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The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 17

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The Wcatlicr rrnn Berkshire Eagle Local Newt wnciEC (Monday through Saturday) 7.30 AM 10.30 AM 12.30 PM 6.00 PM 10.30 PM 1 Berkshire 8am rlw Baa Mta i New mon Fall moon Dec. Lamp Ughted S.M Temperature AM S4 1npcrtar 11 noon 45 High t4 boon l.M PM 4 14 hours 6 AM Rang Tar ar SS, S4 Precipitation Z4 boar i Evening City Edition Second Section Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Thursday, November 17, 1949. Top headers of UE Factions Coming for Separate lalks youthful Pair Held for Jury After Denying Break Charges Probable Cause Found by Judge Matles, Spurning Sunday 'Rump' Session Alberti on All Nine Complaints Against Michael Kolbasook and Ralph L. Welc i Will AddressL.elt Wing on luruay Carey To -VisitiRightists a Scheduled James J.

Matles, organizational i from the United CemeteryVork director for the United Electrlcatjers, concerting a rump meeting Workers Union, and James B.hhat he Is calling for Sunday. All cording to police report, were Michael Kolbasook, 18, and Ralph L. Welch, 20, were bound over to the Grand Jury today and held on $5000 bail each after they Silent Prayer To Open Council Sessions Favored The proposal to open future City Council meetings with one minute of silent prayer has been disinterred by the Council's Committee on Ordinances and Rules, but City Hall still Isn't sure whether the committee wants It or doesn't IT In a report filed yesterday with City Clerk Fitzgerald, the committee" recommended that the "request for prayer be granted." The, report did not, however, include any provision for incorporating the minute of prayer into the Council rules of procedure. The prayer request had been buried in committee for more than two months. It was submitted to the Council last August by Council President Edward J.

McDonald, who described it as an antidote for "materialism and pagan philosophy." Carey, CIO secretary-treasurer and that I have to say on the subject i of Npur current national General too man in the newly chartered pleaded innocent to four addition Electric negotiations and on the i i x'' $-v i I if i i I al breakmr and entering com subjec of CIO dictatorship, I will i j- Judge Charles R. Alberti found probable cause on all nine complaints, fivd of which' the two Pitts- CIO electrical workers union (IUE), will not clash at the meeting of UE Local 255 at the High School Sunday. However, both men will be in Pittsfleld i during hie week end and will speak at S( p-arate meetings of the left a id field men admitted when first arraigned last Thursday. Today both men pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering In right factions of the local. It say at the bona fide meeting of UB Local 255Saturday." Spurns 'Iirgal Meetings' A left-wing, spokesman further explained the elegram from Mat ties, saying thatV'as a national oft ficerj of the UE bdoes hot discuss UE aalrs at illegal UE meetings." Callahan had stilK received ho direct answer from NMatles this noon.

Informed of theext of th was W. was learned late this morning. In a telegram to Francis the nighttime and larceny of 540 from the Columbus Grill, breaking scared away from the Lakeview by Captain Raymond F. Coakley as they were rolling a safe qpntaining $586 into another room. Captain Coakley, while on a routine patrol, spotted a truck in front of the Lakeview and learned later that the two youttis had been seen driving It by Officer Orlando Pezanelll.

Armed With this the detective bureau under Lieutenant Michael P. Barry, rounded up the suspects and secured confessions, police said, to a number of the breaks. Kolasook. whose latest listed address is 178 Robbins Avenue," was represented by Attorney Harpld Goewey. Welch, a resident of 133 John Street, pleaded without counsel.

Captain Camille L. Marcel represented the When first arraigned they admitted the following five charges: Breaking- and entering with intent to commit a felony at the Berkshire Sheet Metal Company, larceny of an auto from the Berkshire Jacquot, president of 255 and a left-wing leader, Matles said that he would not attend the Sunday meeting, labeling it "a rump meeting" called by John H. Callahan, leader of the. local right wing and business agent of 255. Matles accepted an invitation UE leader's telogram to Jacquot, this to sayK "They a real pattern that Callahan had are following to them.

AllHheir is handed dow and entering: in the nighttime and larceny of $25 worth of food, from the Bradford Cafe, breaking and entering In the nighttime with intent to commjt a felony at the Lakeview, Restaurant, and breaking and entering in the nighttime and larceny of $50 in food and $450 in slot machine record selectors from the Berkshire Hills diner. The pair tok $40 in cash from the Columbus Avenue Grill on Oct. 25, and four bottles of liquor and cpeese worth $25 from the Bradford Cafe, Oct 26, police allege. m- plans are worked out in the munlst Party headquarters." Vickery Is First In Print Contest Charles H. Vickery took first place in the monthly Camera Club competition at the Berkshire Mu from Jacquot to attend a meeting of f'UE Local 255" Saturday morn 4 Callahan, a vmember of Carey' ing; at the Union Hall, West Street.

administrative committee to organ 1 seum last night. Carey will appear at the' meeting as scheduled, Calla Sheet Metal, worth $300; using a motor vehicle without authority, han said this morning. The busi ness agent. yesterday sent telegram to Matles inviting him to the breaking and entering the Esso Gas Station in Dal ton and larceny of Other winners in the unusual contest limited to silhouette photographs were Mrs, Wendell S. second; William B.

Conover, third; and John Van Lund, Mrs. GRA3I3IAII SCHOOL SATASx Junior Red Ctom gift boxes are delivered to children at Read School, where they will be filled with articles donated by the school children and sent to needy children overseas in time for Christmas delivery. The program is being carried on in all PilUfield public and parochial schools. Fifth grade students at Read here help a Red Cross motor corps driver with the delivery. In.

the usual order are: Sandra Bruce Gilbert, Evelyn Mrs. Raymond, W. ISeedham of the Red Cross, Richard Bruno, and Miss Dorothy B. McGee, fifth grade teacher and Junior Red Cross teacher-sponw for the school. Sunday meeting so that local mem $16, breaking and entering Frank Quinn's Central Lunch In Daltoii bers could.

"hear both sides of the Truck Va Clue The breaks at the Berkshire Hills Diner and the Lakeview Restaurant occurred last Wednesday night Kolbasook and Welch, ac- and larceny of cigarettes and. 'No Surprise liquor worth $36, Fielding, James Walshi, Bartlett Hendricks, and Mrs. Byron H. Porter, all honorable mention. Announcement that Matles, would Junior Red Cross Children A committee was named for the not be here bunday came as no Pittsfield's PauV Wetstein SPCC Publicity Is Discussed annual covered-dish supper and movie night to be held Dec.

7. Bart Fill GUt Boxes for Overseas surprise to Callahan. The local business agent told The Eagle early this morning that he expected the refusal and thaj he expected the left-wing group to call a meeting Gets N.Y. Columnist's Nod lett Hendricks is chairman and the others are Miss Edith Selbiger and Miss Anna May Page. Junior Red Cross members in Pittsfield public and parochial Saturday that Matles would attend After all, when Nick Kenny shouts "Local Papers Please Copy!" schools started this week i to fiU The Invitation to the Saturday You Beautiful Doll" ls! reported by Mr.

Kenny as "the current sensation of the recording business, being right up there 'Mule "Maestro Weston," Mr. Kenny -writes, "leaves for Hollywood on Ways 'and means of acquainting the public" with the work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children were discussed yester-daV at a meeting of the publicity "Of which' Mrs. William S. Annln Is chairman. The success of the radio skit given a the time of the" Community Fund drive has led to a demand for another pro In his New York Mirror column, and then starts out in three-column 10-polnt yodeling to complete with three ex meeting 'was extended Matles yesterday by Jacquot, it was learned this morning.

Following is the text of Jacquot's telegram to Matles: "I am given to i understand through the newspapers that an organization claiming to be UE ize the IUE. charged that the UE left-wing officers are following the same trend throughout the country and are' trying to win the battle In the courts. "This fight Is not going to be won in: court," he said. "It will be won onj an organizational level with the Callahan maintained that the Sunday meeting is legal. He said that the, date of the meeting was set last month by a "unamimous vote of the executive board when both right and left-wing members were present," He.

said that Leo A Rodgers, vice-president of the local" and a left-wing member, made the motion calling for the meeting. "And I seconded the motion," said Callahan. Reporter Invited i "We-request," continued the business agent, "that an Eagle reporter be admitted at the West Street meeting Saturday and tfyen we'll invite him Sunday. Theiji he can write his story as he sees! it." Continuing his attack, iCallahan leveled a blast at Matles. "He hasn't got enough guts to stand on, the same platform (with and debate the Issues.

How kre-people going to know the real 'issues If they don't hear both sides?" Meanwhile, the left-wing group apparently has still had no success in their attempt to get local GS management to recognize the left-wing slate of officers, it is. expected that the company will postpone any action until after the Sunday meeting. clamation points, we should Ignore Thanksgiving Day, 'Cutting his Sign of Winter? Whether -it means the Berk-1) shires are in for an early winter this year, no one Is sure but Mrs. Harold M. Almstead of 24 Lebanon Avenue got her annual winter visitor this morning all of six weeks early.

The visitor is a cardinal that Local 255 is holding a meeting Sunr pear.ance here due toa promise to play at the junior prorrxat U.C.L.A., where he was voted the roost popular bandleader -of the yeatxBlue-eyed and black-haired, (he has) a gram of this type. Posters similan day and has invited you to speak. Please be advised that the only of more than 200 gift boxes that will be mailed to children overseas in time, for Christmas, Miss Alice V. Coffey, head of Junior Red Cross pubjc school enrollment announced today. Pencils, pads of paper, soap, toothbrushes, tooth paste, small articles of clothing and toys will be donated by the local children and packed in gift boxes under super1 vision of the teacher in each room.

A teacher-sponsor will be responsible for the project in each school. Such items as candy, toy weapons', religious or patriotic sym bols, or anything breakable, are not to be included. A blank letter form on which thank-you notes may be written is enclosed with ficial meeting of UE Local 255 con single strand of gray that is, rndsn templated will be held Saturday, Nov. 19. at 11 AM; Union Hail, ya-d today ana started eating at into the Berkshire chapter's Junior Red Cross local service fund ajjd is used to finance activities locally and on the national level, and to provide recreational supplies, for children In warrscarred countries.

Superintendent of Schools Edward J. Russell Is chairman of the Pittsfield Junior JRed Cross. Mrs. Willis O. Solberg and Miss Coffey are vice-chairmen.

Teacher sponsors are: Miss Ruth Cohen, Mrs. Arthur Herrick, Miss Beatrice Miss Rosemary Cummings, Miss Margaret Miss Jean O'Brien, Miss Emma Robenstein. Miss M. Alice Sheerin, Miss Alleen Cpyne, Miss Martha" Burt, Miss Ba'rbara Conlin, Miss Louise Mplet, Miss Angela Miss Janet Bitensky, Miss Dorothy McGee, Miss Helen Miss Alice McDowell, Mrs. Margaret Walker, Miss Anne E.

Berte, Miss Katheryn Cronin, Miss Anne Gleason, Miss Rosemary Haylon, Miss Marlon Wills, Francis Bres-nahan, Reginald B. Thompson, Miss; Catherine Dover, Thomas Curtin, Victor James Drls-coll, Lewis M. Green and Mrs. Norman Hollister. i 1 West Street.

You are cordially invited to attend and? speak to our thexbird feedef she keeps. She Is sate It is the same bird thai becoming i A local visitor to New, York reports that Mr. Wetstein has had back-stage visits from more than 50 Pittsfieldians during his stay at the Paramount- spent theast two winters there, ltT Mr. Kenny's subject for today is Paul Wetstein, who as bandleader Paul Weston is, apparently slaying them at the Paramount. He is considered by the Mirror columnist, romantically speaking, as "the prize catch of the year." There is no mention of rising temperatures Involving Mr.

Weston and Jo Stafford, his vocalist, whose names were linked in 1948 "to the extgnt that Miss Stafford felt it necessary to deny it for the morning papers of April 20. Youngest Director Mr.) Weston is listed as being the youngest musical, director of any major recording company, same being! Capitol. His recording of Dardanella," from the film "Oh but at thosKtlmeSi the bird didn't to the sjecent 'window display will also be prepared for use at meetings of the sections of the agency throughout the county. To meet the needs of local organizations in the smaller towns which desire speakers a their meetings, several members -of the committee are gathering material for talks on the type of problems in which the society can he of assistance to children and their parents. A brief training course conducted by Mrs.

James Dixon, president of the Berkshire district and South Berkshire branch, will-prepare these speakers to go out on calls later in the winter. come until DeC30 and 31. The cardinal must be a caut Temple Service Mayo Robinson will conduct a each box. More than 100 such notes, membership on the status of bur contract and our union." l. Matles' answer follows: "In answer tOybur.

wire inviting me to speak at the membership meeting of UE Local 255 Saturday this is'io advise you that I will be glad ify attend. I have also received a wire from one John H. Callahan, former member and business agent of UE- 255, and most recently a delegate to the 'CIO convention ious bird for when he first showed up this morning he camealone to check up on the situation Apparently finding things in order 1 1:1.: 1 mm i Sabbath service tomorrow night at 8.15 at Temple Anshe from European children were sent to Pittsfield schools last year as a result of the Pittsfield Junior. Red Cross project. Hostesses for the Oneg Shabbat to follow will be Mrs.

Rebecca Molner and the Misses Hattie and Bella aim lu uia imnig lie urw un anii, an hour later, came back with his mate. .1 Junior Red Cross activities Kelm. aref arried on ty funds whicn members themselves contribute at enrollment time. This noney goes Rosenfeld Quality James Scullarv Stockyards Bill Filed by Enright Opens Law Office BOSTON A bill, caUing, for the On North Stree A suit for the man state of Massachusetts to take over the Brighten stockyards by eminent domain, was filed I in the IHouse of Representatives yesterday by, Thomas E. Enright A similar bill for1 Senate actionNyas filed at the same time lose! full who has a by Senator Edward C.

Stone (R- Barnstable WMm 1: The action bXthe two legislators followed a hearings before 300 far-; mers and farm gmuo representa- i tives. The farmersre seeking state -Intervention on theproposal to close the stockyard permanently. The 1949 session of the siateNeg- isiaiure naa Deen asked eitnerxo take over the Brighton yards, of Among the thousands of suits we sell year, our $40 to $45 line and our $60 line are the best sellers. There are! a construct a state-owned Stockyard at another site for the farmers of the few men, how- Gift to Museum Miss Elizabeth L. iGodwin of Lenox has given the Berkshire Museum two 18th century Spanish wall panels.

-j The panels are covered with leather with intricate1 tooled de: signs. They are on permanent exhibition In the( Crane Memorial Room at the Museum. iWKen (-Jet the. Savings Habit, Down You're Smart! I I There comes a time when all of us see the money saving Idea for Just what it is a problem in addition, multi-' plication, substraction so, many years, so much in-come, so much subtraction. everywho grab something exceptional in quality when they seeit, no matter how many suits they already have.

It is to this group that we extend a special invitation' now to come see a choiceiollection of unusually finesuits priced James J. Scullary Boston University School of Law in June this year and took his bar examinations in August He Is married to the former Rita D. LaPorfe of Benington, Vt They have twoi children and; are living at 84 Memorial Drive. from $65 to $105, and picl with an eyeto interest men who appreciate the comfort Whf and self-assurance the finest Start saving early enough and you're safe start saving too late and you're sunk. When a man realizes that i nobody can stop him from saving money.

He wouldn't w' be smart if they could. ri- quality affords. James J. Scullary, who was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in September, has opened a law office at North Street. A native of Pittsfield, the son'of Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Scullary of 712 East1 Street, Mr. Scullary graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1937 arid was the first student to receive the Thomas Cur-tin medal for leadership in athletics and scholarship. Ha attended Williams College for two years and then transferred to Boston University, to study law. He was there a1 year before he entered the Air Force a month after Pearl Harbor.

A navigator, he reached the rank of captain during fiis service in the southwest Pacific. He was discharged late in 1945. i Mr. Scullary graduated from I Reducing Turkish bath and massage will help you. Tones up weak muscles.

A trial is convincing. Appointments Sat, Sun. and evenings. A Smith, licensed masseur, 23 Stockbridge Dalton, Mass. Tel.

413. Adv. I' 13 0 a Clothes Washed Hour Blankets, spreads, small rugs i washed and fluff dried, 55c. Pick up 20c. Delivery 20c.

Launderaid, Tyler St. Dial 2-8728. Adv. 1 Expert Bulldozing Digging cellars and grading, per hr. R.

Whitaker. Dial 2-6793J Adv. -21 Worsted Tex Suits $60 to $75 Society Brand $75 to $85 Hiclcey Freeman $95 to $105 Births St Luke's Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm E.

Cooper, 74 East Housatonic Street, a son this morning. Rummage Sale AOH Auxiliary, 9 AM, Frl. North upstairs. Adv. 237 IS Pittsfield Mr.xand Mrs.

Robert D. Blondin, 28 Crosby Place, a son this morning. Free estimates given on Insulation and combination alumi-1 num storm sash. Berk. Roofing Insulation Co.

Harry Vincent, owner. Rear 458 South St 2-6986. i Adv. 22 xMr. and Maurice A.

Lev-esque, 995 Tyler Street, a son yesterday. Other Hospitals Mr. and Mrs. James Sterling of Boston, a daughter, Aone Bradford, Grandparents are Mr and Mrs. Thomas F.

Plunkett of 25 Lexington Parkway. Mrs. Sterling is the former Miss Patricia Plunkett. Three piece living room set maroon, brown and gold. Doll; house and contents.

All well kept" Dial 2-2395. Adv. 18 TESfi STREET Orphan Christmas Bazaar, Nov. 19. 9 AM to 6 PM.

S.Melville Adv. 19: It's Opposite th Post Offic Rosen Mr. and Mrs. William J. Moore of New York a daughter Tuesday at Union Hospital.

New York. Mrs. Special party, rates for New York City and Boston. Checker Cab. Dial 6464.

Adv. 23 THE MEN'S STORE OF PITTSFIELD Moore is the former Justine Russell 5th Ave. perms, $4. fiial formerly of 4 ans, race. 18 Adv..

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