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Maj. William K. Sullivan, Former Franklin County State's Dies RICHFORD Major Willian K. Sullivan, 51, former Franklin County state's attorney and prominent lawyer, at a Burlington hospital Thursday night after a lingering illness, Major Sullivan was born in St. Albans July 12, 1908, son of the late John T.

and Elizabeth Kelley Sullivan. He was a graduate of St. Albans High School, class of 1928, attended the University of Detroit for two years until sickness forced him to leave. He continued his law education in Judge Steele's office in St. Albans.

He was admitted to the Vermont Bar in October 1934. Served in World War 2 Major Sullivan entered the Vermont National Guard 43rd Division in February 1941. He attended the officers training school at Ft. Benning, later serving as an instructor at the Infantry School at the Fort. He served on combat duty with the 86th Division in Europe and in the Pacific.

He was a member of the War Crimes group of Dachau, Ger-ling many, in 1946-47. He was in instructor of ROTC at Niagara University at Niagara, N.Y., until illness caused him to retire. He received his medical dis- Drivers Barred From Vt. Roads Morning Press Bureau MONTPELIER Three persons have lost their driving rights in pensions ordered by the Motor Vehicle Department: Randolph, Francis N. Thurston, refusing to submit to blood, urine and breath.

test, six months. St. Albans, Ulderic F. Noel, leavIng scene of accident, one year; Dorothy M. Gignac, speeding, 15 days.

REAL ESTATE NOTES Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones have purchased a 200-acre farm in Starksboro from Don R. Thayer. Dr.

and Mrs. Jones are from Oregon. Transaction was handled by Joseph Guyette, realtor. The Fabulous Esther Williams Swimming Pools 5 Motel Years and Finance Commercial Also Pools CHAMPLAIN SWIMMING POOL CORP. 5t.

Albans Lakeview 4-2950 ESSEX JUNCTION COSTELLO, Miss Nora 80, died at a local nursing home Friday afternoon after a long illness. She was born in Burlington Dec. 28, 1879, daughter of Owen and Catherine (Burns) Costello. She had worked in most of her adult life. She leaves a sister, Mrs.

Wil-1 liam Gipps of Essex Junction, and two nieces, Mary K. Gipps and Helene (Gipps) Abair, both of Essex Junction. The body will remain at the A.L. Terrien and Sons Funeral Home, 7 Park Essex Junetion. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m.

at Holy Family Church, Essex Junction, with burial to follow in the family lot in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Burlington, A.L. Terrien and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. VERGENNES Deaths and WATERMAN, Mrs. Marion Merrill, 64, wife of Dr.

Vance W. Wadied Friday night at her home at 34 North St. She was born in West Addison Dec. 28, 1895, daughter of Rollin and Susan Solace Merrill, She was a life long resident Vergennes, a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Vergennes Garden Club and the Vergennes Women's Club.

She also was a member of Otter Creek Chapter 74, OES, and Sical Court of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America. Besides her husband, she is survivied by a stepson, Dr. William Waterman of Windsor; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Orson Jay of Burlington; five grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Duane Bacon Vergennes and Mrs.

Perley McLean of Tahawus, N.Y.; a brother, George of Vergennes, and nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Entombment will be in Prospect Cemetery.

Friends may call at her late home on North St. Larrow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. MORRISVILLE BRIDGE, Charles 89, died at his home on Elmore St. in Morrisville Friday morning. He was born in Wakefield, in 1871.

Survivors are his wife, Josie Smith Bridge; one son, Ellis, both ROEBUCK AND CO WIN THIS ROOF Simply Fill Out This Entry Blank Mail This Coupon Today Sears, Roebuck and Co. 35 Church Burlington, Vt. CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER! SEARS charge May 1, 1950. Following his military career on March 10, 1951, Major Sullivan purchased the law office of Justice P.L. Shangraw of Richford where he was a lawyer until the time of his death, He was state's attorney from 11936-38.

Major Sullivan was a of the former Richford Savings Bank and Trust and of the Richford Lions Club, the Vermont Bar the American Legion Post 12, a founder of the Border Town Development Association, attorney for the town and village of Richford and an active member of the Republican party. Major Sullivan is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Brightweil Sullivan and one daughter, Miss Ellen Kelley Sullivan. The body will remain at the Powell and Comings Funeral Home until the hour of the funeral at 10 Monday, in All Saints Church. The Rev.

George St. Onge will officiate. Entombment will follow in the town vault. Friends may call at the Powell and Comings Funeral Home Saturday and Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9. The Powell and Comings Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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NORTHFIELD PROVOST, Mrs. Ethel, 59, a mer resident of Northfield, Thursday in Baltimore, Md. She was born in Montreal Jan. 17, 1901, daughter of Peter Puphrosine (Nichols) LaMothe. She was married to Charles Pro vost in July 1927 in Northfield.

She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Gray of Baltimore; a son, Robert Petersburg, a brother, George LaMothe of Miami, two sisters, Miss Irene LaMothe of Montpelier and Mrs. Eva clos of Webster, and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday from John's Church in Northfield.

Friends may call at the Kingston and Parks Funeral Ho of Saturday and Sunday from 2 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. UNDERHILL 'WILLIAMS, Albert, 68, died Friday at a local hospital. He was born in Chester 9, 1892. Mr. Williams is survived by wife, Mrs.

Madeline Schweig Williams; three daughters, Mrs. HenBeckwith and Mrs. John Durbrow, both of Underhill, and Mrs. John Flynn of West Concord, 16 grandchildren; a brother, Louis Williams, and a sister, Mrs. Thomas Sherman, both Concord, N.H.

The body will be at his late home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Harold P. Brown Funeral Service of Richmond in charge of arrangements. KEARNY, N.J.

SILLIMAN, Miss Anna, formerly of Burlington, died at her home here Tuesday. She attended Cathedral Grammar School in Burlington and Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Rutland, Vt. She leaves two brothers, Edward of Detroit, and Martin of Orlando, and several nieces and nephews.

Burial was in Kearny. Funerals Held BURLINGTON JORDAN, Mrs. Stella Adams, 64, funeral service held in Oakland, where she died suddenly. She was a native of Burlington, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Adams, and had lived in Oakland for many years. SYLVESTER, Juliette funeral held Friday morning, 169 North Rev. John Carlson officiating at funeral and committal services in Eldridge Cemetery, South Burlington; bearers, Peter and Paul Sylvester, Peter Vinci and Donald Crawford. MIDDLESEX FERRIS, Llewellyn Dana, funeral held Thursday afternoon from a Waterbury funeral chapel with Rev. Donald Jansen officiating; bearers, Richard Smith, Earl Seaver, Norbert Collins, Lee Brownson and Harold Miles of Middlesex and Elwin Neill of Waitsfield.

On Wednesday evening, Mason of Mad River Lodge 77 held a special service with Clarence Bisbee officiating and Robert Wimble as chaplain. The I body was placed in Hope vault for burial later in Middlesex Cemetery. ST. ALBANS MUZZY, Mrs. Mabel, funeral service was held at 2 Friday with the Rev.

Loring B. Wilkins officiating. The body entombed in the Greenwood Cemetery vault to await burial in the spring. VERGENNES CHASE, Ralph, funeral held at 2 p.m, at Methodist Church, with Rev. Peter Weaver officiating; bearers, Earl and David Jackson, Roger Gilman, Ernest Ciffon, Louis Sprague and Carl Russell; entombment in Prospect Cemetery for burial later in spring; members of Vermont National Guard of Ver- gennes and Burlington served as honor guard.

St. Albans Boy Missing ST. ALBANS City police here have asked state police to look for a 14-year-old boy, Reynald Jeanson, who left home Thursday. The boy is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes, was The Burlington free press 3RD YEAR Published daily except Sunday by the Free Press Association, 187 College Street, Burlington, Vermont.

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Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in The Burlington Free Press as Associated Press news dispatches. Over 31.000 Circulation. Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Connecticut River Told Secret; Delivered, Gibson's Bound Body Just Two Years Ago, By JOE HEANEY NEWBURY Rivers are like women. beautiful, and ugly, charming and pure and contaminated.

They can ripple in tranquillity and churn in fury. Rivers can keep a secret given in darkness and betray the trust in daylight. The Connecticut is like this, -wisting along the eastern edge of Vermont. In Newbury, the river Gibson Case Involved softly through lush meadows and swirls awkwardly against trash heaps on its banks. Cows drink the water.

Boys swim in it. Two winters ago a farmer drowned in the river. He was Orville A. Gibson. Gibson knew the river, it passed by his farm.

Sometimes it flooded his meadows. Gibson was tied with rope when the river took him. Enemies he wasn't sure he had Hearing Set Monday on Plea For Delay in Insurance Trial U.S. District Judge Ernest W. Gibson Friday set Monday at 1:30 or a hearing on the petition of Vermont Atty.

Gen. Thomas M. Debevoise for a 30-day continuance of two civil actions. Debevoise asked the delay so that the civil trial would not disrupt the work of an expert witness expected to testify in the man31 a it r-kidnapi trial of Frank W. Carpenter of Newbury, Carpenter is charged in the death of Orville A.

Gibson of Newbury. Debevoise filed his petition Thursday. Burlington lawyer A. Pearley Feen, who represents the defendants in the civil cases, has also requested a one-month delay in the trials. Follow Arson The civil suits stem from the Brown arson case in Brattleboro and are scheduled to be tried here April 5.

Gibson has disqualified from sitting in the trials because his son is lawyer for the plaintiff the two suits, which have been consolidated for trial. Judge James T. Foley of Albany, N.Y., has been assigned to hear the case. In his petition Debevoise said the civil suits would require testimony from Dr. Harold C.

Harrison, assistant director of criminal laboratories for Rhode Island. Harrison is working seven days a week preparing evidence VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS. March 24. KERBS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL St. Albans DEGOESBRIAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DUBIE, Clement and Janice (McKenzie), 21 Grand View Essex Junction, a son, March PREAVY, Francis and Wanda (Carroll), Westford, a daughter, March 25.

SHEPARD, Neil and Barbara (Gokey), Woodside South Burlington, a son, March .25. MARY FLETCHER HOSPITAL BLACK, Charles F. and Hesterly (Fearing), Stowe, a daughter, March 21. SOUFLERIS, (Heft), 59. George Buell A.

and Rita a March 25. ST. ALBANS HOSPITAL BENOIT. Lionel and Joyce, Fairfax, daughter, March 24. MARTIN, Lawrence and Janice, Highgate Falls, a daughter, GIROUX.

Arthur and Nancy, Richford. a son, March 24. GREGOIRE, Alphonse and March Mary, 24. a daughter. LANCASTER, Hugh and Eva.

East Fairfield, a daughter, March 24. DEATHS BRIDGE, Charles M. Morrisville, March 25, age 89. I Miss Nora K. Essex Junction, March 25, age 80.

PROVOST, Mrs. Charles Northfield, March 24, age 59. SILLIMAN, Miss Anna Kearny, N.J.. March 21. SULLIVAN, Maj.

William K. Richford, March 25, age 51. WATERMAN, Mrs. Vance W. Vergennes, March 25, age 64.

WILLIAMS, Albert Underhill, March 25. age 68. Two Fined For Liquor Store Break in Capital MONTPELIER The two men, who broke into the state liqnor store here Saturday breach night, of pleaded no contest to peace charges in Municipal Court Saturday. Jesse D. Griffith, 30, of MontI pelier, and Olin Buska, 28.

of Berlin, were fined $25 and costs of $5.10 eacy. Police Chief George Connor toid the court that the men were under the influence of alcohol when they mistook the rear door of the liquor store for the entrance to a neighboring restaurant. "We decided there was no intent to break in," said the chief. wearing a black leather jacket, black trousers, a red shirt, a khaki army cap and black leather boots. LOCAL BRIEFS Social Hour Set A social hour will follow a meeting of the Past Chiefs Assn.

of Chittenden Temple Monday ot the home of Mrs. Helen O'Neil, 14 White South Burlington. Divorces Sought Divorce petitions have been filed in Chittenden County Court by Beverly Mae Gleason of Burlington against Francis P. Gleason Jr. of Burlington, and by Margaret Morin of Burlington against Victor A.

Morin, address unknown. $180 Donated Mrs. Edward Hurley, president of Beta Sigma Phi, presented a check for $180 this week to T. M. Videto, president of the Vermont Assn.

for the Blind. The money was. received from the sorority's annual candlelighting project. Party Is Sunday The Nazareth School Mothers Club will hold a public party Sunday at 2 p.m. in the school auditorium, 2 The Saturday, Burlington March Free 26, 1960 Press FUEL OIL Furnaces Oil Burners Cleaning Repairing J.

CHARBONEAU 77 Main St. UN 2-0136 took him from his barn as he began chores the last day of December in 1957. They threw him into the and for 85 days the river kept their secret. Then searchers found him. Two state troopers had put a boat into the river 7 miles downstream from Newbury, near Bradford.

The search lasted less than 30 minutes. "Watch out for that one trooper said as the boat moved along. "That's no rock, it's a muskrat house," the other replied. "Pull over, let's take a look at It was Gibson's body. They didn't know he was hogtied until the body was lifted from the river.

Branon Hints He May Seek Seat in Senate FAIRFIELD E. Frank Branon, a former state senator and one-time chairman of the State Democratic Committee, may return to politics, he said Friday. Branon said he is giving serious consideration to running for seat in the Vermont Senate. He said "It will be at least May before I have some idea of what I plan to do. There is a possibility will be running Dunham Undecided Sen.

Marshall Dunham of FrankLin County told a group of Democrats Thursday he has not made up his mind about seeking re-elec- Dunham said he expected to decide as soon as he has had opportunity to meet with party officials. Sen. Mildred Brault -of St. Albans announced earlier she will seek a second term. Two senators are elected from the county.

Meanwhile, Charles Greene, chairman of the Franklin County Democratic Committee, proposed a plan for five public hearings to be held in Democratic strongholds in the state. He said the hearing would provide a sounding board for the 1960 Party platform. Greene said candidates at the local level should make their feellings known before the formal convention in County Democrats set May 1 as the date for a public hearing here on platform items. WEDDING FLOWERS LET US HELP YOU MAKE YOUR WEDDING BEAUTIFUL BOOTHMAN'S 28 Church St. Dial UN 4-4509 South Burlington Dog Licenses Licenses for all dogs 4 months old and over are due on or before April 1, 1960.

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Phone TRiangle 8-4432 Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for Vermont's case against Carpenter, said Debevoise. He said Harrison's work in the Carpenter case would be seriously hampered if he has to interrupt it to appear at the civil trial April 5. Debevoise's petition was accompanied by an affadavit from Dr. Harrison, who said his appearance in Burlington would jeopardize the work he is doing in the state's investigation of the Gibson murder case. The civil suits are being brought by the Harry Sofer Drug Co.

Inc. of. Brattleboro against four insurance companies for losses resultling from the Dec. 27, 1958, fire. Frank Brown, 56, of Newfane was convicted of arson resulting in death after the fire.

Lyman Streeter, 74, a retired barber, died in the blaze. Brown has appealed his conviction. to the Vermont Supreme Court. Leicester Junction Man's Death Blamed On Cerebral Stroke MIDDLEBURY A regional medical examiner said Friday that a cerebral stroke caused the death of a Leicester Junction man whose car struck a tree in Orwell on Wednesday. George R.

Leighton, 65, died in the Porter Hospital in Middlebury Thursday night. He had been taken to the hospital following the accident. He suffered a broken jaw, broIken ribs and cuts of the face in the crash. Dr. L.S.

Walker of Middlebury, regional medical examiner, ruled that death was due to the stroke. He said he did not believe that the injuries from the crash caused the death and added that Leighton probably suffered the stroke before the accident. State police said Leighton's death would not be listed as highway fatality. for the public's general information, and to avoid any further confusion THE ELMWOOD MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS EVER We offer the following considerate values. Secutiful Steel Caskets $215.00 Solid Oak Caskets 260.00 Octagon End Plush Half Couch 125.00 To better serve you please write me your comment, suggestions or criticism today.

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It seemed clean from the ice that had melted and freed Gibson. The Connecticut told its secret. "It always a farmer said. "As long as I've known that river, it has always delivered its goods." Gibson's killers have not been delivered. The ones who shamed Newbury beyond anything in its 198-year history are still free.

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