The Pine Cone, Summer 1949
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SUMMER, 1949 ECONE Pamcrta/ma rffftai/rie 25 Cents (A privately supported, state-wide, non-partisan, non-profit organization for the promotion and development of Maine’s agricultural, industrial and recreational resources.) 1949 SUMMER 1949 ^In <=J*uie: Page Maine Summer Events, 1949 .......................................... 1 Rockland Inherits A Million James M. Brown, III 4 Farnsworth fortune builds museum I W orked In A Summer Ho t e l .........Calvin E. Eells 9 Memories of a resort employee So You T h in k Y ou K now Ma in e ? Stanley B. Attwood 11 Quiz questions ivith answers Harmon Ha l l ......................................Victor A. Schlich 12 Remedial teaching at York Harbor T he Maine Co a s t ............................. Edwin 0. Nielsen 17 Sketches of familiar scenes Industrial Cl i n i c ............................................ Don Gross 27 Applied research at University of Maine Made In Ma i n e ....................................William A. Hatch 32 Neiv industrial area in Aroostook Minstrelsy Of Maine .. Edited by Sheldon Christian 37 Famous Maine Re c ip e s ....................June L. Maxfield 41 H ar bo r T o w n .................. George S. Graffam Back Cover t h e p in e c o n e SUMMER, 1949 VOL. 5, NO. 2 Published Quarterly bv THE STATE OF MAINE PUBLICITY BUREAU PORTLAND . KITTERY . BANGOR . NEW YORK Main Office: 3 St. John St., Portland, 4 Maine GUY P. BUTLER RICHARD A. HEBERT Executive Manager Editorial Manager PINE CONE SUBSCRIPTION: $1 A YEAR (Printed in Maine on Maine-made Paper) Maine Summer Events, 1949 The calendar of summer events of interest to visitors and residents is growing daily. This issue of the PINE CONE carries a list of these events—as complete as possible, com piled by the State of Maine Publicity Bureau. ational interest has been and the arrival of the first steam train N aroused by the story of the tiny in Bath. Residents promise to go all community of Flagstaff which this out in an effort to properly mark the July 3 and 4 will mark its passing with centennial. a final Old Home Day. Scheduled to About 20 miles further up the Ken be flooded before next Summer by nebec River, the town of Gardiner also construction of the Dead River Dam, will celebrate a centennial this Sum Flagstaff will be visited by many mer—marking the founding of the anxious to get a last look and perhaps town. Many special events, including a souvenir of this doughty little vil a horse show, have been planned for lage. Gardiner Centennial Week, July 31 to The Fourth of July weekend, as al Aug. 6. ways, promises to be one of great ac tivity throughout the State. Many In addition to the many summer communities, large and small, are events listed below, Maine will offer a planning special celebrations, parades variety of activities, details of which and special shows. Local newspapers are not yet available. As soon as they should be consulted for complete de are received, they will be passed along tails. in the Publicity Bureau’s weekly Travel Counsel Bulletin. This publica Among those who already have tion is sent to each of the more than made plans for the weekend are Nor- 40 cooperating information agencies in ridgewock and Eastport, both of which Maine, to every Maine State Trooper, will boast air shows as highlights; and to state agencies handling recrea Lubec, and Belfast, which plans the tional inquiries. biggest celebration in its history, and Windham. Bar Harbor will mark In Leading summer events now dependence Day with a 4-H Club Dairy SCHEDULED ARE: Show in Morrell Park. June 19-Sept. 4: Ocean Park, 69th An The border towns of Calais and St. nual Ocean Park Assembly. Stephen, New Brunswick, plan an In June 23-26: Old Orchard, State Con ternational Jubilee July 1-4 when St. vention, American Legion. Croix Island, in the St. Croix River separating the towns, will be dedicated June 26: Camden, Megunticook Fish as a national monument, commemorat and Game Association derby, Lake ing the first French settlement in Megunticook. America. July and August: Boothbay Harbor, The holiday weekend in Bath will Southport, Camden, weekend yacht see residents of the shipbuilding city races. celebrating a dual centennial—the first July 2-4: Moosehead Lake, water car firemen’s muster held there in 1849, nival, parade and boat races. SUMMER, 1949 I July 4-10: Annual yachting cruise vis Aug. 23: St. Stephen Fair. St. Stephen, iting Boothbay, Eastern Yacht Club, Newr Brunswick, and Calais, Maine. Pulpits Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Aug. 24: Three-Quarter Century Club Buck Harbor, North Haven and outing, place to be announced. Tenants Harbor. Sept. 4: Augusta, Windsor Fair horse July 8-9: Belfast, Maine Broiler Day. show. July 10: Lakewood, Twins party. Sept. 3-5: Camden, Camden Yacht July 23: Rangeley Village, Rangeley Club Labor Day race. Lakes Riding Club Horse Show. Sept. 3-5: Portland, annual Portland- July 23: Augusta, Charter Day cele Monhegan Island yacht race. bration. July 31-Aug. 6: Gardiner, Centennial STATE FAIRS celebration. Aug. 1-6: Northern Maine Fair, Aug. 1-31: Boothbay Harbor, Booth- bay Region Art Exhibit. Presque Isle. Aug. 8-13: Androscoggin Agricultural Aug. 1-4: Kennebur.k, Kennebunk An Society, Newr Gloucester. tiques Fair. Aug. 15-20: Skowhegan State Fair, Aug. 1-6: Statewide, Maine Products Skowhegan. Week. Aug. 23-27: North Knox Agricultural Aug. 1-6: Harrison, Old Home Week. Society, Union. Aug. 1-7: Rangeley Village, Sidewalk Aug. 27: Honesty Grange Fair, Mor arts and crafts show. rill. Aug. 1-6: Rangeley, tennis tourney, Aug. 27: Piscataquis Valley Fair As Mingo Spring Golf Club. sociation, Dover-Foxcroft. Aug. 4-5: Ocean Park. Ninth State of Aug. 30-Sept. 5: South Kennebec Agri Maine writers’ conference. cultural Society, Windsor. Aug. 5-7: Rockland, Maine lobster and Sept. 3-5: North Penobscot Agricul seafoods festival. tural Society, Springfield. Sept. 5-7: Hancock County Agricul Aug. 6: Gardiner, Gardiner Centennial tural Society, Blue Hill. horse show. Sept. 5-10: Maine State Fair, Lewis Aug. 8-14: Rockport, Third annual ton. handicraft show, Maine Coast Sept. 8-10: New Exeter Fair, Exeter. Craftsmen. Sept. 12-17: Oxford County Agricul Aug. 9-14: Boothbay Harbor, State of tural Society, Paris and Norway. Maine Tuna Tournament. Sept. 13-15: West Washington Agri Aug. 12-13: Buxton, Dorcas Fair, Pea cultural Society, Cherryfield. body Pew. Sept. 15-17: York County Agricul Aug. 13: Portland, Peaks Island Swim. tural Society, Acton. Aug. 13: East Boothbay, clambake. Sept. 17: Ernbden Agricultural So Following day if weather bad. ciety, Embden. Aug. 15: Foi*t Fairfield, Maine Potato Sept. 20-23: Franklin County Agricul Blossom Festival. tural Society, Farmington. Aug. 15-16: Skowhegan, Miss Maine Sept. 24: Readfield Grange Fair, Pageant. Readfield. Sept. 26-Oct. 7: Cumberland Farmers’ Aug. 17: Kennebunk, Kennebunk Open Club, West Cumberland. House Day. Sept. 28, 29: Cochnewagan Agricul Aug. 17-20: York Village, Maine State tural Association, Monmouth. tennis championship, York Golf and Sept. 30-Oct. 1: Worlds Fair Associa Tennis Club. tion, Inc., North Waterford. Aug. 17-20: Squirrel Island, Maine Oct. 4-6: Litchfield Farmers’ Club, State tennis championship, Squirrel Litchfield. Island A. A. Oct. 4-7: West Oxford Agricultural Aug. 20: Rangeley Village, Doc Grant’s Society, Fryeburg. Children’s Day and doll carriage pa Oct. 6: Leeds Agi-icultural Association, rade. Leeds Center. 2 THE PINE CONE Oct. 10-15: Sagadahoc Agricultural Sept. 26: Bridgton Highlands Golf Association, Topsham. Club. Cornish Agricultural Association, Cornish. Open Amateur Handicap Tournaments HARNESS RACING June 25: Wilson Lake Country Club. July 2-4: Holiday weekend. June 27-July 9: Gorham (nights). July 9-10: Goodall Town and Country July ll-Aug. 6: Old Orchard (nights). Club. Aug. 8-27: Gorham (nights). July 16: Norway Country Club. July 23: Bath Country Club. GOLF July 30: Open date for special events. Aug. 6: Augusta Country Club. July 12-15: Maine Amateur Golf Aug. 13: Rockland Country Club. Championship, Penobscot Valley Aug. 20: Martindale Country Club. Country Club, Bangor. Sept. 3: Lakewood Country Club. Aug. 2-6: New England Amateur Sept. 10: Penobscot Valley Country Championship, Portland Country Club. Club, Portland. Sept. 16-17: Purpoodock Club. Aug. 18-19: Maine Open Champion Sept. 23-24: Riverside Golf Club. ship, Augusta Country Club, Au gusta. Maine Women’s Golf Association Aug. 27-28: Rangeley Combination Tournament, Hotel Course, Range- Eighteen Hole Medal Play ley. Tournaments June 28: Oakdale Country Club. Pro-Amateur Tournaments July 5: Portland Country Club. July 6: Purpoodock Club. June 27: Lakewood Golf Club. July 12: Bath Country Club. July 4: Holiday. July 19: Paris Hill Country Club. July 11: Waterville Country Club. July 26: Penobscot Valley Country July 18: Augusta Country Club. Club. July 25: Martindale Country Club. Aug. 2: Wilson Lake Country Club. Aug. 1: Kebo Valley Country Club. Aug. 16: Martindale Country Club. Aug. 8: Penobscot Valley Country Aug. 23: Boothbay Golf Club. Club. Aug. 30: Waterville Country Club. Aug. 15: Bath Country Club. Aug. 22: Wilson Lake Country Club. (Final tournament—Awarding of Aug. 29: Purpoodock Club. prizes) Sept. 5: Holiday. Sept. 12: Riverside Golf Club. Aug. 9-12: Augusta Country Club, Sept. 19: Norway Country Club. State Championship. SUMMER THEATERS (Location) (Name) Bar Harbor Bar Harbor Playhouse Belgrade Lakes Belgrade Lakes Casino Boothbay Boothbay Playhouse Camden Camden Hills Theater Dixfield Dixfield Summer Theater Falmouth Foreside Furbush Stock Company Harrison Deertrees Theater Kennebunkport Kennebunkport Playhouse Lakewood Lakewood Theater Ogunquit Ogunquit Playhouse Peaks Island Greenwood Playhouse Surry Surry Theater SUMMER, 1949 3 Rockland Inherits A Million By James M. Brown, III The author of this article was named director of the Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in April, 1948.