HOULTON PIONEER TIMES Over a Century

Press Run Over A Century 4400 Copies Of Service 2 Sections In Aroostook 12 Pages HOULTON PIONEER TIMES County The Only Newspaper in the World Interested in Houlton, Maine 05 NO. 35 Houlton, Maine, Thursday, August 29, 1963 TEN CENTS Sugar Beet Group District Schools Open Meets Here Friday With 2,140 Students wen* off by only one student in their estimate of expected enroll- A meeting for Aroostook farmers to kick off the mem ublic schools. Schools opened Tuesday with a total of 1,763 pupils bership campaign for the Maine Sugar Beet (Jrowers Asso ■ more than the original estimate of 1,762. elation will be held tonight in Monticello, and another meet ing is scheduled for Friday night at the Northland Hotel ion in Littleton was er 169 were registered Houlton. allo and 22 entered They are aim opening day in Ham- Rubinoff Will County-wide met Council Votes ing held during tion hopes to reci bers. Members of i To Borrow must pledge* 7iMH sugar beets before considered for a s All-Das Extra $100,000 by the culture. Paul for the J uniors, School Subsidy Now tension will be held Goes Directly To SAD Ro\. The formation of the new School Administrative District has creat giving this Jl’ST A START — Work has begun on erecting a 10-foot high cedar stockade around Gar ed one more financial problem for 6 students. Steering Committee or an officer rison Hill, and is the first, step In a program' that when completed will see the reconstruction of the Town, which the Council of the Maine Sugar Beet Growers solved Monday night by authoriz the former military installation. The site xqA occupied by Federal troops in 1828. during the Association will attend each meet ing the borrowing of an additional Bloodless Aroostook War. The reconstruction of the stockade and buildings is being done under ing to answer questions and re the supervision of a special Garrison Hill Committee, of which A. E. Holden is chairman. $100,000. BIC. port on the progress of the sugar (Pioneer Times Photo) grade Town Manager Walter R. Ben beet effort. son explained that at this time of Tonight's meeting in Monticello man year the Town had planned on re will be held in the Grange Hall, ceiving about $90,000 frbm the beginning at 7:30. This Friday held in Hill Reconstruction State in the form of a school sub the meeting at Houlton will also sidy. It was also expected that this start at 7:30. The final meeting range from year, as in the past, this school in this area will be held Friday. subsidy money could be used for September 6, at the Legion Hall municipal and well as school in Mars Hill, also beginning at purposes, and would tide both the 7:30. municipal and school governments Rubinoff Work is underway on recon- committee, said that about 600 sioners and the County Head over until fresh tax money starts ructing the stockade on Garrison feet of stockade will be construct quarters of the Civil Defense and to come in this October. Future Farmers IW. off outer Military street. It ed at the historical site. The cedar from Aubrey McLaughlin, Coun However, the Manager explain- the hope of the Garrison Hill log stockade will be 10 feet high, cilman Kendall Carson, Town ed, this $90,000 is now going dir- Set To Attend immittee, a sub-committee of the with a heavy gate at the main Manager Walter Benson and Sher ectly to the new SAD, and’ thus roostook Historical Society, that entrance. The present monument iff Jasper Lycette. leaves the Town short this amount Eastern States e final result will be the restora- on Garrison Hill is located at Garrison Hill is owned by the in running its own affairs. He Street Work jn Of all buildings and the stock- about what will be the center of County and is one of the most went on to explain further that Maine Future Farmers of Amer le pretty much as it was 134 the stockade. scenic spots in the Town. Its because collection of ’63 taxes are ica will be represented in six tars ago. PARADE GROUNDS historical background dates back currently running behind those of events at the North Atlantic Re Progressing A. E. Holden, chairman of the If present plans of the commit to 1828 when Hancock Barracks a year ago by some $7,000, and gional FFA program September President Ja< k Chi were established there, and troops because some of the departments 13-15 at the Eastern States Ex “We fee indeed fo tee are fulfilled, inside the stock On Schedule ade will be a parade ground, and of the Federal Army were quarter are requesting more of their total position in Springfield, Mass. bition. being abb *o briu several buildings that will repre ed to protect United States inter appropriations now than had been Maine s Star State Farmer. Mil such a great artist Ask sent those that stood originally ests in a dispute with Canada and anticipated, it is advisable to bor ton E. Smith of Mapleton High Charles Street To Be and we are determined to make on the site when it was Hancock Great Britain over the location row slightly more than the basic School, who was selected in June this one of the outstanding events Barracks and served the troops of the international boundary $90,000. at the annual state convention at \\ ithout Surface Until line. The Council agreed to borrow 10 To Buy of the Federal Army in 1828. In the University of Maine, will also Spring; Await Hot-Top Pointing out that special com cluded will be quarters for enlist According to the Garrison Hill $100,000 from the First National attend the-regional meeting and Committee, the presence of Fer- car. and funniest down, and mittees and ticket selling loca ed men, quarters for the officers, Bank of Boston, at an ihterest will be eligible for selection as The street rebuilding and re eral Troops was probably the only rate of 2.1 per cent. Earlier this trophies will be awarded for the tions would be announced soon, Pick-Up mess hall, powder house, store, regional Star State Farmer. pairing program of the Town is Mr. Chisholm urged all organ r..i- stables and a hospital. thing that prevented “The Blood year th? Council had authorized Judd Hemphill of I’resque Isle best parade horse, best parade less Aroostook War” from becom pony and oldest antique, car. progressing ou schedule, with the tiou members and “others inter The ambitious program of the its annual tax anticipation loan will participate in the regional exception still being the hot-top- ested in civic betterment” to join Council Told Vehicle Garrison Hill Committee, accord ing a bloody war. The very young of $375,000 from the same bank, speaking contest. He won the Throughout the day there will State of Maine sent 14 companies be beano, small games, a fancy ping of Market Square and Court in making the concert a kngh fi ing to Mr. Holden, will need the at an interest rate of 1.85 per Maine contest in June and the tri street. nancial success for the benefit ef Would Carry Small generous support of residents of of organized militia into Aroos- ceqt. Both the original and new state contest (Maine, Vermont work booth, novelty booth, kiddie rides and refreshments. an<^ Bill Town Manager Walter R. Ben the Rotary Scholarship Fund. Tools, Gear the area. The Committee has been (Please Turn To Page Two) loan will come due November 8. (Please Turn To Page Two) Emergency Gagnon, known to viewers of the son said that work on Maple and The famed musician will bring given $2,000 by the Town, and and Charles streets is moving Bud Leavitt television show, will here for his concert the fabulous The Houlton Fire Department has another $1,700 due from the along well, and that Maple street is requested $1,200 from the State. Already some $500 has been be present to assist with the pro Stradivarius violin which, in gram. will be completed this fall except sured for $100,000, is reputed to wn with the money to be used spent on the stockade. Mr. Holden for the final coat of surfacing that ward the purchase of a pick-up estimates that it will cost about The student cotinc possess the most beautiful tonal Academy, under the will be done next spring. qualities in the world. u$k for the department. The re $3,000 just to erect the stockade BASE ONLY ON CHARLES lent was made Monday night by Itself. Torn Fenalson, will with thy day s events. Charles street will not fare as •ed Johnson of the department Support of the project has been well, simply because the Town Youngest' Dinner Gnrit The dance and coronation ball tring a regular meeting of the mounting, however, qnd generous does not have enmigh money in >wn Council. contributions of materials and originally scheduled have been Is Mere 81 Yean Old cancelled. its street rebuilding program to Ml Johnstam who with Fire time have already been made by complete the work. Mr. Beuson tier Bert Wetmore comprises a several local residents and busi- Milton Bit her entertained a a new base will be put few friends at dinner FVtday, roMnan committee for the fire- nessmen. Mr. Holden cited do- in on Charles street by this fall, en on the project, said that the nations and special prices on Roth XV ill Head and (he youngest of hie gneetu but added that the base will be the was 81 years old.

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