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"The Totem Pole”
Harrisburg, June 17—The difference in viewpoints between Gover-
nor James H. Duff and former Governor Edward Martin may break
into the open sooner than expected.
Pennsylvania’s red-haired Governor is not one to lounge in his
leather back chair and dreamily
strategy or action.
Instead he has very definite ideas
of his own and when he wishes to,
“can crack the whip with the best
of them.
This is something that is ex-
pected to happen when the GOP
National Convention gets underway
next week in Philadelphia, where
Pennsylvania's powerful delegation
. will have considerable to say in
the nomination of a Republican
presidential candidate.
Many of these aims and ideals
conflict with those of former Gov-
ernor Martin—much to the latter’s
disgruntlement. @ When Duff was
only State Attorney General and
Martin was Governor, the latter
ruled the political roost. It has
been a hard dose for him to swal-
low to realize that he no longer
holds the whip-lash over the poli-
tical bench-sitters in the Keystone
State.
“Why, I've seen the day when
Ed Martin could yell ‘jump’ from
his office on Capitol Hill and even
the squirrels in Capitol Park
scrambled for their trees,” grunted
Grampaw Pettibone in mild amuse-
ment.
He thought for a moment and
then added, “Yes, and I've heard
Jim Duff yell ‘jump’ and seen the
squirrels scramble twice as fast
for these trees. There's the dif-
ference son. Duff has more power
and more command over his fol-
lowers than most of his predeces-
sors. That's hard for some people
to take.”
And that is also what many are
fearing today—that Jim Duff may
run the Republican Party in Penn-
sylvania into the ground. A boner
at the convention next week in the
swaying of the Keystone State dele-
gation can do more harm than a!F. M. Drake, Virginia and Ricky,
packed house of Democrats.
Grampaw Pettibone testily
nudged a squirrel off his park
bench, and adjusting his flowing
bow tie over his adams apple, ob-| Mrs.
served:
“My boy, I've seen these politicos | Evans and the hostesses.
work year in and year out. Half]
let others talk him into a line of
the time they never seem to know
who's carrying the ball—and yet
they all want to do it.
“On the surface and for public
consumption all is rosy and peace-
ful and little but smiles. But,”
he paused to remove a shoe for
the purpose of toe-wiggling, “here's
the important thing to remember:
when all is said and done, the
final result has been accomplished
over much wrangling, baring of
teeth and rolled sleeves in the
back room—smoke-filled, that is.”
He nursed a little finger which
had been bruised in a tiff with a
fat pigeon over a bag of peanuts,
and then recalled warningly that
Governor Duff himself had admit-
ted not so long ago that the presi-
dential candidate Pennsylvania
would support, would probably be
decided in a ‘“smoke-filled room”
during the convention.
“That’s what I prophesied long
ago,” he said in a self-satisfied
manner. ‘Wait until I see those
boys at the village pump! That'll!
teach them not to tish-tosh a Petti-
bone prediction. Harrumpf! Move
over, squirrel!”
Demunds Harmony Club
Meets At Rozelle Home
Mrs. George Evans and Mrs. Ray-
mond Rozelle entertained members
of the Harmony Club at the home
of Mrs. William Rozelle recently.
Present were: Mrs. Gordon Aus-
tin, Mrs. Dennis Austin, Mrs.
George Berlew, Mrs. Carl Smith,
Mrs. Carol Mae Smith, Mrs. Russell
Race, Mrs. Coray B. Ransom, Mrs.
Mrs. J. J. Voitek, Joseph, Mrs.
Harry Sweppenheiser, Sr., Joyce
and Harry Jr., Mrs. Howard James,
Bonnie Lee James, David James,
Louis Evans, Mrs. William
Rozelle, Wanda and Thais, Gerald
OFFICIAL
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State Inspection Station. Be sure it is in safe mechan-
ical condition for your summer trip . .. that
your brakes will hold if
path...
your tires won't skid on wet roads...
your horn will warn others who can’t see you...
your headlights won’t blind the motorist coming
toward you . ..
your steering wheel will keep you on the right side of
the road —
State inspection is for your protection. Its enforcement
has reduced Pennsylvania’s rate of accidents caused
by defective cars to 14% lower than the national
average.
The current inspection period opened May 1.
You cannot drive legally unless you have an official in-
spection sticker by July 31. There will be no extension of
this period.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAR!
DRIVE IT CAREFULLY!
and that all your other equipment and safety
devices are in dependable working order.
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MRS. T. M. B. HICKS
“The Red Hot Minstrel”
To Be presented Tonight
The Jackson W.S.C.S. will pre-
sent “The Red Hot Minstrel” in the
Lehman High School auditorium
this evening, Friday, June 18 at
8 o'clock. The show, a lively and
entertaining one, is put on by mem-
bers of the Carverton Mountain
Grange.
Endmen are James Sands, Steve
Kitchen, Charles Houck, Herman
Coon, Bert Coon and Kermit Sick-
ler. Ralph Sands is interlocutor.
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Your Health
From the Medical Society of the
| State of Pennsylvania and the Lu-
zerne County Medical Society.
Death due to delayed action.
That is the explanation for the
daily killing and maiming of many
people in the United States from
deadly war weapons.
Hundreds of thousands of dan-
gerous war weapons were brought
home by American soldiers, sailors
and marines during World War IL
The majority were pistols or re-
volvers, although some were ma-
chine guns, submachine guns, ma-
chine pistols, carbines, mortar
shells, artillery shells, land mines,
hand grenades and small aerial
bombs.
Possessors of battlefield souven-
irs may be violating the National
Firearms Act of 1934 without re-
alizing it.
This law requires any person
owning a firearm as defined by the
of Internal Revenue.
The danger of war souvenirs
cannot be too generally stressed,
for they result in a high death
and accident toll.
Several agencies, both private
and governmental, have carried on
a nation-wide safety campaign.
Owners of pistols, revolvers, or-
dinary rifles and shotguns are
‘urged to have them examined by
experts to see if they are safe to
J fire.
Owners of such material are
cautioned to keep them away from
children and thoughtless adults.
Grenades, mines and bombs
should be examined and the Na-
tional War Safety Trophies Com-
mittee offers to pick up such weap-
ons, have them unloaded and de-
activated and returned to their
owners.
The last shot of the war should
be over.
DO YOU KNOW ?
An American doctor, Dr. Claude
H. Barlow of Trumansburg, N. Y.,
was awarded the Medal of Merit
for his service in research on bil-
harziasis, a parasitic disease af-
fecting the bladder, which was con-
tracted by many American soldiers.
Dr. Barlow infected himself in or-
der to act as his own guinea pig
in the research.
To Award War Bonds
Two War Bonds, one for $50 and
the other for $25 will be awarded
at the meeting of Jackson Volun-
teer Fire Company Monday even-
ing at 8 at Rome School.
Financing . . .
How soon can you have in one lump sum, the cash
car...
law to register it with the Bureau |
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Department of Revenue
you need to pay for that home . . . .
furniture? THIS WEEK, when you finance
purchase with our help.
KINGSTON NATIONAL BANK
- Kingston Corners
your
. former pastor of the Trinity Luth-
| ficiated. Burial was in Mt. Green-
i wood Cemetery.
* of the octapus-hold of unthinking
By d’Alessig =
Country Flavor
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Hi EATING PIE CORRECTLY
: | A The countryman has written his
He has
Store,
senators and congressmen.
in the
blacksmith shop, feed mill, harness
crusaded General
shop and village depot. He has dis-
cussed it in the family circle and
even tried to convince definite-
minded Aunt Mabel, Mother’s spin-
ster sister who studied art and
painted the purple petunias on the
lamp shades. One cannot expect
the level of civilization to rise and
the unstable, uncooked wish-washy
surface of the contemporary scene
to consolidate into a hopeful found-
ation for future progress until the
pie situation is solved in an intelli-
gent manner.
It’s bad enough that a man can-
not depend upon a piece of pie for
breakfast to anchor his baked
apple, hot cereal, slices of toast and
currant jelly, fried eggs, fried pota-
toes and bacon. In general, con-
temporary pies are too emaciated
looking. The women folks don’t
make the bottom crusts double
thick so a man can lift a wedge
without danger of mid-air catas-
trophe. They neglect to put a few
drops of peppermint in their choco-
late pies. Webster is as unsatis-
factorily terse and impersonal as
usual. Perhaps he was fearful of
controversey but all he says is: an
article of food consisting of a pastry
crust with any of various kinds of
fillings.
The heart-breaking, sky-shadow-
ing, progress-deterring climax to
the current pie situation is the
nonsensical, unthinking, back-end-
forwards technique of the average
person when confronted with a
wedge of the pastry crust that en-
closes a filling. Most citizens start
operations with the point of the
pie toward them. This is a colossal
mistake and an excellent example
tradition on our accepted mores
and our atomatic reactions to
familiar stimuli. There is only one
civilized, intellingent way to con-
sume a wedge of pie. Compre-
hensive observation and exhaus-
tive research indicates that only
three per cent of one’s peers un-
derstaind this efficacious and salu-
bricus process. To eat pie cor-
rectly, one starts with the point
of the wedge directly away from
the consumer. Then after the out-
side crust has been disposed of,
a bit of canny calculation assures
one that the last bite will be a big
mouthful of delicious, satisfying
filling.
Mrs. A. A. Neely Is
Hostess To Local WCTU
Mrs. A. A. Neely of Idetown en-
tertained members of the Dallas
District W.C.T.U. at her home on
Tuesday. After the usual routine
business, entertainment in the form
of a puppet show was provided by
Shirley Welsh, Ruth Williams, Elea-
nor McKenna, Janice Boice and Rita
Rogers. Mrs. Homer Middleton and
Shirley Welsh played a piano duet
and Homer Middleton gave several
readings. Mrs. Archie Major and
Mrs. J. A. Hildebrant were wel-
comed as new members.
The July meeting will be held
in Zel Garinger’s Butternut Grove
with Mrs. Earl Weidner in charge
of the program.
Present were: Mesdames W. A.
Higgins, Carlton Reed, Wilbert
Hoover, Arch Major, Z. E. Gar-
inger, C. J. LaBar, C. S. Hildebrant,
Ernest Fritz, Asenath Davis, H. L.
Klinetob, Homer Middleton, H. B.
Allen, Wesley Hilbert, Harry Brod-
hun, W. 8S. Kitchen, Emory Hadsel,
Ralph Welsh, Ruth Williams, Elea-
nor McKenna, Janice Boice, Rita
Rogers, A. A. Neely, H. F. Riley,
M. A. Scott, J. A. Hildebrant, Rose
Anderson, E. R. Parrish, Earl Weid-
ner, Dorey Rogers, Earl Lamoreaux;
Misses Ivy Pethick, Shirley Welsh,
Elizabeth Parks, Letha Wolfe;
Homer Middleton.
Mrs. Hulda Bloomburg
Buried Last Tuesday
Funeral services were held last
Tuesday for Mrs. Hulda Blogm-
burg, mother of Mrs. Ralph Paul
of Main Road and sister of John
Hanson of Harvey's Lake, fron
the family home in Kingston.
Rev. W. R. Bergh of New Jersey,
eran Church of Wilkes-Barre of-
Born in Parsons, Mrs. Bloom-
burg had made her home in
Kingston for the past twenty-two
years. She was an active member
of Trinity Church where she served
as president of the Ladies’ Society
for several years.
She died at her home in Kings-
Barnyard Notes
Rev. Charlies Gilbert writes in the current issue of his church
paper, “Together”:
“College students are drifting back home. Shouldn’t say ‘drifting.’
They really come piling home. You should have seen the goods we
packed into our car at Drew University. Then we put all four of
us into it besides.
“Stuff didn’t rattle around.
“We went into New York City for what is coming to be our an-
nual glance at the city at night.
“Some folks think it is wicked to go to a theatre. All I have to
say is I hope heaven is fully as beautiful as Radio City Music Hall.
Believe it or not I thought a lot about heaven when I saw that
place and heard the music of organ and orchestra, with a harp at
one end and kettle drums at the other—and I'm not intending to die
very soon either.
“Heaven is a state of affairs in your own heart. You can think
about it anytime between ages 1 and 101; and live in it as much as
you determine to.”
Here's another item:
“Your pastor officiated at the funeral of George Newberry at the
Kirkwood Methodist Church Sunday. George and son, Arthur ran
a truck business for a time. In 1925 after I had been preaching for
awhile I was appointed to the Kirkwood church. Funny, isn’t it,
how people get white haired just as soon as you move away from
them oh, just a few years!”
And another:
“I was on the, afternoon devotions over WINR Binghamton. Was
just getting over a cold, and had to ward off coughing into the mike.
“The announcer showed me their ‘cough button.’ Ever heard
of such a thing? I hadn’t. All you have to do when you have a
cough that just has to explode during your broadcast is to press
that little lever down. That shuts you off the air, sends the cough
into the control room instead. Let go of it and it snaps you back
on the air.
“Wish I had one in my pulpit.
“Might be a good idea when we get some bad ideas right out on
the tip of our tongue to push down that button and not let our
bad ideas go out over the air. Next time you feel like swearing or
saying an unkind word, press down the button and keep it off the
wid? )
air
My neighbor Murray Scureman was upset about rabbit damage
until raking among his shrubs he uncovered a nest with four new
born rabbits in it. Murray gently replaced the mat of rabbit hair
that concealed the hole in the ground where the young lay in their
warm nest.
Rabbit damage no longer concerns him; he is now worried that
some dog, especially his canny Scotch terrier Sandy, will scent out
the nest. Paul Shaver, an old rabbit man himself, has told Murray
not to worry. Nature has provided for just such an emergency
Young rabbits are born without scent.
Like a criminal who returns to the scene of his crime, Murray
searched for the nest a couple of days later but found it difficult
to find. The mother rabbit noting that some intruder had disturbed
the protective covering of matted hair had replaced it with a screen
of broken twigs. The former Princeton center, breeder of great
Danes, and German Police Dogs, is now godfather to four timid young
rabbits that he plans to raise for the—Library Auction.
If the leaves of your hollyhocks are covered with little brown
postules, wither and die, it is almost too late to save them’ for good
blooms this summer. But you can dust them thoroughly with sul-
phur. The disease is rust, and dusting should have started as soon
as the young leaves appeared.» Apply the sulphur now; youv' may
still save the oncoming leaves.
Dot Huston called from the Lake a few weeks ago to tell us that
her sweet peas were coming along beautifully. She nearly bowled us
over when she told us she had followed our instructions on their
culture. We amateurs learn the hard way, but we think we've
got the low down on sweet peas. Ours are unusually thrifty. Early,
deep planting and plenty of lime are the secrets. But you must con-
tinually keep drawing mellow earth up around the base of the plants
as the vines continue to flourish. Keep giving them a snow of lime
and if the weather turns dry—plenty of deep watering. Incidentally
if you use chicken wire as a support the hot summer sun may scorch
the vines. Burpee’s have woven nets made of heavy cord called
Trainettes. They are inexpensive and you might try them next year.
Frank Jackson has deplhinium spires six and one half feet tall in
his garden at the Lake. He hasn’t been bothered by the cyclamen
mite that distorts the leaves, blackens the flower heads and generally
stunts the plants. This insect invisible to the eye is one of the worst
enemies of these stately perennials. Old timers know that regular
spraying with nicotine (Black Leaf 40) or dusting with rotonone
will keep the mite under control.
Hybrid tea roses will be at the peak of their June bloom within
the week in the Back Mountain area. Those who bought Better
Times from Tom Kingston this spring and have never yet had them
in bloom have a thrill in store for them. For beauty of bloom and
length of life after cutting no rose is superior to the one that has
won so many flower show prizes for Tom and Anna Kingston.
Monday night was the first perfect evening in weeks to cultivate
the garden. As between an invitation to the Lake Theatre with
Clyde and Gladys Cooper and an opportunity to cultivate, we chose
the latter. It was a lucky decision. Rain the following morning
made the ground unsuitable for cultivation.
After we had worked the whole garden Myra dreamed that night,
that she went out the next morning to look over her handiwork.
There in the middle of her strawberry patch was a steam shovel
busily at work. ‘“What are you doing here?” she asked the burly
operator. ‘‘Steam shovels stop for nothin’, lady” was the brutal
reply. Then she woke up.
Add life’s little tragedies: Several years ago Joe and Charlotte
MacVeigh gave Harry and Clara Ohlman a number of tree roses.
Joe didn’t like the work involved—digging them up every fall and
storing under the ground to prevent frost damage. Under Clara's
care the roses thrived. They were not too much bother for her.
Last fall Norti Berti helped her take them out of the ground and
bury them. This season neither Norti or Clara can find them. They
have both forgotten where they were buried.
Turned the radio on at the head of our beds Saturday morning
and heard a pleasant, soothing voice explaining gardening and farm-
ing problems. “I like that guy. Sounds friendly so early in the
morning” we said to Myra. Then we tumbled. It was Jim Hutchi-
son doing his morning broadcast between 7:30 and 8. As soon as
it.was over we ran downstairs to the telephone. We'd tell Jim how
#we enjoyed his program, and had made our decision that it was good
“ before we had learned the identity of the speaker. There was no
answer at the Hutchisons. Emily sleeps soundly Saturdays mornings.
Like all dutiful wives she’s probably heard Jim’s talk a dozen times
before he gives his broadcasts. We suspected it might have been
a recording at that early hour, but we learned later that Jim will
have none of that monkey business; he broadcasts from the station
in person. Well, anyway, Jim gives a darn good talk and grows the
largest and handsomest lupins we've seen in any garden this spring.
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Alfred D. Bronson
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
“As near as your telephone” SWEET VALLEY. PA.
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