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Maine Central VICE PRESIDENT—ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT Railroad Magazine

CONTENTS Vol. IX—No. 8 The Rains Came 4

1953 Bowling Tournament 8 George P. McCallum Editor-in-Chief FROM THE EDITOR

Our railroad lost one of its most colorful employes William A. Wheeler last month. Jim Chadbourne, he of the lodge-pin decorated lapel, vest-weighted massive watch chain, Associate Editor Emeritus and magnificent handlebar mustache, sought retire• ment on his 65th birthday April 29, after 47 years of tale-punctuated service. Extra Crew Foreman on the Mountain Subdivision, Jim began with the Central on Dec. 24, 1906. He'd been section foreman at Canton and Chisholm and served in World War I with the 14th Engineers. Twenty-two years ago he went to the Mountains, and working out of, and living in, Bartlett, N. H., he bossed the hardest snowplow job on the system. No records show the long nights or hours spent bucking W. P. REEVES the elements to keep "the Notch" opened to traffic. IK He must have seen some howlers, when the run up to Crawfords and back just barely kept the road open. ok Jim was a railroader in the old tradition. He'd strip to shorts and tough ankle boots in Summer, let• The election of Walter P. Reeves to vice president—assistant to the president of the Maine ting that old New Hampshire sun tan him to the Central Railroad and the Portland Terminal Company, was announced April 28 by E. Spencer color of a fine pine cone. In Spring and Fall his cos• Miller, President of the Maine Central Railroad. tume was a venerable bearskin coat, ankle length, Reeves started his service with the Maine Central in 1901 as a clerk in the freight auditor's draped over a lanky frame, with but dungarees be• office. After successive promotions he was appointed assistant to the Federal Auditor in COVER neath, and a three-cornered fedora above. 1918 and two years later was made Assistant to the Comptroller. In 1921 he was made A long way from home in Jim didn't always agree with "the brass," his work assistant comptroller of the Maine Central Railroad and the Portland Terminal Company. Maine Central locomotive car was an experience to behold. Jim's gone. But Reeves was appointed assistant to the executive vice president in 1933 and was elected 706 shown hauling Boston when the wind starts whistling in the Notch, the air comptroller and treasurer in June 1940. He was appointed assistant to the president of & Maine train 62 near gets blue with the cold, and the conductor says "Take the Maine Central Railroad in April 1952, the position he has held until his present Troy, N. Y. In addition to 'er out," we'll bet Jim's spirit is up there like of old. promotion. illustrating a typical New England Spring scene, it Reeves makes his home with his wife in Portland and has two grown sons. He is a member Published Monthly by also shows how our joint of the New England Railroad Club, the Portland Club and the Astronomical Society operating agreement util• THE MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY of Maine. izes our motive power effi• 222 St. John Street Portland, Mains ciently.

2 3 BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES Spring Floods

The Rains Came By J. W. Wiggins Engineer, Maintenance of Way as told to the Editor

The rains came to the Maine Cen• 4. Brunswick to Lewiston Lower tral this Spring and when an ab• 5. Winthrop to Belgrade normal 10-inch rainfall had subsided, 6. Bath to Wiscasset it had disrupted operations, caused 7. Norridgewock to Madison washouts at 17 locations, and cost us Closing of other lines followed with $145,000. the continuous rise of water in the From March 26-April 2, the heavy Androscoggin and Saco River water• rainfall saw roadbed banks become sheds. so saturated that slides began oc• Worse points on the Maine Central curring. The famous watersheds of system relative to disruption of serv• THE KENNEBEC RIVER did this to our main line near Kennebec siding Maine and New Hampshire filled up ice and damage to track were on the and developed runoff rates at flood Mountain Subdivision between Hiram necticut and Mohawk Rivers. It was deep for one rail length to five or six pitch. and Fryeburg, and Cornish to Hiram. the Saco that did the damage. rail lengths washed out, two or three Beginning at 7:30 a.m., March 26, Service was out three and four days In the early morning of March 27, feet deep. respectively; Livermore Falls to washouts were reported on the Moun• The Israel River at Lancaster, the prediction of things to come Rumford, out of service four days; tain Subdivision that took 41 cars of N. H., washed out fill at a bridge abut• originated between Charlotte and St. and the mainline between Augusta gravel to fill, the worst spot being at ment about 14 feet long and 14 feet Croix Junction on the and Waterville. The latter, while out Glen, N. H., where for five rail lengths deep closing the line from Quebec when five or six places washed out of service less than 48 hours, required a three-foot deep gash occurred. Junction to Lancaster. Sandbagging and required two cars of gravel to 28 cars of riprap, 31 air dump cars Working to repair the track here were and five carloads of gravel prevented fill. and 3 coalcars full of gravel to repair Perras' Extra Crew and ten men from further damage. a slide caused by high water in the Thompson's Extra Crew of the Port• THE SCORE Kennebec River. land Terminal under Assistant Track THE On March 27, due to washouts and Supervisor Horace Ames. Maine's powerful Androscoggin water over the track, the Spring THE SACO RIVER The Saco also hit about one and a River, a longtime havoc-wreaker when flood hit with a vengeance, closing The Engineering Department time• half miles east of Hiram where it in flood, hit our Rumford Branch in the following lines to traffic: table of events was classified accord• reached a depth of four feet over the the early hours of March 27 after five 1. Quebec Junction to Lancaster, ing to the rivers causing the floods. rail for a distance of three-quarters inches of rain had fallen. First re• N. H. For example, along the Mountain of a mile. West of Brownfield it went ports were water over the wye at 2. Fryeburg to Crawford Notch Subdivision, trouble was expected over to the same depth for about 900 Canton and then at Worthley's be• 3. Livermore Falls to Rumford from the Saco, Israel, Moose, Con- feet. Washout varied from four feet tween Peru and Gilbertville for about 4 12 rail lengths. Measuring point of the river's flow, Gulf Island at Lewis- the Lewiston Branch. ton, reported 57,000 cubic feet per LOGS LOOSE IN THE RIVER! second at that time. Telephone com• At the height of the flood peril in munications were knocked out, and the State of Maine, the heavily in• thousands of people evacuated from dustrialized city of Lewiston was the region during the flood period. threatened by the Androscoggin River. As the river reached a flow of Damage between Ganton and Dix- 90,000 feet per second the morning field saw 5,400 feet of track washed of March 28, Maine Central crews out requiring about 4,000 yards of moved 20 carloads of rock ballast rock and gravel to repair. Fifty-one out on its bridge on the main line Back carloads of gravel were loaded from Road there when it was reported that Libby's Pit and rushed to the scene; 3,000,000 feet of saw logs were loose Beaulieu's Extra Crew went out of in the river. Train service was not Waterville to Livermore Falls with 20 interrupted and the cars were re• cars of rock ballast, but the water moved when the danger subsided. backed up behind them in the Dead HIGH WATER at Leeds Centre kept patrolmen watchful River east of Leeds Center and closed THE KENNEBEC RIVER the line behind them. Week's Crew The Kennebec River added its fury ville and Portland. Unloaded at the left Norridjjewock where an eight to the flood damage when it began point of slide, cars were shuttled LETTER OF CREDIT foot deep washout had been repaired, coming over the rail on the Lower back and forth between Gardiner and and hit the Leeds Center trouble spot Waterville. In a 37-hour period, 28 Maine Central Railroad with 10 cars of rock ballast. Assistant Road main line between Vassalboro carloads of riprap and 36 cars of Track Supervisor Eddie Davis re• and Winslow at 4 a.m., March 28, but gravel were unloaded at the slide and 232 St. John Street ported the damage in the Canton- receded. At Farmingdale it covered it was opened to traffic. Five more Portland 4, Maine Rumford area as described. the ties, necessitating slow orders and cars of riprap and eight cars of gravel Gentlemen: then receded, but caused a washout were needed further before speed re• Maine Central Railroad is doing LEWISTON LOWER near South Gardiner that took three something to offset the talk that the The Lewiston Branch from Lisbon hours to repair. strictions were lifted. Railroads need vitalizing. Falls to Lewiston Lower was hit about After flexing its muscles the Ken• A LAKE, TOO Upon boarding your train in Bangor the same time when water went over nebec showed its anger March 30 As if it weren't enough for the on a Sunday afternoon at 2:20 P.M. the track and washed out for a dis• when it caused our embankment to rivers to attack us, ordinarily peace• for my first trip on your line, a very tance of 400 feet near the United slide into its rushing froth for about ful Lake Maranacook, urged on by pleasant conductor entered our car States Gypsum Company plant. Pre• five rail lengths east of Kennebec rising water, breaking ice, and high with a statement, "Good afternoon, cautions were taken with the Sabbat siding. (See picture on Page 5.) winds, started to wash out shoulders will you please have your tickets tus Stream Bridge when a car of steel Trains were cancelled between Au• at 1:30 a.m., March 30. A work train ready." This, I believe, impressed me was placed on it until water receded. gusta and Waterville and riprap and and crew at Leeds Junction, who more that Maine Central is interested Thirty cars of gravel were used on gravel rushed from Gardiner, Water- were waiting for the water to drop in passenger reaction as much as your there, were sent to Winthrop with very clean and comfortable cars. It ten cars of rock. Waves continued to was more than a pleasure to see such cause a bad washing action and a actions on the part of your conductor total of 19 cars of rock and five air and I should like in some way to have dump cars of gravel were used to you thank him for me. check the damage. Sincerely, Last, but by no means least, was a slide on the near H. F. ROBERTS Wiscasset about 20 feet deep and two 642 Willow Grove Avenue rail lengths wide, and disabling of Glenside, Pennsylvania the Cobbosseecontee Branch (largely trestle track to industrial sidings.) (Editor's Note: This is a skeleton version In a certain business establishment of a month-long battle by men of the Maine signs were posted on every wall, bear• f Central Engineering Department throughout ing the single imperative word, "Think!" - ; the system against the worst flood condition Apparently the experiment in initiative since 1936. For their sleepless nights, hectic didn't work out too well. A -few weeks days and herculean efforts, a hearty "well- later they were replaced by new signs 'TWAS always the same as witnessed here al Drew in 1934 with then Chief Engineer C. S. Robin• that read, "Don't think. Ask!" son in cab "—- done" from all of its.) 6 7 50-Year Pass To M of W Chairman SHOPS CAPTURE '53 TROPHY TOURNAMENT GALLANT RIGBY B'S RUNNERS-UP (Pictures on Pages 12-13)

The most exciting tournament and Unprecedented in the half-decade do-or-die finish in the five-year his• of competition for the beautiful Di• tory of the Maine Central Directors' rectors' Trophy was the position of Trophy Bowling Tournament cul• the teams at the three-string mark minated March 14 at Waterville when bowled on the Metro Alleys at Water• the Shops team emerged triumphant ville. in the last of five strings to gain a Determined to retire the Trophy second leg on the Trophy and become after gaining a leg in 1950 and 1952, the 1953 champions of the Maine the General Offices "A" team led Central system. their fellow railroaders by 19 pins Rigby B's were second, General at the end of the third string on the Office A's, third, and Bangor, fourth. strength of Warren Spires' first string With eight teams participating, a of 131, Dick Harrington's 112, and record number for the second con• 102's by Bill Brownell and Herb secutive year, the Pine Tree State Whitmore. keglers hung up new individual and But. . . FOUR teams were tied for RECEIVING his 50-year pass from President E. S. Miller, Is M. T. Simmons, Engineer. M of VV team records in a donnybrook that second place after the first trio of J. W. Wiggins had the most conservative competi• strings were bowled! The General tors screaming down to the final pin- Office B's were in on a string of 106's A 50-Year Gold Pass was issued tion to his long and loyal railroad fall. by Rivers, Conley and Finley; Bangor March 6 to Marston T. Simmons, and brotherhood service, on his 54- Thomaston, general chairman of the year residency at Thomaston. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employes for the past 26 years. » SCHOOLS HIT CAPITAL The tall, dignified union represent• ative began service with the Maine MCT CO. PROVIDES Central as a trackman at Thomaston The nation's capital was the focal in 1903 under then Section Foreman point for Maine Central Transpor• Charles Brackett. He recalls that he tation Company's Spring exodus this was transferred after several years year when pupils from more than to Rockland under Engineman Lowell 38 Maine schools made their annual Chapman's father. pilgrimage to Washington, D. C. Simmons was elected general chair• In charter service, our bus com• man of his brotherhood in 1927 rep• pany accommodated 15 high schools resenting M of W employes of the and in conjunction with the Boston northern Maine system federation on and Maine Trailways and Trailways the Maine Central, Portland Ter• System of New England, five of minal Company, St. Johnsbury and Maine's biggest high schools were Lamoille .County, Barre and Chelsea transported to the Capital. and Belfast & Moosehead Lake Rail• Some 18 other schools utilized our roads. through bus service to New York and He became a brotherhood member availed themselves of connecting 45 years ago and in 1910 was elected charter service to Washington. Trips local chairman. In 1920 became vice- were arranged under the supervision chairman of the joint protective of Supervisor E. K. Goddard. More board. than 15 operators directly partici• THE WINNERS of the 1953 Maine Central Directors' Trophy Bowling Tournament from Water• pated in the movement. ville Shops are, left to right: Walter Pearl, Red McCaslin, Don Priest, Charlie Whitney and Simmons prides himself, in addi• Xed Jewett. 8 3) made it on retired but rugged Ben A non-partisan crowd of more than Whitney's 104, and 102's by Duke 100 Maine Central bowlers and spec• Railroad Insignia Waterville Nurse Snyder and Freight House Cashier tators cheered the Rigby B's as the John Shaughnessy. out-of-the-running teams completed On Zippo Lighter Stationed In Japan Showing complete disregard for their scores. The PT Company B's Machinist their placement as the Number Two were a popular choice since no legs Welder and Mrs. team from the Portland Terminal, had been gained on the Trophy by Joe King, Wa• the Rigby B's matched their Number any combination of Ligonia lar- terville Shops, One brethren on strings of 114 and rupers. proudly bid their 117 by Butts, and a 108 by Joe Bowling, quietly but victoriously, daughter, Alice, McDonald. however, the Waterville Shops crew a fond goodbye The Rigby's A's were in for second whittled away at the maples. Walt recently as she Pearl hung up an even 100, Priest a left for a tour of tie with 102, 104 and 110 by Jerry 108 and Red McCaslin a 96. With a duty in Yoka- Flaherty and a 102 and 106 string 489 team total for the fifth string, hama, Japan. A by Ernest Mac Vane. the Shops bowlers sprung a shatter• graduate of Wa• In third place at the completion of ing win of eight pins over the Rigby terville High three strings was the Shops quintet, B's and a ten pin victory over the School and the bolstered by strings of 102 and 112 Officemen A's to gain their second Sisters' Hospital by Don Priest and a 102 string by leg on the Directors' Trophy since as a nurse in Ted Jewett. its origin at the first Tournament in 1945. She now holds a commission Bowling sweepstakes style, the Waterville in 1949. as first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Rigby B's swept into the lead at the Maine Central employes who Corps. end of the fourth string with a 503 Records went to Don Priest of the smoke, would like a valuable me• Alice has previously served at a team total. Sensational in overcom• Waterville's with a high five-string mento to give to a friend, or admire veterans hospital in Bronx, N. Y., ing the Officemen A's was Machinist total of 533. Second high to Warren the best in the cigarette lighter field, and as a supervisor at the Sisters' Joe DeRoche who rolled the Tourna• Spires of the Officemen A's with 511, now have an opportunity to obtain after graduation. She was a staff ment high individual string of 135, and third to Dick Harrington of the one of the famous Zippo windproof nurse at the Togus veterans hospi• and a 104 by Joe McDonald, which same team with 503. lighters bearing the Maine Central tal in 1948 and enlisted in the Army enabled the Ligonia keglers to pick High single honors were won by insignia at cost price. in May, 1951. Lt. King has been up 19 pins and add seven more to Joe DeRoche of the Rigby B's with stationed at Fort Meade, Md., and 135. Stiires took second with 131 Through an arrangement with the Valley Forge Army Hospital where take the lead. and Jeff Wofford of the General Of• Publicity Department, the Zippo pic• she was head nurse in the tubercular The first-rated General Offices fice "C" team with 121. Other high tured above bears the railroad's in• ward. A dinner party in honor of team needed this one win to retire singles were registered by Butts, signia engraved in green enamel on her and her brother, Gary, who left the trophy but faltered in the fourth Rigby B's, 117; Harrington, 119; and the attractive brush-chrome finish of for Italy aboard the USS Tripoli was string despite individual rolls of 108 Priest, 114. the lighter case. held at the King home last month. by Spires and 102 by Whitmore. No story of another popular Direc• When purchased in sufficiently The Elm City five garnered a 494 tors' Trophy Tournament would be large quantities, the lighter is made team total aided by Walter Pearl's complete without tribute to the Wa• available at a price of $2.55, con• Pittsfield Pupils string of 112 and Don Priest's of terville Elks Club, that through the siderably below the retail price and 114, to pick up 17 pins on the Office- courtesy of Herman Rines, chief clerk it is unconditionally guaranteed for Tour Bangor men A's and become third in the at the Shops, extended the full use life by factory replacement of parts. A tour of our facilities at Bangor running. of their fine home including lounge, If an employe should desire to have was held recently for pupils of the Unexcelled for sportsmanship and game room and delicious baked bean a "personalized" lighter, a replica of fifth grade at Pittsfield Grammar conviviality, the Queen City five from supper to all Maine Centralites par• his or her signature will be engraved School under direction of Train• Bangor were off 37 pins from first ticipating in the tournament. on the opposite side of the case for master R. W. Williams and Road place but went on to pick it up over the additional charge of 60 cents. Foreman of Engines A. W. Crocker. the General Offices B team. A very limited supply is now avail• The pupils were accompanied by HUMMM? able to those placing their orders on their teachers—Miss Betsy Cooper, In the final and deciding string, The day after McWardlaw's wife pre• a first received basis. Subsequent Miss Toothaker and Mrs. Tucker. In• the fifth, it appeared to be a battle sented him with offspring, the proud orders will take about six weeks to terest was high as they visited the between the Officemen A's and the father was seen buying a baby bottle. fill. Cash, check or money order ticket office, dispatcher's office and Rigby B's. Joe DeRoche continued "Hoot, mon, that's scandalous ex• must accompany the order, and if the engine house. An inspection of his pace-setting kegling with a 110 travagance," said a friend. a personalized lighter is desired at one of our deluxe passenger coaches string, while Dick Harrington of the "No," sighed McWardlaw, "this time $3.10 complete, a copy of your sig• was of special interest since a coach Officemen bowled a herculean 119, 'tis not — the woman's gone and had nature should also be included, plainly was named by a Pittsfield pupil when but the team fell two pins short of triplets." making up the Rigby lead. written on a piece of white paper. they were purchased in 1947. 11 10 AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL DIRECTORS' TROPHY TOURNAMENT (1) Waterville's Ted Jewett shows form (2) Second place Rigby B's front, left to right, Joe McDonald, High Stringer Joe DeRoche, Herb Piston. Standing, Sam Butts and Bill Mizula (3) Bangor's John Shaughnessy rolls one (4) Extra-curricular harmonizing by Les Mills, Joe DeRoche, Shrebe McCullum (5) Rigby A's Brom Tatarczuk, Jerry Flaherty, Montgomery. Standing, Gerry Shea, Ernie MacVance (6) Bangor Ben Whitney checks progress (7) Officemen B's Lew Rines, Steve Conley, Frank Rivers, Windy McDowell, Jim Finley (8) Joe DeRoche goes for that 135 (9) Lew Rines in action (10) Bangor team, Whitney, Snyder, Shaughnessy and Warren, rear, front, Frank Caruso (11) Lotsa form from Steve Conley and (12) Waterville Charlie Whitney heaves.

12 13 General Agent Hugh Travers is visiting his daughter in California for a few weeks. Operator C. E. Dunn of Clinton has bid in swing job Tower "A." Yard Conductor E. F. Traynor is hospitalized for surgery. All wish him a speedy recovery- Ticket Clerk Ruth Violette is sporting a new car. Operators J. Begin, R. R. Bishop and your correspondent were in Portland to attend Waterville Station O. R. T. Meeting. By M. W. FLYNT Through the courtesy of General Manager W. L. Bowen of The Belfast & Moosehead Lake V/oterville Shops R.R., Messrs. J. J. McClay, V. Boisvert and T. A. McDonald of Waterville Yard made a trip By "STEVE" age of 86 was caused by a fall on the ice. over that line from Burnham Jet. to Belfast Assistant Superintendent Dick Dole has been At a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Cole- and return. They were impressed with the in Schenectady, N. Y., for two weeks attending brook we saw a fine color film showing Brown evident enthusiasm and loyalty which employes diesel school. Company pulpwood moving from stump to mill. showed for their line. At Belfast they met Clerk Zeri Begin has been awarded a life mduntai Their buyer, Mr. Hawkinson, has been storing General Auditor W. I. Hall and his staff and membership in the American Legion in Fair• wood all winter in the old gravel pit at Cole- report a most enjoyable trip. field in recognition of his many years of valu• brook. Now it is beginning to move. Agent able service to the Legion. Michaud tells us he expects there will be about Cornelius Begin, U. S. Navy, has been spend• Bartlett, N. H. 100 cars. ing a short furlough with his parents, Clerk Colebrook station and freight house should and Mrs. Connie Begin. By O. R. BURDWOOD pass spring inspection. Reliable reports have Ted Morey has recently been promoted to April 15 marked the end of a railroad career it that Merle and Mrs. Michaud have been Master Sergeant in the U. S. Army. He is the for James F. Chadbourne, who has been for giving it a real dusting. And with a vacuum son of Machinist Ted. many years foreman of the spare crew out of cleaner yet! Retired Machinist Hugh Marsh died at his Bartlett. Jim started his railroading as a track• Flangerman Earl Bonnet has gone to Lunen• home in Shawmut recently. He had worked for man in Chisholm's yard in December 1905. burg and Helper Don Sterling has returned to the Maine Central 31 years. In 1912 he went onto the Canton Branch as Chadbourne's Spare Crew. The flanger has Paint Apprentice Phil Ware has a new car. foreman and in December of that year he went, been put in mothballs for the summer. Carrier Pigeon Dud Delaware comes up with along with about 25 Italians, to the Kennebago The Beecher Falls station probably boasts an apt and appropriate title for three of our line on new constructon, for two years. Later the only indoor onion patch on the system. A more distinguished gentlemen. Dud calls them on the U. S. Army claimed him for several years Cincinnati Xmas tree dealer sent us a bunch the Three Blind Mice. and upon returning he went to East Sumner of Mexican onion plants. We lack only a pe• later on in 1920, then in 1923 to the Canton tunia to make it complete. branch once more, thence back to Chisholm's yard. In 1931 he came to Bartlett as foreman Art Herron is with us again, displacing Stan• of the spare crew. During the winter months ley Karnes who has returned to Waterville. he was leading man on the wing plow and he allows that he has seen plenty of rough times up the Hill. Jim tells us that it has been a great life, with never a dull moment. We shall miss the old boy around here. But 49 years is enough he figures. CHILDREN of L. E. Mcintosh, Waterville, are Agent J. A. Boucher of Gilman is on the sick Cynthia, 2, with new brother, Lawrence E. list. the second, age four months Robert Gardner, who has been filling in as^ foreman on the Sawyers River section for many months, had the bad fortune to break a toe at Death has again removed one of our older home in his shop. men in the person of Herschel T. Crock. Mr. W. H. Burnell is back to work as agent at Crock had been employed here for many years, Intervale. Walter had three weeks of Florida most recently as assistant cashier. His death sunshine along with a little deep sea fishing. followed a long period of failing health. We should have all been born down South and yet, we like the summer months up here mighty N. S. Richardson of the SANTA FE was a well. recent caller. And we wish to announce a new arrival in the family of trackman Donald Ainsworth and Mrs. Ainsworth. A boy, named Dennis Lee. Red Marcou is off sick, the engine house will be empty without him around. Conductor Dolf Bergeron, who is off on ac• count of his health, calls in once in a while for a visit. Conductor David Dudley is back on the job after an eight weeks' layoff with a bad ankle. Leslie "Tige" Huntington, section foreman at Lancaster, has been presented by Mrs. Hunting• Conductor Ned Trainor has been a ps,tient ton with a Very small boy. "Tige" desires a at the Sisters Hospital. girl, but there you are, he gets a boy. Former Laborer Bob Knights has been home on short furlough from the Army from Fort Knox, Ky. Beecher Falls, Vt. Former Paint Apprentice Arthur Campbell TIMETABLE MABEL is the name of Brenda has been spending a short furlough with his By DON DeCOSTER Towle's kitty. She's from Pittsburg, N. H. and parents, Foreman and Mrs. L. H. Campbell, Mrs. Drolet, wife of Agent Roger Drolet, her Uncle Tom is chief of police at Colebrook. INSPECTING our miniature train last Sum• and has returned to Atlanta, Ga., where he will West Stewartstown, attended her grandfather's Brenda's ridden our 377 from Beecher Falls to mer was Charles D. Say ward, retired foreman be an instructor in a body and fender repair funeral in St. Alban, Quebec. His death at the Colebrook to visit. plumber who was 91 March 1 school, U. S. Army. 14 is Checker Dick Delano has been a recent week• end visitor in the White Mountains. Rockland Foreman and Mrs. Eddie Johnston have been visiting their daughter in Melrose, Mass. F. I*. CARS LEY Blacksmith Helper George Gray has returned Sympathy is extended to the family of Re• tired Watchman Joseph Cassidy who died to work after being laid up in a convalescent March 31. home. Billing Clerk I. F. Brackett is on vacation. Sweeper Charlie Vigue is on his annual vaca• He and Mrs. Brackett are spending a few days tion. Rumor has it that he will apply for his in Philadelphia. pension after 47 years' service. Clerk Stanley Prescott and Miss Phyllis Bow• Checker Thomas Arthur Smith has retired ers were married March 15 at the home of the after some 45 years' service with the Maine bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowers Central. He was presented with a purse of at Waldoboro. Their honeymoon trip took them money by the carmen. to St. Petersburg, Fla. The Office Girls attended a baby shower for former Stenographer Marilyn Phelps Bird re• Brunswick cently. The affair was directed by Clerk By H. O. PREBLE Beverly Cooke. Track Supervisor W. M. Martin has moved Clerk Yvette Guite has returned to work into his new offices at west end of passenger after a long leave because of illness. station. Blacksmith Helper Roy Brackett has pur• Mail porter and Mrs. Eugene Donahue are chased a house on the China Road. the proud parents of a daughter, Mary Jean, born March 19 at the Brunswick Hospital. ENJOYING RETIREMENT is Assistant Fore• PASSENGER FOREMAN and Mrs. W. D. Otis Machinist Abbott McKenney recently pur• The Western Union switchboard has been man Edward J. McGrath, Lewiston have fallen heir to this tribute from the Poet- chased a new car. moved from the old telegraph at west end of Painter Ken Stevens: Machinist and Mrs. Andy Miles are the station to its former location in ticket office. in Joe's place and Arthur Tardiff in turn is on Lil' and Bill live back of a hill parents of a new daughter, born March 25, It was moved out in 1944 when ticket office was Ryle's job. In Otis Park, An Eden. weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. and named Elizabeth Ann. renovated. Crossingtender Arthur Parent, who has been They've not a care since Bill fell heir Transfer Table Operator Archie Smith was Conductor Y. C. Neilson is on vacation. ill for nearly three years, died on March 31. To half the beer in Sweden. elected delegate to attend System 18 conven• Starting March 3 the track motor patrols Our sympathy is extended to Mrs. Parent and tion in Boston the latter part of April, repre• were put back on for the summer. family. Painter Don Gerald has traded his old car senting the Firemen and Oilers. The day baggage room crew has swapped Telegrapher Charles St. Hilaire has gone to for a new pickup. positions. Same familiar faces but Arlo Parker a Boston hospital for a check-up and Teleg• Millman Chris Carstenson is building a saw Machinist Blaine Ladd has returned to work now baggagemaster and Adelarde Lachance, rapher E. E. Sampson is substituting. table and is in the market for a suitable power after a long period of illness. mail porter. Crossingtender Elmer A. Ranger retired on plant. Clerk Arnold Dow has recently bid off a posi• Engineer Stacey Robbins has bid in a March 11 after nearly 36 years' service with tion in the Accounting Department. Likewise switcher at Rumford and Herman Dodge bid the Maine Central. He was first employed as Millman Abe Johnson has too much lawn to for Clerks Marjorie Armstrong and Norman in Bath Switcher vacated by Stacey. freight handler at Auburn on September 26, mow. Anyone interested may call at 16 Spruce Thyng. Yours truly may be rushing the season a bit 1917. and worked in that capacity until Decem• St. for further particulars. Mrs. Lauriston Oleson and Mrs. Clayton but I have lettuce and radish coming up in the ber 1, 1943, when he transferred to a Crossing- Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wentworth have re• Johnston, wives of Blacksmiths Lorrie and garden. tender, position which he held at time of his turned to New York City after a short visit with Assistant Track Supervisor Horace Ames is retirement. his parents, Clerk and Mrs. Guy Wentworth. Clayt, have been discharged from local hos• now driving around in an automobile. Mill helper Phil Gooch has moved to the pitals. Engineer H. P. Utecht was set up for a while Garland Road for the Summer. and worked switcher in Rigby. He is now set New Broom on the Rip Track is S. Everett back and has taken regular job as fireman on Trask. „ trains 21 and 48. How's the tomatoes coming, GRANDCHILDREN C. E. Dow, Jr., will take over as car in• Bunny? of Retired Trainman spector for Albert Roderick, who is on vacation. Val J. Morin, Lewis- Leon Cookie Cookson has returned to the Lewiston ton, are Anne, age Mill after being hospitalized. By LILLIAN G. WHITE one and one-half left, Yard Foreman Phil Sherrard has entered the Car Clerk Joe McMorrow. who has been out and Michael, age Sisters for treatment. Charlie Nichols is act• of work since February 27 on account of serious seven, right. ing foreman. illness, is now out of the hospital and well on Carman A. J. Michaud has bid off a job in the road to recovery. We all hope Joe will be the Passenger Shop. back on the job soon. Pat Ryle is substituting

SWITCHING CREW No. 2 at Lewiston are left to right, Brakeman 31. A. Dutton, Brake- man Patlvk St. Pierre, Conductor Charles La- flainme, Fireman J. C. Campbell and Engineer L. S. Bailey

HERE'S Craig Norton Moore, born Dec. 4, 1952, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Moore, Jr.t CHILDREN of Laborer and Mrs. Vincent Waterville. He's the grandson of L. V. Nor• Vigure, Waterville Shops, are left to right, ton, retired, and Engineer F. A. Moore Varlene, Penny and David IS 17 training for the Spring meeting to be held soon. Conductor George V. Green has bid in the Augusta Road Switcher. Second Trick Clerk Telegrapher Verne Hutchinson is off sick relieved by Spare Op• erator E. S. Anderson. The salesman finally caught up with Freight Checker Burleigh Foster and he is sporting a new (for him) Club Coupe. Eastern Division Motive Power Trainman Elmer "Stubby" Stetson has bid By C. H. LEARD in flagman's job on the road switcher. Charles S. Ross, Jr., of the Transportation Department filled in as crew dispatcher during part of February and March on account of the illness of Paul Hatt. Ross comes from a rail• Gardiner road family, his grandfather was Section Fore• man at North Bangor for years and his father By M. L. SANBORN was a trainman on the B&A for over 32 years. Station Agent David Cameron visited friends Ross, Jr., clerked at Northern Maine Junction in Portland recently. for some time previous to coming to the Maine Operator Eben Lord purchased two puncture Central. proof, shockproof, hand made tires for his new advanced designed car. Eben's car is the latest Another former B&A man, Olyn Darling of car to come out of Detroit and is attracting a Bangor Ticket Office, recently purchased a lot of attention as he speeds by. home in Hampden which he and the Mrs. 7,000 TULIP BULBS in the ground for Spring Operator R. F. Tracy has ordered a tide• greatly enjoy. Before he came to Bangor has Yard Conductor Virgil E. Nowell, right, water chart from the U. S. Weather Bureau in Ticket Office about ten years ago he had who resigned Dec. 31 after 43 years of service. Washington which he plans to consult when worked for the B&A for over 12 years, being He and Mrs. Nowell spent some Winter months SHINED UP for the special train running on the Kennebec River is in the flood stages. stationed at Oakfield, Houlton and Derby. In Florida the system last month were Trainmen E. Sim• During this recent flood stage Operator Tracy Machinist E. W. Rideout has been extended mons and C. R. King, Portland, show n here almost got marooned as the flood water rose sympathy on account of the death of his sister, chant Marines and had just returned from a as a stop was made at Livermore Falls until there was only one exit from the station Mrs. Bradford Craig, of Hartland, N. B. Mrs. trip to Japan. He has a 33-year service record when he was ready to go home. Craig had been a semi-invalid for over 10 with the Maine Central. Baggageman Olin Gordon is the new Bowling years. A tip of Leard's hat to Miss Patricia Wil• City Champion of Augusta. Olin was the high Former Yard Conductor John Hanson dropped son, daughter of Engineer and Mrs. J. B. Livermore Falls man with a score of 1095 in a ten string match into the office a few days ago to say "Hello." Wilson, on account of her receiving the highest By ANN NEWCOMB this month. He was on a 28-day vacation from the Mer- rank in a comprehensive examination of the Freight Clerk Clyde Cooper expects to attend Junior Class taking English at the University Val Robinson was off sick and Merle Tuttle a Red Sox baseball game in Boston this month. of Maine. The Wilsons evidently have an acted as foreman for the day. Clyde claims that the Red Sox will finish in exceptionally smart daughter. Merle Tuttle was home with his mother for the first division this year and after a very An enthusiastic meeting of the Railroad Club a day for she was quite ill. prolonged heated discussion by the Winthrop of Maine was held in Bangor on March 18. Lawrence Stevens of Farmington section crew Hot Stove Baseball forecaster, which, by the President I. A. Furrow presided. Members wishes to express his thanks to all his fellow way, Clyde is the president of, they forecasted from the Maine Central; B&M and B&A and workers for the purse they presented to him a pennant this year for their favorite team. CP. being present and a round table discussion while he was home. Signal Maintainer George Curtiss, our very was held under the leadership of Superintendent Ed Stone of Farmington section crew, bache• able and honest political dopester, who seems to J. L. Moriarty. It was decided to hold the lor days are over, he married a Rockland be well qualified to speak on any problem con• annual ladies' night some time in May. The "Miss." fronting us in our daily struggle for existence, annual election of officers will take place at Agent Gene Walton's young daughter Sharon now informs us that things are getting better the April meeting to be held at Brownville was operated on recently for tonsillectomy and all the time, and by July of this year most of Junction and the committee to bring a slate of is doing nicely. our big problems will be solved in a satisfactory officers consists of R. Delano. Charles Lowery, The Waltons of West Farmington celebrated manner for all. This prediction made by George K. P. Lamont, J. F. Abbott and A. Finnemore, their wedding anniversary by going to Skow- this month in answer to the many personal all of Waterville; L. P. Severance and S. C. hegan for dinner and entertainment at the letters received on this subject from his ardent Allen, both of Bangor. Milburn Hotel. followers. The many friends of Conductor Chester T. Sincere sympathy is extended from all to Crossing Tender Hiram Walker is sporting a Angell of Bangor were saddened to learn of the Ed Stone in the recent death of his mother. new Easter hat. death of his wife on March 18. Mrs. Angell Emile Nedeau, brakeman on the yard switcher was very active in church and club work in Chishoim, is off duty due to an injured back. Bangor. Conductor Al Babbie has left us to bid off Electrician and Mrs. John F. Bevan now a job in the Waterville yard; Trainer from have three daughters, the last one, Holly, Lewiston is new conductor. being born on March 11. When little Holly Agent E. E. Newcomb and wife and Clerk looked around and saw her two sisters she R. M. Newcomb and wife and son Clarence exclaimed, "Hurrah! when we have ten more made a pleasant fivesome at the beautiful sisters we can start competing with that now Flower Show in Boston on March 15. famous Brooks Family out in Pittsfield." Val Robinson, section foreman, North Jay, Burton A. Brackett, retired ticket agent at is recovering from an operation on his toe. Bangor, was recently appointed assistant to the Understand Val took a spinal before the knife outer guard of Anah Temple Shrine and John hit him. Ryan of the Signal Department was named Section cr«ws on the branch have been busy executive chairman of the patrol. running out ties, which will be put in soon. Rev. Timothy C. Maney of Bath celebrated Ircidentally these ties are from the abandoned his 52nd anniversary of ordination to priest• track on the Rumford branch. hood February 10. He and his sister Alice left for a cruise to the West Indies February 19 and are at present vacationing in Florida. Augusta THIS IS A GRAPEFRUIT? yep, and grown by Father Tim comes from a Maine Central family, By ELLIS E. WALKER A GOOD PICKEREL CATCH was made last C. W. Bill Watson, retired Portland Division his father was an old time Engine House man All members of the Augusta Chapter of the month at Webber Pond by Laurence R. Ladd engineer, at his home at St. Petersburg, Fla. during his entire life, his brother Bill is a Amalgamated Shooting and Eating Club have and Urban S. Rowe, of the Augusta Railway in addition to the huge grapefruit, he has retired Eastern Division Engineer with over polished up their knives and forks and are in Express Agency lemon, orange and lime trees 50 years' service and his brother Jack was

18 19 formerly a fireman and still another brother, hood of Firemen and Oilers, Bangor, which is Methodist Church, Brewer, was the winner of Tom, was an engineer. also to be held in Boston in the near future. the American League and St. John's Episcopal Machinist E. P. (Bing) Crosby recently told I learn that Superintendent J. L. Moriarty, Church team was the winner of the National his wife if a man steals, no matter what, he General Agent Walter Blanchard of Vance- League. At the playoff of these two teams will live to regret it. The Mrs. replied rather boro. Yard Master Percy Fernald, Train Master March 23, 1953, for the pennant and the coyly, "You used to steal kisses from me R. W. Williams and L. W. Matthews, Freight trophy, Team B of the Brewer Methodist before we were married.'' Bing answered, Agent, both of Bangor, as well as Foreman Church won. Preceding the game a banquet "Well, you heard what I said." I. A. Furrow and Fuel Supervisor Harvey was held at the Brewer Congo Church at which Young Howard Furrow of the Air Force and Crosby of the Motive Power Department, at• time about 270 men attended. The trophy son of Relief Foreman I. A. Furrow and wife, tended a iarge safety meeting in Boston, properly inscribed will be cased and given a while home on a short furlough middle of April 14. place of honor in the vestry of the Brewer April attended the Better Homes Show being Four-year-old Barry, son of Fireman and Methodist Church. On the winning team was held in Bangor at the time. He was the lucky Mrs. L. J. Higgins, and Stephen, iy2-year-old C. A. Jefferds, Captain, and L. E. Mathews winner of a back yard fireplace complete which son of Stationary Fireman K. C. Ericson and of the Car Department, and last, but not least, will be built in the back yard of his dad's home. wife, are now running around without any genial Allan R. "Dick" Miles, Brakeman on Everybody invited for hot dogs and hamburgers tonsils. the Yard Shifter, representing the M.E.C.R.R. this Summer. Miss Jo Ann Clukey was married to Law• Calais rence E. De Young on Saturday, April 11. "Larry" is the son of Machinist" Clifford De- By P. D. ADAMS Young and is now with the U. S. Marine Corps. Foreman Carpenter Chester Brown and crew Mrs. De Young has been connected with the New are stationed in Calais making repairs on the England Telephone Company. Baring Bridge which was burned some time Recently Mrs. Arlene Haskell, wife of Port• ago. They are also making needed repairs on SSiis Maine Central land Division Engineer L. A. Haskell, was the Station, and on the transfer bridge at Mill- appointed a member of the Budget Committee town Jet. and the cattle pass above the By IRENE ELWELL and JACK HAYES of the town of Hermon. Baring Bridge. Glad to welcome back the following: Mary A while back I read, "You can never size up Trackman Lawrence Kelley had the mis• Tabot, stenographer in Mr. Westcott's office', a man at first appearance," and I find this is fortune to fall off the roof of his house and who has recently been hospitalized; George especially true in selling safety first shoes. break his wrist. Brackett, painter in the Portland garage, ill The two infant children of Laborer H. N. Conductor Ralph Hall is taking his annual for three weeks; Operator Joseph Smart long• Clark had a very narrow escape on March 21 vacation of two weeks. time on the sick list; Operator Slim Wheeler when they were overcome by carbon monoxide Conductor R. J. Gillis as President of the who had a leave of absence and was hospital• fumes while in their family car. Mrs. Clark Calais Rod and Gun Club announced the annual ized; Operator Ken Hill who has been on went into a market and '' Herb'' set in the meeting of the club was held April 30 at the leave and Conrad Mason, returned from Cali• auto, with the engine running. He began to Clubhouse at Round Pond. Supper was served fornia. feel dizzy and then noticed both children had by the ladies. The feature of the evening was Remember Ralph Webster? He's just out of passed out. Help was summoned and after an address by Lew Colony, President of the the Maine General Hospital after having had PORTLANDERS are Jancie, 9 and Carol, 10, artificial respiration and oxygen were applied, Maine Fish and Game Association, who is an two fingers removed on right hand. We all daughters of Mechanic and Mrs. George Pan- the children were rushed to the hospital but authority on conservation programs. wish him speedy recovery. ton, MCTCo. Portland garage no lasting effects were suffered. Mrs. William McKay, wife of Operator Mc• Operator Bert" Gay is a proud father of an Mrs. C. B. Shaw of Brewer have announced Kay, attended the capping ceremony of their eight-pound baby girl. the engagement of their daughter Lucille to daughter Marjorie, who is a student nurse in Wilbur Bryant has taken sick leave and Nick John E. Wilson, son of Engineer J. B. Wilson the Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Carter has bid off the Yarmouth run. and wife. The date of the wedding has not Dispatcher and Mrs. Jack Hayes spent two been set. Both of the young people are Uni• weeks in Miami this Winter and being the ^General Offices versity of Maine graduates. Eastport big wheel he is, Jack was able to visit prac• I think that Dick Emery is a better engineer, By MARY HOLMES tically every hotel and night spot in fabulous fisherman and hunter than he is a farmer. Our Rate Clerk Bert Cuiligan drove to work Dade County. Only complaint to date were the By MARY MORSE, ERNESTINE GRIMES, Asked him yesterday if the new disease, Vesicu• one morning recently in a brand new car he post cards he sent back, picked up in Trail- LILLIAN G. SMALL lar Exanthema, had struck his pigs yet. "Heck had bought for himself. Shortly after that, ways stations. No one could tell where he The Engineering Department employes were no," he said, "the only livestock I have is one Brakeman George Townsend appeared in a actually was. very pleased with a recent letter from 2nd Lt. bobtailed tomcat, two old gooses and one new-to-him car. Mary Mason, ticket seller at the Lewiston Burton Pease and his wife, stationed in the lame duck." Conductor Rutherford is back on duty again Terminal, has been off on vacation in New Air Force. Burton's address is 104 Pryor Machinist A. Hutchinson, Jr., has purchased after spending a few days in Boston. York. Drive, Scott A.F.B., Illinois, and informed "us a new double tenement house on Parkview Freight Handler and Mrs. Stan Mills are they are proud parents of a baby girl, named Ave. in Bangor. being congratulated on the birth of a daughter Deborah Jean, born November 26. Would love Mrs. Milton J. Hartery, wife of Stores De• in the Eastport Hospital last month. to hear from everyone. partment Clerk Hartery and daughter of Gen• Freight Handler James Andrews is still on Harold W. Shepard (Sheppie) and Mrs. Shep- eral Foreman R. O. McGarry, is confined in the sick list. He is able to get around on ard returned from Florida this Spring after the Eastern Maine General Hospital following crutches now after his fall on the ice last spending the Winter there. a serious operation. February. "Night and Day" was the theme song for the Machinist V. L. Cunningham was elected Engineering Dept. forces during the Spring as a delegate to represent Machinists Local Bangor Car Dept. washouts. We certainly had enough of this 1462 of Bangor at the coming convention of liquid dampness to last for a while. the Machinists Lodge, District 42, to be held By C. A. JEFFERDS James E. Mills, Traveling Storekeeper, has in Boston. J. E. Blake and Bob Ericson are Final summary of the Dartball League, returned from a business trip to Chicago, 111. to represent their Local, 471, of the Brother• Bangor-Brewer Churches. Team B of the First Greatly missed in the assistant treasurer's office has been the cheery smile of Cashier Leo Jackson. "Jack" has "been absent from his duties because of an injured back, but at this point is convalescing rapidly. Clerk Charles Hagar's small son caught his hand and arm in a washing machine wringer, and while it was at first thought he was FAMILIAR FACES seriously hurt, it later proved not to be so bad around Calais include as it had seemed. At press time he was getting left to right, Grover along well. Charlie himself still has his left Carter, section fore• HAVING wonderful time in Florida this winter arm in a heavy cast,—so it never rains but it man; Ralph J. Dono• were Helen and Jack Hayes. He's dispatcher pours. van, trainman; and at Portland. Special Assistant to the Comptroller Edward Fred McConvey, 21 the month. They were visited by people from the state of Oregon who are relatives of Maurice's whom he and Joe visited three years ago. These people are making a 9,000 mile tour of the country entirely by bus. Electrician Walter Emery was taken sick on the job, and has since been confined to his home undergoing treatment for a severe blood condition. Portland Freight Office and Machinist Thurlow Poland has taken up the pastime of taming raccoons, and has been quite Freight House successful. It has reached the point where he By MARJORIE QUIGLEY and has actually decoyed the coon by feeding it ALICE MCLAUGHLIN doughnuts to come into his house, and have We all extend our sympathy to former its daily meal. Freight Clerk Bill Glen in" the recent death of Retired Machinist Eugene Pollard was found his mother. Bill is now employed in the Per dead at his cottage in Steep Falls. It was due Diem Bureau, Rigby. to a heart failure. A floral tribute was sent. Loader and Caller James Petersen has re• The pall bearers were William Reagan, Archie sumed his duties at the Freight House after Pratt, Thomas Caverly and Thomas Brown, being absent for several weeks on account of all fellow workers at o'ne time. broken ribs. Mrs. Colman Welch, wife of our General We are pleased to hear that Mrs. John T. Foreman, underwent an operation. She is now Curran, Jr., wife of loader and caller, who convalescing after a successful surgery. was recently a patient at the Mercy Hospital, There were three births recorded during the has returned home and is recuperating nicely. month; a boy was born to Machinist Helper Cadet Midshipman Frank H. Nelson, son of and Mrs. Albert McCann, Peter Gregorie. Freight Clerk Mrs. Ever H. Nelson, cashier's A boy to Laborer and Mrs. Edward Cribby, office, has returned to resume his duties at GETTING TOGETHER in Sarasota, Florida, Edward, Junior, who by the way makes U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, were F. P. Stuart, agent, Cumberland Mills. Laborer Joseph Cribby a grandad " for the N. Y., after a year's training at sea. He spent R. M. Kelley, BUI O'Neil and Bill Rollins eleventh time. his leave with his parents in. Portland. Our sympathy to the widow and relatives of A daughter to Electrician and Mrs. Albert We regret to report that Loader and Caller retired Carman Bernard Hoyt who died March Wetmore, Jr., Marjorie May. The baby was Donald P. Whitney is still absent due to his 29. 1953. Mr. Hoyt had been retired for seven named after her grandmother, Mrs. Albert fractured ankle. Best wishes to you for a years. Wetmore, Senior. speedy recovery, Don, from all of us. Carman Raymond Laburges' young son, Mrs. Samuel Austin died March 29. She was THIS UNUSUAL pen and ink drawing by Mrs. Marjorie C. Jones, daughter of Marine Robert, has been confined to the Mercy Hos• supposedly recovering and had gone to her Joseph Pelletier, chainman in the Engineering Clerk Mrs. Florence P. Cooper, enjoyed an pital with pneumonia. home when she suffered a relapse. Department, Portland, will be used as a pic• extended tour of Europe, including France, Our fishing enthusiasts, Henry Grimmer, Laborer Leroy Saint Peter, who was recently ture frame lamp illuminated by fluorescent Switzerland, Germany, Italy and various other Henry Gavett and Joe Berry, are away to an discharged from the army, is now working lights. He attended the Portland School of points. She left Portland by plane, March 6, early start. Messrs. Gavett "and Berry caught temporarily at a filling station. Fine and Applied Arts and returned home on the SS Independence some fish. Mr. Grimmer caught cold! Fireman and Mrs. Sherwin Forbus celebrated on March 31. Glad to see Carman Everett Burnham back their 18th wedding anniversary April 14. The Paine and Clerk Blair Walls wandered around Retired Loader and Caller William H. Tierney on the job after being out sick for many worst storm of the Winter occurred on that like homeless vagabonds while their office was is a patient at City Hospital. months. day. which can be remembered by them in the being redecorated. For a while they were William, son of Car Clerk Thomas E. Dillon, Understand Carman Fred Robinson is out future years. located in Mr. Quigley's office, later were found has accepted a position with the U. S. Govern• around and slowly but surely recovering from Laborer Francis Haldane injured his foot, in Erroll Libby's quarters. ment, in Washington, D. C. We extend him surgery. but luckily no serious results were involved. Clerk Guy Mason, Jr., reports that his little1 our best wishes in his new undertaking. Carman Helper Alton Bonney's wife is con• Laborer James Ashley and Machinist William boy is another on the sick list, being in a Freight Clerk Earl H, McFarland attended fined to the Maine General Hospital. We wish Tartaczuk were prominent in the recent drive Portland hospital for a tonsillectomy. the Ice Follies in Boston recently. her a speedy recovery. for funds in the Catholic Societies. Waybill Machine Operator Margaret T. The bowling league closed its season with Machinist Helper Maurice Weeks has pur• O'Donnell was called to Norwood, Mass., re• 37 members attending a banquet at the Roma chased a riding type garden tractor of popular cently, on account of the death of her cousin, Cafe. Prizes were awarded to first place make. John Foley. Her sister, Mrs. Mary McCann, team No. 7 of Mizula. MacVane, Murphy and The annual banquet of the Terminal Bowling accompanied her. Manning; second place team No. 10 with League took place at the Roma Cafe. Thirty- Robert, son of Head Clerk James J. Hasson, Piston, Steves, Perkins, and third place was a seven were in attendance, and prizes were spent his mid-term vacation at his home. tie between teams five and six. awarded for the various high scores viz:— Robert is teacher and coach at South Paris Bromulas Tartaczuk attained high average. High School. Team 10 had high three strings with 1194; Joseph and two others tied for high singles at Janitor and Mrs. Michael R. Chisholm are team five had the high single with 433. High 132 pins. Ernest MacVane was on the winning receiving congratulations on the birth of their average was held by Browny Tatarczuk with team. second son recently. 96.6 and high three strings went to Jerry The safety board now reads 272 days without Shea with a fine 340. High single for one lost time accidents. Although it has never string was Piston, Ackley, and DeRoche each been reported through this magazine, but ac• Terminal Car Department with 132. tually the figure as given should be multiplied It was voted to bowl 36 weeks in the next by 24 as we have three shifts to be included By HUGH F. FDYNN season, Officers elected were Jere Shea, Treas• in this report. Therefore our standing at this The proud parents of William Francis, Jr., urer; Arthur Stack, Statistician, and Bill point is 6,528 work hours. born March 15 at the Mercy Hospital are Mizula. President. A rules committee of Mc• Machinist Helpers Joseph and Maurice Weeks Carman and Mrs. William F. Harrigan. Donald, Thome, DeRoche, Malloy and Flynn go shopping for beef critters. They saw some Carman Ed Montgomery has resigned his were appointed as well as a team committee very good Hereford and Black Angus stock. position as Local Chairman for the local of Mulhern, Casey and Pooler. Now that is Carmen's union. Carman Howard Thurlow over the talk will center around baseball. Ralph Cary, son of "Al" Cary, Stores De• has taken over pending an election to determine Our janitor, Mr. Worcester, is now busily partment, was married to Pauline Shain at a permanent local chairman. engaged ;n building a new front porch. Woodland, Me. They honeymooned in Boston. Glad to hear that our former General Fore• Stationary Engineer James Allen was recently man Joe Rourke is out of the hospital and Rigby Engine House appointed as a State Boiler Inspector. "AMERICAN BEAUTY" goes double for this recovering nicely after a serious illness. He Former Machinist Helper Howard Shaw, the beautiful youngster, Cindy Lee Beckwith, age was real comfortable the night I visited him By ALBERT B. WETMORE "Doughnut King," and Mrs. Shaw, celebrated 15 months, daughter of Inspector and Mrs. in the hosptal. No one else could sleep, The .'0 i' hinist Maurice \Yeek,~ a mi Machinist their 50th wedding anniversary at a party given Clarence Beckwith, Portland B&B Department noise you know! Helper Joseph Ashley acted as hosts during by her son, Vincent. 22 23 Three railroaders—a Westerner, a Yankee and a Southerner—were discuss• ing their respective regions. "Out in Idaho," said the Westerner, "you can board a train and, without changing cars, travel from Cornell to Vassar, Stanford, Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Wellesley in a distance of thirty-five miles." "Well," drawled the Yankee, "back in Maine, where I came from, with a few changes of cars, you can travel by rail from Calais to Dover, from Peru to Stockholm, from Paris to Lisbon and from Poland to Norway." "Aw, shucks!" drawled the Southerner, "that's nothing to brag about. Why, when I was a lad in Florida one could travel by railroad from Venus to Mars and Jupiter—all within a single county!" And they all spoke the truth. * * * The railroads, on the average, have to haul a ton of freight 2.1 miles to get money enough to buy a 3 cent, postage stamp to mail a letter. Out of that kind of return for the service which they perform they must pay their employes, buy materials, supplies and fuel, pay rents, taxes, and interest on their funded debts, and otherwise make ends meet. * * * First all-rail route between Boston and New York was completed Decem• ber 29, 1848. It was by way of Worcester, Springfield, Hartford and New Haven over lines now belonging to the New York Central and New York, New Haven & Hartford railroads. * * * Diesel-electric locomotives accounted for 65.5 per cent of all road freight service performed in 1952, compared with only 9.7 per cent in 1946. * * * A new freight car—for use on the railroads of the United States^-came off the assembly line every 7 minutes in January, 1953. %' - * * % Approximately 4,100 trains are operated daily to and from the city of Chicago. Of these, 1,700 are passenger trains and 2,400 are freight trains. * * % r During the nearly eight years that Harry S. Truman was President of the United States, he traveled 77,170 miles by railroad. This was equivalent to about 24 trips from New York to San Francisco. * * * Average revenue per passenger-mile received by the railroads in 1952 was 2.53 cents for coach travel and 3.35 cents for travel in parlor and sleeping cars. These figures compared with 2.47 cents and 3.27 cents, respectively, . in 1951. y * * * It is estimated that the cost of eliminating all railway-highway grade cross• ings in the United States would involve expenditures of $45,400,000,000, which is greatly in excess of the total present railway investment.