ATHS January-February 2015 Newsletter

ATHS NUTMEG CHAPTER STEERING COLUMN
JANUARY- FEBRUARY 2015 – OUR THIRTY-SECOND YEAR
DON ARNAUCKAS, EDITOR
14 AVALON AVENUE
OAKVILLE, CT 06779
Next Meeting:
January 11, 2015
Foskett Equipment
187 Peake Brook Rd. Rt 171
Woodstock, CT 06281
Meeting at 2:00 PM
ATHS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Jonathan Yeomans
63 Bunker Hill Rd
Andover, CT 06232
860-803-5799
[email protected]
Vice President
Peter Yeomans
63 Bunker Hill Rd
Andover, CT 06232
860-742-6796
[email protected]
Treasurer
Open Position
Secretary
Betty Jay
12 East Main St.
Brookfield, MA 01506
508-867-4294
[email protected]
At-Large
Harold Foskett
187 Peake Brook Rd.
Woodstock, CT 06281
860-465-7503
[email protected]
At-Large
Bryan Main
2 Leading St., Johnston, RI 02919
401-413-3368
Membership
Elizabeth Robertson
P.O. Box 373, Willington, CT 06279
860-429-3451 - [email protected]
Editor
Don Arnauckas
14 Avalon Avenue, Oakville, CT 06779
860-274-4758 [email protected]
Computer Asst.
Kathy Arnauckas
Show Chair
John Raymond
27 Rixtown Rd., Griswold, CT 06351
860-608-5033
Webmaster
Linda Raymond
27 Rixtown Rd., Griswold, CT 06351
[email protected]
THANKS-GIVING DINNER Nov 16, 2014
Photos by Bernice West & Dorothy Yeomans
Good Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Merry Christmas Everyone! I hope everyone will be enjoying the holidays with loved ones and close friends.
Some people drive themselves crazy with shopping, party planning, finding last minute Christmas sweater, etc.
Many people start shopping immediately after Thanksgiving. My civil service duty is to help balance out this
phenomena by shopping the day before Christmas. I don’t have much on my Christmas list, but there’s a good
chance that if some sort of metal working tool lands under my Christmas tree, I will be all set until next year.
That being said, given the option, I would rather that money be spent on someone less fortunate. I have
everything I need in this world and I am grateful for it; and therefore wish that the gift giving by all go towards
those in need.
And with that said, I will also say Happy New Year to All! I will update my New Years’ Resolution list by
crossing off 2014 and writing 2015 on it. One thing I look forward to this year is going to the York, PA National
Truck Show with my father and anyone else that wishes to attend. We only get so many chances to have a
National Show in some proximity to the East Coast; the last one being in Springfield, MA. There are years when
you will say “one of these days I’ll go get that ol’ truck started”. This is the year I want to be able to say “I got
that ol’ truck started!” With some planning and work now, you’ll be ready by the end of May. Unless, you have
a General Motors truck, then you probably should have started yesterday….. (Just kidding).
As for the Club, we will start a new year and I challenge all of you to think of a way that you can help the Club
grow. Some members are afraid of change, others only see change as good opportunities for growth. I would
like to grow the Club and stir up enthusiasm, without losing some of the traditions we have all come to love. If
you have an idea for something you would like to see us do, call or email me or any of the Board and we will see
how we can make it happen. There are many that help the Club on a daily basis; others that we never get a
chance to hear from. If you are of the latter, please feel free to contact us to make your voice heard, even if
you want to remain anonymous. We welcome all ideas.
Beyond that, I will say that in all reality, the Club is temporarily in trouble in its current state. The lack of interest
in certain board positions, namely the Treasurer position, is troubling to me. I honestly believe that there is a
hesitance that stems from the feeling that either the job is more involved than one is led to believe, or someone
doesn’t want to be put on the spot in a public forum, or that they are not up to the skill level required to perform
the job. This goes for all board positions, actually. I think if you were to step forward and open up a dialogue
with me or another board member, your concerns could be alleviated for sure. This is an antique truck club,
not a state government. To keep the club healthy, the Board will be appointing a treasurer, but any help with
identifying the right individual would be a huge help.
In closing I say that I look forward to seeing everyone at the Foskett’s in January. For the winter, stay warm!
Find your shovel, truck tire chains, and gloves before the snow comes. If you have someone plow your driveway
for you, tip them a little something extra so you go to the top of their list. And most importantly, keep the sand
and salt off my Antique!
~~Jonathan Yeomans
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NUTMEG CHAPTER
MINUTES OF MEETING
November 16, 2014
Call to Order: 12:30 PM by Nutmeg Chapter President Jonathan (Jon) Yeomans
Opening:
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance led by the Club President. 108 members were in attendance for the
annual Thanks Giving Dinner and Meeting. Jonathan expressed the Club members’ gratitude for the hospitality to Denis
Yaworski for once again hosting this event at the Haul of Fame Museum. New member Jim Miller from Groton was
introduced as were the following guests: Paul Sherve, Chuck Higley, Butch Carney, and Tom Mulcahy.
Secretary’s Report:
A motion was made to accept the Recording Secretary’s Report of the September 21, 2014 meeting as it appeared in the
Newsletter. The motion was seconded and the members voted unanimously to approve the report.
Treasurer Report: Arnold Briggs
Club Account: Annual dinner receipts were deposited and two checks were written to pay for the Newsletter and
the Caterer’s charge.
Show Account: There has been no activity in this account since June.
A member raised the question about a Certificate of Deposit and Savings Bond. Jonathan noted that he would look into
the matter. A motion was made and seconded and the vote was unanimous to accept the Treasurer’s Report.
Membership Report: Betty Robertson
There are currently 180 members listed on the Club Roster. 156 members are current with dues payment. Jonathan
noted that he has personally contacted the 24 Club members who have not paid dues. A note will be included in the
Newsletter stating that dues support the delivery of the Newsletter. Dues are payable at the Annual Meeting. They also
may be paid by mail or at the Brooklyn Show in June. Dues will not be raised in 2015.
OLD BUSINESS
1. The Website: Address: nutmeg.aths.org
Jonathan reported that the ATHS-supported website has been built but is in need of Nutmeg Chapter
Personalization with respect to the posting of pertinent Chapter information in the following tabs: Calendar, History,
Newsletters, Membership, Members and Classified Ads. The 2014 Show truck pictures are ready to be uploaded. A
history of the Nutmeg Chapter will be submitted along with a Calendar of 2015 events from the ATHS site. A link from
the National ATHS website leads visitors to the Nutmeg Chapter site.
2. The Newsletter: Don Arnauckas, Editor
A. Don noted that the stolen truck of Kevin Hass has been recovered.
B. Don identified the Puzzle Truck. It is a Le-Roi conversion made up of various truck parts from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3. Members’ Memorial Plaque: Bernice was able to compile names only to February 2007. A request will be put
in the next edition of the Newsletter for input from members to help update this list from 2007 to the present.
NEW BUSINESS
1. 2015-2017 Slate of Officers
This Annual meeting marked the time of the election of new Nutmeg Chapter officers to serve the next two-year term
from 2015 through 2017. Business was conducted to present a slate of officers to fill the positions of President, Vice
President, Treasurer, Secretary and two Members-at-Large to complete the Board of Directors. Other positions to be
filled included: Membership Chairperson, Newsletter Editor, and Website Master. Nominations were from the Board
of Directors, as well as from floor during the meeting. Chapter members voted unanimously to approve the 2015-2017
Slate of Officers and staff as presented at this annual meeting.
President:
Jonathan Yeomans
Membership Chairperson: Elizabeth Robertson
Vice President:
Peter Yeomans
Newsletter Editor:
Don Arnauckas
Treasurer:
Open Position
Show Chairperson:
John Raymond
Secretary:
Betty Jay
Webmaster:
Linda Raymond
At Large:
Harold Foskett
At Large:
Bryan Main
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Arnold Briggs has stepped down after serving consecutive terms as Treasurer. The Club is in need of a volunteer to serve
as Treasurer. There were no nominations from the floor and no volunteers. The duties include keeping and balancing
two checkbooks that generate 15-20 written checks a year, making bank deposits, handling mail related to finances and
preparing summary reports to the Club at its meetings six times a year. It was noted that officers and board members
cannot serve in this position. Members voted to give the Board of Directors the authority to attempt to fill the position
by appointing a Treasurer in absence of an elected Treasurer. A volunteer for this position would be the ideal solution.
2. The 2015 Brooklyn Show: June 21, 2015
It was noted that particular attention should be directed to the following areas:
 The volunteer positions of gate keepers, truck parkers and directors
 The parking plan for truck locations on the Fairgrounds (John Raymond)
 Procedural steps should be in writing for benefit of other members’ knowledge
 Two club Flea Market attendants to collect the $25.00 fee.
 A location map of vendor set ups
 Develop a chart of available positions for commitment of members to be distributed at meetings and published
in the Newsletter.
3. The Club is in need of an Event Planner to prepare the Calendar of Events outlining all truck activities for 2015. Albert
Newhouse took care of this in years past and it is a valuable resource for members to know about all the activities for
the trucks and to plan accordingly. A volunteer is requested to take this position.
4. 2015 Brooklyn Show Tee Shirts and Dash Plaques
The following were nominated as featured truck of 2015:
Art Jay’s Federal, Don Arnauckas’ Kenworth, Carl Messier’s Brockway, a Manchester Brothers vehicle, and Harold
Foskett’s International. A written ballot vote was taken and Art’s 1948 Federal was selected by vote count.
5. Annual Donations from Gate Receipts in the Show Account
As is traditional at our Thanks Giving Dinner Meeting, the Board of Directors submitted the annual
recommendations of recipients and monetary amounts for the Annual Giving from the Nutmeg Chapter.
East Woodstock Cornet Band
$250.00
Boy Scouts Troop #26
$300.00
Haul of Fame Museum
$676.00
Connecticut Fire Museum
$500.00
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry
$500.00
Salvation Army
$650.00
ARC Ruth Bonney Dream Fund
$500.00
A motion was made and seconded to approve the funding of these donations in the amount of $3,376.00 from the Show
Account as recommended by the Board of Directors.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. 2015 Meeting locations: Jonathan will be working with the Board to set up the 2015 meetings and both traditional
and new location ideas are welcomed. Don mentioned that Matt Pfahl in Bethlehem CT has offered to host a meeting.
Dudley Diebold should be contacted to see if we could have a future meeting at his tractor museum in Roxbury, CT.
2. The January 2015 meeting will be held at Foskett Equipment in Woodstock on January 11, 2015.
3. Jonathan led the membership in a round of appreciation for the women club members who work to support the club
membership and activities.
4. Tom Holcombe requested a volunteer to haul a five-ton Autocar Truck that he recently purchased from Warehouse
Point to Burlington CT (approximately 29 miles).
There being no further business, this meeting adjourned at 1:50 PM. Members proceeded to gather for the dinner.
Respectfully submitted,
Betty Jay, Secretary
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Directions to January 11, 2015 meeting at Foskett Equipment--187 Peake Brook Road, Woodstock, CT 06281
From the Brooklyn Fairgrounds: Take Route 169 to Woodstock, turn right onto Route 171. Foskett Equipment
is one mile on the right.
From Route 84: Exit 69 (Route 74 East) to Route 44 East to Junction of Routes 44 and 169 North. Continue on
Route 171. One mile on the right is Foskett Equipment.
From Route 395: Exit 97 (Route 44 West) toward Putman. One mile to Route 171 West (traffic light). Two miles
on the left is Foskett Equipment.
Members Memorial Plaque
The Nutmeg Chapter needs assistance in updating our Memorial Plaque located at the Haul of Fame Museum.
Bernice West stated at our last meeting that she had compiled the names of deceased members thru February
2007. The Chapter needs help in completing the list from February 2007 to the present. All Nutmeg Chapter
members are ask to send any information they might have to Jon Yeomans.
Tractor Transportation Safety
Harold Foskett submitted the following letter from the New England Chapter IH Collectors newsletter that
serves as a reminder to all of us who transport our antique vehicles. We cannot be too safe on the roads
today.
On September 14, 2014 at about 8:00 am traveling to a show in Bennington, Vermont
my truck, trailer and tractor was involved in a 5 car accident. It was on Route 7 North. Luckily,
no one was hurt. A car traveling South was rear ended and hit me on my driver’s side. My truck,
trailer, and tractor spun around in the road hitting two cars and rolling the trailer on its side. The
tractor came to rest on the hood of another car. It was quite an experience. The truck and trailer
are a total loss. I only had coverage on the truck. It has been a battle with insurance companies
for a while now because it was not my fault, the trailer and tractor might be covered. Fortunately,
the tractor suffered minor damage. It was chained down rather well. Everyone there that day
complemented me on that. If the tractor had just been strapped down, it would have been a lot
worse.
So I would like to urge people in the club to pay attention to how they load their equipment,
and what they use to secure it. Also to think about extra insurance for trailers, antique tractors,
and equipment that we are hauling. Does the local club chapter or national collector’s association
offer any insurance programs??
If that tractor were destroyed, I would be out of luck.
Please help me make others aware so in the event that something does happen, it will not be as
painful of an experience as I am going through. This is by no means going to stop me from going
to shows and doing what I love to do.
Thank you, Rich Ordynowicz—Granby MA
Chapter 18 Member, New England Chapter IH Collectors
From our last Steering Column…………….
The Unknown Truck pictured in the last newsletter is a Le-Roi Conversion put together by the
Le-Roi Engine Co. from Milwaukee, WI. It was a conglomerate of various truck parts. Le-Roi
was known for their large V-8 gas engines that were installed in ten-ton Army trucks. Le-Roi
was purchased by Waukesha Engine Company.
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Enjoy this article from the August-September 2014 Issue of Land Line Magazine about a ATHS Member
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Welcome New Nutmeg Chapter Members
Harry Hall, North Scituate, RI
Richard E. Belliveau, East Hartford, CT
Chuck Higley, Scotland, CT
Pfahl’s Mack & Antique Truck Restorations
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year
To all Nutmeg Chapter Members and their families
Wishing you and yours Love, Joy and Peace at this special time of year.
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Harold Foskett states there is a Santa
”I found a manifold and carburetor in the cab of
my 6x6. No one knew where it came from, so it must be Santa. This is a rare manifold because it takes an
uptake carburetor. Finally at the Annual Dinner, I met Santa. Thank you to Bob Pittsley for the gift. This
is the season for giving. It is people like this that make me proud to be a member of this club.
“MERRY CHRISTMAS to All from Harold and Cynthia”
This 1947 Sterling was purchased new by J. M.
O’Connor Brothers of Norfolk, CT. It was
equipped with a 6 cyl. Waukesha Gas Engine
with a 5 x 3 Transmission. It spent its life
hauling stone out of a quarry. Nutmeg
member John O’Connor of Canaan started
driving this truck at the age of fourteen. John
still drives part-time and was the recipient of
the ATHS Golden Achievement Award at the
Springfield Show in 2012. John states that this
truck was cut-up for scrap in the 1970’s. John
has the Sterling emblem off of the radiator.
Congratulations to Art Jay
Voted the 2015 Nutmeg Chapter Show Truck!
Art’s 1948 Federal will be featured on the
Dash Plaques and Tee Shirts
Mark your calendar now
Show Date June 21 2015
Brooklyn Fairgrounds
COLONEL ARNOLD BRIGGS
175 Blackmore Pond Road
West Wareham, MA 02576-1427
Cell 508-317-7726 * Home 508-748-2500
Email: [email protected]
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FROM THE EDITOR’S LOG BOOK
Did you know that the Nutmeg Chapter Newsletter is available via e-mail? Please contact Don Arnauckas if you
would like The Steering Column emailed to you.
Looking for any photos, short stories on your restoration project or “road stories” to share with fellow
members, and any cares and concerns of members. Please give the Editor a call and we can put something
together for you. Everyone has a story that someone would love to read about!
Indoor truck parking available in Western CT. Contact Don Arnauckas at 860-274-4758 for details.
Mike’s Mystery Truck? This month’s truck is a 1942 PETERBILT Model 364 Dump with a chain-drive tandem
made for the United States Navy. Our thanks to Mike Pietraroia for his contributions to the Newsletter.
COLD HARD FACTS FROM THE EDITOR
When I joined the Nutmeg Chapter in 1986, the dues were $10. In 1986, I received a four-page Newsletter that cost 22₵
in postage. In 2015, the dues for the Nutmeg Chapter are $10 and members receive a ten-page Newsletter that costs
49₵ to mail. After doing the newsletter for the past year, I would say it costs the Chapter around $8 - $9 a year to print
and mail the Steering Column to members. Keep in mind that the Chapter also subsidizes the Thanks-Giving Dinner for
members. The Nutmeg Chapter makes several Charitable Contributions every year from the Brooklyn Truck Show
profits. We should continue to do these things that are traditional and unique to our Chapter.
I know our government says inflation is low, however it seems everything costs more when you go to the store. That
being said, the Chapter’s $10 dues are being stretched about as far as they can be. It is important that members pay
their dues in a timely manner as the majority of the dues goes toward producing your Newsletter.
You will note that this issue of the Newsletter has additional pages. Our printer is offering a one-time 30% discount on
this printing. This savings allows us to include additional pages and additional postage and still keep within our budget.
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2014 BROOKLYN TRUCK SHOW PHOTOS
Photos by Richard Cwirka & Dorothy Yeomans
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More 2014 Brooklyn Truck Show Photos