1938

In New England there is, as we all know, a Northampton, Mass., where Smith is. There is also a North Hampton, N.H., and that is where Bob Southworth is. Bob is not only there, but he's one of North Hampton's three selectmen, elected at that town's town meeting in March by about a two-to-one margin. Following retirement after 34 years with Mobil Oil in New York City, Bob returned to North Hampton, of which members of his family have been residents for generations. Prior to his election' as selectman, Bob had served on the town budget committee for three years and as clerk of the North Hampton zoning board.

Speaking of Southworths, a phone call from our treasurer, Gus, a while ago, reported that he's heard from Ben Walkley, and Ben mentioned that he had a daughter who was studying, or maybe just living, in Florence, Italy. Your secretary is only sorry that he didn't have that information when he was there.

Our kind class newsletter editor, DanMarshall, included news of my safari in a recent Pace Setter, so I asked him for some data on him for these notes, and I am happy to convey the following. Living in San Antonio, Texas, as we all know, Dan and Ruby have a daughter, married to a professor at the University of Kansas, and two sons. Dan is district sales manager for the Gorham Silver Company, whose headquarters are in Providence, R.I. Dan reports that in Houston, which 1 guess isn't very far from San Antonio as Texans think of distances, there is "a sizable '38 contingent - HerbChristiansen with Gulf Oil; Jock Grether, a contractor; Dr. George Zeluff; and John Jameson, a forest owner." Dan says he also sees Jack Scarborough in Austin from time to time. Thanks very much for your letter, Dan.

I was also very grateful for a note from Warren Chivers, a member of the faculty at Vermont Academy in Saxons River, Vt., although the information he conveyed was inevitably sad. Warren had had reason to get in touch with Chet Emerson and had been shocked to learn that he had died last fall, just before Thanksgiving. I've expressed the sympathy of Chet's classmates to his widow Mary; her address is 1 Intervale Rd., Kennebunk, Maine 04043.

Not long ago Jim Cotter sent a clipping with news of the appointment of Ed White as executive vice president and general manager of operations of the combined H. P. Hood Companies. Under the new organization of the companies, H. P. Hood has centralized executive responsibilities for its New England dairy operations, Florida citrus business, and its Clearfield Cheese Company of Pennsylvania.

The annual dinner of the Dartmouth Club of Maine took place in early April at the Falmouth Country Club, outside of Portland. Attending from Damariscotta were Bill Emerson '34 (John's older brother) and 1938's secretary; however, the closest to a classmate that I saw or talked with was Bill Niss '36. The Portland, Maine, area has a large number of Dartmouth alumni, considerably younger than we are. Many of them have extremely attractive wives, also considerably younger than we are.

By the time you read these notes, the 1976 Alumni Fund campaign will be nearing its conclusion. 1938 proved it was amazing with its performance in its reunion year two years ago. But a reunion year comes only once in every five. Let us by our contributions prove that '38 is still and continuingly amazing this and every year.

Secretarr, Box 187 Damariscotta, Maine 04543

Class Agent, 63 Hotchkiss Lane, Madison, Conn. 06443