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MARKS Photographs—JAMES KOZEMCHAK Circulation—DORIS MALLIN Safety Valve SHILU IS QUIET Dear Howard, Without waiting for my August 1st issue of *The Gilbert Story” to come out I want to share with your readers this paragraph from Dorothy’s letter of June 26, written just ‘a few days before the date of Congo’s independence which came on June 30. I think you will see some point to it. Writes Dorothy from the middle of Belgian Congo: #I.had a nice visit at Shilu this Friday. The chief and Wembi and the preacher end some converted witch doctors and I sat around and chatted. They were very hurt be- cause all the commercial people (mostly Portugese) had removed all the stocks and closed their stores. They are doing that all over because of these threats. The chief said, - We have a strict rule to protect | property Why, we ‘put fires out, we don’t set them. Those same white people don’t need to bother to bring their stuff back here; we'll get others to come and open stores.” «I told him nobody would come with anything as long as all this messing was going on and quoted Prime Minister Lumumba on at- tracting foreign capital. ‘But here at Shilu we don’t do those bad things”, he insisted. I said, “I know and my family knows because I write home about how I had dinner with Wembi, etc, but what newspaper is going | to print an item like this: ‘The people of Shilu are quiet’? They look for more exciting news.” I went on to explain that the point was for them to keep on being quiet and being good Christian examples. So will you please print this item in your newspaper and I'll show it to my friends: “THE PEOPLE OF SHILU ARE QUIET, also Ukit'Udim- ha, Koy and others too numerous to mention”, . Many are asking me if my daught- er is ‘fnear any of the trouble areas”. I expect that when she comes home on furlough in September she may come, by way either of Leopold- ville or Stanleyville and is supposed to visit Rome to attend an inter- national conference of midwives. All three of those cities are in the news with their riots just now. I can only trust her to God for her safe travel through those areas and incidentally through our own Christian country as well. I think we ought to make more of the fact that there are many places which are like Shilu “quiet”, and don’t get into the news. Her advice to the people of Shilu seems to me to be good enough to take to our- selves, ‘keep on being quiet and being good Christian examples.” In fact, I'm going to try to make a ser- mon of it, for most of us want to know what we can do to help the world situation. We can begin right in our own lives, and backyards. So if you read in some of the sum- mer church notices around Wyoming Valley and in Scranton that Charles Gilbert is a ‘guest preacher” don’t be surprised that the sermon theme is announced as, “The People of Shilu are Quiet!” Which will not sound like much startling news, but it may prove startling that a preach- er should preach on it. Charles H. Gilbert Bincerely P. S. If this appears in your columns | to show to her friends in Africa. Monday morning P. S. We've just had word indirectly from ‘the Methodist Mission Board in New York that things are all quiet in Central Congo where Dottie is. There is a short-wave radio opera- tor in central Congo who has some- times some contact with hams in U. 8. A. So in case of emergency there would be word coming through. We do appreciate the many expressions of concern about Dottie from her friends in the Back Moun- tain area. IT WILL ALWAYS BE HOME The Dallas Post Dear Howard: As Mrs. Neal and I get ready to leave the Back Mountain Area for our new home in Tampa, Florida, we would like to express ourselves as to how we have enjoyed being a part of the community. It is with real regret that we leave, as we fully intended to con- tinue to live here after my retire- ment in 1963. The people here all treated wus wonderful. We have been honored by being permitted to be a part, and to work in many worth while organizations, and was fortunate enough to have held office in some of them. My experience on the Schdol Board was especially gratifying as was our being a member of the Church Board. The time spent with the Back Mountain Y. M. C. A. gave us a real insight as to the needs of teen-agers. We were honored by being President of the Dallas Kiwanis | Club and also being the first Presi- dent of the New Goss Manor Owners Association. The time spent with our Daddow Isaac Legion Post were all very happy moments. We only ‘hope that we have been good neighbors and good citizens and that along the way we have helped the community in some way. So again until our paths cross, we thank you for letting us be a little part of you during the past nine years, which have been most enjoyable to us in every way. We shall always remember Dallas and it will always be home to us. Sincerely Yours, Pop R. E. Neal During a fire in the night, the tenants of an apartment hotel rushed into the street with their most prized possessions. One woman noticed that the gentleman who lived directly above her was carrying a large covered bird cgge. “What have you there?” she asked curiously. “That's my pet roos an- swered the man. The woman gasped and fainted. ‘When she revived she told her anxious neighbor, - “I'm sorry I fainted, but you see, I've been under treatment by a psychiatrist for the past year because I kept hearing a rooster crowing!” Many Foreign Licenses After spotting foreign licenses on a number of cars on Main Street, including Florida, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Maryland, an ob- server asked ‘Do you think they are here for the Auction?” They I'll cut it out and send it to Dottie were! SUCCESSFUL INVESTING... ROGER E. SPEAR Aivhose sob hsilynt Growth Stocks Listed For Investor's Study Q. “Have just sold my house and would like to invest $8,000 which would leave me with $2,000 in the savings bank. I would like to invest all at one time but intend to wait until the market seems more favor- able. Could you suggest a list of growth stocks for my purpose? Also how do I go about investing when I feel the time is right? Do I open an account with a brokerage firm and leave the money there until I de- cide to buy?” V. C. A. You're obviously a thought- ful man and I commend you for it. Your first move, of course, is to be- come acquainted with a broker. Ask your savings bank to suggest to you the name of a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange. Go in and see this firm and tell their rep- resentative that you ‘wish to open an account. The procedure is about the same as opening an account with a good department store. They will ask you for a bank reference, where you work and other pertinent details necessary to establish your credit position. If your account is approved, you can thereafter place an order at any time and pay when you are billed. You don’t need to deposit any money in advance. As growth stocks for potential purchase, { suggest American Hospital Supply, Bristol-Myers; Corning Glass, Minne- sota Mining and Southern Company. These stocks have all run up sharply and should be very sound purchases on any reaction. Q. “I am a career girl 40 years old. Should I take the loss I have now on Texaco and Gulf Oil? I don’t need the money.” A. B. A. 1 believe you dividends are safe but perhaps you have too much invested in the oil group. A conser- vative procedure would be to hold Texaco and switch Gulf into First Charter Financial around the same price level. (Copyright 1960, General Features Corp.) " All Investors Should Have Solid Backlog Q. “I have noticed that some savings and loan associations are offering 4% per cent on savings plans. This rate of interest seems to be greater than many stocks offer. Do you recommend savings and loan associations over stocks ?”’ P. F. A. I can’t give you a flat an- swer to this question, since the choice of investment in these two areas depends entirely on what your aims are. I believe savings and loan associations are sound and secure repositories for your funds. In many instances, as you say, they offer a higher rate of return than can be obtained from stocks. What they can’t give you is growth from rising earnings and dividends, which you can expect.from a well-selected stock list. All savings deposits are fixed not only as regards income but also as regards principal. If you had put $40,000 into a savings and loan ac- count 10 years ago, you would still have $40,000 plus accrued interest to your credit today. # you had at that time put one-quarter of the $40,000 into the bank and the re- maining three-quarters into well- selected growth stocks, your total principal excluding dividends might well have reached $100,000 today. I believe strongly that all investors should have a solid backlog of savings in the bank of their choice and that any sums above this figure should be invested in stocks with a good degree of indicated growth. Q. “What is your opinion of Hycon, Columbia Broadcasting, Southern California Edison and Sty- lon?” V. R. A. Both CBY and Soulhern Cali- fornia Edison are good, sound stocks. Neither Stylon nor Hycon has lived up to its earlier promise. I think Stylon may still work out well but I would switch Hycon into something with more speculative appeal, such as Smith-Corona, recently under 18 and apparently moving rapidly into photocopy equipment. (Copyright 1960, General Features Corp.) = Major John Mulhern Returns From Meade Major John J. Mulhern, Joseph Street, recently returned from Ft. George Meade, Md., where he at- tended Year II of a three year Company Officers Course in Army Intelligente at the 2nd Army Intel- ligence School at Ft. Meade. The Major is Adjutant of the 402nd Military Police Prisoner of War Camp unit with which he spent a two week summer encampment period this past June. In civilian life, Major Mulhern is Head Teacher of the Dallas Township Elementary School. He is married to the former Elizabeth Callahan of Kelso, Washington. They have two daughters and a son: Ann, 13; Elizabeth, 11; John, 4. Lake-Lehman Band Picnic Ruaust 8, Wolfes Grove Lake-Lehman Band Association will make final plans for the August 8 Band Picnic at its regular meeting Tuesday evening. All band members are invited to attend, along with their parents. The affair, at Wolfe's Grove, will start in the afternoon and last through the evening. Reser- vations are due July 25. Evening meal will bel served at 6 p. m. THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1960 STs “This, Monseigneur, seems to me the place for rendering you an ac- count of the disorders which prevail not only in the woods, but also in the settlements. They arise from the idleness of young persons, and the great liberty which fathers, mothers, and guardians have for a long time given them, or allowed them to assume, of going into the forest under pretense of hunting or trading. This has come to such a pass, that, from the moment a boy can carry a gun, the father cannot restrain him and dares not offend him. These disorders are always greatest in the families of those who are ‘gentilshommes’ or who through laziness or ¥anity pass themselves off as such. Having no resource but hunting, they must spend their lives in the woods, where they have no cares to trouble them, fathers or ghardians to constrain them. I think, Monseigneur, that martial law would suit their case better than any judicial sentence. . . I cannot tell you, Monseigneur, how attractive this Indian life is to all our youth. It consists of doing nothing, following every inclination, and getting out of the way of all correction.” The above is from Chapter XXIII of THE OLD REGIME IN' CANADA by Francis Parkman. was not from lack of effort. The pious Governor Denonville, who ‘wrote the above letter, as stated in the previous chapter, had himself received from his bishop at Quebec written suggestions or directions governing the conduct of himself and family, particularly his daughter. Tt was made up in five sections: “Touching feasts”, “Touching balls and dances,” “Touching comedies and other declamations,” Touching dress,” and ‘Touching irreverence in” church.” Under all heads very severe restrictions were laid down. An example: “Although balls and dances are not sinful in their nature, nevertheless they are so dangerous ‘by reason of the circumstances that attend them and the evil results that almost inevitably follow, that, in the opinion of Saint Francis of Sales, it should be said of them as physicians say of mushrooms, that at best they are good for nothing.” Rambling Around By The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters and no | If discipline had broken down, it’ Later, “Nevertheless, since the youth and vivacity of mademoiselle their daughter requires some diver- sion, it is permitted to relent some- what, .and indulge her in a little moderate and® proper dancing, pro- vided that it be solely with persons of her own sex, and in the presence of madame her mother; but by no means in the presence of men or youths, since it is this mingling of sexes which causes the disorders that spring from balls and dances.” The morals of all families were watched with unrelenting vigilance. Excessive drinking was always a problem unsolved. In the same chapter Governor Frontenac is quoted, “They (the priests) are full of virtue and piety, and if their zeal were less vehement and more moderate, they would perhaps suc- ceed better in. their efforts for the conversion of souls; but they often use means so extraordinary, and in France so unusual, that they repel most people instead of persuading them. I sometimes tell them my views frankly and as gently as I can, as I know the murmurs that their conduct excites; and often re- ceive complaints of the constraint under which they place consciences.” The above are quoted from FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN NORTH AMERICA| by Samuel Eliot Morison, a one-volume abridgement of Park- man’s monumental eight-part ‘series under the same general title that ran in some editions to twenty volumes. It is many years since we read all of the series we could lay hands on, some of which we own. Getting Mr. Morison’s book was like meeting an old friend. These comments and ‘quotations cover conditions in New France, now Canada, in the general period 1640- 1763, or roughly three hundred or two hundred years ago. It is evident that present local problems of juv- enile delinquency are nothing new. And if the recent anniversary of the Wyoming Massacre has brought that terrible event to mind with greater horror, the reading of Mr. Parkman’s works will show that the local case was by no means unusual. It will also show that such conduct was not restricted to the Indians either. SHATTER ONLY YESTERDAY Ten, Twenty and Thirty Years Ago In The Dallas Post : From The Issue Of July 14, 1950 Fourth Library Auction is _esti- mated to have raised $6,500 the Library, after all bills are paid. Big shows Harry Ohlman auctioning off a large bed, while Jim Hutchison and Howard Risley peer through bars of a cage. “A runaway Nash car parked on the Acme lot, ran away Saturday night, and smashed the glass front of Dallas Hardware Store, crossing Church Street at the height of after- theatre traffic. 7A tragedy was narrowly averted ‘Tuesday afternoon at Harveys Lake, when an elderly man leaped from the Girl Scout Wildwood Day Camp dock. George Strong, 90, Wilkes-Barre, was rescued by care- taker Charles Hensley, and suffered no ill effects. Russell F. Morris, son of Allie Morris of Franklin Street, died at Sayre and was ' buried from the family home. Harveys Lake Lions Club is plan- ning a “Miss Harveys Lake” con- test to take place on Labor Day. Sally Kear handled the pony rides at the Auction. Ruby Jones the bride of Granville Scouten at a double ring ceremony performed by Rev. David Morgan at Courtdale Methodist Church. Many local boys have left for the Connecticut tobacco camps. Mary Louise Foote became the bride of Pfc. Merle Williams, at a ceremony performed by the chap- lain in the Army Base chapel at Carlisle. The marriage of Dora Lee Sutton to William A. Kitchen Jr. has been announced. Robert O. Hale has purchased the George Turn insurance agency. Three large strawberry growers from Sweet Valley area, Updyke, Morris and Hann, are . shipping strawberries to the southern mar- kets. Harry J. Culp, 78, in poor health and despondent, took his own life Monday morning on the Heits- man farm in Center Moreland. The instrument was a 12 gauge shotgun. Gate of Heaven staged a Baby Parade at St. Therese’ s, at a family picnic. Patterson Grove Camp Meeting opened for its 82nd year. Katherine A. Hale and James Rittenhouse were married in Kings- port. Jessie Powell, RN, and Raymond Hoover were wed at Douglass Pres- byterian Church. Montross and Kitchen families plan the annual reunion July 30 at Wolfe's Grove. From The Issue Of July 12, 1940 Recent: assessment figures show that many non-residents own pro- perty in Dallas Borough and Dallas Township. 1 /0dd Fellows are considering mov- ing the IOOF building out of the way of the new highway. There is a report that an out of State busi- nessman has offered $5,000 for a site for a filling station along the new right of way coming inte Dallas. picture spread on the front page, from | Construction of the. highway link will start within a few days. Chief of Pelice Ira Stesggnson in- vites everybody to witness a demon- stration of use of the new inhalators at a life saving class scheduled for Friday night in the Daniel C. Ro- berts community building. A number of men who served in the Home Guard during World War II sre trying to revive the unit. John Heffernan has a poem pub- lished in the Congressional Record. About a month ago, this poem, “I Live the United States” was pub- lished in the Dallas Post and widely copied. The Post’s English correspondent says the war is coming very close to home, overthere in Ilford, with bombers in the sky; and the answer- ing roar of artillery. Possibility of invasion is seen as a real threat. Lehman Township voted to be protected by the Dallas fire com- pany, rather than by Harveys Lake. Dr. Henry M. Laing now protects Dallas Borough, Dallas and Jackson Townships. ¢ Eugene Griffin, 47, Pioneer Ave- nue, toppled to his death from a fire escape at the Casey Hotel, while seeking relief from the heat after interviewing a prospective employee. New Youth Chapel at Dimmock Camp Grounds will be dedicated on Sunday. Glen Smith, former resident of Noxen and Shavertown was seri- ously injured when he fell from a hay wagon near Lacyville. Commander John H. Thomas is a delegate to the Legion State Con- vention next month in Reading. Ide family reunion drew 200 mem- bers for its 38th anniversary. Emory Harris celebrated his 79th birthday. Ethel Moss and Stanley Koleda are married. A Announcement is made of the marriage of Florence Honeywell to Corey Besteder. Helen Halowich is wed to Jacobs. Noxen has dropped out of the Rural League, leaving Beaumont, Dallas and Vernon. From The Issue of July 11, ..1930 Dallas defeats a strong Ashley team. Frank Mascari, 63, died Wednes- day morning at his home in Alder- son. = Marie Ci and William Kirk were married at Harveys Lake. Rev. Marzio Gaioni, Lady of Mt. Carmel church, was rescued from drowning on Monday by Edgar Hughes, chauffeur for Lt. Governor Arthur James, in waters near Sena- tor Sordoni’s summer place. + An ancient Ford and a new Erskine car collided on the hill near College Misericordia. An Ashley man’s neck was slashed by shattered glass. Leo Police Complimented Dallas Borough Police received many compliments for the courteous manner in which they handled traf- fic problems during the Auction. | Begins at Forty” By Rebert Peterson LOS ANGELES, CAL. This area seems to spawn more than its share of offbeat religious and phil- osophical ruminating. Under such obscure labels as Anthroposophy, Divine Unity, Moral Rearmament, and Zoroastrianism, these cults at- tract large and enthusiastic follow- ings. It is quickly apparent that a high percentage of these sectarians are senior citizens who have flocked to this city from other parts of- the country. Having broken their ties with orthodox hometown churches they are now free to seek diversion and spiritual experiences in more colorful forms of worship and study. One of the best-known of these cults is the Foursquare Gospel founded by the late Aimee Semple McPherson back in the 20%s.” Mrs. McPherson's followers continue to gather nightly at Angelus Temple —a vast, semi-circular meeting- house some six stories high and sporting a yellow neon marquee at the main gate. I stopped by last evening as the faithful — mostly elderly men and women — were flocking into this 5,300 seat temple to hear a ser- his mother’s death in 1944 due to an overdose of sleeping tablets. “There’ll never be another woman like Sister Aimee,” an elderly gentleman standing next to me in the temple's promenade as I gazed at trophies and mementos awarded to Canadian-born Aimee during her colorful career, and at displays of crutches, braces, and other medical accouterments dis- carded by converts who claimed to have been healed by her touch. “People loved her, and with that white robe and blond hair and golden voice she could make you do anything she wanted. Why she raised nearly two million to build 1 this temple and her mansion next door by the time she was thirty. “She was always doing things that made us sit up and pay atten- tion. Once she was arrested for speeding so the next night she brought the cop to the temple and had him roar up and down the aisle on his motorcycle as she preached on the evils of fast living. ~ “Of course folks used to say she was no saint. She was married three times and there was all that and then telling everyone’ she'd been kidnapped. But we who knew her never lost faith and we're proud to say the Foursquare Gospel gets stronger every day.” RELIGION COMES diverse forms. It's easy to be critical of some of its manifesta- tions, but I suspect that nearly any deep religious conviction proves more satisfying to the individual as he grows older than none at all. in many If you would like a free list of “Things Churches Can do for Older People” write to this column c/o (this newspaper) enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope. William Munketchys Are Hosts At Celebration Mr. and Mrs. William Munketchy, Noxen, entertained Sunday in cele- bration of the thirty-seventh wed- ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Munketchy, Dearborne, Mich. Present were Mr. and Mrs. George Katona, Ruth and Emma, Mr. and Mrs. Emyk Katona, Ruth Ann and Jeanie Lou, Mr. and Mrs. George Becky, Mrs. Elizabeth Munketchy, Kingston; Mr. and Mrs. John Ishley, Swoyersville; Mr. and Mrs. John Martin, Debbie, Gregory, Luzerne; Charles Munketchy, Jr., Dearborne; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Race, Christine, David, Noxen; the guests of honor and the host and hostess. Center Moreland Scouts Hike At Ricketts Glen Center Moreland Cub = Scouts motored to Ricketts Glen State Park on Friday, July 8, and spent an enjoyable day hiking, picnicking, swimming and visiting the falls area. Making the trip were Richard Klimas, Rickey Bliss, Teddy Schoon- over, Robin Kubic, Donald, Darrel, Dennis Faux. They were accompanied by Mrs. George Bliss, George Gary } and girls, Mrs. Donald Faux, Mrs. Alta Kubic and girls, Judy Klimas, Nancy Boyes and Martha Schopa- over Mrs. Mary Nienius Is Given Housewarming Mrs. Mary Nenius, who purchased and moved into the Fred Marth home at Loyalville was surprised at a housewarming given by the South District Democratic Women of Lake Township recently. She received lovely gifts. Present were Elsie Paniczko, Mildred Darnell, Josie Hummel, Joan Rogowski, Martha Hoover, Cora Hoover, Anna Kyttle, Louise Wilce, Mary Newell; Veronica Michnavich, Cora Kraft, Phylis Knight, Dolores Sorber, Mary Michalishine, Shirley Darnell and the guest of honor. Next meeting will be held at the Seniors Attracted to Religious Cults. mon by Aimee’s son Rolf who has | shephered the congregation since publicity (about her disappearing, ! declared | home of Elsie Paniczko, Loyalville. | - developed that the small barn in which the pigeons cooed, would § Barnyard Notes Beautiful weather and a bright moon contributed to the out- standing success of the fourteenth annual auction. It was the longest continous auction, running from Thursday night through Monday night without interruption. It was also attended by the largest crowds at every session! The net profit in cash will run between $16,500 and $17,000 but the net profit in goodwill, friendships made, and goodfellowship is in- calculable. No single event has ever given the Back Mountain area more favorable recognition than its series of fourteen auctions. The Ox Roast put on by Sordoni Enterprises for the Library in observance of their fiftieth anniversary was a tremendous success and a complete surprise to most of those who attended and had ex- pected to be caught in a throng. It ran so smo6thly, and service was so quick and easily handled, that few appreciated that more than 2,500 persons were served and Lo seated at the long tables. Andrew J. Sordoni, accompanied by Mrs. Sordoni, his sister-in- law, Helen Speece, son, Jack, daughter, Mrs. Joseph Sekara, and Mrs. ’ Malcolm Burnside, did a magnificant job as head chef, with an assist now and then {rom Doc. Jeter, Commonwealth Telephone director ~ and vice president of Miners National Bank. Hugh Carr was the sparkplug who organized. the Ox Roast and dug up all those black western hats for the members of the Enterprises who acted as waiters.” Eleven hundred pounds of beef and 2,600 rolls were used. The rolls were baked Thursday morning. The spirited music of the Stegmaier Gold Medal Band added just: the festive touch needed. The first truck owned by Sordoni Enter- prises; Newell Wood’s ancient Brewster coach and Alex Dick’s vintage Packard were in sharp contrast with the Tunderbird convertible and = Studebaker Lark convertible—all conversation pieces. NZ The setting on Gate of Haven’s Parking lot was ideal. Many diners” . took the opportunity to visit classrooms and auditorium of the fine Gate of Heaven School and were disappointed not to meet the man who has made it possible, Rev. Francis Kane, who was on two week's retreat, along with Father Frank and Father Rafferty, the other priests of the Parish. One of the prettiest spectacles came when the band formed oh J marching order and playing martial music headed up Spring Street for the Auction grounds shortly before eight o'clock. A big and ex- pectant crowd awaited them at the Auction grounds, ready to show its appreciation for the fine music with its applause; but, as the Band got halfway down Lehman Avenue, time ran out and it broke: up because of union regulations which permitted the musicians play only two hours. The musicians missed the accolade they de- served and the crowd was disappointed. This, too, is America! First item tc be sold over the block, one of four sets of cast iron’ lawn furniture contributed by John Wilson, drew spirited bidding ‘@ from two veteran first bidders, Herman Thomas and Asa Day among™ them. It was knocked down to Asa Day at his high bid of eighty fiye dollapglic dias indi Tl a ean TR a Te RCA GU ER i Se The furniture was to be painted by Bil! Moss who ‘hated to tise’ any thing but Sherman-Williams paint” but had to be contented when; Matthews Mill Work in Luzerne offered to do the job for the Auction Committee. hoi One of the big hits of the three days were the eight German ** Short-haired pointers contributed by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vernon . of Trucksville Gardens. They were solid as rocks and as beautiful as } silk. In the weeks before the Auction they consumed more than | 300 pounds of Jim Huston’s good Purina dog chow and were in- { oculated without charge by Dr. Richard Post who was not a bit nervous with the needle—even though he was about to become a ' bridegroom. Dr. Post and Janet Bergman, another who loves dogs, were married on Sunday in Allentown. Among those who bought pointers were Ray Hedden, Thomas! Heffernan, DeWitt Smith; (a neighbor of Tom's), Bucky Edwards, Sherwood Wilson, Mel Vivian, Bob Post and Mrs. David C. Jones of Trucksville. The prices ranged from near $50 to $28 depending on the size of the crowd at the time of the sale. Mrs. Jones, a physical education instructor at Lehman schools, with her four children, Kathy, 13, Sharon 12, David 7 and Steve, = 9 months, bid on nearly all of them; losing all except the last one which her excited and desperate children urged her to bid up to $41. The children named their delightful pup “Tip Top”. It won the heart of their father, David, when it pointed at their pet parakeet . as soon as it entered their house. John Butler and his Explorer ‘Scouts from St. Therese’s did yeo- man service as runners at the Auction Block. No one worked harder, more intelligently and more consistently than these young men who contributed so much to the Auction’s success. ‘John Butler deserves some sort of community recognition for his year-after-year work with boys and he gets it in the love and affection his former Scouts and Explorers hold for him. - (Continued on Page 4 A) From ; Pillar To Post By MRS. T. M. B. HICKS Doubtless the pigeons got home safely to Virginia after a 235 mile flight. Well, maybe 215 as the pigeon flies, eliminating bends in the Susquehanna River and a bit of winding road near Gettysburg. They took off into the blue shortly after they were Locked ¥ down to a small and hopeful bidder Saturday afternoon. Susie, who had brought the pigeons back with her from Herndon, was brutally direct, when she auctioned them over the public iat ; system. “Now this family,“ she stated with complete candor, ‘must not be separated. The father and the mother are still feeding their baby by regurgitation, and it would starve to death if put in a cage by % itself.” The audience looked stunned, including one grandmother who should have long ago learned the facts of life about pigeons. How was I to know that the parents predigested the fledgling’s daily intake, keeping it warm and on tap for the hour of demand? Jimmie Richardson, however, was equal to the occasion. He said he had a pair of pigeons who were regurgitating regularly, and that they would adopt an orphan, freeing its parents of parental duties if somebody wanted just one pair of pigeons, with no encumbrances. Tt was all very reminiscent of my mother’s reactions when noting, for/the first time, that an opossum is a marsupial, Up until then, she had entertained a mild fondness for opossums, rather liking their habit of going into suspended animation when it seemed advisable to freeze. ; She gulped some when the babies emerged one by one from the maternal bassinet, and ranged themselves upon the maternal back. She said gently, but firmly, “This does not endear opossums to me. » I feel that regurgitation does not endear pigeons to me, and agree. with a frosty specimen of cold-roast Boston who said, “How won-, derful are the ways of nature,” when she found that it was not my’ Tom cat who had led her own pampered pussy from the paths of righteousness ,but the pampered pussy who had seduced the Yom, Such goings on . . . and in the heart of New England! Somehow, we managed to escape pigeons when the children. were small. We had white rats, and spinning mice, plenty of kittens and puppies and rabbits, an occasional turtle, but never pigeons. Pigeons were left to the grands, who bought them in quantity at the Auction last year, cared for them tenderly all through the winter, and were persuaded to part with them this year, on the slender grounds that some other child ought to now have a chance to enjoy them. This noble sentiment was whetted to a fine point when it have to come down to make room for a larger structure. Susie made a pretty good thing of the pigeons, taking the sur- plus off the hands of Todd and Howie for forty-nine cents. So she is out only about $2.49, counting the original outlay and the recent increment. - Apparently all you do with pigeons ig to give them back ot the Auction as used merchandise, like the city dweller who was advised to buy a small pig when she first rented a cottage on Cape Cod. The pig ate the garbage all summer, waxing fat and happy, and after the season waned, the lady sold him at a discount because she had used him all summer and he was clearly secondhand. "Maybe Jimmie could enlighten me about pigeons. Just what DO you do with pigeons, Jimmie? FHV G ER BAY FER Rah AR 4 | Priscil vania Chest aro appea out F ‘She spend Me Be ' Bea the s any r trailin + Mel along and a walks ‘ Pie hits « collec! mont Lar star o twgah ford Harris ge
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