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By Peter Potomac 1 Publuised every sveekday afternoon except holidays by the ,1 Al I A 1 EAGLE PUBLISHING COMPANY 33 Eas' le Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts EAGLE PUBLISHING COMPANY I Looking Rack 30 Years Ago The checks olNlesSrs. Barnfaw thei and Wise of the publff works department remained unsigned by Mayor MacInnis. There seems to be no troth in the report that the men, tiring of the long wait, may quit. His believed that each has decided "to see it A- horse attached to a cutter took 'fright on North Street when the runners of the cutter became caught in the rails of the car tracks overturning the sleigh. small boy driving was dragged some little distance before- the animal was brought to Mop.

Charles Hewitt Wright was named President of the Park Club to succeed Irving Mr. Wright is a graduate of Williams and is one of th e. most prominent. members of the Berkshire Bar. Looking Rack-- 30 Years Age The checks of Messrs.

thei and U'ise of the publif w9rks department remained unsigned by Mayor Macinnis. There seems to be no truth in the report that the men, tiring of the long wait. may quit It is believed that each has decided "to see it horse attached to a -cutter took fright on North Street when WASHINGTON'. ACCORDING to almost every politician and military, commentator who has been heard on the subject, the President's defense budget for the fiscal year 1959-60 is woefully inadequate. In fact, reports indicate that it calls for only a few dollars give or take a million) more than last year's, or hardly enough to pax for the increased coils of defense ITT A wAsmNgroN'.

ACCORDING to almost every poi- itician and military commentator wil() has been heard on the subject, Dr IY te in ix the- President's defense budget for the fiscal year 1959,60 is woefully Editorials Nonsense onsense About Withholdinir Editorials ii shington Calling Our.SitsTiolt Policy Offers No Solutions Cold IN ar Prol)leins By Marquis 'Childs' WASHINGTONWhat the visit of Anas- tas Alikoyan meens for the future depends on decisions still to be taken in Washington and Moscow. It has been an extraordinary exercise In atmospherics. The very fact that 2 Russian Communist sat down in the White House for nearly two hours with President Eisenhower was in itself evidence of a change that no one would have believed' possible six weeks ago. For the time just ahead, two major quail- tiers must be borne in mind if the visit is 2 to be put in 'proper perspective. First, there are those both tri Washington and in Mos.

cow deeply opposed to any relaxation of tensions; and their influence should not be discounted. So, far as Moscow is concerned, Nikita, Khrushchev's report to the 22nd Congress of the Communist' party will, almost- cer-, tainly tell the tale. If on the basis whet Mikoyan reports to him he comes down hard for pegotiation with the West on the broad issues of the cold war; then he will have cast the die against the so-called anti-party group and their hard line. IN WASHING'rON the situation is more complex, and it is here that the second qualifier must be raised. To have real meaning, any future negotiation must be prepared for with great thoroughness atqd To go to a meeting merely with good relying on the sudden im- provisation of something like the "open skies" proposal, is to risk another far more dangerous disillusionment Take as an example the conference in Geneva aimed at reducing the danger from attack.

From the Russian side, terns Inishin-gtott-Ctilling Our. SitsTilolt Poli A' Offers -No Solutions -To Cold War Problems Marquis Childs WASHINQTON---What the visit of Anas. tk, Sn 5,4 -7, 75 777,775,77771 7 .77 7, 1 4 16104D, 1 i i '''T ea 4 I 11 1 i .,0 1, 1 LP de if( ti inir 1- 1 I II, i At 1 7 4.1111 '1 c7 ft "Litk ..6111., I I I A great deal of nonsense has been put forth during the past few days on the subject of Governor Furcolo's proposed withholding system for the collection of state income taxes. The' Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Associations, in concert with a number of large employers like GE, is still crying that the proposal is cruel, costly and unfair. Republican leaders-on Beacon Hill are 'even Managing to maintain with a' straight face that its urgency has yet to be demonstrated.

admittedly much can be said against a withholding whether state or federal. We've said it, Indeed, ourselves. Because a withholding system tends to make taxpaying relatively "painless" by the wage earner's money in small grabs before he even gets It in his pocket, the result Is often to re- dube the citizen's awareness of how much he pays and consequently to reduC'e, concern for efficient and economical government But there comes a time when such theoretical reservations must bow to hard fiscal realities. The last sitting of the A fort wit' stit Fed coil( like Is lead to urg( agai stab ours tend less' mon it in dub( he con( erny thec fisca the most 'expeditious, efficient, and Klub: table way to do it. -The argument, moreover, is not one of expediency alone.

Maslachusetts today Is losing large 'and badly needed chunks of legitimate revenue every yeai for want of an automatic'Collection system of the sort that withholding providei. Some 160,000 persons filed income tax returns list year with 1.0.U.'s'rather than cash. Tens of thousands of others should be paying tax never bothered to file at all. Still othershow many, no knowseluded the taxpayer because they moved out of the state duringthe year. A withholding system is the Only way to prevent this unconscionable leakage short of a policing and enforcement policy that Would be prohibitively officious and costly.

Obviously a withholding tax has drawbacks: So does any tax. But it is hard to take very seriOusly, the pFotestations of Many 'business organizations which find the idea intolerable but are nonetheless happy to embrace the sales tax, which may but is certainly less in both theory and practice. This, by any objective standard, is classic example of straining at a gnat while swallowing cainet. IS, Years Ago Paul' W. Wetstein; (now bandleader Paul Weston) son of Mr.

and Mrs. R. Wetstein, 84 lost his grip as he attempted to hang to the door handle of a speeding train at Boston and fell to the narrowly escaping death. lie was dragged two and a hal; miles. is in Boston City Hospital suffering from severe lacerations and contusions.

Mrs. Charles W. PoWer, Richard It Gamwell and Dr. George S. Reynolds were elected to the board of.

trustees- of the Berkshire Museum. Henry. A. Francis Was re-e1e2ted pi'esident, 10 Years Ago hardware, as the Pentagon boys like to call the tools of modern The fact that this year's budget is apparently. inadequate has established what for lack of a better term we can call Gavin's Law.

Gen. Gavin, you will recall, retired from the Army last year rather than continue going before Con- gresi and lying about the defense budget, "The budget," said Gen. Gavin about last year's budget, "is not a significant improvement over last year'i budget and lastyear's budget I was veryunhappy about," In other words, Gavin's Law says-that Year after year the Eisenhower defense budget is no. improvement over last year's budget and last year's, was a catastrophe. It seems obvious that unless Gay-Ins Law is either repealed or O'vercome, soon going to be hopelessly behind the Russians in the race Tor a superior missile weapons.

system. WELL, the issued a repOrt just the other day that exaCtly what it says. According to the committee the U.S. is now a y'ear and a half behind the Russians in the race for outer space, which has great military significance, and it quotes some experts as saYing it might take us as long as five years to catch up if had an all-out cilash program nowwhich we (We can't afford it. the administration says.) Incidentally, so that unhappy Pentagon officers, 'Such as former Gavin, don't go crying to Congress, the budget director, Maurice Stans, sent a memorandum to the vs r- et er v.

Dr er nt st r- le De Stand Clear of the Launching Pad' membered that what the aorn- in the quarte and-doom, boys have been saying: lication, Foreign Affairs, for these last few years is not that Wohlstetter Russia is ahead of us now but chief of the that if we 'continue out-inadequate jects Division for the sem: defense program the Russians will RAM Corporation, which' close the gap we. have had over other things does research them and then begin to pull ahead' Air' writes "At of Baldwin says this has junctures in the 1960s, we now happened. have the to deter in the quarterly Foreign Affairs; Wohlstetter, chief of the iects Division for the Rd Corporation, which' other things does research Air' writes "At junctures in the 1960s, we have the power to deter Massachusetts Legislature left the state approximately 35 million dollars in the red. This deficit must be erased, and quickly. A withholding tax is clearly Alas aPP1 red.

quic publication, Albert War Pro- semi-official among for the critical may not attack." Thomas R. Phillips (ROA, writing in The Reporter says that the time may not be too far off when the Russians might be able to risk an all-out attack on the U.S. without fear of -a counter b- rt o- al Joe Wechter hit the grand total of 422 for a new all-time Nev Jefferson alley record in the Commercial League. Mrs; Robert F. Johnson was named president of the Pittsfield Camp Fire Council at the annual Meeting at the Women's Club.

Zenas Colt, manager and a star performer of the Pittsfield polo team, iill play No.1 for the New York Athletic club which opposes the (NJ.) Polo Club at toe Midtown. Arena in- New York tomorow night. pressure is coming to resume the meetings which were suspended just before Christ. mas. The same desire was expressed in an American note.

But to formulate a sound position In the immensely complicated fielci of modern weaponry would, in the opinion of those who should'knie, take from three to four months. It would-have to be done by the' same team of experts pia, together by William C. Foster, America's chiefnegotiator, for the first series of talk. bouts with the test-the activities recomtrips, being read to, hrstite with tho tact S. MOREOVER, MR: BALDWIN'S estimate of the missile gap is one of the more ronservative ones.

Even if we discount the varnings of Senators Stuart Symington and 'Massive Resistariee' Lys rb 4 kid for his periodic ing sheets. Among mended are family conversations with conversations with frIr hie norintlit, grown-ups, sovereign, segregated state of Vir- in toys and individual projects. The sovereign, segregated state or ing toys and individual projects. The Henry Jackson, and the House al-1'" warning them not to go it ver the Republi cans, Joseph comm pbl lost both Antic of a iudieial double- author lcri tiltycypctc cirnrilA wnrd i 444A 4I tee repor as ossi e- Weill 11u u) go uer tue i Lite long helm committee report, as possibly he- lost both ends of a judicial double- author also suggests simple word or pie- President's Pentagon recently Henry Jackson, and the House atlack. gam head and ask Congress there is still an over- esv.b..

and Stewart Alsop, have been Ing-partisan, mere is-sULLan-over- for more money. It might alarm the people, you know, td tell Congress how poor the country's defenses are. Even Richard Nixon has grudgingly admitted that the U.S. is behind the Russians in rocket development. After the House Space Committee report was released, ture games that familiarize children with the kind of questions they will run up 'Votes against Much of this undoubtedly is desirable, and and -especially if one accepts the proposition that intelligence quotientsas op- Footnotes posed to intelligence itselfshould be deliberately raised.

But that is a de- batable thesis at best TOP BILLING': Catchy display in The cardinal aim of intelligence tests, 'MillerSupol Co. vindok7, an ex nieuigence tesis, miller' Supply CO. winnow, an whelming number of -Voices crying warning us for some time in their 'columns that the administration is out in alarm. For almost forgotten Gaither. leading us down the road to dis- Report, made public early last aster.

Life, one of the adminis- year, warned that the U.S. NA' a then in the gravest danger in its tration's most loyal supporters', history. It recommended a. grad- had some harsh words thjs uated increase in defense spending military missilery," Warns up to eight billion 'd over last Life' "thc take-off point for space year's level. The committee, exploration.

the U.S. remaitis significantly behind. We do headed by businessman II. Rowan Gaither, was made up of men POSSeSS A large missile we can if anything, were administration fire in anger. The Soviets do.

This Tartisans. puts us a long way- fr-orn matching Nixon attempted to throw cold wa TO GO INTO a second round without having done this is to invite a repetition of what hs happened before. The Bus- Mans put lorward what are essentially po- litical proposals without real safeguards of Inspection and control. The Americans, without a- detailed prepared position, are reduced to saying no, and the effect in the world is once more to make us look stub- born and reluctant. So far as one can discover, no effort is being made to hammer out a new position.

In view of the conflict within the hower administration over Soviet policy in almost every phasenuclear testing, sur prise tradesome observers are saying that in do nothing. The divergent views of the Pentagon, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the State Department can be welded together by only one man, and that is the President. He has shown in six years in the White House that it is just this kind of difficult, bruising talk he detests most. ter on it by saying it ain't so, the 1LS is ahead of Russia, When Stuart Symington challenged him, the Washington Poe: quoted 'Nixon friendsv as saying Nixon misquoted. What they said was that the U.S.

is ahead in ol'er-all tary hut that he admits RuSala is ahead-in- roCiet development. WELL, JUST who is the average John Q. Public going to believe amidst all these charges by the experts? Ike is supposed to be the greatest expert of them all; should ex-is tension ladder with sign, "Planning' elope? $10.95. Free marriage li- cense." Sgt. Mike Wojtkowski police force plagued with sand blowing off his steep, icy driveway -reports hot water from a kettle surface and sprinkles sand in Freezes quickly, giving surface like sandpaper.

Scientific re- ports' of space exploration show the earth surrounded by unimaginable quantities of free energy, just wait The Rockefeller Bnithers- Fund and missile superior: also released early last All i and matching is not enough. a ghly in Wash-' year, warned that the U.S. was in ntmer osmg the militarylead more perplexing to observe the spending immediately. The to Russia unless we increased our semi-paralysis of direction in our 'defense space report of the Rockefeller brothers, exploration effort. This af- a Laurence and Nelson', who can is hardly disguised by the hardly be classified as anti-admin- professional idiot's grin of Wash- ti istration, recommended that Ga- ingto spokesmen on the latest Soviet successes." vin's Law be overcome by inctreas- header Tuesday, and lost them decisively.

The healthy result is that Governor Almond's policy of "massive resistance" to school integration has been handed a crippling setback that should -have repercussions throughout the South. Defeat No. 1 came from a three-judge federal court in Norfolk which ruled. (quite predictably) that the Virginia law providing for automatic closing of any integrated school in that state is merely a device for the continuation of racial discrimination and is therefore patently unconstitutional under the terms of the U.S. Supreme COort's' desegregation Puling a 1951.

The Norfolk ruling resulted from a suit brought by white parents to compel the reopening of schools in that city, where 9,900 children have been unable to attend classes since last September because 6f a court order requiring the admission of 17 Negro children their schools. Defeat No 2 was administered by Virginia's own Supreme Cotirt of Appeals in a friendly test initiated by the Almond administration. In a 5-2 ruling, the iourt denied, the administration's claim that the federal desegregation policy has nullified Virginia's obligation to support its own public schools under the terms of its state constitution. At tife same time the Virginia court invall dated new state laws 'designed to cut off school aid from integrated communities, to give private school tuition grants to children issigned to integrated public schools, and to authorize the stateto shut do wl pernlinently any schools policed by ledelFal authority. While the net effect of all this is heal I I 1 we do like Mr.

Charles K. Parker as we understand them, is to provide a t( clue to len individual's intellectual capacity. Granted they do not always co measure potential accurately, they do constitute. a useful guide-for-educators who are aware of the pitfalls. They are ,08 supposed to be particularly helpful in it Spotting a gap between a child's potential and his achteliem- ent.

They provide one of the few bases for comparison between. the bright boy from an anti-intellectual it environment and an average scholar from an enlightened family who has had all the educational -7 But now, with some -children boning up in private for their I.Q. tests, even that standard of comparison may be lost: 'Ag For it stands to that the ambitious, doting parents who worry over Johnny's educational progress will be -the ones who buy "How to Raise Your ck Child's I.Q." And, the other sort of par- t( ents? They will tever hear of the book and wouldn't read it if they did. to provide a intelleCtual ca- to do not always-. of rately, they do le-for--educators tialls.

They are on larly-' helpful in it. child's potential bey provide one arison bet t. ween in ing last year's budget by three lion dollars; this year's by six bil-- SO IT SEEMS that on one side lion and next year's by nine bil7 of the Gavin Law controversy. is lion-- just about everybody- in the counfTrevor Gardner, a Defense De- try and on the other side is Ike, partment assistant secretary, re- the Budget Charles K. signed in protest at the -Eisen- Parker, possibly Hanson W.

Baldhower defense policies, especially win and the New York Herald in the field of missiles, and has Tribune (even the Tribune pan-since been lecturing and writing icked right after Sputnik, but about.the inadequacies of the Ei- seems to have rallied now enough senhower military program. to defend Ike's State of the Union fatthew Ridgway re7 message- and budget). signed in protest at the Frankly, I'm going to have to go tration's defense policies. along with the pro-Gavin forces, 1.Gen. James Gavin, as already but I'll say one thing: It's going to mentioned.

resigned in protest at be a.hot day in radioactive Wash-the administration's defense bddg- ington when the Russians prove et. the budget boys wrong. and just trust in Ike? I donl know. Even when Ike's applauders try to reassure us it isn't very convincing. For instance, not long ago Hanson W.

Baldwin, the New York Times military expert, devoted a whole column to reassuring us that things aren't quite as bad as they seem. He concluded by saying that when you come right down to it, "the Russian space program was probably no more than three or four months ahead of ours." But even in 'reassuring us, Mr. Baldwin admits that there is a missile gap now, even if it is only a small one! But it should be re YET IT IS clear from the Mikoyan visit that it is -not -possible-just to sit Khrushchev is moving in a new direction. It is now time, therefore, in the view of observers who have so long watched the course of one step forward and one' step back, for new vigor in the preparation of the American position. Dulles' knowledge, his skill and the confidence the President reposes in him are an inditpensable ingredient of that preparation.

But Dulles, who has lived under the haunting fear of a usurper coming between him and the President, is himself today a little slowed by illness, age and the fearful burden he carries. The time has come, some in the admin. istration are saying, for the secretary to A ing for some smart inventor to dis- cover. means of using it for mankind. But hang onto your Utility stocks-The dayis far off.

'Eagle assistant telegraph editor. Quirk announced her en, gagement yesterday, the Eve of St. Agnes, when legend has it young girls will see their future husband their dreams. It better be the' right one! Big front window of Rosa Restaurant cracked from the cold during Sunday night, and we know just how it felt. Shocked to.

hear that many small-game hunters toss the dead creatures the garbage when they get home. Seems a useless waste of wildlife, Call from an "old-timer" regarding long-ago -cigarette giveaways. Remembers the Zivh package included silk flags. FeTt flags we recently mentioned, he believes, came with Hassan timer regarding long-ago cigar- ette giveaw.ays. Remembers the 1 It Zi- In Brief 1 II II The decline in railroad passenger an old story now, evidently is paral put greater reliance on men of ability ters to Edit or whom he can trust.

Nfew men such as Wil- liam C. Foster, John J. Nic Cloy, and Eric Johnston might be brought together in a Commissioner Ifodeeker since their high school children are 0 ize 01 GE 4 I syroll negotiating council to frame the American very much a part of our schoOl sys- position. ro the Editor of THE EAGLE: To the Editor of THZ Dulles bass asked Chancellor Konrad tem. Notices were given to every.

Commissioner Ifodeeker To the Editor of THC EAGLE: put greater reliance on men of ability kes. The felt could be put un The felt 'could he put smokes. leled by a dron in bus Datronaze: It was eled by a drop in bus patronage: It was dishes for ash trays. bed sobering to learn from testimony pre- Smokes then cost a nickel for 10. sented by Berkshire Street Railway Corn- Now look, and no ptizes.

Napani in its fare hike petition that the tional Better Business Bureau as kink nut fni. rinimc ih2t "tilrhel. look out for claims that a "turbo thy, it doesn't of course mean that the Old Dominion is ready to agree that the jig is up. The Almond administration, which is nothingsif it is not litigious, is ready and able to retire to what ----tary men like to term "previously pre pared positions," possibly including repeal of the state constitutional provision requiring a supported school system.The has announced that he will call a special session of the state Assembly to act upon a new set of antirintegration statutes which are being drawn by a legislative commission. BLit whatever new eviiions may be undertaken, the handwriting on the wall now seems clearer than ever.

Massive' resistance cab never be any more thaa holding action, and in the end it can only serve to cover a gradual but inexorable Your article Jan. 17 signaling Charlie Hodecker's 25 years as commissioner of public welfare was indeed well-deserved salute to one of the city government's front-ranking administrator. I first met the commissioner of public Welfare when. he was locat. ed in the Howard block on Federal.

Street, working 'under the most inoperable conditions Duringthe time he has been located in the ritu- nicipal building he has, bytthe ap- plication of devotion and imagination, organized one of the finest public welfare departments in the state. This result shows what can be it one when an administrative lead. er throws himself wholeheartedly into a task beset with great difficulties. May I congratulate The eagle on signalizing this event, and extend my best wishes to Charlie liodecker and his staff for their outstanding administrative success and all good wisheleAfor the futuiv. PHILIP C.

AlIERN. firth extiects a 6 per cent "normal annual you 1,000 decline" in passengers Though any gallons of gas a year in your car. moves to extend overnight camping Device goes into ignition system for bigger spark that burns all the cilities should be worked out with local gas in the cylinder," but tests --authorities, the state Department of Na- proved the opposite, says tural Resources' plan to develop hiking "It impeded current passage, and trails and shelter areas seems a com- gave weaker say they: mendable way to make the most of our CAN SVMMER. be far behind oft-neglected scenery In selecting the January issue of Dance the Reverend Raymond E. Gibson for 411a0ine, which carries two-this year's distinguished service award, page of text and pictures of Jacob 's Pilt5w DanceFestival7 the 'Pittsfield Jaycees haverecognized Pictures are by Gus Manos taken that persistent raising of controversial last season; mdny of whose.

local issues is a step toward resolving photos appeared in "Berkshire them Week' supplement of The Eagle. Shawn shown making up for blind Just common sense, but as the presi- king in "Sound of dent of Bennington commented the other choreography by Myra Kineh, how many parents phis photos of him, Miss Kinch vyd Boil dancing the pick schools and colleges out of a catalog and Sally .6 as if they were seeds, instead of making number. 4-4 the inspection in nerson Motorists the inspection in person Motorists I high school student informing the D. Moore (Eagle, Jan. A4s enauer to rethink the West German pa.

parents of the meeting. A delega- 191 castigates James B. for sition on reunification. The time Is at hand tion from our group visited a West his reference to a Time magazine for some hard rethinking everywhere. a Stockbridge PTA meeting to further rticle Jan.

121. In that article urge their participation in the GE President Ralph J. Cordiner Humor regional meeting. was quoted to the effect that 12 per 0 In addition, a PTA cent.of the employable people was Right to the Top subcommittee was formed including-- GE would hire in A 'city. a West Stockbridge representative.

Mr. Moore also Raymond The famous Baron Rothschild was an This committee- visited the Mount W. Smith as saying that by 1960 or easy target for those in search of "succor." Everett- Regional, -School-And -spent-1961 GE -would have -between --One- dartwo--vaga bonds 'Tame-to-his -doo-----7--- a complete day' attending classes and 11,000 people on the payroll. The more aggressive one entered to makel at Williams High School in order co In 1947 Mr. Paxton stated that the pitch while his comradeintatters compare curriculums, courses of employment in Pittsfield would to-' ed hopefully outside.

The mendicant stated study offered, and general attitudes tal 8,500 in the foreseeable future. his request and was usheredto the second of A full report of this He further stated that as to the floor, where the liveried attendant, In turn, group was read at Or long range future the local plant advised him that such enquiries wtre best open meeting in October. Was to produce mainly power handled on the floor above: On each sue- As Stockbridge PTA presid fo ent, I 'transrmers. Mr. Paxton's' state- th fl, represented our local PTA at merit and Mr.

Carey's itatement cessive oor a servan drec him several meetings in Lenox with peo- should be and the, peo next landing. When he finally reached the pie from the Lee, enox and West pie should be the Judge top floor of the establishment, the uni- Stockhridge PTAs prior to the four- I would like to have Mr. Moore formed guard at the door of Rothschild town meeting in Lenox last Septem- release, two- to The Eagle: private office told the beggar the Baron 'ber. Our 'PTA arranged to have What was the GE payroll wbfn we was too busy. to entertain him that day.

every child in our school system had 11,024 employmand Avbat is it An arguinent ensued, and in the twinkling 2' bring home a flyer advertising this today with 9.049 employes? of an eye the beggar went hurtling meeting as well as every other The publicity at GE is in all the stairs into the street. When his rolim on the re- favor of the'modified limited sales partner asked him what he had received, gional school que ion: Attendance tax. Why? Ile wasn't in favor of he answered as nursed his bruises, at our-regional school-Meetings has it two years ago. Could the reason "Nothing. But do theS have a systens! always been greater than, at any be that the new tax eliminates a Dr.

Israel Chodos in "Count Your Bless. oilier regular monthly meeting. We tax on manufacturing machinery? ingo were always pleased' to have the The employe community rela- cooperation of Mr. Kettler who tions man is not in favor of a with- served as Moderator for all our holding tax for Massachusetts. and PTA regional school meetings.

----13---- the statement we received with our W2 forms last Thursday places him against our social security system. I have yet to hear a worker on- plain against social security taxes. Why doesn't Mr. loore begin do. To the Editor of.

TH ing something for the community instead of waiting for a call from i tuntrau kit IN li WI a 0 II i I kiln A retreat to with the estab lished law or the land. BRIE' ENCOUNTER with Dr. Should sympathize with the Pittsfield T. W. Jones in Bridge Traffle Crimmissinn in It ffort tn 'in.

Which he expressed amazement kit Traffic Commission in its efforts to un- which he expressed amazement kit th put out by Nationa Jangle the tie-ups at East, Elm and the figures Foundation which has licked polio Informing the Vol( Fourth Str9ets. Traffic-actuated lights and now ha st, embarked 'on an at: it may be th0 ofily solution short of a tack against defects at birth. The To the rditor of TH AGLE. a clover leaf or. elien foundation declr inating the blasted ed 'that one baby After reading Mr.

Clarence in 16 is so afflicted yearly. Dr, tler's remarks lEagle, Jan. I intersection altogether Jones says that at St, Luke's llos the "apathy" in this town cot pital here the pasNlive years, in ing the regional school quest: 4,354 births only 27 have been de. might be helpful to explar I euckt lel or one in 161. Either St.

position of the Stockbridge is fabulously lucky, or the In February, 1957, the local foundation has gone off the deep sponsored a public meeting regional school. A subsequent Pittsfield. Informing the Votr To the rditor of THit EAGLE. After reading Mr. Clarence remarks lEagle, Jan.

the "apathy" in this town the regional school question, might be helpful to explain position of the Stockbridge In February, 1957, the local sponsored a public meeting regional school. A subsequent (Mrs.) ELIZABETH MINKLER, President, Stockbridge PTA. Ilerb lock's Sfrdle (Mrs.) ELIZABETH MINKLER, President, Stockbridge PTA. Ilerblock's Sfrdle Reports of an abominable snowhound in the neighborhood are exploded when it is brushed off and discovered to be merely the cocker spaniel from next door. Binghamton Press." Reports of an abominable snowhound in the neighborhood are exploded when it Is brushed off and discovered to be mere- lv the cocker snaniel from next door A Trot for Pushy Parents The prigmatic American public having a great appetite for "how to" books "How fo Live Alone and Like It" to "How to Cook Korean, was 'probably inevitable that, this new one had to come along: "How to Raise Your Child's I.Q." But as the educationists would say, does it meet a felt need? The rationale of such a work, accord-, Ing to a news Interview with theauthor, Is that busy school administrators today rely so heavily on intelligence-quotient tests for classifying their little charies that the students should be prepared to do their best.

On their performance may depend their whole educational career. From this basis the author goes on to develop the argument that a happy, stimulating home life will help prepare, a Kettler's 161 on concerning it the PTA. PTA on the meeting was held in February, 1958, also under PTA These two forunis, were planned to come Just before annual town meetings to make all information concerning the regional question available. When a definite date waq set for a four-town vote, the Stockbridge PTA again arranged for a public meeting in October, 195ft School Committee members and town Selectmen vere represented. The Stockbridge PTA made a concerted effort to include West Stockbridge parents in this meeting I I tot .1.116 retfi .1.0 omo OOP! 3,14144 A I I I can't understand why these Avenue telling him what "hard-dollar" Republicans don't to say? We have problems that take offense at Herblock's one affect tGE as well as GE workers: thousand words night.

Oh, I the requests for a tax increase of know they like to have things two cents per gallon on gasoline: a spelled out for them, but why did Department of Public Utilities rul Roger 1Vellington Jan. ing that the bus fares in Pittsfield 151 become so nonplussed by vill rise to 20 cents per zone as of Potomac' article? Was it because Feb. 1. A statement by Mr. Moore it is rumored about town that Peter on these issues would be apprecis Potomac is Charles K.

Parker's ted by the community. Under Mr. nom de'pluine7 LaBlue's leadership the union PAUL J. GIBBONS. ly will take some action.

II? Itollen'beck WILBUR L. PIERCE. Great Barrington. Lanesboeu. UNDERSTAND that big-time, United.

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