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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1952
Page
3
Phippsburg P T A will meet October 14 at 8 p m Riverside. A hymn sing is set at the church Sunday. Phippsburg Grange installed officers with Past Master Melvin Pratt presiding. several members listed among officers and assistants. Community notes include Scout use of hall, Civil Defense meeting, hospital fair volunteers, and local visits. Schools will close October 12 for Columbus Day.
Thomas Tracey was elected master of Dromore Grange at the annual officer election held Tuesday. Other officers named include Myron Ellis overseer Malvina Vachon lecturer Edward Burns steward apparent Wright assistant steward Hazel Ellis chaplain Lillian Blair treasurer Evelyn Beals Ceres Beatrice Burns Pomona Florence Rollins Flora Clara Ellis lady assistant steward Ray Campbell Executive committee for three years. Refreshment committee for the next term named Aletha Campbell Edward Burns Everett Wright Myron Ellis and Reuben Pu rtington.
Augusta Maine October report on Maine upland hunting season shows optimistic outlook with abundant water enabling ducks to alight on back roads. Woodcock persisting in late fall. small game normal. Bow hunting rising with 200 plus resident licenses and 22 non residents sold in Augusta Fish and Game office. out of state licenses mainly via agents. Archery hunters Ray Willard hosts ten out of state visitors at Eustis. First day deer shooting saw misses by three hunters. Al Nugent at Chamberlain Lake hosts two New Hampshire doctors for archery hunt.
All city Boy Scout troops plan the annual camporee at Hermit Island Small Point weather permitting. Scouts begin Saturday morning with up camp and Saturday afternoon games hikes and nature hunts leading to a camp fire stories songs and skits. Sunday morning church services precede packing up and return to Bath. The site provided by Hon Sumner Sewall offers dry sheltered camping and fresh water from his private supply.
Mrs Irene Bates Mrs Minerva Mrs Irene Hunt and Mrs Sylvia Bowers attended a surprise pre nuptial shower for Miss Carolyn Barrows of Topsham daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Barrows. Miss Barrows will marry Sunday to Darrell E Camp USAF son of Mr and Mrs David H Camp of Owensboro Ky. She is employed at Sears Roebuck Co store.
Parker Head Sunday School opened Oct 2 at the village schoolhouse with Rev H M Whitehead and several assistants. Albert Gray and Francis Gray were wounded in a bath area accident and await further care. PTA events fund equipment and a public supper supports fire gear. School plans a Halloween party Oct 27 and relish sales boosted the treasury. Various visitors, meetings, and town events fill the week including Grange, teacher convention, and fishing trips.
Miss Marjorie Jay will wed Roger Alan Oliver October 16 at the First Baptist church in Bath. Jay teaches fifth grade at North Grammar in Bath and Oliver is a former Popham resident who summers in the area.
Crews hauled fill to the Parker Head washout where a new culvert will allow traffic to Bath via Route 209 this week. The work eases travel for residents north of the Turner house who had trouble reaching Bath.
Salina resident Harold Biers, who lost a leg in 1989, avoided serious harm when a wheel drum fell onto his artificial left leg and across his right instep. Neighbors lifted the car to free him and he sustained only a bruise on the right foot.
Summer flowering bulbs and tubers not hardy over winter should be dug before frost and stored in dry peat moss at 45 to 50 degrees. Dig gladiolus, dahlia, and canna tubers, dry, clean, and store in ventilated paper bags labeled with variety, with light dusting of 5 percent DDT to deter pests.
Fire Chief Richard Frates lists six main home fire starters and urges strict home inspections during Fire Prevention Week. He cites National Fire Protection Association studies to rank causes from careless smoking to faulty heating, electrical faults, kitchen fires, and improper storage of flammable liquids, urging local cooperation in Bath through the International Association of Fire Chiefs campaign.
Bath’s Eta chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held its first Fall meeting at Sunset Terrace Boothbay with a dinner and a talk by Ronald Richardson a Boothbay Harbor high school senior who served as radio operator on the schooner Blue Dolphin during a Labrador Arctic research voyage. Comdr. David Nutt Dartmouth College art director chaired the event.
Mrs David Desmond of 815 High Street was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted last week by Mrs Norman Seekins at her home with co host Mrs William Greene. She received baby scales and enjoyed cards and refreshments. Attending were Mrs Joseph Mack Portland Mrs Albert Desmond Mrs Harry Allen Mrs William Ketchum Mrs Edward Jones Mrs Arthur Sturtevant Mrs Robert Fortier Mrs Greene Mrs Seekins and Mrs Desmond. Mrs Joseph Desmond and Mrs Francis Fortier sent gifts but could not attend.
Greenville police court Judge John V. Jester sniffed and drank from a half gallon jar of moonshine offered as evidence against a man charged with transporting it. He noted the defendant had no prior record but doubted his ability to handle the whiskey, suggesting the drink would ruin him if he consumed it. The officers said the man bought the whisky from a bootlegger and was attempting to return it when arrested.
Cony High grounds Morse High 25 to 7 at Capitol Park Augusta behind a bruising ground game. Four Cony touchdowns and 220 rushing yards contrast Morse aerials and a late scoring drive. Gerry Parker standout for Morse with passing and returns, next hosting Rumford at McMann Field.
Independent crystal ball on last weekend's football picks both in Maine and nationwide shows a 0.727 average. The Times connected on 24 of 33 selections, missing nine, with notable upsets and wins across college and local games.
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