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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1964
Page
10
Congressman Silvio Conte reports no final decision on Dalton Post Office facilities. The Boston regional office proposes a new building, while Washington weighs options to either construct a new facility or expand and modernize the current site.
Thirty-five men compete in a 50 mile swim at Dalton Community House. Each mile requires 88 pool laps and the total to complete 50 miles is 4,400 laps. Walter Elwood leads with 15 miles, followed by Robert Whitestone 13, Clark Knickerbocker 12, James Danforth 11, and Donald Harrison 10.
Dalton Col Franklin L Couch, local CD director, praised at Town Hall meeting. George M Tagliente Sector 4E Berkshire County CD director praised Dalton’s achievement increasing public shelter capacity to 66 percent. Town has two week emergency food supply. Quentin Thompson head of Pittsfield auxiliary police spoke on organizing an auxiliary force with assistant Edward Duda.
Wahconah Country Club greens work is under Rowland B. Armacost, with hope to be ready by April 25 and official opening May 1. Frost remains under turf, risk to turf remains high for two weeks. practice area remains open. Berkshire Cable TV public hearing set for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss a Main Street pale opposite the former Craneville School. Robert Bilodeau will represent the company. Confraternity and Rosary Society events set for April 7 and 8. reservations with Mrs. Barbara Dunn. Dalton Youth Center Auxiliary awarded its Easter basket to Edward Croughwell of Depot Street.
Hinsdale Cub Scout committee gathers Sunday at 8 at the home of Mrs Rene Elger on Maple Street. Maple Street Circle plans to award a patchwork quilt at a family supper 6 15 at First Congregational Church Wednesday. Edward Klein returns home after months in Long Beach California visiting his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Milo Kent former Hinsdale residents. Mr and Mrs Larry Brower and family visit Mrs Browers mother Mrs Carl Pierce. The Brower family lives in Endicott New York. Selectman and Mrs Garrett F Collins and sons Garrett and Philip spend the holiday weekend with Mr Collins brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs James Shaw of Leominster. David L Martin son of Mr and Mrs Edward J Martin of Curtis Street spends a week at home from studies at the Minor Seminary of the Stigmatine Fathers in Wellsley. Ernest James Filliault son of Mr and Mrs Edward W Filliault of Plunkett Avenue plans to enter North Adams State College. Filliault, Wahconah Regional High School senior class president, was captain of the football team and a member of the baseball squad.
The Conservation Committee and the Selectmen divide Dalton into five sectors to survey shade tree needs. Selectmen Thomas Callahan and Eugene Clark and members Fred Crane Jr., Edwin Culver, and John McGarry will conduct the survey and plan a planting program, meeting April 6 to organize.
Dalton Sunday hosted an Easter egg hunt at the Community House with about 200 children and 1000 candy eggs located. Prizes went to many children across preschool to fifth grade for most eggs found and red PBRS prizes noted. Lions Club dinner, Dalton Lions meet at Ann's Restaurant. Dalton firemen ball draws 350 attendees. Rotary Club to tour Byron Weston Co. mills led by Irving Witham after the meeting.
Five Middlefield youths entered 26 exhibits at Gateway Regional in Huntington last week. Lincoln Rathnam, a freshman, won first in Division 1 for grades seven to nine with a reflector telescope. Jeffrey Rathnam, a sophomore, took third in Division 2 for grades ten to twelve with two paper mache maps showing towns and water pollution. Other Middlefield participants were Catherine Olds and Dale and Edward Gujatte. Ladies' Aid Society meets Wednesday at 8 for business. Denmark pictures to follow. A 4H knitting club, led by Mrs. Hugh S. Miller, organized Friday with officers Marilyn Miller, Denise Sumner, Elaine Miller, and Virginia Miller. First project pot holders. next meeting April 10 at Mrs. Miller's home.
Otis resident Otis Robert I. Rowley, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Rowley, Otis, has completed basic training at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes.
Dalton reports thirteen residents have enrolled in an eight week medical self help course to begin April 9 at the Community House. The Red Cross and Civil Defense sponsor the course and aim for a 25 member group with Mrs Rosemary Crosier, a public health nurse, handling registrations.
The monthly welfare report by public welfare director Mrs Zofia Palmer lists seven on general relief, 33 on aid to jake assistance, 24 on medical assistance to the aged, five on disability assistance, and 13 on aid to dependent children in Dalton.
The Kelly Realty Co. has been granted a building permit for an eight room, one and a half bath house on Raymond Drive with an estimated construction cost of 23500 dollars.
Katherine b. Gregson of Russell Street, daughter of Clyde and Mrs. Gregson, has been accepted for admission at Springfield Hospital School of Nursing. She will graduate in June and begin training in the fall at the hospital nursing program.
The Windsor School Committee convenes at 7 in the schoolhouse for a board meeting. The Windsor PTA meets at 8 in Crane Community School and will hear a demonstration of a newly purchased resuscitator by a fireman.
William Negrini led high singles with 261 and topped high triples at 604. Stanley Sick posted 224 and Ken Coon Jr. 223 in singles, while Sid and John Korte contributed 586 and 578 in triples, with Negrini again atop the triple standings.
In a special town meeting at the Town Hall, Lanesboro voters rejected a $41,000 appropriation for an auditorium gymnasium to accompany the new school addition. The article failed 160 to 102 with one blank ballot. 263 cast. Article 2 to repair three miles of North Main Street was also disapproved. Article 3 unpaid bills of $180.66 for 1963 were approved. Article 4 proposed re title of athletic director to town recreation director. Lincoln D. Lynch moderated.
Huntington Highland Grange plans a breakfast and lunch menu at the Grange Hall near Route 20 and 112 on April 5, the Westfield River Canoe race day. Menu includes pancakes and sausages with maple syrup, doughnuts, coffee, sandwiches, burgers, and pies.
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