Livermore Falls High School - Banner Yearbook (Livermore Falls, ME)

Text from Pages 1 - 116 of the 1947 volume:

Compliments of TRI MILL CHAPTER V- LLL L, THE BANNER CLASS MOTTO build too low, who build beneath the stars? HONOR STUDENTS WILLIAM THOMPSON, Valedictorian KENNETH HOLT, Salutatorian ARNOLD STURTEVANT PHILIP BAILEY THOMAS MCKENNEY MERRIMAN FOSTER ERNA BAMFORD EDVVARD CLOUTIER PHYLLIS CRESSEY ERNESTINE WHITCOMB IAMES REYNOLDS HAROLD NEWCOMB IULIETTE COUILLARD ELAINE MANN PERLEY CORKUM IACQUELYN WRIGHT DOROTHY HALL IUSTIN HARTFORD MARGARET SCARCI RICHARD DOIRON PRISCILLA STURTEVANT HARRY HOLT THE BANNER 1 VOL. XLVII LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE l Published by LIVERMORE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL Price One Dollar BANNER BOARD Editor-in-chief Literary Editor Senior Activities Kenneth Holt Philip Bailey Arnold Sturtevant E Business Manager School Notes Editor Pr'scilla Sturtevant Merriman Foster Thomas McKenney Banner Accountant Advertising Assistants Asst: Russell Wagner ,48 Kenneth Holt Bertrand Dumais Athletic Editor T , Ianine Dumais William Thompson 531818 T . Betty Ann Kinch CBascball and Footballj V. ypziplk. Harold Newcomb Assistants 'Klan I ms Iames Reynolds Basketball Qboysij Assistants Rita Wardwell '48 Orie Wellman ,48 Sophomore Assistants Thomas Berry ,49 Barbara Crockett '49 Ice Hockey Richard Reed '49 Iustin Hartford Basketball Cgirlsij Grace Diamond '48 Louise Taglienti ,48 Phyllis Cressey Ernestine Whitcomb Grace Diamond '48 Beverly lott '48 Faculty Advisor Iohn Houghton Miss Hall TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page Honor Students ..,.... .... 2 Calendar A .. 28 Balmer Board --- ---' ---- 3 News . ,. ,,., . . .. 28 Table of Contents ' 3 Drama and Public Speaking ..,.,..,.. 32 School Directory i i' 4 Programs . ,. ., ,....,r 38 Faculty Activities ...,..,..,..,......,,..r,,, ,... 5 Senior Portraits fwith Activities? .,.. 6 Letters I ' 42 Spotlight on 1947 ..,...,..,..,.,t...i.,..,..,,..,,, 10 Music --i ' Q - 50 Our Graduates in Service 1932-1937 14 Agriculture . 56 . C3 Pages of illustration with personal Literature .,.... . 62 fCC01'd5l Athletics fiwith illustrationsj ., 70 School Notes fwith illustrationsj 28 Advertisements .. ...,. ,,., . .,.. , 84 l i 1 4 i Principal - Mr Mrs. Brown Mr. Chandler Mr. Crouse Miss Given Miss Hall Miss Hunt Miss Maher Mrs. Pomeroy THE BANNER SCHOOL DIRECTORY FACULTY FRESHMAN CLASS Allen Civics President Russell Lovaas Economics Vice-President Richard Fournier Stenography 1,11 Secretary Barbara Babbie Typewriting I-Il Bookkeeping I-II Manual Training Agriculture Home Economics Coach of Girls' Basketball History, Biology, English II French, Latin, Problems of Democracy English, Coach of Dramatics Music Supervisor Miss Shoemaker English, Biology, Mr. Sullivan Mrs. Turner Mr. Whitney Mr. Myers Business Training General Science, Algebra, General Mathematics, Coach of Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Hockey, and Winter Sports English, History, Mathematics Aeronautics, Science, Mathematics Band SENIOR CLASS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Merriman Foster William Thompson Vivian Wilkins Arnold Sturtevant JUNIOR CLASS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Russell Wagner Malcolm Cummings Iune Murray Iames Richmond SOPHOMORE CLASS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Beverly Iones Iohn McKenney Paul Holt, Ir. Norman Laverdiere Treasurer Beverly Dunfey ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION President Iames Reynolds '47 Secretary Winston Coombs '48 Representative Norman Bilodeau '47 FOOTBALL Captain Merriman Foster '47 Francis Hebert '48 Managers Iustin Hartford '47 Malcolm Cummings '48 Merwin Hall '50 Owen White '50 BASKETBALL Managers Paul Letourneau '47 Malcolm Cummings '48 Laurence Letourneau '49 Merwyn Hall '50 Norman Flagg '47 HOCKEY Captain Winston Coombs '48 Managers Norman Littlehale '49 George Newcomb '47 TRACK Manager Iustin Hartford '47 WINTER SPORTS Manager Melvin Fuller '49 BASEBALL Manager Norman Bilodeau '49 GIRLS' BASKETBALL Manager Ianine Dumais '47 Assistant Ann Mitchell '49 Faculty Assistant SCHOOL TREASURER Mrs. Brown Grace Diamond '48 THE BANNER CHEERLEADERS HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Manager Mary Hoag President Erna Bamford '47 Vice-President Elvira Morse '48 K COMMERCIAL CLUB Secretary Laurette Laverdiere '49 President Ianine Dumais Treasurer Celine Paradis '49 Vice-President Rita Wardwell FUTURE FARMERS or AMERICA Chairman, Work Comm. Phyllis Cressey President Hsfbeff Fuller '47 Vice-President Norman Lake '48 COOKING CLUB Treasurer Glenn Partridge '47 President Melvin Fuller Sooremri' Linwood Morse '49 Vice-President Robert Tessier RePoftef5 Arthur Chase '47 Secretary Richard Lapointe Norman Littlehale '49 Treasurer Norman Laverdiere Adviser Mr. Crouse 5 FACULTY ACTIVITIES Mr. Allen: Oliice Duties and Records: Supervisor of all Activities: Adviser to Athletic Association: Financial Adviser to Banner: Adviser to Graduation Parts: Iunior Night Exhibit: Adviser to College Preparatory Students. Mrs. Brown: Sophomore Class Adviser: Bookkeeping for General School Fund and Ath- letic Association Fund: Room Exhibit for Iunior Night: Sponsor of Commercial Club: Adviser to Cheerleaders. Mr. Chandler: Room Exhibit for Iunior Night. Mr. Crouse: Adviser of Future Farmers of America. Miss Given: Supervisor of Refreshments for Socials. Miss Hall: Iunior Class Adviser: Faculty Member for Banner: Room Exhibit for Iunior Night: Room Exhibit, National Education Week: Annual Check of Library Books: Supervisor of School Scrapbooks. Miss Hunt: Adviser to Senior Biographies for Banner: Adviser to Class Day Parts: Iudge of Iunior Night Parts: Iudge at School Play Trials. Miss Maher: Senior Adviser: Coach of School Play: Graduation Exercises: Room Ex- hibit for Iunior Night: Room Exhibit, Night School: Supervisor of School Publicity: Adviser to Literary Department of the Banner. Mr. Myers: Band Leader and Instructor. Mrs. Pomeroy: Leader of Orchestra and Glee Club: Instrumental Classes: Music for School Play, Iunior Night, Class Day: Chorus: High School Musicals, Cabaret. Miss Shoemaker: Christmas and Washington's Birthday Programs: Freshman Class Ad- viser: Iunior Night: Class Day. Mr. Sullivan: Coach of Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Hockey, and Winter Sports: Adviser to Banner Athletic Notes: Supervision of Carnival Ball. Mr. Whitney: Submaster: Ticket Sales: Room Exhibit on Iunior Night. 1 1 ALAN BAILEY General Course Stage Manager 3, 4. PHILIP BAILEY College Course School Play 1, 3, 4, Orches- tra 1, 2, 3, 4, Chorus 1, 2, Junior Night Speaker, Class Ode Committee, Literary Editor of Banner, Reading Club 2, 3, Honor Student. ERNA BAMFORD General Course Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, President, Home Eco- nomics Club 4, Intramural Basketball 4, Property Mis- tress, School Play 3, Usher, School Play 4, Refreshment Committee, Socials 2, 3, Honor Student. IRMA BEAN General Course Glee Club 1, 4, Home Eco- nomics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Intra- mural Basketball 4, Junior Night Speaker, Property Mistress, School Play 3, Usher, School Play 4, Deco- ration Committee, Junior Prom 3, Refreshment Com- mittee, Socials 2, 3, Christ- mas Play 1, Defense Stamp Salesman 1, Junior Red Cross 1, Chairman TB Seal Sale 4, Style Show 2, Night School Program 2. ARLENE BOTKA Commercial Course Home Economics Club 2, 3, 4, Junior Red Cross 1, Glee Club 1, Commercial Club 4, Basketball 4, Style Show 2, Hot Lunches 1, 2. ARTHUR CHASE Agriculture Course F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4, F.F.A. Public Speaking 3, F.F.A. Vice President 2, F.F.A. President 3, F.F.A. Re- porter 4, F.F.A. District Vice President 3, 4, F.F.A. National Convention, Kansas City, Mo., 4, Radio Club 3. ROSE CHIARAVALLOTI General Course Home Economics Club 2, 3, Junior Red Cross 1, Style Show 2. EDWARD CLOUTIER College Course Basketball Manager, 3, Honor Student. JULIETTE COUILLARD Commercial Course Home Economics Club 2, 3, Commercial Club 4, Junior Red Cross Member 1, Usher for Junior Night 2, Gradua- tion 3, School Play 3, Style Show 2, Refreshment Com- mittee, Games 4, Hot Lunches 1, 2, Honor Stu- dent. VERONICA COUILLARD General Course Reading Club 1, Commercial Club 4, Usher, Graduation 3, School Play 3, Class Motto Committee 3, Re- freshment Committee, Games 4, Radio Program, Night School Exercises 2. PHYLLIS CRESSEY Commercial Course 'Home Economics Club 2, 3, Commercial Club 4, Junior' Red Cross Member 1, Usher' for Graduation and School Play 3, Junior Night 2, Style Show 2, Class Motto Com- mittee 3, Refreshment Com- mittee, Games 4, Hot Lunches 1, 2, Banner Typ- ist, Honor Student. MARILYN DAVIS Commercial Course Glee Club 1, 2, 3, Home Eco- nomics Club 2, 3, Cooking Hot Lunch 2, Commercial Club 4, Junior Red Cross 1, Style Show 2, War Harvest- ing 1, 2, 3. RICHARD DOIRON General Course Transfer from Jay High School 43 Honor Student. BERTRAND DUMAIS College Course Hockey 43 Interclass Sports 43 Cheer Leader 43 Baseball 43 Carnival Ball Dance and Decoration Committee 43 VVar Bond Salesman 23 One Act Play Contest 43 Banner Advertising Assistant. JANINE DUMAIS General Course President of Commercial Club 43 Decoration Commit- tee, Junior Night 33 Ticket Committee 13 Entertainment Committee, Freshman Re- ception 43 Class Marshal3 Banner Advertising Assist- ant. NORMAN FLAGG General Course F.F.A. 13 Glee Club 13 Radio Club 13 Magazine Salesman 33 School Play 33 Football 43 Cross Country 43 Ass't Manager, Basketball 43 Ticket Sales 43 Boys' Cook- ing Club 4. MERRIMAN FOSTER College Course Basketball 1, 2, 3, 43 Base- ball 1, 2, 3, 43 Football 2, 43 School Play 1, 33 Class Pres- ident 1, 2, 3, 43 Junior Night 33 Visitors' Night Program 13 One Act Play Contest 43 Banner Board, B u s i n e s s Managerg Honor Student. MAURICE FOURNIER General Course Radio Club 23 Ski Club 43 Manual Training Exhibition 23 President Vets Rink Committee 43 Junior Night 33 Inter-Class Basketball Team 4. HERBERT FULLER Manual Arts Course Radio Club 33 F.F.A. 2, 3, 43 F.F.A. Cattle Judging Awards 3, 43 F.F.A. Presi- dent 43 F.F.A. Vice Presi- dent 33 F.F.A. National Convention 4. MEREDITH GOULD General Course Glee Club 1, 3, 43 Chorus 13 Home Economics Club 13 Soft Ball Team 23 Junior Red Cross 1. DOROTHY HALL College Course Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 43 Choir 1, 23 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 43 Vio- lin Ensemble 23 Red Cross Chairman 23 Junior Night Program 3g Basketball Team 23 Intramural Basketball Coach, Seniors 43 Decora- tion, Cabaret 43 Violin Obli- gato, Graduation 33 Night School Program 2, 3g Honor Student. JUSTIN HARTFORD College Course Baseball 1, 2, 3, 43 Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, 43 Football Man- ager 2, 43 Track Manager 43 Basketball Editor of Banner 43 Coach, Junior Intramural Basketball 43 Publicity, Cab- aret Music Festival 43 Hon- or Student. MARY HOAG General Course Red Cross 15 Secretary, Home Economics Club 15 Chairman, Home Room Pro- gram 25 Chorus 15 Decora- tion Committee, Junior Prom 35 School Play 35 Winter' Carnival Committee 45 Cheerleader 2, 3, 45 Intra- mural Basketball 45 D.A.R. Candidate. KENNETH HOLT College Course School Play 1, 3, 45 Junior Night Play 35 Oratorieal Contest 3, 45 Choir 25 Christ- mas Program 1, 2, 45 One Act Play Contest 2, 45 Read- ing Club 25 Cooking Club 45 Home Room Secretary 25 Style Show 25 Visitors' Night Program 25 Future Teachers' Convention 35 Tell- a-Tale Columnist 35 Com- mittee for Socials 1, 2, 3, 45 Class Motto Committee 35 Editor of Banner 45 Saluta- torian. JOHN HOUGHTON College Course Radio Club 15 Choir 1, 25 Student Conductor 2, 35 Co- Chairman of Ticket Sales 3, 45 Violin Ensemble 2, 35 Christmas Play 15 Hockey 45 Chairman of Parents' Night Program 3. BETTY ANN KINCH General Course Home Economics Club 2, 35 Home Room Program 15 Junior Red Cross 15 Style Show 25 Usher, Junior Night 2, Graduation 35 School Play 3, 45 Cheer- leader 45 Entertainment Committee, Freshman Re- ception 45 Junior Night EX- ercises 35 Banner Board 45 Harvesting Crops 2, 35 Ban- ner Advertising Assistant. PAUL LETOURNEAU College Course Radio Club 15 Assistant Manager, Basketball 35 Bas- ketball Manager 45 Intra- mural Sports 45 Football 4. ELAINE MANN College Course Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Choir 1, 25 String Ensemble 25 Class Ode Committee 45 Junior Night Program 35 Honor Student. EVELYN MQCAFFERY Commercial Course Home Economics Club 1, 25 Office Girl 45 Junior Red Cross 25 Style Show 25 Home Room Programs 1. THOMAS McKENNEY College Course Football 45 Basketball 35 Baseball 15 School Play 3, 45 Junior Play, Junior Night 35 Banner Board, School Notes Editor 45 Inter-class Sports 45 One Act Play Contest 45 Honor Student. GEORGE NEWCOMB General Course Football 15 Glee Club 1, 25 Refreshment Committee, Junior Prom 35 Ex-G.I. ' HAROLD NEWCOMB Manual Arts Course Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 45 Hockey 45 Junior Prom Committee 35 Inter-class Sports 45 Jun- ior Night Exercises 3, 45 Social Committee 45 Manual Training Exhibition 1, 2, 3, 45 Banner Advertising As- sistantg Honor Student. DONALD PARKER College Course Ticket Sales Co-Chairman 3, 45 Cheerleader 45 Football 45 Home Room President 25 Class Marshalg Radio Club 1. STELLA PARKER Commercial Course Home Economies Club 1, 25 American Red Cross 15 Ex- hibition, Junior Night 35 Home Room Program Com- mittee 15 Harvesting Crops 2. GLEN PARTRIDGE Agriculture Course School Band 43 Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 43 Future Farmers of America 1, 2, 3, 43 F.F.A. Treasurer 43 Cabaret 4. BETTY ANN PIKE General Course Junior Red Cross 1, 23 Intra- mural Basketball 43 Home Economics Club 2, 33 Usher, Junior Night 23 Style Show 23 Farm Wo1'k 23 Exhibi- tion, Junior Night 33 Re- freshment Committee 3. MARIE PINEAU Commercial Club American Red Cross 13 Home Economics Club 1, 2, 33 Commercial Club 43 Style Show 23 Home Room Pro- gram 13 Harvesting Crops 1, 23 Exhibition, Home Eco- nomics, Junior Night 3. JAMES REYNOLDS College Course Interclass Sports 1, 43 Base- ball 1, 2, 3, 43 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 43 President of Athletic Association 43 Winter Car- nival Committee 43 Junior Night Speaker 33 Stage Manager, School Play 33 One Act Play Contest 43 Banner Advertising Assist- ant3 Honor Student. DORIS RICH General Course Home Economics Club 1, 2, 33 Commercial Club 43 Jun- ior Red Cross 13 Home Eco- nomics Exhibition, Junior Night 33 Home Room Pro- gram Committee 13 Harvest- ing Crops 1, 23 Librarian 23 Glee Club 1. VIRGINIA RICHARDS General Course Home Economics Club 2, 33 Style Show 23 Usher, Junior Night 23 Home Economics Exhibition, Junior Night 2, 33 Biology Exhibition, Jun- ior Night 33 Commercial Club 43 Ticket Committee, Freshman Reception 43 Home Room Program 13 Harvesting Crops 2. MARGARET SCARCI College Course Secretary-Treasurer of Stu- dent Health Council 33 War Savings Stamp Salesman 23 Girls' Glee Club 43 Intra- mural Basketball 43 Honor Student. GERALD SHARLOW General Course Baseball 1, 2, 3. ROBERT SOPER General Course ARNOLD STURTEVANT College Course Orchestra 1, 23 School Play 3, 43 Ski Team 43 Banner Board, Senior Biographies 43 Junior Night Play 33 Honor Student. PRISCILLA STU RTEVANT College Course Orchestra 1, 2, 43 Glee Club 43 President Health Council 33 Banner Board, Senior Bi- ographies 43 Violin Ensem- ble 2: Junior Night Play 33 Decoration Committee, Cab- aret 43 Honor Student. WILLIAM THOMPSON College Course Baseball 1, 2, 3, 43 Football 2, 43 Basketball 1, 3, 43 Basketball Manager 23 Vice President, Senior Class3 Dec- oration Committee, Junior Night 33 Speaker, Visitors' Night 33 Health Council 33 Intramural Basketball 1, 43 Athletic Editor of Banner 43 Valedictorian. 4 ELAINE WADE General Course FRANCES WEBSTER General Course Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 45 Chorus 1, 25 Reading Club 25 Junior Night Play 35 Cook, Hot Lunch 45 Junior Red Cross 15 Home Economics Club 3, 45 Future Homemakers of America 4. ERNESTINE WHITCOMB Commercial Course Chorus 1, 2, 35 Junior Red Cross 1, 25 Junior Night Play 35 Refreshment Com- mittee, Junior Prom 35 Re- freshment Committee So- cials 1, 25 Banner Typist 45 Style Show 25 Commercial Club 45 Home Room Pro- gram 25 Oilice Girl 45 Ticket Sales 45 Home Economics Exhibition, Junior Night 1, 2, 35 Cook, Hot Lunches 35 Honor Student. JACQUELYN WRIGHT Commercial Course Home Economics Club 2, 35 Commercial Club 45 Junior Red Cross 15 Usher, Gradu- ation 3, School Play 35 Jun- ior Night Usher 25 Style Show 25 Office Girl 45 Refreshment Committee, ANITA WHITE General Course Basketball 45 Coach, Fresh- man Intramural Basketball 4. VIVIAN WILKINS Commercial Course Junior Red Cross 15 Home Economics Club 1, 2, 35 Chorus 15 Commercial Club 45 Carnival Queen 45 Class Secretary 45 Treasurer, Com- mercial Club 45 Oflice Girl 45 Style Show 25 Refresh- ment Committee, Games 45 Exhibition, Home Economics 35 Exhibition, Biology 35 Head Typist of Banner 4. JAMES WILLIAMS College Course Skiing 45 First Place, Carni- val Skiing5 Radio Club 15 Inter-class Basketball fVetsJ 45 Ex-G.I. CHARLES DYSART Agriculture Course Radio Club 35 Future Farm- ers of America 1, 2, 3, 45 Judging Contest 45 F.F.A. Camping Committee 1, 25 Harvesting Crops 2, 3. Games 45 Honor Student. Spotlight on 1947 ALAN BAILEY Ally, the boy from Depot Street, In his little coupe, so nice and neat, Likes his leisure time to bide With a certain someone at his side. PHILIP BAILEY Phil is the one boy in our class That none can compete with, none surpass. He's clever5 he's learned, and a wit, to be sure. Thank Heaven, Phil Baileys aren't just one fewer! ERNA BAMFORD Erna is a studious lass. She is a friend of all the class Her hair is blond5 her eyes are blue To her best man, she's always tiue JIRMA BEAN She's full of pep and vigor, And lays us in mortis rigor, With hilarious jokes, And well placed pokes, That sure reduce the figger! THE BANNER 11 ARLENE BOTKA B is for boy friends, she has quite a few. O is for often she has someone new. T is for time she spends being true. K is for kindness toward one and all. A is for action in basketball. ARTHUR CHASE Arthur's appearance is very quiet, Though in a crowd he is a riot. With that car he goes almost anywhere, But who, do you think, is his latest flare? ROSIE CHIARAVALLOTI Rosie is short and also polite. Each day her clothes are very neat. Corey's the apple of her eye, When she sees him, out comes a sigh. EDWARD CLOUTIER With eyes full of fire and voice charged with fury, . Our lawyer-to-be plans to sway the jury. But none gentler than Edward was ever seen When amusing his cousin, the little Carlene. JULIETTE COUILLARD Julie is short and Julie is cute, Though no one ever considers her mute. We wonder if she expects to find That ideal boy who is on her mind. VERONICA COUILLARD Nikki is a Winsome lass, About the prettiest in the class. With big brown eyes and auburn hair Who could ask to be more fair? V PHYLLIS CRESSEY Phyllis Cressey is a lovely lass, One of the most popular of the class. For one boy only does she care. Don't they make a wonderful pair? MARILYN DAVIS Marilyn's a girl with lots of ambition. May she do well in her career as a beautician. Her love life is dotted with lots of success. We wonder who'll bring her real happiness. RICHARD DOIRON Dicky's a classmate who entered last, For him driving 80 is not too fast, His clothes always look very nice and neat And, to one girl only, he is ever so sweet. BERTRAND DUMAIS Bert's the best dressed boy in our class. His many feats charm a Wilton lass. We know he'll like his Rhode Island college, And may success come to crown his knowledge. JANINE DUMAIS A st1'awbe1'ry blonde is our Janine With the nicest smile you've ever seen, Whether it's managing girls' basketball, Or paying the dances all a call May her future plans have a happy whirl. CHARLES DYSART Charlie remains our little boy, Member of F. F. A. He's going to be a farmer, And near the Camp Ground stay. NORMAN FLAGG Norman has a girl named Jackie. Over her he is quite whacky . Most of the time he is cheerful and gay. Is it because of someone in Jay? MERRIMAN FOSTER A bully fellow is Mare , , But for which does he really care? In sports, like a bear, Then caught in love's snare But for which does he really care? MAURICE AFOURNIER Maurice is a veteran with plenty of class, His cherubic features would charm any lass. Just now it is Beverly in Ma Waite's store Whom he faithfully vows to love evermore. HERBERT FULLER For better things he's striving In very studious driving, But he sinks into oblivion From thoughts of beauteous Vivian. MEREDITII COULD Meredith lives some miles away But comes on the bus most every day. She has a liking for lots of fun Which makes her a friend of everyone. DOROTHY HALL Dorothy rates as a first-class sport Who displayed her skill on the basketball court. She hopes in the future to be a technician, Unless Nelson fails to support this ambition. JUSTIN HARTFORD Justin, you're a boy with a winning smile. Your basketball skill can't be beat by a mile. When off to college you go in the fall, You'll make many new friends, but remember ' us all. MARY HOAG You have to admit she's cute, And she's simply swell at cheering. For her future we shall root, And it's sure not to be engineering . l2 THE BANNER KENNETH HOLT Wit and charm are contributing factors That make Ken one of our finest actorsg But what seems to us to be quite a mystery Is why in the world he wants to teach history. JOHN HOUGHTON A right strong man is he, But his heart belongs to the sea. Yes, the girls may swoon, And abandon The Croon , But his heart belongs to the sea. BETTY ANN KINCH Our Apple Annie with raven hair, With graceful figure and face so fair, Is going to be a model chic, And find that life is really sleek. PAUL LETOURNEAU A jolly sailor lad Paul doubtless will be When through maritime academy. Our B. B. captain must have his sport, And will seek more Violets in every port. ELAINE MANN Elaine is the girl with the lovely voice, Seen Harrying around with the one of her choice. Her singing ability is exceeded by none: We hope she'll keep on until she has won. EVELYN McCAFFERY E as in earnest and that she is. V as in value, she's quite a whiz. E as in efficiency and that we have seen. L as in L--, well you know what I mean. Y is the yearn for the diploma and out. N's for nice which she is, without doubt. Want to hear more? Well, just for you, She has light blond hair and eyes of blue. Her height's five six and weight 115. But! seldom alone, is she often seen. M's for McCaffery, but no further we'll go, 'Cause last names sometimes get lost you know. THOMAS MCKENNEY To be a doctor is Tom1ny's ambitiong He's sure to succeed under any condition. But we wonder if he will still be single, By the time he is ready to hang out his shingle. GEORGE NEWCOMB His high school years are nearing an end, And of every student George made a friendg We are all very grateful the sea gave him back To be a land lubber and no more a jack. HAROLD NEWCOMB Harold came to High School An EAGLE Scout. He's done his good deeds We haven't a doubt. His one great bugbear Was General Math., But he played good hockey So escaped coach's wrath- . For his future plans He must board a train, Be whisked to New Hampshire, And sweet Lorraine. DONALD PARKER Donald Parkeris the fair-haired lad, Who is not always good and not always bad! If anything should happen to Berry's flivver He'd have to stay home way over the river. STELLA PARKER About Stella who's quiet We can't write a ream. Slie's niceg she likes typing, And can sew a fine seam. GLEN PARTRIDGE At school Glen is bashful But when he's outside All life begins to hum and strumg IIe's in action far and wide. BETTY ANN PIKE Is it for cake or maybe pie You often trudge to the bakery? VVe think it's not for pastry sweet, But a friend of yours that you may meet. MARIE PINEAU Marie is known as a movie fan, Always seen there with her man. She never changes from day to day, Steadily loyal to the friend from Jay. JAMES REYNOLDS Jim is our Irishman, Jolly and gay. Here's wishing you luck, Ren , And clear sailing alway. sy DORIS RICH Doris, the girl from Pine Avenue, We can't predict what you will do. You may marry in Chisholm and settle down Or go elsewhere and win renown. VIRGINIA RICHARDS Ginny has been a likeable girl, So neat and trim, with hair in curl. About all the boys she's very keen, But there is a special one in her Hbean' fBeanl. MARGARET SCARCI Margaret's a dainty little lass, She'll be at Fisher's in next year's class. Her light brown hair is long and wavy, And her true love is in the Navy. THE BANNER I3 GERALD SI-IARLOW Gerald found out that cows were tough For his auto was stoutly whacked. tGerald's the boy with the big black car And he always has it packed.J ROBERT SOPER Robert, the boy who never skipped school, Always obeys the Golden Rule. A joyous fellow he is indeed. The omens promise that he will succeed. ARNOLD STURTEVANT Arnold is quite shy and coy, At heart he's but a little boy. To madden him we call him banker , A name for which he does not hanker. PRISCILLA STURTEVANT Priscilla is going to U. of M. Her talent in music stops mice and men. Danny Boy's stealing her heart away, But will Richard return and reclaim it some day? WILLIAM THOMPSON Look at our studious Thomp Across the sports fields romp. He's first in work and first in play. May success continue on his long hard way. ELAINE WADE Elaine's a quiet, studious lass, The future nurse in '47's class. May her ambition soon come true And success be hers when she is through. FRANCES WEBSTER Frances is a girl with lots of luck, Especially so with a fellow called Chuck. May she succeed in the coming year, Whether she's married or starts a career. ERNESTINE WHITCOMB She's one of the top rankers in our class, And her ability and ambition we know will last. As for the near future, we know not her plan, To reach the top she most certainly can. ANITA WHITE Anita comes over from the West Side. She may not be the teacher's pride But when she plays at basketball, She gives a thrill to all in the hall. VIVIAN WILKINS Vivian's a girl who is hard to beat. As carnival queen she was very sweet. She still seems to like to share her sway With a classmate of ours, residing in Jay. JAMES WILLIAMS J is for Jimmy with wavy brown hair. A is for armyg he served two years there. M is for Mas for whom he does care. E is for everything the future will bear. S is for skiing in the time he can spare. JACQUELYN WRIGHT If she isn't Wright, who is right, That girl with round, baby-blue eyes? But the question is, Will she stay Wright Or her name be spelled otherwise? ADDITIONAL GRADUATES IN CLASS OF 1947 Other ex-G. l.'s than those pictured with the Senior Class will be receiving diplomas in lune. They are Robert Boucher, Robert Chandler, Perley Corkurn, Andre Couillard, Harry Holt, Eddie Iacques and George Merkle. Lyyli Korhonen will also graduate this year. 0 DIPLOMAS GRANTED IN 1946 The following servicemen were granted diplomas at Graduation exercises last Iune: Roger Castonguay, Frank Dallessandro, Martin Griffin, Blaine Hardy, Leger La Pointe, Elmore Nichols, Otis Patten, and Linwood White. if X Q0 '! '3' F .:i.fi5i'.??fQ7fi,, -3 . 5,95:a1'-'f-aggf P f 'Ts-. '71---::'::---., ' 57' C fs:-.. ' 542. . ' ' nga Ri pSEE3' .qt N - Qfxg ,oev L 'Q P new THE BANNER 15 Our Graduates in Service 1932-1938 From a total of 68 graduates from L. F. H. S. in these years Q1932-1938j 61 pictures are represented in the three plate pages. Two of the 68 graduates, Capt. Ford Berry '33 and P.F.C. Dana Edwards '36, were included in the 1946 BANNER under the column heading, They Gave Their Lives. Pictures of P.F.C. Alfred Cox '32 and Capt. Carroll Parker '32 were not available in their families. It was impossible to contact in any way Louis Quaglieri '33, Benoit Poisson '36 or Albert Castonguay '37, so neither picture nor record of these three men is included in this 1947 issue of the BANNER. It is hoped that in the 1948 yearbook these men can be represented. 1 9 3 Z fNo picturej Pvt. Alfred Cox '32 served with the 157th Regiment f2nd Battalionj, 45th Divi- sion. In this Sixth Army Group, Cox saw a great deal of action in Sicily, Salerno and An- zio. The Battalion participated in the Battle of Bloody Ridge, helping to clear a vital road to Messina. It battled on the beaches of Salerno, slugging it out with Kraut Armor and Infantry. After 72 days of front line duty, it was relieved to prepare for the Anzio landing. There, during the Battle of the Caves, it held tenaciously for six days to its position until the American Artillery with pinpoint accuracy broke up the German onslaught. For its heroic stand the battalion received a Presidential cita- tion. Later the division landed in Southern France and was in combat 86 days and nights from the landing beaches to the hills of the Vosges Mountains. 1. C. R. M. Gardell Mandigo '32 was called to service December, 1940. He was on the U. S. S. Memphis for three years. He attended a radio and radar school at Norfolk, Virginia, where he was made Chief Warrant Officer. He was then stationed in France and in Northern Africa helping in the setting up of radio sta- tions and specializing in the field of trouble shooting . After the war he attended school in Washington, D. C. He was stationed on the U. S. S. Appalachian where he took part in the Atomic Bomb Test in the summer of 1946. At present he is stationed in French Morocco, Africa. CNo picturej Capt. Carroll Parker '32 A. C. was in glider training from the beginning to the end of the war. He was an instructor in many phases of glider service. Part of this time he was stationed at Bowman Field, Ky. He served in occupied countries from the Philip- pines to the Iapanese home islands. 1 9 3 3 2. Leslie Botka '33 M.M. llc, enlisted in the navy August 15, 1941, at Portland, Maine, and was discharged at Lido Beach, New York, on September 28, 1945. After doing patrol duty out of Boston for several months, he was transferred to Quonset, Rhode Island, where he spent one year and a half doing crashboat duty. From Quonset, he was sent to Miami, Florida, to ferry crashboats from Miami to New York for the British and Russian governments. In Iune, 1943, he transferred to a crashboat squadron and to a secret training base to train men for am- phibious landings. In Ianuary '44 the entire base was moved to an island, which incidently was a hiding place for the pirate, Captain Teach, better known as Blackbeard. He re- mained with the unit which was training men in radar counter measures, secret weapons, and methods of handling rockets until discharged. At present Botka is a second semester sopho- more, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at U. of M. WHS SCHI 3. P.F.C. Clair Bunten '33 was inducted April 23, 1945, took infantry training at Camp Croft, S. C., reported to Camp Meade, Md., was trans- ferred to Camp Campbell, Ky., where he was assigned to the 10th Inf. 5th Division, a combat outfit of the European Campaign. He is authorized to Wear the Expert Infantryman's Badge, received his discharge Dec. 13, 1945, at Atterberry, Ind. 4. TI4 Iames Chiaravalloti '33, enlisted in U. S. Army Nov. 3, '43, served until Ian. 30, '46. when he was honorably discharged at Ft. Dev- ens, Mass. Sgt. Chiaravalloti was in the Medi- cal Detachment 3rd Inf. Regt. stationed at Camp Butner, Durham, N. C., for Basic Train- 16 THE BANNER ing. In March 144 he was transferred to Ft. Benning, Ga. VVhile the 3rd assisted in the Infantry School Training O. C. S. QOfficers, Candidate Schoolj, he attended Medical Ad- ministrative School, and was given further Med- ical Training at Lawson General Hospital, At- lanta, Ga., where he served as a company clerk, and in the sick and wounded administration. He went overseas Ian. '45 when the 3rd joined the 106 Infantry Division during the Bulge Battle. On VE Day he was on the Rhine fnow the French Zonef. In Iune he was moved with the 3rd Regt. to Darmstadt, to start what now is known as Camp Despair U, used for denazi- fication purposes. Sgt. Chiaravalotti is author- ized to wear F.. T. O. with two battle stars, the Bronze Star, Good Conduct and Victory Rib- bons. 5. Capt. C. Burr Dascombe ,33 enlisted in U.S.A.A.F. Oct. 3, 1942, and was called to active duty Ian. 29, 1943. He received basic training in Atlantic City, N. I., pre-flight training at Grove City College, Penn., and cadet training in the Southeastern Training Command in Ala- bama, Tennessee, and Arkansas. He received pilot's wings and commission as 2nd Lieut. at Blytheville, Ark., on Mar. 12, 1944. After transition training as first pilot in B-24 type of bomber at Smyrna, Tenn., and crew training at Tucson, Arizona, he and crew Hew a B-24 from Topeka, Kansas, to Foggia, Italy. Their assignment to the 459th Bomb' Group of the 15th Air Force was received and from there 57 Combat Missions were flown to France, Aus- tria, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Rumania, Hungary, Greece and Northern Italy. Capt. Dascombe returned to the States in May '45, and is now Assistant Chief of Flight Test in the capacity of test pilot at Olmstead Field, Middletown, Penn. He wears the DFC, Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters, Presidential Unit Citation, Victory Medal, ETO Ribbon with seven battle stars and American Theater Ribbon. He expects to make the Army Air Forces his career, having received appointment in the regular Army in Iuly '46. 6. Alfred Gammon ,33 C.M. entered service Oct. 1943, with the U. S. Navy Seabees,'. He took boot training at Camp Perry, Virginia, advanced training at Camp Endicot, R. I., and Gulfport, Miss., leaving for overseas March, 1940, from Port Wueneme, Calif. His over- seas, time was spent at New Georgia and Bou- gainville in the Solomon Islands and at Samar, Philippine Islands, working on construction of airfields and harbor facilities. He wears the American Theatre Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon with two campaign stars. 7. Chief Radioman Harvey Gordon 133 en- listed in USNR April 18, 1934, was Executive Ofhcer, Unit Four, Section One CLiv. Falls, Mej. He was called to active duty Ianuary 2nd, 1941, as Radioman 2lc and after a short period in Boston was transferred to U. S. Naval Radio Station, Winter Harbor, Maine for duty with the Naval Communications Serv- ice. He was Rm llc in Feb. 1942, CRM faab Mar. 1944, CRM fTj Mar. 1945. While sta- tioned at Winter Harbor, Gordon was pre- sented with the Naval Reserve Medal, an award for ten years' continuous service, with good conduct, in the Naval Reserves. On the 7th of September, 1944, Gordon was separated from this station and assigned to Greenland for duty. Chief Gordon and eight other Navy men left Boston aboard a Coast Guard Super Ice-breakeru. Due to bad weather, Chief Gor- don and the others were unable to leave the ship at the designated position and so had to continue with the Coast Guard. After patrol- ling the Polar Regions Qat one time being with- in 700 miles of the North Polej, the men were put ashore in Iceland. After a few weeks' stay here, they were again bound for Greenland, arriving at their station late in November. A series of events during this journeyearned a H battle star 1' on the E. T. O. Campaign rib- bon. WVhen Germany folded up, early in '45, the work at this station was ended and Gor- don, along with the other radiomen, was trans- ferred to Port Blakely, Washington State, for' duty. After the surrender of Iapan, Gordon was sent to Boston where he received his honor- able discharge on the first of October, 1945, after serving four years nine months of active' duty. Gordon has two K' Bluenose 1' certificates, one from Navy and one from Coast Guard for having crossed the Arctic Circle. He was sta- tion photographer while in Greenland and has re-enlisted in USNR finactive dutyj. Chief Gordon wears the following ribbons: Ameri- can Defense fPre-Pearl Harborj, Naval Re-- serve Medal, Navy Good Conduct, American- THE BANNER 17 Theater Area, European-African-Middle Eastern 'Theater Area fwith one starj, the Navy Unit Commendation Medal, and the Victory Medal. 8. Sgt. Orren Hurd '33 entered the Army on the 26th of Ianuary, 1942, received Basic Train- ing at Iefferson Barracks, Missouri. After at- tending Casey Iones School of Aeronautics in Newark, New Iersey, he was assigned to the Base Squadron at WVestover Field, Massachu- setts. He served there as an aircraft technician, and aerial engineer until October, 1943. At this time he was sent to England and remained there eleven months. While in England he attended an Air Force Crew Chiefs' School in Lancashire, and after completing was assigned to the 42nd Service Group. In August, 1944, he was put in charge of a mobile unit and promoted to Master Ser- geant. The group moved to France in Septem- ber and set up an airbase near Paris. It was the duty of the mobile units to repair, in the Held, planes from their groups that had been forced down, consequently, they traveled ex- tensively covering Eastern and Northern France, Southern Belgium, and parts of Germany. Upon return to the United States November 28, 1945, he was discharged. Mr. Hurd is now en- rolled at University of Maine, Orono. Warrington, the course, 9. Sgt. Arthur Muse '33 entered service Iune 6, 1943. He spent 32 months overseas, 29 months in New Caledonia and 3 months in Yokohama, Iapan. He was in the Quarter- master Department. He is entitled to wear the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, the Good Con- duct Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Cam- paign Ribbon. 10. Lt. GJ Richard Sampson '33, U.S.- M.S., was radio operator on an oil tanker and Liberty Ship. He was in the service twenty- nine months. During the war he visited all major ports in the North and South Pacific and Caribbean. He was eight months in the South Pacihc where he experienced enemy air raids. Before VE Day he was transferred to shore duty as radio engineer at Long Island, N. Y., and was discharged Sept. 1945. 11. Pvt. Ralph Smith '33 was inducted Iune 9, 1942. He was stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C., and at Fort Church, R. 1. He received medical discharge March 30th, 1943. 12. P.F.C. Norman Stevens '33 was inducted into the service Ianuary 19th, 1944, and re- ceived his basic training at Camp Blanding, Florida. He was sent overseas Iuly lst, landing in Italy, where he was trained further in com- bat fighting. He was sent to Southern France to join the Third Division in August and pro- ceeded with that outfit in their fight along the French Alps. He was wounded by mortar fire in both legs, just before reaching Belfort Gap, the scene of one of the bloodier battles of the war. Although injuries were painful, he was not incapacitated and continued with the Third back toward Central France. First a rilleman and then a Bazooka man, he was finally a helper in a heavy machine-gun crew. While with the machine-gun crew he was seri- ously wounded by shrapnel from a big shell. One of six men, four of whom were instantly killed, Stevens was wounded in the right arm and in the back. He was given treatment in a Held hospital about twenty miles behind the lines and then flown to the 17th General Hos- pital in Naples, Italy. After spending two months there, he was flown back to the States by way of North Africa, the Azores, Bermuda, landing in Miami. After eight days in the Air Corps Hospital, he was flown to Lovell General Hospital, Camp Devens, where eight operations, including a bone graft, were made. He spent 16 months in Lovell General Hospital and re- ceived his Honorable CDD from Camp Devens on the 7th of February, 1946. P.F.C. Stevens is entitled to wear the following: Combat ln- fantryman's Badge, Good Conduct, American Theater, E. T. O. fwith two battle starsj, Unit Citation, the Victory Medal, and the Purple Heart. 1 9 3 4 13. Cpl. Louis R. Crosson '34 entered service March 16, 1945. had 17 weeks of infantry train- ing at Camp Gordon, Ga. He was then trans- ferred to several different camps, Fort Meade, Md., Camp Shanks, N. Y., Camp Standish, Mass., then back to Fort Meade, Md. Later he was shipped to Ford Ord, Calif., and to Fort Bliss, Texas. There he was assigned as cadre at the Headquarters Motor Pool. He was dis- charged at the same camp Dec. 12, 1945. 18 THE BANNER 14. Sterling Knowles 134 S llc was inducted into the service on May 9, 1944, and spent seven weeks of boot training at Sampson, N. Y. He was stationed, for a little over a year, at the Naval Powder Factory at Indian Head, Md. ftwenty-five miles south of D. CQ. There were manufactured rockets mostly for use in the Islands. At the close of the war he went to the Solomons Island, Md., to the Mine and Torpedo Testing Station. After seven months here he was discharged at Boston, April 22, 1946. 15. Lieut. Amos Korhonen '34, U.S.M.S., has been in service since March 1941, and writes he has been through the routine seafarer's life. However, he participated in the invasion of Africa. During the war he visited all major ports in the North and South Atlantic and the Mediterranean. He made seven trips to war zones and saw enemy action in sub attacks and air raids. In all these encounters he never had to abandon ship. At different times he enrolled in special upgrading courses, and rose from position of seaman to commissioned rank. At one time Lieut. Korhonen was Second Mate on the Alcee Fortier, making trips to Yugoslavia. At present he is serving on the S. S. Billings Victory as Navigation Officer. 16. slsgr. Henry Legere '34 enlisted Oct. 5, 1939, and was honorably discharged Iune 17, 1945. He served three years in Panama, ZH years in Europe fF,ngland, France, Germanyj as crew-chief on a P-47, of the 366th Fighter Squadron. His ribbons are: Good Conduct, American Defense, Asiatic-European Theater with four battle stars, Bronze Star Medal, and Presidential Citation with cluster. He is now employed at Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica, California. 17. Pvt. VVillard Mosher '34 entered the armed service of the United States Iuly 23, 1945. In the Army Air Force he received basic training at Keesler Field at Biloxi, Miss. He was then sent to Scott Field, I11., to have special training in Army Airways Communication System. This instruction dealt primarily with Teletype Repair and Installation and upon completion of the intehsive course he was assigned perma- nently to Scott Field as Instructor in the same subject. Occasionally he was assigned to duty at the Base Broadcasting System, as engineer of broadcasting. The program at this station, relayed to army camps, might consist of nationally known speakers, 'famous comedians, and if top notch N bands. Most of the Scott Field Broadcasts were broadcast over Station WIEW, St. Louis. Mo. Pvt. Mosher was dis- charged August 3, 1946. 18. Cpl. Bernal Phillips '34 took his basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina. He went to a finance school at Fort Benjamin Har- rison, Indiana. After completing his course there he was assigned to Finance at Camp Devens, Mass. After this camp was closed he was transferred to Camp Dix at similar work for the remainder of his service. 19. Capt. Frank Record 134 enlisted in the Air Corps in March, 1942, and received training at the Mass. Institute of Technology. He re- mained at M. I. T. as an instructor until the spring of 1944 fwith the exception of two months spent at Puerto Rico, studying tropical weatherj. Capt. Record was stationed for eight months with the Weather Division of the Hq. A.A.F. in WVashington and for one year was with the 21st Bomber Command and the 20th Air Force on Guam forecasting for the B-295. Capt. Record's work received recognition in the Farmers' Almanac 1946. Meteorological sen- sation of the 1944 storm Churricanej was per- haps the daring penetration of Col. Floyd B. Wood, Maj. Harry Wexler, and Lieut. Frank Record to the center of the hurricane in a Douglas-Havoc Plane with the scientific end of determining the amount of turbulence inside these storms and its effect on aircraft Highrf, His citation reads, He assisted in obtaining accurate weather information of the location, intensity and extent of this hurricane under ex- tremely violent Hying conditions, and at great risk of life ..... weather information was obtained which ..... contributed materially to the saving of many lives and extensive prop- erty damagef, Capt. Record served his country four years. He wears ribbons of the American Theater, PaciHc Theater fwith three bronze starsl, has the Air Medal and Army Commen- dation. A graduate of Colby and a teacher of some years of experience Mr. Record is now studying at M. 1. T. for further degrees. THE BA 20. Cpl. Louis Richards '34 entered the serv- ice Feb. 26, 1942, taking basic training at Camp Butner, N. C., and lndiantown Gap, Penn. He left Port of Embarkation, New York, August 2, 1943, and landed in England, then went to Scotland where he embarked to North Africa. Cpl. Richards fought the entire length of the African Campaign and participated in the in- vasion of Sicily. He was wounded in Troina, Sicily, spent five months in a hospital in Oran, North Africa, came back to this country Iune 20, 1944, and served as Hle clerk at Ft. Ogle- thrope, Ga., for a year. He was discharged Sept. -27, 1945. He received the Purple Heart, European-African-Middle Eastern Service Rib- bon with three bronze service stars, and Good Conduct Medal. 21. Sgt. Harold Smith 434 was inducted at Portland Nov. 4, 1943. He entered active service at Fort Devens, Nov. 26, 1943. He took basic training at Camp Gordon Iohnston, Fla., with the 1060 Port Construction and Engineers, also with 340 and 337 Harbor Craft Co. He served overseas in England, France, Austria, and Germany and was discharged Iune 6, 1946. 22. Chief Yeoman Margaret Toncer '34, of the WAVES, U. S. Navy Women's Reserve, re- ported for basic training on August 12, 1943, at Hunter College, Bronx, New York, and was sent to Yeornan's Training School at Stillwater, Oklahoma, for a period of three months, on November 29, 1943, she was detached from Yeo- man's School and received orders for assign- ment to the Bureau of Aeronautics in Washing- ton, D. C. Since reporting on duty in that city in December, 1943, she has had interesting billets in the Chief of Naval Operations and Executive Oflice of the Secretary, serving in the Navy Department and in the famous Pentagon Building. Chief Toncer has held the following ratings from time to time: Apprentice Seaman, Seaman Second Class, Yeoman Third Class, Yeoman Second Class, Yeoman First Class and Chief Yeoman since Ianuary, 1946. She is eligi- ble to wear the American Campaign Ribbon, Victory Medal of VVorld War ll and the Good Conduct Medal. 1 9 3 5 23. Sgt. Richard French 435 was inducted into the Army Iuly 7, 1942, spending nine months NNER 19 at Fort Devens, Mass. He was later trans- ferred to Miami Beach, Florida, then to Den- ver, Colorado, for technical training in the Air Forces. ln Iuly i43 he was assigned to a combat group which was in training for overseas at Rapid City, South Dakota. On April 13, 1944, he left Boston, Mass., for duty in England, there being assigned to the 398th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force. His group held the Presidential Unit Citation fevery member of the group being authorized to wear itj. He wears the European Theater Ribbon with six battle stars and the Good Conduct Ribbon. 24. Sgt. VVilfred Gagnon '35 entered the serv- ice at Fort Devens. After two weeks he was sent to Ft. Eustis, Va. After 13 weeks of Basic Training he went to Camp Shanks, Md., to prepare for overseas. On Oct. 13, 1943 he left the U. S. for England. There he joined an Anti-Aircraft Artillery outfit, the 635th, and traveled for six months from one end of Eng- land to the other on maneuvers. Then the unit was made operational on the Coast of Dover in an Ashford Airfield, where he saw his first action. On Iune 7th, ,'44 at 3:30 a.m. Sgt. Gagnon hit the Normandy coast line. From there he went to Normandy, into Brittany, to Paris, on to Luxumburg, and Ettlebruck, thence to Bastogne, Belgium, and then to the Bulge, later going to Arlon, Belgium, and to Germany by way of St. Vith, Prum, Essen, crossing the Moselle and the Rhine to Austria. There for him the war ended and he went to Rheims, France, keeping occupied in police work, leav- ing for the U. S. on Nov. 13, 1945. He was discharged Nov. 29, 1945. Sgt. Gagnonis outfit was credited with six campaign stars and he wears the area ribbons indicated. 25. Sgt. Carl Haskell '35 entered service Iuly 6, 1943. He took his Infantry Training at Camp Fannin, Texas, and went overseas in Feb. 1944, landing at Brindisi, ltaly. He was in the Rome-Arno Campaign, returned to the U. S. Aug. 1944, and was assigned to the Sepa- ration Center, Ft. Devens, as clerk. He was transferred Ian. 1945, to M.P. Co. in Boston, and was discharged as Supply Sgt. of M.P. Co. Feb. 22, 1946. , I 26. slsgt. Wesley Hodgkins '35 entered armed services Nov. 11, 1943. He took his basic train- M-Www THE BANNER 21 ing at Camp Blanding, Florida, and remained there as an instructor until March, 1945, when he went overseas as replacement with 4th Div. 22nd Infantry Co. C. He was wounded in Germany in April, 1945, and was hospitalized for several months. After leaving hospital he was stationed at 19th Depot, Etamps, France, and was transferred to 3'138th Motor Messenger Signal Service BN. in Paris, where he remained until sent home for discharge, March 9th, 1946. He is entitled to wear Combat Infantry Badge, Good Conduct, Purple Heart, E.A. Middle- Eastern Theatre Campaign Ribbon Victory Medal and American Theatre Ribbon. 27. Elwood Harold Kimball '35, E.M. enlisted in the Navy Oct. 5, 1942, at Springfield, Mass., took Boot 1' Training at Great Lakes, 16 week Electrical course at Great Lakes and a 12 week Gyro-Compass training course at Treasure Island. He went overseas Aug. 1943, saw duty at Pearl Harbor, was attached to the Submarine Base on Midway Island 18 months, made a war patrol on the Submarine U. S. S. Halibut, was assigned to the U. S. S. Duplin, A.K.A. No. 87 from Norfolk, was in Marseilles, for 3 weeks, and hit the following places, Panama Canal, Marshall Islands, Saipan, Manila, Subic Bay, Bataan, Lingayan, Leyte, Mindoro. He was with a camp that made the original occupational landing at Yokohama, Iapan fon the tip of Osaka Bayy. He was discharged at Boston, November 14, 1945. 28. Cpl. Russell Meserve 135 U.S.M.C.R. was inducted into the service Nov. 19, 1943, and received his basic training at Parris Island, S. C. For a time he was stationed at Camp Le- jeune, N. C., and graduated there from Field Electricians, School. Cpl. Meserve served with the 6th Marine Division. Part of his active service comprised the landing at Okinawa. 29. TI4 Elbert Pratt '35 entered the service Aug. 8, 1941, and was assigned to the army medical corps. He received his basic training at Camp Grant, Illinois. Then he was assigned to the Post Hospital at Camp Robinson, Arkan- sas. In Sept. 1942, he was assigned to the 197 Station Hospital at Camp Breckinridge, Ken- tucky, where he was promoted to the rank of Technician 4th Grade as a laboratory technician. In the fall of 1943 he took a 12 weeks course for laboratory technicians at Ft. Harrison, In Iune of 1944 his unit was trans- Indiana. ferred to Camp Ellis, Illinois, and deactivated. He was Hospital then assigned to the 1126 General which moved to Harmon General Hospital, Longview, Texas. He went overseas 1126 General Hospital in September, with the 1944, serving in New Guinea and on Leyte in the Philippines. He was discharged from the service Dec. 5, 1945. He is authorized to Wear the Good Conduct Medal, the American De- fense and American Theater Ribbons, the Asiatic and Pacific Theater Ribbon with two bronze stars, and the Philippines Liberation Ribbon. 1 9 3 6 30. Capt. Rockwood Berry '36 fAirborneQ is a graduate of U. of M. 1941. He was commis- sioned 2nd Lieut. in Infantry Reserve and was called to duty Iune 16, 1941, and enrolled in Reserve Officers' Training Course, at Fort Benning, Georgia. He graduated in Sept. 1941, and was assigned to duty at Camp Wheeler, Ga., served as Co. Commander of Infantry Training Co. from Feb. 1942 to December 1942, volunteered for Glider Troop duty and was assigned to 88th Glider Infantry at Fort Bragg, N. C. He was promoted to First Lt. Iune, 1942, and to a captaincy March, 1942. He served with Airborne Training Unit at Maxton, N. C., from Ian. 1942 to Oct. 1943. This unit gave advanced instruction on loading gliders, supply units, tactical loads, and air manuevers for all Airborne Divisions and special units. From Iuly to Oct. 1944, Capt. Berry was on detached service attending the Advanced Officers, Tactical Course at Fort Benning, Ga. From Oct. 1942 to April 1944, he was S-2 and Asst. S-3, assigned to 550th Airborne Infantry Battalion at Maxton, N. C. In April of 1944 he became Commanding Officer of Company A, 550th AIB Inf. and the unit moved overseas to Africa, Sicily, and Italy. On August 15, 1944 he participated in the Air- borne attack in Southern France. His company was first on the ground, and spearheaded the night attack at Le Mey. It was here he was wounded and returned to the States for hos- pitalization. Captain Berry was retired in February, 1945. 31. Cpl. Iulian Botka fSignal Corps, enlisted in Lewiston, Maine, December 29, 1941, went 2 THE BANNER to Australia Feb. 1942, from Australia he went to New Guinea and Dutch East Indies. He worked on switchboard and setting up tele- phone lines, came back to the States in Dec. 1944, and was stationed in Texas until dis- charged Sept. 14, 1945. He wears the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four battle stars, Presi- dential Unit Citation, and the Good Conduct Medal. 32. Sgt. Stanton Cloutier '36 enlisted Iune 3, 1942, and received training at Fort Monmouth, N. l. He was in the service 41 months and spent 40 of those months i overseas in the European Theater, seeing action in England, Africa, Italy, Germany and France. Sgt. Cloutier served as a Radar Technician Clerk in the 915th Sig. Co., attached to the Sth, 12th, and 15th A.A.F. He was discharged from Fort Devens, Nov. 30, 1945. His company was awarded the Distinguished Service Unit Plaque and he is entitled to wear the seven gold star service stripes, ETO Ribbon with 2 battle StafS, Victory Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. 33. Cpl. Iohn Coolidge ,36 entered the service on October 26, 1943. He was stationed at Fort Barrancas, Florida, with 'a Coast Artillery Unit and was discharged April 20, 1946. 34. Tech. Sgt. Elden Cronkhite '36 enlisted in the Army Air Corps, December 5, 1940, at Lewiston, and was sent to Savannah Air Base, Savannah, Ga. where he received basic training and assignment to the First Materiel Squadron. ln Iune of 1941 he was sent to Newark, New Iersey, to attend Casey Iones School of Aero- nautics for a twenty weeks course in Aircraft and Engine Maintenance. From Savannah Air Base his squadron was moved to Oakland, Calif., in Ianuary, and boarding the U.S.S. Ancon, they sailed out of the Golden Gate on the First of February '42. They landed at Bris- bane, Australia, then moved twelve hundred miles north to the little gold mining town of Charters Towers. At this base they serviced planes of the Third Bomb Group. Six months later his squadron was split, and the new outfit, the 479th Service Squadron, moved to Iron Range, joining the 90th Bomb Group. ln an- other six months they moved to Port Moresby, New Guinea, where they had their first taste of the laps and their murderous Daisy Cutters. Early in 1944 they moved to Nadzab, a base on the Markham River near Lae, New Guinea. ln luly of the same year Sgt. Cronkhite left his squadron to ship home to the U. S. A. After a three weeks, rest and honeymoon at Miami Beach he was stationed at Langley Field, Va. where he served as a flight engineer on B-24's for training Radar operators, and was discharged September 21, 1945, at Fort George G. Meade, Md. He has the Aircraft Mechanic's Medal, American Defense Ribbon, Asiatic and Pacific Theater Ribbons, Good Conduct Medal, and three campaign Stars. 35. Stanley Dudley 436, CRM, USN, entered the U. S. Navy May 15, 1941, had boot H training at Newport, R. I., was transferred to San Diego, Calif., where he took his basic radio course. He went overseas Dec. 26, 1941, and was 37 months in the Pacific, serving in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, New Caledonia, Guadalcanal, B. S. l., and was hospitalized in Auckland, New Zealand, for jaundice and malaria, after which he was transferred to Seattle, Washing- ton. During his duty there, he met and married a Washington girl. ln August 1946, he was sent overseas again and returned in March, at which time he was discharged. CRM Dudley served in three campaigns and received three commendations. He wears the Presidential Unit Citation, the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon with one star, American Area Ribbon, and the Victory Medal. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley, with their one year old son, Stephen, are temporarily making their home in Ellensburg, Washington, where he plans to enter Central Washington College of Education this fall. 36. Ronald Dyke '36 F llc entered service March 16, 1945. He had boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and radar schooling at the Hugh Manley School in Chi- cago, lllinois, and Dearborn Naval Training School in Dearborn, Michigan. From there he went to California and to Korea where he boarded an L.C.S. spending four months on same, returning to U. S. through the Panama Canal. Landing at New Orleans he received discharge March 31, 1946. Mr. Dyke received the Asiatic-Pacific, Philippine Liberation, and American Area Ribbons. A THE BANNER 23 37. Robert Fogg, '36 entered the U. S. Army Iune 11, 1941. He received basic training at Camp Croft, S. C. and Fort Bragg, N. C., went overseas to Ireland August 1942, participated in the invasion of Sicily Iuly 10, 1943, the invasion of Italy, Sept. 9, 1943, moved to England in December 1943 to prepare for invasion of France and participated in that invasion Iune 6, 1944. He served during the remainder of European campaign. Returned to U. S. in Iune and was honorably discharged Iune 27, 1945. 38. Robert French '36 P. O. llc in the U.S.N.R. was stationed at Portland, Me., for 28 months, having entered the service in September before Pearl Harbor. From Portland he was assigned sea-duty on a Supply Ship, and spent the next 12 months in the Pacific Theater of Operations as First Class Storekeeper on the U. S. S.. Ialita. The purpose of the work was to keep our fighting ships supplied with vital supplies. From the Pacific Theater of Operations he was transferred to the Aleutian Islands and then to a secret base in Alaska where he stayed for 8 months. The type of work there cannot be disclosed even at this date. He held the fol- lowing ribbons: Pre-Pearl Harbor, American Theater, Asiatic Pacific fwith one battle star, and Good Conduct. 39. Sgt. Tony Luciano 136 took his physical examination the day following Pearl Harbor. He reported for active duty on Ian. 8, 1942, at Fort Devens, and was transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas, where he trained in Cavalry Recon- naissance center for ten weeks after the usual basic training. He was transferred to Camp Shelby, Miss., with the 38th Infantry Division and then sent to a radio school in Camp Clair- borne, La. He then returned to his old outfit, the 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop fMech- anizedj 38th Division, and had training in Anti-Aircraft school in El Paso, Texas, St. Donna Anna, N. M., maneuvers through Miss., La. and Texas and was then sent to Florida and La., for jungle and amphibious training. Sgt. Luciano went to the Pacific QHawaiij via the Panama Canal. He went to New Guinea, to Leyte, meeting the enemy on the way in the air and on the sea. After Leyte, his outfit landed at Subic Bay and were in constant com- bat until the laps surrendered. He left Manila and returned home via Tokyo Bay and, when demobilized, had seen 3 years, ll months, 17 days of service. 40. Sgt. William Lufkin '36 entered the service on Oct. 2, 1942. He trained at Atlantic City, graduating from technical schools for airplane maintenance at Philadelphia, Boston, and Pat- erson, N. I. He was transferred to Presque Isle, 'Port of Embarkation, and later served in the Air Transport Command in Iceland for two years. After rotation to Presque Isle, in May, 1945, he was sent to Chanute Field for detached service for two months. He was discharged from Manchester, N. H., on November 21, 1945. 41. slsgt. William lVIcCarthy '36 A.C. Air- plane Armorer Gunner with 2nd A.M. Flight Chief enlisted Sept. 27, 541 and left for over- seas service, March 19, '42. He served with the 5th Air Forces, the 80th Fighter and Bomb Squadron, known as the Head Hunters . He received training at Keesler Field, Miss., and Lowery Field, Denver, Col. He was in the campaign of New Guinea, Papua, Bismarck Archipelago, Dutch New Guinea, and the North Solomons. He has the following decorations: Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon, American De- fense Service Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, Presidential Unit Citation and the Good Con- duct Medal. 42. T-5 Wilfred Mercier '36 served with the 853rd Engineer Aviation Battalion. This group was organized early in 1943, and re- ceived its initial assignment in flood control duty on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Lenox, Tenn. For its work here the 853rd Engineers were commended. The Battalion embarked from Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia, and sailed Oct. 3, '43. It proceeded through the Mediterranean, losing sixty-two percent of its personnel in the greatest sea tragedy of the war when the transport H.M.T. Rohna was struck amidships by a radio controlled glider- type bomb. The survivors of the group reached India in Feb. '44, and started work at once on a B-29 base near Kalaikundah, Baihar, India. Although faced by great difficulties, heavy rains and difficult procurement of quarry rock and gravel the B-29,5 flew against Iapan in Iune, 1944, five months after initial construc- tion operations had started. The Battalion earned two Meritorious Service Unit Plaques. Sgt. Mercier has many fine snapshots of native :www f '54 EQ K 'Q 3 .3 1 63 -ff ,L his fn ff?-5 in Q W, ,. ,.,.,... . ,. W' :gqxgjiu EW '- . .' I , 3 -A ., J a. 2:g5.:3:g:5:Z, ...V V . ,V ,gig A, ,. -5 A. mm , 132443 - THE BANNER 25 scenes in India. The 1946 Banner ran one page of his Indian pictures. T-4 Mercier was inducted August 2, 1943, and was discharged Ianuary 8, 1946. He wears the Good Conduct Medal, African Theater Ribbon, Asiatic Theater Rib- bon, and Victory Ribbon. 43. Second Lieut. Freda Pettingill QTrachten- bergj '36 enlisted in the Army Nursing Corps Iuly 23, 1942. She sailed for Africa in August '42, and was with the 42nd Hospital. She was engaged in typical Army nursing of the sick and injured. Her work was carried on in army Field tents, surrounded by mud. The patients were chiefly evacuees from Sicily and Italy. She was at Bizerte and Oran, leaving Africa in December, 1942, as she had contracted pneu- monia. She made the trip back home in a hospital ship which was badly disabled, having one engine and a half on the entire journey. The ship was fully lighted and sent constant radio signals while proceeding in the danger areas. 44. C. Mo. M.M. William Pomeroy '36 served in USN 3 years, 6 months and 18 days. He volunteered Iune 3, 1942, received his boot training at Newport, R. I. and took further training at Richmond Diesel School, Richmond, Va., practical training in Diesel at Solomons, Md. In March 1942, he joined the Navy 4th Beach Batt. fat that time a new branch of the Amphibious Forcej. He went to N. Africa, bivouaced with the 5-31st Army Engineers, received training with the 5-31st Army Engineers lst Div. 16th Inf. Chief Pomeroy operated in three invasions: Gela, Sicily, Salerno, Italy, and St. Maxime, Southern France, going in early in all three invasions. He was transferred to the Pacific the latter part of '44, taking part in the Occupa- tional landing in Iapan. His ship transported American troops to Northern China and part of Chinese 52nd Army from French Indo-China to Chinwantao, China, and brought Army dis- charges from Seoul, Korea, to the States. Chief Pomeroy was discharged at Boston, Dec. 22, 1945, as Chief Motor Machinist's Mate. He is entitled to the following ribbons: American Area, Asiatic-Pacific, Philippine Liberation, European-African with 3 stars, Amphibious In- signia, Good Conduct, and World War II Victory. 45. slsgf. Alfred N. Timberlake '36 was in- ducted into the Army Iune 19, 1942. He was discharged December 21, 1945. Sgt. Timber- lake served in the Air Corps, attended Link Trainer and Celestial Navigation Schools at Chanute Field, Illinois. He served as Celestial Navigation Instructor at the Air Forces Center, Orlando, Florida. He wears the Good Con- duct and Victory Medals, American Theater Ribbon. 46. T 5 Zury Wilkins '36 entered service Apr. 7, 1945. He trained at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, going overseas October 13, 1945. Landing at Yokohama, Where he was stationed, he served 8 months in Iapan. One of the first American soldiers to march into Tokio. He was with the 866th Engineers' Aviation Battalion of the Far Eastern Air Forces. 1 9 3 7 47. lst Lieut. Fred Bean '37 was inducted into the Army Iuly 7, 1942, serving for a time with the 88th Infantry Division. He was commis- sioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Signal Corps from Fort Monmouth, N. I., in April '43 and assigned to Advanced Wire Communications School at the same post. His first permanent assignment was with the 77th Infantry Division as Telephone and Telegraph Officer. In May '44 he went overseas with the 245th Sig. Opera- tions Co. as Signal Center Officer. Soon after arriving in India he was assigned the same posi- tion with the 236th Signal Operations Co. When the company was made a Battalion, he became responsible for the Maintenance and Repair of all outside plants, teletypes and power units of the Eastern Plant Division. During this assignment he received his promotion to lst Lieut. and became Chief of the Southern Plant Division which afforded Communications for the pipe line furnishing gasoline for all airfields and installations from the coast of India at Chit- tagong to Northern Assam and lier Tjhiff During this time Lt. Bean travelled around India by rail by the expedient of having railroad wheels placed on his jeep. After V-I Day he was responsible for Communication and Clos- ing Operations in this division. He then be- came Chief on the Eastern Plant Division with rseponsibilities for all equipment installed, as well as ollicers and men used for repair and maintenance of the installations for the area Southwest of Chabua to South of Ledo. Lt. Bean returned to the States in February '46, was discharged and is now teaching at Brewer High School. Z6 THE BANNER 48. Capt. Cloyd Brown 137 entered the Army in 1941 as a private. One year later he was sent to Ollicers, Training School at Fort Ben- ning, Ga., where he completed the Officers' Training Course. He was commissioned and assigned to the Yankee Division. He went overseas in 1944 as a line officer in Pattonls Third Army and was assigned as Special Serv- ice Olficer. He returned with the rank of Cap- tain. Ribbons and Medal: African-European Theatre ribbon with four battle stars, American Theatre ribbon, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Infantry Badge. 49. P 2lc Lawrence Dalessandro '37 entered the service july 12, 1944, and was discharged Ian. 19, 1946. He was Painter 2nd class, and trained at Sampson, N. Y., serving in 512 C.B.- M.U. QSea-beesj. He served in the Philippines for fourteen months, earned World War II Vic- tory Medal, American Area, Philippine Libera- tion Cone bronze starj and Pacific Area Rib- bons. 50. lst Lieut. Robert Deakin '37 is a veteran of more than four years service in World War II, two years of which were spent overseas. He graduated from Oliicers, Candidate School of Engineers at Fort Belvoir, Va. At one time he was Chief Administrator at Headquarters of the 17th District Engineers. Lt. Deakin was a Town Major in France and won a Bronze Star for action in ETO. Deakin is a graduate of Farmington State Teachers, College and gradu- ated in February '47 from the University of Maine. 51. Ensign Ieannette Dollolf CFe1lowsj '37 en- listed and was called to active duty in the Navy as a nurse on December 15, 1942. She was sta- tioned at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N. H., and at Camp Endicott, Dainsville, Rhode Island. She was discharged December, 1944. 52. First Lieut. Henry Duguay '37 enlisted in the regular army in 1939, spending 37 months in Panama. He returned to the states to attend O. C. S. in October, 1942. He graduated in Ianuary 1943, and was assigned as Bn. Adju- tant with the I. R. T. C., Camp Walters, Texas. After four months he was transferred to the newly reactivated 42nd A' Rainbow U Division, and left November 1943, to join lst U. S. Inf. Div. in England. As Plat Leader in the 18th Inf. he participated in D-Day landings at Omaha Beach, Normandy, fought in France, Belgium and the Rhineland, 'was wounded at Aachen and released from active duty Decem- ber, 1945. Lieut. Duguay wears the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the only L. F. H. S. man to our knowledge to receive a second Bronze Star for gallantry in action. He received this citation for Oak Leaf Cluster: 'K George H. Duguay lst Lt. Qthen 2nd Lt.j Co. B, 18th Inf., lst U. S. Inf. Division, re- ceived citation for heroic achievement in con- nection with military operations against the enemy in the vicinity of Aachen, Germany, Sept. 13, 1944, where a platoon was impeded by an intense enemy machine-gun barrage. Lt. Duguay fearlessly moved about perilous ter- rain, skillfully directed accurate fire against a hostile strong point and inflicted severe casual- ties upon the foe. Lt. Duguay's heroic actions and exemplary leadership reflect great credit upon the army of the United Statesf, He wears also the Purple Heart, E. T. O. Ribbon with arrow head and three campaign stars, the American Theater and American Defense Rib- bon with one star. 53. Seaman Robert Foss '37 was inducted into the Navy Iune 6th, 1944, and received boot training at the United States Naval Training Center, Sampson, New York, following which he was hospitalized for 38 days. Upon release from the hospital he received a medical dis- charge on Sept. 8, 1944. 54. Sgt. Norman Iordan '37 U.S.A.A.F. en- tered service Iune, 1942. He attended Radio School in Sioux Falls, S. D., and after graduat- ing, taught there for over a year. Subsequently, he taught radio at Scott Field, Ill., and pre- Radar at Chanute Field, Ill. In Iune, 1945, he was reassigned to the A.A.C.S. and took re- fresher training in communication work at Sheppard Field, Texas. His last assignment was at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, Okla., where he worked in the A.A.C.S. radio network station until discharged in Ianuary, 1946. 55. Sgt. Victor Kimball '37 entered service on November 25, 1942, and was inducted at Fort Devens, Mass. He was transferred to Camp Atterbury, Ind., where he became a member of Co. E, 331st Infantry of the 83rd Division. He was selected and sent to Ranger School attached THE BANNER 27 to same division. After graduating he was transferred to the Air Force and sent to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, where he worked as a machinist in the Armament Laboratory. He was promoted to clerk in charge of tool crib, then to Supply Sgt. of Armament Lab. in which capacity he had charge of all supplies received from and shipped to all parts of the globe. From this position he became Motor Sgt. where every possible type of vehicle and all personnel connected with maintenance and driving were his responsibility. lt was while holding this post that he became engaged in test driving, which was very confidential and held high priority. He received a citation from Colonel Wolfe, Commanding Officer of Engi- neering Division, for his endeavors. As the tests were nearing completion, Sgt. Kimball was injured and confined to the hospital. After his discharge from the hospital, he was assigned to manage the Post Restaurant and re- mained there until discharged on December 13, 1945 from Separation Center at Patterson Field, Ohio. 56. lst Lieut. Philip VV. Pratt M.D. '37 was inducted into service in Iune, 1943, at Ft. Meade, Maryland, and assigned to the Army Student Training Unit at Iohns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his degree in August, 1944, and was then commissioned First Lieu- tenant in the Army Reserve Corps. He was discharged in March, 1946. He was Assistant Resident and Instructor in Pathology at Iohns Hopkins Hospital and Medical School for 1-8 months and is now a Pathologist at Trudeau Sanatorium near Saranac Lake, New York. 57. Sgt. Iohn Robinson '37 was a member of Co. F, 103rd Infantry from Augusta, Maine, a National Guard outfit to which he had be- longed for about two years when inducted into Federal service on February 1, 1941, at Port- land, Maine. He was sent to Camp Blanding, Fla., for advanced training for about four months, at end of which time he became Com- pany Supply Sergeant and was sent to Miss- issippi for maneuvers. During the maneuvers Sgt. Robinson was sent back to a base hospital in Camp Blanding, and on Sept. 20, 1941, was discharged for physical disability. 58. Capt. Woodrow Rose '37 served in regular army from 1938 to 1941, volunteered again after Pearl Harbor, was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia, and then to O. C. S. at Fort Warren, Wyoming. He was shipped overseas to England in Febru- ary, 1944, and assigned to a Q. M. unit in the 3rd U. S. Army. He served through the Nor- mandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Cen- tral Europe campaigns. After V-E Day he served with the Army of Occupation for several months, then went to Army school in England before returning to the States in Ianuary, 1946. At present he is attending Boston University School of Business Administration. 59. Cpl. Dwight Small '37 entered service April 15, 1944, and was discharged May 16, 1946. He was stationed in the States thirteen months with Anti-Aircraft Artillery, eleven months in the Philippines as a Radio Techni- cian. His overseas assignment was with the United States Army Training Group. The pur- pose of this unit was to reorganize and train the Philippine Army. While with this unit Cpl. Small helped set up schools and train a regiment in all types of Army communication. 60. Robie Wagner S llc '37 entered the United States Naval Reserve, Nov. 1, 1944, and was sent to the United States Naval Training Center at Sampson, New York, for his boot train- ing. Upon completion of that course he was sent to Storekeepers' School at the same center, a Class A service school where he was enrolled for a course lasting sixteen weeks, graduating in Iune, 1945, as a seaman first class. From there he was transferred to Mechanicsburg, Pa., for additional training in technical storekeep- ing. This course lasted six weeks. His next transfer took him to San Bruno, Calif., for advanced basic training. He then embarked from Treasure Island for Guam and was assigned to Spare Parts Distribution Center where he remained until he returned to Boston for his discharge in March, 1946. 61. Cpl. Oscar S. Wilkins '37 entered the service Iune 6, 1942. He received basic train- ing at Miami Beach, Florida, and then attended Mechanics' School at Curtiss Wright, Glendale, California. He was then assigned to the 306 Depot Repair Squadron, after which he was transferred to the Air Force funassignedj. He saw nine months overseas service in England. While there he contracted lung trouble and re- mained in an army hospital for a period of six months. He received his discharge Dec. 15, 1944. SCHOOL OTES School Calendar September 3: School opened. A total final en- rollment of 305 students was registered, in- cluding about 20 ex-G. l.'s. September 22: Mrs. Turner took up teaching duties at L. F. H. S. October 1: Commercial Club organized. October 2: Aggies won top honors in Iudging Contest at Fryeburg. October 4: Freshman Reception. October 17: Hearing tests. October 18: F.F.A. boys attended Victory Con- vention in Kansas City, Mo. October 20: Fire Drill. October 21: Magazine sales started at an assembly. October 25, 26: November 13: November- 22: Teachers' Convention. Night School. Patch Tests. Harvest Supper served by L. F. H., S. Clubs for Athletic Fund. December 14: ,A Christmas Program Assembly. December 14, 26: Christmas Vacation. Ianuary 1: New Yearis Day. No school. Ianuary 22: F.F.A. attended Trade Show in Lewiston. February 6: School Play at Murray Hall. February 17: Vacation. November 22: News DEATH OFSUPT. WALTER I. RIDEOUT Townspeople and students were stunned by news of the sudden death of Mr. Rideout, who had served as Superintendent of Schools, Union 130, for about ten years. ln the 1947 Town Re- port, Supt. S. A. Grifhn wrote, His untimely passing removed from us an educator known throughout the State for his intelligence and intergrity. He is missed by all of us who were associated with him in the schools which he so conscientiously servedf, Schools were closed for the day of the funeral and a complete dele- gation of teachers attended the services. ELECTION OF PRINCIPAL S. A. GRIFFIN AS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS At a later date High School Principal, S. A. Grillin was elected Superintendent of schools at a meeting of the joint school boards of Livermore Falls, Wayne and Fayette. Mr. CriHin had served at principal at L. F. H. S. for nineteen years and was universally loved and respected by both townspeople and students. Supt. Grifhn received his M.A. from the Uni- versity of Maine, studying at Harvard Summer Session for several seasons. He is the author of several articles in school magazines with national circulation. NEW TEACHERS - 1946-47 CVVe quote from Supt. OriHin's account in the 1947 Town Reportj Mr. Frederick Chase Allen was secured as principal of the high school. Mr. Allen received -- A SENIOR CLASS ftopy First Row Qleft to rightj: Philip Bailey, Alan Bailey, George Newcomb, Gerald Shar- low, Paul Letourneau, Glen Partridge, Harold Newcomb, Maurice Fournier, Donald Parker, Bertrand Dumais, Herbert Fuller. Second Row: Juliette Couillard, Jacquelyn Wright, Vivian W'ilkins, Meredith Gould, Mildred Storer, Mary Hoag, Virginia Richards, Rosie Chiaravalotti, Marie Pineau, Ernestine Whit- comb. Third Row: Marilyn Davis, Irma Bean, Erna Bamford, Betty Pike, Lena Diamond, Janine Dumais, 'Veronica Couillard, Evelyn McCaffery, Betty Kinch, Elaine Mann, Arlene Botka, Priscilla Sturtevant, Phyllis Cressey, Margaret Scarci, Dorothy Hall, Doris Rich, Stella Parker, Frances Webster. Fourth Row: James Reynolds, Norman Flagg, Merri- man Foster, James Williams, William Thomp- son, Thomas McKenney, Arthur Chase, Ken- neth Holt, Robert Soper, Arnold Sturtevant, Winston Coombs, John Houghton, Justin Hart- ford, Edward Cloutier. JUNIOR CLASS First Row Cleft to rightlz Russell Wagner, Martin Pineau, Frederick Allen, Orie Well- man, Robert Doiron, Malcolm Cummings, Norman Bergeron, William Mitchell, Olindo Lucarelli, George Barclay. Second Row: Nancy Hoag, Beverly Iott, Theresa Dube, El- vira Morse, Betty Storer, Grace Diamond, Theresa Benedetto, Dorothy King, Eva Smith, Marilyn Wyman. Third Row: Leslie Myers, Louise Taglienti, Donna Wagner, Patricia En- stedt, Rita Wardwell, Louise Torrey, Theresa Richards, Theresa Bergeron, Velma Putnam, Margaret Cram, Madeline Chappelle, Jeannine Desjardins, June Murray, Sally Cox, Richard Cloutier. Fourth Row: James Richmond, Lyle Flagg, Leo Paul Marquis, Clidord Put- nam, Clifford Lake, Evangeline Davis, Gloria Winton, Nathalie Richards, Maxine Lake, Gloria Moulton, Ruth Flagg, Augustus Hood, Robert Berry, David Clark, Ronald Burhoe, Harold Virgin. 1 bf as M91 , :R M ML , .......... ,f-ea., ,gs-Q55 mm, 30 THE BANNER his B.S. and M.A. degrees from Boston Univer- sity. During recent summers he has been studying at Harvard for the Master of Educa- tion degree. Mr. Allen has had experience as an instructor in English at Northeastern Uni- versity, and also served as head of the English department at Falmouth High School, Fal- mouth, Mass., for a period of years. Mr. Allen came to us from Whitingham, Vt., where he was principal of the high school. Mr. Neil Sullivan was appointed teacher- coach at the high school. Mr. Sullivan received his B.S.E. from Fitchburg Teachers, College, Fitchburg, Mass., and his master of Education degree from Columbia. Previous to the war, Mr. Sullivan was teacher-coach at Biddeford High School. During the war he served as an ofiicer in the navy. Mrs. Margie Brown was secured as teacher of commercial subjects. Mrs. Brown had a successful teaching experience over a period of years at Madison High School. During the war she was employed in the War Department at Washington. Mrs. Brown received her training at the Maine School of Commerce at Auburn. We were fortunate in having Fred Crouse return to take over our agriculture department which he left to enter the army. He spent a considerable time in the European Theater of the War, from which we were all glad to wel- come him home. Because of the increase in the registration at the high school this year, it was necessary for us to hire an extra teacher. The services of Mrs. Althea Turner of Leeds were obtained. Mrs. Turner is a graduate of Colby College and has had considerable experience as a high school teacher. She was teaching at Leeds High School before coming to Livermore Falls. During the fall much interest was aroused in the starting of a high school band. We were fortunate in being able to secure as director Mr. Iesse Myers, who has had a great deal of ex- perience as a successful high school teacher of music. Mr. Myers received his B.A. degree from Northwestern University, and his Master of Music degree from the University of Wis- consin. Before coming to Livermore Falls, Mr. Myers taught music in the Beaver Dam High School, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Z. A. MERSEREAU BEQUEATHS SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO L. F. H. S. Mr. Ziba A. Mersereau, who died Iune 28, 1946, left as one of his public bequests a fund of 151000, the income from which was to be set up as the Ziba A. Mersereau Scholarship Fund at Livermore Falls High School. The will specified that the net income from the 35,000 scholarship fund was to be divided equally between the boy and girl graduate voted winners annually by a committee com- posed of the principal, the superintendent of schools, and the members of the school board. This is the first fund of the type to be given to L. F. H. S. It should stand as an incentive in perpetuity 'i to students at L. F. H. S. both now and in all future years, an incentive to the earning of good marks and an aid in establish- ing high scholastic standards. FOUR SENIORS ELECTED TO COMPETE FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS . BY PEPSI-COLA CO. At a senior class meeting held in early No- vember, three boys and one girl were elected to Q SOPHOMORE CLASS Upper Picture-Front Row fseated left to rightbz Norman Morin, Linwood Morse, Ar- thur Nichols, Clifford Parker Jr., Roger Mc- Graw, Rudy Jacques, Thomas Nichols, John McKenny, Fred Barclay, Ronald Jacques. Sec- ond Row: Effie Forbes, Madeline Dunfey, Erla Knox, Arlene Staples, Meredith Monk, Gloria Tardiff, Suzanne Fournier, Leah Flagg, Claire Wilkins, Camille Dumais. Third Row: Nor- man Paradis, Jeanette Robinson, Evelyn Buck- lin, Alice Gosselin, Lorraine Richards, Mar- garet Riggs. Lena Crane, Laurette Laverdiere, Celine Paradis, Madeline Chicoine, Violet Pou- lin, Richard LaPointe. Fourth Row: Thomas Berry, Norman Bilodeau, Ernest Hammond, Dwight Lamb, Bernard Baston, Arthur Rich- ards, Richard Dalessandro, William Crosson. Lower Picture--Front Row fseated left to rishtl: Louis Jones, David Emmons, Querino DiSotto, Carl Goding, Richard Reed, H. Paul Holt Jr., Philip Lyman, Romeo Langelier, Leonard Poulin. Second Row: Elinor Martin, Arlene Reed, Barbara Crockett, Charleen Davis, Valeria Walton. Patricia Brown, Caro- lyn Bean, Ann Mitchell, Jane Murray, Jeanette Cloutier. Third Row: Elizabeth Newton, Car- lene Hiltz, Nancy Gay, Elizabeth Barker, Theresa Goupil, Wilda Coombs, Pauline Pike, Constance Chandler, Beverly Jones, Cynthia Rollins. Fourth Row: Norman Laverdiere, Henry DiSotto, Melvin Fuller, Norman Little- hale, Clinton Bryant, Myron Tuttle, Richard Dollotf, Charles Labreque, Robert Tessier, Ronald Jones. ' ' 5? Q i ggi- F J 'Q 1 if Aff v 6,2 Y Sz Wh Wm ' 25 fw Q. Ag ' - Y ,fa -xx 2 . 'A X,,,,,,. ,A ,xg mm F :gk WM. A -vi . .......l,,.,, . ,wxmf , f 40 N Jwb,Xg.wf-. , N -v.,,,,,W,fU ,, .N ., , , . , ,y,,:' , 4: ha. . -Jw, . , L ' f -f Aw , my MQW' in p..,,N ,lqyg V x 'sa 3 k 55 . 4 . 5 y 'una 5 A W, g V gg,.,.gm5.Qj.m 'YY , f fjviwifff Sf' .4 ,I 9 1 'S' gg km 'U ,Q k, 12 T1-Iii BANNER compete for scholarships which are offered by the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. Selected as the members of the senior class 'K Most likely to make significant contributions to human pro- gress,', William Thompson, Merriman Foster, Thomas Mclienney, and Erna Bamford auto- matically became the L. F. H. S. candidates for the Pepsi-Cola scholarship awards. This Company, annually, awards one hun- dred and twenty-one four year scholarships to the winners of competitive examinations which are given in high schools throughout the country. Two scholarships are awarded in each of the forty-eight states. These unusually lib- eral scholarships provide full tuition, travelling expenses for one round trip each year from home to college and aniallowance of S25-a- month for the four school years. ln addition to the scholarships, the company also offers 600 fifty dollar awards of merit. The five ,runners-up for each scholarship will re- ceive one of these awards which might aid them in obtaining other scholarships. FRESHMAN RECEPTION The first L. F. H. S. social of the season was held Friday night, October 4th, at the high school. The social, which was given by the seniors, was in the form of a reception for the freshmen. As part of the initiation the girls dressed as boys, which was not an unusual thing for them, and vice versa. The program consisted of designated groups of freshmen playing games, such as Ring Around the Rosie, and Patty Cake U. Ken- neth Holt, Betty Kinch and lanine Dumais served on the entertainment committee. Danc- ing followed the program with music furnished by records. At intermission the seniors served refreshments. The freshmen had a very good time and the upperclassmen were glad to welcome them to L. F. H. S. The chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Crouse, Miss Maher, Miss Hall, Miss Hunt, Mrs. Brown, Miss Shoemaker, Mr. Whitney, Mr. Chandler and Mr. Sullivan. Thomas McKenney ,47. EDUCATION WEEK PROGRAM On November 13th we had our annual eve- ning session for visiting parents and friends. First there were two regular class periods, then in an auditorium assembly for parents the fol- lowing teachers spoke about school needs and current school practices: Mr. Allen, Miss Shoe- maker, Miss Given, Mr. Crouse, and Mr. Sulli- van. Drama and Public Speaking 0 SCHOOL PLAY-1947 Many townspeople and students were present at Murray Hall to see the comedy based on Mark Twainis book A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurls Court by Iohn G. Fuller. The play was presented under the direction of Miss H. Naomi Maher, head of the English Depart- ment at L. F. H. S. The large audience enjoyed the play for the entire cast did an excellent job in their performance of the previous Broadway hit. Alan Bailey, Russell VVagner and Charles Labrecque assisted as stage managers while Philip Bailey and Arnold Sturtevant did much to provide decorations and other stage proper- 5 FRESHMAN CLASS Upper Picture-Front Row tseated left to rightl: Robert Bean, Vernon Crosby, Bernard Gray, Thomas Judd, Paul Bibeau, Rene Laver- diere, Cecil Ryder. Second Row: Sadie Dy- sart, Joyce Dube, Edith Parker, Helen Houghton, Jean Strout, Beverly Dunfey, Mari- on Lefebvre, Rita Letourneau, Irene Martin, Barbara Lane. Third Row: Rita Doiron, Jeannette Strout, Colleen Harrington, Velcena White, Moselle Boucher, Evelyn Cummings, Joyce Liberty, Grace Rideout, Brenda Jen- nings, Connie Rhodenizer, Barbara Babbie, Katherine Riley, Lorraine Pike. Fourth Row: Daniel Poisson, Dana Wade, Ernest Dube, Nicholas Graban, Willard Parker. Lower Picture-Front Row fseated left to rightlz Roger Bourget, Robert Deshaies, Gil- bert Andrei, Bernard Deshaies, Owen White, Eddie Reed, Richard Bean, William Kinch, Richard Fournier. Second Row: Patricia Chi- coine, Pauline Simoneau, Virginia Nichols, Margaret Bubier, Muriel Marcou, Carlene Foss, Angela Lucarelli, Joyce Holt, Elaine Mc- Catfery, Rita Casey. Third Row: Irene Gau- tier, Pauline Jacques, Marion Blodgett, Rita Hamilton, Gloria Andrei, Blanche Boucher, Lorette Filteau, Louise Strout, Shirley Forbes, Gertrude Filteau, Constance Fortier, Norma Lewis. Fourth Row: Donald Lavoie, Merwyn Hall, Harold Flagg, Henry Paquette, Russell Lovaas, Norman Gagnon. M I , is is 1? 5 25 My av M , nf, gg: - H' '5 Wm ' ' Q 4 'QSM wr . A MS 4 4 , Rf Q' A Q, Mm Mmm gwwmmm Ei 5' 54 Tll Ii B ties. Patricia Enstedt did excellent work super- vising costumes and hand properties. A large group of students worked enthusias- tically in selling tickets for the play. Sprague Whitney, the high school mathematics and science teacher, was the advisor to these stu- dents. Iohn Houghton was chairman of the ticket committee and was aided by Donald Parker, Margaret Scarci, and Patricia Brown in reserving seats for the play. Other students who helped sell tickets were: Shirley Ann Forbes, Marion Lefebvre, Connie Chandler, Norman Flagg, Louise Taglienti, Lucille Pou- lin, Irma Bean, Gloria Moulton, Theresa Richards, Leah Flagg, Angela Lucarelli, Ianine Dumais, Helen Houghton, Rita Letourneau, Suzanne Fournier, lean Strout, Theresa Dube, and Carolyn Bean. Twelve girls served as ushers Thursday evening. These girls were Louise Taglienti, Grace Diamond, Theresa Dube, Theresa Richards, Nancy Gay, Suzanne Fournier, Carolyn Bean, Erna Bamford, Irma Bean, Gloria Tardifi, Ieanette Cloutier, and Pauline Pike. Among those who contributed to the success of the play were: Eveleth Beauty Salon, mak- ing up the characters, Bailey Furniture Com- pany, use of chairs, Charles Crocker, help with electrical devices, the Livermore Falls Trust Company and the Baptist Church, loan of furniture, and many other individuals who lent various properties. ' Cast of Characters Hank Bennett ,.....,........ . ,..,,. Arnold Sturtevant Marion, his sister .........,.....,..,..... Beverly Iones Mrs. Bennett, his mother ......., Betty Ann Kinch King Arthur ...........,,...,... ...,. K enneth Holt Queen Guenever ....... .....,.. I une Murray Morlin ,,.,. ,...,,..,.., ..,....... P h ilip Bailey Sir Sagramer ...,.. ....,.,....... D avid Clark Clarence ...,.,...,., ,..... T homas McKenney Elaine ..,.......,,,.........,....,.. ...,.....,. S ally Ann Cox Sir Launcelot ...,.,....... ' ,..... .. ...... Melvin Fuller Queen Morgan LeFay ....... ..,,.,.. I ane Murray Sandy ,...., .....,,,. ,..,...,..,..,.... N Ieredith Monk Synopsis of Scenes The Prologue: A living room in Hartford, Conn. Time: The Present The Play: The Court of King Arthur Act. I Iune 1, 528 A.D. ANNER Act. II. Scene I: Immediately after the end of the first act Scene II: A year later Act III. Night Fall, the same day The Epilogue: Hartford again. Time: The Present Musical program before the play and between the acts by L. F. H. S. ORCHESTRA Directed by Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy March ..,,., .,........,,......,.......,..,.,......... O n the Dot Overture ,. ,........,...,.......................,........... Drifting Instrumental Duet-Love and Flowers ..,. Kay Riley and Orie Wellinarl Vocal-Macushla ....,.........,....,.... Elaine Mann Russell Wagner '48, DISTRICT DRAMA FESTIVAL Several students went to Mexico March Zl to attend the district drama festival in which L. F. H. S., Mexico High, and Stephens High pre- sented one-act plays. Among the students who attended the per- formance were Ianine Dumais, Anne Mitchell, Nancy Hoag, Angela Lucarelli, lean Strout, Katherine Riley and Helen Houghton. Two former students now teaching at Mexico High School, Patricia Brown '43 and Iean Rhodenizer '42 were also present. The play presented by L. F. H. S. students under the direction of Miss Maher was Lord Dunsany's A Night At An Inn. The cast: A. E. Scott-Fortescue QThe Toffj ..........,,..,. Merriman Foster . TL? SCHOOL PLAY Upper Picture-Standing fleft to rightbz David Clark '48, Melvin Fuller '49, Kenneth Holt '47, Thomas McKenney '47, Arnold Stur- tevant '47, Philip Bailey '47. Seated: Betty Ann Kinch '47, Beverly Jones '49, June Mur- ray '48, Sally Ann Cox '48, Jane Murray '49, Meredith Monk '49. TICKET SELLERS Lower Picture - Front Row tseated on stagebz Donald Parker '47, Gloria Moulton '48, John Houghton '47. Second Row tseatedb: Meredith Monk '49, Jeannette Cloutier '49, Grace Diamond '48, Jane Murray '49, Beverly Jones '49, Cynthia Rollins '49. Third Row: Sally Ann Cox '48, Suzanne Fournier '49, Nor- man Flagg '47, Dana Wade '50, Thomas Berry '49, Malcolm Cummings '48, Norman Little- hale '49, William Kinch '50. Fourth Row: Richard Dolloff '49, Donald Lavoie '50, Nicho- las Graban '50, U kwa R 1 C? ls i' Q. ? Cc, u f. E rs 9 ,Q A at .4 Q, my i f Q ,- . 6 . V 31 JFS' f'5?L'f'fi5 X 4 3' V5 .5 ?,,?.,i2,V I 3,57 K sd-ff 6 'L Q. A M3322 , w - Lsa3,Q g5,-vf , ,-'.. I ' F 'Q M , as-f V ,' .N , , ' ,+ ',A ., A V t ,E 3 . . 4: -,-,fi . ' ,' ' .A Q.- L n aw - ' v- . , H 36 THE BANNER Merchant Sailors YVilliam lones QBillj ...,. ,...,. I ames Reynolds Albert Thomas ,..,....,....,...... Thomas Mclienney Iacob Stimh QSniggersj . ....,..... Kenneth Holt First Priest of Klesh .......,,.., Bertrand Dumais Second Priest of Klesh ,.,,....,.,. Harold Porter Third Priest of Klesh .......,..,..... Melvin Fuller lilesh ..,...,, ,,....,.,.....,.... ,,..., R u ssell Wagner Prompter ..,....,,.....,..................,,... Beverly lones Property Mistress .......,.,.. ..r. . . Patricia Enstedt AMERICAN LEGION O:RATORICAL CONTEST Kenneth Holt '47, represented L. F. H. S. in the district finals in the American Legion Oratorical Contest held at Lewiston, Friday evening, March 21. Other students who attended the contest were Thomas McKenney '47, Barbara Babbie '50, and Constance Rhodenizer '50. Mr. A. L. Iohnson drove the students in his car. MAYNARD FRENCH '38 TALKS TO COLLEGE SENIORS Maynard French, a graduate of Livermore Falls High School, gave a very interesting talk to the L. F. H. S. seniors in the college prepara- tory division on Shakesperean plays and theatri- cal performances, with particular emphasis on Hamlet U one ' of the great Shakesperean tragedies, which the class had recently read. Mr. French discussed his own connection with a college performance of Hamlet . presented by the University of Maine Masque. Mr. French also described several performances of Hamlet that he has seen on the stage, in- cluding both the uncut production in which Maurice Evans starred and the recent stream- liner, of G. I. version of the play in which Mr. Evans, during the war, acted before thousands of servicemen stationed in various parts of the world. Along with his talk, Mr. French played for the seniors several recordings by Mr. Evans, of more familiar speeches from the play. Mr. French graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1938, and from the University of Maine in 1942. While at Maine, where he had done outstanding work in the university's dramatic department, he won a scholarship en- titling him to graduate work in drama at VVestern Reserve College in Cleveland, Ohio. However, Mr. French entered the Army im- mediately after graduation from the U. of M. and served until December, 1945. He is now a graduate student at VVestern Reserve majoring in theater. BANNER PICTURES Following the trend of modern school publi- cations the 1947 Banner is presenting more pic- tures than ever before. The Senior Class is, in large measure, responsible for much of this display, as it decided to engage the services of an official photographer. By so doing each sen- ior saved money and secured uniform work. Principal Allen arranged with Loring's Studio of Lewiston to send a photographer to L. F. H. S. who should spend one full day photo- graphing classes, activity and class room groups. This was done at no cost to the school. The half page team pictures were obtained from the Sun-Iournal photographer for a nominal fee. The snapshot pages were chiefly the work of Supt. Grifhn, Mr. Fred Iudkins, Mr. Alvan Chandler, Dr. Philip Cadieu and Romeo Lan- gelier '49. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Upper Picture-Front Row fleft to rightl: Virginia Nichols '50, Margaret Bubier '50, Pauline Jacques '50, Theresa Benedetto '48, Marilyn Wyman '48, Jeanette Robinson '49, Clair Wilkins '49, Betty Storer '48, Second Row: Lena Crane '49, Patricia Chicoine '50, Arlene Reed '49, Shirley Forbes '50, Eleanor Martin '49, Marian Lefebvre '50, Barbara Crockett '49, Margaret Riggs '49, Leah Flagg '49, Jeannine Desjardins '48, Frances Webster '47, Last Row: Nathalie Richards '48, The- resa Richards '48, Elvira Morse '48, Rita Doi- ron '50, Jeanette Strout '50, Constance Fortier '50, Charleen Davis '49, Elizabeth Barker '49. - BOYS' COOKING CLUB Lower Picture-Front Row fleft to rightjz John McKenney '49, Thomas Berry '49, David Clark '48, Miss Given QAdviserJ, Cecil Ryder '50, Norman Laverdiere '49, Norman Morin '49. Second Row: Richard Bean '50, Bernard Deshaies '50, Thomas Nichols '48, William Kinch Jr. '50, Ronald Jacques '48, Edward Reed '50, Norman Gagnon '50, Richard Four- nier '50. Third Row: Robert Tessier '49, Rob- ert Bean '50, Gilbert Andrei '50, Russell Lovaas '50, Norman Flagg '47, Herbert Fuller '47, Merwin Hall '50, Donald Lavoie '50, Rob- ert Deshaies '50, Melvin Fuller '49, Richard La Pointe '49. Last Row: Daniel Poisson '50, Leo Paul Marquis '48, Clifford Lake '48, Ernest Dube '50, Richard Dollof '49, Dana Wade '50, Willard Parker '50. -bc- 'Q ,, .A 'H 554 T sy ' 'iff C M , M253 I 5 5 hqw K Mfmwp' , xxgfx ' w. , -. 0,74 , w E . ,,. 5 38 THE BANNER Programs IUNIOR EXHIBITION May 17, 1946 Processional - 'A College Lite Frantzen Chairman Iarnes Reynolds lnvocation Rev. Melvin Ward Overture - 'A Tres Iolie Waldteufel Orchestra Vocal Solo - AA Serenade Toselli Elaine Mann Reading--'A Through Fire and Water Lincoln Irma Bean Trumpet Trio - AA Vilia Lehar Harold Newcomb, Glenn Partridge, Arnold Sturtevant Reading-'A The Twelve-Foot Ceiling Thompson Philip Bailey Vocal Trio - 'A Morning Oley Speaks Lena Diamond, Dorothy Hall, Elaine Mann PLAY -AA The Ghost Story Booth Tarkington Cast George .,,. .. ..., .,.. .........i, K e nneth Hcgt Anna .,..,. .. Betty 'Ann Kinch Mary .... ..... E rnestine Whitcomb Grace .,,.,. ,,.. . , Frances Webster Lennie ..... ...,. P riscilla Sturtevant Tom ..... ...... M erriman Foster Floyd ..,,.. .....,,. A mold Sturtevant Lynn ..,..... ....... T homas Mclienney Fred ......,,..,,.,,.............,.,.....,.....,... Norman Flagg During the play the curtain will be lowered for one minute to denote the lapse of about half an hour. Selection - 'A Night Shadows Lemaire Iohn Houghton and Glee Club GRADUATION EXERCISES LIVERMORE FALLS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1946 Processional -- 'A March Magnificent McConnell Invocation Overture - AA Sleeping Beauty Tsehaikowsky Orchestra Salutatory Eldora Iacques Vocal Duet-- Cradle Song Brahms Doris Webster, Rose Storer Discussion - AA Our Shrinking World lildora Jacques, Audrey Spiller, Wenola Nadeau, Donald Anderson, Clara Lamb, Clayton Wag- ner, Robert Fournier, Pauline Eichel, Virginia Coates, Glendon Winton, Beverly Field Reading - 'A The Open Heart Weeks Minola Lake Music - LA Lord's Prayer Frenck Girls' Chorus Violin Obligato by Dorothy Hall Vocal Solo-AANow Sleeps The Crimson Petal Quilter Iohn Houghton Presentation of Diplomas Trumpet Quartettefu Poet and Peasant Von Suppe Harold Newcomb, Glenn Partridge Orie Wellman, Arnold Sturtcvant Valedictory Beverly Field Class Ode Recessional - 'A March Magnificent McConnell PATCH TEST Under the supervision ot Miss Rachel Wood- man, R. N., a large number of students were - --- .mass COMMERCIAL CLUB Upper Picture--First Row fseated left to rightb: Ernestine Whitcomb '47, Arlene Bot- ka '47, Veronica Couillard '47, Evelyn Mc- Caffery '47, Mrs. Brown fAdvisorJ, Donna Wagner '48, Doris Rich '47, Jeannine Desjar- dins '48, Theresa Richards. Second Row: Theresa Benedetto '48, Phyllis Cressey '47, Vivian Wilkins '47, Janine Dumais '47, Rita Wardwell '48, Juliette Couillard '47, Margaret Cram '48, Madeline Chappelle '48, Third Row: Theresa Dube '48, Velma Putnam '48, Theresa Bergeron '48, Betty Storer '48, Elvira Morse '48, Leo Paul Marquis '48, Marie Pineau '47, Grace Diamond '48, Nancy Hoag '48, Jacque- line Wright '47, Marilyn Wyman '48, Fourth Row: Evangeline Davis '48, Maxine Lake '48, Marilyn Davis '47, Nathalie Richards '48, Louise Torrey '48, Virginia Richards '47, Lou- ise Taglienti '48. COMMERCIAL CLUB REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE Lower Picture-First Row Cleft to rightlz Jacquelyn Wright '47, Vivian Wilkins '47, Juli- ette Couillard '47, Grace Diamond '48, Phyllis Cressey '47, Rita Wardwell '48, Theresa Dube '48, Madeline Chappelle '48. Second Row: Louise Taglienti '48, Margaret Cram '48, The- resa Richards '48, Leo Paul Marquis '48, Eve- lyn McCaHery '47, Veronica Couillard '47, Janine Dumais '47, Evangeline Davis '48. WNm,W..W:w ,mmm 0 139' Saw ,gg 'iv , w J, an if 'S 49 :zm' Qaflfewiif Q -if QV? r jl MQLZ' yWzi1ZE'3i2W5 53575 my f ijirx' 'I Q25 , s X f .f: X 5 2 l M 'I 91,51 24 My 4 as if-fir .44 ,Q use Vx Mlltw. 'e Si x 1 K. U, N X :52,f'v H , . , ,... - V.:..4:,:A:fy2gsQ.::f:'v ',.:,',-Ag A x f 5 ,, ff ,, ' , Av,v'v 'v-v I ..., . , ., .- 1 ,3 M N 12 'M ' f . v ..,, . -f - 2-'.,,, 3 ' ev 1- :Q I E vb' 5422 x .V . .. . ..,. , - V H -V A - -' .- f ' - ' 1 , ww ' E., , , ..,.:. , , , , , ,V 4iN, ,mm .M Q ,V WWW , , .,,m Aw , ,y , K L 5' .unaw- ' mwah ,, wW5W.,,mm.M.Aw,fwi+?Hsmmm 40 THE BANNER given the Patch Test for tuberculosis. This test, which is available to any pupil upon Written application by the parents, is valu- able in revealing traces of tuberculosis, even in its early stages, hence such a test is especially desirable in determining the condition of ado- lescent boys and girls among whom the inci- dence of tuberculosis in its various forms is likely to be high. All students showing positive reaction re- ceived further diagnosis later at Farmington. L. F. H. S. TB SEAL SALE QUOTA MET FIRST WEEK OF SALE On December 2, a campaign for the sale of Christmas Seals began at L. F. H. S. At the end of the first week of the drive, Irma Bean, who this year directed the sale, announced that the students had already filled their quota for the entire campaign. This fine response was, perhaps, due to the fact that the students them- selves had recently benefited from the funds which were raised during the drive of last year. A majority of the students at L. F. H. S. had taken the patch test, which warns of the pres- ence of tuberculosis germs in the human body. In addition those students whose tests showed positive results were x-rayed to determine whether the germs are active or inactive in their bodies. Each of these services was offered ar no cost to the student or the school by the association which is supported by funds raised from the sale of these Christmas Seals. Thirty-two students in Livermore Falls High School alone were found to have the tuberculo- sis germs in their bodies. Thirty-two students, who would, except for this free service, have allowed the disease to enter a dangerous stage, were able to combat the disease in its early stages with the most effective weapons known to medical science. The students at L. F. H. S. know far better than the majority of the adults of the town the real value of the Christmas Seal sale, conse- quently the students have done their share in supporting the drive this year. If the people of the town could, in some way, be convinced of the value of work of the Anti-tuberculosis Association, in this town, it is certain that the sale of Christmas Seals in Livermore Falls would exceed all previous records by an im- pressive margin. Iames Reynolds ,47. THE GRILL CLUB On Monday morning, February 24, 1947, a group of boys met in the Home Economics room to organize a Boys, Cooking Club for the Monday morning activity period. The follow- ing oflicers were elected: President, Dwight Lamb, Ir., Vice-President, Kenneth Holt, Sec- retary, Norman Lake, Treasurer, Herbert Fuller. Biscuits are first on the list of foods we have cooked. The following week we had our choice: baked custard or custard pie for the braver members. The next three weeks we satisfied our sweet tooth with chocolate cake, brownies and doughnuts. Now we have de- cided heartier foods will be prepared. This club is financed by weekly dues of 20c per member, which pays for our supplies and materials. Dwight Lamb, Ir. fPres.j THE EATERS' DELIGHT BOYS COOKING CLUB The Eaters, Delight Boys' Cooking Club was organized Ianuary 3, 1947, in the Home Eco- nomics Room with sixteen boys enrolled, under the direction of Miss Given. The oHicers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Melvin Fullerg Vice-President, Robert Tessierg Secretary, Richard Lapointeg Treas- urer, Norman Laverdiere. February 7, 1947, the boys met in the Home Economics room to bake apples and make custard sauce. March 14, 1947, the boys gathered to try their luck at brownies. On the following Q JUNIOR NIGHT AND 4-H AWARD WINNER Left fupperj: Typing Display and Gregg Speed Certificates, Junior Night, 19469 center left: Tell-A-Tale copies and mimescopeg lower left: Table arrangement at Home Eco- nomics Demonstration, Junior Night, 1946. ' Right fupperbz Frances Webster '47 fsec- ond from leftj with friends at Washington's Home, Mount Vernon. Frances won state award for her excellence in 4-H work and was sent as one of four delegates from Maine on this trip. Center: Garments exhibited Junior Night, 1946, in Home Economics Room. Lower right: Free hand sketches by Robert Doiron '48, made to illustrate f' Tale of Two Cities . One sees ftop to bottom? a French patriot, Charles Darnay and John Barsad. Photogra- pher, Supt. S. A. Grifiin. v wi E Z K i E E 6 2 X f 5 5 3 1 3 3. E E S4 42 THE BA alternate Fridays they will prepare such dishes and desserts as meat and vegetable casseroles, biscuits, cakes and puddings. Melvin Fuller ,49. Letters LETTER FROM LT. MILDRED NEWBERG '31 I-Iq 3rd Bn 26th Inf. APO 696 clo PM, New York Nurnberg, Germany 7 Mar. 1947 Dear Friends: Another year having rolled around and time for the Banner to be published again, possibly you would enjoy having me relate a few of my experiences in the ETO. Last April Ql946j, I received a compassionate leave to visit my relatives in Stockholm, they are Sweden. With travel conditions as here, it took seven days to cover the same dis- tance that in the States would take only two and one-half days at the most. After viewing the rubble and ruins of Frank- furt, Nurnberg and numerous other places for some time, the sight of whole buildings and shops was very pleasant to see. And all the things that one could buy made me feel like going on a wonderful shopping spree. How- ever, as the amount of money to be taken into the country was limited, that was impossible. Nearly all the Danes and Swedes speak some English Cwith a very decided British accent? and everyone showed a willingness to be of assistance to all Army personnel. After much delay in Copenhagen, getting my visa, I left on the night train for Stockholm, arriving there the next morning. Altho I had considerable trouble trying to pronounce the name of my auntis street, I finally arrived at my destination. My aunt was very happy to see me and if you can picture two people, one speaking English and the other Swedish and neither understanding the other, you will have a clear picture of our meeting. Needless to say that occasionally we needed an interpreter but we got along famously toward the end without any help. Stockholm is a very beautiful city and is built on numerous islands. Old as it is, it has many modern buildings and highways. The traflic NNER in Sweden is like England in that you drive on the left side of the street. I took a bicycle trip while there and became so confused that I was nearly run down several times. There seemed to be about as many bikes as autos that particu- lar day. I had ten lovely days there and have hopes of seeing Stockholm again some time. Returning to Nurnberg after an absence of three weeks I found the trees covered with sum- mer green leaves and the flowers beginning to bloom. At the present time, I am an Officer in the Nurnberg Prison. In this capacity I supervise the women internees who are waiting to be witnesses at some of the trials. This supervi- sion consists mainly of overseeing the meals, exercising the women, escorting them to court and, in general, seeing that their personal needs are taken care of and that they maintain good health. VVhen a woman prisoner has fulfilled her mission here she is returned to the camp from which she came. Each time this happens a woman ofhcer must accompany her. Because many of my associates do not like jeep riding, I have been lucky enough to see most of Ger- many on orders without taking away from my leave time. The trips to Ludwicksberg, Stuttgart, Sals- berg, Austria and Berchtesgaden where I-Iitler's summer home, the Eagle's Nest, is located were all most interesting. Several times l have vis- ited Garmish, pre-war Olympic Winter Sports section and now a recreational center, and also il? MANUAL ARTS EXHIBIT, JUNIOR NIGHT '46, AND AGRICULTURE '47 Left tupperj: Some of the many projects made by the pupils ttaken in Manual Arts shopjz below: Agriculture Shop, Ralph Har- mon fin foregroundl welding with the new electric are welding equipment, Cin back- ground? sophomore boys doing various jobs in cold metal work, Philip Lyman '49, Arthur Chase '47, and Linwocd Morse '49, Below: Small tables, another group of Manual Arts projects, lower center: Wood working section in Manual Arts shop. Right tupperlz In foreground Ronald Bur- hoe '48, using the power saw to rip a board to background, Richard the desircd width, in Reed '49, Herbert Fuller '47, and Arthur Chase '47 replacing a broken spring in a student's car, below: Use of the forge and anvil in hot metal work, Richard Reed '49 at forge, Carl Goding '49 at anvil, below: Machine shop sec- tion of Manual Arts shop. Photographers, Romeo Langelier '49 fAgI'lCUltU1'QJ, and Mr. Chandler tManual Arts shop scenesl. mfmmawwfaffwfww wmxxwwfmwcwwll 'ncaa-'mmf 4 .Q 1 fe , f' ,, ff H H -. --1 ,.,, ,' f 1 4 A , - . ' ' A 1 ii THE BANNER Uberammergau, the home of the Passion Play. Although many of the former actors are now being de-Nazihed, rumors have it that the next play will be in 1950. The trials here are extremely interesting and the manner of presentation is equally so. Each person in the court room has a set of ear-phones thru which he.can listen to the conversations directly in either the German or English lan- guage merely by the turning of a knob. A com- petent group of interpreters handle the transla- tions very efhciently. Among our women internees is a woman doctor who is one of twenty-three doctors now being tried for various kinds of atrocities. Thus, in escoding her to and from court, live had ample opportunity to follow most of the cases. I only wish that each one of you could have had the chance to visit these famous trials as I have. Now the time of my stay in the ETO is fast drawing to a close. My two years tour of duty will be completed in May and soon I'll be re- turning stateside and no doubt will be seeing a lot of you around- town. So. until then Auf VViedersehen, Lt. Mildred Newberg. Salzburg, Austria Ianuary 2, I947 I have ceratinly traveled a great deal in the past few months that I have been in Europe. Interesting is a word not quite descriptive enough for my experiences. It is also very ex- citing at times, and I have never had a better opportunity for education. I am learning to speak German and can carry on a fairly good conversation. Could you ever imagine me studying German in high school? It seems impossible to learn everything about any one place I have been. Salzburg is the best place I have visited so far, but the other places are numerous and most interesting. In Ger- many only a few of the large cities I have vis- ited are Bremerhaven, Bremen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Mannheim- Heidelburg, Augsburg, Nuremburg, Munich, and Berchtesgaden-The Eagle's Nest, I-Iitler's home. and the beautiful Bavarian Alps. I am going to make a short visit to Vienna in Va few days, as soon as I can manage to get away. I look forward to this visit, as I have always wanted to go to Vienna since the Hrst time I heard a 'A Vienna Waltz My work is, at present, not too interesting or exciting, but I would not give it upvoluntarily for any other job. I have a iob that does not call for very much actual work, but I have to be present most of the time. I am in charge of a 6-man detachment from my company in Munich, Germany. There is no olhcer here, which makes it highly satisfactory, but leaves me with the full responsibility of the detach- ment. I am assigned to the Railway Security Division of Military Police. Our work is the protection of U. S. supplies en route by railroad. It is very important at present, considering the condition that Europe is in today. Last year we lost several million dollars worth of supplies through pilferage by civilian R. R. workers and black-market gangs. Our company worked on the problem prominently, due to the fact that Munich is fand has been all through the warj one of the chief black market centers of Europe. We still have quite a lot of pilferage, but not nearly as much as last year. Now I must be closing as I have to report for duty in a few minutes. I report to myself though, lacking, a superior officer for the time being. ' - Sgt. Donald Gould '39, , Q Left fupperlz Scene in Manual Arts Work- shop. Ronald Jacques '49, Mr. Chandler, In- structor, -Norman Littlehale '49. Center: Grammar School group in Manual Arts Work- shop. Lower left: Christmas program groupg fseatedj Barbara Babbie '50, Jean Strout '50, Constance Rhodenizer '50g fstandingl Daniel Poisson '50, Kenneth Holt '47, Donald Lavoie '50 Right fupperjz Senior College English Class. Standing, Kenneth Holt. Seated fex- 'creme leftb, Donald Parker. Third row from windows: Justin Hartford, Philip Bailey. Second row from windows: Erna Bamford, Frances Webster. Houghton, Elaine Edward Cloutier, Bailey. Center: Front row fright Irma Bean, Anita White, Row next windows: John Wade, Arnold Sturtevant, Thomas MeKenney,- Alan Junior Bookkeeping Class. to leftl: Evangeline Davis, Louise Taglienti, Theresa Benedetto, Jeannine Desjardins. Sec- ond row fright- to leftJ: Theresa Dube, Mari- lyn Wyman, Maxine Lake. Third row fright to leftl: Theresa Richards, Rita Wardwell. Lower right: Noon Lunchers in Home Eco- nomics room. -d i I, gi ai X3 fl I-A 1 1 is 9 5 Q, Y gi HZ if if 31 QA MAMH W H W ' 'x k 'WHY MW 'A f' ' 'WYW' ' A 46 THE BA G. P. MANDIGO 'PARTICIPATES IN ATOM BOMB TEST U. S. S. Appalachian AGC-l At Bikini Lagoon ' Marshall Islands Iune 29, 1946 As I believe myself to be your only representa- tive on the spot of the long heralded H A-Bomb Test N here at Bikini Atoll, I wanted to send you the commemorative envelope and these tew lines. I am on board this vessel, the H Floating Radio Station of the U. Sf Navy , for tempo- rary duty during the bomb tests in connec- tion with the installation, operation and main- tenance of all radio-teletype equipment. This vessel is considered the worldis most powerful, and most fully equipped radio station afloat. It has two one kilowatt high-fidelity broadcast transmitters, over which you will have undoubtedly heard the broadcast of the bomb- ing before you receive this letter. It is also transmitting television, radiophoto pictures, and radio-teletype back to you from the scene of the action. V' Our teletype alone probably handles as much 'ftrafiicw daily as many large city Western Union Ofhces. It'is capable of sending as much as six hundred ,words a minute. We send this direct to San 'Francisco during most of the day, and relay via 'Guam or Honolulu when direct contact is not'-possible. We also receive radio-teletype press and dispatches from the states. I have been aboard this vessel since February, when I boarded her at Terminal Island Navy Yard, Long Beach, California. During March, April, and the first half of May we installed all of the teletype equipment being used for this test.. The latter part of May we moved out of the Navy Yard, and went to San Francisco, where we later took aboard about one hundred fifty press and camera men who are covering this operation. The civilian passengers learned that they were not very good sailors during the first few days out ol: Frisco H. Later, as we entered the more serene South Pacific, they felt much re- lieved. En route the ship stopped at Honolulu for two days, and the local Chamber of Commerce went all out U to entertain them. QWe of the NNER Navy, who are only along to make the test a success, did not rate any entertainmentj From Honolulu we proceeded to Kwajalein, where only a shore stop of a few hours was made. leaving Iiwajalein yesterday afternoon, we arrived here at Bikini Lagoon this morning. We are now anchored at the perimeter of the hundreds of other ships gathered here for the A Day N Operation Crossroads. There are ships of all types here, readied for their roles as guinea pigs in this operation. As iiar as one can see there are Battleships, Cruisers, Destroyers, Patrol Craft, Tankers, Transports, Submarines, and other auxiliary types. During the actual Bomb-Drop on Monday, Iuly I, weather permitting, this vessel will be at a point approximately ten miles from the target center. This may seem like a long, safe distance, but after seeing several documentary films of the bomb destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki it is not too far for me. If weather permits making the first high alti- tude dropping on schedule, then during the -ffirst and second tests'these ships fthere are three sister-shipsof this type employedb carrying the 'members of the press, the U. N. Committee Members, Senators and other Politicians, and Government, Army and Navy Officials, have the option of touring the Pacific Battle Areas or visiting some nearby ports such as Honolulu. The second test is to be an underwater explo- sion of the bomb. This should be much more destructive than the first. I would rather be more than ten miles away for that one. All of the reporters aboard from The Po- dunk Hollow Newsfiash N etc. have been inter- viewing every Ioe Iones and getting the deep Human Interest angles. My work keeping me down in the lower compartments where the temperatures run high, these 'fFresh-Airw re- porters have not approached me, and I feel neglected as heck. If the atoms do not pull any foreseen tricks on us I do hope to be home on leave shortly after my return to the states from this mission. It will be good to see some of God,s Country I' again. Best regards, G. P. Mandigo. THE BANNER 47 ANOTHER L. F. STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN BIKINI TEST U. S. S. Shakamaxon QAN-883 Bikini Atoll Marshall Islands August 13, 1946 I thought it might be of interest to you if I also dropped a few lines on the subject fOpera- tion Crossroadsj. A This ship, Auxiliary Nettender 88, is designed for three purposes, laying buoys, laying nets and laying moorings, number three being the most important purpose here at Bikini. We fthe ship and crewj have laid moorings for a number of the target vessels in both tests Able and Baker. Among the vessels we tied up were the Nevada, the Saratoga, the Arkansas and the submarine Skate. We were about ten miles away from the Baker blast, thus enabling us to see perfectly this most spectacular experiment. After the explosion we started fat a slow pacej back for the mouth of the lagoon. Arriving at about 1300, we placed our special equipped monitors aboard two of the target vessels, a PA and an LCI. We were just in time to Watch the old Saratoga slide beneath the surface. At that time the lagoon was a very hot place. Although we did not leave the lagoon, we had to go to the east side near Enyu Island for berthing. I imagine the papers have told you, along with the radio, the most important facts and I doubt that I can add much more so I think I'1l let it go at that. Best regards, L. R. Flagg. MORE LETTERS Goose Bay, Labrador 22 October, 1946 Dear Mr. VVhitney, I left Westover the last week in September, flying to Washington, D. C., for a few hours and then to Harmon Field, Stephenville, New- foundland. I have finally beenable to get out of Chanute Field so 1 can 'make use of all the schooling that I went through there. My job is the one I have told you about before, my full title is Rawin-Radiosonde-Operator-Technb cian. At Stephenville I had to put their ma- chines back in running order again, they had been inoperative for two weeks. Men with my training have not been available for over a year, hence the sets are not in very good order. While at Stephenville, I took a Newfound- land train to a town called Corner Brook, about forty miles distant, for a week-end. I wanted to go there particularly because I wanted to call on a friend of my family's. This man has lived in Newfoundland for fifteen years -before that he used to live in Wisconsin, and worked in the same paper mill as did my father. Well, to get back to my story, I was at Stephenville for about a week and a half. It was while I was there that the A. O. A. air- liner crashed into the mountain. After I had finished my job at Stephenville, I flew to an air- port near St. Iohn's where 1 waited for nearly a week before flying up here to Goose Bay. I didn't have much work to do, so I left the same week for Mingan, Quebec. Mingan is a littel fishing town about 500 miles northeast of Livermore Falls. It is located on Mingan Chan- nel of the St. Lawrence. I spent only four days there, but had a wonderful time while there. I returned to Goose two days ago. Now 1'm waiting to go to Upper Frobisher Bay, on Baffin Island. The 8th Weather Squad- ron has stations scattered all over the north At- lantic. My next stop after that will be Meeks Field, Iceland. And after that, maybe Green- land, if the other technician in the squadron isn't through there yet. If I still have more time before my discharge, Iill have to visit Ber- muda and the Azores, also. Regards, Oscar. +L at fx- ik 285 New Britain Ave. Hartford 6, Conn. November 2, 1946. You will be interested to know that I am now an instructor in the Manchester CConnecti- cut, Trade School in an exploratory program for high school students who wish practical ex- perience at machine shop work in addition to their regular subjects. This program is experimental to some extent but prominent educators here predict that trade schools will eventually become a part of the secondary school industrial arts system. The objective of this type of training is not to teach specific skills, but rather to give the student a 48 THE BANNER tryout experience that he may be better able to decide for himself just what field to enter after leaving school. During the freshman year, the student ex- plores all four departments offered by the school: Machine Shop, Electrical, Carpentry and Mechanical Drafting. After the first year his exploratory work is confined to the depart- ment he prefers. It is thought by leaders that all trade school students will follow this pro- cedure in Connecticut in the not too distant future. I have been teaching since October I, but have not as yet made any public announcement of the fact in Livermore Falls. If you feel that this should be done, you may do so. Please allow me to take this opportunity to congratulate those concerned on the excellent 1946 yearbook and to thank you for the com- plimentary copy of it. Very truly yours, Willard I. Perry ,27. fMr. Perry was a contributor to the 1946 Banner in which his picture and record ap- peared among the servicemen graduates. He also contributed several views of the ruins of Nuremburg taken with his own camera which were used in our snapshot pagesj ' SERVICE ITEMS Victor Woodbuiy '46 with Byrd's Expedition Victor Woodbury S 1-c was aboard the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Northwind on the first lap of its trip to the South Pole. The ship left on December 10 for the South Pole. The Navy task force High Iump accompanied Admiral Byrd's expedition and the Coast Guard Cutter from Boston with a crew of 255 men was the only cutter in the group. The task force is ex- pected to be away from six months to eighteen months. -xg at at as Pvt. Paul Dobosz '45 graduated from Surgi- cal Technicians School at Wakeman Hospital Center, Camp Atterbury, Indiana, and has been assigned to Battalion Headquarters at Wake- man General Hospital as an instructor. el? 314 Sk Sk PFC Ashley Guild is now stationed at Baben- haben, Germany. :Y if all Sk Sgt. Harold Alexander has been stationed at Trieste, Italy, where he has charge of a detach- ment of Military Police. PX1 3? FX 11? Lieutenant Norman R. Tessier of the Supply Corps is stationed on board the U. S. S. General R. E. Callan. ACTIVITIES OF COMMERCIAL CLUB The Commercial Club, under the supervision of Mrs. Brown, commercial instructor, has been unusually active and successful the past year. The sale of the potato chips at recess, the sal? of coffee, hot dogs, and other refreshments at the winter carnival, hockey, and football games, proved to be a great financial success. VVith money obtained by this means a new A. B. Dick electric mimeograph machine, a great asset to the school, has been added to the equipment of the Commercial Department, the school board matching the Commercial Clubls funds in the purchase of the machine. Phyllis Cressey '47. L. F. I-I. S. STUDENTS ON U. OF M. DEAN'S LIST Named to the Dean's List for the spring term of 1946 were Elbert S. Pratt '35 majoring in Civil Engineering, Clifford Tinkham in Educa- tion, Shelton White '43 in Electrical Engineer- ing. For the first semester of the current year Dean's List honors went to Elbert Pratt '35, Richard Bate 138, Vaughn Sturtevant ,40 and Robert Fournier '46. Henry Fournier 443 is on M. I. T. Dean's List. 4-H TRIP TO WYASHINGTON I was one of four Maine students chosen Cin 19465 from a large number of 4-H members all over the state to enjoy a trip to Washington, D. C. with all expenses paid. Each of the four contest winners was chosen on the basis of C15 length of membership in 4-H Q25 high scoring in projects such as cooking, canning, and Q31 neatly written reports of these projects. I had already received County Awards and Kiwanis Awards several times during my 4-H membership. The Augusta Chapter of the- Kennebec Farm Bureau paid all of my ex- penses. I was chosen by State Leaders of 4-H and by the Kennebec Farm Bureau. On our way to Washington we traveled by train, staying over night in New York where THE BANNER N we attended the play Oklahoma . In Washington we had rooms in a dormitory at the University of Washington and we at- tended daily discussions which were held on the campus. These discussions concerned The Government of America and Its Problems H. Each state sent four delegates. Two delegates were present from Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and China, so many viewpoints were presented at the conferences. We made many trips about the city and sur- rounding states during the nine days of the trip flune 10-185. On our trip to Mount Vernon a snapshot picture was taken of the Maine dele- gates which is on a snapshot page in this edition of the Banner. We also saw the Washington Monument, Iefferson Monument, Lincoln Mem- orial, Capitol Building, the House of Represen- tatives, and the Senate fboth houses in actionj, the Art Museum, the Embassies of many of the foreign countries, the Supreme Court Building, the Pentagon Building, and the Experimental Station for the U. S. Department of Agriculture at Beltsville, Maryland. It was a very inspiring trip and one that I shall never forget. Frances M. Webster '47, MARY HOAG '47 D. A. R. CANDIDATE FROM L. F. H. S. In March of this year Mary Hoag ,47, who was chosen as the L. F. H. S. Good Citizen Candidate in the D. A. R. annual contest went to Bangor to attend the State Convention of the D. A. R. Following a meeting of the candidates and members of the organization, at the Hammond Street Congregational Church, the girls were entertained at a coHee given by Mrs. Ashmead White at her home. During the convention the name of the State Good Citizen was drawn. The girl chosen for this honor won as an award a trip to Washing- ton, D. C. and may attend the National D. A. R. Convention as the guest of the society. MARY HOAG '47 WRITES THE FOLLOW- ING BRIEF ACCOUNT OF HER DAY IN BANGOR Miss Betty Iane Hannon, the D. A. R. candi- date from Turner, and I registered at the Ham- mond Street Congregational Church along with our fellow delegates -from all over the SISIC. In a body we marched into the special room in the church where the Annual Convention of Daughters of the American Revolution was held this year. , Mrs. Ashmead White, our Supervisor, wel- comed us to the convention and gave a report concerning the Society's purpose of having a D. A. R. Candidate. This purpose was to pro- mote good citizenship among young people. After the drawing of names to determine who would be the State Pilgrim fthe winner to enjoy a free trip to Washington, D. CQ, all candidates were entertained at a lunch given by Mrs. Ashmead NVhite. Mary Hoag ,47. IUNIOR NIGHT AND IUNIOR PROM. COMMITTEES The following committees were chosen at a meeting of the Iunior Class, March 28, for Iunior Night: Class motto, Donna Wagner, Fred Allen and Louise Taglientig decorations, chairman, Malcolm Cummings, Ruth Flagg, Gloria Moulton, Theresa Dube, Maxine Lake, Bob Doiron, Orie Wellman, Leo Paul Marquis and Billy Mitchell. Gloria Moulton and Mal- colm Cummings were appointed to confer with Mr. Allen and Mrs. Pomeroy about music for Iunior Night. The following committees were chosen for Iunior Prom': chairman, Russell Wagnerg music, chairman, Robert Doiron, Martin Pineau, Malcolm Cummings, Ruth Flagg and Diamond, refreshments, Betty Storer, Elvira Morse, program, Rita Wardwell, Harold Porter and Russell Wagner. The class colors are maroon and white. The date of the Prom is May 23. Grace MAINE MUSIC FESTIVAL The orchestra, Girls' Glee Club, trumpet trio and six solos are being prepared to participate in Western Maine Music Festival which meets in Lewiston, May 17. APRIL ASSEMBLY At an assembly held in the high school audi- torium April 11, an interesting program was enjoyed. The following program was presented: D. A. R. State Convention, Mary Hoag, Y- Teen-Age Conference. Vivian Wilkins and 50 THE BANNER Irma Bean, District Legion Oratorical Contest, Barbara Babbie, State Legion Oratorical Con- test, Russell Lovaas, U. S. Navy Exams, Thomas McKenney, one-act play contest, Iames Reynolds, reading, Meredith Monk, violin solo, Brenda Iennings, Washington trip, Phillip Bailey, piano duet, lean Strout and Helen Houghton, saxophone duet, Constance Chandler and Ioyce Steward, trumpet trio, Robert Deshaies, Russell Lovaas and Merwyn Hall. Chairman of the program waslWilliam Thompson. Music L. F. H. S. CABARET AND MUSIC FESTIVAL VERY SUCCESSFUL Thursday evening, February 13, culminated several weeks of ambitious plans and prepara- tions for the successful Cabaret Music Festival that was sponsored by Livermore Falls High School under the leadership of Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy, music supervisor. The special program guests of the evening were Wilton Academy Band with forty mem- bers and Otho Knowles, director, Dixfield High School Orchestra, with fourteen members and Clyde Mann, conductor, Farmington High School Orchestra with thirty-eight members and Miss Iola Perkins, conductor. The Livermore Falls High School Orchestra with twenty-five members, Girls' Glee Club with thirty-nine members, shared equally on the program, Mrs. Pomeroy being conductor of each. The large and attentive audience was very appreciative of the entire musical program ren- dered by the musicians of the evening. The table decorations were attractive with up- right valentine hearts for centerpieces which contained menu and table numbers, much planning and supervising was necessary for this, in addition to preparation and work re- quired for serving dainty home made candy, sandwiches and punch. The girls from the Home Economics depart- ment, dressed in their pretty evening gowns, served in an attractive way during short inter- missions of the program. Much praise goes to the teacher, Miss Given, assisted in a big and capable way by Mrs. Brown, and the Home Economics girls, for making cabaret service so etiicient. A group of four girls headed by Dorothy Hall did all wall decorations. The music murals were doubly appropriate with patriotic silhouettes and hearts added to the staff and notes. Music programs were made by Mrs. Brown's students, the whole commercial department. To make and hand decorate several hundred two-type programs, larger size for the music pro- grams, and smaller size for dance programs, was a heavy assignment. A good job was done and much credit is given for participating. Ushers were headed by Russell Wagner, Har- old Porter. They and their assistants were capable and efficient. Mr. Whitney was business manager and had as ticket chairman, Kenneth Dumais. Box office man was Iohn Houghton, Ir. Handling tickets for table seats was carefully planned and checked. Mr. McClain, grammar school principal, man- aged sale of many tickets by eighth grade pupils. This was appreciated by the ticket committee. Chairs and tables were solicited and collected by Mr. Crouse and many young men of the school. Trucks and cars were busy. The man- agement of this department deserves credit un- bounded, for miles were covered to collect these necessary articles. Miss Shoemaker and Miss Hunt presided in a very hospitable way, and assisting Miss Maher in the advertising were Iustin Hartford and Kenneth Holt. Much credit is given the four special num- bers, each group contributing one: Wilton Band gave Trombone Triumphs. Two trom- bonists, a young man and a young lady, stood and skillfully played dexterous p a s s a g e s throughout the number, Dixfield, vocal trio, A THE CABARET Left Qtoplz L. F. H. S. Orchestra. Front row Cleft to rightlz Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy, Director, Evelyn Bucklin '49, Philip Bailey '47, Priscilla Sturtevant '47, Muriel Marcou '50, Carlene Foss '50, Elaine Mann '47, Cen- ter: Dixfield High School Orchestra, with Mr. Clyde Mann, principal at D. H. S., at extreme right. Lower: Farmington High School Or- ehestra. Right Qtopj: L. F. H. S. Glee Club. Front row tleft to rightlz Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy, Director, Sadie Dysart '50, Meredith Gould '47, Eva Smith '49, Muriel Marcou '50, Gloria Tardifi' '49. Lower: Wilton Academy Band with director, Mr. Otho Knowles fcenterj. L L 'I I ' 'A 52 THE BANNER Little Close Harmony, soprano, Elaine Eustis, alto, Haroldine Martin, baritone, Eugene Blais- dell. This memorized selection was very well done and well received by the audience, Farm- ington, Clarinet Concerto played by Stanley Ellsworth was classical, tuneful and skillfully played. Students were all waiting for the only solo on the program and they all speak great praise for this splendidly played number. Liv- ermore Falls Girls' Glee Club sang Valse Blu- ette. These thirty-nine young ladies made a very pretty sight when they came into the hall dressed in their exquisitely gay and colorful evening attire. Their singing was well done finishing with a brilliant and thrilling climax. Student leaders for the four groups were: Wilton, Miss Merene Martin, Dixfield, Eugene Blaisdell, Farmington, Miss Marjorie Gaskell, and Livermore Falls, Miss Elaine Mann. Following the Cabaret, the center of the floor was eflflciently and rapidly cleared of chairs and tables in preparation for the dance, which fol- lowed immediately. The dance band, under the direction of Mr. Pulsifer, was soon in readiness to preside. An atmosphere of gaiety prevailed throughout the dance, which was enjoyed wholeheartedly by all present. The onlookers were especially attracted by the colorful and varied gowns worn by the young ladies of the evening, and generally speaking it was a great success. Iustin Hartford '47, Kenneth Holt '47, L. F. H. S. BAND GAVE FIRST CONCERT The faculty and student body were very much enthused at hearing the Livermore Falls High School Band March 4 under the direction of Mr. Iesse Myers. The musicians did amaz- ingly well on a variety of numbers. There are 37 students in the band. Cf the members a few are grammar school students. The Band program was as follows: Star Spangled Banner, March On, Poet and Peasant Overture, cornet quartet, Finlandia and Theme by Beethoven, Swanee March, waltzes, Silver Skates and Merry Widow, eornet solo, Robert Deshaies, accompanied by Mrs. Pomeroy, March Determination, clarinet Sextet, Pizzocato Polka and Variations from Mozart, and Our Director March. Mr. Myers, who has had much experience in public school music in WVisconsin, has done re- markable work in the short time he has been instructing the students. Following the program the student body sang Over Hill, Over Dale and the H Loyalty Song , the words to both were written by Mr. Myers. The members of the band follow: Flutes: Donald Lavoie, Allen Poland, Billy Myers, clarinets: Bernard Deshaies, Russell Wagner, Billy Kinch, Lorraine Pike, Evelyn Cummings, Muriel Marceau, Elizabeth Barker, Louise Tag- lienti, Stanley Lewis, saxophones: Kay Riley, Valeria VValton, Louis Beaulieau, cornets: Orie VVellman, Merwyn Hall, Robert Deshaies, Ger- nard Gray, R. Benedetto, Nathalie Richards, Robert Bean, horns: Glenn Partridge, Leslie Myers, Norma Lewis, trombones: Malcolm Cummings, Harold Porter, Blaine Sturtevant, Richard Bean, tuba, Richard Lavoie, drums: Richard Fournier, Norman Morin, Ronald Iacques, Cecil Ryder, and David lsraelson. BAND Upper Picture-Front Row fleft to rightbz Merwyn Hall '50, Richard Bean '50, Ronald Jacques '49, Russell Lovaas '50, Robert De- shais '50, William Kinch '50, Richard Fournier '50, Middle Row: Muriel Marcou '50, Louise Taglienti '48, Lorraine Pike '50, Nathalie Richards '48, Elizabeth Barker '49, Katherine Riley '50, Evelyn Cummings '50. Back Row: Norman Morin '49, Bernard Deshaies '50, Rob- ert Bean '50, Louis Beaulieu '48, Glen Part- ridge '47, Leslie Myers '48, Frederick Allen Jr. '48, Malcolm Cummings '48, Cecil Ryder '50, Russell Wagner '48, Donald Lavoie '50, GLEE CLUB Lower Picture -Front Row fleft to rightjz Meredith Gould '47, Erla Knox '49, Constance Rhodenizer '50, Meredith Monk '49, Grace Dia- mond '48, Mrs. Elizabeth Pomeroy flnstruct- orb, Norma Lewis '50, Angela Lucarelli '50, Carlene Foss '50, Muriel Marcou '50, Camille Dumais '49. Middle Row: Frances Webster '47, Donna Wagner '48, Margaret Scarci '47, Mildred Storer, Gloria Richards '48, Gloria Tardiff '49, Sadie Dysart '50, Susanne Four- nier '49, Helen Houghton '50, Jean Strout '50, Theresa Dube '48, Evelyn Bucklin '49, Bar- bara Babbie '50, Priscilla Sturtevant '47, Bev- erly Jones '49, Gloria Moulton '48, Back Row: Dorothy Hall '47, Elaine Mann '47, Nancy Gay '49, Carlene Hiltz '49, Louise Taglienti '48, Brenda Jennings '50, Cynthia Rollins '49, Lor- raine Pike '50, Katherine Riley '50, Lena Diamond, Jeannette Cloutier '49, Carolyn Bean '49, Constance Chandler '49, Irma Bean '47. .,,,,.-f ww, ,ig X we ..A. 54 THE BANNER CHRISTMAS SINGS Three Christmas sings at the high school fol- low: Tuesday: O Come All Ye Faithful, Ioy to the VVorld, school, trumpet sextette, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Orie' Wellman, Ir., Glen Partridge, Harold Newcomb, Russell Lovaas, Bobbie Deshaies, saxophone solo, Ber- ceuse from Iocelyn, Kay Riley, Iingle Bells, NVhite Christmas, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, school. Wednesday: O Little Town of Bethlehem, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Up on the Housetop, VVhite, White Christmas, school, violins, Silent Night, Glee Club and school. Thursday: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Evening Prayer, White Christmas, orchestra, Luther's Cradle Hymn, O Little Town of Bethlehem, solo, Christmas Song, Evelyn Bucklin, school, We Three Kings, Silent Night. MUSIC AWARDS Last year Mr. Rideout established a custom of presenting a gold pin to all pupils who played in the high school orchestra for four consecutive years, Miss Pauline Eichel '46 was the Hrst student to receive this award. This year five of our players have been pre- sented their gold pins at an assembly meeting: Philip Bailey, piano, Dorothy Hall, violin, Elaine Mann, violin, Glen Partridge, alto horn, Harold Newcomb, trumpet. These seniors are the recipients for 1947, and we hope the number will increase from year to year. Elizabeth Pomeroy, Music Supervisor. CLOYD BROWN CONCERT AT MURRAY HALL Cloyd Brown '37, who sings professionally as David Laurent, was presented in a concert at Murray Hall, April 26, 1946, under the spon- sorship of L. F. H. S. The concert was a fine success, all fees exacted by the concert bureau being met well in advance of the concert date. Local music lovers and friends of Mr. Brown were delighted both as to the varied program and the virtuosity of the artist. After the pro- gram a reception for Mr. Brown was held in the Murray Hall club room attended by his friends and many well wishers. Since thc concert several items from the Brown University News Bureau have arrived at L. F. H. S. telling of his musical engage- ments. He was soloist for a concert given by the Brown University Glee Club before mem- bers of the Leighton Club, a civic organization of Fairhaven, Mass., on Friday, Nov. 22. He was the featured soloist in the Brown Univer- sity-Pembroke College annual Christmas concert. He is a member of the Brown quartet as well as glee club soloist. To those who know the splendid baritone voice and superb musicianship his progress occa- sions no surprise. He has the essential qualities that are required for a successful concert career, including an amazingly extensive repertoire of the worldls Hnest songs. DAVID LAURENT, BROWN SINGER, AWARDED FIRST ANNE M. GANNETT FUND SCHOLARSHIP fltem from Providence, R. I., newspaperj David Laurent, 26-year-old concert baritone, World VVar II veteran and student at Brown University, was presented the Hrst scholarship to be given from the Anne M. Gannett Fund, established last year by the National Federation of Music Clubs. . The presentation was made by Mrs. Guy Pat- terson Gannett of Portland, Maine, president of the national federation, at a meeting held at the Providence Art Club which was attended by Gov. Iohn O. Pastore, representatives of Brown University, the Rhode Island Federation of Music Clubs and member clubs which have contributed to the fund. The scholarship is intended to enable Laurent to continue his musical studies, which were in- Q STATE F. F. A. CONTEST AT ORONO Left Qupperbx Group attending State Con- test, Qfront row, left to rightj Linwood Morse '49, Ronald Jacques '49, fcenter rowj Mr. Fred Judkins, Instructor of Agriculture at L. F. H. S. in 1946, Herbert Fuller '47, Nor- man Littlehale '49, tback rowb Earle Flagg '47, Norman Lake '48, Arthur Chase '47, Har- old Virgin '48. Center: Third Place Winners, Norman Littlehale '49 fthird in Poultry Judg- ingh, Arthur Chase '47 Cthird in Prize Speak- ingb, Harold Virgin '48 fthird in Rope Splic- ingb, Earle Flagg '47 fthird in Rafter Cutting. He also won 35100, Farm Mechanics Award, the highest State honorj. This team Won more points than any school in the state. Lower: Earle Flagg '47, cutting rafters. Right fupperi: Harold Virgin '48, splicing rope, center: Harold Virgin, judging cattle at Orono Contest, lower: Herbert Fuller '47, judging cows at the Orono Contest. Mr. Fred Judkins, Photographer. a W' - ' .fwvggk V ff 71'wlfWAQ?' f fin . Q Q, .Dfw wwf, 1 xl nf , 55 5 -,WN . gf: 4 I wrfmw 56 THE BANNER terrupted for four years by his service in the army from Ianuary, 1942, when he was inducted as a private, to December, 1945, when he left the army as a captain. The Anne M. Gannett Fund is a special fund within the Foundation for the Advancement of Music, established by the national federation. The fund was established about a nucleus pro- vided by surplus money in the hands of the fed- eration's war service committee, headed by Mrs. Albert H. Miller of Providence. It was named in honor of Mrs. Gannett, president of the fed- eration through the war period. Through Mrs. Millers efforts, the fund has been increased un- til it now stands at 314,500 Governor Pastore brought the greetings of the State and Prof. Arlan R. Coolidge, head of music department of Brown University, con- gratulated Laurent on behalf of the university and its student body. Brown was also repre- sented at the meeting by F. Morris Cochran, vice-president, and Francis Madeira of the music department. Mrs. Gannett was introduced by Mrs. Miller, who described briefly the genesis of the Anne M. Gannett Fund. Mrs. Gannett said the na- tional federation was 'L going very slowly H in making awards from the fund, but that federa- tion ofificials felt sure the award to Laurent was the right one . At the conclusion of the program, Laurent sang a group of songs. He was accompanied by Miss Louise Winsor. Laurent, a native of Livermore Falls, Maine, is the eldest of eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Brown. Beginning his musical studies with Iohn Houghton of Livermore Falls, he later attended a summer course of study with Royal Dadmun in 1937. He continued his studies with Dadmun in Boston while employed in Haverhill, Mass., practicing with a coach and studying languages at night. During the 1939-40 season, Mrs. Ross V. Her- sey, who had organized the Monday Morning Club's bureau as a means of encouraging young artists, arranged an audition for Laurent and a short time after he made his first public appear- ances in this city, singing at an invitation recital at the home of Mrs. Gross, then president of the club. Laurent moved to Providence in the summer of 1941 and has lived here since his return. He entered Brown University last luly and is a member of the Brown Glee Club. He made a number of recital appearances before entering the army. His first full program since army separation was given for members of the Panta- tions Club last May 7, for whom he had sung a few days before induction. He has since given two full recital programs, none of them dupli- cating any numbers included in the others. Condensed versions of this item appeared in both the Boston Herald and New York Herald Tribune. Agriculture PORT ROYAL CHAPTER F. F. A. HOST FOR DISTRICT CONTEST Contests in Cattle, Poultry, Rafter Cutting, Rope Splicing and Prize Speaking - Seven Schools Participated in Events of the Day Monday, May 20, Port Royal Chapter of Future Farmers of America acted as host for the district F. F. A. Contests. Schools repre- sented were Stephens High QRumfordj, Mon- mouth Academy, Norway H. S., Greely lnsti- tute fCumberland Centerl, Wilton Academy and Gorham Academy. Registration was held at the shop under direc- tion of Earle Flagg and Dwight Lamb. There were 107 visitors registered. Cattle judging was held at the farm of Nel- son Fuller in Iay. Herbert Fuller and Harold Virgin represented the local chapter. This con- test was won by Stephens High School. Wil- ton Academy was second and Livermore Falls Q AGRICULTURE PROJECTS AND SCENES ON F. F. A. NATIONAL CONVENTION TRIP ' Left tupperb: Swine project carried on dur- ing summer of 1946 by Norman Lake '48 who took this snapshotg center fand lowerlz Dwight Lamb '49 with his 1946-7 projects. Right fupperlz On the F. F. A. trip to Kan- sas City. Herbert Fuller '47 fcenterj and Arthur Chase '47 frightjg below ftwo pic- turesjz Prize Cattle at Royal Livestock Show at Kansas Cityg the stockyards and cattle sid- ings in Chicago. fBoth pictures taken by Herbert Fuller '47.J Lower right: Agricul- ture students perforrning the Babcock test for determining the butter fat content in milk or cream, Harold Flagg '50, Paul Bibeau '50, Ber- nard Gray '50. iPhoto by Romeo Langelier '49.J 1' D. 45 R 2 5 Sis 55 if 55 ax T93 5? W YT? 3? 5 ri Q3 53 3? Z2 wa 15 25 E 52 15? 5 23 in 5 2 gi is zz U X yr 58 THE BANNER third. Harold Virgin won individual third honors. Poultry judging was on the L. F. H. S. ath- letic Field. Ronald Iacques and Leslie Myers comprised the local team. Gorham won this event with Monmouth Academy second and Norway third. The last contest of the forenoon was the shop contest consisting of rafter cutting and rope splicing. Harold Virgin and Norman Little- hale represented the locals. Harold Virgin won highest total points in this contest, being second in both parts. ln the rope splicing, Harold received a perfect score except for a deduction for time. The team placed third in this contest. Team totals for all contests were as follows: 92-1.3, Creely Institute 8963, Liver- more Falls 8305, Monmouth 824.4, Rumford 8l0.7, NVilton 7505, Norway 7l6.9. During the noon hour soft drinks and ice cream were sold at the shop by Earle Flagg, Glen Partridge and Earle Thompson. At 1:30 p.m., the delegates assembled at the High School Auditorium for the F. F. A. Prize Speaking Contest. This was an elimination contest with the two winners to represent the district at the state contest, Iune 21. Arthur Chase QL. F. H. SQ was the winning orator with the topic, L' What F. F. A. Has Meant and Does Mean to the Nation. Charles Buck of Norway stood second. His topic was 4' Cooper- atives and the American Farmer. Gorham The meeting was very successful, thanks to the weather and the wholehearted cooperation of students, faculty, Nelson Fuller and the judges of the speaking contest. Our visitors made many pleasant comments about our shop and the things we had under construction there. PORT ROYAL FUTURE FARMERS WIN HONORS AT U. OF M. Eight boys from Livermore Falls High School attended the State F. F. A. Contest and Con- vention, Iune Z1-22, 1946, at the University of Maine. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Iudkins. This was the first state contest of this sort that any of these boys had ever attended and they were very successful for a green bunch of boys. Many schools would have been glad to have equaled our success. Boys from Livermore Falls took'more prize money than any other school in the contest. ln the prize speaking contest'Arthur Chase took third prize of twenty dollars. The other cash award to our boys was won by Earle Flagg for farm mechanics and was for one hundred dollars. This was for first place in the state. Dr. Swanson of the U. S. Department of Agricultural Education visited the contestants' homes and selected the state winners. He said he has seen very few better farm shops on boys, farms in any state during several years of selecting winners. ln the rope splicing contest Harold Virgin took individual third. ln the rafter contest Earle Flagg took individual third. Norman Littlehale placed third in the poultry contest which was a hard class to judge. Our dairy team found they were not well enough trained in the judging of Holstein cattle, still they made a fair showing. Some parents allowed their boys to go even though they really needed them to help hay or some other type of farming. Such cooperation is what. makes for success in agricultural teach- ing and those parents deserve a word of thanks. The Saturday morning Bangor paper printed some pictures of the contest and Ronald Iacques was in the center of one picture of boys judging poultry. Saturday forenoon other pictures were taken by the photographer of the same paper and probably were in the Monday edition. One of the pictures taken was of Earle Flagg and Mr. Iudkins. The Livermore Falls boys were well behaved away from home. George Dow, a professor at the University and former Fayette boy, told Mr. Iudkins that he was proud of the boys' accom- plishments at the Convention. F. A. Iudkins, Instructor Q SOUTHERN DISTRICT F. F. A. CONTEST Left Cupperbz Harold Virgin '47 flefty splic- ing rope at Southern District Contest, May 20, 1946. He won second place. Center: Bring- ing out the cattle for judging at same contest, Carl Goding '49, Charles Dysart '47, Norman Lake '48 and Ronald Jones '49. Lower: Nor- man Littlehale '49 busy measuring a rafter. Right fupperbz Arthur Chase '47, winner of Southern'District F. F. A. Speaking Con- test, May 20, 1946. Arthur is seated in a new lawn chair just completed by Herbert Fuller '47. Lower: Earle Flagg '47 feeding his baby chicks. This brooder house was built by Earle. Mr. Fred Judkins, Photographer. W- .. ..,.,. ,QE ,Q 60 THE BANNER L. F. H. S. AGGIES WIN DAIRY IUDGING CONTEST AT FRYEBURG Agricultural students of L. F. H. S. have again won coveted honors by winning the Dairy Cattle judging Contest held at Fryeburg, October 2, 1946. Not only did they win team honors but Har- old Virgin placed second in individual honors receiving a ribbon and an eight dollar cash award. Seven schools from the southern district par- ticipated with a total of 28 boys, four from each school. The F. F. A. Chapter will receive the grand champion blue ribbon and a silver cup to hold until next year. The team first winning this cup three times will have it for its permanent possession. Other boys judging besides Virgin were Her- bert Fuller, Norman Lake and Charlie Dysart. PORT ROYAL LODGE F. F. A. FATHER AND SON BANQUET HELD AT NORLAND GRANGE Seventy-five members, fathers and other guests attended the annual F. F. A. Father and Son Banquet held at Norland Grange Hall, November 15th. A chicken pie supper, pre- pared and served by members of the Home Eco- nomics Club under the supervision of Miss lane Given, was enjoyed by all. The program consisted of the opening cere- mony by chapter ofiicers: President Herbert Fuller, vice-president Norman Lake, secretary Linwood Morse, treasurer Glen Partridge, re- porter Norman Littlehale and advisor Fred Crouse. The address of welcome was given by Dwight Lamb, Ir., and the response to welcome by his father, Dwight Lamb, Sr. Norman Lake recited the F. F. A. Creed, and Mr. Crouse awarded Honorary Membership pins to Nelson Fuller, Dwight Lamb, Sr., and Harold Souther. Herbert Fuller gave an interesting talk on his trip to Kansas City, where he attended the National F. F. A. Convention. Moving pic- tures, 'A Timber is a Crop ' and Fishingf' were shown by Charles L. Eastman, County Agent. Guest speaker, Rockwood Berry, chose as his subject, Better Citizenship. The main speaker of the evening was Raymond Delano, County Agent of Kennebec County, who spoke on the subject, Maine Farming Compared with VVest- ern Farming. , Guests from nearby F. F. A. chapters con- sisted of representatives from Monmouth, Leavitt Institute. W'ilton Academy, Buckfield and Gorham. F. F. A. DISTRICT MEETING Thirteen members of the Port Royal Chapter of F. F. A., accompanied by their advisor, Fred Crouse, attended the Southern District F. F. A. meeting at Gorham Saturday, March 15. During the business meeting in the forenoon, Dwight Lamb, Ir. was elected secretary of the district organization for the coming year. Representatives from Leavitt Institute, Buck- field High School and Livermore Falls High School were selected to formulate a program of work for 1947-48. During the afternoon session a film on Soil Conservation and several comic films were en- joyed. FILMS AT L. F. H. S. Several assemblies have been held at which the school and faculty were shown moving pic- tures. A recent film shown was taken on the trip made by three of the high school students to Kansas City, where the F. F. A. held a na- tional convention last fall. The second film, Snow Time, showed winter sports and activities in Canada. The films were presented through the courtesy of the agriculture department and Horace Perry, traveling service salesman for the Canadian National Railroads. Russell Wagner ,48. CContinued on page 825 Q SOUTHERN DISTRICT F. F. A. CONTEST Upper left: Leslie Myers '48 foenterl examines hen during poultry judging contest, F. F. A. Southern District, May 20, 1946. Lower left: Earle Flagg '47 fforegroundb in Raffer Contest won third place at Livermore Fa s. Upper right: Norman Littlehale '49 tex- trerne rightb marks his rafter ,during District Contest. Middle right: Leslie Myers '48 and Ronald Jacques '49 representing L. F. H. S. on Poultry Judging Team at District Contest, May 20, 1946. Lower right: Scene at Fuller's Farm during Dairy Judging Contest. Herbert Fuller '47 fin sweater and sailor hatl seated at right is writing his decision. Mr. Fred J udkins, Photographer F5 E6 5, ni 3 ii 3: 33 ii S cs yi. LITERATURE A MODERN PISCATOR In '44 when the war was in full swing and people were keyed up to a high pitch, I was vacationing for a week or two at Frenchman's Bay. I was not at Bar Harbor, or at any of the more fashionable resorts, but at a little place called Malboro-by-the-Sea. When I say U little U I wish to forward all the implications that the word implies. The town not only has few in- habitants, but the very houses in which they live seem to be smaller than those in other places. Although quite a few people spend their sum- mers here, it is not the type of place that would appeal to one at all. Having a very typical Maine shore line, it most certainly does not appeal to those who love to stretch out on a sandy beach and bake themselves in the rays of old Sol. In other words, the so called beach N is a strip of stone which encircles nearly the whole cove, the constituents of which are peb- bles, boulders and ledges. About the only things that thrive in this en- vironment are fish, salt Water, and characters. And it is with the latter that we are mostly concerned. A Now it happens that in a tumble-down shack on the beach there lives a man called Rex. Rex is a fisherman at times and at other times he raises dogs. One can quite truthfully say that he is past middle age, but to narrow his age limits any more is purely guess work. His hair is not gray, nor is it any other one color. It might remind you of a speckled piece of granite. I-Iis attempt to grow a beard has ended in utter failure. I-Ie gives the impression that he just hasn't had time to shave. Most noticeable, on meeting him for the first time, is his smell. It is a strange mixture of tobacco and lobster bait. Lobster bait, if you don't already know, is made by letting a barrel of fish ripen until they get the right aroma and fall apart at your touch. Rex's wardrobe is always the same. It consists of an old, shapeless hat, a pair of turned down rubber boots, a dirty pair of black trousers, and a faded blue shirt, the last two items being constantly covered with fish scales. Although Rex possesses a goodly string of lobster traps, his pride and joy is his weir. Many of you already know what a weir is, but for the benent of those who donft I will briefly de- scribe one to you. A weir consists of poles stuck in the water in the general formation of a large circle with one small opening. The herring enter this opening and, getting confused, can't hnd their way out. Every so often the fish in the weir are netted out and sold to a sardine factory nearby. All in all a weir of this type serves the purpose very well, but it is subject to certain inconveniences, namely seals. Seals love to eat herring, but, after following a school into the weir and eat- ing their lill, they feel the desire to bask them- selves on the small islands nearby. Upon not finding a way out, they become desperate and plunge through the side of the weir with the fish they havenit eaten following them to free- dom. As you have probably gathered, a great hatred has grown up between the fishermen and the seals. Most of every hsherman's spare time is spent on the doorstep of his humble home repairing his lobster traps or mending nets with a rifle beside him. Whenew'er he sees the block head of a seal pop up near his weir, he drops everything and blasts away. The idea is 'not so much to hit the seal as it is to scare him away. Now on a fine summer day I was taking it easy and listening to Rex tell stories as he fixed up a lobster trap. Suddenly he stopped talking and made a grab for his rifle. He fired a couple shot and then put down the gun. He swore and said, Someday 1,11 get him. He's the same one thatis been rippin, my weir for two years. He knows I'm out to get ,im too, 'cause I seed him one day, when I didnlt have my gun, and we looked each other right in the eye. I'll get you someday, I saysf' About three days later I got up before dawn and went down to help Rex seine his weir. His brother, lay, was in Ellsworth and he said that I could come along if Iid help him out a bit. It was dawn by the time we started and the water was like glass. . We finally arrived at the weir and after about two hours of hard work we were taking a short rest. Rex was sitting on the side of a dory, which was half full of fish, and I was stretched out on the motor boat behind which the dory trailed. Suddenly I saw Rex scramble towards THE BANNER 63 the motor boat. In his sudden dash he didnit watch his footing very well and he stumbled over the plug in the bottom of the dory and pulled it out. Water gushed up through the hole and the boat began to sink slowly, but he didn't stop to replace the plug. He leaped into the motor boat with surprising ability for a man past middle age and grabbed his gun. He put the gun to his shoulder and aimed it at a point about twenty-Hve yards away. There, resting very easily, was an immense, bewhiskered seal. Rex pulled the trigger and a dull metalic sound was his only response. He had forgotten to load the gunl I-Ie did this at once, but by the time he had finished the seal had disappeared. Rex began to turn the air blue as only he can and it was quite a few minutes before I found out that this was the seal, the only seal that had been around the weir for years. Rex Hnally quieted down. All this time the dory had been slowly sinking and Hsh were spread all over the water, far and wide. The area around the weir was littered with the white, upturned bellies of herring. It was a long hard job putting the plug back and bailing out the large dory. It was nearly noon before we finished and as we were getting hungry, we went in. As I strolled towards the beach that after- noon, I heard a stream of swearing punctuated by shots from a rilie of small caliber. There on the beach was Rex, waving his fists and glar- ing out to sea. Seals, I counted seventeen, at- tracted by the fish from the dory were all over the, cove. Thomas McKenney '47 A TOOTH IS PULLED As I rock contentedly before a squat, pot- bellied stove, enjoying its crackling conversa- tion immensely, I draw deeply into my lungs a cloud of pale blue smoke while the bowl of my pipe Hicks on and off like a Firefly. All my old friends have died or moved away, but strangely enough faces and events live once again in the realm of my imagination. One of my most amusing and educating recollections now comes to my mind as clearly as if it had happened yesterday, and I will try to tell it to you, just as it is remembered. I lived at the time in a small New England town where everyone knew everyone else. The streets were short and followed no definite plan and air was Havored with a sulfur smell. My older brother, Tom, had a very loose tooth which he was continually wiggling back and forth with the tip of his tongue. Now this was my first acquaintance with a loose tooth as all of mine were firmly entrenched. My mother informed us that it would probably be pulled when my father returned from work. Tom continually harassed me throughout the remainder of the day for being too young to have a tooth pulled. fToday I couldn't have one pulled either, but for an altogether different reason. But that is beside the point.j Paul always seemed to achieve a vast sense of enjoy- ment out of teasing anyone though I do not think he meant to be mean. I must secretly confess, however, that I longed for the day when I would be large enough and strong enough to give him what I thought he deserved. But this day was slow in materializing, for as a child he was always stronger, and in later life I forgot this desire. We ran down the street that afternoon to meet Father returning from work and Tom proudly displayed his dangling tooth. My father said, Well, I think we can take care of that for you, son, when we get home. Now my father was a tall, dark haired man with liquid grey eyes and a very stubborn tem- perament. Once en route he stopped to chat with a friend and it seemed as though an hour while Tom and I impatiently waited. passed When we arrived at the house, Paul went in search of a large and fascinating set of forceps. These were presented to Father by an unmar- ried uncle who at various times had given Father clippers, needles and thread, leather, a book on being a model father along with other sundry articles, as it was his theory that the home should be self suliicient. CFather said it was easy to see that he had never had any childrenj Paul, my younger brother, soon returned with the forceps with which my other brothers had been cracking walnuts. The boys had at- tempted to crack Paul's nut until they learned what the object was for. They then tagged along to see the fun, one of them voicing the opinion that Father ought to postpone the oper- ation for fifteen or twenty minutes while they rounded up the gang and charged admission. This proposal fell through, however, and the forceps were clamped on the barely hanging tooth. A string would have served the purpose 64 THE BANNER equally as well but father always did everything with dire ceremony. The offending member was extracted with a minimum of pain, strain, tears, and bloodshed and a maximum of advice. Father rewarded Tom with a nickel and passed out this information, If you don't put your tongue in the hole a gold tooth will grow inf' I immediately set up a great clamor to have one of my teeth pulled, but father firmly re- fused. Not knowing a good thing when I saw it, I kept up the din. I begged, pleaded, teased, and cajoled Father to pull one of mine. Now when father said no he meant just that, but my continual nagging must have got on his nerves. Whatever it was, he suddenly pinioned me be- tween his legs and snapped my head back. 'A You asked for this and now you are going to get it. VVhich one do you want pulled? he growled. After much careful deliberation I selected the largest and 1,11 swear, the most firmly anchored tooth in my head. At this opportune moment my mother burst in with, Iohn, donit you dare pull any of his tecthl N But when Father got that gleam in his eye it was futile to protest. The forceps ground into my tooth and Father commenced to tug. As you can very well imagine the uproar was terrific. It made the time that one of my brothers hit the cat's tail to see if there was any feeling in it seem like child's play. The house was filled with curses and grunts from Father, screams from Mother and me, and shrill cries of encouragement from the rest of the family. To add to this general confusion our dog, thinking I was being hurt, as indeed I was, jumped in the fray. Instead of nipping Father, as would be expected, he knuckled on to the calf of my leg and refused to relinquish his grip. About this time the tooth let go and I was hurried to the bathroom to keep the blood from splattering all over the floor. While I was away, my brothers were exclaiming about the size of the tooth and complimenting Father on his fine job and at least two more began to clamor for Father to pull one of their teeth. This was adding insult to injury, so Father went looking for his yardstick while everyone looked for a place to hide except Stinky,', affection- ately known as Mortmorency, who had provided for such an occasion by hiding the yardstick. This was the only time in my life that I ever volunteered to have a tooth removed by the cold steel method and I am now close to eighty years old. I would suffer unbelievable pain from a toothache rather than see the dentist and once I nearly set my stomach on fire when I swallowed a piece of cotton saturated with oil of cloves, after attempting to thrust it into a cavity. In conclusion, I would like to add that I am one of the most widely known and re- spected dentists in the country. Merriman Foster '47 AN INTERLUDE IN SERVITUDE I used to live here. I'm well acquainted with this section of the river valley, tucked away among the numerous folds of Maineis rock- strewn hills and mountains. I can visualize the house that stood on this foundation as well as its last occupant, and our meeting. as as as as se It was a cold and blusterous late fall day. The clear cold air made breathing laborious. As I had lost my dog there several days before, it had lately become a habit for me to climb to the summit of that hill to the windward. From my sovereign perch I possessed an ex- tensive view of the dark, deep wildernesses and purple mountain majestiesn which are truly New England,s. As I admired my encircling kingdom, I saw a vast white cloud coming upon me, like a magnihcent gull gliding, slipping, surging, and with a final plunge enveloping me in its white plumage. VVhile I lunged down the hillside, unyielding wind beat dry-cold snow through my woolen sweater to the chest. Groping through the ever- increasing darkness, I tried in vain to elude the endless ambuscades laid by prickly junipers and stalwart trees. Each new collision I imagined to be with some vicious wildcat, some legendary giant or prowling bear. As I rushed into a small opening, a dark object leaped into my vision. I collided with its lithe trunk and re- coiled into a drift. A penetrating scream at the moment of collision made my heart leap in fright and, glancing up with wide eyes, I be- held a vague apparition hovering over me. Large ear muffs of a bearskin cap Happed crazily in the wind, framing a snow-covered face, and large balls of ice clinging to huge eyebrows and a mustache. THE BANNER 65 Above the howl of the wind, I heard him shout at me. What are you doing out in weather sech as this, boy? I lost my dog! U I shouted in response. Beckoning to me, he led the way to his house, plodding through already accumulating drifts, but with such an amazing pace that I was frequently obliged to make a few running jumps to place myself at his side. Spasmodic bangings resounded before us and, as the white veil between us and the dis- turbance thinned, a shutter-pommeled two and a half story structure revealed itself, built up around a chimney as big around as a summer kitchen. The man opened a door and a last mocking gust blew us into a kitchen, making a strong attempt at blowing the door with us. My name's Tom, he said and went into the adjoining room. The kitchen was roomy. A Dutch oven occu- pied the whole of the opposite wall, its spacious fireplace lined with kettles, big and small. A puddle of melted snow threatened to run over the hearth onto the pumpkin-pined floor. Situ- ated in the center of the room was a huge round table strewn with boxes of soda crackers. My host had an effective centerpiece, attained by constructing a pyramid of empty jelly jars. The remaining walls were devoted to shelves and cupboards fone of which was open-re- vealing an ample supply of crackers and jellyj. Tom joined me a moment later. He looked much thinner and stooped as he entered-with a pile of shirts and wet coats in his arms. The snow had, for the most part, melted, uncover- ing a white three day stubble, partially conceal- ing the heavy lines of his face. At each end of his mouth, two stains gave it a drooping, un- happy appearance. Hanging up the clothing he turned to me and said, Go on in and warm yourself by the fire, boyf' I Upon entering the living room, I sat near the door on a straight backed chair, which was, in addition, conveniently located near the fire. As I have always loved the great out-of-doors, the outstanding decoration of the room im- pressed me favorably. From a rain-barrel in the center of the Hoof egressed the most extraor- dinarily fertile ivy plant I have ever seen. It writhed and forced its way to the ceiling to Hnally cascade down the walls where its tenta- cles were neatly gathered and pinned back around the many paned windows and door. Tom returned with a multi-colored calico bag swinging by a string from his wrist. Half stumbling, half running down the slope of the floor, he fell into a Boston rocker across the room. 4' So you lost your dog, he said as he opened the calico bag and broke off a piece of brown substance. H My sweeties, he explained, and his face assumed a most arresting and engaging expres- sion-it may have been a smile. This en- gaging expression revealed four badly spaced, bronze-colored teeth, which were, without doubt, the cause of the sibilant sounds so prominent in his speech. Strangely, I found myself commencing to appreciate my host and the atmosphere he cre- ated. I wished to promote a conversation with him and hunted for the conventional starter. Blushing, I heard my voice say, in trio with the wind and shutters, Well, what do you think of the weather we're having? Making no reply Tom gazed with twinkling eyes at the ivy vine. Spying an antiquated radio in the corner, I asked, Do you think we could get a weather report on that? Thet speaker ne'er did work to perfection, boyf' he said. Brick said it wuz caused by the mineral deposits in the hillf' Brick,-Brick Goldstein, he was called in full-was no New Englanderf' he continued. He showed up here some years ago with talk of the South, ways of the big city, and man- ners of the West-hiinting, I reckon, for the fountain of easy life. fBrick sure was in need of clothing and swapped his two donkeys- for he came on donkeys- for some off myselfj Now Brick said-and I reckon he knew- thet them hills here 'bouts held a fortune of gold under their granite crust. But I tally,d it ,ud take some time to chisel through thet crust. Tom paused. I noticed the stains about the mouth were somewhat darker and guessed they were caused by an overflow of sweetiesf, I-Ie eyed the rain barrel and then merrily eyed me in a sidelong glance. Then, to my surprise, he relieved himself of his sweetie. It soared, and entered such a marvelously long trajectory, that I gazed awed as it finally landed among the 66 THE BANNER ivy. Apparently it had frequently been watered by such actions. So you lost your dog, eh boy? M Tom busied himself with the calico bag. '6 What happened to Brick? I inquired. 'KI-Ie fared, I calcilate, leastwise I fed him fair nigh on ten yearsf, Pontiac wuz an exceptional hossf' he added. Looking at me he assumed the engaging ex- pression and immediately the lively jet black eyes were buried in a concealing cave built up by layers of scattered wrinkles and deep crocos- feet. His white hair threw off little rays of re- Hected Hrelight. Patiently I waited for what was to follow. . Pontiac was Injun trained-by a feller named Sitting-Sometimes H there, again, the engaging expressionj. But being a killer he wuznlt ever really tamed-I calc'late. The Injun feller suld him to young Ted Roosevelt. But Pontiac had too much wildness in him, even for young Ted and he wuz cast off to be sold-or maybe given away. Pontiac was a beautiful black hoss. Hfis muscles were smooth and hard. His coat shined in the dullest light. 'A Farm work's hard on a hoss, he recalled. My host dispensed with his sweetie and again attained the remarkable goal. What happened to Pontiac? U I asked. He fared, I tallyf' said Tom, Ulestwise I gave him good quarters for twenty years. Forlornly staring at the improvised cuspidor, he murmured, So you lost your dog, too. Seizing a strand of ivy suspended in the air beside him, Tom placed it on his knees and commenced to caress it fondly. The room sud- denly began to grow lighter. The clouds were thinning and the atmosphere of romanticism began to give way to the heavier hand of real- ism. The fire died. Shadows dimmed. Soda crackers turned to Ritz - jellies to peanut butter. Have you a dog? I asked. K' Iive a dog, he said. VVhere? Dead. He froze in a storm - near the front steps-just ten years ago. We were always sort of close to each other. Reckon we still aref, The brown stains had pitiably lengthened, adding to his wretched countenance. For a moment a sun-beam danced through the window. The snow had stopped falling. I shifted uneasily in my chair. Won't you stay for supper, boy? Thanks just the same, Tom--but you know how mothers are-always worryingf? I rose and waited by the kitchen door for him. He rocked to his feet and laboriously climbed the slope of the Hoor. I led the way to the door, and turning, said, H Thanks for-H 'K No. Thank you, boy. Itis pretty lonesome for us. I hope you find your dog.', Thanks. I started down the road for home, scurrying over hard-packed drifts and slapping my thighs to keep up the circulation. is ,Ki 'KC SF 36 What happened to my dog? - He fared I tally. Leastwise thatls him coming out of the cellar, with his tail between his legs. Calling him to the car, I saw him growling and giving a farewell bark at a massive, shinyvivy plant, which climbed out of the crumbling foundation, twisting, running along, and clinging to the stone wall leading up the hill, until it finally disappeared among the evergreens and juniper thickets. Arnold Sturtevant '47 THE ORATOR The day was extremely hot and humid, Sen- ator Rollgut had been talking for hours to a slowly dwindling crowd. The soap-box was in a shady spot, but what was shade on a day like this! The edges of the congregation seemed to disintegrate and it became discour- agingly small. Tearing a passion to tatters was old stuff to Rollgut: he had called his worthy opponent a liar and various others uncomplimentary names, he had sweated and mopped his overhanging, wrinkled brow, and finally he had had to gasp for breath between every three or four words. But, he had delivered his speechg and as he uttered the final paragraph, he tried to regain a bit of his former composure. He wanted a drink desperately, his legs felt like rubber hoses. If only he could hold out a bit longer. His black, broad-brimmed hat was soggy with sweat, and the salty liquid dropped from his shoestring tie. Rollgut's face was crimson and his tongue was a slab of wood. I-Iis throat felt like an advertisement for a cough medicine, the A' before U part, of course. But, chest heav- THE BANNER 67 ing, he uttered his grand finale, Has anybody any questions? I' Please, sir? U said a tiny, screeching, demoni- acal voice, which seemed to come from the very heart of Hell. f'Yes-s-s-s? 'l muttered Rollgut, making the supreme sacrifice for his public. The hazy figure at his side held up a claw- like wizened hand from which dangled a tanta- lizing red object. 'A Will you blow up my balloon? H it said. Thomas McKenney '47 PHILOSOPHIZIN' IN BROOKLYN W'e been visitin' Uncle Mike in Brooklyn. He ain't really my uncle. He's Tessie's uncle, thatfs my wife, Tessie. I didnft never know Uncle Mike was a philosopher 'til last week. Uncle Mike really surprised me, he did. We was talkin' together one night, and in the course of conversation Uncle Mike says to me, Son, leave us speak like it's easiest for us to speak. If we try to use fancy language, we're liable to commit malapropismsf' Now, not likin, to show me ignorance in front of a smart man like Uncle Mike, I agrees wit, him whole-heartedly. Then, the first chance I gits, I creep out into the hall an' make for the kitchen, where Tessie's helpin' Aunt Mae wit, the supper dishes. Now, Tessie went through high school an, Tessie tells me mala- propism means a bad proposition. Well, I begins to think over what Uncle Mike has said, but, with Tessiels definition, .it don't seem to make much sense. I fret an' stew over the word for a while, then I tells Tessie I don't think her definition kin be quite right. Now, if lid a told her I didn't like her cold cabbage stew Cwhich is her chef dfoeuvresb she couldnit a got no madder. She gives me several pieces of her mind, then goes in where Uncle Mike is an, sulks for the rest of the evenin'. Now, not bein, one to get easily discouraged, I goes over to Sammy's Exclusive 'Billiard Academy fusin' Uncle Mikels philosophy I just call it Sammy's Pool Room, nowj. Well, I thinks Sammy, bein, one who is highly edu- cated, will know what malapropism means. So, l calls Sammy over an, asks him. The first thing I know, I get an awful wallop in the kisser. When I comes to, Sammy's throwinl water on me an' shakin, his head. Dumbfounded, I ask him to pray tell me what that was for. He just points to a sign on the wall which reads, No Profanity Please. Thoroughly disgusted with Uncle Mike, I dragged meself from the Academy an' back to the house. Not wishing to disturb the fair ones, I calls Uncle Mike out into the kitchen where the women canit hear me. I gives him an awful verbal trouncin', then I tells him what happened over at Sammy's. When he starts laughin' like a hyena I feel like layin' him one, but I restrains meself. When he stops laughin' enough sols he can walk, he takes me into the living room and gits his dictionary. He paws through the pages, stops, hands me the book, then points to a word. - Malapropism - a flagrant misuse of fine words. Well, I agrees wit Uncle Mike's philosophy, now. I would also like to add some philosophy of my own, which I thought up after my fore- said experience. L' Leave us never use a large word lest somebody else malaprops it. ' Iames Reynolds '47 A TRIBUTE TO THREE PERSONS Maurice Ravel, the famous French impres- sionist composer, once wrote, in an essay en- titled Mes Souvenirs d'Enfant Paresseuxn, 'K for me there have never been several arts: only one. Music, painting, literature differ only as to their means of expressionf' After developing his statement, the author proceeded to explain it by saying that in his own case he had always felt that his greatest teacher of musical technique had been, of all people, the American author, Edgar Allen Poe, because of the wealth found in his essay of the genesis of 'K The Ravenf, Of course, Ravel is not the only person to believe in a close alliance between the arts, nor is he the only one to state his belief. Perhaps Richard VVagner expressed much more convincingly his own passionate conviction con- cerning this theory in the testimony afforded by his amazing career as playright-composer and master artisan of the stage. Although faith in this doctrine of the unity of the arts is entirely a matteriof personal judg- ment, it must be acknowledged that there is a certain relationship existing between these arts and the fact that an interest in one of them leads 68 Tl-IE BANNER to, or develops into, an interest in another. This fact is important, because it means that the first introduction to one of the arts is essentially an introduction to all of them, it is a key to a vast, unexplored world. Thus it may bc seen why this hrst taste is so important. For it is very rarely that we are so self-sufficient that we can develop our interests, however dominant they may become, especially when we are young, without the help, the guid- ance, and the encouragement of others. Throughout our lives we are constantly becom- ing indebted to a certain few individuals. Years pass before we realize what those persons have done for usg often they, themselves, never know that they merit our gratitude. In my own case, I must attribute my interest in music, which will always be an important, although not an integral, part of my life, to three persons. It is to my aunt that I must give my first word of thanks: for it was she who vehemently insisted that I take piano lessons. CTO her the road of music begins with the hrst note that one strikes on this instrument and ends only when the adagio movement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata U has been masteredj The next person, my first music teacher, was the First one to really reveal the magic that the word 6' music means. It was from her that I received my first lessons in musical apprecia- tion. I can remember how I would sit breath- less while she played a delicious stream of com- positions. I was amazed not so much by the sheer beauty of the works Cwhich were far be- yond my ability to comprehendj as by the tech- nique with which she played. Only a person thoroughly fascinated by her subject could have told the stories of the composers of these works with such imagination and intense interest. Only such a person could have the power, more- over, to arouse an insatiable desire in another individual. Through her I developed a love and a respect both for the old masters and their music. Perhaps the third person deserved more than any other my gratitude, although I think she never knew how much I am indebted to her, for young, possessing a scintillating personality, a thrilling soprano voice, and an inexhaustible knowledge of music, she was responsible for revealing to me the delights of modern music. As our music teacher in the grammar school, she played a great number of selections which made a very deep impression on me. I learned of the joys that are contained in such composi- tions as Sibelius' poignant Valse Tristeu and Bizet's sparkling gypsy songs and dances from Carmen . I thrilled to the awe-inspiring repetition of Ravel's rhythmic Bolero,' and Debussy's colorful melodies as found in 'K Clair du Lune . But of all the new composers to whom this person introduced me I am the most grateful for her revelation of the superb music of the young American genius, George Gersh- win. The Catfish Row of his Negro folk-opera, Porgy and Bess , rose before me Cembellished by a few tricks of my imaginationb as I heard Maria sing the nostalgic Summer Time , and Sportin' Life give his humorous advice in It Ainat Necessarily So N. Porgy and his little goat cart came sharply to life in the carefree song, HI Got Plenty G' Nuttin , and the simple love that came to exist between him and Bess reached an emotional climax when musically expressed in the duet, Bess, You is My VVoman 7. In addition to the wonderful score of this American masterpiece, I came to experi- ence more of this composer's Magic ', when I heard the Rhapsody in Blue H, and became fascinated by its ebullient syncopations, its auda- cious dissonances, and its gay jazz themes. These compositions possess a unique position in my list of treasured favorites, a list which has been governed by and developed from the musical experience inspired by these three per- sons, who not only were responsible for my musical happiness but who, as a result, have also given me an important start on the road to greater appreciation of the other arts. Philip Bailey '47 If WINTER CARNIVAL Left Qupperbz A Skiing' scene, center left: The coronation of King Herbert Fuller '47 and Queen Vivian Wilkins '47, Supt. S. A. Griffin stands at aisle and Angela Lucarelli '50 at lower right. Lower left: Lucille Poulin '48 and Grace Diamond '48, sunning during the noon hour downstreet. Right Cupperlz Richard Bean '50, a skiing' contestant at a winter carnival event: center: Another ski eventg lower right: James Wil- liams '47, Ski Champion of the meet, lower center: King and Queen with other queen can- didates and their escorts. Photographers, Dr. Cadieu and Romeo Langelier '49. J Ev t Z.,-mmm 5 ATHLETIC BASEBALL Andie baseball 1946 was more successful and entertaining than for several years. Indeed, as a result of fourteen games played in keen com- petition with neighboring schools our boys at- tained an impressive H ll won-3 lost rec- ord. Furthermore, the only team on our sched- ule which was not trounced at least once was the St. Dom nine. Looking back at the '46 season, one would select probably the 2-0 victory over Rumford as the season's highlight. Some fancy pitching by Sharlow was in evidence in that encounter. On the other hand, the season's greatest disap- pointment was an 8-7 loss to lay in a hectic battle. Consequently we had to be satisfied with an even break for the 1946 season as far as our old rivals were concerned. In addition to line pitching the Andies were steady both afield and at the plate. Foster '47 and Wagner '46 sparked the inner defense while lim Reynolds '47 was outstanding among the outlielders. At bat, Kennedy '46 and Hebert '48 supplied many of the longer hits. For regu- lar blows of the shorter variety Hartford '47, Pineau '48, and Thompson '47 could be relied upon. Moreover, capable replacements were found in Lucarelli '48, Laverdiere '49, and Win- ton '46. The team's record is as follows: L. F. H. S. ll Wilton 7 L. F. H. S. 4 Farmington 2 L. F. H. S. 4 Mexico 3 L. F. H. S. 9 VVinthrop l L. F. H. S. 9 VVilton 0 L. P. H. s. 5 Iay 4 Q10 inningsj L F T-l S 7 Rumford 25 L. F. H. S. 19 Leavitt 5 L. F. H. S. 8 Winthrop 3 L. F. H. S. 7 lay 8 L. F. H. S. 2 Rumford 0 L. F. H. S. 10 Leavitt 6 L. F. H. S. 8 Mexico 4 ' L. F. H. S. 3 St. Dom 5 William Thompson '47 1946 ATHLETIC LETTERS AWARDED Boys awarded basketball letters were: Donald Kennedy '46, Clayton Wagner '46, Francis He- bert '48, Gerard Richards '48, Merriman Foster '47, Iames Reynolds '47, Norman Laverdiere '49, Donald Anderson '46, William Thompson '47, Edward Cloutier '47, Mgr., and Paul Letourneau '47, Ass't Mgr. Boys awarded baseball letter were: William Thompson '47, Francis Hebert '48, Clayton VVagner '46, lustin Hartford '47, Donald Ken- nedy '46, Merriman Faster '47, Martin Pineau '48, Iames Reynolds '47, Gerald Sharlow '47, Norman Laverdiere '49, Olindo Lucarelli '48, Glendon Winton '46, and Norman Bilodeau '49. Cheerleaders awarded letters: Rita Ward- well '48, Mary Hoag '47, Evelyn Bucklin '49, Russell VVagner '48, Malcolm Cummings '48, and Clifford Putnam '48. - FOOTBALL - 1946 The return of L. F. H. S. to the gridiron last fall after a Five year interlude caused much re- joicing as well as apprehension. The boys, under Coach Sullivan's guidance, soon demon- strated that their calibre of play was on a par with that of more experienced elevens. The team's popularity was confirmed by the fine attendance at the games. Playing a formidable Q FOOTBALL TEAM Upper Picture-Front Row fleft to rightjz Francis Hebert '48, Orie Wellman '48, Thomas McKenney '47, Norman Laverdiere '49, Paul Letourneau '47, Robert Doiron '48, William Thompson '47, Armand Caouette '48, Martin Pineau '48, Paul Tessier '48. Second Row: Coach Sullivan, VVillard Parker '50, Norman Bilodeau '49, George Barclay '48, Sherwood Baston '50, Winston Coombs '48, Burnell Dow '48, Arthur Richards '49, Merriman Foster '47, 2nd Ass't Manager, Merwin Hall '50. Third Row: Manager, Justin Hartford '47, Fred Bar- clay '49, Donald Parker '47, Norman Flagg '47, Henry DiSotto '49, Roland Therrien '49, Olindo Lucarelli '48, lst Ass't Manager, Malcolm Cummings '48. BASKETBALL TEAM Lower Picture-Kneeling fleft to rightb: Fred Barclay '49, Francis Hebert '48, Justin Hartford '47, Richard LaP0inte '49, Martin Pineau '48, Norman Bilodeau '49, Norman La- verdiere '49, James Reynolds '47, Burnell Dow '48, Standing: Coach Sullivan, Manager, Paul Letourneau '47, lst Ass't Manager, Malcolm Cummings '48, Clifford Putnam '48, William Thompson '47, Willard Parker '50, Merriman Foster '47, 2nd Ass't Manager, Norman Flagg '47, 3rd Ass't Manager, Lawrence Letourneau '50. Sun-Journal Photographer. W X er X x ww Q t gffwx 1 W R W? 54 f f :ff '1 7552552 .y K Qgyg, .1 S 11 2 xh..x,yc+ 122 f 5. 2 ,857 ' E M - Q ...f M , ye. 2 s, 'mm . wg ,,, - G, , iw? Vi kafay. -' V. 6.23 s X 1 72 THE BANNER schedule, a two-won and three-lost record was compiled. Old Orchard Conquers Andies The season was launched by a thrilling fray in which Old Orchard attained a 20-0 victory. This loss, however, did not discredit the Andies for they staged several long marches that were stopped just short of the goal line. Adding to the color of the game was a quick kick by an Old Orchard man which traveled ninety yards. Tessier, local lad, gained much ground through his line which showed itself to be potentially strong. L. F. H. S. Trounces Winthrop - Our boys vaulted back to whip Winthrop Z6-7 in a game which was highlighted by hard tackling and speedy running. Again Tessier paced the attack as he broke away for two long touchdown runs. Outstanding among the line- men were Red Therrien '48, Winston Coombs '48, and Bunny Dow '48, captain- elect for 1947. Green and White Topple Kents Hill Striking twice in the first half and once in the last half, the boys came through with an 18-0 win over a rugged Kents Hill eleven. Al- though the opposition threatened to score sev- eral times the Andies stopped the Hilltoppers short of the goal line. Foster's quick decisions proved invaluable. The team was aided on the defense by Tom Mclienney and Don Parker. St. Dom Upsets Andies A quick touchdown for the Andies in the opening minutes proved disastrous because thereafter they eased up. Consequently, St. Dom scored three times to win 19-6. Another factor contributing to Livermore's defeat was the opposing quarterback's ability in calling the correct plays at the right times. Hebert backed up the line nicely as Lucarelli played his usual steady game at center. L. F. H. S. Drops Game to Wilton By all odds the biggest disappointment of the season came as a result of our losing to Wilton, 19-5. Livermore scored first as a result of a pass from Hebert to Laverdiere. Foster and Mc- Kenney played fine football on the defense. VVilliam Thompson '47 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ORGANIZED AT L. F. H. S. Under the direction of Coach Sullivan a cross country team was formed at high school. All members of the team ran a 3 mile course daily in preparation for a cross country race that was held on the University of Maine's ZZ, mile course, November 8. Reintroduction of track at L. F. H. S. after an elapse of several years was part of a plan at high school to include more boys in athletics. The team consisted of Norman Laverdiere '49, Richard La Pointe '49, Vernon Crosby '50, Richard Bean '50, Robert Bean '50, Ernest Dube '50, Norman Flagg '47, VVillard Parker '50, Burnell Dow '48 and Manager Iustin Hartford '47. At Orono the team placed fourth, Richard La Pointe being the First L. F. H. S. runner. HOCKEY - 1947 The hockey team started practice late in the season with Archie Poulin serving as coach un- der the supervision of Coach Sullivan. The first game was slated with Kents Hill. This team swamped us,,8-0. Although not winning any games, our hockey team became a tough, fighting unit as time went on. Proof of this was in our last game with Lis- FOOTBALL AND CHEER LEADERS Left tupperb: Kents Hill Game Cawayj. Francis Hebert '48, passing. No. 95, Thomas McKenney '47, Merriman Foster '47, faking, and No. 84, William Thompson '47. Second left: Pile up in Kents Hill Game fawayj. No. 95, Thomas McKenney '47, No. 92, Merri- man Foster '47. Third left: Winthrop Game thomej. No. 87, Francis Hebert '48, No. 88, Martin Pineau '48, No. 92, Merriman Foster '47. Fourth left: Kents Hill Game fawayi. No. 92, Merriman Foster '47, Olindo Lucarelli '48, in background. Lower left: Kents Hill Game tawayj. No. 95, Thomas McKenney '47. Right fupperl: Kents Hill Game fawayb. Francis Hebert '48, passingg second right: Kents Hill Game fawayb. Norman' Laverdiere '47 with the ball, No. 92, Merriman Foster '47. Third right: St. Doms Cawayj. No. 81, Paul Tessier '48, Fourth right: St. Doms Cawayj. Francis Hebert '48, passing. No. 87, Norman Lavediere '49, Lower right: Cheerleaders. First row tleft to rightb: Donald Parker '47, Bertrand Dumais '47, Mary Hoag '47, Russell Wagner '48g second row: Margaret Bubier '50, Angela Lucarelli '50, Sadie Dysart '50, Evelyn Bucklin '48, Nancy Hoag '48, Brenda Jennings '50, Betty Ann Kinch '47, Lorraine Pike '50, Janine Dumais '47, and Gloria Moul- ton '48. Dr. Philip Cadieu, Photographer. fi 55 1, 5 34 5 X n ZW E, i I 1 Q A .. , WW, 1 , . as w Aw :Z ,.wfmmw'mvoif: wfffrwgzii :wifi fsefjgf' 2 'G+ if Q eww gf ,. 1 1 Yew? ' at WWA Zzxmiw MQ: if av. M vms.wm1wmz em 9 .1 zzwrxzfmmuzewfww hzaffzwmw sa Aw 1 5W.w.L.w.,,1,f , A w ,W , , Y. A , , 1 74 Ti-in BANNER bon Falls. The Final score was 2-2. This team had previously beaten us 10-0. During the season we played such teams as Lisbon Falls, Mechanic Falls, Kents Hill, Lew- iston, Dixheld and St. Dom. We are happy to say that serious injuries were scarce, the only casualty being William Mitchell '48, who received a broken wrist in the Dixfield game. Sprains and bruises, however, were old friends to us, but they were taken as they came. WVe are looking forward to a strong team and a successful season in 1948 and wish the team the best of luck. May its members have as much fun as we have hadl The 1947 line-up follows: Bertrand Dumais '47, right wing, VVilliam Mitchell '48, left wing, Iohn Houghton '47, centerg Winston Coombs '48, left defense, Bernard Baston '49, right de- fense: Harold Newcomb '47, goalie. Spares: Burnell Dow '48, George Barclay '48, Gilbert Andreii '50, Robert Doiron '48, Eddie Iacques '47, Edward Reed '50. Iohn Houghton '47 BASKETBALL 1946-7 L. F. H. S. Nips Rangeley 28--27 The Andies opened their '46 season with a win over Rangeley at Rangeley's gym. Hebert was the big gun for the Falls, scoring 16 points. Thompson, local center, very dependable on defense, held the Rangeley star G. Philbrick to 3 points. The team looked very good in win- ning its initial game. Andies Edge Eagles 37-35 The Andies won their second game in two starts as Hebert paved the way with 20 points, followed by Laverdiere with 8. The team played fairly well on defense with the Wilton team having the edge on rebounds with its added height. L. F. H. S. Torn by Bulldogs 47-24 The Andies did not live up to their previous form, as a highly rated Madison team tossed basket after basket. At the half Madison had a nine-point lead and increased it to 17 points at the third quarter, gaining a 23-point advan- tage as thegun sounded. Rams Butt Andies 46-18 A superior Cony team flounced over a shorter, less experienced L. F. H. S. team to the tune of a 28-point margin. The Andies used twelve men as they went down fighting in their fourth game of the season. Cony led by l point at the quarter and increased her margin to 10 points at the half. From then on the game was a slaughter. Farmington Trips L. F. H. S. 29-25 Despite a sluggy Andie team, the Greyhounds had only a 4-point margin as the game ended. The Greyhounds led all the way, never having, however, more than a four-point lead. Hebert and Foster tallied for L. F. H. S. with 9 and 8 points respectively. Andies Edge Bliss 33-31 The Andies edged past a much taller Bliss squad, thus eking out a two-point win. L. F. H. S. led throughout the contest. Hebert and Foster were again the big guns, ending with ll points each, while Putnam tallied 6. L. F. H. S. Edges Wilton 36-35 For the second time in the season, the Andies slipped past Wilton for a one-point thriller. Once again Frannie Hebert paved the way with 18 points as Putnam and Foster played a bang- up defensive game. L. F. H. S. Beats Winthrop 24-19 A very weary Andie team got by Winthrop High School by five points. The contest was very slow with the score being 7 to 5 at half- time. The scoring was divided as the game turned into more of a defensive tilt. Only two Winthrop men scored. Q BASKETBALL AND WINTER SPORTS TEAM Left tupperbz First Jay.Game: No. 7, Fran- cis Hebert '48, No. 4, Jud Hartford '47g mid- dle left: Madison Game: No. 11, Richard La Pointe '49, lower left: Winter Sports Team. First row fleft to rightl: Norma Lewis '50, Grace Rideout '50, Ronald Richards '48, Ken- neth Dumais QP. GJ, Philip Fournier '48, Ar- nold Sturtevant '47, second row: Richard Fournier '50, Russell Lovaas '50, Arthur Rich- ards '49, Norman Littlehale '49, James Wil- liams '47, Merwyn Hall '50, Robert Bean '50, Richard Bean '50, Melvin Fuller '49. Right tupperjz Cheerleaders in action dur- ing Jay Game at Murray Hallg middle right: J. V. Game at Winthrop: William Kinch '50 in foreground, Willard Parker '50 in back- ground, lower right: Madison Game tawayjz Francis Hebert '48, shooting. Photographers, Dr. Philip Cadieu, and Romeo Langelier who did the cheerleader scene fupper rightj. E if 5:3 M Q. w E K if 'li K S 3 W, cm 5 2 33 3 a S E S 2 K 2 Z S 2 E Ii 26 Q X1 2 3. EQ x 's 45 Q 5 2 2 S E ,- C , ,, . f J Q JM vfwkgga, Lmfwffk . W H W-M ,wk -- 1 mm-f 1, 1-f.z:mw..r.-44 zfzgwwzzwwfs WWW,fm-,Wwwm:fw,.,,,g 1- xwewffws. 1 M. Wf1Ww,NXW.,,x,.W,-.f. M Mwu-MM,,.,A.:.,.f,w,.w.,zv., wxmw,-H-W MM-q..,A,.. W M ..W,f,M,,.4 M, ,iq T6 THE BANNER Andies Snap Saints 50-34 Ianuary 10, 1947, the Andies rolled over a less experienced St. Dom team by a 50-34 count. Hebert led the fray with 18 points, followed by Foster and Laverdiere with 9 each. LaPointe was especially effective in rebounding. - Andies Slay Tigers 51-32 On Ianuary 14, 1947, the Andies met their arch rivals of the court game, the Tigers from lay. Having only a two-point edge at half- time and a six-point edge at the three quarter mark the Andies stretched it to a 19-point lead by the end of the game. LaPointe and Pineau led the attack with ll points each, while Foster and Laverdiere were effective in rebounding. Hallowell Nips Andies 43-41 Despite the effects of a tight zone defense in a cracker box, Livermore came back from a twelve point disadvantage at the third period to make the game a thriller to the very end. Hebert was high man for the Green and White, shooting in twelve from the floor and two from the foul line for a grand total of 26 points. L. F. H. S. Slaps Phillips 50-35 A scrappy Phillips team held the Andies to a seven-point advantage as the third period rolled around. Then in the 4th period Livermore scored thirteen points to Phillips, live to come out a 15-point winner. Hebert was high man with 24 points, followed by LaPointe with 8. Foster and Laverdiere were very potent off the ltackboard. Andies Rap Farmington Normal Ivs. 48-35 The Andies rolled over a surprised Farming- ton quintet by a 48 to 35 score. Leading all the way, L. F. H. S. gained 14 points to Farm- ingtonis 9, having a 13-point edge as the final whistle sounded. Hebert led the attack with 23 points, followed by Foster with 10. L. F. H. S. Trips Madison 43-42 VVith Hebert tossing in two baskets from mid floor with less than a minute of playing time left, the Andies edged Madison by one point. The game was a thriller throughout, LaPointe and Hebert paving the way with 12 and 19 points respectively. Tigers K. O. Andies 58-33 A determined Iay team rolled over a hapless Andie team to a 25-point win for the first time in five years. The locals were hampered by the loss of Foster who retired early in the second period by the 5-foul route. lay led all the way increasing its lead as each quarter rolled around. L. F. H. S. Raps St. Dom 44-34 The Andies ended the St. Dom series for the ,46 and '47 season by taking a second win. However, the game was much more exciting than the score shows as St. Dom was much im- proved. Hebert was big man with 21 points, followed by Foster with 10. Pintos Nab Andies 42-35 The Mexico quintet led throughout the game at Mexico. At the third quarter the Andies were 4 points down but couldn't resist the final splurge by the taller Mexico lads. Hebert and LaPointe were the key men with 13 and 9 points respectively. Rumford Outclowns Andies for 39-28 Win ln one of the slowest games of the season the Panthers forged ahead to eke out an 11-point win. The Andies were led by Foster and La- Pointe with 8 and 7 points each. Kents Hill Stops L. F. H. S. 63-44 Kents Hill rolled over the hapless Andies by a 65-44 score on the formerls home Hoor. The fast passing Kents Hill quintet had little difli- culty in scoring a triumph. Hebert and Laver- diere led the attack for the Green and White with 13 and 10 points respectively. Mexico Nips Andies 42-38 - For the second time, the Pintos edged a iight- ing Andie quintet. The game was very fast for the Hrst quarter but settled down to a nip and tuck tilt from there on. Hebert, local for- ward, led the attack with 21 points. Q WINTER CARNIVAL AND HOCKEY Left fupperl: Skiing sceneg center: L. F. H. S. vs. Lewiston in hockey gameg lower left: L. F. H. S. vs. Lewiston. Right tupperl: Vivian Wilkins '47 and Her- bert Fuller '47 after coronation as Queen and King, the orchestra and murals in baekgroundg second right: L. F. H. S. vs. Kents Hillg third right: L. F. H. S. vs. Kents Hillg lower right: L. F. H. S. vs. Kents Hill. Photographers, Romeo Langelier '49 fall pictures on rightl, and Dr. Cadieu fleft column scenesl. Rm Q 1' t MMI if Hr gf Y- . 78 THE BANNER Bliss Clubs Andies 44--24 A much improved Bliss team rode over the Andies. The Andies substituted freely as the tournament game with St. Ignatius was two days away. The scoring was evenly divided with about everyone hitting. Kents Hill Edges L. F. H. S. 42-36 For the second time Kents Hill beat the Andies. However, this time it was anybody's ball game until, with a minute left to play, Kents Hill made three quick baskets, one of which' was nullified. Hebert and LaPointe paved the way as the Andies ended their '47 season. Merriman Foster, who is graduating this year, was voted Captain for the '46 and '47 season. WESTERN MAINE TOURNAMENT- CLASS B Andies Eliminated in First Round Play 48-30 The Green and VVhite were defeated in the closing minutes of a tight ball game with St. Ignatius during the hrst round of play. The game was very exciting throughout the 32 min- utes. The Sanford team had the advantage of speed and height. The Andies tied it up in the third period, but the Sanford lads surged ahead to win by I8 points. Leading the scoring parade were Hebert and Laljointe, the latter also excelling in rebound play. The cheerleaders for the second time in as many years received a small item in the Lewiston Daily Sun, compli- menting them on their superb performance. Iustin Hartford '47 GIRLS' BASKETBALL After a period of four years L. F. H. S. organized a girls' basketball squad under the leadership of Coach Given who was assisted by Myra Wagner. On the squad were Anita White '47, Dorothy Hall '47, Arlene Botka '47, Louise Taglienti '48, Ruth Flagg '48, Con- stance Chandler '49, Cynthia Rollins '49, Con- stance Rhodenizer '50, Iean Strout '50, Helen Houghton '50, Pauline Iacques '50, Norma Lewis '50, Barbara Babbie '50 and Rita Le- tourneau '50. The managers were Ianine Dumais '47-and Ann Mitchell '49. Although many of the girls were completely inexperienced, they showed good sportsmanship throughout the year and gained skill in playing very rapidly. L. F. H. S. 25-Bliss 40 The I.. F. H. S. girls opened the season Ianuary 6 when they played the Bliss College lassies. As the first game of the season the result was considered a good beginning for such an inexperienced team. Center C. Rollins led the scoring with 20 points. L. F. H. S. 27 - Wilton 26 lt was a hard task for the Green and White to play without one of its best forwards, C. Rhodenizer. At the half, Wilton was leading by a one-point margin I4-I3. During the sec- ond halt the accurate shots of the Andiette forwards won the game by one point. This marked the first victory for the L. F. H. S. girls' team. L. F. H. s. 14-lay 46 On Ianuary 15, L. F. H. S. met defeat at the hands of its old rival, lay High School. The forwards were unable to make accurate shots. L. Taglienti scored highest with 5 points. The entire team did its best, but when the final whistle blew, the score was decisively in Iay's favor. L. F. H. s. 30-Phillips 42 The Andiettes went to Phillips to play their second out of town game. Our girls worked hard to obtain a higher score but had little luck. High scorers were C. Rollins and C. Rhodenizer, each with a total of I2 points. L. Taglienti made 6 points. K - Q GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Upper Picture-Kneeling fleft to rightlz Pauline Jacques '50, Rita Letourneau '50, Norma Lewis '50, Grace Diamond '48, Theresa Dube '48, Jean Strout '50, Barbara Babbie '50, Janine Dumais '47 fMgr.J. Standing: Coach Jane Given, Helen Houghton '50, Arlene Botka '47, Anita White '47, Louise Taglienti '48, Dorothy Hall '47, Ruth Flagg '48, Connie Rhodenizer '50, Connie Chandler '49, Cynthia Rollins '49, Ann Mitchell '49 CAss't Mgr.J. ICE HOCKEY TEAM Lower Picture-Kneeling fleft to rightjz Edward Reed '50, Bernard Baston '49, William '48, Winston Coombs '48, Bertrand '47, Edward Jacques '47. Standing: Mitchell Dumais Norman Littlehale '49 QMgr.J, Raymond Rich- ards '49, Harold Newcomb '47, John Houghton '47, William Barclay '48, Donald Lavoie '50 fAss't Mgr.J, Nicholas Graban '50 fAss't Mgr.D. Sun-Journal Photographer. l I Ef iifxf' w'5l ?'! ' ---- f 1 11'--. w ..- . V x -vy, A ' fm -11 ,T7iiXZAkiw'11wfW ef' 12' ., ,V A QM? Qlwv , afwliib Aff, p-fm? 44 fx . 555 .1 fV'-z.myN ,,', f xvyff Q i,,g45W,, 'VXNW Q sy fab- Lpifil JQZX : .pn 80 THE BANNER ' L. F. H. S. 35-Madison 41 The L. F. H. S. girls nlet another defeat when they played their fifth game of the sea- son with Madison High School. Throughout the game the guards did their best to hold down their opponents. Due to the superior ex- perience of the Madison girls and their fast teamwork they gained a 6-point victory over the Andiettes. Fletcher, a speedy forward, was high scorer for Madison with 24 points. L. F. H. S. 14-Mexico 31 The boys and girls traveled to Mexico where the girls met another defeat. Despite the fact that the L. F. S. girls were able to practice only one night the week of this game, the Andiettes put up a good fight. L. F. H. S. 12-Iay 24 During the afternoon of February 12, the 1-xndiettes played a fast, smooth game with their old rival lay High School. The difference in the score of this second game with Iay indicated our team was improving rapidly. L. F. H. S. 26-Bliss 30 In a clean, hard fought game at St. Peter's Hall in Lewiston, L. F. I-I. S. girls met defeat at the hands of Bliss College. Again L. F. H. S. played on a large Hoor which made a great difference. At the end of the third quarter the score was 23-21 in favor of Bliss. The guards did a splendid job holding down their oppo- nents. C. Rhodenizer was high scorer with 20 points. L. F. H. S. 30eMexico 20 The Andiettes closed their season with a victory over the Mexico High School girls. The locals led throughout the game. C. Rollins scored highest with 12 points. C. Rhodenizer and L. Taglienti each scored 7 points. A. White, transferred from a guard position to forward in this game, scored 4 points. The Andiettes closed the season with three senior girls leaving the team. These girls of '47 wish much luck to the future teams at L. F. H. S. Louise Taglienti '48 Grace Diamond '48 NINETY DOLLARS REALIZED AT L. F. H. S. HARVEST SUPPER A harvest supper for the benefit of the L. F. H. S. athletic fund, was held Friday evening at the Universalist Church Vestry. A large group of people, consisting of local businessmen, teachers, parents and high school students, were present. A profit of approximately ninety dol- Iars was made. Much work was put into the supper by mem- bers of the high school commercial club, the home economics club and other students. Miss Betty Ann Kinch was chosen as chairman of the church committee. The students were greatly aided by several parents, who helped in the kitchen, and by others who donated food. Russell Wagner '48. FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS f PROFIT FOR L. F. H. S. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION On the evenings of March 20-21, Mrs. Cora Waite presented a play with a local cast of characters for the benefit of the Athletic Asso- ciation. The sum of four hundred and fifty dollars was realized which will be used for the purchase of uniforms for the different high school teams. CHEER LEADERS In accordance with the enlarging athletic program at L. F. H. S. the cheer leading squad is tripled. At the meeting held on November 13th, eleven girls and one boy were added to the group which was so prominent, especially at the class B tournament, during 1945-46. Last year's veterans, Mary Hoag, Evelyn Bucklin, Russell Wagner and Clifford Putnam, elected the following group to complete the squad: Brenda Iennings, Nancy Hoag, Betty Anne Kinch, Angela Lucarelli, Camille Du- mais, Sally Cox, Gloria Moulton, Lorraine Pike, Sadie Dysart, Margaret Bubier, Eloise Fortier and Donald Parker. Mary Hoag, '47, who, has been a cheer leader for three years, was elected captain. FRESHMEN WIN OVER SENIORS 40-22 IN INTRAMURAL GAME Paced by Danny Poisson, the L. F. H. S. freshmen scored an easy 40-22 victory over the seniors to clinch Hrst place in the boys' division. W T1-IE BANNER S1 The freshmen girls had previously won the girls' division championship. Playing on a slippery Hoor without the ser- vices of Dickie Fournier the freshmen were never headed as they jumped to a first period lead of 7-4. While Coach Iimmie Reynolds concentrated on stopping Willard Parker, the freshmen turned Danny loose. He took up the slack and scored seventeen points. The seniors were paced by Dickie Doiron with twelve points. Uutstanding, however, was the play of Tom McKenney who held Parker to five points while scoring seven him- self. i Laurence Letourneau '44. ATHLETIC INSURANCE This year L. F. H. S. athletes had the bene- lit of association with the Athletes' Accident Benefit Fund. This fund provides certified dental and medical costs for fractures, disloca- tions, lacerations, concussions, broken teeth, antitoxin treatments, and x-ray expenses re- sulting from injuries sustained during school sponsored athletic practices, contests, etc. Bene- fits as great as 15200 can be collected. For the small fee of one dollar or less many financial benefits can be obtained. An additional 35C payment may bring hospitalization benefits as great as 375. L. F. H. S. CARNIVAL SUCCESSFUL EVENT Livermore Falls High School held its first winter carnival Ianuary 17-18. The activities began Friday night with the Coronation Ball at Murray Hall. The hall was beautifully deco- rated with large murals on the two side walls and as a background for the stage. These murals of winter scenery and winter sports contestants were drawn by Mrs. V. Sullivan. Students who helped with the decorating were Nancy Hoag, Francis Hebert, Norman Bilodeau, Maxine Lake and Patricia Enstedt. The coronation ceremonies started at 9:00 p.m., at which time Stephen Grifiin, Superin- tendent of Schools, crowned Vivian Wilkins as the first queen of L. F. H. S. and Herbert Fuller as king. The procession headed by Mr. Griffin, Iames Reynolds, chairman of the carni- val committee, and Mary Hoag, came down the aisle followed by Paula Nadeau and Arthur Bonnevie who carried the crowns on satin pillows. Then came the members of the queen's court and their escorts, Iuliette Couil- lard and Merriman Foster, Jeanine Desjardins and Malcolm Cummingsg Louise Taglienti and Russell Wagner, Camille Dumais and Norman Littlehaleg Constance Chandler and Paul Holt, Ir., Edith Parker and Donald Lavoieg Lorraine Pike and Russell Lovaas. A bugle sounded announcing the king and queenis arrival. The queen was presented with a bou- quet of red roses and many nice gifts, con- sisting of a complete ski outfit, compacts, slip- pers, chocolates, sweaters and other articles. the queenls attendants were given mittens. After having been crowned by Supt. GriHin, the king and queen lead the Grand March, after which dancing was resumed. Girls and boys serving as ushers were Mar- garet Bubier, Angela Lucarelli, Brenda len- nings, Sadie Dysart, Thomas McKenney, Arnold Sturtevant, Philip Bailey and Richard Fournier. Ticket sales were in charge of Iohn Houghton, Gloria Moulton and Norman Flagg. Five state police offcers from Augusta did a fine job of keeping order both at the Carni- val Ball and at the sporting events held Satur- day a.m. at Dean's Hill. Saturday morning, Ianuary 18, the winter carnival ski meet at Deane's Hill was scheduled. Skiers were entered from Wilton Academy, Iay High and Livermore Falls High. The skiing events included slalom, downhill and jumping lcontests. The peak of excitement in skiing events came when the L. F. H. S. sensational jumper, jim Williams, defeated the agile Fournier of Iay, by jumping 52 feet. The results of the ski meet were as follows: Iay 1st, with 80 points, L. F. H. S. 2nd with 35 pointsg and Wilton Academy 3rd, with 15 points. Individual winners were: Downhill, R. Howes of lay Q26 secondsjg slalom, L. Duval of Iay Q40 feetj. Veterans' events were as follows: Slalom, P. Fournier of L. F. H. S. K15 secondsjg jumping, Williams of L. F. H. S. Q52 feetjg jumping, R. Fournier of lay Q42 feetj. As winner not only of jumping but also of slalom, Iay High was presented the cup by Livermore Falls High. Iames Williams, as best individual skier, was awarded a pair of ski poles for his excellent jumping. Prize for snow sculpture went to Maria and Ianys Mann. I FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Front Row Qseated left to rig'htJ: Linwood Morse '49, Harold Flaggz '50, Philip Lyman '49, Dwight Lamb '49, Arthur Nichols '49, Bernard Gray '50, Ronald Jacques '49. Middle Row: Paul Bibeau '50, Vernon Crosby '50, Louis Jones '49, Harold Virgin '48, Augustus Hood '49, Lyle Flagg '48, Clinton Bryant '49, Charles Dysart '47, Herbert Fuller '47. Back Row: Norman Littlehale '49, Norman Lake '48, Arthur Chase '47, Myron Tuttle '49, Romeo Langelier '49, Glen Partridge '47, Richard Reed '49. A G R I C U L T U R E CContinued from page 60j L. F. H. S. CLASSES ATTEND FARM LABOR SAVING DEVICE CARAVAN Twenty-sis agriculture students and seven- teen Home Economics students. escorted by Frederick Crouse and lane Given, visited the Farm Labor Saving Device Caravan in Auburn. The meeting was held at the East Auburn Grange Hall. The school bus provided the transportation for the trip. Russell VVagner '-Hi. HERBERT FULLER '47 RECEIVES F. F. A. AWARD Chosen because of his outstanding work in Vocational Agriculture and in the Future Farmers of America Organization, Herbert Fuller '47 received. as well as a cash award, thc achievement certificate presented by the Amer- ican Agricultural Foundation. lnc. of Ithaca. New York. During his school career Fuller has carried on several poultry and livestock projects, has repre' sented the school in various agricultural judging contests and competitive events, has been very THE BANNER R3 active in the local F. F. A. Chapter of which he is now president. This year he and Arthur Chase i-17 attended the National F. F. A. Victory Convention in Kansas City, Mo. Arthur Chase ,47 won a similar award last year. AGRICULTURAL TRADE SHOW Twenty-six students of Agriculture went with Mr. Crouse to the Trade Show at Lewiston, Wednesday, lanuary 22. The show with its many displays of modern farm equipment and interesting speakers proved to be entertaining and educational. THANKS TO OUR ADVERTISERS This year, more than ever, the Banner Board may say that the L. F. H. S. annual with all its expensive pictures is possible chiefly because of our very generous advertisers. This year's advertising almost reached an eight hundred dollar total-nearly three hundred dollars more than in l946. We thank these local and out-of-town friends. THANKS TO DR. PHILIP CADIEU For the use of his negatives, which have en- livened several of our snapshot pages, the Ban- ner Board thanks Dr. Cadieu heartily. 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Farmington ---- Maine N E 'III I I3 105 IHL ISAXIXILR Compliments of Hathaway - Richards BEAUTY SHOP MACHINE AND MACI-IINELESS PERMANENTS HELIQNE CURTIS COLD VVAVIQS Call I2-2 for Appointments COIIIIJIIHICIIIS of I WILTON LUNCH DEPOT S'I'RIili'l' I WILTON, MAINE .lUD'S SPORT SHOP I Sporting Sz Athletic Goods - Electrical Appliances RADIOS - CAMERAS - FISHING TACKLE, ETC. EVINRUDE S LAYVSON OUTBOARD MOTORS TEL. 803 - ' GRUMMAN ALUMINUM CANUES - I 1 'W1LTOgj'Mii BEISAW'S GARAGE DeSoto - Plymouth - G. M. C. Trucks - Sales and Service PARTSNACCESSORIES - ' IaoDY.sI FENDER WORK - PAINTING NORTH In - VVELDING N CUTTING - VIAINE Compliments ot MARBLES MODEL CLEANERS Specializing in the Best Dry Cleaning that Money Can Buy XVILTON 200-3 FARMINGTON 218-ll LIVERMORE FALLS 944 Tcl. N. B. 148-2 F f ll THE KYES AGENCY INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE IIOXI XRD Ii. KYES - NVIl.'I'UN, MIINIQ - CARLTON I SCCJIT TIIE BANNER 107 CHARLES E. HULL Special Agent NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 72 CHURCH STREET - Dial 2292 - LIVERMORE FALLS, ME. The Red 81 White Semi- Super Market Compliments of C . W . M O O R E Delivery Service Telephone Service Compliments of ARLENE'S RESTAURANT ALL HOME COOKING Regular Meals Served Daily Coniplimenls of BRYANT'S APPLE ORCHARD LIVERMORE FALLS - - MAINE T ED'S AUTO SERVICE WEST SIDE LIVLRMORE FALLS - Dial 2115 - MAINE General Repairs Good Gulf Products Compliments of DR. R. F. CUMMINCS 109 THE BANNER LIVERMORE FALLS RADIO COMPANY PHILCO AND MOTOROLA RADIOS PHILCO REFRIGERATORS ESSOTONE STOVES AND GAS SALES AND SERVICE WEST SIDE GARAGE BURCHARD C. NEWTON, Prop. Parts - Accessories - Gas Oil DIAL 313 LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE GENERAL AUTO REPAIRING 'PINE GROVE SERVICE STATION DANA A. FARRINGTON, Puop. GROCERIES AND CANDY Soft Drinks Lunches Ice Cream DEANE'S ESSO SERVICE STATION BATTERIES - ESSO GAS AND OILS - GREASING TEL. 526 58 MAIN STREET PLEASING YOU KEEPS US IN BUSINESS COIIIIJIIIIICIIIS of ROYLE'S STORE 25 KNAPP STREET LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE Compliments of DR. D. ROWELL ORR XVILTON, MAINE THE BANNER COIIIPIIIIICIIIS of E AIR VIEW CREAMERY MONICS VARIETY STORE I8 DEPOT STREET - Best Line of PIPES in Town - LIVERINIORE FALLS TOBACCOS - CIGARETTES - CIGARS HOT LUNCHES TONICS - ICE CREAM CANDIES SPORTING GOODS - KNICK KNACKS A Little Bit of Everything If You Don't See It, Just Ask For It COIIIPIIIIICIIIS of ARLENE'S BEAUTY SHOP MYRAUS, INC. HARDWARE, PAINTS, AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES PYREX AND ENAMEL VVARE 23 MAIN STREET LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE COIIIIIIIIIICINS of George Runten Post No. I0 The American Legion BERRY PAPER COMPANY STATION ERS - PRINTERS School Supplies - Paper Dealers LEVVISTON - 49 I STR ET - MAINE THE I XINNIR Compliments of Maillet Flooring 81 Rubber Products, Inc. R. S. MAILLET - PHONE 2240 - H6 NIIDDLE ST., LEVVISTON, MAINE The Auburn - Lewiston Surgical Appliance Co. Fitters of Trusses and Elastic Wear at ANDERSON Sz BRIGGS 24 Court Street - PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST - AUBURN, MIKINE I I BLISS BUSINESSSECOLLEEEOO EEOWK COURSES OF STUDY - Business ,4lZ'WIf71I'.fZ1'LZZI'071, Adm!-7ZI.5ll'dfI'UC SL'CI'L'l6l7'l.lll, Sec1'ctariul Science, Accounting, Business, Slenogruphic, C ombincd Business, Commercial Normal - Students received every Monday I VETERANS WELCOME and given counsel as to requirements for entrance to begin or Finish a business education. PLACEMENT SERVICE BLISS BUSINESS COLLEGE Lewiston, Maine Complinients of B. 81 E. MOTOR EXPRESS 19 KNIGHT STREET AUBURN, MAINE 'A Established 1889 7' FOCUS LEATHER STORE QUALITY LUGGAGE and PERSONAL LEATHER GOODS HARNESS SADDLERY TURF GOODS 123 Main Street Lewiston, Maine 'I III. LANNER Port Royal Chapter, F. F. A. Future Farmers Of America ,, ,,,,,,,- , ,WW , L W L , L L , NLE, ,,,,,. AYLLYAYL. .I. W. 81 W. D. RARKER MOTOR CARS AND ACCESSORIES Farmington, Maine 'N E 103 2 'I' A XI Farmers' 263 X SIVIALL'S JEWELRY STORE WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY Prop.. S. .I. Miller NI AIN S'I'RI41IiT LIVERMORE FALLS, MAINE C. W. STEELE COMPANY 46 Main Street FARMINGTON, MAINE Telephone 70--I FRO-JOY ICE CREAM - Special Orders . KEMP NUTS HIGH GRADE CONFECTIONERY Compliments OI Parker,S Confectionery Store Tel. 199--I Livermore Falls, Maine Complinients Of PHILLIPS STORE TWELVE CORNERS MAINE THE BANNER MARTHA WASHINGTON INN Lake Maranacook Winthrop A Maine ' For RATES AND ACCOMMODATIONS Contact EDSON R. COX, Mgr. Tel. 101-13 GENERAL MILLS, Inc. Farm Service Division FARM EQUIPMENT SERVICE AND REPAIR Dairy - Bziru - Milk - Poultry Supplies and Equipment FERTILIZER AND SEEDS AUBURN ILIRRO Farm Sr'f'L'fce FEEDS MAINE RAND and MOORE Domestic and Commercial Fuels Aiitlirueile - Run of Mine - Coke - Screened Biluininous SOCONY DISTRIBUTORS KEROSENE and MOBILHEAT H U D S O N SALES SERVICE Dial -- 2196 Services to CANTON, B-RETTUNS. NORTH TURNER, LEEDS, WAYNE, EAST LIVERMORE, LIVERMORE, RILEY, AND IAY l THE BANNER l -Af if D D llaked for you with ulrue, old-faghioned llnwn last flavor Folks everywltere prefer the extra-delicious, genuine New England goodness of B 81 M Brick-Oven Baked Beans. Beans baked as generations of New England housewives have baked 'e1n. Beans actually baked Knot steamedj in brick ovens and open bean pots all day long, with lots of pork and spicy sauces! Ask your grocer for other Quality New England Foods packed under the B SL M label. BURNHAM Sz MORRILL COMPANY Portland, Me. .k 'k