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2 Burlington Free Press, Wednesday, March 2, 1949 Page St. Albans Elects Fisher Mayor Vote For Mayor Fisher McDonald Shappy (R) (D) (1) Ward 292 112 25 122 80 72 163 112 203 262 147 32 285 185 66 220 184 146 Totals 1344 820 544 ST. ALBANS, March 1-Leading, both his opponents by wide margins in five out of six wards, former Mayor returned Benjamintice Fisher for his eighth term as this city's chief executive today. The newly-elected mayor was immediately sworn in by City Clerk Farrington D. Post and made the necessary re-appointments of night police.

Re-Appoints Police Chief Re-named as police officials were Police Chief George E. Hebert and Maurice S. Raleigh and Raymond N. Davey. The 57-year old former Middlebury College tackle had charged Mayor Dan MacDonald, his Democratic opponent, with responsibility for a $55,000 deficit in city finances.

Former Mayor Fisher led Mayor MacDonald, winner a year ago, by a plurality of 524 votes. He outstripped an independent 800-vote candidate, P. L. Shappy, by an plurality. Shappy Wins Own Ward Shappy carried Ward Three by 40 votes over former Mayor Fisher and 91 votes over Mayor MacDonald, who failed to pile up a lead in any of the six wards.

Former Mayor Fisher, World War I veteran, previously held the office from 1939 to 1945 mayor's and 1947-48. He was elected a Franklin County senator three serving in the Senate in 1943 times, 1945 and 1947, and has been named to other local posts. In two aldermanic contests, Guy D. Burnell (R) defeated John Mul(D) 312 to 222 in Ward Five and vey George led Charles A. Prior (Progressive) and Mayor Fisher Lawrence J.

Richard (R) in Ward Six. The vote was Cioffi, 207; Prior, 166; and Richard, 159. Two contests for school commissioner were won by Republicans. In Ward Five, Harold E. Montgomery (R) was elected over J.

Emer's Charron (D) 349 to 187. In Donald J. Cullen (R) the winner over Charles W. was Bisco (D) 300 to 237. Special City Tax Rejected A special school tax of $1.05 was favored 1602 to 1033 while a special city tax of $1.47 was rejected 1474 to 1166.

Sale of beer and wine won approval 1598 to 291 and sale of liquor 1438 to 277. Sunday amusements won out by large majorities. Baseball was sanctioned 1902 to 114; movies 1886 103 and lectures and concerts 1914 to 73. Daylight Saving Time was voted in 2236 to 352. Farrington D.

Post was re-elected city clerk and treasurer; William Goldsbury city grand juror and Alice B. Chandler and Florence M. library without opposition. Deaths and Funerals Mrs Azilda Mailhot Mrs. Azilda Mailhot, 79, of 13 East Center Winooski, died late Monday night in a local hospital following a lingering illness.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Emile Leclair of Winooski; two grandchildren, Raymond LeClaire of Camden, N. and Mrs. Bertha Elliott of White River Junction. The body will remain at Lavigne's Funeral Chapel, 16 East Allen Winooski, until the time of the funeral.

Funeral services will be held this mornat 8 in the Church of St. ning Francis Xavier, Burial will follow in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery. Mrs. Grace N.

Stevens HYDE PARK, March 1 Mrs. Grace Noyes Stevens, widow of Dr. John Stevens, died at the home of her son, Edward, in yesterday. survived by her son; one sister, Mrs. Isador Miner of Hyde Park: one brother, Albert Noyes of Tacoma, several grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p. m. in the ond Congregational Church. The body will be placed in the vault to await burial in the family lot. R.

H. Lilley and son are in charge of arrangements. Arthur L. Smith HARDWICK, March 1-Arthur Smith, 56, a chiropracter in this town for the last 20 years, died suddenly at his home here this afternoon. He was the husband of Francesca (Heath) Smith and the son of the late William and the late Lillie M.

Smith. He is survived by eight children: Mrs. Marjorie L. Davis of Plainfield, Willard C. of St.

Johnsbury, Merle of Plainfield, Arthur a student at UVM. David John Bert N. and Francesca of Hardwick; two brothers, Bert W. of Barre and Robert E. of New York city: and one sister, Mrs.

Thomas Campbell of Baltimore, Md. The deceased was a member of the Merchant Marine in World War I. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m. in the United Church, Hardwick, with Re v.

Roderic Hurlburt officiating. Burial will follow in the Main st. Cemetery, Hardwick. Friends may call at the Holcomb al Home until the hour of the services. Fred W.

Kelley ST. JOHNSBURY, March 1 Fred W. Kelley, 67, died at his home here Sunday morning, after a long illness. He was operator of grain and feed brokerage business here. He was a charter member of the United Commercial Travelers, in 1904, a member of the founded Elks Club, Kiwanis Club, Knights of Columbus and St.

Aloysius Church. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a. m. Thursday in St.Aloysius Church with Rev. E.

J. How. and officiating. Entombment will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

FUNERALS Faneral of Jay Draper BAKERSFIELD, March 1 The funeral of Jay Draper, 66, was held in St. George's Church at 9 a. m. Saturday. Rev.

John Shortill officiated. The Bearers were Wood Forgotten Queen City Memorials "Monuments of Distinetion" 229 Main St. Phone 6112 the Block From Chases Street Free Press Classified Ads Pay Tailored-to-Measure For Men and Women You are cordially invited to stop in and look at our beautiful New Spring and Summer fabrics for men and women. Select from our materials or bring in your own. Delivery in plenty of.

time for Easter. Hayes Carney, Inc. 127 Church Street Fire Destroys New Home While Family Of Ten Is Away MILTON, March 1-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner, and their eight children, including two sets of twins, were made homeless at 9:15 tonight when determined origin eight-room "destroyed their two-story, at Checkerbury Corners.

The fire was discovered by passing motorists, the family being away at the 72nd birthday anniversary of Turner's father, Ray Turner, in Milton village. by insurance, Turner said. The The loss was, partially covered house was new. Turner, who is a carpenter, has been working on it for the last five years and took much pride in it. The family first lived in a smaller building while their new home was being buili.

One of the motorists notified William Sanderson who called the fire department. The fire had gained such headway when the firemen under Chief John Jacobs arrived, that it could not be saved. The inside of the house was completely destroyed. The family tonight is staying at the Ray Turner home, and will be cared for by other relatives until they can re-establish their home. Milton Industry To Be Tax-Exempt For 10-Year Period Kienle Company Plans To Build Modern Plant And Hire 100 Persons MILTON, March 1 As an into the construction of a ducement manufacturing plant here, Milton voters today exempted the taxation Kienle Company from property This was not the only action takfor ten years.

en at the town meeting concerning the Kienle Company which plans the erection of a modern plant the railroad station for the near of a complete line of printing and lithographic inks, manufacture pigmented coatings and varnishes. The company which is at present located in Brooklyn, N. has been in business for 45 years. The voters also authorized the selectmen to acquire rights of way and to constuct a suitable road to the factory which will be built on the socalled Mason site negotiations with the landowners are successful. John Jacobs, station agent and town official, told the meeting that 100 to 115 men would be employed in the plant.

Eugene C. Kienle, who has acquired a spacious home and property, at Clay Point, is president the company. PLYSCORE sheathing used as floor lining under linoleum, tile, etc. John Forville Lumber Co. 162 Maple St.

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Their cross-stay supporter fronts are flexible. Matching shirts, too. anger 155 Cherry 1 St. the Block From Chases Street The People Will Be Served' Waterbury Voters Reject Town School: Dist. Kindergarten 18 New Street Lights For Communities; War Memorial OK'd WATERBURY, March 1-Wat.

erbury voters today turned down request to establish a kindergarten in the town school district a vote of 159 to Town selectmen were authorized to enter into a five-year contract with the Green Mountain Power Corp. to pay for street lights the Center and Colbyville. Several plans outlined a and representativapproved company, calls for an increase in candle power, allnight lighting, and additional lights, six in Colbyville and 12 the Center. The total, cost will ($750. motion passed of 103 to 47.

War Memorial For Vets A living war memorial will be given by the townspeople veterans of World War II. Veterans that a living memorial be urged given instead of a monument. Harry N. Cutting Post, AmeriLegion, at the request of the can War Memorial Committee, suggested that a sum of money comparable to the cost of a monument be given towards a home for the use of veterans. Judge Charles B.

Adams, moderator, was instructed appoint a committee to work out details with the Legion committee, and a suitable site is found, funds will be appropriated. Bridge Appropriations totaling $2,500 for the bridge over Shaw A brook at the Riggs and Woodard farm, and land on A. E. Perkins farm, where the gravel pit is located, was purchased with the understanding that the sale of gravel would pay the cost. Town officers were instructed, in view of the increasing town debt, to bring their books each month and receive from the town clerk a statement of the standing.

This action was taken after it was found that suffcient reports on the '47 Oldsmobile Sedan Coupe Radio, heater, hydromatic, low mileage, black, less than book. CITY MOTORS Good Will Used Cars 15 So. Winooski Tel. 5771 Duty Performed! Yes, it's our duty as citizens to vote. And talk about performance, you will appreciate the performance of a new Evinrude Motor on a Thompson Boat.

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I MAZEL'S You Get What You Pay For Price alone is no measutement of Monument value. High pressure and unsound stones are not part of our service. For 35 years we have served your neighbors. For Color Folder, Informa. tion, Write or Phone 1267 amount spent were not being themselves.

obtained by the officers Tax Rate Now $5.07 Additional taxes to the budget of $4.91 were added. They report are: Bridges, ten cents; interest, miscellaneous, one cent; one cent; recreation, one cent; street winter lights at the Center and Colbythree cents, making the tax ville, rate $5.07 over $4.74 for last year. Larger appropriations for the swimming pool and recreation field, and appropriations for winthe the ter recreation, were approved after committee had been on the new building for better established. town equipment Articles, and a radio for the police car were passed over. Minstrel Rehearsals Will Begin Tonight Rehearsals for the Knights of Columbus minstrel show will start tonight at the of at 7:30 Grand Knight Robert W.

rooms. Larrow yesterday said he hoped the turnout of talent tonight will if not exceed that which reequal sponded last year. The show will be produced St. Patrick's Day to aid the Bishop DeGoesbriand Hospital equipment fund. Richard Spitler, who will be director, arrived yesterday and met yesterday afternoon with nurses who will take part.

The mortality rate of rheumatic fever, leading cause of death among children, has dropped 80 cent in this country since 1920. per DO YOU KNOW This Number? 3940 24 Hour Duty 24 GOODRICH AMBULANCE SERVICE Fred B. Crawford Elected Newport Mayor Montpelier Voters Reject Plan To Buy Land For School. MONTPELIER March 1 By a 603 to 185 vote, Montpelier at its annual city meeting tonight turned down a proposal to appropriate $55,000 for purchase of land to expand the high school. It was decided that expansion would be more feasible at a later date.

A tax of $5.35 was voted, up from last year's $4.75. It was a compromise on the $5.78 figure recommended by the City Council. Middlebury Rejects Recreation Center; Votes For Liquor War Memorial Project Goes Down to 527-471 Defeat Second Time MIDDLEBURY, March 1 Town meeting rejected the plan to build a community recreation center as a war memorial at Addison County fairgrounds here by 56 votes. The 527 to 471 defeat for the project was the second setback it has suffered in two years. Proponents hoped that this year objectionable features had been erased from the planning.

Town Was Partly Dry Sale of beer and wine was approved 669 to 319 and sale of liquor, 517 to 463. The town had previously banned the sale of hard liquor. Daylight Saving Time was voted. fixed of 4.18 I A tax rate was on the dollar Grand List. Voters gave approval to earmarking eight cents on the Grand List for Ilsley Library, an increase in its appropriation, and nine cents for Porter Memorial Hospital.

The sum of $150 was set aside for a Memorial Day celebration, $1,150 for the public health nurse, and $200 to combat pine blister rust. Foster and Cox Elected Edgar Foster defeated Chester Brush 357 to 314 and Kenneth Cox 107 victor, the races for selectwas over Wesley Murdock man. Howard C. Foster was winner 51 to 24 for school director. His opponent was Leslie Day.

Dr. H. R. Slocum was re-elected moderator and Harry L. Cushman town clerk and treasurer.

Others also named without opposition were constable, Donald Williamson; second constable, Joseph Booska: collector, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick; lister, Clyde Brown; town agent, Wayne C. Bosworth; auditor, Robert Bowles; town grand juror, Herbert Eston; and library trustee, Jordan Scobie. Hugh Cushman of Montpelier, who is a patient at the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, where he has undergone surgery. HADLEY. Leon funeral service will be held in the Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home, 92 South Winooski at 2 today.

Interment will be in the family lot in Lakeview Cemetery. Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS a son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur LaBianc, 232 College a daughter to Mr.

and SEra, Wilfred Chamberlain, Vergennes, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lucia, 74 Lafountain all yesterday. At the Mary Fletcher Hospital, 500 St. Paul and a son to Mr.

and daughter to Mr. and Mre Joseph Gay. Stra. Edgar. Fanny Wells, Allen both Hospital, yesterday.

daughter to Mr. and Burlington, Mrs. Burnett, R.D, 2, day. Word has been received here of the yesterday of a daughter to Mr. birth and Armand Schreiber of WashD.

C. Schreiher the former a Mr. Dorothy and Mrs. Samuelson. Samuelson of this city.

DEATHS KELLEY Fred St. Johnabury, Feb. 21. age 67. STEVENS.

Grace Hyde Park, Feb. 28. SMITH--Arthur to, Hardwick, March 1, age 56. Free Press Classified Ads Pay At the Bishop Hospital, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs.

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Is Happy YOU CAN BE TOOSWITCH TO MODERN For Your Cleaning Phone 2610 For Pick- up and Delivery WOMEN'S DRESSES MEN'S SUITS MEN'S OVERCOATS WOMEN'S 2-PC. SETTS MEN'S TOPCOATS Other Items At Low Prices MODERN LINEN and LAUNDRY SERVICE 165 Elmwood Are. Harris Maeck Wins Town Clerkship In Shelburne Race Defeats Mrs. White; Robert Collier Elected Road Commissioner SHELBURNE, March 1 In the Shelburne town meeting B. Harris Maeck won a double victory, defeating, clerk Mrs.

by 228 Eleanor votes to White 73, and for topping the same opponent by 205 to 61 for the office of treasurer. In a four -way contest for road commissioner, Robert Collier led with 151 votes, Bernard Coleman received 87, Ralph J. Lewis 67 and Ervin Viens 57. Mrs. Richardson Wins Mrs.

Roberta Richardson was victorious in the contest for auditor, having 207 votes to 140 for George Others Fortune, elected Jr. were: Moderator, Dr. J. Norton; selectman, constable, Dunbar Bostwick; first Thomas Thompson; second constable, Theston Strong; collector, Rene Gadhue; lister, Fred Thomas; town agent, D. N.

Tower; overseer of the poor, Eustace Thomas; grand jurors, J. ton and D. N. Tower; school director, William J. Cain; library tee, Martha H.

Clark; water commissioner, William J. Cain; cemetery commissioner, L. E. Thomp- Salaries Raised A record attendance distinguishled the tax meeting collector, at which town salaries clerk, treasurer and selectmen were raised. The sum of $600 was voted toward support of the public health nurse to continue the established I service.

A tax of $5.97 on the Grand List was voted to raise money to meet the debts, current and future expenses. Of the total, $3 was earmarked for schools. The selectmen were empowered to call ea special meeting of the with the listers before the taxpayers April 1 listing, to discuss the 1950 assessments and make plans for equalizing the evaluation of property, with the assistance of outside listers if advisable. To Name School Committee The school directors were authorlized to appoint a representative group of citizens to work with them in investigating all possibilities for improving the educational opportunities for Shelburne children; also to assist the directors in preparing a report of their findings for presentation at the next annual meeting. On the question of licensing the sale of malt and vinous beverages, the vote was: Yes, 199; no.

70. On spirituous liquors; Yes, 178; no, 83. Concerning Sunday amusements, the result of the voting was as follows: Baseballs, Yes, 256; no, movies 257; no, 26: lectures and concerts yes, 265; no, 17. Resolutions were proposed and adopted in memory of the late Julia A. Norton, former town clerk and treasurer, and the late John Ready, former road commissioner.

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NEWPORT, March 1 Fred B. Crawford (R) was elected mayor today defeating Frank H. Sabourin (D) 514. Republicans, Paul Shufelt R. won Rexford alder.

manic contests over O. T. Rivard and Charles Fockol, Democrats. The vote was Rexford, 996; Shufelt, 653; Rivard, 539; and Fockol, 408. connection Erection of with a the war new memorial bridge in was authorized.

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The church was filled with relatives friends from Bristol, Waterbury, Morrisville, Burlington, Vergennes, Jericho, Swanton, Fairfield, Fletcher, Enosburg Falls and Fairfax, Funeral of John Richardson GREENSBORO, March 1-Funeral services were held Feb. 22 in the United Presbyterian Church East Craftsbury for John F. at Richardson. Rev. Boyd Killough officiated, assisted by Rev.

a u- rice Flood of Greensboro. Burial took, place in the East Craftsbury Cemetery, Bearers were Harold, Charlie and Robert Richardson, Andrew Hill, Gordon Richardson and John Hill. Mr. Richardson, 82, died at his home here Feb. 19.

He was a lifelong resident of this town. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary J. Kendrick Richardson; five children, Miss Ann Richardson, Robert E. Richardson and Mrs.

Jeanette Hill of Greensboro; Harold Richardson, Dorchester, and Charlie E. Richardson, Sheffield; seven grandchildren: one sister and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral of Mrs. Gibeau VERGENNES, March 1-The Ineral of Mrs. Amelia L.

Gibcau was held in St. Peter's Church this morning with Rev. A. H. Couture officiating.

Burial was in St. Peter's CemeBearers were Leon Either, tery. Max Sears and Adrien, Wilbur, fred and Lionel Gibeau. Funeral for Mrs. Gordon SOUTH HERO, March 1-Funeral services for Mrs.

Seth Gordon will be held at the Congrerational Church Wednesday afternoon at 2. Rev. George Wells will officiate and interment will be in the South Hero Cemetery. Harold P. Brown Funeral Serv.

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Rev. George E. Goodliffe, pastor, officiated. The bearers were Park Beede of Montpelier, Douglass Gray of Barre, W. D.

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