7 7 7 7 7 7 4 THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1950 DALTON $474,000 School Contract For Dalton High Addition Awarded Pittsfield Firm George E. Emerson Lowest Bidder; Letting of Job Climaxes Effort to Give Proper Facilities to Keep Pace With Growth Dalton, May 19 Neil J. Powers, chairman of the school building coni announced tonight that the contract, for the addition to the high will be to George K. Emerson, contractor, who submitted the low bid of $474.448.37. Firm Second The Ley Coustruction Co.
of Springfeld was second with $502,740. Carroll, Verge and Whipple, Did third with $523.400. the The high "bids school were early opened tonight publicly, school building committee it the presence of the architects, McClintock and Craig of Springfield. The contractor's bid does not represent the entire cost of the project. LIQUOR APPEAL HEARING IS SET Marby Goes Before State Board Wednesday Dalton, May 19-Word has been reCeived from the ABC Commission that hearing will he held at 3 next Wednesday at the offices appeal at of 24 Andrew Marby.
The Board of Selectmen recently refused to grant him package goods store to sell wines and malt beverages at 23 Depot St. Vt. Lens Plant On Volume Basis Southbridge, May 19 (P) -Volume production of caniera, projector and field glass lenses in its Brattleboro, plant was announced today by the American Optical Co. Mass production techniques will make possible the manufacture of millions of such lenses annually, a company spokesman said. The plant continues production of regular ophthalmic lenses used in visionand lenses for safety goggles and sun classes.
GREAT BARRINGTON Mrs. Mary C. King Great Barrington, May 19 Mrs. Mary C. King.
73. widow of Mieury J. King, died Thursday night in Fairview Hospital. She had made her home in the southworth apartments. Mrs.
Kind Otis. daughter of John and Julia (McGraw) Cropper, and had lived in Great Barrington most of her life. She leaves nieces and two nephew: The body is at the Birches funeral Funeral servIces will be Saturday at 9 in St. Peter's Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery.
George Hall Great Barrington, May 19-George Fall, 83, who operated monument works in Ashley Falls for many years died Thursday night in his hone in that village following lingering illness. He was born In England, son of George and Isabelle (Sparks) HaH, and had lived in this country 59 years, for the most part in Ashley Falls, Survivors are his wife, the former Sarah Waldron: three sons, William of Ashley Falls, George of North Adams, and Frederick of Canaan, three daughters, Mrs. John of Agawam, Mrs. Allen Fuller of Canaan, and Drs. Kenneth Roberta, also of Canaan; 11 grandchildren.
a and five great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newkirk funeral home in Canaan, where the funeral services will be held Sunday at 2.30 with Rev. Russell Milnes officiating. Burial will he in the Ashley Falls Cemetery. George W.
Whitney of Colebrook, has purchased Berkshire Advertising Agency front Edward Sempers, who is joining a Providence. concern, BECKET Becket, May 19-Dr. Paul Stoddard, principal of Housatonice Valley Regional High School, Falls Village, Conn. will speak at the May meeting of the Becket PTA on Thur day in Consoiidated School. The public is Invited to hear his talk on region.al high schools.
A Becket ensemble under the direction of Mrs. Phillipa N. Boxworth will entertain with music. Mra. Mary Minnect, director the PTA district and Archibald Sjarkey, regional vice-president will Install officers.
At the Federated Church services Sunday, Rev. Frederick I'. Freeman will speak on "On getting the best ofut of life." 'The annual Children's Day program will be in June. Rev. Alhert Welch will talk on "The worship urge" at 9:15 in Becket Center Congregational Church.
Mass in St. Matthew's Church will be at 9. College Businesses Are Termed Unfair Lewiston May 19 (AM)-A collego premierit said today he thinks it's unfair for colleges to operate businesses in competition with private enterprises. Dr. Charles F.
Phillips of Bates, writing in the May issue of the ciation of American Colleges Bulletin, reported that some colleges are runping factories, real estate organizations and other businesser. Phillips noted that colleges do not pay income taxes while private busido. 9 "If this trend. toward unfair competition continues," he wrote, "colleges may the support of private corporations--support which colleges now seek and hadly need. As matter of faCt American colleges may even create 40 many enemies that their tax-exempt status will be subject to attack," PITTSFIELD E.
D. JONES UE TO LEAVE WORK. EARLY MONDAY Union Plans to Repeat Tactic; No Change On Negotiations May 19-Conditions at the IC. D. Jones plant, where A labor dispute has been raging for some days, remain about the same tonight.
To Meet Again Company officials and the union nenoon, and the local a asked for a another gotlating committee met this aftermeeting tomorrow morning at 9.30. The union, a lIE affiliate, has taken workers from the plant at 3 v. 1, once during negotiations and today told the company, the nicu will aguin so out at ou Monday. Peacemakers On Job State and federal mediators are to meet with both sides Monday morn- May 19-The seren-week civil seagion of Berkshire Superior Court auded at 7.25 tonight when the jury hearing the case of Ennis against Gladstone brought in verdict for the plaint. Compousated for Wife's Hurts James Enuis Was given $435.92 for medical eXpeusex, $824 for property damage and $5100 for personal luJuries to Mrs.
Alice Ennis, his wife. The jury took the CANe at 4.45 and Judge Edward I. Broadhurst waited for. the verdict before adjourniug. County Treasurer John J.
Shields reported that the seven-week session cont the county $10.871. oc this amount. deputy sheriffs received $2336, the stenographer $1095, the jurors $7130.80. $5 for Chaplala Other expenses included $84.90 for meals for jurors, $186.75 for printing. and $13.80 for postage.
The chaplain who opened the session with a prayer received $5. MINS MARY CLARK Pittsfield, Slay 19-Miss Mary Clark, 89, daughter of the late James and Jaue (0'Keefe) Clark, died in her bome, 114 Wendell A.Ve. today after a short illness. She was born in Lee and had lived in Pittsfield for the last 65 years. Alias Clark for many years was proprietor of the Teeling ilome Ha North a boarding and rooming house.
In 1915, she bought the McCarthy Fatale iu Appleton Ave. which sue operated as a guest house until 1926. She continued the business at her present address and had been active until the time of her last illShe leaves three nieces. The body Is at the Condrou fuueral home where friends way call Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening from 2 to 5 and to 9. The funeral will be Monday morning at 8.30 at the fuDeral home, followed by a solemn high mass of requieni in St.
Theresa's Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Mary's a Cemetery, I.re. Kelly funeral home of Lace is in charge, John B. Webb May 19 John Bigelow Webb.
72. a retired General Electric Cu. machinist, died at his boine, 14 Foote this afternoon. A Dative of Champlain, N. he calle to this city in 1910 to work for lle WaN member of the company's Quarter Century Club and attended st Stephen's He leaves biz wife.
the former Nancie Howron: two soDa, John B. and Benjamin all of Pittatield; a brother, Prank C. of Champlain, N. and three grandchildren. Funeral services, under the direction of the Newton Barnfather fuveral home, are incomplete.
The famifly will meet friends at the funeral home Saturday from 2 to 5. ing. SEVEN-WEEK CIVIL COURT IS ENDED Ennis Given Verdict in Auto Case Sophom*ore Is 49, His Senior Son 24 Newark, May 19 (A) A 49- year -old sophom*ore will see his son diploma at the University of Delaware's annilal commencement exercises June 6. Receiving his sheepskin in business administration will be Frank H. Horner, 24, of, Wilmington, Navy Veteran World War IT.
Witnessing the ceremony will be him fatber, Frank H. Horner, a sophom*ore in the of Educa tion. The elder Horner also is a veteran of the last World War. Keturning from service with Gen. Patton's 3d Army, the elder Horner said hee decided to enter college because was "fed up with being nice 10 people" in his old job as a grocery clerk." He thinks teaching will be better because don't have to worry about pupils taking their business to the school on the next cotner." Japanese Premier In Brush With Reds Tokyo, May 19 (A)-Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida.
was detained about 10 minutes tonight by a crowd ol 2000 Communists and Ked sympathizers at the railway atation in Toyama where he was ou a. political tour. Rescued by police, Kyodu news agency mu id the prime minister declared: the Communist Party incidentA like it should be outlawed from the country." Kyodo said as Yoshida, left his train at Toyama he was confronted by a crowd of 2000 Communist and proCommunist Tahorites shouting denunciations of the prime minister's ca))inet. He WAR able to proceed only after police dispersed the demonstrators, Kyodo said. Yoshida WAR not injured.
Later at his hotel, Yoshida said: know full well the Communist Party hates the Yoshida cabinet and myself, hate the Communist Party." The Dominican Republic, in bidding for 1950 tourists. 1x recalling that Columbus wrote to the King and Queen of Spain that "this island is the land I love best." 4. Mele Fined $300 On Case Growing From Police Raid Albany Man Appeals; Released in $500 Bonds; Said to Maintain Room for Betting MAY 19-Nicholas Mele of Albany, N. a -former resident of this city, was fined $300 in District Court this morning on charge of maintaining a room for registering bots. appealed.
le WAS hailed in $500 bonds for appearance before Superior Court. Only One Found Mele was said to be the only person found when police railed two C'olumbus Ave. places MAy 9. Five lelephones were found in the Army and Navy Union Club at 81 Columbus Ave. and Mele was reportedly found in another room of the club, The other place raided was a vending machine office at Columbus and Dewey Ave.
where nothing was found. Phones Were Moved officials of the telephone company told the court this morning that the telephones found' at 84 Columbus Ave. had been moved from the other location two days before the raid and 'were listed to the Crown Sales Co. Please Omit Gold Watch Boyle's Worrying About His Reaction to Farewell Gift 26 Years From Now By HAT, BOYLE New York, May 19 (AP)-Big worries rarely, day-to-day make you worries happy. that It's really the make little life 8 pleasure.
A one of the things Tired about often is just what if my fellow employees give me A gold watch when I retire from work-26 years from now. t. Age 63 This problem usually comes Into my mind every morning when the alarm clock goes off. Here is my daydream: I have reached the age of 65, and the boys at the office are throwing me a farewell party, Everybody has sald A lot of nice things and over the corlier one of the younger fellows is relong do you think he'll And marking, "look how gray he be another is saying. "Well.
I never thought they'd be able to pry old Boyle on the payroll." It is time now for the big speech by "the old head of the firm. Actually he is a brisk young man of 19, as then teenagers will be running they world. Rising and looking at a card in his hand 10 be sure he my Dame right, "the old man" says: "Boyle. the place won't be the sane without you--but we'll do our best to carry on, and I have a feeling we'll be able to. In token of your 41 years of hard sound of hollow laughter echoes around the roomwant to give you this small remem-1 brance from your fellow workers.
Godspeed!" He then opens a box and hands me gold watch. Now right here where my worry comes in. What do I do? I accept the watch. tears running down my aged' cheeks, and murmur brokenly, "Gee, boys, it's too much. You shouldn't have done It." Or do I do what I know I'd secretly like to -tuke the watch, hurl It out the window, give a magnificent Bronx cheer, and stalk out? I certainly hope I'd have the moral courage 10 do the latter.
Perhaps that would start a trend toward giving men at retirement something more useful. Presenting them 'a gold watch 18 like retiring a brewery horse to green pastures with a quart of outs and a set of new -plated horse They will have time enough on their hands without being further reminded of. their age by a ticking watch. You might at well give them a handpainted perpetual calendar. This whole custom of "bon voyage" gifts at 63 needs to be adjusted to the facts of the individual case.
10 8 man doesn't own watche by then, why give one at when he may not wunt to fritter away his strength winding it? Other Gifts Preferred Perhaps he'd rather have a bus ticket to Morida. Or a lifetime pass to Yankee Stadium. Or new hearing aid so he'll be better able to hear his wife's interesting observations on the mistakes he made during his career: As for myself, all I want is 2. motorpropelled wheel chair and a subscription the Police Gazette: A friend downtown has an even more interesting wish. "If they'll just give me A racehorse when retire, I'll be satisfied," he said.
"That'll give me a chance to win enough to come back and buy out the Arm- And run it the way I'd like to." But--please omit the gold watch. Or, better still, give it to me now. Increasing Blood Supply Improves Retarded Brain Columbus. May 19 (P)-Some mentally, by retarded operation brains that have boosts been the blood from arteries, a Cleveland pediatrician reported today. Dr.
Charles F. McKhann, pediatries professor at Cleveland's University Hospitals, made this report to the 74th annual meeting of the American a Association on Living Mental Cells Deficiency. Dr. McKhann said the theory behind the operation was that children with brain injury or inflammation might have living brain cells. capable of being improved by more blood.
In patients with organic disease, said Dr. Me Khann, the flow of the blood in the brain was found to be markedly reduced. The Cleveland pediatrician and two associates--Drs. Claude S. Heck and W.
Dean Belnap-used the surgical technique on 125 patients. These patients, he said, were mentally retarded or had convulsive disorders and impairment due to brain injuries. Thirty -five per cent of the children thus treated, said Dr. Me Khann, showed improvement. An additional 19 per cent evidence of improve- Suffer Ulcers? Blame Battle-ax -And Then Run Boston, May 19 (AP)-Thirty years with a nagging wife may give you ulcers, a Boston psychiatrist lieves.
Such a marital contretemps, or a prolonged business strain, can cause emotional stresses that in turn may Induce such physical illnesses Ag ulcers, arthritis or degenerative heart disease. That's the opinion of Dr. Ntanley Cobb, Bullard professor of neuropathology at Harvard Medical School and psychiatrist-in-chief at Massachusetta A General Hospital. A speaker at the 160th annual meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Dr. Cobb J'ointed out that man has two sets of normal emotional responses: 1.
fright evokes action of the adrenal glands for flight or, a fight. 2. The "adaption reaction" when all glands gO into action to sustain ment and 46. per cent failed to improve. Of 54 children with convulsive disorders, five have since had no attacks, nine showed complete control of the attacks with the assistance of medication and six showed improvement, Dr.
McKhann said. About one-third of the cases of cerebral palsy showed marked improvement. Half of the adults with arteriosclerosis improved. Recovery Rapid "The post operative course is usually uneventful and recovery from surgeryis rapid," said Dr. McKhann.
"Improvement usually begins to appear info the retarded children within the first two post-operative months. "Progress is usually sustained at a persistent rate, if improvement is The Cleveland doctors warned, howeVer, that a danger of "intra-Cerebral hemorrhage as a result of venous rupture" may be a complication of the operation. "We hare no substantial evidence at present that this may or may not he the case, he said. a longer crisis. Both reactions, the psychiatrist explains, although normal are fatiguing to the body when carried on too long.
It this goes on, year after year, it can result in a number of physical manifestations--such as ulcers. BACK IN BLACK San Francisco, May 19 (P)-Today ig a red letter day for San Franvisco's municipal railway system. It announced a profit of $29,171.36 for April--the first time the system has ended a month out of the red since the city took over the old Market St. railway nearly a decade ago. AUTO PLANT SOl.D Cleveland, May 19 (AP)-The American Coach and Body manufacturer of automotive equipment for public utilities, has been purchased by the Auto Body Co.
of St. Louis. No purchase price was disclosed, Berliners, now permitted to send private air mail letters for the first time since the war, dispatched 5000 from Germany on the first day of unrestricted service. NE DENIES ROMANCE -Mario Cabre (above), Spanish actor and time bullfighter, poses with actress Ava Gardner on a movie set in Gerona, Spain. Cabre says he is madly in love with Ava.
She denies the romance. Ava hinted she might marry crooner Frank Sinatra if he were divorced but claimed it was too soon for marriage talk. at the Republican plant in and Farming. was Long Island, this and week dale, promptly a giant Boeing C-97 Stratodissembled Muroc freighter. in On arrival, reassembly sands of Folks Wondering The Now York, May 19 (INS) passing show: said something on teleDizzy Dean other day, from the Yankee vision the that has had thousands ponStadium, dering off at the and of his preever since.
In Diz said. "Well, I signing game up to the press box now. interviews, I'll gotta be hack on after the ball game. git me the meantime, 1'11 be seeing you." In Hemingway's New Fields changed Ernest Hemingway's style the writing habits of a whole generation of (deleted) Ahort writNow the master of the scenity) ers. hard word and sentence has pioneered fields which may set equally new In his new novel the River interesting precedents.
and into the Trees," being serialized Cosmopolitan, the novelist just in never got around to supplying Editor Herbert Mayes with a few pertinent would attack to the east figures. For instance: "We Aachen, a distance of opme (blank) kilometers. from where they were; based." So it had to come out this way: would attack to the east. of "We Aachen, a distance of some (editor's note: At the time of going to press, Mr. Hemingway had not yet given us this figure) kilometers from where they were based." similar editorial intrusion to he made- a paragraph later when Ernie wrote, "They finally went as far for-.
ward AR Rheims which was (blank): from the fighting." begun at once. 'OL' DIZ' DEAN STILL WOWS 'EM Television Quip Has Thou-' It's Unanimons Headline: "King Farouk 1 (a pleasant numeral when one considers that there is only one of them) calla his entire family a bunch of bums." That makes it unanimous in the menage. Taken to Task Recently received my first leror composed on a linotype machine. it was from Coletta S. Hammack, of the composing room of the Tulsa World.
and it takes me to task for giving Louisville radio station credit for in-; stigating the pleasant plan of selling its ailent periods to a sponsor. "I have just your column for May 10-where have you been for the. last three or four years?" Mrs. Hammack wants to know in the neatest possible eightpoint. of Tulsa's radio stations has been signing off 'the following six hours of silence is brought to you through the courtesy of the Griffin Coffee "Of course our town is the most wide-awake city in America and that: accounts for the fact that we take only six hours.
And just think of a Noo Yawker being three years behind the Okies and Arkies!" May Reat Vito Yat Everybody agrees that the easiest congressman to beat is Vito Marcantonio, that virtualy unfailing follower of Moscow's line, Out of about 100,000 votes cast in his New York district the last time, he won with less than 37,000 the Democrats, Republicans and refused to agree on a coalition candidate. But at last the anti-Marcantonio forces seem to be uniting. seem to have been made to Tom Murphy, the U. S. attorney who convicted Alger Hiss, and to brilliant young Peter W.
Hoguet, war hero, attorney, former Marshall Plan alde, economist and one of the founders of Loyalty Day ceremonies. Modern Greeting Television cultural note A small mob of' boys lined up our house, last Sunday to shake hands. in gentlemanly fashion, with a dear shy, little girl named' Mildred O'Neill who had just made her first communion. The little girl still wore her long. white dress and veil and carried A huge bouquet flowers.
At the end of the line of courtly well-wishers was A. child named Dennis, to whom 1 Am related by mar-. riage. When at last he was presented to the little girl he reached in his holster, drew a cap pistol and barked: "Reach 140 Million Pounds Of European Food Is Donated for Relief Washington. May 19 (AP)-The Agriculture Department reported today it has donated slightly more than 110.000.000 pounds of surplus food for relief use since early in the year.
All but about 20.000,000 pounds were distributed in this country. More than halt the food was turned over to the school lunch program and to public institutions, such as tals, homes and 'The balance, Went to public and private welfare groups, Indians and to persons receiving flood relief. The donated foods Included 109.418,- 000 pounds of potatoes. 22,950.000 pounds of dried milk, 5,615.000 pounds of dried exga, 3.426.000 pounds of butter and 1,828.000 pounds of cheese. The foods were purchased by the department under farm price support programs.
Legislation passed by Congress au. thorized the department to offer surplus foods for relief use on the cordition that recipient agencies pay the cost of transportation and distribution. Donation is made by the department only after requests have been received from eligible organizations. Foods donated for foreign refer eluded 18,629,000 pounds of dried milk and 3.901.000 pounds of dried eggs. Butter and cheese are not availabie for foreign relief, and no potato ments were made.
A bottle of medicine WAS mistaken by a patient's mother for carpet cleaning fluid, the British Medical World reports--and what's more, it proved very efficient. After winning $17,000 in A football betting pool. Guenter Tinkhaus, 17. of Schwerte, Germany, gave $700 to his school, for "intelligent pupils short of money." was Stratodissembled legal aul fees. architect's land fees acquisition, are furni- extra.
ture School officials expressed the opiniou that construction would start immediately mnd that the building will be completed well before the school session of Sept. 1951. School Population tirown The letting of the contract la the climax of effort of mduy years by school officials to provide adequate Tracilities and apace for the expanding school population. Neut. 1951 according to plans, will And the two present graunnar schools reduced from eight to six- grades and the expanded high school building wilt house the last alx grades of publix school.
NORTH ADAMS EIGHT SECTIONS ARE LISTED IN SUNDAY PARADE Thousands Expected to See Armed Forces Day Demonstration North Adams, May Eight C- tons will make the parade in observauce of Armed Forces Day iu North Adams on Sunday it wax nounced tonight by the committed ju charge. 'The parade will form at Brown St. and march over West Main Main and Monument Square. Plans call for the line to get under way exactly at 2.30. Thousands from this city and surrounding communities are expected to line the parade route.
Mai Robert K. Washburn will be marshal of the parade. Prince. 13, of Chesbire, arrested early today in Springfield, Was brought to Norther he Adams will police remalu station pending tonight appearance in District Court tomorrow morning on a charge of unauthorized Use of an automobile. Police allege Prince took car owned by Nash Motors Co.
and went to Springfield where be was picked up by pulice. CHE HIRE YOUTH HEI.D North Adans, May 19 Nelson Priest Who Called Self Unworthy Is Made Archbishop Rome, May 19 (P) Franz Jachym of Vienna -the earnest. 39-year-old priest who last month protested he was not worthy of 11 rank--today was raised to the position in solema Roman Catholic consecration rites here. With downcast eyes and a face showing intense emotioual stress, the uew titular Archbishop of Marones moved aniong 2000 German aud Auxtrian Holy Year pilgrims. moving his right hand in first episcopal blessjug.
lIe is oue of the youngest pricata to hold such high church office. Msgr. Jachynt caused a stir of commeat when he dramatically refused to be consecrated In Vienna April 23 laud walked out of the church. Pope Pius XTI later refused to accept Magr. Jachym's decision.
The priest today gave no indication of the reasons that had prompted (him to his action in Vienna. Pore's Quotidiano, official organ of Italian Catholic action, in a comment upon his earlier action said there had been many Instances of prelates who thought themselves unworthy of such honor but who later gave in to higher authority. Theodor Cardinal Innitzer, Archbishop of Vienna, served as consecrating bishop at the ceremonies today in the German church in Rome, St. Mary's Dell'Anina. Austria's Chancellor Leopold Figi waa among those who attended.
'The ceremouy was lighted by flashes from a battery. of photographers. ole point, as Msgr. Jachym lay promtrate at the altar, photographers filed close by, iu single file, taking pictures with photoflash bulbr, Delaware, May 19 (A)-Air Force Leith Marcum, 39, finished the eights grade in 1926 and never returned to schoul. He gut his high school diploma today at nearby Bellpoint, The major, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Marcum of Columbus and formerly of Belipoint, can't advance any higher without the diploma, the Air Force: says. Supt. Albert A. Wade of the Bellpoint school maid that Marcum, who has betta In the service 19 years, I took the equivalent of the remainder of big school subjects while in the service.
He Maid tents Kave the major rating above that of the average high school senior. Now stationed at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Marcum in taking college work at Wiliniogton AF Major, 39, Gets High School Diploma College. RAISES FEWER POTATOES Washington, May 19 (AP) -The U. S. Commerce Department today said Cuba raised 186,000,000 pounds of white potatoes in the 1949-50 season.
It said this WaM 10 per cent less than last season but 70 per cent more than pre- war. TO SHOUT FOR BRITAIN Liverpool, May 19 (AP)-Lord Woolton, chairman of the Conservative Party, sailed for the United States today to try to hoost British sales to American department stores. Woolton is associated with department stores in Britain. think we ought to send more people abroad willing to shout loudly for Britain, rather than to Apologize or talk as though we are a second rate power," he said, Dade County, Red Cross chapter built this 50-mile-an-hour, propeller -driven boat to skim over shallow water. Near O'Neill, Army weasels were used to carry emergency supplies to families isolated by winter blizzard.
On the levees protecting Winnipeg against rampaging Red River, Canadian Red Cross, workers flood refugees. 1 Co-operation Rolling Pin Rule Because Joke Backfired Stella, Now Being Run by Women; Men Promise By LEO MARKS Stella, May 19 (AP) The rolling pin instead of the 'gavel Ozark country town of 300 people in the southwestern corner of Missouri. Spinster all Mayor Norma Westcott and an -woman administration were swept into office in the April 4 because of 8. joke' that backfired' on their menfolk. Result of Joke "And why not?" asks Mayor Westcott.
"Stella is a woman's name, and it's only fitting that women should rule the town." Bill P'rine, whose wife succeeded him to the council. said: "It's going to be hard to live down, but it happened and there's not much we can do about "Oh, yes." he added hastily, after a glance at Mrs. Prine, "We'll do everything We can to help the women. run the town." Besides Miss Westcott and SIrs. Prine, the other lady officials are Miss Cleta Cardwell, Mrs.
Cora Edmondson, Mrs. Verna Hinton, Mrs. J. L. Edmondson and Mrs.
Oliver Deal Their names were. added to the list of candidates all in fun. The men gleefully told each other that it wAs a "swell joke." "Let's give 'em a vote or two 80 they won't feel too badly. They can't win." Came election day and the joke was on their back. Rolling Pin Appears Mayor Westcott called the Council's first meeting to order with an old hand-made rolling pin, her grandmother's.
"I intend to see this town run the right way--if I have to use this." She wiggled the rolling pin jokingly. "The men had a fair chance to get things done here, but they didn't set the woods afire," said Councilwoman Cardwell. women believe the town has been needing new blood for a long time. The men have run the women as long 38 we've had a town. Now it's their turn to jump when we say The first major problem facing Stella's distaff administration is a large dog population.
Mayor Westcott said a dog catcher will be appointed. "You het your life we'll nanie a woman to the job," she declared. 'But she'll act in An administrative capacity." "We'll pick 8. man as her assistant -he'll do the actual work." Here's' Another 'Hot' Ship Republic F-96-A, Twin-Purpose Jet Fighter, Sent West for Tests With Other Planes Washington, May 19 (INS) -The Air Force today revealed, completion of new twin-purpose fighter which will fly near the speed of sound in escorting bombers or dropping bombs itself from tree-top level. latest addition to America's aerial: arsenal is the Republic F-96-A.
The plane has just arrived at Muroc Dry Lake, for flight testing. To Be Tested With Others There it will join several other penetration Aghters undergoing similar to determine which is the most effective. Lockheed, MeDonnell and North American already have their designs at the California base where all high-speed planes are tested. The Air Force tipped off the potential of the F-96 when it said its speed will "greatly exceed" that of it.g predecessor, the Republic F84 Thun-' derjet. The Thunderjet's published speed is "more than 600 an hour." The speed of sound at sea level is 763 miles an hour.
A. plane "greatly exceeding more than 600 miles an hour" may be expected to challenge the sonic barrier. The North American F-83 holds the official world's speed record of 670 miles an hour. Several other fighters are believed have exceeded that mark and the Bell X-1 research plane has attained a speed of 960 MPH in fights few minutes' duration. Probably Heavily Armed The new plane has radically -swept back.
wings and tail will section. boost The speed Air Force said this design and permit greater fuel load, thus increasing design range. will The Air allow Force external also armament, including rockets, to be carried. The F-96 will -probably carry "Mighty Mouse" rockets, recentlyannounced projectiles which would plane the of a 75- millimeter cannon. It also will probably he equipped with the new automatic gunsight.
which in combination with radar locates enemy aircraft, and automatically sights and fires the rockets. New Type Allisons The, plane will be driven by A newtype Allison jet engine which Approaches the world's most powerful. The plane is just 38 feet long. has A 34-foot wing span and welghs 25,000 pounds -light for a modern Aghter. The F-96 completed its taxi tests 4 4 1.4.
