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Newspaper

Bath Independent

Location

Bath, Maine, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1958

Page

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Right to Speak Questioned Over Government Advertising Rules

An editorial argues agencies tax or bar corporate public affairs ads, citing IRS rulings on utility and Timken advertising as nondeductible. It recalls Boeing defense-contract ads targeted by the Renegotiation Board and urges defense of free expression against taxation.

Internal Revenue Service Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Timken Roller Bearing Renegotiation Boeing Airplane Company Zoeing Timken

85th Congress Praised for Transportation Act 1958

The 85th Congress deserves praise for passing transportation legislation after hearings. It repealed the WWII freight excise tax, saving shippers about 500 million dollars annually and aiding consumers. It approved the Transportation Act of 1958 and called for an expert panel to study remaining transportation issues and policy.

Association of American Railroads Congress Association

Post Office Raises Rates to Curb Deficit and Boost Pay

President Eisenhower defends higher charges for first, second, and third class mail to fund a long overdue pay raise for postal workers. The increase aims to hold the vast post office deficit in check, with parcel post still operating at a deficit and needing self sufficiency as Hoover Commission studies urged.

Hoover Commission

Scholarship Guide Presented To Morse High And Library

Smith Tobey Post American Legion Auxiliary presented a revised 76 page Scholarship Guide for 1958 59 to Morse high school and Patten Free Library. The Need A Lift guide lists veterans family scholarships and general aid and notes War Orphans Educational Assistance up to 110 monthly. Beatrice Leavitt urges early planning and applying. over 250000 copies have been distributed since 1951.

Morse High School Patten Free Library Smith Tobey Post American Legion Auxiliary Beatrice Leavitt Auxiliary Leavitt American Legion

Letters Express Interest In Kennebec Steamboating Series

The Independent reveals reader letters about Kennebec steamers and river life. Mrs Robert R. Coombs recalls childhood rides on side wheelers between Bath and Boston and ferry fares of 3.50. Frank ID Harris, now in Wilder Ohio, praises weekly photos of old steamers and recalls summers blue berry picking, river trips, and riverbank escapades with names of boats and shipyards.

the Independent Kennebec Robert R. Coombs West Bath Thermall Here Boston Five Islands Boothbay Frank ID Harris Bath Wilder Ohio Poston Kennebec Ransom Fuller Adelia Seguin Benjamin Morse Wiwarna Island Belle Virginia Duke Woolwich Bath Iron Works Georgia Iron Works New England What Kelley & Spears Old Rogers Thorne

Return From Dancing Studies In New York

Miss Fay Pye Mrs Clyde Pye and Miss Paula Lessard return from a two week vacation in New York City and Philadelphia Miss Pye studied with Joe Harkovy and local teachers while Miss Lessard took tap courses at the June Taylor studio She was named for special mention at the Boston teachers convention for her dancing and the pair appeared on American Bandstand in Philadelphia as guests of a pop singer.

Fay Pye Clyde Pye Paula Lessard New York City Philadelphia New York Miss Pye Joe Harkovy Miss Lessard June Taylor Joe Price Pye

Christianity Walks Around Sermon At First Baptist Georgetown

Rev. William Ricker of Wales preached at the First Baptist church in Georgetown on Sunday morning, urging Christians to let their light shine and serve others with humility. After services he returned to Wales. Local politics saw Republicans ahead in Georgetown with Payne 98, Muskie 73 for senator. Hildreth 114 to Clauson 57 for governor. Hale 110, Oliver 66 for representative.

First Baptist Church William Ricker Wales Ricker Georgetown Frederick Payne Edmund Muskie Horace Hildreth Clinton Clauson Robert Hale Congress James Oliver Yankee Magazine New England Bay Point Popham Beach Lyman Owen Georgetown Center Old Fort Popham Liars’ Club Portland Down East William Zorachs William Marguerite Mr. Zorach Robinhood Cave Earl Oliver Waltham Macs Popham Joseph Higgins Wa Con Paul Richard Bay Point Road Bath Memorial Hospital Guy Pennell Orr's Island Florida Guy Snowe Raymond Harriman Gardiner Guy Snowes Marrtown Robert Graffam West Georgetown the Graffams Sonia Greta Eric Maud P. Thayer Lucy Choate Sedgwick Thayer

Bay Point Improvement Association holds annual meeting

The Bay Point Improvement Association met Saturday August 30 at 7 p.m. Carl Keissling Jr was re elected president Harold White Jr vice president and Katherine Powers secretary treasurer for the year ahead Attendance was small due to hurricane Ella which did not strike Bay Point Boats were moved to safer places The town opened school at central grammar Maine State election was held September 8 at the grammar school Local residents and visitors from Portland Boston Bowdoinham Somerville and New Meadows were noted with several trips to the Navajo and Bay Point cottages The gathering included a steak dinner hosted by Madison Moore and son Madison Jr with friends and fellow Williams Brothers Humphrey Electric Co Central Wharf Towboat Co members in attendance.

Bay Point Improvement Association Carl Keissling, Jr Harold White, Jr Katherine Powers Ella Central Grammar School Maine Howard Pence Portland Kenneth Mcliver Boston Bay Point Walter Delano Bowdeinham Leo Pertell Arrowshift California Karl Hentz Gilbert Head Long Island New Meadows John Conley Somerville Mass Nathaniel Hasenfus Mitchell Auburn Beth Memorial Hospital Harry Stone Lewiston Madison Moore Madison, Jr Sweeney Emery Rideout Bath William Adams Moosehead Lake

Medomak Garden Club Meet in Thomaston September 17

The Medomak Region Garden clubs meet at 10 a m September 17 in Thomaston. Bath Garden club members should notify Mrs Harold Stanton before September 12 for registration and transportation. Dinner at noon precedes the afternoon session with Harold Brooks of Brunswick as principal speaker. Also noted: three of four notaries in Atlantic City are women.

Medomak Region Thomaston Bath Garden Club Harold Stanton Harold Brooks Brunswick

Five Islands seasonal departures and visitors noted

The village records seasonal departures and weekend visitors among residents and guests. Ellsworth Reynolds and family return to Watertown after closing their cottage. Van Wynen family from Bath visited the Comeaus. Helen Cannon returned to Belmont. Freemont Rowe of Bath visited Mrs. Walter Moore. Hasenfus family left for West Roxbury after a summer here.

Strom Donna Waltham Mass Robinhood Europe Germany Spain Dudley Allen Leonia N. J Overlook John F. Thompson Elizabeth Thompson Georgetown Center Cecil Slocum Raymond Reid New York Pierce Fuller Norwell Harold Herseys Winthrop Margaret Madeline Hilda Oliver Fred P. Oliver Wakefield William A. Todd Todd Chester Dalrymples South Lincoln Kennebec Point Mary Moore Hallowell William Stewart Islands Joseph Higgins John Grindell West Bath Arthur S. Rowe Belmont‘. Mass Merrill Bowles Bangor Roy J. Campbell Salem College Winston-Salem N. C Reid State Park Bailey Island The Square Deal Ellsworth Reynolds Watertown George van Wynen Bath Comeaus Helen Cannon Belmont Freemont Rowe Walter Moore Nathaniel Hasenfus Hasenfus West Roxbury Reid Park Arthur Marr Malden Kenneth Dell Quincy Parker Start Richard Caroline Melrose Marr Richard Barter Reginald Spinney Kittery John Winkley South Hadley Falls Winkley Grover's Fred Scheffer Cambridge E. M. Hatch Cliftondale Kenneth Vail Saugus Frank Blake Blake Victor Pinkham Orville Rowe Roy Clark Seguinland Peter Stevens Dennise Moore Roy Clark, Jr Jackie Joyce Young Billy Kelley Susan Dickens Gilpatricks Payson Brett Jean Beal Welchville Esther MacPherson Claude Chandler Richard MacPherson Bowdoinham Ernest Leavitt Topsham Charles MacMahan Georgetown Ronald Richardson Mary Leavitt Portland Ray Gilpatrick Gerald Hersom Woolwich Elaine Stevens Franz Stevens

Bath Boy Appointed Abrasive Engineer for Pacific Northwest

John H. Hartleb of Bath has been named abrasive engineer for Norton Company in the Pacific Northwest with an office in Portland Oregon. Hartleb formerly served as field engineer in Los Angeles and is a Bates College graduate with studies at Maine Central Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Morse High School. He played varsity basketball at Morse and Bates and earned all Western Maine honors. The Norton Company is a leading producer of abrasives and electro chemical products.

John H. Hartleb Los Angeles Norton Company Worcester Mass Pacific Northwest Territory Portland Ore Bath Hartleb Harvey H. Hartleb Academy Street Bates College Maine Central Institute Hartle

BIW Tool Room Employes Have Annual Clambake

Employes of the Bath Iron Works tool room enjoyed their annual clambake Saturday leaving Bath by boats furnished by Douglas Short and Harry Allen to Spectacle Island Boothbay. Attending were Clyde McKinnon Earl Morse Lewis Mihalos Lloyd Stinson Stanley Brown Everett Norton Howard Crocker Orrin Lewis Albert Seegars Ralph Dunton and Horace Morse Mr and Mrs Ernest Freeman Dike road have returned home from their Summer residence at Brigham's Cove.

Bath Iron Works Tool Room Bath Douglas Short Harry Allen Spectacle Island Boothbay Clyde McKinnon Earl Morse Lewis Mihalos Lloyd Stinson Stanley Brown Everett Norton Howard Crocker Orrin Lewis Albert Seegars Ralph Dunton Horace Morse

Obituary for Mrs Edna A Shea of Orrs Island

Funeral services were held for Edna A. Shea 48 wife of Harold B. Shea of Orrs Island at the Orrs Island Methodist church. She died in Bath and was born August 8 1910 at Orrs Island. Surviving are her husband a son Byron A. Shea two daughters Patricia Adell Day and Shirley Ann Fuller a sister Alice E. Gilliam and two brothers Warren C. Richardson and George B. Richardson.

Edna A. Shea Harold B. Shea Orrs Island Orr's Island Methodist Church Shea Bath Orr's Island Edward and Mary Kennedy Richardson Portland Silver Cloud Council of Pocahontas American Legion Auxiliary Byron A. Shea Patricia Adell Day Knoxville Tenn Shirley Ann Fuller Syracuse N. Y Alice E. Gilliam Warren C. Richardson George B. Richardson California

Mrs. Stuart Hatch Dies in Bangor Car Crash

Mrs. Stuart Hatch aged 30, formerly Eileen Titcomb of Bangor, died after a collision between her car and a cement mixing truck at an intersection in Bangor. Born Dexter in 1928, she was daughter of Alfred Recks and Kenneth Titcomb. She leaves two sons, Stuart and Bruce, and several Titcomb siblings. Funeral arrangements will be announced.

Stuart Hatch Eileen Margaret Titcomb Bangor Dexter Alfred G. Recks Medford Mass Kenneth Titcomb Sangerville Hatch Bath Morse High School Stuart Bruce F. Norman Titcomb Harold Titcomb Maldes Louis Titcomb New Britain Conn Neal Hatch

Varney Rites Held At Arthur Mayo Funeral Residence

Funeral services for Chester C. Varney were conducted at 1 30 p m Saturday at the Arthur F Mayo and Son Funeral Residence. The Rev Dr David L Wilson officiated with bearers Earl Cooper Antonio Carlton Napoleon Vachon Wilfred Vachon Leslie Dyer and Roy Lutz. Interment followed in the family lot at Oak Grave.

Chester C. Varney Arthur F

Funeral services held for Mrs Agnes Stilphen

Funeral services for Mrs Agnes M Stilphen wife of Irving L Stilphen were held at 2 p m Saturday at Leslie C Shumway 638 High Street The Rev Richard B Adams of Grace Episcopal Church officiated Committal services followed at the family lot in Oak Grove Cemetery

Funeral services for Eileen Hatch

Funeral services for Mrs. Eileen Hatch, who died Monday after an automobile accident in Bangor, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Arthur F. Mayo & Son Funeral Residence. The Rev. Martin V. Sargent of Winterstreet Congregational Church will officiate. Interment will follow at Oak Cemetery.

Eileen Hatch Bangor Arthur F. Mayo & Son Martin v. 8. Sargent Winterstreet Congregational Church Oak Grove

Mrs Agnes Stilphen Dies In Bath At 60

Agnes M Stilphen 60 died Thursday morning at Bath Memorial hospital after a 10 day illness. Wife of Irving L Stilphen a Bath resident for 40 years she lived at 60 Richardson street Born Dorchester Mass March 8 1898 daughter of Edward W and Mary Kennedy Richardson She moved to Orrs Island as a child was a practical nurse and store clerk member Grace Episcopal church St Marys Guild and former Orrs Island Pocahontas. Survived by husband two daughters Martha Vachen and Mary Elliott both of Bath one son Edward E of Bath two sisters Olive E Gilliam and Edna Shea Orrs Island two brothers Warren C Richardson Bath and George B Richardson Bath six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Agnes M. Stilphen Bath Memorial Hospital Irving L. Stilphen Bath Richardson Street Dorchester Mass Edward W Mary Kennedy Richardson Orr's Island Warren C. Richardson George B. Richardson

Mrs Blanche H Robie 80 Dies in East Andover Home

Mrs Blanche H Robie aged 80 mother of Mrs John G Morse Jr of Phippsburg Maine and Mrs Maurice Richards of East Longmeadow Massachusetts died suddenly at her East Andover New Hampshire home. Born September 39 1877 in Hill New Hampshire she was daughter of Benjamin and Mary Eastman Hersey. She had lived in Andover most of her life. Survived by Robert Robie two daughters one son seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at the East Andover Congregational Church.

Blanche H. Robie John G. Morse, Jr Phippsburg East Andover N. H Hill Benjamin and Mary Eastman Hersey Andover Robert Robie Maurice Richards East Longmeadow Mass Morse Bernard H. Robie Laconia Fast Andover Congregations Church

Miss Annie McGovern Former Bath Resident Dies at 78

Miss Annie McGovern, 78, a former Bath resident, died Sept. 3 at a Portland hospital after a long illness. Born Jan. 14, 1880 in Portland to George and Martha Phillips McGovern, she lived in Portland Gorham and Bath and ran a hairdressing business from Boston to her last illness. She was a member of State Street Congregational church. Surviving are three cousins, Mrs. Chester Pierce and Mrs. William M. Pennell of Portland and Frank E. Phillips of Worcester, Massachusetts.

Annie McGovern Bath Portland George Martha Phillips McGovern Gorham Boston William M. Pennell Frank E. Phillips Worcester Mass

Hawley Funeral Held at Grace Episcopal Church

Funeral services for Warren F. Hawley Jr. were held at Grace Episcopal Church at 2 p m with Rev Richard B Adams and Canon Charles M Tubbs officiating. Bearers included Rodney E Ross Jr Richard R Raven Matthew Doak Jr Converse G Fenn J Edward Drake Lyman Poole Donald Conroy and Frank Talbot. Burial took place at Oak Grove.

Warren F. Hawley, Jr Grace Episcopal Church Richard B. Adams Charles M. Tubbs Rodney E. Ross, Jr Richard R. Raven Matthew Doak, Jr Converse G. Fenn J. Edward Drake Lyman Poole Donald Conroy Frank Talbot Oak Grove

Word to the Wise Cryptoquote Puzzle Facts

Cryptoquote puzzle and quotation by Franklin from 1958 King Features Syndicate. Includes the grid clues for across and down words and notes a thematic saying A WORD TO THE WISE IS ENOUGH AND MANY WORDS WONT FILL A BUSHEL.

Franklin King Features Syndicate, Inc

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President Eisenhower Ethel B. Patterson Ruth Patterson Roby Welkh Mary Elizabeth Thompson Stevens Point Wis Ethel Patterson Boothbay Harbor Sarah Morton Rey Daniel Bliss Harold Brown, Jr Channing Penley Martha Bowen Joseph Reed Litchfield Charles Brewster Grace Holt Portsmouth Yankton S. D David Arbuthnot College Dudley C. Allen Harold Brown Robert Waller Eugenia Bradshaw Newton Leo Redfern Durham Charles Grangle Concord Kerland Kearn Porland Parvig Chahbazi Walter Cunningham Elleryn Harford Lexington Donald Graves Sandra Kenneth Graves Knubble Sigfried Carl Atlantic City BIW Ernest Freeman Dike Road Brigham’s Cove Mrs C. C. Varney Funeral W. F. Hawley Miss Dunne Luck Stripe Old Dominion State City S.E. Russ Knox CEJIT Zapjire CP DPPU Okyquetd Tse Anawer
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