The Bangor Daily News from Bangor, Maine (2024)

May 31, 1968

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The Bangor Daily Newsi

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Bangor, Maine

Issue Date:

Friday, May 31, 1968

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20

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r' z'1-4 For Food Works Some Places In Others The Cupboard Is Bare i 24 Bangor Daily Newt Friday May 31 1968 Want Ads Tel 942-5246 Deaths And Funerals ton 11 pandchpdren 28 greatgrandchildren nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 at the Bowers Funeral Home of Island Falls with the Rev Ernest Ireland pastor of the United Baptist Church officiating Burial will be in the family lot in the Island Falls several years at Norwood Mass and at the Bucksport paper milL For the past 33 years he had resided at Eastport and had been employed by several companies mainly the Eastern Steamship Company and later the Seaport Navigation Company He is survived by his widow Mrs Hazel Kinney (me son Harold Kinney of Virginia one stepson Kenneth Harrington of Hamden Conn one sister Mrs -Frank (Laura) Green of Lubec one brother Arthur Kinney of Eastport and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm in the Flagg Funeral Home at Eastport with the Rev Ralph Hawkes Jr officiating -Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery at Eastport Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Society of St Catholic Church Surviving are: five sons Joseph of Sylmar Calif Gerard of Bradley Robert Harold and Charles Thibodeau of Old Town two daughters Mrs Doris Rivard Augusta and Mrs Rita St Louis Carmel 24 grandchildren and one great-grandchild three brothers Noel of Orono Francis and Rene of Old Town four sisters Mrs Ruth Tardif Milh-nocket Miss Cecile Thibodeau Waterville Mrs Alphonsine Hachey and Mrs- Amelia St Louis of Orono' Friends may call at the Bail-largeon Funeral Home 109 Middle Street Old Town after 7 pm today Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 am in St Catholic Church with interment in St Ceme-' tery week ago and will end early next week -At Skowhegan where the local weekly paper is utilizing office space for collection of canned goods a spot check Thursday night revealed three cases of food from one person and one by another In Waldo County William Ja-birie chairman of the Waldo County Committee for social action said it was "entirely too soon to what the response of area residents will be to the food program' since notification of the plan had only been made public Thursday In other places persons appeared to be unaware that-food collections were being made At Millinocket and Rockland there was no indication of -any food collection center either set-dp or being set-up At Machias Mrs Grace Buck-nam assistant director of the Washington County Regional Action Agency (WCRAA) said Thursday that no food had been contributed progress of the collection while others firmly maintained that charity begins at home Nothing has been contributed by the communities of Caribou or Stockholm as was previously indicated and with the exception of a few bars of soap and some JeDo Poverty Program information Officer William Ramsey at Presque Isle was incredulous Tuesday over lack of concern for tha program While he cited lack of food at 10 other collection points in the county Sen Floyd Harding D-Aroostook said he was more interested in helping the people at home than he was in helping those in Washington DC who he said were there mainly for publicity purposes Although the NEWS was told earlier this week that one of food had been donated by Fort Fairfield Town Clerk Wilfred Bernard a few cans were placed in the larder later The Central Aroostook Action Program (CAAP) drive for nonperishables began more than a NEWPORT The Sebasti-cook Garden Club met this week at the Municipal Hah in Newport Plans were made to paint and plant the window boxes on Main Street The flower boxes on the bridge and the garden on Water Street also the new garden at the Post Office have been completed It was announced that the new painted benches and trash cans will' be placed on the Main Street this week A roadside project has been completed by Solomon Pelkey master of the Sebasticook Grange The grange is now participating in the project Pride in Maine with their theme Maine A special effort to clean up trash was made on Saturday in Newport Trucks picked up any trash left by the sidewalks and streets Workers on cleanup day were: Town truck Darrell Burke assisted by Harold Shaw and Don Hawthorne Friend and Friend truck workers King Cummings and peter Friend Others were Philip Keagan and Lucian Savage Eastville Grange held a card party at the Grange Hall on Saturday High scorer for the evening was Everett Foss of Corinna Mrs Orpah Burns of Belfast held low score There will be another card party on Saturday Boy Scout Troop 63 of Newport met on Monday evening at the Recreation Center Billy Ayer and Ralph Hopkins were in charge of the opening ceremony A report on the trip to Dover-Joxcroft to attend the Camporee was given There were 31 boys present at the meeting with the following leaders Scoutmaster Belmont Knight Philip Brown William Taylor and Albert Fernald Steve Gibson passed his Tenderfoot requirements Mark Sauders passed the requirements for the Second Class Scout It was announced that there will be a Court of Honor on June 10 at the Recreation Center and all parents are invited to attend the cere monies Mark Souders and Steve Gibson led the closing of the meeting Will Explain Construction Details In SAD 3 df THORNDIKE Residents of -SAD 3 will have an opportunity to hear a detailed explanation of the proposed building projects at a meeting scheduled at Mount View High School June 4 at 8 pm The projects under discussion will be the proposed Classroom eddition and Junior High School wing at Mount View High School and the addition to the Unity Grammar School The board of directors school" administrators and the consulting architect will be present and background information floor plans and anticipated costs will be discussed USAF Names PRIDE Man DOVER S-Sgt Ronald Leadbetter son of Mr and Mrs Edward Leadbetter of -Lincolnville has been named PRIDE (Professional Results in Daily Efforts) man of Dover AFB Del Sgt Leadbetter a weapons technician was recognized for his outstanding efforts in the PRIDE program designed to re- duce US Air Force operational a costs and increase umt efficient cy and combat readiness He is a member of the Mildary Air- lift Command -f The sergeant is a 1956 gradu- 4 ate of Camden High School His wife is the former Noreen Wilton fi FRANK BURKE MATTAWAMKEAG Frank Burke 68 died unexpectedly at Us home Wednesday evening He was born in Howland July 20 1899 the son of Charles A and Susie (Gray) Burke He worked for the Maine Central Railroad for 40 years and retired in 1964 He was also a deputy sheriff for both Penobscot and Aroostook Counties and was former tax collector here having served for 22 years and was also a former select-mad Burke was active in Masonic circles being a past master of the' Mattawamkeag Masonic Lodge a past Ugh priest of the Mt Horeb Chapter and was a member of the Bangor Council St Commandery all the Scottish Rite bodies the Maine Consistory Anah Temple Shrine Red Cross of Constantine He was also a past patron of the Mattawamkeag OES and was a member of the Maine Council Order of High Priesthood and was past grand king of the Grand Chapter of the State of Maine and was assistant to the potentate of Anah Temple Shrine He was a 32nd degree Mason Surviving are Us wife Mrs Jennie (Giggie) Burke of here three daughters Mrs lone Mc-Cafferty and Miss Sheila Burke both of here and Mrs Natalie Ledger of East Millinocket three brothers Earl of Bangor George of Meriden Conn and Howard of Lowell Mass one sister Mrs Emma Burr of Lynnfield Center Mass six grandchildren several nieces nephews and cousins Funeral services will be 1 pm Saturday in the Barton Funeral Home Lincoln with the Rev Hermon Grove officiating Burial will follow in the Mattawamkeag Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home where Masonic memorial services will be held Friday at 7:30 pm MRS HELEN JACOBS DEXTER Mrs Helen Jacobs 74 died early Thursday morning in a local hospital after a long illness She was born Oct 20 1893 at Hingham Mass the daughter of Stetson and Alice (Whiton) Foster She attended Hingham schools and graduated from Simmons College She was co-founder of the Hingham Club and was active in the Hingham Unitarian Church Mrs Jacobs was a member of the First Universalist Church of Dexter and the Ladies Aid of the church She was also a member of the Dexter Literary Club She had lived in Bethel for about seven years before moving to Dexter in 1966 to live with son Stephen who survives her as does also another son Foster of Princeton NJ a sister Miss Frances Foster of Taunton Mass one brother Lewis of Hudson OUo five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be 1 pm Saturday in the Downing Funeral Home in Hingham with the Rev Donald Robinson officiating Burial will be in the Old Ship Cemetery Hingham ONESIME THIBODEAU OLD TOWN The death of Onesime Thibodeau 76 of 324 South Water Street occurred in a Bangor hospital following a short illness He was born in St Leonard the son of Frederick and Sophie (Tardif) Thibodeau He was a veteran of World War I a member of the American Legion and of the Sacred Heart Death Notice JACOBS Mrs Helen of Dexter 74 Thursday Funeral serv ices will be 1 pm Saturday in the Downing Funeral Home Hingham Mass In lieu of flowers friends are asked to make donations to the Cancer Fund Death Notice ROBINSON Fred 70 of Fair-field formerly of Dexter at Waterville Wednesday Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Lawry Brothers Funeral Home in Fairfield In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the Waterville Osteopathic Hospital Building Fund Card of Thanks want to thank all ot tha personal friends relatives and neighbors for their acts of kindness shown to Bs during our recent bereavement Ur and lira Bray Rolfs mom: FUNERAL ROME 18 FOREST AVENUE DIAL 942-1543 With the exception of Penobscot County where a- good was reported in food contributions for the "poor assembled in Washington CM other Maine communities Thursday appeared to reflect Old Mother observance Though not exactly bare most collection agencies particularly in Aroostook County admitted token contributions to the most part at 11 collection centers Elsewhere it was either too soon to give a progress report or nothing was being done at all Such was the case in Ells worth and to the best of City Manager John knowledge the rest of Hanco*ck County which has not set up any food collection centers for "Resurrection True said he did not know whether any private agencies were setting up collections centers In Aroostook County disbelief was shown by some over the Greenville GREENVILLE Mr! and Mrs Paul Broufiard and son Paul Jr and daughter Christy of Saco were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Fank Taraze-wich Mr and Mrs James Crandall have begun work on their new home on Oliver Road Mrs Hazel Heal was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Elmer Tinkham in Pittsfield On Saturday the Tinkhams and Mrs Heal were in La Grange Medford and Milo calling on friends and relatives 1 Mr and Mrs Walter Tren-holm of Bangor were in town over the weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Tony Bartley Mr and Mrs Forest Whitman has as a guest Mrs aunt Mrs Sarah Cassella of San Antonio Texas' Mr and Mrs Norman Pelletier and baby were weekend guests of Mrs parents Mr and Mrs Earl Thompson Also a guest of the Thompsons for week is Gayle Weston of Bangor who is re-cuperating following an accident Ataong those in Portland last week to attend the Grand Chapter of the Masonic Lodge and the Order of Eastern Star were Elise Holt Eleanor Dean Anne Howe Mr and Mrs John Richards and Mr and Mrs Ernest Harvey Milo Church Lists Activities MILO About 30 high school seniors members of the United Baptist Church with guests and Senior BYFers attended the banquet for Seniors last Wednesday a r- was Mr Robert Ludwig of the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship Last Friday the -Pairs and Spares met at the camp of Mr and Mrs Harry Carey Lake View for hobo supper The program consisted of singing and games The Junior High BYF com pleted slave day activities Saturday earning money for camping program Sunday- Schoool expansion and IVCF On Sunday awards were given in connection with the Vacation Bible School poster contest Nineteen entries were judged by the adults Awards were made as follows: first Kathy Rhoda second Martha Carlson third Sara co*ckey fourth Annette Banker: fifth Debra McLeod and Debra London tied The men of the church will meet Saturday at 7 pm for prayer and Bible study Sunday Schoool will be at 9:40 am and Worship Service at 11 am Baccalaureate Sunday will be observed all 1968 gradu ates are welcome to attend New Testaments will be presented The sermon topic will be There will be no evening service on ac count' of convocation exercises at Wingler Hall On Monday Sunday School teachers and officers will meet at 7 pm Tuesday there will be no meeting of the Triple Class on account of graduation Wednesday at 7:30 pm the mid-week prayer meeting of the church will be held also there will be a business meeting to consider purchase of folding doors- for the Sunday School facilities Cycle Crash Victim Dies At Portland PORTLAND (AP) Kenneth Field 19 of Livermore Falls died Thursday in a Portland hospital from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Liv ermore Falls last Monday State police said Field appa rentiy lost control of his cycle and crashed The accident occurred on Moose Hill Road about 6 pm Plan Stops A representative from the Bangor Social Security Office will be at the following places during the week ot June 2: Tuesday Calais Post Office 10:15 am Thursday Pittsfield' Town Hall 10 am 4 There are more automobiles' in California than in any other state of the Union FRED ROBINSON FAIRFIELD Fred Robinson 70 a native of Dexter died Wednesday evening at a Waterville hospital after a short illness He was born Feb 2 1898 the son of Orlando and Marietta (Larrabee) Robinson Employed ar a dental equipment salesman for George Frey Co of Portland since 1924 he was a member of the Uni-tarian-Universalist Church at Waterville the Fairfield Kiwan-is Club the Fairfield Odd Fellows Siloam Lodge AF and AM here and the Anah Temple of Bangor Survivors include his widow the former Sylvia McNaughton of here a son Fred of Gray a daughter Mrs Etta Dickey of St Albans Vt four grandchildren a brother John of Kittery Point two sisters Mrs Marion Rideout of North Weymouth Mass and Mrs Rae Eaton of Brockton Mass a half-brother Edward Clifford of Dexter an several nieces nephews and cousins Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Lawry Brothers Funeral Home here the Rev John Laws officiating Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 3 to 5 pm and from 7 to 9 pm Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery here JENNIE WILSON MILLINOCKET Mrs Jennie Wilson 83 of 66 Somerset Street here died Thursday in a Houlton nursing home where she had been a patient for six weeks She was born at Forest City July 22 1884 the daughter of Frederick and Effie (Brennan) Downs She was the widow of Robert I Wilson Sr and was a member of the First Congregational Church here Surviving are three sons Robert Stephen and Richard all of Millinocket two daughters Mrs Pauline Flint of Farmington and Mrs Frederica Daniels of Sherman Mills one brother Calvin of Millinocket 16 grandchildren 15 peat-grandchildren several nieces and neph ews Friends may call at the David Wyse Funeral Home 281 Pen obscot Ave here Friday and Saturday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 pm in the funeral home with the Rev Orville White officiating Burial will be in the Millinocket Cemetery MRS LENA HANNING MONTICELLO Mrs Lena (Thomas) Hanning 76 died Wednesday at a Bangor hospital following a long illness She was born at Blaine Nov 20 1891 the daughter of Wilbur and Minnie (Kinney) Joslyn Mrs Hanning had been a resident here most of her life and was a member of the Calvary Pentecostal Church of Monti-cello She is survived by one son Philip Thomas of Bangor one brother Birdsill Joslyn of Blaine three sisters Mrs Ann Milan Mrs Dorothea Beals and Mrs Connie Allingham all of Bangor two grandchildren Friends mayeall at the Dunn Funeral Home of Houlton Friday and Saturday from 7 to 9 pm Funeral services will be conducted at the Dunn Funeral Home Sunday at 1:30 pm by the Rev Vinal Thomas and the Rev Carlton Whittaker Burial will be in Foster Ceme tery at Monticello MRS RACHEL DE WITT ISLAND FALLS Mrs Ra chel De Witt 93 died at a Boulton hospital Wednesday after a long illness She was born at Blissville Oct 7 1874 the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Heron) Kirkpatrick Mrs De Witt is survived by one son- Charles of Hudson two daughters Mrs Forrest (Lottie) Hartin of Island Falls and Mrs Rena Parker of Houl- EMERY WHITE PRESQUE ISLE Emery A White 74 died in a Presque Isle hospital Wednesday after a long illness White was born in New limerick Oct 13 1893 the son of Edward and Mary (Turner) White He owned and operated the White Sanitation Service here for 25 years and belonged to the Waterville Masonic Lodge Hayward Frazier Post VFW and the Church of Jesus of Presque Isle Surviving are his widow Mrs Rosella (Houlton) White of Presque Isle: two sons Gordon of Presque Isle and Robert of Naugatuck Conn a daughter Mrs Arden (Mary) Jordan of Naugatuck Conn three sisters Mrs Stanley (Grace) Bates of Newport Mrs John' (Marie) Stewart of Dorchester Mass and Mrs George (Lillian) Clark of San Diego Calif eight grandchildren and a greatgrandchild Friends may call at the residence 88 Exchange St Friday afternoon and evening Funeral services will be held in the Graves Funeral Home Saturday at 2 pm with the Rev Harold Fulton pastor of the Church of Jesus of Presque Isle officiating Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery WENDELL FOSTER LITTLETON Wendell Foster 64 died Wednesday at a local0 hospital after a long illness He was born at Monticello Oct 7 1903 the son of Burrell and Bessie (Sloat) Foster Foster was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal of Houlton He was a member of the Monument Lodge of Masons of Houlton a member of Aroostook Chapter No 20 Royal Arch Masons and a member of St Aldemar Commandery of Houl ton -and Anah Temple Shrine of Bangor Foster was formerly engaged in farming and was also an Aroostook County deputy sher iff He is survived by his widow Mrs Marion (Gilman) Foster of Littleton two sons Alan of Ogunquit and Arlo of Portsmouth two brothers Hilston of Monticello and Rus sell of Portland Friends may call at the Dunn Funeral Home of Houlton Friday from 7 to 9 Funeral services will be conducted at the Dunn Funeral Home Saturday at 2:30 by the Rev Robert Quayle Masonic services will be conducted by the Monument Lodge of Masons Burial will be in the Jewell Cemetery at Monticello LAURENCE A ADAMS MALVERNE Laurence A Adams 66 a summer visitor in Stonington Maine for many years died at his home here May 16 He is survived by his widow Rita two brothers Walter and Harold and several relatives in Stonington Funeral services were held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Malverne Burial was in St Charles Cemetery Pineland Maine CLARENCE ROBINSON Clarence A Rob inson 63 died Thursday at Skowhegan hospital after a long illness Born Oct 25 1904 in Perry he was the son of Harold A and Annie (Hibbard) Robinson He was educated at Perry and married Edna Balser of Wilmington Mass July 3 1938 He had been a boat builder for the Baltzer Shipyards in Med ford and Newburyport Mass Prior to moving here a year ago he had lived in the San Fernando Valley Calif Survivors include his widow two daughters Mrs Samuel (Jean) Warnock and Mrs Ivan (Carole) Camp both of Midi son four grandsons five sisters Mrs Harold (Abbie) Porter of Madison Mrs Gerald (Elsie) Richardson of Casalie Grand Manan Mrs Helen Schoenwetter of Santa Monica Calif Mrs Louise Beck of Venice Calif Mrs Harvey (Chrissie) Patterson New Jersey a brother Lowell Robinson of Mar Vista Calif and several nieces nephews aunts uncles and cousins Friends may call at the Edwards Funeral Home here Friday and Saturday from 2 to and 7 to 9 pm Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 pm at the funeral home Cremation will follow the neral services CAPT JAMES KINNEY EASTPORT-Capt James Kinney 81 died Wednesday at an Eastport hospital following a long illness -He was born at Lubec Nov 30 1886 the son of Bradford and Ella (Owens) Kinney He had been employed for MRS ETHEL ROBERTS BELFAST Mrs Ethel Roberts 72 widow of Lawrence Roberts died Wednesday in a Waterville hospital She was a resident of Union Street here She was born at Prospect Dec 19 1895 the daughter of Edwin and Lizzie (Larrabee) Curtis She had lived with her niece Mrs Scott (Elizabeth) Darling of Clinton for the past three years- She worked in a local shoe factory for many years and retired nine years ago Surviving are a sister Mrs Grace Stearns of Belfast two nieces Mrs Darling and Mrs Elmer (Ruth) Randall of Wilmington Del and one nephew Ernest Dunaver of Carmel also one cousin Friends may call Friday afternoon and evening at Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 pm by the Rev Norman 43 Young Burial will be in Grove Cemetery MRS WILLIAM SMITH EAST CORINTH Mrs William (Mabel) Smith 64 died Thursday here after a long illness She was born Feb 28 1904 at Brighton the daughter of Willis and Gertrude (Willis) Crawford She was a member of the Methodist Church here and was a past matron of the Charleston OES She was also a member of the WSCS and a charter member of the Garden Club She had lived in East Corinth for the past 26 years Surviving are her husband William of here one daughter Mrs Roger Evans of Santa Cruz Calif one sister Mrs Amy Smart of Machias one stepsister Mrs Lawrence Ro-yea of Reading Mass two brothers John of Kenduskeag and Sewell of Avenel one aunt several nieces and nephews Private funeral services will be held Saturday at the Thompson Funeral Home with Sidney Buzzell pastor of the Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in Corinthian Cemetery Friends may call Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Friday MRS MARY SUTHERLAND CARROLL Mrs Mary Sutherland widow of Freeman Sutherland died Wednesday in a Lincoln nursing homeollowing a long illness She was born in Prentiss Nov 13 -1872 the daughter of Henry and Sarah Owen She was a member of the Carroll Grange Surviving are eight grandsons Osgood Clayton and Guy all of Carroll Paul of Spring-field Perley bf Brewer Clair Ray and Berrie all of Lincoln one granddaughter1 Mrs Helen Evans of California 23 greatgrandchildren and -27 great-great-grandchildren Funeral services will be 2 pm Sunday at the Barton Funeral Home Lincoln with the Rev Robert Butler officiating Burial will be in the Lindsay Cemetery Carroll Friends may call all day Friday ana also Saturday evening at the funeral home MRS GLADYS WILLETT GARDINER Mrs Gladys Barbara Willett 42 died at a Gardiner hospital Tuesday after a brief illness She was born at Waldoboro Jan- 19 1926 the daughter of Harold and Florence (Walsh) Smith' Employed by the Kennebec Manufacturing Company of Gardiner she had resided here for the past three years although she was a former resident of Union In addition to her parents she is survived by two sons Gerard Roy and Randall Roy both ot Gardiner a daughter Mrs Judith Leathers of Phenix City Ala a brother Harold Smith Jr of Union three sisters Mrs Evelyn Miller of Union Mrs Virginia Green 'of Bangor Mrs Elizabeth Lovejoy of Waldoboro several nieces nephews uncles and aunts Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm The Hall Funeral Home Waldoboro with the Rev Albert Rich officiating Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery Union PERCY SARGENT Percy 3 Sargent ot 62 Cedar St Bangor died Thursday at a local hospital after a short illness He was born July 7 1909 at Ellsworth the son of the late Flotilla Plans Awards Dinner 1 At Belfast BELFAST Penobscot Bay Flotilla 105 Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold an awards and member dinner at Little River Inn here Tuesday at 7 Claude vRyder of South Brooksville vice captain of Division 1 will be master of ceremonies The program will include the presentation of 10 and 20-year service ribbons to a group of auxiliarists'tin Division 1 and certificates to those who have successfully completed the public education course conducted by Flotilla 105 during the winter Five members who have completed the basic qualification course for membershp will be installed Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Black veteran of 26 years in the Coast Guard who will become commander of the Rockland Station as of June 1 will represent the Coast Guard at the dinner He was formerly stationed at the Point Allerton Station in Massachusetts one of the businest stations in the northeast 1 1 Willis Leach of Castine captain of Maine Division 1 will participate in the program Council Plans Dental Clinic SWANVILLE The Swanville Health Council is sponsoring-a dental clinic beginning June 3 for school and pre-school age children A dental hygienist from the state department of health and welfare will be at the communi-ty house during the week of June 3 She will examine clean and apply floride to the teeth of children in selected grades in the school and to some preschool children A spokesman for the clinic said this program is recom mended by dentists and is a proven way to reduce new cavaties by about one third Parents of pre-school children three-and-one-half to four years may get information by contacting Mrs Joseph Dickey chairman of the Swanville Health Committee reported that Mrs Wanita Chase of Sidney formerly of Swanville received the afghan sold to sponsor the project Crafts Group Plans Festival BELFAST The Waldo County Arts and Crafts Group Raw tsMay meeting at the Belfast Branch of the Bangor Savings Bank Monday evening Mrs Frances Armington chairman of the festival scheduled for July 13 through July 28 reported of plans for a committee meeting this week Landmark Art Contest were announced including Miss Twlfv rf first: Mrs Dorothy Orchard second and Mrs Ruth Crichton and Miss Althea Lasselle tieing for third place The next meeting is scheduled for June 17 i Belfast rfroLFMST-r Star Gary Merrill candidate for CongreSs Dm Maine first district presented niif y0f P117 readings 1 Belfast Area High School Monday morning one of the last assemblies of the school year An area confirmation service for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine was held at St Church Bangor Sunday Confirmands from Saint Episcopal Church at Belfast were Sally Libby Boynton Beatrice Sweeny Hollingsworth Jane Holmes Kathleen Melanie Littlefield Clarence Arthur Brown Michael Elms Creassey Nathan Hoi-brook Curtis and James Douglas Thompson To Give Talk ROCKLAND City Manager Richard Cahill will address the Rockland Rotary Club at its Friday soon meeting at the Rebekahs Hold Belfast Banquet BELFAST Aurora Rebekah! Lodge held its Mother and' Daughter banquet at the Ameri- can Legion Auxiliary rooms Tuesday evening with 27 mem- bers present Among those attending were' Mrs Evelyn Lucas her daugh-' ter Mrs Gertrude Bagley grandddaughter Mrs Judith Sanborn and great granddaugh- ter Lori Sanborn Also Mrs Edna Fogas her daughter Mrs Grace Hooper and granddaugh- 1 ter Kathy Hooper Also Mrs Edna Salter her daughters Mrs Elwanda Gibbs and Miss LuAnn Salter and -granddaughter -Miss Wanda Bailey Mrs Virginia Hughes" her daughter Mrs Margaret Bonney and granddaughter' Lisa Bonney and Mrs Anniej Danforth and her daughter- Mrs Lisa Glidden A program was presented byj the mothers and daughters A business meeting concluded evening Lecture Slated At Unity Church UNITY Sheldon Ward-Jf state director of Farmers Home Administration of the New Eng-land States formerly of Thorn-' dike will give an illustrated lecture at the -Union' Church Tuesday evening June 4 at 8 pm Ward recently visited State of Rio Grande do Norte Brazil as a member of a five5 man agricultural team committee appointed by Gov Kenneth Curtis was headed by Dr Roland Streetmeyer of the Department of Plants and Soil Science of the University of 1 Maine I A a si TV News Chief Is Dead At 53 (O New York Than News Serrle NEW YORK William McAndrew 53 president 1 of NBC News and a major force in expanding the role of network television news died here Thursday His innovations included the teaming of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley He also con ceived the NBC white papers and the expanded coverage of the national political conven tions Frank and Jenny (Card) Sargent -He was educated in Bar Har-bar and Bangor schools and was employed as a driver for Trucks Surviving are his wife Frances Sargent seven daughters Jane Carolyn Linda Janet Janice and Deborah Sargent all of Bangor and Mrs Donald Cushman of California seven sons Percy Jr Gerry Robert Richard Steven all of Bangor David and Douglas both of Concord NHt one sister Mrs Doris Thibeault of Bangor seven cousins nieces and nephews and nine grandchildren -The remains are at the Kel-leher Funeral Home 119 Cedar St Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm MRS HORACE MEANS SEDGWICK Mrs Horace (Helen) Means 61 of Melrose Highlands Mass died Wednes dav morning She was born April 12 1907 at Sargentville the daughter of Fred A and Nellie (Clapp) Sargent She attended Sedgwick schools Surviving are her husband two sons Donald of South Acton Mass and Lieut Sargent Means of Fort Rucker Ala one granddaughter two sisters Mrs Catherine Marston of Sargentville and Mrs Abbie Neese of Bala-Cynwyd Pa one niece and one nephew A memorial service will be held Sunday at the Melrose Highlands-Congregational Cha pel Later in June a memorial service will be held at the Sargentville Chapel Burial will be in Rural Ceme tery Sedgwick FUNERALS Funeral services for Mrs Edith Perry will be held today at 1 pm at St Catholic Church with a Requiem Mass The services previously were scheduled for 9 am Burial will be at Forest Hills Ceme tery Old Town I 1 Funeral services for Joseph Cort will be held today at 2 pm at the First Congrega tional Church Brewer The Rev Raymond Wilbur former pastor of the church will officiate Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery MILFORD Funeral services for Mrs Ottie Costigan who died Wednesday at a Bangor hospital will be held today at 1 pm at the Craig-Meader Funeral Chapel 24 High Street Old Town Harvey Bartlett pas tor of the Milford Congregational Church will officiate Interment will be in the family lot at Lawndale Cemetery is were Win- throp Libby vice president of the University of Maine former Dean of College cf Agriculture-and Director of Extension Dr A Bruce Poulton head of the Department of Animal Science and recently appointed Dean of---the College of Agriculture Louis Wyman Youth Program Coortfif dinator for the Extension Serv-jj ice Ward will show slides describe living and agricultural rf condtions in Rio Grande dof Norte sister state in thrq Alliance for Progress project The lecture is sponsored by 4 the Society of-a Christian Service of the Unity Union Church The public UiT invited to Other members Swvtng Hit Community Since 1917 nARVAUD II CLARK FUNERAL HOME (Formerly Known Clark-MitcheH) 55 5 Main St Brewer FULLY AIR CONDITIONED PHONE 945-4368 3 Lfcented Embalmort and Funeral Director Harvard Clark John Parity PhiCy Piper Thorndike Hotel -Rockland Rotarians will Join- with others in the district Junels 7 in a district assembly at Camden The annual spring eoa--rts cert is s-'--id for June II at Rockland District High ScboeL 1 4- Ji WO- A A- Ml 4 -ffe -A 9 -A- 1 1.

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