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Reverend's Rolls: Given up or taken?By MU. AiNOR Daily Timas Staff Writer MEDIA *— An auto repossession firm towed away the Rolls Boyce leased by the Rev. Frederick Drummond yesterday morning. c Bat according to dm attorney for dm controversial minister of the Church at Our Saviour in Caneordville, the 1968 Silver Cloud was not repossessed Instead, said attorney Dennis M. Abrams of Philadelphia, the lease was terminated voluntarily by Rev. Drummond. That means the lease contract between Drum-mood and the Essex Leasing Company of Connecticut is at an end with no more liability for anybody, Abrams explained.If there were any late payments they would be forgiven, said Abrams.Twice in the. officials from the Bert 8achs car recovery firm had been to Drum-ff .mansion at 2069 Foulk- * — - to atrBut Drummood allegedly refused and demanded a court order befosw he’d give the car up, according to Don Van Staat of the Essex leasing Company.In a recent interview with the Deify Timm Drummood claimed he had given the car to the church.How many people do you know who give away a $17,000 carTDrummond recently asked a re-pfUftfflTiVan Staat said he ordered the car taken bade when Drummond recently became “in dodpult” with his payments of $744.98 per month. He also said Drummond apparently has tax Hens against his property which voids the leaseBurt Sachs said that a church momhar drove the car to Media attorney Arnold Rubin's office yesterday morning and Rubin worked out the details with Abrams to transfer the RoDs back to the Essex firm.Van Staat said the car will be towed to his office in Connecticut today.The transfer of the Rolls Royoe back to the loosing company represents a tremendous loss to Drummond and to the church. According to Van Staat Drummond had been making payments on the Rolls using checks drafted from the church treasury.■Today's meetingsASTON — Planning commission, • p.m.; board of health, • p.m. munkipol building, 233 Pennell Rood.•STMIL — Planning commission, • p.m., township building,fCOLLiWOALB — Zoning hearing board, 7:30 p.m., munkipol building, 100 MocDade Boulevard.DARBY — Council, 7:30 p.m., borough halt-community center, 121In 1963 and 1964 Drummond paid $43,000 to aYork County Auto tefiitbisher to rebuild the car. Drummond had leased the luxury ear with an option to purchase it The Deify Timm had learned Drummond paid for some of the repahrs using checks drafted from the now deftmct Durawood kitchen remodeling company.
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Delaware County Daily Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Aug 06, 1986
Page 33
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