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COHEN ASKS APPROVAL OF PEST CONTROL BILL Congressman Bill Cohen (R-Maine) asked a House sub- .

committee to approve a bill he has sntroduced to "provide for­estry officials with greater flexibility in protecting our forests from the ravages of nature."

Testifying before the Subcommittee on Forests of the House Agriculture Committee, Cohen said his amendment to the Forest Pest Control Act of 1947 would permit the carry­over of Federal funds for a given pest control project from one fiscal year to the next.

Cohen said such a procedure could effectively a id the U. S, Forest Service in its effort to combat insect infestations like the spruce budworm outbreak now afflicting more than 5 million acres of spruce-fir forest in northern Maine.

"If control efforts are to be effective, it is essential that they be geared to coincide with a particular period in the par­ticular pest's life cycle," Cohen said.

Since many forest pests are at their peak between May and August, Cohen said, Federal pest control projects frequently span two .fiscal years. Because funds are often not immed­iately available after June 30, the~ast day ofthe Federal fisc!,ll year, many projects must be delayed.

"Frequently, the end result ~s the permanent loss of pre­cious woodlands that co uld have possibly been saved had control eiforts not been interrupted, " Cohen said.

A companion bill to Cohen's proposed ~egislation has al­ready been approved by the Senate.

AGENDA FOR SELECTMEN'S MEETING Monday, May 19, 1975

1. Departmental reports 2. Town Hall Security 3. Junk Yard Permit for

Arthur VanDyne 4. Pole PermitS for

Telephone Co. 5. Building Permits 6. Action on Rat

Eradication 7. Letter to Governor

Longley 8. Hours for Town Dump 9. Street Sweeping

10. Riverside Street from Ma~n St. to Railroad tracks

11. Street Li~e Painting discussion

12. Trea$urer's Warrants 13. Open Forum

MODERN IDEA CLUB COFFEE Mrs. Inez Pullen will open

her home on May 6th from 9 to 11 a. m. for a fund raising coffee to benefit the Modern J.je!~ CLI-:.. The public is corc­ially invited.

..This well turned out group of young men make up the Penquis Valley High School Varsity ' ·Team. They are (1st row) Perry McKusick, Donnie Richards, Greg Varney, Gary Var­~ Kevin Smith, Jeff Jones; (2nd row) C0ach Judson Gerrish, Sam Brackett, Brent Bailey, David Lewis, Kendall Royal, Steven Lewis, Neil Gildart and Mark Russell. They are look­ing forward t<? an excellent season which will begin next week. (Photo by Louis Stevens)

SPEC lA L NOTICE To report a fire in Mii.v. 0all

943-2281. Anyone who wants a number sticker for their tele­phone may obtain one from any fireman of the Milo Fire E>ept.

May l, 1975 THE TOWN CRIER

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

We accept no financial" responsibility for errors in advertising but Wiu gladly print corrections.

Copies of most photos appearing in THE TOWN CRI­ER may be obtained through our office. If you have ~vs or available photos of any sort we

urge you to call or drop in. Deadline will be Monday Noon· but we would appreciate copy received earlier in the week.

Classified ad's 50 cent minimum including up to 12 words, 3 cents for each additional -word. Display ad space by the column inch.

Call 943-7384 For Ad Space or with News JoannA Brigham -Editor

OPEN U you WilDt to BUY, SELL, RENT or SWAP, try "Town Crier" Classified.

FOR RENT

Odd Shop Rte. 6-16 in Boyd Lake. Gifts, Crafts, Ceramics and Old Glassware, Open Tues­day to Sunday 9 a, m. to 4 p, m. Buy, Sell or Trade,

Wheelchairs, Walkers, Canes Crutches, for sale or rent at Daggett's Pharmacy in Milo. Call 943-7780.

FLOWERS

FOR SALE Enamel wood ·cook

kitchen dinette set. Call 943- 7370

stove,

. We have Fresh and· Artificial FOR SALE Flowers for all occasions. SCHOODIC LAKE Cottage -MILO FLOWE.R SHOP ON Mair Double A frame, 16 ft. by 19 Street, Milo 943-263 8. ft. with sleeping loft. Gas

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ADMISSIONS WEEK OF APRIL 21ST: MILO: BROWNVILLE:

Mary L. Kelley Shauna Heath

DISCHARGED: MILO:

Alan Sanborn Alf1:ed Weymouth Edith Costello

BIRTHS:

BROWl\'VILLE JCT. : Laurie Comeau

BROWNVILLE: Shauna Heath

BROWNVILLE J CT. : Harry Green

Mr. & lVIrs. Timothy Comeau, a son. TRANSFERRED: .

Mary'L, Kelley to Eastern Maine Medical Center.

INDEPENDANT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS PLYMOUTH LODGE No. 65

A rally for the 3rd Degree will be held May 10, 1975, at Dexter, Maine. The 3rd De­gree will be run by Fraternity Lodge No. 6 of Portland.

Candidates from this area as well as from the Maritime Provinces will be g iven the 3rd Degree.

A parade will be held at 3:30 p.m., followed by a Smorgas­bord Banquet at Dexter Re­gional High School starting at 5 p.m. The Lodge convenes at 7 p , m. , with the Degree following at 8 p.m. sharp.

NOTICES There will be a men's soft­

ball meeting on Tuesday, May 6th at 7:30p.m. at the Brown­ville recreation department office in the Municipal Build­ing. All interested in playing should attend.

There will be a wom~n's softball meeting on Thurs May 8th at 7:30 p. m. at~ Brownville recreation depart­ment office in the Municipal Building. All . interested in playing should ' attend •

VILLAGE GIFT SHOpPE For the unusual and different

visit the Village Gift Shoppe, Spring Stree, Milo.

and wirec;l. Storage shed 8 x 8 -------------------------,­ft. , private drive. Ideal for

WANTED Club Secretaries, eArn cash

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

ELECTROLUX SPECIAL Hoses - $9. " ·J while they

last. Disp .. :1bl~ baga 53.75 for

14. Repair:; ; · .d what have you. Specials on New vacumn

cleaners duxJr,6 April & May. Call943-7462.

FC•H SALE Wringer washer in good con­

dition. $1 o. Mrs. Edith White· !"JG Park St. : Milo Call 7 496 .

children. ·o1mer transferred. Howard Point,. Lot 1F9 West. Price - $8, 500. Serious par­ties call 943-7997 5 to 8 p. m,

WANTED Books io. Good Condition by

Zane Gray; Gene Strattm Port­er; Harold Bell Wright and Grace Livingston Hill. Call 965-3133.

NOTICE The Ayuda Club Annual Rum­

mage Sale will be held at the Milo Town Hall at 9 a.m. on Saturday the 3rd of May. Mem­bers are asked to bring their donations "Jn Friday evening at 7 p.m. The co-chairmen are Gloria Lutterell, 943-7794 & Marion Harris, 943-2520.

For Mother's Day May 11th Hallmark Attractive

Cards f9r all occasions Gift Items Schraft's Plantation Mixed

Chocolates Nuts Glassware ~ Jewelry- Clothing

All R.easonably Priced

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A'tthe regular meeting 0f the Little Red Schoo lhouse Associa-tion for the Retarded last Sunday, students put 0n a physical ed­ucation exhibit i11n at the F0xcroft Academy Gym. Donald Brown of Milo did a routine 011 the trampoline.

The Assoc iation is having a membership drive at present and anyone interested should contact Mrs. Vivian Brown of Milo.

(Staff photo by Paul Brown)

First Catch

Ned Hoskins 0f Milo shows off his first catch of the season . 1

These seven fat trout a ll meas ured 10" and 11" long . Ned is not tell ing where the catch was made last Saturday.

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REPORT FROM AUGUSTA By: Senator Pray

As I suspected two weeks ago and described in this report last week, our State's financial situation and educationalfunding legislation have become badly mixed up. In speaking to the Legislature aboLtt these problems early in the week, the Gov­ernor commended the Legislative Finance Office for discover­ing some of the budget problems. Shortly after the Governor spoke, our State treasurer discovered another major budget error.

Needless to say, we have had to extend the municipal dead-, line for school budget completion by another month. If this delay and confusion is frustrating to municipal officials and to Maine citizens, you can imagine that it is equally upsetting to us in the Legislature. We had been working on the assumption that we had been presented with a balanced budget by the Gov­ernor. Now, we must join with the Governor in solving the problems which have arisen.

Unfortunately, the proposals which Governor Longley made to the Legislature do not solve any problems, our fiscal prob­lems in Augusta would be met -- but the funds to pay for the shortages would have to come through municipal taxes. This means that more education costs would be shifted right back to local property owners throughout the state.

I assure you that I oppose any recommendations which will fund the current education budget shortages by further increas­ing local property taxes. This is one of the most unfair taxes in existence, and places a burden on citizens without regard to their ability to pay.

As we work our way through the current fiscal problems, I will continue to report openly to you on what is going on. "There ain 't no free lunch," and there's no way that the State is going to meet this $22 million deficit through sleight-of­hand, There should be no such thing as a "hidden tax", some­body always pays.

The Senate took another step towards complete honesty in government this week by giving initial approval to annual ses­sions of the Legislature. The Constitution of our State pro­vides for regular sessions only every other year. As a matter of fact and necessity, the Legislature has been convening every year, while terming one such meeting a "Special Session." The proposed constitutional amendment -- if passed and rati­fied in referendum-- will permit the State's legislat ive business to be conducted without need for the guise of a "Special Session".

Other recent action of the Senate includes approval of a new trucking law which raises overload fines sharply while also increasing the maximum truck weight limit from about 73,000 pounds to 80,000 pounds (which is the limit authorized by Congress for the Interstate system) . The Senate has also given initial approval to the creation of a Dickey-Lincoln pow­er authority for the State of Maine. This authority would be activated only if the u.s. Corps of Engineers study presently underway finds that the environmental impact of this long­standing hydroelectric proposal is acceptable.

This week was one in which some of the complexities of State government became apparent.

As I reported earlier, the House had previously defeated the proposed 20-year-old drinking age by a one-vote margin. When the Senate voted to "insist" upon the 20-year-old limit, however, a number of House members changed their votes and it appeared that the 20-year- old drinking age might become law with a 73-63 vote. At the end of the week, however, the House again voted on this question. With this third vote, the pro­posed 20-year-old drinking age was defeated once more, by 77-63, in the House.

It is, of course, not infrequent that the House and the Sen-

ate disagree aoout important questions, despite the fact t~>~i: both branches ofthe Legislature are elected by the same M citizens. Legislators are elected to vote ace • to tttt:n1 own consciences, as well as according to their constituencies. Different individuals will, of course, have different percep­tions of the same issue.

A similar difference of opinion has become apparent with regard to a second bill about which ther e is disagreement be­tween the House and the Senate: A proposal to exempt solar and wind- driven power generating equipment from the State sales tax. This proposal, sponsored by Senator Cummings of Penobscot, (who has just been nominated to serve as chairman of the Public Utilities Commission) is designed to encourage the generation of electricity using natural forces, rather than increasingly scarce fuels. The majority of the Senate has passed this measure: the majority of the House has voted against it, believing this approach to be well-intended but not functional. Should compromise legislation not be possible, the proposal will "die" between the two branches.

An even more complex situation has a-risen with regard to the revised education act which would r emove or at least re­duce some of the problems which became apparent with L. p. 1994. The Senate and House gave preliminary approval to the new legislation. However, the Legislative finance office and the Governor's budget office then discovered major financial errors not only in this leg islation, but in the budget estimate for education. The effects of these errors has not yet been fully brought to light, but millions of dollars are involved.

I warned in this report last week that the Legislature would be taking a very close look at the revisions to L. D. 1994, despite the time urgency involved. The necessity for this careful scrutiny has ·now been proven.

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Bishop Visits Area

The history-making visit of the United Methodist Bishop to the BroWnville Junction 'arish on Sunday was a great success. The churches were filled to hear him, and 170

'--"Iethodists and their clergy guest-s sat down to. the parish dinner at the Milo Town Hall following the morning services .

Bishop Edward G. Carroll preached in the services on the topics "YE ARE" in the Junction, and "LOVE" at Milo, interjecting into his messages excerpts from his recent tr~vels in Asia and Europe, and of his tour of "Heritage Trail" the journeyings of John Wes­ley, Founder of Methodism, in England, a trip from which he had only returned on Thurs­day. On Saturday Bishop Carroll took part in the "Walkathon" in Boston, walking ten miles to raise money "at so much a 1nile" for the starving peoples of the world, some of whom he had just visited. His visit, the first for the Junction, of a Bishop of their Chqrch, and the first since 1918 in Milo, will always be remembered,

Accompanying the Bishop were the District Superintendent, Rev. Gordon Buzza of Bangor, and Mrs. Buzza.

Stearns Vests

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by Betsey Shirley The spring sports' season

has begun, Penquis got off to a fine start

with their baseball season Friday when they proved vic­torious over Guilford by a score of 6- 5.

Monday the 28th, the Pats will play their first game on home soil against Dex-ter. On the 29th PVHS will journey to Nokomis.

The softball team began their season on Monday on their home field against Dexter. Tue~day they will play Noko­mis at an away game,

The golf team, lmder the supervision of coach Judson Gerrish, are now practising for the opening of their season next week.

Eric Treworgy will be pre­senting his prize winning paper which enabled him to win first place in the New England Jr. Science and Humanities Sym-

_, posium at the National Sym­posium at West Point. Ac­companying Eric on this 4 day excursion April 30 - May 3 will be science department head Virgil Valente and Linda Bonham who \~on the trip be.:. cause of her participation in the New England Symposium. Best of luck, Eric!

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bill cohen FROM· CONGRESS

We are a nation of laws -- perhaps too many laws. Ex­amples .abound of well-meant statutes and regulations creating rather than solving problems, either through inflexibility, excessive restrictions, uneven application or passive enforce­ment. Too oftennationallaws fail to take into account regional conditions and customs.

A case in point is the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which -went into effect last year. The act, though intended to solve other problems, threatens to end the practice of allow­ing area children to assist in the harvest of lVIaine potatoes, a local tradition that has served as an adhesive in strengthening community spirit and personal ties over the years.

The legislation was designed to eliminate the cruel, ex­politive and inhumane treatment of immigrant children in agricultural work in some parts of the country. But it turned out to be unduly restrictive in areas like Maine where the health and safety of children has not been threatened.

I testified in January at Senator Hathaway's field hearings of the Subcommittee on Labor of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, which came to Presque Isle to consider possible amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act to eliminate the problem.

I stressed to the Senate Subcommittee at that time my be­lief that employment associated with the traditional harvesting of Maine's potato crop has been a constructive, healthy, posi­tive influence on the lives of many young people over the years. The opportunity to earn a modest income while assisting in­dividual potato producers to harvest their highly perishable crop has clearly been of mutual benefit to both parties. I pledged at the Presque Isle hearings to work with Senator Hath-away in any way I could to see that the inequities of the well­intentioned but overly restrictive legislation were eliminated.

This month, hearings on a bill introduced by another Con­. gressman with a similar local program gave me just such a

chance. Congressman Lloyd Meeds (D-Wash.) has proposed a bill

to authorize a limited waiver of the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain agricultural hand­harvest operations. The legislation, intended by its author to permit strawberry harvesting by children in his State during summer months, would lower certain barriers to the employ­ment of children under 12 years of age between June 1 and September 15 every year.

The Subcommittee on Agricultural Labor of the House Committee on Education and Labor held hearings on the Meeds proposal. ·when I learned of the hearing, I sought and was given permission to speak of our own special problem in Maine.

I explained to the Subcommittee that potato growers in our State, like the strawberry growers in other sections of the country, need a waiver from the Fair Labor Standards Act. I pointed out that the Meeds bill, which would permit waivers through September 15, would not benefit us in Maine, where the potato harvesting season extends into October.

I asked that changes be made to extend the waiver deadline to October 15 so that Mainers can harvest their crop in the traditional way without fear of violating a Federal law that was never meant to apply to them in the first place,

Following my testimony, I was advised by committee lead­ers that prospects are fairly good that the conference report on the bill, upon which both House and Senate must vote before the waiver becomes law, will extend the deadline date through

October 15 •. If this proves true, it could solve our probleP"-in Maine, as well as those of strawberry growers in Was hi n and other states. ·-.../

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Most urban nonsmokers have nicotine in their body fluids for most of their lives, says new research. They get it from breathing indoor air polluted by other people's tobacco smoke.

Measurable quantities of nicotine were present in the blood and urine of most nonsmokers tested at two hospitals in Lon­don. while the average concentration of nicotine in the urine of nonsmokers was 10 units, it wa·s 1200 units for smokers. However, when nonsmokers were deliberately exposed to high concentrations of tobacco smoke in an unventilated room for a little more than an hour, the average level of nicotine in their urine increased 1000 per cent.

One startling result of the study was this: after exposure, several nonsmokers had such enormous increases in their urinary nicotine levels that they were higher than those of smokers .

The researchers at the New Cross andMaudsley Hospitals said, "Passive smoking may be harmful, and infants are most at risk. " Another London study showed that tobacco smoke generated by parents' smoking actually doubles the risk of an infant's attack of pneumonia or bronchitis.

"The fact that some nicotine is present in the urine of a' • most all nonsmokers suggests that episodes of passive smokiV are common in urban life," say the researchers. "We con­clude that virtually all urban nonsmokers have measurable amounts of nicotine in their body fluids throughout most of their lives . It is derived from the indoor air they breathe and it requires no more than one- or two smokers to contaminate a vehicle or building. "

THE TOWN CHIER May l , 1975 Page 7

RF.FORT FROM

CAPITOL HILL

BY SENATOR WILLIAM D. HATHAWAY The U.S. International Trade Commissi0n will hold hear­

ings in Augusta on May 9 and 10, 1975 at the Civic Center con­eel' ,:ng the on-going multilateral trade negotiations in Geneva which could have considerable impact nn Maine's specialized wond products industry.

At issue is whether the U.S. shnuld allow more lenient tariff rates tn foreig n nations also producing specialized wood products.

I recently testified before the International Tracie Com­mission in- Washington against any such relaxation of tariffs on clothespin, toothpick and other small wood product in1ports, and th~ hearings slated for Augusta will allow a greater oppor­tunity to many other interested Maine citizens to prese1it their own arguments nn this matter.

These hearings are part of anationwide effort by the Com­mission to examine the probable economic effect of the proposed . tariff negotiations.. . The Commission must advise the Presi­dent of its findings by July and then: submit to him in Septem-ber a list of the foreign nations it recommends for favored treatment nn import tariffs and quotas to be used in the Geneva negotiations.

Since most domestic production of these products occurs ih-....de Pine Tree State, the steady encroachment of the u.S,

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market by imports 0ver the past few years is already having an adverse effect on this industry and the State's economy. REPORT OF SPECIAL SELECTlVIEN'S MEETING From 1968 to 1972, toothpick iinport consumption went from HELD APRI.L 28, 1975 . 11 to 16 per cent. For the same period, clothespin imports Present were: Paul Treworgy, Edwin Treworgy, almost doubled,- going from 28 to 40 per cent of the U.S. mar- Ellen DeWitt, Rqbert Zozus, Philip Gerow

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ket, and wnuld doubtless have been much worse if what trade HOSPITAL SITUATION restrictions are. on the books in this area were lowered or . Bob Zozus brought the · selectmen up to date on the latest eliminated. · . hospital situation. Bob gave a lengthy dissertation as to what

. It would se.verely threaten Maine's impqrt~n:t woodproduct qas transpired since the last meeting . · industry, and there are few, if any, ways in which to lessen Discu_ss_ion about the $10,000 requested by the hospital in this impact. · the ~vent 1t lS needed. Bob suggested the money be borrowed.

It would be virtually impossible to diversify the factories . E~wm Tr!Ow:'orgy recommended that it be raised through tax­and equipment designed, solely for toothpick or clothespin pro- at10n. Edwm moved that we insert an article in the warrant duction. It would also be highly unlikely that any other type of stati~g t?at we raise and appropriate $10,000 to give to the industry could gain competitive . leverage without the close hospttal lf they need it. Seconded. Voted. proximity to its raw material supply now enjoyed by the wood Bob stated that it might be recommendec;l to the selectmen product companies. that if all fails, and the hospital reverts to the town that there

Furthermore, if import tariffs are relaxed, the likely might be a request to lease it to the doctors for a $1.00 per devastation nf the industry would quickly spread to the 11 towns year fee for use as a clinic. in Maine such as Solon where an estimated 45 per cent of the · SHADE TREES male work-age population is directly employed by the wood · Steve Webb submitted a bid for planting trees at $37.00 per product industry. Few · chances exist to relocate those who tree. With the funds available we can purchase 57. might lose their jobs, although the new trade law provisions . Moved that we purchase 57 trees at 37. 00 each. Seconded. allow for business and employee adjustment assistance caused Voted. · · by excessive import competition. More than likely, the un- TENNIS COURT APPLICATION

. employed would end up on the welfare rolls. . Warren Cookson reported on the te.nnis court application. This is not a very promising picture, and it must be ·made rrhe ·total estimate is $23,150.00. There are donations of

clear to the Commission how vital the .woodenware products ~i6, 000. The town needs $3200, the rest will be provided by ii}Qustry is to an already economically depressed state such State and Federal funds. The .application was signed by the · ;faine. Selectmen. · ~Those interested in testifying atthe Augusta hearing sh0 uld :?IRE TRUCK contact me or Mr. ~obert Childers, Co-ordinator of Hearings , A group of firemen including Chief Albert Perkins have atthe U.S: In!.ernat10nal Trade Commission, 8th and E Streets , been to Ver1nont to see a fire truck which they hope to pur­N. W, , Washington, D. C., 20436 either by mail or phone chase. The selectmen voted for purchase. (The purchase (202-523-0149). Written statements may also be submitted price is $6500.00 and the new engine for the truck will be for the record and the Commission stresses that any and all $850. This is a total of. $7350. 00) material will be given full and equal consideration. Cont'd on Page 8

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REP\IRT Q1, SELECTMEN,$ MEETING Cont'd from Page 7

RETIREMENT PLAN PROVISION -.-/ Warren Cookson has checked out the figure and the c0st

would be $1700 . Bob moved that an article be placed in the warrant for the cost of living increase under Maine State Re­tirement and an article amounting to $1,000. 00 for funding the article, . . Seconded·. Passed. · ITEMS FOR NEXT MEE.TING

. Listed items for publication for a special town meeting on J.: Monday, May 19. Publlc hearing to be held Tuesday, May 6,

l on Flood Insurance and Shoreland Zoning mainly. Interested citizens are urged to attend • . · _Word has been received by the Town Manager that as the result of ·an application that he filed with the Maine Housing Authority recently, the .. Town of Milo has bee~ awarded seven iow income units, five for senio~· citizens and two for families. The ' Maine· Housing Authority wlll . be putting contracts out to bid at a later date.

-Mr . David Rudolph, Director of the Day Treatment Program

of the Counseling Center in Dover-Foxcr0ft, looks over mater­ial with Mrs. Rhoda Gould of the Legion Auxiliary , M:r. Ru·~ dolph spoke last week to the members of the Joseph P. Chaisson Post and Auxiliary of t he American Legion in Milo. He parti-­cularly stressed the 24 hour emergency and <;)rli,sis service pro­vided by the mental health center in this are.a.

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the pal?t few years. Major Durgin succeeds Mrs. Lawrence Cutler, Bangor, .who becomes. the immediate past president of the Board of Directors. Mrs. Cutler was lauded at the a,. nual meeting for her intensive leadership and participation the mental health center programs. She was presented with a

Major Nelson Durgin , Bangor , was elected president of the Board of Directors of The Counseling Center, the compre­hensive mental health center serving the eastern Maine area at the annua l meeting held Wednesday at the Bangor compl.ex of the mental health center. Durgin, an officer in the Maine Air National Guard, has been long active .in community affairs and has given leadership in the United Way Campaigns ~uring

. special gift. tO' mark her term as board president. Other officers elected included Thomas · Brown, Bangor,

vice pr(!sident; Scott Johnson, Bangor, treasurer and Mrs. Larry Mahaney, Bangor, secretary. Cont'd on Page 9

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~·tHE Stubby Trucker . Wl1en I left Tewksbury and went to Holliston to finish the

load , instead of backtr acking and taking 128 to I- 495 to 93 to 95 to v,ny and home, or whatever the sequence was , I thought I'd avoid rush hour traffic. and take a couple of back roads.

I made two mistakes there. First, there are no 'back roads ' to speak of in Massachusetts. (I often wonder where everyone goes to get in a little parking. Maybe that's why the elevators are a lways so crowded. ) Secondly, at 5 p.m. · the whole goldarned State of Massachusetts is one big stupid rush hour. Even the pleasant roads that go out through Wellsley and beyond;. through his tory, hardwood trees and rock walls of days past are full of frantic red-faced, impatient and mar­tini-bound commuters. ("LISTE~, BABE! WAIT UNTIL U START BECOl\UNG IMPATIENT WITH THE TRUCK!" Yes, I know that that is untruckerlike and most ungentlemanly of a Mainer but • . • oh yes , yes bite my tongue and wave a friendly 'Here 's ':<' Ya' to the little so and so in t he J aguar that just cut me off •.• )

So I started from Holliston hoping to find my way back into 1

Boston via a different and s horter route that I had come in on even if the sun was in my eyes.

Groceries By the Case · 6000 Different Items

Save up tc 30% INVOICE COST PLUS 10%

5 lb. Sugar 980 With this Ad and a $25 pur chase

Berg's Store Brownville Jet. Tel. 965- 7026 I snaked the map out of my traveling knapsack while ne­

gotiating with a red. light and pried the map open despite the ~rape jelly. I haven't the faintest idea when I last used grape about trucks. Heh Heh Heh. Hmmmmmm! Another blonde Jelly much less how it ever got into the bottom darkness of my jogger. (female) .!\ice drive along here. NO TRUCKS! Tr ees ' suitcase'. I carry many things with me that I never really kind of close to the road--to the top of the truck anyway. May­use and was confident could stand the onslaught of jelly. I was be they won't notice their Parkway littered with about 3 cords mostly concerned because I have a spare and fairly clean pair of broken branches. LOAD LIMIT 6 TONS. Okay--straight of BVD's in t here for emergencies . I still haven't looked down ahead then. TUNNEL CLEARANCE - 12' 4" Swell. Last time +"here but I'll be 1villing to bet its a real scream. I measured this little devil I think the stick said 12' 8". Well

. ) Found my way into Cambridge-- think that ' s. what it . was . you lmow how undependable the state is- - bet they'r e just trying ~p--there's Boston on the other s ide of that puddle . Oops, to scar e your green t r uck drivers. We 'll try it-- only way out

sorry. Smells like the Charles River. now. HEY**BLOW IT OUT YOUR NOSE YO"(J ")$%*#% ! Won-Let's see. I'll hang a right here--over that bridge. Sort der what he was leaning on his ho rn about - - Cripe, they're

of narrow. NO CARS ALLOWED! Well-- it doesn't say a thing always in a pucker; screeching, hollering, tooting , in a rush • • SCRAPE*SCRUNGE*SCREECH*RIPP* Oops.

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Shop for Mother at

PULLEN'S Cht:1ing & Furnishings Main Street - Milo

Berkshire Nylons

Maverick Tops & Jeans Hush Puppies

Shoes & Sandals 13.98 ~d

Ah, while we're waiting for the nice man to come wit h the cutting torch could any of you tell me where the nearest mailbox is? I have to get this story to Maine r ight away.

COUNSE LING CE NTER Cont 'd from Page 8

New members of the Board of Directors selected for three year terms included Mrs. Sadie Mitchell, Old To1vn; Dr. Lloyd Brightman, UlVIO; Mrs. Gordon Halpern, Hampden; P aul Svendsen, Bangor; Stanley Evans M. D., Bangor; Paul New­man, Bangor; Mrs. Joan Janeski, Dove r - Foxcroft, regional representative for Piscataquis County; Mrs. Charles Cam­bridge, West Tremont, and Rev. Reginald Courture , Ellsworth Falls, regional representatives for Hancock County; Mrs. Larry Mahaney, Bangor, and Thomas Brown , Bangor.

Ms. Roberts Miller , Bangor, was named to fill the un­expired term to end in 1976 and Mrs . John Logan, Winterport, was named to f ill a term to end in 1977.

Named as trustees were Major Nelson Durgin, Bangor; Scott Johnson, Bangor; John Ballou, Charles Perry and John Blatchford , all of Bangor.

Elected to the Health Services Committee fer three year terms were Mrs . George Banks RN, Brewer ; Robert Brown, M.D., Bangor; Mrs. Florence Dinsmore, Orono; Mrs. Joline Frazier, R.N. , Brownville Junction; John Pearson M.D., Old Town; Mrs. Larry Mahaney, Bangor; Mrs. June Windsor, Hampden; Mrs. Marion Colwell , Prospect Harbor; Ms . Linda Morin,. Ellsworth.

James F. Clark rviSW, executive director of The Counse l­ing Center, presented a report to the board on the activ ities of the mental health center during the pas t year .

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Forest nru COIItribute to floods! Forut r .... preveatloa is port of nood

eootrol.

MILO BRIEF Garvin Graves, Jr. has

shipped on the crew of the State of .;Maine for the annual· cruise of the Maine" Maritime Academy training ship.

The Milo Rec ~:eat ion Department' sinter mural League Champs are (standing) Arthur Drink­wa,•ct·, Rodney Te<wne, Gary Varney, Kevin Herbest, and Reuben Bragg . .Kneeling are Coach Matthew Hamlin and Barry Spear, (Staff photo by Paul Brown)

Graves has completed his first year at the Academy and is looking forward to the cruise . Graves is the only student attending from this area. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garvin Graves of-.... Milo and · a gr.aduate of Pe1 quis Valley High Schoo1. '>-"

MILO RECREATION INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE HEALTH FAIR TO BE HELD AT AIRPORT MALL-BANGOR PISTONS UPSET TOP SEEDED BRAVES A unique presentation of health· services in the eastern

The Milo Basketball League ended dramatically this week- Maine area will be the format of the first annud Health Fair end with the Pistons edging the Braves 74-73. The. Braves to be held at the Airport Mall in Bangor on May 1-2 from 10 down by 14 points at the half suddenly caught f ire in the third a.m. to 9 p.m. according to the announcement made by Mrs. quarter, 0utscoring the Pistons 23-10 to bring them within one Stephanie L. Smith R.N., Health Fair Committee chairman. at the start of the final period. Midway through the last quar- The fair will feature a series of exhibits dealing with services ter the Braves took the lead by five, but were forced to re- provided in the area by care-giving agencies and will display linquic;h the lead due to foul trouble. With under a minute to the programs of various health and hospital agencies in ~as­go in the game the Pistons had pulled out to a three-point lead. tern Maine. The ball exchanged hands several times with neither team able The program is part of a special effort by health and wei­to score. With 12 seconds left the Braves made two from the fare agencies in the area in cooperation with the business and line to bring them within one. The Braves were unable to re- professional group at the Airport Mall shopping plaza to give gain control of the ball in the remaining seconds of the game. · attention to the needs of the area in the health field.

Kevin Herbest lead the winners with 41 points, followed Over forty health agencies will have special exhibits by Arthur Drinkwater with 14 points.. . throughout the shopping center for the two day program and

Kendall Royal lead the losers w1th 27 po1nts, followed by wlll'provide information and educational programs on the ser-Stephcn Lewis and Tom Shorey with 16 points each. vices rendered by the agency concerned.

The Health Fair direct services to be provided wlll in­clude public health nurses che~king out children's immuniza­tion records under the direction of ~s. Barbara Smith RN, audiometric testing and speech screening will be conducted by Bangor Speech and Hearing by Bob Hawkes, a physical train­ing demonstration will be given by United CP of Northeastern Maine under the direction of Ms. Lillian Henderson, blood pressure testing by the Maine Heart Association with Philip Demira, Hampden, in charge; dental testing by the Dent~· Hyaienist Association directed by Beverly Bloss, mouth check__, fore cancer sponsored by the Bangor Dental Society, Ms. Nancy Savage ,of the Bangor YWCA will direct a phys leal fitness pro­gram and eye testing will be featured by tea1u workers from the st. Joseph's School of Nursing under the direction of Sister

Pistons Braves

SEASONS TOP TEN Name Kevin Herbest Kendall Royal Neil Gildart Dennis Wellman Ken Jay Stephen Lewis Gordon Smith Tom Shorey Arthur Drinkwater Mark Sanborn

1st 19 15

Team Pistons Braves Celtics Celtics Bullets Braves Braves

2nd 41 27

Braves Pistons Bullets

3rd 51 50

GP . 8

10 8 9 8 9 8

10 10

9

4th 74 73

Avg. 40.1 26. 9 25.4 24.6 20.3 18.2 16.4 15.8 15. 2 13.7

Mary Loretta. Cont'd on ~age 11

THE TOWN C .RIE R May 1, 1975 Page 11

\)WNVILLE COMMUNITY "-""RCH

Church service .will be at 8:30 a.m. All welcome . The minister· will preach from the topic "The Double- Direction Path".

Church school follows this sP.rvice.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - B. JCT.

Church service is at 9:45 a.m. The sermon topic is "The Barrier".

Church school is at 11 a. m. All are welcome.

PARKST. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH- MILO

Church service is at 11:15 a.m. Sermon topic - "The Time for the Singing of t he Birds".

Church school at 9:45 a.m.

Choirs are in attendance at all services.

Rev. Ann K. stead is minis­ter at the above Churches.

KThlGDOM HALL OF OV AH'S WITNESSES

Drf1er Road, Milo SUNDAY, MAY4 Public Talk - 9:30a. m.

Psalm& - Beautiful Guide to Life Watchtower Study -10:30 a. m.

Walking . Whole - sou~ed in the Way of Life - Luke 10: 27, 28 TUESDAY, MAY 6 Bible study with aid of book -7:00p.m. ·

God' s 'Eter nal Purpose ' .Now Triumphing for Man' s Good THURSDAY, MAY 8

Ministry School 7:00p.m. Service Meeting 8:00 p.m.

SORRY! I

WABI-TV OHilnel 5

THURSDAY, MAY 1 I 7:00 WbWs My Line 7 :30 Noebvllle Muelc 8 :00 The Waltons 9:00 Tbura. N[tbt Movie

11:00 Tolejournol News 11:30 Lato MnviA FRIDAY, MAY 2 7:00 Wbat's My Llne 7:30 Let' • Make a Deal 8:00 Commedy Speolnl 8 :30 We'll Get By 9:00 Fri. Night Movie

.11:00 Telojournol New• 11:30 j..&te Movie Si\TU.RDAY, MAY 3 .!6 8:00 My Favorite MartlllllB 8:30 Speed Buggy 9:00 Joannle 9:30 Pobbles & Bam Bam 10:00 Soooby Doo 10:30 Sbazam 11:00 Valley of Dinosaurs 11 :30 lludson Bn>t. Comedy 12:00 llarlem Globetrotters

. 12:30 Fat Albort 1:00 Children's Film 'Fes tival 2:00 Wrestlll1g 3:00 NBA Pley-olfe 5:30 Jimmy Dean Show 6 :00 Telejournal News

6:30 CBS News 7:00 L~wrence Welk 8:00 Allin the j;'amlly 8:30 The Jeffersooe 9:00 Mary Tyler Moore 9:30 Bob llewbart 10:00 Carol BurMtt 11:00 Tele]ournal News 11:15 Rock Concert SUNDAY, MAY 4 8:30 Big Blue Marble 9:00 U.s. of Archie 9:30 Day of Dlsoovery 10:0Q Old Tlme Gosp<1l Hour 11:00 Camera T~e 11:30 Face tbo Nation 12:00 Focus n"e 12:30 Across tbe Fence t :OO NBA Play-oils S:30 Sports Sp<1otllcular S:30 Champion•blp Flsblna

6:00 60 Mtnutas 7:00 Championship FlBhlng 7:30 Cber 8:30 Ko]ak 9:30 Mannix 10:90 Follow Up 11:00 Telejournal News 11:15 CBS Newt

We could not get t~e United Baptist Church news 41 this week because it did not reach us by our deadline which is on \'fuesday noon. Any items to be typeset must be in our hands

· by then.

HEALTH FAIR Cont'd fr om Page 10

Each of the exhibits will have persons available to answer questions and to distribute information to the public. The Health Falr is 01,1e of the fir st of the kind in Maine and presents the opportunity for people to get first hand information on services available in the area.

Serving on the committee arrang ing the Health Fair are Phyllis Williams, Bangor Health Department, secretary and ~hq coordinator is Robert Steele, Bangor , with representatives

n various social services and health agencies in the area 'lrsi(isting in the community wide program.

Information on the program may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Stephanie L. Smith , R.N. , comm it tee chairman Home­makers Program, 43 lllinols ·Ave., Bangor, or by calling 947-0366 .

MONDAY , MAYS 7:00 What's My Line 7:30 Wildlife Theatre 8:00 Tho Great Migration,

·· Year of the WUdebeeBt 9 :00 Amorlea's Junior Miss 10:00 Medical Conter 11:00 Telo]ournal News 11:30 Lata Movie "Couplo Takes a Wife" TUESDAY, ~L\ Y 6 7:00 V.1lot'& My Line 7:30 The Prioe Is Rlaht 8 :00 Good Tlmee · 8 :30 MASH 9;00 Rawalt 5- 0 10:00 Barnaby Jonee 11:00 Telo]ournal N~···-~~\(~~ ~ Y'l . ~p.NE~!?t-X• W.

7:0Q. W1lftt18 My l.ILOU 7:30 Let's Make a Doal 8:00 MonBters of tbo Deep 9:00 CIIDI>On 10:00 lo1Rnhunter 11:00 Telojournal Now• 11:30 Late Movie "Chango of Mind"

WLBZ-TV Channel 2

THURSDAY, MAY I 7:00 Ironside 8:00 Sunshine 8:30 Bob Crane Show 9 :00 !llpe Knight (~oncluoion) 10:00 Dean MartU> l\oast 11:00 Tv ~ News 11:30 Tonight Show FRIDAY, MAY 2 7:00 lronalde 8:00 Santor<! & Son 8:30 Chloo & the Man 9:00 Rockford Fllsa 10:00 Po lloe WomllJ\ 11:00 Tv 2 News 11:30 Tonll!ht Show SATURDAY, MAY 8 8:00 Addams FamilY 8:30 Wbeelle & Cbopp<1r Bunch 9:00 Emergency P lus 4 9:30 Run, Joe, Run 10:00 Land of tbe Lost 10:30 Sll!mund & Sea Monotsrs 11:00 Pl.nk Pantbor 11:30 Star Trek 12:00 Tbo Jetsons 12:300o! 1:00 Perry ¥ason 2:00 Major J.eague Baeeball "Balttmort.J vs . Cleveland11

5:00 Porter Wagoner 5:3o Bla Valley G:30 NBC News 7:00. Irnnslde 8 :00 Double Feature MOvies "Nevada Smith"

''i'ty$terioua leland'' SUNDAY, MAY4 11:00 N. Vlll<lent Peale 11:30 TblB Ia tbo Life 12:00 Rellalous Town Hftll 12:30 Mqot the Press I :00 Heartbeat for Bangladesh I :SO Glad Tidings 2:00 World Champ. Tannlo 4:00 Staoley Cup Playoffs Semi-final 6;30 NBC News 7:00 Wild Kingdom 7:30 World of Disney 8:30 NBC Mystery Movie ''McCloud" 10:00 NBC Reporte 11:00 Big Vnlley MONDAY. MAY 5 7:00 !ronal~ 8:00 Smothers Brothers 9:00 Mon •. Nl• ht Movlo ''One of our Own" 11:00 Tv 2 News 11:30 Tonight Show TUESDAY, MAY 6 7:00 lroMlde 8:00.NBC Movie 9:30 Pollee Story

10:00 .I'OllCO StQry ·n :00 Tv 2 News 11:30 Tonlitht Show WEDNESI)A Y, MAY 7

7:00 Ironside 8:00 Little !louse on Prairie 9:00 Flip Wilson Spoclnl 10:00 Potrocelll 11:30 Tonl&ht Show

WEMT-TV Channel 7

TIIURSDAY, MAY 1 7:00 Soul's Harbor 7:30 Othor People, Places 8:GO Barney Miller 8:30 Kare.n 9:00 Sta. of San Franoleco 10:00 Harry 0 11:30 Wido World Speol•l "Han Colurpbln" FRIDAY, MAY 2 7:00 Boverl)' Hlllbllllea ?:SO Laot of t.jl_e Wild . 8 :oo Kol chak - Night S!al~er 9:00 Hot L Balt!mot'9 9:30 Odd Couple 10:00 B&.rotta 11:00 Nowa 11:30 Wid$ World Ill Concert S,A TlJRDA Y, !viAY 3 8:0P Yogl'a Gang 8:30 Buga Bu.nny Show 9:oq Hong Kong Phooey 9 :SO Advontures pf Gilligan !O:OP Devlin ~~::~ ~M~~e~~~~ers

i2;30 A~e~lonn Bandstiul(l 1:30 ColebrltY.Bowlln, 2:00 Red Sox Baseball "Detn>Lt @Booton" 4 :00 Wide World of Sports 5:00 Kentucky Der by 6:00 Wide World of Sl'Ortl 6 :30 Reasoner Report 1:00 Tbo Bible Speaks 7:30 J. Robinson Presents 8:00 Sat. Movlo Spec ial "The Good, Bad & the UglY" SlmDA Y1 MAY 4

8:00 Srudent Bible Aseocn. 8:30 Soul's Harbor 9:30 Rex Humbard 10:30 Korg- 70,000 !><.: 11:00 Goober 6 Gbost Chuere 11:30 Ma.ke a Wish 12:00 Wre81llng 1:00 Eyewitness Newa Cont. 1:30 Issues II Answers 2:00 Red Sox Baseball ''Detroit @ Boston" 4:SO Tennis Classic 6:00 Curly O' Brien 7:00 llllppy JJays 7:30 6 MIUion Dollar Man 8:30 Sun. Night Movie ~~~rbary Coast" lO:SO Soul's Harbor 11:00 lnt'l. Voice of VIctory MONDAY, MAYS 7:00 Nat'l. Ooograpblo Spec. 8:00 The Rookies 8:00 The I19okles 9;00 S. W.A. T. 10:00 Carlile 11:00 Newa 11:30 w. W. Mystery "U tts a Man Hang Up"

i :;,~~~.! YHa~fA Y 6

8:00 Hogan•• Heroes 8:30 Tues. Night Movie "Cnltfornln Kid" 10:00 Marous Welby M.D. 11:00 Newa 11:30 Wide World Special "Stat> lets"

, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 7:00 Beverly lllllbUllet 7:30 Animal World 8:00 Tbat'a My Mama 8:30 Wed. Night Movie "Matt Helm"

10:00 Get Chrlotle Love ll:OQ Newt 11:30 David Frol;t i>reNDI$ Oulness Book of Recorda

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY COUNCIL .., AMERICAN LEGION . "You are members of the finest service organization in

the Country, dedicated to the three great principles o_f re­habiHtation and care ofthe widows and orphans" State Adjutant of the American Legion Anthony J. Rl.\mo , Portland told his audience of Piscataquis County Council American Legion and Auxiliary members during the counc il supper session held Saturday evening at the Chadbourne-Merrill Post Home, Dover­Foxcroft.

· The guest speaker further stated , " it is time we re-dedi-cate ourselves to the thinking of the American Legion and sell ourselves to the community by doing something for the com­munity, state and nation as the preamble of the organization states , "

The department adjutant explained the "direct bill~g" program of the American Legion and told the members that those posts who do not wish to take part in the billing may se~1d a notice to his office by the end of April and the post name wtll be taken off the. billing list. A question and answer .Period followed.

Mrs. Louise Brown, Gardiner, department auxiliary his-tor ian stated she had extended the history deadline to June 1st and offtcially announced that she was a candidate for Depart­ment President, Mrs. Brown, a former resident of Abbot, ls a member of the Guilford American Legion Auxiliary and the P is cataquis Cotmty ColUlcil. Cont 'd on Page 12 .

Page 12 M;iy 1, 1975 THE TOWN CRIER

PisCATAQUIS COUNTY COUNCIL Cont1d from Page 11 [ Paul DeRoy, Berwick, Department Americanism Chair­

man, reported on the regional and sectional oratorical contests and announced he was a candidate for re-election.

Mrs. Kay Sinclair, Milo, asked for reports and scrap­books in the foreign relations program of which she is chair­man for the auxiliary and Mrs. Joyce Quinney, state auxiliary membership chairman, reported that department had reached 97% of its goal and asked members to aid in the final drive.

Clifford Quinney, Scarborough, NEC alternate and chair­man of the internal affairs committe~. reported on the activ~ ities of the committee and asked "for any resolutions to be sent to the resolutions committee thirty ctays before convention.

Joseph Siciliano, Dexter, department service officer, suggested that the service officers in local posts· do more to aid the veterans in the field because traveling in the future may be limited from the department service office.

Other guests of the council were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell, Orrington, members ofthe Penobscot County Council.

County Commander Terrence Gilbert, Dexter, conducted the business meeting and made a presentation of a cltatioq, in behalf of past department Children and Youth Chairman Daniel . Lambert, to the Chadbourne-Merrill Post for. an outstanding Children and Youth report for 1973-74 in the Fifth District, comprising Hancock, Penobscot and Piscataquis counties.

During the business session the council nominating com.,­mittee presented a slate of officers. Action on these and other nominations will take place at the annual meeting to be held in Greenville, May 17, at the Post Home. A reminder was issued that council dues are now payable and posts not paying .dues can not take part in the election. Dues should be sent to finance officer Atwood Lovell, Sangerville. Members were also re­minded of the annual Fifth District meeting Sunday, May 11, at Bangor at which time a fifth district commander and other district officers will be elected. An evening of dancing com­pleted the Dover program.

Home Products, Inc. Spring Sale

Alcoa Aluminum Siding -Bird Vinyl Siding Bird Shingles

Darrell C0ttle

R. F .D. #2 Dover-Foxcroft, Me. 564;_8242

HATHAWAY Cont'd from Page 7 According to the Office of Consumer Affairs there is some

good news and some bad news about the home canning supplies · for this year. .

The good news is that production of these m.aterials is up above last year's; the bad news is that it still might not be enough.

If you are wondering how much to plant in your garden this year for possible canning, you might want to keep the following facts in mind.

There should be a sufficient supply of new jars and new lids packed with new screw bands but the prospects for an adequate stock of replacement lids are not as good. Manu­facturers estimate the demand for replacement Hds could vary from • 95 billion to 2. 35 billion. Production estimates .are

Special for Mother's Day

Jewelry Stoneware & Ceramic

Jewelry Boxes Figurines

WaU Plaques Coffee & Soup

Mugs Decorative

Candles a if,

' I

. Dinnerware

lfillagr ~ift ~~nppr Spring Street, Milo, Me.

only at two b!lHon. Crop losses due to bad weather, availability of energy

supplies and hoarding available canning products by worried · consumers will ultimately determine whether this two billion replacement lid figure will be sufficient.

Most suppliers of home canning products distribute them on a regional basis, shipping them south first and then moving them northward as the warmer weflther advancee . Amounts distributed in each region are based usually on past sales sta­tistics . When asked, the home canning specialist at the Office of Consumer Affairs said that canning products should definitely be on the market in Maine by June, if not before. '

He also explained that because of previous shortages, those interested in purchasing home canning equipment are beg'innlng to buy their supplies before they plant their gardens rather than waltlng till later on in the season when they are ready to har­vest their crops. This shift in buy ing patterns has also affected market supplies and manufacturers are now adjusting their productton t imetables to meet this new trend.

There have also been some instances of price gouging where someone from Ohio, for example, travels to North Carolina and buys hundreds of canning units at a regular price and then returns to Ohio and sells them at exhorbitant rates before the regular canning products reach the market. Un­fortunately , there is no legal way to prevent this practice f'", YO\!. might want to keep a watchful eye on the price tag bef< you buy your canning supplies this year.

Home gardens and home canning of their products are be­coming more and more popular as consumers seek means to economize on food budgets. The Agriculture Department an- . ticipates another six million people will take to gardening and canning for this reason this year.