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In a lengthy decision recently
handed down by the Bucks County
Court of Quarter Sessions the Penn-
sylvania Game 'Commission’s execu-
tive director, Thos. D. Frye, and a
Bucks County game protector, Ed-
win W. Flexor, were acquitted of
the charge of illegally poisoning
animals and birds.
The case was brought against
director Frye and game protector
Flexor at the height of the Game
Commission's campaign last spring
to stamp out rabies in foxes in
southeastern Pennsylvania, as well
as elsewhere in the state, through
the use of strychnine-poisoned bait.
President Judge Hiram H. Keller,
in handing down his decision. said,
in part: “It is difficult to cenceive
that any person, much less those
who are charged with the protec-
tion and preservation of
health and welfare, including not
only humans, but also the animal
population, both domestic and wild,
would sit supinely by and see our
state overrun with rabid wild ani-
mals spreading disease in epidemic |
proportions, without taking prompt,
effective measures to suppress, over-
come and eradicate the causes.
“The Commonwealth has failed to
establish the guilt of either of the
defendants beyond a reasonable
doubt and, consequently, they must
be found not guilty of the offenses
charged.”
Costs in the case were placed
against the County of Bucks.
BESTS DUCK PREDATORS WITH
' RAKE AND FISH HOOK
A Delaware County deputy game
protector named John Krausse lives
along Ridley Creek, near Media. A
while ago he heard wild mallard
ducks in the stream making a rac-
+ ket, Investigating, he arrived just in
time to see a duckling pulled under
water, He quickly obtained a rake
and pulled the duckling back to the
surface.
With the use of a hook and line
it was only a short time until
Krausse caught two fair-size snap- |
ping turtles. The deputy says one
of the other ducklings is minus a
foot and concludes it is not difficult
to understand what causes many
ducks to disappear.
OWLS ARE SECOND-STORY
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CHICKEN THIEVES
Dean M. (Crooks, a game protector
living at Bellwood, Blair County,
tells here how he solved a chicken
thief problem.
‘Writes Crooks: “In August of 1951
Clair and Alvin Dunkel, R. D. 2,
Altoona, lost 2 or 3 chickens from
their barn every night. Inspection. bf
the building seemed to rule out
ground predators, because the
chickens were held in the upstairs
portion of the structure. The only
outside opening to the pen was 20
feet above the ground.
“T'wo pole trap sets were made
about 50 yards from the building.
Early next morning the Dunkels had
a large great horned owl in one of
the traps. In just one year, 8 great
horned owls and one sharp-shinned
hawk were caught in these 2 traps.”
PHANTOM PANTHER APPEARS
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY
(With tongue in cheek, Mark L.
Hagenbuch, a game protector head-
quartering at Bloomsburg, tells this
“ ’
cat” story of recent origin:
“The annual panther story is
making the rounds in this vicinity.
A resident of the Danville area,
motoring between Millville and Jer-
seytown, is said to have seen the big
cat on the road. He claimed the
animal stayed on the highway long
enough for identification, but dis-
appeared before he could load his
gun. No further panther reports
have been received.”
terse
Little Theatre Opens
Membership Drive
Little Theatre membership drive
opened last night at Hotel Reding-
ton, with a reception honoring John
H. Cresko and Tom A. Evans, co-
chairmen of the drive.
Joseph MacVeigh, Center Hill
Road, is president of Little Theatre
for 1952-53.
Hospital Auxiliary
Meets Tuesday, 10 A. M.
Shavertown Branch, Nesbitt Aux-
iliary, will meet to sew for the hos-
Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Members are asked to bring their
own sandwiches and dessert. Coffee
will be served.
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The following stanzas were mailed
to the Post by some one whose
heart was wrenched when a heed-
less driver instantly killed his happy
little Puppy.
Just a collie puppy,
Happy all the day,
Loving everyone he met
All along life’s way.
Just a garden by the road,
Fences never needed,
Happy children with their dog
[While the drivers heeded,
Just four wheels too swiftly
rolled
Puppy much too slow,
He could not escape them,
Where was he to go?
Just
Heaven,
“How can such things be?
I would never hurt a soul.
How can they hurt me?”
an anguished cry to
Just a lingering gasping sigh,
Little dog was dead,
Just a limp and lifeless body,
Happy spirit fled.
Book Club To Have
Miniature Exhibit
Back Mountain Library Book Club
will open its fall meetings on Wed-
nesday at 2 in the Annex, with an
exhibit of miniatures by Mrs. Dwight
Fisher and Ernest Townend, Jr. Mrs.
Mitchell Jemkins will preside, and
Mrs, Herbert A. Smith, program
chairman, will introduce the
speakers.
Mrs, Fisher will exhibit eight min-
iature rooms: Pennsylvania Dutch
kitchen, Victorian sitting room,
country store, 18th century drawing
room, antique show and A. P. Best
circus, modelled after the old horse-
drawn shows.
Mrs. T. M. B. Hicks will review
briefly a book on miniatures. Mrs.
Fisher will be glad to answer any
queries on collecting and exhibit-
ing miniature antiques. Exhibits
will be set up in the main meeting
room, to allow close inspection.
Mrs, Charles W. Lee and Mrs.
William Lamb head the serving com-
mittee. Hostesses are Mesdames
George Jacobs, Mitchell Jenkins,
W. B. Jeter, Lloyd Kear, George
Keller, Everett Kidder, Raymond
Kuhnert, James Lacy, L. V. Lacy,
Clarence Laidler, Ornan Lamb, Mil-
lard Laycock, James Langdon, and
Miss Miriam Lathrop.
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The piccolo is the highest
pitched of all musical instruments.
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ONLY
YESTERDAY
From The Post of ten and
twenty years ago this week.
TEN YEARS AGO
From the Issue of Sept. 11, 1942
John P. McNeil, Dallas, has been
made Second Lieutenant in the Ma-
rines, completing Reserve Officers
Training Course at Quantico.
Pvt. Bertram Hayner, Ketcham
Corner, is taking boot camp train-
ing at Parris Island.
Two farmers near Tunkhannock
are selling their livestock because
their sons have been drafted and
no help is available.
A Greater Dallas Council is con-
sidering getting an industry for
the area.
Joseph MacVeigh is appointed
Red Cross chairman for the area.
Tire thieves are active at Har-
veys Lake. |
An eight-pound trout was caught
at the Lake.
Gas rationing resulted in a quiet
Labor Day.
Elaine Miller becomes bride of
Rev. Clark W. Hunt.
Esther Ruth Culp marries An-
thony P. Mauro.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Edith Coleman
Griffith to George Vernoy.
Wilma Annabel Brace becomes
bride of Sgt. Edgar Atkinson.
Corey Allen, Ross Township, dies
at 86.
Small whole shoulders, 29¢ per
lb.; scrapple, 15¢ per lb.; lettuce,
10c per head; sweet potatoes 5c
per lb.; waxed paper, 2 boxes 1llc;
potatoes, 35c per peck.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
From the Issue of Sept. 9, 1932
Dallas Borough Council elects
Leonard O'Kane chief of police.
Matter of sewage disposal comes
up before large meeting. Laing and
Terrace Streets were taken over by
the Borough and will be surfaced
before winter.
Dallas Township School Board
has had a plague of anonymous
letters.
Catherine Taylor, Dallas Borough
faculty, will teach art two days a
week in Kingston Township; Miss
Anderson, Kingston Township, will
reciprocate by teaching music
twice a week at the Borough.
Andrew Van Campen celebrated
his 82nd birthday last Thursday.
Nelson Ace, 74, shot’'a wild dog
that had eluded other marksmen,
after it had stolen 80 chickens from
the Ira Frantz farm.
Athletic field at Kingston Town-
ship will be graded.
Milk, 4 tall cans, 19c; eggs, 23c
per doz.; leg of lamb, 21c per lb;
potatoes, 55¢ per bushel; Elberta
peaches, 79c per bu.; celery, 5c per
bunch.
SarETY VALVE
Dear Editor:
When I opened the Post of Aug-
ust 29 and saw the headline, “Jen-
kins Made Police Chief,” I really
thought I was seeing things and
then to cap it off it started out
“Herbert Jenkins, etc.”
To explain this feeling of wonder-
ment please note that Herbert Jen-
kins is and has been Chief of Po-
lice in Atlanta for at least ten
years. I know him well, he is a
Shriner and a member of Yaarab
Temple Directors Staff.
As this is so unusual I am send-
ing the Post dated as above to
Chief Jenkins with a copy of this
letter as I know he will be inter-
ested to know that there is an-
other Chief Jenkins in Kingston
Township, Pennsylvania.
I am enclosing a clipping from
the Atlanta Constitution of Sept.
5th mentioning Chief Jenkins of
Atlanta. Maybe I can dig up a pic-
ture of him and if so will mail it
to you.
We really enjoy the Post al-
though we have been away from
Dallas almost 34 years and of
course many of the names in the
personal columns are strange to us.
With kindest regards to you and
the staff,
Very truly yours,
L. P. Taylor
Clifton Road
Atlanta, Ga.
FROM PUSAN, KOREA
Dear Mr. Risley,
I got a letter from my mother
that said Dr. Schooley and Chief
McCarty were dead. They were
great men of the Back Mountain
area. If there was anything of
importance they were on the job
at once.
One more thing about Korea.
I've only got two months left be-
fore I.leave on rotation. I don’t
know just what day I'll leave, but
hope no later than October. My
discharge date is December 12.
Thank you very much for putting
that letter I wrote you in the Dal-
las Post. I just had the paper with
the letter in the Safety Valve.
Your old friend,
+ Warren Cease.
"FARM TOPICS _
Fertilize Hay . Field — Your hay
field will produce more forage next
year and the following years if it
gets an application of fertilized this
fall. Penn State extension agron-
omists say that 400 pounds of
0-20-20 per acre is good for red
clover, alfalfa, and Ladino clover,
‘and mixtures of these legumes and
grass.
Gather Eggs Easily—Poultrymen
can save steps themselves by let-
ting the laying hens do the walk-
ing. F. H. Leuschner, Penn State
extension poultry specialist, sug-
gests arrangement of the nests in
one section of the pen, preferably
near the door. This will save time
and effort in gathering the eggs.
Dairying Leads—Dairying is the
No. 1 farm enterprise in Pennsyl-
vania. In fact, this State is one of
the leading dairy states. Extension
agricultural economists of the Penn-
sylvania State College say that one
reason for this is that Pennsyl-
vania farmers are near the best
fluid milk markets in the world.
Turkeys Prophesy—Turkeys can
be real weather prophets, especially
just before stormy weather. Harry
H. Kauffman, Penn State exten-
sion poultry specialist, says that
usually 54 to 48 hours before a
storm occurs, turkeys will get pan-
icky, nervous, and uneasy.
Check on Herd Health—Only a
healthy, high-producing dairy herd
should be stabled for winter milk
production, emphasizes Joe S. Tay-
lor, Penn State extension dairy
specialist. He urges checking on
the health of all animals, including
heifers added to the herd.
Feed Good Hay—Be sure to save
some of the highest quality legume
hay for the poultry. Penn State
extension poultry specialists say
that such hay can take the place
of some expensive grain. Before
feeding the hay cut it into one to
four-inch lengths with an ensilage
or straw cutter. Then it can be
fed on the floor or in racks.
Bale Grass Silage—Where a field
chopper is not available for handl-
ing grass and legume silage, a pick-
up baler may be used without
twine, says Burton Horne, Penn
State extension agricultural engi-
neer. The untied bales, “plugs,” are
easier to handle than tangled for-
age.
Grow Good Calves—When calves
develop crooked or arched backs,
they are not getting the right food.
Joe S. Taylor, Penn State extension
dairy specialist, reminds that a
fast-growing calf needs plenty of
feed containing essential vitamins
and minerals.
Play-Off At Beaumont
Final play-off between East Dal-
las and Jenks, Bi-County League,
will take place at Beaumont Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. East Dallas and
Jenks have each won one game, lost
one to each other.
I
NI Barnyard Notes ie
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FARM REPORT
Who made the grass grow tall and high?
Who put more pigs in every sty ?
The Democrats
Who raised the herds, produced the milk ?
Who garnered cotton soft as silk ?
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The Democrats ?
Who raised the chickens, calves and sheep ?
Who myriads of honey bees would keep ?
~ The Democrats
Who plants and hoes all our potatoes ?
Who weeds and picks all our tomatoes ?
The Democrats
Who is it makes our country tops,
In all the agricultural crops?
The Democrats ! ! !
Don’t be misled my gentle stranger
In claims like these there is a danger
Made by some bureaucratic charmer
THE MAN WHO DID IT WAS THE FARMER
Jd. E. P.
Harveys Lake
ROADS TO LIVING
An old darkey prayed, “Lord, help me to understand that You
ain’t goin’ to let nothin’ come my way that You and me can’t han-
dle together.”—C. L. Allen
NORMAN JOHNSTONE :
It was ironic that on the day of Norman WJohnstone’s funeral
we should be bidding good-bye to the Kelly Press that has for
twenty years run The Wyoming Valley Motorist.
It was Norm who made the purchase of that press possible back
in 1932 when the present was none too bright and the future pretty
much a gamble for the young publisher of The Dallas Post.
But Norm had the confidence that we could edit and produce
the magazine and backed that confidence by giving us the contract
to do the work. With that in hand we were able to borrow the
money to make the down payment on the press which at that time
was certainly “a challenge to depression.”
We shall always be grateful to Norm for that confidence.
He was a friend of ours.
AT THE BARBER SHOP
Many people are asking, are my eyes good and I am glad to
reply, “Very good, why ?”
It is then Ed Buckley reaches over to check my glasses and
Tony laughs as I am comfortably settled in his barber chair.
“We thought you were having a little trouble.”
Then I ask Ed, “Why this concern for my eyes?” and am ready
for any surprise having just pulled half of Dallas Dairy’s mail out
of my postoffice box. And if there is a beam in my eye there is a
moat in Ed’s. ;
Then the cat is out of the bag 2s the saying goes.
sheepishly, “You picked the wrong one.’
Tony chinges i in, “Whht was wrong with bd two 2”
Then I am savvy they are chiding me about the Lady of pl
Lake Beauty Contest where I am one of the judges on Sunday last,
and not a disagreeable chore, I might add, for one of my romantic
proportions.
“Ho, Oh,” I am quick on the trigger,
the judges but if I" had been three I would have picked all fifteen
of those lassies and there would have been Ladies of the Lake
aplenty. Youth was their attraction. They all looked good to me,
so I closed my eyes and picked three.”
Then Ed says he could have done better with his eyes shut and
“Sure you could, you are a young judge and your standards
are different; but when I am looking for beauty she has got to have
a little grey in her hair—and I am about to tell him the story of
I reply
the spaniel’s ears when Tony calls “Next.”
Theodore Roosevelt once said, |
“In the Whitehouse you do not
live; you are just Exhibit A.”
Beaumont Adventists
To Mark Anniversary
A Beaumont group of students
have a great deal in common with
students in Africa, the South Seas,
and for that matter, most any-
where—they go to the same school.
They are members of the Seventh-
day Adventist ‘Sabbath School who
are this month celebrating one hun-
dred years of international expan-
sion and brotherhood.
Local Adventists are this month
joining similar Sabbath Schools all
over the world in the month-long
celebration. The first of three special
Centennial services will be held this
coming Saturday with the main cen-
tennial celebration scheduled for
Saturday, September 27.
The local centennial celebration
ceremonies will commemorate the
establishing of this phase of denom-
inational work in Rochester, New
York in 1852. Since then the world
has been covered with more than
17,000 of these “schools” which
everywhere are practically identical
in procedure with an internation-
ally integrated study program for
the million-plus members.
If students in Beaumont are this
week studying the Ten ICommand-
ments, ‘for example, students in ‘Ar-
gentina or Denmark will be study-
ing the same thing.
Weekly lessons, prepared in Eng-
lish in the School’s Washington,
D. (C. Headquarters, must be put into
716 languages and dialects for use
in 194 of the world’s 230 countries.
Special mention Lf the Sabbath
School Centennial program will be
made here Saturday by Arthur Kib-
ier, superintendent of the local [Sab-
bath School, The local school has
departments for adults, juniors, pri-
mary, and kindergarten,
In charge of overall plans for the
church is Elder H. C. Reading, Pas-
tor.
Ed grins
“I am only one-third of
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