THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1953 NEWS FROM THE CITY OF HOLYOKE OFFICIALS QUIZ LARGE GROUP I IN PROBE OF BLAZE Kancs, Vallcy Arena Owners. Many Employces Put On Stand Holyoke, March 0-An inquest into tho general alarm which broke out in the Valley Arena -shortly after 6 the morning of last Dee. 26 conducted today at the Central Pho Station wih Capt. Daniel Murphy of the state police presiding. For almost eight hours employees at the time of the fire and former employees.
were heard, as were fire officials and investigating police officers, May Resume Session The session ended at 7.13 tonight and, although no definite statement WiLS made as to the possible resualming of the inquest tomorrow, it WAS learned that sonic of the emplosees were told to -hold themselves available for further questioning. Robert L'Im Eisthampton. newly -appointed state fire marshal, Wis present at the hearing throughout the day and left about for his home town where he was given it tegtimonial tonight. thinner, Puzzo of the state fire marshal's office, who hats been on the investigation of the Arena fire since the beginning, assisted Capt. Murphy in the hearing.
Jack and Ralph Kane, operators of the Arena, were among those questioned during the day ax was Victor Phaneuf. janitor, and the only person believed to have been in the building when the fire was discovered. Phaneut suffered lacerations of the left arm his exCa from the that the building cuts and the first inflicted report when was HEP were jumped through. a second -floor window to sidewalk. This account of the accident later was repudiated.
P'haneuf was questiong! torlay tor time, according to Meager reports of the hearing. A number of employers who werc on duty Christmas night at the Arena were brought into the private hearing and told of their observations. .1 holiday party WAS given the PINployees by the management the morning of Doc. 26, after the place was closed for business. It reported the day of the fire that some of the guests left the building about an hour before the fire broke out.
Chief John I. Rohan of the Fire and Deputy Chief Chris. topher J. Manning, who wits in charge of first apparatus to arrive at the scene, wore questioned for about three -quarters of an hour. Water Board Votes Extension of Main In Berkshire St.
Holyoke, March 5-4t its meeting late this afternoon the Board of Water Commissioners voted to extend the water mai in Berkshire St. to the new plant of the Wrap King Corp. The service will be an eight inch pipo and will extend for A dis. tante of 500 fret. Engineer George H.
Shea was requested by the commission 10 prepare n-timates for the installation of A cyclone type fence to ineloze the rock out, canal that runs from the Ashley Ponis reservoir to the gate house. The canal 13 about 1300 feet in length. The contract to install toilet's and lavatories in the department's commercial St. office was given to the DI. F.
Rowe ('o. which submitted 3 bid of $125. The building is bellig renovated. The board will ad erti-e for bids for the furnishing of 50 five size meters and 21 others of sizes. The bid of $30 a ton for cast iron Junk pipe offered by John J.
Sullitan was accepted. Hairdressers' Hair and Fashion Show Wednesdav Holyoke, March 5-Mr. and Mrs. Alan Fisher of Now York. reprecontatives: of the Jantzon will ho guests At the fifth henefit hair and fashion show sponsored by the Holyoke Hairdressers and c'osmetolorisie Association, on Wednesday at Toto's.
Mrs. Fisher who will -erve as commentator will also model one of. the company's latest knit suits to he reatural next fall. The latest in hair coiffures will he modeled by the following models: Miss Dorothy Fisher, Mrs. There Andette, Miss Una Plante, Miss Jeanne I'lante, Miss Jeannette ina, Mrs.
Doretta Picard, Miss Charlotto Fleury, Mrs. Aline Donnelly. Mrs. Ann Scheinost. Miss Palardean and Miss Patricia McLaughlin.
Hairdressers entering models are Mrs. Toss Audette, Maurice Mrs. Nina Laferriere. Mrs. Aline Thompson, Mrs.
Lena Bayeur. Roland Falardeau and the Misses Ina Plante ami Jeannette Lamontagne. Mrs. I.ona Richard of North Adams will serve commentator for the hair and furs show. ani Simon Saltman for the Saltman which will present the clothes fashions.
Furs will be shown through the cOurtesY of Fashion Furriers and jewelry from Holyoke Jewelry Co. Ushers will be Mrs. Mary Vinas. Mrs. Riva Laferriere, Mrs.
livelyn O'Donnell. Miss Jeanne Malbout and Miss Loretta Riopel. Chairman is afrs. Eileen Thompson! and reservations are in charge of Mrs. Raseur and Miss Gilberto rim.
In charge of models are Roland Falardeau and Maurice Andette. Sujat Car Found Holyoke, March 3-A call was received tonight at police headquarter: from the South Deerfield police that the automobile owned by Fred Sulu: of 274 Maple which was stolen from Appleton near Walnut Saturday night was found in th'1: town abou tonight. According to the message, two young men were jumping from! the car and made a mucoessful escape into the nearby woods, Korean War Post Formed. 8 4. Plans ere made Thursday by the Korean Veterans Post.
for the program which will be held Thursday when the flag which draped the casket of the first Holyoke serviceman, killed in Korea. will be presented to the post. Shown, left to right are. James J. O'Connell, chairman.
Maurice Ferriter, commander, Francis D. McKenna, secre-treasurer, and Maryon J. board member. Firemen to March In Parade March 5 Holyoke. March 5- Routine busi0044 was at the meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners tonight.
included in the transactions being the approving of the monthly bill-. 'The commissioners later discussed the participation of the Fire Devartment in the Si. Patrick's Day parade Sunday afternoon. March 17. There will be a large delegation of the department personnel in the line of- march and the unit will be honded by the Boston Fire Department Band.
The firemen are paying for the transportation of the band this city. The commissioners and the chief and 'available deupty chiefs v. ill march with the firemen and State Fire Marshal Robert Cim of Hasthampton, who was in this city today for the inquest into the Valley Arena fire, accepted the invitation of the firemen to march with the department. There will be 011 fire apparatus used 111 the parade. Holyoke Deaths Holyoke Deaths JOHN DAME Holyoke.
March 3-John Dante. 38. of 21 Surgeant St. tied tonight at the Westfield Sanatorium after A long illness. wits born in Hartford and had lived in this city for 30 years.
Before his retirement in 1918 he hid been employed by the Whiting Paper Co, He leaves two sons, John. of this city and Robert al nome: five daughters, Mre. Armand with whom he made his home, Mr4 George Mrs. Ernest Carrier, Mrs. Edmund NASZ and Mrs.
Malcolm Johnston, all of Holyoke: A brother, Fred of Lords: a sister, Mrs. Edmond Gelinas of this city: 11 grandchildren. Funeral will take place the Martin funeral, home Monday at with du mass of requiem in Precious Blood Church at 8.30. Burial will be in Dame Cemetery. Messierfuneral service in charge.
MRS. CARL. LIEBECK Holy oke. March 3-Jirs. K.
Liebeck. wife of Carl LiedecA of North Westfield. died this morning in New England Center Hospital. Boston after a short illness. She was born in South Hadley Falls, daughter of the late Charles and Emily (Crook) Keens and resided There until 33 years ago, when site moved to Westfield.
Besides her husband, she leaves three daughters, Mrs. Charlotte White of Hinsd.de, Mrs. Ruth White of Pittsfield and Airs. Dorothy Cernak of Easthampion: three brothers, Frederick Now- liven. of Kittery Point, and Christopher of Springfield.
and four grandchildren. The funeral will he hold at the Alger funeral huine Saturday At. Rov. Roland R. Young will officiate.
Burial will be in Middle Farm Cemetery, Westfield. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday afternoon and nizht. Holyoke Funerals Holyoke, March 3-Funeral of George T. McDonald of 5 A High will he at the John R. Shea funeral home Saturday at 8.16.
with a solemn high mass of requiem in Sacred Heart Church at 3. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Funeral of Miss Nellis S. Hurt of 03 Jackson Parkway. will be at the John B.
Shea funeral home Saturday at 9.13, with a high mass of requiem in Sacred Heart Church at 10. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Dames of Malta Nominate Officers Holyoke. March 3-Mrs. Gladys Hohenberger, queen of Mount Olivet Sisterhood, Dames of Malta, was nominated for re-election at the March meeting in Eagles tall.
other officers nominated Wt l't: Ruth. Jirs. Ollie Rudolph: Naomi. Mrs. Florence Wargo; protector, Mr4.
Mary Warnock; herald. Mrs. Mine Currie: deputy herald, Mrs. Bertha Gardner: keeper of archives, Mrs. Eunice Hillert; assistant keeper of archives.
Mrs. Florence Cleland; bursar. Miss Annie Burke. Also first color bearer, Mrs. 'Iar1 Biathrow; second color bearer, Mrs.
Rose Naughton: first messenger. Mrs. Florence Tracy: sPcomi 11P8- senger. Airs. Bennett: first guard, Mrs.
Ellen Robinson: second guard. Mrs. Charlotte Ritchie: pianist. Mrs. Bella Carto: captain cf degree work.
Mrs. Annie Burke: captain of funeral work. Mrs. Florence Choland. Mrs.
Jennie Ramsay nominated trustee for 18 months and Mrs. Ada Campbell was elected a representative to the sinte convention in September and Mrs. Stacy Warnoc. alternate. Elections will take place at the March 17 meeting and a food sale will he conducted.
Holyoke Briefs Holyoke, March 5 -James A of Beach confined to Holyoke Hospital. Mre. Ray C. Jones of William- St. will hostess to the Outlook Club in her home Tuesday night.
Miss Elizabeth 0, program chairman, will serve as hostess. Musical readings will be presented by' Mrs. Jones ind Mrs. Walter Krall. In charge of the business session will he Kenneth C'.
Field, vice-president. Diss Ann Brown of Hillside A has returned front a stay 111 New York. Dirs. Phylli- Wagner ni Jackson been discharged front Providance Hospital. David Sullivan of Bowers Su, spent last week in Medfield with relatives Mrs.
Kenneth Field of. Francis will be hostess tO the Junior Associates in her home Wednesday, March 11, with Mrs. Edward Nowak and Mrs. William Fleming as hostesses. .1 card party will follow the Friday night meeting of Estelle Johnson tent, DUV in DAR Hall.
Airs. Valere Laliberto and doughter. Janet. of King are home from it stay in Now York. SOUTH HADLEY MISS INNIE E.
SNOW South Hadley, March 0-Miss Annie E. Snow. daughter of Charles R. and Margaret (MacCaulay) Snow. of Woodbridge South Hadley Center, died this morning after a long illness.
Born in Greenfield. she spent the greater part of her hfe in South Hadley. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in the class of 1938. attended the Congregational Church of South Hadley Center. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Edward F.
Day funeral home. VOICE WORKER SAID SUICIDE Cambridge, March 5 medical examiner today described 85 suicide the death of Raymond Kaplan, 12. of Flushing. N. an employee of the State Department's Voice of America.
Hairdressers Plan Annual Show at the meeting are, seated left to right. Mrs. Rina Laferrier. Roland Falardeau and 31rs. Eileen Thompson, chairman.
Standing are, Mrs. Lena Bayeur, association president, and Mrs. Evelyn O'Donnell. 'The committee arranging for the fifth annual hair style and fashion show of the Holyoke Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association met last night and completed further details for the affair which will he held at Toro's Wednesday night, March 11 at 7.30. Shown Board Discusses Reservoir Plans With Engineers Water Commissioners Told $400.000 Saved by Not Using Concrete Core Holyoke.
March Representatives of Charles Maguire Associates. engineers of Providence. tonight conferred with the Board of Water Commissioners relative to the plans for that proposed construction of dam and reservoir by the Holyoke Water Department in Southampton. There as A complete revien and discussion of the major sections of the plans. The preliminary plans have been completed and the discussion was held so that any changes could be made before the Anal decisions are rachel and the permanent plans started, Present from the firm which is prepAring the plans were: Arthur D.
Westou. A. former director and chief engineer in the Division of Sanitary Engineering in the State Department of Public Health: Henry Bilodeau, project engineer, and George H. McDonnell, local engineer of the organization. Bilodeau explained in detail the preliminary plans.
There were a number of questions asked by the three commissioners and engineer and superintendent of the Water Department. There was vonsiderable discussion about the dam which will be 700 in width at the bottom and 2000 feet the top. Announcement was ninde that the original suggestion A nerote core for the diam was abandoned and 8N result approximately $100.000 will he saved. There were many questions naked about the type of material to be used in the construction of the dam. The commissioners listened to the plan to install 72-foot revolving screen in a shaft to pick up sediment and it was brought out that the motor needed for the operation of the I screen the cost including installation will approximate $12,000.
The commissioners will review the details of the proliminary plans at A series 00 informal sessions before giving the green light to the engineers to incorporate many of the suggested features into the Anal plans. George H. Shea. department engineer. Jeremiah Sullivan, acting department superintendent.
and Edward Murphy. department registrar, attended with the commissioners. Janies F. Barry, chairman. Patrick B.
I nahan. and Prank O. Connell. The commissioners will be in Roxton Tuesday tor the hearing which is to be held by the Legislative Conimittee on Water Supply Ult the Water Department's petition for AN amendment 10 the law by which the department may purchase land in Southampton beyond the present legal limit. Under present law the department is limited to purchase land within a space of 3000 feet below the point of confluence of the Mahan and Tucker Brooks in Southampton and recent tesis made by the department show that the solid foundation needed for the dam is located some 0000 feet beyond the point of confluence.
The petition speks the authority to purchase the land in the area, Amvets Add Four Players to Team Holyoke, March 5-Four players who did play with the Holyoke Amvets Post 115 during the regular season have been added to the l'Oster for the Allies AC sponsored semipro tournament. The Amvets will make their first tourney appearance on Sunday. against the American Bosch of Springfield. White's Appliance of Springfield will meet Sal's TV of Webster in the nightcap of the double-header which will be staged at the Holyoke City Hall. Newcomers with the Anvets will be Bruce Bauer, Pete Stathis, Dave Bartley, and Bob Ferriter.
Bauer and Stathis are former Holyoke High standouts, while Bartley and Ferriter were recent. stars with Holyoke Catholic. Others on the Amiets roster are Bob Cassidy, Rich Nadeau, Tom McGarry, Tom O'Neill, Rich O'Neill, and Jack Flynn. The tournament semifinals. for which the Allies and Cypress Arms.
the latter of Hartford, have already qualified will he played Sunday, March 22. with the finals taking place on Sunday, March 23. Gaels Play Finale Against St. Mary's Holyoke. March 3--Holyoke Catholic High School's basketball 12amn will 'wind up its season tomorrow night when it plays Nt.
Mary's in Westfield. The Gaels hav. won nine games and lost oight and need the win to finish above the .500 mark. Coach Tom Griffin's club. incidentally.
dropped its eight encounters to topflight opposition 18 every defeat was inflicted by a team in the Western Mass. tourney. The game will mark the final schoolboy basketball appearances of. alniost eVery player OU the varsity. Heading the list of seniors! is captain Bob Ferriter.
who established almost every individual scoring record for Catholic during the past two campaigns. Others in their last encounter will be Moynihan, Bob Gaughan, Jim McBrian O'Connell. Mike Genty, Tom Foley, Bob Hortie, Moon Fearns, and Don Jones. Ferriter good chance of beton 400 points for two seacoming the first AC performer, to sons. Averaging better than 22 points per game, Ferriter has hooped points and needs only 16 to reach the four -century mark.
The final practice of the year WAN held tonight at the St. Jerome gym with the departing seniors playing the in a intrasquad game. GOLA TO PLAY Philadelphia, March 3 Cola, LaSalle College's All- -American basketball player, has 8 badly sprained loft ankle but will be ready for duty Monday when his team plays in the- National Invitation Tournamelt at Madison Square Garden. Gola injured his ankle last night in a game against Temple University. Engineers Study Water Plan The four million dollar reservoir project of the Holyoke Water Department in Southampton was reviewed Thursday night in the Roger Smith Hotel with representatives of a Providence engineering firm.
Shown as one of the plans was reviewed are, left 10 right, Charles H. McDonnell, Holyoke engineer of the firm: Arthur D. Weston, directing engineer: George Shea, Holyoke Department 011- gineer; James E. Barry, chairman of the Water Commission Henry Bilodeau, project engineer. SOUTH HADLEY FALLS K.
of C. Communion Breakfast Sunday South Hadley Falls, March 5-Rev. Miles McCarthy, CP. will be the guest speaker At Communion breakfast for South Hadley Council, Knights of Columbus, Sunday morning in the council 100115. Fr.
MeCarthy served for 15 3 ears as A sionars 111 China. and is presently stationed at the P'assionist Monasterv in West Springfield. The council will observe the 39th anniversary of its founding on Sunlay by attending mass and conimunion in A. body at the 7.15 mass Al St. Patrick's Church.
The BASS will be offered for all past and present: members of the council. Memhers attending Ale asked tO meet at the home at 7.15 to march to the church in 3 body. The breakfast will be served immediately following the IDASS. Tickets for. the breakfast nay be obtained from Past Grand Knight John Tarnauskas, chairman of the committee.
or from Edward Sullivan. Guests expected to join the group for the occasion are State Deputy Daniel J. rald of Springfield, and District Deputy James Sheehan of Greenfield. Girls' 'Boys' State Delegates Named South lladley Falls. March 15- Patricia Connor.
Jeff Foley. Sallyann Parker. and Mervin Buss have been chosen to represent South Hadley and Granby respectively at Girls' and, Boys' State in June. Ail are members of the 'junior class at South Hadley High School. and were selected, by school the the faculty vote at of the the en- rPquest of the two American Legion posts and their auxiliaries.
The boys will attend the wookJong program scheduled to be hold at the University of Massachusetts under the sponsorship of the legion post, and the girls will go 10 the State Teachers College 3t Bridgewater under the auspices of the of the two posts. The afternoon group of the Women's Fellowship of the Falls Congregational Church held 2 dessert meeting this afternoon in the ladies' parlor of the church. Hostesses were the members of Mrs. Walter V. Smith's group.
t. the mopting which followed. a film entitled Miventures in our Town' was shown. Devotions were led by Mrs. George Duncan.
A recount of the votes cast for the office of Selectman for a three vear term in the annual town election On Monday has been. scheduled for Wednesday, March 11. by the Board of Registrars of Voters. The recount 12.4 requested by James B. Allen.
who lost the election to Jere- 1 miah hauler by only 24 votes. Two other contestants. Hector 7. LeGrand and Douglas Shearer. ran far behind the two leaders in the race.
public card party will be sOONsored by Benjamin White Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auviliary, on Friday evening in the post quarLeTs on Main St. Mrs. Jean Waltheir is' general chairman and the ticket, chairman. Hostesses is for Mrs. the Eleanor evening are Mrs.
Hezel Huot, Mrs. Rita Levreault. and Drs. Stella Scott. Tickets may be obtained at the door.
Door and table prizes will be awarded. players are asked to bring their own Favor Michigan In Track Meet Champaign, March 3 -A pair of Canadians and a student from Sweden bolster Michigan's strong bid to win the Big Ten indoor track and field championship this week end. Preliminaries in six events will open the 13d annual conference meet in Illinois Armory tomorrow night. Finals will be Saturday afternoon. Michigan is favored to win its 16th title since 1911 in what may develon two-team duel with Illinois, winner the last two years.
Iowa and Michigan State, are expected Indiana, to Purdue, for third Wisconsin, place Ohio with State. Minnesota and scrambling for points. Honor Silk Newton, March 6 (AP) -Boston College basketball captain John Silk of Somerville tOnight was chosen for the first annual Pyt. Ronald J. Hickey award as the senior "most outstanding in character, scholarship and basketball The award, gold watch.
is presented by the class of, 1951 in honor of Hickey, a three-years varsity basketball phaser from Brooklyn who was killed last -unner in an automobile accident. Penn Eleven Says Slate Too Tough Philadelphia, Diarch 3 -The Penn football team. in a joint letter Lo university authorities, today termed its 1933 football schedule 100 tough for dit Ivy League school with no spring training. One Ivy Opponent The Penn 1953 schedule includes only olle Ivy League opponent. Cornell.
Other teuins listed are Wande hilt, Penn State. California. Ohio State. Navy, Michigan. Notre Dame, and Army.
The Penn football players said their letter was written for the sake of "team morale and the general understanding of all concerned." Copies of the letter Wore sent to William Di1 Barry. acting Penn president: Franny Murray. L'enn athletic director. and head football coach George Munger. Munger and Murray reportedly have been at swords points over the university's suhoduling policy, with Munger protesting that his players were unable to meet college elevens benefitting from spring training programs.
The Ivy League has prohibited any such preseason drills. In the letter--signed by fonthall captain George Bosselor and student manager John Dern-the players said: "We believes conch should be consulted as 10 the proposed football schedule in future years. The 1953 schedule is not well chosen for' this university and it is our belief that. had the coach been consulted, the schedule would have taken different form. Arnold Captures New England 'Title Bridgeport, Alarch 6 (P)- .1 scrappy Arnold College basketball team dumped the University of Bridgeport 75-39 here tonight to win the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics of New England title.
Arnold will represent New Engand in the NAIA national tournament March 4-14 at Kansas City. Top Women Golf Stars in Tourney Jacksonville. March 5 (PP) Betsy Rawls, Louise Suggs and Babe Zaharias ale favorites to win the Jacksonville Women's Open golf tournament. opening tomorrow. Miss Rawls WAS the top money winner women's golf in 1052.
Miss Suggs is defending champion. Mrs. Zaharias has been No. PI in the women's golf list almost every year since she tonk 11p the game. Last year illness kept her inactive several months and dropped her down the li-t.
prizes in $3600 tournament. Refore they, wrap up the three top though. they will set some argumeats from Beverly Hanson, latly Borg, Peggy Kirk, Betty Jameson and seteral others in the pro ranks who will go the 54 holes over three days, Amateur players will join the tournam-nt Saturday and g0 36 holes. Favorites in the amateur division will he Mary L.AnA Faulk, Thomasville, and Barbara Romack. Sacramento, Cal.
Girls out practicing on the 6282 yard par 36-36-72 Brantwood Municipal COUrSe today were having A little trouble with a brisk wind. But the forecast is for a calmer day Friday. Defense Rests In Trust Suit Philadelphia. March 5 (C.P -The defense rested its care today in the sovernment's anti-trust suit against the National Football Teague over radio and television restrictions. Federal the judge trial Allan until K.
next Grim Wednes- then day when. the government valid, "several rebuttal witnesses' will be presented. Indications are that the trial will close at the end of next Week. The defense rested after testimony by its final witness. Nick reneral manager of the Detroit Lions.
Earlier. Frank L. McNamee. President of the Philadelphia Eagles. testified that, his team lost nore than $27.000 in 1952 despite receipts of $90.000 from television and radio.
MRS. HIRSCH DIES Fort Pierce. March 5 Mrs. Harry Hirsch. wife of the New York Daily Mirror sports photographer whose four son was killed in An automobile Accident Saturday.
died todAY. Mrs. Hirsch WAS seriously injured the collision of the car driven by her husband and a parked automobile on Highway No. 1 at Stuart. Fla.
She is survived by three daughters in addition to her hushand. The funeral will' be held in Brooklyn. RUSSIANS CANCEL Milan. Alarch 5 Russia has cancelled .1 game between antional basketball team and the Italian national team, tentatively scheduled to played here March 29. H.
Milan newspaper reported today. 'The reason given was that it condieted with the Russian national championship and with preparation for the European championship scheduled to be held in Moscow from Day 24 to 31. 4 4-H Forum Novice Road Race Walter Childs, president of the North Medford Club. announced last night novice twocross country road rare at Blunt Park, Sunday, April 12. Several of the top have donated trophies, Including John Kelley, -I A11 very happy 10 donate a prize in the interest of lone tance running," Kelley said in d0- nating his prize.
Representatives of the North Medford Club HI meet at the home of Tommy ('rane Sunday at o'clock. Former LSU Coach Is Found Dead Baton Rouge, March 5 Belt Enis, who resigned as a Louisiana State University Assistant football coach two weeks ago. was found dead of gunshot wounds in his automobile about 10 miles south of Baton Rouge, early today. Enis, 18. served as end coach at LSU from 1928 to 1441 when he entered the Navy.
World War 11. Enis coached At Alabama, Virginia Military Institute, and returned in 1950 to ISC. Writers Honor 'LaSalle's Gola New York. March 5 -Tom Golt, 1. Salle's All- -America forward.
has beetl selected by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association as the outstanding visiting player to appear in New York this season. Gola. will receive the association's gold star award at the annual dinner here Sunday night. The spring -legged. six -foot-six inch Gola is only the second sophom*ore to receive the gold star award in the nine years it has been given.
A freshman last PAr he shared the National Invitation Tournament most valuable player award with his teammate. Norm Grekin. Both will return for the NIT this vear. The other writers' awards to be presented Sunday will go to Honey Russell of Seton tall as the coach of the veat: the Haggerty Award for the outstanding Metropolitan District player to All- America Walter Dukes of. Seton Hall and the Davis Award as the outstanding professional player 10 Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics.
Want Milwaukee In Major Leagues Madison, March 5 governor of Wisconsin got in 1 pitch today for major league baseball in Milwaukee. Gov. Walter Koller said he had sent A telegram to Ford Prick. contmilestones of Perini. baseball.
president with of Copy the Boston Braves, declaring that a shift of the St. Louis Browns to Milwaukee was "a matter of tremendous importance." sincerely hope that the interests of the public will not he overlooked in the consideration of this matter." the wire concluded. The Wisconsin State Senate also joined in. Adapting unanimously A resolution declaring that "the time is ripe for (Louis) Perini to make good his promise not. 1.0 stand in the nay of bringing :7 major I I I league club to Milwaukee." Perini, whose Braves own the SLilwaukep franchise in the American Association.
reportedly declined an offer of $500.000 to move the club to Toledo to make room in the new $5.000.000 stadium here the Browns of the American League, LANDY SETS MARK March 5 -Australian star John Landy established 3 new South Wales record of 3:67.6 for meters tonight in the Maniy Athletic Club's special invitation race. preparing for his appearance in the Sydney, Carnival of Sports next Saturday, cut 10.1 sei onds off the previous mark set in 1932. (Prepared for The Springfield passerny as to what each 1-H club Union by Roger M. Harrington, as- is doing. sociate county club agent.) Northampton.
March 3-National 4-H Club Week is here again and will be celebrated from March 101 14. Club members will participate in a variety of activities to give people throughout the country An idea of what is being done in the 4-H program. Activities to be carried on across the nation are not known to us but bringing it back to our own little spot Hampshire County do know just how our 4-H club members and their leaders and parents are celebrating National 4-H Club Week. Many clubs will exhibit their activities by the means of window exhibits in stores in communities throughout the county. These exhibits will tell a simple story to the 'SARDINIANS TAKE CRUCIFIX OATH TO END VENDETTA People of Orgosolo Give Up 'Honor Others Wait and See Orgosolo.
Sardinia. March 5 (A)- The hard-bitten men of this tow! have sworn on the Cross to give up vengeance after generations of fol, lowing their island code of an "Eye for an eye." Vendetta Law Their bath 2118 MiCan a radical change here where "vendetta" is A deep-rooted tradition. 18 the primitive law, of avenging by Blood wrong done 10 a member of the family. Honor is handed down from father to soul, like family wealth. It wasn't easy to convince Sardin- ians to give up what they consider sacred obligation.
The task was undertaken thy smooth -talking, well-loved Dr. Leonardi Monni, the town physician, The doctor talked to each family in the tOWn. lie reminded these proud people that 16 persons Tere assassinated in the last few months of 1952. Unless the chain of ren-4, geance was broken. he said, 33 more citizens of Orgosolo would wind up in their graves this your.
In April, 1950. "death list" of 40 names was sineured on the walls of the town's church. Each nainA was labled "spy" Several days after the secretary of the commune ordered the list whitewashed, he was killed. Since then' seven of those marked for death 011 the church wall have been murdered. laportant arrests were made.
The Italian government sent Gen. Lev Luca, Italy's leading bandit buster. to put an end to the killing A and wipe out banditry. The killings continued. Bandits continued 19 block roads and hold up travelers.
Because pt the island's code ut seals all lipspolice got little information. "Omerta" means, roughly. "see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil" In other words, "don't squeal." Mouths are sealed because by talking one can betray his own blood If he speaks, he may be hilled or kidnapped and held for ransom. NO powerful is the grip of "'Omerta" that island journalists will not write about banditry. Many Outlaws Dr.
Monni knew many of the nutlaws were members of families he approached. There was the widow ndalena. Masuri. whose husband was killed in September. 1430.
There were Mr. and Mrs. Taras, whose three sons Were I killed a ago. showed willingness When these 3 tO follow the doctor's suggestion for peace, others followed. Dr.
donni persuaded the heads of 30 of Orgosnlo's most influential families to lead the movement (n abolish banditry and revenge. Heads of families formed a peace committee. The older men sported long mustaches and carried stilettos in their belts in keeping with an old tradition that no man should caught without a weapon to defend his honor. These decided to take an oath 4. 01 the crucifix give up vengeance." They decided they would talk to the outlaws hiding in the mountain of this central Sardinian province and try to convince them to give up then reign of terror.
On JAM. these Sardinians who milk and eat sheep and near their pelts as jackets and in wooly pante like cowboys' chaps, marched in body to the main square of the ton n. The grizzled, swarthy men and their buxom women wore their Sunday best for came in brown velvet the great event. The suits, highly polished Sunday hoots white shirts and vape. Women clean wore ankle-length black dresses with large black woolen shawls over their heads.
3044) Take Part Most of the town's 3000 inhabitants The crowded the committee square. announced the out-. law. had promised 10 set aside per'sonal fonts and would seek vengeance After a special mass, colobrated 110 no longer. Msgr.
Giuseppe Melas, archbishop of Nuoro, the heads of Orgusolo's leading families took the oath. One hv one, grim-faced, the met approached A. table covered by 8, gold embroidered black cloth richly on the archbishop had placed crucifix. Each man touched the cross with his right hand and took the oath. the end of the ceremony, the At committee invited to dinner all peace who were present at the greal event.
Grid Eagles Sign Two Draft Picks Philadelphia. March 5 (P) The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League today announced the signing of two top draft choices. George Porter, a defensive end and offensive tackle from San Jose State. and lay Westort, tackle from Utah. Porter the Eagles' 12th choice and Westort 13th in the 1953 college player draft.
1 Spurgeon Retains Golden Glove Title Those exhitit* are get up mainly with the idea, to tell 2t story at glance as to what tHe 4-ll club stands for, and what it is trying 1 to Also in the window you will find signs listing members who belong to these clubs and the leaders' names. To give you a better idea of where to look for these exhibits, We list the following communities and the clubs exhibiting in stole windows: Amherst, Cloverpatch 1-1 Club and the Tri-Town Dairy Club: Ware, Busy Bees and Ever Ready 4-H Club; 'hesterfield, Green Gourmet Cooking Club and Blue Star Cooking Club: Florence, Florence Weekly 4-H lub; Northampton, the West Farms Busy Bee 1-JI Club; Rel chertown. 4-Hi clubs; Huntington. the 4-H Dairy Club, Now York. March 5 (A) -Flyweight Jackie Spurgeon of Now York, defending titleholder.
to reach finals, and seven now only. champions were crowned tonight ng the Eastern Golden Gloves championships well 11 thro day tourney at Madison Square Garden. .1 tiny, 19-year-old plastics worker Spurgeon won the 112-pound title 10: outpointing his arch-rival. Billy of Washington, D. in lively three rounder.
Spurgeon defeatod Hill in the '32 wastern finals and went on to' capture the National Golden Gloves crown. Jill, however, be4: him in the National AAU finals. The eight champions, and 16 others to be selected tomorrow, will compose the eastern squad which will meet intercity Chicago's championships western at 10am in Chicago. the March 06. Four U.
N. Presidents, John Adams Jefferson. Madison and John Quincy Adams, lived to be 80 or older. 1 1 4.
