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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1950
Page
2
The document lists B. Nichols as President and Treasurer with Harry C. Webber as Editor. It also states subscription rates of two dollars for one year in advance and one dollar for six months in advance. The item notes Bath entry at the post office for second class circulation.
The piece argues labor interests defend free enterprise and private ownership, contrasting Soviet and Western unions. It cites Edmund Stevens on Soviet unions as state tools, with strikes banned and workers pressured to higher output. It links socialist dictatorship to restricted labor mobility in England and concludes that free enterprise and free labor rise or fall together.
A broad coalition including labor unions manufacturers retailers consumer groups and economists urges repeal of war time excise taxes on various commodities and transport tickets arguing the taxes are obsolete since the war ended and hurt employment and retail trade. Secretary Sawyer recently joined the effort.
The passage notes that taxes should target non-frivolous items to raise living standards. It cites the 1940 U.S. population of 132 million, with expected 1950 census figures near 151 million, highlighting Westward growth. It also observes females now outnumbering males for the first time.
Churchgoers found notes on vehicles after Sunday services on High street near St Marys and on Winter street marking no parking areas. Police chief Moriarty said wrong-parking creates hazards and could lead to enforcement beyond warnings.
The Dike PTA minstrel show at Morse High School on March 3 is organized by a busy committee led by Mr and Mrs Frank Ozzella Leon Beal Al King Paul Kelley John Gallant and Mrs Nelson Lowery The ticket committee includes Mrs Arthur Eseley Mrs Leon Sonia and Miss Harriett Frye Rehearsals are going well and the 1949 show drew large crowds Tickets are sold at Sears Roebuck Atlantic Pacific Super Market or by calling Mrs Arthur Eseley at 1957 J
Registration remains open for the Home Nursing Course at Memorial hospital with Mrs Clinton MacFadden as instructor. Enthusiastic past participants recommend the course to all. Lesson six is scheduled this Thursday February 23 at the hospital and makes up will be welcome. A new class begins Wednesday March 1 starting with lesson one.
Mr and Mrs Linwood C Feere of Phippsburg were guests of their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs nod Cooke oridgton on Saturday. They were joined by granddaughter Becky Jane who will stay a week. Mrs Allen Little of Turner Court spent several days last week with Mrs James Little of Dromore.
A Massachusetts car and a Maine car collided head-on near Floral Street on a Saturday morning. Mrs N Carolyn Martin and her niece suffered minor injuries, while Cyrus R Tupper and a passenger in his car also sustained minor cuts. Damages were estimated at 200 and 150 dollars. no arrests were made. Patrolman John Marks investigated.
Bath prepares for the World Day of Prayer observance on February 24 at Wesley Methodist church. Five section leaders from local churches were named Eleanor Ferguson Arthur Packard Curtis Stanley Clinton Fleming and Arvid Anderson. A mission offering dramatization is under Willard McLean supervision. The full offering goes to the United Council of Church Women with half to the Foreign Missions Conference.
The Maine Elks association holds its ritualistic contest across Portland Lewiston Bath and Rumford lodges Sunday with judging by Waldo Marshall. The Lewiston lodge opens at 10 am Portland at 11 am and Bath at 1 pm Sanford defends the championship at 2 pm Rumford closes at 3 pm The winning team will claim the James N Campbell Memorial Cup and top officers receive trophies.
Edward A Footer will run for reelection to the Bath Board of Assessors at the new City council meeting on March 6. His three year term on the board ends then. A former member of the common council and Board of Aldermen, his experience includes three years on the lower board two on the upper board and service on the tax committee.
A Bath based letter from Owen L. Armstrong and others argues the taxi stands serve public need, compare stands to loading zones, claim reduced downtown taxi volume frees parking, and asserts taxies support 33 drivers and 25 families. They urge the ordinance to stand, noting tax and license contributions in 1949 and broad merchant and shopper support.
Mrs Carl B Swanton of 390 Front Street received a large Valentine bouquet of jonquils from Sardis Mississippi on Feb 14. The flowers arrived by special delivery after a three day trip wrapped in damp paper and ex celsior and were as fresh as if picked that morning. The sender was Mrs Ruby Hall aunt of Mrs Howard Farr of Marshall Street. Mrs Swanton shared blooms with Bath Mississippi residents and Daniel Hatch son of Mrs Roberta Hatch of Green Street now works for Fasco Industries in Rochester New York.
John R. Newell presided at the Pine Tree Society for Crippled Children and Adults meeting in the Hyde Memorial Home offices. The treasurer Sumner Sewall reported strong finances but urged a successful Easter seal drive to fund expansion including a Portland rehabilitation center, with 338 volunteer chairmen named statewide and 426 new members since fall. Hyde Home nears capacity as polio cases subside, with 117 children in care during the emergency and new county chairs named for the sale.
August Dietz of Dietz Publishing Co. announced in Tarpon Springs Fla that Can the Greeks Cook will publish April 15 as the nation’s first Greek cookbook. Authored by Mrs Fannie Venus of Bath and Tarpon Springs and Mrs Lillian Prichard of Tarpon Springs, it features about 200 Greek recipes and folklore.
Rev Charles R Sims performed the single ring ceremony for Miss Arlene P Driscoll daughter of Mrs Mary Driscoll of Freeport and the late John E Driscoll and Linwood Ss Matthews of 857 High street Thursday afternoon at 320 The couple will reside in Freeport They were attended by Mrs Mary P Sims and Floyd M Carter Matthews is son of Harry L Matthews of Boothbay and the late Mrs Matthews
At about 10 am Friday a car driven by Frank Garon and another by R W Billings collided at Court and Richardson streets. Police say slick streets caused both vehicles to slide and come together. minor damage reported to fenders and door.
Bathman was given a suspended $10 fine and costs and placed on six months probation by Judge Gardiner R. Deering at municipal court Friday after arraignment on intoxication charges.Miss Gloria Wilson a Morse High senior was chosen treasurer of the newly formed Y M C A Coha dages Tri Hi Y club at its meeting Thursday night at the Y M C A.
Mr and Mrs William Gove of St Paul Minnesota announce the birth of a son born recently in St Paul Mrs Gove formerly Miss Georgia McPhee of Wiscasset Maine and Mr Gove a former Bath Maine boy.
A St. Valentine’s supper at the Old Ladies Home on New Street was planned by matron Mrs. Sadie Harnden. The event featured a red heart centerpiece, tall tapers, and a cascade of red ribbons, with a gift at each place card from Mrs. F. R. E. Dean and ice cream. Guests included Mrs. Emma Southard, Mrs. Jennie Furber, and others, with decorations supplied by Red Rose Troop 6 and treats from several donors.
Weeks Street students held a Valentine dance at the S. E. P. T. A. hall Friday night with Foster Pratt's orchestra providing music. Mothers helped serve treats, and visiting teachers toured Frye school in Lewiston while Weeks Street hosted voting. Students exchanged Valentines across rooms during the week.
Mr and Mrs Charles Howe announce the engagement of Ruth Shirley Howe to John C Watt of Cambridge. Ruth is a Union High and State Teachers College alumna and Huse Memorial school teacher. Watt, a Dexter High and East Coast Aero Tech graduate, is an USAF veteran and instructor at East Coast Aero Tech Bedford. A summer wedding is planned.
Jeanne Pecci daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Pecci of 9322 High Street marked her eleventh birthday on Feb 14 with a home party from five to seven. Supper buffet was served and games followed. Each guest recorded her voice as a keepsake. A Valentine cake from Mr and Mrs H J McDonald honored the guest of honor. Attending were Janice Lorelei Leilani Pecci Mrs Louise Castner Quinda Pecci Jackalyn Grindle Judy Castner Alice Green Ann Miller Barbara Landry.
Second grade pupils at Washington Street Primary toured Central fire station and viewed fire trucks and equipment. Mrs. Wenckus and son Joseph arrived Saturday to visit the Mary E. Whittemore at 16 Tarbox Street. she is the former Grace Whittemore. Rev. Joseph Q. Purdue attended the State Committee on Religious Education of Congregational Churches of Maine in Portland where he serves as chairman.
Thirty girls from the YMCA Tri Hi Y club met at the Y to finalize plans for a Bobby Socks dance in the gym on Thursday evening. Janet Stilphen presided and proposed a treasurer candidate Dor oth J Wing. They elected attendees for the State YMCA Youth and Government program in April.
Two North Bath youths enlist in the U S Air Force, both with rank of private. Delmont C Harvey 18 and Donald A Sanford 17 report to Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas for initial assignments. Harvey is son of Earl F and Mrs Harvey, brother Gordon serving in the U S Army. Sanford is son of William H and Mrs Sanford. Both attended Morse High School.
Bath endured the biggest snow clearing effort in three years as eight to ten inches fell Wednesday. Highways and sidewalks were cleared by dawn with two sidewalk plows and five street plows. Traffic slowed, schools closed early, and many evening events were postponed. Superintendent Arthur R. Avery praised the city’s work and noted only two cars remained in roadways. City asks private plowers to keep sidewalks clear. By Thursday morning over 100 workers were hired at Bath Iron Works yard with 46 sent to work by Donald Leavitt Inc using trucks and shovels.
Mrs Arthur J Leeman of Western avenue Bangor visits Mr and Mrs T B Leeman of 13 Somerset place. William E Bennett a University of Maine student visited his father Julian Bennett and Mrs Bennett on Court street. Miss Agatha Lennox Day’s Ferry teacher Woolwich spends mid-winter vacation in Gorham as guest of Mr and Mrs Le Roy Carr.
A weekly cryptogram and crossword puzzle listing numerous across clues with titles such as Hebrew prophet Arabic letter angry state slow person and more. The page includes cryptogram hint AXYCLBAAXR equals LONGFELLOW and notes on substitution A for L and X for O among others.
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