a CITY NEWS THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, Butter Shortage his bit to the corrent the of butartich, Ite the OPA for blame for presat OP.A of this 18 area to ample raise a cunerate for the scarcity af be brea much discussion by the and the radio Carter and marty four product: mix. a foods to know thins nad pastie cal which to people AT cost market labor fat. milt of the alrea berthed mite and can. there to 1 be bus master as af Local Notices Died Had rote FUNERAL FLOWERS 4 red Hither Vena 3316 Funeral Flowers Moderately Priced THE FLOWER BOX Explains Edward 70 Donnell FUNERAL NOM! ST TEL 2.1016 to male a pound of cheese. The OPAl the corting Frice of that also.
Matt and heavy cream to be bocabt at the stores ap4 the cream for the manufacture of Ice cream for the same in milk we still bare ice cream. and Celling OPA set the coiling price for beef. pork and lamb so low that no farmer could afford to feed and prostack anything and that but inferior pasture was raleed at I last spring a college etucated friend was complaining of the price and quality of pork chops m. susseated that he bay two litte and miso some choice port: for family. did so beeping the of the feed.
lie we raised some porkers which admired very much. To he tain properly done. be had them butchered and processed at professional slaughtering and procthing is plant saved where it is aald every. except the squeal. per pound.
Including pickled pies feet. was three times the OPA price, frirad the squeal bicb Ate la his system. people would fullow bis and release the would bare effect charge Washington esperte sad they and would disaf supple and demand operate asalo. let the la 1930 eleven million and renters operating to the V. S.
Now tarse are only about la other words the siring one year for not another sear for crop has put fire mil. re 04 many ruin and regula. small out as tape that only farmers receired the Since writer the a bore I base your paper of a basin city bought one quart cram quarts of By mutt. churning mixed letting them sour. he made two and a pounds of batter.
cord properties of the mint mitt from the Hie erram and Pound contained only nine tenths of a buster butter Hu m.called collare misture butter and which la place of butter, it cae the Da Deaths DRS IDNA C. RARDEN Grorse S. Colins Darden. mite Barden of Conn. died Sunday night to the home of her Leroy of Parallel with whom she was born in Canton.
besides her husband and daughter. brother. William Coltias af 1 Cloud, Fla, and a sister. hodiet Coon. member of the of Southing.
Church la rille. The funeral be held Weineaday at from the Dailey funeral and burial be lo Cemetery, rille. NICHOLAS ST.IRK Stark. husband of Martha 1 Dres er) Stark. 111 Chas died pita! Suaday morning at Springdeld aner brief Born in Austria.
he came to many and far the last four bees emplored by the Brass Company Mrs. Berides his Clementine he Kalita of Lud. funeral several will nieces and nephew. The Donnell be from the Edward F. funeral home Tueway milt be in with at 11.
Burial Oak Grove Cemetery. MIS. OCT.I VI.A F. Thomas Mr4. Octarh F.
O'Shea. wife of died P. nf 319 Carew Sho Street, Irares. Monday Peakirs in Mercy Hospital 100. Ilas mood T.
her hurband, one in the A and two Silas Mrs. Robert A. brothers. Annetta J. Trahan: Frederick and Wilfred Traban Tribaa: and two sisters, Miss.
Helen Mrs. Henry C. Pike. Died the 11a. 1 AREN- G.
hame. Spring Grove Michael Michels Has I Church. Deleresa Church Jay Rer. and two grandchildren, all of city. She was a member of Our Lady of Hope Gulld.
The funeral will he held from the Sampson funeral home, 510 Liberty Street, followed by a solcmn high mass of requiem in Our Lady of Hope Church at 9. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery. HENRY G. DUCHARME Henry G.
Ducharme, 49, of 171 Camp Avenue, Newington, died in Los Angeles, last Wednesday. I according to word which nas been recolved here. lie was born In this city and was a veteran ol World War I. having served on the Mexican border and in He wAR married to Irene Ouimette, who survives him. and also one daughter, Doris, who is member of the WAVES and is a pharmaciat third class.
also leaves sister. Sirs. A. N. Bengle, and one brother, Roland Ducharme.
bath of this city. The funeral will hold Wednesday morning from the Ratell high mans of requiem at St. Aloyslus funeral home, followed by solemn Church. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, South Hadley. WALTER W.
V.IN DER WOLK Sire, Faith P. Van der Wolk, wife ot Walter W. Van der Wolk of 39 GreenAvenue, Longmeadow, died at her hone Monday after a long Illness. The funeral will he held in the Dickinson-Streeter Company parlors time to he announced. Burial will be In the longun adow Cemetery.
WILLIAM William landers of 1581 Main Street died Munday Springheld Hospital. He came to Springfield from North Walpole. N. He about 20 years ago and had been employed at the liberty will Ice and Furl Company. The funeral be.
held from the Gleason neral home at a Ume to be Anpounced. JOHN KIELBOW John 5S, of 18:3 Chic. opt Chicopee, died in Mercy Hospital Funeral arrange. meat. will be announced.
SIRS. JULIA C. WILCOT Mira. Julia C. Wilcox.
widow of Wik Ham H. Wilcox. of 103 Witbraham Road. died In Springheld Hospital Monday afternoon. She wad born in Middledel Aur.
14, 1686, and had tired here for many sears. Sbe was a mnember of Wesley Methodiet Church. She one niece. Mira. Frank Merriam of Spring The funeral will be held from Byron's funeral home time to be announced and burial in he la Oak Grove Cemetery.
THOM.AS W. TWOING Thomas William Twohlg. husband of famh 1'. Twohis. died Monday at his home.
North Main Street, East Longmeadow. Besides his wife, he one son. Donald H. and one daughter, Marion M. both home.
The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 8.43 at the T. P. FOR funeral home. followed by a solemn mass at 9 at St. Michael's Church.
East Lonemeadon. Burlat will be in St. Michaela Cemetery, Spring. neld. SIRS.
J. HIGGINS Mr. Margaret (Higgins) Hissing, wife of Michael J. Higgins of 31 Huntington. Street, died Monday at her home after brief illness.
She was born In thie city, daughter of the late John and Mary (Wing) Hinging, She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church. The funeral will be held from the Falward F. O'Donnell funeral home Thursday morning at bigh 8.18. followed by solemn requiem Church Duria! will be In St. mars Blessed Sacrament Michael's Cemetery.
DWIGHT S. P'ICARD Dwight 8. Picard of 601 Dickinson Street died Monday afternoon at the Mercy Hospitai. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Estelle (Sherwood) l'icard: four Clifford F.
of Springdeld: Richard D. of Richmond. Cal. Robert P. of Los Angeles.
Cal. and Raymond A. of the Army In Japan: one son. Donald J. Picard: one brother.
John of Hinsdale, N. one sister, Mrs. Edward Gallagher of Springfeld. He was member of the Holy Name Suckety of Holy Name Church and the Brotherhood of: Pallroad Trainmen. He was for years employed by the Hoston Maine Hallroad as conductor.
retiring In The funeral will he held from Sampson's fuperal home Thursday morning at 9.15, followed by a solemn requiem high mass in Holy Name Church at 10. Burial will be In St Jichael's Cometery. The funeral of Ernest Braugh took place Monday afternoon at Graham's funeral home, following an organ prelode. Dr. John Horner Miller officiated and bearers were John Donovan, Charles Hood, Silo Carnivale Ani Snow.
Burial WAs In Oak Grove Cemetery. The funeral of dire. Stella S. Lyman of 91 Sumner Avenue waR held At Byron' funeral borne Monday, afternoon. Rev.
Robert officiated. Burial wag 1a Central Cemetery, Orange. The funeral of Riley of Colton Street was beld at Byron's fuperal home Monday afternoon. Rev. IL.
la Hutchinea officiated. Burial In Ok Grove C'emetery. The funeral of Mi. Richard Melander. of $34 Wblta Street.
was held in the Dickincon-Streeter Company parlas Wagner, Monday. Rev. of Dr. H. Hughes pastor Trinity Methodist Court h.
officiated. Burial was la Oak Grove Cemetery. The funeral of Mra. Marraret (Fullor) claughlin, rife ut Lawrence Lausbila of 3:3 Fourth Bridge purt, formerly of Ludlow. was held the Ludion Center Concrecational Church Monday.
Her. Lena Townsend uticiated. Burial The barer 1 were James White. In leland fund Cemetery, Ludlow. Wesley L.
Rhodes, Thomas A. Hier. Gearse M. Saafurd. Cisde Route and R.
If. Carpenter. The funeral of Alberta (Firth) Miliar, of Watertown, widow of Walter was held In the Streeter Company lorn, Monday. Ir. John Homer Stuter.
pastor of linue Congregational Church. Burial WAS in Hillcrest Park Cractery. The funeral of Harry T. Ca of 20: Ilich Street, will be held in the Dirkinson-Streater parlors thin afternoon at 2. Dr.
J. Hughes Wagner. pastor Gl Trialty Methodist Church, -ill officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grote Cemetery. The funeral of Sire.
Matilda D. 14. of Alphonse I avonte of :06 lark West Springheld, bel Monday frum the Curtan Jones funeral home followed by solema requiem hirb mass in Inmaculate Conception Church. Ier. Jubn O'Connell wa.
celebrant: Rev. Thoma Griffin. deacon: Rev. Thomas McGrath. subdeacon.
Raymond Sweeney. Kelly. Nathan Scully, Frank Raleich. ic harl Costello and Alfred tallaft. Fr.
McGrath read the prayers In St. Thomas Cemetery. The funeral of Jirr. Rozalia Stad. nick! Ludwin we: held from the home at 10 Myrtle Street, Mundas followal boy solenn quirm bizh midas in St.
Stanislaue Church. Her. Jareph it Was celebrant: Rer. Peter Buckt. deacon: Iter.
Aurelian Braezniak, subdeacon. were John Mucha. John Mislol k. Stanley Stadnicki, Stanley Stasiowaki. John Kmik and John Watras.
Burial was In St. Stanislaus Cemetery. The funeral of Charles S. Kane of Street held Monday the Edward F. O' Donnell A I Springfield Union Photo AT FOUNDER'S DAY DINNER -Seated at the head table at the annual Mary Lyon dinner of the Springfield Mount Holyoke Club in the Cleft), ballroom program of Hotel Sheraton last night were Mrs.
Marion Crapser, chairman; Dr. Roswell Gray Ham, president of Mount Holyoke College, and Mrs. M. K. Skipton, president of the club.
In his address to members of the club. Dr. Haur revealed that he had received several letters criticizing the actions of three Mt. Holyoke students who Joined the at A local industrial plant and calling for censure of the students by college authorities. WAS pointed out to me." Dr.
Tam cald, "that Mt. Holyoke was built with capitalist money and that It scemed hardly proper for students to take the side of labor against capital." What the writers seemed to forget, Dr. Ham said, that Mt. Holyoke College is "neither labor nor management, Republican nor Democrat, but, rather, an educational Institution devoted to the pursuit of truth." "Just as Mt. Holyoke would not countenance a professor who sought to turn his lecture table into a pulpit, so we do not Instruct our students to ba pro-labor, or pro-management, Democrat or Republican," he said.
Raises for Municipal Employes May Be Recommended in March With the settlement of the steel strike giving clear Indication that the cost of living la not only going to continue on the upgrade but at a more rapid pace than in previous months, it Is probable that next month will And the Personnel Commission recommending to Mayor Brunton and the City Council that Springfeld's municipal employes be given another cost of living adjustment. Last month, the Massachusetts Cost of Living Index WAR up to seventenths of per cent of the point where the Personnel Commission must by order of the City Council, report that a fourth cost of living adjustment indicated. Anticipating that the March 1 report from the State Department of Labor and Industries will show that It is time for another adjustment, the Personnel Commission will take up this question at its meeting Wednes. day night. it was learned yesterday Personnel Director A.
John Willis. Since 1941. when the first cost of Hiving adjustment was granted and up: to August, 1943. when the third and last such adjustment was made, it was on the basis of $2 a week for salaried employes and Ave cents an hour for hourly rated employes. Whether the flat adjustment is to he continued this year is a problem that is giving the Personnel sion considerable concern.
the present time the adjustments are highly favorable to the employes in the lower salary brackets. but far from being equitable for those in the city service whose salaries are in excess of $40 a week. Furthermore, the total hourly adjustment rated now of employes $7.20 have a a week, as against only $6 a week for all salaried employes. The Inequalities listed above. to which the attention of the P'ersonnel Commission has been called by the Municipal Department Heads Association.
are due to receive careful consideration by the commission. The present rate of cost of living adjustment, namely $6 A week for salaried employes and 15 cents an hour for hourly rated employes, gives a 13 per cent adjustment to those recelving $40 a week. The percentage rises to per cent for those in the lowest salary bracket and drops to 6.2 per cent for those in the top salary bracket. Hourly rated emplayer get a 26.8 per cent adjustment. It another $3 week adjustment were to be given to the salaried employes, they would get a total of $8 a work.
At the SAme time, under the present system. the city laborers and other hourly rated employer would get a total cost of living adjustment of $9.30 a week. or $1.60 a week more than salaried employes. This is one of the inequalities that bothers the Personnel Commission. Again, under a continuance of the present system, another fat rate adjustment would give the lowest bracket salaried employe 50 cent adjustment, as against a 20 per cent adjustment to the employe making $10 a week and only 6.9 per cent for the top bracket employe.
Laborers and other hourly rated employes would have 35.7 per cent adjustment. Although the Personnel Commission has not yet looked into the situation It in likely that something will be done to correct Inequalities. One plan that is being given I to continue the present $: a neck system of adjust. ments to meet rising living conte, but to attach a rider to the recommendation stipulating that the total adjustment must equal a certain and yet-tobr percentage of the einploye's pay. U'nder that method all employes would get at least $2 more, funeral home, followed by a requiem high Diass in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church.
Rev. John Loftus celebrant. Bearers were Joseph Manfredi, Philip Allis. Max Keltz, Joseph JicCallun, John Fitzgerald and James Ingraham. Rev.
C. Shea offered at the grave In St. Michael's The funeral of Sire. Marie SI. Ratt of Kiblie Grove, Nomere, WAR held Monday at Byron's funeral home.
In Hillcrest Park Cemetery. Rev. A. G. Steup officiated.
Burial wan The funeral of Mrs. Maria Ida Per. solano of 393 Columbus was bold Monday from the parlors of F. M. Forastiere and Son with mass of requiem following in Mount Carmel Church.
Rev. Lev Geraci celebrated the mass and Rev. Henry Adami read prayers at the grave in St. Michael's Cemetery. Bearers were Anthony Manzon, Frank Curto, Louls Accetta, Carmino Pozzi, Michael Dalque and Alfredo Forni.
The funeral of Mary K. McMaster, nine-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. McMaster, 22S Oakland Street.
was hell Monday In the Haley funeral home. Burial was In St. Mary's Cemetery. Westfield. The funeral of Fred J.
Smith, formerly of Fast Longmeadow, WAR hell Monday In the Hafey funeral hon. Rev. Burial H. Hughes Wagner officiated. In Billings HIll Cemetery, East Lungmeadow.
The funeral of Miss Gladys Wheeler. who died Sunday night at her home, 118 Carew Street, will be from the Edward F. O'Donnell funeral home Wednesday morning at 8.15 followed hy requiem hich mass in Sacred Heart Church at 9. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Willing to Discuss General Issue Only The Westinghouse Corporation willing, in co-operation with other management representatives; discuss general labor management problems before the City Council but 1s not willing to make public, specific details as to the negotiations which are going on between the concern and the CIO union, which represents the employee, said Thomas O. Armstrong, industrial relations manager of the company.
He added that company has an agreement with the union that it will not reveal the it intends to keep this agreement. details of the negotiations and that Herman Greenberg, president of the Western- Massachusetts CIO Council, has announced that he intends to ask the City Council to adopt a resolution supporting demands made Westinghouse strikers for a "decent living wage." Richard B. Anderson, alderman from Ward 8, has suggested that representatives of management as well as labor be present. Mr. Armstrong pointed out yesterday he believes that a discussion of the Westinghouse strike would demand that details of negotiations be given, Bagg Winner Continued From First Page den, won over Martin J.
Cummings, Democrat, by a vote of 2445 to 1609. In the race for School Committee, two Republicans were elected to the 3 Democrat, former receiving 2260 votes and the latter 1839. A newcomer to political circles, Gordon B. Pillsbury, Republican, was one of the two elected to a three-year term on the Parks and Playground Commission, polling 2310 votes for the second largest vote in the race. Sidney Sweet, election.
Defeated candidates Republican, polled 2370, winning in reBailey and James B. Collins, Democrats, the Arst receiving votes and the second, 1608. Stephen P. Moulton, Republican candidate seeking re-election as tree war- RAYMOND H. BAGG two posts.
Vernon A. Doty and Cherter W. Haynes both were victors, the former polling 2609 and the latter 2491. Defeated candidate WAS Florence E. Walker, Democrat, who received 1812 votes.
Elmer Davis, Republican, defeated Patrick J. Scanlon, Democrat, position on the Board of Public Welfare by a vote of 2247 to 1791. Elected to the Water Board to All the unexpired term left vacant by Bagg who resigned to run for selectman, was Ernest B. Jones, Republican, with 2332 votes, thereby beating Warren H. Brown, Democrat, who polled 1741 votes.
Those elected A8 constables were: Edwin J. Cowles, Charles J. Letourneau, Ivan G. Mason, Harrison R. Phillips, Benjamin F.
Pike, Ernest A. Plumb, Emil Schilling, Dustachio Sonsini and Stephen Van Loan, all Republicans. Those elected in uncontested races were: moderator, Edson S. Dunbar, re-elected, Republican-Democrat ticket; town Victoria F. Allen, reelected, Republican-Democratic ticket; town treasurer, George W.
Hutchinson, Republican; town collector, Raymond M. Sweeney, re-elected, Republican-Democratic ticket; Water Commission, for three years, Benjamin E. Fox. re-elected, RepublicanDemocratic ticket; Board of Health, for three years, Henry W. Phillips.
Republican, re-elected; trustee of public library, for three years, BarLara Bagg Stevens, re-elected, Republican -Democratic ticket; Planning Board, for five years, Lloyd B. Cogswell. Republican, re-elected; and Parks and Playground Commission to fill vacancy, Roy L. Rogers, Republican. Although Raymond F.
Sweeney was not A. candidate for treasurer, he received 18 write-in votes. There were several other write-ins for various ofAces. Lashes Mayor's Continued From First Page been received by him, Mr. Tait said, but he feels that the field should go to the city and he Indicated that he was disposed co-operate in every way possible to make this an accomplished fact.
The Ward 2 member of the Common Council, long 'an opponent of acquiring Springfeld Airport as a municipal field, took Mayor Brunton sharply 10 task for his action. mayor should put any money that is available into housing and let airports wait," asserted Flaherty. "I think he's wrong in a appropriating anoney for airports or anything connected with airports until we get this housing thing settled. The biggest part of the City Council is opposed to Springfield Airport." Characterizing Springfeld Airport A. "nothing but elephant" that lacks proper facilities and is only good AS A training place for fledgling aviators, Flaherty contended that if the city takes the field it would into shape for real practical use.
cost upwards a of $2,000,000 to. put it Flaherty said he thought an airport was essential for the city but under no circ*mstances should it be Springfield Airport. If the city has 000 to spend, he maintained, it could better be put into housing, he said, adding that there are some 2000 to 2500 families needing homes. Tr any airport is to be acquired, Flaherty said he favored acquiring Barnes Airport in Westfeld, which, he pointed out, has been fully developed and is in operation. Springfield, he feels, could get better results from Barnes Airport, and in addition it would be a convenient airport for Westfield, Northampton, Holyoke, Chicopee and Ludlow.
Flaherty urged consideration for the veterans, who, he said, wanted homes, not airports. He pointed to a prospective rise of $2 in the tax rate under Mayor Brunton's 1946 municipal budget as an indication that the city ought to go slow on spending money for airports when there are other things to be considered. such As the six -year plan for capital improvements. Mayor Brunton, although he could CITY. NEW.S his own volition renew the option on Springfield Airport with the approval of the Committee, said yesterday that he did not want to the additional $500 without approval of the full City Council.
The mayor reiterated an often-expressed opinion that Springfield could not afford two airports and that if approval is given by him for any location it will be for Springfield's only municipal airport. The mayor also said that convinced the city will have to underwrite much of the cost of operating a municipal airport. believes that it will be many years before an airport will be self-supporting. PROBING DEATHS FROM SALTPETER FBI Moves inson Hazing at Equator Crossing SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18 (AP)The FBI began an investigation today of the deaths of two youths, one 14 and the other 16, following an Equator crossing initiation aboard their ship month.
C. W. Stein, FBI agent in charge here, explained the FBI had jurisdiction in cases involving United States I ships on the high seas. Stein said he was assembling all the facts of the boys' deaths for presentation to the U. S.
District Attorney, who will determine whether there has been any violation of Federal law. The crew members who died were Leroy Robert Bragg, 14, and Stanford Fluitt, 16, both of San Francisco. Traditional ceremony, chiefly comprising horseplay, is observed when a vessel crosses the line. All aboard are initiated as "Shellbacks" from their previous status as "Pollywogs" (those who have never crossed the Equator). 31 there were parents, informed when their interviewed, sons died maid after, during drinking the saltpeter "Shellback" mixed cere- with mony aboard sis Frederick w.
Galbraith off the coast of Ecuador, Jan. 26. DIES, SPEAKING AT TESTIMONIAL Joseph Hollister, Noted Writer of Pittsfield, Stricken PITTSFIELD, Feb. 18-Joseph Hollister, 68, editorial writer of the Berkshire Eagle and known throughout Berkshire County as the "Note Book Man," died suddenly tonight as he might have wished it he had his choice, speaking for seven employes, including himself, who retired a week ago after attaining more than 30 years of service for the newspaper. He fell dead A he reached the middle of his talk.
He made his home in Commonwealth A Avenue. Sixty employes of the Eagle had gathered at the Wendell Sheraton to honor the seven retiring employes. Lawrence K. Miller, editor of the was master of ceremonies and various employes had spoken when Hollister was called to speak for the other retiring employes. He had entered into the introduction and was expanding his remarks when he suddenly pitched forward on his face.
Dr. Hugh B. Roney was called, but Mr. Hollister was dead when he arrived. Medical Examiner John Hughes pronounced him dead of a heart attack.
FBI Will Probe Continued From First Page ergan with Detectives John Stack and Paul Henry were cruising in South End of the city looking for the surpect auto when they spotted a car which fAtted the description of the car used by the four men. The three detectives stopped the driver of the car, who police said, turned out to be Millette, and upon searching the machine they found one of the Garands in the car, police said. Questioning of Millette led to revelation of the identities of the other men and police said they recovered three rifles from Fairchild. two from Goltz and two from Raplus. It is believed that three of the guns are still missing.
The box which contained the guns was found in Hampden Park. and police said that according to informa-1 tion on the box the rifles were shipped from Camp Pine, N. to Poughquag, N. Y. Police believe that the guns were stolen in transit and how the rifles came to be found in Hampden Park remained a mystery to police last night, Held in Assault Continued From First Page assault on Carmen Del Campo, a candid camera photographer from Delaware, who was beaten about the head in the lobby of Hotel Bridgway early Sunday morning, police reported.
Ann Del Campo, sister of the Delaware man, fled to safety when the two men closed in on her brother and began hitting him with the hammer. Pollee said the two men ded before help could arrive. Del Campo was treated for hig injuries by Dr. Leo Schwartz and then removed to Mercy Hospital where it was found he had suffered lacerations of the head and an Injury to his left shoulder. He was released from the hospital yesterday.
For some unexplained reason the original report of the Del Campo assault was from the new.papers on orders of Capt. William P. Lonergan. supervising officer of the detective bureau. The assault occurred 1.30 Sunday morning, police enid, but the captain did not release the story until yesterday morning.
Police said that Dei Dolori walked into the police station yesterday morning and gave himself up. He told police that A friend of his had told him that' the police were looking for him and. he came to the station to And out what they on wanted. Police allege that the reason behind the vicious assault on Del Campo was the rivalry existing among candid camera photographers in this city who work the local night clubs taking pictures of patrons. It is alleged that Del Campo, being an out of town photographer, was "chiselling in" on the local market and this was given as the cause of his being assaulted by two men in the lobby of the local hotel.
Del Campo told police 'that an he and his sister entered the hotel lobby at 1.30 Sunday morning. two. men closed in on them threateningly. One of the men, holding his hand in his pocket as though he might have a gun, pointed it at the sister threateningly and she fled. The two then turned on Del Campo and pushed him onto a lounge in the lobby.
Then of them started slugging him with the hammer. Leaving him apparently unconscious, the two men quickly left the before help could he mobilized. They were seen race off in a sedan with Con: necticut plates, the numbers of which were given to police. Sgt. James J.
McCarthy and Detec. tive John H. Sullivan were assigned to investigation of the case. Generally, the cafe photographers now operating in the area are author. ized by the hotel or night spot owners or managers to move around among the guests and take pictures.
Usually the night places either receive A flat monthly rate from the photographers get a percentage of the forM charged for the "at the table" candid shots. Most of the photographers engage comely young women for the actual picture-taking chores. The girls re. ceive a flat week's salary where brisk of the price charged for each picture business is enjoyed or a percentage they sell. Most of the better -known night clubs and hotel lounges Include Yorkish fad in the night's activities.
VICTORY GARDENS TO BE CONTINUED Truman Calls for Peace Food Contribution NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (AP)-President Truman has approved A plan to continue the Victory Garden program this summer to help relieve the food situation here and abroad, the National Garden Institute announced today. In a telegram to the organization, recently called the National Victory Garden Institute, Mr. Truman sald: "During the war the Victory deners made a magnificent tion to the food production which was an important factor in winning the war. Food is still one of the most vital a weapons in securing lasting and stable peace.
"Farmers and Victory Gardeners of America must make every effort 10 help provide the additional food that is so sorely needed. "The deep satisfaction that these food producers will receive from helping to relieve the critical starvation conditions abroad will be an al reward' for their extra efforts." 17 Truck Drivers Continued From First Pare report at 4.30 a. Clampit said. The union is seeking to have the men put 011 a 48-hour week, he said. At present, Clampit claimed, the men do not get paid for overtime work and toll unlimited hours on a salary basis, start.
ing at $35 and in rare inatances reach. $48. On Jan. men went out 011 strike when inte company refused to recognize the union, the plant having been 100 per cont organized at the employes' request. At that time, BenJamin Naylor, another business agent of the union, stated that the company was terest in trying the to discredit the men's inunion "through threats and in other ways," For several days the union put up picket lines and the spent some time trailing after alleged strike.
breakers. Some of the company's cus. tomers refused at that time to accept deliveries from the strike-breakers. The strike ended on Jan. $1 after Francis Curran, chalrman of the State Labor Relations Board came to Spring.
field and immediately held an eloction, the union being chosen sule bargaining agent. E. H. Gratenstein, president And ported treasurer of the concern. has been re.
out of town during the current dispute, Holyoke Woman Denied Decree Mra. Josephine (Ta Rosa) Christian of lost 170 Elm Street, Holyoke, yesterday out in her attempt to obtain A decree of separate support from her husband. Theodore P'eter Christian, owner of the Hollywood Grill at 450 High Street, lolyoke, after twoday hearing before Judge John A. Denison in Probate Court. The wife had sought custody of A minor son, but the court told the father to confer with him lawyar, Jo.
seph F. Kelly, relative to his rights in three the of child and relative to getting his wife's sinters and their children out. of the house. Later it was learned the husband RAVA his sisters-in-law 48 hours to find other quarters. Two weeks ago Mrs.
Christian went before Judge Denison and reecived separate support of $35 A week, CURtody of the boy and an order for $33 R. week, alleging her husband threatened her with a revolver. The hus. band later reported that he had not received notice of the hearing And the decree was net aside and the case but down for hearing. The wife alleged that, she had been 8 sick woman, And during 29 had 67 rays, several operations.
ycars to her, threatening her three times She charged here, husband with a revolver, and that he kept their child at the restaurant until mid. night. The husband, who is 50 years old, denied threatening his wife with a volver. He auld that he gave the revolver to his wife eight years axo for safekeeping and he never thought ot it again until he learned sho turned it over to her lawyer in connection with this hearing. It was charged by the husband that his wife had gone 10 varlous race tracks In the company of 8.
man said to be a number pool utor in Holyoke. She admitted these trips and said she had heard the man was pool agent. She denied that she was not home nights to care, for the boy but several witnesses testified that there was no one at home nights to care for him. Edward J. Stapleton was the wife's counsel.
He argued to the court that the husbund did a $57,000 year gross business which Christian raid wAR close to being done "In the red." Stapleton argued that it is common knowledge that restaurants make 33 1-3 per cont profit. Judge Thomas 11. Stapleton, in bate Court, yesterday granted a diyorce to Gporge Laurence Henderson of Holyoke from Edna. May (Demary) Taylor Henderson on grounds of cruelty. They were married in South Hadley, Oct.
29, 1942, and separated in Chicopce Jan. 10, 1945, after the Wag discharged from an Army hospital in Florida. AMHERST A niharat Theater today, now showing Judy Garland Ju "HARVEY GIRIA." $1.00, Men's F. M. 3-pe.
Nuita, cleaned and pressed, Thompson don, J. Tax C. returns Daylins, prepared, federal and atato, 'Tel. Plumbing, heating and oll burners, sier l'ike, 16 Clifton 1204-M. For sale: Mahogany upright piano: walnut bedroom set, complete: metal twin beds chest of dra wore.
Tel. 465. (Adv. WA repair radios, washing machines, other appliances, promptly and well. Call Amherst.
1186, Electric Appliance 383. Main St, T. F. Whitbread, prop. (Adv, hut those who have been getting a proportionately smaller adjustment than the average would get a larger amount to bring them up to a fair percentage adjustment.
A The Association Municipal has gone on Department record in Heads a petition now pending before the Persunnel Commission urging. "a plan for cost of living adjustments which will correct present maladjustments and will be based on method which will allow each Individual employe a cost of living adjustment of at least 20 per cent." "Now that the war is over it Is time that our present method of on A flat sum basis Is discontinued temporary cost of living adjustments and a far more equitable and basis inaugurated." the Municipal Department leads Association's petition contends. Perconnel Commission has spent much of its time up to now in setting the minimums and maximums of each Job on a reasonable and defensible basis, in relation to each other job. If that ratio has a reasonable degree of accuracy, there wAS no justification in tho Arst place for throwing the entire system out of balance by the establishment of cost of living adjustments based on a flat sum, let alone continuing such basis In the light of experience of the last four years. If the ratio between the jobs is not even correct, then the main work of the Personnel Commission hag been a flat failure.
The continued penalizing of all employes who have demonstrated a capacity to assume full responsibility in the higher brackets cannot fail to demoralize morale. Demoralized morale proves costly in every busineas." SHERMAN IS FINED Donald E. Sherman, 56. 29 Lansing Place, who plowed into the rear of. a parked automobile opposite 588 Chestnut Street on the morning of Feb.
10, paid fines totaling $60 in District Court yesterday. pleaded guilty to a charge of operating while under the influence liquor and paid fine. On an additional charge of operating without a license he paid a $10 fine. Sherman ran into the rear of the parked car of Alfred Grant, 26, of 30 Hebron Street, who was sitting in the front seat with Miss Lillian Lecker, 22, of 388 Chestnut Street, in front of her home. Vlasak Slated Continued From First Page lic Safety.
MITSIE S. GODEK Le recognized by the Governor is wholly reasonable and the prospective appointment particularly appropriate. Mr. Vlasak is credit manager for H. F.
Angers Bros. one of the largest operators of apartment houres in Springfield. He is also executive becretary of the Springfield Apartment House Owners Association, as well as the Chamber of Commerce and the Springfield Taxpayers Association. He has been actively connected with fraternal organizations in Springfield for many years, having gone through the chairs of the Knights of Columbus and the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters. He wAs also active during the war in local defense work, serving as A atate ARP instructor for the Massachusetts Committee on Pub- REUNION PLANNED--The Dodg.
erg A. C. will hold a reunion and installation of officers Sunday at the P'olish Home in Chicopee Many of the club's returning veterans will be present to give their COllcerning the baseball program. Adward Toyapk, alderman-at-large, will be the principal speaker with the following also on the speaking program: Walter Strycharz, Palls merchant and president of the P'olish lome Association, Eli Cohen and Gerald Deady, with the latter presenting their views on the proposed continuation a field house at Szot Park. Mitsie S.
Godck, co-chairman of this affair, is a veteran of 4th Marine Division and was in the battles on Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. He received the Presidential Unit Citation for action at Saipan. He was awarded at Iwo. The Merry Cavaliers Orchesthe Purple he Heart for injuries received will furnish music 4 Grate.
