Kennebec Journal from Augusta, Maine • 3

DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL AUGUSTA MAINE SATURDAY JANUARY 13 1940 THREE i Wheeler to Address Predicts Good Year Woman Leaps from Flaming House Baby Saved Fanners Offer Livestock in Finnish Drive I wish to express! my sincere thanks to the many friends some of rhom I regret were not named but of whom so vfcry graciously contributed to the deeply appreciates! gifts presented to me during my Recent illness Many thanks to those who visited me to those who faithfully inquired for my well-being and to 11 those -showed interest in so many different ways i BROWN Proprietor of AUTO BODY SHOP Bangor St Augusta hie State Health Bureau Head Urges Support oe Paralysis Campaign rortii it aL Kennebec Journal Photo Firemen are shown playing a stream of water on the fire which broke oat Friday noon in a three story apartment home at Ryan Coart owned by Cal lx Blonln Arrow Indicates the window from which Mrs Percy Madore Jumped when she found tho stairway blocked by the flames Not shown in the picture because of the hill la the first floor of the building from which Bene Dupuis rescued his two-year-old child sleeping in its crib TH Shrine Completes Year With Augusta Man as Potentate fine! knot f'fe tlx Name Chizzle Wizzle Cast lexdc thq fish President's BirthdUy Drive Starts Monday 0t mow of none mare worthy this appeal for support of this to raise fund for relief JtMtmtortunSte victims of lnlsn- declared fiDr Roscoe iML director ofr the state SSuof Health Friday Dr is much interested in the miantlle cam that no elective wea- A defense has aa yet been de-Said this disease campaign Maine headed bv Mayor Paul A Dunoas of Wat-grtifaartu get under way Monday vith aa rppeal to ever citizen ta mme to see that an effective fund to act up to fight -tnias disease In uhmi Fifty per cent eg au money Sm this State remains here fir me In case of paralysis Sltowivto and for thto care and jfonHiwnt of the after effects ot the mad disease The other 50 percent rs to the National Foundation for frfntiia paralysis Incjs for use In Ktoatlfle research epidemic con-Ml education and tneatmen of after effects Dr Mitchell's mil statement fol-jonL -ja these days ot woeld turmoil rim frtinaa of war reverberating areund the world and of tba actually reaching our dams one all important consid-oidon forces itself an our people in one word Prepared' not engaged' 1b a military fwTn of conquest dor yet called pan to resist one from without then are still campaigns to oe in this country against tally disease In which prepar-1s no leu important than In tt military sense it Xu some attle trouts against weapons of 'defense have lata perfected to the extent that are able to hold the enemy from utadtag our soil such tu vacctna-Um against smallpox si toxoid dphtbola taocculatlrm? and sanl-torr measures against typhoid to far however one disease danda out as am example of thou Akims against which 4u eflecuve ewpon of defense has been devised la other words we cannot prevent ttc invasion of our towm and cities If fetaniUe paralysis The reason for this 1 that while is mormous amount of research and study has been done there has ta sebi rest I -4 thra tote i i ff xi eBo( been devised aa yett any rella- tunt in the aturdi He means of orevenUun) in the way I i I I L- V- I i fl 1 UMWA Convention Pittsburgh Jan Senator Burton Wheeler of Blontana tonight acceptedj an Invitation to speak before the annual convention of the United Mine- Workers of America In -Columbus cm Janu- Invitation had been extended John Lewis I president and head of the miners union who wrote Wheeler ne was sure that the delegates you will meet many personal friends whose confidence you have retained throughout the yean of your public Senator WnecMer is a prospective Democratic presidential candidate He spoke here late today and waa endorsed as a candidate by Chairman John Katie of the Allegheny County an Influential Independent Democratic leader Arbutus OES ipter Election Liberty ter 8 elected the following officers Monday night: Worthy matron Mrs Margie Skidmore worthy patron Walter Ludwlck associate matron Blrs Thelma oole associate patron I Tlbbets treasurer Mrs Artie Crockett secretary James I urklil conductress Mrs Beulah lib sets associate a-ductress Mrs A a stlckney finance comidlttee Jol Sanford Mrs Thelma Cole and Blrs Lou Ludwlck The other offle en will be appoint- Ig-Jan Arbutus Chap- ed by the lncom ng matrn arid will announced Installation will be held on January 22 North Vassalboro OES Elects Officers 12 Kennebec Eastern Star of elected the fol-serve during the mr at lte annual meeting Blrs Dons held Friday Lord worthy day worthy Shore Hi tron Ralph HoUi-mn Blrs Nellie matron: Wllmer patron Mra dar- Mrs Lilia -Helen Hussey conductress: Blrs Eunice Asher associate conductress: The Instaila-tlon of the officers will be held January 26th anjl will be seml-pub- iJmT Waldo Oountjr Hospital In Belfast for observation Mable little daughter of Mr and Mrs James Bartiettls quite ill with this prevailing epidemic Dr Collins of Freedom la In attendance Dr Oolllns was Also a prof asstonal caller at tha home of Br and Bits Forrest Peavey recently for their children who UL Liberty Charles was called to Searsmont Sunday by tha Illness of his -daughter Rede Corson Mrs Gertie Colby i Skinner Is la West Appleton -taring for Mrs' Roy Bartlett and Infant son Mr Ehrell from 1 Thomaston Is working In tha woods for Ivan Davis and tiring In the Harlan ell -from In the i I tiring ptey Is -earing Bfiden Rlplev who weighed Davis house Mrs her sister dai CJt- for and weighed 10 bfff! Tum Bfr and were recent fast Mrs Mary the Sewing Wednesday John Sanford callers lnBel- Iway win 'entertain bfr tvnf Bfarlton Knowlton' who has been confined to his home Is able to bo out and plans ko continue on his FD route nuts next-week -Bfr and Mnf Vernon Wyman Mra John Danfarth Bfrs Bernice Cram and BfTeEva Bennett wera callers In Rockland and Camden re-centiy Bfrs Ella Rorie spent the day Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Harry Leeman TheBflsses Irena and Mildred Boynton will room at tha home of BfT and Bfrs Alien Moody while attending hih pchool through- tha winter mont i Tkaek Breaks -Ihroagh Ice While hMting' a truck load 1 1 of lumber across Georges Lake recent Georges the rear and of) firing truck went through the Ape took three bones to pull it out with the ftld of block andTtticUe Laura Klllen tame from Callfar-ms to her home here last Friday Bfr-KUen was enteredfD' Tbgus Hospital for observation Madeline Bacnelder who la- emeu at he? homo doyed in Belfaat lunday I Douglas tittle son ilvln Chadwick Is 1 I- fra- Lydia Boynton Vf hnrn of Bfr and Bfro 111 with maaa- i who has been hu returned i China' Bfrs Ada ward Is confined to ver home bv-lllness: Bfrs William Noyes Is with 'her as nurse Bfr George- Cook met with an accident on Thursday evening when she stumbled In the dark striking her leg on the edge off a box and rupturing a blood vessel She must remain In bed fig two weeks Tba lea harvest on China Lake has begun and Mansel Farnsworth is doing the cutting for many of the harvtatere The Ice Is about a foot thick and reported of excellent quality 1 1- -Kenneth Bragdon has entered the employ of tho New zmgland Life Insurance Oompany and begun his ties with them His wife and mlly will UveTat Mrs Bragdon old home here China Bflss Phyllis Farnsworth Is in Boston where sHs Is taking a course in Fnnle Farmr Cooking 3chooL Bfrs Beulah FWjrnsworth also hma been spending a week Get direct relief from discomforts tub throatcbaatback with cBnlc-testad GOLD? VICKSiVARORUB NOfTlGE TAXPAYERS PALERMO rW Collector beike will be Febb 1st Take jmpald at that time will ba reported deUnqoent NEL8QN CMlccter For Poultrymen China Jan The Wlrthmare poultry meeting at Silver Lake Grange Hall on Thunday evening drew a large attendance of Interest ed fanners After ladies ol served by the the Baptist Church Wesley Oliver of Augusta representatlv the Poultry Sendee Division talked oil Practical Economics of Poultry Raising which he discussed the three factors within control of the poultryman jrhlch affect poultry farm earnings breeding manage ment and feeding He was introduced by Bailey Warren Henderson of Brewer representative of Poultry Service in Northern Maine assisted idth the illustrating pictures Mr Oliver predicted that will be a goodyear In the poultry business" Georges Grange Confers Degrees Liberty Jan 13 Georges River Grange met Wednesday evening with the first and second degrees conferred An application for membership was read and balloted upon Lewis Newell master reported on the State Grange meeting There were six visitors from South ville Grange- and the Orange invited to meet with Hones! ty Orange Morrill Friday January 19 for their installation Next week the lecturer will have a roll call bf current events and degree work will also be had wss visiting her Fowtes Monday Mr and Mrs Francis Morse of Whltefield were calling on Mar garet Tobin Tuesday venial Arthur McCurdy attended the Whltefield Grange at Whltefield Saturday BXlss Denyse Tobin is visiting Miss Louise McCormick of Gardiner for a few days Miss Louise McCormick of Gardiner was a week end guest'af ner brother and wile Mr and Mrs Frank McCormick Ronallo Francis proprietor of the Corner Grocery Is confined to his home bv illness ames Whalen who has been staying at the Johnson home is now at the home of Clifford Wilson Miss Inez McCurdy was a week end guest of Mr and Bin Arnold Davis of Waldobaro Mr and Bin Llnwood Wilson were calling on friends in Washington Sunday Percy Cunningham and Clarence Bodwln were business callers iq Augusta Tuesday: Frank Yea ton was a business caller In South Jefferson Tuesday Blrs Edna Johnson of Coopers Mills was calling on her sister Mra Ftowles Monday Henry Cunningham of Jefferson was a business caller In Wednesday Helen Newell was a caller In Augusta Tuesday Percy Cunningham was a business- caller in Whltefield Tuesday Mrs Powles was a buslnr caller In Gardiner and Hallowell Saturday Roscoe Cunningham and Richard of Jefferson were callers at the home of Percy Cunningham Wednesday evening and Mrs Lora Ford Jr Mr Whltefield were Tuesda callers at Mr and Blrs Cormlck BSe- MontviUe A' daughter and named Ines Mr and Mrs Elden eember 29at the home 10 pounds bom to on Ds-her sls-Llberty ter Mrs Ripley In Both mother and baby are Mg nicely Mr and BCrs Ben Tyler from Freeport visited with her parents Mr and Bfrs Charles Ripley on Friday also Sunday Many from this town went to witness the basketball game at the Community Hall Liberty last Friday betqpen Walker High and Unity -Jtween High Schools News has been received heip of the birth of a daughter to Bfr and Blrs Edward Knight at Rockland Hospital BCrs Knight was formerly Alice Hart from this town Albert 8 Berry attended the-annual meeting or the Liberty £id Belfast Telephone and Telegraph Company: held at the telephone office in SMMiwit Mnmfw lctumtof Bfr George Qilchrest 6f Knox BfTs iJliian Marshal her daughter and sons wife from Belfast were called here by the death of their mother and grand mother Bin Fled and Clarence Wheeler Jr came from North Lincoln to visit their mother Bfrs Leroy BfcCready a few days recently Walter Bean and Donald Mathleson attended court- at Belfast last week Mr Arms Puller and Roland liller are both confined to- their hontaby Illness Dr Jones of Belfast Is attendance Ora Filler young daughter' of Mr and Bfr Arthu? Tafigii suffering from ear infection Bfr and Bfr Virgil Bforse and her son from- Tennants- Harbor spent the weak end with his parents Bfr and Bfrs Oramendal Morse BIT and Bfrs Harry- ifaul of Seafs-mont were -Monday visitors at the home of Bfr: and Bfra Albert 8 Benr Bflss -Helen Taylor has been help-herstiter Mr Dorothy Hall Bflss Winifred McCarrison who has been passing a two weeks' vaca-lon at her home here has returned to Nasson OoUege Sprtngvale The County Commissioners met in this town recently and voted to discontinue many of the unused roads The buildings on the place known aa the Theodore Thompson place on the Freedom tine were burned early Saturday morning with several tons of hayuThe buildings were vacant and the cause of the fire was unknown Bfr fcnd Bfrs Arthur Martin Bfr and Mr John Jackson Llnwood Oxton and Donald Lucas "from South Bfontvllle Orange attended the Georges River Grange at -Liberty Wednesday night BO Sherman Bewail-and -Phyllis Poy were callers Belfast Monday morning Robert HaQ trucked lee for Qtearge Gordon Bfandajr Clyde Decker of Augusta was among the recent business caller to town Mr and Bfrs Carl Turner- of Liberty wet visitors at the home of her brother Fted Fuller and family Sunday Bfargena Clark daughter of Mr and Bu- Lloyd Clark Is ill with scarlet fever Because of sickness the Halldsle school has been closed also the Academy at Freedom Bfr Bfrs John Wrltfu have both been 111 with the Ail The many frlenda of Mrs Hugh Mosher from -City -Font Belfasu rrereVtoJhnrofhrAmeMri a ltd vaccine or inoculation nor any nig: aedlrtnes which affects the occur-Ron of the the paralysis -fallowing this and from which the dTiraae ta-TO tikes its common ar it TWbat then can be done that Committee Ponders Means of Turning Them Into Cash Members of the Finnish Relief Week committee waded through a small mountain of pennies Friday and found that Augusta secondary school children had contributed $3456 to clothe and feed their contemporaries in' the Scandinavian country Thursday Robert Williamson drive treasurer said that receipts to date were $46005 This did not include however contributions that had been placed In boxes in local stores and which will not be counted until the end of the week Offers of cows chickens and pigs from farmers who had no ready cash were reported by Anton Lund cliairman of the drive With no immediate way of turning them Into cash he held the offers in abeyance He cited the incidents as a example of the sympathy felt here lor unfortunate Finnish women and children who are to benefit from the drive James Reid told high school pupils of plans for the ice carnival to be held at Cony High School rink Sunday night for the benefit ol the fund He said that it would be first that Augusta citizens have had the opportunity of viewing complicated skating routines that have proved tremendous- popular in Boston and New York is year Saturday members of St Guild will cooperate with the Finnish Relief Week committee by conducting a tag day on Augusta streets in order that shoppers may have an opportunity to contribute to the drive The Good Citizenship Club of the fifth grade has- pledged' to give one dollar a month towards the Finnish Relief Fund and Friday afternoon a group of the members needed by their president William A Macomber Jr brought the first donation to the Kennebec Journal office The dub numbers 37 and the other officers are: Richard Morrisette vice president Eula Patterson secretary William Judkins treasurer Previously unacknowledged con tributlons are as follows Lincoln' Grammar School Nash Grammar School Farrington Grammar School Smith Grammar School Williams Grammar School Calanthe Lodge of Hudson Pulp and Paper Co Skating Rink Hussey Hardware Co Tagus Facility News Brevities Mrs Theresa Anderson superintendent of field nurses Maine Public Health Association left Friday for Milllnocket and East MUIlnocket She will pass several days there conferring with nurses and will return to the Augusta office Wednesday of next week Miss Dorothy Lang daughter of Mr and Mrs William A Lang of 104 Wlnthrop street who has been home for the holidays has resumed Russdl Sage Troy where she is a member of Freshman Class Mias Alice Perry who has been eek in Friday Mn Alice McGouldrkk financial secretary of the A is leaving Monday morning for a week's stay In Aroostook county She will confer -with Mrs Alice Cook of Presque Isle treasurer of the Aroostook County Antl-TUber-culosis Association and will also devote time to the seal work In other parts of the county Mrs Lucille Laughlln Cheney of Spring StreeL employed in the State diagnostic laboratory will pass the week end In Portland with relatives and friends Iked Merrick has returned to his home 23 Western Street from-Lei Iston where he has been employed for several days re-decorating the dining room of the DeWltt Hotel Hugh McIntyre of the Internal Revenue department of Boston has been in the city on business for several days Mrs Chester Baker of East Wlnthrop was visiting friends In the city on Friday Arthur Levine Of Watervllle was calling in Augusta Friday on busl- CarT A Fellows of this city was a business caller In Benton sad Clinton Friday' Mr and Mrs Crawford of Watervllle were callers In Augusta Friday Raymond A Hallam and Harry Carson of ML Vernon were among the callers at Kennebec Court House on Friday Nearly 100 Attend Wildey Observance In Odd Fellows Hall Nearly one hundred Odd Fellows and Rebekaha Including several visitors from Gardiner and well paid reverence to Thomas Wildey zouni ounder of Odd Fellowship on American Continent on the the occasion of his 158th birthday at ows Hall Friday evening An Interesting account of wildey given by Letroy Leonard life grand secretary- of Portland Percy Wallace of Portland grand den also spoke iiulcd program Burns orchestra and lira Chester Fowles sang two selections Refreshments were served followed by dancing Ellis Walker was master of ceremonies uid served on the committee In charge with Will Miller On the Rebekah committee were Mrs Elisabeth Babb Mis Dorothy Austin Mrs Lura Douglas Mrs Phillips and Mrs Johnson Realty Transfers Filed at the office of Register of Deeds A Douglas Friday- were the following realty transfers: WaterviUe Loan and Building Association to 8 Crawford Watervllle land on Silver Street vv West Horace Ack-erman to Vera Young both jol West Gardiner land on ttha Gardi-ner-Litchfield Road Philip Marcou to FTar-la Mamie ana Adeline Maroou all of Windsor-land-env Clinton Avenue- Louis Huard to Albert Poulin- both of i Watervllle land on MaMtow- mttqmoit effective in relieving the fre-pemonal calamities which i auow in the wake of an outbreak gut of tofantUe- paralysis? peed leucs has shown that the abon right orthopedic treatment of these CMS started as soon asi the disease ti recognized and continued as long utoneceuary restores proper func Hon to paralyzed muscles and pre fab tba development ft too fre-guent totallv sihHng conditions ralnbd treatments 'nrrolve early ed cqatNolnte rest for the Rent in it-wg aometlrries sufficient' Xo ward oft tt- aaahltng paralysis proper exercise it the proper time as directed by Floor Showlf or child playing with matches In a died near an oil barrel set fire to a three family tenement house at Ryan Court near St Augustine's Church Friday afternoon driving occupants from the house and forcing one woman to lump from a second story window A child sleeping in the lower apartment was rescued by Its father who had been visiting a few houses away when the fire broke out When firemen were called about DO the flames fed by the barrel of oil were shooting high above the roof Most of the blaze was concentrated about a staircase at the rear of the apartment and some damage was done to a nearby five family house Both of these bulld- tagt'Ore owned by Callx Blouin Dumont and his family were on the floor where the fire broke out and as soon as Mr Dumont discovered It he ran to a nearby store and telephoned the fire station Mrs Percy Madore on the top floor was in bed at the time and was awakened' when the heat of the fire broke a pane of glass Finding the stairway blocked she Jumped from a window to the ground two stories below She was not injured Rene it of the lower floor Dupuis occupant of the lower I was informed of the fire by his son Robert The boy ran to a neighboring house where his father was visiting shouting that house has burned Mr Dupuis ran into his apartment and brought out his two year old batar who had been asleep in a crib Dumont also reentered his apartment by breaking a window to bring out some articles of clothing Firemen were nearly an hour extinguishing the flames which broke out again and again in the partitions All apparatus answered the call which firemen tus answei en rang In from box 27 when they saw the flames shooting Into the air While they were 'at this I lie another call to Linden Street was answeted by the 500 gallon pumper from tha east side of the river It proved to be only a man working on his roof with a blow torch which had been mistaken for a fire At 10 in the morning firemen were called to the Hewlns home at 15 Flagg Street but a fire in an oil burner had been brought arrived under control before they At 1025 A they were called to a fire In the mechanism on the top of an electric refrigerator at the home of Robert Partridge Western Avenue Partridge at 16 They reported to the Interior some smoke damage of the house At 7 JO a chimney fire can was received from 9 Howard Street To Discuss Airport Development Plan Meeting of Central Me Communities Here Friday A meeting of representatives of Central Maine communities will be held in the State Senate Chamber next Friday morning at 11 a to ritnim airport development plan for to bo carried out-as part of a country-wide" plan- sj by the Federal Government The meeting called by Herbert A Folsom of the Maine Aeronautics Commission Is being caltaLto determine which towns are Interested in participating by having flytal fields built or Improved Funds for the project are to be sought at the present session- of Congress A yniir meeting Is being held In Bangor today and In Weanoday Riverside Parker Robinson who has tor several years conducted a poultry on Riverside Drive has sold It and this geek left for Caribou where he has employment in the repair department of aradlo store Mrs Robinson went Sundsy to Greenbush Mass to visit her sister Mrs Lawrence Wfule John Appleton a pupU Riverside School has been absent this week because of lilness Albert Gay of the Webber Pond Road is convalescing at the home of Appleton tfter a long llmess Inland Colo and John Morgan business visitors In Portland MCrfe1raari(! who nas been liv ing with Mr and Mra Hunter while he was employed or tha new State toad has gooe to Westerly I for a six weeks' visit with tail mother Osceola Chapter Elects NeW Officers Virginia Dow was elected worthy matron of Osceola Chapter Older of the Eastern Star Vasmi-boro to serve her-secand yea when that Chapter met Thunday evening for its annual election Fewest Brown was also reelected wortL patron for the ensuing year Other officers elected were: Associate matron Wenonah' Cadral-lader associate patron Albert Gay conductress Pearl Stevens ai ocl-ate conductress Ruth Wolfe secretary Lucy MacDonald treasurer Ann Hunter finance committee Ray Goldsmith Ruth Kennedy and Harriet Church services will be held tt Riverside ttxiai- Church Sunday' at Congregational: enuren Bunaay i 1045 A1L Benon Topailan pastor The Church School will convene at at Local Men Prominent Among New Officials Leroy Hussey of Augusta completed his year as Illustrious Potentate of Kora Temple Shrine at the annual meeting held Friday evening In LCwlston- and was succeeded by Dr Harold Bickmore of Portland formerly of Augusta Zjewls Sheaffer of Farmlngdale became High Priest and Prophet and Ralph Farris of Augusta became marshal at the election Other officer elected were Owen Stevens of Auburn Chief Rabban: George Wallingford Assistant Rabban Elford Morrison Oriental Guide Dr William Andenon First Ceremonial Master: William Hinman Second Ceremonial Master: and William Nulty of Portland Director Other officers named were: Leroy Hussey Augusta finance committee George Lane Jr- Augusta treasurer and Ernest Wellman Auburn recorded George Meloon Portland Captain of the Guards A large delegation of Shrlners heard the annual reports which showed the Temple had had a good year under Shrmer Hussey stew-ardshlp being in good financial condition ana having successfully undertaken several ceremonials dur ing tha year Among the events In which the ed during the year uie new England Council ting in Boston to which they sent a hand legion and patrol -the Island Park Field Day four ceremonials and a ladles night in Lew iston Friday evening meeting opened with a banquet at 6 ana bus- of the evening included retrain the various officers was an initiation of candidates during the evening LOCAL NOTICE Dr Turner offers NUMONT very latest style and tha least breakable of all rimless glasses to Grove 8L 1L 728 Vassalboro My and Mrs Kenneth Walton andda were Sunday guests William Burgess Raisa Finnish Fond A social was held at East Vas- tlon from the eastern section of the town toward Finnish relief Miss Helen Cates ot East Vassalboro was in charge The program consist-ed of table games and-marching games with radio-music furnished by Rev JosephrXtppeneotL The western section of the town is In charge of Mrs Robert down fwen Mrs and Airs Harold Black of Winslow were guests of Mr and Mn William Burgess Friday evening Mr and Mrs Clyde Adams of North Vassalboro entertained Carroll Bron overseer of Maine State Grange and Mrs Bean Pomona of Maine State Grange from Charleston and Mrs me Fits of Kenduskeag over the week? end They asslsted-ln the Installation of several nearby granges while In this vldnltv Philip Bailey Manager of Cold pting Hereford Ranch at North ew Portland was a guest of Mr and Mis Thorns Burleigh at Burleigh Farm Wednesday Mr and Mrs Edmund Julian of North Vassalboro visited Mr and Mrs Stillman Holmes at Skowhegan 8unday Mr and Mrs Spurgeon Hoar of Oakland were-recent guests of Mr and Mis Ralph Dixon Miss Marion Kennedy -returned to her studies at Nasson College Monday after passing two -weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Kennedy Among the officers recently installed at Vassalboro Grange' East Vassalboro was- Flank Rand who was Installed for the 43rd time He has served taro years steward seven years as master serving nls ti twenty-sixth In addition he years as master Pomona Grange of East Kennebec and six years as Its secretary Mr and Mrs Robert Webber of Chelsea Mass were recent guests of his brother and sister Benjamin and Maude Webber on Pope Avenue Mr and Mrs Harry Nelson of Oxford Mass formerly ot North Vassalboro announce the engagement of their daughter Misa MaryL Nel son to John O- Bendlx son of Mr and Mis Call Bendlx of Winslow Bite Elsla Holway Burleigh attended the annual meeting of the Watervllle Poets' dub Wednesday at which time She was re-elected president far the ninth' consecutive year since the club Inception hi 1831- Mras Burleigh was the founder of tha dub which rnow munbers fourteen members Blx Folsom Merrill of began: was a caller In towiv Mom day wisr'i-i? sj aiid Bin" Harry 8raim of Jteklandvlslted relatives In town the find of the week v- Vassalboro Grange' will hold' aa all-day -meeting on January 16th with dinner served at noon and a special- program in the afternoon To Give You Can't Take It With Mad escapades In the life of the now famous Sycamore family will be portrayed oy munbers of the Cony High School senior class when they present the Pulitzer Prize play Can't Take ft With You" during the annual Chlzxle Wizzle Pair in March Reason for choosing the famous play written by George 8 Kaufman imd Moss Hsn which in its motion picture version won the Motion Picture Academy award was that rthtaatla ure felt that Wizzle war rants something more than the ilgh school usual high school play" Miss tellza-beth Qulmby who Is coaching the production said Friday From 30 to 40 members of the east tried out fjr the 17 roles In the piay and there were many disap- ted members- of the class when facility committee which cast cast In ttu parts announced the ca assembly Friday morning TO may the role of Martin Van- who iresldes over the Sycamore family and in whose home the action takes place was chosen Edward Cony president of tha Dramatic Club and a member of the school debating 1 te Others chosen were Natalie Laflln to play Penelope Sycamore Yvonne Mlvllle Essie Betty Galloway Rheba Richard Mills Paul Sycamore Richard Sampson Mr Di-Pinna: Ray Tjrr Ed Waiter Turner Donald Marjorie Lang Alice John Tfcchamler Henderson Franklin Brooks Tony Kirby Dcenlnlc Boris Kotenkos George Curtis Mr Kirby Jane Harley Mrs Kirby Wesley Chute and Paul Hennessey G-Men and Maty Msskowitz Olga Kimball Mrs Edith Whitten has been substituting in the primary grades at East vassalboro The next silent meeting of- the Friends Church East Vassalboro will be held at the church Buqday afternoon at 4 This-series ol meetings begun In December will continue through the winter Members are taking a deep Interest In the reviving of this beautiful form of friend worship Mrs Harry Hawes -and Mrs George dark of North Vassal-boro wen among those who attended the wedding ot Bliss Esther Ethelyn Gibson formerly of this town and Virgil Morse which took place at North Waldobara January 5th This week a birthday -party -far the benefit of the Friends Church East Vassalboro eras held Prktay evening- with the the number of admission being representing ones age up to 5a Supper was serv ed at 7 in tha Church ves-y and an evening of enjoyable games followed A good amount for' the church was realised -BCrs Ida Clark of East Vassalboro celebrated her 87th birthday Sunday She was presented with many nice gifts and birthday cards a very lovely birthday cake made by Mrs Miriam Shorey of North Vassalboro According to tha schedule of social a for the member of the Friends' Church East Vassalboro tha next will be held January 19 at the home 'Of Bfr and Mrs Cates It will be known as an Party" though no one win be taken tar a ride Music Symphony No 99 in Flat Major by Haydn An adult iwfil committee will be ln charge of the program Wallace Antworth has been receiving treatment at Central Bfalne General Hospital Lewiston for a week Mrs Henry Turner of Freedom Is lending a week with her daughter and husband Bfr and Bin Chester Young Selectman Russell Ayer was a recent business caller at HatiowelL Bflss Harriet Webber who has employment In Waterrille recently visited her parents Mr and Mrs' George Webber on Pope 'Avenue night guest Tuesday of friends In Benton North Whitefield former foreman of this vicin' supervisor and Newcastle of the WPA pro lty has a of the A Central Maine: Power Company is extending the- power line to Bt Denis Church and on the road to Charles Ths this vicinity have started to harvest their Ice Bfis 1 Fowlee who has been 111 with the flue Is much improved Leonard Brazm is mf Aroosto County Inspecting potatoes Bfr Leonard Brann and son Wal ton and visiting her narentsL Able Bfr AU- gusts DR ROSCOE BIITCHELL the attending physician when groups of muscles have become involved and of course in some cases the wearing on proper appliances or surgery when indicated with appropriate nursing care physiotherapy and hospitalization the above measures make up the offensive weapons available at present against this disease these measures cost money Public health appropriations are inadequate to supply the demands Fortunately a source of funds to supplement public funds for the purpose has beep made available through the annual celebration of the President's birthday the varied and insistent demands on our pocket books 1 know of none other more worthy of response than the appeal for support oil this campaign to raise funds for relief of the unfortunate victims of infantile 100 Persons Attend Rally For Finland Finnish folk dances and songs presented by a group of Finnish girls from Rockland and Thomaa- glrls ton and a Smorgaaabord of Scandinavian hors were among the features of the Finnish night held Friday at the Augusta House attended: by and attended by about 100 people General dancing to the music of orchestra continued throughout the evening Don nine to one The dancing and program were held In the main dinfog room with the Smorgaaabord served In- the peacock room Such dishes aa flske-coler kjeks reker flmterad sklnke poise and other dishes served In the manner of a buffet supper proved a novelty for moat- of the guests ster Master of ceremonies for- the Finnish wwww was James Reid who explained the Smorgaaa-bord for the benefit of the guests Originally he said a Smorgaasbord was a roast duck meaning table- a Smorgaasbord was a roast duck served on a table Eventually her were placed around the duck he explained and finally the duck was eliminated entirely and the Smorgaaabord came to be a table of fancy food The group of eight Finnish girls in native costume presented the Ns Song a song and dance: Raati-ko a Finnish folk song and dance Vtateska a lively and popular Finnish folk dance: Finnish waltz played by Lewis auid Albeit Harjula God Bless America sung i light effect The pro-unaer the direction of Hamalainen Following their final number the girls were called back for an encore Among the performers wire ZJime Rivers Helml Lehto Helen John-w Rlsteen Eleanor Nelson Johnson Ellen Stein and sonfslialne Risteen Eleanor Nel Draothy Mn Ranta Mrs Emma Johnson pianist Lewis Tabbutt guitar Albert Harjula harmonica Many dinner parties preceded the affair and dancing continued after the program ceeds of the affair will be turned am until one Pro- over to the Finnish Relief Week Fund Anton Lund chairman of the Finnish drive spoke briefly during the evening praising the performers and telling of the tag (hive which will be conducted today on the business streets Dinner Groups Several dinner parties were held at the Augusta House and in homes of -Augusta people before the Fund niah Relief Fund party at the Augusta House Friday evening Mr and Mrs Anton Lund of Western Avenue were host and hostess at dinner to the members of the committee in charge of the evening event The dinner was at the Augusta House and covers for 18 were laid Their gueata were Mr Mrs Robert HWlUiamaon Mr and Mrs Carroll a Mitchell Mr and Mia James Reid Mr and Mrs Joseph Campbell Mr -and Mis Earl Doucette Mr and IDs Conrad Krnnlson Mr and Mrs Lewis A Burleigh Jr the Mis Mortimer Oesner Jr Friends gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Joaeph Williama on State Street Friday evening before the Finnish party and the group were Dr andMrs Thomas Fur Mr and Mrs Arthur Labbe Mr and Mrs Arthur Tiffin gnd Mr and-Mis Arthur Burke The Willard Purlntons of Wln-throp Street entertained at a small dinner pasty at their home before the Augusta House party and their jpiestswere Mr and WWiUtam Viles Judge and Mis Sanford FOrt Jr 7MT and Mrs Frederick TctTi nfy ountt Dance Profrasicnal Actg For Hour Program tomigements were BWii for the tjre eUborate stage andgfloor show a cocnectlon with the £0th Annl- irera dompletet! presentation of Dance next Friday Januaty for thc Augusta Tuberculosis AUglHMI- AHMWVWMW BiUon Eertrlce which will be 55? Augusta City Hall and fea-mm tbs music of Fentqn Bros or is tb dmtnt agate A ttiU bourto entertainment from llaV fi consisting of a rfl ut moving revue of 10 or 1 RgfeMtonal acta will nrecede tha which will take1 plate from mh10 I This redue will fea-i tP mnalc dancing and novelty 5jwwend beautiful coattimea Spe-hlrt SMRgbtaig effects wUPlald great- J-msklng a spectacisar preaen- rla many of the numbers In -V of entertainment conanlttee vot-SPBeke no extra charge because Bte 2 tte additional entertainment but fuU hoqrt show 4 given as a door prize all in i of the me admission tick-general chairmaniRobert ald will be a kind of night but we do want as possible to help celebrate anniversary of the TUberciuosls Prevention fieTt Augusta They can not L-V- na observe th annlvers-fS "J11 fundi which we yjofnlse to cany on our dta-irlttc and have one mf the fln-ot entertidtanent ever iwicctgyeaUMiie in Augusta The en-'Szf'tngram will be Very hlgh-? oery respect gnd I sm- webreak all recur attendance In Augusta City rommlee headed Hallowell and of Augusta met WSKwcd fartlcular will be paidto lighting Htnd It Is the hope the arrange a combination sSr? which will be entirely dlf-anything whlieh has ap- In City HalL kBeu)r Chase tldcet chair-.