Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-11

Germans and Austrians are, but who
in tunket are these 'Tootans'""
Maine GOSSIP
Tomorrow May Not Come.
Detroit Free pressl
Tomorrow may not come. What then?
Today would be my last with men
From dawn TO dusk. my final chance
To WELD for truth a shining lance,
And these would he my last few hours
To prove my worth and use my powers,
And with the setting OF the sun
My work Of life would all be done,
And l. should be remembered here
Just as my record should appear.
Oh. lei me live and toll today
So that if am called away
| need not pass and leave behind
single deed or word unklnd.
There is indication that there will
be but little shipping from here dur
ing the summer, says the Portland
Express. The majority of the big
boats that have come here during
the winter will hereafter make Ca
madam ports. There will, however,
be the usual number of trampS here
during the summer. although there
are no specific sailings announced.
There are many lumber laden craft
scheduled for the weeks to come to
furnish materials for the extensive
ship building that is now under way.
The girls of the Jordan High
School of Lewiston have set an ex-
ample which might profitably be
followed by the girls of other high
schools, and undoubtedly will, if it
can be carried out. They want to
form branch of the Farm Volun-
teer Workers. and go out themselves
! on the farms to help in the increased
work this summer, by helping the
farmers wives. Their volunteer
plan has the approval of the school
authorities, and is now being dis
cussed with different State leaders.
Unique as it is, ii seems that these
girls have found a definite field for
their work, that will be perhaps in
valuable.
Besides building wooden chips to
help swell the ranks of the Amer-
can merchant marine, Bangor and
other places on the Penobscot river
may yet manufacture concrete ships.
which are now being launched at
several shipyards on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and are proving
to be successful, announces the
Commercial. Manager George Gu
ozzo of the Bangor Cast Stone Prod
uCts co. has made a definite pro-
posal to the government regarding
the manufacture of ships at the
plant Of his yard, which, by a coin
cidence, happens to be located on
site that would be ideal for ship
building purposes, and also has
workmen who are skilled in making
concrete products. The L. S. Ship
ping Board, to which the overturcs
have been made, is in a receptive
mood and has suggested further
correspondence with the concrete
ship division of this board, to whom
Mr.. Cuozzo will address further cor
respondence.
Hon. William Widgery Thomas
formerly United States minister to
Sweden, with his family will pass
the summer months at Squirrel
Island. occupying a suite at the
Squirrel Inn.
Leading packers in Maine an
nounce that price around five
cents a pound for sweet corn (cut
from the cob) should be paid TO
growers the coming season. They
indicate that while they are cooper
ating with the government in effort
TO reach maximum production, the
purpose can be accomplished only if
the farmers accompany in the same
patriotic spirit the planting of lib
eral acreage required. The figure
named is fully one cent better than
last year.
The Bangor Railway 6; Electric
Co. crew which is building a tenn
porary bridge at Six Mile falls over
kenduskeag stream for general traf-
fic, will complete the work this noon,
1t is expected, when traffic. which
has been interrupted several weeks
by the breaking down of the old
bridge, Will be resumed, reported the
Bangor News on Friday. The tenn
porary bridge for the street railway
was completed two weeks ago and
the cars have been running there as
usual The crew will begin work
this afternoon at the bridge at
Morse 4 Co.'S mill, which the nuh. |
lie utilities commission has ordered
strengthened before heavily loaded
freight cars will be allowed to cross
1t again. Heavy supports will he
placed under the span which is con-
sidered rather weak for the fuI,v
loaded cars, and when the structure
is pronounced safe by the commits
sion traffic by trolley will be re-
sumed there. At present the freight
cars discharge and receive at Morse.s
siding, passenger service being nm
interrupted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow H. Consnt !
OF Turner street, Auburn. on Thurs.
day, May ., celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. They kent
open house to their friends during
the afternoon, and in the evening
had a family party at which GO rela-
tlves were present. They were the
recipients Of many congratulations
Gal