Vol. 15, No. 4 Thursday, Jan. 22, 1976 Twenty Cents

<nrntral ilninr · s liD.rrkly N rws .Sagazhtl'

NOTI'CE FRIENDS , PU~SUE STATEWIDE FUND RAISING

The ,Fr iends of Milo Community Hospital will meet on Thnrs day, January 22 at the Civil Defense Center at 7 p. m. Fund raising for the hospital will be the chief topic of discussion .

. It \~<as decided last week to pursue ·a Statewide fund raising appeal on Television. Advertising will be appearing as soon as ptoduction is completed. . ....

Two 1 act plays were presented by the Senior P lay Production Class of p~ V .H. S. at the Mi lo Town Hall last we.ek. The plays were directed by teacher Mrs. Dena York. The scene above is from the pLay 1' If Boys Wore the Skirts". Some of thos·e tal<ing pa rt were Kenny Jay,. Rhonda \Velcom~, 'Mark Slnc1a.ir ,. Patrick Larrabee, Eddie Gormley, Jerry Salley and Bruce Barn0tt: (Staff photo by Perry ~IcKus ick)

A surprise retirement party wasgive·n for Mr. and Mrs.

· Warren Cookson on the occa­·sion of his retirement as Town

· Manager of Milo last week. Congratulating Mr. Cookson

(abo\te right) is the new Town Manager Mr. Dale Green (left) who has just settled into his new duties.

FoHowing a Pot Luck Supper was a brief "This . is Your Life'.' f<;>llowed by a "Roast" honoring Mr. ~ookson . . Taking part were L':·yd and Edwin Treworgy, Arthur Carey, Ellen DeWitt,

· Walter Lougee, Richard Saw­yer , George Winship and M. C. was Phil Gerow. · .\Varren .was presented with a "Ma ine Grown" grapefruit and a gift of money from his friends and co-workers . . Ne1v Town Manager Dale (Jreen make a fe1v remarks .

Mrs. Cookson was pr esented with a gift of £lowers. . The Cooksons left Jan. 20th

for Flor.ida wl1!3re they will spend the rest of the winter. (Staff photo by Perry McKusicl<)

P age 2 January 22 , 1976 THE TOWN, CRIER

THE TOWN CRIER is published each Thursday evening by the Milo Printing Company. We hope to be of help to the ci Uzens of the towns in our cover­age through NEWS, INFORMATION, AND LOWPRIC._ ED ADVERTISING.

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WANTED Rubbermaid Party P lan needs

demonstrators, full or par ttimE. No collecting , no pa9king and no delivering . For free ca~a- . log call Barbara .Trafton at 876-3156. . .

Wheelchairs , Walkers , Canes -..:rutches, for sale or rent at Daggett's Pha rmacy in Milo. Ca ll 943-7780.

L.OST Bla'Ck metal fold lng Moose­

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FLOWER,S n ight. Reward .. Irving Bowden, Old County

Road, Hampden 942-3187

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CH~SE I KIMBAll Oil Cl .. NOTICE The Milo Nurses' Guild

meeting s cheduled forJan. 26 will be held February 2.

SERVICE I would like to do baby­

sitting in my home week­days . P lease contact Mrs . Br ackett ~t 943-2691..

Interested residents of the i Town of MUo should con tact the Milo Town Office. If any resident desires an~ prefer­ence, please indicate your choice when you notify. tb" Milo Town Office.

Dale Green , Town Man:ager.

we have ·Fresh and Ar tificial Flowers for a ll occasions. MILO F LOWER SHOP ON Mail Stree t, Milo 943-2638. NOTICE NOTICE - TOWN OF MILO

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME Girl Scouts will be selling

cookies starting January 23rd

VILLAGE GIFT SHOP PE For the unusual and different

visit the Village Gift Shoppe, Spring Stree, Milo ;

WANTED Club Secr etaries, ear n cash

value for mer9ha.ndise . Con­tact Town & Country Clothing Store in Milo. 943- 2251.

SERVICE If you are going to change

vac uum cleaners be s ure you let Ludger Cote of Mllo show

·you a new Saniway with electric power head. ·Also parts to fix Electrolux, Fairfax and many ot her s. L. J . Cote 943.- 7462.

LIVE BAIT Doug Russe ll -- 943-2036 -­

has bait, · $1. 00 per dozen. Pick up at my place in Med­ford between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 a .m.

The 'three Rivers Fish and A POSSIBLE SHORTAGE Gam.e Club of Milo will hold OF SAND a pot luck supper on J.anuary I am asking that all r esidents 27, T uesday night , at 6:00 of tlie Town of Milo please do p.m. at the Milo Town Hall. not take any sand from the There will be a guest speaker sand s tockpile. The reason from S.A.M. and a mov ie will is, due to the unusual winter,

· t o earn money for the ir. camp­. ing pr ograms and for the

benefit of their t r oops; This year t he troops will receive 20 cents per box. ;

. be shown from Ducks Unlim- the public works department I has utUized more s and on ite d by a· r epresentative. Town roads than in previous

NOTICE years . There will be a P ublic Baked Your c ooperation in this

Bean and Casserole Supper : matter is apprec iated. · served at the Milo Town Hall Dale Green, on Monday, J anuary 26 , f7om Town Manager 5 _ 6 :30p. m . Buy your tick-ets in advance, if possible. Co me and Help your Hospital. Adults - $1. 50 Children - $1. 00

NOTICE The chairman ; Board of

Selectmen of Milo , is solic it­ing na m.es for the · various

Last year the troops used their cookie money for troop camping a nd trips .

Abnaki Council uses their profit s for the camping pro­g ram; also for camperships for girls unable to attend es­tablished Ca mps and Day Camps . Due to the· shortage of leaders some towns will not have girls taking orders thls year.· If not contacted and wanting cookies, call - -564-8161 or ·564-8078 . The cookies are the same as last

Friends of the . Milo Community Hospita l boards and .committees that year .

NOTICE "A representative from the

Bangor Social Security Office will be at the Milo Town Hall on Tuesday , J anuary 27, at 3 :oo· p.·m. "

are appointed by the 'Select­men each year. Presently · t he r e are three vacancies that exist on the Board of Trust­ees of Milo Community Hos­p ital. Additlona l vacanc ies will occur on other boards a nd comm ittees .

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THE TOWN CRIER January 22, 1976 Page 3

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Page 4 January 22, 1976 THE TOWN CRIER

TOWN Of MilO Another important article at this Special Town Meeting

will be "to see what sum of money the Town will ralse· for use ·by the Milo Community Hospital to cover operational expenses."

Sincerely, • TOWN OF MILO - SPECIAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD JANUARY 26 , 197G- TOWN HALL-7:30P.M.

Dale Green, Town ManageJ

The residents of the Town of Milo have a very important -Special Town Meeting , Monday, January 26, 1976 at 7:30P.M. Two major subjects will be voted upon by the voters of the Town of 1vJilo. One is to see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell three old school houses on High Street. Prop­erty involved is the old High School, the old Primary School and the old Junior High School to Basketvllle Corporation. The President of Basket.ville Corporation visited the Town of Milo on January 8, 1976 and inspected the three school houses in­volved. During tbe evening of January 8, 1976, Mr. Frank ·wnson answered questions for the residents at a Public Hear­ing . Basketville Corporation manufactures woodenware, bas-

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kets·, buckets, rattan furniture and gifts . The main plant is._ _________________________ ., located in Putney, Vermont. Ot.her manufacturing plants are .: located also in Vermont, Fl~ida and Massachusetts. ·This is t a corporation that has been in business for over 30 years and ~ the Corporation is strictly owned and operated by the Wilson \.~~~1..--family. If the three school houses are sold, Mr . Wilson in- ~~~ tends to manufacture the same type of prod.ucts, mainly bas- ~·t · ·~ kets, in Miio. Members of the newly formed Industrial De- ,: ~ velopment Committee have visited the headquarters plant, , -~~~

r--~-· "' mill and retail outlet stores in Putney, Vermont and the two

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REPORTS plants at Brattleboro, Vermont. The Vermont operation em- South Portland High School has one of the more successful ploys approximately 800 people of which 50% are men and 50% career education programs in the country. · are women. Mr, Jacl< Masterm~ made the trip to P utney, Career education represents a significant new dimension Vermont with members of the Industrial Development Com- in American education: a dimension born of an increased mittee and he was very impressed with the n·eatness of the awareness that much of the curricula used in educating our buildings, c leanliness.of the g: ounds sur~ounding the b~ildings young has proved to be of little relevance in terms of e nablinv an~ the overall operatiOn of thts corpor~t10~. Mr. Masterman them to cope with the world outside the ivy- covered tower. ..J stated that he saw happy people workmg m the plants. The Career education is a process through which students be­morale of the workers was high and Mr. Masterman was e_s- come aware of., explore and prepare for the roles they will o~e pecially impressed that the workers addressed Mr. Frank Wtl- day play in the real world, even as they pursue their academ1c s on as "Frank" when talking with him. Everybody is on a fir st educat ions. Students don't necessarily choose their ultimate name basis including the President. careers through career education-- rather, they develop a

Mr. Wilson stated at the Public Hearing that he intends to knowledge, a personal inventory, of a much wider range of invest approximately $75,000 to get the school buildings ready careers from which they can orte day make that choice. for oper'ation. At fir st, it will be slow starting the operation But while South Portland High School has a good career due to the condition of the buildings. The old school h~uses education program, and other schools around the country have are of' the types of buildings that Mr. Wilson is looking for to equally crood programs using a great variety of techniques, too expand his operation. Mr. Wilson stated at first if the sch?ol many schools and sch.ool systems have yet to get off the gro~nd buildings are purchased by him that he'll have to start a tram- in this vital area. Because of insufficient knowledge and m­ing program. Probably his son and several key workers will ade.quate .communications among school systems, they are in arrive to train personnel after the school buildings are in op- effect being forced to reinvert the career education wheel. eration. Due to the condition of the buildings involved, and the Aside from denying students the great benefits of these cost .of establishJng the buildings to become operational, he new modes of career-oriented training, this approach forces doesn't intend to invest much capital to purchase the buildings school systems to waste countless tax dollars duplicating work from the Town. As Mr. v.: ilson has stated he belieyes hi.s that has already been done elsewhere. business will be good for the. Town and that we'll be a beneftt Forthatreason, as a member of the Senate Education Sub-to his corporation. Committee I intend to propose that Congress create a "Na-

As Mr. Wilson stated to me this will create a new job mar- tional Clea~inghouse for Career Informatlon. kot for the Town of Milo. He stated that he would emplo;Y 50 Such a clearinghouse would serve as a center for gather­workers quite soon once operational and 100 workers wtth~n ing, analyzing and dispersing career education information, t wo years. Mr. Wilson impressed me as a hard worker.. Thts methods and ideas. It would serve as a vital focal point for is evidently true s ince Mr. V ilson started the Corporation the fu rther developments in career education, and would con­himself with very little capital and has come up the "hard way." duct seminars and training sessions in this field for educators Ashe has mentioned, he's not looking for any tax breaks. He's from all over the country. • stated that he is willing to pa! his fair s~are .?f taxes. . The clearinghouse concept has proved to be enormously

Dunn and Bradstreet has mformed thts ofhce that thts cor- helpful in other contexts, from the problems of the elderly, to poration is in excellentfinancial condi~ion-, a so~id cor.poration higher education, to alcoholism and drug abuse. Lawyers reJ· and one that would be an asset to the 1own of Milo. on the new developments in the law. '-,/'/

Mr. Allen Horne, Chairman of the. Industrial D~vel?pm_e~t By providing school systems in Maine wlth the best, most Committee, also was very favorably ~~pressed w1th ~1s VLS tt up-to-date career education information from a round the qoun­t o Vermont. Mr: Horne believes th.at thts ~~ould be an tndustry try, r believe we will be providing our children a legacy they that would benefit the Town of Mtlo for JObs and also a good will carry with them all tlleir lives. source of revenue for taxes.

THE TOWN CRIER January 22, 1976 Page 5

MILO PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER This week we !d like to bring you up-to-date on a list of the

variety of magazines available in your public library. Maga­zine subscriptions are getting expensive! Why not stopby and read th~m from us. The most recent issue of any magaz ine is kept in the library and a lways available for quick reference. All other issues are free to be taken out.

Women - American Baby, Good Housekeeping , Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, Redbook, Seventeen.

Currel)t Events - Newsweek, Saturday Review, Time, U.S. News & Worl0 Heport.

Hobbyists- Antique Journal, Hobbies, Horticulture, Popular Mechanics., Sky and Telescope.

s ·cience - Popular Sclence,_Science Digest, Science News, Scientific A merlcan.

Horne -American H.ome, Better Homes & Gardens. ReTI'jfron- Christian Herald, U.S. Catnolic, New World

Outlook, !The Watchtower and Awake, The Plain .Truth, Megidslo Message.

Sports - Sports Illustrated. Special Interests - Consumer Reports , Farmstead Maga­

z ine, Horsemen, Instructor, Salesman, Snow Sports, Today's Health.

General Interests - Down East, National Geographic, -,eader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Yankee.

""-" BIOGRA PHIES are not dull! Most Biographies today are w'ritten as interestingly as your latest novel.

Born to Heal, by Ruth Montgomery is the story of a dy­namic man and his seemingly miraculous cures of tragic ail­ments, which run th(:l gamut of human s uffering fr9m severe crippling to the most dread diseases - a ilments which have often defied treatment by more traditional practitioners.

Banc,o , by Henri Cnarriere -- the Further Adventures of Papillon. In Banco, Henr i Charriere tells the gr ipping story of his years on the . loose in Venezuela after his escape from Devil!s Island. A story packed with hairraising adventure. That lus t for life , that indomitability of spirit that made Pap­illion unique have by no means deserted him here.

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THE Stubby Trucker Wind screams a relentless pitch; Coming in the vent win­

dow that doesn't fetch up snug. Steady Hmmmm of the diesel under the butt; Pushing, pushing on to the next stop . Have to get window fixed. The white line; driving into the eyeballs-­ramming into the gut. Mile marker 87; 88 , 89 ..• 104 ... 105 .•. 106. Small towns; Count them. The same steeples, smoke stack, hills. The power 'line crossing the black ribbon; The valleys. All the same, with speed. Slightly out of round tire; Thumping. Thumping . Thumping. Thumping. The next.stop; The next stop. Watch the time. Check the watch . The next stop. Check the watch; 90 seconds since last glimpse. Radio says Smokey up ahead; Change the whine of the transmiss ion a notch or t}VO. Air pressure-120 lbs; Oil pressure-40 lbs. Slight <;urve.; Slight RPM drop. Air pressure-120 lbs; Oil pressure-40 lbs. Fuel 100 gals. 4, 5 hours on the road; Watch the mirrors. Defensive driving. Offensive drivers also in game. Change Interstates; Mile 47 . Piece of mind detaches from the Infinite line; Wanders. Past summer. Heard all songs on radio; tiresome. Partway up hill; RPM's drop 3500. Watch the hot- top. "Rest Area 1 Mile'.'; Watch the time. Oil pres­sure ; Tires turning. Tires turning. Turning. Got all the Paperwork? Mile 64. "Rest Area Right Lane"; Can't stop. The next stop; Check the time. Can't s top. ALL TRUCKS STOP 1/2 MILE : Check the temp. in the back. O.K. ALL . TRUCKS STOP: wind down through transmission; World s lows down; Cars passing on left; Air pressure 115 lbs. Stop,; OK Buddy-the logbook. Flares? Registration? Fire Extinguish­er? Scales OK. Hey up-date your logbook. Move it.

Parking brake off, 1st gear low. They dldn 't need to check the back. Clutch. Pull out 1st. Clutch. Hit accelera­tor. How the hell? Keep up the logbook while moving? Clutch. Pull 4th. Clutch. Hit fuel. 5th Engaged. Hit fuel. Next time I'll pin the reg istration to my nose. Oil pressure climbs. Clutch. Pull 5th, Clutch. Hit fuel. 6th Engaged. Hit fuel. ~moke pours from stacl)-bunches up be)1i.nd, in the mirror. 7th. Need a ir filter. Blinker on. Check. Lane clear. Damn registration ~ out . in the open. 8th. Merge. .Check the watch. 9th. Mirrors. Another rig close-his blinker on. Clutch. Pull 9th. Clutch. Jazz fuel. lOth Engaged. Hit fuel. Lean to the right-give him room. Cabs even. Wave. "Shaw Transportation. Elm Spl'ings Arkansas. " Clutch. Pull lOth. Trailer passes . Clutch. Blinker on. Jazz fuel- fl[p him t)le lights . 11th Engaged. He flashes back ln thanks . Marker 65. Check the watch. Clutch. Pull 11. Check watch- Clutch. Jazz fuel-Check mirrors. 12th Engaged. Hit fuel. Smoke. Stale sandwich. Yesterday's. Speed 67. Take the chance. Flat soda. The next stop . The next stop . The time. The next s top.

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Page 6 J anuary 22, 1976 THE TOW N C R I ER

We welcome all Open Letters and Le tters to the Editor .

The opinions expressed in this corumn ure n,ot nece~;s :1ri ly th0se of frle editors . · · W~ feel thatanewspn.por Shov.ld expreS!:i the views of the p~oplc,

however much we might agree or disagr ee >~ith them.

·To the Editor: After reading the appallingly atrocious little farce that

appeared in this paper on tlw week of Jan. 8th wiitten by some, on~ wpo lacl<ed the il').test(nal f0rt~tude to s igp his or her namj;l, ~ wish to go on record as stating that I personally feel that the to<;yq mac1e a gre~t mistake wh~n we yoted down H. A, D. #•1 and our trauma cent~r, which might have cost us money, but not as much as it will cost us to support one of .our own. No~v we have also voted. down H. A. D. #5-- the majority of us realiz ing that we couldn't afford it. That is all water over the bridge Qow -- for right or wrong thpse questions are decided.

Although I am opposed to the concept that the Frie11ds of the Hospital supported, I must commend them ,all highly for the way they worked and pulled together for what they bel.ieved ln. I think that every one ofthem feels that they are trying to do the best thing for the town.

Why , then, are some of them -- not all by any means -­so convinced that anyone who holds an opinion at variance to theirs is trying to cause trouble and is on the side of the devil as in that as.inine letter?

To snidely attack Lloyd Treworgy's beautiful and moving rendition of the Christmas story as I overheard two of the friends -- one of whom I'm sure has never hearc;l it-- doing PQ the day before Christmas, just because he holds an opinion that is at odds with theirs is really pitlf\11.

Edwin Treworgy and the Taxpayer's Association <;erta lnly have as much rigqt to fight for their beliefs as do the Frlepds , and a right to fight fol;' them without their jobs or anything else being threatened. Only time will tell who was right and who wrong.

As I'm sure everyone in the world knows by now, this --1976 -- is our coun~ry 's bicentennial year. Perhaps the people of l\1ilo even more than others would do well to recall their histol'y lessons and remind themselves of the precepts on which this country was founded -- ma inly personal freedom. Everyone has a right to ~heir own opinion.

Now why can't we stop this back-biting and name caUlng and wor!< together?

Not being afraid to put my name to anyth (ng I've got to s ay I'll sign this

Peggi Dean

To the Ed itor: January 19, 1976

I hilVe always b~lleved in the wisdom of the saying, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. " Yet it i:tmazes )'ne that the leaders ofthe Mllo 'l'a.xpayers Association (M.T.A,), wpo a;re supposed to be lf!t.ell !gent people, do not seem to appr ec late the wisdom of th~t saying.

On several' occasions at public meetings, these M. T. A. leaders have communicated that they a:~;e opppsed to entering

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T HE. T 0 W N C R IE R J anuary 22, 1976 Page 7 OPEN LETTERS Cont'd from Page 6

HAD 4. Yet at various times, these same leaders have praised HAD 4 for the services they think it can offer the town, they tJa· ' ' indieuted that joining HAD 4 would not be a mistake, and th~ave pushed the idea of Milo affiliati~~ w_ith Mayo Hospi~al as our salvation - even though such an affthatwn could put Mtlo at the mercy of HAD 4 and force our entry into HAD 4 just to maintain what serv ices would remain in l\'Iilo.

These M . T.A. leaders seem to want credit for being HAD 4 opponents, reflecting the attitude of the town. But every­thing they do points to a stubborn refusal to accept lVIilo's de­sire to seek a real alternative to-HAD 4. Are they forgetting that you can't have your cake and ·eat it too or is a con game be ing worked on the town deliberately by these M. T. A. leaders?

Health }:>lanning in Bangor has said they will not g ive their ap­proval to anything Milo attempts as a plan of correction. We are between a rbck and a hard place through. no fa tilt of our own.

It is unbelievable the roadblocks that they have placed in front of us- the threats, the lies, and the promises that are not kept. These people along with Blue Cross and Blue Shield will go to no end to achieve their goal of closing our hospital. The Life Safety Code is a farce and only a tool to close our hospital as indicated by the failure to grant us waivers . An HEW inspector has inferred that. no hospital in Maine meets the Life Safety Code: 'They all exist on waivers. If waivers are good for lhem, why not us?

May I suggest that these lVI. T.A . leaders can only gain the confidence of the townspeople if they take unquestionably sincere action to help the hospital. This could have included g iving t ime and labor during the renovation project or other hospital-supporting projects last year. It can now include helping out on current fund ra ising and other projects for the hospital. After all, they believe in sav ing taxpayers' mon:ey. Let them now give of themselves, rather than flir t with other town's $5,000,000 boondoggles. Remember , you can 't have your cake and eat it too! "

Shorty (Dorine M. Comeau)

AN INTERESTED SENIOR CITIZEN It has been said that as we g r ow old we go into our.second

childhood, and a child is always asking questions . As I am one of your older Citizens, I would like to ask some questions.

· Why: Is Mayo Hospital so willing to take on our hospital --.f..ree· gratis?

What: Does Mayo Hospital expect from us in the future? -.-Why: After approximately 2 years hasn't HAD 4 started a hospital?

Why : Are some people against our having a hospital in Milo, but are willing for us to go into HAD 4 and have our tax money go out of town ?

Why: Are some against our having industries come into town which would benefit our Town?

Why: Do you think doctors would be interested in our Town if we haven't a hospital, even if it ls a small one? ·

Why: Docs the Taxpayers Association seem to be only interested in how much of our t ax money goes into maintain­ing a hospital?

Why: Don't they look into other areas, as well, where tax money goes ?

Florence Gilbert

OPEN LETTER TO JUDGE FRANK COFFIN

The Honorable Frank M. Coffin January 17, 1976

First Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals Boston, MA . 022 03 Dear Sir:

Regarding the Milo Community Hospital Medic.are te~­mination case which was heard by Judge Edward Gtgnoux tn Bangor Maine and subsequently heard by your court:

Fi;st of all, the statements by Judge Gignoux in court and in chambers were unbelievable. He should have removed him­self from the case as his actions have made a mockery of jus­tier 'n this case. If you would like a copy of the transcript of th se, I would be pleased to furnish one. .

. j,Iilo has for years tried to build a hospital while keepmg the present one open. HEW in Boston demands a plan of cor­rection which could include building a hospital, in order for our ho;pital to maintain Medicare coverage. · Comprehensive

Where is the equal protection guaranteed under the Con­stitution'? We have been the victims of out and out discrimin-ation no matter ho1y you look at it. .

I was present at the . hearing in September, 1975 before your court on the appeal. The questions that you and your col­ieagues asked the Government attorney Lawrence Burstein led me to believe that we won the appeal. Then, our attorney, Joseph Blchres f; \vas asked to bring figures to your court cop.­ccrn li1g how tnLic h money the hospital lost beca use of the Med­icare cut-off. What was thought was to be an injunction rul·ing bas ed on these figures turned out to be the actual adverse rul­ing itself. Mr. B ichrest went to Boston with these figures for no purpo$e. The ·ruling was already made and could have been mailed to us without anyone having to travel.

I was always ·a believer in Law and Order, but this case has opened my eyes to just what kind of shape this great coun­try of ours is in. When judges and government agencies can run rampant over lhe individual and nothing can be done about it, perhaps it is time for another revolution. Maybe it is time for the common people to take the country back, because fro!ll this point on I will have to obey the law of the land as inter­preted by some people, but I sure as hell will have nq respect for it.

HEW boasts that they have never lost a case against them. This case of discrimination was a valid one - the equal pro­tection part under the law still holds in my book. I feel. that none of you 'judges has the guts to rule against them. I d<;> no~ feel that they had a valid case against us either legally or mor­ally: Decency should prevail instead of personal gain. I feel that your court so suddenly rured against us because Judge Gignoux was nom inated as a candidate for the Supreme Co~rt and you did not want anything hanging that could hurt htm politic'ally. . . · .

The Preamble of the Constitution of this g reat country of ours guarantees Liberty and Justice for all.

The People of Milo are still waiting. · Sincerely,

To the Editor:

Lew is P. Valente, Chairman Milo Community Hospital. ·

Trustees

Freedom was not won easily in 1776. It took a united effort, much perserverance and many days and many nights of suffering before the yoke of oppression was. finally removed.

U that Freedom was worth fighting for in 1776, do you not believe it is still worth fighting for in 1976. two. hundred years later?

Milo is now threatened with loss of its hospital, to be followed later by loss of its Post Office , loss of its local gov- . ernment and even the loss of its churches. Call it Communism or ·call it Socialism. It does not matter. What does matter · is whether or not we stand together and fight for our rights and for our home town or just g ive up and succumb to all this pressure from without and from within. What is ~life worth? . Ask yourself this question before you vote next Monda.y. What if it is t he llfe of your own child , or that of your father or

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In Store Specials 138 c t. doz.

·.Oranges 78c Celery 48c tl pk.

Tomatoes 49c I

SWIFT Reg. 899 PORK

liver 89c Lb.

Frozen

Haddock fillet 1.88

BESSEY'S LOW CAL.

Orange Drink 1/2 gal. 59C

IGA French Style

Wax Beans 303 can 3/1.00

Reg. 1. 79

PUJ;{EX f gal,

Bleach 69C LIPTON 3 oz. pkg.

Make a Better Burger 3/1.00

IGA Cranberry -~uice : . 5Sc 32 oz.

IGA 9 oz. FROZEN

Whipped 1 opping 2/1.00 ,

Milo I.G.A. ~---------~-~· --------------------~

by LISA CYR

Five new members have been elected to the Nationa+ Honor Society at PVHS. They are as follows: Juniors: Rhoda J{en­nedy and Julie Brown; Sophomores: Allen Monroe, Jo-Ann Berry and Janet Oakes. · An inductio!l ceremony for the new members is being planned for the .. near future.

A New England Science Symposium is held each year iri . New Hampshire in which six students, junigrs a11d seniors in high school, are chosen from the states of Maine, New Hamp-. shire and Vermont to present their Science Fa~r Projects. The seventh place winner is chosen as the alternate. A special' . panel is formed to select these seven ppople out of 125 to 150 applicants. Each student must subp1it a 2(;)0';:500 word abstract of their project. One winner is chosen at the Fair, and attends the National Fair; . which. will be held in Washington, D.C. this · year. Three students from . PVHS submitted papers. Only three are aU owed to enter from each school. . This year Ther- · esa Grayes was chosen as one of the six to·present her project, and Lisa Cyr was chosen as the alternatf:l. The Fair will be held April 1 in New Hampshire,

The girls' varsity basketball record is 6-3. In their game with Foxcroft, January 13, the Patriots pulled off a victory of 57-32. Julie Brown w~s high scorer with 16 . points. Susan Grant had 1-2 pts., Peg Sm.ith (11). Lana Ladd (8), qeanna Bellatty (6), and . Nancy Cummings and Patty Huntley with (2) apiece. The girls lost their third game this season against · Stearns on January 19. The score was 43-38. Lana Ladd and · Julie Brown were high s<;:orers with 15 points apiece, Sue Grant (4), and · I'eg Sn;1ith and Deanna BeiiattY w.ith (2) apiece. The girls' ri64:t games· are home with Centl'il..l, January at Schenck, January 23; and home with .[)exte,r c>rt ·JanuaY27, which is at 6:30 p. ni., preliminary'' to the boys' varsity gairJe. '

The boys' varsity record is 4-5. They lost their last two. g(lmes. The first . q~ the two was a loss· to Foxcroft 68-58'; Dick DeWitt high scorer with 19 points. Tne second ioss was against Ellsworth 93-56. To~ Pender was. high scorer with . 14 points.- Brian Heal \vas. next with ·10 points; DicK DeWitt (8), Sam Bradeen and Gary Bryant (6) 'apiece; and Andy Mayo,.' Kevi1.1 ,Jackins, Matt Hamlin, Mike Mayo, Rfohard Grant and Philip Bunker all with (2). The boys next games are ho.me with Guqford January 22; home with Schenck January ·24; and · home with Dexter January 27; the J. V. game to be played · at 4:30p.m.

OPEN l,ETTE.RS Cpnt'd from Page ·7

mother? ·Accidents happen ~uickly. Heart attacks '. need not be fatal if help is . neflrby and immediate: A few dollars sa~ed now -will not matter if it is your child on that stretcher. Thtnk about it, . . ,

A hospital \Vlthout bed care is not a hospital! . Don t be deceived. No other town is goipg to 'run o,ur h,o~pttalfor us

, and expe~t nothing in return . .. Anc;t~v_hat will they ,c:Jemand? Tax dollars, of course . · · .. · · · · . · · . . .

·Let'shavefaith inMilo and worldor i~s futur~ -- -.....4e~her r Let's keep our hospital open a1,1d let's st11~t workmg arfd ftght-: ing to wln -- not. to lo!ie • . · · · ·

. (GET ?UT AND VOTE MONDAY:) . , • !' .. : . . M:; ·B.ro9kw~Y.;

THE TOWN CRIER

UNlTED lVIETHODIST CHURCHES

Co •unity Church Ser vice at :0'-"tnville is at 8:30 a.m. followed by Sunday School. AU are welcome.

The United Method ist Church Service at Brownville J ct. is at 9:45 a . rri. Church School at 11:00 a . m.

Fellowship Supper in recog­nition of t he Cho ir Sunday night at 5:30 p. m. · All wel­come. Unless otherwise so­.licited, bring a salad or hot cas s·er ole .

Youth. Fellowship at Episco­pal Church for the 5-6 grade levels ~his Sunday only.

Park St. Un.ited Method is t Church at 11:15 a . m. Sermon topic "Human Relati·ons Day." Service will be led by mem­bers of the Youth Gr oup under the direct ion ofBob and Shena Lundin. Children's choir will sing also .

Church school at Milo at 9:4fi, a . m. All wel'come.

l. 7:30 Bible Study in R&n~latLons.

MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION OF MILO SPONSORS DINNE~

The Ministerial Association ofMilo is sponsoring a dinner on Friday night at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall to which all are invited.

The Fellowship Dinner ls in celebration of the Week of Prayer which has been con­ducted in the area with co­operat ing Chur ches this week. (Last Service at 7:30 Thurs. (tonight) at St; Francis Xavier Church in Brownville Junction, with Rev. Samuel Hartm an as speaker .) People of all Chur­

. ches a re invited to attend. The Fellmvship dinner Fri­

day at 6 p. m. will be com­posed of casseroles, salads, desserts etc ., which people will bring, as they desire. If not personally solicited bring a h.r · iiS h or salad. Also a pla~etting , so there will be a'\Jlinimum of "clean-up." A large turn-out is expected. No service following , but a short progra m at the dinner!

J anuary 22, . 1976 Page 9

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&rand Opening

Taking part in the ribbon cutting ceremony which formally opened Knapp's Supermarket last Wednesday were Marguerite Swazey, Manager Walter Lougee, New Town Manager Dale Green, Owner Leste~ Knapp, reti_ring Town Manager Warren Cookson, Neil Tobey of A.G. ~nd Cheryl Hamltn a long with some onlookers. The new Main Street store got off to a fme start and LS a great add ition to t he local business communi~y .

(Staff photo by Paul Erown)

Best Wishes to Knapp's Supermarket

from the crew at

Chase I Kimball Oil Co. Dover-Foxcroft - Milo

A LETTER FROM AN OLD FRIEND

Hi kids! Long time no news. I had nothing to wvite about, but now, oh boy, wait until you h~ar this news.

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1976 ,. Knapp's new food market just opened its doors. Open house. Take my word it's beautiful, Now March 1st, the I.G.A . · Foodllner is opening up. It will make you all pr oud of Milo' when you see it or read about it. But the biggest thing of all ls that this was made possible by people who made their mon.ey here ln Milo, and for their thanks to the people t~ey have built these two beautiful food markets with big parking lots. lt's like the

M.S.A,D. No. 41 HOT LUNCH MENU Week of: January MONDAY ...J

Chicken with Gravy Mashed Potato Green Beans Cranberry Sauce Roll and Butter Apricots

·Milk TU~SDAY ·

Lasagna Green Salad Br~ad and Butter Sugar Square Milk

WEDNESDAY Meatballs and Gravy Steamed Rice Spinach Roll and Butter Jello Milk

THURSDAY Citrus Sections Toasted Cheese Sandwich Stew~d Tomatoes Molasses Cookie Milk

FRIDAY F ish Sticks lVJashed Potato Carrot Slaw Roll and Butter Cake with Icing Milk

towp is being porn again and it's wonderful. people from Milo who have done it. Why ? Because these people have confidence in their town and they care about the people. Now , will the people of l\1 ilo thank them by shopping at these stores? I hope so.

Why am I writing this? To keep ·my little friends who are away abreast of the news. When something like this hap­pens, I fee l like saying thank you very much for making it more pleasant for all of us. On the other hand, if there's something I don't like, you will hear about it.

Good Luck, God Blr ·. Your old friend,__, Clarence Langevi~