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THE BROWN BULLETIN To Further the Cause of Co-operation, Progress and Friendliness \ZL BERLIN, N. H., JANUARY 1, 1927 ICE BREAKING ON THE ST. LAWRENCE BROWN BULLETIN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION THE BROWN BULLETIN At the annual meeting of the Brown PRINTED UPON NIBROC SUPERCALENDERED BOND Bulletin Publishing Association held at the Berlin. Young Men's Christian Asso- Vol. VIII. JANUARY, 1927 No. 7 ciation on December 7, the respective groups re-elected to three-year terms P. W. Churchill for the Upper Plants, A. L. BROWN BULLETIN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Laferriere for Sulphite Mill, Jos. Hen- "The object of this organization is to publish a paper for the benefit of the employees of the Brown nessey for Cascade Mill, and W. L. Ben- Company and of the Brown Corporation, in which may appear items of local and general interest; and nett for Brown Corporation. John A. which will tend to further the cause of co-operation, progress and friendliness among and between all sections of these companies."—By-Laws, Article 2. Hayward was chosen by the Cascade Group for the one-year term arising from the resignation of Harry Hayden. W. B. EDITORIAL STAFF Brockway has been re-elected to the one- Editor—G. L. Cave Photographic Editor—Victor Beaudoin year term allotted to the Portland Group. Section 5 of Article 5 of the bylaws was Associate Editors— Louville Paine, Cartoonists—J. Daw, George Prowell John Heck, Joseph Hennessey so amended that the Board of Directors Assistant Editors—John A. Hayward, Business Manager—Gerald Kimball may elect a president outside of their own James McGivney number. Following the adjournment, the Board of Directors organized for the coming year BOARD OF DIRECTORS as follows: President, O. P. Cole; Clerk, President—O. P. Cole Secretary—A. L. Laferriere A. L. Laferriere; Editor, G. L. Cave. UPPER PLANTS SULPHITE MILL CASCADE MILL BROWN CORP. G. L. Cave A. L. Laferriere Jos. Hennessey W. L. Bennett COVER PICTURE P. W. Churchill Paul Grenier A. K. Hull John Heck The cover picture is from a photograph Walter Elliott Jas. McGivney John A. Hayward E. A. White taken at Quebec City on December 6. The PORTLAND OFFICE Mikula, one of the largest ice breakers, W. B. Brockway is shown towing a freighter through the ice in an endeavor to get into dock. De- Items, original articles, and photographs are invited from all employees of the companies. These spite the fact that the actual distance to may be handed to any member of the Editorial Staff or Board of Directors, or sent directly to the the dock from the ship in the picture is Editor, The Brown Bulletin, Berlin, N. H. All contributions must be signed. only a little over a mile, it was not pos- sible to get the boat in until noon the SERVICE DIRECTORY following day. BROWN COMPANY DISTRICT NURSING DEPARTMENT (Established 1903) The ice conditions on the St. Lawrence (Affiliated with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since 1916) are worse this year than have been known Miss E. A. Uhlschoeffer, Supervisor; Miss M. A. Fagan, Assistant Supervisor; Miss D. Trucheon, for years. The last ships of the season Miss V. Brothers, District Nurses; Miss G. Kennedy, Miss Hazel Locke, Miss V. Paquette, Industrial have all had to be escorted both up and Nurses. Office, 226 High Street; telephone 85; office hours, 8-8:30 a. m., and 12:30-1:30 p. m. Calls may be sent to the above office, to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, telephone 283-W, or to any Brown down river by ice breakers. Company time office. Working hours 8 a m., to 6 p. m. A nurse answers all first calls, but may not continue upon a case except a doctor is in charge. AMERICAN FOREST WEEK PREPARATIONS BEGUN BROWN COMPANY SURGICAL SERVICE Plans to make American Forest Week L. B. MARCOU, M. D., Chief Surgeon, Office 275 School Street an occasion which will be observed by H. E. WILKINSON, M. D., Assistant, Office 33 Main Street the whole North American continent are On call duty: January, April, July, October in the making for 1927, according to the NORMAN DRESSER, M. D., Assistant, Office 143 Main Street On call duty: March, June, September, December American Forestry Association. At a E. R. B. McGEE, M. D., Assistant, Office 45 High Street meeting of the Executive Committee of On call duty: February, May, August, November. the American Forest Week Committee, held in Washington, it was decided not BROWN COMPANY RELIEF ASSOCIATION only to perfect closer cooperation with Open to all employees except those eligible to Burgess Relief Association Canada in the observance of the Week, Pres, A. K. Hull, Riverside Sec. P. L. Murphy, Cascade Vice-Pres., Peter Landers, Cascade Treas., E. F. Bailey, Main Office but to invite Mexico, which has just EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE adopted a forest code, to participate by Irving Teare, Riverside J. H. Gullison, Cascade national observance of the Week. A for- J. B. Morneau, Riverside C. J. Oleson, Upper Planti B. L. Barrett, Cascade Olaf M. Nelson, Saw Mill mal invitation will therefore be extended T. D. Walsh, Cascade Walter E. Haines, Box Mill to the President of Mexico to set apart A. N. Perkini, Cascade L. A. Morse, Gorham by proclamation as American Forest Week Executive Committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p m., in the Police Court Room. the same week that will be observed by Canada and the United States. The Committee recommended April 24 BURGESS RELIEF ASSOCIATION to 30 as American Forest Week for 1927, President, Michael J. Myler Secretary, A. Stanley Cabana and it is expected that the heads of the Vice-President, John Lavoie Treasurer, James McGivney DIRECTORS three nations, Canada, Mexico, and the Victor Lacomb Edmond Boutin United States, will designate this week by Archie Belanger Arthur Moreau B. F. Dale John Labree official proclamation, thus making it in fact a North American Forest Week. THE FRENCH IN BERLIN As Remembered by Mrs. Benjamin Jolicoeur HEN Mrs. Benjamin Jolicoeur came As there were no amusements, the men of friends. She gathered a certain kind W to Berlin Falls in 1866, the would go to the station after supper to of hay that grows in marshes, bleached it, mountains were the first things watch the train go by. The train stopped, then braided it and made summer hats for that caught her eye. Instead of a popu- and out came what looked like a little girl men, women and children. She also re- lated town, like the one she had left, she with a little sister. What was the men's modeled 100 army coats for Mr. Ira Mason, came into a wilderness that filled her with surprise when they recognized Mr. Joli- storekeeper. awe. Berlin could then boast of eleven coeur's wife? Mr. Jos. Dupill, who had After six months, the Jolicoeurs built houses, five shacks and one store, in which not heard from his wife for a long time their own home on the Gorham road. This could be found one barrel of salt pork, a (He could not write and there was no was a landmark for 45 years. It was sold keg of molasses, barrels of beans, and a one who could write in French among to the Northern Garage Co. twelve years few other things, such as tea, salt, and them) said, "Gosh, Ben, I'd give ten dollars ago. Mrs. Jolicoeur had one room fitted pepper. It was not much choice for a to the poor, if my wife would only make with long tables and benches and started varied menu but sufficient to satisfy the up her mind to come, too." the first Catholic school in Berlin. Mrs. hunger of the husky Canadian laborer. Mr. Dupill took the valise on his Jolicoeur received her education in a pri- The smell of pork and beans baked in the shoulder, and Mr. Jolicoeur carried his vate school for young ladies of English ground still lingers in the minds of the baby, and they went to their boarding parentage. She was an exceptionally bright few remaining pioneers. place. After partaking of a lunch, Mrs. pupil, but could not remain in that school Mrs. Jolicoeur's husband came to Berlin Jolicoeur unpacked her valise. To the on account of her father's death, which after the Civil War. The saw mill be- lookers-on, it was much of a surprise box, forced her to go out and earn her living. longing to the Berlin Mills Co. employed for from it emerged 10 Ibs. flour, 5 Ibs. She then hired out as cook on the ship a number of men and paid good wages, butter, made by Mrs. Jolicoeur, 5 loaves of Tedousak on the Saguenay River. The from $1.00 to $1.75. They worked from maple sugar, one dozen of fresh eggs, two owners of the ship were the Messrs. Frank, 7 till 6. As there were no houses to rent, Ibs. of tobacco and last but not least, one William, and Thomas Price. She likes to Mrs. Jolicoeur remained on the farm with qt. of good old-fashioned cherry wine. relate one incident of an Indian who her year-old baby, and her uncle and aunt. Mrs. Jolicoeur thus became a general offered to sell her some blueberries. They After a year she decided to sell out and favorite and has so remained to this were nice, large berries as only Saguenay come to the States. Packing what per- day. can grow. The Indian told her he would sonal belongings she wanted, she boarded She was persuaded to remain in Berlin.

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