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History Of interest to local people is the feature, \Mass&ia's History,\ ap- pearing- on the editorial page. ESTABLISHED DEC. X 1*91 p. Massena Observer r MASSENA, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1*39. Weather Increasing cloudiness tonight, fol- lowed by snow Wednesday, slowly rising temperature Wednesday. EISHT PAGES Northern Federation of Chambers Wants Power Au PRICE THREE CENTS rity Continued; Also No Changes in New Milk Law One hundred and thirty-one civic loaders of the North Country met in Canton Saturday to study prob- lems of this area. Two of the resolutions adopted were to con- f tinue the fight for the St. Law- rence Seaway and to retain thej Rogers-Allen Milk Law in its pres* ent form. J It was a luncheon meeting of the' Northern Federation of Chambers of Commerce. Those who arranged the event were pleasantly sur- prised when a mtieh larger number than had been expected, gathered. In spite of the larger number, the facilities of the dining? room in the Men's Residence, St. Lawrence University, were adequate and all were accommodated* Albert Newel!,!president of the Federation, presided at the meet- ing. He wa» agisted hy Ghmkx M, fait, treasurer, The «*^fflMym«t preMent were Introduced. They were Grant Dan* ids »tid Warren 0, ttoriefo, St. Lawrence CwtiPty? William & Ttnlw, Franklin county? Ifiwselt Wright, faftfrmn fimmty, rt-ffi£Ff>fffiniiII Wall*?** E, 1?[*W* m\% a wire ftwRi WiwhliMjton that he would he «n«bl# to attwd «* Im mpmeA » vote whubl be tnkm on the defleteBey bill m that <l»y# Mrs, Shod* Fox graven, senator, had previously aeeaptad im invito t'.on fe> attend the annual luncheon of the Women**- National Bepubll* can CIB* h New IgmkXHty, Upll rail of the various chambers. of commerce was i taken, »» toU lows? Canton, Bay Mitchell, presl* denfcf Cape Vincent, J» R, Newton* Carthage, Fred L, Smith} Gouvey* neur, Elmer Robinson; Massena, Jacob Shulkin; Tupper Lake, Law- rence P. Quinn; Norwood, Cortes Vance; Ogdensburg, Clarence Skelly;. Watertowit, William T. Fields. Delegations were present from Malone and Potsdam, ANNOUNCES Nine committees jhave v been pointed in the Northern Federation Group Adopts Resolutions Northern Federation of Chambers of Commerce adopted four resolutions at Saturday's meeting in Canton. These reso- lutions were: 1. To urge the Northern New York senators and assembly- men to resist any attempt that might be made to hamper or delay the development of the St. Lawrence Seaway, that the New Wk State Power Authority he continued and sufficient funds be appropriated for that purpose. ~ 2. To urge the continuance of Ae KofernAlleif Law a* it has ^ndy wmtd to be a real benefit to the dsirjitten of the New York Milk Shed. J. to any on an educational program for the wider u*e of dairy product*, to urge farmer* to uw more of their own products instead of buying tmtutout**, « 4. To mourn iatomutUn trom varlou* state and federal aaenele* regarding *oji, mhunfa, climate, etc., of Northern New York NO that the Federation would be in a better position for planning deteiopment, iMASSENABANK 'SURPLUS NOW UP TO $82,000 Philip H. Falter, president of Massena Banking & Trust Co., in a report at the meeting of stock- holders last week aaid that front earnings in 1938 the surplus of the Massena Banking & Trust Co. had been increased to $.S2,H00, with a reserve for contingencies of $20,000, and over $13,000 in Un- divided profits. The present book value of the $25 par stock in the bank is con- servatively estimated to be 460 a share, according to the laat ex- amination of the bank. (This information was given in Friday's paper but through* an error in make-up of the front page, the paragraph waa added te the wrong story. The Observer deeply regrets* that this error oc- curred and is glad to make thin correction. Editor.) r oose Women's State Dean Entertained \y Local Chapter; 25 Women Initiated DR. J, S. TH0MAS CITES THINGS YET TOO ONE Pr, Jamea S Thomas, president of CIArkaon Allege of Technology, pictured the Nortji Country'* f H » ture in an afdtess Saturday after*! noon at * meeting of the Northern! Federation of Chambers of Com- merce, Aceordhg to Dr. Thomas, many of the mw inventions will come from the use of farm products and this wiW mean prosperity for the North $untry farmer. The /possibilities of Northern New Iferk are unlimited. No bet- ter petple live on this planet than tho^ewho have taken up their resi- dency in the North Country. This area is not short of manpower. - \j#lot'of pe9ple-thmk the world ft* flushed,\ declared the speaker. *it ,ias just been started. '?his world is an engineered project. Progress itself is based on projlems and their solution. If thee were no problems there Newell Fays Tribute To Late F, Kirkbrlde Albert Newell, prajldtnt of tha Northern Federation of Chimera of Vtmmitrc*, paid a high tribute to tiw. lata Fr«rterlrk G, Klrkhrida In hfx wU\t*rm at Canton MsnmJsj, Mr, Newel! mid that the, Vetera* Urn N« It in today, composed of iu chamber* of commerce of th« Horth Counfry, f» t)m result of Mr, Mlrkhrida^s vlnJon, Mr, Klrjk* bride waa quick to raallice that » fedtratfon of the various civic groups of Northern New York, all working together, could accomplish a great deal mote than if all worked singly. Mr. Newell stated that the fed- eration had lost a very valuable member in Mr. Kirkbride'a death. Mr. Kirkbride was the first pres- ident. ERNO BILOGH APPEARS« NEXT TUESDAY Erno Balogh, the Hungarian ,,, . _, , , pianist-composer, who will be _ u ,„ „ w ?¥ ^ n .° Pwsrea* Every prob- ^ here xaeaday, Jan. 24, fol- of Chambers of Commerce. They j led is a challenge of opportunity. I J owg in the tradition of Beethoven are as follows: - r Agriculture, Van jC. Whittentar«, (Do you have an electric pig in . | ydtr kitchen to grind up your gar- Canton; industries and natural re-; b*?e and then use it for fuel in tources, Henry MjiConville, Og- \yfa t automobile? It can be done, densbnrg; tonrist: development, I „ Do enio berries grown in William T, Fields, Watertownj ;^ so i ut ion of salts in your base- parks and playgrounds, Mayor Rol-1 1 t md wWch haye never hem in lin A. Newton, Massenaj retail %& ^j Thafc c&n ^ d<me trade ^S^J^^J^ \Bo you have three-dimensional nac Lake; publicity, iTanlcim K. . . i TJ,_„ __» -„«,{„-» Little, Ogdensburg legislation, «^es? They are eamn* Bligh A. DoddsJ Gonverneur; ?. »r« ^nomas said that he had finance, C. M. Tali Canton; sea- Jeen invited to a conference at wav development, Jgdward B. Cros-^ale Lmvers:ty to study cheap bv' Massena '' - housing; If a 6-room house could Tlie personnel of ! four commit- f he built for $3,000, it would start tees was announced at Saturday's,? huilding boom, meeting. No ^^ Heads Mayor Newton will be assisted \There won't be any bald heads <m the parks and playgrounds so years from now,\ predicted Dr. committee by Frejd Rodenhurst, Thomas. Theresa, Bligh A. Dodds, Gouver- «jfoise in the street wiil not neur, Howard Craig, Potsdam,' DOt i, er you, it will be filtered Clarence Kilborn and George Maj through a mechanism and come to son, Malone, M. Y; Beacon. Og|| you as niusic. That's ail a Ham- j*8 mond organ is. In the winter, you will just reverse jour refrigerator to heat your home, in the summer it will cool your house. densburg, Charles Watertown, Chi Saranac Lake, I^ake Placid, Pai I>ake, Richard Smiths, Harry William Brooks, Smith, Carthag' strong, Cape Vi Kin nun, Hoga I^mpsey, Fort O Jpnlrins, Winthn Waddington. Those on the ment committee chairman arn Ca Alexandria Bay, Canton, Kels**y Vincent, Leslie T«'d street, Clay tor, Gowvnrneur, I^ke Placid. En lone, T. J. Martial roctt Sabri«kie, man Wright, N Skelly, Ogdensbu dwts, Potsdam, Topper Lake, J dinprton, Alric town, James Mc L»«g*slation: man, Warren O vill<\ Russell Wri. drant F. Da.nl William Doige, Khoda Fox Gra William F. Di George W. Sisaoi Allan P. Sill, M. Fadden, Canton. Mr. Crosby sail yet appointed all fhe seaway devei lee. Those who .ire Clarence William T. Fte! Philip F. FaJU*, Frank, temore, Canto&ii Supper Lake. \Seventy-five per cent of the new invention* will he vegetable stud*. Why worry too much about the natural resources being deplet- ed? Probably there's enough ma- terial in the ragweed to take care of the Ion*. \Our whole problem is to pro- jand Brahms by creating as well as performing. ! Recently, he interrupted his na- tion-wide tour to give his 29th con- cert of the season at Wooster Col- lege, Wooster, Ohio, and to hold a jjnaster class at the college, which has reengaged him for next year. ! Mr. Balogh is well-known in this CJ.KELLENBER6 ACCEPTS OFFICE IN LARGE BANK HiJJIp II, Falter, president of Majsans Banking A Trunt Va,, an* nouMcad thl* morning: that Conra4 i, Kaliinhtrg had r#*lgn#d from tht local ItiNtituUon to accapt the position of xecratary4rtMurer of the Brevwrfe Sftviuy« Bapk, Brook- lyn, a 30 million dollar Institution, Ur, l : b~#r aaid that the an» nouncement waa made with regret not unmixed with pleaaure. The hank officials regret to iee him leave but t^oiee in the fact tha* he ha* been elected to auch an im- portant position in so large a bank, Mr, Kellenberg waa elected to the new position last Thuraday. He will leave Maaaena early in February to take over hia new du- ties. Mrs, Kellenberg and three children, Conrad, Joan and Mary, will leave the latter part of \this month and stay with.Mr. Kellan- berg'j* parents in New York until a house can be obtained. Mr. Kellenberg has been oxgeu- J tive- viccpresideut, treasurer and f trust officer, also a director, of Massena - Banking £ Trust Co. since 1JW2. During his residence here he has been very active in community life. At the present lime he is grand knight of St. Lawrence Council 1141, K.C., having been recently reelected. He has been active in church organizations and has served as a chairman or a member of important civic com- mittees. He is a member of Mas- sena Post 70, American Legion. Mr. Kellenberg has taken a keen interest in the affairs of the St. Lawrence County Clearing Bank Association of which he is an officer. His successor at the local bank has not jet been named. L ¥rm raw, Uft f# right* Mb* GerakHne Sweeney, a^latant guide; Mm, lime Chase, guide,' MM. gt*« Lunwfr, Iwriar r?f«tfj f*an Marie f^aalre, of the Friendship Academy of New York State* Mr« Hecate Page, mntot re»en*j MM, Valeria Mitchell, treasurer? Mm. Bh<»« Cftartrand, aentinel, • totk raw, left <© rfchtj Mm,8^ Faurher, part went j Mr*. Ella McGuire, recorder? lfctt* Uvath, €toy\*ln; Mr#, Wilfrrd Furnas mm Mm. |fo« Oarwfn, pianist. I^tatt V**n Mart* UClair, tared above with oMctra of i*fft*a Chapttr 729 W#mm of Mam*, ptrformd tk§ InltiN- $Mff werk when a eUm of 25 Initiated into the local ipt*r Thursday evening. The He dean gave a talk on irt and Mooaeharen, A luet waa t*nei at Par-T- It Si SHAVER ELECTED HEAD fFLOCAL WRC Mrs, Eva Shaver was elected esident of Women's Relief Corps a meeting held Saturday after- Sn at the Odd Fellows Hall. Forty women attended, was served at noon. DAIRYMEN PLAN STATE MEETING THIS FRIDAY A large number ' of dairymen from St. Lawrence County will go to Utica Friday to attend the en» nual meeting of the New York POST OFFICE Lodge 882, IOOF, will install of- ficers at 8 o'clock, Holstein-Friesian Association, to, Thursday, Jan, 20—Regular meet be held at the Hotel Martin. Hosts for this meeting will be the Holsfcein cluba of Oneida Coun- ty, and Otsego-Herkimer. Ernest J, Karlen of Rome, president of the Oneida County Holstein Club, and well known here, is general chairman of the \committee in charge of arrangements. There will be two general ses- sions; one in the morning at 10 • o'clock, and the other in the after- f-noon at 1:30,^«4th JPresident Carl Lunch G. Wooster of Union HiH, pTresid- j ing. Contrary to usual Procedure ; ™£ previous; i Mrs. Emma Gregor was ^^l^^^^^i^l ^ ^ ^unt of money tak- senior vicepresident and Mrs. I^^f^nia J^oa^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^\ Mabel Maloney, junior vicepresi- tJie 4 e j eK ^tes might have the ad-' year w ' as 137,213.06 as compared vantage of hearing E. M. Harmon, ^h $30,19092 in 1937. In 1935,; market administrator of the New receipts totaled $31,393.23. | THREE PERSONS I FALLS ON ICE Three persons were injured in Massena yesterday as the result of slipping on the ice. Mrs. B. Brennglass, wife of the Rev. B. Brennglass, suffered a fracture and dislocation of the right shoulder when she slipped and fell on the ice on Elm Street yesterday at about 4 p. m. She was taken to Hepburn Hos-, pital, Ogdensburg, in the J. L. Phillips ambulance. Before going to the hospital, she was treated by Dr. Philip Mardon. Mrs. Ernest Slack, 51 Phillips St., suffered a broken elbow when she fell on the ice near her home. John Pialoglous, proprietor of the New Era Restaurant, suffered a painful but not serious fall at hfe home on Andrews Street yes- terday afternoon. He fell on the steps, striking hia head, Hia con- dition today was much improved. ILAPRlEiNS SECOND PLACE AT EDWARDS ' Gordon LaPree, a member of the Brasher Flats Ramblers 4-H Club, won second place in the county junior woodehopplng con- test held at Edwards last week. Eight persons took part in the < i junior contest. Two hundred peo- Jnurwlay, Jan, 19—gt. Lawrence pie witnessed the events at which Mi«* Events Ahead Tonight, Jan, 17=-Regular meeting of St, Lawrenco Council 1141, Tonight, Jan, 17—Regular meeting of Rebekflh Lodge, Thursday, Jan, 10—Loyal Order of Moose 720 will meet. were chosen the best junior and senior woodehoppers in the county. . - Mr, LaPree, whose time wan inriw Lawrence kodtfe 82,' 39 1-5 seconds, was defeated by * OOF * ; William Murray of Potsdam at 31 1-5 seconds. Ray Harrington, Edwards, last year's champion, retained his title ifor 1939 in senior competition by winning first place with a time of j 38 1-5 seconds. Durwood Cole of ; Edwards was second with a time I of 42 4-5 seconds. | James Pond, Cornell forester, ; demonstrated on a quarter acre « - •« nrr . -**•,-,-- J which trees should be cut when Massena Post Office did .a bigger < getting at the- winter's \Wood volume of business during 193SJ * •-.••-;,._ FOR YEAR 1938 dent. Mrs. Mabel. Wolstenholme was LOCAL CHURCH PLANS BANQUET MISS I SMITH NAMED MANAGER I M.'ss Katherine Smith, daughter jof Mrs. Katherine Smith, Ober St., has been named manager of the Montour Falls office of the West- ern Union Telegraph Company. Miss Smith, who has been apero-' ** » hm \ n at loc » ! theaters during renamed secretary and press cor- York Metropolitan Milk Mark<?tmg respondent and Mrs. Frances Fyckes was again elected treasur- er. > Other officers are as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Bashaw, chaplain; Mrs. Elizabeth Roch, conductor? Mrs. Clara Cockayne, guard; Mrs. Zella Cherry, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Mary McGee, musician; Mrs. Bridget Paupst, assistant conduc- tor; Mrs. Mary Mirras, assistant guard; Mrs. Nellie Hill, color bear- er, Number 1; Mrs. Mabel Dim- mick, color bearer. Number 2; Mrs. Mary Clements, color bearer, Num- ber 3; Mrs. Elizabeth Drury, color bearer, Number 4. Selected Pictures For Coming Week/ The Federation of Women's Clubs lists the following 1 films to Erno Balogh ator at the local office of the Western Union during the past three and one-half years, left for her new position Sunday. '. After having full charge of the Montour Falls office for fix weeks, *he will be transferred again to a permanent position as manager of an office near New York City. Miss Smith was graduated from Massena High School in 1933. ,*>**«*i£ * ''•:•\») country (or the phenomenal accu- racy and clarity of his piano tech- nique as weli as for his musical duce were and do it more cheaply j composition* which have been fen- so that more people will enjoy t the j tiired on the programs of Fritz benefits. We have more in this | Krcider, Lottc Lehmann and Jan- country because we produce more \ cha Heifctz, itn well an with Ku- per person. If we cut down on our ' gene Ormandy and other great production and produce only as | symphony conductors. much as a Chinaman, then we will | porn in Budapest, Balogh wa« a j Tuesday nijfht with have to live on that level.\ child prodigy. His first concert ap- j grove presiding. Dr. Thomas advocated \unrc-! pearance was at the age of three j plans and business were 'utrain^d\ engineering research for ( and a half, while his first compo-1 cussed. Members worked JtWlustries of Northern New York, sition was published at the age of leather work and knitting. Inventions from waste products of eight. At six, he went to the Royal \ this North Country would mean Conservatory of Music where he studied piano with Bela Bartok and composition with Zoltan Ko- daly. After his graduation at 17, he made his debut in Berlin, fol- lowed by a concert tour of Ger- many, Hungary, Holland and Scan- dinavia, while two of his composi- Home Economics Club Hold Meeting The Home Economics Club at the high school held a meeting Jean Snell- dis- on the coming week, with their class! fixations: Schinc's Theater; Tuesday, \Sweethearts family; Wednesday, \While New York Sleeps,\ adults, and \His Exciting Night,\ adults; Thursday and Friday, \The Young in Heart,\ family; Saturday, \Flirting with Fate,\ family, and \The Frontier Men,\ family; Sun- day, Monday and Tuesday, \Kentucky family. Rialto Theater: Tuesday and Wednesday, \Invisible Enemy,\ family; Thursday and Friday, \Shadows Over Shanghai,\ adults; Saturday, \Colorado Trail,\ fam- Don Bate r»ew prosperity. \We can't hope to get rich by ing laws. If we could we ould all be fools or millionaires,\ e said. Evergreens and Logs Taken Without Farmer's Consent jena Chamber r ell Represented' Massena Chamber ot Commerce ras well represented at the meet- Although the Christmas season tions were being performed by the | '* ovcr ' complaints arc still being Budapest Symphony. In 1924, he came to the United States and became a citizen. Then he toured as assisting artist with fng of the Northern Federation, of J ^ g|mrg M Qnet> Moope ^^ Chambers of Commerce a^. Canton, Lehmann and Frieda Hemole. Re Saturday. •Those attending were' Jacob Shulkin, president, Mayor Roilin Newton, Supervisor' Allan P. &i!l, G. W. Ball, Edward Story, falter D. Clark, Kenneth Premo, B. Croeby, PWHp H. fal- Robert U &fH***3 i'*£L Ra*B. Cowiaa and U***f *. cently, he hae appeared as soloist with various American Symphony orchestras and played on coaat-to- coast broadcasts. Mr. Balogh haa inaugurated the policy of playing the work ot one contemporary American compoaer on #*eh of h* programs. Oft hie toefl^W la featuring U» fit ftrft mfrmattia made of persons taking evergreens from nearby woodiots without aaking permission of the farmers. The Observer waa aaked today to appeal to persona invading wood- lota for young traea, branches and logs to refrain from doing so. The person making the complaint said he wished people would realize the value of the woodtoti to the farmer.. He said that aeveral per- sona have entered hia t have fatted bra**** off pat down smell Area, who will speak at 10:4&. Plans for the entertainment of the visiting ladies' inctbde a shop- ping tour ut'-10.'30, and a bus tour of Utica and vicinity at 2:30. At the afternoon wssion, Mor- ris Prewcott, editor of fhe HoJstein- Friesian World will give a report of the Milk Committee of the state Holstein-Friesian Association; D, W, McLaury, Pcrtlandville, direc- tor of the national association, will give a report from that organiza- tion; awards will be given by W. ily; Sunday and Monday, \Fxpen- J I>. Brown, secretary of the state sive Husbands,\ aduits; Tuesday j association. and Wednesday, \13th Guest.\ no j The evening will be devoted to a review, and \Under Strange i banquet in the ball room of the Flags,\ family. ' Hotel Martin at 7 o'clock. George ! Worell, of the faculty of the Sau- quoit Valley Centraf School, who is gaining an enviable reputation throughout central New York as a monologist, will give a group of readings. The speaker of the evening will be Don Bate, a news commentator of note who haa spent much of his The greater amount of business! A mothers and daughters ban was done during the last half of q ue t will be held in Advent Chris the year which included the Christ- tian Church parlors Monday even- mas season which was the biggest ing at 6:30. ever in Massena. During the last The program will consist of half of 1938, $20,245.81 was taken musical selections, such as a piano in and during the first half, $16,-[solo by Miss Brenda Helmer, 358.81. , [daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hebert During the last half of 1937, Helmer, 52 Park Ave., and a vocal $1S,S32.11 was taken in and in the, solo by Mrs. Ethel Wedgeworth, first half, fHS,35S.Sl. [39 Bishop Ave. Receipts were greater during! airs - Florence CKne will be the December quarter of 1938 in \ toastmistresa, A tpast to the comparison with the same period j mothers will be delivered by one in 1937. Receipts totaled $11,956-1 «f *he daughters present. The .92 during the last quarter a? com- j *°ast to the daughters will be pared with $11,617.55 for the same 1%*™* hy Mrs. Judith Dunham, period in 19^7. f wife of a former pastor of the More post office bo X es,were rent- j chur ? h - <*«** £P eak ? r . fo * , * he ed during the December quarter evenffl S ^J* *\\£J^ * olton » than ever before. They totaled f 0 ™** President of WCTU. 242. Sale of United StatesSaving Bonds during the last quarter to- taled $3,150. The postmaster and postal force wish to express their appreciation for the cooperation of the people of Massena in the various postal activities of 1&3.S, namely, Airmail Week, National Letter Writing Week and the Silver Anniversary of Parcel Post which was celebrat The men of the church will serve the. meal and do the kitchen work after the banquet. Tickets for this event may be.obtained from the pastor of the church, the Rev, Walter A. Page. Juvenile Police Club To Take in Members Juvenile Police Club voted to »i r«ree, r™ was• «!«««*• take j n new memoe r* at its regU- ed dunng Noveml>er AH of the.ci Jar mefit] Jagt ni ht , act.vtt.es helped to bring about an H was propoMd ^ take in only a limited number of members for the time being. Those eligible to apply for ap- plication must be over 12 years old increase in business during the past year. Postmaster Thomas J. Fay ex- tends a cordial invitation to every- one interested in better mail se;-- j and under 19, They may obtain vice to call at the local office. He I their apnlicalion blanks at the po- says, \If you will inquire at the j lice station at any time during the window or the postmaster's office, j week. Signatures of the applicant you will be shown how mail Is'and his parents must appear on handled and all phases of postal the entry blank. service will be explained.\ ^We wouldn't mind so much if someone came and aaked us if he Blight have an evergreen tree or a life among the Chinese and^Jap- fezr branches which he may pick aneae, the German.\ and French, up off the ground. However, we the Hawaiians and the Filipinos, feel that people are stealing who! It is expected that Mr. Bate will iosrade our woodloK* &.jd walk off. choose as his subject, \Can Ameri- wlth as many trees and/logs aa ca Keep Out of War, in the Far they ca'n carry in their cara. What East, and in Europe?\ As a speak- wa fear now is that in the spring,, er, Mr. Bate haa received very people wilt bring their shovels and ait up tile trees by the roots to beautify their front lawns at the \ ' itf ' * \ ••-'•- high praise. A large fund of dra- matic incidenta, a ready wtf, and a pieaatng, forceful style mafce feint who wfll also President's Ball j Slated for Jan. 30 The President's Ball in Massena j will be held Jan. 30, it was learned I yesterday. i New York State will climax the ' \Fight Infantile Paralysis\ carn^i paign with more than 700 celebra'j tions of various sorts. Hockey j and basketball games, athletic, events, horse shows, dances and; community gatherings will serve to raise 'funds for the battle against the disease. The membership committee. Roy Contryman, William McDonald and Chief of Police Darwin D. Shalraw and officers of the club will inter- view the boys at 2 p. m. Saturday in the office of the chief of police. vSAFflTy SONNETS Mileposts 89th Birthday .. Joseph Fregoe, m o£:' thla cetaiBuelfejr, . amjaawaa^fi^, own, wnx^a^fgaavs^ at the FW^ JH«« a* '