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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 31. I95J THE NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS. TRANSCRIPT HAS THE LARGEST SELECTION IN TOWN OF NATIONALLY ADVERTISED to SKIRTS from $5 98 Shop in Comfort In Our Air Conditioned Store JUST ARRIVED ST. ANDREW'S V-NECK, LONG SLEEVE SLIP-ON SWEATERS Cashmere Spun Baby Lambs Wool Bly $5.98 While, Blue, Turquoise, Toast, Maise Sizes 34 lo 40 Donald F. Coughiin Ready to Resume Job MODERN UMMM SO GOOD! Real aid-fashioned buttermilk! You'll levt its refreshing, lesty A wonderful thirst-quencher on warm dayi.

Try it -you'll see! Modern Dairy Northern Berkshire's Largest Dairy Recuperating after a serious operation performed June 1, Donald F. Coughiin, principal of Greylock and Brayton schools, ready to resume his duties at the start of the school year next week. Following the operation at Peler Bent Brigham hospital, Boston, Mr Coughiin was hospitalized until June 20, when he returned to his home. He spent several weeks confined to his home while convales' cing. In early July, he begari getting out of the house for visits abou the city.

He reports that since that time, he has followed a program of increasing his activity each day following doctor's orders. He has returned to the Boston hospita four times for check-ups and wil report again Sept. 19. Since mid-August, he has been visitins, Brayfon school to watcii the installation of the new sprink ler system there, and he has also spent some time at school, where the regular summei clean-up work is being completed, He said that when school starts he will attempt to work a full-time schedule 'at school, and will nol participate in evening activities If the full-time schedule does nol prove beneficial, he will reduce his activities, Mr. Coughiin said.

The beginning of school nexl Wednesday will be preceded by teachers' i Tuesday Teachers will meet with principals at the respective schools during the morning, and a general meet ing will be held at Drury high school auditorium in the afternoon Merchants Told Fall Foliage Supplement Plans Details on the Transcript's laV merchandise supplement, to be published Sept. 21, are outlined for members the Retail division of the Chamber of Commerce in its monthly newsletter now beiiig distributed. The theme of the supplement this year will be "Fall Foliage Features." Copies of the special section will be included in thg day's edition of the Transcript and additional copies mailed to Massachusetts, New York and Vermont communities outside the paper's main circulation area. State Figures Show Drop in Most Prices BOSTON-- The slate Division of Necessaries Life said yesterday prices have dropped .1 per cent Irom mid-July to mid-Au gust. Food prices were down .6 per cent; clothing down .1 per cent; housing up .3 per cent; fuel and light were slightly up, and sundries showed no change.

Fined as Speeder An authorized guilty plea to a charge of speeding was entered in district court this morning for Richard J. McHale, 29, of Marlboro. He paid a fine of $15. Mr. McHaln authorized Clerk Cornelius E.

O'Brien to enter the plea for him before Judge John E. Magenis. He was stopped bj police for speeding Aug. 15 or Curran Memorial highway. PICNIC big picnic week-end the summer it Just ahead.

When da your food shopping, be sure to stack tip the family's favorite sandwich fillings you're certain tn need a lot of them. AND--lay in a good supply of that good-tasting, always fresh COUNTRY KITCHEN (READ. Sandwiches mode with COUNTRY KITCHEN (READ have a "special" taste because the bread is carefully baked with finest ingredients, then wrapped in a special, clear cellophane wrapper treated to keep its centents fresh longer. For picnic sandwiches, for snacks, for breakfast teost, just plain eating with butter or your favorite spread it. can't be beat.

TREAT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, TODAY AND EVERY DAY, TO THE GOODNESS OF COUNTRY KITCHEN IREAD Country Kitchen Bread Is On Sale At Your Independent Grocer and Variety Store Richard O'Brien, at 76, Soon Hiring of instructor Flies to France for Film Role jFor Speech Therapy Anticipated by iayior I 7fi.vnai--r.lfl fnrrnnr Nni'thl Adams man who has become one of Hollywood's better known character actors will leave early next month for France where he will have a part in a new Paramount picture which stars cer Tracy. Began Career on Coast- He is Richard O'Brien, whose professional name is Richard Garrick. The son of the late James O'Brien, who was a well- known local tailor, and Mrs. O'Brien, the actor attended local schools and. served in the army during the Spanish-American war and during the Philippine insurrection.

In his youth he settled on the West coast and began a stage career during which he'filled numerous roles acting on the stage and in silent pictures, as well as directing pictures. He acted in and' directed films in England, France, and other foreign countries, including one on the Sahara desert in 1924. His career was halted for a time by ill health, and he acted as a dramatic coach and teacher of voice in California. Late in 1940, he staged a comeback in the theater in Los Angeles, when he appeared in the Eugene O'Neil play, "Desire Under the Elms." In TV Roles In one of his later roles, he played the part of Col. Whiting in "The Man Called Peter." He also has had numerous roles on television and has been seen on RICHARD O'BRIEN "Dragnet," and on the "Playhouse of Stars." The actor plafls to fly-to New York city Friday from Hollywood, and he will leave Monday for Geneva, Switzerland.

He plans to visit friends in Berne, Switzerland, and make side trips to Rome and Paris before reporting at Chamonix, France, to begin work in the picture, "The Mountain," in which he expects to play the role of a village father. Claire Trevor has the leading feminine part. This trip abroad will be the 36th that he has taken during his acting career. City's Political Pot Continues to Simmer; Papers Filed yTwo The city's political pot continued to simmer today. There were no new candidates for city council and still none at all for the three school committee posts.

Five of the 16 council candidates now have returned their nomination papers to the city clerk's office for checking by the registrars of voters. The latest to return the papers are Julius M. Calvi, a present councillor, and James M. Chambers, who formerly held a council post. The Stock Market Today NEW YORK slock market was higher and more active early this afternoon.

Steels as a group were higher. Aircrafts, the stars of yesterday's mediocre performance, continued to gather strength. Coppers and chemicals also shaded higher although there were some soft spots. Montgomery Ward, United Air- a Firestone, Allantic Coast Line and Lion Oil advanced a point or better. Republic, and U.S.

Slccl were among the gainers in their group. Corporale bonds were moderale- ly higher in quiet trading. U.S. Treasury obligations were firm and quiet, in the over-the-counler market. Social Security Man Here Next Tuesday Due to the Labor day holiday, the representative of the Berkshire county Social Security office in Pittsfield will postpone one day his utfual Monday visit to this city and Adams next week.

On Tuesday, he will be at the Adams town hall from 9.30 to 10.30 and at the North Adams posloffice from noon to 3 o'clock. I. H. Call and Family Home From Iceland; He Goes, to Alaska Irving H. Call of 52 West End terrace, former city engineer and public works commissioner, who has been in Iceland for two months as an engineer lor Metcalf Eddy, has been transferred by the Boston firm to Anchorage, Alaska, where he is working on a top-secret defense project.

Mrs. Call and their daughter, Mary, who were with him in Iceland have returned to North Adams. Miss Call plans to enter Radcliffe college next month. Mr. Call accompanied Mrs.

Call and Ihcir daughter from Iceland ar-d then a week ago Monday left for Anchorage. Mr. Call was sent lo Iceland early in July by Metcalf Eddy to work on an air base construction project. He had expected to stay Iceland for about a year and Mrs. Call had made arrangements to be Jhcre with him, but the transfer changed their plans.

At. the time he was called to Iceland he was spending three months in the states following nine months at Thule, Greenland, working for his firm on the construction of U.S. air field and military facilities. This will be Mr. Call's second assignment to Alaska for Motcalf Eddy.

For a lime he was city manager of Fairbanks, Alaska. New Exchange Glub Has Second Meeting The newly-established Exchange club of Norlh Adams held its second meeting today at the Richmond hotel with some 15 members present. The chief subjects for discussion were the by-laws and constitution of the club, which must be placed in order prior lo formal chartering which is expected to take place in mid-October. School Supt. Robert N.

Taylor today hoped to hire a woman teacher from Boston for speech therapy work in the local schools. The interview with the applicant took nlace this afternoon. Speech therapy work was not done last year because no teacher was available. Hiring of the teacher would complete the local teaching roster for the school year which starts next Wednesday. Her appointment would also finish a week which has seen the teacher shortage problem unex-: pectedly brightened.

The speech therapy position is specialty work for which it is difficult to find teachers. The same is true of music and physical education teaching. But during the post week, two teachers have been signed, for elementary music teaching and girls' elementary school physical education instruction. With the appointment of the speech therapist, the only permanent teaching vacancies remaining would be nine grade school positions. These jobs will be taken by married women teachers who do not have permanent status.

Pittsfield Bids Teachers Goodbye As Session Ends The fourth annual leadership conference of the Massachusetts Teachers' association at the Wendell-Sheraton hotel in Pittsfield, attended by about 100 members from all parts of the state, closed this noon. An evaluation session at which the two preceding days of conferences were reviewed, brought the annual gathering to a close. A dinner last night at which Dr. Karl H. Berns of the National Education association's field service was the speaker, closed the second day otherwise was devoted to workshop sessions and a late-afternoon tour of the Berkshircs.

The Pittsfield Teachers' association was host to the convention. Airman George G. Cobb Going to Hampton, Va. Airman 3rd Class George G. Cobb is winding up a 15-day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Cobb of 464 Church srteet. He is to leave tomorrow for Langley Air Force base at Hampton, Va. A graduate of Drury high school in 1954, he enlisted in the air force last September and took his basic training at Sampson Air Force base at Geneva, N. Y.

Personal-Paragraphs Miss Natalie Vadnais has left to return to La Mesa, where she teaches after spending Ihe summer with her father. Councillor Laurence H. Vadnais, and Mrs. Vadnais of 32 Marion avenue. Clayton E.

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