The Berkshire Eagle from Pittsfield, Massachusetts • 15

Almanae Stock Averages 13: 1 plik 401111 rIkr, Cr1 ---'---1 Jj-- 1.. RI 7 Vsill (Noon) Dow-Jones (Shearson, Ihmtni Eagle Th Sun rose 6:04 Sun will set 6:00 New moon March 26 Full moon April 10 Day of year 75 Noon to noon High 56 Low 30 Range year ago 28-12 Precipitation .01 Snow depth 13 inches 7.12 .59 .19 30 Industrials 915.32 20 Transp. 204.2S 15 Utilities 124.49 Sales 11,000,000 Page 15 Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Tuesday, March 16, 1971 Second Section 'Split Campus' Mayor Calls Again For Water Rate Hike LWV Favors Uniting High School Populations line in connection with construction of Somerset Avenue by the Department of Public Works. its inquiry into the availability of trained watershed management personnel capable of developing and implementing a plan for increasing watershed yield and improving water quality. 41 I 7 1 4 44 4tee 1 te A' 4 4 I 1 V- 'i 3 -----k-- 3 4 1 1 -s- i 1 iit' 1 1 1 a.

1 10 lo O'' I 7.. i 4 i.8, ''w '7 lot i 1 Sill- Z.1.( .4 1 6 '4, I i ..5,...,.. 1 4 itt 4, 1. Abby Lodge, Tucker and Rice schools be eliminated from classroom use. Briggs, said the report, should be either a "minischool," covering kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2, or an experimental facility of some other sort.

Redfield and Russell schools should be minischools, too, the report said. That leaves Mercer, Dawes, Plunkett, Bartlett, Crane, Pomeroy and Hibbard among the older schools and Allendale, Egremont, Highland, Williams and Stearns as K-5 elementary facilities. Other Recommendations By RICHARD K. WEIL The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Central Berkshire recommends uniting Pittsfield's high school population in "one high school housed on a split campus." In a school space needs report Issued today, the league says Grade 9 and 10 students should attend Taconic High and Grades 11 and 12 should go to Pittsfield High under a "flexibly scheduled" open-campus that would operate frem1Va.m. to 5 p.m.

VocationarStildents, under the plan, would continue to attend shops built for them at Taconic High. At present, THS and PHS have their own self-contained student bodies encompassing Grades Mayor ButImstoday took the issuanclf the tWater Department's annual report as a springboard to again call for higher water rates to make the department self sustaining. The mayor's position is backed by Water Commission Chairman John Burbank. Butler said with the increased rates he has asked the City Council to approve last year the department could build up a reserve to finance water projects without bond issues. Figures Issued The department, in its annual report, said it look in $310,298.77 from metered water service to industry and commerce and $112,917 from unmetered service primarily to homes.

It said it had a net income of $129,910 after deducting most expenses. That was a decrease of about $13,000. Butler said the income was tqQ low and did not take into account $100,000 set aside for land purchase for a reservoir in Windsor. In his report Burbank sad that during 1970, the department: Completed the $121,000 water line extension on East Street 2,500 feet to Lyman. It resulted in "greatly increased water pressure available to this section of the city," the report said.

Relocated 700 feet of water Zoning Change Asked for Street Corner More than 200 persons have petitioned for a zoning change at the corner of Linden and Onota streets, where an unsuccessful attempt was made recently to open a restaurant. The petitioners, headed by Louis Herforth of 23 Summit want multifamily residential and small-lot residential zones to replace the existing commercial zone on all four corners. A cafe, package store and grocery store are now 'located on three of the. intersection's corners. The restaurant would have gone on the fourth but failed to obtain a liquor license.

Rezoning would not eliminate the businesses already there but would block use of that fourth corner for business purposes without a zoning variance. Joel Librizzi and. Wade Tate took advantage of the first real warm day to get some practice in on Williams Street. Both are candidates for the Pittsfield High track LONG DISTANCE runners broke into the open today encouraged by near 60-degree temperatures, indicating there is hope for spring. Patti Graham, right, The league recommends new community schools, already in the planning stage, to replace Rice and Tucker; and new elementary schools in the south, west and north sectors of the city.

In another area, the LWV says it will "endorse measures to give the School Department the maintenance and management of school buildings." The report says it is not criticizing Buildings Supt. Harold T. Grandshaw, but it feels that should be "simple and direct management by those for whom the buildings are primarily built and those whose daily use of the buildings encompasses their major function." The report also says, "Community use Of school buildings by responsibile groups should be encouraged." Helping the league in compiling its information were Dr. Whalen and his cabinet and Grandshaw. Much of the report was an endorsement of ideas previously recommened by Boys' Club Halts Dances; Street Incidents Cited Back Whalen Plan But the LWV report, compiled over a 10-week period by a study group headed by Mrs.

Elizabeth Strang of 47 Loumar Drive, favors conversion to a new school district organization which Supt. Whalen has recommended for 1974. That calls for elementary sc oo Is from kindergarten through Grade 5, middle schools from Grade 6 through 8, and high schools, Grades 9 through 12. The report says PHS desperately needs a new heating system. It also reports that additions would be necessary at each of the city's three junior high schools to "alleviate overcrowding" and successfully convert them into middle schools.

Based on studies by league members of every elementary. -school in the city, the report recommends that Morewood, Retention Of Kusik Sought 'More Economical' Sce lst Oilers Own Plan For Court Space Needs Planning Board Asks Council To Restore Funds, NTandalisin In Schools To Be Aired The City Council holds a special sessian School Thursday night to take up the issue of vandalism in the schools. Councilman Ernest G. St. Peter asked for the meeting in hopes of arriving at ways to curb damage being done by students to school buildings.

He wanted the meeting held at Taconic because. he said officials should see the iimount of vandalism that has laen done to that new facility. Among those being invited to the conference are representafives of the high school and junior high school studenttodies. St. Peter says that students should assume some of the burden of stopping the problem.

All Boys' Club dances will be canceled "until further notice," Executive Director Frederick S. Fahey announced today. Fahey referring to a number of recent postdance incidents on city streets near the club said: "I think that youngsters should be allowed to travel on the streets without being molested, and, until they are, I will not have dances." Fahey emphasized, however, tlint he was not criticizing the police. "On the contrary," he said, "I think they are doing a good job." The director said there have been no violent incidents inside the Boys' Club. BCC, Lenox School Plan Housatonic Raft Trips sort occurred after a dance Friday night, he said.

"It's a shame," he said, "that 800 or more boys and girls who behave very well have to be deprived of their dances because of a couple dozen others, most of whom are not allowect to attend the dances. These individuals have been constantly in trouble throughout the city at the schools and at various gatherings." Dances were scheduled for tonight and Friday of this week. But they are canceled, Fahey said. He said he will call a special meeting of the Boys' Club board of directors to discuss the issue. But the director emphasized that there will be no more dances- until participants have "safety going and coming from the Boys' Club." 113IC Personnel To Tour New Cobalt Unit tax office.

Rentals would amortize the cost of construction, the Council leader said. The city has a right to call for a more economical solution, he said, because it pays 40 per cent of the country budget. The proposed addition to the District Court building on Wendell Avenue would contain a six-man jury trial room, and offices for Registry of Deeds personnel and the probation and clerk of court staff. City Council President Joseph S. Scelsi, a candidate for mayor, says the County Commissioners should Seek a "more economical solution" to court space needs more than the $360,000 addition they suggests instead that they build a similar facility on the county jail grounds and enlarge it to house two state offices as revenue producers.

The' two he suggests are the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The City Council is being asked to reconsider its deletion of funds to retain Charles Kusik as a zoning consultant to the Planning Board. Earlier this month the Council cut $4,322 of the $7,332 the board asked for Kusik. This means that Kusik, who has been serving on a 30-hour-a-week basis since 1968, would go off the city payroll this spring. The Council argument for not keeping him the full year is that he was hired to draft the new zoning ordinance, which was completed last July. But the Planning Board, according to Chairman John J.

Quinn, feels that Kusik's services will be needed for the remainder of the year to iron out bugs that crop up in any new measure. In addition, he said, the board beeves that since the planning mattmer LI LI le year tu troll MIL bugs that crop up in any new measure. In addition, he said, the board beeves that since the planninq and relate the Vietnam war to it. "Ecology can't be isolated," he said. Lon.

t. Nordeen, in engineer with General Electric, proposed the trip by Blanchard and Lenox School students to point out that "there is a lot of apparent wilderness here." He has recommended that the trip begin at the Wahconah Street bridge in Pittsfield and continue to Woods Hole Pond in Lenox. Pay or Take Beating But after dances, some teen. agers are going up to others in the streets and "approaching them for money," Fahey said. Often the victims have to take beatings 11 they cannot pay, the director said, adding that a few youngsters have been beaten severely enough to require a trip to hospital emergency rooms.

The most recent trouble of this a GAS INCINERATOR burns 80 of all home waste! teL Employes, volunteers and doc tors of the Berkshire Medical Center will be conducted on coffee-break tours of the new cobalt unit and the X-ray theta- P3' wing at the Pittsfield Gener- department is understaffed "his al unit tomorrow and Thursday assistance is necessary at this by the radiningry staff The fie- time." by the radiology staff. The de- lime." Students and faculty of Berk shire Community College are planning a four-day trip in rubber rafts down the Housatonic River for the latter part of Known as Operation Life Raft Earth, the trip is being organized by approximately 15 faculty and students and is tentatively scheduled for April 16-19 during Earth Week, which has proclaimed by Gov. Francis W. Sargent. A one-day trip is being planned by several students and Headmaster David D.

Blanchard at the Lenox School. Blanchard each summer takes three students from the school on a three-week canoe trip in Northern Ontario. The purpose of the one-day trip will be to compare the wildness of Canada with the Housatonic environs. Details Indefinite Lawrence Brandstein, a saciology instructor at BCC who is participating in the planning of the raft trip, this morning said that details of the trip are still very indefinite, including the number of persons who will go. He emphasized that one of the purposes of the trip will be to "make ecology a political issue Annual Meeting Pittsfield National Bank Elects Joseph Duffy a VP 1 indea titter0 9 labbibh Ilk it's gone in4 a GAS ((1 INCINERATOR with -110 SMOKE! 110 ODOR! 421 1 II partment is planning, a public "Charlie is a valuable asset to open house on April 18.

the Planning Board," Quinn According to Dr. John P. said, Gowdey, chief roentgenologist, all members of the medical Sheffield staff have been invited to see Plant the unit tomorrow morning from 10 to 12. when treatments will Broken Into be suspended to accommodate visitors. Employes and volun- SHEFFIELD Gerry Cosby teers will take the tour Thurs- a sporting goods day from 10 to noon and manufacturer on Route 41, was 4: 30.

broken into ome time over the bescriptions will be given of Past weekend and a $500 type. the cobalt machine, the scintil writer taken. lation scanner, the deep therapy Police said that enlry was apparatus and the rest of the gained through a broken win-department which was complet- dow in a door on the south side ed recently. The addition has of the building. Besides the been under construction at BMC typewriter, a cash box with an for the past 20 months.

estimated $50 in it was taken. Dr. J. David Poutasse, associ-Acting Police Chief James M. ate radiologist, is in charge 'of 'McGarry said the break is still the open house, assisted by X.

under investigation and that no ray therapy perseel. further details were available. '''''''i I I. 1 .,01 9''' 1) Births Berkshire Medical Center Mr. and Mrs.

Michael Garvey, Dalton, a son Friday. Mr. and Mrs. George Cullen, Richmond, a daughter Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Tommaio, 65 Hightiew Drive, a daughter Monday. Burns, Garbage, Paper, Etc. Practically eliminates the household waste problem! 'per, tc. es the Ibtern! Burns Bon Prattici househl Joseph T.

Dutfy---- Atty. Gen. Quinn Wilt Speak a this year. Our present Proje-C-------- tions," he continued, "indicate net income to be slightly less than 1970. However, we do have ample funds for loans and in- vestments, and we anticipate 2.1 thaeihe additional income frontni these sources will assist us in fc meeting Our challenges." oar flitr nrocant 24 Mr.

and Mrs. Alexander Banach, Great BarringtOn, a daugh-. ter Monday. and Mrs. Mr.

and Gerald Demary, 86 Henry daughlfr Ilk, i r.A) 'IL i i'vi, t-Tat or Ap 4,,, rK 2, it 0 4 i lig 1 i' 4.11 4 11 :1, 4 A 0,... If .11,1.1 sw; Li'. I tt 10r111, JUL 'tilt: Cs 'II' 41 irAI 1.15v t' ie 1 2 Joseph T. Duffy, 187 High Dalton, was elected a vice president of the Pittsfield National Bank at the bank's annual meeting this morning. Duffy has been assistant cashier.

In his annual report to shareholders, President John W. Carter noted that the bank faced more than the normal challenges during the past year but was still able to meet its forecast for the year. re- ferred to the devastatin xplo- -sion and fire that foife, the 11. bank to relocate temporarily in November. However, he noted the financial consequences of the explosion were not factored into the 1970 figures, which showed increases in both operating income and operating expenses.

The net 'operating income de-dined from- $5.16 per share in 1939 to $4.95 last year. The bank paid $2.15 per share to stockholders which equals the divi dend paid in 1969. Deposits Up Carter reported an increase of approximately $3 million in lauloav discounts, Capital funds increase0 him to $2.4 million during the year. Ile said the b0rik expects to take title to the property at 7 North St. by the end 'of this month.

Ile reported that consultants are already planning a new facility to replace the fire-damaged structure. He explained the new building will Include under-cover parking, drive-in windows and complete access to all banking facilities from the lower level. lie paid tribute to the Berkshire County Savings Bank for its gesture- in turning over its branch office in the Old Town temporarily to allow Pitts-' field National to continue in business while repairs were made to the 'damaged building. "We will continue to face greater challenges in the bank. ing industry in the coming year," Carter told 'shareholders.

"We are facing inereased.operating costs and a downward trend on loan interest and fees charged that possibly will be lower for the first six months of Officers Renamed "At-Party for Ex-Rep. Greenbera Atty. Gen. Robert H. Quinn of B'nai B'rith, sponsor of the will be the main speaker April affair, and at the ABC offices' at a dinner-dance at the Colo- on West Street.

Dial Hilton honoring form.er Rep. JoerS. Greenberg: Above All a (Lod Rool so. Andreaff. Nuciforo will be master of ceremonies Gener Pittsfield Rooting 77 Park St.

S. J. Wilkes 443-6689. al chairman of the event 111 17 Mark L. Selkowitz of Lenox, Adv brother-in-law, of the guest of honor.

The party is to citj Corned Beef Cabbage Greenberg's work as a member'Special tomorrow, $1.55. Berk. of the state House of Represent- shire Rosa 154 North for-six years. St. For reservations, who represented Wards 2 and 4 Adv.

17 and the town of Lenox, did not seelkre-election last fall- Duti-To es seeltkre-election last fall. DI lt1-Togs Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hitchccck, Lee, a daughter Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. Donald -989 West a daughter 1 110V1 31100 'Regular Price SPECIAL PRICE le- E. 1 2 delivered it delivered Oa lel Pr SP 1 11F II 1 Mr. and Mrs. tvis A.

Chojnowski 20 Brown a 4aughter Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cheshire, son Friday. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.

Orlando 'Fiver, 169 Waheonah St. Other Hospitals The directors renamed air officers at the board meeting which 'followed the stockholders' session. The new vice president has been associated with Pittsfield National since 1955. He is a native of Dalton and a graduate of Dalton High School. He attended 'American International College, Springfield College and has completed various in-service training courses.

Duffy is president of the Berkshire County chapter of the American Institute of Banking, president of the Berkshire Muscular Dystrophy Association, vice 'president of the Safe Deposit Association of Western Massachusetts, treasurer of the Pittsfield Camp Fire Girls, a member of Kiwanis and a member of the board of the Berkshire County Heart- Agsoelation. He is single. 111171171 gfirfilliff Model 1.15C Every home needs this modern low-cost appliance! More Active Practice -6 Dalton uniforms and accessories. 9-5 daily, 9-9. In the House, Greenberg spe- dv 1 cialized in consumer, crime and health legislation.

Edgewood Louiige He has returned to a more ac tive practice of law and is Roland and Reynolds. Fun, chairman of the state and dance, cemedy. Appearing nightly national affairs committee of Mon. thru Sat. 1 the Association of Business and Commerce.

He is a graduate of 1 Ketly's Diner Syracuse University and Bar- Coltsville Corners. Wednesday yard Law School. spccial: Fish fry, 21.10. All you Mrs. Greenberg is the former can eat.

5 to 17, Carol Selkowitz. They have three children and live at 24 Cunt(' Beef and Cabbage din-Waverly St. ner, March 17, at 7 o'clock at Tickets afe available from Ham Lodge 564. Tickets sold at members of the Pittsfield Lodge door, 93.25. Dancing.Adv.

17 TIE 11101111 a COMPIIT Second Lt. and Mrs. F. Baxter Lane, a son, Brian Baxter, Monday at Big Springs (Tex.) Air Force Base Hospital. Grandparents'are Mr.

and Mrs. John NV. Meehan of Needham, formerly of Pittsfield, 'and Mr. and Lawrence J. Lane, 72 Spadina Pkwy.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. ahue Erie, a daughter Saturday. Grandparents are Mr.

and Mrs. Donahue, 67 Velma and Mr7Ind Mrs. Melvin Hartline, (Approved by Mass. Dept. of public Health) 0.