THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1959 19 Busy Columbus Ave. Narrowed at Some Points Motorists using Columbus Ave. find it difficult to enter the like this truck trailer jutting into the middle. of the road near neck. trailers like this squeeze three lanes Gravel Contract Probers In First Meeting Friday The newly formed City Coun-1 The study committee stems cil gravel contract study com- statements made by CounImittee will kickoff its probe Fri- cilman Joseph Bonavita regardit day was afternoon announced at 4 in City Hall, ling vital information concerning Tuesday by other.
individuals involved in Theodore W. Bam- city gravel supply contracts in forth, a committee member. 1958 and 1959. The study be Full Probe Promised limited to the contracts tor the Bamforth said the members past two years. have agreed there will be "a Bamforth said the committee's full and sweeping probe from intentions are to "allow anyone start to finish." who has any evidence to offer Five members of the Common to present it." Council have been named to Sorry He's Left Out serve, but the two representa- McKennka expressed concern tives from.
the Board of Alder- that Bonavita was not appointed men have not yet been desig-10 the commitee by Common nated by Mayor O'Connor. It is Council President John E. Flanexpected that Aldermen John M. agan. 'I felt Joe Bonavita Foley and Arthur J.
McKenna should have been on the comwill be appointed. said the alderman. 'AftFoley las offered to serve and er all, he was the one who startDicKenna told The Union heed the whole plans to inform the mayor on Bamforth said he felt the Thursday of his willingness to reason Bonavita was not apserve if no other member of pointed was so that he could feel the board can be found to round "entirely unencumbered." out had the stated committee. The mavor Flanagan named himself. last week he had Bamforth.
Yvon J. Letendre. contacted seven of the eight al- Frank J. Langone and john J. dermen and at that time all Connolly to the committee from seven declined to serve.
the Common Council. BOARD WEIGHS VARIANCE PLEA Insurance Office Status Is Appeals Question Is insurance selling and counseling a business or profession? This is one of the questions the Board of Appeals faced Tuesday in hearing a petition for a variance from the zoning ordinance to permit a insurance office in a private home. Seeks Variace The variance is being sought by Joseph D. and Ellen M. Abrahms of 280 Sumner Ave.
The residence is in a Residence A zone. The Abrahms contend that many professional offices are operating in the area. The Abrahms' attorney, Leonard S. Michelman, argued that his clients will be operating a professional office. However, Councilman Stuart G.
Waite, resides at Maplewood five blocks away. contended insurance is primarily selling and is 7 business. Professional offices are perit the professional man also mitted in a Residence A zone lives in the same building. Waite. Miss Edna Toole of Churchill St.
and several other neighbors contended the variance would provide a wedge for business to enter a residential section. The Abrahms argued they would be only using one room for their insurance office and pointed out they have improved the property. Their upstairs tenant, Mrs. Sidney Burack. praised the couple for care of the building and said the insurance office had not caused her discomfort or: disturbance.
John R. Livingstone of 238 Sumner Ave. said he had no objection to the insurance office and added that "Sumner Ave. is generally becoming semi-commercialized." The appeals board. headed by Bernard Glazier.
took the case under advisem*nt. Swimmer's Ardor Cools Quickly in Bay Attempt LONGMEADOW 63 NEW HOUSES ARE PROPOSED BY KAY VEE CO. Expansion in Mcadow' Tract Subject of Hearing LONGMEADOW- Sixtythree more, housessed Longmeadow by Kay Vee Realty in a petition 'set for pohearina before the Planning Tuesday at 7.30 p. m. in Town Hall.
Pleasant Meadow Expansion The building. concern which has a substantial project in the Birch Rd. vicinity. southeast of Wolf Swamp Road School, has submitted a subdivision plan to expand operations on the known as "Pleasant formerly, owned by Boyd includes real estate in Oak Cedar and extensions of Sheffield Rd. and Maple Rd.
The builders alSO include plans for construction of a new way to be designaied Yarmouth St. This pronosed development will mean the extension of homes, south of Maple Rd. throughout the remaining veloped tract extending southeasterly to the Connecticut line. Two other hearings on nev real estate developments are scheduled before. the Planning Board for Monday night at 7.30 p.
m. A petition of Prynwood Corp. seeks approval of a modification of a subdivision to add a cul de sac designated Prynne Ridge Rd. emanating in a northwesterly direction and curving northerly from the present way designated Prynnwood to serve seven proposed additional building lots. At 8.30 on the 10th the board will hear the petition of Charles E.
and Lila B. Belcher 10 subdivide certain property located north of Meadow Rd. and immediately east of the new Route 91 in such manner. as to re. quire setting apart A right of way extending from Meadow Rd.
10 provide a means of egress and ingress from a portion designated "Parcel No. First Church Notes LONGMEADOW- Announcement was made at First Church of Christ. Congregational, this week that Mrs. Geraldine F. Robertson, director of religious education, had undergone successfully a heart operation in a Philadelphipa hospital.
Eugene M. Bushong, pastor, who resumed pulpit duties following his vacation July, also announced that work on redecorating the interior of the church sanctuary is nearly complete. Services have been held during the past month in Bailey Hall of the parish house. Rev. and Mrs.
A. Lee Hecutt and family are having their vacation during this month. ment A 51. was $1,000.000 filed real here estate attachTuesday soon after suit for that amount was entered in Boston in anothor phase of litigation stemming from a fatal explosion and fire in a suburban home. Plaintiff is Maj.
Paul W. Seitzer a as administrator of the estate of his late wife, Mrs. Josephine A. Scitzer, who was fatally burned when explosion and fire wrecked their split-level home at 11 Navajo Rd. Nov.
19, 1957. Defendants are the Spear Construction Corp. and Massasoit Realty Co. of East Longmeadlow, headed by builder Gerald E. Spear.
Seitzer settled for $90,000 a similar $1,000,000 suit against Springfield Gas Light Co. last October. Suit was entered in U. S. District Court Boston on Monday.
Mack it. Roberts. Boston attorney, represents Seitzer, a and now a resident of Pennsylvania. The new suit alleges negligence on the part of the developer in failing to correct damage to underground gas ducts damaged by a contractor. Gas anparently leaked intol the Seitzer home and was ignited when Mrs.
Scitzer lighted a cigaret. The blast blew out windows and some walls. Her body enveloped in flames, Mrs. Scitzer was pulled from her front door by A Westover airman and his companion, then rescued the Seitzer 'infant from its crib. Mrs.
Scitzer died 12 days later. i Seitzer was attending an Army service school in California the time. Blast Victim's Husband Files $1,000,000 Suit NO NEWS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON. (UPI)-Pres- ident Eisenhower will not his regular news conference day, the White House Tuesday. House Passes City Council Pay Raise Bill; Goes to Senate The House of Representatives in Boston suspended rules Tuesday night and passed a bill which would give members of the Springfield City Council up to $1000 year.
The hill, filed by Rep. Ar. mand N. Tanerati of this city, wAS passed by a voice vote and without debate. It now gOoS the Senate.
Councilmen now serve without pay. Under Plan which calls for a strong mayor form of government with nine cilmen. elected city wide, the councilmen could receive salaries set by ordinance. TO MAKE PARKING STUDY FRANCONIA Golf Course Reservation System Also Will Be Scrutiny Subject Park Commission voted Tuesday night to make a study! for determining ways to prove parking facilities at Fran-' conia Golf Course. Commissioner Edward O' Brien said he feels "the whole parking system at Franconia should be revamped." The existing parking lot should be paved, he said, and he suggested lot might be extended toward the third fairway and practice putting green.
Traffic Hazard lIe noted that on busy days At the course some golfers forced to park. on Dwight causing a traffic hazard. The commission will instruct Harold G. Noble, department engineer, to estimate the cost hardening and enlarging the The action was taken after Commissionehe parking Romeo subject Cyr by suggesting that room more cars could be provided steel cables were used to divide the lot into parking lancs. Large boulders now are being used for that purpose.
The commission also voted study the present reservation system at- Franconia. Mrs. Mary Ni. McDonald, concessionaire the course, told the commission in a letter that the practice allowing golfers to make reservations a week in cut down week-end attendance, and hurt her business. 112 Fail to Appear She said that on one week end, this summer 28 foursomes 112 golfers failed to appear after making reservations.
She sug-1 gested that players be allowed to make reservations only on day they want to play, as the case at Memorial Course, or that the reservation system he eliminated altogether. In other business, the commission voted to request the Personnel Policy Board to approve the reclassification of three laborers to. motor equipment operators. Allison Wells of. the Park Department said at least four department labor-! ers have been working out of their classifications and operat-! ins motor equipment for 11 months.
"This is a violation of Civil Service regulations and fie personal justice." he said. said some equipment is idle at times because of the shortage of operators. The pay for operators is 11 cents an hour more than for Wells laborers, he noted saidat some operators' positions were eliminated when operators retired. No Site for Range The commission accepted a report by Wells stating, that no suitable location pistol range could be found in Forest Park, and voted to so inform the Pioneer Valley Pistol League. Last month.
the league requested the commission to study the possibility of establishing a public range. The city is expected sell the Birchave Bend range property, pistol enthusiasts without a public place to shoot. The commission voted to deny the use of ball diamonds. tennis courts, bowling greens and golf courses to persons known to use the facilities when they are. closed and, in the case of the golf courses, to persons who plav The without penalty paying.
would be invoked. the commission said, only when the closing of facilities is noted by posted signs. The commission will determine the Jength time an violators will be nied of the facilities. The board voted to send a letter of thanks to Street Lighting Deputy Supt. John Turner for his work in installing lights for the night basketball program at Blunt Park.
MONSON- -Daniel P. Looney of Cambridge, former Monson resident and postal inspector for 35 years. died Monday in Cambridge. He was born in Monson the son of Daniel and ElJen (Toomey) Looney. and attended the local schools.
He was graduated from Monson Academy and attended many of its reunions. He was a World War 1 veteran. He entered the service in 1915 at the local Post! Office, later transferring to the Springfield Post Office, and from there he entered the post-: al inspection service. He was first assigned to the New York Division. and then went 10 Boston where he had worked for the past 25 vears, Ile had planned to retired April 1.
Besides his wife. Ethel. he leaves a daughter, Ruth, and A son, James: several grandchildren. A military funeral will be held Thursday at 9 a. with requiem high mass in St.
Peter's Church, Cambridge. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery, Monson. D. P. Looney Dies, Postal Inspector Power to Kill Everyone Seen in Bomb Supply HIROSHIMA, Japan (P) Dr.
Linus Pauling. American Nobel prize winning chemist. said Tuesday, he is enough almost nuclear 'suare per-bombs' in existence to kill everybody, or almost everybody on Pauling, of the California. Institute of Technology in Pasa-gion dena, estimated the United States has stockpiled 75.000 clear bombs. considerable fraction" of "superbombs" with a thermonuclear, or hydrogen phase, and that the Soviet Union also has a large stockpile.
Downtown 'Farmer 'Tends Crops 3 A garden grows in the heart of Springfield's downtown business district. Located at Leo's parking lot on Railroad the plot contains radishes, pumpkins. squash. carrots, tomatoes. peppers and several types of flowers.
Here watering his crop Tuesday is John Sakellis whose brother, Leon Sakellis, is proprictor of the parking lot. Memorial Bridge Opening Aug. 3, 1922, Drew Throng Thirty seven years ago this Memorial Bridge was opened. Union on Aug. 3.
1922. reported of the opening: "All Springfield and Hampden County was up early this morning. Thousands of visitors poured into the city by motor. by train or trolly. Some even came behind the fast-disappearing horse." There was an historical parade.
and radio and stage star Julia Sanderson christened the bridge. Twenty-five-hundred persons went to the top of the Campanile to view the bridge. The bridgeopening celebration included a regatta. a Venetian festival and fireworks. The bridge cost $6 million.
The county government in October. 1941, made the final payment. MUSIC SHELL SITE DEBATED Committee Organizes, Discusses Areas Members of the Music Shell Committee Tuesday, night had mixed opinions where a shell should be located and what functions it would encompass. The committee, appointed recently by Mayor O'Connor to lead efforts to finance and construct a facility for outdoor concerts, held its organizational meeting in City Hall. Among sites mentioned were Court Square, Forest Park, Blunt Park and Sixteen Acres.
Some committeemen said they felt a downtown location while others felt a Tanglerevitalize the business district! wood" setting would be more appropriate and appealing. Also proposed was a "temporary" shell in downtown location until a permanent site could be determined. Suggested uses of a shell ranged from outdoor graduations to art shows. Two Stores Sell Disputed Novel The unexpurgated edition of "Lady Chatterley's Lover, which a federal district judge has ruled can be sent through the mails, is available at two Springfield stores. Lawrence were reported "Many for the H.
at another local store, which! does not carry the controversial book. Sales w'ere reported good in one store and A spokesman for the second store said the book was eral stocked in response to "sevcalls for it." Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield disapproved of the novel by mail but the recent federal district court decision overruled his decision. Asks Freedom To Clear Name AUGUSTA, Me. 4P-Paul N. Dwyer has asked Gov.
Clinton A. Clauson and the Executive Council for commutation of his life sentence for murder. He contends his 1937 trial for the slaying of Dr. James G. Litof South Paris was unjust and that he needs his freedom to pursue vindication before the courts.
Since he will be eligible for parole consideration Jan. 7, 1961, Dwyer said, a commutation in October would amount to a gift of 14 months of freedom. Clauson and the council received the petition Tuesday and scheduled a hearing for Oct. 7. LEE DRIVER KILLED AS CAR RAMS TRUCK Allen F.
Mercer, 28, Victim; Two Others in Third Auto Hurt GREAT F. Mercer, 28. of. Marble Lee, who was associated with his father, Stanley Mercer, in the Mercer Construction Co. of this town.
was killed instantly at about 5 p. m. Tuesday when his car collided headon with a flat-bodied trailer truck carrying A load of lime. The accident occurred near the old intersection of Routes 183 and 7 about three miles north of the town. Two Others Injured The driver of the trailer truck, Charles K.
Stiffler, 39. of Railroad Kinderhook, N. suffered only minor injuries. Two other persons were injured when the Mercer car struck their car after glancing off the trailer. Injured were Thomas B.
Clabby, 56, and his wife, Cecelia, 59, both of Woodhaven, They were taken to Fairview Hospital where Clabby was found to be suffering from shock other injuries. Mrs. Clabby suffered lacerations and bruises about the body. State Patrolman Roy Sibley of Lee barracks and Patrolman John T. Lunch of the local police said that Mercer intended to pass the Clabby car while northbound on Route 7 and collided with the trailer coming from the opposite direction.
Mercer died of a skull fracture and other injuries. The body was first removed to the Birches funeral home here, and later to the Kelly funcral home in Lee. Other officers investigating the accident were Cpl. Edward Haughey, A state police photographer. William Gray.
inspector for the Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Department and Patrolman Richard Jones of the Mercer was born in Pittsfield May 4, 1931. son of Stanley and Evaleen (Deane) Mercer. He had lived in Great Barrington most of his life, and moved to Lee four years ago. Besides his parents in Great Barrington, he leaves his wife, former Marie Menatti; two daughters, Frances and Cynthia; a son Allan. a brother, Harold, of South Egremont; a sister, Mrs.
Anthony Sartori of West Stockbridge and his grandparents, Mrs. Pauline Mercer of Great Barrington and Wallace Deane of Becket. Funeral will be held Friday at the Kelly funeral home, Lec. with a high mass of requiem in St. Mary's Church.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tonight from 7 to 9 and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Ferrendino 'Very Poor' The condition of Gerald Ferrendino, Cathedral High School athlete paralyzed by football injuries, remained "very poor" Tuesday night at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, a hospital spokesman said. His name has been on the danger list since his transfer to Peter Bent Brigham Friday from Mas.
sachusetts Hospital School. Canton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Ferrendino of 34 Rutledge Ave.
Largest body of water in Delaware is Lum's Pond, which covlers only 100 acres. L. Ideal Weather Near End Hot and humid weather moved Thursday. they will end a 16-Hay toward New England and West- drought that has put state Deern Massachusets Tuesday partment of Natural Resources and the Springfield-Hartford officals on the anxious seat. Weather Bureau said the The hot, humid weather, with "ideal" summer weather was occasional breezes, boosted about at an end.
the fire index in state woodlands, Showers Possible according to Thomas McGarry. Clouds will move into this re- forest fire warden. and this bringing the index is rising daily. Howchances of occasional showersjever, no serious forest or woodnu-land temperatures ranging up to land fire threat is imminent, 85 degrees. Clearing is promised DIcGarry said.
for Thursday but the mercury The weatherman said it is alwill remain 83 degrees or above, most certain there will he showIf the predicted showers hit end to. any thoughts of according to the weatherman. yers by Thursday which will put this. area late today or early drought or forest fire business district with obstacles Hampden Et. A daily bottleto barely two.
An estate totaling $96,757.03 left by Archie A. Goudreau, late of 6 Lowell Westfield, according to an inventory filed at Hampden County Registry of Probate. The inventory lists person. al property of $80,257.03, almost. entirely in U.
S. Sav. ings Bonds, and real estate appraised at $16,500.. Arthur W. Knapp of Westfield was the appraiser.
First National Bank of Westfield is executor of Mr. Goudreau's machinist, Mr. Goudreau formerly' was employed by Foster Machine Co. Archie Goudreau's Estate of $96,757 Mostly U. S.
Bonds VIEW ON ROAD JOB DELAY HIT Supt. Sullivan Said Grade Problem Minor The Allen Ave. project was not de delayed because ol an apparent difference in grade in the laying of sewer pipe, Street Supt. James J. Sullivan said Tuesday in reply to statements made by Councilman Theodore W.
Bamforth. Bamforth earlier in the day said the opening of Allen scheduled for the week end, was delayed because of someone's failure to foresee a grade problem. Sullivan said he WAS at the construction project with engineers on Sunday. He termed the incident "an occurrence that happens on practically every sewer job we have. It probably took 10 to 15 minutes at the most to make the change.
No terial was involved." He added, "More time and money has been lost talking about it than was taken moving it. The Allen St. opening was not delayed because of this particular incident. "Apparently Councilman Bamforth is the one who has been misdirected on. this particular instance on the Allen St.
sewer line." The superintendent said ho helieves: the road will be open to traffic either today or Thursday. SAIGON. Viet Nam (UPI) -A Communist revolt in. the neutral Indochinese kingdom of Laos spread Tuesday with a Red pincers attack against two provinces adjacent to Communist North Viet Nam and Red China, reports reaching Saigon said. Dispatches from the Laotian capital of Vientiane said the government had sent an urgent message to United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold.
protesting against Red revolt which is accued the North Vietnamese government of instigating and supporting. The Royal Laotian army was reported organizing guerrilla forces for jungle fighting the well -equipped rebels. A company of Laotian was standing by in Vientiane for jumps against the rebels when weather permitted. Red Laos Revolt Is Said Spreading Chases 'Cycling 'Ex' in Her Car PORTLAND. Me.
(P- Beryl Burke, 22, and her former boy friend were in court here Tuesday to answer traffic charges that resulted when she chased her his motorcycle de across town with She pleaded guilty to passing! a red light and Joseph Iaconeta of Portland did the same relative to passing a stop sign. They were fined $25 cach. She had previously been cleared of an charge. A previous court hearing disclosed they met by accident at a filling station after breaking up a fiveyear romance. She became enraged at the sight of him and chased him through town.
Iaconeta, 37, said the South Portland girl twice rammed his motorcycle with her car. driving him right through an intersection. Judge Sidney B. Wernick said in acting on the case the pair was obviously engaged in mendous emotional upheaval" at the time. OBSERVES BIRTHDAY LONDON Queen Mother Elizabeth observed her 59th birthday Tuesday.
TEXTILE FIRM NET PROFITS SHOW BOOST Berkshire-Hathaway Ups Quarterly Dividend to 12.5 Cents Share notary PROVIDENCE (P -Berkshire Hathaway, Tuesday increased its quarterly dividend as its net profit for the first nine months of its current fiscal year climbed to: $352,516 from a $4,227,224 net loss for the same period a year ago. Dividend Up 2.5 Cents The board of directors declared a dividend of cents a share, payable Sept. 1 to the stockholders of record Aug. 14. That compares with the 10 cents a share dividend declared by the board in May, The May dividend was the first the big southern New England textile manufacturer had paid since the first quarter of 1957.
Malcolm G. Chace, board chairman, and Seabury Stanton, pesident, reported that the nine months new income was recorded on sales of $52,349,362 compared with $47,042,642 in the like period in 1958. For the quarter ended June 27 this year the company's net profit totaled $448.380 after depreciation of $445,689 and all other charges. For the same quarter 1958 the company had recorded a loss of 410. Sales for the company's third.
quarter totaled $16.131,118 compared with $14,436,098 in the same quarter last year. INEV SALEM BOY IS TRAIN VICTIM ON VT. TRESTLE Frederick Maronie, 11, Hit While Attempting To Reach Safety 4 Mystery Veils Woman's Death In Auto Wreck CHESHIRE-Mrs. Susan A. Gould.
38, of Hanco*ck Hanco*ck, was found dead beside her overturned car about 6 Tuesday morning in the bed of a brook off Fred Mason Rd. Apparently, the car plunged from A small bridge over the brook during the night. Four guard posts had been knocked over. The body was found by Charles Horn of 87 Grove Adams, who noticed the missing posts as he drove over the lightly-traveled road. Mrs.
Gould was lying face down on the bed of the brook, the top half of her body covered by water. Death resulted from a brain injury, according to Dr. a Clayton Nesbitt. of Pittsfield. associate medical examiner.
The time of the accident was not determined. State police were also investi-1 gating why Mrs. Gould was on deserted road during the night, and where she had been since she left the 1896 Motel in Williamstown about 2 afternoon, where she worked there as a part time maid. Mrs. Gould.
wile of Mark B. Gould, was born in Hanco*ck, daughter of Ruth Towne and the late Allen Towne. She was a lifelong resident of that town. She attended Hanco*ck schools and Drury High School in North Adams. She also attended New Lebanon (N.
High School. She worked at the 1896 Motel the past three years and previously as maid in similar establishments. sides her husband and mother, she leaves two children by a previous marriage, A son, Arnold Alderman, a student Northeastern University. and a daughter, Sally Alderman. who lives with an aunt in Townsend, and two children by her present marriage, Mark, and Mary Ellen.
Funeral will be Thursday 2.30 in South Congregational Church, South with Charles W. Briggs. pastor, officiating. Burial will he in Hanco*ck Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
Maine Democrats Going Unpledged to Convention SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico (UPI)- Clinton Clauson of Maine says that although much New England support is lining up behind Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts, the Maine delegation will go unpledged to the Democratic convention next year. Night Life Growing Dim Night life in Springfield! is it? That's the reaction of most restaurant and bar personnel. "This used to be a good town for night life- -floor shows.
dancing and all the rest. But now. we don't have it any more:" was the comment. of one bartender Tuesday night. Only one or two bars have floor show's locally.
Except for occasional spot weekday shows, the entertainment is on night! club week ends- Thursday, Friday and NORTH NEW erick Maronie, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. was Leo killed Brooks by of Bearsa freight train Tuesday in South Wallingford, as he was running from a trestle where he had been fishing. Companion Escapes A companion, Ronald Roberts, 12, of: South Wallingford, fled from the single track trestle moments before the train hit the boy. Roberts told police they had been fishnig on the trestle about three hours when they suddenly noticed the Rutland Railroad freight bearing down on them.
The Maronie boy had left home Saturday spend a vacation with his mother's friends in South Wallingford. He would have returned home Sunday. This week he would have been taken on a sight-seeing through upper New York State. He was born in 1 Orange, April 1948. Henry and Mary (Carey) Maronie.
Mr. Brooks is the boy's step-father. Frederick completed the fourth grade at New Salem Center last June. His paternal grandparents, Mrs. Herbert Dexter of Orange, who died Saturday, was buried Tuesday morning.
A few hours before the accident. Besides his parents. he leaves a brother. Raymond Maronie of Orange; two sisters, Mrs. Shir.
ley Dixon of Worcester and Miss Linda Maronie at home; his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Grace Green of Whitingham, and four nephews. The funeral will be held at Witty fup. m. Rev.
Daniel E. Orr, Fredneral home. Orange, Friday a at 2 erick's fourth grade teacher and pastor of New Salem Congregalional Church, will officiate. Burial will be in South Cemetery. to of Ellen Menaces Okinawa Bases NAHA, Okinawa (Wednesday) Ellen hurled screaming 115 MPII winds directly at America's denscly populated military bases in southern Okinawa Tuesday.
The 900,000 Okinawans and Americans in the Far Eastern base were braced and ready to ride out the storm. said Ellen was bearing U. S. Air Force wealthiermon Naha and Kadena Air Bases. It.
was expected to rake the arca with the full force of its center winds by mid-morning. AEC to Seek Cheap N-Power Army PROVINCETOWN (P--Icy waatiter and strong currents veteran long distance swimmer 10 give up after less than an hour his attempt to swim more than 20 miles Plymouth. hold a William Handley, 47, of South to- Boston, was pulled from the said ter cold and tired. Handley said he had not decided whether to again try the swim, said by Provincetown and Plymouth harbormasters to be almost impossible. WASHINGTON (P- The Atomic Commission announced Tuesday it is planning to build a small-size pressurized water reactor plant in its own efforts to provide economical nuclear power.
Tne commission invited proposals from co-operatives and public, power organizations Of. to participate in the projects. fers must be submitted by Nov. 16. Construction of the plant is expected to begin about May of next year, with completion scheduled for May 1962, The proposed plant would use a pressurized-water reactor for the generation of about 60,000 kilowatts electrical thermal and power.
16,500 The AEC said the proposal could include provision for A. superheater which would make it possible to increase the electrical capacity of the plant to 22.000 kilowatts. Major objective of the project, the ALC said, is "the development of A reactor which will make a significant contribution to the achievement of cal electric power in a size plant. "Even then We don't draw good crowds," one proprietor said. Night life in surrounding towns also seems "dead" during the week.
"We come to life a little on week ends, another bartender said. The floor shows' attraction at most bars is the alleged "exotic dancer." bolstered by a comedian and sometimes a variety act, One or two clubs. in nearby towns bring in an occasional "top" singer. 1 al.
