1937

We always try to work the Fund telethon in June for free calls to you folks for news. Our stint this year was limited to one night because of the visit of a business principle from Australia. Thus our news is limited. Gene Jones was ably assisted by Ralph Griffith, however, so all calls got made.

Ray Dickinson had only to say he had been contacted by Jake Mosser. Fran Gray retired a year ago October after serving ten years as executive director of Winchendon (Mass.) Housing Authority. He and Laura spent seven weeks in Florida, with plans to continue living in Rindge, N.H., for the time being.

Jack Kenney, that dedicated tennis teacher, has expanded. For three years he has been working with handicapped kids all over New Hampshire, including Crotchet Mountain. Bill and Patty Rotch have been helpful with promotion and photographs. Jack tells of working up a program for blind kids at Perkins Institute using a ball hanging from the ceiling and sound effects. He was approached by the New Zealand government, to whom he submitted written material on his program. Jack, you deserve much credit for your wonderful work. He also told us neighbor Phil Robertson still builds homes and does general carpentry.

John Milne said Don McKinlay had been around for a trustees meeting and that Jud Smith retired as administrator for Mary Hitchcock Hospital and is now involved in real estate in the Hanover area.

Dick Moore retired after 19 years as guidance counselor at Monadnock Regional High School, saying something about Angus cattle farming. Joe Tardiff continues toward his goal of climbing all 4,000 mountain peaks in New England. Wol Gaines goes right along in retirement teaching at the Maine Police Academy.

Alby Chester was so mad at us for not giving him more coverage in this column on his fishing trip to England last year that he is going back this year. His manufacturers rep business has recovered from its slump, so Alby is happy again. Walt Garf, long-time steerer of football athletes to Hanover, was sorry to see a prime candidate named Dave Sims end up at Brown - says to watch for that name. Wes Wallenius stays at teaching with no thoughts of retirement.

Fred Kennedy retired from General Dynamics. He had taught himself drafting in electrical designing and remains very busy on his own working with small companies, including G.E.! Ed Martin has the distinction of receiving honorary degrees from Suffolk and New England Law Schools last year. He also held a debate with Archibald Cox at a Massachusetts Bar Association meeting.

Al Romanow expanded his corrugated box business by adding two sons and moving to a larger building on Old Colony Boulevard in Boston. No man for handing out largesse and big titles, he has one son sweeping floors and the other driving a truck, but he holds great promise for both. His ex-business-neighbor Crawf Ferguson has pulled his Victor Coffee Company completely out of retail. He now puts up for private label for McDonald's and other like enterprises. He finds business more relaxing away from all the promotion expense and price cutting. The big decision was made when P&G came out with Folgers.

Jackie and Park Johnston finally sold that giant old drafty home overlooking Lake Michigan and moved to Montecito, Calif., near Santa Barbara. No details yet. Corky and Mutt Ray pulled up stakes in Chappaqua, moving to his old family homestead called Road's End in Pawling, N.Y. It has been in the family for 59 years. This is not a retirement move, just common sense. Jean and Jim Luttrell retired last June, sold both cars, rented their Natick home, and have rented a place at Cruz Bay, St. John, Virgin Islands, to see if they want to make that permanent. We shall miss them at fall reunions and football weekends.

Ben Marion returned from Japan last June after working there for five years. He has friends in Wellesley, from which base he planned to seek out a retirement home in Maine, a place with a view, as he has been more increasingly confined to home in late years.

We would much appreciate hearing from all you movers with new addresses as well as plans.

10 Colby Road Wellesley, Mass. 02181