PAGE TWO Five In Senior Class Five young people received their diplomas from Noxen High School last Thursday evening at graduation exercises held at Noxen Theatre. They were Nelson Williams, Robert Keiper, Lois Traver, Alice Traver, .and Edna French. The graduates left Sunday evening on a trip to ‘Washington. | 3 STEPS | in financing | your ear i} 1st Select your car; 2nd Have the dealer appraise ! your car and find out just how much cash you need | to buy the car; { ( ; 3rd Before signing apy papers or taking delivery, see our : Automobile Finance De- 3. partment, and arrange for the financing of the car at a considerable saving to you. You are enabling the dealer to receive full cash payment. You are also dealing with a local || bank—a very important factor. “Ve KINGSTON NATIONAL BANK I AT KINGSTON CORNERS POUNDED 1896 ® Member F.D.LC. | NII = [NIL YE B00. 500 0 KB GET TO! Local Organists Plan Regional Convention Several Back Mountain musi- cians are active in preparing for the Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists which will be held in Wilkes-Barre June 13 and 14. Louie W. Ayre of Trucksville is general chairman. Monday evening, June 13 the Singers Guild of Scranton and Mar- ies Schumacher, organist of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York City will give a recital at First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre. Tuesday evening Paul Calloway, organist of Washington Cathedral, Washington, D. C. will present one at Kingston Methodist Church. Mrs, Ruth Turn Reynolds of Trucksville is chairman of the social hour which will follow both recitals. Other activities of the conven- tion are as follows: a semi-formal competition for young organists in First Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre, Monday morning at 9:30 a.m.; a re- cital by Clifford Balshaw, St. Steph- en’s organist, and by Wilbur Isaacs of the Church of Heavenly Rest, New York City, St. Stephen's Church, Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.; also a lecture by Dr. Lara Haggard of the Fred Waring Staff, First Pres- byterian Church, Monday at 3 p.m.; a luncheon Tuesday at Irem Temple Country Club with Federal Lee Whittlesey of the Church of the Covenant, Erie, as speaker. All of the events are open to the public. BY THE LOW DOWN FROM HICKORY GROVE Congress fumes and orates against, big expenses. And every once in a while a re- quest for more mazuma is turned down. Congress pats itself "on the back and says, see, we did it. Then what. Along toward the end of the session or before a ‘vacation period, in comes a Deficiency Appropriation request. And zingo-— it goes through. And in the Deficiency Bill are all the things previously thrown out the window. Most folks have no idea as to what is in a deficiency bill. So there goes the claimed savings—and 600,000 excess persons hang onto their Govt. swivel chairs—and Mr. Tax- payer rolls his sleeves a little higher. And if perchance some bud- get figure is trimmed—and then stays trimmed—by more promised efficient operation, it is sometimes still dubious. Why, should some entirely un- needed activity requiring 600,000 or so on the Govt. payroll, be streamlined and made efficient when the whole project, complete, could be put in the ash can in the first place. Like a list of 408 Farm- er’'s Bulletins offered me by my congressman— ‘The native papaw’’—“Housecleaning man- agement”’— ‘Care and use of rope’ —and 405 others. What kind of helpless, simple folks does he think we are, I ask him that. Yours with the low-down, JO SERRA THE POST, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1949 _ 3 The Book Worm The Bookworm is conducted for and in the interest of Back Moun- tain Memorial Library. By Isabelle S. Robinson = Is love of travel an inherited trait come down to us from pio- neer ancestors or from Uncle Joe with the itching foot? Or is the art of being a tourist a cultivated taste like the proverbial olive? I think it is both. The stories of an- cestors who braved the perilous prairies must have some influence on our wanderlusting natures—and maybe certain genes do lead to producing a traveler, But no mat- ter how you came by that desire to look beyond the Poconos, it is the cultivation of your travel wish that is important. The careful nurturing of your desires will make a good tourist of you. And when I say tourist I am reminded of the caricature of the inveterate tourist which won the prize at the employee’s mas- querade in Yellowstone Park last year—straw boater, straps and bags hanging all over, guide books and maps, and a dumb look on the face. Don’t be afraid of looking like that —you will! But that is part of the process. First and foremost you must have a philosophy of traveling. Put away your fear of the new and strange. Wear a smile on your face. Don’t be unhappy if every tourist cabin isn’t the Shamrock Hotel as long as it's clean. And that reminds me —don’t look down your nose at tourist cabins and tourist homes. In rural areas and small towns they are usually nicer than the hotels. Which also brings to mind our old friend Duncan Hines who hds written some books on where to eat and sleep. Many people hate the man, but he has saved our family many a bad meal and sleep- less night. We definitely approve of traveling the D. H. way, And your AAA advice is good, but more gen- eral. But let's get back to that tour- ist’s philosophy. May I quote from an article in “Travel” by George Kent. “When I first started trav- eling, a friend wrote me a letter of advice. This sentence has al- ways stayed in my mind: ‘The habit of being warmly decent to every taxi driver, waiter and clerk will add immeasurably to the fun of travel; only by constant striving to be considerate in all dealings with one’s fellows abroad can one become truly an ambassador of good will’ ” True at home as well as abroad and especially important in Canada and Mexico. You cultivate your philosophy of traveling over the years and over the miles. It must be your very own, But there is something else you must do to get the most from your excursions. The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it. So prepare! 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Luzerne County Gas And Electric Corp. lJ ¢ ractical because you nge, Electric 90 THE DALLAS POST “More than a newspaper, a community institution” ESTABLISHED 1889 Member Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association A non-partisan liberal progressive newspaper pub- lished every Friday morning at the Dallas Post plant Lehman Avenue, Dallas Pennsylvania. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Dallas, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscrip- tion rates: $2.50 a year; $1.50 six months... No subscriptions acoepted for less than six months. Out-of state subscriptions: $3.00 a year; $2.00 six months or less. Back issues, more than one week old, 10¢c Single copies, at a rate ot 6c each, can be obtained every Friday morn- .ing at the tollowing newsstands: Dallas— Tally-Ho Grille, Bowman's Restaurant ; Shavertown, Evans’ Drug Store; Trucksville—Gregory's Store; Shaver's Store; ldetown— Caves Store; Huntsville— Barnes Store; Alderson—Deater's Store; Fernbrook-—Reese’'s Store. When © requesting a change of ad- dress subscribers are asked to give their old as well as new address. Allow two weeks for changes of ad- dress or new subscription to be placed on mailing list. We will return of not be responsible for the unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and editorial matter un- less self-addressed, stamped envelope is enclosed, and in no case will we be responsible for this material for more than 30 days. National display advertising rates 63c per column inch. Local display advertising rates b50c per column inch; specified position 60c per inch. Classified rates 3c per Minimum charge 50c. Unless paid for at advertising rates, we can give no assurance that an- pouncements of plays, parties, rummage sales or any affairs for raising money word. will appear in a specific issue. In mo case will such items be taken om Thuradavs, Preference will in all instances be given to editorial matter which has not previously appeared in publication. Editor and Publisher HOWARD W. RISLEY Associate Editor MYRA ZEISER RISLEY Contributing Editor MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Sports Editor Rniiam HART The Back Mountain Library has a wealth of material on the United States to help you plan (and on foreign countries, too.) Miss Lath- rop has collected maps and pam- phlets on every state in the Union. So when you settle down to plan your trip and find you don’t have a map of Oregon in your car— don’t be discouraged—go to the library. Once there you will be en- chanted by the books on every part of the country. But—you say—I have ten chil- dren and no money—how can I travel? Let me tell you—if you don’t already know it—Northeast- ern Pennsylvania and the North- eastern United States up into Can- ada is one of the most beautiful and historically fascinating parts of our country. “My Pennsylvania”, put out by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and Wallace Nut- ting’'s * “Pennsylvania Beautiful”, and the New York Book of the same name will give you thousands of ideas for day-long or overnight excursions interesting to small fry and no more expensive than stay- ing home, “Hex Marks the Spot”, by Ann Hark tells you of the Penn- sylvania Dutch country right in our own back yard around Lancaster and York and reknown over the country. “Down Cape Cod” by Katherine Dos Passos and Edith Shay will take you further afield, but to a richly rewarding locale, if you know something about it be- fore you start. When you travel, beware of the “commercialized” sights operated privately. But if it is government sponsored and run Park or Nation- al Monument, you can be assured of its validity and worth. The old National Parks books are still ex- cellent and the Back Mountain Library is fortunate enough in own- ing copies. The library also sub- scribes to the National Parks mag- azine. Of the famous W.P.A. guide books, the library owns Pennsyl- vania, California, and Virginia. And if you don’t know the “Look at America” series you should get ac- quainted with these excellent books edited by “Look” magazine, To prepare the children for that fabulous journey into the land of cowboys and Indians there are many excellent, authentic books— one of the most interesting being “Spin a Silver Dollar” by Alberta Hannum, illustrated by a Navaho boy named “Little No Shirt”. We have found that each sec- tion of the country will contain its own literature—government pam- phlets, Park guide books, Ranger material—unobtainable back home. adds greatly to your pleasure as you drive along. Incidentally, when you get home, take your extra ma- terial to Miss Lathrop at the lib- rary and she will put it on file. ' You will be surprised when you start browsing at our Back Moun- tain Library at the excellent travel material available, foreign and do- mestic. And remember it doesn‘t take millions to travel if you plan carefully Goodbye now! Have a wonder- ful trip! This is very valuable reading and. |s— —& Mountain Laurel By ANNE DORRANCE The Pilgrims landed on Ply- mouth Rock in "December. Before them lay the long hard winter which made for hardship and des- pair. They must have longed for the gentler winter of the British Islands and the “home people”. The oncoming spring must have cheer- ed them greatly, life and hope re- turned to the country and when the abounding evergreen shrubs be- gan to show buds and splendid blossoms followed, their courage and hope came back. The long shining leaves of the shrub suggested the laurel of Eur- ope. Wreaths made of these laurel leaves crowned emperors, poets, philosophers, winners of the Olym- pic games. As the pilgrim’s laurel bloomed from year to year it increased in popularity and became known as mountain laurel—the name by which we cherish it. As time went on and life in the new 'world became more settled, more normal, men interested in plants sent specimens of the flora to the botanists of Europe. There they were studied and grown and, we can assume, gave pleasure. John Bartram of Philadelphia, one of our outstanding botanists sent laur- el plants to his friend, Peter Coll- inson gave specimens to other plant folk but they seem not to have reached Sweden. Some twenty years after Bartram had sent his plants to England, Peter KXalm, pupil and friend to Linnaeus came to this country. During the spring he travelled through the New Jer- sey region. There he was enchant- ed by the beautiful mountain laur- el bloom, it was his first sight of them. He sent specimens to Linnaeus. When the plants had grown and came into full bloom Linnaeus studied them and found that they did not belong to the tribe of European laurels—in fact they were definitely not laurels. association . must needs have an- other niche in the history of plants. Therefore there was nothing for Linnaeus to.do but make that plants for his friend Peter Kalm. In this way the lovely shrub be- came Kalmia patifolia. To Amer- ican botanists, in fact to many Am- ericans this seems basically wrong. They felt and feel that Bartram'’s name should have been used. The Indians called the shrub “Spoonwood Plant” — they made from its tough branches the wood- en spoons which they used every day. The early settlers followed the { custom and, in boiling down maple sap to maple sugar, they too, used the tough stems of mountain laur- el. The “distaff side” of the house called them calico bushes, The blossoms scattered over the shrub looked like bits of wet calico spread out to dry. There was feel- ing in this name and they thought of the lovely cottons they bought in the old world. There are several forms of Kal- mia, two are outstanding. K. lati- folia, our mountain laurel and K. | augustifolia, commonly known as | “lambkill,” “sheep laurel” or | “wicky”. | There is an unhappy turn in our story as yet not satisfactorily worked out. Kalmia leaves hold a poisonous element. The great Eng- lish medical men of the period ex- perimented and discovered that some patients were much benefitted while others nearly passed out. In his “Standard Cyclopedia of Agri- culture”, Bailey wrote—“It is said that the leaves of the Kalmia are poisonous especially those of Kal- mia augustifolia.” The Indians used them medicinally and as well as a way to commit suicide, Therefore:—handle laurel leaves with great care and hope that the mystery may soon be cleared up. The mountain laurel is the Pennsylvania State Flower— Editor. A R. 4 [@) ee SR aE ae A eS TR 0 SAE YOUR NAME PRINTED ON EACH CHECK *NO REQUIRED BALANCE *NB CHARGE FOR DEPOSITS OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT WITH ANY AMOUNT AT ANY TELLERS WINDOW IN OF WILKES-BARRE Ege WYOMING Zoro NATIONAL gyk 114 YEARS OF BANKING SUCCESS AT Corner Market & Franklin Streets ember Fed. Deposit Insurance Corpn. inson in London. Undoubtedly Coll- : Once more a plant named from |' niche. He made it and named the | Barnyard Notes § Thank Heaven we're back in the Barnyard! : For the past month we've been busy making a living to meet the physical needs of man. Now we're back in the garden to catch up on’ the spiritual. ' Roses burst into bloom in the Back Mountain region early this week. They have been out for some time in Wyoming Valley. We don’t believe we've ever seen a season where there was more black spot. Add to that bugs and leaf chewing insects and the Jap- anese Beetles may have a slim diet. There's always a lot of satis- faction in nurturing a favorite rose, knowing full well that it will shortly become an important part of the beetles’ diet. But if, like the travail of childbirth, that were always in mind—there might be no roses. Our favorites are still the floribundas, Donald and Betty Prior. Modest little singles, growing on bushes three and one half feet tall, they are breath taking when in full bloom. We planted fifty more of them a few weeks ago and included among them the new yellow Goldilocks, sent to us because Jackson & Perkins did not have enough Priors to fill the order. So far Goldilocks has lived up to her advance publicity. She is a thrifty, sturdy plant and has taken hold much more rapidly than the reds. While they are still dormant after transplanting, Goldilocks is in full leaf. It will be interesting to see what happens to these roses planted so late in the season. Ray Heddon is another rose fancier and has gone in heavily for floribundas. Squire Murray Scureman, handicapped by sump trouble during the early season, has nevertheless got in several beds of hybrid teas. As usual Tom Kingston will win all the prizes at the flower shows, and he'll do it with “Better Times” than which there are none better. We had just rubbed the sleep out of our eyes, Wednesday morning when the phone rang. It was Mrs. Charles Fredd of Park Place, Kingston. Her immediate problem is a female Irish Setter. While her son, Leon, who lives on Country Club Road, was shopping at the Acme Market in Kingston a few days ago, the set- ter climbed into his car, and there, wagging her whole body and baring her teeth in her best setter smile, greeted him on his return. Leon made inquiries among the clerks and customers. Nobody owned a setter. Nobody knew to whom she belonged. He lifted her ceremoniously from the car and set her firmly on the sidewalk. He didn’t want another dog. Then he drove to his mother’s home in Park Place. A few minutes later the setter arrived at the same destination, and there she has been since, except for brief intervals. Stray dogs and cats have a way of landing at the Fredd’s. But Mrs. Fredd already has a dog. Not the one, however, to turn a stray dog out in the street or over to the Humane Society, she examined her collar and license number which she found had been issued in Lebanon County in 1947. Then she, too, made inquiries of the State Police, who found out over their teletype system that the former owner lived on a farm in Lebanon County. The dog had been stolen from him several months ago. He now has other dogs and told the Staties they could dispose of the setter in any way they chose. Mrs. Fredd wasn't downhearted. Remembering that Norm Smith had lost his police dog “King”, she called him at Huntsville. Would the Smith’s like a beautiful chestnut brown setter? Norm was sympathetic . . . and talked with her a long time; but he had ordered a Great Dane from Long Island to fill the void in the Smith household. What did she do next? She called the Dallas Post! Anybody want a lovely female Irish Setter with beautiful big brown eyes? She’s probably four years old and may have had one litter of pup- pies. She's lost—has no home, and so far has refused to eat the delicacies Mrs. Fredd has set before her. She wanders off for periods of a couple hours; but always returns to Mrs. Fredd. Take our word for it, wed own a female Irish Setter if we didn’t have one terrier and four cats—counting Stripes’ last kitten. Unless somebody speaks up right quick, we're going to take that setter and get her in shape for the Library Auction. Let's see, that's a month away. A little long to keep a dog without its wind- ing its tail around your heart to the point where you can't loosen it for the auctioneer’s block! Did you ever try to keep a turkey in your back yard and feed it until time for Thanksgiving dinner? You know how it works! Country Flavor WHIP-POOR-WILL When dusk begins to deepen on in the daytime she flutters away the hills and sunset afterglow is fading in the west a poignant, lone- some-sounding, clear call comes from the brushy ravine at pasture edge From early May until the heart of summer the whip-poor- will throws his name into the dark- ness of evening. Antrostomus Voci- ferous is a strange looking bird. His wings reach beyond the tip of his forked tail; his cloak is a mottled plaid of gray, brown and white .Sometimes when one sees him flying in the gathering dark- ness he can catch a glimpse of the white outer tail feathers. His mouth is large; the bill is short. The base of the bill has a fringe of stiff, long, curving bristles. Ac- cording to legend the whip-poor- will is never supposed to sit cross- wise on a log or limb. The country- man has seen. Antrostomus sit crosswise a number of times; prob- ably the bird didn’t realize he was violating a tradition man had fash- ioned for him. There is something half-eerie and uncanny about these birds of the night. Their flight is as silent as the darkness of a calm May even- ing. The eggs are laid on the ground, gray white, and streaked with lilac, purple and dark gray. If one surprises a female on her eggs in a great commotion, dragging her wings as do mother partridges when they want to delude an in- truder. Over the centuries many folklore tales and superstitions have centered about night-flying birds. Man, for some reason, seems to fear the darkness of night and whatever form of life takes night for its time of activity is regarded with suspicion. Perhaps it is the silence of their comings and goings, for human beings like to hear sounds accompanying activity. Now the ten-inch long birds are mat- ing and starting the season’s housekeeping. Through the hours of blackness they whirl and circle, climb and dive searching for moths, beetles, mosquitoes and nocturnal insects. But they are never too busy in early season to choose a favorite spot for their calls. If a dozen or more whippoorwills are calling on the countryside at the same time it fills the night's void with mys- tery. Their clear, plaintive calls are vibrant in the hush of on-coming night. Through the blackness come the perfectly rhythmical whistles. The songs in the still night as a moon rides among the stars tell us Spring is getting on. AMBULANCE SERVICE Anytime — Anywhere DAY or NIGHT CALL DALLAS 400 Howard H. Woolbert FUNERAL DIRECTOR Ferguson Avenue SHAVERTOWN, PA. Your Reservations Pick-Up Hay Baling Make Call Dallas 364-R-3 EUGENE GORDON Dallas RFD 2 Rates Reasonable Na
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