BOSTON &R|^LN|0C,E- New Color Light Signals at Vfl%caW&t

At 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, the tion of approximately 1,000 feet of last wire pulled signals on the Maine new submarine and aerial cable for Central Railroad gave way to a mod• the increased circuits. ern installation of color light signals New safety control equipment gov• governing the Sheepscot River draw• erning the drawbridge operation, in• bridge at Wiscasset. cludes an approach indicator box The important installation of a which, by means of a push button drawbridge interlocking signal sys• light control panel, notifies the bridge tem saw two, three-light signals and tender when a train is in the approach two, two-light, automatic approach circuit. Teamed with this is a motor signals set up on the eastward and time release, so that should a train westward approaches, as well as sev• be approaching, the drawtender auto• eral new control devices. matically is unable to unlock the draw Elimination of the obsolete type raising mechanism for three minutes wire pulled signals also permitted after the signals have been set. discontinuance of two semaphores and The six relay cases housing the deli• replacement of two other existing cate apparatus controlling the signals' semaphores. New poles were erected operation, are models of intricate ef• to carry the lights and six new relay ficiency. The instruments are hung cases had to be installed to provide on plywood panels and wiring to vari• housing for the additional circuits. ous relays and terminals pass through A major change was the installa• holes on which are tags bearing the

THE NEW COLOR LIGHT signal installation at Wiscasset included this drawbridge circuit control and bridge lock (left foreground). Also visible at top left is aerial cable installed

ENTERING A CUT at the eastward approach to the Sheepscot River Drawbridge at Wiscasset forms this dramatic view with a new color light signal visible at right Mountain Crew Praised By Nat'l Travel Editor By GERTRUDE C. HOLBROOK General Offices Reporter Individual courtesy and service— trademark of Maine Central people— earned well - deserved praise last month from an important figure in national and world travel circles. The following letter was received by H. J. Foster, general passenger agent, from Garth Cate, director of the travel and trade department for the Scripps- Howard chain of 19 newspapers. DEMONSTRATING a new approach indicator box on Cate also is chairman of the Commit• the drawbridge is Signal Supervisor L. M. Lentz tee on Year-Around Vacations of the National Association of Travel Of• nomenclature of the different wires. ficials. Cate wrote: "I must tell you how very nicely Mr. Seery, The many relays play vital roles in yorr agent at North Conway, (joint MeC- safe operations. These include check• I5&M agent.) handled my railroad and pull- ing track sections as being occupied man tickets, excess baggage, insurance, etc., on 28 April. And the conductor and brake- or unoccupied; position of switches; man (without asking his help, he placed and checking of conditions in advance my heavy suitcase on board, while I got so that improved indications can be en with the lighter pieces.) on your train transferred to signals to the rear as 163, leaving North Conway at 4:5ft that day conditions permit. Installing crews were helpful too. "When the conductor picked up my are particularly proud of the relay ticket, I asked him it the seat ahead of case where the submarine and aerial me could be turned around. He said, 'No, but cable enters. It required sturdy wire the seat at the front etui he' and immediately and rope splicing work to carry the fixed it for me. As I was very tired, it was suspension leads into the case. grand to he able to stretch out. He then, although I had not asked for it, got one of GENERAL VIEW of the stock racks in the new locomotive stores department at Waterville and insert, at left, The entire project was completed in the new timetables and brought it to me. Clerks Wil Binette and Norman Thyng It is the little things like this that smooth approximately three weeks under the the way for the traveler, supervision of Signal Foreman A. L. "Although I have made 44 rail trips in the Ellis. lust lfi months this is the first time I've had occasion to write this sort of letter to a railroad executive. New Locomotive Stores Department "The White Mountain country is lovely in SUMMER TRAINS the spring and the ride from North Conway By G. K. STEVENS to Portland at sunset time is beautiful. No RETURN THIS MONTH wonder New Hampshire and Maine are Watervllle Shops Reporter Three fast Summer trains will re• such favorite spots with vacationists." Gradual expansion of diesel repair terior walls and ceiling were sprayed turn to service this month bringing Sincerely yours, and maintenance at the Waterville gleaming white. hundreds of vacationers to Maine and s/ Garth Cate Shops has created two major alter• Literally hundreds of racks and New Hampshire. Suggest these "P.S.—The next time I do a piece on food, ations to absorb an enlarged locomo• trains to friends or relatives planning I shall mention the fresh lobster sandwich parts bins have been erected, and one a visit this Summer and to the many served at Armstrong's in the Union Station tive stores department. corner of the building has been set others whom you meet daily. at Portland." An entirely new location for diesel off and enclosed for offices. New The Bar Harbor Express will in• In his 48 years* service, Monte and steam locomotive parts has been heating facilities and fluorescent augurate the season's service June 10 Hurd, the conductor Cate refers to, built in the northwest bay of the en• lighting have been installed. and run every Monday, Wednesday probably has received many compli• gine house. They formerly occupied The new locomotive stores location and Friday, June 17 through Sept. 9, ments. This latest, however, is a three floors in the machine shop. provides better facilities to supply the from Washington and New York major tribute based on observations Seven former locomotive pits in shop needs as well as expediting parts points. The East Wind will begin made throughout the world on all the engine house were floored over shipments to other points along the daily service June 24 through Sept. forms of transportation. The same with cement to create the new stores system. Although the changeover 10 while the Downeaster will run applies to James O'Brion, trainman department. Big doors were removed has taken some time, parts distribu• Fridays only, through the same dates. that day on 163. and smaller ones substituted, while in• tion has continued to flow smoothly. 4 5 Employes working on the project in• cluded Piper Amos Currier and Help• er Ronald Jacques; Earl Hancock's PSYCHOLOGY heat installation crew; Ernest Wade, First Wife: "How did you ever Dan Girous, Wilfred Binette, Norman break your husband from staying Thyng, Chuck Wilson, Pete St. Peter, out nights?" Al Rancourt and Leonard Boucher. Second Wife: "He came in at Under consideration is a plan to 10 one night and I called, 'Is that move the Electric Shops into the area you, Bill?'" vacated by the combined stores de• First Wife: "How did that partments. Space approximately 100 help?" x 100 feet is available and should pro• vide better working space for the elec• Second Wife: "His name is tricians. Clarence."

Railroad Fair to Give Repeat Performance OUT OF HIS TRAVEL element was this 30-pound beaver trapped in the Calais turntable last month. Effecting his removal are left to right Helper Harold The Chicago Railroad Fair, which by the giant stage where the high• Stanhope and Bert Smith, supervisor of the Moosehorn Wild Life Refuge attracted more than 2,000,000 visitors light of the 1948 show—the pageant last year, will re-open the 25th of this "Wheels a-Rolling"—again will be month and run for 100 days, closing presented twice daily. It vividly de• By PERCY P. ADAMS Oct. 2. picts the development of transporta• Calais Reporter Diesels Show Colors on The Maine Central Railroad and the tion from the country's earliest days The lure of railroading trapped a Boston and Maine again will partici• to the present. A thousand seats Calais beaver last month! Non-stop Runs pate in the Fair, cooperating with have been added to the huge grand• An adventurous, 30-pound beauty seven other Eastern and Middle West• stand which last year had a packed at• apparently tired of chopping wood, or Two outstanding non - stop runs ern railroads to present an enlarged tendance of 20,000 spectators daily. perhaps a little out of sorts with Mrs. from Northern Maine Junction to Rig- and improved Eastern Railroads Ex• In place of a small movie theater Beaver, hit the rails. by were made on a Sunday in March hibit. on the Eastern Exhibit last year, a But it was an unfortunate road of by BR-extra with engines 685-686 and The Maine Central will occupy a spacious new building with seats for adventure he chose—straight across BR-2 with engines 683-684. prominent place in the exhibit, adver• 650 persons is being constructed for the track of the Calais turntable and Conductor Leon W. Silver and En• tising its own advantages and the rec• the presentation of an entirely new- with Big Fred Estabrook, eastern di• gineer Joseph Petterson on the BR- reational, industrial and transporta• type of photographic wizardry called vision engineer, bearing down for an extra, completed the 133-mile run in tion resources of northern New Eng• Vitarama. The Vitarama is a system unscheduled meet. four hours and 30 minutes followed by land. Along one wall of the exhibit, of three-dimensional color slides pro• Walking across the turntable track Conductor John E. O'Donnell and En• forming a background for an informa• jecting pictures on five screens simul• on his way to work, there was no gineer Charles H. Ready on BR-2 in tional counter, will be a series of taneously. Outstanding views of question Estabrook was running su• four hours and 23 minutes. The BR- large illuminated tail signs depicting scenery and railroad equipment in• perior to Mr. Beaver and the latter extra handled 78 loaded cars and four some of the principal trains of the cluded in the territory served by the wisely dove off the track. Surrounded empties with a total of 4,200 tons and nine participating railroads. Our Maine Central and the other eastern by the ch-cular, smooth, cement walls, BR-2, 78 loaded and one empty with a crack "Flying Yankee" will represent railroads in the exhibit will be the beaver seemed scheduled to do total of 4,182 tons. us by a colored and illuminated rear featured on the Vitarama. all his railroading in a circle. end view. Other advertising mediums through When the plight of the hapless ani• Both jobs averaged about 30 mph, One of the deluxe coaches, the which the Maine Central will reach mal became known, Shop Foreman had no set-offs, and no superior trains Snowbird, will be on exhibition the Fair visitors include huge pic• Harold A. Libby called Bert Smith, to contend with. throughout the fair as an example of tures of historical points and scenic supervisor of the Moosehorn Wild Since this excellent performance, the most -progressive and p'easing spots in New England and flags and Life Refuge. With the aid of the longer and heavier trains have been types of passenger equipment. Miss emblems bearing the trademarks of wire net shown in the picture, Smith handled to an equally good advantage, Betty Bowman of North Station in• our road. and his helper, Harold Stanhope, according to Portland Division Super• formation staff will be hostess in the September 21 has been set a=ide as extricated the beaver and returned intendent H. L. Strout. He pointed coach and will distribute informational the Maine Central and B&M's special him to Maguerowock Stream nearby. out, however, that the two runs re• material, as she did last year. day. ' Officials of our road are arrang• While we all know the superiority ported here indicate the outstanding The Eastern Railroads Exhibit ing for a gala observance. Details of rail transportation over water, superiority of diesel performance over again will occupy a position at the of this event will be announced in the some sailors and beavers remain un• steam power which never could have center of the entire fair. It is close Magazine later. convinced. handled this 133-mile, non-stop run. 6 7 Acknowledging that he had no par• Cote Retires, ticular hobby, Cote explained that he now planned "just to relax". Queried whether he would care to comment on Receives Life his long career as a conductor, Cote Seaway Project Threatens Again modestly declared that: "I'm very Service Pass grateful for the cooperation of the The spectre of the St. Lawrence Disguised in various shrouds over a fellows I've worked with through the Seaway project has been taken from period of years, the Seaway has been years, and from those for whom I've the Congressional closet and given its advocated as being necessary to na• worked." Cote's own record bears out annual bone-rattling. A firm grip on tional defense; necessary to trans• the wealth of his long service—50 the clavicle by a presidential "must" port iron ore to replenish our sup• years without a disciplinary mark. order once again has the monstrosity posedly exhausted supply; necessary dangling before the tired eyes of New to everything but respect for the best England labor and business interests. interests of the American taxpayers. The economic nightmare of the Sea• way project continues to haunt our This time a new phrase is injected railroads, our employes, our business —the principle of self-liquidation by and industry. means of tolls. Transportation ex• Edward V. Hennessey, 69, of 24 Despite repeated proof that deep• perts quickly pointed out that the Spring Street, Brunswick, retired re• ening of this small part of the St. formula for determining what the cently after 50 years' service. Enter• Lawrence Eiver, 90 percent of which tolls would be and what costs were to ing service as a freight handler at would lie in a foreign country, would be divided among the United States Brunswick in 1898, he became a clerk, impose an initial tax burden of one and Canada was as ghostly as proj• then yard brakeman in 1906, retaining to two billion dollars on American ect itself. As for exhausting our ore that classification and fulfilling all his taxpayers and millions of dollars an• supplies, steel experts point out that service at Brunswick. nually thereafter, the Seaway spook high grade ore of the Metsabi Range Francis L. Johnson, 72, trackman at seems to have a better chance of pass• can continue to be mined for years to Gardiner, after 27 years' service. ing on the impetus of sectional inter• come and that the huge deposits of Elwood E. Marden, 65, RFD 1, Wat• ests and crest of free-spending legis• lower grade ore are yet untouched. erville, watchman at the Waterville lators. Passage of the seaway plan is a shops, after 21 years' service. Proponents of this "seaway" claim serious and continuing threat to our Arthur S. Ladd, 61, of 17 Green• it will create 58 to 84 million tons of economic well-being in this section of wood Street, Waterville, locomotive traffic annually. By "create" they the country. Once again let us warn, engineer, on disability, after 40 years' mean diversion from the present and rally behind, our Congressional service. American transportation agencies — delegation to lay this haunt to rest ADMIRING his Life Service Pass is Joseph J. Cote, John Kendall, 66, former trackman traffic now handled by our New Eng• for all time. senior conductor on the Portland Division, issued co• at Rockland after 24 years' service. land railroads. incident with his retirement last month Wendall J. Hamilton, 61, former In denouncing the project, Matthew trackman at Royal Junction, on dis• Woll, vice president of the American Gold lettered Life Service Pass No. ability, after 18 years' service. Federation of Labor, summarized it FURROW REELECTED 132 was issued to the retiring senior Charles Lombard, 65, former paint• nicely: "Before organized labor lends conductor of the Maine Central's Port• er at Rigby Engine House, after 33 its approval to any public works SUPERS' PRESIDENT land Division last month. years' service. project," he said, "it must be abun• Joseph J. Cote, 116 Hancock Street, Frank J. Albert, 77, former shop dantly clear in advance that it meas• Relief Foreman I. A. Furrow was Rumford, retired May 6 on comple• laborer at Bangor, after 31 years' ser• ures up to certain minimum require• reelected president of the Railroad tion of a half-century of service. vice. ments. First, the project must not be Supervisors' Club of Maine last month "Joe" began railroading on the old constructed or operated in competi• at the organization's annual "Whing Portland and Rumford Falls Railway tion to American private enterprise. Ding" at Waterville. W. J. Russell, on the same date in 1899 as a train• TEMPTATION Second, the project must be socially Bangor and Aroostook, was elected man. "Madam," said the man on the useful and calculated to enrich the na• vice president. A year after the Maine Central crowded bus, "you are standing on tional wealth by its existence. Third, Others reelected were Laurence leased the P&RF in 1907, "Joe" was my foot. Please get off." it must be beneficial to the American Sparrow, Waterville, secretary; promoted to conductor and his first "Why don't you put your foot people as a whole and not detrimental Charles H. Leard, Bangor, corres• regular assignment was on the old where it belongs?" bristled the of• to any section of American labor. ponding secretary and R. 0. Mc- Kineo Branch. He worked that run fender. And fourth, the project must be eco• Garry, Bangor, treasurer. Named to for approximately 12 years. For the "Don't tempt me, madam, don't nomically sound." serve on the Executive Committee past 15 years he had been conductor tempt me," replied the suffering The St. Lawrence Seaway Project is were Wilbur C. Lunt, J. A. Abbott on Trains 5 and 20, Portland to Rum• one. none of these. and Carl T. Davis. ford. 8 bituminous pavements rough and rut• ted. They are causing concrete roads to pump at the joints and deteriorate rapidly. Newsprint Damage Threatens Business Loss Our railroads were built to provide heavy, mass transportation—the sort of transportation which, when done An urgent plea to freight engineers, said, "we have had a great many of on the highways, forces the public to conductors and brakemen to concen• these rolls flattened to the extent of J%e Editor/Page pay more and more for roads out of trate on safe handling of newsprint crushing the cores. These rolls are CLIFFORD A SOME WILL Am which it is getting less use because paper has been received by our rail• of no use to us on our speed presses eDITOR-IN CHIEF of a relatively few extra-large and road from a former Boston and Maine . . . all evidence indicates that these GEORGE PMCCALLUM extra-heavy vehicles. Box cars are trainman; now a traffic man with cars received rough handling in trans• built to do heavy, long-distance haul• more than 35 years' experience in the it." ... EDITOR ing, and they should be kept on roads transportation field. WM. A.WHEELER of rails and not put on our already An exhaustive survey made recent• crowded public highways. The seriousness of this freight dam• ly by a special railroad Joint Commit• ASSOCIATE EOI T"OR (EMERITUS) age problem is underlined by the high tee on Newsprint Paper Damage, of VOLUME V NUMBER 9 cost of newsprint to the publishers which Tukey is a member, reached the Sincerely yours, and the revelation by our Freight same conclusion. Claim Agent H. Newhall Tukey that s/William T. Faricy we assumed $10,000 in claims paid Out-of-round rolls and flat cores NOT ON HIGHWAYS last year on this one commodity. "are primarily the result of rough The following advertisement, ap• "I know," the traffic man said, "that handling, either in train haul, inter• pearing in the form of an open letter, Enter the Snapshot Contest now! any real improvement depends on the mediate terminals or destination was published in newspaper and Three first prizes of $25 in each men who operate the trains. Without switching," the report stated. magazine trade journals throughout class; three second prizes of $10; their help, improvement cannot be The traffic man's letter warned that the country this month. It was writ• three third prizes of $5. Entries achieved." "this (damage) has caused so much ten by William T. Faricy, president of received June 1-Sept. 15. Remem• He pointed out that one newspaper concern that receivers have been en• the Association of American Rail• ber — candid shots, railroad pic• served by his syndicate receives about deavoring to investigate the possi• roads. Its simple logic bears repeat• tures, scenic pictures. Enter now! 600 carloads of newsprint paper a bilities of shipping paper by water to ing here. month, representing an estimated a greater extent than ever before." railroad revenue of $180,000 and "During the past two years," he CARS BOX BELONG ON WE GAIN SUPPORT shipped particularly over the Maine continued, "the water transporters RAILS Central, Boston and Maine and other have improved their vessels and their Under private ownership, the peo• Eastern lines. One way of looking at our vast sys• ple of the United States have enjoyed handling with an eye to capturing as tem of railroads is to regard it as a better railroad service . . . than in "During the past four months," he much of the rail business as they can special sort of highway—a highway any other country in the world. But constructed for the transportation of if the present tendency to hobble the extra-heavy and extra-large loads railroads ... by too-low rates and ONE OF OUR EMPLOYES demonstrates proper loading methods of newsprint with a roll correctly wrapped for with unequalled efficiency and econ• subsidies to competitors is continued, minimum damage omy. the danger of government ownership Because this system exists, there is will grow. If people could appreciate no necessity for overstraining and what that would mean in poorer ser• breaking down our public highways vice and higher costs, they would with excessive loads. These public make clear to the regulatory bodies highways are built and maintained at their dissatisfaction. public expense—by taxes paid by you and me. Lewiston (Me.) Sun, Highway authorities are becoming more and more concerned over the fact that the public roads are being over• THE COVER loaded in both traffic volume and June is the month -for blossoms, brides, structural capacity, with consequent and warm breezes. Depicting two of heavy damage and high cost to the these on our cover this month and with taxpayers. certain promise of a third in the years According to these authorities, these to come is photogenic Coreen Carr, 5, heavy loads are prematurely destroy• daughter of Trainman and Mrs. Gerry ing thousands of miles of the nation's Carr, Portland public highways. They are making 10 by offering special boats, better han• Operators Don Delehanty, Ken dling, and reduced costs." Marston and Vern Murphy were hosts This serious threat to our busi• to the Lewiston High group on April ness was echoed by Tukey. "The 16. It was the third Washington trip problem is not new," he asserted, with us for the Lewistonians in as "we are doing everything possible, many years. but we must have the earnest cooper• ation of the men directly respon• Bryant had a repeat trip to New sible for the handling." York and the Capital with the St. "That a large part of the damage Dominic's seniors from Portland on occurs in switching has been proven," April 23. Leighton did a repeat with Trainman Horace Coombs is burning up Tukey added. "Our men must con• Falmouth High seniors while Oper• the roads in his new car. form to our rule of not over four ator Arnold Brume took the Standish mile-per-hour switching." High group to New York and return. The freight claim agent also pointed out that other preventive methods are to make a minimum of Bangor Diesel School switching moves with carloads of newsprint paper (plainly marked); Completes Two Years YDUR REPORTER and by "blocking" the newsprint cars near the head end to avoid damage by of Successful Study F. L. Carsley pressure from slack running in and came to the out of heavy trains. By CHARLES H. LEARD Maine Central Tukey said that four impact record• Bangor Engine House Reporter in I9I8 from ers—a mechanism that records the the Bangor & time and place of impact to a car— Completing two years of earnest THIS FINE CATCH of salmon and trout was taken by now are in operation on our lines to and successful work last month, the Aroostook, en• Operator E. J. Soychak, Rockland, while on his vaca• assist in reducing damage. Bangor diesel school under the direc• tering service tion at Canada Falls Proof that a very real danger of tion of General Foreman R. O. Mc- as a freight business loss exists if this condition Garry has gained a wide reputation. handler at Farmington Branch is not remedied, is found in the traf• The school started out with but a G. A. ELLIS fic man's conclusion. single copy of a wiring diagram and Dover- Fox- Agent Earle Neweomb, Hartland, former• "I am trying to make these facts croft. He became a ticket seller ly of Livermore Falls, was in the hospital Fuel Supervisor Harvey S. Crosby as recently for an emergency operation for ap• known to the men who are vitally in• instructor. Regular sessions have there in 1920, an operator in 1922. pendicitis. terested in keeping this business on been held every Wednesday evening Chief clerk at Rumford in 1938-40, Station Agent G. A. Ellis and wife. Wil• the rails," he said, "I was a 'spare' in the local junior high school with ton, recently returned from six weeks' va• man for ten years, and I know what he served at Madison a year and was cation spent in Milledgeville, Ga., with it means when there are no cars to a large and steady attendance. appointed general agent at Rock• their son, Police Chief Eugene Ellis and wife ; their daughter and her husband, Dis• move." As the school grew, enlarged wir• land, the position he now holds, in patcher Robert Robinson, Bristol, N. H.; ing diagrams, textbooks, projection and their so*i, Oliver Ellis and family in slides and motion pictures of diesel 1941. Here's his column. Auburn, Me. While in Georgia they en• operation and maintenance, were ob• joyed a trip to Macon to see the "Nancy High School Seniors tained through the courtesy of indus• Rockland Hanks," pride of the Central of Georgia First Trick Operator E. B. Buswell and R. R. They also visited Louisville, Ga., to Kept Buses Busy trial concerns and by subscription. Mrs. Buswell spent their vacation at Miami visit the old slave market built in 1752. and St. Petersburg, Pla. Gross' spare gang have been in town put• By LUCILLE BRIDGE The course, thus far, has included Second Trick Operator E. J. Soychak is ting new ties on the East Wilton bridge. complete slides of the EMD and now trying his luck at fly fishing while on his Mrs. Marshall Sawtelle, wife of Retired Senior classes of five Maine high is offering slides of the new engines vacation at Canada Falls. Agent Sawtelle. has been seriously ill at Schools kept Maine Central Transpor• Operator V. F. Atwood has been cover• her home in East Wilton. tation Company drivers busy during and electrical parts of the Alco units. ing the first and second trick for the last Instructors who have served include four weeks. April as they made their annual David McLean, University of Maine; Clerk I. F. Brackett and Mrs. Brackett Royal Junction Spring vacation tours to New York are vacationing at Alexandria, Va., visit• By P. L. GARDNER and Washington, D. C. Glen Merritt, EMD Company; Wil• ing their daughter. Second Trick Operator Charles Innes is liam Battles, Alco Company; Kenneth Coach Cleaner K. J. Scott is the proud purchaser of a new car. Watch yonr step, Operators Robert Leighton, Wilbur Baxter, G-E Company; and Richard father of a daughter, Rose Marie. Charles, and don't step too hard on the Bryant, Conrad Mason and Warren Dole, B and M Mechanical Depart• Roy H. Emerson is a student operator pedal. It has power and you might forget Libby took the first group from Cony at Thomaston. you are not in your old car. Charles is High School, Augusta, April 8. Their ment. The current instructor is Trueworthy's paint crew was here sev• quite air-minded and we look for him any Charles Mclnnis, engine house em• eral days giving the freight office the "new day to land behind the tower in a heli• itinerary included a trip over the Sky• ploye and recent graduate of the look." copter. line Drive in the Shenandoah Moun• Hampshire Diesel School, Long Island, Freight Checker Fres Snowman and Mrs. Understand our Retired Sectionman, tains and a visit to Gettysburg en Snowman took a motor trip to Eagle Rock, Wendall J. Hamilton, has returned from route to Washington. N. Y. Va. the hospital after an eye operation. Hope 12 13 you have speedy recovery "Wen" and en• Grand Trunk Railroad called at the office recovering from an injury he received wThile joy your pension years with pleasure. Oakland recently. doing some work around the house. Our genial signal maintainer, "Doc" Cur• Examiner Gene Winslow called this Millman Gerard Gosselin is on the road tis, has put a coat of paint on the levers By M. L. SANBORN month and conducted examination of the to recovery after being seriously ill over making them shine up in good shape. Bill Station Agent Arthur Marshall who is personnel employed at the station here. a long period of time. Coombs take note. serving as general chairman of the local L. J. Sanborn, general agent at Bath, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Conlon, Brooklyn, Our track crews are slapping in the ties Lions Club Jamboree to be held on July called on his son and family in Waterville N. Y., and their two children, were visit• at a fast clip and will soon be looking 23 of this year, wishes to announce that a this month. ing Mrs. Conlon's father, Millman Clarence around for more work. genuine log cabin will be the grand prize Leland S. Garland at Bingham dropped Blackmon. Conlon is a chief petty naval Third Trick Operator E. W. Coffin was on to the lucky ticket holder this year. Mar• this correspondent a note identifying the ofllcer stationed at Floyd Bennett field. His vacation, being relieved by Spare Operator shall cordially invites all our employes to fireman in the picture which was shown hobby is constructing toy trains. While in Edgar Bussell. plan to attend this annual affair, as all in the May issue as taken at the Madison Waterville he made his first visit to a rail• benefits are turned over to charity. There Yard as Walter Lint of Waterville, a 1916 road shop. will be a concert and radio broadcast by man, who died around 1927-28. Augusta the New England Music Camp band, led by Millman "Charlie" Sibley is confined to the well known conductor, Paul Wiggin. the Thayer Hospital. By ELLIS E. WALKER The horse pulling event promises to be the Carman Harry Patterson has returned to Freight Handler Wilbrod Audet vaca• biggest affair to be held in this section of his home in Vassalboro after being in the tioned this month, relieved by Cecil Knowl- the state. Osteopathic hospital in Waterville. ton. W. Jewell, A. McClain, U. Dulac were Crossing Tender Ernest H. Wellman. first Baggageman Merlin O'Neal has a 1941 fishing at Moosehead. trick, Winthrop St., has resigned to enter car that he would like to sell or swap. Painter G. K. Stevens has returned to the taxi business. Crossing Tender Harold Higgins visited Rigby after being at the Waterville Shops Work is progressing rapidly on the new "The Train of Tomorrow" at Portland last for a couple of days. bridge and the big American Bridge Co. month and was much impressed wTith the Roadman Wallace Moore has decided that locomotive crane has arrived to handle the new gadgets in the passenger cars. he will become a biologist after having steel on the west end and is stored near Crossing Tender Walter Farren has pur• been to Damariscotta where he made a the freight office. chased a brand new car which he enjoys study of the mating habits of the famous Freight Checker Burleigh Foster is sport• very much. herring tribe. ing a new car, says it rides better than the Crossing Tender Raymond Gordon has Helper Florin Jacques has bought a one- old Ford. been filling in on the Clinton Avenue cross• half ton pick up truck. All kinds of truck• Clerk Telegrapher Don Reynolds was off ing in Winslow as needed this past mouth. ing done to order. sick several days relieved by Spare Operator Crossing Tender Frank Gage has been Carman Randall Tuttle has returned to McGee. serving as time keeper at some of the local work after a week's vacation. Freight Handler Herman S. Patterson, horse pulling contests in this vicinity. Carman Curtis Orchard has decided to who has been on sick list several weeks Signal Maintainer Dave King was a week AT THE CONTROLS of a new fork-lift truck in the sell his farm. was a recent caller. "Pat" looks and feels end visitor at Belfast recently. He and his new diesel stores department at Waterville is Driver Laborer Gerald E. Buck is off duty to much better and expects to return to work family enjoyed lobsters and according to a "Tiny" Gibbs have an operation for appendicitis. soon. report from the lobster pound, Dave ate a Carman A. W. "Bing" Crosby went fish• total of nine big lobsters for an all time ing recently at Jackman. Result—15 fish. record. Cost—$14. Moral—"Do not fish with Hallowell Signalman John Dustin who handles the Waterville Shops worms where flies are in order." Crossing Tender Joe Black, Union St., is publicity of the Dopesters Club announces By CHARLES LAWRY FOR G. K. STEVENS Carman C. E. Dow, Sr., and Jr., have on vacation relieved by Eldon Douglass. that after an all night session meeting of Summer must be near at hand, Painter moved to a farm in Vassalboro. Crossing tender Clayton Witham spent the Club that he is going to make an im• Henry Pooler has a bad case of camp and Carman L. S. McCommic is remodeling his vacation with family visiting in Phila• portant announcement on June 1. fishing fever. his home. delphia, Pa. A motion of Dave King at this extra• Painter and Mrs. Charles A. Lawry were Carman Philip Harlow is confined to a ordinary session that a stenographer was in South Portland recently where they vis• local hospital. needed was tabled until the next meeting. ited their daughter, Mrs. Milton Hamilton. Laborer "Connie" Witham has returned It was voted to take money out of the Painter and Mrs. William Mingo and to work after being out with a sore throat "sinking fund" quota to allow for the daughter, Jeannice, were in Old Orchard which threatened at the time to be serious. rapidly increasing postage charges. The next Beach recently where they visited Mrs. ARA Checker Richard Delano had a num- meeting will be held at a local hotel and Mingo's sister. of molars removed. He has been fortunate announcement will be sent out regarding Helper "Bert" Starkey is back on the in not having to lose any time off from his the date and time. job after a long illness. regular duties. Section Foreman Basil Trask is working Painter Ralph Giroux is busy these days Assistant Foreman George Branch has re• evenings on his big potato project on the improving his property by applying new turned to work after being out sick. Waterville Road. Trask, with the help of shingles to roof of his house. Assistant Foreman "Chick" Pooler has his family, raises a big vegetable garden Carman Arnold Giroux is moving out to begun a summer project of building a new each year to help out on the family budget. his camp on Great Pond. camp at Great Pond. Section Foreman E. Ventiner had his car Machinist Charles Kent, Jr., has pur• Clerk "Dick" Fecteau is in the market overhauled recently and according to him chased a new tractor for use at his farm. for a few camp lots. "it runs fine and purrs like a kitten." We suspect that "Charlie" intends to do Durwood Decker, sectionman, is home and some overtime wTork this season. is doing fine after a major operation in a Painter Warren Underwood has blos• local hospital. somed out with a brand new car. Vacation Operator Verne Hutchinson calls every time will tell the story. Hey Warren? Monday morning and gives us all the dope Helper Arthur S. McConkie has purchased on the general situation in the Waterville a house lot on the Fairfield Center road JUST BEFORE SPRING yard, where he covers the first trick there. where he intends to build a new house in Bobby Thompson, son of Conductor Gene Cook had a birthday the near future. Carman Basil Thompson, party on May 11 at his house on Fairfield Helper Anthony Robinson has moved from Waterville Shops, posed Street. Exact details of this party have Fairfield to Albion. for this appealing photo not been released to the press as yet, but Carman Maurice Thibodeau has moved from all reports from those present every• out onto his new farm. PERCHED ON AN EXPRESS TRUCK at Oakland is body had a fine time and wished the hon• Laborer Robert Tulley is absent from his Lee Sanborn, 8, son of our reporter, M. L. Sanborn. ored guest a good many more birthdays. work due to a mastoid operation. Lee attends the Brook Street school, Waterville District Freight Agent Godwin of the Laborer Robert Blanchard is at home. 14 15 Mrs, Phoebe Rand, mother of Mrs. James Stationary Engineer Ray Russell is on I fill, is visiting in Texas. She expects to the sick list. Russell Given, mechanic at Portland Gar• and Maine Central R.R. since Jan. 31. 1948, return home the first of June. Painter "Eddie" Gurski is the proud age, spent his vacation redecorating his and now employed as operator in "WE" of• Forest Hussey has completed his ap• owner of an automobile formerly owned by home in Harrison. fice. Portland, has passed necessary exami• prenticeship and has been set up to elec• Painter Earle McCaslin. Norman Scott, body mechanic at Portland nations and qualified as train dispatcher, trician, first class. Engineer Donald Currier has been con• Garage, visited friends in New Hampshire, Portland Division, as of May 7, 1949. Blacksmith Helper ITollis Morrill is still fined to the Osteopathic Hospital for about Rhode Island and Connecticut while on his on the sick list. three weeks. vacation from April 27 to May 4. Theresa Slattery, clerk in the Accounting Helper John Parker has not stopped Engineer Maurice Pope has returned to Ernest Wiedmann, diesel mechanic at Department, is vacationing at Virginia smoking for the past three weeks. work after being out two months. Portland Garage, and his family, recently Beach this week. Machinist Theodore Morey is building a Miss Fabiola Tardiff has returned to her moved from the Eastern Promenade. Port• new garage and looking forward to the duties in the stores department April 25 land, to Hammond Road, Westbrook. purchase of a new automobile. after being out sick. Among those on vacation are : Bus Oper• Machinist John Larraeey has been very Clerk Allen MacDonald was entertained ators Robert E. Anderson, Donald Hill, active of late on diesel repairs. at a birthday party in the home of Mr. Arthur Leeman. George Rollins. Clarence Machinist Cecil Gray has 11 hens which and Mrs. John Been by the clerks of Stores Wellander and Leadman at Portland Gar• produce the grand total of 10 or 11 eggs Depa rtment. age, Clyde Mason. per day? Mrs. Ola Prentiss was entertained at a Machinist ''Willy" Cote has been spend• birthday party at the home of Miss Elaine ing his week ends of late at Bayside on Kervin by the girls of the Shop Office. Penobscot Bay at his estate. The latest is—Arthur has graduated Machinist George Beesley seems to be from the school of "Hard Knots." If any very happy over the fact that the 94th one has any knot trouble in the future we Legislature did or did not pass a bill to suggest that you contact the professor in license boats, and is at his summer home the Accounting Department. Mineral Offices at Lake Windemere. Machinist Herman Veilleux has been called back temporarily to fill in for some By of the boys who are out sick. We are all EDITH W. MACGIBBON, DORIS M. THOMAS, A NEW YORK READER sent us this picture of the glad to have Herman back on the job. JULIA ROPER, GERTRUDE C. HOLBROOK, old ball type signals at the Main Street crossing, Machinist John Eames has returned to VIVIAN ELLIOT, AND PEGGY TUTTLE Cumberland Mills, eliminated recently with instal• work after being out sick. Mrs. Alice Eliason, chainman in the en• lation of two sets of diamonds, flashing light and Machinist "Sid" Hamlin is a very busy gineering department, accompanied by her warning bell protection there. The reader, Charles man these days in his garden, anticipating son Philip, spent a few days of her vacation F. H. Allen of Rochester, N. Y., anticipated the a bumper crop of potatoes, beets, carrots, recently with friends in Wellesley. Mass. action in 1946 when this picture was taken turnips, cabbage and tomatoes. We hope By LUCILLE BRIDGE AXD JACK HAYES Quite a representative group from the his expectations will be realized. engineering department attended the Rail• The Donald Pines' are looking forward road Club Banquet at the Hotel Statlcr, to a happy family. We assume this will Boston, on May 12. give peace of mind and tranquility to Don• Mary Noyes, clerk in the Passenger De• ald. partment, is on vacation. Machinist Helper Charles Sweet, Jr.. is Julia Roper, chief operator, spent a re• ffiountaiifc painting his wife's mother's home. He is cent week end at Woburn, Mass. also buying a lot in anticipation of build• Winnie Strout, operator, visited her new ing a home and hopes that soon he will grandnephew at Bangor recently. move in with his mother-in-law until his Operator Mollie Flaherty was a recent Bartlett, N. H. new home is completed. convention guest at Poland Spring House Machinist "Phil" Severson, known as and a delegate to a meeting of the Daugh• By O. R. BURDWOOD genial "Phil" who recently underwent a ters of Isabella, Bangor. Sorry to report that W. J. Smearer of the surgical operation, is recovering rapidly and Madeline Deering substituted in the engine house crew is in Memorial Hos• is able to be out a little each day. Freight Claim office recently while Doris pital, North Conway. We understand Representative John J. Faas is back at Thomas was on a vacation. however, that Bill is not in serious condi• work in the air brake room at the same old Clerk Edward I. Hill. Freight Claim of• tion. stand, and will be happy to tell any one fice, is on vacation. Stenographer Martha Spare Operator R. C. Burdwood is cover• who's interested, why he thinks the 04th E. True spent a recent week end in Boston ing Agent Boothby's job at Intervale. Legislature has done a good job. visiting friends. Trainman Gordon Nealley was married Mr. and Mrs. George Dameron are the POTENTIAL EMPLOYE of the Maine Central Transpor• Clyde Lovett. clerk in the Freight Depart• recently to the former Clara Joyce, of happy parents of a nine pound, two ounce tation Company in 1964 is John G. Wardwell, 6, attired ment, visited his son in Connecticut and at• Glen, N. H. They are housekeeping in son born to them recently. Mrs. Dameron in regulation uniform. He is the grandson of Bus tended a baseball game at New York on a Glen. We all wish them much happiness. is the daughter of Machinist Ralph S. Bar• Operator Gerald C. Wardwell and the son of Mr. and few days of his vacation. Enginehouseman W. P. Moody was best man ton. Mrs. Raymond Wardwell, Brook Road, Falmouth Albion Lane, who has been employed as at the wedding. Assistant Superintendent Wilbur Lunt, an operator on both the Portland Terminal Preston Burke, section hand on the Mt. Aid Brake Foreman William Chase, Sr.. Operator Doc Edwards got his Turner Draftsmen Lawrence Sparrow, Dennis Cham• baseball team under way on May 30. We berlain and Percy Grant were in Boston all wish him a very successful season. The where they attended a meeting of the New boys are competing in the Pine Tree League. CLIMAXING a torrid bowling league last month with a steak dinner banquet were these members of the General England Railroad Club. Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Ames recently moved Offices—B and M League. Left, the winning team. Left to right, Bill Welch, Francis Cameron, Dick Harrington Clerk Dennis Chamberlain and Mrs. into their new home on Glen Way in and Al Foster. Harrington holds the trophy awarded. Center, veteran members of the League include left to Chamberlain toured Aroostook County re• Prides Park. South Portland. Laurel is right, Frank Parker, Jimmy Dole, Charles Welch, Sam Spires, Jeff Woffo-d and Cliff Ball. Right, surrounding the cently. He was also a delegate to the stock clerk at Portland Garage. Consolation prize are Dick Jones, Charles Duncan, Bob Woodhill and Bob Smith state convention of the Knights of Colum• Arthur Partridge, foreman at Portland bus. Garage, and his family, recently visited rela• Fireman David Gross of the heating plant tives and friends in Milo. is visiting relatives and friends in his na• Franklin B. Foster, mechanic at Portland tive land of Sweden. Stanley Corson is Garage, is confined to his home with the taking his place during his absence. mumps. We wish him a speedy recovery. 16 Willard section, has moved his family down Conductor Newcomb of the Eastern Di• "Plumb Bob" Severy, covered Yard Eight. to this village. vision, Trains 93 and 8, had the misfortune Mystery of the month : Who stole Ervin to have a ladder slip from under him, while Babcock's lunch ? Think nothing of it, Bab. Charles Mills, machinist at Rigby, has taking off the double windows of his house. Eating's only a habit. Habit hot, habit been visiting friends here. PRIDE AND JOY of her He received a severe shaking up. cold, habit now, habit later. Bruce Clemons, section hand on the Mt. grandfather P e r I e y R. A few of our boys on vacation are Train• Willard section, has been drawn on the Witham, night yardmaster man H. J. Gleason, W. N. Pratt and C. N. petit jury. at Portland Union Sta• Harper. Portland Terminal Towers Work on the pick up job on the abandoned tion, is Sherry Witham, Conductor E. E. Marston and the Mrs. line west of Coos Junction is coming along eight months old. She is took a little trip to New York, visiting By W. M. CUMMINGS well, we learn. The Company will salvage the daughter of Mr. and friends and relatives. C. Ogilvie, third trick, Tower Two. was many cars of usable ties, and other ma• Mrs. Donald Witham, off recently for a couple of days and was terial, from this job. Saco relieved by R. Powers. J. Connolly, first trick, Tower Three, was off recently and relieved by L. Com- pagna. H. F. Johnson, third trick, Tower Three, was called to Newport, Vt., by the Portland death of his brother who was General The train crews of the Portland Division Yardmaster for the CPR at that point. extend their deepest sympathy to Retired J. E. Turcotte, agent, Deering Junction, Conductor Leslie Tucker on the death of was on vacation and relieved by E. Slattery his wife. who in turn was relieved by Operator Gra• Retired Conductor Lyman P. Austin was Portland Freight Office and ham. a visitor at Union Station to view the Train Freight House Come on boys, let's get going and see By JOHN J. KEATING of Tomorrow. This is the first visit Lyman what we can do in the picture contest. Retired Bngineman "Honey" Horeyseck, has made to the station in many years. By ALICE A. MCLAUGHLIN and MAR.IORIE J. Get some extra money for your vacation. for many years one of our crack passenger Trainman A. M. Bates, who owns a camp QUIGLEY pilots, enjoyed a couple of weeks in New at Passadumkeag, was notified the camp York, staying at the Commodore Hotel, had been broken into. The culprits broke William P. Kelley. general agent, is at• viewing the Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue, furniture, dishes, and took the feathers tending a meeting in connection with the GRANDDAUGHTER OF and taking in the Yanks and Senators ball from the pillows and strewed them all over American Railways Association, at Chicago, Retired Tower Operator game at Yankee Stadium. the camp. I'm happy to report they were 111. and Mrs. Alfred Gui- A lot of new faces showed up for the caught. Mrs. Florence P. Cooper, clerk, marine mond, Portland, is De- old jobs. A. J. Bouchard for 214-213; department, and granddaughter. Donna nise Guimond, daughter conductor on 5-20 now is E. E. Marston "Stepfather" H. H. Howard and the Mrs. Dudley, attended the circus at Boston Gar• of Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Conductor Fred Bendelow is the spent a few days up to Oquossoc doing a den, Sunday, May 15. Guimond, Thornton "Brains" on 11 and 16. little smelt fishing. "Herb" does all his Harold J. Cole, personnel records de• Heights smelt fishing by fly rod. Incidentally, Fri• partment, general office, was a recent visi• day, May 13 was Mr. and Mrs. Howard's tor at the freight office. 16th wedding anniversary. Peter Cloherty, stower, freight house, Ticket Agent Donald Reynolds of Augusta who has been absent account of sprained was a patient at the local hospital. back, resumed his duties Thursday, May 19. Rigby Engine House Best of luck from all of us to Conductor We extend our best wishes for a speedy J. J. Cote who retired this month. recovery to Ludwig Starling, waybill ma• By ALBERT B. WETMORE Henry W. Longfellow Lodge. Brotherhood chine operator, who has been absent for Painter Charles Lombard, who retired of Railroad Trainman, had its 53rd anni• some time account of illness. April 30. received S50 from the boys at versary, and the Ladies' Auxiliary its 50th, New electric typewriters have been in• the Engine House. at a joint banquet and entertainment, May stalled for the use of freight billers. Laborer Frank McGill was called sud• 19, in the Lafayette Hotel. W. E. Easier Timothy J. Crowley, loader and caller, denly to Quebec, Canada, by the news of was general chairman, assisted by commit' freight house, plans to visit Boston soon. his sister's death. She was the aunt of tees including Mr. and Mrs. Leon E. Pou- Also, Howard Furlong, freight clerk, and Machinist Henry McGill. We offer our part, Herbert W. Fogg and W. F. Driscoll; wife. heartfelt sympathies, as well as the floral Mrs. Dorothy Massengale, Mrs. George C. Francis L. Farrell, assistant delivery tribute sent. Larsen, Mrs. James A. Hayes, Mrs. Mary clerk, and wife, attended the K of C con• Machinist Leslie D. H. Drew announced Woodbury, and Mrs. Harold Clark. Many vention at Van Buren, Me., recently, which the marriage of his daughter in April. members from Bangor Lodge, Waterville they enjoyed immensely. Electrician Walter Emery recently has and Dover, N. H., attended. Dennis J. Shea, loader and caller, and completed a piece of scroll work on his jig• wife, have been called to New Haven, Conn., saw which is really worthy of mention. Some of our boys off duty on account by the serious illness of his sister, Mrs. It was the Lord's Prayer. of disability in April were Conductor J. E. Catherine Malia. Local 525 had its regular meeting May 6. Monahan, Trainman C. H. Griffin and L. H. It was attended by a majority of its mem• Lutterell. bers who listened to the report of their Signal Maintainer A. H. Spinney and the Rigby Yard delegate to the district convention. Mrs., Pittsfield, were visitors in Portland, Much furor was created by Machinist April 27, attending the performance of By JACK JOYCE "Don" Tracy and his smelt fishing exploit. Oklahoma. They also dined at our cele• He invited all comers to compete with him brated wharf restaurant. Chief Clerk Johnny Johnson and George for the largest catch, but at the last mo• Marcroft. clerk and former correspondent, ment the weather conditions were bad and Harold Moores, son of Engineman "Pit" have both returned to their homes from that ended the venture. Moores, has been appointed to the United a stay in the hospital. The Girl Scouts were active at the shop States Military Academy at West Point, en• Paddy Walsh, of 351 fame, is on vaca• in the sale of cookies for the good of the tering with the July Class. tion, To be continued. Tommy Mooney, cause. I should say their efforts were a Trainman John Frank and the Mrs. are ex-east yarder, has replaced Marty Mulkern tremendous success by the smiles on their receiving congratulations on the birth of a at the teletype. Marty took the swing faces as they left the shop. son. •• clerk's position held by Francis Mulkern There was much speculation as to when GRANDDAUGHTER OF the late Yard Conductor and Conductor Silas Burbank was married to who reverts to the "board." the back-time pay would be paid. Now Mrs. John McGahey, Portland, is Suzanne Cronin, Miss Florence Reed, Portland, at Trinity George Goodwin, Yard Eight clerk, filled that it has. Laborer Patrick Nally will rest four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cronin, Chicago Church. May 19. in for Johnny Johnson, while George in peace. 18 19 Machinist Arthur Shaw is very much con• elected president of the Bridge Street Coun• Conductor C. J. Crandlemire is running cerned as to whom is slashing the fabric cil of the Parent-Teachers Association at the baggage car with Conductor Taylor and top of his car. He has repaired it repeat• Westbrook. Brakeman Carl Smith of Eastport on the edly only to have it cut again. It looks We were all very sorry to hear of the Woodland Branch with Conductor Gillis. like a case of vandalism, and not by the sickness of the wife of Machinist Helper Laborers Howard Mingo and Daniel O. men in the shop. Francis DeGruchy. Campbell were on vacation, visiting with Boilermaker Charles Jackson went to The Forest City Rod and Gun Club an• their daughter Mary of Jamaica, N. Y. Montreal. Canada, as a delegate to the Na• nounce their regular Fishing Derby. Sev• tional Boilermakers Union on May 2, and eral of our boys have filed applications to returned May 18. He was full to the brim enter. There is $700 in prizes offered. with news. There is considerable rivalry between Ma• While Machinist Helper Howard Shaw chinist Helper Bart Dimatteo and Hostler was in Florida, his son gave the old dough• Helper James Ashley on account of two nut shoppe a face lifting in the form of a youngsters who are making quite a name ELECTED PRESIDENT natural stone terrace and flower beds. This for themselves in the baseball Hall of Fame of the Student Christian was laid up in cement. Howard returned in the Telegram League. They are Johnnie Association at Wash• to work on the 19th. Dimatteo of Deering High, a brother of ington State Normal Machinist "Don" Tracy and Laborer Roy Bart's, and Ken Ashley of Cheverus High, School is Philip Ross, St. Peter have purchased automobiles. a son of Jim's. son of Clerk and Mrs. We have a new painter, Peter Griffin, Carl E. Ross, Calais who is receiving instructions from Painter A new edition of a safety shoe has made Kenneth Stevens of Waterville in the new its appearance at the shop and is making process of the lacquer-duco painting. quite a hit if orders mean anything. REPORTING to Washington, D. C. after a distinguished We received word early this month that A group of 20 railroad admirers from war and occupation record in the Pacific is Lt. Col. former Machinist Vernon Butler died. He Biddeford headed by President Dr. Barden ; was one of the first diesel maintainers on Allan Home, vice president ; W a y n e Charles F. Gillis, son of Conductor and Mrs. Robert J. the old streamline unit No. 6000. Roundy, secretary; and Harvey Brooks, Gillis, Calais Foreman Mark Flaherty and Mrs. Fla• treasurer visited us recently. They are understand he is being treated at the Ban• herty recently visited their son at Rut• especially interested in model railroading Bangor Motive Power land, Mass. and use the H-0 gauge type for their gor Hospital. Conductor John Libby is on models. This tour was arranged by M. A. his job. By CHARLES H. LEARD Hiectrieian James Small caught a nice Thomas, assistant general manager. Fore• Agent Burt Pullen has been off on vaca• lake trout weighing 2V& pounds, and to con• man James Brice was the official escort and tion. He was relieved by Operator R. E. The ICC locomotive inspection law was vince the boys of his department, he pro• lectured on the efficiency of the diesel Farren of Danforth. put into effect during 1911. On May 17, duced the goods as evidence of his integ• locomotives. Shop Foreman H. A. Libby attended a Government Inspector Foss was in Bangor rity. foreman's meeting at Waterville, May 5. and it was the first time in the history of Electrician Helper "Burt" Wetmore of The new welfare fund at Rigby has paid the Bangor Engine House that there was the same department recently purchased a nine claims to date, and still carries a Nash McKay, son of Operator and Mrs. no steam engine for him to look over. metal canoe, and has made a car-top car• balance. Treasurer Billington reports. W. H. McKay, has recently been elected Foreman C. E. Quimby and I. A. Furrow rier to carry same to and from the lake. commander of the American Legion Post attended a meeting of the New England We were honored by the attendance of at North Berwick. Railroad Club at Boston, May 12. C. L. Quigley of the Safety Department at Engine House Man and Relief Crew Dis• one of our meetings. He complimented patcher M. J. Roach left Bangor May 9 for the men on their good showing which a two weeks visit at Washington, D. C. He proved what earnest efforts could produce. DAUGHTER of Retired expects (?) to play a piano duet with the It was a record to be envied, 262 days at Pumpman Harry E. President while there. this writing. Thompson, Cherryfield, is At the annual banquet of the K of C We had one birth announced this month, Wilma Thompson who will Bowlers held in Bangor April 27, the win• a son, Bruce Wayne, on May 8 to Carpenter Calais be graduated from ning team, the Dodgers, captained by and Mrs. Edgar Dunham. Cherryfield Academy this Locomotive Fireman Eddie Elliott, was By P. D. ADAMS month. At one time Wil- awarded the trophy symbolizing the loop Laborer Roy St. Peter has been appointed ma's grandfather, father championship. Elliott received the cup on as a leader for a Boys' Sports Club. Lt. Col. Charles F. Gillis is passing a and three uncles were behalf of his outfit. Machinist and Sirs. .Tames Mudd motored furlough at the home of his parents. Con• working for our railroad Laborer and Mrs. Paul Fessenden are to Guilford recently to visit relatives. ductor and Mrs. Robert J. Gillis. He en• Machinist William Tartazuk served as a tered the Army as an inductee in February being congratulated on the birth of a captain in the Catholic drive for funds for 1941 and received a war time commission daughter, Linda Marie, on April 19. Felici• benevolences. in Sept. 1942. He served in the Pacific tations also are extended to Fireman P. D. Theatre 30 months with service in Australia, McGinley and wife on the birth of a son Machinist Helper and Mrs. Brume mo• New Guinea, the Marianas and Gilbert Is• Retired Section Foreman George W. Allen and heir, Michael J., April 10. tored to Wethersfleld, Conn., enjoying a lands. He has recently completed four is visiting at Lincoln with his daughter and Diesel Machinist Charles B. King was visit with friends for three days. years on the staff of General MacArthur. son-in-law, Agent and Mrs. Lawrence Blood. one of the door prize winners at the Bet• The new engine block has arrived for On completing his furlough in Calais, Col. Carman William Hanson has purchased an ter Home Show held recently in the Bangor diesel switcher 1003. It w7as accompanied Gillis will be assigned to the Air Force automobile. Auditorium. by George Marks of the Alco Company who at the Pentagon. Washington. D. C. His Philip Ross, son of Clerk and Mrs. Carl Machinist Richard Moran was a delegate wTill supervise the installation of same. permanent commission as Major was re• E. Ross, has been elected president of the ceived in the Air Force in July, 1946. At Student Christian Association of the Wash• from Howard Lodge of Winterport to the We have several men out sick: Ma• present he holds a temporary rank as lieu• ington State Normal School at Machias. He Masonic Grand Lodge meeting at Portland, chinists George Miller, Joseph DeRoche : tenant colonel. has also been president of the Future May 2. Boilermakers Helper Frank Podjak. Fore• Teachers of American Chapter of the school; George H. Ware of Bangor, son-in-law of man Thomas Brown, and Laborer Louis Retired Conductor A. H. Bacon is in town co-chairman of the campus recreation com• Hostler Helper John H. Thomas, is ser• Foley. on business and visiting old friends here. mittee ; a member of the Men's Glee Club ; iously ill at the Eastern Maine General Hos• Men who are on vacations at present are Mrs. Bernard F. O'Neill, wife of the con• the Zeta Sigma Alpha Fraternity and the pital. General Foreman Coley Welch. Machinist ductor, has returned from New York where Men's Athletic Association. General Foreman McGarry was out boss• Melvin Pratt, and Laborer Charles DeCos- she has been visiting their daughters, Mrs. Conductor R. A. Constantine has moved ing MacDonald and Blake while they were ter. Machinist Eugene Annett recently re• George Rickey and Mrs. William Bailey. to his summer home at Perry and is work• whitewashing the walls of the turntable turned from his vacation. We are sorry to report Conductor James ing between Ayers Junction and Eastport. pit. Something happened to the white• Machinist Theodore Cote recently was Cust off the job because of sickness. We Trainman Merrill Tucker is on his job here. washing apparatus and when McGarry 20 21 The second cabin is owned by A. C. Towle, W. E. Foss, Seth Bailey. Benjamin Berry Vanceboro and Blinn Whittemore. Former owners and inhabitants have been L. P. Bailey. Harvey By HARRY D. DAVIS Doe, A. S. Stillings, P. Stanley, "Cy" Paul, Those on vacation during May include: Jack Haines and O. B. Buck, all deceased; Clerks M. O. Pine and C. S. Prescott; Car• A. H. Horeyseck and Bob Sturgeon now man H. E. Beers—O. Clendening in his pensioned. place ; Carman S. E. Farnham—O. B. Han• Stores Department Clerk J. L. Blethen son in his place. and wife are rejoicing on becoming grand• Retired Clerk C. P. Crandlemire and Mrs. parents for the second time, a daughter, Crandlemire have returned from St. Peters• Vickie Lee, born in the Eastern Maine Gen• burg, Fla., where they spent the past win• eral Hospital May 16. ter. They report it a grand place to renew your youth. "TWA DOGS" who according to Robbie Burns quoter Retired Stationary Fireman G. E. Mills Charlie Leard "tired out with many a farce" appear, and Mrs. Mills are just back from Pitts• are railroading pals. Stretched out is Penny, pet of Bangor Operating burg, Penn., where they spent most of the Clerk C. H. Mayo and chewing on his ear is Tubby, past winter with their children. from the family of former Conductor E. F. Munday By MARY E. GIBBONS Trackman W. C. Kaine is confined to his Jack Taylor, conductor, who has been off house with sickness at this writing. came into office he was as white from head duty because of illness, is expected to re• NEWLYWEDS are Signal Helper Raymond H. Sawyer, Those continuing on sick list are Clerks to foot as Hamlet's Ghost. turn to work very soon. left, Bangor, son of Assistant Signal Supervisor H. R. C. A. Robertson at his home here, and Congratulations to Captain John B. Toole Many friends of W. II. Sutherland, con• Sawyer and the former Patricia Baker, right, daughter H. D. Burr at his Costigan home. of the local police force who was promoted ductor, will be sorry to learn that he is of Richard Baker, South Brewer. The couple were General Agent Blanchard and Motive to chief of police, May 20. Toole, for a seriously ill at the Eastern Maine General married March 27 at the home of the Rev. C. H. Power Foreman A. M. Scott are each dis• number of years, was a fireman on the Hospital. Laite, South Brewer mantling barns on their properties, Mr. Eastern Division and is the son of Loco• Blanchard getting first fall. motive Engineer John Toole, deceased. Clerk D. E. Russell and Mrs. Russell Electrician G. M. Hathaway attended the are receiving congratulations on the birth Maine Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons Bangor M of W of a son May 24, unnamed as this is writ• in Portland, May 19 and 20. THIS handsome little lad ten. Mrs. Pine is daughter of H. T. Loun- Mrs. Charles E. Quimby went out fishing is Stephen D. Alexander, By JOHN MINCHBR der of Vanceboro. Mr. Russell is son of the other morning from their camp at Beach age seven months, son of late Section Foreman Albert Russell. Hill Pond and came back with two salmon, Relief Dispatcher and Patricia Baker, daughter of Richard one five-pounder and one smaller one. Mrs. Dow Alexander of Baker, South Brewer, and Raymond H. Foreman Quimby spents half of his free Bangor Sawyer, signal helper. Bangor, son of As• time out there fishing and has never landed sistant Supervisor H. R. Sawyer, were one yet. He'd better take lessons from married March 27 at the home of the Rev. Bangor Car Department the Mrs. C. H. Laite, South Brewer. By C. A. JEFFERDS Charles Bayrd, trackman with track re• pairman on Calais Branch, returned to work Carman William F. Burke died May 8 at W. A. Curran, baggage and mail handler last month after being off since December, Grace Hospital, New Haven, Conn. He was and Mrs. Curran, were in Boston recently, 1948, on account of an accident. Everyone the son of Joseph M. Burke, leading carman A BEAUTIFUL flower while Bill attended the System Board meet• is glad to see him back on the job again. at Northern Maine Junction. He leaves his garden is the chief hobby ing of Brotherhood of Railway and Steam• widow and two children. of Mrs. John W. Furrow, ship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Arthur Cust, former plumber helper, has The following have returned after en• widow of the late fore• Station Employes, been employed as assistant inspector of joying their annual vacations : Carmen B. man of locomotive re• Victor H. Brown, operator. Eastport, bridges and buildings and will work dur• W. Caldwell, L. S. Stubbs ; Coach Cleaners pairs at Bangor, and who has been in the hospital about two ing the summer months with Inspector D. J. Smith and A. H. Holmes. mother of Relief Foreman weeks, is recovering. Frederick Hanson. A new boat is in the making. General I. A. Furrow. Despite P. D. Gross' bridge crew has commenced Foreman L. J. Hartery being the builder her years she is still very Among those on vacation are N. J. Sain- work strengthening various bridges on the and owner. active in the local Farm don. baggage and mail handler; Operator Calais Branch to permit lifting of speed Leah Golden, stenographer, L. J. Har- Bureau E. F. Sanborn ; Loader F. W. Igoe; H. A. restrictions now on these bridges. tery's office, has returned from leave, after Bradford and Albert Washburn, janitor and vacationing in Florida, Mrs. Shirley Wheel• watchman. er substituting in her place. The many friends of John Murphy, re• The Krane Kar on freight repair track Boilermaker R. C. Jones came into the tired conductor, will be sorry to learn of has been given a new coat of paint, ad• office the other day and said "I want a pair his death, which occurred after a long ill• ministered by its Operator H. E. (Ernie) of low dress shoes, size 9, for street walk• ness. Burnham. ing." A recent visitor to this office was James On the Bass estate, adjoining the engine E. Scott, an old-time carman. He has just house property, are two very comfortable returned from Japan where his son, an and cosy camps privately owned by Port• honor student at West Point and M.I.T., land Division engineers and firemen. I no• was a colonel stationed in Tokyo under tice Al Pritchard and his cohorts, Seth General MacArthur. On his return he was Moulton and- brother John, are revamping THIS beautiful baby is accompanied by his son who has been as• their refrigeration outfit previous to the ad• David A. Darling, age signed at Washington. Jim is now resid• vent of hot weather. Former occupants of two months, son of Ticket ing with his daughter in Orrington. this camp were Engineer Les Moody, George Clerk and Mrs. Olyn P. H. Powers, coach cleaner, Is recu• Waldron, Frank Hollis, Elias Moore and Darling of Bangor Frank Means. Saw "Bunny" TJtecht doing COMPLETING a signal installation at Lincoln last perating after having undergone surgical the heavy work and Pritchard bossing the month were these members of Ellis' signal crew. Left treatment at the E. M. G. Hospital. job. These boys have an extensive blue• to right, R. C. Campbell, Walter Mack, Larry Good• A new addition to the railroad family berry patch adjacent to their abode and ex• win, Signal Foreman Arno Ellis, G. T. Croston, George was the arrival April 19 of a son, Fred• pect to gather at least two quarts when Wiggin, John Caldwell, and John Ryan, signal main• erick Roland, to Carman and Mrs. Roland ripened. tainer, Bangor, not a crew member E. Lancaster. 22 Newspapers Report The Facts

Three recent stories in the daily newspapers should have been placed side by side for comparison.

Story No. I: The State Legislature considered a $1,000,000 bond issue for the improvement of airports. Said a State Senator as quoted in the papers: "Our airports are not large enough to handle large planes now being used by the commercial airlines." (Com• mercial airlines are those which carry passengers and freight in com• petition with the railroads.) Story No. 2: The City of Portland proposes to build a new road for the specific use of commercial trucks, at a cost of more than $100,000. This cost will be borne by the taxpayers. Story No. 3: At the Congress Street crossing in Portland, it is proposed to erect a control tower, with electrically lighted gates, for the better protection of highway traffic. This work, costing $40,000, says the newspaper story, "will be paid for by the Portland Terminal Company."

And there you have the picture. Of the three forms of transportation, all competing for business, only the railroad pays its own way and further provides the safety protection for hazards largely created by others. The others depend upon hand-outs by the taxpayers for their facilities.

But it goes farther than that. The railroads are among the largest taxpayers in the State. A substantial part of the cost of sub• sidizing their highway and air competitors will come from the rail• road's coffers !

WILLIAM A. WHEELER, Associate Editor Emeritus

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