i N ___| Re 72 YEARS A NEWSPAPER Institution Back of the Mountain Oldest Business THE DALLAS POST ORchard 4-5656 TWO EASY TO REMEMBER Telephone Numbers OR 4-7676 TEN CENTS PER COPY—FOURTEEN PAGES Dairy Shows Scheduled Today And Tomorrow At VOL. 74, NO. 34, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1962 MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER, A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION Ridedn Window & The Suk Hauck And Poad |Rotary Exchange Students Foster Tunkhannock The Sixteenth annual Northeast Pennsylvania Artificial] Breeders Co- operative Dairy Cattle Show will be held today in Tunkhannock on the NEPA grounds. i Winners from ten local shows will compete for top placings. The ten Northeast counties, Wayne, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wyo- ming, Bradford, Sullivan, Luzerne, Columbia, Tioga and Potter will be represented by the winners of their ABC shows. Jerseys, Ayrshires, Guernseys and Holsteins will com- pete within their respective breeds. For this show the animals must be sired by a bull which is or was the NEPA stud or was made available to members through the stud. The NEPA show is the oldest | Artificially Bred show in the coun- try. Over the ydars cattle members have increased and quality hag.im- proved. More than 300 head will compete this year. Tents for show- ing and housing will be available for the convenience of exhibitors. Cattle will be indentified with name cards for the identification of those who are interested in the offspring | of bulls which are or have been | available through NEPA. For those who come to see the show there wil] be ample sitting room around the show ring. The show will start at 10 a.m. with breeds alternating in the ring. The best ring side seats will give a bird's eye view of all animals pa- raded. * t Don Seip of Keystone Farm, Easton, wil] place Holsteins and " Ayrshires and Bill Hepburn, Man- ager of Homestead Farms, Windsor, y Conn., will judge G:=rnsevs and Jerseys. Miss Diane Gillespie, Pennsyl- vania’s Miss Milk Maid will make the awards y No matter what the weather, the show will go on. Lunch counters will serve sandwiches and cold or hot drinks—Milk will be available in any quantity. Parking is free and the day should be very en- joyable on the well kept grounds. It will be a great day for all— friends, competitors, and enthusiasts. The series of shows at NEPA grounds included 4-H and FFA on Wednesday. The Northeast Black and White, Jersey Parish dow and: Brown Swiss areson- Fridays Every: | one is welcome. Black And White Show At Tunkhannock Friday & Approximately 70 exhibitors from 14 neighboring counties will parti- cipate in the 9th annual North- eastern District Black & White [Show at Tunkhannock tomorrow accord- ing to William Conyngham, show manager. Over 200 animals are scheduled to be judged by William K. Hepburn, Jr. Mr. Conyngham announced that judging will be by the Danish System and winners of blue and red ribbons: will qualify for participation in a State Show to be held at the Farm Show Bldg. in Harrisburg on Sept. 20th. Classes to (be judged include: Jr. Bull Calf, Sr. Bull Calf, Jr. Yearling Bull, Sr. Yearling Bull, Jr. Heifer Calf, Sr. Heifer Calf, Jr. Yearling Heifer, Sr. Yearling Heifer, 2-Yr. Old Heifer (never fresh), 2-Yr. Old Cow, 4-Yr. OldCow, Five Years and Over Cow. Best Udder, Jr.,r Get of Sire Sr. Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, Three Females, Dairy Herd, Daugh-- Wb ter-Dam, County Herd and Champ- ionship Classes. ' “#Round Table Elects Garman Meetings Changed To Third Thursday Richard Garman was elected president; Howard W. Risley, vice president and program chairman, and Mrs. Thomas M. Heffernan, secretary-treasurer at the reorganiz- ation meeting of Back Mountain Civil War Round Table at the Li- brary Annex on Friday night. Following the election, John Ney presented two wooden plaques, one of a confederate and the other of a Union soldier, which will be placed on a shelf in the children’s Library. It was decided to change the regular meeting night from Friday to the third Tuesday of each month. { Because of a surplus in the treasury, it was decided to reduce the dues from $5 per year to $2. A Annual dues become payable Jan- uary. Pinta September 17 will be the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the subject for discus- gion at the September meeting will “Lee's first invasion of the North culminating with the Battle at Antietam. Edgar M. Post, Wilkes-Barre, Mrs. Florence Crump, Dallas Township; Thomas Cully, Shavertown and Sgt. were introduced as new members. Interested persons will be! wel- come to attend any session of the Thomas Becky, Swoyerville, | Doe Chased By Dogs Is Shot A doe was shot early Thursday night by Fred Nicely, Dallas Town- ship police officer, as it lay bleeding to death in a heavy wire fence on the W. F. Newberry property, Pioneer Avenue, Dallas Township. The doe was reportedly chased into the barbed wire by a small black dog, which left the scene be- fore capture. The dog had bitten her around the face and ears, and her innards were ripped open by the fence. Aroused by the commotion, a number of neighbors who had heard the bellowing came to the scene. Among them were about thirty neighborhood children, several of whom carried bows and arrows in order to kill what they assumed was | a bear. Neighbor . Atty. Frank Townend, was one of the first to arrive. With his daughter he went to get Mrs. William Higgins, whose husband was | caretaker for the Newberry estate | for many years before his death. Mrs. Higgins went with Townend to witness the accident. Officer Fred Nicely had arrived on the scene, and he shot the doe to relieve it of last agony. Game Ward- en Edward Gdosky investigated, and removed the carcass. According to Mr. Townend, deer are often seen roaming the News berry property. TOP ROW 1 | to the packer. { Round Table, underway over thousands of acres. help paid by the basket, great stacks of crated fruit await trucks Women in house-dresses, 'women with screaming children the back of the station wagon, women in with their hair up in curlers, stop at the drive-in window of Miners National Bank, Dallas Branch; but this is the first time a paint-pony l has snorted for admission at the sliding window. } Connie Bogdon, 11, stoops low from the saddle as she shoves a | pass-book through “the window, to make a deposit for her mother, Mrs. | Anthony Bogdon. Both cars were in | use, the paint-pony or nothing. Connie won two blue ribbons with | Trixie at Bloomsburg last Sunday in the 4-H competition. She is a member of Horse-Shoe 4-H, a group of local children who have horses or ponies. A short time ago, they staged a small horse show on the Bogdon' place on Machell. Avenue. Connie will be entering the seventh grade at Gate of Heaven School September 4. Weeds Must Be Cut Dallas Borough -Council has given final notices that all weeds must be cut by August 31 or they will be cut by Borough employees and the cost added to the individual's taxes. Unsightly weeds are also a men- ace to hay fever sufferers. — Green tomato industry in Back Mountain gets Picked by local and migrant ROW 2 — Although much of the packing process is automatic, considerable manpower is required at the most modern of packing Cabbage, Cauliflower Joseph Rodriguez has eighty acres of cabbage and cauliflower on rented acreage at Goodleigh Farm, almost ready for the harvest. That's a lot of sauerkraut and pickles. \ Mr. Rodriguez is one-of the out- ,standing truck farmer in the area. + regularly. y and checked for flaws says Mrs. Bogdon, so it was | Mentioned For Board Vacancy Several names have been men- tioned to fill the vacancy on King- ston Township Board of Supervisors caused. by the resignation of Austin C. Line after completing only two and one half years of his six-year term. Mr. Line gave reasons of health as ‘the cause for his resignation at the last meeting of the Supervisors on August 8. Remaining Supervisors LaRoy Ziegler, a Republican, and Arthur F. Smith, Democrat, now have thirty days or until September 7, to agree upon a selection to fill the vacancy. After that date it is man- datory that the Court make the appointment. Prominently mentioned for the | post is Lester W. Hauck, 66 Perrin | Avenue, Shavertown, chairman of Kingston Township Plannihg Com- mission and member of the firm of Allen, Rodda and Hauck, architects. Another is Theodore A. Poad, North Main Street, Shavertown, former = Kingston Township Tax Collector; active in municipal life and a township Republican leader. Mr. Poad as well as others have petitions in circulation to be pre- sented to the Court in case the Supervisors fail to make an appoint- ment. Th Among others mentioned as possi- bilities is William Robbins, Trucks- ville, active conservationist and sportsman as well as registered Democrat. houses to carry and handle cratefuls and feed the process-line ROW 8 — Right after the mathines have washed, dried and waxed the fruit, “pinks” are sorted out by sharp-eyed inspectors, . and packed separately. The rest are sorted by moving sized screens, 2 Understanding Between Countries Twenty-one Rotary Exchange stu- dents have left for a year’s experience in living and attending schools in an other country. Of this group, three are from the Dallas Area schools and a fourth is a Shavertown resident who attended Wyoming Seminary. Students are traveling by both air and boat. Last Wednesday, eight stu- dents left Idlewild airport by jet for Australia by way of Honolulu to Syd- ney. There they will separate, with one going to Tasmania, three to Mel- bourne area and four to Perth on Australia’s western coast. These will be the first exchange students in the Perth area from any country. Last Friday, thirteen students boarded the New Amsterdam to tra- vel to Rotterdam. There they will go in various directions to Netherlands, Western Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway, and France. Before school starts, many interesting experiences will be enjoyed. Dale Mosier will tour the German Universities with a group of European exchange stu- dents. Nancy Sieber will attend a youth camp for a week with other European students where problems common for many countries will be discussed. Other students will enjoy holidays at resort areas on ‘the ocean, lakes and mountains. Exchange students with their home town and the countries they will visit are: Sandra Ambrose, Dallas to Netherlands; Nancy Sieber, Shaver- town, Netherlands; John Parry, Shavertown to Netherlands; Dale Mosier, Dallas to Western Germany; Judy Casterline, Montrose to Norway; Nancy MacGeorgt, Montrose to Netherlands; Betsy Masters, Kings- ley to Netherlands; Doris Kail, Mont- rose to Sweden; Lynne Fiore, Mont- rose to France; Erin Lee O’Brien, Scranton to France; Linda Bankes, Scranton to Netherlands; Donna Dwyer, Plymouth to Austria; Marcia Case, Troy to Sweden; Michael Lyn- otts, Forty Fort; Marvin Lieberman, Wilkes-Barre; Paula Wallace, Troy; Patricia Yeatman, Lehighton; Harry Schooley III, Kingston; Betsy Ash, Kingston all go to various places in Australia. Patricia Hood of Tunkhan- nock goes to Tasmania. At least twenty-one students will arrive from other countries for a year with various Rotary clubs in District 741, comprising 7 countries in northeastern Pennsylvania. They will come from Australia, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Tas- mania and Argentina. The Dallas Rotary club will host Ross Henry Walker of Myrtleford, Victoria, Aus- tralia. Ross is 17 and will attend the Dallas Senior High School. He will be hosted while visiting here by members of the Rotary club: Dale Parry, Sheldon Mosier, and President John Landis. Myron Ash, whose daughter Betsy is in Australia, will also host Ross at his summer home on Bunker Hill. s The exchange program has proven its value in a few years.New friend- ships amoung ‘the students and their’ parents result in many visits in this area, as well as parents visiting in other countries. At this time, Lynne Jordan is hosting for the week, Christian. Hamacker of Eindhoven Netherlands, with whom she became friends while studying in Europe last (Continued on Page 8 A) Green Tomato Industry Is A Big One In Back Mount ain ROW 4 — Isolated conveyor lines of sized tomaioces move on to the packing lines where they are crated, and pushed on to be weighed. Then the boxes are dollied to refrigerator trucks, and sent to buyers’ packing houses all over the East. green today will be consumed within two weeks. Tomatoes picked Back Mountain is considered the finest tomato country in the nation. Tomato Harvest In Full Swing At Centermoreland Three [Packing Plants Shipping Thousands Ot Cases Every Day Last, week one of Back Mountain's biggest industries--green tomatoes, rumbled quietly into action. It hap- pens the middle of every August. vThe big semi-trailer trucks lined up beside Orchard Farm Restaurant on Route 309, mostly bearing Florida licenses, are waiting to carry the Back Mountain tomatoes to buyers’ houses and supermarket packing plants all over the east. One by one, the trucks thread their way back through Franklin Township to the now bustling area that stretches from Centermoreland down along Route 292 to the river. The produce they carry away rep- resents the efforts of well over one hundred area growers, some big, some small, against big risk and high competition. Seven or eight months of the year, the tomato industry booms in Flor- ida. One buyer estimated that the operation’ in that state is at least ten times as big as it is here. This area then is part of a great summer har- vest chain which stretches to up-state New York, followed by carloads of migrant workers and empty trailer- trucks. : The center ring of this big green circus lies just south of Centermore- land, at the packing-houses of Ivan Sponholtz, Abood Tomato Corporat- ion, and Dymond Brothers. Van after van of tomatoes backs into ane end of the plant, and out the other end they go, bound for Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. The processing in each plant is about the same as explained by W. L. Davis, manager of Abood Pack- ing House: The fruit (tomato men, who ought to know, call it “fruit”) is dumped into a shallow bin with rollers in the bottom. The lcad of tomatoes bumps into a heated washer which gives it a showers and rolls into ja heat-dryer:and the- - Aryer-waxer combination. At point skilled hands pick out an sthing which is” absolutely: us votten. rine, or even pink.: {+ The-*‘pinks” ate packed separates { ly, and sold as such. They will | ripen very soon. The green toma- “toes rumble through the complex of rollers, dropping through sized mesh screens into a line of rolines which carries them, each line fn different size, to a packer. ™ are weighed by the box, and do’''» to the trucks. How are the tomatoes bhoug-*? By the pound, according to_ size classification. ‘A number of shins late-model sedans bearing Florida and other. out-of-state licenses are in evidence every day now around Dallas. ' These are the buyers and the brokers, a rough and ready breed, who spend most. of: their lives living in one nameless motel “room after another, following the crop. Many are married, but are forced by ‘the nature’ of their work to leave their families et home. The buyer will know when a crop is expected from the field, and will i wait up at the packing house to { examine it. If it is up to the 'sfand- ards and specifications of his firm, he will place his order. . If not, he will wait for another. All tomato buying (except for a little mail-order) is done by verbal agreement. Prices are standard within a given part of a given grow- ing season, but they flunctuate in an ‘“‘anybody’s guess” fashion .from one harvest to another. All buyers would pay at present about five to six cents per pound for ‘Number ones’, according to one Boston buyer, who was waiting for a load | to come in. “I can say’, he ob- | served, ‘‘that there is no favoritism for the big supermarket-chains. T work for a small outfit myself, so I wouldn’t say it if it weren't true. The little buyer gets just as good | a shake. “To tell you the truth”, he eco~ tinued, “I don’t see how the grows can make it through. You figure they get maybe one cent a pound rout of it. All the rest is mark-up.” When a buyer has a load of fruit to go, he contacts a truck-broke: who ‘will probably be haneins around ‘the packing house area too. This broker will hire out a truck to the buyer, making the deal for the independent truck-driver. Almost all the trucks parked at Orchard Farms and Noon'’s Service Station are independents from Florida -~"+ spoken boys with the patience of Job, and a drawl you could frost a cake with. Most of the truckdrivers’ {Ime is spent waiting around, and they hate it. One said: “By golly, you don’t bave to put up .with this sittin’ around. stuff out at the packers in California. You git in, and yeu git out, and that's it.” In Florida, the tomato industry is !more regular because of the weather. In the Back Mountain | area, the weather and, subsequently, {the prices play hop-scotch with | each other throughout the summer. 3 | Prices generally suffer a loss of a few cents in the summertime move from, Florida north. : (Continued on Page 3 A)
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