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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1958
Page
4
The council urged a joint citizen council to study city tax revaluation and fire contracts. A 12 member panel would include 3 council appointees plus 9 public members to examine inequities and assess new homeowner taxation practices.
The Bath City Council unanimously approves 27 year old Frank Torrey of Bath as new Director of Recreation to replace William Milliken who resigns for a similar post. Torrey, a Bath native and Morse High graduate, has served with Milliken on summer programs and worked at Bath Iron Works. He will take over Sept 19 after Milliken’s vacation.
Cosmopolitan club members pledged a 500 contribution to Bath Memorial Hospital Development Fund at their first Fall meeting last week. Plans for the coming season were discussed and Mrs Louis Petlock was named committee chair to purchase new draperies for the club houses main and directors rooms. Other committee members were Mrs Delen Bonsey Mrs Gerard Billington and Mrs Joseph I Smith.
Senior Captain William S. Banks arrived in Bath to lead the Salvation Army here. A Boston native with sixteen years of service, he previously worked in Connerville and Greenville near Pittsburgh and served as evangelist for the Western Pennsylvania division. His past assignments include New York City and Brooklyn.
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools released a list of Bath teachers and assignments. Morse High School lists Raymond Farnham as principal with staff including Cecile Boudreau English and Priscilla Rowe English, plus science, math, home economics, and shop instructors. Bath Junior High shows Moody Flint as principal with algebra and guidance staff. additional educators cover English, history, social studies, Latin, French, science, math, librarian duties, commercial and driver education, and shop classes.
Edwin H. Pert, 25, becomes Bath’s first Democratic State Representative since the 1930s, edging ahead of Louis Couture by under 100 votes with Mayo, a Republican, winning the second Bath seat. Pert led most wards. Mayo carried two, small margins over Nolan and Couture. Muskie and Payne beat Hildreth and Oliver in city races. Small led Wallace in sheriff’s race. Port, Maine Democratic official, and Mayo, Bath businessman and Chamber president, are noted figures.
Bath voters approved the sale of beer to be consumed on the premises in a May referendum, with questions one two and five passing by clear majorities. Question three allowing beer in restaurants and hotels failed in some wards but passed city wide. licenses must be granted by the City Council before sales start, while still alarms reported at Bath firehouses with chimney and canvas fires causing minor damage.
In Sagadahoc County, Governor Muskie led by 1,600 votes over Payne while Clinton A. Clou son narrowly beat Horace Hildreth by 30. Barbara Brewer retained Register of Probate with a strong margin. Democratic legislators Reed and Pert won seats. Rob ert Hale led in Congress race by about 890 votes over James Oliver.
State representative contests in the class towns ended as expected with Democrat Carlton D Reed Jr carrying Woolwich West Bath Phippsburg Topsham and Arrowsic over Lawrence Edwards 1169 to 928. Cleveland P Curtis won reelection in Bowdain Bowdenham Georgetown and Richmond 778 to 453. Reed known as a former Colby football captain carried Topsham by a wide margin and led in Woolwich and West Bath. Edwards a Woolwich store owner carried only Arrowsic and Phippsburg. Georgetown Arrowsic showed strong Republican support for Muskie who led the Democratic ticket in every race but lost those towns. Curtis won all four towns in his bid.
Bath Area Chamber of Commerce information booth on U S Route L operated from June 24 to Labor Day and aided 6 855 persons. Edward F. Cox said 6 050 were from the United States and possessions, 787 from Canada and 18 from other countries including Finland Venezuela Philippines Newfoundland Australia and Argentina. A total of 4 411 people were referred to Bath area sites for dining lodging recreation or camping.
The Bath National Bank announced the purchase of the business block at 46 Center Street including the former Village Pride site. The area will be used to expand customer parking and improve drive in service. The deal was with Everett Dickey of New Hampshire with no price disclosed.
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