Sun-Journal from Lewiston, Maine • 1

jr I i-2 I ra iuV'i I Marnagelt aThing You'veCfoi to Give Your Whole Mind to-Vatea ntments Mayor Names New A Board Bonenfant 7 i Only Holdover By Hal Gosselin Mayor Looi Gagne today ousted Dr R- Thomas and Joseph Longtin from the Lewistoi Fire Commission He named a new board of fice members and retained only Robert Bonenfant whom be first appointed last year iV FIRE COMMISSION VALTER HAYNES-1 YEAR ALFRED DUTH2 YEARS JOSEPH NORTON-3 YEARS DR PAUL CHEVALIER-4 YEARS ROBERT BONENFANT-S YEARS 2 POLICE COMMISSION CYRILLE LABRANCHE-2 YEARS DOMINIQUE DUMONT-4 YEARS 3 HEALTH AND WELFARE BOARD MAURICE FONTAINE-1 YEAR PROF GOULD-3 YEARS MRS ALBERT SASSEVHXE-5 YEARS 1 FINANCE BOARD MAURICE CLOUTIER-5 YEARS 5 PUBLIC WORKS BOARD BERTRAND A MARQUIS-5 YEARS EDUCATION BOARD ARMAND SANSOUCY-5 YEARS 7 CORPORATION COUNSEL FERNAND DESPINS VHWORTH VARREN-1 YEAR Ousted! Hq said the commission had been "sue spot" and added he believed the new members "will remedy the By naming an entirely new cor he stated ba was acting un-legal advice He said it was "mv to appoint a new com- 155 000 Miners Quit WALTER HAYNES Craft Piloted By John Clark Plunges Into i The Kennebec VASSALBORO-JP-R epublican Presidential aspirant Robert A Taft crash-landed on the' ice-covered Kennebec river In a estate of Maine plane today but escaped injury engine cut out and there was no time to be worried" said Taft la the plane with the Ohio star (K-Me) and the pilot Joha Clark director of PnTSBURGh-JP-Moie than one-third of the nation's 400000 soft coal miners quit work today to support the demand of John Lfovli for miner pensions Oto Kentucky over 40000 Pennsylvania 27800: Illinois 13000 The Steel Corp reported nine of its 14 Western Pennsylvania pita sere closed with 7 Off) miners idle The corporation expected its coal output would drop today to about 20000 tons or one-third of capacity REMOVED FROM OFFICE Dr Thomas (left) and Joseph 0 Longtin of the Lewiston Fire Commission who were removed from office today as Mayor Lonis Gagne ajpointe entirely new fireeommission Mayor Asks Pension the United Mine Workers for $100 monthly oensiona for miners Two hundred and ten miner? reported this morning to a Trick pit at' nearby Brldgeville but returned The firms mine at Muse Pa a few miles distant The Brldgeville pit 1800 tons daily the about 5000 tons The Brldgeville diggers milled the mine lamp house but no attempt to obtain their working lights Then aa one of the miners "threw away his theTraditional six nal of a Work stoppage in which the See MINERS Page 7 CoL 5 Meyers Gets 20 Months To Five Years WASHINGTON IP Ms Gen Bennett Meyers today was sentenced to 20 months to five years in prison A Federal Jury convicted him last Friday 'on three counts of inducing The senators were enroute to Old Town to inspect the airport there The Old Town airport has been sug- Rested aa an alternate to -the Dow air tape base at Bancor which win ha closed to com US Aid to Stop If Italy Decides To Turn Communist Yesterday wt started a two-day impalin' tour of Maine Asclieduied talk before University of Maine students at Orono after the Old Town Inspection celled because of the crasl 1 See CRASH Pile Coif Contributory Basis Mayor Lonis Gagne today called on the Board of Mayor and-Aldermen to put Die pension Byitem for mnnicipa workers on a contributory basis lit his inaugural address the mayor expressed alarm at the increasing amount' of money the eity is paying pensioned municipal workers He predicted the mnnieipality trill' pay from $80000 to $100000 for pensions alone in ten years v- (x Sr i S'1 -v IP 'V? Yjrg I 4 Vff I Taft Offers Program For --Lasting Peace BY A LEMEUX A formula for lasting peace was the people of Maine WASmNOTON-AVrha 8tate Department said today that if Italy goes Communist -he will vet ther economic aid from the United States A statement emphasized that this means the Italian Communist party would ba the one to decide whether to off from said they want the European Italy has been receiving help reeovery program" McDermott under the emergency foreign aid added uweP "If tte Communists should MidSSl mSSSSWSw officer whlch Mleve the announcement on whet See MARSHALL FLAN 7 will happen if Italy goes Communist in the elections next month He said Senate debate on the $5 300000-000 European recovery program made it dear the Senate opposes aid to any Communist-dominated cohntry "The Communists in Italy have uwy nave "If our eity is to keep its present form of government something must be done before it is too late" the Mayor declared Mayor Gagne and the seven members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen took the oath of office at the inaugural exercises In the Lewiston City Hall today The Mayor began hla second and last consecutive a former- business aamclate to lie under oath to a Senate committee Judge Alexander Holtzoff when imposing sentence said the 52-year- ola retired general was guilty of a grave and serious offense The maximum sentence he could tav inposed Meyers stood erect end apparently unmoved as Judge Holtzoff told him: "Bennett Meyers it is the judgment of this court that yon be imprisoned in an institution to be deo-Ignited by the Attorney Genera1 of the United States tor term of not less than 30 months and not more than five yearn" Meyers was immediately led from the court room by Federal Marshals After the Jury's verdict last attorneys for the wartime sir deputy purchasing chief had nounced they would appeal the diet Holtzoff at that time said be would not allow bond while the tence Robert BuihneU attorney far Meyers pleaded that the court consider Meyers' war record Bushnell said: 1 say the punishment tills man has already gone by being from coast to coast like a Is punishment than it is to this court's power to impose" Jalbert Protests Rent Control Plan Bonenf ant Predicts Between Fire Commission! Other Boards The Mayor did not aim and Longtin by mune but of this members of this board I belieVe have not done their duty in the beat tatoests of the city The Mayor named Bonenfant and four other prominent Lewiston men to the Fire board They are Walter Haynes one year Alfred DutiL retired police office two years Jos aeph Norton three years Dr Paul Chevalier four years Bonenfant'a new term ia for fiva yean the same period he bad remaining' to serve The removal of Thomas and Longtin by Mayor Gagns is the first such action taken by a mayor Since die adoption af the new oity charter in 1IA Thomaa-had another year to serve while term was not due to expire until 1951 Thomas waa first named by former Mayor Edmond Lambert to fill the unexpired term of one member i He was reappointed by former Mayor Jean Charles Boucher to 1944 He ia a Republican Longtin wad named by former Mayor Alton A toward to 1948 He is a Democrat Mayor Gagne made a total of 15 appointments Including that of Corporation Counsel Fernand Despins He accepted the resignations of Dr Chevalier and Maurice Ctou-ii tier (ran the Board 0 Health and' Welfare and appointed them to the Fire Commissian end to the Board-of Flnanea respectively He reegpelefe WI Warren to the polled i far a fond sc ene I Cyrille I Weman an Wdtafo On the Board of Health and Wd-fan Mayor Gagne appointed Mn Alberto GastonguyeSevme tor term of five years Prof Gould for tivee ye end Maurice Fontaine local war veteran tot a ToplsMlon Goulet on the Board of Education the mayor appointed Axmand Sanaoucy LewWm public accountant and former Ward Four Alderman Beside Warren the only officeholder to be reappointed was Bar-trend A Marquis of the' Lewiston Board of Public Works Cloutier succeeded Ronaldo rniT on the Board of Finance Mrs SaaieVille replacedJoewh Gaston cuay on the Board of Health Welfare- and Sanaoura was med to succeed Goulet on the Ed- The Mayor expressed his thanks to the outgoing members of the Lew-Government and of the said: that everg am responsible I am proud to to serve their all of them a jhjjfrSw VimT Comnisstan is 40 He has Broom 1935 end liras married and ter a Stover at Lewiston since 827 Main Street Ho tether of a daugh-at Lewistoq High Lewiston jraduated Northeastern Univemity to the graduated from dty tome class ibpr-of the frat-and of ttia of Elks of 1928 He is a erne order of Lewiston Lodge Dutfl readied the age of -85 only jvenl weeks ago sndat thattime retired from the Lewiston Police Department His term for twi years He is the fattier of a ion who died in World War II Another son Roland is a member of the Xowirton Fin Dept He makes Us home at 17 Wood Street D-t" te a Democrat Norten Norton fa an automobua aateanan and lives on Pleasant Street He is a Republican Norton is also a veteran of World Warn He to graduate of Lewiston high school and of the Maine School of 'Commerce Or ChGTfclfer Dr CheVslier one pf Lewiston's sstdmown physicians He fa a Democrat and baa been serving on the Boerd of PuMic Works rincel944 He served a Capteininthe Army Medical Cotpa during Worid War IL He fa married and nmkes hfa home at 37 Central Avenue Bonenfant also serves as Andro-cogjfin County Commlsrioner He fa a former member of-the Board of Aldermen and was first appointed to the fin commission last year by Mayor Gagne He fa married ilnd te employed at St -Peteris School He fa a Democrat Hfa home fa mi Bartlett Street Cleatier Cloutier ttie now member of thd Board of Finance had been on the Board of and Welfare since-1945 He fa a Republican and is prfc-duction manager at the Lepage bakery to Lewiston His home fa" at 61 Howe Street Warren I Warren today began hla tltird toon i the Police Commfarion He war first appointed to that board to 1938 fay the late Loula Brann whr was then Governor of Sea THOMAS Fast CoL The Jones te Laughlin Steel Corp reported all its Pennsylvania and West Virginia mines closed and miners idle Republic was another Steel corporation affected with three Pennsylvania mines down The output of steel company-owned pita is used in making fuel for steel mills Expect Walk Oat te Spread Commercial mines too whose production is sold on the markets began to shut The Gl Pittsburgh Coal Company reported at least nine of its mines closed Owners of some independent mines pected the movement to spread Miners said the walkouts backed up demand of Lewie president of give local boards he pointed out The for Housb action tomorrow Rep Jalbert called Journal editorial of night which he said the situation with the correct answers" The Journal editorial stated that "If there la going to be rent Congress make a mockery out of it by setting it down to local levels" 1 See JALBERT Page 7 CoL APPOINT Mayor Louis i A protest was sent to Washington today against stripping federal agendas of rent control power end ting those powers in local boards The opposition to the proposal was mrflii TlmwinHa BilWBlJ executive Director of the Democratic day would subject la due In his letter attention to last Saturday JUIEDBpfib 'I JOSEPH NOBTON PR PAUL CHEVALIER Robert Bonenfant of the Lewiston Fire Commit sion today foresaw "greater cooperation" between the fire commission and other municipal departments as result of Mayor Louis decision to remove Dr Thomas and Joseph Longtin from the Commlsrion Bonenfant said the new Commission make a lot of difference with the personnel" "There has been lot of dissension among members of the tin depart- See MEYERS Page CoL -I term as the city's chief executive Oppose Tax Hike In the annual message to the citizens Mayor Gagne reiterated hla opposition to any increase in the present tax rate of 144 i $1000 valuation "The taxpayers not afford more the mayor stated repeatedly See MAYOR Page CoL 1 ment end the new commission should eliminate this he declared believe there im also be greater cooperation between the Fin Commission end other municipal de-partmenta now he concluded Thomas Not To Fight Gagne Ouster Sr Thomas focal chlro-tr who for several years has the kingpin as thk Lewiston mission stated this would not fight -the or Louis Gagne from office The proent commission an and Joseph ilmigtiw afro a past commlaafop chairman and former member of the Lewiston Board thof Ashskts were suimlanted today by a brand new five-man mrd named at Inaugural Day excises by the mayor Tpi Perfectly happy they got their Dr Thomas declared "It lust means one lea for 'me I bear no ani- jalsuever toward He acknowledged that if his pres-ant wanted on the board rather not remain a tos ft would Just i trouble" The dethroned commlsrioner said that he had enjoyed every minute of his stay on the eommlsuon end had cherished particularly the association of the firemen whom he termed greet bunch of boys" Loingtin could not be reached for a statement UPHOLSTERING Two weeks' service MalnS largest re-tlphof-Ihe best to guar-workmanship We parlor furniture new for free ea- just llii UPHOLSTERING CO 4-5284 4633 Mechanic mils A by me of the outstanding citizens of the country: Senator Robert A Taft The second presidential aspirant to visit Maine In three mouths Senator Taft in appearances In At-gusta Waterville and Brunswick assured his listeners that ha fork-saw no immediate prospects of war In his address at fiowdoin College he went a step further and presented his formula for peace That formula was simple and dear cut The way to peace" he add "la the way through an organization of nations To succeed that organization mutt be of independent nations Further then must be a definition of iggrewton and a tribunal to interpret international law Above all ele he emphasized peace "must be built on Justice' Recognized as one of tin leading thinkers as well ns one af the best Informed men In the United States Senator Taft continued his tour of Maine today with address in Bangor He will plete his two day tour tonight he -has dinner with the Portland Club then addresses a public at the Portland City Hall return to Washington morning toe TAFT Page CoL 1 meeting He will Weather Wi for vicinity: ng cloudiness tonight and mostly 1 oudv Tuesday with a few light 'bowers In the mountain area mperatures win amain mild with dlnimura tonight bom 35 in Southern Maine to 30 Jn Db-uiein Maine maximum' temperature 50 to southern Matos 40 in northern Maine Moderate to fresh southwesterly -winds will contniue tonight end Tuesday Lowest overnight temperatures: Lewiston SO Caribou IK Eastport 20 Greenville 13 Bangor 35Rumford 6 Portland 32 THE OFFICE OlF- 6 MD -i 1 T- 133 Wetter St Lewiston mLD-RE-OPEN TUESDAY MARCH 16 Policy Committee Jalbert member of the Rent Advisory Board for this area told Biffls that not one member of the present State board would eve under the proposed setup The den as approved by the Banking lest Fri- MAYOR GAGNR AND NEW i i I a Gagne and the persbSfidrrieleBted to serve on xnu- mcipal boards and commissions were photographed this morning on the Lewiston City Hall stage after the inauguration From left to rigEfront row: Maurice Cloutier Finance Board Fernand Despins Corporation Counsel Alfred Dntil and Dr Paul Chevalier fire commission Mr Alberto Basse ville Board of Health end Welfare Pro! Gonld Board of Health and Welfare Robert Bonenfant and Walter Haynes Fire Commisgion Dominique Dumont Cyrille Labranche Jr and Win-worth Warren Police Commission and Mayor Gagne Back row: ALmand' Sanconcy Board of Education Manriee Fon-talne Board of Health and Welfare and Bertrand A Marquis Board of £nbue Winks a a mi wkl i i ROBKRTW 'V' I iff r- eti 'T 4.