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Centermoreland
Mrs. Mamie Gay, who has been
in bed since she had a stroke four
years ago, has developed pneumonia
and is very ill.
Mrs. Clarence Smith is on the
sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Roderick were
dinner guests of Mr, and Mrs. Le-
roy Hess and family on Sunday.
Junior Statnick, who is taking
a radio course in Washington, D.C.,
visited his parents over the week-
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Martin
and son Skip visited the latter's
mother on Sunday.
The Ten-hour work day for
Federal employees was established
by Congress in 1840.
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Children Love
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Dolly Madison May
Have Started Custom
By Mrs, Elizabeth York
Egg Rolling at the White House
One of the most colorful and
picturesque customs in the United |
States was the annual egg rolling at
Easter time on the beautiful
grounds surrounding the White
House in Washington, D. C.
The fact is egg-rolling is an an-
cient custom dipping vaguely into |
the misty centuries, it is a cele- |
bration of Easter coming down out |
of the years.
According to one writer it was
started in America by “Dolly” Mad-
ison. She had been informed that
the children of ancient Egypt used |
to roll hard boiled eggs painted in}
bright colors against the base of
a pyramid. Mrs. Madison thought
it might be fun for the children of
Washington. |
With that inspiration she person- |
ally dyed some hundreds of eggs |
and invited the children of the city |
to play with them. {
The children responded with such |
willingness that the custom was
continued year after by the oc-
cupants of the White House. Chil- |
dren of succeeding generations |
trooped to the south lawn every |
Easter Monday to roll their eggs. |
They gathered by thousands, '
boys and girls, all young and eager. |
As years passed they were gather- |
ed in cars, maybe half-dozen to a
car. They made a beautiful picture |
like one huge nest of bright colored
birds on a green lawn,
The rule was that no adult was
admitted unless accompanied by a |
child. However, it attracted many
adults who peeked through or over
the iron fence. !
The story is told of a stranger |
visiting the city who was so eager to
see the children he tried to enter
when he was stopped by a police-
man and told to go and adopt a
child if he expected to get in. He
did ,and acknowledged he never
saw a child disappear so quickly
as that adopted boy in that throng
of children.
In recent years the affair was
made a real fiesta with music by
the Marine band and added to by
the presence: of the President and
his wife.
It became so popular that of
necessity it spread from the lawn
of the White House to the slope
under the Washington monument
and the grounds of the Zoological
gardens.
War conditions banished the egg-
rolling from the White House in
1942, but not from the heart of
America. 3
Many teachers and workers in-
terested in the welfare of the chil-
dren are continuing the unique cus-
tom in many towns and cities all
over the country today. Instead
of rolling the eggs they hide them,
thus giving the children of all ages
a chance to engage in good whole-
some fun at Easter time.
Any church or any community
can have an egg hunt with a small
amount of work. With our well-
equipped school kitchens pupils of
the Home Department would enjoy
coloring the eggs. And mothers
will gladly give some time to help.
the children! All they need is an
invitation to attend.
IDETOWN
Mrs. Lila Felt who has been home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs:
Wesley Hilbert for sometime has
returned to Washington, D. C.
Lorrain Keller and her class-
mate Faythe Hackett of Glenside,
Pa., who are students at Blooms-
burg State Teachers’ College spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Loren Keller, Others who
were dinner guests at the Kellers
home on Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Austin of Johnson
Citys N. VY.
Mr. and Mrs. George Casterline
are spending this week with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
James Hogat F 1/C Frank McKenna
of Philadelphia, Betsy Morgan and
Marie Wright of Kingston spent the
weekend with Mrs. Frank Wright
and Mrs. Claire McKenna.
Shirley Mae, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, William John Jennings,
is ill with measles.
Raymond Parcell of Wilkes-Barre
is spending a few days with his!
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. E.|
E. George. |
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Crispell and
children, Corrine, Judy and Thomas
of Monticello, Ill, are spending
‘some time with his aunt and uncle,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kitchen.
Mrs. Margaret Jennings spent
Saturday with relatives and friends
in Wilkes-Barre.
Rev. and Mrs. Harry Smith and
sons, Richard and Ronald of Union
City, N. Y, are spending some-
time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
| Walter Smith. Other callers at the
Smith home on Sunday were Fran-
cis Smith of Trucksville and Mr.
and Mrs. George Smith and dau-
ghter Betty of Wilkes-Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. John Garringer and
son Jackie spent Sunday with
friends and relatives in Bingham-
ton, NY.
Joy daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Agnew is ill at this writing.
Albert London who is working
in Rahway, N.Y. spent the week-
end with his family.
TRUCKSVILLE
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Crompton
have moved from Carverton road
to Main road. Dr. Crompton form-
erly occupied the office of Dr. G.!
L. Howell.
Mrs. George Shaver Sr., Mr. and
Mrs. George Shaver, Jr., and son
Skippy visited with Mr, and Mrs.
James Knecht of Dallas on Tuesday
evening.
Miss Gwen Clifford is spending
a week visiting at Hood College,
Frederick, Md., as the guest of Miss
Ruth Walker of Bagota, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. William White of
White’s Ferry visited friends here
on Wednesday evening.
Friendship Class of Trucksville
Methodist Church met on Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. Albert Blase, who has been
spending some time in Florida has
returned to her home here.
Trucksville Service Mothers and
Wives Club met Monday evening
at the Fire Hall.
Lady Toby Rebekah Lodge No.
514 met at the Fire Hall on Wed-
nesday evening at 7 o'clock for a
short meeting. They visited Lady
Dallas Rebekah Lodge for Help
Your Sister Night.
Mr, and’ Mrs. Alfred Rogawski
of Pikes Creek visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Shaver Jr., on Saturday
evening. .
Mr. dnd Mrs. George Shaver Jr.,
Overbrook Avenue, entertained the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Snyder, Irene and Jimmy
at supper on Sunday evening.
BEAUMONT
A movie for the benefit of the
Red Cross was shown to the stu-
dent body Friday afternoon. Twen-
ty-six dollars was added to the
general fund which now is over a
hundred dollars, but not up to our
quota of one hundred sixty-five
dollars! Won't you help if you
haven't already ?
The William Wetzel family has
moved to Beaumont. Welcome !
We join the George Hayner fam-
ily in mourning the loss of their
new son, Arnold George, who was
born on his sister’s birthday.
Three one act plays will be given
by the high school Thursday, March
31. Plan to see them for your
financial support is needed.
An electric vegetable cleaner has
been added to kitchen equipment
for the School Lunch Program.
The Lend-A-Hand Club is mak-
ing plans to entertain’ their hus-
bands at dinner Thursday, April
14, at the high school.
Word has been received by the
Downs family that Rachel (Mrs.
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Robert Shaw) is enjoying the sights
of Germany where her husband is
with U. S. Army.
The National Scene
(Continued from Page Two)
The Palm Beach paper reports
that Dr. Kettering believes that
“the present era of opportunities
is unlimited.” He declared that so
long as we have the sun and nat-
ural resources, plus our own past
there
is no need for fear of the future.”
Twenty years ago “Ket” was
famous as the inventor of the self-
starter for automobiles. Today he
is famous because he is one of the
solid and sure thinkers in the Am-
eican nation who is able to realize
and state that “fundamentally, the
world is the same today as it was
millions of years before man ap-
peared on it , . . Rather than fear
what is ahead, wouldn’t it be better
to take stock of the past and in so
doing try to make ourselves aware
1949
situation stands, our forest lands
are not insufficient. There are 624
million acres—one-third of our land
—which have present or potential
forest productivity, The challenge
is to grow more timber on this
vast acreage. :
High Fly
One might think that we have
plenty of airplanes but official re-
ports from Washington say that
there will be a jump to $1,718,000,
000 in the year beginning in July.
In fact Congress believes the air-
plane boom will continue.
of false promises, which after all
are accountable for a great deal
of the tragedy and unhappiness
that befalls man.”
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Everybody agrees that Kettering |
is always right. |
Bakery Goods Best Buy |
Bakery products are the best buy
in today’s market basket, having
increased less in price since 1940
thany any other major category of
food.
A recent report of the National
Industrial Conference Board reveals
that bakery products have risen
only 68.8 per cent, compared with
the average for all foods of 113.5
per cent.
Best buy, next to baked goods, is
canned and dried foods, which have
risen 92.4 per cent. In third place
are fresh fruits, which have risen
98.4 per cent.
The report, based on information
from the U. S. Bureau of Labor
1948 with
September 1939-August 1940,
Timber Is Going
The Forest Service in the Depart-
ment of Agriculture made a com-
prehensive re-appraisal of the for-
est situation in the United States.
Allowing for losses from natural
causes, the saw-timber cut ex-
ceeds annual growth by 50 percent.
Even with the best of forest pro-
tection, management and practices
applied generally to American for-
ests, it would take several decades
before an adequate long - range
growth goal could be achieved.
Our Nation has long been pro-
digal in the use of wood. As the |
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present a play, “Sister Susie Swings
It” at Carverton Grange Hall on
April 28 and’ 29.
In 1946 the oil and gas industry |
used approximately one-third of the |
shipments of steel pipe and tubes. '
To Give Play | | |
Anderson Sunday School Class |
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