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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1956

Page

2

Why a small college suits youth and America

Dr. D. Elton Trueblood argues the small college favors the individual and shapes future scientists and leaders. He cites Earlham College's 700 students and 73 organizations, surveys showing small liberal arts schools produce many graduates in science and business, and a national rebirth claim for small colleges preserving individual potential and national prosperity.

Himsel America D. Elton Trueblood Stanford University Harvard Earlham College Richmond Ind Trueblood Reader's Digest Earlham

Farm Safety Week urged to curb farm accident toll

President Eisenhower warned that farm workers suffered more accidental deaths last year than any other major industry and blamed human error in many cases. He urged safer use of mechanized equipment, noting farmers sometimes override safety designs, add unsafe attachments, and drive tractors at night with insufficient lights. Mechanization is a boom but safety must improve.

Eisenhower

House Go Save The Shed Relief Workers Witness Hope

After flood damage Hurricane Diane, a man mourns losing a wooden shed that hid his cash and Savings Bonds. The cash was swept away but the Treasury reissued the Bonds, with records kept by the Bureau of the Public Debt. The man now holds duplicates of all his Bonds.

United States Bureau of the Public Debt of the Treasury

Lincoln quote on government limited to private effort

A Manistique Pioneer-Tribune excerpt recalls Abraham Lincoln saying government should refrain from activities best handled by private initiative. The piece notes a growing call in recent years for greater government involvement.

Manistique Mich Pioneer-Tribune Abraham Lincoln

Service at First Baptist in Georgetown is led by Rev. Charles Brewster

Rev. Charles Brewster of Yankton South Dakota Summer resident at Kennebec Point conducted the Sunday morning service at the First Baptist church in Georgetown Center in place of pastor Rev Warren Harris who is on vacation. A choir guest list included Mrs Brewster and other local residents. Debby Brewster accompanied. A preview of Robert Waller’s European trip talk at 7 30 Saturday evening was announced with no admission, but an offering to benefit the church. The Kennebec Point Associates closed the season with officers elected and votes approving more mosquito control funding, cited as beneficial to nearby communities.

Charles Brewster Yankton S. D Kennebec Point First Baptist Church Warren Harris Brewster Philip Daniel Bliss Robert Graffam Gretta Sonia Georgetown Debby Brewster Robert Waller Kennebec Point Associates John Holt Paul Wren Joseph Reid Chester Dalrymple Judson Cross Lawrence Barretts Dr. Brown Michigan Carolyn Zelemy Chambersburg Penn Wilson College Emma Lou Remignus Greenwich Conn Wilson Five Islands Joseph F. Higgins Georgetown Center Ruth Hicks Dorothy W. Stuart MacMahan Martha Bowen Wiscasset Dresden Owen Julia Marr Charles MacMahan Mr. MacMahan Everett Mass Forrest Davis Mr. Davis Isambert Davis Woodfords Ernest Heal Woolcott Mechanic Falls Harlan Pinkham Russell Pinkham First Christian Church of Kittery Pinkham Library Hall Good Neighbor Club Dan Robert Dunshee Walter Beane Boothbay Harbor Clarence B. Hill Melvin Cunningham Prescott L. Steadman South Portland Clarence Hill Robert Dunton Steadman Southport Trevett Mr. McMahan Horace Howard Pierce McMahan Mary Manson Breuner Bath Mr. Pierce Nassau Arthur Holt Geneva Switzerland George Manning Robinhood Mae Skinner Montclair N. J Elizabeth Thompson Josephine Skinner Canada John Johnson Portland Peterson John D. Williams U.S. M Beaufort S. C Victor Hagan David Waller Summit Brown E. A. Gilmore Iowa City

Five Islands Community News Highlights Local Visits

Substituting preacher Rev Woolcott led Sunday services at Five Islands in Pastor Warren Harris absence. Numerous residents and visitors are listed with trips to Quebec Albany Bath Portland Southport Trevett and New York. A library hall sale by the Good Neighbor club features home cooked foods and rummage as part of summer community events.

Bay Point residents note odd road hazard and local visits

Motorists on the Georgetown road were stopped by a crane in the road near Bay Point and Penley's farm. The Bay Point Improvement Association sets its annual meeting for Friday at 7 30 p m at the casino. Local residents and visitors, including Swift, Miller, Campbell, Rideout, Coombs, Keen, and Moore families, are mentioned with several trips to Reid State Park and other area sites.

Georgetown Bay Point Penley Kennebec Norman Swift Virginia Sherman Campbell Byron and Sherman, Jr Chicago Robert Miller Wesley Southard Linda Freeport N. Y Emery Rideout Oda Coombs Billy Coombs Bath Reginald Gordon Brunswick L. M. Spinney Ruth Keen Reid State Park Albert Coombs Pittsburgh Arlene Mains Fairfield Wesley Bowen Reading Mass Sturgis Leavitt Chapel Hill N. C Sadie Coombs Blanche Coombs Babish Belmont Ford Derby Detroit Mich Ruth Keene Boothbay Lake William Adams Louisa Howard

Obituary of George H. Helms 77 Bath Iron Works veteran

George H. Helms 77 a retired Bath Iron Works ship carpenter died at home on the old Brunswick road East Brunswick after 19 years at BIW He was born May 25 1879 in Golden Ridge NB He is survived by his widow Lena M Cunningham Helms and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be Thursday at two P M from his residence with Rev Harold Wheeler Berean Baptist Brunswick officiating Burial at Hardings Cemetery East Brunswick A F Mayo Son Funeral arrangements. Mrs Royden G Haines and three children of Adams Court are visiting in Seat Pleasant MD with her father William C Betts.

Alfred Laskey Medford Mass George Laskey Robinhood Laskey Edith Powers Elbridge Bath John Pollack Jean Staten Island N. Y Gunnar Solveson Thora Berggreen William Zorach Jayson Schoener Joseph Higgins Brown Roy M. Newman Hans Nabholtz Marrtown Bishop Cole MacMahon North Carolina Cole St. Cuthbert’s Chapel Alex Reynolds Ross Hugh MacMah Williams Beane Georgetown Center Philip Sherburne Westport Conn Robert Stewart Craig Toronto Clarence White Ohio Reid Park Charles Moore Quebec Herman Barter Richard BIW Richard Barter Charles Almasi James Stevens Warren Derby Line Stevens Harold Rowe Victor Pinkham William Marr Vincent Strout Albion Wilkens Richard Carey Silver Springs Maryland Franklin S. Koehlwetter Stanley West Gorham Ill D. W. Staffeld Pearl Barter Herman Nehemiah Boynton III Boynton Russell Harford, Jr Arthur Johnson Virginia Johnson Cottage Sedgemere Road George H. Helms Bath Iron Works Corp Old Brunswick Road East Brunswick Golden Ridge N. B John L Elizabeth Golder Helms Harold Wheeler Berean Baptist Church Brunswick Hardings Cemetery A. F. Mayo & Son

Phippsburg Community Notes Penned With Local Events

Phippsburg events include a teen center gathering at Riverside Hall 8 to 10 pm, church services at Center and Small Point, hymn sing with funds for a tape recorder, Family Night with local entertainers, and Dromore Extension plans. Open house Sept 4 to meet Senator Smith and Gov candidate Trafton. Multiple visits, travel, and gatherings listed. school and post office schedules noted.

West Point Miss Mahan Center Small Point Center Church Truman Roberts Jr Mercy Hospital Portland Phippsburg Walter Snipe Marguerite McNulty Errol Snipe Ernest Oliver John Rogers Dromore Extension Service Grange Hall Bailey's Island Charles Hughes Addie Seavey Thelma Skillin Thomas Totman Margaret Edith Oliver Peggy Rogers Diana Hamel Marilla Totman Vickie Blaisdell Stanley Roberts Dudly Harrington Frederick Morse Norman Dubie Norman Robert Dubie Macy Whitehead Frederick Haggett Ronald Flink Jean Hunt James Totman Old Orchard Beach Winneganee Margaret Chase Smith Willis A. Trafton, Jr John G. Morse Jr Sagadahoc County

Claim Chimney Cleaning Prices

Police Chief Edward L. Gaudreau said the department has received complaints of chimney cleaners charging exorbitant prices. He advises residents to inquire about price before contracting. Normal rates range from 5 to 10 dollars per chimney depending on size and dirt.

Edward L. Gaudreau Gaudreau

Teen-Age 4-H Club to Attend National Congress in Chicago

The local Teen-Age 4-H Club will travel to Chicago for the National 4-H Congress in November and will also enter exhibits at the Kennebec County Fair in Windsor next Wednesday.

Chicago Kennebec County Windsor

Donald W. Munsey dies after WWI service and local work

Donald W. Munsey 60 a World War I veteran and longtime Morse High janitor died suddenly Sunday at 287 Center Street Born March 18 1896 in Bristol he was the son of Warren and Zilpha Little Munsey A graduate of Bristol High Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Northeastern University he served 22 months in Europe during World War II and fought in major battles He worked as an electrician at Central Maine Power New Harbor for 16 years and later at Bath Iron Works Torrey Roller Bushing Works before joining the local school department Survived by widow Florence Light Munsey two daughters Joyce Cullen Lorraine Young a Bristol brother G Keith Munsey and six grandchildren

Donald W. Munsey Morse High School Center Street Bristol Warren Zilpha Little Munsey Maine Wesleyan Seminary Kent's Hill Northeastern University Mr. Munsey Europe Central Maine Power Co New Harbor Masons American Legion Bath Bath Iron Works Corp Torrey Roller Bushing Works Florence Light Munsey Joyce Cullen Newton Upper Falls Mass Lorraine Young Bristol, Conn G. Keith Munsey

Jesse A. Fitzgerald Dies Suddenly at 69 in Bath

Jesse A. Fitzgerald janitor and maintenance worker for the Sagadahoc Real Estate Association died suddenly at his home 116 Commercial Street in Bath. Born in Gouldsboro September 29 1886 he earlier ran sightseeing boats from Bar Harbor. Survived by brother Lester E. Fitzgerald of Bangor and three nieces. He was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Baptist church.

Jesse, A. Fitzgerald Jesse A. Fitzgerald Sagadahoc Real Estate Association Commercial Street Gouldsboro Alphonso Abbie Grover Fitzgerald Bar Harbor Fitzgerald Bath The Odd Fellows and the Baptist Church Lester E. Fitzgerald Bangor

Death of H Raymond Chubbuck in Needham Mass

H Raymond Chubbuck died Saturday at Glover Memorial Hospital Needham Massachusetts Funeral services were held at Waterman Chapel Commonwealth Avenue Boston Survivors include a son Raymond G Chubbuck of Needham who has many Bath friends from years as assistant to the Bath Iron Works Corp plant engineer He previously supervised BIW Apprentice Training before leaving the shipyard in 1951

Funeral services for George C Zapf at Mayo residence

George C. Zapf 86 died Saturday in Brunswick. Funeral held Tuesday at 1:30 pm with Rev Dr David L Wilson officiating. Survived by son Ernest Zapf of Bath who runs Chapman Auto Electric Service. Born November 22 1869, native of Germany, longtime Westbrook resident.

George C. Zapf Mayo David L. Wilson Mr. Zapf Germany Brunswick Ernest Zapf Chapman Auto Electric Service Bath Ears Westbrook

Funeral services for N Vamvakias in Houston

N Vamvakias 62 died in a Houston hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were held in Houston with burial there. Born in Greece in 1894 he came to the area as a young man and worked as a cabinet maker. He lived in Portland before moving to Houston in 1947. He was WWI veteran and member of the Greek Orthodox church and the Order of Ahepa. Survived by his widow four sons two sisters two brothers and several grandchildren and nieces.

Zafiris N. Vamvakias Zafiris N. Vamvakias Houston Tex Porg Vamvakias Greece Amvakias Portland Hellenia Orthodox Church H. W. Longfellow Chapter Order of Ahepa Nicholas Vamvakias Palm Springs Fla James Pluto Chris Vamvakias Allo Efstathios Demetriou Katina Vamvakia

Death of Herbert O Pushard in Wiscasset

Herbert O Pushard 73 native of Bath died Thursday at Central Maine Institute Fairfield. Born April 11 1883 in Bath he lived 45 years in Wiscasset where he worked as a marine pipe coper. Survived by wife Harriet two daughters Hilda Ada and a son Walter B Pushard manager of the Depositors Trust Co Wiscasset plus grandchildren and one great grandchild Funeral held Saturday at Cowley Funeral Home with Rev Stanley Johnson officiating.

Herbert O. Pushard Wiscasset Central Maine Institute Fairfield Bath George Phoebe (Rankin) Pushard Pushard Harriet (Smith) Pushard Walter B. Pushard The Depositors Trust Co Hilda Pushard Ada Pushard Freeport Cowley Funeral Home Stanley Johnson First Congregational Church of

Funeral for Mrs Marie Levesque in Brunswick

Funeral services were held for 82 year old Mrs Marie Levesque who died in Bath after a long illness. Born in St Pascal Quebec she was the widow of Magloire Levesque and lived in Brunswick over 60 years. Survived by four sons a daughter a brother a sister ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Burial followed at Oak Grove after service at St Johns Church Brunswick.

Marie Levesque Bath St. John's Church Brunswick St. John's Cemetery St. Pascal, P. Q Joseph Marie. Langelier Lavoie Magloire Levesque

Subterranean Passageways and Poetic Clues Across a Puzzle

A cryptic list features clues for words from Vow to Waspish. It blends crossword style items with references to poetry and astronomy, including totals like English river and constellation. The excerpt culminates in a Shakespeare quote about mirth and laughter using a waspish tone.

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