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t'' .·•···'1-.:.:.L SEE INSIDE STUBBY TRUCKER PERSEID METEOR SHOWER ' ' - SPEDY WEEKLY NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY BROW NVILLE OLD HOME WEEK This Atlantic- salmon taken at the Brownville Dam on Pleasant ---River -on~ July 21, was caught by Gary Estes of .Brownville Jct. L US COHEN & HATHAWAY REPORTS The fish was 34 in. long and weighed 11-1/4 lbs. MILO RECREATION DEPT. In games this past week, the Milo Semi-Pro team beat Cambridge 8 to 7 last Thurs­ day, lost two at Dexter 6 to 0 CRAY BRC5 .. and 7 to 3 on Saturday, and split home with Pittsfield on Sunday losing the first game 8 to 6 and winning the second 6 to 5. The teams play in the Guilford Tournament against Princeton on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Little League lost a heartbreaker in t he Orrington Tournament -10 to 9- to MDI in 8 innings. They came back the next Monday to beat Dex­ ter 5 to 1. In Pony League play Milo lost at Greenville 28 to 3, lost to Brownville 17 to 4, then came back to beat Brownville 8 to 7 at Milo. 'i'he Pee Wee' s played at Brownville and beat them 33 ~.i-~~-.....:.. •~. ~~:::,~-~------'" ~ ,., .,...,,- L. --~--~~:~ ...... ~ ---~,.,~~,,,...,..7"~•~ ;jj(& -.,_-:-,···---•r-#~.t'~ to 14 . Dover Pee Wee's will play at Milo Friday, August 4 , at 1 :30. Ne>-"t week the teams are en­ tered into the Guilford Invi­ tational Tournament. Gr ay Bros. , a new auto parts and repa ir busines s . ope r.ad Mo nday, July :ns t in the lat e The girls' softball team is Sam Brown's former garage. The busine ss is o pe r ated by George, F reddy and Leo Gar v current]_\' in third place in and their wives , Bess, Dotty and Sandra. Besides parts they will proviee repair senice their league with one more fo r a ll cars. trucks and heavy equip m ent . They will a lso do welding and brais ing. The game before the pla~·offs . couples reside in Milo and Brownville. (Photo by Claude Tra sk) Cont'd on Page 9 August 3, 1978 T HE TOW~ CRIER

THE IDWN CRIER is published each· Thursdayby the Milo Printing Company. We CJrl,lo eommuttity hope to be of help to the c itizens of the towns of our coverage area thr :i ugh NEWS. IN­ FORMATION and LOW PRICED ADVER­ ~o~pi tal CJ1~w-' TISING. We accept no financial responsibility for errors in advertising but will gladly WEEKS OF JUKY 18 TO AUGUST 1 print corrections. 0 ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES Copies of most photos appearing in THE BROWNVILLE JCT. BRADFORD TOWN CRIER may be obtained through our Donald Cobb Hazel Chase office. BROWNVILLE MILO If you have news or available photos of Alice Murphy Edward Kelley any sort we urge you to call or drop in. Deadline is Monday afternoon but we wo uld HELP WANTED appreciate copy received earlier in the week. ACT NOW - Join the OLDEST Classified ads $1. 00 minimum up to 20 Toy & Gift Party Plan in the REAL ESTA TE FOR SALE words. 5 'cents for each additional word. Country -- our 31st year! Display ad space by the column inch. Commissions up to 30% PLUS ,HIGH STREET Call 943-7384 for ad space or with news. EXPENSES. Fantastic Hos­ Investment property - 2- Joanne W. Brigham, Editor tess Awards. Call Toll Free family house - 2 furnaces , 1- 800 - 243 - 7634 , or write completely insulated, re­ SANTA'S PARTIES, Avon, novated, har dwood floors, GARAGE SALE Conn. 06001 modern baths - all excel - Saturday and Sunday, August ALSO BOOKING PARTIES lent condition - with garden 5 & 6, Pleasant St. , Brown­ a rea ! ville, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. If you want to BUY, SELL, SERVICE PARK STREET RENT or SWAP, try "Town Will do small carpentry · 3- bedroom home on 3A ­ Crier" Classified. jobs. Call - 564-3089 FOR SALE plus lot, sw1 porch, 3-car Wood furnace. Wood or coal garage, c irc ular drive, all VILLAGE GIFT SHOPPE cast iron grates, some d1,1ct NOTICE excellent condition. Many­ For the unusual and different work -- hot air blower in­ Mr. Dovon, Tax Assessor, additional features. visit the Village Gift Shoppe, cluded. Price - $250. 00. will be a~ailable at the Town Spring Street, Milo. Call - 943-7470 Office August 15, 16 and 17th BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY from 9 :30 to 12:00 a. m. and Small restaurant in good AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR BIG YARD SALE 1:00 to 4 :00 p. m. to assist location - completely re­ SERVICE Saturday. August 5, 10:00 applicants in preparing the novated. Housing avail­ Bob's Service Center is locat- to 5:00 - Elm St. beside Car Householders Tax and Rent able or income from apart­ ed at 21 Church St. , in Bro.v.,, - Wash. Refund forms. If the forms ment rental. vi Ile• Com_rlet". ~isc and drum Paymaster Check Protector, have been received in the mail brake qervice. Tires. AAA Roac dishes flat irons furniture they should be brought in, if K & C WEHRLE Servic~. Welding & Braising. Polaro,id camera,' baby sup~ not received, there will be REAL ESTATE Cars picked up and delivered plies, electric heater, Gillette forms available at the town Milo Road Sebec on request. Call 965-8495. hair curler, oil filters, pizza office. It would be helpful to 564-2463 oven & grill, braided rug-­ bring the 1977 Real Estate SERVICE clothes -- phonograph -- A tax bill or rent receipts, and Electric shavers repaired - little bit of everything! a copy of S.S. I., S.S., or also some small appliances. retirement check. Sign on Park St. - 943- 8802 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY SEW FABRICS - Make a good FOR SALE profit. We welcome small 4 female Chihauhau pups, starters, dressmakers, fab­ full blooded, 6 weeks old. r ic stores or any stores Will be small. $35. 00 each. wishing to add fabrics. Knits Claude N. Trask Call - 965- 3171 and cottons our specialty. Low priced introductory offer. Agency, Inc. Write: ALL- TYPE FABRICS, FOR nE:'.\T 583 Washington St., Canton, Apartment for r ent, inquire Ma. 02021 For Insurance on Your: at Sand Wedge Restaurant in HOME SNOWMOBILE :\lilo. Also store for rent lo­ CARD OF THANKS cated next to restaurant. AU ID MOBILE BOAT Our deep e s t than ks to LIFE CAMP friends and family for pray­ BUSINESS MOTC:RCYC LE HELP WA:\"TED ers, flo wer s, donations to the Earn at home, by the phone, Building Fund , cards and food 5 Main Street 94 3-7746 S4 - S8 per hour. Over 18 , in memory of our beloved Milo, Maine 04463 943-74 03 12 hrs. per week. Milo - husband and father during our Brownville area. recent bereavement. YOUR INDEPENDENT INSURA TCE AGENT Call - 2'57 - 3313 The family of Harold '.\ewman THE TO\\"!\ C RI E R Page 3 BROWKVILLE COMMUNITY CHliRCH TO OBSERVE OLD HOME WEEKEND The Brownville Community Church will observe its annual Old Home Weekend August 5 and 6. A sale by the church Circle, featuring fancywork, food, candy, and miscellan­ Jlexa/1 HERBAL Ll ]lexa/1 HYDROGEN eous items , will begin at one o'clock in the church vestry. PEROXIDE SOLUTION, Also starting at one o'clock CONDITIONING 100~~ SHAMPOO 16 s ·t~,- will bean auction by the Social oz. • USP 21-100 Committee on the parsonage 16 oz. / $ lawno Proceeds from both events are to benefit the Sun­ day School. Auction items Jlexa/1 NO ASPIRIN Rexal( CONTACT LENS may stil'l be donated by con­ tacting Clyde Chamberlain at PAIN )00 ~-.;i .. SOLUTIONS , 965-8056, Gordon Russell at REL. IEVER $ ;, J!oAsPI% 4 oz. Soaking or 100 l[~1~w, 943- 8879, or Walter Cook at 5 gr., 100's 2 oz. Wetting. $ 965-8410. • II • • • • I • • YOUR CHOICE ~ Saturday evening a supper ReXilll Spice-Scented _ will be held at the parish hall Jlexa/1 Foaming with settings at 5 and 6 p. m. s~ The menu will include bean STICK STRAWBERRY I ~ hole beans, casseroles, sal­ DEODORANT s1OO =: 1~ ads , rolls, and bars. Tickets 2 oz. ·1is'J · MILK BATH $100 I ...... for the supper will be on sale 32 oz. throughout the afternoon: $2. 25 for adults, $1. 00 for Rexa/1 ~ children, or $5. 00 for a fam­ ily. ~'­ CASTOR · Following the supper, at 7 CAST0Rs1OO Oil Po m., there will be an evening OIL · of music at the church. !.:: 4 oz. Sunday church service with Rev. Ann Stead and special music by the Old Home choir Free Bottle Offer On The will be held at 2 p. m. A so­ VITAMIN OF'THE SUPERSTARS' cial hour at the parish hall will follow. ... ReXal( All are ·welcome. ~IIPER PLENAM/Nf~ Multi-Vitamins with Minerals Just one tablet a day gives you all the Dean's Electric nutrients your body needs to function proper­ Service ly-even if you're too rushed to eat right! GENERAL ELECTRIC Get 144 TABLETS FREE Major Appliances when you buy 288 ! . ZENITH Televisions $27.70 Value Only $16.95 SALES & SERVICE YOU SAVE $10.75 17 Pleasant St. , Milo 943-2233 Get 72 TABLETS FREE when you buy 144 ! . $16.70 Value Only $10.75 ' Sebec Barn Sale m- YOU SAVE $5.95 Sebec-Corner, Maine Get 36 TABLETS FREE when you buy 72 ! $9.10 Value Only $5.95 OPE K 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. - YOU SAVE $3.15 Every Day m Buy - Sell - Trade - Swap Come in and See Us DAGGETT'S PHARMACY Main St, Milo REXALL 943-7780 THE TOWN CRIER Page 4 August :1. 1978 in my ~etter, i_f the government does not permit this dying m~.n to emigrate 1t would, in my opinion. be interpreted by world community to mean that the So\·iet Cniondoes not re the most basic humanitarian princ iples. _ No good purpose can be served by lea\•ing i\Ir, Zlotver to die, thousands of miles away from his loved o nes. There must bill cohen ~e room even in the high- pressure atmosphere of international politics . for some small measure of compa sion fo r this one FROM CONGRESS man and his family. Last week the House Ways and Means Committee tentative­ ly approved a proposal for a graduated corporate income ta,-x. The effect of this proposal, which was incorporated into the pending co mprehensive tax reform bill, would be to lower the share of the corporate tax burden borne by smaller companies. WHEN YOU NEED SERVICE I have long advocated making our corporate tax structure 24 hours in any given day more progressive. In fact, following its introduction last Oc­ We have the right people tober, my own bill to establish a six-step graduated tax r ate To take care of any emergency won the support of more than 50 sponsors in the House and For all our customers precipitated the introduction of s everal similar bills. The measure approved by the Ways and Means Committee last week offers the promise of substantial tax relief for small CHASE S KIMBALL corporations as well as a means of improving the progressivity of corporate tax laws. While my own bill provides more tax relief for very small businesses -- those with taxable income 01 l CO. of less than $100,000 annually-- I believe that the compromise Call our Toll Free umber 1- · 00-432-7841 measure approved by the Committee does represent a step in the right direction. Establishing a graduated corporate income tax would be a simple, fair and progressive means of stimulating our econ­ omy and of providing relief to our country's small business­ men. By lessening taxes on small firms, we would enable many of them to expand, creating more jobs. This is espe­ cially important in a state such as Maine, where small busi­ nesses provide the vast majority of jobs. Frequently, tax incentives are so complicated that only big businesses can afford the expertise necessary to take advan­ tage of them. By providing a straightforward reduction in the MILO PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER corporate tax rate, this legislation would benefit small com­ Three new non-fiction books: panies without increasing the complexity of the tax code. In His Image - the cloning of a man by David Rorvik. I hope that the Ways and Means Committee will retain this A human baby created in a laboratory has no w past his first worthwhile provision in the final version of the tax reform bill birthday. and that it will be acted upon promptly and favorably by both Recent breakthroughs in genetics, the creation of a human the House and Senate, genetic "twin" by cloning was inevitable. Sooner or later the HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ISAAC ZLOTVER necessary funds and medical expertise wo uld be brought to­ In the running dispute between the United States and the gether. Some technical obstacles rema ined, but more import­ Soviet Union over human rights, the complexities of super­ ant, w~re th_e serious doubts that persisted about such experi­ power diplomacy sometimes seem to overshadow the human mentation with human life. element of the problem. The ultimate question--whether the cloning of human beings The case of Isaac Zlotver, however, demonstrates what should be allowed--remains with you, the reader. serious and tragic consequences insensitive Soviet policy can The Penobscot E xpedition-being an account of the largest have on an individual family. engagement of the Revolutionary War by John E. Cayford. Mr. Zlotver, a Soviet Jew from Sverdlosk, has been trying Read the story about the huge, but I ittle known battle, and for more than a year to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Is­ the men who fought it, as told by the profes ional historian rael. He is an older man, stricken with cancer. He wishes and diver, John E. Cayford, who has spent 23 \"ears research- ing it. · · only to rejoin his family, and to see his children once again Read the fascinating personal accounts and journals and before he dies. letters kept by officers and men before, during, and after the Mr. Zlotver's family has been waging a tireless struggle to battle. secure permission for him to join them in Israel. His daugh­ . Now,_ the Penob~cot Expedition will take its rightfu l place ter toured many American cities last year s eeking support; tn the history of Marne and our country. one of the communities she visited was Portland, where she This Trifling Distinction by John Gould: Reminiscences was warmly welcomed by the Jewish community. From Down East. Many of us in Congress have attempted to put pressure on . Read~rs in all fifty states have chuckled and belly- laughed the Soviet government through its embassy in Washington. But with Ma me 1 s favo rite comic genius; the author of "Glass E\"ef to date, no progress has been made. On May 17, the Soviets in a Bottle" - "The Shag Bag" - ''Twe l\· e Grindstones" -- ;01, again turned down Mr. Zlotver's request to be reunited with John Gould's rollicking clo wn-east humor yields an uproarious his family. account of what it has been, and is. to be a ~Iaine author. Ont of frustration and in the hope it would do some good, I LIBRARY HOURS: wrote last week directly to Moscow, to the Soviet Minister of 2 - 5 & 6 - 8 Mon. Wed . Fri. Interior. Mr. Zlotver will in six months be able under Soviet law to reapply for an exit vlsa. As I told the Soviet official 111e l\I ilo Public L ibra ry Staff THE TOWN CRIER August 3, 197 ti Page 5

THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER by JOE S. HASS, Jr • ....--..of the six annual meteor showers, the Perseid Shower that occur this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, August • , 11, 12, has the most visible meteors per hour. On the average night, during the year, an observer can see from 5 to ~ Real Estala For Sala 10 meteors per hour, but during this particular shower you EBEEME POND can see as many as 50 per hour, with intervals between sit­ MILO - Derby Hill Modified A-frame (30'x40') tings from as clo se to a second, to as long as 10 minutes _93 acres, mostly wooded, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, huge apart. On the average , more meteors per hour are seen dur­ 3 be--lru,:11n lwme with bat'1 1i vingroom with sliding glass ing the second half of the night. and oil furnace. Hilltop doors opening onto deck to­ The shower occurs when a comet named Swift-Tuttle (named location. $42, 500. wards the lake. Completely after its discoverers, two 19th century English astronomers, insulated. Large heatilator Lewis Swift and Henry Tuttle) comes within the earth's orbit. :i'ireplace. Leased shore lot As escaped pieces of the comet stray into our atmosphere 70 BROWNV ILLE JCT. with l00'frontage. Only 1/2 miles above us, they burn up and streak across the sky on fire Gerrish Ave. mile off Rt. 11. as "shooting stars" or "falling stars." Some of the bigger and Attractive bungalow on over­ brighter ones are called "fireballs" or "bolides," but it is un­ sized lot with 138' frontage. likely you will see any of these as you look up into the north­ 4 bedrooms, 1 1/ 2 batlrs, oil MILO - Kriapp Park east sky toward the Perseus constellation, since most. of the hot water heat, large porch, 1976 Mobile Home, 14'x70' meteors in this stream will be quite small in size; generally picture window in livingroom. 3 bedrooms , 2 full baths. but a n inch or two in diameter with a weight of about an ounce. Aluminum siding. Completely Completely.. Jur11ished. Asking $13,500.00 They will be traveling from 7 to 45 mi. /sec. and because of insulated. 1 car garage, their size, they will burn up way before being able to reach $29, 800.00 the earth as meteorites. Only their dust will reach the earth, thus they are called "dustballs" too. An individual observer BROWNVILLE MILO - High Street can only see the meteors within 2 or 3 hundred miles of his Knight's Landing Road 9 room family home, oil.hot positio11o The actual total of visible meteors encountered daily water furnace, full bath, com-:­ by the earth is several hundred million, and many times this The log house. A truly dis­ tinctive home on 4 acres, pletely insulated. Franklin number enter the atmosphere but are too faint to be seen by high on a hillside overlook­ fireplace stove. Garage and the naked eye. The daily mass accumulated by the earth in ing the valley. 3 bedrooms, lots of storage. $19,500. the form of meteorites and meteoritic dust is possibly several huge liv­ - "-ousand tons! Some meteors might make it to within a few bath, oil furnace, BROWNVILLE JCT. ingroom with heatilatorfire­ .les of the earth to detonate and create shock waves as might North Street place. Large garage. we been the case last winter along the eastern seacoast of Six ro,Jrri bungalow, com­ ur country. And maybe thousands of meteors per hour can $49,000. pletely insulated. Glassed BROWNVILLE JCT. be counted, as exceptionally rare occasions have occurred in porch, w/w carpeting, oil Ryder A venue the past, and could occur again at any one shower. The last hot water furnace, siding, 6 rooms, bath, oil furnace. brilliant display of this type occurred back in 1946. and much more. Immacu­ 2 glassed porches, alu­ Astronomers, like myself, are interested in these showers, late condition. Double lot. · minum siding. Hardwood as we can record the facts on certain meteors without having Large Garage. $29,900 .. floor& throughout. to wait for long periods of time in between, that can cost us $21,500. much money. Here at the Hawthorne Observatory, high atop MILO-Willow Street Black Mountain in the White Mountain National Forest in Lin­ SCHOODIC LAKE New 3 bedroom ranch. Re­ coln, N. H., our team of scientists that make up "The Meteor­ 3 room furnished cottage duced to $25,500. With new ite Foundation" will be armed with basically t wo types of equip­ with large storage shed. garage and breezeway - ment: "Meteor Cameras" to record the velocities of some, Complete bath, carpeting, $26,500. and a Spectroscope to record the lights for analyzing the chem­ paneling, screened porch. MILO - Park Street ical composition of some of the meteors. In addition, we Leased shorefront lot. 6 rooms, bath, oU furnace, operate a year-round investigative .team to collect suspected $14,000. glassed porch, double gar­ meteorites from people like yourself, who might want to have BROWNVILLE - age. Nice backyard for gar­ your specimens analyzed. Stickney Hill dening or for children to It has been estimated that five meteorites strike the earth 6 room remodeled Cape wlth EBEEME $18,800. per day and that they are of three different types: Stony, 3 acres. All new kitchen,bath, Boat house and/or garage on stony-ircn, and iron: the stony type being what made up the oil hot air furnace. Attached leased lot at lower landing. crust of the disrupted planet, with the heavier iron-type found garage. Secluded. $33,500. 16' alum. boat, 25hp Johnson closer to the core. Every freshly fallen stone is coated with motor; heavy duty boat trail­ a thin layer (about 1/16" thick) of glassy material which is un­ MILO - First Street er, like new. All for $3000. doubtedly fused stone of the meteorite (the melting having 6 rooms, newly decorated. MONROE REAL TY taken place during flight.) Because of the retarding action of Modern bath and oil hot air. Dcrothy Monroe, Realtor the air, the velocity with which a meteorite actually strikes furnace, large barn. 15 Clinton Street the surface of the earth is usually quite low, a few hundred $20,900. Milo 943-8837 feet per second. Small, low-velocity meteorites either bury ------~------' '·hemselves in the ground to a depth of a few inches or feet, or If you are ever in Littleton, N. H. be sure to stop by to ·icochet so that they finally lie on the ground. Large, high- see the meteorite in the front lawn of the house by the street velocity meteorites produce craters whose size is very much lights across from the fire station. But, for now, keep an greater than that of the meteorite itself. This fact is illus­ eye toward the northeastern part of the sky for what I hope trated by the great Arizona Meteorite Crater, which is 4,100 everyone will be. able to see as a numerous and colorful dis­ ft. in diameter and 600 ft. deep, and was dug by a meteorite play of this natural phenomena that occurs each year as the whose diameter was probably only 50 ft. Perseid Meteor Shower. August 3, 1978 THE TOWN CRIER

CHANGE THE TIRE! I DON'T KNOW HOW! The Stubby Trucker I DON'T CARE -- CHANGE THE XXOO? / TIRE! I began cutting alder t wigs, stuffing my shirt into the ole From the "why Me? 11 Dept. or the 307th chapter of "Cyr's and sticking things like my old scaler's hat under the leak. Belie\·e it or not" We got the tire changed, the leak plugged and struck out for I figured after my Washington, D.C . episode that I deserved c ivilization. We soon passed out of the storm and back into a break, so las t Sunday I innocently loaded a lunch, a full tank the drought. At the Jo-Mary campground we still had 1/4 of a of gas, fly dope, and a lady friend into my '68 Mere (which tank. PRESS ON FOR THE MAIN ROAD! does e\'erything but my dishes) and struck off for Jo-Mary To shorten things up we finally made Milo--fixed the leak a Lake and a little swimming, and maybe a walk in the woods. little better (after thoroughly polluting a nd scarring my par­ I should have known better. First off, I hadn't been to Jo­ ents yard)--and made off for Bangor, stopping every few m iles Mary for about 8 years. I remember having to walk in and to pour another $3. 00 of gas into the tank. having the beach to myself. I was quite disgusted to find that , I wound up with a new gas t ank, a bent rim, a destroyed I had to pay $1. 50 and practically give name, rank and serial tire and a fear of days in which things appear to be going too . number to be allowed on the beach. Once on the sand, my dis­ well. . position got worse as I tripped over kids, dogs and an assort­ P.S. To the little white Datsun we flew by on the Johnston ment of water equipment. ~ond Road ?uring our dash for civilization, horns blaring and I'm losing track of the main po int of the story. ltghts flashtng--our apologies! No, we didn't mean to make After we had been there for a while, a trippingthunderstorm you climb that tree, and yes, it was nice of yo u to wave and that the area is famous for began to darken the sky, .and then say hello as we went by. That's what you were doing wasn't scary lightning fl ashed in our direction. We left, but not want­ it? ' ing to leave the woods just yet, I struck off for Johnston Pond SPEDY WEEKLY SPEDY NEEDS --under protest from my co- pilot. I poo- pooed her fears. The SPEDY workers are SPEDY is still trying to or­ I must also mention that my '68 low-to-the-road Mere is still busy around the area ganize a toy drive but we need not 4-wheel drive. doing public services. Many your contributions. We know We got closer to the pond. The road got rougher. We got of the youth are working in that there are a lot of you closer. The road got rougher. To hell with the road -- I'm the school district cleaning with old, no longer used, toys go ing· fishing . everything in sight in prepar- that could be put to good use. It began to rain. at ion of the 78-79 school year. With your toys, needy chil­ I couldn't see. These kids are working in dren, day care centers, and We got c lo ser. The road got rougher. To hell with it - ­ PVHS, PVMS, the Milo Ele- sick children in the hospitr I'm go ing fishing. mentary, Brownville Jct. Jr. can enjoy themselves a littl, The road got nasty. A large hole loomed. Caught up in the High, and Atkinson Elemen- more. Please call us and w, fever of the challenge, I yelled, "DON'T WORRY, KID -­ tary schools this week. will pick up these old toys. '- WE 'LL MAKE IT. II Other SPEDY employees are Thank you -- and the chil­ I nursed the front end through and was almost out when working at the Brownville dren thank you. CRASH the rear humped up over one rock and down on to an­ Parks and Recreation fields Call after 5:00 p. m.: other. SCRAPE! SLIDE! SCREECH! and we were out and on preparing them and maintain- 943-8801 or 943- 2138 so1id ground. ing them for different softball I didn't worry much--we were still moving and I didn't see games and tournaments . STA TE Y CAMP HAS any debris in the rear view mirror. I couldn't see my co­ There are also a few kids FULL SEASON pilot either. I found her in the glove compartment looking at employed with the Milo Police The Maine State YMCA Camp the manufacturer's warranty book and searching for a jungle and Fire Departments doing located in Winthrop on Lake survival kit. odd jobs, answering phones, Cobbosseecontee has been op­ We finally reached our destination in the hail and overflow­ etc. erating near capacity from ing ditches. I stepped out to catch a breath of wet and bug Another girl is working for July 9 to July 22 and at capa­ free air but all I got was a lungful of gas fumes. the local Day Care·· office, city from July 23 to August I gingerly peeked under the car and saw my 23 gallon tank employing her secretarial tal­ 5, Lary Gardella, Camp Di­ spurting fuel through a quarter-sized hole. ents by t yping and taking let­ rector reported. I didn't panic. I immediately jumped back into the driver's ters and messages. Gardella stated that the large seat without wiping my feet or wringing out my shorts, and beat The few remaining girls em­ increase has come in the ·feet for c ivilizatio n before we had to walk. ployed by SPEDY are doing Girls Unit which was begun in We went screaming down the road bouncing off the stumps servlces for disabled or el­ 1974 and the second part of and rocks and washed out culverts that I had just so carefully derly people who cannot do the camp season. Along with crept over. things for themselves--finan­ large numbers of campers the It was still raining a record. cially or physically. staff and program has been The mud was slinging and the car was sliding when our at­ These girls are willing to exceptional. With nearly per­ tention was caught by a large BANG' SSSSSSSSssssssss. help any of you that see this fect camping weather, 1978 A fl at tire ! So far the day had been right up to snuff. newsletter, if you need help. will be a banner camping sea- If you have any windows, son. Right here I pulled a maneuver that made the lady think I floors, or a car that needs There remain limited open­ had permanently lost my carrots. I kept going. Pieces of washing; ceilings that need ings in the fourth period (Aug. rubber fle 11· past my window. The car began to get hard to scrubbing; lawns that need 6 to the 19th) for both boys handle. I stopped and an immense feeling of relief over the mowing, just g ive us a call. and girls. Also there are scene. :\o time to get cute. Contact after 5:00 p. m.: still spots remaining in the I bailed out--ran past the s izz ling tire , threwopenthetrunk 943-8801 or 943-2138 one week period from August rI don't remember if I used the keys) and started barking or­ and ask for your SPEDY re­ 20th to the 26th. For further ders. presentative. Our help is information, write the Maine just a phone call away. State YMCA Camp, Winthrop, ME. or call the camp at 395-4444. THE TOWN CRIER August 3, 1978 Page _7

~ HATHAWAY . *"'. ) .::::,~ ;,;:t1- REPORTS ~~-> ~ ._;_'-~~~ .-\ CTIO:,.;- ON SENIOR CITIZEN ISSUES The last week in July was a busy and productive one in the Senate for legislation affecting senior citizens. It began first thing Monday morning, July 23, at the Senate Finance Committee hearings where legislation to broaden the elderl\· t ax credit was considered. That same day, the Senate passed the 1978 Older Americans 1· .-\ct .-\ mendments, which contained several provisions I spon­ WORC,ESJ.ER sored to improve programs and services for older persons u,·ing in rural communities . .-\nd finally, on Friday, July 29, the Senate Human Resour­ ces Subcommittee on Aging held field hearings in Portland, REAL ESTATE Maine on the special needs and problems of older Americans in rural and small communities. ELDERLY TAX CREDIT: The legislation being considered by the Finance Committee would revise the credit to provide * LOCATED ON RTE. 11, ORNEVILLE, more realistic tax relief to senior citizens. WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A PLEASANT, The Elderly Tax Credit was enacted in 1976 to help equal­ PRIVATE ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH TO ize the tax treatment of taxpayers over 65 who do not receive DO BUSINESS. social security with taxpayers of the same age group who do receive Social Security, which is tax exempt, Under current law, an individual at least 65 years of age is vwed a tax credit of 15 per cent of an initial maximum a- lmt ($2,500 for a single taxpayer and $3,750 for a married * SUMMER OFFICE HOURS ARE: tple both aged 65 or o ver, filing jointly). All types of tax- MONDAY- FRIDAY 1 P,M, - 7 P.M. aule income are eligible for the credit including pensions, per­ SATURDAY 9 A.M. - 3 P.M~ sonal service and investment lncomes. However, the maximum amount against which the credit is taken must be reduced by tax exempt retirement income such as social security. It must also be reduced by $1 for each $2 whe n the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds the follow- ing levels: $7,500 for single taxpayers and $10,000 for mar­ * IN GENERAL OUR COMMISSION RATES ARE: ried couples filing a joint return. This means that persons with adjusted gross incomes under ON ALL YEAR ROUND $7, oOO and no social security income are eligible for the full RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. $375 elderly tax credit. Persons with modest incomes up to 4% S12, 500 receive little or no credit, and those with incomes ON SEASONAL PROPERTY, over $12,500 receive nothing. LARGE FARMS, LAND AND Legislation which I cosponsored, and on which I testified COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, at the Finance Committee hearings, would broaden the tax 8% credit to benefit more middle income taxpayers and better as- sist low income elderly. The bill, S. 2128, would achieve this through three means: 1) raise the maximum amount against 11·h ich the credit is taken to $3,000 for individuals and $4,500 for couples filing jointly; 2) provide for automatic cost-of­ living adjLtstments to the maximum amount each year; and 3) • eliminate the phase-out figures on the adjusted gross income ID of persons 65 and older. In Alternative These changes reflect the need to compensate for the terrible impact inflation has on older persons whose incomes are fixed REAl ESTATE or greatly limited and to end the discrimination in the current la11· against middle income taxpayers who rely on taxable re- .---4,rement income. for the Greater Milo Area OL DER Al\IER IC AXS ACT AMENDMENTS: The Senate ac- r,ted se1·eral amendments which I offered to this legislation EVERETT V. WORCESTER, Broker '.'. hich extends and expands our senior citizens programs and c; ervices through fiscal year 198 0. These amendments would i::r,hanc: e our efforts to better address the needs of older per­ 327·1312 -~0r,s li1·ing in rural states such as Maine. One provision would ------­ r,rr,<.•irJe for the use of mobile units for senior centers, meal Cont'd on Page 9 Page 8 August 3, 1978 THE TOWN CRIER

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.- BEAUTIFUL MAINE PROPERTY 13 PARCELS WITH OCEAN FRONTAGE Bray Bros. 2 PARCELS OF WOODLAND AT PUBLIC AUCTIO N SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1978 AT 2:00 P.M. Auto Parts & Service ON THE PREMISES AT JONESPORT, MAINE We have been ordered by Atty. Cullimore, Attorney for Park Street, Milo 943- 7381 sellers to sell 15 parcels of land to the highest bidder -­ NO HOLD BACKS - EVERY PARCEL SELLS ! on this above date and time. Here is some outstanding ocean front prop­ Auto PacJs erty located in the quaint fishing village of Jonesport. Ex­ cellent lo bstering, clamming, hunting and fishing. A per­ Auto & Truck Repair fect spot for summer retreat, vacationing or camping. This a rea is virtually uncommercialized and is still in its natural state. A perfect investment that will provide hours of Heavy Equip. Repair peaceful recreation. Land cons ists of 15 parcels ranging from 1. 4 Acres to 15 Acres. Anyone wishing a complete listing of each parcel please call Auctioneers office for Electric Welding & Braising brochure a nd we will send yo u one. TERMS: 10% down time of sale by cash or certified check. Financing available at 30% down. 70% mortgage at 10% interest. 5% off for cash. All other terms to be an­ nounced at time of sale. FOR SALE INSPECTION: on properties is July 29th throughAugust 4th from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM and morning of sale from 8:00 SCHOODIC LAKE SOUTH SHORE AM to 1 :00 PM . . There will be people on the property to answer any questions. POSITIVE SALE : Sale by order of Attorney for sellers, Bob Burnham Cottage Mr. Cullimore. Furnished a nd Insulated 3 Bedrooms and Bath ' Sale under the management of Barber Sales, Inc., AUC­ _,, : TIONEERS. Broker: Jim Gagan, 846 Main ·street, West­ Boat and Motor Just reduced to $16,000.00 F irm brook ME Tel: 207-854- 8344. Lebanon, NH Office Tel: 603- 44 8-3366 945-6925 THE TOW:--- CRIER August_3, 1978 Page 9 REC . l\'EWS sn t'd from Page 1 8 :30 Supe r Friends Hour MONDA Y, AUGUST 7 SUNDAY , AUGUST 6 9 :30 Scooby's Laff-A-Ly mpics WABl~TV 7:00 To Tell the Truth 7:00 Land of the Lost 11:30 Krofft Supersbo w J.MEl\'S SOFTBALL Channel_ 5 7:30 Cr os s Wits 7 :30 Thunder 12:30 Ame rican Ba ndstand STA'.\Dil\GS: W L 8 :00 The Jeffe r sons 8 :00 This is the L lfe 1:30 Hollywood Teen THURSDA Y, AUGUST 3 8:30 Good Times 8 :30 Religious Town Hall 2:00 Tilis Week in Baseball winge r s 7 1 7:00 To Tell the T ruth 9:00 M*A*S*H 9:00 Big Valley 2:30 Red Sox Baseball 7:30 Nashville IVIus ic 9:30 One Day a t a Time 10:00 Sunday Theater "Boston@ l\'lilwaukee" Freeloaders 6 2 8:00 The \Valtons 10:00 Lou Grant "Ma & Pa Kettle Go to Town" 5:30 PGA Golf Championship Browm·ille !) :00 Hawaii F ive-0 11:00 News 11 :30 L ittle Rascals 7:00 Hee Haw 10 :00 Bn r naby Jones 11:30 Late Mov ie 12:00 Wild Kingdom 8 :00 Sat. Comedy Special Sunbeams 4 4 11 :00 News T UESDAY, AUGUST 8 12:30 Meet the P r e ss 9:00 The Love Boat DynoMites 1 7 U:30 Late ).lovie 7 :00 To. Tel.l th~ T r uth 1:00 Hollywood Class ics 10:00 F a ntasy Is land FHIDAY , AUGUST 4 7 :30 Price is Right "Tar get Unknown" 11:00 Country J a mboree 7:00 To Tell the Truth 8 :00 Fam ily F il m Class ic : 3:00 St udio Two 7:30 Cross Wits "TBA" "Pepe" SUNDAY , AU GUST 6 KIKGDOM HALL OF 8 :00 Ho rton Hears A Who 9: 00 T ues . Night Mo vie: 6 :00 Sneak P review/Hooper 7:00 Hot Fudge 8:30 The Lorex "He ll Boats" 6 :30 NBC News 7 :30 A round the World/SO Days JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES 9:00 Fri. Night Movie 11:00 News 7:00 World of Disney 8 :00 So ul's Ha r bor Do\·er Road, Milo ''A Wa r m December " 11 :30 Late Mov ie 6 :00 P roject U. F .O. 9 :00 J a mes Robison 11 :00 News WE DNESDAY , AUGUS T 9 9 :00 Big E ve nt: 9:30 Gaspel Jubilee SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 11 :30 Late i\Iovie 7:00 To Tell t he Tr uth 11Police Story: Stigma" 10:00 Ernest Angley Ho ur Public Talk - 9:30 a. m. SA T UR DAY , AUGUST 5 7:30 Truth or Consequences 11:00 News 11:00 Greatest Adventure 7:30 Big Blue ~la rble 8 :00 Carol Bur nett Show 11:15 T angent s 12:00 Issues & Answer s Watchtower Study-10:30 a.m. 8 :00 Three Robonic St.ooges 9:00 Wed. Night Movie MON DAY , AUGUST 7 12:30 Cu rly O 'Br ien Show 8 :30 Speed Buggy 11 The Hawaia ns '' 7:00 E mer ge ncy One 1:30 All Star Wrestling "Min isters of Our God" - 9:00 Bugs Bunn.v/Roadrunner 11:00 News 8:00 L ittle House on Pra ir ie 2:30 Red Sox Baseball Pioneer· Vital Restoration 10:30 Bat man/ Ta r zan Hour 11 :30 Late Mov ie 9:00 Mon. Night Movie "Boston@ Milwaukee" 11:30 Secrets of Is is "The Go lden Heis t " 5,00 J , I. P. PGA Goll Work. Isiah 61: 5, 6 12,00 Fat Albert w LB z TV 11,00 News 7 :00 Ha rdy Boys/Nancy Drew 12 :30 Space Acade my - 11:30 Tonight Show 8 :00 How the West Was Won TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 8 9:00 Sun . Night Movie Bible Study with aid of book - i: g~ t\~ ~t. !\i.Gii~ee Channel 2 i:~~~r:e~ geAn~~1b~! "Anything for Love" ''Whateve r Happened t.o Baby Jane" 8:00 Man from Atla ntis 11 :00 ABC Weekend News 7:00 p. m. 4:30 Sports Spectncular THURSDA Y, AUGUST 3 9 :00 Tuesday Movie 11:15 P TL Club Is the Bible Really the Word 6 :00 CBS News 7:00 E mer gency One " The Deadly Game 11 MONDAY , AUGUS T 7 7 :00 Lawr ence Welk 8:00 Tut-111e Bo.v Ki ng 11:00 Ne ws 7:30 Family Feud of God? 8 :00 Bob Newhart 9 :00 James at 16 11:30 Tonight Show 8 :00 r-.·Ion. Night Baseball 8 :30 Baby , P m Back 10:00 Clas s of 'G5 WE DNESDAY, AUGUST 9 THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 9:00 Sat. Night Movie 11 :00 News 7 :00 Emergenc y Qne 11:00 Greatest Spor ts Legend Theocratic School 7 p. m. "Burn" 11 :30 Tonight Sho\\' 8:00 Grizzly Adams 11:30 Soap/Police Story 11 :00 Ne ws FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 9:00 Black Sheep Squadron T UESDA Y, AUGUSTG Service Meeting 8 p. m. 11:15 Special: 7:00 Emer gency One 10:00 Police Woman 7:30 Sha Na Na ''The Star Show" 8 :00 CPO Sharkev 11:00 Ne ws 8:00 Happy Days 8:30 Comedy Tin~e 11:30 Tonight Show 8 :30 Laverne & Sh irley 9 :00 Rockford F il es 9 :00 Three's Company UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH SUN DAY, AUGUST G 8 :00 Leror Jenkins 10:00 QuinC\' WVII TV 9:30 Carte r Country 11:00 Ne ws · - 10:00 20/20 Ne ws Magazine SUNDAY, AUGUST 6 8:3 0 Rex i·lumba r cl 9:30 Dav of Di s co,·err 11:30 Tonight Show (h · I 7 11:00 Director s Playhouse ev. Gerald Beals, former SA TURDAY , ACGUS T 5 onne . llc30Soap/Movie ofthe Week 10:00 Jeri•\· F:tl\\'ell . 1 .stor, will be the speaker at 11:00 J im~l,Y Swaggart 7:30 I Am the Gr entest T HURSDAY AUGUST 3 'CleopatraJo nes'' 11:30 Face the Nation 8 :00 Hong Kong Phooey 7 :30 Ronnie 'Libby & Guests WEDNESDA Y, AUGUST 9 ~ morning worship service 12:00 City of the Seventies 8 :30 Go Go Globetrotters 8 :00 Red Sox Baseball 7:30 Name That T une • 10:30 a. m. 12:30 NFL Great Year s / Teams 10:30 P ink Panther "Boston @ New Yor k" 8 :00 Spec ial : Rose on Broadway 1:30 Sports Special: 11 :00 Baggy Pants & Nitwits 9:00 Sinatra & Friends 9 :40 a. m. - Sunday School - "Volvo Tennis Classic" 11:30 Space Sent inels 11 :00 Directors P layhouse 10:00 Ba rbar a Wo lters Spec ial 4 :00 Summer Sports Spec ial: 12 :00 Snt. Action l\fovie 11 :30 Sta r sky & Hutc h/ Toma 11:00 Directors Playhouse Cla sses for all ages. "Requiem fo r a Heavyweight 11 FR IDAY AUGUS T 4 11 :30 Police Stor y/Myst e r y "Texas 200" 11 2:00 Aclam- 12 7:30 Gon~ Show "Dist a nt Ear ly Warning 7 :00 p. m. Evening Service 6:00 CBS Ne ws 6 :30 Follow Up 2:30 Porter Wagoner 8:00 Tabitha WEDNESDAY 7 :00 Sixty M lnutes 3 :00 Star Trek 8 :30 Ope r ation Petticoat 8 :00 Rhoda 4:00 Major League Baseball 9:00 Fri. Night Mov ie 1:30 p. m. Ladies Prayer 11 8:30 On Our Own "Dodger s vs. Gia nts" Ta ke the Money a nd Run" Time 9:00 All in the Family 7 :00 News 11:00 Califor nia Jam II 9:30 Alice 7 :30 Muppet Show 12:00 Late Show 7 :00 p. m. Midweak Prayer 10:00 Switch 8 :00 Bionic Woman "J o hnny Ap::, llo" Meeting and Bible Study 11:00 News 9,00 Sat, Night Mo vie SA TURDAY , AU GUST 4 lld5 CBS News ''The L and That Time Forgot" 7 :00 Marlo & Magic Machine LOOKING AHEAD 11:30 Championship Wr estling 11:00 News . 7:30 Johnny Quest SUNDAY, AUGUST 13th 11 :30 NBC 1s Satur day Night 8 :00 Oynomutt Dog Wonde r Rev. Murray Davis will be the speaker at the morning The Ulder Americans Ac-c Amenamems, passea oy -cne ben­ worship service. ate , also provide for projects to explore alternatives to insti­ Vacation - Bible School for tutionalization as well as for state ombudsman programs to kindergarten thru Grade 6 will assist the elderly who live in nursing homes and other institu­ be held August 21 thru 25 tions. The legislation also contains a_n amendment I supported 9:30 to 11:00 a, m. revising the funding formula to provide more realistic support - for rural states such as Maine having a large nuipber of elderly SAM AUCTION residents. NOTICE Anyone wishing to donate The Older Americans Act Amendments passed by the Senate The Piscataquis County Re­ any type of saleable items to differs fr◊-m the House-passed version. Therefore, these dif­ t he Sportsmen's Alliance of publican Committee will meet ferences m ust be resolved iri,'conference before a final version Ma ine, please contact me, on Wednesday, August 9, at can be approved for the President's signature. Bob Calvert, by phone - 943- the Piscataquis County Court Final pa ssage of this measure will renew our strong com­ 8802. Auction will be all day House, Dover - Foxcroft at mitment to America's elderly. But this commitment should Saturday and Sund!3-y, August 7 :30 p. m. A 11 interested Re­ not stop there. The hearings which Senator Eagleton and I publicans are encouraged 19 & 20, at the Augusta Arm- to held in Portland on July 28 are a positive sign that efforts to y, inside·, rain or shine. attend. improve our senio :r: citizens programs are part of an on-going . process. They also indicate that the best programs and poli­ cies are those which are formulated on input from the persons li.A THA WAY REPORTS Cont'd from Page 7 who are affected by them. sites and info r mation and referral ln recognition of the special The Aging Subcommittee recieved many good s uggestions transportation [)rohlems faced by the rural elderly. Another from the Maine witnesses on the special needs of older per­ amendment revises the home deiivered me als progr ams , mak­ sons living in small and rural communities and I will report in;; it eas ier for persons to qualify and increasing the funds on these hearings in greater depth in a future report. fo r t he se programs . Page 10 August 3, 1__ 9_7_ 8______T_H_E __ T_O_W_ :--;_·_C_R_I_E_R_

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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mcsorley; DERBY MOTHERS' a card to Mr. and Mrs. Earl SERVICE CLUB Ingerson, Dover; who cele­ The Derby Mothers' Service brated their 54thanniversary. Club met July 18 at the home A letter was r ead from TM-3 " of Mrs. Avis Spear with ten Brian Cook in Hawaii. It was members in attendance. Mrs. also noted that MSSA Blaine Spear made a special cake for Che.dwick, on leave from Vir­ the club members celebrating ginia, has been at the home of July birthdays. Those hon­ his parents, Mr. and Mr ~. ored were Elizabeth Brown, Herbert Chadwick. The next meeting will be McLAUGHLIN - HOSKINS WED AT MILO Lee Spear, Janet Smith and Mildred King. held on August 15 at the home Peggy Ann Hoskins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hos­ of Mrs. Alvina Cyr, Derby, kins, Milo, and David L loyd McLaughlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. President Mrs. Rebecca Members are reminded that William McLaughlin, Brownv ille, \,1/ere united in marriage at Kinney conducted the meeting. It was reported that the club there will be an auction held the Park Street United Methodist Church in Milo on July 29, at this meeting. 197 8. The cere mony was performed by Rev. Ann K. Stead. sent a 50th anniversary gift to The bride was given in marriage by her father .