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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1962
Page
2
Unemployment dropped sharply last week at the Biddeford office of the Maine Employment Security commission. A total of 641 drew jobless pay checks, down from 765 the prior week, credited to more work at local shoe companies and summer employment. Seven are on extended benefits. a year ago 1,020 filed for benefits.
The forecast calls for cloudy cool conditions with rain this afternoon in Portland. Rain ends late afternoon or evening with northerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight becomes partly cloudy and cooler with northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday should be fair to partly cloudy and cool with north to northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Temperatures in Zone 1 range from the lower 60s to the lower 50s.
Mrs. Donald J. Uren of Fenimore Wisconsin visits her parents Mr and Mrs Julius Regina on Green Street Biddeford. Adrien Bolduc and wife have left for Northeast Harbor after a vacation with Jasper Cochrane family. Former Biddeford residents now live in West Palm Beach. Inez Bowie returns to Menlo Park California after visiting Lawrence Bowie and family in Portland. George A Tardif, construction man apprentice with the U S Navy, stationed at Kwajalein, is the son of Armand and Mrs. Tardif of Biddeford.
The Biddeford Saco Civil War Centennial commission will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at the AMho hall Alfred street Biddeford The Unity club auxiliary will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Thelma Farley Buxton road Saco
The senior class exercises are scheduled for tonight at 8 o'clock in the Kennebunk High School gymnasium.
Miss Alice J. Davidson, director, invites interested persons to a 3 p m meeting on Wednesday at the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution to discuss society affairs.
The Past Presidents association of the Fred S. Gurney corps in Saco plans its annual dinner tomorrow evening at Salmon Falls steak house. Members attending should assemble at Saco GAR hall at 6 p m for transportation.
The Owen-Davis unit of the American Legion auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Legion home on Beach street in Saco.
Prayer service at Advent Christian church Kennebunk Lower Village Wednesday at 7 30 p m. A prayer meeting at Advent Christian church Saco avenue Old Orchard Beach Wednesday 7 30 p m. Christian Science Society Hamilton Memorial 42 Beach street Saco Wednesday 7 45 p m. Reading room open Thursday 2 to 4 for the public.
The Weekly Prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Biddeford United Baptist church. Community Bible Study also Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Ogunquit Baptist church. The Christian Science society meets Wednesday evening at 7 45 p m. The Lyman Baptist choir rehears at 6 30 p m and prayer follows at 8 p m in Goodwins Mills. A 7 30 p m prayer meeting is planned at Advent Christian church Kennebunk Lower Village. Wells hosts a mid week service at 7 30 p m at Full Gospel church Route 9 A near Route 109. Kennebunkport Advent Christian church holds a 7 30 p m prayer hour Wednesday.
Aig and Bible study hour will be held in the vestry of Village Baptist Church Kennebunkport on Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
A Saco man, Aime Blais Jr., 21, of 259 Lincoln Street, was fined $15 and had his driver's license suspended for 10 days after pleading guilty to passing on a curve in Biddeford Municipal Court. State Trooper Hollis G. Dixon filed the complaint.
Saco Girl Scouts and Brownies meet at Burns School Monday by 8 45 a.m. for an annual field day and swimming at Girl Scout camp La-Gis-Ca in Sanford. Return about 4 30 p.m. Permission slips lunch a small fee bathing suit towel and warm clothing needed. Over night trip details via Mrs Robert Hunt or Mrs Howard Shaffer by Thursday.
Milan D. Smith of the National Canners Association urged Maine food packers to back a law allowing federal FDA inspectors access to private records including formulas quality control files and personnel qualifications. He called the measure wholly unnecessary and unwarranted.
Dr Carl Haas of Biddeford addressed the Biddeford Pool Community club on hypnotism during last night’s meeting. Edward Wolfertz, head of the fair committee, reported progress while President Frederick O Neil Jr presided. Refreshments were provided by Mrs Ralph Goldthwaite Jr Mrs Ralph Goldthwaite Sr and Mrs Frank Handlen.
The York county Civil Defense mobile feeding unit visited Saco to show extension service use abilities. Saco city officials were served by the extension service from the unit at noon.
Saco Girl Scout Troop 2 combined a visit to Ferry beach with a surprise party. Mrs. Howard Shaffer and Mrs. Robert Hunt received a gift of appreciation from the scouts. Refreshments were served.
York county Bar members and auxiliary attended the Veterans of World War 1 convention in Houston. Attendees included Mrs Delina Frechette Mrs Arthur Gagne and Mrs Alice Simard plus Barracks members Francis Simard commander Napoleon Frechette Arthur Gagne Ralph Smith James Fenney Thomas Magarity Joseph Neault Raymond King and bugler Arnold Ballard. Ballard notable as the first bugler to play at the memorial service and assembly for a state convention.
A report on last week’s convention was given at the Fred S. Gurney WRC meeting. Ruth Wiley was elected department junior vice president and Doris Duross named a senior aid. Refreshments followed at the social hour. Next meeting set for the second Monday in September.
The rally site for the Dubord gubernatorial event has been moved from St. John hall to GAR hall in the City building. The event remains set for tomorrow night at 8, with attendees directed to the new venue.
Biddeford Fire Department responded to a tree fire on Center Street at 7 19 last evening using a booster to extinguish it. Cause unknown. Early this morning Mrs Lillian Johnson 93 Washington Street reported an overflowed oil burner. no equipment used and no damage.
Rep. Stanley R. Tupper sought the Republican nomination for Congress and toured Saco yesterday visiting municipal offices Main Street and the Saco Tanning Corporation on Factory Island. Rep. Peter A. Garland of Saco will oppose him in Monday's primary election.
Qualifying rounds for the Les Pinkham Memorial tournament will be held this weekend at Biddeford-Saco Country Club. Pro Harvey Lamontagne Jr. announced the two-ball, best-ball event as the club’s first major of the summer and urged interested players to notify the pro immediately.
Rockefeller could win re election Hinman predicts a large margin. A Nixon win would push Republicans into a Kennedy style grassroots drive for delegates in 1963 mirroring the 1958 1959 Democratic push. State by state organization is key to securing nominations.
In a April courtroom ruling Judge Wilson upholds that zoning and planning boards regulate land use for the community good. The case cites Ocean Park Road property used as a truck terminal in a limited business zone and ends with a not guilty verdict for Francis L. MacDonald.
Beach Police Department promotes Patrolman John Marshall to captain after earlier demotion and keeps Capt. Harold Randall in position. Council orders retroactive sergeant pay for Marshall and captain’s pay from last night. Also approves street sweeper rental-purchase with R C Hazelton, appoints Donald Schwartz as lifeguard, bans surf boards and similar aids, names four special officers, and directs removal of nude or semi nude signage and towels from displays.
Biddeford VFW Auxiliary elected state delegates for the department convention to be held in Rockland this weekend. Selected were Mrs. Belle Poirier, Mrs. Delcia Frechette and Mrs. Mary Gagne with alternates Mrs. Laura Dodge, Mrs. Corrine Martin and Mrs. Blanche Small. Memorial services were held for deceased members. One meeting will be on the fourth Monday in July and August. no meeting in June.
A surprise shower for Linda J. Jacques at Fremont hall Biddeford featured a purse gift and buffet. Hostess Mrs. G Jacques was aided by several friends and dozens of attendees from Portland South Portland Biddeford with many unable to attend.
Armand J. Mercier, lifelong Biddeford and Saco resident, opens a full time real estate business from his home at 24 Dyer Street Saco. The new office will handle all types of real estate transactions.
The St. Francis College Associates met Monday with Rev. Belanger reporting 27 new members since May 15 and dues and pledges over $5,000. The group aims to raise $200,000 to match a gift for a new gym and library, and added members from Auburn to Portland. A July progress meeting was set, with Wells outlining college expansion needs and a federal loan approval for a new dormitory. Construction could begin this summer once Rome approves plans.
A $44000 technical assistance grant from the Area Redevelopment Administration funds a 21 month study by the Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries. The project, approved through Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, analyzes commercial shellfish numbers growth and mortality along York county with a waste plant experiment to salvage rejected shellfish. The 15 year water pollution trend has cut industry income by about $1.25 million annually.
Police report Joseph R. Finocchietti a 20 year old escapee from the men’s reformatory was captured by Westbrook officers after about 12 hours of freedom. He fled from a work crew on the reformatory grounds and was found at a relative’s home after a struggle. Finocchietti had prior sentences for robbing stores in Westbrook and Portland.
Mercier, a World War II Air Force veteran, leads the Biddeford and Saco Disabled American Veterans chapter and the Owen-Davis American Legion post. He chairs Local 403 of the Textile Workers Union, serves as Saco Old Orchard Beach Little League treasurer, coaches Bagley’s team, and works with Babe Ruth league. He mentors Notre Dame de Lourdes parish and Sacred Heart League members, studied real estate through the International Correspondence School, and is married to Jeannette Lamontagne with three children in Saco.
A Biddeford man, Robert D. Girard, 26, was hospitalized after his car crashed on Main Street during a high-speed chase. State troopers planned to seek warrants for charges of carrying a loaded rifle, driving to endanger, and failing to stop at a police signal. injuries include a shoulder issue. The chase began after reports of rifle fire and involved multiple officers, with speeds reported up to 100 mph and the vehicle leaving the pavement after bounds at the railroad tracks.
In Saigon the Liberation Radio broadcast what it claimed was a captured American soldier's denouncement of U.S. actions in South Viet Nam. Spec. 4 George F. Fryett Jr., 26, from California, disappeared last December and was listed as missing among 6,500 U.S. troops. Embassy officials cautioned there is no confirmation of the statement and noted previous cases where captives released later signed nothing. Fryett’s father lives in Long Beach and his mother in Los Angeles.
The Maine American Legion will award a citation to a Maine business with an outstanding record for employing the handicapped at its annual convention in Old Orchard Beach June 22 to 24. Also to be given are the Humaneitarian award and two citations for service to state and nation. Principal speaker will be C. W. Ceile of Indiana, national membership director, with 15 years in public relations and child welfare at national headquarters.
Plans for the 200th anniversary of First Parish Congregational Church Saco advance after a meeting with Rev Harry A Rufiero and coordinators. The opening Oct 7 colonial worship will feature children greeting the minister by horse and carriage, 3 to 5 Open House in Fellowship Hall with honored guests. Oct 10 8 pm Morse Haithwaite directs the cantata City of God by Matthews. Friday Oct 12 continuing events follow.
Thornton academy seniors held their final assembly in the gym with faculty and student body present. Class of 1962 entered to Pomp and Circumstance as James Silcox led Scripture, Prayer, flag salute, and prologue. Linda Nason presented class history. Thomas Brady and Ronald Chenard delivered class will. Brian Anderson and others gave prophecies. John Parola spoke the epilogue.
Biddeford High School graduates of 1947 plan a reunion on June 16 at 9 p.m. in Mason Street hall with Gil Seaver's orchestra. Committees include Irving Remar Francis Minnihan Jr Dorothy Peck Marilyn Record Virginia ge and Theresa Proven cher. Reservations through Mrs. William McKenney at Biddeford Pool. A 200th anniversary banquet for special guests and parish members will be held, followed by a rededication service on Sunday October 14 at 11 a.m. looking toward the church's future in Saco.
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