. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ment out, but takes jobs as they come along. Some jobs may last only two or three hours, others for considerable periods. His work is not confined to Carver, but he works in the Plymouth- Kingston and the Wareham- Rochester areas and on the Cape in Barnstable county, wherever they come along. Neither is his work confined to cranberries although that is the chief objective. He does take other excavating and construction work as he finds the contracts. He is even busy in the winter, there is sanding on the ice. Louis can do any kind
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ment out, but takes jobs as they come along. Some jobs may last only two or three hours, others for considerable periods. His work is not confined to Carver, but he works in the Plymouth- Kingston and the Wareham- Rochester areas and on the Cape in Barnstable county, wherever they come along. Neither is his work confined to cranberries although that is the chief objective. He does take other excavating and construction work as he finds the contracts. He is even busy in the winter, there is sanding on the ice. Louis can do any kind of construction, grading or excavation work. He also sells sand, gravsl and loam. Job Keeps Him on the Go This work keeps Mr. Leconte on the go most of the time. A job has to be done when the contracting person wishes it done. "I am so busy I do not find time to do much of anything except work," he says. Even- ings there is book work to be done with Phyllis doing most of this. Cover photo shows Mr. and Mrs. Leconte in front of a hulldozer with son, Michael in the driver's seat at upper left. The hack yard of the Leconte dwelling is a maze of equipvient, even though sovie of it was on a job when the photo was taken. When asked if he had any hobbies, he replied, "No, there is no time. I guess I would say my work is my hobby, and I am not afraid of work, and I like the outdoor part of ; There is a small repair shop in the back of the home on Beaver Dam Road, and this is utilized especially in the winter, when the snow and ice is on the bogs. (Your editor and associate edi- tor, Mrs. Hall can appreciate this situation. With much to do there is little leisure during the day, which is too short as are the evenings.) The Leconte's have two chil- dren, Michael 10 and Vickie 7. After the interview Mr. Le- conte hurried away to get on the job again. But he did taken time to light up a cigar. OCEAN SPRAY 1964 PAYMENT HIGHEST SINCE 1952 Ocean Spray made its final pay
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