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"God's Tugboat - Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" 1949
Page 31
October, 1949
MAINE COAST FISHERMAN
GOD'S TUGBOAT
together before any OF Com cpen
Jersey More than the allotted time
East Coast Yachtsman
their dinner pails.
was used in clam discusions during
the tax days of meetings and this
Names Maine Sea Coast
Cranberry Island was represented
NEWS FROM THE
in the Bar Harbor Hospital for
gathering served to point up the fact
SEA COAST MISSION
short time by Mr. Carl Hardy, who
that the clam is now receiving alten-
Mission As Beneficiary
BOAT "SUNBEAM"
surprised everyone by giving up his
tion due for a long time and that
BAR HARBOR A prominent
appendix It was quite a novelty to
cooperative action and exchange of
east coast yachtsman has left the
nee him immabilized. dree he is
information and ideas by everyone
Maine Sea Coast Missionary So-
concerned is bound to be of benefit
elety here $25,000 in a will which
normally about the most active man
on the whole Maine coast.
to the Industry
was probated recently In addition
In this same spirit discussions el
to the Mission here. the yachtsman
By Edith Drury
Home She was in good spirits and
"Finally, to enliven the antenna
Os
September
elam problems was carried on more
named reveral other charitable or-
new
minister
looked well
We have had a series of rummage
we pass alent a new name for a
recently at the Atlantic States Ma-
ganizations an estimated half mil.
began work with the Mission Rev
table utensit. Perl Hayward of
Joke Morrison and his family are
sales and good times this month On
rine Fisheries Commission meeting
lien dollars
living in Columbia and Mr Morri- Sept. 13 # sale was held at Wesley
Wesley calls a fork a "struggle
in New Yerk At this latter meeting
stick.
will work with the Mission which ended up almost SLS a game of
the entire clam investigation pro+
BARGAIN
EYOTION S. Addison, Jonesboro In.
blind man's buff since the lights In
gram of the Fish and Wildlife Set-
For only 83 we print your basiness
and
Masons
Bay
The
the Grange hall could not be made to
vice was reviewed and members of
nether and Priscilla work and darkness descended with-
Transplanted Quahogs
card in this ipsue and reali " to ana
the organization outlined the various
people enzaged in marine activities
Falls high school out any consideration for last-minute
(Continued From Rene 201
along the coast
cally the only living class how co-
phases of the work Headquarters for
SERVICE PAGE
maining in the flats are or less than
this entire Atlantic Coast clam in-
Malae Coast Fisherman, Rel'ast. Mr.
(wo inches
vestigation is at Boothbay Harber.
No Explanation For Mortality
is other portions of this canse riv-
OF and below the Fulls in Sullivan
many clams have died is the dats
since last January but in rose other
places the graveyard live been
much more obvious as the dead to
dying clams are found near or on
BEEKMAN 3.7797.8
FULTON FISH MARKET
the surface of the data ve do not
know what is causing these deaths
Large scale claim moriasties that
SAM LENZA, Inc.
have occurred recently at Newbury
port Massachusetts are bing stud.
WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS IN
led by the Federal Fish and Wildlife
claim invertigation men We hope
that studies of affected altas will in-
SEA FOOD
dicate some of the reasons I'd wel
come any information adyone may
DIRECT RECEIVERS OF
have of recent clam morralities on
a large scale together with all ob.
THE BEST IN LOBSTERS
servations as to locality ume gen-
eral condition of five clare and Data
102 SOUTH STREET
NEW YORK 7. N. Y.
or other factors that may be signifi-
cant
The middle of September I alten.
ded a meeting of the Atlentic Fish.
HENRY M. DEVEREUX
eriés Biologistà at Woods Hole, Max-
eschumits On the scheduled pro-
NAVAL ARCHITECT
gram one-half day was given over
Le CITY ISLAND AVE
CITY ISLAND
to a discussion on chang during
64.
which progress reports core made
SPECIALIZING ON YACHTS
by men working on varitia claim re-
CONSTRUCTION. CONVERSIONS. ALTERATIONS.
search projects from Carada to New
HOW MANY MAINE FiSHERMEN?
Capt. Bert Signing of Great Cranberry Island. sits in the doernay of
Ebre spurling's fish hease watching the bests coming and going at the
Islane town landing
and
9. goes to the Epping buyers On Sept. is having some
school
colls to make in Washington County
M arrived back at French we went to the Cherryfield Fair and
bore
Sept 3. Mr. Muir's health 500.30 Jun about everybody we were
the
of
few
they
have
with
looking
for
and
⑉
space
a
is
there
year
their
Red.
minutes
If
grandson
-
a
animy
day
with
no
crick
The
Muir
garden
was
regular
program
mcdeduled
but
we
must
have
produced
six
pecks
practice
horia
pailing
and
of
Mrs
Muir
describes
especially
interested
in
the
ex-
Utem
first
in
white
and
fubit
of
Washington
County
hairs.
ritooklook
had
There
al
use
USER
MAY
on Sept 19 and Mrs
(Stusty
Elema Gilley entertained the at
the sub-primary and last
supper The next day Corea was the
year
Elmer Luot is as-
scahe of another sale, before which
tendin
Ellsworth bigh school and
the helpers. under the leadership of
boarding with the Earl Awalts
Mrs. Amanda Dunbar enjoyed a
Surry
box lunch The first social ercot in
A
arrived on Swans Is.
quite a while was held at the Basin
land
September to clear the
schoolhouse South Addison on Sept
right
for the new electric
27 when everyone eathered for
lines
changing the face of the
you guessed it a Mission sale
island
scre necessary to make
From the little boy who bought a
BOSS the coming of electricity
five-cent juzzy squirrel to the lucky
Ever
en Swans Island was sad-
purchaser of the one rocking chair,
denea
Sept. 21 by the death of
everyone seemed to have 4 good
Resect red who had lived a lore
time Later that evening after support
and life of friendship to his
with the Misses Batson 1 jointed
neighborn and to all of US in the
some of the neighbors in 0 Stanley
Missi shother death which means
brush party at Moose Neck Every-
a
us all was that of Mrs
one enjoyed it and also came home
Calla una of Corea, who passe
with a free brush!
away deely on Sept. 30. She had
Holmes Bay Has Unique Industry
server infully as the organist 01
the services there
We were at Holmes Boy. staying
with the Howard Ackleys over the
The Senscram Gets a Coat of Paint
night cl Sept. 28 when it rained and
was out of commis-
tilew as hard as we ever saw 11. We
September but less
learned of a back yard industry new
needed than usual Due
to us. when we were told that Na.
to
drs some excellent paint.
thanfal Bamsdell who is no longer
and helped by the applica-
able to do very active work. tries
tirth the bare wood be
out seal oil over an old stove on the
fore spring's painting only the
shore It makes good paint oil. we
Approximately 12,300 mer
by
decks
and bottom have had to
were told The reason why he doesn't
trap, haul, drag and dig to make
be
this fall. Sans Varnum
do it in the house has something
up Maine's fifty-million dollar
scrubb
un the interior and varn-
to do with his wife's orders'
ished
ficors and the boat was
fishing industry. There are 5,500,
At Jonesboro we saw Mrs. Gelia
ready
her first assignment on
lobstermen, 4,000 clam diggers,
Octobe taking Mr. Bousheld to
Andrews in her lovely new house
and had supper with Mrs Affie Look
800 weirmen and seiners, and
Intestant for 6 week-end visit and
who has the gold headed cane as
2,000 commercial fishermen.
service
the oldest resident in town When
Each month throughout the
Although Mr Bousfield is suppos-
MAINE COAST FISHERMAN
we stepped to see the Roy Looks
et to Love September for his vica.
and asked him for the latest news,
year, Maine Coast Fisherman
SAVE 40c
BELFAST, MAINE
tion be sited in a number of ac-
he let us know that "September is
brings you pictures of these
This coupon saves
tivities Euring the month September
YES Send me Maine Coast
coming to an end. which was cer-
friends of yours along the coast.
6was full day with two weddings
tainly true Payson Tucker had just
Subscribe today.
Fisherman for one year.
you 40c over the
In the torning Homer Kismer of
gone back to Cross Island. driving
I enclose two dollars.
regular newsstand
the Scheodic Naval Base and Bou-
their shiny new Chevrolet
far
14h N Gusnell care to the person-
Bill me.
price. Mail today.
Machiasport
age married. and in the ever
ning no Rosebrook of Islesford and
During his vacation from his par-
is in Duxbury Mass. we enjoy-
NAME
Dorotto Abel of Milton Mass were
marries on board the Sunbeam in
ed having a visit from Rev Carl
Scal Hicbor Mr and Mrs. Bousfield
Hall He looks@well. but can't get
Act Now!
STREET
took +Sort motor trip to visit Di certain and to us very under-
and 35 Ciril Bousfield at Wool. standable. homesickness for the
Just tear out
CITY
wich Incidentally, on the way they Maine coast We have started our
handy COU-
stoppe the office of the Maine school visits and find mostly the
Coast Fahermun but it was "zero same teachers with a few new onea,
pon, enclose
STATE
hour and everyone was in the rural schools where we go
$2, and mail
My connection with the morine industry is
Mr.
Bousfield
also
was
We
happened
to
be
at
the
Birch
Har-
were
today!
Boat Owner
Fishermon
Engineer
in Garden and called on Mrs. Car- bur school at noontime and
French ("Aunt Dodie") of South much impressed by the children's
Marine supplies
who at the Dresden Rest practice of all saying a simple grace
MENTION MAINE COAST FISHERMAN
586
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"God's Tugboat - Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" 1949
Newspaper page with article "God's Tugboat - News for the Seacoast Mission boat Sunbeam" by Edith Drury, about activities of the Seacoast Mission, with photo of Capt. Bert Stanley. From Maine Coast Fisherman, Oct 1949.
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