1915
Chuck Ingram writes in to say that he sees Justin McCarthy frequently. Mac is Chief Engineer for the St. Regis Paper Co. in the Northwest. Here is something for Thornt Pray to think about. Chuck says that Mac only concedes ten strokes to his son at golf. And what is so remarkable about that, you say? Well the boy is only 12 years old, so look to your laurels while you may. Ben Tobin bought out the distributorship for Continental Motors in nine states west of the Rockies with headquarters in Los Angeles and has been extremely busy getting the new organization started. Writes that his business will soon take him up where he can say hello to Chuck. Dick Redfield's daughter, Katchen, was married Aug. 16, to Mr. William H. McElwain of Boston, Mass. Mr. McElwain is a graduate of Harvard. Russ Rice is an engineer with Metcalf & Eddy in Boston, Mass., and as a side line is working on a building committee for a Needham Hospital. Paul Vining has joined the Grandpops Club, his daughter Polly having presented her husband with a son. Polly married a Mr. A. B. Van West, a Union grad, who is on the G.E. Traveling Auditor's staff, and they make their home in Schenectady, N. Y. George Ehinger, not content with adding two members to the Dartmouth alumni, Robert '43 and George Jr. '45, has sent in an application for his youngest son, Nelson, for the Class of 1952. Nelson is still only a growing boy, at present standing 6' 4", so it's a mighty good thing the roof of the basketball court was built so high in Alumni Gymnasium, before he sets foot on it.
Here's some news I gathered that will interest you golfers. I quote from a newspaper item:—"Did you ever hear of an ace on a par five hole? Truthfully, we never did, but WaltMeader of Tedesco came up with the next best thing. He holed out a four wood shot for a double eagle deuce on the par five 13th hole at Bass Rocks while playing in a four ball match. He had a stroke coming there and wound up with a net ace or four under par for one hole."
Hubert Sargent has just returned from a meeting of the Good Roads Association at St. Andrews, N. B. Hubert's children are all grown up, .two married and one in Norwich University. He reports that constructing and maintaining Vermont highways keep him very busy, especially with shortages of labor, material, and equipment, but finds time to do a bit of gardening and some fishing in Lake Champlain. In the Worcester Telegram of Sept. 23, 1947 appeared the following item: "Mr. and Mrs. James Jay Wilson (Ruth B. Boyd) of 87 Amherst St. announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Boyd Wilson last night in Memorial Hospital." So Ernie Boyd becomes a grandpop, also. Duze Lounsberry writes about the grand time he had with the StuHills in Boulder, Col. Duze, Helen and John (D '51) went out by train and were joined on one week-end by George (Jingles) Ingalls. George evidently cuts a very romantic figure, dressed in cowboy boots, whipcord trousers, and fancy shirt. He is with the National Park Service. Duze's daughter, Barbara, was with the Worcester Red Cross part of last summer, but has now transferred to Manchester, N. H., where she is located with the Children's Aid.
Chan and Dorothy Foster have recently returned from spending a couple of weeks' vacation in Nova Scotia. Probably needed a rest after auditing those Dartmouth College books in 90 degree weather. Ray Russell and family spent the month of August at their summer home in Canada. Ray's son, Dick, is a junior at Dartmouth and his youngest son, Frank, has enrolled in the present freshman class. Understand the Don Benninks were guests of Doc Noyes and his wife on the Cape this summer. Had another grand letter from JackJohnson of Ashland, Ohio. Jack's daughter, Winifred, graduated June 11, from Western Reserve University with honors (cum laude) along with her Bachelor of Arts degree. She was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa and was also a member of the Lux Honorary Society, lota Sigma Pi fraternity, and Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority. She majored in chemistry and was the recipient of the Hippolyte Gruener prize for merit in chemistry and the Tower Prize, the highest award in the Chemistry
Dept. at Reserve, given for excellence in Physical Chemistry. Now doing research work in Internal Medicine in the University Hospital in Cleveland, she is registered for graduate work to obtain a Master's degree. Jack's boy is a junior in high school and at present has a leaning for Case Tech. David is quite musical, Jack states, and was a member of the All-Ohio Boys Band that played at the Ohio State Fair this summer before a total attendance of 250,000.
From Bobby Bigelow comes the good word that Jiggs Donahue has secured a position with the Allied Import-Export Agency in Minden, Germany (British Zone). I know the class will rejoice at this news although it means giving up home, friends, and relatives in Paris. It should prove to be very interesting work for Jiggs, organizing the German exports so they can sell them abroad for hard currency, thus enabling them to pay for food and other imports from the United States and England, and saving about $500,000,000 of tax payers' money per year in the two countries. In other words—make the Germans pay their own bills. I understand that Stew Paul '16 was instrumental in securing Jiggs the position. Dave Markham has been appointed "Director of Conservation and Reforestation for the Republic of El Salvador, Central America." He will fly there in September to organize and direct the work under a two year contract. Dave's wife, daughter five, and son eleven, will accompany him. His oldest son, 20, is in the U.S. Navy. Dave was Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for 14 years in Oklahoma. Paul Gibson writes in that he and his wife hope to be in Hanover on Oct. 23 and 24 to attend the meeting of the Hopkins Memorial Fund of which he is the representative from Virginia.
Jack Mason sent me a letter from FrankEkstrom with a picture of Frank's youngest son, Peter Walden, born April 23, 1946, enclosed. Wish I could print the picture to let you all see what a bright looking youngster he is. Frank has had a very serious illness, but with gradual improvement in his health, we hope to welcome him back to Hanover in 1950. He has been an expert on lens grinding at the Frankfort Arsenal for a quarter of a century. At present he and his wife are centering their activities on line etchings and aquatinting which were their hobbies before the last war. From the Hanover Inn comes word that the Mowry's, Mac Donald's, and Stevens's enjoyed the Hanover air during the month of September. During the same month, at the American Insurance Convention at Swampscott, Mass., Al Bradley was one of the principal speakers. His topic was the need for revision of the nation's tax laws and regulations, so that venture capital again may be accumulated and invested to make possible the formation and growth of small business. I believe most of us will second that.
Under the title "America's New Defense Team," the New York Times of Sept. 21, carried a picture and editorial on Jim Forrestal. I quote from part of it:—"Because of his capacity for intensive intellectual activity and thorough planning, he is, at 55, regarded as one of the Administration's most capable officials. He handpicks his men for their knowledge and energy. Terse and business like in demeanor, he is nevertheless of friendly and persuasive disposition." Also the Oct. 6 issue of Life has devoted much space to the story of his life which should be interesting reading for all your Fifteeners.
The opening of the new football season brought out a goodly representation of Fifteeners at Worcester, Mass. All those present experienced a great thrill to see the Big Green, outweighed 20 lbs. per man, thrice throw back the onslaught of the Holy Cross team within our five yard line. Among those present at the game (and I hope I didn't miss any) were Bill, Marion and Louise Huntress,Sid and Bob Bull with their wives, Ray andEthel Russell, George and Charlotte Simpson with their two sons, Parker and Whitcomb,Chan, Dorothy and Rebecca Foster, Wid andBlanche Morey with their friends the Fosters, who have two sons at Dartmouth, Bud andFlorence Doe (the apple kings of Harvard, Mass.), Bobby and Anna Bigelow, Ernie andBeatrice Boyd, Ronnie and Mary Aronowitz,lack Mason, Rich Richardson, Cloughie, DukeSullivan, Ray Kendall and yours truly. The Springfield delegation sent regrets because of a previous engagement, the same being the wedding of Russ Chase's daughter, Barbara, to Mr. Philip S. Squire, in the South Congregational Church in Springfield, Mass., the same afternoon. At this writing the Syracuse game is past history, but will try and include those attending it in my next column. Don't forget your secretary can use all the news you can gather.
THE CLOUGHS AT HOME: Marjory and Eben Clough '15 can prove that Ipswich, Mass., is famous for love birds as well as for those publicized clams.
Secretary, 11 Paul Revere Rd., Westwood Hills Worcester 5, Mass.
Treasurer, Ames Bldg., 1 Court St., Boston 8, Mass.
