Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-20

lot of whiSker growing INDIVIDUALS
are two different things. 1t is a
cinch that if Valentino doesn't shave
he'll be cut out by all self-respect-
ing barbers-and that's all of EN-.
A beuuest of $4,000 to the Maine
General Hospital and one of $4,000
to the fund of the First Parish
Meeting House, of Portland are
provided in the will Of Margaret
Deering Gilman Bursley of Portland
who died November s. The First
Parish bequest is directed to be used
for needs of the First Parish Uni
tartan Church. The hospital fund
will be known as the Margaret ID. q.
Bursley fund, and an additional
$1,000 is to be added to the. fund for
aid of nurses and will be known as
the Blanche DeBlois Gilman fund.
tablished by Mrs. Bursley's
mother. Margaret D. Gilman. A be-
quest of $4,000 is given the District
Nursing Association of Portland.
A countrywide census of agricul-
ture is to begin Dec. and end Jan.
81, under direction of the Depart
ment of Commerce. Names nearly
10000 farms will be covered by two
SUPERVISORS and 14S enumeratorS.
Heretofore the census of agriculture
has always been taken in connection
with a complete census of popula-
ton. This time it will cover the
fam popula ton only, showing the
number of persons living on the
farm, including the family of
lhe operator and the farm laborers
and their families. These per-
sons will be classified as under
or over ten years of age and
as white or colored. Some question
naircs are being distributed to the
farmers, to familiariZe them with the
information soon to he called for by
the enumerators. In addition to the
usual inquiries relative to produce
ton. values, and farm expenses, the
schedule calls for the amount or
taxes paid by the farm operator on
farm property, including real estate
tax personal property tax, ana spe-
Cial assessments. 1t Is important 10
ascertain just what the burden OF
taxation resting upon the farm
really is and how it compares with
the amount of taxes paid by other
interests.
w lPtHGT " III VIC ieuiiN pO'7SA'''N
or feasible to harness the stupen-
dous tide forces of Lubec naYows
for hydro electric development by
dam or series of dams. or some other
plan, will not be known until next
wear. The large force of civil and
hydraulic engineers which has been
making surveys. measuring the flow
and power of the tides and taking
or servations, all summer. with head
quarters at Lubec, as stated in
several news articles some months
ago. have been obliged to suspend
work for the season on account of
cold and rough weather. Just when
the work will be completed and the
report submitted is uncertain. There
have been rumors from time to time
of great private interests which
may develop a many million dollar
power plant there, all of which are
entirely without foundation. 1t is
not at all certain that this stretch
of water can be utilized: there are
involved national and International
questions to be adjusted, as the
Narrows flow between United States
and Canadian shores, and such a
project would affect important
navigable waters in that region.
The aquisition of any such vast
holdings by private interests would
be a matter for two nations to con-
slider seriously and there are other
issues.