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A FOLKSEY H O M E T O W N NEW S PAPER S a LAM ANCA W I N Q UIR E K . JU S T LIKE A LETTER FR O M H O M E V'ol. XXIII SA L A M A N C A , N. Y. FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1941. No. 9. $25,000 Claim Filed In Death of Indian Claim Charges Salamanca And State for Death of Robert Nephew in CHy Jail A $25,000 claim was filed Tues day against the city of Salamanca and the state' of Ne-w York for the death of Robert Nephew, Red House India'n, who died in the 'City Jail here Sunday night, February 16, on behalf of Mrs. Angeline Nephew, widow of the Indian. The claim was filed by attorneys G. Sydney Shane and Charles E. Congdon, who have been retained by Mrs. Nephew. The state is charged with assault and battery by a state trooper, caus ing the death of Nephew, and the city of Salamanca is charged with carelessness in letting the Indian die in a jail cell without medical atten tion, Mr. Shane said. The claim was filed with Dwight Jimerson, surrogate of the Seneca Nation of Indians, Surrogate Harold K. Congdo-n of Cattaraugus County and the Court of Claims in Buffalo. Mrs. Nephew was appointed admin istratrix of her husband’s estate. Nephew died in the city Jail after he was brought in by Trooper F. G. Driscoll of the Randolph Barracks, Constable Paul Benson, of Randolph, W ebster Lee, father-in-law of Ne phew, and Mark Simcox of Red Nephew, who was charged with second degree assault and driving while intoxicated, was allegedly struck by Trooper Driscoll ,when he resisted arrest at the Red House garage of Richard Ashdown. A statem e n t issued by Coroner Philip H .Bourne and D istrict At to r n e y A. Edward Krigeer said Nephew died of cerebral concussion with hemorrhage at the base of the brain. The Grand Jury will con sider the case at the session start ing March 24. Ice Carnival to be Held Saturday Night At Little Valley Ice Night at the county seat is to be Saturday evening, it was re vealed Wednesday by Lyle Under wood. Inclement weather which Kept competitors aud spectators at home on the occasion of the annual Ice Carnival on February eight, led to a general demand for a repeat competition, Mr. Underwood said. Ribbons are being provided for v/inners in the eighteen events sched uled to begin at seven thirty o’clock Saturday. . First event will be the Grand March, for which awards are to he made on the basis of the slimmest couple, the fattest couple, the clever est couples and the funniest pair. Other racing events will include a non-lap event for 6-year-old and un der, boys and girls; one-lap race-for boss and girls eight years old and under; two-lap race for boys twelve and under; two lap event for girls twelve and under; five-lap events for boys of sixteen and younger; five-lap event for girls sixteen and under;' ten-lap free for all, boys; ten-lap free for all girls; free for all boys wheel barrow race; four-man relay races in four age groups; two- lap 'event for men forty years and over; two lap for women forty and older; clown act and mens, womens and couples in fancy skating events. There will also be fancy skating for boys and girls ten years old and younger. A free for all waltz skating con test is to end the program. Little Valley P.T.A. V Meets Monday Impressed by importance of the health of our citizens, especially our boys and girls, in these days o f national crisis, the P.T.A. has ar ranged a program with disease pre vention as its theme for next Mon day evening. Three sound films, one on tuber culosis, one on disease in general and one on social diseases, will be shown, starting .'at 8:00 o’clock. The P.- T. A. has also been fortunate to se cure X>r. H. R. O’Brien, Cattaraugus County health officer, to explain and discuss the films immediately after their showing. Everyone, members of the P.T.A. or not, who is interested in the health cf himself and his children, is urged to attend. The business meeting of the P.- T-A. will be held at 7:30 so th a t it will not interfere with Dr. O’Brien and th e films. It is expected that the nominating committee w ill hand in the names of the officers for the year 1941 and 1942. The Founders Day Collection which was n o t taken up at the last meet ing will be taken Monday evening. The C attaraugus Rural Council m eeting will be held at the Central BcMol ih Randolph, March 10th. Milk Amendments Effective March 1 Secretary Wickard announced Wednesday that amendments to the federal milk marketing program in New York, approved overwhelming ly by dairymen in a referendum last week, would become effective March 1st. Formal orders effectuating the re vised federal m arketing program in New York with the approval of Presi dent Roosevelt and term inating a previous order under which federal regulation would have been sus pended February 28th were signed by the Agriculture secretary. As a result of this action, W ickard said, federal regulation of the New York m arket would continue without interruption. County Receives $24,000 Liquor Taxes For Last Quarter Salamanca received $3,247.63 as its share of the liquor tax return for the three-months period ending De cember 31, it was announced recent ly by the County ABC board. Total for the county was $24,162.09. Cattaraugus county received $122,- 340.14 from liquor tax returns in 1940, an increase of $10,000 over 1939. Since repeal in 1933 the coun ty has received $800,000, the ABC board reports. Returns for towns a'nd cities in the county for the three-months period ending December 31, follows: Mlegany ............................. $1,265.21 Ashford ............................... 411.68 Carrollton ........... 347.93 Coldspring ........................... 183.46 Gonewango ........................ 342.84 Dayton .................................. 543.25 East Otto ............................... 254.67 Elko .................................... 54.26 Ellicottville ...................... 608.02 Farmersville ...................... 243.82 Franklin ville ...................... 1,004.77 Freedom ............................... 292.65 Great Valley ........................ 463.22 Hinsdale ............................. 328.59 Humphrey .................. 178.37 Ischua ........................ .\. ...... 191.93 Leon .................................... 244.15 Lyndon ............................... 157.01 Machias ............................... 425.58 Mansfield ........................... 224.15 Napoli .................................. 196.00 New Albion ........................... 679.58 Olean, Town ........................ 394.04 Olean, City ........................... 7,389.15 Otto ...................................... 238.73 Perrysburg ........................... 460.51 Persia .................................. 851.16 Fortville ............................. 816.23 Randolph ........................... 764.69 Red House ........................... 106.15 Salamanca, Town ............... 111.91 Salamanca, City ................. 3,247.63 South Valley ........................ 105.13 Yorkshire ................. i........ 512.73 University of Buffalo Honors Justice Sears For “a generation of distinguish ed service to the community, the State and the nation,” the Univer sity of Buffalo Saturday a t its 41st annual mid-iyear convocation and commencement exercises, awarded the Chancellor’s Medal to Charles B. Sears, eminent jurist for 24 years who retired Hecember 31 as associ ate judge of the New* York Court of Appeals. The Chancelor’s Medal, establish ed in the will of the late Chancellor Charles P. Norton, is the only hon orary award bestowed by the uni versity or by the city o‘f Buifalo on its distinguished citizens. Its aim is “to personify civic patriotism and to vivify public service in the eyes ^ f the citizens of Buffalo.” It was given Saturday for the 14th time, Judge Sears now is vacationing in Mexico. The medal was received ’for him by his brother-in-law, Lester F. Gilbert. Col. K^ieger Speaks at lioixal Guard Fete Nation Col. A. Edward Krieger of Sala manca was the speaker of the even ing Monday, when Bradford feted its National Guard unit, Co. K., which left Wednesday for Indian- town Gap, for a year’s training. More than 500 attended the ban quet which was held in St. Bernard’s auditdijrium. Rotary Club H o ld s Meeting: The Rotary Club met in the Pal ace Restaurant Wednesday evening. H erbert T. Lenz discussed the “Bet tering of Employer-Employee Rela tions.” Charles J. Stoltz was wel comed as a new member. Anthony Pedell was appointed chairman of a committee, assisted -by J. M, Sey mour and Howard Ahrens, to plan a community program for the Foitrth o f 'J u ly . Little Valley Fair Gets High Rating One o£ Best Fairs in State; 100th Annual Fair Next August Cattaraugus County Fnir is one of twenty-four in the state to receive top ranking with rating between ninety and one hundred per cent it was re vealed Thursday by Charles J. Smith, supervisor from the town of Little Valley. Other neighboring fairs in the same top ranking are Allegany Coun ty A g ricultural Society, Chautauqua County A g ricultural Corpn., and Erie County A g ricultural, Society. In the red ribon class, for fairs scoring eighty to ninety per cent, the fairs at Elmira, Afton, Malone, Watertown, Lockport, Pike and Penn Yan are among the nineteen so scored. There are twelve yollow ribbon fairs in the state, scored below eighty per cent. Among them are the fairs of Avon, Albion, Norris in Otsego county, W atkins Glen, Waterloo in Seneca county and Owego in Tioga county. In a report covering the attend-*- ance of Mr. Smith and Joseph V. Henry, Olean ward eight supervisor, at a state asoeiation meeting, Mr. Henry suggested that Agriculture Commissioner Holton V. Noyes be invited by supervisors, by Assembly- man Leo P. Noonan and State Sen ator James Riley to attend the 100th annual Cattaraugus county fair, to be held in August. At the state association meeting, Commissioner Noyes told the group he had visited twelve fairs last year and expects to visit another twelve or more this year. Kiwanis Club Meets At Hotel Dudley The Rev. Sherman H. Epler, City Judge. Thomas L. Kelly and Ned Fenton, Jr., were the speakers at the Tuesday noon meeting of the Kiwanis club in the Hotel Dudley. Rev. Mr. Epler chose interesting experiences from his autobiography; City Judge Kelly told of the strange characters he looks upon in jndg- meht, and Mr. Fenton, real estate and insurance man, revealed some of the tricks of th a t trade. F. W. Martin and Alton D. Carl son broached the question of devel opment of winter sports in Salamah- ca which was tabled for further dis cussion. The program was arranged by Dr. W. A. Chapin and Melvin Fry. Joint Men^s Groups To Hold Dinner ■The joint meeting of Little Val ley men’s clubs inspired similar ideas in other parts of the county. A meeting of county wide interest, sponsored by the Randolph Lion’s Club, Steamburg Producers Coopera tive Ass’n., Leon Milk Producers and the Randolph Local of the Dairy men’s League is scheduled for March 11 at the Randolph Central School. Dinner will be gerved at 7:00. Two fine speakers have been se cured, one to present the Dairymen’s question and the other the Business men’s point of view. Those sponsoring the meeting re quest that reservations b e ' made early with any of the business men of Randolph, Ed Rice, Chairman, or Charlie Abbey, Farm Bureau office, Salamanca. Halfbrd Shows Movies To Men^s Club C. Leslie Halford showed colored moving pictures of' his last hunting trip into Northern Canada at the February meeting of the Congrega tional Men’s Club last Friday even ing. The club voted to entertain a proup of young men leaving for mil itary training in the near future. Several Boy Scouts under the leadership of Scoutmaster L. A. Bas- comb were guests of the club. E. S. Brown was chairman of the dinner committee. Kraeuter Trio Here Next Week \The second concert of the season of the Salamanca Cooperative Con certs association will be held, next Friday evening in the F irst Baptist church. The artists are members oT‘ the 'Kraeuter Trio, 'a steihg ensemble, whose , rendiHohs aVe acclaimed eV er^here* they have played. ’Fbe, final' concert of the season will be Randolph Hokansoh, pianist, oh Apdi 1.^ . Many Dfeer Are Seen Locally Motorists “driving between this city and Clean the past week report seeing many deer. They are travell ing singly, in pairs |jnd in herds of from fifteen to twenty. One motorist reports th a t he had to make a quick stop in order to avoid getting mixed up in a herd that was crossing the highway. The animals do not seem very scary and are evidently getting used to people and automobiles. I f this s o rt of thing keeps up there will be about as much sport and excitement in shooting a deer in Cattaraugus County as there would be in shooting a nice plump cream colored Jersey cow. ‘Top” Concert by Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday In response to popular demand, an extra “pop” concert has been added to the Sunday night series played by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Franco Autori in Kleinhans Music Hall. Last Sunday night’s concert was completely sold out, with a number of standees, so on Sunday night, March 2, the Orchestra will play another program of lighter, fam iliar music, at popular prices. The soloist will be Rudolf DobJin, first cellist of the Orchestra, who will be heard in the Symphonic Var iations by Boellmahn. Rudolf Dob- lin is a native of , Germany. When political conditions forced him to leave his native country, he came to the United States, joined the Buf falo Philharmonic Orchestra in the season 1939-1940. His fine talent as head of the cello section during the past season bears out the excel lent European reputation which pre ceded him here. His playing is mark ed by brilliant technique and beau tiful tone. Mr. Autori’s program for the extra “pop” concert next Sunday night includes several “requests,” among them: the Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana,’’ by Mascag ni; “Showboat” Selections, by Kern; and the “Blue Danube” Waltz, by Strauss. Albert iSpaldfa^’T '-.unquestionably the foremost American-born violin ist of the day, will be soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic • 'Orchestra under Mr. Autori’s direction, at the ninth concert in the symphony ser ies, Thursday, March 6, in Klein hans Music Hall. Albert Spalding as world-famous violinist and as an able eomposer are fam iliar roles, but lately he has added another, that of rSdio com mentator, with much success. For his appearance with the Or chestra on March 6, Mr. Spalding has chosen, that masterpiece among violin works, the Brahms Violin Con- Franco Autori’s program for this concert is an unusually interesting one, including two “firsts” for Buf falo: Griffes “Pleasure Dome of Kubla Kahn,” and “Prelude and Puge on Dixie,” by the noted Czech composer, Jaromir Weinberger. Al so to be heard a t this concert is Gluck's lovely 'Overture to “Iphe- geniS in Aulis.” Record Number of Skiers in State Park Sunday More than 400 active skiers were in Allegany State Park last Sunday, setting a i record in the seven years of w inter sports in the Park. Parties were in attendance from a's far as Cleveland, other points in Ohio and Erie, Pa. Ten inches of new snow on old base made skiing 'excellent. Conditions are good for skiing this week-end. The ski tow on Bova hill near Camp Fancher will be running, and it is expected the lights will be turned on for night skiing. County Jail Commitments Seven persons have been commit ted to Cattaraugus coiinty jail dur ing the past week, as follow: Feb. 11— ^Kenneth Layton, 32, Gle an, grand larceny second, held for grand jury. Peb. 15— John T. Grace, 38, Bos ton, Mass., shoplifting, 90 days. Peb. 15-'—James Cousins, 32, Gle an, shoplifting, 90 days. Feb. 15— George Stiegler, 44, Franklinville, vehicle and traffic vio-» lation, 30 days or $30. Feb. 15— ^Harold E. Eruyer, 35, Leon, leaving, scene of ah ' accident, 55 days or $55. Feb. 17/—Frafife Cordna, 32, Buf falo, vagrancy, 5 days. -Feb. 19—Joe Healey, 50, Albany, public Intoxication, da^. Post Office to be (Legion in County Has Completed in December 88 Per Cent of Quota F e d e r a l E n g in e e r Is In L ittle V a lley fo r Duration of Project The Little Valley Postoffice project roust be finished by December f 5, 1941, it was learned at the Public Buildings Administration in Wash ington this week. Rudolph G. Rodighero, federal construction engineer, arrived in Little Valley on Wednesday to take up residence in the Rock City Hotel. The federal inspector will rem ain un til the $80,000 post office building is erected. Post Master Jam e Case In notifying the Anaconda Founda tion and Construction Corporation to proceed with the work, the Ad ministration specified that it must be completed within 300 calendar days from February 8. The Postoffice Department is hope ful that the building will be entirely completed and ready to occupy early in December, so that the 1941 Christ mas postal business at Little Valley can be done in the new building. The contractor has forwarded two bonds to Washington, each for $25,- 800, one guaranteeing that the work will be done on time, and the other guaranteeing prompt payment of labor and building material dealers. The contractor has said he would start the work immediately, PBA en gineers stated, and he must starh work within a m a tter of three or four weeks. State Income Tax Forms Are Mailed The State Income tax forms are in the mails. Twelve hundred mail bags of them —including unincorporated business tax forms as well as State personal Income Tax forms—^were released for distribution from Albany post- office. The individual forms number 1,200,000 and weigh 36 tons. They are returnable on or before April 15. The forms are mailed one week earlier than last year for the bene fit of taxpayers who prefer to make out the State returns at the same time they fill out the Federal income tax form. Income Tax Examiner' Jack Sperli-ng w ill be at the city hall in Salamanca on March 6 at 9 o’clock in the morning to assist taxpayers in making out their state income tax returns. Automobile Deductions From Income Tax With the number of automobile owners registering in the millions, the question of deductions for the cost of operation and maintenance of a motor-car frequently arises. The purchase price of an automobile, whether it is to be used for ‘business or pleasure, cannot ‘be deducted from gross income. If used for buS'- iness, it is a capital expenditure; if used for pleasure, it is a personal expenditure—both deductions being expressly prohibited by the income tax law. Several deductions, however, are allowable in co.imection with the cost of maintenance and operation of an. automobile, used either for busi ness of pleasure. If used exclusively for business, deductions may be tak en for the cost of gasoline, oil,' re pairs, garage rent, and other neces sary operation and upkeep expenses. Depreciation based on the cost of the car and its estimated useful life, also is deductible. G ther deductible items are as fal lows: Sums paid during the taxable year for registration fees, personal- property tax, and municipal taxes; interest on money borrowed for the purchase of a motorcar, either for business or for pleasure; loss sus tained by reason of damage while car is being used for business, pro vided such loss is not covered by in surance or otherwise; damages paid for injury to another, provided that the car was being used f o r business at the time, and the damage was not covered by insurance or otherwise; and the amount paid for insurance on motor vehicles used for business purposes. B. & O. C.T.C. To Hold Monthly Socials A t a meeting of the women and men’s divisions of the B. &. 0. Co operative Traffic Committee Thurs day evening of last week, it was voted to hold monthly social meet ings for B. & 0. employees and their families. Mrs. George Mufchler, , was . ap pointed general chaipnah of the women’s division Hughes of the ihen’s dlvisioii for the first social gathering to he held Thurs day, March 13, ^ t Legion Hall, Cattaraugus County has 88 per cent of its membership quota filled as of February 19, according to County Commander Clifton Stone of Ellicottville, who attended the mid winter district meeting of the Eighth American Legion District of New York in Dunkirk, Saturday. Cattar augus county has 610 members en rolled out of 686 which is an in crease over the corresponding time last year. A trophy will go to the county obtaining the l a r g ^ t percent age of its quota by March 31. State Comma'nJbr Edward A. Bosseler will pay his official visit to* Cattaraugus county, April 18. Inquirer to Sponsor Spelling Bee In This Area It’s spelling bee time again, and The Inquirer takes pleasure in . an nouncing that it will sponsor con tests in schools in - and near Sala manca competing in the National Spelling Bee which is being con ducted throughout Western New York by the Buffalo Evening News. The search to find Cattaraugus County’s 'best speller is now under way. There’s a gold medal waiting for the girl or boy who qualifies for the title of county champion spell er, and there’s a silver medal for the second best. B u t that’s not all; both champion and ru'nner-up will have the honor to represent Cattaraugus County in the Western New York final which will be held in Buffalo on Saturday, May 10, w ith a chance to win a week’s trip to Washington with all expenses, and those of an adult escort, paid by the Buffalo Evening News. Two prizes will he awarded in every school participating in the 1941 National Spelling Bee. The champio-n speller of each school en rolled wil} receive a copy of Web ster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 5th edi tion, while the second .best speller will receive a certificate Of merit. In addition to the Washingcon trip awarded the winner of the West ern New York final, the second best speller in Westren New York will be given a I9-Volume s e t of the’lat est edition of the World Book En cyclopedia, hailed by school author ities as the best reference book of its type. The third best speller in W estern New York will receive a copy of W ebster’s New International 'Dictionary, 2nd Edition, the latest edition of the unabridged W ebster’s which is the standard authority on English in this country. The 1941 National Spelling Bee is now open for enrollment. Rules for the contest have been mailed to all schools. Teachers desiring ex tra copies may obtain them at the office of The Inquirer. Dairy League Essay Judges Named Announcement was made this week that Charles Abbey, Farm Bu reau Agent, Salamanca; George Straight, Little Valley; and Court Barlow, President of the Leon Milk Producer Coop., Leon, have been ap pointed Judges of the Dairymen’s League Essay Contest now under way in Cattaraugus county,'and Mc Kean county, Penna., according to county president William E. Maier of East Otto. Local units of the Dairymen’s League in this area ave offered cash prizes for the best essays w ritten by high .school students on the sub ject “The American Way— ^Democ racy and Cooperatives.” The best essays from each school will be submitted in the District con test and then will be judged by the committee. Grand prizes are offered for the four best essays. The contest closed February 15. Following the judges decision, win ning papers will be read at a District meeting of the League. Winning essays together with the picture of the w riter will be published in the Dairymen’s League News. Solarek Five to Bowl In State Tourney The Solarek Five, ladies’ bowling team, will participate in the New York State Women’s Bowling champ ionship at Buffalo this week-end in all three events, team, doubles and singles. Members of the team are Mrs. M argaret Simmons, Mrs. W alter L. Horton, Mrs. W. G. Fredrikson, Mrs. William Solarek and Miss Dorothy Solarek. Mrs. Charles J. Roman, who is the alternate, will compete in the doubles and singles events. They will roll in team competi tion tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock on Gould’s TVentieth Oenturs'* Al leys, and Sundhy afternoon a t 3 o’ clock in the doubles''and single. Personnel, Salary Plan Adopted by Supervisors Plan W ill Become E ffective M a r ch 1; N e w E m p loyees W ill B e A f f e c t e d In one of the most productive ses» sions of recent history, Cattaraugus county supervisors Wednesday adopt ed the controversial personnel classi fication and salary plan, and in the same session acted to reduce com pensation insurance costs by adopting the “cost plus” plan under the State Fund. Amendments to the personnel classification and salary proposals, introduced last November, were sug gested in committee of the whole oh Tuesday, and were embraced in the plan adopted on resolution of F. Earl Westover, town of Yorkshire, The amendment offered by W a rd Lewis of Portville on Wednesday af ternoon, providing for a change of job classification in the welfare de partment, was accepted w ithout de bate, and when chairman Bert J. Dorsey put the question on adoption of the entire plan there was not a single dissenting voice. The plan becomes effective March first, and will in effect make all coun ty employees in the ninety-one job classifications come under ci'vil ser vice. New employees started after March first will begin at minimum salaries assigned to the position, and will have to give evidence of being qualified for the position sought. Thursday the board took up the question of electing three hoard members who shall be the personnel committee, and sought to ap point a personnel officer. Under the plan adopted by the hoard, changes in rules governing personnel, changes in job classifications and changes in salary ranges would come before the personnel committee, but would be acted on by the entire board. The committee would also hear employee grievances, subject to further appeal to the entire board. A resolution by Charles J. Smith, town of Little Valley, was adopted placing the board on record as op posing the Desmond measure now in the legislature at Albany; which would impose a tax of $100 per air port for each one in the state, and which would impose license fees on pilot certificates. Copies of tlie res olution are to be forwarded State Senator James Riley and to Assem blyman Leo P. Noonan. E. E. Bogart, town of Coldspring, introduced a measure petitioning the legislature to make automobile regis trations expire on July<^first of each year. The hoard adopted the sug gestion, sending'^'copies to the as- . semblyman and State senator, Reports were read from ^m m it- tee members who attended state con ventions. One prepared by Joseph V. Henry, relating to the state associa tion of county agricultural societies, informed the board that Cattaraugus County’s fair was given highest rank ing in the state, being one of twenty- four fairs in the blue ribbon group with a rating between ninety and 100 per cent. A report by Mr. Westover covered a highway convention, and went into the relative costs of snow removal. It was learned that Gnondaga coun ty with 667 miles of road being plowed by the county, pays $125,- 00^0 per year, for a per-mile cost of $187. Howard Edmunds, acting highway superintendent, was given the privilege of the floor to compare those figures with Cattaraugus coun ty, where costs are materially, lower. It is claimed for the insurance plan adopted Wednesday, that it w ill effect substantial savings to the county and to those towns and villages v/hich elect to come into the group plan with the county. Heretofore, towns and Villages have been re quired to pay high minimum prem ium for workmens compensation covr erage of employees. Charles Welch, Glean ward eight, introduced the resolution to place county insurance With the state fund, effective March first. E. ^Ward Lewis, town of Portville, mov^d to amend the Welch resolu tion, substituting “self-insurance” in lieu of “state fund” . Paul Setter, town of New Albion, moved an amendment to the amendment, sub stituting “m u tual companies” in lieu of “self-insurance”. Voting on the Setter amendment first, the board downed i t 41 to 3,' and then also disposed of the Lewis amendment. Although twenty-four favored the Lewis amendment, it was one vote short of the required twenty-five majority. Twenty voted against it. On the original Welch proposition, the board gave I t the exact minimum majority required, approving it twenty-five to nineteen. During acrimonious debate on the insurance measure^ James Devine, town of Humphrey, criticised the state fund and said, ‘T d rather go to jail than have them carry m y in surance. My town was in the fund once— th a t was enough”. Thorns^ G. Gorman, state fund (Continued m page 4)
