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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
8
A manager reports no evidence of unethical or discriminatory plumbing inspections in the Bath crating department. He will continue close monitoring and urges any witnesses to report improper operation promptly.
Bath suffered heavy rains and winds that damaged signs and street conditions but kept temperatures above freezing. A Webber Avenue driver, Charles Robinson, skidded into a Washington Street power pole after another car forced him off the road, cracking the pole without affecting service.
A large power shovel struck crossing cables on Leeman highway near Middle Street, bringing down about 400 pairs of wires and disrupting telephone service across Bath area. Repair crews began replacements, with about a day expected to restore full lines. Cables hung roughly 20 feet above ground.
Work on the sewer extension from Middle street across Washington street toward the Kennebec river near Gahan's bridge is virtually finished and connected to the Middle street main. The system operates satisfactorily, solving a long standing sanitary problem. Rip rap will be placed at the river end to guard against ice, with completion expected in a few days.
The city clerk's office announces that fishing and hunting licenses for 1953 are now available to be given as Christmas presents. The notice invites residents to obtain licenses for friends or relatives and emphasizes holiday gifting.
Sebasco weekly notes from the Nazarene church school include gifts for shut in families, prize to Estelle Berquist, and social events at Mrs Elizabeth Bartletts home. Locals Elroy Coffin family visited, others hosted and hunted in Woolwich, with names including Harold Bradshaw and Evelyn Dodge. The month missionary meeting and Christmas planning at Sebasco church proceed. several residents travel or prepare for winter.
A reader argues against blaming color in hunting deaths and urges patience. He cites a Maine newspaper piece by Chief Warden Elmer Ingraham, calls for stricter laws against shooting humans, stresses responsible hunting, and shares anecdotes from Penobscot county woodsmen while noting youths’ inexperience.
West Bath grange held Grandmothers and Grandfathers night with Lizzie Haggett as chair. Census counted 33 grandmothers and 20 grandfathers among attendees. Officers and performers included Flor ence Farnham Alice Smith and others with a program of songs solos readings and tableaux. Harold Freeman received a Golden Sheaf Pin for 50 years membership.
Bath council stalls on enforcement of Section 42 parking rules as City Solicitor Rubin questions feasibility and fines. debate over enforcement shifts to testing new ordinances while Tarbox Street sewer plans near approval and Lambert Park streets potential Navy housing ties loom.
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