Courier Gazette : November 4, 1939

the ourier azette e ■ Entered as Second ClassC Mall Matter -G = Established January, 1846 By The Courter-Oaaette, 465 Main St. Rockland, Maine, Saturday, November 4, 1939 TWELVE PAGES V o lu m e 9 4 .....................N um ber I 32. The Courier-Gazette Camden Outing Club [EDITORIAL] “THE BLACK CAT” THBEE-TIMES-A-WEKK INJURID IN FREICHT YARD j JOHNNY APPLESEED Editor Interesting Social Events In "Apple Week,” as such, is not being especially observed in WM. O FULLER this vicinity, but Rockland High School is observing "Apple Associate Editor Connection With Sports FRANK A WINSLOW Day,” and it will perhaps serve to direct attention to the fact Are Planned that the crop this season is 25 percent greater than last year, Subscriptions S3 Of per year payable 1 * and well above the average. And it will again call to mind In advance; single copies three cents. The Camden Outing Club will Advertising rates based upon circula that mystery man, “Johnnie Appleseed,” who appears in sculp tion and very reasonable soon be opening for its 1939-40 win tured form at the New York World’s Fair. NEWSPAPER HISTORY ter season. The committees In The Rockland Gazette was estab Johnnie, the seedman, the evangelist, was a real character, charge have planned many inter lished In 1846 In 1874 the Courier was a frontier hero of the West. He was a wraith of a man who established and consolidated with the esting social events in connection Oazette In 1882 The Free Press w s flitted through tire border country for half a century plant established In 1855 and In 1891 changed with the sporting activities. The ing apple trees in advance of the coining settlers. He went its name to the Tribune These papers first of these activities will be held consolidated March 17, 1897 West from Massachusetts, but why he went no one ever knew. at the Camden Opear House F ri His first appearance was in 1801 when as a slender youth of 25 day night, Nov. 10, in the form of ♦ years, he turned up in Licking County, Ohio, leading a pack a Nautical Ball. Dean's 10-plece Each person reveals his own — horse loaded down with apple seed he had gathered from •w standards by his acts War Cry ♦ band will furnish the music. At Pennsylvania cider mills. He cleared small plots that lay wide Intermission a Camden built Snipe to the sun wherever the soil was deep and rich. There in neat sailboat will be given away. rows lie planted the seeds for the orchards of tomorrow. This 15*4 foot sailboat, which Nursery orchards these, where the early settlers might help was built by Camden workmen In themselves to seedlings. Revival Services the yards of the Camden Yacht He floated down the Ohio in a pair of boats he had lashed Building & Railway, is now on dis (By The Roving Reporter) together, starting nurseries along the Muskingum River. White play In the store formerly occupied « by the A.&P. This popular class Woman Creek, the Mohican. He taught the white man and the red man to cultivate the apple. He followed the Indian This is Delicious Apple Day and Still cherishing memories of boat Is widely used all along the you will not get very far on Main roller polo, I was delighted yester Atlantic Coast and It Is hoped, trails, his seed bags on his back. With the years Johnnie Appleseed developed peculiarities. He believed man should street without being made aware of day to receive greetings from Earl through the interest created by this the fact. Don't see how cheaply Pierce, who with his brother Steve, event, that a small Snipe class may wear only enough to conceal his nakedness. He discarded his homespun clothes for a coffee sack. He wore a stew pan for a you can buy the apple; see how was often seen on the surface of be seen in Penobscot Bay waters much you can afford to pay for hat. Even in cold weather he went barefoot. A fantastic the Arcade rink. The word was in the coming summers. it. Good cause. brought to me by Carl Freeman, figure. Johnnie Appleseed, who traveled the wilderness with The Outing Club, by sponsoring who, with Mrs. Freeman, returning out rifle, carrying only the Bible and his apple seed His far- this Nautical Ball, hopes to reduce Applicants for Jobs as fish and from New York, dined at the Ca The happiness shining in the young face of Richard Hussey, 11, son of flung nurseries extended through 100,000 square miles. For 47 their construction note indebted sino Grill In Saybrook. Conn, re Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hussey. 22 Pearl street, has changed to sorrow this years, back and forth he crossed the prairie planting trees. game wardens found in their ex ness by a substantial amount. The morning. The plucky youngster is at Knox Hospital in a critical condition aminations Thursday that they cently. Earl Pierce, who is em C.ub, since Its formation, has con as the result of a fall sustained Thursday night near the Maine Central O----------0---------- O had to know some things, which did ployed there, saw their Maine num structed one of the most complete freight shed. The lad was discovered in a crumpled heap near the shed by the crew of a yard engine and rushed by ambulance to the hospital for WHAT DOES IT MEAN? not seem to be especially relevant ber plate and asked numerous ques- and concentrated Winter Sports emergency treatment. He is a highly popular boy, pictured above as first When Congress voted Thursday for the Arms Embargo to wardenship. The question "De I lions about the friends he had Areas in New England, and It Is winner in the recent Spred-O-Byke contest. Repeal It brought exultation to the Administration, which scribe a loon's nest’’ might well made while playing roller polo in Justly proud to say that through championed the measure: it brought Joy to the manufac have been expected, but of what Rockland. I knew him In my ca Its membership drives. Winter C ar turers of arms and munitions, who foresee a prosperity akin forest primeval value was "the pacity as referee, and In common nivals, and local activities, It has to that of the last World War; it brought rejoicing to the cause of the Aroostook War" and with every polo fan of that period, I paid its way from year to year. DEDICATED ANEW TO SCOUTING Allies, whom this nation would gladly have supported provid "who was governor of Maine In was a tremendous admirer of the | At the same time it has reduced ing it did not mean embroilment in the actual warfare In 1930?" skill shown by the Pierces. Earl Rev Samuel Young, superinten its original constuction notes some Europe; and it has brought upon us the wraith of Oermany. told Mr Freeman that he play'd dent ol the Nazarene Churches In each year. It Is believed that with Men Of Abnaki Council Held a Remarkable which accuses the United States of "giving outright support "Flannel hash is good —once." on the Providence team last sea New England, announces a revival the effort of this entire section that to the Allies." And here we see three elements—prosperity for Thus speaks Ed. Pointer of the son. A polo player lasts more sea campaign begun this week at the it might be possible to entirely wipe Meeting At Hotel Thorndike-New Officers certain American industries, gratifying if it did not contem Boston Globe, who evidently never sons than any other kind of an Nazarene Mission hall, at ?60 Main out the construction note obliga plate the slaying of additional thousands of young men; grati ate the genuine red flannel kind athlete, which is strange in view street, that will continue through tions and start the 1939-40 Winter tude toward the United States for implied support; and hatred or he would never limit this form of the tremendous activity in An impressive dem- , of Fine Tree Council, Boy Scouts Sunday. Nov. 12. Rev. Mr. Young Sports season with a clean slate. toward us by a powerful European nation which one day may of diet to a single trial. volved. ol Melrose. Mass., is the evangeli ,t The Club officials and Its many onstration of the ex- of America, entirely an adult af- seek to pay us in kind. It may mean peace for the United treme importance se- fair. and preacher, assisted by song evan friends are confident that once the States; it may mean war. Down deep in your heart, dear Press Herald; "The old Kickapoc Folks interested in stamps land gelist Frank C. Smith of South Port Club is free and clear of all indebt rious thinking men Following an excellent chicken reader, what do you think? will be back on permanent station there are lots of such folks) will attach to this move- dinner Albert McCarty led group land. Services will be held each edness that Its yearly activities will o---------- o------------ o at Rockland. Maine winters would be Interested in the announcement night lexeept Saturday) at 7.30 p m. be self-supporting and the services ment among our boys singing with Dr. Blake Annis at the not seem the same without her." of Postmaster Farley that the “Fa NOT MUCH OF A WAR and on 'Sundays at 3 and 7 30 p. m. rendered its members and the gen called "scouting'' was piano.

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