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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1951
Page
10
The Budget and Finance Committee met at Town Hall Sun y afternoon with selectmen and school officials. Community groups including Oak Leaf club and Boy Scouts held events, while many residents attended PTAs, Grange meetings, and Girl Scout activities. Personal items note travels and relocations of local residents.
The average American consumes 17 pounds of candy yearly, more than 10.2 pounds of butter, 7.2 pounds of cheese, 5.7 pounds of margarine, and eight pounds of cereals. This snapshot contrasts sweet intake with common foods.
A male animal experiences extreme grief after the loss of its mate in a trap setting and dies of starvation. This behavior underscores the depth of pairing bonds in certain species and the impact of mate loss on survival.
The report highlights three poisonous plants to watch for: common poison ivy oak leaf poison ivy and poison sumac. It cautions hikers campers and gardeners to avoid contact and to recognize the plants to prevent skin irritation.
Mrs Leston Harrington hosted Parker Head P T A meeting to plan a store purchase and vestry draperies, with donations to March of Dimes and Founders Day. Many local residents attended, and future events include a Feb 28 gathering with Mrs Earl Hamel and planned refreshments. Community updates include students' fluoride treatments, Scout activities, and attendance at area church and convocation events.
Bay Point residents Mr. Hall and Mr. and Mrs. McNeil visited Bath guests. Greenwood callers included Merwin Delano Sumner Mains Cecil and Mrs. Dwight L Furbish. Carl Delano called in Bath. Hagan of Bay Point and Theodore Stewart of Kennebec Point joined the Taylors in Auburn for a pleasant day. Carl Delano and daughters Sharon Deborah Dawn with Louisa Howard shopped in Bath. Madison Moore of Bath called on friends here Thursday.
Bath Garden club hears Mrs. Marguerite E. Buxton discuss her bird feeding station on the Old Bristol road and 67 species seen from her river and woods. She cites birds like Canada geese wintering there, evening grosbeaks and ruby throated hummingbirds.
The article notes dogs have sharper smell and hearing than humans while vision is less acute. It states dogs see objects best when they are twenty feet or more away.
The Bath P. T. A. Council executive committee met at Morse High School with President Mrs. Charles T. Small presiding. They reported the Jan. 18 puppet show was a success and set Feb. 26 for the next meeting with location to be announced.
The report notes that global demand for apparel wools is rapidly reducing the surplus stock. The Department of Agriculture is cited as overseeing or reporting on this trend.
Popham circle met with Mrs. Carl Bickford and Mrs. Guy Crowley. A February supper is postponed to March. Church services were held at the schoolhouse with Rev. H Macy Whitehead. Local representatives attended Bud and Finance Committee meeting at Phippsburg Town Hall. Spinney Guest House insulation by Maine Home Insulation Co. U S Coast Guard buoy boat repositions mooring at Kennebec life saving station. March of Dimes campaign urged by Popham schoolchildren. Social visits include Mrs Marguerite McNulty in Bath, Rev H Macy Whitehead at Ellison Moody’s, Mrs Walter Sprague returning from South Portland, and Leon Oliver on leave from Newport.
Dr Earle B Perkins circulates nomination papers for a position on the School committee. A three inch snowfall on Sunday night drew hunters to the area on Monday with hounds and rabbits. Foxes have been shot recently. Thomas attended Budget and Finance at Phippsburg Town hall and Scout meeting at Riverside hall Friday evening. Ernest Wood of Bath visited his cottage Saturday. Mr and Mrs Leslie Dyer of Bath called on Eric Carlson Sunday. Mr and Mrs Lester Oliver of Spruceville visited Parker Head en route to the Olivers. Lawrence Thayer of Bath visited the Wyman farm Saturday and Frank Wyman stayed with his daughter Mrs Lawrence Thayer on Park Street Bath. He has lived with his daughter Mrs Robert Jewell on Middle Street for months. James Chambers of Sebasco called at the Thomas home Friday evening.
The assembly featured Harmon York and Conrad Jabee sound effects and the Burden announcer team with Donald Beaton. A student cast sang and performed while stage crew built the set and Jackie Snipe and Owen Greenblatt added solo acts. The Yearbook staff plans soliciting ads for 1951 as seniors thank local merchants for prior support and urge continued help.
Meadowbrook residents recount two large moose on the Bowker farm with a bull showing antler changes. Nearby, Rogers family and guests spent Sunday at the camp. Davis family returned from Millinocket trip, Higgins relatives visited, and teacher Doris Thistle fractured a left wrist at school recess.
Freight cars are in the hands of shippers and receivers for loading and unloading about 50 percent of the time.
An out-of-town resident was arraigned before Judge Gardiner R. Deering in Bath municipal court Tuesday morning. He received a 30 day jail sentence suspended, six months probation, and was ordered to leave town.
Kathleen Foss four years old of Richmond was stricken with polio on October 2 and moved from Central Maine General Hospital to Hyde Memorial Home three weeks later. She now regains leg strength, gains weight, enjoys daily play and kindergarten, with expenses covered by Sagadahoc County March of Dimes funds.
The five leading importers of U S steel last year were Canada Venezuela the United Kingdom Mexico and the Union of South Africa in that order Exports of steel products by the United States last year totaled 4 682 110 tons.
A veterinary guideline recommends selling laying birds after their first year and replacing them with day-old chicks from disease-free hatcheries to prevent tuberculosis in poultry.
Cooked fish or meat lasts longer at 45 degrees than when left uncooked because heating kills many bacteria and enzymes that cause spoilage.
The biggest size of seamless steel pipe used for pipelines is said to be two thousand times the diameter of the smallest tube used for hypodermic needles.
Gen Joseph L Ready retired U S A and Col Edmund Tomasik wounded in Korea spoke to more than 100 Bath citizens at City Hall about State Civilian Defense and the Korean War. Organizer Stanely Jack and City Manager Mittendorf introduced speakers and outlined local defense plans. a Feb 14 showing of Pattern For Survival is planned.
Myrtle Lodge of Odd Ladies met at the G. A. R. hall for supper marking January birthdays of eight members led by Lizzie Chaney and Priscilla Estes. A surprise stork shower for Estes followed, with gifts in a pink and blue bassinet. February 23 was set for rescheduled official visit.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bimson of 994 Washington Street hosted an informal tea Sunday afternoon from four to six. The dining room featured candlelight and a centerpiece of red and white carnations with red tapers. Assisted in serving by Mrs Eastham Guild and others, with several guests from Bath Brunswick and Boothbay Harbor attending.
The Earth orbits the sun at about 1109 miles per minute. It travels fastest in January when it is nearest the sun, though the text contains some wording inconsistencies about distance and speed.
The largest Sitka spruce on record has a trunk diameter of 16 feet at 4.5 feet above the ground. The measurement highlights the tree’s extraordinary girth and age, reflecting the region’s forest growth conditions and historic breadth.
Sagadahoc Rod Gun and Skeet Association votes to sponsor an ice fishing derby at Nequasset Lake on Washington's Birthday open to all ages. A junior derby may be held if enough entrants under 16 join. Prizes for largest pickerel or trout, most and smallest fish, with a lobster stew supper at Grand Army Hall after. If weather delays, event shifts to the following Sunday. Contact Nick Mihalos and others to participate.
Morse High's hockey team opened the season with a loss to St. Dom's junior varsity. The game marked Morse's first competitive outing of the year as they regroup for the next match.
The genus Solidago is claimed by more states as their official state flower than any other American plant. Nebraska designated the goldenrod by legislative act in 1895, Kentucky followed in 1895, and Alabama in 1927. North Carolina claims the flower by common consent.
One out of 32 Americans was disabled for one or more days by home injuries in 1949. Home injuries totaled 4,645,000 with 120,000 permanent impairments. The home death toll reached 31,000, about half from falls.
Cleaning can loosen rug stiffness causing curling. A thin coat of white shellac applied to the back of the rug fixes the issue, helping it lie flat on the floor.
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