4 10 89 https://omekaclassic4.nhlibraries.org/files/original/db57dd182c706bb5b64dc3b73bfd09af.pdf ac395752489f2ed2e4d7db05e05b2be1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour Subject The topic of the resource Troubadour Description An account of the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour was a publication of the State of New Hampshire's State Planning and Development Commission in Concord, NH from 1931-1950s. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available State of New Hampshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context troubadour111946 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource State of New Hampshire Title A name given to the resource New Hampshire Troubadour November 1946 Description An account of the resource <em>Enjoy the special Robert Frost (November 1946) issue of The New Hampshire Troubadour! </em><!--more--> [gview file="http://nhlibraries.org/history/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Troubadour1946NovemberFinal.pdf"] Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1946 Type The nature or genre of the resource Magazine Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 32-page booklet Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Hampshire Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED: This Rights Statement should be used for Items for which the copyright status is unknown and for which the organization that has made the Item available has undertaken an (unsuccessful) effort to determine the copyright status of the underlying Work. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories with New Hampshire State Library Staff Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource New Hampshire State Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-2020 Description An account of the resource This is a series of interviews with New Hampshire State Library staff. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mp3, m4a Language A language of the resource en Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. New Hampshire Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available New Hampshire State Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource New Hampshire Public libraries Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NHSLINTERVIEWS Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral histories Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bobbi Slossar Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed State Librarian Michael York Location The location of the interview New Hampshire State Library Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound This is an interview with New Hampshire State Librarian Michael York on March 26th 2019. Interviewer: Michael, hello. Michael York: Good Afternoon. Interviewer: Mike, can you describe the scene depicted in the framed political cartoon that hangs above your desk? Michael: Yes, this was a cartoon that appeared in the Manchester Union Leader on June of 1966. The only character in the cartoon is Governor John King. John King was a Democrat. He was elected in 1962 and he served three terms. He was the first Democrat in a very long time In New Hampshire. During most of the beginning of the 20th century it was a very solid Republican state and most of the governors were Republicans. Governor King went on to serve as a Supreme Court Justice. But during his three terms as governorIn the 60s, he was responsible, for example, for the first in the nation Lottery. New Hampshire instituted... There had been state lotteries, a lot of state lotteries, in fact, in the 19th century, but New Hampshire was the first to have a modern lottery, starting in 1964. A lot of people saw him as a progressive politician but there is one thing that most librarians, at least if they know the story, that they will never forgive him for: And that as what is depicted in the cartoon that appeared in the Union Leader, was that he had almost an obsession, some people would say, with the tower that appeared on the New Hampshire State Library. If you see old postcards of the State Library or photographs and sketches of the library, which was built in 1896, you'll see that there was a very prominent tower off the southwest corner of the building. Now, if you stand in the front of the building it's clear that the building is asymmetrical; it’s much larger on the east side than it is on the west side. When the building was built in 1896 and when it was occupied it served two purposes: It was the State Library -- and it clearly says so over the door and large block granite letters -- but it also served as the home for the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The Supreme Court used the west side of the building and the larger portion of the building, the east side, was devoted to the State Library. It was where the large reading room was for the library and where the materials were stored. The west side had a very large, still does, rotunda room, which had the dais for the Supreme Court Justices to sit. It's a beautiful room, stately, really, in its appearance. It's been said that the governor really didn't like the asymmetrical nature of the building. That is, that the tower accentuated that Asymmetrical nature of the building. And folklore has it that he literally called up the Public Works department that do all of the work, lots of the work, that is done on state buildings -- and I think they did much more in that time period, probably contracted less and did more of the work themselves -- and he said that he wanted the tower removed. And it was removed. And the Union Leader took umbrage thinking this was overstepping his bounds. The cartoon shows the governor reading a book and the book title is Be an Architect in Three Easy Lessons. Spread on his desk are other books one is called Down with History and the other is The King’s Men, obviously a play on his last name, and Think Modern. And then there are some papers. One is: Estimate On Tower, Approved, signed John King $7000. And the next one is School Needs, Rejected. At the time they used to do what we would call an audit. And this paper on his desk says Condensed statement of condition. Basically that is an audit to show where the state is in terms of its finances. So, it’s an interesting view of a governor that had a tremendous amount of power in the state of New Hampshire. I cannot imagine, for example, that today in the 21st century, that any elected official would be able to take this unilateral action and just remove a very important part of a very beautiful and important public building in the state of New Hampshire. Now there have been problems since the tower was removed in 1966 with the now the ability of water to seep in around where we had a roof sized to a small room that was about twenty feet by twenty feet. But most importantly, it was a wonderful architectural feature. It is just gone. And it’s just, I think, a real tragedy, that, one, that one person was able to affect such a change on a beautiful building and change the character of the building forever. And, two, that he would want to do that. Now I have heard some cynical explanations for this, one is that the governor in this cartoon is clearly in his office -- I have actually been in that office, many people have been in that office -- and there is a very large window that looks right onto the State Library. That is the proverbial corner office; it is the one that is sought after every two years by many people seeking to be governor. And there are those who have said to me that they think that it was removed because it was taller than the governor’s office and he didn’t like that. Others have said that it blocked his view. There is no view from his office past the State Library. There is nothing of significance to view and you also can’t see it. The only thing you can really see from that office is the second floor and you would be looking straight at the administrative suite of the library. I am glad we have this cartoon in our collection. I haven’t seen it anywhere else. It is framed and we keep it as part of our special collections. And I very often show this. I take the opportunity to show it to guests when I am explaining what happened. We have a large sketch of the building that was done, known as an as-built sketch, it’s what an architectural firm has done after it has completed the work on a building of this scale, for example, and I usually point out in this beautiful sketch that we have in the lobby of the State Library, it shows the prominence of the tower, and they I usually show this cartoon. I was a student at UNH in the late 60’s and I don’t remember -- I wasn’t politically active -- I remember much more about Governor Peterson at that time than I do of Governor King. I think he was getting ready to retire and not seek another term as governor -- and that was unusual at that time. Most governors served two terms, some served three terms, but I believe that Governor [King] was the first of our governors to actually serve four terms. So, he was getting ready to retire as governor. And as I mentioned earlier, became chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court. His next action, which I think was significant, was when he was Supreme Court Justice, he pushed very hard for the Supreme Court campus to be built on the Heights, where the current Supreme Court is. The library at the Supreme Court building is called the John King Library. I find that more than ironic since he, in my opinion, ruined our library, and then built another library. Interviewer: Well, thanks, Mike. Are there any rumors about what happened to those granite blocks? Michael York: Well, for years I’ve heard -- we had a wonderful reference librarian here at the State Library for a very long time -- her name was Stella S. She is still alive; we still see her. She comes in occasionally to the library to say hello and Stella told me that the story is that lots of those large granite blocks -- and they were quite large -- ended up near the Supreme Court building behind what’s now the Fish & Game building up on Hazen Drive where many of the state offices are: The Department of Motor Vehicle, the Department of Safety, there are a lot of state offices up in that complex on Hazen Drive. I also heard that some of the tiles -- they were terracotta tiles -- you can see it in the photographs we have of the building -- there were terracotta tiles on the roof and they say some of those ended up on somebody’s roof. I don’t know whose roof, but that they were salvaged and used on somebody’s home roof, but I don’t know that to be a fact. All of these stories lend themselves to... the fact remains that he removed a very important architectural detail on the State Library and there are those of us who will never forgive him for that. Interviewer: Well, thank you so much for this story, Mike. Michael York: My pleasure. Thank you. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Oral History Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 12:56 Subject Line The content of the subject line of the email New Hampshire State Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bobbi Slossar Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Ruby Matott Location The location of the interview Concord, NH Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 2:33 minutes Subject Line The content of the subject line of the email New Hampshire State Library Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Interviewer: This is Bobbi Slossar interviewing Ruby Matott on 24th of February, 20202. Good afternoon, Ruby. Ruby: Good afternoon. Interviewer: Did I pronounce your last name correctly? Ruby: Matott. Interviewer: Matott. Pardon me, Matott. Ruby: That’s ok. Interviewer: Ruby, how many years have you been working at the State Library? Ruby: I’ve been at the State Library for 45 years. Interviewer: Wow! And what year did you start working here? Ruby: 1974 Interviewer: 1974. Can I ask how old you were when you started working here? Ruby: Twenty. Interviewer: Twenty. Now how did you learn about the job here at the State LIbrary? Ruby: Actually during my last year of high school I took a state exam during one of my office practice classes and that’s where the job application came in from. Interviewer: Oh, that’s really interesting. Now what was your first position here at the State Library? Ruby: I worked in technical services processing incoming books and typing up library catalog cards. Interviewer: Typing up library catalog cards? So there were no computers then. Ruby: No, there were no computers. Interviewer: And what was your role in typing up those cards? Ruby: I would take the cards as they came in and type in the subject headings and the title headings and anything else that needed to be added to them. Interviewer: And did you also have to file the cards into the card catalog system? Ruby: Yes. I did have the file the cards in the catalog. File one card in the shelf list downstairs in tech services and the rest of the cards came upstairs into the regular card catalog. Interviewer: Well, that is a fascinating portion of our library history that we just don’t deal with very much -- except for you! What are you doing now with the cards in the card catalog? Ruby: Well, I’m pulling the cards from the catalog for items that have been added to the online catalog. We’re trying to [remove] the rest of the titles that are in the online, regular card catalog. Interviewer: So it’s a never ending job, you’re saying! Ruby: Yes, it is a never ending job. It seems like the cards just never go away. Interviewer: Well, thanks for that information, Ruby. And we will be doing more oral histories with Ruby in the future about the different aspects of her time here at the New Hampshire State Library. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour Subject The topic of the resource Troubadour Description An account of the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour was a publication of the State of New Hampshire's State Planning and Development Commission in Concord, NH from 1931-1950s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The State of New Hampshire Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The State of New Hampshire Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930s-1950s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NHSL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource State of New Hampshire Troubadour PDF files of the Troubadour OCR OCR of the Troubadour The New Hampshire Troubadour April 1944 The New Hampshire Troubadour COMES TO YOU EVERY MONTH SINGING THE PRAISES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, A STATE WHOSE BEAUTY AND OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD TEMPT YOU TO COME AND SHARE THOSE GOOD THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE HERE SO DELIGHTFUL. IT IS SENT TO YOU BY THE STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AT CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. SUBSCRIPTION: 5O CENTS A YEAR DONALD TUTTLE, EDITOR Volume XIV April, 1944 Number 1 Springtime Down Home by Alfred Evans It's springtime down home! No, I didn't look at the calendar. They're usually a little off- season, anyway. To really know spring you've got to feel it way down, deep inside. It's like love: there's no mistaking it when at last ii comes. And it seems as though each spring is more beauti- ful than the last, for we have not only the loveliness of the present, but also fond memories of past seasons. It seems as though there were always a million ways of recogniz- ing springtime down home - ground hog's shadow, grandma's "roomytiz," and so on. But I think the youngsters had about the surest way of telling the true signs of spring. From Ground ling's Day sometimes until the first of May we'd watch for those signs on our way to school, The most logical thing to look for was signs of the ice breaking up, down at the old swimming hole. That was the sure sign. No doubt about ii spring had really come even if there should be a 3 Keene, a city of thriving factories and beautiful homes, was granted by thr Massucnuaetts Bay Colony in 1733 as Upper Ashuelot and incorporated in 1753 as Keene in honor oj Sir Benjamin Keene blizzard or two we knew spring had come. And soon the ice would entirely break awaj and floai down stream. Then from the hills above the timbers would come bobbing down on their course in the mills in the Valley below. Watching those logs, listening to their thunder was a thrilling experience to all of us. Sometimes the robins and bob-whites would be singing from the trees and rails before the first thaw. We used to go over into the woods across the was from I ncle (leorge's place to watch them build i heir nests the same woods where the gypsies camped year idler year. Once one of their women folks came toward US, and we ran like the devil, for we had been told that gypsy women "stole Tht April 1944 white children and dunked 'em in t'bacca juice" in order to make gypsies out of them. Yes, sir, it seems as though we wen- all glad to see sprint . I he fact is. we were so eager thai sometimes we'd dig our boots into the ice to see if it would crack just itching to be the first to yell: "It's spring! The ice is'most broken up. Hey, folks, it's spring!" But spring didn't come only to the woods and the young. It meant renewed activity to everything and everyone. While the women folks were head over heels in house cleaning, the men be- gan preparing for the planting season. I hat was when the rafters ol the old barn fairly rang with the sounds of spring. Chains jan- gling, leather squeaking, rusty machinery whiring, and above it all -- men shouting, sometimes cursing, sometimes singing an old hymn! And out behind thebarn there was the unmistakablebawling of Aunt Josephine with her sixth calf. And there's Nellie looking its t hough her colt would be along anytime. And then there's "Papa Ferdinand" stomping his "highland laddy" jive, just to let "them young heifers" knov< that lie was with them — in spirit, anyway. And I can't remember one single spring when old Dr. Belchet didn't come driving by some early morning to say, "It's a boy at the Hopkins place! A ten pound, red-headed little devil looks like Iint. . . ." And Uncle ( n-oige would spit clean through the front gate. "An' just as no account, he'll be, no doubt." "Oh, Idon't know," DoetwinIdsay."Tim's a right good hand." " I'pecker' so. . . ." Ice a-breaking, timbers a-splashing, birds a-singing, kids a- yelling, women a-cleaning, men a-shouting! Horses a-foaling, cows a-calving, thicks a-hatching, the child a-coming to the rejoicing! That's springtime. . . . It seems as though all the world's a-singing one great love song. And I always feel as though it's (lotl's love song u hen it's springtime. "Hey, folks, it's springtime down home!" New Hampshire Troubadour 5 MORE "SMALL TOWN STUFF" by Deanne Southworth Smith It you say "Main Street" to anyone, there will come a picture to his mind of his particular Main Street in some small town where he lives, be il bast or West. To each one of us comes a cherished pic- ture, lor no matter where that small town is, Main Street means pretty much the same thing to him. "Main Street" will forever be to me, no matter where I am, Water Street in Exeter, Yew Ilamsphirc. There is the dignified and imposing Town Ihill at the head of the street, then the Bank, and the Newspaper oilier. Across the street there is the A & P, and the Drug Store, ami the Dry Goods Store, and because it's Exeter, there is a gift Shop and the Book Store. If you are a woman, you go out to do your marketing about nine o'clock in the morning, and almost every morning in the week, you will see almost every- body you know ! It is a bit like one of those large lea parlies where people gather, and yon see somebody you know across the shoul- ders, or around somebody's back. On Main Street you stop to talk to Mrs. Brown, and you see Mrs. Smith on the edge of the crowd, and there's Mrs. husk in the tail of your eye. You find out the very latest news on Main Street. Not by any ticker-tape method, but because you met Mrs. Hall who always knows the very last word about everybody. You know too, before you reach the Bookshop that the new books have come because Professor Black calls it out to you. Mr. Sampson the Agricultural Agent has been ill for quite a while, but you know he's back in his office because his huge dog who everybody knows is King on the threshold of the building where Mr. Sampson has his office. There's Helen crossing the street. You hoped you would see her to tell her about the meeting yesterday. It will save a long telephone 6 The April 1044 Exeter, home of the famous Phillips Exeter Academy, was settled in 1638: this territory had previously been known us Squamscott Falls. Exeter was the state capital during the Revolution, and the state legislature met here frequently until about 1800. conversation. If you see Mrs. King, you'll tell her you can surely go to the Garden Club meeting in Durham on Friday. You chat yourself down the street. You inquire about the health of somebody's elderly mother. You admire Jane's new baby who is out in his pram for the lirsl time. You hear that old Mr. Thompson is very low. You go into the drug store, and while you wait for Mr. Peaver to wail on you, you have a soda with somebody you knots', who is waitinii , too. The druggist thanks you for the card you sent on Christinas, and inquires for your son's cold. You go into the Hank, and Jr. Jones waves and smiles from his Cage. The President himself will bow and smile as you pass his desk. Out in the sunshine again, you pass Dr. Martin, the dentist, Hew Hampshire Troubadour 7 New Hampshire A few scenes selected specially for our boys and girls in the armed services. Top row, left to right: Sailboats on Rust Pond, Wolfeboro (Orne) Road near Walpole (Orne) Spring skiing at Tukerman (Pote). Middle row : Horseback riders at Camp The Homeland Ossipee (H. D. Barlow): Alton Bay, Lake Winnipesaukee (Orne). Bottom row: White Mountain sheep settling their early spring food problme, Mts. Madison and Adams and King Ravine from Randolph (Pote) Boiling maple sap into syrup (Pote). Springfield Town Hall and Church. Granted in 1769, the town was first called "Protectworth" incorporarted in 1794, the name was changed to Springfield. and you smile ruefully, both of yon knowing that you'll be seeing him this afternoon. If it means anything to yon to feel yourself a part of the Town, to feel that you fill a most special place in it, that you are important to people, that there is that feeling of security which comes from being known to many, and if you love that warmthth.ilcomes from being liked, and one of that important whole, you will know that you are a part of Main Street, and it is a part of you. 10 The April 1944 NEW HAMPSHIRE'S STEAMBOAT by George C. Carter IN 1793, fourteen years before the Clermont appeared on the Hudson River, Captain Samuel Morey successfully operated his steamboat on the Connecticut. His father, Colonel Israel Morey, with his wife, an infant in arms and several other children, including Samuel, then four years of age, made the journey to Orford, N. H., from Hebron, Conn, in January 1766 with his ox team. The way was through a trackless forest and unbroken wilderness, but was accomplished without accident. Israel Morey was a man of great mental force and physical vigor. Samuel developed similar characteristics and although devoted to his lumbering and saw mill, operated for the benefit of the settlers, also became an engineer and did well his part in the development of the VValpole, N. H.-Bellows Falls, Vt., area. In 1780 he began an intensive study of the application of steam power. He was in frequent conference with Professor Silliman of Yale and contributed articles to the Journal of Science. He was sure the future of shipping was with the development of steam power. January 29, 1793, a patent bearing the rugged signature of Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State, was issued to Captain Morey. The invention was for a turning spit to be operated by steam. In 1799 he received a patent for a new water engine over the signature of John Adams, and November 13, 1800, there was another signed by Adams and Lee. July 14. 1813, Morey took out two patents signed by James Madison, President, and James Monroe, Secretary of State, for tide and water wheels. April 1, 1826, Morey received a patent for a gas or vapor engine, signed by J. (.). Adams as President, and Henry Clay, Secretary of State. The patent covering Steam navigation was issued in 1795 and is New Hampshire Troubadour 11 A poultry farm in Durham specializing in "New Hampshire," a distinctive breed that has won wide recognition in both North and South America in recent years now lodged with the New Hampshire Historical Society. He made the boat, built the steam engine, added the necessary machinery and made many nips rip and down the Connecticut River. At the suggestion of Professor Silliman of Yale, Captain Morcy wcin io New York with a model of his boat and with his patents. He was frequendy in conference with Chancellor Livingstone and Robert Fulton. They were most enthusiastic and look copious notes. These conferences finally resulted in an offer of $7,500 for the patents and all rights pertaining thereto. Captain Morey had previously made a price of $15,000, saying he would take nothing less. The two interests never got any nearer together and on the last visit Morey reported that enthusiasm had turned to coldness. 12 The April 1944 He promptly returned to Orford and removed all the machinery from the boat to utilize it in his lumbering and construction business. The boat itself was taken across the river to Lake Morey and sunk, thus ending a dream which he thought was never to come true, But Captain Morey, businessman, prophet and genius, built belter than he knew because wheat the Clermont made its successful trip up the I ludson it was found to include many of the suggestions and some of the patented ideas which had been brought out by Morey some years earlier. Captain Mores built a stately mansion lot himself, another for his daughter and still another was added later. Visitors to Orford on the Connecticut are entranced by these monuments to the ability and energy of a New Hampshire pioneer. New Hampshire members of the armed forces throughout the world will be able to vote in the coming election, as a result of action taken by a special session of the New Hampshire Legislature. Ihe Secretary of State will send a ballot on any informal request made by a veteran or by someone else in his behalf if the address is given. Three bills were passed to make the necessary changes in provisions for absentee voting and to advance the date of the state primary election from September 12 to July 11. The bills also facilitate voting by members of the merchant marine and citizens serving abroad with and attached to the armed forces in the American Red Cross, the Society of Friends, the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots, and the United Service Organizations. It is estimated officially that the interval between completion of ballots and election day on November 7 will be 85 days, almost double the minimum of 45 days set by the War and Navy Departments. The special session, called by Governor Robert O. Blood, opened on March 21, and the legislative program for soldier voting was completed by Legislature on March 28. The Governor signed the bills on March 29. Two additional bills, adopted to amplify existing veteran's legislation, provided poll tax exemption for widows of World War II, and property tax exemption up to $1,000 for World War II veterans. New Hampshire Troubadour 13 FRONT COVER: Tapping a sugar maple for the sap that is boiled down to maple syrup and maple sugar. (Kodachrome by Winston Pole.) BACK COVER: A modern New Hampshire farm at Walpole. (Photo by Harold Orn e.) Rockingham has been handed reports of the police officers of the town of Exeter from the year 1824 to 1856. In the earlier days the police were evidently a legislative body which met frequently and proclaimed many rules for the conduct of the citizens, some of which appear to us very amusing. A few are as follows: "June 5 (1824) William Marsh has leave to drum for four months from this date on Wednesdays and Saturdays from three to five o'clock in the afternoon in his father's field and not within eight rods of the publick highway." Exeter, June 28th, 1824 Permission is hereby granted to Capt. Daniel Gilman & the company associated under his command to use martial music on the evening of Wednesday, Friday and Monday at any time after sunrise and between that time and sunset and also to practice firing at those times. Police of Exeter Exeter, March 9th, 1835 Police met at the house of John Dodge to advise and instruct those who, when appointed to assist the police in preserving order and prevent any disturbance which may be contrary to law on Tuesday, March 10th (Town Meeting day). The following gentlemen were appointed by the Selectmen to assist the Police: Retire M . Parker John Wentworth Dan'l Rundlett Nathl Tailor Jacob Elliott John Moulton 2 The police wish each one of you to use your best endeavors to quel any riot or disturbance which you may see in the streets tomorrow and if any riot should be commenced to arrest the ringleaders or any others in the same and take them over to the gaol and commit them, they also wish you to be on hand day & evening for the purpose. EBEN PEARSON, Secretary —"ROCKINGHAM'S RAMBLES," in the Exeter News Letter The April 1944 One season one of the early settlers, Philip Jordan, had such a meager larder that he had to dig up the potato seed already planted to keep starvation from the door. Soon berries came and these, with milk, helped to keep his family alive. Mr. Jordan was always calm and self-possessed, let what would happen, and it was related that he was quite a hunter. One winter he killed 17 moose. The best of the meat was kept and eaten fresh through the winter or dried for the summer, The skins were useful for chair bottoms, snowshoe "filling," floor mats, and when tanned served to cover the children in their beds, while the moose's stocks were worn in place of boots and shoes. From History of Coos County A distributor of religious tracts — known in earlier days as a colporteur walked through some freshly fallen snow to the front door, unused during the winter as was the custom in those days, and rang the squeaky doorbell. After some delay the owner shuffled to the door in his carpet-slippers and. after a battle with the lock and holt, succeeded in opening it. "Good morning, sir." said his caller New Hampshire Troubadour RUMFORD PRESS CONCORD N H obsequiously," would you mind if I left a few tracts here?" "Not if the toes are all pointed toward the gate," remarked the host as he slammedthe door. The forest fire hazard is felt to be especially critical this year because of the manpower shortage and other conditions. For that reason the State I'orestry and Reereation Department is urging motorists, sportsmen, and Others who have occasion to be in or near the woods in New Hampshire to be especially cautious and thoughtful during the coming spring and summer season. If you are considering the purchase, either now or later, of country real estate for year-round or summer home or a farm, send for our free illustrated hook, "A Home in New Hampshire." and for a real estate specification sheet, upon which you can easily indicate what you would like to find. Our real estate bulletin service will bring you offerings without expense or obligation. Spring skiing is now at its height write us for information. New Hampshire Troubadour TO A SOLDIER, RETURNING These fertile acres wait his ministry God grant the frost be gone so he may till His land again . . . Let his returning be When winds blow clean and warm across the hill And let his hand be firm to guide the team He had relinquished to another's hand. With springtime sowing, sow a sweet, new dream Deep in his soul and let him, smiling, stand As tall oaks stand . . . as one who knows the worth Of simple things, who stands where forebears stood And in close fellowship with sky and earth, Walk down his furrows knowing life is good Let him reap harvests, soil and spirit-sown, In deep-lunged peace he fought to make his own! - INEZ CLARK THORSON in Washington Star. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour Subject The topic of the resource Troubadour Description An account of the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour was a publication of the State of New Hampshire's State Planning and Development Commission in Concord, NH from 1931-1950s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The State of New Hampshire Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The State of New Hampshire Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930s-1950s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NHSL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource State of New Hampshire Troubadour PDF files of the Troubadour OCR OCR of the Troubadour The New Hampshire TROUBADOUR WiNSTON POTE Upper slope of the headwall of Tucker man Ravine, "The Snow Bowl," Mt. Washington. Spring skiing will be enjoyed here through the month of May and possibly part of June The New Hampshire Troubadour COMES TO YOU EVERY MONTH SINGING THE PRAISES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, A STATE WHOSE BEAUTY AND OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD TEMPT YOU TO COME AND SHARE THOSE GOOD THINGS THAT MAKE LIFE HERE SO DELIGHTFUL. IT IS SENT TO YOU BY THE STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AT CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. DONALD TUTTLE, EDITOR VOLUME XVApril,I 9-45NUMBER 1 SAPTIME by Lewis C. Swain Acting Extension Forester, University of New Hampshire Who first tapped a maple tree in New Hampshire or where he dwelt is a matter of historical conjecture. But whoever he was, his example has been followed with unfailing regularity each spring as snow begins to settle in the woods. Some call it rock maple and others hard maple, but the name preferred by most is sugar maple. Of all sap producing trees, it is the sweetest and its virtues have been sung since that early day in history when somebody first tapped a tree. From tidewater to Pittsburg it's just the same, with no town excepted — buckets, pails, jars, hanging on trees along the road. Anything to catch the sweet sap dripping from rough wooden spiles or patented metal spouts. You may criticize the methods and utensils, but each sugar-maker will tell you that his product is unexcelled, for didn't he learn how to make it thick and dark — or light as amber, or to lake it off just when — well, that's how grandfather did it. New Hampshire Troubadour3 The best of it is that there's fun in it along with a lot of hard work. The little girl in the red dress, bare legs and galoshes, strives just as hard to carry her small pail of sap without spilling as the 88-year-old veteran with his wooden yoke and brace of buckets. Lest you gain the impression that this is the way New Hampshire maple producers go about making their two, three or five hundred gallons of syrup, you may recall the sugar house at the edge of the maple grove. And if you are one of the fortunate, you remember the sugaring-off party you went to. Yes, they still use oxen to haul collecting tanks, though there aren't as many as there used to be. Horses are more commonly seen working around the sugar bush. Instead of old-fashioned pans set on brick arches, shining evaporators now send up clouds of steam through ventilators in the roof. To each visitor it seems incredible that cold sap from the storage tank comes in at one end of the evaporator and that only a dozen or fifteen feet away at the other end finished syrup is bubbling seven degrees higher than the temperature of boiling water. And this, by the way, is the point at which the syrup is drawn off. Many people use the hydrometer to be sure of exact density and only recently a new standardizing instrument called a hydrotherm has put in an appearance. No two sugar houses will be found just alike. Each is built according to ideas or whims, but the essentials are always there. First in importance is a good supply of dry wood, for once a fire is started under the evaporator the sap must boil rapidly to make high quality syrup. Some say that it takes a cord of wood for every 60 to 70 buckets hung on the trees. A bench or table, stools, backless chairs and sometimes a stove help to make the rustic appearance just about complete. Over near Winnipesaukee is a sugar house like that, and on the stove there's always a coffee pot. Night sap boiling, with some of the neighbors dropping in, a cup of coffee, some home-made doughnuts and plenty of new syrup — well, that's as right as anything can be. 4The April 1945 INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS Samuel W. Smith of High Maples Farm, Gilford, with the aid of competent helpers, gathering sap for maple syrup The smell of wood smoke in the grove, of steaming syrup nearly done, and even tobacco, leaves an impression never to be erased from memory. Nights when ice forms in the sap buckets with warm, thawing sunshine the next day are best for good sap flow. It takes a barrel or more of sap to make a gallon of syrup and when the run is favorable, everybody is on the jump. Pails on trees are full and running over, boiling is at top speed in the evaporator and it's work around the clock. One veteran of many a maple season said he hoped to be able to fill his syrup orders, already at the five hundred gallon mark. Did he really enjoy it or was it just a lot of hard work? You should have seen his eyes light up when he said, "Yes, I like it." New Hampshire Troubadour5 The old trees, some tapped more than fifty years, are weather beaten and a little infirm. They have lived useful lives, giving pleasure and profit. Each one has provided sap for sweet maple syrup, or delightful scalloped sugar cakes, and perhaps maple candies, heart or leaf shaped. Some people are caring for young trees to replace the older ones as they drop out one by one. And this is as it should be. May the time never come when Mother, Dad and the children fail to greet springtime as saptime. SUNSETATNEWFOUNDLAKE by Alden Paul Gurney U.S.N.R. S.2/c Evening was drawing near, and the sun began to settle behind Sugar Loaf Mountain. The lake looked like a giant mirror reflecting the colors of the sky and the blue of the mountain. Bright red shaded gently and smoothly into a light orange, and finally into the gray of evening. The mountain, capped with blue haze, stood in bold relief against the sunset glow. Off the lake drifted a large silvery cloud which wound its way through the valley and seemed to make a path to the heavens. As the sun sank lower the mountain became gray in color, light at the top and gradually deepening into darkness at the base. A soft wind blew through the pine trees, making a low, eerie whispering sound that seemed to be the voice of the forest. An eagle circling the lake turned towards its nest on a barren tree high on a lofty crag. All the earth seemed to become peaceful as God gently pulled the blanket of evening over the world and tucked it to sleep for the night. 6The April 1945 "WHENCECOMETHMYHELP" by Odell Shepard Let me sleep among the shadows of the mountains when I die, In the murmur of the pines and sliding streams, Where the long day loiters by Like a cloud across the sky, Where the moon-drenched night is musical with dreams. Lay me down within a canyon of the mountains, far away, In a valley filled with dim and rosy light, Where the flashing rivers play Out across the golden day, And a noise of many waters brims the night. All the wisdom, all the beauty I have lived for, unaware, Came upon me by the banks of upland rills I have seen God walking there In the solemn soundless air When the morning wakened wonder in the hills. I am what the mountains made me, of their green and gold and gray, Of the dawnlight and the moonlight and the foam.... Mighty mothers far away, Ye, who washed my soul in spray, I am coming, mother mountains, coming home. When I draw my dreams about me, when I leave the darkling plain Where my soul forgets to soar and learns to plod, I shall go back home again To the kingdoms of the rain, To the blue purlieus of heaven, nearer God. Where the rose of dawn blooms earlier across the miles of mist, Between the tides of sundown and moonrise I shall keep a lover's tryst With the gold and amethyst, With the stars for my companions in the skies. From "The Oxford Book of American Verse," by Bliss Carman New Hampshire Troubadour7 ROCHESTER Rochester, incorporated in 1722, and including what are now Farmington and Milton, became a city in 1891. Top row, left to right: 1. The Square. 2. City Hall. 3. Main Street from the Square. Middle row: 1. Honor Roll in front of City Hall. 2. Home of the late Ex. Gov. Rolland Spaulding. Bottom row: 1. Cocheco River from North Main Street Bridge. 2. Spaulding High School Athletic Field. 3. Frisbie Memorial Hospital. All photos by A. Thornton Gray New Boston, home of the Molly Stark Gun of Revolutionary War Time, an unspoiled hill town with many fine farms —year-round and summer homes, and magnificent views from its encircling hills, OLDNEWHAMPSHIRE by Engign Sid Dimond U.S.N.R. Fellows in the service are constantly exposed to information on "what they are fighting for." Of course, every man has his own conception of the ideals involved in this struggle. Most of us, as everyday human beings, find these elements best expressed in just one word . . . democracy. And so, realizing that democracy (with its related freedoms) is the reason for whatever sacrifices are necessary to win the war, we find ourselves asking, "What does democracy mean to me?" The answer is usually based on the so-called "little" comforts and pleasures of life which have come into our lives as a result of living under that system of government. 10 The April 1945 What are some of these comforts and pleasures? The wife . . . Mom . . . the family. The dear ones are always first, especially when things are going badly and one is lonely. But always there, running for second place, is the home town, the state, and all it has to offer. Now it seems to me that we from New Hampshire are especially fortunate in that direction. As we look back over the days when we were just civilians, hundreds of precious memories are recalled. In my particular case, it's the smell of boiling maple sap in the pans at Granddad's maple sugar house in Penacook . . . swimming and boating at the State's largest lake ... or the thrill of a first Tramway ride, especially when the Tram passes over the supports and you suddenly realize that you are hundreds of feet above a tiny, green, miniature forest. Or, perhaps, standing on the top of Rattlesnake Hill and watching the hustle and bustle of Concord as though it were just a toy model of a town . . . the placid Merrimack threading its way toward Manchester, and infinite busses and trains going their way. Yeah, that's New Hampshire! Or, perhaps, it's just a stroll through the picturesque State campus at Durham, or a Sunday afternoon dip at the State beach down Hampton way! And many is the week end the boys and I have enjoyed a trek to the summit of Mt. Washington, or a drive to the Ski Tow, passing through Crawford Notch for another peek at nature's panorama. Most of us have our own little spot in New Hampshire where we feel closer to God through the beauty of Mother Nature . . . and thoughts go back there sometimes. With me, it's a little out-of-the-way place called Broad Cove, just outside of Hopkinton, where man's civilization hasn't touched the rugged scenery. There I can think ... free from the maddening pace of the modern world. Shucks, there are many others which could be mentioned . . . but each man has his own particular places . . . his own particular memories ... and his own particular plans for those glorious New Hampshire Troubadour11 days after victory has become ours. Maybe it's a fishing and camping (or skiing trip) in the White Mountains ... or, perhaps, just a new home built down Epsom way. But whatever it is, in a way it is helping to win the war. For, as one of my friends in North Africa wrote, "The memories we cherish, and the plans for future pleasures, always make our present situation seem a little more bearable. Yup, it sure helps!" Back in Garrison School in Concord our teacher taught us a song which has, time and time again, run through my mind. Never has it meant more to me than at the present moment. It is our State Song, and part of it goes something like this: "With a skill that knows no measure .. . God made the rugged old Granite State!" One of these days, old Granite State, we're coming back . . . and when we do we'll be better Americans . . . better able to appreciate what has been placed for us, and built for us, from the shores of the Atlantic to the snow-capped splendor of our mountain ranges! NEWHAMPSHIRETOWNMEETINGS (Quoted by permission from Time magazine of March 26) It was fine town-meeting weather. The roads were passable. Spring was on its way. The good citizens of New Hampshire met, as they have every spring for 150 years or more, to elect the township officers, approve or amend the budgets, define the general policy of 224 towns for the coming year. It was the purest and the oldest manifestation of democracy in the U.S. Mindful of the unusually heavy snows and the discomfort of the past winter, the cautious people of the Granite State unbound their wallets, voted to buy record amounts of snow-removal and bridge-building equipment. They laid out unusually large sums, too, for 12The April 1945 Colburn Park and main business section of Lebanon such postwar projects as road construction, sewer systems, sewage disposal, and memorials for their servicemen. Pembroke decided to auction off its police station to the highest bidder. Weare sold its tramp house for $1 — cash. Dorchester recessed at noon for a hot dinner and homemade fudge. Oldtimers pondered Surry's attendance — the smallest town meeting in years — and concluded that "everybody's working." Mason was pleased that its police department cost only $8 in 1944, but voted to give it an additional $17 for 1945. Rye felicitated its venerable town clerk on his 83 years and his 58th term in office. These were the normal, every-year matters of New Hampshire living. But this year, as never before, the sights of New Hampshire-men were set on wider horizons. At the bottom of every ballot in every town was a searching question: "To see if the town will vote to support United States membership in a general system of inter- New Hampshire Troubadour 13 national cooperation, such as that proposed at the Dumbarton Oaks Conference, having police power to maintain the peace of the world." The question had . . . become Senate Joint Resolution No. 1. In most towns there was little debate on it, and most townsfolk admitted that they did not know much about the plan. But they gave international cooperation a thumping (18-to-l) yea. Their sons were fighting all over the world, and they were for anything that gave hope of keeping it from happening again.. . . Front Cover: Mt. Washington and Peabody River from Gorham in April. Kodachrome by Winston Pote. Back Cover: Mt. Adams from the Glen in April. Photograph by Winston Pote. Spring fishing on New Hampshire lakes begins April 15, with trolling for lake trout and salmon. On the same day the season opens for brook trout at Lake Sunapee, New London, and at Pleasant Lake, Elkins. Elsewhere in the state the brook trout season opens May 1. Mild weather in late February and in March has advanced spring fishing conditions by about two weeks. The brook trout daily limit is 15 fish, six inches or more in length, or five pounds, except that at Sunapee the minimum length is ten inches, and in northern Coos County there are a few special regulations. Anglers are advised to consult the fishing laws to be sure that they remain within the regulations. A copy will be sent on request. The youngest and one of the most active agricultural organizations of the state is the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association. There are now 116 members. "Two crocheted bonnets," by Sarah K. Colony. Our own judgment was, if they were intended for bonnets, they would ornament the head of a lady to the best advantage in the shade, when the mercury stood about 90. 14 The April 1945 "As a whole, the Ladies' Department was marked by fewer features of mediocrity than any other of the exhibition. One omission, it struck us, might be rectified at future meetings: that was the absence of the ages of the young contributors from the tickets upon their specimens of crayon, oil, and other paintings, etc. We know the delicacy which interferes with this requirement in the case of older young ladies, and would respectfully suggest that the age should be specified in every case where the competitor has not exceeded fourteen years." — From "Transactions of the New Hampshire State Agricultural Society for the year 1854" In the February issue of "Historical New Hampshire," a publication of the New Hampshire Historical Society, there is an interesting article, "Price Control in New Hampshire in 1777," by Dr. Kenneth Scott. We quote the following: "Early in the Spring of 1777 the state legislature fixed the prices for the common necessaries of life. Some two years later, on September 22, 1778, a convention of dele- New Hampshire Troubadour gates for the state met in Concord under the presidency of John Lang-don and agreed that it was ' absolutely necessary to have affixed prices to most articles of trade.' Some 30 commodities were named with their 'ceiling' prices. These prices were to hold for Portsmouth and certain other places, while the remaining towns were to make their own regulations and set prices to be taken by innkeepers, tradesmen and laborers. It was further recommended that everyone sell commodities as much lower than the proposed prices as possible, while all persons acting contrary to the regulations were to be exposed as 'enemies to their country.' " Blake H. Rand, aged 83 years, Rye's perennial town clerk, was returned to office at Tuesday's town meeting, to serve his 58th term. Mr. Rand lays claim to being New Hampshire's oldest town clerk in point of service. Endorsed by both the Republican and Democratic parties, Clerk Rand, Tuesday, received the highest vote of any town official, 307 persons expressing a preference for his continued services. — Exeter News Letter 15 RUMFORD PRESS CONCORD. N. H. APRIL NOW IN MORNING CLAD .iby Bliss Carman April now in morning clad Like a gleaming oread, With the south wind in her voice, comes to bid the world rejoice. With the sunlight on her bow, Through her veil of silver showers, April o’er New England now Trails her robe of woodland flowers. Violet and anemone While along the misty sea, Pipe at lip, she seems to blow Haunting airs of long ago. From “Bliss Carman’s Poems” Published by: Dodd, Mead & Co., New York*B S': Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour Subject The topic of the resource Troubadour Description An account of the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour was a publication of the State of New Hampshire's State Planning and Development Commission in Concord, NH from 1931-1950s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The State of New Hampshire Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The State of New Hampshire Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930s-1950s Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NHSL Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource State of New Hampshire Troubadour PDF files of the Troubadour OCR OCR of the Troubadour The happiest man is he who learns from Nature the lesson of Worship. —EmersonCOMES TO YOU EVERY MONTH SINGING THE PRAISES OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE, A STATE WHOSE BEAUTY AND OPPORTUNITIES
SHOULD TEMPT YOU TO COME AND SHARE THOSE GOOD THINGS
THAT MAKE LIFE HERE SO DELIGHTFUL. IT IS SENT TO YOU BY
THE STATE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AT
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE. FIFTY CENTS A YEAR ANDREW M. HEATH, Editor VOLUME XVII April, 1947 NUMBER 1 COUNTRY CUSTOM ly ^JJarry (Elmore If you are a stranger, come to the front door — Come to the front door as strangers do - Come to the front door and lift the bronze knocker, And we will open the door to you. You will sit sedately in a Boston rocker And talk about the weather, or whatever you wish, While we place a birch log on the fire And serve you apples from a willowware dish, Fit for the taste of a Yankee squire. But if you are an old friend, come to the back door —
Come to the back door as country folk do — Come in without knocking, with a lusty “Hello,” And toast your shins by the kitchen fire, For old friends are welcome and old friends are few.
Stay on for supper, and when you must go, Leave, as you entered, by the unlatched door. Reprinted by permission of Good Housekeeping New Hampshire Troubadour 3GUY SHOKKY Local color at Cilleyville. Some prefer the leisurely pace oj former days. BLACK NORTH Lit ^J^ennelL ~^4nd(e We usually think of New Hampshire as sylvan, colorful, placid,
rural, homey, staidly New England, consistently beautiful. It is all
of these. But there is about it, at times, something else, something
northern and wild, a mood of darkling menace, sinister and vaguely
threatening. These moods don’t last long as a rule, but while they
last there is a chill in the air, and in the cold hard light beneath
lowering clouds, the familiar, usually friendly landscape suddenly
seems like something conjured up from the music of Grieg. There is, in such an atmosphere, not only a foreboding but a
loneliness. It is not the loneliness of the heart, however, but of the
spirit; not the loneliness of “peopled places,” nor of nostalgia for
times far away and long ago, nor yet the melancholic loneliness
of Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach. It is more the aloneness which
Babette Deutsch describes in her poem Solitude, in the Peterborough
Anthology, 4 The April 1947“Single is all up-rising and down-lying, Struggle, or fear, or silence none may share. Each is alone in bearing, and in dying. Conquest is uncompanioned as despair.” But it is not principally loneliness which we feel when our
mountains and weather combine to produce this atmosphere. There
is more an air of mystery. Certainly there is an eerie feeling about
a night in March or late November, when, through the bare
branches of the tossing trees, you see the moon racing among the
clouds, and you hear the wind relentlessly surging out of the north;
or again, in the winter when you look across a frozen lake, dim in
the starlight, to the darkly looming bulk of mountains against the
sky. It is borne in on you at such times that this land is a northern
land and its moods are northern moods, wild, disquieting, chal-
lenging and yet having about them that lure which the north is
said to have. The Northern Lights, too, which seem to have become more
frequent of late years, produce an eerie effect as they shoot up
from the hill-rimmed horizon like searchlights, greenish white,
growing bright, fading, then growing bright again. There is a
mystery about them as you see them sweep across the night sky,
and no amount of scientific explanation can quite dispel it from
your mind. They are the North made visible, these fingers of light
which reach up to erase the stars. But even though our countryside, particularly our mountain
country, has times when it seems especially wild, even sinister,
mysterious and eerie, there is never a gloomy or depressing note.
For in these moods of our hill country there is always a charged,
an electric feeling in the air which, far from depressing us, puts us
on the alert, sometimes quite suddenly, and almost makes us say,
“What next?” The village of Acworth is a charming old Colonial settlement
silting remote on its hilltop up there under the sky, but there is to New Hampshire Troubadour 0the northwest of it on the upland reaches of the township an ex-
panse of abandoned forest country known locally as Black North.
The origin of the term is obscure, but I think I know how the person
felt who first named it. He probably was working about his farm
in the late afternoon of a November day when his attention was
called to the chill, forbidding appearance of the country out there
under the eaves of the sky where the level frigid light seemed to
fade away unwelcomed. He probably shivered as he looked and
went into the lamplit kitchen to sit by the stove. He remarked to
his wife that it looked “bad’' in the “Black North.” And the name
stuck. That’s my guess. But the term could be applied to those moods of weather and
landscape so common throughout the state, for it expresses the
feeling of them in two words of unusual and poetic combination.
And not for all the sunny south would a New Hampshire man
trade this wild and rugged grandeur of his north country, this
stormy music of the hills. ANNIVERSARY OF UNUSUAL PRODUCT The year 1947 is a milestone in the history of Miniature Precision
Bearings, Inc., of Keene, for it was just ten years ago that its first
miniature ball bearing was installed. This bearing, approximately
one-sixteenth of an inch in outside diameter, is still operating in
the watch of the chief engineer of the company. The premises which the company owns are completely air-
conditioned, and comprise a one-storv main factory building
connected on one side to a plant cafeteria, and on the other to a
modern brick and glass block office building. A separate structure
houses the tool room and development laboratory. 6 The April 1947The originator of the processes used
in the manufacture of these bearings is
Winslow S. Pierce, Jr., who has invented
more than 150 different mechanical
items. Standard sizes of ball bearings, such
as are used in bicycles, automobiles,
and other modern machinery, are famil-
iar to many people, but complete as-
semblies, with inner and outer race-
ways measuring on the outside from
one-eighth to five-sixteenths of an inch are almost beyond imagin-
ation. Realization of the midget size of some of these bearings can
be had by comparing the smallest to the head of a common pin. The tiny bearings get their start from solid bars of metal, from
which accurately dimensioned rings are manufactured to become
inner and outer races of the finished bearing. The rings may be
made of chrome steel, stainless or beryllium copper. Hardening is
accomplished in electronically controlled ovens. Further finishing
processes take place, then assembly of the rings into bearings by
inserting balls between the two races. At last the product of busy
hands manipulated by skilled women workers is ready for packing
and shipment. But this is no major operation, for the day’s produc-
tion could sometimes fit in a lady’s sewing thimble! Contrary to what might be a popular picture of bearing parts
flowing out of machines in a constant stream, the manufacture of
these bearings is a slower and more painstaking operation, with
each part measured and tested many times during the manufac-
turing processes. Tolerances from exact sizes are controlled to as
close as one ten-thousandth of an inch. The company manufactures more than 40 different types and
sizes of miniature ball bearings, thousands of which were turned
out during the war for use in such instruments as the Bendix gyro 7 New Hampshire TroubadourGorham, llir Carter-Moriah ami Prrsi Gorham lies in a valley formed by the noblest of New England’s
mountains, eight hundred feet above sea level and situated where
the rivers Androscoggin and Peabody join. Gorham is the nearest
village to practically every peak of the famous Presidential Range.
Close by is the Carter Range; and to the northeast, the Pilot Range.
On every hand, exquisite scenery delights the eye. Gorham is 8 The April 1917•nlial Ranges. and the A ndrosatggin River centrally located and a natural starting point for excursions in all
directions, whether tramping, motoring, fishing, or hunting. A better vacation playground than Gorham would be hard to
find; those who go there each year say, “It can’t be done!” In the
words of Edna Dean Proctor, “Whatever skies above us rise, the
Hills, the Hills, are Home.” New Hampshire Troubadour 9fluxgate compass, polaroid inclinometer, Sperry gyroscope, Link
trainer, fire control instruments for the Navy, radar equipment,
and many other devices. Quantity production of such minute bearings might well be a
claim to fame, but MPB prefers to cite its record for acceptance of
99.7 per cent of its production and maintenance of extremely fine
tolerances equivalent to the highest of five grades of larger ball
bearings. The company was commended for excellence of pro-
duction by the chief naval inspector of New York. For the past year the company’s production has swung over to
peacetime applications of war developments such as maritime
navigational aids, commercial aviation instruments, weather sta-
tion equipment, etc., and into new uses for miniature ball bearings
in small electric motors, cameras, textile machinery, business
machines, dental tools, and laboratory and testing devices. Many
in the roster of MPB's customers are household names, but it also
includes such clients as the recent winner of the Great Lakes fiy
casting championship, and custom model railroad builders. As well as manufacturing these standard bearings, the company
designs and produces many special bearings, and does consulting
and development work on precision instruments for aviation,
radio, optical, and other companies. MPB bearings are sold and used all over the world. The com-
pany maintains its own office in New York, and has representatives
in 26 cities in the United States and Canada. From an article in the Morning Union (Manchester, ,V. //.)
Mr. Pierce formerly lived in New Jersey and Long Island, New York.
The company’s treasurer, H. D. Gilbert, was a Chicagoan for eighteen
years. Although New Hampshire has for many, many years been pro-
viding leaders who have gone out and helped to develop other sections
of the country, it is interesting to note that New Hampshire also draws
people of enterprise and talent, who take important parts in the
state’s industrial and community growth. 10 The April 1947F* GUY SHOREY Trout fishing on the ITest Brunch oj the Peabody River in the shadow of the Presidential Range. THE GREAT ANNUAL DECISION by J^ot n i3r Ten nan “Sometimes vve caught plenty and sometimes few, but
we never came back without a good catch of happiness/’ — Henry Van Dyke This is the month when New Hampshire fishermen and women of
all ages haunt tackle shops by day and tinker with angling equip-
ment by night, all the while pondering their most important annual
decision — where to go fishing on May first, the opening day of
trout fishing. The uncontrollable fishing fever rises in their veins
like the sap in budding maples as each day becomes warmer and
the landscape acquires that fishing-time look. Where to go trouting on opening day is no small problem and
for each angler the decision must be made according to personal
taste and ambition from the wide variety of brooks, streams and
ponds in the Granite State. For some a dark-flowing meadow brook
winding slowly between under-cut banks fringed by alders and
willows, where well-fed, brilliant “brookies” are quick to take
advantage of sunken roots. For others a forest brook shaded by-
spruce, cascading over granite and pausing in clear pools before .Xew Hampshire Troubadour 11tumbling into foam again. Here the trout are sometimes not much
over legal size but later curl in the pan and sputter with a superior
aroma. The trout ponds are popular, too. Many fishermen, some too
old, some too lazy, and some just plain not inclined to tramp the
brush on brookbanks or wade swift currents, these fishermen prefer
to visit the trout ponds nature has tried to hide among New
Hampshire hills. Here the ardent fly fisherman often has his best
opening day luck, alongside devotees of the angle worm. It is traditional in New Hampshire to play hookey from school
or business on opening day. No other species of fish rates this alibi.
Several New Hampshire schools now have fishing contests on this
important date and lure the youngsters back to classrooms with
prizes and recognition of their angling prowess. The boys at Wilton
High School last spring suffered the indignity of having their
fishing contest won by a girl. It is also traditional for nature to provide early-season fisher-
folk with smells of wakening buds and arbutus, with the musical
sound of running water, the hum of early insects, the lulling
whisper of wind in the pines, and complete regeneration of mind
and body. It is difficult to measure opening day success. No feeling of greed
or desire for power motivates the ambition of anglers who are
willing to rise in the quiet chill of dawn in order to be on the stream
early. Of course there is immense satisfaction in being lucky enough
to catch a larger trout, or a few more trout, than one’s neighbor or
one’s wife, and it is a callous fisherman who does not cheerfully ask
his fellow-angler “what luck” and appraise his catch. To bring
home a really big trout, large enough to wrap in a damp towel
and keep for a few days in order to show one’s friends, brings a
glow of satisfaction; but to catch one large enough for display in
the local tackle-store window is a major triumph, furnishing
conversation for many years to come. 12 The April 1947Most fishermen arc content
just to be “afishin”’ on May 1st.
A few trout for eating, a “nice
one” for showing is all they ask
in addition to the natural sights,
sounds and smells provided in
a New Hampshire setting. Although each opening day
finds a larger number of fishing
couples afield, husband and wife
sharing the thrills and satisfac-
tion of May Day morning, the
majority of anglers’ wives be-
come “fishing widows” on this
special day. To console these
partners who stay at home the
following lines* were written by
the late Reverend Henry Van
Dyke in the dedication to his
wife of his book Fisherman’s Luck. GUY SHOREY Coosauk hall on Rumpus Brook, Randolph. Here is the basket; I bring it home to you. There arc no great fish in it.
But perhaps there may be one or two little ones which will be to your
taste. And there are a few shining pebbles from the bed of the brook,
and ferns from the cool, green woods, and wild flowers from the
places that you remember. I would fain console you, if I could, for
the hardship of having married an angler: a man who relapses into his
mania with the return of every spring, and never sees a little river with-
out wishing to fish in it. But after all, we have had good times together
as we have followed the stream of life towards the sea. And we have
passed through the dark days without losing heart, because we were
comrades. So let this book tell you one thing that is certain. In all the
life of your fisherman the best piece of luck is just YOU. * Through courtesy of Charles Scribner's Sons New Hampshire Troubadour 13Front Cover: Pussy Willows.
Color photo by Guy Shorcy. Back Cover: Sunset on the An-
droscoggin River near Gorham.
Photo by Guy Shorey. Frontispiece: Shadbush blos-
soms, formerly a harbinger of the
shad runs in the Merrimack anti
Connecticut rivers. The photo-
graph by Guy Shorey shows the
Peabody River in Pinkham Notch. This month the Troubadour fea-
tures the photographs of Guy
Shorey of Gorham, a photographer,
lecturer (with color photo slides),
and small-town druggist whose
work, modesty, love of everything
beautiful, whether in scenery or
poetic expression, and earnest re-
gard for the welfare of all is well
known to many. Troubadour read-
ers have been denied a more fre-
quent enjoyment of Mr. Shorey's
work only because he has for twelve
years been a member of the Com-
mission under which the Trouba-
dour is published, and in the cir-
cumstances has been reluctant to
submit material. By request he
has collaborated in the preparation
of this issue, suggesting illustrations
from his extensive collection and
the text which appears under tin-
frontispiece, in the center spread on pages 8 and 9, and on the back
cover. Fishermen who look forward to
early lake trout and landlocked
salmon fishing will be interested
in the following average “ice-out'*
dates of four popular New Hamp-
shire lakes. Other popular lakes
include Winnisquam, Squam, New-
found, and Merrymeeting. Winnipcsaukec (average for 60
years) April 22 Sunapee (average for 78 years)
April 26 First Connecticut (average for
27 years) May 3 Second Connecticut (average for
27 years) May 5 A number of New Hampshire
woodland owners have learned, to
their advantage, about the services
offered by the New England For-
estry Foundation, a non-profit cor-
poration set up to increase timber
production by bringing private for-
est lands under continuous manage-
ment and by providing complete
forestry service at cost. Manage-
ment plans have l>een prepared for
more than 26,000 acres, and more
than 40,000 acres are under man- Tht April W47 14agcment agreements. Owners have
found that they can substantially
increase their timber production
through a plan for selective cutting
every few years, and at the same
time increase their income from
woodlands. The Foundation's head-
quarters are at 3 Joy Street, Boston
8, Massachusetts. It is reported that people in some
parts of the country (in their igno-
rance!) are saying that New Eng-
land is slipping. New Hampshire
readers are invited to help the
Troubadour counter such stories
by sending short articles on the
advantages or satisfactions which
they or others enjoy in making a
living here. The Curtis Dogwood reservation
is located within the town of Lynde-
boro about one mile north of Wil-
ton village, along the road from
Wilton village to Per ham corner.
This area of flowering dogwood
(cornus florida) covering many
acres in pure stands was made a
state reservation through the gen-
erosity of Frederic H. Curtis of
Boston, a summer resident of Wil-
ton. As the flowering dogwood is
a relatively rare flowering shrub New Hampshire Troubadour in New Hampshire, the state seeks
to protect this beautiful and ex-
tensive growth from the blossom
vandal and perpetuate the annual
display of white and pinkish blos-
soms for the benefit of those who
come from near and far to appre-
ciate and enjoy them in their nat-
ural setting. NEW HAMPSHIRE AUTHORS AND BOOKS Fishes oj New Hampshire, a guide
to the 62 known species and sub-
species of fresh-water fishes of the
state, from the tiny Bridled Shiner
to the lordly Lake Trout, was re-
cently issued by the New Hamp-
shire Fish and Game Department.
As it is intended to provide the
layman with an accurate means of
identifying some of the compara-
tively little-known fish, the book
avoids technical terminology as
much as possible. It was written by
Ralph G. Carpenter II and Hil-
bert R. Sicgler, director and biolo-
gist of the department respectively.
Drawings were made by Oliver R.
Shattuck, and Dr. Reeve M. Baily,
University of Michigan, gave tech-
nical assistance. Copies may be pro-
cured from the Fish and Game De-
partment at Concord at 30 cents
each. 15 RUMFORD PRESS
CONCORD. N. H.Tiikre’s a glory on the water
and a splendor in the sky, When the day has come to sunset
And the night-winds sing and sigh There’s a golden pathway gleaming
And the clouds are touched with light; When the sun, in love, is leaning
On the bosom of the night. There’s a leap of love and longing,
And there’s something in the air,
When the day has come to sunset,
That is close akin to prayer. William L. Stidger Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4677Troubadour194704 Title A name given to the resource The New Hampshire Troubadour April 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-04 Description An account of the resource The New Hampshrie Troubadour was a monthly publication of the New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission. The magazine was printed between 1931 and 1951. Language A language of the resource eng Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New Hampshire Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. New Hampshire State Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright - United States Subject The topic of the resource manufacturing, fishing, Andover, Randolph Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Andover fishing manufacturing Randolph