MILO SELECTMEN MEET A contract tor residents of The Milo Selectmen held the Town of Williamsburg to their regular meeting on Feb­ U:se the Milo Dump was signed ruary 13, with the following by the Selectmen. guests present: Edna Bra- Selectman W. Herbert ·Dun­ . deen, Joseph Doyon, Kenneth ham made comments about Mitchell, Eugene Tonick and ' the excellent job performed Luthan Crosby. by Janet Valente as Acting Joseph Doyon, Assessor, Town Manager. requested that the Selectmen : grant him a one month exte·n- · orun sion of his contract. The · REPUBLICAN CAUCUS HELD Selectmen voted to grant the The Republican Town Caucus was held last Sunday at the ♦ extension. Kenneth Mitchell from the Milo Town Hall with Stephen state Dept. of Transportation Shook a.s Chairman and Betsey came in to discuss the tem­ Shirley as Secretary. porary road on Pleasant River The delegates chosen for the Vol. 17, No. 8 JtF state Convention in May were Road, to be used during flood­ Thursday, Feb. 23, 1978 Gary Robinson, Chairman, Twenty Cents ing periods. Mr. Mitchell explained the workings of John Masterman, ClaraOwen, Qlmtral !llllatnr ·.e l!Jllrrkly N rw.e !llllagazin.e state Aid Construction. Betsey Shirley, Thomas How­ The Selectmen accepted the ard, Jr. and Fred Trask. resignation of Gerald Carey Alternates are Jean Robinson, as Chairman of the Milo Plan­ Lois Trask, Eoline Master­ ning Board, but did not accept man, Reuben Lumbra, . Ken­ the resignation of Mr. Robert neth Pullen and Inez Pullen. Zozus as Selectman. Mr. The new Town Committee league Runner-up Zozus is Chairman of the Chairman is John Master­ Board of Selectmen. man; Vice Chairman, Reuben Lumbra; Secretary, Betsey Shirley; Treasurer, Kenneth Pullen. .;; ru1.. u ,u. - . -~ ' ~.: ··, \. ,,.., ·, PENQUIS VALLEY H.S. ADULT EDUCATION We are offering two new courses starting the week of February 27. Registration fee ls $5. oo. Driver Educa­ tion also requires · a gas fee of $10. oo. For further infor­ matlon call Virgil Valente - 943-2167 or the high school - 943-2193. Monday - Feb. 27 to May 22 - 7-10 p. m. Walter Oakes, In­ structor - Driver Ed. Call Walter Oakes to regis­ ter, 943-7491. There will be a gas fee of $10. 00 in addition to the registration fee. Thursday - March 2 to May 11 -- 7 - 8:30 p. m., Carroll Conley, Instructor - Physical Training. for Men. This program is designed for the young, and older gentlemen, who wish to main­ tain a level of physical fitness without the stress of pressure The M, S, A , D, #41 Middle School Railroaders basketball team placed second at for the competitive molvidual. 'lf area League Tournament held at Guilford last weekend. They lost 49-47 in · Activities will consist of , overtime game. Members of the runner-up team are ( front) Brian Trask, Gary racketball, gymnastics, pillQ Pender, Paul Turner, Ricky Sherburne, Larry Worster, Chuckie Stevens, Darrell polo, volleyball, weight train­ Far rer, Manager and John Belvin, Scorekeeper; (standing) David Chase, John Lew­ ing and/or other desired ac,. is, Brent Morrill, David Pender, Robert Zozus , Troy Ouellette, Stephen Berry, tivities. and Coach Paul Grindle. This able team gave the District excellent representation. (Photo by Claude Trask) Page 2 February 23, 1978 . THE TOWN CRIER

THE TOWN CRIER is published each Thursday by the Milo Prlntin~ Company. We crn,,lo eommu11it.~ hope to be of·help to the citizens of the towns of our coverage area thr:mgh NEWS , IN­ ~c,.jpi tal FORMATION and LOW PRICED ADVER­ 91~w~ TISING. We accept no financial responsibility WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12 for errors in adyertising but will gladly ADMISSIONS DISCHARGES print corrections. BROWNVILLE MILO Copies of most photos appearing in THE John Paul Christopher Black TOWN CRIER may be obtained through our MILO Rodney Marks office. Diane Watson BROWNVILLE JC:T. If you have news or available photos of Charles Bailey Mary Wadman any sort we urge you to call or drop in, V rnghn Grant Deadline is Monday after noon but we would Jennie Tobin appre{l.iatP- copy received earlier in the week. ~- Cla'!isified ads $1. 00 minimum up to 20 SllOI'.ds.. 5 · cents for each additional word. Display ad space EY the column inch. Cal.l 943-7384 for ad space or with news. Joanne W. Brigham, Editor 1he Pen I,- !'Jightier Than 1he Sz,K!rd

WANTED Have beautiful hand knit We welcome all Open Letters and Letters to thA Editor. sweater in desperate need February, 1978 of five machine made bu~ton-· To the EDITOR: Charleston, Maine 04422 holes to complete it. Will If you_ want to BUYi SELL, gladly pay for same. Call We sincerely hope you will find our letter important enough REN'I'\or SWAP, try ''Town 943-2825 after 3:30 p. m. to print in your newspaper. As parents of a mentally retarded child now attending a special school we feel it is very import­ Crier"\ Classified. · FOR SALE ant. 1974 340 Free Air Ski-Doo. Help Our Mentally Retarded Students ! VILLAGE Gl.l'"'l' ::,HOPPE Call - 943-2155 Is anyone aware that the State of Maine now wants to ma' . For the unusual and different NOTICE stream all our mentally retarded students, or as they pu~ visit the Village Gift Shoppe, There will be a Public Hear- "trainable Mentally Retarded" (T, M,R, ) students, into our Spr-ing Street, Mllo ing on the Milo Budget for public schools ? Well that is what is happening right now. As 1978 on Tuesday, February we understand it that within the next two to five years, the AUIDMOTIVE REPAIB 28, at 7 :30 p,m, in the dining State hopes to have all T . M, R. students mainstreamed into SERVICE room at the Milo Town Hall. the public schools. It is our opinion that this will be very Bob's Service Center has Members of the Budget com­ wrong for our special students. We are the parents of a moved to 21 Church Street, . mittee and the Selectmeh will ''Mongoloid" or "Downs Syndrome" girl age six years old who Brownville. Complete disc be present. is now attending a special school, The Little Red School House and drum brake service. There will also be an op­ in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, and is doing very well. She, as · Tires • . AAA Road· Service. portunity to meet the new well as all the students in this school, have nearly a one to Cars· picked up and delivered Town Manager. one relationship with the teachers, which is mainly the reason on request. Call 965-8495 for her good progress. Now we can't believe she could possibly MILO NURSE'S GUILD get this kind of attention in our public schools. We all know SERVICE Milo Nurse's Guild will hold from experiences that our public school teachers r eally have Trash removal and light their meeting on Monday, more students now than they can really cope with. The tea­ , trucking in the Towns of Milo, February 27, at the home chers today have to spread themselves now much too thin, LaGrange, Atkinson and Se­ of Dorothy Knox, Brownville therefore the children that need the extra help can't get it. bec. Call Hubert Hobbs - Jct. , (instead of at Beverly We feel we know what we're talking about, since we have edu­ 943-7775 Jamison's) at 7:30 p. m . cated four children. These special students , T.M,R. 's, have A program of slides will be to have more attention than our normal students. We want our :::JERVICE presented by Greta Connor • child to have as good an education as possible , and we feel she . Small carpentry jobs wanted, is getting that at her special school. As for her being able to remodeling, custom cabinets, NOTICE receive a high education, that is not needed as she will never paneling or watever you de­ There will be a Turkey Sup­ be able to hold a job or any high office in our society, such as sire. Free estimates. Call per at the Milo Town Hall on our normal students. Our special school is teaching every­ 943-5563. Saturday, February 25, from thing required by la w, plus much more. We feel the State 5 to 7 p. m. to benefit the should not make these students go into our public schools FOR SALE Milo Community Hospital. where they can't possibly receive the .much needed attention Two keyboard Baldwin organ Menu consists of roast tur­ and love which they need. Won't you as taxpayers al so he1 with half pedals. Beautiful key and stuffing, mashed po­ us by expressing your opinions on this matter in your lo - piece of furniture but needs t ato, cranberry sauce, peas, newspapers and by writing to your Senators and Congressmen some inside work. Come see carrots, hot muffins, pump­ and even our Governor Longley and let them know how you and make an offer. Must sell. in pie and coffee. feel about this. Thank you. Call 943-2622. Adults - $2. 50 Mrs. Maurice C. Doore Children - $1. 50 Maurice and Beverly Doore Charleston, Maine 04422 RT#l Bos- 138 TeL 924-3278 THE TOWN CRIE'R' February 23, 1978 .Page 3

/ ' n Letter: To the Citizen$ of Milo:

On Feb. 1, 1978 I rendered my resignation as Chairman and a member ·of the Board of Selectmen. My resignation was effective upon receipt by the Board, in accordance with the Town of Milo Charter Section 2, 07 (A) which requires no ac­ ceptance or rejection by the Board. My action was prompted .by actions and methods used b,y the Board which I consider to be questionable. In my letter I outlined my feeling that the Board is largely ineffective in handling most problems on.planning for the future of the Town, I also indicated that I believed this was due to petty bickering, inexperience and lack of knowledge in various areas of man­ agement, personal administration, fair labor practices and common law. In the resignat!on ~ indicated that it would have been sub­ mitted much earller had it not been for the resignation of the Town Manager and the resignation of the Chief of Police. Most resignations are acommonoccurrance and not really a big problem, however my r~signatlon appeai-s to be a prob­ lem for them. ·So much of a problem, that the Board has de­ cided to attack my resignation and to ·l;>e the· first to make public comments on it. In any event, regardless of what the Board may do, .my resignation stands and is final. · In closi,:ig, I wish to t4ank all the people of the Town who , have supported me over the last few years in working on the various goals of th~ Town. Thank you.

Sincerely, Robert T. Zozus 3 RIVERS DAY CARE INC. SPONSORS RAFFLE 3 Rivers Day Care Inc. recently sponsored a raffle to raise local funds to support the project. The winning ticket was drawn Saturday, February 18, at M,S.A.D. No, 41 SCHQOL DIRECTORS MEET the Milo Coffee Shop by Freda Cook and Eve Lyn Morrison. M.S.A.D. No. 4.l. School. Directors met on Wednesday, The lucky recipient of the 250 gallons of heating fuel was C. D. February 15, at the P. V. H. S, Library at 8 :00 p. m, (Craig) Morrison of North Bradford. Directors present: Nancy ~lvin, Karen Clark, Marcel A prize for high ticket sales went to the Milo Children for Dyer, Rosabelle :French, George Mayo, Dr, Ralph Monroe, Advocacy Group. Rachel Presc.ott, Rodney Ross, Cllve Royal, Donald Stickney, 3 Rivers has been providing licensed family day care for Directors absent: Gary Eaton, Sharon Kallweit, Marcia Shook. children 0-5 years of age in the MUo-Brownville- LaGrange Others present: Principals Skehan, Dallaire; Guidance Direc­ area since April 1977. Expansion will hopefully take place in tor John Reinsborough; Teachers George Lord, Louis Stevens, early March '78 with three additional licensed homes. Edwin Treworgy, Virgil Valente, Walter Macdougall. Anyone in Piscataquis County who is interested in becom­ AGENDA ing licensed to provide day care in their home or who wants 1. Reading and Approval of January 30, 1978 minutes. quality day care for their children should call Lina Dunning, 2. · Request Milo Recreation Dept. - Mr. M. Harris Coordinator I at 943-5537. Voted to pass over t.o a March meeting - Mr. Harris was unable to be present. 3. Request to Reconsider BCD Requirements and Vote of Jan­ uary 30, 1978 - Director French et al Voted 5-,yes (2236), 5-no (1721) to rescind the BCD re­ Claude N. Trask quirement vote taken January 30, 1978, Motion carried by majority weight. Voted 6-yes, 1-no, 2-abstained, to ha:ve one diploma for ~ Agency, Inc. graduation and BCD requirements must be met to receive the diploma; a transcript will be recorded on the back of the di­ For Insurance on Your: plomat and Special Education diplomas will be so noted for those pupUs. HOME SNOWMOBILE AUTOMOBILE BOAT 4, Report of Sub-CommitteeonHousing, organizational struc­ LIFE CAMP ture ek. for 1978-79 school year BUSINESS MOTORCYCLE Voted 7-yes, 1-abstalned, to table to the next regular ~ ing. 5 Main Street 943-7746 f :pecial Education In-Service Day March 17 Milo, Maine 04463 943~7403 - Voted unanimously to participate ln the Tri-County Special Education Workshop for all teachers March 17; the extra YOUR INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT sto:rm day and this workshop day will be made up as instruc­ tion Monday and Tuesday, June 12 and 13. Meeting was adjourned at 10:40 p. m, !:'age 4 February 23, 1978 THE -TOWN CRIER ------~--~~~-~----::.....~..;;..;__;, ______;;;..;; PIRG RELEASES CONSUMER GUIDE TO MAINE FUNERAL EXPENSES Criticizing the Maine funeral industry for -its failure ~ NEWSFROM meet the needs of Maine people with specific price informa­ tion, the Maine Public Interest Research Group ·(PIRG) an- · nouriced the release of its own 64- page -consumer guidebook AUGUSTA on the cost of funeral service in Maine. Entitled How to .• ; Rest in Peace, the PIRG paperback covers a variety of sub­ REPRESENTATIVE jects from conventional funerals to cremation to gravestones, and the range of prices for each. • · JOHN E. MASTERMAN "Would you spend $2,000 on something when you were emotionally upset, and when you hadn't had a chance to' shop around? Obvious ly not, yet that very thing happens approxi­ TAX REDUCTIONS mately 10,000 times a year in Maine when people make funeral The Stat.e ended January with a $12. 3 million sur plus. arrangements ," said Robert Burgess, · author of the book and Based on this figure, the Stat.e Finance Commissioner pro­ spokesman for the group. "It is primarily to help people plan jects a surplus of $41 million by June 30, 1979. The Go11ernor for the inevitable day when funeral arrangements become conceded that the surplus was due to the legislative tax in­ necessary, and to fill the information void left by the funeral crease last session. The Governor proposeq to return the industry, that Maine PIRG has prepared its book," Burgess overcollection and end the continuing influx of unneeded taxes added. by a two stage process. First,· he would rebate up to $50 to . Burgess criticized the Maine funeral industry for wh.at he individual Maine residents who paid stat.e income tax and called its "ostrich-like response" to the needs of Maine people second, he would reduce the tax rate for all income br'acket~ for accurate and comprehensive funeral price information. by 5%, Burgess said funeral directors contacted during the PIRG sur­ The Appropriations Committee has not formally adopted vey of two years ago stated they would offer any service the a policy, but the individual members feel more comfortable family wanted. "The problem is; " he said, "that people gen­ in reducing the tax rat.es to an extent whereby a cushion could erally do not know enough to ask about the alternatives, and be kept in case the surplus did not occur as predicted. The funeral directors are doing nothing to remedy that situation. committee members also feel that some of that surplus would What we see instead are seminars on "grief _counsellin g," be better spent paying for construction projects where bonds "coping with death," and so on. But who's going to handle the would have to be issued rather than rebating up to $50 per tax­ grief generated in the family when the funeral bill arrives!" payer. The bonds carry an interest the stat.e must pay, and if Burgess cited u. s. Dept. of Commerce figures which es­ the construction projects, which were passed in referendum timated that consumers spent $3. 4 billion on funeral goods ~ --.. by the voters, are paid for as they occur, this bonded indebt­ services in 1975. Maine figures, collected by PIRG t wo ye edness could be eliminated and the stat.e bond rating improved. ago estimated annual statewide expenditures for the same items An improved bond rating means the state can borrow money at between $16 and $17 million. The PIRG figures showed (for highway and bridge construction, etc.) at a lower interest average conventional funeral costs at $1,050, rising to $1,800 rate. It means a savings of millions of dollars. when cemetery lot, grave opening fee, vault and gravestone Other suggested methods of dealing with the tax surplus were added in. "With 39. 3% of Maine houseliolds earning less ~re reductions and exemptions in the sales tax, and defining than $10, 000 a year, it. takes little imaginatiqn to see what a mcome tax reduction formulas, such as plans reducing the devastating chunk an average-priced funeral can fake out of a rate to a greater extent in the lower income brackets. · family's income," Burgess said. · · ' . PERIODIC EYE EXAMS FOR MAINE DRIVERS The PIRG book offers detailed inforniationon the costs and Last wee k the House vot.ed to support the Senate plan which legal requirements of a variety of presently available funeral allows drivers over 40 to wait until their 52nd birthday to have options. The book lists, for example·, every funeral home in their eyes examined, and drivers over 52 to wait until age 65. the state and the prices charged by each, for average conven­ This will clarify the law, passed last year, which Secretary tional funeral, least expensive conventional. funeral,. and cre­ of State Mark Gartley had interpreted as requiring all drivers mation. (Those funeral homes that failed to respond are list.ed over 40 to get an eye test at their first license renewal. Dri­ as "refused to cooperate.") In addition detailed costs of var­ vers 65 and over will be required to get periodic eye tests, as ious "package deals" at Maine crematories are presented. they have for several years. Other subjects included in the book are qody and organ dona­ FUEL ADJUSTMENT CHARGE ON UTILITY BILLS i:ion, memorial societies, ideas on pre- planning, cemeteries, On Monday the House vot.ed to strip everything from the choosing a gravestone, available death benefits, funeral ar­ utility bill fuel adjustment clauses except the actual fuel price rangements away from home, where to file complaints about fluctuations. funeral service, and even state laws on do-it-yourself funeral Three years ago the legislature voted to isolate all fuel­ arrangements. related costs in a fuel charge on the monthly bill in hopes that Burgess said copies of the book can be obtained for $2 consumers would be motivated to conserve when they s aw t he each (which includes tax and postage) from Maine PIRG, 68 direct financial impact of their consumption patterns. But the High Street, Portland, ME. 04101. change had the effect of making people angry at the high cost of fuel. The House undid its previous action without comment Monday. Besides shuffling categories on the monthly bill, the legis­ lation would force utility companies to get permission from the Stat.e Public Utilities Commission before raising or lowering the fuel charge in response to price fluctuation. Thus, if a utility had to pay $13 a barrel for oil instead of ~12, it would have to apply for approval to pass on that price mcrease. Under this bill, the P ublic Utilities Commission would have np to 66 days to act on the request. THE TOWN CRIER February 23, 1978 Pa~e 5

BROWNVILLE JCT. - Rte. 11 ---d-aaf' Estate Farm - app. 91 acr es with clean fields and some timber. 1 6 room,· farm house, has modern kitchen, bath~and fur­ for Sale nace. Large barn in good con- El QOOIB_K• ~IL dition. $55,000. &~~,~ ~rn MILO MILO PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER 93 acres, · wooded. 3 bed­ 'BROWNVILLE JCT. We have four novels to tell about for this week. room home-. Bath, oil furn­ 3 bedrooms, new kitchen, ace. Hilltop location. Growing Up Rich is a new-to-us novel by Anne Bernays. bath, and oil hot.water fur­ Growing Up Rich is more than a perceptive portrayal of ado­ $42,500. nace. Carpeting. Fully BROWNVILLE lescence, It is imprinted with a vivid cast of unforgettable jnsUlated, $15,500. 3 acres, 7 room house, a auxiliary characters, drilled well. Country loca- Sarah Stearn's story, told in her own words, ls at once BROWNVILLE - Schoodlc - poitnant and hilarious. She learns to deal with tragedy, tion. Lake Road ,1 ~ trauma, the transition from veal Marsala to spaghetti sauce. $12,900. .Country home and app_. 3 acre' Anne Bernays' story, lilting, laughing, fetching, re­ lot. Seven rooms, bath, new sounds with the clarion ring of absolute fidelity to life. BROWNVILLE - Knight's oil furnace. Asking $18,500 • Landing Road Imprudent Lady by Joan Smith: Readers seeking a Re­ gency romp full of elegant balls, romantic entanglements, and The log house, a truly dis- BROWNVILLE JCT. conversations sparkling with wit and innuendo need look no tinctive home on four acres, Gerrish Ave. further than Imprudent Lady. high on a hills.ide overlooking Four bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, Delightful drawing room humor and many colorful minor the valley. Three bedrooms, ~oil hot water furnace, large characters abound in this merry historical comedy. bath, oil furnace, huge liv- porch, alum.siding, comp.:. We have two new Avalon books: ingroom with heatil'ator fire- ·1etely insulated. Landscaped Nurse at Deer Hollow by Christine Bush: Libby Greene place, large garage. lot. · $33,500. began a career of private-duty nursing. Her first assignment $54,900. was Deer Hollow, the beautiful secluded country home of .vIILO - Willow Street BROWNVILLE JCT. - Charles Weston, where she would care for his wife. Libby A brand-ne~ house! 3 bed­ cTnrth Street w.as surprised to discover that there were many personal prob­ rooms; electric heat, w/w lems involved in private-duty nursing. Mrs. McAdams, the \ oms, modern bath and ca:rpeting throughout. Boom L _ _ furnace. Fully insulated. housekeeper, is available to offer comfort and friendship to Corner lot, fenced backyard, tor a garden. Quiet location Libby. But when danger strikes, the young woman realizes on aead-end. street $19,900. that she is alone, that she must keep her own counsel or she only $26,500. will be forced to leave the house and the people she has come to love. · BROWNVILLE JCT. - BROWNVILLE - Rte. 11 Edge of Fear by Joyce Norton: Seven years ago Joham1ah Fisher Avenue A snug little house. 2 rooms Linstrom had left her home in rural Maine for a new life in Brand new 3 bedroom ranch and 1/2 bath. New oil frunace Boston. · Now her father was dead, she was returning home home on 1 3/4 acre lot. Ex­ and full basement Only~7000 and had no way of knowing what to expect when she reached the cellent location. farm. She had no way of knowing the changes that had taken $38,500. -· BROWNVILLE JCT. Pine St. place, or of the terror and anguish she would again know as 8 roo.-i;n ·home needs some re­ she returned to her childhood home. novtittng, modern oil hot wa­ MILO - Highland Ave. LIBRARY HOURS: ter furnace, 1 1/2 baths, ex­ 2 - 5 & 6 - 9 Mon. Wed. Fri. Seven room home with large tra large lot with severai out shed and barn. New oil hot 2 - 4 Saturdays buildings. Asking $11,500. water knnace, 1 1/ 2 baths, ;rhe Milo Public Library Staff fully insulated. $24, 900. MILO (Derby) - I>agget St. 7 rooms, modern bath, oil HEATING BROWNVILLE JCT. - hot water furnace, wood - IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE Fisher Avenue stove, Glassed porch, gar­ TO HAVE YOUR HEATING SYSTEM House lot ·100 1x132'. Extra age, large lot. This home TUNED UP AND SERVICED TO GIVE frontage available. $3 500. is easily heated and in good YOU, OUR CUSTOMER , THE MAXI­ condition. $17, 900 . MUM EFFICIENCY DURING THE MILO - Outer Park St. r,OMING WINTER 6 room country home on app._ 13 acres. Modern bath, MONROE REALTY oil furnace , la r ge glassed Dorothy Monroe, Realtor porch and many extras. By 15 Clinton Street ,ointment only. Milo 943-8837 CHASE &KIMBALL Oil co.:" ._Call our Toll Free Number 1-800-432-7841 February 23, 1978 THE TOWN CRIER Page 6 DERBY MOTHERS' SERVICE CLUB ,.. ../ The Derby Mothers' Service Club met February 14 at the home of Mrs. Dorothy Bush­ way with ten members attend­ ing. A special Valentine cake, given by Mrs. Marian Cun­ ningham, honored the birth­ daysofmembers Mrs. Marion Williams natl Mrs. Eleanor Clark. Mrs. Rebecca Kinney ,•pres­ ident, conducted the business meeting. Mail was read from Mrs. Violet Ricker, Florida, AB Barry Spear, and ·a thank you note from the family of Daniel Lovejoy. AB Barry Spear is home for two weeks' leave at his par­ ents home in Milo, and will then leave for Meguire Air Base, New Jersey. Airman Clifford Smith has graduated from Air Force Base training at Lackland AF Base, Texas. Club members worked on a quilt, and card orders were taken. An auction was held with Mrs. Kinney in charge. The next meeting will be held on February 28 at the WILDLIFE REFUGE TRANSFERRED -- Hirundo Wildlife Refuge in West Old Town is home of Mrs. Dorothy Bush- '-' conveyed to a Board of Trustees as a perpetual trust !or t~e sole b~nefit of the Unive7sity way with Mrs. Bertha Lan­ of Maine at a signing ceremony held in the office of Umvers1ty of Mame at Orono President ders as hostess. Dr. Howard R. Neville. · Seated left to right, are Oliver Larouche of Alton, the donor, and Dr. Neville, named one of the t~ustees. Standing, left to right, are trustees Virgil Larouche of Milo, J. Roland Larouche of Alton and Charles R. Larouche of Camperdown, N. S. A buyer was available focally, but the owner onered his daughter and her husband first option to buy. The couple, see­ ing an excellent opportunity to settle their young family in a . Maine community, decided to purchase the store. But meanwhile the Coast Guardsman remained assigned to the Duane, which was regularly out of port for long periods. bill cohen This left the entire burden of raising two young children and running the store in Robbinston on his wife. The petty officer FROM CONGRESS applied to his superiors for an early discharge from the ser­ vice, so that he might relieve the stress on his family. One of the greatest satisfactions of my job as Congress­ The request was reasonable enough. But, for some rea­ man is helping average Maine citizens solve problems they son, the aprilication became enmeshed in red tape. Repeated encounter with Federal agencies and programs. letters from the Coast Guar.dsman, his wife and father failed I receive dozens of letters each week from Maine resi­ to produce results. Finally, the family turned to me. de nts who find themselves ensnared in obscure government "I had hoped it wouldn't be necessary to write my Con­ regulations, their actions blocked by obstinant Federal bureau­ gressman for help, 11 the young man wrote, "but I feel that if I cr ats. Helping these people is as important to me as my job don't, nothing will be done at all." r epresenting them through my legislative activities in the House. I contacted Coast Guard officials on the problem, and Let me offer a typical example of the kind of cases I learn within two weeks of receiving his letter, I was informed by of each day: the Coast Guard in Washington that an honorable discharge In December, I was contacted by a young Coast Guard would be granted. petty officer, who was serving on the cutter Duane, stationed An eipression of interest and support from a Congres's­ in Portland. The Coast Guardsman had served with distinc­ man or Senator can often jar loose the creaking gears of th£ tion for six and a half years and was scheduled to be discharged Federal bureaucracy, as was the case for this family in Rob-.._____,.., later this year. binston. I hope that all Maine res idents will remember that The young man's father-in-law had for many years oper­ their Congressmen are elected to do more than just vote on ated a grocery store in Robbinston. Recently, it seemed, the pending legislation. We are here to help you with your prob­ father-in-law had been in failing health and, last October, he lems and to try to make the government work a little quicker hacl clec icled to sell his store. and a little better in your behalf, Cont'd on Page 7 'l'HE TOWN CRIER February 23, 1978 Page 7

~ . I '8:00 BiOntc Woman 9:00 Fri. -Night Movie MONDAY, FEBRUARY27 11 WABI-TV 7:00 To Tell the Truth 9 :00 Sat. Night Movie "TBA 7:30 Crosswits ncolumbo" 11 :00 Odd Couple ·Chonnel . S .. 8:00 Good Times 11:00 News 11:30 Rock Concert 8 :30 Baby I'm Back 11 :30 Saturday Night SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 -Dean's Electric THURSDAf FEBRU~Y 23 9:00 M*A*S*H SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 7:00 Marlo & Magic Machine 7:00 To Tell the Truth 9:30 One Day at a Time 7 :00 Land of the Lost 8 :00 Superfriends Hour 7:30 Nashville Music 10:00 Lou Grant 7:30 Thunder 9:00 Scooby' s Laff-A-Lympics 8:00 Charlie Brown 11:00 News 8:00 This is the Life 11:00 Krofft Supershow 2 8:30 Connecticut Rabbit in 11:30 Late Mov ie · 8:30 Religious Town Hall 1 :00 ABC Weekend Special Servi-ca 9:00 TBA \12:30 American Bandstand Ktng Arthur's Court TUESDAY, .FEBRUARY 28 3 GENERAL ELECTRIC 9:00 CBS Special: 7 :00 To Tell the Truth 10:00 Sunday Morning Movie l: o Green Acres 11 Grammv Awards 11 7:30 P r ice is Right '~Ma & Pa Kettle at Home 11 3:00 Pro Bowlers Tour 5 Major Appliances FRIDAY,' FEBRUARY 24 8:00 Challenge of the Sexes 11:30 Little Rascals :oo Wide Worfcf of Sports 30 7:00 To Tell the Truth 8:30 Shie lds & Yarnell 12:00 Wild Kingdom \= tBC :eekend News ZENITH Televisions 7:30 Crosswits 9:00 Tues. Night Movie 12:30 Meet the Press :OO ee , aw 11 ~ALJ:<.:8 & ~~n v 11..,~ 8:00 Wonder Woman Magnum Force11 1:00 Su~.day Showtime (Ft. 1) 8:00 Whats _Happen~ng 9:00 Fri. Night Movie 11:00 Ne ws 11 F rancis Covers the Big Town, 8 :30 Operation Pettteoat 17 Pleasant St. , Milo HTBAlt 11:30 Late Movie "Great American Wilderness', 9:00 The Love Boat 943-2233 11:00 News WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 - 3:0Q "_Ascent of Man11 (pt. 2) 10:00 Fantasy Island 11:30 .Late Movie 7:00 To Tell the Truth 4 :00 Tv2 Sunday Showtime 11:00 Country Jamboree 7·:30 Truth or Consequences "Picnic 11 ·SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 ~~O~u~f.~~~~~g~:-1'y 25 8:00 Goldie H8.wn Spec ial 6:30 NBC Ne\Vs 7.:00 Valley of the Dinosaurs 7 :30 J ohnny Quest 9:00 Wed. Night Mo vte 7 :00 World of Disney 7:30 H.R . Puff 1N Stuff KINGDOM HALL OF 8 :00 Three Robonic Stooges 11 Death in Canaan11 8:00 Project UFO 8:00 Soul's Harbor 8 :30 Speed Buggy 11:00 Ne ws 3:00 Big Event: 9:00 James Robison JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES 10 :30 Batman/Tarzan 11:30 Late Mov ie 11 Loose Change 11 (p( 1) 9:30 Gospel Jubilee Schedule of Meetings 11:30 Secrets of Is is 11:00 News 10:00 G. Ted Armstrong 12:00 Fat Albert 11:15 Tangents 10:30 Ernest Angley Hour Sunday, Feb. 26 12:30 Space Academy MONDAY , FEBRUARY 27 11:30 Animals , Animals 1:00 Sat urdav Matinee WLBZ~TV 7 :00 Brady Bunch 12:00 Issues & Answers Publl.c Talk 9 :3 0 am 1 "Eyes of Ch~rles Sands" 7:30 My Three Sons 12:30 Curly O'Brien 3:oo· Nas·hvllle on the Road (hann~I 2 8:00 Little .House on Prairie 1:30 Miliion Dollar Movie Watchtower study 10:30 am 11 3 :30 Pop Goes the Country 11 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 9 :00 Mon. Night Movie 0Ur Man Flint How God's Kingdom can · 4:00 Inverrary Classic "Loose Change 11 (pt. 2) 4:30 Wide World of Sports 7 :00 Brady Bunch 5:00 StXJrts Spectacular 11:00 News 6:00 All Star Wrestling Benefit You Psalm 116 :6-12 7:30 My Three Sons G:00 Ch. 5 News 11:30 Tonight Show 7:00 Hardy BoYs/N:'mcy Dre"\\ 8 :00 Chips G:30 CBS News TUESDAY• FEBRUARY 28 8:00 How the West Was Won Tuesday, Feb. ~8 9 :00 Class of '65 7:00 Lawrence Welk 7 :00 Brady" Bunch 9:00 s·u.n. ·Night Movie Bible Study with 7:00 pm 8:00 The Jeffersons 7 :_30 My Three Sons . 11 Live and Let Die 11 aid of Book 8:00 Chuch Barris Rah R ah.i.Show1 ' 9:00 Big Event: 11:00 Ne ws Thursday, March 2 9:30 Maude 11 Loose Cha nge 11 (pt. 3) 10:00 Kojak 11:30 Tonight Show 11:00 ABC Weekend News FRIDAY, FEBRUARYJ_4 11:30 Tonight Show Theocratic School 7:00 pm lli00 News WEDNESDAY, MARCµ 1 11:15 PTL Club 11 :15 Capital Wrestling 7:00 Brady Bunch · 7 :00 Brady Bunch- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Service Meeting 8 :00 pm 7:30 My Three Sons 7 :00 ABC News SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 7 :30 My Three Sons :8:00 Premiere : Quark 7 :30 Gong Show 7:00 Big Btue Marble 8:00 Grizzly Adams 9:00 Black Sheep Squadron 8:00 Six Million Dollar Man 7:30 The Jetsons 9:00 Mon. Night Movle 9 :00 Rockford Files 10:00 Police Woman MILO BIBLE CHURCH 8:00 Leroy Jenkins 10:00 Quincy "Such Good Friends" 8:30 Rex Humbard 11:00 News 11:00 News 11:30 Tonight Show 11 :00 Odd Couple (~arene Church Bldgo) 9:30 Day of Discovery 11:30 'lbnight S~ow 11:30 Police Story - or Paul A. P ierce 10:00 Jerry Falwell SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY28 11:00 Jim~y Swaggart 7 :30 I Am The Greatest .wvu.:.w 7:00 ABC NeWS 31.1 water St. , Milo 11:30 Face the Nation 8 :00 Hong Kong Phooey 7 :30 Sha Na Na Phone 943-2555 12:00 Roundtable 8 :30 Go Go Globetrotters Channel · 7' 8:00 Happy Days 12:30 Am¥e rican Arigler 10:30 Pink P anther Show THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 8 :30 Laverne & Shirley THURSDAY, FEBO 23 1:00 Challenge of the Sexe~ 11:00 Baggy Pants & Nltwits 7;00 ABC Ne ws 9:00 Three's Company 1 :45 NBA Basketball 11:30 Space Sentinel.s 7:30 Ronnie Llbby Show 9:30 Soap 7:00 Po m. Prayer Time and "TBA" 12:00 S~turday Noon Movie 8:00 Welcome Back Kotter 10:oo··Famlly Bible Study. (At the Wibberly 4:00 Jackie Gleason "Overlords of the U. F.O. 11 8:30 Fis h 11:00 Odd Couple Inverrary Classic 2:00-NHL Hockey 9:00 Barney MHler 11:30 Movie of the Weelt 11 home, 47 W. Main St., Milo) 6:00 CBS Sunday News 11 Colorado· at St. Louis 9:30 Carter Country WEDNESDAY; MARCH 1 SUNDAY, FEB. 26 . 6:30 Follow Up 4:00 Bob Leeman F ishing Sp. 10:00 Baretta 7 :00 ABC News 7:00 Sixty Minutes 4 :30 Star Trek 11:00 Odd Couple 7:30 Name that Tune 2:00 Po m. Worship Serviceo 8:00 Rhoda 5:30 Outdoor/Liberty Mutual 11:30 Starsky & Hutch/Toma 8-:00 Eight is Enough 8 :30 On Our Own 6:00 News FRIDAY, .FEBRUARY 24 9:00 Charlie's Angel s Visitors welcome to both 9:00 All in the Family 6 :30 NBC News 7:00 ABC N0ws . 10:00 Starsky & Hutch services. 9:30 Alice 7:00 Tattletales 7:30 Family Feud 11:00.Odd Couple 10:00 Carol Burnett 7:30 Muppet Show 8:00 Barry Manilow Spec1a.i. , 1 -~n p,-\ 1,.. ... Q-t-~-·· '""· ·-'""-··-· COHEN FROM CO NGRESS Cont'd from Page 6 But I am especially upset that the Rules Committee was . --.- . - not willing to recommend a vote by the full House on this mat- I_hope that you will feel free to c_ontact _m~ at my office m ter, despite the Speaker's statement on two separate occasions Washmgton at 412 Cannon House Office Bmldmg or at my re- that he wanted a House vote to settle the dispute. gional offices i.n Lewist.on, Bangor and Presque Isle whenever Given the fundamental issues involved here, this is a I can be of help 0 matter on which the entire House should vote, I hope the MORE ON HOUSE TV COVERAGE Speaker will still make good on his promise to permit such a I was greatly disappointed that the Ho use Rules Committee vote and that he will do it soon, before the House has expended voted earlier this month in favor of recommending to the vast sums to install its own television facilities. Speaker that House debates be broadcast by a House-controlled broadcasting system. It seems to me that this recommenda- tion flies in the face of our First Amendment guarantee of a press free from government control. Moreover, a Ho use-produced television picture is likely to be of lower quality and to have less credibility than one Radiators produced by professional broadcasters. I regret that the Rules Committee did not adopt our alter­ CLEANING , REPAIRING & RECORING native proposal allowing House coverage to be provided by John I. Cunningham pr~sional broadcasters from the four national networks, as is ✓ done with presidential press conferences, important HARVEY STREET RADLI\ TOR SHOP committee hearings , and other major events in the capitaL The pool alternative is obviously the most technically and Dover-Foxcroft, Me. professionally desired one, the least costly and the least bur­ 56 -4-239-! densome to the House, as well as being the most acceptable------+ to and believable by the publico Page 8 February ~3, 1978 . THE TOWN CRIE R

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