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Deer Kill Above Predictions
As a rule, game protectors’ esti-
mates of season game kills are con-
servative. However, the completed
count of deer kill tags received in
the 1953 seasons indicates calcula-
tions submitted by the officers were
unusually low.
The tabulation, completed at the
Harrisburg office, shows receipt of
37,384 kill tags for antlered deer
and 16,252 for antlerless deer slain
in the Keystone State last season.
In all, 53,636,legal male and fe-
male deer were reported taken by
hunters in Pennsylvania during the
1953 seasons. The 84 bucks killed
by bow and arrow hunters in the
special two-week archers’ ‘season,
last October, are included ‘in the
The break-down of deer slain
during the two-day antlerless sea-
son last December is: 13,050 fe-
males and 3,202 males. This indi-
cates: of every 5.1 antlerless deer
slain one was a “button” buck or
older male deer that had shed its
antlers.
A further separation shows a kill
of 31,530 bucks with '3 or more
antler points and 5,854 with spike
horns 3 or more inches long. The
comparison in this case proves to
be: oné spike buck out of every 6.4
legal antlered deer bagged in the
1953 seasons.
Bear Kill of 1958
The tabulation of bear kill tags
the Game Commission
since the 1953 season has been
completed. The final count shows
that but 303 legal bruins were tak-
en by hunters during the last sea-
son in Pennsylvania. ;
The bag .of bears over one year
old in 1952 was 261 in this state.
This also was low compared to
other recent years, when the aver-
age was about 400 legal bears a
season. pn
Division Assistant Dies
The Pennsylvania Game Commis-
sion lost a veteran ‘officer on Feb-
ruary 10th when Lynn B. Rosen-
krans, of Forty Fort, Pa. died at
Veterans’ Administration Hospital,
Wilkes-Barre.
The deceased had operated out of
Commission’s - Northeast Divi-
servation education assistant in re-
cent years. He was well known in
the northcentral part of the state
also, where he was first employed
by ‘the wildlife agency as refuge
keeper, game protector and finally
conservation education assistant.
"Winter Feeding Evaluated
_ Game Commission. , officials. are
fo pleased that many Penn-
rest “wildlife, wild turkeys,
especially, | are dependent; . on_ help
to carry them through. the lean,
cold months, and the scanty food
rations of this winter posed. a threat
these magnificent birds.
erous or outstanding turkey feed-
ing operations by sportsmen and
farmers were so numerous the task
of giving due recognition to all the
deserving became almost impos-
sible.
The state game authorities were
encouraged to learn that many of
these wildlife Samaritans will con-
tinue their feeding* operations into
spring, until some natural foods
will have appeared and extreme
cold will no longer be a threat to
the great birds’ survival. Such ex-
tended feeding activities foretell
that wild turkeys will go into the
1954 hatching season in strong con-
dition to rear large, healthy broods.
Fortunately, this winter has been
an “open” one. Nonetheless Game
Commission field officers have been
very ‘active in the feeding program,
due to the emergency conditions.
Last fall the Commission an-
nounced its game feeding opera-
tions, particularly geared to turkey
needs in the northcentral counties,
would be increased to overcome
starvation danger to the flock. Since
then game protectors and their
deputies, often with the aid of Boy
Scouts and others, have carried on
an exceptional feeding program
wherever turkeys harbored.
A report from the Game Com-
mission’s © 10-county - Northcentral
Division is’ indicative of wildlife’s
needs and the bare cupboard of this
winter. On 231 food plots on State
Game Lands in that Division the
following acreage: in supplemental
game foods, raised by Commission
employees last year, were allowed
to stand unharvested: corn, 126;
soybeans, 4; oats, 121; barley, 63;
wheat, 90; rye, 36; millet, vetch
and kaffir corn (combined total) 26
acres. But before winter arrived all
this feed had been eaten by wild
birds - and ‘animals. While these
planted crops probably saved some
of the natural sustenance for the
months to follow they were not
available as planned in the perilous
winter months.
Up to early February, over the
northcentral division alone, game
protectors had supplied 16,500
bushels of ear corn, 440 bushels of
oats and 30 bushels of wheat in
established game feeders. That is
a tremendous amount of wildlife
food, but it and the tons of grain
placed in the forest by sportsmen,
or left near game cover by consid-
erate farmers, is low-cost insurance
for our marvelous turkey flock and
other wild game in wooded areas.
. . . and I quote:
a
A wife is a woman who resents
is Interrupting.
i Under ‘modern conditions, a strike
is : like: firing | a shotgun into a
be standing in the front row.
strength and security, cherish pub-
lic credit. : One: method of preserv-
ing it is-to use it as sparingly as
SAFETY VALVE
WRESTLING IS SAFE SPORT
Dear Editor:
As you know, we have been at-
tempting to establish wrestling as
a sport at Lehman - Jackson - Ross
Joint School. We have run into a
certain amount of opposition from
parents who have witnessed profes-
sional ‘“‘wrestling” on television or
at local matches and feel that it is
a very brutal sport.
In the issue of your fine paper
now on the news stands, you have
made a factual error which could
work to our detriment and I would
greatly appreciate an opportunity
to rectify the error.
Namely, Art Nuss was not in-
jured in a wrestling bout. He was
injured in gym class while working
out with a football player who out-
weighed him by approximately
thirty pounds.
Incidentally, there is no recorded
instance of a fatal accident occur-
ring to a wrestler competing in an
organized high school bout. This
can not be said for any other high
school sport.
I hope you will print this, as it
may help to promote the growth of
a very beneficial and interesting
sport in our local schools.
Yours truly,
Larry Drabick
February 19, 1954
PITTSTON CENTENNIAL
February 9th, 1954
Dear Editor: .
The Pittston Centennial Commit-
tee is trying to locate any living
descendants of the original Pio-
neers who defended Fort Pittston
during the famous Battle of Wyo-
ming, on July 3rd, 1778.
Attorney Anthony F. X. D’Iorio,
General Chairman, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
“According to the records of the
Wyoming Historical Society and
Miner's History of Wyoming Val-
ley, the defenders of Fort Pittston,
which was located approximately
where the Fort Pittston School now
stands—going from Parsonage St.
through Gilmartin Park—included
the following, among other, pio-
neers:
Captain Jeremiah Blanchard, En-
sign Timothy Keyes, Ishmael Ben-
nett, David Brown, Nathan Jones,
Esquire Whitaker, Barnabas Carey,
Isaiah Halstead, Eleazer West, J.
Campbell, Richard Halstead, Rich-
ard West, James Finn, Ebenezer
Marcy, David Allen, Isaac Finch,
Francis Phillips, Stephen Allen, Ben-
jamin Jones, David Sanford, Daniel
St. John, and also, Silbey, Benedict,
Sawyer, and Cooper.
As we intend to present an his-
torical pageant in. connection with
the celebration of Pittston Centen-
nial Week, which will be from June
20 through 26, 1954, we would ap-
preciate any information regarding
our Pittston Pioneers and their de-
scendants.
(We would also appreciate infor-
mation regarding the descendants
of the defenders of Fort Jenkins, in
West Pittston; and also of John
Harding, who escaped the savage
attack at Harding; and also of Dan-
iel Weller, John Gardner, and Dan-
iel Carr, who were taken away alive
by the Seneca Indians.”
Any such information should be
addressed to Pittston Centennial
Committee, VFW Building, Pittston,
Pa.
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Kingston Office
Wyoming at Union
financially.
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YESTERDAY
From The Post of ten a
ROGER BABSON
Says—
Jobs For Returning
Servicemen
twenty years ago this w
From Issue of February 25, 1944
Lt. Evan J. Brace, reported miss-
ing on maneuvers last week, is
found with airplane wreckage in a
foggy Florida swamp, killed four
days previously.
Ensign Harold A. Brown will
study at Princeton for Naval Re-
serves.
Lewis Doll heads Noxen schools,
replacing Elmore Pogar.
Deaths:
of a fall at a defense plant in New-
ark, aged 47; Mrs. Amanda Herd-
man, 77, Kunkle, of a heart attack;
Mrs. Susanna Wagner, Ross Town-
ship, aged 89.
Have you any used telephone
equipment? No new instruments
are being made for civilian use.
In the Outpost: Thomas A. Per-
kins, Millville, N. J.; Maude H.
Jones, Wright Field; James J. Bor-
ton, San Antonio; Howard R. Die-
ter, Keesler Field; Bill Malkemes,
Camp Davis; Joe Wallo, Fort Leon-
ard Wood; Chet Dropchinsky, New
York APO; William Rhodes, Fleet
PO; Ralph S. Parsons, South Pa-
cific; Glenn Kitchen, Camp Crow-
der; Robert Lauderbaugh, Philadel-
phia; Eddie Tutak, Kansas; Lauren
Dymond, Tenn.; Durwood Splitt,
Italy.
Marriages: Laura Jean Adler,
Shavertown, to Walter Davies,
Forty Fort; Irma Baker, Trucksville,
to Clifford Roe, Newark; Shirley
Hazel Cook, Endicott, to Raymond
Miner, Jr., Noxen,
Mrs. Marian Avery, Noxen, is
postmistress at Alderson, replacing
John Newhart, now a carrier in
Pittston. She is assisted by Jane
Lohman, former Trucksville post-
mistress.
From Issue of February 23, 1934
Corey Fisher, 65, is found frozen
to death under Stanley’s Garage,
Main Street, Dallas.
Three 16 year old boys are sent
to juvenile court for vandalism in
stealing auto accessories.
Laketon is assured of basketball
championship.
Lee Tracy will star in a new pic-
ture, “I'll Tell the World.”
Mrs. Emma Shaver heads Dr.
Henry M. Laing Fire Company Aux-
iliary.
Frost hampers progress on Dav-
enport Street CWA job, but forty
men are still employed 24 hours
per week.
Corn-hog reduction program will
be discussed at Luzerne County Co-
operative Association.
Mrs. George K. Mosser, formerly
of Noxen, dies in Trexlertown aged
69.
Eggs, 23c per doz.; coffee, 17c per
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Let me start by writing to the
many servicemen’s wives. So many
are wondering what their husbands
are to do after discharge. Certain-
ly, don’t wait until your man gets
back before you and he discuss the
future. Why not devote to this sub-
ject your very next letter to him
enclosing this message from me.
Former Employers Helpful
If your husband had a job when
he was drafted, the chances are
that his former employer will be
proud to take him back. I wonder,
however, if your husband will be
content to be a mere cog in a big
wheel again after he returns? Men
differ. Some are born to work for
others and will be happier doing so;
while some men will do better in
a little business by themselves.
Some prefer large cities; while oth-
ers like small cities and towns.
Don’t try to make your soldier boy
over into someone else. Try to find
out what he likes best, for what he
is best fitted—and then help him
make good.
Opportunities Everywhere
Opportunities exist today which
may not exist a year or more
hence. I see them everywhere—va-
cant stores, closed real estate of-
fices, run-down garages, vacant gas
stations, etc. As an illustration,
consider the closed automobile sales
agencies. To buy one of these now,
properly located, where a family
can live on the property, may be
like finding money.
Small stores and lunchrooms,
where the owner can live upstairs
or adjoining, are now for sale
cheap. They will be in demand
again some day. No one will get
rich in such a place; but, it gives
independence and assures work to
all the family. The same applies to
scores of little businesses, from bar-
ber shops to repair shops of all
kinds. There will always be good
opportunities for anyone who
knows more about any one thing
than anyone else in his neighbor-
Parking Land Is Good Insurance
I think that a piece of land will
appeal to many returning soldiers.
Incidentally, the best buy in every
community is that adjoining or
near a parking lot. If you and your
husband came from a farm and
want to go back to the same home
farm, this is. wonderful. However,
unless you know farming, you had
better be content with an acre of
good land located near schools,
stores, and a church. Latest scien-
tific agricultural experiments indi-
cate that you can feed your family
on a very small plot, provided your
husband has some “job on the side”
read my recent column on ‘New
Inventions and New Discoveries?”
Those contemplating land for farm-
ing should buy adjoining a State or
U. S. Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion.
Buy Food and Bank Stocks
In almost every community there
are several ‘chain stores.” They
may be grocery chains, or variety
chains, such as the “5 cents to 5
dollars” kind. Ask your local bank-
er to tell you which ofthese in
your town has its stock listed on
the New York Stock Exchange. Buy
a few shares. This might even help
your husband in getting a job with
one of these growing merchandising
concerns.
Perhaps before buying a chain
store stock, it would be well to buy
bank. Banks are doing well right
now, and it may help your husband
get started right to have a few
shares of local bank stock and to
know the men who run the bank.
Parents Should Help More
Soldiers who have been overseas
are coming home with better ideas
than when they left. Many are
realizing that the only things
worthwhile for a family or a nation
are: (1) good land; (2) good babies;
(3) good education; and (4) good
character.
I trust that fathers and mothers,
as well as wives and sweethearts,
will encourage these sensible ideas.
Parents, especially, should help
their young people get started right
when they return. But begin to
plan for them NOW; remember,
“shrouds don’t have pockets.”
Jack Nothoff Appoints
Dinner Committee
Jack Nothoff, Harveys Lake,
chairman of the annual dinner of
Luzerne County Retail Liquor Deal-
ers Association, May 3, has ap-
pointed his general committee. He
added later. The list reads:
Andrew Liput, William Dombrow-
ski, Herbert Lundy, Frank O’Con-
nell, Martin McCloskey, Joseph Nor-
kitis, Ann Prekuraski, Margaret Sin-
kiewicz, Michael Simonovitch, Leo
Jayewski, Stephen Gilette, Chester
Pietras, Fred Gigliotti, Leo Domi-
nick, Evan J. Williams, Catherine
Olshefski, Peter Mergo, Frank Melo-
vitz,
John Mihalka, Ann Morgan,
Frank Czakus, Mary Piontek, Mar-
garet Truska, Mary Dobrowalski,
Mary Reese, Margaret Maciun,
James Damenti, Helen Boyer, Mary
Leonard.
capped for material.
and Florida sunshine.
vard but I never published it.
no explanatory note.
courteous to the ladies.
again.”
‘The spare and elderly man
Recommends OQOats—Until new
oats varieties are tested under
Pennsylvania conditions, growers
are taking a chance in planting
them, says Elmer Pifer, Penn State
extension agronomist. Varieties he
recommends for 1954 seeding are:
Craig, Clinton 59, Clinton 11-25,
Ajax, and Zephyr, all well tested
in extesnion demonstrations.
Prepare for Pigs—Pens must be
prepared for spring farrowing of
pigs. Clean and scrub the pens
with a strong solution of lye water,
and rinse the floors with clean
water to remove the lye. After
they are dry, cover the floors with
clean, short, chaffy litter.
Care for Lambs—The good sheep-
man is ready for the new-born
lambs when they arrive. He has
warm, dry quarters for winter
lambing. The first few days in a
lamb’s life are critical. A lamb’s
chance for survival is usually high
after a week if it is healthy.
Prevent Breakage—A large part
of cracked or broken eggs on many
farms originates in the nest. .One
cause is shortage of nesting space.
Provide one nest for every five
layers is suggested.
Protect . Concrete — Heat = sand,
gravel and water before: mixing
concrete in the winter. Pour the
concrete at once before it cools,
and cover with canvas, straw, or
hay to protect loss of heat.
Supplies are - Plentiful — Penn
State extension specialists say that
there will be plenty of garden sup-
plies this year. That includes seeds,
fertilizers and pesticides.
Freeze Meat—The home freezer
isn't designed to freeze several hun-
dred pounds of meat at one time.
Meat must be frozen rapidly to pre-
vent off-flavors and bacterial spoil-
age. Take advantage of a locker
plant and have your meat frozen
there before storage, says Marjorie
Wormeck, Penn State extension
nutritionist.
Use Courtesy Path —By being
courteous to children, older = folks
teach them courtesy. This is better
than telling children to say “thank
you” and “please,” according to
Marguerite L. Duvall, Penn State
extension family life specialist.
Children learn by example.
Heating Needs—Good equipment
is just one thing needed for good
heating, Doris Conklin, Penn State
extension home management spe-
cialist, states. Proper insulation of
roof, floor and walls, weather strip-
ping, and storm sash or insulating
window glass are necessary, too.
Provide Moisture—It’'s a good
idea to have moisture in a room
that has a wool rug. This can be
provided by plant lift or a goldfish
bowl. Moisture is needed because
it adds life to wool fiber, Sanna
Black, Penn State extension home
management specialist, says.
Sanforized Material—Good qual-
ity cotton material shouldn’t shrink
more than 1 per cent. Mae B. Bar-
ton, Penn State extension clothing
specialist, says the word ‘“sanfor-
izezd” on the label is such assur-
ance.
Use Weed Killers—The use of
2,4-D for selective weed control in
corn and lawns is becoming more
and more widespread. George Berg-
gren, Penn State extension agron-
omist, reports that more farmers
use 2.4-D in corn fields than for
any other crop. It also it used to
produce ryegrass seed free from
wild garlic bulblets.
Sell Cull Hens—Market laying
says Harry Kauffman, Penn State
extension poultry specialist. - When
egg prices drop, heavier egg ‘pro-
costs.
hard and sell for meat the lower
producers i in the flock.
Repair Farm Machines — Winter
pair farm machinery, suggest Penn
State extension agricultural engi-
neers. Fix those bent sprockets,
sickle blades, lever arms, combine
sieves, manure spreader fingers, and
torn canvases.
needed. w
Plan to Plant—Plan to include
your plantings this year,
sion floriculturist.
in pots or frames.
management specialist.
eral holes open so that oxygen, from
the air can get into the water. Mark
the holes.
brush promptly each year to- “help
control insects and diseases in the
orchard, suggest Penn State exten-
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Poet's Comer
SPRING’S AWAKENING ~~
Cold gnarled Winter's fingers have
loosened their grasp
its sap run—
Each stream, for months silent, re-
leased from his clasp !
each morning’s sun.
to gold—
soothing acclaim
To smooth out the paths, be it now
as of old—
To greet singing wheels
summer again.
The buds on the Maples are burst-
ing with glee.
and red—
A chance! “Take a chance!’ says
each neighboring tree; .
Each bet on the Sun—what the
outcome may be.
Written up a frozen creek
on the North Mountain -
April 11, 1953.
J.E. P.
Harveys Lake
MY VITAMINS
Of late I find among my sins
The lack of proper vitamins
ABCD and F and G
HIJKL - MNP
My metabolic needs to fill
In powder, pellet or in pill.
Important all; yet I’ve a hunch
The most important of the bunch
Are simply breakfast, dinner, and
lunch!
J. E. P.
Harveys ‘Lake
August 16, 1953
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