Press Run Over A Century 4400 Copies Of Service HOULTON PIONEER TIMES In Aroostook County 7/v Only Newspaper in the World Interested in Houlton, Maine VOL. 105, NO. 45 HOULTON, MAINE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1963 TEN CENTS Area Growers Add Heavily To Voting Against Diversion Potato growers in the immediate question. Their vote was 51 against Houlton area went on record Tues­ ' any form of diversion. Only two day night as being emphatically growers voted in favor. against a diversion program for ! At Mars Hill the voting was the coming marketing season, and i closer. but still against diversion. Hounded the same sentiments that ■ by an 18-16 margin. appear to be the case througout j Growers of the Island Falls. most of the State. 1 Sherman and Patten area were Harold E. Bryant, executive vice I I scheduled to meet last night. president of the Maine Potato ‘ Mr Bryant said that returns so Council, said yesterday that if the lai in indicate that only in scat­ present trend of the grower meet i tered areas is diversion being sup­ ings continues, the Council s Board Houlton Meeting Largest ported at these meetings. Most of of Directors will undoubtedly de- ' thi- support came from Fort Kent cide not to ask for a diversion pro­ and Madawaska, along the St. John gram for the State this year River Valley. Van Buren, also in 19 Meetings v ill growers in attendance from the Valley, voted heavily against The Council is sponsoring meet­ diversion. ings in each of its 19 districts, and ; Meetings have yet to be held in with 13 meetings having been held , Fort Fairfield. Limestone and in as of Tuesday night, voting was Central Maine, but Mr. Bryant did against diversion of any form not expect them to change the Three questions were being asked 5 |already heavy trend against the the growers. On the question of I diversion program. SILVER ANNIVERSARY’ — The Houltqn Count'll of Cath­ and served the anniversary cake. Arrangements were in charge olic Women celebrated their 25th anniversary at St. Anthony's of tin' November committee* of which Mrs. Clarence Willette and Open House Dates Hall at St. Mary’s Church Monday evening. Pictures of two de­ Mrs. Gt'orgt* Kearney arc chairmen. Past presidents of the Council ceased presidents, Mrs. William O'Donnell and Miss Agnes Aber­ present were, left to right, Mrs. Astle, Mrs. Edward Conlogue, nethy, were draped and prayers were offered for them. Mrs. Mrs. Edward Toner Sr., Mrs. Hogan, Mrs. Janies Pierce, Mrs. Mc­ Ray Astle and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick pour<*d from a decorated Partland and Mrs. Fitzpatrick. table, and Mrs. Donald 'Hogan and Mrs. James McPartland cut (Pioneer Times Photo) Two of the biggest and busiest weeks on the 1 963 scl dar are on the way: Light Voting Week and Book Week Rev. Decker Accepts Call be observed November American Education Favors All been observed annul .Men. 1921. Its purpose — to inform the public of the accomplishments and But Chebeague To Church In Massachusetts needs of the public schools and The Rev. Robert C. Decker, min­ to secure the cooperation and sup- ister of the Military Street United Area Towns Split On Baptist Church, tendered his re­ The observance of , Several Questions signation as pastor Sunday to be­ Education Week in come effective Monday, December At Tuesday’s Election 2. Rev. Decker also announced that Cowperth wa ite he had accepted the unanimous call Hammond Plantation. A light turnout of voters in Houl­ extended to him by the First Cen­ ents are invited to visit the school ton Tuesday for the State election tral Baptist Church of Chicopee. Installed By at any time throughout the week. favored four referendum questions, Mass., to become their pastor. Littleton Consolidated School both Constitutional amendments, Rev. Decker is married to the will hold Open House Thursday and opposed a fifth referendum former Dorothy Sullivan of Plain- DeMolay Unit at 7:30 p.m. This will also be the question that would have provided field, N.J. They are the parents of regular monthly meeting of $3 million for Chebeague Island five children, Robert 17, Timothy Ceremonies Conducted bridge construction. 15, Deborah 13, David 9. and Kevin I At the Consolidated School and The voting in Houlton was 184- ’■ I Wellington School in Monticello. 72 in favor of >475,000 for facilities In Houlton Seven Years Open House will be held Wednes­ PROMOTED TO < Vl’TAIX — Dr. Philip J. Boyne, formerly Houlton Masonic Room at the Maine Maritime Academy; day from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m A of Houlton. na* r« ( < ntl> promoted to the rank of Captain in the During the seven-year pastorate meeting with the teachers will 209-48 in favor of >7 million for of Rev. Decker at Military Street Neil Cowperth waite was in­ Dental Corps oi the I .s. Xavy. He received the promotion at the highways; 185-72 in favor of >1,433, take place tn their respective U.S. Naval Hospital in Key West, Fla., where he is Cldef of Oral United Baptist Church. 208 new stalled as Master Councilor of the rooms. The PTA will hold its reg­ 000 for construction at State members have been received, and Houlton Chapter, Order of DeMo­ Surgery. Mrs. Boyne, the former Mary Anne Young of Houlton, Teachers Colleges; 163-91 in favor ular monthly business session pins the insignia of the new rank on her husband’s shoulder at the Sunday School enrollment has lay during ceremonies Sunday Teachers at the Bowdoin Street of >8,400,000 for capital improve­ (U.S. Navy Photo) increased from 310 to 620. Mission­ afternoon at the Masonic rooms. Schopl will hold Open House Tues­ ments; 134-45 against the Che­ ary giving increased four fold and The installation was performed by beague bridge; 173-75 for the day at 7:30 p.m. The regular I’TA the regular budget has increased the State Suite, headed by State business meeting will follow the Boyne Is (riven amendment favoring apportionment from >12.352 in 1956 to >36.492 this Master Councilor Donald Warren group meetings of parents with of the House of Representatives; year. Total receipts for the first of Dover-Foxcroft. teachers. Youth Dies land 189-60 in favor of the amend­ 10 months of 1963 are already in Installed w’ith the new Master ment forbidding discrimination excess of >36.000. Councilor were: James Coffin, against any person. Open House will be observed at Among the new ministries begun senior councilor; Richard Gorham, the Fair Street School Tuesday at Iii Hunting This was generally the way that during Rev. Decker’s pastorate in junior councilor; Daniel Haney, 7:30 p.m. The teachers will be in other communities voted through­ Houlton were: a summer series of senior deacon; Peter Homchuck. their rooms where they will pre- out the County, and State. Drive-In Church services at the junior deacon; Richard Chambers, to the parents a briefing on Accident Similar balloting on the seven Borderland Theatre, a summer pro­ senior steward; Frank Rogers, what constitutes a day in school questions was done at Blaine, Sher­ gram of Youth Activities'under the junior steward; Donald Moody, for a Fair Street School pupil A The. ceremony took place October Douglas Dickison, 19, man, Oakfield, Ludlow, Island direction of a full time summer scribe; John Lowrey, treasurer; short PTA opening session will Falls, Mars Hill and Dyer Brook. Youth Director, the organization James Ross, chaplain; Francis precede the parent-teacher meet­ Key West, Fla., where he is Chief Of Houlton Reportedly Littleton voters opposed the of County Road Chapel especially Brown, sentinel; William Adams, ings. of Oral Surgery. capital improvement fund, as well for the Indians in the area, the standard bearer; John White, al- The teachers at Longfellow Capt Boyne and his wife, the Mistaken For Deer as Chebeague. Hammond voters establishment of a Ladies' Prayer moner; Calvin Henderson, mar- School will meet in their respec- former Anne Young of favored all questions except that Band, the organization of Pioneer shal; Gordon Bither, orator; tive rooms with the parents Houlton. both graduates of A 19-year-old Houlton youth pertaining to the Maritime Academy Girls which is a Christ-centered James Brewer. first preceptor; Thursday at 7:30 p in. when they Houlton School in the Class was fatally shot early Sunday where the voting was 4-4. Monti­ program for girls and now involves Paul Homchuck, second preceptor; teaching procedures, Boyne attended morning by a hunting companion. cello, Bridgewater and Smyrna The Rev. Robert C. Ih'cker 150 girls and their Pals and Lead­ Douglas Cameron, third preceptor; and talk with Colby College and was graduated He was the State’s fourth hunting Mills voted against the capital im­ ers, a Sunday Evening Radio Broad­ Gerald Wilson, fourth preceptor; will be in con- from Tufts University College of fatality of the current season. provement and Chebeague ques­ cast during the winter months and Robert Williams, fifth preceptor; November Dental Medicine in 1947. He lat­ The dead youth is Douglas R. tions, and against both Constitu­ a bi-monthly Sunday School vis­ Thomas McFadden, sixth precep­ Dickison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Office er received a Master’s Degree in tional amendments. Voters in Pioneer Times itation program. tor; Michael Nickerson, seventh Ronald Dickison. According to Faulkner Surgery front Georgetown Univer­ Hodgdon opposed all questions ex­ Active In Church Work preceptor; Walter Smith, organist. sity in Washington. He is a Diplo- authorities, he was shot in the To Be Closed Monday abdomen by Glen Holmes, 17, of cept the >7 million highway bond Rev.