The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • Page 14

Our Berkshires Where Are the Berkshire Hills COLLEAGUE this corner Mr Annin is having a terrible time with the Berkshire Hills They keep getting awa from him and wandering off n'o New York Connect cut a Franklin Count It is time to make i con- effoi to pin them down a a where a Beikshne Hills' One reason of course for the confusion is that so people including Mr Annin try to tix them entneK in i Countv I cannot be clone The counts line is purelv arbitrarv and i 1 ttle or no relation to the topographical map For trample the boundary of count tuns along the top a high ridge of the Taconics and if the eastern slopes of thi- dge are pirt of the Berkshire H11K vou can haidlj deny that the slopes are, too since the hills -land i them The eastern boundary of the countj is even moie a since it ctoes not fo'llovv any con- tout udge or other natuial division Sa.oj is in the Berkshne Hills but if they aie confined to Berkshue Count then nfield isn i Washington is Middlefield isn Peru is i isn Tin- is i i II cannot be justified even the a i a or Rivei ses in Windsoi Peiu and Washington, 1,0 a i of all these towns would be ruled out of the Berkshire Hills By WALTER PRICHARD EATON Espotahs No Nasty Tasta Tablet Form Easy io TaVa if the county line followed the divide The sensible and natural thing to do is to consider the topography of tne whole region and accept the boundaues it sets So considered a we mav call the Berkshue Hills consist of two geologically distinct formations On the uest is the Tacomc rjdgp which includes Grevlock and the Dome This ridge is bioken sharp- 1 on the noi th by the gap cut the Hoo-ic River and does not lesume itb loftv aspect till some waj noith of Bennmgton The Hoosic Rivet oreak-through then is the northern end of the Tacomc i On the south the dge plainlj extends without a break to tne Salisbury-Millertoa gap and hence Bear Mountain Connecticut is i question a pait of the Berkshire Hills I I I Acioss oui cen'ral valley lies other mountain formation of the Berkshire 11s It is of couise a extension of the Green Mounta ns Unlike the Green Mountains however these hills hav i no a spine of peaks but have been weathered down to a rolling plateau This weathenng begins south of Stiatton Mountain in Vermont and i the Green Mountains end and the Berkshires begin is not easy to sav The state line has to serve 'as demarcation But the eastein boundary of Beikshires lies is plain It was plain enough to pioneer ancestors anvhow got easily to Westfield and Xor thampton and there stopped in then tiacks by the sharp wall of the Berkshire Barrier Blandford Chesterfield Ashfield are hill towns on the east- ein edge of the Barrier Thev are rn the Berkshire Hills On the south there is a natural division cut by streams and marked bj the highway from Canann Norfolk and Wmsted Side Glances Certified Fur Storage Vaults ARE ON THE PREMISES FURS REPAIRED REMODELED HOLLANDERIZED BROOKNER'S FUR SHOP 281 North St. Dial 2-2962 WATCH REPAIRING 1 Year Guarantee Free Estimate Given One Week Service CAPITOL FURNITURE Jewelry Shop 351-353 North St. Dial 2-0280 South of that the lolling plateau character of the hrlls changes to the domes and cups of the Litchfield Hills But it is geographically impossible to deny that Colebrook and Hartland Connecticut, oelong in the Berkshires Taken as a geographical unit then, the Berkshire Hills are not confined to Berkshire County Thev arp also In parts of Franklin Hampshire and Hampden Countres in a very narow strip of New Yort (the narrower the and a small section of Connecticut-a verj charming section too Anybody who has missed seeing Colebrook and Haitland should rectify the omission at once A Political divisions may make It difficult to advertise tne Berkshire Hrlls as a unit and mav breed conflicting loyalties But geo- grapmcally the people of Ashfield or Cummmgton have as much i to the name for their hills as Pittsfield has or Stockbridge a matter of fact this advertising business is getting rne down a bit Sometimes I feel like a breakfast food 01 a new mouth wash If hadn plugged the Beikshires so hai maybe Wrng- dale New York wouldn't be ing to muscle in as a pait of the Berkshire Hills Mavbe wed still be thought of merely as a quiet and secluded and lovely land filling Western Massachusetts and every second house wouldn't have a Tourists Taken In" sign out in If we a careful the i will be so taken in that thev 11 go somewhere else Sure, I an old stick-m-the- mud I know it It used to be nice mud though Terminal Pay Deadline Announced as Sept. 1 BOSTON--Only seven weeks remain which former enlisted men of the armed forces mav apply for their terminal leave pay, it was announced today by Fust Army finance office Applications postmarked later than Sept 1 1948 will be jetuined Although the oiigmal deadline for applications was Sept 1, 1947 this was extended for one yeai, but i is no indication that there will be a i extension Application blanks aie available at all post offices and veteran cen- By Galbraith Drive-Ill Movies Slow Down After Postwar Boom The Berkshire County Edgle, Wednesday, July 14, "You sneak over to the meat counter and buy the bteak while I go keep mother away--I don't want to hear her accuse the butcher of highway lobbery again!" NEW YORK--Diive-m theatres the movie industry lusty postwar baby which has grown fat by tapping a hai d-to-lure type of filmgoer, may themselves by over-expansion Theie are now 500-plus of them in the country--five times as many as in prewar 1941 estimates the Wall Street Jouinal In some areas tbe business still rs glowing but there's trouble afoot Its a mallei of cutthroat competition In some cities one or two outdoor theatres weie sure-lire money makers when thev had the field to themselves last Now five or six ai competing each other out of business It's a little like the rmniatuie golf ciaze the early 30s However because outdoor ihea- fres aie making movies available to people couldn or wouldn't to regular theaties its prob- aole that tne fittest of the drive- ins vMll sin vivo to become a permanent part of the landscape Then audiences laigeH are family folk usually young mai lied cou- pies who find it too much Uouble or too to babv sittois foi an evening out at a regular movie house a changed all a Now the along i the famiiv poodi aie bundled into the back seal Even invalids come wrapped in blankets Dog-Tiers-Up Fail To Show? City Council Tables Petition Ll.IV. Being Studied A plan to mfoini the community at laige on the United Nations is under way with the League ol Women Voteis Mrs Charles Kline, cochauman with Mrs Kenneth Wallender, has retuined fiom Boston where she attended a conference yesterday sponsored by the state league Plans were mapoed for organizing a gioup of leadeis called a wotkshop who will duect study gioups The idea is that the the knowledge of the league members who become better informed on the will seep thiough to the 'rest of the community MISSING PERSO1V Julia.

Kruss, known also as Julia Cross or Kross or Krzos or Strael. A about 78, born in Poland. A 5 I 4 indies i 130 and 135 pounds. Hair--Biown turning Wore a switch of hair which was made up a pug on back of head. Complexion--Rudd.

agile for her Clothing--When last seen she woie a pink cotton dress, low black shoes, black stockings, long tweed coat and a black hat. May have been weanng glasses. Spoke i a foreign accent. Thi 1 woman left the City Infiimary on May 24, 1948, ior the purpose of visiting relatives for a two-week period All efforts of the Department of Public Welfare and of the Police Department to locate this woman from that date have been unsuccessful. Anyone having seen this woman or knowing about her whereabouts is lequested to contact either the Police Department or the Department oi Public Welfare.

Department of Public Welfare --Telephone 2-6936 Police Department --Telephone 4556 Judging by night meeting of the City Council the old saw to the effect that a dog is a friend woiks piett well in reverse, too Pittsfield dogs found plenty of two-legged friends leady to go io bat for them the Counc 1 tuined its attention to the recently filed petition asking that local canines be conlmed to their nome grounds except accompanied by a maitei and a leash The controversial proposal bearing signatures of 30 i i headed Linwood Adams 88 Heniy Avenue was tabled by the Council in laulv- older, but foi dogs and dog-lovers it a-, a i bj default Although there vveie plenty of pro-canine voices present only one biave soul was on hand to voice the heresy of a a i re stiaint Councilman Geoige A PuiRell started off the discussion by asking if Ali Adams v.a.s me-ent the gallery He a i i a Haivey Lake asked if other aignei of Hie petition Again the a i vva-. no Mi Lake I hen proceeded to enumerate the recourses already available to hara-bed by dogs and up i the remark that people who present a petrtron like this and then don appeal in its behalf are aakmg the Council to wash their dirty linen for them After a few moie similar observations by councilmen, the gallery was given its say George King- 51 Center Street piomptly put himself in the dog house i most of those present bj voicrng the only sentiment i during the evening in favor of the petition Although one of the signeis, he argued that dogs were ruling the roost in his neighborhood and that one in. particular a German police pup 01 forbidding dimensions has been overrunning his property and turn ng his garden into a shambles Opposition Speaks Up Mr Kings views vveie promptly and vigorously contended by other- citizens the gallery Henry Melle 17 East Mill Street, said that his own neighboihood, the canine pop- A MODEL DAIRY Product ulation v.a^ a model of good be havior George Rollins Holmes Road a i a i hat he his, dog put away be- foie he would let it submit to re- stra nt and a if a other citizens did likewise it rep- lesent a substantial i a i a loss to the cit Mis Lyla Meier 96 Sunset Street said that dog weie up in a ajrairst the petition and stated as of the public temper that she had i ceived 15 astio Pit'sfield i i to a letter i she addressed to Eagle I on the i i ago Since no one was left who hid a good i to for the pet lion discussion as closed and the mo tion to place it on file a passed unanimously The councilmen hid a items to dell i befoie completing the agenda but for most of the the even is was i i i a dog lovers--and Mi King--left the Council chamber done Beds Springs Mattresses Nationally Known iKrs such as Englander, Rose Derrj and 1 oster Bros THE MEYER STORE, Inc. 297 OKTH ST THIS IS THE PLANT Where your clothes get the famous Shalctt cleaning that restores colors and fieshness them a new look brand new! fine dry bet Frisky Adventures Made with 'BETTER GRADE ICE CREAM At Your Favorite Neighborhood Store or Dairy Bar ASK FOR IT BY Buy it in bulk, by the pint, quart or gallon DIAL 4508 A Product of Model Dairy, Inc. Here is Fribkv--a mischievous pup vv'ho romoa through six motifs' EmbiOlder him on kitchen towels for new amusing decoration Easy stitches for these funny puppy motifs a 7099 transfer of motifs 1 rnches Our rmproved a i visual with easv-to-see charts and photos and complete directions makes needlework Send 20c in coins for tnis pattern to The Berkshire Evening Eagle, 78 Household Arts Dept, Box 182 Flatbush Station Brooklyn 26, Print name, address, zone and pattprn number Put voui spare moments to good account 1 Our AJiee Brooks needle- book i show vou how It's onlv 15c This edition has 97 illus- a i of the best designs ng tojs, children's ciothes acces- soiies Each design comes in an Alice Biooks simplified pattern a is so eas to follow Plus- free--a pattern printed in the book --a lovely crocheted Shalett Dry Cleaners and Ders 700-702 North St.

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