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PAGE EIGHT Local Events TOMORROW For Sunday services see the Portsmouth Herald church directory on pays three Seascout Ship Ranger No. 1 meets at meeting house hill. South End, from 3-5 pm. MONDAY Navy recruiting omcers recelre enlistments at' the DSO bulldlni from 10 am to 8 pm. Physical fitness and judo at the Industrial USO at 6:30 pm.

Junior high school club meets In the Community building from 7 to 9:30 pm. Boys 4-H club meets In the Community building from 7 to 8:30 pm. New Hampshire state guard llth company drills at the armory at 7:30 pm. USO holds a discussion group at the Industrial USO, YMCA. at 8 pm.

Volleyball at the Industrial DSO at 8 pm. SATURDAY EVENING, The Portsmouth Herald FEBRUARY 24, 1945 E. H. S. Scoop ELEANOR TOBEY '45 LitfPupils With Perfect Attendance Those who have had perfect attendance at EHS for the first semester are: Seventh grade, Avis Abbott, Edith Brannen, Barbara Hendrlckson, Mary Murphy, Barbara Mace, Phyllis Plaisted, Sarah Potter, John Raltt and Howard Richards; eighth grade, Susan Douglas, Prlscllla Grover, Norma Hawkins, Barbara Jones.

Annie Sullivan, Phyllis Webster, Richard Boyce, Arthur Colson, Duane Cook, Glenn Davis, Paul Dg Roy, Alden Fernald, Kenneth Halls, Donald Ketzler and George Leach. Freshmen, Ruth Abbott, Annette Boyce, Frances Brown, William Gerry, Jean Grover, Leigh Ivey, Margaret Stevens. Eleanor Garland Pauline Mace, Kenneth Richards and Harriet Tuttle: sophomores, Norma Jean Brannen, Florence Frost, Prlscilla Jones, Julia Morgridge, Norman Morse, Jean Rogers, Julia Spinney and Marguerite Spinney. Juniors, Mary Guerette, Jean Gerry. Helen Leach, Colleen Nelson, Rita, Pierce, Ruth Pierce and Walter Spinney: seniors, Jessie Dixon, Mildred Horning and Bernadine Pierce.

Junior High Pupils Attend Program on Composer, Works A program was given this week by a group of students for the junior high pupils. The story of Stephen Foster's life was presented by Robert Day, Evelyn Berube and Prls- cilla Furbish. Sarah Potter, violinist, played a medley of Stephen Foster's songs. Those taking part In singing sev- examined and! Defects of Viiion Corrcetod C. F.

HUSSEY Pionear Optometrist 16 Ma.k.t Sq. Telephone or Coll For Appointment Complete Line of FURNACES BOILERS SMOKE PIPE STOVE PIPE PORTSMOUTH HARDWARE PLUMBING SUPPLY CO. 130 Congress St. Tol. 114 ASBESTOS and ASPHALT ROOFING and SIDEWALLS Export workmanthip, froo utimatot Rock Wool Inwlatton W.

H. Gefrchell Porta. 523-R Dovor 910 Caswell Inc. SERVICE STATIONS AT GREENLAND and RYE GASOLINE MOTOR OILS LUBRICATION BATTERIES BATTERY CHARGING TIRES and TUBES ANTIFREEZE FAN BELTS and AUTOMOTIVE' SPECIALTIES Hampton (Correspondent: Mn. Maude E.

Hamilton; News in and around York A MIMBER of the Russian Army Medical Service, Capt. A Fradkln examines Rudolph Scherm, of Vienna, one of the prisoners liberated from a German death camp at Oswiencim. The survivors were in a state of advanced emaciation. Radio-photo) eral of the composer's pieces were Ruth Spinney, Evelyn Berube, Gladys Fernald, Evelyn Pierce, Richard Smiley, Peter Fournier, Robert Day. Thor Malde.

Barbara Mace, Bernice Rconey and Albert Barnes. Piano accompanists were Barbara Mace, Ralph Robinson and Betty Rogers. A dramatization, written and directed by Lucille Burbank, was presented by the following: Howard Richards, Richard Smiley, Robert Day. Lucille Burbank and Mary Murphy. A solo was played by Howard Richards on his trumpet.

Miss Glencora Dow Given Farewell Fete Recently a surprise farewell party was given for Miss Glencora Dow at the Eliot high school by the senior class. Miss Dow. the former English teacher, has left her position to be married. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.

John Warren, Mr. and Mrs. True Bailey, Ruth Brannen, Jessie Dixon, Geraldtne Champagne, Betty Fournier, Eleanor Tobey. Madge Ames, Agnes Machado, Bernadine Pierce, Shirley Louis York, Betty Spinney, Ernest Searles, Frank Murphy, Armand Fernald. William Webster and Raymond Knight.

Singing and dancing by candlelight were features of the evening. Gifts of silver were presented to Miss Dow from the faculty and the senior class. Refreshments were served by the senior girls. Mrs. Edith Chase Is New English Teacher Mrs.

Edith Chase, former fourth grade teacher at Laura V. Dame school. Is now the new English teacher at EHS. taking the place of Miss Glencora Dow. Mrs.

Chase is a graduate of Gorham normal school and has attended University of Maine, Boston University, Gorham Summer school, Farmington normal school, and has taken the Saco extension course of the Harvard-Boston university. For 14 years she has taught the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. Girls to Take Shop A half-year shop course for the high school girls has been added to the curriculum, with True Bailey as Instructor. The group of girls enrolled In this course will work with metal, plastics and leather as well as with wood. The following girls are taking this course: Anna Barnett, Patricia Morgan.

Louise Berube, Margaret Stevens, Madge Ames, Joyce Goodwin. Norma Jean Brannen, Ruth Abbott, Faye Junkins, Gloria Mitchell and Eleanor Garland. Newmarket (Correspondent: Mrs. Norman O. Cllley; 58-3.) S-Sgt.

Piecuch Wins Air Medal Albert Piecuch, USAAF, recently was awarded an air medal for participating as crew chief on a C47 in the invasion of Holland. The award was made by Maj. Gen. Paul L. Williams, commanding general of the U.

S. troop carrier forces. Sergeant Piecuch is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Piecuch of Newmarket and has served overseas 20 months.

School Notes A card party was held at the Eliot high school recently sponsored by the parents of the senior class and for the benefit of the class. Prize winners were Mrs. John Brannen, Mrs. E. M.

Knight. Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Robert Everson, Mrs Clinton Buck and Miss Gertrude Hammond. The seventh and eighth grade pupils now are playing basketball, with True Bailey, Franklin Oilpa- trick, and Mr.

and Mrs. John Warren as instructors. Several of the high school players assist in directing the practice. Frederick Spauldlng. class of '43.

left Thursday for the U. naval training center at Great Lakes, 111. He Is taking a course in radar. Happy Workers Ready New Club Rooms The Happy Workers 4-H club Is cleaning and decorating their new club rooms at 80 Main street. This room will be used as a reading and game room and a place to hold meetings.

A prize of $1 In war savings stamps will be awarded the member making the best sign to put in the window. Milton A. Kimball. leader, Is asking parents and friends to contribute chairs, tables, magazines and books. Sponsors are Clifton E.

Ayers, Henry W. Burke, Earl Hoyt, John B. Mitchell. Lauris D. didder, and Fred J.

Dwell. To Organize '45 Drive Charles H. Stevens, chairman of the 1945 Red Cross, drive, announces that there will be a meet- Ing of the committee at the Newmarket National bank tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock to organize the drive which will start Thursday. Each organization is requested to send three or more members to this meeting. Newmarket Notes Mrs.

Clayton Bloom Is ill at her home on Epping road. Miss Patricia Harvey of Plains road is visiting Miss Laura Post, a former resident of Lee, at her home In Newtonville, Mass. Mrs. Frederick Cleveland has returned to her home on Main street from the Exeter hospital, Mrs. Thomas J.

Fllion of 214 Main street Is the chairman of the town for the Easter seal drive which started Tuesday for the New Hampshire Society for Crippled Children and Handicapped Persons. Pfc. Robert L. McKenna of Dover now Is stationed at Macon, army flying field. Mrs.

McKenna. the former Miss Phyllis Stackpole is living In Macon. Cpl. Henry P. Marchand, USAAF, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Henry G. Marchand of Cedar street is at Chatham field, Ga. Pfc. Charles H.

Truvalley, USA. of 31 Nichols avenue Is receiving treatment at the Woodrow Wilson General hospital at Stanton, after 22 months of overseas duty. Stewart S. Humphreys is 111 at his home on Main street. Miss Bettina Dalton Is at home with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. John Dalton of Exeter street, vacation- Ing from her teaching duties at Center Osalpee. A birthday party was given for George Hauschel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hauschel of Ash Swamp road this week.

Those present Included Kenneth Griswold, Kenneth Varney, Bruce Hauschel Edward Hamel, Albert Hamel and West End Club Hears Reports of Officers, Chairmen Members of- the West End club met at the home of Mrs. Clarence Walker of Drakeslde road Wednesday evening when reports of officers and various chairmen were given. A Gentlemen's night to have been held this month was postponed until better weather. Mrs. Addle James read a letter from Mrs.

P. Coady of Charlestown, formerly of Hampton, In" which Mrs. Coady told of the capture of her son, tt. Neil J. Coady, USAAF.

by the Germans. A wedding gift was presented to Mrs. Lawrence Murphy. The program included singing and games with Mrs. Wlnfred Campbell as pianist.

Prizes for games were awarded to Mrs. Addle James and Mrs. Irving W. Campbell. Mrs.

Walker was in charge of the program and was assisted in serving refreshments at the close by her daughters, Mrs. Murphy and Miss Ruth Walker. Loyal Workers See Motion Pictures Members of the Loyal Workers of the First Baptist church, meeting at the home of Mrs. Donald Northway of the Winnicummet road, heard a talk and were shown motion pictures in home demonstration programs given by Miss Ruth Stimson of Exeter, home demonstration agent for the Rockingham County Farm bureau. The programs include meetings for canning, dressmaking and furniture reflnish- ing and pictures of the newly redecorated interior of the First Baptist church, with still pictures of "The Life of Madame Curie" also shown by Miss Stimson.

Mrs. David Hamilton presided over the business session when plans for future work were discussed and it was announced that an annual church business meeting and supper would be held March 17 with Mrs. Hamilton as chairman. Refreshments were served at the close by the hostess, Mrs. Northway and co-hostess, Mrs.

Lucille Hobbs. There were 25 attending. Sunday School Classes Given Party by Teachers Two groups of the Sunday school of the Congregational church were given parties recently in the church chapel with Supt. George Sheret In charge assisted by teachers of the school. An older group was given a party In the evening with John W.

Hopley of Portsmouth giving a legarde- mata performance. Forty members of boy scout Troop No. 1 of Hampton, accompanied by their leader, John Adrlch, attended. At the party held for the members of the. Primary and Beginners departments held In the afternoon, games were played and refreshments served with the of the school, Mrs.

Chester.Wel- lington, Mrs. John Bartlett, Mi's. Arnold Barron and Mrs. Griffin, assisting with the older group, and Mrs. Arnold Hammond, Mrs.

Mabel Hammond. Mrs. Sheret and Mrs. Ruth Aquizap, assisting in serving for the younger group. Paper Drive Tomorrow The cub scouts will conduct the second bimonthly house to house collection of waste paper and rags tomorrow.

Raymond Sturgis, cub leader, announces that all homes would be contacted and asked that bundles be placed at the curb or on the front steps. For further Information Mr. Sturgis may be reached by calling Hampton 657. Wade Balla. Miss Marion I.

Stevens, a Junior at the Keene Teachers college is at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stevens, 33 North Main street. Miss Shirley Ring of Manchester, also a junior at the same school, is her guest.

A group of the Happy Workers 4-H club spent a day this week at the home of Donald Crook on Lafayette road. He formerly lived In this town and was a member of the club. Miss Barbara Jean Kendrlgan Is spending the vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ken- drlgan.

PUSH THROUGH SIEGFRIED LINE DRAGON'S TEETH (Correspondent: Mrs. Philip A. Marston; 343) Mrs. Kemp Feted At Bridal Shower Mrs. Richard Kemp, the former Miss Rita Moffitt, was guest of honor at a bridal shower held recently at the home of Mrs.

Wilfred Cloutler, York Harbor, with Mrs. Gerald Turner as assisting hostess. Those present were Mrs. Ruth Kemp, Ogunquit; Mrs. Daniel Donnell, Mrs.

Kenneth Dorr, Mrs. Mary McCarthy, Miss Shirley Moffitt, Mrs. Raymond Moffitt, Mrs. Tina Pincheon, Mrs. Erma Cockerille, Mrs.

Katherine Sturtevant, Mrs. Margaret Hanson, Mrs. Daniel Donnell, Mrs. Irene Sanborn and Mrs. Harold Kimball.

Mrs. Kemp Is the bride of Richard Kemp, USA, who returned recently -to this country after 27 months overseas. Sergeant Kemp returned to active duty about two weeks ago. Mrs. Kemp, who is making her home with her parents on Long Sands road, York Village, Is employed at the Portsmouth navy yard.

Homemakers Hold Roll on'Short Cuts' "Short Cuts to Housekeeping" was the roll call to which members of the Homemaker's club responded at their meeting this week at the home of Mrs. Harold Kimball, York Harbor. In the absence of Mrs. Charles Rhodes, secretary, Mrs. Harry Moore was appointed secretary pro tern by the president, Mrs.

David Flint. Mrs. Raymond Moffitt was a guest. Members present included Mrs. Curtice Ricker, Mrs.

John Keene, Mrs. 'Dudley Twombly, Mrs. Francis Pace, Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Abbott Trueman and Mrs.

Philip A. Marston. The next meeting March 6 will be held at -the home of Mrs. Moore at York Beach. Miss Mclntire Wed To P-O Hodqdon Mr.

and Mrs. Thurston Mclntire of York Village announce the marriage of their daughter, Miss Dorothy Mclntire, to Herbert J. Hodgdon, pharmacist's mate USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R.

Hodgdon of Concord, N. Feb. 17. The young couple were attended by Mfs. J.

Russell Woodward and James Baines, pharmacist's mate USN. Merton Mclntire, brother of the bride, was the only guest present. Mayor Dondero to Speak Before Woman's League Mayor Mary Dondero of Portsmouth will be guest speaker at the meeting of the Woman's League Monday. The mayor will tell of postwar plans made by Portsmouth officials. The meeting will be open to the public.

Each member of the club may bring a guest and members of the York Woman's club are especially Invited to attend. Mrs. Ropke Elected Head of Scout Leaders Mrs. William Ropke was elected president of the Girl Scout Leaders' association at a meeting held recently at the Community house. Mrs.

Herman Bone was elected treasurer and Mrs. William Fessenden, sec- Hampton Notes Miss Florence Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson of Park avenue, has been spending her school vacation week with her uncle Hollls Johnson and family at their home in Milton, Mass. Miss Isabelle E.

Hamilton, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Leroy W. Hamilton of Little River, road, returned Thursday after a visit with her brother, Wilson G. Hamilton and family of Exeter. Mr.

and Mrs Hamilton and infant daughter, Dora Jane, were guests Thursday of Mr. Hamilton's parents. Miss Marlon Hewitt of Gorham la the guest of her aunt and uncle, Samuel H. Richardson of Little River road. Robert Griffin, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Floyd Griffin of Moulton road, has been spending his school vacation week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.

Griffin at their home In Plaistow. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore of Hampton Falls, Mr. and Mrs.

Edgar Howe, Miss Ruth Nelson, Mrs Virginia Matthews, Mrs. Scott Paul Mrs. Wilfred R. Cunningham and Mrs. Ralph Johnson were chaperones at the last lesson of the series of 10 dancing lessons sponsored by the Hampton PTA, for the pupils of the Hampton academy and high school and of the junior high school.

Mrs. Arnold Hammond has been appointed ticket chairman for the annual flower show of the Boston Horticultural society. She will be assisted by the secretary Mrs. Clifford H. Eastman.

All schools will reopen Monday after being closed for one week annual vaactlon. Pvt. Raymond Allen, USA, stationed at Camp Bowie, and Mrs. Allen of Lynn, are spending an 18-day furlough at the home of the Mrs. Allen's Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence L. Fogg of Post road. Private Allen Is serving with an army engineer corps. Mrs.

Allen will accompany her husband to Texas and will remain near where he is stationed. Members of the choir and other women of the-First Baptist church met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. O. Raymond Garland of Wln- naeummet road, to work on the choir robes. Frances C.

Bayers church organist, was to charge of the work. Mra. Scott Paul has been ill and confined to her home on High street the past week. NOTICE Next regular meeting of Plumben and L. U.

453 Porte- mouth, win be held la hall over Arcadia theater, Monday evening. STTEMAN, Pres. JOHN STEVENS, Sec 1 Adv. retary. Plans are being made for a meeting with the York council and Interested parents March 6 at 7:45 pm.

New leaders are urgently needed by the York girl scout organization, according to Mrs. Nathaniel Marshall, organization chairman, wMo asks that anyone interested in working with girls get In touch with her. Miss Janet McKenzie Wins Cadet Nurse's Cap Miss Janet McKenzie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKenzie, Cape Neddick, received her cadet nurse's cap at a recent ceremony held at the Newton hospital In Massachusetts.

She was capped by Miss Betty Moulton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. -Allen Moulton, who Is an advanced cadet at the same hospital, Mr. and Mrs.

McKenzie were unable to attend tthe ceremony because of the bad travelling conditions. To Open Youth Canteen Plans are underway for the open- Ing of the York Youth Canteen nt the Woman's League hall next Frl- nay. Mrs. Thomas Bridges, Mrs. Waldo Leo Peck and Mrs.

Arthur Chase are members of a committee organizing the canteen which will be open to all junior and senior high school pupils. Members of the dancing class also may attend. The first week refreshments will be under the direction of the freshman class at the high school. A LESSON IN SBAMANSIIIP-CnftM OunrdMiidH WHIUm (teaman first of Mill road. Nnrlh HmnpUtii.

knot-tlclnn (o ix-MHoolmatf mid titiiMv tt (left), of lllBli Hampton. Fantlc nn troop 11 'wrylnir rrlnfflrrcmrttu York Notes The Rev. Wallace Harris, pastor of the Union Congregational church, York Beach, will be the guest speaker of the York PTA at the Community house Tuesday, Howard Dunning is In charge of the program. The monthly meeting of the ABC PTA will be held Monday. The speaker of the evening will be Mm, William Travis, mother of Miss Elizabeth Travis, art teacher of the York schools.

Mrs. Frank Matthews and Miss Thelma Rolfe are In charge, of the. program, Kenneth Vinnl of York Harbor has been promoted roccnily to swnln. He In Mntloncrt at Ppittuwla. i where hid wifo mid child are living.

i i Mrs. Joseph Woortwnrd of OliflM'n I pond is reported rrMlne 'nbly Bt York hoapitnl. where from fractured nnkle i result of nn necldem while snow shooing. Mr. mid Mm.

Cnrl Imuti of York villnnc nnnoiinrc the birth of n. daughter nt York homilm) thid week. I A town meeting will IM held in York Mnrch o. GO TO RESCUE MAROONED TROOPS GOING TO THE RESCUE of marooned In nearby town Holland, during the now offoniivo agfllnfit the Noni ThI floods were caused when retreatlnu Null blow up tho dykM in in effort to delay the advance now, under way to that uoi, (Correspondent: Scales; RB 106-3) Betsy Ross Council Holds Covered Dish Supper At the last meeting of Betsy Row council No. 6, Daughters of America, of Rye, a covered dish supper was served by Mrs.

Katie Scully, Mrs. Alice Miles and Mrs, Vern Rand. The dining room was decorated with a valentine motif In honor of Irving Rand, Mrs. Annie Elllngwood Mrs. Vera Rand, and Miss Marlon Page, whose birthdays occur In February.

Dart baseball was played after supper and prizes 'were awarded the winner. Plans were made for a truth and consequence party at the meeting to be held Tuesday. VISITS MISS BERRY Miss Ruth Avery of Milton has been the guest of Miss Jean A. Berry at her home In Rye Center for the past week. NOTICE Brownie Troop No.

15 money and dues book with all details of meet- Ings, lost between Old Ferry Lane and Community Building, Admtral- ty Klttery. Tel. 3965. Adv NOTICE All members of the Service Mothers' club are requested to attend the memorial service for Private Gordon V. Renner, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm at the Middle Street Baptist church.

MRS. WILLIAM MURRAY. President. Adv. GASOLINE AT Nowick And Wood, Inc.

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