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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1943
Page
2
In a low turnout election, citizens chose Mayor Rogers for a third term and supported a civil service bill to regulate municipal personnel. A second bill to retain current subordinate officers failed. The measures would shape rules for Police Fire Highway and Sewer departments and pension options for city staff.
Fred H. Sexauer of Auburn New York argues that suppressing farm prices risks empty stores and hunger as the nation relies on farmers. He links low prices to rationing and urges price support to keep farms productive and affordable food for families amid inflation pressures.
The piece notes Maine must balance a large wartime property debt with a public relations drive to attract vacation business. It fears road and highway conditions will lag due to labor and oil shortages and increased heavy trucking, yet hopes motorists will still visit if gasoline use is controlled.
Edmund A. Rothwell, chairman of the War Price and Rationing Board, praises Sagadahoc county motorists for helping the East Coast save about 30,000 barrels of gasoline daily by banning non essential driving. He urges continued saving through winter to free tank cars for heating oil and war plant operation.
The Winter Street Fireside Club met Sunday night with Jane Baker and Lorraine Ryan leading a discussion on Should Your Conscience Be Your Guide. Members agreed to follow conscience and develop it further, then enjoyed refreshments and games. Next week’s speaker will be Mrs Clinton D Wilson. The group voted to donate $10 to the State Pilgrim Fellowship project.
Hubert T. McCarty entertained Les Camarades Musicaux at Central church parish house last week. Mrs. John Shaw debuted with the group and joined a piano duet. Mrs. Fred D. Hill surprised Allan H. Ramsay by revealing an encore song titled The Donkey and Cupid.
Judge Gardiner R. Deering presided as two defendants faced charges Saturday. Joseph Winston pleaded guilty to intoxication loitering with liquor on his person and received 60 days in Augusta jail with additional penalties for the offense. Arnold E. Sirois admitted parking beyond three hours on King Street and paid $4.70 in costs after a $5 fine was suspended.
The State plans a women’s dormitory in the former Charles A. Andre house on High Street. A State Highway Commission representative, delayed, will confer with Andrew J. Danielson and another party about establishing housing for women defense workers. Initial reception is favorable but several minor details remain.
Notices list fuel oil and food stamps with valid dates and limits for sugar coffee gasoline stoves tires shoes in War Ration Book No 1 and Book 1 allowances. It covers baby registrations and service member surrender of ration books to local boards.
Miss Marjorie Nichols of Cobb Road, attending Pierce Secretarial School in Boston, has returned from vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Nichols. The report lists individual averages of Elks bowlers up to the present time.
Dorothy Green of Lisbon Falls Maine appeals to readers to trust farmers, arguing smallholders can raise pork and beef efficiently. She criticizes government pricing and suggests farmers feed grain and milk to pigs, barter locally, and avoid government markets, predicting lower costs and steadier supplies.
Bath sector wardens met at City Hall to organize committees for a vaudeville show by the Air Raid Wardens unit. The event is set for Friday April 2 with eight to ten acts. Wardens will rely on whistle and siren signals with no advance air raid warning. Mrs. Donald Greene hosted her sewing club recently.
The Lowell temple P S met at K of P hall to quilt and hold a public supper then a meeting. A memorial for Miss Elsie Vanderwort of Washington past supreme chief was led by Mrs William Potter. Cards and readings honored Washington Lincoln and Gettysburg Address with God Bless America finale.
The Winter Street church ladies' aid met Friday afternoon with hostesses listed. A report on the Feb 20 public baked bean supper was given, and plans for an April rummage sale and an all day meeting on March 26 were discussed. Lenten talks by Rev. Joseph O. Purdue begin March 10 with services March 12. A white elephant sale is planned with hostesses named.
The Augusta Price Administration informs boards that effective February 20 Rationing of Grade F camelback tires ends. Individuals including light truck operators may have tires recapped with passenger type camelback without local board authorization, with certificate required for carcass exchange. Inventory limits on passenger camelback stocks stay in place. Ladies aid meeting at Central Church held with strong attendance and refreshments by Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Tobey. Absent president Mrs. Rowe, business meeting omitted.
Master John P Bowie son of Mr and Mrs John F Bowie of 24 Park Street has returned from a visit with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Harold Ward of Topsham
A fuel oil delivery hose broke while filling containers on Front Street causing oil to flow down the street toward Gardiner and Augusta. The driver and helper wound the hose, but leaks persisted with spurts from the reel. Pigeons fed at the slick as nearby workers watched anxiously for ignition.
Taxpayers may deduct 30 percent of the purchase price of liquor bought during the last year. Local clerks confirm the ruling, noting receipts should be kept as such deductions may be investigated, though the amount has averaged 30 percent this year.
Mr and Mrs Harold Martin of 938 Jefferson Street Muskegon announce the birth of twins on February 26. The boy weighs 5 pounds 4 ounces and the girl 5 pounds 6 ounces. The mother, formerly Miss Florence Chellis of Bath, will be remembered by that name.
Dahlov Spear of Robinhood joins Maine artists Waldo Peirce Jay Connaway Marsden Hartley Lewis ton Bernard Karfel in the 138th annual oils and sculpture exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The show, oldest national exhibit, draws works from 31 states and offers potential $6,000 in purchases for the permanent collection. Stephen Ethier of Popham also listed among exhibitors.
Nearly 150 Masons gathered at Masonic Temple for the Eighteenth Annual Past Masters Night of Polar Star lodge No. 114. Seventy four visitors from 32 lodges in Maine Massachusetts and from West Virginia and the Canal Zone attended. The Master Mason degree was worked on three candidates with Worshipful Master William M Skelton presiding. A 6.30 supper served by Genesta chapter O E S preceded the meeting.
Mrs. Priscilla Woodward of Harding reported Monday that her son Pvt. Harry Woodward U S Army Air Corps was discharged from Buckley Field Hospital in Colorado after more than a month as a patient. He entered Buckley Field for basic training soon after induction last October and previously worked as a contractor and carpenter in Bath and nearby areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Small and their daughter Marion and daughter-in-law Mrs. Lawrence Small came back from a trip to Boston and Connecticut.
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