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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1959

Page

7

GE and IUE 255 Officials Meet Over Layoffs Next Week

GE and IUE Local 255 will hold a layoff discussion next Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. with GE labor relations after leaflets disputed a prior report of 800 temporary layoffs. The strike caused material shortages and management aims to aid longer service workers while monitoring the steel dispute.

IUE Pittsfield General Electric Arthur G. Menkan Melkan Rilowance Board Melikan

First Panel Of Jurors Is Dismissed In Berkshire

Judge Francis J. Quircotus dismissed the first panel of 30 jurors who sat four weeks in Berkshire Superior Court. The jurors helped settle many civil and land damage cases, with four jury verdicts and two trials in two weeks. A new panel will be sworn Monday for four more weeks of civil cases. A $43,238 land damage verdict to Taskin et al. and a $4,600 settlement for Stevens were reported, plus a $2,023 judgment in a sile against Daligian estate.

Francis J. Quircotus Noon Berkshire Superior Court Juro Nelson A. Foot Alberti Harold Stanley Taskin North Adams Virginia EF. Stevens Quirtco Martin Dean Springfield Mary M. Daligian Pittsield Nicholas Daligian Nce Mr. Dalt- Klan

Mullen Heads Berkshire County Teachers Assn

Frank R. Mullen principal of Crane School was elected president of the Berkshire County Teachers Assn at its 110th annual convention held at Pittsfield High School today. Henry Zukowski of Lee was named first vice president Eugene J. McCarron of North Adams second vice president and Richard H. Mezejewski of Pottsfield secretary treasurer.

Frank R. Mullen Crane School Berkshire County Teachers’ Assn Pittsfield High School Henry Zukowski Lee Eugene J. McCarron North Adams Richard H. Mezejewski Pottsfield

Jewish Youth From Other Cities Meet Here

The Jewish Community Center Youth Council will host Sunday at 1 PM a meeting for teenagers from Springfield Holyoke and Hartford centers. Senior high delegates from each center will attend with advisers to plan future intercity affairs. Local delegates include Richard Schreck Wilma Katz Hara Mitkof and council president Janet Haims.

Jewish Community Center Springfield Holyoke Hartford Richard Schreck Wilma Katz Hara Mitkof Janet Haims

Births at St. Luke's and Pittfield General

Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Walsh of 23 Cambridge Ave welcomed a son yesterday at St. Luke's. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Shogry of TRL North St welcomed a daughter yesterday at Pittfield General.

St. Luke's Robert T. Walsh Cambridge Ave Pittefield Richard J North St

City Notes On Doctor Meetings And Movements

Dr William Fradkin of 31 North St has returned from the National Contact Lens Symposium in New York City where he joined about 700 attending optometrists. Dr K Gregory of 16 South St attended the North eastern Society of Orthodontists fall meeting in Hartford Conn. Alphonse J Ziter of 84 William St is in New York for a three day Silk Screen Process Printing Assn International convention, accompanying Raymond Cale of Sprague Electric Co. Edward Plummer, chiropractor, moved his offices from 74 North St to his residence at 17 Boylston St.

William §. Fradkin North St New York City Mwe K. Gregory South St Hartford Conn Northeastern Society of Orthodontists Alphonse J. Ziter William St New York

Pigott Charges City Council With Apathy

William M. Pigott, candidate for councilman at large, accuses Pittsfield City Council of apathy on vital city issues. He cites failure to meet with District Highway Engineer Goggins about a Pittsfield bypass, to back state guarantee of Mt. Greylock Tramway bonds, to press Fasteners Inc. to stay in Pittsfield, and to investigate school bus bids after the low bidder withdrew. He vows to oppose new gas stations without higher auto registrations and to allocate old-age housing on need rather than influence.

William M. Pigott William J. Goggins Pittsfield Mt. Greylock Fasteners Inc Pigott Registry of Motor Vehicles Ife

Mead Sees Universal Need for Art Across Cultures

Anthropologist Margaret Mead told a South Junior High audience that art fulfills a universal human need to make life esthetically satisfying. Drawing on global fieldwork, she argued art expresses new ideas while honoring enduring patterns, urged American artists to relate creations to other peoples and contexts, and praised Berkshire Arts Center as a model for future cultural institutions.

Margaret Mead Berkshire Arts Center Erik Harikson Austen Riggs Center Stockbridge Dr. Mead BAC Lawrence K. Miller Miss Mead Mead Columbus Circes New York United States

Prohibition of Mobilhomes Eyed at Selectmen's Seminar

Amherst discusses zoning power over mobile homes at a UMass seminar. Chief engineer Lewis Ht. Smith says communities can prohibit traders and travel parks through zoning. Speaker Rufus Dunbar outlines public ways rules while attendees weigh trailers as land use.

Selectmen’s Amherst Massachusetts Lewis Ht. Smith Department of Commerce Tie University of Massachusetts W. G. O'Hare Jr Bureau of Government Research University Berkshire Dalton Lanesboro Adams Windsor O’hare Smith Rufus Dunbar Rutland Planning Board

Needham Man Speaks Against Fluoridation

Arthur B. Green of Needham told Heart of the Berkshires Grange meeting that fluoridation harms plumbing and health, citing a North Andover laundry plant loss and a $1,000 offer for proof fluoride is safe. He defended civic rights to think freely and to refuse nonessential water additives, noting Needham voted against fluoridation four times in seven years.

Arthur B. Green Needham Heart of the Berkshires Grange Grange Itall Green Ci Tizens’ Rights Association of Massa|achusetts North Andover Citizens’ Rights Committee of Citizens' Rights Association of Massachusetts

Witch in Costume Seeks Kids for Candy Treats

Mrs. Raymond J. Bennett of 525 East Street plans Halloween visits to Coolidge Hill School and three local hospitals to greet children in costume and give out candy. She will host trick or treaters tonight beside a black kettle in her dimly lit kitchen.

Raymond J. Bennett East St Coolidge Hill School

Eagle City Editor To Speak at North Jr High

The guidance department at North Junior High School announced an expanded occupational information program will start next Wednesday with Theodore Giddings, city editor of The Eagle, addressing eighth and ninth grade students interested in journalism. A second speaker, John P. Ellis, president of the Be Ie fire County Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers, will speak to ninth graders on engineering, Monday, Nov. 9. Additional conferences will cover nursing, both registered and practical, secretarial careers, and other occupations attracting pupil interest.

Tne North Junior High Schnool Theodore Giddings Gie John P. Ellis Elis Be Iefire County Massachusetts Society of Professionals Engineers

Divorce Granted in Belfast and Probate Inventory Filed

A divorce was granted to Thomas D Sullivan of Lenox from Geral dine W Sullivan of Belfast Maine on grounds of desertion. The couple, married Jan 28 1953 in Pittsfield, faces custody to the mother and child support set at $10 weekly. An execute's inventory for Alexander tek Adams shows personal property worth 16034 with real estate valued at 2350 as part of probate.

Alexander Furtek Alexander Tek Adams Thomas D Sullivan Lenox Geraldine W. Sullivan Belfast Maine Pittsfield

Chest praises supermarkets for payroll plan successes

Edward C. Redlin praised four supermarkets for excellent payroll deduction results in the Community Chest campaign. Adams and Central stores reported high participation and generous gifts, with managers Isadore Pindick Thomas Ramer Sam Frangitane Milton Gardner and staff noted for cooperation. A new payroll bookkeeping machine will aid future totals.

Community Chest Edward C. Redlin Adams Redlin West Street Isadore Pindick Dalton Avenue Thomas Ramer Central Supermarkets Summer Street Sam Frangitane Willams Street Williams Street Milton Gardner Redlinr Warren Wanamaker Carl von

Driver Denies Two Charges In Accident Case

A 90 year old Raymond Jones of Henderson Rd Williamstown pleaded not guilty to operating under the influence and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. He was jailed after failing to post 200 bond as Troopers Perenick and Donovan investigated a parked car incident involving Raymond Winmarsh of Lanesboro. Plankey faces related charges. trial set for Thursday.

Gailty Raymond Jones Henderson Williamstown Futtsfield Harald KR. Goewey Jones Charles H. Perenick James R. Donovan Dan Jase Raymond Winmarsh Lanesboro Robert. J. Planky Springside Ave Plankey Francis ML McMahan

Bloodmoile Exceeds Quota at Red Cross Blood Drive

The Red Cross surpassed its quota by 11 pints as 166 people donated at the Masonic Temple drive. The two day event resumed at 10 this morning and aimed to reach 155 points today with 80 reservations. Forty two donors yesterday gave to replace blood used by relatives or friends. Drs. Gerald L. Vaidak and A G Massiumiano staffed the center yesterday.

Red Cross Masonic Temple Gerald L. Vaidak A. G. Massiumiano

Gun Safety Class Opens Wednesday for Teens 15 to 18

A gun safety course for minors aged 15 to 18 begins Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the GHAA Red Barn on Crane Avenue under John A. Groves directing. Conservation Officer Edward R. Kauruw notes it may be the final class before deer season opens the first week in December. Applications available from Mr. Groves at 90 Allengate Ave and must be signed by a parent or guardian and returned at the first meeting.

GHAA Crane Avenue John A. Groves Edward R. Kauruw Mr. Groves Allengate Ave

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