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a a Telephone Adams 170 Adama Nema Section Office Center Street TEN THE NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, TRANSCRIPT TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1953 Three Auto Mishaps Reported to Police; Two Cause Injuries Three auto accidents in two of which minor injuries occurred, were reported to the Adams lice yesterday. At 4.10 o'clock, John S. Babula, 24, of 41 Crotteau street, reported he was driving north on Summer street at a slow rate speed when, near Smith street, five- year-old William Lincoln of 49 Summer street ran out from his right into the road between parked cars and into the side of his car. Mr. Babula said he stopped at once and got out of his car.

As he went to the boy, who had fallen to the ground. said the child's mother on the scene. They took child to the office of Dr. Bernard C. Desrochers who found the child had a bump on right side of his forehead.

rays wre taken and the child was returned to his home by Mr. Babula. Patrolman Fred Major investigated. Arthur R. Lefebvre, 36.

of Phil. lips hill reported at 4.05 o'clock in the afternoon that he was driving south on Commercial street when a bicycle, operated by Paul Lavigne, 12, of 27 Edmund street. with his brother, Leo, 9. riding on the handlebars. ran into the right rear fender of his car.

He said the boys remained on the bicycle and he took them to the office of Dr. Ar: thur W. Burckel who found Paul had a bump on the head as a suit of hitting the car and cut on his left thigh. Mr. Lefebvre took the boys their home.

The accident was reported to Patrolman Joseph O. Cardonnell the police station. Mrs. Joan Bailot. 21, of 60 Maple street reported that at 11.25 o'clock yesterday morning she was driving a light truck on Crotteau street and as she turned into Cook street a radio on the front seat started to slide.

She said she reached with one of her hands to hold the radio and as she did she lost control of the car which swerved to the left and through a hedge onto the lawn of the Ernest Cynarski home at 7 Cook street. The only damage was to the hedge and Mrs. Bailot. was not injured. Patrolman John P.

Coussoule investigated. Birth A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid J. DeBlois of 59 Melrose: street this morning at the W.

B. Plunkett Memorial hospital. Mrs. DeBlois is the former Marie Daly of Newton Center. Mr.

DeBlois is a member of the faculty of C. T. Plunkett junior high school and is supervisor for Adams. Florida Drs, Wilfred Swift, Tel. 453-W1 Local and Personal After the morning service yesterday.

Rev. Charles I. Oster-1 hout and Mrs. Osterhout left for Firthcliff. N.

where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Albert Zagor-! ski. Mrs. Nelson W.

Briggs is dergoing treatment at St. Luke's hospital in Pittsfield. SAY, THAT'S A HANDY THING TO HAVE WHERE DID YOU GET IT? McKINLEY SQUARE PHARMACY A FIRST AID KIT IS MIGHTY IMPORTANT THESE DAYS 4 LOCAL A small bruise can quickly develop into a serious infection. Be prepared! Have a completely stocked first aid kit on hand at all times. Stop in here for your first aid supplies.

McKinley Square PHARMACY Inc. 93 PARK ADAMS MASS. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all of our neighbors, and friends who have shown us kindness and love for our beloved wife, daughter, and Louison. mother, Mrs. We appreciate floral and spiritual bouquets, the cars donated and the thoughtful assistance we received.

August J. Louison Mrs. Clara Mayotte Mrs. W. Shirley O.

Cote Pennington Unlicensed Dog Charge Results In Fine of $5 After he had entered a plea ot guiity, Jacob Hermann; 30, of 6 Pleasant street was fined. $5. by Special Justice Henry W. Kaliss in district. court this morning on a charge of keeping an unlicensed dog.

Chief of Police. Edward W. Reid told the court that Hermann was summoned last: night at 10.50 o'clock after complaint had made to the police that there was a barking dog at his home. Chief Reid further stated that last May a check was made after Hermann dog had bitten a person, and when it was found the dog was not licensed Hermann was told to get it licensed. Hermann said today he plans to get rid of the dog.

Local and Personal Lieut. John A. Weiss of the U. S. army returned to duty today at Fort Bragg, N.

after spending a week end leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Weiss of 30 Upton street. Mr. and Mrs.

Weiss and another son, Robert, returned Saturday from a- vacation trip to Canada that included a visit to the shrine of St. A Anne de Beaupre, Quebec. Mrs. Gerald W. Green and her daughters, Geraldine, Bernice and Barbara, of West Hartford, are visiting her mother, Mrs.

Thomas J. Kearns of 4 Crandall street. Novena devotions in honor of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at Thomas' church. A testimonial meeting will be held at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow evening at the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Miss Barbara J.

Griswold of 42 Center street is spending a oneweek vacation at Atlantic City. N. with a friend, Mrs. Danie' F. Smith of North Adams.

At Notre Dame church tomor. morning, high masses will be said as follows: At 7 o'clock for Mrs. Rose Gaudette and at 7:30 o'clock for Mrs. Joseph Sauve. Mr.

and Mrs. Isadore F. Kozik of 6 East street spent the weekend at Hampton Beach, N. H. On the return trip they were accompanied by their daughter, Miss Barbara Kozik, Miss Jean Mendel of Valley street and Miss Sydney Reid of Maple street who vacationed there for a week.

Whitingham Whitingham Mrs. Wendell P. Morse, Tel. 26-4 Little League Games The Whitingham' Red Sox won the game played with the Wilmington Little League team Thursday night by a score of 10 to 7. The next game to played on Town hill will be between the Whitingham Red Sox and the Readsboro Little League team Thursday night.

Team Wins Prize Leon Cook entered his. team of horses in the horse drawing contest held in Charlemont, Sunday. Mr. Cook received a prize for the performance of his team. Annual Church Fair The Ladies Benevolent society will hold its annual church fair tomorrow at Green Mountain hall.

Local and Personal Pvt. Houghton Sawyer, who 1s stationed at Fort Monmouth, N. is spending a three-week leave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

N. Sawyer. Mrs. James Brown, mother of Mrs. Noyes Wheeler, went to Boston Friday to enter a hospital for treatment.

She expects to remain there for a few weeks. Pvt. Nelson Reynolds, who had been spending a 10-day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Sam Reynolds, returned today to Arlington, where he Is stationed. BRIGHTEN UP WITH PAINT 2 Come In Today and See Our Interior and Exterior Paints in Full Range and Colors.

VENETIAN BLINDS Custom Made VRABEL'S Paint and Wallpaper 36 Center St. Tel. 83 East Road Project Extra Money Gets Approval of Board transfers of $4,000 so that blacktop can be extended further south on the East road from Bowen's corners was approved at a meeting of the town finance committee last night in the trict court room. Chairman Wal. lace E.

Stoddard presided at the session. hourlong fund transfers voted, $1,000 will come from the reserve fund and the other $3,000 from the excess and deficiency fund. This $3,000 will be paid back later to the town with the state giving $2,000 and the county $1,000 un. der Chapter 90 procedure. The finance committee last night also decided that if rent control restoration is voted next Monday's special town Ing, when the committee will present its fund transfer recom.

mendation, it: will also mend that the rent control. board that is appointed be an unpaid body. Drum Corps Rehearsal Listed This Evening The Polish National Alliance drum corps will have a special rehearsal this evening at 7:00 o'clock at the Victory street hall. The rehearsaf is in preparation for participation in a drum corps competition at Ware next day. Cheshire Mrs.

Leo V. Willett. Tel. 169-MI3 MISS CATHERINE GEBAROWSKI Catherine Gebarowski To Wed Dalton Man Mr. and Mrs.

Eugene Gebarowski of North street have nounced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Catherine Julia Gebarowski, to George Henry Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duffy of 65 Crane nue, Dalton. Miss. Gebarowski was graduated from Adams high school last June.

She is employed irr the office of Wilton E. Owen, Grove street, Adams. Mr. Cooper was graduated from Dalton high school in 1951. He was employed by Crane company in Dalton before enlisting in the Navy in August, 1951.

He is now stationed aboard the U.S.S.. Tortuga as a fireman pipefitter. He recently returned from a year's duty in waters around Korea and Japan. No date has been set for the wedding. Helen Wood to Wed Man From Pittsfield of North State Road.

Mr. and Mrs. Alvan R. Wood of Hoosac lake have announced the engagement of their daugh ter, Helen Louise, to James T. McCarthy, son of.

Mr. and Mrs. William McCarthy of 9 Kellogg street, Pittsfield. Miss, Wood is employed as a nurse on the staff of the field Visiting Nurse association. She is a 1949 graduate of Pittsfield high school and of the Union University School of Nursing in 1952.

Mr. McCarthy is also a 1949 graduate of Pittsfield high school. He is employed as a draftsman rat the Pittsfield works of the General Electric company. He was recently graduated from the G.E. apprentice drafting course.

No date has been set for the wedding. Local and Personal Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mastec of Dean street have returned from a two weeks' vacation spent at West Dennis. Mr.

and Mrs. Reginald Lewis of Church street. and their family have returned from a three week's vacation spent at Maidland, Nova Scotia, and Old Orchard beach, Me. Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert; Randall, of North street, have ed home from a vacation spent in Columbus, Ohio, Detroit, and Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. John Dallaire of Depot: street are the parents of a daughter, born yesterday at Pittsfield General hospital.

WAVE Lois Pandell, stationed in Washington, D. has been spending a short leave with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Pandell of North State Road. Ends "White Witch Doctor" "Sheltering Palms" Today ADAMSTHEATRE Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday ATOM- GORILLA IN AMAZING ACTION! mightier than KING KONG! Ford and Mertan C.

Cooper TERRY MOORE present starring fake BEN JOHNSON and ROBERT ARMSTRONG with FRANK McHUGR ADVENTURE Directed by KO COOTIeS AMAZING ERNEST B. RADIO MIRaN Technical Creator Wills O'Brien Semenplay by Ruth Pose An ARXO Production THRILLING CO-HIT BORIS KARLOFF IN "ISLE OF THE DEAD" KIDS! GET YOUR FREE MASK AND JUNGLE VILLAGEAT THE DOOR Adams Elks Lodge Plans to Initiate Tomorrow Night Six candidates will be initiated by Adams lodge of meeting tomorrow evening at the Elks home at 8 o'clock. Supper at 6:45 o'clock will precede the ing. Isadore Mendel and kitchen committee will be in charge. Plans for coming events lodge sponsorship will be further.

ed at the business session. School Building Committee Lists Meeting Tonight Member's of the Adams school committee will have a special meeting this evening at 7 o'clock in the library at. C. T. Plunkett junior high school.

Bids venetian blinds for the new Adams Memorial high school will be opened. Special Justice Kaliss Is Presiding at Court Special Justice Henry W. Kaliss is presiding at sessions of the Adams district court this week while Judge Harold R. Goewey is at Pittsfield superior court as counsel in a motel suit in which hearings are being held before Dist. Atty.

Stephen A. Moynahan as master. During this week Deputy Sher. iff Archie Moore of North is acting as probation officer while Probation Officer Marshall O. Potter is on vacation.

Polish War Veterans To Have Public Picnic Plans a public picnic next Sunday at Andy's grove were made by the Polish War Veterans Post No. 23 at a meeting Sunday afternoon at the Victory street hall. The affair is to start at 1:00 o'clock with a social and sports program to feature the afternoon. Comdr. Joseph Nowicki is general chairman.

Social Hour to Follow Meeting of Turners meeting of the Adams Turners will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in Turn hall. A social hour with refreshments will follow the session. Turner Senior Women Meet Tomorrow Night A meeting of the Turners Womens' senior auxiliary will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening in Turn hall. Whist will be played after the meeting. 2.58-Inch Rainfall Aids Gardens, Lawns But Causes Washouts While rain totaling 2.58 inches so far this week has helped parched gardens and lawns, it has afforded only slight relief for Adams' water supply and has caused extra work for Adams highway department employes.

Of the total rainfall of 2.58 inches the 24-hour period ending at 8 o'clock this morning brought 1.90 inches while for the similar period ending yesterday morning the rainfall was .68 of an inch as recorded at the Zylonite station of the New England Power company. At Bassett reservoir, Adams' only water storage basin, the water this morning was 16 inches below the level of the dam. Supt. Ronald E. Griswold of the Adams Fire district stated this morning it probably would be necessary to operate the artesian well pumps at least 10 hours.

Yesterday the pumps were in operation for 11 hours. All last week they were operated 15 to 16 hours a day. Rain came so fast during a portion of yesterday, Supt. Griswold said, that it ran off instead soaking into the ground. Employes of the highway department today had the task of using stiff brooms and shovels to clean debris brought by the fast-moving water to a number of streets yesterday when minor washouts occurred.

On Edmund street a section of road surface 10 feet square was washed out when a catch basin cover was pushed into the street by an overflow of water. John Durrell, Wins In Junior Tournament John Durrell, won the annual junior tournament at the Forest Park Country club, it was announced today by club officials. He defeated Joseph Neiley one up on the 19th hole. A trophy will be presented the winner. Sixteen junior members qualified for the tournament open to members under the 20-year age limit, Meeting on Wednesday For Past Noble Grands Past noble grands of Golden Link Rebekah lodge will be tertained tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs.

Fred W. Derosia of 313 Columbia street. The business meeting at 7.30 o'clock will be followed by cards, a social hour and refreshments. Meeting This Evening For School Committee The Adams school committee will have its regular August meeting this evening at 8 o'clock' at Plunkett junior high school. FILL YOUR BIN AND SAVE -ON OUR SUMMER "FILL- 'blue coal' NOW AT LOW SUMMER PRICES Fuel prices go up in the Fall.

Why wait for sold weather when you can fill your bin with blue coal' now and save? Call us today! THE SOONER YOU ORDER, THE MORE YOU SAVE Butler Coal Grain Co. Rear 20 Spring Street Telephone 885 AMFRICA'S LARGEST SELLING MADD COAL A Coronation Story Told FirstTo Adams Resident On-the-spot descriptions of the June 2 coronation parade in honor of Queen Elizabeth II of England and other highlights of her two-month European tour were told to Andrew G. Scott of 112 Columbia street and his sister, Mrs. David Carduff of Springfield, formerly of Adams, by another sister, Mrs. Paul Clough also a former Adams dent, at a recent reunion at the Clough home in Rochester, N.

Y. Mr. Scott, who visited his sonin-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Francis L.

Utley and family, of Columbus, Ohio, for the past two weeks, Rochester was accompanied as far by Mrs. Carduff. the two visited Mrs. Clough who had returned two weeks previously from the European tour that included visits to England, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Scotland. At Kelso, Scotland, Mrs.

Clough visited a cousin, Miss Ella Pow, another former Adams resident and sister of Robert F. Pow of 29 Summer street. Miss Pow, who will be remembered by many of the older Adams residents, resided in Adams. as a child and young woman, leaving here to return to Scotland after the death of her parents. Mrs.

Clough gave her brother and sister many interesting descriptions of the Queen Elizabeth coronation parade which she witnessed from a reserved seat on the coronation route near Westminster abbey. East Side Club Bake Draws Good Attendance Between 175 and 200 persons attended an annual clambake, sponsored by the East Side Citizens' club, Sunday at the East Cheshire picnic area. Among the out-of-town guests were State Sen. Silvio O. Conte of Pittsfield and Chairman Clinton J.

Foster of the county commissioners, of Stockbridge. Features of the afternoon included a softball game, horseshoe pitching and other outdoor sports. Selectman Walter F. Urban, club president, was general chair. man in charge of arrangements.

Two From U.S. C. of C. Calling on Businessmen Two representatives of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Thomas J. Scherm.

erhorn and Charles F. Nassau, were in Adams today calling on local businessmen. Mr. Nassau, whose home is in Rutland. is to remain here for the next two weeks.

Five Are Sought In Draft Board Call for Sept. 1 Five registrants are sought for a selective service examination inI a call received this morning by Mrs. Sabina Derengowski, clerk of the Adams board. The call is for Tuesday, Sept. 1 when the men will go to Springfield for physical examina-1 tions.

No calls for either examination or induction were received for this month or last month. Tarring of Roads Is Resumed Today Road tarring work was ed in Adams today by a truck the Westfield branch of the Koppers company. Weather permitting, it was planned to apply a coating of tar to Sayles, Noonan and streets as well as Maple street from Forest Park avenue to the West road, and also on avenue. Adams highway employes sisted in the work by preparing the streets and placing a cover. ing of sand.

June E. Jura Engaged To Wed John E. Meehan Mrs. Ethel Jura of 52 Dean street today announced the gagement of her daughter, Miss June E. Jura: of the WAVES, to John E.

Meehan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meehan of 14 Mann street, Auburn, N. Y. Miss Jura, a graduate of Ad.

ams high school with the 1951 class, who has the WAVE rating of hospitalman, is on the staff at the Chelsea Naval hospital. Mr. Meehan, a graduate Auburn high school, was discharged from the navy June 15 after four years of duty. The wedding will take place Oct. 10 at St.

Alphonse's church, Auburn, N. Y. Hanlons Sell House Here Buy One in Pittsfield Mr. and Mrs. George W.

Verow, of 6 Bellevue avenue today purchased a house at 1 street from Judge of Probate F. thony Hanion and Mrs. Hanlon. The Hanlons, in turn, have purchased a home at 120. Pollock avenue, Pittsfield.

Judge and Mrs. Hanlon and their two sons, Timothy and Terrance, plan to move to Pittsfield later this month. Mr. and Mrs. Verow plan to occupy their new home Sept.

1. Mr. Verow is a chemist at the Brightwater Paper company. Yesterday LADIES' ACCOUNTS INVITED. Today Back in 1864 when The First National Bank was founded, and today as well, women were welcome customers.

Naturally, for not only is it a pleasure to have you around the bank, but a majority of the accounts are actually in your names, or held jointly, or if in the name of the man in your life, you usually make the deposits. And so in the quaint language of yesterday "your account is invited," and in the more aggressive language of today, it is actively "solicited." The FIRST "Always the First" NATIONAL BANK ADAMS. MASS. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSE INSURANCE CORPORATION Listen to our radio program over Station WMNB every weekday morning at 9:25 o'clock. Edwin P.

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