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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
5
In Cartesville Georgia a grand jury affirmed a four lick paddling by Taylorsville School officials as part of a sanction in the case. The action underscores local discipline measures and raises questions about school authority and corporal punishment practices in the region.
LeRoy Farguson, a third grade principal, faced assault charges brought by Mr and Mrs Elbert Dean Jr over February spanking of their son Steve 9. The jury returned a no bill on Tuesday. The principal said the boy was punished for moving seats and shoving others on a moving school bus.
Pownal AP report says home and community can handle many cases of mental retardation as well as state institutions. Dr William E Schlumacher, director of mental health for the Department of Mental Health and Corrections, told about 100 Maine clergymen at the fifth Maine Mental Health Seminar that clergy can assist families in accepting a child's retardation.
City accountant Ben Witherspoon audited 13 cash handlers in Wichita. Twelve balances matched records, while the 13th, a change making machine at a city parking lot, was 90 cents short.
Saco street commissioner Herbert F. Kerns said Surf Street between lower Beach Street and Beacon Avenue is nearly rebuilt after winter washouts. The ocean front road, long troubled by tides and waves, is being restored with granite blocks gravel and planned black topping before finish. Mayor Whelan backs dredging Camp Ellis and sand pumping to widen the beach to halt erosion per federal engineers.
Stephen G. Leonard, 24, of Middletown Connecticut and Old Orchard Beach, is held on $3,000 bail in U S District Court action on an indictment charging interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. Unable to post bail, he was sent to county jail to await arraignment before Commissioner Herbert H. Sawyer.
The Biddeford Saco Country Club hosts the season opening meeting of the Women’s group. Committees were named for upcoming events including a dessert bridge on May 14 at 7 30 p.m. and a dinner dance on May 25. Multiple chairmen and members were listed, with Eve Prendergast presiding and next meeting set for May 9 at 5 p.m. ahead of a two-club tournament.
Mrs. Fred Small Mrs. Ellen Authier Mrs. Robert Noble Mrs. Carlyle Atkinson Mrs. Ashton and Mrs. Lewis Lach are named as the pourers for a May 1 scholarship coffee from 10 a.m. to noon at Mrs. Carl Haas's home on Main Street in Saco. The event, sponsored by the Thursday Club Biddeford, benefits the scholarship fund and will be open to the public.
John G. Smith, chair of York County commissioners, spoke to the Saco Republican City committee at City Hall last night. He outlined county budget expenditures, noted costs the county cannot control such as Superior Court orders and blood tests, and defended the county form of government as cheaper and more responsive to local issues. He also announced an upcoming meeting with the York county committee at 8 p.m. in the GAR hall on April 29.
Dr Vilma Falck of the Vermont Rehabilitation Center spoke at Notre Dame hospital dinner about the S S Hope during a Peru voyage. She highlighted American medical aid and global goodwill while noting Peru had hospitals with no running hot water and scarce nurses doctors and care in hinterlands. Dr J R Larochelle Sr received a plaque from advisory board president Charlemagne Fournier for many years of service.
Al Fleury of Malone regained his wallet twenty years after it was stolen at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. A note from a woman said her husband found the wallet hidden in a wall during demolition at the Army post.
St Andre High School St Joseph High School and Marie Joseph Academy Biddeford join New England schools at the 10th annual Publications conference Saturday on Merrimack College North Andover Mass About 700 students expected Rt Rev Msgr Francis J Lally editor The Pilot Boston Archdiocese paper to deliver keynote address
Mrs. Robert Perrin announces area high school girls chosen as usherettes for the Notre Dame Hospital auxiliary May ball on May 4 at St Francis College. The list includes Mlles M. LaFountain J. Mullen P. Nadeau and others. Johnny Trull's orchestra will play for dancing and Miss Lucienne Metaver will manage the guest book.
The April Ruth Circle of Saco United Baptist church women met at Mrs. Letha Dichard’s home. Devotions led by Mrs. Dichard followed by a study on the Book of Ruth presented by Mrs. Martha Bennett. Attendees included Mrs. Furber, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Watson, Miss Curran and the hostess. A social hour with refreshments concluded the gathering. It advised lining cake pans with waxed paper for easy removal.
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