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NWlEL I Tel 873 3341 VOL 75 NO 74 24 20 CENTS CENTRAL MA NE 4 WATERVILLE WINSLOW MAINE SATURDAY MAY 27 1978 Colby To Graduate Largest Class Ever Careers in medicine law business and oceanography are in the futures of Colby College seniors who will receive degrees Sundaat the 157 th commencement 1 The class of 1978 is the largest in history Among its 420 members is a future Rhodes Scholar Jennifer Barber of Newton Center Mass who also has been selected to do postgraduate work in poetry under a Watson ellowship Colby's other Watson ellow is Peter A Schmidt ellner of Riverside Conn who will do research on international commodity agreements Class marshal James DeYoreo of Andover Mass graduating first in his class with the highest grade point average for four years will continue his studies in physics at Cornell University Commencement weekend 1978 began riday May 26 with a reception for parents 1 and seniors President Robert Baccalaureate address today will be at 10:30 am in Lorimer Chapel Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin 1964 Colby graduate and biographer of former President Lyndon Johnson SI9M "Jjsy 1 a i will give the commencement address at ceremonies beginning at 10 a in Sunday Steven Belanger psychology major from Berlin More on COLBY Page 12 Commencement Crowd At Colby Colby largest graduating class ever is an friends mingle here with degree recipients to be at event not to be missed particularly if a riday gathering on campus (Sentinel Photo by related to one of the participants amily and I Lynn Mosher) Camp Bomazeen May Be SoldTo Reduce Debt By PHILIP NORVISH Sentinel Staff NORTH BELGRADE A portion or all of Camp Bomazeen operated for years by Pine Tree Council Inc Boys Scouts of America may be included among parcels to be sold in an effort to reduce the Pine Tree debt Located on 200 acres of land at the end of Horse Point Road on Great Pond in North Belgrade the camp consists of facilities to accommodate 250 scouts Norman Temple vice' president of Pine Tree Council and a member of its executive board confirmed riday that the board earlier this month authorized the executive committee to obtain appraisals and sell Camp Bomazeen and that the proceeds from this sale go specifically to debt retirement" Proceeds from the sale of any scout property woqld be used to reduce the mortgage on Camp Hinds the biggest scout camp in Raymond Mortgage on that property is presently in excess of $200000 Temple said At the Tree artnual meeting in January it was a conclusion of the Long Range Plan Commitee that: the council has an excess of property a great deal of this property is not being used or likely to be used of the property being used all is under utilized AMONG THE RECOM MENDATIONS presented at that meeting was that the use of Camp Bomazeen aS" a long term camping facility be discontinued at the end of 1978 Reasons cited in support of the recommendation were under utilization and the major expenses necessary to bring the camp up to acceptable standards The dining hall and latrines are in need of replacement In a response to the Pine Tree report of the long range' plan the Kennebec Valley District termed the selling of Camp Bomazeen "a tragic mistake" Temple pointed out that the executive board has authorized the sales of quite a few small parcels board is looking at several he said "and may sell parts of Camp Nutter near Sanford Camp Gustin near Lewiston or Camp Bomazeen" Admitting that the point of land at Camp Bomazeen was not essential to camping Temple said least desirable alternative would be to sell all of HE WOULD LIKE to see at least part of Camp Bomazeen retained so that scouts in this area would continue to be served Despite the fact that Camp Bomazeen has been losing ntoney each year Temple said making every effort to fill it up this summer Then it would break evenIf we can fill the camp and make improvements then try to salvage what we can" While independent appraisals of the whole property are being made the ultimate decision may be to sell just the point or to sell more land (retaining enough for the camp) or to sell the whole thing Some property at Camp Gustin and Camp Nutter may also be sold to provide cash to apply to the Camp Hinds' mortgage Temple noted that for the first time in a decade Pine Tree Council Inc operated in the black last year He said it would be too bad if just when volunteers and professionals are trying to get more boys to come to Camp Bomazeen that the decision is made to sell it all trying to run a tight he said "We have fewer More on CAMP Page 12 Maine Mounts Budworm Attack By PETER SLOCUM Associated Press Writer LAMBERT Lake Maine (AP) The largest forest spraying operation in the United States attack on the spruce budworm took flight riday near the Canadian border Using a bacterial insecticide that gives the budworm a killing stomach ache but is not supposed to harm other forest insects or animals the sprayers got their helicopters into action above spruce and fir trees owned by Georgia Pacifica Corp just before 7 am The spraying in northern Washington County is the first phase of a 125 million acre spray project planned for this year is no other comparable forest spraying in the according to Lloyd Irland manager of the budworm project for the Maine orest Service Canadian efforts to control the budworm in Quebec New Brunswick and Newfoundland are larger he said our bubble type helicopters took off into the morning sun with the first load of insecticide and flew in close formation over the target tract Clattering along at 55 mph the choppers spewed out a soupy green spray in lOOfoot swaths and landed back at their gravel pit airport for a fresh load about every 15 minutes Ground crews rushing to refill the insecticide tanks like pit crews at an auto speedway were more bothered by the nasty black fly than the tiny brown budworm The budworms which are the caterpillar stage of a brown moth destroy the spruce and fir forests by burrowing into and eating the new buds They can kill a tree within four years Spruce and fir form the backbone of timber industry which is the most important element in the economy Owners of large spruce and fir tracts Georgia Pacific Great Northern Paper Co Scott Paper Diamond International nav a special budworm tax to help support the spraying projects This year's effort will cost about $41 million and the special tax will fund about half the cost After 1981 the state intends to turn the spraying over to paper companies entirely And although public opposition to massive spraying programs is increasing Maine foresters do not feel they can turn off the sprayers unless we want to lose a lot of said John Diamond a University of Maine entomologist as he pointed to some half dead trees a short distance from the gravel pit Diamond who has been involved in budworm since the days when massive doses of DDT coated millions of acres said he does not have "100 percent that the bacterial spray will do the job The bacterial insecticide which attacks the larvae stage of moths and butterflies is the first real step toward a biological control Aechnique and away from massive chemical poisoning Even though it is about twice as expensive as chemical poisons the Thuricide 16B is being tried by the orest Service this year because of growing concern about adverse side effects from the chemical sprays More on BUDWORM Page 12 Mills Warns Teens Against Alcoholism Hastened By Drugs By JON HALVORSEN Associated Press Writer BATH Maine (AP) Many young people who drink beer and smoke marijuana at the same time becoming alcoholics at a very early former Congressman Wilbur Mills a recovered alcoholic himself said riday night Mills said he know what the effects are of marijuana alone I know if you smoke it and drink beer many people that I know who are very young and recovering alcoholics say that what they did "Practically all of them that are in their early teens that I have met told me they got to be alcoholics by doing that" The former chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee commented in an interview before speaking to the third anniversary dinner of Merrymeeting House a residential alcoholism treatment center in nearby Bowdoinham Mills is also speaking on alcoholism Saturday in Portland Lewiston and Bangor Accompanied by his wife Polly Mills who turned 69 this week said he didn't know if becoming easier for public figures to admit their drinking problems know it wasn't any problem for me It was nothing to be ashamed of Why not say it? Everybody knew I was a He said that although he knew former irst Lady Betty ord he was surprised at her recent public statement that she was addicted to both alcohol and drugs "I knew nothing about it" he said has what I did She was addicted to drugs Alcohol is a Mills said he has spoken on his experience with alcohol and on other subjects in practically every state in recent years It's not an obligation More on MILLS Page 12 Bird Killing Corn Requires Permit By BII LNEMITZ Sentinel Staff An investigator for the state Department of Agriculture in Augusta said riday that preliminary inspections of the poisoned corn that has killed serveral pigeons in the Pleasant Street area this week show that the poison is one which is commonly used for bird control but requires government authorization before its use is permitted According to Donald Mairs head of the DOA's pest control program the chemical mixed Good with the corn which was first discovered at 84 Pleasant St Wednesday is most likely which is viewed by his department as a chemical" Mairs was called into the case by Waterville police Thursday after police received several reports from residents in the affected area of the dead and dying birds CONTACTED riday evening the state official said that the origin of the substance is still under still have several leads to track he remarked During initial investigation of the incident Wednesday several tenants of the apartment building around which the corn was found reported that a roof repairman had told their landlord that leaksjTjhe building may have been caused by birds in the immediate area According to Mairs however the landlord was contacted riday and told investigators that he had no knowledge of the poison before seeing a newspaper account of the dead birds Thursday want to point the finger at anybody commented Mairs adding that there are several theories as to how the corn made its way onto the grounds around the building ONE POSSIBILITY he speculated is that the corn may have been illegally obtained from one of many authorized projects which are not uncommon in the area Arvitol is also available 'at several large agricultural distributors in the area he pointed out but the dealers are bound by law to sell it only to customers displaying a certification card signifying their competence in using the poison Even when use of the substance is permitted federal law requires that it be spread only in an enclosed area such as a barn or a loading dock Mairs noted The investigator continued that penalties for unauthorized sale or use of restricted More on CORN Page 12 Morning Weather Today 1 Mostly sunny today and Sunday ul I Report on Page 6) Sentinel Index Amusement 11 Horoscope 24 Classified 19 23 Jumble" 24 Comics 24 Living 8 Crossword 24 Obituaries 12 DearAbby 8 Sports 16 18 Editorials 4 Sportsmen inancial 10 Say 10 Heloise 8 Television 5 Today's Chuckle A man who just had a physical exam complains that the only thing his doctor wants him to give up is a week's pay Cultural Affairs Group May Give Town Of Starks New Lease On Life By ANN McGOW AN Sentinel Staff STARKS Not too much in the way of has occurred in this rural Somerset County community in the past several decades While the roads are better and the transportation more modern some of the townspeople believe that if the I'esidents who called Starks home a century ago were to drop by today find things pretty much the same as when they left However things here just might be taking a new direction: An organization called the Institute for Cultural Affairs is zeroing in on the town and if the inhabitants so desire the volunteers will be helping to make some dreams come true THOSE DREAMS could be anything from a new playground to establishing a library cleaning up debris or junk from town properties for Starks' future will be shared Sunday night when the volunteers from the institute host a dinner Jar all the townspeople John Chaffee institute program director for this Starks project said he expects at least 200 of the 400 residents to turn out for the affair slated in the town hall Personal contacts on a house to house basis have been made to insure that everyone was invited The dinner Chaffee said will launch a week of community involvement which is expected to see daily progress toward determining what needs to be done here and how to tackle it financially and physically or example Chaffee said should the townspeople feel like a tennis where would it be built? How would it be graded? What would be the cost? Would there be grant money available? Or could the job be done simply with local energy? BY RIDAY plans for this community named for Bunker Hill veteran John Starks should be rounded out And next Saturday just so no one gets the impression that this is talk and no action" one of the minor local projects will be tackled head on and completed that same day by anyone willing to work The will be topped off by a potluck supper at the town hall Why Starks? Why did 'this non profit Chicago based corporation with a yearly budget of $6 million and similar projects going on all over the world single out a tiny Maine More on STARKS Page 12 Jr 1 Bp pEwr lt fa A 4 4 7 7 Atlantic City Life Humming Once More Bj PETER MATTIACE Associated Pres Writer ATLANTIC CITY NJ (AP) The dice rolled the roulette wheels spun and the slot machines clanked as this aging seashore resort embarked on its gamble for a comeback riday with the opening of the first legal casino in the East Housewife Barbara Cpmpton was among 5000 eager i gamblers who flooded Resorts International Hotel Casino's gambling floor after Gov: Brendan Byrne snipped a bright orange ribbon does it feel like? rm shaking like a leaf" said Mrs Compton of Northfield NJ after she hit for $1250 in a quarter slot machine one of 893 on the half football field sized casino located in an 808 room hotel by the ocean Some of the 10 craps and 60 blackjack tables were idle for the morning gambling because Resorts said only 325 of 495 dealers had been licensed by the state and many were being held for the expected rush hour of 10 to 11 But the slot machines 10 roulette wheels three baccarat tables and three wheels of fortune all were occupied With a limit of 5000 gamblers inside at any one time lines formed outside the casino as security guards allowed a trickle of excited gamblers to the tables Police said traffic The Singer Steve Lawrence throws out the first dice on the craps table at Resorts around the Boardwalk hotel and on the three main royr into the resort was moving With him are New Jersey Governor Byrne warned that his father Brendan Byrne (left center) and once told him only to bet on Begins International riday as casino State Sen Steven Perskie (UPI) Notre Dame and the Yankees gambling begins at Atlantic City NJ More on LIE Page 12 xWMwil.