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Eight 20 Local Doctors Oppose New Tax Medical Club Votes On Receipts Levy Twenty of 35 Portland doctors voted their disapproval of a gross receipts tax Tuesday evening at a Portland Medical Club meeting in the Eastland Hotel. The vote followed remarks by Dr. George O. Cummings. club president, in which ha declared that a man who "has the enterprise to go into business for himself should certainly not be taxed." Also vociferous against the tax was Dr.

Roderick L. Huntress, who pointed out that he lived outside Portland and that many of hts patients came from out of town and actually "brought business into Portland when they came to Tisit him." Doctor Cummings estimated that a one per cent gross receipts tax on 200 Portland doctors would take in about $30.000. This would indicate a $3.000.000 gross Income, or an average of S15.000 apiece gross receipts for Portland doctors. Doctor Cummings asked for the vote on three questions. 1 Do you favor a gross receipts tax? 2 Would you favor a gross receipts tax after giving it a yiar to be worked and (3) Are you against the gross receipts tax? No doctors raised their hands on either of the first two questions.

Twenty raised their hands on the last one. Toastmasters Plan Conference llere Four clubs will attend the second annual New Englind Conference of Toastmasters ffjeet tional here Saturday, March 26, Robert W. Hewlett, publicity officer of the Portland Toastmasters' Club, said Tuesday afternoon. Plans have been made to invite Gov. Frederick G.

Payne and Senator Owen Brewster to participate in the evening program to be held in the Lafayette Hotel. A dinner will precede the speaking program. The visiting clubs will be from Boston. New Haven, and Quincy, Mass. The business session will be held during the morning and afternoon in the YMCA, the meet- Ing headquarters of the local club.

Each club now is conducting elimination contests to determine the members who will represent the organizations in a speaking contest, a feature of the conference. The winning speaker will be awarded a prize. More than 100 persons are expected to attend the sessions. Charles E. Redfern.

and Leonard MacPhee are members of the committee in charge of the business session. Christy H. Pachioa is chairman in charge (jf arrangements. Local Women Slightly Hurt In Car Crash Two Portland women escaped serious Injury early this morning when the automobile in which they were riding skidded at the approach to Tukey's Bridge and crashed into a ujility pole, police reported. Mrs.

Virginia Mailer. 21. of 14 Fayette Street, suffered a lacerated forehead and bruises on the knee; and Mrs. SiByl iCabot. 31.

of 100 Park Street, suffered a sprained right ankle. Two other occupants of the car, Miss Betty Lewis. 24, of 17 Chesley Avenue, and Payne 24. of 100 Park Avenue, were not Injured. The car was driven by Mrs.

Cabot, police said. Patrolman Thomas J. Doherty Investigated. Tax-Jump Faced By Freeport Voters (Sprrlil DUpalch) Freeport. March here mt the Monday town meeting face "S8 to $10 a thousand" tax in- icrease under present recommenda- jtionB of the Budget Committee, (Paul R.

Powers, chairman, said today. The present rate is S68. At the same time. Clarence K. Bolster, president of the Chamber of Commerce, announced that a Ipublic meeting on the town-bud- Bet will be held at 7.30 p.

m. Thursday in the Town Hall. The town manager and members of the Budget Committee will be on hand to answer questions, he said. Mulkern Lists 3 Police Police Chief John M. Mulkern Tuesday announced fhe transfers of three patrolmen, effective to- clsy.

Eldred M. O'Connell will be assigned to traffic duty In the day class, shifting from night on Congress Street. William F. Keams will take over O'Connell's shift, and Patrolman Leo F. Haley will be transferred from day traffic duty to radio car 3.

replacing Keams. Let Us Fill Prescriptions and Drat Needs LOWEST PRICES) a AffnrY L.CHANCE CUT-RATE DRUGS 870 Main Westbrook Tel. 1191 South Portland News And Social Items Portland Press Herald, Wednesday Morning, March 2, 1 949. Romeo Portland, Personals And Briefs South Portland, March surprise stork shower was held recently for Mrs. George Bertalan, Highland Avenue at her home.

The affair was arranged by Mrs. Roland C. Grant and Mrs. Wilfred H. Berry.

Others present were Mrs. Lee Miller, Mrs. Henry G. Dahl. Mrs.

Elmer R. Green. Mrs. Day Legere. Mrs.

Cora Wilbur, Mrs. Joseph E. Boudreau. Mrs. Mary McKay, Mrs.

Thomas C. Wyman. Mrs. Millard Mann. Mrs.

Virginia Cressy, Mrs. Joseph O. Berry. Mrs. Bernice Cloutier, Mrs.

Francis Frost and Mrs. Roland D. Francouer. Plans were made for a public fashion show March 22 under the auspices of the Mary and Martha Guild of People's Methodist Church when the group met in the vestry Monday evening. Mrs.

Connie Clark was appointed general chairman. Plans were' made for the guild members to usher at the Ash Wednesday service in the church. Mrs. David W. Hoyt is chairman of the Hospitality Committee and Mrs.

Philip E. Hasty, Mrs. Herbert E. Thomes and Mrs. Walter W.

Winchenbach will be in charge of decorations. The ticket committee includes Mrs. Granville E. Nickerson and Mrs. Edward M.

Barnes and refreshments will be in charge of Mrs. Hoyt. Mrs. Alma Nickerson, Mrs. Henry A.

Kilby, Mrs. Grace Bradley and Mrs. Florence Pearson. The comniittee for the rfuilt project will meet March 8 for an all- day meeting withy, Mrs. Charles Estabrooke, Fort Road.

The next meeting will be March 14. with Mrs. Hoyt at her home on Willard Street, with Miss Mabelle Smart as the assisting hostess. The Adelphian Unit of the Elm Street Methodist to meet March 14 with Mrs. Wilfred H.

Berry, Washington Avenue, with Mrs. Fred Allan as the assisting host- The Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Porter, West Broadway, left Tuesday for Auburn, where theye were called by the death of Mrs.

Porter's father. Supper Planned Plans were made for a membership penny supper March 29 in the vestry of the Thornton Heights Methodist Church by the Ruth Unit of the church when the met with Mrs. F. Weston Wentworth and Mrs. John L.

H. Wood as hostesses. Mrs. Edith Dodge was a guest. Mrs.

R. Burnham and Mrs. Frank A. Burnham will be hostesses at the next meeting at 7:30 p. m.

March 15 in the church. The Intelligo Unit of the Elm Stret Methodist Church will meet Friday evening with Mrs. Henry F. Henderson, Elm Street, instead of in the parsonage, as planned. Mrs.

Florence Mayo and Mrs. Avis Richardson will be the assisting hostesses. The postponed meeting of the Missionary Circle of First Congregational Church will be held March 10 in the parish hall. Mrs. Raymond D.

Barstow and Mrs. Carlyle H. Lavigne will be hostesses. Mr. and Mrs.

Vernon Brower, Bonnybrier Road, announce the birth of a son recently in the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine. Alden B. Graham. Evans Street, is convalescing. Mr.

and Mrs. J. Lowell Goodwin, Chapel Street, had as weekend guest their daughter. Miss Ruth Goodwin, Boston. Mrs.

Albert M. Riley, Carter Street, will be hostess to the Fidelis Unit of the Elm Street Methodist Church Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter E.

Anderson. Robinson Street, have left on a trip to Sarasota. Fla. The South Portland District Nursing Association will hold a Well-Baby Clinic at 2 m. Thursday at 109 Ocean Street.

Mrs. Ermon L. Kier will be in charge of the public progressive whist to be held Thursday evening under the auspices of the Auxiliary to South Portland Post, VFW. Jason A. Raymond.

Preble Street, has left for Charleston, S. C. Mrs. Roger L. Dennett, Sawyer Road, Cape Elizabeth, entertained at a stork shower honoring Mrs.

Thomas R. Merrill and Mrs. Lloyd S. Black, and was assisted by Mrs. I.

Lloyd Hall. Others 400 Guests Attend Policemen's Ball South Portland, March 1. -Nearly 400 persons attended the annual Policemen's Ball tonight in South Portland Armory. The committee included Patrolmen Ernest R. Darling, Edward L.

Miller and Donald J. McDonough. Invited guests included City Manager and Mrs. J. Harold Webster and members of the City Council and their wives.

Sore up to on Fuel Oil Bills with TIMKEN SILENT AUTOMATIC Will-flame Oil Burners RANDUMAIUSTER HOME HEATING INDUSTRIAL A A I EQUIPMENT COKE 84 COMMERCIALS! I I PORTLAND, MAINE By Press Herald Photographer Shepard ARRANGING MINSTREL--Committee heads for the South Portland Eskimo Club's minstrel show, Krazy Kapers, to be presented March 19 at the First Congregational Church. Seated, left to right, Alexander Beith, publicity: Raymond S. White, general chairman, and Donald Z. Giddings, program. Standing.

John W. Swierzyn- ski, tickets; Robert L. Baker, stage manager, and Robert B. Holmes, program. City Refuses VFW Bid For Park Name South Portland, March request by South Portland Post, VFW.

that the new city park be named Walker Memorial Park for Harold R. Walker, first South Portland man to be killed in World War II, was denied by the Parks and Recreation Commission in a meeting Monday night. The commission felt that the park should not be named after any one individual but would possibly consider a name which would serve as a memorial to all veterans. Noting that the park was hardly in good shape as yet, the commission thought that the proposal was premature. Plans to seed the park In the Spring were discussed.

Excise Payments Up $9,000 For Year South Portland, March Portland excise tax payments in January and February were $9,000 more than in the same months in 1948, City Manager J. -Harold Webster announced today. The collections for January, 1948, were $7,771.97 and February, $20,155.79. January this year brought in $8.448.67 with $28,927.98 in February. Total so far is $37,376.65.

present were Mrs. Sarah Merrill. Mrs. Joseph C. Hassell, Mrs.

Doris Hamlln, Mrs. Harry Morrell. Mrs. Carl A. Wlngren, Mrs.

Emma Hall. Mrs. Marion Marston. Mrs. Bessie Dennett.

Mrs. Mabel Lalumiere, Mrs. Eileen Black, Miss Esther Marston and Mrs. Doria Merrill. Badges Awarded Mrs.

Roy B. Garland. Mrs. Edward W. Woodworth and Mrs.

Blanchard L. Collamore, were awarded den mother --badges at the recent annual blue and gold dinner held by Pack 37 of the CUD- Scouts of the Thornton Heights Methodist Church. Den chief's cords were presented to Warren Hamilton and Paul Maheux and cubs winning awards were William Sylva, Carl Anderson, Ralph Hersey. Robert McLaughlin, Hans Linds, Roger Maheux, Robert Cq- hen, Ernest Morse, Mervin and Melvin Collamore, Robert Nields, Haddon Libby, Bruce Boucher, Ronald Brown, Robert Dyke, Lester Thompson, Ralph Rowse. Merrill Kenney, Gerald Gower, Jon Garland, Faris Malouf, Malcolm Woodworth, Robert Collasanti.

William Jenness and Robert Casey. Mrs. Alfred N. Plummer. West Broadway, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.

Arthur Cowel, Fairhaven. Mass. Miss Mary Higgins. Cumberland Center was the recent guest of Miss Barbara Eetter, Washington Avenue. Mr.

and Mrs. Sidney E. Walton and son, Everett, Hillside Avenue, have returned from passing a week with Mr. and Mrs. Robert E.

Wiggins. Delmar, N. Y. The Rev. John A.

Bellefontaine. Bath, was a recent guest of his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Bellefontaine, Fillmore Avenue. Marriage intentions were filed at the City Clerk's office Monday by William A.

Angell, 393 Preble Street, and Lorna E. Jones, Spur- wink Road, Cape Elizabeth. Mrs. Clarence E. Roddy.

Wynnewood, Pa spoke on Missionary Work and Prayer Life at the meeting of the Conservative Baptist Women's Fellowship of Southern Maine Monday in the First Free Baptist Church." Mrs. Henry G. Clark was in charge of the devotional service and the entertainment program included a playlet, Prayer Warriors On Mountain Trails, by Mrs. Robert R. Edgecomb.

Mrs. Llewellyn Lamson, Mrs. Lawrence Lamson, Mrs. throp E. Robinson, Miss Ethel Mulholland, Mrs.

Fred S. Woods, Mrs. Carl C. Libby and Mrs. Elwood S.

Arbo. Calendar I. F. Club, Longfellow Chapter, OES, public coffee dessert and entertainment, 1.30 p. Masonic Hall.

Service Class, First Free Baptist Church. Mrs. Lloyd W. Jordan, Ocean Street, evening. Capt.

George A. Dow Camp and Auxiliary, USWV, VFW Hall, evening. Mountain View Group, Mrs. 'William G. Northgraves.

Ocean View Road, Cape Elizabeth, a noon. Aweogon Oscwantha Garden Club, Mrs. Frank I. Collins. Victory Avenue, afternoon.

Wanda Sewing Circle, Mrs. Alfred C. Stearns, Michigan Avenue, Portland, evening. Meetagen Club, Mrs. Franz T.

Luce, Chase Street, evening. F. N. I. Club, Mrs.

Arnold Worthing, Main Street, evening. WSCS. Cape Elizabeth Methodist Church, Mrs. Harvey E. Maxwell.

Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, evening. Club, Mrs. Ernest L. Arey, Sawyer Street, evening. Eight-O-Clock Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Everett A. Chase, Neal Street, Portland, evening. Wednesday Night Club.

Mrs. Roderick B. Littlefield. Scamman Street, evening. Missionary Unit, Elm Street Methodist Church, dinner at noon, business meeting, afternoon.

People's Methodist Church, Ash Wednesday service and communion. 7.30 p. m. Intermediate Youth Fellowship, Thornton i Methodist Church, speaker and program, 7 p. m.

Club Doings South Portland, March were made to meet March 14 with Mrs. Martha Crory. Elm Street, when the Matrons Literary Club met with Mrs. Myra Bimson, West Broadway, for a program and social, with Mrs. Lucie Dyer as the assisting hostess.

Mrs. Wendell A. Bryant presented a paper on Maine's Summer Business. The program for the next meeting will be Favorite Authors, and stories will be road by members. Mrs.

Vaughn J. Curry and Mrs. Leslie W. Carter won bridge souvenirs at the meeting of the Tarry Awhile Club when the group met with Mrs. Clifford B.

Smith. Mrs. Stanley Boucher, Thadous Street, will entertain week. Plans were made to meet next week with Mrs. Linwood Cook, West Broadway, when Mrs.

Kenneth M. Whitten, Main Street, entertained her club for bridge and a social. Mrs. Frank Kelley and Mrs. Reginald M.

Hunnewell won souvenirs. Plans were made to meet March 22 with Mrs. Donald L. Giddings, Preble Street, when the Macha Group of the Osewantha Garden Club met with Mrs. William J.

Horton. Mrs. John S. Niclson presided and Mrs. J.

Harold Hamlin. Mrs. Frank Geneva and Mrs. Clinton T. Goudy were appointed a Nominating Committee.

Mrs. Thompson F. Dow gave a talk and demonstration on arrangement of flowers for the show. Plans were made for the annual spring luncheon April 20 at the Graymore Hotel, and Mrs. William C.

Stevens and Mrs. Horton were appointed co-chairmen of the Luncheon Committee. Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Dow will be in charge of table decorations and Mrs.

Bernard H. Harris and Mrs. Elsie Mitchell will be in charge of the program. The Mothers' Club of the Reynolds School will meet in the school at 7.30 p. m.

and plans will be completed for the rummage sale to be March 8 in Bosworth Post Hall. Articles for the sale should be turned in at, the Thursday meeting. The postponed meeting of the Willowbrook Group of the Ose- wantha Garden Club will be held March 9 with Mrs. Lincoln H. Hascall, New York Avenue.

Mrs. Edgar A. Brown. Spurwink Avenue, Cape Elizabeth, will be hostess to the Spurwink Club Thursday for an all day social. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon.

Plans were made for the Thornton Heights Group of the Osewan- tha Garden Club to meet with Mrs. John H. Lund, Thornton Avenue, at 7.30 p. m. when the group met with Miss Merideth L.

Wright today for a dessert luncheon and social. Mrs. Herbert W. Dyke presented a paper and Mrs. Philip S.

Williamson gave a report on the recent executive meeting. The postponed meeting of the Admits Slayings Confesses Killing 3 'Lonely Hearts' Byron Center, March 1. A A balding, mail-order Romeo and a 200-pound divorcee were held by police tonight after admitting they slew three persons while operating a deadly "lonely hearts" racket. Bodies of two of the victims were dug out of cement filled graves here today and that of the third was found in the cellar of a New York home tonight. Prosecutor Roger C.

McMahon said the suspect-s 29-year-old Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez, 34--would be charged with first degree murder tomorrow. Michigan authorities will prosecute them for the brutal slayings of Mrs. Dclphine Downing. 28. and her 20-months-olrt a ter.

Rainellp. Their bodies were dug up from the basement of the Downing home here today. The body of the third victim was dug up from the cellar of a home in South Ozone Park. Queens N. tonight on information given police by Fernandez.

He identified the third i i as Mrs. Janet Fay and said she was slain 4. New York authorities held up positive identification of the dead woman until they tiad checked her fingerprints and gotten confirmation of her "identity from relatives. Fernandez talked freely about liis voluminous correspondence with "lonely women" and showed police a master list of 170 names obtained from a mail order lonely hearts house. Police said 17 of the' names had check marks and Fernandez said this signified they were "likely prospects." He had contacted some of them, police reported.

Rowse To Run For CE Selectman's Post Cape Elizabeth, March W. Rowse of 33 a Farm Road, today announced his candidacy for selectman to succeed Richard K. Gould. Republican, recently resigned. A Republican caucus a evening will a the party candidate.

The annual town meeting March 7 will elect a successor. Rowse Ls branch manager of Maine He is Savings Bank. Portland, a member of Purpoodock Portlafid Kiwanis. Hiram Lodge, AF AM. South Portland, and charter member of Engine 1 Fire Company.

Cape Elizabeth. He is a World War I veteran, is married and has two children. City Will Sponsor Old-Time Dances An old-fashioned dance will be Lee Recreation Building from 8 to 11 p. m. Friday.

Miss Ruth Daniels. jty recreation supervisor, announced Tuesday. Aimed at providing recreation for adults, the a a i will include both modern and square dances. It will be the first of a series of three dances sponsored by the City Recreation Department. The others will be held on the i Friday of A i and a Music, i be i by the Knights of No admission will be a and all are welcome.

Miss Daniels said. Gray Citizens Meet For Town Caucus firayj-March 1. More than 100 citizens attended a town caucus in Gymnasium here tonight called by the Budget Committee to discuss articles in the town meeting warrant. No opposition was expressed against proposals to: 1) Combine the offices of town collector of taxes and treasurer. 2 i Insure each man in the Fire Department, against accident.

3 Provide a a a training room in the high school. Westbrook News And Social Items Longfellow Studio WED AT WESTBROOK--Mr. and Mrs. A i Berube 'Mrs. Theresa M.

GilberO. married Tuesday morning in St. Mary's Church by the Rev. John J. Finn.

Following a wedding trip they will reside on Cumberland Street, West.bropk. Police Department Orders New Panel Truck To Replace Cruiser Westbrook. March Police Department has ordered a vehicle for three-way to replace the present cruiser car. Police Chief Hormidas J. Aube said tonight.

The new vehicle will be used for i a patrol, ambulance and, wagon, is expected to be in a i within a week the chief saic Provisic been incl for the purchase has ided in the 1949 budget at 7.30 p. m. Ash Wednes- in -the Warren Congregation- for the Tepartment. according to Mayor Ernest O. Porell.

Aube said he had trie informal approval of eigh'. members of the i Council. Formal approval of the City Council i be made at the meeting next Monday evening when the Police Committee will seek permission to spend the $525 to pay for the new car. An allowance of $1200 has been given for the 1948 cruiser, the chief reported. The new vehicle will be a panel half ton type truck equipped with benches in the rear, wire protection screen behind the driver's seat, and the usual police equipment, i i radio and siren, a a a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Carroll a a Gor- hain. is recovering from a fracture of the right, forearrn in the Westbrook Hospital. The Rev. Clarence H.

Clark will conduct the first, of a series of special worship and study services a al The weekly services, to be conducted each Wednesday through Lent, will use the general theme Rediscovering The Christian a a Of Living As Taucht By Jesus. Addresses I.ions Perry D. Hayden. superintendent of the Men's Reformatory, South Windham. spoke when the Westbrook Lions Club met tonight, in Mathieu's Market.

Main Street Twelve couples from the local club i a the charter i of the a Lions Monday i It was rep Group A of the Woman's League of the Warren Church i postpone i March 11 the meeting scheduled for Friday even i it was announced today. of the desiring (o a the Boston Flower Show March i are asked to contact Mrs. a M. Sopor, a i a The Westbrook School Committee i hold a special meeting to discuss the 1949 budget at, 7.30 li. in.

Wednesday in the i of i a for members of the Association of Universalist Women of the First. Jniversalis'i, i be held Sunday afternoon. a 13. i the Rev. G.

Weeks, the speaker. Mrs. i i a i lead the service i Mrs. Svelyn P. Smith i prayer.

Mr.s. E. a Miss Vtona H. Wyer. Mrs.

Mert.on E. Mrs. Richard Barstow and Mr.s. Vcrle V. Bowes will read.

rtrs. Hazel H. Craigie will be vo- al soloist and Mr.s. Ferdinand W. iawkes.

organist. Members of the Townscnd of the are i A tea i be held in the i the service. Marriage i i have been filed by Walter McClure. 48 Hascell Street, and Annie G. Knight.

32 Stevens Avenue. The meeting of of the Woman's League of the Warren scheduled Friday a i be omitted to enable members to attend the World Day of Prayer service in the church. Jrackett To Speak A G. L. Brackett, super- ntcndent of schools, will speak on The a i Role In a i the A i i a lubs observes guest, day at 3 p.

m. a i the vesl.ry of he Methodist Each member will i i a guest to the meet- ng and program Mrs. Selden E. CIia.se, vice president, i i the speaker. The hostesses will include Mrs, Frank E.

Merrick. Mr Weir, Miss Ellie A G. L. Mrs. a i T.

Larrabee. 17 Berkeley Street, is passing several weeks i her i a and a Mr. and Mrs. William LcBrau. Everett.

a The a a i a i service Cumberland Names Committee To Study Town Manager Plan i a a Cumberland Center. March here today named a committee to study the advisability of the town manager form of government. But the 200 persons at the town meeting in the Gyger Gymnasium did not set a date at which the committee should make its report. wer Clifford Arnold, Rodman Kypke, Ralph Bernard, Norman Leighton, William H. Chandler, William R.

Rice and Robert Cram The town, voted to increase the three-member Board of Seiect- to five. Elected i opposition A. Woodbury. Leroy Hill. Chebeague Island, and Stanwood Cook, all for three years'.

Glendon B. Doane will complete his term of two years, and Sumner S. Lowe, one year. An 11-page report by a Zoning Committee was accepted. and zoning, which will regulate the erection of industrial and business establishments and the keeping of poultry and animals in certain areas, was voted.

In voting on but 32 of 71 articles Mothers' Club of the Lincoln School will be held Thursday evening in the auditorium. Mrs. William E. Dean, Davis Street, will be hostess to the St. Monica Mothers' Club of Holy Cross Church Thursday evening.

Mrs. Malcolm F. rfishop. Ocean House Road. Cape Elizabeth, will entertain the Ofesa Club at luncheon Thursday.

Mrs. Mildred P. McDonald. Stanford Street, will entertain the Locke Bible Class of the Church of the Nazarene Friday evening for business and a social. on the a a a total of $67,000 was appropriated.

The, chief item was $25.000 for Jreely I i the same as last year, but $1.000 more a recommended by the Budget Committee. An article asking for $60,000 for a consolidated grade school on the mainland, and $5,000 for a consolidated grade school on Chebeague Island, will come up for a a a i when cit.i/ens will meet to finish town business. Also slated for action at that time will be the election of a fire chief for the island. Suoh a vote was not taken Tuesday due to a lack of representation from Chebeagjie. i i a a S.

a a was elected modem tor, succeeding Herman P. Sweet.ser. who held the office 22 years; Herbert S. Foster, town clerk, succeeding Mrs. Ann R.

Dunn, a veteran of 17 years. Foster was also named treasurer, succeeding i i L. Blanchard who. had the i 14 years. Tine veteran office-holders were not, candidates.

Mrs. Dunn was re-eleHed tax collector; Mrs. Andronach-e B. Komlosy. Chebeague, was named to the School Board for three years: Lester LeGrow.

rbad commissioner for the mainland, and Lewis Parker, for the island. Loew. Doane and Hill will serve as overseers and assessors for one, two and three years, respectively Observers said the length of the meeting was partially due to a motion passed requiring voting for all candidates and appropriations over $5,000, by ballot. Irs. C.

St HaVes. Stanley Mrs. Leon W. Eldridge. Mrs.

Rae H. Thompson, Mrs. Roy A. Roberts, Mrs. Chase.

Mrs. W. A Mc- a Mrs. a a B. a Mrs.

Forrest H. i and Mrs Adelbert Foss. i a a Council. of will meet Wednesday evening in Qdd Fellows Hall. The degree staff will rehearse.

Mr.s. Frances Gilpatrick. ocahontas. will preside. The Diakonoi Class, of First Baptist will meet, a I.

8 i a i Mr. and Mrs A L. i 107 Rochester Street. Mr. and Mr.s, A a i be the assisting host and host- The business session will be ollowed by a social The Rev.

Ernest A. Thorsell. a i speak on the Ladles' i of the West.brook a i a at p. m. in the ladles' parlors.

A business i at 2 in. i precede the a i Mrs. Herbert G. Lowell presiding. Mrs.

C. Omer Porter will ead devotions Members of Nomma Camp Fire Girls i be lostesses. a Ijimb Mr. nnri Mrs i i S. Libby.

a Place, and Mr. uid Mrs. John E. State treet, a a passing Die week end in Boston they attended the Ice Follies. Prof.

a Davis. Berkel a i passed the week end i his a Charles Davis, and his sister, Mr.s. A C. Spiller. Webster A Professor Davis, i a i a recognized a i on concrete, has been a i conferences and conventions in Washington.

D. and New York City in connection i his position as a consultant ngineer. He recieved the a a from American Concrete Society for the best paper on concrete practice at the society's annual convention in New York recently. The Catholic Order of Foresters will meet at 7.30 p. m.

Wednesday Dana Hall. To Give Windham Show The Melody Minstrels, a group of local men. will present, a show at, i a a 11. The cast will include Harold N. Lord, interlocutor; Clifford R.

Canning and Philip S. Libby, end men; John Binette. John E. Smyth and Earl E. Mayborry vocal soloists, all of Book Circulation Reaches Peak 11,753 More Read At Walker Library Westbrook.

March record circulation of 65.598 books in 1948. an increase of 11.753 over last year, was repeated by Mrs. Myrtle E. Fuller, head librarian of Walker Memorial Library, in her annual report today. The increase was noted in both adult and juvenile reading.

i i a books lead the four circulation categories i a totak of 21.459 compared i adult'T'iction. 19.061: nile, 9.123. and schools. 15,955. Total circulation the previous year was: Adults, fiction.

18.961. and non-fiction. 13.291: juvenile. 8,030, and schools. 13.573.

Mrs. Fuller reported a 98O were collected last a for library at i through i i by local citizens. The weekly story hour conducted by Mrs. Fuller each Saturday had an attendance of 1.173 in 1948. including 802 from public and 373 from parochial schools.

i books were donated to library during the year including government publications by U. S. Representative Robert Hale, adult books by publishers and local residents and juvenile books by children in the community. Two boks of particular interest, the pointed out, were Illustrators Of Children's Books presented in memory of Mrs. KHley E.

Terry and Birds Over America given in memory of the deceased members of the Current Events Club. Contributions a included subscriptions to Nation's Business by Clarence A. Huges: Christian. Leader. First Universalist Church; Christian Science Sentinel, Christian Portland: Westbrook a i i Lutheran Church: Arab News Bulletin.

a a China. New a News Dupor.t Magazine. Soviet Russia Toriay; In Steelways, and Modern Plastics. Specialty Salesman. "The aim and goal of the entire staff has been to Rive belter reacl- rs' advisory service to our patrons.

Great emphasis has been placed on reaching the younger reader and awakening a realization of the importance of library, both to the individual and the community. Thanks to tbe cooperation of the teachers the library is becoming a vital factor in the lives of many of our young people." Mrs. Fuller said. The total of books in the library in 1948 was 18.408. Volumes added by purchase totaled 571 a and 282 juveniles! by i adults 81 and juveniles, nine.

Three hundred and sixty- five books were withdrawn last year. Notices sent for over-due last year amounted to 1.088, compared with 1,016 in 1947. Registration of borrowers comprises, out-of-town. 10: new adults. 301: new juveniles.

158; re-registrations. 278. making a total of 737. The active borrowers totals 2.748 and the inactive 523. making a total of 3.271 persons.

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2-7581 SPECIAL M2A nd As Suggested By STAN LETSON PORK CHOP CASSEROLE Baked in Tomato and Bread. Boona dred Crawford. South Portland, vocal Miss Genevleve Samuels, Portland, pianist and a i numbers by members of the Three Art.s Dancing Studio a S. Cotl-ftsc is a medical a i in the Hospital. Portland.

The Tok-N-So i meet at 7 30 p. m. Wednesday i Mrs. Delbert Campbell. 40 Webster Street.

A taste social will follow the business i Six piano pupils of Louis Sirois presented a 1 in his i Brown Street. a i a were Edgar Lafrance. and the Misses a i Caron. Barnes. i Martin.

Irena Sirois and Marcia Dolcourt A question period conducted by Miss Barnes and a paper on t.he i of the composer. i preceded program The i-hoir i relifar.se at, 8 Thursday in thp Warsrri under the direction Mrs Harold E. Fernalri. The Warren will, open at 7 15 p. m.

Friday for a i service in connection i the World Day of Prayer. Miss Co4nne Poulin, Brown Street, is seriously ill the Weslbrook Hospital. A O. L. a spoko on the proposed school district following the dinner meeting of the Westbrook Kiwanis Club ton i in the vestry of the Warren Fifty-two and two guests.

John C. Milea and Charles Canfield. Portland club, attended. Ansel B. Sterling, program chairman, introduced the speaker.

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