~ Reviews Moves
During Year For
Farmer’s Benefit
. Testing 697,965 cattle for
~ losis th#is protecting the public health
_* and enabling farmers to hold their milk
makket, establishing grades for egg
making possible successful competi-
tion with the Pacific Coast, and con-
4 ducting a State-wide check on unscru-.
pulous milk dealers resulting in the
~ payment of rebates amounting to
thousands of dollars to farmers are
listed by Secretary of Agriculture John
A ‘McSparran among the outstanding
accomplishments of the Pennsylvania |
| Department of Agriculture, during the |
past year. /
Tuberculosis Eradication
~The bovine tuberculosis eradication
work continued at a rapid rate during
1931, the annual report indicated. With
ome exception, more cattle were tested
than in any other year on record. The
inter of cattle under supervision
~ stands at 1,161, 704, or 83 per cent of all
io the cattle in the Commonwealth. Sev-
enty-two townships were completely
tested during the year bringing the to- |
tal to 1193 in sixtylsix counties. All’
“the herds in. forty-six out of the. six-
ty-seven counties are now under su-
pervision. 4
“In the course of the year, the mar-
‘ket for milk has been held for the
farmers in untested areas In every |
‘possible case, Department officials have |
gone. to. boards of health in “cities
where bans on milk” from untested
cows were contemplated and secured !
the co- operation of the boards, provid-
In this way, the market was saved for |
hundreds of tArmers who co-opearted
with the State and Federal Govern-
ments. Opposition to the test
practically disappeared.
x Egg Grading
“The Department asked the last re-
x ~ for an egg grading law but the request |
was refused,” Secretary MacSparran |
y tablished voluntary egg grades for use
= in Pennsylvania. This action has met
with favorable response and most en-
couraging' results. = The grades were
immediately adopted by the officials
~ of the egg auction at Doylestown and
; a licensed inspector was located at the
a “assembling plant to grade all eggs .be-
fore ‘the auction.
“This developtent. has proven help
ful to re poultrymen:- in Bucks
county in obtaining premium prices,
and apparently the Philadelphia, mar-
‘the best grades of eggs in Pennsylvan: |
da are now selling from one cent be- |
low to several cents above the price]
received by Pacific Coast producers.
Before the
‘tempted
were ‘selling
dozen above the price paid
3 Penns: lignia- laid eggs.
European Corn Borer
egg grading work"
here, the California
from four to six cents a’
for
u tened the corn growing industry of |
Pennsylvania for almost a decade |
© However, cdrn srowers in co-opera- |
~ tion with the State
partments have accomplished an out-
in effectively
standing piece of work
: curbing the ravages of this insect.
tubercu- |
~ hopeful that the spread
‘definite
ing the farmers had signed for the test
has |
gular. session of the General Assembly |
said in his review. “The department, mi
; co-operation with poultr ymen, then es- ;
ket has responded to the situation and
was at-
the | Baer, Hildreth Kocher,
| Beatrice Kocher,
“ bik = A
“The European corn borer has threa- | sie Kocher,
and Federal de- |
The |
{rate of infestation in the ies and
‘most densely infested area has been
I requeea from five to less than one per
! cent, during the past five years while
in all other infested states the num-
ber increased. Clean farming
I practices such as cutting corn stalks
low and not allowing any corn refuse
to remain over winter, have contribu-
ted much to this successful campaign
against the corn borer. So far the in-
sect has been kept out of the prin-
cipal corn growing counties, and it is
these
counties and its rate of increase there
will be extremely slow because of the
successful and practical means of con-
trol developed.
Unscrupulous Milk Dealers
‘has
into
“Rounding up unscrupulous dealers
| who are practicing a shortchanging
| scheme on milk producers has brought
results during the past year.
Fifteen of these dealers were caught
under-reading the Babcock butterfat
test and were not only heavily fined |
but were required to pay in rebates
‘more ‘than $5000 to the farmers who
had been cheated. While this type of
- business has proven very costly to
‘farmers, it is only fair to emphasize
‘the fact that the great majority
milk dealers are not in this class. They
are doing an honest business and are
co-operating not only with milk pro-
ducers, but with State officials and lo-
seak health authorities in the distribu-
tion of the best possible erade of milk
circumstances Jvill permit.
“Merging of irenus and cutting out
‘unnecessary duplication of activities
have made it possible for the depart-
ment to accomplish more work than
‘during previous years with a reduc-
tion of $50,000 in the annual budgezt.
Many of the important activities have
‘been placed on a self-supporting or a
‘Sven producing basis, due to the
collection of fees.”
of
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OUTLET —-
Theodore Frankenfield and daughter
Evelyn of Wilkes-Barre recently visi-
ted Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton.
Many people of this place were sad-
‘ened by learning of ‘the death of Eli-
{sha Ryman of East Dallas.
Rev. and Mrs. Levi Ecker of Cana
da who held meetings Wilkas-
Barr e, recently spent a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. John Sutton also callad
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Hoover.
The Bible Class of the Outlet Church
held the class with Mrs. Bruce Crispell
on Sunday morning, Young Men's
Class at the home of Mrs. Clara Ash-
burner.
in
Birthday Party
A birthday party was held at the
‘home of Mir? and Mrs. Edward Elston
lat Dallas, Saturday evening, February
| 20th, in honor of Miss Vivian Kocher
of Ontlet.
The evening was spent by playing
egas | games and lunch was served at a late
hour to the following: Miss: Vineta
Helen Spencer,
Pearl Garnett, Jes-
Tena Kocher, Celestine
| Kocher, Thomas Traver, Glenn Spen-
Alfred, Hadsall, Spencer,
i cer. Elwood
Swan, Ken-
Mr.
Harry Rogers, Preston
neta Swan, Homer Major, and
{ Mrs. Edward Elston and hostess Miss
Vivian Kocher. \
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in the minds of feeders.
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| Sunday with
' Morristown, New Jersey,
{ week
_THE DALLAS POST, DALLAS, PA, FRIDAY, FE EBRUARY 28
Checks for Dividend Boar hier 2
‘To Homes of Realty Bondholders
A woman In New Hampshire got the
first check signed for the first dividend
in a real estate bond-saving program
inaugurated in Chicago. . It has aroused
nationwide attention, even to being
; the principal subject of a White House
conference with leading New York
bankers. The next checks signed by.
Willlam G. Lodwick, head ot the
‘George M. Forman Realty Trust, went
| to small Investors in Maryland, I~
~nois, Iowa and Arizona. The last of
thousands he signed in completing
Qisuripution ot ihe. trust's frst earn-
EE
Seated, William G. Lodwick, president.
Gleason, of advisory committee; F. W. Williamson, assistant treasurer of trusts
Herbert W. Bartling, treasurer. and Porter Fox, vice-president.
Standing, left to right, Courtney R.
ings went to a man in Louisville, Ky.
Checks were signed for bondholders .
In every state and In ten foreign lands:
Small Investors who thought they
had lost everything when twenty nine
bond issues cn big buildings In New
York, Cleveland and Chicago defaulted
28 to Interest and principal, now await
ultimate return of all or practically ail
their investments, with interest In the
meantime. Financia) and really aus. -
thoritles throughout the country fre .
strong supporters of the merits ana =
| soundness of the Forman trust plan.
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SELECTING EGGS
FOR HATCHING
By J. H. Bodwell
When hatching eggs are selected for
one particular thing which is espec-
ially wanted, the poultryman apt |
to defeat his purpose by overlooking
re
is
It is a common practice to select large
eggs because the farmer wants good-
rs to sell.
size is inherited to a great extent,
It is true that esg
but
sized egg
=
| Thus,
other equally important qualifications. |
many other factors must be consider- |
ed before eggs are selected simply on
size.
Take the dairy cow, for example.
Holstein milk is generally lower in|
butter fat than Jersey milk. In other
words, generally the breed of cows
BR
Which give the milk
least butter fat in the milk.
the
lay.
most has
Similarly,
| the larger €38s a
hen will
egg, the fewer
\
for large size, year in and year out,
{he may soon have a good-looking flock
!
of birds that lay large eggs,
annual egg production may be very.
| small. In general, a bird which lays
[large eggs will only lay a few eggs
Birds lay
{and summer than in the
| week. larger eggs in spring |
early fall or
| winter, due to the degree of maturity.
|
The size of the eggs, then, varies ac-
cording to
| Hatching
the hen’s age.
eggs should not be selected
| then for size alone, but combined with
of heavy production
| tne characteristic
|if at all possible.
-Kunkle-
William Shoemaker and Mr. ani
Mrs. Harry
Mr. Mrs.
Shoemaker. /
Mr. Mrs.
tertained on Saturday evening Mr.
Mrs. John Frantz and Mr. and Mrs.
and Henry
Fo
and Charles Herdman en-
and
ing Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Honeywell and
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Whipp all of Dal-
las.
Mr. and Mpvs. Jefferson Miers of
the
end with the former's parents
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Miers.
Mrs. Owen Ide entertained at dinner
on Friday of last week, Mrs.
Herdman and Mrs. Ralph Hess.
John Isaacs was. on the sick list a
spent
Cragg
few days this week.
Mrs. W. S. Kunkle celebrated
birthday
party on Friday last.
her
anniversary with a dinner
Covers were
[| laid for Mrs. Henry Isaacs and Mrs.
Charles Gilsleichter of Shavertown,
Paul of Orange, Mr. and Mrs. Wheel-
er Kunkle and daughter Louise, Mrs.
Alex Johnson of Dallas, Mrs. J.
Kunkle, Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Ashbur-
ner and son Baste Phillip Kunkle,
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Kunkle.
Seldon a and little daughter
Betty, . the
past week, both being threatened with
pneumonia, are recovering, Mrs. Er-
vin Whispell of Harvey's Fire Tower
has been assisting in their care.
Mrs. Seldon Whispell visited
mother Mrs. David Traver, of Noxen,
who is a patient at General hospital,
on Sunday evening.
Palmer Updyke is recovering from
an attack of Tonsilitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith entertain-
ed at dinner on Monday, February 22
in honor of Mr. Smith’s birthday an-
niversary. Their guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Moss and John Williams
of Loyalville, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ko-
cher and Harry Shaver of Laketon,
Mr. and Mrs, William Nulton and chil-
dren, Laura Jean and Carl, Miss Ger-
who have been quite ill
her
trude Smith, Mrs. Olin Kunkle was a
caller in the afternoon.
| ehildren Marvin
Long of Trucksville spent
Leonard O'Kane and on Sunday even- |
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kunkle and son |
8.
| ELECTRICAL
Mr. ‘and Mrs. Marvin and
JT;
Sweezy
Jetty and Beat-
rice Delphine of Trucksville were call- |
ers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Kunkle on Sunday afternoon. Also
X
Mr.
(dren Hannah and
and Mrs. William Miers and chil-
reorge.
, Little Gene Elston who was seriously
Lin last week of pneumonia is recover-
ing.
O
Centremoreland
Misses Naomi and Ruth Chapman of
Forty Fort spent the week énd with
Florence and Henrietta Weaver.
The play entitled “Twelve
day evening was well attended.
~~ Miss Gertrude Weaver of Tunkhan-
nock spent the week end with her par-
| ents.
| The Young Ladies’ Bible Class of the
M. E.
Saturday evening at the home of Em.
Sunday School was entertained
ily Harris. Lunch was served to about
forty.
~ Mrs. Russell Jacques and children
| Geraldine and Frederick of East Dal-
(las spent Thursday at the home
! Samuel Montross.
| Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gay and son
Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Howell and
son Bobby of Johnson City spent the
week end visiting relatives at’ this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Holnfes and Mrs.
Eva Brunges of Tunkhannock attend-
ed the play at the Grange hall, Fri-
day evening.
CONTRACTOR
RADIC REPAIRING
PUMP WORK
HOUSE WIRING
MOTOR REPAIRS
APPLIANCES & FIXTURES
W. E. STRANGE
\ - TRUCKSVILLE, PA.
Phone Dallas 309. R-16
“A right job at a right price”
: latter’ s sister,
Ling
y | surprised the minister's wife, Mrs.
the |
if the poultryman selects only !
but the |
a!
old |
Maids” given at the Grange Hall Fri- |
of |
Sweet Valley
Mr. ‘and Mrs. J. P. Hontz entertain-
‘ed at Sunday Mr.y and Ms.
Stanley Hontz, Miss Susan “Edwards,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hontz, 'and the
Miss Wilma Rhodda of
| Nanticoke; Howard Hontz of Dallas,
jand Carl Hontz of Philadelphia and
{ A. M. Hontz of this place.
Mr. and Mrs
[tained at dinner on Monday, the lat-
| ter’s parents, Mr/ and Mrs.
| of Wilkes-Barre.
! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Benz, of Glouces-
ter, N. J,, visited relatives over the
| week end.: ' Mrs. was formerly
Mrs. Emma Nafus.
D. O. Mullison and wife of West-
ny recently called on the form-
ers mother, Mrs. C. B. Durand.
The drama, “Sound Your Horn"
en class of Lehman
high. school in the Church of Christ
hall, was very and
[fraay: attended.
| the young people.
Birthday Party
On Friday, February 19th, the Will-
Workers of the Church of Christ
jmret at thé dining hall and pleasantly
dinner
i
. Alfred Bronson enter-
Richawls
Benz,
|
giv-
by. the senior
ably rendered,
{J Waterstripe, by giving her a birth-
| day party on her fiftieth birthday an- |
i niversary.
| . At noon a bountiful dinner was ser-
{ved to the following:—NMr. and Mrs.
{Ralph Moyer, Herbert Moyer, Hilbert
i Moyer, Giles Moore, and Mrs. Edward
| Baer of Lehman, Mrs. J. C. Birth and
| Mrs. Lohman Hawk and son of Broad-
| day, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hontz, Mr.
[and Mrs. Stanley Fonts, Mr. and Mrs.
LE. J. Waterstripe, -Mr. and Mrs. Corey
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bronson,
i Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaw and
(daughter, Mrs. Charles Brown and son
| Clair, A. M. Hontz, Mrs. W. H. Thom-
as, Mrs. George Callender, Mrs. Jos-
j eph Bonham, Mrs. W. R. S. Shaw, Mr.
| and Mrs. "Albert Holcomb, Mrs. Ilona
Farver , Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Davenport,
of Sweet Valley, Mr. and Mrs. August
| Marth, Mrs. L. D. Williams and Mrs.
| A. N. Williams of Loyalville.
{ladies spent the day by quilting and
| the, men hauled and with engine and
saw, prepared wood for the church. :
| W.- A. Farver is filling his ice house
| with ice cut from the North Lake.
Rev. and Mrs. M. G. Williams and
son of Benton called on Rev. E. J.
Waterstripe and family on Friday af-
i ternoon of last week. hE
Carl Hontz a student dentist at the
Much credit is due |
E..
Do you keep a
Record of
Poultry?
We have record
blanks for sale
The Dallas Post
3
STAR ROUTE
Passenger and Freight Line
~ Centermoreland—Dallas
2 Trips Daily
~ D. A. HONTZ
FOR BEST RESULTS
C. 0. BROWN
Auctioneer
Call Centermoreland 2029.
.
The |]
OIL PAINTINGS
Photos Made Life Like
FRAMING
Hand Colored Cards
BERTHA ROSS
83 E. Franklin Street
SHAVERTOWN, PA.
Phone 180-R-4
RB
DYER LAUDERBAUGH
Auctioneer
Call Dallas 209
{University of Philadelphia spent the
week end with his parents, Mr. and | ees ms ———— .
Mrs. J.-P. Hontz. {
The Senior class of Laketon high SURETY BONDS-INSURANCE
school will give the drama, “An Un- For Fire Insurance, Compensa-
| fortunate Calamity” in the Church of i ang Automobile
Chit hall on Saturday . evening, | G. HAROLD WAGNER
Y March 5. Phone 72 Dallas, Penna.
———r = |.
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| First National Bank
: p ° PUBLIC SQUARE
{ WILKES-BARRE, PA.
Ine.
Tunkhannock
GOOD HOUSE PAINT
$1.25 Per Gallon
Last week, by a very remarkable
purchase, received and un-
loaded .a .carload
2000 .gallohs .of .good .quality
House Paint—regular value $2.75
this paint will be sold at $1.25
we
.lot—nearly
per gallon.
A FULL LINE OF COLORS
A fine enameled Pittston, -Dock-
ash or Majestic range in the kit-
chen, makes the cook happy.
Mrs. C. L. Roushey of Trucks-
ville is. the cook, has a new Ma-
jestic and is always happy.
We have new cast iron ranges at
$35.00 too.
{
|
Low prices on B. X. Cable, light-
ing fixtures ahd all electrical
supplies.
Our Spring Opening and Big
Party will be held March 30, 31
and April 1.
Watch for further details.
John Newel! of Noxen ‘says:
“There are other things that go
B-Z-Z, hesides bumble bees.”
One is John’s new saw frame,
and it saves a lot of labor too.
We have them to fit your wood
pile at $14.00.
WE SELL FOR LESS
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United States Depository:
Surplus and undivided profits
Officers and Directors: *
Win. H. Conyngham, President
C. F. Huber, 1st Vice President
Capital Stock $760,000.00
Surplus and profits ....$2,100,000.00
Geo. R. McLean, 2d Vice President
Francis Douglas, Cashier
F. W. Innes, Assistant Castier
I
Directors
Richard Sharpe Edward Griffith
C. N. > C. F. Huber
W. H. Hunt
Geo. R. F. O. Smith
Francis chad T. R. Hillard
Woni. W. Inglis
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
3 Per Cent Interest Paid On
Savings Deposits
$1.00 Will ‘Start An Account
A
First National Bank
DALLAS, PA.
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Membess American Bankers’
Association
* * *
DIRECTORS
R. L. Brickel, C. A. Frantz, D. P.
Honeywell, W. B. Jeter, Sterling
Machell, W. R. Neely, Clifford W.
Space, A. C. Devens, George R.
Wright.
OFFICERS .
George R. Wright, President
D. P. Honeywell, 1st Vice-Pres.
* C. A. Frantz, 2nd Vice-Pres.
W. B. Jeter, Cashier
* kK
Three Per Cent Interest
On Savings Deposits
No account too small to assure
careful attention
Deposits Payable or: Demand
Vault Boxes for Rent
Self-Registering Savings Bank Frees
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