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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1969
Page
22
Dalton police warn parents to keep children off Weston’s Pond despite the surface looking solid. Chief Robert R Powell cautions the ice is dangerously thin due to fast-moving water beneath the surface.
Local police investigate a break at Mrs Florence Sambels home on 425 South St. The entry occurred between 7 30 a m and 5 30 p m via the cellar. No items reported missing. Earlier a Sep 16 break at their prior Dalton address netted 7150 in cash and 200 in jewelry. A candlelight Christmas service proceeds at 7 30 p m at First Congregational Church with music and readings.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Kim marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a 10 day trip visiting both families in Florida and California. They spent time with Mrs. Kimball's relatives in San Francisco while daughter Ricki Kimball, a Pittsfield High and Skidmore College graduate, works as an art instructor at York School in Monterey and at Salinas Junior High.
Lenox selectmen voted to deny a full time assessor at a 6 000 annual salary while acknowledging rising administrative work. They urged further study and left final decision to the Finance Committee. Chairman Pignatelli proposed adding two elected assessors or hiring an executive secretary as options. Currently three part time assessors earn 1300 and 1000 dollars.
Dalton selects Rosemary C. Crosier R N after 13 years of service effective Jan 23. She led the Public Health Department expansion to Peru Windsor and Hinsdale and launched a glaucoma diabetes clinic. Crosier plans full time college study at Berkshire Community College and aims to complete 45 credits at UMass or Russell Sage.
In Lenox, Thomas D Sullivan Sr withdrew a petition for a zoning variance covering 64 66 68 and 72 Housatonic Street after a rambling Zoning Board of Appeals session. Attendee Morris Lerner tried to clarify matters while others questioned the request, ending with the withdrawal noted without prejudice. Card of Thanks and local notices follow.
Singapore declares jury trials for capital offenses abolished after Parliament passes the bill with one dissenting vote. Law Minister E W Barker notes a committee found justice could be thwarted by juries and cites a murder trial where a foreman gave a mistaken verdict.
Egremont selectmen report from the state ABC that a club alcoholic license and four beer and wine licenses remain available. A second club license is created by the Red Sabre Inn closure. Applications should be made to the selectmen. renewed licenses will be ready for pickup at the next meeting.
The community announces a January 5 deadline for article submissions for the town warrant and for presenting bills to be paid. The town meeting is scheduled for Monday February 9 with annual elections on Tuesday February 17.
The board of selectmen announced that all 1970 town bills must be submitted to them before their next Monday meeting. Contact Martin Plumbing & Heating of Lanesboro at 448-8874, license 12433.
A cottage owned by Miss Ann Jewett and Mrs. Nancy Burnham at West Hill Farm, Middlefield, burned Tuesday around 1 p.m. Firefighters prevented spread to the main house and a garage, but the cottage was leveled. Insurance covered part of the $10,000 loss. The cottage served as Burnham’s studio and held a manuscript, film, furnishings, and two cats. Nearby guests alerted volunteers from Middlefield and Becket. The structure, moved to the site in 1910, had a wood stove and bottled gas stove. no fireplace. Parish activities included a Christmas carol event, a Christmas Eve service in Hinsdale, and a flower calendar fundraiser benefiting hurricane victims.
Adams town officials discussed buying Penn Central land along Armory Court to create a 56 car parking area. Land price $5,500 plus $18,330 for paving and fencing, 56 parking meters at $3,456, and $600 for lines and lighting. total around $52,286. Chamber of Commerce backing. article planned for March town meeting. Also under advisement a raise for Tree Warden Jo seph E. Sadlowski from $2.50 to $3.50 per hour.
Glady was elected president of the Northern Berkshire Emergency Communication Club Inc for 1970 at a Sunday meeting, succeeding Joseph Koscinski. Other officers named include Herbert Miller as vice president, Rachael Miller secretary, Rita Therberge treasurer, Ronald Clark grievance chairman, William Gero director, and Albert Abraham publicity director. The 86-member group serves the North Berkshire area with radio gear and generators for emergency communications and coordinated search operations last August when 21 campers went missing on Mt Greylock.
Three separate crashes on Commercial Street Friend Street and Curran Highway left five people injured amid snow and slick ice. Barbara Lash, 28, and her two sons were treated and released at Plun kett Memorial Hospital after a northbound collision with a southbound truck driven by Elton Hallock. Jeanette Perry and passenger Tania Poplaski sustained minor injuries when David Bassette’s car struck theirs while maneuvering around a parked vehicle, Bassette facing operating to endanger charges. Charles Barrett escaped injury when his car skidded into a snow bank and overturned on Curran Highway, leaving its left side demolished.
The Selectmen appointed Emil A. Prystas of 5 East St as police captain and Richard F. Giroux of 42 Friend St and Johns Soderstrom of 26% Anthony St as sergeants. Prystas led captain candidates with 89.60, and top sergeant Prystas scored 91.27 on the sergeant exam. Giroux and Soderstrom were the next highest passers with 78.80 and 78.12. Desmolino, Santerre, and McLaren led talks on a pay raise package of 520 for patrol, 572 for sergeants and captains, with no progress reported.
Washington AP reports a congressional subcommittee was told that a Bureau of Labor Statistics study predicts an oversupply of 75 percent in elementary and secondary teaching by 1980 due to many young women entering the field. The briefing was given to the House Education Subcommittee.
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