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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1956
Page
1
The Legion Cadets Drum Corps faces possible disbandment after a Cavalcade loss of 834.52, half offset by Coca Cola, depleting the treasury. Parents and supporters plan a meeting to raise funds as debts remain and plans to grow or purchase equipment are paused.
Miss Frances Jordan discussed the Practical Nursing program at Aroostook State Normal School during the Cosmopolitan Club meeting on October 3. The course, sponsored by the Maine State Board of Education, has run since 1954 with three classes graduated, offering one and two year options and emphasizing nursing care beyond the registered nurse role.
Mrs Harry Fullerton was elected president of the Bath Extension Service at the Hyde Park community hall meeting. Officers include Mrs Frank Cromwell vice chair and Mrs Elihu Fullerton secretary with other posts filled, guest speaker Mrs Ossien Dodge of Woolwich discussed Flower Arrangements.
Bath Iron Works received a Treasury certificate for outstanding savings bonds promotion. President John R Newell accepted the award from Harvey M. Fiskett and Daniel Williams. The company reported a 52.1 percent participation, with 1,272 of 2,440 employees joining the payroll bond plan.
In U S real property holdings the Army Navy and Air Force hold the largest dollar investments while the Department of Justice has the smallest. The statement compares asset values across federal agencies.
Harry L. Day was elected president of the Patten Free Library at the 110th corporators meeting. Allan Spear declines re election, Raymond Small fills unexpired Trustees term, and six corporators die. Librarian Florence Calderwood reports 572 books bought, 34 283 circulation, 64 non residents paying, 145 tuition pupils, and new registrations since the system’s start.
Maine business leaders will learn how Hoover Commission proposals could save the state over 33 million dollars annually in federal taxes. The Portland event October 25 at the Lafayette Hotel is hosted by the Bath Area Chamber of Commerce and led by Howard W. Mayo with Bates College president Dr. Charles F. Phillips moderating.
A second floor bedroom in Dr. and Mrs. John F. Dougherty’s Summer Street home burned with a large air conditioner and nearby furniture destroyed. Firefighters confined the blaze to the bedroom and water damage occurred in the living room below. Loss estimated about 5000 dollars with insurance. Fire alarm noted from Box 41 at 8 46 a m. Origin suspected in the air conditioner as investigators work.
About 300 people registered at the Bailey Evening School Monday night as nearly 370 registrations arrived for the year across nearly 20 courses. Principal Nathan W. Watson said numbers were slightly below last two years due to Brunswick opening an Evening school this Fall. Courses include rug making sewing dress making art English fundamentals poetry wood working machine shop electrical fundamentals industrial stitching bookkeeping shorthand typing driver education and more. Two sections will split industrial stitching and driver education to handle large enrollment. Most classes begin October 22 with electricity starting October 24.
Plans for the advance gifts phase of the United Fund campaign were completed at a meeting in City Hall Tuesday Oct 2. Chairman E O Barsness outlined procedures and distributed kits while donors were contacted. phase aimed to complete by October 12. Campaign co chair Howard W Mayo spoke on general fund drive aspects. Members listed include John P Allen William E Bodwell D T Burkhardt and many others.
The Maine Council of Church Women will sponsor a full day institute in Bath on Tuesday Oct 16. A five member state group led by Mrs Charles Haynes of Guilford will conduct two sessions at the Salvation Army building Water Street starting with 945 am registration. Lunch at 1215 pm at Winter Street Congregational church requires reservations by Oct 14 with Mrs Theresa Till or Mrs Clinton Fleming. Afternoon topics include administration finance leadership education and evaluation concluding about 330 pm. All Bath area church women are invited to attend either session.
Mrs Ralph Wright of Dummer street returned home Sunday from the Maine Medical Center in Portland where she was a medical patient for two weeks She remains confined to her home Wright is a bookkeeper at the Howard Coal Co office on Commercial street
The 13th annual Hospital Fair filled Bath Iron Works hall with long lines and active booths to benefit Bath Memorial Hospital. Co chairs Dr Edward L Kinder Jr and Erling O Barness and Auxiliary president Mrs Bowen Torrey thank volunteers and attendees as proceeds await full tally.
Morse High School will offer a woods safety course this Fall taught by Harold E. Brown. Topics include gun safety, hunting laws, woods survival, game identification and sportsmanship. The program aims to cut hunting accidents in Maine with support from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Game. 274 accidents occurred 1951–1955, 56 were fatal, 38 percent involving under 21s.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Potter of 20 Office Drive mark their 47th wedding anniversary on Tuesday. They were married in this city on October 9, 1909 by Rev Francis W O'Brien then pastor of the People's Baptist church, now Bath Iron Works Recreation hall.
Bath council, Oct 3, re elected Edwin R. Andrews to the Bath Water District board for a three year term. Robert M. Huse appointed to the Bath Recreation Commission for five years, succeeding George Perry. Council discussed traffic ordinance changes and funding for a North Street extension bridge project.
Henry C. Larrabee announces Miss Bath of 1957 will compete for Miss Maine Scholarship at the Portland pageant next summer. The Miss Bath Pageant, Oct 26–27 at Morse High, is sponsored by the Bath Odd Fellows with a $250 scholarship prize. Mary Allen Sanborn Miss Maine 1956 will attend to assist the Bath event.
James R Green, 82, a Morse High School graduate and WWII Navy veteran, was found beaten beside a Riverside road and taken to Riverside Community Hospital where his condition remained critical. Police have detained two hitchhikers connected to the assault as relatives in Bath, Maine learn of the incident.
Widespread outbreaks of insects and tree diseases are causing greater loss of forest cover than wildfires, threatening stands and ecosystems. Officials warn that infestations spread across regions, accelerating decay and weakening resilience.
The Sagadahoc Grand Jury returned three indictments as the October term opened. Paul Perry of Topsham faces larceny of an automobile, Ernest R. Avery Jr of Five Islands is named in two indictments for felonious uttering of $100 false checks. Arraignments are postponed until next Monday while the rest of the week concentrates on divorce petitions before Justice Armand A. Dufresne Jr.
Sagadahoc County Democrats plan a Friday night meeting at City Hall Auditorium at 7 30 PM. The gathering follows Gev Edmund Muskie’s September 10 reelection and will discuss September elections future party plans a Muskie Victory Dinner and Dollars For Democrats Day on October 16.
A column notes residents like Mr and Mrs David Vachon of 295 Washington Street enjoying fresh peas from their garden. The piece mentions a second pea crop thriving, multiple harvests, and a 50 pound pumpkin gracing their steps, with historical weather comparisons to 1956.
Stanley W. Judkins, Bath City Manager, presents a written report to the Bath City Council dated October 1, 1956. The document outlines municipal matters and administrative recommendations for council consideration.
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