1931
Guest Editor this month is Shep Wolff, the Hoimet of Dogford Road, who is responsible for the entire body of this column this month, excepting the first paragraph which reminds you once more that this is the year of the Fabulous Fortieth!
It won't be long now before Irv(Butch) and Gert Bettman and Johnnyand Lucy Cogswell will be heading for Hanover for retirement—the Bettmans to build and the Cogswells to move into a house they were smart enough to buy some years ago. Several nice messages from Smokey Joe Adams and Reiko from Japan indicate their complete happiness. Smokey experienced several rather rugged operations but says that "the devoted attention of Navy doctors and my loyal wife, whose ministrations surely stem from the angels" made it possible for him to weather the ordeal "and am back on my feet and will soon be back at my regular job of teaching." Joe's experience, like that of Eddie Stokes, and others, I'm sure, proves again that you can't keep a good man down! Went Eldridge contacted Joe when he was in Tokyo "to give a paper in Kyoto."
A nice note from Mrs. William Alton (Carol) telling that "Bill's up to his ears at the moment." Was there ever a moment when Bill wasn't? Several nice notes from Dick Holbrook prove that he is far from settling down and is now "creative director" for an advertising agency in Phoenix. A Happy New Year message from the Slaughters is hard to believe—how they can keep going at such a pace is unbelievable—and how so many people can get involved in one family is astounding, much less hard to keep track of!
Along these lines, Gladys Benson is baby sitting while daughter Carolyn has her second. Johnny is another guy who is busy as the proverbial one-armed paper hanger. John Cole mailed his dues payment from the Lake Placid Club on 12/31/70. How loyal a man must be to think of such things while on vacation. Thanks, John.
Come July 1, Baxter Ball will retire from Mobil Oil after forty years with the company. Bax, who has been vice president for marketing in the international division since 1965, joined General Petroleum Corporation, then Mobil's west coast affiliate, as a salesman after graduation. In 1953 he became gen- eral sales manager of General Petroleum, and in 1957 was elected a director. The following year, the Ball family moved to the east coast when Bax became general sales manager of Mobil's North American division. He and his wife Betty live in Greenwich, Conn.
Charlie Hubbard, now of Chelsea, Vt., was the first to send in a donation to the Red Rolfe Memorial Fund. Bill Minehan's 40th Reunion Special Gifts letter is a dandy—full of enthisiasm, spirit, devotion and typical Minnehanian that it should be hard for any of us to refuse his request! He retired at the end of last year and commits himself and Mary for six months' work on the program. Nice going,' Bill.
Rod Hatcher ('31 -'32) was in Hanover with Katie and the report is that "they look wonderful and are wonderful." Like Joe Adams, Rod had quite a time for himself so it's good to know he's OK again. JohnnyClarke, just retired, didn't take more than a minute to pull up stakes and get to Holden Beach, Supply, N.C. 28462. Always nice to hear from Sam Taylor but sad to hear of the death of his wife Augusta. Hope your sons will keep you busy traveling for visits now, Sam.
Delcie (Jack) Bean and his good wife are always on hand for class support and have once again expressed themselves about the Red Rolfe Memorial.
Red Gristede's degree of participation and his note about Red Rolfe are truly wonderful—many such class personal relationships probably did not and do not exist. Charlie Schneider hopes to make reunion in June but much depends on Ruth's health—here's hoping for the best, Ruth!
Health problems are not few. EddieO'Connor's note states, "Just recuperating from severe surgery. Getting ready for retirement." Jim Swift says that "1971 found me flat on my back" and that he finds retirement presenting some readjustment as well as reduced income problems. The betting is that you'll lick 'em all, Jim!
Bob and Jean Dilley are on a sailing trip from Chesapeake Bay to Bahamas and return. They spent Christmas in Nassau with their children on their own boat. BillSteck still gets around plenty and saw the Guernseys and the Clarksons at the Cornell game. "I drove up in the A.M. and home the same day with two other Dartmouth nuts, 650 miles plus and bad weather—not bad for an old gaffer." Agreed, Bill!
(More from Shep next month, and we can be thankful that we have such a great Class treasurer and "anchor man" as he is. Between Parker Soule and him we can get anything done in Hanover!)
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