Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-05

When the plant of big manufacture
ing corporation closes and its employees
are laid off for period impossible 10
actually determine. there is more or less
speculation as to its cause and there
are many idle and sometimes ugly ru.
mors rife among those who are inter
ested only insofar as they are person.
ally concerned.
The temporary closing OF the Amert-
can Wooden Cos. plants in Skowhegan
has laid off a large number of employees.
There is no secret reason for this. The
causes are very apparent and very rea-
sonable. These plants IA we'll as nearly
all of the company's plants in New Eng
land have been rushed with war orders.
The sudden cessation of fighting caused
an equal immediate change in the plans
at Washington. This resulted in the
cancella ton of contracts for all sorts
of war material. which included army
cloth. The Skowhegan mills were act
ually more fortunate than the majority
of mills, as they were allowed to COM
plete their contract which expired Nov.
80. quite number Of days after the
signing OF the armistice.
IT Is always slow process to change
from one line Of goods to another.
which must be considered. Samples OF
domestic cloth are now being woven and
these goods will be exhibited in the
markets about Jan. ! and it is expected
manufac lure of domestic cloth on or
about Jan. Is. This Is reasonably sure
as it is the opinion of those who should
know that the governments wool hold
ings will be released very soon. thus in
surfing a considerable reduction in price.
While the large weekly payroll means
a great deal to the people of Skowhe-
gan, its loss for a few weeks should be
taken as a part of bur sacrifice for the
cause and with the same splendid Spirit
which we have thus far never failed TO
show.
A special conclave Of De Molay Com
mandery. No. 10, 4. T., was held at r.
NJ. Tuesday and In the evening a regn-
lar conclave. Orders # the Red Cross,
Malta and Temple were conferred upon
three candidates from Dexter. Supper
was served at $50 by Mrs. Kate Simp-
ron, caterer. A large number of out
of-town knights we're present
Master George HAYES, a member Of
the pig department of the Boys ami
Girls Agricultural . Club. marketed q
pig Tuesday which dressed $50 pounds.
The pig weighed q pounds when pUr.
chased and was fattened in 1893 days.
Young Halves has kept a complete rec
ord Of his work which will be submitted
to the State authorities. He has one
more pig which was purchased at the
same time as the one above mentioned
and which weighed 90 pounds. He ex-
poets to make a still better record with
this one.
Miss Lois Comber OF West Forks, who
was graduated from Ekowhegan high
school last year. LETT Wednesday for
Portland. where she will enter Maine
General hospital for training.
Mrs. r. L. Marston went to Boston
Tuesday to pass several days visiting.
She was joined at waterville by Mr.
and Mrs. Clair Marston.
Mrs Forrest Goodwin. Mrs. Vivian
Woodbury. and Mrs. Lola Blunt, who
visited in Boston during THANKSGIVING
week. have returned home.
r. W. Briggs left Monday for Boston
and New York. After few dsys bus.
mess visit he will continue his journey
to Oklahoma.
Miss Mildred b. Foss Of The Forks,
who base been In town for several
weeks owing to the illness Of her grand
father Charles York. returned to her
home Tuesday. Mr.. York has been re.
ceiving treatment at Somerset hospital
but has 30 far recovered - to be re-