Qlrutral ilntur ·.s 11111rrkly Nrw.s ilagaziur Vol. 7 No. 29 Thursday July 18, 1968 Ten Cents GARLAND MAl HELD IN SANGERVIllE SHOOTINI
Harold Buzzell was standing behirrl counter in this section of his Sangerville store when he was shot in the abdomen by hold-up man. (Staff photo by Paul Knaut)
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Hachey from Piscataquis WOMAN RESCUED FROI County Jail to courthouse for ar raignment. (Staff photo by Paul Knaut) SEBEC RIVER · SANGERVILLE MAN SHOT Mrs. Maxine Adams of Milo was pulled from the Sebec Riv A 32-year-old Garland man was arrested at gunpoint in San'" er last Saturday at approximately 8:00a.m. A neighbor, Mr. gerville last F r iday night after allegedly shooting a Sangerville Hazen Conlogue, saw her floating in the river under the Ban storekeeper in an a ttempted r obbery. and Aroostook Railroad bridge in the center of Milo.Mr. Con Piscataquis County Sheriff, JamesBuzzellidentified the man logue rushed to the Milo Sport Shop, notified the owner, Mr. asJamesGordonHacheyJr. , 32 , and the fathe r of three child James Pickard, then took a canoe from ·the Sport Shop wharf ren. and paddled to Mrs. Adams. He was able to keep her from Wounded and in critical condition is 69-year-old Harold E. Buz- sinking until Asa and Jimmy Pickard arrived with a motor Cont'd on Page 14 Cont'd on Page 13 I Page 2 July 18, 1968 THE TOWN CRIER
THE TOWN CRIER is published each Thursday evening by the TOWN CRIER PUBLICATIONS. <=nlilo e ommu11i t\1 We hope to be of help to the citizens of the towns in our coverage through NEWS, INFORMATION, AND LOWER PRICED ADVERTISING. ~o6pi tal '"f'Zeu'" We accept no financial responsibility for errors H.C. Bundy, M.D., Chairman of the Hospital Trustees has in advertising but will gladly print corrections. announced a meeting which will be of interest to every citizen Copies of most photos appearing in THE TOWN in the area, Milo, Dover-Foxcroft, Dexter and Greenville, CRIER mav be obtained through our office. If you have news or available photos of any sort Wednesday, July 24, 7:00 p.m. at Central Hall, Dover-Fox we urge you to call an editor or drop in. Dead croft. line will be Monday Noon but we would appreciate The topic to be discussed is, "What is Planned for This Local copy received earlier in the week. Area." Alan Bridges, Chairman of Hospital Facilities Plann Classified ads 50 cent minimum including up to ing Board will address the gathering, also Miles Perkins will 12 words, 3 cents for each additional word. Dis speak for the Bureau of Health and Welfare. play ad space by the column inch. Dr. Bundy· will act as Chairman and he UL·ges everyone who is at all interested in the hospital plans "for the area to be pre EDITOR - JOANNE BRlGHAM sent. It is open to the public. Milo-943 -7384 Receptionists are: Friday, Rosamond Golden; Saturday, Edith White and Susan Sturtevant; Sunday, Edna Hanscom and Max - ine Scanlon; Monday, Phyllis Hamilton; Tuesday, Catherine SPECIAL MEETING CALLED Ellison; Wednesday, Marga ret Peters; Thursday, Anne Place . There will be a special meet If you want to BU,Y, SELL, ing of the West Pond Road ADMISSIONS FOR WEEK OF JULY 8th: RENT or SWAP, try "Town Association at Ebeeme, Sun M~O : ~~D~ Crier" Clasalfted. day, July 21st, 10:30 a . m. at Alyce Hoskins Ena Roberts Elden "Pete" Horne's cottage. Susan S.turtevant Francis McLeod FOR SALE Stephen Carey Marguerite Pond New mobile homes -on dis Opal VanDyne David Leathers play, 2 and 3 bedrooms. Eloise Valvo REMSEN, N.Y. Knapp Trailer Sales, Milo, he.I Charlotte Higgins Daniel Chase Maine. us Maxine Adams YO.RK help G~orge Follett Ruth Lowell TRUCKING-BACK -HOE Samuel Bradeen CHARLESTON Gravel, loam and fill, haul THI A,.UICAN RID ClOSS Marilyn Larrabee Janet Briggs ed, leveled and back -hoe work. ~------, BROWNVILLE: LAGRANGE Call George Swazey-943-2364 Shirley Vienneau Geraldine Ward or 943-8822: BRADFORD BUTTERFIELD'S Patricia Morrison FOR RENT Ice Cream DISCHARGES: Large desirable Lots, city MILO: Barbara Applebee water and sewerage, $25.00 Farm Cheryl Hamlin a month. Audrey Russell and baby Gladys Philbrick KNAPP TRAILER PARK Leona Dube Maxine Adams Kimball St., Milo-943-2639 Marjorie Sullivan and baby Anne Mills Shirley Vienneau Real Oldfashioned Susan Sturtevant Betty Dean and baby WANTED TO BUY OWN-MADE IC E CREAM Stephen Carey LiftTopCommodes, Decor Ena Roberts Eloise Valvo and baby Catherine Marr aV>d Bowl & PitcberSets,Bone For a Spri ng Treat, Charlotte ;Higgins REMSEN N. Y. Dishes, Old Lamps, RedBlo TRY A CONE! Opan VanDyne ck Glass, Old Carnival, Old Daniel Chase Gordon Ellis Ivory China. ROGER'S AN GOULDSBORO: Hilda Morrill TIQUES, Kimball Street, Avery Cook Light Lunches Alyce Hoskins Milo. Knapp Trailer Park • CHARLESTON: BROWNVILLE: T el. 943-2510. Janet Briggs Hot and Cold David Leathers YORK: Drinks FOR SA LE Ruth Lowell Combination oil and electric Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Valvo, Milo, a l:;on. stove. Excellent condition. Dover-Foxcroft T ransferred: Andrew Berg to .Millinocket Community HospL Moderately priced. Tel. 943- Routes 6-15-16 7779. tal; Maxine Adams to Bangor. THE TOWN CRIER July 18, 1968 ______P_a_g_e_3 MILO TEACHER CHOSEN FOR INSTITUTE Mrs. Patricia Crosby, first Trained Babysitters grade teacher at the Milo Elem entary School, was one of25 people chosen to participate in an Institute condicted by the University of Maine. The Institute on methods of teaching emotionally disturb ed children is condicted at the Fourteenth Street School in Bangor where a class for these children exists. The claes is taught by Dr. Arthur Kaplan, head of the Psy chology Department at the U. of M. Heisassisted by Dr. Ber nardCharles ofNewYork City. The prerequisites for attend ing the Institute were a Bach elor's Degree and 18 hours of Psychology. Mrs. Crosby is the only one from Piscataquis County acc epted for the Institute . The trainees and one of their Graduates of the Babysitter Course: First row,. Cinday Wallace, The class is made up of ed subjects of study are shownin Dover-Foxcroft; Cindy Hamilton, Greenville; Joni Richards, ucators, educational adminis the photo below. Greenville; Opal Clark, Greenville; and Mary Jamieson, Green trators and others who work ville. with youngsters. Second ro"':'; Janet Jamieson, Janey Richards, Judy Roberts, all Greenville; and Cheryl Godsoe, Dexter. Third row; Mrs. Barbara Merrick, Extension Aide; Debbie Grant, Sangerville; Victoria Traachout; Bowerbank; Gaye Pride, Dover-Foxcroft; Julie Littlefield, Guilford; Barbara Johnson, Garland; Joany Merrill, Dover-Foxcroft. Certificates of completion of the Baby Sitter Course were pre sented to 15 young ladies, July 12. This ·marked the conclusion -. of the three day series of classes held at the United Baptist Church. This course, sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service, was held to instruct prospective baby sitters in Basic Child Care, understanding children, first aid and safety, qual ifications of a good sitter and finding a job. A milk break was held each morning, courtesy of the Pleasant Hill Dairy. The program included four films, work with ten month old Alfred Lee McVetty, Jr., and four year old Tammy Gerrish. The speakers were Mrs. Gerald Scribner, Mrs. Alfred Lee McVetty, Arthur Gall, Extension specialist, University 6f Maine; Mrs. Mable Lovejoy, Extension agent, Universityof Maine and Mrs. Mary Johnson, R.N., Public Health Service.
MILO TEACHER HONORED The following guests. attend NOW OPEl FOR SEASOI! A group of friends met at the ed: Mrs. Marjorie Brockway, Sebec Lake cottage of Mrs. Mrs. Hilma Morrill, Mrs. Monda Wood to honor Miss Eleanor Heath, Mrs. Helen STUTZMAN FARMS Phoebe Hilton who has retired Carey, Mrs. Inez Pullen, from teaching after 40 years Wholesale and Retail Mrs. Kathleen Hubborn, Mrs. of service in the public sch Marjorie Moore, Mrs. Elea ools, (25 years in Milo). nor Greenier, Miss Clara Ow Fresh Native A pot-luck supper was ser en, Mrs. Warena Farnham, ved followed by a social eve Mrs. Pat Crosby and Mrs. ning and boat rides. A gift of Monda Wood. Mrs. Florence Vegetables luggage was presented. Decker was unable to attend. Outer Pine Street Dover-Foxcroft 564-7647 Pagc4 July 18, 1968 THE TOWN CRIER UNIVERSITY OF MAINE tions about what he might consider for post-secondary educa This is another in a series of articles in question and answer tion--like vocational school or a two-year prog1·am. style designed to outline the. work of a number of departments Q. When is a student notified of acceptance? the University of Maine in Orono of primary interest to students, A. If the student has an excellent record he will be notified potential students and their parents, as well as the general around December 1 of his senior year. Only about 10 per cent public. Providing the answers to today's questions is James of the incoming freshmen are notified that early with most no Harmon, director of admissions. tified between February 15 and May 1. Q. Dis you have an increase in applications for admittance to Q. When is the best time to apply to attend the university? the university this year? A. Apply in writing in the fall of your s enior year of high A. Yes, and the bulk has been in non-resident applications. school. Anytime after October 1 is the best time to write to Q . Can we accept all the applicants who pass the criteria for admissions office for information and a catalogue. Usually admittance? March 1 is the cutoff date for applications. Generally a stu A. We can accept all the qualified Maine students but can't dentshould apply between October 1 and Christmas of his sen accommodate all the out-of-state applicants. We can accomm ior year. odate our 20 percent out-of-state ratio, however. Q. Is it necessary to visit the campus .in order to apply for Q. Are there internal restrictions as to numbers that may be admission? admitted? A. No, it is not necessary unless the admissions office re A. Yes. A major one is the number of faculty the university quests an interview to discuss the selection of programs or isabletoprocure. The university is now admitting to five sep special problems. However, a visit to the campus is valuable arate colleges on three compuses and to about 62 different pro to a prospective student although not necessary within the ad grams, allwithsome restrictions such as available laboratory missions procedure. space, faculty, etc. Q. What are some of the criteria for being· accepted to the university? A. The student's high school record is most important, par ticular ly as to his standing in the class. College Entrance Ex When you don't know amination Boards give an indication of the student's national where to shop or who to call, level of ability and the recommendation to school· officials also is important. We are a lso interested in students who ex look for the NAMCO Seal. hibit interest in other things besides studies, but the academic merits come first. Q. Do those coming from a small high school have as good a chance for admittance as those from a la:rger high school? A. No they do not. The best students seem to be those coming from the larger high schools and consolidated schools. The competition faced by the student in a small school program is not as great and thus the transition to college is more difficult for them. Q. Do many transfer students apply for admission? A. We are beginning to experience an influx of students tran Next best thing to a sferring from two-year programs and Continuing Education Division programs and this trend it:: increasing. Many from friend's recommendation. junior colleges wish to return to the university. We admit the Wherever you see our seal, in communities from coast transfer students on a selective basis but had to stop taking to coast, it's your added assurance of value, service, and applications on April1 of this year when the number reached reliability. It is displayed only by firms that have signed 900. the Namco C!Jde of Ethics. Firms we honestly fe'el you can depend on. Q. What is the yearly schedule of the admissions office? A . Starting October 1 we visit all the secondary schools in Whenever you're in doubt, just look for the Namco the state with application forms, brochures and catalogues, Seal of Approval. interviewing juniors and seniors and guidance people. After Christmas we complete the transfer of students to the univer In Milo: CLAUDE N. TRASK In Guilford: sity as very well qualified students can be admitted prior to DAGGETT'S PHARMACY GUILFORD DRY CLEANERS January. In February we start sorting applications for the com M. C. HORNE & SONS WORTHEN'S MARKET ing fall and during the summer months we complete freshman H. A. BAILEY LUMBER CO. ROSS DRUG a[Jplications and work on reports. DAVIS BROS. Q . Whatdo you tell the student wishing to come to the univer In LaGrange: GUILFORD DAIRY sity who is a border line case academically? ARTHUR MAILMAN AUTO TRIANGLE SE RVICE A. It's not easy to tell a student he or she is not being admit SALES TRIPP'S SPORTI}l'G GOODS ted. We sometimes suggest a change of programs if we feel a nother wouldbe more appropriate and would give the prospec tive student an opportunity. Otherwise, we have a policy of not turning down a Maine student without providing some sugges- THE TOWN CRIER July 18, 1968 Page 5 Lakeside Dance Local Fishin
Eleven year old Joey Bowley of New Orleans, Louisiana THE MISTY SOUL, an area Rock group, provided the music thinks Maine fishing is great as he displays his day's catch and for a lakeside str eet dance. put·on by Lake View Plantation on rememb ers the qeer and moose that "came r ight up to me. " Saturday evening for the benefit of the young people around the Of cour se he tr uly enjoyed his dinner which was his biggest lake. fish. (Staff photo by Mike Brighaav
O!qur r 11 Nr ws MilO JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES MILO, MAINE Sunday, July 21, 1968 Public Bible Lecture-2 p. m. Wondrous Creation's Testi mony to the Wisdom of God by C. Dem ers Watchtower Study-3 p. m . E mpowering a Priesthood Young people came by boat and car from all around the lake and surrounding area to attend for Effectual Service the free dance supplied by Lake View Plantation at the foot of Schoodic Lake. The moon ov Based on Isa. 61:6 er the water and a magnificent display of Northern Lights overhead added to the pleasant at Tuesday, July 23, 1968 mosphere. The entertainment was much appreciated by all. (Staff photos by Mike Brigham) Bible study with aid of book Life Everlasting in Freedom of the Sons of God--7 p.m. DOING BUSINESS WITHOUT ADVERTISING IS LIKE WINKING AT A GIRL IN T HE DARK, Thursday, July 25, 1968 YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING BUT NOBODY E LSE DOES. Ministry School--7 p.m. Service Meeting--S p. m. Cont'd on page 7 r Page 6 July 18, 1968 THE TOW N CRIER ------MAINE STATE MUSEUM Mr. Coffin wrote of a carpet o1 aeath spewed out upon our "We just need everything, that's all. Everything. " riversuntil ourfish were go.1e and "the host of fish hawks over This is what Robert Damm r eplies when asked to outline the blue Merrymeeting dwindled into squadrons of three and five. types of material he's seeking to build the collections of the In the gnarled norways by Abagadassett Rivt3r the thin blue Maine State Museum. Damm is Director of the State Museum. eaglets cried for food. Each year they were fewer. His succinct but all-embracing comment describes the ·total In the chapter entitled "The river of the Future" he wrote ity of the museum's needs. that greed has fouled the Kennebec. He wrote oi the business To acquire "everytlling"-or as much of everything as possi es that produce cheap things that crumble away in using which ble-the Museum is currently embarked on the "Maine Heritage have spoiled it. But at the same time, he saw the promise of Campaign", an effort aimed at attracting contributions of his life still there. He saw the fish "eager to enter the Kennebec torical artifacts to the museum and to slow down the "raids" whenever men say the word.·· He saw the clcaness of snows on Maine material by out-of-state museums and collectors. and rains a nd lakes ready to restore the river. He. saw three The campaign also involves an educational effort. Damm wants great nourishers of life thai would spring up whenever the ri - to keep the public informed about the development of the Mu ver was cleansed. He saw this three decades ago in the "River seum as part of the multi -million dollar State Cultural Build of the Future." ing scheduled to b e operating by the summer of 1970. Today, a planning group looking twenty years ahead echoes The museum section of the building will house several per words which we .heard in our youth. A generation is being rai manent exhibits built around major areas of human needs such se amid dreams that did not materialize in our material soc as government, natural resources, education, recreation and iety. We pride ourselves on technological accomplishment, yet entertainment. the promise of clear. water must be a promise reserved for our "We'll have one large area dealing with the Mai ne economy. " grandchildren. And this promise we make knowing that in this Damm says. "We need lumbering tools, shipbuilding imple decade we have only lost ground. ments, icemaking articles, that sort of thing. Just now, we have absolutely nothing in these lines. "We have nothing in the way of early fur niturE\, household in the prime of life utensils, items that illustrate how Maine people lived. lllle is more than "Another major exhibit will deal \\.'i.th transportation and com munications. We'd love to find an old stagecoach, or even pas sage tickets or toll charges signs, We hope to r e - create a typ risK {Mice ical wayside inn. For communications, we will accept printing pres~es, early newspapers, broadsides. The list is quite end as great for men who less." of are heavy cigarette Damm explains that all contributions from donors will be ac - smokers as knowledged promptly, that all gifts will be recorded in a book for men who are which will be on permanent display at tile museum. 6gino nonsmokers. "A lot of people don't realize it," the Museum Director points our, "but gifts of this sort are tax deductable." He plans to see that more people learn about tile tax angle during the Maine Mr. Coffin. wrote: "After the great floods of March, 1936, had Heritabe Campaign in the hope that it will loosen a few more swept some of the river bed clean, salmon and bass and ·ale treasures for the new museum. wives were seen leaping the falls at Brunswick. But in a few Summing up, Damm says the State Museum is interested pri weeks purple dyes were being vomited into the river, a.n.d the marily in items which have some relevance to Maine and the leaping silver fish were gone." What Mr. Coffin could not £or region, but will accept any material which illustrates the story see was that his river would be further poisoned by pesticides they are trying to tell. seeping into italong its entire drainage reaching up into north "Just say we need everything," he concludes. ern Maine. Where "blue herons sweep the bays in hundreds in effortless flight, their necks curved back like kings, "there RIVER OF THE FUTURE are now but solitary groups stalking the mud flats. On Monday, the latest in the Rivers of America series, THE Since writing his River of the Future in 1937, there have been ALLAGASH by Lew Dietz was published; ii is a n excellent book. three wars, a population explosion and a revoiution in transpor The preservation of the Allagash as a wilderness river has re tation. Yet some of his visions of the future still hold great ceived national attention, yeton the concluding pages Mr. Dietz promise. The return of the fi sheries to the Kennebec would writes: "It is too early to say that the Allagash has been saved.'' serve recreational needs. He saw boats "multiplied a hundred Conservation achievedment must be viewed in the light of the fold in a few summers, with natives at their tillers." He saw flow of history. Too often what we hail as maior victories the maintenance of our forest res erves through better man when seen in broader perspective, turn out to ru:ve been mer~ agement. He saw in the Kennebec a special kind of wealLh.. ·"It asirmishes in relatively quiet backwaters, for removed from is a wealth tilat means much to a nation. A culture needs it at the mainstream of human problems. its roots, if it is a culture that is going to e.ndure. " The Ken The rivers of America series was launched 31 years ago with nebec wealth he saw was beauty. It was trully environmental the publication of KENNEBEC, CRADLE OF AMERICANSby in scope, and he saw it more than thirt)' years ago. RobertP. Tristram Coffin. Howforh.ave we come? It was three He saw a resettlement of the Kennebec, a ealling out for men decades ago that Mr . Coffin wrote: "Today the ospreys and to come and move in, to mend roofs, set up stones in stone eagles are a rare and haunting sight on Merrymeeting, but walls and to mend pasture fences. "There are abandoned farms people all over the States are able to keep abreast of the nation's where there is everything worth li\o'i.ng for. "He saw more peo- scandals and crime, thanks to Kennebec pulp. " Cont1d on page 8 T HE T OWN C R I E R July 18, 1968 , Page 7 CHURCH NEWS MILO Cont'd fr om page 6 GOP Women Meet UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH MILO, MAINE Ten youngsters from fourth and fi fth grades went to Bap tist Park for a week of camp ingSunday. In all 22 campers, one counsellor and Pastor Cockey have a ttendee! tllis ca mp this season. Mr . and Mrs. KennethRhoda, Mr. and Mrs. JamesBunker, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Banker have furnish ed transportation this week. The Triple-M Class had a picnic at Glidden Hill, Monday which was attended by 16 mem bers and guestso About half of the group went bowling at Roc ket Lanes after the picnic. coming: Saturday the men of the chu rch meet at 7:00p.m. for Bi ble study and prayer. Sunday Mrs. Dorothy Trask entertained at her home in Milo last Wednesday with a benefit coffee School 9:40a.m. followed by for the newly organizedPenquis Republican Women's Club. morning worship service at Attending were: front row, L toR. Louise Campbell, Inez Pullen, Barbara Doble, Hazel 11:00; sermon topic will be, Hopper, Jeanette Murphy, Jessie Marphy; back row: Enid Foshay, Cathy Knox, Edna Brad "The Little Flock". Evening een, Gertrude Meisner, Rev. Meisner, Esther Houston and the hostess, Mrso Trask. serviceat7:30, message titl (Staff photo by Mike. Brigham) ed, "Comfort of the Scriptur es". Pastor says, "Come, in vite others, and bring your LINE UP Bible". There will be special music during song service. FOR PARK STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILO, MAINE SAFETY Sunday, July 21, 1968 BE FORE YOU 11:00 Worship Service SANGERVILLE START! Brigadier General and Mrs . Rev. RobertGoodwinofMad See Us For The Best Cleo M. Bishop and sons, ison, New Jersey will be the Service on WHEEL Thomas and David, from Geo guest speaker. His topic will A.LIGNME NTS! rge A. F. B., Victorville, Cal. be "Ambassadors with Power'~ if. and Mrs. Edwal-d Reilly of Last Sunday Rev. Goodwin Highland Falls, N.Y., mother spoke on The Lord's Prayer, TRIANGlE~ Guilford, Maine of Mrs. Bishop,.- are expected Mrs. JeanHansen was the so ALA B AAA Tel. 876-3096 to arrive Monday, july 15, to loist. SERVICE visit GeneralBishop 'smother, Mrs. RaeBishop, and Mr. and al Office of the Office of Ec BROWNVIllE & JCT. BROWNVIllE Mrs. Frank Bickford. Mrs. onomic Opportunity in New UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BROWNVILLE WOMAN York and approved in Wash Bickford is the sister of Gen BROWNVILLE JCT. , MAINE RECEIVES AWARD ington. eral Bishop. SUNDAY, JULY 21, 1968 Mrs. Florence Hoxie, Bro Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Soper Mrs. Hoxie is a Field Rep 9:30 Worship Service wnville Jc.t. , has received a and family. of Friendship arr resentative for the Family Rev. RobertGoodwinofMad Rural Service Award in recog ived Friday for a week's visit Betterment Program which is ison, N.J. is Guest Speaker. nition of her efforts and out with her parents, Mr. and funded by 0. E. 0 . through the Miss Michel Kilchherr, an standing contributions toward Mrs. E. W. McPhetres. Central Community Council, Internation Christian Youth alleviating rural poverty at the Phillip Mooers ofWaterbury, Dover-Foxcroft. She is one of Exchange Student from Switz County and local lP.vel. Conn. and Mrs. Percy Brown three persons in the State to erland was a guest last week Nominations for this award have received this recognition. of the Rev. and Mrs. Kwan Y. made by the Northeast Region Cont'd on Page 9 Lee. July 18, 1968 THE TOWN CRIER P age 8 RIVER OF THE FUTURE WARNING SYSTEM EXERCISE HELD BY MAINE CIVIL Cont'd from page 6 DEFENSE A s1;ate-wide exercise of the state warning system will bP ple appreciating clean air and the beauty of this environment. held some time Thursday it was am1ounced today by Leslie H. He saw these qualities being increasingly protrayed by.a new Stanley, director, Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency. generation of artists and writers. "They are telling an Amer Commonly knownbypersonsassociated with Civil Defense as ica threatened \Vith standardization that rugged individualists CHECKERBOARD, the exercise is designed to determine the still live in this clear corner of the l~nd . " "Clean water is speed and accuracy with which a simulated attack wan1ing can their primal need. Give them that to· refresh their energies, be circulated to all commuruties within the state. and the Kennebec River willflow over the world." The tests are held monthly in conjunction with the national Mr. Coffin's ".River of the Future" has flowed through time warning system program and the state warning system to de to the present day. In ever increasing numbers we have follo termine the capabilities. ed its course and lamented its state. We have been to the There are 494 communities in Maine, each with a Civil De river to be baptized, and have returned to legislate, and plan fense organization. When these locations are notified, the re and preach its purity. The river flows on. If it is to be cleans sponsible person fills out a warning system card with the time ed, we must stop eddying in the backwaters of our own tribu and date the message was received. The card is mailed to the taries. The current that can do the job will only arise through Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency. a coordinated outflow of total environmental concern and ac It is this system which would be utilized to advise all agencies tion. All segments of our society must become involved, and and Civil Defense facilities during any emergency, natural or it must extend through all levels of government, for we must nuclear. mold a_llew society that is more responsive and proportionate It was pointed out by Stanley "It is most important that those to nature. persons responsible for receiving the community level mess .------~----1 age fill out the response card and return it as expeditiously as possible to the Maine Civil Defense and Public Safety Agency Have you noticed that it is getting' in Augusta. It is only by their cooperation that we can deter longer and longer between mow - mine both the capabilities and the experiency of our present ing times? That means it is NOW warning system." He stressed the audible community signal would not be soun time to THL.~K ABOUT YOUR IN STALLATION and FUEL ARR-\N ded. GEMEN'IS for the fall.... and to THINK OJ? US! r · Tel. 943 -255~ 943-2260 EMPlOYMENT OPPORTUNI.TY a 943- 7445 The Directors of School Auministrative Disth·ict No. 41 are accepting applications for the position of custodian and bus driver in the Brownville schools. This position is currently held by Mr. Kenneth Thom son who is being transferred to Penquis Valley High BOWLEY REUNION HELD AT PLEASANT RIVER GRANGE School where he will serve as Head Custodian. Mrs. Florence Bowley was hostess at Pleasa11t River Grange Applicants must meet the following requirements: Hall Sunday, July 7th. for a reunion of her five children, nine 1. Be at least 21 years of age grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Those present 2. Have a good d1·iving reco1·d and be able to ob were: Elsie Evelyn Bowley and Tharon Bowley , of Brunswick, tain a school bus operator's permit Marilyn LeBourdais, Danny and Norma of Pejepscot, Joyce a. Be in good health and able to perform regular Sander's and Jackie of Scarboro, Joan and Hank Thibedeau, custodial duties Jeannie, Karen, Michael and James of Portland, Tharon Bow 4. Have the type ofpersonali ty that enables him to ley Jr. of Brunswick; Harvey and Maida Bewley of Old Town, get along well with students and teachers Diane and Red Bouchard; Gwen Hughes of Corinna, Robert and 5. Should be a resident of one of the towns inclu Joan Hughes and Steven and Alayne of Salem, New Hampshire; ded in School Administrative District No. 41 Norman and Marjie Bowley, Jackie and Dave Billiot, and.Joey Application forms and additional information may and Donna Bowley, all of New Orleans, Louisiana. be obtained by contacting Benjamin Doble at the Su Friends were: Virginia and Carlton Seavey of Dexter, Marie. perintendent of School's office, Milo. Elena and Cheryl Reil of Brunswick, Raymond and Joe York Final date for applications to be in the Superinten and Rae Marie of Howland. dent of Schools's office is Monday, July 29 , 1968. Of Mrs. Bowley'sdirectdescendents the only members absent were three grandchildren, Harvey Bowley Jr. who is in the USE TOWN CRIER ADVERTISING United States Navy, David and Norman Bowley Jr. of New Or When you advertise in THE TOWN CRIER, you know your ad leans, Louisiana; three grcat-gra;)dchildrE:n, Sharon, Eric will :reach the buying public. Our readers have to be on their and Melina Bo.wley. feet in a store in order to pick up their TOWN CRIER. A bountiful Turkey and Ham dinner was served at noon. WE do not specialize in a large subscription list of out- of The party broke up at a late hour with everyone agreeing it staters and shut-ins. had been an extremely happy day and reunion.
I 18, 1968 THE TOWN CRIER ...... July...... ______. ______,, ______Page-=.__ 9 LOCAL BRIEFS Friday to Sunday. Mrs. Ev BACK-YARD FRONTIJ!;R SANGERVILLE erett Colson and son Leslie of The r ight of each stat,e, to license and regulate hunting and Cont'd from Page 7 Dover-Foxcroft were also din fishing in federal lands Within the state boundary has been af of Dover- Foxcroft were Fri ner guflsts Sunday. firmed in a new·policy statemant just released by Stewart L. day callers of Miss Violet Mrs. Julia Michaud of Fit Udall, Secretary of the Interior. Moor~rs. chburg, Mass. is the guest of In essence, the policy statement provides that public hunting Miss Selina Bush ofPlain-· her daughter , Mrs. Mildred of non-migratory wildlife, public fishing, and possession of fiend, N.J. is visiting rela- White. fish and game shall be in accordance with state hi.wsand regu tives in the area. . Mrs. Gladys Palmer and lations, and that state licenses or permits shall be required. Mrs. Thomas Sandp.rs of Mrs. Gertrude Leland, mem When overabundant or harmful populations of fish or resident Por tland has been the guest bers of the class of 1918, S. wildlife must be controlled, the policy requires consultation of Mr. and Mrs: Orman Prey. H. S. have presented to the Pu with the state fish and game department and the state's agree Mrs. Helen Baillie of here blic Library two non-fiction ment to the control plan, except in emergency situations. The and her sister, Mrs. Mary books, "State 'o Maine" by same requirement of consultation and agreement applies to re Tarr of GuHford were atBar Louise Dickinson Rich and search programs which involve the taking of fish or game. Harbor Saturday. "Information, Please, Alman The policy statement also provides that some areas may b e Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lary and ac and Year Book, 1968." completely closed to hunting or fishing if these uses conflic t Mr. and Mrs. Percy Brown, Sister Mary Claire, of the with the primary objectives for which the areas are reserved. Sr. of Dover-Foxcroft were Sisters of Social Service , Los In pRrticular, hunting shall be proillbited but fishing generally Saturday callers of Miss Vio Angeles, Calif. is the guest of permitted in National Parks, National Monuments, and his let Mooers. hel' mother. Mrs. Rugh Dell toric areas of the National Park System. Mr.andMrs. LudgerHiggins aire. This policy statement was made to clarify conflicts that had arisen between the states and the federal government concern and Mr. arrl Mrs. Roy Clukey Mr. and Mr.;;. El.win Sargent took Sgt. Terrance Higgins to ing fish and wildlife regulation. Bills are now before the Sen and
~ .• > ~ t; ,, in honor of the Founder of the I~ j;~ Order of Rainbow. Swimming, '~:,~·.' ·; boating, water skiing, and a · cook-out was enjoyed. Mr. andMrs. Ernest Farese of Boston have been vacation ing at the Davis cottage at Pi per Pond. Mr. and M.rs. Ray mond Davis, Mrs. Nell Hous ton; Mr. John Warren of Au guata and the Donald Davis family joined them for the day Sunday. Mr. Omar Lombard returned home Friday from the Thayer hospital in Waterville, where he has been a patient for sev eral weeks. Mrs. Frances Cross of Cape Elizebeth and· Clinton Reed of Auburn spent their vacatio'n with her parent~ lVIr. and Mrs. Hugo 8. Cross. Mr. Lena Draper has return ed home after a two-week visit at the home of Mrs. Alice Ladd in Fairfield. Miss. Cheryl Littlefield of Endfield, N.H. is visiting her grandmotherMrs. MarionBr asier. Katherine Street is a patient at the New England Medical Center in Boston. Mrs. Hazel Morrison of Gu ilford visited Mrs. Mabel Johnston last week at her cot tage at Whetst::me Pond. Mr. andMrs. StephimEmery of Somerset, N.J. and son Jeff arrived Saturday for a three week visit with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Galusha. Mr. Emery return ed home Monday and will make a later visit in Guilford. These swimming students from our area not only learn water safety but also manage to Mr, and Mrs. Paul Riksznis , beat the heat, which is an achievement in itself ~ese days, (Staff photos by Paul Knaut) Mary, Tommy and Franki~, Cont'd on Page 15 T HE TOWN CRIER July 18, 1968 Page 13
MINI -NATURE TROOPER OF THE YEAR Miniskirts and minibikes are a part of the urban scene, now Trooper George W. Graves, 43, of P resque Isle, a 17-year mini-nature maybe on its w:ay. "Man needs to miniaturize na veteran of the Maine State Police , has been named the depart ture and bring it where the people are, " Laurance S. Rocke ment's Trooper of the Year for 1967, Col. Parker F. Hennf~ feller said this week at the annual meeting of the American So ssey announced Wednesday. ciety of Landscape Architects. Rockefeller, chairman of the ThehonorentitlesGraves, whoisassigned to the P resque Ish· President's Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreation and areapatrolof Troop F, to attend a 14-week course in effective Natural Beauty, said, "One of the keys to making our cities speaking and human r elations provided through a Dale Carnegie livable is to res tore nature or symbols of nature to relieve the Institute scholarship fund. oppressiveness of the concrete and asphalt, as the Japanese The award was established in 1964 in memory of Troope1· have done. " Charles Black, who was killed in the line of duty during a bank Just imagine if every vacant corner and every three-foot robbery at Sough Berwick. It is gi. ven annually t() a trooper square dooryard in the city were f!lled with a delightful Jap meeting the highest standards of the department, including anese garden! character, demeanor and ability to get along with fellow work What an improvement! ers. Just making gardens is not going to solve the complexpro A Mars Hill native, Graves enlisted with the Maine State Po blems of the inner city, but perhaps it could help. There is lice in1951. He first patrolled the Van Buren area in Troop F, growing awareness that there is a linl{ between an ugly, deter transferring a year later to Presque Isle . iorating environment and ugly, deteriorating human lives. A U.S. Navy veteran, Graves served on a destroyer escort In Massachusetts, a new group, "Project Environmentl968" in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He was a member is working along these lines to improve the total environment, of the Caribou Police Department for three years before join to make people aware of the ugliness that is becoming more and ing the State Police. tnore commonplace. With the help of his sons, Graves constructed most of the Lt. Gover nor Francis W. Sargent, addressing the "Project family's new· five-room , ranch home on 147 Academy Street in Environment 1968" conference, said, "Traditionally, conser Presque Isle . When he can, he takes off with the boys for a vationists in the United States have been more concerned wrth favorite fishing spot in an Ashland area. the mountains, shoreline , and wilderness than that about which A family man, Graves enjoys camping with his family on his we must be more concerned--the urban areas where 80 per offtime. He and Mrs. Graves, the former Norma Ginn of Fort cent of our population lives." Fairfield; have six children--John, 20, a junior at Arrostook City planners and architects have long recognized the need State College; Ronald, 19, a 1967 Presque Isle High School gra for parks, green areas, playgrounds, and beauty, without 'which duate; Robert, 17, a PIHS senior; James, 12; Mary Jayne, 10; city living becomes intolerable. Something in man's physical and Deborah Jean, 7. and psychological make-up seems to call out for contact with the outdoors and with nature. Some planners are predicting that it will be necessary for fu ture high-deh::;ity city living to replace the "vast sea of as phalt" with underground parking and underground roads. She has stopped breathing! YOU can give her artificial respiration until medical help arrives Why not a parking lot below the ground and a park above? -if you have taken a Red Cross first a id course. Imagine if every parking lot were to be transformed into a park! Why not two-level "multiple use" •.• a street underground for trucks and cars, and a mall and park above for pedestrians and EVERY DRIVER SHOULD shoppers? Why 11ot use the tips of buildings to create small gardens for BE TRAINED IN the people who live and work below? One proposal would link FIRST AID! neighboring rooftops with little footbridges, so workers cculd walk on a rooftop park, comp!ete with flowers, fountains , and a lovely view of other rooftop gardens. There are many ways to make a city more living, more beau tiful .•. the only limit is the dollar value we are willing to place on beauty. It all seems like a lovely, unattainable fantasy, I can only quote Robert F. Kennedy's words, "Some. people look at the world as it is :t.nd say, why? I dream of a world that never was and say, why not?"
WOMAN RESCUED FROM SEBEC RIVER Cont'd from Page 1
boat. Mr. Coniogue does not swim. The three men managed to get he r to shore where Mr. Con logue applied artificial respiration until the Milo Fire Dept. arrived with the r~susitator . Mrs. Adams was then taken to the Milo Community Hospital. Course
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one side, police said. Something caused Hachey to shoot, Police said, and one bul let struck a wall between the two Buzzells. A second shot struck the elder Buzzell. The assailant fled the store, le~ving his gro?eries oli the counter. Sheriff Buzzell said he was notified of the incident, spotted the Hachey car, and gavechaseontheWestDexter Road. Buz zell said the car went out of control and careened into a ditch, breaking off a utility pole and flipping onto its top. Ha·chey was treated for minor lacerations at the sheriff's office by Dr. C. H. Lightbody or' Guilford. Dr. Paul Taylor, who administered emergency treatment to Buzzellathis Dover-Foxcroft office before he was transferred to Bangor, sa,id the man received one wound in the abdomen.
.·. ' ' ·· ~ ... He added that Buzzell was conscious and complained of numb ness in his legs. Car in which Hachey was fleeing from Sheriff Buzzell left At his arraignment Monday Hachey entered no plea and pro the road and overturned. (Staff photo by Paul Knaut) bable cause being found is now awaiting trial in the county jail. At press time Wednesday evening Mr. Buzzell was report ed to be still in critical condition. Mr. Buzzell's son Sidney told a reporter for this newspaper that he saw the license number of the hold-up man's car, its make and color and phoned the Sheriff's office as soon as the man left his store. Mr. Sidney Buzzell has asked this paper to express .his admir ation and appreciation for the manner in which the Sheriff's Department, Deputy Wayne Clukey, state police Lieutenant Donnell and trooper Dean Clukey reacted to the crime.
This newspaper would like to commend Sheriff James Buzzell and the Piscataquis County Sheriff's Department for the prompt and effecient action in apprehending the hold-up suspect.
Exterior view of Sangerville store in which shooting took place. (Staff photo by Matt Troy)
GARLAND MAN HELD IN SANGERVILLE SHOOTING Cont'd from Page 1
zell, owner of Buzzell's Market, at the Eastern Maine General Hospital in Bangor. Hachey was charged with assault with intent to kill and is sc heduled for arraignment Monday morning in Dover-Foxcroft Dis tric t Court. He was being housed at the Piscataquis County jail in Dover. The storeowner 's son, Sidney, called for assistance after the assailant fled from the store, Sheriff Buzzell repor ted. The younger Buzzell reported that Hachey entered the store, gathered some groceried, and piaced them on the counter in front of his father. When the storeowner asked for money for the purchases, Your passenger needs first aid! When Hachey allegedly shot him once in the abdomen with a 22. cal every second counts, you should be iber revolver and fled. able to give it. EVERY DRIVER A trooper reported that Hachey s aid, "This is a holdup," and SHOULD BE TRAINED .IN FIRST AID. then pulled the gun. Hachey was pointing the gun at the younger Take a Red Cross first aid course. Buzzell who was behind the counter. The elder man was off to
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GUILFORD f!:3il '!he F:tntasUc F.;,ur WABI-TV _MONDAY, Jt:LY 22, 1968 _SUNDAY, JI:LY 21, 196~ Cont'd from P age 12 7:00 Rlflrmon 12:00 Faith f or TO'Jay 10:0(} Spiderm!lu 10:30 Journey To The: Cenrer Chmnel S 7:30 Gunsmoke 12:30 This t• The Life 8:30 The Lucy Show 1:00 Mt:cl The- Press ot tt:~ E:.rtb Mr. andMrs. Lawrence John THURSD.~Y. JULY 13, 19GR 9:00 Aody Orllnth 1:30 frontiers of Fahh 11:00 King Kong 7:00 CocntrJ Cara\'an 11:30 G~rge of tb{' Jung!A ston, Becky and Fredrick, re 7:30 Cimarron St:ip 9:30 Family Aff>lr Pa1t I 12.00 T~ Ef"9des LO:OO Prenolere 2:00 M0\1C 9:00 Thlll'Sd:ly ~igb: Movie 12:30 Am~rlciin B!tnd914nd turned Sunday from a week -end 11:00 Tdejourn:11 News "Joy Rldc" "\Vbere the Spie-1; Are'' l;JO Happening "69 TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1968 '"Devil'& Bt.' Gene Autry is interviewed on this Friday's edition of THE What's On This Week? JOEY BISHOP SHOW at 11:30 p.m. (ABC: 7*) by MattTroy Other good shows this week are: HAPPENING '68, Saturday Totie Fields and Kaye (The Mother-in-Law) Ballard talk it at 1:30 p.m. (ABC: 7*), THE PRISONER, Saturday at 7:30 over with Virginia Graham on GIRL TALK this Thursday after p.m. (CBS: 5*) , THE ELLSWORTH SUNDAY SPECTACULAR 11 noon at 1:00 p.m. (ABC: 5*) "State of the Union , Sunday at 12:00 p.m. (\1..'EMT: 7*), THE Jackie Mason and Henry Morgan are guests on 1\ffiRV GRIF - BIG VALLEY, Monday at 10:00 p.m. (ABC: 7 R*), THE IN FITH SHOW thls Thursday afternoon at 4:30p. m. (WlBZ: 2*) VADERS, Tuesdayat10:00 p.m. (ABC: 7R*) , LOSTINSPACE, Robert (12 O'clock High) Lansing guests stars on this week 1s Wednesday at 7:30p.m. (CBS: 5R*) Cil\ I Page 16 July 18, 1968 T HE TOWN CRIER LOCAL BRIEFS lila Drive· In Cont'd from Page 15 THURS. FRI. JULY 18-19 MilO ;~· LWALLIS -1. Former Milo residents, Mr. • • • and Mrs. Edward Hamlin and children, Jerri Lou, Lori,Gl enda, Mark, Scott, Lisa and ·.··- Eric spent last week at a cot tage in Lake View on Schood - ~ · · ic Lake. While here they vis Weather ited friends and relatives in TECHNICOLOR'· A PARAMOUNT PICTURE Milo. The Hamlins now make tl:eir SPECIALS! - also - home in Waterbury, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Trick ey, Sr. of Houlton are spend. Swimsuits ing tbis week at their cottage on Schoodic Lake at Knight's Landing. $4.00 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tric and up key, Jr. and children Joel, SUMMER Jace, Kim and Jeffrey, spent last weekend visiting friends and r elatives in Milo. The Stretch Slacks Trickey's make their home in were $9. 00 $S OO Houlton. NOW ONLY • Mr. and Mrs. Joel Sangillo and family are visiting rela COLOR ·A PARAMOUNT PICTURE tives in Milo. COME AND SEE THE Mr . and Mrs. Tom Howard SAT. SUN. ju_LY 20-21 and children, Valerie and Tom Bargain Table SHOP MILO & $AVE ! suffered bruises when a camp "Texas Across er trailer they were using lost a wheel, overturning their tr Town & Counfpy The River" uck.near New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Dean Martin The truck was, slightly dam Joey Bishop aged and the trailer was ext -also - ensively damaged. What they did that day will be remembered for all time' wnville Community Church on August3rd. MilO The annual Katahdin Country Club Open will be held inMilo on July 19,20, and 21. DOVER·FOI CROFT The annual Kiwanis Club Auc tion will be held on July .25th, 26th, and 29th. DEXTER The Eastern Regional water Ski The Red Cross Advises Ski Tournament will be held in Check the weather before you leave your mooring. Stay out of BROWNVIllE storms. Lightning seeks the highest point. You just might be it. Plan to attend the annual Old Dexter on August 9, 10, & 11. Home Week festivities at :Bro-