Bath approves five percent wage hike for city staff
Bath city council in a special meeting approved a five per cent pay raise for all city employees and department heads from the City Manager down, with teachers and school janitors excluded. The increase, retroactive to Oct 1, ends the sliding scale for new hires, starting them at top pay for their class. The plan includes funding for recreation officials and anticipates annual costs around 8,616.77, with emergency funds and Social Security adjustments noted as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Board of Education
Ralph F. Mittendorf
Recreation Commission
Arey Ree BO
Archibald M. Main, Jr
Ward 6
Maine
Main
Mittendorf
Hutchins
Council
Louis O. Couture
Ward 3
Merritt A. Mitchell
Ward 4
Mr. Main
Order of De Molay Organized at Masonic Temple
At Masonic Temple Bath Master Masons and De Molay members witnessed the first Bath exemplification of two De Molay degrees. Rockland Chapter presented with 36 candidates under strong advisory council supervision. Officers and participants named with installation planned, continued on Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Order of de Molay
Bath
Order of DeMolay
Rockland
de Molay
Charles Foote
Ernest Jones
Robert Sadler
Richard Burley
David Bird
Dale Knight
John Bird
Paul Merriam
Edward Newhall
Arthur Adolphson
David Deshon
Arthur Doherty
Harold Cummings
Edward Baxter
Richard Connell
George Heath
Leroy Gray
Justin Cross
Joel McLain
Carl Gray
Milton Glad
George Hooper
Richard Phillips
Donald Pease
John Anderson
Richard Jones
PMC
Lawrence Hatch
Robert Annis, Jr
Dale Urquhart
George Langbehn
Stewart McAllister
Lance Fuller
Willis Morse
John Waterhouse, Jr
Ralph Burden
Bruce Burden
Fred Baker
James Baker
Warren Baker
Ralph Wright
Robert McRae
George Coombs
Elwood Legard
Peter Pinson
Arthur Mayo
Arthur Richardson
Everett Hathorn
Victor Lonn
Graeme Hanson
Joseph Melrose, Jr
Richard Sherwood
Edgar McBrine
Theodore Andrews
Edwin Andrews
Clarence Dunn, Jr
Kenneth L. Wood
Linton E. Robinson
Sven B. Lonn
Gilbert P. Hathorn
Linwood E. Temple
Edgar B. McBrine
Granville M. Colby
Robert N. Mosher
William L. Skelton
John W. Gillespie
F. Ward Norton
Herbert R. Morse
Paul A. Marchant
Paul D. Moore
Edwin H. P. Lowell
Skating Dreams Dented by Budget Blues
With winter near, skaters face scarce options as the Western Avenue rink closes and Goddard field ponds lack funding. The recreation commission has no budget for outdoor rinks this year, leaving enthusiasts to rely on nature to freeze ponds for skating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Avenue
Goddard's Field
Center Street
Sewall
Recreation Commission
Annual Meeting at Central Church Announces Budget and Nominations
Central Church parish holds its annual meeting in the parish house with a turkey dinner prepared by League volunteers. George VanWynen chairs the session. A M Main and Rev Hodgkins appoint the meeting. The budget is adopted and robes for the choir are ordered while a nominating committee lists Prudential and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Church Parish
League
George VanWynen
A. M. Main
Hodgkins
Merritt Mitchell
Karcher S. Jackson
Mitchell
Howard Steen
M. Main
Prudential Committee
Jason A. Merrill
Mus
Jackson
Richard Kimball
Arthur Pratt
John Grindell
FE. L. McCurdy
Zina Eaton
John R. Newell
John Grindell Clyde Ambrose
Eleanor Ferguson
Ladies’ Aid
Rudolph McRae
Edward McMann
Clyde Mallett
J. Haviland Torrey
Margaret Foote
Ray Palmer
Excavation Underway for New Front Street Super Market
Work began Tuesday on foundations for a new Front street supermarket on the former Swett property. Local contractor Justus H. Miller handles trenching and moving a cement building and two sheds, while an out of town firm will erect the one story cement and brick block. Richard W. Sampson and William K. Ripley of Skowhegan plan the 50 by 150 foot storefront with parking later, existing Gift Stall building to be removed for driveway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Swett
Justus H. Miller
O. M. Redlon
Redlon Plumbing and Heading
Commercial Street
Sampson and Ripley
Bangor
Auburn
Lewiston
Mike Zoome
Frank Fontaine Wounded in Korea Returns to Bath
Pvt. Frank E. Fontaine US Army 25th Division wounded in Korea near Chernong returned to his mother and stepfather in Bath Maine. He described three major operations and extensive care from medics, noting he chose clamps in his abdomen to avoid lifelong handicap and expressing gratitude for Red Cross and medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Fontaine
USA
Chernong
38Th Parallel
Korea
Merle V. Watson
Washington Street
Camp Stowman
Pittsburg
California
25Th Division
U. S. Army
Pusan
Osaka
Japan
Camp Sikia
Camp Drake
O. K
Yokohama
Camp Devens
Mass
Maine
Red Cross
Geons
America
Fontaine
Dual Purpose Trawler as Well as a Dragger
A new 73 foot Bristol Yacht Company vessel named Monte Carlo was launched in Maine. Built for Captain Edwin B. Athearn from designs by M Rosenblatt Son and Francis Minot, the dual purpose trawler scallop dragger features a 60,000 pound iced fish hold, 2,520 gallons of fuel, and a 9 knot service speed. The craft uses a reversible pitch three blade propeller connected to a hydraulically operated friction clutch and reverse mechanism for efficient propulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bristol
Maine
Bristol Yacht Company
Monte Carlo
Harvey Gamage
Edwin B. Athearn
M. Rosenblatt
Burmeister
Denmark
Eighty Years Old Association in Bath
The D. T. Percy & Sons Clerks Association marks four score years with annual meetings and mutual support. President Henry Biggins announces Miss Jennie Perkins, long resident of the Old Ladies Home, is seriously ill at Memorial hospital. The group has seen many members pass but remains substantial with listed Bath and distant members in California New York and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Percy & Sons Clerks Association
David Thomas Percy
Frank A
Augustus A. Percy
Association
Henry Biggins
Jennie Perkins
Old Ladies Home
Memorial Hospital
Frank Perkins
William A. Fall
Everett Lord
Arline Powers Troop
Alice Savage Shackford
Helen Nichols Percy
Vivian Lemont Boardman
Susan Bell Quick
Estelle Franks Ledyard
Annie Shepard Wakefield
Bessie Gove Perry
Annette Jacobs Pinkham
Dora Hathorne Beals
Dorothy Daley Perkins
Bath
Harriet Morrison Blaisdell
Redlands
Calif
Roberta Black Whitney
New York City
Olive Blagdon Paul
Squantum
Mass
Harriet Henderson Cooke
Hitman
Jort O'Donnell
Redlans
Leah Bragg Leclair
Bradley
Fanny Ward Hanson
Massachusetts
Mae Congdon Ward
Bertha Lakin Dunbar
Mildred G. Nichols
Nellie Goodrich
Senator Margaret Chase Smith Speaks On American Liberty
U S Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan addressed about 200 West Bath grange members praising American farmers as the nation’s safeguard against communism. She contrasted American and Communist agriculture, noted 82nd Congress spending aims, and urged faith during National Bible Week. A question period followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Chase Smith
U.S
Skowhegan
Paul Liamont
West Bath Grange
Maine
West Bath
Soviet
Russia
Red
America
Fred W. Quimby
Albert Whitney
Smith
Senate
High Schools Need More Facilities, Rotary Told
Bath Rotary Club hear Ray Farnham Morse High School principal describe growing enrollment from 500 to 675 and the need for upgraded facilities and modern equipment to prepare students for a competitive job market. He notes employers now require at least a high school education and urges continued emphasis on four year coursework and teacher dedication. Inner Wheel plans Ladies night with a 6 30 supper and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Rotary Club
Ray Franham
Morse High School
Farnham
Morse High
Woolwich PTA Fair This Week Friday and Saturday Nights
The sixth annual Woolwich PTA Fair runs Friday and Saturday evenings at Tuessie hall Woolwich. Friday night features Brian Jewett as Master of Ceremonies with an excellent entertainment lineup and other big features highlighted for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolwich
Tuessie Hall
Brian Jewett
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Amamo
Arthur E. Hutchins
Rodney E. Ross, Jr
Stanley R. Hunter
Ward 5
Hunter
Ross
Cil
Order OF
D’molay
Annual Meeting
Central Church
Super Market
Frank Fontaine
Percy
West Bath Grange Hall
Morse
Menneally
Inner Wheel
P. T. A. Fair
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