'THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: SPRINGFIELD, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1942 NEWS OF NEW ENGLAND FEATURING MASSACHUSETTS 7 Sanskrit Professor Holds Most Indians Will Not Follow Gandhi Dr Clark of Harvard Thinks 'Passive Resistance' Out If Country Is Attacked by Japan Boston, May 27-(AP)-Dr Walter E. Clark, Harvard professor of Sanskrit, said tonight that a majority Indians probably would not follow Mahatma Gandhi's "line of passive resistance" if India was attacked by Japan. "The problem of Great Britain and United States would be to arm with airplanes, tanks and artillery the many thousands of Indians would oppose Japan actively," he told the Harvard forum and a Nieman Journalism Foundation institute on War problems, "Gandhi," he said, "still has great influence in India, possibly more than any other man, but do not think that his proposal for, passive resistance will stop enlistment and the organization of a big army." Clark said that once we got the armaments into the hands of the Indians we would face the problem of instructing them how to use them. The Harvard professor added that India was of enormous importance to the allies because it ranked first in the production of hides, leather and many other vital materials. "It things go well for the Japs," he said, "they sure to attack India sooner or later.
3 Unless the Indians could he with tanks. planes and other materials they would always be on the defensive." He added that India potentially could casily raise an army of between 8,000,000 and 9,000.000 men. The loss of India to Japan be a tremendous loss to: the United nations, he continued. "because it is not beyond the realm of possibility that might have to a use India as a base for land planes." BIRTH CONTROL PETITION ORDERED PLACED ON BALLOT State Supreme Court Throws Ruling of Ballot Law Commission--Had 50,000 Signers Boston, May 29-(INS) -The supreme court today ordered an Initiative petition legalizing birth control advice for married women, in cases where life and health are endangered, to be placed on the ballot in the autumn elections. The court threw out a ruling of the state's Ballot Law commission that the petition was invalid on signers was not 2) qualified voter in grounds that one of the original ber community.
Only Massachusetts and Connecticut now prohibit birth control measures. In seeking to place (the bill before the voters the Massachusetts Mothers' Health council had marshaled more than 50,000 petition signatures. Opponents were led by former Mayor Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston, counsel for William Cardinal O'Connell. TWO LOCAL MEN FILE BANKRUPTCY PAPERS Boston, May 23-Angelo Mazza of 128 Hickory street, a laborer, and Honore Tremblay of 24 Lancaster avenue, a carpenter.
both of Springfield, fled individual voluntary petitions. In bankruptcy in the United States district court today. Mazza has liabilities of all unsecured, and no assets. The Springfield welfare department is listed AS one of his creditors, for $7126 for money and services furnished. Tremblay, in his petition, listed Habilities, of He $1414, has all nine unsecured, unsecured and creditors.
PROVIDENCE PAPER GOES TO FOUR CENTS Providence, R. May 27-(INS)Rising production costs and a decline in advertising due the war, caused the Providence Evening Bulletin today to announce that beginning June the price of the newspaper would be advanced from three to four cents A copy. The price of the Morning Journal and Sunday Jurnal remain at three cents and 10 cents re pectively, A Fort Devens, May 31 (AP) Private Tony Valdez followe orders. Tol to, stay at his listening post while on maneuvers, Valdez remained on duty for two days while officers forgot about him. When they finally picked him up at conclusion of problem, he was still listening.
NO ADAMS INFANT KILLED ON RUNNING PATH OF CAR Roland Giroux Reported to Have Dashed From Mother's Side Auto Operator Not Being Held North Adams, May 27-Roland Giroux, three in August, only child of Mr and Mrs Roland A. Giroux of 72 Cliff street, was instantly. killed at about 1.10 tonight when. from his mother's side, he ran from the sidewalk onto West Main street, striking the front right fender of an automobile operated by Clement Mossolant. 45, of 102 Veazie street, this city.
According to the northern Berkshire medical examiner, Dr Michael A. Gangemi. the child. who sustained a fractured left hip, probably died from the second injury, a fracture of the skull. Inspector acting Michael J.
MeAndrews'ot Adams, hearings state motor vehicle department, and members of the local police departunder the direction of Ralph A. Prince, said late tonight that they are continuing an Investigation. At present, authorities are not holding the driver of the car, nor have they solani. a Brakes on the latter's mabrought any charge against Mr Mogchine were tested and found in firstclass condition. Questioning by the officers revealed that the car driver was operating at a moderate rate of speed as he approached the Flatiron block on West street near the scene of the accident.
Immediately after the accident, Mossolani placed the unconscious child, its mother and grandfather, Charles Le Sage of 85 West Main street, in his car and rushed to the office of Dr Antoine Dumouchel. The child was beyond medical assistance. The mother, who had witnessed the fatality, was attended by the physician. According to the authorities, neither she nor her father, Mr Le Sage, held Mr Mossolani responsible for what had happened. HUGH M.
ALCORN TO RETIRE JUNE 30 State's Attorney for Hartford County, Prosecuted Gerald Chapman Has Held Office 34 Years Hartford, May 31-(AP)-Hugh M. Alcorn, Hartford county state's attorney (for 34 years, and one of the nation's best-known prosecutors, announced (today that he would retire June 30. IIe said he had sent a letter to the judges of the superior court requesting that he not be reappointed. previously he made similar requests, but was prevailed upon to retain his post. of the 15,252 cases under his jurisdiction since 1908, only 102 ended in acquittal.
Alcorn prosecuted the desperado, Gerald Chapman who died on Connecticut's gallows in the mid-1920'g; the 27 de defendants in the Waterbury municipal "million dollar" fraud case of 1938 and 1939, and, as special assistant to the attorney-general of the United States, Dr Edward A. Rumely, the German propagandist who purchased the New York Evening Mail during the World war. Chief Justice William M. Maltbie of the state supreme court said the superior court would "accede freely" to Alcorn's third retirement request, and added that Connecticut was "losing one of the strongest supports of decency and good government git has ever had?" TWO BROTHERS' BODIES FOUND IN FREEPORT, ME. Freeport, May 31-(AP) -The mysterious disappearance two weeks ago of two Freeport brothers was solved today with the finding of their bodies in a submerged automobile in the water near South Freeport wharf.
wered William, 20, and Don Muir, 21, last seen when they left home in their automobile the night of May 17. P'olice Chief Stanley Johnson that the youths probably plunged to their death when fog obscured their vision as they drove down the road leading to the wharf. Tattooing Business Booming For 'Liberty Boys' of Boston Boston, May 27- (Wide World) War has brought an upsurge in tattooing business in Boston Scolay square--known throughout the world a8 mecca for soldiers and sailors at play. Demands for the needling of fighting legends like "Remember l'earl Harbor," "Remember Bataan" and "Death Before Dishonor" on sunburned chests and rugged forearms have helped boost business almost 20 per cent since December 7 in the tattoo shops that operate day and night in the tingeled, carnivallike atmosphere of the square. And that isn't Sailors' sweethearts and the girl friends of doughboys have been having the names and.
sometimes even the pictures of their absent loves etched into the whiteness of their shoulders. And thousands of men and women civilians have been having their social security numbers and their blood types marked into their anatomy. Authorities for this are the "Liberty Boys of Scollay Square," a father and two sons named Liberty who hold a kind of family corner on the tattooing business there. operating threes of separate one another. shops within a few There's Edward "Dad" Liberty, white-haired, bespectacled veteran who has been wielding the neenies at the same old stand since 1909 except for the time he went to Hollywood: in 1925.
He went there, he said, "to tough up the lips and cheeks of some movie actresses" and to etch eyebrows and butterfly beauty spots on bathing beautics. Dad won't tell whom he manicured but he says "it costs a and a quarter ($125) to fix' LOCAL NEWS OF THE WEEK SPRINGFIELD Springfield has taken first place in an intercommunity contest among cities of its population class in the state by having no fatal accidents and a minimum of injuries during the month of April. The contest is sponsored by the highway safety, division of the Massachusetts Safety council. Through the end of April, this city had had two successive months without a fatality and a 44 per cent reduction in personal injury accidents. Holyoke took second place for cities 50,000 to 100,000, and Pittsfield came third in the group.
from 25,000 50,000. In the communities from 10,000 to 25,000, Western Massachusetts fared as follows: Easthampton, third: Adams, fifth: Westfield, sixth: North Adams, ninth; Northampton, 15th: Greenfield, 18th; West Springfield, 29th. A board 'of army officers yesterday initiated an investigation of the crash of a Westover field medium bomber at Lakeville, in Plymouth county, Friday night after its crew of six had parachuted to safety. The probe board will submit a report to higher army officials. In acknowledging yesterday it was a Westover plane that had cracked up with an explosion heard on the outskirts of Fall River, 15 miles away, the public relations office at the Chicopee field announced that the following composed the crew of the First Lieut Oscar L.
Wertz of Denver, the pilot; First Lieut Joseph Hamilton of Alton, copilot; Second Lieut Paul L. Badger of Pittsfield, N. navigator; Corp Charles V. Perking Sandersville, bombardier; Private Hugh F. Blair of Memphis, radioman, and Private J.
A. Cassidy of Philadelphia, photographer. At Westover it was said the plane was on a routine flight. The fliers were taken to Camp Edwards on the Cape hefore being returned to their home base. HAMPDEN COUNTY HOLYOKE Holyoke, June 1-The city treasurer this morning received a check for $3700 from the Vocational school department defense bureau, 2 of the state as part of refund due the city for vocational training.
WESTFIELD Westfield, May 29-President Edward J. Scanlon of Westfield State college has announced the commencement program as follows: prom, June senior class banquet, June baccalaureate exercises, Sunday, June senior class day, June 8 commencement exercises, Tuesday, June with William R. Barry, suend of the Northampton schools, as the speaker. Westfield, May 29-The announcement was made this morning that Dr George M. Crutsinger, now president of Hardin Junior college at, Wichita Falls, has been appointed acting principal of Westfield high school and assistant superintendent of schools.
Supt Chester D. Stiles of the schools made the announcement to the newspapers at the same time they were being: announced to the high school students this morning by Acting Principal Gaylord Douglass. The appointment of an assistant superintendent is made in anticipation of the retirement in the near future of Supt Stiles. Dr Crutsinger will assume his duties August 1. Sir Douglass, whom the new appointee succeeds.
has been acting principal of the high school since December 1 when he succeeded Thomas W. Bowler. Dr Crutsinger was principal of the Teachers College Training school in this was also city from 1932 until 1936. lie director of teacher training at the Westfeld State college while serving as principal of the Training school. The appointment is for the duration of the war or time as Maj Thomas J.
Abernathy, principal, returns from military service. Westfield, June of beach wagons were the most flagrant violators over the holiday of the gasoline rationing regulations," Chairman Jeremiah E. Carey of the local r'ationing board stated today Ile made close check of beach wagops being used and, if he finds that owners hold cards, they will be ordered to turn them in. It was annonced today that a drastic cut in the local tire quota would become effective Immediately and new tires will only be certified to be issued beyond after the that applicant has proven doubt the tire is needed. Workers in war plants who use their cars other than to go to and from work will be checked and their names will he sent to Boston with the view of having them refused retread tires when they make application.
Westfield. June 1-The Trade school graduation exercises will be held Tuesday, the 16th. at the school auditorium. The speaker will be Theodore Cowan, personnel manager for the Gilbert Barker company. A class of 35 is scheduled to be given diplomas.
The majority of the seniors now are being employed. CHICOPEE Chicopee, May 30-The war department announced today that Radioman Arthur If. Lafleur of the navy, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Lafleur of 24 Rathburn street, Chicopee Falls, is prisoner of war at Shanghai. lIe was among those captured at Wake island December 23. Lafleur joined the navy in March, 1911.
Third List of Prisoners Washington, May 30 -(AP) The third official list of American prisoners issued since the start of the war, containing the names of 277 soldiers, sailors and marines from 42. states and Hawaii, was made public by the war department. Most of those in the list were captured at Wake island in the early weeks of the war, and their names were reported to war department by the Japanese government through the agency of the International Red Cross. This list brought to 625 the total of military personnel and civilians whose capture by the Japanese has been announced officially. HAMPSHIRE COUNTY NORTHAMPTON Northampton, May 27-Walter J.
Tremblay of 125 North Maple street, Florence, owner of Tremblay's drugstore at Florence, died at the wheel of his automobile late last night after driving into the yard of his home. He was born in Canada, the son of the late Antoine and Evelyn (Gagne) Tremblay, but came to Northampton 40 years ago. For 12 vears 'he was with the Wiswell drugstore in North- Extra 'Gas' for Defense Workers Available, for Limited Mileage OPA Rules Fuel Obtainable by Any Person Rendering Voluntary Services, or in War Activities A 3 ampton, and then founded his own egtablishment at Florence 28 years ago. He leaves his widow; two daughters, four brothers, a sister and six grandchildren. Northampton, May 27 The salvage-for-victory committee today announced the allocation of funds raised through the collection.
of. scrap metals and other material for the war effort to various civilian defense agencies. The committee voted to assign $130 to the air-raid wardens, donated $100 each toward the purchase of uniforms for the auxiliary police and firemen and named a committee to investigate the possibility of providing a telephone for the information and registration center in the old high school. The ARP had appealed to the com, mittee for financial aid to buy bands couriers and luminescent signs for the homes of post air-raid wardens for use during blackouts. In giving $200 toward uniforms, the committee stipulated that anyone leaving the service of the auxiliary police or fire force must return the uniform.
The city is planning another wide collection of scrap on June Paper will not be taken in this collection, Northampton, May 31-Although the appearance of Westover field aircraft over Northampton has become so commonplace as to elicit little attention, thousands of residents gazed skyward today as large squadrons of twin-motored planes roared above the city in formation, for the first time. As many as 30 aircraft, all flying low, passed over the city, once in the morning and again this afternoon. Northampton, June 1-County Conmissioner Hiram H. Brownell today announced his candidacy for reelection in the Republican primary and placed his nomination papers circulation for signatures. Action of Commissioner Brownell set in motion this year's political campaign.
A. member of the school committee, Mr Brownell is completing his first term on the county board. Northampton, June 1-No change been made in plans to stage the three fair early this fall, a spokesman for the fair committee said today. Although the fair was scheduled long before there was any hint of gas rationing, the fete will be held, in the belief that lack of gas will not affect it. The fair is essentially a home-town event, it was said, unlike the Eastern States exposition, which draws attendance from a much wider area.
Fair officials will meet Wednesday night to draw up a budget. SOUTHAMPTON Southampton, May G. Fowles, well -known dairy farmer, narrowly escaped death in an accident near his home on Pomeroy road at about yesterday afternoon. He was drawing in cord wood from his pasture when the two front stakes the load in place, broke, throwing him under the wheels of the wagon, which passed over both his legs. The wood, falling on the horses' heels, frightened them and they ran down the road, scattering the wood and swung toward the house of Mr Fowles's brother, Bernard, where then headed for hothe, They were they knocked down mail box and Kuhn, and William Gunn.
a caught a birch grove a by Richard Dr Bernard J. Doyle of 59 Union street, Easthampton, treated the jured man at the scene of the dent and Rev Berl A. Lewis took him to hospital at Northampton. It was found that he had sustained a double fracture of the right leg below the knee and severe cuts and bruises on his left leg. Mr Fowles was taken home' this afternoon, where he will be confined for six weeks.
WARE Ware, May 27-Myron Glovsky, sixYear-old son of Mr and Mrs Hyman Glovsky of Castle street, received a fracture at the base of the skull tonight when he fell from a moving car on Hatchery hill, Palmer, while riding toward Ware with parents. The doof unexpectedly opened and allowed the boy to fall. He is at Mary Lane hospital on the danger list and is under, the care of Dr M. W. FRANKLIN COUNTY GREENFIELD Greenfield, June 1-Atty Henry P.
Herr of Greenfield, who died suddenly on March 12, had personal property worth $8471 and no real estate, according to an inventory of his estate, filed today probate court. The personal estate includes stock shares worth $4100 and a onethird interest in the law firm of Fairhurst, Hayes Herr. Other estates whose inventories were filed today included those of Cora Hutchins of Orange, listing real estate at $150 and no personal property; and of Ferdinand Martineau of Montague, who had personal property worth $6760.71 and real estate valued at $3200. Greenfield, May. 29 Greenfield's largest single indebtedness was virtually erased from the books today when John E.
Kiley, town treasurer, announced payment of the final 000 4. on Greenfield high school. Except for another year's instalment of equipment, the debt contracted 20 years ago is now dissolved. The high school loan, amounting. to $450,000, war negotiated on June 1, 1922, with a Boston bank, with interest at 4 per cent.
The loan was obtained in three series, with two of $200,000 each and one for $50,000. A year later, a second loan of $60,000 was obtained for equipment, of which there is now $6000 left to pay. Half of this amount will be paid this year, with the final instalment of $3000 to be paid in 1943. Pittsfield, May 27 Sister Mary Beata, the former Clarisse Mackie, daughter of Hr and Mrs Charles D. Mackie of this city, is one of 10 Massachusetts nuns among the 43 Maryknoll Sisters interned at Assumption college, Manila, P.
I. ident Manuel Quezon revealed that The contents of en letter from Presthe Maryknoll Sisters served as army nurses both at and Corregidor. the time of his departure from the Philippines, all the sisters in the inlands were safe and well, President Qutzon said. After the fall of Manila the sisters were first housed at the Philippines Women's college and later transferred to Assumption college. Though officially interned, they are free to carry out religious observances.
O'Brien of North a Adams has filed in Pittsfield, 31-Ellen M. probate court bill in equity against her brother, Michael L. Monahan, and Dr William A. Nelson, administrator, both of Williamstown. The petitioner, through her attorney, H.
Esmonde Mahoney of Williamstown, expresses her belief that on December 3, 1940, less than three weeks before the of her brother, John Monahan, death, conveyed real estate to Michael L. Monahan and transferred bank deposits to him on November 29 of that year. Mrs O'Brien states her brother had been ill for some tone before he died and that he had been susceptible to the influence of the respondent, his brother. She claims the property was obtained through "undue influence, frauds duress, importunity, coercion and compulsion." Charles F. Notsley of Williamstown was named appraiser of the estate of John Monahan and on August 14, 1941, filed an inventory showing joint accounts in the name of John and Michael L.
Monahan in North Adams and Williamstown banks which totaled $13,150 and Blackinton real estate, also in the names of brothers. Mrs O'Brien petitions the court to hold a hearing and order Michael I. Monahan to pay over to Dr Nelson, who was appointed administrator of John Donahan'g estate by the court, all assets of the estate as represented in the joint accounts. Pittsfield, May 31-The 49th annual New York State Luther league convention, which has been holding sessions for three days at Hotel Wendell and Zion Lutheran church with 385 delegates, mostly from New York, attending, closed this afternoon with instalation of new officers by Rev William J. Ducker of the Luther League of America.
This was preceded by a communion service conducted by Rev Edward F. Keller, pastor of First Lutheran church, Syracuse, Y. The Lutheran church was filled this morning for a convention sermon, preached by Rev Henry B. Dickert, pastor. Pittsfield, June 1-Inventory in the estate of John W.
Griffin of Dalton, filed today in probate court, shows personal property of $112,536 and $1200 real estate. Appraisers were Asst Dist-Atty Harold and Miss Barbara Buck of Pittsfield and Michael J. Shea of Dalton. Among the large items are: 325 shares of American Telephone and Telegraph, deposits in savings banks at Pittsfield and Springfield, 114 shares Pittsfield Third National Bank and Trust company, $11,742. Dr Griffin, a bachelor, died last February 8.
He -was a retired employe of Berkshire Life Insurance company, where he had worked for more than 40 years. He left no will and the entire estate goes to two first cousins, Miss Kate E. Ryan of Pittsfield and Gertrude Holland Gilbert of Springfield. Nine second cousins get nothing. Johanna Kennedy of Dalton had personal property of $15,516, according 'to inventory.
By the will of Frederic W. Becker of Babylon, L. and Mount Washington filed today, all property was bequeathed to his widow, Ella A. Becker. William S.
Morton of 107 Wendell avenue, register of probate, has SO he expects to he in his office in the far recovered from a long illness that courthouse for a short time tomorrow. He has heen out since the Arst week of February when he and Mrs Morton left for St Petersburg, Fla. Genieve R. Butterfield of this city Rose Cronin of Pittsfield sues for $2000 in a tort action. The plain- Single Civil War Vet Rides In Memorial Day Parade Springfield's first wartime Memorial day in 24 years found tens of thousands attending memorial, exercises and watching parading units, with all but the very youngest solemn in the realization that this year finds dead of a new war to be remembered.
Patriotism was demonstrated more visibly than in some years past; among the crowds lining the parade route was to be found hardly a man who did not straighten his shoulders and remove his hat when the colors passed. And to all the crowds at parade or churches or cemeteries there was a constant reminder that yesterday was a wartime holiday. Huge bombby twos and threes--continually, roared overhead on "routine flights" which might take them out submarine over the Atlantic or patroling against the threat of an air attack timed psychologically on the day on which America honors its war dead. Only one of the group originally commemorated by' the holiday, the Civil war veterans, participated in exercises here yesterday. Francis M.
Atherton, 97-year old veteran of the 31st Massachusetts infantry, who covered the parade route by automobile. The only surviving veteran of. E. K. Wilcox Grand Army of the Republic, Charles B.
Burt, 93, was unable to The parade was reviewed at. Court BERKSHIRE COUNTY PITTSFIELD square by Mayor Roger L. Putnam, Police Chief Raymond P. Gallagher and members of the city government. who occupied a stand placed on the Esplanade.
As the last of the 'parade passed, Mayor Putnam, garbed in American Legion uniform, Chief Gallagher and the councilmen and aldermen present fell In at the end of the line. The parade was led by, Sergt Mitchell Frappler and a rank of Springfield police, flanked by Sergts Ernest G. Tourtellotte and Patrick J. Tuttle. Then came Gen William C.
Hayes, marshal of the parade, and his aids, in a touring car. I In trim uniforms of khaki and dark green, the 22d infantry, Massachusetts State guard, followed. A rustle seemed to run through the watching throngs as they recalled that. the State guard was filling the place taken in former years by the 104th infantry, now on active duty. The 220 infantry seemed well-equipped, the regular companies armed with LeeEnfeld rifles, and such special units as its signal squad carrying portable "walkie-talkie" radios and other equipment.
John J. Leonard post. Veterans Representatives and colors of Mail Foreign Wars, were followed by the drum corps of the Sons of the in brilliant red uniforms. tiff claims to have been injured last January 14 on an allegedly defective stairway at on rooming house at 105 Housatonic Pittsfield, June 1-James J. O'Brien and Theodore Herberg, with 21 other Pittsfield public school teachers, filed in superior court today a bill in equity against the city of Pittsfield, in which the court is asked to order mayor and city council to appropriate $63,864 to be added to the school department budget for the year starting January 1, 1942.
On June 13, 1941, the school committee voted a flat increase of $200 a person for all employes in the department. Mayor James Fallon failed to make provision for this increase in his budget. More than 300 "teachers and principals have been assessed $3 each to help finance the litigation. Their attorneys are Morris, Cashman, Steele Wallace of 11. Beacon street, Boston.
Solicitor James M. Rosenthal will care for the city's interests. Mary L. Dempsey of Williamstown is made defendant in a contract acItion filed by the Adams Cooperative bank, which claims $827 balance is due on a promissory note. daughter, Rita, of ivornd Adams, have Gilbert Corbiere his minor filed two tort actions against the H-B Transportation, of Albany, N.
Y. The father sues for $10,000 for personal injuries when he alleges a vehicle of the defendant company hit a car in which he and his daughter were riding January 19 last. He secks to recover also for medical care for his daughter. Rita sues for $1000 for injuries. John Trezynski of Adams sues the Boston Maine railroad North Adams for $10,000 for personal injuries.
He claims that while enployed by the defendant November 2. 1938, he was set to work by a company foreman cleaning the bed and banks of a stream and that while so doing he was seriously injured. NORTH ADAMS things. ADAMS North Adams, June 1-Agents the state Alconolic Beverage Control board reportedly visited this city early Saturday morning and in one are said to have found glass containing a beverage on a table after the closing hours. It is said that found in there visits were to no other other places.
violations information is available as to action a No likely to be taken. North Adams, June 1-Police Capt Ralph A. Prince was elected secretary of the recently named North Adams War a Transportation committee at an organization meeting presided over tonight by the chairman of the committee, Valmore P. Vadnais. quate transportation schedule in the In discussing or means for an adecity, to meet needs of war industries, was decided to ask the various industrial plants to record methods of transportation now in use by employes.
This is expected to indicate the number of cars in use and may lead to a for "doubling up" in going to and from work. The cominittee has issued invitations to officials of the Berkshire Street railway, asking that they attend a committee meeting the night of the 8th at the office of Mayor Faxon Bowen in City hall. It is the desire of the committee, if possible, to improve bus service for the worker. North Adams, June 1-The top of Drury high school building provides the best place in the city for the recently bought new fire alarm signal to be installed here by the Gamwell company of Newton Upper Falls. The new fire whistle will cost $2118 plus instalation.
It is of the air -compressor type. Before delivery can be made, there must be priority approval from the OP.A at Washington. on A bid by the Warren Sampson company of Springfield was said by Mayor Faxon Rowen to be "incomplete" and did not provide for instalation, among other Adams, June 1-Printing operations at the Jones division planiohere. are likely to be started on a temporary basis, at least, according to information available heer tonight. The Aspinook corporation, which took ing sale by the Arnold Print works, over the Jones division a today plans to operate nine printing machines to start with on a oneshift basis.
Men long employed in the Arnold Print works as part of the managing setup will be retained by the new company, it also is reported. Adams, June 1-Former Selectman and Mrs William II. Paradis observed their golden wedding anniversary yesterday during a reunion at their home, 17 Forest Park avenue. Eight members of the family attended a dinner served at Greylock Rest. Mr and Mrs Paradis came to Adams 40 years ago.
They have six children. Adams, June 1-William Reed Usher, minister' of the Congregational church at East Douglas for 12 years, has been chosen pastor of First Congregational church, Adams. He will succeed Rev Leon E. Grubaugh, who resigned early last winter, Mr Usher, who was selected from among candidates, will begin his duties here the first Sunday in September. He was born 'at Leeds, in 1895, and graduated from Boston university school of thenlogy in 1933.
Mr. Usher is married and the father of two children. GREAT BARRINGTON Great Barrington, May 31-Kenneth Weeks of this town underwent an operation in Fairview hospital Friday morning for the removal of a bullet in his groin, the result of an. accidental shot from his own revolver Thursday night while target shooting. The young man's condition is not considered serious, inasmuch as the bullet struck no bones or vital organs.
The accident occurred at John W. Taylor's Blue hill cabin, where Weeks and several companions, had held a picnic. After their meal the young were enraged in target practice with pistols. Weeks was drawing his revolver from its holster when, in some unexplained manner. the trigger was pulled, sending the bullet into his body.
Dr E. R. Wyman extracted the bullet. Weeks's condition is reported as comfortable. DALTON Dalton.
May 31-The school committee of Dalton has announced that Charles HI. Walker, superintendent of schools for the last 10 years, has given his resignation and the resignatior has been accepted. He will complete his term in June. Mr Walker has; served In the educational field for 39 years as teacher, principal and superintendent of schools. Mr Walker came to Dalton in 1932, succeeding Herbert -L.
Allen as superintendent of schools thus making his 10 years up this June. The school committee, which consists of Herbert L. Allen, Albert L. Allen and Thomas Callahan, has not selected his successor. LOCAL GAS DEALER ACCUSED OF FAILING TO OBEY OPA RULES Charles A.
Zerbe of Page Boulevard Summonsed One Unit Said Punched for 5.9 Gallons Boston, May 29-The first action from Western Massachusetts to be fled in federal court here for alleged violation of ration 5 (gasoline) was begun today against Charles R. Zerbe, operator of a leased gasoline at 477 Page boulevard, Springfield. As a result of such action, Zerbe has been summonsed to appear in this court June 3 to show cause why an injunction should not be issued against him, restraining him from selling gasoline in conformity with the OPA regulations. The defendant is alleged to have failed to punch the full amount of gasoline which was sold yesterday to a customer by Robert S. Andwood, an attendant at the station.
Two inspectors of the OPA witnessed the sale of gasoline declare that the attendant sold 5.9 gallons of gasoline and punched one three-gallon unit from the customer's rationing card. The petition for the restraining order was fled by Cornelius J. Moynihan, senior counsel for the office of the OPA. Instances of gasoline rationing violations have been variously reported in this area but action by federal authorities against station dealers has been limited by the diffculties of securing evidence. There have been reports of many investigators being on duty here and further prosecutions are threatened.
MAYOR SEES LAST OBSTACLE TO LOCAL PIPELINE YIELDING Expects City Will Be thorized to Buy 30 Tons of Welding Wire Needed, He Says at Capital From The Republican's Washington Bureau Washington, May 28-Prospects are good that the city of Springfield will be authorized to buy 30 tons of welding wire and begin construction at once on the Little river pipeline project, needed to assure an adequate water supply, Mayor Roger L. Putnam said here tonight. Ar Putnam said lack of welding wire is the only obstacle holding up construction of the pipeline. In his rounds today, the mayor conferred with Maury Maverick, chief of the municipal requirements section of OPM. and various army officers in the war department's supply division.
He also called at the office of Price Administrator Leon Henderson and received assurances that the Springfield rationing board will he enlarged. The mayor said he thought the present three-man board will be increased to possibly 10 men. CLASON ASKS RELEASE OF AIC GREEK STUDENT Wants Arrangements Made So Barberoglou May Be-! come a Citizen Washington, May 27-Representative Charles R. Clason has made representations to President Roose velt and the state and justice departments seeking the release of Basile Barberoglou, young Greek soldier who escaped after the Germans overran his country and made his way to the United States, taking up residence in Springfield. ch charge Barberoglou, of illegal 19, was entry and arrested is 0n1 held 9 subject to deportation at East Boston.
Ar Clason wants him released (immediately und his Immigration pa pers put in order so that he can become a citizen. While he lived in Springfield, Bar? heroglou attended American International college And supported himself by working at the Handy lunch. He tried unsuccessfully to enlist in the United States army. From Our Special Reporter Boston, May 27-Official instructions to 350,000 civilian defense workers in Massachusetts regarding use of gasoline rationing cards have just been issued by Public Safety Direce; tor J. W.
Farley following receipt: from the OPA of interpretation as to, such use. In his instructions, Farley repeats the warning he issued to! civilian defense workers when they first applied for rationing cards, namely, that any supplementary fuel they obtain is to be used only in conduct of their defense duties. The OPA ruling provides that gasoline may be by any person! rendering voluntary services or ceiving training by any recognized organization, or engaged in activities to prosecution of the war. An affidavit will be required by an authorized official of the organization; formed or training to be received a and describing the service to be per-) showing the supplemental rationing is essential to this end. But local rationing hoards, to' whom applicational must be made for this extra fuel, may not grant it unless it finds that' no other means of transportation is reasonably adequate for the cant.
Coupons to successful applie cants shall be only for the quantity essential to the purpose to June 30. Thus, persons associated with the state public safety committee should have ration cards justified by normal and regular use of their cars exclusively for actual defense purposes. If all their work is required for defense activities they are entitled to cards. 2 ASSESSORS SET 4 3 TAX RATE SAME AS LAST YEAR'S Vote $38 Figure, Agreeing With Long's Judgment: That to Lower It This Year Would Be 'Suicidal' North Adams, June 1-Basing a majoritv opinion on state Tax Commissioner Henry F. Long's judgment that to lower North Adams tax rate this vear would be "suicidal," the local board of assessors today announced establishment of the 1942 rate at $38 a thousand, the same figure as established for 1941.
A cushion of $10,000 against a phssible slump in revenue for next year was established. Otherwise, the assessors say the city's tax rate could have been reduced to $36. A comparatively last-minute decision by Assessor Patrick J. Malone and Chairman J. Burns brought about the $10,000 "cushion" idea.
Agsessor James F. Burns cast the dissenting vote, favoring the use of act 1 expenses, less actual estimated receipts. and available funds as means for setting the rate of $36. This would provide no "cushion," as had bren suggested by Commissioner Long. The four estimated receipt figures, which were reduced $10.000 each to keep the rate up and provide the cu hion next year, are taken from state income tax receipts, state corporation tax receipts, charities other t' federal grants for aid to dependent children and public service enterprises, such as water rents and cemetery payments.
Increases in the city': estimated receipts and valuations and decreases in some assessments against the including state and county taxes, would have made A $2 decrease pogsible because of increased city appropriations. By establishing the cushion method the city will raise 000 more than it needs for current operations and with which it will be able to carry over next year in order to apply against operating requirements then when it appears that receipt figures may be a reduced sharply. method is 3. precaution to prevent the 11X rate from a large increase next year. Assessors' records show that local property valuations were increased $74.679 and real estate values going up $69.193 compared with last Personal property valuations, exclusive of corporation machinery, rose $7486.
At the $38 rate real estate and personal property taxes should; yield a total of $790.583.81. Poll taxes will produce 7 FREDERICK G. PIERCE LEFT $1000 BY FATHER Worcester, June 1-Frederick G. F'ierce of Springfield receives $1000, according to the terms of the will of; his father. Harry L.
Pierce of Shrewsbury. filed in probate court here. Mr Pierce, who died May 18, also left a similar sum to another son, Harrison H. Pierce of Worcester. and the restdue of the estate to his widow, Mro Grace G.
Pierce of Shrewsbury. up rosy lips and cheeks, and while I've done a few right here in Boston, I don't get any calls nowadays." Then there's his 300-pound son, Ted, who runs a shor. across the street. "I've put butterflies and on the legs of society women right here in Ted relates, "and only the other day tattooed sone kind of mark--a sorority thing guess 'de was--on the ankles of a couple college girls." Finally, there's son Frank Liberty whose shop is right next door to Dad's. Hare.
Tattooed 200,000 The three of them estimate that over the years they must have tattooed more than 200,000 persons, ranging from carnival people, who get the works, to novices who pay a dollar to have Mickey Mouse clint to their skin forevermore. An average design-eagle emblem. patriotic slogan, flag, cupid's heart, mermaid. 'always love mother, pirate cutie- -costs $2 to $5. But the Liberty boys have special rangings up, to $150 it you feel in the mood to have a reasonable face simile of a famous portrait grace your back or tummy.
They claim they can take the marks away by special techniques it anyone second-guesses. As the reporter watched. Ted tattooed a shield-flag design with the lettering S. on the forearm of a soldier in uniform. He shaved part of the arm with a straight razor, rubbed' an ointment onto the pointy selected, marked an outline of the design with an inked stencil, and.
then got to work with the, needle which he dipped in pigments of various hues. A Local Soldier Among Those Honored At Memorial Service in Ireland London, May 30-(AP) -American soldiers paused today in their preparations for battle on the European continent to honor their comrades who already have lost their lives. Over four new graves marked by white wooden crosses at the foot of one of the green hills of Northern Ireland. a company of infantry fired a salute, a band played a. dirge, and a chaplain read a service for the dead The graves were those of Corp Earl Perkins of Aitken, and Privates John Strause of St l'aul.
Ralph Helbling of Pittsburg, and Joseph J. Mickiewicz of Springfield, Mass. Services also were conducted in cach American camp in Ulster, while nurses attended A special cathedral! service in Belfast. a laid Meanwhile, in London, wreaths were at the Cenotaph, British World war memorial, and at the statue of Abraham Lincoln in Westminster. Mickiewicz's Relatives Refuse to Believe Him Dead The parents, wife and sisters of Joseph Micklewicz late last night refused to believe the young man hind died in Northern Ireland because no official word on his death has been received from army authorities.
On May 12 the parents, Mr and Mrs John Mickiewicz of 62 Crane street, received a long letter from the American Red Cross in Which it was said the family all probability (ceived word" of the young man's 6 death. This was the first mention) anything had happened. The family bases its hopes that young Mickiewicz is still alive the fact that on the same day then Red Cross letter came a postcard was received from Joseph that he had aral rived safely at his destination. Malling date on this card was May 5. Joseph's wife, who lives York city, sent a cablegram 'directly to him early Thursday evening from New York.
Last right the local Western Union office reported no reply to) the cablegram has been received here. The family asked to have orizinal cablegram traced, but the local office said that during war times the company does not guarantee delivery. "Cablegrams are sent at the sender's own risk," A night operator announced. A New York congressman was contactedl by the wife. He expressed surprise that death report had come first from the Red Cross rather than the army.
Congressman Clason will he asked today or tomorrow to determine the authenticity of the death report. Liting in this city hesides his parents are two sisters, Mrs Helen Walczak of 34 Crane street and Mre: Sophie Brunelle of 713 Dwight street. A brother, Stanley, is with the armed forces in Australia. No word has been received recently from him. Joseph has been in the army less than a year and his brother was Amons the Arst inductees.
Joseph is a private, first class, and is a cook in the quartermaster corps. A.
