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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
4
The piece details rising gasoline taxes in the United States, noting a shift from low per gallon rates to about 42 cents per dollar of gasoline value. It highlights decades of tax increases, ongoing agitation for higher levies, and the impact on drivers while linking lumber shortages to wartime and postwar economic conditions.
Pacific Northwest lumber shipments bound for France lack domestic ceiling prices. The result is surplus material leaving the country while local needs are unmet, prompting concerns over trade rules and regional supply.
Personal news notes report birth of Ruth to Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Keene Jr in Mobile Alabama on May 9. Bath residents Wendell Williams and Mrs Burns mourn a Tuesday death at their home. Bath visitors include Mrs. Walter Noyes and Mrs. Sherman Campbell. Port Williams and Bath queries mention hospital patients and shoppers.
The Woolwich fire department tested a new portable forestry pump at Nequasset on Friday night. The unit is a modern design, set up in minutes, supplementing the 500 GPM pumper on the truck to handle most fire types. Town support funded the purchase, with council seeking more donations to acquire chemicals and gear. Chief Clifton Gainsley requests donations to build a prompt, efficient response force.
Bath Memorial trustees report ongoing financial struggles postwar with a new wing funded by Federal money. Chairman John P. Carey Jr. urges economical operation and public loyalty to raise income, noting possible bed reductions only as a last resort after all efforts to preserve the 40 year old facility. A disparate line about a cow bird ends the note.
Woolwich notes include church services with Rev. Lowell Milliken, Pilgrim Fellowship plans, and a bake sale to fund new Sagadahoc street lights. Riverside Cemetery Association elected officers. graduation rehearsals set for June 7. local couples and families listed as guests or movers.
Mrs Bertha Dean the Patten Free Library librarian will unofficially represent the Maine State Library Association at the Woman's Action Committee for Victory and Meeting Peace annual meeting Friday at the home of president Mrs Sumner Sewall on Washington Street.
The U S Employment Office and the Maine O ment Co will occupy the new joint office at 174 Front Street. Due to space limits in the downstairs office Bath Community Center will handle Monday Sail Parc claims.
The meeting featured Yankee author Mr. Gould discussing Bath ancestry and pioneering sales history. Lions discussed a June 19 charter night at West Bath Grange Hall and efforts for a Quonset hut at Goddard field playground.
City officials discussed a proposed $36 000 budget for the school department noting a $400 per teacher rise was not justified while three proposed salary schedules averaged an extra $150. Council argued raises may trigger similar demands in other departments and stressed competing with other cities for high quality teachers.
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