Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-21

lett. Bangor as State street,: A. K. Mat
thews, Millinocket; James Edward Drake
Bath; Frederick j. Hinckley, Bath;
George V. L. Haskell, lockwood; James
A. Roberts. East WATERFORD.
| Justice Of the peaceful II. Blackwell,
Brunswick Albro c. Cheney, Head Tide
Gown of Alna,; Arthur j. Chick. Warren
Or F, .. No >, Union): S. r. Crabtree.
Island Falls; Benjamin B. Douglass, Bow
dominant: Alton Goodwin, kezar Falls;
Williams B. Getchell, Augusta; James 5.
Wright, South Paris.
Announcement was made saturday at
the state educational department that the
examination for State certificates Of the
superintendent grade Will be given on
Friday. Jan. %, at the State House, Ar
gusta. and at the normal school buildings
at Machias and Pressure Isle. The pro
gram for the examination is as follows:
Forenoon: SIS to $50, Maine School
Law; $50 to 1915. Methods Of Teaching,
10 - to l.. School Management.
Afternoon: 100 to 2i5, Educational Psy-
chology; 2i5 10 I. History of Education;
a to 5.15. School Administration
Special orders No. 4, issued from the
office OF the adiutant general Saturday,
3 uthorize William Glenn and Ralph y.
" ainwright to recruit a company for the
Third Maine Infantry. National Guaro,
with the home station at Mliinocket.
Maine E.nlistments will be made strictly
in accordance with the military law. with
a minimum of 100 and maximum of 49,
men to the company.
Frank s. Adams of Bowdoinham the
chief of the bureau of markets connected
with the State department of agriculture,
Saturday received the following letter
from George H. Ellis, chairman of the
Massachusetts executive committee of
| food production, in relation to the hay
situation:
| in answer to your letter in relation 10
the hay situation in Massachusetts. 1t is
true that there is a hay shortage, or. at
least, there is no quantity OF hay on hand
| in Massa chusetts, and it is almost i'm
possible to procure hay from Canada and
| New York because of lack of transporta-
ton. 1t ought to be good time for
Maine hay to come in, and If the quality
of hay that you refer to is desirable there
should be no question about placing it off
/ hand. ! understand that the embargo
which has been on hay for some days has
been lifted"
IF the Boy Scouts of Lewiston feel tina,
they can sell old automobile registration
plates and set money for the Red Cross,
] wish they would tell me how they can
dc it. was the remark Of Secretary of
state Frank W. Ball Saturday
/, This observation was occasioned by a
story printed in Lewiston paper to the
effect that the Boy Scouts of the Spindle
/ City planned to collect old automobile
registration plates sell them and turI.
the proceeds in 70 the Red Cross. 1t was
SAID IN this story that the boys could get
from s. cents to % cents pound because
the material of which the plates are made
4 IS chilled steel and is just what is being
used in the manufacture of munitions.
1T is chilled steel, all right continued
Secretary Ball. 'but don't see how they
are going to sell the old plates have
tried to dispose Of old ones to junk dealers
in Augusta and they wouldn't even 20 10
the potner OF carting them off, to say
nothing of paying for them If Junk
dealer can't see any good in anything.
, then L don't see how anyone else Is going
to make money out of the plates l wish
there was some way for have about 5000
old pairs on hand I'd like to get rid Of.
/ According to Secretary Ball, the auto
mobile plates used last year weigh about
pound and half set of two. These
cost the State, brand new with all tee
eEamel and other work put on them. at
the rate of % cents a pair And vet,
said Mr.. Ball, sit is proposed to sell thes.
Tor from 30 to 80 cents pound. 1t slmpI,.
can't be DONE
+ 1t seems from an investigation made nv
secretary Ball that chilled steel is of no
lurther use after il has been made int,
registration plates
lhey could be used for shingles" sais
the secretary of state. "and Engineer
iau! Sargent of the highway commissio,
IS planning to use some of the old mates
nave 70 sheathe up the inside of some ar
the blacksmith shops of the commission
Il anyone wants these old plates J,u sen