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-FRIDAY, APRIL- 1949. 48 Persons Attend Small Business Class THE NORTH iDAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, TRANSCRIPT ADAMS DRIVER CAUGHT IN LOCAL SPEED NET Atty. William A. O'Hearn Gives Lecture on Legal Problems. Fined I 5 in District Court Today The first session of the university extension course in organizing and managing a small business was held last night at Drury high school with 4S present.

Last night's lecture avas on "Legal Problems in Starting and Oper-, ating a Small Business," by Atty. William A. O'Hearn. Charles H. McCann, director of the course, said today that more are expected to attend next week's session, when registrations will close.

The course will consist of eight sessions, held each Thursday evening from 7.301 to 9 o'clock in Drury high The session scheduled for last! Thursday will he held at a later, date. It was postponed because of apparent lack of interest at that time. The talks on "Opportunities for Small Business in Northern Berkshire," by Malcolm Wilson, Chamber of Commerce executive, and by C. J. Farley, assistant director, Massachusetts Development and Industrial commission, in charge business, scheduled for last week, will be given at a later date.

Next week's lecture will be "Financing a Business," by Clarence N. Stoneham, treasurer, North Adams Trust company. An Adams motorist became a victim of the police' department drive against traffic violators when he was arrested at 11 charge. He was Theodore Bazinet, 26, of 115 North Summer street, Adams. In district court this New Telephone Rates Put in Effect Today Local Rate Cuts, But ID- Cent on Outside Calls.

New reduced telephone rates o'clock last night on a speeding are in effect here today, but the savings won't permit subscribers to join any more Pyramid clubs. And taxpayers will find a hidden increase because of the fact that morning he pleaded guilty to the the 331-3 per cent discount for- charge and was fined by Judge John E. Magenis. Police Chief John F. Flaherty said Bazinet was stopped on State street by Patrolman George Garner when he allegedly was driving south at 45 to 50 miles an hour.

Chief Flaherty said todav ths merly allowed the city on its phones was dropped as of today. The new phone rates were determined by adding five per cent to the charges for local service in effect prior to July 1, 1947. That meant dropping 25 cents a month from residence phone rates and 50' cents from business phones. orive against will continue traffic violations! and adding per cent 11 as long as necessary to put a stop to speeding a reckless driving, which he said is "flagrant" in the city. PYRAMID CLUE FAD KEEPS FRENZIED PACE Now- Ends SAT.

MST TIME ftT POPULAR PRICES! Years of Ourlives UNCUTl 3 HOUIS: SATURDAY MATINEE ALL-COLOR CARTOONS PIui REGULAR SHOW NOW thru SUN. RICHMOND It- I a 7 works out like this: The rate for one-party residence telephones has been S3. 25. Today it: goes back to but with an increase of five per cent, making the monthly bill $3.15. This, of course, is still subject to the federal tax of 15 per cent.

Long distance are not changed, except that there is now a 10-cent minimum charge. This means that phone calls from North Adams to Adams and Williamstown now cost a dime instead of a nickel. Users of pay stations today were the first to realize the increase. A man calling Williamstown, standing with a nickel in rich-quick scheme continued at a i hand as he waited for his call frenzied pace. No New Bonanzas Reported Today 'No new Pyramid club bonanzas were reported here today, but the telephone campaign to enlist members in the get- March Slips Out Like Bleating Lamb March slipped out like a somewhat whimpering lamb last, night, as temperatures dropped to two degrees above freezing, though the rain and snow flurries promised by the weather bureau failed to materialize.

From the 34-degree low, the mercury had climbed to 49 by noon today. Tonight will be considerably colder, with a low of 23 degrees, according to the weather bureau, but the extended forecast promised relatively mild weather for the next four days. Married Teacher Now at Third Reading Boston, April 1 ate has ordered to W)-- The sen a third read- vvas startled by the operator's request for "10 cents for three min- please." Then came the frantic search for another nickel. Some persons learned to their dropped in the slot. Mrs.

Ethel Lemoine of 30 Hoiden street was scheduled to reach payoff status last night, but neither she nor known members of her group were available today to report on her up the ladder. In the frantic search for members, in order to keep the chain William A. Watt to Wed unbroken, the clubs in this area are widening their boundaries, it was learned today. A Pittsfield man hit the last night, but it through the medium of an Albany club, and Shiro city members were reported be making telephone calls as far afield as Greenfield in the search for. recruits.

ing a bill allowing women school teachers who marry to retain their jobs--despite one Demo crat's protests that it means "postponed parenthood." Senator Michael II. Condron (D-Pittsfield) voted for the bill. Senator Joseph A. Melley of Chelsea claimed teachers general ly make wise marriages and therefore need not be concerned further with financial problems. He described the "heart-breaking problem" of a young single girl trying to gain a teaching post and said the bill should be titled "postponed parenthood." Senator Leslie Cutler (R-Need- 1 it was all a question of competence, not spinsterhood or marriage.

And Senator Charles G. Miles sorrow the operator can tell! (R-Brockton) asked 1he senate whether a nickel or a dime isi" ot cripple public school system by rejecting the measure Brayron Parents to Hear State Nutritionist Talk Miss Elizabeth Waters of Pittsfield, state nutritionist, will speak to members of the Brayton Parents' group at a regular meeting Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the Brayton school. Reports will be given on the card party held March 16. A social hour will follow and refreshments will be served. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY ELECTION IS MAY 26 Mrs.

Robert R. Washburn Heads Nominating Committee Later Election Returns Forecast presidents and vice presidents of classes at the college, at funeral services for Rev. Louis M. Cheray, S.S.E., one of the founders! nesday at the college. Mrs.

Robert Washburn was elected chairman of the nominating committee at the regular March meeting of the North Adams hospital auxiliary yesterday afternoon at the H. W. Clark Family Memorial Nurses' home. It was announced that the annual meeting and election of officers will take place Thursday, May 26. Other members of the nominating committee are Mrs.

Philip A. Lee, Mrs. Robert O. Wells and Mrs. Samuel U.

Hirsh. Final plans for the spring bazaar and tea to be held Wednes day afternoon. April 27, at the Masonic temple were discusspd. Mrs. T.

F. Breen and Mrs. F. Victor Nissen are co-chairman of this event. The bazaar will feature handicraft work made by members of sewing groups formed within the hospital auxiliary and by the individual members; The handwork will include aprons, children's clothes, toys, knitted and crocheted articles, and miscellaneous items, such as luncheon sets and There will also be a NINE of the college in 1904.

Fr. Cheray, procurator general of the Society of St. Edmund, died Wed- Later election returns from many Berkshire towns, including Adams, are forecast if the legislature passes a bill, reported yesterday by the committee on election laws, which would make it illegal to open ballot boxes during voting hours. Heretofore, counting of ballots in Adams has begun at noon with the final results announced within a short time after the closing hour. Other towns have begun counting at various times throughout the day in order that returns could be announced at a reasonable hour.

In 'Williamstown, counting of ballots in national elections has begun during voting hours, but in local elections the voting has been done after the polls closed. The refusal of the committee to' approve continuation of the early i custom spells doom for a bill sponsored by Rep. Thomas T. Gray (R-Springfield) to permit cities ballot boxes for the purpose of counting the votes. Personal Paragraphs Ernest F.

Smith of 42 Hall street is a patient at Pittsfleld General hospital and his condi- white elephant table, and a 1od was reported as jm and food tables. Tea will proved- Thomas Breen, president of the! served. About 50 members attended the Lindon N. Brooks and Mrs. Sterin view of the teacher shortage.

E. Smith. sophomore class at St. Michael's meeting yesterday, and many, 1 winooski Park, Vt, son! took in finished articles for the I Qf Mr and Mrs Thomas Breen bazaar. Additional material was Qf cljff street wm act as distributed to members who still tomorrow with wish to work for the bazaar.

Tea was served following the meeting by the hostesses, Mrs. James Wade, chairman, Mrs. W. G. Roberts, Mrs.

Paul Elclridgc, Mrs. George Seddon, Mrs. flvfllLIMCRV ite STRECT HANDBAGS GALORE Choose from over 500 Bags in our collection Suede Faille Plastic Genuine Leather Straw Pouch Underarm Shoulder Strap Drawstring: Small, Medium and Large Sizes. Colors Are: Black Brown Navy Tan Red Green Balenciaga. OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK PITTSFIELD GE PLANT PROMOTES LOCAL MAN Girl From Chicago, III.

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Miller Lawrence of 9940 South Hamil- ton avenue, Chicago, 111., have A a A Bissaillon of 73 announced the engagement of their daughter, Barbara, to William Andrew Watt, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Watt 1191 Massachusetts avenue.

Miss Lawrence was graduated from The Principia college in Elsah. 111., last June. Mr. Watt was graduated from Drury high school in 1940 and attended Norwich university for three years before joining the Army Signal Corps and served for three years Furnace street, has been given a promotion at the Pittsfield plant of the General -Electric company where he is employed. Mr.

Bissaillon has been foreman in the test and finishing group in the tank shop. He now will be foreman of annealing, enameling and shipping on the first shift in the punch press section. Mr. BissaiJlon was graduated from Drury high school in 1932 in the South Pacific theater. Fe I anc has been employed by the returned to Norwich and was awarded his degree in 1947.

At the present time he is employed by the Westinghouse company in Boston. General Electric company since 1940 when he joined the sheet metal department. First Showings In Northern Berkahires! HE HELD A LOADED GUN AT THE HEART 1 OF A GREAT CITY! LAST 1 BIG DAYS PARAMOUNT LATE SHOW SAT. NITE Plus! Musical Color Cartoon News Sun. WESTERN MASS.

PREMIERE! WHEN MEN AND WOMEN WENT WRONG THEY WENT Tin ftrill il the wliist btrftr of Mil siithine, linfilWs! Brought Thrtllingly To Life liy The Makers Of cirr" IKNAID IWEHMT SCOTT. CITY" KKB1 Shewn at 1.00 3.40 6.24 9.05 2nd Action NEW Hit Color CINECOLOR 2nd NEW Hit! "MISS MINK OF 1949" LOIS COLLIER JIMMY LYDON JOHNFflYNE GAIL RUSSELL STERLING BAYDEN GEORGE -Gabby HAVES DICEFORAK JUDGE S. H. BLACKMER IS ELEVATED TODAY Superior Court Judge Samuel H. Blackmer of Bennington, was elevated today to the state supreme court as.

an associate justice. He was picked by a joint assembly of the Vermont legislature at Montpelier. Judge Blackmer fills a vacancy as associate justice caused by the simultaneous advancement of Justice John C. Sherburne of Randolph to the chief justiceship to succeed Justice Sherman R. Moulton of Burlington who retired today.

Unitoh Rebekah Lodge Invited to Charlemont of Unitah Rebekah lodge have received an invitation from Mt. Peak lodge of Charlemont to attend a. meeting Monday evening at 8 o'clock when the Rebekah degree will be worked. A supper will precede the meeting at 6.30 o'clock, Mrs. Melvin Corse, secretary', has requested that reservations be made with her today, or tomorrow at the latest, by members planning to attend.

F. E. Surtons Due Home; Open House Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Fred E.

Sutton of 440 East Main street, who observed the 37th anniversary of their marriage on March 20 at Dunedin, where they have been vacationing, will hold open house for relatives and friends tomorrow evening from 7 o'clock on at their home. They are expected home late today. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton were mar- ried at the First Methbdist church here March 20, 1912.

They have three children, School Committeeman Ray E. Sutton, Mrs. Weston Primmer and Mrs. Arthur DeWaele. The couple also will celebrate Mr.

Button's birthday anniversary which occurred Tuesday. I lews from the salon of ucin PHOTOGRAPHED AT THE STYLE SHOW WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1949 At Meeting in Boston Edmund K. Luddy, professor of social sciences at the North Adams State Teachers' college, is in Boston where he will attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Massachusetts State Teachers' College association to be held tomorrow at the University club. He is the representative pf the local college on the committee. Grange Plans to Confer Degrees on 17 Candidates First and second degrees will be conferred upon a class of 1 candidates at a regular meeting of the North Adams Grange Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the Bray tonville chaped.

Refreshments will be served by Mrs. Minnie Stay, Mrs. Esther Foster and Mr. and Mrs, Faxon IBowen of Pownal, Vt." "The Sun Comes and your heart goes with it! It's a joyous TECHNICOLOR entertainment from M-G-M. By the famed author of "The Yearling," Marjorie Kincao Rawlings, it brings you golden-voiced Jeanette MacDonald singing six magnificent favorite star Lloyd Nolan and Academy Award winner Claude Jarman, Jr.

with his new pal, "LaSSlC." FIRST BERKSHIRE SHOWING! STARTS SUN. at the MOHAWK CO-HIT Hunted" PRESTON FOSTER BELITA ATTENTION All and their Friends are invited to visit our V. F. W. at 3O Quincy St.

Dancing Every Saturday Night with AL AND HIS MELODY VETS Come and Enjoy Dancing from 8:30 P. M. Till 12 Midnight. Tel. 3161 for Reservations MISS NORMA PRINCE wore this beautiful Pure Silk Taffeta of Navy and Grey Check.

Navy Cloche. MISS MARIANNE SICILIANO wore this Summer rique Evening Dress of yellow bodice and tunic over dark green underskirt. If It's and Out-of- the-Ordinary TOYS for Birthdays, Sick i dies, or Any Occasion You'll Find Them at CRAMER'S CHILDREN'S WORLD 26 Eagle St. LEGALS Commonwealth of Massachusetts Berkshire, ss. Probate Couri To all persons in the estate of Katherine B.

Wells late of North Adams in said County deceased. A petition has been presented Court for probate of a certain instrument purporting to be the last will of said deceased by Margaret Adams Wells of North Adam; in said County, praying that she be appointed executor thereof, without giving a surety on her bond. If you desire to object thereto, you, or your attorney should flle a written appearance in said Court, afc Pittsfleld, before ten o'clock in the forenoon, on the twentieth das of April 1949, the return day of this citation. Witness, F. Anthony Hanlon, Esquire, of said Court, thh thirtieth dav of March in the yeai one thousand nine.

hundred and forty-nine. James W. Carolan, Register, April 1. 8, 15. MRS.

VERNE NASSIF wore this unusual Tissue Wool of blue and frey ombre stripes. MISS DOROTHY SOMMERS was very smart in this Mauve Heather Tweed Tailored Suit Straw Cloche with Scarf to match. 103 MAIN ST. DOWLIN BLDG. NORTH ADAMS.