“VoL. xvii ORGANIZA- PURPOSE. THE FOREST TION FIRE AND ITS sonnel, [By J. BB. Mingle, Penn. State Forest District. } ARTICLE 1. awnk- Na- protecting our to and served State have of neod ol Recent years the both to forests en peopie the dire of which tion the countless destructive agencies upon them, fire is the 10 prey one great enemy we must strive conquer, The mune know, will never be there ave the destructiul in he will forests, we from five, attributed to for wen cies not hand of man. educated barrier but man an advand edd, state can it serve Unnecessary the agen as a toward the terrible waste caused by of and spreading fire due to these Cavs, Means of Education imaginable are being em Nation t All ployed by the means the state i educate people to the great need of protecting our forests Irom fire Motion Pie have been tures ol taken of show m eternal aim is to to forest products and how unpre he would be wil means of education 1! the effective For these Penn mer of 1822 sive hut them 1s possibly first most the pictures were shown in the 3.080 before. Forest District during Approximately ple attended Facts were shown apt gotten P wgnin shown in 1922, spring just forest tendance of manifested fr ing. A gre than ever the fire s« ing the help play message be heeds Per “Prevent Fo zens haps more SppPropriate es forth fro The gre publ ie if a great remembered think Letters and ive, ily Results 10 other The ind heart and gratify Forestry see the a more patriat men much to the that abhor it forest. but because Nat uglin they seek which use of the byes results of its greed repulsive The beautiful all t, quainted with olrjective is, then, , become intimately fs of our scenic assets. and ne tion increasing truer apprecia- of their w h. This would lead numbers to a keener fact that because Con. must ne sciousness of the that we preserve the tre forests, ue. charm, ig Erow of beauty in not thelr val only but because of thedr and The 1915 Organization Department in suppress funds to Carry of detection the indiffer- their re- efforta improved of pa = Prior to more the was or lees their handicapped endesivor to fires. First, lack On an appr and suppression ent attitude lation to Since 1915 great protection tience ganiations eo spirit selves earnest forest of praaie system Second, of the people in the Department's conditions have Pressing been taught Individuals saturated have to a needs with and with enlisted them Steel towers extent, have and vigor, fairly need the or - the and into service high moun- efficient men have been erected on the tain tops and manned by during the dry of spring and fall. Telephones connect these tow. ers with the oftside world, Specially dedgigned tools for fire fighting being weed by the Department, tralls are kept clean against the gible spread of fire. Hoads into most parts of the forest maintained afford quick attack fire, “isons are Fire pos- the are of remote to Personnel, The personnel of the Penn Forest District deserves no little mention. Upon them rests the responsibility of keeping fire from approximately 275.- 000 acres of forest, Team work on the part of the entire personnel js the only means of assured success, Each and every mimite detall must have at: tention to keep the organization in pers fect motion. The personnel in the Penn Forest District comprises the following: District Forester, 3 For est Rangers, 1 Inspector. 63 Forest Fire Wardens, and 2 Towermen. The first in command la the District Forester, who directs all activities, has a check on all reports and bills and investigations, sees to it that eve 2ETY cog in the big wheel is bing Its part. In extreme cases takes person al charge of forest fires \ is the Forest is responsible t, the For all protective measures carried out upon fires whenev- directs in | Next in command Ranger, ! He for | adopted and Takes charge of ester his range, and Forester, during nt al Supervises of the employed } er possible, the absence the dry fires in help of Inspectors gfensons are always present render the responsible, Jurisdiction in and to determining the party offers recommendation forest investigations t heir possi the Inspects ne cause fire and 0s fire hazards, Con- and for al fsdiction, the all to | to disposal of ducts makes a written report fires occuring his the to wiithin It is | Warden to is Jur duty of Forest Fire respond at fires report- his notice, OF to ed him coming He urged of regular He the Inspector, call acrew quick re- charge of Forester, have at his for full the trained men sponse shall havi the fire in absence of Ranger The organizaion, U of or Towermen are the eves pon them res SONS detecting and the in bility forest fire as ukekly and accurate possihl + knows the Wh ng in Je th has started in He insists upon y often times minutes after fire the k mpl act wality and He time on keeps the forester from to time on the ogress of the fire, whether he thinks help needed or whether the is conquered C—O A ——— Retrenching In L. & T. program I & T. A retrenchment has been " ' el for Aannoun the effectis trackmen and Between Lewisburg being Tayi Hall, Dinges; Mr art: Centre Hartley Paddy fron, Johns The burn, Frank Moun- Mr. Stover: (Hien Mifiinburg, Lewisburg, Ad Jacob Mar} um Krohs have been ions heing cut o theo rhe Paddy Mounta the priority Coburn n and Under SOT system Caution the Children. tragedies wil strike homes before meth CroMtings the loft «= Iw faced poicdit thia parents should of New sha per ittent the children home the accounts to children upon them dangers lead them SOurces + dents in the stredds to Impress the and to their they face away from here called to the fact that auto drivers for the past few months the the signs hu Mises, Attention is also have ceased observance of “slow driving” near school them have and to it down speed and proceed the to ape and it behooves care from this time that they carefully in on ont vicinity of the schools ————————————— During Plenle Weak. Hall played during the Fair, to large crowds afternoon the weird exhibition, the fourth inning the itself a farce, n, attempt being made to hold the in check. The fina) was 2 favor of Centre Hall 26 hits: Salona, 8. In Hall had 15 Baseball of and Wednesday put up a Centre three baseball games Encampment On team after Salona and game resolved into sSCore The the men vigitors i-7 in jocals made fourth inning Centre at at Thursday eedsville team met went down to defeat Mt, 8. Cable kxnls and had the breaking théir backs nect with his slants 7 hits, while Centre Hall collected 11 off Marker and “Bucky” Smith. forme erly of Potters Mille. who apparently had an off day, since he was touched up freely. In the afternoon the second game with Reedsville was played, and the Mifflin "sounty lads turned the tables, winning by 6 to 2. Lefty Rogers proved a pumzie for the home bats men who could find him for only sev- en hits. Gross, for Centre Hall, yield: ol eight. The game was hard-fought, despite the uneveness of the scare, Three of Milthelm's star players Rutherford, Musser and Cable, neslated the home team in the games during the week, and did great work. Ruth erford’'s Witting was immense, Leave off the last two syllables of his name and you have the guy whose hitting he resembled, In an game of soccer ball, Wednesday afternoon, Centre Hall and Spring Mille battled for four quarters without a score, although both teams threaten: the Centre much-tooted Hall and the score of ‘om up for the Reeduville boys trying con- He yielded gnly morning by served to ed the goals on several ocoasions. al INCAMPMENT AND FAIR CLOSED GRANGE The 1924 Gathering Most Suceessfu] In Every Respect—270 Tents Occu- pled for Week or More, of view and Fair just successful ever vears of its life, which time a one-day gather- into one covering more than time, At fits beginning the wis held on leased ground, occupied a tract of much of which beautiful trees, drained, From the Grange closed held dn during ing grew every point Encampment wis the most the fifty-one un week's gathering closed fifty with thoroughly 1 iid have the one than covered more Heres. is shade and The ts previous this are any more admissions VOear than at also been more There than at exhibits of stock were said time, Wiis entertainment The autos, {res any pre- machin- never vious time, ery and eto. better Each of enty hundred and sev by a the two tents was occupied family Or making the popu- than nine group of people, the Persons ntion of 1500 ty of leon and by elghty alone not hundred tends One theses tents owned the amd the he property of private part- tented them : of the thirty members of the to are association remmining tents are les who in to Junior A new feature have Camp was live in tents the week. committee during The the have in charge and Centre County Pomong Grange eason to fee; pratified with the results this year's work The personnel the committee is as follows E reas, M 1. exhibits J Sharer, D department chairman; Hr K. Keller, farm department agricultural ma- George Gingerich department Rn oC lartiges, Wl og Blaney, Agent; pravileges nds BD. 1a Clyde privileges; A depart - Dutrow, as H department construction The Prize Winners: a list of third exhiated: First FE those WHO Se second, wind fourth articles Horses Hall-—W (pony, . William Second Hall Bellefonte Dalry Prize Centre Rishel, Marvin Testi le Immel. Prize Ww F William Immel Cattle—Holsteln First Prize Paul Bradord, J Hels, W F. Rishel Hartle Sen Bellefonte Centre Rishel Hall Black, H C Bellefonte Centre Bros md Prize Hartle Bros Centre Hall-W. PF H. C. Reish Gaernseys lst Howard-—Mayes and E. H Mi}s-Ehook Milking Shorthorn 1st & Hall—Perry H Jerveys—1st Prize Smullton H CC Bair Swine—First Prize Hall—-W F Rishel, Decker Bellefonte Hishel., J. Fred Siack, 24 Prizes Confer and Rebershyrg Hosterman Hpring Brothers 2d Louse Prizes Centre Centre James | un. Furnace—A., C A B Second Hall—W, Bellefonte-