Portland Press Herald (Newspaper) - September 30, 1948, Portland, Maine and Portland and Bangor IT'S DRY Snuff Your Cigarettes Put Out Your Camp Fires REMEMBER OCTOBER 1947 if Pages VOL 87 ESTABLISHED JUNE 23 1862 PORTLAND MAINE THURSDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 30 1948 Entered As Second Class Mail Matter PRICE FIVE CENTS Highlights In The News Iron Lungs Sped To California Man Donates 54 Pints Of Blood Other Top Items Bedford Mass Sept 24 cargo plane left here today to pick up four iron lungs at gan Airport for Immediate air shipment to aid victims of an out- break of polio Oakland Calif Officiate at the airport here said the Navy Medical Center In New York had put through a rush order to the Air Defense Com- mand plane a C-47 owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was flown by Major Charles F Collins chief test pilot for the school Md Sept 29 TAP Sheriff Robert Miller put m pinch on motorist Chester Smith on a traffic Miller was the fellow who had to pay The Washington County de- was taking Smith to jail to post collateral Once there Smith gleefully swore out a warrant against Miller The deputy sheriff noted Smith had driven on the wrong way on a one way street while ing him to the lockup City officers promptly ar- rested Miller who collateral Mass Sept 29 AP old soldier who said he knew how important it might be to a young soldier today set a state record at least by donating his pint of blood to the Red Cross The donor is Carl F Banks of Greenville N H employed In a native of Beverly and a veteran of 15 years In the army Red Cross Headquarters at ton confirmed the record at a mobile blood bank Ambassador Named Washington Sept 29 Richard Cunningham Patterson Jr New York businessman was elven a recess appointment today UK ambasador to Guatemala the White House announced Continued on Page 2 6th Col Allies Ask U N Step Into Berlin ISIS The Weatherman Maine Partly cloudy and warm today cloudy and not quite so cool tonight High temperatures today tn the low 70 s along the coast in the middle Inland and In the 60 s in the North Minimum night in the low in the South and middle In the North Winds will be gentle variable with afternoon sea breezes along the roast Friday cloudy with tered rainshowers and erly winds Eastport to Block Island Gentle variable winds today be- coming onshore this afternoon Fair weather and good visibility Max Mm 73 55 Year ago BO 27 Highest and lowest temperatures for Sept 81 in 1922 and 23 in 1941 11948 Precipitation 0 0 Maine minimum readings bou and 40 Eastport 49 Greenville 37 Old Town 36 Rumford 43 Augusta 51 Houlton 35 and Castine 50 Briton Sept 79 oeraturw for 12 hours I ending at 1 30 City Mai 7 30 or 34 Concord N H vcr Duluth Minn 73 79 Jacksonville p m Mln Kansas jg Log Angeles 56 56 New Haven New Orleans York 42 Philadelphia 46 Providence 70 St Louis 72 Washington Far Sept 5 tide 5 Hish tide llh Low tide 2 Low tide Sun Sun sets Dmr n Moon rues Moon 4 Day i Ih Moon phase on first flute E Sept J 1 Q 1 New I Ot 1 IH a 21a 8 2 2 Where To Find It This Morning Z Cross Word Puzzle Death Notices Editorial Financial Journal Of A Journeyman Radio Society 20 Woman's 12 21 3 19 17 19 1 6 LOCAL TRUCKING It Trucks for Past Service CHASE TRANSFER CORP Portland Maine Soviets Predict Western Move To Be Failure Council To Act On Appeal Monday By The Associated Press The United States Britain and France asked the United Nations Security Council Wednesday to step into the Berlin crisis on the grounds that Soviet acts threaten world peace In Moscow the publication New Times predicted the peal would fail The appeal was presented under Chapter VII of the U N strongest in the document Under this chapter the Council has authority to impose a land sea and air blockade against any guilty country It can call on U N members to supply armed forces for military operations against the offender informed sources said the Council would consider the appeal Monday U N delegates agreed it was likely the Rusians would veto any decision against them This probably would result in the Western Powers taking the case to the U N General Assembly The Western Powers threw this indictment against the Soviet It i Russia has resorted to blockade measures it has ened the Berlin population with starvation disease and economic ruin it has tolerated disorders and attempted to overthrow the duly elected municipal ment of Berlin In blockaded Berlin itself American authorities said nine Soviet Yak fighters made lated diving attacks oh two American cargo planes on the Berlin airlift route A strong written protest was Continued on Page 2 2nd CoL 2 Local Men Get 90 Days For Perjury Arbacheski And Densmore Jailed Justice Robert B Williamson sentenced two Portland men to 90 days in County Jail Wednesday afternoon after a Superior Court jury had found one of them guilty of perjury after an hour's tion and the other had pleaded guilty to the same charge The sentences disposed of three out of four indictments brought against local men for perjury in connection with signature frauds on petitions filed with the City Clerk by the Peaks Island tee in an attempt to recall the City Council William Arbacheski 35 of For- est Avenue was found guilty by the jury Sheldon C Densmore 50 of Massachusetts Avenue changed an innocent plea to guilty and was sentenced along with Arbacheski In sentencing Arbacheski Justice Williamson said If more care had been taken behind is from sources from which you got these papers you wouldn't have gotten Into this difficulty But that doesn't excuse he added You can't interfere Continued on Page 2 3rd Col Police Chief Resigns Post At Sanford Meunier Cites Cooperation Lack Sanford Sept town of 15.000 Maine's largest was without a police chief tonight Thomas Meunier who has served as chief since February 1945 lias announced his tion to take effect Immediately because he could not rto to his job with the present setup resignation followed by less than 24 hours that of Bergeron a member of the police commission whose term would expired until Aug 1 1949 James E Gauthier of Springvale was appointed to fill the unexpired term Meanwhile Police Commissioner John J Keefe to whom Meunier submitted his resignation an- that he too intends to resign Keefe who said that his tions with Meunier always had been pleasant said that members of the commission already have two strikes on them when they assume office because they are Continued on Page 2 8th Col Highway Federal Go-Ahead Signa SLIDING OUT OF THE left toot twisting Jeff Heath slugging outfielder of the Boston Braves suffers a fractured left ankle as he tries to score in the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field Heath's ankle was AP Jo he attempted tn slide into home to Dodgers catcher Roy The will from appearing in the World Series in Lindsay be put out by prevent Heath Indians Hold Sun Today May Force Lead Heath Is Injured Cleveland Red Sox Yankees AH Win Braves Power Hitter Breaks Ankle New York Sept Boston and New York all won their games in the torrid American League race today Thus the Ohioans remain two games In front of their rivals with each of the contenders having three games left to play the season ends Sunday One more victory by Cleveland or one more defeat each for the Yankees and Red Sox will assure the Indians of a tie for the pennant Two more victories by them or two more defeats for each of their rivals will clinch the flag for the Ohioans Today the Cleveland team defeated the Chicago White Sox 5 to 2 The New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia 4 to 2 and Boston won from Washington 5 to 1 Thursday the Cleveland team seeking its first World Series berth since 1920 will be idle New York again opposes Philadelphia and the Boston Red Sox continue against Washington Boston's Braves already winners of the National League pennant and hosts iri the first game of the World Series on Oct 6 registered a costly victory in Brooklyn this afternoon Jeff Heath heavy hitting outfielder suffered a fractured left ankle in the sixth and will be lost for the series Boston won from Brooklyn 4 to 3 Maine Milk Board Refuses To Suspend Increase Order Getchell Says City May Ask For New Hearing If Investigation Warrants The Maine Milk Control Board refund Wednesday to suspend an older for a half-cent-a-quart tense In the pi Ice of milk hei e II 1 hell lie mnv a lo Augusta ask for a new heanne The new of rents will KO Inlo effect in the Poi Unnd the bourl said ill a letter to who Turi- hnd for the pending into all the A half cent in the area has been held in bv the board pending a iww in Auburn Monday nicht letter the told him was received after the price hRd been mailed Any change it must follow a public hearing which must be advertised in papers at least three days in ad- vnce Getchell had nof received the Wednesday but when informed of its con- said he planned a investigation of the milk price situation Wnen the wue was sent we didn t have full information from two of the in this area the council chairman said He said he planned lo at the fii thine this to Info tlic Hunting Postponement Some Areas In Class 4 Water Low As Drought Continues Outlook Poor Continued sun warmth today aie expected to result in postponement of the hunting season scheduled to open Friday morning Gov Horace A Commissioner Albert D and Inland and Game Commissioner George J Stoble will meet this to discuss effect of the balmy weather on Maine's parched woodlands Start Approv Despite Holdup In So Portland Marginal Way Section Of Expressway May Be Built Next Spring Barrows Indicates The Federal Bureau of Roads has finally agreed to mit a start on the Portland section of a way even though the route through South Portland Is still a matter of controversy Lucius D Barrows chief engineer of the State Highway Department disclosed Wednesday I can't see we shouldn't be able to start tion next Spring on the Marginal section of the ex- Barrows said in answer to questions about the present status of the project Fred Eaton State Highway pal planning sairi ho thought a start on Marginal Wav be made earlj In next year's construction but he added that priorities is Commission Both men derision on project up to the Highway pointed out that n Kient nf planning and ing work remain to be done before ground ran broken on the tin ouch highway which will be jointly by Federal and Hinte Two Important steps already have been taken A field survey of Marginal Way lias been completed Eaton said and n report has been filed with the office of the Continued on Pane 2 3rd CoL With little prospect of rain Governor and the com- missioners may deride it to permit In woods continued left some areas In Class one of serious and has water storage five to 15 per cent below normal for this lime of year Fonr small fires were Led Wednesday rone serious and all easily controlled They were at Newcastle Island and Kennebunkport At Newcastle the about an acre fire over of woodland near the Raymond Emerson home but was controlled by the Newcastle Fire Department with the aid of 25 volunteers Areas Listed off for water storage are the region now at 32 per cent of rapacity and the Union aiea now at 36 per cent according to Public Utilities Com- mission Engineer Harold L nsh Other figures released bv include 55 per cent for the area 52 per cent for the region and 45 etnt for the region rain 1s desperately ed lie said adding that tins Is generally a period of heavy fall The expected ban on hunting will stem from both the drought and the water storage situation which go hand in hand ly hunting of squirrel and rabbits starts Oct hunting begins Oct 21 1 Deer in six northern counties and Nov 1 where The weather forecast released Wednesday evening by the land and Boston Weather Bureaus held no hope of rain until Friday when scattered mav be coupled with noi winds Temperatures today will range from the middle in the north to the low along the coast and the high inland Water storage problems are on Pagre 2 4th Col Dewey Warns Dictators Truman Accuses GOP N Y Governor Says Party For Unity President Wants GOP To Issues By The Associated Press to Russia Gov Thomas E Dewey said day night that the Republican for unity In and no dictator or trigger-happy militarist where should mistake It As the GOP presidential candidate pushed eastward through Montana President Truman was traveling across Oklahoma Into at a rate and cubing the Republicans of dodging Issues I'm to smoke em the Democratic nominee said They know very well that If the people understood what the Issues are they haven't a chance to win on Nov 2 Dewey Charges Five With Thefts Union To Defend Workers In Court If the facts warrant we will a protest to Augusta and I ask for R new hearing he said This is a serious thine A lot of families are m their Continued on 8th Col Bangor Man Fatally Injured By Locomotive Bancor Sept 29 aged man was fatally in- jured bv a Maine senger locomotive in Hermon day A railroad spokesman said the victim was George Cilley 81 who left a widow and five children Cilley bent over apparently to pick something up just after the engineer of the local saw him near the track and blew his whistle the spokesman said The train took Cilley into gor whore he died in Eastern Maine General Hospital Taxpayers Storm Board And Not Because Bills Too Small Complaints Review Demands Follow Valuation Increase Of Bv Leonard J Cohen i Staff Writer I Portlands Boaid of Assessors has been besieged the past three weeks bv taxpayers The tin INV s nT the lime been swamped ing to complaints and explaining how ihc tax bills got that wav Ask the assessors what it's all about and they lemam except to smile and that all the taxpayers are up in arms because their tax bills aie too small But the for the of businessmen and then neys on the inner sanctum of the three embattled assessors is not hard to find Valuation Boosted It is written in the valuation on the assessors books this particularly the 232 100 in- crease in personal property ation which Includes the 875 increase in valuation of ness inventories The total in valuation plus an raise in the tax late means that Portlanders will pnv more to run their itv this than in I lie of a host of taxpayers t exactly new I to the assessors They went the same trials last year and lor the same in 1947 personal property valuation was boosted of which 654 875 was in business ies or stock in The only difference appears to be that this year the flood of com- plaints is more concentrated probably because the tax bills didn't come out until a month later leaving only three weeks until the Oct 1 deadline after which interest is charged on un- paid taxes If the results of last year's tle are any indication the rent protests will end with the payers forking over the amounts Continued on Page 2 7th Col Biddeford Sept em- ployes of the Shops were booked on of larceny today in an investigation of the theft of 169 tons of iron borings valued at 100 A fifth Is being sought on a warrant obtained bv Police Chief Albert E Pare fiom corder Edwin Walker The arrests brought a ment from Michael Schoonjans director of the joint board of tile Workers of America CIO that the union would to establish t of the five men when appear for at Thursday in Municipal Court At liberty under bail of 000 each after being booked on charges me Joseph Vachon Raymond Street Columbia Hotel Raymond Collard Hills Beach and Homer Maurice of Biddeford Road North Kennebunk Continued on Pace 6th speaking at Great Falls Mont said he was sending hla message to Paris here the United Nations is for and beyond Paris through the Iron curtain The Republican Party he said is engaged in this campaign for the express purpose of ing our people closer together so can realize their great future and find peace with honor in the world It must be made clear to other nations he said that the can people are united At Helena Mont Dewey said he to establish a foreign policy clear and so consistent that no longer will any dictator re- gard us weak and wobbly We are a united people In standing firmly like a rock In our position for peace but peace with lionor he said himself only a three-day break in his campaigning dent Truman will set out again next Wednesday on a tour through the populous East A schedule hiding 29 stopa in New York Delaware Pennsylvania and New Jersey keeping him busy Continued on Page 2 5th CoL HEADQUARTERS FOR Hodges Appliances INC 121 High St Portland Me Dial STRICTLY FRESH HADDOCK FILLETS Lk Live Fashioned Smoked LOBSTERS l Finnan Haddie Lb MAINE LOBSTER CO Inc 878 W Commercial St at Vaughan's Bridge OPEN 7 DAYS 1 A M to P 30 P M Tel
