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APPRECIATES CARDS
Dear Editor:
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APPRECIATION
Dear Editors”
The Dallas W.C.T.U. of Luerne
County, consisting of over seventy-
five (75) members wish to com-
mend you on the article ‘Is the
Lord’s Prayer Unlawful” by Rev.
Lewis Payne.
Thank you again,
Mrs. Elizabeth Melbrodt,
Sec. of W.C. T. U,
R. D. 4, Dallas, Pa.
A SINCERE APPEAL
Butler, Penna.,
October 23, 1962.
Dear Editor:
This is a personal letter to the
approximately 500 editors of the
_newspapers as listed in the Pennsyl-
“Vania Manual, bringing to your at-
“tention a very serious problem in-
volving the Pennsylvania State Po-
lice and the quality of the enforce-
"ment of the criminal and traffic
laws during the next decade or
more. I am doing this on my own
initiative, no one else is involved. I
would be very proud if I could con-
tribute to halting the present trend,
where the State Police is becom-
ing more mixed up in politics with
each new Administration. I am
not opposed to politics, ‘but believe
it should be kept out of Police work.
I have submitted this plan to both
candidates for the office of Gover-
nor and they do not accept it.
Both candidates have stated they
“will take the State Police out of
politics; However, with the present
set-up, whichever man is elected by
law, will appoint the Commissioner
of State Police. I am not question-
ing the sincerity of either candidate,
but, no matter how honestly they
try to select the Commissioner,
friendship, pressures, politics, will
be involved. For some time now,
the same minority in the State Po-
lice that either want to be Com-
missioner or want their man in that
position, are taking sides, some few
of these have played both sides in
the past. This type of officer has
no intention of earning his promo-
tion, he is motivated by greed, van-
ity, prestige, etc., with no thought
of its effect on the morale of the
State Police Force.
The Governor can not succeed
himself in office, and unless the
present trend is halted, a new Com-
missioner is appointed, each chang-
ing many rules and regulations,
promoting his friends, changing the
uniform, reports, etc. (Today, in
‘Western Pennsylvania, you have to
get close enough to a State Police-
man to read his shoulder patch, be-
fore you can identify him). A new
Commissioner only begins to learn
his job, the approximately 1900
men and some of the many problems
when the Administration changes.
he falls off the merry-go-round and
all this time the members of ‘the
Force are wondering what is going
to happen to them during the next
four years.
My qualifications to write this
about the State Police are that I
Valve . . .
served 32 years from 1924 to 1956,
retiring with the rank of Captain.
With the exception of special de-
tails throughout the State, most of
my service was in southwestern and
western Pennsylvania, with the
first 16 years working out of
Greensburg, commanded Troop B-1
at Washington, Pa., four years and
Troop D-1, Butler, for 12 years.: I
am one of those that was forced to
quit by one of the temporary Com-
missioners. (No disciplinary action
was involved). I served in the
112th Inf., 28th Div., Penna. Na-
tional Guard in World War I. I
em now 62 years old, and for the
record, am not a candidate for
Commissioner or Deputy Commis-
sioner and would not take either,
if offered. Being past 60 bars me
from the other ranks. I am not
proposing any individual for Com-
missioner.
My only motive is to try and
stop tthe present trend of the men
becoming involved in politics and
cliques. I have been registered No-
Party for more than 20 years and
do not represent any faction and
am not making any charges about
present conditions or what hap-
pened in the past. I only want to
look to the future and help pro-
tect the many good Policemen, the
ones that want a chance to earn
their promotions, that are willing
to give their lives and health, if
necessary in enforcing the laws of
the Commonwealth. I believe that
I am in a position to speak for these
men, who are not in a position to
speak for themselves. These men
want a leader who has earned his
promotions, a man they can respect
and one that will back them up
when they do their duty. Today
a Board, that talks with a man less
than a half hour, has more weight
in a man’s promotion, than the
Troop Commander that works with
and guides that man the year
around.
In my opinion, the Commissioner
of the State Police only begins to
learn about his job in from five to
eight years. The Pennsylvania State
Police and its reputation in the
State and Nation was built by only
three Commissioners “in .approxi-
mately 40 years. The work of J.
Edgar Hoover of the F.B.I is an ex-
ample of what can be accomplished
in law enforcement when a good
man is selected, allowed to remain
on the job and concentrate on his
work, instead of spending a good
portion of time in activities designed
to help him remain in office.
It s suggested that the two can-
didates for Governor and the lead-
ers of the two Political Parties agree
before election on the selection of
a Commissioner from among the
Commissioned Officers, on duty, in
the Force. The man selected should
have at least 20 years service, in
good health, with the possibility of
many years ahead of him. He should
have had command of a Troop, and
be of proven executive ability. The
records and files of these men should
be available. Those considered
should not have played politics, one
that would stand out as the head
of the Force, one that would be able
to cooperate with the Court, Public
Officials and other Police Depart-
ments. Once appointed, by agree-
ment, the Commissioner would re-
main in Office, through succeeding
Administrations, subject to good
Looking At
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With GEORGE A. and
EDITH ANN BURKE
Jackie’s Trip—It began back in
March when the U. S. Information
Agency let a contract to a commer-
cial producer to do a newsreel story
on Mrs. Kennedy's trips to India and
Pakistan. It customarily does this
with VIP trips—former Vice Presi-
dent Nixon's journey to Russia and
then President Eisenhower's own
India visit, among others. The news-
reels are then sent overseas to be
shown in the countries visited and
any others that might be interested.
None have been exhibited in the
U. S. publicly. Even Jackie Ken-
nedy’s films might not have been
exhibited if she didn’t have a fol-
lowing that likes to read about her
and see her in newsreels and photos.
They want to know how she enter-
tains, what she wears and what she
says.
In June there was a small press
showing at the State Department.
The word spread; there was a clamor
for a second showing. The Oversees
Press Club in New York had a look.
Thén the Women’s National Press
Club in Washington demanded a
viewing. Then the National Press
Club staged four cram-filled sellouts.
Then the Senate.
After viewing, the Senate by voice
vote, with nary a dissenter, passed a
concurrent resolution holding it to
be the “sense of Congress’ that the
Jackie films be released publicly.
Connie Stevens has been having
differences with Warner Bros., who
produce her television series, “Ha-
waiian Eye,” and the Hollywood
studio has put her on its suspension
list. So, after the episodes already
filmed run out, the team of Troy
Donahue and Connie ‘Stevens will be
broken up. It is reported that War-
ner Bros. has lined up a replacement
for Connie.
Berlin Tunnel — NBC-TV plans a
documentary on a Berlin Tunnel it
helped to build. Reuven Frank, pro-
ducer of the program entitled “The
Tunnel,” learned about the tunnel
early last summer after the first 60
feet had been dug.
The initial contact with the tunnel
project was made by Gary Stindt,
chief of N.B.C. News Film in Central
Europe. Mr. Stindt once told a friend
who was a student: “If you ever hear
of a tunnel, let me know.”
The job of filming was assigned
to Peter Dehmel, a West German
cameraman on NBC's staff. He vol-
unteered to work inside the 3-by-3-
foot tunnel, lying on his back and
using a hand camera. {
Piers Anderton, NBC News Corre-
spondent in West Berlin, also parti-
cipated ‘in the filming. He will
narrate the program.
According to the producer the
financial arrangements were made
with West Berlin university stu-
dents, who had friends or relatives
that thay wanted to help escape from
East Berlin. They had already start-
ed digging. The students, Dominico
Sesta and Luigi Spina, Italians, and
Wolf Schroedter, a German, were
joined by twenty-one other students.
It was up to the three organizers to
pay off the diggers. NBC declined
to say how much they had actually
paid but in television terms it was
very small as regards costs.
Filming was done from June 1 to
September 14, the date on which an
initial group of 26 persons, including
five babies, came through the tun-
nel. Thirty-three more persons es-
caped in the next two days before
the tunnel was filled with water and
sealed off.
Steven Hill, who guest starred in
this week’s Ben Casey play, met
Vincent Edwards six years ago. Hill
had come out from Broadway to test
for the role of Joseph in a religious
movie spectacular, While there he
met two bit players, who were hired
to play in a mob scene. One was
Vincent Edwards who was a spear
carrier and the other was Kathryn
Grant (now Mrs. Bing Crosby) cast
as a slave girl.
behavior and removal only for cause,
poor health, etc., through a hear-
ing before a majority of the Super-
ior Court, after charges have been
filed. This should be enacted into
law. The more years a Commis-
sioner had in office under these
conditions, the better he would be
able to serve the Governor, and
this would void all the insinuations
that he was the Governor's man,
no matter how sincere either or
both might be. From time to time
the State Police is called in to in-
vestigate in other State Depart-
ments, here it is very important
to have a man that can do his duty,
without pressures, either way.
I believe that only the newspapers
of the Commonwealth can bring
about a correction of the present
bad situation, with more of an up-~
heaval every four years. Will you
please give this problem your
thoughtful consideration, and if not
successful this year, keep after it
until it is corrected. Keep a file
on incidents involving the State
Police, ask the people to keep talk-
ing and writing. If you know a
State Policeman = personally, talk
with him. If some one can come
up with a better plan, let’s hear
it, but please check their qualifica-
tions, motive and background. I
would be very proud if I cauld help
bring this about.
Sincerely,
William R. Hanna.
THE DALLAS POST
OFFSET DEPARTMENT
Is One Of The Finest
In Pennsylvania
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THE DALLAS POST, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1962
Only Yesterday
| rr nappeNeD ]() YEARS Aco:
Miss Frances Dorrance, named a
Distinguished Daughter of Pennsyl-
vania, was honored at a tea given
by Wyoming Valley D.A.R.
Harold (Shorty) Smith, chairman
of Dr. Henry M. Laing fund drive for
a new pumper, was encouraged by
many good sized gifts.
Library Board was to have its
membership reduced to 27, its
executive board upped to 15. Mitch
Jenkins drew up new by-laws.
Lewis Wesley replaced Malcolm
Strunk as Dallas Acme store man-
ager. Strunk got drafted.
A fire confined to a closet at
College Misericordia had sirens
warbling so long that residents su-
spected a surprise air alert.
Butchie Parks, 4, lost ‘the first
joint of his finger when he stuck
it in a hole in a new door at the
moment a carpenter started to drill
for a latch.
Headquarters
for Eisenhower
opened in an old Wilkes-Barre Tran-
sit bus stationed alongside Phil
Cheney’s gas station.
Edward Line, Dallas, celebrated
his 86th birthday.
Died: John M. Hislop, 50, Dallas.
Mrs. Mary E. Spencer 54, Demunds
Road. Mrs. Mary E. Holmes, Broad-
way, 84. Frederick C. Evans, 81,
Harveys Lake. Harvey Hughey, 75,
Pikes Creek.
rr HAPPENED 2) YEARS AGO:
Something new was being project-
ed: a plane that would fly through
the stratosphere, making the trip
from Berlin to New York in nine
hours, flying blind, at an elevation
of 50,000 feet.
Dallas Borough frame school
building was to be painted by men
furnished from the Poor Board, paint
supplied by the school board.
The farmers market in Kingston
attracted eighty farmers.
James Oliver confirmed rumors of
a new Plymouth Six, to sell for less
than the four-cylinder model.
Frank Ward O'Malley, famous
newspaperman, died in France, char-
acterizing himself in his own pre-
written obituary as an all-round flop.
In the political field, Hoover was
gaining, and the off-chance of F. D.
Roosevelt carrying this Back Moun-
tain was considered less than it had
been six weeks earlier. Women were
urged to take an interest in govern-
ment,
Butter was three pounds for 67
cents.
The last toll-taker on the former
covered bridge crossing the Susque-
hanna at Wilkes-Barre, Obadiah
Hemstreet, 86, died at his home in
Trucksville.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Evans, Ash-
ley, observed their 65th wedding
anniversary.
rr nappenen J(} YEARS Aco:
The Edith Reynolds two-story
stucco cottage on Parrish Heights,
now occupied by Bowden Northrup,
was saved from destruction by fire,
volunteers from Dr. Henry M: Laing
Fire Company battling an attic fire
for two hours, hampered by lack of
water. A fire hydrant on the Heights
was a pressing need.
Fourteen local men were drafted:
Freeland Knight Abbott, Harold
Long Freeman, Doyle Sorber, Jacob
Maciejezyk, Leo Yascur, George Hal-
owich, Royal J. Culp, Albert Vernon
Garringer, Leonard Charles Stortz,
George Caleb Bray, Steven Samuel
Prehatin, Clifford Harry Davis,
James Milton Case, and Walbridge
W. Lienthall.
Russell Case was elected president
of Back Mountain Fire Wardens, at
a sixty member meeting at Primitive
Methodist Church.
Lehigh Valley R. R. removed extra
rails from Bowman's Creek branch,
for the scrap drive. Salvaged were
100 tons of steel.
Ted Wilson was painfully injured
about the face while cranking his
sawmill engine.
Fifty-five brand new Hudson cars
were put into permanent storage,
nine in ‘the Odd Fellows garage,
eighteen in Oliver's warehouse, 28 in
a Kingston warehouse.
Curio hunters were combing the
scrap piles for old horseshoes, rous-
ing the wrath of folks who had
contributed their treasures ‘to fur-
ther the war effort.
In the Outpost: Chester Rusiloski,
Little Creek; Cap. Henry L. 'Lee, Fort
Bragg; John Garbutt, San Francisco
APO; John Henninger, Fort Mon-
mouth; Albert London, Portsmouth,
Va.; Don Metzeger, Camp Atterbury.
Dr: and Mrs. Robert Bodycomb
were given a housewarming at their
new home on Main Street.
Mrs. Eleanor Morgan,
died of a heart attack,
Bill Robbins had an article in the
paper on the value of honey bees to
the war effort, honey replacing
sugar.
Idetown,
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Rambling Around
By The Oldtimer — D. A. Waters
I 3 a a a a HH HHS
Some thirty years ago, the depres-
sion brought a big balance of uncol-
lected taxes just at the time the
Borough School Board needed cash
to pay for a mew school, still un-
completed to this day. And ts make
it more difficult, new people, some
of whom had been nonentities in
their former places of residence,
flocked in, set themselves up as
experts and demanded numerous
changes all of which cost money.
Finally, Jim Besecker and I went
to Harrisburg and spread on the
table the program of studies in our
own and neighboring high schools
with a pertinent question, “Why do
we, being the district with smallest
enrollment, have to carry on a more
elaborate program than any of our
neighbors?” The men in the State
Department made a surprising reply,
“We do not require all these things.
It is your own community that has
brought this about.” And shortly
thereafter a traveling inspector went
over our system and made recom-
mendations for various reductions,
which we gladly made.
In those days, the State Depart-
ment was sympathetic to local con-
ditions and very cooperative to help
out all possible. But now, condi-
tions have changed. They have
adopted ‘the philosophy, not confined
to school matters, that “Bigger is
always Better.” Somewhere ‘they
have picked up a magic number
“4000” and that is officially the
minimum requirement for the num-
ber of pupils in a school district.
When put up to the legislature, the
lawmakers made it a “preferred”
minimum, but added an “absolute”
minimum of 2500. We have the
2500 but apparently it does not
mean a thing. It is proposed ‘to add
several jointures and other districts
to ours, having even more pupils
now. i
There were reasons to approve
‘the present Union District for Dallas
area, having a census population of
13,338 in 1960, in a compact area
of about 53 square miles. It gives
an adequate number of pupils to
organize a high school, although the
separation between senior and junior
is highly questionable. The trans-
portation, which is not easy, can be
handled.
But when you extend the district
to Lake Jean and Columbia County
you make the area more than five
and a half times as big, with more
than double the census population.
Exact figures are not at the moment
available as part of Salem Twp. is
transferred to Columbia Co. and
Noxen Twp. added to ‘this new dis-
trict.
Now the same pupils will reside
in the same houses and will have to
have the same or equivalent schools.
The change is in supervision.
The law has ‘teeth, but all of them
manipulated by the State Depart-
ment. Last year the Department
took over management of over thirty
districts, some of them in this coun-
ty. And what local control there
may be yet, is vested in the County
Board, dominated by the profes-
sional staff of the County Superin-
‘tendent’s office.
Proponents start out with the
statement, “With the weight of na-
tional and state evidence heavily on
the side of reorganization, who can
oppose it, and for what reasons?”
They are careful to keep away from
giving any of this “evidence,” which
probably would not stand up under
careful examination. They try at the
outset to cast upon any opponents
a charge that they are unprogressive.
They admit many provisions of the
law are incomplete, and admit also
that this was done deliberately and
not through oversight.
And then they come out with the
astonishing comment, “The Depart-
ment of Public Instruction has also
prepared a guide for districts in
matters which are not covered by
law.” "In other words they propose
an incomplete law and get a legisla-
ture to pass it. Then they run the
schools as they see fit.
They say ‘there will still be local
schoo] directors, but they will not
be local people, known to us all,
running our own schools. They will
be little cogs in a big machine, prob-
ably persons from distant parts of
the district, entirely unknown to us
as to qualifications when ‘they run,
or performance after they are
elected.
Big systems mean more and bigger
jobs for the professionals. Less and
less money, percentage wise, is being
spent for instruction which is the
real reason schools are operated.
1 challenge any of the proponents
of bigger districts to deny these
statements.
Much depends on the coming
election. Enough new faces in the
legislature could mean drastic
amendments to the law. It might be
repealed. And if the Republicans can
elect a governor, the whole matter
will have a thorough going over,
perhaps with some good results.
Newcomers Club Plans
Christmas Dinner
Newcomers Welcome Wagon Club
will stage its Christmas dinner
December 15 at the Europa Lounge,
Twin Grill. Co-chairmen are Mrs.
Frank Correale and Mrs. William
Davis, Jr. Members are reminded to
bring articles such as canned goods
to the meeting, for a gift for
Christmas baskets for needy fami-
lies.
Meetings arg held on fourth Mon-
days at 8 p.m. at the YWCA. All
newcomers are eligible. Give Mrs.
Joseph O'Hara a call.
The Dallas Post Has
Hundreds of Modern
Type Faces
To Select From
No
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| Better Leighton Never
by Leighton Scott
TALES FROM LEAFY LEHMAN
To those of you whose hearts are
heavy-laden because you cannot get
your children to rake leaves, I will
tell a tale, that you may better un-
derstand how to work this smoothly.
This is the tale of the Lehman
I hope that you may fare twice as
well as the villager.
tear their children away from the
telephone and
much as an instant in order to get
‘made.
His front yard looked out upon
the highway over which passed many
noble
tilting at football dummies.
His daughters, rather than shun-
lege.
enough: for them.
have been the happiest man in town
were it mnot for one thing—the
ters,
out front,
No Public Clocks
Notice anything different on Mach-
ell Avenue? The big clock on the
former Elmer Williams place is gone.
With Henry's clock also gone, you
can’t set your watch in central Dal-
las. Some civic minded citizen
should erect a large, centrally placed
clock. How about it, Jim?
Entertains Class
Mrs. Thomas Gimble, Chase Man-
or, entertained the following mem-
bers of the Sapphire Class, Valley
Union Chapel, at her home recently:
Mrs. Harry Law, teacher, Mrs. Ben
Spencer, Mrs. John Evans, Mrs. Al-
bert Hicks, Hazel Williams and Vera
Coates. Plans were made for Fall
and Winter activities of the Class.
villager, his daughters, and several |
yards-full of leaves to be raked. |
While other villagers could not |
television for so |
Knights riding home from |
ning the task of raking the leaves |
in said yard, fought for the priv-|
Indeed, there were not leaves |
And, verily, this villager would |
rising tide of leaves in his back |
yard, never noticed by the daugh- |
so hard were they working |
From—
By
Hallowe'en this
the Hallowe'en parade.
=
Daylight Saving, go home!
get out until seven.’
upon occasion.
temporarily.
take a new lease on life.
fullness, and all completey Jegal
its progress.
A TOOTH.
millions of ‘little people.”
night's rest.”
The stars?
forting the silence.
tion.
“dragging hours from midnight to 4 a.m. is anybody's guess.
it is a well recognized fact, that if you can stand it until four, you
You're coming out of the woods at that
point, and daylight is just around the corner.
Except, of course, for Daylight Saving, which they can wrap up
and throw away any time they want to, after the end of September.
Think of the luxury of getting up a WHOLE HOUR LATER Mon-
day morning after daylight ends October 28. A ution sloth-
Folks who worry about their bills the first of the month, sweat
out their income taxes, stand helplessly by while a child is wheeled
to the operating room, breathe a prayer of thanksgiving when the
doctor says, “He's going to be all right, go on home and get a good
DALLAS, PENNSYLVANIA
Pillar To Post...
Hix
Tce on the windshield last Thursday morning, frost sparkling on
the top of the car, frost on the red shingle roof. ;
And doubtless frost on the pumpkin.
year should be garnished with the largest
pumpkins ever produced in the Back Mountain, mammoth jack-o-
lanterns grinning from porch railings, far too large to be carried in
Be se
It's
open even one eye in the morning, let alone two. ;
Greeting from the Dallas Post last Thursday morning:
you got a good nighlt’s sleep last night.
‘daylight, and h 7 h foldin; ers didn’t
the: work - done, this. had i aylight, and some of he women who were folding pap
getting harder and harder to
“Hope
WE were here until almost
An occupational disease of’ newspapering is staying up all night, |
The staff looked pretty well drained by mid-evening, but a
large box of twelve-inch hot dogs restored everybody, a
How the night-owls stuck it out during those slow=
at least
But
FX *
Incredible, how the an becomes the commonplace. That
space vehicle, hurtling toward Venus,
information from so many millions of miles out in space that no-
body could possibly visualize the distance, exploring the fringes of
i the Universe. People heard that it had been launched. They folowed
They were relieved when its course was corrected.’
And then they mostly forgot it. Drop everything, the BABY HAS
still faithfully sending back
The baby’s first tooth is something of vital importance, some-
thing which can be grasped, that tiny pinpoint of perfection.
It is the homely everyday things, the things that are the com-
mon denominator of living, the things that make up the most of life,
that are of paramount importance.
Space and its problems are too difficult to grasp.
For every astronaut and every preeminent scientist, there are
How beautiful they are in a frosty sky. How com-
How deep the feeling of relief.
The stars. Not a target for man’s puny endeavors, but a benedic-
These poems were written by the
4th graders in Mrs. Colwell’s room.
It is our first attempt this year.
Would you care to use some for in
the paper?
Thank you,
Fern Carkhuff
4th grade
Dallas Elem. School:
[ . FALL
Fall is what I like best
Because it wears a red and yellow
vest.
The oak is brown the maples red,
Some have nuts on which the
animals are fed.
When school is very near
As T walk through the leaves a
crackle is what I hear.
Jay Buckingham
AUTUMN
The Autumn leaves are falling down,
The trees and grass are turning
brown,
Jack Frost has come and gone away,
And old man Winter's on his way.
Joseph Davis
WAYS OF FALL
By Charlene Demmy
In the fall when all the leaves are
red,
The bears look round as they look
for a bed.
The squirrels are getting all of
their nuts,
While the birds fly into their winter
huts.
FALL
The leaves come falling down
Upon the ground
And the hunter is hunting
With his gun and hound
The people who hate winter will
Soon be Florida bound
I wonder what is happening
The rest of the world round.
Fern Carkhuff
AUTUMN
When I look at the trees,
I think of leaves.
Their pretty colors so true.
Some are red, some are orange,
Some are yellow, too.
The October bonfires are burning
brightly :
The Autumn leaves are falling
lightly.
The bonfire’s smoke is rising so
high,
It seems as if it’ touching the sky.
Nancy Bolt
LEAVES
Leaves are falling to the ground.
Some are yellow, some are brown
Hills and valleys are a glow
Cause Mother Nature makes it so.
By Terry Hartman
« FALL
Fall is nice time of the year.
It brings lots of joy and cheer.
It brings Halloween with trick or
treat.
Lots of children’s running feet.
The air is crisp and soon gets cold.
It soon will be thanksgiving we are
told.
Time for Holiday and lots of fun.
With lots of joy for everyone. :
Kathleen Anne Tillotson
TREES
In all the Pastures and all along the
trail.
The trees are is in the Fall.
With their dresses one and all.
Red, orange, yellow, and brown.
What a picture they made in the
town!
Howard Garris
Jennifer Garris
FALL
The leaves are turning color
To shades of red and brown,
The days are getting shorter
And a chill is in the air.
This means that Fall is here.
Roberta Eckenrode
THE TREES
I like to see the pretty colors on a
‘tree.
I like the colors red, yellow, orange
and brown.
I like to pick the colors of the
leaves.
The trees have pretty colors.
Paul Gula
AUTUMN
When autumn leaves are turning
brown.
Most of them come falling on.
Pretty colors then we see.
Which fill the boys and girls with
glee.
Steven Goode
A LEAF
by Elizabeth Eckman
A little leaf came floating to the
ground.
It came gently down without a
sound.
It was a beautiful sight.
In the morning light.
AUTUMN
The leaves are falling off the trees,
Because of the gentle breeze.
The orange, the yellow and red,
Makes such a pretty colorful bed.
Jill Daron
TREES
The beautiful trees up in the sky
I never knew they could grow so
high.
But when you know that the beauti-
ful leaves are out.
Then you know that autumn is
about.
By Dilra Alexander
i FALL
Fall is funny
Fall is bright.
Fall is dark, \
In the evening light.
Kennedy C.
~ LEAVES
Leaves are pretty when they on the
ground,
Yellow and brown.
Trees look bare when their leaves
aren’t there.
When the leaves are off the trees.
They fall upon my knees.
Kitty Vernon
"AUTUMN
The leaves are falling in the town.
Most of them are yellow and brown.
Some are red some are blue.
I like fall, why don’t you?
By Timothy Leo Hawke
‘FALL
Fall, fall, yellow and brown
The leaves are all over the town.
Such pretty colors for us to see.
They keep us busy raking as a bee.
Patty Carey
i FALL
When the grase twns brown
Grade School Pupils Praise Autumn
The leaves fall down.
Down, down, yellow and brown,
The leaves are falling all over the
town.
Mac Fry
AUTUMN LEAVES
As I look out of my window pane,
The leaves are falling just like rain.
From green in the spring to gold in
the fall,
And soon the snow will cover it all.
Warren Boyes
TREES
Trees are lovely
Trees are sweet
There's Maple, Butternut too.
I love the trees
That grow and grow
I love the trees, I love them so.
Judy Berger
AUTUMN LEAVES
Autumn Leaves are falling on the
ground.
Pretty leaves float all around the
town.
Red, Yellow,
around
Pretty leaves go down, and down,
in their pretty gowns.
Valerie Edwards
LEAVES
falling to the
and Brown are all
The leaves
ground.
They painted the ground
With gold and brown.
Phillip A. Scott
AUTUMN
Down the path of autumn
Gay October walks today,
Painting all the leafy treetops,
Magic colors falling where th
i y
Orange is the bittersweet
Elms wear a golden crown,
You see the people raking leaves
They soon will all be down.
Ruth Larry
LEAVES
I love to walk through the leaves
To hear them crackle.
When I walk there’s nothing that’s
such fun ‘to me.
As walking through the leaves.
The other months are not such fun.
As autumn is to me.
Raymond Cross
AUTUMN
Autumn is the next season.
Autumn is the time to get ready for
winter.
Bears fatten up. §
They find places to sleep through
the winter.
Squirrels store up nuts to eat in the
winter
Trees drop their leaves.
came
They will rest through the winter.
Small plants wither away.
New ones will grow up after the
winter. :
The days grow shorter
The sun is not as warm as it was.
Donald B.
AUTUMN
Autumn leaves are falling.
Falling over town.
Red and Orange and Yellow
Green and Black and Brown.
See ‘the bonfires burning.
Burning on the street.
See the smoke towers rising,
Mmm-their smell is sweet!
Nancy "Rodda 5
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