~ forest trees in that state.
“and DDT,
Even the entire cities of Scranton,
- Wilkes-Barre
‘out a single dollar.
PAGE SIX :
3 Ninteen Year Battle Against
~ Gypsy Moth Ends In Eradication
State Secretary of
Miles Horst Wednesday wrote
“finis” to a 19-year victorious war-
fare against one of the most dam-
aging insect pests ever known in
Pennsylvania. He signed an order
lifting “Gypsy Moth Quarantine No.
24” and its various supplements,
thereby declaring the State to be
entirely free of a pest that had
cost State and Federal governments
more than $12,000,000 to eradicate.
“The job is completed—there are
no more gypsy moth caterpillars in
Pennsylvania to defoliate our farm
and forest trees and plants,” the
Secretary declared. “Very ' light
spraying of DDT from airplanes on
250,000 acres, starting with an ex-
periment in 1944, did the trick,
along with wonderful cooperation
from all workers on the job.”
Today's order becomes effective
June 1 when the ban against move-
ment of any materials that might
harbor. eggs of the pest will be
lifted in Lackawanna and Luzerne
and parts of adjacent counties, also
an isolated infestion found at
Quakertown, Bucks County, in 1949
and wiped out that year with DDT.
How the gypsy moth originally
came into Luzerne county in 1932
is still a mystery, Secretary Horst
declared. It turned up in Massa-
chusetts from Europe more than
60 years ago and in one year—
1945—was responsible for eating
all foliage from 1,500,000 acres of
Penn-
sylvania was faced with similar de-
structive tactics.
~ For 14 years the pest was kept
from spreading outside the 650-
square-mile Pennsylvania area
through laborious spraying from
the ground, using mile-long
stretches of rubber hose. Airplanes
then doomed the pest.
and Pittston were
sprayed in the campaign. Eradica-
tion was supervised by the State
Bureau of Plant Industry and Fed-
eral Bureau of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine.
Secretary Horst tells the story
of a control supervisor who offered
a dollar from his own pocket for
every live gypsy moth caterpillar
found in a DDT-sprayed area. ‘That
was in 1944,” he said. “To this
day that man has never had to pay
Eradication
has been 100 per cent complete.”
Pike’s Creek
Mrs. M. C. Frick is a patient at
- Nesbitt Hospital.
Thomas Swire spent the week-
end at Town Hill with his father
and grandparents. ;
Mrs. Clyde Lord is a patient at
General Hospital. .
" Patsy Ann Swire, third . grade
student at Lake Township High
School is a patient at Nesbitt Hos-
pital.
Mrs. Isaac Swire and daughter,
Patsy attended the Mother-Daugh-
ter banquet at the Huntsville Chris-
tian Church Friday night.
Diane Swire is ill at her home
with tonsilitis.
Agriculture #
Farmers Have
Good Work Week
Temperatures
Average Normal
Pennsylvania weather and crop
summary issued by the United
States and Pennsylvania Depart-
ments of Agriculture for the week
ending Tuesday, May 15, reveals:
Another good work week, per-
mitting rapid advancement of plow-
ing and planting. The beneficial
rains of May 11 stopped field work
for a day or two, but conditions
soon favored resumption. Temper-
atures averaging 2 degres below
normal, and in the east inadequate
rainfall, slowed growth of vege-
tation. Temperatures ranged from
a high of 84 degrees at Williams-
port on May 9 to 27 degrees at
Philipsburg on May 14. Hailstones
as big as eggs and golf balls fell in
the Uniontown and Derry areas
on the 11th and damaged roofs,
windows, fruit ‘trees and crops.
Scattered frost was recorded on
morning of 14th.
Planting of corn progressed rap-
idly in southern and central sec-
tions as farmers worked long hours
to take advantage of good weather.
Plowing for corn is continuing in
northern areas where planting is
just getting started. Winter grains
made ‘moderate growth. Most
wheat fields are spotty and some
stands too thin for a good crop.
Barley and rye in the southeast
are heading. Seeding of oats is
nearing completion in the south-
east, but much in northern tier
counties remains to go in. Many
lelds of oats are up and growing
nicely.
Earliest plantings of potatoes
made satisfactory growth, but
many stands are not up. Planting
of late varieties in southern and
central counties is well advanced
ind just starting in the north, The
cool weather slowed growth of
tobacco plants in seed beds. Alfal-
fa, clover and timothy made fair
to good growth, but stands gener-
ally are somewhat short. Most
vasture fields are firm. Grazing of
cattle is becoming general.
Spraying of fruit trees progressed
on schedule. Apples in central
counties are in bloom, while trees
‘'n the south have set fruit. Fruit
prospects in the. southeast are
“right as danger of freezing is al-
most past. Grapes in the south-
east are budding.
Condition of canning peas in
southern and central areas is good.
In Potter County, planting is just
getting underway. In the south-
east, transplanting of tomatoes is
progressing, and strawberries are
7aining size.
New Equipment
A new Cherry-Burrel homogen-
izer was installed last week at the
Dallas Dairy on Lake street.
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ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN
Sacrament of the Altar will be
administered at both the 8:30 AM
Service and the 11:00 AM’ service.
This day is the Festival of the
Holy Trinity and the pastor will
have a brief meditation in keeping
wih the thought for the day. Rev.
Frederick W. Moock, Jr. will preach
on the theme “We Cannot Bargain
with God.”
9:45 A, M.—Sunday School. We
have classes for all ages.
7:00 P.M.—Luther League. Bar-
bara Malkemes will present a topic
for discussion for the Young People.
All teen agers are cordially in-
vited.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday the 204th Annual
Convention of The Evangelical
Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsyl-
vania and Adjacent States will con-
vene at Reading. St. Paul's Church
will be represented by its pastor.
A summary of this convention will
be given to the congregation on
May 27.
FREE METHODIST
Rev. and Mrs, Howard D. Rose
are conducting services in the
Trucksville Methodist Church every
night this week including Saturday
and Sunday. Rev. Rose is Eastern
Regional Director of Young People’s
Groups for the Free Methodist
Church.
This evening Friday at 5:45 a
dinner for families and friends will
be served in the Trucksville Fire
Hall. .
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
Rev. Rose will speak at the Dallas
Free Methodist Church and at 7:45
p.m. in the Trucksville Church.
SHAVERTOWN METHODIST
Sunday services: Sunday School,
9:45; Morning worship, 11 A.M.
with Atty. Enoch Thomas guest
speaker; M. Y. F. 6:30.
DALLAS METHODIST
Sunday—10:00 Sunday
with classes for all
three years.
School
ages above
Children use closely
Lehman and Carverton
Troops Win Awards
Lehman Senior Girl Scout Troop,
38, won the cup for the Juliette
Lowe Friendship Fund container for
the second successive year at the
big Girl Scout Rally in the Kings-
ton Armory on Saturday. One
more successful entry, and the cup
is the troop’s to keep. The con-
tainer, a miniature showcase front-
ed with plastic, carried out the
theme of a Bridge Across the Sea
by showing the continents and the
ocean arched by a rainbow with a
pot of gold at its foot.
Carverton Brownies won the
Brownie award with an entry show-
ing land and sea developed in real
earth and blue paper water with
scalloped white waves, and a
bridge.
“Dreams Come True”
Tonight At School
The big event of the year for
Dallas Borough elementary grades
comes tonight with presentation of
the colorful operetta, “The Land
of Dreams Come True’.
Every child from the first grade
to the sixth is included in the cast,
chorus or rhythm band, and all
will be in costume. The six teachers
of the elementary grades have
drilled the children, designed the
costumes, rehearsed the rhythm
band, and arranged for posters and
publicity. Mothers have coopera-
ted in making costumes.
Small fry have been selling tick-
ets from door to door, but those
who may have been neglected may
buy tickets at the school.
29th Anniversary
For The Wroblewskis
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wroblew-
ski, Center Hill road, celebrated
their 29th wedding anniversary last
night with a family dinner. Guests
were their daughter Josephine,
Mrs. Frank Matenis, Swoyerville,
and Joe, a tenth grade student at
Dallas Township high school. A
second daughter, Mrs. John Zol-
nierowicz, of Buffalo, N. Y. was un-
able to join the family, and Stanley
Junior was on duty at Fort Dix.
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THE POST, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1951
News of the Churches
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Field. Anyone twelve years of
age and above is invited. Program
is sponsored by our Committee on
Social and Recreational Life. 6:30
Rally of Dallas Sub-District Meth-
odist Youth Fellowships in Carver-
ton Methodist Church. Those at-
tending are to bring a picnic lunch.
graded materials. 11:00 Morning
Worship. This is Trinity Sunday in
the Church calendar. The minister
will continue the post-Easter series
of sermons on the theme, ‘The
Great Texts of the Bible”. Special | Thursday—4:00 Junior Choir re-
music will be presented by the | hearsal; 8:00 Senior Choir Rehears-
choirs. al.
Monday— 7:00 Regular meeting
of Scout troop 281 in the Social
Rooms. Boys interested in Scout-
ing are invited to attend.
Friday—8:00 The Durbin Class
will have its monthly meeting.
DRIVEWAYS—SIDEWALKS
BLACKTOP
PARKING LOTS
TENNIS COURTS, ETC.
ROAD GRADING
DALE PARRY
DALLAS 167
Tuesday—4:00 Intermediate Girl
Scouts and Brownies meet in the DON’T WAIT
Glo-Caps
We have them in
sizes to fit the smallest
youngsters.
Also sizes to Tl
Crompton Tot-N-Teen Shop
Center St., Shavertown
Social Rooms. 8:00 The Board of
Education will meet at the Church.
Wednesday—6:15 All-church Re-
creational Evening. We shall play
soft ball at the Dallas Township
Get Your
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Examine your fur coat now.
Have it into the
newest fashion or have a
restyled
jacket, cape or stole made
from it.
We will make your
old coat look like new. We
guarantee our work, no down
payments necessary, free stor-
age no job too big or too
small. We also remodel and
reline cloth coats.
BETTER TAILOR
and FURRIER
147 Main St., Luzerne, Pa.
Phone 7-2562 or 77-7126
local Empress dealer
WILLIE’S
FERNBROOK CORNERS
BREYERS
“NEAPOLITAN”
ony $125
Combination of VANILLA,
CHOCOLATE & FRESH STRAWBERRY
Your friendly Breyer Dealer also has two attractive Half ‘n’ Half
flavor combinations and 8 solid flavors in this thrifty Half Gallon.
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at
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BROODY'S FLORAL SHOPS _
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Phone Dallas 551-R-2
Shavertown Penna.
I have opened a convenient suite of offices
in the Gregory Building, Main Street, Dallas, for
handling real estate sales, rental and manage-
ment, for Justice-of-the-Peace work and the sale
of automobile and fire insurance.
Because I am in the Back Mountain Area 24
hours a day, seven days a week and know this”
area intimately, I believe I can handle your real
estate problems to your best interest.
Duplex, ground floor available
at once. Two bedrooms, living
room, bath and kitchen each
floor. Hot air furnace. Screened
throughout. . Enclosed back
porches. Cellar partly finished
for game room. Two-car garage.
Lot 100x191 ft. Near bus line.
Three lots on corner Susque-
hanna and Wyoming Avenue.
50x130. Paved road. Priced
right.
GREGORY BUILDING - i
: PHONE 536-R-2
ANNOUNCING
The opening of a new
REAL ESTATE & INSURANCE SERVICE
for the Back Mountain Area
If you are seeking to rent or buy a new home,
call me now, I may have just
what you want.
If you are planning to rent or sell your prop-
erty list it with me.
erties managed.
As Justice of the Peace
Rents collected and prop-
I am prepared to
handle lease and tenant cases, auto license applica- -
tions, marriage licenses, and dog licenses. Affida-
vits taken on all legal papers.
4 PROPERTIES FOR SALE © AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
New three-bedroom ranch type
home. Large
living
Forced hot air heat.
room.
Near
bus line, schools and church.
Immediate possession.
Lot 50x140.
Level ground.
Monro
Nea
e Street, -
r school
and church on improved road.
Two minutes from bus.
investment.
Butomobile and Fire Insurance
JAMES F. BESECKER
Good
MAIN STREET, DALLAS
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