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of Journal, Monday, Sept. an autopsy. hope this will not be the first here," Fernandes Deaths ted, request no of court a has district ever Biddeford Man Drowns In River The body of a Biddeford man missing. since last Tuesday was found floating near Cataract Dam of Main Street in Saco early Sunday morning. Philip F.

Dewitt, 46. of 110 Washington Biddeford was last seen by his wife shortly after noon, Sept. 23. His boat, which had been tied up the Saco River, was found than an hour later. Police near the Garland Mfg.

plant a that the boat may have theorize, carried over the upper dam, carrying Dewitt, to his death. Police say the body was seen floating in the river by two unidentified boys. Plans had been made to lower the water behind the dam later morning Sunday, but Dewitts body was found before the gates were opened to lower the water. Police and firemen had dragtwo ged the river unsuccessfully an for days last week in attempt to recover Dewitt's body. Dewitt was born in Biddeford.

May 17 ,1923, the son of Jacob and Mabel (Rumery) Dewitt. He was educated in local schools was a World War II veteran and was self employed. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Edith (Hopper) Dewitt, six daughters, Delores, Dale, Mabel, Linda, Barbara and Dian Dewitt and four sons, Mark, David and Franklin and Brian Dewitt, all of Biddeford. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 2 from Sansoucy Funeral Home, 1 Stone Biddeford.

Rev. Robert Cecire of Biddeford United Baptist Church will officiate. Interment will be in the famfly lot in Woodlawn Biddeford. may caltrat the fun- i eral home tonight from 7. to 9.

Mrs. Goldie S. Cronkhite Mrs. S. Crinkhite.

75, of Kennebunkport and Livermore Falls, died early today in: a Biddeford nursing home after a short illness. She was 'born at Swan's Island April 25, 1894, the daughter of Alfred A. and Adeline. (Sprague) Staples. She was retired schoolny years -in Beverly, Mass.

teacher, having taught for, maschools. She was member of the South Congregational Church of Kennebunkport; member of Women's Association of that church and a mem ber Aurora Chapter, OES. Mrs. Conrkhite is survived by daughter, Mrs. Margaset C.

Leathers of Kennebunkport, Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 from Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Kennebunk, with Rev. Robert Howes, pastor. of South Congregational Church, conducting the services. Interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Kennebunk Landing. Friends may call at the chapel tomorrow, from 2 to 4 to 9 p.m.

Autopsy ate "There is no authority with to equpublic interest public curiosity. Nor should there be. public's curiosity about particular event should not be substituted for a public interest test, which seeks to promote justice in the establishment of the guilt or innocence of one accused:" Dinis was not in the court room. His argument against diswas made Fernmissal of they autopsy petition andes, an assistant district attorney from Dukes County, Mass: The Kopechne's last month had asked for a dismissal of the Dinis petition but Brominski, in an opinion on Sept. 3, turned the parents down and ordered.

the district attorney to provide more proof. Then Dinis amended his petition with allegations that investigators had learned of the presence of blood after Miss Kopechne was buried in nearby Larksville. Flanagan noted that Dinis had scheduled an inquest. This fact alone "is not sufficient to justify an Flanagan said. Flanagan said that "Unless an inquest is to be held, there is no need for an autopsy.

The inquest ordered by Dinis has been postponed, possibly uhtil early November, while Kennedy's attorneys, appeal, to the Massachusetts Supreme Court for permission to cross examine witnesses. Flanagan asked Brominski to postpone action on the autopsy petition until after the inquest. "The possibility still exists that the inquest will disclose facts which will cause the district attorney to conclude that 10 further invesigation or proceeding is warranted," Flanagan said. Fernandes, in opposing the dismissal move said an autopsy is necessary, "to resolve doubts surrounding the cause of death' and "as an aid to detection of crime." Fernandes said that even if there is no evidence that crime may have been commit- FUNERAL DIRECTORS SHUMWAY Funeral Service, 35 Spring Street, Saco, 284-5611 Philip H. Gross Director.

DENNETT CRAIG, 365 Main Street, Saco. Maine EMOND'S Funeral Home. 284- 5511. Frank X. Emond, Conroy, 29, 1969 refused Personals The Weather added.

assistant Massachusetts prosecutor acknowledged that it is "very difficult to argue with bereaved" parent and we are sympathetic this is not a ridiculous request; we are very serious." Fernandes that the Kopechnes atemphasized. tacked the autopsy petition as frivolous. and heresay of understand published reports that parent at one time even thought an autopsy was a good idea." Fernandes also said that "we are not interlopers in this hallowed ground, but we have found facts that we intend to pursue at.a hearing on our petition." CLUE NEWS: Members of Merton Ira Staples Post AMVETS will meet tonight at 8 at the post home, Alfred Street, Biddeford. A meeting of the Biddeford Music Boosters will be conducted tonight at 7:30 at Biddeford Junior High School. A birthday calendar workshop will be conducted and workers, were requested to return listings at this meeting.

The Nominating Committee of the Saco Democratic City Committee will meet at GAR Hall, Saco, tomorrow night at 7:30. ICHURCH NOTES. Senior Youths and the 5:45 i Church, Club Ferry of the Road, Bible Saco, Baptist will meet tomorroly at 5:45 p. m. for bible study.

On Sunday at Faith Pentecostal, Tabernacle, Atlantic (Assembly Av. enue and Third Street, Old Orchard. Beach, a young people's service (Christ's Ambassadors) will be beld eat 6:15 p. followed by an evangelistic service for all at 7:30 p. m.

The Youth Fellowship of the Advent Christian Church, Route 35, Kennebunk, will meet Sunday at 6:15 p. m. The Unitarian Universalist Church, corner of Main Street and Portland Road, Kennebunk, will conduct School of Religion classes Monday at. 3:30 p. m.

for. students in Grades through 12. The Senior. Youth group of the 0 South Congregational Temple Street, Kennebunkport, will meet Monday at 6 p.m. The Junior Choir of the Lyman Baptist.

Church will rehearse Sunday at 6 p. m. at the church, Goodwins Mills, The High School of Religion classes for all high school students in the parishes St. Martha's Kennebunkport: St. Monica's Kennebunk: and St.

Mary's, Wells Beach, will be' conducted each Monday evening at 6:30 at St. Martha's Church in Kennebunkport. The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the School Street Methodist Church, Saco, will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the church, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for pupils in Grades 1 through 8 will be heid at St. Mary's Church, Wells Beach, following the 9 a.m.

mass on Sunday, Advent The Youth Christian Fellowship Church, of Good the wins Mills, will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. The Senior High Youth Fellowship of the United Church of Christ (Congregational), Bidder ford, will a meet Sunday from 5:15 to 6:15 m. in the church. The Youth Fellowshin: of the Kennebunk Landing Free Christiar Union society will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the West Kennebunk Methodist church will meet Sunday at 3 p.

m. The Baptist Fellowship of the Ogunquit Baptist, church will meet Sunday m. at the church. Miss Mary, Bloomfield of 46 Green Biddeford, is a medical patient at Webber Hospital. Alex Foisy, 31B Wentworth St.

Biddeford is a medical patient lat Webber Hospital. Blanche C. Small: 30 Wentah worth Biddeford is medical patient at Webber Hospital. Fedora Beaudoin, 1 Summer St, Biddeford is a medical patient at Webber Hispital. Mrs.

Garnet Martel, 227 Elm Biddeford is a medical tient at Webber Hospital. Reassignment Of Dens. Made For Pack 305 The first pack meeting of the Fall season of Biddeford Cub Scout Pack 305, sponsored by Troop I Building Association. was held at the hall, Mason; Street, Biddeford. Cubmaster Robert Couture who conducted the' activities was assisted by' Fred Robert, assistant cubmaser.

A moment of silence and the undraping of the charter was conducted by Bruce Nunan in memory of the late, Joseph T. Small. Seventeen boys were welcominto the Pack and received their bobeat pins. They were: Carl Lemieux. Bernard Valliere John Parenteau, David Andrews Dana Farrington, William Keith Nadeau, Blaise Spath, Christopher Robinson, John Moisan.

Freeman Smith, Maurice Smith, Steven Anderson, James Gobeil, Daniel Marc Cote, and John Kennedy. Transferred the Webelos vid Delage, Norman Martel, Den were: Allaire, DaMarc Lemieux, Steven Anderson, Marc Cote. Mark Pitt and Roger Arbour. New den mothers introduced were: Mrs. Jane Mrs.

Elsie Fournier and Mrs. Claudette Thibodeau. Assistant den mothers were Mrs. Robert Parenteau, Mrs. Dolores Martel.

Guilbeault and Mrs. Marcel Inspection for charter renewal will be Held by Gordan Day, neighborhood commissoiner Pine Tree Council, B.S.A., assisted by Desrosiers, Fred Roberts, Roland Levasseur. Raoul Thibodeau, Philip Hatch, Bruce Norman Marcel Martel. and In(sitational Representative Joseph Games were played and group singing was held led by Patrick Desrosiers. With the addition of new dens and den mothers, Cubmaster Couture re assigned boys in the following order: Den Mrs.

Beatrice Patanaude, den mother, Mrs. Jeanne Poissant, assistant den mother, Reynald Patanaude, Robert Goulet. Jay Beauchemim, Poissant David Levasseur, Carl Lemieux, James Gobeil and. Bernard Valliere. Den Mrs.

Laura McKenney, den Mrs. Muriel assistant den mother, Thomas McKenney, David Andrews, James Beaudry. Dana Farrington, Robert Loranger, Daniel Hussey, John Parenteau and John Kennedy Den Mrs. Claudette Thibo: deau, den mother. Mrs.

Dolores Guilbeault, assistant den mother. Brian Thibodeau, Fred Roberts Marc Thibodeau. William Guilbeault, Robert Leteltier. Keith Nadeau and. Luc Neveux: Den Mrs.

Jane Robinson, den mother, Mrs. Ruth Travers, assistant den mother: Mark Robinson, Bruce Courtois, Christopher Robinson, John Conley. James Travers, Daniel Provencher. Patrick Girard and Blaise Spath. Den 10: Mrs.

Elsie Fournier, den mother, Mrs. Pauline Martel assistant den mother, Michael Moisan, Freeman Smith, John Moisan, Maurice Smith. Seven Poisson, Bernard Larose Gary and William Martel. Refreshments were served by the committeemen, Roland Levasseur, Raoul Thibodeau. Norman Allaire, and Marcel Martel.

It announced that the next Leaders, meeting will be held at te hall. Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. and the next Pack meetling will be Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.

Biddeford Firemen Called For TV Blaze A TV set caught fire. in the home of Rene Latourneau, of 15 Pool Biddeford, Saturday night and Biddeford firefighters were called to the scene to extinguishe the blaze. The flames had been quelled upon their Ethics of the Profession are well defined in the conduct of our Complete funeral service, PHILIP H. GROSS SR. GARY GROSS Licensed RESIDENT Funeral Director TRAINEE And Embalmer Shuwway Funeral Service, Inc.

Serving Biddeford, Saco And The Surrounding Areas 35. Spring St. Saco 284-5611 PORTLAND-Fair with scattered frost tonight. Lowest temperatures the 30s and low 40s. Tuesday, fair followed by increasing cloudiness and little temperature change.

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P.M. Anniversary (Continued from Page One) Attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tufts, Scarborough Mr. and Mrs.

Theodore Drouin, Saco, Miss Jean Shorey, South Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baade, Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Cowperthwaite, Westbrook, Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Hamel, Saco, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brown Kennebunk, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter McKenney, Saco, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tarr, of Saco; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taschereau, Merrill Mr.

Mrs. George Arundel, Mr. Mrs. George Merrill Jr. Arundel, Mr.

and Mrs. Gregory Brannon, Nashua, N.H., Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Whitten, Kittery, Mr. and Mrs.

David St. Peter, Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, Portland, Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Baade Mira. Robert Bowdoinham, Noring, Mr. Great Dia- and mond Island, Mrs. Frances Meserve, Hollis, Mrs. Whitten, Sanford, Mrs.

Joyce Perkins, Biddeford, Maynard Meservey, Hollis, Mr. Richard Hersom, Mr. and Mrs. Tarr, and Mr. and Mrs.

James Clemens, all of old Or chard Beach. SHaring in the gift presentation but unable to attend were Miss Helena Drew, Mrs. Vera Drew and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Romine all of Hollis, Mr.

and -Mrs. William. Smith of Kennebunk Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stevens Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Oliver, all of Arundel, Mr. and Mrs. James McNeil of Calabasas, Calif. Mrs.

Rose Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tarr all of Gardena, Calif. Mr. and Mrs.

Roland Whitten of oke. Mr. Mrs. Harry Davis of Biddeford, Mr. Mrs.

Joseph Curran of Saco and Mrs. Marion McKenney, Eliot. rival. Not much damage onsurred, HONORED at a reception at the Saco United Baptist Church Vestry on Saturday night was the new pastor, Rev. Theodore Euson and his family.

Shown in the receiving line were, left to right, Theodore Jr. (Scott); Lynne, Karen, Mrs. Euson, Rev. Parishioners Of Saco Church Greet Minister according to fire officials. there be Peace in Earth' and appreciation to the for its Kennebunkport.

Rev. Theodore Euson and Mrs. Euson, and their daugh Iters, Lynn and Karen and son, Scott, were welcomed to their new pastorate at reception held in the church vestry of Saco United Baptist Church, Saturday. Rev. Elmer N.

Benitey, D.D general secretary of the United 1 Baptist Convention of Maine and Rev. Calvin T. Hayes, field secretary of Western Maine for the United Baptist Convention of Maine, conveyed greetings from their respective offices. Rev. John Miller, vice president of the Biddeford-Saco Council of Churches welcomed the Eusons.

Charles Towle. chairman of the Board of Deacons. Raymond Taylor chairman of the Board of Trustees and Mrs. Everett C. Ladd, chairman of the Board of Christian Education, made welcoming speeches on their own behalf and for the church membership.

The following musical pro. gram. presented featuring violin solos Mrs. William Brown' Sr. who was accompanied by her son, Buddie: "Let Mr.

Euson being welcomed by board of deacons; Mrs. Everett of Christian Education, and board of trustees. (Journal photo attempt to remove Jones, brought some 17 charges against, him. Jones, as was his right under Maine law requested a public hearing on the charges. Had Jones not requested a hearing, a simple majority vote of the council could have removed him from office without the hearing.

Area Events For Kennebunk Are Announced KENNEBUNK Coming up this week in the area as listed in the Kennebunk Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce Monthly Calendar of Events Oct. 1 Mother's Club afternoon meeting at 1:30 at the Lower Village Community Center. Oct. 2 Rotary Club meeting at Glen-Mor Restaurant at 12:15 p.m. Oct.

2. 50-Plus Club of Ken nebunk area: 1. to 4 p.m. ati Webhannet Women's Club, Flet8 cher Street. Program or games each All visiting Senior Citizens week, attend.

Oct. 2 me Yankee Belle Chorus rehearsal meeting at 7:45 p.m. at the Olympian Club, Council Will Hear Manager OLD ORCHARD BEACH -A public hearing charges brought against Town Manager Leon F. Jones the town council will be held tonight at 7:30 at Loranger School. The council last month, in an pianist, presented by Cyril Scott, and "Winged Winds" by Mrs.

Burleigh; vocal Scammon, 50 los by Harley Jr. including "Sunrise, Sunset" and "Moon. River. Mrs. Mary M.

Hill accompanied Mrs. Scammno. Adelbert M. Jakeman: Sr. served as toastmaster, and, aftwelcoming pastor and greeting the Euson famil in a receiving line, guests were served refreshments which had been prepared and served by the Social Committee of the church under the direction and supervision of Mrs.

Ralph Stickex and Mrs. Norman Tripp. Mr. Euson expressed his Born Free: Raymond Lord, welcome. The new Chevrolet Monte 4 Carlo SS.

It goes very quietly about the business of being a high-performance automobile. 0 Charles Towle, of the C. Ladd, chairman of the board Raymond Taylor, chairman of the by Dick Danforth) and casserole supper 5 to 6:30 Oct. 4 Public baked bean p.m. at the church vestry, sponsored by the, United Methodist Church, West Kennebunk.

Oct. 4 The Finance Committee of the Advent Christian Church will hold a chicken banquet at 6 p.m. at the Shawmut Inn and will present a fund raising program for the new church. Oct. 5 World Wide Community Sunday will be observed at Christ Church.

A FINE BEVERAGES 1919 1969 Our Anniversary.