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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1950

Page

7

Bailey Evening School Exhibits Climax of 1949 50 Classes

Open house at Morse High School showcased the Bailey Evening School climax for 1949 50 with 176 certificates awarded by Principal Paul V. Mason. New offerings included navigation driver education and upholstering with extensive displays of upholstery dressmaking sewing rug making and woodworking.

Bailey Evening School Morse High School Evening School of Industries Paul V. Mason C. Lloyd Hooker Frederic E. T. Tillotson Bowdoin College J. Edward Pomeroy Lucy Smith Helen C. Freeman Jennie Belanger Martha Vachon Sarah Greenblatt Mary Elliott Beatrice Hudson Barbara Sturtevant Mellicent Ball Joseph L. Tardiff Ann M. Dingly John Coombs Mary James Esther Fletcher Foster Pratt Charlotte Leeman Herman Cole Doris Rowland Helen Unger Alberta DeLong Faustina Barstow Ray Moore Helen Toothaker Barbara L. Fleming Bertha M. Kingsbury Edwin R. Small Faustina S. Barstow Doris P. Rowland Adele A. Watt Alberta M. DeLong Foster M. Pratt Helen P. Unger Esther P. Fletcher Earlene Crowell Jennie M. Belanger Ethel M. Lyden Elizabeth J. Plummer Réna H. Roberts Irene Newman Helen Witham Raymond Farnham Frank Keiniig Ruth B. Dickson Arlene F. Low Norma A. McMann Lila Mae Richmond Adele Mazeiko Louise Haley Almeda M Genthner Nancy G. Small Marie A. Hamblett Eola B. Atwood Linwood Abbott John T. Allain Floyd M. Carter Charles L Hoebel Charles L. Hoebel Mary E. Caton Mildred M. War- Hill Helen O. Sargent John Parker Maynard J. Shea Nina Freeman Sherwood R. Francis John J. Preney Mara T. Mulligan Walter M. Knitting Gertrude Blaisdell Joseph Paquette Augusta M. Cassidy Olga C. Farn

Rotarians Hear Red Cross Achievements by Zeitler

Emerson W. Zeitler Brunswick Red Cross chairman spoke at the Rotary lunch detailing the Red Cross origin in 1861 and its two main obligations to servicemen and disaster victims. He cited 54 000 disaster cases served last year at a cost of a million dollars and argued that funds leaving a town can return.

Emerson W. Zeitler Brunswick Red Cross National Resolutions Committee Rotary Club Zeitler Maine

Taxes Discussed At Bath Lions Club Meeting

The Bath Lions Club held an Open Forum on taxation with Harold J. Rubin as moderator and Ernest G. Kingsbury explaining assessor duties. Members debated real estate versus personal property taxes, possible payroll taxes, and city government efficiency.

Lions Club Sedgwick Harold J. Rubin Board of Assessors Ernest G. Kingsbury Arthur E. Hutchins, Jr Rubin Kingsbury Prenen Rubin Spacer Bath Marc King Elmer Williams Bath Lions Club Melvin Jones The International King Lion Harold

Bath area plant earns two year accident free plaque

Employees of the Bath area plant department New England Telephone and Telegraph Company received a plaque Monday for a two year accident free record. Ray C. Connolly presented the award at the local garage to W. H. O. Robson accepting for the workers, with several officials in attendance.

Bath Area New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Ray C. Connolly Portland Maine W. H. O. Robson T. C. Davis Clyde Brooks C. H. Fairweather C. S. Irving

City Budget Sparks Talk of Tax Increase in Bath

City Manager Ralph F. Mittendorf presents the 1950 51 budget showing an estimated five mill rise over current taxes based on the latest valuation. Council members hint at reducing the budget to avoid higher taxes while considering school and highway funding, and a March 15 public hearing is set.

Ralph F. Mittendorf Rodney E. Ross, Jr Ross Stanley R. Hunter Ring Arthur E Hutchins Oscar S Adams Arthur E Harold W. McE]lman Ward 5 Police Department H. Martin Powers Personnel Service Commission Edward J. McMann Recreation Commission Charles R. Sims Roberts Rehair

Bath budget message outlines 1950 51 plans and tax needs

City of Bath presents the pro forma budget for fiscal year 1950 1951 detailing anticipated revenues expenditures and the amount to be raised by taxation. It notes salary scales proposed raises sick leave retirement considerations and a 59 mill tax rate based on current valuation with surplus history and cash constraints referenced.

Mittendorf Highway Department Center Street City of Bath General Revenue Fund

Dike Minstrels Delight Crowded High School Show

Morse High School auditorium sold out Friday for the Dike P T A Minstrels second show in two years. The program featured the Darkie Chorus with noted numbers and the second half included Carl Meister’s comic impersonation and a finale tableau. Mrs. Edmund Ford directed the event with multiple committees and the Dike PTA presented flowers and a gift.

Morse High School Dike P.T.A. Minstrels Lambert Park Darkie Eddie Page Gal Howard Steen Hearts William McNamara Ed Ford Reggie Cyr Arthur Gediman Jimmy Coeman Ed Page Carl Meister Buzzy Fitzgerald Joan Robinson Charlotte Cahill Marie Darling Eunice Reed Pearl Lawrence Minnie the Moocher Bob Brewer Mike Ford On Beal Jimmy Cailan Charley Dorsey Dick Hersom Henry Gediman San Antono Jimmy Comeau Frankie and Johnny America Annette Harmon Vera Gurney Janet Turcotte Nell Black Helen Olson Rose Kelley Marlene Christopher Laura Mulcahy Doris Hopkins Tina Hogan Gladys Robinson Ruth Hutchins Dot Sonia Anna Crocker Bea Ozzella Eileen McCullogh Evelyn Armstrong May Hanna Marie Laucier Dolores de Courcy MelvinComeau Robert Brewer Miss Christopper Edmund Ford Arthur Eseley Leon Sonia Leon Beal Frank Ozzella Thomas Lowery Stanley Green Lillian Allen Kit Totman The Esquires Mary Stacey

Low House Georgetown Landmark Echoes Ipswich Craft

The Robinhood postmaster’s request on 150 to 200 year old Georgetown houses prompts Prof. Guy J. Forbush of Andover to discuss the Low house at Lowe Point built about 1813 by Francis Low. He notes seventeenth century paneling and Ipswich influences, linking local history to Ipswich, Massachusetts, and recounts the Low family’s role in Riggsville and Bath-area events during the War of 1812 era.

Robinhood Georgetown Guy J. Forbush Andover Mass Low House Lowe Point Robinhood Cove Low Lowe Forbush Little Low House Francis Low Ipswich Maine America Riggsville England Seguin Mile Beach Bath Richard Hagan Soldier Point Francis Elizabeth Edgecomb Westport Margery Baker

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