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Sun-Journal from Lewiston, Maine • 10

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THURSDAY MARCH- 111 -LEwvimm evening jotvvai LKwiSTon-Aratnur imuib i 'i 'g'l judge Sewall Reserves Decision TT Till i 1 lh Bilodeau Blown Cross Suit' Vniifh Tn 'Ilf AX Youth To Meet In Lewiston No Room For Loafers On City Welfare Relief Recipients Work As Extra Gty Janitors Lachance Petition Dismissed Had Sought Change Of Court Decree InSupport Of ClSld the Lewiston Public Wteke Depert-meifteeld this today ami added he plumed to continue doing so -as long as male pensggmel was gyajir men work a certain number of hours under the direction ofld- Sr St Hilaire director of the Pub-Works Department lived up to the decree to-jkg present time but that he waa no longer able to because of injurieetp his eves mouth and free sustained while Because of the lnjurlce he claim-ed he would notbeiablq to earn sufficient money to sujpfOrt himself and still comply with the order to support At a hearing held recently be waa represented by Attorney Benjamin Arena Mrs Lachance was represented by Judge Adrian A Cote of them sgen- company one of the largest of fill be divided into 23 the i Played Cards as Women Dodirect-ed by James Grady with Timothy Perry Robert Saiti Einar Wulff and Harold An ten City Locals Them is qozopn for loafers on welfare rolls All the nqen who depend on the city for support end who are able to work are now being used extra janitors in the Lewiston City Build- Bosario 8 Gigueiw of Harriett Vesta Fairbanks Loretta Fairbanks Louise Noyes Dorothy Grant Mildred Whittemore Marian Polls nd Ova Pingree Rose Kidder Berrvce Kidder Juanita Thrdiff Betty Collins Elva Hodsdon Helen Convert Frances Croanman Margaret Morse Joan Martin Evelyn Pingree Carole Arsenault and Jennie Arsenault From Rumford were Theresa Gaut-regu Emma Gallant Irene Arsenault Delia Arsenault Theresa Arsenault and Dorilda Arsenault Send lng gifts were Doris Aubry Janet Arsenault Mm Arthur Arsenault Rumford: Arlene Newell Lucienne Welch Either Hall Eleanor Drurv Phyllis Hodsdon Neleta Noyes Bens Morse Methyl Morse Beatrice Wade Nome Gaudet Angie Gifford Leighton rbanks Lo RUMFORD Announce Cast For School Play The three and a half year averages for the senior clue wen announced Wednesday morning by Principal Harry Brown Those having the ten highest grides were Robert Saisi valedictorian James Grady salutatorian followed by Nancy Schwind Patricia Pratt Theodore resveau Rosalia Davis Louise Conley Joan Morrison In belle Gallant end James Porath The one act play contest will be held at Mexico High School Friday night The Rumford play Suppressed Desires will compete with Ttirner Anson an Mexico The cast for the Rumford play includes James Grady Eleanor Peters end Ann Brown Senior May The seniors have chosen for their annual play A Date With Judy which will be presented at the Abbott Auditorium in the middle 'f May This day is being coached by James Connor of the English De-rartment TEe cast includes Belly Goodwin R'Vnd Guay Joan Leader Paul Sirois Nancy Schwind Louise Conley James Grady Thelma McKinney Charles Peulet Isabelle Gallant Adurey Jhiotte Theodore Desveau Geraldine Sassi and Shirley Clase Trip At the weekly assembly Friday the newly formed Dramatic Club will present two one act plays: Some Worm Were Talking directed by Nancy Schwind with Marjorie Ahem Gloria Young Ann Enches Nonnie Dinsmore Elernoi Peters and Dcnald Additon: If Men Rousrin Contractor Albert Bilodeau of Lewiston has a unique idea of where jR-jnen who never makes a mistake Imhm be Bilodeau say a man who doesnt make a mistake In Augusts at the State Hospital He told the court so today as Attorney Johr Crockett asked him whether or pot he wee capable of mistakes "Yes- of he replied Cross suits had been filed -by Bilodeau and Eugene Blouin of Lewiston as tha result of controversy which grfw out of Bilodeau building an (11000 two-apartment house at 4 Genest Street for Blouin and bis wife The house was started in 1948 and finished the1 following year Bilodeau claimed he has over $1-000 crating fiom Blouin or extras The Blouins on the other hand claimed the extras were the own ideps in some cases to rectify mistakes and were not put in at their request They claimed too that a contract entered into by them and the contractor had beer- breached -Bilodeau wa presented Jay Attorney Beniamin Berman Arithmetic Bilodeau who lives at 26 Oxford Street told the court he was owed $102246 bv the Blouins Attorney John Crockett asked him wheth- -or not he was sure of the figure rad Bilodeau said that he was Then Crockfctt informed the court that he added up the items as set forth in statement and found them to total only $99246 a difference of $30 not quite so sure Crockett asked the contractor Bilodeau started to speak and then kept silent Crockett said he READ FIELD Musical Program At Town Club Lefoyette Chapter OES No 50 will meet Thursday night Members ere asked So bring Scotch Auction package Refreshments will be served by Mr Faith Rourke Mr and Mrs Edward Wills Mr and Mrs Eli Merriman and Mrs Clarice Smith MmsfeaT Program The Little Town Club met Tuesday night at the Community House A musical program wu given follows Musical and dance by the pupils of Miss Bums of Gardiner Jean Chapman Linda and Lois Brown Jerry Lu Chapman Instrumental duet Betty Cleaves Marilyn Young guitar solo Larry Lane song Phyllis Bracy James Dugan reading Dorothy Lancelot The door prize was drawn bv Hursell Wells of Waterville Refreshments were served by Mr- and Un Charles Thomas Mr and Mrs Russell Young and Mr and Mrs A Johnson Rumford Court RUMFORD Uuno Kahkonen Rumford appeared in municipal court Wednesday on a second charge of intoxication The first case had been continued for sentence Re wu sentenced to a total of 60 days in the countv jail for both chsrces Wilfred Easter Rumford wu found not guilty on a stop sign violation Pleading not guilty to a charge of idle and disorderly conduct Clau Maurphy Rumford wu found gull on the charge Hf ued for sentence conduct Claude suurpny Kumxora wu found guilty on the charge Hi case wu IIbH for MtlfMlift i I submitted the error to addition only to show that Bilodeau might be wrong In other things The eontraet which Blouin claimed had been broken by the contractor had been signed on March 11 1947 It provided that the Blouins should pay $11000 for the home but Bilodeau claimed that the $11000 figure did not indude ny extras The contract also stipulated that the home should be built within two months Of file date of signing Bilodeau alio agreed to pay lor any lieu should they be put on by sub-contractors Among tha extras which Bilodeau built and Blouin denied asking lor were a second floor vestibule end several extra closets Blouin claimed that the rough work for these additions was already accomplished when the contract was signed end should have been Included in the $11000 price Bilodeau himself agreed that most of the work was done before the contract was signed Attorney John Crockett asked Bilodeau how much of the home was completed when the contract was signed and Inquired to whether It was about 80 completed Bilodeau denied It being so far along said he thought it wu about 55 done "You expected to get more than Crockett asked the contractor Bilodeau said that he did Eugene Blouin also claimed that the house wu not completed within the specified time and denied that it was computed entirely today He claimed that several areas of the building had not yet been given a second cut of paint had been agreed on Justice Arthur Sewall reserved decision on the esse Eustis Man Fined For Auto Theft Charged In municipal court Wednesday with taking a motor vehicle without the permission Ernest Ricker Jr Eustis was fined $200 and coats of $1680 In default of payment he wu sentenced to four months in the county jail After hia committal Ricker paid the fines and: waa released State Trooper Wilfred Tufts made the complaint Robert Rose Phillips wu charged with operating an unregistered vehicle unable to pay fine of $10 and costs of $1360 he wu sentenced to 15 dan In file county jefi Deputy Sheriff Delbert Sylvester wu the aN resting officer Payl Dies wu given 30 days hi the county jail on a vagrancy charge Waterville Girl Recently Married OAKLAND Thomas Alton Esta-brook spd Betty Johnson were united in marriage Thursday at 8 AM at the parsonage of the United Baptist Church Mrs Eitabrook is the daughter of Mr and Mm Archie Johnson of Waterville and Mr Esta-brook is the eon of Mrs Eva Esta brook of the Grafton Road Oakland The double ring ceremony wu performed by Rev Lewie Mile They will make their home at Waterville where the bridegroom is employed EAST DEUTELD Elaine HaU chairman of the Crus Drive report that the for East Dixfield of $90 hu kaa collected as -she hu collected Hulctt Post VFW of Auburn holds its annual election of officers tonight at a meeting to be held in the new Poet Hall on Main street at Alphonse Michaud 56 of 106 Oak Street Lewiston suffered a fainting spell while walking on Ash Street this morning He was taken to the Central Maine General Hospital by police He left the institution shortly after Cummings Addresses Rotarians Says War Can Be Prevented The prevention of World War nth possible and in fact a "must Arthur Cummings of Auburn said today in an address before the Au- bum-Lewiston Rotary Club Cummings head of the New England chapter of the American War Dads called on Rotarians to be a good influence on the youths of America and declared nothing could be more important to the future of our American Youth than the prevention of another He listed adequate national defence a wo-ld educatonal r-t and cultural program an end to the labor and capital war a reduction in government expenses and s1 cut in the tax burden as some of the most important steps achieve world peace and freedom Hie termed the American War Dadg Association "the most unselfish organization" In the world today Herman Ruhm Jr president of the Bates Manufacturing Company was named an honorary member at the local Rotary Club He was presented by Dr Charley? Phillips of Betas College Dr Phillips praised "high sense of community responsibility and his activity inW community projects Visiting Rotarians were: Abbott Lyman Smith William Rawlinson Henry Evans all of the Biddeford -Saco Club Perley Turner Brunswick Ed Pickett Boston Larry Passmore Camden and Kelley Crie Rockland Vice-President Charles Murphy presided In proportion to its size a firefly produces more light than the moat powerful of man-made dynamos jL petition by Maurice (Lett?) of Lisbon well known -fcoxtr fHfif that a court decree ocdcrinfhlm-to pay $10 per week for his child! aupport be diwwed was illmlTil today by Juitice Arthur Bewail of Superior Court The boxer and hii wife were directed In Marefa lift Tbe nwtter was awarded custody of the chlid at that time and Lachatfce waa ordered to make the payment In petition Ladianoe claimed he had Mihai Says Only War Can Free- Romania NEW YOBK-JP-Nothing abort of war under exiatinf conditions can free his country from ita domination by Gommunista former King Mihai of Romania says The handsome 26-year-old ex-monarch accompanied by Us mother Queen Helen arrived late yesterday aboard the Queen EUabeth forms first visit to the United Staten Ha plana to remain two or three artinki wihii who told reporters that hia abdication last Dec 30 wis fenced by Romanian Communists said he ami eonriders himself Romanies rightful ruler end believes hia countrymen in general remain loyal to him Some 150 reporters and photographers greeted the rbyal pair as the giant finer crept up the bay from quarantine Poised and genial Mittal answered the hall of Questions from Us interviewers in a low soft voice and clipped British accent Occasionally during the mass interview Queen Helen Interpolated a remark The former king indicated he hoped to main his throne but when asked now he hoped to i attain this aim replied: know" As to reports that hie might iainatt i government-in -exile Mihai said: 1 never thought of anything like He made it dear he Intended to go ahead with plana for his marriage to Prlnccfi Anne of Bourbon-Parma Catholic A Vatican spokesman had announced previous! that permission tor the wedding would be granted only if the fprmer monarch ah orthodox churoh member agrees to bring un ns Catholics any children born of the marriage Asked whether this development might prevent the wedding Mihai replied Til have to get hack first ana uk her We hope to be married in Conenhagen but we know there any way short of war that will rid vour country of he was asked in the u'escnt he answered When Romanian Communists insisted on the abdication another newsmen wked did Mihai leave the country voluntarily or was he forced out? The ek-king thought for a moment than a broad smile spread over his keg "They didn't say it but it felt like he said Japan's Anm Giants To P- S-It Un TOKYO-JP-Nlne industrial giants which heloed to arm Japan for war will be split into 58 eornnanies under the Japanese Economic Decentralization law gays Kyodo News Agency Moat of the concerns will be split into four or five companies' but the great Mitsubishi Heavy Industries AT RITUALISTIC Donald Ouellette of Lewiston will attend the New England Past Exalted Rulerg Ritualistic Contest of the Order of Elk at Providence I this week end Other state Past Exalted Riders from Maine expected to take part are: John McComb of Sanford substituting for Arthur Henry' of Rumfbrd: Donald Crowley of Biddeford Charles Harlow of Sanford Maynard Marston of Rockland Dr Joseph Brown of Sanford James Usher of Portland and Edward McMann of Bath- Dwight Stevens of Portland be a judge Baker-Libby Nuptials Miss Elizabeth Baker daughter of Mrs Walter Baker of Salem New Jersey became the bride of Frank Milon Libby Jr son of Mr and Mrs Libby of Harvard Street Auburn in a ceremony at the First Baptist Church at Salem on January 24 according to a nan-nouncement being made here Rev Robert Walk pactor of the church performed the double ring ceremony in candlelight setting Given In marriage by her brother Walter Baker Jr of Salem the bride wore a gown of white lace with a train and her fingertip veil was held in place by a tiara of seed pearls She carried a bouquet of white roses Mrs Ralph Pierson attended as matron of honor in a blue taffeta gortn trimmed with velvet Brides- males were Mrs Helen Gehris of Salem and Mrs Earl Hicman of Bridgeport who wore velvet-trimmed gowns cf rose taffeta All three wore deep pink roses in their hair and carried bouquet of Spring flowers Best man was Kenneth Libby and ushers were Maurice Libby and Ralph Pierson Following the ceremony a recep-' tion was held and a wedding supper was served to more than 100 guests in the dining hall of the church The couole will reside in Salem Mrs Libbv was born in Salem and attended schools there She is employed in the office of rubber laboratory at the Deepwater plant in New Jersey Mr Libby was graduated from Edward Little high school and served nearly four years in the Army He is also employed at the Dupont plant A vegetable omelet makes a good upper creamed potatoes and a salad of lettuce end raw green pepper rings mav be served with it The dessert should be a hearty one such apple cobbler or cottage pudding hdld of the free Democratic Czechoslovak people" He said tho coup revealed "the insincerity i-f Prime Minister Stalin who personally promised President Banes in March- 1945 in Moscow that Czechoslovakia would always be cy reports UN Council Shelves Czech Request LAKE SUCCESS-A-The United Nation pigeon-holed today a demand for security council investigation of the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia The demand waanade by Dr Jan Papanek chief delegate to the UN on the heels of the death in Prague of hia beat friend Foreign Minister Jan Mas-ary He blamed Prime Minister Stalin and Russian officials for the success of the minority stroke last month in his "terrorized" homeland Secretary -General Trygve Lie of Norway put the document on the shelf after consultations with top advisers and Dr Tsiang of China March president of the council A UN statement mid merely that the document would be tweeted as a non-governmental communication The move means that the demand will lie dormant in the files unless some country officially sponsors it Other delegates watched the situ-atira closely but there were no immediate indication that any nation would step in to push the issue Net Resigning Papanek said he was not resigning the UN He added he still is the representative of the Czechoslovak republic but does not represent the CommunUt-dom-inated regime in Prague The UN made no ruling on Pa-s status as a delegate The 1 Wy on the aiP it was understood that UN officials considered It was not a communication from the Czechoslovak government since it contained an attack on that government One UN official predicted that Papanek i status would be clarify dimw Lie conferred with Arkady A Sobolev of Russia assistant secre-tary-genenl in charge of Securitv Council affairs and Dr Ivan Ker-no of Czechoslovakia assistant Papanek filed hia charges in a formal letter to Lie and then read them to newsmen in a special conference yesterday Papanek said the death of Masaryk not have been a suicide Charges Soldiers Eeadv Included in his char against Russia was the allegation that Soviet soldiers were held in readiness on northwest frontier kit month to back up the Communists in the governmental switch Charging that the couo was successful only because of Soviet participation Papanek said: "Official and military representatives of the union or Soviet socialist republics participated in dosed and public meetings of the Communist tarty and stayed long enough to ree organized terror take The Friday Jewish youth attending Maine OSlfeges wifi be meeting In Lewiston tomorrow under the sponsorship of ROell which is the national Jewish young men's organization sponsored by BYii Brith Beth JacobSynk-gogue of which Rabbi David Ber-ent is fhe spiritual head will be headquarters aw boat to the young people The me will indu meeting opens at 8 PM and icluda a social hour well the more serious discussions Rabbi Berent will make remarks at tills time The organization -Hilell stems from Its founding in the Fixe Century by the leading rabbis of that era It has withstood changes of time end philosophies and -now nourishes the Jewish youth of college age in particular Twe Bates College students will be in charge Friday Bert Polephy of Lowell Mass as reader and preacher and Carl Crasniek of Portland in charge as Cantor of thS musical program Rabbi Milton Elefant in charge of Hilell for the District of Maine will bring greetings will Rabbi Berent All Maine colleges are represented DIXFIELD Mrs Nellie Dill Entertains Club The Star Circle wu entertained Monday evening at the home of Mm Nellie DilL Donation were made for the Crippled Children and the Salvation Army iA coda! evening followed with refreshments served by the hostess HostesKi foi the next meeting will be Marion Leighton end Nine RuskH the place to be announced Merit Beige Skew Troop 193 Boy Scouts met Tuesday night at Legion hall with Scout master Albert Smith and assistants Harlan Child and Floyd Macomber Two visitors -Bernard Haines ana Everinxton Hawthorne were present both'nf whom have expressed a willingness to assist with the troop A hike wu planned for Sunday by 8 boys They win cook their dinner out of doom and pus tests Monday night they met at the home of the scout master to build a booth for the merit badge tiww at Rumford March 16 Ronald Gagnon and D'teon Welch passed their ten- derfoot test Games wen played in the form of Athletic contests Songs were sung by Stanton Taylor with guitar and Louis Charity The senior Girl Scouts met at Hotel Stanley Tuesday night for a rehearsal and final plans for the demonstration Friday night It is hoped fdbola the next meeting at file High School building with Wallace Hart the guest meeker Hie subject will be the Proper Use Of Carpenters Tools The next meeting will complete the requirements for senior service troop scouts Entertain at Shower Mrs Jennie Arsenault entertained at a shower Monday night at her home in honor of Mm Robert Arsenault Ths guest received many nice giftsA social evening wu enjoyed with refreshments served by the hostea assisted by Juanita Tardifi and Theresa Gautreau Attending from town were Ada 1watman Kathryn Home Rita Shaw Thom Child Orje Coolidge who Injured his leg recently while working in the woods returned to teaming Wed- nesdey SHOE Lowlgton contin-Aquota Mm Bed henn been EENOir-S Ecrs -Lomtu- WJLltan- IVIN A IPKBZ1E this EASTER PARADE these SUPERMAN -TIM GUESSING CONTEST 1st PRIZE--BICY CLE Columbia built Fully equipped a 2nd RCA Table Model 3rd Jewel tone warm-up jacket a 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th PRIZES -SCOUT KNIVES wear Gold (Red) Cross shoes than any other brand of fine footwear in the world Which surprise you For what other shoe offers so much in brilliant yonnp styling in beyond-its-pnee quality in fit ao for yon that it keeps the envied awing of youth in your atepf Priced from $895 to $1195 the handsomely harmonised Easter Parade Shirt Tie and Handkerchief Ensembles that Arrow has provided to make Easter a holiday too! The shirts have double rows of satin stripes that contrast smartly on a pastel ground Perfect-fitting Arrow collars top them off a swell combination of colors to choose from and a perfect tie and handkerchief for every one you choose Get some today Mandalay Hitmen The Pristine Contest is open to all boys Guess the number of marblesln the fish bowl you will see in our window The bowl will be here all week Come into the Dept and writedown your guess Winners will be notified in about 6 weeks as contest will be run in all i Benoit stores for a period of one week ARROW EASTER PARADE ENSEMBLES Shirts $4k23 Ties $150 Handkerchiefs 65c ian UOUSBOYlftTBEET LEWI8T0H Stom jn PHtland Urntn 'Aiguit Rmifori Uibon ond Agfc The Town LISBON and ASH V- ap I-.

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