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Page Six The Berkshire Evening Eagle. Friday. May 13. 1938. Mid-Summer Photographic Exhibition Is Planned Yfu'eum Event.

Julv 31-Atig. II. ill Be Formal itll hirv Selection in Berkshire rn J' ut Annual Rerkfh re Photographic Exh bt I a hotocrapberx of tor- 5 r. ai! be by the B' Museum Camera Club Mur jib July 31, through B'rrjrh sure to ne SZ TTI of salon ca 3 or from which th be select WI for one of th' Wide Publicity re xhibstion ii cnoi ham anyone 1 ivbo may wish submit az i I invitations to about 50 al trv ting exhibiting pr.ers, Hi well as to many clubs. Notices being tit- ct ll Iv jr, 1 five camera rn jrj-i ft a Camera Ph Am More Than IOO VHI Take LCC Exams To Be Given Tomorrow at High School Post Office Will Be Open Sunday Morning From 9 -12 Stamp I dr cdf of Pitts terestfC rn IIM he with in observance a rma.

amp to he special cachet of National A windows at the be open from Post Oft to 12 Sun i S'amp Dec: ally O' crested s'a mn. in new Air in Of I arriere ampitign Dur ne the wet ck a hav for sa arr mail stamps and letters with the An extensive cam pa un of the city has been by the walking letter carriers, who have had for non tr.gr ar ti logans pr '-part on' v. 1 announ or, will be circa I a ic group- i bi fi oJ Sow i advance Arx amor For ma rr cr rn ne i iT'i ne Med and notices sent out I on- the exhibition. cite it the mid-summ are cultural features ar- BARTLETT IIL XMRK KS Exhibition ommittee Foal I arris Cl Saturdays Durum Summer More than I bf) persons in Berkshire County will take two civil at the Pslts- icld High School tomorrow for two omcons under the Unemployment Commission. At 9 th'' morning.

test for the potion of superintendent of claims ii! be given and noon the ex- tm for strict superintendent of cia.ms will be An xamifter, representing the isison. ill give both tests. present superintendent of in the Pittsfield office, UCC for this city and Berkshire, is Thomas J. of South Egremont. The position ays from 51960 to $2160 a atoning to the size of the office Richard A.

Ruether of Williamstown is district superintendent his territory includes the iuanch offices in Pittsfield. Adams and Greenfield. The job from $2160 to $2460 a year. More than 10,000 in the State vxii! take the examination, it is af treated. The Civil Service Com- mission has mailed letters to 6300 jng last night that the $2500 Stein notifying them of the way piano at high school an the office to gsvt credit for th Air mail Pittsfield Po settled to the made up to a fVght Berkshire of rk presented at the it Office ani pre- off ce will be point on be out of univ Thursday.

Ingalls ill In Probate Made in School Document Eliief Turns Thumbs Down Oil Safety Isles Request Make Adverse Report to Council on Petition of Automobile Club ne on he an. May 19. The hicks tamped probi and returned to th address Matthew J. Ga man of the comm todav announced the air field committee. It includes -s Edith Bartlett.

Roscoe Brinnon, Paul E. Burbank. Earl Ferry, Frederick T. Francis and David Tierney. School Board's Attaek Brings Counter Blasts an Vi ie Says It Is to Janitors" To Protect School Property Genovese Assails Reports Star ds ing tomorrow in the city will the coal el oat each Disposing of personal prop of 6 and of the will of Miss May IV Inga formerly of Cheshire, for in 36 jeers a teacher in Adams schools.

been fl ed for nr bate She died in this city Ap. ll fry D. Ingalls of Cheshir a named for executor vin was drawn 2b, 1926 The testatr ix left $500 each her brothers. and Frank W. IngalD.

both of -rn however. pr edeceased her. To a Dorothy Ingalls, is (left holdings on Church Cheshire, known as the Harrison Brown property. To her is left I a diamond pin and string of gold I The nephew, Harry left real estate on Depot Street, Cheshire, known Harry J. Ingalls To him is six of Cheshire Water Company stork and on eight-day Heirloom clock.

To a niece. Mollie Ingalls is left 51 o' and a cherry chamber suite and some silverware. To a grandniece, Grace Mary is left $200 when reaches the age of IS. A grandnephew. Henry Franc receives 5200 to u- his education.

A similar sum to another grandnephew. William .4 ft Club of for safely main ay by Chief of ivan, who paid a lard ranged in conjunction with the Berkshire Symphonic Festival season. Four lectures coincjdcnt to the Festival are to be held at the Museum concurrently with Exhibition. Berkshire To encourage Berkshire tog- aphers who might otherwise back from entering pictures fir first formal salon, and in- tbose hose pictures may be quality to be sp' prize will offered the best typically Berkshire ire hung. help defray expenses of the Camera Club will spon- a public movie show' of true nture films at the Museum in June.

"mmittee in charge of the bit ion consists of G. Bartlett ks of the Museum staff. Merr.il H. Powell, Kenneth D. Beardsley and Norman H.

Radford. Prominent Exhibitor Mr rn ell is perhaps the mo-t experienced exhibiting photographer in B' rkshire County. He has Saturday at no mer program until Sept. 24. Junior High School Student in ac of for pie! I tor adv min I Rescues oy From Drowning William Jones.

16. Jumps Into Water To Save William of two persons to said Mr. Van Wie concerning the ns of members of responsibility for the damage, "be- in monthly meet- cause I have nothing to do with what the janitors do. and have no control over their superintendent test and will d.torium had been damaged on the Report attempt to become district supertn- night of April 5. brought an attack At the meeting of the City I oun- tendents.

on the janitors and also upon il Monday night, the report of the Both Mr. Da lev and Mr. Ruether published reports of the meeting. Mayor was adopted. advising a similar purpose.

signified this merging they would Superintendent of Build- against any change in the present Th(t Grace Mary ings Frederic Van Wie declared it ordinance which gives the control dlverware and a is up to School Department to of renting the school buildings to and chain with orders to the janitors of the Van department. A school houses to protect the prop- fjon had been filed by Mr. Russell Ingalls erty within the buildings. to change the ordinance to allow loft J100 l0 the other ney Peter J. Genovese called the school Department joint con- bequest.

I cation of the Dante Alighieri So-1 trot over renting, but the sum of lido is left to cietv name in connection with the change was turned down. An adverse rej of the Auto Berkshire Com at section as Police John Sullivan, that they would dangerous traffic hazard. tit ion had been to Council along a re ang parking and West Streets whic Works Commissioner A Farnham reported was aireadv in Accidents Chief Sullivan cites of his contention that such measures are dangerous, the fact that vears ago, "we removed the safety from North Street because of the enormous number of accidents on rainy He states that, on such nights, as many as 12 to 15 lanterns on the islands were broken. He further points out that the motorists have rights in such accidents, and that city "light become involved to civil islands suggested ar' North, South and West Streets af intersection in Square, and at the crosswalk front of City Savings Bank on North Street. suggestion is installation of sodium lights for entire square, but no stances shoiti I any mo va ards of the chain type be Circle Another suggestion of 5 Club, to ace a traffic comer of East Street.

be! ov ting that if ss a dark corner on account of the trees ar by the lights ti new stat.on r-vrtg there. He suggests sodium for this spot a so, as well white lines pa nted on surface in the shape of a traffic circle, believes, create a dangerous traffic Hon. with rn vehicles would have to take. The Automobile Club today sa it had changed its recoinftiendat for the proposed North between Berkshire ar Berkshire County Bank baud to the raised type in preference th formed bv standards join bv chains. Fred been a comm "ce of ways and means.

Real E'fatr Ai J. Barnes of I.anesbci has sold a house ar 11 I it on Road to V. Ham Alice M. Butler of this city. rn.

This is the sum- be at the High tomorrow and will continue morning to take the respective examinations. as and He had nothing to say abouf statements made by School Board members pining the damage th' night the society had the auditorium engaged. Ip to At the office of Superintendent of Buildings Van Wie this morn- Wilham Jones. 16-year-old Bon- mond reportedly untied the knot ing. it was stated definitely it is foosuc Junior High School student, in the rope holding the boat.

Be- up to the School Department to was the idol of his classmates to- for it started to drift from shore issue orders to the janitors of as he modestly answered ques- Raymond jumped out but William school buildings. Mr. an Wie hnv- tions and told the story' of how he out. When he was about ing no control over their actions. saved nine-year-old William Lyons, 15 feet from the shoieiine he jit was further said that the jani- of 46 Pinehurst Avenue from imped into the water.

Unable to tors are not supposed to allow' any- drowning in Pontoosue Lake! swim he called for help. His cries to move the When an yesterday afternoon. i.attracted the Jones boy, son of such as the Cries Mr. and Mrs. William Jones, 1331 Abghieri Society hires the aud! Young Jones was fishing near North Street, who saved him.

torium, it pay No III Effects Suffered for each janitor. The Lyons boy suffered no ill through the Buildings Department effects from his experience but along with the fee for the hall. is not even anv use in for care of the roes Bteezy Knoll when he heard the cries for "help from the Lyons boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.

D. Lyons. He dropped his fishing apparently learned a lesson iod. jumped fully clothed into the had pictures hung in many famous jake and grabbed the younger boy sa: and one picture of a birch tree, rilled "The has been in 13 different exhibitions. Including thiee foreign ones at Budapest, Madrid and Toronto.

Mr Powell is listed prominently in a Who of American pictorial photographers, part of the Amentia yearbook. He recently had pa tun hung in two concurrent salon- at New York City. New Lights in Operation Traffie lights at the corner of First Street and Maplewood Ave- a City's Employment I lit April Over Mareli Workers 5.1 IVr Out More Numerous Iii Wholesale. Retail 2.2 Per Gent Ahead Oprriil lo THE TSCil.E) BOSTON. May conditions in Pittsfield, as announced WM $19330 and for the ApHI by the State Department of Labor week 519,747, showing a hetter- and Industries in its survey of ment of 2.2 per cent, wholesale and retail outlets a typical Match and April week.

allowed betterment in April. Pittsfield had 38 outlets reporting with 894 employed in March week and 942 in April. as he was going down 15 feet from shoreline. After taking him back to shore, the Jones boy found the Ly ons boy suffering only from and sent him to his home near Hancock Road, Untied Knots William and a friend. Raymond MacWhinnev, also nine years old.

nue installed this week by Super- were playing in a boat fastened to intended John E. Grady and em- near the shore Ray- Payees of the Signal Department went i operation yesterday aft or noon. Already many motorists and persons living in that vicinity have uttered their praises for responsible for the improvement, i The lights were voted by the (My Council after a pet.tion was in that section. Lights also being installed at the corners of North, Melville I and Union Streets and at North, Maplewood Avenue and Linden (Street. These will be operation in about two weeks, Mr.

Grady be- Thss shows an advance of 5.4 per'dev-s. Work is being completed on the Trie payroll for March week installations at Melville. North and Union where 54 the network. wires are used in Funerals Tax Office Is Open Tonight my going down to the Lone "Fireman" Extinguishes Tractor Blaze Joseph Gandy, associated with his father, James W. Garritv, in the gas station business at Coleville, served as a one-man fire department this morning.

bul 1-dozer by the Hutchinson Sand Gravel Company and opt rated by Ha redd Sherman, hi cutting down a grade in front of Conesville Diner Mr. Gandy noticed a shoot up tractor, raced to the artlike with a hand extinguisher and put out fire, thus saving a call for the fire apparatus. A short circuit was given as the cause. Keegan NX ill Attend Club Conclave Keegan, town of In his recommendation against family burial lot. the change.

Mayor Fallon statedi it now stands, (the ordinance! provides opportunity to place responsibility upon one man. Mayor does not believe divided responsibility increases efficiency; on the contrary, he believes that it usually tends toward inefficiency, Wherefore, he suggests that requested amendment ought not to be Genov Statement Attorney Genovese speak mg on behalf of Dante Alighieri So- uork in Helds during the cietv said: summer and next year, if was a published statement nouneed yesterday by President relative, to the Dante Alighieri James Phinnev Baxter 31. This a fee of $2.50 Society until we have an unquali- allotment, made possible bv which goec fi'ori observation officially we have class of 1900 fund of 100,000 will no answer to make. But I enable three professors to st idy in lieve that the innuendo intimating Europe where the other will work our responsibility is most irregu- in this country, lar and unfair." BK VC LES FOR SALE For Fast and Efficient REPAIRING DELIVERY SERVICE Local and Long Distance Moving FRED P. CLOUTIER 109 EAGLE ST.

DIAL 4707 PITTSFIELD All the rest of to the niece, Dorothy Ingalls. II Instructors to Specialize WILLIAMSTOWN. May 13. Through a st ant of $2950 ll of the Williams facultv will be able to do research FOR RENT In South of desirable Two of four improvements. One live room flat; all conveniences; fireplace.

re-decorated. All available now. WILLIAM E. BAGG North St.Tel. SKM SUMMERIZE YOUR CAR HERE! City (riven $40,000 Loan Treasurer Hawi Horrors I rom Mate On lax lilies Cliv Treasurer Edward Hayn has obtained the 10,000 tax title loan from the State, which was approved by the Emergency Finance Board at the time the budget was This is the first loan of biology, wil! again sp on research at Biological laboratory Nelson Bushnell, in? professor of English, was given a ear leave of absence in addition to tics grant, which will permit him to spend a year writing a book on poet.

Hamilton of Bangour. on whom he has been gathering material for several years. Among the others receiving the awards was Orven R. A min, as- jdistant of political sci- I ence. for research in the field of party organization ani management.

in seeking to prove or disapprove his theorv that many reforms in our governmental mechanisms would be un parties were more more be and ma nu travel in Europe. Elbert C. Cole, ji Don't let drag" your motor daw n. Complete Lubrication Done by Experts. Would Iou Like To Win 925,000 Get Details Here.

Iii ALWAYS ROOM TO PARK AT THE Al TO SERCK CENTER Pittsfield Tire and Battery Shop, Inc. We ulranize All Makes of Tires (ORNER WEST AND CENTER STREETS. DIAL OOI if He JUT in. sn- at Hole. Alfred G.

physics, will cont.nu* ss or of Mat ne Woods st ructor his forces coming Obituary Mary Malone) Mrs. Mary Catherine Maloney. Harold P. Hamilton a1 services for Harold joy Hamilton were held at 1.30 A riub arcom- this afternoon at the Wellington The usual Friday night opening arm Funeral Home. 220 East et.

of the Tm Collector a department pan.ed by rxnid Arnut cong. hav Rev Russell B. Richardson, pastor objerved from 7 to 8 of the Worcester of the South Congregational water rates Club' "U1 this kind that city bas been obi to float since June. 1935, 100 0 was borrowed for a one-year pet tod. The loan, dater! May 5.

is pax in one year. It was used in anticipation in making up $34JO tax this year, which would have ben almost 70 cents higher without it. The interest rate is jwr cent, All moneys received from tax p0st at the Sorbonne titles during the year will have to Other grants were rn to be used against the payment of George J. Finney, assistant in the the loan, instead of going into the library here. which is of the Surplus account of the six best collections in the country, for the past two and Luther S.

Mansfield, instructor in English, to complete a full- Cold Made Your Furs Beautiful Only Cold Will Keep Them So if you value any fur garment let BROOKNER put it in cotd storage where it will be heat kills anv fur. Itui will save monev price fur each SIOW valuation is only GLAZING FREE $2.50 BROOKNER FUR SHOPS. Inc. We (all for and Deliver NORTH STREET DIAL on the inter-atom which he started before here last veal. Samuel Fa -n i.s.-c-\int professor of art has re envied a grant to pursue the study of Ila an Hinting in Florence and Wen na, while he is sn Enrol at a ammer will attend Church, conducted the and the motor vehicle exrtsc cago, 111., where they 70, widow of Edward A.

Maloney, which were largely attended. There fjrst commitment. Both lhe annual convention tided at 5.30 this morning after a were many beautiful Horal tributes, taxes are due and payable Clubs of America. Inc. short illness at the home of her The body was taken to Springfield on or before Monday, the 15th of'convention! will open Monday ani Jon, Lawrence J.

Maloney, 64 (Seymour Street, She had been in ill health about one year. Mrs. Maloney was born in WeM Stockbridge, hut had lived in this city 50 years. She attended St. Josephs Church.

Mr. Maloney died in 1912 The survivors ase two sons, Lawrence, with whom she made her home, and Edward J. Maloney, and one daughter, Mrs Robert and grandsons, all of this city; also two brothers, James Kenney of Britain, and Frank L. Kenney of this cit). The funeral will be held Monday ming at 8 30 at the home and Church with gh mass ot requiem.

be in the family plot Cemetery, iiigton or burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, month falling on Sunday. continue throug i 111 f1- Tax Collector office will Stevens Ho el will close at noon Saturday, but will be quarters. open on Monday, the last day, so' va from 7 lo 8 p. M. The at 9 it i a wa in St.

Jo- The VV Is in Mrs. (i Mirge II. arr Funeral for Mrs. George ll. Carr will be held tomorrow or noon al 2 at the Wellington Funeral Home, 220 East Street.

Rev. Paul Lee St urges, pastor of I he First Baptist Church, will officiate. Bui sal will be in the South Egremont Cemetery. Members of the family will meet friends at the funeral home tonight Lorn 7 to 9. Edward John Elma The funeral of Edward John Ul- nary Hall by the townspeople in ma, sophomore at Pittsfield High recognition of her services and to School, who died at House of mark the introduction of dial Mercy of lockjaw that developed system here which is to from a compound fractured Ie' become effective Max of club woik will be explained by Sanford Bates and Irving Rudolph.

officials of the organization over the WABC-Columbia network Wednesday from 4.30 to 4.45. The talks will be in the nature of a round table discussion. Bates is Chief Telephone Operator To Be Honored becket May A reception Club, ill be tendered to Becket chief telephone operator, Mrs. Sanila Madison, tomorrow night in Semi- Former Mayor Greets City Hall Family Mayor Allen II. igg.

looking tit and better than at the end of his mayoralty administration, visited City Hall this morning to see his fiends and former coworkers in the city government. He seemed to be glad to be nark rn Pittsfield, though he said the St. Petersburg was an im- prominent in crime prevention work and Rudolph is director of Pavement on the Berkshire brand right now. Mr. Bagg said he had no plans for summer, and probably would content to lead a quiet al Home I held tomorrow morning al 830 at the home, 55 Fairview Avenue and at 9 at Holy Family Church with a solemn high mass of requiem.

Burial will be in St. Cemetery. (Choose with CONFIDENCE affair, which is expected to attract permanent and summer residents from all sections of the community, will start at 8 Miss Marguerite Tracy, chief operator of the Chester exchange, is in charge of the entertainment program. Patrick Joyce The funeral of Patrick Joyce xviii be held tomorrow morning at 830 at the home. 34 Monroe Street and it 9 at St.

Church with a high mass of requiem. Burial will oe in St. Cemetery. Safely Tire Week Will Be Observed Mr. Keegan is a member of the executive board of the national organization.

Fare Evaders Sent to Jail Three men, Charles Henderson and Martin J. Waldron of Norwich, and Thomas J. Marlow of Worcester were ordered to forfeit $5 each in District Court this morning on charges of evading I ai I road fine. All three went to jail in lieu of the required amount. They were arrested by Railroad length study of Evert Duyckinck and the liter ary circle with which he was associated in New York in the middle of List century.

Sherwood K. Haynes, instructor in physics. Allyn J. Waterman, assistant professor of biology, Ralph P. assistant professor of physics, and Robert W.

Rafuse. instructor in political science, have all received gr to continue work in their particular fields, New Goal Bids Requested Bv Yan ie New bids are asked for the cont act for supplying coal life for a while. In fine spirits, he to be in public buildings met President Harry J. of of the city, by Superintendent the City Coin-il at the front door Frederic Van Wie. who refused to of Hall.

He suggested jokingly that he might become the official city doorman and greeter. Capelets Tells Of Vote on William A. Hoffman J-'unerol services for William Hoffman, brother of Mrs. John accept any of bids made recently on the same contract. "A misunderstanding over was given by the Superintendent as the reason for not accepting any of the prior bids The new proposals asked for must be filed not later than IO A.

on May 24 at Mr. Van office. and coal offered must be wholesaled by the following companies, "and by none Old Lehigh. Lehigh Navigation Coal Lehigh Valley. Coal Sales re.

Lackawan- National Safety Tire Week, without a license and without reg- the highway fund which amount- na Western Coal Co Reading, from May lo to 21 will be opened filiation. He posted $100 bail yes- od to 000,000 last year. I Philadelphia A Reading Coal A Pay Your Own Price for Any Suite in Our Store We are going to sell an)thing in our for the price a customer will offer for it. Our store will be open for selection only TONIGHT, so come in and let us explain. NEW ENGLAND FURNITURE CO Inc.

Farrell-Swoeney Bldg. Dial 7795 State Budget Horne from his legislative duties Detective Edward J. Sturgeon and in Boston, Representative Matthew Officer Peter Ano. J. Capelets of this city said today G.

Johnson of New York that the reason for the higher State Valley Cor was charged with operating budget was because of the inclusion L. A Delawa Mondav noon by Pittsfield dealers with a luncheon at the Wendell Brown, Stevens Fifield Incorporated 43 Wahconah St. Pittsfield. Tel. No.

6566 Bastian of this city, who died Hotel. The observance is spon- Wednesday at his in Albany, sored ny the Rubber Manufactur- will be held rn the av ack ion, which includes Mortuary tomorrow at 2. the makers of automobile tires. Burial will in Eagle Hill Cemetery, Aibanv. Mr.

Hoffman was born in Albany. Other survivors from his sister are his wife one son. William H. Hoffman, both of Albany, speaker. Douglas Campbell and J.

D. Mann are the co-chaumen terday and then went to Albany In defending his for the jron ('o; and A Hudson where ne procured copies of his ii- budget he pointed out that in other cense and registration. was ar- years money has been diverted from Specifications mny be obtained jested by Officer Robert Boyd. the gasoline tax fund for purposes aj office of the Superintendent James Williamson of Deering other than for highways. This year of Pubiic Buddings during office Street, summonsed yesterday on a the full highway cost was placed hours.

charge of non-support of his wife in the budget under the State De-j Mr. Van Wie is also asking for in and four children had the case con- partment of Public Works. Representative Capelets said he felt this department is better equipped to do road work than the cities and towns. harge of the local observance. It tinued a week.

is expected the dealers will Henry Picard of Lincoln Street a public official as the guest charged with evading parking regulations paid a fine of $3. proposals for furnishing and installing a stoker at the Municipal Garage, for use of either anthracite or bituminous coal. Bids must ba in by 2 P. M. on May 31.

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