The Morning Union from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, SPRINGFIELD, MONDAY, MAY 22, 1950 LONGMEADOW Tax Abatements Await Some Veto Longmeadow. May 21 Veterans receiving 10 per cent more disability pension. veterans were recipients of the Purple and Gold Star Mothers are advised of the fact that they may receive real estate tax abatement on $2000 of their 'assessed valuations it they meet the following requirements: They must be the owner of property in question. 2. They must have been residing on said property' AN: of Jan.

1, 1950. 3. abatement They must before make application Oct. 1950, Veterans roceiving disability pensions must submit with their application letters from the Veterans Administration. certifying that as of Jan.

1. 1050, they were receiving disability pensions in the amount of 10 cent or more, Veterans who are recipients of the Purple Heart should furnish official proof. Gold Star Mothers should also supply official evidence. of those who qualify under the above-mentioned categories are advised to secure the necessary data soon as possible and submit it' to the Board of Assessors which meets the Town Hall Thursday evenings. The Veterans' Service Center will help all veterans applying for real estate tax abatement secure supportins data for their applications.

GRANGE MEETS THURSDAY East Longmeadow. May 21 The Grange will meet Thursday evening at '8 in the Town Hall. This will competitive night with the programs to be presented by the single members under direction of Elizabeth Prairie, chairman, versus the married members under direction of Harry Smith, chairman. The judges will Deputy. Russell Pomeroy of Westfield and Mr.

and Mrs. Vanderpool of opee. After the business session. white elephant sale will be held under supervision of Home and Community Service Committee. It will also have an exhibit of cotton evening dresses.

house coats and crocheted doilies. The winner will be sent to Pomona Grange at Palmer June 1. The Elm 1 Soros's Bridge Club will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Quentin Wolcott of Prospect. St.

School Menus School lunch menus planned for the coming week in Center and Pleasant View Schools are: Monday, mashed potato. grilled frankfurts, canned corn, peanut butter on bread. canned peaches milk: Tuesday, mashed potato, hamburg in buns, canned peas, raisins, milk: Wednesday, baked beans, cabbage salad, peanut butter and honey sandwiches, cookies, milk; Thursday, mashed potato, barons salad. green beans, and butter. peanut butter fudge, milk; Friday, baked macaroni and cheese, carrot and peanut butter and honey sandwiches, dessert.

milk. Dennis Sawyer. chairman of the cancer drive here, thanks everyone who contributed. The drive is over, but donations will still be accepted. We are 25 per cent under our quota.

Mrs. Russell Stone of Prospect win entertain the Guild of Laurel Court of Amaranth in her home on afternoon at 1.30. The Esther group of the Ladies Aid Society of the First Congregational Church will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Victor Cella of Elm the Naomi group at the home of Birs. Lincoln Cruikshank of Rankin the Ruth group at the home of Jirs.

Fred Samble of Hampden F.d., and the Rebecca group at the home of Mrs. Harold Forbush of Fourth St. On Tuesday afternoon the Persis will meet at the home of Mrs. George B. Robinson of South Main.

and the Mary group will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Harold Thresher of Crescent Hill. eron Tuesday First Methodist the parishion- will have a supper meeting to start off their drive for funds to remodel the chancel. Dr. Albert Adams of Philadelphia conference of Methodist Churches will direct the campaign with John Lundgren as chairman of the canipaign.

The drive will end June 1. The final preschool clinic will be held Tuesday afternoon from 1 to 3 in Pleasant View School. Dr. Walter Rohr. assisted by school nurse, Miss Signe Polson, will be in attendance.

Miss Polson requests that all children vaccinated at the clinic on the 16th report for a checkup on Thursday. June 1, instead of the 23d as previously requested. On the two previous clinics, about 50 children have been examined. HAMPDEN MISS DUSENBERRY IS GIVEN SHOWER Hamjden, May 21-A linen shower was given Miss Barbara Dusenberry at the home 'of Miss Judy Mann of Main St. Miss Joan McGuill served as hostess with Miss Mann.

Miss Dusenberry will be married to Rolly Hatch at the Hampden Federated Community Church June 10. The party was made up. entirely of the younger set. Miss McGuill and Miss Mann had arranged a' large umbrella, decorated with yellow and white crepe paper and with white streamers leading to hidden 'gifts in. various parts of the room.

Refreshments were served burlet style. The Ladies Aid Society of the Hampden Federated Community Church met at the home of Mrs. W. J. Officer in Doin Thursday for all sewing.

group worked on many items which will be sold at the fancy work table at the strawberry supper. Plans were discussed for the supper. Miss Catherine E. Ransom was appointed chairman of the committee which will serve punch at the dedication services in the church this evening. Menthers of the Hampden School Committee.

Harry Burns. chairman, Airs. Harold Bennett and Harold attended the meeting of the State Association of School Committees at the Ocean House. Swampscott, Friday and Saturday. Supt.

of Schools Harold Truell also attended. Aliss Joa Lanois, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lanois of Allen went to Amherst Friday as one of two girls from Springfield sent to the Miss Lanois recently elected elections, for the astate school papers. treasurer of the State Pro Merito Club and as an alternate to attend the convention of the Bridgewater State Teachers College Bridgewater.

Nola Guild will nicet at the Town House Monday evening when instal-1 lation of officers take place. Mrs. (Betty will take office as president. Other officers: Vice-presi-1 dent, Mrs. Robert Mueller: secretary, Mrs.

Ralph Melander; trensurer, Mrs. Richard Joyce. The program committee for Monday's meeting includes Mrs. Claude Goodwill, chairman; Harold lielberg. Mrs.

Frederick Toutson. Mrs. John Whitney. and Mrs. James Willard.

Hostesses will include Airs. Edgar Schopbach, chairman: Miss Vilena Ransom, Miss Melba Goodwill, Mrs. Alton Gregory, and Mrs. William Hampden Grange meet at the Town House Tuesday night for a Memorial Day program. The Memorial Committee met RI the Town lonse Friday night cervalate of plans Memorial for the Day.

annual ob- WILBRAHAM Scout Camporee Follows Schedule Wilbraham. May 21-Despite cool nnd wet weather, the camporee of Wilbraham Roy Scouts got under way as scheduled on grounds of ward Pease Post, American Legion, in South Main St. The Saturday program started at 7 with 2 raising ceremony. Following breakfast. a baseball game was included.

The afternoon program was given to woodchopping. tree climbing. buck sawing and tent pitching contests. During the evening, following an hibition of first aid, a camp fire court of honor was held with the following awards being made: Ardison, Phillin Grandchamp, TheoTenderfoots, Robert Anger. Robert dore Hodgdon, 'Ander Nygren, Richard Scott.

Theodore Wellman, T'hillip class awards, Collette, Charles Shaw and Robert. Bready; second Goodnow. Robert Payne. Jack Riddle, Hadley Whiting. David Bliss, Robert Pease and Graig Spafford; first class a awards.

Richard Castaldini and Glen Hopkins: Star award, David Rice. Following religious services Sunday morning the troop engaged in a treasure hunt. One of the highlights of the was 1 firefighting demonstration, when under the direction fire squad an old car was set ablaze Fire Chief Ralph a Tupper and and explanation of methods, equipment. and general practice of rescue in fire and other emergencies was given. with the boys assisting the firemen.

Angelo two surgeons nurse put Carlos in F-12, with just his head and neck outside. They operated SO that the iron Jung could draw air in from point below the paralyzed throat. His throat eventually got well too. Today. the National Foundation reports, Carlos is completely recovered.

"F-12," the report says, "is the name of 8 clumsy, inanimate object which the National Foundation purchased in 1944 at a cost of $15,000. Some people call it an iron lung, Its which is descriptive but inaccurate. "F-12 technical designation is respirator. isn't very pretty. It weighs about 750 pounds, and looks like an up-ended boiler with windows cut lung started in the Children's Hospital, Boston, in 1944.

Next year Foundation shipped it to Nashville. 'Tenn. Thence it went to Minnesota for Foundation calls the tragic epidemic of 1946. 'There worked a. day for a year.

Afterward came Jackson. Miss. in 1947 and Edinburgh Texas 1948. bate that year it went to Los Angeles. An airplane carried it that trip.

In June last year it was back in Texas, San Angelo and In September to Los Angeles again. haul by its manufacturers. F-12 had one vacation--an over- Says Occupation Of More Countries By U.S. Possible New, Orleans. May 21 (P) -VicePresident Alben Barkley said tonight the United States may have to occupy more countries before the cold war ends.

He told an Armed Forces Day banquet that "we must drive back this monster that has crept over the earth, destroying the freedom of man." Little Treaty Prospect He did not identify the monster as Soviet Russia. but as a World War II ally that had "become So selfish and SO domineering that it would block the peace Ali men hoped for." Barkley did not say which countries may have to be occupied. He said there seems to he little prospect for a peace treaty, making it necessary to maintain arined forces all over the world." The Vice-President added the United States was forced to increase its budget to keep up with its armed forces. of that nation 80 brutal, with no concern for its fellow men," Barkley said, "we now have to spend three tinies as much on national defense as we would if peace had cone." He asserted, however, "we must not discouraged," and pointed to the centuries fight of Poland for independence. Asks No Reward "After the last fight (World War II) they find themselves with a government Imposed by the Soviet Union, all of their freedoms snuffed out by communism," he continued.

Barkley said "we can't endanger our U. country S. to save a few dollars ip the Treasury. It would cost far more to fight World War 11I. "The war over, but the duration may have just started.

We cannot be free if the rest of the world is in slavery." He said the United States asked ho reward for its contributions in Marshall l'lan and other aid except to he allowed to live in peace without fear, suspicion and underground movementa, Sees No Need For Controversy New laven, May 21 (AP)Dr. Edward Stainbrook, A Yale psychiatris taaid tonight that no controveray need exist between religion and psychiatry. He declared that "only a very few churchmen have, for personal reasons created controversy where no controvergy need exist. Generally, religion and psychiatry are mutually reinforcing. Said Dr.

Stainbrook: "There are many times when psychological problems are involved in men to become and remain productively religious. Churchmen generally are interested in working with us in the solution of these problems. "Let no one he deceived. It is not the task psychology or of psychiatry to provide the values by which men live, The therapeutic Job of psychiatry is to offer progressive freedom and maturity for A creative and meaningful engagement with the I 4 LARGE GROUP. OF FORMER GI'S NOW IS LIVING IN PARIS Good Many Have 'Gone Native' While Studying Under GI Bill the first World 1'ar large numbers Americans itmigrated to P'aris to paint, trite and lead the Bohemian life of the "Lett Many of these Americans of the so-called "lost generation" were discontinted or illusioned with postwar life in the U.

N. and sought a change in That generation produced such talent as Ernest Hemingway, Eliot Paul. William Faulkner, Isadorn and Raymond Duncan. Novo, after World War 11, (1. new and CICI larger group of Amerithe Drenches capital.

This tells mans down to live in their lifc. By IRVING R. LEVINE number of promising young men. Young Painters There is Robert C. Breer, of Grosse Pointe.

and John Anderson Minneapolis, both serious and original young painters. Their paintings. respectively "Three Figures" and "Composition," occupy prominent spots in the exhibition American artists now being sponsored by the American Embassy's information services. Another hard worker is Herbert Katzman, 26, of Chicago, who occupies a. tiny two-room studio six Alights up.

which has only a striking view Notre Dame and a low rent to recit. There are also serious students voice, like Al Simon of Wheeling. West Va. Like many other young Americans in Paris, Simon was a GI and took his discharge seven month ago in Europe. Simon appeared recently as a "try-out" in the traveling Horace leldt show where he made a favorable impression.

Edit Magazine There are writers and poets. Among them, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Roselenk3 of New York City are hard at work on an analysis of symbolic poetry. and group of young Americana 19 putting out a little monthly litcrary magazine called "Point." Some of the pursuits of the "GI Bill" students defy classification.

For Instance, Herbert Levin. of Rochester, N. was conducting private research in the habits of opossums until his nock of opossums. bought with Bill" allowance, died. American tourists just off the boat settled into wicker -buck chairs of the "Doux Magota" sidewalk cafe in Paris' Left Bank section.

Sole Purpose 4 The tourists quite frankly had taxied across the Seine to the "Deux Magots" for the sole purpose of catching a glimpse of bearded French existential1sts and beret-topped artists they had read 80 much about. Soon two characters measuring up to those specifications sat down at the next table. The tourists were delightuntil the two bearded gents started talking in Brooklyn accents about the prospects of the Dodgers this Not all the beards and berets In Paris belong to Americans. But among the 3393 American students and their dependents now living in Paris there are a good many who have "gone native" in a big way. These students comprise a large slice of the 11.409 American "expatriates" who, according to official figures of the American Embassy, are in Paris on H.

permanent basis as businessmen, professionals, newspapermen, educators, government workers and what-have-you. Younger Than Before Most of the new crop of "expatriates" students are younger than the post- World War I lot. Most of them are on a subsidy from Uncle Sam ranging from $75 to $120 per month, depending on their martial and the number of their dependents. This monthly stipend is provided by the "GI Bill of Rights" which permits a student to pursue his education at approved institutions almost anywhere in the world west of the "Iron Curtain." Members of the "veterans' counselor" staff at the American Embassy on Pace de Concorde (where the former GI's line-up for their monthly checks) admit privately that a considerable proportion of the "GI Bill" students have no serious motives, glamorous but simply surroundings. are out to a certain extent the Veterans Administration has cracked down on the loafers." explained one embassy staff.

member, "hy requiring that the student prove 'that his studies are necessary to forward his career. In this way we. prevent GI BIll beneficiaries from studying French literature. one semester and painting the next." Studies Bulletin Boards Still- VA and university sources admit-a good many "GI Bill expatriates" spend much more of their time cultivating their beards and lounging at Left Bank cafes such as the Dome, Le and Les Deux Magots than in studies. One "student" explained more in seriousness than jest that his main reason for going to classes is to study the bulletin board for promising notices posted by young ladies, which read: "Attractive young French girl would like to exchange French conversation for English during week So far.

the present crop of expatriates has produced not a single Hemingway or Eliot Paul but Par's literary circles point out that the new expatriates are in their early 20's while Hemingway's generation was in their 30's when they came to Paris. So this generation hasn't had time yet. On the credit side of the talent ledger, cultural circles point to 9 Russians May Cancel 'Invasion' Of West Berlin Berlin. May 21 (INS) -The Ruastans ordered Communist youths tonight to keep out of West Berlin next Sunday during their Whitsuntide demonstration but American troops are being alerted to defend the city with their lives--just in case. The apparent.

Soviet retreat 'in the Berlin cold war was disclosed by East German Denuty Premier Walter 01- bright to East German Communist leaders, Britain Builds Up Time Into Thriving Industry Clock and Watch Makers Shake Off Threat of Death, With Government Help London, May 21 (A) -Britain has time on her hands now as fL result of the war. Industry Is Humming She's developed A new clock and watch industry which started from almost scratch with lot of government ald. It now keeps 35,000 craftsmen in' 10 factories and plants humming 1.0 turn out 3,250,000 locks, 000.000 watches and several million time recorders yearly. Exports of -watches and clocks are relatively small thus far--they were about $1,200,000 last year, But Britain is virtually independent now of watch and clock imports, says the Ministry of Supply, and by 1952 the cxports are expected to treble. Busy 200 Years Ago Two-hundred years ago Britain had the world's largest clock and watch industry.

It employed 70,000 artisans who turned 'out beautifully -wrought timepicees sold throughout the world. Then came world competition from Switzerland. Germany and the United States and the British industry declined almost to the vanishing point. By 1939 the British industry's labor force had dropped to 4000. turning out relatively few high quality clocks and some electric models.

German Wages Lower "The decline in the industry was due mainly to uneconomic competi tion from Germany where the wage NATIONALISTS IN CHINA HAVE LOST BIGGEST WEAPON Withdrawal From Archipelago Means Blockade Must Be Given Up By JAMES D. WHITE (AP) Foreign News Analyst Still the most explosive front of cold war in Asia, the Chinese civil war last week underwent a serious and basic change. Reds Got Jet Planes Without firing a shot, the Nationalists withdrew from Chushan archipelago near Shanghai. With recent loss of Hainan Island off South China coast, this forfeits probably the biggest weapon the Nationalists had against the Chinese Communists. The weapon was the blockade.

long as the Reds had no, means retaliation, Chiang Kai-shek was able to throttle their commerce and dustry with a handful of airplanes and naval vessels. Then Reds got a small air force from Russia, including jet planes. Chiang now is withdrawing completely from the China coast to the island of Formosa 100 miles out sea. cannot retreat any more even if 1 wanted to," said Chiang. He thus ended his long policy of trading pa space for time.

There is no more space trade. The Reds have voted to "liberate" Formosa in 1950. One Prediction situation is understandably desperate to any Chinese because is contrary to classic ideas of conflict to let yourself be cornered. The degree of this desperation in the Chinese mind, however, can easily be underestimated by the West. The Hong Kong Standard, published by Chinese, speculated promptly that Chiang might "openly declare war on Russia in view of her blatant intervention on the side of the Chinese Reds." World "This may the beginning War III," said the Standard.

Without following the Standard quite that far, it can be noted that in the opinion of many close observers China's strategy from the beginning of the civil WELl has been based on belief that Russo-American rivalry would lead finally to a global conflict. Then he would get western aid against his domestic Communist enemies. Has the Power Whether Chiang is right 01. wrong in this idea, he has -the sovereign power to declare war. Assuming he sume) one must first ask whether the wants to it (which I don't itswar' over China at this late date.

It great powers are st prepared to to may also be open to question whether Nationalist China's claim to membership in the United Nations would be enhanced or reduced. by such a step. The actual. desperation of the Nationalist government is concealed in the situation on Formosa itself. where good invasion weather lasts through July.

Here are six million Formosans who display no love for the approximately million and a half mainlanders in their midst. As around 600,000 of these mainlanders have all the arms Formosa, there is no present danger of 8 revolt by the islanders. Should the Reds invade, however. the attitude of the. islanders would be uncertain at best.

Record Improved In the minds of most mainlanders there is nothing uncertain about. the fear they have of the islanders should the latter ever get the upper hand. The Nationalist record in Formosa has unproved recently, particularly since American economic aid began arriving, but before that there were years of exploitation. The Formosans have not forgotten 1947 when hundreds were killed an uprising aguinst Nationalist rule, This merely sharpens in the mainlander's mind the already nasty situation into which he has followed (or in some cases preceded) Chiang Kaishek. Never There before is no place else to go.

have so many of Chiang's ton Nationalist followers found themselves in quite this spot. Sinatra Is Planning Visit To See Wife and Children Now York, May 21 (AP) Singer Frank Sinatra said today on his return to this country that he planned to 80 to Hollywood in a week to visit his wife, Nancy, and their three children. Sinatra returned by plane after a quick European trip that took: him to Spain where actress Ava Gardner is making a picture. When reporters asked if he wished to scotch the rumor that he and Miss MANCHESTER, HAS SCHOOL AFTER PATIENT WORK 2000 Residents Raise Nearly $500,000 for Badly Needed Structure levels were 25 per below our own," says D. W.

Barrett, chairman of the British Clock Manufactarers' Association, and general manager of Britain's largest clock factory. "Germany subsidized clock and watch exports to Britain at 40 per cent of the normal export selling price, too. Our protective tariff averaged only 25 per cent, so the task of competing successfully was impossible." In 1945 the. British government decided the industry should be re-established. The government offered inducements such as machine tools and dust-fren factory sites in Wales and Scotland to the watchmaking industry.

Both and the watch industries received special allocations of raw materials and facilities for inporting goods unobtainable here. The carefully-nurtured infant Inaustry grew rapidly, It's still Barrett doesn't expect that the industry will ever lie able to export economically more than 20 per cent of its High protective tariffs in other countries will prevent that, he says. And he isn't very hopeful of much of a market for British -made watches and clocks in the United States, even though the 30 per cent devaluation of the pound has aided exporta. replied, "No comment." Gardner are linked romantically, he Before leaving London yesterday he denounced AS a "vicious lie" A reported romantic triangle involving himself, Miss' Gardner and Spanish bull Sinatra fighter sald Mario he Cabre. returned to rehearse for a television program with then Hope to be given next Saturday, would leave for Hollywood to visit his wife and children.

SEES ALLIANCE AS AID FOR UN Canadian Minister Explains Ideas 'Behind Atlantic Pact BY PEARSON London, May 21 (INS) Canada and the United States have, since the war, shown a greatly increased interest in European affairs, and their membership in the North Atlantic Alliance is both a symbol and an instrument of that greater interest. Base of Alliance There is every reason to believe that -operation amongst the nations of the Atlantic community will continue to develop even further. That community includes our two countries. The North Atlantic Alliance is based on the conception of a coordinated defense system. As plans for defense are progressively deVeloped, it will become increasingly clearer that particular naions are.best capable of assuming special responsibilities.

The idea of a balanced defense program amongst the whole grou ol Atlantic nations has always been present and' should, I think, reflect itself soon in defense policy. The Atlantic treaty is in no way contrary to the aims and purposes of United Nations as embodied in the charter. UN Strengthened By increasing the sense of security amongst its members, the Atlantic Paet also increases their ability to participate in the work of the United Nations, and thereby strengthens rather than undermines that organization. The development, through the operation of the treaty, of the resources for defense of the North Atlantic nations should certainly decrease the likelihood that any one of them will be the victim of aggression. In present circ*mstances.a United appeal directly to the Soviet Union (by the Atlantic Pact powers) would not seem to offer much possibility of ending the cold war.

Gradual Process I do not, however, in spite of recurrent and persistent difficulties, abandon hope of solving peacefully the problems that divide the eastern and the western world. The re Integration of Germany into the life accepting the Tesponsibilities and sharing the benefits of membership in the community of nations, must be brought about gradually and with proper snfeguards aginst a recurrence of the dangers we have experienced in the past. this process goes forward, Germany must be enabled to play her part in the economic as well as the political life of the west, and adjustments in the German economy may therefore he necessary. Questions relating to the German economy, and the economies of otlier European countries, are of course under discussion continuously in OECE (the Organization for European Economic Co-operation.) Imaginativo Suggestion The specific question the level of German steel muroduction in the future may Well by the fate of the Schuman proposals (the proposals by French Foreign Minister man 'pool coal.) Robert Schumans ford a Franco-GerAt, first sight the steel-coal proposal of M. Schuman appears to be and imaginative suggestion for dealing with a practical problem of great importance.

and also for widening the basis of Furopean co-operation. We shall watch with Interest more detailed development of the plan. ACCOUNTANTS NOMINATE New York, May 21 (AP) Coleman Andrews of Richmond, has been nominated to serve as president of the American Institute of Acoc*ntants ofor the 1950-51 term, it was announced today. Andrews heads an official slate of nominees to he voted up on at the 630 annual meeting of the national organization of certified public accountants in Boston beginning Oct. 2.

Four nominated for vice-presidential posts are Richard C. Mounsey of Scattle, Frak L. Wilcox of Waco, Gordon S. Battelle of Dayton, and John It. Zebley, of Philadelphia.

Harold R. Caffyn of New York has been nominated has treasurer. Manchester, May 21 -This 14 a story that was nearly 10 years making and didn't reach an ending until this patient, ru red community raised some $500,00 for a new school. It's how the some 2000 residents took matters into their own hands to overcome financial obstacles that wright have discouraged other' communities in a similar fix. What's more, there were no federal or state handouts.

Bad Conditions What spurred this valley township into action WAs the conditions under which its 356 pupils studied ani the difficulties that faced the 11 school Back in 1941 a handful of citizens decided something must be done about what they called the antiquate unsanitary frame buildings, the newest more than 40 years old, that gerved as school houses. The school property consisted of two one-room rural schools with six grades in each, one two-room building with four grades in each room, one threeroom building with eight grades, ani one four-room structure with two grades in each room. Leaders of the movement for a new control school won their first battle when the 1912 town meeting approved an act calling for the purchase of land for a site. The war, no veter, made impossible any further consideration. for building until 1943 when $1000 was appropriated for preliminary plans.

Opposition Appears But by then taxes had increased so greatly, from the prewar level that an opposition bloc began to make itself heard. Their argument was that the old schools could be remodeled at a much lower figure. Despite this minority group, the 1947 town meeting voted a 48-cent increase in the tax rate for cal use in defraying the cost of 8. years to raise $10,000 a year for crentcentral school. began in 1919, when interest again to lag and the opposition had time to reorganize, Parent-Teacher groups sought to arouse public interest anew by getting prominent citizens to write to the town weekly newspaper, the Manchester Journal.

The letters stirred up some talk but' progress might have been slow if Mrs. Clifford B. Graham, a no'lsewife who writes a column of feminine comment for the paper, had not devoted her space to the "appalling conditions" of the existing schools. PTA Calls Meeting The day after the column appeared some of the town's most prominent residents accompanied Mrs. Graham and School Supt.

Edwin L. Rigelow on a tour of the schools. Striking while the iron was hot, the PTA called a public meeting and 200 showed up to discuss the school proposal. Out of that meeting came a request that the school board seek legislative permission to borrow $450,000, the estimated cost of the school. The Legislature 'efforts approval mostly through the al state representative Ried LeFevre of Manchester.

But that 'was by no means the final obstacle. The bond issue had to be approved by the voters--no easy hurdie in frugal Vermont since it meant more than $1 would be added per tax rate for the next 20 years. Weekly "Ids" Donated Garage owner Lynn Bourne organized a group of about 20 men to pay for and write advertisem*nts in the paper during' the five weeks preceding the April 29 voting cate. Parent-Teacher groups offered to provide baby -sitters and transportation for voters. Shortly after the polls closed, hundreds stood in 2.

1'a drizzle to hear the result: The bond issue passed by to an estiniated 8.280.000 plus another 1.500,000 who might be brought in as voluntary participants. The total number covered by the Senate would therefore be to 15,000,000 work- ers. Includes Farm Workers The Senale wow tahe 800,000 Tarmi workers employed by one einpioyer for 60 uays and earning 350 or more in any three months, Tue senate would also take in an undetermined number sharecroppers -estimated to be as high as 300,000. The Senate would also take in 200,000 employces of nonprofit organizations. There was a curious committee fight on this.

Under the House bill, both employers and enployees of nonprofit retigious organizations would be required to contribute to the social security system. The Catholics objected to this compulsory taxation. Other denominations joined in the protest-all except the Baptists. At first the Senate: Finance Committee voted to exclude all employees of religious organizations on a mandatory basis. This created such EL protest, however, that the Senate committee finally reversed itself and voted to allow religlous organizations to obtain social security coverage for their cmployees on a voluntary basis.

Others Covered The Senate committee also voted to take in about 170,000 federal civilian employees not now covered under an existing retirement system, and about 90,000 agent-drivers-bakery and laun. dry truckers who work on commission. The Senate knocked out the complicated House bill formulas intended to increase. federal share assistance grants to stales making low assistance payments to the needy. The Senate also recommends making no additional payments to the mothers or caretakers of dependent children now eligible to receive public assistance, The Senate committee voted to increase appropriations for various child service programs from $29,000,000 to $64.000,000.

the House had recommended increasing federal old age and survivors' insurance benefits by an AVcrage of 70 per cent, the Senate collie mittee recommends increases of 90 per cent. This is the way the 6 various proposals line up: Present Monthly House Senate Payment Bill Proposal $10 $25 $25 20 36 36 25 45 48 r. 35 55 62 45 64 92 14 a margin of almost 2-1 in the largest vote in town history. But that wasn't the end of coinplications. The Legislature had granted permission to the town to borrow $150.000.

But when the School Board prepared the ballot it felt that building costs were dropping and that $400,000, with the $30,000 set aside earlier, would be sufficient. However, the. low bid turned out to be Would the voters stand another request. for funds? Leaders of the school movement de-, cided not to place another burden on the taxpayers. Instead, they said they would raise the needed funds by public subscription while construction of the new school got underway with the funds already on hand.

So far about $5 for every man, woman and child in the townhas been raised. One private subscription was for $1000. The Junior Grange raised $25. The eighth grade presented the town with $12 As its saraduation, present. The VEW raised school-fund carnival and a group of women who play cards charged 25 cents a table and contributed $20.

The townspeople also got permission to sell the old school buildings at auction at which $10,000 is expected Ito be realized. And here the story ends: The new central schonl building is expected to be ready for occupancy next Septem- ber-a inonument to local community effort. Burmese Ambassador Releases Captive Fish To Help in His Illness Rangoon, Burma, May 21 (P)-U Nyun, critically-Ill Burmese ambassador to Washington, today freed 53 captive Ash to earn himself an extra lease on life: The number of fish represented his age. So Nyun hoped this charitable act would win him merit and free him from the cancer which is wasting his body. Devout Buddhists believe Buddha answers prayers that accompanied American by a charitable act." nurse Mary T.

Rudolph of Washington, D. C. brought the ailing envoy here from the U. S. capital.

She said he was too ill to witness freeing ceremony, but he blessed the fish which his relatives released in Kokine Lake.