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Newspaper
Bath Independent
Location
Bath, Maine, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
1
The Times Company publishes weekly editions from 3 Front Street Bath Maine with J B Nichols as president and Barry C Webber as editor The notice states annual and semiannual subscription rates and indicates postal circulation at second class rate.
John Gunther discussed inside habits of Americans. Charles F. Kettering spoke to Detroit Fisher Body Guild winners about inside opportunities, noting 200000 competitors and $4000 scholarships. He urged valuing available chances over guaranteed scores, praising American ingenuity.
The text notes an upturn in textiles steel and motors while large factory output fell about 17 percent. It cites a slowing home-building boom due to inflated real estate prices and profits and suggests cautious optimism for the year ahead.
Secretary of State Acheson backs a $25,000,000 loan to Tito as a way to counter the economic blockade from Soviet satellites. The move reflects political trends in Washington and the capital’s handling of Cold War pressures.
Government estimates show 1 million new union jobs likely in coming months as union membership reaches a historic 15 million. The report notes past hardships but forecasts ample employment growth ahead and urges steady optimism.
The article notes significant movement of displaced persons and migrants between the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It highlights policy or crowding effects influencing arrivals and resettlement within the region.
Millis Stanley Schimmel of Sebasco Estates Maine writes to praise Bath Hospital for its modern, up to date service and cheerful atmosphere. He notes frequent positive experiences as a patient and supports the annual hospital fair.
Four defendants, three women and one man, were arraigned in Bath municipal court on intoxication and disturbing the peace. They pled not guilty but were convicted and fined five dollars plus costs of 12.39 each for a Saturday night disturbance on Harvard street. Additional defendants faced fines and jail terms for drunkenness and vagrancy, including a 10 day sentence in Kennebec county jail.
At a recent meeting plans for a polio emergency fund drive were discussed. Letters to about 3,000 county citizens will be mailed. Mrs. Bowen Torrey leads the project with tag days Friday and Saturday supervised by Mrs. James I Noftall. A country dance follows Friday night at the State Armory. Joe Avery orchestra provides music. prizes and an auction are planned. Dancing runs 8 to midnight. Mrs. James A. Gilles Jr. is the chairman.
Bath Police Chief Frank Moriarty urged drivers to stay under 15 mph in school zones as children return to classes. He warned of patrols shifting from business districts to danger areas like Washington Street to enforce the limit.
Mrs Mary Frances Ross defeated Mrs Henrietta Mayo 3-2 to win the Bath Country club women’s championship last week. Ten players entered the match with Ross drawing a bye and defeating her mother-in-law, while Mayo defeated Miss Louise Trainor and Mrs Janice Cooke to reach the final.
Council members defend the fire department amid rumors of drunkenness and order the removal of a dilapidated park bandstand. A veterans memorial site is discussed, with progress on a complete list of Bath World War II casualties for inscription. Other actions include cemetery concerns and issuing property sale orders plus building permits.
Bath seniors and sophomores are listed heading to various colleges. Bliss Business College senior George Boynton returned Saturday. Burdette Business College students Allen Wilkie and Edward Rowe Jr. left Sunday. Blaine Trafton and Alvin Gediman came back Monday as Ricker sophomores. George Dole begins at Yale as a sophomore while Everett Parker will enter Dartmouth next week. Ion University students include Robert Huse Barbara Densmore Joan Shaw C Bruce Wright and Avis Carter.
Walter E F Reid of Georgetown says State Highway Commission officials indicate construction of the new highway to Reid State Park will begin by October 1. The survey from the main highway to the park edge is finished.
Mr and Mrs John Parker and family return from a summer at Sebasco Estates and arrive back on Summer Street with their household.
Residents of West Point village, Phippsburg, and nearby Popham and Small Point report widespread vandalism of road signs guiding motorists to these communities. Signs to Sebasco remain untouched. Authorities offer a reward for conviction as state highway markers and Tuna Club Lodge signs vanish.
State Police report many motorists violate the Aug 6 law requiring vehicles overtaking a bus unloading children to stop before passing. Fines may reach 50 dollars and enforcement will be strict. Pedestrians on roads without sidewalks must walk facing traffic. Sagadahoc County records four of 85 state fatalities so far this year, up two from 1948 and down one from 1947.
Philip Burns of Woolwich was fined 200 and costs 4.70 with 30 days in Kennebec county jail for night hunting. Judge Deering suspended the sentence on payment. Byron E Feeney, Edgecomb game warden, was the complainant. An intoxicant offender was ordered to pay 5 and 5.15 or face 30 days. sentence suspended and case placed on file on promise to leave town or work.
The Highway and Sewer Department receives many compliments for removing limbs along highways in the white housing project. A resident noted that after the work she no longer needs to burn a light in her kitchen during the day for the first time in years.
About 70 Colonial club members attended the annual outing Sunday at Boothbay Harbor Golf Course. Golf and other outdoor sports were enjoyed and a clam bake was served in the afternoon.
West Bath firefighters responded to a still alarm at 11 55 a.m. Wednesday for a blaze in the chimney of the Llewellyn Rogers farm house. A booster line limited damage to a light level.
Auburn city manager Bernal B. Allen calls on the state to assume burial expenses for old age assistance recipients under statute. He notes the state often pays since 1937, otherwise Auburn must dip into its emergency reserve. cites Chapter 22, Section 269, and recalls a Bath incident where Portland residents funded a burial.
Arthur Turner and Frank Bennett Jr of Brunswick were fined $10 and $4.70 costs each by Municipal Court Judge Gardiner R. Deering for digging quahogs in West Bath without a permit. Edward W. Bridgham defended. Turner's complainant was Arthur Reno, and Bennett's was Lawrence Babine. An assault and battery case was continued to September 21.
Bath records its fourth polio case as of Friday morning. Health officer Chester H. McCabe Sr confirms three adults aged 24 to 40 and a 13 year old child among the victims. Mercy hospital in Portland diagnoses suspected cases and forwards reports to the State Health office.
City Manager Ralph F Mittendorf notes all school fire escapes have been cleaned and painted at a total cost under 1000 dollars. A final cost will trigger an emergency appropriation resolution. A meeting on new federal war housing legislation is being planned by Mr Weaver of the South Portland Housing Authority.
The first Fall meeting of Cub Pack 55 at Winter Street church will be held in the men’s parlor on Friday at 6 30. All Pack members should attend for important business. Eight or nine year old boys from the parish may join, with outsiders admitted once parish spots are filled.
Mr and Mrs Webster Starr and their sons Michael and Eugene have left Mrs Starrs aunt Miss Eleanor on Andrews road and returned to New York City. They were accompanied by Miss The beau for a weeks visit.
After four days of practice the Blue and White football team appears to be a more promising squad. New recruits from junior high and transfers bolster the lineup with several position shifts noted. Possible opener lineup includes Wilson at left end Cornish at right end Small and Powers tackles Freeman guard Smith center Champion right half Preble quarterback Bechard fullback with Jack or Johnson at tailback.
The engagement of Miss Jane W. Stevens daughter of Sagadahoc County Register of Deeds and Mrs Stevens of Bath to Maurice E. Avery of Richmond was announced at a tea hosted by Mrs Stevens. The couple plan a future wedding with no date set.
Records describe the old cemetery as an eyesore, then show a transition leading to its today’s appearance. The bandstand was likely built that year. A proposal to place a permanent World War II memorial on the former bandstand site is noted as meritorious.
Robinson of Ford Street, badly hurt September 2 in a Tops ham auto crash, will leave Brunswick Memorial Hospital Sunday. His condition is now listed as excellent and people may call after his release.
Lois Burns and Jeanette Pitkin, physical therapists at the Hyde Memorial Home for Crippled Children, spoke at the Cosmopolitan club meeting on physical therapy and polio treatment. Pitkin noted convalescence, contagion absence, no cure, but early therapy reduces permanent disability with many patients recovering normal function.
Charlotte's School of Dancing will reopen for the Fall season at Knights of Columbus hall 48 Front Street on September 24 with registrations the preceding Wednesday from 2 to 4 p m. Ballroom classes run 6 30 to 8 30 on Wednesdays starting October 5. Charlotte is in New York refining work at the Weidman School and the School of American Ballet.
Superintendent Loring R. Addison asks parents to curb children playing around the Huse school construction site to prevent delays and hazards. Contractors report work delays and nuisance from youths on grounds, with material scattered and workers obstructed during and after hours.
Eben Dana of Woolwich was treated at Bath Memorial hospital after an accident at his Woolwich lumber mill. He lost most of his little finger and narrowly avoided losing his hand while adjusting a planet on the machine. He is now resting at home.
One respondent was found guilty of intoxication and sentenced to 30 days in Kennebec county jail. Court Recorder John Quarrington presided at Municipal Court Saturday morning.
A dated word puzzle uses letter substitutions where one letter stands for another. Each day the code letters shift and clues cover words from across and down with themed hints and a final note about coding changes.
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