6 THE' SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1940 15 WestSpringfield "Welcome" Sign Greet Visitors Illuminated Display to Be Near North End Bridge A new note will he added this year to the regular Christmas decorations of West Springfield by erection of a sign of welcome in P'arks and Play. grounds Commission territory at the end of the North End Bridge, Gerard Van Deene. chairman of the ber of Commerce special Christmas decorations committee, said last night. The Parks and Playgrounds Commis. pion yesterday granted permission to erect the sign.
Colored lights will spell out the word Mr. VanDeene said, and the sign will be about 10 feet high to the annual Christmas tree supplied and eight fect long. It will be added by the chamber. Evidence that the merchants are getting ashen spirit of the season WAS noted night with lighting of the National Library Bindery display. First Church is planning to erect a huge white cross on its promises and the Community Y.
M. C. A. has nearly completed arrangements which will decorate the main entrance. A huge picture of Santa Claus will be featured.
Says Parkers Have Heeded Warnings Whether it was a desire to co-operate with West. Springfeld Police or A fear of being brought into court that did trick is not known but motorists have almost completely cleared the town's streets of cars parked all night, according to a rpport by Chief of Police John R' O' Brien last night. He said the town wag scoured for offenders Tuesday night and only two tickets handed out, one of which was rescinded. The chief and the Police Commission last week served notice that all night parkers would he brought into court if found still indulging in the practice after a few days of grace, Nearly 200. were given warnings the first night and the number decreased steadily until deadline Tuesday night.
The man whose ticket was canceled told police he had just started working a night shift And did not know the law was in effect. Although the ultimatum against night parking has proved successful go far, O' Brien said the vigilance the department would not be relaxed in coming weeks. Offenders will be prosecuted. Dufault, City Official, Is Ill City Treasurer Louis M. Dufault was reported to be in critical condition At his home yesterday.
Mrs. and that the doctor's report Indicated bufault said i he could have no visitors that thero lg little hope for his covery. The city treasurer was relieved of much of his duttes last summer by the Board of Aldermen when it authorized the appointment of an gistant city, treasurer. Mrs. Flora LaCroisshis chief clerk, was named to TUITION REFUND WILL BE $1500 The West Springfield School Department will turn back to the town an appropriation of $1520 made for tuitions of pupi's attending the Springfield Trade School at special town meeting, Dr: Franklin Hawkes, superintendent, announced yesterday.
In A separate announcement, Dr. Hawkes also stated that a contract installation of equipment to heat the John Ashley School entirely by oil had been let to the George Hi. McClean Company at a price of $2030. It is expected that oil heating will cut costa of heating the school by $300 to $100. since approximately $1100 was required for the work last year compared to the $700 which is looked forward to for next year.
MILITARY FUNERAL Many Delegations at Last Rites for Ralph S. Brown The military funeral of Ralph S. Brown of North Haven, formerly of West Springfield, was held Wednesday in the Curran-Jones fu. neral home. A delegation from the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was composed of V.
P. Cashman, R. G. Wark, J. T.
McDonnell, W. E. New. man and J. Bostick.
Deane H. Townsley represented the Order of Railway Conductors. The Spanish lil American War Veterans was repreented by William A. Deardon, Arthur ('hapman and Frank Mattoon. Delerations were also present from the Order of Eastern Star and the Auxfliary to Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Officers of Mt. Orthodox lodge of Masons conducted their ritual under the direction of Henry Allen, master. The firing squad in charge of Comdr. John O. Beauchemin was composed of T.
Sullivan. J. (1. Drohat, George Jarvais, T. Tredo, William Kingston and William Cooley, Bugler: William Melbourne sounded taps in Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery where Rev.
Mr. Sergeant read the committal. Active hearers were Thomas Gibbons, William Deardon. Charles Flint. Robert G.
Work and llenry Allen and Hervey C. Holland. To Entertain Children The children of members of the Gilbert Barker Athletic Association will receive gifts from Santa Claus at a party to be given by the association Dec, 21 in their recreation hall, West Springfell. Entertainment will include movies of the outing held at Riverside Park last summer. Memhers of the committee include Walter Brundrott.
chairman of decorations assisted by Leonard Dickson and M. Markowitz: John Blake, in charge of refreshments. and Frank Boisvert and Ralph Veto in charge of gifts. (CC Quota Is Six The West Springfield CCC quota for the January enrollment has boon set at Fix. Charles H.
Palmer, agent of the Board of Public Welfare. Announced yesterday and Applications are being accepted at the welfare of. fices In Town Hall. Persons from 17 to 23 years of age and unemployed are el'gible. Arplicanta must.
show evi. dence that they Are registered with the State Employment Dureau in Springfield. To Address A. Ralph Ellis, chairman of the Hampden County Safety Council, will he the speaker at the December meeting of the Tatham School A. to be held this evening at 8.
The subject of Mr. Ellis' talk will be "Child safety in national defense." He is known in this section for his excellent work in promoting a public con- Head West Side Yule Party Miss Alice Flarin, left, the annual Christmas societion in the Captain proximately 75 attended which guests included Mrs. Elizabeth Tirrell, door prizes were awarded Springfield High was chants of Head Springfield Union Photo and Miss Helen Chalmers, cochairmen for party of the West Springfield Teachers' AsLeonard House in Agawam last night. Apthe affair, preceded by 3 banquet and at Dr. Franklin P.
Hawkes and Mrs. Hawkes. president. presided. Games were played, and Principal William Cowing West Santa Claus.
Gifts were donated by merWest Springfield and Springfield. tion sciousness of the need of safety educaboth for children and adults. Extra to Be Paid G. B. Employes Gilbert Barker employes who have been on the company's pay roll at least a year will each receive 8 Christmas gift of $25 in addition to the money due them from participation in the annual Employes Thrift Plan, S.
C. Hope, president, nounced yesterday. Employes who have been called for military service will participate in the thrift plan. With the company pay roll remaining at 1100 persons in the past few years, it is figured that about $27,500 will be paid out in bonuses which individually amount to $23. No totall available for thrift account pay.
ments, but Mr. Hope estimated 1200 employes would take part. Mrs. Tallman Dies At Bowling Alley Marjorie (Fairchild) Tallman, 52. wife of James Tallman of 60 Morton Street.
West Springfield. died suddenly Tuesday night while bowling at the Community Y. M. C. A.
Mrs. I Tallman, a former teacher West Springfield schools, had been in failing health during the past few years but told friends Tuesday that she felt exceptionally well. She was bowling an extra string when she collapsed. She was born at Sunderland, Oct. 9.
1888 and had made her home in West Springfield for the past 20 years. Mrs. Tallman was 3 graduate of Miss Twitchell's School and had taught in the public schools of Athol and for 10 years al Mittineague and Tatham. She WAS A member of the West Springfield Women's Club and was active both socially and politically. Besides her hushand she leaves a daughter, Janet Tallinan and her mother, Emina F.
Smith. The funeral will be held at the parlors of the Company, Springfield. Friday at 3 p. following an organ prolude. Rev.
Harry L. Oldfield will officiate. Several police officers searched the Tatham section about 9.43 last night after police received telephone calls from residents there that they had heard an explosion. The officers found nothing damaged and nothing that might have caused the noise. West Side Sports ball team defeated the West Side Rams yesterday afternoon in a scrimmage game.
The West Side Terriers will entertain Orange High in the junior high gym tomorrow night at 8. gaine The West Side Rams won their first the other night, defeating the Holy led Name the BorA Club. 42 to 39. Billy Derby West Siders with 16 points. The West Springfield Community Y.
M. C. tire A. junior basketball team held a pracdrill last night on the "Y' floor. The junior season will not open for A couple of more weeks.
The team will nest tomorrow night at the West Side to elect a captain and make a schedule. 'The juniors had a very successful Nedlast year and expect to have another this year. The team will be coached temporarily by Dough Boyea until a coach is appointed. In return match the Brattleboro (Tt.) badminton team will play the West Side Sunday At Springield College. Games wIll at 0.
The West Siders were defeated by the Brattleboro team in their Arst match. Pour more teams have joined the West Springfeld. Agawam Church Basketball League which is being operated hv the West Aide Eight toams in all will make up the league. All games will he played at the West Aide Four games will he played each Saturday Afternoon. Teams In the league are Agawam Baptist.
Mittineague Congo. First Methodiat. First Congo. Feeding Hilla, First Baptist. Mittineague Methodist, and Amherst Methodint.
It will be the first time in the history of the church league that a team from outside the West Springfeld. Arawam area has joined the church league. The Community Y.M.C.A fencing team will fenue at M. 1. T.
this week end. it was announced by Coach Dough Bovea. The team will fence the following teams: Roston College, Boston University. Af. J.
Dartmouth. Harvard. Pittsfield, and the Boston Fencing Club. Men who will make the trip follow: Walker Magagnoli. Gilles, Willis.
There will he only one gym floor for the West Springfield junior and senior basketball teams this year, it was nounced by the West Side W'PA recreational department last night. No reason WAR given for the elimination of the and the most suitable for the town bARjunior or high gym which 1s the higgest ketball trams. The West Side hoopstera will be forced to use the high gym which is half the size of the junior high door. This also means the elimInAtion of the senior town league with the junior league being the only one in the town. Thirteen teams will use the high school gym which Includes the Junior league which has six teams.
Teams using the foor far ANd practico are: I'oliahAmericans. Side Phillies. Storrow. towns. JAck'A Diner, Rama.
First Congo. Mohawks. Fugitiora. Mohawks. Red Skins, Ham Night Hawks and Braves.
Schedule for the Junior town league follows: Dec. 24. Ram Juniors VA. Fusilfora: 26, Night llawks VA, Braves: Ram Tre. va.
Mohawks: 30, Fusiliers VA. Braves: 31. Red Skins VS. Night Hawks: Night Hawks VA. Ram Jra.
3. Mohawks vs. l'usiliers: 6. Red Sking VS. Braves: r.
Mohawks VR. Night Hawks; 8, Red Skins VS. Fusiliers: 9. Ram Jrs. V8.
Araves: 13. Red Skina Ram 11, Fusiliers vS. Night Hawks; 15, 310- hawks ys. Braves. 1 ARMS ACADEMY GRADUATE GETS TREASURER JOB Leon F.
Payne Elected to Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. Position PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11 (AP) -Leon F. Payne, 56, vice- and treasurer of the Oil Well Supply Co. for 11 years, today was elected treasurer of the is Steel Corp.
Both concerns are -units of the U. S. Steel Corp. Succeeds Harper Payne succeeds Frank C. Harper, who will retire Dec.
16 upon completion of approximately 32 years of service with the corporation. Born in Conway, the new treasurer was graduated from Brown University in 1907, worked two years with the Western Electric Co. at Chicago and then became a salesman for the Carnegie Steel Co. at Pittsburgh. til He 1929 was credit when he manager was transferred 1918 sauna the Oil Well Supply Co.
and has lived in Dallas, since 1032. Has Brother and Sister In Shelburne Falls SHELBURNE 'FALLS, Dec. 11- Word was received here today that Leon F. l'avne of Dallas, brother of Dr. Ernest C.
Payne, local dentist, and Mrs. Eva Payne Dickinson, has been named treasurer of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. Born in Conway Mr. Payne who was born in the Shirkshire district of Conway near here, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Frank P'ayne, lived in Shelburne Falls as a boy and was graduated from Arms Academy in 1901. He went into business following his graduation from Brown University and has since made his home out of Now England. He visits here periodically and has a daughter who is a in Wheaton College. Mr. Payne has followed an unusually successful career and in addition to his new position is also treasurer and vice-president of the Oil Well will move from Texas to Illinois.
Supply to Co. It is understood that he New Gymnasium To Be Dedicated Exercises Dec. 19 at Hartford County Home WAREHOUSE POINT, Dec. 11-Dedication exercises the new gymnasium at the Hartford County Home here will take place Dec. 19 at 1.30.
Charles E. Goodrich of Glastonbury, chairman of the board of management. of the home, will preside and accept the building from Allyn M. Wadhams of the Wadhams, May Carey Company of Hartford, the builders. The invocation will be by Rev.
Charies W. McNerney of St. Mary's Church. Windsor Locks, and Rev. George D.
Stanley of Wesley Methodist Church will give the benediction. Rev. William J. Daly, superintendent of Highland Heights in New Haven, will give the principal address on "Institutional Trends." Other speakers will be State Senator liam Shea, Dr. Charles J.
Prohaska of the State Board of Education and Joseph C. Clar kof Trinity College, Hartford. Also included on the program will be singing by the children of the County Home School under direction of Miss Natalina R. Migliora and accompanied by Mrs. Donald J.
McDermott. The board of management of the home consists of Mr. Goodrich of Glastonbury, Andrew Steele of Warehouse Point and John T. Dunn, Mrs. Osborne Ward Duffy and Dr.
Stanley H. of West Hartford. Albert W. Redway is the superintendent at the home. William T.
Marchant was the architect for the building. Man, Woman Have Narrow Escape Roger E. Dubray in Hospital With Scalp Wounds BRATTLEBORO. Dec. 11- Roger E.
Dubray, Brattleboro Retreat employe, and Miss Barbara Welch, also of Brattleboro. were taken to the Memorial Hospital about midnight last night with injuries received when a coupe occupied by them was in a sideswipe collision with a hay truck driven by Carl A. Cushman of South Royalton, on the Guilford Road. The top of the coupe was sheared off almost completely. The car continued 268 feet and climbed a bank, according to Motor Vehicle Inspector J.
Charles Cadett. Dubray. with severe scalp wounds, is remaining in the hospital. CHICOPEE Napoleon H. Lamoureux Napoleon H.
Lamoureux, 62, of 137 Hendrick Street, Chicopee Falls, died Wednesday afternoon in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. He had been a toolmaker at the J. Stevens Arms Co. for many scars until his retirement several years agO. He WAS member of Elder Council, K.
of the Foresters and Eagles. He was a lifelong resident of Chicopee, the son of the late Patrolman Joseph Lamoureux. He leaves his wite, Mrs. Loumina (Ayotte) Lamoureux: one son, Ray. mond; his mother, Mrs.
Melvina Lamoureux; 1 sistor, Miss Laura P. moureux, all of Chicopee; one stepdaughter, Mizs Rhea Campbell; two stepsons, Rene A. Campbell of Springfield and Leo of Bellrose Manor, N. also several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held from the home Saturday at 8.13 a.m., followed by high mass of requiem in St.
George's Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. ery. Mrs.
Teybulski Re-elected The Polish Women's Citizens Club of Chicopee Falls elected officers at its meeting Tuesday In the I'olish National Horne, Grove Street. Mrs. Bertha Trybulski was re-elected president. Others voted into office were: vicepresident, Mrs. P'auline Kruzel; recording secretary, Katherine Kn las; Anancial secretary, Miss Anne T.
Szmist: treasurer. Mrs. Stella Krura; auditors, Misses Rosalie A. Sergienko and Laura F. Zalucki.
Plans were completed for the Christmas party which is to he held Jan. 7. LANDED IN CANADA AN EAST CANADIAN PORT, Dec. 11 -seven seamen, aix of them Canadians, have been landed here after being rescued from a British freighter Involved in a collision at sea, it was disclosed tonight. Three Stores To Be Built WEST SIDE VICAR REV.
RUSH W. D. SMITIT Rev. Rush D. Smith.
new rector of Paul's Episcopal Church in Gardner, will assume his new charge at the Church of the Good Shepherd in T'est Springfield Jan. 15. He succeeds Very Rev. George A. Palmer.
Construction of three stores. to be leased by the builder, J. Cuzzone of Springfield, was started yesterday in Kim Street. West Springfield, next to the Thrift Store block. A bowling alley permit for the space is also being sought, Building Inspector Ernest A.
Parent said, and alleys will be installed in addition the stores if given the approval of the Beard of Selectmen. Cuizzone estimated the cost of constructing the stores at $7000. An application to build a $4000 dwelling in Sheridan Avenue, near King's Highway, was filed yesterday in Town Hall by W. J. Roux of 121 Osborne Terrace, Springfield.
Dir. and Lawrence Theobald of Springfleld were listed as the owners. Scout Honor Court The Boy Scout court of honor to b. held Friday night at 7.30 will be in the high school in West Springfield instead of the junior high as previous. ly announced.
The salute to the flag will be led by Robert Huckins. The scoutmaster's prayer will be led by Mr. McGinnis and Charles Peviin will sing "God Bless America." There will bc a committee meeting of District 6 before the court of honor in the library. Christmas Party Junior members of the West Spring. field American Legion Auxiliary will hold a Christnias party Thursday night in the Legion Hone at 7.30.
The drill team will precede the party at 6.30 in the junior high school. Gifts will be exchanged among the members and brought for donation to hospital patients. On Reunion Committee Frank Ramsdell is chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements for the second reunion banquet of the W'est Springfield High School class of 1936 to be held at Hotel Sheraton Dec. 30. Members of the class are invited to bring guests, and the number of reservations should be indicated on the postal card which should be ro.
turned to Rosamond McCarroll as soon as possible. The funeral of John Doolin formerly of West Springfield was held at the Toomey funeral home yesterday fol. lowed a high mass of requiem at St. Thomas' Church. Rev.
Harry Hackett officiated. The bearers were Edward and James Dowling, William Noonan and Neil Doolin. The burial was in St. Thomas' Cemetery. The funeral of Mrs.
Sarah S. Day of 53 Hampden Street, West Springfield. was held Tuesday afternoon in Curran funeral home following an organ prelude. Rev. Chester R.
Cooper house officiated. Hill Cemetery. Burial was in Meeting. Official U. S.
Navy sound motion pictures will be shown in the First Methodist Church hall in Main Street tomorrow night at 8. Because of the large attendance expected, children under 16 will not be admitted unless accompanied by parents. A naval officer will answer questions after the pictures are shown. The show is be. ing sponsored by the Maco Club of the church.
The Women's Society of Christian Service is serving a chicken pie supper in the church hall tonight. Airs. Harold Eckert 15 chairman of the committee and a Mrs. I. W.
Daniela will be hostess in the dining room. Ar. ticles will be 011 sale in seven booths during and after the supper. VOTE TO LIQUIDATE PITTSCURGH. Dec.
11 holders of the Wood P'reserving a Koppers Co. subsidiary, voted today At a special meeting to liquidate the 10-years-old corporation engaged in the prefabrication and pressure treatment of timber, making it a division of the Koppers Co. 1 4: 1 Roosevelt Ship Stops for Mail Party Members Make Brief Visit to Island ABOARD U. N. S.
S. MATRANT IN Dec. (By Radio) The cruiser Tuscaloosa and her two destroyer escorts stopped briefly today in the lee of a small unidentified island while mail from a naval patrol bomber was delivered to President Roosevelt. While the President stayed aboard the, cruiser to check contents of the mail pouch, members presidential party made iL short trip to the island coast in small boats. 1 return pouch of mail was put aboard the plane, which took off again for The Tuscaloosa then resumed its cruise to an unannounced destination.
Mr. Roosevelt spent the afternoon at his desk working on papers received in the mail. JOHN H. CONDON, BANK MAN, DIES Holyoke Resident's Funeral in Medford Saturday HOLYOKE, Dec. 11-John H.
don, 46, vice-president and trustee of the Holyoke Savings Rank, died this morning in the home, 111 Dartmouth Street, after a brief illness. Mr. Condon came here in January, 1936, to become assistant treasurer of the bank, and April of this year was promoted to the, vico-presidency in addition to being made head of the real estate department of the bank. World War Veteran He was born in Medford, son of the late John J. and Mary F.
(Casey) Condon, and was graduated from the Medford High School in 1912. During the World War he was a chief yeoman in the United States Navy. He studied law at the Northeastern Law School and later was admitted to the Massachusetts bar. Mr. Condon was chosen liquidating agent for the Waltham Trust Company and earned an enviable reputation in handling the assets for the bank's depositors.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Florence P. John; A daughter, Martha Jane Con(Oldtield) a Condon, he leaves a son, don; and four sisters, Miss Katherine Condon. MIs. James H.
O'Gara and Mrs. M. J. Beatty, all of Medford, and Mrs. John Bowen of Arlington.
Dr. Condon may be seen at the home until Thursday noon, when body will be taken to the home of his wife's parents, 43 Playstead Road, West Medford. in charge of James P'. Hobert and Son. Funeral services will take place Saturday morning with a requiem high mass Raphael's Church, West Medford.
Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, ford. CONTRACTOR HUNTS SOURCE OF SEEPAGE Little Damage, but Cause of Trouble Is Elusive NORTHAMPTON. Dec. 11-Contrac. tor's representatives are seeking the source of water that was seeping through the ceiling of a boys' toilet in the new $800.000 senior high school, officials great admitted amount today.
of damage has been caused by the leak or seepage, it was stated. but annovance has heen caused by inability to find the source of the water. Schcol officials also admitted that the flat roof of the little theater in the building leaked after the season's first snowstorm and water did some damage Under to the the interiothe contract. the builder is obliged to make necessary repairs for one year. Will Represent Westfield High Patricia Hosley Entered in D.A.R.
Contest Hosley has been chosen to represent SOUTHWICK, Dec. 11. Patricia Westfield High School in the contest sponsored the Daughters of the sends a girl from each state to WashRevolution. which annually ington. The girl chosen by the faculty and senior class must possess the following qualities: Service, leadership, dependability and patriotism.
The Massachusetts girl will be selected in March. Miss Hosley is the daughter of Mrs. Loring losley. Red Cross to Get Party Donations Method to Replace Usual Exchange of Gifts WESTFIELD, Dec. 11-W'estfield Woman's Club art, community servwill have a Christmas ice, literature and music departments day at 2.30 in the clubhouse.
Christmas donations will he received for the Red Cross. This will take the place of the usual exchange of gifts. Miss Elizabeth Winslow, Red Cross executive secretary, will attend the program and the presentation will be made to her and others will be present wearing Red Cross uniforms. The art department, under direction of Mrs. Alden F.
Butler, will arrange decorations keeping with the holiday season. "The musical part of the program will be given by the Glee Club directed by Mrs. W. O. Johnson and the literature department, under chairmanship of Mrs.
Everett L. Farnsworth, will present a one-act play reading. Mrs. Merle F. Miles is directing this.
social hour, in charge of the community service department, will conclude the program under direction of Mrs. 1Vilson C. Broga. An invitation is extended to all club members to attend. FIVE COLLEGE MEN FINED FOR PARKING NORTHAMPTON, Dec.
11 Five Massachusetts State College and Amherst College students. netted in the Amherst police drive to curb all-night parking in town streets. were $5 each in District Court this morning. The collegiate car owners. all of whom pleaded guilty.
were: John R. Francis, Winthrop E. Brielman, Arnold 1). Rhodes. Raymond Cook and Charles 1.
Murray. Rhodes wag given until Dec. 18 to pay the ment and the remainder of his fellowdefendants paid the Nines. George Simnicks of Amherst pleaded nolo to riding A bicycle on a sidewalk and paid a $5 fine. Early American colonists mixed fruits with their potatong and then cooked the mixture with sugar for variety.
SOUTH HADLEY, WILLIAMSBURG TAKE TWO WINS Connecticut Valley League of Debaters Conducts Second Series The Connecticut Valley Debating day, negative teams the League mentored its second week tohosts at each school. Debates were all held on season's subject, Resolved, that the power of the Federal government he increased." South Hadley and Williamsburg High teams were the only ones to win both at home and away. Amherst Negative Loses Decision AMHERST, Dec. 11-In the second in the series of debates in the Connecticut Valley Debating League held in the Amherst High School this afternoon, Williamsburg defeated Amherst by an unanimous decision. Amherst High School negative debaters were Louise McKemmie and Kenneth Parkhurst.
Debaters from Williamsburg who took the affirmative were Charles Barrett and Louis Merritt. Mary Ryan was chairman and William Tague was timekeeper and teller. Judges were Fred Troy of the Massachusetts State College faculty, William Doherty of the Amherst College faculty and David Edes, president the debating society at Amherst College. Northampton Wins In Home Debate NORTHAMPTON, Dec. 11 The negative debating team of Northampton High School won a 2 to 1 decision over the affirmative Chicopec High School team here this afternoon.
Debaters for the local school team were Bernard Cohen and Joseph Hmielski, while Alice Fertek and Marearet Fallon represented the Skiptown high school. Judges were Miss Ruth McQueston of Honking Academy, Hadley, Prof. Robert Dewey of the Smith College English department and John P. Carroll of Smith Academy, Hatfield. The student chairman was Norman Hamlin, the teller.
George Crane and faculty adviser was Miss Winifred Saunders. Williamsburg Tops Northampton High WILLIAMSBURG, Dec. 11-In the Connecticut Valley League debate here this afternoon, Williamsburg High School negative team. Russell Bisbee and Robert Newell, defeated by A 2-to-1 decision an affirmative team from Northampton High School comprising Richard Joyce and Robert Cohen. Judges were Miss Mary Ryan of Smith Academy faculty, Miss Brien of Smith College and Rev.
Clarence Fuller of Haydenville. Amherst Winner Over Hopkins HADLEY, Dec. 11 An Amherst High School affirmative team, consisting of Sabra Rogers and Betty Boutille, was awarded a 2-to-1 decision over Hopkins Academy negative team of Alice Russell and Adolph Jakobek a Connecticut Valley League debate this afternoon at Hopkins Acad. demy. The judges were Miss Fanny Allen of Hadley, Miss Anna Anguria and John Forn, both of Northampton High School.
Westfield Loses To South Hadley WESTFIELD. Dec. 11 Westfield High School debating team, speaking in the high school library against the South Hadley team, lost today by a unanimous decision. The Westfield team. June Kratochvil and Catherine Katt, lost to Misses Irene Bacis and Harriet Ranger of South Hadley.
The judges were Judge Robert C. Parker, Harold T. Dougherty of the Westfield Atheneum and Rev. Roy G. l'avy.
South Hadley Wins From Hopkins SOUTH HADLEY FALLS. Dec. 11 -The South Hadley High School negative debating team. an entry in the Connecticut Valley Debating League, defeated the affirmative team from Hopkins Academy this afternoon at the Town Hall. It was a unanimous decision.
Miss Marguerite Fitzgerald presided and the team from South Hadley included James Gaylord and Martin Judge. The Hopkins Academy team had as its members Myron Muzyka and Emerson Hibbard. Judges were Judge Eugene Lunch of Holyoke District Court. Miss Adele Driscoll, principal of the Granby schools, and Miss Martha Taylor of the speech department at Mt Ilolyoke College. Chicopee Defeated By Westfield Chicopee High School's affirmative team was defeated by Westfield High at Chicorop vesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Bostley, 62, Dies in Hospital GREENFIELD. Dec. 11-Mrs. Delia A.
Bostley, 62, wife of Albert Bostley of Phillips Street, died last night at the Franklin County Hospital. Mrs. Bostley was born in Canada, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nere Mayrand, and had made her home in Greenfield the past 28 years.
She was A. member of the confraternity of the Most Ioly Rosary. Besides her hushand. she leaves three sons. Vincent of Montague City, Troy, N.
also three daughters, Kenneth of Greenfield and Paul of Irene and Monica. at home, and Mrs. Earnestine Wheeler of Shelburne Falls. Funeral services will be held Friday morning from the home in Phillips Street, followed by a high mass of requiem at 9 at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Indict Six Following Maine Distillery Raid P'ORTLAND, Dec. 11 (AP)-A joint indictment charging six persons with conspiracy in the operation of an illicit liquor distillery at Augusta was among 18 bills returned by a Federal Grand Jury here today. Named in the indictment were thony Casale and Alfred J. Yarno, both of P'ortland; Raymond C. Humes, Hallowell; and Linwood Saba, Florian J.
Mathien and Stanley Korbut, all of Augusta. They were arrested in A raid on the alleged distillery at Augug. ta last month. Accused in Alleged Doctor "Racket" R. B.
Hall Is Being Returned From Virginia GREENFIELD, Dec. 11-Alleged to have taken part in a fake doctor racket in Franklin County more than four years ago, Raymond B. Hall his way here today with Dist. Atty. John W.
Heselton from Manakin, to face old Grand Jury indictments, it was learned today. ext extradition According at to the reports Virginia Hall waived State Prison Farm to make the return trip after concluding a three- year term following conviction for grand larceny. Hall is alleged to have taken part in a fake racket in Bernardston, the details of which are not learned officially today. RULES SOCIAL, SECURITY TAX MUST BE PAID Court Decides Concern in Hampden Had Eight Employes in 1936 BOSTON, Dec. 11 -A ruling that the clerk of a corporation, although working without salary, was an individual in the employ of the corporation was made today by Federal Judge George C.
Sweeney in over. ruling two claims for exemption from payment of the social security taxes. Claim Eight Needed The Deecy Products Company of Cambridge, and l'easlec Wheeler. of Hampden. both claimed they had only seven employes during 1936 and so were exempt from paying the tax, which required a minimum of eight employes.
Judge Sweeney's decision. which some thought might establish a precedent affecting small corporations throughout the country, brought the number of employes in both concerns within the taxable limit. "I recognize that inequity seems to exist in favor of an individual einployer over A. corporation Judge Sweeney declared. But Camerothe Social in defining Security Act, employment has used the very broad definition of any service of whatever nature performed by an employe for his employer." D.
OF I. AFFAIR STARTS YEAR New Committees Are Named by Mrs. O'Neill NORTHAMPTON. Dec. 11-North.
year of activity with A. Christmas ampton Circle, D. of will open a party Tuesday, a week earlier tha: 1 usual. The affair will he for members and guests, adults only. and each is to bring a gift for the grab bag.
Meets Friday The committee, which is to meet at 8 Friday, is MIA; Irene Kiernan, chairman. Miss Helen Faulkner. Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, Mrs. Nellie Londergan, Airs.
Frederick Curran, Miss Mary Miller, Mrs. Amelia Cote. Mrs. Ethel Connell, Mrs. Elizabeth Murphy.
Miss Mae Hayes. Mrs. Madeline Foley, Mrs. Mary Wall, Drs. Ora Gobiel.
Mrs. Alice Herlihy and Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan. Main events for the coming year are: January, cabaret. directed by the past regents.
Mrs. Athleen La Fleur. chairman; cooking schools on four Monday nights, Mrs. Elsie Mahar in charge. February, Valentine card partv, Mrs.
Veronica Vickus: March, lecture and silver tea, Miss Clara Hayes: April, fashion show. Miss Mary Powers; May, annual banquet; June, strawberry festival, Mrs. Helen Keevers; July and August, lawn par. Mrs. Mary B.
Sullivan: September, roll call supper, Mr6. Cherrie Cahill; October, lecture, Miss Margaret Halloran: November, installation, 31rs. Elsie Mahar. Drs. O'Neill.
regent. has named several important committees: advisory board, a new unit, all past regents, Mrs. Rose Ladd. Mrs. Ida M.
Sullivan, Mrs. Kathleen LaFleur, Mrs. Rose Hayes. Miss Clara Hayes, Mrs. Mary Koogh, Mrs.
Celia Organ, Miss Mary Powers and Mrs. A Agnes Allaire: Christmas charity, Mrs. Allaire, Miss Hayes, Mrs. Helen Keevers. Mrs.
Kengh. Mrs. Ladd, Mrs. Organ and Miss Powers. committee for December and January: Mrs.
Esther Cramer. Mrs. Germaine Ronan, Mrs. Charlotte Landry, Mrs. Mary Sullivan and Mrs.
Emma O'Connell, with Miss Helen J. McGrath 111 charge of rentals; membership. Mrs. Dora Ouimet, Miss Mary Gilligan, Miss Hayes, Misa Helen Shea and Mrs. Ella Sheehey; welfare.
Mrs. Allaire. Mrs. Organ, Miss Powers and Miss Catherine Riley; sick conmitter, Mrs. Dorothy Miller, Miss Shea, Mrs.
Emma Daly, Mrs. Lucy Miss Powers. Ryan. Miss McGrath, Mrs. Herlihy and Shouts From Curb Warn Driver of Queer Mishap BOSTON.
Dec. 11. P') When Fred Murphy of Brockton realized passershy were shouting at him as he drove through Boston's South End today he decided something was amiss, and halted his car. It was only then, Murphy reported to police, that he discovered Joseph Donaldo. 45, of the South End.
caught on the rear bumper. his clothing in shreds, after having been dragged a hundred feet. Police sald part of Donald's clothing evidently had become entangled with the bumper. At City Hospital. his injuries were described AS probably not serious.
Steel Industry Spends $247,000,000 in Overhead on supplies. LEFT TO HOUSEKEEPER NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (AP) -The steel industry apent approximately $247,000.000 in 1939 to keep its plants and equipment in good running order. the American Iron Steel Institute said today. This represented an increase of about 43 per cent over 1938 expenditures, and was close to the 1937 total of $260.000.000.
Wages represented the largest single item in repair and maintenance costs. Other important divisions were cost of supplies and freight charges NEW YORK, Dec. 11 will of Edward WV. Murphy, of Fairfield. filed today in surrogate's court.
bequeathed one-third interests In AN estate valued formally at "more than $10,000" to Anna W'adel. his house. keeper. and Fabian Beltran, another employe. DRAFT BOARD CLASSIFIES 59 AS ELIGIBLES Next Call Expected After Jan.
Questionnaires Due Saturday NORTHAMPTON, Dec. ing a tonight, the local draft board released the official list of the names of 59 Northampton youths who have been placed in Class 1-1 and are eligible for induction into the army under selective service. List of ('lass Although no official notification has been received, it is negerally believed that the next call for eligible draftees. will be made shortly after the first of the year. John The H.
complete Moore, 2 list West follows: Street; 649-V, 195-V, James H. Ryan, 123 South Main Street, Florence; 357-V, Robert F. Smith, 10 Henshaw Avenue; 523-V, Raymond E. Drewitz, 57 Main Street, Florence; 103-V, William J. Antosz, 34 Hockanum Road; 1823-V, James S.
O'Connor, 697 Bridge Road; 1874-V, Bolek Pietraskiewicz, 381 Pleasant Street: 8, Marcel P. Meunier, 128 King Street; 9, Walter J. Gwozdzik, 48 Kirkland Avenue; 20, John C. Starkus, F. D.
No. 25, Gerard J. Tessior, 15 Water Street, J.eeds; 10, Oskar Seidlin, 43 West Street; 14, Ernest L. Thraser, 11 Crescent Street. Forty-six, Frank J.
Williams, 9 mont Avenue; 48, Max Belgrade, 10 Wilson on Avenue; 49, James Meyers, 280 State Street; 50, John Omasta, West Farms; 56, Michael J. Maher, 11 Street; 58, Daniel J. ManStoddard, 103 West Street: 71-V, DonNutting, 349 North King Street; 88, William J. Gutkowski, 28 Arlington Street; 108, Edward G. Dowling, 4 Warfield Place; 110, nace Pruzynski, 78 Main Street.
Florence; 113, Frank Barysas. United States Veterans' Facility; 119, neth A. Parent, 64; Federal Street; 112, John P. Dowling, 4 Warfield Place; 124, John D. Chamberlain, 44 Day Avenue; 127, liomer J.
Alongeon, Northampton State Hospital; 131, EdI ward T. Kelley, 4 Crosby Bridge Street; Street; Edward Sarasin, 21 140, Edward J. Lovett, 1 Brewster Court. 163, Cornelius F. Clifford, Old Ferry Road; 156.
Donald D. Delaney, 237 Main Street: 160, Roy Hutchins, 93 Main Street, Florence; 162, Robert F. Sharpe, 143 West Street; 163, Robert E. Keyes, 40 Fruit Street, Flor ence; 177, Walter C. Moculeski, 57 Holyoke Street: 178, Donald Scagel, 128 West Street, Florence; 186, Joseph W.
Zaborowski, 108 Pleasant Street; 192. Peter I'. Karparis, 30 Walnut Street; 196, Vardic E. Golash, Northampton State Hospital; 198, John J. O'Rourke, 16 Belmont nue; 200.
William E. Leary, 269 Riverside Drive; 210, William WV. Cyzew. ski. 72 Cherry Street; 219, Francis Diemand, 176 Federal Street; 223, William N.
Meher, 11 Prospect Street, Florence; 236, Edmund W. Land, 33 Avenue; 211, Walter J. Borow. ski, 93 Island Road; in 249, Francis S. Ansanitis, 203 North Main Street, Florence; 253, Walter A.
Ostrowski, 32 Wil liams Street; 257, Albert E. Chatel, F. Clifford, Bates Street; 306, 350 North King, Street; 292, Cornelius Sydney R. Levin, 33 Maple Street; 311, James V. Castagno, 6 Avenue; 318, Harry Eisenstock, 11 Hubbard Avenue; 330, Robert J.
No-. votny, .169 Crescent Street: 338, Nicholas F. Netto, 19 Union Street; 345, John L. Mokanski, 11 Walnut Street; 367, George S. Gay, 53 Road.
Draft Dodger Case Saturday has been set as the deadline for the return of questionnaires, It was learned that the city's first case of a "draft dodger" was pected to be settled by Saturday. A local man, it was stated, after returning his questionnaire late, has sistently refused to take a physical examination. However, Fred Paulson, board chairman, said the man will submit to the examination Saturday, although he plans to the matter to a higher authority before willingly answering any call for a ycar's training. Plans Buildings For Tanglewood Architect Sketching Two for Music Center FITTSFIELD, Dec. 11-Plans for two new buildings at Tanglewood in Stockbridge, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, are being completed by Eliel Saarinen, Michigan architect.
who planned the Berkshire Symphonic Festival's shed. The buildings will be used for the Berkshire Music Center. One will he for the opera department. a structure scating from 1000 to 1200 persons. The other will seat about 300 and will be used for chamber music.
PICK CONSERVATION COMMITTEE HEADS Western Worcester County Towns Elect Special to The Springfield Union WORCESTER, Dec. 11-Election of community committeemen in field. West Brookfield, North field. Warren and Hardwick for the administration of the 1941 Agricultural Conservation Program has been completed. it was announced today by William H.
Bender, assistant administrative agent. For North Brookfield. Anthony Coskie, WV. C. Duncan and George 0'.
Brien. For Brookfield. West Brookfield and Warren. Milton C. Richardson of West Brookfield.
chairman, Frank 0. Grapes of West Brookfeld, vice-chairman, Vernon B. Tuttle of Warren, Alger W. Powell of Brookfeld and cis T. McRevey of West Brookfield with Mr.
McRovey and William Clark of Warren, delegates. For Athol. Harold Drury, vicechairman, and William (. Dill. For Hardwick, Charles J.
Krasnecky of Hardwick. chairman, Stanley Liskaz of Hardwick. vice-Chairman, Cheater E. Gondfield, A. G.
Goddard and Stanvey Lubelozk, all of Hardwick with Fdward Kelley and George B. Walker. also of Hardwick. delezates. MARY MILLS TO WED CHARLES L.
MEDICKE MONSON. Dec. 11-Mrs. Margaret 4 Mills of Bliss Street announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Ada. to Charles Louis Medicke.
son of Mr. and Mra. Charles F. Medicke, of Somers Road, Hampden. 4: 0.
