Deer Isle High School - Gatherer Yearbook (Deer Isle, ME)

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, M- N., iw-..,...e i---. n ,,.. .Q we--H l M I - . In appreciation of the interest shown in our activities and the sup- port given our athletic program by its members we dedicate this issue of The Gatherer to The Deer Isle Firemen's Association. Deer Isle Firemen s Association Officers 1948 Lawrence Pickering, President Leon Weed, Vice-President Frank Milan, Secretary-Treasurer Fire Chiefs George J. Haskell George Lane Beck E. Walker Pickering Finance Committee Athletic Field Committee Norman Haskell Lawrence Pickering Maynard Scott E Walker Pickering Ray T. Lowe O. Bert Weed Malcolm Carman Norman Haskell Maynard Scott Social H our Committee Capt. Avery Marshall Courtney Bray fDeer Isle Photo Sludioj

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Deer Isle F iremen 's Association The Deer Isle Fi1'emen's Associa- tion, founded in 1936, has at present a membership of one hundred, with an age group ranging from seventeen to seventy. Although the main pur- pose of the organization is to render hre fighting service, its interests sometimes extend to the civic, as well. Sufficient evidence of this is the successful efforts put forth last year to secure and develop an athle- tic field for the use of the school and the town. Land for the field was donated to the town by Mr. Fred Powers, and a small adjoining field house was given by Mrs. Grace Powers, Captain Albert Powers, and Carl Powers. The Firemen's As- sociation then sponsored a campaign to raise funds for development of the field. Approximately 31100 has been raised by the group. The fund was supplemented by an appropria- tion of S100 at town meeting in 1947, when it was formally voted by the town to accept the field. At the town meeting of 1948 an ad- ditional appropriation of S500 was made. This insures the town of hav- ing one of the finest athletic fields in this section. ' To Lawrence Pickering, president of the Firemen since 1936, goes much of the credit for initiating the cam- paign and for its success. Serving with him on the Athletic Field Com- mittee are E. Walker Pickering, Nor- man Haskell, and Maynard Scott. Raising money is no new under- taking for the firemen. Instrumental in the founding of their organiza- tion were the late Frank Foulk and William Robbins. Norman Powers was elected the first president by the twenty-six charter members. Within a year S900 had been donated and S500 earned for the use of the organization in purchasing equip- ment. The little red schoolhouse at North Deer Isle was given by the town for a fire house. It was moved to its present site under the super- vision of Captain Sylvanus G. Has- kell. Land for its location was given by Captain George Beck. The flag pole, known as the old liberty pole, which is on the lawn near the build- ing once stood in the square Where the traffic dummy now stands. This pole was donated to the town by the family of the late Captain Herbert Sf-offord. The first Ere truck was a trailer, which was attached to any car avail- able. The firemen then purchased a Chevrolet car which had been con- verted to a truck. They now have a one and a half ton Chevrolet fire engine with a front end pump which pumps 600 gallons per minute, and a 250 gallon water supply booster tank. In addition, they have eighteen In- dian pumps. The firemen are called out approximately thirty-five times a year. The firemen keep two sets of books. One is headed Deer Isle Fire De- partment and is strictly for busi- ness entries. The other, headed Deer Isle Firemen's Association, records dues paid and money spent for such things as scallops for those famous scallop stews which the fire- men often serve at their Wednesday night meetings. The money for pay- ing for refreshments is collected each night from members present, with any deficiency made up from dues. No part of the town's appropriation goes for refreshments or entertain- ment,

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FACULTY McKinley High School Principal MURDOCK S. MATHESON, B. S. Mathematics, Science University of Maine MARGARET D. EATON, B. A. French, History, Mathematics University of Maine 1947-1948 FRIEDA H. NIATHESON, B. A., M. A. English, Latin University of Maine GEORGE ADAMIAN, B. S. Junior High School Clark University MARION JAQUES, B. M. Music New England Conservatory of M1 RALPH S. SMITH, B. A., Ed. lv University of Maine Bowdoin College Superintendent of Schools