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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1963
Page
14
Residents in the Pontooste Garden Circle sewer district near the Pittsfield line are asked to attend a Lakeview Restaurant meeting at 7 tonight. A committee will be elected to represent the district in talks with Pittsfield and state officials about obtaining city sewerage service.
Lanesboro lost the Peewees 12 to 6 to Clarksburg at the local field as Kevin Downey and John Bona scored for Clarksburg. Duance Ritter ran 65 yards for a Clarksburg touchdown. Greg Davis added the conversion. Lanesboro juniors won 22 to 6 behind two Steve Harrington touchdowns and a Dave Fyfe score with a 55 yard kickoff return by Tony Aiello. Frank Hewit threw to Bruce Collier for Clarksburg’s lone TD. Lanesboro heads to Williamstown for games at 1 and 2 Sunday.
LANESBORO The School Building Committee and Dr Joseph A Wilk met with William E Black of the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission in Boston on Friday The educational specifications for the school addition were accepted except for a change in the Physical education space The School Needs Committee proposed a 35 by 50 foot PE space plus a multipurpose room Black suggested a 40 by 60 foot room given enrollment and policy considerations
Chester hosts a Berkshire Shufflers and Swinging Angels Halloween party at Town Hall on Wednesday with round and square dancing, refreshments, and prizes for best costumes in the Grand March. Mrs. Dottie Pease leads. guests welcome in costume. Chester High School soccer visits Gateway Regional Wednesday at 3:15 under Coach Robert Boyd. Raymond Noble remains at Albany Veterans Hospital for treatment.
J Fred Walden Jr of Cole Avenue was elected president of the Friends of School Music at Mount Greylock Regional School. New officers include John W. McGowen and Perry Hamilton as vice presidents, with a slate of Lanesboro and Williamstown members filling secretaries, treasurer, and committee chairs. The group plans fundraising events such as dances and a sports rummage sale to support the music department, plus new ensembles forming for Christmas.
Williamstown admission officers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Tufts Dartmouth and UMass visited Mount Greylock Regional High School. Maurice Filler, director of guidance, discussed programs and admission conditions with them.
North Adams State College executive board designated December 17 as alumni week. Alma Benedetti, president of the alumni association, leads a large committee planning a program. Williams College razes Botsford House on North Street near Greylock Hall. The site may host a future dormitory complex tied to the 175th anniversary fund drive. Paper mill accident costs worker two fingers at L L Brown Paper Co. in Adams. William Beer Jr., 43, of Plainfield, was crushed while alone in the rag room. He was taken to W B Plunkett Memorial Hospital. surgeons work to save his hand.
Williamstown exhibition titled Two American Novelists William Faulkner and Henry James continues at Chapin Library Williams College through November 18. Library hours are daily 9 to noon and 1 to 5 with Saturday mornings 9 to noon.
The North Adams Chamber announces the town as the Christmas City of the Berkshires for the second year. Lights will be turned on Nov 29. The drive seeks $9,500 in funding, with $3,558.50 pledged so far. Decorating firms are contracted to supply garlands and trees in the business district.
Williams College poet in residence William Jayams (Smith) told freshmen parents at Chapin Hall that today’s student must build a personal frame of reference to shape life beyond campus. He urged viewing life through an own camera, balancing science and humanities while avoiding the banal TV mindset.
About 80 children will go door to door tomorrow evening in Cheshire collecting pennies for UNICEF. They will carry orange and black cartons with the UNICEF symbol and will be joined by 4 H leaders and girls from Youth out for UNICEF. The event coincides with a Halloween party at the Red and Gun Club and ends with the 4-H Halloween gathering.
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