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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1951
Page
2
The Times Company Bee Sienna post office Bee Sienna Maine issues a Thursday publication under supervision of Wichors as president and treasurer Harry C Webber as editor with postal rates noted for distribution from 93 Front Street Bath Maine.
The public supports Herbert Hoover’s defense plan emphasizing strong border fortifications and increased taxes to fund military readiness. Hoover calls for a Gibraltar of defense, opposing Truman’s foreign policy as isolationist and urging rapid public reform to deter Soviet expansion.
Citizens urge swift action to repair relations among social classes and address conditions of life. The piece argues that if a thief refuses to live by common standards, they should be imprisoned to uphold order and equality.
Bath PTA Council sponsors a puppet show at Morse High School auditorium on January 18 at 3 30 pm. Folktale Zone Studios of Norwich Vermont presents Grandma's Little Gray Goat and Color Fantasies. Adults admitted only with a child. small charge applies. Georgia Miloosoroff and Folktale Seebee Studio run the program.
John Wood Jr of Cincinnati bought Little Wood Island in Merrymeeting Bay last summer from Dr. George Cash. He visited Maine with his hosts R Clinton McFadden and plans to come in June for a season, attending the Motor Boat Show in New York City this week.
Rose Elaine Rackley of Topsham, Morse High School 1950 graduate and secretary at Brunswick Savings, is engaged to Corporal Francis Mendes son of Mr and Mrs Mendes of Topsham. Mendes Brunswick High School 1948 graduate, carpenter by trade, now in the National Guard at Camp Stewart Georgia. No wedding date set.
Leland R. Patten and Bentley L. Glidden, deputy collectors of Internal Revenue, will offer advice to taxpayers at Bath's Internal Revenue Office Room 25 Post Office building. Sessions run 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. on January 15–19 22–26 31 February 2 12–16 26–March 2 March 5–9 and March 12–15 using 1950 return preparation assistance.
The truck owned by Olin Pankhurst was badly damaged by fire last Wednesday at eight o clock on Center Street extension. Loaned to William Gibbs who went to aid another party whose car bogged down, the truck burst into flames near the old Perry farm. Pankhurst called the loss complete as the cause remains unknown.
The Sagadahoc Rod, Gun and Skeet association begins the year with a meeting January 22 in Sedgwick featuring a 6 30 p.m. chicken supper. Officers will be elected and season plans discussed. Moving pictures of field and stream activities will be shown.
Mrs Edward B. Hamblett entertained Miss Marie Federico Miss Ellen Murphy and Miss State Division of Dental Health in Bath giving the sodium fluoride demonstrations The clerk of the team Miss Elizabeth Trott and Mrs Robert Hamblett assisted at her home 23 Pratt Street Monday evening The guests enjoyed canasta.
Petitions for administration filed for Ralph B Legard of Bath and other estates. Inventories and accounts filed and first and final accounts approved for multiple Bath and nearby estates. Executors and administratrices named include Elwood Legard, Stanley Wallace, Bessie Dickinson, Otty Steen, Katherine Weiland, Vivian Sheldon, Harriet Fisher, and Vivian Sheldon. Inheritance tax bond for Alice Morse approved.
Nelson Foss commander of Dyer Flaherty post in Bath announced full cooperation with the FBI in a campaign to protect the nation from subversive elements. Following J Edgar Hoover's directive and President Truman's appeal, citizens are urged to report sabotage and suspicious activity to local FBI headquarters, with the post acting as a reporting clearing house.
Bath Maine January 15 editor the Independent Louis O Couture states his motive for running for councilman He notes service since 1945 and asserts he can make decisions shaping his future He welcomes three other ward candidates and hopes for healthy election turnout and victory by God willing.
Cecil Ford Brown of East Braintree Massachusetts accompanied his father Charles R Brown of South Brunswick for burial and then paid calls on relatives in Bath.
Sasanoa tribe of Red Men installs officers at their Front street hall with Susquisong staff. Arthur Haggett becomes Sachem, John St Martin outgoing sachem, Arnold Preble senior sagamore, Donald Cromwell junior sagamore, Elmer Fox records chief, and others assigned roles. Joint ceremony with Hockomock council D of P ends with apple pie, ice cream, and dancing. gifts exchanged. Great Council reps named. Great Sachem Merle Cilley of Yarmouth attends.
George Laskey’s 65 foot sardine carrier Hazel Leah left Bailey Island after a stay that saw occasional fishing activity and repairs. On New Year’s Day a mooring line snapped breaking the mast and sinking the vessel. The boat loaded cargoes to Bath for shipment to a Portsmouth sardine factory and now heads to Robinhod with plans to buy a new boat and transfer usable equipment.
Mrs. Harold Dumont announces statewide plan placing town chairmen under county chairwomen in Maine. Campaign runs today to January 31 with Mother’s March on Polio planned in over a dozen towns led by Sagadahoc chairwoman Mrs. James I Noftall of Bath.
Miles R. Sawyer, formerly of the Rockland office, promoted to manager. Sawyer said the firm will maintain the same friendly and prompt service begun by John H. Fiske, now manager of the Portland office.
In Portland two women named Georgianna McFadden and Virginia Parker died on Saturday. The notice records their passing without additional details.
St Doms from Lewiston used aggressive defense to topple Morse High 56 to 42 at local gym. Morin Boutin Roy and Cote sparked a multi-angled attack while Morse co captains Pomerleau and Hartley fought hard. St Doms built leads with a 24 21 first half and pulled away late to seal their sixth straight win.
The Y M C A notes a busy Saturday schedule with a 3 to 5 grade midget league in the Y gym and growing midget cheering sections. North Grammar and Dike school lists include several cheerleaders while a new Cadets sixth grade league forms with teams from North Weeks Huse and Dike. upcoming games feature North vs Dike and Weeks vs Huse. Businessmen volleyball runs Thursdays from 5 to 7 PM. John Renshaw of West Bath, a Memorial School fourth grader, is hospitalized after surgery Monday morning.
Morse J V s defeated St Donis J V s 46 43 in a close hard fought game. Small and Munsey led the winners in scoring while Murphy and Meee stood out for the losers.
Mrs. Carleton Andrews hosted a birthday surprise at her East Brunswick home on Friday with Bath Topsham and East Brunswick friends. Guests enjoyed canasta pitch and 63, admired spring cut flowers, and gifts were presented to Mr. Andrews around a decorated cake.
Dennis Violette of Bowdoinham pled guilty to reckless driving and operating without a license in Bath Municipal Court. He paid a $50 fine and $10.38 in costs. the license charge was placed on file. State Trooper William Knox was the complainant.
A community event at Beacon Street Beth Methodist Church featured a chicken pie supper with flowers and candles. Rev Howard F. Cramer spoke after the meal, followed by an entertainment program led by Lloyd Stinson and a variety of musical acts. Everett G. Lemont welcomed the guests and Mrs. Arthur Packard spoke on behalf of the ladies.
A letter to the City Council committee on Salaries argues proposed staffing cuts would hurt Fire Department efficiency and unfairly burden long-serving personnel, urging reconsideration of the recommendations.
The drawing for ballot positions in the municipal election will be held Tuesday at City Clerk Harry E. Ring Jr.'s office. Contests exist in Ward 5 and Ward 7 for wardens, a Board of Education race in Marion J. Smith's bid, and four candidates in Ward 3 with two in Ward 5 for council seats. Names will be drawn by lot under the new charter, not alphabetically.
Rodney E. Ross Jr. of 607 High Street took his six year old son Texas on his inaugural fishing expedition Sunday. The boy enjoyed his first catch a dozen inches long pickerel averaging about a foot and a half.
A newspaper puzzle page presents a cryptogram quotation and a large Across and Down crossword. Clues include various wordplay hints with several cultural references and cryptogram instructions. The cryptogram decodes to a Longfellow quotation about prayer and sanctity, attributed to Wordsworth in the puzzle’s framing.
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