loretta Stack of 1 Mulberry Leeds is socretary of Scrolls at the University of Massachusetts. Scrolls 19 the honorary service organization which gives recognition to women of leadership and scholarship in the sophom*ore class. Miss Stack. who is majoring in history, is a 1961 graduate of St. I Michael's High School.

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The Morning Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

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