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The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 13

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Alherli Confident Police cn Any.lJatcrial on Llclville? s. Will 1 HOLYOICS "Who does Albertl ard gambling. The props were think he's kiddlnart" was the com ment maae here by Thomas ko-han. senior probation officer cf the there and the scenery was handsomely set by the vjgreat white father In Room out Albertl missed his 'cues. "V- 1 "I charged that- gambling and vice In IH-iyoke was an Kolyokt DUtrlct Court, just bffors for Locals '1 lYcta-V 3 Country fne diitrict attorney from imiu- iieid ordered police to take action on Rohan's charges that this city Iscua, and was a busiaeis -U Cub know that as theyj the they ere coverln-'.

Hclvi" ai.so plowed- when ho helped on his uncle's farm, not jr.any year! before he bought Ar- "rowhead Rn.d settled down himself "ij a Pittirield firmer. In fact, to Jy Leyda, is "crawling with vice." District Attorney Charles K. Albert! said he was confident the police would clear up the situation, but added that If they did nothe would "investigate conditions and any and all violators of the law revealed by the inquiry." The charges leveled by Rohan prompted a conference attended by Albertl, Mayor Henry J. Toepfert and other- officers Wednesday night. Rohan said the dty-administration and police were allowing gambling.

Illegal liquor dealings and vice to exist as a "municipally pro tected business." Xnjoyed Good LangY After readme the report "of the tuthor, who 13 lie re to ma -ferial fnr a of Melville, netted- over annually, also that-it was munldpally pro-tectsd. I insisted that bool craps, poker and one-arxed bandits nourished. further emphasized that cohabitation was rampant and that police winked at all these conditions. j' "The district attorney prescinded from all these allegations, but drew a red herring when he concentrated solely on cohabitation and ignored all my other charges. What did Mr.

Albertl offer in refutation, without citing any figures, without consulting records, without even calling me to chamber ses sion as a witness, he accused me of having acted rashly. What sort of a denunciation is If the mayor and Albertl want names and addresses, furnish thenu -Eut let's not have Albertl masquerading under a cloak of piety Toepfert resorting to a thin, veneer of sanctity." I ittsfield doesn't completely real- i- iviiat en extraordinary person wss living: here at that time. "You "hear more talk of LongfeHow's two vacations here, re said. Cki nM2a JIaterlsJl -In a search new for local ref- crehcf-s to the author of "Moby conference, Rohan said he "enjoyed. tiesc," Jlr.

Leyda is anxious for a Izok at the relevant material that a pood laugh," "Why, the district attorney, did not even put on a good act when he'-came here Wednesday night to probe my charges of flagrant vice nust be In seme PittsHeid allies. lis has annealed for old family" al- bums and old journals, manuscripts chiIJren-Ttth other two were Ihe goats are ewnfd by l.ru-Ann I'nueine rht, CI Zur-v tr letters la which Melville might Street. Helping her tsVe care of the lids 1 I-r. Thelma Fox, a have revived mention, however smalL Hooka owned by -Melville xyr ctvea bv him to mends, even JJIoreiTlianSO Girls JLeacue eeds a Lar a ledger entry, showing: receipt of Jay Leyda, author, pores loyer a bound fila of The Eagle in Msarch for material on Herman Melville Jn preparation for a biography ched- le4 for publication in 943. Working Today tnv.n'i In one "esse that a daVr Do you have a car you want to loan, reriVor'seU to the Girls' For Smith Benefit tee' which In 1S37 cams ta th onn- League In 1 clusion that ''our schools are not so good and useful as they ought The local organization Is faced More than 50 Smith College alumnae, and their friends are Legion Poppy Day to Be Held Tomorrow Pittsfleld American Legion's annual poppy day will be held tomorrow at 7 AM.

In event of rain the sale will be postponed a week. Six hundred dollars of the net receipts will be turned over to the George Vogel fundfi, High school girls will aid Legion volunteers in the sale of the popples, and prizes will be awarded those turning in the most money. William tanning is poppy, day chairman. Fr. Sullivan To Be Speaker On May 30 Memorial Day Observance flanp Are Announced Eev.

David Sullivan of St with a serious problem because the jw oracrs cn nsr.a rr new mcl.iies, another bad -r wai-log for deliveries, and on of that, they learned the pil.rj J.v some cases were too hlh. 1 Consequtntly, th C't' League, throush Ms rJ pealed to the public for St, soma generous rrion enn't at car for the entire campir.i --n, Juna 21 ta Ati7. 1. I.tias ILlr. 'v to be or as they can be." The committee was headed by Thotnas Jtlel-vili; Herman's uncle.

A minor farm, Arrowhead, on Holmes Road, In 1830, he brought with him 4he beginning of "Moby Dick" and spent the following year working on If here. That book and "Pierre" -have many, Berkshire references the old elm at Park Squares Balance Rock, etc. Almost all his short "stories and his historical navel, "Israel Potter," were set in Berkshire locales. In 18S2 he family crisis developed around the spend ihg today at the Unity Parish House on Avenue, sorting and marking rummage, white elephants- and antiques 'for the golden shop that will open tomorrow at io far the benefit of the college's -75th opening or tne uiris jLe8gu cay camp at Richmond Pond is approaching. vehicle would not be used tb transport the campers from here to; Richmond but rather as art "emergency, car" in case any of the Elrla need medical attention.

argument wnetner to have or not to have the Me" in the family payment ty nim, would neip. Any material uncovered or es to where, material be found be brought Jo morrow before 1 or next week the basement rof the circula-Lcn dTfirtment of The Eagle, "where Mr. Leyda is doing research amosg old volumes of the newspaper. He would like to examine any material uncovered, and purchase' it iZ is i r- s. The biography, which, will be Tftde up entirely "of documents, without connent or interpretation, VH1 be published in the' fall of 1S13 by Reynal Hitchcock.

Mr. Leyda, who has been. here 'three veeks; will remain until the end This week's research through CUy Kali records turned up.infori jsatlon cn a school reform commit- name, the Pittsfleld keep hopes someone my' corn to front end offer tiie cr'fcr ing with the Scottish influence and Herman's, iamily assuming the turned over Arrowhead to his live a fcclw-n or; if the camp suddenly runs low more elegant English ending.) The reform committee satd the prime 30'' AM and 5 during on provisions. Joseph's Church, formerly a colonel Betty lOngiley, director camping season. reason was the deficiency of com' The merchandise varies from handkerchiefs to a sterling sliver tea service through' kitchen, ware, books, costume jewelry, toys, skates and skis, muic recordings, bicycles and-clothing of We" are tli a Jl i a.

m-v peient oecause. or wmcn. with the Eighth Air Force, will be the principal speaker at Memorial Day exercises at Pittsfield Ceme brother and the next year left Pittsfield to take a more lucrative position In the New York Customs House. Active In community life, Melville was a member of the Berkshire Agricultural Society and at Klr'gsley, "because the'hf-ii the Girls' League, reported today that all efforts to obtain 'automobile for carrp use have'lailed. Prize Picture To Open British' "our own offspring: lack the bread of knorwledge." That was.

in the all sizes conditions, Among Without an- autniw-bile, .1 -n't know what we'll do." tery, Friday, May 30, parade marshal Bruce Mclntyre announced to-' day. turn series 't automobile dealers fcr a they spring of the By fall, Herman Melvillei-then'19, was: Installed as teacher in the S'yke district the treasures are skis, an antique copper chest." a petticoat with real tended plowing matches; he was i i lace edging, a croquet set, and new. a central, figure at picnics for five hand-made, articles. c. a native of Worcester, Is a former chaplain, In the Massachusetts Reserve Officers Association.

The prayer at the ceme years and attended FourAJt of I July Vacationed at SIelviU Lake Mrs, Bradford- West, chairman of Tublic Two of his vacations he spent at -the event who is in charge also of tery will be given by Floyd I Melvill Farm, now the Country sorting ana distributing. Is as i nest wrTHTw V. S. Weather Buret neoa report Tinnperatare AH 51 sisted Fred -D. RetaUIck Caub, Later, at near-by -Melvill Works Commissioner S.

Kooferts, president or me Jfittsneia Coujnell of Churches and chaplain of the! Pittsfirtrf American "Los-Inn. noersture at IS am 64 uicme, nas spare a a tree, i lis ce-j i rrt tmrtHf It inn tl Lit Lake, row Morewood Lake, Mrs. Sarah organized fancy- The parade will form at 9 AM Mrs. Jonn Jjorpgan, Mrs. Philip A.

Damon, Mrs, Elizabeth4 K. Dechert, Mrs. Howard S. Babbitt. Mrs.

Leland CTaiboW Mrs. Har E.wet tBSDrattii II km I AM at the corner of East and First Streets and follow a route alone: IwftT SS reinivtlBB th Itaiirs cejeorations at rarx square. One July 4, the speaker of the day noticed him in the crowd and called attention- to him as a descendant of a participant in the Boston Tea Party. With other local citizens he hung out his: banner when General Eartlett's regiment returned from the-Civil Watv The author's nearest relative livlngvhere now is a grandniece, Miss Agnes More-wood, AvenueX- So far; tax records, militia rolls, and jury duty records at the City Hall, the' Berkshire Athenaeum and Lenox and Stockbrldge Li East, North and Wahconah Streets rison I Amber, E. Goodwin, Mrs.

George P. Hunt Vanff tar tune yrtr tar 61, 47 CcheHti Fdd to VcU tz: Veterans mrrpenjjlion were paid lait; Kior.th 1:2,117 Massachusetts "disabled according to J. Blake of the' fice, of Veterans' During the an World-War II. velrr- f-1 claim for I. pertairilnx to and to be uppMnrr: Jn vc'lerans, ta of-the ror.t-cf April- cotct rpreientliv talked various types rf hr and pecks Road to St.

Cemetery. After a short ceremony at the miscellaneous table, is aided by Mrs. Harold M. Jalonack, Mrs. Benjamin M.

Harris, Mrs. Gilbert England and Mrs. Prior. cress picnics, to or these Herman Melville's wife came dressed as; the of Grey-lock." Probably the design Of her husband, who was writing about Greylock at this time, her costume, was "original end unique" by The Berkshire County Eagle of that "Her head being shrouded In nests and her dress decorated with leaves, pine 5 cones and other mountain marchers wm reform to go to jPittsneld Cemetery, where the program will be held on the mound. elded" yesterday, that the elm fin front, of "Nathan at 13 Lincoln Street would not be removed, Mir, Kobritz petitioned for the -removal so he could- make a driveway.

Mr. says tre Is good, healthy elm and he doesn't think a driveway be feasible in the proposed location. 1 lie iai a public hearing soverai weeks on the removali and manv ncign-bors. objected. Mrs.

Richard, Bridges has been They will return to Park Square r-a i iet at K.i lt noon i Jun 8 i Ft Turm rotit I Uof Sonir mud Monday, i no. Hsiien will total ta tw faehe raua ni'bt. mrlT loatrrw ajut atxvat Juandsr. aaaeo. to ivxrs.

neu cogbiir committee oil children' clothing. braries, but principally issues of Miss Helene MUlett and Miss The Berkshire Eagle and the Pitts- Derothy Rhoades are collecting trophies. field Sun have produced material and disband. The dedication of the city's honor roll at the Berkshire Athenaeum will follow -ii. Medical Panel To.

Be Named coniriDuuons. When he first tame to his for Mr. Leyda. f-)S Mayor James Fallon, was ready this morning to announce the medical panel which will Investigate ''It- yj the retirement petitions of Deputy rire-umei Jonn vv. jteegan ana Private James O'Brien but he found he didn't have authority to eavnefi'-- yr -ait Cella Johnson v.

"7: 'V" Brief the British appoint all; three members. He says one meirtber is selected by the state, i another by the peti I film which has won awards -on both sides? of the Atlantic, will be tioner and another by the city re brought to the Colonial Theatre May 21 for a week as the first of tirement board. Both men are retiring for disability reasons. a series ox imported pictures. f.

I. Atf ending: Safety i Session fVkimfv 1 balttfl' W-TlheMmmmf- repte- Under a special arrangement made by Western Massachusetts Theatres a number of British productions will be brought here during the next two months." Scheduled for June are "This-. Happy Breed" and "Johnny Frenchman." "Brief Encounter," is a J. Arthur Rank production written by. Noel Coward.

Among Its stars is Cella Johnson, who made her first big hit in Coward's "In Which We Serve." Coward is also the author of "This Happy Breed," in which he pays sented by about 13 at Governor Bradford's safety conterence in Boston todav. It Is the first ses 9 sion of Its kind. Among those attending are Harry A. Heaphy, the county commissioner's engineer; Police Chiefs William Royal of Willlamstown, John Flaherty of -North Adams mtiA Xltnrrr T. MffiArtv if Rrtit tribute to the courage of Britain's "little pedple' during the war.

Miss Johnson appears in this Clm as PerKaps you may Kav a rnorfgago Held Hy en out-of-fown Bank, Loan Corporation or. hsuranca Company Having many aftractlve features. Barrlngton, Eugene E. Donnelly of I welL Jt Is hoped that, subsequent special bookings 'will include the James Mason hit, "Odd Man Out," tne uerKsnire AutomoDiie uuu. and William Rogers, -head of the Berkshire Safety Mo usurp that are developed at and "The starring today's conference will be brought back to Pittsfleld for discussion on i i- jIF so, we feci very sure you Will be able to secure a mo3 flexible and at aiay xi.

the widely publicized Deborah Kerr. Mrs Cooey Tells of Work rriore personally designed mortgage from Of Inde: Newburyport Plan Plus Not temporary but permanent reduction on all our bakery, Come and save. Maconn Bakery, 814 Tyler St-r-Adv. 51 Learn ToDanee Liebau Studios; 137 North, 2-5717. Adv.

i 15 One Red Feather agency learned i I 'b about another -when Mrs. Alma executive director of the 65 Savings Social Service Index, addressing the directors of the Pittsfield Day Nursery Tuesday, reviewed the Ill I II I. I.I 111.11 I Caterers history and work of the index. She described its work as a clearing house for information needed by al SC5L Morehead Sons. Dl 1 other agencies to facilitate and: VHY TAlK ANY OF OUR OFri strengthen their services.

Mrs. Charlotte Weirum, nursery i Weddings, banquets, picnics clambakes. 74 North St. Room 405. Adv.

ft Plants Potted tomato plants, peppers, celery, cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce. Wholesale and Retail. Barosso'a Greenhouses, 191 Bene-, diet Rd. Adv. June 2 Cirector, reporiea oa cays- care April and an average daily attendance of 24.

In addition to 34 enrolled, several others are on the waiting list. Mrs, A. Henry and Mrs. Ed win Holden will arrange the C'1 June meeting, a party at the unota Lake cottage -of Mrs. Stanley Trade old ranges.

Ughtman's. 17 Adv. Clarke, There's four orive.glariou3 mohtlis ahead. Enjoy, thrra in clothes of appropriate weight and skeleton censtructson. Our selections are hot yet as c'omplcta as v.e tut everyone i3 of a proven rdiabb nr.rr.3 who3 rcputr.i:r,n ydu'U pick cf the li-ht-wciht clothes XI-TJ Rummage Sale South Congregational Church.

Birtl is Saturday from 9 to Adv. 17- St. Lake's Hospital' Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mariam of North Adams, a son last night.

Mn and Mrs. Almasse Eouchard cf 4 Pitt Street, a daughter last nights Haspel Sesrs'ucbrs 7.Z3 Pafm BeacK'b Jtafot Springs. 23.73j Sunfrosf; ti Deer Hill House Open Sunday dinners $1.50 up. Served from to 2J3Q PJJ. Selective menu.

Route 9, West Cumming-ton. Robert M. Eamforth, Prop. Adv. 7 Clothes for-Europe at Golden Shcp, tomorrow- 10 to 4: Unity i i'arlsh House, WencScU Ave.

17 Man's overcoat taken by mistake IIITtcrest Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Ilcyd Smith of 533 Lakewsy Drive, a son last night. ft Mr. and Mrs.

Harvey Fish of ,1 U1 r-a jf S7 First a son this morning. IXouse of Mercy and Mrs. Bernard T. Kirch ner of Lenox, a daughter this i at: Masonic Wednesday night at Sportsman's, banquet, Finder pleise --return to W. Skin- '(? 2-KCl Adv.

20 Mr. tnd Mrslaroli Stover of 23 Cole Avenue, a son this morn-teg. 4 THE MEISl'S STORE OF PITTSFIELD Up on -Weddinif Presents at the Golden Opportunity. Shop tti a. trnitw pri- MiU Iilhrflon for Savings Li FatsHclj 1 Clothe Family et the Golien Orportunity Shop tomorrow, 10 to 4.

Unity Parish Benefit Smith Coliere. 7 7ARROW hats House. Rummage, white elephants Adv. i-rr I I- nuquev Ay, if.

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