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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1972

Page

5

Screening Committee Discussment For Ocean Pines Subsidy

Ocean Pines HUD 236 elderly housing held a screening meeting. Attendees toured near completion apartments and discussed entrance rules. Eligible seniors with income limits qualify for rent subsidy reducing rent to 115 dollars monthly. Contact New England Baptist Council Ocean Park for applications. Next meeting Friday 3:30 p.m. in NEBC office.

Ocean Park Ocean Pines Perry Federal Housing Administration York County Theovernment New England Baptist Council Marion Nelson Judith B. George Roger

Saco Couple Feted On 25th Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Fotis Hadiaris of Ross Road Saco were honored at a surprise party at St Demetrios Greek Church hall marking their 25th wedding anniversary. The event was hosted by their son Leon Hadiaris and son in law and daughter Theodore Tras. A long list of relatives and friends attended and shared in the celebration.

Fotis Hadiaris Ross Road Saco St. Demetrios Greek Leon Hadiaris Inlaw Theodore Tras Nicholas Hadiaris Alexander Hadiaris John Hadiaris Charles Hadiaris Ann Hadiaris Theodore Truman Peter Mantis Mary Throumoulos Nicholas P. Scontras Charles Scontras Sue-Ann Brown Peter Scontras

Biddeford-Saco Thursday Club Banquet Set for May 4

The Biddeford Saco Thursday Club will hold its annual meeting and spring banquet at Josephs By The Sea Restaurant in Old Orchard Beach on May 4. A 5:30 p.m. business session will present annual reports, followed by a 6:15 banquet and program. The nominating committee will unveil a new slate for October terms.

Biddeford-Saco Joseph's By the Sea West Grand Ave Old Orchard Beach

Members Invited To Tour Museum

The York County Stamp Club meeting scheduled for Thursday is canceled. Sister Fidelma, curator at the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum on St. Regis College campus in Weston Mass, invites members for a 1 30 Sunday guided tour at the museum.

York County Stamp Club Fidelma Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum St. Regis College Weston Mass

Masonry Sees Future in Communist China Says Leader

Portland AP reports the national grand master of the Knight Templar Masonry stating he envisions growth and influence for Masonry in China despite Communist rule.

Portland Knight Templar Masonry Communist China

Japanese Buy Up Maine Rock Maple Sparks Lumber Market Strain

Maine officials report Japanese buyers paying unrestricted prices for rock maple used in bowling alleys and pins driving a seller's market. Brunswick and other mills fear impact on furniture trade as bids rise from $100-200 to $700 per thousand board feet plus widespread demand for 30 000 new lanes annually with no state controls on stumpage or export to Canada.

Portland Maine Austin Wilkins Wilkins Brunswick Charles M. Washburn Maine Forest Products Council Washburn Canada

Officers And Board Members Elected For Portsmouth Kittery Group

Portsmouth New Hampshire officers and board members of the Portsmouth Kittery Armed Services Committee Inc were elected at an organizational meeting at the Rockingham Hotel. The 87 member board draws from Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts with 21 community reps 40 city and town appointees and 26 shipyard reps. Biddeford Saco area representatives include Clayton W Cartmill Berton K Braley Gordon G Smith George Greeley Joseph Thompson and John Harrington.

Portsmouth N.H Portsmouth-Kittery Armed Services Committee, Inc Rockingham Hotel Tri-State Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Biddeford-Saco Clayton W. Cartmill Biddeford- Saco

Rock maple export strains Maine wood industry in 1960s

The article notes Maine shipped about nine million feet of rock maple to Canada in 1961 and over 18 million feet by 1970. Washburn warns against further exports as demand drives up prices for substitute woods and threatens a long mature species. James Durham of Moosehead Manufacturing warns of depletion as Japanese buyers take a finite resource.

Maine Canada Washburn Washington Mae James Durham Moosehead Manufacturing Co Monson

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