Named Bier Says Marriage Needs Humor Mr. Bmos Talks On T-V Program William Amos, former resident of Dallas, appeared on the television program, ‘Life Begins at Eighty” Sunday evening, disturbed not ‘a whit by unusual surroundings or the novelty of his first session with the panel. Residents who saw him, report that his bearing was as old- world and courtly as ever, and his grooming faultless. Mr. Amos, asked what he con- sidered a fundamental for a happy married life, replied that in his opinion a sense of humor was very important. Questions about John Philip Sousa, whose hundredth anniver- sary is approaching, were directed to other members of the panel, and the origin of ‘Stars and Stripes Forever” brought’ out by Sousa’s daughter. The tune came to the composer full-blown, not one of its notes later changed, while he was aboard ship in mid-Atlantic. A note to The Dallas Post staff, mailed from New York by Mr. Amos, asked that everybody to keep fing- ers crossed. 3 Mr. Amos, at present a guest at the ‘Sutton Home in Wilkes-Barre, remembers his residence on upper Demunds Road in Dallas with nos- talgia. When approaching the age of eighty -seven, he frequently walked the three miles to Dallas, topping off this trek with the steep climb to Lehman Avenue and the office of The Dallas Post, where he was always sure of a hearty wel- come. The son and -daughter-in-law with whom he made his home, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Amos, have recently left the community for Florida. Book Club To Hear Talk On How To Dry Flowers “How to Dry Flowers” will be the subject of a talk by Mrs. May Sam- uels, Country (Club Road, at next Wednesday's meeting of the Book Club in Back Mountain Memorial program chairman, promises an in- teresting program by an expert in her field. ’ Hostesses who will assist Mrs. H. W. Peterson-and Mrs. John (C. Phil- lips, chairmen, are: Mesdames Harry Stanley Rinehimer, Robert Rinehim- er, Howard Risley, James Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Harold Flood, Arthur Ross, H. G. Rutherford, Floyd ‘Sanders, J. W. Schaffhauser, Thomas Shelburn, Ray ‘Shiber and Vincent Shindell. li : ST Storage space under the basement stairs can be pro- vided by using the construc- tion already in place. With a minimum of additional fram- ing and paneling, a neat and attractive “extra room” is added. A frame of 2 x 4’s is made to fit beneath the stairs as shown in the drawing. The dimensions will depend upon the height of the basement and stair landing, but these are typical. By building the frame flush with the outside edge of the stair stringer, the stringer may be used to hold the wood paneling. Closet frame mem- Cerernve Love 78> Feroor Dose Jronws National Lamber Masulacturers Associstios bers are toe-nailed to the joists and stair framing. Tongus and grooved boards, if used for paneling, will pro- vide a dustproof closet. Or, if plain boards are used, the closet may be lined. As a fur. ther precaution against dust, unevenness between the stairs and landing and the basement wall should be caulked. At the lower end of the stairs, the closet should be 80 inches high. The space be- tween this end and the bottom step may be used as a small closet, with its own door, or left open for miscellaneous storage, STAs” Weie FRAME Henry W. Shoemaker, Pennsyl- vania Folklore Chief, said today a number of people in eastern states claim that the mountain lion or panther is not extinct. “Old times in Pennsylvania in- sist that the panther still lurks about, and cite many newspaper articles as evidence of its being still seen in its dark mountain haunts,” Shoemaker said. “James Bassinger, a noted trap- per and canal boatman, who passed on at Lock Haven in his 88th year, had many stories to relate to his adventures with panthers from Snyder to Warren counties. His legend of the Lick Run panther was one of his best, dating back to his first days on the West Branch Canal, which began at Farrandsville, north of Lock Haven, Clinton County. “An old woodsman named Abe ‘Simcox shot a superb 10 foot ‘paint- er’ which he caught drinking in ‘the Susquehanna, just beyond its junc- tion with Lick Run. Several canal- prize, but finally Ike ICarskaddon, a Clinton county boatman, secured it for thirty dollars in shiny ten dol- lar gold pieces. He stuffed the giant frosted skin, and set it up in a de- fiant position, on the prow of his boat, Fremont, a boat without a cabin and used for hauling freight, timber or coal. “Piled high with cargo, the helms- man could not view the bow, and the mules were guided by his twelve-year-old son, Wesley. Need- less to say, the triumphal craft drew large crowds as it proceeded down stream; into regions where panthers had long faded back into more in- land forests, and had become folk- lore legends. “It appears that Jake Winebren- ner’s cat hounds drove a giant male panther down the west Mahan- tango, where it climbed on the flat boards of the fence which ran between the ‘big ditch” and river. There it walked one evening, not sure what future course it might take. Just at dusk Ike's boat, hauled ed for Harrisburg, young Wesley riding the lead mule, the old man lounging at the stern by the tiller, a mammoth Pennsylvania lion, skill- fully mounted, crouched by the prow. “True, the hind mule had object- ed to this near companion, but the Carskaddon black snakes assured Danny it could do no harm. The live panther walking on the fence, was in an angry, uncertain mood, not able to make up his mind, and viewing the stuffed ‘painter’ on the boat, resolved to give it a battle. It seemed to be a robust male and of similar proportions. Quickly he sprang from the fence top to the craft, and struck at the silent lion's head with his heavy claws. The mounted ‘painter’ was nailed by the feet to the deck and took some pretty severe pounding to come loose, but the fusillade won at last, and the Glory of Farrandsville tum- bled into the murky waters. “The the living panther victor, crouched in the vacated position, to figure on his next move. It was soon decided and he sprang from the prow on the hind quarters of the dusky mule, digging his cruel claws into the muscular flesh. “The mule came wide awake, and began ‘a panic, kicking wildly, and screaming like an injured child. By some trick move he broke off his captor’s hold, perhaps not dug in deeply, and the fence having been passed, threw the live panther to the river's edge. “Old Ike climbed over his cargo of planks, saw his stuffed panther about to plunge into the billowy waters of the Half Falls. He was Harris With Army In Hawaiian Islands 25th Div., Hawaii — Army Pfc. Donald F. Harris, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Harris, 96 Claude | Street, recently took part in bat- back in an instant, to where he kept his fowling piece, which fre- quently brought down tasty Trump- eter swans, and aimed at the pan- ther now swimming for the east shore. 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