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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
2
A Maine city grapples with a failed push from the police committee for a new patrol truck. The aging seized vehicle, used since a liquor raid, may be replaced only if a future administration allocates funds, as officials cite end-of-year budget restraint and broader calls for economy.
Maine official Commissioner Rodney Feyler says striped bass fishing from Popham to Richmond could be regulated after a public hearing in the Sagadahoc area. The Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association calls the meeting for Thursday to discuss riverwide rules and potential conflicts with shad fishing as hatcheries work to revive the shad industry.
Two Californians, film figure John Ford and Mrs Ford, with James MacDonald, toured Bath after reading Maine books Kennebec and On Gilbert Head. They toured Seguin Light Bay Point marine exhibits with attorney John P. Carey Jr guiding, then left for Washington and Hollywood via Florida. Mrs Ford relations link to Daniel Roper and White House service in earlier administrations.
Bath Memorial hospital staff proposed three rules adopted by trustees. The plan requires routine broad testing urinalysis and Kahn test for all patients. Staffing ensures one technician available at all times between Bath and Brunswick hospitals. Nursery admissions restricted to patients only. President Sewall listed trust funds totaling 164000 dollars and announced committee changes. Elevator overhaul completed and functioning well.
The YMCA Business Men's class opens its season with a 5 PM gym session Friday and will meet twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays through the winter. Redington Reed plans a strong season with volleyball and calisthenics, and may arrange interclub matches.
Harrison Brooks of Brewer demonstrated pottery making with a wheel at the Bangor Brewer Girl Scout leaders association meeting held Thursday evening in the old Brewer High school building. Members then practiced clay modelling and produced several pottery pieces.
Judge Walter S. Glidden presided at the December Sagadahoc probate session noting wills filed and estates administered. Executrix appointments include Hannah T. Snow for Alfred B. Snow. inventories and accounts were approved for multiple Bath and Bowdoinham estates, with adoptions and guardianship actions also recorded.
Grace Church Men's Club schedules a supper meeting on Thursday at 6 30 chaired by President Daniel Williams. Entertainment features B I W field keg activity films followed by a committee reports segment explained to members and guests. Community members Thomas R. Aven Harold Adams Gene Eoerhardt and Carroll Watson helped organize the evening.
Cosmo Club drama and music divisions prepare for the annual Silver Tea program Sunday afternoon December nineteenth from four to six at the club house. Performers include Eleanor Danforth Amy Irish Ada Greenblatt Elizabeth Colby with Miss Alice Johnson as coach and Clarabell Quick directing music. A Waterville dog memory tale closes the note.
Hundreds of Lewiston Auburn skaters gathered at local rinks and ponds on Sunday. Carol Poulin aged 21 of Tampa street and Mary Swindle aged 21 of Sylvan avenue escaped unharmed after plunging into the gray Taylor brook, their colorful outfits brightening the wintry scene.
Rutgers University announces a new optico electric robot time lapse machine by Clinton Weber. The device automates growth and erosion experiments by fast forwarding motion to ten minutes of screen time. Weighing 20 pounds and costing about $200, it aids research and serves as a popular science demonstration.
Farm woodlot owners must file entries by December to compete for B C Jordan forestry fund prizes of 125 and 75 and 50 dollars. 1937 entries included Old Town and other towns. judging begins soon. Eligibility requires at least 10 acres and trees aged between five and thirty years. Further details from the State Forest Commissioner in Augusta.
The Y M C A Grammar School Basketball league is fully organized for the season with opening game set for Saturday January 1. Coaches include Dike Maynard MacFadden North Donald Cromwell Central John Staples St Marys Bob Perry Weeks George McKellar. Referees James McQuarrie Frank Hinds Morton Holbrook timers Maurice Puffer George Hart Ellison Estes scorers John Bourque Jere Desmond Henry Middleton. Souvenir schedules will be distributed at schools. Cheering sections will be organized among the girls to boost school spirit and involve them in the league.
An invitation from Mayor Thurston of Rockland to hold the 1938 State Grange session in the city was referred to the Executive Committee for action. Miss Mary McClure, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Horace McClure of Garden Street, is home from Westbrook Junior College recovering from grip.
Corliss Street church Philathea class officers were reelected Monday at Mrs. Harry Donnell’s Clifton Street home. The gathering, hosted by Mrs. Donnell with Mrs. Steven Bracey and Mrs. Seth N. Snipe, planned a Christmas basket, White Christmas event, and a Jan. 10 party at Miss Velma Cornish’s. Guests included Mrs. J. Edward Drake Jr. and new member Miss Kenneth Hunt along with several officers and members.
Frank Coffin, Bates student, spoke to the Winter Street Fireside club on neutrality advocating U S isolation. He argued cooperation is impractical amid divisions and entanglements. Fifty three attendees gave him full attention as questions followed. prior glee club practice occurred and will continue next Sunday.
At a small First Baptist church gathering of 20 in the parlor last Wednesday, the Ladies sewing circle reelected officers for the coming year and tacked two quilts. President Mrs. Charles E. Card and Vice President Mrs. Willis B. Hall were chosen, with Evelyn W. Sothard elected assistant secretary and Cedric A. Martin serving as treasurer.
Polar Star lodge, Masons, held its annual inspection on December 8 led by district deputy grand master George A. Pelley of Lisbon Falls for the 14th district. Over 25 visitors from surrounding lodges attended as the fellowcraft work on four was praised. Members and guests enjoyed a lobster stew supper with apple pie and coffee served by Genesta chapter, U E S.
Sasanoa Tribe No 64 Improves to organize a Past Sachems club to promote the welfare of the mother tribe and aid the Great Chiefs of the Great Council of Maine. The group plans a campaign to hold the 1936 Great Council meeting in Bath as the 50th anniversary celebration.
Arthur Murphy of Phippsburg pleaded guilty in municipal court to operating an improperly registered motor vehicle. Judge Arthur J. Dunton gave a suspended sentence due to extenuating circumstances. Drifter Charles Collins pleaded guilty to panhandling and was ordered to leave town. Both were arraigned on sheriff's department complaints. Also notes winter bee die-offs in Maine due to food scarcity with guidance to leave 45 to 60 pounds of honey.
A meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary appointed standing committees led by President Susan Rogers. Members include Welfare Mrs Edward Rowe and others, with Child Welfare chaired by Mrs Walter M Hill and district officials noted. A Third District Council gathering is set for January 11 at 1 30 p m at the Legion hall. a New Year’s Tree will follow. Mrs Edward Murphy received a handbag gift for 11 years as treasurer. the unit also installed a hot water heater and repaired the kitchen tank.
A Buick sedan belonging to Earl H. Daley was stolen Tuesday night and recovered the next afternoon by Bath police officers on Whiskeay road near Oak Grove. In the prior weeks, three more Buicks were stolen and found nearby, including vehicles owned by W. Percy Ayer, Ralph Mank, and Representative George A. Baker, with one recovered by State police in Western Maine.
The Club Garret announces the second annual Christmas night dinner dance at Hotel Sedgwick. Members must reserve by December 23 and non members should contact committee members Louise Stewart Doris Scott Beatrice Duprey or Elwood W. Legard. Tables and decorations will be updated.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for assistant and junior fisheries statistical and marketing agent positions in the Bureau of Fisheries Department of Commerce with salaries of 1800 and 1620 dollars yearly. Full information from M H Douglas Secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners at the local post office. Miss Evelyn Lowe returns to Yarmouth after weekend with Miss Dorothea McMahon. both attend Adams School of Beauty Culture in Portland.
Mrs Sumner Sewall hosted the Cosmopolitan Garden club at 1132 Washington Street. The club voted to sponsor a Christmas doorway contest with prizes of five, three, and two dollars and judged entries on Monday December 27.
Mount Holyoke College Glee Club directed by Ruth Douglass performs its 13th annual carol concert in Town Hall New York City on Friday night December 17. Beforehand the choristers sing December 9 at Second Congregational Church Holyoke and December 12 in Chapin Auditorium. The program features 21 selections with seven carols debuting this season including works in French German Dutch Tyrolean Russian Swedish Polish and other languages performed with pianist Charles Denoe Leedy and accompanist Viva Faye Richardson.
The Y M C A offers a yearly gift idea for boys by membership cards. The organization provides 14 hour daily access with recreational activities for youths who have free time, emphasizing usefulness beyond the holiday.
A 15 foot flag pole was installed near the gate at Bath Iron Works Corp. on Friday afternoon. The pole, built in the pipe shop from welded pipe, features a crossyard and two spreaders, is painted white and resembles a ship. The Stars and Stripes will fly daily from the pole during appropriate hours. Previously flags were flown from the office building pole on special occasions. Also noted, Mrs. Roxanne Merry and her son Buddy of Liberty street recently visited Mrs. Merry's mother, Mrs. Edith Campbell, in Westport Junction.
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