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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
3
A public supper featuring baked beans cold ham salads rolls pies and coffee will be served at the Dromore Grange Saturday evening starting at six under the auspices of the Center P T A The article also lists ongoing summer activities vacation bible school at Small Point church and parsonage enrollments and schedules with local clergy and group leaders, and notes on personal visits and community events through mid July.
A heavy fog lingered over Kennebec County but drew many visitors to Popham Beach and State Park Memorial Fort Popham. John A. Clark of Bath starts as park custodian and answers questions about Opham. The Park Commission introduces a minimum admission fee for visitors over 12 to fund wages and improvements. A new Coast Guard boathouse project at the fort is set to begin after bids open Tuesday, aiding Life Saving Station mooring.
Sixth grade student Susan A Wallace persuades her brother to split a 600 pound tuna caught by Ernest M Wallace and Richard P Wallace. The West Point Fish Co will ship the fish to Boston for potential sale at 30 cents a pound while students raise $60.50 in a week through ticket sales toward graveling their school playground.
A dead seal found in the Kennebec River on Sunday signals a rising seal population nearby. Dozens of young seals have been spotted along Maine beaches, including Popham and Five Islands. In Winneganee Bay 15 seals were seen at low tide near Hen and Bushy islands, some reaching six feet in length as they swam and chased fish.
All boys and girls in the School Safety Patrol are asked to gather at City hall Thursday at nine o'clock to depart by bus for the annual picnic and field day at Thomas Point. Refreshments provided by Bath Aerie of Eagles and Bath merchants. A lifeguard and attendants will be available for those who wish to swim.
A volunteer crew of ten men spent Saturday applying a base coat to Arrowsie Town Hall while the community ladies provided a hearty fish chowder dinner at noon.
The summer schedule of two mail deliveries on Star Route 0.3 to Popham started Wednesday. Cottage owners have yet to arrive. Sea Acres cottages opened Saturday, rented largely to out of state patrons from Massachusetts Connecticut Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. Many locals and visitors are listed as staying at cottages or visiting Bath area.
Cox's Head Farm Bureau met Wednesday at Dromore with about 28 members and guests served noon dinner by Mrs. Earl Lowell Mrs. Leston Harrington and Mrs. Stanton Dozois The subject was Hooked Rugs with Mrs. Black of Alfred The next meeting is the annual picnic July 19 at the Minott home in Phippsburg Center A fair at Dromore will be held August 23 committees were appointed for candy food aprons white elephant and fancy work tables Several members and visitors were noted including Mr and Mrs Arthur L Percy and Mr and Mrs Ralph Sorensen of Stoneham Mass at the Percy cottage en route to Port Clyde Numerous local residents and guests from Bath and nearby towns visited/passed weekends at cottages and homes including Mr and Mrs Sewall C Moore Mrs Sewall Moore Jack Kelley from California and families from Winchester Mass and Ripley Maine Various trips to Boothbay Harbor Bath and Small Point were mentioned with social visits and shopping done by Bath residents Cited names include Martin F Goodwin Julia Dozois Charlotte Goodwin Stephen Thayer Jane Thayer and others.
Robert Grainger led Morse High School with perfect attendance among four years of study. The report lists numerous students from various rooms and grades who were not absent or tardy, including Norman Pierce and many named classmates across sophomore, junior, and freshman groups, along with chemistry room attendees Wilbur Loveitt Lucy Orne and Thomas Underwood.
The YMCA Hi Y club remained undefeated with a 5 to 2 victory over Woolwich A C at Kel leyfield Monday evening. John Trafton pitched five solid innings for the Hi Y before Larry Pecci finished. Woolwich scored again in the sixth as Mel Cornish held the offense in check after a fast start. Tonight at 5 45 the Red Men meet Hi Y with top league positions at stake.
Work on the Winnegance Baptist church continues slowly but positively with mostly voluntary labor on Saturdays. The building is weatherproofed with new glass set in many panes, the roof temporarily sealed after previous leaks, and about a dozen men are needed each Saturday to finish shingling one roof side. Hope remains for local residents to help complete the repairs.
Harbor View House at Five Islands Maine opens for the summer season. Owned and managed by Mr and Mrs William Jones the lodge offers ocean fishing swimming and homelike accommodations. Dining hall overlooks Five Islands harbor and caters with native seafoods. Accessible to motorists and yachtsmen.
Attendance pins and certificates awarded to local students for church school. Plans for Vacation School and services at Parker End. Numerous social visits and gatherings around Parker Head, Dromore Farm Bureau, and Spinney's. Reginald Gordon moves to Brunswick. Lloyd D. Lowell graduates and works aboard the Adriatic.
Members of Admiral Charles F. Hughes Ship Navy Club of Bath have completed tearing down the former B I W building used as a transportation office. They plan a 25 x 60 ft clubhouse with boating facilities and seek a suitable site at the city’s South End, noting one favorable offer but no ideal location yet. They urge not to give up the ship as the tide may turn in their favor.
Bay Point at the Kennebec mouth features coastal scenery and gulls at the dam and clam midair battles. The area sees motorboats and surf on clear days with Sequin and Pond Island lights visible. Local life includes a mosquito spray, a fire drill praised by the state fire warden, and varied visits from residents and guests from Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Oakhurst Dairy delivers on a Monday Wednesday Friday schedule changing from prior days, while blueberries and berries offer seasonal picking not for commercial use.
The shell is described as nature's own packing case for the egg highlighting its protective and structural role in early development.
The City Recreation baseball team for ages 14 to 18 opens its season at Kelly Field Thursday at 5 45 p m meeting Woolwich A A. Other games planned include Wiscasset Bailey Island Wilton Freeport and more. Team members and pitching staff are listed with Underwood and Bridges on the battery. Admission is free.
Augusta based Chief Edmund E. Reynolds, a navy recruiter, spent a 30 day leave with his wife and two children in Bath. He announced that the Navy Recruiting Service will send him to Bath every other week beginning July 10. Also returning home for a 30 day furlough was Pfc. Roland E. Brown of the U S A F formerly of Morse High, class of 1949. He trained at Lackland and Shepard AFBs and will report to Camp Stoneman for overseas duty.
Brown Brothers Shore Dinner Restaurant resumes season at Boothbay Harbor offering traditional Maine shore dinners with lobster from their Hermit Island pound run by Sumner Sewall and his sons Nicholas and David. Diners may eat on the wharf or in the dining hall with parking and waterfront floats for land or water access. Saturday evenings feature accordionist Willie Matthias for dinner hours. Mrs. Vivian Pottle returns home after surgery at Maine General Hospital in Portland.
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