~or something. = detected | [ ——— PAGE SIX Nine Pennsylvanians Killed By Panthers In 200 Years Henry W. Shoemaker, President of the Pennsylvania Folklore Soci- ety, State Museum, Harrisburg, to- day said eight or nine persons are known to have been killed by pant- hers in Pennsylvania in a period of 200 years. “The first victim recorded was a soldier of the Colonial Wars, Ja- cobus Marks, who saw a panther crossing his outpost near Fort Pitt, tracked it half a mile, but the panther circled, came up behind him and killed him,” Shoemaker said. “The military board ap- pointed to pass on his death, de- cided that his was a case of AWOL as his death occurred a mile off his post. “Towards the close of the Revo- lution, Christopher Means, a sol- dier of Lingle Valley, on the bor- ders of Mifflin and Centre Counties, returning to Fort Granville from leave, carrying a side of pork, heard footsteps behind him and realized he was being followed by some one Held back by his heavy load, he could not travel fast, and in half a mile he saw his pur- suer, a huge panther at his heels. He put down his pack to raise his gun and the panther sprang at the pack, so he concluded to move on and gain time while the brute con- sumed the pork. A mile farther on, a second panther sprang from a tree knocking him down, and he began a fierce fight with his attacker, finally stunning it with the butt of his rifle after it had repeatedly bitten the stock. He was frightfully bitten and clawed, and bled pro- fusely. When he reached Fort Gran- ville he collapsed from loss of blood, his wounds became infected, and in a short time he died. ~ “Instance number three: no name given, appears in ‘Lives of Game Animals,” by Ernest Thompson Seton, New York, 1925, which con- tains a quotation from Volume I of Cuvier’s Animal Kingdom, ‘That this animal, our common panther does not always confine itself to sheep, dogs, hogs, etec., is. well known, and has lately been proven, January 1830, by an unprovoked at- tack upon an unfortunate woman in Pennsylvania, for the ferocious brute seized her as she was passing along the road, and killed her in an instant.’ “Number four in Pennsylvania was Dr, Frederick Rheinwald in 1840, a physician of English Center, Lycoming County, who was killed by a panther which leaped on him from a tree. * “Number five occurred after the Pine Creek bridge to the Black Forest at Waterville, also in Ly- coming County, was taken out by the flood of 1846. The trestle for the new bridge was extended as far as the water's edge, and out on this the panther wandered. Aged, part-blind and practically toothless, the animal was evidently crazed by hunger, when his scent little Annie Campbell, pulling a toy wagon, containing her dolly, on the grass below. Des- - perate, the monster leaped off the trestle and landed on the child. His stumps of teeth macerated her and his claws drew blood, but she died from shock, after dogs barking loudly, drew the family and neigh- bors to the spot. The panther was shot,and without his claws would have been largely harmless. “The sixth victim, a miner, met his death on Pine Creek, at a point " near the mouth of Cedar Run, in © 1866. ~~ “When he came to Pine Creek, running bank-full, he saw a pan- i ther walking along the opposite shore, evidently hungry, but the water was too high for the cat to catch fish. The miner not realiz- ~ ing that the big cat was a swim- ~ mer, ate a bite of supper, put his Get More Eggs You know folks, chickens is no different from any other animal. They gotta be fed the right things at the right time if you want ’em to grow healthy and produce like they should. Now's the time to be givin’ those young hens all the Glidden Lay- That's the and more ing Mash they want. way you get eggs, eggs . . . and it's the only way I know that you can get eggs in any quantity or size. The 20% protein, vitamins and min- erals in Glidden Laying Mash will do the trick for you. So get some this week. TRUCKSVILLE MILL Stanley Moore, Prop. Trucksville, Pa. Luzerne, blanket roll under his head and fell asleep. Next morning other users of the crossing found a few bones, his shoes and the footmarks of the panther where it came out of the water. “The ‘Vidette,’ an early news- paper of Jersey Shore, issue of January 10, 1866, told of Scranton papers of several weeks before, re- porting the finding of the body of an old hunter in the snow near Bald Mount about five miles west of Scranton, ‘killed by something, possibly a panther.” (This is num- ber seven. “Number eight is the well known case of Jim Cady, the old Black Forest guide and trapper, though many claimed he was devoured by bears or wild dogs. He was in- specting his traps one fall day, when, in adjusting a trap near the mouth of Germania Branch of Kettle Creek, where the Jersey Shore-Coudersport Turnpike crosses, he got caught hand and foot in a trap and became a helpless cap- tive. Probably he shouted at the top of his voice, but there was no one to hear him and his cries may have attracted his furred enemies to the spot. All that was found were his gold glasses, false teeth and shoes. “Says Charles S. Lord Jr. vet- eran newspaper publisher of Reyn- oldsville, Jefferson County, ‘Near here is Panther Run, which got its name, it is said, from a man who was killed here by a panther, many years ago. His name is forgotten, the details of the killing and the exact date, but the incident lives on in the name of the stream.’ This would be victim number nine.” To Hold Rummage Sale Women of Huntsville Christian Church will hold a rummage sale at the Lare Building, Main Street, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, November 5, 6, 7. Rummage may be left at the home of Mrs. Ralph Frantz, Hillside road, Huntsville or the home of Mrs. Herbert Major, Overbrook road. ! 8 THE POST, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1951 PERON’S PRESIDENTIAL OPPONENTS Dr. Ricardo Balbin Dr. Reynaldo Pastor ALTHOUGH GIVEN SLIGHT CHANCE of winning in the Argentine elections, these candidates are, nevertheless, running against President Juan Peron. They are: Dr. Ricardo Balbin (left), Radical Party leader, and Dr. Reynaldo Pastor, Democratic Party standard bearer. (International) Sweet Valley Miss Bess Klinetob, Dallas 8-624 Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stainbrook attended the conclave of Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine at Sterling Hotel, spending the week- end there. Mrs. Horace Eveland, Berwick, weekended with her nephew and family Mr. and Mrs. Russell ‘Kitchen. Rev. C. B. Klinetob, Afton, N. Y., and his son Hugh and family, with Mary Vinton, Moscow, spent Wed- nesday with Bess Klinetob. Mrs. Sara Davies, Elmira, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchinson. Mrs. Norman Pace, Carverton, weekended with Mrs. Stella Rous- ing. Mrs. Robert Rhine and daughters Janice and Lynette, Allison Park, and Mrs. Richard Walter and son Ritchie, Bronx, N. Y. are spending a three week vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stain- brook. : Billy Doberstein, Schenectady, N. Y. spent the weekend with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dober- stein, Rev. and Mrs. E. J. Waterstripe spent several days with their son Burnice and family, and their daughter, Mrs. Janet Sprague, in Pulaski, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hontz and son Ronald, Mooretown, and Sam Lewis, South America, called in Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Holcomb, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Case and Vio- let Grey, called on Miss Pauline Davis who his recently had her ap- pendix . removed at the Nesbitt Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dembroski, Nanticoke, spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Morris. Mrs. Florence Shaw is a patient at General Hospital, Wilkes-Barre. Mr. and Mrs. John Lukavitch Idetown By Miss Bess Cook Phone H. L. 3187 Mr. and Mrs. George Casterline are spending this week with rela- tives and friends in Washington, D.C . Henry Goodman returned to his home on Saturday after being a patient at the Nesbitt Hospital. There will be a Luzerne Co. Y. C. T. Meeting on Monday night, November 5 at the home of Lor- raine Keller. Mrs. John Miller of Wilkes- Barre, Mrs. J. Gordon Hadsel of Dallas spent several days with Mrs. E. R. Parrish, Mrs. Walter Smith and daugh- ter, Kathryn, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Wilkes-Barre. ? Mrs. Boyd Meade and children Jean .and Marvin of East Dallas spent Friday with Mrs. Ernest Fritz. Mr. and Mrs. Alen Keil who has been residing at Ilion, New York, moved to Chicago on Friday where he is employed by the Remington Rand Inc. | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kreidler | Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, Mr. and Mrs. | Robert Kreidler of Mehoopany, | Joanne Patton of Noxen spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kreidler Sr. The quiet day of prayer will be held in the church on Friday, Nov- ember 2 from 10:00 A. M. to 3:00 P. M., Mrs. Thomas Stacey leader. Upped To Corporal Walter E. Crispell, stationed at Perrin Field, Texas, has been pro- moted from Pfc. to Corporal. have received word of birth of a grandchild at Lehighton Hospital last Friday. The proud parents are Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stroud, Jr. Mrs. Loren Cragle and Joan were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Bronson Tuesday night. Michael Adams was a Sunday evening guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Randall, He says he will come again if pressed, for the / coffee and pie and ice-cream were the best he ever tasted. 90% For! 10% Against Railroad workers are represented by 23 standard unions. By mutual agreement, 20 of these unions—com- prising about 1,200,000 men, or more than 90%—are working under wages and rules agreed to by them and the railroads. But leaders of three unions—with only about 130,000 men, or less than 10%—still refuse, after ‘more than a year of negotiations, to accept similar wage and rules agreements. These are even more favorable than the terms recommended by the Emer- gency Board appointed by the President. Yes, it certainly seems to be finally about time that the leaders of the three unions stop their delaying tactics—their quibbling. But the leaders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and the Order of Railway Conductors continue to refuse. They continue a course of dillying and dallying. It is definitely time fo END THIS QUIBBLING! On June 15, 1950, an Emergency Board appointed by the President under the terms of the Railway Labor Act—an Act largely fathered by the unions themselves —made its recommendations on certain wage and working conditions (‘‘rules’ in railroad language) which had been in dis- pute between employes and the railroads. More Than 90% of Employes Accept Since then, terms equal to or better than the Board recommendations have been accepted by about 1,200,000 railroad em- ployes—more than 90% of the total of all workers. They are represented by 20 of the 23 standard railroad unions. Less Than 10% Refuse But three unions—with about 130,000 men, or less than 10% of the total—have refused to accept, even after months of negotiations. These three unions are the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and the Order of Railway Conductors. These are three of the so- called “operating” unions. Already the highest paid men in the industry, their leaders demand still further advantages over other workers. In all, there are about 270,000 operating employes. ‘But not all of them, by any means, are represented by BLE, BLF&E, or ORC. As a matter of fact, less than half—132,000 to be exact—are in these three unions. More than half—about 140,000—are in other unions, principally the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. What makes the whole situation so hard to understand is that these 140,000 op- erating employes are working under wages and rules which the leaders of the other 130,000 say they cannot agree to. What Do the Railroads Offer? They offer these three unions the same settlement which was contained in a Mem- orandum of Agreement signed at the White House on December 21, 1950, by four brotherhoods and the railroads. Later these brotherhoods sought to repudiate this agreement. But on May 25, 1951, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen signed a complete agreement carrying out the principles of the Memorandum Agreement .of December 21. They have been working under this agreement since May 25. What About Wages? Under the terms of the agreement, yard engineers, firemen and conductors would now be receiving a wage increase of $.34 an hour ($2.72 a day) and road engineers, firemen and conductors would now be re- ceiving an increase of 19% cents an hour ($1.56 per day). Large sums of retroactive pay have already accrued and if the agree- ment is carried out, will be paid promptly. What About “Cost of Living” Increases? The White House Agreement includes an “escalator” clause under which wages will be geared to changes in the Government’s cost-of-living index. Two such increases — Apriland July, 1951 —havealready been paid to the 80% of railroad employes cov- ered by signed agreements. What About the 40-Hour Week? The White House Agreement calls for the establishment of the 40-hour week in prin- ciple; for employes in yard service. The employes can have it any time after Jan- uary 1, 1952, provided the manpower sit- uation is such that the railroads can get enough men to perform the work with reasonable regularity at straight time rates. If the parties do not agree on the question of availability of manpower, the White House Agreement provides arbitra- tionby arefereeappointed by the President. What Elsé Do the Union Leaders Demand? The continued quibbling of the leaders of | the three unions has to do principally with rules changes, which have already been agreed to by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Of these, the principal one seems to be that having to do with so- called ‘‘interdivisional service’’—runs which take in two or more seniority dis- tricts. The union leaders would bar progress and efficiency in the industry, and better service to the public, by maintaining a situation where they can arbitrarily stop a railroad from establishing such inter- divisional runs. The carriers propose that if a railroad wishes to set up an inter- divisional run, the railroad and the unions should try to agree on such run and the conditions which should surround its es- tablishment, and if the railroad and the unions can’t agree, the matter will be sub- mitted to arbitration. But the three union leaders still refuse: Rules Can Be Arbitrated The railroads have not only offered these three unions the same rules agreed to by the BRT and covered by the White House Agreement, but have even agreed to sub- mit such rules to arbitration. The Industry Pattern Is Fixed With the pattern so firmly established in the railroad industry, it seems fair to sug- gest that the leaders of BLE, BLF&E, and ORC stop their quibbling and cake action to make the railroad labor picture 100% complete. Certainly today’s eco- nomic and international situation, “alls for a united front. 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