was, turned in Quarryville Wednes
day for construction of a new Common
wealth Telephone Co. Building on E. State
St. Modern in all respects, the plant, when
Commonwealth Breaks Ground; New
Phone Facilities Serve Solanco
Construction will 'begirt shortly
for a district office of Pennsyl
vania Oomlmunity Telephone Co.
at Quarryville- Ground was brok
en Wednesday morning with of
ficials of Pennsylvania Commun
ity on (hand for the ceremony.
Carl Reynolds, Jr., Quarryville
Burgess, and Jack Sordoni, pre
sident of Commonwealth Tele
phone Co. turned the first shoved
ful of earth in the presence of
other company officials and
guests.
ffhe new district office, design
ed toy Lacy, Atherton & Davis of
Harrisburg, Wilkes Barre and
New York City, will toe built toy
the Sordoni Construction Co
Hence another new addition
Joins the expanding facilities of
the company in Lancaster County
ttlhe Quarryville office, located on
Ea'st State Street across the street
from Rhoads Spanish Tavern
will be quite similar to the Eliza
bethville District Office which is
now under construction.
Central Office and Garage
William A. Frutchey, local man
ager at the Quarryville office, re
ports the building will include a
(central office and garage. Dimen
sions 'are 85 feet 8 indies toy 91
feet 4 inches.
Throughout the touildinig will toe
modern design Brick and glass
will predominate in the one-story
building. Double glass doors set in
• windowed entrance will face
State Street, with brick and tile
forming an attractive entrance
on the south.
At the back (north end) of the
building, a garage to bouse eight
vehicles will be part of the cen
tral building
Offices Located in Front
The lot, .purchased from Jerome
Eiboads, is the second lot east of
I/ime Street, and its dimensions
Bre about ISO by 210 feet
In front of the bail dine will be
(the equipment rooms and offices,
an equipment room 29 by 35 feet
On the Southeast comer, a general
office 27 feet 10 inches toy 19 feet,
end the manager’s office, 9 feet
10 inches by 9 feet 6 inches-
Also included m the plans are
a stock room, truck room, repair
fehop and locker rooms A small
basement will be built to house
the cable vault, and all construc
tion will .provide for future ex
pansion. Provisions are _in the
plans for a night depository to
permit patrons to pay bills after
office hours.
Efficiency Keynotes
Efficiency bas been the keynote
throughout in the design, with
an entrance to the equipment
room on the west side, balls lin
king all offices and utility rooms'-
IThe building will toe air-condi
tioned with extensive use of as
phalt tile and plastic tile
Heating will be by fuel-oil boi
lers
■When completed, the new of
fice will serve a large area of
Lancaster County, south from a
theoretical line east and west
through Colemanville. The ser
vice area includes areas from the
Maryland line into Chester Co-
Already other exchanges have
been built or are in the planning
New Telephone Building
stage to provide better service to
that section of Lancaster County
The new budding at Rawlinsville
was opened recently and dial op
eration is now in use ■there Atg
len and Gao will go on dial Jan.
23, eliminating the Christiana ex
change.
By Nov. 19, 1956, it is expect
ed Quarryville and Penn Hill
will be on dial, 'and plans are on
■the boards to convert Kirkwood
service to dial in 1957.
In its annual 1954 report, Penn
(sylvania Cohtounity refererd to
the area to toe served thusly: “Lo
cated for the most wart 'in Lan
caster County, the Quarryville
District encomipasses a rich agri
culture area. Interestingly, tobac
co is a most important part of
their yearly produce. The district
embraces much of this splendid
rural territory with the towns
serving as trading centers for the
surrounding frams-”
Among the officials of Penn
sylvania Oomraurai'ty Telephone
Co. on hand for the dedication
■were Andrew J. Sordoni, Jr, Dal
las, president; Herbert H. Butler,
Dallas, vice-president and gener
al manager; Albert F. Pearson,
plant, engineer, and Daniel GT
Chapman, commercial manager.
Israel Authorized'
To Buy Dry Milk
Up to $286,000
WASHINGTON (USDA)
The U. S- Department of Agricul
ture Tuesday announced issuance
Co the Government of Israel of
authorization to finance the pur
chase of up to $286,000 worth
(including certain ocean trans
portation costs) of nonfat dry
milk solids from U. JS«- suppliers.
The ‘ commodity details of the
agreement call for total sales of
$l7 04 million worth of U- S- sur
plus agricultural commodities.
The authorization provides for
purchase of approximately 1,190
metric tons (in wooden barrels
or fiber drums) of nonfat dry
milk solids, roller or spray pro
cess, U. S. Extra Grade. The
sqlids and the whole fluid milk
from which it was derived must
have been purchased in the con
tinental United States.
Sales contracts between sup
pliers and importers made be
ginning December 22, 1955, and
ending March 31, 1956 will be
eligible for financing Delivery
will be to importers, c & f- Israel
ports, with shipment from U. S
ports on or after Dec. 22, 1955,
but not later than April 30, 1956.
The authorization was issued
under Title I of the Agricultural
Trade and Development and As
sistance Act of 1954 (Public Law
480, 83rd Congress, as amended).
The U S Supreme Court has
ruled that the armed services
could not court-martial honor
ably discharged! soldiers after
Itheir return to civilian life for
crimes committed while in ser
vice.
completed next year, will serve as a central
Office for many sections of Southern Lancas
ter County. Shown above is the artist’s con
ception of the n'ew building.
Antlered Buck
Deer Kill Said
Around 38,000
iPrelimintary estimates received
from Game Protect ors and other
field reuresentatives immedi-
ately following the close ot Penn
sylvania’s 1955 buck deer season
■indicated approximately 38,000
antlered deer were taken to-y
sportsman during itftie twelve days
of legal hunting.
The wildlife authorities stress;
this total tor the State is the pre
liminary estimate; it may toe re
vised later as more complete re
turns are received. The official
buck kill figures wall not be
available until all big game kill
tags are received and tabulated..
Following the recent two-day
.anteriess deer season a quick
(timate by Commission field
tofficers placed the statewide kill
figure at approximately 37,000
animals. This estimate, also, may
be revised in the light of a more
complete survey of the 1955 har
vest
As with Pennsylvania’s 'buck
■deer and bear lalis in the seasons
Ifihis year, (the official figure on
the antlerless deer will not be
forthcoming until all big game
tegs, returned to Harrisburg, are
(cheeked and counted.
Successful deer hunters are re
minded to send their kill tags to
Harrisburg.
Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 23, 1935—9
(ppishwitts urn t
50 YEARS AGO
By Jack Reichaid
General celebration of Christ
mas m Lancaster County, of
comse, dates back to the first
settlers, the English, in the ways
of Old England, the Swiss, Gei
mans, Irish, Scottish and others,
each following traditions and
customs of their homelands- How
ever, 50 years ago, customs of
(the fai,mer diffeied somewhat
from that of town folks and cer
tainly from those of today The
observance of Christmas by the
average farm family, one-half
century ago, is of intei est-
Back in 1905 Christmas Day
came on Monday Preparations
were begun the preceding week
for the great day- The parlor,
usually thrown open only for spe
cial occasions, was decorated with
fir and cedar boughs Homemade
candles were placed on window
ledges and mantles. An ever
green tree was erected in a corn
er of ‘the room, the Mecca for
(the eyes of the smaller children,
who gazed upon the proceedings
with owe and anticipation-
Cakes, Sand Tarts
For a week the women, folks
prepared for the celebration
Many varieties of Christmas
cakes were baked and stored for
the occasion. There were sand
tarts, peppernuts, ginger, spice
and fruit cakes and other stamp
ed into patterns of animals, stars
and many other designs with
cake cutters of tm and wood.
The turkey, goose or big roost
er had been penned and fattened
up for weeks by the farmer, to l
assure plenty'of meat for Christ
mas dinner for the family and in
cited guests.
Early Christmas morning the
farm kitchen was a scene of
bustling preparation. The tur
key, goose and rooster made his
last squaks, lost his head and
feathers, while the oven was heat
ing and the family silverware
sorted over. Even before the
table was set guests started com
ing in- The Christmas dinner was
a great event for both young and
old.
Sweet Cider, Deep Red
It was a proud mother and hos
tess when she announced that
dinner was ready. The table
sparkled with the whitest of cloth
and mirror-like cutlery. Candles
were lighted as the group as-
'■it 9 0?
sembled around the festive
board. The deep led of the glas
ses filled with sweet cider en
hanced the beauty of the spied
Due to the large gathering jt
the table the carving of
and slicing big loaves of biead*
took place in the kitchen
It was a revei ent gatl ip/lflga
The head of the family looked
over the lsble loaded with the
products of his own faun and
said “Let us pray” His voice
was stiong and resonant He
asked the Heavenly Father’s
blessings on the family and
guests Everyone’s head was
bowed in silence.
Throughout the meal the tree
in the corner sparkled Strings of
snow-white popcorn festooned
the green branches Toy swan
and ducks gracefully rode the
artificial lake a mirror laid flat
on the floor beneath the tree-
Little wooden deer came down
to drink unafraid of the wooden
hunters or their little wooden
guns-
Soft Strains of Organ
Finally the feast was over-
Even the crust of the luscious
pies was tasty to the last bit The
hostess and her helpers removed
all dishes, while the others found
seats to await distnbution of the
presents
With the kitchen work finish- 1
ed, the group gathered around
the Christmas tree and received
gifts with cries of delight, laugh
ter, satisfied chuckles. Who
coiM say that the plump rag doll
was not a Cinderella 9 Or the fur
cap ought not cover the head of
a future successful professional
orTmsmess man? Fifty year ago
■little was much. Hearts were
thankful.
Fallowing the singing of
Christmas carols accompamed by
the soft ■ strains of organ music,
which even the angels must have
heaid, came the last farewel'ls-
With the parting of the guests,
host and hostess stood in the
door-way until the last depart
mg sound along the new fallen
snow on the open road was but
a, memory,
Time Valuable
Klaispell, Mont—After visiting
ihis former Klaispell home, Wil
liam McKinley, now 101, took
a plane hack to his Seattle home.
McKinley explained, “That’s the
■only wav I care to travel ”