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BIW Brings New Industry To Maine

By GEOBGE P. MCCALLCM, Editor

The Bath Iron Works Corporation, Our railroad loaded the first Bath- heritage-rich builder of ships and de• built Pennsylvania late in 1947, and stroyers that are as much a part of since then several hundred crushers naval tradition as the Navy itself, has have been shipped. It's meant more brought an important new industry to stable employment for Bath people Maine. and a new source of revenue for us. Faced at the war's end with a A steady flow of freight, both outgo• sharply curtailed shipbuilding pro• ing crushers and incoming castings, gram, BIW turned to a new line of bearings, and steel stock, is being heavy equipment — manufacture of moved over our lines. crushing machines. By far the leader in a highly com• The Pennsylvania Crusher Company — "crusher of distinction" — in na• petitive field, the "Pennsylvania" line tional industrial fields was purchased includes eight standard types of in its entirety by BIW. The complete crushers. As indicated in the ex• line of crushing equipment ranges all amples to follow however, almost the way from baby laboratory crush• every installation is custom-tailored ers weighing about 500 pounds, to to meet the wide variety of industrial giant, primary crushing machines needs it serves. capable of chewing up 1,000 tons of Materials handled by the Pennsyl- rock an hour fed to it by steam vanias include bituminous coal, chem• shovel. icals, plastics, cement rocks, limestone, Important to the Maine Central, to gypsum, ores and gravels, to name a the state, and to the city of Bath, is few. Coal crushing equipment—Ham- the fact that whereas formerly con• mermills, granulators, and Bradford tracts for manufacture of the Crush• breakers—lead in sales. ers was job-let throughout the Coun• try, now the entire operation is con• An illustration of the wide range of MEMBERS OF the Maine Central family at Eastport, important fish packing point on our lines are (1) Clerk Burt ducted at the BIW yard and in its industrial needs served, finds one of Culligan who started out at Calais and has four years' service (2) Victor R. Brown, clerk-operator, with 31 years' the smallest Crushers in the labora- service including many years as agent at Perry (3) Clerk Mary Holmes who came to work for us last year (4) Bill Harding Plant at West Bath. Childs, freight checker, left, with more than 20 years' service, and Harold Duplisea, right, freight house fore• man, with 29 years' service 3

2 » er pioneered the engineering and sell• ing field for its product. A reputa• ONE OF THE LARG• tion earned through an outstanding Three Promotions Announced ER machines built by record of rugged performance coupled the Crusher Division is this Bradford with new designs and progressive Hammermill partially improvements soon made it a leader assembled and about in the field. Pennsylvania was the to be lifted into place first to switch from cast iron to steel- in the breaker house at the rear of the built crushers. They originated the photograph "reversible"—two crushers in one— that with twin sets of working parts, ran in either direction and crushed twice as long, before replacement parts were necessary. Now wholly owned by the Bath Iron Works, the Pennsylvania Crusher Company maintains its original name and has its home office in Philadelphia. With the prestige and facilities of the Bath yards behind them, Pennsyl• vania hopes to lower production costs and expand its coverage of the crush• tories of the Dupont Company where ing field. It already has gained ex• it's used to reduce dye and paint pig• clusive eastern rights to a jaw-type ments. Another small unit reduces crusher originated in California to talc from one-half inch minus feed to meet an increasing demand in the an infinitesimally fine minus 20 mesh field. product. For BIW this vigorous, new sub• On the other hand, a new Pennsyl• sidiary provides a stable peacetime J. P. Scully B. A. Jackson vania Bradford Breaker installed for production schedule, augmenting the the Public Service Corporation of regular shipbuilding program. For Appointment of John P. Scully, the Rotary Club, and honorary mem• New Jersey—the largest ever built— our railroad it's a new source of in• Portland, as Industrial, Real Estate ber of the Le Circle Commercial. Re• crushes and cleans coal at the rate of come which we welcome the privilege and Tax Agent for the Maine Central called to the engineering department 600 tons per hour! to serve. Railroad, effective Dec. 1, has been in 1942, Scully was promoted to di• Outstanding about the Pennsyl• announced by E. Spencer Miller, first vision engineer of the Maine Central vania, company representatives point Railroad Supervisors vice president. Scully has been di• and Portland Terminal Company. out, is their patented crushing action vision engineer the past seven years. Jackson, a native of Portland, en• that reduces wear to a minimum. An To Hold Ladies Night Simultaneously, two other promo• tered service as a rodman in 1936, example cited is one large crusher tions saw Raymond A. Jackson, as• was promoted to instrumentman, and The annual Ladies' Night of the that has been running 21 years with sistant track supervisor, Lewiston, from 1938 to 1940 served as assist• Railroad Supervisors Club of Maine a parts replacement cost of only promoted to the division engineer's ant track supervisor at Waterville. $.0005 per ton. will be held January 12, in the post, and Allen Hazen of Buxton He returned to Portland in 1941 and Installations of the new BIW sub• Lancey House, Pittsfield, it was an• moved up as assistant track super• was detached for service with the sidiary dot all parts of the country, nounced this month by club officials. visor. Maine Defense Commission on air• in fact, there are only four states in All female employes of the Maine Scully entered railroad service as a port construction projects. which a Pennsylvania Crusher is not Central, Bangor & Aroostook, Ca• rodman in the engineering depart• Jackson entered military service in operating. nadian Pacific and Boston and Maine ment in 1913, was made an instru- 1942 as a first lieutenant. He served The major industry served is Power railroads are cordially invited to at• mentman and then promoted to as• with distinction with the 78th In• where the giants are used to crush tend. An attempt will be made to sistant roadmaster, Portland Di• fantry Division in the European and clean coal at central stations and send out individual notices, but club vision, the next year. In 1919 he Theater, participating in the Battle industrial .plants. The other big four officials want all who wish to, to at• became roadmaster of the Mountain of the Bulge, Ardennes, and Rhine- are the cement, lime and gypsum in• tend. Division; in 1922, roadmaster of the land offensives. As a heavy weapons dustry ; coal mines and cleaning Charles H. Leard, in charge of the Rumford Division; and in 1924, road• company commander and executive plants, by-product coke plants; and a program, indicated an excellent din• master at Lewiston. officer of the Second Battalion, 311th wide range of miscellaneous indus• ner and entertainment would be fol• Scully left the engineering depart• Infantry, he was given a battlefield tries including chemical plants, me• lowed by dancing. ment to become general agent at Lew• promotion to major. He was awarded tallic mines, quarries, smelters, and iston in 1935. While there he served two Bronze Stars, three battle stars process plants. Safety Is Everyone's Job two years as president of the Cham• and earned the Presidential Unit Ci• Organized in 1905, the Penn Crush• ber of Commerce, was a director of tation. Discharged in November, 1945, he was made assistant track Cars which are not placed prompt• supervisor at Lewiston and served as ly— acting track supervisor on the Moun• Cars not switched out promptly tain Division the past Summer. after release— Hazen entered railroad service July Cars which do not move in first 28, 1941 as a student supervisor at proper train— Vanceboro. He returned to Portland Cars delayed on account of being as an instrument man in 1942 and in weighed— 1944 was made an inspector on con• Cars held awaiting proper billing— tract work. Cars set out for repairs— all increase our per diem expense.

NOW COMPLETED but shown under construction here is the new Augusta toll bridge Keep Cars Moving Employes Attend Per Diem Rate Up Diesel Clinic The Bridge That Was Built By Rail The attention of every employe having anything to do with the han• dling of freight cars is urgently Formal opening of the new $3,000,- Two such girders occupied five flat- called to the recent increase in per 000 highway toll bridge at Augusta cars each and were shipped as one diem charges in a special bulletin is• may be looked upon with pride by unit. Part of these shipments were sued by Assistant General Manager Maine Central employes, for it was unloaded at Waterville and carried S. E. Miller. literally "built" by railroad. back to Augusta overland due to their The new ICC-approved rate in• More than 100 carloads of bridge huge bulk. creases the charges for use of for• steel, weighing 3,300 tons went into Another highpoint of the bridge eign-owned cars from $1.50 to $1.75 the 2,100-foot long, cantilever type construction from a railroad view• a day. structure, and was consigned over our lines by the American Bridge Com• point, was placing of two large This increase in our costs of doing pany. trusses over our mainline near the business cannot be taken lightly. The new bridge, arching 100 feet or Augusta freight house. Those handling freight cars must more above the Kennebec River from make a serious effort to avoid delay Arsenal Street to Cony Square, is the A short spur track was built by our to cars both loaded and empty. They largest single undertaking in the his• engineering department to enable the must realize that every foreign owned tory of the Maine State Highway American Bridge Company's crane to car is costing $1.75 a day until it is Commission. The Bath - Woolwich operate in the area. The crane was delivered off the line. ATTENDING a diesel clinic at Portland recently were front row, left to right, Master Mechanic H. G. Hook, bridge which our railroad uses, is distinguished by an unusually long As Miller's bulletin pointed out: "A General Foreman Coleman F. Welch. Standing, R. J. bigger, but it was built under super• boom. Between trains on a Sunday, few hours, or in many cases, a few Eliason, diesel supervisor; James H. Brice, diesel vision of a special authority set up the ungainly machine rumbled out / minutes saved, will mean a car is de• foreman; William A. Harrington, chief locomotive in• spector by the State Legislature. onto the main line. A massive truss, livered off line before 12 midnight, Standout feature of the steel car• already laid out and assembled paral• instead of 12:01 a.m. and on each ried over our lines was 25 carloads of lel to our main line, was picked up car we save $1.75—one hundred such Thirty-one Maine Central and girders, some of them 118 feet long. and placed in position connecting the cases and we save $175." Portland Terminal Company em• ployes were guests of the Portland Employes are urged to be particu• Tractor Company recently at a diesel larly careful about accepting orders clinic conducted by the American from, and placing cars to load, for in• AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY engineers are shown placing two trusses on the south approach of the new Bosch Corporation. Augusta Bridge. In the picture at right, our freight house is visible in center background dustries which do not load Saturdays. Carroll B. Lewis, Tractor Company "It is essential, of course," Miller service manager, invited the railroad declared, "that such shippers have at men to attend along with the com• least sufficient cars to enable them to pany's own service department em• start loading on Mondays, but no ployes. more, depending on cars which may An illustrated lecture on the Bosch 'warn . •. be made available on Mondays for fuel injectors and pumps was pre• further supply. sented by Henry Ortner, Jr., service All employes should constantly re• engineer and chief instructor for the mind themselves that: Corporation. A luncheon was served. 2Sk*'^0i mainland abutment on the Augusta much skill and engineering know-how side with the first concrete support• were required for the operation. Waterville ing pier. A second truss followed The new bridge is expected to elimi• the first with the same apparently ef• nate a serious traffic bottleneck fortless ease. Actually, however, through the capital city. Carman

Fares Are Less Not More!

All railroad fares on the three The same type of 30-day round trip Whittles major New England railroads are not ticket enables passengers to ride in being increased. That is a truth coaches at the same rates of fare as which we as employes must under• have been in effect. stand, and must put over to the pub• lic to dispel a prevalent belief that The only places where the 12% per For Fun all fares have gone up. cent fare increase apply is in sleep• Coach fares actually have been re• ing cars and for one-way coach duced 25 per cent if the customer pur• tickets. It is our duty to ourselves chases a round-trip ticket and com• Carrying out the and to our railroad to make the gen• pletes the trip within a calendar day. Maine tradition for eral public aware of these reductions expert whittlin' is PROUD AS PUNCH of her Daddy's expert hand carving is Dorothy Dixon, Fares in chair cars are now 10 per and to be sure that we point out the Carman Helper Man- two and one-half, daughter of Carman Helper Manley Dixon, Waterville cent cheaper than formerly under a ley Dixon of the Wa• new form of round trip ticket that is least costly rates available for the terville Shops. good for any trip within 30 days. best transportation. A Navy veteran of World War II, several birds, authentic to the last de• Dixon entered Maine Central service tail of painted plumage. In the about three years ago, and his many photograph, the graceful bird at left objects whittled by hand as a hobby, is a robin, while a blue jay perches Many Shops Employes would win the praise of an expert. cockily in the crotch of an apple tree New Diesels Dixon started out in high school at center. Its base is carved in the Welcome addition to our railroad's Candidates For City Posts manual training on his hobby and shape of an elephant's head. At battle for increased efficiency and re• since has spent many hours of his right is an oriole and a sparrow set duced operating costs, was the ar• By G. K. STEVENS spare time with his jackknife and a on a base of rare stone Dixon col• rival last month of six new Alco Waterville Shops Reporter block of native white pine. lected while overseas. Although difficult to single out the diesel-electric switching locomotives. Railroad men represent the largest best of his work, certainly the largest The 100-ton, 660 horsepower percentage of candidates in the forth• object is a beautiful pirate's chest. New Coach Service switchers represent the latest design, coming Waterville city elections. and because of their increased horse• Painstakingly worked out, complete to A new coach service between Bos• Democratic aspirants listed by Ma• power (60 more), they also may be simulated brass banding and stud• ton and Van Buren, Me., was intro• chinist John Larracey, chairman of utilized in light freight service. ding, the entire chest is authentically duced by our railroad in cooperation the Ward One committee, include En• antiqued with hand-made worm holes. Four of the switchers, numbered with the Bangor and Aroostook last gine House Dispatcher Erwin Carter, 957 through 960, were put into ser• A wooden chain, whittled from a month. candidate for alderman; Machinist vice by the Maine Central. 957 is block of white pine eight feet long, One of our new de luxe coaches Alden Finnemore, for the City Coun• assigned to Bangor, 958 works the took 164 hours of work to complete leaves Boston on the Kennebec and is cil; Plumbing Foreman Harold Mil• Calais-Woodland job; 959 operates on and now with every link and the final transferred at Bangor to the B&Ar's ton, for the School Board; Clerk the Brunswick-Lewiston Lower; and hook perfectly joined, stretches ten fast Aroostook Flyer for the through Charles Wolman, for the Council; 960 is assigned to Waterville. feet in length. trip to Van Buren. Stops in North• Clerk Bill Woods for the School Two switchers, 1007-1008, were pur• What might have been his most ern Maine are made at Derby, Mil- Board; Clerk Ralph Barton, for the chased by the Portland Terminal arduous task, yet one of his best speci• linocket, Oakfield, Presque Isle and Council. Company. mens, is a mug, shown in the fore• Caribou. The service is offered daily ground of the picture above, carved The new diesels have an over-all Republican candidates for the City in both directions during the week. from "hornbeam" wood. Its hand length of 44 and one-half feet, weigh Council include Carmen James Ifill rubbed finish and grain are beautiful, 199,600 pounds loaded, have a fuel and Glen McCorrison. but the wood itself is extremely hard capacity of 635 gallons and a tractive These men are displaying a healthy A vacation consists of 2 weeks which and difficult to carve. effort of 50,000 pounds at 25 per cent attitude by their interest in civic af• are 2 short, after which you are 2 tired adhesion. fairs. Other interesting items brought to 2 return 2 work and 2 broke not 2. life under the Dixon knife include

» Tribute to Hiram Agent H. R. Cummings Retires The following letter to the Editor ap• peared recently in a Portland paper: On Aug:. 10 last, after the evening- train de• parted, the Hiram railroad station was closed. With this closing- came the retire• ment of Frank McLaughlin, the ag-ent for 43 years. He has taken his pension and retired to Jfa? €ditdrs'Paae the little white house across the street from the station. CLIFFORD ASOMERVILU Mr. McLaughlin fulfilled every tradition of EDITOR-IN CHIEF his calling, a gentleman, soft spoken and GEORGE PMCCALLUM accommodating far heyond the call of duty. The Maine Central Railroad and the town \NM. A M/HEEL BR of Hiram had a great asset in his presence. ASSOC/ATE EDITOR (EMERITUS) During his long service he has seen Hiram boys go away to two great wars. In this last war his son, Russell, was one of those who returned, flag draped in the car next OUR SEASON SPIRIT to the engine. We will miss Mr. McLaughlin, the rattle Annual messages often become tar• of the telegraph and his patient answers to nished by repetition, but the one that our many questions. should never lose its glitter for us Our best wishes to him and to Mrs. Mc• Laughlin. OFFICIALS HONORING Harold R. Cummings on his retirement are, left to right, J. W. Wiggins, J. P. Scully, comes at Christmas. It is this merry E. S. Miller, presenting gift; W. P. Reeves, Cummings, A. M. Knowles, H. J. Foster, F. M. Murphy season when we must remind our• Lovell B. Sawyer selves that we are still the Number West Falmouth One carrier responsible for getting Harold R. Cummings, for the past Haynes entered railroad service in merchandise into the stores and peo• WRONG CREW? 15 years head of the Maine Central's 1904 as a station agent at West Fal• real estate and industrial department, ple home for the holidays. Walter R. Fogg;, a retired New Haven en• mouth, served at Lewiston and Rock• gineer, formerly on the Maine Central, takes retired Nov. 30 after 47 years of ser• land, and became agent at Northern As the Christmas spirit gradually vice. takes hold, most of us realize the im• exception to the caption concerning- Engine Maine Junction in 1906. He was 79 on the back cover of the November promoted to general agent there in portant role the railroads must play Magazine. Cummings was honored at an in• in getting the hundreds of mail sacks It was on August 14, 1889, he says, that formal gathering at the General Of• 1923, served as general agent at and parcels through on time. There the decorated locomotive hauled President fices when E. Spencer Miller, first Presque Isle in 1931 and at Lewiston Harrison and his entourage from the Ferry in 1932. will always be Scrooges, but let's to Bangor. The crew, left to right, as lie vice president, presented him with a make sure we individually do our ut• identifies them, are: Charles Benjamin, watch and gold chain and knife on most in contributing to the joy of the conductor, who was always selected to run behalf of 45 officials and fellow em• season. special passenger trains; Louis Gilbert, en• ployes. A luncheon at the Cumber• gineer; Charles Royal, brakeman, and Nat Speed, fireman, standing between engine and land Club, Portland, followed. YULETIDE THOUGHT tender. Cummings started his service in The special train consisted of a baggage Man can now fly faster than sound car and two Pullmans, and left Mt. Desert 1902 as a rodman in the engineering and unleash the most destructive Ferry at 9:20 a.m. for Bangor, thence to department, became an assistant engi• force the world has ever known but Bath where a stop of three hours was made, neer in 1905, and special engineer in when you think of it this time of year and to Portland arriving 5:30 p.m. Engine 1919. In 1934 he was appointed real 34 was used on the run from Bangor with man is still a rank amateur compared Johnny Sinclair at the throttle. estate and tax agent of the Maine to animals. Look at the feat Donner The names of Benjamin and Sinclair will Central system and added the title of and Blitzen and those other gallant strike a responsive chord in the memories industrial agent in 1941 when the in• reindeer perform each year, getting of many old-timers. Almost invariably these two men were selected to handle high- dustrial and real estate departments that jolly little gentleman in the red class passenger specials, and to run the of• were combined. suit down every chimney in the uni• ficial trains when high officers inspected the Carl C. Haynes, verse and happiness into the hearts of road. HONORED ON HIS RETIREMENT after 40 years' ser• long - time agent vice was Foreman Tom Brown of Rigby Engine House children by Christmas morning. —WILLIAM A. WHEELER shown receiving gifts of a gold watch band, cigars, at Winthrop, re• and a purse. General Foreman Coley Welch, center, Associate Editor Emeritus tired this month Class I- railroads installed 1,577 and Foreman Malcolm Billington, right after 45 years of new locomotives in the first ten service. The months of 1949, the greatest number William L. O'Brien, 69, of 6 High THE COVER popular agent was for any corresponding period since Street, Waterville, former car inspec• "And a ewetric twain," George Mac- noted throughout 1923, according to the Association of tor at the Shops, after 40 years of Learn 2nd tells Santa as he plans for the system for American Railroads. These included service. Christmas. The little railroader is the the immaculate 1,524 diesel and 53 steam. New loco• Joseph M. Burke, 65, leading car• son of Conductor Rodney E. MacLearn, interior of his motives installed in the same period man at Northern Maine Junction, Yarmouth Haynes station arid office. of 1948 totaled 1,159. after 38 years of service.

11 / I diou?£i.ncj '(Round! Clerk Armand Metivier, Waterville Shops, wishes to challenge any bowler on the System to a 20-string match, ten to be bowled there, and ten on the challenger's home alley. Any takers? Team Three with 22 wins against 10 losses currently leads the six-team Portland Terminal Company bowling The Kennebecs, capturing early league. Members include Francis season control and form, led the Haldane, Roy Hanes, Herbie Piston, General Offices Bowling League this Bill Mizul and Roy Tibbetts. Conductor Cobb of the Eastern Division month with a 21-7 record. Team was a patient at the Eastern Maine Gen• Brom Tatarezuk, a last year's sys• members are Merrill Stanley, Pat eral Hospital at Bangor. tem tournament competitor, holds the Engineman "Jim" Norton of Bangor paid Carroll, Bill Brownell and Warren high average of 100.2 and the high a visit to friends at Augusta the last of Spires. October. three-string total of 338. Tibbetts, Dick Harrington currently holds Railway Express Messenger "Jim" Leigh- captain of the PTCo. tournament ton returned from a month's vacation at the individual high average of 100 By JOHN J. KEATING team, has the high individual string Conductor "Andy" Caldwell of the North• Richardson Lake and Round Pond. He in a see-saw battle from week to week bagged a bear, two raccoons, a fox, an owl of 145 and is pushing closely for the ern Maine Junction switcher was a pa• with Spires. Both were competitors and a few partridges and a nice buck. high average with a 97. tient at the Eastern Maine General Hos• pital. The one and only "Tate" Cummings at in the system tournament last year. Portland Union Station drove Hugh Ken• Spires also holds the high individual Sympathy is extended to the family of nedy's car out to Santa Barbara. Calif., string of 134, thus far, and the high Locomotive Engineer Harry Corbett, who where Hugh figures to make a permanent died Oct. 17. Harry hauled passenger and address. Sorry, we will miss you a lot, three-string total of 325. freight trains over the Mec for many years. J. J. K. Engineman Wilbur Stratten, of the East• One of the members of our craft, who ern Division, has been on the sick list for resides at East Auburn, did a little blast• ELM CITY CHALLENGES AGAIN a long period. ing job in his back yard. After the smoke The Apprentices, Woody Gillcash's and rocks cleared, nine broken windows "Forgotten Men," are the hottest Amiable Abbott McKenney, chairman and a carpenter had a two-months' job repairing the house. thing in the Waterville Bowling of the Waterville Shops Bowling League, The Hiramdale Sporting Lodge situated league. Formed from odd men left issued a sly challenge to other Railroad at Kingsbury Pond, is on its way to com• on other teams when the league keglers this month. "While we modestly pletion. The members have worked very opened, they currently are high team admit our bowling superiority as evi• WIFE of the baggage hard to have it ready for the hunting season. and hold the high five-string total. denced by our enviable position as Sys• and mail handler at Portland Union Station Diamon Sherrard holds the individual tem champs," he declared, "we feel is Mrs. Clayton Duplisea high string of 122 and Don Priest, that we should share some of our ex• high average of 105. A third team perience and talent with the 'Bush member, Ted Jewett, has the second Leaguers.' If any of the outlying points high average of 103. If they can would care to arrange some pre-tourna- maintain the pace, the Apprentices ment practice games we at the Shops may be the team to defend the Di• will be glad to cooperate." Sorry to hear of the death of Retired HARD AT WORK doing rector's Trophy. Railway Express Agent Tozier, who for his Mother's shopping is many years was located in Portland. Raymond Fortin, son of Conductor Karl O'Brien of Rockland Baggageman and Mrs. was a patient at the Knox Hospital. Dominique Fortin, Lewis- NEW SAFETY RECORD of a full year and more without a reportable accident was set by employes of the Ban• Some of the boys who have been hunt• ton gor Engine House last month. Not to be outdone by their Rigby competitors, both motive power departments now ing for big game in our state: Conductor are striving for a second safe year. At left, left to right, are Clifford L. Quigley, safety and fire prevention Hurley Pooler with Basil Higgins, up agent, and R. 0. McGarry, general foreman. At right, left to right, Charles H. Leard, chief clerk, and James L. around Costigan ; Conductor Leonard King, Moriarty, superintendent of the Eastern Division and Ed Clark at Winn; Agent Hayes of Winthrop and his son with Engineer "Bill" Roche at Kennebago; Emile Morin and a party from New York and Boston at Springfield. Two members of the "One Man's Family", Glen Morrill with John J. Keating, Jr., at Bigelow ; Conductor Walter Engineman Frank Lobley of Trains 93 Driscoll with Harry Jewell at their hunting and 92 has been off duty on account of lodge at Stratton ; Conductor Elmer Mars- illness. Also Engineman William Bishop ton with Track Supervisor "Bill" Prescott of Trains 23 and 8 was at the Eastern at their camp at Holeb; Conductor "Jim" Maine General Hospital for a check up. Monahan at Limerick. How they stop trains on the Belfast and Retired Pullman Conductor "Babe" Stlll- Moosehead Lake RR, lawfully, at a flag ings, now residing at Rochester, N. H., station and no passengers board train. A paid a visit to one of our retired con• man and woman at City Point, the first ductors at his farm at Mt. Vernon. Joseph station out of Belfast, flagged Train 5. Blanchard also visited retired Engineman The lady asked the Conductor, Pat Shaw, "Pop" Sawyer who lives in Readfield. for a ticket to Waldo, the next station. Pat said, "All right lady, get on the train." "Oh no, I am not going, we just want to mail a letter." Pat collected twenty cents and gave the lady a ticket. ENGAGED to Henry Fireman Rankin Anderson and a party Guglielmo of Providence,: did some hunting around Mattawamkeag. R. I., is Marilyn Phelps, Howard Hall, baggagemaster on Trains clerk in the superin• 52 and 57, had his vacation the first of tendent's office, Water- UNLOADED at Lewiston November just in time for hunting. ville. The announcement upper automobile wharf Engineman Joe Petterson of Bangor has was made last month by last month was this new been very busy this Fall. He is building a her parents, Hostler and a American LaFrance pump• dividing wall of rocks in his back yard. Mrs. Bob Phelps er for the Lewiston Fire Incidentally, his supply of material is Department. It bears a gathered from the shores of the Penobscot plaque in memory of River. Captain R. H. Tarr, one Conductor Garland and Trainman Ken• time Maine Central em• nedy hunted around Jackman. On return Armistice holiday week end with her sis• ploye, who was killed in they visited Retired Conductor Carl John• ter in New Haven, Conn. an accident July 7 at son, who resides at North New Portland. Foreman Harold Milton and Plumber Auburn, which demolished Retired Conductor D. H. Farnham of Hugh Gleason are enjoying a hunting trip. the city's former pumper Brunswick visited Portland recently. Dean We understand they have had some luck. is looking and feeling just grand. Yard Clerk Basil Hillgins with Con• Conductor Irving Newcomb, of the East• ductor Hurley Pooler and Mr. Connery of ern Division, has been confined to his home Bangor just returned from a successful by illness. Hurry back, Irving. hunting trip at Milford. Car Inspector Fred Porter of the Port• Leora Tardif, clerk in Plumbing Depart• land Terminal brought home a nice doe ment, has returned to duty after a long from South Lagrange. Illness. All are happy to welcome her Engine House employe John McCarty of again. Rigby made his regular call on friends in General Agent Travers is sporting a Laborer Pete Moran is confined to the Waterville on Armistice Day. new car. Waterville Shops Thayer for treatment. Engineman "Chet" Davis, a patient at By G. K. STEVENS A new Stobe car end straightener has the Sisters' Hospital at Waterville, is Lewiston been added to the tool supply of the freight home. Also Retired Engineman "Honey" From the Hub of the System: As of department. This is a modern unit and is Horeyseck is home after a long period of By LILLIAN G. WHITE this writing bond winners in the Whing mobile on its own set of pneumatic wheels. Ding fund are Accountant Johnny Abbott, illness at the Maine General Hospital. Among those who went hunting on their Carman Jimmie Lawrence is laid up with Mrs. J. E. McGahey. widow of J. E. Mc- vacations were Leading Carman Gorham Painter Chester Craig, Laborer Ernest Cay- ford, Blacksmith Lorrie Olson, Laborer a bad leg. Gahey. has returned home after an oper• Gatchell. Machinist H. M. Holmes, Loader Millman Chris Carstenson has a new 16 ation at the Maine General Hospital. Red Black, Machinist Charlie Derocher and and Caller Arthur Tardif and Crossing- Laborer Peanut Loubier. hp. Johnson outboard motor that he will Retired Towerman Alfred Guimond and tender Arthur Peach. sell at a $75 discount. Here's a good The deer hounds of the shops are in full Mrs. Guimond of Keswick Road, South chance for some fisherman to prepare for Portland, visited their daughter and her hue and cry and among the lucky ones in the Meat Derby are: Painters Charlie next season. family at East Braintree, Mass., over Carman and Mrs. Roy McCormack were Thanksgiving. Stubbert, Don Gerald and Roy Jackson; Boilermaker Ernest Miles ; Machinists Car• recent visitors in Quebec City. roll Carey and Ango Oliver ; Laborers Her- Mill Foreman Ernest Bickford visited mie Moreau, Stoddard Stevens, Charlie Concord, N. H., on business recently. Parkhurst and Joe Grondin ; Millman A. L. Regular Apprentice Newman Tabor, who Johnston and Storekeeper George Stinch- has been serving a hitch as inspector at field who also brought blood on a bear but the station, is finishing his time with Penn the b'ar got away. Machinist Apprentice Farwell in the passenger room. Portlaiiibi^^ Blyn Campbell insists that his deer was Foremost thought among the epicures is not shot by "Uncle Albert" and that the the appreciation of good food and plenty deer was not blind. of time to eat it, and this latter factor is no doubt appreciated by Carman Clarence The meeting of the Maine Central Trowel Waterville Station and Yard Club at the Waterville Methodist Church Buterbaugh, Harvey McCaslin, Jimmy Steeves, Ted Jewett and Ray Reny. By M. W. FLYNT OUR STATION at was well attended by members and guests Bates St., Lewis- from all over the system. A fine supper Checker Nubert Estabrook. whose Route Agent R. F. Jenkins has been en• ton, was one of the was served and an interesting speaker thoughts have been running to "feet", is joying his annual vacation. Track Super• many public build• heard. All arrangements were under the seriously considering going Into the shoe visor William A. Prescott is making good ings receiving flow• supervision of Assistant Superintendent business. recovery from his recent severe illness. ers in recognition Wilbur C. Lunt. Painter Bill Mingo recently spent some time with former Painter Levi Bragg, hunt• Rules Examiner E. H. Winslow was re• of National Flower Late vacationers include Crane Operator cently in Waterville in connection with Week sponsored by Charlie Bean, Electricians Lloyd Tilton and ing at Amherst. examinations and instruction work. Auburn - Lewiston Frank Grover; Transfer Table Operator Among those blossoming forth with new Miss Bernadette Dutille, daughter of A. Florists. We ex• Tom Underwood; Carman Roy Lank, and cars at this writing are Paint Foreman Dutille, Jr.,. is a student at University of tend our thanks to Clerk Ralph Barton. Laurence Campbell and Painter Helper Maine. Her parents recently made a visit Dube's Flower Shop. Blacksmith Aimee LaLiberty has moved Uncle Frank Miles. to the university. to his recently purchased home in Oakland. Clerk Dennis Chamberlain is building a Sympathy is extended to Miss Elizabeth We wish to extend our sympathy to Yard Mrs. Edgar Johnston, wife of Foreman new home on the Oakland road and at pres• Thomson, agent at Bingham, on the death Conductor Louis Bissonette whose wife Eddie, is a patient at the Sisters. ent Is having a well drilled. of her mother. died recently. Carman Bing Crosby says: "No more Painter and Mrs. Harry O'Neil have been Conductor Joseph V. Poirier, for many Station Laborer Henry White has been hunting trips with Junior Dow and Skinny visiting relatives in Boston. years a resident here, has removed with off duty some time on account of illness. McKay, they eat too much !" Machinist Don Rines says : "Despite an his family, to Portland. Best of luck to Crossingtenders Tom Foley and Al Day occasional wild pitch. John Larracey and I you, Joe. Only Stork Derby entrant is eight and are both at Central Maine General Hos• one-half pound Pauline Elna, born to Clerk are still the 'hoss' shoe champs of the Ma• Ticket Clerk Elizabeth Beach spent the pital. Our wishes for a speedy recovery. and Mrs. Joe Cosgrove at the Sisters. chine Shop and will take on all comers."

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% Mrs. Leon Cookson, wife of Lamont's Machinist Helper Sam Desveaux has Gus King, carman, has been in charge Engineman Angelo Wells has been on a Broom, "Cookie", is a patient at the Sis• been nominated for constable in Waterville. of the freight tool room in the absence of vacation. Conductor Needham has been ters, for surgery. Joe Banks. relieving Conductor Lovejoy while he va• Machinist Helper Merton Brann beams cations. over a second grandchild. Carman Ray Taylor, Wilfred Dusty, Sid Brown and Leo Fredette have returned Trackman Robinson, North Jay section, Clerk Ellie Beeh observed a birthday re• from the yard where they have been break• is on vacation. Val is probably after a cently and was remembered with a cake ing in as car inspectors. big buck. and presents from the office force. Retired Machinist John Faas of Benton Conductor Furbush runs up this branch THIS LITTLE FELLOW Tractor Driver Thomas Hassan and Miss announces that he will be a candidate for on 7 and 24 every Thursday. is Richard Douglas Lib- Dorothy Palmer of Augusta were married State Senator in the next primaries. by, aged 14 months, Thanksgiving Day in Oakland. Tom is the grandson of Blacksmith son of Mechanic Ralph Hassan at the oil Rockland Foreman and Mrs. Owen house. By F. L. CAESLEY Thompson of Waterville Checker Lester Davis is trying to get Among those on vacation: Sectionmen Shops someone to install that conversational oil Alton J. Mank, Warren B. Smith, Robert burner in his furnace. MUSICIAN-POET of the Boney; Machinist J. A. Clouth; Laborer Carman Helper Virgil Harding has re• Waterville Shops is Kenneth Low; Billing Clerk L. M. Mc- turned to the Rip Track after prolonged Laborer Ralph Hasson of Curdy ; Chief Clerk S. W. Delano. illness. the Oil House. A noon hour vocalist for the boys Only lucky hunters so far this season The Maine State Legislative Committee Carman Junior Dow has been in Lew• in the Maine Central Family at Rockland of the Brotherhood of Eailway Clerks met on several applauded oc• iston for a time as ear inspector substitute. casions, he now is be• are Second Trick Operator E. J. Soychak at the Crescent Hotel on Nov. 13. Clerk Electrician Helper Perley Butler was a and Sectionman Robert Boney. Cornelius Begin was re-elected for a sec• coming proficient on the patient at the Veterans Hospital at Togus violin Trainman Karl O'Brien is a patient at ond two-year term as chairman of the recently. the Knox County General Hospital, Rock• committee. Carman Helper Eddie "Stump" King, Jr., land, and would like to hear from his Machinist Perry Morse, our camera man, was one of the lucky deer hunters. fellow employes. was delegate to the Grand Lodge of the Machinist Don Rines has ambitions to Grand Encampment IOOF held at Bangor become the air brake room rat extermi• f recently. nator, as long as the rat doesn't jump at So far, this season, Supt. F. H. Bennett Machinist Blaine Ladd has transferred to him first. has been an unsuccessful week end deer the second trick in the wheel room, giving Mrs. Bernice Hopkins, wife of Painter hunter. F. H. does a lot of his hunting him some daylight time to work on his with the bread board from his camp in new home on Mayflower Hill. Harley, has returned home after treatment at the Osteopathic Hospital. Mayfleld. Congratulations to Crane Operator John Among those on the sick list are: Car• "Benny" Grant who has taken Miss Estelle Carman Helper Joe Banks has been sub• stituting on the transfer table recently. man Joe Bickford, who has had his teeth Pressy as a bride. Mrs. Grant is the FIRST trick operator at One of E. C. Manter's B&B Crews recent• removed; Carmen Lars Anderson. Jack daughter of a retired MCHK employe, Rockland is E. B. Bus- ly built a new receiving platform for the Brown, Painter Eddie Gurski, Carman True Pressy. well paint store room. A very welcome addition Norman Thompson, Laborer Paul Fletcher, Machinist George Bangor Smith is build• Carmen Albert Boucher, Francis White and ing an addition to his cottage at Belgrade to our shop facilities. Painter Charlie Lawry attended a dis• Bugaboo Reynolds, and Laborer Sumner Lakes. Holt. Tractor Driver Everett Trask was mar• trict meeting of the Board of Education of the Methodist Church at Oakland recently. Clerk Chuck Wilson has received some ried recently. very attractive offers for squatters rights Tool Room Machinist Ed Balsom, who Sympathy is extended to Paint Store• in the store but is as yet undecided. has been ill for a long time, has returned keeper Ralph Giroux on the death of his to work. wife recently, and to Carman Arnold Giroux, Electrician Kenneth Reed and Sympathy is extended to Mrs. T. T. Don- Machinist Sid Hamlin didn't shoot that Farmington Branch Ian, widow of Fireman Tim Donlan, who deer he saw, because he recognized it as Blacksmith Helper Kenneth Forster on their recent bereavements. died Oct. 21. the same one he saw last year. Just By G. A. ELLIS Chief Clerk and Mrs. S. W. Delano were couldn't bear to shoot an old friend like Charlie Derocher Is the new broom in the mill room while Harold Slaney has taken J. Alton Emery of Portland, veteran in Cincinnati, Ohio visiting their daughter. that. Maine Central Railroad conductor, was en• Machinist Apprentice Carleton Buzzell is over the housecleaning in the cabinet shop. Clerk Carroll Huard has four nice spaniel tertained at a party at the Stoddard House serving a hitch with George Beesley on in honor of his 77th birthday. Miss Lila feed water pumps. pups for sale, two black and two tan ones. Clerk Albert Rancourt wishes to chal• Kempton and Mrs. Eunice King, both of Farmington, arranged the party and pre• lenge any one in the locomotive store to a sented a cake to the honored guest during foot race from the store to Tower "B" and the hotel dinner hour. Emery served four return for fun, money or marbles. years with the Grand Trunk and completed Machinist Bert Jewett has been acting 50 years with the Maine Central Railroad engine house foreman in the absence of last Summer. He was presented the com• Joe Dougherty whose sister died recently. pany's gold pass, which is a life ticket and Shirley Murray, stenog in the Main Of• also the fifth gold star of recognition for fice, has been displaced by Marilyn Phelps service. For the past five years Emery HOW LONG AGO was this taken, asks Operator E. B. who came from the Freight House office. has been on the daily run between Port• land and Farmington. Buswell of Rockland as he forwarded this picture of a Miss Murray has displaced Mrs. Barton at locomotive emerging from the old covered bridge at the Waterville Freight House. Foreman Joe White. Trackmen Stone and Pleasant St. Crossing, North Anson Mrs. Norene Hunt, wife of watchman Blarney of the Farmington section are on Howard, is a surgical patient at the Osteo• vacation. George Buck is acting foreman path Hospital. during White's absence. Oakland Last minute deer slayers are Carman Mail Carrier Herb Calden and wife, with Jimmy Bickford, Piper Helper Byron friends from Wilton, are spending a week By M. L. SANBORN Fletcher and Electrician Helper Frank at their camp hunting deer. I. C. Varney, operator from Brunswick, Grover. James Walsh, retired agent, has arrived filled in for Station Agent Marshall for one IN A MOOD for relaxing is Assistant Passenger Fore• Carman Roland Dorval has returned in Farmington for the winter. week this month on the swing shift setup. man William D. Otis, Waterville Shops, a 29-year vet• from Rockland where he has been substi• Conductor Charles Lovejoy has been on Adelbert Decker, formerly section man eran with the Maine Central tuting as car inspector. a hunting trip. with H. Russell's crew, filled in as bag-

17 gageman-freight handler while Merlin minal limit on both main lines. This track CELEBRATING his 73rd ton Gay, Bill Hale, Warren Hall, Bob Hop• O'Neal was on a week's vacation this has also been newly ballasted. The re• birthday at a surprise kins, Gene McNally, Gil Powers, Bert Shep- month. sults of this work should be a good smooth party given by family ard, Joe Smart, Edward Wellander, Perley Crossingtender Harold Higgins was a ride. and friends in his home Wheeler, Mechanics at Portland Garage visitor in Portland recently. Crossingtender Trackman Nelson Coe has returned from at 10 Walker Street, Wilbur Latham, Leroy Clyatt, Warren Walter Farren went on a hunting trip this a hunting trip. No deer. Portland, last month was Strout, Russ Given, Norman Scott, George month. Monte Hurd, long-time Panton, Truck Operator Wilbur Farnham, Clerk Arthur Stack had his usual luck Mountain Subdivision con• Signalman Dave King has restricted his on a short hunting trip and brought back Garageman Louis Moore and Supervisor cigar smoking to only six cigars a day ductor. He was given an Arthur Partridge ; Bangor Garage Mechanic a spike horn buck. electric sanding machine now. Dave says thai the price of good Clerk Typist Margaret H. Dealle and her Basil Byther, Augusta Supervisor Jacque cigars has gone up almost beyond a rail• to complement his hoboy Astle, and Mrs. Clara Read, clerk, general husband have returned from their hunting work shop roadman's reach, like everything else that camp at Wesley with a spike horn buck. manager's office. makes life a little more enjoyable and pleasant. Douglass Macomber, foreman at Mt. Wil- lard, is returning soon to the North Con• way section. A note to R. A. J., Lewiston. Our local boys have given up the idea of a Red Sox Club here—the Sox look too punk right now. Calais By P. D. ADAMS Sectionman and Mrs. James Madison P'arley are the proud parents of an eight- pound girl. Agent Burt Pullen and Operator William H. McKay had a week's vacation. They were relieved by Clarence R. Bowker who NEW PULP STACKER built this Fall by the Great came to our vicinity from Concord, Vt. Northern Paper Company at Madison is 60 feet high Clarence is married and he and his wife and has storage on the ground for 5,000-6,000 cords. reside in Machias. The conveyor feed is 515 feet long and can set 17 SOME FARMER is Rocky Risbara, 6, son of Crane cars a day on both sides. Capacity is about 300 Operator Rocco Risbara, Deering Junction, who raised Retired Conductor Frederick Berry is a cords a day. Some 295 feet of the track was built this crop of watermelons and cantaloupes in his patient in the Calais Regional Hospital. for access grandfather's patch at Stroudwater this Summer. It Retired Engineman Wallace K. Haycock was the green-thumbed youngster's first try at gar• has returned to his home in Milltown after Signalman John Dustin went on a hunt• dening being a patient in the Calais Hospital. ing trip last month that covered the entire Retired Engineman Adwin E. Dow has state or nearly so, according to Basil Trask, been deer hunting. To date we have not Jr., a registered guide, who accompanied learned of his luck. him on one of his forays into the wilder• Conductor Robert J. Gillis has been en• ness. From all reports, John saw a few joying his vacation and has spent some of deer and used up lots of ammunition, but IDountai "COMING OUT" this Spring was Crossingtender Jim his time in the woods. No game. so far hasn't brought down anything worth• Meserve at Kearsarge Street, North Conway. The while to show for his wanderings. whiskers departed with the snows Section Foreman Basil Trask reports Bartlett, N. H. that his section is all set for winter. The snow fences are all up and everything is By O. R. BURDWOOD in tip top shape waiting for the first good We have on vacation at present: Joe COMBINATION man is snowstorm. Burke, foreman, Willey House; Pete King, Maine Central J. L. Springer dividing Sectionman Linwood Decker has trans• trackman, Carrigan; Bruce Clemons, track• his time as agent half a ferred to Basil Trask crew. Sectionman man, Crawford Notch ; R. R. Gardner, 'Thancficutuian Co. day at Ayers Junction Robert Pray who formerly worked with trackman. Sawyers River; Dwight Dan- and another half at Pem• Patrolman Merle Bessey is now working forth, foreman, Fabyan ; Arnold Kenneson, broke By LUCILLE BRIDGE in Ventinner's crew on section 24. Lloyd trackman. Sawyers River; John McCann, Libby. trackman, from Norridgewock is foreman, Sawyers River; C. J. Bolduc, en• now working with Merle Bessey. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fearon have an• gineer, H. C. Amadon, engineer, Leon nounced the engagement of their daughter, Retired Baggageman Charles Walton ex• Sanborn, car inspector. Most of them are Pauline, to Leo Delehanty. Pauline is a pects to go to Florida, the first part of after the elusive deer, but only Kenneson ticket seller at our Lewiston Terminal. January and stay until Spring. has one up to date. Delehanty is employed by the Central Frederick Berry retired conductor, died We were all saddened to learn of the Leighton Washburn, engine house laborer, Maine Power Company. No date has been Nov. 25. He was 62 years old and entered death of former Railway Express General went out and shot a good big bear recent• set for the wedding. We offer our con• the employ of the Washington County Rail• Agent Harry Tozier of Portland, Maine, ly. Pete King has a bear and a lynx. This gratulations and best wishes. road on May 9. 1908 as a brakeman. He who passed away in a Damariscotta Hos• adds up to five or six bear shot around Operators Arthur Bennett and Warren was pensioned on disability several years pital after a short illness. He was born here this Fall. Libby have returned to work after a two- ago. in Fairfield, Maine and during his long Operator Carkin has gone to Whitefield day hunting trip in Northern Maine. No period of work with the Railway Express to relieve Agent Stillings. Agent Burnell luck, I guess, as there was no shouting. Bangor Operating made a host of friends with all types of Ralph Libby, supervisor of purchases, gen• railroad men. He had only retired recently. Is back at Glen. Percy Chandler, having swapped autos, eral manager's office, has returned to work. By M. E. GIBBONS has the promise from his neighbor that he He hasn't completely regained his strength Edward Hendrickson, son of the dis• Deering Junction can have a push any cold morning. but we are glad to say almost as good as patcher, became lost while hunting in We are pleased to report that Mary new. Hathorn bog, six miles north of East Mil- By TOM ROCHE Moody, wife of Enginehouse Laborer W. P. Among those enjoying vacations recent• linocket. He and his wife started to hunt Teleweld has completed welding rails Moody, has returned from the hospital and ly : Operators John Arnold, Cecil Brad- early in the morning and had arranged to from each of Deering Junction to the ter• is feeling well. street, Arnold Brume, Bill Donovan, Bur• meet at 9 a.m. at their car parked on the

18 19 Leslie Rogerson, son of L. J. Rogerson, Grindstone Road. She waited at the car son, Kan., where they visited their son, stationary fireman, captured a 300-pound until noon then hitch-hiked back to get Joseph, who is proprietor of a large restau• bear Oct. 22 not far from Bangor. help. A posse of 20 men searched through• rant in that city. out one day until nightfall. Young Hend- Mrs. A. W. Crocker, wife of road fore• Jordan L. Rich, locomotive fireman, rickson spent the night in the woods and man of engines, was a recent visitor in St. bumped into a good sized deer with his car emerged none the worse for having gone Johnsbury and now Crocker and wife are the other day almost in the heart of through such an ordeal. at their Tomah Camp for a hunting vaca• Winterport village. The office force wish to thank one of Conductor Gilbert Karnes and Mrs. tion. Of course we will all have venison for Sunday dinner instead of chicken. the crew for a nice venison steak dinner. Karnes recently celebrated their 47th wed• Engine House Man James E. Blake has ding anniversary at a party at their home Fireman J. A. Thibodeau, his wife and two children, had a miraculous escape from returned to work after surgical treatment in Brewer. They received many gifts in• at Eastern Maine General Hospital. cluding money, also many cards. Among death when his automobile lights failed while attempting to negotiate a curve near Engineer Wilbur R. Stratton is critically those attending were retired Yard Clerk ill in the hospital. K. A. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis. Troy, his car left the road and turned over in the ditch. We told you last spring about all the Clerks R. L. Spaulding and H. A. Bowen. Mrs. Levi N. Wood, widow of former fish Engine House Foreman C. E. Quimby Bangor Freight Office, recently attended Maine Central employe, died in November didn't catch. Now he has spent all of his the Fourth Annual Younger Railroaders' at the age of 82. spare time this Fall hunting, has walked Conference held at Charleston, Mass. Retired Conductor William Malone, now hundreds of miles and all he has shot so W. E. Kingston, assistant superintend• 78, has been released from the Eastern far wTas one "Gobby" and that was by ac• ent, and Mrs. Kingston, spent their vaca• Maine General Hospital where it was found cident. tion in New York City and Washington, necessary to remove one of his eyes. Mr. and Mrs. James Malone, whose pic• D. C. Sgt. Howard F. Furrow, son of Relief tures were featured in the Magazine some Clerk R. L. Spaulding has been on vaca• Foreman and Mrs. Furrow, flew from Ger• time ago, celebrated their 60th wedding tion and we understand he got a deer. many and arrived home Oct 17. Young anniversary, Nov. 14. Jim, a retired East• A. W. Crocker also is off on a hunting Furrow has been stationed with the 36 ern Division conductor, is 91 and his wife trip and we hope he gets one this year. Fighter Group which was the only jet is 89. They tell me they both like to have It has been reported that a deer has been fighter group in Germany. During the war a game of cards after supper and argue seen hanging outside his cabin at Tomah. he served in England. B'rance and Belgium over who is the superior player. Three of with the 391st "Black Death" Bomber their six children are living, Sarah is a Miss Jean D. Newman, daughter of Mr. Group and he was awarded six battle par• teacher in the grade schools in Bangor; and Mrs. Lloyd F. Newman of Houlton, be• ticipation stars and Presidential Unit Ci• James E. is a Ford dealer in Pennsylvania, came the bride of Wayne E. Grass, oper• tation. He is to report to Lowery Field, and Winifred is the wife of Richard Auke- ator, at a ceremony performed at the Col., Dec. 2, as armament instructor. tell, superintendent of schools in Framing- United Baptist Church in Woodstock, N. B. ham, Mass. Malone had 56 years of rail• The bride is a graduate of Ricker Classical road service with the old European and CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY with this gaily dec• Institute and has studied voice the past North American and retired from the orated cake was Judy Allen, daughter of Electrician four years. Grass is a graduate of Dan- Maine Central in 1933. forth High School. and Mrs. Shapleigh C. Allen. She entertained a group Lucky week for some members of the of young friends and as the photo shows just had to Off duty on account of illness are Con• Maine Central Family. At a Thanksgiving stick in a finger to taste it. She is the granddaugh• ductor E. L. Newcombe and E. H. Gil- contest of the Knights of Columbus held in ter of Assistant Foreman Frank Boudreau, Bangor more, crossingtender. their club rooms Nov. 17 Fireman Edward Car Department A. Elliott received a barrel of canned foods, together with a 15-pound turkey, and later Bangor Motive Power during the evening he won a chicken. At Bangor Car Department the same event William H. Maney, retired, By C. A. JEFFERDS By CHARLES H. LEARD was awarded a $50 prize and just the Mrs. E. O. Hatch, wife of the engine evening before his niece, Miss Eleanor Sul• Your correspondent has returned to work house foreman, was called suddenly to Bel• livan, who lives with the Maneys, won a after being off duty several weeks on ac• mont, Mass., recently by the death of her prize at a public card party sponsored by count of illness and surgery. brother-in-law. the Hampden Community Associates of Carman H. F. Brown has had his an• Hampden. nual vacation. Brown is employed at Engineer Richard D. Emery told me that Quite a lot happened to Electrician Floyd Northern Maine. his wife was getting along wonderfully H. Lancaster and family also on Nov. 17. The following carmen at Bangor have following a very serious operation per• Early in the morning his 10-year-old son, had their annual vacations since the last formed the latter part of October at the publication of the magazine: I. J. Well• Frank, shot a small doe in the vicinity of Eastern Maine General Hospital. ington, R. A. Golding, O. W. Spaulding, Hartland where he was visiting his grand• and L. S. Stubbs. Also the following coach Retired Superintendent Frank J. Runey parents and the same evening they took cleaners : R. E. Quimby and M. R. Grass. of the Mountain Division, together with their 7-year-old daughter, Delores, to St. Mrs. Runey, visited her brother, F. E. Kin- Joseph's Hospital for a tonsillectomy. While out sick your correspondent had a caid, in Hampden recently. Frank, in call from an old-timer, Walter Scott, now Popular Portland Division Engineer located in Lynn, Mass., who used to work spite of his over 80 years of age drives his Harry B. Maxcey, who holds trains 23 and car around like one of the boy scouts. as switchman in the pass yard. Walter is 12, greatly surprised me the other day by a brother of Yard Conductor Byron Scott. Mrs. Charles E. York, wife of the car• MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, PARRIS ISLAND, saying he had "Committed Matrimony" Also retired Railroad Men Charles Wilson penter, slipped on the floor at her home S. C. — A former member of the John Bapst High and has taken as his bride Mrs. Alma and Walter Floyd. Looks good to see the and broke a- leg, hospitalizing her for some School 1946 State Championship Football Team, Pfc. Emerson of Portland. They are now com• old-timers. time. Mrs. York should not keep the floors James E. Cahill, son of Eastern Division Engineer and fortably situated in their new home at so highly polished. Mrs. E. C. Cahill, Bangor, was a stellar performer on 58 Spruce Street, Portland. Congratula• the Second Battalion Football Team in the "Recruit tions are in order. Bangor M. of W. Engineer Thomas Cahill and Fireman Bowl" play-off last Fall. Cahill was a member of the Stores Department Clerk James L. By JOHN MINCHER E. A. Elliott went out hunting the other John Bapst High School Football team during his four Blethan, Electrician Guy M. Hathaway and day. Tom, ex-fuel superintendent, shot a Clyde Douglas, formerly of the Brewer years at that school. Besides lettering in football for Machinist Helper J. M. Bleakley, all of nice buck and poor Elliott dragged it out section crew, is now assistant foreman, three years, he won two letters in basketball and one two miles. Who had the best time? this department, attended the Down East Bangor yard. in baseball. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on meeting of the recently organized Trowel Motor Patrolman Edward McCafferty and Retired Engineer J. J. Ferry and wife August 24, 1948, in Portland, Maine, for a three-year Club in Waterville Nov. 18. Trackman Paul Wallace completed their recently returned from a trip to Hutchin• period 21 20 last track patrol trip Nov. 23 between Old Alda Doble, who was employed as freight Rigby Engine House General Foreman Coleman Welch reports Town and Mattawamkeag, for the year. clerk some time ago. We all extend our the death of his brother, John, who resided Albert Graham has been employed in the best wishes for a speedy recovery. By A. B. WETMORE in Derry, N. H. A floral tribute was sent. Burial was In the Evergreen Cemetery, Woodland crew during absence of Harold Several of the Freight House and Murphy. Freight Office forces enjoyed trips to Bos• The boys at the engine house were Portland. ton and New York recently. They were: pleased to hear of Foreman Joe Dough• Mrs. Leslie Drew, wife of Machinist Les• Richard Gardner, formerly of the Dennys- erty's report on accidents at his point. We ville crew, went to work on Ayers Junc• Patrick L. Halloran, assistant general lie Drew won a six-piece glass tea set at foreman, and wife; Freight Checkers Paul gladly accept the challenge given us by the Caldwell Post American Legion at tion section last month, and Floyd White of "Ken" Stevens, and I shall publish my Whitneyville worked in the Machias crew V. Bourque and family ; John Connolly, Deering. Thomas J. Curran and wife; Bartley J. figures as I have been doing from month The Safety Board as of Nov. 18 read 444 during absence of Eugene Foss. to month. However, we would suggest that Motor Patrolmen Leon Denico and Pres• Flaherty; Dennis .1. Shea and wife; Pat• days. We however did not get through rick J. Thornton and wife ; Loaders and figures for Waterville include the loco• the month without a bad scare. Both Ma• ton Farren and Trackmen Ralph Scott and motive repair shops as well as the engine Earl Dorr made their last track patrol trips Callers John M. Coyne. Martin J. Coyne, chinists Philip Bonang and John Prater Francis L. Farrell and wife: Thomas J. house. It is not fair to pit a point hav• had injuries, which, although not causing for the year between Washington Junction ing only a few men, like Waterville En• and Calais, on Nov. 23. Foley ; James P. Petersen and wife; Philip them to lose time from their work did H. Robinson; Freight Clerks Patrick J. gine House, against a point having 150 men, cause them considerable pain. Samuel Grass filled in as cook in Hamil• as we have at Rigby. ton's crew last month while regular cook, Flynn, James E. Malia and wife; Mar• Delis Carlow, was on vacation. garet T. O'Donnell, Edward R. Stanton. Clerk John Welch, while on a recent Trackman George Hall of Eastport has Oliver C. Sheean. John 11. Stanton and gunning trip, made the mistake of putting returned to work following illness. wife; and Janitor Harold Morrison and salt in his coffee. We know at least that wife and daughter. John is not troubled with having a sweet Kenneth Leighton was cook in Perkins' tooth. crew last month during vacation of Cook Burlington Taylor. The meeting held the early part of the Rigby Yard month at the air-brake car at which Rich• ard Dole of the B. and M. described work• By GEORGE MARCROFT ing and trouble shooting on the diesel The boys with the candlepins have steam generators was a success. Attend• organized a six-team league. Team cap• ance was large. tained by Roy Tibbets of the engine house Machinist Guy Steves returned from a is leading the league at this writing. trip to Florida where he is planning to Other members of the leading team arc build a cottage on property he owns. Roy Haynes and Halgren from the engine Electrician Raymond Ervin has returned house, Mazzula of the freight shed and from the hospital after an operation. His Portland Freight Office and "Farmer" Piston of the yard department. condition is good. Get well cards were Freight House Roy Tibbets is also leading the league with received by him. high average and high individual string Machinist Helper William Brume reports DISCUSSING extension of Track 41 at Rigby are By ALICE M. MCLAUGHLIN AND MARJORIE J. of 145. Jerry Flaherty of the Stores De• the death of his father, and his cousin, Guy Carieton A. Pooler, foreman of Union Station extra QUIGLEY partment has second high single of 136. Clark at Union Station. A floral tribute crew No. 2, (back to camera) and Track Supervisor Walt until these boys get hot. Mrs. Robert E. Collins and daughters. was sent by the boys. E. C. Ryder Carol Ann, Susan and Winifred, sailed for "Pete" Grimmer, yard conductor, is a Machinist Rosario Demers went to Lis• Germany, Nov. 7, to join Sgt. Collins, who surgical patient at the Maine Eye and Ear bon Falls on an outside job along with is stationed there. Mrs. Collins, was form• Infirmary. "Pete" had his left leg ampu• Henry McGill and the Wrecking Crane. erly Mary Flanagan, employed in the tated on Nov. 15. What say, all you fel• Boilermaker Helper and Mrs. Nee cele• Freight Office. lows, drop him a card. One swell guy ! brated their 25th wedding anniversary at We extend our sympathy to the family Herbie Jenkins, conductor of the North the home of their daughter, Oct. 10. of Peter J. Conley, former freight handler, Berwick local, was rushed to the Maine Stores Department Clerk Al Cary went who died recently. General Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 13 with to Philadelphia recently to attend the re• Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cooper recently a ruptured appendix. At this writing he is union of his old company. Transportation Corps, A.E.F. World War I. By spent a hunting trip in the vicinity of getting along good. Wish you a speedy re• EDITH W. MACGIBBON, LILLIAN G. SMALL, Bethel. Mrs. Cooper is employed in the covery, "Herb". Machinist Eugene Annett and Mrs. An- PEGGY TITTLE, DORIS M. THOMAS Marine Department. Walter Pettingill, swing car distributor nett spent their Thanksgiving holiday in Assistant Delivery Clerk Henry J. Kenny and clerk, Per Diem Bureau, has taken Washington, D. C, with their daughter. We are happy to report the progress of and Mrs. Kenny, mechanical device oper• rifle in hand and headed for Calais. Who Machinists Fred Johnson, and Arthur George R. Lowell, bookkeeper in the ac• ator, have resumed their duties after knows? We may get some of those de• Fossett have new cars. counting department, who suffered an at• spending their vacation with Mrs. Kenny's licious deer steaks yet. Charles Flaherty, son of Foreman Mark tack of polio recently. George is at the family, in Pittsburgh, Pa. Some of the boys at Rigby travel hun• Flaherty, is home for good after a long Maine General Hospital, and would be glad We extend our best wishes for a speedy dreds of miles to get a shot at a deer, but siege in the government hospital after his to see his friends any time now. recovery to the wife of James H. Crangle, on Nov. 16 a doe weighing about 125 pounds tour in the late war. Edwin F. Farrar, clerk, Purchasing De• loader and caller, who has been ill. trotted down in back of the yard office at Electrician Walter Emery made the head• partment, has returned from a hunting Recent visitors at the freight office were Rigby and took a right hand turn and lines as usual when he got his deer the trip. Better luck next time Eddie. Walter W. Sawyer, Sr., and Martin J. ended up with a broken neck on a fence hard way, by running it down and doing Mary J. Plummer, stenographer in the Coyne, retired freight handlers. Both are on Wilson Street, Thornton Heights! considerable damage to the car. It was Engineering Department, spent the holi• enjoying the best of health. Mrs. Fay Marcroft, wife of your corres• ••«> eight-point buck reporter! to weigh al I day week end with her aunt in Baltimore. We extend our sympathy to Richard D. pondent, is convalescing at her home after 260 pounds. Fred W. Jones, chainman in the Engi• Brinson, loader and caller, on the recent an operation at the Eye and Ear Infirmary, Machinist Russell Hammond announces neering Department, came within hailing death of his mother. Portland, and is coming along nicely. the marriage of his daughter, Elizabeth, to distance of winning a $26,000 jackpot when John T. Curran. loader and caller, and Retired Assistant Chief Yard clerk Raymond Laurence of the Car Department he was called on the "Stop the Music" pro• wife, have returned home after an extended "Bert" Kennedy is seen daily on the main on Armistice Day. gram. He was unable to tell them the tour of California and report a most en• stem, looking as fit as a fiddle. Our successful hunters for the season to name of the Mystery Tune; however, for joyable time. Retired Conductor "Les" Tucker drops date are Machinist Linwood Sweatt and naming the song they were playing, he down to the yard office frequently to chat Boilermakers Clair l.il.hv and Charles was given a diamond-studded lady's wrist Forest C. Hoar, freight checker, was on watch, which the Mrs. will certainly enjoy. a hunting trip to Washington County re• with the boys. Jackson. Machinist Walter Grant states cently. Haven't heard the results yet. that the party he was in shot a bear and We are glad to know that Mrs. W. J. Word has been received from retired a wildcat. We are all pleased to hear that Me• trainmaster Hugh Kennedy from sunny Henry, wife of the chief clerk in the Engi• chanical Device Operator Fay L. Marcroft California. Hugh says he had a great trip Boilermaker Bob Pheffer has purchased neering Department, who has been a patient is gaining nicely after her recent operation. out over the road, and that the California the car that Arthur Fossett formerly in the Maine General Hospital, is convalesc• We regret to hear of the illness of Mrs. climate is something. owned. ing at her home on Alba Street.

22 23 Bad Business

The simplest way we know of showing that the cost of most everything else has gone up higher than railroad freight rates is to make this comparison:

Ten years ago railroad freight charges amounted to 8.5 per cent of the whole• sale value of the goods transported. This year they amounted to only 6 per cent.

Why, then, has freight business fallen way off? Simply because you, as a taxpayer, are paying for the construc• tion and maintenance of the "roadbeds" of railroads' growing competitor—the big trucks—thereby giving them a large rate advantage.