Portland Monthly Magazine Winterguide 1990

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Followtheleader.

Skiing’saseasyas1-2-3whenyouheadforthefive mountainsofMaine’sSundayRiver.Here,over30,000 people(aged1.3-75+)havealreadygraduatedtothe slopesfromourinnovative,Guaranteed-Learn-To-Ski Program.You’lllearnatyourownpaeeandreceivelots ofpersonalattention.We’llsupplyyouwithequipment, lessonsandlifttickets—foronly§33-Allyouneedto bringiswarmclothingandadesiretoski.You’llbe skiing in one day—or your money back!

ENDURING CLASSICS Z

Therearerareinstanceswhenperformanceisan artforminitself.Suchisthecasewiththelegendary 1928HispanoSuizaandtheRolex®Day-Date® chronometer and companion Lady Datejust®. Each handcraftedtimepiecein18kt.goldwithmatching President®braceletfeaturesasilverdialand bezelpunctuatedwithdiamonds.Andeachisself¬ windingandpressure-proofdownto330feetinits renowned Oyster® case. x OnlyatyourOfficialRolexJeweler.

Portlandiana: U-Boats Off The Coast Of Maine, by Joel Eastman & James W. Flanagan

Vision: FlyBoys In The Blueberry Fields:TheBirth Of Brunswick Naval AirStation By James

W. Flanagan

People: Pitching In By Joel Eastman

Album: How We Won The War By Bonnie Brown

Letters: Letters To Home By Wendell P. Sargent

Fiction: Moonblind Sonata By Helen Fogarassy

Openers: ABitOfVerisimilitude By Colin Sargent

The Spirit Of Maine: Curious. Wooden Ships Povich's & A Chronology Of Old Orchard Beach Pier

Style: By Maria Hazen

Classifieds

Thisissuetoaststheincredible accomplishments and sacrifices— both overseas and at home¬ madebyMainepeopleandindustryaspartoftheWorldWarIIwar effort.CoverphotographisofB-17pilot(andPortland/Kennebunk Beachresident)WendellP.Sargent,atthecontrolsofhisaircraft. Theslide,shotnearLondonatLavenhamArmyAirBase,487th BomberGroup,isarare1944Kodachromeprototypemadewith,say theKodakpeopleinRochester,NewYork,"adifferentchemical compositionthantoday,"buttheextentofthosedifferencesisstill "proprietaryinformation."AlsopleasenoteourexpandedWinter¬ guideWinterEventssection,byJohannaHanaburgh.agreatguide towarmupyourwinterthisyear.

CAPT. C. D. HEADLEE, COMMANDING OFFICER, GREAT DIAMOND ISLAND NAVY BASE, 1945

Openers ABitOfVerisimilitude

make,cans,too,blackandsilverbeer andalecans,”sudsyNarragansett, Ballantine,andBlackLabelbottles makingglassymusicthattheyoung islanderswoulddiscovercrashedinto the island dew the next morning. "Theylinedtheroads,”saysStuart. "Theywereeverywhere.Evenyears later,goingdowntothewharf,you couldseetheminthebushes.”And that, as much as anything else, showedthechildrenthatsomegiant thinghadcometotheislandtovisit forawhile.

STUART LAUGHLIN was 10 years oldwhenWorldWarIItookoverhis island,andhestillseesitwithaboy’s eyes.

''They’dcomebackatnightafter liberty,hordesofthemcomingacross theharborintheferry,”saysLaugh¬ lin,whosefamilyhassummeredon GreatDiamondIslandsince1900.

They’dspillontoGreatDiamond pierandfileupthewoodedaccess roadtowardthesymmetricalbrick structuresofFortMcKinley.Uni¬ forms.Heels.Faces.Grins.

ButwhatstrikesStuarttothisday isabitoftrue-to-lifedetailthatisn’t normallyincludedinthewarmovies.

''Beerbottles.Thousandsofthem. Oh,theyweredarkgreenandclunky old brown ones like they used to

They regarded the bottles with astonishment."Wedidn’tgotothe islandfortwoyearsafterthat,be¬ causethehomehadbeenrentedtoan Army family who used things for firewoodthattheyshouldn’thave andlefttheplacechanged.”

TheirArmyfriends,4,000strong, were gearing up for the Normandy invasion.TheNorthAtlanticfleet wasanchoredinLongIslandsound— darkhulls,mastheadlightstwink¬ ling,ready.

Thenextmorningthesoldiersdis¬ appearedfromStuart’sislandchild¬ hoodandheadedeast,incapableof embarrassment, for the shores of

May Turn Nocturnal

ToTheEditor:

1thinktheNovemberissuelooksgreat.I reallylikedthearticleon"Nocturnals”;if theydon'trenewmycontracthere(Trinity College),I’llbecomeanocturnal—butnot inHartford.IsuspectaplacelikePortland isbetterforthosehours.Still,Iremember nightteachinginChicago.Ofcourse,that was6to10,notthesmallhoursofthe morning. Allthebest.

ThaliaSelz WriterinResidence TrinityCollege

Celestial Fix

ToTheEditor:

ThePeterLaceyinterview(ofracing sloopdesignerOlinJ.Stephens,July/Augustissue)cameoutwell. Regards.

OlinJ.Stephens11 DesigneroftheRanger Winner,America’sCup(1937)

Whose Suds Are Whose?

ToTheEditor:

YourarticleinNovember'sissue,"Liq¬ uidAssets—BoutiqueBeer,"whilehigh¬ lighting an up-and-coming industry, missedthemarkonseveralareas.While weatGritty’scertainlyappreciatealittle publicity,wethoughtthatwemightbe abletoenlightenyouandMr.Swartzentruberonthemicrobrewingrenaissance andthegritofGrittyMcDuff's. Therebirthofthemicrobrewerorsmall regionalbrewerwasbroughtaboutbythe public'sdemandforahigherqualitypro¬ duct.TheWestCoasthasbeentakenby storm,withbreweriesmultiplyinglike

rabbits.Thereareessentiallythreecatego¬ riesofboutiquebrewing.

First,thereisthemicrobrewery,suchas theD.L.GearyBrewingCo.,whichbrews, bottles,anddistributestheirownGeary's PaleAle.Second,thereisthebrewpub, suchasGrittyMcDuff’s,whichbrewsvar¬ iousauthenticrealalesservedonlyon premises.Then,thereisthecontractbrew¬ er,whomarketsaspecialtybeercontracted withamajorbrewerytobrewandbottle exclusivelyforhim.JonBoveissuch,hav¬ ingPortlandLagerbrewedbyF.X.Matt's inUtica,N.Y.

TheD.L.GearyBrewingCo.wasthe firstmicrobreweryinNewEngland,foun¬ dedin1987.DavidGearybrewsGeary’s PaleAleandhasrecentlyintroduced Geary'sHampshireSpecialAle,forsale only in New Hampshire. Gritty's was foundedbymeandmythreepartners,Ste¬ phenBarnes,EricHarrison,andEdSteb¬ bins.Stephenhassincemovedontoother interests,leavingweremainingthree toservethesudsatour396Fore Streetlocation.

Ericisourtreasurerandresident rocketscientist.Edisour"master" brewer.WhileheandIbothreceived exceptionaltrainingatGeary’sunder thetutelageofAlanPugsley,neither he nor I was ever employed at Geary’s.

(We do purchase our malt from Geary’s,andourbeersarecertainly similarinstyle.)

OurconceptistoproducequalityEng¬ lishalestobeservedinafriendly,Englishstylepub.Wearecurrentlybrewingfour differentales:BlackFlyStout,McDuff's BestBitter,PortlandHeadlightPaleAle, andLion'sPrideBrownAle.Onspecial occasions,suchasholidays,webrewaspe¬ cialstrongale.Gritty'salsoservesatradi¬ tionalpubfare.

WhileGeary'swasthefirstmicrobrewer inNewEngland,GrittyMcDuff'sproudly holdsthedistinctionofbeingthefirstand onlybrewpubinthestateofMaine. Thankyou.

RichardA.Pfeffer

Gritty's

TheOysterClubservesavariety ofspecialtiesfromoystersto PrimeRib.Experiencefinedining inourtraditionaldiningroomor relaxandenjoythesamefarein ourcasualgrillroom.

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MYSTERY WEEKEND

January12th-14th: “TheSearch fortheLostTreasure-PartII: The Search Continues.”

FEBRUARY IS FOR LOVERS AMonthlongcelebrationof romanceatcozyinnsand restaurantsanddistictiveshops.

EASTER ON THE COAST

April14th:2:00PM.Celebrate SpringwithanEasterEggHunt forthewholefamily.Aspecial eventforchildrenunder7willbe heldontheRiverGreen.

reeportschoolsandbusinessesclosed earlysoeveryonecouldlinetheSouth Freeportshoretocelebratewith100 VIP’sfromalloverthestateas The

THERed Oak rodedowntheways—thelaunchingofthe firstwoodenvesselinFreeportsincethegovernment commissioned Rum Chasers during Prohibition 23 yearsearlier.

The Red Oakwasa194-foot,non-propulsionbarge of34-footbeamsdesignedtocarrycargo.Launchedon April8,1943,itwasthefirstoffivesuchvesselstobe builtunderaonemilliondollarcontractawardedby

SPIRITOF

Curious,Wooden

theU.S.Mari¬ time Commis¬ siontotheCas¬ co Shipbuild¬ ing Company. Twoyearsear¬ lier,in1941,

theCascoShipbuildingCompany,Inc.,wasformed.Its . officers, President Dr. K.W. Smith, Vice - President Earle W. Moody, Treasurer AlpheusG.Dyer,andCounselPaulL. Powers sought to bring employment to the area, revivethenearlylostskillsofwooden-shipbuilders, and provide our government with needed cargo barges.

Shortlyaftersigningthecontract,CascoShipbuild¬ ingCo.leasedoneofSouthFreeport’shistoricship¬ buildingyards—ayardincontinuoususesinceitsoriginswithEnos, HenchmanandClementSoulein1838.(CurrentlythisisFreeport’s TownLandingandthelocationofStrout’sPointboatyard,Harraseeket Yacht Sales, Harraseeket Lunch and Lobster, and the Chandlery.)

TheCompanyhadaplanforsuccess.Allthewoodforeveryvessel wastobecutandmilledinMaine,andtheywouldhiremenofskill. TheysecuredMasterBuilderFredF.PendletonofWiscassetto overseethebuilding.FreeportPresssaidofhim"hisopinionshave receivedconsiderablemeritandbearmuchweightwithwooden shipbuildingauthoritiesinWashington.’’Thecompanyhadhigh expectations.Theydemploy250mentoworktheyardatfull capacity,andthecontractwouldbeheldforanumberofyears.

Asbuildingcontinued,thepartnersoftheCascoShipbuilding Companyrealizedthegovernment’sdesignforthesevesselswasnot appropriateforwoodconstruction:Governmentengineerswere, afterall,adeptatsteeldesign,andthisshowed.

ThepartnersdevelopedanewdesignandinformedtheU.S.MaritimeCommissionthatitwouldbenecessaryto renegotiatetheircontracttoreflecttheimproveddesign.Asonemightguess,theanswertomoremoneywasNo. Thoughresplendentasalastgaspofwoodencraftsmanship,thefinishedbargeswerescuttledafterthewar.■

A Walk Down Front

Street, 1943-44

"How.then,cantheseevilsbecombat ted—thelureoftheuniformforlightmindedgirls.theintriguingpossibilities ofunsupervisedhoursforrestlessboys'"

MORRIS S. POVICH opened Povich’sMen’sShopinBathin1910.One hundredforty-threeFrontStreethas changedlittlesince.Thecurrent owner,DonaldPovich,recallsthe place bustling with men before WorldWarII."Businesswasflouri¬ shing...mostly from young men. Then they got drafted. My father wouldreceivemoneyfromtheyoung soldiersabroadanddeposititinbank accountsforafterthewar.’’

Agoldrushatmospherehadfallen onBath,andmencamefromallover thestatetobeoutfittedfortheirnew jobsatPovich’sMen'sShop,aplace thatwasaffectionatelycalled"The FrontStreetPoliticalandPhiloso¬ phicalForum,"wherepeoplegath-

APortlandIndex

NumberofPizzaHutsinMaine:16

NumberofCabsinPortland'sTownTaxi:"Howmanydoyouneed?Nah,wehave20cabs." YeartheArchitecturalTerm"ShingleStyle"waspopularized:1955

NumberofPortlanderswhomJamesRussellLowellcalled"thetopmostbrightbubbleonthe waveofthetown":1(N.P.Willis,PortlanderwhoservedasforeigncorrespondentfortheNew YorkMirror)

YearPortlandfirsthadelectricstreetlights:1883

Numberofdestroyersbuiltbetween1939and1945atBathIronWorks:83

NumberofdaysittookBIWtoturnoutanew,battle-readydestroyerduringWorldWarIIat productionpeak:17(seephotoaboveofU.S.S.Nicholas,DD-449)

Sources:PORTLANDRED,TheDirectoryForAllReasons;ScotatPizzaHut;TownTaxi& BluebirdCabCo.;GreaterPortlandLandmarks'PORTLAND;ibid;BathIronWorksTheFirst HundredYears

eredtodebatetheissuesofthedayat homeandabroad.Foraglimpseof thehyper,boomtownactivitiesin Bath, one had only to look out Povich’swindowonFrontStreet.

Astoldin The Maine Odyssey (Martin and Snow), "Lines at the liquorstoreonFrontStreetwerethe longestinthestate.Takingitallin,a professionaleducator(sic)describes thescene:'Thewaryearswiththeir emotionalviolence,disorganization ofsocialmoresandcustoms,uphea¬ vals of home and community, have wreakedaheavytoll...How,then,can theseevilsbecombatted—thelureof theuniformforlight-mindedgirls, theintriguingpossibilitiesofunsu¬ pervisedhoursforrestlessboys?What candetractfromthefascinationof theshiningcocktailbars,thesordid road houses, the juke boxes, the floods of colorful magazines of doubtfulbenefit,therisque'books andmotionpicturesthatpresenta bewilderingkaleidoscopeofpossibil¬ itiestomindshecticwiththeonward rushofwarandtherepercussionsof peace?TakeawalkdownCenteror FrontStreetsinBath,Maine,any nightoftheweek,andreallyobserve whatsurroundsapedestrian.There onehasacrosssectionoftheyouthof America.”

Duringthewar,theneedforman¬ powerstatewidedrewworkersfrom allover.Andwiththisinfluxgrewa not-quite-meltedmeltingpotofeth¬

nicity.Asmuchasthewareffort pulledthecountrytogether,theeth¬ nicseamsthatcomposeourheritage were at times strained —although incidentsofanti-Semitismandother racialviolencearetodayexcusedas havingbeen"isolated."

A BathIndependentarticledated 12 September I940 announces WINDOWS OE BIGHT JEWISH OPTRA TED STO R ES SAlEARED. JayPovich’ssecond-handfurniture storeonCenterStreetwasamongthe eightsmearedwithvarnishorgrease. Lewiston also reported antiSemitism. Donald Povich comments thattheBathstorieswereexagger¬ ated."Thesethingsmusthavedrifted downfromLewiston."

Povich’swasaconstructiverefuge forbanterers.RememberedbyMaury Povich,whosetelevisionprogramA CurrentAffairregularlyairsbizarre stories,"Mymemories(ofPovich’s) aresharpandwarm.Bathhasalways been a company town.... My uncle Morris’store(nowrunbymycousin Donald),waslikeaminiaturetown meetinghall.Alltheironworkers andtheirfamilieswouldshopthere, politicthere,andsocializethere. FrontStreetlooksin1989almostlike itdidin1945.Itwasdowntowntous then and it is downtown now.... SummersstillbringusbacktoBath forbeauty,joy,andtherapy.'”

—W.KirkReynolds

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Announcing

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AN O.O.B. PIER DIARY

1895-1990

NOVEMBER1895-The Old Orch¬ ardOceanPierCo.wasformedand requestsforproposalstoknownpier¬ buildingcompanieswereissued.

DECEMBER 1895—Thepierbuild¬ ingcontractwasgiventotheBerlin IronBridgeCo.Theycontractedto build on the lot, owned by H.L. Hildreth,attheendofOldOrchard Street,for$38,100.

DECEMBER 1897-After receiv¬ ingapprovalfromthetownselect¬ menforconstructionofapier,the Federal Government granted their permission

MARCH 1898—Thepieropenedto thepublic.Thewalkwaywas50-feet wide.Alongthelengthofthepier werethreeseparatepavilions.The firstcontainedcagesofbirdsand monkeys.Thesecondwasdesignated forsouvenirshopsandgames.The thirdwasseparatedandservedas casinoandrestaurant.Thepierof¬ feredlectures,dancingandorchestral concertsthreetimesaday.Therewas alsoalandingplatformforsteam¬ boatsattheveryendofthepier.

Spirit

THANKSGIVING NIGHT 1898— Storm-thrown schooner Grecian Bondwreckscasinoandrestaurant.

1903—The casino stage was re¬ modeledandboothswereconstructed neartheentrancetothepier.

AUGUST 15,1907—Firebitesinto first100feetofpier.TheVictorian entrancewasneverthesameagain.

MARCH 25, 1909—Raging storm takesout300feetofpier.Alsoin 1909,thecasinowasdestroyed;its remainswereplacedclosertoshore andrebuilt.A1000-footsectionwas removedbymantopreventfurther navigationalhazards.

1911—Saltwaterhadeatenawaythe steelfoundation;itwasreplacedwith oak beams and pilings. Stores, bazaars,andarcadeswerebuiltalong lengthofpier.Thecasinobecame "ThePlace"fordancebandssuchas Guy Lombardo, Rudy Vallee, and Duke Ellington. Thousands danced undertherevolvingcrystalball,now attheO.O.B.HistoricalSociety.

1950s—Thepierrockedtothetimes and tunes of Bill Haley and the Comets.

JULY 19, 1969—Fireonceagain sweptthepier,levelingtheentrance againand10shops.

FEBRUARY 7, 1978-A storm hammeredthepier,leavingonlya 100-footsection.

1980—DuetotheeffortsofO.O. Ocean Pier Co.’s owner Catherine DuffyPetit,anew475-footwooden pierwasbuilt,whichopenedtothe publiconJune7th.

1989—Afteryearsoflegalbattling betweenMs.Petitandhercreditors, thepierwasforeclosedandauctioned offfor$850,000toDavidLewis.

— Randi Dunn

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Maine Coast JUST A SCRATCH

"Oneofthefewmaturewomenwithherownplacewhose numberIknew,PippyLandon,turnedtomeasourradiomusic wasinterruptedbysomewhathystericalvoices..."

HREE DAYS AFTER Hitler'sfirst blitzkrieg stunnedPoland,Sept.3rd, 1939,mymotherandher friendBuffyHarknesshad crossed the Swiss border, hidden underlaprobesonthefloorofBuffy’s Rolls.Thankstothepoiseoftheir chauffeur,thetwonaive,traveling Americans escaped Germany just daysbeforeitsborderswereclosed.

Evenmoreremovedfromreality,I wasendinganotherfinesummerin EastHampton.Withthreeweeksleft beforemyreturntoboardingschool formyjunioryear,Iwasmoreexcited abouttheexcellentfishingofearly autumn:asuperbandexcitingseason onLongIsland’seastend.Fiftyyears ago,theheadlinesfromWarsaw,Ber¬ lin,RomeandLondonmeantaboutas much to me as wholesale cotton prices.

TwoyearslaterIenteredYaleasa freshman.Asunbelievableasitmay seeminthesedaysofhyperactive media,Iwasstillunconcernedabout eventsinEurope.Myprioritiesput drinkingatthetopofmylistof "Things To Do Today." It was not untilSundayafternoon,Dec.7th, 1941,thatWorldWarIIbeganchang¬ ingmyschedule.IwasinManhattan, sippingDubonnetontherocks(it hadbeenaroughSaturdaynighton the town) in Pippy Landon’s

apartment.Oneofthefewmature women with her own place whose numberIknew,Pippyturnedtome asourradiomusicwasinterruptedby somewhathystericalvoicesrattling on about the Japanese bombing of PearlHarbor,possiblyevenCalifor¬ niaandotherPacificcoasttargets.

Tuiched,atlonglast,bystirringsof urgency,IgotmyselftoGrandCen¬ tralandcaughtthenexttraintoNew Haven.Thesensethatthingsmight neverbequitethesamehitmeas soonasIreachedthecampus.Stu¬ dentsweregatheredinthestreets; there was what the newspapers termeda"riot"attheTaftHotelbar, andcertainlynoneofusgotmuch sleep during that long and noisy night.

On mywaytoclasstwoweekslater, IpassedanArmyAirCorpsrecruit¬ ingtrailerparkednearWrightHall.I walkedinthefrontdoorandinten minutes1wassignedupandoutthe back.1didn’tmakeittoclass.

By Februaryof’42IwasinBiloxi, Mississippi,gettingmyhaircropped andtakingalotofcrapfromser¬ geants.Twoyearslater,Iwasin Attleboro,England,oneoftenyoung mentrainedtotakeaB-17Flying Fortressonbombingmissionsover hostileterritory.Bythefollowing

December, 1 had flown 35 combat missions,includingsometoBerlin, Schweinfurt,Leipzig,Dusseldorf, andotherheavilydefendedGerman industrialcenters.Althoughseveral ofmycrewwerekilledorwounded,1 gothomeforChristinasin1944with justonescratch,stillasmallscar wheremyrightcheekbonerises.

I wentbacktoYalethefollowing spring and began to get decent grades,adevelopmentthatsurprised myfather,whohadlongsinceaban¬ donedallhopeforthefutureofhis oldestson.WhenIfinishedmyjunior year,Ivisitedhomeduringthatbrief intervalinYale’spost-waracceler¬ atedschedule.Myfatherenteredthe dining room one morning as I was breakfasting.

He said,"Well,”lookingdownat mewiththoseburningbrowneyes, "ittookaworldwartodoit,butyou mayamounttosomething."It’sbeen 50yearsnowsincethatwarbegan. I’mstillnotsurewhatmyfather would think of his conditional prediction.

—ByJohnhi.Cole

P0RTLAND1ANA

WITHIN WEEKS of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Karl Doenitz, commanding all German submarine operations, wasplanninghisstrike.Thetarget wastobetheshippingzonebetween theSt.LawrenceRiverandCapeHat¬ teras.Hisweapon—theTypeVIIUBoat,capableofrunning7.5knots underwater and 17.5 knots on the surface.Thevesselcarriedfourteen torpedoesplusadeckgunandenough fuelforasix-weekvoyage

Consideringthatittookamonth justtotravelbackandforthacross theAtlantic,thisleftaslimmarginof operatingtimealongtheAmerican shore,butDoenitzwascertainthe riskwasworthtaking.

By the end of December, while Americawasstillhastilytryingto prepareforwar,U-Boatswereslip¬ pingoutoftheirpensinL’Orient, France.Doenitzhadselectedfiveof hismostexperiencedcaptainsforthe voyage and interviewed them per¬ sonallyaboutthetrip.Theyhadstrict ordersaboutwhomtheycouldattack andwhen.Surprisewastobecom¬ plete.

U-Boat Periscope

On December 51, 1941 a subma¬ rineperiscopewassightedoffthe Mainecoast.Planesandpatrolboats rushedtothearea,butfoundnothing. Theywereaweektooearly.

KapitanleutnantHardegeninthe U-125hadanuneventfultripacross theAtlantic.Hemadecertaintosteer clearofthemajorshippinglanesand possibledetection.ByJanuary11,he wasstill500milesoffCapeCod.This wasfarfromhisassignedstation,but close enough to begin contacting Americanshipping.WhentheBrit¬ ish passenger ship Cyclops was strugglingwiththeholeinherside, theWarDepartmentwasbelatedlymaking somepreparationstodealwithany Germannavalthreats.

Then,at1:30a.m.onJanuary14, 1942.Hardegensurfacedagain.Sixty milesoffMontaukPoint,LongIs¬ land.three'fish'fromU-123ripped

U-Boats

OffTheCoastOfMaine

into the Panamanian tanker Nor ness.Hardegencontinuedhiscruise alongtheLongIslandcoastandsev¬ eraldayslaterclaimedanothertanker victim.ThistimeitwastheBritishregistered Coimbra. Wishing to spreadfearandconfusionasfaras possible, Hardegen now steered southtowardsCapeHatteras.Along theCapetheEssotankerAllanjackson,thefreighterNorvana,andthe CityofAtlantamettheirfate.Dur¬ inghiscruisetheU-123accounted foreightshipssunkandseveraloth¬ ersdamaged.BythetimeU-123had finishedwithNorfolk,Virginia,a totalof53,360tonsofshippingwere losttotheAlliedForces.Hisammu¬ nition now exhausted, Hardegen submergedandheadedbackforhis baseinFrance.

WithAmericancitiesstilllitup likeChristmastrees,vesselsalong thecoastfoundthemselveshelpless. Thisledtotheextensivefortification oftheMainecoast,thecreationofthe Portland-Montrealcrudeoilpipeline (tospareCanadianfreighters),and theimplementationofsophisticated magneticloopdetectionandsubma¬ rinenetsintheCascoBayarea.

—JamesVC.Flanagan

Maine Sinkings

By 1945, four ships had been

attacked,threesunk,righthereby U-Boats,mostclosetoMt.Desert Rock.OnMay17,1942,the55Skot tland,ofNorwegianregistrymether fate.TheCanadiansteamshipCorn¬ wallis went down on December 3, 1944. The fishingboat Lark was attackedbutescapedsinkingonJune 13.1944,andonApril23,1945,the U.S.NavypatrolboatEaglewaslost. OnJune22nd.1942,asubmerged U-BoatwasdetectedinouterCasco BaybytheNavy’smagneticloopand waslaterspottedbyobserversonthe surfaceoffJewellIsland.Themobile coast defense battery at Popham BeachwasorderedtofireontheUBoatwhenitcameintorange,butthe orders were countermanded when two Navy destroyers approached. Thesubescapeddepthcharges.Ifthe Armybatteryhadfired,itwouldhave beentheonlyAmericanunitonthe continenttofireattheenemyduring thewar.

OnMay7,1945,Germanysurren¬ dered,andbeginningonthe16th, fourGermansubmarinessurfacedoff thecoastofMainetosurrender(see picture,right).Theywereescortedby Navyships(inset)totheNavalSub¬ marine Base at the Kittery Naval Shipyard.

—JoelU7.Eastman

FLY BOYS IN THE BLUEBERRY FIELDS

The Making Of Brunswick NavalAirStation,1942

"Itwasonjustsuchamission thatafresh-scrubbedyoung officerarrivedinBrunswick, Maine. He found what he wantedimmediately.Justout¬ sidethetownwasaflatstretch ofblueberryfieldsthatalready hadtwoexistingrunways..."

SOMETHING, something had to be doneabouttheU-Boatthreat.All throughspringof1942-thegrimstatis¬ ticskeptmounting.BetweenJanuary andJulysome460shipswerelost.A

greatmanyoftheseweretheprecious tankers.Inresponsetothefrantictele¬ phoneandtelegraphmessagesthat floodedhisofficeeveryday,Rear AdmiralAdolphus'Dolly’Andrews, theofficerintacticalcommandofthe undulatingcoastlinebetweenNorth CarolinaandtheCanadianborder, begantolaythegroundworkforacoun¬ terattack.Youngnavalengineerswere sentupanddowntheeastcoasttofind suitablelocationsfornavalairstations. Constructionofthesestationswouldbe thefirststepintryingtohalttheGer¬ manthreattostrangleEnglandbycut¬ tingoffvitalAmericansupplies. Itwasonjustsuchamissionthata fresh-scrubbedyoungofficerarrivedin Brunswick,Maine.Hefoundwhathe wantedimmediately.Justoutsidethe townwasaflatstretchofblueberry fieldsthatalreadyhadtwoexisting runways.Theywereoriginallycon¬ structedaspartofapublic-workspro¬ gramthegovernmenthadinitiatedin the1930stocombattheGreatDepres-

sion.Atthetimenoonecouldhave guessed how important they would become.

Inthesummerof1942,whileAn¬ drews’ lieutenants were scouting along the coast, the German navy startedtheirwolf-packattacksonthe NorthAtlanticconvoys.Thingsin Americahadtostartmovingorthere mightnotbeanEnglandtosave.

Constructiononthenavalairsta¬ tioninBrunswickstartedonOctober 15,1942.Fromtheverybeginningit wasamajorstruggleeventogetthe baseintooperation.Suppliesand skilled labor were short, and it seemed that New England weather intervenedwheneveritcouldtoslow progress.Throughthatfallandwin¬ ter,constructioncrewslaboredto expand existing runways and make thebaseoperational.ByJanuary1943 enoughworkhadbeenaccomplished forsmalldetachmentsofaircraftto operateoutofBrunswickforpatrol work.Still,thewinterweatherwasa killer.Frequentstormsoftenclosed thebase,andtherewasnotenough snow removal equipment to keep thingsrunning.

Thatspringanumberofimportant eventsoccurred.Thefirstwasthat theweatherbegantoclear.Moreair¬ craftcouldnowbesentaloftandona moreregularbasis.Thenavalairsta¬ tionalsoreceiveditsfirstcomman¬ der. In March a determined Com¬ manderAidermanarrivedtooversee operations.Aveteranofthesavage fightforGuadalcanal,hehadbeen awardedtheNavyCrossforgallan¬ try.Hisship’ssternhadthirtyfeet blownoffofitduringaJapanese attack.Despitethis,afteraharrow¬ ingtwoweeksatsea,hebroughtthe shipsafelyintoPearlHarbor.He wouldn’ttakenoforananswer.He urgedconstructiononthebaseand soonhadanewadministrationcenter inoperation.OnApril15,1943,the basewasofficiallycommissioned.

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goodenoughconditiontoinitiate whatwouldbeitsmajormissiondur¬ ingthewar:operatingasatraining center for Royal Navy squadrons. BeginninginJune,andcontinuing through the summer, a number of Britishairunitsarrived.Everyone wasstillstrugglingunderadverse conditions.Therewasalackofade¬ quateparkingspacefortheplanes; therewasapaucityoftrainedtower andcrashcrews;andtherewasdiffi¬ cultyinobtainingpracticeareas alongthecoastforthepilots.

Blimps

Allofthisactivitynaturallyhada tremendousimpactonthelocalarea. There were occasional moments of excitement, such as when blimps cameontothebase.Thesegigantic lighter-than-airshipswereanother meansoftryingtocombatthesubma¬ rinethreat.Ontwooccasionsduring thewartheyarrivedinBrunswickto offerthepersonnelexperiencewith thestrangeweapon.

IfpeopleinBrunswickcouldgape atthesemonstrositieshoveringover theoldblueberryfields,theresidents of Bath could get an even bigger thrill.ThedashingRoyalNavypilots thoughtitwasquitealarktobuzz alongthetwistsandturnsofthe Kennebec River at extremely low altitudes.Ifthatwasn’tenoughto turnsomeheads,theyproceededto whizzbetweenthesupportsofthe Carlton Bridge that spanned the river—upsidedownofcourse.

Throughout1943thenavalairsta¬ tionturnedoutpilotsineverincreas¬ ing numbers. They contributed greatlytothewaratsea—somuchso thatinSeptemberof’43,forthefirst timesinceAmericahadenteredthe war,notasingleshipwaslostonthe EasternSeaFrontier.

Havingyoungpilotsflyingaround inmass-producedaircraftwasbound to result in some accidents. The Brunswickstationtookconsiderable prideinaremarkablylowpercentage ofthese,butstill,ontheafternoon ofDecember2,1943tragedystruck.

Vision

At3:30p.m.aRoyalNavyplanewas cruisingovertownonaroutinetrain¬ ingflight.Inaninstantthemonoto¬ nousdroneoftheplane’sengineswas drowned out by a deafening roar. Storesandofficesthroughouttown spilledpeopleontothestreet.Those residentsalreadyoutonthepave¬ mentpointedsilentlyskywards.

Witnessessaidlaterthatitseemed asiftheplanejustexploded.One second it was up there, and then nothingcouldbeseenbutapallof smoke.Thentheaircraftcouldbe seencaughtinaslowspiraltothe ground,disintegratingalongtheway. Piecesraineddownacrossthetown. Thefuselageandawingfellinto Joseph Labeau’s backyard. The engineplowedintothegroundatthe end of Federal Street spraying a housewithgasoline.Agroupofhigh¬ schoolboyslaterfoundamachine gunseveralblocksaway.

Thepilotwaskilledinstantly,and his death above the town brought homevividrecognitionofthereali¬ tiesofwar.Small,goldstarsplacedin the window of a home whose owner hadlostafamilymemberwereonlya smallfootnoteofindividualgrief.

Violent death in the air above Brunswick gave many people pause tothinkaboutwhatwashappening, onamuchgranderscale,oversmall townsaroundtheworld.

An Era Of Snowshoes

As 1944 dawned crisp and cold acrossthestate,Thegreatestenemy forthepersonnelinBrunswickre¬ mained not the Germans, but the weather. Snow removal equipment wasstillatapremium.Dutywatches intheGroundTrainingDepartment, whichwashousedinanoldhangar, still found themselves huddled around pot-bellied stoves for warmth.Oftenwhatwasforecastasa light dusting would leave them snowboundinthehangarwaitingfor rescuepartiesonsnowshoestoarrive withfoodandshovelstogetthem out.

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Therewaslittletobedonein1944 excepttoreadthenewspaperhead¬ linesaboutcontinuingAlliedsuc¬ cessesaroundtheglobeandtocon¬ tinuegrindingoutpilotswhowere being used up in ever-increasing numbersovertheskiesofEuropeand Asia.

A U-Boat, 2 Nazi Spies

Still,despiteappearances,the Nazis had a few tricks up their sleeves.OnNovember29,1944there was a blinding snowstorm across mostoftheMainecoast.Itwasterri¬ bleflyingweatherandmanyofthe routinepatrolsweredown.Intothat gapinAmericanvigilanceaU-Boat silentlymadeitswaytowardsdeso¬ lateHancockPoint.Twomuffledfig¬ ures emerged from the submarine and, jumping into a rubber raft, paddledtowardsshore.

One of the men was an American named William Colepaugh, who was usingthealiasWilliamCaldwell. Colepaughhadservedasmallstretch intheAmericanNavybeforebeing dismissedforthegoodoftheservice. Then,afterattendingMITforashort time,hehadevadedthedraftand madehiswaytoEurope.Hisdisen¬ chantmentwithAmericawasobvious toeveryonehemetandhewassoon recruitedbytheHermansandtrained asaspy.Hispartner,EnrichCompel, wasanativeGermanandwasoperat¬ ingunderthealiasEdwardGeorge Green.

Thetwospiesmadetheirwayto New York City, where they stayed some two weeks before being ar¬

rested.Althoughbothmenthought theyweresafeduringthistime,it latercameoutthattheE.B.I.hadbeen following them almost since they landed.Thetipcamefromaseventeen-year-oldEllsworthHighSchool student named Harvard Hodgkins. Hodgkins passed the pair walking aroundinthestorm,whiledriving home from a dance. He thought it wasquiteoutofcharacterfortwo strangerstobewanderingaroundthe area,cladonlyintopcoats,duringa snowfall.Hodgkinsreportedhissus¬ picionstohisfather,whowasaHan¬ cockCountydeputysheriff.Thisis whatinitiatedtheinvestigationthat eventually led to Colepaugh and Gimbel’sarrest.

Thetwospieswereputontrial, foundguiltyandsentencedtodeath. ItwasPresidentRooseveltwho,ina surprisemove,commutedtheirsent¬ encestothirtyyearsathardlabor. Neithermanservedouthisfullterm, which made them much more fortu¬ natethantheothereightspieswho werecapturedofftheLongIslandand Floridacoastsduringthewar.Oneof these men received thirty years, anotherwasputinprisonforlife,and theremainingsixwereelectrocuted.

ButperhapstheU.S.government couldaffordtobegenerousin1945. Thewarwaswindingtoacloseandit wasjustamatteroftimeuntilthelast twoAxispowers,GermanyandJap an,surrendered.Theendcamefor theGermansinApril.Ironically,this wasthesamemonththatthenaval airstationwonastrugglethathad beenhamperingoperationsforyears.

Theyfinallyhadgrass!Thebattle againstthesandhadbeenwonatlast, and green shoots could be seen everywhere.

SeveralmonthslatertheEmpireof Japanformallysurrenderedtothe Allies.Thisbroughtonthebiggest partythatBrunswickhaseverseenas thestreetsfilledwithcelebratingciv¬ iliansandservicemen.Withtheend ofthefestivitiesitwasexpectedthat thebasewouldbedecommissioned. Drafteeswerequicklyreleased,the oldNavyhandsshuffledofftonew posts,andthesquadronsofaircraft senttonewstations.Aftermorethan threeyearsofbustlingactivitythe skiesoverBrunswickwereonceagain silent.

Thebaseunderwentaquickpost¬ wartransformation.Barrackswhich hadoncehousedhundredsofinduc¬ teesnowservedasdormitoriesfor BowdoinCollege.Hangarswhichhad onceprotectedenginesofwarbe¬ cameparkinggarages.livenunder¬ ground ammunition bunkers were puttopeacefulusewhentheywere rentedtosomeenterprisingcitizens togrowmushroomsin.

Yetasonethreatrecededanother quicklyreplacedit.Withinafew yearsofthedefeatoftheAxisAmer¬ icawasengaginginaColdWarwith the Soviet Union. Once again the threatofsubmarinesoffourcoast emergedandtomeetit,thenavalair stationwasreactivated.Todayit servesastheprincipalanti-submar¬ inewarfarepatrolbaseinthenorth¬ easternUnitedStates.

—ByJames U7.Flanagan

DuringWorldWarII,inanunsurpassedrecordofproductivity,Bath IronWorksbuilt21destroyersperyear—anaverageof1every17days. Nearly one-fourth of all American / destroyersbuiltduring Ajmm 1 thisconflictwere /j Bath-built®ships.

Not surpris- ~ ing when you realizethatBath Iron Works was thebirthplaceofthe moderndestroyer.

Before the end of this _- . century,Mainewilllaunchthe i/rb nextgenerationsurfacecombatant: thefirstoftheArleighBurkeclassofAEGISdestroyers.TheDDG51and itsfollowshipswillbethelast20thcenturyclassofdestroyers—andthe prideofthe21stcenturynavy.

(■■■■■r SeethemodeloftheWWIIDestroyerDeHaven /n BathIronWorksExhibit attheMaineMaritimeMuseum,Bath.

The First Wave: Island Installations

IN September 1940, the 1,600 menofthe240thCoastArtil¬ lery Regiment of the Maine NationalGuardallofasudden had a new job — they were calleduptomantheHarborDefenses ofPortland—FortLeavettonCush¬ ingIsland,FortLyononCowIsland, Fort McKinley on Great Diamond Island,FortPrebleonSpringPointin SouthPortland,andFortWilliamsat Portland Head in Cape Elizabeth. Woodenbarrackswereconstructedin thefalltohouseanadditional1600

men;and,inJanuary1941,draftees beganarrivingforbasictraining, whichwasconductedinthebay,prin¬ cipallyatFortMcKinley.InMarch 1941,the152ndFieldArtilleryand the103rdInfantryRegimentsofthe MaineNationalGuardleftPortland’s UnionStationfortrainingatCamp Blanding,Florida,andonMay5,250 members of the Maine Naval Re¬ servedepartedfortheNavalStation inNewport,R.l.

In January 1941, the U.S. Navy designatedCascoBayafleetanchor¬

age,andaNavalSectionBasewas establishedinPortland.Duringthe summerof1941,manyshipsofthe American fleet visited Casco Bay beforeleavingtopatroltheNorth Atlanticortoescortconvoysbound fortheUnitedKingdomortheSoviet Union. One of the vessels which visitedCascoBaywasthecruiser Augusta.ShecalledinlateAuguston herwaybackfromcarryingPresident RoosevelttoaconferenceoffNew¬ foundlandwithPrimeMinisterWin¬ stonChurchill.TheAtlanticChar-

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terwassignedthere,settingout Anglo-Americangoalsforthepost¬ war world. In November 1941 the U.S.S.Denebolaarrived,theflagship of the Commander of Destroyers Atlantic,andCascoBayremainedthe headquarters for that command throughout the war. In December, constructionwasbegunonaNaval Fuel Annex on Long Island, with huge,undergroundstoragetanksto holdfuelforthefleetandacomplex system of wharves to refuel the vessels.

LibertyShips:

A Thousand Sparks

Earlierintheyear,twootherlarge war-relatedconstructionprojects were underway. On December 31, 1940, the construction of a huge shipyardwasbeguninSouthPort¬ landtobuildcargovesselsforbelea¬ gueredBritain,andinMarch,1941, constructionofasecondyardwas initiated,withover4,000workers

“Thesecivilians(such asthevolunteerfire¬ women, above) not only worked long hours in warindustriesbut volunteeredforcivilian defense, conserved raw materials,andinvested their income in war bonds while their sons (farleft,inUnionSta¬ tion)weredraftedinto theservice.”

“At its peak employ¬ ment, the South Port¬ landShipyard(left) employed 30,000, including 3,700 women, working shifts around theclock,sevendaysa week.”

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initiated,withover4,000workers laboring24hoursaday,sevendaysa week,tocompletethefacilityand beginconstructionofthefirstves¬ sels.InMay1941,workbeganona pipeline to carry South American crudeoilfromPortlandtoCanadian refineries in Montreal by a more directroutethantheSt.Lawrence River,whichsavedagreatdealof timeandofferedfeweropportunities for German submarines to attack Canadiantankers.Theprojectwas completedinNovemberatanesti¬ matedcostofS12millionjustone monthaftertheSouthPortlandship¬ yardwasfinishedatacostofS7mil¬ lion.Obviously,theimpactofthese projectsonthelocaleconomy,along with the call-up of the National Guard,didagreatdealtoeliminate unemploymentandtostimulatelocal businesses.Gradually,thedefense build-uptouchedeveryareaofthe economy—textiles,theshoeindus¬ try,construction,agriculture,lum¬ bering, manufacturing—helping to bringtoanendthelastvestigesofthe GreatDepression.Ironically,events inthePacific,ratherthaninthe Atlantic, would drag the United Statesintofullinvolvementinthe war.

Harbor Entrance Command Post

WiththeattackonPearlHarboron December7,1941,theUnitedStates wasofficiallyandfullyinvolvedin WorldWarII.Allthemilitaryforces in Maine went on alert. Civilian planesweregrounded,radioswere silenced,warplantsandimportant powerandcommunicationsfacilities were guarded, and harbor defense gunswerefiredtotesttheirreadi¬ ness.Anti-aircraftgunsweresetup at Biddeford Pool and at Popham Beach,atoppositeendsofCascoBay. The Army and Navy established a jointly run Harbor Entrance Com¬ mandPostatFortWilliamstoiden¬ tifyandcleareveryvesselentering andleavingtheharbor.

The channels were mined, anti-sub¬ marine nets installed, and mine¬ sweeping,beach,andseapatrolsbegun. Sophisticated sound and electromag¬ neticdetectionsystemsweresubmerged intheBaytoidentifytheapproachof submarinesorsurfacevesselsthatmight penetrateatnightorduringinclement weather.

TheCoastGuardpatrolledthewater¬ front,whiletheArmypatrolledpotential landingsites.Therewasashortageof infantryinMaine,andsoBlacktroops arrivedfromtheSouthtoguardvital structuressuchastheGrandTrunkRail¬ roadbridgeinYarmouth,avitaltrans¬ portation link between Canada and Europe.Thearea’sfirstblackoutwason December13,1941,whenthefirsttwo shipswerelaunchedatthenewSouth PortlandShipyard,andasecondpairfol¬ lowed in early February, 1942. The launchingswerejustasfestiveastheyare today,andmusthavebeenagreatmorale boosterduringthedarkdaysof1941and 1942.Atitspeakofemployment,the shipyard employed 30,000, including 3,700women,workingshiftsaroundthe clock,sevendaysaweek,brightlyillumi¬ natedbyfloodlightsandthesparksof hundredsofelectricalwelders.Thous¬ andsofpeoplemovedtotheareatowork in the shipyard, and thousands more commutedincar-poolsandspecialbuses fromsurroundingcommunities.Bythe endofthewartheyardhadcompleted 266ships,mostinrecordtime.

Volunteer Spotters

InApril1942,apermanentAircraft Warning Service was established, operating24hoursadayandutilizing hundredsofvolunteerspotters,anda secondblackouttestwasmuchmore successful.Duringthesamemonth the War Department announced S12 millioninwarprojectsintheGreater Portlandarea,includingadrydock and $8 million in Army and Navy buildingsonCascoBayIslands,anda callwasputoutfor10,000workersto constructthefacilities. Includedinthenewmilitarycon¬ structionprojectswasthemoderni-

Thesewomenwerevolunteeraircraftspottersperchedhighinachurchsteeplein Yarmouth,onthelookoutforME-109's.CourtesyoftheYarmouthHistoricalSociety.

zationoftheU.S.Army'sdefensesof CascoBay.Thelargestofthesepro¬ jectswastheconstructionofa16inchgunbatteryonPeaksIsland—a huge,heavilyreinforcedconcrete buildingabout370-feetlong,130feet deep,and50-feethighwitharoof over18-feetthick.Thestructurewas coveredwith10feetofearthandrock

andlandscapedtoappeartobepartof the natural terrain. The battery mounted two 16-inch battleship guns,likethoseonthebattleship NewJersey,whichcouldfirea2,240poundprojectile26miles.Thus,its rangeextendedfromBiddefordPool inthesouthtoPophamBeachinthe north.Thebuildingcontainedits

“TherewasashortageofinfantrytroopsinMaine,soBlacktroopsfromtheSouth arrivedtoguardvitalstructuressuchastheGrandTrunkRailroadBridgeinYarmouth,a vitaltransportationlinkbetweenCanadaandEurope.”

“Ihadjustbeenmar¬ riedinAprilof1944.1 worked as a plumber and mechanic, ser¬ vicing the propane stovesandrefrigera¬ torsofftheMaine Coast. But once the submarine nets went upbetweenislands,I couldn’t get through to do my job. So my mother made three flags,withthemarine codeonthem,tolet my 12-footer pass throughthe‘gates’of thenets.Itworked.”

—Elmer Ring, Cousins Island

“I remember mixing theoleo.Itwould come in a white brick,likeshorten¬ ing, with a package ofdyethatlooked red.We’dmixitallup anditwouldturninto yellow oleo. That was thekids’job.That’s what we did.”

—Helen Trefethen, Portland

“Ilivedoutonthe Island(LongIsland) and went into the service in November of1944,TheU.S. Naval Reserves, whenIwas18.FirstI went to radio school in Maryland. When I graduated,Iwentto Patuxent Naval Air StationinMaryland, and was out of the servicein1946.

“Ilivedonthe

island and commuted to Portland High School. In 1947,1 got creditfortheservice, and got my diploma.

“There was a Rec. hallbuiltfortheser¬ vicemen, but since thereweren’tvery many year-round islanders,theyletus useit,too.

“The Navy built a big seaplane ramp on theshoreofthemid¬ dleoftheisland. There was a big sea¬ plane hangar that caughtonfirewhenI wasintheservice.It wasprettycloseto my house—my mother told me about it.”

—Amasa “Wally” Wallace, Portland

“Inthefallof1945, Iwasalmost4 yearsold.Mysis¬ terandbrother

walked me down thestreetasfaras we were allowed to go. We were up on atierlooking down, waiting for the bus. When it came we watched allthepeopleget out,includinga guyinasailorsuit carryingaduffle bag.Thatisthe firstimageIhave ofmyfather.”

—Fred Brown, Hallowell

“IlivedinLondon with the bombing. I was 9 when the war broke out. We werelivinginthe center of London, and our family got bombed a couple oftimes.Noneofit was really bad—we neverhadtoleave. It took out some windows and doors, and we

just boarded them up.

“Afterthewar,I worked in London, and that building was the only one stand¬ ingforhalfamilein alldirections.All around us were just cellarholes.”

—Alan Cavedon Scease, Portland

“I graduated from Maine General Hos¬ pitalin1944,and immediately had to takethepositionof headnurseina40bedward,sinceall the“girls”hadgone totheservice.There were not enough maids—nurses had togiveIV’sandnasal tubessincethere were not enough doctors.

“In January of

1945,1 was about readytojointhe Navy when they closedthequota.I don’t know why I chose the Navy—I justlikedtheuni¬ formsbetterthanthe Army’s.Ilikedtheir uniforms, and they hadships.”

—Esther Counts Dearborn, South Portland

“In1943,Iwentinto the Army Medical Corps when I was a studentattheUni¬ versityofMaine.I was in ROTC, the Army Reserves, when my numbers were calledup.

“Iwasoverseas, and I missed the invasionofSicilyby

about one hour, because our train waslate.Theinva¬ sion was on sche¬ dule,andIwasreas¬ signed to a medical battalioninItaly.

—Dr.AlvinLittlefield, 723 Congress Street, Portland

“Iwasintheheartof Minnesota when the warbrokeout,in 1939 when Hitler invaded Czechoslo¬ vakia. I remember the blackouts,thestreet dances, and lots of prejudiceagainstthe Germans. In April, 1945,1 remember my mother coming out of the house crying because Roosevelt died.

“I also remember crushingtincansto getintothemovies. Ifyouhadenoughtin cans, you wouldn’t

havetopaythe9cent admission. They’d melt the cans down to make ammunition and suppliesforthewar.”

—Tracy Gran, Winterport

“There was a movie theatrebuiltjustfor thesoldiers.Mygirl¬ friendsandIwould sitinaspaandwait forthesoldiersto come along... so we couldgetintothe movies. I once met a Captainandgottosit inthebalconywith thetopbrass(Iwas marriedatthetime, but my husband didn’twanttogo).”

—Charlotte Wray, Portland ■

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Continuedfrompage25 ownelectricalpowerplantandgas¬ prooflatrinearea,andadjacenttothe batterywasasimilarlyprotected, camouflagedandgas-proofcontrol andcommunicationsbuilding.Smal¬ ler6-inchgunbatterieswerebuiltat TwoLights,PeaksIsland,andJewell Island;andtallconcreteobservation andradartowerswereaddedtodirect thefireofthenew,long-rangeguns. Inaddition,eightbatteriesofrapid fire90-millimetergunswerebuiltto guardtheNavalanchorageagainst attacksbyenemytorpedoboats.Per¬ sonneltomanthesenewbatteries increasedthetotalArmyCoastAr¬ tilleryforcesto4,500men.

Seaplane Ramp On Long Island

WhiletheNavyworkedcloselywith theArmyinthedefenseofCascoBay, itconcentratedthebulkofitseffort onthetrainingofitspersonnelfor takingtheoffensiveagainsttheAxis. InApril1942,anaverageof63ves¬ selspassedinandoutofCascoBayas navalactivitiesincreased.Aseaplane rampandhangarandauxiliaryair¬ fieldwereconstructedonLongIsland forNavypatrolbomberswhichwere usedontrainingmissionswithcon¬ voyescorts.Inearly1943,12addi¬ tionalfueltankswereconstructedon LongIslandtoservealargerfleet. TheNavyexpandeditspresencein CascoBay,buildingrecreationalfacil¬ itiesonLongIslandandLittleChebeague,takingoverbuildingsonthe mainlandforhousingandrecreation, andconstructingareceivingstation, dispensary,andtrainingschoolson GreatDiamondIsland.

In1943,thebasewasdesignateda U.S.NavalStationinrecognitionof itsincreasedsizeandsignificance. Thestationwasstaffedby70officers and650mentoservethethousands ofcrewmenofthehundredsofves¬ selsthatvisitedCascoBaytopartici¬ pateintrainingexercises,which included11battleshipssuchasthe Massachusetts.OnAugust12,1944,a record539shipsenteredand558depart-

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edtheanchorageinoneday.Themost activeperiodinCascoBaywaspriorto theNormandyinvasionin1944,when40 to50vesselswereinvolvedintraining exercisesintheouterbay,andover400 ships were entering and leaving the anchorage each day, including LST’s (LandingShipTanks)tobeusedinthe invasionofEurope.InJuly,aspecial NavalTaskForcearrivedtodevelopand practicetacticsonAmericanships.The U.S.S.Vixen,flagshipoftheCommander inChiefofSubmarinesintheAtlantic, alsosailedintojointheDenebolainthe anchorage.

Portland Crash Of A B-25

Althoughthesightingandattackon theGermansubmarineinJune1942 wastheonlyconfirmedclashwiththe enemyinCascoBay,thereweremil¬ itaryandciviliancasualtiesinthe areaduringthewar.OnJuly12,1944, aB-25Armybomber,pilotedbyLt. PhilipRussellofSouthPortland, crashedintoatrailerparknextto RedbankVillagewhileattemptingto landinthefogatthePortlandair¬ port.Fifteenpeoplewerekilledand 19injured—theworstairdisasterin Mainehistory.OnApril23,1945,a Navypatrolboat(PH-56)exploded andsankoffCapeElizabeth.Fortyninesailorswerekilled,andsomeof the13survivorsbelievedtheyhad beentorpedoedorhitamine.

Postwar Celebration

Thecivilianandmilitaryresidentsof theareacelebratedwhenWorldWar IIfinallyendedinAugust1945.The NavalStation,theSouthPortland Shipyard,andmostArmyfortswere closed. Wooden wartime military buildings were declared surplus; some were used to provide class¬ roomsatPortlandJuniorCollege. RedbankandSagamorevillages,built as permanent housing, remained, whilebuildingsintheotherprojects weresold,cutintosections,and movedintheareatobecomesingle¬ familyhomes,andatleastonemotel.

—Joel W7.Eastman

Indulgeinthe luxurioussplendor ofMaine’sHistoriccastleoverlooking thesea.Graciously decoratedwith antiques,each charming bedroom hasaprivatebath; some have fireplaces,some haveharborviews. Norumbega is open yearroundandis theperfectsetting forromantic weekends, elegant weddings, and small meetings and seminars. NorumbegaisontheNationalHistoricRegister.Surprise someone specialirithagiftcertificatefromSorumbega.

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Excerpts from I Saw Europe, a book manuscript by Wendell

Publisher’sNote:Myfather,Wen¬ dellP.Sargent,whoappearsonthis issue’scover,wasa19-year-oldKen¬ nebunkBeachresidentinthesummer of 1939 when World War II broke out.AdecoratedB-17andB-24pilot, he almost never mentioned his 35 high-altitudebombingmissionsover ContinentalEurope,insteadkeeping thewarlockedupinthetopdrawerof the mahogany dresser, along with variousflyingmementoes.Whenhe died last summer we found this manuscript among his papers — highlydetailedaccountsofhisleav¬ ingthebeachandenteringaworldfar toolarge,andtoofrightening,totalk muchabout.Hereareafewsnatches thattakehimfromflyingabrandnew B-24fromAmericatoEngland(via SouthAmericaandAfrica)tojointhe 487thBomberGroup.I’dliketodedi¬ cate this issue to him. —C.S.

P. Sargent.

April2,1944

...Ouraltitudewas9,000feet.We flewdirecttoParamariinbo,Dutch Guyana,toAmapa,Brazil(nearMaracaIsland)andthentoourdestina¬ tion,Belem,BrazilatVaiDeCaens Field.Thefirstlegoftheroutewas over water and we dodged cumulo¬ nimbusformsalltheway.Theywere undeveloped.SpottedaNavyBlimp belowusat4,000feet.Thesecondleg wasoverdensejunglewithabsolutely nosignofhumanhabitation.Itbegan to get hot. We also dodged more weatherandrains.Thethirdlegwas overdensejungleandthroughgiant cumulo-nimbus clouds. About 50 milesnorthoftheequatorwelet downto1,000feetabovethejungle. ThencametheAmazonRiver...The water is a coffee brown. When we werehalfwayacross,wepassedover theEquator.Thesunwasout,andthe temperatureoftheairwasover100 degrees.Thesunwasdirectlyover¬ head.Wesawsomelargepurewhite, andalsosomewild(red)flamingo

birds.WeshortlyarrivedatBelem, andlandedinadownpour...

April3rd

...Verticalcurrentswereterrific,and webouncedaroundlikeacorkinthe middle of the ocean. It was very prettyflyingbythroughdarkhal¬ lways.Thecloudswerelightedbya silverythree-quartersmoonover¬ head.Georgehadtheradiocompass on Dakar, so we were heading straightin.EknerFieldhadtworun¬ ways,andwelandedontheonemade ofsteelmats.Itsoundedlikealotof tincanswhenwewerelanding,butit was OK and smooth.

April5th

...1sleptuntil11a.m.andthenweate lunchconsistingofhash,African midgetpotatoes,cannedpeas,canned carrots, white bread, and canned apricotsfordessert.Alsopowdered lemon juice. Drinking water is stronglychlorinated.Atnightwe wearboots,leggins,andamosquito headnet,plusmosquitorepellent. Malaria mosquitos only come out after sundown! The Africans here speakabout10wordsinEnglish,a littleFrench,andmostlyAfrican jumble.Theywearrags,dresses,or nothing.Theirclothingisintatters. Theydon’tliketheGermansorthe French,andtheyrefertousas"fly man.” ...Our G.l. truck drove us throughDakaronthewayandallit consistsofisnativeshacks.The nativeslinethestreetsandyell "smokejoe”aswepass.Theywanted Americancigarettes...Atthebeach wehadagrandtime.Itremindedme ofPlumIslandandthebeach(Ken¬ nebunk),onlynotsonice,andno housesaround.Thesandconsistsof sandandbrokenseashells.Thewater wasjustlikeK-Port.

April10

Marikech has only one runway and we found upon landing there were about3or4hundredotherplanes there—B-29's, B-17's, B-24's, B-

25's,B-26's,andanumberofA-20's and some junky old French twin¬ engine wrecks. We also caught up withourC.O.wholeft2weeksbefore us.HeisLt.Col.BeirneLay.

April 20 (now in England)

Wefoundthatwewouldn’tbeleaving today so we doodled around until night when we again went into Blackpool.Itisacityofabout40,000 ormore,locatedontheseacoast.The peoplearehardtobecomeacquainted with,althoughifyouaskaquestionit willbeansweredpolitelyandwitha real "limey” accent. They mostly stareatyouandsaynothing.More thanhalfofthegirlsoneseesarein uniform(WAFS),andmanyarevery pretty,althoughtheydon’tcompare with American young ladies. The Englishgirlsarealotmorestocky, and shorter than our American queens.Iunderstandtheyconsider thehighesthonortobedatedbyan Americanflyingofficer.

Onourcombatmissionswewillhave flaksuitsandelectricallyheatedsuits on...

May 8

...Flaklookslikelittleblackpuffs. That’sallyousee.Ifitbursts100 yardsawayitwon’tbotheryouexcept youmighthearitpatteroffthesides oftheplanelikeheavyrain.Well,it gotheaveraswegotoverBrussels, anditwasnofun.Onthefirstrunwe gottheonlyflakonthatrun,andit hitourrightwingsomewhere,and wasnotvital.Itjarstheshipand makes a dull thud. Hurrrumph! We missedoursecondarytargetandso turnedforasecondrunaround.We againmissedthetarget(Brussels) andalsothesecondarytarget.Not thenext.Ourshipwasreally"flak happy.” Our hydraulic lines were shotoutandleakingintothebomb bay.Ourbombshadbeensalvoedout. At12,000feetour216enginesbegan toholdusup,andthereafterwelost altitudeslowly.Wewereducksoup

forthecoastalguns,butourswell navigator led us around the flak areas. We avoided all towns and headed out to the channel over a swampyareajustnorthofDunurque, France.Someflakwasshotatusfrom theleft,butitwasn’tclose.Atthe coastsomeB-47fighterspickedusup andgaveussupport.Needlesstosay wefeltmuchsaferthen,andreally blessedthose8or10P-47s...They justhungaroundus.Wecouldseethe Colonel’splanetoourrightandlow, stillsettling...Acrossthechannelwe could see (Margate, England) and descendedto6,000feet...

Closecalls—theballturretgunner wasinhisturretandabigchunkof flakwentrightthroughthediameter andmissedhim.HaroldNelsonhad hiswatchbandseveredbyflak,but notscratched.Hewasalsoreading some maps at the time, when flak pepperedthemaps.

Excerpts Through July 8

TheGermansaresendingoverradio¬ controlledairplane-bombstoEng¬ landnow.Oneblewup20milesfrom hereatIpswichtoday,anditmadea terrificexplosion.

...Target was the new "wingedbomb” establishment near Conde, France...Welefttheenemycoast throughtheDunkerque-Ostendcor¬ ridor...

...Targetwasanairfieldand"flying bomb” installations near Gilsey, France(PasdeCalaisarea).

...Testfiredourgunsandwentonin toRouen,Francetobombthe"flying robotbombs”installationsthere.On thewayinwesawarocketwaytoour left,andwehitabitofaccurateflak.

July18

We climbed to 16,000 feet on Splasher7atSudbury,andgotin formationin#10position...Spitfires weresweepingcoverforusfarbelow.

Wewentinoverthebeachheadtoan abstractpointsoutheastofCaen...

...Once, though, we flew right throughanoldwhiterockettrail.Our targetsweretheGermangunbatter¬ iesonthefront...

Iamprayingalot.I’llbeluckyifIlive throughit,butrightnowithasbeen haunting me for so long that it doesn’t scare me. 1 have worked myselfintosuchastatethat1don’t carewhetherIgetkilledornot.I hopeitcomesquickwhenandifit does.

...Butthatmeansnothing.Wehave nolimitnumberofmissionstogo.It usedtobe30,andthenyouwouldbe shippedhometotheStates.Nowwe flyonandonwithnoendinsight. Whatafuturetolookforwardto! Thisbusinessisawfullytiring.1just hateitworsethanIcaneversay.

August 4

...flak-famouscityofHamburg,Ger¬ many...Weassembledat10,000feet overSplasher7in#3positionofthe lowsectionofthehighsquadron.We climbedoncoursetowardtheisland ofHelgoland,overtheNorthSea, andjustwestoftheWestFrisian Islands.Weturnedintoenemyterri¬ tory at the inlet near Wilhelm¬ shaven...Thatcity,bytheway,was underasmokescreenputupbyboats linedupintheinlet...Afterthrowing outtheusualchaff,weturnedinto Hamburg. They had a 200-gun bar¬ ragewaitingforus,with5rockets amidstitall...Twominutesafterthe target,aMesserschmitt109camein onourleftsidefrom9o’clocklevel. Hewasfiringontheshipbehindus, andgotawaywithit.Ourgunners couldn’tfirebecauseofothershipsin theformation.TheME-109camein in a one-half pursuit curve, and passedacrosstotherearofus.Icould almostseethepilotinthecockpit...A coupleofP-47sgotafteroneofthem and shot him down. There were 35

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jet-propelledplanes(German)trail¬ ingusat30,000feet.Theymadewide contrails. Apparently they were decoystolureourfightersawayfrom thebombers...

FoundInALetter...

Let'sfinishupbackhereintheUnitedStates. Ourcrewcamehomeinpieces,andbrokeup intofurtherpieces.Eachmanisnolongerthe memberofateam.Heisalone,asingleunit, backtohisoriginalstatus,butnotforgotten... HowImissallthoseboys.Theyarewonderful, everyoneofthem.Nowasthisexperiencein combat,thisnightmarefadesawayintohazy remembrances I rush to write down some flashbackswhichcometomeeveryonceina whileasIlieinbed,orwhileI’meating—

“HelloTendon,helloTendon,thisisRathmore 0oboe,over.”"Rathmore0oboethisisTen¬ don,over.""Hello,Tendon,thisisRathmore0 oboe,taxiandtakeoffinstructions,over,"etc.

ThenIrememberradiocallswhilewewere climbingonSplasher7."HelloFickleDF., HelloFickleD.F.,thisisGocartRed.Haveyoua weatherreport,over.”

Iremembertheradiocallofoursquadrons. Lead—"Gocart Red." High—"Gocart White," Low—GocartSilver."

Iremembertheagony(mental)Iusedtogo throughthenightbeforeamission.

IrememberhowIusedtobewakedupbythe C.2.,signapaper,andthensmokeacigarette togetwakedup.HowIusedtoshiverinthecold airaswerodetothemesshallintrucks.HowI'd seetheoldboys—Smitty,Loranger,Lauraine, Campbell.Yowell,Snell,Ridlen,Simons,etc

IrememberhearingtheGermanpropaganda programbeamedatuseverynightat7:45p.m. “GermanycallingBroadcastfromCalais1. Calais2,Bremen,andFriesland."Iremember “Midge,"thatslinky,sloe-voicedEnglishspeakingyoungwomanofGermany,tryingto

arouseourfeelingsbysaying,"Hi,kids—thisis youroldfriendMidgeHowdoyoufeeltonight, lonely?Areyouthinkingofyourgirlback home?Youknow,I'llbetyou'llnevergetback toseeheragain!Evenifyoudid.you'dprobably findshehadbeenrunningaroundbehindyour backwithsome4-F."DearMidge!

Irememberhowtheprogramusedtobegin andendbyplaying"LiliMarlene."Iremember theoldAmericanBingCrosbyandLouisArm¬ strongrecordstheyusedtoplayThemusic wasbetterthantheEnglishprograms.Howwe usedtolaugh.

IremembertheshavesandshowersItookin ice-coldwater

IremembertheRedCrossclubatBurySt EdmundswhereWillieandIusedtogo.

Irememberhowweusedtostealcratesto burninourlittlestovetokeepwarm.

Irememberhowweusedtoheatfishand chipsorpopcornonourlittlestove.

IrememberthedayGeorgediedandhowI criedathisfuneral.

Irememberhowourclothesusedtostink afterbeingcleansedinkerosene.

Iremembermybicycle,Birminghammodel, licence#C1200F.

IrememberhowtiredIusedtobeaftera mission.IrememberIusedtoprayeverynight.

Iremembertheredalerts,purplealerts,white alertsIremembertheblackouts

IrememberthedroneoftheBuzzBombs. Irememberthethousandsofbarragebal¬ loonsaroundLondon.

Iremembertheflak,theplanesblowingup. thefighterescort,theEnglishchannel,the Dunkerque-Ostendcorridor,theLeHavrecor¬ ridoroverCaen,theLudwigshafencorridor, therockets,thelonghauls,thesweating,the oxygenmasks,thefrightIknew,thehelpless feeling,theclosenessofdeath,thecheap humanliveswastedadimeadozen.

I'llneverforgethowluckyIamtobealiveI'll neverforgetourcrewI’llneverforgettokeep onthankingGodforhisguidanceandcare

-By Wendell P. Sargent.

DANCE

Ram Island Dance,25AForestAvenue,Portland. Ram Island Dance presents New York choreographer/dancerNeil Greenberg & DancersinStage, Gun, Dance,Jan.,25.26.21at8pin.,locationtobe announced.Stage, Gun, Dancehasbeenpraisedfor itssurprisingimagesandsuperbdancing.Ticketsare $11.50,$9forstudentsandseniorcitizens.773-2562.

The Chocolate Church.80-1 WashingtonStreet, Bath Saturday.January13, 8 pm—Rod Rodger’s Dance Company Thisinternationallyacclaimed dancecompanyfromNewYorkCitypresentsaseries oftributeshonoringtheachievementsoflandmark figuresinBlackCulture.ItsBlackHistorymonth, and The Legacy, atributeto Dr. Martin Luther Ktni>,willbejustoneofthenumbersofferedthis evening.Tickets$l0/$8.442-8455.

IAArts,36OakStreet,Lewiston Saturday.March24 atLeuiftonJrHighSchool- Thejamison Project. Dance Superstar Judith Jamisons new company openedtoravereviewslastseason.Therepertoireof thisgroupofpassionateandelectrifyingdancersis nottobemissed.8p.m.Tickets$12/10;students/se¬ niors$2discount.

GALLERIES

Barrldoff Galleries, 26FreeStreet,Portland. Groupshowofselectednewworksbyartistsrepres¬ entedbythegalleryjuw5 21 Chuck Thompson, Wendy Turner, Richard Wilson Marc!)2JI.

UTILITl:GalleryArtistscreateFunctionalObjects OpeningreceptionMarch 2from5-7p.m.Also19th andearly20thcenturypaintingsMondaythrough Friday10to5.Saturday12to4772-5011.

Destination Himalaya.27WharfStreet,Portland ArtfromtheHimalayanCultures.Mondaythrough Saturday9to6.761-0303.

LirosGallery.MainStreet.BlueHill.Fineoldpaint¬ ings.RussianIcons.OldMapsMondaythroughFri¬ day9to5.374-5370.

The Plains Gallery.28ExchangeStreet,Portland SpecializinginuniqueFineArtsoftheSouthwest IndianArt.Artifacts,Jewelry,Pottery’74.7500

AREAGallervCampus(’enter,BedfordStreet.Por¬ tland Through Dec. 14. John Hultberg selected worksfromfourdecadesMondaythroughSaturday 10to10;Sunday12to5.Freeandopentothepublic. 780-4090.

NancyMargolisGallery.367ForeStreet,Portland. Through January 7- Holiday Show: Francine Patti—handmadetextiles,coatsandjackets Tory Hughes-mixedmediajewelry.Suzanne Bucher— paperjewelry Daniel Salisbury—linenandsilk woven shawls Daniel Hale—whimsicalfurniture, neckpiecesandpins Charles Schwarz-brassand marblecandleholdersMondaythroughSaturday10 to6Forspecialholidayhours,callaheadAswellas theabove,therewillbeexhibitsoiregulargalleryartistswhoworkinceramics,jewelry,glass,woodand metal775-3822

Wiscasset Bay Gallery. WaterStreet.Wiscasset PaintingsandSculpturebyMaineArtists. Open by chanceorappointment SS2-'6S2

O’FarrellGallery.46MaineStreet.BrunswickJan uary10-FebruaryIQ- PrintsandMultiplesbyAndy Warhol,AlexKatz,NeilWelliverandothers Feb ruary10-March3/.duringthefifthanniversaryofthe

OnTheTown

galleryinBrunswick,therewillbeashowofdrawings bygalleryartistsespeciallyfortheoccasionTuesday through Saturday 10-5 and bv appointment. 729-8228

Portland Museum of Art,SevenCongressSquare. Portland.Dec.30February18—The Great Ameri¬ can Comic Strip Anexhibitionorganizedbythe Smithsonian,itincludesdrawings,tearsheetsand artifactsthattracethehistoryofthisuniquelyAmeri¬ canartform.Tuesday-Saturday.10-5;Thursdayuntil 9;Sundaynoon-5.$3.50adults;$2.50seniorcitizens; $1forchildrenunder18FreeadmissionThursday evenings5-9.775-6148

Thejoan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art,West¬ brookCollege,716StevensAvenue,Portland.Selec¬ tion from the Westbrook College Photography Collection. Dec.21February11.Tocelebratethe 150thanniversaryoftheadventofthecamera,works fromtheCollege’scollectionwillbeselectedforexhi¬ bitionbycuratorSteveHalpert.Tuesday.Wednesday. FridayIO-4;Thursday10-9;SaturdayandSunday1-5. Donation appreciated in lieu of admission fee. 797-9546.

Elements Gallery. 56MaineStreet,Brunswick. Through January5: FolkInspirations:Celebrat¬ ing Tradition. Aholidaygroupshow'inthefolk traditioncelebratingimaginativedesignandcolorin objectsandthemesofeverydaylife.January13-March 9:Furnituremakers.TuesdaythroughSaturday10-6. Sundayafternoon2-5.729-1108.

Greenhut Galleries, 146MiddleStreet,Portland. ThroughJanuarythegalleryisshowingacrylicsby Baychar,oilsbyChrisNielsenandBillIrvine,pastels byMimoRobinson;also,worksbyGlennRenelland manyotherartists.MondaythroughSaturday10:305:30.772-2693.

Abacus HandcraftersGallery,44ExchangeStreet, Portland.ShowingthroughJanuary15: Newjewelry byLee Marraccini Mon-Wed.10-6,Thurs.-Fri.109:30,Sun.12-5.772-4880.

R.W. Oliver Gallery. Auctioneers,Appraisers, PlazaOne,Kennebunk,Me.Classicwaterfowldecoys, itemsrelatedtodecoyssuchaspaintings,prints, miniaturecarvings.DollHouses,periodtoys,dolls andgamesVictoriana.Memorabilia.985-3600.

The Stein Gallery,ContemporaryGlass.20Milk Street,Portland. Through February 28—Robert Willson,laudedasprovidingthefirstnewconcept inglassdesignforcenturies,"createsworkwhose joyoususeofcolor,designandtechniqueprovides positiveaccentsforoursurroundings.The77-yearoldWillson’spiecesrangeinweightfrom20-60lbs and feature a variety of molding techniques 772-9072.

The Photo Gallery. PortlandSchoolofArt.619 CongressStreet.Portland.January22February16: Photographs by Paul D’Amato February /9 ALreA 30: Photographs by Larry Fink Monday throughThursday8a.m-9:30p.m.,Friday8a.m.-5 p.m,Sunday11-4p.m.The BaxterGallery.MnMry 29 March 10: Made in Maine: Contemporary Prints OpeningreceptionJanuary28 from5to7 p.m.MondaythroughFriday10to5(Thursdayeven¬ inguntil7)andSunday11to4Admissionfree.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Walker Art Bldg..Brunswick ThroughJanuary21: Albrecht Durer—TheLifeoftheVirgin Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. HubbardHall: ArcticAcquisi¬

tions 87-88 Continuingexhibitsfromthecollec¬ tionsHrs.forbothmuseums:Tue.-Sat.,10am.-4 p.m.;Sunday2-5p.m.ClosedMondaysandnational Holidays.

Sawyer Street Studios and Gallery, 131Sawyer Street.So.Portland.(EastonBroadway,leftonSaw¬ yer.watchforpizzasliceonthebuilding).Worksby Sharon Townshend. Abby Huntoon, Lynn Duryea. Marian Baker. Nancy Nevergole. Nancy Carroll Byappointment 767-7113

PUBLIC SKATING

Portland Ice Arena, 225 Park Street, Portland. Alow..Tue..Wed..Fri.,12noon-1:30p.m.Thurs.,12 noon-1:30p.m.StickPractice. Sun., 3:15-4:45p.m Helmetsrequiredforstickpractice.'Adults$3,youth $2.RentalSkates$1.SkateSharpening$3andup. Group Instructionisavailableinbasicskills,power skatingandfigureskatingandisopentoallages. Lessonsareheldonceaweekfor10weeksandinclude 30min.ofinstructionand30minofpractice.Lesson times:Saturday,10:15-10:45a.m.,Tuesday3:45-6:10 p.m.,Sunday5:15-6:45p.m.SessionsbeginSaturday. January6.Tuesday.January2andSunday.January21. FormoreinfocallSharon Ingallsat774-8553.

Portland. BreakwaterSchool,CapisicStreet.DecFebruary.DeeringOaksPark,StateStreet8:Park Ave.;PaysonPark,BaxterBlvd.;PresumpscotPark, LudlowStreetDec.-February775-5451,Ext300.

Brunswick: BrunswickParks&Rec.OntheMall, Dec.-March. 725-6656. Camden Camden Snow BowlSkiArea,HosmerPond.DecMarch.236-34.38.

Westbrook EastBridgeStreetRinkDec.-March LincolnStreetRink,Dec.-March.StroudwaterStreet Rink Dec.-March 854-4685.

Yarmouth: Yarmouth Community Services Park, MainStreet(behindbank).Dec.-February,846-9680.

INDOOR SKATING

Biddeford. Biddeford Arena, Exit 4 (ME Tpke.), Alfred Rd. Ind. Business Park. 283-0651. Brunswick Dayton Arena. Bowdoin College Cam¬ pus.NovMarch.725-3332Hallowell:KennebecIce Arena.WhittenRd.Oct.-mid-Aug.622-6354.Lewis¬ ton CentralMaineYouthCenter,BirchStreet.Dec March 783-2009 Orono:AlfondArena,UMO.5811103.Waterville AlfondIceArena,ColbyCollege. 872-3000. Yarmouth North Yarmouth Academy IceArena.Rt.I.846-4050.

MUSIC

Bates College Concert Series. BatesCollege, Lewiston.Thursday.JanuaryIS,8:15p.m..OlinCon¬ certHall:The Consort of Musicke Trio Afabu¬ lousopportunitytohearsomeoftheworld’smost exquisitevoicesinaconcertof16th-and17thcenturymusic,includingworksby Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Lawes, and Purcell OftheConsort the New York Timeshassaidthatitis"England's premierearly-musicgroup.TheOlinConcertHall seats only 300—plan ahead. The Archie Shepp Quartett Perennialjazzgreat,saxophonistShepp leadsanexuberantgroupguaranteedtowarmupa Februarynight. February 9.815p.m.,College Chapel. Friday.March 9,8:15p.m.:Theprize¬ winningBorealis Wind Quartethasquicklyestab¬ lisheditselfatthetop.Theirprogramincludes Samuel Barber's Summer Music and Carl Nielsen’s greatQuintet Thursday.April5,8:15

p.m. Gilbert Kalish AJoel Krosnick, piano and alto Kalish,apianistofspellbindingpowerand control,”(BostonGlobe)andKrosnick,cellistforthe JuilliardStringQuartet,joinforalovelyrecitalof 19thand20thcenturyworks.Individualconcerts$8 generaladmission,$5studentsandseniorcitizens Groupdiscounts.786-6155.OnSunday.January28, renownedpianistFrank Glazer,artist-in-residence atBates,willperformthelastthreepianosonatasof HaydnThisisthefirstofathree-concertseriesby Glazerentitled"ThreeGreatTrilogies,"featuring thefinalpianosonatasofHaydn, Beethoven and Schubert,theotherconcertsarescheduledforFeb ruary11andMarch4Admissionfeetobeannounced. 786-6155 Portland Symphony Orchestra.Por¬ tlandCityHallAuditorium,Portland. Toshiyuki Shimada.MusicDirectorandConductor.Classical Series Tuesday.January9,7:45p.m.All-Orches¬ tral Concert. Schubert “Rosamunde” Overture andMahler Symphony No.7 Tickets$25,$21,$15 and $10 Tuesday.January JO, 7:45 p.m—John Schnelltrumpet Rossini “Il Signor Bruschino” Overture, Mennin Concerto•MobyDick),Tom¬ asi Trumpet Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No.66 (Pastorale) Tuesday. February 27, 745 p.m—Thomas Murray, organ Mendelssohn Midsummemight’s Dream:FourPieces.Poulenc Organ Concerto, Vaughan WilliamsSymphony 7 (Antarctica). Tuesday.March1.3, 7:45 p.m—Ivan Moravec,piano. Ravel PianoConcertoinGMajor. Franck SymphonicVariations, Hindemith Sym¬ phonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Weber Tues day.April24. 7:45 p m.—Choral Art Society, Robert Russell, director, Cynthia Anderson, mezzosopranoShareintheexcitementofthiseven¬ ing'sfinale Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky”has earnedaplaceasoneofthe20thcentury'smost powerfulworks BeethovenLeonoreOvertureNo. 5, Brahms AltoRhapsody, Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky.EncoreperformanceApril25.Tickets$25. $21.$15and$10 Candlelight Concert Series, Sunday.January212p.m.and6p.m.attheSonesta Hotel'sEastlandBallroom.Strauss,R.Serenade, Op.7, Strauss, R. Sextet, from “Capriccio,” Schubert Octet Sunday. March 4—Maine-ly Mozart Handel Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No 9, MozartSerenadeNo.1LandSymphonyNo59.Sun day.April /—Stephanie Chase, violin Vivaldi TheFourSeasons.BizetSymphonyNo.1.Ticketsare $15.Ticketsare$15.PopsSeries.Saturday.Febru ary10at8:30p.m.andSunday.February//at5p.m. atthePortlandCityHallAuditorium Bolcom & Morris—pianodexterityandskillfulvocalsillumi¬ nate melodic gems of American musical theater April7and 8—Chet Atkins, guitar Havingpro¬ foundlyinfluencedjazzandrockmusic.Chet Atkins hasearnedthedistinctionof"theworld'smost famousguitarplayer.Tickets$25.$21.$15and$10. 775-8191.

USM Faculty Concert Series.CorthellHall,USM Gorham campus.Thursday.January25,8p.m.John Boden,horn,withBruce Fithian, Martin Perry, Thomas Parchman and Ray Shows.February9.8 p.m, Maine Bones,jazzwithScott Reeves, Mark Manduca, Don Doane and Tim Sessions $7for thegeneralpublic,54forstudents780-5555. BowdoinCollegeMusicDepartment,BowdoinCol¬ lege.Brunswick Friday.Januaryl^,8p.m..Chapel. MelisandeTrio,flute,viola,harp.$8generalpublic, $4seniors,freewithBowdoinID Friday.February2, "50p.m.Chapel.Bernard Brauchli.clavichord.$4 singleevent.$2seniors,freewithBowdoinID7243151

University of Maine, Orono.Friday.January/9,8

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p.m.. Baycka Voroniezky, pianorecitalHauck Auditorium.Donationsforscholarshipsaccepted. 581-5756.

LAArts, 56OakStreet.Lewiston Sat..Jan.27.at Lewiston Jr. High School- The Phil Woods Quintet Woods, a three-time Grammy Award winner andDownbeat magazines1989polltopper playsthehottestaltosaxophonearound8p.m. Tickets$12;students,seniors$2discount."’82-7228

UMO. Maine Center for the Arts. Orono Singer Helen ReddywillreplaceMaureen McGovernin the February11.8p.m. performance.Theperfor¬ mancealsofeaturesjazzsingerandentertainerMel Torme McGovernwasreleasedfromhercontract withTormetostarwithStinginanewversionof "The Three Penny Opera" on Broadway Grammy Award winnerHelen Reddyhasperformedliveon sixcontinents.581-3756.

Dreamgirls.January23.7:50pmatPortlandCity HallAuditorium.FullystagedproductionofMichael Bennett's glamorous Broadway musical of the Motownphenomenon.Tickets$25.$20.$14and$9 February8. 8 p.m -La Boheme. Sew York City OperaSattonalCompany.Fullystagedproductionof Puccini’sbeautifultragicopera.InItalianwithEng¬ lishsupertitles.Tickets$25/10. February22,7:30 pin- Beaux Arts Trio, violin,cello,piano.Per¬ formance by one of the world s most acclaimed chamberensemblesProgramofHaydn,Ravel,Beethoven Tickets$25,520.$14.$9.Thursday.MarchI,4and8 p m The originally scheduled Peking Acrobats werenotallowedtotraveloutsideChinaandwillbe replacedbya Russian Acrobatic/Gymnastic Team Tickets$18.$15,$11,$8fortheeveningper formance.$17,$14,$10,$ 7 intheafternoon.Friday. Manh 9.8pm—Jean Pierre Rampal, Flute A favoritewithPortlandaudiences,thelegendaryflu¬ tistreturns.Tickets$25,$20,$14,$9.Tuesday.March 27.7:50p.m— Horacia Gutierrez, piano Recital bythisacclaimedCubanpianistTickets$20,$16, $12,$8Wednesday.April4,7:50p.m.—H.M.S.Pin¬ afore.TexasOperaTheater. Gilbert&Sullivan’s capriciouscomicoperettaperformedbythetouring armoftheHouston Grand Opera Tickets$25,$20. $14.$9772-8650.

Raoul’s Roadside Attraction.865ForestAvenue. PortlandwillbringyoutheDirty Dozen Bandon Dec.15. The InspectorsonDec.16 and Broken MenJanuary26and27. Also,onthesecondMonday ofeverymonth,thenewlyformedSouthernMaine BluesSocietyholdsitsmeetingat7pin.,followedby abluesjamopentothepublic774-1441.

The Tree Cafe,45DanforthStreet,Portland,brings yougreatReggaeRockandnationalrecordingacts. OnDec.15&16andonJanuary12613therewillbe anappearanceofThe Broken Men Call’’74-1441

The Chocolate Church.804WashingtonStreet, BathJanuary14at2p.m.and4pm—Tom Paxton Oneoftheoriginalfolksingersfromthe60s,singersongwriterTomPaxtonperformssongsthattickle thefunnybone,touchtheheartandcryoutforjustice inAmerica.Bringthewholefamilyandenjoythe inimitablePaxtonmanner—warm,notable,musical. Tickets$10(over65.$8;under12,$350).Saturday. February3,8p.m—Portland Brass Quintet From RenaissancetoJazz.Oneofthearea'smostversatile chamberensembles,thegroupwillbeinhighspirits astheycelebratetheir10thanniversaryseason $10/58 Saturday.March10,8 pm—The Raphael Trio ClassicalGracingthisstageforasecondtime, theTrioisextraordinaryIntheirhands,themusicof themasterswillstiryoursoul510$8 Saturday.

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Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Avenue. Portland January221 Siswe Bansi & The Island byAtholFugard.JohnKaniandWinstonStshona ThesetwoplayscomposeaportraitofSouthAfrica today.Inconcert,theyshowthatthehumanspirit cannotbeextinguishedeveninthemostconfining circumstances February325 Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Aclassiccomedybecomesa theatricaltourdeforceasactorsfromtheJuilliard DramaDivisionofLincolnCenterbringromance, comiccapricesandenchantingmusictoPortland Stage March625 Driving Miss DaisybyAlfred UhryThis1988PulitzerPrizewinnerisabouta mostunlikelyfriendshipbetweena72-year-oldJew• ishwomanandherproudblackchauffeursetin Atlanta.Georgia.Their25-yearrelationshipspans theCivilRightsera,revealingthesubtleyetdeepseatedbarriersthatcontinuetodevideoursociety HowMissDaisyandHokefindmutualrespectand kinshipisthesubjectofthistouchingandhumorous play Richard HamburgerisartisticdirectorFor moreinformationcall774-0465MCandVISAStudent/group/seniordiscounts. House sales offers privatePSCperformancesforfundraisersandlarge groupsSpeciallisteningdevicesareavailableforthe hearingimpaired,freeofchargeHumanitiesDiscus¬ sionsfollowthefirstSundaymatinees,andCurtain CallDiscussionsfollowthesecondSunddaymatinees, freeandopentothepublic

Animal Farm presentedby Theater Project. SchoolStreet.Brunswick January1114 729-8584. Mad Horse Theatre. 955FForestAvenue,Por¬ tland. February125: Morocco Farfromhome,an Americanarchitectisshockedwhenhiswifeis arrestedInternationalandmaritaltensionsare revealedinthisnewplaybyAlan Havis Curtainisat 8p.m.onThursday.FridayandSaturday;7p.m.on SundayTicketsare510$14

LAArts.36()akStreet.Lewiston Sat.,February24at theBatesSchaefferTheatre: Figures of Speech TheaterpresentsWhosis.atheatricalpuzzleabout ayounggirlwhohastwofathers:onearomantic sailorlostatsea,theotheralovelessmonsterEspe¬ cially commissioned by LA Arts,Whosis brings music,actorsandstunningtwo-foot-highpuppets togetherinapowerfultaleoffamily.8p.m.Tickets $10;students/seniors$2discount.782-7228

The Chocolate Church,804WashingtonStreet. Bath Arsenic and Old LacebyJosephKesselring Eversincethefirstcurtainwentuponthisserious play,they'vebeenlaughingatAuntAbbyandAunt Marthaandtheirelderberrywine Studio Theater offersthisplayfreshfromitssmash-hitrevivalon Broadway Two ueeekends—February 2T25 and March248p.m.onFridayandSaturday.3p.mon SundayTickets$10/$8 NorseSideStory,Abrch17 at 2p.m Karen Nelson and the Norwegian Puppet Showare(henewestadditionstothecast andrepertoireoftheinternationallyrenownedFig uresofSpeechTheatre Norse Side Storyisagentle retellingofaNorwegianmythsetinGrammasattic Tickets$ 7.$550children12andunder Colby College.WatervillePowderandWig(stu¬ dentdirected,productionofRhinoceros.Ionesco's eeriefarceofconformity February8.9 10at8p.m $2wColbyID$5withoutReservations872-3388

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Portland Public Library,FiveMonumentSquare, Portland.ExhibitsscheduledfortheLewis Gallery attheLibrary: Through January W—Awards '89: Excellence in Maine Architecture,biennialjur¬ iedexhibitionoftheMaineAmericanInstituteof Architects. February2-27: SolitaryBridge. Paint¬ ingsbyBernie Beckman

University of Maine, Orono, Hudson Museum, MameCenterfortheArts. Wednesday.January17. FilmInuit,12:50and450Uednesday.February21 at12:50andI50 N!ai, The Story of a !Kung Woman Bothfilmsfundedbyagrantfromthe Maine Humanities Council and the National En¬ dowmentfortheHumanities.581-1901.Penobscot Storytelling,Saturday,January20at10a.m.,Hud¬ sonMuseum.50centsperchild.581-1901 West Side Story, musicalby Bernstein and Sondheim. 8 p.m.February22.23.24:andat2p.m.onSat.,Febru ary24andSunday,February25.HauckAuditorium. 5811755.Sat..March17, 10a.m.Storyhour—The Dwarf Wizard of Uxmal 50centsperchild.March 21. 12:10 and 4:50 p.m FilmTrobriand Cricket, fundedbyagrantfromtheMameHumanitiesCoun¬ cilandtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities 581-1901.

Maine Maritime Museum,245WashingtonStreet, Bath.Continuing exhibits:"AMaritimeHistory of Maine”; "Family Fleets”; The Building of a Wooden Ship” and "Lobstering and the Maine Coast.”9:50-5daily,exceptmajorholidays.Other lecturesinthewinterseriesare The People who came to settle on her banks.Januar)16. The Economic Impact of the Kennebec,March ITA Low and a High, All About Maine Weather.Janu ary10. ASkyBristlingwithElectrons.February 21. $5members.$15non-membersFormoreinfer mationcallthemuseumat443-1516

Cumberland County Civic Center,Portland Fri¬ day.January5 —MameMarinersvs.NewHaven;Sat.. January 6—MaineMarinersvsRochester;Sat.,Janu ary13—Maine Mariners vs. New Haven;Friday.Jan. /9—Maine Mariners vs. Newmarket; Sai..January 20—MaineMarinersvs.Springfield;Sat.,January27 —MaineMarinersvsBaltimore.Allgamesat 7:55 p.mTickets$8&$7.BoxOffice”5-5458or1-800582-8080.Sunday,February25— IceCapades Sun day.Apn!15- BrianBoitano'sproductionofSkat¬ ing StarringKaterinaWittandBrianBoitano

Brunswick Armory Antique Show, Brunswick Armory,features65dealersfromMaineandNewEngland.10am.-5p.m.: February11andAprilI.

Museum of Art.OlinArtsCenter,RussellStreet, Lewiston. Dec. 15 March 9—Italy: One Hundred Years of Photography Acenturyofromanticism andrealismstudiedthroughtheimpartiallensofthe camera—peasantfarmingtohighfashion.Opening receptionThursday,Dec.1-).7-9p.m.TuesdaySaturday10-4,Sunday1-5.Freeadmission.786-6158 InformaltoursoftheEdmund S. Muskie Archives areavailableatnochargeonawalk-inbasisbetween 9and4p.m.weekdays.786-6.554.

General Theological Center. 159StateStreet, Portland.Thegeneralpubliciswelcometousethe center's45,000-volumetheologicallibrarycollection. $55 z$20studentsandretireesThelibraryalsolends books by mail throughout Maine and the United States.MondaythroughSaturday.9-4.Forinforma¬ tionaboutlecturesandworkshopsrelatedtoreligion, ethicsandspiritualitycallJonathanBurnsat8742214orwritetothecenter.

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Maine Crafts Association is announcing Fine Art Dressing,Maine’sfirstfull-scalefashionshow ofhandmadearttoweardesigns.Overfortyde¬ signerswillshoweverythingfromone-of-a-kind paintedeveninggownstohandwovenjackets,hats, sportswear,andbothcostume-andfinejewelryPro¬ ceedswillbenefittheMaineCraftAssociation'smany educationalprograms.Wednesday.February7atThe Portland Club.156StateStreet,Portland.Boutique shopping,lightdinneranddrinksfrom4-7:30,fol¬ lowedbylivemodelsparadingtherunwayaccompan¬ iedbymusicandcommentaryTickets$20.Contact SherryMillerat772-0890orMimiDunnat871-7063.

PortlandSchoolofArtteacherAgnes Bushellwill readfromhernewbookLocalDeities"atRaffle’s Cafe Bookstore,555CongressStreet.Portland.For theexactdateinDecembercall761-3930.

Doris Day/Elvis Presley Impersonation Con¬ test&MeatloafBake-off.Itsthatonechanceina lifetime...thenightyoudotheDorisDayimpersona¬ tion,orisitElvis/Youdecideifyouwouldliketobea participant(nocharge)oraspectator. Stars and Cooks:ifyouwouldliketobeonstageorenteryour meatloafforjudging,call!Audience:Ifyou'dliketo comeandseeagreatshowordineinstylecall4428455atThee Chocolate Church,804 Washington Street.Bath.EventisonJanuary27,Bake-off7p.m., $5;Performance8p.m.,$ 7

L.L. Bean Public Clinic Program 3Monthsinthe Wild:ANOESvacation.Friday.Dec./5,7:30-9p.m. AMaineWinterSport:IceFishing. Wednesday.Jan uary3,7:30-9:00p.m.Rainier:CrownJewelofthe Cascades.Friday.January5,7:30-9:00p.m.Abovethe Alaskan Tundra: A McKinley Climb w/Laura Ord¬ way.Friday.Jan.12,7:30-9p.m.KatahdininWinter fromtheSouth.Friday.January/9,7:30-9p.m.Com¬ fortableWinterCampingSeriesMondays,January8. 15.22and29,7:30-8:30p.m.WinterTravelSeries. Snowshoeing, Backcountry XC and High Country Exploring.Wednesdays,January10.17and3/.7:308:30p.m.ModernFlyTyingSerieswL.L.Bean's DonDavis.DemonstrationofTyingmethodsforthe major grouping of Flies fished in New England Waters.EveryTuesday,startingJanuary9through February27. 7:30-8:30p.m.WesternSpringBrake: XCSkiingCalifornia.UtahandColorado. Friday. February2,7:30-9p.m.CrystalBallet:IceClimbing. Wednesday.February7,7:30-8:30p.m.Adirondack Wilderness w Carl Heilman. Friday.February9, 7:30-9p.m.OrganizingaTropicalFishingAdven¬ ture. Wed.,February14. 7:30-9p.m.ClassicNE. BackcountrySkiingw/DaveGoodman.Fri..February 16, 7:30-9 p.m. Open Forum: An Evening w/Com-

missionerBillVailoftheMe.Dept,ofInlandFisher¬ iesandWildlife. Thurs..February22,7:30-9p.m. BassFishingVenezuelanStyle. Fri.,February23. 7:30-9p.m.AllprogramsareheldattheL.L.Bean CascoStreetConferenceCenterlocatedonCasco Street,one-halfmilesouthoftheL.L.BeanRetail StoreonRoute1,Freeport.Signsarcposted.All programsFree.XCSkiWaxingDemoseverySatur¬ day,JanuaryandFebruary,9-10am.intheL.LBean RetailStoreXCSkiDept.

Maine Small Business Development Center, USM,96FalmouthStreet,Portland.January?/,She¬ ratonHotel,So.Portland Business Connection 90 Thisday-longseminargivessmallbusinessesthe opportunitytomakecontactwithlargercompanies. AttenduptofourofsixteenSmallBusinessSeminars ontopicslike"SalesPromotionsandPublicRela¬ tions. "Exploring Incentive Pay Programs,” "WorkersCompensation:ControllingtheCosts"and "HowtomakeaSalesCall."WritetoBusinessCon¬ nection90.CEB.68HighStreet.Portland,Me.04101, orcall874-6510or780-1420.

PortlandSchoolofArt.97SpringStreet,Portland. ArchitalxLectureSeries: WilliamBrounandMich¬ aelSardina,landscapearchitectsoftheSWAGroup, Boston,w’inncrofnumerousASLAHonorAwards: "Current Works." Wednesday.February14.6:309:30p.m.attheBaxterBldg.Freeadmission

Dyer Library, York Institute Museum,371Main Street,Saco.Currentexhibition: FitforaNoble¬ man—Coastal Maine Interiors, 1780-1830 Win¬ terhoursthroughApril:TuesdayandWednesday1-4 p.m.,Thursday1-8p.m.283-3681.

Colby College,Waterville,attheWhitneyRoom, Roberts Union: Women’s Studies Colloquia: W.E.B. DuBois, African-American Women and Human Emancipation with Cheryl Townsend (jildes.SociologyDept.January18,4:30p.m.Opento thepublicfreeofcharge.872-3193.February4March 5: Man and His Image Worksdraw-nfromColby’s permanentcollection.MondaythroughSaturday1012noonand1p.m.-4:30p.m.,Sunday2-4:30p.m. February8: AllCampusLectureCommitteeLecture: North America in 2080: Green Island in a Deforested World?7:30p.m.atLovejoy215.Feb¬ ruary15: Women’sStudiesColloquia:SSimone de Beauvoir: Immanence and Transcendence Forty Years later 4:30 p.m., Whitney Room, RobertsUnion.February15: Black History Month Lecture withDr.SamuelProctor.8p.m.,Lovejoy 215.872-3192.

University of Maine at Farmington —Discus¬ sions on Women’s Literature and Such Series OngoingFridaysat12-12:50p.m.,FiresideLounge, OlsenMemorialStudentCenter.Bringlunch,coffee/teaprovided.Forinfocall778-3501,Ext.328.Medi¬ tation Instruction and Discussion OngoingFri¬ days.7-9p.m.Frreeandopentothepublic.628-3221 UMO.HudsonMuseum.Inconjunctionwiththeuni¬ versityscelebrationofWomen's History Weed,the museumwillhostaQuilt ShowFebruary5through March18.TheUniversityisinterestedinlocating valuablequilts,oldandnew.Interestedlendersmay call581-1901.

Northeast Metaphysics, 33 High Rd., Cornish Ongoing 1st Friday eve. each month: Group Dynamics Night.Meetotherswhosharemetaphys¬ ical,spiritual,new-ageand/orpsychicinterest.7p.m. Donations welcome.January8January29: Crystal Journey Explorationofcrystalsandgemstones; crystalhistory;choosing,cleansing,charging,per¬

sonaltransformation;selfhealing7-9p.m.each Mondaynightforfourweeks.$30.January 9 6 /6— Discover the Power within Discoveryourtrue identity,thelatentcreativepowerwithinandyour connectionwithuniversallaw7-9p.m.eachnight $20.January 10—Healing Circle Those who wish toreceivehealingenergythroughtheceremonyof theCirclecaneithersendintheirnamesorbepresent attheHealingCircle.7:30p.m.Donationsaccepted. February5,12.19,26: Celebration of the Goddess within Four-week workshop presented by North Star,SenecaNativeAmerican7-9p.m$50(or$15 pernight). February11: Wiccan Ways Nysa Nutt leadsthisworkshoponWiccaandnaturespirituality 10a.in.-4pin.Bringlunch$10. February 18— Beading your inner colors NorthStarteaches howtobeadamulets,etc.intheSenecaIndianWay 10a.m.-4p.m.Bringlunch.$20/yousupplymaterials or$25/materialssupplied625.7447.

AJournal Writing Workshop, taughtbyAlfred DePew.willbeheldaspartoftheSaturdaySeriesat theMaineWriter'sCenter.Includesexercisestofacil¬ itatewriting,writtendialogsandfreewriting.$25for MWPA members, $30 non-members. To preregister call729-6333,orsenddeposittoMWPA,19Mason Street.Brunswick,Me.,04011.

Wolf Neck Woods State Park inFreeportwillbe holdingguidedWinterwalksagainthisyearduring JanuaryandFebruaryat2p.m.onSundays.Learnhow animalsandplantssurvivethewinter,takepartin theactivities.Pleaseparkbesidethepasture,notin thegatearea(firelane).FormoreinfocallPatBailey at289-3821or268-4737

WCBB-TV, Channel 10.WinterSeasonJan5-Great Performances The Abduction from the Seraglio by Mozart ThiscomicoperaissetinaTurkish haremandconcernstheescapadesofayoungcouple tryingtoelude(hegripofapowerfulPasha.Conduc(orHorst Stein leadstheViennaPhilharmonicin thisproductiontapedattheSalzburgFestival.In Germanw/Englishsubtitles.January17,8p.m.— LivefromLincolnCenter: New York Philhar¬ monic Five Star Evening Theprogramincludes piecesby Beethoven, Haydn, Faure and Ravel Conductedby Zubin Mehta.January18,8p.m.— Mystery!,premiereofnewseriesPoirot."byAga¬ tha Christie January22,9 p.w—Eyes On The PrizeII Documentaryaboutthestruggleforequality underthelawfromthemid-1960stothemid-1980s NarratedbyJulian Bond January 24, 9 p.m.— American Playhouse: Sensibility and Sense. Friendssincethe1930s,threefriendsarereunited, notaltogetherjoyfully.Throughscenesthatalternate betweenrhepresentandthepast,thisage-oldwebof relationshipsisexploredinallitspersonalandpoliti¬ calcomplexity.Jean Simmons, Elaine Stritch and EricStoltz.ForeignFilmFestival Beginningin January,Channel 10willbebroadcastingforeign filmsonSundayevenings.

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NORDIC: Cumberland. VaiHaIlaCountryClub& SkiTouringCtr.,GreelyRd.829-3700. Falmouth: MaineAudubonSociety,CiiIslandFarm,118U.SRt. 1.781-2330.January-March;Mon.-Sat.,8-5;Sun.125.2'/.kmentrylevel.Free

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Pownal:BradburyMtn.StatePark,Rt.9.688-4712. 272acres.Beginnertoexpert.

So. Berwick Vaughn Woods Historic Site, Old FieldsRd.offRt.236.289-3821.250acres

Camden CamdenHillsStatePark,RtI236-3109 5474acres.Beginnertoexpert

Farmington: Troll Valley XC Ski Center, Red SchoolHouseRd778-3656.Dec.-April,9-4daily. Cougar Country Touring Center, Mt. Blue High School, Seamon Rd. 778-3561. Mid. Dec.-early March. Dawn to dusk 7 days a week.

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"I’mterriblysorry,”shemuttered, butthehandsomefacemetherwitha suspicious,uglyscowlastheman sidledaway,glancingbackasthough she’dcarriedopenscabsofplague, andthatlittleepisodelefthercom¬ pletely dejected and cold as she crossedthestreetandenteredan open space behind the museum wherethewindprickledandjostled herconstantlybackwardsothatshe pulledthecoattightlyaroundherlest shelosethataswellasallherspirits. No,thenightwasatotallossand therewasnoretrievingit,allshe coulddowashurryhometothesmall apartmentwhereatleastshecould hideoutalonewithmisery,Kitty thoughtasshetrudgedon,rippedand buffetedbywinduntilshewasona moreshelteredstretchofstreetand thereshelookedaroundlongenough

tofillheralreadyachingchestwith imagesofcouplesexitingstoresand bundlingagainsteachother,stop¬ pingbystreetvendorswhostoodin smallclustersbytheirnecklaces, scarvesandearrings,nestlinginto cozyarmsofmatesastheyhaltedby the dogged street performers who carriedonregardlessofthewindand thegarbageflyingaroundthem.Yes, sure,theworldalwayslooksrosy withsomeonetolove,Kittysighed andpushedherchindownontoher chestasthetearsdriedintoun¬ droppediciclesonherlids,andthen she was halfway through a puddle beforeshelookeduptoseeshewas asideaconstructionsiteahalfblock longoverwhichthefullmoon,high abovesomeredbrickremnantsofold homes, shimmered in a blinding whiteness.

"Ohgod,notafullmoon,yet!” Kittygroanedandlostherfootingat thecurb,agreathuffofwindfurther sabotaginghersteadinesssothatshe madequiteascenewithherfeetand handsflyingwhilehertorsobent ungraciouslytocatchthem.Andyet shedidn’tfall,thoughshestood breathingdeep,afraidtolookaround andseelaughter,butthroughthe burnofchagrininsideherstill-ter¬ rifiedbrain,shefeltatugather sleeve from behind that was more timidthanthewindcouldhavebeen. Onturning,shesawagnarledlittle faceafullheadbelowher,itswhite hairsnuffledinsideahuge,tattered babushka,andthoughthefigurewas oldandshabbyinitstoo-largecoat, theabsenceofshopingcarttoldKitty thiswasnobaglady.

"Wha-zhe-zhem—” the gnarled mouth mumbled and the eyes de¬ mandedandinhercontinuingstupor, Kittycouldonlythinkthattheold woman was asking directions. "Wha—?” came the repeated ques¬ tion accompanied by a thoughtful Continuednextpage

chewingmotionofthemouthalong withadeeplyconcernedfrown,and Kittyshookherhead,leanedlower.

"I’msorry,Ican'thear,it'sthe wind—” she murmured apologeti¬ callyassheputherfrozenearcloser tothesourceofthesound,buta twistedhandinblackgloveswhose twofingertipsweremissingclutched athersleeve.

"Thatmanbackthere,howdoyou thinkhegotitthere?”Thewords camethroughinadipandliltupon thewindthatmadeKittysureshe hadn’tunderstoodyet."Howdidhe getitthere?"thevoicewasnowshrill butthefigurewasturningonitstiny littlelegs,thehandnotoccupiedwith grippingKitty’ssleeveshootingout behind them with its own finger¬ tiplessgloveextended,andwhenat lastKitty’seyeswereabletomake outtheobject,shedidindeedseea babygrandpianoundertheconstruc¬ tionscaffolding.

"Well,I’llbe—”sheletthephrase drop and in the next moment she couldactuallyhearthefaintchords thatunderscoredaninconstantstrain ofsinging.

"Buthowcouldhegetabigthing like that under there?" the hand tuggedKittybacktotherealityof where and with whom she was standing. "You think he brings a truck?Youthinkherollsitdownthe street?” the old woman made her suggestions but Kitty could only shrugdumblyathavingmisseditin thefirstplace.

"Oh,youdon’tknow!”theoldwoman finallyspatoutcrosslyandremoved theglovedhandtoplaceitonthearm ofthenextpersonshecouldcorner, butKittyherselfturnedbackonto herpathonlyslowly,hereyesonthe fat moon above with its courtly retinueofstarsdimmedintoamic¬ ablebalancebythecity’sbright lights,hereyeslyingmoregentlyn theobjectsshepassedlestshemiss somethingequallybigbutevenmore important.

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University ofSouthern Maine©

Important Dates for Your Calendar

January 9 Community Leadership Institute

HI A 10-week program for volunteer leaders; opening retreat January 5 and 6

January 31 Business Connections '90

HI A full-service day for small business owners and managers

March 2 Integrated Management USM's 10-week institute for emerging managers

March 17 A Healthy Day for Men

A full day of workshops on healthrelatedissues

March 29-30 In Search of Excellence

HI A two-day conference focusing on health care management issues

April 5 An Evening with Robert 01 Eulghum

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April 11-12 Women in Management ll ,h Annual Conference

Keynote speaker Shirley Chisholm (April 12)

April 25 Spring Office Conference

"Seminar at Sea," a conference for officesupportstafftobeheldon theScotia Prince

May 10-11 Cardiovascular Update for gs Health Professionals

2nd Annual Conference

May 16 Training in the '90s

A conference on trends in training and development

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Forinformationontheseprograms,please call Pat Walker at 780-4510

OntheIslandofIslesboro

14milesofpicturesquecharm,servicedbyState-operated ferryandpavedairstrip.

DarkHarborOceanfrontcottagesecludedonsideroad,with over450feetofboldfrontageonEastPenobscotBaywith viewstothesouthandeast.Sixbedroom,fireplace,separate guestcottageperchedonwater'sedge.Fullyfurnished.

$650,000

1790’sCapewiththreebedroomsandviewsofMeadowPond. Additionallivingspaceintwo-bedroomapartmentoverlarge shop/garage.Fiveacresoffieldsandwoodssurroundthis ideal2-familyhome.

$145,000

Secluded, Oceanfront retreatwithover 350feetoffron¬ tage on East PenobscotBay.3 bedrooms,bath, kitchen,dining andlivingroom withwoodstove. Largedeckwraps aroundfrontand side.Excellent swimming and boating from thisbeachfront.

$275,000

Coplin — Newly constructed 2'/>baths,andutility room..Mapleandbirchfloors,deckonthreesidesofthe house,hottub,westernredcedarwalls,approx.2500 sq.ft.oflivingspace,septic,and250-footwell.This lovelyhomesitson1+/-acressixmilesfromSugarloaf MountainSkiResort.ListedatS165.000.

Redington North — Lowly contemporary style home located in exclusive neighborhood near four-season recreationalarea.Sevenbedrooms,threebaths,living room,diningroom,kitchen,recroom,andmanyextras. Plusatwo-cargarage.ExcellentviewsofSugarloafand surrounding mountains.ListedatS160,500.

Narrow Gauge Realty P.O Box 9 Kingflvkl, Maine 0|9 C (20~)265i919or2i6-.5”96

Some Call It A Great Resort, Some Call It A Great Back Yard.

Forsomepeoplethe choicehasbeentomake theSugarloafMountain Resorttheirownback yard.Ownerswithinthe Sugarloaf community enjoyski-in,ski-out convenience, membership totheSugartreeHealth Club,andarewithin minutesoftheSugarloaf GolfClub,canoeingand horsebackriding.

Yom cangetyouryear-roundlakefronthome withfireplaceanddeckbeforespring! Willconsiderownerfinancingortrade. Brokerowned.Call:TurboProperties.

second floor master bedroom suite. Cathedral ceiling in livingroom, daylight basement with laundry room. High efficiency glass throughout. Realistically priced at $185,000.

ExcellantbuildingsiteonblacktoproadinRome.Stonewalls,fruittrees,soils tested and surveyed with 225’ road frontage. Attractive prop erty.$22,900. TRADITIONAL YET CONTEMPORARY

Custom built two-story post-and-beam home with pine interior, handsome matched red cedar siding just 100’ from Long Pond. Spacious three bedroom

home boasts decks on two levels. Dock and deeded access to adjacent lake frontage.$168,000. Call (207)495-3367.

HaroldandJeanneStevens.Owners

Boi 281. Lakes. Maim M918

Box 70 Oakfield, Me. 04763

Tel.(207)757-8237

Three bedroom home sitting high on private 2 acre lot in PATTEN with full view of Mt. Katahdin Constructed by Owner/Builder. well insulated, full basement, wood/oil furnaces. Listed at $64,900.

Have you ever dreamed of having your very own Country Estate 9 Dream No Morel! Magnificent ”Ouality' home, with nicely landscaped grounds situated on approx 24acres in HODGDON Call today $105,000

Immaculate with a fantastic View this 3 bedroom Modified A-Frame is taste¬ fullydecorated.100’drilledwell.1000 gal septic system, situated on 52acres in SMYRNA, boardered by brook Listed at $89,900.

Nature is your Neighbor’ Now you can have both RUSTIC CHARM and MODERN LIVING in this newer 3 bed¬ room Log home, located in MORO on a private 1 plusacre lot with view One car garage and workshop, just wait¬ ing for your inspection. Only $50500

SALE OR RENT-Jameson Pt., Rockland

I'hc most successful 35-unit complex on the Maine Coast adjacent to Samoset Resort on Rockland Harbor 2-3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, livingroom with fireplace, fully equipped furnished or unfurnished, two-car garage, deepwater anchorage with docking facility Owner financing to qualified buyer. Asking $285,000

16 acres with 365 feet on tarred town road in Northport highland, possible w’atemews over Bayside Village. Active summer community withyachtclubandgolfcourse.Ownerfinancingtoqualifiedbuyer.Asking AQUA-TERRA $85,000

H'TIM. MOM*

HistoryRepeatsItself

Condominiums Pricereducedto: $79,900-2Bdrm. $76,900-1Bdrm.

Liveinabeautifullyrenovated,energy-efficient nationallandmark,originallyconstructedin1835with brick,granite,brownstoneandornamentaliron.

Commonareasincludesauna,exercisearea,laundry, elevator,parkingandsecurityentrysystem.

Eachcondominiumhasfullyequippedkitchen,extra storage,excellentsoundproofing,exposedbrickwall andwaterviews.

*Renovated1982-1983andlistedontheNational HistoricalRegistry.

AffordableBrick2FamilyS127,500. Forinformationcontact:

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BEAN-JONES REAL ESTATE

Sangerville.IdeallocationclosetoSquawMountain lakesoffmainroad.Comescompletelyfurnished.

Maine Seacoast Lots in Desirable Rockport

Overlooking spectacular island-dotted Penobscot Bay and Rockport Harbor lighthouse. Three exclusivelistingsatSeaLight.Broker-owned.

Threeexclusivelistingsonthehillsideat Revolutionary Lookout. Broker-owned. TwoexclusivelistingshighupatBayRidge.

From 1 to 2 acres, $75,000 to $250,000, allwithprotectivecovenantsandplan approvals so you can build now.

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Inthisenergyandcost-conscious day, more and more people are discoveringthecharm,versatility andpracticalityofaMaine Cedar Log Home from L.C. Andrew—notjustasavacation retreat,butasahandsome, year-roundresidence. 'Callor"*writeforfree folder,orsend$5for colorportfolio-Dept.PM

Caratunk.Immaculate3to4bedroomhomeinsmall townclosetoPleasantPond.StepontotheAppal¬ achianTrailoutsideyourfrontdoor.One-cargarage andformericeshed.$38,500.

Manyhomesandparcelsoflandavailablecloseto SquawMountainrecreationalfacilitiesandlakes.

P.O. Box 64 Abbot Village, Maine (207)876-3441

39beautifulacres offieldsandwoods. Contemporary.rustic. Exposedbeams.Unique,ahomefor the90'sandbeyond.

Two 1 2-sided bedrooms.Sitsin

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Genteel Country Livinginacirca1825farmhouse. Dream no more! Southernexposure whichfloodsthe livingareawith sunlightisaprime feature of this bedroom or den.

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5acrelots,SouthPondShores,deedbeachaccess,somewithviews ofMt.Abram.Ownerfinancing10%10years,30%down.Starting $38,500,—$56,000.

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Immaculate three bedroom on1.5acres.Logsiding, newshinglesnewfurnace, attatchedgarage,hottopdrive, in-groundpool,beautiful foliage.$54,800

136acreswithviewof Mt.Katahdin,66acremaples, muchroadfrontage,olderfarm buildingssitamongdrilledwdl, septic.$84,800.

Circa‘1847’farmhouseon cornerlot.Updatedwiring, new plumbing. New kichen, remodeleddiningroom. Owner must sell! .... $33,500.

CamponPlunketPond,Benedicta,knottypineinterior,fullyfurnished bunk house, good fishing and swimming.$29,000

Beautifulbuildingsite!3.8acreswith150*roadfrontage,viewofMt. Katahdin, soil-tested.$11,500.

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