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Vol. 9 :-;o. :l CUMBERLAND COUNTY Summer 1%7
"GIVING is the secret of a healthylifi. Not necessatity money, bur. whatever a man has of encouragement and sympathy and understanding."
JOURNALISTS AND DIPLOMATS WILL ARRIVE ON AUGUST 10 In the fo urlh annual event of ils kind in lhe Casco Bay area, host homes arc be ing read icd 011 the various islands to re ceive a new group of United Nations visitors. This year the group will include several diplomatic fa m ilies from lhe Em bassies as well as journalists assigned to lhe United Nations. Eighteen countries will be represented and lhcre will be a total of sixteen chil dren ranging in age from five to seven teen. Plans include a clambake on Projecl Oceanside on Sunday, August 13, to which all host families a nd their inler na tion al guests will be invilecl by the CBIDA. PORTLAND'S YOUNGEST "CITY FATHER" - John Menario, City Manager - braced for action in tour of Cooperating in the plans are various Casco Bay Islands. Here he chats w ith Mrs. Daniel Carr on the Great Diamond Is land pier, To the left, state agencies, the City of Portland, in backg round, is Popkins Zakarian, a city councilor, and at extreme left, Edward Schlick, a public re la Cumberland County Commission, and tions consultant for the Casco Bay Island Development Association. (Sto ry on page 3) severa I business concerns. The w ur is m ade possible by the Trail ART CALENDAR MEETS ways Bus Company wh ich is providing WIDE RESPONSE the transportation from I\' cw York, and In a project whipped up in double the guests will receive courtesy transpor quick time through the talenls of Pro tation throughout their stay on the [cssor Cha rles W right, and the in itial Casco Bay Lines. an angemenls o[ board member R ichard Primary credit goes lO the host homes Dav is - a prod uction of an unusual where entire fa milies are received fo r a cale ndar has been accomplished. , four-day visit. Interestingly enough the art designed keepsa ke o[ the Casco Bay Islands h as lasting use after the calendar h as gone by. It is so arranged that the calendar can L> e trimmed off and a beautiful p ic t ure book remains. Each sketch is well worth framing. Each is a n isla nd scene all "down lhe bay". T he "summer swing" is interesting too [or isla nd homes where so much goes on in summer. Spacious block~ enable a person to keep h is island events c;on veniently listed . T he calenc~ar start~ in July this year and ends just in frpnt of July next year. N ovel? Desirable? M any are thinking so as evidenced by · lhe brisk sale since they. camc,.-ou t early in rul y. . ·' . . . . The .suleri cla rs a re. available a t the In forrirn'Cion ,;Jnd Service Cen t;,er on P eaks lslanc.l (;Tel: 766-2916) a nd 'aWo A ~ Jones Book Store in Portland, ·r:tilrfs. .is the PLANNI NG COMMITTEE for Internatio nal Weekend. Seated, left , to right: Mrs. Gi lbert Wyner, Robert Laughlin, general chairman, Mrs. Morgan Ni lsen. Standing, Mrs. Theodore Yonan, co-chairman, Peter T. exch~~ive outlet: on tha~aiJll~~d. P1\~=-~- Mclaughlin, Edward A. Langlois, Bea and John Chapman, and Henry Gale. ol lhe ~Calew.:l;ft·.•is, $1; ~. ' .L"• ,"' • II , .. ~ i ii • !: . ....
• > ' · \ ,, ~- ~ ..... - ~ • ,: .,, ,,.,,... ~- , • ...~~·~; • .j .-,!.- ~· PAGE 2 NOR' BY EAST SUMMER 1967 NOR' BY EAST Mr. Charles J. l,!icole-2.u t, Box 66, Peaks Island, Maine Executive Secretary Published by Casco Bay Island Develop ment Association for re1;idents and visitors International Center Conmlittee of Casco Bay: A non-profit publication Casco Bay Islana. Develcpment A::.:sociat.ion supported by advertisers and members of Cony Street the Association. All work except printing 89 donated by members. Augusta, Maine 04347
Dear Mr. Micolea.u: 799 UNlTl:C NATIONS PLAZA N~· YORK, N. Y. 10017 I was delighted to learn of your meeting with members LEGISLATURE GRANTS FUNDS of my staff regarding the Casco Bay Development project, which Senator Muskie had written to me about.
The CBIDA through the good services I am, of course, particular1y pleased to know of the of State Senator Horace Hildreth, warm i nterest te.ken by the residents of Peaks Island in provid entered a bill in the Legislature request i ng vacation fac :i.lities for U. N. personnel. Your project would ing a modest fund to help plan the pro certainly bring to the members of the diplomatic comnrunity access posed International Center, an out t o one of our loveliest unspoiled coast lines. growth of the annual visitations of foreign journalists. As members of my staff told you, we cannot, of course, offer any assurance or guarantee of the success of this project The request was for $5,000 as a token in terms of its appeal to U. N. personnel. Nevertheless, knowing of state support, and to be earmarked as I do the great need for accessible and reasonable vacation for planning use only in connection with f acilities, I am confident that if this project is successfully this proposal. -completed, it will be more than welcome in the diplomatic community.
There were many breathless moments, My office will be glad to provide whatever advice and as all state-of-Mainers know, when it assistance we can to help you with this very worthy undertaking. seemed that even this small sum would not survive. However, with the strong With all good. wishes, backing of the Cumberland County delegation, and the enthusiastic support of Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, the bill got through to enactment.
Officers of the Association are extreme ly grateful to all who helped see this U NJTED STATES REPRESENTATIVE item to its successful fulfillment. Of TO THE UNITED NATIONS course the money will not be available for three moriths. In the meantime board members will be meeting with various advisors, on both the state and local WELCOME TO THE level, to decide how best to invest this amount in a possible planning project of considerable magnitude.
Many association members helped by WE OFFER YOU sending letters to the appropriations Ca.o c.o Bay I1ita.nd.6 committee through Horace Hildreth. ITYIL
CITY HALL REPORT by Harold F. Parks DIAMOND ISLAND Portland's City Councilors, City Man ager and Department Heads made their MARINE SERVICE annual inspection trip to Portland's Casco Bay islands on July 19. Traveling LITTLE DIAMOND ISLAND, MAINE on the Fire Department's fire boat, "City of Portland", the City officials visited Lobsters . Groce ries • Marine Fuels Great Diamond Island, Peaks Island, Boat Storage and Repairs Cliff Island and Long Island. Tel. 766-2087 On Great Diamond Island, several Councilors, the City Manager· and the Director of Public Works inspected the island roads and discussed island prob PEAKS ISLAND TAXI lems with Mrs. Daniel Carr and other residents. Prompt Service City officials and Edward Langlois of 766-2777 the Maine Port Authority viewed the alternative loca tions for a public landing on Peaks Island and selected the loca tion on the northern side of the new PORTLAND FRUIT COMPANY ferry terminal as providing the most John Hussey protection for users. (The landing and 185 Commercial Street walkway from Welch Street will be in Portland, Maine stalled next spring.) City officials also visited the new Information and Service Center and inspected the proposed park land. AMERICAN On Cliff Island, City officials had a ALUMINUM PRODUCTS lobster dinner and then inspected the WHERE PUBLIC FLOAT W ILL GO island roads with Benjamin O'Reilly Public Works Director explains to City Council Chair Es tablished 1947 who has clone a fine job repairing the man Harold G. Loring, and City Manager John Alcoa Aluminum Clapboards roads following the heavy rains of the Menario, the proposed location for a public float at past months. Peaks Isla nd a t the end of Welch Street. looki ng on CERAMO SID EWALL SHINGLES is Port Authority A. Edward Langlois, who has ap City Councilors and the City Manager proved this location adjacent to the new car ferry Aluminum Combination Doors visited the deactivated Naval installa landing. The float will be constructed for next sum and Windows tion on Long Island with Lawrence mer. Stevens and discussed future possibilities No money down - Time payments of the site. FRANK H. FINNERTY - Peaks Island For the benefit of visitors and new 766-4495 or 773-7431 residents to the islands, the annual in spection trip to the islands has been COMBER MARINE MART, INC. carried on for the last twenty years. In Special off-season rates on tended as a way of promoting better communication and understanding be Engine Tune-ups tween the islands and the rest of Port Evinrude Sales and Service land, the trip serves to acquaint the City 919 FO REST AVE., PORTLAND - 773-000/1 Councilors with the conditions and prob lems of the islands, while at the same time affording the island residents an opportunity to meet their Councilors Tm DISCOVER AMERICA ~ and City Manager and to discuss their SAVINGS AND LoAN ASSOCIATION problems. The trip also has the practical 561 Congress Street - Portland, Ma ine effect of keeping Municipal departments Bradlees Center - Wostbrook, Maine 54 Cottage Road - South Portland, Maine on their toes on island matters.
YELLOW CAB Portland 772-6564 - BURGESS FOBES .B PAINT 106 Comme,cial St,&et - Portland 772-6575
ARMAND'S BEAUTY SHOPPE Permanent Waving A Specialty All BRANCHES OF BEAUTY CULTURE Casco's Modern Waterfront Office 774-5024 CASCO COR. COMMERCIAL & MARKET STS., PORTLAND 774-8186 Bank & Trust Company 142 High Street Portland, Maine Hours: 7:30 A.M.-3 P.M. (Mon.·Fri.) - 8 A.M.-Noon (Sat.)
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THE ALADDIN BLUE FLAME CHEBEAGUE ISLANDERS SPACE HEATERS ENJOY WIDE VARIETY CHEBEAGUE ISLAND SMOKELESS, ODORLESS HEAT Year-round Homes and Call or Write Eva Conrad OF SUMMER ACTIVITIES Summer Cottages Chebeague Island For Sale In spite of an unprecedented amount of foggy weather in J uly, vacationers on CLAYTON H. HAMILTON SHERMAN R. JOHNSON Chebeague Island were able to partici Real Estate Broker CHEBEAGUE pate in a full program of community 86 DARTMOUTH STR EET Well Pumps - Sales and Service activities. PORTLAND MAINE for Burks and Deming On July 1st, the Chebeague Island Golf Club opened the season with a Swatfest for members and their guests. CONTRACTING Chebeague Island, Maine AND BUILDING on On the Fourth, many original and CHEBEAGUE ISLAND Beautiful Casco Bay colorful floats featured the annual Lewis Ross 846-4080 Fourth of July P;irade, which was fol lowed by a fami ly picnic at Chandler's Hillcrest Co\'e, CHEBEAGUE ISLAND Hotel Boat Se rvice On July 11th, the Chebeague Island -·- -:- Grange held itl> annual H obby Show at Boats Hauled and Repai red GOLF SWIMMING FISHING the lsland Hall. Some twenty contribu Engines Installed SAILING GOOD FOOD tors to this year'l> Show prO\ idecl a truly ALDEN BREWER -:· fine display of arts and crafts work and RIDDLE'S MARKET July 1 - Labor Day intere11ting hobbie~. Chebeag ue Is land - 846-4990 Pleasant New England The Grange also initiated m July Full Line of Groceries Hospitality semi-monthly Arts and Crafts ights at Free Delivery Brochure the Grange H all, at which instruction Open Daily and Mon., Wed. and Fri. Evenings in oil painting, rng weaving, and chair caning was provided by gualified mem HAROLD J. TODD BOWEN'S GARAGE bers of the community. These Craft!> General Contractor and Builder Gas, Oil, and Repair Work Nights will continue throughout the HOME APPLIANCES He-ating Oil year. Chebeague Island Chebeague-ls land The second annual An Exhibition will take place at the Island Library from July 17th through August 18th, at BENNETT'S VARIETY STORE which will be shown oil paintings, water ISLAND MARKET colors, drawings, and sculpture by year AND Firehouse RCMid , round and summer residents. A special LOBSTER POT BAR Chebeague Island CHEBEAGUE ISL AND, MAINE prize will be awarded for the best art COMPLETE LI NE OF work done by a child sixteen years o( Groceries - Meats The 32-year-old ves,el has age or )Ounger. Ice Cream • Beverages been sold bY the Casco Bay Take-Out Orders • Free Delivery Llnes to Moral Rearmament, Open Every Day Inc. She wlll be taken to David's Clam ancf Lobster Bakes Arranged Island, formerly Fort Slocum, "THE BOUNTY LOUNGE" off New Rochelle, N. Y ., and wlll be used to ferry passengers The llillc1e:.L Hotel recen t!) opened and equipment between the a , er) unique and attracti, e cocktail mainland and the MR.A's Sing lounge, which has been christened the out Festival. • The Berkley left her old 11!1p "Bounty Lounge." The lounge features Car Ferry at custom House Wharf Thurs a dance area, wall-to-wall carpeting, and day aft.ernoon with a. crew o! five MRA 11a1lors aboard. She is a nautical theme. The idea of the expected to take two or thre, "Bounty Lounge" originated when Mrs. days to reach New Rochell·~. Betty .J. Davis, owner of the Hillcrest, Berkley Sold running only in daylight hours, although her Cooper-Bessemer boarded the replica of the original diesel gives her a speed of close H.M .. Boun ty, while she was vacation to nine knots. ing al St. Petersburg, Florida this spring. For Duty At The ferry ls no yach t and not even a cruiser and the crew will Mrs. Davis is hoping to procure some of make do with sleeping bags and the breadfruit trees which were trans camp cooking gear on the voy ported from T ahiti to the West Indies by New Rochelle age south. The Berkley, bunt in 1935 at a British ship after the famous mutiny Norfolk, Va., operated in Vir on the Bounty. Among the guests at the The car terry ,Berkley, a ginia waters until she was ac opening of the Bounty Lounge on July quired by CBL in 1958. She has familiar sight on the Portland 1st wa~ U.S. Representative Peter ' waterfront for nlne years, ls not oeen used here much in the past year , being replaeed by the Kyros. with us no loniter. more modern c&r ferry Rebel. SUMM ER 1967 NOR' BY EAST PAGE 5 Fish Clams Lobste rs STATE DRUG STORE AUGUST ACTIVITIES 603 Congress St., Portland .. (Mr. Averill) R. D. HAM IL TON Golf enthusiasts and Yacht Club mem Drugs Sent By Mail bers are looking forward to better Tel. 773-8858 & CO. weather in August and early September for a full program of activity. 9 Custom House Wharf SULKOWITCH Swimming classes for children five HARDWARE & PAINT CO . Portland years of age and over will be conducted Glass - Electric Supplies 775-0251 Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the Plumbing Supplies summer. 363 Fore St., Portland 773- 1406 S. Harold Latham, Proprietor The Island Youth Center, "The Place," will be opened every night except on Sunday for a wide variety of UNIVERSAL - WATKINS FOR TRADITIONAL FINE FOODS teenage entertainment. u_ntil Labor Day. LAUNDERER S and CLEA N SER S This year a regulation sized pool table On Peaks Island Shop ... has been added to the equipment of the Home delivery service w ith Youth .Center. careful attention by On Thursday evenings through WATERMAN STERLING August the Scavengers will provide the Tel. 766-4423 music for weekly dances at the Island UNI V ERSAl,WATKINS NOTED FO R Hall. This "groovy" dance band has Q UALITY W O RK IN MAINE SUPER: MARKETS caught the fancy of the Island teenagers. The Chebeague Island Ladies Aid will conduct their Annual Fair at the Island CUSHMAN BAKES Hall on August 3rd, and a Rummage VOSE-SMITH CO., Florists Sale on August 22nd. 646 Congress St., Portland THE DIFFERENCE RALPH and HELEN ALLE N, Prop. On August 18th and 19th at 8 p.m. at 773-6436 the Island Hall, the Chebeague Island (7 uAYS A WEE K) Children's Summer Theater will cele brate its third season with the presenta FOR TRANSPORTATION tion of "The Wizard of Oz," under the ON LONG ISLAND co-directors, Peggy M uraca and Jeanne MQwrey. Mrs. Langhorst will assist with 766-2554 the play's musical features. A cast of AND DELIVERS IT John and Mary Justice from 30 to 40 will take part in the pro duction.
THINK! When· there's frre around LONG ISLAND NAVAL SITE STILL SOUGHT AFTER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY LONG ISLAND
The SPAR LONG ISLAND, MAINE Your Big Little Store Fried Clams To Go
E. E. CLARKE GROCERIES
LONG ISLAND Hardly a week goes by without some government agency, or educational institution taking another look 766-2512 at this long idle Long Island faci lity. With Casco Bay now on a prime list of the Department of Interior there is no doubt that this deep water anchorage wilh its complex of buildings and utilities, w ill be alive with action again. The strongest possibility lies with the proposed Sanitation Training School which would bring a year around economic boost to this area. PAGE 6 NO R' BY EA ST SUMMER 1967
PROJECT OCEANSIDE -Its Three Phases -Its Progress
Like the "Three Faces of Eve" Project Oceanside - on the ocean front of Peaks Island - has three phases. Phase One: Limited private development open to bondholders only. Phase Two: City Parkland. Phase Three: International Vacation and Conference Center. Where do we sfand on all three fronts? • The first obligation of the Association is to the bondholders who made possible the purchase of 167 acres of former government property which had become privately owned. Each bondholder has the option to convert his bond ($1,000) to a half acre lot of land. In preparation for this offer, the southern part of the project area has been carefully surveyed and laid out in twenty building lots. To meet city of Portland requirements, these lots are being tested for percolation. In other words, each lot will be offered only after it is known that a septic ta nk can be installed to serve a structure. During the week of July 25, City Plumbing Inspector Ernold Goodwin was on site for the four consecutive days necessary to observe the action of water placed in holes on each lot on the same four consecutive days. ·when- the subdivision has received final approval by the City Planning Board and the City Council, these first Lwenty lots will be offered to bondholders, hopefully by late summer. The Northgate lots will be surveyed in the next year - 1,, proviclr t!-irty mor(' lots for Lond holders. • Progress in phase two has been achieved by the passing of a deed by the Associ ation to the City of Portland for 100 acres of Parkland, roughly m the central and interior areas of the overall project. The road has not yet been deeded pending a negotiation with the City in acquiring the twelve acres still held by the federal government in the vicinity of Whaleback. This is expected to be accomplished in time for the restoration of the road to be included in the City budget for 1968. • Elsewhere in this issue is the report on the International Center, progress for which is on course and a-okay. The location for this is earmarked for Battery Steele and surrounding land. A new design is being drafted by Architect Edwin Kent which would accommodate up to 100 families in two-bedroom units. SUMMER 1967 NOR' BY EAST PAGE 7
IT CAN HAPPEN! Modern, Quality, Vacation Homes - on Project Oceanside
Architectural and Contracting Consultation available on Peaks Island. PAGE 8 NOR' BY EAST SUMMER 1967 Portland, Me., Sunday Telegram, July 9, 1967 Island Facility Offered As Marine Center In an effort to spur oceano- ''IT'S SILLY to spe11d money grar,hlc research in Maine, the developing a new 11,rea. for a founder of the National Youth center when we have somethlna Science Foundation will offer & ,ultable a,lready," declared ~u former milltary facility on kens. Orea.t Diamond Island to the The NYSF session, which be gtate's colleges !or a new marine gan June 30, ls using & new center. labor11,tory on the island for Its David L. Lukens, a. South re~.earch as well as two con Or&nge, N.J., Industrialist, DYii verted dormitory building!!. Ma,lne needs several such cen- Some 15 o! the 60 students are ters to fulfill Its potential in llving on the Island and the the l!tudy o! the sea. others commute dally from. the The Casco Bay site he pro- Westbrook Junior campus. Poses contains some 200 acres and 50 buildings of the deactl- The summer center has four vated Fort McKinley, vessels for its sea research . The NYSF presently uses the work_ 72-foot cruiser, and 36- facll}ty - In conjunction. with foot sallboat, a 50-foot work Westbrook Junior Colleiie - !or boat and a 26-foot speedboat. an annual six-week proiiram in oce11,no11raphy and marine blol <>ry for high school students. Lukens says he and the foun dation raised upwaz:ds of $180,- 000 this yea.r from private LUKENS PLANS to arrange sources to finance the center. e. meeting with state o!flcla~s In the past NYSF has relied on STUDENT S AT the National Youth Science Foundation's center and representatives o! Intel• government grants In addition ested Maine colleges and ~nl- to private support. verl!ltles· to discuss h)s offe1. Dr. Roger J. Ra.lmlst, s ea- a-et instruction in scuba diving gear. He Indicated that NY~F demic director of the session, would be willing to provide culled throu1rh more than . 500 .money to get such a cooper,~tlve applications to pick 60 high venture off the ground. The school Juniors for this year'a cllma.te ~! right_ for somethlnr program. Dr Ralmlst, a spe SHERATON like this, he said. clal!s.t In marine biolo11y and The summer N¥SF center, oceanography at Glassboro ~ EASTLAND now In its eighth year, ~ould state College in New Jersey, MOTOR HOTEL continue to use the l~land s fa- directs the five-man faculty. PORTLAND, ME. cllitles under Lukens plan. The center's location was T switched this year from Nas- Lukens contends that Great son College, where It has oper- Dlamond will be ideal for ated previously to Westbrook "cold-water" research ~fforb Junior !or the ~ake o! conven It's real ly top o' the morning and could help attr:ict more lence when you thrill to Casco Bay marine Industry Into the south- ,------'---.....------, em Maine area, from Sheraton - Eastland's • • • "Top-of-the-East." He 1ays the former Army Something In Common buildings on the island, which On your way to the Islands 1s only a short boa.t ride from A burglar, who had entered a poor minis~r's house Portland, are suitable for re at midnight was disturbed by the awakenmg occu visit one of our fine dining pant of the' room he was in. Drawing his weapon, novation. A few h&ve alrea.cty he said: "If you stir, you are a dead man. rm hunt rooms for lunch or dinner. been partla.lly refurbished to ing for your money." The minister rephed, "Let provide apace for NYSF stu me get up and turn on a light. I'll hunt with you." Remember, make the Shera dents. • • • ton-Eastland your stopping • ·························~ • place when in Portland. * "I didn't.get a,s. * •* •* * * For Reservations * much satisfaction * * * Ca ll Us ii * WE CAN LEARN something from the parrot, * from two million 775-5411 * * which is content to repeat what it hears without * • Ext. 348 • asfrom ... * making a good story out of it. * or your nearest * •* * my • * own boat'' * * * SHERATON @ * - C. VANDERBI LT * •* •* • * HOTEL ~4~~························· SUMMER 1967 PAGE 9
East and West One ship drives east and another west ·with the selfsame winds that blow. It's the set of the sails and not the gales That tells them where to go. Like the winds of the sea are the winds of fate As we voyage along through life. It's the set of the soul that decides the goal And not the calm or the strife. - Anonymous Cliff Island girls who served lobster dinner to "City Fathers" on annua l tour of isla nds, July 19. MODEL FOOD Oakhurst Dairy IMPORTERS Casco Bay Home De li veries by: 89-95 M iddle St., Portland, Me. l{ichard R. Crowe, Peaks Island (Corner o f Franklin Street) 766-2239 MEMBERSHIP For the choice and unusual from Everett E.- Clarke, long Island products of all nations - Italy, 766-2512 DRIVE IS ON! Greece, France, Norway, Holland, Harold J. Todd, Chebeague Island Germany, England, Israel, Switzer 846-4090 Welcome to new members re "Preferred because there IS land, Egypt, India, Sweden, Spain, a difference in milk." cruited by present members etc., etc. Always W~nderful Browsing! C.B.I.D.A.
PORTLAND It's A Pleasure To Buy NOTICE Fr0m A RELIABLE Firm LUMBER CORP. Some members sent dues ahead of schedule as result of recent mailing. Dues in WOLFE FORD SALES South Portland C.B.I.D.A. are not due until September and will be billed. "The Dealer Your The special mailing was in 8 49 FO RE S f AV[ . PORTLAND, M( Neighbor Recommends" tended for use in obtaining NEW members. Thanks for RICHARD P. WALTZ helping! PLUMBING and HEATING COMPANY A ll jobs from minor repairs to com CASCO plete kitchen and bathroom re modeling. BAY Same labor rates as on Mainland. HAY & PEABODY FREE ESTIMATES OUR MEN ARE ON PEAKS ISLAND l INES Funeral Directors NEARLY EVERY DAYI New Service now ava ilable to Custom House Wha rf - 773-81 OS Private Ambulance Service Peaks Island res idents - Portland, Maine - Tel. 772-5463 COMPLETE SEPTIC TANK AND Scarborough, M aine --'- Tel. 883-2887 Trying Our Best - CESSPOOL PUMPING AND CLEANING We w il l send our 2200 gal. tank truck with To Give Good Service 90 feet of ~uction hose and heavy-duty pump and equipm.e nt to Peaks Island. Fog or No Fog ! CALL EARLY FOR APPOINTMENT FOR THIS SERV ICE CAPTAINS and CREWS 536 Washington Ave., Portland, Me. • Island Holiday 712-2801 • Abenaki CARR BROS. CO. • Emita II 0. P. PETERSON CO. Fruit • Rebel !'ropeller1, New and Used Shafts, New and Machined 217 COMMERCIAL ST. • Nellie G II Harclwa,oe, Ch,_ ,lated PORTLAND, ME. 772-8311 60 Union St. - Port land, Me. 772-5334 ', ' :. PAGE 12 NOR' BY EAST SUMMER 1967
Blessings To Count As Seen Through the Fog- Dimly It wasn't f t1 n for the passengers, but A Kennebec .Journal summer em was quite a thing when we got a ch:mce neil11er was the long fog any joy to the ploye is a college student at Boulder, to make a trip into Augusta.'' And there c 1ptai11s. I n1agi ne hm.v° the strain must have Colorado, who rubs elbows out there were people around, in those days of piled up day after day, and night after with young people fr'om all o v e r the horse and buggy, who had never 11 igh t. America. She tells us about a girl been outside of their native towns - That they got their passengers all from . Texas or Oklahoma .or some bel ievc it. or not. safely through the ordeal without a dis other arid region who asked rather Now, our Colorado student tells us, aster, is something to be thankft1I. Even wistfully, "Have you ever seen the almost all of the kids she knows at in the near misses, and there were so111e, they ,tcted promptly enough to avert a tide come in?" _ college out west have visited Maine at collision. An d it's a lrnsy llay. That's another one of the blessings least once, during summer vacations. It has been said, "Do not rriti('ize t1nt il State of Maine people are apt to take How does our state impress them? She yo u·\'e walked ;1 mile in the other mc1n's for granted - the fact that the sea says the westerners are really amazed shoes." is there, within reach, any time we at New England's lush, green vegetation Anyway, here\ a thank-you, Captains. need to go see it, smell it, swim in -'-- few if any states west of the Missis it. Anyone who loves the sea would feel sippi can match us in this respect - quite lost, after a week or two, .in Colo and by the nearness of the sea. They r ado, beautiful though that Rocky Moun· think of IVIaine as a "vacationland" tain state is - with its rolling Great mostly, sl1e believes. Plains and its towc~ring peaks. W0t1ldn't it he something -· to never Times change. A beneration or so ago, have seen the tide coming in 1 in Maine, a Winthrop girl recalls, "It Hew fortunate we are!
From the Kennebec Journal in Augusta, J une 22.
INFORMATION AND SERVICE CENTER CAPTAIN STOCKBRIDGE on PEAKS ISLAND, Tel. 766-2946 STILL BUSY WITH BOATS for the Serving on the O il Boal for Sargent CASCO BAY ISLANDS and Lord, is venerable CapLai n Earl Next to Post Office Stockbridge. (And he's also served as Hours: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily and Sundays advisor helping some of the yo unger Purpose: captains chan courses on some of these To provide a place where ad ults mny drop in for friendly visiting, for help ing foggy days.) each other, and for information about the islands, the Ci Ly of Portland, ;i nd Lhe Reti ring last year as a captain on the State o( ~faine. Bay Lines, C;ipL. Stockbridge is about Sponsorship: the last o f the long time veterans. He's In itiated by the Casco Bay lsland Developmen t Association, with the coopera not able to c;ipLain now, with h is 73 tion o( the City Recreation Department. years bowing his sturdy frame, buL he's All services during the present three-month period - J uly, August, September right in there pitching when others need - are being carried out by volunteers. T he volunLeer director who also con help . tributes his time, is Fran k Sheldon, retired Chamber of Commerce official, resi H e has devoted his whole life to serv den t of Peaks Island. ing the public on water transportation. Activities: H e started 53 years ago on the O ld T he CenLer is currently supported by contribution of items for sa le on a con H arpswell Line and has contin ued tinuous gift table. T he Center also receives goocl used clothing, house-hold through all the changes of C BL owner items, small pieces of furniture, and some new merchandise. sh ip down through the years. All proceeds from Center sales ;i re earmarked for operation o f the Cen ter and sponsored activities. A lot of people are fond of Captain A survey o ( sen ior citizens has shown specific needs which the Center volun teers Stock bridge and they'll be glad to hear wi ll try to organ ize as a way o ( enriching life on the Islands for those who are he's reasonably well and rightly b usy elderly, shut-in, lonely, or in need of fr iendly contacts, recreation, or learning again around the waterfront he knows sk ills. and loves so well. So a glad hand to the Referral Services: oil boat. The Center is preparing a fi le of community resou rces in the Greater Portland And where also will be fou nd ano ther area and volunteers will be prepared to help answer q uestions about health, wel familiar former Bay-liner, Jackie Leigh fa re, education, employmen t, etc. ton. But he and his wife are another Program Plans: story fo r ano ther time. Starting in Sep tember, the Cen ter volunteers will be organized in teams to carry ou t such activities as friendly visiting to sh ut-ins, operating games at the CenLer, utilizing skills of island people in teaching a variety of subjects already re quested. HOW TO lJSE THE CENTER: *Call in yo nr suggestions. *Volun teer to h elp. *Let us know yo ur special needs. RE.\ rEMBFR T lllS TFl F P J-JO°\l'T 'l1MB1)? - 7(i(i Y.'lih