Sg THE POST, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1948 PAGE THREE Snow Blanket Protects Crops By Pennsylvania News Service Harrisburg, February = 12—The State Department of Agriculture is literally keeping its fingers crossed —hoping that the blanket of snow which now covers most sections of the State will not remain long en- ough to damage Fall-planted crops. Although Secretary of Agriculture Miles Horst has conceded that the moisture content of the snow will be a big factor in helping a good series of crops, he also warned that over- persistence of the snow can cause serious injury to plantings. ‘He pointed out that the heavy snow can cause damage by prevent- ing the young plants from receiv- ing much-needed air and sunshine. At the same time he said that a quick thaw, followed by more zero weather could cause great loss to the wheat crop of Pennsylvania. However, at the moment, the snow has provided a boon to farm- ers in providing a measure of pro- tection from the sub-freezing weather that has prevailed over the State during the past few weeks. The snow has prevented to a great degree any freezing of the tender shoots planted last Fall. The Secretary also called atten- tion to the fact that in the Fall of 1947, a total of 994,000 acres was seeded in winter wheat—or about five per cent over plantings at the same time in 1946. Estimates at the end of December indicated that the 1948 crop would be in the neighborhood of 21,000,000 bushels—a little over a million at your service AND We Mean Service No emergency can happen too suddenly for us. We're always prepared. Just phone. DALLAS 274-R-9 OUR' MID-WINTER CARE MEANS LONGER WEAR HAZELTINE’S AUTO SERVICE MAIN STREET Dallas, Pennsylvania | Up Against A Wall? You'll love it when it is decorated with our attrac- tively-patterned wallpaper —room flattering, washable, colorfast! 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The shower for Mr. and Mrs. Glen Edwards held in the Christian Church Hall Saturday evening was well attended. They received many lovely gifts. Rev. and Mrs. Ira Button visited their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Truman Stewart and fam- ily at Stroudsburg and their son and daughter-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Button and family at Budd Lake on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Culver are re- joicing over the birth of a baby girl, Bonnie Mae at Homeopathic Hos- pital, February 18. This is’ their first living child. Mrs. Culver is the former Ruth Thomas of Wilkes- Barre. : Dean Bronson has recovered from a bad case of chicken pox. They weren't as much fun as he had thought they would be when Janice had them. He doesn’t want them again. Mrs. William Schmoll of East Dal- las spent Sunday with Miss Bess Klinetob. Mr. and Mrs. George Bronson spent last Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Wardan of Shaver- town. The Wardans also had as dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Hitchner of Wilkes-Barre. The din- ner was in honor of Mr. Hitchner who celebrated his birthday anni- versary. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foss visited their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Sutliff and family at Bloomingdale Monday afternoon. Guests of Rev. and éMrs. Ira But- ton on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Steele and Mrs. Edna Kars- chner of Meeker; Mr. and Mrs. Her- bert Brandon of Lehman; Rev. and Mrs. Carl Brandon and family of Center Moreland; Pat Loftus of West Pittston. Emlyn and Norman Iverson of Nanticoke spent Saturday night with Dayton Long. Mrs. Ketler and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Evans of Wilkes-Barre call- ed on Mrs. Edgar Newton Monday afternoon. Mrs. Newton is able to be out again after an illness of three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Farver called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Wesley Sunday evening. Frank Edwards and Keziah spent Sunday in Plymouth and Kingston. Cletus Holcomb Sr. returned home last Monday after being a patient at Nesbitt Hospital for two weeks. Mrs. Delbert Meade and Kenneth, Richard and Delberta had supper with the George Wesleys Wednes- day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Eustice and Tom of Kingston visited Mrs. Eus- tice’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Foss and Mrs. Jennie Thomas on Sunday. Herman Lutes moved Thursday to his new home at Cambra. Mr. and Mrs. Elmar Masters of Endicott, N. Y., attended Church here Sunday and visited old friends. Edmond Harnard has sold his home to Sheldon Wandel. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wallace have bought the home of the late Champ Keller. Mrs. Alec Wallace has returned home after spending a few days with her granddaughter, Betty Wal- lace of Sayre. Miss Bess Klinetob and Rev. and Mrs. Ira Button spent Tuesday. in Berwick. Mrs. Clifford Sorber is a patient at Nanticoke Hospital. MOORETOWN Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kyttle enter- tained Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Smith and family of Wilkes-Barre and Ray Shaw and family of Sweet Valley. Since last Sunday was Layman Sunday in Churches, Russell Steele of Meeker, a former resident of Mooretown, conducted the service here. His wife, Dorothy, was in charge of services at the Meeker Methodist Church. ® Basil Steele is improving after a serious illness. Mrs. Alfred Hontz attended the funeral of a cousin, Miss Effie Wil- liams at Larksville Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Jones enter- tained on Sunday Mrs. Jones's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Sutton and brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hontz. Mr. and Mrs. James Williams en- tertained Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Kunkle and son, Robert Sherman of Sweet Valley on Sunday. Firemen's Auxiliary Plans St. Pat's Party Ladies’ Auxiliary of Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company met in the Fire Hall on Monday evening, with Mrs. Harold Yorks presiding. Re- port on the recent benefit card party for Trucksville Memorial Park, in which the Auxiliary co-operated, was presented. Five dollars each was voted for the March of Dimes and the Red Cross. Plans’ were made for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Tea, to be held in the Hall the afternoon of March 17th. Mrs. Sam Miller is general chairman. The public is invited. Attending were: Mesdames Vern Pritchard, Lincoln Long, R. A. Fin- ney, M. M. Miller, S. D. Finney, M. M. Lloyd, V. J. McGuire, J. Ken- nan, Russel Cease, William Dierolf, Byron Kitchen, George Shaver, Jr., George Shaver, Sr., Dorman Schooley, John Dykman, B. C. Post, Neual H. Kester, Raymond Green- wood, Franklin Hawke, Samuel Mil- ler, Bud Silverman, Dale Zimmer- man, Harold Yorks, Wilson Cease, and Miss Pauline Besteder. Students Seek Names Of Catholic Authors You, too, can help by submitting names of Catholic authors from Pennsylvania! The 1947-1948 school-year project of the Literary Honor Society of the Pittsburg Catholic Schools is the compilation of a basic list of Catholic authors from this state. Included in the list will be native- born Pennsylvanians, permanent residents, or those who have spent their early years until maturity in the state. Inaugurated to give recognition to contemporary authors, the project also serves as an approximate census of Catholic writers. Success of the compilation de- pends upon contributions of names from those aware of suitable candi- dates. Any one possessing such informa- tion, please address correspondence to the Literary Honor Society, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 3333 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh 13, Pennsyl- | vania. Ww Mrs. Stephen Pavlick, Hostess To Auxiliary Mrs. Stephen Pavlick entertained members of the Henry M. Laing Fire Auxiliary at her home on Pine- crest avenue last Tuesday. Mrs. Walter Davis, president, was in charge. Serving committee mem- bers were Mrs. Clifford Ide, Mrs. Ralph Brown, and Mrs. Davis. Plans for a banquet to be held in March were discussed. Present were: Mrs. Joseph Ada- metz, Mrs. Sterling Meade, Mrs. Ray Casterline, Mrs. Joseph Wallo, Mrs. Clifford Ide, Mrs. Edwin Roth, Mrs. Elwood McCarthy, Mrs. Earl Monk, Mrs. Thomas Kingston, Mrs. Guy Dunham, Mrs. Cora Dunham, Mrs. Arthur Newman, Mrs. Grant Shaver, Mrs. Marcus Ide, Mrs. R. J.W. Templin, Mrs. Edwin Nelson, Mrs. Charles Stookey, Mrs. Thomas Kepner, Mrs. Morris Harris, Mrs. Barry, Mrs. Nelson Shaver, Mrs. Ralph Fitch, Mrs. Ralph Brown and Mrs. Davis. Golfing In South Edward Hall, Shavertown drug- gist, and I. Tomberg of Tomberg Electric Co., Wilkes-Barre, are spending several weeks in the south off en route to play at different golf courses. So far they have played at Pinehurst, Columbia, S.C., Augusta, Georgia, Jacksonville and Miami. They expect to be gone a month. fast. * A car roars down the highway—passing the steadily moving traffic line. At its wheel is a man taking his wife and two children for a week- end holiday. They're in no particular hurry, but he likes to get places— Suddenly the highway veers in a sharp curve. The driver wrenches his steering wheel . . . jams on his brakes. His car takes the curve on two wheels . . . overturns. . . drops twenty feet into a ravine. It all happens so fast that the wheels are still spinning. The air still echoes the frightening sound of screaming tires and crumpling steel. But inside the wrecked car there is no sound . . . no movement. Life has run out for four people because a man let his foot run away with him. xX xX % WV mS When you are tempted to make your car go faster—and faster—with a slight pressure of your toe on the accelerator pedal—think: Suppose a tire blows out . . .-a bee flies in your window and stings you . . . another car darts out from a side road partly obscured by trees . . . or you skid on a paich of loose gravel? These things happen—and if they happen te you when you are speeding, it may mean your last ride. Use your head to step on your foot’s tendency to “step on it.” Excessive speed causes one out of every three accidents. Your lucky number on your speedometer dial is a low one. DON'T DRIVE YOURSELF TO DEATH! x * This message in the interest of highway safety is one of a series prepared and disseminated by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association and the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA