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THE POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1949
There is something about Feb-
ruary that sets it apart. When a
man tears the first sheet from the
colorful Feed Store calendar it is
still the heart of winter. Snow is
deep on the land; Earth is in its
deep sleep; pasture brooks and
meadow creeks run slowly beneath
the ice. Twice in the annual cycle
of seasons a hushed expectancy
broods: over the country-side. In
February and again in August, be-
fore the major climatic changes,
Nature calls a pause. When the
second month arrives, man’s heart
lifts to the promise of Him who
ordains the never-failing miracle
when warmth shall return to the
land.
The sun takes a noticeably high-
er are now as it climbs toward the
pole of the horizon. Dusk still drops
in the valleys like a gigantic blan-
ket suddenly dividing day from
night; but twilight lingers a few
minutes on the hillsides; mountain
peaks flame for poignant inter-
ludes in the sunset after-glow.
There comes a morning this month
whem a man pauses on his way to
the barn with the milkpail on his
arm. He stops and sniffs the clear,
crisp air. Yes, the wind is swing-
ing inte the south and a thaw is
on the way to loosen winter-taut
cold chains.
By noon, water is dripping stead-
Country Flavor
THE PROMISE
ily from the eaves and little riv-
ulets poke down the curving sled
tracks that wind from the woodlot.
As February works along the
signs are increasingly definite.
Days grow longer. Brief, intermit-
tent cold snaps may suddenly lock
the land in an icy grip. But the
spells are shorter now; King Win-
ter has had his heyday. Go out on
the snow-covered land and you can
read the message. Listen to the
brooks after a thaw; that crescend-
ing music is the introductory move-
ment to Spring's swelling sym-
phony. Listen to the chickadees
chant in the orchard and the blue
jays bugling from the sugar grove.
Toward month's end in an aver-
age season you will see the point-
ed green nose of a skunk cabbage
lifting above the shrunken snow at
swamp’s edge. The buds on the red
maples show first signs of crack-
ing and lilac buds by the ell door
have begun to break their imbri-
cated stitching. Stand in a grove
of evergreens and you can hear
the murmuring excitement of their
whispering. Nature's scouting pat-
rols are out on the land. This is the
time of promise. Day by day Win-
-ter’s strength wanes and its forces
are pushed back to the northern
tundras. Man knows that Spring
is on the way.
Dr. J. Franklin Robinson
‘To Talk At Trucksville
Trucksville ‘Elementary School
Parent Teacher Association will
meet Monday evening at the Truck-
sville Fire Hall and hear Dr. J.
Franklin Robinson talk on Child
Psychology.
Plans have been completed for the
Farmer Dance to be held in Kings-
ton Township High School March
11. Members of the community are
To Sponsor Reading
Friendship Class of Trucksville
Methodist Church will present Mrs.
Howard Murphey Sunday night,
March 6 at 8 p.m, who will read
“The Big Fisherman” by Lloyd
Douglas. All are invited. There will
be a silver offering.
Missionary To Speak
Rev. Robert Smith, missionary
from Africa, will be guest speaker
at the Christian Church, Sweet Val-
| ley Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
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Anthony Jackowski, Owner
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SAFETY VALVE...
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pompous talk and suave assur-
ances talk of establishing a federal
district here, it is not for erosion
control, but for more political jobs.
Governmental waste of your own
substance must stop sometime but
the political vampires are joyously
unable to see any immediate end.
When it does come it will be_a
sad day for several million leeches
who will have to go to work for
a living, but it will not come unless
you do something about it. If
government spending and waste is |
not stopped, the economic system |
our forefathers have so carefully
founded will be smashed.
This Wednesday evening a meet-
ing at Hotel Redington will bring
this issue of erosion control to the
public. If you wish to repudiate
the vicious policy of governmental
waste, be there. If you wish to
let County Agent Jim Hutchison
know you think he is one of the
finest, most efficient and loyal pub-
lic servants you can hope to have,
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FIRST
11'S EASY TO
GET TO.
If It's
REAL ESTATE
You want
To BUY
Or SELL
Or RENT
See
SCOTTY
Dallas 244-R-3
or
D. T. SCOTT & SONS
Established 1908
Dallas Representative
DURELLE T. SCOTT, JR.
Real Estate and Fire Insurance
TELEPHONE
Dallas 244-R-13 or W-B 3-2515
Residence
54 HUNTSVILLE ROAD
Dallas, Pa.
be there. The time is 8 P. M. If
you do not care; if you are indiffer-
ent as your nation is being rapidly
catapulted into totalitarianism; if
you can remain unstirred as your
take-home pay is shaved for gov-
ernmental gluttony until you may
eventually be working for the
government Monday, Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday, sit at home that night.
Dale Warmouth
Texas leads all states in many
items. It has a much larger produc-
tion of petroleum than any other
state in the Union, its lands are
productive of many kinds of farm
crops, and in all parts of it are
manufacturing institutions of wvari-
ous kinds.
“The Bookworm
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exactly the right books to whet
the reading appetite of any ‘green
thumber”. Try Miller's “Bulbs for
Beauty” or to find the answer to
any flower gardener’s problems,
“Woman’s Home Companion Gar-
{| den Book” edited by Nister, a com-
pilation from the pens of the best
brains in the business.
For pure recreational reading in
the gardeners’ vein any of David |
Fairchild’s works, and truly you've |
missed much if you don’t know
“Pleasant Valley” and ‘‘Malahar
Farm” by Louis Bromfield.
|
Repairing Church Roof
Repairs to the roof of Huntsville
Christian Church began this week
as members of the congregation re-
| moved pews and auditorium furni-
| ture. While work is being done
church services will be held in the
Sunday school rooms. 7
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Don't sell your antiques before
calling LEIDINGER’'S. Rifles,
Revolvers, Guns, Furniture,
Glass, Silver and Coins. En-
tire Estates Bought.
LEIDINGER’S
117 S. Washington St.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Phone 3-9459
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WEST SIDE
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Brick—All Kinds
Calcium Chloride
“Heatilator™ Fireplaces
Septic Tanks— Drain Tile
Sewer Pipe—Flue Lining
Roofing—Insulation
Steel Windows
“Everything But Lumber”
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262 Union Street, Luzerne.
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