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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1952
Page
2
The article argues that price and wage controls are costly and ineffective, undermining free enterprise and inflation control. It cites Truman delaying action until Eisenhower, who should issue the order promptly, warning that continued controls distort markets and replace economic realities with political expediency.
Rep Daniel A. (N.Y.) to chair Ways and Means promises a tax rates bill on first day of 88th Congress. Personal tax cuts of 11 percent in two steps June 3 and a year later, with expiration of excess profits tax for corporations June 30 1953. Industry spokesmen seek relief from heavy excise taxes and broad repeal of EPT.
The new Administration in Washington faces a government too large and complex to manage efficiently. Federal growth has crowded out state and local revenue through increased taxes. The proposed cure is to restore constitutional powers and responsibilities to state and local governments and set aside certain taxes for their use, bringing government back home.
Bath receives five large ship contracts for the United States Navy, totaling about 42 500 dollars. The orders promise months of work and years of prosperity for Bath families and the local plant, Bath Iron Works Corporation, famed for quality worldwide.
A call for total American unity against the Communist threat, urging citizens to forget race religion and party differences and consecrate hearts and minds to freedom independence the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The message contrasts Western unity with the “unity” of chained Communists and references recent Czech leaders’ death sentences as a warning.
Four men stationed at Brunswick Naval Air Station were fined for fighting in a Bath restaurant last month. Cooley and Collins paid 50 and 2.91 dollars in fines and costs, while Kough and Didio paid 25 dollars plus equal shares of costs. All pleaded innocent but found guilty by Judge Gardiner R. Deering.
The monthly pre Christmas dance for sixth to eighth graders at Huse Memorial school drew a large crowd. Carver's orchestra played and Miss Mary Cunningham led dances with prizes awarded for special routines. Patrons included Mr and Mrs Scanlin, Grant, and Lincoln Anderson. grand march led by Mr and Mrs Doyle. Future dates listed: Jan 16 jitterbug exhibition, Feb 13 Valentine party, March 13 St Patrick's dance.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co announces over 2 million dollars in pre holiday compensation for employees with six months service. Ralph W. Burger, company president, said distribution will occur tomorrow across stores nationwide.
Irving C Trufant aged 73 of 21 Grove Street suffered an ill turn Wednesday afternoon at the post offices. He was taken by police ambulance to Memorial Hospital with a prowl car escort.
William L Waters Jr USN on leave from Salerno Bay anchored at No all Virginia with eight month Mediterranean cruise. Corporal George Bourgoin Army radar study at Fort Bliss Texas after Morse High School graduate. Harrison Tipsword USN on 21 day leave from Portsmouth aboard USS Macon in dry dock with six weeks training in Cuba planned.
George H. Powers of Robinhood has a ten day leave at his parents’ home after nearly two years at Oceana Navy Air Station in Virginia Beach. Sgt Harold A Staples of Maine arrived in Seattle from the Far East aboard the Gen M M Patrick. Private Richard E MacDonald, Bath native, reports to Fort Dix for eight weeks of basic training before Specialist’s School. Army Sgt Lewis J Preney, Skowhegan, serves at Heidelberg Germany with the 656th Engineer Topographic Battalion. A3c Clinton A Haines of Bath, stationed in the Canal Zone, departs Dec 18 after a furlough with his mother in Bath.
Advent season at Winter Street Church features nightly white lights on building and grounds as of November 30. The church will again host Advent music with a full Messiah oratorio by Handel between now and Christmas, performed at intervals by approval of Rev. Richard J. Schaper. The project benefits from loans of records and sound equipment provided by Rev J. Leslie Grant and Miss Jane Stevens, with C. Harding Ayer supplying gear to enhance holiday spirit citywide.
Mrs Earl Hosford returns to her High Street home after a three month absence spent at Massachusetts General Hospital and Hartford Connecticut visiting her daughter. The mythical minotaur is described as a Cretan monster with a man’s body and a bull’s head.
The executive board of the Greater Bath Council of Churches met Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the parsonage on Washington Street. Officers reported on programs, World Relations and overseas relief efforts, with plans for the Jan 16 meeting and Feb 20 World Day of Prayer.
Mrs. Edward Hamblett hosted a sixth grade Christmas party at 23 Pratt Street on Friday evening from 5 to 7 30. A buffet with lobster and crabmeat rolls punch ice cream and cake was served. The decorated home featured a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer scene and a Christmas tree. Gifts were exchanged and carols sang with games enjoyed. John Kelliher won a prize for correctly guessing the cake celebrated Christ’s birth.
City council voices opposition to tougher illegal parking laws aimed at stronger enforcement. The proposal would treat vehicle owners as prima facie operators in violations and empower police to remove obstructing cars, especially overnight during snow season. A public hearing on new measures was set for March 7 regarding the unused portion of Court Street near Leeman Highway.
Jerry Hampton, center for the Columbia football team, hails from Usk Wyoming and has pursued his athletic path far from home. The note mentions Michigan State boasting 14 national wrestling champions since 1936.
Postmaster Edward N. Hartnett urges early mailing to ensure Christmas cards arrive on time. He advises using first class mail with a 3 cent stamp, proper handwriting, and complete return addresses. He notes peak season mail volume and holiday hours beginning December 13.
Children's Theater of Portland staged Heidi at Morse High School auditorium Saturday afternoon. Little Swan the live goat and real kittens wowed the crowd while the young cast delivered strong performances. Helpful volunteers listed include Mrs. Austin Miller Mrs. Edward McGuiggan Mrs. Forester Barter and others. Edward Waters led a Christmas carol sing before the play.
A Bath woman dropped a brown leather billfold containing $415 in the business district Friday morning after cashing three family Christmas club funds at the bank. A finder is asked to return it to Times Co. for a reward. contact 1962-W. She previously returned a billfold a year ago.
Melvin L Tukey son of Mr and Mrs Egbert O Tukey 1060 High street returns for the holidays from Kents Hill School where he is a post graduate student on the varsity basketball team and serves on the school council.
Polar Star lodge observes the biennial initiation of George Washington as a Mason in Fredericks Lodge No 4. Three candidates were raised to Master Mason with honors from Maine Grand Lodge officials attending. Capt. Fred L. Dunton received a 50 year veteran’s medal, joined by two other veterans, as meals were provided by Genesta Chapter OES.
The Route 1 crossing between Bath and Rockland now carries two traffic lanes on a 28 foot wide structure with five foot sidewalls. W H Hinman Inc won the contract in 1952 and the bridge opened early in December. A new Newcastle approach road has also been paved and opened for public use.
John W. Gallagher aged 62 of Bath received a scalp wound in a vehicle crash at Middle and Granite streets. He was treated at Bath Memorial hospital after riding as a passenger in a truck driven by Earl Rhoda of Tops ham. The other vehicle, a sedan, was driven by Carl Norton Morse High School pupil. Rhoda and Gallagher work for Bath contractor Justus H. Miller who owned the truck.
A Brunswick scrap metal firm removing a heavy cast iron can opy swung into a First National Bank Front Street window causing a large hole. The window was removed and re glass was fitted this afternoon as workers boarded up the opening. The era belief in black cats as witch symbols is noted from ancient Europe to the Middle Ages.
In 1912 a cooler summer persisted as volcanic ash from Mt Katmai in Alaska drifted into the Northern Hemisphere obstructing sunlight and cooling temperatures across regions. The event tied to a major eruption altered climate patterns and attracted scientific attention of the era.
Ruth Butts formerly Ruth Williams of Bath area made her first appearance with the Gardiner Choral Society last Tuesday. She sang A Wonderful Guy from South Pacific to an audience that applauded and urged an encore. A Morse High graduate and State House auditor, she has long been a Bath favorite. Attending Bath residents included Mr and Mrs Williams Mrs Clara Hunt and Mrs Morris Potter.
Bath voters approve a June city council amendment making metered zones free from now through Christmas. The change waives meter charges on the 12 days before December 25 to boost Christmas business. Merchants report upbeat spending and some stores plan evening hours starting next Monday.
Walter C. Perkins of Norridge wock paid ten dollars and six dollars and thirty cents in costs after pleading guilty at Bath municipal court to passing on a grade when view ahead was obstructed within 400 feet. State Trooper George C. Buzzell was the complainant. R. C. Winston of Small Point was fined five dollars and four dollars and seventy cents in costs for failing to stop at a stop sign at Leeman highway and Washington streets.
The Seventh Day Advent Church elects 1953 officers including Elders Dr. M. W. Westermeyer and others. Positions named cover deacons, clerk, treasurer, missionary, liberty secretary, medical secretary, press secretary, Dorcas welfare, Sabbath school, chorister, organist, pianist, division superintendents, and other church roles.
The Bath Salvation Army unit appeals for clothing for all ages and toys, plus donations to help provide Christmas meals. Call Water Street Home for a representative to collect items and consider financial gifts, which will support needy families this holiday season.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Smith of High street travel with their daughter and family to spend Christmas weekend in Portsmouth New Hampshire with their son and family Mr and Mrs Otis Smith.
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