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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.
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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 _
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The Book Worm
The Bookworm is conducted for
and in the interest of Back Moun-
tain Memorial Library.
By Isabelle S. Robinson
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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! Read, map, plan,
make reservations.
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a community institution”
ESTABLISHED 1889
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A non-partisan liberal
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at the Dallas Post plant
Lehman Avenue, Dallas
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months... No subscriptions acoepted
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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;
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Allow two weeks for changes of ad-
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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.
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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—
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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.
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